{"id": 114565, "summary": [{"text": "junglee ( english : \" wild \" or \" ill-mannered \" ) is a 1961 indian movie produced and directed by subodh mukherjee .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the music is by shankar jaikishan and the lyrics by shailendra and hasrat jaipuri .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film stars shammi kapoor , lalita pawar , shashikala , anoop kumar and asit sen. saira banu , in her debut film , earned a filmfare nomination as best actress .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the movie was a lighthearted musical .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "box office india calls the film a \" super-hit \" with a net gross of \u20b9 1,75,00,000 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the song \" chahe koi mujhe junglee kahe \" was choreographed by p.l. raj .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was remade into telugu as \" saradaa ramudu \" ( 1980 ) starring n.t. rama rao and jayasudha . 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tour guide reflects on his past and lost love to search for spiritual wisdom to guide the villagers .\nchandrashekhar ( shammi kapoor ) or shekhar as he is called now , belongs to an aristrocratic family , who believe laughter is a sign of belonging to the lower class , and as a result laughter is not encouraged in the household , run by shekhar ' s domineering mom ( lalita pawar ) . in this household the only one who dares to laugh and enjoy life is shekhar ' s sister mala ( shashikala ) , who also dares to love jeevan ( anoop kumar ) . things change when their mom finds out about mala ' s indiscretions , and she asks shekhar to take her away from their home , to distant and scenic kashmir , for awhile . she also instructs shekhar to arrange to get married to a girl from a princely family . when shekhar escorts mala out of town , and on reaching kashmir , he meets up with beautiful rajkumari ( saira banoo ) , and after being stranded with her for a night during a snowstorm , he realizes what he has been missing , and becomes a care - free man in love . this change is welcomed by mala , but not by his mother . to make . . .\nthis film possess all the qualities of the classic bollywood film as it has developed since the 1950s . it has romantic love triumphing over social convention and the caste system ; the stifling oppressive family with a dominant matriarch : the scheming , grasping enemy , seeking to thwart the lovers ; the battle of good versus evil at the end , with good triumphant ( of course ) . in addition , the film has splendid musical scenes with lavish settings and dance routines at various points . settings are suitably escapist , ranging from the lavish house of the rich family , to kashmiri summer countryside , snow - covered slopes , and an isolated wooden hut in a raging storm . certainly , there is no danger of urban or rural social reality entering this story . the acting also shows some of the special qualities of bollywood , with wildly exaggerated , stylised performances especially from the male and female leads . the editing and production values are clear , ( jump cutting , rapid blurred pans , unrealistic acrobatic fights , etc ) i highly recommend this film , quite an early example of a colour feature from bollywood it is entertaining . and once the viewer becomes accustomed to the genre it is highly enjoyable .\n9 of 11 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nplot summary : chandrashekhar is from an aristrocratic family , where laughter is considered a sign of belonging to the lower class , and hence it is not encouraged in their family . the only one who dares to laugh is shekhar ' s sister mala . she also dares to love a guy .\nchandrashekhar ( shamni kapoor ) and mala ( shashikala ) grow up in a high class family under a dominating mother ( lalita pawar ) . they have to follow strict rules . kaud dam by their late father uehich i dudes ni layghter and joy malas mother come to konow and sens her with shikhar to kashari shekhar gets shanded with rajkamari ( raj ) he falls in low with her and his ariades twadi towardi life chages this another will not appround of their relaship as she wauts shekhar to mary puninces insteal\ncopyright 2010 - 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statesman )\na dark , humane masterpiece , roth is at the peak of his powers\n( the times )\nanother frighteningly intense performance\n( sunday telegraph )\nthe word genius doesn ' t seem excessive . . . the plot against america creates its reality magisterially , in long , fluid sentences that carry you beyond scepticism\n( guardian )\nuntouchable . . . he is bequeathing us a body of work that adds up to the most accomplished dissection of american political , social and personal mores\n( observer )\nmagnificent . roth is writing the best books of his life . he captures better than anyone the collision of public and private , the intrusion of history into the skin , the pores of every individual alive\n( guardian )\nsubtle , persuasive and unsettling . a brilliantly troubling and heartening novel\n( sunday times )\nmany passages in the plot against america echo feelings voiced today by vulnerable americans \u2013 immigrants and minorities as alarmed by trump\u2019s election as the jews of newark are frightened by lindbergh\u2019s\n( new yorker )\ndazzling . the most exciting novelist writing today\n( independent on sunday )\nwhen the renowned aviation hero and rabid isolationist charles a . lindbergh defeated franklin roosevelt by a landslide in the 1940 presidential election , fear invaded every jewish household in america . lindbergh had publicly blamed the jews for pushing america towards a pointless war with nazi germany . then , upon taking office as the 33rd president of the united states , he also negotiated a cordial ' understanding ' with adolf hitler . what followed in america is the historical setting for this startling new novel by pulitzer - prize winner philip roth , who recounts what it was like for his newark family during the menacing years of the lindbergh presidency , when american citizens who happened to be jews had every reason to expect the worst . praise for\nthe plot against america\n:\nthe plot against america\nis an epic , built - painstakingly , passionately , near perfectly - of the small structures of the particular . a dark , humane masterpiece . roth is at the peak of his powers\n-\nthe times\n.\nthe word genius doesn ' t seem excessive - utterly plausible .\nthe plot against america\ncreates its reality magisterially , in long , fluid sentences that carry you beyond scepticism\n-\nthe guardian\n.\nmagnificent . roth is writing the best books of his life . he captures better than anyone the collision of public and private , the intrusion of history into the skin , the pores of every individual alive\n-\nthe guardian\n.\nits a book that is rich and diverse in its language as you would expect from philip roth and it gives incredible insight into the dichotomies faced by the american people with the prospect of another war in europe . in my opinion it is a book that should be a compulsory read in any syllabus covering the second world war or politics in general because although it is a work of fiction it demonstrates in an enlightened way how different racial types react to what is happening in the world . whether you would want your daughter or son fighting abroad for a cause that you had no direct connection with . why should our children get involved ? and yet how can we watch while people are being slaughtered in other countries because of their religious beliefs as we do today with muslims abroad being killed unbelievably by buddhists . is the world going mad ? but then are we the worlds policemen ? do we have that right ? or should we get involved and make the personal commitment of our children ' s lives because fundamentally genocide is heinous ? a thorny tome ! genocide is wrong wherever and whenever it occurs ? a thorny book !\nthis is an alternative history novel postulating what if charles lindbergh had become president in the 1940s as seen through the eyes of a jewish boy in new jersey . i get the feeling that the boyhood experiences are partly autobiographical , nothing wrong with that , and they are well written the alternative history components are very interesting and quite scary . lindbergh was influenced by antisemitism and whipped up an america first feeling in a large section of the us electorate . if he had won and kept the us out of the second world war then god knows what would have happened globally . thankfully in reality he came nowhere near winning and backed down after pearl harbor . this is a good well written book . my only criticism is that the narrative it is quite limited in scope , its new jersey , phillip roth and a bit of washington . i would have liked to know more about the wider usa during this time . but i guess this is because most of roth ' s work in autobiographical in nature .\nif there ' s only one thing you need to say about philip roth , then it has to be that he is absolutely brilliant . but . . if you have reached\nthe plot against america\nthen you are no doubt familiar with mr . roth ' s work , and this statement is already a well - known fact to you .\nthe plot against america\ntakes the witty bits from\nportnoy ' s complaint\n, and mixes it with the grim atmosphere of chaos that we encounter in\namerican pastoral\n. the style is again autobiographical , only in\nthe plot against america\nwe step into an alternate reality , in which charles lindberg , the aviator ( and nazi sympathiser ) is elected president of the united states instead of fdr ( voted to run ' sans ' primaries straight from the floor of republican party national assembly and sweeping the country subsequently in the 1940 elections ) . lindberg , who was philip roth ' s - the charecter - brother ' s secret hero , is sweeping the country into complete anti - jewish propaganda , which is quite similar to the general atmosphere the nazis have initiated in germany prior to the madness that was set loose in and after kristallnacht . the story is told from the viewpoint of the young jewish boy - philip roth - whose immature point of view as well as the focus on the little thing in life , makes it so genuine . the scary thing about this book is that roth doesn ' t exaggerate nor does he fantasizes an implausible scenario . you would not see american - jews sent to concentration camps , but an initiation of an american governmental program to assimilate jews in society , ran ( and hence given the\nkosher stamp\n) by lindberg ' s rabbi friend , general anti jews sentiment , public riots and so on and so on . you will read the plot against american while holding your breath , thinking this can very much happen tomorrow or the next day .\nan interesting and prophetic book . although written in 2004 about the period before the 2nd world war , it foresees an imaginary rise of fascism with charles lindbergh as president . . .\na close examination of childhood fears but it ' s long and boring and did it need to rewrite history ? philip roth gets less interesting the more you read of him .\nthe upshot of the book , or one of them , is that democracy is wasted on many americans . people must be bright , educated and informed for democracy to work , for how can you vote for . . .\neven a literary genius can have his off day , and this simplistic , counter - factual , historical potbioler is roth ' s . a real disappointment .\ni love this book , involving jewish second generation immigrants in newark . a rich culture , intense characterisation .\ninteresting take on fictionalised jewish situation in new jersey in world war 2 and what might have happened if the us supported hilter and it the allies .\nan interesting take on what would happen if there had been one small change in american history . i wonder if the resolution would have been the same with the current president .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages 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{"id": 114575, "summary": [{"text": "the adventures of quentin durward , known also as quentin durward , is a 1955 historical film released by mgm .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was directed by richard thorpe and produced by pandro s. berman .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the screenplay was by robert ardrey , adapted by george froeschel from the novel quentin durward by sir walter scott .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was the third in an unofficial trilogy made by the same director and producer and starring robert taylor .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the first two were ivanhoe ( 1952 ) and knights of the round table ( 1953 ) .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "all three were made at mgm 's british studios at elstree , near london .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film had the distinction of a soundtrack composed by studio music mainstay bronislau kaper rather than miklos rozsa , who was busy on other projects at the time the film was ready for scoring .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it was the first big-budget film for the british actress kay kendall , and it featured a large contingent of distinguished british players , including robert morley . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "the adventures of quentin durward", "paragraphs": ["from the trailer for the epic historical film the adventures of quentin durward ( 1955 ) .\nmgm presents in cinemascope and color . . . sir walter scott ' s the adventures of quentin durward\nrobert taylor is sir walter scott ' s medieval hero in the adventures of quentin durward ( 1955 ) .\nthe adventures of quentin durward ( 1955 ) - region free pal import , plays in english . . .\nrobert taylor is sir walter scott ' s medieval hero in the adventures of quentin durward ( 1955 ) . >\nquentin durward ( aka the adventures of quentin durward , 1955 ) : a scottish knight in france to facilitate a marriage between a rich and beautiful countess and his aging uncle becomes involved in court intrigue .\nquentin durward - - ( movie clip ) be kind enough to . . .\ntcm ' s saturday afternoon host tiffany vazquez introduces quentin durward , 1955 . >\nquentin durward ( 1955 ) - region free pal import , plays in english . . .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of quentin durward by walter scott .\nwith the headline : derring - do , but not enough ; robert taylor stars in ' quentin durward ' .\nsee all details for quentin durward ( 1955 ) - region free pal import , plays in english . . .\nthematic series : the second medieval epic in glorious technicolor directed by richard thorpe and starring robert taylor as the hero , after ivanhoe ( 1952 ) and before the adventures of quentin durward ( 1955 ) .\nkaper ' s complete score to quentin durward is premiered here in stereo sound , with liner notes by lukas kendall .\nprince ricardo of pantouflia : being the adventures of prince prigio ' s son . 1893 .\nred - cap adventures by s . r . crockett ( ebook ) - lulu\ncarroll , lewis . alice ' s adventures in wonderland . london : macmillian , 1865 .\nthe adventures of quentin durward 1955 - region 2 pal : urltoken robert taylor , kay kendall , robert morley , george cole , alec clunes , duncan lamont , marius goring , wilfrid hyde - white , pandro s . berman , richard thorpe : dvd & blu - ray\nkay kendall & robert taylor as isabelle countess of marcroy quentin durward film title adventures of quentin durward directed by richard thorpe film company mgm 23 november 1955 - * * warning * * this photograph is the copyright of the film company and / or the photographer assigned by or authorised by / allowed on the set by the film company at that time of this production & can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film . a mandatory credit to the film company ( and photographer if known ) is required .\nquentin durward works best as a parody . everyone in it seems to have gotten the joke except robert taylor , the director , and mgm . a pity - - if everyone had . . .\nquentin durward by walter scott 6 out of 10 this not the best work i had in my hands . i venture to say far from it . the king of france has a conflict with the duke of burgundy . there is also a damsel in distress and caught in the plot the young hero - quentin durward . i did not enjoy this so much , even if there are some adventures\u2026 well , sort of . the duke of burgundy is upset , because a girl from his court has escaped and found refuge with the king of france . we meet his majesty early on , but in disguise .\n[ 10 ] ivanhoe ( richard thorpe , uk / usa , 1952 ) , rob roy , the highland rogue ( harold french , uk / usa , 1954 ) , king richard and the crusaders ( based on the talisman , david butler , usa , 1954 ) , the adventures of quentin durward ( richard thorpe , uk , 1955 ) .\nthe second in the series , prince ricardo of pantouflia : being the adventures of prince prigio ' s son , which appeared in 1893 , is a pendant to the original book .\nsir walter scott ' s\nquentin durward\nhas been studiously squeezed into the familiar mold of a big cinema - scopic costume romance by metro - goldwyn - mayer , which seems to have become the screen translator of all english literature . view full article in timesmachine \u00bb\ndisappointing having long ago read and enjoyed scott ' s ivanhoe , i looked forward to a tale of rousing adventure with quentin durward . unfortunately , i found this to be a ponderous read , rife with antiquated and sometimes incomprehensible terminology as well as a great excess of verbosity . oddly , most of the story was less about the adventures of the title character than about the machinations of the wily and unscrupulous monarch louis xi , and i found this emphasis to be unenjoyable .\nthis was the last of lang ' s adventures into the realm of fairy - land , and is itself isolated from the earlier period when he was exploring that dim region in so many directions .\nfrankreich zur zeit der regirung von louis xi ( 1461 - 1483 ) und karl der k\u00fchnen ( 1433 - 1477 ) . quentin durward ist der letzte spross einer adligen schottischen familie , die von einem rivalisierenden klan ausgerottet wurde . quentin \u00fcberlebte den letzten angriff nur knapp und durfte weiterleben unter der bedingung , m\u00f6nch zu werden , damit die familie durward mit ihm endet . das m\u00f6nchsdasein ist aber so gar nicht quentins berufung , er fl\u00fcchtet nach frankreich zu seinem onkel ludovic lesley , le balafr\u00e9 , d\nplush version of sir walter scott\u2019s tale of scottish knight quentin durward sent to france by his uncle to propose to a wealthy and titled lady , the fair isabelle . there is intrigue aplenty with attacks and sword fights including one where the protagonists dangle from bell tower ropes inside a burning church .\nfirst scene for kay kendall as french countess\nisabelle ,\nresisting the duke ( alec clunes ) arranging her marriage , scottish lord malcolm ( moulrtie kelsall ) consulting with emissary robert taylor ( title character ) , in mgm ' s quentin durward , 1955 . >\nin 1465 quentin durwood travels to france to meet isabelle , countess of marcroy , on behalf of his elderly scottish uncle whom , for political reasons , the duke of burgundy intends she marry . a man of honour who may have sworn too many oaths , durward finds he and isabelle being used as pawns in a deadly game by the duke and devious king louis xi . one look at isabelle has convinced durward this is where he and his heart have to be .\nandrew lang ,\nthe supernatural in fiction ,\nadventures among books ( london : longmans , green , 1905 ) , pp . 273 , 278 - 80 .\nthe gold of fairnilee is a true tale of faerie , but such is lang ' s genius that the dickie doyle fairies of the princess nobody and the burlesque characters of tales of a fairy court ( which contains some early adventures of prince prigio ) are equally perfect in their own way .\nshe did appear in the drama simon and laura ( 1955 ) with peter finch ; the comedy abdulla the great ( 1955 ) with sydney chaplin and gregory ratoff ; and the epic historical film the adventures of quentin durward ( 1955 ) , with robert taylor and robert morley . [ 2 ] in october and november 1957 , she appeared in two episodes of the short - lived american television series the polly bergen show . [ 14 ] and also starred as herself in series 3 episode 17 of the phil silvers show on 17 january 1958 . [ 15 ]\nthe film was the second in an unofficial trilogy made by the same director and producer and starring robert taylor , coming between ivanhoe ( 1952 ) and the adventures of quentin durward ( 1955 ) . all three were made at mgm ' s british studios at elstree , near london and partly filmed on location . the cast included robert taylor as sir lancelot , ava gardner as queen guinevere , mel ferrer as king arthur , anne crawford as morgan le fay , stanley baker as mordred and felix aylmer as merlin .\nbarber ( wilfrid hyde - white ) shaving french king louis ( robert morley ) , who calls on newly - hired scottish knight robert taylor ( title character ) to guard countess isabelle ( kay kendall ) from unwelcome visitors , in quentin durward , 1955 , from the sir walter scott novel . >\nquentin durward ( 1955 ) was the last in an unofficial trilogy of historical adventures produced by m - g - m ' s pandro s . berman , directed by richard thorpe , and starring robert taylor . ivanhoe ( 1952 ) and knights of the round table ( 1953 , fsmcd vol . 6 , no . 7 ) had been scored by miklos rozsa , but during the middle of 1955 rozsa was occupied with the studio ' s diane ( fsmcd vol . 7 , no . 3 ) , so the new picture was taken on by bronislau kaper .\nsome kind of achievement for me . finally , read\nquentin durward\nby walter scott in original and expand my english vocabulary with about 50 words , that would be useful for reenactment ) . great book , definitely the good read , as it was in my childhood . ps . historical notes and references alongside the text are great too .\nbronislau kaper ' s score for quentin durward is a delightful swashbuckling effort in the best tradition of erich wolfgang korngold ' s ' 30s and ' 40s efforts and the cinemascope - era scores by waxman , rozsa and steiner . the themes range from a lighthearted scottish jig to a yearning love theme , and melancholy strains of unrequited affection\u2014with solidly symphonic action music for the derring - do . the score has long been desired by fans of the genre .\ni have to admit i was a little surprised by how engaging , exciting , and funny this historical novel by sir walter scott was . this novel , written in 1823 , tells the story of quentin durward , a wandering scottish nobleman who goes to france to make his fortune and ends up serving in the scottish guard of the french king , louis xi . quentin is as noble and true and chivalrous as louis is sneaky , cruel , and out for number one , but together they make a pretty good team and a very satisfying story . als\nwritten to introduce children to the works of sir walter scott , both volumes bear the sub - title\nstolen from the treasure chest of the wizard of the north\n. stories include episodes from waverley , guy mannering , rob roy , the antiquary , ivanhoe , the fortunes of nigel , quentin durward & the pirate . \u201c in this simple recounting of adventures there lurks a really high art , and not a little humor . mr . crockett is aiming to bring home to his critical small audience the liveliness , the excitement , the breathless adventuresomeness , of these great novels . he is luring his hearers on to read for them - selves . he tells them enough about the people and the events to make them hurry to the books to fill out details . \u201d \u2014 churchman .\nwalter scott\u2019s novel of 1823 follows a scottish nobleman to 15th century france where he seeks his fortune as a mercenary working for the devious king louis xi . quentin durward believes in chivalry in an age when chivalry is going out of fashion , but sticks to his principles throughout in spite of many obstacles . this is but one example of the various impressively realised characterisations in the novel , against a fast moving action packed story with occasional moments of gutsy violence . the bac\nthe film is part of a thematic series with 1952 ' s ivanhoe and 1955 ' s quentin durward ( which were also produced by mgm and directed by richard thorpe , and also starred robert taylor ) , with a similar chivalric spirit and tone and similarly lavish production values . all three were filmed at mgm ' s british studios at elstree , near london .\nthus , the scott cinema canon , which had been fairly eclectic in the early years of film , soon narrowed to just three principal source works : rob roy , ivanhoe , and quentin durward . the small number of recent scott films had continued this trend : most were made in post - soviet russia , and one , rob roy ( usa , 1995 ) , is only tangentially based on the original novel . [ 13 ] significantly , too , only rob roy had been a favourite with theatre - goers before the advent of cinema : there were some 970 stage adaptations of the novel produced in the century between 1817 and 1917 , nearly four times as many as ivanhoe and quentin durward combined . [ 14 ] so why did one great scotch romance and a couple of minor medieval romances assume such prominence in the cinema ? the following section of this essay will consider some of the surviving film versions of these three novels , with particular attention to cinematic representations of scotland .\nn 1465 , the impecunious scottish knight quentin durward travels to france to determine whether the countess isabelle of marcroy will make a suitable bride for his aged uncle . the marriage has been arranged by the duke of burgundy to from a lasting alliance with scotland . aware that her intended husband is an old man , isabelle takes flight and puts herself under the protection of the king of france , louis xi . quentin pursues her and manages to inveigle his way into the king ' s confidence . fearing that a rift with burgundy will lead to an all - out war that france can ill afford , the king conceives a fiendish plan that will deliver isabelle into the hands of the notorious brigand count william de la marck . . .\nscott\u2019s reinvention of rob roy as a highland robin hood conveniently supplied disney with a link between the jacobite setting of the novel and the more congenial medieval scott of ivanhoe , the talisman , and quentin durward . [ 45 ] conscious of the catastrophe of alexander korda\u2019s bonnie prince charlie in 1948 , hollywood studios were anxious to find ways of exploiting the magnificent scottish scenery and the action , colour , and revelry of scots \u201ctartanry\u201d without having to deal with the dramatically unpromising facts of the failed rebellions of 1715 and 1745 and the integration of scotland into the united kingdom . the highland rogue therefore belongs more compellingly with other chivalric romances coming out of the british - american co - productions of the period , such as another jacobite makeover of 1953 , warners\u2019 film of robert louis stevenson\u2019s the master of ballantrae , in which the presence of errol flynn inevitably calls up robin hood . [ 46 ]\ni read this long ago and liked it very much . the story is about a young archer , quentin durward , who leaves his native scotland to serve in the scottish guard of louis xi of france . as security detail he accompanies the beautiful isabelle de croye of burgundy on a journey to flanders . the lady is promised in marriage to quite a few men within the story : first to an odious nobleman in the burgundy court , then to a bandit , next to the duke of orleans . when she refuses the duke , he promises her to\ni recently watched the hollywood movie version of quentin durward ( in several youtube installments ) , starring robert taylor , kaye kendall , and robert morley ; and i decided to pick up a used hard - bound copy to read in the original literary format . even after having read barely 70 pages of the book , including the 33 - page\nintroduction\n, i was able to affirm that for once hollywood captured the book ' s droll , ironic humor , especially in the on - screen characterization of louis xi ( aka the\nspider kin\ni have to admit i was a little surprised by how engaging , exciting , and funny this historical novel by sir walter scott was . this novel , written in 1823 , tells the story of quentin durward , a wandering scottish nobleman who goes to france to make his fortune and ends up serving in the scottish guard of the french king , louis xi . quentin is as noble and true and chivalrous as louis is sneaky , cruel , and out for number one , but together they make a pretty good team and a very satisfying story . also includes a damsel in distress , some pointedly two - faced religious devotions , and some pretty racist comments about the gypsies .\nthe maid of france : being the story of the life and death of jeanne d ' arc . 1908 .\nthen she made the holy sign of the cross , and the face of the elf grew black , and the light went out of the sky .\nwhen i first read this novel in high school , i really liked it and always thought it was an excellent historical adventure novel ( there is probably a better term for this type of literature ) . after reading another novel about mercenaries recently , i decided to re - read quentin durward just to remind myself of how novels about mercenaries really should be written . well , this experience was pretty interesting . the story is about the french king louis xi as much as it is about the scottish archer , quentin durward who serves the french king . in fact , there is probably more text dedicated to the king and his affairs . this side of the story really slows the flow of the book although shows in detail what kind of monarch and politic louis xi really was - you will be repulsed by his actions and you will admire him a little . it sounds crazy but think about it - how can you admire a story about adventures of a person who kills for money ( mercenary ) ? if you do , why not admire the king who is smart and ruthless at the same time ( or is it the same thing ? ) ? the adventures feel ancient in character and a bit naive ( think knights fighting for their dames ) but it ' s still enjoyable if you manage to sleep through the boring parts ( maybe it ' s just me but this is my review so . . . ) . overall , i found that i only got interested in the story after i ' ve gone though 2 / 3 of the book . and all i could say in the end was ,\nwell , good for him . what do i read next ?\ni read this long ago and liked it very much . the story is about a young archer , quentin durward , who leaves his native scotland to serve in the scottish guard of louis xi of france . as security detail he accompanies the beautiful isabelle de croye of burgundy on a journey to flanders . the lady is promised in marriage to quite a few men within the story : first to an odious nobleman in the burgundy court , then to a bandit , next to the duke of orleans . when she refuses the duke , he promises her to whoever will kill the bandit she was once to marry . quentin , true romance hero that he is , performs this task admirably and thereby gains isabell ' s love and hand in marriage . this was quite long . an enjoyable cloak and dagger novel with lots of historical detail about 15th - century france and scotland .\nmy second favorite of scott ' s work - - - next to ivanhoe . a good action / adventure story set against the interesting backdrop of 1400s france . the conflict between king louis and charles of burgundy was fun for me to read about , but anyone can enjoy characters like lady hamelina and the naive , honest hero , quentin durward himself . the book has more humor than you ' d expect , and that ' s a plus . i recommend this to anyone interested in trying out scott ' s other novels - - besides ivanhoe .\nwhen i first read this novel in high school , i really liked it and always thought it was an excellent historical adventure novel ( there is probably a better term for this type of literature ) . after reading another novel about mercenaries recently , i decided to re - read quentin durward just to remind myself of how novels about mercenaries really should be written . well , this experience was pretty interesting . the story is about the french king louis xi as much as it is about the scottish archer , que\nintroductions to the gadshill edition of the works of charles dickens . 34 volumes .\n[ 13 ] ballada o doblestnom rytsare ajvengo ( ivanhoe , sergei tarasov , russia , 1983 ) , priklyucheniya kventina dorvarda , strelka korolevskoy gvardii ( quentin durward , sergei tarasov , russia , 1988 ) richard ivinoye sedtse ( richard the lion - hearted , based on the talisman , yevgeni gerasimov , russia , 1992 ) , rytsar kennet ( kenilworth , yevgeni gerasimov , russia , 1993 ) , rob roy ( michael caton - jones , usa , 1995 ) .\nthe cold , clear magic of the north , austere as the hills of ettrick and of yarrow , is breathed over the whole piece . but the austerity is the quiet simplicity of the truest affection , and the coldness is the gentle calm of the love that is beyond passion .\nfairies had interested him since childhood . not only had he been brought up on perrault and grimm , but he grew up in the border country , where legends and tales of the\nlittle people\nabounded . fairnilee , the locale of his best story , is border country , and appears to be little more than a reconstruction of his own childhood adventures in search of fairy folk and fairy treasure .\n[ 11 ] redgauntlet ( children\u2019s hour , 1940 , 1945 ) , guy mannering ( 1948 ) , waverley ( 1948 - 49 ) , ivanhoe ( 1950 ) , kenilworth ( 1950 ) , quentin durward ( 1951 ) , the talisman ( 1952 ) , old mortality ( 1952 ) , the heart of midlothian ( 1953 ) , the fortunes of nigel ( 1955 ) , old mortality ( 1974 ) . see h . philip bolton , \u201csir walter scott on bbc , \u201d scott newsletter ( issue 12 , spring 1988 ) 2 - 9 .\nthe origin of the irrational element in myth and tale is to be found in the qualities of the uncivilised imagination .\nlike ivanhoe , quentin durward was based on a historical novel by sir walter scott , but took on a comic dimension as it depicted a 15th century\nwhen knighthood was a drooping blossom .\ntaylor starred as the title character , an honorable but penniless scottish knight sent to france on a minor mission that grows into a battle for the country ' s future . the film featured lovely european photography , a mostly english supporting cast , and a charming turn by taylor as the chivalrous but somewhat hapless knight .\nanalysis of lang ' s portrayal of aspects of civilization and childhood in the blue fairy book .\nuntil mgm closed its british studio in 1970 and amalgamated with emi , it turned out several productions each year from borehamwood , including such critical and / or commercial successes as the adventures of quentin durward ( d . richard thorpe , 1955 ) , bhowani junction ( d . george cukor , 1955 ) , lust for life ( 1956 ) , several of ealing ' s last films , including dunkirk ( d . leslie norman , 1958 ) , margaret rutherford ' s four ' miss marple ' thrillers , starting with murder she said ( d . george pollock , 1961 ) , anthony asquith ' s all - star last gasps , the vips ( 1963 ) and the yellow rolls - royce ( 1964 ) , stanley kubrick ' s lolita ( 1961 ) and 2001 : a space odyssey ( 1968 ) , and - almost the end - a musical remake of one of the earliest mgm - british successes , goodbye , mr chips ( d . herbert ross , 1969 ) .\nthe next stage of the illness was characterized by the painting of fingernails in the unlikeliest of shades as well the application of artificial eyelashes , the meticulous plucking of eyebrows , and the application of considerable amounts of other cosmetics , to the point that periodically some girl would even wear bright red lipstick . that was what it was like at school .\nanalysis of lang ' s adaptations of\nbeauty and the beast\nand\nthe wonderful sheep\nin terms of carl jung ' s theory of the cultural archetype .\naway from the archers , challis became a mainstay of the rank organisation during the 1950s , lending his talents to the smash hit genevieve , and worked with leading british directors such as sidney gilliat , lewis gilbert , charles crichton and roy ward baker . challis ' hollywood credits from this period include the lively medieval swashbuckler quentin durward , notable for its vibrant widescreen imagery . hollywood - backed productions seldom called for the kind of visual imagination evident in the archers films . a shot in the dark , for example , found challis largely constricted by blake edwards ' penchant for subdued colour and long , static takes . an elaborate crane shot in the opening sequence , charting multiple amorous liaisons in a french villa , shows what could have been .\n[ in the following excerpt , tolkien\u2014the acclaimed author of the lord of the rings series\u2014examines the value and function of fairy tales in modern culture , refuting lang ' s assertaion that fairy tales belong primarily to the realm of childhood . ]\nhousehold tales occupy a middle place between the stories of savages and the myths of early civilisations . 17\nthe bulk of the book is about ulysses , the trojan war seen from his part in it as well as the matter of the odyssey . lang uses the roman name throughout , saying firmly\nthe name was changed into ulysses and we shall call him ulysses\n, while leaving zeus , aphrodite and the other gods in their greek forms . the gods themselves are played down , perhaps in imitation of bowdler . it may not be necessary to revive the question of ulysses ' paternity , though writers later than homer thought he was the son of sisyphus , not laertes . but to refer to helen as the daughter of tyndarus ( sic ) is either to be podsnappishly zealous about the young readers ' innocence or stolidly to ignore one of zeus ' s more notorious extramarital adventures . it also leaves lang with an anomalous nickname of helen ' s to explain , so he says that she was called\nthe daughter of the swan\nbecause of the whiteness of her breast ! the judgment of paris , which would appear the sine qua non of the whole boiling , is mysteriously omitted .\nshe only saw the faint glimmer of the white flowers , and a kind of shadow standing where the dwarf stood .\ntim dolin is associate professor in the school of media , culture and creative arts at curtin university of technology . he is the author of\nfor us ,\nhe writes ,\nthe true poetry is the poetry that wakes again the true self ; the wistful soul slumbering undisturbed in the tumult of the world , and only aroused , like the sleeping princess in the scottish fairy - tale , by the magic song\n1 and in his case the magic song was the music of the tweed and of the waters of the north wandering among the hills where dwelt yet the echoes of old story and old belief .\nwalter scott\u2019s novel of 1823 follows a scottish nobleman to 15th century france where he seeks his fortune as a mercenary working for the devious king louis xi . quentin durward believes in chivalry in an age when chivalry is going out of fashion , but sticks to his principles throughout in spite of many obstacles . this is but one example of the various impressively realised characterisations in the novel , against a fast moving action packed story with occasional moments of gutsy violence . the background details and many of the characters have some historical basis , although various notes point out how some events have been moved into different time periods for the convenience of the story , a not unusual device in historical novels . arguably , the novel has its faults \u2013 some readers will find that the numerous footnotes slow down the plot , but i actually found them informative . the gipsy characters , also referred to as bohemians , seem to be the typecast two dimensional untrustworthy foreigners of pulp fiction . i enjoyed it immensely , a rare example of a fast - paced 19th century novel . it helps if you try to forget the appalling 1950s movie version .\n[ 12 ] kenilworth ( uk , 1957 ) , ivanhoe ( 39 - episode tv series , uk / usa , 1958 - 59 ) , the heart of midlothian ( uk , 1966 ) , kenilworth ( uk , 1967 ) , the devil\u2019s piper ( uk , 1968 ) , ivanhoe ( uk , 1970 ) , the rebellious red gauntlets ( uk , 1970 ) , quentin durward ( france / west germany , 1971 ) , woodstock ( uk , 1973 ) , the fortunes of nigel ( uk , 1974 ) , rob roy ( 1977 ) , the talisman ( uk , 1980 - 81 ) , ivanhoe ( uk , 1982 ) , ivanhoe ( 1997 ) , la jolie fille de perth ( fr , 1998 ) .\nas ivanhoe amply shows , scott\u2019s medieval romances came into their own in the 1950s because they were made to speak strongly to contemporary concerns . the post - war and cold war years encouraged the consolidation of the cultures of the west , and the plots of ivanhoe and quentin durward both \u201cproject \u2026 incipient nation states [ or nato states ? ] , not as culturally unitary but as divided against themselves . \u201d [ 47 ] these plots can be resolved only by symbolic marriages . both stories offer domestic solutions to world - historical problems , therefore , and must have appealed to producers during the baby - boom of the 1950s when the american dream , projected as suburban domesticity and consumer culture , was being sold abroad as the most powerful weapon against communist russia . as critics have shown , too , ivanhoe in particular showed how the camouflage of costume might allow a more critical examination of cold war america . for example , elizabeth taylor\u2019s lead role as rebecca , the able , energetic jewess who falls in love with ivanhoe but must relinquish him in the end to the insipid anglo - saxon rowena , raises issues about the role of women , the prevalence of anti - semitism , and the spectre of mccarthyism in the 1950s . [ 48 ]\nat the dawn of the victorian period came the folktales of grimm to complicate the issue ; and so strong was their influence that german very soon became the language of fairyland\u2014of m\u00e4rchenland , we would fain say , borrowing the title from f . anstey ' s delicious fantasy of the fairy world , in brief authority .\nin 1888 lang turned aside from the high road of the literary fairy story to seek his inspiration for the gold of fairnilee among the dark shadows of the genuine old fairy beliefs . but a year later he returned to the fairy court tradition , and wrote prince prigio , the first of his chronicles of pantouflia .\na mist of memory broods and floats , the border waters flow ; the air is full of ballad notes borne out of long ago .\nrobert taylor is splendidly dashing as penniless scottish nobleman quentin durward in this jolly swashbuckler set in 15th century france and based on a novel by sir walter scott . in the busy , well - constructed plot , taylor finds himself embroiled in a struggle for power between ruthless brothers king louis xi ( robert morley ) and the duke of burgundy ( alec clunes ) . it ' s made with a fast pace , a gracious , spirited leading lady in kay kendall , as the beautiful princess isabelle of marcroy , eye - popping technicolor photography , splendid french location filming and an exciting climactic confrontation in a blazing bell tower . all this , plus george cole as a gypsy , wilfrid hyde white and ernest thesiger .\ngreat action , good humor and a picturesque setting as scott always delivers . but for this one , also a nice introduction to a period of french history less well known to me - the mid 15th century while the king of france was still struggling with burgundy to weld together the modern french state . many memorable characters from quentin who is like a younger , scottish d ' artagnan , the always composed , perfectly cynical louis xi and the well - meaning but utterly rash charles of burgundy , down to the comic relief of louis ' mismatched pair of over - worked executioners .\nclodd and most of the folk - lore society , including the rest of the great team , stood firm in asserting\nthe science of folklore .\n39 lang persisted in his comparative studies of ghost stories and other psychic events , producing the book of dreams and ghosts ( 1897 ) . in the preface to the second edition of cock lane and common - sense , lang argued one final time of the need to extend the boundaries of contemporary folklore studies :\nbecause the vanishing people is a collection of essays on different aspects of fairy lore , there is some inevitable duplication of illustrative material . all of it , however , is of the highest quality , and grips the imagination in even the shortest extracts . few will easily forget the fairy rade which passed by bessie dunlop in the sixteenth century\nwith mony hiddous rumbill\n, or the chilling cry of the malevolent mermaid , cheated of her prey , the laird of lorntie , by the quick - wittedness of his servant :\ngreat action , good humor and a picturesque setting as scott always delivers . but for this one , also a nice introduction to a period of french history less well known to me - the mid 15th century while the king of france was still struggling with burgundy to weld together the modern french state . many memorable characters from quentin who is like a younger , scottish d ' artagnan , the always composed , perfectly cynical louis xi and the well - meaning but utterly rash charles of burgundy , down to the c\nlang ' s narrative tone in his next tales , prince prigio and prince ricardo of pantouflia ( 1893 ) , in contrast to that of the gold of fairnilee , is lightly satirical and has been described as a burlesque of the traditional fairy tale . prince prigio and prince ricardo were both strongly influenced by william makepeace thackeray ' s similarly burlesque the rose and the ring . in these original tales , lang follows the adventures of the clever , but obnoxious prince prigio and his dim - witted son , prince ricardo . in tales of a fairy court ( 1907 ) , lang chronicles further episodes in the life of prince prigio . in one of the stories , prince prigio travels in time , first into the future of the twentieth century , then back in time to the court of king james vi of scotland . lang ' s tales of troy and greece ( 1907 ) comprises a retelling of homer ' s the iliad and the odyssey as a boy ' s adventure story for children . drawing on his own translations of homer ' s works and his accomplishments as a homeric scholar , lang ' s tales of troy and greece is highly regarded as one of his strongest volumes of stories for children .\n[ 43 ] the highland rogue was also , of course , one of scott\u2019s sources .\nin deserting all the literary traditions of fairyland and going for his inspiration to the border ballads and to the ancient folk beliefs and superstitions , lang was not acting unreasonably or from any spirit of forced innovation : for the fairies of the north are indeed the true fairies , and they were the products of the popular and literary creed of many centuries .\n[ in the following review , the critic comments on the appeal of lang ' s original fairy tales to modern readers , particularly the stories recounted in the gold of fairnilee and the princess nobody . ]\nthe year of lang ' s birth , 1844 , saw perhaps the earliest fusion of grimm and the french fairy court , in a forgotten tale , the hope of the katzekopfs by the reverend francis edward paget , where the new tradition is exemplified very clearly .\nthe movie debut of albert finney , at work in the raleigh . . .\njohnny nut and the golden goose ( from the french of charles deulin ) .\nlang frankly admitted\nthe process of evolution . . . is the mainspring of our system .\n18 the scholarly introduction to this new translation\u2014the first scholarly version of the grimm ' s household tales \u2014was most fortuitous .\nthe vedas do not represent the ordinary conversation of men , in which the process of naming and forgetting names is said to have existed .\nhe learned the tales of death divine and birth , strange loves of hawk and serpent , sky and earth , the marriage and the slaying of the sun ; the shrines of ghosts and beasts he wandered through , and mocked not of their godhead , for he knew behind all creeds the spirit that is one .\n[ 3 ] they are old mortality , the heart of midlothian , rob roy , the bride of lammermoor , a legend of montrose , and redgauntlet . of the two remaining scotch romances , the antiquary was set in scott\u2019s own time , and guy mannering in the days of his youth .\n[ 8 ] the bride of lammermoor ( j . stuart blackton , usa , 1909 ) , the bride of lammermoor ( it , 1910 ) kenilworth ( usa , 1909 ) , lochinvar ( based on marmion , j . searle dawley , usa , 1909 ) , quentin durward ( albert capellani , fr , 1911 ) , rob roy ( arthur vivian , uk , 1911 ) , the lady of the lake ( j . stuart blackton , usa , 1912 ) , guy mannering ( us , 1913 ) , ivanhoe ( herbert brenon , uk , 1913 ) , ivanhoe ( leedham bantock , uk , 1913 ) , rebecca the jewess ( based on ivanhoe , uk , 1913 ) , rob roy ( o . a . c . lund , usa , 1913 ) , a woman\u201ds triumph ( based on the heart of midlothian , j . searle dawley , usa , 1914 ) , the heart of midlothian ( frank wilson , uk , 1914 ) .\namong more literary classes the popular fairy - lore in the middle ages became diluted and changed by the addition of classical and romantic elements . perhaps the best example of this is the middle english poem of\nsir orfeo ,\nwhich tells the story of orpheus and eurydice in a setting of british fairy belief , making persephone queen of that fairyland under the ground to which , in the ballad , the fairy queen leads thomas the rhymer .\nthis is the eternal difficulty of the philological method . how are you to suppose that forgetfulness of the meaning of words so frequently led civilised men to ideas essentially savage ? how are you to be certain that the story was originally told of the god or hero whose name you analyse by the aid of philology ? 11\ni was reading quentin myself at this stage , albeit at home and in secret , firstly because the doctor had forbidden me reading yet again , and secondly because the book was too heavy to drag to school along with all my textbooks . and this coincidence , which then seemed to me to be mysteriously significant , made my heart pound even harder .\nk - gr . 3 \u2014this russian folktale [ the flying ship ] recounts the offbeat adventures of a kindhearted simpleton and his attempts to win the hand of a beautiful princess . he soars in a magical flying ship , gathering a crew of eccentric characters along the way . all of them eventually use their unique and often comical talents to help their peculiar , yet determined , captain claim his royal bride . the text is taken from andrew lang ' s the yellow fairy book ( dover , 1966 ) , and includes a few minor spelling changes . unfortunately , the watercolor - and - pencil illustrations do not reflect the earthy humor of the tale . many of the page - and - a - half spreads are static , and the rosy - cheeked , round - eyed men , women , and children resemble cartoon figures . overall , the soft colors and romanticized landscapes create a saccharine quality that is incompatible with the spirit of the story . those in need of\nthe flying ship\nshould turn to the yellow fairy book .\nthe process of diffusion remains uncertain . much may be due to the identity everywhere of early fancy : something to transmission .\neuterpe : being the second book of the famous history of herodotus , tr . barnaby rich ( editor ) . 1888 .\nthe second grouping , prince ricardo of pantouflia : being the adventures of prince prigio ' s son , offers a different twist . even in pantouflia , parents occasionally err in making life too easy for their offspring . so immersed is ricardo in using magical gifts to solve dilemmas that he neglects skill development and personal talents . rather than tending to his humdrum duties and his geography and mathematics studies . ricardo dashes and darts from one exciting exploit to another until his father decides to teach him a lesson .\njust the top of the\nyankee doodle boy\nnumber from george . . .\nduel to the death : lancelot challenges mordred in a duel to the death to avenge the death of king arthur in the climax .\nbetween 1909 and 1914 , fourteen scott films were made in four different countries ( the uk , usa , france , and italy ) from seven novels , one story , and a poem : still barely one - third of the number of films made from dickens\u2019s writing in the same period . ivanhoe , which almost alone made scott\u2019s name known to later generations of moviegoers , was already the favourite , attracting three film versions . interestingly , the heart of midlothian was made twice in 1914 ( it was never filmed again : see below ) , as were two other novels that would prove appealing to subsequent filmmakers : the bride of lammermoor and rob roy . [ 8 ] by contrast , between 1915 and the end of the silent era in 1930 scott virtually disappeared from the cinema : only five more films were produced , from three novels ( rob roy , the talisman , and the fair maid of perth ) . [ 9 ] thereafter , to the best of my knowledge not a single scott film was made anywhere in the world between 1930 and the revival of interest in chivalric epic in hollywood during the cold war . this spurred a minor scott revival , but only in rob roy and the handful of medieval swashbucklers : ivanhoe , the talisman , and quentin durward . [ 10 ] scott fared rather better on radio and television . between 1940 and 1974 , the bbc made ten radio serials , [ 11 ] and between 1957 and 1998 , fifteen television serials ( of eleven novels ) appeared . [ 12 ]\nby a strange chance mrs molesworth , one of the greatest writers of the\nchild - novel ,\nwas born in 1839 , the year of the publication of holiday house , the earliest real example of that type of story : following on this it is even stranger to find that in 1844 , the year when the hope of the katzekopfs , the first true\nliterary fairy - story\nappeared , was born andrew lang , whose name is more intimately connected with fairies than that of any other englishman since shakespeare .\none of the greatest all time romantic swashbucklers . one of a trio of medieval films robert taylor did , owing little to history but great entertainment none the less .\nthe chronicles of pantouflia combine two books , the story of prince prigio ( 1889 ) and the adventures of his son , prince ricardo ( 1893 ) ; both antedate the blue fairy book of 1899 , the first in andrew lang ' s great spectrum of anthologies of children ' s stories . but they reveal already an imagination steeped in fairy literature , and adding to that tradition with considerable sophistication . the stories repeatedly take their bearings by literary cross - reference . some of these would be appreciated by children : the king of pantouflia is the grandson of cinderella and includes madame la belle au bois - dormant among his ancestors ; prince prigio is given the whole battery of fairy gifts\u2014seven - league boots , flying carpets , wishing caps and so on . on the other hand prince ricardo is saved by a weapon - salve described by sir kenelm digby , and his tale has elements drawn from scott and ariosto as well as the gawain poet and others ; the tale of the yellow dwarf recounted here awaits its proper placement , anthologized in the blue fairy book six years later . pantouflia , we may assume , is not only a country but , as its name suggests , a state of slippered ease , bookish , witty and even cynical in its handling of the stuff of children ' s fiction .\nfinished ! i have officially exhausted all of the scott in my collection , ladies and gentlemen , and i\u2019m free at last : ) i shouldn\u2019t be so dramatic , but i liked this even less than \u201ckenilworth\u201d \u2013 i guess i\u2019ll just be thankful that i didn\u2019t go for this one first . i have no desire to write about this book , so this is going to be short . the story was tedious and i had nearly zero investment in the characters or their aspirations . i pictured quentin as justin bieber in armor ; he was a complete ninny . isabelle was incredibly boring , and her only discernable purpose was to be rescued and to melodramatically throw herself on the mercy of various and sundry noblemen . her bitter spinster aunt was admittedly quite funny , and crevecoeur was amusing as well for mercilessly making fun of quentin\u2019s puppy love . but other than that , this was a snooze .\n[ 6 ] in h . philip bolton , scott dramatized ( london : mansell , 1992 ) , the last dated stage adaptations of scott , excluding operas and school playscripts , are : marmion in 1903 , waverley in 1871 ( 54 ) , guy mannering in 1913 ( 139 ) , the antiquary in 1844 ( 146 ) , old mortality in 1874 ( 156 ) , the black dwarf in 1833 ( 161 ) , rob roy in 1990 ( 257 ) , heart of mid - lothian in 1949 ( 296 ) , bride of lammermoor in 1908 ( 332 ) , the legend of montrose in 1868 ( 340 ) , ivanhoe in 1914 ( 371 ) , the monastery in 1883 ( 374 ) , the abbot in 1886 ( 392 ) , kenilworth in 1905 ( 420 ) , the pirate in 1844 ( 425 ) , the fortunes of nigel in 1903 ( 435 ) , peveril of the peak in 1877 ( 440 ) , quentin durward in 1940 ( 451 ) , st . ronan\u201ds well in 1893 ( 455 - 6 ) , redgauntlet in 1872 ( 461 ) , the betrothed in 1829 ( 462 ) , the talisman in 1938 ( 472 ) , woodstock in 1913 ( 476 ) , the fair maid of perth in 1967 ( 492 ) , and anne of geierstein in 1829 ( 493 ) .\nthe absence of names is not , of course , essential to the ordinary folk - tale ; but in the case of such a story as this , it is only by such a suppression that it can be regarded with any ease as a fairy - tale of the type best exemplified in the grimm collection , and not merely as a fragment of the grand legendary history of homeric greece .\nit will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .\nthe companions of pickle : being a sequel to\npickle the spy .\n1898 .\nin general , lang moved from the known to the lesser known in his selection of tales\u2014the tried and the true to the more experimental . in keeping with his concept of making manifest the universality of the human experience , he covered the world fairly well in each volume . although the blue fairy book ventured only as far afield as asia minor , the yellow fairy book five years later presented three american indian tales and one of the two chinese tales in the series , as well as tales from europe . the brown fairy book of 1904 balanced its american indian and african\u2014both northern and southern\u2014with scandinavian , french , and spanish tales . where five countries had been represented in the first book of the series , from the yellow fairy book of 1894 through the orange fairy book of 1906 the number of countries represented averaged ten ."]}
{"id": 114582, "summary": [{"text": "the clock is an art installation by video artist christian marclay .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it is a looped 24-hour montage that functions as a clock .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "its scenes are selected from cinema and television history , with real-time references to the time of day .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "marclay developed the idea for the clock while working on his 2005 piece screen play .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "with the support of the white cube gallery , he assembled a team to find footage , which he edited together over the course of three years .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "marclay debuted the clock at white cube 's london gallery in 2010 .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the work garnered critical praise , winning the golden lion at the 2011 venice biennale .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "its six editions were purchased by major museums , allowing it to attract a widespread following . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "the clock ( 2010 film )", "paragraphs": ["christian _ marclay _ the _ clock _ 2010 _ a3 _ 1 _ web . jpg\nit\u2019s in the film of 2010 that the big world - saving stakes come to the forefront . and the film updates that final message , too :\nchristian marclay \u2019s acclaimed installation the clock 2010 has captivated audiences across the world from new york to moscow .\n62 ) in may 2010 drew barrymore was announced as the director of a loose sequel to the film , surrender dorothy .\nadmission to the clock during regular museum hours , the clock is included in the price of museum admission .\n\u2014\u2014\u2014 . \u201cmichael snow : screen writing . \u201d switch 3 , spring 2010 , 8\u201315 .\ninternational astronomical union 2012 , iau astronomy for development strategic plan 2010\u20132012 . urltoken , june 2013\nthe fertility clock was developed as an educational element for the film \u201cmy future baby : breakthroughs in modern fertility\u201d .\nsitney , p . adams . \u201cstructural film . \u201d film culture 47 ( summer 1969 ) : 1\u201310 .\nstanton did voice work for the johnny depp animated film \u201crango\u201d in 2011 . in a 2010 episode of nbc\u2019s \u201cchuck , \u201d stanton reprised his \u201crepo man\u201d character .\n\u201ci am\u201d ( national award winner for best hindi language film and lyrics ) is their 3rd feature film as producers . the film project is one of india\u2019s largest crowd sourced films with 400 co producers from 40 cities across the world . i am had its canadian premier at the \u201cvancouver international film festival \u20192010\u201d . i am was also officially selected at guggenheim berlin\u2019 2010 , 59th valladolid film festival , spain 2011 and won the netpac award for best in asian cinema and special jury mention at the 15th international film festival of kerala 2010 , winner best film at the london asian film festival and continues its festival screenings . i am deals with issues and dilemmas that bruise the modern indian society . after a successful release in india , i am was released in france in 2012 by epicenter distribution .\nthe film doesn ' t say , but from earlier statements , chris nolan declared that the film is supposed to be contemporary .\nchristian marclay . video still from the clock . 2010 . single - channel video with sound , 24 hours . \u00a9 christian marclay . courtesy paula cooper gallery , new york\nchristian marclay , the clock ( 2010 ) . single - channel video installation . duration : 24 hours . courtesy white cube , london and paula cooper gallery , new york\nproducers 4th feature film project \u201cchauranga\u201d directed by bikas ranjan mishra , winner grand jury prize for best feature at iffla \u20182015 ( indian film festival of los angeles \u20182015 ) , winner best film at mami \u20182014 ( mumbai international film festival\u20192014 ) , winner incredible india award at film bazaar 2011 & goteborg international film festival script development fund as the best co production market project . the project was also selected for paris project 2012 . the film had its uae premier at the diff \u20182014 ( dubai international film festival 2014 ) as part of world cinema . in 2015 , the film was officially selected at nyff \u20182015 ( new york film festival \u20182015 ) . official selection , goteborg international film festival ( 2016 ) and cinemasia film festival , amsterdam , ( 2016 ) .\nthere is only one opening credit , the film ' s title , which does not appear until nearly 15 minutes into the film .\nowen , don , dir . toronto jazz . national film board of canada , 1964 . 16mm film , 27 min .\nmotion picture film stills or motion picture footage from films in moma ' s film collection cannot be licensed by moma / scala . for licensing motion picture film footage it is advised to apply directly to the copyright holders . for access to motion picture film stills please contact the\nnational research council 2010 , new worlds , new horizons in astronomy and astrophysics . washington , dc : the national academies press\nimage : christian marclay , details from the clock , 2010 , single - channel video , variable dimensions 16 : 9 , purchased with funds provided by steve tisch through 2011 collectors committee , the clock \u00a9 christian marclay , courtesy paula cooper gallery , new york .\n69 ) the observer music monthly voted it the greatest film soundtrack of all time .\nhe knows too much : the plot of the first film is driven by this .\n64 ) the film was deemed\nculturally significant\nby the united states library of congress , which selected it for preservation in the national film registry in 1989 .\nscarface writer oliver stone wrote the film while battling his own addiction to cocaine .\nthe film of the book : the movie was based on a comic book of the same name .\nthe first work to be presented in this space in 2014 is the clock ( 2010 ) by multidisciplinary artist christian marclay ( b . 1955 , san rafael , california ) , an artist known since the late 1970s for his exploration of the intersections between visual art , sound , film , and performance .\nchristian marclay : the clock courtesy the artist and paula cooper gallery , new york .\n, called \u201cthe clock\u201d the \u201cultimate work of appropriation art . \u201d rosalind e . krauss , the eminent art historian , hailed marclay\u2019s transformation of \u201cthe reel time of film into the real\n\u2014\u2014\u2014 . \u201cmichael snow . \u201d in 100 video artists , edited by rosa olivares , 370 . madrid : exit publicaciones , 2010 .\nboyd , d . ( 2010 ) .\nmaking sense of privacy and publicity\n. sxsw . austin , texas , march 13 .\ncopenhagen contemporary is delighted to bring swiss - american artist and composer christian marclay\u2019s the clock ( 2010 ) to scandinavia for the first time . this video installation is recognised as a contemporary masterpiece and won the golden lion at the 2011 venice biennale .\na 24 - hour montage of film clips showing the measurement of time , christian marclay\u2019s the clock has hooked viewers in london and new york . he talks to jonathan romney\n70 ) on the rotten tomatoes website , 100 % of critics give the film positive reviews .\nthe clock is a major cinematic work by new york\u2013based artist christian marclay . winner of the golden lion award at the 2011 venice biennale , the clock samples thousands of excerpts from the history of film that indicate the passage of time\u2014from clock towers to wristwatches to buzzing alarm clocks\u2014that the artist has edited together to unfold on the screen in real time as a 24 - hour montage .\ncorrects chess clock story : was 7 minutes , not 3 . had borrowed from lds member in area ; when he died , wife sent royal the chess clock .\n33 ) a recycled bit of score from the film marie antoinette ( 1938 ) can be heard during the castle escape film \u2013 the music for both films was composed by herbert stothart .\n: just about everyone in the film under the age of forty . they look at moses and the other\nbeginning december 21 , the museum will provide updates on visiting the clock , including live reports on the queue , via twitter ( @ theclockatmoma ) . tweet about the clock using the hashtag # theclockatmoma .\nin a new report , the cdc says u . s . doctors are prescribing fewer opioids than they were in 2010 , but that overall rates remain high .\nbbc news at ten article on christian marclay ' s the clock - a 24 hour film , featuring in the british art show at new exchange , nottingham and the white cube in london .\nmovies : christian marclay ' s ' the clock ' runs at lacma for . . .\nchristian marclay : the clock\nthrough june 2 at sfmoma , s . f .\nfor the new report , cdc researchers analyzed opioid prescribing patterns in the u . s . from 2006 to 2015 , including county - level prescribing from 2010 through 2015 .\nwhitelaw , anne , brian foss , and sandra paikowsky , eds . the visual arts in canada : the twentieth century . don mills : oxford university press , 2010 .\nwhereas benjamin franklin said that \u201ctime is money , \u201d marclay says in the clock that \u201ctime is meaning . \u201d whether we get a little or a lot of it , the clock reminds us that time is man - made and that , ultimately , we rule it rather than it rules us . stop watching the clock and watch the clock , if you can .\ntimepieces of all kinds are the stars of the christian marclay video \u201cthe clock , \u201d at the paula cooper gallery .\nwarning : spoiler alert ! this infographic contains details about the new space film\ninterstellar .\n21 ) in their 2007 list , the afi ranked it as the 10th greatest film of all time .\n65 ) in june 2007 , the film was listed on unesco ' s memory of the world register .\nmarclay spent three years assembling \u201cthe clock , \u201d a twenty - four - hour video collage .\n( 1 ) wallace wh , kelsey tw . human ovarian reserve from conception to the menopause . plos one . 2010 jan 27 ; 5 ( 1 ) : e8772 .\nhowever they often appear in film adaptations entitled ' alice in wonderland ' or variations thereof .\n20 ) the film is rated no 1 on the afi ' s 2008 list of the 10 greatest fantasy films .\nfor the clock , the artist edited thousands of film and television clips to form a 24 - hour montage which unfolds in real time . while constructed from a dizzying variety of periods , contexts , and film genres whose storylines seem to have shattered into a multitude of narrative shards , the clock uncannily proceeds at a unified pace as if re - ordered by the latent narrative of time itself .\n[ image : christian marclay . detail of the clock . 2010 . single - channel video with sound , 24 hours . \u00a9 christian marclay . courtesy paula cooper gallery , new york , and white cube , london . photo : todd - white photography . ]\nalice sees iracebeth running in the direction of the heavy clock and tries to prevent a tragedy from happening .\n34 ) to show dorothy ' s house falling from the sky , a miniature house was dropped onto a sky painting on the stage floor , then the film reversed to make it appear the film was falling towards the camera .\nback to one podcast : keith poulson on developing as an actor in the ny indie film scene .\nit was al pacino who first came up with the idea to remake howard hawks original 1932 film .\namidst an old london clock shop , a small , quirky mantle clock comes to the aide of the store ' s more expensive clocks when a thief breaks in and threatens to steal them away .\nchristian marclay\u2019s epic video collage , \u2018the clock\u2019 , used thousands of film clips to hypnotic \u2013 and retina - searing \u2013 effect . will his new work also be a sight for sore eyes ?\nthe repetition of images is a defining characteristic of surrealist art . bunuel merely transfers this to the film medium .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for girl clock . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nlast month culture monster reported that the l . a . county museum of art was working to acquire christian marclay\u2019s 2010 video hit \u201cthe clock , \u201d a 24 - hour - long movie - montage that museum director michael govan called a \u201cvirtual history\nof film . now the acquisition is a done deal , thanks to an annual fundraising event at the museum known as collectors committee weekend .\nwormhole travel across the universe and supergiant black holes are just some of the wonders seen in the film\ninterstellar .\nto enjoy special access to christian marclay : the clock and other benefits , become a member today .\ndespite its miami setting , most of the film was shot in los angeles . the miami tourist board declined the request to film there , as they feared the themes of drugs and gangsters would deter holiday - makers from visiting .\n, 1964 , directed by don owen , 16mm film , black and white , 27 min .\nwinner of the golden lion award at the 2011 venice biennale , christian marclay\u2019s the clock is a cinematic tour de force that unfolds on the screen in real time through thousands of film excerpts that form a 24 - hour montage . appropriated from the last 100 years of cinema\u2019s rich history , the film clips chronicle the hours and minutes of the 24 - hour period , often by displaying a watch or clock . the clock incorporates scenes of everything from car chases and board rooms to emergency wards , bank heists , trysts , and high - noon shootouts .\nquite possibly the only critical piece you ' ll ever read on christian marclay ' s\nthe clock .\nthe fertility clock provides a simple graphic that can be used to estimate the monthly chance of having a baby .\nyou might argue that that\u2019s what 2001 is about , in the end , but i don\u2019t think you can say that 2001 \u2018s view of its mystery monolith aliens is all - the - way positive ; certainly , there\u2019s no scene where a monolith explains , in subtitle , that they are saving humanity because they need humanity\u2019s help in 3000 years . ( a nihilist would argue that 2001 is about how earth is a laboratory and we\u2019re the lab rats . ) maybe you think 2010 is clearer in its intentions than 2001 \u2014 in which case , maybe those good intentions are just vastly less interesting . maybe 2010 makes you feel better than 2001 because everyone in 2010 is nice . ( even hal is nice in 2010 ) .\nsfmoma features the world\u2019s most elaborate timepiece , a supercut of film history that works also as a watch .\ninception is based on a screenplay by british filmmaker christopher nolan , who also produced and directed the film .\n: marvin starts the film by warning frank someone is coming after them , then apparently blowing himself up .\nthe data used to create the fertility clock was taken from landmark works in the fields of population research and developmental biology .\nthe rates depicted on the fertility clock estimate the experience for most women . as with all biological systems exceptions do exist .\n8 . narrative devices veteran actor burgess meredith in the obsolete man is tied to a post . next to him is a bomb attached to a clock . when the clock strikes twelve , it will explode .\nan ode to time and cinema , christian marclay\u2019s the clock ( 2010 ) is a contemporary masterpiece comprised of thousands of fragments from television and film history\u2014creating a 24 - hour video shown in real time . at any given moment , the work displays the accurate time on screen , blurring the line between its fictional clips and reality . synchronized to the local time zone , the clock literally becomes a functioning timepiece . every clip in the film shows a clock , mentions the time of day in the dialogue , or represents a metaphor of time . from big ben to jack nicholson , viewers can recognize iconic movies , actors , and clips from a century of films . the museum first screened the work in 2011 following its joint acquisition by the mfa and the national gallery of canada .\n, frank mentions how the mission they performed in moldova at the end of the first film made marvin a national hero there .\nrichard misek is a film theorist and montagist . his essay film rohmer in paris ( 2013 ) has screened at over twenty film festivals on five continents , and at venues including the national gallery of art ( washington d . c . ) , the bfi and barbican ( london ) , and the museum of moving image and anthology film archives ( new york ) . he is \u200bcurrently principal investigator on the arhc project , \u2018the audiovisual essay : a digital methodology for film and media studies\u2019 . he lectures in digital arts at the university of kent . urltoken\n47 ) the stage version of the wizard of oz returns to london ' s west end in february 2011 . the role of dorothy was decided by bbc talent show over the rainbow , which aired in spring 2010 .\nin 2005 they independently produced the path breaking film , \u201cmy brother nikhil\u201d directed by onir , which dealt with the stigma of hiv and homosexuality for first time in india . the film premiered at \u201cframeline\u201d ( san francisco ) followed by winning at montreal ( image + nation film festival ) & 20th milan international lgbt festival . the film successfully released in march 2005 by india\u2019s biggest privately owned studio , \u201cyash raj films\u201d . my brother nikhil is considered a landmark film in indian cinema . producers 2nd feature film , \u201csorry bhai ! \u201d directed by onir was released in november 2008 and starred shabana azmi , boman irani , sanjay suri , sharman joshi and chitrangda singh . the film was acquired and released by mumbai mantra ( entertainment division of the industrial group mahindra\u2019s ) .\nthe clock , which took three years to make , has become the art world ' s most talked - about film project since it debuted in 2010 , and unsurprisingly , it ' s divided audiences . his worst critics have derided the clock as a\ngimmick ,\nbut even marclay ' s detractors credit his resolve to complete the project , which required thousands of hours to sift through potential scenes . but the film ' s success \u2014 it won the venice biennale ' s top prize in 2011 , and has since screened to standing - room - only crowds around the world \u2014 has brought renewed attention to marclay ' s other projects .\nwhen \u201cthe clock , \u201d first shown in london in 2010 , made its new york debut at the paula cooper gallery in chelsea in the winter of 2011 people waited in line for hours in the bitter cold to see it . last summer at the venice biennale it was a big draw , winning the golden lion award for best artwork . the film has also been shown in seoul , moscow , paris , boston , los angeles and ottawa .\ncalled \u201can abundant , magnificent work\u201d ( financial times ) and \u201cutterly transfixing\u201d ( huffington post ) , the clock is marclay\u2019s most ambitious moving - image project to date , garnering rave reviews from critics and the public alike since its premiere in 2010 , and subsequent presentations at a host of venues worldwide .\nindeed , the clock attempts to submit cinematic time to clock time through the coincision of subject matter ( clocks , nothing but clocks , visualizing clock time ) with a context which makes possible durational , internal , ( cinematic ) time . marclay seems to be suggesting ( consciously or not ) that there is no possible escape from clock time , so why not embrace it . enjoy your symptoms , pace zizek .\ni had seen parts of \u201cthe clock\u201d when it opened at london\u2019s white cube gallery four years earlier . marclay\u2019s 24 - hour video installation instantly became the cultural talk of the town . it even made the bbc\u2019s ten o\u2019clock news , the straight - talking nightly bulletin that gives short shrift to the flaky experiments of contemporary art . but the allure of \u201cthe clock\u201d was irresistible .\narthur c . clarke wrote the book 2010 in 1982 . the book is more austere , clinical , less dramatic , and better . it ends with a message from the monoliths , via hal , to humanity :\nhas been viewed with critical acclaim at venues around the world since premiering at white cube , london in 2010 . it was jointly acquired by the national gallery of canada and the museum of fine arts , boston .\nthe film ' s abstractness permitted many interpretations . in the midwest , for instance , cooper was seen as a symbol of eisenhower working against the communist threat , a view eisenhower himself presumably adopted with his numerous white house screenings of the film .\na three - minute clip of clock on youtube comes with the plea only to watch it from four minutes past noon \u2013 and to wait , patiently clock - watching , if that point in the day has passed .\n71 ) the film is at no 10 on the bfi ' s list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14 .\nthe clock first premiered in london in 2010 and has since been exhibited worldwide in more than twenty venues , including the centre pompidou , paris ( 2011 ) ; museum of modern art , new york ( 2012 ) ; san francisco museum of modern art ( 2013 ) ; and guggenheim bilbao ( 2014 ) .\nthe film exhibits loss of nerve in other ways . the wally created by eugenides was no looker ; but the film only hints at this by clothing bateman , an attractive man , in unfortunate knitwear . thus the story\u2019s entire point is effectively jettisoned .\nsometimes the time is just glimpsed in the background of a shot , irrelevant to the action and sometimes the time gives a sharp stab or poke to the dialogue : particularly with scenes in which time is running out . the clock is , unexpectedly , quite a sensual , sexy film , in that the late morning stretch features plenty of shots of people in bed , waking up , embracing and then realising that these are forbidden pleasures \u2013 forbidden by the clock . (\nwhat ' s the time ? is that the time ?\netc ) the time is an alarm clock , a constant silently pinging alarm clock .\na most useful work of art , clock 2010 , made by christian marclay by editing together thousands of clips of clocks , watches and time checks from films so that they tell the actual time as the video runs for 24 hours , has been acquired jointly by the tate , the centre pompidou in paris and the israel museum in jerusalem .\nof course\nthe clock\nwould speak to a generation weaned on appropriation by hip - hop and youtube .\nentry to the clock is on a first - come , first - served basis . wait times may apply .\nthere are brief periods of nudity and strong language during the clock . visitors bringing children should use their discretion .\nlieblingswitze - b\u00fcchlein goes biennale : 5 . 11 min of 24 h video\nthe clock\nby christian marclay\nthere are brief periods of nudity and strong language during the clock . visitors bringing children should use their discretion .\nthus \u201cthe clock\u201d is also a 24 - hour valentine to the movies . it samples film from around the world and throughout the last century , from silent movies to the present . it is like a history of film for our add times , or the greatest movie trailer ever made , as well as the ultimate work of appropriation art , a genre that owes so much to the movies .\n68 ) the pairing of the 1973 pink floyd music album the dark side of the moon with the visual portion of the film produces moments where the film and the album appear to correspond with each other in a music video - like experience . this juxtaposition has been called dark side of the rainbow .\nmarclay doesn ' t consider himself a film buff , and while making\nthe clock\nthe last thing he wanted to do was go to the movies . instead , he took up yoga . after the obsessive demands of\nthe clock ,\nhe ' s now working on a couple of short video projects that are\nvery modest in scale .\ncasually stepping out of a car while it ' s doing a donut automatically qualifies your film for this .\nsnow , michael . \u201chollis frampton interviewed by michael snow . \u201d film culture , spring 1970 , 6\u201312 .\n( 2010 ) is an ode to time and cinema , comprised of thousands of fragments from a vast range of films that create a 24 - hour , looped , single - channel video .\nchristian marclay\u2019s 24 - hour video installation the clock will go on show at tate modern for three months , starting in september 2018 . released in 2010 , marclay\u2019s montage features of thousands of real - time film and television clips , acting as a fully functioning time piece . the exhibit will be free and can be accessed during tate modern opening hours and via monthly 24 - hour screenings , exact dates to be confirmed soon .\ndaniel herbert is an associate professor in screen arts and cultures at the university of michigan . his research examines the relationships between the media industries , geography , and cultural identities . he is author of videoland : movie culture at the american video store ( uc press , 2014 ) . his essays appear in canadian journal of film studies , creative industries journal , film quarterly , millennium film journal , and quarterly review of film and video , as well as in several edited collections .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\ndespite its now iconic status , the film was slaughtered by critics upon release , due to its graphic violence , foul language and drug use . one person who sung the film ' s praises from the start , however , was actor eddie murphy .\nthe overall amount of opioids prescribed in the u . s . dropped 18 percent , from a peak of 782 mmes \u2014 morphine milligram equivalents \u2014 per capita in 2010 to 640 mmes per capita in 2015 , the researchers found .\nin a new report , the cdc says u . s . doctors are prescribing fewer opioids than they were in 2010 , but that overall rates remain high . donald gruener / istockphoto / getty images hide caption\nstill from christian marclay\u2019s the clock , 2010 . single channel video ( color , sound ) . edward linde fund . jointly owned by the museum of fine arts , boston , and the national gallery of canada . \u00a9 the artist . photo : todd - white art photography . courtesy white cube , london and paula cooper gallery , new york .\nthe enduring allure of the film that catapulted bill forsyth into the british film industry elite has surprised no one so much as its stars , most of whom were in their teens when they made it . many of the cast had worked with forsyth through the glasgow youth theatre before , and expected no more than the distinct lack of interest that met their first film together , that sinking feeling .\n10 : 04 p . m . : lightning strikes the clock tower in\nback to the future\n( 1985 ) .\nthe clock reflects a western world of total control and administration : time is the mechanism that binds one to a rational order .\n\u201ci\u2019ve done \u2018the clock\u2019 twice ? \u201d marclay said , laughing . \u201cwell , that proves that i\u2019m too swiss . \u201d\n9 . control in drawing a connection between time on screen and time in everyday life , the video reminds us , if reminding was ever needed , that we are conditioned by the clock , that our days are marked and measured . we watch the clock and the clock watches us . the clock is a dictator and the ultimate panopticon . our daily and lived relation to the clock can be aggressive or passive : we might punch the clock at work but in so doing , we are kept in line by systems of regulation and labour that demands our time . in the clock a recurring trope of the bedside stand with a ringing \u2018alarm\u2019 clock repeats across numerous settings . early mornings become hectic as time rings down like a hammer and repeated images of the time roust a sleepy subject to life , to work , and to responsibility . if the bedside stand is littered with cigarette butts , drugs or alcohol , we suspect that the subject will awake impaired and suffer from some sort of anxiety for sleeping in or for sleeping with the wrong person . in a culture of rationalized labour and incessant performance demands , the clock reminds us again and again of who we are and who we must become when the world is watching and the clock is ticking .\nthis summer at lacma , christian marclay ' s cinematic artwork\nthe clock\n( 2010 ) , a 24 - hour - long compilation of thousands of film and tv clips , will offer remembrances of hollywood matinees past . his mash - up , sampled from across all film and tv genres , and spanning many cultures and eras , consists almost entirely of images and dialogue that depict or allude to the passage of time : close - ups of wristwatches , dramatic shots of big ben , pans of clock faces in grand central station , images of train timetables and airline departure schedules , and countless sequences of people waiting around or rushing off to fateful rendezvous .\nrunning gag : throughout most of the film , han keeps demanding that frank return his private plane after he steals it .\nhe showed me some \u201cdrafts . \u201d putting on black spectacles , he loaded final cut pro . film clips were\nan assemblage of time - related movie moments that had its debut in london in autumn 2010 , mr . marclay\u2019s \u201cclock\u201d is already a popular classic . it is also a functioning timepiece ; a highly compressed , peripatetic history of film and film styles ; an elaborate , rhythmic musical composition ; and a relentlessly enthralling meditation on time as an inescapable fact of both cinematic artifice and everyday life . perhaps the ultimate validation of appropriation art , it thoroughly demonstrates how existing works of art \u2014 in this case films \u2014 become raw material for new ones .\nchristian marclay\u2013the clock is organized by sabine breitwieser , chief curator , with martin hartung , curatorial assistant , department of media and performance art . the clock was acquired by moma in 2011 as a promised gift from the collection of jill and peter kraus .\nsome sequences in \u201cthe clock\u201d were inevitable\u2014at noon , \u201chigh noon . \u201d but marclay\u2019s video rendered even that material strange . in fred zinnemann\u2019s film , the fateful hour is preceded by a gallery of anxious faces intercut with a pendulum clock . \u201cit\u2019s condensed in the actual film , \u201d marclay explained . \u201ci put all of that back into real time . \u201d his video upended a central illusion of film . theorists like henri bergson had dilated on the falseness of cinematic \u201cduration\u201d\u2014the way that , say , the swirl of a long drunken evening can be captured in a set piece lasting three minutes . marclay made the same point , but viscerally .\nabove : still from christian marclay\u2019s the clock , 2010 . single channel video ( color , sound ) . edward linde fund . jointly owned by the museum of fine arts , boston , and the national gallery of canada . \u00a9 the artist . photo : todd - white art photography . courtesy white cube , london and paula cooper gallery , new york .\nthe clock is now showing at the hayward gallery in london as part of the british art show 7 and is soon moving on to glasgow and then plymouth . the london showings finish this weekend , when the clock has a special late - night opening until 1am . generally , gallery opening times permit visitors only to experience the\ndaylight\npart of the clock . the night - time stretch promises a special intensity .\nextended to december 31 , 2011 . a compelling new work created by world - renowned artist christian marclay , the clock ( 2010 ) , an ode to time and cinema , comprises thousands of fragments from a range of films that create a 24 - hour , looped , single - channel video . the clock tells the accurate time at any given moment , and wherever it is screened it is synchronized to the local time zone , so that it is literally a working time piece . the clock , a recent museum acquisition , screens to coincide with the opening of the mfa\u2019s new linde family wing for contemporary art .\n19 ) the song over the rainbow came in at no 1 on the american film institute ' s 2004 list of the 100 greatest songs in american films .\n* moma acquired a copy of \u201cthe clock\u201d for its permanent collection . it did not buy one , as originally stated .\nschuchat says it ' s enough for\nevery american [ to ] be medicated around the clock for three weeks .\n36 ) the film is meant to be one of the most watched in the western world , partly because of its heavy presence on tv schedules .\nthe film ' s wormhole is 1 . 25 miles ( 2 kilometers ) in diameter and 10 billion light - years long .\nthe acceleration i felt happened because each clip seemed to offer a surcharge of virtual potential ripe for actualization , but almost always impeded by the incursion of the next clip , equally alive with possibility . after 20 minutes , i had been fully indoctrinated into clock time . ( notice how this short circuiting takes place while you\u2019re slowly synching up your internal clock with the onscreen clock . )\nclock time is intrinsically associated with labour , work time . this is steven shaviro speaking about tehching hsieh \u2018s one - year performance 1980 - 1 , which constituted of the punching of a time clock every hour on the hour for an entire year :\nchristian marclay : the clock is organized by the san francisco museum of modern art . lead corporate support is generously provided by the charles schwab corporation .\n66 ) last year the san francisco chronicle devoted a film section front page to the film , in which mick lasalle declared that the film ' s\nentire sequence , from dorothy ' s arrival in oz to her departure on the yellow brick road , has to be one of the greatest in cinema history \u2014 a masterpiece of set design , costuming , choreography , music , lyrics , storytelling and sheer imagination .\nmore simply , clock time is external ( something imposed on our bodies and minds ) , while duration is internal .\noffers guests unique and popular entertainment experiences . its renowned theme parks feature some of the world\u2019s most thrilling film and tv based attractions .\nin 2001 , the fate of the world wasn\u2019t at stake . actually , in that sense , contemporary semi - serious sci - fi is much closer in spirit to the film 2010 , an oddly endearing bad sequel which tries hard to crush everything interesting about 2001 with retroactive coherence . 2010 explains , in numbing detail , why hal went crazy \u2014 it wasn\u2019t his fault , and the once - mad computer nobly sacrifices itself to save humanity . literally , all humanity : by the end of 2010 , the u . s . and the ussr are at a state of high tension , and the threat of nuclear war looms large . the monoliths , previously an unknowable outside force , reveal themselves as helpful parental figures . they transform jupiter into a star , which makes the moon europa into a new vibrant planet . back home on earth , the americans and the soviets see two suns in the sky \u2013 and declare general peace .\n, artistic director of pages unbound , film critic for classical 96 . 3 fm and an adjunct professor at ryerson university .\nmarclay and his team cleverly appropriate the working methods of post - production experts on a film crew . the clock is brilliantly edited : scenes have been chosen by marclay for maximum effect and cut with great delicacy , both in each \u201dintro\u201d to a scene and its \u201cextro . \u201d the punch line\u2014where\u2019s the clock ? \u2014is used very well , and when there is no clock , marclay and crew have devised montage sequences of people running upstairs or through a crowd\u2014cut / cut / cut\u2014to a final point when a timepiece does make an appearance .\n( 2010 ) is a unique and compelling work created by world - renowned sound and video artist christian marclay . the work is an ode to time and cinema , and is comprised of thousands of fragments from a vast range of films that create a 24 - hour , looped , single - channel video . marclay compiled thousands of film clips of wristwatches , clock towers , sundials , alarm clocks , and countdowns , each of which illustrate every minute in a 24 - hour period .\nit\u2019s obvious , of course , where this film is going , but the unpromising - looking vehicle proved an unexpected pleasure to travel in .\nusually , when a movie\u2019s good enough , the audience loses track of the time . the clock invites viewers to zone out , but constantly reminds them exactly what time it is . drowning in the current of scenes and events , it\u2019s easy to forget about many things , but time is not one of them . \u201c the clock really is a clock , \u201d breitweiser , the curator , told me . \u201ceveryone is watching the time go by . \u201d\nin the film , cobb pulled a\nmr . charles\non fischer due to the time constraints . what exactly is\nmr . charles\n?\nthis summer the city that never sleeps will have another glimpse of an artwork that doesn\u2019t relent much either : \u201cthe clock , \u201d a spellbinding , time - telling 24 - hour wonder of film and sound montage by christian marclay , the polymath composer , collagist , video artist and pioneer turntablist .\nin the switch , it\u2019s finally happened again . jason bateman , funny , charming and quick with repartee , acquits himself splendidly . it\u2019s the rest of the film that\u2019s the problem .\na 24 - hour - long meditation on the nature and artifice of time ,\nthe clock\nconsists of thousands of film ( and to a lesser degree , television ) clips that feature clocks , watches and other timepieces , edited together so that the time you see on screen reflects the current time .\nbeginning december 21 , the museum will provide updates on visiting the clock , including live updates on the queue , via urltoken and moma\u2019s twitter account , @ museummodernart .\nlead corporate support for christian marclay : the clock is provided by the charles schwab corporation . additional support for the exhibition is provided by lionel conacher and joan dea .\nbut individual donors also stepped forward to fund particular artworks that moved them . with marclay ' s \u201cthe clock , \u201d hollywood film producer and new york giants chairman steve tisch , who became a lacma trustee last year , pledged the $ 467 , 500 needed to buy the work before voting began .\n' the clock ' is at the power plant in toronto until november 25 , and at moma , new york , from december 21 until january 21 .\nprecision f - strike : cooper gets one towards the end , especially noticeable as there honestly isn ' t much swearing in the film up until that point .\nthe film on the waterfront ( 1954 ) was partially intended as director elia kazan and writer budd schulberg ' s justification for cooperating with huac . the film ' s hero , played by marlon brando , wrestles with the question of whether to tell the police the names of the criminals operating on the docks , eventually determining that it would be immoral not to do so .\nthe black hole ' s complex appearance in the film is due to the image of the accretion disc being warped by gravitational lensing into two images : one looping over the black hole and the other under it .\nit never really did , although the film ' s cult status has arguably grown in the last 10 years : as he has become more elusive , so forsyth ' s legend has fortified . there was a palpable thrill in the air when the film ' s leads \u2013 sinclair , grogan , robert buchanan and dee hepburn \u2013 posed for photographs at the glasgow film theatre on sunday , together again for the first time since they made the film . but there was also something bittersweet about watching this frozen elegy for youthful innocence and optimism in a room with its now forty - something stars , a heart - jolting reminder that even daft , dreamy wee boys who have to be home by 11 o ' clock grow into older , wiser , more melancholy men .\nthus film and television history is co - opted into a promiscuously goofy hellzapoppin\u2019 - esque collage . but the clock is also a film of considerable philosophical density . it invites us to examine the way time \u2013 or the effect of time \u2013 is created and structured in film . we become aware of different intensities of film time . there are moments of heightened tension ( \u2018hot\u2019 time , you might say ) in which events happen , or are keenly anticipated : notably the run - up to midday , a moment awaited in the clock by a heteroclite mob including moritz bleibtreu , gene hackman and , of course , gary cooper in high noon . then there are the slow , seemingly vacant moments \u2013 \u2018cool\u2019 time \u2013 in which characters lounge around or emerge from late slumber ( 3pm , we learn , is a prime waking hour for artists and drunks ) . we too become acutely aware of time in the outside world ; emerging from the clock , you can expect your sense of the passing minutes to be curiously heightened for a good hour or so .\nsanjay suri served as a jury member at mami festival , 2012 ( mumbai academy of moving images ) and as muhr arab feature jury at the ( diff ) dubai international film festival , 2013 . onir served as a jury member for selection of india\u2019s entry for foreign film category at the oscars .\nwhen he finally saw the finished product at the 1981 london film festival , however , sinclair was\nmortified\n. he thought he looked terrible and gangly ( it suddenly dawned on him why forsyth had\nmade me exaggerate all those stretches and lunges when he was filming me exercising\n) , and he feared his performance\nruined the film\n. grogan was a little more level - headed , recognising the film ' s charms , and its\nsmart , progressive view of a girl ' s world\n. but even after the film was greeted rapturously , all involved thought the fuss would soon die down .\n17 ) the production costs came in at $ 2 , 777 , 000 \u2013 a vast sum for the time . on initial release , the film only earned $ 3m .\nthere is still a process of editing involved \u2013 many of the film clips are leftovers from the gargantuan catalogue that he and his assistants formed whilst working on the clock . it begins with a silent loop showing a disembodied hand , index finger tapping the velvet pile of a curtain , over and over . this is typical marclay \u2013 his eye for banal visual oddities was the making of the clock , and indeed all his other video works , which are photographic in a way .\nincredibly obvious bomb : marvin drives the secret service in the direction he wants by charging towards them while strapped with dynamite and a ridiculously large micky mouse clock .\nrt @ cairoscene : our resident film critic and cinephile @ waelkhairy88 gives his # oscar2016 predictions . brace yourself leo . urltoken 2 years ago\nbut that interpretation is only obvious if you know the film ' s background , and even then it ' s not inescapable . none of the contemporary reviews i can find describe the film as having any political component at all . ( here is the new york times review , which does allude to the question of whom to credit for the film ' s excellence ; here is variety ' s review . ) in the book showdown at high noon : witch - hunts , critics , and the end of the western , jeremy byman writes :\nmany non - astronomers also engaged with astronomy during the international year of astronomy 2009 ( iya2009 ) , the largest education and public outreach event in science . the iya2009 reached upwards of eight hundred million people , through thousands of activities , in more than 148 countries ( iau , 2010 ) .\nsome ten thousand clips were collected for marclay\u2019s video . \u201cputting the clips back into real time , \u201d he said , exposed \u201chow film is constructed . \u201d\nmarclay\u2019s monstrous creation needed a title . he thought of a few of his usual puns : \u201ctime piece , \u201d \u201cclock work . \u201d then he and burnett discussed the matter , and decided that the work was too grand to be trivialized with wordplay . better , marclay decided , to call it \u201cthe clock . \u201d\nthis precision yields several extraordinary effects , some of which may be fully evident only to a hypothetical viewer watching the film in its 24 - hour entirety . ( there have been 24 - hour screenings , but to marclay\u2019s knowledge , the longest stint by any viewer has been eight hours . ) one effect is a strangely addictive , mesmeric quality ; the first time i visited the clock , two hours slipped by like a breath . as happens when you watch any involving film , you lose your immediate sense of duration , and yet \u2013 here\u2019s the wonderful paradox \u2013 the clock constantly reminds you of the exact time . your watching time is metered by the piece itself .\none of the visual pleasures of the clock is that marclay and his team took a euro - centric approach to their film materials . while there are plenty of clips with bette davis and other hollywood notables , the viewer is offered a pleasing variety of films from germany and france\u2014with no subtitles ! \u2014and england . we\u2019re likely to be transported in film clips from berlin during the cold war to post - blitz - bombed london to an antic parisian nightclub\u2014and then to a hollywood studio .\nsince it premiered at their mason\u2019s yard site in 2010 , the work has been showing almost continuously : in new york , yokohama , jerusalem , plymouth , venice , los angeles , sydney , boston , paris , and zurich . it\u2019s about to open in toronto , but for the first time , marclay isn\u2019t going . having rigorously attended its every installation , he decided to step back and let assistant paul anton smith take over . \u201cit had stopped me from doing other things\u201d he says . \u201ci had a couple of small shows but it was the clock and still the clock and the swiss guy who made the clock \u2013 ha ha\u201d he says wearily . \u201cat last it\u2019s taking on a life of its own and freeing me to focus on other things . \u201d\n2 . anxiety the clock references the cinematic past through the recycling of known films . as viewers , we look for anchor points or moments of identification in the montage of clocks appearing before us . for cinephiles , to identify a known actor or the film from which the fragment of time is detached is to locate oneself as an informed viewer in a structure of familiar territory . as comforting as this is , the linear structure of the work and the rapid exchange of one temporal reference by another reminds one that time never stops . expectation comes to propel the film forward from one clip to another . the expectation is that a reference to time will be found embedded in the next clip . a \u2018where\u2019s waldo\u2019 of time ensues as we are conditioned by the film to look for clocks . finding the temporal signifier resolves the expectation but this resolution is short - lived , replaced immediately with the expectation that the next scene will provide another image of time . viewers are kept continually in a state of perpetual and anxious receptivity . the film\u2019s oscillation between anticipation and resolution burns out the continuous punctuality of our attention span . the clock is relentless .\n44 ) lux radio theater broadcast a 60 - minute cbs radio adaptation of the movie on christmas day 1950 with judy garland reprising her film role as dorothy .\n49 ) the film won two oscars for best original score and best original song , and was nominated for best art direction , best cinematography and best effects ."]}
{"id": 114588, "summary": [{"text": "guide is a 1965 romantic drama film starring dev anand and waheeda rehman .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was directed by vijay anand , who contributed to the screenplay .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is based on the novel the guide , by r. k. narayan .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film was a box office hit upon release .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the movie proved memorable for its award-winning performances by the lead actors and memorable music by s. d. burman .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "time magazine listed it at number four on its list of best bollywood classics .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "a 120-minute u.s. version was written by pearl s. buck , and directed and produced by tad danielewski .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was screened at the 2007 cannes film festival , 42 years after its release . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "guide ( film )", "paragraphs": ["a guide to conducting research in film studies at yale university , including key resources and crucial search strategies .\nfilm music collections in the united states : a guide . hollywood , calif . : society for the preservation of film music , 1996 .\nwhen mistaken to be a sage by some villagers , an ex - tour guide reflects on his past and lost love to search for spiritual wisdom to guide the villagers .\ncopyright \u00a9 2006 - 2018 new york production guide , inc . all rights reserved .\nthis guide supports research and study of film music , including courses music 7 , music history 7 and music history 177 .\nif you or your business are a resident of mo , you will auto - populate into the missouri film office production guide .\npage , this guide is for those who are unsure and gives you more of an overview .\n3 ) how to get your film made ? how to create your film .\nread about plastic film defect segmentation according to roll handling or actual film substrates .\nfilm florida will be joined as event sponsor by the florida keys & key west film & entertainment commission , the st petersburg clearwater film commission , the space coast film commission and paradise coast film commission .\nguide is considered one of bollywood ' s masterpieces . half a century later , here is some trivia about the film that you may or may not know .\na guide to research resources in ucla library special collections , books , scores , manuscripts , archival material , and recordings .\nthe following is a non - exhaustive list of subject headings * available in the ucla library catalog that you can use to guide your research on film ( motion picture ) music .\nespecially for our youngest independent film fans , this section of the festival is programmed in cooperation with utah film center , host of tumbleweeds film festival , utah\u2019s premiere film festival for children and youth .\nif this credits guide hasn\u2019t answered all your questions , i encourage you to try something that i do with most of my indie film credits ordering . find a recent and similar film of the same genre , and look at its end credits as a guide . art of the title is a great resource to study great title sequence designs that spans television and films .\nalthough guide is a classic till day , it\u2019s the music of guide which made it unforgettable . only a maestro like sd burman , who knows the true value of music , can come up with a memorable score like guide . gaata rahe mera dil , tere mere sapne , din dhal jaaye , piya tose naina laage , aaj phir jeene ki , kya se kya ho gaya , saiyan be - imaan , wahan kaun hai tera are outstanding in its own right , and you can\u2019t believe that all these great songs are in one album . disappointed that sd burman didn\u2019t get the best music that year , because guide album remains an evergreen album and movie till date . i still wonder if there will be another guide album today in bollywood .\ndev anand met david selznick when guide premiered in new york . david selznick wanted to cast dev in a film to be shot in kashmir , but died of a heart attack before the project could begin .\nauthor r k narayan hated the film adaptation of his acclaimed novel , but guide ( 1965 ) is widely considered a masterpiece of indian cinema and among the best work of its stars dev anand and waheeda rehman .\nnew york ' s oldest and most trusted online film production guide provides you with vital information in all areas of the film industry . new york production guide is modeled after the industry standardized aicp ( association of independent commercial producers ) bid form and is a proven leader with over ten thousand industry listings . nypg has increased the accessibility of film , tv and commercial production resources , allowing for thorough and professional research in all aspects of pre - production , production and post - production .\nour free film credits worksheet template makes structuring film credits like a breeze . click to download our free feature and short film credits template / worksheet . just save a copy !\n- - all of which have regular movie review features . the index also covers major film - related journals , such as journal of film and video , journal of popular film and television , literature / film quarterly , and cineaste . [ for a complete listing of film journals covered , see\nwe certainly hope you can join us in person for as much of this year\u2019s festival frolicsomeness as humanly possible . but if not we\u2019ve go you covered\u2014here now is your complete guide to following this year\u2019s la film festival online :\nthis text is a lay person ' s guide to the world of film music , from the silent era to the present day . oscar - winning film composer fred karlin describes how music is written and recorded for the movies ; who the composers are and how they work with film makers ; and the music itself - what to listen for in a film score , and what makes one score better than another .\nonce your film is made don\u2019t forget to get your film out there ! it is amazing how many people make a short film , give the cast and crew a copy , and that is it ! enter it into film festivals and show it on the web . use social networking to market your film and get feedback so you can make a better film the next time !\nthe location guide will be hosting a drinks reception with film florida in london on 26 february 2014 . the event will enable guests to find out more about filming in florida and to learn about the practicalities of shooting in the state .\noxford film & video makers ltd , trading as film oxford , is a company limited by guarantee . registered in england no 02022892\ndev anand in what is probably his most famous role is never less than convincing as the guide with all - too - human failings , but also blessed with a higher self .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\ngoes back to the turn of the 19th century and covers many of the same journals as are indexed in expanded academic index ( note that readers guide does not provide full - text ) .\nthe culmination of the sundance film festival is the awards ceremony . individuals from the worldwide film community select films to receive a range of awards .\nnesnadny + schwartz documentary film competition : $ 5 , 000 in cash . central and eastern european film competition : $ 10 , 000 cash prize .\ns d burman , dev anand ' s favourite music director , fell seriously ill while he was working guide ' s score . dev anand waited for s d burman to recover instead of replacing him .\nthe hitchhiker ' s guide to the galaxy\nis an enjoyable sci - fi romp with a strong twist of self - effacing british raillery that children of all ages will get a charge from .\nthe director is the creative force in the film , but it is the producer that gets the film \u201cmade\u201d , pulling together all the people and resources needed for the production . film oxford run two fantastic weekend courses that teach you the secrets of these roles ; directing drama and film producing on a microbudget .\ncritical writing about film and video generally falls into several broad categories , including published film reviews , scholarly or focused criticism and analysis , and fan writing .\nwhere to watch : the film is opening in theaters on feb . 10 .\nminnesota film and television is a non - profit film commission that advances minnesota\u2019s economy and enhances its robust cultural environment by promoting and supporting the state\u2019s production industry .\n, the film has as its protagonist raju ( dev anand ) , a glib - talking tourist guide . he meets rosie first when she is already married . her much - older , archaeologist husband marco ( kishore sahu , noted actor - director of the 1940s who also directed the meena kumari hit\nfrom shipping and security to spas and stages , when productions come to town , they utilize many different kinds of goods and services . make sure your business is on the short list by registering in our online guide .\nit can be a challenge to determine \u201cimportance\u201d in opening film credits order . in some cases , a particular credit might be considered more important because of the type of film . for example , a choreographer might get an opening credit in a dance film with lots of musical numbers , or a supervising animator in an animated film .\nwith that in mind , indiewire has collected information from some of the world\u2019s most important film festivals on what cash prizes they offered in association with their film awards .\nsoundtracknet aims to centralize internet resources relating to the genre of film and television music .\nmy brother was far from happy . . . narayan wrote a review of the english version in\nlife\nmagazine . . he called it\nthe misguided guide !\ndev anand complained that the review affected the box office !\nfans of the book will probably be a little disappointed , but anyone encountering the hitchhiker ' s guide for the first time should be thoroughly entertained . it is very strange and very funny in a way that adams ' work exemplified .\na feature film shot in one day , rolling thunder follows millennial director benny blake as he deals with a slough of catastrophes on the set of his big budget short film .\nis a celluloid tone poem which gently leads us through the story of a passionate soul , raju guide , imbued with his fair share of venalities - - - ambitions , insecurities and jealousies - - and his journey towards his eventual redemption .\nstranger says : this science - fiction flick is natalie wood\u2019s last film . it was mostly shot in 1981 , and was released in 1983 . it\u2019s also the film that explains why superconducting quantum interference devices ( squid ) are illegal in the 1995 film . . .\nunlike the blown film process , the cooling of the film with cast extrusion is highly efficient . this allows for higher production line speeds resulting in higher production rates with superior optical properties of the product . the degree of draw and orientation is significantly lower in the cast film process than in the blown film process . this is the reason why the thickness distribution\nsundance film forward is a touring program which introduces a new generation of audiences to the power of story through the exhibition of film and conversations with filmmakers to create greater cultural awareness .\nfilm credits order hierarchies ( with free template ) .\n# filmmaking # indiefilm # filmmakers\nwhat follows is an extensive resource highlighting the past 12 months of film festival cash prizes .\nmacro and zeal toast to the film\u2019s sundance arrival with stars from the film mary j . blige , carey mulligan , jason clarke and garrett hedlund at the stella artois filmmaker lounge .\nis currently perhaps the most comprehensive online index devoted exclusively film and television . articles in international film journals are indexed from 1972 to present , and television journals from 1979 to present .\nvijay anand was horrified by the story of rosie , the dancer who leaves her husband , and raju the guide who spirals through alcoholism and ends up a godman in a remote , parched village . he refused to direct the film twice , claiming it would be bad international pr for india . dev anand convinced him on the third try .\nfilm oxford is an independent hub for film and digital media whose aim is to create a community of filmmakers and digital creators through the programme of train , network , create , exhibit .\ntrain \u2013 through partnerships with local education providers oxfordshire adult learning , we offer highly subsidised training in a broad range of film and digital media courses . an alternative , affordable film school !\nindexes a solid core of serious film journals and publications related to the study of popular culture - - not a bad place to start a search for more scholarly or focused film literature .\na tour guide ( anand ) has an affair with a married woman ( rehman ) ; later he is mistaken for a holy man and , miraculously , becomes one . anand ' s brother vijay directed this daring tale of worldly passion and spiritual transcendence .\nwarcraft made a splash at comic - con this year\u2014both on the floor and in hall h , and fans have been waiting ages for news . but if you\u2019re not familiar with the series , you may be confused as to what all the fuss is for . don\u2019t know your gul\u2019dans from your durotans ? here\u2019s our complete guide to the warcraft film .\nthe film takes you beyond the happily ever after . what happens after a love match fructifies ?\nyes . i did some editing for that film . it was my entry into cinema too .\nluckily , we ' re breaking down the standard film credits order hierarchies , some helpful tricks , and our \u201c feature and short film credits template \u201d to get the job done even faster .\nguests clink glasses with shirley maclaine and anne heche at the acura studio after the film\u2019s premiere .\n* lata and rafi got a lion ' s share of the film ' s eternal classics . while\nfostering artists at the convergence of film , art , media , live performance , music & technology .\nprograms for utah audiences to experience independent film , theatre , and music through free screenings and discussions .\nnow that you ' re familiar with the film credits hierarchy , download you free movie credits template .\nsearch our extensive list of oklahoma\u2019s film industry professionals to find experienced crew based all throughout the state .\ndev anand at its best in a cult classic with waheeda rehman . directed by vijay anand . story : - a tourist guide meets an unhappy married woman who wants to take up dancing . with his motivation , she becomes a successful dancer but success corrupts the man ' s mind .\n\u201cwe\u2019re excited to be hosting this london drinks reception with our florida friends , \u201d says clara l\u00e9 of the location guide : \u201cflorida is a great filming location with a rich production heritage and we\u2019re very happy to help our friends and colleagues find out more about the local filming opportunities . \u201d\nsome of the film\u2019s admirers advise us not to worry much about the intricate storyline . michael phillips remarks :\n\u00a9 2018 film independent . all rights reserved . privacy policy . design by pentagram . built by barrel .\nbest first feature : \u20ac50 , 000 shared between the producer and director of the awarded film . prizes of the ecumenical jury : main prize ( amount unspecified ) and two prizes , both worth \u20ac2 , 500 each , for a film in the forum and panorama competitions . caligari film prize ( forum competition ) : \u20ac4 , 000 , half of which is given to the director , the other half is meant to fund distribution . peace film award : \u20ac5 , 000 amnesty international film prize ( competition , panorama and forum sections ) : \u20ac5 , 000 femina film prize ( outstanding contribution of a female technician in a feature film from a german - speaking country ) : \u20ac2 , 000 . the \u201ctagesspiegel\u201d readers\u2019 jury ( forum competition ) : \u20ac3 , 000\nin a later flashback to the party , smiley looks out the window and sees ann in the garden . another film would have shown us who\u2019s clutching her in the foliage , but this film leaves it to us .\nimmediately after exiting the die , the molten curtain enters the cooling unit where its temperature is lowered with a water cooled chill roll to \u201cfreeze\u201d the film . the film is then passed downstream where the edges are trimmed , corona treatment is applied ( if a fabrication process such as printing or coating is required ) and the film is wound into rolls . a description of the main components of a typical cast film line is presented below .\nsurprising , deeply cathartic film received much acclaim on the festival circuit even before opening to ebullient reviews in december .\njon hamm , tim robbins , and geena davis toast the new sci - fi film at the acura studio .\nbmi roundtable \u201cmusic & film : the creative process\u201d \u2013 2 p . m . to 4 p . m .\nmisery , it is said , can lead to sublimity . circumstances make raju go on a 12 - day fast to propitiate the gods for rain , and leads him to ponder over and seek answers to the ultimate spiritual question . in the end , the guide finds the path to his own emotional salvation .\nyes . the role brought him fame . subbu who wrote the screenplay and directed the film , coined the name .\n1 . a french term meaning\nblack film ,\nor film of the night , inspired by the series noir , a line of cheap paperbacks that translated hard - boiled american crime authors and found a popular audience in france .\ntypical opening credits are fairly straightforward , especially if your film is signatory to guilds and unions that specify billing order .\nin the machine cross direction is more uniform with cast processes ( with variations that could be as low as \u00b1 1 . 5 % ) . however , the film mechanical properties in the machine cross direction are lower when compared to those obtained with the blown film process due to the higher level of orientation that the film experiences in the blown process .\nthe american musical film song encyclopedia . thomas s . hischak . westport , conn . : greenwood press , 1999 .\napart from being nominated for her role as jackie kennedy , portman\u2019s film jackie also scored a best editing spirit nomination .\nshare your thoughts with us below , and don\u2019t forget to download our free feature / short film credits template / worksheet .\nfor any project coming to the state , film - friendly oklahoma businesses are eager to offer up heartland hospitality to productions , big and small . access our support services directory for a listing of film - friendly businesses and services throughout the state .\nnot only salzburg ' s beauty and history make it an ideal backdrop for many television and film productions . it is also home to leading film companies , and the special degree programs at its university of applied sciences and technologies provide an educational base to round out the city ' s profile as a center of the film industry . filmlocation was established as part of salzburgagentur to strengthen this position and the film industry in salzburg . this service and consulting center serves as a\nfirst - stop shop\noffering bundled assistance and services from a single location , especially for commercial film and television productions with international distribution .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nthe american boy , who flees from nkvd and becomes the guide of ivan kocherga , is played by anton sviatoslav greene from ann arbor , michigan , whose great - grandfather mykhailo soroka was a political prisoner of a soviet labor camp . his americanized ukrainian language was an ideal fit for the part of the son of a us engineer .\nroger ebert became film critic of the chicago sun - times in 1967 . he is the only film critic with a star on hollywood walk of fame and was named honorary life member of the directors ' guild of america . he won the lifetime achievement award of the screenwriters ' guild , and honorary degrees from the american film institute and the university of colorado at boulder .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\npoliticisation of r . k . narayan ! . . . now about\nmiss malini .\nhow did the film originate ?\nfilm composers in america : a filmography , 1911 - 1970 . clifford mccarty . new york : oxford university press , 2000 .\nstars such as tim robbins and molly shannon stop by for the ucla school of theater , film and television\u2019s yearly utah gathering .\nthe 19th annual composer and director roundtable is held at festival base camp . presented by canada goose , the conversation centers around the role of music in film , what makes a great composer and director relationship and the ingredients to making a successful film score .\nstars adam scott and molly shannon welcome the arrival of their film \u201cfun mom dinner\u201d with producer paul rudd at the acura studio .\nwas a hit , priya was not really noticed - - she was more of a wallflower than a dramatic actress in the film .\nthe director\u2019s take : mr . farhadi had high ambitions for his film . \u201cby watching hitchcock films , you get very excited and applaud hitchcock\u2019s craft , but don\u2019t get anything about the people who are living at that time in those conditions , \u201d he explained at the american film institute last fall . \u201ci really tried to make my film go in that direction , mixing drama and real life . \u201d\nsoundtracks : an international dictionary of composers for film . stewart r . craggs . aldershot , hants , england ; ashgate , 1998 .\napart from abiding by the traditional categories , the film independent spirit awards features special categories , accrediting films and filmmakers for unique qualifications .\nif you want to know more about each of these characters , here\u2019s a handy guide i wrote about each of them\u2014it\u2019s largely spoiler free , but i go into some detail about who exactly all these people are . sure these are spoilers for 20 year old games , bear in mind\u2014but hey , there\u2019s a movie coming out soon , so you might want to avoid them !\ndo you remember the film marked the debut of matinee idol gemini ganesh ? his name appeared as r . g . in the credits .\nrevolutionary artists showcase their bold , often - edgy work in a variety of different mediums - including live performances , film , and multimedia .\nchaz is the publisher of urltoken and a regular contributor to the site , writing about film , festivals , politics , and life itself .\nhow does tinker tailor fit the pieces together ? in general , the film adheres to common conventions of modern storytelling but then subtracts one or two layers of redundancy . the little gaps created make the film seem roundabout today , when rather linear and explicit narration is the norm .\nthe best of independent film will be celebrated at the 32nd film independent spirit awards , airing live on ifc on saturday at 2 p . m . pt . the ceremony will again be held in a tent on the beach in santa monica , just north of the pier .\nthis film is really valuable for me like for thousands other people . because of its story lines , kobza - player ' s songs , picturesque ukrainian nature and incredible mix of emotions like\nlaughing through crying\n.\nthe guide\nfor me is a promise for the great future of cinema in my motherland , because this film is valuable for ukrainians only , but not for the whole world now . let me begin from bad side of\nthe guide\n. it ' s jamala ' s unnatural play . she don ' t live in the film . she is trying to play . and this is the thing , which give opportunity for growing to oles sanin and ukrainian cinema . then , someone said grin ' s play wasn ' t so good , but it can ' t be usual or whole - understandable for us , because he is a person from different country and culture both in real life and film . that ' s all about bad sides . maybe , its worth to say smth about dialogs , but that which were played by brilliant actors are good and . i am completely sure co - scenes of stanislav boklan and irina sanina were the best , because of its authenticity and premiere on the\nbig screen\n. i should say a big\nthank you !\nto sergii mihalchuk , who took a picture , and whole film team ( i don ' t really know who should get the biggest appreciation , except of director and actors , of course ) . another advantage its shooting in ukrainian picturesque nature , which takes a heart with it for a long months ( i have watched\nthe guide\nin november , but i still remember that moments of delight by simply watching native landscapes ) . year , so many words without mentioning dramatic storyline in this film , which should play , actually , the main role . but for me it isn ' t smth new , unknown . i can ' t even imagine how it was . and i ' m really stressful - less person , so it hasn ' t touched me . only mentioned that it really - really - really and i have a huge reason to live for . mistake isn ' t excused . but\nthe guide\nis still the best and you still should watch it to understand and to move our history on .\nearly 1930s . peter is a ten - year - old boy in the midst of turbulent soviet ukraine . his father , an american engineer , is killed for obtaining secret documents about the repressions , which now are hidden in peter ' s book . the boy flees from the police with a blind kobzar ( ukrainian folk minstrel ) , ivan kocherga . ivan does everything to help his young guide to grow up and survive with a kind and clear soul that will not be hardened by what his eyes have seen . he tells his young guide elaborate stories that make him believe there can be a different reality from what he sees around him . we are challenged to admit the blind kobzar may see the world with greater clarity than those with perfect eyes .\nrediscover classic works of independent cinema as the sundance film festival presents films from the vaults of the sundance collection at ucla . formed in partnership with the ucla film & television archive , and growing through the support of donors , the collection now contains more than 1 , 800 films .\nyash johar was the production controller for navketan films and served as assistant director for guide . karan johar revealed decades later that his father tricked dev anand into filming a song sequence at what the actor thought was rohtang pass . actually , it was many kilometres short of rohtang pass . the crew , tired of trekking up , had simply repainted a milestone to say rohtang pass 0 .\nfor here or to go ? movie review : ali fazal and omi vaidya ' s film has potential to touch a nerve but . . .\nwhere to watch : the film opened in theaters on friday . ( here\u2019s a list of locations . here\u2019s the new york times review . )\nsiff says :\nthe first big thing in your life you ' re never gonna get over\nis how a friend of this film ' s title character describes the unexpected death of dean ' s mother . for the rest of the film , dean tries his best . . .\nkeeping score : film and television music , 1988 - 1997 . alvin h . marill . lanham , md . : scarecrow press , 1998 .\nguide is an impeccable work of art , not simply a movie . i see it as a lifetime achievement for all those who were a part of it , not intending to undermine their other accomplishments . vijay anand , popularly called goldie ( movie director ) , shows his class and commitment to prove himself even when the english version of the movie directed by ted danielewski failed earlier . it was a just a five minute song that yash johar ( pro for production ) showed to the distributors before they were convinced that the movie is a classic . the photography , art direction and production of the movie sets it apart from other movies of its era and at the same time puts it right up there on a different level . i would say that guide is the soul of indian cinema and serves as an inspiration to many . for all those who doubt the talent and originality of dev anand ( raju ) , this is the answer . waheeda rehman ( rosie ) has herself confessed that guide was the best ever role that she performed . s d burman ' s heart rendering music and vijay anand ' s vision have made this a landmark accomplishment for indian cinema .\nthe founders award for best narrative feature : $ 25 , 000 best new narrative filmmaker : $ 25 , 000 best documentary feature : $ 25 , 000 + art best new documentary filmmaker : $ 25 , 000 best new york narrative : $ 10 , 000 cash , $ 50 , 000 in company 3 post - production services + art best new york documentary : $ 10 , 000 cash , $ 50 , 000 in company 3 post - production services + art best narrative short : $ 5 , 000 cash , 5 , 000 feet of kodak 35mm film stock + art best documentary short : $ 5 , 000 cash , 5 , 000 feet of 35mm film stock donated by kodak and the art award \u201cfruits of war\u201d by spencer platt . tribeca film festival virtual best feature film : $ 25 , 000 cash tribeca film festival virtual best short film : $ 5 , 000 cash\ncreating an account with urltoken gives you access to more features and services , like our weekly newsletter and other special features just for the film community .\nscholarly or focused critical writing about particular films - - both current and historical - - can be found in an amazingly wide variety of sources , including film journals , and publications devoted to theater , history , literature , women ' s studies , ethnic studies , and other disciplines . critical / analytic film articles tend to be more academic and substantive than reviews . these articles often discuss particular films in broad social , political , and historical context . many times the focus of these articles is on a fairly specific aspect of a film , a director ' s work , or a film genre .\none thursday around lunchtime , arthur dent discovers that his house is to be immediately demolished in order to make way for a bypass . he tries delaying the bulldozers by lying down in front of them . ford prefect , a friend of arthur ' s , gives all the workers cans of beer to stop them demolishing his house . he convinces arthur to go to the pub with him . over six pints of beer for\nmuscle relaxant\nand some packets of peanuts for the salt , ford explains that he is an alien from a planet in the vicinity of betelgeuse , and a journalist working on the hitchhiker ' s guide to the galaxy , a universal guide book , and that the earth is to be demolished later that day by a race called vogons , in order to make way for a hyperspace bypass .\nin the cast film extrusion process , the molten polymer travels through a flat die system to adopt its final flat film shape . the die system is formed by the die and feedblock ( if the process requires coextrusion ) or simply the die , if the process is that of mono - layer extrusion .\nstories created through new convergences of film , art , and cutting - edge technology are showcased , giving festivalgoers a peek into the next dimension of storytelling .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nspecial cin\u00e9 cin\u00e9ma jury prize : winning film will be purchased for 30 , 000 chf and broadcasted on channel cin\u00e9 cin\u00e9ma . leopard for the best first feature : 30 , 000 chf ( shared equally between the director and the producer ) pardino d\u2019oro for the best international short film : 10 , 000 chf pardino d\u2019oro for the best swiss short film 10 , 000 chf pardino d\u2019argento ( one swiss , one international ) : 12 , 000 chf worth of kodak film stock locarno short film nominee for the european film awards : 2 , 000 chf action light prize for best swiss newcomer : 41 , 000 chf worth of equipment cinema e giovent\u00f9 prize \u2013 leopards of tomorrow ( one swiss film and one international competition ) : 3 , 000 chf junior jury awards : first prize : 6 , 000 chf ; second prize : 4 , 000 chf ; third prize : 2 , 000 chf environment is quality of life prize : 3 , 000 chf prix du public ubs : the winner of the audience prize : 20 , 000 chf eucumenical prize : 20 , 000 chf to be used for swedish distribution\ntarget filmmaker award ( best narrative feature , best documentary ) : $ 25 , 000 for each winning film . grand jury prize \u2013 texas | mps studios texas filmmaker award : $ 20 , 000 in cash , goods and services from mps studios for best film in the texas competition . silver heart award ( film or individual ) : $ 10 , 000 cash to an individual or film for their dedication to fighting injustices and / or creating social change for the improvement of humanity . txu energy light up the red carpet ( texas student video competition ) : $ 30 , 000 in prizes for the winning schools and students .\nthe directors\u2019 take : bentley dean and martin butler made the film with a minimal crew and drew on local lore , including a song about a tragic suicide by a couple in a similar predicament . \u201ci actually think of \u2018tanna\u2019 as a cinematic translation of the song that\u2019s in the film , \u201d mr . dean said .\npresenting the world premieres of 16 narrative feature films , the u . s . dramatic competition offers festivalgoers a first look at groundbreaking new voices in american independent film .\nafter that , the opening credits proceed through a list of the most important contributors to the film , starting from the least important , ending with the most important .\nthe cast film extrusion process is gaining increased popularity and enjoying sustained growth worldwide . new lines are being installed in a significant number and the market segments penetrated by this technology are on the rise . this article identifies the main components of a cast extrusion line and presents the fundamental aspects that require consideration when approaching cast film technology .\nthe complete index to british sound film since 1928 . ed . alan goble . london ; melbourne ; munich ; new providence , nj : bowker saur , c1999 .\nmockingbird pictures , sparkhouse media , and ambi media group celebrate the film . celebrities holding court at the reception are set to include stars keanu reeves and lily collins .\nthe vacuum box removes entrained air between the primary quenching roll surface and the film to minimize the air barrier between the hot web and the roll . this air barrier , if not reduced , acts as a thermal insulation cushion that impedes the film cooling process . the box also reduces the amount of necking in the film and the air gap and allows higher line speeds to be utilized . the vacuum box can be combined with an air knife or an air chamber to further enhance the web cooling .\neven if i weren\u2019t a le carr\u00e9 fan , i\u2019d be fascinated by a film that can succeed both critically and financially and still leave its audience puzzled about its plot .\nthe stronghold is a ukrainian adventure / fantasy film based on the same - name book . a present - day schoolboy vit ' ko goes a thousand years into past .\noneboxvision can help cast film producers improve their process through the use of advanced machine vision solutions . these system can provide real time feedback to identify flaws in the plastic so the process may be optimised . to learn more about plastic film inspection and 100 % inspection solutions , download our whitepaper and request access to our plastics process improvement library .\nchanges and new registrations are not published publicly until the film office reviews and approves them . please allow 24 business hours before contacting the office regarding pending registration or updates .\nthe primary function of the die system is to form a multi - layered film that is uniformly distributed across the width of the die with thickness variations on the film and thickness variations on each individual layer within industry accepted tolerances ( not to exceed \u00b12 . 5 % for the total thickness and within \u00b115 to \u00b120 % for each layer ) .\nfilm score monthly is a magazine about motion picture and television music . it focuses primarily on background music rather than scores . the website provides a supplement to their hardcopy magazine .\nthe independent spirit john cassavetes award is named after actor - director - screenwriter john cassavetes , a trailblazer of american independent film . the honor is presented to the creative team of a film that was budgeted under $ 500 , 000 . films up for the award this year include free in deed , hunter gatherer , nakom , lovesong and spa night .\ngeena davis and the bentonville film festival host a panel discussing women and diverse voices in media with industry notables , including jill soloway and michaela watkins , at rock & reilly\u2019s .\nburn later films give kudos to director janicza bravo and stars michael cera and judy greer for their film \u201clemon\u201d at a late - night gathering inside the stella artois filmmaker lounge .\nr . k . ramachandran is the younger brother of r . k . narayan , and elder to r . k . lakshman . the\nnot - so - famous\nbrother ( as he refers to himself with a ' gene - fed ' humour ) opted for a career in film editing after a short stint in a bank . his first break was in 1945 in the editing department at the gemini studio when\nmiss malini\nwas under production ( r . k . narayan wrote the screen play ) . he worked on several other productions as well . he went on to become regional officer of film censoring at madras and after retirement made documentaries and was connected with film festivals and film production .\nshe was not only the dramatic queen of the film , but also performed its complex dances . even though the english version was disappointing , there is a dance sequence in it , which lasts for over four hypnotising minutes , and shows waheeda in splendid form . dev was not a person to hold grudges . as the 25th anniversary of navketan approached , he asked chetan anand - - who had directed the company ' s first film afsar - - to direct jaaneman . hema malini played the lead opposite dev and the film was a success .\nsiff says : split screens , cinema collage , and formal experimentation take you deep into the medium of film itself . warning : a short in this program contains heavy strobe effects .\nwell guys , we finally made it . after weeks of anticipation , the 2017 la film festival officially begins tonight , with the premiere of our opening night film , colin trevorrow\u2019s tense family mystery - drama the book of henry . thus kicks off nine straight days of tastefully jam - packed , film - oriented adult recreation : screenings , panels , special events , food , drink , live music , yoga ( ! ) and much , much more . it\u2019s a lot of stuff to keep up with , but don\u2019t worry\u2014we\u2019re here to help .\nmix and mingle with coca - cola , regal , red and film industry execs and editors at indiewire over a bottle of coke ! the shindig is held at rock & reilly\u2019s .\nthe number of sources , both online and in print , for finding film / tv reviews and critical analysis is large and often bewildering . how to navigate this sea of information ?\nwould be a good second place to look . the mla bibliography indexes an exceptionally wide range of journals which are broadly concerned with literature , folklore , theatre , and other performing arts - - including film . this source also has the benefit of indexing relevant chapters in books , doctoral dissertations , conference proceedings , and other resources useful to the study of film .\nlast modified : thursday | may 24 , 2018 @ 10 : 23 open printable version this entry was posted on monday | january 23 , 2012 at 4 : 11 pm and is filed under art cinema , film comments , film genres , narrative strategies , readers ' favorite entries , screenwriting . responses are currently closed , but you can trackback from your own site .\nwas not a blockbuster ; it was more of a prestige film . it won the best director , best actor and best actress filmfare awards for vijay anand , dev and waheeda respectively .\n10 . the most american film genre , because no society could have created a world so filled with doom , fate , fear and betrayal , unless it were essentially naive and optimistic .\nthis is an absolutely fantastic chronology of film music through the ages . . . from the silent era to the\njohn williams\nera to today . this book makes for entertaining and informative reading with quotes from so many in - the - industry sources that your head will spin ! it ' s the most up - to - date reference i ' ve found so far on film - scoring techniques and the problems historically associated with this genre . i ' d even recommend it to film - goers with a just a passing interest in music as well\nthis is an absolutely fantastic chronology of film music through the ages . . . from the silent era to the\njohn williams\nera to today . this book makes for entertaining and informative reading with quotes from so many in - the - industry sources that your head will spin ! it ' s the most up - to - date reference i ' ve found so far on film - scoring techniques and the problems historically associated with this genre . i ' d even recommend it to film - goers with a just a passing interest in music as well .\noliver ( richard coyle ) in the food guide to love is the ultimate foodie and food writer . as a kid , while others were cheering on their sports team , he was enjoying the tapas and fine cuisine at the snack table . he becomes a run away success in the way he describes the sensual aspect of food but has had a hard time translating that erotic magnetism into his relationships . after 6 months they burn out and he moves on to his next course . all is well until he comes across a hot fire spanaird in bibiana . she is an activist with a father ' s complex that sees through oliver ' s frivolous ways . a foreign film that celebrates the joys of life and teaches us that along the way we much enjoy the banquet of life ' s joys . i believe this is a great film for anyone that wants to watch a good story .\nto keep up to date on everything film ( training , events , productions , screenings , special offers ) in the area join the film oxford email list , and support us by spreading our news through your social media networks . you can always unsubscribe yourself at a later date if you want to ! go to contact page on our website urltoken or direct with shortened url urltoken\ncould surely be a lot better , but there ' s much to enjoy in the film that exists , with its organic mixture of comic tones , and generally upbeat attitude of breezy fun .\nin between all of the prizes and premieres , stars and film aficionados endure the cold temperatures with help from the city\u2019s pop - up party scene , featuring swag , drinks and exclusive dinners .\nfollowing the screening of the film , director kogonada toasts with stars haley lu richardson , parker posey , michelle forbes , rory culkin , and john cho over dinner at the kia supper suite .\nthe european film awards are an annual pan - european networking event . it is designed for the european film industry , which submits around 500 films / year ; the worldwide media , which reports on the selections / nominations / winners ; the awards weekend , with its networking activities ; the international audience , participating through the peoples choice award and being actively involved and informed through social media .\nthe european film awards are a europe - wide and international promotional platform annually highlighting 80 to 90 european productions ( feature , documentary , animation and short films ) and the film professionals involved in their creation , with the aim of helping the films travel , connecting european filmmakers across borders to facilitate pan - european networking , and building an international audience , thus improving access to markets , especially outside a film ' s country of origin . requirements : 2016 awards : european films with a theatrical or festival premiere between 1 july 2015 and 31 may 2016 . picture : efa / christian schulz\nahl indexes both important film journals ( most of which are indexed in other sources discussed above and below ) and a broad range of international journals devoted to american history , politics , and culture .\nalright , people , it ' s that time of year again\u2014time to get out your snow threads ( and your liver ) ready for what ' s bound to be another epic sundance film festival .\nsong trivia - aaj phir jeene ki tamanna hai - dev anand did not like this song when it was recorded . on the insistence of his brother and the film ' s director vijay anand , they decided to shoot the song and then determine if the song should be retained . by the time the shoot ended , dev anand had changed his mind and agreed to keep the song in the film .\nfilm reviews are assessments of the aesthetic , entertainment , social and cultural merits and significance of a current film or video . reviews tend to be short to medium length articles , often written by a single staff writer for a particular publication . in most cases , the chief aim of a review is to tell the reader whether the film is worth going to see ( or buying on dvd ) . although reviews are usually fairly\nquick takes\non a movie , they can , in some instances , be lengthy , substantive , and very insightful . the writing of notable critics such as pauline kael (\nthe publications discussed above represent only a portion of the print and online resources available to assist the researcher in tracking down film literature . a more comprehensive listing of resources in the ucb library is provided at\nplus , video game movies have a pretty bad rep , for good reason : they\u2019ve mostly been terrible . warcraft \u2019s popularity , combined with the fact that it seems like the creative teams behind it are at least talking like they understand how to adapt a video game to film , has a lot of people hoping that this film could break the trend and bring video game stories and worlds to wider audiences .\nhave you participated in a program or had a film in one of our festivals ? then you ' re part of our alumni community . learn about the on - going support and benefits we offer you !\nthe problem is not that the film debases the book but that movies themselves are too capacious a home for such comedy , with its tea - steeped english musings and its love of bitty , tangential gags ."]}
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", "topic": 0}], "title": "those calloways", "paragraphs": ["those calloways ( 1965 ) re - edited into a three - part television presentation .\nthose calloways was released in region 1 dvd widescreen by walt disney studios home entertainment on february 3 , 2004 .\nthose calloways : part 3\nis an episode of walt disney ' s wonderful world of color starring brian keith , vera miles , and brandon de wilde . those calloways ( 1965 ) re - edited into a three - part television presentation .\never thought you could make an entire film about a geese sanctuary ? if not , you\u2019re going to be in for a surprise . let\u2019s take a look together at the 1965 disney film , those calloways .\nthose calloways was released on january 28th , 1965 . critics were very mixed on it . those that wrote favorable reviews talked about the way the film made them feel , which was really the directors intent . those that didn ' t like it found it too simple and drawn out . it didn ' t do very well at the box office and made its television debut in 1969 . it made its home video debut in 1985 .\nwalt disney ' s family picture for easter ,\nthose calloways ,\nis a conventional domestic chronicle , prettily photographed in the vermont woods , undistinguished but not without a certain rustic charm . view full article in timesmachine \u00bb\nall the tv series & episodes i own . . and those i ' ve seen , i ' ve rated part 1\nthose calloways is a 1965 american family drama film , adapted from the 1950 children ' s novel swiftwater by paul annixter . the film was produced by disney and directed by norman tokar . it was the last credit for veteran film composer max steiner . [ 2 ]\nthose calloways is a 1965 american film adaption of a book by paul annixter . annixter and his wife jane were writers of books for young readers . the film was produced by disney and directed by norman tokar . it was the last credit for veteran film composer max steiner .\noriginally trade - previewed as those crazy calloways , disney ' s those calloways is a lengthy , anecdotal film about a highly individualistic new england family . patriarch cam calloway ( brian keith ) is regarded as a crank by the local villagers because of his dream to build a bird sanctuary that will protect migratory geese from hunters . cam uses all his savings to buy a lake , where he intends to establish his sanctuary . when a wealthy sportsman offers to turn the town into a booming resort community in exchange for hunting rights , cam opposes the plan , which briefly puts him on the outs with everyone else . only when cam is accidentally shot by the sportsman do the locals rally around the\ncrazy\ncalloways so that cam ' s sanctuary can come to fruition .\nthis results in the calloways being evicted from their home and having to build a new log cabin on the marshland . fortunately , the townspeople come to help and the cabin is built in no time .\ndespite that , the calloways seem to be an overall loving married couple and manage to patch up their problems quicker than others . they also have a teenage adult son named bucky , played by brandon dewilde ,\ncam calloway ( brian keith ) is a man with a dream : to one day establish a sanctuary for the geese that fly overhead during their long migration . unfortunately , cam lacks the money to buy the necessary property - - until his son buck ( brandon de wilde ) embarks on a project that will guarantee success . . . unaware that greedy hunters are manipulating the calloway family for their own selfish gains . beautifully filmed in vermont , those calloways is a stirring outdoor drama glowingly filmed in the rural new england countryside and featuring an exceptional cast of popular movie performers .\nthose calloways is currently available on dvd . a minor restoration has been done , but the print is still flawed by excess grain and artifacts that shouldn ' t be there . the film is presented in a widescreen aspect ratio of 1 . 66 : 1 . while theater exhibition guides didn ' t specify which aspect ratio was correct , most disney films from this era were presented in 1 . 75 : 1 . however , 1 . 66 : 1 is pretty close and is much more preferred than disney ' s usual fullscreen transfers . there aren ' t any bonus features . the film is also available on itunes where it can be purchased in hd widescreen .\nback to the main plot : after a successful hunting season , bucky returns home with a good number of furs to sell in the market after the christmas holidays . sadly , the fur market somewhat crashes , so instead of receiving $ 1800 for the furs as they thought they were gonna get , the calloways only received $ 450 .\nit ' s easy to understand why critics were so torn on this film . it has some really great moments . there is some humor , mostly involving mrs . calloway trying to shoe a bear away that always comes to their cottage . there are also some truly touching moments , like when she is presented with her first fur coat for christmas . all of the actors give fine performances and swiftwater feels like it would be a great place to visit , which adds to the films appeal . on the other hand , a story about a family who loses everything to save some geese doesn ' t seem very justifiable and with a two hour runtime , its easy to see why so many were quick to dismiss it . it ' s a slow paced film full of sentiment for a simpler time that doesn ' t exist anymore . if you enjoy that kind of film , you will probably be amongst those who truly love those calloways . i enjoyed the film , but i wouldn ' t go as far as to say its one of disney ' s best .\nthey live near the forest in a typical log cabin . cam\u2019s occupation is trapping . he lays traps for ermines and other forest animals and sells their furs . i find this somewhat hypocritical . he\u2019s upset about people shooting the geese . but , he doesn\u2019t mind killing other animals . on top of that , he doesn\u2019t mind killing those animals and using the money to buy the marshland to save the geese .\nthe film begins with footage of geese as the credits play and we are introduced to the cottage of the calloways . the son bucky gets in a fight with a man in the town who is shooting at the geese as they fly over . when he gets home , his father tries to teach him how to fight . when a rich business man sees the geese and hears that they fly over swiftwater on their way south and north , he tells the town it would be good business to make it a tourist destination for hunters . when mr . calloway finds out what the town is up to he is outraged . he takes a loan to buy the lake property that the town was planning to turn into a stop for the geese . their main source of income is selling furs . when the market crashes and they make less then expected for their sales , he gets in over his head and can\u2019t pay back the loan . they are evicted from their cottage and they move onto the new property where they build a bigger cabin .\ncam calloway , an irish trapper and woodsman raised by the micmac indians , lives in swiftwater , maine , with his wife , liddy , and his 19 - year - old son , bucky . his fondest hope is to establish a sanctuary for the great flocks of wild geese which fly over swiftwater in autumn during their southward migration . in order to purchase a large tract of land for the proposed sanctuary , cam spends all the profits from an entire season of trapping . as a result , he is unable to meet the mortgage payments on his own home , and he and his family are evicted . forced to move to the lake , they find that many of their neighbors are willing to help them build a new home . meanwhile , dell fraser , a traveling salesman , schemes to convert swiftwater into a resort for goose hunters . posing as a conservationist , dell gives cam money to plant corn which would lure the birds down during their migration . bucky learns of the plan , and cam has a violent argument with the profiteers . after cam is seriously wounded by a rifle shot , the townspeople organize a petition authorizing the federal government to buy the marshland for a sanctuary . as cam recovers from his wound , fraser and his cohorts leave town , and the dream of the calloways becomes a reality .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyour social account may not have provided your email to us . please confirm or enter it below to complete your profile .\nwe found your email in our system . please provide your site password to link to your existing account .\nforgot your password ? enter your email address and we ' ll send you instructions on how to access your account .\nwe have not verified that the email belongs to you . please check your inbox for the verification email .\nto resend the verification email , please enter your email address and click submit .\ninteresting attempt by disney to make a film with more complex characters than the usual offerings by this studio . talking mainly of course about brian . . .\nleonard maltin classic movie guide , copyright 2005 , 2010 . used by arrangement with penguin group ( usa ) inc .\ntm & \u00a9 2018 turner classic movies , inc . a time warner company . all rights reserved . code of conduct for this site | press room | privacy policy | | terms of use\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nstory of cam calloway and his family , who live in a densely wooded area in new england . cam dreams of building a sanctuary for the geese that fly over the area each year , and he tries . . . see full summary \u00bb\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nprofessor dooley takes home a duck from his research laboratory as a toy for his son , but soon finds out that it lays golden eggs .\ndavy crockett and his sidekick georgie compete against boastful mike fink (\nking of the river\n) in a boat race to new orleans . later , davy and georgie , allied with fink , battle a group of . . . see full summary \u00bb\na tiger escapes from a circus truck as it passes by a small town , and hides itself in the surrounding woods . this throws the town into a panic and everyone wants the animal killed . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntrue - life nature photography is used to tell the tale of a female tree squirrel named perri who encounters many different forest creatures , both friendly and dangerous , as she grows up through the four seasons and finds a mate named porro .\nduring the reign of henry viii , mary tudor seeks to flee a forced marriage with the french king by escaping to america with her true love , but her plans are not so easily executed .\nstory of cam calloway and his family , who live in a densely wooded area in new england . cam dreams of building a sanctuary for the geese that fly over the area each year , and he tries several schemes to buy a nearby lake for this santuary . he is thwarted at every attempt , it seems ; he and his son try to get enough furs from their trapping venture to get the money , but the bottom falls out of the fur market . he uses the little money they get for a down payment on the lake , thereby losing their house when he can ' t make the mortgage payment . they move to the lake , where their friends help them build a cabin . a salesman stops in town , and tries to get the people to sell their land for a tourist venture ; cam is outraged at his tactics and takes desperate measures after he himself is tricked .\ntheirs was a wild , untamed land . they fought to keep it that way .\nbrandon de wilde was seven months older than linda evans in real - life , even though his character was two years younger than hers . bucky calloway was 16 and bridie mellott was 18 .\nwhen the guys are in the store talking about the town meeting for the hunting club , one of them is holding a box of winchester aa ammunition . these shells were not available until the 1960 ' s . . . . years after the time frame of the film .\n: he wants to know if you know the best way to cook a goose .\n: well , sir , you take a goose and you put it in a pan . and you take a hand , a big hand , full of bread stuffing , you know ? and then you mix that stuffing thoroughly with about , eh , oh , i ' d say a half a jug of hard cider . then you put in a pinch of nutmeg , just a pinch . then you baste the goose for about , . . .\nthis movie is one of the better movies that disney put out in the ' 60s . many of the movies that they were producing in this time period were obviously family oriented , but all had a much lighter tone to them . this was a serious look at a serious time in us history , and i think they did a fantastic job with it . overall , the performances are memorable , and the cast has stars , but is not overweighted . some supporting roles of note are done by ed wynn and walter brennan . the music is also well scripted . definitely worth a look .\n12 of 13 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\ncam calloway is a man with a dream : to one day establish a sanctuary for the geese that fly overhead during their long migration . unfortunately , cam lacks the money to buy the necessary property , until his son buck embarks on a project that will guarantee success , unaware that greedy hunters are manipulating the calloway family for their own selfish gains .\nuh , oh ! it seems javascript is disabled in your internet browser . please enable javascript if you would like to watch videos on this site .\ncam comes home to the excitement of his son , bucky , and pets , but also to the somberness of his wife , liddy , whom he hasn ' t seen in a while .\ntwo best friends have their lives turned upside down when they ' re unexpectedly charged with the care of six - year - old twins .\noddball , a spotless dalmatian , and the wisecracking macaw waddlesworth set out to find her spots and outfox the wicked cruella de vil .\nit starred brian keith , vera miles , brandon de wilde , walter brennan and linda evans in the principal roles .\nfollowing the patterned formula for disney family entertainment , the film follows the trials and tribulations of a vermont family over a period of time as they attempt to establish a sanctuary for the canadian geese that stopover in their rural community during their annual migrations .\nbrandon de wilde had previously worked with walter brennan in 1956s good - bye , my lady and with brian keith in the 3 - part the tenderfoot for walt disney ' s wonderful world of color in 1964 .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nwe are continually improving the quality of our text archives . please send feedback , error reports , and suggestions to archive _ feedback @ nytimes . com .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\nhistory , fun facts and reviews of every theatrical disney film in chronological order . follow along as i review over 70 years of disney movies .\nwalt disney was an avid animal love , so it is no wonder that the writings of paul annixter would go one to inspire one of his films . paul and his wife jane primarily wrote books for young readers that were centered around animals . his novel swiftwater about a vermont family ' s struggle to rescue migrating geese from hunters serves as the inspiration for this film . the screenplay was adapted by louis pelletier , who previously penned big red for disney .\nnorman tokar was hired to direct , who had also worked on other disney animal films like big red , savage sam and a tiger walks . his chief concern with the film was to create an atmosphere and mood . disney star brian keith ( the parent trap , savage sam ) headlines the film as cam calloway . vera miles is paired with brian keith again after working together on a tiger walks . young western star brandon de wilde plays their son in his only film for disney . linda evans plays his love interest in one of her earliest films . a young tom skerritt , most famous for his role in top gun , has a small role in this , one of his earliest films . walter brennan has a supporting role in his first of two disney films . and disney favorite ed wynn also has a supporting role . while some establishing shots were done in vermont , the majority of the film was shot on the disney studio lot . the entire village plus a lake and the family ' s cabin were built on the backlot . since the film takes place in the fall , artists painted 280 , 000 leaves on the lot to make burbank look like fall in vermont . famous composer max steiner ( gone with the wind and casablanca ) wrote the score , the last film he composed before retiring . the sherman brothers also wrote two songs for the film called\nthe cabin - raising song\nand\nrhyme - a\nthey are approached one day by a man claiming to be a photographer who gets them some money to plant corn to lure the geese in the fall for photographs . however , he is actually the business man that came to town earlier and is interested in hunting the birds . an altercation ensues and he gets shot . thankfully , he is ok and in the end the geese are safe too .\ncan u please email me . . i have some questions i want to ask you about several disney dvd releases ! cb0355 @ urltoken\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\n( if this is your first time on this blog , i ask you to read my \u201cabout\u201d page first ! you can find a link to it at the top left - hand corner of this blog . thanks ! )\nthe film opens up to a small vermont town called swiftwater . it\u2019s your typical small town and on this particular day , the geese are flying overhead\u2026an event which all of the townspeople look forward to every year . while some of the townspeople are interested in shooting the geese , the majority of the townspeople wants the geese to be left alone .\none such person is a man named cam calloway , played by brian keith .\n\u201csomehow i feel i should have two twin daughters in this movie who are trying to hook me up with my ex - wife . \u201d\nhe has always loved the geese and hated how people could just shoot the geese . his dream is to create a sort of geese sanctuary where the geese can come down for a rest as they fly over the town and where they can be safe from hunters . the only available area where he can make the sanctuary is some unwanted marshland near a lake . the problem is it costs $ 1100 .\nthis sanctuary aspiration ( as well as the fact that he has a bit of a drinking problem ) causes conflict between him and his wife , lydia \u201cliddy\u201d calloway , played by vera miles .\n\u201csomehow i feel i should have a murdered sister near a creepy motel in this movie . \u201d\nnevertheless , cam still intends to go fur trapping and even intends to take his son bucky with him this year . they go out to do a preliminary scouting of the area they\u2019re going to trap : an area of the forest that nobody\u2019s ever trapped before because the local natives say the place is haunted with evil spirits . cam and bucky disregard this legend and end up having an accident resulting in cam breaking his leg .\nbucky rushes to town to get help from the townspeople . they manage to get cam back home and get the doctor to look at cam\u2019s leg . since cam has to rest his leg now , it\u2019s up to bucky to go and do the fur trapping himself this year .\nlet me take a minute to talk about the townspeople whom we see a lot of . they\u2019re your typical small town - type townspeople including a group of friendly old - timers . if you\u2019re a fan of old films / tv shows , you can recognize a few familiar faces . the most prevalent old - timer is a man named alf simes , played by 3 - time academy award winner , walter brennan .\n\u201cbelieve it or not , this is one of the movies that i did not win an academy award for . \u201d\n\u201chey ed , i know a man with a wooden leg named smith . \u201d \u201cwhat\u2019s the name of his other leg ? \u201d\nand even the doctor , played by frank ferguson , is better known as mr . foley from the andy griffith show .\n\u201cit\u2019s like every disney movie from the 1960s reminds you of the andy griffith show . \u201d\nthis upsets cam especially because now he can\u2019t purchase the marshland fully . however , there are two things that he can do : he can give the money to doane shattuck , his landlord , to whom he owes money . or he can use the money as a down payment on the marshland . unfortunately , he does the latter which results in his wife getting upset with him , and deservedly so .\nthis reminds me of penny chenery\u2019s decision in secretariat when she has a chance to pay off a debt , but refuses to do so and would rather put her dreams and goals before her family and reality .\nbut like penny , cam tries to find another way to pay off his debts and offers the marshland that he\u2019s put a down payment on to doane . but since the marshland is not a piece of prime real estate , doane refuses the deal .\nduring this time , a newcomer to the town , dell fraser , played by philip abbott comes into contact with cam . he expresses interest in the geese and admire\u2019s cam\u2019s sanctuary idea . he even informs cam that his boss would be willing to invest money in cam\u2019s sanctuary so that it can be set up in no time .\n\u201cwell either you are closing your eyes to a situation you do not wish to acknowledge , or you are not aware of the caliber of disaster indicated by the lack of a geese sanctuary in your community . \u201d\ncam , appreciative of the offer , agrees to this . this turns out to be a bad move as dell fraser and his boss\u2019s intentions are to win cam\u2019s trust and shoot all the geese when they land in cam\u2019s sanctuary . when cam finds out about the scheme , he gets angry at dell fraser and sets fire to the corn that he\u2019s planted to attract the geese .\nsadly , this doesn\u2019t prevent dell fraser and his boss from shooting the geese as they fly over the lake near the marshland . when cam sees this , he tries to stop them forcibly and in the scuffle , accidentally gets shot . cam is unconscious as the townspeople start to pray for him .\nthe movie ends with cam regaining consciousness , the geese stopping down in cam\u2019s sanctuary , and the townspeople unanimously signing a petition protecting cam\u2019s sanctuary from the likes of dell fraser and his boss .\ngosh\u2026this is quite a hard film to say what i think about it . the film is your typical old - fashioned homely film about a family living in a small town near the wilderness . the biggest problems that i have with this film are the length and the pacing . the film is over 2 hours long and the first half of the movie just seems to drag ! the overall film itself also doesn\u2019t seem to go at a steady balanced pace .\ni wouldn\u2019t call this a good movie , but if you\u2019re a fan of old - fashioned movies that take place in rural area , maybe you can give this one a shot .\n( you can click on the image below for an enlarged version of my rating sheet . )\nso , the final score for this film is 22 / 35 = 62 . 86 % ( d - ) !\nha . i haven\u2019t heard of this one either but your line \u201ci too am a woman of complicated morals . pancakes ? \u201d cracked me up . they certainly got a pretty good cast . it looks like the kind of movie that they play on my local pbs station on \u2018family movie night\u2019 . if i was bored i might give it a sit - through but sounds like not worth hunting down . fun review .\nyeah , don\u2019t go out of your way for it , but if it\u2019s playing somewhere , give it a shot especially if you like seeing actors / actresses from back - in - the - day .\ni wish my local pbs had a \u201cfamily movie night\u201d . i do love our local metv station which plays old shows like get smart , the andy griffith show , hogan\u2019s heroes , cheers , the bob newhart show , the adventures of superman , star trek , the twilight zone , mod squad , m * a * s * h , welcome back kotter , taxi , the adam west batman show , lost in space , bonanza , the brady bunch , gilligan\u2019s island , mary tyler moore show , emergency ! , etc .\n\u2018the andy griffith show\u2019 is awesome ! i love it to death ! i\u2019ve seen almost every episode ! i think only season 8 and some of seasons 6 & 7 i haven\u2019t seen yet .\nwhere were you when i was 14 years old to stand up against my sisters ? i told them the last 3 seasons were in color and they completely ignored me \u2013 \u201care you a dog ? \u201d \u201cthen why are you watching it ? \u201d i even remember one of them trying to moon the tv .\nit\u2019s sad that some people wouldn\u2019t watch a film / tv show or even give it a chance just because it\u2019s not in color .\nmedia junkie on lt . robin crusoe , u . s . n . \u2026\nthe animation commen\u2026 on lt . robin crusoe , u . s . n . \u2026\neric binford on lt . robin crusoe , u . s . n . \u2026\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\n2018 copyright . all rights reserved . the sponsored listings displayed above are served automatically by a third party . neither the service provider nor the domain owner maintain any relationship with the advertisers . in case of trademark issues please contact the domain owner directly ( contact information can be found in whois ) . privacy policy\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\neach year , migrating canadian geese stop for rest in a remote vermont community . before long , hunters begin to prey on the animals , much to the chagrin of local family man cam calloway ( brian keith ) . cam , hoping to protect the geese , decides to construct a safe house for them near a large pond . he and his family move into the wilderness to build the shelter . unfortunately , he makes a powerful enemy when a businessman ( philip abbott ) tries to turn the rural town into a hunting destination .\nkeith is cam calloway , an irish trapper brought up by micmac indians . he , his wife , and de wilde , their 19 - year - old son , live in swiftwater , maine . keith hopes to create a sanctuary for the large flocks of geese that fly through town each autumn and spends so much money on land for the site that he can ' t make mortgage payments on his house . the family is . . . read more\nthis article will be permanently flagged as inappropriate and made unaccessible to everyone . are you certain this article is inappropriate ?\nit starred brian keith , vera miles , brandon dewilde , walter brennan and linda evans in the principal roles .\nbrandon dewilde had previously worked with walter brennan in 1956 ' s good - bye , my lady and with brian keith in the 3 - part the tenderfoot for walt disney ' s wonderful world of color in 1964 .\nthis figure consists of anticipated rentals accruing distributors in north america . see\nbig rental pictures of 1965\n, variety , 5 january 1966 p 6\nthis article was sourced from creative commons attribution - sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . world heritage encyclopedia content is assembled from numerous content providers , open access publishing , and in compliance with the fair access to science and technology research act ( fastr ) , wikimedia foundation , inc . , public library of science , the encyclopedia of life , open book publishers ( obp ) , pubmed , u . s . national library of medicine , national center for biotechnology information , u . s . national library of medicine , national institutes of health ( nih ) , u . s . department of health & human services , and urltoken , which sources content from all federal , state , local , tribal , and territorial government publication portals ( . gov , . mil , . edu ) . funding for urltoken and content contributors is made possible from the u . s . congress , e - government act of 2002 .\ncrowd sourced content that is contributed to world heritage encyclopedia is peer reviewed and edited by our editorial staff to ensure quality scholarly research articles .\nby using this site , you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . world heritage encyclopedia\u2122 is a registered trademark of the world public library association , a non - profit organization .\nsherman brothers , charlotte ' s web , coral gables , florida , chitty chitty bang bang , e . b . white\ncopyright \u00a9 world library foundation . all rights reserved . ebooks from world library are sponsored by the world library foundation , a 501c ( 4 ) member ' s support non - profit organization , and is not affiliated with any governmental agency or department .\ninstantly receive a \u00a310 urltoken gift card if you\u2019re approved for the amazon platinum mastercard with instant spend . representative 21 . 9 % apr ( variable ) .\ncredit offered by newday ltd , over 18s only , subject to status . terms apply .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\nregion : region 2 ( this dvd may not be viewable outside europe . read more about dvd formats . )\nclassic drama based on the novel by paul annixter . the film tells the story of cam calloway ( brian keith ) , a new england preservationist and fur trapper . along with his son , cam dreams of buying a nearby lake to turn into a refuge for migrating geese . he finds , however , that making the dream come true requires much more money than he has , and even greater ingenuity in getting around the real estate developers . the situation turns violent when cam and his son move into a cabin on the property , and an attempt is made on his life . can cam stop the development of this pristine area and carry out his lifelong wish to help the environment .\na warm movie about a little town , its people and their lives . calloway senior wants to buy a nearby lake for the wild geese that used to come in the region to spend the cold winter months . people of the town are divided in 2 categories : the ones that want to take advantage of the coming of the geese and make of their town a hunter ' s paradise and the ones that love watching the birds and protecting their shelter . a must - have movie for all disney fans , a movie that reminds us the beauty of simple life and the essential love of nature and kindness of heart . i simply cannot recommend it enough , buy it , watch it and you ' ll love it !\ni purchased this movie for one reason max steiner wrote the music score and must say he is the best ever when it comes to music in films . not like the rubbish of today that sound just like someone hitting a bin lid with a piece of wood . the movie its self is just wonderful and i rate it as 5 full stars price is very good for the type of movie it is and for family to watch again and again . i highly recommend it for picture and a good story lovely music score by max a very good print and sound , what more do you wany so go ahead and buy it and put it to your collectiom well worth keeping for future screening .\nthere are tens of disney films which are either impossible to buy or they are being sold for region 1 . it is a classic on dvd that i am happy now to keep with my collection\nthe story is set in vermont , and tells of a family ` s attempt to set up a lake sanctuary for the wild geese , which fly over their land twice a year . it ` s set ` in the olden days ` with ` townsfolk ` and ` a house - building ` etc . the men of the family trap animals for their fur , and there are some deep - snow mountain scenes . but this film didn ` t hit any of the right notes with our family , i ` m sorry to say . i ` d thought it would , being disney , and having a rural setting , but it ` s hard to say who it will appeal to . some scenes were unsuitable for the under 10s . ( geese being shot out of the air , the hero getting a bloody nose and injuries in fist - fights , and a scene where the hero , in a jealous mood , forces kisses onto the girl he fancies ) for adults the storyline is too slow . ( at least it is for this adult ) the comedy - type music which accompanies the tame grizzly bear ` s appearences suggests the story is going to be fun for children , but we found it wasn ` t much fun . imo it ` s a film for watching just the once .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\none week away ! event participants will receive a free food voucher to use at the jeffersonville farmers ' and artisan market upon boarding the bus ! participating vendors include fire on the mountain wood fired pizza , mediterranean mix , im sabai , kc ' s red hots , and kingdom creamery of vermont .\nbetamax pal format - not vhs & not a dvd ! long oop & htf in .\nin colour . fox - 1962 - 240 min ( including doco ) . as new , in colour , with making of doco . this tape is pal , it will not play on\nntsc\n( usa ) unless you have a dual player . this film is in the pal format and will not play on ntsc ( usa ) players unless you have a dual player that plays both formats .\nlilian ' s story ~ ruth cracknell ~ barry otto ~ ~ a rare australian movie vhs pal video ~ a rare find . ~ ruth cracknell ~ . lilian ' s story . barry otto . a rare australian movie . vhs pal video .\nthe ratties . narrated by spike milligan . the great escape . bank deposit preferred & appreciated ! 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{"id": 114605, "summary": [{"text": "the game of death is an incomplete 1972 hong kong martial arts film directed , written , produced by and starring bruce lee , in his final film attempt .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "lee died during the making of the film .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "over 100 minutes of footage was shot prior to his death , some of which was later misplaced in the golden harvest archives .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the remaining footage has been released with lee 's original cantonese and english dialogue , with john little dubbing lee 's hai tien character as part of the documentary entitled bruce lee : a warrior 's journey .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "most of the footage that was shot is from what was to be the centerpiece of the film .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "during filming , lee received an offer to star in enter the dragon , the first kung fu film to be produced by a hollywood studio ( warner bros. ) , and with a budget unprecedented for the genre ( $ 850,000 ) .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "lee died of cerebral edema before the film 's release .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "at the time of his death , he had already made plans to resume the filming of the game of death .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "after lee 's death , enter the dragon director robert clouse was enlisted to finish the film using two stand-ins which was released in 1978 , five years after his death , by golden harvest . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "game of death", "paragraphs": ["death note movie : updates death note 2016 , death note movie , whitewashing death note , crossmap , 2015 november 2 .\nit ' s not a game , it ' s a game of death ,\nshe said .\nit seems like death standing\u2019s version of death is a bit like dark souls . \u201cdeath will never pull you out of the game , \u201d added kojima .\nthree of bruce lee ' s films ( enter the dragon , circle of iron and game of death ) premiered after his death .\nfavorite track : g . o . d . ( game of death ) .\n\u201cgame of death\u201d may be a reference to the bruce lee film of the same name .\ngame of death was horribly done . i have the first box set that has chinese connection , fist of fury , way of the dragon , a special dvd and of course game of death .\njohn barry - bruce lee game of death ( soundtrack film ver . ) \u6b7b\u4ea1\u904a\u622f \u30e1\u30a4\u30f3\u30c6\u30fc\u30de\nbruce lee ' s - game of death - the unknown truth - youtube . flv\none of the stars of game of thrones has revealed what her character\u2019s death scene was intended to look like .\ncategories > bruce lee and martial arts . > game of death original script + plot .\nbruce lee completed over 30 minutes of edited footage for the three completed fight scenes in game of death .\nheading over to netflix now to re - watch game of death\u2026 . cut the bullshit ! lol\nbruce lee had over 20 pages of choreography for game of death . even by today\u2019s standards , that\u2019s huge !\nthis cast list of who was in game of death includes both lead and minor roles . ( 80 items )\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie game of death ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of game of death ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlol great great review . now i have to see game of death . that towel bit is gold !\ngame of death had its world premiere at the 2017 sxsw conference and festivals on march 13 , 2017 .\nthis is the original theme of bruce lee ' s original game of death . it was used for the first and only time in the documentary\nbruce lee : a warriors journey\n. the game of death ( 1972 )\ni think game of death would of been way better have you seen the cast list bruce had setup before he died .\nthe film also ends with a large number of bloopers and outtakes from bruce lee ' s original game of death footage .\nthey ' re famous for orchestrating the deaths of dozens of adored game of thrones characters .\ngame of death\nre - visited ( 40 minutes of footage edited as a literal interpretation of lee ' s original plan ) .\nthe film uses 11 minutes of the original game of death , which is cautiously edited to not star any of bruce ' s associates .\nfollowing his death , game of death footage that bruce lee had completed remained un - edited and was placed in semi permanent storage in golden harvest studio vaults .\nbruce lee : a warrior ' s journey also includes rare , recently discovered film shot for game of death , the project lee was working on at the time of his death .\nand before then , two films made to capitalize on the legend of game of death were made , goodbye bruce lee : his last game of death ( 1975 , starring bruce li ) and enter the game of death ( 1977 , starring bruce le ) . . . and one after , the true game of death ( 1981 , starring\nbruce lee siao - long\n) , which ripped off the general plot and sometimes whole segments of the film were redone almost shot for shot .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the game of death near you .\nin a way , this documentary is closer to the real game of death movie than the movie itself . why ?\nof course this film doesn ' t have the level of depth and symbolic metaphors which was a part of bruce ' s intended vision for his version of game of death , nor does it have the kubrick standard of perfectionist filmmaking , subtlety and pacing which bruce would have brought to the finished version of game of death .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing death game near you .\ndid you know that the u . s version of game of death has the extended log scene fight between chieh yuan and dan inosanto ?\naka tower of death unrelated to the first game of death , it was marketed as a sequel in the u . s . appears in stock footage from enter the dragon and other films .\noverall , good fun if you don ' t take it too seriously . as a piece of trivia , the game of death style rip - off called the new game of death ( a . k . a . goodbye bruce lee : his last game of death ) has a theme song called king of kung fu ( which , if you remember , was the alternative title for this movie ) .\nolenna tyrell was mourning the death of her family at the end of season six .\ngame of death cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of game of death actors includes any game of death actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view trivia about each game of death actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to a page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of game of death have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\n' we ' re sorry for all the idiots ' : game of thrones creators apologize for beloved character hodor ' s death . . . sort of\nwow - it all becomes clear now ! i always wondered why the bruce lee sinclair spectrum game had you descending into a strange futuristic environment . it must be based on game of death ii\n: all of the guardians show no signs of fear when they face death . see also\ngame of death receives its european premiere on 26th august at 11 . 00pm in the main screens . for tickets go to : urltoken\ni enjoyed death note and death parade . what are the best mysterious and thrilling anime like the ones i mentioned ?\nbruce lee ' s character in the game of death is dressed in a one piece yellow track suit symbolising no affiliation with any style of martial art .\ni agree with you , james . game of death ii > game of death . part 2 was so much more entertaining , and the guy who played bruce lee\u2019s brother did a great job of portraying jeet kune do . and you can\u2019t go wrong with hwang jang lee as the baddie .\nnote : this story contains a major revelation from the season 6 finale of game of thrones\u2026 .\neven worse than bruce li ' s\nnew game of death ,\nand trust me , that ' s saying something .\nto the delight of got fans everywhere , gendry came back to game of thrones swinging . artist robert ball explains why he chose to feature the death of the two king\u2019s landing gold cloaks for his \u201c eastwatch \u201d beautiful death piece .\nthis film was made as a tribute to bruce lee ' s game of death . it uses archive footage from the original film and recreated scenes with stand - ins and the plotline of bruce ' s screen notes to bring us what some would call a more complete version of lee ' s game of death .\nbruce lee game of death 1978 john barry unreleased ost of the movie cover in mixcraft 5 with midi . this is lost track from game of death . we can ' t find anywhere so i decide create the version for the fans who know . . - - download mp3 here - - urltoken\nthe tragic death happened in the town of uchaly in southern russia ' s republic of bashkortostan .\nthe opening theme is replaced with an updated version of the game of death theme originally created for the japanese film bruce lee in g . o . d .\nbetween this happening and the beginning of the game , wugui takes control of mr zhen \u2018s bar .\nmike wilson : one last question . on your book cover , why did you choose a photo of the fake bruce lee from the 1978 game of death film ?\nnote the picture of nora miao with bruce lee holding the nunchaku he uses in the film , a picture i speculate was taken around the time of game of death ' s production .\nnow you can experience game of thrones the way george r . r . martin intended\ndeath note is a masterpiece . there are plenty which deal with mind games but those who are at the level of death note are very few .\nwith a remake you get a version of game of death but bruce lee ' s version . . . . . . . . . . . is sadly lost .\nanna lee , vice chairman of spink holds bruce lee\u2019s yellow jumpsuit from \u201cgame of death\u201d during a auction preview in hong kong , monday , dec . 2 , 2013 .\ni actually saw that tower of death when i was a kid . loved it . ^ ^ ( btw the game of death plot pretty much shows you in plain sight why bruce lee died , he just refused to pay the triads )\nthe platinum edition dvd from hong kong legends includes a feature length documentary on the life of bruce lee on its second disc . one of the major parts of this dvd is a meticulous recutting and rearanging of\ngame of death\n, said to be the closet version to the\ngame of death\nmovie bruce originally intended to be made . it has a completely different plot , as the plot of the most typical verson was created after bruce ' s death .\nrobert wall , who appears in the final version of\ngame of death\n, had also been slated to appear in the early 1970s version as intended by bruce lee .\njoe marino , a video game player who has more than 40 , 000 followers on twitch , wrote of his own health problems after another game streamer died .\nin the adult swim game duck game , there is a hat available called\nsuper ,\nwhich looks very similar to the hair of a super saiyan .\nno game no life follows the game - conquering story of blank\u2014the entity resulting from the impeccable teamwork of brother - and - sister duo shiro and sora ! together , shiro and sora are invincible ! at any game , blank is the perfect gamer .\ncheck out a montage of the funniest deaths from the first game , space quest 1 .\ndamsel in distress : hai tien ' s sister and younger brother are kidnapped by the korean mafia to force him to participate in the titular game of death .\nwith the ever - popular game known as elder tale now on its twelfth expansion , a surreal event begins to transport people into this virtual reality game . unable to get out of the game or do anything outside of the game ' s mechanics , the players are forced to live out their time solving what is happening .\nedward zo : us death note movie ' no asian actors considered for light yagami role ' , death note news , 2015 december 10 .\nif you take a step back from it all , it ' s maybe a little odd that game of thrones fans everywhere came together to cheer on the death of a child .\ndisc one *\nthe big boss\nmovie disc two *\nfist of fury\nmovie disc three *\nthe way of the dragon\nmovie disc four *\nenter the dragon\nmovie disc five *\ngame of death\nmovie disc six *\ngame of death ii\nmovie disc seven interview with actors sammo hung , simon yam and paul pui , director wong jing . . . ( 9 : 24 )\ngame of death\noutakes ( 11 : 09 )\ngame of death - ng shots\nouttakes ( 3 : 00 )\nenter the dragon\nalternate opening credits ( 3 : 09 ) photo galleries / slideshows : -\nthe big boss\n( 20 pictures ) -\nfist of fury\n( 20 pictures ) -\nthe way of the dragon\n( 20 pictures ) -\nenter the dragon\n( 20 pictures ) -\ngame of death\n( 20 pictures ) -\ngame of death ii\n( 20 pictures ) original theatrical trailers : -\nthe big boss\n( 2 : 43 ) -\nfist of fury\n( 4 : 39 ) -\nthe way of the dragon\n( 4 : 10 ) -\nenter the dragon\n( 3 : 31 ) -\ngame of death\n( 2 : 29 ) -\ngame of death ii\n( 2 : 19 ) new theatrical trailers : -\nthe big boss\n( 1 : 37 ) -\nfist of fury\n( 1 : 48 ) -\nthe way of the dragon\n( 1 : 27 ) -\nenter the dragon\n( 1 : 32 ) -\ngame of death\n( 1 : 29 ) -\ngame of death ii\n( 1 : 40 )\nnetflix sets sights on supernatural manga adaptation of death note , cinemablend , 2016 april 8 .\nas of now , i have found only 2 anime which is comparable to death note .\nbruce lee ' s original concept for the game of death , was to attempt to educate the movie audience . creating awarness of different types of martial art and the advantages each of these may have in certain environments and situations .\nis game of death worth watching ? if you\u2019re in the right environment , then yes . this will play very well to the midnight movie crowd . screenings will no doubt be filled with hooting and hollering and appropriate reactions to all of the gross - out gags , but that doesn\u2019t make game of death a good movie . comparisons to last year\u2019s beyond the gates will no doubt be made , and its an interesting comparison . beyond the gates excelled where game of death doesn\u2019t ( story , style and character development ) . game of death excels where beyond the gates doesn\u2019t ( gore and pacing ) . if you take the best parts of both of those films and combine them into one , that would be a film worth watching .\nthe first full trailer for game of thrones season 7 was released last month . watch below .\ngame of thrones said goodbye to one of its best characters tonight , with jaime lannister poisoning olenna tyrell after a surprise sack of highgarden .\nwugui ( also known as \u201cwugui of kowloon \u201c ) is an antagonist in the first half of shadow hearts . he is under the employ of dehuai . he in encountered as a boss several times throughout the game . he is immune to all magics , and known for using \u201cgame of death\u201d in battle .\nnetflix released death note : the vr experience , an interactive video , as part of the promotion of the film .\nnote : all the series produced after lee\u2019s death ( 1973 ) feature archival footage of lee .\nolenna was given a post - poison , pre - death speech befitting of such a wise and outspoken character however , and made jaime squirm in spite of him allowing her a painless death .\nnetflix\u2019s adaptation of \u2018death note\u2019 anime attacked for whitewashing . heat street . march 22 , 2017 .\nkareem abdul - jabbar : you have forgotten , that i too am not afraid of death .\ndeath note is an american feature film loosely based on the death note manga series . it was released streaming on netflix on august 25th , 2017 .\ngreat review . i guess i need to watch game of death ii . i bought that same set for $ 5 at a yard sale and could barely finish the final .\na man in ireland captured an aerial view of the\ngame of thrones\nhbo set at ballintoy harbour in ireland .\nmr . baer donated his collection of early game hardware to several museums , including the smithsonian institution .\nso his hanging , ordered by jon himself , received a not entirely unsurprising warm reception amongst fans ; proving the all - consuming nature of game of thrones will leave your cheering on the brutal death of an actual child .\nunlike most documentaries this one doesn\u2019t just cover the events in bruce lee\u2019s life , but closely follows the growth of his philosophy in martial arts , and leads up to uncovered footage from game of death .\ngame of death is an incomplete 1972 hong kong martial arts film directed , written , produced by and starring bruce lee , in his final film attempt . lee died during the making of the film .\nthe boy collapsed as his virtual online persona was also killed in the game .\nkiller instinct is an insanely fun fighting game that featured some of the most memorable characters in fighting game history . the game was one of those post - mortal - kombat games that tried hard to be gory and even included fatalities , but actually kind of pulled it off ( primal rage , anyone ? )\nwugui\u2019s abilities include his famous \u201cgame of death\u201d \u2013 which instantly kills the enemy , and getting healed by all magic attacks . it is unclear where he learned or gained these abilities .\n' death note ' adds the talents of jason eisener ! , bloody disgusting , 2016 june 13 .\nwhen it comes to intelligent - protagonist - antagonist - playing - mind - games genre , i think after death note , liar game comes to my mind .\nto top it off , game of death features some of the least likable characters you\u2019ll ever see on screen . unlikable characters are nothing new to the horror genre , but the characters in game of death lack any redeeming or endearing qualities whatsoever . there seems to be a new millennial - bashing sub - genre emerging in the industry that game of death is all too happy to be a part of . it joins films like # horror , friend request and unfriended in that it relishes in making millennials look like the absolute worst human beings on the planet before killing them in increasingly gruesome ways . game of death may not reach the dizzying lows that # horror did , but it comes close . what it lacks is the sense of fun that made unfriended one of the biggest surprises of 2015 . the characters in that film were all horrible , but screenwriter nelson greaves imbued his script with plenty of wit and humor to make it bearable until they started getting killed . spending just 74 minutes with the characters in game of death is an absolutely miserable experience .\nvertigo scribbling death note remake , shock till you drop , 2008 june 02 .\nnetflix reveals first death note teaser trailer . urltoken , march 22 , 2017 .\nthen here\u2019s my impression for game of death : yes , that\u2019s right . it is horrible\u2026 horrible . like omfg what were they thinking . i understand that they tried to make a movie out of the remnant footage of bruce lee before his death , but come on this is just ridiculous . i can\u2019t even imagine how bad game of death 2 is going to be . the only reason i don\u2019t shit on this movie anymore is because there is at most 20 minutes of footage with the real bruce lee near the end of the movie .\ni don ' t think it ' s a great game , but i do think it ' s an interesting game , and i ' m glad it exists .\ni have yet to watch enter the dragon . i will . one warning , if you watch game of death and game of death ii , do it so only for the purpose to reinforce how different a bruce lee movie feels when he\u2019s actually around , and that is to say that bruce is fucking awesome but his copycats are complete rubbish at even being his copycats .\nmeanwhile , game of thrones actor iain glen has described the show\u2019s upcoming season as its \u201cbest\u201d to date .\nthis offering is proof of life among the game of death . knowledge cipher tracks that speak to the plight of our family from foundation to capstone from knowledge to born and from knowledge to pluto . supreme thanks for this offering g .\ndeath stranding was a major focus at e3 2018 alongside the last of us 2 , spider - man and ghosts of tsushima .\ngame of death is being billed as a cross between jumanji and natural born killers . that is sort of true , but add in a little bit of last year\u2019s atrocious # horror and a dash of joseph kahn\u2019s stellar ( to me , anyway ) detention and you\u2019ll have a better idea of what you\u2019re in store for with game of death . after a clever 8 - bit opening credits sequence that shows you the aftermath of a previous playthrough of the game , you are introduced to seven despicable teenagers who are spending the weekend at a lake house . one of them happens upon the titular game which , after starting it , draws blood from each of their fingertips and begins a countdown that starts with the number 24 . it isn\u2019t long before the friends realize that they must kill 24 people in order to complete the game , and for every round that the time runs out the game will kill one of them instead .\nmany of the other martial artists in\ngame of death\nwore traditional martial arts costumes , while bruce wears the opposite famous yellow and black tracksuit , which is to show\nimagination rising above tradition\n.\nspeaking of the god rip - offs , this one ' s easily the worst . even worse than bruce li ' s\nnew game of death ,\nand trust me , that ' s saying something .\nnote : all the series produced after lee ' s death ( 1973 ) feature archival footage of lee .\ndeath note film\u2019s latest casting news fuels protest of hollywood whitewashing , the mary sue , 2015 november 13 .\nthe sale took place 40 years after bruce lee\u2019s death from a brain swelling at the age of 32 .\nbruce lee ' s enacted storyline for the game of death ( 1972 ) directed in korea by john little . distributed with the documentary bruce lee : a warrior ' s journey ( 2000 )\ni was happy to have brought a tape recorder with me , because this guy had a lot of things to say about his book . for fans of bruce lee and \u201cgame of death , \u201d this book is a dream come true .\narale and akane playing a dragon ball z video game in the dr . slump remake\nkon is your usual teenage video game addict . one day , an unexpected yet unforgettable experience happens . the video game kon was playing sucked him into the world of alma for reasons still unknown .\nan unrelated movie made due to high demand for more bruce , using recycled lee footage as well as deleted enter the dragon footage , new scenes choreographed by yuen woo - ping and kim tai chung , called tower of death , was released in 1981 and in some markets called game of death ii .\noh i wasn ' t talking about drama i was talking about if donnie yen can do u good job of making legend of the fist and making the story from scratch why can ' t they do it with game of death and carefully make sure that it ' s what bruce lee would ' ve wanted . if game of death didn ' t have drama then they should make sure they don ' t do over the top drama .\nmaking game of thrones is the official hbo destination for a behind - the - scenes look at the series .\nwarning : there are spoilers ahead for\ngame of thrones\nas well as speculation regarding potential future events .\nthis documentary marks the first time the surviving game of death material has been assembled according to lee ' s script notes , in an attempt to honor lee ' s ambitious intentions for the film .\nit ' s bruce lee in the iconic yellow and black tracksuit from game of death ( the movie fans love to hate ) . | humorous shirts / what to wear | pinterest | bruce le\u2026\nbe a spectator of the game - based reality show and see the outcome of the dark secret of btooom ! if you enjoy this anime , check out this list of similar series .\nthe clip , which went viral , drew criticism and death threats towards cast members .\n\u2018death note\u2019 movie sets margaret qualley as female lead , deadline , 2015 november 12 .\nexclusive : \u2018death note\u2019 movie rating and tone revealed , collider , 2016 february 22 .\n\uff3b\u30d5\u30a9\u30c8\u30ae\u30e3\u30e9\u30ea\u30fc\uff3d\u71b1\u304f\u898b\u3064\u3081\u5408\u3046\u30cf\u30ea\u30a6\u30c3\u30c9\u7248\u30e9\u30a4\u30c8\uff06l\u2026\u300edeath note / \u30c7\u30b9\u30ce\u30fc\u30c8\u300f\u30b8\u30e3\u30d1\u30f3\u30d7\u30ec\u30df\u30a2\u30ec\u30c3\u30c9\u30ab\u30fc\u30da\u30c3\u30c8\uff06\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8 ( gallery ) , cinema today , august 24th , 2017 .\nguaranteed , it ' s not really as good as some of the bruce li movies ( e . g . the chinese stuntman , the gold connection a . k . a . iron dragon strikes back , the lama avengers a . k . a . the three avengers ) nor is at as good as the official game of death movies , but nonetheless enter the game of death has its moments and then some !\nin the middle of small - town nowhere , seven friends are forced to kill or be killed when they play the game of death . when faced with their own mortality , will they turn on each other to survive ?\nat the moment when the big monster emits a flash of bright light , you might be wondering if that\u2019s the point at which you die . well , kojima\u2019s new game has quite a fluid way of looking at death :\nso the uncompleted footage for the game of death sat and collected dust , with some of it being misplaced and lost . greedy producers weren ' t about to let this stand , so in 1978 , they enlisted the director of etd , robert clouse , to make a new film using the surviving footage , footage from other times in lee ' s career , and newly - filmed footage . the result is known simply as game of death .\npart of the joy of game of death is all of the god rip - offs that were churned out by the bruceploitation filmmakers in the 1970s and early 1980s . here is a ranking of the five bruceploitation god rip - offs i know of ( you can find a review for each here on city on fire ) :\nultimately , death of the outsider is just more dishonored . dishonored excels at being a blank slate for players\u2019 creativity , and while death of the outsider doesn\u2019t do anything to change that , it doesn\u2019t ruin a good thing .\na black samurai goes on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father in a futuristic feudal japan .\nthe fictional universe that contains the anime , manga and television films that deal with the world of death note .\nunlike some musicians who made cameos before them , mastodon did not record a song for their episode of game of thrones . they did , however , put together a song called \u201c white walker \u201d for catch the throne , a game of thrones mixtape .\ndid anyone say survival game ? well , the story of mirai nikki ( future diary ) is different from most survival games you have seen . that ' s because the sole winner of this deadly game gets to become the god of space and time !\ndishonored has always been about the journey more than the destination , discovering secrets in its levels and finding creative ways to fulfill its objectives . death of the outsider , the game\u2019s new standalone dlc , stays true to this strength . it doesn\u2019t reinvent the game , but it doesn\u2019t need to .\nthey just posted on facebook that game of death will be a two disc set . if it includes a warrior ' s journey and / or g . o . d . : shib\u014dteki y\u016bgi , i ' m sure i ' ll end up buying it . and i was so looking forward to trading up from the premiere collection set so i wouldn ' t have to own a copy of game of death anymore . . .\npolice confirmed the death of the stuntwoman - identified as joi harris - on the downtown set of 20th century fox ' s superhero movie .\nthere is a dvd titled \u201cbruce lee : a warriors journey\u201d that talks about the lost footage and original plot of game of death . it shows the all the bruce lee footage and is far more entertaining than the actual movie .\nweintraub persuaded bruce lee and raymond chow to co produce a hollywood / hong kong movie , that eentually be released as\nenter the dragon\n. bruce lee had no alternative but to temporarily shelve production of game of death .\nthere are no game overs or deaths in this game , so it ' s up to our heroes to catch the clues and solve the mystery that trapped them inside elder tale .\nin the game worms world party , there is an attack called\ndragon ball\n.\nthe elite vanguard of the ajsa , the expeditionary force ( ef ) chooses a new pc game every week ! join us for weekly events and help decide if the game has a future in the ajsa .\nif that doesn ' t set a scene , we don ' t know what will . the words belong to simon parkin , author of the new book death by video game , and they describe just one example of a phenomenon that stretches back to the 1980s : people become absorbed in a video game , lose track of time and , sadly , die in real life . ( usually , their in - game avatar follows suit . )\nhad no idea game of death 2 was that entertaining . was still pretty pissed off about the 1st g . o . d . , guess i should check it out . thanks for another great review !\nas a project to place bruce lee ' s final , unfinished 1973 film , the game of death , in its proper context , bruce lee : a warrior ' s journey is up to the task .\nthe best one to watch truly is hard to find . it includes all of lees actual footage from game of death . its called a warriors journey . its on dvd but in honesty it is truly rare and hard to find .\nother props from\ngame of death\nto be sold include a pair of yellow lacquered wooden nunchaku expected to fetch $ 26 , 000 - $ 38 , 700 and a bamboo whip with an estimate of $ 9 , 000 - $ 10 , 000 .\nvancouver filming locations - death note , what ' s filming , retrieved 2016 september 5th .\n' death note ' new york premiere , getty images , retrieved march 20 , 2018 .\nreview : death note ( comic con 2017 ) , urltoken , july 21 , 2017 .\nnell tiger free , who played the character , has now revealed what her death scene was meant to look like . according to the actor , it was intended to be similar to that of her brother joffrey\u2019s death . his death scene showed his face turning purple as he simultaneously vomited and asphyxiated .\nshoot : american adaption of japanese manga death note with \u201cl\u201d at vancouver art gallery , yvrshoots , 2016 july 6 .\ndeath note is just a footnote in the long history of hollywood whitewashing ! . urltoken , march 22 , 2017 .\nnetflix releases ' death note ' teaser , sparking another round of whitewashing criticism . urltoken , march 22 , 2017 .\nlee wore the yellow suit , with black stripes down the sides , in\ngame of death .\nlee died in 1973 , before the movie was finished . an incomplete version was released that year , followed by a feature - length version in 1978 cobbled together with footage filmed after his death .\nstrap yourselves in - the latest trailer for death stranding is even more twisted than the first . and no , we still don ' t have any idea what the game is about .\nbefore dehuai re - employs him for the main course of the game , wugui was working on making puppets of the parlimentary officials in hong kong .\noff the soundtrack of the movie finishing the game . . . another one brought to you by fm and the arowana camp\n' did you see game of thrones ? ' inquires the tardy man , eliciting only an expletive from his new friend .\nwarning : there are major spoilers ahead if you ' re not caught up with\ngame of thrones\nseason six .\nnow , all the players have to team up and form guilds to beat the game and finally be able to log out . that won ' t be an easy thing to do , as those inside the game grow increasingly hopeless . will someone be able to save everyone from the deadly clutches of the game ?\nlists that rank the best , worst , and otherwise most memorable characters in video game history .\ni caught game of death on amc one night . they were just showing the bruce lee footage , none of the filler ( probably only 30 - 40 minutes total ) . it was very entertaining , and my first thought was how similar it was to a video game . fight a boss , win , ascend to the next level .\nwhen game of death was released , it was a chopped up mess of a film in comparison to what bruce lee had intended it to be . but at that time his notes were missing , as was some of the footage \u2013 so they did what they could .\nplot : bruce le seemingly fights everyone in the world in this exploitative knock - off of bruce lee ' s\ngame of death ,\nwhich has nothing to do with the original other than the famous yellow - and - black tracksuit .\nguillermo del toro is one of the famous faces behind the characters of death stranding , but that doesn\u2019t mean he knows what kojima is up to .\nthe mind - games in this anime is at the level of death note . the comparison itself is enough to show the greatness of this anime .\ncode geass offers a mind game adventure between the rebels and empire ( similar to that of light and l ) . along with plenty of suspense and plot twists that make you want to keep moving through the episodes ( similar to that in death note ) . personally , i felt it was better than death note , especially the r2 .\nhideo kojima described death stranding ' s core concept of ' sticks and ropes ' at tgs 2016 using these cute drawings .\nevoking both jumanji ( doesn ' t anything that features a wayward board game ? ) and battle royale , the series follows seven friends in the middle of small town nowhere who are forced to kill or be killed when they unwittingly play the game of death . when faced with their own mortality , will they turn on each other to survive ?\nplease , correct me if i ' m wrong , but i haven ' t actually seen any confirmation that this game is actually coming to pc . i watched the reveal of the game live and afaik read pretty much every news item on the game since then , but i ' m yet to see any mention of a pc version . i hope it does of course !\nenter the game of death ( a . k . a . king of kung fu ) is really a bad film though one that ' s highly enjoyable for bruce lee / martial arts / action / hong kong movie aficionados ! ( there ' s plenty of references to films such as fist of fury , enter the dragon and game of death for those who care to decipher them such as the sub - plot from etd about having the bruce character agreeing to do a secret mission because of his female relative being attacked by would - be rapists )\nwhile one - outs is about playing mind - tricks while also playing baseball , liar game is about a real life game where you have to lie ( or not to lie ) to win .\ndeath stranding soundtrack - asylums for the feeling feat . leila adu [ e3 2018 trailer song ]\nshane black : warner bros wanted to change ' death note ' plot , 2011 october 31 .\nshane black on his death note and doc savage movies , bleeding cool , 2013 april 24 .\nwatch : death note trailer resurfaces whitewashing backlash against netflix . urltoken , march 22 , 2017 .\nthere are shots used from bruce lee ' s real funeral when billy lo fakes his death .\nkill or be killed is the golden rule of the game of death . sucks for seven millennials who ignored that rule . now each one ' s head will explode unless they kill someone . will they turn on . . . see full summary \u00bb\naction superstar wesley snipes is back and badder than ever as cia agent marcus jones , a professional hit man caught in a double - cross between his partners in the agency , a ruthless arms dealer and a powerful wall street broker worth hundreds of millions of dollars . framed for a murder he didn ' t commit and chased by expert assassins , jones must clear his name before its too late . also starring robert davi ( die hard ) , gary daniels ( the expendables ) and zo\u00eb bell ( grindhouse ) , game of death is an action - packed thriller filled with pulse - pounding excitement . ( original title - game of death ( 2010 ) ) \u00a9 2010 game of death productions , llc . all rights reserved .\nwarning : spoilers ahead for\ngame of thrones\nseason seven , episode three ,\nthe queen ' s justice .\nthoughout transcripts of bruce lee ' s game of death notes there are references to nora miao ' s role as bruce lee ' s sister ; these are made up of pre - pagoda scenes that also feature james tien , a child and a\nbig boss\ntype figure .\nthis film was made as a tribute to bruce lee ' s game of death . it uses archive footage from the original film and recreated scenes with stand - ins and the plotline of bruce ' s screen notes to . . . see full summary \u00bb\nalec holowka is a canadian indie game developer , programmer , musician and game designer . he has worked on many critically acclaimed indie games , including his most recent game , night in the woods , which won the seumas mcnally grand prize and the excellence in narrative award at the 2018 independent games festival .\nfollowing successful completion and post production for\nenter the dragon\nin may 1973 . bruce lee returned to game of death project . he did not film any additional footage instead electing to concentrate on refining the casting and script .\nmandatory unretirement : hai tien ( bruce lee ) is a retired full contact world champion and initially refuses to take part in the\ngame of death\nand only does so after his family is kidnapped by the korean mafia .\nbut that means another character ' s death is in order before we can see euron become the king of the seastone chair .\nspink said the unidentified collector decided to sell the items this year , which marks the 40th anniversary of lee ' s death .\nalso available in the\nbruce lee - the master collection\nboxset , containing\nfists of fury\n,\nthe chinese connection\n,\nreturn of the dragon\n,\ngame of death\nand a bonus disc containing the\nbruce lee : the legend\ndocumentary .\nexcellent review . you didn\u2019t mention though that the unedited footage of the final fights from game of death can be found on the \u201cbruce lee : a warrior\u2019s journey\u201d documentary on the \u201center the dragon\u201d dvd & blu - ray . an excellent doc with amazing footage !\nthey then show the footage bruce lee shot for game of death . following the original notes and intended shots ( that bruce had picked for the final edit ) , they edit together the footage into the 20 minutes he created for the finale of the film .\nzombie loan has a large focus on shinigami ( death gods ) and will feel very familiar to fans of death note . unfortunately the anime only has a total of 13 episodes but does have a full manga series if you fall in love with the anime .\nwarner bros taps shane black for japanese manga ' death note ' , deadline , 2011 january 13 .\nadam wingard shares his notes on \u2018death note\u2019 as production begins , the collider , 2016 june 30 .\nracist hollywood ? | death note whitewashing , youtube video posted by edward zo , 2015 october 9 .\nnew death note poster has things looking dark ( exclusive ) , nerdist , july 17 , 2017 .\nin the game of death footage , a lot of martial arts concepts are openly displayed and conveyed through bruce\u2019s actions \u2013 the most noticeable being right at the beginning of the footage . bruce fight\u2019s dan inosanto\u2019s character , who is armed with kali sticks , by arming himself with a piece of bamboo . he tells dan\u2019s character :\nhey james , i got an idea . what say we make our own version of \u201cgame of death ? \u201d only , we won\u2019t be needing stock footage , or be calling ourselves bruce li , bruce lei , bruce le , bruce lai , or bruce laing .\ncut out the bullshit ? ! wow ! they should have cut the bullshit with game of death . i have that boxset . i never watched game of death ii because of the complete disrespect of bruce lee in the first game of death . it was so damn horrible and utterly disgusting to show bruce\u2019s funeral and corpse in the film . from what the medical reports say he had an allergic reaction to marijuana and a headache pill his supposed mistress gave him . it caused his brain to swell and he died . if you got the enter the dragon special edition dvd , bruce\u2019s wife explains why he wore the yellow track suit . it was to be as flexible as possible and to feel comfortable . thanks for doing the review , james . thuroughly enjoyed watching it .\ngame of death is actually one of the most quotable movies ever , especially any line from the doctor . the doctor is one of the greatest villains ever . he\u2019s a senile old man who somehow runs an evil crime syndicate but half the time he doesn\u2019t seem to know what\u2019s happening around him .\nthe adventures of a brave young boy who travels from planet to planet in a determined quest to avenge his mother ' s death .\nonce the game starts , wugui is first seen speaking with dehuai , being summoned to help capture alice .\nthis is not any american karate tournament , this is a deadly game where you either win or lose .\na south korean man has died after reportedly playing an online computer game for 50 hours with few breaks .\nyeah i saw game of death as well & i agre that it was shitty to complet a film with out bruce lee . & fuck kill bill what a peace of cunt faced cock sucking bitch piss , who the hell does silva survermen think she is what a dike\nin late 1972 , bruce lee was in the middle of filming the film that was to showcase his personal style of jeet kune do , the game of death when he received an offer to star in enter the dragon . the first kung fu film to be produced by a hollywood studio , and with a budget unprecedented for the genre , it was an offer lee was unable to refuse . he was slated to resume filming the game of death as soon as that was finished . alas , before etd was even released , he died .\nliterally two years of work has gone into realising the double - disc platinum edition dvd of\ngame of death\n, which includes newly discovered footage shot for the film that has never been seen before . while many of the major distributors still attempt to fob us off with inferior dvd releases of older films , hong kong legends is setting ever higher standards .\ni can\u2019t remember the name of it , but there is a very good documentary about bruce lee and it spends a lot of time on game of death and shows all the footage that he shot prior to his death , free from any of the editing used to make it fit in better with the current movie that exists . everybody should look for it and check it out because watching the fight as bruce intended is just awesome .\n@ steven . if you\u2019re referring to the gun shot to the face in the first game of death , billy lo didn\u2019t die . just severly injured . he faked his death to get the people who tried to kill him , but i could see how there is an erie resemblance . seems like bruce was cursed as well as his son .\njoe kenney : you\u2019d have to be out of your mind to think that the humble , naive , country - bumpkin tang lung of wotd is the same character as the hip , cool , world - weary character shown in game of death . tang lung doesn\u2019t speak english . bruce\u2019s character in god speaks it as if it\u2019s his native language . tang lung kills only as a last resort , and with much remorse . the god character teases dan inosanto , and then breaks his neck without a thought . the rumor that bruce was portraying tang lung in game of death comes from a book published in 1974 by verina glaessner , titled \u201ccinema of vengeance . \u201d this same book didn\u2019t even seem to know that kareem abdul - jabbar was bruce\u2019s opponent in god ; instead , it referred to a tall , black basketball player , not even offering a name . hardly a good source for reliable information . yet the rumor - mongers cling to this theory , which to me is probably one of the most bizarre of all of the game of death myths . whoever thinks bruce is playing the same character in both way of the dragon and game of death is a very poor judge of ( a fictional ) character .\nthis is as close as another anime can get to sword art online with respect to its theme and the other major online game elements . with a similar plot of players getting stuck inside a vrmmorpg and struggling to get out , but minus the game over ( death ) scare , log horizon is quite a spectacular contender in the vrmmorpg anime genre ."]}
{"id": 114621, "summary": [{"text": "black swan is a 2010 american psychological thriller film about a ballet dancer directed by darren aronofsky and starring natalie portman , vincent cassel , and mila kunis .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "after the 83rd academy awards , in which portman won the oscar for best actress for her role in the film as a ballerina , controversy arose over how much credit for the dancing in the film was being given to her and how much to her \" dance double \" , american ballet theatre soloist sarah lane .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "in a march 3 , 2011 blog post ( written prior to the dvd release ) for dance magazine , its editor-in-chief wendy perron asked why a visual effects video clip showing lane 's face being replaced by portman 's was once available online but later removed from the internet prior to the oscars .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "she also speculated as to whether portman 's omission of lane 's name during her acceptance speech was a case of \" forgetfulness in the heat of the moment ?", "topic": 8}, {"text": "or was this omission , and the deletion from the video , planned by the studio 's publicity machine ? \" it was also noted that lane is credited as \" lady in the lane \" and as \" stunts \" rather than as portman 's double in the theatrical release of the film .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "this led to a number of responses regarding portman .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "aronofsky and fox searchlight released a joint statement that argued : \" we were fortunate to have sarah there to cover the more complicated dance sequences and we have nothing but praise for the hard work she did .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "however , natalie herself did most of the dancing featured in the final film . \"", "topic": 1}, {"text": "benjamin millepied and kunis also argued in defense of portman 's dancing .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "lane responded through an essay published in the wall street journal ( portman declined through a representative to write one as well ) and an interview on 20/20 that her interest lies primarily in defense of ballet as an art form that can not be mastered in a year .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the dvd of black swan was released on march 29 , 2011 and includes the featurette with sarah lane . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "black swan dance double controversy", "paragraphs": ["sarah lane was natalie portman ' s dance double for\nblack swan .\nit seems natalie portman ' s black swan dance double still has her feathers ruffled .\nthe big\nblack swan controversy\n- what you need t . . .\nthe big\nblack swan controversy\n- what you need to know . . .\n[ xxxii ] adam markovitz , \u201cblack swan director darren aronofsky defends natalie portman in body - double controversy\u201d , entertainment weekly , 28 march 2011 .\ndoesn ' t sound like this controversy is going to get resolved anytime soon , especially since portman acknowledged the black swan camera crew in her oscar acceptance speech\u2014but not her dance double .\nread more on kimberly ' s black swan assignment here . read debra levine ' s review of black swan on hufpo here .\nballerinas having a throw - down catfight ? looks like , controversy or not ,\nblack swan\ngot it right after all .\nhe has seen countless productions of swan lake .\nthe original script had this idea of being haunted by a double \u2014 and swan lake is about a double , a white swan and a black swan \u2014 so the connections started to come alive .\nnatalie portman is staying mum about her black swan dance double ' s claims that she only did a small portion of the dancing in her oscar - winning performance .\nthat\u2019s a lot of popular appeal for a film about a ballerina preparing to dance the dual role of odette ( the white swan ) and odile ( the black swan ) in \u201cswan lake . \u201d\njanica smith says odile , the black swan , comes more naturally to her .\nsarah lane was making a name for herself in the ballet world long before she played the dance double for natalie portman ' s troubled character in\nblack swan .\nthe\nflashdance\ndance double controversy didn ' t affect sales at the box office back in the day , and the feud with lane over\nblack swan\nwill likely boost sales of the dvd , which , conveniently , comes out on tuesday .\nwhen asked about the black swan dance double controversy , natalie portman dodged the question , saying ,\ni had a chance to make something beautiful with this film and i don ' t want to give in to the gossip .\n[ e ! ]\n\u201ci just want to be perfect . \u201d | black swan ( 2010 ) \u2013 fictionmachine\n[ xvii ] darren aronofsky , \u201cdirecting black swan\u201d , american cinematographer , december 2010 .\nabt dancer sarah lane served as a\ndance double\nfor natalie portman in the film .\nblackout . . . some have accused studio fox searchlight of downplaying the role of natalie portman ' s dance double in black swan . photograph : c . foxsearch / everett / rex features\nreally ? when i looked her up on imdb she is credited as natalie ' s dance double .\non the set : ' black swan ' s ' natalie portman , darren . . .\namerican ballet theatre soloist sarah lane sits down with dance channel tvapos ; s stuart brazell for an intimate conversation about her career , dance background and of course . . . black swan .\nits plot revolves around a production of tchaikovsky ' s swan lake ballet by a prestigious new york city company . the production requires a ballerina to play both the innocent white swan and the sensual black swan . black swan received five oscar nominations , including one for best picture .\ndo you think portman danced most of her scenes in \u201cblack swan\u201d ? share your thoughts below .\n@ quincette ( 45 ) , thanks for posting the link to that black swan vfx reel .\nphot : natalie portman as embattled ballerina nina in\nblack swan .\ncredit : fox searchlight\nnatalie portman ' s character loses her grip on reality in black swan . photo by niko tavernise .\nwhen i tell non - dance people that i write about dance and especially ballet , their first question is usually to ask what i think of ' black swan ' . the short answer is that i believe\naronofsky had also seen numerous productions of\nswan lake\nand he connected the duality of the white swan and the black swan to the script . when researching for the production of black swan , aronofsky found ballet to be\na very insular world\nwhose dancers were\nnot impressed by movies\n.\nthe nasty post - oscar battle between natalie portman and her dancing double , sarah lane , over who did what on the\nblack swan\ndance floor is a flashback to the 1983 dance blockbuster\nflashdance ,\nwhich was panned by critics but a box office smash .\nsarah lane , american ballet theatre star and dance double to natalie portman in\nblack swan ,\nhas again gone public with her accusations that she did most of the dancing for the part that won portman an oscar .\nnatalie ' s portrayal of the black swan was the single most talked about performance in film this year .\n[ vi ] david gritten , \u201cblack swan : natalie portman interview\u201d , the telegraph , 17 january 2011 .\nloder , kurt ( december 2 , 2010 ) black swan , reason ; accessed december 22 , 2015 .\nokay , maybe not big or fat , but the dance community is certainly unhappy with portman , as the latest issue of dance magazine contains allegations from portman ' s dancing double on\nblack swan\nthat portman didn ' t actually do the legwork in her oscar winning performance .\nsacramento state ' s sacramento / black art of dance will celebrate its silver anniversary with a performance this week .\nbut the one thing she ' s remained tight - lipped about is the controversy around her\nblack swan\ndancing double , sarah lane , who said last month that she did the work that won portman a best - actress oscar for her starring role in the film .\n[ ix ] christina radish , \u201cmila kunis interview black swan\u201d , collider , 24 november 2010 . ( urltoken )\n[ x ] susan wloszczyna , \u201cblack swan stars step deftly into roles\u201d , usa today , 22 july 2010 .\n[ xxvi ] amy kaufman , \u201cblack swan director ruffles actresses\u2019 feathers\u201d , los angeles times , 28 november 2010 .\nit seems ballerina sarah lane isn ' t ready to drop her feud with the black swan filmmakers just yet .\nthe ballerina who stepped in for natalie portman in black swan to be the double for moves the actress could not do has said the star performed only a minuscule amount of footwork .\nsoon , they will be freed from the rigors of moviemaking . this is the final week for filming dance scenes in the psychological thriller black swan , opening later this year .\nthe confidence students learn through dance can be transferred to many other fields . photo by damon plant , courtesy stem from dance\n@ eve \u2013 \u201cyou guys are generalizing when you say everybody who believed black swan\u2019s cgi lie is an idiot . \u201d\nblack swan is a 2010 psychological thriller directed by darren aronofsky and starring natalie portman , vincent cassel and mila kunis .\nin her first television interview , sarah lane , the professional ballerina who was actress natalie portman ' s dance double in\nblack swan ,\naccused filmmakers of lying about how much lane danced in the film , and trying to cover it up .\nfilm buffs \u2013 check out the ballet drama \u201cthe red shoes\u201d . anyone think that moira shearer did or did not use a body double ? no controversy is necessary regarding the black swan body double dancer . she should take the payment that she was guaranteed per whatever contract she signed , and remain silent . her professional career may be jeopardized by her publicity seeking behavior .\nmany ballet professionals find \u201cblack swan\u201d extreme , even offensive . yet the film offers some truths about their art form , say the two dancers preparing to dance odette - odile here .\nnatalie portman can ' t catch a break - - or , to hear her body double sarah lane tell it , caught a lot of them during the filming of\nblack swan .\nlane , a soloist with the american ballet theatre and natalie portman ' s dancing double for\nblack swan ,\nhas spoken out to let everyone know that she did the tricky stuff .\n\u201cblack swan\u201d director darren aronofsky issued this statement on the furor today : \u201chere is the reality . i had my editor count shots . there are 139 dance shots in the film . 111 are natalie portman untouched . 28 are her dance double sarah lane . if you do the math that\u2019s 75 % natalie portman . \u201d\nthe release of\nblack swan\nin the united kingdom was brought forward from february 11 to january 21 , 2011 .\nblack swan\nwent on to gross over $ 106 million in the united states and over $ 329 million worldwide .\n[ xviii ] decca aitkenhead , \u201cvincent cassel : black swan theory\u201d , the guardian , 21 january 2011 . ( urltoken )\n' twenty - eight are her dance double sarah lane . if you do the math , that ' s 80 percent natalie portman . '\nin a written statement , \u201cblack swan\u201d director darren aronofsky said , \u201chere is the reality . i had my editor count shots . there are 139 dance shots in the film \u2014 111 are natalie portman untouched . twenty - eight are her dance double sarah lane . if you do the math , that\u2019s 80 percent natalie portman . \u201d\nin a new 20 / 20 interview airing tonight , natalie portman ' s dance double from black swan gives her first tv interview explaining why she thinks the filmmakers need to come clean about the amount of dancing the star actually did for the oscar - winning role .\n\u201cthere are 139 dance shots in the film , \u201d he says . \u201c111 are natalie portman untouched . 28 are her dance double sarah lane . if you do the math that\u2019s 80 % natalie portman . \u201d\n[ v ] pamela jahn , \u201cblack swan : interview with darren aronofsky\u201d , electric sheep , 16 january 2011 . ( urltoken )\n[ xiv ] pamela jahn , \u201cblack swan : interview with darren aronofsky\u201d , electric sheep , 16 january 2011 . ( urltoken )\n[ xxii ] terry gross , \u201cto become a \u201cblack swan\u201d , portman had to go dark\u201d , npr , 30 november 2010 .\nnatalie portman wedding : ' black swan ' actress marries benjamin millepied\n. the huffington post . august 5 , 2012 .\nthere are others who are more savagely competitive and sensual such as lily ( mila kunis ) , who becomes nina\u2019s understudy . the white swan is odette and the black swan is odile and in this movie , each character is also a symbolic character . nina is the white swan . the sexy new dancer from the west coast , lily ( mila kunis ) , is the black swan .\nthe lack of double - casting is a superficial way in which \u201cblack swan\u201d diverges from reality . more fundamentally , wistrich says , a dancer with nina\u2019s severe emotional immaturity wouldn\u2019t survive in a major ballet company .\none other notable thing : the difference in body types between \u201cthe red shoes\u201d and \u201cblack swan . \u201d considering the recent controversy between the \u201cnew york times\u201d dance critic and a certain prima ballerina , it\u2019s interesting to see what real ballerinas looked like in the 1940s compared to how one perceives they should look in the 2010s .\nas e ! online points out , this is just the latest controversy for portman , who has become a popular target seemingly from the moment she hit the stage to accept her academy award for her role in\nblack swan\nas a ballerina who becomes unhinged after landing the lead role in\nswan lake .\nwendy perron , editor - in - chief of dance magazine , a choreographer and a dancer , said she knew of lane\u2019s role in \u201cblack swan\u201d and wondered why a soloist ballerina whose technical skills were vital to the complicated dance sequences was being cast out of the limelight .\nupdate ( 3 / 26 ) : black swan fimmakers issue statement : \u201cnatalie did most of the dancing featured in the film . \u201d\nactor vincent cassel also compared black swan to polanski ' s early works and additionally compared it to david cronenberg ' s early works .\n[ iv ] adam batty , \u201cblack swan : interview with darren aronofsky\u201d , clothes on film , 17 january 2011 . ( urltoken )\na month after natalie portman took home the oscar for her portrayal of a prima ballerina in darren aronofsky ' s dark thriller\nblack swan ,\ncontroversy erupted regarding whether she had actually performed the dances in the film . portman ' s ballet body double , sarah lane , claimed that the majority of the dancing was performed by professionals .\nin a written statement ,\nblack swan\ndirector darren aronofsky said ,\nhere is the reality . i had my editor count shots . there are 139 dance shots in the film - - 111 are natalie portman untouched . twenty - eight are her dance double sarah lane . if you do the math , that ' s 80 percent natalie portman .\nballet dancer benjamin millepied talks about fiance natalie portman , what he learned working on ' black swan ' and what projects are up next .\ni dont know why ppl involved in the black swan movie just dont give credit where credit is due to her stand - in dancers .\nwendy perron , editor - in - chief of dance magazine , a choreographer and a dancer , said she knew of lane ' s role in\nblack swan\nand wondered why a soloist ballerina whose technical skills were vital to the complicated dance sequences was being cast out of the limelight .\nsarah lane says\nblack swan\nproducers asked her to keep quiet on her role . watch the full episode from 20 / 20 : urltoken\nnatalie portman doesn ' t keep the oscar she won for black swan on display because it would be like ' worshiping a false idol . '\nto recap the story , prince seigfried is walking in the forest and meets odette , who has been turned into the white swan by an evil sorcerer . they dance to tchaikovsky\u2019s divine score , and he vows eternal love . the next night , the sorcerer appears at the castle with odette\u2019s double , the black swan , odile . in a glittering dance famous for its 32 consecutive fouett\u00e9 turns , odile captivates the prince and makes him break his vow .\nsprouting feathers , nina ' s arms start to become black wings as she finally loses herself and is transformed into a black swan . at the end of the act , she receives a standing ovation from the audience .\nnina auditions for the part , performing flawlessly as the white swan , but she is unable to emulate the characteristics of the black swan . upset , she approaches thomas and asks him to reconsider her as the lead role . thomas forcibly kisses nina which causes a change of character & bites him , convincing him that she has the ferocity to play the black swan .\nhere is the reality ,\naronofsky said in a statement put out by fox searchlight , the studio behind\nblack swan .\ni had my editor count shots . there are 139 dance shots in the film - - 111 are natalie portman untouched , 28 are her dance - double sarah lane . if you do the math , that ' s 80 percent natalie portman .\nperron wrote her opinion in a blog that was soon picked up in the national media , and \u201cblack swan\u201d filmmakers moved swiftly to defend their star .\nwhen aronofsky proposed a detailed outline of black swan to universal pictures , the studio decided to fast - track development of the project in january 2007 .\nin \u201cthe new yorker , \u201d joan acocella describes ballet movies as a genre and finds that \u201cblack swan\u201d is a variation of \u201cthe red shoes . \u201d\nthanks to reader jeff ( who i noticed is also mentioned in perron\u2019s blog , linked to above ) for pointing me to the controversy .\nin a way , the authenticity with which black swan highlights this particular dimension of ballet draws attention to what aronofsky left out : the thrill of moving , the joy of creating art with your body , the high of a great performance . black swan is a brilliant snapshot of ballet\u2019s dark side . but , although we all know the vicious black swan is the sexier role , it\u2019s too bad moviegoers will miss out on seeing the beauty of the white .\n[ viii ] katey rich , \u201cinterview : darren aronofsky on music , scares and gender in black swan\u201d , cinemablend , 2 december 2010 . ( urltoken )\n[ xv ] katey rich , \u201cinterview : darren aronofsky on music , scares and gender in black swan\u201d , cinemablend , 2 december 2010 . ( urltoken )\nthe whole dance world , natalie and her dance shot counting director all pretended or believed she became the dance for this role . they had young ballerinas in training believing portman learned the dance in her off time between gigs . i saw them online constantly , so that is true . the lie sold tickets and stole awards .\nthe black swan controversy keeps on spinning . in an interview with abc\u2019s 20 / 20 that aired friday , sarah lane \u2014 the dance double who has contended portman did \u201c5 percent\u201d of the full - body dancing in the film \u2014 said that the filmmakers who have come to portman\u2019s defense are \u201ccompletely lying . \u201d director darren aronofsky said in a statement last month that , of the 139 dance shots in the film , 111 are of portman \u201cuntouched , \u201d while 28 are of lane : \u201cif you do the math , that\u2019s 80 percent natalie portman . \u201d\nportman has kept quiet since the war of words began last week , but she was very candid about using a dance double for the complicated routines in interviews before the oscars .\nsarah lane , who served as natalie portman\u2019s dance double in the ballet drama \u201cblack swan , \u201d says she \u201cdefinitely\u201d wasn\u2019t given the credit she feels she deserves for her work on the movie . portman\u2019s performance won the oscar for best actress at the academy awards earlier this year ; she didn\u2019t thank lane from the stage . now , with a debate about her contributions to the film brewing on the web , lane is speaking out . the dvd of \u201cblack swan\u201d is due out this tuesday .\ncritics and fans cheered as natalie portman danced her way to a best actress win in the movie \u201cblack swan\u201d at this year\u2019s academy awards . now wendy perron , editor in chief of dance magazine , is questioning whether enough credit has been given to sarah lane , who performed some of the actress\u2019 dance moves in the movie .\nit seems ballerina sarah lane just isn ' t ready to drop the black swan controversy yet . she is speaking out again about the fact that she did most of the dancing in black swan and producers told her to keep quiet about it . black swan director darren aronofsky has come to actress natalie portman ' s defense refuting the claims that portman only did about 5 percent of the dancing in her oscar - winning role . now , lane is speaking out in an interview with abc news ' 20 / 20 , claiming that she was featured in most of the film ' s full body shots . however , black swan editor andy weisblum tells 20 / 20 that lane is exaggerating what she did in the film . check out the clip below : sarah lane on 20 / 20\nperron wrote her opinion in a blog that was soon picked up in the national media , and\nblack swan\nfilmmakers moved swiftly to defend their star .\n[ xii ] peter knegt , \u201cdarren aronofsky , natalie portman and winona ryder on the making of black swan\u201d , indiewire , 21 august 2014 . ( urltoken )\nin the days that followed , others associated with the film have rushed to defend portman , who won her first academy award for her performance in \u201cblack swan . \u201d on saturday , \u201cblack swan\u201d\u2018s distributor fox searchlight released a statement in which they praised lane\u2019s double work but asserted that \u201cnatalie herself did most of the dancing featured in the final film . \u201d and just yesterday , director darren aronofsky released his own statement :\nin other words , forget what he said earlier , he\u2019s not going to stake his professional dance reputation on performing publicly with her . he knows the truth . but he\u2019s willing to say what he needs to to protect his black swan connections .\nthe consistent contempt and double standards the mainstream media shows vs . anything remotely connected to the right\u2026\njennifer beals dance double , marine jahan , told\nentertainment tonight\nthat producers hid her involvement because\nthey didn ' t want to break the magic of the film .\nannounced that millepied had accepted the position of director of dance , beginning september 2014 .\nsarah lane is upset over the controversy surrounding her , natalie portman and \u201c black swan \u201c , because she feels many people view her as greedy and angry over the misrepresentation of her contribution to the film , especially the request made by the film\u2019s producer that she not give any interviews prior to the academy awards .\nupdate , 5 : 50 p . m . est : director darren aronofsky released a statement today via fox searchlight to defend natalie portman\u2019s performance in \u201cblack swan . \u201d\nblack swan\nproducers told lane to keep quiet , according to an april article in huffington post . lane could not be reached for comment for this story .\nit is an incredibly confronting moment of violence , and is arguably the point at which black swan makes its ultimate transition from paranoid drama to full - blown horror .\nhere is the reality . i had my editor count shots . there are 139 dance shots in the film\u2014111 are natalie portman untouched . twenty - eight are her dance double sarah lane . if you do the math , that ' s 80 percent natalie portman .\n\u2018i was also very interested in dostoyevsky\u2019s the double , \u2019 he explained , \u2018which is a story about a guy who wakes up and his double\u2019s there \u2013 it starts to replace his life . and then i went to see a production of swan lake , which i thought was just a bunch of girls in tutus . i didn\u2019t know what it was . then i saw that there was a black swan and white swan , both played by the same dancer , and it was kind of a eureka moment : i was like , \u201coh wow , so there\u2019s a double\u2026\u201d then it started to come together . \u2019 [ iii ]\nshe thanks her hair and makeup people but not her dance double ? ? ? ? ? ? no not everyone thanks their doubles but they don\u2019t thank their hair and makeup people either .\nnatalie portman may be keeping quiet , but her \u201cblack swan\u201d director darren aronofsky isn\u2019t . after sarah lane , portman\u2019s body double , claimed in an interview friday the oscar winner had only performed 5 % of her full body dance sequences on screen aronofsky has issued a statement to ew making it clear the american ballet theatre soloist knows not of what she speaks .\n' i do have a double for the complicated turning stuff , ' portman told ew last november .\nknerr says that lane plans to discuss her career , experiences and her role in\nblack swan\nduring a 30 - minute q & a after the master class .\nironically , a film about a ballerina who is haunted by a doppelganger is dealing with critical comments being made by a dance double who worked on the movie\u2013and now the director is weighing in .\n85 : seconds of the first dance sequence that portman allegedly danced alone , on pointe .\nspeaking of perfect natalie and how she does everything perfectly , forever , there\u2019s a new chapter in the ongoing saga of \u201c who the hell did the dancing in black swan ? \u201d i know , you thought it was over , right ? i\u2019m not even going to recap everything , just know that natalie\u2019s dance double sarah lane has been claiming for a month now that she did all of the big dance sequences in black swan , and everybody else from the film has been like \u201cno , natalie is perfect ! ! \u201d the last chapter we had was natalie portman finally saying something about the controversy \u2013 and referring to it as \u201cnastiness\u201d . because sarah lane = nasty to perfect natalie . well , sarah lane sat down for an interview with abc news\u2026 and she makes some good points :\nher claims to entertainment weekly come following portman ' s fianc\u00e9 and black swan choreographer benjamin millepied saying earlier this week that natalie had performed most of the moves in the film .\n. as incentives for the contest winner , she offered her designer rodarte dress , worn at the red carpet premier of black swan , along with tickets to her next premiere .\nall this drama and controversy surrounding the movie reminds me of the drama , competition and hatred there is in the real world of ballet . it\u2019s kind of ironic .\n\u201ci had my editor count shots . there are 139 dance shots in the film . 111 are natalie portman untouched . 28 are her dance double sarah lane . if you do the math that\u2019s 80 % natalie portman . what about duration ? the shots that feature the double are wide shots and rarely play for longer than one second . there are two complicated longer dance sequences that we used face replacement . even so , if we were judging by time over 90 % would be natalie portman . \u201d\nin march , lane , a soloist with the american ballet theatre , told entertainment weekly that the public had been misled about how much dancing portman did in\nblack swan .\nsarah lane , an acclaimed dancer with the american ballet theatre , served as natalie portman\u2019s dance double in the movie \u201cblack swan . \u201d shortly before the movie was released on dvd this week , a controversy was kicked up about who actually performed the bulk of the ballet in the film , which tells the story of a dancer who loses her mind but finds her true artistic self . director darren aronofsky claims that portman , who won an oscar for her role , performed 75 % of the on - screen dancing in the movie , while lane says portman performed only about 5 % . the wall street journal asked portman and lane to write essays about their experiences on \u201cblack swan . \u201d portman , through a representative , declined . ( you can read the director\u2019s defense of portman here . ) after the jump , you can read lane\u2019s take on \u201cblack swan , \u201d screen credit , and her love of ballet .\nboth movies featured dance doubles that felt snubbed . the only difference seems to be the oscar .\nit will be bittersweet for the sacramento state dance company as founder linda goodrich prepares to retire .\nbtw , urltoken has an article about the body double for portman from her new movie , your highness . it was the body double who actually dived into that cold lake in belfast , because portman didnt want to .\nswan\none of the best mangas you ' ve never heard of . . .\nanother inventive element of black swan is its remarkable score , produced by regular aronofsky composer clint mansell \u2013 formerly of the band pop will eat itself . rather than develop melodies himself , mansell adapted and remixed pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky\u2019s own compositions for the swan lake ballet . he also worked with the electronic music group the chemical brothers to develop the film\u2019s occasional sections of dance music .\nafter making the fountain in aronofsky & producer mike medavoy had screenwriter john mclaughlin rewrite\nthe understudy ,\naronofsky said mclaughlin\ntook my idea of swan lake and the ballet and put [ the story ] into the ballet world and changed the title to black swan .\nthe critic said of the thematic mashup ,\naronofsky . . . never succeeds in wedding genre elements to the world of ballet . . . white swan / black swan dynamics almost work , but the horror - movie nonsense drags everything down the rabbit hole of preposterousness .\nthe black swan controversy keeps on spinning . in an interview with abc\u2019s 20 / 20 that aired friday , sarah lane \u2014 the dance double who has contended portman did \u201c5 percent\u201d of the full - body dancing in the film \u2014 said that the filmmakers who have come to portman\u2019s defense are \u201ccompletely lying . \u201d director darren aronofsky said in a statement last month that , of the 139 dance shots in the film , 111 are of portman \u201cuntouched , \u201d while 28 are of lane : \u201cif you do the math , that\u2019s 80 percent natalie portman . \u201d \u201ci\u2019m not speaking because i feel like i should be heralded , \u201d lane said to 20 / 20\u2032s elizabeth vargas .\n\u201chere is the reality . i had my editor count shots . there are 139 dance shots in the film . 111 are natalie portman untouched . 28 are her dance double sarah lane . if you do the math that\u2019s 80 % natalie portman . what about duration ? the shots that feature the double are wide shots and rarely play for longer than one second . there are two complicated longer dance sequences that we used face replacement . even so , if we were judging by time over 90 % would be natalie portman .\nhere is the reality . i had my editor count shots . there are 139 dance shots in the film . 111 are natalie portman untouched . 28 are her dance double sarah lane . if you do the math that\u2019s 80 % natalie portman . what about duration ? the shots that feature the double are wide shots and rarely play for longer than one second . there are two complicated longer dance sequences that we used face replacement . even so , if we were judging by time over 90 % would be natalie portman .\nlast week , a silly controversy erupted over how much dancing natalie portman did in black swan . benjamin millepied , the film\u2019s choreographer ( and portman\u2019s finacee ) told the la times that portman did \u201c85 percent\u201d of the dancing in the film . her dancing double sarah lane responded by telling ew that portman\u2019s work only comprised 5 percent of the full body shots . lane also says there was a cover - up and that producers asked her not to speak so as not to jeopardize portman\u2019s oscar chances . now director darren aronofsky has stepped in to try and put the matter to rest . he says that the of 139 dance shots in the movie , 111 are portman and 28 are lane . hit the jump for his full statement and my thoughts on this \u201ccontroversy\u201d .\n[ xi ] lisa rosen , \u201cbarbara hershey\u2019s intimate dance\u201d , los angeles times , 18 november 2010 .\nthe company is preparing to open the season with the\nswan lake\nand he director , thomas leroy ( vincent cassel ) , is looking for a new principal dancer after he forces another dancer , beth macintyre ( winona ryder ) into retirement . thomas wants the same ballerina to portray the innocent , fragile white swan as well as her mysterious , sensual twin , the black swan .\n20 / 20 segment - excellent little documentary . really helps you understand why lane ( and ballet ) deserves more credit . includes beautiful footage of lane dancing , and interview with her , and interview with wendy perron , the dance magazine blogger who helped bring this controversy to light .\n\u201chere is the reality . i had my editor count shots . there are 139 dance shots in the film . 111 are natalie portman untouched . 28 are her dance double sarah lane . if you do the math that\u201ds 75 % natalie portman . what about duration ? the shots that feature the double are wide shots and rarely play for longer than one second . there are two complicated longer dance sequences that we used face replacement . even so , if we were judging by time over 90 % would be natalie portman , \u201d aronofsky says .\nnatalie portman ' s ballerina double says she deserves credit for role in film . for more , click here : urltoken\ni wonder if np didn\u2019t win the oscar for her performance would this be a big deal to the body double\u2026 .\nthis seemed a trifle odd , because black swan really didn\u2019t seem like the sort of movie that critics and award ceremonies liked to praise . they were correct in that the film is heavily influenced by roman polanski\u2019s early films \u2013 particularly repulsion \u2013 and they were also correct in that portman\u2019s performance really is exceptional . what most critics and audiences seemed to miss was that black swan was a horror film .\naccording to the website , the critical consensus is ,\nbracingly intense , passionate , and wildly melodramatic , black swan glides on darren aronofsky ' s bold direction\u2014and a bravura performance from natalie portman .\nwhile most moviegoers would not immediately catagorize \u201c black swan \u201d as a special effects film , by digitally imposing lane\u2019s movements into portman\u2019s performance , the question is raised of special effects vs . actor\u2019s abilities .\nin\nblack swan ,\nportman played a talented and tormented ballerina , whose searing descent into madness is mirrored by her incredible dancing on stage . but a recent controversy sprang up after lane claimed to not only have danced in some of the movie ' s most unforgettable scenes that earned portman a best actress oscar , and that filmmakers asked her to refrain from talking about her role .\nlast week a minor controversy rose up around black swan , when natalie portman \u2018s body double sarah lane claimed that fox searchlight had prohibited her from doing interviews before the oscars so that voters would believe that portman had done the majority of her dancing in the film . portman ' s fiance / baby - daddy benjamin millepied responded to the original article , claiming that the academy award winner had done \u201c85 % \u201d of her dancing . now , director darren aronofsky has issued a statement defending his star and himself .\n\u2018here is the reality , \u2019 said aronofsky , \u2018i had my editor count shots . there are 139 dance shots in the film . 111 are natalie portman untouched . 28 are her dance double sarah lane . if you do the math that\u2019s 80 % natalie portman . what about duration ? the shots that feature the double are wide shots and rarely play for longer than one second . there are two complicated longer dance sequences that we used face replacement . even so , if we were judging by time over 90 % would be natalie portman . \u2019 [ xxxii ]\nit ' s hard to believe the world is still talking about how much ballet dancing oscar winner natalie portman performed while shooting black swan , but here you go : in an exclusive interview with 20 / 20 - - that was tweeted out by @ breakingnews of all places ! - - portman ' s dance double sarah lane goes on the record , again , to discuss what might be the myth of natalie portman : ballet queen .\nhere is the reality . i had my editor count shots . there are 139 dance shots in the film . 111 are natalie portman untouched . 28 are her dance double sarah lane ,\naronofsky said .\nif you do the math that ' s 80 % natalie portman . what about duration ? the shots that feature the double are wide shots and rarely play for longer than one second . there are two complicated longer dance sequences that we used face replacement . even so , if we were judging by time over 90 % would be natalie portman .\n[ \u2026 ] portman did behave unethically regarding her honors for \u201cblack swan . \u201d check the transcript of her academy award acceptance speech . she thanks many people connected with the film , but never [ \u2026 ]\nhe said : while the visual - effects studio involved with black swan , look effects , did not respond to several phone calls and emails from the daily beast , black swan director aronofsky confessed to entertainment weekly , \u201cthere are two complicated longer dance sequences that we used face replacement . \u201d millepied added in an interview with the los angeles times that they achieved long dance sequences without heavy use of cgi \u201cby getting more movement going , which in turn added to the camera movement\u2014that is basically what i did . if we had kept things more classical , more restrained , less fluid , it would have been harder to trick the eye . \u201d\nbut it appears as if it ' s a bigger deal when it ' s a dancing double as opposed to a singing double , as famously used by natalie wood in\nwest side story\nor audrey hepburn in\nmy fair lady .\nsarah lane , natalie portman\u2019s dance double in \u201cblack swan , \u201d told the wall street journal this weekend that she did the overwhelming majority of the dancing in the film . \u201ci should specify the actual percentage of dancing that natalie did , \u201d lane said in one email . \u201cthey are saying that it was 85 - 90 % of the dancing but i can tell you honestly that it was about 5 % of the on - screen dancing . \u201d\n[ \u2026 ] fictionmachine . ( 2015 ) \u201ci just want to be perfect . \u201d | black swan ( 2010 ) . 5th august . [ online ] [ accessed on 1st november 2016 ] urltoken [ \u2026 ]\nphotos : courtesy kimberly prosa debra levine writes about dance for the los angeles times . she blogs on arts\u2022meme .\nwhen you ' re hired to be someone ' s body double , shut the fuck up and stop being bitter about it .\nfor lane , the silver lining in this controversy may just be that ballet is taking center stage in a national discussion . an unanticipated opportunity to share the commitment and dedication of all ballet dancers .\naccording to westcott :\ncontroversy is too complimentary a word for two people using their considerable self - publicising resources to loudly complain about their credit once they realized how good the film is .\nbut while those teapot - based tempests just show the kind of crap celebrities have to deal with once they become successful , the allegations by lane are a bit more serious , as they call into question the very reasons portman won the oscar in the first place . lane , it should be noted , is listed simply as an extra in the\nblack swan\ncredits , rather than a double - - and if you ask portman ' s baby daddy ,\nblack swan\nchoreographer benjamin millepied , this is all just a case of sour grapes .\nlane points out dancing was the real star of the film . \u201cit was everything to the movie . it\u2019s called \u201c black swan . \u201d she\u2019s a ballerina who goes crazy . you can\u2019t make it realistic if you don\u2019t have realistic dancing . it was a huge part of movie . and i know that\u2019s why they wanted to hire a soloist or a principal from one of the biggest ballet companies in the world to be the double . i\u2019m not just any double that you get , i\u2019m not a stunt double that goes in and crashes through a mirror . it\u2019s a lot different what i do . \u201d\nas a movie , \u201cthe black swan\u201d does have some excellent special effects . like perron , we liked the on - stage transformation of nina into a black swan with wings , but we also thought aronosky went overboard with the cgi . the moment nina plucks a feather from her skin reminded us of the 1986 version of \u201cthe fly\u201d with jeff goldblum . nina\u2019s leg becoming more anatomically like a swan\u2019s seemed silly since people rarely notice the different joint leverage when drawing . too much was revealed , taking away much of the thrill of this thriller .\ngranted , the movie\u2019s success has far less to do with its ballet - world setting than with its psychosexual horror story . nevertheless , \u201cblack swan\u201d has generated heightened interest in city ballet of san diego\u2019s \u201ctchaikovsky spectacular\u201d program .\nfox searchlight pictures distributed\nblack swan\nand gave it a production budget of $ 10\u201312 million . the principal photography was achieved using super 16 mm cameras and began in new york city toward the end of 2009 .\nbenjamin millepied ,\nblack swan ' s\nchoreographer - actor who is now portman ' s fiance and the father of her baby , also dismissed lane ' s claims in an interview with the los angeles times .\nthe blindness worked both ways : i was struck at the time by how few horror film enthusiasts were talking about it . while the arthouse crowd greedily consumed black swan , the horror fans seemed to generally stay away .\nis it ' strictly ' fever or has ballet become trendy ? whatever the reason , dance is definitely getting more exposure in popular culture . here are the some of the best adverts using ballet and dance to sell their products .\nhe said : in a word , no . although portman failed to mention her dance double in any acceptance speeches or interviews\u2014as is customary in hollywood\u2014and there\u2019s no mention of lane anywhere in a black swan featurette that\u2019s surfaced online centered on portman\u2019s grueling , five - hour - a - day ballet training , in a feature on the film published in the new york times back on nov . 26 , at least some credit is given to lane . \u201cthe difficult pointe work and turns were performed by a body double , sarah lane , the american ballet theater soloist , \u201d wrote the times\u2019s julie bloom .\nspotted out with her fianc\u00e9 and baby ' s father benjamin millepied , 33 , in new york today , she has since remained cordial about the controversy , saying she does not wish to get involved .\namy westcott is credited as the costume designer for the movie and received several award nominations . a publicized controversy arose regarding the question of who had designed 40 ballet costumes for natalie portman and the dancers .\nciara and husband russell wilson dance as they head to south africa for their honeymoon . . . two years after wedding\n' she definitely put her work in , ' prosa , one of her dance doubles , told the huffington post .\ni enjoyed my chat with dancer kimberly prosa , one of two body doubles for actress natalie portman in darren aronofsky ' s black swan . the film , a psychological thriller with dazzling special effects , opens nationwide december 3 .\nreview aggregator rotten tomatoes gave\nblack swan\na score of 87 % based on reviews from 273 critics , with natalie portman ' s performance being lauded & reports a rating average of 8 . 2 out of 10 .\n1 . there was a huge amount of controversy surrounding the use of portman ' s body double , sarah lane . lane claims that only 5 % of the full body shots shown in the final ' black swan ' were portman herself , and yet her involvement was played down by the film ' s stars . it has even been suggested that digital enhancement was used post - production in certain scenes to put portman ' s head onto lane ' s body . as i have said above , i think portman did a great job in her role and have no problem with her use of a body double for the more difficult ballet movements . but lane ' s contribution should have been properly acknowledged .\nthis controversy is so inside and stupid . it is obvious that there are disgruntled people ( and lane has cause for not getting proper credit at the end of the film ) but my god , enough !\nthis whole thing started when wendy perron of dance magazine wrote a blog entry about the black swan blackout . see urltoken . then millepied responded with his la times interview , and then lane responded . and then comes the 20 / 20 story . with all the attention the story got , i just don\u2019t believe that lane pitched it to abc .\nsarah lane , a soloist with the american ballet theatre who worked as natalie ' s dance double on the oscar - winning film , continues to claim the 29 - year - old actress did hardly any of the full body shots seen in the movie .\nhowever , lane has no reason to be upset , according to both\nblack swan\ndirector darren aronofsky and choreographer benjamin millepied , who also served as portman ' s dance partner and is now her fiance . aronofsky released a statement in late march refuting lane ' s accusations that she had done about 95 % of the on - screen dancing .\nfriday\u2019s edition of abc\u2019s 20 / 20 featured an interview with abt ballet dancer sarah lane , natalie portman\u2019s body double in the film black swan . according to lane , producers of the film wished to keep quiet about the extent of her appearances in the film . meanwhile , several people involved in making the film have claimed that portman performed about 85 % of her own dancing . dance magazine\u2019s wendy perron also weighed in on the topic appearing on 20 / 20 and writing with this article .\nrecently , there has been some controversy regarding a ballerina named sarah lane and her performance in the film , black swan . she has come out to announce that she performed most of the dancing and that natalie portman , who recieved an oscar for her acting in the film , is getting most of the credit . not surprisingly , the producers and even director darren aronofsky have asked lane to keep this situation hush hush . in the credits , the american ballet theater soloist is listed as a \u201cbody double\u201d with no mention at all for the dancing that she was hired to execute .\nkirk honeycutt of the hollywood reporter gave\nblack swan\na mixed review , writing :\n[ black swan ] is an instant guilty pleasure , a gorgeously shot , visually complex film whose badness is what ' s so good about it . you might howl at the sheer audacity of mixing mental illness with the body - fatiguing , mind - numbing rigors of ballet , but its lurid imagery and a hellcat competition between two rival dancers is pretty irresistible .\nboard members often have experience in the for - profit sector that can be invaluable to dance companies . photo via thinkstock .\nshaina branfman baira and bryan strimpel baira dance outside their home . photo by effy grey | effyography , courtesy the bairas .\n[ when prosa ' s gnarly feet were shown in preview screenings of black swan , they elicited gasps of horror ( but yawns in a ballet studio ) . they ' re the result of special - effects make - up . ]\ncontractually , lane said there was no clause in her contract stating that she could not speak out about what went on behind the scenes although she said black swan producer ari handel did specifically tell her not to talk about the film .\na claim by natalie portman\u2019s ballet double from the movie black swan alleging that the oscar - winning actress did not perform the majority of that film\u2019s dance sequences has quickly been challenged . sarah lane , the american ballet theatre soloist who doubled for portman during some of that film\u2019s most difficult dance sequences , told entertainment weekly that the oscar - winning actress did only 5 percent \u201cof the full body shots\u201d in the film . but the filmmakers insist that simply isn\u2019t the case , saying in a joint statement released by fox searchlight , \u201cwe were fortunate to have sarah there to cover the more complicated dance sequences and we have nothing but praise for the hard work she did . however , natalie herself did most of the dancing featured in the final film . \u201d"]}
{"id": 114624, "summary": [{"text": "chu chin chow is a musical comedy written , produced and directed by oscar asche , with music by frederic norton , based ( with minor embellishments ) on the story of ali baba and the 40 thieves .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the piece premi\u00e8red at his majesty 's theatre in london on 3 august 1916 and ran for five years and a total of 2,238 performances ( more than twice as many as any previous musical ) , an astonishing record that stood for nearly forty years until salad days .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the show 's first american production in new york , with additional lyrics by arthur anderson , played for 208 performances in 1917 \u2013 1918 , starring tyrone power .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it subsequently had successful seasons elsewhere in america and australia , including in 1919 , 1920 , 1921 and 1922 .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "a silent film of the musical , starring betty blythe , was produced in 1925 using some of the music .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "a talking film , with the score intact , was made by the gainsborough studios in 1934 , with george robey as ali baba , fritz kortner as abu hasan , anna may wong as zahrat al-kulub , frank cochrane reprising his stage role of the cobbler , and laurence hanray as kasim .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the show toured the british provinces for many years .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "it returned to london in 1940 for 80 performances , when it was interrupted by the london bombing but then returned in 1941 for another 158 nights .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "in 1953 , an ice version was produced at london \u2019s empire pool , wembley , starring tyrone power , which also toured the provinces and abroad .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "occasional productions are still mounted , including one in july 2008 by the finborough theatre in london , england . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "chu chin chow", "paragraphs": ["chu chin chow is too - thin chow . a tsingtao now would be better , somehow .\nposter for the 1934 film \u201cchu chin chow , \u201d starring anna may wong .\ncostume designs for \u201cchu chin chow\u201d as seen in the magazine \u201ctatler , \u201d 1917 .\nvictor matrix b - 20314 . chu - chin - chow / alice green ; orpheus quartet\nclick to download 0 . 6 mb pdf file chu chin chow libretto by oscar asche : download\nclick to download 0 . 5 mb pdf file chu chin chow novel by william page : download\nchu chin chow libretto and chu chin chow novel have been included in the book three musical plays . a printed copy of the book may be purchased at urltoken enter trutt in the search books box .\none of several adaptations of chu chin chow to bbc radio , this one credited to harold neden .\nan adaptation of the musical play chu chin chow . chu chin chow . . . on ice ran for three months , and was aired on the bbc as part of its sunday - night theatre programming .\none of several bbc versions of chu chin chow , this adaptation was credited to alastair scott - johnson .\none of several bbc radio adaptations of chu chin chow , this time adapted by script - writer desmond davis .\nfeedback about ' songs from chu chin chow ' , national programme daventry , 21 . 35 , 22 january 1939\none of multiple bbc radio adaptations of chu chin chow , this one credited to theatre historian w . macqueen - pope .\nthe play was novelised ( as chu chin chow ) by harold simpson ( london : mills & boon , 1916 ) .\nvictor matrix b - 20314 . chu - chin - chow / alice green ; orpheus quartet - discography of american historical recordings\na burlesque of chu chin chow , which had recently closed in melbourne after a three - month season at the tivoli theatre .\ninspired by the brisbane season of oscar asche ' s famous musical extravaganza chu chin chow , which had closed the previous week .\n1953 : empire pool , wembley ( england ) , 13 july - 19 september ( as chu chin chow on ice ) .\ncast incl . victor macdonald ( abu hasan / chu chin chow ) , jane hilary ( zahrat - al - kulub ) .\ncast incl . inia te wiata ( abu hasan / chu chin chow ) , patricia kerry ( zahrat - al - kulub ) .\nlabel : broadcast twelve uk 5039 . issued 1929 10\n' selection from\nchu chin chow\n( parts i & 2 ) '\nchu chin chow ( 1934 ) : a robust operetta\n. the new york times , 22 september 1934 , accessed 2 august 2010\ntrutt , david ( ed ) . introduction to\nchu chin chow\nnovelization , p . 3 , 2010 , accessed 18 november 2010\nsat 3 nov 1934 - the courier - mail ( brisbane , qld . : 1933 - 1954 ) page 5 -\nchu chin chow\ndance\nthe courier - mail ( brisbane , qld . : 1933 - 1954 ) , sat 3 nov 1934 , page 5 -\nchu chin chow\ndance\nproduced from the abc ' s melbourne studios , chu chin chow was a radio adaptation of the long - running and highly successful stage play by oscar asche .\ncast incl . lyn harding ( abu hasan / chu chin chow ) , rosalinde fuller ( zahrat - al - kulub ) , jerry verno ( ali ) .\nthe cobbler ' s song : song from chu chin chow , a musical tale of the east / \u200b told by oscar asche ; music by frederic norton .\nthe cobbler ' s song [ music ] : song from chu chin chow , a musical tale of the east / told by oscar asche ; music by frederic norton .\ncast incl . lyn harding ( abu hasan / chu chin chow ) , rosalinde fuller ( zahrat - al - kulub ) , mr jetsam ( abdullah ) , kay bourne .\nchu chin chow plays at the geelong performing arts centre on july 22 - 23 , and has its melbourne season at the phoenix theatre in elwood from july 28 - 31 .\nthe show was briefly the third - longest - running show on broadway and the west end , after chu chin chow and oklahoma ! . it was eventually surpassed by salad days .\nthe cobbler ' s song [ music ] : song from chu chin chow , a musical tale of the east / told by oscar asche ; music by frederic norton . - version details - trove\nit is played in jazz style on mouth organ . the song was a reference to chu chin chow , a spectacular orientalist musical of the ali baba story , which was the biggest hit of the london theatre world from 1916 until the late 1940s . the show successfully toured usa and australia and spawned a gainsborough film ( chu chin chow , oscar ashe , 1934 ) that was undoubtedly seen in india . 22 chu chin chow , the musical , permeated british popular culture and fashion of its day and its racist and orientalist tropes were exported around the world , as helen\u2019s chin chin chu persona reflects . but the song itself , set to jaunty western jazz - style swing in a nightclub of jiving sailors , fuses several exotic worlds . with the saucy refrain ' mera naam chin chin chu , hello mister , how - do - you - do ? ' helen is simultaneously a modern city girl and an oriental sexpot , with the arabian nights implicitly providing the bridge between the two .\nin describing the show , ray adds , \u201cit has been described as an \u2018adult pantomime\u2019\u2026 chu chin chow is like a saturday afternoon thrilling adventure musical \u2013 swashbuckling , funny , and completely over the top\u201d .\ndiscography of american historical recordings , s . v .\nvictor matrix b - 20314 . chu - chin - chow / alice green ; orpheus quartet ,\naccessed july 9 , 2018 , urltoken .\nvictor matrix b - 20314 . chu - chin - chow / alice green ; orpheus quartet . ( 2018 ) . in discography of american historical recordings . retrieved july 9 , 2018 , from urltoken .\nthe lead character , mame dennis , mentions in the novel auntie mame that she adored her time as a chorus girl in chu chin chow with her bosom buddy vera charles and tries to recreate the experience .\nvictor matrix b - 20314 . chu - chin - chow / alice green ; orpheus quartet .\ndiscography of american historical recordings . uc santa barbara library , 2018 . web . 9 july 2018 .\nwhat is the translation of the song by bang wa cherry , chin chin ? it ' s a song from one of the blade movies .\nchu chin chow was also a popular choice for burlesque . australian variety performer and revusical writer / director billy maloney ( q . v . ) , for example , celebrated the closure of the extravaganza ' s brisbane season with his own take on the story : too thin chow ( cremorne theatre , 25 june 1921 ) . the character of chu chin chow was also incorporated into the elton black / frederick whaite pantomime robinson crusue , which was staged at the cremorne gardens theatre , brisbane , in december 1919 .\nchu chin chow was very popular on bbc radio , and excerpts or individual songs from the production were frequently broadcast . the only bbc versions individually indexed on austlit are the ones that were full radio adaptations of the play .\nmeanwhile , in china , a furious battle rages . chu chin chow , a distinguished merchant , is killed by a band of thieves led by abu hassan . hassan assumes chu chin chow ' s identity and proceeds to the palace in bagdad . the newly wealthy ali baba also arrives at the palace with his bejewelled wife . but ali drinks too much at the party and reveals the secret of his wealth to his brother , kazim the vizier ( court minister ) .\nchu chin chow became , with the bing boys are here and the maid of the mountains , one of three hit shows most associated with the london musical stage during the conflict . surprisingly , each of the three belonged to a very different genre . the bing boys was a revue , starring george robey and including the sentimental hit song if you were the only girl in the world . by contrast , the maid was essentially an operetta , and chu chin chow is often considered an adult pantomime .\nthe well - known merchant kasim is preparing to give a lavish banquet for the wealthy chu chin chow , who is on his way from china . but the slave girl zahrat sends a secret message about this to the bandit chief abu hasan , and hasan and his gang of thieves rob and kill chu chin chow while he is still traveling . meanwhile , kasim ' s brother ali baba discovers hasan ' s secret cave , and helps himself to some of the thieves ' treasure . while hasan impersonates chu chin chow at kasim ' s court , kasim persuades his brother to tell him where his sudden wealth came from . even as the greedy kasim slips out to see what he can find at hasan ' s cave , hasan is plotting further violence and thievery .\nseemingly a distinct adaptation from the abc ' s radio version of chu chin chow ( which had been broadcast in 1932 ) , this version was adapted for radio by british script - writer henrik ege , and included oscar asche in the role that he had originated .\nasche , oscar ( words ) / norton , frederic ( music ) : chu chin chow . a musical tale of the east . vocal score , london 1916 , pp . 4 - 5 . ( available at urltoken urltoken , retrieved : 19 february 2014 ) .\n. asche directed the musical and played the lead role of abu hasan , leader of the forty thieves ( the\nchu chin chow\nof the title refers to the robber chief when impersonating one of his victims ) . besides asche , the production starred his wife ,\nall\nchu chin chow\ntracks from 1959 recording except as indicated below . cover art is from 1980 reissue of 1961 recording .\nthe maid of the mountains\nomits two tracks found on 1972 lp ( the song of the vagabonds ; pedro the fisherman ) /\nthe well - known merchant kasim baba ( brother of ali baba ) is preparing to give a lavish banquet for the wealthy chu chin chow , who is on his way from china . abu hassan wishes to add to his riches the property of kasim and has installed the slave girl zahrat in kasim ' s house as a spy . zahrat sends a message to abu hasan , letting him know about the banquet . hasan arrives at kasim ' s palace in disguise as chu chin chow . his gang of thieves rob and slaughter chu chin chow while he is still traveling . meanwhile , kasim ' s brother ali baba discovers hasan ' s secret cave and helps himself to some of the thieves ' treasure . while hasan impersonates chu chin chow at kasim ' s court , kasim persuades his brother to tell him where his sudden wealth came from . even as the greedy kasim slips out to see what he can find at hasan ' s cave , hasan is plotting further violence and thievery . zahrat gets her revenge on both hassan and his forty thieves , lovers are united , and all ends happily .\nali baba , a poor labourer , stumbles across hidden treasure belonging to the forty thieves and reinvents himself as a rich merchant . meanwhile , the leader of the thieves , abu hassan , posing as chinese emissary chu chin chow , has an evil plan to recover his loot and ruin bagdad .\nif you were an officer in london on a short leave in 1916 , the show you just had to see was chu chin chow . it kept running for years after the war , and held the box - office record for longest - running musical until cats overtook it in the nineties .\nback at the palace , an extravagant slave auction takes place ; the most valuable prize is zahrat . however , maryanna , accompanied by several policemen , interrupts proceedings . she identifies abu hassan as the fake chu chin chow . a major fight ensues and in the confusion abu hassan escapes with zahrat .\ndecided to try a different chinese , so visited chu chin chow . we had the all you can eat menu . . . the starters were good and so was the duck . the duck sauce was very thick and sticky , so was not a fan . the mains were disappointing . . . .\nnearly three million people came to see it in britain , many more worldwide . the best songs from the show , such as anytime\u2019s kissing time and the cobbler\u2019s song became the top of the pops hits of their day . one hundred years on , how can we explain chu chin chow\u2019s extraordinary impact ?\nan hmv sound recording of chu chin chow ( n . yr . ) features the vocals of inia te wiata ( chu chin chow ) , julie bryan ( marjanah ) , barbara leigh , charles young , and the williams singers . the music is performed by michael collins and his orchestra , to orchestrations by brian fahey . the ' vocal gems ' presented are ' i am chu chin chow ' , ' here be oysters ' , ' cleopatra ' s nile ' , ' when a pullet is plump ' , ' corraline ' , ' i love thee so ' , ' i ' ll sing and dance ' , ' the robber ' s march ' , ' i long for the sun ' , ' behold ' , ' anytime ' s kissing time ' , ' the cobbler ' s song ' , ' we bring ye fruits ' , and ' finale ' ( his masters voice , oclp 1269 ) .\nalthough salad days was the first musical to break the chu chin chow record , the first play to break its record was abie ' s irish rose in 1927 . see :\nabroad\n, the manchester guardian june 2 , 1927 , proquest historical newspapers , the guardian and the observer , p . 15\nbesides the romantic and nostalgic fare , there were scores of productions that escaped wartime reality by inviting the audience into exotic scenery and settings . this was the case for one of the longest running productions of london ' s west - end , the orientalist , pantomime - like musical comedy chu chin chow , written , produced and directed by oscar asche ( 1871 - 1936 ) at his majesty ' s theatre which he had managed since 1907 . it premiered on 3 august 1916 \u2013 at a time when the murderous battles of verdun and the somme were being fought \u2013 and remained on stage for the spectacular number of 2 , 238 performances until 22 july 1921 , the moment when adolf hitler ( 1889 - 1945 ) became the leader of the national socialist german workers party . the story of chu chin chow is based on the tale of ali baba and the forty thieves . \u201cthe immediate popularity of chu chin chow rested firmly on its fanciful visual elements \u2013 the sets , costumes and stage effects . \u201d [ 42 ] it was a big budget production with sumptuous stage sets and exotic costumes , big dance routines and a large cast including animals like a camel , a snake and a donkey . whereas the visual elements all aimed at conveying a most exotic scenery , the musical score of chu chin chow remained firmly rooted in mainstream english popular music of the time . [ 43 ] the first scene , set in the palace of kasim baba , the wealthy brother of ali baba who awaits the visit of the chinese merchant chu chin chow and is preparing a feast , began with the following song :\ncast incl . arthur styan ( abu hasan / chu chin chow ) , vera pearce ( zahrat - al - kulub ) , gerald kay souper ( kasim baba ) , charles h . workman ( ali baba ) , maggie moore , frank cochrane , louie pounds , gregory stroud , winifred o ' connor , frederick mackay .\nask a group of music theatre lovers what they know of chu chin chow , and the responses would likely range from , \u201cdid g & s write that ? \u201d , to perhaps \u201cyes \u2013 ah , is it famous for a long run in london ? \u201d , or the more likely response , \u201cnever heard of it\u201d .\nso , why the title , you may ask ? chu chin chow is the name of a chinese trader murdered by bandit abu hasan , while en route to kasim baba ' s court for a lavish feast held in his honor . hasan gains access to kasim ' s court by assuming the identity of his latest victim .\ncast members have come to the show with varying degrees of knowledge about its story and background . summer bowen , who portrays zharat al - kulub , recalls her first exposure to the piece : \u201ci first heard of chu chin chow in 2013 at an arts centre exhibition on australian war time music which featured a cast photo from the j . c . williamson production . shortly afterwards it was mentioned again in miriam gordon - stewart\u2019s incredible recital \u201csongs for robbie\u201d based on the grandmother eileen robbins\u2019 memoir . oscar ashe invited the 10 - year - old eileen to join the chu chin chow chorus at his majesty\u2019s theatre but her parents objected to the racy costumes\u201d .\nhe not only wrote the libretto for chu ( frederic norton wrote the music ) but produced , directed and starred in it as well , playing the part of abu hasan , the robber chieftain . hasan disguises himself as chu chin chow , a wealthy chinese merchant , whom his gang has already murdered , in order to gain entry into the house of kasim baba , brother of ali baba , with the intention of robbing his host during an auction .\neverett , william a . : chu chin chow and orientalist musical theatre in britain during the first world war , in : clayton , martin / zon , bennett ( eds . ) : music and orientalism in the british empire , 1780s to 1940s . portrayal of the east , aldershot ; burlington 2007 : ashgate , pp . 277 - 296 .\nthe penniless ali baba becomes a millionaire when he discovers the treasure cave of the forty thieves . the robber thief abbu hassan attempts to steal ali baba ' s newly found fortune by posing as the chinese mandarin chu chin chow , whom the thief had previously killed . his evil plans are foiled in an act of revenge by the slave girl zahrat .\nthis is not to suggest that chu - chin - chow is unremittingly offensive or without merit . the atmosphere of intrigue is admirably captured by cinematographer mutz greenbaum ( another german exile ) , who makes the most of the interplay of light and shadows , and anna may wong is compulsive viewing . it is just a little crude in its screen representation .\nchu chin chow is based on the tale of ali baba and the forty thieves . the setting is themagnificent eastern palace of kasim baba who welcomes the chinese merchant chu chin chow . he is , in fact , not who he seems to be but the rascally abu hasan , a robber come to glean information that will enable him to rob his host . hasan has a slave , zahrat , already spying in the palace . she has made friends with kasim ' s chief wife , alcolom , who in turn is loved by kasim ' s poor brother , ali baba . another friend is the slave maid marjanah who loves ali ' s son , nur al - huda . the downfall of kasim would solve a lot of problems !\naustralian born , oscar asche , created a sensation when he wrote chu chin chow . with music by frederic norton , it opened at his majesty\u2019s theatre , london , on 31st august 1916 and ran for five years and a total of 2 , 238 performances ( more than twice as many as any previous musical ) , an astonishing record that stood until the 1950\u2019s .\nmaryannna and her lover meet secretly . if only they could get married . but she is a slave and his father , ali baba would never allow it . returning from her tryst , maryanna overhears a conversation in chu chin chow ' s room . she discovers that the chinese emissary is in fact the bandit abu hassan and his accomplice is the slave girl zahrat .\nchu chin chow was a version of the arabian nights \u2019 ali baba and the 40 thieves tale , put together by actor , director and sometime playwright asche as a vehicle for himself and his wife , actress lily brayton , and produced in wartime london at his majesty\u2019s theatre on 31 august 1916 \u2013 in the theatre which normally housed the respected dramatic productions of beerbohm tree .\nstaged with a sumptuous extravagance , it proved to be one of the phenomena of the british stage of the early part of the century . the show\u2019s initial london run of 2 , 235 performances set a london long - run record for a musical which survived for some forty years , and chu chin chow went on to be an international hit in english - speaking theatres .\ndid the immediate pre ww2 cast of chu chin chow include two german born players felix slawinski and or arno franz koehler ( kohler ) ; if so in what capacity and what became of them . it seems that they were part of the 1939 australian tivoli tour and that they did not return to the uk before the outbreak of hostilities . any help is much appreciated .\neverett , william a . : chu chin chow and orientalist musical theatre in britain during the first world war , in : clayton , martin / zon , bennett ( eds . ) : music and orientalism in the british empire , 1780 ' s - 1940 ' s . portrayal of the east , farnham 2007 , pp . 277 - 296 , here p . 277 .\nasche\u2019s wife lily brayton also appeared in the show , as hasan\u2019s beautiful captive , zahrat al - kulub . \u201cmr oscar asche , like venice of old , seems to hold the gorgeous east in fee and to draw upon its treasures at will . he dipped into them generously in kismet but in chu chin chow he pours them out by the bucketful , \u201d enthused one reviewer .\ngenerally described as an ' oriental extravaganza ' , chu chin chow remains arguably the greatest overseas theatrical success written by an australian . although never achieving the same level of critical acclaim for its narrative and dramatic sensibilities as asche ' s previous success , kismet , the production was viewed on both sides of the atlantic ( and in australia ) as having set a new benchmark as spectacle and as entertainment . two of the clauses in the contract between asche and english producer sir herbert beerbolm - tree ( who ended up owning 25 percent of the show ) stipulated that chu chin chow could remain at his majesty ' s indefinitely on two conditions : that the receipts did not fall below \u00a32500 for two consecutive weeks and that asche continued to play the lead role .\n\u201cchu chin chow\u201d was first staged at the hippodrome in 1949 but it returned even more spectacularly on ice for the christmas season in 1953 / 1954 , with a huge cast of over 100 . there was a production by the birmingham and midland operatic society in november , 1958 and an expensively re - staged version in october , 1959 , starring new zealand singer inia te wiata .\nso , if like this writer , you were until now unfamiliar with the rare gem that is chu chin chow , it will certainly be worth a trip to geelong or to elwood to take it in . \u201cchu chin chow is a pantomime for adults full of gorgeous colour and music , very much like the 1940s old - hollywood film \u201cthe thief of bagdad\u201d , says bowen , \u201cif you haven\u2019t read the original arabian nights , you might be surprised by the violent plot that has been watered down in popular film adaptations in the same way you might be shocked by the original brothers grimm fairytales in german . sexual tension simmers throughout , slaves and harems are the norm , and because love is bought with \u2018a bidder\u2019s gold\u2019 two couples yearn for each other for afar\u201d .\nchu chin chow urltoken i wanted to see this flick , because i was curious to see an adaptation of the most popular brit musical ever ( or one of them , anyway ) , and because it had anna may wong in the cast . i was expecting a tale of the mystic orient , but got a loose adaptation - musicalization of ali baba and the 40 thieves instead .\nthe wealthy merchant kasim baba ( brother of ali baba ) is preparing to give a lavish banquet at his home for a wealthy chinese merchant , chu chin chow , who is on his way from china . the robber chieftain , abu hasan , wishes to add to his riches the property of kasim . abu hasan forces his captive , the beautiful zahrat al - kulub , to spy for him in kasim ' s house , disguised as a slave girl , by holding her lover hostage . she is nearly found out several times . zahrat sends a message to abu hasan , letting him know about the banquet . hasan arrives at kasim ' s palace in disguise as chu chin chow , whom his gang has robbed and murdered . he tries to glean information that will enable him to rob his host .\ncast incl . oscar asche ( abu hasan / chu chin chow ) , doris champion ( zahrat - al - kulub ) , wensley russell ( ali baba ) , helen debroy somers ( marjanah ) , william dewhurst ( kasim baba ) , lawrence shirl ( khuzaymah ) , dorothy dewhurst , stuart kern , ellis j . preston , savana , betty williamson , james johnson , dacia johnson , horace custins .\nin the kitchens of the palace , a huge feast is prepared in honour of a visiting chinese dignitary called chu chin chow . ali baba , a cheeky servant , goes off to the forest to get more chickens . meanwhile beautiful slave maryanna , who pines for her lover , is bossed around by her demanding and pampered mistress , while zahrat , another slave girl , conspires with arch villain abu hassan .\none of the earliest british attempts at a grand scale musical ! and it ' s a bit stuffed . trying to hard with the musical numbers , almost over - shadowing the ali baba & forty thieves tale in the process . cool seeing anna may wong get a decent part , but even the asian - american actress had to play second fiddle to the extravaganza that was chu chin chow ( 1934 ) .\nsadly , despite the great commercial success of chu , asche later became bankrupt , largely because of his heavy gambling . he died in 1936 , aged 65 . chu was revived in the darkest days of the second world war and again played its part in lifting morale .\na souvenir programme , the birmingham and midland operatic society presents by arrangement with samuel french ltd \u2018chu chin chow\u2019 in aid of cancer relief and other charities . the front cover is yellow and has six illustrations of scenes from the show down the left - hand side . the inside contains a cast list , photographs and advertisements . programme cost one shilling . the show commenced on 17 november 1958 and ran for two weeks .\n1 . prelude 2 . here be oysters 3 . i am chu chin chow 4 . cleopatra ' s nile 5 . i ' ll sing and dance 6 . corraline 7 . when a pullet is plump 8 . i love thee so 9 . behold 10 . robbers ' march 11 . i long for the sun 12 . mahbubah 13 . i built a fairy palace in the sky 14 . anytime ' s kissing time 15 . cobbler ' s song 16 . we bring ye fruits 17 . finale 18 . i am chu chin chow / olive oil 19 . behold [ revival cast ] 20 . cleopatra ' s nile [ alternate version ] 21 . when a pullet is plump 22 . anytime ' s kissing time [ alternate version ] 23 . i love thee so [ alternate version ] 24 . cobbler ' s song [ alternate version ]\non thursday , august 31 , 1916 , with the bloody battle of the somme raging in france , a new show opened at his majesty\u2019s theatre in london . it is fair to say that it caused a bigger sensation than any other musical in history . chu chin chow , a spectacular retelling of the story of ali baba and the forty thieves , has been described as \u201cone of the greatest successes in the history of popular musical theatre\u201d .\nchu chin chow is a musical comedy written , produced and directed by oscar asche , with music by frederic norton , based , with embellishments , on the story of ali baba and the 40 thieves . the play premiered at his majesty\u2019s theatre in london on august 31 , 1916 and ran for five years and a total of 2 , 238 performances ( more than twice as many as any previous musical ) , a record that stood for nearly forty years .\npresented in two acts , the story concerns abu hasan , an intrepid merchant - pirate who masquerades in various extravagant disguises ( including that of a hebrew damascene and a grecian prince ) , so that he and his forty brigands can plunder and humiliate the wealthy despots of the east , enriching hasan ' s already overflowing and legendary cave . for this particular adventure , he becomes the great chu chin chow of china as a means of gaining access to the palace of kasim baba . a secondary theme concerns the two lovely slave girls ( zahrat and marjanah , the latter in love with nur - al - hudra ) who are determined to win their freedom . zahat discovers abu hasan ' s true identity after ' chu chin chow ' kills kasim , while marjanah stumbles on the secret password for his hideout ( ' open sesame ' ) . she is then able to set in motion the opportunity they need . the women counter chu chin chow ' s cunning with feminine guile and create the opportunity they need by bargaining with the brigand chieftain . abu hasan attempts to overcome their plan by attending the wedding of marjanah and nur disguised as a wealthy oil merchant , whose forty jars of ' oil ' actually hold forty brigands . zahat discovers both his identity and evil plans , and kills his men by pouring boiling oil over them . she then finishes the job by stabbing abu hasan to death .\na pall mall gazette critic described the production as ' a romantic drama founded . . . on the story of the forty thieves as it appears in sir richard burton ' s authentic translation of the arabian nights ' ( 26 august 1916 , p . 6 ) . the same newspaper also noted that gossip suggesting that asche had either planned an art - pantomime ( ' a great symbolic play with an important character embodying the principal of universal evil ' ) or gone back to burton ' s original were clearly inaccurate . ' there is not the remotest likeness between [ chu chin chow ] ' , notes the gazette , ' and anything farther off than the familiar stage - chinoiserie of good old english musical comedy and comic opera . chu chin chow as . . . played by mr asche is just the commander of the forty thieves disguised as a kind of rutland - barrington mandarin ' ( 1 september 1916 , p . 6 ) .\ncast incl . oscar asche ( abu hasan / chu chin chow ) , lily brayton ( zahrat - al - kulub ) , frank cochrane ( kasim baba ) , courtice pounds ( ali baba ) , j . v . bryant ( nur - al - huda ) , violet essex ( marjanah ) , norman williams , william holles , james herbert , aileen d ' orme ( kasim baba ' s head wife ) , sydney fairbrother ( mrs ali ) , annie moore .\nchased from london by the bombs after 80 performances , it returned , partly recast , the following year for another 158 nights . in 1953 chu chin chow was given as an ice - rink production at london\u2019s empire pool , wembley . elliott , comstock and gest produced chu chin chow in new york the year after its london opening . tyrone power ( hasan ) , henry e dixey ( ali ) , florence reed ( zahrat ) , kate condon ( alcolom ) and tessa kosta ( marjanah ) featured , the london designs were repeated , and alexis kosloff arranged new parades and dances for what looked like being another successful production . however , management went awry and , after a transfer , less than three months into the run , to the century theater , the expensively staged show closed after 208 performances , still in the red . it was left to a highly successful post - new york tour to recoup and add considerable profits to the producers\u2019 outlay .\neven during the world war ii air raids on london , the production never fell below the minimum box - office take , while asche presented the character of abu hasan on stage for all but a couple of weeks of the london run . during his absence , which came about on his physician ' s orders , the role was taken up by e . lyall swete , who subsequently went on to direct the american production ( starring tyrone power as abu hassan / chu chin chow ) . chu chin chow ran for five years in london ( 2 , 238 performances ) , a record that lasted almost forty years . it also opened for six months on broadway in 1917 - 18 , and was successfully staged in australia . the royalties alone made asche a millionaire . the new york season and asche ' s 1920 - 23 australian tour were essentially replicas of the london show , with the scenery and costumes made by the original producers and transported by ship .\nchu - chin - chow ' s story derives from the arabian nights ( a thousand and one nights ) collection of short stories . however , among the several ' enhancements ' are two interesting plot inventions . the chinese merchant , who happens to be visiting bagdad , adds a layer of political intrigue and is also a way of drawing on a particular stereotype of the chinese villain popular in early british and american films and literature ( notably with sax rohmer ' s fu manchu ) . the fact that chu - chin - chow isn ' t chinese but someone masquerading as chinese is irrelevant , because abu hassan only has to portray the sneer , evil intentions and cruelty to reinforce the type in popular imagination . structurally , the character ' s story gives the film tension , scope and forward momentum leading from battle to crisis and culminating in the final , spectacular court fight . it also at a stroke implicates the whole of the east in this particular vision .\nfirst , there were the amazing sets and imaginative staging , which helped transport london theatregoers to the colourful world of the arabian nights . we are used to lavish productions in the west end today but audiences in 1916 would never have seen anything quite to match chu chin chow . the \u201cmusical tale of the east\u201d had a budget of \u00a35 , 300 , the equivalent of about \u00a32 . 9 million today . there was a huge cast that included live camels , donkeys , poultry and snakes .\ncast incl . oscar asche ( abu hasan / chu chin chow ) , doris champion ( zahrat - al - kulub ) , wensley russell ( ali baba ) , kitty reidy ( marjanah ) , cecil humphreys ( kasim baba ) , herbert browne ( nur - al - huba ) , george ide ( abdullah ) , peal ladd ( alcolm ) , mason wood ( the cobbler ) , ian mclean ( omar ) , eardley turner ( omar ' s father ) , frank charlton , jessie page .\nthe cry this morning should be\nthe redcoats are coming !\nbritain ' s long - heralded invasion of the american film market has begun with the offerings at the roxy of\nchu chin chow ,\na tuneful , spectacular and robust adaptation of the oscar asche comic operetta which , in its original form , ran for more than 2 , 000 performances in london several years ago and for 208 when it was produced here by morris gest in 1917 - 18 . view full article in timesmachine \u00bb\n1 . prelude 2 . here be oysters 3 . i am chu chin chow 4 . cleopatra ' s nile 5 . when a pullet is plump 6 . serenade 7 . mahbubah 8 . i ' ll sing and dance 9 . i long for the sun 10 . robber ' s march 11 . i love thee so 12 . behold ! 131 . anytime ' s kissing time 14 . the cobbler ' s song 15 . i built a fairy palace 16 . we bring you fruits 17 . finale\nherbert wilcox made a silent film version of chu chin chow in 1923 but , after the coming of sound , a second version was made with george robey starred as ali baba and thelma tuson as a richy funny alcolom . anna may wong played the melodrama of zahrat with conviction , whilst fritz kortner gave a burlesque stage performance as hasan in what was , otherwise , one of the best filmed musicals of its time . sydney fairbrother and frank cochrane ( just the cobbler this time ) both put their unequalable original performances on celluloid .\nwith a new book written by melvyn morrow ( dusty , shout ) based on the smash hit that ran for 2238 performances on the west end , chu chin chow is proudly presented by gsov - gilbert & sullivan opera victoria in this , its centenary year , and will take you on a magic carpet ride with perilous quests , forbidden lovers , treacherous assassins , and high slapstick comedy coupled with some of the best theatre songs ever written , including anytime\u2019s kissing time , the cobbler\u2019s song , we are the robbers of the woods and corraline .\nchu chin chow have joined our just - eat family , meaning you have another takeaway menu to browse and the chance to become a food critic for the evening . browse the menu from starters to desserts and see what tickles your taste buds . located on 7 cat hill , barnet , you could also choose to collect your order at a time that suits you if you would prefer a leisurely stroll or drive to collect . don\u2019t forget to let us know if you enjoyed your meal and just - eat experience by leaving feedback . bon appetite !\ncast incl . arthur styan ( abu hasan / chu chin chow ) , helen temple ( zahrat - al - kulub ) , charles h . workman ( ali baba ) , ida griffin ( marjanah ) , gerald kay souper ( kasim baba ) , george wignail ( the cobbler ) , maggie moore , pearl ladd ( alcolom ) , h . tucker ( omar ) , fred mackay ( nu - al - huda ) , mary jordan , winifred o ' connor , suzanne bennett , gloria spurling , ethel keys , myrtle greenhill , louie pounds .\nnot seen in melbourne for over half a century , gsov is presenting chu chin chow in the centennial year of its first production , 2016 , as a musical within a play . written by melvyn morrow , and directed and choreographed by robert ray , the new version sees great fun in oscar asche , selling his musical to the management of j . c . williamson\u2019s . he describes the action with great flair and panache , and takes part himself . out of his imaginative descriptions , real singers and dancers emerge , and act out scenes and songs from the musical .\ncast incl . tyrone power ( abu hasan / chu chin chow ) , florence read , ( zahrat - al - kulub ) , albert howson ( kasim baba ) , henry dixy ( ali baba ) , kate condon ( alcolom ) , tessa kosta ( marjanah ) , george rasely ( nur - al - huda ) , lucy beaumont , albert moore , robert lee hill , francis j . boyle , matty thomas , frank mccormack , ida mulle , katherine galanta , harda daube , gordon staples , olive prosser , george bell , josephine emory , lester sweyd , felice de gregorio , richie ling .\na ticket for chu was the thing to buy for a family member on leave from the front . it was also the favourite show for a soldier to take his sweetheart to before he returned to battle .\nbetween in town in 1892 and the maid of the mountains in 1917 , this new style of musical theatre became dominant on the musical stage in britain and the rest of the english - speaking world . the success of in town and a gaiety girl ( 1893 ) led to an astonishing number of hits , the most successful of which included the shop girl ( 1894 ) , the geisha ( 1896 ) , florodora ( 1899 ) , a chinese honeymoon ( 1901 ) , the arcadians ( 1909 ) , our miss gibbs ( 1909 ) , the quaker girl ( 1910 ) , chu chin chow ( 1916 ) and the maid of the mountains .\nwritten in 1916 by geelong - born actor / director oscar asche , chu chin chow is a retelling of \u2018ali baba and the 40 thieves\u2019 . the gilbert and sullivan society of victoria ( gsov ) are proud to present the show in its 100 th anniversary year . director and choreographer robert ray is all too familiar with the challenges which arise from staging a rarely seen gem . \u2018it is such an unknown work to all of us , \u2018says ray . \u2018much easier to do hello dolly or the mikado as it is all there . with chu chin chow finding the orchestral parts alone took us about six months . then finding a way to do it today to today\u2019s audiences . the dialogue is a bit dated , a mixture of biblical and elizabethan speak , with ye\u2019s and yea\u2019s . melvyn morrow wrote a new version which overcomes many of the problems . it is a play circa 1923 , about staging the show in australia . there are many delicious references to the bard of j . c . williamson\u2019s for example . also in 1916 , it was a very , very lavish show , with over 90 in the cast . the challenge was to do it with a set and costume budget of $ 2200 , and about one third of the cast size . the original production was spectacular , with even live snakes on stage ! \u201d .\nchu chin chow is the oldest established chinese restaurant in hampton court . our longevity and excellent reputation shall become apparent the moment you step inside our family run restaurant . we take pride in welcoming our customers , helping with the choice of dishes and ensuring that your visit is memorable ; something that our regular customers will testify to . we have an extensive range of dishes creating the authentic tastes from the provinces of canton , beijing and szechuan , all freshly prepared and cooked by our experienced chefs . dishes are prepared using fresh , simple ingredients , cooked briefly in very little oil to retain essential nutrients , minerals and vitamins so your meal is not only delicious but healthy too .\n' he came , like another eastern , king david , to a good old age , full of riches and honour . but none can ever reign in his stead . there is left a gap in the life of london , and indeed of the country , which nothing can adequately fill , for chu chin chow had become in truth part of the national life . country cousins set out upon the desperate adventure of their first visit to the metropolis with the firm determination to see it come else what may . it had supplanted in their hearts the place usually reserved for the abbey or the tower . it had become a tradition which nothing can adequately fill ' ( qtd in brisbane courier 24 september 1921 , p . 13 ) .\nfrederick norton ' s musical score was described by asche as ' the most important feature of the production . it is not incidental music at all . in fullness and elaboration it is indeed , an opera score ' ( pall mall gazette 18 august 1916 , p . 9 ) . songs known to have performed in the london production are ' i am chu chin chow ' , ' i love thee so ' , ' i ' ll sing and dance ' , ' i long for the sun ' , ' behold ' , ' anytime ' s kissing time ' , ' the cobbler ' s song ' , ' serenade ' , ' song of the scimitar ' , and ' i built a fairy palace in the sky . '\na musical tale of the east by oscar asche set to music by frederic norton presentation written by henrik ege characters in the order of their appearance the story - teller , bruce winston robbers , dancers , servants , slaves , etc . the bbc theatre chorus ( trained by charles groves ) , and the bbc theatre orchestra ( leader , tate gilder ) , conducted by mark h . lubbock the programme arranged and produced by gordon mcconnel with the musical collaboration of gwen williams none who saw it will ever forget the tuneful and spectacular m\u00e9lange that was chu chin chow . produced at the end of august in 1916 , chu chin choic ran at his majesty ' s theatre for just under five years , its total of 2 , 238 performances created a record that has never been broken . the broadcast tonight will concentrate chieflv on the music . the dialogue of the play will be omitted , but the plot will be explained by a story - teller , who will link together the various musical excerpts that will be heard . all the best - known songs in the score will be included , and henrik ege , who has been responsible for many adaptations , has written the narration in the idiom set down by oscar asche in the original book .\nit was a post - war boast of chu chi chow \u2019s producer , oscar asche , that tickets for the show had been particularly sought after by troops on leave , though one critic wryly commented that men \u2018gladly\u2019 returned to the trenches to escape it . [ 5 ] perhaps one of the attractions was the chorus of pretty slave girls who , for the period , were very scantily dressed . following complaints of \u2018near nudity and non controlled breast movement\u2019 , the play was investigated by the lord chamberlain\u2019s office . [ 6 ]\nthe chinese community have also been portrayed in several musicals that have been staged at the hippodrome . for years , the most famous and popular was \u201cchu chin chow\u201d , first performed at her majesty\u2019s theatre in the west end in august , 1916 . it ran for five years and 2 , 238 performances , more than twice the previous run for a musical at that time , and its record stood until \u201csalad days\u201d from 1954 . a huge hit with servicemen on leave in ww1 , it boasted a dozen lavish scenes , spectacular sets and lighting effects and was inspired by the then english taste for all things oriental . one of the attractions was the chorus of girls , scantily dressed for the time , who performed as slaves ; there was also a camel , donkey , poultry and snakes .\nalthough king george v had decreed that the royal household would be teetotal for the duration of the conflict , his subjects declined such abstemiousness and still flocked to the music halls and musical theatres , where the escapist fantasy chu chin chow , premi\u00e8red on 3 rd august 1916 , became an instant hit . the show was described as a combination of musical comedy and pantomime , a big - budget spectacle costing \u00a35 , 300 , with over a dozen scene changes , fantastic sets , big dance routines and exotic costumes . [ 4 ] loosely based on the story of ali baba , critics praised the show\u2019s visuals : the acting and plot were almost entirely incidental . nevertheless , many of the songs became hits , and the cobbler\u2019s song and any time\u2019s kissing time entered the popular repertoire of ballad singers .\nthe show returned briefly to the strike - brothered broadway of 1919 ( century theater 8 august , 33 performances ) with lionel braham , don ferrandou and marjorie wood featured , and eugene cowles ( abdallah ) and albert howson , of the famous howson family ( kasim ) in supporting r\u00f4les . asche himself later took chu chin chow to his native australia , but only after hugh d mackintosh had already mounted a version there , with ex - savoy star c h workman ( ali ) , vera pearce ( a zahrat who sang better than any other female member of the cast ! ) , louie pounds ( alcolom ) and maggie moore ( mahbubah ) amongst the cast and original cast member frank cochrane restaging asche\u2019s direction . ward\u2019s version played nearly three months in melbourne before moving on to sydney\u2019s grand opera house ( 26 march 1921 ) .\nanother reason why chu became such a hit was the timing . in the summer of 1916 , britons wanted something to take their minds off the war . an uplifting musical that combined comedy with some great songs and a fantastic plot in an exotic setting fitted the bill perfectly .\nchu also caused controversy with its rather revealing female costumes , described by tatler magazine as \u201cvery suitable to the sultry climate of old bagdad\u201d . today , we would not feel particularly shocked by the scanty outfits but remember this was 1916 , only 15 years after the death of queen victoria .\nthe show was indeed \u2018a beauty show \u2013 of scene and person , of dress and undress , \u2019 but it also had a fine strong story , familiar and happy characters and characterizations , and attractive songs which helped to ensure its survival after that first lavish production . grossmith and laurillard took the show to the provinces with a cast headed by bobbie comber ( ali ) , henry latimer ( hasan ) and madge mcintosh ( zahrat ) , and chu chin chow kept up a provincial presence in britain for many years until , in 1940 ( 3 july ) , it was brought back to london for a second wartime run with the famous melodrama villain lyn harding as hasan , rosalinde fuller as zahrat , jerry verno as ali , kay bourne as alcolom , dennis noble as nur al - huda and with sydney fairbrother repeating her original r\u00f4le as ali\u2019s shrewish and ill - fated wife , mahbubah ."]}
{"id": 114625, "summary": [{"text": "becoming jane is a 2007 british-irish biographical romantic drama film directed by julian jarrold .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it depicts the early life of the english author jane austen and her lasting love for thomas langlois lefroy .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "american actress anne hathaway stars as the title character , while her romantic interest is played by scottish actor james mcavoy .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "also appearing in the film are julie walters , james cromwell and maggie smith .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film was produced in cooperation with several companies , including ecosse films and blueprint pictures .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it also received funding from the irish film board and the uk film council premiere fund .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film is partly based on the 2003 book becoming jane austen by jon hunter spence , who was also hired as historical consultant .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the final screenplay , developed by sarah williams and kevin hood , pieced together some known facts about austen into a coherent story , in what co-producer graham broadbent called \" our own austenesque landscape . \"", "topic": 13}, {"text": "according to hood , he attempted to weave together \" what we know about austen 's world from her books and letters , \" and believed austen 's personal life was the inspiration for pride and prejudice .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "jarrold began production of the film in early 2006 , opting to shoot primarily in ireland as he found it had better-preserved locations than hampshire , england , where austen was raised .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "released firstly in the united kingdom on 9 march 2007 and in other countries later in the year , becoming jane earned approximately $ 37 million worldwide .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film received mixed reviews from critics .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "hathaway 's performance received mixed critical reception , with some reviewers negatively focusing on her nationality and accent .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "commentators and scholars have analysed the presence of austen characters and themes within the film , and also noted the implementation of mass marketing in the film 's release . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "becoming jane", "paragraphs": ["we chat to james mcavoy and julie walters about their new movie becoming jane .\na short but cute video of ' becoming jane ' behind t . . .\nfor everything else you need to know about becoming jane , see our special microsite .\nbecoming jane hits cinemas this friday , march 9 . click here for our review .\nbecoming jane ( 2007 ) | 120 min . | pg | reviewed by lisa perkis\n21 . non vieni del tardar - becoming jane soundtrack - w . a . mozart\nthe director of becoming jane talks about the making of his costume drama in ireland .\nbecoming jane becomes a rather ordinary , though sporadically entertaining , game of dress - up .\nfigure 3 . jane austen ( anne hathaway ) comforts cassandra austen ( anna maxwell martin in becoming jane ( 2007 ) .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie becoming jane ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of becoming jane ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing becoming jane near you .\nthis cast list of who was in becoming jane includes both lead and minor roles . ( 39 items )\nanne hathaway\u2019s skilful portrayal of jane austen in becoming jane shows that art can have as much power to bring us closer to the truth as facts themselves can .\ni just watched becoming jane and cannot help but wonder whether i would run away with tom . how could you not ? !\nbecoming jane cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of becoming jane actors includes any becoming jane actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each becoming jane actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of becoming jane have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nbecoming jane . dir . julian jarrold . perf . anne hathaway and james mcavoy . 2007 . dvd . miramax , 2008 .\nbecoming jane is , without a doubt , the first jane austen film ever to require the services of 20 prostitutes , two pickpockets , one dead cock and some necromancers .\nthis week ' s round of new movie release information contains release dates for hairspray , becoming jane and more . more . . .\n. . . there ' s a feeling with becoming jane that we have seen it all before . . . . many times .\n, ' ' sleeping beauty ' and the upcoming pixar theatrical release ' wall\u2022e . ' there is no trailer for ' becoming jane . '\ni have been teasing you long enough . today , i am finally revealing becoming jane a complete 19th century regency costume for under $ 10 .\n\u201c\nbecoming jane austen gives the fullest account we have of her falling in love with the charming young irishman tom lefroy .\n\u201d \u2013\nbecoming jane leaves reality behind in its second half , and suffers for it \u2013 but it ' s a pleasant enough flirtation with a literary great .\nthe film becoming jane has given us an image of jane austen that liberates our imagination . i envy readers of my book who come to it with anne hathaway\u2019s image of jane in their mind\u2019s eye . you will not have to struggle against the image cassandra created to see the jane austen who was young and pretty , lively and in love . anne hathaway\u2019s skilful portrayal of jane austen in becoming jane shows that art can have as much power to bring us closer to the truth as facts themselves can .\nfor all of us jane austen fans , becoming jane is another movie to add to your collection . anne hathaway herself studied austen while writing her thesis at vassar , so it ' s no . . .\nphilip french : becoming jane is a pleasant little movie that makes a great deal of a flirtation that austen had woth a charming irish lawyer around christmas 1795 .\nfirst , let\u2019s get a bit of research out of the way . becoming jane is set in 1795 . this is what women\u2019s fashion in 1795 looked like :\nkilruddery house , ireland . used in filming\nbecoming jane\n| beautiful homes , gardens , castles and chateaus | pinterest | ireland , castle house and castles\nan official site of ' becoming jane ' and hence not affiliated with the movie . yet , we hope that the site helps to immortalise your love and passions to jane austen , tom lefroy , becoming jane , anne hathaway , james mcavoy , julian jarrold and all crews and casts of the enchanting movie . the administrators reserve the right to delete inappropriate comments / messages .\nmuch of the story of becoming jane takes place in and around the hampshire village of steventon , where jane austen ' s father was the rector and where she lived for the first 25 years of her life .\nharman , claire . jane\u2019s fame : how jane austen conquered the world . edinburgh : canongate , 2009 .\nthe letters that jane wrote her sister cassandra at the time , and subsequent events that involved jane and tom .\nlike wright\u2019s pride & prejudice , becoming jane stresses sisterly intimacy by depicting cassandra and jane in their shared bed . most poignantly , jane ( played by anne hathaway ) holds the sleeping cassandra ( anna maxwell martin ) shortly after the scene in which cassandra sobs out her grief at the death of her fianc\u00e9 ( see fig . 3 ) . as when the preoccupied elizabeth leaves jane sleeping alone in wright\u2019s film , becoming jane \u2019s jane austen leaves cassandra alone in bed twice : the first time to write , and the second to pack up for her own elopement with tom lefroy .\npitkeathley , jill . cassandra & jane : a jane austen novel . 2004 . new york : harper , 2008 .\nof course , the real treat of regency dress in becoming jane is , naturally , anne hathaway\u2019s costumes . let\u2019s see\u2026 she wore the lovely thick cotton - ish blue and red dresses ,\n' becoming jane ' is hardly a rigorous biopic of author jane austen , but as a charming romantic fantasy , it ' s quite engaging and likable . this blu - ray showcases great video and audio , and a nice little package of extras . for fans of the genre , or those who just want to imagine what real - life romances might have inspired their favorite austen stories , ' becoming jane ' is worth checking out .\nradovici ( 55 ) and farrell ( 8 ) suggest that tom named his first daughter , jane , after jane austen .\nmoser , nancy . just jane : a novel of jane austen\u2019s life . bloomington , mn : bethany house , 2007 .\nbecoming jane is a love story inspired by the true romantic encounter between english literary heroine jane austen and tom lefroy , the future lord chief justice of ireland . we chat to james mcavoy , who plays lefroy , and julie walters , who offers fine support as jane ' s mother , about making the film .\nnot many of us ever expect our homes to be viewed by millions of cinemagoers around the world , but christopher and hanne gray are prepared for this experience once becoming jane opens next week .\ni love this article , although i am of course a little disappointed because i imagined that there would be more information about jane austen and thomas lefroy like becoming jane - the movie i watched last night , i still think this article helped alot . = ) thanks !\ni ' m grateful for early interest in becoming jane jacobs and for the opportunity to talk about the book . here are some recent and upcoming talks . i will update the list from time to time .\ndirected by julian jarrold , and written by sarah williams and kevin hood , becoming jane concentrates on a small patch of jane austen ' s existence : the time when she was 21 and fell in love with a dazzling stranger , tom lefroy , a trainee lawyer from ireland .\n\u201c\nspence meticulously unpacks the evidence available to him . . . and lays the probablilities before us in writing that is charged with its own kind of electricity . his great achievement is that by the end of becoming jane austen it is indeed possible to see how jane became jane austen , the great writer of english literature .\n\u201d \u2013\nthe romantic premise of ' becoming jane ' is recycled from countless other romantic weepies . here again we have two people from opposite sides of life who everyone can see are clearly meant for each other , but who don\u2019t realize it themselves , so they spend the whole movie bickering until they finally get hit by a bolt of enlightenment . it ' s cute , and it ' s slight , and it ' s the weakest aspect of ' becoming jane . ' jane austen was one of the most fascinating women of the past two hundred years , not to mention perhaps the most biting social essayist of her time , but ' becoming jane ' veers awfully close to turning her into a whiny drip .\nunlike miss potter , the whimsical biopic that centered around the little - known love life that inspired beatrix potter \u2019s work , becoming jane doesn\u2019t have much in the way of actual history to back up its premise .\nand while these fans\u2019 enthusiasm is certainly noteworthy , those hoping for an entertaining romantic escape , rather than a historically accurate account of miss austen\u2019s love life , will still find plenty to rave about in becoming jane .\nnb . look for an extended discussion of these topics , which also involves debunking the related myth that jacobs was a\nlibertarian ,\nin becoming jane jacobs and a forthcoming 2018 special issue of cities journal .\n\u201c ' jon spence ' s ' becoming jane austen ' is one of the best half - dozen books published on austen in the last quarter century . ' ' this is a book full of wisdom about [ jane austen ] and her art . ' joseph wiesenfarth , jasna news\u201d \u2013\ndisney presents ' becoming jane ' in 1080p / avc mpeg - 4 video . it ' s a very naturalistic film , with a gentle color palette and warm textures that come through quite nicely on blu - ray .\nwe were a distressed rectory again ,\nlaughs christopher gray - but he must be worrying about the risk of his family home becoming typecast .\nso , jane austen at a boxing match ? jane austen with prostitutes ? heaven knows what austen devotees will make of becoming jane . rae is unfazed . ' oh , we like popping our head above the parapet . what we ' ve tried to do is convey the intelligence and energy and humour of the woman \u2013 to keep the integrity of the spirit of jane austen \u2013 but make her story and her passion more accessible . '\nwe don\u2019t know how jane found out about tom\u2019s engagement\u2014whether anne lefroy told jane that tom was engaged , or even whether anne knew it herself .\nausten , jane . the cambridge edition of the works of jane austen . ed . janet todd . cambridge : cup , 2005 - 2008 .\nyou can help us care for these vulnerable chimpanzees by becoming a chimpanzee guardian , a special supporter of jgi\u2019s efforts to care for the orphans at tchimpounga .\nbecoming jane ( 2007 ) becoming jane is a 2007 british\u2013irish historical biographical film directed by julian jarrold . it depicts the early life of english author jane austen and her perpetual love and regret with thomas langlois lefroy . american actress anne hathaway stars as the titular character , while her romantic interest is played by scottish actor james mcavoy . also appearing in the film are julie walters , james cromwell , and maggie smith . directed by : julian jarrold starring : anne hathaway , james mcavoy , julie walters , james cromwell , and maggie smith\nfrom a miss jane austen fan i would never watch or buy that film becoming jane for it was nothing like the real miss jane austen and if i had my way it would never been made and the stupid lost in austen drama which should also should never been married . if you are to write sequels to miss jane austen novels read them first and stop ending things that mr darcy wouldnot do . may be it is time that people leave miss jane austen alone if you are can not treat her with a respect .\nwith these links , it is likely both that news of tom drifted back to jane and that tom knew of jane\u2019s doings and read her books .\ni came across this article when researching a school project ( on jane austen ) . i saw the movie a year ago and have been intrigued by the idea of jane and tom ever since . i bought the book it was based on ( becoming jane austen : a life by : jon spence ) , and am still thouroughly convinced that jane and tom must have felt passionate feelings for each other . this was a very helpful and interesting article . : )\ni adore jane austen ' s books . becoming jane makes me cry everytime i watch it . i don ' t know if tom and jane were serious about each other or not , or what actually happened . all i know is i wish they could have married . the movie is good . but so sad . . . . perhaps that ' s why it ' s so good .\njane eyre ends with jane\u2019s marriage to rochester\u2014\u201creader , i married him\u201d\u2014and then hiccups to the present tense , ten years later , where jane reports she is \u201cever together\u201d with her husband . their hearts beat as one . they talk all day long . they have a baby son . but during those ten elided years jane must also have written jane eyre , and this is the intimate aspect of herself that she never shares : her life as a female writer . did rochester stand over jane\u2019s shoulder as she wrote her autobiography ? was the baby on her knee ? where was the room of her own ? of course the perplexity falls apart because the novel is not jane\u2019s story but bront\u00eb\u2019s story\u2014and it is the texture of the space and time that charlotte spent writing jane eyre that propels kohler . and only that : becoming jane eyre is not , as some might hope , a literary biography with poetic license , awaiting its hollywood adaptation . it is a small daydream of a novel , a glorified collection of vignettes ; ethereal , distant , unruffled by the events it relates , utterly unlike its inspiration : if jane eyre disappeared overnight , becoming jane eyre would be close to incomprehensible .\neven so , becoming jane struck me as decidedly de trop in striving to make the austen character more faultlessly high - minded in her final decisions than any writer of genius should ever have to be , and probably wasn\u2019t . mr . mcavoy\u2019s lefroy is probably much closer to darcy in charm and panache than the real - life irish jurist could ever hope to be . becoming jane is not as good as the best austen films , but is much better than most mainstream movies on tap .\nan ersatz\npride and prejudice\nin all but name ,\nbecoming jane\nis a finely tooled brit - lit costumer that , like anne hathaway ' s flawless accent as the young austen , lacks only that final convincing 5 % .\nthe austen family loved word play , and the name \u201ctom jones\u201d repeated in a letter by a \u201cjane\u201d about a \u201ctom\u201d is not far from \u201cjane\u2019s tom . \u201d\ncan ' t get enough of jane austen ' s pride and prejudice movies . this brings a new depth of understanding for what motivated jane . great movie !\nrequest an interview with dr . jane goodall or a member of her team \u00bb\ni too am a hopeless romantic . i enjoyed the movie\nbecoming jane\nbut was more interested in wanting to know the real jane austen . i too want to believe that the love was real , but thank you lori smith for helping to keep our feet on the ground . fantasy must always give way to truth .\njane jacobs leading a planning meeting for west village houses in may 1963 . west village houses was the housing project she helped to develop after preventing an urban renewal plan for the neighborhood in 1961 ; the forty - two subsidized walk - up apartments opened in 1974 . bob gomel , 1963 . becoming jane jacobs , p . 298 .\non the note of jane being a family name , it is important to note that jane was also the name of tom ' s mother - in - law .\nwhile jane danced with tom lefroy , cassandra was with her fianc\u00e9 , tom fowle , and jane may have suspected that her sister would read her letters to him .\nallen f . davis , american heroine : the life and legend of jane addams ( 1973 ) ; daniel levine , jane addams and the liberal tradition ( 1973 ) .\n\u201c ' becoming jane austen ' is a good , traditional biography . clearly written , jargon - free and pleasant to read , it covers familiar ground without any sense of fatigue and makes the most of the material . ' ~ peter washington , the literary review\u201d \u2013\nand observes how contemporary documentary filmmaking \u2018has in various ways returned to its more relaxed roots with dramatisation , performance , and other forms of fictionalisation and narrativisation becoming once more predominant . \u2019\nwith one significant exception , which occurs close to the end of jane\u2019s life , miss austen regrets depicts the austen sisters\u2019 closeness as emotional rather than corporeal . in contrast to becoming jane , cassandra and jane are separated for most of miss austen regrets : while cassandra remains at chawton cottage , often glimpsed taking care of domestic chores , jane travels repeatedly to godmersham and also spends time in london . there , at their brother henry\u2019s house , we see jane chatting in bed with her niece fanny knight , who is portrayed by imogen poot as a starry - eyed , giddy young girl bent on love and marriage .\nthe house is somewhere between grand and modest . for the two films made here in 2006 , becoming jane and northanger abbey , it played the part of a vicarage . in the recent book , \u2018romantic irish homes\u2019 * , it falls into the section \u2018homes for gentry\u2019 .\nanne hathaway ( the devil wears prada , the princess diaries ) gives a radiant performance as a young , love - struck jane austen in the witty and engaging romantic comedy becoming jane from miramax films . it s the untold romance that inspired the novels of one of the world s most celebrated authors . when the dashing tom lefroy ( james mcavoy , the last king of scotland ) , a reckless and penniless lawyer - to - be , enters jane s life , he offends the emerging writer s sense and sensibility . soon their clashing egos set off sparks that ignite a passionate romance and fuel jane s dream of doing the unthinkable marrying for love . becoming jane , also starring the acclaimed maggie smith , james cromwell and julie walters , is an enchanting and imaginative film you ll fall head over heels for\nperhaps whoever it was had already tried and failed to reason with jane , or had left such a sensitive matter to the one person to whom they felt jane would attend .\nbecoming jane certainly is a fresh departure \u2013 jane austen kissing ! \u2013 but the filmmakers have been careful to base the love affair on the truth as far as they see it . ' it ' s like dot - to - dot , ' broadbent explains . ' there are documented facts and we ' ve joined the dots in our own austenesque landscape . '\ni will examine two films and four novels , all of which were commercially released in 2007 and 2008 . ( two of the novels were republished in american editions from slightly earlier u . k . publication dates . ) thanks to the prominence of its star , anne hathaway , and the efforts of its studio , miramax , becoming jane ( 2007 ) reached the widest audience of any of these sources , though the film was not notably successful in commercial terms . directed by julian jarrold from a screenplay by sarah williams and kevin hood , becoming jane takes its inspiration from jon spence\u2019s inventive becoming jane austen ( 2003 ) . like spence\u2019s biography , becoming jane elaborates on the episode of austen\u2019s young womanhood in which she flirted with tom lefroy . cassandra , played by anna maxwell martin , serves as a decidedly plain contrast to her radiant , passionate sister . the last years of austen\u2019s life are the focus of miss austen regrets ( 2008 ) , a television film directed by jeremy lovering from a screenplay by gwyneth hughes , for which austen\u2019s letters are a primary , though uncredited , source . miss austen regrets tantalizes fans of austen film adaptations by featuring , as jane and cassandra , two actors who played roles in the two mid - 1990s versions of emma . to the delight of anyone who has pondered the similarities between jane fairfax and jane austen , olivia williams\u2014the jane fairfax of diarmuid lawrence\u2019s emma ( 1996 ) \u2014appears in miss austen regrets as jane austen , while greta scacchi\u2014mrs . weston in douglas mcgrath\u2019s emma ( 1996 ) \u2014appears as cassandra .\nbut becoming jane , was based on her life . her books , she wrote . someone else wrote becoming jane . of course the men in her books were great , but thats because she made them that way when writing them . there is not much to know about her history , because from what i have learned , her family destroyed many of her letters and she wasn ' t even really know as a writer , because her name wasn ' t on her books . so when jon spence wrote the book becoming jane , he obviously got as close to the truth as he could , with the limited information that any of us have . after i saw the movie , i looked into jane and tom ' s history , but there really isn ' t much that we know . but in real life sometimes the guy is wild , careless , and womanizing , even when you don ' t want them to be .\nthe latest wheeze , in the surprisingly graceful becoming jane , is to take good old p & p ' s storyline and replace elizabeth bennet with austen herself , add a real - life pseudo - darcy from the skimpiest of biographical evidence , and generally blow raspberries at austen fanatics .\nin parallel fashion , edward and tom drew kitty and jane out of childhood into womanhood .\nclarkson , cast as jane eyre at age 10 , says ,\nas a child , jane goes through a lot . she has no deviousness in her at all , but she gets through everything . i tried to let all the emotions that jane feels build up .\nin a video on digital spy , jane eyre director cary fukunaga talks about directing jane eyre . on of the more interesting section is how he connects his earlier film . . .\ntomalin , claire . jane austen : a life . new york : knopf , 1997 .\nto ask other readers questions about jane austen ' s first love , please sign up .\nhappy birthday , jane ! here ' s to many more years of your continued legacy .\nin true austen style , syrie james weaves together a tale of a fifteen - year - old jane in her new story , jane austen\u2019s first love . inspired by a letter written by jane austen to her sister , cassandra , and some true events , syrie ' s imagination creates a lovely picture of when jane first meets edward taylor , someone whom just may have been jane austen\u2019s first love . with the news of edward austen\u2019s engagement to miss elizabeth bridges , jane , cassandra , charles and mrs . austen are off to kent to join i\nas with the photography and production design , julian jarrold hoped to take a different view of austen - era costumes in becoming jane . for this , he worked with emmy - nominated irish costume designer eimer n\u00ed mhaoldomhnaigh (\ndavid copperfield ,\nthe wind that shakes the barley ) .\na good article for certain . people are often so touched that the temptation to have a daily reminder it is irrespressible . i am named after my mother ' s prize possession , her doll , jane . believe it or not i look like her too . and from my own personal experience , being touched by love as jane may have been is both uplifting and tormenting . becoming jane has made me thankful and grateful about the choices i have as a women 2007 .\njane austen and thomas lefroy live their life without each other . later , we can see an older jane attending to a little opera show , at the end she recognizes tom lefroy going out fastly of the place as he saw jane . henry brings his old friend to his sister . as they meet again for the first time since they left eachother , tom presents his daughter to jane , who is now a big fan of the author . tom named his daughter jane . at the end , jane is reading her novel called\nfirst impression\n( that became later , pride and prejudice ) at jane , thomas lefroy ' s daughter .\nyet when one thinks of all the earth - shattering events in austen\u2019s lifetime\u2014the american and french revolutions , washington and napoleon , waterloo and the congress of vienna\u2014one is struck by the narrow focus of austen\u2019s universe . there is a major character in becoming jane , eliza de feuillide ( lucy cohu ) , whose husband has been guillotined in france during robespierre\u2019s brief reign , but no one spends any time talking about the social implications of the incident . mme . de feuillide\u2019s main task is to seduce jane\u2019s brother into becoming her second husband , and to serve as jane\u2019s confidante in matters of the heart . lefroy\u2019s uncle , judge langlois ( ian richardson ) , who denies his nephew\u2019s request to be permitted to marry jane , is presented as a malignant hanging judge of the period .\nanne hathaway ' s ( the devil wears prada , the princess diaries ) radiant performance as a young , love - struck jane austen in the romantic comedy becoming jane is even more luminous on blu - ray . in this extraordinary format , the untold romance that inspired her novels is more captivating , the wit sharper , her private world more vivid . when the dashing tom lefroy ( james mcavoy , the last king of scotland ) , enters jane ' s life , he offends the emerging writer ' s sense and sensibility . soon their clashing egos set off sparks that ignite a passionate romance and fuel jane ' s dream of doing the unthinkable - marrying for love . also starring the acclaimed maggie smith , james cromwell and julie walters , the enchanting and imaginative becoming jane form miramax films brings all the pride and prejudice to exuberant life in blu - ray high definition .\nafter reading previous comments , i ' ve decided not to conclude that jane and tom actually did have affair as there have been scare information to make this gap less broadened . what i would like to share is about the movie itself . becoming jane is truly beautiful romantic movie . i watched twilight and was completely dazzled by rob pattinson and ' true love never die ' . but after watching becoming jame , i was in agony . james mcavoy and ann hathaway are great . the scene i like best is when jane was looking for tom while dancing with the guy who was trying to win her affection . when tom suddenly popped up . . what a lovely surprise ! ! ! !\nthank you lisa for your thoughtful and sensitive detective work . what an incredible thing , to learn all about jane ' s life in person in england ! i ' m a hopeless romantic and huge fan of ms . austen ' s . just watched\nbecoming jane\nfor the first time . always interesting to learn to what extent a film like this takes various liberties with the plot .\nhe also claimed that \u201cit seems fairly clear that jane made all the running\u201d ( 152 ) .\nhowever she heard , imagine cassandra\u2019s consternation and her concern that jane\u2019s behavior might drive tom away .\n\u201cjane austen\u2019s irish friend : rt . hon . thomas langlois lefroy , 1776 - 1869 . \u201d\na biographical portrait of a pre - fame jane austen and her romance with a young irishman .\njames , syrie . the lost memoirs of jane austen . new york : avon , 2008 .\nafter a long career as a teacher and head teacher in state schools , jane worked as a consultant , leadership coach and diversities trainer before becoming a full - time student in 2008 . she gained her mphil at the university of birmingham in 2009 and her phd in gender studies at sussex in 2014 .\njane graduated from high school in 1978 , is married , and has two teenage children . most of jane ' s friends from high school have children who have already graduated from college and gotten married , and some have grandchildren . jane and her former classmates are at different stages of the :\nultimately , ' becoming jane ' doesn ' t surmount the lightness of its approach . it ' s not a dumb movie , but it\u2019s a shame it wasn ' t more ambitious in scope , for the life of jane austen is so rich it begs for a complex treatment . it is still an entertaining film , one with moments of real wit and sexiness , and it ' s certainly handsomely mounted . ' becoming jane ' can ' t compare to the best cinematic adaptations of austen ' s actual novels , such as the recent ' pride & prejudice ' and the oscar - winning ' sense & sensibility , ' but for fans of the author , it ' s still an enjoyable little truffle .\ni\u2019m unsure about the hat on jane\u2019s brother , henry . looks a tad too \u201cindiana jones\u201d for me . eliza\u2019s hat , however , is fabulous . we\u2019re going to pretend jane\u2019s hat doesn\u2019t exist .\naddams , jane . \u201ca modern lear . \u201d 1912 . reprinted in , jean bethke elshtain , ed . jane addams and the dream of american democracy . new york : basic books , 2002 .\nfor someone who practically devoured every single jane austen novels in record time , i\u2019ve never really been interested in reading her biography . my knowledge of her background is pretty much limited to her choice to be a single woman until she died . i did , however , see becoming jane ; a movie about jane austen\u2019s supposed love affair with the consummate bad boy , tom lefroy . i\u2019ve always considered her to be a feminist way ahead of the times . and this is based on her characterization of elizabeth be\nalas , there is a bit of noise on wide solid patches ( though it ' s slight ) , and shadow delineation sometimes flattens out due to a few inconsistent patches of over - brightness . these are not huge defects , however , and ' becoming jane ' holds up as a generally splendid transfer .\nwhy does jane austen ' s spinsterhood bug us so much ? austen , who published six timelessly great novels between 1811 and 1818 , never married and never exhibited much of a romantic life . nevertheless , the film becoming jane , which opens today , spins a yarn about the young novelist ' s sexual awakening , suggesting that an early experience of being loved and left was the true source of her artistry .\nheading to dc and the society for us intellectual history annual conference on thursday to talk about ( becoming ) jane jacobs and the intersection of ideas and esthetics in the mid 20th century . historian casey n . blake ( son of jacobs ' s colleague , the architect and author peter blake ) is session chair .\ni love jane and tom in becoming jane . . . their love is so mutual and pure , coming from two very clashing egos in the beginning ! and the movie depicts it so well ! i have cried so many times over this movie . . . my favorite scene is the dance scene , when she spins around and there ' s tom ! they can ' t take their eyes off each other !\n, which features a mature and professional jane austen and explores her relationship with her niece fanny knight .\nbut perhaps the most important reference in jane\u2019s letters pointing back to \u201ccatharine\u201d is the word \u201cprofligate . \u201d\nalthough we don\u2019t know what was to become of kitty and edward , jane and cassandra presumably did .\ncassandra\u2019s role as an early editor of jane\u2019s literary legacy has recently been explored by sutherland and harman .\n\u2014 jane jacobs , the death and life of great american cities ( 1961 , p . 284 )\nit is a great honor to announce that becoming jane jacobs is the winner of the 2016 jane jacobs urban communication book award , as announced at the urban communication foundation ' s annual conference in philadelphia last week . it is an honor for the book to be included among distinguished past winners of the award , and to be the recipient of an award named for the great urbanist ! the reviewers said of the book :\nnow a new angle has opened up : becoming jane , the \u00a39 million film opening next month , focuses on the woman herself . ' her story is as real and romantic as any of her greatest novels , ' enthuses douglas rae of ecosse films , the london - based company that produced and developed the film .\nbecoming jane is based on a chapter in jon spence ' s 2003 critical biography , becoming jane austen . in the book , spence does identify tom lefroy as the love of austen ' s life and her relationship with him as the origin of her genius . but he never suggests that there was an aborted elopement ( much less subsequent reading sessions with any of lefroy ' s children ) . and he is careful , as the filmmakers are not , to clarify that in speculating about austen ' s romantic experience he is reading between the lines of the family records and of the three rather opaque austen letters that are his principal sources .\ntwo new biographies\u2014laurence\u2019s becoming jane jacobs , a close , vivid study of jacobs\u2019s intellectual development , and robert kanigel\u2019s broader eyes on the street : the life of jane jacobs \u2014as well as an anthology of previously uncollected articles and speeches , vital little plans : the short works of jane jacobs , and jane jacobs : the last interview and other conversations correct the record . by the time she published her masterpiece , at the age of 45 , she had been writing about urban redevelopment for nearly a decade in dozens of lengthy articles for architectural forum . before that she had written about , and in direct service of , american democracy .\nbecoming jane ,\nis the story of the great , untold romance that inspired a young jane austen , played by anne hathaway . willful and spirited , jane is not ready to be tied down to anything but her writing . that is until she meets tom lefro , a charming rogue from london who spends more time drinking and socializing than on his law studies . the film also stars julie walters , james cromwell and maggie smith . it is written by sarah williams and kevin hood , and directed by julian jarrold .\nthough cassandra and jane share little screen time in miss austen regrets , this film does establish that cassandra not only appreciates jane\u2019s writing , as in becoming jane , but actively facilitates it . three brief scenes underline these acts of cassandra\u2019s , as well as highlighting the two sisters\u2019 very different daily tasks . in the first , jane reads a passage from persuasion to cassandra , who weeps over it while gutting a chicken . \u201ci don\u2019t know how you can sit there with dry eyes , \u201d says cassandra ( played by greta scacchi ) . \u201ci never weep over anything that might make me some money , \u201d replies jane ( olivia williams ) , with a glint in her eye . in the second , jane works on her manuscript of persuasion while cassandra comes in to set the table . shortly after that , in the aftermath of an insult to jane from mrs . austen ( who calls her younger daughter \u201chardly a woman at all\u201d ) , cassandra assures jane that she is \u201chappy too . \u201d \u201cstuck here , looking after mother , and me ? \u201d presses jane . \u201cwell , someone has to do it , \u201d cassandra replies , apparently without any rancor .\ni love syrie james . . . . not like i love jane austen but i still adore her . she ' s great at capturing jane ' s voice that i feel like i ' ve found another piece of jane for awhile . my absolute favorite of syrie ' s is the lost memoirs of jane austen but i think that after reading this book , i prefer the older voice of austen . i still really enjoyed this book though . it was nice seeing how a younger version of jane might have been .\nfrom a miss jane austen fan when i sent the one before i forgot to check the spellings before it was sent . so this is what it was ment to say . i would never watch or buy that film becoming jane for it was nothing like the real miss jane austen . if i had my way it would had never been made and the other stupid one is the itv drama lost in austen which also should never been made . if you are these womane that write pride and prejudice sequels stop adding sex in the novel which miss jane austen would never had liked to happen to her dear novel . may be it is time that people leave miss jane austen alone if you can not even respect her novels . another thing may be someone by the name lori smith read more books about miss jane austen before she trys to write a book about her . miss jane austen never meet a gentleman in devon it was lyme so get it right before you think you should write a book on miss jane austen . what was wrong with kaira knightley playing the part of miss jane austen for she is more like her then the person that played her .\nbecoming jane\nis the story of the great , untold romance that inspired a young jane austen , played by anne hathaway . willful and spirited , jane is not ready to be tied down to anything but her writing . that is until she meets tom lefroy ( james mcavoy ) , a charming rogue from london who spends more time drinking and socializing than on his law studies . the film also stars julie walters , james cromwell and maggie smith . it is written by sarah williams and kevin hood , and directed by julian jarrold .\na dull exercise in deconstructing jane austen ' s life to provide a life experience basis for her novels .\njane expresses neither contrition nor apology and fairly bursts with pride for \u201cmy irish friend\u201d and \u201cmy friend . \u201d\nyet that evidence seems to have become an obstacle to his visiting jane more often , thwarting further acquaintance .\nthe \u201cdifferent set\u201d austen refers to was a hampshire gathering\u2014the ashe lefroys and steventon austens\u2014a set now very freshly and painfully decimated by the deaths of jane\u2019s father in january 1805 and of anne on jane\u2019s birthday in 1804 .\nit is more likely that tom\u2019s daughter was named for his mother - in - law , jane paul .\n200 years after her untimely death , this is what we think of when we think of jane austen .\nsee also karen b . gevirtz , \u2018 ( de ) constructing jane : converting \u201causten\u201d in film responses\u2019 ,\nand , of course , jane\u2019s frequent , chatty letters to cassandra establish that the sisters were dedicated correspondents .\nsutherland , kathryn . jane austen\u2019s textual lives : from aeschylus to bollywood . oxford : oup , 2005 .\naddams , jane . \u201cif men were seeking the elective franchise . \u201d 1913 . reprinted in jean bethke elshtain , ed . jane addams and the dream of american democracy . new york : basic books , 2002 .\naddams , jane . \u201cthe subjective necessity for social settlements . \u201d 1893 . reprinted in , jean bethke elshtain , ed . jane addams and the dream of american democracy . new york : basic books , 2002 .\nbrown , victoria bissell . the education of jane addams . philadelphia : university of pennsylvania press , 2004 .\naddams , jane . \u201ca function of the social settlement . \u201d 1899 . reprinted in christopher lasch , ed . the social thought of jane addams . indianapolis : the bobbs - merrill company , inc . , 1965 .\naddams , jane . \u201cthe objective value of the social settlement . \u201d 1893 . reprinted in , jean bethke elshtain , ed . jane addams and the dream of american democracy . new york : basic books , 2002 .\nin 1879 , an orphan girl named felice dreams of becoming a ballerina and flees rural brittany with the orphan boy , corentin , setting out for paris , where she assumes another identity and becomes a pupil at the grand opera house .\nbut then becoming jane , as we discover , is a surprising film in many ways . despite the richness of the austen film industry \u2013 seven adaptations in the past 12 years ( not including clueless , a modern spin - off from emma ) \u2013 the handicap has always been that austen wrote only six books , so source material is limited .\nthe authentic period features and elegance of the king\u2019s inns building has attracted many cinema and television productions over the years to include : \u201cbecoming jane\u201d with anne hathaway and maggie smith ; \u201cevelyn\u201d brought us pierce brosnan , aidan quinn and stephen rea ; and the \u201cordinary decent criminal\u201d brought us the incredible mr . kevin spacey and our very own colin farrell .\nhe is right . for all its modernity and innovative camerawork , becoming jane has an old - fashioned theme : first love . peel away the 18th - century props and the literature , and what you have is an un - adorned love affair , which works on the same principle that has fuelled stories from romeo and juliet to casablanca \u2013 a doomed romance . jane and lefroy ache to embrace , but know that they are destined not to be together .\nit is not clear why ray assumes tom had met mary paul at least two years before he met jane .\nwhatever reason tom had for not marrying jane\u2014his uncle\u2019s disapproval , his loyalty to and prior love of anglo ireland and an irish fianc\u00e9e\u2014he did not inform anne lefroy ( or , by extension , jane ) that he was engaged .\nfrom jane\u2019s description , we can also infer that anne lefroy was there , too , watching her daughter ride .\nthe veiled references to \u201ccatharine\u201d may also have been a way for jane to invoke kitty\u2019s difficulty in reading edward .\nwe can never know for sure what happened between jane and tom that winter or in the years that followed .\nof course even without his death she would have inherited much more than jane austen could ever have hoped for .\nalison owen states ,\ni would not have made jane eyre unless we had the right person to play jane . this is not a role that you can shoehorn somebody into . both cary fukunaga and i wanted someone with a natural affinity for the character , and who was of a comparable age to the jane of the novel .\nle faye , deirdre . jane austen : a family record . 2nd ed . cambridge : cup , 2004 .\nelshtain , jean bethke . ed . , the jane addams reader . new york : basic books , 2002 .\n< i > becoming jane < / i > , is the story of the great , untold romance that inspired a young jane austen , played by anne hathaway . willful and spirited , jane is not ready to be tied down to anything but her writing . that is until she meets tom lefroy ( james mcavoy ) , a charming rogue from london who spends more time drinking and socializing than on his law studies . the film also stars julie walters , james cromwell and maggie smith . it is written by sarah williams and kevin hood , and directed by julian jarrold .\nan ersatz \u201cpride and prejudice\u201d in all but name , \u201cbecoming jane\u201d is a finely tooled brit - lit costumer that , like anne hathaway\u2019s flawless accent as the young austen , lacks only that final convincing 5 % . taking the few facts known about a \u201cromantic encounter\u201d between the budding young scribe and a dashing irishman , pic cleverly constructs a [ \u2026 ]\nmrs weston , capital in her country - dances , was seated , and beginning an irresistible waltz ; and frank churchill , coming up with most becoming gallantry to emma , had secured her hand , and led her up to the top .\nveronica bennett declares at the conclusion of cassandra\u2019s sister that \u201cjane would appreciate the irony that it is cassandra , who , by keeping the facts from us , has given us what jane herself so cherished\u2014the power of imagination\u201d ( 230 ) . how we imagine jane and cassandra austen reveals how we imagine ourselves , as austen readers and austen fans .\nto explain why , i\u2019d like to share with you some of my discoveries about her life and work , and some of my intentions in writing becoming jane jacobs \u2014 discoveries and intentions that i believe offer some new understanding of not just her life and work , but her experiences and ideas , and , perhaps most importantly , the development of those ideas .\n' becoming jane ' gets an uncompressed pcm 5 . 1 surround track ( 48khz / 24 - bit ) , and if the film ' s sound design is laid - back , it still has its small pleasures . ( also provided are french and spanish dolby digital 5 . 1 surround dubs , as well as english sdh and french and spanish subtitles . )\n' becoming jane ' is hitting blu - ray day - and - date with the standard - def dvd , and the pair share the same extras . all the video material ( except for the trailers ) is presented in 480p / i / mpeg - 2 video only , and subtitle options on all the bonus features include english , french , and spanish .\nin case you thought jane austen was a fusty spinster who spent her downtime doing crochet , becoming jane should relieve you of this notion . mercifully , director julian jarrold resists turning a literary icon into a 19th century bridget jones , but this story does take a few flights of somewhat dubious fancy in speculating on her relationship with the real mr darcy . it ' s just as well that , in the title role , anne hathaway is a romantic heroine of delightfully dignified verve .\ninteresting post . . . thank you ! i just saw becoming jane last night and thought is was only ok . it was like a jane austen movie , yet without jane ' s spark of language ( which made me realize how important words are to her stories , as well as the best adaptations ) . it ' s intriguing that you post that she may have been joking or sarcastic when speaking of tom . could you imagine someone going through your letters in 200 years , and attaching a great romance to a trifling flirtation that you may not remember within 20 years . interesting theory !"]}
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{"id": 114639, "summary": [{"text": "distant voices , still lives is a 1988 british film directed and written by terence davies .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "it evokes working-class family life in liverpool during the 1940s and early 1950s , paying particular attention to the role of popular music , hollywood cinema , light entertainment , and the public house within this tight-knit community .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film is made up of two separate films , shot two years apart , but with the same cast and crew .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the first section , ' distant voices ' , chronicles the early life of a working-class catholic family living under a domineering father .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the second section , ' still lives ' , sees the children grown up and emerging into a brighter 1950s britain , only a few years from rock and roll and the beatles , yet somehow still a lifetime away .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film won the grand prix of the belgian film critics association .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "in 2007 the british film institute re-printed and distributed the film across some of britain 's most high-profile independent cinemas , prompting the guardian newspaper to describe distant voices , still lives as \" britain 's forgotten cinematic masterpiece \" .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in a 2011 poll carried out by time out of the 100 greatest british films of all time , distant voices , still lives was ranked third . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "distant voices , still lives", "paragraphs": ["distant voices , still lives ( part 3 ) \u2013 music , memory and society .\ndistant voices , still lives \u2013 nostalgia and hardship through sound & music ( part 1 ) .\nwith the headline : review / film ; ' distant voices , still lives , ' a reminiscence .\nweinrichter antonio , \u201cdistant voices , still lives . times of a return , \u201d 253 - 259 .\ndistant voices , still lives ( part 3 ) \u2013 music , memory and society . \u2013 celluloid wicker man\npingback : distant voices , still lives \u2013 sounds of the past . ( part 2 ) | celluloid wicker man\nnow you played a very different kind of character in an earlier movie called\ndistant voices , still lives .\npingback : distant voices , still lives ( part 4 ) \u2013 communal singing and domestic abuse . | celluloid wicker man\ndistant voices , still lives \u2013 nostalgia and hardship through sound & music ( part 1 ) . \u2013 celluloid wicker man\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing distant voices , still lives near you .\nterence davies ' s ' distant voices , still lives ' is one of the greatest british films of all time at around 80 minutes .\ndistant voices , still lives is a 1988 british film directed and written by terence davies . it evokes working - class family life in liverpool during the 1940s and early ? location - ? autobiographical references - ? songs - ? alcoholdistant voices , still lives ( 1988 ) - rotten\njun 3 , 2006 - not the least among its achievements , terence davies ' s wondrous distant voices , still lives offers a crystallization of the appeal of the musical .\nterence davies ' distant voices , still lives , a bleak , masterful portrayal of poverty and domestic violence set in 1940s liverpool , brings back vivid memories for beryl bainbridge .\ncraig nye on twitter :\nterence davies ' s ' distant voices , still lives ' is one of the greatest british films of all time at around 80 minutes . \u2026\n34 see antonio weinrichter , \u201c distant voices , still lives . times of a return , \u201d in q . casas ( ed . ) , op . cit . , 258 .\nyes , we were ( slightly ) promised by the bfi the terence davies trilogy and distant voices , still lives this year . surely this a no brainer for criterion to whip up as well .\nlavery , d . ,\nfunctional and dysfunctional autobiography : hope and glory and distant voices , still lives ,\nin film criticism ( meadville , pennsylvania ) , no . 1 , 1990 .\nurltoken - buy distant voices , still lives at a low price ; free delivery on qualified orders . see reviews & amp ; details on a wide selection of blu - ray & amp ; dvds , both\nthanks gropius - it does seem unlikely , but one can only hope . two major forthcoming releases are available to pre - order at \u00e2\u00a311 . 99 from hmv : bigger than life . distant voices , still lives .\ncargin , p . ,\ndiver on distant voices ,\nin film ( london ) , january 1989 .\nshirobamba wrote : one of my all time favourite films from britain , terence davies '\ndistant voices , still lives\nwill get its own bfi booklength study . scheduled for may 2006 . the author is paul farley .\nthe lives of an english working - class family are told out of order in a free - associative manner . the first part ,\ndistant voices\n, focuses on the father ' s role in the family . the second part ,\nstill lives\n, focuses on his children .\ni ' ve been waiting for quite some time on news of the bfi releasing their terence davies films - the trilogy , distant voices , still lives and the long day closes on dvd . is there good news on the horizon ?\nin his direction of actors in these films , his stylized cinematography and radical , dreamlike editing helps them dispense with the realism audiences would come to expect . in their clear move away from these traditions ,\ndistant voices , still lives\nthough the same actors are used in both sections of distant voices , still lives , different actors and different names are used for the same characters in the long day closes . the locations , however , are similar ( if not identical ) : both features are set in the same desolate , dingy working - class house and liverpool neighborhood . davies\u2019s surrogate is named tucker in his first trilogy and bud in the long day closes ; in distant voices , still lives he has no surrogate .\nscreen dreams are strangest and strongest when they hit close to home . in terence davies ' searing [ distant voices , still lives ] . . . mystery resides in the vision of his mother , magically poised on the hall sill , washing the outside windows .\nmr . postlethwaite : absolutely true . i still have it . i still have it in a little tin box at home and it ' s still there . that ' s true .\ndistant voices , still lives ( uk , 1988 ) : dir . : terence davies ; prod . : british film institute ( bfi ) , channel four films ; cast : freda dowie , pete postlethwaite , angela walsh , dean williams ; colour ; 85 min .\npostlethwaite began appearing on television in the 1970s , in both films and series . it was a brazen and brutal performance as a drunken , abusive husband and father in the 1988 film\ndistant voices , still lives\nthat brought him wider attention as a film actor .\ndistant voices , still lives was released in the year 1988 , some songs of the official soundtrack are the finger of suspicion by dickie valentine , taking a chance on love by ella fitzgerald , oh , mein papa by eddie calvert , o waly , waly by peter pears . listen the soundtrack online !\n' ' distant voices , still lives , ' ' was shown as part of the 1988 new york film festival . following are excerpts from vincent canby ' s review , which appeared in the new york times on september 29 , 1988 . the film opens today at cinema third avenue , at 60th street .\nmr . postlethwaite : i never thought about it like that , really , but looking at it now , you ' re obviously right . yeah , there was a difference . strange , really because maybe the father in\ndistant voices , still lives\nwas inherently weak , whether it was because of his lack of employment or his migraine or his drinking problem , i don ' t know , but he was inherently weak , whereas in a way giuseppe conlon was inherently strong and outwardly weak . i mean he had - he was ill , whereas the father in\ndistant voices , still lives\nwasn ' t .\nterence davies ' s new english film , ' ' distant voices , still lives , ' ' which won the golden leopard at the locarno film festival and the critics prize at the toronto festival , is one of those dimly realized personal statements that ultimately says a lot less than the written program notes that accompany it .\nthe classical , nondiegetic music used in distant voices , still lives is often played sparingly but for smoothing montage like sequences . they also add metaphorical and heightened values to the scenes in which it is used and brings forth the positive nostalgia for the more rose - tinted views of the characters before the inevitable crash of reality occurs .\nthe filmed i / v with terence davies is by geoff andrew on distant voices , still lives . . . no mention however of a commentary track by davies , which kind of makes sense , as a constant prattle would negate the power and effect of this particular film , and i suspect not something davies would do . . .\nthe lives of an english working - class family are told out of order in a free - associative manner . the first part ,\ndistant voices\n, focuses on the father ' s role in the family . the second . . . see more \u00bb\ngross : so it ' s interesting how you were able to embody two such different kinds of fathers and husbands . and i wonder what the difference is in how you carried your own body , how you presented your own self physically in both roles , in\nin the name of the father\nand\ndistant voices , still lives .\nfor no organic reason , mr . davies divides the film into two parts , ' ' distant voices ' ' and ' ' still lives , ' ' in both of which marriages , deaths , baptisms and other family occasions are remembered in no special chronological order . this leads to redundancies that , i ' m sure , are intentionally anti - dramatic .\nvia a collage - like conglomeration of memories and pop - cultural references ,\nthe long day closes\nbrought davies himself back into the equation . front and center is bud , a dour - faced boy on the verge of a puberty all the more traumatic for the explosion of homosexual desire that comes with it ; unlike\ndistant voices , still lives\nthe spectre of the father pervades the film , making it a peculiarly anguished and lugubrious rekindling of childhood . however , in comparison to terence davies ' s earlier trilogy , filmed in penumbral monochrome and steeped in sexual and religious guilt , isolation , and fear of death , distant voices , still lives is a positive romp . at least it has music .\nsadly , most of the time distant voices is a hit parade of father ' s swiftest punches played to the hit parade that he might have been listening to on the radio .\nfor those with satellite access to artsworld the trilogy is playing this week and was preceeded by an hour long doc . about douglas . distant voices plays on december 17th . too .\nterence davies ' s stunning debut feature film distant voices , still lives was instantly recognised as a masterpiece on its release in 1988 and the director hailed as one of britain ' s most gifted and remarkable filmmakers . re - released in april 2007 as part of a complete retrospective season of terence davies ' s films at bfi southbank , it was once again showered with critical acclaim .\nas bigger than life sounds like a film to own . . . and as criterion seems to have ended their relationship with fox to some degree . . . i ' ve just ordered the bfi disc . and since davies sounds like something not to miss , i ' ve also ordered distant voices , still lives as well . i expect that two disc criterion editions will be announced in two weeks .\npart nostalgia , part nightmare , the autobiographical distant voices , still lives is writer - director terence davies ' s bittersweet look back at his working - class upbringing in postwar liverpool . while it ' s beautifully photographed , davies ' s portrait of a house divided by a near - psychotic father ( pete postlethwaite ) - - loving one moment , brutal the next - - is . . . read more\ndespite not even glimpsing davies in the film , distant voices , still lives is a tellingly autobiographical work \u2013 his following film the long day closes ( 1992 ) is much more about davies\u2019 childhood with particular emphasis placed upon the exploration and cultivation of a young boy\u2019s burgeoning cinematic consciousness . despite the obvious continuity of distant voices , still lives \u2018 two halves \u2013 though they were actually shot two years apart using very different crews \u2013 there is a subtle variation of light and tone which marks each . for example , the second part of the film ( \u201cstill lives\u201d ) is much gentler , less mournful and more dream - like : as the family starts to die ( both literally and figuratively ) it takes on different formations and enters into a different time and place ( mostly of increasing isolation , and in relation to such compartmentalising media technologies as radio ) . the ties that bind , but also the tension of the film itself , loosen as the cultural and social landscape shifts , culminating in a flood of rain and tears .\nkatie , who has bipolar disorder , describes her experience of hearing voices when she is manic or depressed .\nwyeth , p . ,\nvoices from the past ,\nin stills ( london ) , march 1986 .\nhaving now seen the bfi ' s restored print of terence davies ' distant voices , still lives at a cinema , i thought i would make a few comments that some may find helpful when the dvd appears shortly . yes , the images are rather soft . yes , the film is decidedly grainy in appearance . yes , the colours are muted . any reviewer who complains about these qualties may well be asking for something that the original film never delivered !\nthis priority towards the \u201ctruly novel musical resources\u201d sums up the music of distant voices , still lives . it is however far more complex and less of a novelty than adorno would probably give it credit for . similarly to the use of sound , the use of music in distant voices , still lives is a deliberate evocation ; an exploration into the director\u2019s own personal nostalgia for past practices and memories . the use of music can be split into two different types with one notable exception . there is no composed score for the film in a normal sense for a period drama . instead , distant voices , still lives uses a variety of sourced music and specially recorded arrangements of songs , both used equally to evoke the era and the memories . everett ( 2004 , p . 176 ) is again the main investigator of this stating : \u201chowever , autobiographical discourse , as we have seen , is about the processes of memory and does not therefore seek the closure of nostalgia , so that , even when the nostalgic potential of popular songs is exploited , this is generally done ironically and self consciously . \u201d because of a lack of distinction between whether she is discussing diegetic or nondiegetic , we will see that this is only half true . the first of these uses is found in the nondiegetic section of the soundtrack and can be described as more classically orientated both stylistically and in its use .\ni ' ll most definitely be picking up those davies films . great to see that they ' re coming so soon . . . distant voices was a real revelation . doesn ' t bfi also own bill douglas ' s films ?\nthis is the first feature film of liverpudlian terence davies , obviously autobiographical , dealing with a family called davies and their lives during the 1940s and 1950s . the film is divided into two parts : distant voices ( 45 mins ) centers on the wedding of eileen , eldest of the three davies children , and the funeral of her father , [ \u2026 ]\nterence davies wrote in the introduction to the published script for distant voices still lives ( 1988 ) that he was ' trying to create ' a pattern of timeless moments ' . ' yet that picture has a stronger dramatic line than the long day closes ( 1992 ) . in distant voices family life eddies around an immovable rock : the father ' s violence to the mother and their children . he has furies , never explained . at christmas , sat down to dinner , he suddenly pulls the cloth off the table and roars at his wife to clean up . a man can die eventually , but that sort of timeless moment lingers . violence persists , like an old smell , and can make new nostrils mad again .\nthe latest addition to the venerable bfi modern classics series is dedicated to distant voices , still lives , terence davies \u2019 elegiac debut feature . set in \u2018a world before elvis , and in a liverpool before the beatles \u2019 , this intensely autobiographical meditation on a post - war working - class child hood remains one of the finest british films of the last twenty years , and its maker one of british cinema\u2019s most original voices . davies has not made a film since the house of mirth ( 2000 ) and his treatment at the hands of uk film bodies and financiers is evidence of a shameful and almost criminal neglect .\nmore generally , it still amazes me the number of classic films that are not available on dvd . it does make me wonder why companies devote time and resources to relatively obscure dvds and books when many classics still are not available .\ndistant voices , still lives\nis aesthetically distinguished by two radical choices that set it dramatically apart from other family - memory films of the era ( john boorman \u2019s\nhope and glory\n[ 1987 ] is an excellent concurrent example in the united kingdom ; while ettore scola \u2019s\nthe family\n[ 1987 ] and barry levinson \u2019s\navalon\n[ 1990 ] make for more sentimental evocations of similar themes of generational loss from other countries , italy and the united states , respectively . )\nwith the long day closes english filmmaker terence davies completes his second autobiographical trilogy . ( faber and faber has conveniently published the screenplays of the six films \u2014 all his films to date \u2013 with an introduction by davies , under the title a modest pageant . ) i haven\u2019t seen the first trilogy \u2013 children ( 1976 ) , madonna and child ( 1980 ) , and death and transfiguration ( 1983 ) \u2014 but the first two parts of the second , shot in 1985 and 1987 and distributed as a single feature , distant voices , still lives ( 1988 ) , still strikes me as one of the greatest of all english films .\ndrawn from his own family memories , distant voices , still lives is a strikingly intimate portrait of working class life in 1940s and 1950s liverpool . focusing on the real - life experiences of his mother , sisters and brother whose lives are thwarted by their brutal , sadistic father ( a chilling performance by pete postlethwaite ) , the film shows us beauty and terror in equal measure . davies uses the traditional family gatherings of births , marriages and deaths to paint a lyrical portrait of family life - of love , grief , and the highs and lows of being human , a ' poetry of the everyday ' that is at once deeply autobiographical and universally resonant .\nif distant voices was marked by its temporal leaps , then still lives seems marked by a static lack of progression\u2014perhaps appropriately , considering its title . even though the father is dead , the memory remains , and , in davies cinema , memory is as alive , real , and affective as any present . it also plays on the titles possible double meaning , ambiguously suggesting both its pairing as an adjective - noun and adverb - verb ( their lives have stilled , because the father still lives ) . the biggest time shift features a remarkable cut from eileen and daisy tearfully watching love is a many splendored thing in the theater ( with the title track swelling ) , to tony and masie\u2019s husband falling in slow motion and crashing through glass from a top - down perspective . as is typical in the film , we only find out what this is connected to later , as both were injured in a scaffolding accident .\nthe film is a diptych . distant voices was shot in the autumn of 1985 . at that time still lives , which was shot in 1987 , had not even been written . however , the narrative is elliptical . depicting various key moments\u2014wedding , christening , illness , war\u2014in the life of a liverpool family , it jumps from tableau to tableau : there is no jarring disjunction between the two halves . if anything , the gap between them helps to give a real sense of time passing and enables characters to age convincingly .\nwhereas other films potentially could work in narrative terms without its music , distant voices , still lives is at once completely reliant on both digetetic and nondiegetic music and sound ; \u201c\u2026 music is not being used as mere background support , surreptitiously shaping our emotional responses as we concentrate on dialogue and action , but is at least as important as these in creating the film\u2019s meanings . \u201d ( everett , 2004 , p . 172 ) . the argument between these two terminologies will become increasingly complex from scene to scene as it becomes more ambiguous and debatable as to where the sound comes from . this is a brief overview of a complex drama whose relationship with sound and music is the first to truly reflect the complexity of working - class life . though it also deals with a number of similar issues to the previous films , the power of nostalgia and memory ironically allows a truth to enter into the representation of the working - class in distant voices , still lives ; an obvious irony considering that it has the longest time between its production and period setting .\nthe film is divided into two parts : distant voices ( 45 mins ) centers on the wedding of eileen , eldest of the three davies children , and the funeral of her father , events which spark memories of the past , including the frightening war years when the city was bombed frequently ; still lives ( 39 mins ) actually was filmed two years after the first part , with the same actors but with a substantially different crew . it\u2019s a seamless continuation which climaxes with the wedding of another of the clan , son tony .\nthis is one of the key features that distinguishes the film from the other two and allows a breed of nostalgia to be born . whereas before the films were made to highlight problems and issues of the very present day , distant voices , still lives is a personal journey back into the past allowing the 1988 film to be set at roughly the same era as our other examples . this explains a number of the techniques on display that will be discussed later but it is too generalising to simply state that it is the main factor .\nwhat is most surprising about terence davies ' film adaptation of lewis grassic gibbon ' s sunset song is how close the director seems to his material . the novel , published in 1932 , is the story of a sensitive young woman growing up in a rugged , rural community in the north - east of scotland just before the first world war . it is a world away from the working - class liverpool of the director ' s own childhood in the late 1940s , so movingly depicted in his autobiographical distant voices , still lives ( 1988 ) , and yet the two films sit together as companion pieces . they are both deeply felt family dramas with the same mix of lyricism and extreme brutality . they both feature abusive father - figures who terrorise their wives and children . there is plenty of music and communal singing in each of the films . the interior of the little farmhouse in which the family lives in sunset song isn ' t so different from that of the home depicted in distant voices .\nthe filmmaker actually shot the film as two deliberately contrasting halves , each made with a different crew over a two - year phase ; distant voices peeks through pale - sepia tones while still lives abounds in ominous - ethereal fades to white just as painterly stillness alternates with gliding camera movement . the title may imply the stagnation of oppressed lives , yet the picture\u2019s lasting impression is one of concentrated , purified motion , of images poetically triggering images , and , above all , of waves of feeling flowing from screen to audience and back . never ignoring the characters\u2019 pain as the family dissolves in the course of the film , davies brings to their gatherings a heartfelt sense of emotional community struggling with the inescapable passage of time .\nthe songs , presented cold , clearly mean more to the director than they do to an audience that doesn ' t share his very specific feelings of loss and love . ' ' distant voices , still lives ' ' has the rigorous , studied look of advanced film - school work . the color photography has a soft , golden hue , and the camera movements are stately , with a lot of pans from right to left and , on occasion , a slow rise toward heaven , as if the film ( and the man directing it ) were looking up to god .\ndavies recently detailed with characteristic candour his struggles with organisations such as the uk film council but events seem about to take a turn for the better . a new film , an adaptation of lewis grassic gibbon \u2019s sunset song has been announced , and after its rousing reception at the recent 50th london film festival , the restoration of the magnificent distant voices , still lives will go on general release in february 2007 . time has done nothing to dim the film\u2019s beauty and power ; farley\u2019s book \u2013 to which davies\u2019 was a fulsome contributor \u2013 is a valuable and erudite companion piece .\nif you ' re living with any of the issues katie describes in her blog you may find our info on bipolar or hearing voices useful .\nthis is the first feature film of liverpudlian terence davies , obviously autobiographical , dealing with a family called davies and their lives during the 1940s and 1950s .\narthur miller professed surprise when death of a salesman , to him a quintessentially american play , was successfully produced in china . distant voices , still lives , despite being located in so specific a time and place , has a similar universality of appeal . it taps into british and american cultural memory ; in the way it recreates an era through its media habits , its cinema - going and wireless listening , it is akin to woody allen ' s radio days . but its themes , marriage , birth , death , memories of the anguishes and pleasures of family life , make it accessible to almost anyone , even to xenophobic continental critics who still find it impossible to link the idea of\ncinema\nwith that of\nbritain .\nmade in 1961 , when homosexuality was still illegal in britain , this drama sees a gay lawyer fighting against a blackmailer targeting gay london men .\neven if you weren ' t in a foul mood , this is still a completely valid point , this film should be on a fucking dvd .\nfullerton , j . and king , e . ( 2005 ) , \u2018local views , distant scenes : registering affect in surviving mexican actuality films of the 1920s\u2019 ,\nits narrative quirks are another hint that time has passed since the events in the film occurred . moving on from the clearly signposted backtracks of the loneliness of the long distance runner , distant voices , still lives is a more impressionistic look at the lives of a worn down post - war liverpool family and it is given this impressionistic view by its sound world . songs and sounds appear and disappear , moving from scene to scene , sometimes from the past , sometimes from a fixed present . it is a visual feast of a film with williams ( 2001 , p . 110 ) recalling davies\u2019 work ( among other directors ) to be of a heavily visual basis ; \u201ctheir work is so strong visually , it shows harrowing class experiences , but it\u2019s not didactic . it shows something from the inside . \u201d\nthe second film in terence davies ' s autobiographical series ( ' trilogy ' , ' the long day closes ' ) is an impressionistic view of a working - class family in 1940s and 1950s liverpool , based on davies ' s own family . the first part , ' distant voices ' , opens . . . read all\n58 the first attempt to blow up the concrete framework of the winnipeg arena did not succeed ; it was still standing after the explosion of dynamite charges .\nset in 1940s england , distant voices / still lives is a compassionate look at a radically dysfunctional family . the son and his mother must endure the casual and overt cruelties of the bull - necked father . the ongoing abuse takes its toll in the form of failed marriages and misguided attempts at seeking security outside the family unit . as was the case with his earlier short subject trilogy ( the children , madonna and child , death and transfiguration ) , director terence davies based much of the material on his own life , combining rheumy - eyed cynicism with soft - edged nostalgia ( the musical track , drawn from popular wartime songs , is particularly evocative ) .\nthis is another reason most of the media \u2014 including supposedly \u201cserious\u201d publications like the new yorker \u2013 feel ill at ease with such a movie , preferring just about any hackneyed plot to a piece of cinema without a paraphrasable story . similarly , some reviewers have argued that the absence of the brutal father figure in the long day closes means a certain loss in dramatic tension compared to distant voices , still lives . i can see what they mean , but only if drama and tension are defined solely in terms of character and incident . if consciousness itself is the subject of the long day closes , as i believe it is , then there\u2019s very little drop in feeling and intensity .\nterence davies\u2019 autobiographical second feature is the last film to be examined . unlike the other two examples , this film needs far more recontextualisation as its overall aesthetic choices for sound and music are greatly affected by differing factors . the first thing to note is that distant voices , still lives can be classed as a period film . williams ( 1993 , p . 241 ) argues that \u201cwhether conscious or not , davies attempts traumatic depictions using characteristic techniques of memory fragmentation and nonlinear representation involving his audience in the unpleasant realm . by doing this , he avoids the nostalgia inherent in any work dealing with the past . \u201d as we will see , the musical argument completely contradicts this reading .\nit would be impossible for davies to show working class life in all of its complexities without music and sound . everett ( 2004 , p . 171 ) believes this is instantly obvious because of the sheer volume of music in the film , stating \u201chowever , as soon as we move to distant voices , still lives , we become aware of a major shift in davies\u2019s treatment of music . this is obvious merely from noting the proportion of the film in which music is heard . \u201d the film is one whose soundtrack tells as much as its visual narrative , sometimes even more so . as we will see , davies is a director who is conscious of the powerful relationship between sound and vision ; one that when used in very specific ways can recreate that feeling of stumbling upon a memory . its haphazard jumping between time frames and reliance on sound worlds from different periods in the family\u2019s life speaks of the whole film being one long recollection with only an olivier voice - over missing to give it the obvious tell - tale sign . everett ( 2004 , p . 65 ) also argues that \u201cin distant voices , still lives , the camera glides through and between memories , twisting and turning upon itself in complex patterns which if not chronological or plot - driven may instead be recognised as musical and harmonic . \u201d even the very structure of the film seems quintessentially musical .\ndavies\u2019s film is an act of exorcism , but also one of redemption . \u201ci make films to come to terms with my family history , \u201d the director has said . \u201cif there had been no suffering , there would have been no films . \u201d distant voices , still lives is a far darker work than the long day closes , davies\u2019s luminous 1992 follow - up , where he could freely , lyrically recall the burgeoning awareness of his homosexuality , his joy for cinema , or , simply , the stupefying play of light on a carpet ; as armond white superbly put it , the difference between the two films is the difference between \u201cmemories davies can\u2019t get rid of and memories he won\u2019t let go . \u201d\nthe second way davies\u2019s film represents a radical move away from traditional forms of fictional narrative is in its use of music . the whole of\ndistant voices , still lives\nis constructed of seemingly disconnected scenes , threaded together by a complex series of voiceovers , popular songs and religious hymns , and , occasionally , synched dialogue that is used to sound - bridge disparate spaces . the most memorable sounds that bring together the film\u2019s many shards as well as create a more thematic harmony , however , are the popular radio tunes or ditties sung on - camera by its many characters . entire sequences are made up strictly of these songs , whether performed as solos or singalongs , in the family\u2019s parlor or in the neighborhood pub .\nhis film credits were extensive , but particularly notable were his work on john schlesinger ' s cold comfort farm ( 1995 ) , and his long association with the director terence davies , for whom he worked as musical director on the films distant voices , still lives ( 1988 ) , the long day closes ( 1992 ) and the neon bible ( 1995 ) . davies ' s meditative and elegiac films about a liverpool working - class family were appealing to lockhart , who was born and brought up in wigan and never quite adjusted to what he viewed as the terminal effeteness of the south - east . other film credits included andrew grieve ' s on the black hill ( 1988 ) and the thriller vicious circles ( 1997 ) .\nwhat is perhaps more interesting is that , by recalling this post - war era , davies has also recalled its reliance on music ; something that neither of the previous films acknowledged . \u201cthe first problem of reflectionism affects both classical and marxist schemes since they conceive of music as a primarily reactive phenomenon . \u201d argues flinn ( 1992 , p . 88 ) and though the musical reactions of the loneliness of the long distance runner reflect this problematic stance , distant voices , still lives shows a reliant music rather than a reactionary relationship . in the context of davies work though , many of flinn\u2019s general arguments are lacking ( through no fault of the writer\u2019s ) prompting everett to call them \u201cover - simplistic\u201d ( 2004 , p . 175 ) .\ndespite a career of critical acclaim , terence davies still struggles to get his films made . whose fault is that ? just about everybody ' s , he tells simon hattenstone .\nthere are lighting changes that signal the passage of time ( a carpet pattern seen at different times of day ) and transitions into and out of bud\u2019s daydreams . ( seated at his desk in the center of a classroom , lit by a spotlight , he looks out the window and sees a huge ship sailing past , gets sprayed with wind and rain , then is seen dry as the other boys in the surrounding desks become visible again . ) there are recurring architectural motifs \u2014 windows are as important here as doors were in distant voices , still lives \u2014 and recurring postures . ( looking out various windows in his house , bud often kneels on the floor , which recalls his prayers in church and his rapt leaning against the parapet in a movie theater balcony . )\nthe association accounted for variables like cohabitation , chronic physical and mental disorders , depressive symptoms , and emotional - social support . worries emanating from close relationships like partners or kids were more strongly related to mortality than worries from those more distant . but still , even if you are not overtly trying to kill your neighbor , it would seem that a duplicitous relationship could be ravaging you both .\nwith his next two films , davies continued to excavate his past , breaking up time in even more radical ways .\ndistant voices , still lives\n( 1988 ) and\nthe long day closes\n( 1992 ) , companion pieces of a sort , and the works on which the director\u2019s reputation largely lies , are woven tapestries of sounds and images , dreams and desires of a specifically working - class milieu that both evoke and fly in the face of the british school of realism that defined davies\u2019s national cinema , from john grierson and humphrey jennings\u2019s groundbreaking experiments in documentary in the 1930s and 1940s to the \u201ckitchen - sink dramas\u201d of the 1950s and 1960s to the \u201cheritage\u201d and new - realist films of the 1980s and 1990s , typified by merchant - ivory and mike leigh , respectively .\nthe film feels no need to shy away from the issues that were simply impossible to be put on screen during the 1940s and even the early 1960s but does use music to in some way account for the presence of darker themes . everett ( 2004 , p . 177 ) puts this down to a need to break the nostalgia : \u201cdavies allows nostalgia to develop and then to be destroyed from within . \u201d this is the main point on which we disagree . though great attention is paid to the music in her writings on both distant voices , still lives and the director\u2019s general use of it , it seems that the visual narrative has won over the writer rather than its sound - world which only breaks from nostalgia properly for one segment , even though the film has more than one unpleasant scene .\nin contrast to this elusive editing , the visuals provide concrete , tangible textures . dvsl has a supremely unique look and feel to it ; davies said it was due a bleach process in film development that desaturated the color , creating slightly washed - out tones . davies calibrated this to the range of browns and sepia colors , creating a film that looks like old - photographs without ever being obvious or one - dimensional . the art design and lighting adds to this , and it\u2019s certainly one of those films where you can almost feel the tactile quality of the surfaces , from the stones to the wood to the wallpaper . as the distant voices section gives way to the still lives section , davies consciously warms up the tone . even though it\u2019s still desaturated , there\u2019s now more angled , diffused , glowing light . the grays and blacks of the former give way to the golden reds of the latter . this is especially potent during davies\u2019 repeated fades to white , which envelop his characters in an angelic glow .\nthere is something indescribable about the very real pleasures of terence davies\u2019 breakthrough film , distant voices , still lives . it is a slippery , intangible work and its most beautiful moments ( of which there are many ) emerge from a combination of evocative sounds , more particularly music , the exactness of composition , and the vicissitudes of camera movement . most descriptions of the film and even the title itself suggest it embodies a kind of anti - cinema that is defined by notions of stillness , isolated sound and enclosed tableaux and yet this says little about the film\u2019s atmosphere or explicit textuality ( which are both self - conscious and felt ) . a film which can , in turns , effectively evoke the cinema of michael powell and emeric pressburger , bill douglas , yasujiro ozu , and the mgm musical must be considered in terms that respect its cinematic specificity .\nan impressionistic view of a working - class family in 1940s and 1950s liverpool , based on davies ' s own family . the first part , distant voices , opens with grown siblings eileen , maisie , and tony , and their mother arranged in mourning clothes before the photograph of their smiling father . soon after , the family poses in a similar tableau , but for a happier occasion - - eileen ' s wedding . while relatives sing at her reception , eileen hysterically grieves for her dad , and recalls happy times of her youth . tony and maisie ' s memories , however , are more troubled . . . . in still lives , set ( and filmed ) two years later , the siblings are settled in life , but not all happily . for eileen , relief from her drab existence comes only when singing at the pub .\ncommissioned as part of liverpool\u2019s 800th birthday celebrations in 2007 , the british premiere of of time and the city ( terence davies , 2008 ) in the city\u2019s philharmonic hall in 2008 was celebrated as a major european capital of culture event . hailed at cannes as a distinctly \u2018terence davies\u2019 film , of time and the city is a personal triumph for davies , returning after an eightyear absence from film making to the place of his birth and the memories that inspired his acclaimed semi - autobiographical films distant voices , still lives ( 1988 ) and the long day closes ( 1992 ) . a bitter - sweet love song to his native city composed of 85 per cent archive footage , most of it shot in liverpool between the 1940s and the early 1970s , of time and the city traces the exterior spaces and places of childhood and adolescence evoked but never seen in these earlier films .\nnot the least among its achievements , terence davies\u2019s wondrous distant voices , still lives offers a crystallization of the appeal of the musical . an odd linkage , to be sure , since the genre\u2019s trademark studio boisterousness would seem a world away from the kitchen - sink dreariness of the director\u2019s mood piece about his years growing up with his working - class family in post - wwii liverpool , dominated by his abusive ogre of a father . yet davies transcends the facile trap of misery - porn by tapping into the basic notion that could make musicals so enlivening\u2014music as direct expression , music as emotion felt . cinema is the most unashamedly emotional of arts , and the musical feeds in no small part on repressed , frustrated sensations , the better to explode them with bursts of melodious bravura ; what are musical numbers , after all , if not lyrically stylized declarations of feelings that could not be expressed any other way ?\nbut then i thought well , you can ' t , you know , you still can ' t go be an actor . i mean people from warrington don ' t go and be actors , really . so i decided to carry on - i ' d teach for a couple years and then see what happened after that and if i still fancied it after that i ' d follow - i ' d go and do it .\nif you combined the personalized art therapy of ingmar bergman with the formal ellipticism and familial focus of hou hsiao - hsien and the theme of an elusive , fractured , and free - association memory of tarkovsky\u2019s zerkalo you\u2019d have a perfect , if difficult , description of terence davies\u2019 aesthetic . davies had begun his career with his trilogy , three short , black & white films made between \u201976 and \u201984 . poetically fractal and challenging in their own right , the trilogy chronicled davies maturation as a filmmaker , beginning with the rawness of children , to the more studied and transitional madonna and child , and concluding with the masterful death and transfiguration . but if the trilogy was the herald , then distant voices , still lives ( dvsl ) is the second coming\u2014the ultimate testament of the greatest of post - war british filmmakers . this film retains all of the emotional and aesthetic power of its predecessors , while offering a sophisticatedly refined form and style to match .\ndistant voices , still lives delves into the mechanics of memory ( which it never conceives of as mechanical at all ) and the mechanics and possibility of representing this memory in cinema . in the process it investigates the capacity of fictional cinema to act as memory book or family album . the film illustrates an important tension between evocative , realistic and tellingly detailed portrayal and the inaccessibility of the material portrayed to us ( which can only be represented , distanced , voiced , stilled ) . essentially what it offers is an emotionally charged self - conscious cinema throughout which we can sense the presence of the camera as it isolates an empty stairwell , cranes up from a sea of umbrellas , lingers over a composition , or perfectly frames and situates character within space . in the end davies\u2019 film shows us duration , emotion , memory , the constructedness of space , and their interconnectedness . in the process it provides a heartfelt lesson in the nature , specificity and beauty of cinema itself .\ndvsl also contains a more ostensible link to its predecessors due to the fact its narrative is rooted in davies\u2019 autobiographical past . in the trilogy , davis had focused on his own life ( and imagined death ) , but dvsl removes davies the character from the equation . here , the canvas is much broader , trading the isolated suffering of the trilogy for a more communal one . what emerges is an impressionistic take of a working class family in england during the 40s and 50s . as the trilogy was made up of three , thematically connected short films , dvsl is made up of two , half - feature - length films itself . distant voices traces the sense - memory associations of davies\u2019 family\u2019s life through the period up until their father\u2019s death , capturing that life in brief snatches of scenes that flow into others like tributaries into lakes . still lives , however , takes us outside the oppressive home environment to focus on the marriages of davies\u2019 older sisters and brother , and the birth , christening , and party for the first child of the siblings .\nthe second film in terence davies ' s autobiographical series ( ' trilogy ' , ' the long day closes ' ) is an impressionistic view of a working - class family in 1940s and 1950s liverpool , based on davies ' s own family . the first part , ' distant voices ' , opens with grown siblings eileen ( angela walsh ) , maisie ( lorraine ashbourne ) and tony ( dean williams ) , and their mother ( freda dowie ) arranged in mourning clothes before the photograph of their smiling father ( pete postlethwaite ) . soon after , the family poses in a similar tableau , but for a happier occasion - eileen ' s wedding . while relatives sing at her reception , eileen hysterically grieves for her dad , and recalls happy times of her youth . tony and maisie ' s memories , however , are more troubled . davies intermingles and contrasts scenes like the family peacefully lighting candles in church with the brutal man beating his wife and terrorizing his young children . in ' still lives ' , set ( and filmed ) two years later , the siblings are settled in life , . . .\nthe story is divided into two parts , just like the title . distant voices is the frightening memory of the alcoholic and violent father , played brilliantly by the british actor pete postlethwaite , dictator in his family , where he seeks his revenge on a gray life , all set in a leaden and popular liverpool before the beatles era , in the ' 40s and early the following decade , a city photographed so impressionistic by patrick duval . the other part of the film , still lives , focuses on the attempt to turn the page of the family , after the death of the father , and the whole story revolves around the marriage of his son , the protagonist of the film , symbolic moment of a new beginning . a new beginning that the film shows us to be nevertheless always within the same mechanisms , as if the characters were been forced to repeat the mistakes which have been affected themselves , and to repeat in their family , the family of origin . to mark the difference , the fragments of memories are separate by black screens in the first part , and by screens white and full of light , in the second one .\nthe pebbles are the moments outside time , the shards of memory at the heart of the movement . these \u201ctimeless moments\u201d are positioned quite literally outside the flow of time by being depicted as still or frozen poses which disrupt the temporal and spatial movement of the film itself . 36\njust three floors below the impact zone , not a thing budged in steve mcintyre ' s office . not the slate paperweight shaped like a sailing ship . not the family snapshots propped up on a bookcase . mcintyre found himself in front of a computer that was still on .\nit is not often that british films win prizes at international film festivals . truffaut , despite his penchant for hitchcock , and satyajit ray have both remarked that the british are more or less temperamentally incapable of holding movie cameras . a low - budget , bfi - financed account of a working - class childhood in post - war liverpool hardly seems likely to set the continental critics alight . nonetheless , distant voices , still lives received the international critics prize at the cannes festival , and also shared the golden leopard at the locarno festival . perhaps as a result of its european reception , the film was apotheosized by british critics , who , while lavishing extravagant praise , insisted on writing about it as if it were a remake of a room with a view , as if it were yet another piece of cosy , edwardian nostalgia : terence davies , the\nproletarian proust ,\nhad , we were told ,\nwrenched high art from the lower depths of his deprived liverpool childhood .\nhis film was like\ncoronation street by bresson .\n( it is ironic that a film which recreates an era largely through its popular culture should be treated as a piece of\nart house\ncinema . )"]}
{"id": 114652, "summary": [{"text": "the long voyage home is a 1940 american drama film directed by john ford .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars john wayne , thomas mitchell and ian hunter .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it also features barry fitzgerald , wilfrid lawson , john qualen , mildred natwick , and ward bond , among others .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film was adapted by dudley nichols from the plays the moon of the caribbees , in the zone , bound east for cardiff , and the long voyage home by eugene o'neill .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the original plays by eugene o'neill were written around the time of world war i and were among his earliest plays .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "ford set the story for the motion picture , however , during the early days of world war ii .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "while not one of ford 's best-known works , the long voyage home continues to be well received .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "film critics and scholars have noted gregg toland 's distinctive cinematography , which serves as a precursor of the film noir aesthetic and would hint at his work for orson welles ' landmark film citizen kane ( 1941 ) . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "the long voyage home", "paragraphs": ["the long voyage home at the ned scott archive , artist portraits and paintings .\nthe long voyage home at rotten tomatoes . last accessed : december 2 , 2009 .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the long voyage home near you .\ndirector john ford with his pipe in his mouth walking onto a location for\nthe long voyage home\n( 1940 ) .\nthe screen ; ' the long voyage home , ' magnificent drama of the sea , at the rivoli - - a swedish film at the 48th st .\n( 1 ) the seven arts subsequently rejected his plays the long voyage home and the moon of the caribbees , causing him to submit them to the smart set .\nwith the headline : the screen ; ' the long voyage home , ' magnificent drama of the sea , at the rivoli - - a swedish film at the 48th st .\nthe screen ; ' the long voyage home , ' magnificent drama of the sea , at the rivoli - - a swedish film at the 48th st . - the new york times\nstar trek iv : the voyage home is perhaps the lightest and most purely enjoyable entry of the long - running series , emphasizing the eccentricities of the enterprise ' s crew .\nthe long voyage home was directed by nina moise , whom o\u2019neill felt would protect his plays . alfred kreymborg describes his observation of a rehearsal of the play in his autobiography :\njohn ford brings together a slew of his regular actors as a wonderful array of rough and tumble sailors in his excellent , thoughtful war - time film the long voyage home .\ncrowther , bosley . the new york times , film review ,\nthe long voyage home , magnificent drama of the sea ,\noctober 9 , 1940 . last accessed : january 18 , 2008\nthematically , bogard sees the long voyage home as widening the scope of o\u2019neill\u2019s sea plays and that as a group the plays lead to the explicit idea that the crew of the glencairn are forever \u201ctied to the sea . \u201d\nout of eugene o ' neill ' s four short plays of the sea , and under the haunting title of one ,\nthe long voyage home ,\njohn ford . . . view full article in timesmachine \u00bb\nthe long voyage home is a 1940 film directed by john ford , starring john wayne , thomas mitchell , and ian hunter . it tells the story of a merchant ship on the high seas during world war ii .\nthe long voyage home\nwas under production n the studio of walter wanger , one of the most progressive and courageous producers in hollywood . wanger always had felt that sooner or later there would be a motion picture film so full of human interest , emotional experience and scenic flavor that it would offer stimulating material for artists to interpret and record on canvas .\nthe long voyage home\nimpressed him as the perfect film for this .\nthe film tells the story of the crew aboard a british cargo ship named the ss glencairn , during world war ii , on the long voyage home from the west indies to baltimore and then to england . the ship carries a cargo of high - explosives .\nder nebel in the informer erinnerte mich an wie sehr ich the long voyage home vermisse . wahrscheinlich wird die viennale von einer serie von filmabenden gefolgt , bei der ich die filme zeigen werde , auf denen mir andere filme lust gemacht haben .\nmy father was and engineer on board the s . s . munami when the film crew including john wayne and all the others came aboard to film\nthe long voyage . . .\nthere are a million worlds in the galaxy . only one of them is home .\nthe long voyage home is a 1940 american drama film directed by john ford . it features john wayne , thomas mitchell , ian hunter , barry fitzgerald , wilfrid lawson , john qualen , mildred natwick , and ward bond , among others . [ 2 ]\nwhile in the service of spain , the portuguese explorer ferdinand magellan led the first european voyage of discovery to circumnavigate the globe .\nmichael : better than those in the last title card of the long voyage home ? more perfect than \u201cthe rest is silence\u201d ? i don\u2019t think so . but , please , let us not go astray : continue your discourse about cinema and friendship , or i\u2019ll break our friendship , by devil !\nbegan in rutilius ' time on sept . 21 and so fit into the autumnal setting of his voyage .\nwe hesitate to make trial of the sea ; we tarry in the haven , unreluctant to endure idleness amid the delays which bar our voyage , so long as the setting pleiad storms upon the treacherous main , and the anger of the squally season is hot .\na rousing drama of the sea based on four of eugene o ' neill ' s stirring one - act plays was in the process of production in hollywood . the story , written by dudley nichols , takes its title\nthe long voyage home\nfrom one of these plays . it is the saga of the\nglencairn\n, a british freighter which sails from the tropics on a long and adventurous voyage through the dangerous waters of a war zone to her home port . the ill - fated ship carries a cargo of dynamite and a crew of men who , with no shore leave during the voyage , experience a dramatic range of human emotion and offer a tragic character study , as directed by that genius of character portrayal in motion pictures , john ford famed especially for his\nstagecoach\nand\nthe grapes of wrath\n.\nthe film was adapted by dudley nichols from the plays the moon of the caribbees , in the zone , bound east for cardiff , and the long voyage home by eugene o ' neill . the original plays by eugene o ' neill were written around the time of world war i and were among his earliest plays . ford set the story for the motion picture , however , during world war ii . [ 3 ]\nthis picture is the result of walking in on a picture where john ford was directing an incident in the motion picture version of eugene o ' neiil ' s ' the long voyage home ' . the incident is not pictured as it will appear in the screen drama because i worked at an angle different from that employed by the camera . i worked from behind the set .\n\u00a9 copyright 2017 daedalic entertainment studio west gmbh and daedalic entertainment gmbh . the long journey home is a trademark of daedalic entertainment studio west gmbh . daedalic and the daedalic logo are trademarks of daedalic entertainment gmbh . all rights reserved .\nthe voyage home is the return to the status quo now that spock is back to the crew where he belongs , and this is the lightest of the star trek movies , a delightful yet not - that - original incursion into comedy with a hilarious dialogue and a very welcome ecological story .\nin 1940 , the motley crew of the british tramp steamer ss glencairn prepares the ship for its perilous voyage from the west indies to baltimore and then to england .\nbased on four one - act plays by eugene o ' neill , the long voyage home is a powerful saga of merchant seamen , their hardscrabble lives , and their hopes for the future . ford ' s film is a magnificent portrayal of the struggle not only to survive , but also to remain civilized , during the early days of wwii . as the film opens , the crew of the tramp freighter ss . . . read more\nbound east for cardiff implied that the sea could punish thoughts of rebellion , potential acts of will such as yank\u2019s desire to find a home on land . there , however , the stronger conception was that the sea was kind to those who , without thought , live along the lines of force her strength laid down . in the long voyage home , the conception of the sea as avenger is primary , but in describing the sea\u2019s punishment of rebellion , o\u2019neill fell back on the somewhat mechanical plotting that had characterized his plays of ' ironic fate . ' \u201d ( 8 )\njudith linden , who has a prominent role in john ford ' s argosy poduction ' the long voyage home ' ( 1940 ) , looks on as thomas hart benton , famous american artist , explains his work . benton is one of nine disttinguished painters brought to hollywood by producer walter wanger to paint principals and scenes from this eugene o ' neill classic drama of the sea .\nit was released on dvd in 2006 by warner bros . home video but is now out - of - print . the criterion collection now has the home video rights to release it . it has not yet been released on dvd or blu ray by the criterion collection .\ndirected by john ford ; written by dudley nichols , based on the plays the moon of the caribbees , in the zone , bound east for cardiff , and the long voyage home by eugene o ' neill ; cinematographer , gregg toland ; edited by sherman todd ; music by richard hageman ; art designer , james basevi ; produced by walter wanger ; released by united artists . black and white . running time : 105 minutes .\n\u201cthe way it moves between moments of wonder , humour and tragedy makes the long journey home a rare pleasure among science fiction games . \u201d kotaku \u201cinteracting with different alien races makes the universe in the game feel vivid and alive \u2013 that\u2019s something the long journey home does way better than other games in the past . \u201d 90 % \u2013 gamereactor \u201cthe game can\u2019t teach you everything in tutorial after tutorial . thank goodness . you\u2019d never start your doomed mission . but you\u2019ll have to be patient with yourself . you know so little going into this . \u201d 80 % \u2013 gamingnexus\nif most movies today are doomed to be sure - fire , presold properties - - with ideas leached from our recent tv or cinematic past - - let ' s hope they ' re all as good at the game as\nstar trek iv : the voyage home .\n, a british steamer returning home to england from the west indies , stops in baltimore to pick up a load of munitions . the crew includes ole olsen , a young swede who wants nothing more than to return home to his wife and is protected by fellow swede axel ; smitty , who carries the secret shame of losing his wife to alcoholism ; and the brawling but loyal driscoll . the voyage proves more dangerous than any of them could have imagined - with violent storms , a kidnapping and attacks by nazi planes , not all of the close - knit crew will make it home alive .\nproduction : argosy corporation , a john ford production . distribution : united artists corp . screenwriter : dudley nichols . based on the plays bound east for cardiff , in the zone , the long voyage home and the moon of the caribees by eugene o\u2019neill . cinematographer : gregg toland . art direction : james basevi . editor : sherman todd . music : richard hageman . cast : john wayne , thomas mitchell , ian hunter , barry fitzgerald , wilfrid lawson .\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase . buy tickets\nvictorinus , a gaul like rutilius ( l . 510 ) , had lost his home in toulouse owing to its capture by ataulf , king of the\npeake , 44 , originally from chichester , sussex , embarked on his european space program voyage to the international space station on 15 december 2015 \u2013 a journey that was just shy of seven hours long . he was accompanied by astronauts yuri malenchenko and tim kopra following a launch from the baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan .\nmr . ford has ever been noted for his muscular realism on the screen , for the rich and authentic flavor with which he imbues his films . and in the long voyage home he has had an exceptional opportunity to exercise not only his talents but also his avowed affections . for the story is that of the tough crew of the british tramp freighter glencairn on a present - day voyage from the west indies , via an american port , to london in a rusty old tub loaded deep with highly explosive ammunition . and the loose and unresolved plot concerns the characters and reactions of the men in the face of lurking danger and their various bewildered impulses . given a theme of this sort , mr . ford is a man inspired .\n. rescued by driscoll and his other mates , ole ' s voyage ends happily . not so for driscoll , because in the rescue he is taken prisoner and sails off aboard the\nawards : ' oscar ' aa nom [ 1935 ] for ' les mis\u00e9rables ' ; ' oscar ' aa nom [ 1937 ] for ' dead end ' ; ' oscar ' aa [ 1939 ; b & w ] for ' wuthering heights ' ; ' oscar ' aa nom [ 1940 ; b & w ] for ' the long voyage home ' ; ' oscar ' aa nom [ 1941 ; b & w ] for ' citizen kane ' .\nlittle was recorded about da gama & apos ; s return home and the reception that followed , though it has been speculated that the explorer felt miffed at the recognition and compensation for his exploits .\nhermes will collect the item ( s ) you ' d like to return between 8 : 00 am and 8 . 00 pm on the next business day , as long as :\nbut ' tis the arno that retains its own name in the united stream , and in truth the arno alone arrives at the sea . long time ere fortune could enrol the house of trojan birth among laurentum ' s royal line ,\nalthough the o ' neill plays were written separately and with only the same characters and locale to give them unity , mr . ford and his scenarist , dudley nichols , have pulled them together handsomely . from the moon of the caribbees they have taken their departure\u2014the departure of the s . s . glencairn and its lusty , rum - soaking crew\u2014and proceeded on through the dramatic incidents contained in bound east for cardiff , in the zone , and , eventually , the poignant episode of frustration presented in the long voyage home . if the film does lack a conventional dramatic pattern , it is mainly because of this episodic construction . and this lack may be disturbing to some .\nbut first he was to explore most of the photographic ideas that would distinguish ' citizen kane ' in john ford ' s the long voyage home , a somber story about merchant seamen caught up in the opening days of world war ii . toland told ford of his desire to achieve a quality of realism that was lacking in the prevailing styles of cinematography ; very deep , sharply limned images , he believed , would more nearly approximate what the eye sees in real life than the shallower , shifting focus normally used . and he explained that the lighting of interiors would be more realistic if it were done mostly from the floor instead of from the rafters high above where ceilings should be . the sets therefore should have full ceilings . it was customary at the time to use matte paintings when it was necessary to show ceilings , with the lighting coming with seeming impossibility from higher up . toland ' s ceilings were made of muslin so they wouldn ' t interfere with sound recording and the microphones were boomed above the ceilings , which allowed them to be placed closer to the actors for better dialogue reproduction and avoided the danger of mike shadows getting into camera range . ' the long voyage home ' was too downbeat to be popular with the public , but lovers of photography were enchanted .\nfinally , on february 20 , 1503 , da gama and his crew began to make their way home . they reached portugal on october 11 of that year .\nin toland ' s early work , in films such as ' les mis\u00e9rables ' , ' dead end ' , ' wuthering heights ' , ' intermezzo ' , ' the grapes of wrath ' , and ' the long voyage home ' , he consciously rejected the soft focus , one - plane depth of the established hollywood house style and strove for a more jarring , razor - sharp black - and - white , employing recent advances in photography that included the use of high - powered technicolor arc lamps for black - and - white productions , super xx film stock [ a 1938 kodak stock four times faster than its previous stock without any increase in graininess ] , lens coating [ to cut down on glare ] and self - blimped cameras [ permitting filming in confined spaces ] . ' the long voyage home ' is a milestone in the evolution of toland ' s technical experimentation , enlisting high contrast black - and - white film , deep focus [ with foreground , middle - ground , and background all in sharp focus ] , the self - blimped camera , ceilinged sets , low - angle lighting , shots composed into light sources and germanic expressionism .\njohn wayne once told biographer maurice zolotow :\nusually it would be mr . ford [ john ford ] who helped the cinematographer get his compositions for maximum effect . . . but in this case it was gregg toland who helped mr . ford . ' long voyage ' is about as beautifully photographed a movie as there ever has been .\nsee more \u00bb\nthe problem , khan says , is that refugee claimants in the u . s . are often held for months in detention centres without being able to get legal help or call their home countries for documentation .\neugene o\u2019neill\u2019s fortunes began to change when the literary magazine the smart set , edited by george jean nathan and h . l . mencken , published the long voyage home in their october 1917 issue . he\u2019d received his first substantial pay from writing when in june of that year the magazine , the seven arts , bought his short story titled \u201ctomorrow\u201d for $ 50 . ( 1 ) then , the washington square players programmed his play in the zone on the first bill of their new season ; significant was that this organization was now paying royalties to playwrights , unlike the provincetown players . of o\u2019neill\u2019s four new \u201csea plays , \u201d three utilized the same ship , s . s . glencairn , and the same company of characters with minor additions and subtractions , many of whom had appeared in bound east for cardiff . these three plays were the long voyage home , in the zone and the moon of the caribbees . in spite of their obvious connections , o\u2019neill never intended to have them performed together , nor is there any connecting narrative between them . he explained his choice of continuing characters and vessel in a letter to a magazine publisher in 1917 : \u201ci have used members of the same crew throughout [ the cycle ] , because judging from my own experience as a sailor , i thought i had . . . picked out the typical mixed crew of the average british tramp steamer . \u201d ( 2 )\nbut in this digression we have perhaps been garrulous : let us now resume in verse the voyage we had set ourselves . on swiftly gliding course we bear towards glittering walls : the sister who draws her radiance from the sun is the bestower of the city ' s name .\nthe ss glencairn is a british cargo ship in port in the west indies in the spring of 1940 . the men complain about lack of shore leave , but they soon find out that they will have to carry a cargo of ammunition from baltimore to london , right through the german war zone . ole ( wayne ) is a swedish sailor who wants nothing more than to take his wages , go home to sweden , and see his mother again . smitty ( hunter ) is an englishman who has some kind of dark secret . driscoll ( mitchell ) is an old salt who is determined that ole will in fact go home , rather than blowing his money on drink once they reach port . but before ole can go home , they have to make a highly dangerous voyage through waters being patrolled by the german kriegsmarine and luftwaffe .\nif your collection is with dpd , they ' ll collect the item ( s ) you ' d like to return between 9 : 00 am and 6 . 00 pm on the scheduled day , as long as :\nwill you marvel , reader , that my quick return journey ( to gaul ) can so soon renounce the blessings of the city of romulus . what is too long for men who spend all time in venerating rome ?\none long book might prove too wearisome : hence the author thinks it advisable to begin a second book . the tone suggests that book ii either was actually or was intended to be much longer than it now is .\nexplore an endlessly shifting universe . forge alliances with powerful alien races . harness your crew\u2019s skills , from research to archaeology to space combat . do whatever it takes to get home .\nthe portrait of john ford was painted in oil on canvas in 40 x 50 inches . after observing mr . ford for two weeks , directing\nthe long voyage home ' , i selected the pose which was most typical of is activity . his clothes and cap were those he always wore during his work . they belong to the portrait of the man : i believe that the clothes in a portrait should be of the sitter ' s choice , reflecting the sitter ' s taste , rather than of the artist ' s choosing for color effects . mr . ford posed about three hours for the head . a paid ' stand - in ' corresponding to mr . ford ' s figure was used for the body . this entire painting was also accomplished in five days .\namazon logistics will collect the item ( s ) you ' d like to return up to 9 : 00 pm for residential addresses and 5 . 00 pm for commercial addresses on the next business day , as long as :\nand this is the endless story which mr . ford has told with magnificent sharpness . his ship is really made of iron and his actors are really tough . thomas mitchell as the roaring , truculent driscoll ; barry fitzgerald as the viperish steward , cocky ; john wayne as the gentle , powerful olson ; ian hunter as smitty , the heartsick ; and wilfred lawson , ward bond , and all the rest are truly excellent . suffice it to say that women only appear briefly in this odyssey , and then exclusively as agents of evil . for the long voyage home is a story of men , of eternal suffering in a perilous trade , of life and tragic death in the dirty , heroic little cargo boats that sail the wet seas ' round .\n, was after his defeat at the mulvian bridge pursued by catulus into etruria . he eventually fled from portus herculis to sardinia . ( 2 ) his son , m . aemilius lepidus , who had long wavered\nvery nice job m8s ! can ' t wait for english release . the only thing i dont like is ugly girls : d the faces could be much better looking : p and long hair is more sexy then short : p\nthe span which doth remain is subject to no bounds , so long as earth shall stand firm and heaven uphold the stars ! that same thing builds thee up which wrecks all other realms : the law of thy new birth is the power to thrive upon thine ills .\nthe via aurelia was the road by the coast of etruria to the italian riviera .\nwhen the music finally stopped for cowley , after the russo - german pact of 1939 finally sealed his disenchantment with stalin , he found that his comrades had long since taken their seats . he wrote forlornly to wilson in february 1940 :\nas peake comes back to his wife and two sons , reacquainting himself with the things he\u2019s come to know and love at home , his truly extraordinary journey is a feat that will inspire and hopefully be built upon .\nwhen da gama returned to lisbon , he was greeted as a hero . in an effort to secure the trade route with india and usurp muslim traders , portugal dispatched another team of vessels , headed by pedro \u00e1lvares cabral . the crew reached india in just six months , and the voyage included a firefight with muslim merchants , where cabral & apos ; s crew killed 600 men on muslim cargo vessels . more important for his home country , cabral established the first portuguese trading post in india .\nwe are not here to cause problem or something . no , we want to make here our home because we have lost our home . we have no place ,\nmohammed said tuesday as he sat in the small two - bedroom apartment that serves as a temporary shelter for him , mamood and four other recent arrivals . one bedroom has two sets of bunk beds with barely enough room to walk in between .\nout of eugene o ' neill ' s four short plays of the sea , and under the haunting title of one , the long voyage home , john ford has truly fashioned a modern odyssey\u2014a stark and tough - fibered motion picture which tells with lean economy the never - ending story of man ' s wanderings over the waters of the world in search of peace for his soul . it is not a tranquilizing film , this one which walter wanger presented at the rivoli theatre last night ; it is harsh and relentless and only briefly compassionate in its revelation of man ' s pathetic shortcomings . but it is one of the most honest pictures ever placed upon the screen ; it gives a penetrating glimpse into the hearts of little men and , because it shows that out of human weakness there proceeds some nobility , it is far more gratifying than the fanciest hero - worshiping fare .\none of the many surprises in the dutch scholar hans bak\u2019s generous selection of cowley\u2019s letters , the long voyage ( very long , at eight hundred pages , though representing only a fraction of cowley\u2019s epistolary output ) , is how seriously cowley , a poet and critic best known for his championing of lonely american eccentrics from hawthorne and whitman to kerouac and ken kesey , embraced movements such as dada and its exotic outgrowth of surrealism , before committing himself to communism . \u201cthe communist adventure itself is one of surrealism\u2019s unlikeliest non - sequiturs , \u201d john ashbery once wrote . but for cowley , dada always had a political , even revolutionary edge . from the vantage point of dada , the established world had \u201cto be fought , insulted , or mystified , \u201d he insisted .\nat a seedy bar ole is tricked into taking a drugged drink , and he is shanghaied aboard another ship , the amindra . driscoll and the rest of the crew rescue him from the ship , but driscoll is accidentally left behind in the confusion . as the crew straggles back to the glencairn the next morning to sign on for another voyage , they learn that the amindra was sunk by german torpedoes , killing all on board .\ncombining dramatic content of four eugene o\u2019neill one - act plays , john ford pilots adventures of a tramp steamer from the west indies to an american port , and then across the atlantic with cargo of high explosives . picture is typically fordian , his direction accentuating characterizations and adventures of the voyage .\nthe drunken sailor : the men go on a binge once they make port in london . they know that this is a bad idea , that it usually ends up with them blowing all their money and having to sign up for another voyage . they do it anyway .\njohn ford welded four of eugene o ' neill ' s one - act plays about the sea , bound east for cardiff , the long voyage home , the zone , and moon of the caribees , into this melancholy film about wayfaring seamen , changing the setting from the turn of the century to wwii . this was o ' neill ' s favorite of the films based on his work , and he watched it often enough to eventually wear out his print . after a night of revelry in the west indies , the crew of the ss glencairn return to the tramp steamer and set sail for baltimore . they ' re a varied lot , from middle - aged irishman driscoll ( thomas mitchell ) , to the young swedish ex - farmer ole olsen ( john wayne ) , to the brooding lord jim - like englishman smitty ( ian hunter ) . after the ship picks up a load of dynamite in baltimore , the rough seas they encounter become especially nerve - racking to the crew , who are also concerned that smitty might be a german spy .\ncombining dramatic content of four eugene o ' neill one - act plays , john ford pilots adventures of a tramp steamer from the west indies to an american port , and then across the atlantic with cargo of high explosives . picture is typically fordian , his direction accentuating characterizations and adventures of the voyage .\ncritically acclaimed as the best film adaptation of one of eugene o ' neill ' s classics , the walter wanger produced and john ford directed movie the long voyage home stands as one of hollywood ' s best dramatic creations . ned scott saved a number of items from the movie production along with some of his favorite photographs . these include portraits of american artists who painted scenes from the production process , something hollywood producers had never done before . scott also photographed a few of their paintings as well . walter wanger exhibited these paintings in art galleries around the nation to promote the movie . many publications of the day immortalized this new feature in hollywood movie making in their respective papers and magazines . american artists magazine , issue september 1940 , is the most complete discussion of the effort . here the magazine article is displayed along with scott ' s portraits of the artists and his photographs of some of their paintings . these are followed by scott ' s still photographs from the film .\nbut the very essence of the theme lies exactly in its inconclusiveness , in deliberate fumbling onward toward a goal which is never reached , toward a peace which is never attained . yank , the iron - muscled pal of the irishman , driscoll , dies at sea , but even in death he dreams of the land . smitty , the outcast aristocrat , goes to his doom with a defiant gesture at the world which has overpowered him . driscoll is lost to another ship , and the remaining members of the glencairn ' s crew\u2014with the exception of olson , who does go home\u2014creep back to sea after a spree in london . in the end , they are mother carey ' s chickens , and the only home they can ever know is the restless deep .\nambitious , exciting and memorable , the voyage home , being the fourth installment further the increasing quality in storytelling in the series , and is another good sequel that is directed yet again by actor leonard nimoy . nimoy ' s direction is terrific and bring some much needed depth to the plot that makes it that much more enjoyable . there are hints of humor strewn throughout the film , and it complements the thrills and action perfectly . there are plenty of improvements in this entry , most notably the film ' s special effects and more layed back tone . i feel that the filmmakers were much more confident with this release , and it shows on - screen . the story is good , and the cast deliver some good performances . i really was surprised by this one , and like i said , it ' s an entertaining science fiction picture worth seeing , and it ' s a well crafted affair that is sure to delight fans . nimoy does impressive behind the camera , and he helped make two outstanding films in the film adaptations of the classic tv show . it ' s rare for a fourth film in a series to be entertaining , but in the case of the voyage home , it ' s a highly engaging film going experience that manages to be amusing for a good two hours of entertainment . there are aspects that could have been improved upon , but overall , it ' s a solid sequel worth seeing and it ' s one that stands out among the franchise ' s very best films . this is a different type of star trek film , and it works well on many levels . with good performances , a well thought out story , and good direction , the voyage home continues the quality of good films in the series . this is one of the better movies i ' ve seen , and though a bit different , is a refreshing idea that is thoroughly engaging .\nthe hyperbole means that hardly any rainbow in the sky could reach the same height as the span of the arches of the aqueducts . burman suggested that\nthey ' re also concerned that smitty might be a german spy because he ' s secretive . after they force smitty to show them his letters from home it turns out that smitty is an alcoholic who has run away from his family . when they near port , a german plane attacks the ship , killing smitty in a burst of machine gun fire . the rest of the crew members decide not to sign on for another voyage on the glencairn and go ashore , determined to help ole return to his family in sweden , whom he has not seen in ten years .\nthe sox , who had looked to be in such danger during their high - risk , long - odds comeback , in truth dominated their old rivals shockingly toward the end , when the last huge sounds from the yankee bleacherites came with a flurry of thrown bottles and debris late in the schilling game . alex rodriguez , trying to beat out an infield bouncer , had slapped the ball\nthere is always something very intimate in a john ford film ; it stems from a familiar naturalness in the people that inhabit his stories . i think that\u2019s what makes many of his films , including the long voyage , so damn good . he is , in essence , a straight - forward story teller . he doesn\u2019t play with the camera very often , moving it just to move it . on the other hand , he has some of the most memorable shots in cinema \u2013 mostly of the southwest ; here , though , he has the immensely talented gregg toland shooting in the shadows of a grimy old ship and making use of deep - focus to give the film a melancholy , almost claustrophobic feel .\nin the past four years , we have also encountered grave challenges . as a chinese saying goes , nothing in the world is difficult , as long as you put your heart into it . even the himalaya mountains can be climbed and the baltic sea can be crossed . china - sweden relations have weathered the test of times and rolled on with constant progress .\n( 1940 ) . nonetheless , the film received seven academy award nominations : best picture , best screenplay , best black and white cinematography , best editing , best score , best sound and best visual effects . ford was so proud of the film that he displayed stills from it on the walls of his home .\nchecks our weary course , though phoebus scarce had reached his mid career . that day it happened merry village - bands along the country cross - roads soothed their jaded hearts with festal observances ; it was in truth the day when , after long time restored , osiris wakes the happy seeds to yield fresh produce .\nthe scorpion is next to libra among the signs of the zodiac : the sun enters libra at the autumnal equinox . poets use either\nthe other route would have been by sea to the mouth of the arno and then up the river .\ndisfigured they are by wars immeasurably long , yet the less their charm , the more they earn pity . ' tis a lighter crime to neglect our countrymen when at their ease : our common losses call for each man ' s loyalty . our presence and our tears are what we owe to the ancestral home : service which grief has prompted ofttimes helps . ' tis sin further to overlook the tedious tale of disasters which the delay of halting aid has multiplied : now is the time after cruel fires on ravaged farms to rebuild , if it be but shepherd ' s huts . nay , if only the very springs could utter words , if only our very trees\nwe just succeeded in doubling that long round of scattered crags , nor are the helmsman ' s anxious d\u00e9tours without heavy toil \u2014 so often puffs of wind change with each varying tack : the sails which helped a moment since are suddenly a drag . far off i marvel at igilium ' s\nthe staff at variety magazine wrote ,\ncombining dramatic content of four eugene o ' neill one - act plays , john ford pilots adventures of a tramp steamer from the west indies to an american port , and then across the atlantic with cargo of high explosives . picture is typically fordian , his direction accentuating characterizations and adventures of the voyage .\n[ 7 ]\nalong the voyage there\u2019s plenty of dialog and action in the crew\u2019s quarters , with thomas mitchell the accepted leader of the group . storm at sea , in which ship\u2019s anchor breaks loose , is particularly realistic . passage through the submarine zone with blackout restrictions is more informative than dramatic . stuka - bombing and machine - gunning of the ship in sight of land is a dramatic excuse for heroic death of hunter just before landing .\nsun in the paler sky of the scorpion ' s claws had lengthened the space of the night - watches .\ncombining dramatic content of four eugene o\u2019neill one - act plays , john ford pilots adventures of a tramp steamer from the west indies to an american port , and then across the atlantic with cargo of high explosives . picture is typically fordian , his direction accentuating characterizations and adventures of the voyage . story plods along at slow tempo , making [ \u2026 ]\nat the time of the sack of rome and of the gothic sea - raids .\nthe red sox managed four errors the next night as well , but were never threatened in the course of a 4 - 2 win , behind their patched - together ace curt schilling , and the cardinals , with a famous offensive lineup , brought home but one lone run in the third game and none at all in the last . albert pujols , the cards\u2019 next hall of famer , made some dandy plays in the series and hit a little , but to small avail , and the family - crowd scarlet - garbed home cardinal rooters fell into museumlike silences . derek lowe , a towering , down - on - his - luck red sox veteran , had lost his starter\u2019s slot late in the year , from ineffectuality , but , reluctantly called upon in the post - season after attrition had worn out the other boston arms , he magically rediscovered his sinker , here throwing seven innings of three - hit , shutout ball and coming home with the win . lowe had also terminated the yankees with one hit in six innings in that prior finale , on two days\u2019 rest . an upcoming free agent this year , he is emotional and realistic in equal parts , and beneath the beard and clenched concentration on his long face you could see the excitement struggling to break free as the outs and innings rolled by . \u201cgames like this can make or break your so - called career , \u201d he had said , and with these two outings alone he is believed to have improved his value on the market by eight or ten million dollars .\ni don ' t think chessmaster is good at evaluating these q + r endgames - - it seems to take the easy check , instead of looking to create a net . black wouldn ' t meekly trade qs as long as his r can kick white ' s q around .\ngeorges schreiber as born in brussels , belgium , in 1904 . he experienced four long years of the horrors of world war before he could begin his career as an artist . he came to american and became a citizen of the united states as quickly as the law permitted . he is now one of america ' s most talented painters and illustrators .\na day later , i had to come home from fenway park to take care of another post - season cold and recover from the five - hour , twelve - inning game four , which had concluded at one - twenty in the morning with a two - run walk - off home run smacked by , who else , david ortiz . no bloop or feeble bouncer in these meetings failed to matter now\u2014certainly not the uncharacteristic ball four thrown by mariano rivera to kevin millar to start the bottom of the ninth of that game . with the yanks standing at 4 - 3 , and three outs away from another world series , francona inserted his jackrabbit , dave roberts , as a pinch - runner : the exact task , almost the very inning , for which he\u2019d been hired . away he flew on a terrific first - pitch jump\u2014barely safe as jorge posada\u2019s peg bent a fraction to the left\u2014and here he came , home in a flash , as mueller\u2019s single nipped past mariano\u2019s reflexive stab . we were tied , and this evening and perhaps this series still in early days .\nand now returning from pisa ' s city to triturrita , i was setting the hanging sails to a clear southern wind , when the sky turned foul under a sudden pall of rain - clouds ; the cloven rack scattered its vagrant lightnings . we stopped ; who ' neath a spiteful storm would dare to go on seas which threatened madness ? the respite from our voyage we spend in the neighbouring forests , delighted to exercise our limbs in the pursuit of game .\nthe sail - yards up . the gentle breath of the wind carries the stern - fittings on without vibration ; softly flap the sails on rigging free from any strain . there rises in the midst of the sea the wave - girt gorgon\nreplaced his ancestral home with but a humble abode : his virtue took either lot as equal . the man ' s unvanquished mind regards small things as great ; for to his spirit great things once had been but small . a petty farm used to contain the conquerors of kings , and a few acres yielded men like cincinnatus .\ndelayed by a day , this game was the 19 - 8 disaster at the hands of the yankees , and the worst boston drubbing ever suffered in a post - season . it was riveting for the wrong reasons , like hideki matsui\u2019s thirteen total bases\u2014a single , two doubles , and two homers\u2014and only later , after the sox had begun their long journey back , could the fans dig through the avalanche site and find tiny hints there of better things ahead . for manager terry francona , the main event was tim wakefield\u2019s offer to pitch amid the wreckage , pitch out of the pen\u2014a sacrificial three and a third innings that cost him his start in the next game but probably saved the sox pitching for the rest of the distance .\nafter four years , the scenery , people and life in this country have become so familiar and intimate . this beautiful country always shimmers with unique charm , no matter it is long sunny summer days or winter polar nights . when the fireworks lit the clear night sky in central stockholm on every new year eve , we are reminded of the beauty of exchanges and integration among different cultures and civilizations .\na significant salute to grant wood by argosy productions and walter wanger :\ngrant wood is unquestionably one of america ' s greatest contemporary artists . born and raised in iowa , this quiet , modest and scholarly man still maintains his studios close by the university of iowa where he is a professor . after being the sole support for his family at the age of ten , wood began his art stuidies in cedar rapids , then went to chicago art institute and later studied abroad . after serving as a camouflage artist with the u . s . army in world war i , wood developed a rugged styleof painting which he has completely reversed to become the foremost realist of his day . wood creates but two or three pantings a year and only one of his canvasses remains outside a museum or private collection . more than any other artist wood has the ability to capture the simple and spiritual qualities of american of the soil and his\namerican gothis\nand\nwoman with plant\nare the two most frequently reproduced paintings of a decade . wood joined eight other american artists recently in painting scenes inspired by the colorful john ford argosy picture ,\nthe long voyage home\n, by eugene o ' neill , the largest group project in the history of american art .\nthe crew of the enterprise return to earth to find it under siege from a mysterious probe trying to communicate with the now extinct humpback whale and so travel back in time to 1980s los angeles to find some whales and save earth ' s atmosphere from destruction . as you can tell from the extremely hokey premise , the voyage home is star trek with tongue placed firmly in cheek and is the closest the series skirted to outright comedy . there are plenty of laughs to be had in the culture clash between our old favourites from the crew and 80s l . a . and each member of the team gets their moment in the sun with some affectionate fun - poking and knockabout farce with a heavy handed but sincere eco message attached . it works better as humour than drama as the plot has holes you could sail a nuclear wessel through and the story itself becomes overly drawn out and a little dull when the jokes are put on the back burner for the finale , but it ' s still an entertaining exercise in camp that fans of the original series cannot fail to enjoy . very silly but lots of fun .\nthen mid the echoing hills leap the notes of the bugle - horn , and singing makes the booty light in carrying back .\n) over the idea of preferring any dignity to the prefecture of the august city of rome .\nmeans the moon . of the two theories here suggested regarding the cause of tides , the second refers to an ancient belief that sun and stars were fed on the waters of the ocean .\nchoose four out of ten experts , all with personality as well as specialties . far from just stats , you\u2019ll come to know them as they share their feelings , their fears , their excitement and their concerns on the trip and your decisions . learn how best to use their skills to help the others\u2026 and who might be willing to sacrifice themselves to get the others back home .\nwe had the fortune to make for the deep from pisa ' s harbour . calm smiles the surface of the waters as the sunbeams glitter : the furrowed wave whispers with gentle plash . the apennine slopes heave in sight where thetis"]}
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[ mature content . ]\ndelphinium : a childhood portrait of derek jarman is a 2009 critically acclaimed short film based on the early years , work , and legacy of british artist and filmmaker derek jarman . the film was written and directed by matthew mishory and produced by iconoclastic features . it was executive produced by andreas andrea . keith collins , jarman ' s surviving muse , participated in the making of the film . jonathan caouette served as a creative advisor . it is the first narrative work about the life of derek jarman .\nalso included on the dvd is mishory ' s award - winning 12 - minute short , delphinium : a childhood portrait of derek jarman , a stylized imagination of the late derek jarman ' s youth . before his 1994 death from aids , jarman was unquestionably an enfant terrible of the british cinema ; think of an angrier , more experimental stephen frears . delphinium , whose creative advisor was tarnation director jonathon caouette , features several actors who would later appear in the dean picture .\nfilmmaker matthew mishory on derek jarmanposted onmarch 20 , 2014byjames marcus tucker la based filmmaker matthew mishory has written for one + one in the past ( see issue 5 here ) and his film delphinium : a childhood portrait of derek jarman has recently been released by the bfi . ( to watch the film in\u2026\ndelphinium is a stylized and lyrical coming - of - age portrait of derek jarman ' s artistic , sexual , and political awakening in post - war england . part biographical narrative , part experimental . . . see full summary \u00bb\ndelphinium is a stylized and lyrical coming - of - age portrait of derek jarman\u2019s artistic , sexual , and political awakening in post - war england . part biographical narrative , part experimental collage , part personal meditation on the most controversial and important modern british artist and activist , the film finds in jarman\u2019s childhood the stirrings of creative and individual epiphany that inspired a remarkable life .\ndelphinium is a stylized and lyrical coming - of - age portrait of derek jarman ' s artistic , sexual , and political awakening in post - war england . part biographical narrative , part experimental collage , part personal meditation on the most controversial and important modern british artist and activist , the film finds in jarman ' s childhood the stirrings of creative and individual epiphany that inspired a remarkable life .\nin 2009 , severin and arban scored director matthew mishory ' s film delphinium : a childhood portrait of derek jarman , a tribute to steven ' s old friend derek jarman . the film has been permanently installed in the british film institute ' s national film archive , in the special collection beautiful things ,\na major collection of over 100 films and television programmes that chronicle and explore queer representation and identities over the last century\n. [ 17 ]\ndelphinium : a childhood portrait of derek jarman reproduction poster print style a 11 x 17 inches - 28cm x 44cm pop culture graphics , inc is amazon ' s largest source for movie and tv show memorabilia , posters and more : offering tens of thousands of items to choose from . customer satisfaction is always guaranteed when you buy from pop culture graphics , inc\ndelphinium is a stylized and lyrical coming - of - age portrait of derek jarman\u2019s artistic , sexual , and political awakening in post - war england . part biographical narrative , part experimental collage , part personal meditation on the most controversial and important modern british artist / activist .\nan intimate and dreamlike portrait of icon james dean on the cusp of achieving fame .\nre - released in 2014 by the british film institute ( bfi ) as part of the jarman2014 year - long celebration of derek jarman ' s life and work .\nderek jarman ( 1942\u20131994 ) was one of the most unique british artists of the second half of the twentieth century . that he is now best remembered as either a challenging filmmaker or an innovative gardener attests to the striking range of his achievements . jarman was also an accomplished painter , accl . . .\nextracted from the film\nthe queen is dead\nof derek jarman , that ' s the first edition of the vclip\npanic\n. please , see it in high quality !\ndirected by matthew mishory and featuring a lush score by arban and steven severin of siouxsie and the banshees , delphinium was shot in part at jarman ' s own prospect cottage in dungeness . it features a special appearance by keith collins .\nthis holiday season we remember our friend and derek jarman scholar dr . william pencak , who passed away last month . bill ' s legacy is his wonderful scholarship , and that is worth celebrating !\nfor almost two decades now , steven severin\u2019s solo instrumental work has largely kept its own counsel in the shadows . the output of the former co - founder and bass player of siouxsie and the banshees has been prodigious , with a dozen albums of dark ambient soundscapes released thus far . this began in 1998 with visions , an extended reworking of his soundtrack to nigel wingrove\u2019s short film , visions of ecstasy , almost a decade before . unreleased until 2012 , wingrove\u2019s sensual fantasia inspired by the writings of saint teresa of avila is the only film to have been refused a certificate by the british board of film censors on the grounds of blasphemy . since then , severin has released scores for theatre and film , including the soundtrack for supernatural thriller london voodoo and richard jobson\u2019s film the purifiers , as well as for one - time edinburgh festival fringe dance performer / director , shakti . since severin himself moved to edinburgh twelve years ago , he has become even more prolific , with soundtracks to jean cocteau\u2019s 1930 silent movie blood of a poet , and , with his actress wife arban , collaborations with director matthew misory , first on delphinium : a childhood portrait of derek jarman , then on joshua tree , 1951 : a portrait of james dean .\nthe first narrative film about legendary artist and activist derek jarman , written and directed by matthew mishory . watch it now : urltoken recently acquired for preservation by the british film institute ' s national archive and awarded an eastman kodak prize , delphinium is an official selection of the bfi london lesbian and gay film festival , the reykjavik international film festival , the frameline international film festival , and many more . featuring an original score by arban and steven severin of siouxsie and the banshees and a special appearance by jarman ' s muse keith collins . ( c ) 2009 - 2013 , iconoclastic features , llc .\nfollowing that with the maldoror album , which began life as a musical commission for brazilian theatre company os saturos ' production of the comte de lautr\u00e9amont ' s poetic novel les chants de maldoror , severin was then asked to provide music for the woman in the dunes , a stage production by the dancer shakti . he worked with shakti again on beauty and the beast , a 2005 collaboration with his wife arban and the first release on their subconscious music record label . the following year he and arban scored paul burrows ' psychological thriller nature morte , going on to work with director matthew mishory on his acclaimed short delphinium : a childhood portrait of derek jarman ( 2009 ) and the forthcoming feature joshua tree , 1951 : a portrait of james dean . severin is now about to embark on the second leg of a uk tour performing a bespoke electronic soundtrack for carl dreyer ' s 1932 surrealist horror vampyr , the danish director ' s follow - up to his masterpiece the passion of joan of arc . vampyr was actually dreyer ' s first sound film , though it retains the aesthetic of a silent picture and uses dialogue sparingly . it is the third in severin ' s music for silents project , following an initial outing that featured germaine dulac ' s 30 - minute classic the seashell and the clergyman ( 1928 ) alongside a selection of contemporary silent shorts , and a tour soundtracking jean cocteau ' s the blood of a poet ( 1932 ) .\nin 2011 , severin and arban renewed their collaboration with filmmaker matthew mishory , scoring his feature film joshua tree , 1951 : a portrait of james dean . the film was set for a 2012 release . [ 21 ]\nrobert zimmer , jr . , began his career as a creative executive for legendary producer aaron spelling , where zimmer worked on a number of spelling ' s hit tv series and \ufb01lms including the usual suspects ,\nbeverly hills 90210\n,\nmelrose place\n, and\n7th heaven\n. as a television writer , he staffed for\nstar trek : voyager\n, spelling ' s\nsunset beach\n, and abc ' s\nport charles\n, and was nominated for a wga award . his produced feature \ufb01lms include joshua tree , 1951 : a portrait of james dean , half - life ( an of\ufb01cial selection at the 2008 sundance , sxsw , and genart film festivals ) , and thank you , good night , starring sally kirkland and mark hamill . zimmer also served as consulting producer on matthew mishory ' s award - winning short \ufb01lm delphinium : a childhood portrait of derek jarman ( of\ufb01cial selection , 2011 bfi london lesbian and gay film festival ) . zimmer also has produced and directed a number of award - winning commercials , including ads for match . com . active in politics , zimmer worked on hillary clinton ' s 2008 presidential campaign and served as communications director for notbush . com .\nteaser trailer for the first narrative film about legendary artist and activist derek jarman , written and directed by matthew mishory . recently acquired for preservation by the british film institute ' s national archive and awarded an eastman kodak prize , it is an official selection of the bfi london lesbian and gay film festival , the reykjavik international film festival , the frameline international film festival , and many more . featuring an original score by arban and steven severin of siouxsie and the banshees and a special appearance by jarman ' s muse keith collins .\njoshua tree 1951 follows james dean ( the handsome james preston ) on his first steps to becoming the international icon of youth and rebellion . the film is a series of revealing and sometimes dreamlike vignettes that blend autobiographical and fictionalised elements to present a pivotal moment in a remarkable life . we follow jimmy dean during two periods of his life prior to becoming the international star that we all know today . in 1949 , he joins ucla as an acting major , a decision which ultimately estranged him from his father . whilst there he wrestles with the mental and sexual constraints and boundaries of society and while demonstrating great acting skills he rebels against the system he finds himself within . whilst in california he also starts to experiment with his sexuality , and finds solace in the beds of both men and women . the film ' s ' present tense ' is in 1951 , as dean drives to the desert of joshua tree , california . along for the ride is the roommate ( dan glenn ) , a struggling actor who lived and loved with dean whilst at college . the friendship and intimacy he provides gives dean a sense of security before embarking on his own path . matthew mishory presents his first feature ; a brutal and honest exploration of dean ' s complicated sexuality and formative relationships ; joshua tree , 1951 redefines the boy behind the image for a new generation . includes short film , delphinium : a childhood portrait of derek jarman\nan unforgettable , compelling account of the production and subsequent restoration of a withheld film recording the liberation of nazi concentration camps in 1945 .\njean luc - godard and francois truffaut : the story of a friendship , a break - up and the birth of a new cinematic movement that would sweep the world .\nmatthew mishory ' s a portrait of james dean : joshua tree , 1951 , some will argue , is a triumph of style over substance . at it ' s best , the character - driven film is a lush , romantic tone poem and teasing snapshot of a kind of optimistic , materially abundant southern california life which swept darker currents under the rug . dean ' s beachside tete - a - tete with a sultry blonde boy is a highlight , but other sections are sometimes less compelling , and though only 93 minutes in length , it could be more concise .\nsimultaneously a love letter and a farewell , this documentary charts the last few months of acclaimed director nicholas ray through the eyes of wim wenders .\njoshua tree , 1951 is an intimate portrait of james dean on the cusp of achieving notoriety as both a great actor and an american icon . set primarily in the early 1950s and focusing on dean ' s experiences as an up - and - coming actor in los angeles , the film is a series of revealing and sometimes dreamlike vignettes that blend biographical and fictionalized elements to present a pivotal moment in a remarkable life . written by iconoclastic features\nmust - see ! a sublime expression of both a country and a mentality .\n- - stefan dobroiu , cineuropa\nfascinating . a film about the difficulty , the impossibility , of language when the subject is unspeakable .\n- - michael silverblatt , kcrw .\nbrilliant ! a meaningful document of denial .\n- - arnold schwartzman ( academy award winner , genocide ) one of the top ten films of 2015 - - cine maldito\nfor over a hundred years , m\u0103rcule\u015fti was a vibrant jewish agricultural and mercantile community in bessarabia ( now present - day moldova ) . in july 1941 , the village was the site of an unimaginable atrocity . seventy - three years later , few speak clearly or honestly about what happened . absent is a cinematic portrait of the ghost village of m\u0103rcule\u015fti , its current inhabitants , and their very complex relationship to their own history . working entirely on location , filmmaker matthew mishory documents one of europe ' s poorest , most remote , and least - visited places .\ni suppose on the one hand soundtrack work must involve a lot more freedom than working as part of a rock band , but also a lot more discipline at the same time .\nthere ' s no shortage of cinematic biographica on the storied james dean , including tnt ' s pedestrian james franco - starring tv flick of some years ago , but indie director matthew mishory has mounted a decidedly experimental take on the dean legend in his a portrait of james dean : joshua tree , 1951 . filmed in crisp , painterly black - and - white , the opening shots \u2013 done in the desolately beautiful titular desert hamlet \u2013 suggest the stark nature photography of ansel adams , and he ' s only the first of several notables which come to mind .\ndavid lynch ' s moving true - life tale of the severely deformed joseph merrick and his rescue from the hell of a victorian circus sideshow .\nthe short documentary gives us a wonderful insight into the enchanting animated film world of lotte reiniger .\nreferences hill number one : a story of faith and inspiration ( 1951 ) . see more \u00bb\nvery often we see james dean portrayed as the young rebel , a rebel yes but one that still does fit in our conventional conceptions . this movie clearly dares to tell the other story , know by many told by only a few . and james preston does portrait him very nicely . one can practically feel the hunger and hurt for love .\nit ' s a testament to zevin ' s understanding of multiple age groups that she ' s able to capture a variety of women at various life stages . her portrayals feel honest and true .\nfilm screening to complement the exhibitions the alchemy of color in medieval manuscripts & the art of alchemy .\nmarrying the high style of his joshua tree , 1951 : a portrait of james dean ( official selection , 2012 seattle international , frameline , outfest film festivals ) with the gritty urban realism of \ufb01lms such as basil dearden ' s 1961 classic victim , director matthew mishory will work in saturated super 16mm , utilizing signature high - speed photography , low - key lighting , and long - duration takes to craft a highly original and tense thriller . a\ufb01cionados of neo - synth artists m83 , of classic \ufb01lm noir , and of the recent \ufb01lm drive will \ufb01nd themselves drawn to the project ' s signature style . joshua tree , 1951 cinematographer michael pessah will also be on board the project .\nat this point , the film ' s visuals evoke the faintly homoerotic photographic layouts and films of bruce weber , not to mention calvin klein ' s legendary underwear ads of the ' 80s and ' 90s . less so gus van sant , who , like tom waits , seems to revel in the scruffy and un - pretty . the characters in a portrait of james dean , particularly the males , all seem airbrushed into a sometimes eerie , sun - kissed physical perfection . i guess it ' s possible that the film could simultaneously be denounced and celebrated as a queer appropriation of dean ' s life , depending on one ' s political persuasion .\na short documentary featuring some of john cassavetes ' key collaborators , actor peter falk and producer al ruban .\nthe absolute elsewhere section probably isn\u2019t referencing paul fishman\u2019s long lost prog rock project of the same name , although the inspiration of chariots of the gods author erich von daniken on fishman\u2019s synthesiser - based in search of ancient gods album sounds like it could be a fellow traveller .\ntilda swinton narrates the extraordinary journey of gertrude bell , a singular woman who played a significant \u2013 often unrecognised \u2013 role in british imperial policy making in iraq .\na dreamlike fantasy examining the day - to - day life of a sixteen - year - old schoolboy which was shot at bryanston school , an independent school .\ntake a journey through london ' s most notorious borough , meeting residents and campaigners at the forefront of a battle to keep its eccentric , diverse spirit alive .\nthis is a history of new york - jem cohen ( brooklyn , new york ) a history of new york city from prehistoric times through the space age , composed entirely from documentary street footage . 1988 ; 22 min . best of the 1989 united states super 8 film festival !\nwashington ' s album son of pain is a lost treasure of r & b ; an album rich in bluesy southern drawls , honeyed harmonies and street - smart rhythms .\nlast of our kind - reed o ' beirne ( seattle , washington ) weaving together film , music , and poetry , this film transforms the memory of a lost love into a ritualistic incantation of longing . action is exaggerated and time seems to blur , as the lovers ' tale unfolds poetically into a modern interpretation of the persephone myth . featuring an original soundtrack created by cocteau twins ' founder , robin guthrie , interwoven with a voice - over recitation of rick linville ' s poem . 2012 ; 13 min . best of 2013 united states super 8 film & digital video festival !\nan unexpected collaboration between joseph arthur and peter buck produces a great summer record of noisy , dark garage - pop .\ni ' m also reminded of tv ' s current show du jour , mad men , and matthew weiner ' s elegant dissection of privileged but unsatisfied people . everyone in a portrait of james dean seems to be yearning for something ; in dean ' s case , that would be a nebulous un - hypocritical truth that he may only find in performing , if at all . as a pansexual aesthete , preston ' s dean is a square peg in the anti - intellectual postwar years , with the burgeoning cold war crowding out serious inquiry . dean also fears becoming a whore , of being placed on the casting couch by hollywood ' s secretive power brokers . he tells his candid friend violet ( a magnificent dalilah rain ) that he wants to ascend solely on his talent , but she insists that he will compromise , as all before him have . \u201chollywood will never change\u201d , she warns him .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nby placing your order or playing a video , you agree to our terms of use . sold by amazon video limited .\nsteven severin blood of a poet ( le sang d ' un po\u00e8te ) coldspring . co . uk . retrieved august 2014\nin 2010 severin released his debut album for cold spring titled blood of a poet . the album is a recording of his soundtrack for a 1930 silent movie by jean cocteau which was screened alongside his live performance at montreal ' s fantasia festival . [ 18 ] after the premiere of the tour performed at the hollywood silent film theatre in los angeles , [ 19 ] a uk tour took place in autumn 2010 . [ 20 ]\nwe seek to raise $ 25 , 000 . 00 to fund development of the script , a trailer to help raise additional production funds , and administrative costs of launching the film . donations at any level are welcome , but $ 50 donations and above entitle the donor to a terrific array of rewards ranging from autographed copies of the script , set visits , imdb credits , a professional lunch with the executive producer of sex , lies , & videotape , and much more . help us get things started !\namol palekar\u2019s groundbreaking film follows the journey of young woman who reinvents herself as a man after she ' s kidnapped and attacked .\nkeep dreaming \u2013 daniel macarone ( summit , new jersey ) with the help of a clever seductress , a man lures his opponent into a trap , nearly cornering him , only to find events repeating in an endless nightmare . 2017 ; 7 min . rise \u2013 tania bogan ( new york , new york ) a touching film about a mother and her daughter . 2017 ; 7 min .\nss : yeah . i can ' t envision myself going back to songs , going back to a band or anything like that . i think that part of my life is gone . the banshees did a reunion tour - it must be ten years ago now - and it only served to prove the point that we shouldn ' t be doing it ! in my mind nobody over 40 should even attempt to be in a rock band . it ' s the province of a younger enthusiasm and more of a senseless engagement .\npick - benjamin hayden ( calgary , alberta , canada ) it is 1916 . in the basement of a haunted hotel , a voyeur stalks a young damsel . shot on location in the riverside hotel in calgary , where an actual riot involving over 1 , 500 men took place , the film embodies the violent energy of a dark historical moment in the city ' s past . 2010 ; 12 min . best of the 2011 united states super 8 film festival !\nss : yeah , exactly . plus there ' s also the dimension of they ' re just trying to get to grips with how to utilise sound properly . the aesthetic of vampyr is very much a silent one : the close - ups , the blank expressions , even the use of intertitles . there ' s a lot of reading from a book and very little dialogue . so it became straightforward to take off all the dialogue completely and just use the subtitles .\nspecial thanks to all of the jurors ; professors susan martin - marquez , john belton , and alan williams of the rutgers university program in cinema studies ; bethany widrich and isha vas of middlesex county arts services ; the new jersey state council on the arts / department of state , a partner agency of the national endowment for the arts ; stacey hecht and michael bzdak of johnson & johnson ; bob brodsky and toni treadway of the international center for 8mm ; phil and rhonda vigeant and jaclyn vigeant melo of pro 8mm ; aaton cohen - sitt of jungle software ; bill harris of share and harris ; irene fizer ; and the rutgers film co - op / njmac friends , sponsors , donors , interns , and staff for making this festival possible .\nss : well again , that ' s a connection with the blood of a poet , because that was financed by the same sort of aristocracy that financed un chien andalou as well . so there seemed to be a little trend in the late ' 20s , early ' 30s of these kind of independently backed , arty films , that all came together . maybe they influenced each other , who knows ? it ' s highly likely that dreyer would have seen these films .\nlike all good magicians , the life and work of kenneth anger , the magus of underground film , is crowded with mystery and myth .\nlee mcintyre ' s ' post - truth ' is a history lesson and a call to action asking liberals to defend the concept of objective truth . but is it the best approach to the problem ?\ningmar bergman\u2019s best - known film is a brilliant allegorical drama starring max von sydow as a knight trying to elude his own death .\nmarco ferreri ' s provocative and controversial satire about four friends who retreat to a country mansion with the intention of eating themselves to death .\nmiraculous aqueduct - david finkelstein and ian w . hill ( brooklyn , new york ) a poetic exploration of the sources of creativity . do we take a scattershot approach to inspiration , throwing ideas out at random , to see which ones take root ? or can we plug directly into a never - ending source of new ideas , an effortless flow ? miraculous aqueduct is a journey through an interior landscape filled with tarot cards , towers , and centurions ; a collage of words , images and music , in which the film ' s two narrators discover that acknowledging inner blocks is the key to overcoming them 2017 ; 15 min .\nseverin ' s third re : release , the woman in the dunes was specially commissioned by shakti and the vasanta mala dance company to accompany the stage production of the k\u014db\u014d abe novel of the same name . it premiered at the ica in the summer of 2000 . the only vocal included is\ni put a spell on you\n; a version of the screaming jay hawkins classic sung by jarboe ( ex swans ) .\nss : i don ' t quite remember , but nigel insists that he interviewed me in plymouth in 1977 or something , for his fanzine . and i half recognised him when i met him in a soho nightclub called fred ' s in the late ' 80s . he was chatting away and said he was just about to start doing this short film , and would i be interested in doing the score ? and i immediately said yes , and it all went ahead , and it was a complete bombshell that it got such an adverse reaction from the video censors commission , or whatever it was called , the board . i don ' t think i learnt too much about scoring films , because it was only 18 minutes long , and it was all pretty much done in a couple of days . but what was really enlightening was the court case that followed . it all took place in an institute of hygiene , somewhere in portland place [ the royal institute of public health ] . on one side you had derek jarman , marina warner , colin maccabe , all standing up [ for wingrove ] , not particularly in support of the artistic merit of the film , but just the idea that it shouldn ' t be censored on the grounds of blasphemy . and it wasn ' t that the censors found the film blasphemous , it was the fact that they thought they could be prosecuted for blasphemy . that was their remit from the director of public prosecutions ; that they couldn ' t give any certificate to anything they thought might incur some sort of private lawsuit .\nhaving read a couple of reviews here and elsewhere i wasn ' t sure what to expect but i thought the film was quite good overall .\nwe use cookies and other technologies to enable you to watch films . continued use of this site indicates acceptance , as part of our privacy policy .\nitalian maestro luchino visconti\u2019s epic drama follows a mother and her five sons who move from a small town to milan , changing their lives forever .\ndecapoda shock - javier chillon ( madrid , spain ) an astronaut returns to earth after a fatal accident on a distant planet . 2012 ; 9 min . best of 2013 united states super 8 film & digital video festival !\n. the film it set to be re - released in the uk by the bfi as we celebrate one of the great artists of the 20th century .\ndesperate optimists ' deliriously deconstructed biopic of the extraordinary ambrosio o ' higgins , who left ireland to become the captain general of chile in the spanish empire .\nmusically close enough to the differing cure and banshee styles to attract large sections of both sets of fans , the more experimental nature and references to 1960 ' s psychedelia and pop - art also attracted a more eclectic audience . the use of keyboards and synthesizers , as well as the inclusion of instrumental only tracks , were also an early pointer to severin ' s post banshee musical output .\ncold butter - alex faoro ( brooklyn , new york ) cold butter is a super 8mm film that abstracts time in order to amplify the mundane frustrations of everyday life and explore ideas of repetition and mortality . 2017 ; 5 min .\nss : no , no . he ' s changed his mind . it ' s being released [ visions of ecstasy was issued by the redemption / salvation label earlier this month ] . a couple of weeks ago he sent me the draft of a little booklet he ' s written about the whole affair , and it makes for a very interesting read . so he ' s finally relented . i think you ' re right , he was ambivalent for a couple of years after [ the film ' s completion ] , because it really affected his life . he lost his house and everything , you know . but i think he feels it ' s a chapter that needs to be closed .\nfledgling - tony gault and elizabeth henry ( glenwood springs , colorado ) a deeply moving , tenderly realized film , fledgling explores the bond between a man and the baby bird he finds on the street one stormy night . a backyard provides the rich setting for a story about our conflicted relationship to nature . 2009 ; 7 min . best of the 2010 united states super 8 film festival !\nif the adobe reader does not appear when you click on a link for a pdf file , you can download adobe reader from the adobe web site .\nunsubstantiated claims led some to believe that a secret vril society of occultists existed in pre - nazi berlin . this may or may not have been governed by a network of female psychic mediums who claimed to have contact with aryan aliens living in alpha cen tauri using their pony - tailed hair . either way , the musical result of severin\u2019s sonic explorations is an other - worldly exercise in synthesised hypnosis .\nlike many of the best comedies and tragedies , this weimar - era silent film understands how each mode is often a hair ' s breadth from the other .\ndisappear here is set in the parallel shadow worlds of hollywood and high - stake national politics , where emotions and loyalty are mere commodities , and where privacy is an outmoded 20th century notion . this moody , stylish thriller asks who sets the price of a lie worth telling - - and who pays ? though staged in the present day , the \ufb01lm will echo classical hollywood \ufb01lm noir of the 1940s , the color palettes of early 80s album covers , and the music from those albums . disappear here weaves a tale of blackmail , sexuality , and personal courage . part murder mystery , part meditation , it is a moral tale for our time .\nbackstage pass package : two tickets to private cast and crew screening with a q & a session and reception , and a set visit . also includes : dvd , t - shirt , poster download , coffee mug , shout - out on\ndisappear here\nofficial twitter page as well as james duke mason ' s page , soundtrack cd , beach towel , signed copy of the poster , signed copy of the script , acknowledgment in the credits at the end of the movie .\nthere was a problem completing your request . please try your search again later .\nss : i just read a lot of the critiques of it and anything that spins off from that , really . vampyr is loosely based on sheridan le fanu ' s short story carmilla , so i read that . all of these things . . . now that you have the internet you can just keep going and going and going !\nof course this was at the height of the satanic verses and the last temptation of christ scandals and brouhaha , and they basically picked on this little english first - time director , with no studio behind him , and they thought they could just swat him away . but of course he fought on to take it to strasbourg and the hague , and inadvertently that springboarded my solo career . he was convinced that he was going to get the ban overturned when he went to the court of human rights , and he said why don ' t you make a whole album to go with the release of the movie ? of course i went ahead and did the whole album , only for the film to have its ban continued ! and it left me with an album that no major company wanted to touch , because there was no film to hang it on . so inadvertently i got a solo career out of it , plus started my own label through the internet , but none of that would have happened without visions of ecstasy .\nss : yeah . . . well , if i ' m being charitable a lot of people would say that they had unfinished business , meaning that they felt the lifespan of the band was cut short for one reason or another . it ' s different with the banshees . we had a long , long career - a continuous flow - so there ' s nothing left to say . the whole point of doing the reunion tour was to see if we did possibly have anything more to say . there was talk of if the tour went well then maybe we could go into the studio and write a new album . but of course that never happened , because things have moved on and people have changed . and the same chemistry definitely wasn ' t there anymore .\nss : initially it ' s a lot of watching , re - watching and researching , until i start to know the film back to front . and then the actual writing of the music is really quite fast . i just pick one scene that i ' m instantly attracted to in terms of music and start from there . it ' s a bit like a jigsaw . you just fill in the gaps and think , oh , that piece could work there as well , slightly adapted . you get a feel for the pacing as you go along . and that ' s the other thing with the three films i ' ve chosen : i ' m sort of working my way up in terms of time . when i first thought of the idea i was a bit daunted by doing 90 minutes straight off . how i could keep the audience enthralled for 90 minutes ? so i started with much shorter films and worked my way up . and even vampyr is just 72 minutes long . it ' s not like a modern day feature .\nsubscribe to watch - 14 - day free trial , then \u00a34 . 99 a month\nwelcome back . just a moment while we sign you in to your goodreads account .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nafter a hiatus of several years , he released in march 2017 via his website a 6 - track album the vril harmonies , followed in april by another 8 - track album innocence and blood and a 2 - track ep # 002fa7 ( international klein blue ) . other digital releases are announced for the forthcoming months , including black matter for the king .\nintimate evening package : dinner with the stars and makers of \u201cdisappear here\u201d preceding the private cast & crew screening . also includes : dvd , t - shirt , poster download , coffee mug , shout - out on\ndisappear here\nofficial twitter page as well as james duke mason ' s page , soundtrack cd , beach towel , signed copy of the poster , signed copy of the script , acknowledgment in the credits at the end of the movie , two tickets to private cast and crew screening with q & a session , reception afterwards , and a set visit .\nandrew k\u00f6tting returns with an emotionally affecting and politically resonant multi - genre adaptation of hattie naylor\u2019s play .\nnoir thriller starring james duke mason . from the exec . producer of sex , lies & videotape .\nsteven severin : well , there ' s a fairly limited supply to start with . and then you whittle down all the ones that have been done to death , like metropolis and nosferatu , and i just choose ones from the remainder . and once i began doing this they kind of picked themselves . i really liked doing the seashell and the clergyman . it had practically no narrative to it , it ' s one of the very first surrealist films ever made . following that , once i looked again at the blood of a poet , it became obvious that that would make a good sequel . and then when i looked at vampyr i started to see connections between all three . there ' s a single male protagonist in all three movies , it ' s in a world that is not quite making sense , and you cannot control it in any way , shape or form . they ' re at the whim of events . that made a nice little trilogy for me .\nss : yeah , it has both . for the most part , people don ' t come to me expecting something i wouldn ' t do . they choose me for a reason . i ' ve had varying degrees of success with these things . some people leave you totally alone , and everything you do they say is great and works perfectly , but that ' s kind of rare . more often than not , you do something and people just want it altered slightly , or when it gets down to the dreaded editor it gets chopped and changed . we both work to this idea that what we do is a lot more immersive than a lot of film composers . it ' s not like we just make up themes and give them those ; we actually work almost frame by frame with the film . part of what we do is a bit like sound design . so when editors start to mess with the exact placement of where you ' ve put something , that drives you mad . but it ' s a small price to pay for having so much fluidity with the rest of the work .\nss : exactly . when you have something this old , many people have approached it to try and figure out what is going on . there are a lot of questions left unanswered in the movie .\nsilver star package : two tickets to the wrap party and the movie premiere . also includes : dvd , t - shirt , poster download , coffee mug , shout - out on\ndisappear here\nofficial twitter page as well as james duke mason ' s page , soundtrack cd , beach towel , signed copy of the poster , signed copy of the script , acknowledgment in the credits at the end of the movie , two tickets to private cast and crew screening with a q & a session , reception afterwards , dinner with the stars and makers of \u201cdisappear here\u201d preceding the private cast & crew screening .\nmishory first eavesdrops , albeit briefly , on the bedroom of rimbaud , circa 1873 , attempting to draw comparisons between the 19th - century parisian poet and the fragile , poetic soul of dean . he skips to a house in fairmount , indiana , where dean was raised , then whisks his camera to a casually decadent pool party in the hollywood hills in 1951 , when dean was a struggling actor , mulling over whether to continue his education at ucla or devote all energies to his beloved craft . the lush , noir - lit cinematography lulls you into a visual reverie , interspersed with brief home movie - like clips in color , while you ' re still deciding what to make of the languorous narrative pace .\nthe first of four download - only new works released over the next month , the vril harmonies is a spaced - out instrumental suite that appears to draw inspiration in part from the coming race , an 1871 novel by edward bulwer - lytton which charts the discovery of a superior subterranean master race fuelled by an energy form known as vril . the book\u2019s life - enhancing elixir not only gifted bovril half its name , but inspired theosophists such as rudolf steiner and george bernard shaw to buy into its philosophy . more recently , graphic novelist grant morrison and readers of fortean times have been similarly fascinated by the power of vril .\na little - seen masterpiece finally gets the la screening it deserves . thrilled to be here tonight .\na bit slow and turgid in parts , wonder what held em back from just going for it .\nunusual this . a film about james dean who was , at best , sexually ignorant . he wanted it every which way . whatever , he got it but sadly died young . a good dvd .\njoin us in a day long celebration of the lgbtq + community to launch the 2017 pride in london festival . queer and now : launching the pride in london festival is at tate britain , 24 june 2017\nin 1989 you recorded a score for nigel wingrove ' s short film visions of ecstasy , which was the only film banned in britain for blasphemy . it was finally passed by the bbfc in january this year , following the abolition of the blasphemy laws in 2008 . how did you became involved with that project ?\nss : oh yeah . there was a lot of initial resistance from the people at eureka , because they ' d spent a lot of time and money restoring the sound on the film , which is basically the music , but there is a little bit of dialogue . and they were a bit baffled as to how i was going to change it into a silent film when it ' s a sound film . i didn ' t see anything , but apparently on their forum there were people outraged . but they don ' t own the film ; they own the restoration . so i felt i ' m entirely justified in doing what i did . some people - very few actually - questioned whether it ' s an actual performance or not , because it ' s basically coming off a laptop , but i deliberately enter the cinema once the house lights have gone down , and sit in the dark so that my physical presence doesn ' t take away from watching the movie and listening to the music . i ' m not quite sure what people would be expecting me to do in terms of a song and dance or whatever ! the way i ' ve done it is exactly the way i wanted to present it . if people have a problem with that i ' m sorry , but they can go and watch something else .\nseverin ' s post - banshees output was the visions of ecstasy soundtrack , [ 13 ] created for the nigel wingrove short film interpretation of the writings of saint teresa of avila . [ 3 ] this 1989 sensual fantasy film remained unreleased until 2012 , as it has been refused a certificate on the grounds of blasphemy \u2013 the only film so banned by the british board of film classification . the four parts written by severin for the soundtrack ,\nsphere\n,\ncome deliver us\n,\nskin crawl\nand\ntransverberation of the heart\n, formed the basis of his first post - banshees release . almost 10 years after creating the visions of ecstasy soundtrack , severin released an album entitled visions , featuring four tracks derived from the original pieces written for the film , plus another five instrumentals . severin completely reworked the soundtrack \u2013 originally eighteen minutes long \u2013 into a forty - five - minute ambient album . it was also the first release by severin ' s re : records label . the record also featured banshees ' cello player and keyboardist martin mccarrick . visions was first only available via his website and was then distributed by cargo . [ 14 ]\nspecial thanks package : acknowledgement in the credits at the end of the movie . also includes : dvd , t - shirt , poster download , coffee mug , shout - out on\ndisappear here\nofficial twitter page as well as james duke mason ' s page , soundtrack cd , beach towel , signed copy of the poster , two tickets to private regular screening on studio lot and a signed copy of the script .\non a sunday afternoon in 1971 , he discovered german rock band can thanks to a schoolfriend ' s elder brother in the army who was stationed in hamburg . [ 5 ] at 15 , severin saw captain beefheart & his magic band in concert in london which was a life changing experience . [ 6 ]\nsteven severin ' s vampyr tour continues from may 8 to july 5 ; a full list of uk dates can be found here . be sure to check his website for more information on this and future projects .\ncomment : simply brit : we have dispatched from our uk warehouse books of good condition to over 1 million satisfied customers worldwide . we are committed to providing you with a reliable and efficient service at all times .\nhis favourite writers when he was a teenager , were william burroughs and jean genet amongst others : he said ,\nsince i was very young i\u2019ve always felt the need to retreat into my head and scratch around the rim of my imagination to shut out the trivia and carelessness of the world outside\n. [ 7 ]\nhe also composed a score to theodor dreyer ' s vampyr ; [ 13 ] it was his second collaboration with the label cold spring . vampyr was the longest score he ever attempted . [ 22 ] it completed a trilogy that had started with the seashell & the clergyman then blood of a poet . [ 23 ] he then went on tour in europe . [ 24 ] severin now resides in edinburgh . [ 25 ]\nmorgan mason is a producer , actor and politician . the son of the late british actor james mason , he started out acting in \ufb01lms such as the sandpiper ( 1965 ) , starring elizabeth taylor and richard burton . in his mid - 20s , he served as deputy u . s . chief of protocol and special assistant to the president under ronald reagan . he was the executive producer of sex , lies & videotape , which won the palme d ' or at the cannes film festival in 1989 and launched the modern independent \ufb01lm genre . he then became the head of the independent film division at the william morris agency , and later served as ceo of london films ."]}
{"id": 114657, "summary": [{"text": "desperado is a 1995 american contemporary western action film written , produced , and directed by robert rodriguez .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "a sequel to the 1992 film el mariachi , it is the second installment in robert rodriguez 's mexico trilogy .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it stars antonio banderas as the mariachi who seeks revenge on the drug lord who killed his lover .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film was screened out of competition at the 1995 cannes film festival .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "once upon a time in mexico , the final part of the trilogy , was released in 2003 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "desperado grossed $ 25.4 million in the united states . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "desperado ( film )", "paragraphs": ["film must be sent to the desperado film festival at the film maker ' s expense .\nthe foxy merkin delves into the world of two lesbian hookers at desperado lgbt film festival 2015 .\nthe desperado lgbt film and arts festival is an event hosted by a pvcc student organization . desperado\u2019s mission is to showcase quality films that are related to the experiences of the lgbt community .\ndesperado has merit as a guilty pleasure , but when the violence and action grow tiresome , the film has nothing to hang its hat on .\ngreg louganis will be available for a q & a after the showing of back on board : greg louganis at desperado lgbt film festival 2015 .\ndesperado ( r ) \u2014 contains sex scenes , nudity and extensive but cartoonish violence .\ndesperado , which is nothing but set pieces , snoozes between its scenes of carnage .\nmr . rodriguez may be good enough to make a film about anything , but desperado would collapse if its characters had to do anything but play with guns .\nnot to sound like stefon from saturday night live , but desperado lgbt film festival 2015 has everything : comedies , dramas , documentaries , a horror film , cartoons , romance , short films , and a pink , fuzzy monster with dreams of becoming a cabaret singer .\nwith the headline : film review ; guitarist ' s repertory of songs and gunfire .\ncopyright \u00a9 2007 - 2010 music from film . all rights reserved . powered by tsohost\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie desperado ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of desperado ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nit ' s big , it ' s daft , but desperado is confident and hugely entertaining filmmaking .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing desperado near you .\nthis cast list of who was in desperado includes both lead and minor roles . ( 30 items )\ndesperado cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of desperado actors includes any desperado actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each desperado actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of desperado have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing desperado square near you .\nby submitting your film via filmfreeway you acknowledge that the festival will not pay to present your work .\nwith the headline : critic ' s choice / film ; of labyrinthine plots , flair and slick action .\nfilm maker holds the festival harmless from damage to , or loss of , the dvd or any publicity material .\na pure adrenaline rush from start to finish ,\ndesperado\nwill shock , amuse , thrill and disgust - but never disappoint .\nnot finished yet \u2026 antonio banderas as el mariachi in desperado , directed by robert rodriguez . photograph : columbia / sportsphoto ltd / allstar\noriginality ? please . almost every single film and tv show is made up of a collection of well - worn tropes .\nlabel the dvd with the film ' s title , running time , director ' s name and contact phone / email .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nmusic from film helps you identify music from movies and tv shows by explaining what was on screen when the songs were playing .\ndesperado is best when rodriguez lets his playful side cut through the blare of a born filmmaker indulging his first chance at high - end hollywood fireworks .\ndesperado must have permission to use up to 3 minutes of footage or photographic stills from the work for broadcast , web publication or other promotional purposes .\nlouganis will lead a q & a following the more formal showing of back on board : greg louganis that night after the desperado 2015 opening reception .\nfrom the very start of his career rodriguez has celebrated the makeshift . having graduated from flick books , he made his first film aged 21 with one camera , no crew and $ 7 , 000 raised largely from subjecting himself to medical experimentation . el mariachi became a part of film - making folklore and still serves as an inspiration to would - be film - makers everywhere . it also let rodriguez kick down hollywood ' s door , set fire to its welcome mat and - eventually - make globally successful movies like desperado , from dusk till dawn and the spy kids trilogy .\nrobert rodriguez . the name behind blockbuster hits such as desperado , once upon a time in mexico , and sin city , it is a name that is synonymous with success in the film industry . but the story of robert rodriguez is a rag to riches tale , and a fascinating one at that .\nthe desperado lgbt film festival 2015 hits screens january 23 through 25 at paradise valley community college center for performing arts , 18401 north 32nd street . for the films ' showtimes and schedule , a list of the live performances , and to buy tickets ( $ 10 for general admission ) , visit urltoken .\nwhat can i say ? an absolute classic film and one of the few where antonio banderas actually looks the part ! this is a film of revenge and entails our hero antonio heading into a town looking for ' bucho . ' suffice to say that banderas plays the role of an expert killer and has a couple of ' mariachi ' s in tow . this is based on the very film ' el mariachi ' and is a must for banderas lovers . a good solid film with a great storyline and of course ' selma hayak ' in all her beauty .\nby marjorie baumgarten just add a few zeroes .\nthat could very well summarize the production strategy adopted by robert rodriguez on his brand - new film\nwas a redefinition - downward - of the term\nlow - budget film .\nmade for a sum regarded as pocket change in beverly hills ,\nif your film is selected for the festival , then you will need to provide 2 dvd copies to the festival - mailed to the above address .\nbut it has a price , as mr . rodriguez knew when he acknowledged worries about being accused of sophomore slump in\nrebel without a crew ,\nhis book - length account of being catapulted from no - budget film making into the film - festival fast lane . the first time out , he was heralded for having made any film at all , especially such a substantial film , on the strength of nothing but sheer wit and willpower . that ' s much the same basis on which kevin smith ' s\nclerks\nand edward burns ' s\nbrothers mcmullen\nhave since been admired .\na film that explores the dark and miserable town , basin city , and tells the story of three different people , all caught up in violent corruption .\n( 1958 ) . silvermine productions made the original , which was distributed by allied artists pictures . allied both produced and distributed the new film itself in 1958 .\nstream desperado - the soundtrack by original soundtrack and 40 million songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms and conditions apply .\nnotable among the film ' s pyrotechnics are some strikingly choreographed moments , like one in which mr . banderas and his adversary slide across a bar from different ends to wind up face to face , or a scene that finds him and ms . hayek leaping off a building with a fireball at their backs . elaborately staged shootouts also keep the body count high . the film ' s final confrontation allows the mariachi two well - armed backup men , one of whose guitar cases appears to hold a rocket launcher . mr . rodriguez may be good enough to make a film about anything , but\ndesperado\nwould collapse if its characters had to do anything but play with guns .\na south african film production services company offering a full range of services to international producers looking to do projects in south africa and surrounding sub saharan area ' s .\nseen in the film ' s poster cradling what may be one of the meanest looking guns in captivity , mr . banderas ' s mariachi arrives on the scene toting a guitar case full of firepower . he is here to avenge the killings seen in mr . rodriguez ' s first film , which was originally scheduled for a straightforward english remake ; actually ,\ndesperado\nfeels as much like a remake as a sequel , with similar elements holding it together . salma hayek , as the film ' s midriff - baring bibliophile , replaces the mariachi ' s lost love and makes him a strikingly photogenic new mate . and joaquim de almeida fits in nicely as a suave heavy with a cellular phone .\nwhat rodriguez has essentially done in desperado is make a slicker , more expensive copy of what came before . and what looked promising for $ 7 , 000 looks tiresome for a whole lot more .\nhere it is , the 2011 desperado lgbt film festival in phoenix , arizona . january 28th through 30th , we will present two days of gay and lesbian filmmaking at it ' s finest . friday , we will have a reception at the theatre and our premier showing . saturday , films will run all day . our venue is the dramatic center for the performing arts on the paradise valley community college campus in north phoenix . submit your film by visiting the website ! sponsorship packages are available . also , please email us with any questions . proceeds from the event will go to creating a gay and lesbian student scholarship fund at the college and also to the p . r . i . d . e . student organization . desperado lgbt film festival is presented in collaboration with paradise valley community college ' s office of student life , p . r . i . d . e . student organization and the center for the performing arts .\nwhen shooting el mariachi , rodriguez expected a lot of negative public backlash . to combat this , he offered two of the film\u2019s roles to two very influential media people of the day . naturally they could not refuse , and spent months afterwards punting the film to the mexican public\u2026 no marketing budget required and more could be spent in other departments to raise production value .\nthough\ndesperado\nand\nthe usual suspects\nhave plenty of pyrotechnics , they offer mind - games to match . they are savvy , enjoyable ways to celebrate the end of the dog days . caryn james\nyes , the weekend is packed with award - winning , local , national , and international films , but desperado ' s mission goes beyond sharing great films with audiences to opening the community up to diversity and inclusiveness .\nwas made by rodriguez mostly for the experience , with his grandest hope for it a sale to the spanish - language home video market . it was shot in the mexican border town of ciudad acu\u00f1a by a 23 - year - old , latino jack - of - all - film - trades who had been refused admission to the film school at the university of texas at austin because of poor grades but later swaggered and cajoled his way into the department by going out on his own and making a prize - winning short film ,\naustin stories .\nrodriguez raised a good chunk of the money for\nlee kramer , our president , is a film production and development executive who has worked with some of the biggest names in hollywood . lee was the head story analyst at endeavor , and worked with producer cathy schulman , who produced the academy award winning film crash and the illusionist . lee has also served as a development and production executive at mandalay pictures , and has produced several television shows for hbo .\nthe bigger - budget , english - language sequel to rodriguez ' s super - cheap - $ 7 , 000 - art - house hit ,\nel mariachi ,\ndesperado\npicks up where the first flick left off .\ndesperado\nis rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . it includes profanity , lots of gunplay , messily graphic violence and one gentle , soft - core sex scene that involves the use of a spur .\nlike friend and fellow director quentin tarantino ' s recent hit , robert rodriguez ' s\ndesperado\nis a wild ride filled with blazing guns , gallons of blood and the blackest of black comedy - so black it flirts with satire .\nwhere the strengths of\npulp fiction\nwere its dialogue , intertwining plots and ensemble cast ,\ndesperado\nsucceeds through the sheer magnetism of leading man antonio banderas , a simple story of revenge and loads of style , style , style .\nthis one is so common in slasher movies that it\u2019s not particularly shocking any more \u2013 characters that have sex in a horror film are nearly always doomed . what is hollywood trying to tell us here , eh ?\nso\ndesperado\nmeanders through a dusty mexican landscape derived from other movies , with debts to film makers as irreconcilably different as sam peckinpah and mel brooks . ( whether or not mr . rodriguez actually has mr . brooks in mind , he makes his heroine a beautiful babe who runs a bookstore , though she complains that this is a region where nobody reads . the story ' s vanilla - suited drug - lord villain also has all the accouterments of a hollywood executive . )\nby the time the interview is over , i ' m ready to add my own contribution to the el mariachi legend : paul is dead ; he now walks in the shoes of el mariachi . just don ' t play desperado ' s soundtrack album backwards . n\nlove this film , its almost surreal but not quite , great characters kind of tongue in cheek , antonia is delicious as is bucho if that ' s how you spell it , packed with action , great camera shots , and one liners , and a little mariachi antonio takes under his wing , this film seems to tick all the boxes . i ' m sure everyone has seen this as it has been around a while but if you have not its a treat\ndidn ' t hear anything directly from the festival and i didn ' t attend . so it ' s hard to really review it . not sure how the screening went over . glad my film was a part of it though .\ndespite the insistence of his friend , rodriguez felt he ' d explored that genre enough and went on to make the spy kids movies and superior teen horror the faculty . when the studio told him that desperado ' s enormous success on dvd demanded an extension of the franchise , he was unenthusiastic :\ni didn ' t want to shoot this movie because i thought it would be so hard to shoot an epic on film in mexico .\nthen another film - making luminary intervened .\ni was editing spy kids at skywalker ranch when george lucas showed me some of his early footage from attack of the clones ,\nhe explains .\nhe told me he ' d done it on high - definition digital cameras and i couldn ' t believe how good the quality was . i went out and bought myself some and thought , ' man , i ' ve gotta go shoot a movie to test these . i ' ll do another desperado - then i ' ll really know if these cameras work . '\nbigger , better , faster ; desperado is a spiritual , and spirited remake of director rodriguez ' s $ 7 , 000 el mariachi , proof positive that throwing millions of dollars at what was by itself something of a small budget gem can actually result in a better movie .\nantonio banderas , joaquim de almeida , salma hayek , cheech marin , steve buscemi and quentin tarantino star in this stylish shoot - ' em - up described as a south - of - the - border pulp fiction . director robert rodriguez follows up his legendary debut film , el mariachi , with this sexy sequel about a mysterious guitar player ( banderas ) searching for vengeance against the men who murdered his girlfriend . ( original title - desperado ( 1995 ) ) \u00a9 1995 columbia pictures industries , inc . all rights reserved .\nin a film incorrectly reported as bill elliott ' s last starring western ,\nbitter creek\n( released in march of 1954 carrying 16843 as the pca number ) falls a tab bit short of that as it was . . . see full summary \u00bb\ndesperado\nowes its flair in equal measure to the director , robert rodriguez , and the star , antonio banderas . though the story is a virtual remake of mr . rodriguez ' done - for - a - pittance\nel mariachi ,\nthis story of a violent , guitar - playing seeker of justice gains a whole different twist with mr . banderas in the title role . he plays up his latin - lover appeal with flowing hair and what another era would have called bedroom eyes . but\ndesperado\nshows him to be an actor whose mind is in the right place , too .\ndesperado written , produced ( with bill borden ) and directed by robert rodriguez ; director of photography , guillermo navarro ; edited by mr . rodriguez ; music by los lobos ; production designer , cecilia montiel ; released by columbia pictures . running time : 106 minutes . this film is rated r . with : antonio banderas ( el mariachi ) , salma hayek ( carolina ) , joaquim de almeida ( bucho ) , cheech marin ( short bartender ) , steve buscemi ( buscemi ) , carlos gomez ( right hand ) and quentin tarantino ( pick - up guy ) .\nthis is a film that pays homage to the old ultra - violent shoot - ' em - up genre , even as it wallows in\nwild bunch\ngunfights , and mr . banderas has the wit to make this semi - serious attitude work . in one especially wry scene , the hero ' s lover serenades him while he calmly and comically points his guns at the villains creeping outside their bedroom windows . though\ndesperado\nmay seem like one more entry in the tarantino school of smart - guy crime movies , mr . rodriguez ' s swift visual style is distinctively his .\nis how the story of its making became the stuff of instant legend . it ' s the kind of bleed - for - your - art story the film industry might have invented for itself had it not been handed to them , more or less real , by robert rodriguez .\n, which includes segments by three other independent directors of note : quentin tarantino , allison anders , and alexandre rockwell . banderas ' command of the english language is extraordinary for someone who had to learn all his lines phonetically for his u . s . film debut in 1992 ' s\nn\ndesperado ,\nantonio banderas , a guitar - strumming , gun - toting hero known only as\nthe mariachi ,\nlies peacefully in bed after making love with bookstore owner salma hayek . but as his new lover sings him a lispy spanish samba , banderas notices the silhouette of a gunman against the veiled window .\nso in a sequel called\ndesperado\n( made for roughly 1 , 000 times the first film ' s shooting cost ) , here is antonio banderas , taking on the hero ' s role and looking his red - hot best . mr . banderas is shown off during an opening title sequence that finds him striding atop a nightclub bar in tight , silver - studded black . this limber , long - haired new mariachi cuts an even more dashing figure thanks to a guitar - shaped wall of light bulbs beaming behind him and los lobos on the soundtrack , making the music soar . progress can be a wonderful thing .\neric schaeffer ' s boy meets girl comes with a hefty list of awards as well , raking in everything from best screenwriting to best film . audiences will get the chance to see the love triangle between best friends robby and ricky , a beautiful transgender girl , and debutante francesca unfold sunday afternoon .\nmany lesser directors than robert rodriguez would have taken their first major studio budget and squandered it on needless special effects and pointless perks . having seen both\nel mariachi\nand\ndesperado ,\nit is clear that producer - writer - director rodriguez went from a $ 7 , 000 budget to $ 7 million without sacrificing his style or his vision .\nin \u201cdesperado , \u201d the influences of john woo , and especially quentin tarantino , also come into play , with latter on hand to personally approve rodriguez\u2019s application to the club of cool . result is both a rehash and extension of \u201cel mariachi , \u201d with a major upgrade in budget and technical know - how , but no forward movement in storytelling ability .\nthe story of one of the first legally married same - sex couples in the u . s . who filed the first federal lawsuit for equal treatment of same - sex marriages , limited partnership , leads the lineup of films saturday , january 24 , after the showing of the 2015 student film competition winner , tomorrow .\non a plot level , rodriguez makes the crucial mistake of killing off virtually his entire cast of would - be important characters . on the basis of \u201cdesperado , \u201d what rodriguez needs is a collaborator on story and script . like leone , the director is particularly adept at staging dramatic entrances , intimidating posturing and inventive violence , and there is no question of an imagination working overtime .\nin \u201cdesperado , \u201d robert rodriguez dedicates himself almost exclusively to dreaming up a hundred new ways to blow people away , to ultimately diminishing returns . the young tex - mex director\u2019s much - anticipated follow - up to his wildly inventive no - budget 1993 debut \u201cel mariachi\u201d could scarcely be more dazzling on a purely visual level , but it\u2019s mortally anemic in the story , [ \u2026 ]\nseriously , the sixth edition of the valley ' s lgbt - themed film festival , which runs friday through sunday , january 23 through 25 , at paradise valley community college center for the performing arts , has a little something for everyone , including q & a sessions with directors and actors , live music , and an art gallery .\nthe stranger of course , is el mariachi , now played by the never - more - handsome antonio banderas , a guitar - strummer wandering the country with heavy artillery in his guitar case , seeking revenge for the murder of the woman he loved . the traumatic event from the first film is seen via an unusual restaged flashback with banderas .\nin \u201cdesperado , \u201d robert rodriguez dedicates himself almost exclusively to dreaming up a hundred new ways to blow people away , to ultimately diminishing returns . the young tex - mex director\u2019s much - anticipated follow - up to his wildly inventive no - budget 1993 debut \u201cel mariachi\u201d could scarcely be more dazzling on a purely visual level , but it\u2019s mortally anemic in the story , character and thematic departments .\nworse , el mariachi gains no stature or depth as a character and , crucially for a nomadic loner , is given no moral code to govern his extreme , obsessive behavior . parallel lack of any moral grounding or p . o . v . on the massive carnage also lays the film open to charges of sensationalizing violence for its own sake .\nsaturday continues with cupcakes , which is about a group of friends who reluctantly become the official israeli entry for the televised singing competition universong , the short film entries , and the foxy merkins , a riff on male hustler movies but with two lesbian hookers . a q & a with the foxy merkins writer and actress lisa haas will follow the screening .\ni am a huge fan of quentin tarantino films and although he didn ' t direct or produce this one , he is in it and his as funny as always and in all honesty the only film i like antonio banderas in . lots of blood and gore ( which for me is a huge plus ! ) shootouts and limited romance which is good !\nlike\nthe quick and the dead ,\ndesperado\nwavers uneasily between myth making and parody , so that too many scenes drag on long after they ' ve lost their punch . an opening bar showdown featuring steve buscemi and cheech marin has comic possibilities , but they ' re long gone by the time the extras are wiped out and one of the scene ' s principals gets a bullet in his brain .\nin\ndesperado ,\nrobert rodriguez dedicates himself almost exclusively to dreaming up a hundred new ways to blow people away , to ultimately diminishing returns . the young tex - mex director ' s much - anticipated follow - up to his wildly inventive no - budget 1993 debut\nel mariachi\ncould scarcely be more dazzling on a purely visual level , but it ' s mortally anemic in the story , character and thematic departments .\nthis is a very wild , cool , and stylish film , even if it ends up being style over substance and story ( with a messy and scattershot narrative to boot ) . in a way , this is more of a remake than a loose sequel or spin off . the original mariachi from el mariachi does make an appearance , but this film is essentially the same story as the first , but with a different guy who knows the first guy . make sense ? well , if not , don ' t worry . it ' s of no real consequence anyway . the action and stunts are inventive , done well , and a joy to watch . buscemi and tarantino ham it up in some fun supporting roles , and both banderas and hayek ( especially hayek , * wink * * wink * ) are great to watch . i have a big attachment to this movie as i saw it at a young age and it introduced me to rodriguez ' s work . it also kinda made me wanna make action movies , too . like i said , it ' s got some flaws , but for solid action spectacle entertainment , this is a good film to turn to .\nthe second day of the festival will be capped off with crazy bitches , in which a group of friends learns the story of a mass murder that supposedly happened in their rental house . the story seems silly until the friends start disappearing one by one . director jane clark and actors cathy debuono , nayo wallace , and john w . mclaughlin will lead a q & a following the film .\nantonio banderas , joaquim de almeida , salma hayek , cheech marin , steve buscemi and quentin tarantino star in this stylish shoot - ' em - up described as a south - of - the - border pulp fiction . director robert rodriguez follows up his legendary debut film , el mariachi , with this sexy sequel about a mysterious guitar player ( banderas ) searching for vengeance against the men who murdered his girlfriend .\ni ' ve heard many people say that they couldn ' t follow the plot of this flick . i think they totally missed the point of this movie . its an action movie . thats the whole plot . its called lets find the bad guy , and his henchmen , and kill them . i thought it was absolute genius . skip the plot , and go straight to the action . banderas was pure fire . all his emotions smouldering just beneath the surface . the stunts and effects were first rate and extremely entertaining . even the extras did great work . i would recommend this film to anyone who is wanting some great entertainment . mark me don ' t go looking for some oscar winning dramatic performances . but it is fun , pure unadulterated fun . also the photography is absolutely first rate . as is the almost kubrickesque atmosphere of the film . ydnar\nit ' s not the smartest career move for a director ' s second film to be a scene - by - scene remake of his first , but with rodriguez it ' s clearly a declaration of intent . not content with the relatively small audience that saw his spanish language original , he decided to take what hollywood was only too keen to give him and recast his movie as a high plains drifter for the post - tarantino audience .\njoe pruett , our publisher / cco , is an eisner award winning comic book editor , publisher , and writer with over 25 years of experience . joe was nominated for numerous eisner and harvey awards as a writer , editor and publisher , including for his work on negative burn at caliber comics . he is also known for his work at marvel , where he wrote for x - men unlimited , wolverine , and cable . joe founded desperado publishing in 2004 , which had a publishing partnership with image comics and idw .\njawad qureshi , our senior vice president , investor relations , is an experienced silicon valley entrepreneur and investor . jawad spent 15 years in the sales industry , selling high tech equipment to the u . s . government . since then he has served as the ceo and co - founder of vpype , an interactive video broadcast application , and has invested in numerous tech startups and real estate ventures . jawad is also an award - winning executive film producer .\nallegedly produced for $ 7 , 000 before columbia picked it up and technically enhanced it , \u201cel mariachi\u201d was one of the unique film successes of recent times . although met by modest commercial success , the tale of an itinerant guitar player drawn into drug - world violence in a dusty mexican town played like a valid update of japanese samurai sagas and bounty - hunter westerns informed by the heightened violence of sam peckinpah and the witty stylistic exaggeration of sergio leone .\napril is the cruelest month ? ha ! t . s . eliot obviously never spent august searching for a good movie . the last weeks of summer are the traditional dumping ground for films too weak to go up against midsummer blockbusters . but there are always exceptions , and this august brought two of the season ' s smartest , most stylish , most entertaining movies .\ndesperado\nand\nthe usual suspects\nboth have hunky heroes , mazelike plots and slick action : the perfect formula for escapist , dog - day pictures .\nthe festival kicks off friday , january 23 , at 8 a . m . with the diversity leadership alliance workshop that includes diversity training and leadership guidance . the workshop is free and open to the public and there will be a screening of film back on board : greg louganis , which documents the life of the olympic gold medal - winning diver who came out publicly and openly discussed being hiv positive in the 1980s . louganis will speak after the movie is shown .\nat just 23 , rodriguez wrote , directed and produced the now industry famous and record setting cult classic el mariachi for just us $ 7000 , money that he earned himself from a stint in a research lab as a test subject for cholesterol medication . and lucky for him , his risk paid off . columbia pictures loved the finished film so much that they bought the american distribution rights , and el mariachi went on to bank us $ 2 million at the box office .\nhow this sprawling tale of revenge , corruption and coup d ' \u00e9tat came about further emphasises the director ' s lofty position in hollywood . the idea originally came from quentin tarantino .\nquentin showed up on the set of desperado in 1994 to do his part and said , ' this is cool . no one ' s done this since sergio leone . this is your dollars trilogy and now you gotta do the good , the bad and the ugly of the series . and you gotta call it once upon a time in mexico . '\nbut now that mr . rodriguez has begun working on a grander scale , the facetiousness of his material is more distracting and the jokes much likelier to wear thin . overdependence on violence also marginalizes\ndesperado\nas a gun - slinging novelty item , instead of the broader effort toward which this talented young director might have aspired . it ' s still clear that mr . rodriguez has a talent for fancy directorial footwork and that his movie has its fiery moments . but not even a mariachi in mr . banderas ' s league can get by on looks alone .\nfinally , the festival closes out with the romantic comedy the 10 year plan about myles and brody who scramble to fall in love as the deadline of their ten - year pact to end up together if neither one finds love by the time they ' re 35 approaches . writer and director jc calciano will also host the final q & a session of the festival after the film . and be sure to ask him about the two real - life inspirations for myles and brody and where they are now .\ncrew : camera ( technicolor ) , guillermo navarro ; music , los lobos ; music supervisor , karyn rachtman ; production design , cecilia montiel ; art direction , felipe fernandez del paso ; costume design , graciela mazon ; sound ( dolby sr ) , mark ulano ; assistant director , sebastian gaetano silva ; casting , reuben cannon . reviewed at sony studios , culver city , may 10 , 1995 . ( in cannes film festival - - midnight screening . ) mpaa rating : r . running time : 103 min .\nantonio banderas . . . now we ' re getting somewhere . before the newly crowned sex symbol enters the room , some flack comes in to warn us not to mention the\nm\n- word . does that mean melanie , as in griffith ? the torrid story of their love affair is currently plastered all over the media , but we ' re warned that it would be tacky for us to bring it up . and how about that other\nm\n- word : madonna ? banderas is signed to play che guevara in madonna ' s film version of\none of the most vivid was robert rodriguez ' s el mariachi , as portrayed by antonio banderas in 1995 ' s desperado \u2013 rodriguez ' s retread / sequel of his breakthrough indie hit , the appropriately titled el mariachi . like his creator , the character of el mariachi is a one - man army of sorts \u2013 a guitarist whose playing ability is lost after he is shot in the hand , and the woman he loves is shot dead . now a shadow - dwelling , black and white - suited renegade hell - bent on revenge , he comes to a small town in mexico and raises the body count \u2013 all in search of the villainous crime boss , bucho .\ntastes may change and mature over time , but we are all influenced by the culture we grew up in . as a teenager growing up in the 90s , developing my film knowledge with as many rented and recorded vhs tapes as i could find , american cinema seemed absurdly exciting . particularly thrilling to me was a new wave of directors with an independent sensibility , who were just hitting their stride . quentin tarantino , david fincher , the coens , paul thomas anderson\u2026 it seemed a new celluloid hero emerged every week with worlds , stories and characters that we ' re equal parts light and dark .\nin one of the many spectacularly preposterous duels in desperado , antonio banderas , playing a kind of mariachi with no name , lies flat on his back in a scummy mexican bar and , using a mulish kick , pushes the lout who\u2019s trying to kill him straight up into the air . as the guy goes flying backwards , in luxurious slow motion , banderas , also in slo - mo , whips out a pair of pistols and fires \u2014 blam ! blam ! blam ! \u2014 into the guy\u2019s chest . later , having wasted a dozen enemies with similar aplomb , he enters a confessional and offers the plea , \u201dbless me , father , for i have just killed quite a few men . \u201d\ngabriel byrne is a debonair , former bad cop who is mysteriously hauled into a police lineup with four other men . they include stephen baldwin , benicio del toro and kevin pollak as small - time hoods , and kevin spacey as a man nicknamed verbal because he talks too much . when these five pull a job together , of course it goes wrong , and verbal reconstructs the story while being grilled in a police station by a detective ( chazz palminteri ) . in a top - flight company of actors , mr . spacey steals the film with his sly performance as the meek , none - too - bright verbal .\nwhich i find to be a fun read but unnecessarily repetitive and marred by grammatical errors and misspelled names ( including martin scorsese and michael lehmann ! ) ; his favorite john woo film ; and so on . only i never get to ask them . the time is eaten up by the others in my group , who want to know what it ' s like to work with antonio banderas and blow up quentin tarantino , and how he answers the critics of violent movies , and , of course , by the woman who asks each interviewee about their first memory of hearing the beatles . do we even want to know what radio station she works for ?\nthe mysterious , guitar toting\nel mariachi\nwalks the streets again to avenge the death of his beloved girl friend in this bloody actioner . the tale opens in a seedy cantina where a flustered american bursts in and tells how he just saw a stranger come in and kill everyone in a neighboring bar . he then tells them that the stranger was looking for a man named bucho and he is heading for their bar . suddenly , el mariachi appears looking for bucho , who uses the bar as a front for his narcotics smuggling ring . an enormous gunfight erupts . still mariachi does not catch the elusive drug dealer who must spend the rest of the film in hot pursuit while simultaneously dodging the bullets of bucho ' s henchmen .\nnot all of rodriguez\u2019 gambits work . while some of his novelty casting pays off ( cheech marin has a mean authority as the bartender - of - ceremonies ) , i could have lived without the cameo by quentin tarantino , who fires off a shaggy - dog joke in his self - involved , sputtering - hipster style . a bigger problem is the story\u2019s rather logy rhythm . rodriguez has a bit of ma\u00f1ana in his blood ; his films tend to take naps between set pieces . the dawdling pace has us lingering a little too much over desperado \u2018s primitive human dimensions . still , when rodriguez unleashes a scene with banderas leaping backwards from one building to the next , or with a couple of mariachis launching rockets from their guitar cases , he\u2019s a true corker . the action , in all its demonically outlandish wit , is its own show . b\nantonio banderas takes up the mantle of the wandering mariachi hunting the drug dealer who murdered the woman he loved and ruined his life . although desperado continues from where el mariachi left off , it ' s more a bigger budget re - invention of the original than a true sequel , in a similar vein to evil dead ii . with more resources at his disposal , rodriguez fulfills all the potential of the idea , with some fantastic john woo influenced action sequences which have a kind of ultra violent dance choreography and employs his now familiar ensemble cast including cheech marin , quentina tarantino , steve buscemi and danny trejo . banderas has never been cooler , salma hayek never more gorgeous and it ' s a sexy , stylish and hugely entertaining left - field shoot - ' em up with just the right amount of tongue in cheek humour . still one of my favourite robert rodriguez films .\nwith this sequel to his prize - winning independent previous film ,\nel mariachi ,\ndirector robert rodriquez joins the ranks of sam peckinpah and john woo as a master of slick , glamorized ultra - violence . we pick up the story as a continuation of\nel mariachi ,\nwhere an itinerant musician , looking for work , gets mistaken for a hitman and thereby entangled in a web of love , corruption , and death . this time , he is out to avenge the murder of his lover and the maiming of his fretting hand , which occurred at the end of the earlier movie . however , the plot is recapitulated , and again , a case of mistaken identity leads to a very high body count , involvement with a beautiful woman who works for the local drug lord , and finally , the inevitable face - to - face confrontation and bloody showdown .\nmike zagari , our senior vice president , brand , oversees the print and digital initiatives involving overall brand , art direction , marketing , aspects of new content creation , distribution , advertising , as well as retailer , customer and creative talent communications . he also leads our innovative and immersive story - driven digital experiences . during his time as executive producer for disney publishing digital , the team rose to be the # 1 global kids app publisher . in this role , he led production and creative for dozens of disney , marvel & star wars apps , several of which received the prestigious apple itunes best of the year award . with marvel entertainment , he spearheaded the extension of film experiences to print products across new and existing formats . with dc comics , he oversaw the digital art direction of superman , batman , wonder woman , and the rest of dc comics library for both online and digital initiatives .\ntoday his working practices seem rather eccentric to most of hollywood . that ' s why he spends most of his time in texas , where he works through the night in his hi - tech garage lair . but these practices are what encourage a - list actors to star in his movies , studios to court him with mega projects like the new superman film ( he turned it down ) and fellow directors to call him up and say ,\nlooks like you ' re having fun . how can i have fun again ?\nhe ' d like to explain how reading up on new cameras , taking on a few extra jobs and moving out of hollywood would make things easier but doubts they ' d understand . as johnny depp ' s character so rightly points out in the new movie , you ' re either a mexican or a mexican ' t . rodriguez knows exactly which one he is .\nfrom 1870 to 1873 , texas suffered under the carpetbag administration of reconstructionist governor e . j . davis ( the name and the stated conditions was about the last of anything authentic in this film ) and his despotic state police commanded in john ' s city by captain jake thornton . two young men , tall cameron and ray novack flee to the big bend area to escape persecution . ray pretends to be tall ' s friend but actually hates him because he is madly jealous that laura bannerman is to become tall ' s wife . they join forces with sam garrett , a killer with a price on his head . ray tries to kill garret to collect the reward , but tall saves garrett ' s life and ray flees back to john ' s city , where he is taken prisoner . ray kills thornton and another trooper but tall is blamed for the crimes . garrett can clear him , but will he ?\nof course , the latter scenario is a lot more likely given that the mariachi is nothing short of a guitar - strumming superman . almost impervious to bullets ( he does get the customary blow to the shoulder \u2013 nothing salma hayek ' s traffic - stopping bookseller can ' t fix ) , he has several elaborate death - and physics - defying bar - room brawls . the perfect example of this is the film ' s signature sequence , where the mariachi is uncovered by a gang of heavies . sparked by banderas ' s hissed\nnot yeeet \u2026\n, what follows is part bar fight , part interpretive dance recital , with baddies being dispatched from all kinds of camera - friendly angles , observed by tarantino ' s fast - talking pick - up guy . the result is a large pile of dead bodies , and an amusing raiders of the lost ark - style moment of comedy where banderas , unable to find a loaded gun to dispatch his final foe , snaps his neck with a frustrated\nfuck you !\nthis time the mariachi is out to even the score with a drug kingpin ( joaquim de almeida ) who killed his lover and shot him in the hand , wrecking his guitar - playing abilities . the plot has all the sophistication of a dime - store - novel cover , but here , as in woo\u2019s ballistic orgies , the gunplay is the story . the characters use their bullets like words , as an instant communiqu\u00e9 of rage and will . rodriguez organizes even the quietest scenes around the playful threat of violence : a tattooed brute pushing the buttons of a pay phone with the point of his knife ; a bedroom montage with banderas gently running his spurs over the delectable curves of his new lover ( salma hayek ) . the flourishes are so brazen they\u2019re funny . they have payoffs , too : the brute with the knife turns out to have a whole battery of daggers that he flings around like pinwheels , as methodically as the villain\u2019s henchman in a james bond film . the movie\u2019s greatest visual coup , though , is banderas himself . the camera loves this velvet stud as much as it did the young clint eastwood . with long , straight dark hair that matches his matador - cowboy outfits and a stare as hot as lava , he\u2019s an icon of feral , strutting vengeance .\nas the assailant creeps toward the front door , banderas calmly tracks him with a loaded gun . hayek , eyes closed in romantic ecstasy , continues singing , completely unaware of the situation . when banderas spots another bad guy approaching from the other side , he pulls out a second gun . as the gunmen converge on the door , located behind hayek , banderas finds himself pointing both weapons directly at his lover ' s head .\nthis is just one of many tongue - in - cheek suspense scenes in writer / director robert rodriguez ' s vital quasi - remake of his 1992 cult classic\nel mariachi .\nin the latest movie , which also stars steve buscemi , joaquim de almeida and quentin tarantino , banderas arrives in a mexican border town to avenge the death of a previous lover .\nthe blood trail leads to de almeida , a drug lord whose henchmen run the place . aided by hayek ( whom de almeida keeps smitten tabs on ) and amusingly rat - like best friend buscemi , banderas finds himself in an unending series of hyperbolic gun battles on rooftops and in seedy bars , with the kind of stylized , in - your - face confrontations found in spaghetti westerns .\nel mariachi ,\nwhich rodriguez shot in 16mm for $ 7 , 000 , had a different set of actors and a slightly different story line . part of the enjoyment was seeing how well rodriguez , a talented neophyte , could use his imagination with precious few resources .\nwhen columbia pictures ( which released\nel mariachi\n) offered to pay for an english language remake , writer / director rodriguez jumped at the chance . although the cast was replaced\u2014banderas taking over for\nmariachi\nlead carlos gallardo\u2014the commercial transition has been remarkably successful . this is primarily thanks to rodriguez , who not only retains the original movie ' s kinetic flair , but takes it further .\nrodriguez relieves the unremitting , comic - book killings ( which include , in one hysterical scene , bazookas ) with unforgettably funny villains and varmints , including cheech marin as a menacing but gullible bartender ; tarantino , as an excitable drug customer who gets unwillingly caught in a bar massacre ( it ' s as if he ' s being punished for his own gory movies ) ; and buscemi , who nerdily holds his own in a bar full of scowling , armed mexicans .\nrodriguez also puts great retorts into the mouths of his bad guys , such as the psychotic de almeida . frustrated that his men have been unable to locate the mariachi in this tiny town , the drug lord gives the following advice to his hired help :\nyou drive around town , you see someone you don ' t know , you shoot them . how hard is that ?\nhe proceeds to demonstrate by firing at his own followers , causing a collection of big , mean scoundrels to scurry for cover like terrified kids ."]}
{"id": 114658, "summary": [{"text": "oopiri ( english : breath ) is a 2016 indian comedy-drama film directed by vamsi paidipally .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "a remake of olivier nakache & \u00e9ric toledano 's french comedy-drama the intouchables ( 2011 ) , the film was produced by prasad v. potluri and kavin anne of pvp cinema in telugu and tamil , the latter as thozha ( companion ) .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it features akkineni nagarjuna , karthi , and tamannaah in the lead roles ; prakash raj , ali , vivek , and jayasudha play supporting roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film focuses on the lives of vikramadhitya ( nagarjuna ) , a quadriplegic billionaire , and seenu ( karthi ) , his ex-convict caretaker .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "their realisation of the primacy of life and relationships over money and disability forms the major part of its story .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "gopi sunder composed the film 's soundtrack and score , and p. s. vinod was its cinematographer .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "madhu and praveen k. l. edited the telugu and tamil versions , respectively .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "principal photography began in march 2015 , ending the following february .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "most of the film was shot in and around chennai , hyderabad , and in europe in paris and belgrade .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "produced on a budget of \u20b9 500 \u2013 600 million , oopiri and thozha were released globally on 25 march 2016 ( simultaneously with zack snyder 's batman v superman : dawn of justice and nishikant kamat 's rocky handsome ) .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "both received critical acclaim for the performances of the principal cast , the cinematography , and paidipally 's work in adapting the original .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "they were commercially successful , grossing over \u20b9 1 billion worldwide . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "oopiri", "paragraphs": ["brilliant 1st half , superb blend of comedy & emotions . . bgm & cinematography are top class # oopiri golden phase for @ iamnagarjuna # oopiri # thozha painting comedy worked big time # oopiri # thozha\nthe makers of the original french film the intouchables , have praised oopiri . the french production company gaumont which produced the intouchables are praising oopiri .\n( us $ 2 . 1 million ) in overseas . oopiri / thozha collected\noopiri first week collections . apherald . com . retrieved on 17 may 2016 .\nwatching all # oopiri success meet and thanks meet videos in youtube . especially pvp speeches\njust now watched oopiri movie , in my opinion it was far beyond picturization . no fights no blood . a great message about life & love # oopiri one can imagine his life back and forth even in wheel chair & that character gives profound meaning over lives . hatsoff to nag # oopiri a great sign for optimism & it reflects with vikram in oopiri movie . firstly huge applauds to nagarjuna garu for accepting such role # oopiri\nnagarjuna and amala watched oopiri a couple days ahead of release . nagarjuna called my mother and wife and told them that oopiri will make them feel proud of me . it was such a sweet and genuine gesture of nagarjuna . they are very happy about oopiri .\nnagarjuna akkineni ' s oopiri gets strong word of mouththe latest offering from south indian cinema after a good gap , comedy family drama telugu - tamil movie oopiri ; . . .\nthe worldwide screen count of\nthozha\naka\noopiri\nhas already crossed 1600 .\noopiri was a huge gamble in my career . it would have been an irrecoverable blow if oopiri fails . producers and heroes would keep me away if it fails . i had seen successes in the past . but , with oopiri i had received respect . i followed my heart and did oopiri . we have to be where the heart is . getting both critical acclaim and box office collections is a rare phenomenon . i am happy that oopiri managed it .\nactors like anushka shetty , gabriella demetriades and adivi sesh have also made special appearances in oopiri .\noopiri is the remake of the french film the intouchables and is scheduled for a march release .\n# oopiri worth its hype . as heartwarming as # theintouchables , beautifully made to suit a different audience . # karthi and @ iamnagarjuna are the icing on the cake . # oopiri # thozha\nmeanwhile , oopiri and thozha are all set to become the first summer hit in their respective languages .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing oopiri near you .\noopiri ( thozha ) final total ww collections . andhraboxoffice . com . retrieved on 17 may 2016 .\noopiri 1st day total collections . urltoken ( 26 march 2016 ) . retrieved on 17 may 2016 .\noopiri ( thozha ) 10 days total collections . andhraboxoffice . com . retrieved on 17 may 2016 .\noopiri pre - release business updates . | movie news | pinterest | gabbar singh , teaser and fans\nabsolutely delightful first half ! ! . . . kathi and nagarjuna iddaru pichekicharu . . . # oopiri 2nd half lo kooda some scenes were fantastic . . . especially race episode . nag was outstanding but movie ultimately belongs to karthi . # oopiri one thing # oopiri makes sure is . . . it won ' t allow you to loose the smile on your face . go watch it . . . # oopiri\n' oopiri ' marks another hit for nagarjuna , who has shown the way in experimenting with his roles .\noopiri , nagarjuna akkineni\u2019s forthcoming release , is mounted on a very lavish 60 crore budget . oopiri is gearing up for release in the backdrop of nagarjuna\u2019s amazing winning spree with manam and soggade chinni nayana . directed by vamshi paidipalli and produced by pvp cinema , oopiri has nagarjuna akkineni , karthi , tamannah in leading roles ably supported by jaya sudha , prakash raj , ali and others . ps vinod is the dop for oopiri .\noopiri is your third film with tamannaah . by now , both of you must be comfortable acting with each other\u2026\nthe tamil / telugu remake of the intouchables , thozha / oopiri stars nagarguna and karthi in the lead roles .\nactor nagarjuna and karthi are coming together for the first time for the movie oopiri . the movie oopiri also marks the telugu debut of karthi . the family drama is an official remake of the french movie the intouchables . just like the original movie , the plot of oopiri also revolves around the story of a relationship between two men .\noopiri is not a film for the ' class ' or ' mass ' . it has a universal appeal : tamannaah\n# oopiri 1st is very good . rocking performances from @ iamnagarjuna & # karthi # oopiri is an enjoyable drama that deserves a watch . nag - karthi ' s bromance worked out well . kudos @ iamnagarjuna for accepting such a role\noopiri ( thozha ) 1st weekend total collections . urltoken ( 28 march 2016 ) . retrieved on 17 may 2016 .\nnext movie : i want to make a better movie than oopiri . i have a couple of interesting story ideas .\n# oopiri is an emotional drama filled with an outstanding performance from @ iamnagarjuna . definitely one of his best performances . karthi and tamannah were superb and credits to vamsi paidipally for a flawless execution # oopiri . congratulations to @ pvpcinema and team .\nakkineni nagarjuna , karthi , tamannaah oopiri ( 2016 ) telugu , tamil movie star cast & crew - mt wiki providing latest oopiri film story , release date , budget , actress , actors , songs list , poster , producer , director info .\noopiri ( thozha ) 17 days total ww collections . urltoken ( 13 april 2016 ) . retrieved on 17 may 2016 .\nwatch the cute speech of tamannaah at oopiri thanks meet . movie stars nagarjuna , karthi and tamannaah in the lead role .\noopiri ( indin ) , 90 theaters / $ 205k fri . / 3 - day cume : $ 623k / wk 1\noopiri\nstarred nagarjuna , karthi , tammana , prakash raj . directed by vamsi paidipally and produced by pvp cinema .\noopiri\u2019s theatrical trailer sets the expectation meter high and starts the countdown for a grand global release on the 25th of march .\n# oopiri : what a beautiful movie . uplifting story with endearing performance by karthi and matured act by nag . paidipally ' s dir is 1st rate . # oopiri : one of the best movies made in telugu . full of heart - touching moments ; made with so much humor . classy . surprised with paidipally ' s direction . # oopiri : painting scene is hilarious .\nwatched the keenly anticipated # oopiri [ telugu adaptation of french film # theintouchables ] . with subtitles . feel - good cinema at its best . . # oopiri springs fascinating surprises from scene a to z . aces : roller coaster of emotions + stunning visuals + slick editing . . . # thozha director vamshi paidipally gives a refreshing new voice to the material , setting the premise brilliantly in indian milieu . . . # oopiri # thozha nagarjuna takes centre - stage . terrific act . tamannaah is super . karthi , you ' re a firecracker . knockout performance . . . # oopiri # thozha # oopiri tells one to celebrate life . time to celebrate cinema too . kudos mr pvp for pushing the envelope , with # kshanam and # oopiri # thozha .\ntollywood trade expert idlebrain jeevi \u00e2\u20ac\u008ftweeted :\n# oopiri collects an encouraging $ 90k in usa on friday taking total to $ 1 , 167 , 563 . manam collected $ 1 , 538 , 230 . will # oopiri cross manam ? [ sic ]\nbollywood filmmaker , karan johar is planning to remake nagarjuna and karthi\u2019s recent blockbuster film , oopiri . he reportedly purchased the remake rights of oopiri from pvp cinemas . we are told that he is planning to cast akshay kumar and siddharth malhotra in the lead roles .\na month - long european shooting schedule began in july 2015 in belgrade , and oopiri was the first south indian film made there .\nfirst half really good . . . from being bangaarraju to vikram . . that is nag # oopiri thought it was losing its track a bit initially in 2nd half , but ends well on a good note . . safe to presume , another classic to nag # oopiri\noopiri\nhas collected $ 646 , 273 at the u . s . box office in two days ( friday and saturday ) .\nwell said dialogue writer abburi ravi # athidhi # bommarillu # ekkadikipothavuchinnavada # oopiri # kick # kshanam # hyper # winner mr . perfect urltoken\n# oopiri : another masterpiece from nag sir will make an excellent watch to those who haven ' t watched the original . @ pvpcinema @ iamnagarjuna karthi is so natural and it was so pleasant watching him on screen with nag sir his comic timing was splendid too . # oopiri\n# oopiri excellent feel good movie . it portrays about human values and bonding . another masterpiece from # nagarjuna . worth a watch ! !\nverdict : for a metaphorical title like oopiri , sirivennela creates an imaginative lyrical world . gopi sunder does full justice with his refreshing approach .\noopiri\u2019s theatrical trailer sets the expectation meter high and starts the countdown for a grand global release on the 25th of march . oopiri trailer link - - - urltoken to making the movie experience memorable we are releasing oopiri in the best theaters all over usa . theaters which deliver premium sight and sound , new and improved food and beverage options , and diverse content in these state - of - the - art theatres .\noopiri , nagarjuna akkineni\u2019s forthcoming release , is mounted on a very lavish 60 crore budget . oopiri is gearing up for release in the backdrop of nagarjuna\u2019s amazing winning spree with manam and soggade chinni nayana . directed by vamshi paidipalli and produced by pvp cinema , oopiri has nagarjuna akkineni , karthi , tamannah in leading roles ably supported by jaya sudha , prakash raj , ali and others . ps vinod is the dop for oopiri . music by gopi sunder has already become a huge hit and it conveys the emotions and richness of the movie in an apt manner .\ntelugu movie\noopiri ,\nstarring nagarjuna and karthi , has collected rs 29 crore gross at the worldwide box office in its first weekend .\nhere is the list of the estimated - area - wise gross collection of\noopiri\nand\nthozha\nat the worldwide box office .\ntop earning tollywood\nh i t s\n2016 ( ww including dub ) 1 . # janathagarage # sarrainodu # oopiri # soggadechinninayana # aaamovie\nnote : thozha and oopiri are playing with english subtitles in select screens outside the home territories ( tamil nadu and andhra pradesh + telangana ) .\nnag sir and karthi awesome . . vamsi matches the original . . adapted well . . # oopiri is a feel good emotional film . .\ndirector vamsi paidipally ' s ' oopiri ' has received positive reviews and rich ratings from critics , who say the film breathes fresh air into tollywood .\nappudepudo # oopiri 22 cr loss ante proof ledu annaru ippudu 22 cr ki vaddi vesi 24 cr loss ichadu . . . thanks # bhai of tfi\nkrishna dist lo continuous ga 3 movies 1 . 5 cr above chesina sr . hero ' s lo record . . # manam # scn # oopiri\noopiri movie is a bilingual film directed by vamsi paidipally which is simultaneously being shot in telugu and tamil languages . produced by prasad v . . .\ndirector vamsi paidipally ' s telugu movie\noopiri ,\nstarring akkineni nagarjuna , karthi and tamannaah bhatia , has got good reviews from the audience .\ntitled oopiri in telugu and thozha in tamil , the film has been helmed by vamsi paidipally and also stars akkineni nagarjuna and tamannaah in the lead roles .\ntelugu 36cr tamil 16cr tel + tam satellite rights 14cr # oopiri + # thozha 66cr budget 65cr aite 1cr profit me too . . bcom lo physics chadhiva\nthe director\u2019s first ever bilingual , oopiri in telugu and thozha in tamil fetched him a lot of awards including his maiden filmfare , which had him elated .\non being awarded the filmfare best director award for oopiri , the director had said that he was able to find inner happiness after making such a film .\noopiri 1st week collection 7 days box office total earning 7th day business | futureupdates . urltoken ( 1 april 2016 ) . retrieved on 17 may 2016 .\nmahesh babu attended the private screening of ' oopiri ' arranged by producer pvp on saturday . soon after the screening , tollywood prince tweeted , ' brilliantly acted and directed . . oopiri is an outstanding film . . congrats to the entire team ' . now , pvp cinema is using the word - of - praise from superstar for the promotions of ' oopiri ' . certainly , pvp knows how to draw crowds to theaters . mahesh babu never hesitated to praise whenever nagarjuna delivered quality films , be it manam , soggade chinni nayana and oopiri . such a great quality to have . . isn ' t it true ?\nnagarjuna , karthi starrer oopiri\u2019s great run in overseas market has taken the film into the top 10 list of all time grossing movies in usa . oopiri will be one of nagarjuna ' s highest grocessing movies in terms of ticket sales and generate a good will among people . starting this friday all ticket prices will be at theater prices , be it $ 5 for matinee or $ 10 for evening shows . oopiri had collected $ 1 , 430k so far and hoping to surpass other movies with this weekend . oopiri will be playing in 70 theaters even in the third week so you can catch the movie close to you .\nhalf way through # oopiri . . superb so far . . # karthi steals the show . . ! ! looks like hatrick hit for @ iamnagarjuna . . # oopiri is beautiful film . . kudos to @ iamnagarjuna for the challenging role . brilliant stuff by vamsi . . 2nd half lil let down but overall good # oopiri : natural performance by # karthi . . gopi sunder soothing bgm . . , ps vinod beautiful picturization helped the film . congrats @ pvpcinema .\nthe audio launch of nagarjuna - karthi ' s\noopiri\nis held at hitex convention center in hyderabad . its music release is live streamed on youtube .\ntamannaah has dubbed for herself in oopiri telugu , and she says the result is gratifying . ' when dubbing for oneself , an actor owns up the performance that much more . for a film like oopiri , especially , it is important that everything looks genuine and i wanted to ensure that from my end , ' she states .\nking nag deserves best actor award for # oopiri . . no one could have pulled that role . . with that much ease . . complete brilliance of an actor\n@ ranjit - the only thing similar between thozha / oopiri & beautiful is the angle of 2 friends , one being a quadriplegic , otherwise both are quite different .\noopiri / thozha heart touchin . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nvamshi paidipally is essentially known as a commercial director . but , vamshi aspired to be more than just a commercial director and took the risk of his life to remake the intouchable . the resounding success of oopiri transformed his image as a director of elite league . here is our post - mortem on oopiri film with vamshi paidipally -\nthe business of\noopiri ,\nwhich made good collection at worldwide box office in 2nd weekend , would be halted by\nsardar gabbar singh\nin 3rd week .\nand on march 25 , we will see oliver nakache\u2019s and eric toledano\u2019s the intouchables transforming from the french language into tamil and telugu , thozha / oopiri , helmed by vamshi . admittedly , the indian story has been shot in paris , lyon , belgrade and hyderabad , and so one supposes a french flavour will be discernible in thozha / oopiri .\nakkineni nagarjuna , who plays a quadriplegic bound to a wheelchair in\noopiri\n, says the role took toll on him as it required him to sit in one place .\nvamshi paidipally : oopiri is not a film for the ' class ' or ' mass ' . it has a universal appeal : tamannaah | telugu movie news - times of india\ncelebrities responses on oopiri . . nagarjuna , karthi , tamannaah starrer oopiri is being critically acclaimed and bagged a positive talk all over . the unanimous report is that the film pushed the boundaries of telugu cinema and king nagarjuna has set a hattrick ( manam , scn & now oopiri ) . well besides fans and public talk , our telugu film industry is in awe of the film and here is what some of our celebs think of the film - manchu manoj \u200f @ heromanoj1 congratulations to the daring # oopiri team ! ! @ iamnagarjuna @ actorkarthi @ pvpcinema awesome direction by vamsi garu . # oopiri is a great film with superb performances & gr8 prodn values @ iamnagarjuna @ pvpcinema @ actorkarthi adivi sesh kshanam \u200f @ adivisesh # oopiri is a phenomenal success ! overjoyed ! the king makes it three in a row ! pv garu continues his vision of new cinema ! # oopiri ' s success is the realization of vamsi anna ' s grand vision ! congrats to karthi garu and tamannah , beating soul ! akhil akkineni \u200f @ akhilakkineni8 and my fathers does it again ! congrats to the whole team for recreating such a wonderful experience . # oopiri is deff a breath of fresh air . we must all applaud the efforts of this film . vamshi was just magical in recreating the soul of the film . vinod sir at his best as usual ! and @ pvpcinema hats off to you for being so daring and pushing a project like this with so much confidence . karthi and @ tamannaahspeaks kk senthil kumar \u200f @ dopsenthilkumar # oopiri is like a breath of fresh air , it ' s next level of telugu cinema . so proud of this movie . congratulations to the whole team . sushanth a \u200f @ me _ sushanth manam soggade chinni nayana oopiri & let ' s not forget mek ! grandparents would be so proud ! p . s . we have a lot to learn from him : ) bvs ravi \u200f @ bvsravi ust done wid @ pvpcinema & # vamshipaidipalli # oopiri felt richer by one very very good film . @ iamnagarjuna has done wht nt many wud hv done oopiri has won many fans in the industry and hope it continues its hit streak !\nfor the uninitiated , oopiri has been directed by vamsi paidipally and is touted to be a comedy - drama . it also features the ever - popular prakash raj in the lead .\nin this exclusive chat with urltoken contributor radhika rajamani , karthi talks about oopiri , shooting the film in two languages and his experience working with the superstar nagarjuna for the very first time .\nnagarjuna and karthi ' s\noopiri\nand\nthozha\ncollection will be affected by\nbatman v superman : dawn of justice\nand\nrocky handsome\nat box office .\nnagarjuna and karthi ' s\noopiri\nand\nthozha\ndid good business at the worldwide box office , taking its 17 days total to rs . 84 . 75 crore gross .\noopiri\nhas collected $ 285 , 905 at the us box office on the first day and has beaten the premiere and opening day business records of\nsoggade chinni nayana .\nthe much - awaited audio launch of\noopiri ,\nstarring akkineni nagarjuna , karthi and tamannah bhatia , is held in hyderabad today . this music release function is live streamed on youtube .\n# oopiri # thozha is a beautiful film . . . i loved how the emotions were weaved in . a remake that works . # karthi is a gem in the true sense . .\non the other side , oopiri is super steady in a center theaters and multiplexes across the globe . the movie is expected to have an extended run till sardaar gabbar singh release next week .\nbased on french film \u2018the intouchables\u2019 ( 2011 ) , \u2018oopiri\u2019 tells the story of two persons belonging to two different strata\u2019s of society coming to know the real essence of life and celebrating it . while the original movie is focused on the relationship between an aristocratic parisian and a black immigrant , the story of \u2018oopiri\u2019 centers on a rich telugu guy and an awara kind of guy from hyderabad .\noopiri\ncollected $ 19 , 042 at the us box office in the next five days , taking its 22 - day total to $ 1 , 546 , 732 and broke the lifetime record of\nmanam .\nidlebrain jeevi tweeted ,\nmeanwhile , # oopiri emerges as the biggest nagarjuna ' s grosser in usa by crossing manam by collecting $ 1 , 546 , 732 \u00e2\u0153\u0153\u00ef\u00b8\u008f\noopiri first weekend worldwide collectionstolly tracking : telugu movie news and tollywood boxoffice collections portal | tolly tracking : telugu movie news and tollywood boxoffice collections portal . tolly tracking . retrieved on 17 may 2016 .\n' oopiri ' 3rd weekend us box office collection : nagarjuna ' s film beats ' attarintiki daredi ' life - time record . urltoken ( 12 april 2016 ) . retrieved on 17 may 2016 .\nhappies , sentiment , chills , thrills , tears , happy tears , , mix of life moments . what a movie # oopiri . . best movie in recent times . hats off nag masterpieces in line . . # manam , # scn , # oopiri . . golden moments every scene . . still haunting . super acting nag . oora mass karthi . . blockbuster classic # oopiri . . no doubts . . . go and watch it . . it will be worth . . it keeps you think about the movie . . it give u smiles , life moments , values . . hatsoff\nnagarjuna - karthi ' s\noopiri\ngrossed $ 89 , 211 at the us box office on its second friday , taking its eight - day total collection to $ 1 , 167 , 611 .\npawan kalyan ' s\nsardar gabbar singh\nhas collected $ 1 , 963 at us box office in its third weekend , while\noopiri\ngrossed $ 5 , 680 in its fifth weekend .\nnagarjuna - karthi ' s\noopiri\nhas collected $ 1 , 546 , 732 at the u . s . box office in 22 days and beat the lifetime collection record of\nmanam .\ntaran adarsh tweeted ,\ntelugu film # oopiri does phenomenal biz on sat in usa . climbs to no 11 on usa charts [ fri was no 14 ] . massive weekend total on the cards . . . if one looks at the growth in biz , telugu film # oopiri grew 70 . 95 % on sat when compared to fri . a rarity for even hindi biggies in usa . . .\n\u2018oopiri\u2019 is definitely vamshi\u2019s best , so far . karthi\u2019s walk of fame in telugu cinema has just begun , and if nagarjuna\u2019s upcoming projects are as exciting as his recent releases , he\u2019s a double scoop winner .\nmany viewers took to their twitter handles to share their verdict on the film after watching it . we bring you some unique comments . here is the live update of\noopiri\nmovie review by audience :\nnagarjuna , karthi and tamannaah\u2019s upcoming film is \u2018oopiri . \u2019 this film unit has planned to complete the shooting by the end of this year and are planning to release the film on the 5th of february .\nthe only choice for the character of vikramaditya was nagarjuna . that\u2019s when me and pvp went to nagarjuna with oopiri script . he had already seen the intouchables . he has asked me to narrate the adaptation .\nhere are the details of area - wise distributors , and rights price and the share of the distributors of\noopiri .\nthese facts are collected from various reports and they may vary from the actual details .\ntelugu movie\noopiri ,\nstarring nagarjuna , karthi and tamannaah , has received superb opening at the us box office and has beaten the premiere and first - day collection records of\nsoggade chinni nayana .\nall time tfi top3 - 1 . # bb 2 . # k150 3 . # sm all time sr . heros top 3 - 1 . # k150 2 . # oopiri 3 . # scn inka dobeyandi pakkaki\n# oopiri # thoza is a beautiful adaptation of intouchables . authentic with local emotions . superb work by vamshi , nag , karthi n pvp i was skeptical about karthi ' s choice . he turned out to be the scene stealer and major highlight of the film # oopiri # thoza 90 % of intouchables story was covered in first half . vamsi paidipally has done terrific work in writing second half . he raises the bar !\noopiri\nhas collected $ 306 , 827 at us box office in its 2nd weekend , taking its 10 - day total collection to $ 1 , 385 , 179 ( rs . 9 . 15 crore ) .\ntelugu movie\noopiri\nhas got great response at the u . s . box office friday and saturday and its collection is likely to cross the $ 1 million mark in the country in the first weekend itself .\nactor akkineni nagarjuna , who plays a quadriplegic bound to a wheelchair in upcoming tamil - telugu bilingual \u201coopiri\u201d , says the role took a heavy toll on him as it required him to sit in one place and emote .\nyou don\u2019t know why you fell for the guy . i don\u2019t know either . although , he kept gawking at your butt like he\u2019s never seen one or have one . that might be it . maybe . # oopiri\n# oopiri is a beautiful film . . . go watch it . also . . . what a kickass entry for # karthi this is in telugu . . . . loved # karthi - # nagarjuna ' s bromance\n' oopiri ' collection crosses $ 1 . 5 million mark at us box office : nagarjuna ' s film unaffected by ' sardaar gabbar singh ' . urltoken ( 10 april 2016 ) . retrieved on 17 may 2016 .\nthe colourful visuals of oopiri have caught on big time with the audience . now , the audio composed by gopi sundar has hit the market . let\u2019s see how its turns out to be . song 1 : baby agoddu\nwatch & enjoy the exclusive interview of oopiri team . film is directed byvamsi paidipally and produced by prasad v potluri . the film features nagarjuna akkineni and karthi playing the male leads , while tamannaah plays the female lead .\noopiri has top - class production values , making it rich and colourful . gopi sunder ' s music , ps vinod camera work and exotic locales are the attractions on the technical front . the slow narration is the only big drawback of the movie , say the critics , who have rated the film an average of 3 . 45 out of 5 stars . continue to see some critics ' verdict and ratings in\noopiri\nreview roundup :\nnagarjuna - karthi ' s\noopiri\nhas collected $ 15 , 057 at the u . s . box office in its 4th weekend , while eedo rakam aado rakam raked in $ 13 , 634 in first weekend .\nthe meeting with nagarjuna happens soon after his return from a holiday in maldives . it has been a breather before the promotional rigmarole for his bilingual , titled oopiri in telugu and thozha in tamil , releasing on march 25 .\nas far as oopiri is concerned , it is touted to be a comedy - drama and revolves around the relationship between two men from different backgrounds . directed by vamsi paidipally , it also features prakash raj in the lead .\nshot in hyderabad , paris , belgrade and lyon , oopiri is a story of an unlikely friendship between the wheelchair - bound tycoon and a small time crook who works for him , played by karthi . tamannaah calls herself the bridge between these two characters . \u201cthe telugu audience has become accepting of different genres and i hope oopiri will take this further . it\u2019s good for us . i\u2019ve always wanted to be an actor , not just a heroine . \u201d\ndespite its climax which drags a bit , oopiri is a touching film , adapted well by vamshi and ably supported by the cast . it marks another hit for nagarjuna , who has shown the way in experimenting with his roles .\noopiri ( indin ) , 90 theaters / $ 205k fri . / $ 347k sat . ( + 69 % ) / $ 233k sun . ( - 33 % ) / 3 - day cume : $ 785k / wk 1\nakkineni nagarjuna and karthi ' s\noopiri ,\nwhich has been made simultaneously in tamil as\nthozha ,\nwill clash with\nbatman v superman : dawn of justice\nand\nrocky handsome\nat the box office .\nnagarjuna and karthi ' s\noopiri\nhas collected rs 29 crore gross at the worldwide box office in the first weekend . the movie has shattered the records of nag ' s\nmanam\nand\nsoggade chinni nayana .\nvamsi paidipally - directorial\nthozha\nhas opened to extremely positive reviews from the audience and critics . it has karthi , nagarjuna and tamanna bhatia in the leads . the film has been simultaneously made in telugu as\noopiri .\noopiri is a bromantic comedrama that is a rare film . it comes with memorable performances , neat writing , and a deft technical texture . the second half falters a bit in terms of slow pace . but it ' s excusable .\njudging by the nearly two - minute - long clip , oopiri revolves around the friendship between two people from different backgrounds . as expected , the crackling rapport between karthi and nagarjuna is one of the major talking points of the trailer .\nafter the audio launch of\nthozha ,\nnagarjuna thanked surya and karthi for their treatment . he tweeted ,\nwhat a time i had at # thozha audio release / thank you chennai , surya and karthi / your love was overwhelming ! !\na day later , he announced the date of music release of\noopiri\n. he tweeted ,\ncoming up # oopiri audio release on march 1st / you are going to love the songs ! ! ! !\nhere ' s the stunning trailer of oopiri . oopiri is a family drama acted by king nagarjuna , karthi , thamanna , directed by vamsi paidipally and music by gopi sundar . enjoy and stay connected with us ! ! \u25basubscribe us on youtube : \u25balike us : urltoken \u25bafollow us : urltoken \u25bacircle us : urltoken subscribe junglee music channels for unlimited entertainment : \u25bafor kannada songs & videos : urltoken \u25bafor tamil songs & videos : urltoken \u25bafor south devotional songs : urltoken \u00a9 2015 times music .\ntelugu movie\noopiri ,\nstarring akkineni nagarjuna and karthi , made decent collection at the u . s . box office in its second weekend . it has become the eighth - highest - grossing telugu movie of all time in the country .\nhe\u2019s confident of the prospects of oopiri and thozha , given the feel - good factor . nagarjuna recalls an elderly woman in paris telling him how much she loved the intouchables . \u201cshe has a physically disabled son , who was inspired by the positive outlook of the film . it\u2019s such an iconic film that we were allowed to shoot for free in some locations in paris , \u201d he says . meanwhile , in hyderabad , there are requests for special screenings of oopiri for the physically impaired .\noopiri\ncollected $ 359 , 405 at the u . s . box office saturday , taking its two - day u . s . total collection to $ 646 , 273 ( rs 4 . 32 crore ) . taran adarsh tweeted ,\ntelugu film # oopiri is remarkable in usa : thu previews $ 76 , 635 , fri $ 210 , 233 , sat $ 359 , 405 . total : $ 646 , 273 [ \u00e2\u201a\u00b9 4 . 32 cr ] . @ rentrak\ntrade analyst taran adarsh tweeted :\ntelugu film # oopiri continues its dream run . crosses \u00e2\u201a\u00b9 9 cr from usa alone . collects $ 306 , 827 in weekend 2 , which is fantastic . . . telugu film # oopiri - usa - week 2 : fri $ 89 , 211 , sat $ 149 , 012 , sun $ 68 , 604 . grand total : $ 1 , 385 , 179 [ \u00e2\u201a\u00b9 9 . 15 cr ] . super ! @ rentrak . [ sic ]\nnagarjuna has his thinking hat on for a while now . \u2018manam\u2019 , \u2018soggade chinni nayana\u2019 , and now \u2018oopiri\u2019 , are the by - products of his intelligence . vikramaditya ( nagarjuna ) and sreenu ( karthi ) are half - lives . they are waiting on the edge of their scarred hearts . they need each other to pour their weights into troughs of emotional fulfillment . \u2018oopiri\u2019 happens when a quadriplegic billionaire loses hope and a good - for - nothing youth starts looking for the purpose of life .\nit is no secret that oopiri has managed to create quite a buzz amongst movie buffs courtesy its lively trailer and catchy music . moreover , the movie has also grabbed plenty of attention as it will see the veteran actor nagarjuna share screen space with the fast rising karthi for the first time in his career . now , it seems that the mania surrounding the film is all set to receive a new lease of life . in an exciting development , some new stills from oopiri have been released .\npaidipalli had tried to rope in nagarjuna and jr ntr for the movie oopiri with even the actors confirming the news that they are teaming up for the movie . however , jr ntr reportedly quit the project owing to the date issues as he had already\nindia ' s leading film trade expert taran adarsh tweeted ,\ntelugu film # oopiri lives up to enormous hype and monumental expectations . smashing start in usa . opens at no 14 , an enviable achievement . . .\nhe added ,\ntelugu film # oopiri - usa : thu pre $ 76 , 804 , fri $ 209 , 101 . total : $ 285 , 905 [ \u00e2\u201a\u00b9 1 . 91 cr ] . sat + sun biz should add to a fab total ! @ rentrak\nnagarjuna - karthi ' s\noopiri\nhas continued to keep the cash registers ringing at the worldwide box office in its second week . but the film is set to face a big threat from\nsardar gabbar singh\nin its third week .\ndirector vamsi paidipally ' s\noopiri ,\nwhich is a remake of the french movie\nthe intouchables ,\nhas got positive verdicts and rich ratings from critics . they say it is another great experimental movie in the career of akkineni nagarjuna .\nnagarjuna - karthi ' s\noopiri\nhas smashed the lifetime collection record of\nmanam\nat the u . s . box office in 22 days . the film has become the fourth highest grossing tollywood movie of all time in the country .\ntaran adarsh tweeted :\ntelugu film # oopiri concludes week 1 on a splendid note in usa . collects \u00e2\u201a\u00b9 7 cr + from usa alone . expected to score in weekend 2 as well . . . telugu film # oopiri - usa : mon $ 59 , 434 , tue $ 53 , 897 , wed $ 32 , 790 , thu $ 25 , 531 . total : $ 1 , 078 , 399 [ \u00e2\u201a\u00b9 7 . 16 cr ] . fab ! @ rentrak . [ sic ]\noopiri ,\nstarring akkineni nagarjuna and karthi , continued to keep the cash registers ringing at the u . s . box office in the fourth weekend . the film has fared better than new release\needo rakam aado rakam\n( erar ) .\nto making the movie experience memorable we are releasing oopiri in the best theaters all over usa . theaters which deliver premium sight and sound , new and improved food and beverage options , and diverse content in these state - of - the - art theatres .\nmeanwhile , the telugu version of\nthozha ,\nwhich is titled\noopiri ,\nhas earned rs 11 . 5 crore from andhra pradesh and nizam regions . the combined worldwide collection of the two versions stands at rs 29 crore , reports andhra box office .\nprakash raj , ali , jayasudha , vivek and many others are in the cast . gopi sunder has composed the music for\nthozha\nand ps vinod has handled the cinematography . while praveen kl has edited the tamil version , madhu has edited\noopiri .\ntalk about oopiri , it ' s evident that question never cropped in her head . ' when approached for the role , i had no second thoughts and said yes . even before i was approached , i had heard about vamshi ( paidipally ) making a film with\nrecently seen as mahesh babu\u2019s sibling in \u2018srimanthudu\u2019 , nikkita anil is currently awaiting to join the final schedule of nagarjuna and karthi - starrer \u2018oopiri\u2019 . \u201ci have a few combination sequences with tamannaah , so we are waiting for her to adjust dates , \u201d she smiles .\noopiri , a comedy drama , had nagarjuna and karthi in the lead roles with tammannah bhatia playing the female lead . shriya saran made a cameo appearance in the movie . the bilingual was the remake of the french film the intouchables by olivier nakache and \u00e9ric toledano .\nthis is how oopiri trailer is launched by the team along with akkineni akhil and naga chaitanya . starring : nagarjuna , karthi , tammana music : gopi sunder , producer : prasad v potluri director : vamsi paidipally for more updates : subscribe @ urltoken like us @ urltoken\nthe makers of\noopiri\nhave made all the arrangements for its wide release across the globe march 25 . both versions are expected to hit over 1 , 200 screens worldwide . the hype and promotion show the films may receive massive response at the worldwide box office .\nafter a long time , the southern box - office is on fire . the bilingual oopiri in telugu and thozha in tamil produced by pvp cinemas is turning out to be a runaway super hit . as per trade reports , the bilingual has made approximately rs 27 crore in the opening week from its telugu version in andhra , telangana and karnataka , and its tamil version from tamil nadu and kerala . in the overseas market , oopiri has made over $ 1 million in the us , which is as good as a big bollywood film opening .\ndirector vamsi paidipally ' s telugu movie\noopiri ,\nstarring akkineni nagarjuna , karthi and tamannaah bhatia , has received positive reviews from the audience . the viewers have said it is another good family entertainer from nag after\nmanam\nand\nsoggade chinni nayana .\nthere can be no denying the fact that oopiri is one of the most eagerly awaited southern films of the year . the much - hyped tamil - telugu bilingual has managed to create quite a stir amongst movie buffs as it will see the skilled veteran nagarjuna share screen space with the fast rising karthi for the first time in his career . moreover , it has also grabbed eyeballs as it features none other than the vivacious tamannaah as the female lead . now , in an exciting development , the official trailer of oopiri has finally been released .\nunion minister for urban development m venkaiah naidu heaped the praise on the team of\noopiri\nand termed that the movie is in the style of old classics that have good message and entertainment . he had seen the film at a special preview show today in hyderabad .\ngopi sunder was signed as the film ' s music director , his first collaboration with paidipally . oopiri had two launch ceremonies : the first on 11 february 2015 in hyderabad and the second on 15 march in chennai . p . s . vinod was the film ' s cinematographer . paidipally worked on the screenplay , assisted by hari and solomon with the adaptation . abburi ravi wrote the dialogue for oopiri , and karthi asked filmmaker raju murugan to do the same for thozha . madhu and praveen k . l . edited the telugu and tamil versions .\nnagarjuna and karthi starrer bilingual movie\noopiri\n( telugu ) and\nthozha\n( tamil ) have collected rs . 84 . 75 crore gross together at the worldwide box office in 17 days . they are now heading towards rs . 100 - crore - gross mark .\nthe collection of pawan kalyan ' s\nsardar gabbar singh\n( sardaar / sgs ) has been completely slowed down by\nsarainodu\nat the u . s . box office in its third weekend , while\noopiri\nwas rock - steady in its fifth weekend .\noopiri\nand\nsardar gabbar singh\nhave landed in the fourth and sixth spot respectively , while\nsarainodu\ntopped the u . s . business charts for south indian movies this weekend . here is the weekend collection chart based on the report of bollywood hungama .\nhyderabad : superstar nagarjuna seems to be in a mood to experiment and his last three films \u2018manam\u2019 to \u2018soggade chinni nayana\u2019 and now the most - talked - about film \u2018oopiri\u2019 is different as chalk and cheese . while the first two were blockbusters , his latest oopiri has drawn huge openings and critical acclaim . the scion of akkineni family reprised the role of french film and theatre actor francois cluzet in the remake of french film \u2018the intouchables\u2019 with ease and showcased his acting repertoire besides striking a perfect balance between star - centric movies and performance - driven stuff .\ninspired by the film , paraplegic television personality sujatha barla established the challengers on wheels - celebrating life community for the physically disabled in april 2016 . judge g . neelima took 60 underprivileged female students in balasadan , warangal to a special screening of oopiri on the eve of ugadi .\nnagarjuna - karthi ' s\noopiri\nhas continued to make good collection at the us box office , and is set to beat the lifetime collection records of\nbaadshah ,\nson of satyamurthy\n( sos ) and\nseethamma vakitlo sirimalle chettu\n( svsc ) .\ntaran adarsh tweeted :\ntelugu film # oopiri continues to win hearts and conquer the bo in usa . [ week 2 ] fri $ 89 , 211 . total : $ 1 , 167 , 611 [ \u00e2\u201a\u00b9 7 . 73 cr ] . @ rentrak . [ sic ]\none among them was arvind , who was particularly impressed by the way , the makers of oopiri highlighted the daily troubles they face , despite opting for a commercial cover . \u201cit echoed our thoughts in getting out of home , breaking monotony and going to the places we always want to .\nanalysis : oopiri is a film that\u2019s extremely difficult to execute in telugu . the team of vamsi paidipally , nagarjuna and pvp ( key decision makers of this project ) have trusted it and went on to make it with full conviction . not even a single unrelated scene was shot to satisfy the so - called commercial movie lovers . this film is little lengthy and second half appears a bit slow . but , that doesn\u2019t take away anything from the emotional journey we experience through the film . on a whole , oopiri is a thoroughly enjoyable emotional ride . go for it ! !\nkaran johar knows how to tap in on the current buzz . the filmmaker has just bought the rights of oopiri , the telugu blockbuster , which is already creating waves across south india . the nagarjuna - starrer film is the official remake of the french film the intouchables . it is the story about the warm camaraderie that develops between a wheelchair - bound billionaire and his male caregiver . while satisfied fans say director vamshi padaipally has done full justice to oopiri , what needs to be seen is which bollywood actors will step in the shoes of nagarjuna and others actors kathi and tamannaah bhatia .\noopiri is a film that ' s extremely difficult to execute in telugu . the team of vamsi paidipally , nagarjuna and pvp ( key decision makers of this project ) have trusted it and went on to make it with full conviction . not even a single unrelated scene was shot to satisfy the so - called commercial movie lovers . this film is little lengthy and second half appears a bit slow . but , that doesn ' t take away anything from the emotional journey we experience through the film . on a whole , oopiri is a thoroughly enjoyable emotional ride . go for it ! !\nwhen was the last time you saw a tamil / telugu remake and didn ' t whine about how badly the maker has spoiled the original ? after watching this nagarjuna - starrer , you might not have such complaints . many indian remakes of foreign films fail because the makers , in an attempt to mould the script to suit their audience , make odd changes that lead to shoddy output . but oopiri , a remake of the french film the intouchables , crosses that hurdle with ease . actually , the changes vamsi has made to the original script are only going to reinforce the success of oopiri .\ndirected by vamsi paidipally ,\noopiri\nis an official remake of 2011 french comedy - drama film\nthe intouchables ,\nwhich deals with the friendship between a wealthy quadriplegic and his caregiver . akkineni nagarjuna is seen playing the rich man , while karthi appears as his assistant in the movie .\nbut the project did not happen then due to some reason . karan is very impressed with the adapted version , oopiri and bagged the film rights . in fact , a genre like this will work more in bollywood . this is because the multiplex audience are more in bollywood than in telugu or tamil .\nin its fourth weekend ,\noopiri has collected $ 15 , 057 at the u . s . box office , taking its 24 - day us total to $ 1 , 559 , 065 . the movie has beaten the life time record of manam and become the highest grossing telugu film of all time in us . taran adarsh tweeted ,\ntelugu film # oopiri is strong in usa . [ week 4 ] fri $ 2 , 724 , sat $ 7 , 292 , sun $ 5 , 041 . total : $ 1 , 559 , 065 [ \u00e2\u201a\u00b9 10 . 37 cr ] . @ rentrak\nkaran johar and guneet monga acquired the indian remake rights to olivier nakache & \u00e9ric toledano french comedy - drama film ,\nthe intouchables\n( 2011 ) in may 2014 . they planned a hindi version , directed by mohit suri . johar and monga later authorised pvp cinema to remake the film in regional languages , postponing their previous plans . vamsi paidipally was chosen to direct a bilingual production , entitled\noopiri\nin telugu and\nthozha\nin tamil . oopiri is the first indian remake of\nthe intouchables\n. it was also the first indian remake of a film produced by gaumont film company .\noopiri\nhas been making headlines for several reasons ever since pvp cinema announced it . its posters , teasers , trailer and music have garnered a lot of public attention . the promos of the movie , which is about the friendship between a quadriplegic millionaire and his caregiver , promise a good family entertainer .\noopiri is a rare film that justifies its hype . vamsi paidipally directs this indian retelling of the french film , the intouchables , and retains its mirth . the intouchables was based on the true story of a french aristocrat philippe pozzo di borgo and his caretaker , abdel sellou , a former conman from algeria .\nthe theatrical rights of\noopiri\nand\nthozha\nwere reportedly sold for rs 43 . 30 crore and they are estimated to have earned over rs . 45 crore for its distributors in 17 days . the bilingual movie has become the third film for nagarjuna to cross the rs . 40 crore mark .\nthe nagarjuna - karthi - tamannaah starrer received positive response from the audience in the country . trade experts predicted good word - of - mouth to take its business upwards saturday .\noopiri\nshowed big leap , which is way beyond the expectations and predictions . the film witnessed 70 . 95 percent growth on its second day .\n\u2018 oopiri \u2019 is heart - warming drama with many soothing and highly emotional moments . aided by class performance from the lead actors and rich visuals , the movie entertains till the end . based on highly appreciated french film \u2018the intocuhables\u2019 , the film is an uplifting dramedy . best adaptation of the french movie . go for it .\noopiri has recently entered the list of the ten most successful movies in the united states . this is the second week since oopiri released and it is no surprise to either the fans of nagarjuna or the movie pundits that it is doing so well and earning big profits both in the telugu states and in foreign countries as well . the movie has made a total of one and half million dollars abroad already and is expected to continue doing well . the movie is just behind bhale bhale magadivoi and aagadu in terms of success and its run at the box office will probably be determined by how well sardaar gabbar singh does at the foreign market . story and development\nthe trailers showcased oopiri as a celebration of life and indeed , the film as a whole stands up to all its hype and hysteria . nagarjuna ' s life changing performance and karthi ' s liveliness create magic on screen and make things work big time . though one feels that the film is majorly catered to class audience , it has the capacity to even impress the front benchers because of its universal emotions . very rarely does one come across such a meaningful film in telugu which holds your attention with its beautiful narration . finally , if you ignore the slow pace of the film during the second half , oopiri is one film which stands apart and cannot be missed .\nsangeeta devi , the hindu reviewer writes : \u201cfor a story like this , the casting needs to be spot on . oopiri has the age - defying , graceful and restrained nagarjuna , and the terrific karthi . the film\u2019s best portions unfold between these two characters and you wonder if their lives will be the same without each other . \u201d"]}
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production sketches did you draw for mothra vs . bagan ?\nnews & interviews for godzilla and mothra : the battle for earth ( gojira vs . mosura )\nurltoken godzilla vs . destoroyah / godzilla vs . megaguirus : the g annihilation strategy - set ( blu - ray )\ngodzilla vs . king ghidorah / godzilla and mothra : the battle for earth $ 11 . 93 \u2026 ( less )\nthis article is about the 1992 film . for the 1964 film , see mothra vs . godzilla .\ngodzilla and mothra : the battle for earth ( gojira vs . mosura ) ( 1992 ) - rotten tomatoes\n\u2022 godzilla 2000 , gmk , godzilla vs , mechagodzilla + rebirth of . . .\nto be notified when godzilla vs . mothra becomes available on blu - ray , simply submit your email below .\n( may 6 , 2014 ) . godzilla vs . king ghidorah / godzilla vs . mothra ( 1992 ) - set ( blu - ray ) amazon . retrieved june 25 , 2017\nmothra vs . godzilla and ghidorah , the three - headed monster are the only godzilla films to be released in the same year .\nnotes : godzilla vs . the thing has a cropped 1 : 78 : 1 aspect ratio . it also features the original\ngodzilla vs . the thing\ntitle card in place of the\ngodzilla vs . mothra\ncard used in previous releases .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing godzilla vs . mothra near you .\nmothra vs . godzilla and ghidorah , the three - headed monster are the only godzilla films to be released in japan the same year .\nmothra vs . godzilla is one of two toho godzilla movies to be released in japanese and american theaters in the same year , the other being shin godzilla .\ngamera \u2022 gamera vs . barugon \u2022 gamera vs . gyaos \u2022 gamera vs . viras \u2022 gamera vs . guiron \u2022 gamera vs . jiger \u2022 gamera vs . zigra \u2022 gamera : super monster \u2022 gamera : guardian of the universe \u2022 gamera 2 : attack of legion \u2022 gamera 3 : revenge of iris \u2022 gamera the brave\nmothra vs . godzilla is often considered by both fans and critics alike as being one of the best in the showa series of godzilla films .\ncolumbia tristar home entertainment released godzilla vs . king ghidorah and godzilla vs . mothra on home video on april 28 , 1998 . this was the first time either film had been officially released in the united states . tristar used the toho dubbed versions , but cut the end credits and created new titles and opening credits for both films . to avoid confusion with video releases of mothra vs . godzilla ( 1964 ) , then titled godzilla vs . mothra , tristar renamed the film godzilla and mothra : the battle for earth .\nin 1991 , after mothra vs . bagan ' s cancellation , and with godzilla vs . king ghidorah ' s production coming to a close , koichi kawakita and minoru yoshida wrote the script for godzilla vs . gigamoth . the script did not seem satisfying to toho so it was scrapped . toho then became very interested in having a movie with godzilla and mothra , and so the project was retitled to godzilla vs . mothra and the next couple of scripts focused on mothra fighting godzilla . the first script after gigamoth was written by wataru mimura and was submitted the same year , and was scrapped too . the second and final script , which became godzilla vs . mothra , was written by kazuki omori from his mothra vs . bagan script , with battra added .\ngamera \u2022 gamera vs . barugon \u2022 gamera vs . gyaos \u2022 gamera vs . viras \u2022 gamera vs . guiron \u2022 gamera vs . jiger \u2022 gamera vs . zigra \u2022 gamera : super monster \u2022 gamera : guardian of the universe \u2022 gamera 2 : attack of legion \u2022 gamera 3 : revenge of iris \u2022 gamera the brave \u2022 gamera\nthus vs . destroyah will get bundled with vs . megaguirus and gmk will probably get bundled with against mechagodzilla .\namerican kaiju : mike bogue ' s articles and reviews : godzilla vs . gigan\nthe nice thing about bluray , though , is that bluray discs can hold two godzilla movies without hurting the picture quality . i just hope we get japanese versions of godzilla vs . king ghidorah , godzilla and mothra : the battle for earth , godzilla vs . spacegodzilla and godzilla vs . destroyah , with full credits and proper subtitles .\nwhat do you think of hurricane ryu ' s work ? ( hurricane ryu created both the art of godzilla , which features a storyboard - like adaptation of godzilla vs . ghidrah , and the art of godzilla vs . mothra , which features a storyboard - like adaptation of godzilla vs . mothra . in addition , he played ghidrah , battra , baby godzilla , the kumaso god , and godzilla junior . )\nkoichi kawakita , special effects director for many of the heisei series godzilla films , originally wanted mothra to be killed at the end of godzilla vs . mothra and have her turned into a cyborg in the sequel .\nsome thoughts on the next shared monster universe , from godzilla 2 to the inevitable godzilla vs . kong .\nin godzilla island episode 166\nbaby mothra awakes ,\nbattra can also emit powder from his wings just like mothra except that the powder is red instead of yellow like mothra ' s .\nus title : godzilla vs . the sea monster ( 1966 ) director : jun fukuda\ni originally designed the mb 96 for mothra vs . bagan . since the movie was going to feature mothra , there was going to be a device similar to the atomic heat gun in it . when mothra vs . bagan was cancelled , the members of toho ' s special effects staff began trying to find a way to use my design in some other film . they finally did when godzilla vs . destroyer went into pre - production . ( the atomic heat gun is used in an attempt to burn mothra ' s cocoon in mothra . mothra vs . bagan was going to be produced in 1990 . )\ngodzilla x mothra x mechagodzilla : tokyo s . o . s ( 2003 )\nmothra vs . godzilla was directed by ishiro honda , produced by tomoyuki tanaka , and written by shinichi sekizawa . the film ' s plot revolves around mothra ' s egg washing ashore , and godzilla ' s arrival shortly after , as the latter combats both mothra and the military .\nbaby godzilla ' s skin is very smooth . that shows that he has not been exposed to radiation . it also shows that the design of baby godzilla was influenced by that of the godzillasaur . ( baby godzilla is introduced in godzilla vs . mechagodzilla ( 1993 ) . he grows into little godzilla in godzilla vs . space godzilla ( 1994 ) and godzilla junior in godzilla vs . destroyer . )\nyour design for the larval battra features short tusk - like growths that rotate . why did you make them rotate ? ( battra is the\nbattle mothra\nseen in godzilla vs . mothra . )\n( november 3 , 1998 ) . godzilla vs . king ghidorah / godzilla & mothra : the battle for earth ( double feature ) amazon . retrieved june 25 , 2017\nin american video releases in the 1980s , the film was titled simply godzilla vs . mothra . however , mothra is still repeatedly called\nthe thing\nin the dub , confusing many viewers who thought\nthe thing\nand\nmothra\nwere two separate monsters . because of this , when tristar released godzilla vs . mothra in the u . s . , they re - titled it godzilla and mothra : the battle for earth so that it would not be confused with this film .\ni write one every time a godzilla film is proposed . for example , i wrote one for godzilla vs . mechagodzilla that is similar to the story outline on which godzilla vs . destroyer is based .\nnotes : comes in a 2 - disc double feature with godzilla vs . king ghidorah .\nnotes : only in a double feature with godzilla vs . king ghidorah ( 1991 ) .\namerican kaiju : mike bogue ' s articles and reviews : godzilla vs . gigan\nnotes : comes in a 2 - disc double feature with godzilla vs . king ghidorah .\nin american video releases in the 1980 ' s , the film was titled simply godzilla vs . mothra . however , mothra is still repeatedly called\nthe thing\nin the dub , confusing many viewers who thought\nthe thing\nand\nmothra\nwere two separate monsters . because of this , when tristar released godzilla vs . mothra in the u . s . , they re - titled it godzilla and mothra : the battle for earth so that it would not be confused with this film .\npart remake of mothra and godzilla vs . the thing , part would - be eco - drama , part special effects extravaganza , godzilla vs . mothra offers a wealth of eye candy , especially in the city devastation department - - battra trashes nagoya , mothra trounces tokyo , then godzilla , mothra , and battra bash yokohama . the plentiful pyrotechnics and crumbling miniatures should sate the palette of even the most hard - to - please giant monster fan .\nother details : packaged with godzilla vs . spacegodzilla . also included in the toho godzilla collection , vol . 1 .\n( may 6 , 2014 ) . godzilla vs . destoroyah / godzilla vs . megaguirus : the g annihilation strategy - set ( blu - ray ) amazon . retrieved june 26 , 2017\nmanga video released the international version of godzilla vs . mothra on video in the united kingdom on july 3 , 1995 . an italian - dubbed version ( titled godzilla contro mothra ) of the international version was released by yamato video in italy .\ngodzilla vs . destoroyah was directed by takao okawara , produced by tomoyuki tanaka and shogo tomiyama , and written by kazuki omori . takao had previously directed 1992 and 1993 ' s godzilla vs . mothra , and godzilla vs . mechagodzilla ii , respectively . additionally , kazuki had previously written 1989 and 1991 ' s godzilla vs . biollante , and godzilla vs . king ghidorah , respectively . this film would also be the last to be officially produced by tomoyuki tanaka , as tanaka passed away on april 2 , 1997 , almost two years after godzilla vs . destoroyah was released . he would get a dedication credit in tristar pictures ' 1998 film , godzilla .\ni tried to make baby look like a dinosaur . that ' s what takao okawara wanted . he wanted the head to look like godzilla ' s , but the body to be more like that of a dinosaur . ( mr . okawara directed godzilla vs . mothra , godzilla vs . mechagodzilla , and godzilla vs . destroyer . he also directed yamato takeru ( 1994 ) . )\nbattra was originally meant to be an evil twin of mothra called\ngigamoth\nwhose abilities somewhat resemble hedorah ' s in the scrapped film godzilla vs . gigamoth .\nking kong vs godzilla was a huge financial success for toho and they hoped to repeat . . .\nthe fourth film in the godzilla franchise , mothra vs . godzilla ( initially released in the states as godzilla vs . the thing ) marked a brief snap - back in the franchise . while the previous film went on to become the highest grossing entry of all time , it was more of an action adventure film with some comedic touches more prominent in the japanese version . mothra vs . godzilla brings back a scarier , antagonistic godzilla , who terrorizes japan , with the only hope being another toho superstar : mothra . known as mosura tai gojira in japan .\nkoichi kawakita and minoru yoshida wrote the early script for the film and submitted it in 1991 . toho wasn ' t satisfied with the treatment , though , and the project was eventually scrapped . the company tried other attempts , dead set on creating a film pitting godzilla and mothra against each other . the next draft , written by wataru mimura , retitled the project godzilla vs . mothra and was submitted that same year in 1991 . this too was scrapped as godzilla vs . biollante ( 1989 ) writer kazuki omori was brought in , creating godzilla vs . mothra from his mothra vs . bagan script before finally adding in the battra character in a later draft and ending up with the final product : godzilla vs . mothra ( 1992 ) . in the end , this concept contributed very little to the final movie beyond gigamoth being a similar idea to battra .\na sequel to this film , godzilla vs . mechagodzilla ii , was released on december 11 , 1993 .\nthe best - loved of the godzilla sequels and the film that set most westerner ' s perceptions of the kaiju genre , mothra vs . godzilla doesn ' t hold up as well as memory has it .\nin the midst of another rampage by godzilla , mothra emerges to save the human race from battra .\nmothra and battra meet up at yokohama cosmo world , and proceed to battle . at this point , godzilla shows up and battra decides that godzilla is a more important target , and attacks him instead . godzilla soon defeats battra . at this point , mothra charges godzilla with her rays . with godzilla temporarily disabled , mothra flies towards battra , and revives him .\ndonnoc77 ( october 21 , 2008 ) . godzilla vs . destoroyah - requiem youtube . retrieved june 26 , 2017\nplot : following the emmerich attack on new york , japan prepares for the return of godzilla . godzilla destroys a nuclear submarine . baragon causes an earthquake . mothra attacks some teenagers . researchers discover that godzilla is possessed by the dead japanese soldiers of wwii , angry that japan has forgotten their sacrifice . godzilla fights baragon . mothra fights godzilla . ghidorah fights mothra and godzilla . the japan self - defence force gets godzilla to eat a missile .\nthis movie is the most commercially successful toho - produced godzilla film of all time , even coming close to beating jurassic park in japan when it was released in 1992 . although king kong vs . godzilla still holds the record for the highest attendance of any film , godzilla vs . mothra still performed slightly better at the box office .\ngodzilla\u00ae , mothra\u00ae and the character designs are trademarks of toho co . , ltd . used with permission .\ni ' m not sure , but i think it was canceled because godzilla vs . biollante wasn ' t as successful as godzilla 1985 . toho ' s executives probably thought that a mothra movie would not be very successful .\nthis is a transcript of the end credits in the international version of godzilla vs . mothra , which can be viewed here , as well as the opening and end credits of the american release of the film by tristar , godzilla and mothra : the battle for earth . spelling errors have been preserved .\nit was okay movie . i liked torahata and kumayamamayama , they were both twirly - mustache evil . the mothra vs . godzilla fight was too short , and the mothra larvae vs . godzilla was funny because godzilla was destroyed by some silk . i think the movie started off strong and kinda slowed down at the end . but , why did godzilla want to harm the egg but when mothra died he did nothing to the egg ? what was his motive ? overall it was an average movie , but skeleturtle elevates it a bit .\nbig dinosaur godzilla meets big moth mothra . features the alilenas , twin 6 - inch - high unison singers .\nthe idea of shooting a movie featuring a revamped mothra dated back to a screenplay written in 1990 by akira murao entitled mothra vs . bagan , which revolved around a vengeful dragon called bagan who sought to destroy humanity for its abuse of the earth ' s resources , only to be defeated by mothra , the goddess of peace . the screenplay was revised by kazuki \u014dmori after the release of godzilla vs . biollante , though the project was ultimately scrapped by toho , under the assumption that mothra was a character born purely out of japanese culture , and thus would have been difficult to market overseas unlike the more internationally recognized godzilla . special effects head koichi kawakita co - wrote an alternative screenplay entitled godzilla vs . gigamoth in 1991 , which would have pitted mothra against godzilla and an irradiated mothra doppelganger called gigamoth , though this too was rejected early on . the screenplay however contained scenes involving freeze ray - based weapons , a concept that would be revived four years later in godzilla vs . destoroyah .\nthe complete toho international version of godzilla vs . destoroyah has been broadcast on several premium movie channels since the early 2000s . in 2014 , sony released godzilla vs . destoroyah on blu - ray in a double feature with godzilla vs . megaguirus . this release included the original japanese audio track as well as the uncut end credits . it also featured the international title card .\nsoundtrack dissonance : the shobijin continue to sing mahara mothra while ifukube ' s discordant godzilla theme blares over the soundtrack .\ngodzilla mothra mothra leo rodan mechagodzilla m . o . g . u . e . r . a . ebirah megalon ghcw kumonga spacegodzilla g : o king ghidorah g : c trilopod groe king caesar groe\na new mothra takes to the air and must battle death ghidora to save humanity .\nthe scene at the end of the film where mothra and the shobijin thank the humans and depart from the airport is a tribute to the ending of the original mothra film , where mothra is reunited with the shobijin at an airport runway and flies away .\nshinji nishikawa took part in designing many of the monsters and military aircraft and tanks seen in godzilla vs . biollante ( 1989 ) , godzilla vs . destroyer ( 1995 ) , or one of the other more recent godzilla films . he also created godzilla legend , a comic in which thousands of cute , tiny godzillas terrorize japan .\ngodzilla vs . mothra was directed by takao okawara , produced by tomoyuki tanaka and shogo tomiyama , and written by kazuki omori , who directed the previous two godzilla films . this film sees the return of a fan favorite kaiju , mothra , alongside her counterpart battra , with both being at odds with each other , and then godzilla , who comes to combat the duo .\nmana stops controlling mothra and appears in front of murakami for the final time . murakami uses this opportunity to confess his love for her and asks that she let them both join with mothra . mana refuses , but tells him he will meet someone like her soon . mana then merges with mothra again and proceeds to cocoon godzilla . mothra then grabs the cocoon and dives into the sea , taking godzilla with her .\nbackground : additional footage of godzilla ' s final battle in the movie was lensed but never used in the final print . about seven seconds of mothra spraying godzilla was cut . an alternate version of godzilla falling into the water was also filmed , with the sequence being shot from above using the godzilla suit from king kong vs . godzilla ( 1962 ) .\nmothra arrives to do battle with godzilla in an effort to save both humanity and the deity ' s egg from destruction .\nbattra was described as a black mothra in the script , so i tried to make him only a little different from mothra . i kept the basic shape of the larval mothra , but made battra black . i also put glowing red spots all along his body .\ngodzilla vs . mothra sold 4 , 200 , 000 tickets when it was released on december 12 , 1992 in japan , and earned \u00a52 , 220 , 000 , 000 , or roughly $ 20 , 000 , 000 .\noriginally new cinema format . godzilla i think came first . but to me this stands out as mothra and its egg is clever\nthere was a tyrannosaur in kazuki omori ' s original story outline , but i couldn ' t accept the idea that a tyrannosaur could become godzilla . so , i came up with the idea for the godzillasaur . i drew some sketches , and submitted them to toho . when i saw the first draft of the script , i noticed that the tyrannosaur had been replaced with the godzillasaur . ( mr . omori wrote and directed godzilla vs . biollante and godzilla vs . ghidrah , and wrote but did not direct godzilla vs . mothra ( 1992 ) and godzilla vs . destroyer . the toho company ltd . produced all twenty - two of the godzilla movies . it also produced rodan ( 1956 ) , mothra ( 1961 ) , king kong escapes ( 1967 ) , and many other science fiction films . )\ni have long since gotten over this movie not living up to its potential . i no longer even get annoyed by the film ' s original poster , which shows two larvae hatching from the mothra egg and strongly suggests a purer remake of godzilla vs . the thing . for one thing , this movie was rushed into production after godzilla vs . king ghidorah ( somewhat ironic , considering the hurry with which ghidrah , the three - headed monster was pressed into production following godzilla vs . the thing ) .\nthe godzilla suit used for this film was modified from the mogegoji suit used the previous year for godzilla vs . spacegodzilla . the modified suit was nicknamed the\ndesugoji .\ni didn ' t spend much time working on godzilla vs . space godzilla . i was very busy working on other projects at the time . i just drew a few rough sketches of space godzilla and mogera . ( two identical giant robots , both of which are called mogera , appear in the mysterians ( 1957 ) . mobile operation godzilla expert robot aero - type ( mogera ) appears in godzilla vs . space godzilla . )\nthis is the second time anguirus visibly bleeds in a film . the first is in godzilla raids again when godzilla bites down on anguirus ' throat . the third instance of anguirus bleeding occurs in godzilla vs . mechagodzilla when fake godzilla breaks anguirus ' jaw .\noutside context villain : in the beginning it just seems like a straightforward sequel to mothra and than godzilla just pops out of the ground and it becomes a godzilla movie .\nthe sequence in godzilla vs . destroyer in which godzilla dies consists almost entirely of special effects footage . i feel that the standard footage should not have been included in the sequence .\nuse the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to godzilla and mothra : the battle for earth . you can also suggest completely new similar titles to godzilla and mothra : the battle for earth in the search box below .\ngodzilla walks towards the egg and tries to destroy it until mothra shows up . the two fight a tough battle where mothra seems to have the upper hand . while on the ground , godzilla fires his atomic ray at mothra and badly burns one of her wings . mothra dies with her wing resting on top of the egg . godzilla walks away . the shobjin then explain to sakai , junko , and miura that the egg can be hatched today . the tiny twins soon begin to sing .\ngodzilla walks towards the egg and tries to destroy it until mothra shows up . the two fight a tough battle where mothra seems to have the upper hand . while on the ground , godzilla fires his atomic ray at mothra and badly burns one of her wings . mothra dies with her wing resting on top of the egg . godzilla walks away . the shobijin then explain to sakai , junko , and miura that the egg can be hatched today . the tiny twins soon begin to sing .\nwhen godzilla vs . gigan was released to japanese theaters on march 12 , 1972 , it received an attendance of 1 , 780 , 000 .\nupdate # 2 : godzilla vs . megalon release date and special features added based on information from media blaster ' s facebook replies to fans .\nyour design for ghidrah is much more like that of the original ghidrah than the one that ended up being used . do you prefer the original design to the new one ? ( ghidrah appears in ghidrah - the three - headed monster ( 1964 ) , godzilla vs . monster zero ( 1965 ) , destroy all monsters ( 1968 ) , godzilla vs . gigan ( 1972 ) , and godzilla vs . ghidrah ( 1991 ) . )\nbattra is the only new monster godzilla fought in the heisei series whose origin is not at all influenced by or related to godzilla at all , instead being connected to mothra .\nafter a meteorite unleashes a three - headed beast upon tokyo , mothra tries to unite with godzilla and rodan to battle the extraterrestrial threat .\nfirst series appearance of . . . nobody , but mothra , king ghidora and baragon are significantly altered to make godzilla seem more powerful .\nby the way , the story outline on which godzilla vs . destroyer is based was written by hideki oka , a former assistant special effects director .\nspecial features : audio commentary for godzilla vs . the thing by steve ryfle and ed godziszewski , akira ifukube featurette ( 13 minutes ) , poster slideshow\nmeanwhile , the military tries to fight godzilla by electrocuting him with\nartificial lighting\nbut fail . the shobijin continue singing and the monster egg finally hatches with not one , but two mothra larvae . the mothra larvae follow godzilla to iwa island and use cocoon spray on godzilla to wrap the giant monster up in a cocoon . godzilla struggles as he becomes fully wrapped up and plunges into the ocean . the mothra larvae celebrate and return to their island .\nmeanwhile , the military tries to fight godzilla by electrocuting him with\nartificial lighting\nbut fail . the shobijin continue singing and the monster egg finally hatches with not one , but two mothra larvae . the mothra larvae follow godzilla to iwa island and use silk spray on godzilla to wrap the giant monster up in a cocoon . godzilla struggles as he becomes fully wrapped up and plunges into the ocean . the mothra larvae celebrate and return to their island .\nin the manga adaptation of godzilla vs . mothra , the dark imago can unleash damaging energy spheres from his horn , discharge energy through the stinger - like attachment on his tail , and instantly form his cocoon which also acts as a defensive shield .\nmothra , a giant , divine moth - like deity who will fight godzilla , but will wage war on japan if godzilla ' s bones aren ' t returned to the sea .\ncastellan zilla wrote : what ? no dots on shma mothra ? ! in the trash she goes .\nthis is a list of references for mothra vs . godzilla . these citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based . these references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers , which look like this : [ 1 ]\nbackground : for the movie ' s first battle sequence , a lot of unused footage was filmed and cut for various reasons . to begin with , instead of godzilla dazing at the giant egg before mothra starts attacking , we get a shot of godzilla looking up via a puppet to see the approaching mothra . later , the same puppet and the mothra marionette fight each other in front of a blurry background piece . the rest of the battle goes on as in the film until godzilla walks up to mothra after burning her wing . an alternate angle of godzilla approaching mothra is used , and after the creature takes off to land on her egg we get a shot of godzilla roaring from a low point of view .\ncurbstomp battle : mothra holds herself against godzilla fairly well , subduing him with poisonous pollen , until godzilla completely changes the tides when he finally scores a hit with his heat - ray .\ntomoyuki tanaka himself wanted to produce mothra vs . bagan . it ' s very unusual for a project of his to be cancelled . ( mr . tanaka produced virtually all of toho ' s science fiction films . )\nplot : kiryu is under repair , and mothra\u2019s fairy representatives advise the japanese government that it\u2019s possibly worth returning kiryu\u2019s godzilla skeleton to the bottom of the ocean . mothra says she\u2019ll fight in kiryu\u2019s place if this happens . godzilla duly arrives , but mothra struggles to defeat him . kiryu has a crack , but is also beaten . a repaired kiryu later does succeed in wounding godzilla , but his roar awakens 1954 godzilla\u2019s soul within kiryu again , and the mecha carries godzilla to safety , accompanying him to the sea bed .\nthe cosmos then tell mothra to leave the city , and not to hurt anyone else . mothra turns around , and heads back . the forces attack again , but stop when they realize that masako and the others are in the hotel . mothra , behaving strangely , heads for the diet building . mothra starts building a cocoon around herself . while she does this , miki feels godzilla is alive , and has just surfaced from mount fuji . mothra transforms into her adult form and flies away . battra , alive as well , also transforms into his adult form .\noriginally conceived as a standalone mothra film entitled mothra vs . bagan , the movie was notable for its return to a more fantasy - based , family - oriented atmosphere evocative of pre - 1984 godzilla films . although he did not return as director , \u014dmori continued his trend of incorporating hollywood elements into his screenplay , in this case nods to the indiana jones franchise .\nafter the success of godzilla vs . king ghidorah , producer sh\u014dgo tomiyama and godzilla series creator tomoyuki tanaka proposed resurrecting king ghidorah in a film entitled ghidorah ' s counterattack , but relented when polls demonstrated that mothra was more popular with women , who comprised the majority of japan ' s population . tomiyama replaced \u014dmori with takao okawara as director , but maintained \u014dmori as screenwriter . hoping to maintain as much of mothra vs . bagan as possible , \u014dmori reconceptualized bagan as badora , a dark twin to mothra . the character was later renamed battra ( a portmanteau of\nbattle\nand\nmothra\n) , as the first name was disharmonious in japanese . tomiyama had intended to feature mothra star frankie sakai , but was unable to because of scheduling conflicts . the final battle between godzilla , mothra and battra was originally meant to have a more elaborate conclusion ; as in the final product , godzilla would have been transported to sea , only to kill battra and plunge into the ocean . however , the site of their fall would have been the submerged , stonehenge - like ruins of the cosmos civilization , which would have engulfed and trapped godzilla with a forcefield activated by mothra .\nit is based on the design of super godzilla . ( both super godzilla and space godzilla were designed by minoru yoshida . )\nin terms of the godzilla vs . gigamoth concept , several questions do arise . the foremost being why mana didn ' t stop murakami from completing his bacteria , especially since she was willing to sacrifice mothra to stop the effect ? it should also be mentioned that the dag - mb96 , although not with that name of course , were originally going to appear in this project before later appearing in godzilla vs . destoroyah ( 1995 ) .\nking kong ( 1933 ) \u2022 son of kong \u2022 king kong vs . godzilla \u2022 king kong escapes \u2022 king kong ( 1976 ) \u2022 king kong lives \u2022 the mighty kong \u2022 kong : king of atlantis \u2022 king kong ( 2005 ) \u2022 kong : return to the jungle \u2022 kong : skull island \u2022 godzilla vs . kong\ngodzilla vs mothra is one of the better godzilla movies in that the scenes in which monsters do not appear actually make some sort of sense . and for once , they are acted with some gusto , so that we as viewers can actually come to like the characters on screen , or at least be entertained by them .\ngodzilla on monster island was frequently shown in television syndication throughout the 80 ' s , and it aired several times on the sci - fi channel before being replaced by the widescreen international version in 2002 . in 1988 , new world pictures picked up the home video rights to godzilla vs . gigan and godzilla vs . mechagodzilla . toho provided new world video with prints of the international versions , now titled godzilla vs . gigan and godzilla vs . mechagodzilla , respectively . the dubbing was the same , but both films were now restored to their full length . these versions were subsequently re - released on video in 1992 by starmaker video , in 1997 by anchor bay and in 2004 by tristar pictures . the tristar dvds feature newly remastered prints of toho ' s original international versions along with the original japanese audio . kraken releasing also released godzilla vs . gigan , ebirah , horror of the deep and godzilla vs . hedorah on dvd and blu - ray in 2014 . the versions of the films included in these releases are identical to those from the tristar dvds .\ndangerous forbidden technique : mothra ' s poison dust . like a real lepidopteran , mothra cannot live for long after the dust leaves its wings , and it perishes next to its egg shortly after leaving godzilla in a heap on the ground . godzilla gets back up , but quickly makes a beeline away from the egg .\nmama bear : mothra is out to save the mainland , but takes it very personally when godzilla sights her egg and tries to crack it open to eat .\nsliding scale of idealism versus cynicism : the film dreads towards cynicism due to having no way of defeating godzilla . however , it ends on a rather high note as the mothra twins managed to defeat godzilla .\ninvisible man \u2022 half human \u2022 rodan \u2022 the mysterians \u2022 varan \u2022 the h - man \u2022 battle in outer space \u2022 the three treasures \u2022 the secret of the telegian \u2022 the human vapor \u2022 mothra \u2022 gorath \u2022 atragon \u2022 matango \u2022 dogora \u2022 frankenstein vs . baragon \u2022 the war of the gargantuas \u2022 latitude zero \u2022 space amoeba \u2022 daigoro vs . goliath \u2022 submersion of japan \u2022 prophecies of nostradamus \u2022 the war in space \u2022 bye - bye jupiter \u2022 princess from the moon \u2022 gunhed \u2022 mikadoroid \u2022 yamato takeru \u2022 rebirth of mothra \u2022 rebirth of mothra ii \u2022 rebirth of mothra iii \u2022 rosetta the masked angel : rosetta vs . freia \u2022 go ! godman \u2022 super star fleet sazer - x the movie : fight ! star soldiers \u2022 attack on titan the movie : part 1 \u2022 attack on titan the movie : part 2\nbig budget beef up : while the previous film was this to godzilla raids again , mothra vs . godzilla continues to up the level of craftsmanship present in miniatures , optical compositing , character design , and the overall scope of the production . it ' s certainly the best looking of toho ' s three 1964 sci - fi flicks .\ntristar pictures ( columbia tristar home entertainment ) released godzilla vs . spacegodzilla and godzilla vs . destoroyah to home video on january 19 , 1999 . this was the first time either film had been officially released in the united states . tristar used the toho international dubs , but cut the end credits and created new titles and opening credits for both films . in 2002 , both films were released together on dvd in a double feature , but the films themselves were essentially identical to the earlier vhs releases . the complete toho international version of godzilla vs . destoroyah has been broadcast on several premium movie channels since the early 2000 ' s . in 2014 , sony released godzilla vs . destoroyah on blu - ray in a double feature with godzilla vs . megaguirus . this release included the original japanese audio track as well as the uncut end credits . it also featured the international title card .\nwith this film , the name of mothra ' s island changes from\nbeiru\nto\ninfant island\n.\nby the way , the military salvages mechaghidrah and uses its technology to create weapons for use against godzilla in that story outline . ( in godzilla vs . mechagodzilla , the united nations godzilla countermeasures center ( ungcc ) salvages mechaghidrah and uses its technology to create mechagodzilla . )\ngodzilla 2 will be released on march 22 , 2019 . it is the third installment in warner bros . and legendary\u2019s godzilla monster universe , following this year\u2019s kong : skull island . later on , look for adam wingard\u2019s godzilla vs . kong on may 22 , 2020 .\nyour design for the godzillasaur looks much more like godzilla than the design that ended up being used . do you think that the godzillasaur should have looked more like godzilla and less like a tyrannosaur ? ( the godzillasaur , the dinosaur godzilla was before being mutated by radiation , is introduced in godzilla vs . ghidrah . )\ngodzilla then fires his atomic ray at a nearby ferris wheel and attempts to collapse it onto mothra , but battra grabs the ferris wheel , and crashes it onto godzilla . eventually , godzilla is overwhelmed and has been defeated , and mothra and battra set to carry godzilla back into the ocean . over the sea , godzilla fires a blast at battra from point blank range , killing him . a tired mothra drops godzilla and the lifeless battra into the water below . the next morning , the cosmos explain battra had been waiting many years to destroy an even larger meteorite that would threaten the earth in 1999 . mothra had promised she would stop the future collision if battra were to die , and she and the cosmos leave earth as the humans bid farewell .\nthe shobijin ( mothra ' s twin fairies ) warn the japanese government that godzilla continues returning to japan because they used the original godzilla ' s bones in kiryu ' s design . if they return the bones to the bottom of the sea , mothra would gladly take kiryu ' s place in defending japan , but if they do not , mothra will declare war on humanity . soon enough , kamoebas , a giant sea turtle , is found washed ashore on a japanese beach . it is determined by the wounds on kamoebas ' neck that godzilla killed it . godzilla and mothra fight , but godzilla seems to have the upper hand . with the repairs finished just in time , kiryu manages to even the odds , but godzilla manages to knock out both monsters .\ngigan is the first monster to make godzilla visibly bleed . the previous godzilla special effects director ,\ngodzilla vs . destoroyah was originally intended to be the last japanese godzilla film until 2005 . however , toho saw an opportunity to produce a new film in the wake of the widespread negative reaction to tristar pictures ' 1998 american godzilla film , and brought the series out of retirement early with godzilla 2000 : millennium in 1999 .\ngodzilla vs . gigan is one of three godzilla movies in which the monsters talk at some point . the other two are ghidorah , the three - headed monster , where the monsters ' dialogue is translated by the shobijin , and all monsters attack , where minilla speaks inside of a boy ' s dream . in toho ' s international version of godzilla vs . gigan , the monsters ' dialogue is as follows :\nin godzilla : unleashed , battra is a model - swap of mothra , and has the same attacks in his imago form , with his prism beams substituted for mothra ' s antenna beams . however , in larva form , battra can fire beams from his eyes . like mothra larva , battra larva ' s energy can only be replenished if he hits a yellow crystal , but he regenerates energy normally in imago form .\nwhen the larva mothra bites godzilla ' s tail in the ocean , look closely at the base of the tail as it ' s tossing mothra upwards . you can clearly see the tail is a separate prop on some kind of support that has distorted it ' s shape - widening it unnaturally .\nmeanwhile , in the fuji area , gigamoth lays a few giant eggs of its own . shortly afterwards , godzilla appears , attracted by the gigamoth ' s radioactivity , and prepares himself to fight gigamoth again . before the creatures can fight , a fleet of jets appear and unload tens of rockets which contain murakami ' s recently finished antibody bacteria at the two kaiju . godzilla is not affected by the rockets , but gigamoth is weakened and made very vulnerable by the bacteria . suddenly , mothra arrives , in her imago form and merged with mana , ready to battle godzilla . mothra fires poisonous pollen that paralyzes godzilla just as godzilla fires his atomic breath and hits mothra , sending her to the ground . mothra and gigamoth make eye contact , and mothra goes right into gigamoth ' s horn , making her bleed , which dissolves gigamoth and its eggs . mana hoped that mothra contained a bit of mutated bacteria which would create a new creature which would be unaffected by murakami ' s antibodies . her plan works , as the two are covered by a bright light , from which mothra ' s true form comes out of .\nboth mothra and battra attain their imago forms and converge at yokohama cosmo world . godzilla interrupts the battle and attacks battra . the two moths decide to join forces against godzilla . eventually , mothra and battra overwhelm godzilla and carry it over the ocean . godzilla bites battra ' s neck and fires his atomic breath into the wound , killing him . a tired mothra drops godzilla and the lifeless battra into the water below , sealing godzilla below the surface by creating a mystical glyph with scales from her wings . the next morning , the cosmos explain that battra had been waiting many years to destroy an even larger meteoroid that would threaten the earth in 1999 . mothra had promised she would stop the future collision if battra were to die , and she and the cosmos leave earth as the humans bid farewell .\nonce mothra emerges from her cocoon , at times the plush , brightly - hued insect barely beats its wings . even worse , its legs remain immobile throughout , as though they are paralyzed . this is especially dismaying when you consider the wonderful articulation of the adult mothra in godzilla vs . the thing - - in that film , all aspects of the monster moth were alive with movement - - head , wings , body , and legs . but almost thirty years later , toho ' s spfx folk seem to have taken a giant step backward , creating a mothra that is , at times , even less life - like than the lovely but often stiff moth in the original 1961 mothra .\nneedless to say , the egg hatches before it ever reaches japan , and a larval mothra emerges just in time to battle godzilla , who has come to investigate the convoy of ships escorting mothra to japan . of course battra shows up as well , and the fun begins . although it ' s difficult to tell at first , godzilla is actually the bad guy in this movie . in a roundabout way , mothra and battra make peace long enough to fight their common enemy ."]}
{"id": 114704, "summary": [{"text": "antarctica : a year on ice is the first feature film by new zealand filmmaker anthony b. powell .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "this documentary is set in antarctica , specifically in the ross island region , which is home to two research bases : united states ' mcmurdo station and new zealand 's scott base .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it chronicles a year of time spent living and working at these remote stations ; the summer season ( october to february ) when the sun shines 24 hours a day and the long dark winter ( february to october ) where the sun goes down for four long months and darkness envelopes the environment .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film focuses on the everyday workers that keep the stations and the equipment running so the scientists can complete their work .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "interviewees include a helicopter pilot , fireman , firehouse dispatcher , cook , mechanic , storekeeper , storeman , finance person , administrative person , and operations manager .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "extensive use of time-lapse photography is used to document the changing seasons and the antarctic landscapes .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "powell had to invent many of his own camera systems to survive the extreme conditions of the deep antarctic winter .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "powell 's previous work includes footage for discovery , national geographic , and was featured in bbc 's frozen planet .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film also touches upon topics such as ' t3 syndrome , ' a term that describes what happens to people during the winter , when the t3 hormone in the brain is reassigned to the muscles of the body in an effort to protect it against the extreme cold .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film also describes how the community works and plays together including the annual new year 's party \" ice stock \" .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the film 's post-production was completed at park road post production in wellington , new zealand . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "antarctica : a year on ice", "paragraphs": ["his film award winning film antarctica : a year on ice is available on home video now .\nthe upcoming documentary antarctica : a year on ice is less a portrait of scientific discovery than the community that forms around a scientific research base .\nthough to say antarctica : a year on ice is simply a vehicle for powell ' s extraordinary time - lapse photography would be a little disingenuous .\nthe upcoming documentary antarctica : a year on ice is less a portrait of scientific discovery than the community that forms around a scientific research base . \u00bb\npowell is not a film school chum but his work in antarctica : a year on ice shows a great deal of commitment , understanding of the subject matter , and technical skills .\na documentary that ' s essentially a tribute to a hardy group of people who ' ve made a life on the ice .\na visually stunning chronicle revealing what it is like to live in antarctica for a full year . this is the reality for the everyday workers keeping the bases running in the harshest conditions on the planet . antarctica : a year on ice unflinchingly captures what they endure , from endless winters isolated from the rest of the world , to months of unending darkness in the coldest place on earth .\nearth ' s ice cover is shrinking . see how climate change has affected glaciers , sea ice , and continental ice sheets .\nutterly fascinating and uniquely personal , this is antarctica as you have never seen it before a vast wilderness that a dedicated few call home all year round .\nvideo : the expanse of the annual minimum arctic sea ice for each year from 1979 through 2016 .\na q & a with nasa goddard space flight center\u2019s joey comiso \u2013 a sea ice scientist and lead author of the cryosphere observations chapter in the fifth assessment of the intergovernmental panel on climate change \u2013 about what\u2019s going on with the sea ice in antarctica . credit : nasa / m . studinge\nin the process , powell has developed his own specialized camera technology able to withstand the freezing temperatures , subsequently making this the first time that antarctica\u2019s pitch - dark winters have been properly captured on film . his remarkable time - lapse imagery and panoramic vistas have been featured in bbc\u2019s frozen planet and in national geographic . antarctica : a year on ice is a must - see on the big screen .\ndirector / photographer / producer anthony powell has contributed footage to numerous films and tv shows all over the world . most recently he featured in the bbc series frozen planet . antarctica : a year on ice is his first feature film .\na visually stunning chronicle of what it is like to live in antarctica for a full year , including winters isolated from the rest of the world , and enduring months of darkness in the coldest place on earth .\na visually stunning and unique first person documentary that positions the viewer deep in the rugged beauty of the continent , antarctic : a year on ice has won numerous awards and it is easy to see why .\nantarctica : a year on ice is a visually stunning film that lets you experience what it is like to live in antarctica for a full year , including winters isolated from the rest of the world , while enduring months of darkness in the harshest place on earth . anthony powell has been working in antarctica with his wife christine for many years . after over 10 years of filming , his documentary is now complete . it has had a theatrical release in the us and new zealand , and has screened at numerous festivals around the world and winning many awards .\nsea ice surrounding antarctica reached a new record high extent this year , covering more of the southern oceans than it has since scientists began a long - term satellite record to map sea ice extent in the late 1970s . the upward trend in the antarctic , however , is only about a third of the magnitude of the rapid loss of sea ice in the arctic ocean .\nthe mass of the antarctic ice sheet has changed over the last several years . research based on observations from nasa\u2019s twin nasa / german aerospace center\u2019s twin gravity recovery and climate experiment ( grace ) satellites indicates that between 2002 and 2016 , antarctica shed approximately 125 gigatons of ice per year , causing global sea level to rise by 0 . 35 millimeters per year .\nto create award - winning a year on ice antarctic photographer anthony powell spent 10 years ( and nine winters ) clocking the continent on camera : from the 24 - hour darkness of winter to desolate , stunning polar vistas ( blazing aurora , freezing ice storms ) and the creatures and humans who are based there . time - lapse imagery \u2014 powell\u2019s speciality \u2014 evokes the ever - changing patterns of polar life . powell\u2019s images have screened on national geographic , discovery and in bbc\u2019s frozen planet . a year on ice has inspired awe and acclaim at film festivals worldwide .\nsnowfall could be a factor as well , meier said . snow landing on thin ice can actually push the thin ice below the water , which then allows cold ocean water to seep up through the ice and flood the snow \u2013 leading to a slushy mixture that freezes in the cold atmosphere and adds to the thickness of the ice . this new , thicker ice would be more resilient to melting .\ntwo japanese scientists , ushioda and ochi , develop a bond with their sled dogs while on an expedition in antarctica . ushioda and ochi eventually leave antarctica , only to return to search . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthese images , created with grace data , show changes in antarctic ice mass since 2002 . orange and red shades indicate areas that lost ice mass , while light blue shades indicate areas that gained ice mass . white indicates areas where there has been very little or no change in ice mass since 2002 . in general , areas near the center of antarctica experienced small amounts of positive or negative change , while the west antarctic ice sheet experienced a significant ice mass loss ( dark red ) over the 14 - year period . floating ice shelves whose mass grace doesn ' t measure are colored gray .\n\u201cthe planet as a whole is doing what was expected in terms of warming . sea ice as a whole is decreasing as expected , but just like with global warming , not every location with sea ice will have a downward trend in ice extent , \u201d parkinson said .\nnow available to order on amazon and on demand in north america : urltoken film website : urltoken the multi - award winning film that lets you experience what it is like to live in antarctica for a full year , including winters isolated from the rest of the world , while enduring months of darkness in the harshest place on earth .\ngives testament to the planet\u2019s natural wonders , humanity\u2019s thirst for adventure , and the emotional extremes that accompany a year within the last pristine wilderness on the planet .\nantarctica : a year on ice is a visually stunning journey to the end of the world . guided by nature photographer anthony powell , we experience firsthand the beauty and brutality of the most severe environment on earth along with the hardy and devoted people who call it home year - round . capturing epic battles against hellacious storms , quiet reveries of nature ' s grandeur , and everyday moments of humanity , this one - of - a - kind documentary reveals a close - knit international community of scientists , craftsmen and laborers that thrive in a land few have ever experienced . filmed over 10 years on the continent , antarctica combines spectacular photography and a deeply personal adventure to capture the splendor of the frozen planet like no film before it .\nnow playing in select theaters nationwide ! urltoken urltoken antarctica : a year on ice is a visually stunning journey to the end of the world with the hardy and devoted people who live there year - round . the research stations scattered throughout the continent host a close - knit international population of scientists , technicians and craftsmen . isolated from the rest of the world , enduring months of unending darkness followed by periods when the sun never sets , antarctic residents experience firsthand the beauty and brutality of the most severe environment on earth . capturing epic battles against hellacious storms , quiet reveries of nature ' s grandeur , and everyday moments of work and laughter , this unique documentary shows a steadfast community thriving in a land few humans have experienced . using specially modified cameras and spectacular time - lapse photography , filmmaker anthony powell captures the splendor of the region like no film before . antarctica : a year on ice gives testament to the planet\u2019s natural wonders , humanity\u2019s thirst for adventure , and the emotional extremes that accompany a year within the last pristine wilderness on the planet .\nantarctica : a year on ice is a visually stunning journey to the end of the world with the hardy and devoted people who live there year - round . the research stations scattered throughout the continent host a close - knit international population of scientists , technicians and craftsmen . isolated from the rest of the world , enduring months of unending darkness followed by periods when the sun never sets , antarctic residents experience firsthand the beauty and brutality of the most severe environment on earth . capturing epic battles against hellacious storms , quiet reveries of nature ' s grandeur , and everyday moments of work and laughter , this unique documentary shows a steadfast community thriving in a land few humans have experienced . using specially modified cameras and spectacular time - lapse photography , filmmaker anthony powell captures the splendor of the region like no film before . antarctica : a year on ice gives testament to the planet ' s natural wonders , humanity ' s thirst for adventure , and the emotional extremes that accompany a year within the last pristine wilderness on the planet . ( c ) music box films\nantarctica\nultimately does evoke a sense of the place - its magnificent emptiness and inhuman , unspoiled purity .\nthe single - day maximum extent this year was reached on sept . 20 , according to nsidc data , when the sea ice covered 7 . 78 million square miles ( 20 . 14 million square kilometers ) . this year ' s five - day average maximum was reached on sept . 22 , when sea ice covered 7 . 76 million square miles ( 20 . 11 million square kilometers ) , according to nsidc .\nanthony powell has been working in antarctica with his wife , christine , for many years .\nthis year , antarctic sea ice reached a record maximum extent while the arctic reached a minimum extent in the ten lowest since satellite records began . why are these trends going in opposite directions ? credit : nasa goddard space flight center / joy ng\n\u201cthe winds really play a big role , \u201d meier said . they whip around the continent , constantly pushing the thin ice . and if they change direction or get stronger in a more northward direction , he said , they push the ice further and grow the extent . when researchers measure ice extent , they look for areas of ocean where at least 15 percent is covered by sea ice .\nmelting ice on the edges of the antarctic continent could be leading to more fresh , just - above - freezing water , which makes refreezing into sea ice easier , parkinson said . or changes in water circulation patterns , bringing colder waters up to the surface around the landmass , could help grow more ice .\na warming climate changes weather patterns , said walt meier , a research scientist at goddard . sometimes those weather patterns will bring cooler air to some areas . and in the antarctic , where sea ice circles the continent and covers such a large area , it doesn\u2019t take that much additional ice extent to set a new record .\ndocumentary film crews usually visit antarctica during the few short months of summer . however , this film includes footage meticulously gathered over 15 years , including 9 winters , in 24 - hour darkness , and mind - numbing cold for months at a time . for the first time we get to be part of the genuine long - term human experience , experiencing the stunning visual wonders and the moving emotional journey of a year on the ice .\nvideo : images created from grace data showing changes in greenland ice mass since 2002 .\nsince the late 1970s , the arctic has lost an average of 20 , 800 square miles ( 53 , 900 square kilometers ) of ice a year ; the antarctic has gained an average of 7 , 300 square miles ( 18 , 900 sq km ) . on sept . 19 this year , for the first time ever since 1979 , antarctic sea ice extent exceeded 7 . 72 million square miles ( 20 million square kilometers ) , according to the national snow and ice data center . the ice extent stayed above this benchmark extent for several days . the average maximum extent between 1981 and 2010 was 7 . 23 million square miles ( 18 . 72 million square kilometers ) .\nwe all know the basics : dark winters . bright summers . cute penguins . but what\u2019s it like to actually live in antarctica , widely regarded as the harshest environment on earth ?\nthe new antarctic sea ice record reflects the diversity and complexity of earth\u2019s environments , said nasa researchers . claire parkinson , a senior scientist at nasa\u2019s goddard space flight center , has referred to changes in sea ice coverage as a microcosm of global climate change . just as the temperatures in some regions of the planet are colder than average , even in our warming world , antarctic sea ice has been increasing and bucking the overall trend of ice loss .\nice losses from antarctica have tripled since 2012 , increasing global sea levels by 0 . 12 inch ( 3 millimeters ) in that timeframe alone , according to a major new international climate assessment funded by nasa and esa ( european space agency ) .\na lot of folk have been asking about the 48 - hour films from antarctica that i mention in the movie , and where they can see more of them , so here ' s a few of my favourites that are available on line . the required elements for this first batch were a\ntemperamental continental chef\n, the line\ndo you want to buy a dog ?\n, a silly hat or head dress , a roll of toilet paper , and the sound of a can opening . . .\n\u201cpart of it is just the geography and geometry . with no northern barrier around the whole perimeter of the ice , the ice can easily expand if conditions are favorable , \u201d he said .\nbest thing : getting to see this in a cinema with a big screen and great sound .\nwhile scientists have observed some stronger - than - normal pressure systems \u2013 which increase winds \u2013 over the last month or so , that element alone is probably not the reason for this year\u2019s record extent , meier said . to better understand this year and the overall increase in antarctic sea ice , scientists are looking at other possibilities as well .\nan oscar - nominated doco on the 1955 - 58 trans - antarctic . . .\n\u201cspectacular . breathtaking visuals , heart - tugging stories . visual feast that gives you the most tangible impression of antarctica possible . \u201d\nas a film about human beings in extreme isolation , [ anthony powell ] tapped a particularly rich vein .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nfollow national geographic photographer james balog across the arctic as he deploys time - lapse cameras designed for one purpose : to capture a multi - year record of the world ' s changing glaciers .\na very interesting look at the life of those who choose to work in antarctica . this features some stunning visuals but also has an engaging and thought provoking side too due to the isolation involved .\nunder incredibly harsh conditions , powell captures the outstanding beauty of the ice , the active volcano near mcmurdo , the wildlife , the ice - cold water and the amazing night sky with stars so bright , it ' s almost blinding .\nturning his camera on the people who live and work together in these remote bases , powell does not follow the scientists but focuses instead on the everyday workers who keep the community running . first time feature director powell paints a vivid picture of life on the continent told from the perspective of the maintenance crews , warehouse workers , fire crews and shop workers .\ni was actually on my knees and i was crying . that\u2019s how beautiful it was to me .\nmostly what you get is a chronicle of tedious routine carried out in a killing climate . that gives this documentary a flavor that is strong and genuine . just not very appealing .\nthe laser ranging interferometer ( lri ) instrument has been successfully switched on aboard the recently launched twin u . s . / german gravity recovery and climate experiment follow - on ( grace - fo ) satellites .\nthis feature - length film reveals what it is like to live and work at the bottom of the planet , in antarctica , for a full year . the story is not from the point of view of scientists , but of the people who spend the most time there ; the everyday workers who keep the stations running in the harshest place on the planet . filmed over 15 years by frozen planet photographer anthony powell , the film features a unique insiders point of view , with unparalleled access , and never before seen stunning footage of the deep antarctic winters .\ntravel through earth ' s recent climate history and see how increasing carbon dioxide , global temperature and sea ice have changed over time .\nview of sheldon glacier with mount barre in the background , seen from ryder bay near rothera research station , adelaide island , antarctica . credit : british antarctic survey\ni feel like i learned so much about living on the continent , something most docs never really show ( at least human life ) . although subjects like the interaction between humans and other animals on antarctica were very quickly touched upon , the imagery from the filmmaker told a story he didn ' t need to share with words . it was so beautifully shot by antony powell whose 13 years living on the ice met he knew his subject well enough to capture every thing the terran is . i love the fact that the movie starts out with the section of antarctica not always fully covered in ice . i knew it existed but it ' s always weird when it ' s mentioned ( or seen ) . it sets the tone that your going to learn something new from this doc , and i did . i got a feel of what it ' s like to live in the arctic from people from all walks of life who do it year long . not just scientist and military types , but regular people like fire men and store clerks ( who run convenient stores on antarctica ) . living with each other in the most isolated place imaginable . i got to see what i ' ve only read about , like the four mouths of never ending darkness after the four mouths of never ending sunlight . the monstrous weather . i got so see what these conditions do to humans like a brain freeze that makes you loose your track of thought and how living through the harsh winter makes you interact with others who don ' t . and of course we got to see penguins ( and other animals as well ) . it was just a beautifully shot and interesting documentary from a filmmakers personal experience . fantastic !\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nvideo : nasa ' s oceans melting greenland ( omg ) and operation icebridge missions investigate greenland ' s thinning ice sheets from above and below .\n: i was actually on my knees , and i was crying . that ' s how beautiful it was to me .\nexplore a stunning gallery of before - and - after images of earth from land and space that reveal our home planet in a state of flux .\nresearchers are investigating a number of other possible explanations as well . one clue , parkinson said , could be found around the antarctic peninsula \u2013 a finger of land stretching up toward south america . there , the temperatures are warming , and in the bellingshausen sea just to the west of the peninsula the sea ice is shrinking . beyond the bellingshausen sea and past the amundsen sea , lies the ross sea \u2013 where much of the sea ice growth is occurring .\none of the new projects i have been working on is developing a lot of interactive media . this is an image of the inside of shackleton ' s hut at cape royds from his 1907 expedition . it is made up of 115 individual photos stitched together , which means you can explore , zoom all the way in , and look at all the details of the hut up close . this was taken shortly after the nz antarctic heritage trust had finished their initial 10 - year conservation project to carry out repairs and help stabilise the artifacts . use the scroll wheel on your mouse to zoom in and out , and click and drag on the picture to look around .\n\u043e\u0434\u0438\u043d \u0434\u0435\u043d\u044c \u0438\u0437 \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0438 \u0432\u043b\u0430\u0434\u0438\u043c\u0438\u0440\u0430 \u0444\u0451\u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0447\u0430\n/\none day of vladimir fyodorovich ' s life\nfrom olga stefanova on vimeo .\nthis is a video we did to show the work they have just finished .\nfor antarctica , key variables include the atmospheric and oceanic conditions , as well as the effects of an icy land surface , changing atmospheric chemistry , the ozone hole , months of darkness and more .\nwhen anthony powell first went to the antarctic as a satellite communications technician , he probably figured it would be a great opportunity to indulge his passion for stills photography .\nthis is a story of rising to the ultimate challenge . having the courage to risk fatal expo - sure and the perseverance demanded on the quest for achievement . these are not solely physical feats , they are mental conquests .\nnew zealand photographer anthony powell spent a decade documenting his experience at the bottom of the world\u2014from the awe - inspiring auroras and animal ecosystems , to the freezing and terrifying ice storms . but most importantly , he pointed his camera at the people\u2014not just the scientists , but the everyday workers who live on base to keep the stations running . despite the isolation , claustrophobia , and hostile weather , powell studiously captures every moment with humour , pathos , and a healthy dose of awe .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nafter 10 years of work , the antarctic heritage trust has just completed their initial conservation work on the historic huts of the early explorers on ross island . these are the huts used by scott and shackleton over 100 years ago . when you visit them it is like stepping into a time capsule , you feel like they have just stepped out and could be back any minute .\never wondered what it takes to keep a place like scott base running ? here ' s a series of short videos with some of the staff describing what they do , and what to expect if you want to apply for their job . you can see the rest of them on the antarctic images web page here : urltoken\nvideo : winter temperatures are soaring in the arctic for the fourth winter in a row .\ntechnically , it is far superior to an average installment of pbs ' s nature , but it has the same general niceness and similar tacked - on messages .\nvideo : scientists combined an array of nasa satellite observations of earth with data on human activities to map locations where freshwater is changing around the globe and why .\nvideo : total sea level change between 1992 and 2014 , based on data collected from the topex / poseidon , jason - 1 and jason - 2 satellites .\nis a visually stunning journey to the end of the world with the hardy and devoted people who live there year - round . the research stations scattered throughout the continent host a close - knit international population of scientists , technicians and craftsmen . isolated from the rest of the world , enduring months of unending darkness followed by periods when the sun never sets , antarctic residents experience firsthand the beauty and brutality of the most severe environment on earth . capturing epic battles against hellacious storms , quiet reveries of nature ' s grandeur , and everyday moments of work and laughter , this unique documentary shows a steadfast community thriving in a land few humans have experienced . using specially modified cameras and spectacular time - lapse photography , filmmaker anthony powell captures the splendor of the region like no film before .\nvideo : global sea level rise is accelerating incrementally over time rather than increasing at a steady rate .\nself - taught new zealand filmmaker anthony powell directed and shot this documentary about his experiences working on an antarctic research base for over a decade . there are gorgeous images of icebergs and the aurora australis , and powell makes excellent use of time - lapse photography to capture such natural phenomena as a sea freezing over . what registers most strongly , though , is the sense of loneliness and professional drudgery ; he manages communications systems for a living , and his workaday perspective distinguishes the movie from your typical exotic - locale documentary . in fact powell ' s impressions are so unique that they inspire wonder at the variety of lives taking place on the planet .\nso to find himself some 10 years later with such an inspiring record of his time there is a testament to not only his keen eye and ingenuity , but a dogged persistence that we should all be thankful for .\nfew people will ever travel to the massive southern continent . a landmass twice the size of australia and with a summer population of approximately 5000 people , the snow covered landscape is to most us an utterly alien world .\na super high - definition view of how carbon dioxide in the air moves around the world with the winds .\nfilmmaker anthony powell works in antarctica , not just in the summer but in the winter too - when the sun sets for two - months and the already tiny population dwindles to a mere handful . this hardcore spend days snowed in while 200mph gales batter their buildings in the bitterly cold darkness and \u2013 when the skies are clear - the luminous aurora australis glows vividly in the sky .\n\u201cits really not surprising to people in the climate field that not every location on the face of earth is acting as expected \u2013 it would be amazing if everything did , \u201d parkinson said . \u201cthe antarctic sea ice is one of those areas where things have not gone entirely as expected . so it\u2019s natural for scientists to ask , \u2018ok , this isn\u2019t what we expected , now how can we explain it ? \u2019\u201d\nas the large hadron collider is about to be launched for the first time , physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time - - or perhaps their greatest failure .\ni ' m working on a series of short videos for educational outreach . if you work in the education sector and want some short videos to use in schools etc , or just for general public entertainment , this\nfrozen south\nseries i ' m releasing at irregular intervals as i make them is for you .\na detailed look at jupiter ' s and earth ' s atmospheres and cores as we unlock mysteries of the solar system .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nand here ' s a few of the other gems i was able to find , first up from christine is grumpea . . .\na plume of warm water is the reason one of two adjoining glaciers in greenland is melting almost four times as fast as the other .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nvideo : a high - resolution , three - dimensional view of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations from september 1 , 2014 to august 31 , 2015 .\nkeep track of earth ' s vital signs , see the planet in a state of flux and slow the pace of global warming with nasa ' s free mobile apps .\nway too much screen time is given over to folks describing what it ' s like to live in such a place , as opposed to , you know , actually living there .\n\u201cfascinating . . . dazzling arctic vistas and otherworldly sights . . . vividly depicts a way of life that most of us , fortunately or not , will never get to experience . \u201d\npowell makes excellent use of time - lapse photography to capture such natural phenomena as a sea freezing over . what registers most strongly , though , is the sense of loneliness and professional drudgery .\nthe world needs film - makers like anthony powell , someone alive enough to realise what a special opportunity they have been given , and then let the rest of us share it with them in the best possible way .\nvideo : using observations from nasa ' s orbiting carbon observatory ( oco - 2 ) satellite , scientists developed a model of the behavior of carbon in the atmosphere from september 1 , 2014 to august 31 , 2015 .\nthat suggests that a low - pressure system centered in the amundsen sea could be intensifying or becoming more frequent in the area , she said \u2013 changing the wind patterns and circulating warm air over the peninsula , while sweeping cold air from the antarctic continent over the ross sea . this , and other wind and lower atmospheric pattern changes , could be influenced by the ozone hole higher up in the atmosphere \u2013 a possibility that has received scientific attention in the past several years , parkinson said .\nin the summer time at scott base the sun is above the horizon for 4 months , from roughly the end of the third week of october until the end of the third week of february . this shows the movement of the sun over a full 24 hour period near the peak of summer .\n\u201cthere hasn\u2019t been one explanation yet that i\u2019d say has become a consensus , where people say , \u2018we\u2019ve nailed it , this is why it\u2019s happening , \u2019\u201d parkinson said . \u201cour models are improving , but they\u2019re far from perfect . one by one , scientists are figuring out that particular variables are more important than we thought years ago , and one by one those variables are getting incorporated into the models . \u201d\nyou are not permitted to download , save or email this image . visit image gallery to purchase the image .\npowell has done what so many other portraits of the frozen planet have failed to do ; he gives us something that we ( and he ) will never be able to physically see .\nthat is , vast periods of time compressed into smaller periods of time ; illuminating the magnificence of movement , light and extreme shifts in climate .\nrather than go for the jugular with the crazy amount of awesome images that are surely at their disposal , powell and his editor have realised that for maximum impact , the audience needs time to absorb the magnitude of the visuals .\nwhat better way to do that than to hear from the quirky characters working there .\nit is powell ' s knowledge of seasonal events , subtle fluctuations , and his co - workers ' characters that give him the latitude to try things .\nworst thing : realising that for many of us , this is the closest we ' ll get .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nselect an author andrea gronvall michael atkinson pat aufderheide zbigniew banas barbara scharres angelica jade basti\u00e9n bill stamets bob mehr brian thomas peter brunette dave canfield cara jepsen carol burbank cheryl ross pat chesnut luca cimarusti patrick dahl tyler daswick dave kehr cliff doerksen dominick suzanne - mayer don drucker don druker mick dumke marilyn ferdinand fred camper patrick friel chris fujiwara leor galil hank sartin justin hayford steve heisler jack helbig henry sheehan luke hicks tanner howard drew hunt j . r . jones j . r . jones jennifer vanasco jessica hopper jim healy jonathan rosenbaum joshua katzman josh katzman anthony kaufman kelly kleiman asher klein shelley kraicer shelly kraicer nathalie lagerfeld adam langer lawrence bommer lisa alspector jamie ludwig eric lutz peter margasak mark jenkins martha bayne adrian martin tom mccormack meredith brody sergio mims michael miner laura molzahn monica kendrick adam morgan noel murray noah berlatsky pat graham patrick mcgavin patrick z . mcgavin gerald peary richard pena mark peranson peter keough leah pickett richard m . porton laura power quintin miles raymer reece pendleton berenice reynaud ronnie scheib tal rosenberg joshua rothkopf joshua h . rothkopf martin rubin ryan wenzel ben sachs dan sallitt dmitry samarov ronnie schieb david schwartz david p . schwartz scott pfeiffer ian simmons alissa simon michael glover smith patrick somerville laura stempel steve erickson david stewart gwynedd stuart mike sula ted shen julia thiel andrea thompson ignatiy vishnevetsky kevin warwick jessica weisberg brianna wellen joel wicklund albert williams michael wilmington sam worley\nwe ' re sorry , but your browser is unable to play this video content .\nbrowse television , film , short film , music video , web series , documentary , drama and more categories .\nbiographies , screentalk interviews and details of cast and crew from the nz screen industry .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nsome shots were taken without knowing exactly what the camera was actually seeing , as the lcd display had frozen solid .\n. . . . if not the best documentary i ' ve ever seen .\n10 of 14 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nanthony has had his work appear in numerous films , exhibits , and tv shows . he most recently featured in the emmy award - winning bbc series frozen planet . this is his first feature film .\nit is the simple glimpses of ordinary life in an extraordinary place that are the most stirring moments in the film .\n. . . come for the beauty and adventure of seeing nature ' s last holy land but stay for the interesting and unusual story of individuals who brave isolation and privation to experience something that so few have ever felt .\nlike any house anywhere though , there will still be ongoing monitoring and maintenance needed to keep them intact .\nanthony has had his work appear in numerous films , exhibits , and tv shows including the emmy award - winning bbc series , frozen planet .\nsat 5 , 12pm , luna sun 6 , 12pm , sx wed 9 , 6 . 30pm , sx\nthe film premiered at the new zealand international film festival 2013 , and it has since won multiple awards worldwide . these include , among others , the grand jury award for best film at the laughlin international film festival , slightly intrepid ' s best film 2013 award , best documentary at the bel - air film festival , best documentary audience award at the irvine international film festival , and best documentary cinematography at the new zealand film awards .\nvideo : the ocean ' s important role in absorbing heat and carbon dioxide from the atmosphere .\nvideo : the nasa satellite fleet in 2017 , from low earth orbit to the dscovr satellite taking in the million - mile view .\nvideo : nasa scientists release the first new global map of earth at night since 2012 .\nvideo : simulation of global clouds and aerosols from september 1 , 2005 , to december 31 , 2005 .\nvideo : how different factors , both natural and industrial , contribute to global warming .\nvideo : two key climate change indicators have broken numerous records through the first half of 2016 .\ncolor - coded map of changing global surface temperature anomalies from 1880 through 2017 .\nnasa scientists are working to understand if our land and ocean can continue to absorb carbon dioxide at the current rate \u2013 and for how long .\nwe know seas are rising and we know why . the urgent questions are by how much and how quickly .\ntrack earth ' s vital signs and fly along with nasa ' s earth - observing satellites .\nnasa ' s new orbiting carbon observatory - 2 space satellite will probe the carbon cycle like never before , telling us where the carbon is going and giving us clues as to where we will end up .\ntrack earth ' s vital signs from space and fly along with nasa ' s earth - observing satellites in an interactive 3d visualization .\nthe scientific method is the gold standard for exploring our natural world , and scientists use it to better understand climate change ."]}
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", "topic": 9}], "title": "lapitch the little shoemaker", "paragraphs": ["lapitch the little shoemaker ( croatian : udnovate zgode egrta hlapia ) is an animated . lapitch : the little shoemaker dvd rental , rent lapitch : the . lapitch the little shoemaker - wikipedia , the free encyclopedia lapitch the little shoemaker . lapitch the little shoemaker was a good article nominee , but did not meet the good . your source for lapitch : the little shoemaker reviews and trailers online . . lapitch : the little shoemaker plot summary and details . lapitch the little shoemaker ( 1997 ) - imdb fed up with the harsh treatment his master has given him , a brave little mouse ( and later his dog , brewster ) sets off on an adventure . . find interviews with the cast and crew , photos , and more on fandango . com . lapitch the little shoemaker facts - freebase facts and figures about lapitch the little shoemaker , taken from freebase , the world\u2019s database . . the dvd cover for lapitch in its native croatia . . buy , download , or rent lapitch : the little shoemaker at blockbuster today . lapitch : the little shoemaker plot summary , lapitch : the little shoemaker synopsis lapitch : the little shoemaker synopsis - plot summary . talk : lapitch the little shoemaker - wikipedia , the free . lapitch : the little shoemaker | moviefone lapitch : the little shoemaker movie - starring , , , - this animated musical runs approximately 75 minutes and takes viewers on adventure after adventure . plot : this animated musical runs approximately 75 minutes and takes viewers on adventure after adventure with the big - hearted little . lapitch the little shoemaker : information from urltoken lapitch the little shoemaker . urltoken - lapitch the little shoemaker vhs : sony music enjoy the uplifting adventure of the apprentice shoemaker mouse named lapitch , who , even though he always tries to do his best , just cant seem to please his mean\nfrank weir and his saxophone - the never - never land . / the little shoemaker\ndirty rat ' s song is the villain song of dirty rat , sung in the animated film , lapitch , the little shoemaker .\napprentice lapitch , the little shoemaker sets off on a journey after experiencing injustice from the cruel master scowler . just 18 days were enough to make the movie ' the brave adventures of a little shoemaker ' ( segrt hlapic ) , by production company ' maydi film ' to become the most watched family movie since croatia gained its independence .\napprentice lapitch , the little shoemaker sets off on a journey after experiencing injustice from the cruel master scowler . just 18 days were enough to make the movie ' the brave adventures of . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin just 18 days the brave adventures of a little shoemaker became the most watched croatian children\u2019s fiction film since the independence \u2013 seen by the total of 84 , 762 viewers .\nsynopsis : the lapitch , the little shoemaker runs away from home after experiencing injustice from his cruel master , scowler . on his travels he meets gita , a beautiful little circus girl , who like him , is also an orphan . together with their loyal dog bundas , they set out on a seven .\nthe brave adventures of a little shoemaker , live action adaptation of croatian classic \u0161egrt hlapi\u0107 , in the first 18 days since the opening ( 7 - 24 november ) attracted as many as 84 , 762 viewers , scoring the top position on the list of the most watched children\u2019s films since 1990 . the only children\u2019s film that attained better rates is the animated adaptation of the same book \u2013 lapitch the little shoemaker ( 1997 ) , with almost 220 thousand viewers .\neven though he always tries to do his best , the little apprentice shoemaker lapitch just can\u2019t seem to please his mean - tempered master . fed up with being a mistreated mouse , he and his faithful pooch head out into the world . before long , lapitch is up to his ears in a rousing , cross - country adventure that\u2019s bigger than anything this little mouse ever could have imagined !\nlapitch is a little mouse who wants to become a famous shoemaker . he is always in a good mood and very excited . together with his friends lisa , brewster and pico he has the most interesting . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthis animated musical runs approximately 75 minutes and takes viewers on adventure after adventure with the big - hearted little mouse , lapitch . lapitch works as an apprentice for a cranky shoemaker and his loving wife . when lapitch is thrown out for someone else ' s mistake , he and his faithful dog set out to see the world . he makes fast friends with a cute little circus mouse , lisa , and matches wits with the evil dirty rat . this movie was made in croatia and dubbed in english .\ncome with lapitch , the little shoemaker , on his exciting journeys through the countryside where he is joined by his friends lisa , brewster and pico . based on the film , lapitch - the series is again a classical coming - of - age story . the same lovable casts , plus this time magic boots , take you on fun - filled adventures complete with many laughs , danger , and a healthy dose of magic .\ndirty rat is the main antagonist of lapitch the little shoemaker . as his name suggests he is a nasty rat and the archenemy of lapitch , he was also a shameless thief and vagabond who also had a gang of equally gruesome clowns to act as his henchmen in the series : like many villains in children ' s stories dirty rat is quite proud of his\nnasty\nreputatio\u200b\u200bn and is likewise despised by almost everyone outwith his criminal gang .\napprentice lapitch , the little shoemaker sets off on a journey after experiencing injustice from the cruel master mrkonja . on his journey he meets gita , a beautiful little circus girl who is an orphan just like him . they share adventures and experience problems during their journey . they have nowhere to sleep , no food and are poorly clothed , but nothing scares them . they are bold and happy , willing to help everyone . on the night of the full moon something terrible happens , and changes everything\u2026\nthe first weekend little shoemaker attracted 21 , 693 viewers and the second only slightly less \u2013 20 , 648 \u2013 and 16 , 229 in the third . the results exceeded the recent children\u2019s hits , with over 70 thousand viewers , and it could reach the score of the two most watched croatian films in the 21st century \u2013 the priest\u2019s children and what is a man without a moustache .\nthe series focuses on a rare species of little bears with wings that live in the magical forest and protect it from those who want to destroy it .\nthis little sweetie from , of all places , croatia tells the tale of plucky lapitch , a big - hearted little mouse with adventure ahead . think of him as a kind of fievel for the millenium . orphan lapitch works as an apprentice for the only family he ' s ever known , a cranky shoemaker and his loving - - and excuse - making - - wife . when laptich is thrown out for a mistake that wasn ' t even his responsibility , adventure ensues . he meets and befriends cute little mouse lisa , herself an orphan and running away from the repressive circus folk who raised her . throw in a little magic and it ' ll be no surprise when good triumphs over evil , and everything is not only restored , but made better by a happy ending . the dubbing in enthusiastic english , courtesy of u . s . distributors sony wonder , renders it virtually universal . ( ages 3 and older ) - - n . f . mendoza\napprentice lapitch , the little shoemaker , runs away from home after experiencing injustice from his cruel master , scowler . on his travels he meets gita , a beautiful little circus girl , who like him , is also an orphan . together with their loyal dog bundas , they set out on a seven day road trip full of adventure . but with nowhere to sleep , no food to eat , and thieves all around them , they must stick together and be very brave , if they ever hope to complete their journey .\nthe brave adventures of a little shoemaker were adapted and directed by silvije petranovi\u0107 and are starring the 13 - year - old mile biljanovi\u0107 in the title role . gita is played by ena luli\u0107 and majstor mrkonja by goran navojec . the film was produced by maydi film and co - funded by the croatian audiovisual centre . the distributer is blitz film & video .\n[ from english version ] master scowler : [ screaming ] lapitch , why in thunder . . . what ' s all this racket about ? lapitch : [ stuttering ] nothing , master . master scowler : this is a workshop - not a playground ! see more \u00bb\nlapitch , the mouse with the magic boots , has shown a propensity for walking well beyond its cultural environs of croatia . in 1997 , co - production partners haffadiebold , a subsidiary of germany\u2019s em . tv & merchandising , and zagreb - based prodco croatia film teamed up to produce the direct - to - video animated feature the adventures of lapitch the shoemaker , based on a classic croatian children\u2019s publishing property that went on to sell 100 , 000 and 50 , 000 units in france and germany respectively .\nreturning from the film are the title character , lapitch the mouse , and his girlfriend lisa , along with their pets brewster and pico . for the series , a character called melchior replaces master scowler ' s role .\nfed up with the harsh treatment his master has given him , a brave little mouse ( and later his dog , brewster ) sets off on an adventure .\napprentice lapitch , the little shoemaker sets off on a journey after experiencing injustice from the cruel master mrkonja . on his journey he meets gita , a beautiful little circus girl who is an orphan just like him . they share adventures and experience problems during their journey . they have nowhere to sleep , no food and are poorly clothed , but nothing scares them . they are bold and happy , willing to help everyone . on the night of the full moon something terrible happens , and changes everything . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in just 18 days the brave adventures of a little shoemaker , live action adaptation of croatian classic \u0161egrt hlapi\u0107 , became the most watched croatian children\u2019s fiction film since the independence .\npeter pallette : the main protagonist of the movie . he has the ability to communicate with the animals in the forest .\nside # 1 - - 2 . the shoemaker ' s apprentice [ 2 : 13 ] 3 .\nthe shoe song melody\n[ 4 : 14 ] 4 . lapitch cleans up [ 3 : 04 ] 5 . the journey begins [ 3 : 42 ] 6 . supper with friends [ 2 : 02 ] 7 . the storm [ 2 : 31 ] 8 .\ndirty rat\n[ 3 : 52 ] 9 . lapitch rescues lisa [ 5 : 31 ] 10 .\nfarmers & friends\n[ 11 : 30 ] 11 . the hunt for melvin [ 8 : 03 ] 12 . the fair [ 9 : 13 ] 13 . the quest to find dirty rat [ 7 : 48 ] 14 . returning home [ 10 : 43 ]\nboth co - pro partners have joined forces again , this time to develop an animated series based on the property . simply titled lapitch , the show will target four - to eight - year - olds , and will use classic cel animation to depict the adventures of the supernatural rodent and his posse . hd and cf have signed on to create 26 half - hour eps of lapitch at a total cost of us $ 6 . 8 million . barcelona , spain - based animation house neptuno films will handle the physical production of the series , which is expected to be completed by july 2000 . so far , lapitch has been sold to six broadcasters , including tf1 ( france ) , zdf ( germany ) , ors ( austria ) , ssdrs ( swizterland ) , tv polska ( poland ) and cctv ( china ) .\nthis workout was created with advance participants , is a refreshing challenge to your body . for women who have done little or so sports up to this point , we recommend our perfect model workout - for beginners .\nthe purpose of the sequence of movements is the coordination of breathing and movement , discovering the flow experience and , through this , calming the mind . through regular practice of the sequence the blocks are dissolved in the body and mind , and the path opens to a more satisfied life .\nj . edgar beaver : a small beaver who is the owner of the saloon in the forest .\na cheerful little mouse with some very big dreams sets out to make the world a better place in this warm - hearted , feature length animated adventure . with unforgettable characters and whimsical original songs , it\u2019s a comical , uplifting animated adventure that will enchant you entire family !\nswitzerland has selected my life as a zucchini as its as its foreign - language oscar entry . this marks the 17th animated film to be chosen by a country as its foreign - language candidate for the oscars . update : the film advanced to the next round of voting in the foreign language film category . 1953 : france , johnny the giant killer 1975 : belgium , tarzoon shame of the jungle 1982 : romania , quo vadis homo sapiens ? 1986 : hungary , cat city 1994 : japan , pom poko 1997 : croatia , lapitch the little shoemaker 1997 : japan , princess mononoke 1999 : argentina , manuelita 2002 : chile , ogu and mampato on easter island 2005 : luxembourg , renart the fox 2007 : france , persepolis 2008 : israel , waltz with bashir ( nominated ) 2011 : singapore , tatsumi 2013 : uruguay , anina 2014 : latvia , rocks in my pockets 2015 : palestine , the wanted 18 2016 : switzerland , my life as a zucchini the film has also been picked up by gkids who will be submitting it in the best animated feature category , making it the 4th animated film to ever compete in both categories . persepolis ( 2007 ) waltz with bashir ( 2008 ) rocks in my pockets ( 2014 ) my life as a zucchini ( 2016 )\ni saw this movie with my four little daughters , and they loved it . this adventure is so funny , the animation so well done , it ' s probably better than feivel . . . especially the music is great ! you just have to watch it with your kids , i ' m sure they ' ll love it too .\nemperor spine : the main antagonist of the movie . he plans to destroy the forest and replace it with a desert . his henchmen are called the spinetinglers .\nsynopsis : yoga is the path to complete physical and spiritual freedom . as a first step we would like to relieve the blocks and tensions in your body with the help of asanas , with breathing and via controlling the attention . the program contains a beginner\u00b4s , mor dynamic hatha yoga routine , the aim fo which is to gently exercise the body , to create a harmony of movement and breathing , and develop a deeper inner awareness . the process creates a soft flowing movement , which helps to calm the mind and to develop a lasting inner peace . the purpose of the sequence of movements is the coordination of breathing and movement , discovering the flow experience and , through this , calming the mind . through regular practice of the sequence the blocks are dissolved in the body and mind , and the path opens to a more satisfied life\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\ncroatia ' s official selection for the 1997 academy awards ( in the best foreign language film category ) .\nat various times during the first eight minutes , the windows inside the scowlers ' home show a nighttime setting ; outside , it is already daylight . see more \u00bb\npalatin media engages in the distribution of high end documentaries using the latest technology in 4k , 3d or 2d .\nwhat ' s not to like ? the story is good , a refreshing break from the disney formula plot . the animation and music are high quality . this film passes the kids test ; my 2 and 4 year olds watch the whole thing , and keep asking to see it again .\nyoga is the path to complete physical and spiritual freedom . as a first step we would like to relieve the blocks and tensions in your body with the help of asanas , with breathing and via controlling the attention . the program contains a beginner\u00b4s , mor dynamic hatha yoga routine , the aim fo which is to gently exercise the body , to create a harmony of movement and breathing , and develop a deeper inner awareness . the process creates a soft flowing movement , which helps to calm the mind and to develop a lasting inner peace .\na boy finds a large wolf - like dog in the mountain and they befriend . the local peasants think that it may be a real wolf responsible for the sheep pestilence . they decide to kill the animal . . . see full summary \u00bb\ncroatia ' s official selection for the 1997 academy awards ( in the best foreign language film category ) . see more \u00bb\na painter who can temporarily talk to the creatures of an enchanted forest , must help them stop the evil cactus king , who ' s building an army of magical living weapons and machines to turn the forest into a wasteland perfect for the cacti .\nthe 65 x five - minute animated series ( done by canada\u2019s cactus animation and france\u2019s gangster ) examines the life of a little fly who explores the apartment where he\u2019s born and then sets off into the world for adventures with other critters , including his nemesis mosquito . the series , which targets kids ages six to 12 , is currently airing on canada\u2019s teletoon with a december 1999 delivery date for other broadcasters , including teletoon europe , france 3 , sabc in south africa , cartoon network in the u . k . , ubc ( formerly ibc ) in thailand and singapore cablevision in singapore ( these last two have cable rights only ) . fly tales will also air either on bbc1 or bbc 2 . paris - based futurikon is the show\u2019s co - producer . london\u2019s hit entertainment has financed 25 % of the us $ 3 . 5 - million series , and will retain worldwide rights excluding french - and german - speaking countries in europe .\nfly tales , based on the book la mouche by lewis trondheim , is set to buzz onto television screens in the year 2000 .\nthistle : the cactus king ' s timid apprentice . he tries anything possible to please the cactus king , but to no avail .\nmoscow - based argus international is gearing up for a june 2000 delivery of the detective duo . this 26 x 15 - minute , cel - animated series is set in anywheres - ville europe . each episode brings a new mystery that private dicks ivan and mitrofan must unravel . like all good mysteries , the detective duo features a pair of evil - doers - crazed genius doc and first minister , the power - hungry napolean - like baddie - who are at the heart of all the trouble . with the help of a handful of rotten sidekicks , the meanies almost manage to execute their diabolical plans , but in each episode the the resourceful detectives save the day .\nbuzzing comedies such as the spy who dumped me await you in our summer movie guide . check in for all the info you need .\nthe dialogue - less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles , crabs and birds .\nbafta is tweaking its rules in the best animated feature category , so we may get five nominees this year instead of the usual three .\nafter an artist named peter palette takes a nap under an enchanted elm tree , he discovers that he now has the ability to communicate with the animals of the forest , and that his paintbrush now has magical powers . to help his new friends survive , he must use his abilities to stop the evil cactus king from turning the forest into a desert .\nthis is an efficient workout to shape and tone the whole body . thanks to this modern innovative instruction , boredom is out of the question . the exercises produce an effect on the whole muscular system , not just a single part of the body or on one muscle group . the full power for a slim and well - defined beach body ! improve your endurance , strenght , agility and muscle stock , while getting rid of excess body fat !\n( aka the sacred list ) will receive a limited theatrical release in the u . s . in 2016 but not an oscar - qualifying run .\nalong with the iconic scarecrow , tin man , cowardly lion , wicked witch , dorothy and toto , the story introduces kids to lesser - known oz characters that were left out of the classic mgm flick , including mother mombi , tip , pumpkin jack and the land of girikin just north of oz .\nla tortue rogue ( the red turtle ) was honored at the cannes film festival and received rave reviews . i can definitely see it getting a nomination .\nthe only live - action elements in the jungle book are mowgli and his father . everything else in the film is animated , so it would qualify for the best animated feature category , were disney to submit it . however , i don ' t think they will for a number of reasons . first , the studio and the filmmaking team keep calling it a live - action film , so they don ' t consider it animation in the first place . secondly , they already have three major animated feature contenders and will probably be campaigning hard to get them all their slots as the category has been very competitive in recent years and the animation branch seems to take more of a liking towards smaller animated films over the big studio fare these days . thirdly , the jungle book is already being seen as a frontrunner in the visual effects category . to date , the nightmare before christmas is the only fully animated film to receive a nomination in that category and that was before the best animated feature category existed . disney ' s thinking is probably that if they were to submit jungle book for animated feature , that would affect its chances in score a visual effects nod .\none class of school children from a small village make the trip to zagreb . teacher gets sick and the class is forced to go home without him . during their journey the train gets stuck in a . . . see full summary \u00bb\n: try the drawbridge . oh must i do everything for myself around here ?\nsynopsis : the immeasurable riches of gold pagodas of myanmar are in unique contrast to the standard of living of most of its citizens . myanmar , which has so far been kept in complete isolation , is a breath - taking country with magnificant buildings the likes of which you cannot see anywhere else in the world . accompany us on a journey which is going to change your view of the world .\ni ' m surprised nothing from the ' 50s - ' 60s got anything . also giving huge side - eye at trash like bh6 being alongside the others .\nthe croatian mouse is the new hero for kids . it ' s really a lovely classical story , done in a fine animation . also the music is great , i wonder if you can get it on a cd or something like this .\nthistle the magician and his forest friends ( from _ the elm chanted forest ( 1986 ) _ ) take on an ice emperor , mrazomor , and his horde .\nnine feature films have been selected for competition at the 2016 annecy international animated film festival . click on the hyperlinks to watch a trailer ( or a clip ) for each entry . 01 . 25 april 02 , the girl without hands 03 . my life as a zucchini 04 . nuts ! 05 . psiconautas , the forgotten children 06 . seoul station 07 . sheep and wolves 08 . snowtime ! 09 . window horses my life as a zucchini won this year ' s top prize , the cristal for a feature film as well as the audience award . the girl without hands won the jury distinction . the girl without hands was picked up for u . s . distribution by gkids which will be submitting it for oscar consideration in 2017 .\ntwo small boys travel the world , but seem to have trouble everywhere they go .\nget ready for prime day with the amazon app . no purchase necessary . learn more\nwhich was released in the u . k . on may 27 , 2016 is not eligible as it was released on home video in the u . s . last year .\nto get access to the cable networks is not so easy for the other newcomers , especially when they are linked with a digital platform . the three main cable operators are all linked with one of the bouquets , which can lead to conflicts of interest . lyonnaise des eaux ( paris , among others ) and france telecom have shares in tps . generale des eaux has interests in canalsatellite . this is not the only problem these channels are facing .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nair , water , earth ? these enormous forces are no problem for the production team .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\ni don ' t know . generally animated films aren ' t seen as being as\ngood\nas regular films by the oscar voters , which is why i could see them voting for tjb . sort of like caitlyn jenner winning the woman of the year award ; even in their own category , the animated films get shafted for a live - action film .\ntransform your television into a breath - taking aquarium . this programs were produced with the most up - to - date 4k ultra hd technology , and are accompanied by perfect hd sound . enjoy the wide variety of species living in the world\u00b4s oceans through extremely sharp images and richcolors\nwhich was released in the u . s . on july 01 , 2016 may not be eligible since it is an animated / live - action hybrid . it has been submitted in the\nwhich was released in the u . s . on june 22 , 2016 may not be eligible since it is an animated / live - action hybrid . it has been submitted in the\nwhich was released in the u . s . on october 12 , 2016 may not be eligible since it is an animated / live - action hybrid . it has been submitted in the\nthe encino , california - based prodco is teaming up with arait multimedia in madrid for wonderful world of the wizard of oz . co - pro negotiations are also underway with nhk in tokyo .\n( at 54 : 27 in the original croatian version ) when the merry - go - round owner complains about lack of help , his mouth moves only twice despite saying so many words .\nsign up for the cd baby newsletter your email address will not be sold for any reason .\nbud e . bear : a large yet friendly bear with who is one of the mostly accompanying animals to peter . he sometimes goes to j . edgar ' s saloon in the forest .\nby using this site , you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . world heritage encyclopedia\u2122 is a registered trademark of the world public library association , a non - profit organization .\nin the animated film section , previously limited to three nominations , the committee will have the option of extending the number to five .\nsometimes entrants don ' t submit their films because they know there ' s only three nominations , so we want to make sure there ' s as wider number of entrants as possible ,\nbafta ' s head of awards emma baehr tells thr .\nyeah , i don ' t see disney submitting it for the category , though i suppose it ' s possible . people weren ' t really talking about this sort of thing when gravity came out though , and that film was virtually completely animated aside from the two human characters as well , much in the same way as the jungle book . in fact , i remember reading an interview where alfonso cuaron said that film was animated in its entirety before they got the actors in there . of course , that didn ' t really have fully animated characters like the animals in tjb , so i guess that could be the difference . but again , disney themselves seem to consider this a ' live - action ' film . if it were submitted and nominated , though , i don ' t see it necessarily being the front - runner . as well - received as tjb was , zootopia had the better reception . plus , it doesn ' t really fit the pre - conceived notion of what an animated film is , and the academy is all about conventions and being\nsafe ,\nand a pixar or wdas film would be the obvious choice in that case .\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\na new version of urltoken is available , to keep everything running smoothly , please reload the site .\nthe new channels have been either launched by the digital satellite networks , referred to as bouquets in france , or independently by american channels who are attracted by the new broadcasting opportunities . children channels are considered as appealing as cinema channels . in the last few months , france has had three competing digital platforms launched . surprisingly , while cable never really took off , with only 1 . 5 million subscribers to date , dth ( direct to home satellite ) went quickly over expectations with nearly 600 , 000 digital subscribers registered in only six short months . sure , the amazing advertising campaigns that have accompanied these launches has helped . in fact , the competition has stimulated the market . ten years ago , cable was handicapped by the launch of a cinema and sports pay - television , canal + , who now has over 4 million subscribers .\nof the three digital bouquets , canalsatellite , controlled by canal + , shot first . canalsatellite was already an existing satellite platform , but was analog , carrying only the thematic channels that one could find on cable . the digital service was launched in april 1996 with additional channels , interactive services , multiplexing , of canal + most notably , and pay per view , making a total of 40 channels . already carrying canal j , as well as cartoon network , canalsatellite numerique was less in need than the other bouquets to create a children ' s channel . but aiming to present the best and widest reaching offer , the service worked out exclusive satellite carriage deals , as has been achieved with disney channel france . canalsatellite is to date the leading platform with 440 , 000 digital subscribers ( plus 130 , 000 using the older analog technology ) .\nkidscreen title , tagline and logo are trademarks of , and the events are produced by brunico marketing inc .\n) is an animated television series from croatia film andem . tv / haffadiebold , with animation by neptuno films of barcelona , spain . it is a spin - off from the 1997 film of the same name .\nfrom the times when i went to school i remember we had for our lektira ( obligatory book reading ) to read segrt hlapic . it was very popular book and even cartoon was made based on that story . in this film , i was impressed with cinematography and camera moves altogether . it still impresses me how much technology in the film making has improved over the years . acting is good especially from the young actors , older ones we know well from the previous years and film they acted in . it is a good opportunity to see creme de la creme of the croatian acting . plot is in the line with the book wit some modern upgrades . it is to be expected . if you want to see a good croatian family film this one is for you , they do not produce many films in croatia these days , lack of money .\noriginal motion picture soundtrack - features all the ethereal , emotional , relaxing , dreamy , adventurous and moving themes scored for the movie directed by silvije petranovic , based on a famous croatian novel written by ivana brlic mazuranic .\nthanks to its recent pick - up on lyonnaise des eaux ' s cable networks , tps ' teletoon is the second most widely broadcast children ' s channel . while still well after canal j , tps has 529 , 000 subscribers to date .\nwe are having discussions with the other cable operators but they are not easy ,\nsays francois deplank , who heads teletoon . besides the conflict of interest with generale des eaux , a shareholder of competing bouquets , the talks with the other operators , including its own shareholder france telecom , are not evident .\nwith the multiplication of channels they tend to go toward a segmented offer ( children , sports , etc . ) on option ( people pay extra for additional channels for which they ' option ' ) , putting the different bouquets in competition , which is not in our interest .\ndeplank would prefer to be offered as part of the basic channels which are those that are fed into every cable home without additional charges .\nwe have more chances to gain new subscribers through tps than with the cable networks !\nthe financial arrangements with cable operators vary from case to case , but the average price that teletoon gleans is 2f per month per subscriber as part of the basic service , and 3 . 5 f or more when on option .\ndirty rat : the clouds are creeping growing at the larger the night is falling , shadows even darker lightning is striking how i love the thunder creatures are crawling , they will make you shudder chorus : the clouds are creeping growing at the larger the night is falling , shadows even darker dirty rat : my eyes are searching looking for a weakness once i get near you , you will feel the meanness there is a laughter that drives me to madness this my title , notice mr . badness chorus : my eyes are searching looking for a weakness once i get near you , you will feel the meanness dirty rat and chorus : dirty rat , yeah that ' s the name they call me now dirty rat , i riding through the lie dirty rat . . . dirty rat : the meanest that makes me so proud dirty rat and chorus : dirty rat , there ' s nothing there i ' m frightened of dirty rat , i ' m sneaky and i ' m true dirty rat , i ' m prowling around to get you dirty rat : the mouse is sleeping i got some bad intentions and now he ' s dreaming , he doesn ' t have protection no one will see me , now it ' s time for action trick him and steal him , for my satisfaction chorus : the mouse is sleeping i got some bad intentions and now he ' s dreaming , he doesn ' t have protection dirty rat and chorus : dirty rat , yeah that ' s the name they call me now dirty rat , i riding through the lie dirty rat . . . dirty rat : the meanest that makes me so proud dirty rat and chorus : dirty rat , there ' s nothing there i ' m frightened of dirty rat , i ' m sneaky and i ' m true dirty rat , i ' m prowling around to get you\nthe outsider has been ab sat . it has been launched by leading independent french producer and distributor , ab . for years the company made a name , and high profits , by producing tf1 ' s children ' s shows and successful long - running youth sitcoms . when the launch of ab sat established a competition with tps , their already sensitive relationship with tf1 , a shareholder of tps , became worse . in fact , tf1 has canceled all of ab ' s children ' s shows for september . sure of its frs 1 billion yearly turnover and its prominent catalogue , ab went to the ny stock exchange to finance its bouquet where it received frs 888 . 9 million . ab sat ' s concept is totally different than the previous two : it is cheap . whereas the others start at around frs 100 per month , ab starts at frs 40 per month which includes access to all 18 new niche channels with themes ranging from action to romance to erotic , to . . . cartoons . unable to enjoy the same megaforce financial backing as its two competitors , ab sat has not yet benefited from a consistent launch campaign , and its subscribership is low with only 11 , 000 by the end of june . ab sat does not have , however , such a high break - even level , needing only 400 , 000 subscribers compared to at least twice that for the others . because of their concept , the ab channels are not running after fresh programming . they rely heavily on ab ' s existing catalogue . 90 % of ab cartoon ' s programming comes from its ' library ( ab handles 15 , 000 animated episodes ) and as for the rest , the ab channels are known as the ones paying the lowest acquisition prices . ab cartoon ' s concept is to run the\noldies but goodies\nanimated series during the day and anime at night . though the budget is not unveiled , it is said to be in the frs 20 million bracket .\ni don ' t get it . why is the jungle book suddenly a top pick ? and why does that make zootopia ( or any other potentially good animated film that ' s coming out later in the year ) less likely of a contender ? i mean , the jungle book has some stunning animation , but the academy has already proven time and time again that they don ' t judge the animation category on a technical level . a lot of voters just pick the\nsafest\nchoice that will appeal to everyone , and the jungle book , as critically - praised as it is , does not carry as much of an emotional - impact as zootopia . all of the oscar - winning pixar films prove that , no matter what kind of beautiful masterpiece of an arthouse animated film you make , voters seem to like emotionally - effective morals . . . especially if those morals are relevant to modern - day issues ( and earn about a billion dollars in the box office ) .\nwhich will be released in the uk / ireland in 2016 has yet to secure u . s . distribution .\ndisney channel france has for its part managed to get access to most of the cable systems thanks to its strong label . operators figured they could benefit from disney ' s image and that it would help boost subscriptions . the disney channel is the only kids ' channel to have positioned itself as pay tv . they too are betting on its strong label , powerful in not only the kids ' minds , but also in the ones who have the wallet , the parents . it tries to establish itself as a french channel , appealing to families , and perfect for baby - sitting . launched in march , the first figures have proved far better than expected , with 200 , 000 subscribers registered by the end of june . this was their goal for the end of one year . however , these results are to be taken prudently . how much extra will people want to spend when they have access to an increasing number of children ' s channels ? disney channel ' s subscription rate is 35 francs per month . most of disney channel ' s current subscribers - 170 , 000 - come from canalsatellite , whose first subscribers , attracted by novelty , seem at this point to be in the mood to take a quasi complete service . 70 % also subscribe to canal + . the disney channel has only achieved 30 , 000 subscribers from cable to date . disney ' s animated features are a good asset . however , their broadcast is rare , probably so as to not hurt their healthy home video revenues . disney programming only makes up 50 % of the channel ' s schedule , and being structured as a french channel it has to meet certain quotas . even if they have negotiated a progressive deal with the regulatory body csa , the channel only has to air french programs 30 % of the time for this year . obtaining french shows is currently a headache , especially in the children ' s programming field . not only because of increasing concentration of catalogues , but also because , tf1 , france 3 and m6 are the biggest commissioners of animated series and of course , the cable and satellite rights often go to . . . teletoon . to enter the market , the disney channel practices higher acquisition prices and intends to do pre - acquisitions and a few co - productions to get fresh product . in order to succeed , the channel will have to prove it is offering an especially worthy product ; one that people will want to pay for and renew .\ntwo friends facing self - made problems where they try to solve them by using anything impossible and possible and their solutions lead to more problems , at the end the\nproblem\nis fixed and finish off with their distinctive handshake .\nbrum is a car who loves to go around the city each day . follow him as he helps save the day by identifying criminals , dances with people and sometimes even gets up to no good , only to be helpful later .\nwe are introducing a full body workout without special equipment . the workout also includes special exercise presented by professional athletes .\nfifi fox : a beautiful and delicate female fox who loves the beauty of nature . she has a french accent .\nin 1999 , a poll of croatian film fans found it to be one of the best croatian films ever made .\nwhich will be released in the u . k . in 2016 has yet to secure u . s . distribution .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nwhich was released in the u . s . on january 15 , 2016 was not submitted for consideration even though eligible .\nwhich was released in the u . s . on april 29 , 2016 was not submitted for consideration even though eligible .\nwhich was released in the u . s . on september 09 , 2016 was not submitted for consideration even though eligible .\nits ' concept is 100 % cartoons as is one of its main upcoming competitors the cartoon network . the turner channel was not conventioned by the csa until now , and as a result , could barely have access to the french cable networks . csa has recently announced , however , that according to european regulation , if cartoon network is sanctioned in the country from which it airs ( uk ) , they can no longer be refused . deplank is confident though .\nwe had the example of a small cable system in alsace ( french border ) who stopped running cartoon network to carry us instead . they are quite happy about it . cartoon network still runs half of its programming in english , and french kids usually learn to speak french before english !\nexcellent film done in old style . most of the kids i saw watching it were glued to the tv screen . mostly for kids , but older people can enjoy it as well . commercial or not - 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{"id": 114716, "summary": [{"text": "oliver twist is a lost 1916 silent film drama produced by jesse lasky and distributed by paramount pictures .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was directed by james young .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is based on the famous novel , oliver twist , by charles dickens and the 1912 broadway stage version of the novel .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "marie doro had played oliver on broadway in 1912 to much acclaim and was brought in by lasky to reprise her role in this film .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "in fact , the main reason this film was made was to showcase doro rather than dickens .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in the play , the parts of nancy , fagin and bill sykes were played by constance collier , nat c. goodwin and lyn harding respectively .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "elsie jane wilson who had a supporting part in the play is nancy in the film .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "wilson and doro are the only players from the play to appear in this film .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "four film versions had been made prior to this film : in 1907 , 1909 and two in 1912 , the year of doro 's stage success .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "a later 1922 silent version starred lon chaney and jackie coogan . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "oliver twist ( 1916 film )", "paragraphs": ["ad for the 1916 silent film oliver twist starring marie doro the film is lost . | lost films 1915 - 1919 | pinterest | oliver twist , oliver twist film and films\nstill from the 1916 silent film oliver twist starring marie doro the film is lost . | lost films 1915 - 1919 | pinterest | oliver twist , silent film and films\ntwist is a 2003 canadian drama film and a retelling of charles dickens ' classic , oliver twist .\nfilm adaptation of charles dickens ' s novel\noliver twist\n, which has nancy married to bill sikes .\nthe film is similar in some ways to seth michael donsky ' s 1996 film twisted made prior to tierney ' s film .\nbought up all the prints of the 1916 version , at a cost of $ 50 , 000 , so that no one would try to revive that film once his was released .\ntwist currently holds a 16 % ' fresh ' rating on rotten tomatoes , with the consensus\ndespite of [ sic ] its contemporary setting and some strong performances , this is a bland retelling of oliver twist .\n[ 1 ]\nbased on the charles dickens novel oliver twist is about an orphan boy who runs away from a workhouse and meets a pickpocket on the streets of london . oliver is taken in by the pickpocket and he joins a household of young boys who are trained to steal for their master . this version of oliver twist is topped by alec guinness ' s masterly performance of arch - thug fagin .\nan orphan named oliver twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of london . from there , he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master .\nset in the wake of the 1916 easter rising , a married woman in a small irish village has an affair with a troubled british officer .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\noliver ! -\ni shall scream\n- mr . bumble woos the widow corney\nas in donsky ' s film , the plot of oliver twist is updated to the present day , and moved out of the london poor house onto the streets of a large north american city ( in donsky ' s film it was new york city , and this film it is toronto ) . in addition , the tale is told not from oliver ' s point of view , but rather that of dodge ( nick stahl ) . the prosaically beautiful oliver ( joshua close ) falls into the hands of down - and - out young men . dodge takes oliver under his wing and instructs him in the unforgiving arts of drug abuse and prostitution . oliver develops a crush on dodge and views him as his boyfriend , complicating their friendship . dodge does not reciprocate his feelings , and reacts angrily to oliver ' s kisses and other signs of affection . as oliver ' s innocence dissolves , both young men confront their demons , and ultimately it is dodge who finds he cannot escape his past . dodge is found by his abusive brother around the same time the young men ' s caretaker commits suicide , sending dodge into a violent rage at the film ' s conclusion .\noliver twist , a boy born in the poorhouse , lives on the streets . he meets a young thief called the artful dodger who introduces him to fagin - leader and teacher of a gang of youthful pickpockets . oliver , however grateful for being taken in , is not a thief and cannot live like one .\na growing source of silent era film information . this listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett . copyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 by carl bennett and the silent era company . all rights reserved .\nafter asking for more gruel , oliver is put in the workhouse cellar , but manages to escape and run away , encountering the artful dodger and joining up with fagin and his gang . bill sikes forces oliver to take part in a burglary , which goes wrong when oliver is shot . the householders take care of oliver , but when bill discovers his whereabouts he plans to kill him . bill ' s wife nancy alerts the police , and she is murdered by bill , who dies during his escape . mr brownlow appears as a friend of oliver ' s late father , who has been searching for him for years to restore oliver ' s inheritance to him .\noliver ' s mother , a penniless outcast , died giving birth to him . as a young boy oliver is brought up in a workhouse , later apprenticed to an uncaring undertaker , and eventually is taken in by a gang of thieves who befriend him for their own purposes . all the while , there are secrets from oliver ' s family history waiting to come to light .\nwhen oliver is in dock being tried for pick - pocketing , after the judge says\noh stand away\nthe camera becomes an oliver pov shot . just before oliver totally collapses he looks up to the ceiling , ( and therefore so does the camera ) briefly showing the full studio rafters , complete with lights , and the set microphone , and part of the\nset ceiling\n.\noliver ' s mother , a penniless outcast , died giving birth to him . as a young boy oliver is brought up in a workhouse , later apprenticed to an uncaring undertaker , and eventually is taken in by a gang of thieves who befriend him for their own purposes . all the while , there are secrets from oliver ' s family history waiting to come to light . written by snow leopard\ncondemned to the workhouse cellar after asking for a second helping of porridge , oliver twist , who never knew his parents , manages to escape and joins fagin ' s band of criminals . then , the brutal bill sikes forces him to take part in a burglary , during which oliver is shot . despite his part in the robbery , oliver is taken in by the burglary victims , who nurse him back to health until bill finds him , and prepares to kill him for ruining his burglary . bill ' s wife nancy alerts the police , though , and they rescue oliver . just before he runs away from the authorities , however , bill , outraged at nancy , murders her . then , bill dies during his escape , after which mr . brownlow , a friend of the boy ' s late father , finds oliver after years of searching , and restores to him all of his father ' s property .\nthe greatest film triumph of the decade . a matchless cast of screen celebrities supporting jackie in this , his finest achievement . starring the greatest boy actor in the world .\nthe greatest film triumph of the decade . a matchless cast of screen celebrities supporting jackie in this , his finest achievement . starring the greatest boy actor in the world . see more \u00bb\ni eagerly popped this dvd into my player because i ' ve always been captivated by early still and motion photography . i was pleased with the beauty of this silent film : some scenes have a brownish color cast resembling a calotype while others look bluish like a cyanotype . this film follows the novel closely , so dickensians and purists should like it . lon chaney is convincing as fagin , and child star jackie coogan - who enjoyed a resurgence later as uncle fester on\nthe addams family\n- earns the sympathy of the viewer . there are the usual histrionics for this period : this is a silent film , and so they come with the territory . highly recommended to those who like silent films . a must - see for dickens devotees and chaney completists .\nwhen it was found without intertitles in the 1970s , the film was restored with the help of jackie coogan and sol lesser . new intertitles were created by blackhawk films . the version now seen on tcm is from a tinted original , with an excellent organ score by john muri , copyright 1975 by the eastin phelan corporation , and with the original opening credits and intertitles which were apparently located after the blackhawk replacements were temporarily substituted , but which are no longer relevant . see more \u00bb\nempire theatre , ( 3 / 25 / 1912 - circa . 5 / 1912 )\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nthe new york hat ( 1912 ) - mary pickford , lionel barrymore , lillian gish - d . w . griffith\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyour social account may not have provided your email to us . please confirm or enter it below to complete your profile .\nwe found your email in our system . please provide your site password to link to your existing account .\nforgot your password ? enter your email address and we ' ll send you instructions on how to access your account .\nwe have not verified that the email belongs to you . please check your inbox for the verification email .\nto resend the verification email , please enter your email address and click submit .\nleonard maltin classic movie guide , copyright 2005 , 2010 . used by arrangement with penguin group ( usa ) inc .\ntm & \u00a9 2018 turner classic movies , inc . a time warner company . all rights reserved . code of conduct for this site | press room | privacy policy | | terms of use\nplease note that this is a database of information on films produced in the silent era of world cinema . this is not a listing of available exhibition prints or home video products , since we currently do not rent or sell either .\nearly women filmmakers : an international anthology ( 1902 - 1943 ) . films by blach\u00e9 , weber , dulac and more ! available from amazon\nirvin willat\u2019s behind the door ( 1919 ) starring hobart bosworth , jane novak and wallace beery . available from amazon\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nlon chaney movie schedule : the phantom of the opera , tell it to the marines , mr . wu\nin fifteenth century paris , the brother of the archdeacon plots with the gypsy king to foment a peasant revolt . meanwhile , a freakish hunchback falls in love with the gypsy queen .\na deformed criminal mastermind plans to loot the city of san francisco as well as revenge himself on the doctor who mistakenly amputated his legs .\na bitter clown endeavors to rescue the young woman he loves from the lecherous count who once betrayed him .\na professional clown and a self - indulgent count learn to help each other with their problems , but then become romantic rivals .\nin this early collaboration with director tod browning ( dracula , freaks ) , chaney delivers a dual performance of dramatic intensity , starring as ah wing , a kind - hearted student of confucian . . . see full summary \u00bb\na sideshow ventriloquist , midget , and strongman form a conspiracy known as\nthe unholy three\nand commit a series of robberies .\nthe classic dickens tale of an orphan boy who escapes the horrors of the orphanage only to be taken in by a band of thieves and pickpockets .\na romantic rivalry among members of a secret society becomes even tenser when one of the men is assigned to carry out an assassination .\na gang of blackmailers sends a cripple to san francisco to expose a banker they have been blackmailing . however , the cripple meets and falls in love with the banker ' s daughter .\na magician seeks vengeance upon the man who paralyzed him and the illegitimate daughter he sired with the magician ' s wife .\ntwo thieves , the blackbird and west end bertie , fall in love with the same girl , a french nightclub performer named fifi . each man tries to outdo the other to win her heart .\na naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer , then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock .\n2 of 2 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nfeatured in lon chaney : a thousand faces ( 2000 ) . see more \u00bb\ndoctor : it ' s all over , mrs . thingummy ! see more \u00bb\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nhotel transylvania 3 : summer vacation stars plan their dream summer getaways to some memorable movie settings .\na humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor .\nhenry hobson is a successful bootmaker , a widower and a tyrannical father of three daughters . the girls each want to leave their father by getting married , but henry refuses because marriage traditions require him to pay out settlements .\nthe middle - class family of a young woman cannot understand why she delays in marrying a respectable young man . they know nothing about her long - standing affair with a frenchman .\nthe passionate friends were in love when young , but separated , and she married an older man . then mary justin meets steven stratton again and they have one last fling together in the alps .\nnoel coward ' s attempt to show how the ordinary people lived between the wars . just after wwi the gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs . an ordinary sort of life is led by the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nmeeting a stranger in a railway station , a woman is tempted to cheat on her husband .\ncultural mistrust and false accusations doom a friendship in british colonial india between an indian doctor , an englishwoman engaged to marry a city magistrate , and an english educator .\ncharles and his second wife , ruth , are haunted by the spirit of his first wife , elvira . medium madame arcati tries to help things out by contacting the ghost .\nan adaptation of the classic dickens tale , where an orphan meets a pickpocket on the streets of london . from there , he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master .\n: aye , it is . it is my living . and you ' re the wretch that drove me to them long ago , and that ' ll keep me there , day and night , day and night , day and night !\n50 of 58 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nthis page was last modified on 1 december 2015 , at 08 : 56 .\nthis article ' s content derived from wikipedia , the free encyclopedia ( see original source ) ."]}
{"id": 114733, "summary": [{"text": "the broken tower is a 2011 american black-and-white student film directed , written , produced , edited by and starring james franco .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was made by franco as his masters thesis for his mfa in filmmaking from new york university .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film is about american poet hart crane .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "franco appears in the starring role as crane along with michael shannon as one of crane 's lovers .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the broken tower made its world premiere in april 2011 at boston college .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it was shown at the 2011 los angeles film festival ( laff ) in june and released on dvd in 2012 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film includes the recitation by franco of several of crane 's poems both as voice-over additions to the film , as well as actual readings of several poems rendered by franco as portraying crane himself . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "the broken tower ( film )", "paragraphs": ["the dark tower is also added in between the central tower and defence against the dark arts tower .\nmore photos of dave behind the scenes ( just hanging out ) of \u201cthe broken tower\u201d with the producer , vince jolivette . movies > the broken tower > behind the scenes x 002 source\nthe broken tower feels unique as a young man ' s tribute to an adventuresome , doomed soul .\nthe clock tower , clock tower courtyard , wooden bridge and the sundial garden are added to the back of the school .\nnow with \u201cthe broken tower , \u201d what were you familiar with first : paul l . mariani\u2019s crane biography which serves as the basis for the film , or crane\u2019s poetry ?\nmove the sign ; take the bungee cord and broken fork ( v ) .\nfrom writer / director james franco\nthe broken tower\nbased on the true life story of poet hart crane . the truth is indecent .\nhere is the trailer for james franco\u2019s \u201cthe broken tower\u201d in which dave stars as young heart crane . the film is now available for download and on demand , but doesn\u2019t come to dvd until march 27th .\na featurette entitled exploring hart crane ( 48 : 20 ) features james franco interviewing three scholars / poets regarding the history of the broken tower ' s subject hart crane . he uses the skype technology to conduct these interviews ( which have been edited together ) . the piece also contains some film clips from the broken tower as edited with dialogue from the three contributing members and franco .\na huge fire has broken out at a tower block in latimer road in west london , with eyewitnesses reporting that they can see residents trapped at the top of the building .\nattach the metal logo ; open the tower . take the bronze key ( g ) .\nin the book , dumbledore tells harry and hermione that sirius is locked up in professor flitwick ' s office in the west tower , thirteenth window from the right of the tower , but in the film , dumbledore tells harry and hermione that sirius is locked up in the topmost cell of the dark tower .\nif one server broken , don ' t worry , it will automatic switch to next server .\nplace the boy doll , girl doll , and broken heart ( 2 / 2 ) ( h ) .\nuse the night vision goggles ; take the broken fork and pipe ( 4 / 4 ) ( t ) .\nremove the cover ; use the broken fork ( r ) . take the battery and small flashlight ( s ) .\nroland and the man in black show down in the dark tower . all images : sony pictures\ninstead , the film begins at devar - toi , a very important location to the overall mythology of the dark tower series . in both the books as well as the movie , this is the place the armies of the crimson king bring children with strong mental abilities , which they use to try to break the beams that link to the dark tower . if the beams are broken the tower will fall , the gunslinger\u2019s quest will have failed , and darkness will take over the world .\nsince not every item is alive , all that broken stuff was probably just normal furniture that was already in the castle .\nthe dark tower film ends with roland destroying devar - toi , which basically means \u201cboom , problem solved . \u201d the dark tower is no longer under siege , and the danger is over . there almost aren\u2019t words for how much that changes the course of the story\u2019s events .\nyou\u2019ve since directed \u201cchild of god , \u201d an adaptation of cormac mccarthy\u2019s novel ; a film with no doubt a bigger budget and more riding on it to perform commercial wise . what did you take over from your experience making \u201cthe broken tower , \u201d to \u201cchild of god\u201d ?\n\u2018ten meter tower\u2019 appeared at the 2017 sundance film festival . it is part of a series produced by independent filmmakers who have received support from the nonprofit sundance institute .\nhart crane : we all know life is a dance of death , but we can still make something of it . the broken tower had a noble premise surrounding the short life of american poet hart crane , who is played by james franco . not only that , the film was written and directed by franco , and while that may sound worthy on paper , the broken tower fails to work on nearly any level . there are a handful of risqu\u00e9 scenes that furthermore adds to the longstanding rumor of james franco ' s sexual orientation , and he delivers a fifteen minute long poetry monologue . yawn . if that is not terrible enough , the film is shot as a\ndocudrama\nand features some of the most scattershot editing ever to be featured on film ; all presented in black and white . the broken tower is the first 2012 - released film i have seen , and will most likely make it on my worst of the year list . read the whole review at urltoken\nthere are certainly other ways the film squandered its source material , but the point is very clear : it feels like the people behind the dark tower film did not have any interest in retelling king\u2019s story . the film only uses small facets of the world to tell a different , much briefer story , when the real strength of the dark tower is that it\u2019s an epic . whether you\u2019re a fan of the books or not , this truncated version can\u2019t help but disappoint .\nthe project he\u2019ll be tackling ? the previously announced adaptation of paul l mariani \u2018s \u201c the broken tower , \u201d a biography of american poet hart crane , who gained popularity with his brooklyn bridge - inspired \u201c the bridge . \u201d his last poem was the eponymous \u2018broken tower , \u2019 inspired by crane\u2019s only heterosexual affair ( with peggy crowley ) that has now been widely interpreted as his death ode . crane controversially ended his life by jumping off the steamship ss orizaba while yelling \u201cgoodbye , everyone ! \u201d at the age of 32 .\nthe dark tower shows some meager promise , but as the first in a proposed series it leaves much to be desired .\nthis is the first and only film not to feature the title in clouds .\njody martin said he got to the scene just as the first fire engine was arriving at grenfell tower , in latimer road .\n[ the dark tower ] resembles nothing so much as a mashup of the lord of the rings and the matrix reimagined for the young adult crowd .\nuse the rose key and fleur - de - lys key ; take the note , photo , and broken heart ( 1 / 2 ) ( d ) .\nit\u2019s theorized that the broken furniture pieces in the west wing are actually unfortunate servants that beast unknowingly destroyed after being cursed . it turns out that\u2019s probably not the case .\nthe film does not mention about ron receiving a new wand to replace his old broken one . however , ron actually does have a new wand , since there is no spello - tape on his wand and no malfunctions happen .\nthis is the second time actors timothy spall and richard griffiths appeared in a film together , their first film together having been vatel , released in 2000 .\nplay the hop ; receive the film roll ( 2 / 2 ) ( h ) .\njames franco\u2019s biopic of gay poet hart crane , playing at the los angeles film festival , may serve better as his thesis film than as a commercial release .\nbut despite earnest attempts , mr . franco can\u2019t bring the fervency of crane\u2019s poetry to life in the extensive recitations . he was far more convincing in the movie \u201chowl\u201d playing allen ginsberg , whose language wasn\u2019t as high - flown . as a result \u201cthe broken tower\u201d feels less a movie than an outline for one .\nrules weren\u2019t meant to be broken when it comes to tv episode lengths , but these 10 examples \u2014 introduced on the very good tv podcast \u2014 are clear exceptions .\nthis is the only film where dumbledore does not say harry potter ' s name .\nplace the projector part and film roll ( 2 / 2 ) ( i ) .\nthis is the first film to feature specialised closing credits . the ones in this film are made to look like the marauder ' s map with the cast names accompanied by the\nfootsteps\n.\nto those unfamiliar the zombie movie genre , it might seem hard to see how a film like night of the living dead could be regarded as a political film . however , the film is one of the most important cultural records of its era . romero himself has explicitly commented that the film is a document of contemporary social changes . we don\u2019t have to take the director\u2019s word for this , since the film\u2019s political themes are hardly hidden from the audience .\nthere is a long literary and artistic tradition in which crane figures as a character or muse standing for a certain kind of uncompromising visionary artist ready to sacrifice everything for poetry ,\nsaid langdon hammer , a hart crane scholar at yale who also provides commentary on the dvd of\nthe broken tower .\nwhile i think the film will be popular among many church - goers as a new arrow in the quiver of apologetics , i doubt many serious biblical scholars will agree with its conclusions . indeed , those conclusions are widely connected to a historical theory which has been carefully negated in scholarship ( even among otherwise orthodox biblical scholars ) . because of this , i fear that the film\u2019s popularity with churches will wind up leaving the church ridiculed for trying to fire another broken arrow at the \u201cwhite tower establishment\u201d .\nmarcio and andreia gomes , parents of logan gomes , arrive for a commemoration hearing at the opening of the inquiry into the grenfell tower disaster , in london .\nwhich makes \u201cthe broken tower\u201d by no means an easy sit . the abstract structure is challenging and fascinating in equal measure . i\u2019m guessing you didn\u2019t make this with the intention of getting it seen by a wide audience ; it\u2019s a thesis project . were you wary of releasing this , in fear of polorazing your loyal fan base ?\nthe dark tower movie ends in a very perfunctory manner . again , jake and roland have destroyed dever - toi and possibly the man in black , pretty much saving the dark tower and the world . with jake\u2019s parents dead , he decides to stay with roland in mid - world and become a gunslinger .\nno merchandising . editorial use only . no book cover usage . mandatory credit : photo by moviestore collection / rex ( 1609199a ) police story , jackie chan film and television film television police story jackie chan film stills personality 12372269 photograph : moviestore collection / rex\nbecause the first match is the one shown in the film , it is unknown if the games against ravenclaw and slytherin still take place ; as harry doesn ' t receive his new broomstick until the end of the film .\nin the book , it takes a while for peter to confess to betraying lily and james potter , while in the film , he confesses almost immediately , as the film versions always cut to the chase .\nlondon fire brigade confirmed that more than 200 fire fighters are tackling the blaze at grenfell tower on the lancaster west estate , with 40 fire engines sent to the location .\nthe release actually has a few interesting inclusions for fans of the film to dig into . perhaps the biggest spotlight is the\ninstead , scottie tells her he wants to take a drive in the country and begins driving toward san juan bautista . judy becomes increasingly hysterical as she realizes that scottie suspects her secret . in a rage , scottie drags judy up the steps of the tower , confronting her with her deception . she admits her guilt but claims to still love scottie and begs for his forgiveness . they reach the top and embrace , but are interrupted by the shadowy figure of a nun . judy is so startled by the ghostly figure that she screams and falls from the tower to her death . scottie is left alone in the tower , cured of his acrophobia but broken in every other respect .\nin the film , harry ' s two visits to hogsmeade are combined into a single trip .\nneither hermione or ron attempt to help hagrid prepare for buckbeak ' s trial in the film .\ndue to quidditch being mostly written out , cho chang does not appear until the next film .\naccording to its publicity materials , filmmakers james cameron and alfonso cuaron have described broken horses as\nan artistic triumph\nand\noverwhelming\nrespectively . it only serves to demonstrate that of the many prodigious talents these esteemed directors possess , film criticism isn ' t among them .\nshooting on \u201cthe broken tower\u201d will take place throughout new york and begin in mid - november . the restless , talented franco is also working with younger brother dave on an adaptation of charles bukowski \u2018s \u201c ham on rye \u201d and has adaptations of stephen elliott \u2018s \u201c the adderall diaries \u201d and d . j . walkdie \u2018s \u201c the holy land \u201d in the works .\nthe dark tower avoids the lowest rungs of that ladder . taken on its terms it ' s hardly a disaster , delivering moments of fun on a basic level .\ndue to quidditch mostly being written out in the film , the part of gryffindor winning the quidditch cup was omitted .\nrobert delaunay was a cubist who steered away from the still life and the figure , embracing the architectural image of the eiffel tower and the plane as the images of modernity . in his paintings , delaunay was interested in capturing the whole dynamics of the new cult of the machine . in his eiffel tower paintings , delaunay portrayed the tower as it loomed over the city during construction , arising out of it like the new phoenix . in homage to bleriot , the artist celebrates the new dynamism of the new industrial age by painting vibrating discs of color that simulate plane propellers in motion .\narcel\u2019s imdb page attributes the following quote to him : \u201ci have this idea that i wanna make a movie within every genre before i die . \u201d by directing the dark tower , which blends sci - fi , fantasy , horror , westerns , and more , he could have crossed several genres off the list with one film . instead he made something generic\u2014and in doing so , damaged the dark tower worse than walter did .\nin six hundred theaters tonight , viewers will come away from the film with no idea that they have just picked up a broken arrow . they won\u2019t know that the revised egyptian chronology is not a new theory and has been shown to create as many problems for biblical chronology as it solves .\nrevealed he had sent the broom . in the film , harry receives the firebolt at the end of the film , and although there was no note , hermione shows harry that one of buckbeak ' s feathers came with it .\nin \u201cthe broken tower\u201d ( his thesis project for nyu\u2019s tisch school of the arts , where he went on to get an m . f . a . in filmmaking ) , franco plays crane , a gay poet known for his difficult , highly stylized work , who took his own life at the age of 32 . shot in black - and - white , franco\u2019s film , like crane\u2019s poetry , is challenging , unconventional and clearly a work of passion .\ndumbledore does not say harry potter ' s name at all in the film . this is the only film in which this happens , although harry potter and the deathly hallows : part 1 would not count , due to dumbledore having died near the end of the previous film and flashbacks and voices of dumbledore saying hints and the like .\nplace the photos . place micheals\u2019 painting ; take the film roll ( 1 / 2 ) ( p ) .\nthe broken tower was filmed entirely in a traditional\nstandard\nart - house style : low on production - excellence , and high on experimentation . regardless of the outcome , franco has delivered a curious passion project worth experiencing at least once - if only to see for yourself what happens when an inspired performance becomes undersold by weak filmmaking . james franco might be an awesome workaholic and all around cool guy ( which i ' m positive he is ) , but he could use some fine tuning as a director and screenwriter - and hopefully soon . considering how many films he has now completed broken tower comes across as a decidedly uneven outing that never manages to grasp hart crane as if in full bloom .\n\u201clisten , people , my band and i are all crying backstage . we\u2019re too broken up to go on . but i just want to tell you , thank you and good night . \u201d\n[ idris ] elba alone can ' t make the dark tower worth watching . but he can make the case , yet again , that he deserves better material than this .\nin the first film , the entrance to gryffindor tower is on one end of a hallway . whereas in the film adaptation of harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban and the video game adaptations of harry potter and the order of the phoenix and harry potter and the half - blood prince , it is located on the seventh floor of the grand staircase tower . as the shape of the common room doesn ' t change , one explanation of this change of location may be that these particular stairs were not there in the first movie , and were built to replace the corridor during the summer of 1992 , before harry ' s third year started .\nhart crane sure liked to walk around . if there\u2019s an image you\u2019re going to take away from the broken tower , james franco\u2019s take on the modernist poet , it\u2019s crane ( franco ) stalking about new york , or paris , or cuba , or mexico , searching for\u2026something . artistic inspiration ? psychic respite ? a lay from one of the sailors with whom he found fleeting erotic connection ? the camera bobs behind him patiently , recording every step while refusing to speculate on the would - be destination of crane\u2019s multiple , solitary sojourns . franco deserves credit for attempting to understand crane\u2019s interior life by focusing on such interstitial moments . too often , though , the broken tower simply leaves us locked out of crane\u2019s subjective landscape , mistaking furrowed - brow earnestness for insight .\nthe broken tower is the latest project from james franco ( your highness ) . the film is based upon the autobiography of the poet hart crane as written by paul mariani . crane was considered to be one of america ' s most influential poets following his suicide . the story that is told is one that has revolved around crane ' s struggles to survive as a poet determined to write prose , while also emphasizing his homosexuality and self - destructive behavior . james franco wrote the screenplay , directs , and stars .\nwith \u201cbroken tower , \u201d crane knew his poetry was difficult . he wrote in a very dense way on purpose , i think because he wanted people to read in a different way . he didn\u2019t want a surface - level reading . i wanted the movie to be loyal to that side of crane , to let the structure and the tone of the movie reflect crane\u2019s work and his personality .\nfor john irwin , an english professor at johns hopkins , the timing of the movie couldn ' t be better . irwin is the author of\nhart crane ' s poetry ,\nwhich became the first major study on crane ' s work in a quarter - century when it was released in december . according to johns hopkins press , the imminent release of\nthe broken tower\nhas lifted sales of the book .\nnew images issued by the grenfell tower inquiry of the kitchen in flat 16 where the fire started on june 14 last year . seventy - one people were killed after the fire tore through the housing block in kensington .\nyet franco kept thinking about making a crane movie . he ' d encountered crane ' s name soon after dropping out of ucla , while reading one of bloom ' s books . he bought\nthe complete poems of hart crane ,\nbut couldn ' t make sense of it . then he followed the advice of bloom ' s introduction to the edition and read\nthe broken tower\nto understand the context of the poems .\njames franco ' s film is tonally flat and a little too impressed with its own elliptical construction .\ni recalled this incident to cohen\u2014it\u2019s captured on a documentary film that floats around the internet\u2014and he remembered it well .\nin the book , parvati patil ' s boggart is a mummy ; in the film , it is a giant snake .\nwe don\u2019t have an answer , but we do know the result was a movie that was a major disappointment . here\u2019s a list of ways the dark tower wastes the best aspects of its source material .\nthere are other worlds than these . stephen king ' s the dark tower , the ambitious and expansive story from one of the world ' s most celebrated authors , makes its launch to the big screen . the last gunslinger , roland deschain ( idris elba ) , has been locked in an eternal battle with walter o ' dim , also known as the man in black ( matthew mcconaughey ) , determined to prevent him from toppling the dark tower , which holds the universe together . with the fate of the worlds at stake , good and evil will collide in the ultimate battle as only roland can defend the tower from the man in black .\nin the books , hermione was walking behind harry and ron on their way to charms , but when they get to the class she is gone , and they don ' t know where is until later that day when they find her sleeping on the arithmancy book in the gryffindor tower . none of this happens in the film .\nin the books , devar - toi\u2019s destruction is practically part of the climax\u2014something that happens in the middle of the seventh and final book , after roland has been on his grueling journey for , well , the first six books . it\u2019s the end of an incredibly long and arduous ordeal , and part of the climax of the entire series . if there is another dark tower movie , roland can literally stroll to the tower at his leisure .\nnight of the living dead was george romero\u2019s first feature film and its title has become almost inseparable from its director\u2019s name . this in itself is problematic in that it allows the film\u2019s author to overshadow and even determine the film\u2019s interpretation . night of the living dead certainly encourages auteurist interpretation : romero both wrote and directed the film and is therefore , like the cinema \u201cgreats\u201d alfred hitchcock , howard hawks , or john ford , an auteur par excellence . but since the film so clearly and insistently engages with its contemporary social and political milieu , we must also try to understand it in its historical context .\nin the film , hermione is with harry when he saves himself , and sirius from the dementors , instead of with buckbeak .\nwhenever a spell is cast in the film , a faint whistling can be heard . this is the only film in which spells make this noise and are mostly used to signal when simple waves of the wand are actually some kind of spell .\nin its complete , cobbled - together cut , the dark tower runs 95 minutes . with apologies to my colleague k . austin collins\u2019s shorter - movie movement , that\u2019s not enough time for a film that was intended to turn a sprawling series of books , totaling roughly 4 , 000 pages , into a tentpole franchise for sony . rather than follow the path traced by the first book , which would have yielded a self - contained story that promised much more to come , the movie is both a sequel to the series and a sweeping distillation of some of its events . adapting dark tower at all is a tall order . adapting dark tower in an hour and a half is impossible .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nin the book , sirius ( in animagus form ) had grabbed ron by the arm and that ron ' s leg was broken when he tried to use one of the whomping willow ' s roots to hold them in place to avoid being dragged off only for the pressure to break his leg . this was changed to ron being grabbed by the leg in the film likely for being too graphic .\nmost wands have taken different shapes . this is marked as the first film to start making the wands for each character uniquely decorated .\nas a critic , i know i\u2019m supposed to do my homework . so let me confess right up front that i did not prepare myself to review \u201cthe dark tower , \u201d the droolingly anticipated film version of stephen king\u2019s multiverse novel series , by consuming all eight books in the series . i had a go at \u201cthe gunslinger\u201d [ \u2026 ]\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nstill , franco ' s version of\nthe broken tower\nisn ' t necessarily a perfect introduction to crane . it ' s filmed in black and white , its plot can be hard to follow and its pacing is much slower than most hollywood movies . there are many seemingly aimless silent scenes that follow the back of franco ' s head while he stalks around various streetscapes . some film critics have called these qualities flaws . irwin , though , said he sees them as a reflection of franco ' s desire to be faithful to crane .\nthe redneck hostility of this language here is reflected in later films about racial hatred in america , such as alan parker\u2019s 1988 film mississippi burning . finally , the way in which the zombies are hung from trees in the final scenes of the film inevitably invokes the racist lynchings of america\u2019s past .\nfrom focus features , the premiere global brand in original and daring cinema , comes focus world . charged with finding the most exciting voices in international and independent film , focus world is proud to bring you the broken tower , from writer / director james franco . hart crane was one of the most important voices in american poetry - but lived a life with as much turmoil as passion . from his early life to his journeys from new york , cuba , and paris , crane ' s story and that of the loves that defined him is told with imaginative empathy , and with a no holds barred performance - in a film as introspective , rebellious , heartbreaking , and honest as crane himself .\nwhile waiting in a holding area for james franco to discuss \u201c the broken tower \u201d ( currently available on dvd / vod and opening at new york\u2019s ifc center on friday ) , i can make out everything franco\u2019s saying to another journalist in the next room , despite a closed door and office chatter around me . franco\u2019s not in a shouting match ; he\u2019s just passionately discussing the subject of his first feature to get a theatrical release , the poet hart crane .\nthe whomping willow is in a different location than it was in chamber of secrets ; in the earlier film , the willow was very close to the school and inside the training grounds . in this film , the willow is a considerable distance from the school , on the side of a slope and amidst rocky terrain .\nformer chancellor and now editor of the evening standard george osborne tweeted : \u201cjust seen this awful tower block fire near my home in w london . my prayers with those affected & heroes tackling it . \u201d\nthere are no scenes in diagon alley , in the film , resulting in harry reuniting with ron and hermione in the leaky cauldron lounge .\nwhen harry rides on buckbeak in the film , they fly all the way to the hogwarts lake ; in the book , they fly only once around the paddock in the forbidden forest .\nthere actually is a point to discussing franco ' s workaholic lifestyle while writing about his latest effort , the broken tower . the film feels amateurish despite the fact that franco has so many directing credits under his belt by now . i was disappointed by his style . the camera - work was shoddy ( unsurprising given what must have been low quality handheld cameras ) . i would have hoped for more from a professional actor worthy of miles of admiration . this film is messy : the camera - shots are often chaotic in style with poor visual techniques and the editing is also weak . when one scene feels ready to end it often extends much further than expected and many scenes feel unfinished and end in a somewhat abrupt fashion .\nin the book , hermione is with harry and sirius when they are attacked by the dementors . in the film , she attempts to run after him , but is stopped by snape , forcing her to stay behind with ron , who is not unconcious but has a broken leg and would likely be unable to keep up with harry if he , himself , tried to go after him .\nalso in the book , harry falls off his broom and cedric catches the snitch . in the film , the hufflepuff seeker is struck by lightning and harry falls off his broom , leaving the snitch apparently uncaught . also in the film , angelina johnson crashes after her broom catches fire which never occurred in the book .\nthe hogwarts choir doesn ' t exist in the book and the director only added it for the film , however , it was later mentioned in the sixth film as well ( in the scene in which professor flitwick uses\nemergency choir practice\nas an excuse to escape a conversation with professor slughorn ) .\nin the book , harry sat at the table with aunt marge and the dursleys , but in the film , he is just busy at the kitchen counter serving the dursleys and aunt marge .\nin the film , after buckbeak\u2019s apparent execution , hermione starts crying and hugs ron while harry comforts her . this never happens in the book .\ngodard , playing lang\u2019s assistant director in the film , has the last word , heard over the final tracking movement across the sea , a final command to the film crew , \u201csilence , \u201d as the camera starts rolling \u2014 a command that\u2019s then translated into italian . godard\u2019s view of serenity and continuity is necessarily splintered , because the modern world is a tower of babel where languages and discourses compete for mastery over a purity that eludes our grasp . not even silence is unmediated . there\u2019s a french silence , an italian silence , a german silence , and an american silence ; maybe even a greek silence , which the film prefers to remain silent about .\nin the film , in hagrid ' s hut a jar of yellow powder breaks which appears to have been thrown by a kind of rock fossil and then another one hits harry on the back of the head . this causes harry to turn and show hagrid that dumbledore , fudge and macnair are coming . in the novel , hagrid just sees the party coming through his window and tells the trio to leave and there is no vase broken .\nin the film , this conversation is taken to a private room , with only harry , rosmerta , mcgonagall , and fudge present .\nin light of the above comments by fiske and clarke , the violence in romero\u2019s film can be viewed as metaphorical \u2014 it stands for the interracial violence of 1960s america and for the horrors of the vietnam war that were so shockingly revealed on american television screens in the late 1960s . in a certain sense , then , the violence of the film may be seen as \u201crealistic\u2019 ; that is , it reflects and comments upon the violence of the period in which the film was made . violence is a theme romero has worked with in all of his zombie films in order to highlight current social injustices . indeed there is in the film a sense of documentary - like verisimilitude , especially in the grainy photographic images of the zombie cull at the end of the film , which recall contemporary photographs of the carnage in vietnam .\nin the book the rain during the hufflepuff quidditch match makes it difficult for harry to see until hermione casts impervius on his glasses , in the film , the quidditch players wear goggles .\nbecause that\u2019s where this tower crumbles . \u201cthe dark tower\u201d is hollow . it is soulless . it is a film that never quite figured out what it wanted to be , and so elected to be nothing much at all . worst of all , it\u2019s clearly been chopped up by those reported reshoots and test screening edits . there\u2019s a scene with a demon in a house that just ends and much of the final act material features a jake who looks a lot closer to puberty than when the movie began . weird humorous bits feel like they have been spliced in , trying to find as big an audience as possible . and while some may criticize stephen king\u2019s more populist works , that\u2019s a charge that could never be lobbied at the dark tower . these books had vision . they created worlds . they used iconic imagery to explore timeless themes . \u201cthe dark tower\u201d plays it so safe and takes so few risks that its greatest sin is in being the one thing those formative books never were for so many people : forgettable .\nin the first film , tom , the bartender and landlord of the leaky cauldron was portrayed by derek deadman ; but in this film , deadman has been replaced by a different actor , jim tavar\u00e9 . there is also a sharp difference between these two portrayals : in the first film , tom appeared quite normal with balding brown hair but in this film , he looks like a hunchback , and is bald . the same is true for the console versions of both the lego games . from the in - universe part of it , one can say that tom simply got older and his mind was weakened by the ageing . it ' s also possible that the original tom was simply a bartender who worked at the leaky cauldron , whereas the one in this film is the one from the books .\nthe part of bem was created solely for the film , he explains to seamus finnigan what the grim is and also expresses his concern over the dementors effectiveness at catching sirius .\nthe film ' s cocteau - esque concept is harnessed to some x - files - style paranoia , but it is the dazzling martial arts work that gives the film its special lift . the directors , the wachowski brothers , were already having ideas above their station when they came up with the matrix ( their only previous film , after all , was the sweaty , claustrophobic thriller bound ) . it was the martial arts choreographer yuen woo - ping who helped them reach the next level .\nharsh . but it gets more confusing when you see the beast destroy a portrait in the beginning of the movie . this picture looks like the prince as he appears at the end of the film .\nthis piece contains spoilers for batman v superman : dawn of justice . don\u2019t read it unless you\u2019ve seen the film or don\u2019t care about spoilers\nthis film should have caused interest in the property to skyrocket . instead , it left this reviewer . . . disinterested in learning more .\n. . . an entertaining film that manages to adapt well something that simply seemed unadaptable to the cinema . [ full review in spanish ]\nand no wonder : crane ' s life , as it ' s depicted in paul mariani ' s 1999 biography\nthe broken tower ,\nupon which franco ' s movie is based , isn ' t exactly as hollywood - friendly as\nthe avengers .\nharold bloom , perhaps the most famous literary critic alive , has called crane one of the three or four best poets of the 20th century . but crane ' s work is less well - known than that of his contemporaries like william carlos williams and robert frost .\nsome comments i\u2019ve heard or read online\u2026\u201dit\u2019s a mix between art film and student film . \u201d to me , that\u2019s just a really easy way to try and describe what it is . i\u2019m an older student for film school . i didn\u2019t need to go to film school to get movies made . i went because it put me in touch with younger filmmakers . it gave me permission to just experiment and try things . you don\u2019t need to be guided by the commercial theatrical marketplace that i\u2019ve been working in as an actor .\nhowever , eyewitnesses have reported that people are still trapped at the top of the building which is believed to have broken out on the second floor and engulfed up to 24 floors above it . small lights that look like torches have been seen by those on the ground , with individuals claiming the building is \u201cclose to burning through\u201d .\nthe film makers included a highland cow during the christmas scenes , likely as a reference to the remote areas of scotland where the castle is supposed to be situated . it may also be as a reference to dufftown , which is mentioned by hermione at one point in the film , for which highlands are known to exist .\ni mean for a lot of those films , i worked for a day really as favors . like for \u201ccherry , \u201d i worked a day because stephen elliott directed it and i optioned two of his books . michael shannon did \u201cthe iceman , \u201d and he was in \u201cthe broken tower\u201d and had done one of my student short films , so he basically said to me , \u201cit\u2019s time to do one of my things ! \u201d so there\u2019s a few things like that , that are kind of misleading .\ni shall discuss night of the living dead in relation to the formal categories of genre , structure , and theme , with particular reference to the film\u2019s engagement with the politics of race , gender , and violence . while these time - honoured categories are hardly exhaustive of the film\u2019s meaning , i hope that exploring them will take us some way towards understanding the film\u2019s central concerns and its wider cinematic importance and influence . some of my wider claims about romero\u2019s ideological vision are unoriginal \u2014 the exposition of romero as a social critic , for example , has been magnificently achieved by robin wood ( 2003 ) , amongst others . moreover , close readings of the film already exist , most notably the analysis of the film\u2019s \u201ctextual and structural\u201d aspects first published in the early 1970s by r . h . w . dillard ( 1987 ) nonetheless , my discussion ( i might almost say disinterment and dissection ) of the film offers some original contributions to the film\u2019s generic , stylistic , and structural analysis and explores some of the reasons for its continuing popularity at a time of renewed cultural and cinematic fascination with zombies .\nin the book , aunt marge stays for a couple of nights before she gets blown up . the film makes it seem she blows up the same day she visits .\nprisoner of azkaban has the dubious distinction of being , as of 2018 , the lowest - grossing film in the series . it was far from a failure by any means : it generated worldwide box office of us $ 797 million and is currently ranked the 41st highest grossing film of all time . [ 5 ]\nby the end , the dark tower can\u2019t seem to decide whether it\u2019s positioning itself for a sequel or content to conclude here . if the movie\u2019s ticket sales match its review scores , a sequel may not be an option . hope for the dark tower faithful ( whose broken hearts will mend ) lies in hollywood\u2019s endless , rolandesque capacity to remake the same stories . this version reportedly cost only $ 66 million , which means that even in the worst case , it won\u2019t bomb badly enough to preclude the possibility of another adaptation attempt . and even if another dark tower movie never gets made , the tv series\u2014which will be written and run by former walking dead showrunner glen mazzara , and in which elba is also supposed to appear\u2014could be better than its big - screen cousin . early indications are that the show , unlike the movie , will wisely pick up at the start of the saga , and a 10 - to 13 - episode order will allow mazzara more time to linger on the rooms of ruin , stairways standing in darkness , and spinning spiders that make mid - world what it is .\nin the books , this is very explicitly laid out ; in the movie , it isn\u2019t , but that\u2019s a whole other issue . the issue here is this location is so close , figuratively and literally , to the dark tower itself that putting it in the film at all removes hundreds of pages of potential storylines . the books probably cover years of travel , and now it\u2019s a journey of a couple of weeks at most .\nunfortunately , those alternative positions are never fully articulated in the film , nor , for that matter , are any specific problems with the revised chronology . by short handing particular perspectives , the film becomes biased towards rohl\u2019s revised chronological solution , when other solutions could have been discussed . when i asked mahoney media why that was the case , steve law , the film\u2019s co - writer , indicated that test audiences wound up becoming fatigued by \u201cto much information . \u201d ultimately he indicated that \u201cto us , the emphasis given in the film to the general idea of chronological revision not only was more cinematically engaging , but also has the most explanatory potency . \u201d\nalso in the book , marge only floats up to the ceiling , while in the film she uncontrollably floats out of the house , later to be found circling a chimney in sheffield .\nhermione is also watching this with ron in the film . in the book harry and ron had not reconciled their problems with hermione yet so she was elsewhere .\njames franco ' s arty piece about maverick poet hart crane may serve better as his thesis film than as a commercial release . twitter\njames franco ' s\nsal ,\na film about the last day in the life of 1950s teen heartthrob sal mineo , was made in 2011 , and it is only now getting a token release . this is franco ' s fifth feature as a director , and in the two years since he shot it in nine days he has made four other features , two documentaries , and two shorts while continuing to act in movies and write short stories and put together art shows . in the fourth feature he directed ,\nthe broken tower ,\nfranco cast himself as the great american poet hart crane and made a dreamy black - and - white hash of crane ' s life , filled with student film visuals and dorm - room philosophizing . it was a disgraceful movie , disconnected from any but the most superficial understanding of crane ' s work and life , and franco has only somewhat better luck with\nsal ,\na film about a likable but minor actor and icon .\nby opening night , that string of postponements and portents had left series loyalists screaming , \u201cface me , \u201d too ; however ugly the finished film , at least the wait would be over . unfortunately , their fears weren\u2019t unfounded . while it\u2019s not quite as terrible as the prerelease timeline indicated it could be , the dark tower adaptation doesn\u2019t stand on its own or face its source material in a satisfying way .\nthe dark tower movie , like the dark tower books , is packed with connections to king\u2019s other works : the script goes so far as to rename the series\u2019 psychic ability , \u201c the touch , \u201d to \u201cthe shine , \u201d even though there\u2019s already a reference to the shining in an earlier scene . over the course of thousands of book pages , a sprinkling of self - references help impart an impression of interlocking worlds , all joined to the tower and serving the beam . in a 95 - minute movie , it plays as frantic fan service , a distracting scavenger hunt for king creations ; ooh , i spy a low man in a yellow coat . to make those moments more pointless , the viewers who are likeliest to catch all of those easter eggs are also the ones who\u2019ll be most upset by the corners\u2014hell , whole books\u2014cut along the way .\nwhen the gryffindors and slytherins go to their first care of magical creatures lesson in the book they visit the hogwarts hippogriff herd , but in the film buckbeak appears to be the sole hippogriff at hogwarts .\nwhen james franco first came up with the idea to make a movie about the life of american poet hart crane , he had no idea he would wind up writing , directing , producing and starring in it , as he eventually did in\nthe broken tower ,\nwhich is getting a theatrical release friday . he thought he ' d just want to act . he was fascinated by crane ' s legendarily difficult , brilliant poetry , as well as his personal demons , which led him to alcohol and eventually suicide at age 32 .\nin \u201cthe broken tower , \u201d a fragmentary screen biography of crane , written and directed by james franco , who plays the poet , mr . franco speaks those words accompanied by images of the brooklyn bridge . that is the central symbol in crane\u2019s epic poem \u201cthe bridge . \u201d there follows an ungainly simulated sex scene between crane and emile ( michael shannon ) , in which amid much grunting the camera studies the pimples on mr . shannon\u2019s back . the prosaic encounter is so completely antithetical to the rhapsodic mysticism of crane\u2019s love poetry that you wish another director , say kenneth anger , had taken on crane as a subject .\nthis isn\u2019t all to say future dark tower movies are unsalvageable . . . not that it matters , considering this film\u2019s dire opening weekend box office . but either way , the movie failed to bring stephen king\u2019s masterful storytelling to the screen , which is what fans have loved about this series since the gunslinger was first published in 1982 . and it was a change that benefitted no one and nothing ."]}
{"id": 114745, "summary": [{"text": "the gypsy moths is a 1969 american drama film , based on the novel of the same name by james drought and directed by john frankenheimer .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film tells the story of three barnstorming skydivers and their effect on a midwestern american town , focusing on the differences in values between the town folk and the hard-living skydivers .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the gypsy moths starred burt lancaster and deborah kerr .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film also features gene hackman , ( fresh from his role in bonnie and clyde ) ( 1967 ) .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "kerr had worked previously with lancaster in from here to eternity ( 1953 ) and separate tables ( 1958 ) .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film had the only nude love scene in her movie career .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "elmer bernstein composed the score . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "the gypsy moths", "paragraphs": ["gypsy moths , the ( 1969 ) - - ( movie clip ) . . .\n\u201cthe gypsy moths\u201d isn\u2019t great cinema , but it isn\u2019t a bad time waster either .\ngypsy moths , the ( 1969 ) - - ( movie clip ) they came . . .\ngypsy moths , the ( 1969 ) - - ( movie clip ) best and . . .\ngypsy moths , the ( 1969 ) - - ( movie clip ) you ever . . .\ncheck out my post in the sugarbush management section on our gypsy moth problem with a photo . yes , they are definitely gypsy moths .\ngypsy moths , the ( 1969 ) - - ( movie clip ) no air at . . .\nhomeowners can find answers to any further questions on gypsy moths through the uconn home and garden center .\nthe gypsy moth trap is used to monitor the moth population and may also prevent male moths from homing in on females .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the gypsy moths near you .\ntent caterpillars look similar to gypsy moths and also feed in the spring . see the caterpillar comparison chart to determine which type you have .\nduring the parachute jump that opens the film , the gypsy moths jump from the exact same plane flown by the same pilot they meet and hire - supposedly for the first time - in another town several days later .\nthey typically form a cocoon and begin to turn into moths by the end of june . the adult moths begin to emerge from the cocoons in early july , she said .\nthe gypsy moths fall fast . they can ' t stop risking their lives - not even for their down - to - earth women .\nin southern new england , the gypsy moths can cause major problems because forests in the area are mostly comprised of oak trees , which the insects especially like to prey on .\nthe gypsy moths is a 1969 american drama film directed by john frankenheimer and starring burt lancaster and deborah kerr , based on the novel of the same name by james drought .\nare perhaps the most important gypsy moth predator , especially at low population densities . birds are also known to prey on gypsy moths but at least in north america this does not substantially affect populations . a nucleopolyhedrosis\nsorry to hear about your tress . not that it matters . . . but for clarification do you have tent caterpillars or gypsy moths . around here gypsy moths prefer oak trees and in fact will eat pine and fir , hemlock before maple . my highest sugar percentage year ever was the year after gypsy moths attacked our oaks , , presumably because the forest canopy opened up and maples got a lot more sun that summer .\ngypsy moth images were obtained from the pamphlet\ndon ' t move gypsy moth\nfrom usda / aphis ( program aid # 1329 ) .\nbell jl , whitmore rc ( 1997 ) eastern towhee numbers increase following defoliation by gypsy moths . auk 114 : 708\u2013716 . doi :\nthe extended drought in recent years contributed to the infestation of the gypsy moth caterpillars that occurred in 2016 because the dry conditions \u201cknocked back\u201d the fungus . without it , gypsy moths , which lay between 100 and 300 eggs in an egg mass , were able to build up their population and expand quickly .\ndespite the havoc that thousands of gypsy moths are wreaking on the new england landscape this year , many of the affected trees will grow new leaves , says extension expert thomas worthley . ( getty images )\nif a large population of gypsy moths is found , an insecticidal treatment may be needed . several insecticides are labeled for use against gypsy moth . these include the bt products of dipel and thuricide , and the following chemicals : orthene , and sevin .\nare known to kill gypsy moths in nature . these agents include over 20 insect parasitoids and predators that were introduced over the last 100 years from asia and europe .\nthe gypsy moths\nhas great skydiving stunts that were actually performed by a real skydiving stunt team ; and the movie is so much more than just an action film . \u201d amazon\nthe gypsy moth is known to feed on on the foliage of hundreds of species of plants in north america but its most common hosts are oaks and aspen . gypsy moth hosts are\nwhile many a tree can survive a year of its leaves being picked clean by gypsy moths , the concern is that repeated defoliation over several years might start killing trees .\nthe videotapes showed that the male moths flew directly upwind along the plume . but when shifting winds veered the odor plume to one side or the other , the moths did not veer with it . they continued their upwind course , zigzagging or tacking only enough to re - enter the plume further upwind .\nadult male gypsy moths are brown with black markings and have highly feathered antennae ( figure 5 ) . female moths are white with black markings and have straight , threadlike black antennae ; female gypsy moths do not fl y ( figure 1 ) . gypsy moth caterpillars have numerous hairs on their bodies , as do the adults . many people experience allergy - type reactions to these hairs . symptoms range from itchy skin irritation to sinus allergies with itchy eyes and a runny nose .\nin 1992 , the usda forest service began a pilot program to test the feasibility of slowing the spread ( sts ) of the gypsy moth in north america .\n\u201cin massachusetts , when we\u2019re not in drought conditions , gypsy moths go through this natural fluctuation in the population where it does get reduced because of these pathogens , \u201d simisky said .\ngroot at ( 2014 ) circadian rhythms of sexual activities in moths : a review .\njohn frankenheimer\u2019s \u201cthe gypsy moths\u201d is like a missing link between old hollywood and new hollywood . it has all the trappings of a new hollywood movie , but with the guts of a 1950\u2019s melodrama . it can be a strange viewing .\nthe making of the 1969 classic skydiving movie\nthe gypsy moths\n. timeless footage from skydiving great , carl boenish . it was the first time the still relatively new sport of parachuting had been projected on the big screen . excerpts were screened repeatedly by the south australian sport parachute club in the 1970s , using an old 16 mm film projector .\nuntil 1989 , new england would typically get a \u201cpopulation explosion\u201d of gypsy moths , followed by a collapse . but at the end of the 1980s , a japanese fungus introduced to north america in the early 1900s called entomophaga maimaiga started killing the caterpillars . since then , the fungus has played a large role in keeping the gypsy moth population low , along with other diseases and natural predators .\ngypsy moth caterpillars on an infested oak tree at nickerson state park in 2016 .\nit\u2019s a matter of location and of preference . the first favorite food source for the moths is the white oak , followed by the red oak . trees lower in the canopies will be more susceptible because the caterpillars will eat whatever they come to first . about the only species they won\u2019t attack is the tulip or yellow poplar trees . in heavy infestations those tend to be the only green you will see left . pines are more at risk because if the gypsy moths eat the needles , the trees will die . deciduous trees should refoliate for the most part .\ngypsy moths were accidentally introduced in 1869 when they were brought to the u . s . in the hope that they could breed with silkworms to create a hardier variety of silkworm and develop a silk industry in the us . even though they failed as a textile producer , some of the gypsy moths escaped and established their first u . s . population in medford , massachusetts . populations vary over the years from very few and not noticeable to many and tree defoliation is very noticeable .\n. about 10 years after this introduction , the first outbreaks began in trouvelot ' s neighborhood and in 1890 the state and federal government began their attempts to eradicate the gypsy moth . these attempts ultimately failed and since that time , the range of gypsy moth has continued to\nnatural enemies of gypsy moth caterpillars include various insects and mammals , and some birds . certain ants , ground beetles , and parasitoid wasps and flies will attack gypsy moths in different life stages ( caterpillars or pupae ) . mice will also feed on caterpillars and pupae .\nbecause of this year\u2019s cool , wet weather , the state is a couple weeks behind where it was last year , with the gypsy moths slow to start feeding due to the weather conditions , said ken gooch , forest health program director at the massachusetts department of conservation and recreation .\ngypsy moths are known for the male ' s ability to identify and follow , for a mile or more , the trail of the chemical pheromone the female moth emits . although relatively little has been known about how the insects follow the airborne plume of scent , researchers have assumed that the males simply traveled wherever the odor led them , even though wind currents bending the plume made their path long and winding .\ntwo oaks on the same property in somers . . . thousands of gypsy months munching away . # wfsb urltoken\nin the mid 1800s , gypsy moth larvae ( lymantria dispar ) that were being evaluated for silk production were blown from a window sill in medford , massachusetts . the first outbreak of gypsy moth occurred in 1889 . by 1987 , the gypsy moth had established itself throughout the northeast and is now found throughout much of the eastern united states . it is one of the most damaging pests of hardwood forests and urban landscapes , defoliating a million or more forested acres annually . gypsy moths are spread over large areas primarily by shipment of infested nursery stock or any object on which eggs may be deposited .\nthe little caterpillars then start a process called \u201cballooning , \u201d in which the tiny insects crawl to the highest point of the surface the egg mass was laid on and spin a silken thread to catch the wind . then the moths float to a new location . according to simisky , this is the main way the insects spread .\nthe moths have a distinctive inverted v - shape that points to a dot marking on their wings . the dark brown males are smaller than the females , and have feathery antennae . female moths have creamy white wings with a tan body . although the female possesses wings , she is unable to fly .\nthe moths ' flight took them back into the plume closer to the source than they had been when they left it - plainly a more efficient tactic than following the drifting pheromone plume wherever it might go . the scientists reason that their finding rules out any need for continuous reception of the pheromone signal for male moths to steer their way to its source .\nkoyama r ( 1954 ) two epizootic diseases of gypsy moth . for pests 3 : 296\u2013298\nthe gypsy moth has been intensively studied over the last 100 years in north america . currently there are numerous groups around the country investigating various aspects of the biology , ecology , and management of the gypsy moth . this work is funded by the usda forest service , the usda agricultural research service , the usda cooperative state research service , the usda animal and plant health and inspection service , and numerous state and private universities .\ngypsy moths are spread one of two different ways . natural spread over short distances occurs as newly hatched larvae spin short lengths of silken thread which allow them to be blown by the wind . over the last 10 to 15 years , gypsy moths have moved long distances on outdoor household articles such as cars and recreational vehicles , firewood , household goods , and other personal possessions . an estimated 85 percent of new infestations have been through the movement of outdoor household articles .\ni haven ' t really seen any gypsy moth caterpillars this year ,\nsaid healy .\nthe opening of director john frankenheimer ' s action - thriller - melodrama , his last film with star burt lancaster , who ' s hot - dogging the parachute jump , worrying partners gene hackman and scott wilson , from the gypsy moths , 1969 . co - starring deborah kerr . >\nits populations rise and fall in cycles . gypsy moths have\nnaturalized\nin our forest communities . these caterpillars will always be around , sometimes in small , unnoticeable numbers . when populations are high , thousands of acres can be damaged . although gypsy moths do not pose a major threat to new york ' s forests , they are not native and their populations can reach high , destructive ( outbreak ) levels .\ncampbell rw , sloan rj ( 1977 ) forest stand responses to defoliation by the gypsy moth . for sci monogr 19 : 1\u201334\nin 1869 , gypsy moth larvae that were being evaluated for silk production , were blown from a window sill in medford , massachusetts . the first outbreak of european gypsy moth ( lymantria dispar l . ) occurred in 1889 . by 1987 , the gypsy moth had established itself throughout the northeast . it is one of the most damaging pests of hardwood forests and urban landscapes , defoliating a million or more forested acres annually . this insect has spread into parts of virginia , west virginia , ohio and michigan . the gypsy moth has not yet become established in kentucky . however , male moths are caught each year in survey traps that the us department of agriculture uses to monitor the movement of this important pest .\nfrankenheimer when he was still at the top of his game . he made\nthe gypsy moths\nin 1969 and if it isn ' t quite in the same class of his earlier sixties work it is still a very fine and underrated film . the gypsy moths of the title are three daredevil skydivers , ( burt lancaster , gene hackman and scott wilson ) , who land , literally , in a small midwestern town one 4th of july weekend where their presence disrupts the lives of a few of its female citizens , chief of whom is deborah kerr as the unhappily married aunt of the wilson character and who has a brief tryst with lancaster .\nthe sky - dive barnstormers are stuck in the rain at the home of elizabeth ( deborah kerr ) , who\u0092s having a fling with mike ( burt lancaster ) , and who is the until - recently estranged aunt of malcolm ( scott wilson ) , who gets into a scrape with browdy ( gene hackman ) , in the gypsy moths , 1969 . >\ngrace jr ( 1986 ) the influence of gypsy moth on the composition and nutrient content of litter fall in a pennsylvania oak forest . for sci 32 : 855\u2013870\nakasofu y ( 1973 ) extraordinary outbreak of gypsy moth in takaoka city . for pests 22 : 214\u2013217\ngypsy moth caterpillars continue to hit oak trees hard in eastern and central connecticut . ( deep photo )\nupdate , june 26 , 2017 : this week , dead gypsy moth caterpillars have begun appearing at the base of trees , killed by the naturally - occurring fungus entomophaga maimaiga . the rainy weather in may and june helped the fungus to develop . as the caterpillars decompose , the fungus reproduces inside the cadavers and on the ground around the trees . it will spread farther in the area and can persist in the soil for many years .\nthe female gypsy moth lays an egg mass , covering it with body hairs to act as insulation and to help protect the eggs from predators . shortly after the female gypsy moth lays the egg mass , she dies , and the eggs wait out the winter until temperatures rise in the spring and a hatch begins . upon hatching , small black headed gypsy moth caterpillars , climb to the tops of the trees where they may begin to feed on foliage or they may dangle from silk strands and drift in the wind to colonize other trees . gypsy moth caterpillars go through five or six instars and feed from late april to mid june . most of the feeding occurs at night to protect caterpillars from extreme heat and predation by birds during the day . when fully mature , caterpillars stop feeding , and change into pupae . adult moths emerge 7 - 10 days later . there is one generation per year .\nbaker wl ( 1941 ) effect of gypsy moth defoliation on certain forest trees . j forestry 39 : 1017\u20131022\ngypsy moth caterpillars clinging to the sides of homes or hanging on your backyard patio can be sprayed away with a strong jet of water .\nand has existed there for thousands of years . in either 1868 or 1869 , the gypsy moth was accidentally introduced near boston , ma by\nsynthetic sex lures for the male gypsy moth porthetria dispar ( 10 - acetoxy - cis - 7 - hexadecen - 1 - ol and 12 - acetoxy - cis - 9 - octadecen - 1 - ol ) were assayed electrophysiologically and behaviourally , and their effectiveness was compared with that of a natural sex pheromone extract derived from female gypsy moths , and with sexually neutral compounds .\ndespite over 100 years of presence in north america , researchers are still at a loss to explain and predict the extent of the changes in forest vegetation likely to take place through gypsy moth disturbance . a major concern is the potential loss of economically critical and ecologically dominant oak species ( quercus , spp . ) . most studies of forest compositional changes with gypsy moth defoliation indicate that less susceptible species will dominate the forest , so in effect , forests may have fewer gypsy moth problems in the future .\nwatching john frankenheimer ' s\nthe gypsy moths ,\nwhich opened yesterday at the radio city music hall , i had lots of time to remember with fondness all of those low budget , pecking - order , action dramas i saw as a child on saturday afternoons . view full article in timesmachine \u00bb\njohn frankenheimer ' s\nthe gypsy moths\nis not a successful movie but is neither a bad one . he goes about telling his story in the right way , but all the same he doesn ' t pull it off . i found the same difficulty with his last film ,\nthe fixer ,\nwhich plied all the right emotions and was directed and acted with intelligence - - but which never really made us care .\nalalouni u , sch\u00e4dler m , brandl r ( 2013 ) natural enemies and environmental factors affecting the population dynamics of the gypsy moth . j appl entomol 137 : 721\u2013738 . doi :\nthe challenge in\nthe gypsy moths\nis to imply ( without ever being so crass as to say aloud ) what a skydiver ' s reasons might be for jumping out of an airplane and letting himself fall right into the ground . he isn ' t necessarily committing suicide ; he may be in the grip of some kind of self - hypnosis , a fascination with the ground rushing up toward him .\n\u201cduring the filming of gypsy moths at the airfield in benton , kansas , the director , john frankenheimer , wanted to get a real , horrified reaction from the extras playing the audience , so he had a mannequin dressed like a skydiver and tied it under a helicopter which ascended a couple of hundred feet , then released the dummy . most of the people hadn ' t noticed what had been rigged up , so when it fell , they thought it was a real person hitting the ground and he got the reaction he was looking for . one minor problem was that the pilot didn ' t gauge the wind accurately and the\nskydiver\nfell into the parked cars , narrowly missing some people and caving in the roof of an extra ' s ride . the studio bought the car for several times what it was worth and the damaged vehicle spent the rest of the shooting behind one of the hangers . \u201d\nde beurs km , townsend pa ( 2008 ) estimating the effect of gypsy moth defoliation using modis . remote sens environ 112 : 3983\u20133990 . doi :\nonce they\u2019ve found a new host , the caterpillars start feeding on newly - opened spring foliage during the month of may . as the moths grow , they eat more . the effects of their feasting become visible with the defoliation of trees by mid - to - late june , according to simisky .\ndeep said the cool spring looks to have slowed the growth rate of the caterpillars and delayed their moving down to the soil , where they will meet the fungal spores .\ngypsy moth pupae are about two inches long , dark brown and are lightly covered with hairs . pupation usually occurs in protected areas of the tree and are often accompanied by the molted skin of the last caterpillar instar .\nas is the case with other tree pests , the gypsy moth will defoliate a stressed tree first . stressed trees often provide wounds or deep bark crevices that provide the larvae with shelter that will aid in their survival .\nneither apparently remembering having played in the hawaiian surf , deborah kerr ( as kansas housewife elizabeth ) and burt lancaster ( as her guest , touring sky - diver mike , a colleague of her long lost nephew ) find themselves drawn to each other , in john frankenheimer ' s the gypsy moths , 1969 . >\nover the past five decades , factors such as age and mating status have been shown to affect daily rhythms in female calling and male response in moths as well .\nfor all that ,\nthe gypsy moths\nhas its moments . the aerial photography , apparently done by other skydivers , is as good as the racing footage in frankenheimer ' s\ngrand prix .\nhe has a knack for getting the feel of a sport . there are aerial shots in this one that may even give you vertigo , as the camera plunges toward earth at 100 miles an hour . if only the movie itself would move a little faster .\nbut the highest concentrations of host trees are in the southern appalachian mtns . , the ozark mtns . , and in the northern lake states .\nonly the caterpillar stage of the gypsy moth feeds . when fully grown the caterpillar will be approximately 2 inches long , very hairy and have five pairs of blue dots followed by six pairs of red dots along its back . the larval stage lasts about seven weeks .\na major pest of hardwood trees , gypsy moth control is often necessary to prevent damage in backyards and many urban areas .\ncollins s ( 1961 ) benefits to understory from canopy defoliation by gypsy moth larvae . ecology 42 : 836\u2013838 . doi :\nscott wilson ( as\nmalcolm\n) brings his barnstroming sky - diver buddies mike and joe ( burt lancaster , gene hackman ) to the kansas home of his long - estranged aunt and uncle ( deborah kerr , william windom ) , offering only tentative hospitality , early in john frankenheimer ' s the gypsy moths , 1969 .\nfajvan ma , wood jm ( 1996 ) stand structure and development after gypsy moth defoliation in the appalachian plateau . for ecol manage 89 : 79\u201388 . doi :\ngypsy moths eat young , tender leaves in the spring . deciduous trees ( trees that lose their leaves each fall ) can regrow a new set of leaves by july and can usually withstand 2 - 3 successive years of defoliation ( removal of leaves ) without being killed . however , defoliation does reduce the vigor and resistance of the tree ; it becomes more susceptible to pests and diseases . mortality can occur when other stresses such as disease or other insect outbreaks attack trees in the same year . evergreens are eaten when populations of gypsy moths are very high . evergreens do not regrow leaves as easily as deciduous trees and can die as a result of complete defoliation .\nscott wilson ( as\nmalcolm\n) brings his barnstroming sky - diver buddies mike and joe ( burt lancaster , gene hackman ) to the kansas home of his long - estranged aunt and uncle ( deborah kerr , william windom ) , offering only tentative hospitality , early in john frankenheimer ' s the gypsy moths , 1969 . >\nhi folks ! just new here . i do usually 200 gallons with 10 taps in the neighbors trees . in the last year , all maples have taken a decent hit by the gypsy moths , refoliated with the second push last summer . as i would hate to contribute to having the neighbors tree die on me , i was hoping for some input . i am not too much worried about a lower sugar content , but would be more worried about the tree dying . assuming that the gypsy moth problem is likely to be the same as last year , would tapping the trees put too much strain on them ? the question is tap them or not ? my kids would hate to go without syrup for a year . any input is greatly appreciated . mike\nthe gypsy moth accidentally escaped the home of e . leopold trouvelot and was introduced into the us in medford , mass . in the late 1860\u2019s . he had intentionally brought it to his home in massachusetts , from france , to study the insect with an interest in silk production . since then , gypsy moth has spread throughout the northeast and well beyond . it can be a serious pest of trees and a nuisance due to the irritating hairs on its body and the copious amount of excrement ( frass ) that it produces in high population years .\nduring wet springs , an entomopathogenic ( i . e . insect killing ) fungus known as entomophaga maimaiga , works extremely well in keeping this pest in low numbers . this fungus is now \u201cnaturally\u201d common in massachusetts . it may have been introduced into the united states from japan in 1910 for gypsy moth management , but the actual fungus we have today seems to be from a later introduction . observing dead gypsy moth caterpillars hanging head - down on the trunks of host trees is a good indicator that this fungus has been effective ( figure 6 ) . the nucleopolyhedrosis ( npv ) virus is also a common cause for the collapse of gypsy moth populations . both the fungus and virus overwinter in the soil in massachusetts and require ample amounts of moisture in the spring to build up in gypsy moth caterpillar populations .\nfirst instar larvae begin feeding in the top branches and chew small holes in the leaves . the second and third instars feed from the outer edge of the leaf toward the center . when population numbers are low , the young larvae prefer to feed during the daytime while the older larvae feed at night . during the day , these older larvae hide in protected areas at the base of the tree . however , when populations are high , the larvae will feed day and night until the tree is stripped of its foliage .\n\u201cit remains to be seen how successful the fungus will be in reducing future gypsy moth populations , \u201d she adds , \u201cbut hopefully it will have an impact . \u201d\nnaidoo r , lechowicz mj ( 2001 ) effects of gypsy moth on radial growth of deciduous trees . for sci 47 : 338\u2013348\nthe gypsy moths have been getting worse for a couple of years now . they are cyclical and come in waves , every 7 to 10 years or so . the last bad wave was in the early 1980s and after that infestation , a fungus came onto the scene that helps keep the population in check by causing a fungal disease in the caterpillar . however , this fungus requires a lot of moisture , and the last couple of growing seasons have been very dry in may and june so the fungus wasn\u2019t particularly effective . rather than the typical small infestations we usually see , we had a tremendous number of moths that laid eggs last year , and this year we have millions and millions of caterpillars hatching this spring . although we have had a wet spring , the fungus hasn\u2019t kicked in yet .\nonodera k , hara h ( 2011 ) suitability of plant species as food for asian gypsy moth larvae of the hokkaido population . bull hokkaido for res inst 48 : 47\u201354\nby establishing a system of grids over a large grass area in berkshire , england , and by releasing synthetic moth pheromones into the air along with a stream of detergent bubbles , the researchers were able to videotape the trail of the odor plume downwind . they then released male moths into the plume at relatively long distances downwind from its origin .\ncollected posts from urltoken \u201cthe gypsy months is a movie about skydivers who travel around the country jumping out of old airplanes at country fairs , etc . the jumping stuff at the beginning and end is neat , but there is a long , love story in between . the plot hinges on jumping\nthe cape ,\na batwing suit which seems to impair the ability to pull and therefore creates thrills .\ngypsy moth eggs live through the winter in clusters of hundreds of eggs called egg masses , which usually hatch in the spring around the first week of may . the egg masses can be found on tree trunks and branches , and can also be laid on other surfaces , such as the sides of homes and even lawn furniture .\nfig . 1 . interactions in eastern deciduous forests influencing forest dynamics , lyme - disease risk (\npathogens\n) , nesting success of some ground - nesting songbirds , and gypsy moth dynamics . arrows indicate the direction of the effect of one taxon on another . solid lines indicate positive effects ( e . g . , mast production on mice ) , and dashed arrows indicate negative effects ( e . g . , gypsy moths on oak trees ) . from ostfeld & jones , in press .\nfajvan ma , rentch j , gottschalk k ( 2008 ) the effects of thinning and gypsy moth defoliation on wood volume growth in oaks . trees 22 : 257\u2013268 . doi :\nliebhold a , elkinton j , williams d , muzika rm ( 2000 ) what causes outbreaks of the gypsy moth in north america ? popul ecol 42 : 257\u2013266 . doi :\nthis is how they did it , the transition in which the . . .\nin the town for which the movie is named , sheriff shaw . . .\nthe movie debut of albert finney , at work in the raleigh . . .\nit wasn\u2019t easy to read \u201csummer of the gypsy moths\u201d while living with an 11 - year - old whose first literary love was the \u201cclementine\u201d series , also written by sara pennypacker . the third time i retrieved my copy from my daughter\u2019s bedroom \u2014 a tween lair crammed with bobblehead turtles , tootsie roll - scented lip balms and shells from every beach she\u2019s ever visited \u2014 i realized this book was the first of my literary possessions she\u2019s ever truly coveted .\nthe gypsy moth caterpillars continue to hit oaks hard in parts of eastern and central connecticut ,\ndeep said .\nas the larvae deplete the oaks , they are moving on to feed on other tree species , such as maples and witch hazel .\nyes . if you are interested in sampling your woodlot or forest to determine the likelihood of defoliation by gypsy moths for the following growing season , sampling protocol is provided . ( see important links . ) if you do sample your woodlot or forest , your data is valuable to us for tracking annual populations . we would appreciate if you mailed or emailed you sampling data to :\ngypsy moth caterpillars feed on approximately 500 different plants . older larvae will sometimes eat several species of hardwood that the younger larvae will avoid . however , when food is scarce , the larvae will feed on almost any vegetation .\ngottschalk kw ( 1990 ) gypsy moth effects on mast production . in : mcgee ce ( ed ) proceedings of the workshop : southern appalachian mast management . knoxville , tennessee , pp 42\u201350\nonly the caterpillar stage of the gypsy moth feeds . when fully grown , they will be approximately 2 inches long , very hairy and have five pairs of blue dots followed by six pairs of red dots along its back . adults are gray ( male ) or white ( female ) colored hairy moths with a 1 - 1 / 2 \u2013 2 inch wingspan . although both sexes are winged , the female moth does not fly .\nwhile in the larval stage , the gypsy moth might be confused with fall webworms or eastern tent caterpillars . however , both of these insects form webs ; the gypsy moth does not . the eastern tent caterpillar appears in early spring and makes its tents in the crotches of tree branches . the fall webworm appears in mid to late summer and builds its tents on the ends of branches . eastern tent caterpillars are generally black with a white stripe down the back . they also will have blue spots on their sides that are located between two yellow lines . the fall webworm will be yellow to green in color and will have ten pairs of black dots along its back .\nfrom the caterpillars in 2016 , compared to about 38 , 175 the previous year .\njust the top of the\nyankee doodle boy\nnumber from george . . .\nwe ' re happy to share the uplifting work of the connecticut burns care foundation .\ngooch said the caterpillars have been spotted in generally the same areas as last year \u2014 in the western part of the state , on the rhode island and connecticut borders , and stretching south of boston through the south shore to plymouth and parts of cape cod .\nmaybe . if dense concentrations of tent or gypsy moth caterpillars cause a decline in the trees ' health or threaten an economic resource such as a sugar bush , spraying may be an option .\nthe gypsy moth has four different life stages : egg , larva or caterpillar , pupa and adult moth . female moths lay eggs in sheltered areas . each egg mass will contain between 500 and 1 , 000 eggs and will have a tan , fuzzy appearance . this comes from the body and wing scales that the female uses to cover the eggs to provide some additional protection during the winter . the egg masses can be found all winter long however , they will not hatch until spring . larvae emerge from egg masses from early spring until mid - may . hatching usually coincides with the budding of most hardwood trees .\nschultz jc , baldwin it ( 1982 ) oak leaf quality declines in response to defoliation by gypsy moth larvae . science 217 : 149\u2013151 . doi :\nacorns initiate other chain reactions among species ( e . g . , mice , chipmunks , and songbirds ; see r . ostfeld and k . schmidt ) , and gypsy moth defoliation has many effects on the forest , including influences on nutrient cycling ( see g . lovett ) . because moth defoliation reduces acorn production , understanding how moths are able to persist in the forest amidst intense predation pressure by mice has also been a recent focus of our work . this has led us to study the roles of local dispersal of moths relative to local spatial variation in mouse predation as the primary determinants of moth persistence ( see b . goodwin , e . schauber ) . recent research has shown that there are mouse hot and cold spots in the forest of varying persistence . we are now investigating how these hot and cold spots affect moths , lyme risk and songbird nesting success .\noutbreak gypsy moth populations . though some areas are treated by private companies under contract with land owners , most areas are sprayed under joint programs of state governments and the usda forest service . your local\ngood flick by frankenheimer . the acting is also excellent . do not have the film .\ncome to think of it , the oaks are a lot more shredded than the maples .\nthe department of energy and environmental protection released an update on the situation late tuesday night .\nwhile gypsy moth caterpillars are only 1 / 16 of an inch in length when they hatch , they may exceed 3 inches in length by the time they pupate , usually about six weeks later . the caterpillars have hairy bodies ; along the length of their backs , they have five pairs of blue dots followed by six pairs of red dots ( figure 3 ) . the caterpillar stage typically lasts until about the third week in june in massachusetts , whereupon they pupate ( figure 4 ) . adults start to appear by late june / early july . neither the male nor female adult moths feed .\nkasbohm jw , vaughan mr , kraus jg ( 1998 ) black bear home range dynamics and movement patterns during a gypsy moth infestation . ursus 10 : 259\u2013267\nliebhold am , turc\u00e1ni m , kamata n ( 2008 ) inference of adult female dispersal from the distribution of gypsy moth egg masses in a japanese city . agric for entomol 10 : 69\u201373 . doi :\nriemann , j . g . , and giebultowicz , j . m . ( 1991 ) . secretion in the upper vas deferens of the gypsy moth correlated with the circadian rhythm of sperm release from the testes . j . insect physiol . 37 , 53\u201362 . doi : 10 . 1016 / 0022 - 1910 ( 91 ) 90019 - v\nthe larval stage of the gypsy moth is a caterpillar that hatches in the spring from eggs laid the summer before . it hatches about the time oak buds start to open . the younger caterpillars need to eat tender new leaves . as it grows , it can eat older , tougher leaves . it grows to about 2 1 / 5 inches in length . gypsy moth caterpillars have five pairs of raised blue spots followed by six pairs of raised red spots along its back . female moths are white with brown markings . males are brownish . females do not fly . egg masses are buff colored , fuzzy patches on tree trunks , branches , firewood , or in a sheltered spot , even on lawn furniture . there are 600 - 700 eggs in each egg mass .\nas you step outside , pause for a moment to take in your surroundings . if you happen to be under a tree and hear what sound like rain drops , what you are hearing may be caterpillar droppings . more precisely , gypsy moth excrement . the gypsy moth population has soared this year , and it isn\u2019t hard to spot these voracious pests crawling or dangling from trees , or the carpet of little brown pellets and shredded leaves that litter the ground after they have feasted in the dwindling treetops .\nthere are several ways to control gypsy moth . in small populations , it may be easiest to destroy egg masses that are found on buildings , trees , etc . to destroy the egg mass , either crush the eggs or place them in a bucket of kerosene or soapy water . burning the egg mass will also kill them . simply picking the egg masses off and dropping them on the ground will not kill them . be careful when handling the egg masses because the hairs that cover the egg masses may cause an allergic reaction .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\nspeciation through temporal isolation between drosophila species has been linked to circadian clock genes ( kyriacou et al . , 2008 ) , but there is no known naturally occurring dimorphism in temporal timing of mating activity in fruitflies . the ideal species to investigate the importance of timing in speciation are the larger moths and butterflies ( lepidoptera , apoditrysia ) , because natural variation in timing of sexual activity has been found within and between species ( see table 1 ) . the apoditrysia consist of ~ 145 . 000 species , the majority of which ( ~ 120 . 000 ) are moths ( bazinet et al . , 2013 ) , and thus the second most diverse group of insects after the coleoptera .\nacorns are a key food for white - footed mice . the mice are key predators on gypsy moth pupae . when there are many acorns the mouse population increases , which keeps the moth population low . however if there are no acorns , the mouse population collapses allowing the moth population to increase . acorns also attract white - tailed deer into oak forests to feed on acorns . the deer carry adult ticks that drop off and spend the winter in the oak forests . the next year the female ticks lay eggs that hatch into larval ticks . the larval ticks are not infected with the bacteria that cause lyme disease , but become infected when they feed on the mice that have increased because of acorns . this means that the risk of lyme disease can be higher in oak forests two years after a large acorn crop .\non the night before the big show , lancaster has a brief affair with the kid ' s aunt ( deborah kerr ) . hackman employs the town prostitute ( sheree north ) . and wilson and a young girl listen to the radio news . the relationships sketched here are supposed to explain what happens the next day . and they do , more or less . the problem is that frankenheimer then includes so much stunt footage that by the time the moment of crisis arrives , we ' ve forgotten about the night before .\nwe have a bad infestation this year of gypsy moths in eastern connecticut that ' s going from bad to worse . not sure if other parts of the us or canada are seeing the same problem . but it ' s the worst i ' ve seen in the 23 years we ' ve lived here . i drive down many local roads and along interstates and see entire trees nearly completely defoliated . i ' m planning on tapping about 50 - 60 reds on vacuum for the first time this coming season . i was just out walking my property to mark the reds for tapping and noticed many reds with shredded leaves from gypsy moth caterpillars . anyone know what effect this kind of defoliation of maple trees might have on sap production in the winter ? i ' m thinking it can ' t be good . . . mark s .\nonce established in an area , gypsy moth numbers can fluctuate widely from year to year . seasons with severe damage can be followed by seasons with relatively few caterpillars and light damage . in periods of heavy outbreaks , gypsy moth caterpillars crawl on walls , across roads , over outdoor furniture , and sometimes will come inside homes .\nclass conflict - - the sedate whuffos dying inside their boring lives while the skydivers are careless with theirs , yet living it to the fullest .\ncharlton , r . e . , and card\u00e9 , r . t . ( 1982 ) . rate and diel periodicity of pheromone emission from female gypsy moths ( lymantria dispar ) determined with a glass adsorption collection system . j . insect physiol . 28 , 423\u2013430 . doi : 10 . 1016 / 0022 - 1910 ( 82 ) 90069 - 5\ngottschalk kw , colbert jj , feicht dl ( 1998 ) tree mortality risk of oak due to gypsy moth . eur j for path 28 : 121\u2013132 . doi :\nwanted to get a real , horrified reaction from the extras playing the audience , so he had a mannequin dressed like a skydiver and tied it under a helicopter , which ascended several hundred feet , then released the dummy . most of the people hadn ' t noticed what had been rigged up , so when it fell they thought it was a real person hitting the ground and he got the reaction he was looking for . one minor problem was that the pilot didn ' t gauge the wind accurately and the\nskydiver\nfell into some parked cars , narrowly missing some people and caving in the roof of an extra ' s car . the studio bought the car for several times what it was worth and the damaged vehicle spent the rest of the shooting behind one of the hangers .\nledyard , conn . ( wtnh ) - - it ' s a scene repeated throughout eastern connecticut . several gypsy moth caterpillars can be seen crawling on a long cove road home in the gales ferry section of town .\nyou step on them every single step and everything you touch will have a caterpillar on it ,\nsaid april flemming . her family didn ' t spray for the gypsy moth caterpillars which now cover her property .\n\u201cgypsy moths is a benchmark movie for the sport of skydiving . the casting , storyline , and stunts were first rate . the jump footage was good , and it recorded the equipment used back in the 60s . there is lots of footage which shows the old gear . . . 4 pin main containers\u2026 with ripcords and spring loaded pilot chutes , , , chest mount reserves , bell helmets . . . . . .\ninstrument panels\non the reserve container , with altimeters and stopwatches . there are a lot of air to air shots taken by chase planes etc and we get to see a fair amount of climb out footage , exit footage , freefall , cutaway , landing\u2026 and wingsuit flying !\nif enough of the caterpillars are killed by the fungus this year , she added , it might lead to a drop in the population next year .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nthe author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest .\nyou should wait until 2 seasons after the infestation is over . the trees will try to refoliate this year , but the new leaves will not attain full size . the trees are weakened and even if you tapped the sugar would be very low .\nhigashiura y ( 1980 ) analysis of factors affecting bird predation on gypsy moth egg masses by using holling\u2019s disc - quation . res popul ecol 22 : 147\u2013162 . doi :\nthe gypsy moth overwinters as an egg in a cluster of 500 or more eggs ( figures 1 and 2 ) . eggs typically hatch in the spring during the first week in may in massachusetts , but variations in climate and spring weather can either accelerate or delay egg hatching . once hatched , the tiny , hairy caterpillars may remain in the lower forest canopy or , when in high populations , migrate upwards to the tree tops , where each one then spins down on a long silken thread . the tiny caterpillars hang in the air waiting for a strong wind to break the thread and carry them to a new location . this process of dispersal is known as \u201cballooning\u201d and is somewhat common in caterpillar species where the adult females do not fly . it is the only silk that this species produces . gypsy moth caterpillars do not make silken webs or tents . this type of dispersal helps young larvae relocate to more favorable hosts , such as oaks , while factors such as food quality ( species composition ) and the availability of suitable areas to hide during the day ( such as in rough oak bark ) may affect gypsy moth dispersal patterns . population sizes of this pest can change dramatically from one year to the next ."]}
{"id": 114753, "summary": [{"text": "ishq junoon is a 2016 indian hindi-language erotic romance film written and directed by sanjay sharma and produced by anuj sharma and vinay gupta under their banners shantketan entertainments and vinr films respectively .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars rajbeer singh , divya singh , akshay rangshahi , raj aryan and reshad delawar khan .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was released on 11 november 2016 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "vardan singh , ankit tiwari , jeet gannguli , anjjan bhattacharya and sanjeev-darshan were announced as the composers of the soundtrack .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "vardan singh got the first chance in this movie .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "his song kabhi yun bhi reached 10th place in the uk 's top 10 music , a notable achievement for hindi cinema .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "vardan singh 's song got a popular response online in just 24 hours . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "ishq junoon", "paragraphs": ["sirf tu - ishq junoon | rajbir , divya & akshay | aanjan feat . mohit chauhan\nwe caught up with the cast of ishq junoon and and asked them about their upcoming film .\nsirf tu - ishq junoon | rajbir , divya & akshay | aanjan feat . mohit chauhan - youtube\nmix - sirf tu - ishq junoon | rajbir , divya & akshay | aanjan feat . mohit chauhan\n\u2018ishq junoon\u2019 has been directed by sanjay sharma , and stars rajbeer singh , divya singh and akshay rangshahi .\nanjjan bhattacharya of meet bros anjjan fame has worked on roy , baby and his solo release ishq junoon passion of love\u2019s music .\nmumbai : a written complaint has been filed against the makers of upcoming movie \u2018ishq junoon , \u2019 by shiv sena , in mumbai , on tuesday .\nishq junoon is a hindi movie starring rajbeer singh , divya singh and akshay rangshahi in prominent roles . it is a musical romance - thriller directed by sanjay sharma .\nishq junoon is a 2016 indian hindi - language film written and directed by sanjay sharma and produced by anuj sharma and vinay gupta under their banners shantketan entertainments and vinr films respectively .\nwell known producer anuj sharma takes off with youth oriented romantic musical thriller\nishq junoon - the passion of love\n. the film has been directed by sanjay sharma and has contemporary youth lifestyle as the backdrop .\nishq junoon is an upcoming indian hindi - language film written and directed by sanjay sharma and produced by anuj sharma and vinay gupta under their banners shantketan entertainments and vinr films respectively . the film is scheduled to release in june , 2016 .\nhere ' s what director sanjay sharma has to say about ishq junoon , \u201cmy film is totally different and is concerned with the new generation and their way of life . it ' s a combination of entertainment , slick treatment and good performers with unforgettable music . \u201d\npresenting the official movie trailer of an upcoming bollywood movie ishq junoon . actors : rajbir , divya & akshay producer : anuj sharma & vinay gupta director : sanjay sharma production house : shantketan entertainments connect with us on : twitter - urltoken facebook - urltoken youtube - urltoken\nis on a high with the success of his song ' kabhi yun bhi ' from ' ishq junoon . ' after a decade in the industry , singing for advertisement jingles and bollywood songs , vardan singh is finally happy with the success of his latest song , ' kabhi yun bhi ' from ' ishq junoon ' . it garnered tremendous response in just three days of its digital release . says vardan , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthis is the first time that a song , which has not yet released on tv , has already got such huge support online . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nmumbai : soon after releasing a controversial poster , the markers of bollywood\u2019s boldest film \u2018ishq junoon - the heat is on ' have released the first song . the track is sure to set the temperatures soaring . the film is all set to break a path in the adult film genre and is a subjective movie based on extraordinary concept of threesome .\nthere are sex thrillers and there are psycho thrillers . ishq junoon is a hybrid of the two , which exists in a very strange territory . but it\u2019s more funny - strange than scary - strange . and most times , right - out weird . in the film , orphans are adopted as house helps . a grown woman makes love to two teenage boys . a lingerie sniffing pervert who only speaks in a baritone . a steroid - laden loverboy whose idea of a threesome is not a planned / chance encounter , but marriage . and since we\u2019re on the subject , ishq junoon , which has been promoted as \u2018india\u2019s first threesome film\u2019 , has no threesomes in it . none ! there\u2019s one that happens in a dream sequence and that\u2019s it .\npresenting the uncensored version of kabhi yub bhi sung by vardan singh from the upcoming erotic bollywood movie ishq junoon starring rajbir , divya & akshay . title : kabhi yun bhi singer : vardan singh composer : vardan singh lyricist : azeem shirazi mixed & mastered by kohinoor arranged & programmed by ashish jha & abhilash actors : rajbir , divya & akshay producer : anuj sharma & vinay gupta director : sanjay sharma production house : shantketan entertainments connect with us on : twitter - urltoken facebook - urltoken youtube - urltoken\nvardan began his career as a background vocalist and over the years , has sung in many languages including kannada , oriya and nepali . he says , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdi have never had a dearth of songs in my line of work . i have always sung for other composers . but this song is special to me , because , for the first time , i have composed as well as given playback for a bollywood movie . ' ishq junoon ' has other composer - singers as well \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd ankit tiwari and jeet ganguly . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nbhattacharya has also composed two songs for sanjay sharma\u2019s ishq junoon passion of love , which only he has worked on . he has scored two songs for the film , one is a romantic number while the other is a dance song . \u201cthe love song titled phir tu has been sung by mohit chauhan . it\u2019s a slow number which contains notes of the guitar , live drums , flute and some electronic instruments that have helped in creating the virtual sounds . the dance song is a club number and is predominantly an edm number . \u201d\npresenting you the hot & sensuous romantic love song kabhi yub bhi sung by vardan singh from the upcoming erotic bollywood movie ishq junoon starring rajbir , divya & akshay .\nto set the song as your caller tune sms isqjn1 to 57575\ntitle : kabhi yun bhi singer : vardan singh composer : vardan singh lyricist : azeem shirazi mixed & mastered by kohinoor arranged & programmed by ashish jha & abhilash to set kabhi yun bhi as your caller tune ; airtel users dial : 5432115274182 vodafone users dial : 5377335836 idea users dial : 567897335836 docomo users dial : 5432117335836 bsnl ( south ) ( east ) sms bt 7335836 to 56700 bsnl ( north ) ( west ) sms bt 5838412 to 56700 aircel : sms dt 5838412 to 53000 actors : rajbir , divya & akshay producer : anuj sharma & vinay gupta director : sanjay sharma production house : shantketan entertainments connect with us on : twitter - urltoken facebook - urltoken youtube - urltoken\nfor the first time in bollywood anuj sharma has assigned four noted composers - sonu nigam , ankit tiwari , jeet ganguli and aanjan bhattacharya to compose various songs for his upcoming movie .\nas a producer , he has made several films spanning different genres over the past 30 years under the banner\nshantketan entertainments\u201d . singh saab the great was his last big release . now anuj sharma wants to focus on new wave , realistic cinema with a dose of entertainment and unforgettable music .\nthere is one religion that binds india and that is bollywood . we at urltoken believe that the worshipers of this religion are actually the gods who make or break a film . the rules of the religion are dynamic and change almost every day . urltoken is a journey of bollywood from start till date and thrives on its worshipers to dictate the rules . so hop on to this mystical journey of films and be a part of this dream religion .\nthis is the first time that sharma\u2019s shantketan entertainment , which was formed 33 years ago , has ventured into the genre of romantic thriller . the production house\u2019s last release was\nabout the film that is being produced in association with vinr films , anuj says , \u201cthis is my concept . the youth today are materialistic and want to become rich quickly . girls only want to end up with rich guys and guys don\u2019t think twice before adopting shortcuts to make a fast buck to reach the top . so , everyone is living in a fantasy world . they don\u2019t realise that reality is very different . \u201d\nsanjay adds , \u201cbut we want to show that true love triumphs in the end . \u201d the director adds that the film will have fresh faces .\n, jeet gannguli and aanjan bhattacharya \u2014 for the film\u2019s music . ankit , who has composed\n, says , \u201ci had to rework on the tune of the song . it\u2019s a duet that i have sung along with another singer . \u201d\n\u201cthankfully , my song got a go ahead in the first sitting itself , \u201d laughs aanjan . jeet adds , \u201ci have to record my song yet . my tracks are mainly romantic , creating vivid moods for the film . \u201d\nsonu , who is still to compose his track , says , \u201ci will sing the song myself . \u201d\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\netimes is an entertainment , tv & lifestyle industry ' s promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe track has been crooned by vardan singh and the lyrics have been penned down by azeem shirazi .\nactors rajbir singh , divya singh and akshay rangshahi are almost going to make you go a little weak in the knee . the erotic song features the trio , who have absolutely no qualms in shedding all their inhibitions .\nthe film is being produced by anuj sharma along with vinay gupta . the track has been crooned by vardan singh and the lyrics have been penned down by azeem shirazi .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 hungama digital media entertainment pvt . ltd . all rights reserved .\nbhattacharya ' s upcoming projects with meet bros include leela , mastizaade , babu ki jawaani and welcome back .\n\u201cthe song demanded kanika\u2019s voice , which is sensual , feminine and yet innocent . we also wanted to recreate the magic of baby doll , which is why we roped her in , \u201d said bhattacharya whose brief to the singer was to sing as if she were singing it for her dream boy .\n\u201cthe song is the reflection of a girl\u2019s dreams and aspirations . chittiyaan kalaiyaan means fair hands and the girl here is thinking about the kind of man she would like to be with and how she wants him to pamper her . while discussing the song\u2019s punjabi lyrics , he said the word chittiyan sounds rhythmic too and praised lyricist kumaar for writing such inventive lyrics .\n\u201cthe lyrics are out of the box and kumaar has the ability of playing with words . he has invented the word requesta . like he has penned it mann jaa ve\u2026 mainu shopping kara de . mann jaa ve\u2026 romantic picture dikha de . requestaan paayiaan ve . . \u201cwe\u2019ve used big drums , a little bit of dub steps in the beginning of the song , trap music , rap and electronic beats .\nwhile the melody has an electronic dance music bent , the song\u2019s flavour is indian and is yet underground with a dark feel , \u201d explained bhattacharya while describing the composition . meet bros anjjan has also composed the song beparwaha from baby . the film , which is about a group of people who nail terrorists , does not contain any songs except the former which features at the end of the film .\n\u201cbeparwah is a dark , thrilling number and is essentially about the unpredictable nature of life . neeraj pandey\u2019s films have no songs . i was told to score a backgroud score like the one heard in james bond films , \u201d says bhattacharya describing the brief he was given to compose music for baby\u2019s sole track . \u201cthe music is underground and has a mysterious edge to it . it has been composed using the guitar , live drums and does not contain much instrumentation . the song\u2019s vocals resemble those heard in opera performances , \u201d said bhattacharya as he described the song\u2019s composition .\nsome of bhattacharya\u2019s upcoming projects with meet bros anjjan include bobby khan\u2019s leela , milap zaveri\u2019s mastizaade , amrit pal\u2019s babu ki jawaani and welcome back .\nwhich received critical acclaim . he also did the vocals for the title track ' rakta charitra ' , for the movie with the same name . he states , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdearlier in my career , ' mujhe dusre singers ko imitate karne ko kaha jata tha ' . that was something no one really likes . and i hoped then that one day , i would be able to sing a song the way i wanted to . and with ' kabhi yun bhi ' , it is all just me and the fact that my song has already gained so much popularity feels great . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ntalking about the song\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds success online , vardan says , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdit doesn\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdt happen often that a song leaves a mark on the audience without it releasing on tv . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd he signs off , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdi want to thank producer\nreza noorani , tnn , updated : nov 11 , 2016 , 05 . 38 pm ist\nan ambitious girl comes to the city to live the glamorous life . she even lands the man of her dreams . the only problem is , he isn\u2019t alone .\npakhi ( divya singh ) , a small - town girl , wants the good things in life . she\u2019s willing to do anything to get them , and is not apologetic about it . she has already shed the middle - class mentality . now , she wants to shed the tag too , and be rich . how , you ask ? by trapping a rich guy , of course ! she doesn\u2019t want to work for wealth . while she is studying to be an air hostess , she wants the moolah asap . she ends up meeting a wealthy hunk named raj ( rajbeer singh ) , who loves her like crazy and wants to marry her . pakhi agrees and dumps her clingy fiancee like he\u2019s carrying a virus . she and raj then take a weekend trip to the latter\u2019s farmhouse where they meet his friend / brother vir ( akshay rangshahi ) , and things start to get really weird .\nthe movie had its posters burnt for promoting threesomes and hurting national morals . they shouldn\u2019t have , because the view the film takes of the m\u00e9nage \u00e0 trois is so dark , promoting the idea is the last thing that it does .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nare you ready for skyscraper ? we are ! see which other movies and tv shows we ' re excited about .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\ntwo men fall in love but struggle to be in a relationship openly in society .\nwith an insurmountable urge for sex and after numerous bad experiences and tragedies , shawn ( played by slim khezri ) , a sex addict , faces his demons , and seeks sexual sobriety through sexaholics anonymous .\na rich house wife , played by shama sikander , confesses to her husband that she has slept with 20 men in 7 months . they go for medical help , which does not work and she worsens , descends into madness and ends up in a mental hospital . .\nchaiti is a young beautiful woman and wife of newspaper editor bikramjit . bikramjit is a workaholic and always stay busy with his editorial works . in spite of being a highly educated woman , . . . see full summary \u00bb\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nverdict : a bold concept that lacks both content and sensuality it ' s really a bold move to release an adult - thriller here in india when you have certain sections of the society ready to be up in arms playing moral police but that did not stop director sanjay sharma . the director takes this movie up a notch [ \u2026 ] . . .\nthe movie had its posters burnt for promoting threesomes and hurting national morals . they shouldnt have , because the view the film takes of the mnage trois is so dark , promoting the idea is the last thing that it does .\nby using www . bookmyshow . com ( our website ) , you are fully accepting the privacy policy available at urltoken governing your access to bookmyshow and provision of services by bookmyshow to you . if you do not accept terms mentioned in the privacy policy , you must not share any of your personal information and immediately exit bookmyshow .\ncopyright 2018 \u00a9 bigtree entertainment pvt . ltd . all rights reserved . the content and images used on this site are copyright protected and copyrights vests with the respective owners . the usage of the content and images on this website is intended to promote the works and no endorsement of the artist shall be implied . unauthorized use is prohibited and punishable by law .\nsubscribe to our free newsletters to 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produced the collaterals .\nthe outrage comes in the wake of the major hue and cry rival party maharshtra navnirman sena ( mns ) had raised against karan johar\u2019s \u2018ae dil hai mushkil\u2019 , for casting pakistani actor fawad khan . the hassle had ultimately been resolved when karan johar declared he\u2019d donate 5 crore rupees to the indian army relief fund .\nurltoken - & nbspthis ; website is for sale ! - & nbspbetjoker24 ; resources and information .\nclick on the menu icon of the browser , it opens up a list of options .\nhere click on the \u201cprivacy & security\u201d options listed on the left hand side of the page .\na pop up will open with all listed sites , select the option \u201callow\u201c , for the respective site under the status head to allow the notification .\nonce the changes is done , click on the \u201csave changes\u201d option to save the changes .\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . this includes cookies from 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567898677666 docomo users dial : 5432118677666 bsnl ( south ) ( east ) sms bt 8677666 to 56700 bsnl ( north ) ( west ) sms bt 6404285 to 56700 aircel : sms dt 6404285 to 53000 actors : rajbir , divya & akshay producer : anuj sharma & vinay gupta director : sanjay sharma production house : shantketan entertainments connect with us on : twitter - urltoken facebook - urltoken youtube - urltoken connect with us on : twitter - urltoken facebook - urltoken youtube - urltoken\npresenting re naseeba sung by rekha bharadwaj .\nto set the song as your caller tune sms isqjn3 to 57575\ntitle : re naseeba singer : rekha bharadwaj lyrics : sanjeev chaturvedi music : sanjeev darshan to set re naseeba as your caller tune : airtel users dial : 5432115985958 vodafone users dial : 5378808630 idea users dial : 567898808630 docomo users dial : 5432118808630 bsnl ( south ) ( east ) sms bt 8808630 to 56700 bsnl ( north ) ( west ) sms bt 6450669 to 56700 aircel : sms dt 6450669 to 53000 cast : rajbir , divya & akshay banner : shantketan entertainments producer : anuj sharma & vinay gupta director : sanjay sharma connect with us on : twitter - urltoken facebook - urltoken youtube - urltoken\nhalka halka video song | rahat fateh ali khan feat . ayushmann khurrana & amy jackson | t - series\ndariya ( dance mix ) | arko ft . prakriti & sukriti kakar | specials by zee music co .\ntoota jo kabhi taara - female version | sumedha karmahe | specials by zee music co ."]}
{"id": 114761, "summary": [{"text": "where is the friend 's home ? ( persian : \u062e\u0627\u0646\u0647 \u062f\u0648\u0633\u062a \u06a9\u062c\u0627\u0633\u062a , khane-ye doust kodjast ) is a 1987 iranian film directed and written by iranian director abbas kiarostami .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the title of the film was derived from a poem by sohrab sepehri .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "it is considered the first film in kiarostami 's koker trilogy , followed by life , and nothing more ... and through the olive trees , all of which take place in koker , iran .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film tells a deceptively simple account of a conscientious schoolboy 's quest to return his friend 's notebook in a neighboring village , since , should his friend fail to hand it in the next day , it is likely he will get expelled .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "hence this film has been seen as a metaphor for the sense of civil duty , about loyalty and everyday heroics .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the traditional beliefs of iranian rural people are also shown in many parts of the movie .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film is among the top ten in the bfi list of the 50 films you should see by the age of 14 . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "where is the friend ' s home ?", "paragraphs": ["where is the friend ' s home ?\n- abbas kiarostami ( . . .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing where is the friend ' s home ? near you .\nit ' s only because so many directors have done more with a similar set - up that where is the friend ' s home ? feels somewhat lacking .\nthis says you were inside the structure where your friend lives , and that it is a residential building .\ni highly recommend all of abbas kiarostami ' s films , but to start with i ' d suggest where is the friend ' s home , the simplest and most moving of his films .\ncustomize friend ' s memoir as per your need , seek more details from friend .\nthis says you were inside the place where your friend lives , but it ' s not necessarily a residential building .\nyou ' re talking about the place where your friend lives . wherever that may be , it is their home . however , not everyone lives in a house .\nyoung hamed tries to return a schoolmate ' s notebook he ' s unwittingly taken home .\nthis says you were located where your friend lives , and that it is a residential building . it ' s possible you were also inside the structure .\nin british english , i would suggest\nat my friend ' s house\nis the most common . . . whereas many americans i know would probably say\nat my friend ' s home\n.\nthis says you were located where your friend lives , but it ' s not necessarily a residential building . it ' s possible you were also inside the structure .\nthis timeline is where you\u2019ll spend most of your time , getting instant updates about what matters to you .\nthe film is shot in persian . however the dialogues between the door maker and the stubborn elderly villager is in turkish language which is presumably azerbaijan turkish .\nwhen ahmad prepares to do his homework , he finds that he has accidentally picked up his friend mohammad ' s notebook . fearing that his friend will be expelled if he cannot submit his lesson the next day , ahmad defies his parents and sets out to find his friend ' s home in the neighboring village .\nyour friend may relate the same story about the death over and over again . listen attentively each time . realize this repetition is part of your friend ' s healing process . simply listen and understand .\nmanchester - a neighbor watching her friend\u2019s home while she was out of town helped police foil a burglary in progress early wednesday morning on seames drive .\n\u2018where is the friend\u2019s home\u2019 was the first kiarostami film to attract the attention of western critics and was the first of several masterpieces he directed over the next two decades . unlike most directors of his generation , kiarostami\u2019s career began during the reign of the shah . his early films were produced by the institute of the intellectual development of children and young adults , a body that he helped established , which were responsible for education films for children . shortly after , kiarostami moved onto directing films about more serious issues within iranian society , but \u2018where is the friend\u2019s house\u2019 remains not only one of this director\u2019s most affecting films but one of the most sympathetic films i\u2019ve ever seen about childhood .\nan 8 year old boy must return his friend ' s notebook he took by mistake , lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school .\nunfortunately for nematzedeh , ahmed accidentally takes his friend\u2019s notebook home , and now he has to return it , lest his mistake lead to someone else\u2019s expulsion . that means venturing to poshteh and hoping that someone can tell him where nematzedeh lives , preferably before dark so ahmad can get home early enough to prevent his mom from being too angry .\nabbas kiarostami made a bunch of films in the \u201870s and the early - and mid - \u201880s , but , on some unknown proportion of merit , accessibility , and initial acclaim / visibility ( it won an award at the 1987 locarno film festival ) , where is my friend\u2019s home , the beginning of the informal koker trilogy , is considered his first major work among a great deal of cinephiles .\nthe iranian cinema is abundant with films about children ( the white balloon and children of heaven being the two classic popular examples ) . where is the friend\u2019s home ? in many respects began the trend of iranian child - themed films and is the most culturally significant to date for a number of reasons . foremost , it was the first film in a few decades to garner attention outside iran . it is ostensibly a neorealist film in the style of bicycle thieves : a young boy must return his friend\u2019s notebook or his classmate will be expelled from school . shot on location , using non - actors , featuring an impossible - quest narrative ( to reveal the ambiguity of life , no less ) the film appears extremely straightforward as a social critique of iranian culture towards the treatment of children . but friend\u2019s home is so much more than a simple rehashing of italian neorealist traditions ; it is rich in symbolism and poetic form .\nat home ahmed\u2019s mother , busy with housework , continually gives her boy menial jobs and refuses to let him go outside and return mohamad reza\u2019s schoolbook . among the chores , though , is to go fetch some bread from the local bakery , and ahmed seizes this opportunity to rush outside with the schoolbook in search of his friend\u2019s home , whose location he only knows to be in the neighbouring village of poshteh .\nthere are some interesting moral issues in where is the friend\u2019s home ? . ahmed is always utterly sincere and instinctively honest towards everyone . but sometimes there are higher principles than literal honesty . his ultimate goal is one of compassion : to help his friend , mohamad reza , and this is manifested in part 1 when he helps his friend after he has fallen down and dropped his schoolbook . in so doing , though , he accidentally walked away with his friend\u2019s schoolbook , and now his primary goal is to return the book . this is not just to expunge his own guilt , but represents a continuation of his sincere concern for his friend\u2019s vulnerability of expulsion from school . adherence to this higher goal trumps more mundane rules that one follows . so although he is instinctively honest , ahmed , in pursuit of the higher good , does hesitantly make compromises with literal truth at several turns . in part 1 he is supposed to get bread and pretends to do so , but instead rushes off to poshteh with his friend\u2019s schoolbook . later in part 4 he effectively lies to the old man by implying that he has found his friend\u2019s house and returned the book . and there is still one further lie to come . \u2605\u2605\u2605\nas the film progresses , a deeper theme gradually surfaces : the boy ' s sense of \u201cdoing the right thing\u201d is almost always in struggle with the complicated world of rules and duties that are forced on the child by the unfair adult world . the film depicts a meaningful truth : a child learns that not all that his elders say is right and that sometimes it is alright to break the convention . \u201dwhere is my friend ' s home ? \u201d is a perfect example that a story does not need to be exciting to be meaningful , and that the best stories come from the simplest of stories . the movie is one of kiarostami ' s finest and surely one of those movies that should not be missed by any film enthusiast .\nhis notebook , which is apparently a big deal . from the onset , the viewer witnesses the ugliness that is the experience of the iranian child\u2014discipline through humiliation , negativity and corporal punishment . mohammad reza is told his next offense will result in expulsion , a needlessly harsh punishment that is doubtlessly typical in a real iranian schoolroom . having been put in a precarious situation of accidentally taking mohammad reza\u2019s notebook , ahmad must make a series of choices to ensure his friend does not get expelled . first he must obtain permission to leave home ; he must then prioritize his other chores ; and he must find his friend\u2019s home relying on the spotty directions of neighbors . having failed to find mohammad reza\u2019s residence by film\u2019s end , ahmad makes the best decision of the whole film : to simply do his friend\u2019s homework .\ni would normally only say\nin my friend ' s house\nif physically being in the house was particularly important , e . g .\ni was in my friend ' s house when the ceiling fell in !\nor , you can send a donation to an appropriate cause , charity or institution in memory of the friend . the obituary often mentions the family ' s suggestions ; if not , you can call the funeral home for such information .\nschoolteachers in abbas kiarostami\u2019s filmography are almost always intimidating , the first institutional authority figures presented to developing children and their first taste of rigorous punishment and enforced obedience . the first shot of where is the friend\u2019s home ? is trained on a door blowing open and closed with the breeze until the frame darkens with the spectre of a teacher ( kheda barech defai ) who emerges like a monster , returning to his classroom to berate his students . the man\u2019s presence is so unnerving , and he is so furious with one child , mohamed ( ahmed ahmedpour ) for doing his homework on loose paper instead of his copybook , that the boy in question is rendered almost catatonic with fear .\nplot : in order to stop his friend from being punished from school , an 8 - year - old boy must return his friend ' s notebook by mistake .\nmohamed , a young blind boy , returns to his rural home for the summer and yearns for his father ' s acceptance .\n' it ' s too hot . okay , there i said it ' - here\u2019s how ireland is ( not ) coping with the heatwave\nremember that the death of someone loved is a shattering experience . as a result of this death , your friend ' s life is under reconstruction . consider the significance of the loss and be gentle and compassionate in all of your helping efforts .\nas everybody knows , the one and only santa claus lives in lapland , in the north of finland . there he prepares his presents and answers children\u2019s letters with the help of his elves . near his home is the theme park santa park which is offers great fun for the whole family .\n\u00a9 copyright 2017 - 18 legacy chapel funeral home & crematory . all rights reserved . funeral home website by batesville , inc . | funeral planning and grief resources\nafter attending a friend ' s house concert near adelaide , kerry steer decided to host her own at wilmington in south australia ' s flinders ranges .\none identifying feature of friend\u2019s home is the repetitive dialogue between children and adults , which at times becomes almost frustrating to watch . ahmad asks strangers , with great frequency and to no avail , if they know where his friend lives , and after a while you get the sense that this is because children and adults do not trust one another . the repetition of the dialogue becomes absurd to the point of being unrealistic , transformed into something more abstract and poetic that represents the complete lack of communication between generations . with this in mind , it\u2019s especially gratifying that the bfi placed friend\u2019s home in the top ten of its 50 films you should see by the age of 14 list . kiarostami teaches children that adults are not always right and that a sense of morality comes from within , not from governing rules or social institutions .\nyour plan becomes trip post , usable by friends whenever needed . you too get friend ' s readymade plan .\nkiarostami\u2019s early features tended to focus on child protagonists , orienting didactic social messages around unformed , curious perspectives that rendered what might have otherwise been direct , scolding morales diffuse and unreconciled . where is the friend\u2019s home ? is the culmination of this period , and its metatextual sequels would help the director move into his later , more mature era , with its far more complex , ambiguous rumination on adult anxieties and obligations . perched between these two phases , the film is kiarostami\u2019s first masterpiece , finding in the labyrinthine streets and split worlds of children and grown - ups the strains of lyricism he would only develop further with time .\nallow your friend to experience all the hurt , sorrow and pain that he or she is feeling at the time . enter into your friend ' s feelings , but never try to take them away . and recognize that tears are a natural and appropriate expression of the pain associated with the death .\n' it ' s too hot . okay , there i said it ' - here\u2019s how ireland is ( not ) coping with the . . .\na really simple and lovely film that ' s a good place to start with kiarostami . the untrained child actors are marvelous here . a young boy has taken his friend ' s notebook by mistake and must return it to keep his friend from being expelled , but he doesn ' t know where the friend lives . the boy is blocked at every turn in his quest to do the right thing by adults who won ' t listen or help . nerve wracking suspense ! and i am only half joking : p\nthat good - natured guy , seemingly appreciative of small and simple joys , matched the person described by friends on monday \u2014 the man who made the mansion neighborhood his home , though he had no home of his own .\nthe fastest way to share someone else\u2019s tweet with your followers is with a retweet . tap the icon to send it instantly .\nwhen the whole world is celebrating love finland has it\u2019s unique interpretation of the 14th of february . valentine\u2019s day in finland is celebrated as yst\u00e4v\u00e4np\u00e4iv\u00e4 , friend\u2019s day . finns decided to include everybody in this day . friends , family , neighbors , colleagues \u2013 and of course the sweethearts too ! \u2013 may all receive cards , flowers and chocolates on this day .\nthis response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of tripadvisor llc .\nthe price you found is 15 % lower than this hotel ' s average rate of $ 85 / night .\nalong the way , ahmad shows us that child cruelty is not limited to the schoolroom . it is not unreasonable to ask a parent to return a friend\u2019s belongings , especially given mohammad reza\u2019s particular circumstances , but ahmad\u2019s mother refuses to listen to her son , thinking instead he wants to skip out on his chores to play . his other elders are equally condescending ; adults are purely contemptible in this film , with one exception : a carpenter ahmad befriends along the way who knows where his friend lives . as the two make their way through the labyrinthine village of poshteh , the carpenter gives ahmad some great life advice\u2014some of it useful , some hilarious . when ahmad describes his tedious journey in finding mohammad reza , the carpenter says , \u201cyou should have come seen me immediately . \u201d as mentioned earlier , the film is rich in symbolism , with ahmad\u2019s impossible quest to find his friend\u2019s home mirroring the quest of life\u2014wherein one must sometimes break the rules to do what\u2019s right\u2014and the flower that the carpenter gives ahmad to put in the notebook representing altruism and friendship . the closing shot of this film is of the teacher\u2019s point of view as he marks mohammad reza\u2019s homework . he sternly flips through the pages , ignoring the now - pressed flower lying in the notebook . only ahmad and the viewer understand its significance .\nthe first is most idiomatic in the us , though all might be used , depending on the circumstances .\nmore than that , though , where is my friend\u2019s home is a perfect piece of evidence that a plot need not be eventful to be worthwhile , and that sometimes the simplest stories are the most touching . at the beginning , we see a schoolteacher scold mohamed reda nematzedeh because he did his homework on a sheet of loose - leaf instead of a newspaper . this is now the third time he has been told to use a notebook and the next one comes with expulsion . a rather hefty penalty to impose on someone who does their homework , one might think .\nhobart ' s old zoo is famous as being where the last thylacine in captivity died , but in its heyday people could view elephants , zebras , monkeys and even see a girl walking her pet leopard . what happened to the beaumaris zoo ?\na christmas sauna is a must for many a finn , as is a family excursion to the church to sing christmas carols .\nnot alone did ballymote native gary milmoe travel all the way home from australia to best man for his best friend , he also found the time to create and perform a witty song inspired by the music luke kelly and christy brown .\nit is a setting ms steer is particularly proud of , and wanted to show off to some travelling musicians .\nwith millions of reviews and protected online payments , tripadvisor helps travellers book your home with confidence .\nas hot licks says , it depends . what you wish to convey will set which fits best . when you want to emphasize intimacy of the event , say , ' . . . in . . . home ' tops the chart . when you ' re simply seeing a scene where the details of the friend ' s place are incidental , the ' . . . at . . . house ' construction ranks high . et cetera .\nin a strictly plot - driven sense , all that really happens is that ahmad asks people where nematzedeh\u2019s house is and receives marginal help at best . what is happening beneath the surface is that ahmad is discovering some form of civic obligation to help . he must correct his own mistake and he must go the extra - mile to help out a classmate , because that\u2019s what good people do for one another . nematzedeh does his homework . his being expelled for not doing it in a notebook is silly . morality , ahmad learns , comes from within oneself , not from the rules someone else imposes on you .\n\u2018where is the friend\u2019s house\u2019 is an early indication of kiarostami\u2019s talents , which would be confirmed by the likes of \u2018close up\u2019 ( 1990 ) and the palme d\u2019or winning \u2018a taste of cherry\u2019 ( 1997 ) . a deceptively simple tale of friendship , the film functions on many more levels than this , demonstrating the everyday life of rural iran , a world that certainly not many in the west will have seen . showing the influence of the italian neo - realists , it would go on an influence numerous iranian film makers , many of whom would be under the patronage of kiarostami himself .\nthe film that established director abbas kiarostami ' s reputation outside his native iran , where is the friend ' s home ? tells a simple story in such a spare fashion , many critics found its impact to be almost subliminal . as the film opens ahmed ( ahmed ahmed poor ) , a grade schooler , watches as his teacher ( kheda barech defai ) berates a fellow student , mohammed ( babek ahmed poor ) , for repeatedly failing to use his notebook for his homework , threatening expulsion on the next offense . when ahmed returns home , he realizes he ' s accidentally taken mohammed ' s notebook . against his mother ' s orders , he sets out in search mohammed ' s house , encountering false leads , dead ends , and distractions as he attempts to enlist adults in his search . ~ keith phipps , rovi\nthis woman ' s story of learning her boyfriend was cheating from a delivery man is confounding . . .\nl\u00e1szl\u00f3 nemes ' s acclaimed debut feature re - creates the awful plight of the sonderkommandos .\nmonick johnson , a friend of homicide victim marc douglas , 47 , who died after being stabbed early sunday morning on grand street in albany , holds a sign she made to memorialize her friend ' s passing . ( chris\n( the other two variations substitute the word\nhouse\nfor\nhome\nin the two translations above ) . it ' s an important distinction .\nthe friend\nimplies more of a journey of responsibility while\nmy friend\nimplies something more personal . using\nmy\nimplies a real friendship and one that would obviously necessitate ahmed finding mohamed to return his notebook . still a moral and ethical act but one more expected of a true friend .\nthe friend\nimplies more of the actual situation in the film , a school friend that sits behind ahmed and has inter - school interaction but little else . risking all to help out a school acquaintance means more in this case , as it ' s a risk for someone not as close to ahmed .\nkeep in mind that your friend ' s grief is unique . no one will respond to the death of someone loved in exactly the same way . while it may be possible to talk about similar phases shared by grieving people , everyone is different and shaped by experiences in their own unique lives .\nkiarostami\u2019s cinematography is straightforward and intuitive in the film . the focalization is almost entirely that of the boy , ahmed , and we see everything from his anxious perspective , where things that may seem trivial for adults can have considerable magnitude . to maintain this sense of immediate involvement , kiarostami doesn\u2019t employ the long , fixed - camera takes that characterize his later films . here instead , the visual continuity is well motivated , and even the many shots of ahmed running across the countryside are smoothly and naturally executed .\nshrove sunday , or the finnish version of mardi gras , is celebrated in february seven weeks before easter on a tuesday . the finnish sleigh carousel or pole sledge , napakelkka , is not so common anymore but it is the quintessential laskiainen sledge .\nthe belmont rocks was one of the city ' s most significant public lgbtq destinations . now author owen keehnen is assembling an oral history of the dearly departed lakeside cruising spot .\nreview : like many of kiarostami ' s previous works , the movie is about a child ' s story , presumably due to the fact that such subjects are unlikely to include social constraints than would stories about more adult men and women . kiarostami ' s cinematography in the film is honest and innate , with the entire focus put on the boy , ahmed , showing the movie from his anxious perception .\nin finland , that magical christmas experience is not just something you see on television , it is something you truly experience .\nfinland\u2019s independence day on 6 december is all about commemorating those who lost theirs lives fighting for the country\u2019s independence , both in wwi and wwii . friends and family get together for a dinner at home or in a restaurant . watching the presidential independence day reception live from tv and critically examining the guests\u2019 clothes and demeanor is a much loved tradition these days . people also take part in a torch light procession or visit the soldier\u2019s graves at the cemeteries . white - blue candles are placed on the window sills .\nthere ' s a certain pleasure to life , the surroundings and the architecture that always comes across in kiarostami ' s work . it ' s difficult to put a finger on , but much of the reason it resonates is there aren ' t any big scenes to distract the audience from its presence . a hollywood picture is like taking a run on a nearly shoulderless main road with your diskman blaring , while a kiarostami picture is like taking a stroll on a nature trail . perhaps the best thing about iranian cinema is its calming and relaxing nature . there is no less urgency , in fact there ' s usually more , it ' s simply put across through more naturalistic means rather than an assault on one ' s senses .\nwow , he ' s really good ,\ndouglas said of the musician .\nthis is cool to have live music .\nuse the name of the person who has died either in your personal note or when you talk to your friend . hearing that name can be comforting , and it confirms that you have not forgotten this important person who was so much a part of your friend ' s life .\nin some ways one might compare kiarostami to luis bunuel . both of them were obliged to work in conventional commercial formats ( in bunuel\u2019s case , as an expatriate in mexico ) , and then both subsequently received accolades that gave them the latitude to try more intellectually adventuresome and personally expressive works . and yet , for both , those early constraining production circumstances may have somehow contributed to their producing their best work . in the case of where is my friend\u2019s home ? , what we have is a deceptively simple little story that seems trivial : an eight - year - old schoolboy has mistakenly taken his friend\u2019s schoolbook and has to return it to him . but this film benefits from not straying far from its straightforward goal that everyone can understand ; and that is what carries the narrative along . as the film progresses , though , we gradually detect a deeper theme : this boy\u2019s sense of \u201cdoing the right thing\u201d is almost continually in conflict with the confusing world of rules and duties that are imposed on him by the adult world . the film narrative proceeds in five parts .\nthis review is the subjective opinion of a tripadvisor member and not of tripadvisor llc .\nthe lutheran church who is commemorated . every year , on december 13 , a new saint lucia is crowned and she starts her parade through downtown helsinki at the main cathedral in the senate square . this kind of lucia tradition is also found in turku .\nthis is just my basement , pretty much almost everything here is getting recycled or tossed , i can\u2019t wait to feel the liberation . can\u2019t wait for the after photos .\nahmed travels to poshteh to find mohammed . a classmate only knows the approximate area mohammed lives in . he finds mohammed\u2019s cousin , who provides only basic details . arriving in the khanevar district , no - one knows where mohammed\u2019s house is . learning that mohammed and his father have traveled to koker , he follows but discovers it\u2019s a different mohammed altogether . aided by a slow , old man , ahmed finally returns home after dark , upset . at school the next day , mohammed expects to be expelled but as the teacher begins to mark his pupils\u2019 work , ahmed arrives in time with mohammed\u2019s notebook , in which ahmed has done his homework for him . mohammed finally wins the teacher\u2019s approval .\njustin martin , left , and kristina gosselin are charged with burglary of a seames drive home . ( courtesy )\nmonick johnson , a friend of homicide victim marc douglas , 47 , who died after being stabbed early sunday morning on grand street in albany , holds a sign she made to memorialize her friend ' s passing . ( chris churchill / times union )\nfriends views your lifetime trip post as where , how many days , stayed at , activities done , attractions visited , tips , experience .\nfinland\u2019s national poet johan ludvig runeberg ( 1804 \u2013 1877 ) is celebrated february 5 with a runebergintorttu , runeberg\u2019s torte , a jam - topped muffin with almonds and rum or arrack .\nthe mood of oppression conjured in this opening scene explains the urgency of a plot that , out of context , appears banal . ahmed ( babek ahmedpour ) returns home from school that afternoon to discover that he accidentally took mohamed\u2019s notebook home with him instead of his own , a fault of his own that will nevertheless get his friend expelled . immediately , ahmed\u2019s urgency is clear , and the film matches his perspective , but the adults in the boy\u2019s life have no such sense of the trouble that could erupt from this honest slip - up . the grown - ups in ahmed\u2019s community , when faced with a child seeking to do his duty to a friend , can only launch into autopilot rants about kids these days , oblivious to the fact that this boy embodies all the attributes of responsibility that they claim to never see anymore . even ahmed\u2019s own mother is unable to process her child in good faith , instead assuming that he wants to trek over to mohamed\u2019s village solely to get out of doing his own homework . worked into a fit , the mother can only scream \u201cobey ! \u201d at the boy , sanding away all other nuances into pure command .\nare you grieving the loss of a close friend ? find comfort in others today by joining our private grief support group .\nbecause the grief experience is also unique , be patient . the process of grief takes a long time , so allow your friend to proceed at his or her own pace . don ' t force your own timetable for healing . don ' t criticize what you believe is inappropriate behavior . and while you should create opportunities for personal interaction , don ' t force the situation if your grieving friend resists .\nlocated 3 . 7 km from majorda beach , this is an offering of a two - bedroom homestay . the rooms on offer can accommodate up to six people and is ideal for a group getaway . ample parking space is available for those bearing a vehicle . your space tucked away in a quiet corner of the city , the homestay is painted in an aesthetically - pleasing millennial pink and is lined with towering palm trees . the living room is furnished with a comfy sofa , coffee table and a television for entertainment . the dining room houses a six - seater dinette for mealtime convenience . the hallway features two loungers , where you can bask in the goan sun . the kitchen is equipped with a gas stove , a refrigerator and other essential amenities to facilitate basic cooking . the master bedroom is furnished with an wrought - iron double bed , a cushioned chair for added comfort , . . .\nfinns themselves prefer to be at home with their family for christmas , preparing their traditional meal which often includes mashed rutabaga , carrot and potato casseroles . salmon is very common and some people have turkey or ham . at midday on christmas eve the peace of christmas is broadcasted on tv and radio , straight from finland\u2019s \u201csecond capital\u201d turku .\nthe story is about the world of a small family with familiar dreams and not so remarkable problems . the mother is trying to lead everything to save her family , but small events disarrange all her plans .\nhistorically this day has been tied to the swedish speaking finns . saint lucia is one of the very few saints of\n[ and ] it ' s an amazing kind of relationship that happens between the punters , the artists , and the hosts .\nthis year marks the 6th annual national hot rod association ' s new england nationals .\nmanchester - a man who barricaded himself in a pinebrook place home surrendered peacefully after a brief standoff sunday , police said .\nback at home , ahmed\u2019s parents are occupied with their own routines and again pay no attention to him , and he still hasn\u2019t done his own homework or managed to do the right thing by his friend mohamad reza . but a schoolboy who has spent the whole day trying to solve a problem is not just going to give up just like that . you can see the film , yourself , to find out how things turn out the next day in school .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase . buy tickets\nthis is how i came to my day today , waiting patiently for jay\u2019s junk to arrive and begin the process of getting my house in order so that the only things that are left here are the things that have a story i could tell to him by what is left .\nfinns have a strong sense of celebration even if the country\u2019s long and dark winters put limits to outdoor activities . on the other hand , precisely because of winter many of the country\u2019s major celebrations and traditions occur during this season . winter celebrations within finland\u2019s annual cycle include saint lucia\u2019s day and shrove sunday , which in finland is celebrated on a tuesday . these celebrations have strong roots in finnish culture .\nvictorious cast ' s official music video for ' best friend ' s brother ' featuring victoria justice . click to listen to victorious cast on spotify : urltoken as featured on victorious ( music from the hit tv show ) . click to buy the track or album via itunes : urltoken google play : urltoken amazon : urltoken more from victorious cast you ' re the reason : urltoken freak the freak out : urltoken make it in america : urltoken more great noughties videos here : urltoken follow victorious cast facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken subscribe to victorious cast on youtube : urltoken - - - - - - - - - lyrics : i call you up when i know he ' s at home i jump out of my skin when he picks up the phone why can ' t i tell if he ' s looking at me ? should i give him a smile ? should i get up and leave ? i know it ' s strange i don ' t know what i ' m thinking but is it wrong if i see him this weekend ? i really hope i can get him alone i just don ' t , don ' t want her to know yeah my best friend ' s brother is the one for me yeah a punk rock drummer and he ' s 6 foot 3 i don ' t want to but i want to ' cause i just can ' t get him out of my mind ! yeah my best friend ' s brother is the one for me bfb my best friend ' s brother\nthe title of the film has been translated four different ways on different prints and dvds and the translations make a difference . its most common translation is\nthe mansion neighborhood , on the southern edge of downtown , is known for the elegant row homes that slope downward from eagle street , the executive mansion and the cathedral of all saints toward grand street .\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore .\nearn money by renting out your home . with no up - front fees and no contract , you keep more for yourself .\nback in poshteh , ahmed finally finds the tradesman\u2019s son , but it is not mohamad reza . by this time it has become dusk , but ahmed does manage finally to find a man who will talk to him and who promises to show him his friend\u2019s house . but it turns out that this is an old man who just seems to be looking for anyone to listen to his tales about the virtues of his former craft , making traditional wooden doors , which , he complains , are now everywhere being foolishly replaced by the more \u201cmodern\u201d iron doors , even though the traditional wooden doors ( a symbol for the traditional iranian ways that are being replaced by imported modernity ) are more beautifully crafted . although this old man is friendly , ahmed begins to suspect that the man just wants a listener and doesn\u2019t really know where his friend lives . he finally discontinues his quest and runs all the way back to koker in the dark .\nas the name implies , this party - hearty pocket of lake michigan is notorious for juvenile behavior .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nhere ' s the url for this tweet . copy it to easily share with friends .\nhe was a good dude ,\nsaid monick johnson , a friend .\nhe might have been full of s - - - sometimes , but . . .\nas ahmed makes his way over to the next town to find his friend , he finds aid from his peers , who sidestep the adults\u2019 irascible obstinance to provide assistance . the thematic implications are obvious ; the same hard system glimpsed at the start of the film ultimately produces adults who talk endlessly about the idle of children while the kids themselves prove to be open , empathetic and driven in ways that should be praised . kiarostami complicates this dichotomy toward the end of the film when ahmed receives help from an elderly man whose infirmity makes him as much a liability as a help , but whose own status as member of an age group simultaneously picked apart and ignored by the middle - aged makes him an engaging guide even as he slows down ahmed\u2019s progress . but despite the largely firm roles of the characters , kiarostami\u2019s camera occasionally drifts away from ahmed\u2019s perspective throughout the film to settle on some of the mean adults to show inklings of deeper reflection . for example , ahmed\u2019s grandfather is much like the majority of grown - ups with whom he interacts , but the old man\u2019s friend gently chides his pal\u2019s stubbornness to disarm his rhetoric .\nwhat is extraordinary about this exchange is that it is happening while everyone is ignoring ahmed ' s pleas for help in finding mohamed to give him back his notebook . happening right in front of the grandfather ' s face is an act of discipline and personal responsibility by ahmed that far outweighs the actions of all the adults around him . ahmed takes responsibility for taking the notebook by accident and endeavors to correct the situation no matter what the cost and trouble . if the grandfather and other adults took notice of this , they ' d realize ahmed was already learning , through his own intellect and self - awareness , the very values that the others believe can only come through punishment . although ahmed may not find mohamed , he feels no less responsible and will not stop trying until every possibility has been pursued . in the end , his solution is as selfless as it is truly adult ; responsible , humane , and practical .\nahmed defies a series of adults who wittingly and unwittingly attempt to prevent his journey ; first his mother who suggests he forgets the entire plan and those who accidentally misdirect or misinform him . ahmed\u2019s mind is purely logical . he has to return the notebook . a boy this young doesn\u2019t comprehend the potential issues ; of not knowing where mohammed lives or how long it will take . his stubbornness is his virtue . of sole importance is the debt he owes his friend for getting him into trouble . the long shots of ahmed making his journey between villages , scaling a zig - zag path represent its nature \u2013 difficult to navigate , not straight - forward , but ultimately a journey that must be made .\nonce ahmed ' s journey begins , the audience is taken outside his school and home and into the rural areas of iran where traditions and cultural identity are strong . he finds help along the way but not enough to solve his problem . kiarostami uses these many meetings to illuminate the world of these rural communities . in one scene , ahmed ' s grandfather speaks with a friend about ahmed ' s need for discipline . he elaborates on how he himself was raised . he explains that his father beat him once every fortnight whether he had done something wrong or not . his friend questions the effectiveness of this and why it should be done if he ' d done nothing wrong . the grandfather claims it taught him discipline and obedience and , in turn , makes demands of ahmed to teach him discipline and obedience as well ( he has ahmed go get his cigarettes for him knowing ahmed will never find them since he actually has them on him ) .\nthe grand irony in the end is that when ahmad can\u2019t find his friend , he does his homework for him in the journal and arrives just in time to have it checked by the teacher . \u201cgood boy , \u201d he says , not because he did it but because it\u2019s in the journal . it works out better to cheat than to do things in a slightly less organized fashion .\nonce they are dismissed from class , ahmed and mohamed play briefly and ahmed goes home to his village only to realize he has accidentally taken home mohamed ' s notebook with his own . he tells his mother that he has to go find the boy in the neighboring village . his mother says no but , eventually , after ahmed has done his chores , he heads out in the hopes of finding mohamed before it ' s too late for him to get his work done .\ngrandfather ' s friend : what i mean to say is , suppose the kid did nothing wrong . what would you do ? what then ? grandfather : i ' d find an excuse and give him a beating every other week . so he wouldn ' t forget . see more \u00bb\nmost viewers will note the friendship between ahmed and mohammed , and the sacrifices and effort made by ahmed to protect his friend . it\u2019s an incredibly natural and remarkable relationship the two boys show , first seen to devastating effect when mohammed weeps when the potential consequences of losing his notebook are made apparent . kiarostami constantly cuts between mohammed and ahmed , looking on with great empathy . babek ahmed poor ( who only seemed to appear again in film as himself in \u2018through the olive trees\u2019 ) , a non - professional , conjures up a stunning performance , but this is the boy at his most affecting . even before he discovers the notebook , ahmed is shown tending to his friend when he injures himself in the playground , cleaning his bleeding knee . at the moment when ahmed discovers the notebook , the look on his face reveals the entire story . there\u2019s no need for words . it\u2019s a scene set solely in silence .\nvictorious cast - all i want is everything ( video ) ft . victoria justice\nessentially the only thing conventional about the work , which uses non professionals and doesn ' t exactly have a script , is the persistence and resilience of the boy . and even that is shown in out of the ordinary ways that do treat him with uncommon respect but neither judge nor aggrandize him . this is a very humanistic work that gives you the child ' s perspective , but maintains enough distance that we never feel he ' s larger than life , that he is the world rather than a very small part of it . the barren landscape is ever present and there aren ' t many other characters or much dialogue , yet this slow moving quasi documentary\nreal time\nfilm manages to sustain our interest throughout largely because we are discovering the world along with the boy . it ' s a day in iranian life through the eyes of a child , showing how separated they are from the adults , among many other things .\nit ' s really growing , particularly in the eastern states , but there ' s a lot of room in sa for more hosts ,\nshe said .\nwhile the above guidelines will be helpful , it is important to recognize that helping a grieving friend will not be an easy task . you may have to give more concern , time and love that you ever knew you had . but this effort will be more than worth it . by ' walking with ' your friend in grief , you are giving one of life ' s most precious gifts - - yourself .\nthis launched kiarostami onto the world stage , heralded the arrival of iranian neo - realism , and set the prototype for iranian\nkid quest\nmovies . nominally the story of a young boy who must return his friend ' s notebook he took by mistake , lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school . on one level this reveals a society rooted in authoritarian demands , but on another this reminds us how kids can be easily damaged by the responsibilities of the grown - up world . this deceptively simple gem has the rigour and haunting resonance of kiarostami\u2019s best work .\nwilmington is a town of about 500 people , known in the region for its annual night rodeo and proximity to the picturesque alligator gorge .\n1 . using a computer with a high speed internet connection , please download the full setup of legacysetup . exe and save it to a jump drive , memory stick or burn it to a cd . ( you can use a networked computer at a friend ' s home , a library , family history center , work place . etc . to download and save the full setup . )\nin the small northern village of koker ( kiarostami would later situate some other films in this village ) , ahmed ahmadpoor and mohamad reza nematzadeh are two boys sitting in the local schoolroom ( not surprisingly , boys only ) and listening to the stern admonitions of their strict schoolteacher . mohamad reza again hasn\u2019t written his homework into his school workbook and is warned that one more such violation and he will be expelled from the school . when the school bell rings and the boys run outside , mohamad reza drops his workbook , and in the ensuing commotion , ahmed mistakenly goes home with both his and his friend\u2019s workbook .\nmehdi is an orphan who lost his father in a car accident and his mother too passed away in giving birth to her second child . he thinks that mrs . fahimy who is a social worker is very look . . . see full summary \u00bb\nabout 1 : 15 a . m . the neighbor contact police after she noticed suspicious activity . officer robert harrington went to the home , walked the perimeter and found a screen pulled from a basement window , according to police .\ndr . bill galen , 93 , founder and dir . emeritus of the camerawork gallery , celebrated the opening of this gallery , the country\u2019s oldest , continuously exhibiting fine art photography gallery . new location legacy emanuel\u2019s lorenzen conf . center\nmonick johnson , a friend of homicide victim marc douglas , 47 , who died after being stabbed early sunday morning on grand street in albany , holds balloons purchased to mark the man ' s passing . ( chris churchill /\nbe absolutely certain that you only download and save the full setup of legacysetup . exe , as this is the only one that will work .\nshave your head and save a life ! join us at randall children ' s hospital on july 21 for the st . baldrick ' s shave to save a life event !\nthis was my first kiarostami ' s movie . there could not be a better one . some trademarks of his movies are minimal dialogs , slow pace , purposeful and realistic acting . many conversations happen during the ride on a car moving at gentle speed . a stark contrast of what we are used to . yet , his movies touch you right in the heart . you get very involved with the characters . his movies never get overtly sentimental . he remarked in an interview that he doesn ' t like to cheat with the audiences .\nwhere is the friend ' s home ?\noffers an insight into the simplistic and innocent world of childhood . adults do not really see and appreciate that world . watching this movie is a completely different experience . and writing a lot about this movie does not make a lot of sense . you can hardly wait to watch\nand life goes on\n. a must watch if you are into the art of beautiful cinema ."]}
{"id": 114764, "summary": [{"text": "jayam kondaan ( english : the victor ) is a 2008 tamil drama film directed and written by kannan and produced by t. g. thiyagarajan , selvi thiyagarajan and t. arjun .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars vinay rai , bhavana balachandran and lekha washington in the lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "vivek and kishore also appear .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film revolves around an nri civil engineer , who returns to chennai from london to set up his own business .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "he feels that if one has to reach his goal in life it is better to win over your enemies and take them along with you .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "he finds out that his late father had another family , and that his step sister wants to steal his home .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "after clashes with his sister , he discovers another tragedy involving someone who wants to make a vendetta with the family .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film follows the sibling relationship and the threat from the avenger .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film opened to worldwide audiences after several delays on 29 august 2008 to generally positive reviews . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "jayamkondaan", "paragraphs": ["jayamkondaan movie rating is 66 / 100 based on reviews submitted by 5 users .\njayamkondaan ( 2008 ) tamil movie cd - rip 320kbps mp3 songs music by vidyasagar - starmusiq . com\n# jayamkondaan perfect action film with clear presentation & dlgs . really disappointed about all movies from director r kannan after this\nwatch romantic action film # jayamkondaan starring # vinayrai # bhavana \u200b # lekhawashington today at 3 . 30pm in @ suntv urltoken\ndubbed in tamil for the first time in # jayamkondaan # bhavana 3 days to go . . . # hbdbhavana _ 30 urltoken\n# jayamkondaan what a lovely action film which never gets bored if we anytime watch . amazing brother sister sentiments . macho & strong action\nwatch # jayamkondaan movie starred # vinay # bhavana # lekhawashington @ actor _ vivek and @ iamsanthanam \u200b at 7pm on ktv\u200b . . urltoken\nafter films like # kireedam & # jayamkondaan , # santhanam and # vivekh join hands for # sakkapodupoduraja . heroine - 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that is what jayamkondaan is all about . though the film revolves around the ambitions of its central characters , the makers have not been too ambitious themselves , not adding too many commercial ingredients . by and large , the narrative concentrates on the central plot without any unnecessary deviations . coming from a debutant director , these are the signs of a good movie . but has kannan delivered ?\noverall , jayamkondaan is clean fare that has something lacking to make it entirely interesting . the director has shown that he knows the nuances of film making well . one is not sure whether this is unfair to the debutant , but shades of mani ratnams\u2019 films and concepts can be seen here . overall , a good attempt that could have done with a crisper script . prospects at the box office are not too bright owing to the lack of pace in narration , but the neat presentation could bring the families in . verdict \u2013 a few fries short of a happy meal\nmovie title - - - jayamkondaan unbelievable - - - director r . kannan directs actor vinay rai for 1st time . director r . kannan directs actor vinay rai for 1st time . director r . kannan and music director vidyasagar joins for 1st time . cast - - livingston malavika avinash as chandrika a french teacher and brindas mother . nizhalgal ravi as durai raj a chilli vendor who lives in arjuns family house and annapuranis father . santhanam as bhavani a chilli broker in madurai . below actors passed away - - cochin haneefa died on 02 - feb - 2010 movie details - - directed by - r . kannan music by - vidyasagar produced by - selvi thiyagarajan produced by - t . arjun produced by - t . g . thiyagarajan\njayamkondaan has something more to offer , not to mention the romantic track between vinay and bhavana whom he meets during his travails . the disputes and stand offs that occur in property related issues have been shown well , so have the usual scavenging characters who appear out of nowhere during such opportunities . the story is simple and well written and the script to a large extent remains true to its character , but the vital element of briskness is missing in the narrative . one can\u2019t really put a finger on what went wrong , but the film fails to grip for any length of time and that\u2019s where the script has failed . but full credit for sticking to the narrative and not infusing artificial elements that could have further pulled down the movie .\nin august 2011 , bharathiraja revealed that the film would be titled annakodiyum kodiveeranum and would have a village centric theme similar to films such as paruthi veeran and subramaniyapuram . parthiepan was signed on to play the title dual roles of father and son and subsequently completed a photo shoot for the film . [ 4 ] priyamani , parvathi menon of poo fame and meenal were initially announced to play heroines , although the first two were later replaced in the film . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] karthika nair was then signed on to play the leading female role of annakodi , more than two decades after bharathiraja had cast her mother radha in her debut film . [ 7 ] iniya was selected to portray a character called mallankinaru mankatha after bharathiraja was impressed with her performance in vaagai sooda vaa . reports also suggested that vinay , who had previously appeared in unnale unnale and jayamkondaan , was signed on to play a pivotal role although bharathiraja ' s managers later dismissed the claim . in a turn of events , the day before the shoot began , parthiepan was replaced by ameer to portray the title roles , with parthiepan admitting he was left in the dark about the decision . [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ]\n, that he has the potential to churn out a neat feel - good entertainer . the racy screenplay and the crisp message at the end deftly packaged on the back of the age - old formula , makes the film work in these hard - up times .\nthe most refreshing thing about kannan ' s film is that he tries to combine mainstream tamil film aesthetics with mass appeal . there is a basic story laced with sentiments , friendship , love , comedy , action , deep\nevolving out of hate , a nice message in the climax against rowdyism , plus pleasant music score . and fine all round performance by the likeable actors in the film - vinay , lekha , bhavana , krishna , vivek , santhanam , kishore , and athisaya .\n. in the original it was a fight between the son and illegitimate son of a top politician in the first half , who gang up to fight the villain . here it is a son and illegitimate daughter who are daggers drawn over father ' s property , who in the climax join together to demolish the bad guy .\narjun ( vinay ) is an it professional who was in london for years , and has now come down to chennai to set up his own business . he has a wide friends circle like krishna ( krishna ) , gopal ( vivek ) and their wives , who make merry . arjun ' s philosophy in life is to be always cool and never lose one ' s temper under any circumstances . he feels if one has to reach his goal in life it is better to win over your enemies and take them along .\nhowever arjun is shocked when he finds that his late father had another family , and his half sister brinda ( lekha washington ) is now trying to sell his family house in madurai . she needs the money to go to us , as she has got a scholarship at mit ! they lock horns over the property and land up in madurai , where a red chilly dealer ( nizhalgal ravi ) is staying in their house with his daughter annapoorni ( bhavana ) . arjun pretends that poorni is his childhood sweetheart , wins her over and manages to get her vacated from the premise .\nthere is a rowdy guna ( kishore ) who is a terror in madurai and our hero gets entangled with him that leads to an accident in which his wife poonkodi ( athisaya ) gets killed . now guna is baying for revenge as he follows arjun to chennai . the rest of the film is how arjun tries to take the responsibilities as a big brother and wins over brinda and deals with guna , who is determined to kill him .\n. however the film works because of its simple straightforward narration and packaging . lekha washington for a first timer sparkles as the half sister in a well etched role . she is the surprise packet and has the credentials to make it big . vinay with a moustache looks too thin and fragile but adds to the film ? s energy but should try to dub in his own voice .\nbhavana has nothing much to do other than looking prim and proper . krishna and santhanam are far better than vivek who at times you feel speaks more dialogues than necessary . athisaya as the small town girl who gets enamored by the rowdy is a revelation , while kishore fits the bill as the bad guy .\nvidayasagar ? s music is so - so , there is a feeling that you have heard these tunes before . the picturisation is nowhere near the high standards set up by the director ? s guru . in fact the foreign locale song set against a historic monument in uzbekistan looks like a cardboard set . on the downside too many songs are inserted into the narration , and at times the film lags , particularly after interval .\nt he hero and his friends are in a cinema theatre , crunching on popcorn and getting ready to watch a vijay - starrer . but just as vijay erupts on screen , a goon insults our hero ' s friends , rousing them into a fury . sounds familiar , doesn ' t it ? but sathya jyothi films ' jayam kondaan ( he who is victorious ) has a twist : the hero plays pacifier , and smoothes down the issue . reason : ' not every problem can be solved by beating people up . '\nthat is the general tone of tamil film , jayam kondaan , directed by r kannan , the erstwhile assistant of mani ratnam . so has the student made sure his teacher ' s name remains unsullied ? more or less . which , in itself , is quite a victory .\nfor starters , kannan seems to know that a good movie , like a good short story , gains a lot of points when it takes off right from the first scene - - the film begins with arjun ( vinay ) returning from london [ images ] to start a new venture .\narjun and his friends , including vivek , are keen on enjoying life , and are full of eager plans to set up business in chennai . but they need the capital first . they decide to utilise arjun ' s savings , rather the money that his father left him . but when they withdraw it from the bank , they ' re in for a rude shock : there ' s only a meagre balance of a few thousand rupees left . what happened to the lakhs of money saved ?\nthat sets the ball rolling . careful enquiries turn up more shocking news : arjun ' s father has had another family , most importantly , a daughter brinda ( lekha washington ) , who is determined to go to the mit in the us . arjun and brinda have a clash when it comes to disposing off a property in madurai [ images ] , supposedly bought from arjun ' s own funds - - but neither can sell it without the other ' s approval . and then , battle lines are drawn .\narjun journeys down to madurai to take a look at the property himself , and meets the gangly , na\ufffdve and attractive sports - girl poorani ( bhavna ) , who mistakes him for her groom - to - be and falls at his feet . much hilarity ensues , after which it is discovered that arjun is here to sell the property and then hostilities start .\na reasonably fast - paced vendetta follows arjun to chennai , leading him to shack up with his angry step - sister . the man who had everything when he first came to chennai - - now has nothing .\nvinay , as the protagonist is very comfortable in his role . he has expressive eyes , emotes well , and makes sure his audience isn ' t disappointed . but it is lekha washington , who is clearly the surprise package : this girl can act , and how .\nbhavna , with her soulful eyes and acting talent , could have done with a meatier role . as it is , she shines during the comic parts and has tried , with moderate success , to speak the madurai tongue herself . it induces some laughter in the beginning , but she wins you over .\nvivek seems to have lost his touch ; his jokes fall flat . livingstone , even if he appears in a meagre role , is finally a true - blue police officer . malavika , santhanam and nizhalgal ravi have done well .\nkannan deserves credit for a good job on his story and screenplay . his twists and turns make you sit up , ( pattukkottai prabhakar ' s dialogues are natural ) - - and he etches small characters in a way that makes it easy to identify with them .\nbalasubramaniam ' s camera makes sure the viewers aren ' t treated to bizarre angles . v t vijayan ' s editing is slick and smooth .\njayam kondaan is a nice blend of the cinematic and logic . it is a good , watchable fare . go for it .\n' i ' - official teaser | aascar films | v . ravichandran | vikram , shankar | a . r rahman\nmalai kaatru vanthu [ 1080p ] [ hd ] _ ( 720p ) . mp4\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nwhen arjun relocates from london to chennai to start a business , he finds out that his late father had a second family and that his half - sister brinda is trying to sell their ancestral property .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - 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for - nothing friends , azagu ( vemal ) and mike ( soori ) are escaping to chennai after soori\u2019s plan to elope with his girlfriend fails . also on the train is the lovely priya ( priya anand ) , a medical college student in her internship year .\nthere is an emergency on the train , a woman in labor . priya efficiently handles the situation , the child is safely born and azagu promptly falls in love with her .\na few songs and several totally boring comedy scenes later , we come to the crux of the matter .\na man wielding a knife attacks priya . azagu saves her and the narrative moves to a flashback mode . priya is travelling to chennai to attend the hearing of a case filed against steel factory owners , nasser and his wife anupama kumar .\nthe workers of this factory are forced to work without the appropriate safety equipments using decades - old machines causing deafness , infertility issues , heart - related problems and cancer . a determined priya has moved the court and hence the attempt to murder her .\npost interval , the film is all about whether azagu and mike can safely deliver priya in court .\nthe film does have an interesting plot , but the director\u2019s weakly - 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[ 1 ] it features lakshman narayan , karthika nair and manoj bharathiraja in the lead roles . the film has music by g . v . prakash kumar . [ 2 ] the film was earlier titled annakodiyum kodiveeranum . [ 3 ]\nwhen the mullaperiyar dam issue precipitated , bharathiraja suspended the shooting of the film and sent his keralan - born heroines home until the issue had died down . the film ran into further trouble when the tussle between the producers and fefsi created disputes between the lead actor and director . ameer , made remarks against the producers council and backed the fefsi , and reports suggested that a displeased bharathiraja opted to replace him in the film with cheran . however bharathiraja went on to claim that the\nscript needed some changes\nwhich would not suit ameer and thus signed on his own son , manoj , to play the lead role . [ 11 ] iniya was also reported to have left the project due to the delay , but she denied such claims . [ 12 ] but her role wasn ' t eventually incorporated in the film . [ 13 ] roja was selected to play the role of a wine seller and the mother of karthika nair . [ 14 ] but she opted out of the film and lack of facilities was speculated to be the reason behind her decision . renuka stepped into the shoes of roja . [ 15 ]\nthe movie started to roll from 17 november 2011 . as announced , the film\u2019s inaugural pooja took place in theni and several biggies from the film industry participated in it . directors k . balachander , mani ratnam , balu mahendra were at this launch which made the event at the veerappa ayyanar temple in alli nagaram , theni . [ 16 ] [ 17 ]\nmusic was composed by g . v . prakash kumar collaborating with bharathiraja for first time . after 21 years gangai amaran joined with bharathiraja by writing lyrics for the film along with vairamuthu , egadesi and kavingar arivumathi . [ 18 ] the audio released on 20 january 2013 at railway grounds , arasaradi , madurai . ilaiyaraaja , directors j . mahendran , balu mahendra , k . bhagyaraj , vasanth , vikraman , s . a . chandrasekhar , agathiyan , actors radhika , radha , sathyaraj , saranya ponvannan , composers yuvan shankar raja , karthik raja , bhavatharini , s . thanu , ramesh khanna graced the event along with the film crew . [ 19 ]\nsatellite rights of the film were secured by sun tv . the film was given a\nu / a\ncertificate by the indian censor board and released on 28 june 2013 alongside thulli vilayadu .\nrediff wrote :\nfilm lacks depth and fails to ignite the passion needed for such an emotionally compelling story\n. [ 20 ] indian express wrote :\nlong and dreary , and testing one\u2019s patience at times , it\u2019s a disappointing fare from the ace director\n. [ 21 ] behindwoods wrote :\nto sum up , this melodramatic movie doesn ' t have a new story to tell and the closing message about love being beyond all such issues like caste , creed and religion is again a really dated thought\n. [ 22 ] urltoken wrote :\noverall , annakodi is typical bharathiraja style village story but it lacks the intensity and soul seen in the director ' s earlier ones\n. [ 23 ]\nthis page was last modified on 15 january 2016 , at 15 : 57 .\nthis article ' s content derived from wikipedia , the free encyclopedia ( see original source ) .\nto their surprise , a grand welcome ceremony is planned at anjali\u2019s home believing that anjali and shakthi are married already . they also mistake gautham as shakthi\u2019s friend who has decided to accompany him . anjali\u2019s family members also plan a reception for shakthi and anjali . gautham pressurizes anjali to disclose the truth but anjali cannot which makes her realize that she loves shakthi more . gautham asks shakthi to leave the place fearing that anjali might change her mind and shakthi leaves to the railway station . but anjali runs to the railway station and proposes her love to shakthi which he too accepts . shakthi and anjali unite at the end .\nat night , anjali finds shakthi missing in train but spots him sitting in a platform of a station . anjali gets down from the train to bring shakthi back but both end up missing the train . anjali pressurizes shakthi to help her get the train in the next station as it was because of him she had missed the train . shakthi and anjali hires a cab till the next railway station but anjali misses the train there too . finally shakthi and anjali stay in a lodge and plan to leave early next day to theni . slowly friendship develops between shakthi and anjali . shakthi wonders seeing anjali\u2019s fun loving attitude .\nmeanwhile , anjali\u2019s wedding is planned with her relative mokkarasu ( santhanam ) which she does not like and she decides to run away from her house to meet gautham in ooty . shakthi agrees to accompany anjali till ooty and both leave the home . anjali\u2019s family members mistake that anjali has eloped with shakthi . shakthi drops anjali in ooty , and despite her resistance , tells her their journey together is over and bids her farewell , returning to chennai with plans of reviving his ailing businesses .\nshakthi informs about his personal problems to anjali while anjali asks him to forget about all those things and lead a happy life . she also says that there is no harm in shakthi\u2019s mother choosing to remarry at this age . shakthi realizes his mistake . shakthi and anjali reach theni and anjali\u2019s family request shakthi to stay at their place for a week . shakthi agrees and is treated wilth affection by anjali\u2019s relatives .\nnow shakthi is more energetic and positive minded , which he learnt from anjali and he suggests many improvements in his business . he also accepts his mother\u2019s decision of remarrying and gets close to her . ten months pass by and shakthi\u2019s company\u2019s shares have performed very well . shakthi speaks about his company\u2019s new product launch in an ad which is seen by anjali\u2019s parents . anjali\u2019s father ramana ( nizhalgal ravi ) comes to chennai to meet shakthi and enquires about his daughter . shakthi gets shocked that anjali has lost contact with her parents for the last 10 months .\nthe mainly positive reviews from the critics stated that the film was able to recreate the same magic it delivered in the original\njab we met\n. indiaglitz , while stating this , commented that tamannaah was the backbone of the whole movie and she emotes to her best . behindwoods mentioned that the chemistry of the lead pair ( which is the moving force of the film ) worked well and that tamanna and bharath looked fresh and different in their roles . sify and urltoken both reviewed that the movie was a cute love story and is definitely worth a watch .\nbombarded with troubles , shakthi one day leaves his office and boards a train without even knowing the destination . in the train , shakthi meets anjali ( tamannaah ) , who is more bubbly and talkative and she is on her way back to her hometown theni after completing her studies . anjali keeps talking to shakthi continuously which irritates him . shakthi plans to jump from the fast moving train to end his life , but due to anjali presence , he could not do it . anjali informs shakthi that he is in love with gautham ( munna ) and also about her plans to elope with him as her family is highly orthodox .\ninitially the remake had dhanush and shriya saran in the lead as dhanush thought that she would be the best choice for the role . later both the lead actors opted out due to dhanush and shriya saran ' s busy schedule and were replaced by bharath and tamannaah . date problems were cited as the reason behind these changes .\nshakthi ( bharath ) becomes the managing director of rajasekhar group of companies following his father\u2019s death . he feels highly dejected because of troubles surrounding him such as continuous loss in business and also his girl friend anita ( shammu ) ditches him and marries another guy . above all shakthi develops enmity over his mother after she decides to remarry following her husband\u2019s death .\nsify technologies limited ( formerly sify limited and satyam infoway limited ) ( nasdaq : sify ) is an indian broadband internet provider established in 1998 , based in chennai , india .\nnayantara - career - success in tamil and telugu cinema ( 2005\u201309 ) . . . sify wrote\nnayanthara virtually walks away with the film and has never looked so beautiful . . . sify heaped praise on her , describing her as a\nshow stopper\n. . . gives a moving performance in emotional scenes\n, while sify ' s critic wrote that she looked\nsensational and has done a great job in perhaps the meatiest . . .\naayirathil oruvan ( 2010 film ) - release - reception . . . a reviewer from the website sify , cited that the film represented\nsomething new in the placid world of tamil cinema\nadding that it\nbroke away from the shackles of the stereotypes\n. . . furthermore , in regard of the crew , sify described the\ntop class camera work\nby ramji and that g . . . the reviewer , like sify . com ' s review , acknowledged selvaraghavan for attempting such a subject , whilst praising the film technically , claiming it is\na visual treat\n. . .\nkarthi - career - 2010\u2013present : break after paruthiveeran . . . sify called karthi ' s performance\n. . . . . sreedhar pillai of sify wrote\nnails the character to perfection\n. . . . . sify said that karthi had become\n. . . . .\njayam ravi - film career . . . ravi ' s performance was widely positively received a critic from sify wrote that he delivered a performance that\nmakes you want to see more of him\nwhile the hindu ' s malathi . . . positive remarks from critics , with sify ' s reviewer claiming that ravi was\nhundred percent convincing as an action hero ,\nfurther labelling his performance as\nimpre . . . his performance was met with favorable reviews from critics , with sify ' s reviewer citing that he was\nsimply amazing in his role\n, labelling the film as an\nout . . .\njayam kondaan ( english : the victor ) is a 2008 tamil drama film directed and written by kannan and produced 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{"id": 114766, "summary": [{"text": "desire is an american romantic drama film released in 1936 and directed by frank borzage .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was produced by borzage and ernst lubitsch .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the picture is a remake of the 1933 german film happy days in aranjuez .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the screenplay was written by samuel hoffenstein , edwin justus mayer and waldemar young based on the play die sch\u00f6nen tage von aranjuez by hans sz\u00e9kely and robert a. stemmle .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the music score was composed by frederick hollander and the cinematography was shot by charles lang and victor milner .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "marlene dietrich 's wardrobe was designed by travis banton .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the film stars marlene dietrich , gary cooper and john halliday , william frawley , akim tamiroff , and alan mowbray . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "desire ( 1936 film )", "paragraphs": ["desire ( 1936 ) directed by frank borzage . marlene dietrich , gary cooper , john halliday ( 95 min ) .\n\u2026showed a lighter side in desire ( 1936 ) , directed by frank borzage , and destry rides again ( 1939 ) .\nwilliam haines : from hollywood film star to . . . - design & desire in the twentieth century\nthe toronto film society presented desire on monday , november 14 , 2011 in a double bill with barbary coast , as part of the season 64 monday night film buffs series .\ncrew : ( color ) available on vhs . extract of a review from 1936 . running time : 95 min .\nfan magazine photo . she wears her desire blazer while working at the hollywood canteen during wwii .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing desire near you .\nironically , the hollywood regency began to influence film set design in the later 1930s and throughout the 1940s . in 1936 haines worked as the production designer on the film craig\u2019s wife for columbia studios , but he received no credit for his contributions . 1\nthe nazis in the film wore uniforms of the afrika korps of the german army , which didn ' t exist until 1941 ( the film took place in 1936 ) . it was the ss affiliated ahnenerbe , ( which was never part of the afrika korps ) who went digging for artifacts during that era . considering that egypt was still a british protectorate in 1936 , armed and uniformed germans wouldn\u2019t be permitted there .\ndesire became a good film and , moreover , also proved to be a box office success . the script was excellent , the roles superb - one more proof that these elements are more important than actors . but even before desire became a hit at the box office , we made another film ( that\u2019s how it is in the film business ) , one that was not so good : angel . ernst lubitsch was responsible for the script and was the director . our morale was restored when desire was shown in movie houses all over the world .\nin 1936 , quinn made the leap into acting . that year he had a role in the play clean beds with mae west and appeared in the film parole ! this opened the door to other film roles , often playing the part of the bad guy with an\nethnic\nbackground .\na delightful comedy romance is ' desire , ' at the paramount - - ' peg of old drury , ' at the bijou .\nin 1998 , the american film institute placed the film at number 60 on its top 100 films of the first century of cinema . in 1999 the film was deemed\nculturally significant\nby the united states library of congress and selected for preservation in the national film registry .\ndesire is the first marlene dietrich and gary cooper picture since morocco ( 1930 ) . the two stars work unusually well as a pair .\nalthough we now live in a digital world where keying is concerned , the desire to transplant images from one film into another is as old as cinema . well , actually older , because cinema only developed as a phenomena years after film was being used in fairgrounds and magic shows .\nthe story of film : an odyssey , episode 2 - the hollywood dream : 1918 - 1928 : the triumph of american film . . .\nthe list of films to be screened during the european film festival 2014 include : paradise : love ( austria ) - cannes film festival 2012 \u2013 official competition , the broken circle breakdown ( belgium ) - best foreign language film oscar nominated , 2014 , the hunt ( denmark ) - cannes film festival 2012 \u2013 official competition best foreign language film oscar nominated , 2014 , stranger by the lake ( france ) - cannes film festival 2013 \u2013 best director award , un certain regard section , barbara ( germany ) - berlin international film festival 2012 , best director award , the great beauty ( italy ) - best foreign language film oscar 2014 , tabu ( portugal ) - berlin international film festival 2012 \u2013 official competition , child\u2019s pose ( romania ) - berlin international film festival 2013 , golden bear ( best film ) , living is easy with eyes closed ( spain ) - san sebastian international film festival 2013 - official competition , and le week - end ( united kingdom ) - toronto international film festival 2013 .\nin the nepal scene , one of the nazi thugs is seen firing an mp40 , which was designed in 1938 , entered service in 1939 , and didn ' t exist back in 1936 .\nwith the headline : a delightful comedy romance is ' desire , ' at the paramount - - ' peg of old drury , ' at the bijou .\namerican costume designer mark bridges created the wardrobe for the film ' s cast .\na delightful comedy romance is ' desire , ' at the paramount - - ' peg of old drury , ' at the bijou . - the new york times\ndirector william wyler and producer samuel goldwyn collaborated on a total of nine films together , beginning with barbary coast ( 1935 ) ( uncredited ) , followed by come and get it ( 1936 ) , these three ( 1936 ) , dodsworth ( 1936 ) , dead end ( 1937 ) , wuthering heights ( 1939 ) , the westerner ( 1940 ) , the little foxes ( 1941 ) , and ending with the best picture - winning the best years of our lives ( 1946 ) . the cinematography of rudolph mate made masterful use of intricately - composed or framed scenes , many with deep - focus , recalling the works of gregg toland .\nthe film ' s climactic scene is set to bernard herrmann ' s ' scene d ' amour ' from his score to alfred hitchcock ' s film vertigo , in which it similarly accompanies an extended scene without dialogue . only one song ( sung , with lyrics ) is used in the soundtrack , ' pennies from heaven ' , sung by rose ' chi - chi ' murphy ( uncredited ) . this song was written in 1936 , although the film is set between 1927 and 1932 .\nin january 2012 , the film was nominated for twelve baftas , also the most of any film from 2011 . it won seven , the most wins of the night , including best film , best director and best original screenplay for hazanavicius , and best actor for dujardin .\nhickey , kieran ( 1936\u201393 ) , film producer and director , was born 29 february 1936 at holles st . maternity hospital , dublin , eldest son of thomas hickey , locomotive engineer , of 41 dufferin ave . , south circular rd , dublin , and kathleen hickey ( n\u00e9e o ' keeffe ) . he had an elder brother , desmond ( \u2018des\u2019 ) . educated locally , introspective and much attached to the home he would occupy all his life other than during his time in england , hickey worked briefly in the insurance business and moved to london in the late 1950s . taking a series of mundane jobs to support himself , he studied at the london school of film technique , brixton . one of few formally educated irish film professionals , he familiarised himself early in his career with contemporaries in the british film industry . he blended easily with them but remained a very private person . closely befriending british film - writer david thomson , with whom he compiled some of the first working filmographies , he pioneered a genre of film - writing which subsequently become fundamental to the literature .\nmarlene dietrich desire began shooting in september 1935 . it was eventually decided to film it in black - and - white , rather than technicolor , but this did nothing to detract from marlene\u2019s beauty . she appears in an endless succession of glamorous outfits and looks ravishing in all of them . she directed much of her own lighting in the film , as well as some of gary cooper\u2019s .\nwhen i read ernst lubitsch\u2019s screenplay for desire , i was horrified . the film was to begin with a close - up of my legs . my legs , always my legs ! yet for me they have only one purpose , they make it possible for me to walk . i didn\u2019t want so much fuss made over my legs . but mae west advised me to take another view of the matter and to let the producers have their way . she always had a thousand good reasons for her opinion , and i listened to her . so the film desire begins with a close - up of my legs . it\u2019s an extraordinary film and could have dispensed with such a beginning .\nfilm aggregator rotten tomatoes gave the film a 94 % rating , calling it ,\none of the most consummately entertaining adventure pictures of all time .\nmetacritic gave the film 90 / 100 , saying it ' s ,\n. . . one astonishing cliffhanger after another . . .\n.\nthis film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are . see what\u2019s now showing\nthe artist received near - universal acclaim from critics and won many accolades . dujardin won the best actor award at the 2011 cannes film festival , where the film premiered . the film was nominated for six golden globes , the most of any 2011 film , and won three : best motion picture \u2013 musical or comedy , best original score , and best actor \u2013 motion picture musical or comedy for dujardin .\nall the featured films are the recipients of numerous awards and accolades at international film festivals and competitions , including the oscars and the cannes film festival . they are the latest productions from the most exciting and talented film directors in europe at the moment , and a true reflection of european cinematographic creativity and diversity .\nthe film was not very successful in the us , but was a huge hit in europe . film critic and novelist graham greene declared , \u201c desire is the best film in which miss marlene dietrich has appeared since she left germany , and the most amusing new film to be seen in london this week\u201d ( dumont 240 ) . one of her big european fans was adolph hitler , who sent joachim von ribbentrop to ask her to \u201ccome home to the reich\u201d and the fuhrer would decorate her . because of her unprintable response , this would be the last of her films shown in her homeland until hitler\u2019s defeat .\nin france , it was nominated for ten c\u00e9sar awards , winning six , including best film , best director for hazanavicius and best actress for bejo . the artist became the most awarded french film in history .\n\u201cthe theme of love serves as an interesting starting point for a european film selection . this contemporary selection of films allows us to experience tales beyond the clich\u00e9 and \u2018national\u2019 narrative , to offer challenging , entertaining and compelling images of love , desire and the current state of europe , \u2019 says darryl els , euff 2014 festival director .\nthe film was originally set to be rated r because , during the climax of the film , there is a visual of an exploding head . after it was obscured by a column of fire , the rating was lowered to pg .\neuropean film festival to explore ' beyond love ' in ( . . . ) - consulat g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de france au cap\ndodsworth ( 1936 ) is famed german - born director william wyler ' s classic romantic drama from samuel goldwyn productions , and distributed by united artists . scriptwriter sidney howard wrote the screenplay based upon his 1934 stage adaptation of sinclair lewis ' 1929 novel of the same name . luckily , howard was able to use his stage adaptation , with 14 different scenes , as the basis for the film ' s screenplay .\nlighter in tone and probably not as thematically substantial compared to her work with von sternberg , desire is still a good showcase for the talents of marlene dietrich . i ' ve never seen a lubitsch film but i ' ve read that he had some input into how this film turned out and i will say that the humour is right up my alley - - sophisticated and witty while also brimming with innuendo .\ndesire\nis really the name of the game here as dietrich plays up her enticing yet also slightly hazardous screen persona with aplomb . the film is just mostly a really well done romantic comedy from the era , replete set ups and payoffs , a three act structure , and a predictable love story . maybe a notch or two below some of the best dietrich / von sternberg collaborations but still worth a look .\nthis post is the second part of a biography on hollywood designer and film star , william haines . read part one .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthe film was shot entirely within la sound studios , although supplemented with background - projection shots of a number of authentic locales , such as london , paris , and naples . although not a major box - office success at the time ( due to the fact that it had lesser - known , older performers ) , the subtle , sophisticated and serious film was critically - acclaimed . it garnered seven academy award nominations , including best picture , best director , best actor ( walter huston , recreating his earlier stage role , who should have won the oscar with his sensitive portrayal against winner paul muni for the story of louis pasteur ( 1936 ) ) , best screenplay , best supporting actress ( maria ouspenskaya , reprising her role from the earlier stage production , and in her film debut ) , and best sound recording , and won only one oscar for best art direction - interior decoration . it lost the best picture race to the great ziegfeld ( 1936 ) , a lengthy , less - impressive\nmusical\nbiography .\nthis list collects every film from the starting list that became they shoot pictures don ' t they ' s 1000 greatest films . this\u2026\nthe film ends with the may day parade where dixon is marching along with the masses and finally expresses that she understands stalinist ussr .\nanthony michael hall is a film and tv actor known for his roles in sixteen candles , the breakfast club and the dead zone .\na residue of williams\u2019s transsexual self - projection into the archly predatory blanche is perhaps discernible in her seductive exchange with the newsboy , toward whom she directs such blatant come - ons as \u201cyou make my mouth water . \u201d williams said that blanche , soliciting the startled newsboy , has become allan , her young gay husband , whom she shamed into suicide . a streetcar named desire was unusually forthright about homosexuality at a time when the subject was bowdlerized or demonized by hollywood movies . homosexuality was explicitly forbidden under the motion picture production code : these three , for example , a 1936 film based on lillian hellman\u2019s hit play , the children\u2019s hour , substituted a heterosexual triangle for the central plot motif of lesbianism , which was expunged .\njordan y . miller , ed . , twentieth century interpretations of a streetcar named desire : a collection of critical essays ( englewood cliffs , nj , 1971 ) . matthew c . roudan\u00e9 , ed . , the cambridge companion to tennessee williams ( cambridge , 1997 ) . donald spoto , the kindness of strangers : the life of tennessee williams ( boston , 1985 ) . tennessee williams , memoirs ( garden city , ny , 1975 ) . filmography : a streetcar named desire , directed by elia kazan ( 1951 ) .\naccording to hazanavicius , his wish to make a silent film was at first not taken seriously , but after the financial success of his spy - film pastiches oss 117 : cairo , nest of spies and oss 117 : lost in rio , producers started to express interest .\nrouben mamoulian was a very good friend and took me as i was . others , too . the only film i need not be ashamed of is desire , directed by frank borzage and based on a script by ernst lubitsch . i found gary cooper a little less monosyllabic than before . he was finally rid of lupe velez , who had been at his heels constantly throughout the shooting of morocco .\nthis great , sensitively - directed , sophisticated film with exceptional acting , and faithful to the source material , has often been overlooked as one of the best films of the 1930s , and one of filmdom ' s greatest love stories . the film ' s tagline stated :\nhere is a picture that was marked for greatness before it was ever screened !\nwyler had directed another play ( also produced by goldwyn ) that was adapted for the big screen in the same year , these three ( 1936 ) - a heavily - bowdlerized adaptation of lillian hellman ' s\nthe children ' s hour .\nwhat happens when it smells like a lubitsch film , talks like a lubitsch film , but wasn ' t directed by lubitsch ? but . . . auteur theory tells me that the director is the primary author of films ! but he didn ' t direct it , only produced it ? what ? what am i suppose to think ? borzage is no slouch , and you could argue that the second half of this film is more his than lubitsch . is he the auteur of this film ? ah ! ! ! andre bazin , you jerk .\nanthony perkins is an oscar - nominated stage and film actor who is best known for his role as norman bates in alfred hitchcock\u2019s psycho .\n( qv ) ( 1935\u20132006 ) . his commitment to work was not equalled by a desire for attention , and he shied from publicity . his colleague at bac , film editor patrick duffner , later recalled his pioneering zeal and vision , and his devotion to good practice and economy , to loyal friendship , and to his privacy . hickey also advised students of film at the national college of art and design . working with david thomson , hickey contributed so much to the first ( 1975 ) and subsequent british and american editions of thomson ' s renowned\nthe artist was nominated for ten academy awards and won five , including best picture , best director for hazanavicius , and best actor for dujardin , who was the first french actor ever to win . it was the first french film ever to win best picture , the first mainly silent film to win since 1927 ' s wings ( the first recipient of the best picture award , in 1929 ) , the first film presented in the 4 : 3 aspect ratio to win since 1955 ' s marty , the first black - and - white film to win since 1993 ' s schindler ' s list , and the first non - r - rated film to win since 2004 ' s million dollar baby .\ndietrich\u2019s \u201cemancipation\u201d is immediately evident in desire . \u201cfor the first time [ in an american film ] , \u201d wrote frank nugent in the new york times , \u201cshe is permitted to walk , breathe , smile and shrug as a human being instead of being a canvas for the louvre\u201d - a snide reference , perhaps , to a paramount publicity photo which superimposed dietrich\u2019s enigmatic features on the mona lisa\u2019s . dietrich found desire a liberating experience . it was a present - day story , to start with , and lighter in tone than any she had been used to since her german comedies . borzage was a director with no interest in touching any of the darker bases of sexuality . the mood of the film was engaging : it wanted to make its people likable ; and since the slight story weighed no one down , the cast responded with spirit .\nas film grew in commercial importance , there were many variants of this process created ; but essentially it\u2019s the antecedent of what happens today digitally . when colour film started gaining ground ( around 1918 - 1936 ) clever new methods to separate foreground and different background were invented . one particular method was the blue screen colour difference process . invented by petro vlahos it became the basis for the most widely used methods of getting a travelling matte until digital techniques were possible in the 80s . the process demanded a very pure blue backlit background . the film negative produced was copied onto black and white filmstock through a blue filter , which allows only red and green to expose the film , so the blue area is transparent . however there is always likely to be a bit of blue on the foreground character so this black and white film was combined with the original negative to make a new high contrast matte , but this time through a special green filter . by now the blue screen is clear and the foreground character totally black . this \u2018male matte\u2019 is then copied to a negative \u2018female matte\u2019 . there are several other stages to this - each one with other film prints . aren\u2019t you glad we now do this digitally ?\njack palance was an american actor best known for playing villainous roles in the 1960s and for his award - winning appearance in the film city slickers .\namerican actor and director jos\u00e9 ferrer was perhaps best known for his academy award - winning performance in the title role of the film cyrano de bergerac .\ndesire is not an official lubitsch film , merely a lubitsch production of a borzage film , which of course is none too shabby in itself . all the same , the film is a near - perfect exemplar of the famed lubitsch touch ; highbrow sophistication concealing its lowbrow intentions through discreet innuendo . find the same cleverly worked - out sequences which amount to comedic gags in the classical setup - escalation - payoff mold , like the beautifully sustained opening 20 minutes in which dietrich strings along a pair of suckers with seductive aplomb . dietrich is extraterrestrial as ever , still flattered with dynamic key lighting , still decked out in the absurdly unreal wardrobe of the sternberg pictures , and yet still somehow putting all this movie magic to shame through sheer radiance . for\u2026\nshe said it was the easiest film she ever made . \u201cuntil desire , i have always had to conceal my feelings and still show that i loved the man , whoever he was . this is the most difficult thing of all . nothing is easier to play than straight sentiments . mr . von sternberg never let me play love scenes\u2014not ordinary ones , i mean with hugging and all that , because he hates ordinary love scenes\u201d ( walker 126 ) .\nthere is even an interesting subtext dealing with two very different and fairly well developed black characters . one is the wealthy couple ' s chauffer joseph ( john alexander ) and the other is slim ( slim thompson ) one of duke mantee ' s henchman . they have an interesting interchange where slim all but calls joseph an uncle tom . remember in 1936 this was pretty radical stuff .\nat dietrich ' s insistence john gilbert was originally intended to play the role of margoli , but his poor health due to alcoholism and a series of heart attacks forced him to step aside . at the time dietrich and gilbert had become close friends and occasional romantic partners . on january 10 , 1936 , during postproduction of the film , gilbert passed away . after his death dietrich , who had also developed a close relationship with gilbert ' s daughter leatrice , took her on outings and lavished gifts upon her , just one instance of her legendary generosity .\nthe restaurant itself is homey , with about 10 tables and a six - seat bar guaranteed to satisfy serious tequila and mezcal aficionados . the brightly colored room is adorned with a blend of art from mexico , framed accolades from the local press , and a tv to ensure that no one misses a single liga mx soccer match . the soundtrack is a who\u2019s who of mexican music , with hits like vicente fern\u00e1ndez\u2019s \u201cpor tu maldito amor\u201d in regular rotation . and the taqueria is named after the title song of the classic 1936 mexican film all\u00e1 en el rancho grande .\nto recreate the slightly speeded - up look of 1920s silent films , the film was shot at a slightly lower frame rate of 22 fps as opposed to the standard 24 fps . most of the film is silent , except for two scenes of sound ; one being a nightmare sequence and the other being the final scene in the film , where two characters speak , and the non - diegetic soundtrack . throughout the shoot , hazanavicius played music from classic hollywood films while the actors performed .\ni bought this film from the netherlands as unfortunately it isn ' t on sale in the uk , i don ' t know why , sadly its been forgotten like so many others of this era . i thought the film was very ahead of its time , the characters are very interesting , you have the likable but scheming lady jewell thief , who is so classy , and then you have the handsome but not to clever american tourist , together they make great comedy , this is both stars at their best , you can tell they are enjoying the parts their playing in this film . also strangely enough the costumes and vintage cars don ' t date the film at all , it only adds to the appeal , this is a great film to watch if you love old cars , because there is some beautiful models shown in this film . and the costumes are very classy , and interesting . its an old film , that hasn ' t dated , it just gets more interesting with age , as i ' ve said its a shame its not on sale in the uk , as we do have a lot of old car enthusiasts .\nduring that time , maria talked frequently about her desire to open \u201ca little taco place . \u201d when she and joaquin lost their jobs in a factory layoff , they started the search for a spot to make that desire a reality . in 2005 maria found a vacant space on the first floor of a house on plainfield street . however , the property was for sale , not for lease . the mezas\u2019 savings would never cover the price of the house as well as costly restaurant construction . that\u2019s when joaquin jr . and his wife , kimberly , agreed to help buy the place , putting their own dream of home ownership on hold to help maria start her business .\nif the film proves but one thing to modern audiences , it\u2019s that people have been getting drunk and sleeping with strangers the night before their weddings since the dawn of time .\n( qv ) . in 1982 he published a book of the same title ( republished 2004 ) with his brother , who was by now a journalist and film - writer . his\nmarlene dietrich had just ended her long association with her director josef von sternberg . their collaborations were visually extravagant , unlike any other films ever made , obsessed with marlene\u2019s sexual allure , as expressed in peerlessly bizarre costumes and atmospheric photography . desire was a kind of liberation for her as an actress . the new york times critic wrote , \u201cfor the first time ( in an american film ) she is permitted to walk , breathe smile and shrug as a human being instead of being a canvas for the louvre\u201d ( walker 135 ) .\nthe film was released on vhs , beta , ced and laserdisc , and was one of the first films which led to the concept of consumers owning films , rather than renting them .\nanthony quinn was born on april 21 , 1915 , in chihuahua , mexico , but his family settled in los angeles shortly after his birth . quinn & apos ; s acting career began in 1936 in a play with mae west . on film , he won best supporting actor oscars for his roles in viva zapata ! ( 1952 ) and lust for life ( 1956 ) , with the former win making him the first actor born in mexico to win an academy award . he also had memorable roles in zorba the greek ( 1964 ) and lawrence of arabia ( 1962 ) , among many other films . quinn died on june 3 , 2001 .\ndesire is the first marlene dietrich and gary cooper picture since morocco ( 1930 ) . the two stars work unusually well as a pair . the direction is subtle and inspired , with many smart little lubitschian touches adding to the general appeal of the yarn [ by hans szekely and r . a . stemmle ] and its plot . dietrich plays a jewel [ \u2026 ]\nmost film critics have a pretty good handle on what it is a director does , what a cinematographer does , what an editor does . acting , however , remains a little bit mysterious .\nexperience modern times , the iconic film written by , directed by and starring charlie chaplin as a factory worker at the beginning of the industrial revolution . the orchestral score , also . . .\nas film processes developed , and film became more sophisticated , the weaknesses of simple mattes became apparent . it would only work if the camera and actors were still or stayed in a fixed area . a travelling matte allowed a freely moving person to be cut out and placed on top of a background without winding film back through a camera for double exposure . to achieve this , just like today\u2019s green screen , an actor would perform against a contrasting screen . in film terms this meant creating a number of differently developed prints from the original , starting with a very high contrast film of our foreground character ( let\u2019s say , dancing around ) . then a high contrast negative of this would be created too . put simply , these two high contrast ( black and white ) filmstrips of our dancer would be used to create masks or mattes for both the dancer and the background . this film technique was like having a magic moving piece of card that ensures only the dancer is exposed on one film , and that the background has a perfectly synchronised moving black shadow where the dancer should be . these two films are optically printed ( projected and refilmed ) and combined together and , hey presto , our dancer seems to be dancing on the moon or whatever the chosen background image was ! this method was prevalent from the 1920s till the 1960s .\ndietrich always called it the easiest film she ever made and her reasons , significantly , harked back to the days of subordination she had suffered under von sternberg . \u201cuntil desire , i have always had to conceal my feelings and still show that i loved the man , whoever he was . this is the most difficult thing of all . nothing is easier to play than straight sentiments . mr . von sternberg never let me play love scenes - not ordinary ones , i mean , with hugging and all that , because he hates ordinary love scenes . in morocco , gary cooper was supposed to kiss me , but behind a fan . that was all . \u201d desire thus broke another taboo that predated von sternberg : namely the slap on the face that dietrich\u2019s mother had delivered when her daughter turned up her nose at dancing with a boy she didn\u2019t like . at long last she could show her feelings without being accused of bad manners .\n\u201cvery well , gary , do not try to be clever . just say the lines straight , and give them your own sweet personality , and they will be excellent comedy lines\u201d lubitsch told him ( swindell 186 ) . cooper , of course , played tom bradley with ease . the montana cowboy with the english boarding school education knew how to be innocent and sophisticated at the same time . 1936 was a big year for him , this film , considered by many to be his finest comedy performance , and next up , one of his classics , mr . deeds goes to town , in which he reforms not a wayward jewel thief but corrupt society as a whole .\nthe forming of the film ' s narrative started with hazanavicius ' desire to work again with actors jean dujardin and b\u00e9r\u00e9nice bejo , hazanivicius ' s wife , who had starred in oss 117 : cairo , nest of spies . hazanavicius chose the form of the melodrama , mostly because he thought many of the films from the silent era which have aged best are melodramas . he undertook extensive research about 1920s hollywood , and studied silent films to find the right techniques to make the story comprehensible without having to use too many intertitles . the screenplay took four months to write .\nborzage had been a director for years . born in salt lake city to swedish parents , he directed his first film in 1916 , when he was 23 and went on to become on of the most highly regarded directors of the twenties and thirties . he won the first - ever oscar for direction for his 1927 film seventh heaven and won the same award five years later for bad girls .\ni\u2019m sorry to have to be the bearer of sad news . toronto film society\u2019s good friend james cozart from the library of congress , died yesterday , saturday , march 25th . james . . .\n, and the national film studios of ireland . this was the landmark film in his career : a larger production , again starring t . p . mckenna , with a prestigious cast including bosco hogan , niall o ' brien , and joan o ' hara . in this film , whose script won an arts council award , hickey portrayed an intense sexual drama played between three middle - class irish men and a french woman , brought together by chance in a situation of repressed opportunity overshadowed by respectability . he contrasted irish repression with french openness , revealing the chasm of misunderstanding that lay between .\ncomic book artist jim steranko was commissioned to produce original illustrations for pre - production , which heavily influenced spielberg ' s decisions in both the look of the film and the character of indiana jones himself .\nthe artist is a 2011 french romantic comedy drama in the style of a black - and - white silent film . it was written and directed by michel hazanavicius and stars jean dujardin and b\u00e9r\u00e9nice bejo .\ndirector michel hazanavicius had been considering making a silent film for many years , both because many filmmakers he admires emerged in the silent era , and because of the image - driven nature of the form .\nthe $ 20 - million film was a huge success , easily the highest grossing film ( earning $ 210 million approx . ) of 1981 , and , at the time , one of the highest - grossing movies ever made . according to the 2005 edition of the world almanac ( from variety data ) , the first two star wars films are the only pictures released prior to 1981 that have out - earned raiders .\nthe archetypal southern belle whom blanche so desperately plays , eighty years after the civil war , would have been instantly recognizable to audiences from scarlett o\u2019hara of gone with the wind , the blockbuster film ( based on margaret mitchell\u2019s 1936 best seller ) that had been released in a tremendous burst of international publicity just eight years earlier . ( coincidentally , a british actress , vivien leigh , would win two academy awards for best actress for playing both scarlett o\u2019hara and blanche dubois . ) belle reve is partly tara , the family plantation for which scarlett fights tax collectors and carpetbaggers . but it is also ( as williams attested ) the cherry orchard in chekhov\u2019s 1904 play of that name , a precious patrimony that is mortgaged and seized by vulgarians .\nthe u - boat scenes were shot at la rochelle , both outside the harbor and inside the u - boat bunkers there , built by the germans in 1942 . filming was done here due to the need to obtain a u - boat to film with \u2014 the film\nborrowed\nthe u - boat that was being prepared for filming das boot , which was also filming at the same time and in the same area .\nthe chachapoyan fertility idol , sought by jones and satipo in south america in the opening scenes of the film , was designed with eyes that would unnaturally follow jones around the room . although this was eventually cut from the film , the idol ' s eyes can be seen scanning back and forth briefly as the camera pushes in for its first real look at the artifact , just after jones bounds over the steps leading up to the sanctuary .\nwhen madeline drives by tom , who is stopped to take a photo of himself , she splashes mud all over him - and some of the water from the puddle lands on the lens of the film ' s camera .\nin addition to any special events and programming , the toronto film society programmes 5 regular series and events each year . below is a list of those programmes . [ sws _ 2 _ column title = \u201d\u201d . . .\nfor its 1999 vhs re - issue , and the subsequent dvd release four years later , the outer package bears the new title indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark . however , the title in the film itself remains unchanged , even in the restored dvd print . this change was made to correlate with the titles of the film ' s prequel and sequel . raiders was later released on dvd in 2003 and was reissued in may 2008 .\njohn gilbert tested for the role of carlos , and to his and marlene\u2019s delight , won the part . and the major male role , the detroit motor - engineer tom bradley , went to her old co - star and lover , gary cooper . this was unfortunate for gilbert . when she met cooper again , marlene found her old desire for him rekindled . it was true that he had recently married a society lady , and that lupe velez was rumoured to still have her eye on him , but nonetheless he and marlene resumed their affair . gilbert found this devastating . marlene had become his confidante and support and with her off cavorting with gary cooper he quickly drifted back to the bottle for consolation which caused him to have a series of small heart attacks . this caused paramount to remove him from the film and was replaced by john halliday , which was a shame because although halliday was a good actor , he did not have much sexual charisma , and a theme in the plot of desire was to have been his jealousy as madeleine\u2019s love for tom became more apparent . this theme now disappeared .\nthat he shared in the author ' s book dedication and in later editions had an entry in the work which was both obituary and memorial . with timely good fortune , the galway film fleadh of july 1992 , held in parallel with the galway arts festival , included a retrospective celebration of his work . exactly one year later , having recently partnered philip davison ( who had collaborated on some of hickey ' s earlier work ) in script - writing a projected new film called\nin this film , lifelong friends martha dobie and karen wright manage an exclusive girl ' s boarding school . student mary tilford spreads a rumor that martha has been carrying on an illicit affair with doctor joseph cardin , the boyfriend of karen .\nthe story takes place in hollywood , between 1927 and 1932 , and focuses on the relationship of an older silent film star and a rising young actress , as silent cinema falls out of fashion and is replaced by the ' talkies ' .\nthe film ' s music was composed by ludovic bource and produced in belgium . it was recorded by brussels philharmonic and conducted by ernst van tiel . recording took place during six days in april 2011 at flagey ' s studio 4 in brussels .\nthe scene in which jones threatens belloq with a rocket propelled grenade was shot in the exact same tunisian canyon where george lucas shot a scene involving tusken raiders attacking luke skywalker in his film star wars episode iv : a new hope ( 1977 ) .\nlucas began production on the movie soon after the surprise success of his 1977 motion picture star wars episode iv : a new hope . while vacationing in hawaii with friend and director steven spielberg , spielberg mentioned how he ' d always wanted to make a\njames bond - like film\n. lucas countered that he had a story that was better , and proposed a concept he and writer / director philip kaufman had worked on in 1975 based around lucas ' desire to see a movie - style return of 1930s and ' 40s action serials . the story was set aside while lucas finished his work on star wars . spielberg ' s comment gave raiders new momentum and together , with spielberg directing , contacted lawrence kasdan to write the screenplay .\ncritics consider the 1954 paramount pictures adventure film secret of the incas starring charlton heston as adventurer harry steele on the trail of an ancient incan artifact , to be prototypical to raiders of the lost ark in both theme , and style . [ 2 ] while the film is not officially credited as an influence , costume designer deborah nadoolman notes that the steele character ' s outfit was the direct inspiration for jones ' s attire and recognises secret of the incas as raiders almost shot for shot . [ 3 ]\nshot in just 73 days and with a budget of around $ 18 , 000 , 000 ( us ) , the release of raiders of the lost ark on june 12 , 1981 saw the movie quickly become the highest grossing film of the year with $ 384 , 140 , 454 worldwide , and in 1982 was nominated for eight academy awards including best picture from which it won four : best sound , best film editing , best visual effects , and best art direction - set decoration . it was re - released on video in 1999 , again in 2003 for the dvd release and once more in 2008 . [ 1 ] in 2012 , the film received a restored , high - definition home video release as part of indiana jones : the complete adventures .\n' raiders of the lost ark ' was nominated for eight academy awards in 1982 and won four ( best sound , best film editing , best visual effects , best art direction - set decoration ) . it won numerous other awards including seven saturn awards .\nquinn also established a solid career on the stage , appearing in the 1947 broadway production on the gentleman from athens . he had worked as a replacement actor in the 1947 production of a streetcar named desire , and took over the famed role of stanley kowalski in the play & apos ; s 1950 revival at city center . additional broadway projects included borned in texas ( 1950 ) , becket ( 1960 ) , for which he earned a tony nomination , and tchin - tchin ( 1962 ) .\nquinn did some of his finest film work in the 1950s and 1960s . alongside marlon brando , he played mexican revolutionary eufemio zapata in viva zapata ! ( 1952 ) , a performance that won him the academy award for actor in a supporting role . quinn received that same honor again for his portrayal of the painter paul gauguin in lust for life ( 1956 ) with kirk douglas . he had also starred in federico fellini & apos ; s la strada ( 1956 ) , which won the foreign language film oscar .\ni see the point patrick is making about mankind ' s nature . the petrified forest is filled with opposing views of man ' s base urges versus intellect . alan is in search of knowledge while duke is more like a cave man . alan will sacrifice for another person while duke steals from others . boze represents lust as all he seems to want is to get it on with gabby . he puts no thought into what she wants or what her goals are . alan falls for gabby but sees her potential and chooses to move on knowing he is not as right for her as she thinks . patrick also mentioned the two african american characters , which was very unique for a 1936 film . they too add to the theme . one is a servant to the wealthy couple whom he asks permission before doing anything . the other is a criminal and is free from such a stereotypical controlling situation .\ndirector david lean cited this as one of his favorite films after it came out . lean ' s lawrence of arabia is on record as being director steven spielberg ' s favorite film . during the map room scene , indy is dressed very similar to lawrence .\nthe box office success of the film led to a prequel , indiana jones and the temple of doom ( 1984 ) , and two sequels , indiana jones and the last crusade ( 1989 ) and indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull ( 2008 ) .\nset in 1936 , a year after the events in indiana jones and the temple of doom , the story begins with dr . indiana jones ' s journey into a peruvian jungle with a few local guides to find the golden idol of fertility within the temple of the chachapoyan warriors . jones avoids various traps , the betrayal of his two guides , barranca and satipo , and a giant rolling boulder that chases him out of the temple . waiting for him outside is his nemesis , french archaeologist ren\u00e9 belloq , and a small army of hovitos natives . belloq steals the idol from jones , who barely escapes in a pontoon plane piloted by jock lindsey waiting nearby .\nin the scene where jones threatens to destroy the ark , he ' s holding a soviet rpg - 7 , which didn ' t appear until 1961 , well after the war . he should be using either an anti - tank rifle or a rifle - fired grenade , since the film takes place years before the outbreak of the second world war . this scene was also shot in the same tunisian canyon where george lucas shot a scene involving jawas kidnapping r2 - d2 in his earlier film star wars episode iv : a new hope .\nraiders of the lost ark is an action / adventure film created by george lucas and released through paramount pictures in 1981 . it is the first indiana jones movie ever released and is considered to be chapter twenty - four in the complete adventures of indiana jones . to be consistent with later titles in the franchise , the film was retitled indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark for its video release packaging in 1999 , though the original title is retained onscreen in the movie . amongst fans it is usually referred to simply as raiders .\nin 1950 haines had an opportunity to return to the silver screen when he was asked to play a cameo in the card party scene in billy wilder\u2019s sunset boulevard , but haines turned it down , preferring a life among film actors as opposed to actually being one . 1\nmarlon brando , carrying a \u201cred - stained package\u201d from the butcher and sporting blue - denim work clothes as the lordly , proletarian stanley kowalski , ambles insolently onstage at the opening of tennessee williams\u2019s a streetcar named desire . \u201cbellowing\u201d for his adoring yet tart - tongued wife , stanley is the strutting male animal in his sexual prime . the setting is a seedy tenement in the multiracial french quarter of new orleans , whose picturesque verandas open to the humid air . street sounds and sultry , insinuating jazz riffs float in and out .\nthe film\u2019s production values also helped a \u201cnew\u201d dietrich emerge . travis banton , the studio\u2019s brilliant wardrobe designer , gave her a simpler line , producing a cuisine minceur effect in dress where formerly there had been a banquet . in the opinion of eugenia sheppard , women\u2019s features editor of the new york herald tribune in the 1960s , dietrich\u2019s double - breasted sports jacket worn in the film over a white dress was an outdoor costume that \u201cmarked the beginning of today\u2019s good taste . \u201d such details brought her closer to the audiences than von sternberg would ever have thought desirable ."]}
{"id": 114768, "summary": [{"text": "stardust is a 2007 film adaptation of the 1999 neil gaiman novel of the same name , stardust .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the romantic fantasy adventure film was directed by matthew vaughn and co-written by vaughn and jane goldman .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film features an ensemble cast led by claire danes , charlie cox , sienna miller , jason flemyng , mark strong , rupert everett , ricky gervais , robert de niro , michelle pfeiffer and peter o\u2019toole , with narration by ian mckellen .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film follows tristan , a young man from the fictional town of wall .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "wall is a town on the border of the magical fantasy kingdom of stormhold .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "tristan enters the magical world to collect a fallen star to give to his girlfriend victoria , in return for her hand in marriage .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "he collects the star who , to his surprise , is a woman named yvaine .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "witches and the princes of stormhold are also hunting for yvaine .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "meanwhile tristan tries to get her back to wall with him before victoria 's birthday , the deadline of her offer .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film was released to positive reviews and grossed $ 135.6 million on a $ 70 million budget .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in 2008 , it won the hugo award for best dramatic presentation , long form .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "stardust was released on dvd , blu-ray , and hd dvd on december 18 , 2007 , by paramount home entertainment . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "stardust ( 2007 film )", "paragraphs": ["gaiman ' s work makes crossing mediums look easy , but the 2007 stardust film remains one of the best adaptations of his work . . .\nstardust is a 2007 film adaptation of neil gaiman ' s book of the same name . while certain liberties were taken , it remains a relatively faithful adaptation .\nnote : / film is not associated with imdb or rotten tomatoes . stats provided from both sites were accurate as of december 22nd 2007 .\nwhere to watch : stardust is available to watch on amazon video and itunes . stardust is also available on dvd .\nbest novella : \u201call seated on the ground\u201d by connie willis ( asimov\u2019s dec . 2007 ; subterranean press )\nbest novelette : \u201cthe merchant and the alchemist\u2019s gate\u201d by ted chiang ( subterranean press ; f & sf sept . 2007 )\nluckily for all fans of the original stardust comic - based storybook , vertigo released a new hardcover edition in 2007 ( to roughly coincide with the release of the movie ) with 50 new pages of material , including some new artwork . thus far , the matthew vaughn film is the only screen adaptation of stardust . . .\nin 2007 , long before i had read any neil gaiman , my university flat mate dragged me along to see a film called stardust . she had nothing but praise for the novel and couldn\u2019t wait to see the film . i remember being underwhelmed by the film , finding the casting of big names for silly roles a little trite and it never quite came together for me .\nactor clive owen poses for a photo while promoting his new film ,\nshoot ' em up ,\nat the comic - con convention in san diego friday , july 27 , 2007 .\n2 . stardust features michelle pfeiffer as a witch \u2014 for the second time .\nwhenever i feel blue , there are some movies that always cheer me up . stardust is one of those movies . full of action , adventure , magic , and romance , 2007\u2019s stardust is an enchanting fantasy story about a boy growing up and finding his true love while meeting a variety of fascinating characters .\nclaire danes films scenes for stardust on elm hill back in 2006 . photo : antony kelly\nmontages and ending specifics aside , all of the changes from the book to the film were made with the blessing of gaiman , who also acted as a producer on the film and had some say in creative decisions . speaking on the changes made for the stardust film to mtv , gaiman said :\nfor me , stardust is one of the few examples of a film adaptation that aren ' t afraid to make changes that work much better for the format . personally , i like the stardust film more than the stardust novel \u2014 though both contain their own , separate joys . in an era of remakes and adaptations , more filmmakers and writers of adapted screenplays could learn from matthew vaughn ' s and jane goldman ' s example .\nfollowing the success of neil gaiman adaptations neverwhere and good omens ( the latter co - written with the late terry pratchett ) , radio 4 has announced that another of the offbeat author\u2019s books is in the works as a special audio play this winter \u2013 stardust , previously brought to audiences in a 2007 film starring claire danes and robert de niro .\nstardust is a 2007 british - american romantic fantasy film from paramount pictures , directed by matthew vaughn . the film is based on neil gaiman ' s novel stardust and stars an ensemble cast including charlie cox , ben barnes , michelle pfeiffer , claire danes , sienna miller , mark strong , jason flemyng , rupert everett , ricky gervais , david walliams , nathaniel parker , peter o ' toole , david kelly , robert de niro , julian rhind - tutt , mark heap and henry cavill . narration is by ian mckellen .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing stardust near you .\nhowever , in 1999 , stardust was released as a more traditional novel by gaiman without the illustrations from hess . for me , this edition loses much of the story and magic of the original illustrated , comics - based version , which is perhaps why \u2014 when comparing the illustrations - less novel version of stardust to the film version of stardust \u2014 the former is left slightly wanting .\nthe dad\u2019s army film is set for its london premiere tonight and although the film was shot in bridlington , the original tv series was filmed in thetford .\n\u201cthen , in this very thick russian accent , he goes , \u2018i know you ! i couldn\u2019t figure it out for a while but i know now . you\u2019re tristan ! \u2019\u201d\u2014naming cox\u2019s character in stardust , a 2007 neil gaiman adaptation that certainly has a smaller reach than the marvel machine .\nbut the truth is , maybe 2 million people have read stardust . but 2 million people would see the stardust movie if it was playing on tv during a wet afternoon in germany ,\nhe says .\n@ richard i was hoping for a nice answer from you , as a fellow stardust fan . . .\nfilm : war on everyone director : john michael mcdonagh prod . year : 2016\nfilm : the last witch hunter director : breck eisner prod . year : 2015\nfilm : fortitude ( tv ) director : sam miller prod . year : 2014\nfilm : flags of our fathers director : clint eastwood prod . year : 2006\nan interview with the director of twisted , and presentation of the short film .\nstardust originally began publication life as a comic book \u2014 specifically a prestige - format , four - issue miniseries . with the story by gaiman and the illustrations by charles vess , stardust began life as an inherently visual tale , which is perhaps one of the reasons why it works so well as a film .\nwent to see this film sat nite after reading the reviews on here . . . i loved the film , would buy on dvd . not an ideal kids film as the humour in it would be lost on kids ! a good fantasy film , with a dont know whars going to happen next feel to it . i would recomend\nthis has to be said the most amazing film ive seen yet . you totaly lose yourself in the film im just gutted its on longer than at actualy is : )\nentertaining , if a bit broad and disconnected to the rest of the film . he\nfilm : star wars : rogue one director : gareth edwards prod . year : 2016\nfilm : the shamer ' s daughter director : kenneth kainz prod . year : 2015\nfilm : halo : nightfall director : sergio mimica - gezzan prod . year : 2014\nfilm : transformers : age of extinction director : michael bay prod . year : 2014\nfilm : jupiter ascending director : andy wachowski , lana wachowski prod . year : 2014\nfilm : thor : the dark world director : alan taylor prod . year : 2013\nfilm : the girl in the caf\u00e9 director : david yates prod . year : 2005\nfilm : a view to a kill director : john glen prod . year : 1985\nskye has appeared in numerous movies in recent years , including macbeth ( 2015 ) , starring michael fassbender ; keanu reeves vehicle 47 ronin ( 2013 ) ; sir ridley scott\u2019s prometheus ( 2012 ) ; snow white and the huntsman , starring chris hemsworth and kristen stewart ( 2012 ) ; and the romantic fantasy film stardust ( 2007 ) , which counts robert de niro and michelle pfeiffer among its stars .\n\u201cstardust\u201d is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . it has mild violence and off - color humor .\ntrue to paramount\u2019s word , fantasy epic \u201cstardust\u201d has made up for its disappointing performance domestically at the overseas box office .\n' s career as a manga artist and was released theatrically on february 17 , 2007 in japan . it was never released on home media . even though the film is not considered lost media because the studio that produced it shelved it indefinitely , the full movie remains missing from the public .\nparents need to know that this stardust is not the 2007 film based on the neil gaiman novel , but a low - budget 1998 film about an old vacuum cleaner that slowly comes to life after inadvertently vacuuming up a bio - chip invented by the scientist father of the house . this could have been an interesting premise , but instead , the film is duller than vacuuming a living room . there is occasional profanity (\nass ,\ndick\n) , and some moments of corporate espionage that feel more like home invasions . there ' s nowhere near the action a film like this should have , and the amateur hour feel of the production makes this one to avoid .\nfilm : dead snow : red vs dead director : tommy wirkola prod . year : 2014\nfilm : the secret life of walter mitty director : ben stiller prod . year : 2013\nfilm : virus au paradis / bird flu director : olivier langlois prod . year : 2003\n, but most did not live up to expectations . this includes the number one film ,\ni don ' t believe there is any moral high ground in reproducing something exactly ,\ngaiman says .\ni would hate for people to go and see a version of stardust that is stardust the book , only not as good .\ntitle drop : tristan brings victoria a lock of yvaine ' s hair , which has turned into stardust after crossing the wall .\nactress jessica alba , left , and actor dane cook , right , talk about their new film\ngood luck chuck\nduring a panel discussion held at the comic - con international convention in san diego thursday , july 26 , 2007 . the annual comic and popular culture convention attracts over 100 , 000 people annually .\nthe king of kong : a fistful of quarters is the second best movie of 2007 ( according to this list ) , one of the best received documentaries of all time both critically and by mainstream audiences , yet the academy has announced that they are not considering the film for the best documentary oscar . a travesty .\nfilm : the fate of the furious director : f . gary gray prod . year : 2017\nfilm : journey to the center of the earth director : eric brevig prod . year : 2008\nstardust opens everywhere on august 10 . check back next week for our exclusive interview with the man himself , mr . neil gaiman .\nclaire danes is among the stars of matthew vaughn\u0092s film , based on a story by neil gaiman .\nfilm : captain america : civil war director : anthony russo , joe russo prod . year : 2016\nfilm : star trek : into darkness director : j . j . abrams prod . year : 2013\na review of lukas dhont ' s\ngirl\nfrom the 2018 karlovy vary international film festival .\nthis is the best film ever ! and the novel which this film is decended from is by my favourite author neil gaiman . i loved this film and it is so oringinal with many twists in the plot . it is one of those rare gems that everyone will enjoy ! however i think it is unsutiable for anyone under the age of 13 due to the violence and sexual inuendo that is contained in this film . eventhough it is a pg it should really be a 12a . again , fantastic film !\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged adaptation - comparison neil - gaiman stardust or ask your own question .\nbut this is a film and it needs more than that , which it gets in the shape of two performances . deniro and pfeiffer are phenomenal . they give the story and the film that extra dimension it\u2026\ntrue to paramount\u2019s word , fantasy epic \u201cstardust\u201d has made up for its disappointing performance domestically at the overseas box office . through nov . 4 , the film\u2019s international cume was $ 74 . 8 million \u2014 nearly double its north american haul of $ 38 . 4 million , according to rentrak . \u201cstardust , \u201d directed by brit filmmaker matthew vaughn , has been steadily climbing up [ \u2026 ]\ngreat movie this will be a classic some day , great acting and a good film for a laugh .\nfilm : the huntsman - winter ' s war director : cedric nicolas - troyan prod . year : 2016\nfilm : game of thrones ( tv ) director : alan taylor etc . prod . year : 2011 -\nfind out more about filming in scotland on creative scotland ' s locations website and film in scotland brochure .\nnone of his experiences quite prepared him for the physical and emotional challenges of playing the lead in a film such as\nstardust ,\nwhere suddenly he was working nearly every single day for four months and sharing major screen time with major stars .\nin the u . s . , \u201cstardust\u201d opened to only $ 9 million in mid - august . at the time , paramount prexy of worldwide marketing and distribution rob moore predicted the film could ultimately do double its business overseas . he was right .\non the surface , stardust looks like a cheesy little fluff fantasy . in many ways it is . yet at the same time , it ' s also the most fun i ' ve had with a film since watching the first pirates of the caribbean .\nin 2007 , a film adaptation arrived , and the result was a splendidly ethereal adventure that didn\u2019t get bogged down by some of the heavier fantasy tropes . sure , everyone speaks with that rather difficult - to - place british accent , but stardust took a gamble with a slightly lighter , comedic touch \u2014 and won . ( robert de niro in pink feathers , anyone ? ) this was largely thanks to the film\u2019s director matthew vaughn ( kick - ass , the kingsman movies ) , who has said , \u201ci want [ ed ] to do princess bride with a midnight run overtone . \u201d who knew that would work ? !\nexciting times ! @ neilhimself ' s stardust is coming to radio 4 . see cast details plus you can win some gaiman - abilia : urltoken urltoken\nfilm : game of thrones , season 7 director : jeremy podeswa et . al . prod . year : 2017\nmanaged , and this film still has openings in germany , u . k . , italy , and scandinavia .\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\nlove love love stardust . such a fun and beautiful adventure . my only problem is that the ending feels kind of abrupt . there\u2019s actually a deleted scene i think which kind of combines the book and film endings . so that\u2019s interesting . great review . : )\nthough the illustrated novel version of stardust is earnest and dark , an adult version of a fairy tale in which sex and violence are presented unflinchingly , the movie version has a greater element of whimsy and humor , with gaiman ' s blessing given to stardust screenwriters jane goldman and matthew vaughn , who directed .\nactress melanie griffith attends a press conference during the 67th locarno film festival on aug . 7 in locarno , switzerland .\nan updating table of contents featuring all of matt fagerholm ' s coverage from the 53rd karlovy vary international film festival .\na fantasy whose plentiful charms exude from every frame , matthew vaughn ' s\nstardust\nis swashbuckling and romantic delight . colorful , contemporary , and , still , appealingly classic , vaughn ' s film triumphs with its wit , heart , and high energy sense of adventure .\nwhen you look at the final numbers for the month , it would seem like the overachiever of the month should be the bourne ultimatum due to how much money it made against its budget , but it was pretty obvious that the film would do exceedingly well due to the positive reviews and buzz being the third film . so therefore , the film that deserves the title of overachiever for the month of august 2007 is the film superbad which had a pretty solid run as well . going into its opening weekend , there was a bit of uncertainty if the film would be able to find an audience given its high school setting and content of the film . however with no major comedy having been released since i now pronounce you chuck and larry back in july , the film was in a perfect spot to earn some money and it would have a solid run during the back end of the month going into september . it would end up launching the careers of jonah hill and michael cera while also continuing to grow seth rogan\u2019s starpower , and it would be one of the more successful comedies released this year .\nwhen i was brainstorming this list , i decided that both the movie critics and mainstream audiences both should be represented . rotten tomatoes represents the biggest repository of critical response , while the internet movie database has the largest user rated database . we averaged the two together and compiled the definitive listing of the top 25 movies of 2007 . note : a movie must have been released in theaters in the united states between january and december 2007 , and must have garnered more than ( either ) 400 imdb user votes or 80 movie reviews to qualify for this list .\nso overall , the month of august 2007 was a pretty successful month and served to end a pretty solid summer of 2007 . since the summer started back in may , we have seen a lot of films make a lot of money over the span of 16 weeks and considering that august could\u2019ve been a down month given that the summer was ending , this august finished on a pretty high note as compared to last year . unlike last year where one film dominated most of the month , this year had a few films do very well though it wasn\u2019t without its speed bumps as a few films released this month did bomb pretty badly though it wasn\u2019t enough to completely drag the month down . 2007 has been a very interesting year as we started in a pretty deep hole and march pulled it up slightly , but since the summer started the year has pretty much straightened out and is now about on par with last year if not slightly ahead . as we head into the fall , we will see if the momentum will keep going or we are set to hit another lull in the year until we hit the holiday season . as for the month of august 2007 , it was a pretty good month that ends the summer season on a pretty strong note .\nfilm : star wars : episode vii - the force awakens director : j . j . abrams prod . year : 2015\n( watch\nstardust\nauthor neil gaiman talk about hanging out on the\nhellboy 2\nset , feeling guilty about a flying pirate ship and more . )\nstardust juggles these multiple , interweaving storylines beautifully through imaginative , kinetic editing ( one of vaughn ' s hallmarks as a director ) . and , though many people point to the changing of the story ' s ending in the film , i find the movie ' s ending much better - paced and complementary to the other subtle ( and not so subtle ) changes the film makes to the book ' s worldscape .\n2 . \u201cstardust\u201d ( 2007 ) based on a book by neil gaiman , \u201cstardust\u201d is a light - hearted fantasy tale about a boy named tristan thorn who travels to the magical land of stormhold to bring back a fallen star to impress his love , victoria . the catch is , in stormhold , the star has taken on the form of a human girl , and she is being hunted by a trio of witches who want to use the star\u2019s power to gain eternal youth . despite an impressive cast that included michelle pfeiffer as one of the witches and robert de niro as a hilariously foppish ship captain , the film wasn\u2019t a huge blockbuster . which is a shame , because i found it to be a fun film in the style of \u201cthe princess bride , \u201d with a touch of steampunk . if you haven\u2019t seen it yet , it\u2019s definitely worth catching on dvd .\nrock noticed a sea change occur when bowie returned from america having made aladdin sane , the follow - up to ziggy stardust . \u201che was a mythological figure now . even at oxford and the rainbow i noticed most of the audience were transfixed . when he killed ziggy stardust off at hammersmith odeon in july 1973 the audience were berserk .\nof course , the book is interested in much different things than the movie , and the less climactic , quieter ending reflects that . while the stardust book is much more interested in engaging with and challenging pre - tolkien english fantasy at a novelistic and prose level , the film doesn ' t even try to do the same . it would be a foolish attempt , after all , to try to mimick and subvert a style that lives so entirely in the pre - cinematic world . instead , the stardust film sets its sights on subverting and celebrating the three - act hollywood blockbuster .\n\u201cstardust , \u201d directed by brit filmmaker matthew vaughn , has been steadily climbing up the international chart in recent weeks . for the nov . 2 - 4 weekend , the film came in no . 3 , grossing $ 8 . 5 million from 2 , 626 runs in its 13th frame .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthis film was outstanding . i ' ' ve never seen anything like . the cast was brilliant , the special effects were superb , the dialogue was well written and had lots of humer in it . what more can you ask from a film .\namazing film . . . if you haven ' t seen this then i would really recommend . this is a real gem and lost one to me . . . for some reason i missed this film when it was released . . maybe because there were other good films out in 2007 , or maybe because my children were young ? anyway we had a dreary saturday afternoon with my son not feeling so well . i heard about this film after watching music channel and take that song came on . i saw background scenes and realised ' rule the world ' was from the film stardust . i checked out on imdb and saw the great ratings and feedback so i got the film . my son not feeling too good didn ' t want to watch it as he had not heard of it . so i said ok lets put it on for 10 minutes , if you don ' t like we switch off and put something else on . . . 5 minutes into it we were all engrossed . . . we didn ' t even think about the 10 minute rule . the film is very funny . some real great moments that you won ' t see coming ! panto v discworld with some\nadult\nvery suttle innuendo ' s but nothing tacky or offensive . . . just like watching panto ; o ) we would watch the film again and would recommend to all our friends . honestly if you haven ' t seen it , it is a fantastic film : )\nfor example , while disney\u2019s sci - fi epic \u201cjohn carter\u201d will probably go down in history as one of the worst film flops ever , it isn\u2019t a bad film . it\u2019s not my favorite science fiction film ever made , but it\u2019s a fun , rousing adventure that did not deserve to perform as badly at the box office as it did . sometimes a film can be killed by poor marketing ( disney didn\u2019t seem to be able to promote \u201cjohn carter\u201d effectively ) or unfortunate timing ( \u201cjohn carter\u201d was , perhaps , released too close to \u201cthe hunger games , \u201d and it got lost in all the buzz surrounding that film ) .\nmtv : michelle pfeiffer , who ' s now the wicked witch in\nstardust ,\nwas originally going to be the other mother in\ncoraline\n. . .\nthe hollywood pecking order has a way of constantly reminding who fits where , but for now cox is more than happy with what\nstardust\nhas done for him .\nneil gaiman ' s tales of the mythic and eerie have long intrigued studios . now , with ' stardust ' and ' beowulf , ' they actually reach the screen .\nanyone who has read both the book and seen the movie will know that the stardust film , co - written by vaughn and frequent collaborator jane goldman , changes quite a bit from its source material . as is common with adaptations , a lot is simplified \u2014 on both sides of the wall .\nthe second film in the hit franchise used the university of east anglia\u2019s sainsbury centre for visual arts to film scenes for the action movie . stars including robert downey jr and chris evans touched down in norwich for filming , much to the delight of many fans .\nthirty years ago this summer saw the release of another , decidedly different fantasy film : the witches of eastwick , also based on a novel and also featuring michelle pfeiffer as a witch . while sukie ridgemont , her character in that film , is sweet and well - meaning in her powers , pfeiffer\u2019s villainess in stardust , lamia , gives the film its bite and spark . ( the filmmakers actually expanded her role from that which is found in the novel once pfeiffer signed on . ) lamia is a cruel and wholly vain creature who would happily cut the heart right out of danes\u2019 beautiful yvaine in order to stay young and beautiful \u2014 and to pfeiffer\u2019s credit , her charm and beauty is part of what makes lamia so undeniably watchable . ( interestingly , another one of pfeiffer\u2019s eastwick sisters , susan sarandon , also returned to evil sorcery in 2007 \u2014 in the amy adams film enchanted , playing queen narissa . this only leaves cher , the last remaining witch of eastwick , to cast another magic spell . )\ni really enjoyed this film . kept me guessing all the way through and is now in my top ten favourite films of all time\nfalse soulmate : tristan wholeheartedly believes he and victoria are meant for each other . he learns better over the course of the film .\nbut as a matthew vaughn film which felt like a basic parody movie , i just can\u2019t give it the love that others do .\nso as we head into the final month of the summer of 2007 , the summer has been on a pretty solid run after a hot june and pretty hot july coming off a tepid spring . but as we head into this month , we might see things start to slow down with the summer coming to an end and school beginning . however , august 2007 managed to finish on a pretty good note as there were a few films that had success as opposed to the previous year where only one film broke out . the first film from this month that is included in this category is the action film the bourne ultimatum , the third installment in the bourne series where jason bourne seeks to learn more about his past while avoiding a fellow assassination group who are trying to kill him . coming out at the beginning of the month and carried by fantastic reviews from critics , ultimatum would end up outgrossing the previous two bourne films and would have a great run throughout the month while finishing at the top of the month by a significant margin . the next film on the list that makes it into this category is the teen comedy film superbad , a film which sees three friends try to get with the girls they like while trying to make their way to the girls\u2019 party . the raunchy film also received favorable reviews from critics and was a sleeper hit throughout the month of august and into september which made it one of the more successful comedies released this year . the third and final film released this month that makes it into this category is the remake of the classic horror film halloween , which sees the origins of michael myers and his path to becoming a serial killer . the re - imaging of the franchise directed by rock icon rob zombie was not well received by critics , but it would have a good run as it would set a record for a labor day weekend release that still stands to this day and is also the highest grossing film in the halloween series . while this month didn\u2019t have as many winners as last year did ( 6 last year compared to 3 this year ) , there was a lot more balance amongst the top 3 films in terms of money made as opposed to last year which was similar to how july 2007 performed compared to july 2006 .\nparamount put up half the $ 75 million production budget for \u201cstardust\u201d ; marv films , ingenious films and the melrose fund paid the rest . movie was produced by lorenzo di bonaventura .\nnot only are the actors and characters fun , the setting is beautiful . the kingdom of stormhold feels otherworldly and different from the other side of the wall . i also love the soundtrack for this movie . stardust feels epic . the music is used very effectively , helping the film come alive in a wonderful way .\nthe film has an all star cast that includes charlie cox , claire danes , robert de niro , michelle pfeiffer , and mark strong .\nthis film caught me by surprise . i didnt expect to like it . instead i ended up loving it tremendously . its a classic !\nthe daredevil star has plenty of fans from his marvel work\u2014but it\u2019s a smaller , weirder fantasy film that inspires the real die - hards .\nexperimental film had infused most aspects of screen production with its telltale emblems \u2013 liberal use of lens filters ( to suggest \u2018trips\u2019 or madness ) , shaky , handheld camera , allowing \u2018mistakes\u2019 like lens flare to create dreamlike effects on film . hippies had opened the door for filmmakers to try anything , and , given the rapid and irreversible collapse of the traditional film - production studios , more and more experimentation was possible .\nthat event inspired stardust , a darkly comic fairy tale about a young man who finds a fallen star ( in the form of claire danes ) after crossing into a fantasy world of ghosts , witches and flying pirates . the film opens aug . 10 in what will be the first major hollywood test for mythmaker neil gaiman .\ncopyright \u00a9 2005 - 2018 / film . privacy policy / cookie policy . web design by pro blog design . logo concept by : illumination ink\nfamilies can talk about low - budget films . what are the challenges in making a film with limited resources ? are there any good ones ?\ni ' m ashamed to admit that i haven ' t read the book ( yet ) . but since the film is so good , i ' m hoping the book will be even better . got to admit i prefer the film ending though , and captain shakespeare is a great character .\nno , stardust manages to capture some of the silly self - awareness and unabashed sentimentalism of princess bride in a contemporary movie - making era where only one of those things is truly valued . for that \u2014 and for so much else \u2014 stardust remains one of the best neil gaiman adaptations out there , even ( and perhaps especially ) when it ' s not particularly gaiman - like at all .\nthough many writers try to reassure themselves by divorcing themselves entirely from the film adaptations , gaiman says the reach of movies is too powerful to ignore .\nhooked up afterwards : tristan ' s parents only met during a one - night stand , but formally get together at the end of the film .\nbig list in terms of numbers , not so much in terms of quality . in fact , the best film in terms of updates this week was\nthe film , directed by kevin reynolds , was generally well - received by critics . while it takes some liberties with the source material , the film benefited from strong supporting performances and engaging chemistry between the leads . it was one of the cavill ' s first roles in a major motion picture .\nscience and magic : author neil gaiman is equally at home at the griffith observatory and in the fantasy world of his adult fairy tale stardust , which features an irate fallen star in comely female form .\nfor while stardust has problems , it also has laughs , adventure , action and a whole lot in its corner to recommend it . and it is worth your time and attention . - - jon foster\noverall , stardust is an exciting fantasy story that brings viewers into the world it has created and takes us on a journey . why do we watch the stars , the movie asks ? because we dream of adventures , swashbuckling action , romance , and humor , things that this movie is full of . if you enjoyed the princess bride , ever after , or penelope , you will probably enjoy stardust .\ncharlie does what he needs to do to figure out the secret of stardust , and does his best to get his father out of jail . the father sacrifices himself for his anti - war beliefs .\nmatthew vaughn ' s film adaptation of neil gaiman ' s stardust is officially a decade old , but it hasn ' t lost any of its magic . with an all - star cast that included daredevil ' s charlie cox and homeland ' s claire danes , a director who would go onto make x - men : first class and kingsman : the secret service , and a story from the mind of neil gaiman , stardust is a funny , clever , and heartfelt fairy tale of a movie that happens to be criminally underrated by most mainstream movie audiences .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nbarra : ( whisky galore , 1949 ) . the original film adaptation of compton mackenzie\u2019s classic novel saw barra become the fictional islands of great and little todday\ngwyneth paltrow walks across the beach at holkham , north norfolk , in the closing shot of the film shakespeare in love . universal publicity still dated 1998 .\nan interview with caleb landry jones and peter brunner , star and director of\nto the night ,\nat the 2018 karlovy vary international film festival .\nlike the star that falls to earth near the beginning of the movie , stardust is glittery and pretty and possesses its own pleasing - enough personality , but it won ' t set the world on fire .\nlorenzo di bonaventura , the former production chief for warner bros . and a producer of stardust , says he tried for a decade to make various gaiman tales into films but hadn ' t succeeded until now .\nfor three years in the 70s , bowie could do no wrong . he redefined the concept of the rock star , and made a host of milestone albums . cr tracks down the people with the stardust memories\nas it slowly comes to life , stardust the vacuum cleaner becomes fond of repeating the word\npeace\nover and over again . the father goes to jail rather than have his work used for war .\nlike many adaptations , the film changes quite a bit of the story . it doesn\u2019t have the issue that is often the case , where there is far too much crammed into the book to possibly convey in a conventional length feature film . instead , the film opts to take the easier way out with some of the more strange and dark aspects of the original story , and at other times tries to add colour and excitement for bit roles with big name actors .\namon packard has some major issues with the state of contemporary filmmaking . he is that rarest of creatures in today\u2019s independent film scene , a talented and hard - working filmmaker with a solid understanding and knowledge of world cinema history . packard\u2019s is a brand of film critic - turned - maker which , like that in france 45 years ago , is borne of the los angeles cinematheque , a childhood in front of the glowing tv\u2013\u2013the film - buff as student of history .\nstardust is a surprisingly complex story for a fairy tale adventure film that was also marketing as a family - friendly movie . the heart of the story comes in the quest of young tristan thorn ( charlie cox ) , who ventures out of his small town of wall into the magical kingdom of stormhold that lies just next door , on the otherside of a wall .\nlegendary british film editor anne v . coates has passed away aged 92 , with the british academy of film & television arts breaking the sad news on twitter : we ' re so sad to learn that british film editor anne v . coates has died . during her incredible career , anne was bafta - nominated four times for work including the elephant man and erin brockovich , and received the bafta fellowship in 2007 . she will be greatly missed . urltoken \u2014 bafta ( @ bafta ) may 9 , 2018 coates began her career in the 1950s , and received an academy award for her work on david lean \u2019s 1962 classic lawrence of arabia , which included one of the most famous edits in film history \u2013 a shot of peter o\u2019toole blowing out a match which quickly transitions to a majestic desert sunrise . coates would receive further oscar nominations for becket ( 1963 ) , the elephant man ( 1980 ) , in the line of fire ( 1993 ) and out of sight ( 1998 ) , while\nso as i just mentioned , while there were more winners last august as opposed to this august it was clear that the top 3 films released this month were far more balanced in terms of the money they made and there were a few more big winners as opposed to last year . however unlike last august where he had no losers of the months , this year we do have two films that had to be included in this category . the first film released this month that is included in this category is the fantasy adventure film stardust , based on the novel of the same name which sees a young man try to save a young woman from witches while having to deliver a star to his lover . despite having some pretty solid reviews from critics , the mainstream audience was not as impressed as it was buried amongst some of the other films released this month and ended up being a flop though not as big as some of the other flops released this year . the second and last film released this month that makes it into this category is the sci - fi horror film the invasion , a remake of the classic novel the body snatchers and the film invasion of the body snatchers . unlike stardust which was actually received well by critics , this film was panned pretty bad by critics and after being released a year later than it was originally planned , the film would also bomb as it couldn\u2019t even crack the top 10 of the month which is saying something considering what was ahead of it in the first few spots .\nvictoria is a stuck up snob , with a not much better boyfriend even before tristan sets out , and tristan now having grown a bit sees his crush as shallow and abandons her once the stardust is delivered .\nbut in the meantime there is something gaiman fans can do to while away the weeks until the new adaptations , with radio 4 also announcing a competition to find designs for official stardust artwork to accompany the drama .\n\u201cstardust\u201d is paramount pictures\u2019 bid to enter the \u201clord of the rings\u201d - harry potter sweepstakes with a splash . adapted from neil gaiman\u2019s four - book 1997 dc comics mini - series , which later became a novel , it is conceived by matthew vaughn , the director of the seedy british gangster film \u201clayer cake , \u201d as a full - blooded action - adventure fairy tale .\nbowie and pitt had already made an experimental film for \u00a37 , 000 based on an earlier song called love you till tuesday which included footage of the singer crawling around in a silver space suit to the prototype version of space oddity but the film was canned . the re - recorded single wasn\u2019t issued for nine months .\n, there ' s not a single film that has a serious shot at $ 100 million till october . . . maybe november . however , while everyone expects\nneil gaiman : i think the biggest example of that for me is the the flying pirate ship [ in\nstardust\n] . the flying pirate ship existed because i love pirate ships . everybody loves pirate ships .\nwhat is it about moving string lines , french horn and oboe solos , and tinkling piano that signals you \\ ' re entering a different , magical world ? with the use of these sounds , stardust \\ ' s\nprologue ( through the wall )\njoins the company of the time machine ( badelt ) , beauty and the beast ( menken ) , hook ( williams ) , harry potter and the sorcerer \\ ' s stone ( williams ) , and all three lord of the rings films ( shore ) . stardust , by sound here , is most similar to the time machine ; it differs from hook and lord of the rings in tone : hook is often fanfare - ish , and lord of the rings tends to be darker , while stardust is fairly lighthearted . also , both these films use this magical soundscape either to introduce or as part of a complex set of themes , which stardust as a film doesn \\ ' t require . lord of the rings is so thematic that once you are familiar with the score ( s ) , if you listen to a track randomly you can tell what is happening in the movie , or at least what the setting is , based on the theme and tone of the music . stardust \\ ' s story is simpler , not as epic , and doesn \\ ' t lend itself to such an intricate set of themes . but composer ilan eshkeri \\ ' s selection of a few themes for stardust works .\ncharlie cox as the film\u2019s tristan and claire danes as yvaine save the film from what is otherwise childish , shallow stupidity . every moment that it has where it could potentially have something interesting to say about fairy tales or the moral issues at play within the story it prefers showy appearances from well - known actors or tired fantasy clich\u00e9s .\nwhile stardust as a piece of writing is definitely worth your while when read alongside charlie vess\u2019s beautiful illustrations , it loses some of it\u2019s charm read as a novel . the film is disappointingly lacking in depth , though can be fun if you want something fluffy and predictable . this is one adaptation that does not live up to the source material and definitely not one of matthew vaughn\u2019s best films .\nso once again comparing this august to last august , this august actually had more than one film manage to make its way into this category as last august only had one film be included in this category . this was one of the times where i actually thought there were more films released this month that received award nominations , but i was wrong as only three films released this month end up getting included in this category . the first film from this month that earns a spot in this category is the bourne ultimatum which would win all 3 academy awards it was nominated for ( best sound editing , best sound mixing , and best film editing ) , giving it the second highest number of academy awards won this year . the next film released this month that gets in this category is the comedy daddy day camp , the sequel to daddy day care where the dads decide to buy a summer camp . it would be widely panned by critics and had one of the worst ratings of any film released in 2007 , and it would end up winning one golden raspberry award ( worst prequel or sequel ) and was nominated for four more ( worst picture , worst director , worst actor , and worst screenplay ) . the third and last film released this month that gets into this category is the film bratz , based off the popular dolls where four friends try to fit in with the popular cliques in school . much like daddy day camp , this film was also panned by critics and also bombed at the box office , and it would be nominated for five golden raspberry awards ( worst picture , worst actress , worst supporting actor , worst screen couple , and worst remake or rip - off ) though it wouldn\u2019t win any . as mentioned , i thought that there were more films released this month that would be included , but three is still a pretty decent amount for any month of the year .\n\u201ci remember talking to [ director matthew vaughn ] about the movie he wanted to make , and he kept on saying that he\u2019d recently had two young children , and he was tired of watching movies with them that they loved but he hated , \u201d cox , who will play daredevil next in marvel\u2019s the defenders ( out august 18 ) , recalls . \u201cthe way that he described it was , \u2018i want to make a kids\u2019 film for adults [ and ] an adult film for kids\u2019\u2014and i think that\u2019s one of the things he achieved really well with stardust . \u201d\nthe moon is always full : the film takes place over the course of a week , and yet the moon is full in every nighttime scene from beginning to end .\nneil gaiman ' s fiction doesn ' t always translate well to the big screen , but this film managed to capture the lighthearted tone and feel for parody really well .\nthe film also adds in an entire sequence around de niro ' s captain shakespeare that is barely present in the book . for me , this is actually an important decision . brushing past the potentially reductive depiction of shakespeare ' s marginalized identity , for me , this is where the film makes one of its smartest decisions : the montage .\nand so , it\u2019s with great pleasure that i report to you the joy of stardust , a film wholly cradling fantasy tropes while also skewing them just enough to avoid being overtly repetitive . based on the novel by modern fantasy icon neil gaiman , writer of neverwhere and good omens , the film has received comparisons to the princess bride , but i would argue that stardust has more emotional possibilities than that film\u2026 otherwise , the tonal comparison is sound . the film begins long ago in england , in a small , simple country village . our hero tristran ( charlie cox ) crosses a wall that , according to legend , marks the border between this world and another world . he does this to find a fallen star for the uninterested , cruel flirt - of - a - girl he believes to be his true love , victoria ( sienna miller ) . she\u2019s made a deal with tristran : if he brings her the fallen star by her birthday , she will marry him . traveling into the kingdom of wonderment , stormhold , tristran finds that the fallen star is a physical being , yvaine ( claire danes ) , a beautiful woman garbed in silver dress ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "tomorrow , when the war began ( film )", "paragraphs": ["tomorrow when the war began is on abc3 saturday 7 . 30pm from april 23\ntomorrow when the war began . clip 2 . in uk cinemas april 8th 2011 .\ntomorrow , when the war began was an interesting balancing act for filmmaker michael boughen .\nto ask other readers questions about tomorrow , when the war began , please sign up .\n10b - must read b . . . : tomorrow when the war began - john marsden\nmany contemporary films play with genre . tomorrow when the war began combines multiple genres . here are some of the genres that are woven into and which inform tomorrow when the war began .\nsoundtrack list of the second episode . . . - tomorrow , when the war began | facebook\nclick in to look at our gallery of stills from upcoming blockbuster tomorrow when the war began .\nlincoln lewis and rachel hurd - wood in tomorrow , when the war began . photograph : simon cardwell\nformer neighbours star caitlin stasey has landed the lead role in the film adaptation of best - selling novel tomorrow : when the war began .\ntomorrow when the war began experienced a record - breaking run at the australian box office and was the highest grossing australian film of 2010 .\nsubscribe to trailers : urltoken tomorrow , when the war began official trailer ( 2011 ) when their country is invaded and their families are taken , eight unlikely high school teenagers band together to fight .\ntomorrow , when the war began trailer\ntomorrow , when the war began hd\ntomorrow , when the war began movie\ncaitlin stasey\nrachel hurd - wood\nlincoln lewis\nmovieclips movie clips movieclipstrailers popuptrailer\nafter respecting a tight two - months schedule , tomorrow , when the war began has wrapped up filming .\naustralia may finally have a homegrown blockbuster on its hands with the terrifically engaging tomorrow , when the war began , an action - packed war film for and about teenagers .\nimages from filming of tomorrow when the war began , taken at dungog , have been released by screen nsw .\ntrailers are heavily edited summaries of the plot in any film . they are also the \u2018teasers\u2019 or \u2018hooks\u2019 that invite you to watch the entire film . watch the official tomorrow when the war began trailer\nthis series aims to enhance understanding of the language and meanings of visual texts , and continues with an exploration of the australian film tomorrow when the war began .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing tomorrow when the war began near you .\nfilming of tomorrow : when the war began is due to begin at the end of september in the new south wales hunter valley .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of tomorrow , when the war began by john marsden .\n\u2018\u2018the nsw government remains committed to ensure the production of tomorrow when the war began 2 takes place in nsw , \u2019\u2019 a department spokesman said .\nfans of john marsden\u2019s australian classic , tomorrow when the war began series , will be overjoyed that the novels may be headed to the tv screen .\nmake your own inventory of the characteristics of each of these genres and find a scene in tomorrow , when the war began which illustrates the genre .\nthe books that hold a dear place to many aussie teens was originally brought to life on the silver screen and made into a singular film , tomorrow when the war began back in 2010 .\nwhen you have watched the whole film , identify and write about how the film fleshes out the trailer\u2019s emphases and highlights .\ntomorrow , when the war began will commence shooting on location in and around melbourne from 14 september . the series will air on abc3 in 2016 .\ndespite talk to the contrary , it looks like there will be no follow - up to the big aussie action flick tomorrow , when the war began .\ntomorrow when the war began , the no . 1 australian film at the box office last year with $ 13 . 5million in ticket sales , was based on the teen adventure novels by john marsden .\nthis educational site for learners aged 12 - 16 features teaching materials exploring the film tomorrow when the war began . designed for students of english , media and pshee , this resource encourages young people to reflect personally and critically on the characters , relationships and ideas presented in the film . activities are organised into subject areas using a range of the film ' s assets and some tasks are designed to be used in conjunction with film education ' s tomorrow when the war began study clips on dvd .\ntomorrow when the war began received numerous awards at the 2010 australian inside film awards where the film won in every category for which it was nominated \u2013 best film , best actress ( caitlin stasey ) , best script and best music . it also picked up two 2010 australian film institute awards in the categories of best adaptation and best sound .\none of the other interesting features of tomorrow , when the war began is the way in which the film represents asians . the invaders are from an asian country and lee , one of the teenage fighters , is thai .\nauthor john marsden and actress fantine banulski stop by news breakfast to discuss tomorrow , when the war began , which will make its television debut on abc tv .\nthe movie\u2019s script features some memorable quotes . this page will help you remember all the funniest , most powerful and moving scenes of tomorrow , when the war began : quotes .\nthe nsw government says it will fight to keep production of tomorrow when the war began 2 in the hunter after reports the gold coast was trying to lure the movie sequel to queensland .\ntomorrow , when the war began opens on september 2 . john marsden will speak at a screening for a herald / dymocks event on september 6 . bookings 9449 4366 .\ncinematographer simon ozolins will miss the cast : \u201c that\u2019s a wrap ! it\u2019s been rad and i\u2019ll miss this bunch of wonderful people from tomorrow , when the war began . \u201d\na hit at the cinema in 2010 , tomorrow when the war began has been reborn as an abc tv series , and its makers hope there ' s plenty more to come .\nabc3 released today a new trailer for tomorrow , when the war began \u2013 the series ! the promo features the australian / new zealand premiere date : april 23 , 7 : 30 pm .\nteachers can find the ways in which teaching tomorrow when the war began is underpinned by the outcomes that students are encouraged to achieve across the three interrelated strands of language , literature and literacy .\ngirlfriend magazine caught up with molly daniels and she answered all the questions fans had . check out some tomorrow , when the war began facts below and watch the full interview under the cut !\nbased on the john marsden classic novel , tomorrow when the war began is the story of seven teenagers who return from a camping trip to find australia has been invaded by a foreign power .\nhowever , the series of 10 books that begins with tomorrow , when the war began and ends with circle of flight is an exception . it most resembles an old - fashioned adventure story .\nwrite a short response on the role of ellie in the film and the ways in which she is the \u2018hero\u2019 of the film .\nsix years after the movie hit screens , a television adaption of john marsden\u2019s beloved tomorrow , when the war began is preparing to invade abc3 . producer michael boughen walks us through the book , to film , to tv adaption and what fans can expect .\nyahoo ! entertainment caught up with molly daniels to ask some tomorrow , when the war began questions and discuss her future projects . check out a short transcript of the interview and watch the full video under the cut !\nbut boughen \u2013 who produced the film and is back for the series \u2013 resolutely clung to the idea that tomorrow had legs .\nopening in the uk on april 15 , australian blockbuster tomorrow when the war began revolves around a group of teens down under who come together to fight off invaders from their country . fans of neighbours and home and away will spot a few familiar faces , as caitlin stasey , lincoln lewis and phoebe tonkin are among the cast . below , we take an in - pictures look at the cast of tomorrow when the war began .\nmy only other experience with tomorrow , when the war began as a movie was when i got to see it a couple of weeks ago . unlike the experiences of pretty much every other author i ' ve met or read about , i loved it .\n[ us ] tomorrow , when the war began ( 2010 ) - seven australian teens return home from a holiday to find that their country has been invaded , forcing them to fight back and free their families .\nbut when film companies started to approach me , i could understand why . for example , the australian landscape plays a major part in tomorrow , when the war began , and the australian landscape is more filmable even than jennifer aniston . plus these books do have car chases , bombs , bushfires and a bit of steamy sex .\nabc3\u2019s new drama tomorrow , when the war began ( @ twtwb ) , based on john marsden\u2019s iconic books , is the first of four local tv dramas that will be produced as part of the partnership over the next 12 months .\nplans are being drafted for stuart beattie to return to write and direct the second and third installments of\ntomorrow , when the war began ,\nthe australian action movie that has proven to be a hit at the oz box office .\ntomorrow when the war began is the kind of story that stays with you \u2013 and the makers of the tv series based on john marsden ' s bestselling books are hoping it will continue to stay with us for many years to come .\n[ us ] tomorrow , when the war began ( 2010 ) - seven australian teens return home from a holiday to find that their country has been invaded , forcing them to fight back and free their families . : netflixbestof\ntomorrow , when the war began\n, p62\nhomer nodded , his face full of misery . i wanted to hug him , looked for fi to see if she might be going to , then went ahead when i realised she ' d left the room again .\nlooking closely at these elements should help students identify the film ' s main ideas and understand the ways in which these ideas are registered . students should also speculate about why they think the filmmaker has presented the ideas and characters in a particular way . these choices and the emotional effects are fundamental to any response to a film and in particular to the sympathetic portraits of tomorrow when the war began .\nfilmed in the victorian locations of clunes , the dandenongs and barwon heads , tomorrow , when the war began location manager tim scott praised the generous participation of the victorian councils involved saying \u201cfilming is not possible without the assistance and cooperation of the councils and the general public . \u201d\nin the previous blog on samson and delilah , teachers were urged to remind students to look at the \u2018what\u2019 , \u2018how ' and \u2018why ' of the film . image , sound design and dialogue are woven together to create meanings and to create emotional effects in the viewer . do the same for tomorrow , when the war began .\ntomorrow , when the war began\np44\nit was the same with homer , the way for all those years he ' d been hanging a big sign around his neck , and like a fool i ' d kept reading it .\nit seems while the world is focused on hollywood , there seems that movie news is still coming out from australia , as news has hit that tomorrow when the war began will start filming in september on a sequel . the working title tomorrow when the war began 2 , will be based on the second novel ( in the dead of the night ) , and no news if all the cast from the last film will return . the release date is not set on the sequel , but will likely follow the september release of the original ( probably in 2012 ) , which was the highest - grossing australian film of 2010 , and also won the best adapted screenplay award at last year\u2019s afis .\nyou are able to enter more than one film to this challenge as long as each film is different and complies with the challenge entry conditions .\n\u201ctomorrow , when the war began\u201d was written and directed by stuart beattie , from a best - selling novel by john marsden . beattie is a veteran writer of big budget studio junk like the original \u201c pirates of the caribbean , \u201d \u201c australia \u201d and \u201c g . i . joe : rise of cobra , \u201d but he was also responsible for michael mann \u2018s moody thriller \u201c collateral , \u201d and thankfully there\u2019s more of the latter in \u201ctomorrow , when the war began\u201d than any of his more blockbuster fare . there are a number of tightly knotted suspense pieces in \u201ctomorrow , when the war began , \u201d in particular a breathless moment where the group is hiding from a helicopter , and the climactic act of resistance , where our protagonists plot to blow up a crucial bridge .\nformer neighbours star caitlin stasey lands the lead role in a new feature film .\ni totally was . i was a fan of everything john marsden did and tomorrow , when the war began was amazing because people older than me , but still young , faced the really confronting situation while being teenagers and having to deal with problems of their age .\ntomorrow , when the war began follows the journey of eight high school friends in a remote country town whose lives are suddenly and violently upended by a war that no one saw coming . cut off from their families and their friends , these eight extraordinary teenagers must learn to escape , survive and fight back against a hostile military force .\nfind out what john marsden has to say about the film adaptation of the first book in the series : john marsden happy with how the tomorrow series looks on the big screen .\ntomorrow , when the war began\n, p278\nthe only thing homer had left out was the way he ' d wept when he found us both safe . i saw the sweetness of homer then , that he ' d had as a little guy , but which some people probably thought he ' d lost as a teenager .\nthe film broke dvd sales records in its first week of release and holds the record for the biggest first week of sales ever for an australian independently produced and financed film .\nwhen i wrote tomorrow , when the war began in 1992 , it was partly from a conscious desire to revive adventure stories for young people . increasing urbanisation had seen the gradual disappearance of ripping yarns and bush tales . i wanted to marry them with the new teenage genres , where feelings , relationships and character development were all - important .\ntomorrow , when the war began\np152\nlee laughed . ' homer hasn ' t changed . ' ' yes he has . ' ' has he ? i ' ll be interested to see that . he ' s a pretty smart guy , homer '\nfollowing their successful release of the feature film in 2010 ( where it became the highest grossing australian film of that year ) ambience entertainment began developing the tv series in early 2013 and will now see their project realised as the series hits screens on 23 april .\ntomorrow , when the war began\np140\nhomer looked at me , eyes shining with joy . i realised the wild and crazy guy wasn ' t so far away . ' we pick him up in the shovel , ' he said , and waited for our reactions .\nozon ' s provocative film can do much to improve attitudes towards lgbti people .\nfor john marsden , seeing his bestselling book become a film was surprisingly painless .\nthe countdown has ended \u2013 australia is ready for the debut of tomorrow , when the war began \u2013 the series . produced by michael boughen and tony winley , the show is a unique add to the abc3 usual schedule \u2013 not just for its themes , but for the heavy involvement fans , through twitter , can have on it .\ntomorrow , when the war began has been described as a \u2018phobic\u2019 narrative because there is a long history in australia of the perceived fear of invasion from the asian north . australia was involved in a war on vietnam from 1965 - 72 because of what was seen as a threat to australian shores . there was an epithet , \u2018the yellow peril\u2019 which was used to characterise the perceived threat .\nsydney - - australia may finally have a homegrown blockbuster on its hands with the terrifically engaging\ntomorrow , when the war began ,\nan action - packed war film for and about teenagers . based on the first in a series of best - selling novels by aussie john marsden , about a band of teens forged into guerilla warriors after a military invasion of australia , this charged adaptation is going after the lucrative\ntwilight\ndemographic with both guns blazing .\nit followed a blow to the nsw film industry earlier this month , when movie makers pulled out of plans to shoot the superhero movie the green lantern in sydney .\ntomorrow when the war began is based on the novel of the same name ( the first in a series of seven ) by australian writer , john marsden ( 1993 ) . the narrative focuses on the \u2019flight or fight\u2019 responses of eight teenagers from diverse backgrounds , who collectively wage a guerrilla war of resistance against an invading foreign power in their fictional hometown of wirrawee where a beach head for the mass invasion is being established . the film invites the viewer to think about the moral choices that are made in times of war and crisis as well as the ways in which heroism might be defined .\nsyria began its descent into civil war in early 2011 , when government security forces shot and killed protesters . but if president bashar al - assad thought a show of force would end the protests , he was wrong .\nthe young cast of tomorrow when the war began : ( l - r ) narek arman as homer , madeleine madden as corrie , madeleine clunies - ross as fi , jon prasida as lee , andrew creer as kevin , molly daniels as ellie , fantine banulski as robyn and keith purcell as chris .\ni mention this because tomorrow , when the war began , stuart beattie\u2019s adaptation of john marsden\u2019s immensely popular teen - fiction franchise , is an authentically australian production on paper , but a thoroughly hollywood blockbuster at heart . tomorrow works so hard to affect the look and feel of a typical hollywood action film that it even manages to replicate the utter mediocrity of any given real one ; i suspect the highest compliment i could pay its producers would be to suggest that , regional accents and insubstantial stateside distribution notwithstanding , the film is virtually indistinguishable from any of its forgettable american counterparts .\ntomorrow , when the war began follows the journey of eight high school friends in a remote country town whose lives are suddenly and violently upended by a war that no - one saw coming . cut off from their families and their friends , these eight extraordinary teenagers must somehow learn to escape , survive and fight back . based on john marsden\u2019s popular and critically - acclaimed novel .\nomnilab managing director christopher mapp said last month he was committed to the tomorrow franchise .\nand so last week i was at this mammoth used bookstore and lo and behold , i came across tomorrow when the war began . i scooped it up , began reading later that night and was immediately enthralled . so enthralled that i brought the book with me to go see my parents\u2026and pissed off my dad because i was being antisocial and reading instead of talking to them . whatever , dad !\nin 2010 , tomorrow , when the war began was made into a successful film starring caitlin stasey , but now the story has been adapted into a more fleshed - out six - part series on abc3 . in this version , the relationship drama is turned up , the \u201cenemies\u201d of australia\u2019s sovereignty are actually given speaking parts , and the parents of the teens ( including deborah mailman and sibylla budd ) have an equally important part to play .\ntomorrow when the war began follows the journey of eight high school friends in a coastal country town whose lives are suddenly and violently upended by an invasion that no one saw coming . cut off from their families and their friends , these eight extraordinary teenagers must learn to escape , survive and fight back against hostile military forces .\nthe nsw government provided a $ 100 , 000 grant through the regional film fund to attract moviemakers to the hunter .\n. . . despite the r - rating , this isn ' t really a movie for grown - ups , tomorrow when the war began can ' t be completely dismissed as a teen movie either . it ' s a curious thing , with sleek , fluid action set pieces and moments that approach - then bungle - grace .\nwell , there is no sex in this book ( though it\u2019s getting there , wink wink ) but that didn\u2019t matter . tomorrow when the war began is gripping and thrilling adventure that\u2019s rooted so deep in the teen experience . it\u2019s as realistic as they come with characters you\u2019ll love . this book is just so full of win .\nproduction plans have reportedly been complicated by the first film\u2019s disappointing box office takings overseas and writer - director stuart beattie signing to direct his first us film , i , frankenstein later this year .\ntomorrow , when the war began\np104\nhomer was becoming more surprising with every passing hour . it was getting hard to remember that this fast - thinking guy , who ' d just spent fifteen minutes getting us laughing and talking and feeling good again , wasn ' t even trusted to hand out the books at school\ntomorrow , when the war began follows the journey of eight high school friends in a coastal country town whose lives are suddenly and violently upended by an invasion that no one saw coming . cut off from their families and their friends , these eight extraordinary teenagers must learn to escape , survive and fight back against a hostile military force .\nlast year , the remake of the action popcorn cult hit red dawn hit theatres , and was disappointing to say the least . the idea of a teen militia fighting an enemy is nothing new , but when it ' s done right , you can pull off a well crafted film with a cast that can actually act . although the red dawn remake was disappointing , i found it to be a decent film with mindless entertainment value . however with that being said , it was a highly forgettable film . tomorrow when the war began on the other hand is a similar film , but it is a better executed movie that has a good cast and a better plot . the film is packed with action and drama and it is a standout film that is sure to please viewers that were let down by the red dawn remake . this film has a better cast and a much better script , which makes this a necessity to watch for viewers looking for the perfect entertainment . the film is not perfect , but for the most part , it more than delivers its fair share of thrills . plus on the other hand , the film is well structured with good characters and a very good plot , better than the red dawn remake anyway . i really enjoyed the film , and thought it was a well crafted picture worth checking out . if you love these types of films , don ' t hesitate to seek this one out , you ' ll be glad you did . the film could have used a bit more polishing in some areas , but for the most part ; it succeeds at being a good film that will highly entertain you from start to finish .\nthis dramatic adventure series tells the story of a group of teenagers who are separated from their families following an invasion of their country , a conflict they never saw coming . the dilemmas faced by these characters are important and compelling . in a time of rapidly changing world events , the themes of tomorrow , when the war began have never been more relevant .\nsynopsis tomorrow , when the war began follows the journey of eight high school friends in a coastal country town whose lives are suddenly and violently upended by an invasion that no one saw coming . cut off from their families and their friends , these eight extraordinary teenagers must learn to escape , survive and fight back against a hostile military force .\nsee also : john marsden . his first book , so much to tell you , was published in 1987 . this was followed by take my word for it , a half - sequel written from the point of view of another character . his landmark tomorrow series is recognized as the most popular book series for young adults ever written in australia . the first book of this series , tomorrow when the war began , has been reprinted 26 times i\nwith the working title of tomorrow 2 , the film was slated to begin production in september though one of its stars , lincoln lewis , admitted the cast were yet to be informed the sequel would be going ahead .\ntomorrow when the war began has stayed with film and tv producer michael boughen , too . he first became aware of marsden ' s series in 2002 , through his then - 12 - year - old son .\nhe said , ' dad , this book is fantastic ; you ' ve got to read this , you ' ve got to make a film ' ,\nhe recalls .\nso i read it , and i was really excited . in fact , i read all seven over the course of two weekends .\nhomer two dramatically different sides to his personality and they pull him in different directions . on one hand he is a wild and crazy guy and on the other a careful , thoughtful planner . his planning is responsible for the groups survival in\ntomorrow , when the war began\nand his wildness for its near destruction in\nthe other side of dawn\n.\na month later i switched on the computer and saw an insolent announcement that a virus called barcelona had destroyed the hard drive . and , perhaps surprisingly for a virus , it was telling the truth . as the hours passed and computer technicians came and went , i realised that tomorrow , when the war began ' s only hope for survival was in james ' s desk .\nin 2010 , tomorrow when the war began was released in cinemas . it was a big - budget affair \u2013 costing somewhere north of $ 25 million \u2013 with a strong cast that included caitlin stasey as the central character / narrator ellie linton , lincoln lewis as kevin and ashleigh cummings as the deeply religious robyn mathers . colin friels headed up the supporting cast of adults .\nif you film anybody , you must first have their ( and their parent ' s ) permission - both to be filmed and for the film to be uploaded to this challenge . if you are in the film yourself , you will still need your parent ' s permission . to help you out , we ' ve created\nno , no ,\nshe replied .\nthese are just the people working on your film .\ntomorrow series is a fansite created by fans , for the fans and is in no way affiliated with his management , or any company associated . all media , photos , trademarks and copyrights are owned by their respective companies . tomorrow , when the war began is a registered trademark of omnilab media pty limited , australia | all rights reserved to ambience entertainment , omnilab media , paramount , pan macmillan australia & hachette romans 2008 - 2017 | no copyright infringement is intended .\npersonally , one of the scariest reading experiences is going back as an adult to read a book i loved as a teenager . what if my ' growing up ' has changed my opinion of the book - will i ruin a good memory , or reinforce just why i loved that book so much that the paperback i had eventually fell apart from so many re - reads ? these were exactly the worries i had when i started listening to the audio of tomorrow , when the war began . i read the first book a few years after it was first published , when i\nthe filming of the new movie , based on the hugely successful series of books by australian author john marsden , began on september 28 .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nbased on john marsden\u2019s popular and critically - acclaimed novel which has sold over 628 , 863 copies in australia alone , the age refers to the series of books as \u2018the best series for australian teens of all time\u2019 tomorrow when the war began\u2019 follows the journey of eight high school friends in a remote country town whose lives are suddenly and violently upended by a war that no - one saw coming . cut off from their families and their friends , these eight extraordinary teenagers must somehow learn to escape , survive and fight back .\njoss whedon once claimed that he and his friends loved shows like dawson\u2019s creek and party of five but that they really didn\u2019t have enough rocket launchers or people kicking each other in the face \u2013 something that explains a lot of the unique pleasure of buffy the vampire slayer . fans of whedon\u2019s style of action - heavy teen angst might also want to take a chance on the upcoming aussie action spectacular , tomorrow , when the war began .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\narea of this challenge as well as the greater rawr site . you will be notified by email once your film has been accepted and published . if your film is not approved by our moderators you will also be notified by email .\nthough the film wasn\u2019t a hit internationally , it was the highest - grossing domestic film of 2010 , inspiring producers to breathe life back into the project . and a tv series just might be the cost - effective solution to further the stories of those battle - ravaged aussie teenagers .\nsee also : john marsden . his first book , so much to tell you , was published in 1987 . this was followed by take my word for it , a half - sequel written from the point of view of another character . his landmark tomorrow series is recognized as the most popular book series for young adults ever written in australia . the first book of this series , tomorrow when the war began , has been reprinted 26 times in australia . the first sequel of a new series of books featuring ellie linton from the tomorrow series ( the ellie chronicles ) was published in 2003 , with the second novel and third novels released in november 2005 and november 2006 respectively .\nall that said , \u201ctomorrow , when the war began\u201d is a satisfying slice of young adult cinema , more engaging and enigmatic than the first three \u201c twilight \u201d movies and able to produce an air of uniqueness in an overtly familiar , sci - fi - ish scenario . it would probably seem a lot less surprising ( and , yes , there are a few genuinely shocking and violent moments ) if the movie were set anywhere but australia . it\u2019s a country crawling with things that want to bite and sting and shoot poison at you . add in an invading army and things get even wilder and more unhinged . \u201ctomorrow , when the war began\u201d isn\u2019t groundbreaking , but it is fast - paced and genuinely entertaining , and its inherently australian attitude gives it some much - needed edge . vegemite sandwich not included . [ b ]\nunfortunately , the film had a few of these clunky sequences . halfway through , there\u2019s an unsubtle reference to film adaptations . corrie sits reading my brilliant career , and chats with ellie about books being better than their cinematic counterparts . oh gawd . we get it \u2013 books are pretty much always better than the film . but if the director had an opinion on this he could have just let us know in a media interview . it just was a big unnecessary punctuation smack in the middle of the film . tomorrow is beattie\u2019s directorial debut , and marsden , having held off from any film adaptations until now , was impressed by beattie\u2019s script , offering only a handful of notes . a surprise really , given how cringe some of the dialogue is .\nfirstly , to be accepted in this challenge , your film has to follow this brief , the rawr house rules and your parent or carer must agree to the competition terms and conditions . also remember that your film must be no longer than 1 minute .\ntomorrow when the war began is a very dramatic movie . it shows the dangers faced by a group of teenagers who return from a camping trip to find their homeland invaded by a foreign power . their loved ones have been captured and imprisoned . although some younger teens might have read the book on which the movie is based , you should be aware that this is definitely a movie for older adolescents and adults . for example , confronting scenes show the teens :\nit ' s all fun and games until someone loses a war : camping in the idyllic surrounds of hell .\ntomorrow , when the war began\np94\ni stopped in front of the mackenzies ' porch and stood there , trying to find the energy to lift my foot and get off the bike . i stood there for a long time . i knew eventually i ' d have to raise that leg but i didn ' t know when i would be able to do it . finally homer said kindly , ' come on ellie ' , and i was ashamed of my weakness and managed to stumble off the bike and even wheel it into the shed .\nhomer is ellie ' s go - to guy , her brother - from - another - mother and one of her oldest friends . since ellie ' s our leading lady , it ' s safe to say that homer ' s a pretty important character in tomorrow , when the war began . so let ' s treat him like an onion and peel back some of his layers to really understand who this dude is .\nwe spoke to molly daniels , who plays leader of the pack ellie , about why teenagers are so obsessed with stories about war , and how it feels when the bully from round the twist ends up playing your dad .\nformer nsw premier kristina keneally announced before labor\u2019s march election loss that tomorrow 2 would be filmed in the hunter from september .\n\u201cwe\u2019re still absolutely keen to see some form of the franchise existing and that will definitely happen , \u201d mr mapp told inside film magazine .\nspray and pray : averted when homer ( who ' s used to firearms ) fires just a couple of aimed shots at the helicopter from their captured ak47 . later when the inexperienced robyn fires she empties the magazine .\nthere\u2019s word that there\u2019ll be a film trilogy now , after tomorrow became the third - highest opener in australian cinema ever . despite its flaws , i really liked this film , and i\u2019m excited because it\u2019s a gutsy , action packed piece of australian cinema . it might have suffered a little in page to screen translation , but the most important bit from the book , for me , is the defiant but vulnerable attributes of the characters , and the film has retained these . i got to feel the anticipation , the fear and the \u2018what would i do in their place ? \u2019 all over again . you should still read the books , of course . and if you have read the book , but find yourself not liking the film , at least get a choc - top .\ntomorrow when the war began\nis the first book in the series known as the\ntomorrow series\n, a series of seven books and a further series known as\nthe ellie chronicles\nby australian author john marsden . this book was year ten english reading for many australian schools in the late 90 ' s and early 00 ' s tomorrow when the war began concerns itself with seven australian teenage friends from a rural town who go on a camping trip to\nhell\n( the name given to the destination ) , and while on this camping trip find the way to an area many thought myth , a place well hidden , while camping in this newly found place australia is invaded by an unnamed country , changing their lives forever . the movie does live up to the books , though it is ten years since i last read them , i still choke up at the thought of several of the scenes depicted in the book , and seeing them on the big screen , depicted as well as i could have hoped has left me yearning for the rest of this series to be as well done . i will be purchasing the dvd as soon as it comes out . good work . 10 out of 10 !\ntomorrow , when the war began\n, p241\n' no , it ' s a big problem . none of us knows how we ' ll react when the fan gets hit . i know what it ' s been like for me so far , just doing little things , like waiting in that car in three pigs lane . my teeth were chattering so bad i had to hold my mouth shut to keep them in . i don ' t know how i didn ' t vomit . i was absolutely convinced i was going to die . '\n: there ' s only one way to do this . and that ' s to go back to where this all began .\ni ' ve just finished watching the world premiere of\ntomorrow when the war began\nin sydney with my son . we ' ve both read the complete\ntomorrow\nbook series , which we loved - so we went expecting the movie to not live up to the book because movies generally don ' t , do they ? well , we were really pleasantly surprised as this movie is a wonderful adaption . a great cast of\nunknowns\nbecome the characters we know and love . they did a fabulous job of capturing the essence of the book with the right balance of action , character development and teenage romance . it really is a fantastic effort and i would be very surprised if this film doesn ' t smash it at the box office . we both wanted to sit there and watch it all over again !\nwhen the teenagers come back from their camping trip , they discover that ellie\u2019s dog has been shot and killed .\nthe government was touting yesterday its ability to secure big film projects , with the news that a high - profile bollywood movie would begin shooting in sydney next month .\none wishes it had spared us the remedial theorizing on media culture and artistic representation and license and less apologetically acted the part of a straight - up horror film .\nthere\u2019s always been a kind of frayed - edged dangerousness to australian cinema , a lawlessness that brought refreshing unpredictability to even the most tired of genres . the wildness that defines australia , with its craggy rock formations and weird - ass creatures , seeps into its movies , to the point that even \u201c tomorrow , when the war began , \u201d a fairly shopworn riff on \u201c red dawn \u201d ( as filtered through untold modern young adult novels ) , feels more essential and engaging , if only for its earthy australian - ness .\nanyway ( smugness alert ) , since that first book i ' ve knocked off another 27 , plus a series of 10 . for the 28 , i ' ve had a total of three film offers . for the tomorrow series / ellie chronicles , i ' ve had about 125 .\nthe third day , the frost\n, p54\neventually i was the one who got everyone moving again . \u2026 i never liked it when homer took command too much or for too long . i always had to assert myself when that happened . it ' s always been that way , even when we were little kids .\ndeath from above : foreshadowed when lee insists they park the land rover under cover rather than leaving it out in the open .\nback in its home country , the film is making stars out of its young leads , particularly caitlin stasey , a tv actress making her feature debut .\nthe gold coast bulletin reported last week that film scouts from an unnamed melbourne production company would assess sites and facilities there following talks with gold coast council .\nafter producing the 2010 movie , steps were taken to make a sequel until boughen realised john marsden\u2019s tomorrow novels were perfectly suited to television .\npretty little headshots : averted . when the angry prisoner gets shot dead , the bullet visibly blows his brains out the back of his skull .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\nevery car is a pinto : somewhat justified when they open the gas tank first . on other occasions . . .\ndespite all this , stasey , as ellie , who narrates the film , carries off her central role compellingly . a pivotal scene later in the film with the sensible and religious robyn ( ashleigh cummings ) was brilliant and shocking . deniz akdeniz , who plays homer , breaks up the tension well , and brings a convincing ease to his role .\n\u201c both the film and the tv series have been very faithful , \u201d he adds \u201c there is no deviation in any negative way , which i do find gratifying . \u201d\nbefore its release , the production company omnilab had talked of the film as the first in a projected trilogy , with the possibility of a tv series to follow . the lack of foreign sales effectively put the kybosh on that plan .\ntomorrow ,\nwhich opened in australia on sept . 3 , had the third - largest opening for an australian movie behind\nhappy feet\nand\naustralia\nand was the largest for a film not financed by a u . s . studio . it passed the $ 5 million mark in its first week .\n* updated since watching the movie red dawn 4 . 5 stars tomorrow , when the war began starts off with a group of teenagers going to camp out at a place they call hell . by the time they get back , their country has been invaded and they ' re the only people left in their town , as their families and friends have been taken prisoner . now they ' re faced with a decision - they can flee or surrender . or they fight . i was pleasantly surprised with this book , i picked it up because i wanted to watch the movie , si\n\u201ci read all the books when i was about twelve , and when i got the part i did all the online recap of the books again . i totally loved them , but it\u2019d been a long time . once i got the part , i re - read them again . \u201d\nwriter / director , stuart beattie , who made his name as the writer of international box office smashes pirates of the carribean and collateral , wrote the screenplay for this film , based on the book series written by john marsden . caitlin stasey , who won the best actress award at the inside film awards for her role as ellie , the heroic leader of a group of young friends turned freedom fighters .\nif you are a fan of the books , you will love this movie ! it is an excellent film adaptation . great script , special effects and amazing soundtrack .\nperhaps it\u2019s wrong to compare a film to a choc - top , but i have a reason . i\u2019m not talking about your simple vanilla choc - top \u2013 this was a tiramisu choc - top . hovering indecisively at the snack counter , i found myself thinking : \u2018how did i not know about this ? and do i really want to try it ? \u2019 internal tos and fros about packaged desserts aren\u2019t a usual habit of mine , but i mention them because these kinds of thoughts are pretty similar to how i felt about viewing the film adaptation of tomorrow when the war began . so . do i really want small bits of sponge cake in my ice cream ? and do i really want to see that neighbours girl play ellie , literary legend ? no . maybe ? anyway , i somehow found myself in the cinema , marvelling at how those bits of sponge weren\u2019t soggy , but more anxious that i was about to ruin what is still one of my most adored reading experiences with a sub - standard film adaptation .\nstarring lincoln lewis and phoebe tonkin as country teens fighting an invading foreign army , the film brought $ 2 . 9million and 230 jobs to the region during 43 days of shooting .\nscreen hunter central coast manager annette hubber said that tomorrow production company omnilab media had not advised if the sequel would begin filming in september as planned .\nin this blog teachers will also be introduced to the ways in which asians are represented in australian cinema , genre and the ideology of film . the assessment tasks for students will pursue these ideas ."]}
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( thanioruvanofficial / facebook )\nthani oruvan tells the story of a police officer mithran hell bent to catch hold of rich , sly criminal named siddharth abhimanyu .\nduring a chat with fans on twitter on monday , raja revealed that he hopes to make \u201cthani oruvan 2\u201d with his brother .\ndirector mohan raja hopes to make the sequel to last year\u2019s tamil blockbuster \u201cthani oruvan\u201d as his brother jayam ravi\u2019s 25th film . during a chat with fans on twitter earlier , raja revealed that he hopes to make \u201cthani oruvan 2\u201d with his brother . when a fan asked him , \u201ccan we expect a sequel to \u2018thani oruvan\u2019 , \u201d raja said : \u201csure . ravi\u2019s 25th film , hopefully\u201d .\nthani oruvan will go down the history of tamil cinema as the last mainstream movie shot in film . this drastic shift from film to digital happened at break - neck speed , all within 3 years . the film processing labs were waiting for thani oruvan to complete so they could decommission and retire the processing equipment . this put pressure on thani oruvan to switch to digital or complete the shooting .\npeople looking for online information on jayam raja , jayam ravi , nayanthara , thani oruvan , thaniyoruvan will find this news story useful .\nactors jeet and prosenjit chatterjee are reportedly teaming up for yet - untitled bengali remake of last year ' s tamil blockbuster thani oruvan .\nlisten to thani oruvan songs officially here . music by hip hop tamizha ( via sony music ) urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken . . .\nraavan akshay on twitter :\n@ archanakalpathi thani oruvan is definitely the best film in ur production mam . . @ jayam _ mohanraja\nexceptionally positive reviews and a truly grand opening for the jayam brothers ' latest offering thani oruvan . arvind swami is a sensation yet again !\nthani oruvan\ngoes to other languages successful south movies have always caught the attention of bollywood .\nthani oruvan\nis the latest movie likely to be remade in hindi . it is speculated that salman khan ' s production house has acquired the rights after watching the movie .\npeople looking for online information on devi sri prasad , jayam raja , jayam ravi , nayanthara , thani oruvan will find this news story useful .\nwhen a fan asked him , \u201ccan we expect a sequel to \u2018thani oruvan\u2019 , \u201d raja said : \u201csure . ravi\u2019s 25th film , hopefully\u201d .\nthani oruvan is a phenomenal blockbuster . . . that ' s why it holds this many shows even after the release of a biggie like puli\njayam ravi ' s\nthani oruvan\nhas performed better than\nyatchan\n,\nstrawberry\nand\nbaahubali\nat chennai box office .\nmohan raja hopes to make the sequel to last year ' s tamil blockbuster\nthani oruvan\nas his brother jayam ravi ' s 25th film .\nthani oruvan , a cat - and - mouse thriller between the hero and the antagonist , grossed rs 51 . 08 crore in 10 days worldwide .\ndirected by mohan raja , thani oruvan featured his brother jayam ravi as the lead , while actor arvind swami was seen as a suave and conniving antagonist .\nsakalakalavallavan appatakkar stars ravi , trisha and anjali in lead roles . according to sources , thani oruvan is delayed so that sakalakalavallavan appatakkar can enjoy an extended trade window . vsop and vaalu will also be adopting the same policy . thani oruvan is an action film produced by ags entertainment and written by mohan and subha .\ndirector surender reddy has roped in\nbajrangi bhaijaan\ncameraman aseem mishra for ram charan ' s 10th movie , an official remake of\nthani oruvan .\nthani oruvan director : mohan raja cast : jayam ravi , aravind swamy , nasser , nayanthara , ganesh ramaiah , ganesh venkatraman rating : 2 . 5 / 5\njayam ravi and arvind swamy starrer\nthani oruvan\nhas reached a milestone ! the tamil movie has completied 50 days at theatres on friday , 16 october .\noverwhelmed by the response the film has got , both jayam ravi and his director mohan raja turned emotional and literally shed happy tears . thani oruvan is now the biggest b lockbuster in jayam ravi\u2019s career . with plans of thani oruvan being remade in hindi , telugu and kannada , and with big names like salman khan , ram charan and puneeth rajkumar in consideration for the remake , it seems like jayam ravi\u2019s thani oruvan is all set to cash in on its pan india appeal .\nthani oruvan aka thanioruvan is a tamil movie with production by kalpathi s . aghoram , kalpathi s . ganesh , kalpathi s . suresh , direction by m . raja , cinematography by ramji , editing by v gopi krishna . the cast of thani oruvan aka thanioruvan includes arvind swamy , ganesh venkatraman , jayam ravi , nayanthara .\nan edge - of - the - seat thriller featuring a righteous police officer and a suave , conniving entrepreneur , \u201cthani oruvan\u201d won over both audiences and critics alike .\nactor ram charan\u2019s latest film \u2014 a remake of the tamil hit \u2014 thani oruvan \u2014 which will be directed by surender reddy was launched on thursday at a simple ceremony .\nthe film began without a title and was referred to by the tentative title , thani oruvan , which was confirmed as the film ' s official title in june 2014 .\nthani oruvan ( aka ) thanioruvan is a tamil movie with production by kalpathi s . aghoram , kalpathi s . ganesh , kalpathi s . suresh , direction by m . raja , cinematography by ramji , editing by v gopi krishna . the cast of thani oruvan ( aka ) thanioruvan includes arvind swamy , ganesh venkatraman , jayam ravi , nayanthara .\nwatch the deleted scene from thani oruvan starring jayam ravi , nayanthara , arvind swamy , directed by mohan raja movie - thani oruvan music - hiphop tamizha director - mohan raja starring - jayam ravi , nayanthara , arvind swamy producer - kalpathi s . aghoram studio - ags entertainment pvt . ltd . like ags - urltoken in association with divo urltoken urltoken\nmalayalam actor saiju kurup , who acted in the movie , posted on his facebook page on wednesday : thani oruvan will join 100 crores club by this weekend . . . \u201d\nthere was tremendous buzz around jayam ravi\u2019s thani oruvan thanks to its music and trailer . fans were excited to see how arvind swamy performs as a villain . but no one expected\nthani oruvan is a tamil action - romantic movie directed by m . raja , featuring jayam ravi , arvindswamy and nayantara in the lead roles . the film is produced . . .\nan edge - of - the - seat thriller featuring a righteous police officer and a suave , conniving entrepreneur , \u201cthani oruvan\u201d won over both audiences and critics alike . ravi is currently working on \u201cbogan\u201d , and it happens to be his 24th film . meanwhile , \u201cthani oruvan\u201d is currently being remade as a yet - untitled telugu project with ram charan in the lead .\nthe jayam ravi - nayanthara film directed by the hero\u2019s brother raja has been titled thani oruvan . ravi and raja are coming together after thillalangadi in this action entertainer produced by ags entertainment .\nphotos of tamil movie thani oruvan audio launch function held at suryan fm , chennai . starring jayam ravi , aravind swamy , m . raja , hiphop tamizha and others present the event .\nhyderabad : actor ram charan will from the first week of march join the sets of yet - untitled telugu remake of tamil blockbuster \u2018thani oruvan\u2019 , which goes on the floors here on monday .\nmohan raja ' s thani oruvan has opened to a good reception at the box office . the director has delivered a splendid thriller with his brother jayam ravi and arvind swamy in lead roles .\nbattle between the good and evil is a tried and tested formula in indian cinema but what makes thani oruvan , an enjoyable watch is its , original screenplay , the smart presentation and excellent characterization .\nthani oruvan\n, which had fantastic two weeks , continued to pull audience in third weekend too . it had 174 shows and collected rs 75 . 75 lakh last weekend , reports behindwoods .\nactors jeet and prosenjit chatterjee are reportedly teaming up for yet - untitled bengali remake of last year\u2019s tamil blockbuster thani oruvan . \u201cyes , \u2018thani oruvan\u2019 is being remade in bengali . jeet and prosenjit are joining hands for the remake , which will be officially announced soon . the project is most likely to go on the floors later this year or early next year , \u201d an industry source told ians .\n1 . vaikundarajan on hindi remakes of south film \u201cthani oruvan\u201d the town is abuzz with the news that salman khan buying the rights to remake a south blockbuster . many are asking , why a remake ?\ndirector mohan raja hopes to make the sequel to last year\u2019s tamil blockbuster \u201cthani oruvan\u201d as his brother jayam ravi\u2019s 25th film click the below link and subscribe to our channel for more updates on tamil cinema . urltoken\nwill be making her tamil debut with thani oruvan , in which she is paired opposite yesteryear heartthrob arvind swami . the film , directed by jayam raja , stars his brother jayam ravi and nayanthara in the lead .\nwhat about thani oruvan ? \u201cthani oruvan is not a remake . i spent more than nine months developing the script , and i can promise you that the film has an original idea . it\u2019s about a man who goes all out to hunt evil in society . usually , in our films , the hero waits for the villain to make the first move . in most of the action thrillers , directors insert a flashback to show why the hero decides to fight the villain . in thani oruvan , i\u2019 trying to say that fighting evil can be a passion for some people . the way people don\u2019t need a reason to do charity , like that . \u201c\nchennai : producer allu aravind has confirmed that ram charan - starrer telugu actioner \u201cdhruva\n, a remake of tamil blockbuster\nthani oruvan\n, will hit the screens worldwide on october 7 marking the occasion of dussehra .\nthani oruvan\nwas released on 28 august with decent expectations . the major attraction was the comeback of jayam raja after four years . his last movie was\nvelayudham\nstarring vijay , genelia and hansika motwani .\nnow , news has come out about the title of this much - expected film . sources close to the unit have mentioned that ' thani oruvan ' is the title under consideration but nothing has been made official so far .\noverall , thani oruvan\u2019s hindi version is yet to attain a definite shape while the bengali , bhojpuri and marathi versions have already started off . the telugu version with ram charan and arvind swami is in its pre production stage .\nthani oruvan is an upcoming 2015 tamil film directed by m . raja , featuring jayam ravi and nayantara in the lead roles . the film is produced by ags entertainment , and is being touted as a romantic - action entertainer .\nthe star , who is turning 34 today , is still soaking in the overwhelming response to his latest tamil outing thani oruvan , which has grossed over rs 50 crore in 10 days since its release , thus emerging as a blockbuster .\nthe makers of ram charan ' s 10th movie , which is going to be an official remake of\nthani oruvan ,\nhave roped in\nbajrangi bhaijaan\ncinematographer aseem mishra , who is set to make his debut in tollywood .\njayam ravi and arvind swamy starrer\nthani oruvan\nhas continued its dominance at chennai box office in its third weekend . it has managed to perform better than new releases like\nyatchan\nand\nstrawberry\nalong with blockbuster\nbaahubali\n.\nas a result ,\nthani oruvan\nturned out to become one of the biggest hits of 2015 . in 10 days alone , it grossed rs 40 crore . the worldwide collection of the movie has crossed over rs 105 crore , say reports .\nthe songs featured in the film were released a few days back . they have received a positive response from the audience . the cast of thani oruvan also includes aravind swamy , nayantara , nassar , vamsi krishna , thambi ramaiah , sricharan and ganesh venkatraman .\nafter the vijay - starrer velayudham in 2011 , filmmaker - actor jayam raja is back in action with thani oruvan . starting from the movie jayam and m kumaran s / o mahalakshmi , to santosh subramaniam , whatever he has directed has been a hit .\nthe film also stars rakul preet singh and is directed by surender reddy . ram charan will star in the telugu remake of last year\u2019s critical and commercial hit of kollywood , thani oruvan . he will essay the role that jayam ravi had played in the original .\nwatch the official trailer of thani oruvan starring jayam ravi , nayanthara , arvind swamy , directed by m . raja movie - thani oruvan music - hiphop tamizha director - m . raja starring - jayam ravi , nayanthara , arvind swamy producer - kalpathi s . aghoram studio - ags entertainment pvt . ltd . music label - sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . \u00a9 2015 sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . subscribe : vevo - urltoken like us : facebook : urltoken follow us : twitter : urltoken g + : urltoken\nthani oruvan , apart from its engaging screenplay and pulpy twists , worked predominantly because of the characterisation of the lead actors - ravi and arvind swami \u2013 who made a great pair on screen . it would be interesting to see whose role arjun and siddharth will reprise .\nthani oruvan directed by mohan raja opens with the statement saying that the story is not as horrifying as reality . raja further gives a slight skew to the age old saying on friendship and proclaims \u2013 tell me about your enemy and i will tell you who you are .\nand he isn\u2019t apologetic about making remake after remake in a career spanning14 years . \u201ci am different from people who mindlessly and illegally copy ideas and storylines . i do official remakes , not \u2018free - makes\u2019 like them . \u201d so far , raja has done eight movies , including the soon - to - be - released thani oruvan . all of them , except thani oruvan and velayudham , were official remakes of telugu films , and most of them had ravi as hero . even v elayudham , which starred vijay , was a partial remake .\n\u2018thani oruvan\u2019 is the sixth collaboration between brothers jayam ravi and mohan raja and is said to be a cop thriller with nayantara as the female lead and arvindswamy in a pivotal role . the film is all set to have a big release worldwide on the 14th of august .\njayam ravi has been busy facing the arc lights for the film with nayanthara , which is being directed by his brother raja . now we hear that the film has been titled thani oruvan . we hear that at least 40 per cent of the portions have been canned already .\nafter the positive reception to his nimirnthu nil , jayam ravi is currently busy with his brother raja ' s film , which has been tentatively titled thani oruvan . when we had a little chat with ravi about the progress of this film , this is what he had to say\n\u2018thani oruvan\u2019 rewrites the old adage ' show me your friends and i will tell your character ' to ' find your enemy to know your capacity ' . the entire screenplay is threaded on this line which as mohan raja claimed in his interviews is truly an entirely new concept .\n\u2018thani oruvan\u2019 has ganesh venkatraman , vamsi krishna , mugdha godse , harish uthaman and sanjana singh in the supporting cast . music is by hip hop tamizha , cinematography by ramji , editing by v . t . vijayan and is produced by ags entertainment and presented by sun pictures .\nif everything goes well , then this movie is going to hit the floors soon . heroine is also not yet confirmed for this project . according to sources , malayalam beauties keerthy suresh and anupama parameswaran names are under consideration as a heroine opposite ram charan in thani oruvan remake .\nthani oruvan is mind - racing thriller starring nayanthara , harish uttaman , nasser and thambi ramaiah , apart from the two leads . the music for the film was composed by hiphop tamizha . the film has so far received a good reception from critics and the audience as well .\neasily , thani oruvan is one of the best films from \u2018jayam\u2019 brothers . right from the word go , the film\u2019s crisp narrative seldom loosens its grip . you are on the edge of your seat for virtually the entire film and there are no compromises when it comes to unwanted romance , item numbers or comedy tracks . on the whole , thani oriuvan is a stylish action thriller , a rare genre in tamil cinema .\nconsidering that 25 per cent of his films have been with mani ratnam , a director not exactly known for making \u2018commercial\u2019 films , his decision to play villain in thani oruvan is rather surprising . director m . raja , after all , is at the other end of the spectrum .\nthough many filmmakers have embraced digital cameras , ramji , the cinematographer of thani oruvan , is not ecstatic about abandoning the analog form of filmmaking . in an article published in cinema vikatan , a tamil magazine , it is said that the cinematographer has expressed his distress over the changing scene .\nduring thani oruvan success meet , both jayam ravi and mohan raja could not control their tears due to humongous positive response the movie was able to garner from everywhere . here are some background insights on what director raja and jayam ravi had to go through prior to movie ' s release .\nthe most important reason for his agreeing to play the role of siddharth abhimanyu in thani oruvan is the freedom he gets out of playing a villain ; a liberty heroes don\u2019t quite have , on account of having to remain consistently noble and consequently predictable . it also helped that the film , unlike many others , isn\u2019t apologetic for its villain . \u201ci see so many films with backstories for the bad guy to show why he became evil . thani oruvan doesn\u2019t do that . \u201d raja , in fact , confessed to him that siddharth was his favourite character in the film . arvind has tried to portray him as a likeable bad guy . like \u2018assault\u2019 sethu in jigarthanda , i offer . \u201ci didn\u2019t think sethu was really a villain in the film . you didn\u2019t quite come out convinced he was evil . but in thani oruvan , you\u2019ll have no such doubts about siddharth . \u201d\nsummary : though thani oruvan is more of a script - centered soundtrack with little scope for experimentation , the composer makes this worth a listen with a couple of interesting tracks which will hit the marquee easily . hip hop tamizha ' s musical quality is slowly picking its pace with every album .\nswamy is playing a negative and powerful role in director m raja ' s tentatively titled thani oruvan , being produced ags entertainment . the film has jayam ravi and nayanthara in the lead . the new schedule of the film touted as a romantic - action entertainer is starting from july 30 in pudhuchery .\na key to thani oruvan\u2019s appeal is that it is a statement of style . aravind swamy as the villain is menacing and unlike your usual antagonists , even respectable . he has hubris without blindness , and he gets a certain pleasure out of his job , making his \u2018villainy\u2019 that much more disconcerting .\nwith \u2018thani oruvan\u2019 raja has not only changed his name to mohan raja but has made a completely new and refreshing thriller which is on par with any international films of its genre . probably he was dishing out remakes till now as preparation for delivering one of the best films in the past decade .\njayam ravi starrer thani oruvan gets a hindi remake , and the buzz in the industry is that it will be directed by sabbir khan . the two lead roles are likely to be portrayed by actors arjun kapoor and sidharth malhotra . official word on the same is , however , not out yet .\ntechnological advancements have made film a thing of the past . digital camera rules the industry these days . it seems that thani oruvan might be the last movie in the tamil industry shot on film . the thriller has turned out to be a blockbuster , and the editing and cinematography play major roles in its success .\nthe scenes are clearly there in the writing , and raja\u2019s script is the foundation on which the movie rests . the foundations are deep and sturdy , and the director has ensured that he has commanded his troops with meaning and precision . the end result is thani oruvan - a thriller that hardly misses a note .\nthe remake proved ram charan need not have to always rely on commercial potboilers to please his fan base and can also be part of slightly unconventional films that entertain as well tickle the intellect of viewers . if the industry grapevine is anything to go by , thani oruvan is all set to be remade in hindi .\nthe great reception and appreciation that 2015 blockbuster , thani oruvan received is an extremely important event of the previous year . this was immediately followed by big stars coming forward to remake the film in other languages . salman khan was the man who was touted to reprise jayam ravi\u2019s promising cop role , mithran in hindi .\nwe hear that the jayam ravi - arvind swami - starrer thani oruvan , directed by mohan raja , is going to be remade in five indian languages . while there have been reports of hindi and telugu remakes , mohan raja says that talks are also on for kannada , marathi and bengali versions . ' after drishyam ,\nafter surprising the fans with thani oruvan , mohan raja is all set to direct his next film . this time the director has roped in sivakarthikeyan for the yet - to - be - titled film . the film will be produced by 24am studios , and will mark the second film of sivakarthikeyan with the production house .\nyuvan was the first choice to compose music for the movie . yuvan was paid the advance to compose the music of thani oruvan . but yuvan was not in mood to deliver the songs and caused indefinite delays . the director had to reluctantly switch to hiphop thamizha knowing very well the loss in market value of the movie .\nwatch kadhal cricket making video from thani oruvan . kharesma ravichandran sings this peppy song about how love is like a game of cricket in hiphop tamizha\u2019s music & lyrics . song name - kadhal cricket movie - thani oruvan singer - kharesma ravichandran music - hiphop tamizha lyrics - hiphop tamizha director - m . raja starring - jayam ravi , nayanthara , arvind swamy producer - kalpathi s . aghoram studio - ags entertainment pvt . ltd . music label - sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . \u00a9 2015 sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . subscribe : vevo - urltoken like us : facebook : urltoken follow us : twitter : urltoken g + : urltoken\nthe release of thani oruvan starring jayam ravi might get delayed by two weeks . the movie is scheduled to hit the theatres on august 14 but now it might be pushed back to august 28 . ahead of the mohan raja directorial , jayam ravi will be seen in sakalakalavallavan appatakkar which is slated for release on july 31 .\ntalking about thani oruvan , raja says , the script demanded his brother ravi be cast in it . \u201ci spent a year\u2019s time working on the script , and i am quite sure that it will prove worth my effort . the film will be my second innings in the industry . ravi plays a cop in the film and nayantara plays his lady love . she doesn\u2019t play a glam doll , rather quite a solid role . thani oruvan is an action entertainer laced with romance . of course , we have tried to convey something strong through the film and you\u2019ll know what it is when you see it . velayudham is the inspiration behind this film . \u201d\ntechnically , ramji\u2019s cinematography is top notch as he has used different colour tones according to the mood of the film . colours like brown , green and sea blue is used in each shot . hip - hop aadhi\u2019s background score is a major plus for the film and overall , thani oruvan is an engaging cinema that deserves your time .\nravi plays the hero in the film , which is touted to be a \u2018sweet - coated\u2019 dark thriller . \u201ci considered many actors for this role , but finally selected ravi because i wanted an actor who would trust me blindly . that sort of trust is important because thani oruvan will be a career - changing film for me . \u201c\nthani oruvan was not just a successful film for actor jayam ravi and the film\u2019s director mohan raja . the film , in many ways , redefined their careers apart from reintroducing arvind swami to kollywood in an unforgettable role . the film was remade in telugu as dhruva , and it was equally well received if not better than the original .\nthe true heroes of ' thani oruvan ' are writers subha and raja who have worked for nine months on the script and it shows in every scene of the film which are brilliantly conceived and kudos to them for writing the cutest love proposal scene between nayanthara and jayam ravi which is romantic , thrilling and touching all at the same time .\nwatch the official teaser of thani oruvan with jayam ravi & arvind swami in lead roles . directed by m . raja , the movie is a racy action packed entertainer . hiphop tamizha scores music for this film that also stars nayanthara , nasser & others in important roles . movie - thani oruvan music - hiphop tamizha director - m . raja starring - jayam ravi , nayanthara , arvind swamy producer - kalpathi s . aghoram studio - ags entertainment pvt . ltd . music label - sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . \u00a9 2015 sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . subscribe : vevo - urltoken like us : facebook : urltoken follow us : twitter : urltoken g + : urltoken\nthe grapevine was rife that arvind swamy has been signed to play the antagonist role in jayam raja\u2019s thani oruvan . but , the yesteryear actor who was last seen in mani ratnam\u2019s kadal denies it . \u201ci\u2019m not doing any role in the movie as speculated by many . i haven\u2019t zeroed in on my upcoming assignments yet , \u201d clarifies arvind swamy .\n\u201cin the remake , jeet will essay ravi\u2019s part and prosenjit will be seen playing the antagonist . the project is most likely to be bankrolled by shree venkatesh films . the makers haven\u2019t finalised the director yet , \u201d the source added . thani oruvan is currently being remade in telugu as dhruva , and it stars ram charan in the titular role .\nand how did he convince arvind swami to play a negative role in the film ? \u201carvind swami has this rich and glamorous look . initially , he wasn\u2019t sure if he wanted to do it or not . after listening to the whole script , he said , \u2018thani oruvan needs a person like me\u2019 and i am glad that he accepted my offer . \u201d\nproduced by ags entertainment and directed by jayam raja , thani oruvan stars jayam ravi and nayanthara in lead roles . speculations are running thick and fast that arya will play the villain role and take on jayam ravi . the team has already completed 50 % of shooting in hyderabad , dehradun , bengaluru and other cities . the shooting is currently taking place in chennai .\nfor arvind swami , thani oruvan is easily a significant film in his career and he is the showstopper here . his swagger and arrogance add a new dimension to the role . it is refreshing to see a villain with a lot of grey matter and style . the conceited smile he gives in the hospital lift after seeing ravi is the cherry on the cake .\ncast : jayam ravi , nayanthara , aravind swami , ganesh venkatraman director : jayam raja music composer : hiphop tamizha lyrics : hiphop tamizha label : sony music india producer : ags entertainment thani oruvan : singers - hip hop tamizha , bobo shashi : complete with a catchy tune and computer sounds , hip hop tamizha cooks up a stylish intro song . the only drawback here is\u2026\nmega power star ram charan\u2019s new movie which is a remake of tamil film \u201cthani oruvan\u201d is not yet hit the floors but the actor confirmed the release date . as per the reports charan is planning to release the movie on august 12th , 2016 . earlier also ram charan announced the bruce lee release date before starting of the flick . now once again he is following the same trend .\nthani oruvan is essentially a battle of wits and ravi is at his best here . as mithran ips , his compassion towards his job and the intensity he brings on to the table give this clash a lot of worth and command . in this masculine turf , nayanthara brings in color . however , she is just not there to bring in sensuality and romance but contributes appreciably in this game .\nthani oruvan is a thriller that takes up the fight between good and evil and twists it in such a way that it makes \u2018evil\u2019 look \u2018good\u2019 . with the use of technology , an emphasis on slyness and mind over matter , director m . raja and his team have crafted a film that is sure to keep you at the edge of your seat while entertaining you thoroughly in the process .\nwatch kannala kannala from thani oruvan in hiphop tamizha\u2019s music and lyrics . sung by kaushik krish & padmalatha , the song about love and longing . to set this song as you\u2019re caller tune for airtel - dial 5432114858616 for vodafone \u2013 dial 5376433400 for idea \u2013 dial 567896433400 for bsnl \u2013 dial 5676433400 song name - kannala kannala movie - thani oruvan singer - kaushik krish & padmalatha music - hiphop tamizha lyrics - hiphop tamizha director - m . raja starring - jayam ravi , nayanthara , arvind swamy producer - kalpathi s . aghoram studio - ags entertainment pvt . ltd . music label - sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . \u00a9 2015 sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . subscribe : vevo - urltoken like us : facebook : urltoken follow us : twitter : urltoken g + : urltoken\nwhat\u2019s with antagonist roles and arvind swamy ? even during the launch of thala 55 , it was rumored that he would baddie in the film . then the roja actor had to clear the air and put rumors to rest . thani oruvan features jayam ravi and nayanthara in lead roles . the shooting for the film is advancing at a rapid pace in chennai , hyderabad , dehradun and other locations across india .\nthis is a sort of film that is totally unexpected from the mohan brothers . the older sibling is known for roping in the younger one for making tamil films based on other language movies that have been declared blockbusters . so , \u2018thani oruvan\u2019 - coming from raja - is a big surprise ; a surprise so good that you are found investing your concentration on the plot and not on the hazy filmography of the brothers .\nthis is a sort of film that is totally unexpected from the mohan brothers . the older sibling is known for roping in the younger one for making tamil films based on other language movies that have been declared blockbusters . so , thani oruvan - coming from raja - is a big surprise ; a surprise so good that you are found investing your concentration on the plot and not on the hazy filmography of the brothers .\nthe untitled remake of\nthani oruvan ,\nwhich is produced by geetha arts and nv prasad , was launched on february 18 . after the opening ceremony , surender reddy took to his facebook page to share his excitement . he wrote ,\nglad to share . . . my next movie with \u00e2\u20ac\u00aa # \u00e2\u20ac\u017eramcharan launched today . . . excited n geared up for it . . . need all best wishes ( sic )\ni think thani oruvan will be the last film that i have shot on film , don ' t know whether films will come out in the future . in hollywood they are still using films . when you shoot in digital you won ' t get the same impact as you get with film . they say film will come out after three years . let ' s see ,\nsaid the veteran cameraman to the magazine .\nfilm : thani oruvan cast : jayam ravi , nayantara , aravind swamy , ganesh venkatraman , vamsi krishna , mugdha godse , harish uthaman , sanjana singh . direction : m raja music : hiphop tamizha cinematography : ramji editing : v t vijayan art direction : v selvakumar producer : kalpathi s . aghoram , kalpathi s . ganesh , kalpathi s . suresh production house : ags entertainment stunt : stunt silva , dhilip subbarayan choreographer : brinda\nthe entire crew of thani oruvan was surprised to see nayantara ' s tantrums on the sets and all the trouble director raja had to undergo . nayantara refused to act in one additional song , which was not shot , due to numerous difference of opinions that nayantara had with the director . at the preview show , it is believed that nayantara apologized to jayam raja for creating trouble and got back to friendly terms after seeing movie ' s response .\nsun pictures had signed the contract to buy the distribution rights for rs . 20 crores more than a year ago . after series of failures by jayam ravi and negative talks that existed about thani oruvan in the industry , sun pictures backed out by voiding the contract a month before release . ags was able to convince sun to retain the satellite contracts for rs . 6 crores and went ahead with theatrical release on their own with minimal expectations of recovering the production costs .\nafter the success of thani oruvan in kollywood , it looks like director mohan raja is all geared up for the hindi remake of the film . it was rumoured that the team had organised a special screening for bollywood star salman khan recently in mumbai . now , we hear that mohan raja has managed to rope in salman khan on board in the hindi remake of the film . incidentally , the film will mark mohan raja\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds debut in bollywood . a source close to the director , confirmed the news , saying , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdit is true that salman khan will be playing the lead in the hindi remake of thani oruvan , but it will take at least a week\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds time for the actor to officially sign on the dotted line . salman will play jayam ravi\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds role in the film . the rest of the cast is yet to be finalised . the shoot of the film will begin soon . the film will be remade in other languages , too . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nit has to be noted that this film marked the comeback of arvind swami on the silverscreen , and he was much appreciated for the negative role that he portrayed in the film . jayam ravi also received appreciation from the audience for his performance in the film . however , this film marked a kind of beginning for director , mohan raja who was earlier known for directing remakes only . though the director churned out many successful films , he was not known for original content until thani oruvan .\nfor more latest updates on news : \u25ba subscribe to ntv news channel : urltoken \u25ba like us on facebook : urltoken \u25ba follow us on twitter at : urltoken \u25ba circle us on ntv news channel g + : urltoken jayam ravi about ram charan ' s thani oruvan remake - special interview - ntv . watch ntv telugu news channel , popular telugu news channel which also owns india ' s first women ' s channel vanitha tv , and india ' s most popular devotional channel bhakti tv .\ndirector raja is back after a gap of four years with \u2018thani oruvan\u2019 . this time he has joined again with his brother jayam ravi with whom he has given four super hits out of five films . adding to the attraction is the the ever beautiful nayanthara and of course the ageless aravind swamy as a suave villain . the trailers proved that the film has many things to offer apart from these glowing factors . what about the main film which has released today amid huge expectations ? read here .\n2 . \u201cfour out of seven films starring salman khan have been remake of telugu and malayalam films . hence , it should not be surprising that the actor is looking towards south , \u201d says vaikundarajan . the ongoing trend of remaking south films in hindi has not really gone down well with the audience . while salman is not known for following trends , he has two options before him - mohan raja\u2019s thani oruvan ( originally starring jayam ravi ) and kaththi , the tamil film directed by ar murugadoss that entered the ` 100 crore club the fastest . khan\u2019s team has shown a keen interest in thani oruvan . it is believed that salman himself is impressed with the project and is keen on remaking the film . ram charan will be seen in the telugu remake of the same film . he also recommended salman\u2019s name to the director . however , the only hindrance seems to be the director\u2019s interest in making the hindi version as well . the other film kaththi revolves around farmers committing suicide . according to close sources , this issue has deeply troubled the actor .\nit is not ranveer singh and arjun kapoor , neither is it varun dhawan and sidharth malhotra \u2013 but it is arjun and sidharth who might be teaming up for the hindi remake of the hit tamil film thani oruvan ( one lone man ) . buzz in the industry is that the two young actors will be seen sharing screen space for this remake which is expected to be directed by sabbir khan . while one plays the protagonist , the other will play the antagonist and it will be interesting to see who will get to play what .\na big flaw of indian cinema is its tendency to stretch the script to a point where even suspension of disbelief becomes difficult . there are several such situations in thani oruvan which , however , gets glossed over by the life - and - death games which mithran and siddharth play , and till about the very end , the bad guy - - hiding behind a veneer of sophistication - - seems to get all his moves right . but then , india cinema has to follow the age - old mythological tradition of the good winning over the evil .\n\u2018thani oruvan\u2019 only partly uses the supporting characters in tightening the noose for siddharth abhimanyu and nayanthara gets a romantic song with ravi in the middle of this murky tale . abhorrence ! nayanthara is deliciously comfortable in her role as mahima . why isn\u2019t she seen throughout the film ? in fact , her character has more meat than the regular eye candy treat that almost every friday offers . the romance gets a thumbs - up for the two don\u2019t overshadow the narrative with their mushy togetherness . yet , it remains a distant dream to get the female lead be an equal part in an effective thriller .\nwatch the video promo of ' theemai dhaan vellum ' featuring hiphop tamizha in a mean dark avatar . song name - theemai dhaan vellum movie - thani oruvan singer - arvind swamy & hiphop tamizha music - hiphop tamizha lyrics - hiphop tamizha director - m . raja starring - jayam ravi , nayanthara , arvind swamy producer - kalpathi s . aghoram studio - ags entertainment pvt . ltd . music label - sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . \u00a9 2015 sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . subscribe : vevo - urltoken like us : facebook : urltoken follow us : twitter : urltoken g + : urltoken\nparuthiveeran , ram , aayirathil oruvan are few of his films , which speak volumes about the artist ' s prowess over filming . it is notable that all his films have been shot only on film cameras . ramji argues that shooting in a digital camera will not produce the same impact as film cameras .\nmohan raja - known for films like santosh and thillangadi - directs his brother , jayam ravi , in the cop - chase - villain story , thani oruvan ( the lone one ) that relies on high octave thrill to drive home a rather cliched point . how pharmaceutical cartels withhold cures in the greed to spin money is narrated through the painstakingly noble deeds of an indian police service officer , mithran ( portrayed by a rather wooden jayam ravi ) , who makes it his career ` s aim to nail the king of all baddies , siddharth abhimanyu ( aravind swamy as an excellent antagonist , suave , cool , calculating and bloody ruthless ) .\nmohan raja - - known for films like santosh and thillangadi - - directs his brother , jayam ravi , in the cop - chase - villain story , thani oruvan ( the lone one ) that relies on high octave thrill to drive home a rather cliched point . how pharmaceutical cartels withhold cures in the greed to spin money is narrated through the painstakingly noble deeds of an indian police service officer , mithran ( portrayed by a rather wooden jayam ravi ) , who makes it his career ' s aim to nail the king of all baddies , siddharth abhimanyu ( aravind swamy as an excellent antagonist , suave , cool , calculating and bloody ruthless ) .\nthe topic inevitably veers towards his last film , kadal . i politely point out that the film didn\u2019t exactly do well . he tears into that veil of diplomacy and says , \u201cit didn\u2019t do well at all . but that was always going to be a risk when making a film that deviates from the usual . i call such films deviants . regardless of their reception , they usually get respected . \u201d but surely , he wouldn\u2019t call thani oruvan a \u2018deviant\u2019 ? \u201cwell , in a way , it actually is . it\u2019s not a formula film , and breaks the hero - villain paradigm . it\u2019s not a wild deviant , but within commercial boundaries , it is . \u201d\nask raja , about the same , he smiles , saying in a modest tone that he has a long way to go . when asked why he chose to do remakes most of the time , he said , \u201ci am not here only to do remakes and that\u2019s the reason behind thani oruvan . remakes aren\u2019t being seen the way they\u2019re supposed to be seen . so , people who say , \u2018oh , it\u2019s easy to do remakes\u2019 , don\u2019t know what all goes into a successful remake of the original . my dad , editor mohan says , we need to be proud of these remakes because there are many in the industry who copy films without giving due credit to the original , like how we do . \u201d\nwhile there was speculation that yuvan shankar raja or thaman might be composing the music for jayam raja ' s thani oruvan , the director says that he has roped in hip hop tamizha adhi as the music director of the film . ' my film is more of a thriller and so , i wanted to complete the talkie portion first before going to the songs so that i can concentrate on their picturisation . i signed on hip hop tamizha only a couple of weeks ago , and we have recorded one energetic song already , ' he reveals and adds that the film will have four songs in total . the film ' s leads jayam ravi and nayanthara will be shooting two songs abroad , and the team is likely to shoot these songs next month .\nin fact , siddharth does not allow any obstacle in his path to get a new medicine for the absolute cure of diabetes - - which he discovers - - into the hands of foreign companies for a grand sum of money . indeed , even as a 15 - old - boy , when he agrees to own up for a murder committed by his father ' s political guru , the boy has this devilish ability to twist a situation in his favour . and the father ( ganesh ramaiah in yet another repeat performance of the same old comic character he has been essaying for a long time ) plays along - - often innocently . a pawn in their notorious game is the state ' s chief minister ( nasser ) , who appears unbelievably helpless . watch thani oruvan trailer here :"]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "the rose ( film )", "paragraphs": ["the tragic rose : rose herself , of course , to the fullest use of the trope .\nrichard a . rose - | film creations , ltd . | film creations , ltd .\n| film creations , ltd . > about us \u2013 southern arizona film production > richard a . rose\nhere are all of the videos that december rose film has uploaded to vimeo . appearances are videos that december rose film has been credited in by others .\ngolden rose of montreux international film festival award for individual contribution to television entertainment .\nanika noni rose graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nwhen edith sings\nla vie en rose\n, for the international title .\nin the film , rose appears first with blonde shoulder - length hair , full makeup , and a tight - fitting dress .\nrose blake ( l ) and director rebecca sloan attend the uk film reception at sundance at high west distillery during the sundance film festival on january 23 , 2012 in park city , utah .\nrose ' s father . . . . . . . . . . .\njournalist charlie rose and cofounder of tribeca film festival , jane rosenthal attend the bloomberg panel & reception during the 2012 tribeca film festival at the bloomberg - 713 lexington on april 23 , 2012 in new york city .\nrose anderson , new york festivals international television & film awards executive director , will share the inside track on film festival management when she speaks at the 8th annual international film festival summit taking place in austin , texas december 4 - 6th , 2011 .\nslut shaming : inverted when rose tells houston the football story , then played straight in the western bar .\nfrench confection . . . marion cotillard and gerard depardieu in la vie en rose .\nkeep your eyes open for more from rose mcgowan , in theaters and at the oscars , and click here to watch her first directed film , dawn .\nno celebrities were harmed : rose is basically a thinly - veiled version of janis joplin .\n\u00a9 2017 rose audio visuals pvt . ltd . all rights reserved . powered by dot solutions\nbrowse television , film , short film , music video , web series , documentary , drama and more categories .\nexclusive : anika noni rose and her production company roaring virgin productions have optioned tv and film rights to shadowshaper , daniel jos\u00e9 older\u2019s bestselling ya fantasy series . it marks the second deal between rose and older after she acquired his urban fantasy series bone street rumba .\n, short film by jim henson . also won awards from venice ( plaque , lion of st . mark , venice film festival ) , oberhausen , and american film festivals .\nalthough no distributor is attached at this time , insiders say production is eyed for the fall . the film has been in the works for some time with rose byrne attached to star at one point .\nto butterfly boucher ' s\nit pulls me under ,\nrose slowly begins to strip down .\neast of borneo . 1931 . directed by george melford rose hobart . 1936 . directed by joseph cornell\nmotion picture film stills or motion picture footage from films in moma ' s film collection cannot be licensed by moma / scala . for licensing motion picture film footage it is advised to apply directly to the copyright holders . for access to motion picture film stills please contact the\naustralian model and dj ruby rose unveiled\nbreak free\nlast week , a short film she says is inspired by her own struggle with gender presentation and fluidity .\nnew york , october 22 , 2009 : new york festivals , now in its 52nd year , announced the appointment of rose anderson to the position of executive director of nyf\u2019s television & film awards . ms . anderson will spearhead the development of the new york festivals television & film awards and ensure that the competition continues to evolve with the changing landscape of the television and film industry . as executive director of the film & television awards , ms . anderson will manage all facets of nyf\u2019s film & television awards , oversee the strategy to expand the competition\u2019s footprint , and assemble an advisory board culled from the most respected and influential minds representing the television and film community .\nfrom start to finish ,\nblack rose\nis about as pro forma as a motion picture gets .\nlove triangle : several examples , but the main one is rose ' s choice between houston and her desire for fame .\na dramatization of the final days of sophie scholl , one of the most famous members of the german world war ii anti - nazi resistance movement , the white rose .\nthe short film is a cross between a candy - coated world and the world of terror .\nyour makeup is running : rose , whose face and eyes are so stained with her tears running her mascara .\nruby slipper award , the children ' s film and television center of america ,\nfor outstanding contribution to children ' s film and television .\nbi the way : rose is caught making out with a woman named sarah , which sends houston into a fit of rage .\n: remember the tear - stricken out - of - breath sounding opening monologue by rose in the beginning ? oh god . once you seen the whole movie ( up to the\nhallie meyers - shyer , the daughter of director nancy meyers , is writing and directing the film .\nwhat did you think of la vie en rose ? has an anti - french bias helped to fuel some of the poorer brit reviews ? or does the film suffer from the usual structural problems associated with the biopic ? do let us know below .\nwith over 100 , 000 shares and 80 , 000 likes on facebook \u2013 the film , written and produced by rose herself \u2013 has a lot of people talking . she posted the project along with this brief description :\na woman , rose , goes in search for her adopted daughter within the confines of a strange , desolate town called silent hill .\nabusive parents : one of whom is played by doris roberts ( mrs . foster / rose ' s mother ) .\nand although this story is a personal one for her , rose hopes that viewers take away their own personal message .\nin celebration of the 80th anniversary of rose hobart \u2019s debut , we are pleased to present it alongside east of borneo , providing a glimpse into how cornell wrested his revolutionary collage film from this conventional feature .\nenter fortysomething psychologist dr . stephen grene ( bana ) , who\u2019s been assigned to hastily examine rose before she can be transferred to a new facility . but rose refuses to leave the asylum , believing her son will someday come looking for her there , and stephen arranges to speak with her over a few days and read her diary entries , presented in the form of 1940s flashbacks , with mara playing the twentysomething rose .\ntaormina , sicily - - the misdeeds of the communist era , chronicled so memorably in the oscar - winning german film ,\nthe lives of others ,\ncontinue to stimulate gifted filmmakers . the latest example is the czech film ,\nkawasaki ' s rose ,\nwhich examines some of the repressive policies of the secret police in czechoslovakia during the 1960s and ' 70s . while this film won ' t match the boxoffice success of\nlives of others ,\nit will appeal to older audiences weaned on foreign films .\nconfusion about why they want to kill michael , and exactly how rose managed to intuit that he might be in danger , makes this the first of several scenes where vital contextual information seems to have been lost somewhere . all the same , rose and michael fall in love during his convalescence , with michael telling elliptical stories of the war and rose largely watching him from bed , and they hastily get married before michael heads off for parts unknown . he\u2019s spotted at the house by father gaunt , however , who conspires to lock the now - pregnant rose in a magdalene asylum due to her \u201cnymphomania . \u201d\na 1979 film directed by mark rydell and starring bette midler in her first film appearance as a vulnerable , self - destructive rock singer looking for love .\n, the film ' s opening will make a lot of sense and a lot of tears .\nrose experienced confusion concerning her own gender and identity during her childhood \u2013 at one point she had even considered sex - reassignment surgery .\nwhite rose etheses online is powered by eprints 3 which is developed by the school of electronics and computer science at the university of southampton . more information and software credits .\npresent day past : . . . although it looks more like the seventies , considering the year the film was released ( 1979 ) .\ncommon graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nduring the second world war , a small group of students at munich university begin to question the decisions and sanity of germany ' s nazi government . the students form a resistance cell which they name the\nwhite rose\nafter a newsletter that is secretly distributed to the student body . at first small in numbers and fearful of discovery , the white rose begins to gain massive support after a nazi gauleiter nearly incites a student riot after a provokative speech . at this point , the matter is taken over by the german gestapo , who pledge to hunt down and destroy the members of the white rose .\nnever accepted in his hometown : rose wants desperately to return to her hometown a success . it doesn ' t go well for her .\nrose is then shown getting dressed \u2013 this time choosing to wrap her breasts , wear a strap - on , and don a suit .\ngrand jury member nissan belkin , is director & ceo of israel\u2019s telemedia special presentations . mr . belkin brings 30 + years\u2019 experience in the television and film industry to the tv & film awards judging panel .\nfilm editing - richard marks , walter murch , gerald b . greenberg , lisa fruchtman\nnew york festivals\u00ae 2011 international tv & film awards\u00ae introduces new category to honor telenovelas .\nget breaking stories straight from hollywood , covering film , television , music and more .\n\u201cla vie en rose\u201d is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . it has subtitled swearing , drug use and some sexual references .\ninelegantly approximating the novel\u2019s parallel - narrative structure while dispensing with most of its political subtext and fundamentally altering much of its plot , the film first introduces us to the elderly rose mcnulty ( redgrave ) more than four decades into her imprisonment in a rural irish insane asylum . rose has been here since the waning days of world war ii , when she was accused of murdering her newborn son . she still professes her innocence in moments of passing lucidity \u2014 in fact , she\u2019s convinced her son is still alive \u2014 and she has committed her illustrated memories to the margins of a bible , in which she\u2019s graffitied the book of job into the book of rose .\nissa rae graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\njay ellis graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nqueen latifah graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nnia long graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\ntrevante rhodes graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nnicci gilbert graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\ncicely tyson graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nkandi burress graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nkofi siriboe graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nsibley scoles graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nlil mama graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nomari hardwick graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\naldis hodge graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\ngillian white graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nmichael white graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\ncory hardrict graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nralph tresvant graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nkeesha sharp graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nrutina wesley graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nlaz alonso graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nletoya luckett graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nshaun robinson graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\ngrace gealey graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nkiersey clemmons graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nregina hall graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\namanda seales graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nkylie bunbury graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nblaine featherson graces the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nmelanie haft : i think that as always , we will have a greater diversity of film genres but stories that worked great on one platform will always work \u2013 maybe the structure of the film will be different , but the essence of the story will still be the same .\ncopyright \u00a9 2016 - 17 toronto international deaf film & arts festival . all rights reserved .\ntribute , cinemagic - northern ireland international film festival for young people , belfast , ireland .\nfilm critics on 2002 movies : a . o . scott , richard corliss and others interview\nthe nyf tv & film awards ceremony to be held at the nab show in las vegas from april 9 - 14 , 2011 .\nthe rose , directed by mark rydell ; screenplay by bill kerby and bo goldman ; story by mr . kerby ; director of photography , vilmos zsigrnond ; film editor , robert l . wolfe ; music arranged and supervised by paul a . rothchild ; music by various cornposers ; produced by marvin worth and aaron russo ; released by twentieth century\u2010fox film corporation . at the ziegfeld theater , avenue of the americas and 54th street . running time : 134 minutes . this film is rated r .\nrose movies was established in 1968 and is one of the leading film production houses of its day . under the able guidance of mr . ramesh behl who also directed some of these productions and was a celebrated director of his time , the company prospered and produced blockbuster films which won critical acclaim and success .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nonce the mysterious significance of the title has been revealed , the film ends on a bitterly ironic note , suggesting that the sins of the past may be forgotten , but they should never be forgiven .\nin 2002 , the next generation of behl\u2019s took over the day to day management of rose movies with daughter , shrishti arya and son goldie behl , emerging as the talented producer and director team who have brought the company to its present position .\nbegins burying rose alive . by the time her demurely dressed lesbian lover appears on the scene , it has become painfully clear that if the kitchen sink could walk , somebody would have written it an entrance line , too . rose ' s former heroin habit , and her high school misadventure with an entire football team , are suddenly brought into the act , paving the way for a finale that will amaze amateur pharmacologists everywhere . rose combines heroin and pills into miraculous potion that , somehow , allows her to belt out a song at the top of her lungs before dying an arty death only seconds later .\nas the result it managed to snatch 2 oscars - the only french film to do so . plus a long list of other awards .\nconstantin film will produce the pic , which goes into production in johannesburg and cape town , south africa this month .\nbefore long , father gaunt has become so obsessed with rose that he\u2019s stalking her around town , and villagers start to gossip . after she inadvertently sparks a fist fight between father gaunt and jack at a dance , rose is exiled to her family\u2019s country cottage . incredibly , michael\u2019s plane is shot down and crashes a few hundred feet away . rose rescues him from the rubble and hides him in her home , while a band of angry villagers led by tailor try to find him to kill him .\norganized by anne morra , associate curator , department of film . special thanks to universal pictures .\nin the end , as often happens in movies of this kind , \u201cla vie en rose\u201d is saved by piaf herself . most of the songs in the film are accompanied by subtitles . ( an exception is \u201cnon , je ne regrette rien , \u201d the signature of her last years . ) they are hardly necessary , given the undiminished power of that voice . unfortunately the movie isn\u2019t either .\ncalypso rose new album \u2018far from home\u2019 available here : urltoken stream it : urltoken footage directed by pascale obolo from the film \u2018calypso rose \u2018lioness of the jungle\u2019 courtesy maturity and dynamo productions . shot in trinidad and tobago by j\u00e9r\u00f4me guiot . from trinidad & tobago , calypso rose and is the undisputed queen of calypso for more than 40 years . after having produced 30 albums and composed 800 songs , she lives today in the queens in nyc . her next album \u201cfar from home\u201d will be released on may 27th 2016 on because music ( manu chao , major lazer , amadou & mariam , christine and the queens , selah sue , metronomy\u2026 ) . sc : urltoken fb : urltoken insta : urltoken urltoken urltoken\nnew york festivals tv & film awards will soon announce the 2018 finalists , stay tuned to find out who\u2019s moving on to the medal round .\nmadriver pictures introduced the film to international buyers in cannes . caa is representing the north american rights and also reps black bicycle and nancy meyers .\nnia long and ime udoka grace the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nlarenz tate and tomasina parrott grace the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nkandi burress and todd tucker grace the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nscreentested for the role of ivy templeton . shields posed for the cover art for the film ' s source best - selling novel . confirmed by susan swift in 2016 .\nthe artist joseph cornell ( 1903\u201372 ) was an avid fan of cinema . he went to the movies frequently in bayside , queens , sat transfixed by actresses such as hedy lamarr and jennifer jones , and purchased dozens of 16mm short films to entertain his homebound younger brother , robert . in 1933 , cornell wrote monsieur phot , a detailed script that would unfold in five sections encompassing ballet sequences and stereopticon images . cornell\u2019s first fully realized film is rose hobart ( c . 1936 ) , essentially a re - editing of the 1931 george melford adventure film east of borneo , starring charles bickford and cornell\u2019s silver - screen crush , the actress rose hobart . this humble collage film is now considered a cornerstone of american avant - garde cinema .\nfilm critics on 2002 movies : a . o . scott , richard corliss and others interview - youtube\nin english with french subtitles , or french . not re - mastered . but still a great film\n2009 film and video awards grand trophies go to germany , mexico , england and sweden ; the edge picture company named production company of the year .\nbroken tears : rose ' s character frequently has these , whether she ' s performing on stage , arguing with her manager or her boyfriend and through other personal struggles .\nan insurance salesman ' s humdrum existence takes a turn when a stranger , ex - con auggie rose , unexpectedly dies in his arms . assuming the identity of the dead man , the salesman embarks on a . . . see full summary \u00bb\nnyf\u2019s grand jury perspective offers an intimate glimpse into the thought process and creative insights of the award - winning industry superstars who serve on the tv & film awards grand jury .\nnew york , ny \u2013 october 24 , 2013 : new york festivals\u00ae international television & film awards\u2122 announced the 2014 grand jury .\nnew york , ny january 4 , 2010 : new york festivals , now in its 53rd year of honoring the \u201cworld\u2019s best work\u2122\u201d , announced its 2010 television & film awards grand jury . the grand jury , appointed by the competition\u2019s director rose anderson , encompasses the prestigious companies and high caliber executives that only a 20 year veteran of the industry could recruit . this year\u2019s grand jury includes producers , directors , writers , composers , filmmakers , and other creative independent professionals from companies around the globe , recognized for contributing some of the most captivating programs in the mediums of television and film .\nin 1952 rose miller returns to her rural hometown of beresford , south dakota to care for her ailing mother . once there , she falls in love with a deaf man and must decide if she has the courage to follow her heart . wild prairie rose is an examination of the changing roles of women in 1950s america and in the ways that people who have great differences can learn to communicate with one another . it is a film that focuses on one woman\u2019s story , and yet challenges the audience to examine their own assumptions about what makes a good life .\nscreen gems has rounded out its cast for the next installment in the \u201cresident evil\u201d franchise by setting iain glen , shawn roberts , ruby rose , eoin macken and william levy to join milla jovovich and ali larter in \u201cresident evil : the final chapter . \u201d paul w . s . anderson is directing from a script he wrote . constantin film will [ \u2026 ]\nnew york festivals\u00ae international television & film awards has honored the world\u2019s best tv & films\u2120 since 1957 and the competition continues to celebrate the world\u2019s most compelling stories being created today by content creators around the globe .\nscreen gems has rounded out its cast for the next installment in the \u201cresident evil\u201d franchise by setting iain glen , shawn roberts , ruby rose , eoin macken and william levy to join milla jovovich and ali larter in \u201cresident evil : the final chapter . \u201d\n\u201cthe rose , \u201d which opens at the ziegfeld today , seems to have been conceived as both a vehicle for miss midler and a way to tell a story like janis joplin ' s . so the rose \u2014 who shares the divine miss m ' s odd habit of incorporating an article into her nickname \u2014emerges as a creature of many contradictions . although the story is supposedly set in 1969 , miss midler is so thoroughly a product of the 70 ' s that it becomes hard for her to handle certain aspects of the tale , notably those having to do with rose ' s hippie abandon and her essential fragility . miss midler herself seems about as fragile as a bull elephant , no matter how stridently the screenplay insists that she eventually self\u2010destruct .\nvideo - on - demand rentals were a much - needed bright spot for the industry last year . spending on vod titles rose 5 % to $ 2 . 1 billion , after posting a 3 % decline in 2015 . electronic movie and tv sales through outlets including itunes and amazon also rose about 5 % in 2016 , but that represents a dramatic slowdown from the year before when online sales surged 18 % .\nnew york , ny \u2013 february 24 , 2011 : new york festivals\u00ae international television & film awards will honor legendary documentary filmmaker albert maysles with the inaugural television & film awards 2011 lifetime achievement award . the iconic filmmaker will be presented with the award on tuesday , april 12th at the television & film awards ceremony taking place at the annual nab show in las vegas . the nyf lifetime achievement award recognizes prominent industry leaders whose accomplishments and contributions have advanced their field and made a lasting impression on the industry .\nla vie en rose ( french title : la m\u00f4me ) is a 2007 romanticized biopic about the glorious and tragic life of french singer edith piaf . it stars marion cotillard in the leading role , for which she won the oscar for best actress . it also became one of the only french films to win more than one oscar , the other being for makeup . the international title comes from what is probably her most famous song ,\nla vie en rose\nand the french title comes from her nickname ,\nla m\u00f4me piaf\n.\nthe film ' s narrative structure is a largely non - linear series of key events from the life of edith piaf , many of which the audience ultimately learns are evoked as flashbacks from within edith ' s own memory as she ' s dying . despite the fractured narrative approach , the film is anchored at the beginning by predominance of elements from her childhood , and at the end with the events prior to and surrounding her death .\nbette midler exploded onto the screen with her take - no - prisoners performance in this quintessential film about fame and addiction from director mark rydell . midler is the rock - and - roll singer mary rose foster ( known as the rose to her legions of fans ) , whose romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperiled by the demands of life on the road . incisively scripted and beautifully shot\u2014by vilmos zsigmond , with assistance on the dazzling concert scenes by a host of other world - class cinematographers , including conrad l . hall , l\u00e1szl\u00f3 kov\u00e1cs , owen roizman , and haskell wexler\u2014this is a sensitively drawn and emotionally overwhelming melodrama that made the popular singer into a movie star as well .\npaul cartledge , fiona rose greenland ( ed . ) , responses to oliver stone ' s alexander : film , history , and cultural studies . wisconsin studies in classics . madison : university of wisconsin press , 2010 . pp . vii , 370 . isbn 9780299232849 . $ 26 . 95 ( pb ) .\njust before the premiere of their new film , director and subject take a trip to the closet , where albert sheds some more light on the jt leroy saga and graces us with a song .\nnew york , ny \u2013 november 8 , 2017 : new york festivals\u00ae international television & film awards has announced the 2018 grand jury . the tv & film competition jury recruitment process is still underway , with a jury member increase and an increase in the percentage of women by double digits to just under 40 percent .\nnew york , ny \u2013 march 19 , 2015 : new york festivals\u00ae international television & film awards\u2120 competition announced that it is partnering with limelight networks as the official sponsor and content delivery network ( cdn ) for the 2015 tv & film awards gala taking place tuesday , april 14 th at the annual nab show .\nan insurance salesman ' s humdrum existence takes a turn when a stranger , ex - con auggie rose , unexpectedly dies in his arms . assuming the identity of the dead man , the salesman embarks on a double life , keeping it secret from his live - in girlfriend .\na short film about gender roles , trans , and what it is like to have an identity that deviates from the status quo .\nnew york , ny \u2013 february 2 , 2012 : new york festivals\u00ae international television & film awards , now in its 55th year of honoring the world\u2019s best tv programs & films\u2122 , announced the finalists for the 2012 competition . the grand jury , comprised of award - winning television and film industry experts , determined the shortlist from entries submitted from 40 countries worldwide . trophies will be presented at the 2012 television & film awards ceremony on april 17th at the annual nab show in las vegas , april 14th \u2013 19th . rose anderson , executive director of nyf television & film awards , had this to say about this year\u2019s entries : \u201cthe wide variety , depth , and scope of the programming created by this year\u2019s finalists are proof that excellence knows no boundaries . increasingly , as our world becomes more connected , it is no surprise that imaginative and innovative programming across all platforms engages a world - wide audience . \u201d\n30 rock hit the nail on the head with its running gag , jenna maroney ' s film sing them white blues , girl : the jackie jormp - jomp story , an unreleasable , unofficial attempt to squeeze the complexities of joplin ' s life into 90 minutes . because it ' s happened before \u2013 in 1979 with bette midler vehicle the rose . originally titled pearl ( joplin ' s nickname , the title of her last album ) , it was renamed due to her family not wanting to give up the rights to her story . you can see why they had their reservations . despite midler ' s oscar - nominated performance , it ' s full of rock film cliches : pushy manager ; bumbling handling of her bisexuality and drug use ; and clunky dialogue . in one exchange , the rose asks her manager :\npass the peanuts , would you baby ?\nbut rose , though temporarily daunted , is still someone who ' ll crash any party . in fact , her feistiness emerges as one of her most lovable attributes . during this section of the film , she is also seen marching into a homosexual nightclub , a men ' s bathhouse and a truck\u2010stop restaurant , where a nervous waitress tells her \u201cwe don ' t serve hippies . \u201d \u201cwell , that ' s okay , \u201d smirks rose , who loves rising to such occasions , \u201ccause we don ' t eat \u2019em , neither . \u201d\nth e best german language film i ' ve ever seen . . . including\ndas boot\nand schtonk !\nthe films produced by rose movies were path breaking at their time and starred some of known leading actors and actresses of the day . to name a few , mr . rajesh khanna , mr . randhir kapoor , mr . rishi kapoor , mr . akshay kumar , ms . rekha , ms . tina munim , ms . zeenat aman and of course the biggest star to emerge from the indian film industry mr . amitabh bachchan .\ntorn by years in an abusive marriage , an emotional ellie rose arrives alone at the family cabin along a broken east us coastline . her story and motives for being there are unclear . arriving . . . see full summary \u00bb\non the heels of an overall restructuring , the new york festivals announced its call for entries for the 2009 international film and video awards . now entering its 52nd year , the award honors\nthe world ' s best work tm\n. the competition recognizes work on a global scale in feature - length , short and documentary films ; informational , educational and industrial film productions ; and corporate and home video .\nthe early part of the story , which is at its most involving in the lengthy sequence that launches this romance , also presents a withering portrait of the music world \u2014 much nastier than the image offered by barbra streisand ' s \u201ca star is born , \u201d a movie \u201cthe rose\u201d resembles in its general blowsiness and enormous scale . one of the most memorable scenes has rose barging , with an excess of flamboyance , into the , dressing room of a country star , su perbly played by harry dean stanton . he winds up snubbing her with a cruelty that corresponds , perversely yet perfectly , to her own good\u2010timey style of aggression .\nnew york , ny \u2013 october 29 , 2015 : new york festivals\u00ae international television & film awards unveiled a new special industry award , the program promotion team of the year award .\non the acting side rose , a tony winner for caroline , or change , just wrapped filming assassination nation and is next on the screen in warner bros\u2019 everything , everything . she is repped by innovative artists , david williams management , mgmt and attorney james adams .\ni first saw this film on bbc2 and thought it such a great film i bought the video and then the dvd . it stars sean connery and a young christian slater . it is set in a 14th century italian monastery where unexplained , evil and murderous happenings are taking place . connery plays the part of brother william , a kind of 14th century sherlock holmes , who attempts to solve the various murders before the inquisition arrives , by using his non conformist intellect . through use of deduction and reasoning bother william untangles various sub plots to get to who killed who and why . this logic is then ignored when gui of the inquisition arrives and decides upon more a more sinister line of devil worship and satanic forces , as the reason for the murders . the climax of the film is gripping and needless to say right , triumphs over evil . the plot and story line is gripping . it had me guessing until the very end . what makes this a great film is the cinematography , locations and acting . connery is superb as the sometimes child like detective monk . slater is fantastic as connery ' s novice . the directing of the film , the sets and of course the scripts all perfectly intermingle to make you feel a part of a 14th century italian monastery . it has the most incredible atmospheric feel , even though the external shots of the monastery were actually studio shots according to imdb . if you are looking for a great who dunnit , with a plot that will keep you gripped to the end of the film , then this is the film for you . great acting , directing , scripts and sets all add to make this film one of the best connery films i have seen . highly recommended .\nms . anderson has spearheaded the development of nyf\u2019s television & film awards for the past two years . she has contributed her experience and understanding of production and translated that knowledge into creating new categories that ensure the competition continues to evolve with the changing landscape of the industry .\nwhile the georgia film , music and digital entertainment office does not hire crew members nor cast actors and extras for film and tv projects , there are a number of ways for georgians to find work in the industry . listed below are links and documents that provide information regarding casting / crew opportunities in georgia .\nkeith powers , elijah kelly , luke james and woody mcclain grace the red carpet at bet\u2019s american black film festival honors event in beverly hills , california .\nb y the time you realize what ' s wrong with \u201cthe rose , \u201d it will have you hooked anyhow . there are so many finely drawn episodes , so much brittle , rauncny humor , and such an unexpectedly alluring performance from bette midler in the title role that the movie maintains its momentum even after it ' s gone off the track . its strengths may only be those of a good show\u2010business soap opera , and its structure is disjointed beyond repair . but \u201cthe rose\u201d has an earnest , affecting character at its core . even at its most preposterous , it never feels like fraud .\nthe first official teaser trailer for ' rose ' 2012 . produced & directed by kemal yildirim . a hard hitting social drama based on a true story ! warning : viewer must be 18 or over to view this trailer . urltoken urltoken urltoken\nthe andres muscietti - directed king novel adaptation it doesn\u2019t come out until september 8 , but the filmmaker is already hard at work mobilizing the second installment . the first film covers the childhood of a core group of friends who see pennywise terrorizing their town . it was the inspiration of toby emmerich when he took the reins at warner bros to tell the childhood part of the story in the first film , and then make a sequel that brings the gang back together as adults , bonded by a pact they made to return and confront the menace when it came back after 25 years to claim more children .\nthe crowd of obsessed fellows includes a chummy working class lad named jack ( aidan turner ) ; a handsome , insinuating stranger later revealed to be the town priest , father gaunt ( theo james , all solemn smolder ) ; michael mcnulty ( jack reynor ) , a charming shopkeeper who catches rose\u2019s fancy right before running off to join the raf ; and a sinister lurker named tailor ( tom vaughan - lawler ) who warns rose against fraternizing with michael , for reasons neither she nor we are allowed to fully understand .\nthis screenplay , which takes the form of a crazy flashback , introduces rose as a hard\u2010living but weary performer who is agitating for a year ' s rest as the story begins . however , her manager , played with a fine ruthlessness by alan bates , is not a man who believes in allowing his meal ticket to take vacations . so rose embarks on a series of spiteful , funny escapades , which seem to serve as both distress signals and her only way of letting off steam .\nthe halifax school for the deaf was in the path of the explosion . yet unlike many buildings that were flattened in the blast , the school was left standing . despite windows being blown out and doors flying through the air , all the people inside the school survived . despite the extreme cold and high snowfalls the next day , all the people still survived .\nnyf advisory board recruits executives from hbo , espn , mtvu , astro entertainment , the edge picture company , showtime , and radio television hong kong . new york , ny \u2013 february 24 , 2010 : new york festivals international television & film awards announced the appointment of its 2010 advisory board . this year\u2019s advisory board includes a lineup of prominent international media professionals who will help pilot the expansion of the competition\u2019s global footprint . \u201cthe insightful contributions and stellar reputations of the board members will be key in elevating and expanding the reach of nyf\u2019s television & film awards competition , and with their help , we will be able to be much more responsive to issues as they arise in the creative community , \u201d said rose anderson , director of the competition .\nnew york , ny \u2013 september 17 , 2014 : new york festivals television & film awards will honor ken aagaard , executive vice president , operations , engineering & production services , cbs sports with the 2015 lifetime achievement award . mr . aagaard will receive the award at the new york festivals international television & film awards gala on april 14 , 2015 at the annual nab show . new york festivals tv & film lifetime achievement award recognizes prominent industry leaders whose accomplishments and contributions have advanced their field and made a lasting impression on the industry .\nas if acknowledging the challenges it faces in finding an american audience , \u201cla vie en rose , \u201d olivier dahan\u2019s long , feverish film biography of \u00e9dith piaf , notes that its heroine , an incomparably bright star in the french cultural firmament , never quite caught on over here . after a less than rapturous stateside reception , the film\u2019s piaf ( played by marion cotillard ) observes that americans just don\u2019t get her , and though she seems to have a good time in new york and california , the incomprehension appears to have been mutual . she won\u2019t even try a corned beef sandwich at a manhattan delicatessen .\nnew york , ny \u2013 december 10 , 2015 : new york festivals television & film awards will honor david hill , legendary veteran sports executive , live event specialist and father of fox sports , with the 2016 lifetime achievement award . mr . hill will receive the award at the new york festivals international television & film awards gala on april 19 , 2016 at the annual nab show .\nin december 1936 , cornell projected rose hobart for the first time at the julien levy gallery . in attendance were salvador dal\u00ed and his wife , gala , among others in levy\u2019s coterie . cornell\u2019s film , which reduced the length of the original black - and - white feature from 77 minutes to a taut 17 , and was run at silent speed with a blue - glass filter , created a languid , obsessive , fanatical portrait of his cinematic sweetheart . following the screening , dal\u00ed was so incensed by the aesthetic innovation he had witnessed that he toppled the projector . while gala attempted to calm her husband and comfort the alarmed cornell , dal\u00ed unleashed a turgid outburst that included recriminations about cornell infiltrating his dreams and stealing the film he was intending to make one day .\nmelanie haft : great content comes from authentic stories , aesthetical pictures and if it is emotionally captivating you will have a \u201cwinner\u201d film .\nan edited volume about oliver stone ' s alexander was inevitable ; both gladiator and troy have received similar treatments , revealing an increased interest among classicists in film and reception theory . 1 here , historians paul cartledge and fiona rose greenland introduce twelve essays that respond to alexander or to issues raised by it . a capstone essay is provided by oliver stone , allowing the filmmaker himself to respond to the papers and in some ways to have the last word .\nnew york festivals\u00ae international television & film awards , now in its 58th year , announced this year\u2019s prominent media professionals slated to present awards at the 2015 tv & film gala honoring world\u2019s best tv & films\u2120 . the gala will be held at the annual nab show on tuesday april 14 th as they play host to over 98 , 000 attendees from 159 countries .\nrick rose is the founder of film creations , and brings 40 years of production experience to every project . as a prominent figure in the film and video world since 1977 , rick\u2019s been fortunate to work with a variety of clients , including audi , learjet , arizona diamondbacks , mercedes benz , bmw , lufthansa airlines , intuit , us army , canyon ranch health resort , boeing , hillel foundation , american cancer society , united emirates and many others . as an award - winning film director , rick has also worked with an array of outstanding figures , including three u . s . presidents , the first man to go to the moon , frank borman , the first man to walk on the moon , neil armstrong , and the man who has boldly gone where no man has gone before , captain james t . kirk , william shatner .\nnew york , ny \u2013 april 3 , 2013 : new york festivals\u00ae international television & film awards continues its commitment to innovation and technology with its e - program mobile app . attendees of the 2013 tv & film awards ceremony taking place april 9th at nab will have access to a paperless awards program on the go . with a quick scan of the qr code nyf\u2019s mobile app will place all the 2013 award winners selected from 50 countries around the world on their favorite mobile device . \u201cthis is the third year for our mobile app , and it continues our commitment to innovations in technology . from our sophisticated online judging platform , to the streamlined online entry process that accepts full - length program files , nyf is always searching for new ways to honor the world\u2019s best tv programs & films\u2122 . the mobile app is just one more opportunity to recognize the television & film industry and showcase exceptional work from around the globe , \u201d said rose anderson , executive director of the international television & film awards . the nyf e - program mobile app will communicate all of this year\u2019s international television & film awards program information : grand trophy , gold , silver , and bronze award - winning entries , as well as the 2013 lifetime achievement award , broadcaster of the year , production company of the year , and united nations department of public information awards . nyf screenings will also be included . to view the app : urltoken the 2013 new york festivals television & film awards will shine the spotlight on the world\u2019s best tv & films\u2122 . the third annual nyf lifetime achievement award will be presented to one of the broadcasting industry\u2019s most accomplished producers , susan zirinsky , senior executive producer of cbs news\u2019 broadcast 48 hours . for schedule and ticket information : urltoken\nproduction : an ingenious senior film fund , voltage pictures , ferndale films presentation with the participation of board scannan na heireann / the irish film board . produced by noel pearson , jim sheridan , rob quigley . executive producers , andrea scarso , gavin poolman , nicolas chartier , jonathan deckter , cormac crawford , jere harris , eoin colfer .\ntomboy rose marie lemaitre , the orphaned ward of mountie mike malone , falls in love with him , and he with her . but when she goes to\nlearn to be a lady\n, she meets outlaw trapper james . . . see full summary \u00bb\nfinalists include : hatfields & mccoys ; longmire ; paul simon ' s graceland journey : under african skies ; wigs ; comedians in cars getting coffee ; and olympic opening ceremony new york , ny \u2013 january 31 , 2013 : new york festivals international television & film awards\u00ae , now in its 56th year of honoring the world\u2019s best tv & films\u2122 , announced the 2013 finalists . the grand jury of award winning television and film industry experts from around the world determined the finalists from submissions from 50 different countries . trophies will be presented at the 2013 television & film awards ceremony on april 9th at the annual nab show in las vegas ."]}
{"id": 114817, "summary": [{"text": "starved is an american television sitcom that aired for one season on fx for seven episodes in 2005 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the series was about four friends who each suffer from eating disorders , who met at a \" shame-based \" support group called belt tighteners .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "its characters included those with bulimia , anorexia , and binge eating disorder .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "eric schaeffer created the show as well as writing , starring in and directing it , based upon his own struggle with eating disorders .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "in addition to his own life experiences , schaeffer also drew upon the experiences of the other members of the principal cast , each of whom coincidentally had struggled with food issues of their own .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "starved was the lead-in of fx 's hour-long \" other side of comedy \" block with it 's always sunny in philadelphia .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "fx executives wanted to use the two series to begin building comedy programming and broaden the network 's demographic .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the series debuted on august 4 , 2005 to poor critical reviews and was cancelled in october 2005 , when fx picked sunny over starved for renewal . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "starved", "paragraphs": ["fx ' s\nstarved\nleaves a viewer hungering for some real characters .\nthere , inmates are routinely tortured , starved , forced to work , and raped .\ncomplete the form below to send starved rock lodge & conference center an e - mail message .\nthat in turn prevents the human body from becoming oxygen - starved after minutes below water , researchers said .\nour daughters wedding at starved rock was absolutely beautiful ! we had perfect weather . the staff is very attentive and extremely friendly . we had a wonderful experience ! i would recommend starved rock to anyone wanting a lodge setting , outdoor venue .\ni absolutely loved my experience with starved rock ! when i first started planning our wedding , it was difficult finding a location that would actually get back to me . i reached out to starved rock , and i heard back from someone in the sales of . . .\nwe ' d love it if you would mention that you found starved rock lodge and conference center on the here comes the guide website .\nlogin | privacy policy | contact us | careers | open cookie settings \u00a9 2018 starved rock lodge & conference center starved rock state park 2678 e . 873rd road . oglesby , il 61348 gps : 41 . 320563 , - 88 . 9957657 ( 815 ) 667 - 4726 campground reservations : urltoken\nwe just had our wedding at starved rock on friday , june 8th , 2018 . we were one of five weddings that had that weekend . ours was the big one in the starved rock room with 88 guests . we had originally planned for the ceremony to take place outsid . . .\nstarved rock lodge is an outstanding location to get married ! ! our sales consultant , tiffany , was wonderful to work with ! chef bear and the staff are absolutely amazing ! starved rock lodge provides 5 - star service and food , at an affordable rate . i would recommend this vendor to anyone !\nstarved and it ' s always sunny in philadelphia ( 30 minutes each ) air thursdays at 10 and 10 : 30 p . m . on fx .\nand given the veterans that permeate their clubhouse \u2014 from felix hernandez , to robinson cano , to nelson cruz \u2014 the mariners are hardly starved for leadership .\nstarved rock outdoor wedding spaces experience the beauty of northern illinois at our rustic resort . host an intimate cocktail reception or a rehearsal dinner on the canyon deck or outdoor pavillion . nestled in the stunning landscape close to starved rock state park , our resort blends a rustic natural setting with elegant venues and amenities .\nthe national eating disorders association sees starved differently and says the program could be dangerous to those with such disorders . the group seeks a boycott by advertisers and viewers .\nthis appalling and reprehensible program is starved for any empathy toward those affected by the illness ,\nsays lynn grefeth , the group ' s ceo .\njill and the staff at starved rock are wonderful to work with . they are very accommodating and helpful . we couldn ' t ask for more positive experiences than when working with them . the venue is beautiful , the food is delicious , and the staff is great . we look forward to being a part of many more weddings at starved rock !\nstarved rock park is a world apart from anything else in illinois ! you will know it the minute you enter the park , as you wind your car through the towering trees .\ni cannot say enough about this venue , especially the staff . you will not regret your decision to celebrate your marriage , or any event for that matter , at starved rock .\nstarved rock lodge is a one - of - a - kind place for your wedding ! whether you choose an outdoor ceremony overlooking historic starved rock or an indoor wedding in the great hall , you and your guests will long remember your special day because we pay attention to the details that make it wonderful ! we have it all ! once your family and friends arrive , there is no need for them to leave the park during your wedding weekend . starved rock offers overnight accommodations , elements restaurant , shopping , hiking trails and the back door lounge .\nwe had a wonderful experience at starved rock ! at the last minute , we had to make a large change and they were very accommodating . the food was excellent , and we were able to offer our guests the full bar with not too much of a price difference . i highly recommend starved rock to anyone who i know is getting married and looking for a great outdoor venue .\nstarved rock lodge & conference center is a wedding venue from chicagoland . we service weddings throughout the local area , including joliet , orland park , and schaumburg . starved rock lodge & conference center is a professional wedding venue that has been part of the chicagoland wedding industry for 37 years . we specialize in wedding ceremonies , outdoor weddings , bridal showers , receptions , rehearsal dinners , bachelorette parties , rustic weddings , indoor ceremonies .\nstarved rock was so affordable and very responsive . they worked closely with me and always were available to calm my nervous bride nerves . i would highly recommend using them ; your day will be everything you dream of !\nwords cannot explain how wonderful my wedding was at starved rock . the park is beautiful and the facilities have a lovely rustic feel to them . our wedding coordinator was amazing along with all the other staff we came in contact with ! the outdoor and indoor wedding venue areas are fantastic ! the dinner was delicious and the portions were very generous which we loved ! everything about starved rock was magnificent and our wedding there was beyond perfect !\nhow to cite this article : carini , p . et al . methane production by phosphate - starved sar11 chemoheterotrophic marine bacteria . nat . commun . 5 : 4346 doi : 10 . 1038 / ncomms5346 ( 2014 ) .\nexperience the fun of outdoor adventure at starved rock state park . whether you enjoy hiking along the nature trails or viewing the many spectacular overlooks along the illinois river , recreational opportunities abound . from picnicking to fishing to boating , from horseback riding\ncitation : steindler l , schwalbach ms , smith dp , chan f , giovannoni sj ( 2011 ) energy starved candidatus pelagibacter ubique substitutes light - mediated atp production for endogenous carbon respiration . plos one 6 ( 5 ) : e19725 . urltoken\nthe microarray analysis revealed that the pilin gene ( pila ( 3516629 ) ) was up - regulated in the dark treatment . microscopy showed that starved cells grown in the dark not only became smaller , but eventually produced pili that connected cells .\nstarved rock lodge & conference center is a vintage hotel wedding venue located in utica , illinois . built in the 1930s , this lodge in starved rock state park has elegant charm that adds to the timeless splendor of your wedding day . this rustic wedding venue is sure to make your wedding dreams come true . facilities and capacity couples may host up to 200 wedding guests at starved rock lodge & conference center . there are six available event spaces for couples to choose from and utilize when customizing their wedding day . for those that wish to have their wedding indoors , the great hall features a magnificent stone fireplace that can be turned into a reception and bar area . for couples that want an outdoor ceremony , the courtyard was created with you in mind . surrounded by the beauty of the outdoors , winding paved walkways and several stone benches , the stone terrace with antique lighting provides a romantic ambiance . this outdoor area can also be transformed from your ceremony to your reception area for an intimate dinner . services offered one of the unique aspects of starved rock lodge & conference center is the trolley service they provide from area hotels to your wedding venue . in addition , starved rock lodge & conference center can provide the following event services :\nof the two , starved has attracted most of the attention , thanks to its premise : four people meet at an eating disorder support group and become friends . the humor is satirical , and sometimes sickening , showing the struggles people have with food .\nothers in the cast have issues with food , too . laura benanti , who plays billie , battled anorexia for three years , she says . working on broadway with dancers before starved , she began to try to be as thin as they were .\nwe had a beautiful outdoor ceremony in july at starved rock . it was great to have the wedding and reception in the same place and have guests stay the weekend with you . jenny was our coordinator and made sure everything went smoothly . loved it !\nstarved rock was the absolute perfect venue for our wedding reception ! ! the entire staff was fantastic to work with - especially jenny our wedding coordinator ! ! : ) the food and service were both amazing - food was delicious and the bartenders . . .\nwe could not have imagined a more perfect wedding day ! starved rock is absolutely gorgeous and the staff went above and beyond to make sure everything went smoothly from the time we booked with them all the way through our wedding day . we recei . . .\nmy husband and i had our ceremony and reception at starved rock lodge in march , and we couldn\u2019t be happier with how everything turned out . the management and staff took care of everything that day and it went very smoothly . jenny and peggy were . . .\nif you\u2019re looking for a destination wedding where the ceremony , dinner and reception take place in one great location , then look no further ! starved rock lodge is unsurpassed in beauty , service and cuisine and is located in one of the most scenic locations in illinois .\ni loved starved rock lodge ! we had jennie and she did a wonderful job accommodating to our needs ! we planned our wedding in a little over 5 months and she did everything to make sure our wedding was perfect . she was very attentive with emails a . . .\nstarved rock did a fantastic job with everything . the venue was clean and in great shape . the lighting was great . the food tasted amazing and was at a good temperature . the wait staff was quick and very courteous . the coordinator was so easy to . . .\nour august wedding at starved rock was truly amazing ! i couldn ' t have asked for a better location or a better group of people to work with ! our wedding consultant jenny was really great and she made sure our wedding day was organized and set ex . . .\nalmost everyday sine we have gotten married i have been telling people how happy i am that we had our wedding at starved rock . the day was absolutely perfect . i worked with jenny r . for the majority of the planning . she is very attentive and he . . .\nwe had the most perfect wedding day at starved rock . we had an outdoor ceremony and our reception in the lodge . the tree - filled patio for the ceremony was beautiful and quiet . we loved having everything on site too - ceremony , cocktail hour , ph . . .\nwe got married at the starved rock lodge in may of 2017 . i am so happy with how my wedding turned out ! looking around at different venues , i was getting discouraged because i could never find the right fit . paying for the wedding ourselves , w . . .\nstarved rock ' s lodge is a gorgeous space , with a homey , rustic feel - it is perfect for those in love with the outdoors , but can also be decorated to appeal to those with a more traditional taste . in short , the space is flexible & functional .\ni could not have been happier with my experience at starved rock ! our big day was 5 / 5 / 2017 and i would definitely recommend a friday wedding to anyone considering one here . honestly , i would recommend any kind of wedding at the lodge , but there . . .\ni loved our wedding at starved rock . the staff , namely jenny , was incredible to work with and made it so easy for us to enjoy our special day . it was fun for guests to stay at the lodge and many spent the weekend hiking and exploring beautiful . . .\ni can ' t say enough wonderful things about starved rock lodge ! i got married here on june 24 , 2017 and our wedding was a dream come true - it was better than i could have ever imagined ! jenny was our sales consultant but i worked with the entire . . .\nwe just had our wedding at starved rock on friday , june 8th , 2018 . we were one of five weddings that had that weekend . ours was the big one in the starved rock room with 88 guests . we had originally planned for the ceremony to take place outside but due to the rain we opted for inside . it was perfect , even with the rain , everything was perfect and everything went smoothly . jenny and her staff went above and beyond ! we had been gifted chair covers and jenny and her staff helped us steam then and set them up on the chairs for the reception on the night before . the food was fantastic ! my only complaint was i didn ' t get one of the mini beef wellingtons at the cocktail hour , they were such a hit they were all gone before i could find one . for the dinner we opted for the grand buffet , our entrees were the fried chicken and pot roast . everyone was raving about how great the pot roast was . it was so tender and flavorful . it was well talked about all night and even the next day . starved rock really out did themselves ! i highly recommend starved rock !\nmy husband and i had our wedding at starved rock on june 1st . it was nothing short of amazing ! we had jennie laio as our coordinator , she was so sweet and so responsive to any and everything we needed . the outdoor ceremony was absolutely beautiful , our guests could not stop talking about how enjoyable it was and how nice it was to be able to head right inside to the lodge for cocktail hour and the reception . the food and bar service was top notch as well . we loved every second of our wedding day at starved rock lodge . highly recommend ! !\nstarved rock was the perfect venue for us . they were very helpful and nice and took care of everything we needed . the fact that they have preferred before they work with , along with a bridal show to meet all of them at made everything that much better . everything was perfect for our special day .\ndiscover the rustic elegance of this historic and spectacular setting for your special day ! unsurpassed by beauty , service and cuisine your wedding will take place in the timeless splendor of the 1930\u2019s built lodge located in starved rock state park ( lasalle county , illinois ) . ceremony ( if applicable ) and dinner take center stage in our one of a kind great hall with its magnificent stone fireplace and massive log timbers . later on , let the private starved rock room be transformed into a reception and bar area when dancing takes place . we offer ceremonies and receptions for both large ( 200 guests ) and small ( 30 guests ) weddings .\nseptember 29 , 2017 ( oglesby , il ) \u2013 caution ! construction on route 178 south of the illinois river has begun . traffic patterns have been altered as visitors approach the west entrance to starved rock state park . a new bridge is being built next to the current bridge and these changes are necessary for \u2026 continue reading\nmy husband josh and i were married at starved rock on 6 / 5 / 16 . it was seriously the best day ever ! from day one , jenny made the process as pain - free and enjoyable as possible . i live in wa so i was planning the wedding ( with lots of help from my . . .\nbiophotolysis is the production of hydrogen from water by sunlight energy using biological systems . several approaches are possible using either isolated cellular components or algae cultures . technical and economic considerations restrict practical applications to algae cultures , the only algae system demonstrated to meet the basic requirements of biophotolysis uses nitrogen starved cultures . . . [ show full abstract ]\nthe comic book world , alonso asserts , is no longer a boys\u2019 club . \u201cwhile we don\u2019t have any market research , the eyes don\u2019t lie , \u201d he tells us . \u201cif you go to conventions and comic book stores , more and more female readers are emerging . they are starved for content and looking for content they can relate to . \u201d\nwe had an intimate , outdoor , winter wedding at starved rock and then rented one of their conference rooms to have dinner . it was absolutely perfect . working with peggy in the sales department was so easy and she was great ! the lodge was decorated beautifully for christmas which just added to the overall atmosphere . we got so many compliments on the food , decor , and location .\nwe are thrilled with our experience at starved rock lodge ! from day one , they had great communication ! i am a worrier , and whenever i had a question i almost always had a response within a day . everything went as planned on the day of the wedding , and it helped me to be a relaxed bride . so happy with our choice ! our guests all loved the venue .\nprevious studies have demonstrated that candidatus pelagibacter ubique , a member of the sar11 clade , constitutively expresses proteorhodopsin ( pr ) proteins that can function as light - dependent proton pumps . however , exposure to light did not significantly improve the growth rate or final cell densities of sar11 isolates in a wide range of conditions . thus , the ecophysiological role of pr in sar11 remained unresolved . we investigated a range of cellular properties and here show that light causes dramatic changes in physiology and gene expression in cand . p . ubique cells that are starved for carbon , but provides little or no advantage during active growth on organic carbon substrates . during logarithmic growth there was no difference in oxygen consumption by cells in light versus dark . energy starved cells respired endogenous carbon in the dark , becoming spheres that approached the minimum predicted size for cells , and produced abundant pili . in the light , energy starved cells maintained size , atp content , and higher substrate transport rates , and differentially expressed nearly 10 % of their genome . these findings show that pr is a vital adaptation that supports cand . p . ubique metabolism during carbon starvation , a condition that is likely to occur in the extreme conditions of ocean environments .\nthe necessity of producing atp to restart metabolism may explain why carbon - starved cand . p . ubique cells in the dark continue to respire endogenous carbon until their size approaches an extreme minimum . however , this finding raises questions about how light causes the suppression of endogenous respiration . we observed that transcription profiles in carbon - starved cand . p . ubique changed significantly when the cells were illuminated . whether transcriptional changes in cells in the light were mediated directly or indirectly is unknown , but clearly light potentiated a genetic response , with nearly one tenth of coding sequences being differentially expressed . three transcription regulators that were found to be upregulated in the light may be involved in these transcriptional changes , but this can currently not be confirmed due to the absence of a genetic system in cand . p . ubique .\ndo inquire more than one year in advance as weekends book up really fast if you want a wedding here . from price , to food , to natural beauty , and a staff that will bend over backwards for your needs , i could not imagine any other place that could have been more perfect for our wedding reception . thank you to the starved rock lodge staff from the bottom of our hearts !\nstarved cand . p . ubique cells kept in the light were able to maintain their morphology presumably due to atp production from light energy . although it has been assumed that pr - induced proton motive force could drive atp synthesis as protons reenter the cell through the atp synthase complex [ 1 ] , [ 2 ] , this hypothesis has heretofore only been tested in a heterologous system [ 30 ] . we observed that atp content per cell increased in stationary phase cells after they were illuminated in proportion to the length of time since entering stationary phase . thus , pr contributed a higher percentage to the total energetic budget of the cells as the period of starvation lengthened . these results support the conclusion that cells maintain their size and morphology in the light under starved conditions by replacing endogenous respiration with pr - mediated atp production .\nseveral components of the oxidative phosphorylation pathway were upregulated in the dark : components of the cytochrome bc1 complex ( fbch and petb ( 3516594 - 5 ) ) , components of the cytochrome c oxidase ( ctab , cox1 ( 3516747 - 9 ) ) , and components of the atp - synthase complex ( atpb , atpe , atpb ( 3516768 - 70 ) , atpd , atpg , atpa , atph ( 3517558 - 61 ) ) ( table s1 ) . these results imply a higher rate of oxidative phosphorylation in the dark than in the light and support the faster depletion of oxygen observed in carbon starved dark grown cells . in the dark we also observed the up - regulation of a proton - translocating pyrophosphate synthase ( sar11 _ 1040 ( 3517439 ) ) , which may be an additional mechanism to produce energy for the starved cells in the dark .\nexperience the fun of outdoor adventure at starved rock state park . whether you enjoy hiking along the nature trails or viewing the many spectacular overlooks along the illinois river , recreational opportunities abound . from picnicking to fishing to boating , from horseback riding to camping to enjoying winter sports , there ' s so much to do that you ' ll come back again and again . the backdrop for your activities are 18 canyons formed by glacial meltwater and stream erosion . they slice dramatically through tree - covered , sandstone bluffs for four miles at starved rock state park , which is located along the south side of the illinois river , one mile south of utica and midway between the cities of lasalle - peru and ottawa . the park is best known for its fascinating rock formations , primarily st . peter sandstone , laid down in a huge shallow inland sea more than 425 million years ago and later brought to the surface .\nthe oxygenated surface waters of the world\u2019s oceans are supersaturated with methane relative to the atmosphere , a phenomenon termed the \u2018marine methane paradox\u2019 . the production of methylphosphonic acid ( mpn ) by marine archaea related to nitrosopumilus maritimus and subsequent decomposition of mpn by phosphate - starved bacterioplankton may partially explain the excess methane in surface waters . here we show that pelagibacterales sp . strain htcc7211 , an isolate of the sar11 clade of marine \u03b1 - proteobacteria , produces methane from mpn , stoichiometric to phosphorus consumption , when starved for phosphate . gene transcripts encoding phosphonate transport and hydrolysis proteins are upregulated under phosphate limitation , suggesting a genetic basis for the methanogenic phenotype . strain htcc7211 can also use 2 - aminoethylphosphonate and assorted phosphate esters for phosphorus nutrition . despite strain - specific differences in phosphorus utilization , these findings identify pelagibacterales bacteria as a source of biogenic methane and further implicate phosphate starvation of chemoheterotrophic bacteria in the long - observed methane supersaturation in oxygenated waters .\nthe network , known for such attention - grabbing series as nip / tuck and over there , is launching an hour - long sitcom block with two series thursday : starved ( 10 et / pt ) and it ' s always sunny in philadelphia ( 10 : 30 et / pt ) . they ' re fx ' s first attempts at comedy since the short - lived john corbett sitcom , lucky , in 2003 . ( related story : sunny can be serious )\nhere , building on these genomic insights we test the hypothesis that pelagibacterales chemoheterotrophic bacteria encoding the c\u2013p lyase complex produce ch 4 from mpn when p i starved . we show that str . htcc7211 produces ch 4 from mpn in proportions stoichiometric to p demand . moreover , we present rates of ch 4 production under ideal growth conditions , together with the genetic response to p starvation in the pelagibacterales . these data suggest pelagibacterales are one of the leading contributors to ch 4 dynamics in p i - deficient oligotrophic gyres .\ncells also appear to express metabolic pathways differently while carbon starved in the light , up - regulating genes involved in glycolysis and the glyoxylate cycle , while cells in the dark up - regulated genes for amino acid transport . in a metatranscriptomic study comparing microbial communities during the day and at night , poretsky and collaborators also found evidence indicating that amino acid acquisition may be a more important metabolic activity at night [ 26 ] ; the authors suggested that accumulation of amino acids at night might be a mechanism for nitrogen storage . different regulation of mechanisms of uptake and metabolic pathways in the light and dark may be related to the different compounds that are released from phytoplankton , and thus available to bacteria , during day and night . daytime is also when light induced dna damage occurs , which may explain the observed upregulation of dna - repair mechanisms in the light ( xerd and reca ) . the upregulation of hflc in the dark , on the other hand , may be related to the proteolytic activity involved in the oxidation of endogenous carbon in starved cells grown in the dark .\nwe had our reception here at starved rock lodge . it is definitely a unique and special venue , and is a place that means a lot to us . my wedding coordinator was margie , and she was amazing and so very accommodating with anything that needed to be done . same with the rest of the staff . not only was the service great , but the food was excellent quality , and the setting in itself was breathtaking . we wanted to pick a place that meant a lot to us - not just any random place , but with sentimental meaning . the first time we went to starved rock lodge was in 2008 ; we were amazed by the food and the beautiful nature that surrounded us . the third time was in 2010 . at that time , i remember len saying ,\nwhat if we got married here ? !\ni replied saying ,\nit would absolutely be beautiful , but it ' s probably too expensive .\ni am so grateful that i looked into it because the prices were very reasonable , and we were able to make it happen .\nremembering this moment , i had high hopes for two fx sitcoms debuting tonight .\nstarved ,\nat 10 , plays like the writers got together and said ,\nhey , what happens if you take ' seinfeld ' and give them eating disorders ?\nit ' s followed at 10 : 30 by\nit ' s always sunny in philadelphia ,\nwhich plays like other writers said ,\nhey , what happens if you take ' friends ' but they ' re not manhattan neurotics , they ' re just philly slackers who run this dive irish bar ?\nabsolutely amazing ! my husband and i were married here 12 / 12 / 14 and our experience was flawless ! jenny was fantastic about coordinating every last detail of our event and was even gracious enough to let me use her computer and printer when we had a placecard emergency . our dinner was delicious ( we had the chicken tuscany and sicilian pesto ) . every guest complimented the food and the fantastic bar and staff . the entire staff , including the wait staff and bartenders were extemely attentive and helpful . i would recommend starved rock to anyone looking for the perfect venue for their wedding .\nthe far bigger problem is that\nstarved\nis so busy contriving situations that schaeffer has paid no attention to character development . eating disorders overwhelmingly afflict females , so why are three of the characters male ? and what are the underlying emotional issues that make them that way ? there ' s a whiff of intimacy avoidance for dan , a hint of repressed homosexuality with adam , a tinge of , oh , maybe narcissism with sam , but this failure to build understanding into the show dooms it to emptiness , with a sour aftertaste . as if you had just , you know , hurled .\nthe efficiency of atp - dependent transport into starved htcc1062 cells in light ( 80 \u00b5mol photons m \u22122 s \u22121 ) versus dark was tested utilizing 14 c - labled - taurine . taurine was chosen for this assay because the htcc1062 genome contains the genes tauabc ( geneid : 3516719 - 21 ) which are predicted to encode an atp - dependent taurine transporter , and also because taurine was previously shown to be utilized for growth by htcc1062 [ 20 ] . results from radio - labeled assays determined that the uptake rate of taurine was 65 % higher in the light than in the dark ( figure 4 ) .\nstarved rock was where i dreamed of getting married ! my husband and i went on our first date there and our first vacation . we shared many memories together there even before we got engaged , so it was our first choice to get married there . i honestly didn ' t think we could afford such a beautiful place to have our wedding , but we crossed our fingers and it was actually quite reasonably priced . we got married may 23rd 2015 and it was a perfect day . the weather was perfect and the staff were beyond helpful and were willing to accommodate my every need . i litterly couldn ' t have dreamed of a better experience !\ni cannot express how wonderful it was to work with the staff in the sales office at starved rock ! they were absolutely amazing ! ! whenever you have a question , you can always shoot them an email ( or give them a call ) , and they get back to you within 24 hours . they completely take the worry out of your wedding day too ! someone is always there in case you have a question , or if one of your other vendors is running late , they will make a phone call so that you don ' t have to . the location is absolutely beautiful as well . i highly recommend this location ! oh , and the food is pretty amazing too !\nsome specific changes in gene expression appeared to be in accord with the observed physiological responses to light . for example , genes for oxidative phosphorylation were more highly expressed in the dark . the pili were detected during starvation in darkness and higher expression of the pilin gene was observed under the same conditions . the role of pili in starved cand . p . ubique is not known , but similar pilin genes have been implicated in nucleic acid uptake in other organisms [ 37 ] . previous work on multiple sar11 strains from a single population revealed one of the highest recombination rates recorded in bacteria [ 38 ] , [ 39 ] . we speculate that the expression of pili during starvation conditions could underlie these high rates of recombination .\nambitious and accomplished but ultimately unpleasant ,\nstarved\ncenters on sam , a commodities trader and compulsive overeater , acted by eric schaeffer ( not the one from signature theatre ) , who is also creator , writer and director . his sidekicks are dan ( del pentecost ) , a novelist who gorges and keeps rescheduling his gastric bypass surgery ; adam ( sterling k . brown ) , a bulimic but totally buff black cop , and billie ( laura benanti ) , a bisexual , laxative - abusing singer - songwriter . they go to group together , where they recount each week ' s transgressions to chants of\nit ' s not okay !\nfrom the other sufferers , egged on by a facilitator who believes in shame and humiliation .\n. . . accordingly , the optimum n 2 concentration for efficient h 2 production by the cultures may be lower than 2 . 4e3 . 0 % . in an earlier study involving n 2 - starved cultures of heterocystous anabaena cylindrica grown with continuous gassing by co 2 in ar [ 10 ] , periodic additions of nh 4 cl ( 10 \u00e04 m ) were shown to sustain the h 2 production activity for 7e19 days . this strain exhibited similar effects of n 2 supply ( 0 . 2e0 . 8 % v / v n 2 and 0 . 5 % co 2 in ar ) on the sustainability of h 2 production , but with the peak rate of h 2 production decreasing to half within about 10 days [ 29 , 30 ] . . . .\nthe higher rates of respiration in dark - grown cells entering stationary phase suggested that they were consuming endogenous reserves to produce atp for survival . we tested this hypothesis by microscopic analysis and found that indeed cand . p . ubique cells were consuming their biomass when starved in the dark , while in the light they could maintain their size . cand . p . ubique is among the smallest autonomously replicating cells known , with a volume ranging from 0 . 019 to 0 . 039 \u00b5m 3 ( as extrapolated from our electron microscopy measurements ) . it has one of the smallest genomes known for free living bacteria ( only 1 , 308 , 759 base pairs ) , and a very slow growth rate ( \u223cone division in two days ) , which enables lower requirements for ribosomes , and thus such small cell volumes . here we found that cand . p . ubique , when starved in the dark , consumes its endogenous reserves and shrinks to a volume of \u223c0 . 014 \u00b5m 3 . this extremely small volume is very close to that predicted for the theoretical minimal - size microbe , which was proposed to be in the range of 0 . 005\u20130 . 01 \u00b5m 3 [ 29 ] . constraints on the lower limits of the size of a free - living prokaryote may be imposed by factors such as the number of protein and rna species required for minimal essential functions , the size of the genome required to encode these essential macromolecules , the number of ribosomes necessary for adequate expression of this genome , and physical contraints , such as the minimum radius of curvature required for the stability of a lipid bilayer membrane [ 29 ] .\nsix months after the snap , those who disappeared suddenly reappear , confused , sick , and lost far from home . amongst the returned is peter parker . post - snap , peter has come back as a feral alpha , frightened , touch - starved , and quickly going into his first rut . aunt may is still missing so tony steps in to be peter ' s in loco parentis . concerned for peter ' s safety and feeling guilty over not being able to save him the first time around , tony is determined to do whatever it takes to return this silent , traumatized boy back to the bright , energetic teenager he once was . however , tony doesn ' t realize that in order to be the support peter needs , peter ' s traumas aren ' t the only ones they ' ll have to deal with .\nthe laboratory results presented here help to contextualize metagenomic 13 , 14 , 15 and metaproteomic 38 findings that suggested that pelagibacterales bacteria actively transport and use dop , including phosphonates and p - esters , in the sargasso sea ( fig . 1 ) . the significance of these findings is extended to the global climate by showing that p i - starved pelagibacterales produce ch 4 when mpn is provided as a sole p source ( fig . 4 ) . interestingly , in addition to the abundant mgi archaea , some pelagibacterales ecotypes may also harbour genes encoding the mpn synthase enzyme 18 , suggesting pelagibacterales may also be an mpn source in the ocean . an understanding of environmental mpn dynamics ( including supply and consumption rates ) as it pertains to dop utilization , remains a significant challenge to resolving ch 4 fluxes as they pertain to p stress in marine environments .\neverything was wonderful start to finish . our wedding coordinator tiffany made the planning process so much less stressful and was always ten steps ahead of me ! the food tasting was great and i was thrilled when the food was even better the day of if that ' s possible . head chef bear works with you and tweaked some items when we couldn ' t decide between one or two things . we had cupcakes made by mo , and people are still telling me how amazing they where 4 months later . the day went so smooth ( and if it didn ' t i had no clue ) . the entire banquet staff was so polite and attentive and always had smiles on their faces . the transitions through the evening where so seamless . we are so thrilled we picked starved rock for our special day ! everyone commented on how unique and beautiful it was . we feel we picked the perfect venue ! ! !\non to food & drink - i always say that\nas long as the food isn ' t terrible , people won ' t care to complain . it just has to be acceptable - especially if the bar is open .\nwell , starved rock delivered again . the bartender & bartendress were friendly & warm , had no problem pouring doubles or giving you more than one drink at dinner call or last call , and were even willing to go grab the groom ' s favorite liquor from the main bar . for dinner , i had the chicken tuscany , and i was expecting average at best , but no - there was flavor ! the meat was tender ! the green beans were crisp ! twice - baked potato ? gorgeously piped and yummy ! the only downside ? i ate everything , so there wasn ' t as much room as i would like for booze . ( don ' t fret , i managed ) .\nthe ability to produce atp in absence of exogenous carbon sources is likely to be particularly important to the survival of cand . p . ubique because a large proportion of its nutrient transporters belong to the atp - binding cassette family [ 31 ] , and thus require atp hydrolysis for the import of their specific substrates . proteome measurements with both cultured sar11 cells and environmental samples from the sargasso sea and the oregon coast showed very high expression of abc - transport systems in sar11 cells [ 32 ] \u2013 [ 34 ] . increases in atp production and transport functions such as those we observed in illuminated , carbon starved cand . p . ubique cells may confer a valuable survival advantage by enabling them to rapidly restart respiratory metabolism when oxidizable organic compounds again become available in the environment . this would be in agreement with the function of pr in vibrio sp . strain and4 , where enhanced survival was observed in cells exposed to light compared to darkness during starvation [ 15 ] .\nfirst , and foremost i would like to say that starved rock and tiffany completely went above and beyond our expectations ! she was an absolute treat to work with , and she ensured that everything went as smoothly as humanly possible during our amazing wedding day . she even allowed my husband to have his fantasy football draft the day before our wedding ! everything was just perfect , we received countless compliments on the food ( which we both agreed was absolutely amazing ! ) . the service and bar tenders were personable , kind , and overall fantastic . let ' s talk about the cake for a moment . we used mo , who is the in house pastry chef . we were blown away with the end result which was way better than we could even imagine . thank you ! every aspect of the wedding seemed to flow seamlessly throughout the entirety of the day . with the fantastic ambiance , perfect scenery , and outdoor ceremony , we simply could not have asked for a better result .\nalthough these experiments provide definitive evidence for potential mpn utilization in the surface ocean , they do not necessarily address the ch 4 supersaturation observed at the pycnocline , nor the organism ( s ) responsible for production of excess ch 4 in these deep layers of the euphotic zone . it seems unlikely that the activity of large buoyant genera such as trichodesmium can wholly explain the subsurface ch 4 features given that trichodesmium are largely observed within or at the base of surface mixed layer 25 , 26 and that ch 4 supersaturation has also been observed outside of the subtropical gyres 27 . alternately , observations of ch 4 maxima below the surface mixed layer and the lack of diurnal variation of these ch 4 levels 6 point to heterotrophic organisms as probable contributors to ch 4 production\u2014provided a steady source of mpn is available and that environmental conditions favour the utilization of dissolved organic phosphorus ( dop ) . consistent with the hypothesis that p - starved heterotrophic bacteria produce ch 4 , members of marine vibrionales and rhodobacterales expressed c\u2013p lyase genes in p - limited mesocosm studies that , when amended with mpn , also generated ch 4 ( ref . 17 ) .\nalthough methane production by p i - starved bacterioplankton is a probable source of ch 4 in p i - deplete waters rich in mpn , there may be other ch 4 - producing biological pathways that bear consideration . for example , in the nitrate - deplete , p i - replete waters of the central arctic ocean , an inverse correlation between ch 4 and a common resource for bacterial carbon and sulphur , dimethylsulphoniopropionate ( dmsp ) , was found 27 . in subsequent incubation experiments , when dmsp was added to the arctic surface waters , ch 4 was produced and \u03b1 - and \u03b3 - proteobacteria increased in relative abundance 27 . from these results , damm et al . 27 hypothesized a type of \u2018methylotrophic methanogenesis\u2019 in which the methylated degradation products of dmsp ( methanethiol in particular ) act as a precursor for ch 4 production . although this is an intriguing possibility that may represent an alternate , and potentially significant , ch 4 source in aerobic surface waters , the enzymes , pathways and organisms involved have not yet been identified . further study of mechanisms of aerobic ch 4 production in relationship to bacterial diversity and gene expression are needed to further unravel oceanic ch 4 sources .\nnitrogen - starved cultures of the alga anabaena cylindrica 629 produced hydrogen and oxygen continuously for 7 to 19 days . hydrogen production attained a maximum level after 1 to 2 days of starvation and was followed by a slow decline . the maximum rates were 30 ml of h2 evolved per liter of culture per h or 32 mul of h2 per mg of dry weight per h . in 5 to 7 days the rate of h2 evolution by the more productive cultures fell to one - half its maximum value . the addition of 10 ( - 4 ) to 5 x 10 ( - 4 ) m ammonium increased the rate of oxygen evolution and the total hydrogen production of the cultures . h2 - o2 ratios were 4 : 1 under conditions of complete nitrogen starvation and about 1 . 7 : 1 after the addition of ammonium . thus , oxygen evolution was affected by the extent of the nitrogen starvation . thermodynamic efficiencies of converting incident light energy to free energy of hydrogen via algal photosynthesis were 0 . 4 % . possible factors limiting hydrogen production were decline of reductant supply and filament breakage . hydrogen production by filamentous , heterocystous blue - green algae could be used for development of a biophotolysis system .\naffymetrix genechip oligonucleotide microarrays for htcc1062 were used to measure changes in transcription caused by illumination . in an early experiment we had compared the transcriptional response in light versus dark grown htcc1062 cells harvested during logarithmic phase , but found few significant differences ( ncbi geo database , reference number gse24134 ) . given the results described above , which indicated a physiological effect of light only in carbon starved conditions , we suspected that a transcriptional response to light might be evident only in carbon limited cells . thus we compared the transcription profiles in stationary phase cells grown on 12\u223612 hrs light\u2236dark cycles ( light treatment , irradiance of 250 \u00b5mol photons m \u22122 s \u22121 produced by a green led device ) and cells grown exclusively in dark ( dark treatment ) . almost one tenth of coding sequences ( 9 . 7 % ) were found to be differentially expressed between treatments ; 4 . 7 % up - regulated in the light treatment ( n = 64 ) and 5 % up - regulated in the dark treatment ( n = 68 ) ( table s1 ) . comparisons of the transcription profiles of cells from the light treatment , with the same cells that were transferred to darkness for 6 hours ( light - to - dark treatment ) , showed an overlapping , but much smaller change in genetic expression ( table s2 ) .\ncandidatus p . ubique strain htcc1062 cells utilized for radio tracer assays were cultivated under 12\u223612 hrs light\u2236dark cycles in autoclaved filtered seawater amended with pyruvate ( 100 \u00b5m ) , oxaloacetate ( 50 \u00b5m ) , taurine ( 50 \u00b5m ) , betaine ( 1 \u00b5m ) , glycine ( 25 \u00b5m ) , methionine ( 25 \u00b5m ) , iron source ( 1 \u00b5m ) , vitamins . cells were harvested when cultures had entered stationary phase ( carbon starved ) and collected via centrifugation ( 1 hour at 20000 rpm ) at 16\u00b0c in polycarbonate centrifuge tubes . following centrifugation , the supernatant was poured off and cells were washed twice in minimal - salt artificial seawater mix ph 8 . 2 ( asw , comprised of nahco 3 ( 6 mm ) , nacl ( 481 mm ) , mgso 4 ( 28 mm ) , mgcl 2 ( 27 mm ) , cacl ( 10 mm ) , kcl ( 9 mm ) hepes ( ph 7 . 5 , 1 . 0 mm ) [ 41 ] , all chemicals were obtained from sigma - aldrich . then cells were resuspended in asw and transferred to four 15 ml polystyrene centrifuge tubes that had been pre - rinsed in triplicate with asw prior to use for radio assays . two tubes were exposed to light ( 80 \u00b5mol photons m \u22122 s \u22121 ) , and two to dark ( covered in aluminum paper ) , one of each served as negative control ( dead cells , preserved with formalin , see below ) .\nthe genetic basis for the p source utilization patterns observed for each strain was investigated at a transcriptional level using dna microarrays . time - course experiments showed that p i - starved str . htcc1062 cultures rapidly induced expression of pstscab , encoding the high - affinity transport system ( fig . 3 ) . individual pst genes were upregulated 2 . 4 - to 3 . 6 - fold 4 h after the onset of p i starvation and 9 . 1 - to 27 . 9 - fold 38 h after the onset of p i starvation ( fig . 3 and supplementary tables 1\u20133 ) . a concomitant upregulation of global stress - response genes ( including reca , lexa and umud ) and downregulation of ribosomal protein transcripts ( including rpsb , rpsp , rpsk , rpss , rplb and rplc ) suggested that p i depletion is treated as a global stressor in str . htcc1062 ( supplementary tables 2\u20133 ) . p i starvation of str . htcc7211 induced expression of genes encoding the organophosphorus abc transporter ( phncdee 2 ; 7 . 3 - to 21 . 8 - fold ) and the c\u2013p lyase ( phnghijklm ; 2 . 1 - to 7 . 3 - fold ) ( fig . 3 and supplementary tables 4 and 5 ) . genes encoding str . htcc7211\u2019s high - affinity p i transporter pstscab were also upregulated , but to a lesser degree ( 3 . 2 - to 3 . 7 - fold ) than the organophosphorus transporter . in contrast to str . htcc1062 , stress - response genes were not differentially regulated in str . htcc7211 ."]}
{"id": 114819, "summary": [{"text": "the pawnbroker is a 1964 film directed by sidney lumet , starring rod steiger , geraldine fitzgerald , brock peters , jaime s\u00e1nchez and morgan freeman in his feature film debut .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was adapted by morton s. fine and david friedkin from the novel of the same name by edward lewis wallant .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was the first american film to deal with the holocaust from the viewpoint of a survivor .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it earned international acclaim for steiger , launching his career as an a-list actor .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was among the first american movies to feature nudity during the production code , and was the first film featuring bare breasts to receive production code approval .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "although it was publicly announced to be a special exception , the controversy proved to be first of similar major challenges to the code that ultimately led to its abandonment .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in 2008 , the pawnbroker was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being \" culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant \" . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "the pawnbroker ( film )", "paragraphs": ["the pawnbroker remains an important work , especially as one of the first major studio films to explore the holocaust .\nrod steiger was norminated for an oscar and a golden globe award for his performance in\nthe pawnbroker ,\nand won a best actor award from the british academy and the berlin film festival . the film itself was put onto the national film registry in 2008 .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the pawnbroker near you .\nin 2008 , the pawnbroker was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being\nculturally , historically , or aesthetically significant\n.\nfeature films . film adaptations . video recordings for the hearing impaired . fiction films . national film registry .\nlumet\u2019s other film from 1964 , the pawnbroker , also became a classic . the grim but powerful drama chronicled a concentration camp survivor\u2019s efforts to sublimate his memories while running a business in harlem ; rod steiger was oscar - nominated for his performance in the title role . the pawnbroker prominently featured new york city , \u2026\n( 1950 ) , which won the golden lion at the 1951 venice film festival . the film , a meditation on the nature of truth set in the\nthe american film industry\u2019s various problems and the nation\u2019s general postwar disillusionment generated several new film types in the late 1940s . although the studios continued to produce traditional\nlord jim : read the joseph conrad novel . skip the richard brooks film .\na jewish pawnbroker , victim of nazi persecution , loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions .\n3 . the script version is even harsher than the novel ' s original : edward louis wallant , the pawnbroker ( new york : macfadden , 1962 ) 43 .\na jewish pawnbroker , a victim of nazi persecution , loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions .\nbest line : \u201ci didn\u2019t die . everything that i loved was taken away from me and i did not die . \u201d rod steiger in the pawnbroker\nsome jewish groups urged a boycott of the film , in the view that its presentation of a jewish pawnbroker encouraged anti - semitism . black groups felt it encouraged racial stereotypes of the inner city residents as pimps , prostitutes or drug addicts .\nsome jewish groups urged a boycott of the film , in the view that its presentation of a jewish pawnbroker encouraged anti - semitism . black groups felt it encouraged racial stereotypes of the inner city residents as pimps , prostitutes or drug addicts .\nmuch of the filming took place on park avenue in harlem , where the pawnbroker shop was set at 1642 park avenue , near the intersection of park avenue and 116th street .\nthe image is king thank you ! you\u2019ll get a gorgeous unique film still of your choice from the film , shot by our uber - talented cinematographer eben bolter ( a4 sized ) . + original soundtrack + exclusive link of the film and short film \u2018silent treatment\u2019 + pdf of script + special thanks in end credits\nthe pawnbroker is a 1965 drama film , starring rod steiger , geraldine fitzgerald , brock peters and jaime s\u00e1nchez and directed by sidney lumet . it was adapted by morton s . fine and david friedkin from the novel of the same name by edward lewis wallant .\nfilms for the hearing impaired . national film registry . feature films . film adaptations . video recordings for the hearing impaired . fiction films . feature films > united states .\nsol , the embittered survivor of a nazi death camp , is now a harlem pawnbroker . he harshly condemns his clientele as the dregs of society , and ridicules his idealistic assistant , ortiz . but when ortiz risks his life for sol , he learns the truth about hope and humanity . a classic ! based on edward lewis wallant ' s novel\nthe pawnbroker .\nwhite hot productions is the production arm of the white hot group and has extensive experience within the film , television and entertainment industry . the company\u2019s current focus is on feature film and television series production .\nfounded in 1999 , senses of cinema is one of the first online film journals of its kind and has set the standard for professional , high quality film - related content on the internet .\nthe pawnbroker by katelin wilcox a one - woman show that explores the controversial story of bertolt brecht ' s legend \u2013 and what five women lost to create it . official selection of the united solo festival .\na truly heavy film , sidney lumet\u2019s the pawnbroker is a film that explores the holocaust by showing the impact it had on a survivor . this is a film about the holocaust , but one seen through the eyes of a new york city pawnbroker who continues to be haunted by what he experienced and what his family experienced . given nothing but a life of solitude , emptiness , and death , sol nazerman ( rod steiger ) is a man who treats everyone quite curtly while just slumping into his chair while life washes over him . this is a man who lost his family in the holocaust through absolutely inconceivable circumstances . however , he is also a\u2026\n4 . hester street ( film of cahan ' s novel , yekl ) .\naccess to audiovisual entertainment was film ; television was the medium of the rich and powerful middle class . the indian film industry was for much of the later 20th century the world\u2019s largest producer of low - quality films for domestic\nunless indicated otherwise , the text in this article is either based on wikipedia article\nthe pawnbroker ( film )\nor another language wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the gnu free documentation license ; or on original research by jahsonic and friends . see art and popular culture ' s copyright notice .\nnovi film ( new film ) , which also included such directors as puri\u0161a djordjevi\u0107 , aleksandar petrovi\u0107 , and \u017eivojin pavlovi\u0107 , all of whom were temporarily purged from the film industry during a reactionary period in the early 1970s . this dark period came to an end in 1976 when the filmmakers of the\nthe sound of music becomes the first film to sweep the major guilds , winning at the directors guild , the writers guild and the editors guild ( ace ) . the other two wga awards go to the pawnbroker ( drama ) and a thousand clowns ( comedy ) . the guilds are terrible predictors this year as only two of the dga nominees get best director nominations ( sound of music and darling ) and two of the wga winners fail to even get nominated ( the pawnbroker becomes the first drama winner to fail to earn an oscar nomination since 1959 ) . the other three dga nominees have to settle for best actor ( cat ballou ) a best actor nomination ( the pawnbroker ) and no oscar nominations ( the ipcress file ) . the sound editors do better as their two winners , the great race and von ryan\u2019s express , become the two oscar nominees .\nin 1961 the indian government established the film institute of india to train aspiring directors . it also formed the film finance commission ( ffc ) to help fund independent production ( and , later , experimental films ) . the national film archive was founded in 1964 . these organizations encouraged the production of such important first features as\nthe screenplay for this film was featured in the 2008 blacklist ; a list of the\nmost liked\nunmade scripts of the year .\n10 . the very useful teaching about the holocaust : a resource book for educators ( washington : the united states holocaust memorial museum , 2001 ) lists histories , memoirs , novels , and films , but makes no mention of the pawnbroker .\nquincy jones - my first american film score was for sidney . . . | facebook\n. this sort of thing has become so common that i don ' t think people would complain today . i believe the film was quincy jones ' s first venture into film scoring .\nthe pawnbroker may not be as well - remembered as many of director sidney lumet ' s other films , including dog day afternoon , 12 angry men , network , and other classics , but it ' s a film worth revisiting , especially as time marches on and the horror of the holocaust slowly recedes into history .\ngroup , but he identified with the new wave through style and theme . his most famous film is the postmodern mystery\nscript reader thank you ! we\u2019ll send you a pdf copy of the script to read before the film starts shooting .\nsidney lumet ' s the pawnbroker is an absolutely engrossing film of the 1960 ' s . rod steiger is the jewish pawnbroker of the title , haunted by memories of nazi concentration camps . despite the almost eternally low mood and depressing environment , the film has an exhilarating energy which doesn ' t undermine the grave subject matter ( being a drama , this is quite a feat ) . there is off - beat jazz , the down - beat slums , the up - beat blacks , and the sad lonely people that engage in meandering conversations - all these ingredients make for quite a brew to create a powerful depiction of life in harlem , nyc . lumet is known for his realism , and his energetic style - this film is no exception . a tour - de - force , with an unforgettable performance by the lead .\nthe development of an indigenous film culture in africa occurred at different moments in the history of the continent . the various timelines are related to the political , social , and economic situations in each country and to the varying effects of colonialism on the continent . only egypt had a truly active film industry for the first half of the 20th century ; the development of cinema elsewhere on the continent was largely the result of individual efforts . one such example is paul soumanou vieyra , the first african graduate of the french film school institut des hautes \u00e9tudes cin\u00e9 , who joined with friends to produce the short film afrique sur seine ( 1955 ) , considered the first fiction film by black africans .\nalso generated considerable controversy in several communities . some jewish organizations urged a boycott of the film due to its uncompromising presentation of the jewish pawnbroker which they felt encouraged anti - semitism . black groups also accused the film of encouraging racial stereotypes of the inner city where everyone seemed to be a pimp , prostitute or drug addict . even the legion of decency objected to the film for a scene in which ortiz ' s girlfriend ( thelma oliver ) bares her breasts in an effort to get more money for a pawn item . all of these charges , however , seem unjustified when one views the film . what emerges is a realistic and devastating portrait of urban alienation .\nthe sense of place is as pervasive as a character in \u201cmoss , \u201d a film by daniel peddle .\nand andrey tarkovsky , who both were later persecuted for the unconventionality of their work . paradzhanov\u2019s greatest film was\nthe pawnbroker is a stunning work that details the psychic journey of a tortured holocaust survivor . a third - person omniscient narrator introduces and describes characters and circumstances that reinforce the main character\u2019s rage as well as those who help release him from it .\ni was uncertain to label the thread ' s heading as sidney lumet ' s ' the pawnbroker ' , but i ' m considering viewing this film mainly on the strength of the acting of rod steiger . this film was recommended me by netflix and is available only in a ' full screen ' version . nevertheless , it ' s a film i seemed to have missed from 1965 . never seen it and it does sound a bit grim in it ' s descriptions , but i genuinely admire the works of rod steiger and missed this one . any thoughts on this film and in particular mr . steiger ' s performance here ? thanks .\nmusic lover thank you ! you\u2019ll get an exclusive copy of the film\u2019s original soundtrack : composed especially for the film with music by jonathan chung plus an all - new track from gideon bensen - frontman of australian band ' the preatures ' ( recently on tour with the rolling stones ! ) . you\u2019ll also get a unique postcard from the filmmakers . + exclusive link of the film and short film \u2018silent treatment\u2019 + pdf of script + special thanks in end credits\nthe pawnbroker is a paradoxically obsessed with death , yet roaring with life , a jazzy urban tragedy that sees shadows of the holocaust in the suffering and exploitation of the dead - eyed souls of east harlem . it\u2019s a painfully , uncomfortably immersive experience that gets so deep inside its protagonist\u2019s wounded psyche that , like nazerman , the audience comes to pray for a release , any release , from that pain . but like the toughest noirs , the pawnbroker offers no release and no catharsis , just a narrative that begins intense , and deepens until it\u2019s almost unwatchably sad , in the best possible sense . the pawnbroker was one of the first major american films to tackle the holocaust , and time and the deluge of films on the subject that followed in its wake have done nothing to diminish its power .\njeffrey ' s last film was the hugely original and exciting feature film called ' set the thames on fire ' by director ben charles edwards , starring an incredible cast including noel fielding , sadie frost & sally phillips .\nthis hungarian film is a careful , compassionate and beautifully acted character drama with a social conscience .\nthe test of time thank you ! you\u2019ll get a limited edition poster - signed by the cast & crew . + original soundtrack + exclusive link of the film and short film \u2018silent treatment\u2019 + pdf of script + special thanks in end credits\nthe letters vr , visible throughout the film , stand for victoria regina , the royal cypher ( monogram ) of then - reigning queen victoria .\nacademy awards : the sound of music becomes yet another film to win best picture without winning an oscar for writing . however , it does , surprisingly , become the only best picture winner between 1948 and 1997 to not get nominated for writing . it also becomes the first film to win best picture without a single critics award since gigi . in the meantime , woman in the dunes becomes the first film since 1958 to get nominated for best director and receive no other nominations . while woman in the dunes and the umbrellas of cherbourg get nominations the year after being nominated for best foreign film , for the only time in history a film is nominated for best foreign film the year after it receives another nomination \u2013 marriage , italian style , nominated the year after it was nominated for best actress . thunderball becomes the final james bond film to win an oscar . william wyler receives his 12th and final best director nomination . for the first time as a competitive award , best foreign film doesn\u2019t go to france , italy or sweden . czechoslovakia wins best foreign film in its first of four consecutive nominations .\nthe scenes resulted in conflict with the motion picture association of america ( mpaa ) , which administered the motion picture production code . the association initially rejected the scenes showing bare breasts and a sex scene between sanchez and oliver , which it described as \u201cunacceptably sex suggestive and lustful . \u201d despite the rejection , landau arranged for allied artists to release film without the production code seal , and new york censors licensed the pawnbroker without the cuts demanded by code administrators . on a 6 - 3 vote , the mpaa said the film was an \u201cexception\u201d conditional on \u201creduction in the length of the scenes which the production code administration found unapprovable . \u201d\njohn was in the industry when film victoria was born . he worked on the establishment and policy framework and later became deputy director . he left to work with the burrowes film group raising finance for five features including man from snowy river ii .\n, which was brought into being over the next decade through the establishment of the kuratorium junger deutscher film ( 1965 ; young german film board , a grant agency with funding drawn from the cultural budgets of the federal states ) , the filmf\u00f6rderungsanstalt , or ffa ( film subsidies board , which generated production funds by levying a federal tax in part on theatre tickets ) , and the independent distributing company filmverlag der autoren ( 1971 ; authors\u2019 film - publishing group ) , with additional funding from the two west german television networks .\n, the hollywood film industry cooperated closely with the government to support its war - aims information campaign . following the declaration of war on japan , the government created a\nworld war ii physically and economically devastated the film industries of the soviet union , japan , and most european nations . italy\u2019s early surrender , however , left its facilities relatively intact , enabling the italian cinema to lead the post - world war ii film renaissance with its development of the\n) emerged to take prizes at international film festivals . some impressive literary adaptations were produced during the 1960s ( grigory kozintsev\u2019s\nvistavision that exposed double - frame images by running film through special cameras and projectors horizontally rather than vertically ) , and many studios were experimenting with wide - gauge film systems ( e . g . ,\nfilmmaker q & a session thank you ! you get a private skype session with our producer and director for half an hour ! talk about anything you like that ' s film - related : from feedback on your own film ideas to the ins and outs of filmmaking , or even advice on crowdfunding . the time is yours to spend ! + original soundtrack + exclusive link of the film and short film \u2018silent treatment\u2019 + pdf of script + special thanks in the end credits\nleff , leonard j . ( 1996 ) .\nhollywood and the holocaust : remembering the pawnbroker\n. american jewish history , ( 84 ) 4 : 353\u2013376 . accessed march 9 , 2009 . doi : 10 . 1353 / ajh . 1996 . 0045 .\nother asian nations have had spotty cinematic histories , although most developed strong traditions during the late 20th century . the film industries of china ,\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\n8 . stanley kauffman , a world on film ( new york : dell , 1966 ) , 132 .\nthe 1964 month at the film experience doesn ' t begin like i hope it would . first nathaniel and his minions trash a classic movie and now you praise a film that ' s largely and justifiably forgotten . one should note though that - with the notable exception of the hill - virtually all of the movies sidney lumet made between the late 50s and the early 70s give me the creeps . and the pawnbroker strikes me as one of the worst offenders . but i will agree with you that steiger ' s performance is devastatingly committed and that quincy jones ' score is loud . in any case , for someone who goes with the imdb year and not with the american release date , rod steiger in the pawnbroker helps improving oscar ' s 1964 best actor shortlist which i at least don ' t like very much . if only the movie that surrounds steiger ' s performance would be moving instead of annoying .\nernie child hasn ' t always been a pawnbroker . years ago he tried his hand as a private investigator , accepting a case from a beautiful young girl who came to him for help , convinced that her life was in danger .\nthe first major instance of censorship under the production code involved the 1934 film tarzan and his mate , in which brief nude scenes involving a body double for actress maureen o ' sullivan were edited out of the master negative of the film . [ 48 ] another famous case of enforcement involved the 1943 western the outlaw , produced by howard hughes . the outlaw was denied a certificate of approval and kept out of theaters for years , because the film ' s advertising focused particular attention on jane russell ' s breasts . hughes eventually persuaded breen that the breasts did not violate the code and the film could be shown . [ 49 ]\nin those years , the writer edward louis wallant had been sitting in a relative ' s pawnshop observing its ways . and while studying at the pratt institute in new york , he met a survivor of the death camps . 7 his 1961 novel , the pawnbroker , became the basis for lumet ' s film . reviewing it in the new republic , film critic stanley kauffman wondered why , since so many other jews had\nadjusted\nto something like a normal life , a sol nazerman was created to represent the experience . 8 no one can answer this question .\nblue borsalino is a neo - noir detective film set in the present day with flashbacks to the 1960s , written and directed by mark lobatto .\nthe film was the first american movie to deal with the holocaust from the viewpoint of a survivor . it earned international acclaim for steiger , launching his career as an a - list actor , and was among the first american movies to feature nudity during the production code and was the first film featuring bare breasts to receive production code approval .\ncash was then transferred into various accounts at city national bank in los angeles and doled out to pay the film\u2019s production costs .\nyou get the film ! thank you ! you\u2019ll get an exclusive private link to watch blue borsalino online . + pdf of script\nit ' s a classic film , of course , for the photography , intensity and steiger ' s performance ( which he has never equalled before or since ) . jones ' score is pretty nifty too , albeit quite sparse , as befitting the film .\nafter all , oskar werner won the new york film critics . lee marvin won the national board of review . at the globes , marvin managed to repeat his win , but werner and steiger , while both nominated , lost to omar sharif ( who wasn\u2019t nominated for anything else ) . so , then came the oscars . and marvin was so convinced that steiger would win \u2013 when he hadn\u2019t won anything yet . should people have really been that surprised when marvin won ? was it just because marvin was in a comedy ? and in 1967 , steiger won both the new york film critics and the national society of film critics , before going on to win the golden globe and the oscar . the only award steiger actually won for the pawnbroker ( other than the nighthawk award ) was the bafta and he won that over a year after the oscars ( the pawnbroker wasn\u2019t eligible until 1966 ) . sure , he had won best actor at the berlin film festival in 1964 , but marvin had won the same thing in 1965 . let\u2019s get this straight \u2013 i fully agree with those who thought steiger absolutely should have won . i\u2019m just no longer so sure his actual oscar counts as a makeup oscar .\nmark and our wonderful production designer daniel vincent have worked extremely hard to source a series of challenging locations , including a vintage funfair , a pawnbroker shop and a hospital . we ' ll need to shoot a sequence on water too . these beautiful locations are integral to the script , but they don ' t come cheap - and your support means we can shoot the film just the way we want it .\nbu\u00f1uel\u2019s presence in mexico between 1946 and 1965 had little effect on the general mediocrity of that nation\u2019s film industry , however . the commercialism of the mexican cinema was briefly\n\u2014who would make their mark in the 1970s ; but , as england\u2019s economy began its precipitous decline during that decade , so too did its film industry . many british directors and performers defected to hollywood , while the english - language film market simultaneously experienced a vigorous and unprecedented challenge from australia . in the 1980s , amid widespread speculation about the collapse of the film industry , british annual production reached an all - time low .\nthe pawnbroker [ dvd ] / republic pictures ; ely landau and herbert r . steinmann present ; an ely landau production ; produced by roger lewis , philip langner ; screenplay , morton fine , david friedkin , based on the novel by edward lewis wallant ; directed by sidney lumet .\nthe pawnbroker [ videorecording ] / republic pictures ; ely landau and herbert r . steinmann present ; an ely landau production ; produced by roger lewis , philip langner ; screenplay , morton fine , david friedkin , based on the novel by edward lewis wallant ; directed by sidney lumet .\ndark , emotional tale of loneliness and greed . rod steiger gives quite frankly the best performance of his career , playing a jew pawnbroker in harlem , still affected by the horrors he went through during ww2 . similarly with taxi driver , the pawnbroker is an intense study of post traumatic stress , inadaptability and social injustice . altough taxi driver had a sort of satisfying resolution and payback , this one lingers on and its more haunting as our main character doesn ' t seem to get to any absolution at all . an underrated early sidney lumet gem .\nrainbow rabbit reliant by kitt lavoie the daughter of a newly elected president is dispatched to convince her long - estranged sister to join the family at the upcoming inauguration . and to leave her girlfriend at home . screenplay developed by cry havoc , film produced by leosplayground . best dramatic short , audience award \u2013 atlantic city cinefest ; audience award , best debut film \u2013 route 66 international film festival .\nfeatured in the prestigious american cinematographer magazine , and chosen as ' one to watch ' by moviescope magazine , eben is a rising talent who has completed fifteen feature films in the past three years , and recently lensed a pioneering series of microplays for the guardian . recent credits include ' greyhawk ' , nominated for the michael powell award at the edinburgh film festival , and best cinematography at the east end film festival earlier this year ; ' the hoarder ' starring mischa barton ; multi - award winning short ' the body\u2019 which took best film at sitgest film festival 2013 ; and chiwetel ejiofor ' s ( ' 12 years a slave ' ) short film ' columbite tantalite ' which won best narrative short at the 2014 webby awards .\npawnbroker \u2014a new york film , a memory film , and a holocaust film\u2014lights up the screen on many levels : acting , direction , sets , music ( by quincy jones ) , and especially cinematography . 2 as to the last , lumet had previously teamed up with cameraman boris kaufman in twelve angry men ( 1957 ) . kaufman was one of three talented brothers who made silent movies in the soviet union during the 1920s . one brother , mikhail , played the title role in the moscow documentary man with a movie camera ( 1929 ) ; the director of that film was the third brother who adopted the name dziga vertov . while vertov went on to became one of the world ' s leading experimental documentary filmmakers and theoreticians , boris kaufman emigrated to the united states . he did not carry with him the fast - cutting montage of that early soviet era . instead he worked in a gritty realistic mode . two moments in pawnbroker , among many , stand out for sheer visual evocation : the low - angle camera shot of the lawnmower brought in to be pawned by petty crooks and the gloomy panorama of dawn over manhattan\u2014a scene whose desperation is matched visually only by the alcoholic ' s tortured trek through the city in billy wilder ' s the lost weekend ( 1945 ) .\n, or \u201csword - fight , \u201d film to the status of art . he made films in other genres , including literary adaptations ,\n12 angry men ,\nnetwork ,\nserpico ,\ndog day afternoon ,\nprince of the city ,\nthe pawnbroker ,\nmurder on the orient express ,\nthe hill ,\nlong day ' s journey into night ,\nfail safe\nand\nthe verdict .\nproduced distinguished cinemas . following the pattern set by the soviets , these countries nationalized their film industries and established state film schools . they experienced a similar period of repressive government - imposed restrictions between 1945 and 1953 , with a \u201cthaw\u201d during the late 1950s under soviet premier nikita khrushchev . in\n\u2014which determined what was morally acceptable in movies\u2014such scenes still caused controversy . the film also upset jewish organizations that saw the character of nazerman as a spur to\nthis film is not for everyone , of course . it is the kind of the film that film ratings are made for . this is why the production code had to cease . because you can produce an adult film like this , one that masterfully shows the ways in which man destroys each other , then destroys himself , with nudity and violence , with the weight of horrible history , but , yet , children should not see it . this is a film for thinking people , to realize what has passed and how much it is not past . see this film not because it\u2019s entertaining or because it will be a good time , but because there are films that simply should be seen , that are so powerful , so moving , so haunting , you must see them at least once .\nthe scenes resulted in conflict with the motion picture association of america , which administered the motion picture production code . the association initially rejected the scenes showing bare breasts and a sex scene between sanchez and oliver , which it described as\nunacceptably sex suggestive and lustful .\ndespite the rejection , landau arranged for allied artists to release film without the production code seal , and new york censors licensed the pawnbroker without the cuts demanded by code administrators . on a 6 - 3 vote , the motion picture association of america granted the film an\nexception\nconditional on\nreduction in the length of the scenes which the production code administration found unapprovable .\nthe exception to the code was granted as a\nspecial and unique case ,\nand was described by the new york times at the time as\nan unprecedented move that will not , however , set a precedent .\nthe requested reductions of nudity were minimal , and the outcome was viewed in the media as a victory for the film ' s producers .\nin 1966 , warner bros . released who ' s afraid of virginia woolf ? , the first film to feature the\nsuggested for mature audiences\n( sma ) label . when jack valenti became president of the mpaa in 1966 , he was faced with censoring the film ' s explicit language . valenti negotiated a compromise : the word\nscrew\nwas removed , but other language remained , including the phrase\nhump the hostess\n. the film received production code approval despite the previously prohibited language . [ 28 ]\nthe pawnbroker was the first film featuring bare breasts to receive production code approval . the exception to the code was granted as a\nspecial and unique case\nand was described by the new york times at the time as\nan unprecedented move that will not , however , set a precedent\n. in pictures at a revolution , a 2008 study of films during that era , mark harris wrote that the mpaa approval was\nthe first of a series of injuries to the production code that would prove fatal within three years\n. [ 56 ]\nwallant , edward lewis , 1926 - 1962 . pawnbroker > film adaptations . pawnbrokers > drama . holocaust survivors > drama . inner cities > drama . criminal behavior > drama . jews > new york ( state ) > new york > drama . gangsters > new york ( state ) > new york > drama . harlem ( new york , n . y . ) > drama .\nafter the filmmakers appealed to the mpaa ' s appeals board to oppose censoring the film , it became the first u . s . film to show a nude woman from the waist up and be granted a production code seal . it was the first of a series of confrontations between filmmakers and the mpaa in the 1960s , that would lead to the abandonment of the code within five years , in favor of a ratings system .\n] , 1976 ) . in the mid - 1960s , however , competition from multiple - channel colour television and from american distributors forced the japanese film industry into economic decline . a decade later , two major studios were bankrupt , and film production was increasingly dominated by two domestic exploitation genres : the\nthe film was shot in new york city , mostly on location , with minimal sets , in the fall of 1963 . the calendar in the pawnshop indicates that it is saturday , september 29 .\nshooting a short film in two different time periods is an ambitious feat , and we can ' t do it without the generous support of the kickstarter community .\ncarried by a career defining performance by rod steiger , the pawnbroker explores an extremely delicate and intricate subject , survivor ' s guilt . i have some personal experience with this subject which allowed me to connect to the film on a very deep level . my father died when i was 6 years old . he died at the age of 62 , significantly older than my mother . his side of the family lived across the globe , but one brother remained in the netherlands . as he was my only link\u2026\nif there ' s anyone who knows how to give a film a pulse , it ' s lumet . powerful stuff .\nthe pawnbroker is a hell of a movie . i love that it is pretty much in synch with a eastern european sensibility of a lot of movies of that time , specially the cinematography . its one the bleakest movies about the shadows of the holocaust , it ' s like nazerman never really left ww ii europe . the lack of color in his life it ' s just striking .\nallies , did not begin to develop film industries until after world war ii . yugoslavia was the most immediately successful and produced the countries\u2019 first internationally known director : the political avant - gardist\ninstead , i\u2019d like to use this bully pulpit to call attention to one of my perpetual favorite picks for hugely underrated american film masterpiece you all need to have seen , like , yesterday : the pawnbroker , directed by sidney lumet and starring rod steiger , who received an oscar nomination . it premiered 50 years ago this very month , in competition at the 14th berlin international film festival ( they festival\u2019ed differently in those days ) , not premiering until the following year in the states due to its nudity and generally sour tone . a half of a century has , beyond question , blunted the impact of the movie\u2019s most boundary - pushing elements ( not least being the fact that naked women have become so blandly normalized in mainstream film , a development this very movie did a tremendous amount to encourage ) , and even its then - unprecedented engagement with the holocaust , including the first scene in an american film set in a concentration camp , feels a little quaint today .\ndirector of photography , boris kaufman ; film editor , ralph rosenblum ; music , quincy jones ; production designer , richard sylbert .\nafter world war ii the soviet union\u2019s film industry experienced greater stagnation than that of any other nation except germany . the socialist realism doctrine imposed during stalin\u2019s dictatorship caused film production to fall from 19 features in 1945 to 5 in 1952 . although stalin died the following year , the situation did not improve until the late 1950s , when such films as mikhail kalatozov\u2019s\nbut there was a time when such territory was still fresh , provocative and largely unexplored in the movies . such was the case in 1965 , the year that director sidney lumet and lead actor rod steiger teamed up to give us the pawnbroker . that was the same year that the shop on main street emerged from the then - exotic cinema culture of czechoslovakia to amaze audiences en route to winning its \u201cbest foreign picture\u201d award from the academy of motion picture arts and sciences . though i\u2019m reasonably certain that the two films were produced in complete isolation from each other , their thematic similarities and the close proximity of their release dates made for some fascinating comparative viewing over the past week . and i\u2019m quite pleased to report that , despite the flood of films dealing with such material that have been produced over the past five decades , the pawnbroker still packs a very powerful punch , thanks mainly to lumet\u2019s and steiger\u2019s brilliance , but also greatly aided by solid collaborations in other aspects of the film\u2019s creation .\nthis was one of the few films of lumet i hadn ' t seen and once again he bowled me over with yet another superbly crafted film .\nrachel mcadams and kelly reilly were also in the series true detective ( 2014 ) together . they do not share any scenes together in this film .\ni\u2019ve long believed rod steiger\u2019s oscar in 1967 was a makeup oscar . this was for two reasons . first of all , not only did i not think that rod steiger was the best actor of 1967 , but he wasn\u2019t even the best in his own film ( that would be sidney poitier ) . the other was that everything i had read , beginning with inside oscar , was adamant that he should have won the oscar in 1965 for the pawnbroker and that it was expected that he would win . well , i still personally feel that steiger was a bit over - rated in in the heat of the night ( he was very good \u2013 but poitier was better ) and he absolutely should have won for the pawnbroker . but why did other people think that ? was it because he was so good ? because certainly there were no other signs .\n\u201cof course , neither 1mdb or the malaysian people saw a penny of profit from that film or the other assets purchased with funds \u00adsiphoned from 1mdb , \u201d caldwell said .\nin 1952 , in the case of joseph burstyn , inc . v . wilson , the u . s . supreme court unanimously overruled its 1915 decision ( mutual film corporation v . industrial commission of ohio ) and held that motion pictures were entitled to first amendment protection , so that the new york state board of regents could not ban the miracle , a short film that was one half of l ' amore ( 1948 ) , an anthology film directed by roberto rossellini . film distributor joseph burstyn released the film in the u . s . in 1950 , and the case became known as the\nmiracle decision\ndue to its connection to rossellini ' s film . that reduced the threat of government regulation , which had formerly been cited as justification for the production code , and the pca ' s powers over the hollywood industry were greatly reduced . [ 2 ] by the 1950s , american culture also began to change . a boycott by the national legion of decency no longer guaranteed a film ' s commercial failure , and several aspects of the code had slowly lost their taboo . in 1956 , areas of the code were rewritten to accept subjects such as miscegenation , adultery , and prostitution . for example , the remake of a pre - code film dealing with prostitution , anna christie , was cancelled by mgm twice , in 1940 and in 1946 , as the character of anna was not allowed to be portrayed as a prostitute . by 1962 , such subject matter was acceptable and the original film was given a seal of approval . [ 52 ]\nhow can i say it\u2019s under - rated ? just look at this . in 1965 , the same year that awards were being heaped upon the sound of music ( 10 of them between the oscars , globes and guilds ) and nominations upon ship of fools ( 17 of them between the oscars , critics , guilds , baftas and globes ) , the pawnbroker received 5 nominations with 2 wins . rod steiger was nominated for the oscar , the globe , the bafta ( which he won ) and the film was nominated by the dga and won the writers guild . it is the second best film of 1965 and yet the oscars thought it inferior to ship and a thousand clowns while the globes thought a patch of blue and flight of the phoenix were better . look at its reputation even today . roger ebert hasn\u2019t bothered to include it as a great film , afi didn\u2019t think it worthy of the list of 400 initial films for either of their top 100 lists ( though cat ballou was on the initial list both times ) and it hasn\u2019t made the top 1000 in any of the four years it has been done ( at least the national film registry has it right as they finally added it in 2008 ) .\n, 1979 ) . unlike the productions financed with foreign capital by the canadian film development corporation during the same period , these new australian films had indigenous casts and crews and treated distinctly national themes . by the end of the 1970s , australian motion pictures were being prominently featured at the cannes international film festival and competing strongly at the box office in europe . in 1981 australia penetrated the american market with two critical hits , beresford\u2019s\nlumet cared about them . and when presented with a legendary problem like rod steiger - - who tended to begin his performances by going hopelessly over the top and required a director who knew how to dial them back to human dimensions - - he got the finest performance of steiger ' s life in\nthe pawnbroker ,\nprobably the greatest american movie ever to deal with the human toll of the holocaust .\nassociate producer thank you ! you\u2019ll be credited as associate producer on the finished film , with an official imdb credit . we\u2019ll also send you a dvd copy of blue borsalino to keep . following our screening , come and have a drink and a bite to eat , and see your name on the big screen ! + 2 x tickets to private screening + unique film still + ltd edition signed poster + postcard from filmmakers + original soundtrack + exclusive link of the film and short film \u2018silent treatment\u2019 + pdf of script ( only greater london based travel included for set - visit and screening )\nharvey weinstein thank you ! you\u2019ll be credited as executive producer on the finished film , with an official imdb credit . we\u2019ll also send you a dvd copy of blue borsalino to keep . following our screening , come and have a drink and a bite to eat , and see your name on the big screen ! + 2 x tickets to private screening + unique film still + ltd edition signed poster + postcard from filmmakers + original soundtrack + exclusive link of the film and short film \u2018silent treatment\u2019 + pdf of script ( only greater london based travel included for set - visit and screening )\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nsimultaneously introduced a new multilayered film stock in which emulsions sensitive to the red , green , and blue parts of the spectrum were bonded together on a single roll . patented as\nin spite of the major film companies\u2019 elaborate strategies of defense , they continued to decline throughout the 1950s and \u201960s . because they could no longer dominate the exhibition sector , they faced serious competition for the first time from\na jewish pawnbroker , victim of nazi persecution , loses all faith in his fellow man until he realizes too late the tragedy of his actions . director : sidney lumet writers : morton s . fine ( screenplay ) , david friedkin ( screenplay ) stars : rod steiger , geraldine fitzgerald , brock peters more : urltoken\nthe film industry believed that the greatest threat to its continued success was posed by television , especially in light of the paramount decrees . the studios seemed to be losing their control of the nation\u2019s theatres at the same time that exhibitors were losing their audiences to television . the studios therefore attempted to diminish television\u2019s appeal by exploiting the two obvious advantages that film enjoyed over the new medium\u2014the size of its images and , at a time when all television broadcasting was in black and white , the ability to produce photographic\nin sidney lumet\u2019s groundbreaking 1964 drama the pawnbroker \u2014one of the first american films to address the holocaust , and one of the first to feature explicit nudity\u2014steiger delivers a deeply internal , oscar - nominated performance as sol nazerman , a brilliant but closed - off professor turned pawnbroker who made it through the concentration camps with his body intact , but his spirit scarred . it\u2019s a virtuoso performance defined more by reacting than by acting . the screenplay gives steiger some juicy monologues to feast upon , most notably an early tour de force where all the the rage and pain inside him spill out when he answers a would - be prot\u00e9g\u00e9\u2019s innocent question about jews and business with an epic dissertation on the jewish mercantile tradition as a product of millennia of persecution and rootlessness . but mostly , nazerman reacts to a world he views with a muted disgust that , over the course of the film , evolves into panicked despair , as he opens himself up to the world just enough so it can destroy him .\ni viewed the film over the weekend . rod steiger ' s performance was beyond perfection ; a staggering achievement . his most brilliant work . i feel he received his oscar for ' in the heat of the night ' , not just because of his terrific performance in it , but as ' compensation ' for his loss of the statue in 1965 for ' the pawnbroker ' . it ' s happened before , james stewart winnin for ' the philadelphia story ' after losing the year before for ' mr . smith goes to wahington ' , and paul newman winning for ' the color of money ' after losing for better performances in\ngermany\u2019s catastrophic defeat in world war ii and the subsequent partitioning of the country virtually destroyed its film industry , which had already been corrupted by the nazis . rebuilt during the 1950s , the west german industry became the fifth largest producer in the world , but the majority of its output consisted of low - quality\n) , confirmed that he is essentially a religious artist . throughout the 20th century , the scandinavian film industries remained small , state - subsidized , and ( after the introduction of sound ) oriented largely toward the domestic market .\nin the very last scene of the film , sol pierces his left hand on a receipt spindle . when he walks out of the pawn shop , he is looking in pain at his right hand ."]}
{"id": 114822, "summary": [{"text": "my official wife is a 1914 american silent film directed by james young and starring clara kimball young , harry t. morey and rose e. tapley .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the novel was first adapted to film in 1914 by vitagraph studios , starring clara kimball young and earle williams , and directed by young 's husband james young .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the movie opened on july 13 , 1914 .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "sime silverman 's review for variety was mixed on the film , concluding that five-reels was too long , though he admitted that the scene of a boat being torpedoed at the end might go over well with audiences .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "though the story is set in russia , silverman noted that the film \" never dares go into the open because it was made so far away from any place even resembling the land of the czar that the studio posing and setting becomes extraordinarily obvious . \"", "topic": 5}, {"text": "clara kimball young later estimated she had appeared in more than 100 films before my official wife , but this was the film that launched her as a star .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "when motion picture magazine conducted a popularity contest in 1914 , earle williams finished first and young came in second .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "( mary pickford came in third ) .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "young credited vitagraph founder j. stuart blackton 's supervision as responsible for the success of her emotional portrayal in the film .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "but now a hot commodity , young soon signed with lewis j. selznick .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "based on its prior success , vitagraph re-issued the film in late 1916 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "speculation once abounded that leon trotsky appeared in the film as an extra , based in part on a shot of young with a bearded man with a resemblance to the man .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "though this claim started appearing as early as 1918 and was vouched for by actors in the film , and was often repeated , the story was always specious and has been discredited .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "trotsky was not in the united states in 1914 , and he denied reports made during his life about alleged film appearances .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film also possibly had a young rudolf valentino as an uncredited extra , though this claim can not be verified , as vitagraph studios head albert e. smith made a number of claims that later caused skepticism .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "though the full movie is now lost , two short clips were compiled in the 1931 vitaphone short the movie album and still survive .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "one of the clips includes \" trotsky \" , which was played up in the press promotion for the release . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "my official wife ( 1914 film )", "paragraphs": ["my official wife ( 1914 ) is available online at the internet archive ( 45 second fragment ) .\ntwo new film plays are shown ;\nmy official wife ,\na russian drama , splendidly produced at vitagraph theatre .\nof his day and fellow actor of trotsky in \u201cmy official wife . \u201d shots of this old - time film showing morey , trotsky and\nwith the headline : two new film plays are shown ;\nmy official wife ,\na russian drama , splendidly produced at vitagraph theatre .\ntwo new film plays are shown ;\nmy official wife ,\na russian drama , splendidly produced at vitagraph theatre . - the new york times\nmy official wife\nfive - part drama by richard henry savage , produced by vitagraph . under direction of james young . released by vitagraph dec . 11\n' broadway star features\nvitagraph productions shown at the vitagraph theater ,\nmy official wife ,\ndrama in five parts , adapted by marguerite bertsch from a play by richard henry savage , directed by james young .\nclara kimball young , artist .\nmoving picture world ( 3 oct . 1914 ) : 41 .\nleon trotsky , now so prominent in russian , politics was . at one ' time , it is sau ! , a . moving picture actor in america . ho appeared in a film entitled\nmy official . wife ,\nand his salary is stated to have been just five dollars a day .\n( 1914 ) ( davis 420 ) . in 1914 , the youngs left vitagraph to work for producer lewis j . selznick ( \u201cworld film in merger\u201d 7 ) . young made several films released between november 1914 and december 1916 that were produced and / or distributed by world film corporation , founded by lewis j . selznick , arthur spiegel ( of mail order fame ) , wall street financier moritz rosenthal , and lee shubert ( lewis 39 ) .\nmy trip abroad ,\nin pictures and picturegoer , july 1924 - october 1925 .\n\u201call my pictures are built around the idea of getting in trouble and so giving me the chance to be desperately serious in my attempt to appear as a normal little gentleman . \u201d\nthe vitagraph company of america production ; distributed by the general film company , incorporated [ special features department ; broadway star features ] . / scenario by marguerite bertsch , from the novel my official wife by richard henry savage . cinematography by robert a . stuart . / \u00a9 11 august 1914 by the vitagraph company of america [ lp3182 ] . premiered 13 july 1914 at vitagraph theatre in new york , new york . released august 1914 . / standard 35mm spherical 1 . 33 : 1 format . / russian advisor on the film , nick dunaew , is reputed to have once brought leon trotsky to the set of this film and appeared in the picture ! more likely , an actor was made up to resemble trotsky for a touch of russian realism , as can be seen in the film clip below . the film was rereleased in the usa by v - l - s - e , incorporated , on 25 december 1916 .\nmy life story ,\nin photoplay ( new york ) , february - april 1923 .\nmy official wife ( 1914 ) vitagraph co . of america ; broadway star features . distributor : general film co . ; special features dept . by arrangement with broadway star features co . director : james young . adaptation : marguerite bertsch . camera : robert stuart . cast : clara kimball young , harry t . morey , earle williams , l . roger lytton , rose e . tapley , mary anderson , arthur cozine , eulalie jensen , charles wellesley , louise beaudet , helen connelly . 5 reels .\n\u201cthe summation of my character is that i care about my work . i care about everything i do . if i could do something else better , i would do it , but i can ' t . \u201d\nrichard henry savage ' s novel of russian life , my official wife , is to be seen in a six reel vitagraph production soon at the vitagraph theater . the film version will feature clara kimball young as helen marie , the role portrayed on the stage by minnie seligman , and harry morey as colonel arthur lenox . others in the cast are earle williams and roger lytton .\nrenounces actress wife .\nnew york times ( 14 feb . 1917 ) : 5 .\nthe eavesdropper , 1912 ; half a hero , 1912 ; in the flat above , 1912 ; the jocular winds of fate , 1912 ; lincoln\u2019s gettysburg address , 1912 ; a lively affair , 1912 ; a mistake in spelling , 1912 ; mrs . lirriper\u2019s lodgers , 1912 ; old kent road , 1912 ; popular betty , 1912 ; wanted\u2014a sister , 1912 ; when roses wither , 1912 ; betty in the lion\u2019s den , 1913 ; cupid versus women\u2019s rights , 1913 ; extremities , 1913 ; fellow voyagers , 1913 ; getting up a practice , 1913 ; the interrupted honeymoon , 1913 ; jack\u2019s chrysanthemum , 1913 ; john tobin\u2019s sweetheart , 1913 ; love\u2019s sunset , 1913 ; a maid of mandalay , 1913 ; on their wedding eve , 1913 ; the pirates , 1913 ; the spirit of the orient , 1913 ; taming of betty , 1913 ; the test , 1913 ; up in a balloon , 1913 ; the way out , 1913 ; the awakening of barbara dare , 1914 ; happy - go - lucky , 1914 ; lola , 1914 ; my official wife , 1914 ; the perplexed bridegroom , 1914 ; the silver snuff box , 1914 ; some steamer scooping , 1914 ; sonny jim in search of a mother , 1914 ; taken by storm , 1914 ; the deep purple , 1915 ; fates and flora fourflush , 1915 ; the heart of the blue ridge , 1915 ; marrying money , 1915 ; the dark silence , 1916 ; the feast of life , 1916 ; the yellow passport , 1916 ; hush , 1921 , the hands of nara , 1922 ; cordelia the magnificent , 1923 , a wife\u2019s romance , 1923 , the woman of bronze , 1923 ; lying wives , 1925 .\nmy official wife ( five parts - - december ) - - the cast : helene marie ( clara kimball young ) ; sacha weletsky ( earle williams ) ; arthur lenox ( harry t . morey ) ; his wife ( rose e . tapley ) ; marguerite lenox ( mary anderson ) ; basile weletsky ( arthur cozine ) ; constantine weletsky ( charles wellesley ) ; olga , his wife ( louise beauder ) ; baron friederich ( l . roger lyton ) ; eugenie ( eulalie jensen ) ; directed by james young .\nin 1914 chaplin made his film debut in a somewhat forgettable one - reeler called make a living . to differentiate himself from the clad of other actors in sennett films , chaplin decided to play a single identifiable character , and\nthe little tramp\nwas born , with audiences getting their first taste of him in kid auto races at venice ( 1914 ) .\nin his magnificent screen presentation of\nmy official wife\njames young has glorified and beautified all he has portrayed , has given dignity to melodrama through some remarkable characterizations , and has proved beyond the shadow of a doubt that the screen story can be made far more effective than that of cold print .\nmy official wife\nin the original form casts its emphasis on incident and was popular because of a pervading spirit of adventure . mr . young has carefully preserved all the spirit of the original and given new significance , not only to events , but to the entire novel . this was made possible by some fine acting of the principals , especially that of clara kimball young .\ngeneral film co . , special features dept . , broadway star features co .\nvalentino began working as a nightclub dancer and tango partner at a number of dance halls and cabarets . he soon acquired professional dance partners , replacing clifton webb as bonnie glass ' s partner at one point . valentino began dancing in musical productions , eventually touring the country with a musical comedy troupe . when the tour ended in san francisco , valentino was again destitute . it was suggested that he try to get into the movies . valentino was cast in his first film in 1914 , making his screen debut in my official wife . after appearing in the serial patricia in 1916 , valentino decided to try his luck in hollywood .\ndespite his failed marriage and minor film roles , valentino ' s potential did not go unnoticed . june mathis , a screen - writer and executive at metro film studio , suggested casting valentino as julio desnoyers , in a film version of the epic\ni ( was ) newsvendor , printer , toymaker , doctor & apos ; s boy , etc . , but during these occupational digressions , i never lost sight of my ultimate aim to become an actor ,\nchaplin later recounted .\nso , between jobs i would polish my shoes , brush my clothes , put on a clean collar and make periodic calls at a theatrical agency .\nthe reason for his success was simple : valentino appealed to women by being one of the first sexually passionate film stars . as silent film expert richard koszarski wrote in\nmy official wife ,\na russian drama written by richard henry savage , has clara kimball young in the leading picture role of helene marie , the young nihilist who succeeds in entering st . petersburg despite the fact that the russian police are after her . in that city she plots to kill the czar , but her plans fail because of the jealousy of an american whom she has tricked .\nmiss harding will be official hostess to the rainbow division\u2019s convention in july . general gatley was second in command of the division during the war .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\namerican avant - garde film 1894 - 1941 . dvd . ( image entertainment us 2005 )\nher husband . dir . : theodore marston ( vitagraph co . of america us 1914 ) cas . : clara kimball young , earle williams , si , b & w . archive : nla .\nworld film in merger\nnew york times ( 29 jan . 1916 ) : 7 .\n, 1895\u20131926 , american film actor , b . italy as rodolfo guglielmi . he emigrated to the\nthe violin of m\u2019sieur . dir . : james young ( vitagraph co . of america us 1914 ) cas . : clara kimball young , james young , si , b & w . archive : usr .\n2 . clara kimball young as actress and co - producer ( clara kimball young film corp . )\nthe story concerns the visit to russia of the nihilist helene marie ( miss young ) , who succeeds in inveigling an easy dispositioned american , arthur lenox , to pass her by the russian sentries as his\nofficial wife .\nlenox ( harry t . morey ) has a real wife , but he thinks the fascinating woman who pleads that he save her from great inconvenience is the wife of a college chum , and presumes of course that once across the border he will receive the thanks of his old friend for his kindness . helene marie , however , without disclosing her identity , frightens lenox with the threat of siberia if his act be known ; forces him to continue the deception and even finally accompanies him to the grand ball where she plans to assassinate the czar . lenos ' s american manhood here asserts itself , and he drugs his\nofficial wife\nand carries her back to the hotel .\nimportant note : all items and news stories in this blog are , to the best of my knowledge , from sources in the public domain . i ' ve done my best to credit specific authors when possible . if you are the copyright holder of any material included , please contact me and i will have the copyrighted material removed .\na growing source of silent era film information . this listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett . copyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 by carl bennett and the silent era company . all rights reserved .\nsurvival status : the film is presumed lost : fragmentary print exists [ approximately 45 seconds of footage ] .\nthomson , david , a biographical dictionary of film , third edition , alfred a . knopf , 1994 .\nhansen , miriam , babel and babylon : spectatorship in american silent film , cambridge , massachusetts , 1991 .\nin 1916 , clara kimball young became only the second female film star , after < strong > mary pickford < / strong > , to set up her own namesake production company : the clara kimball young film corporation .\nimmediately there were tensions between young and his wife\u2019s new coworkers . art director ben carr\u00e9 recalled that on the set of trilby ( 1915 ) , director maurice tourneur \u201cdidn\u2019t like jimmy watching what he was doing , or what his wife was doing . \u201d while clara made trilby , the first feature in which she was not directed by her husband , james young was working as a director on a different film in the same studio , and was clearly distracted by another man directing his wife . to be fair , clara kimball young had a nude scene in trilby , a film based on george du maurier\u2019s famous 1894 serialized novel of an artist\u2019s model who falls under the spell of svengali , a hypnotic musician who reinvents her as a fabulous opera star but utterly controls her . the solution was to hang \u201ca muslin curtain between the two shooting units\u201d ( carr\u00e9 oral history ) . young was concerned that his wife was falling under her own svengali\u2014lewis selznick . by early 1916 , james young sued selznick for alienation of affection dating back to march 1914 , claiming that the producer told clara kimball young to get rid of her husband as a condition of employment ( \u201chusband sues selznick\u201d 9 ) . young did become estranged from his wife , but it was harry garson , a detroit theatre owner and publicist with no previous experience in film production , who provided the love interest ( davis 422 ) . in 1916 , garson survived a penknife attack by james young , prompting clara kimball young to declare in court : \u201ci have no use for my husband\u201d as reported by the new york times ( 5 ) .\n3 . clara kimball young as actress and co - producer ( c . k . y . film corp . )\nthe sepoy\u2019s wife . ( vitagraph co . of america us 1910 ) cas . : maurice costello , clara kimball young , si , b & w . archive : gbb .\nc . k . y . film corporation formed .\nmoving picture world ( 11 aug . 1917 ) : 918 .\nmy official wife ( vitagraph , 1914 ) the wisdom of re - issuing such a box - office attraction as this combination of stars and play represent can not be questioned . miss young has not had a greater opportunity to show all her charms than in this very play which was so largely responsible for her rise to fame . in the impersonation of a russian nihilist , so clever that she would have accomplished the assassination of the czar himself had she not overplayed her hand , miss young carries her audience with her in full sympathy even to the glorification of murder itself . how she thrills at her sinister task ! how she scorns the accommodating american gentleman who is like putty in her facile hands ! how instantly she changes her expression from fear , aversion , horror , and contempt to the brilliant smile of the alluring woman who fascinates all men and makes them do her bidding .\nfilm stars buy clara k . young\u2019s home treasures .\nillustrated news ( 8 june . 1932 ) : n . p .\ncharlie chaplin was a comedic british actor who became one of the biggest stars of the 20th century ' s silent - film era .\nthe first scene of the picture seems more like the conclusion of a love story , for it shows a happy couple standing beneath a floral wedding bell . lennox ' s daughter has just been married to a russian . he dies . lennox must visit russia ; therefore , he gets two passports , one for himself and one for his wife , and thereby hangs the tale . helene marie , awaiting an opportunity to return to her native land , learns that lennox ' s wife is not going to accompany him . there will be an extra passport , and it must secure her passage into russia . she plays her cards so well that she enters the country as the american ' s\nofficial wife\nin the eyes of the law , and visions of being sent to siberia prevent his exposing the fraud .\nvalentino ' s next four projects were not big box office successes . though valentino ' s wife , rambova , helped him get an increase in salary ( to $ 7500 per week ) as well as some creative input on his films , many believed that she ruined his career by picking noncommercial projects . as silent film expert koszarski wrote in\nfilm was clara kimball young ' s first feature , and her last film for vitagraph , where she had made all of her short films . it was a sensational success and launched her as the most popular star that year . its russian setting was drawn upon by young for many more of her features . two short clips of the film exists in warner brother ' s 1931 vitaphone short\nthe movie album ,\nand have been mounted on\nfamous for his character\nthe tramp ,\nthe sweet little man with a bowler hat , mustache and cane , charlie chaplin was an iconic figure of the silent - film era and one of film & apos ; s first superstars , elevating the industry in a way few could have ever imagined .\nthe strain on lenox induces him to resort to a drug for sleep . he forestalls his daughter ' s contemplated journey to petersburg ( from the russian provinces ) and attempts to take\nhis official wife\nback to western europe . her work in russia has been completed . she would gladly go - - but the weletskys beg her to remain and attend a ball . she learns the czar is to be in attendance . it is her one chance to become the joan of arc of the nihilists .\nshe refuses to go back with lenox . lenox therefore purposely misses the train . he returns to the hotel - - finds his\nofficial wife\nbeing wood by sacha . but he accompanies her to the ball . during the evening his hand touches the pistol in the folds of her gown . he realizes her object is the czar ' s assassination . he averts this tragedy by a sleeping potion which he gives to helene marie in a glass of punch . she collapses and he carries her home .\nthe cycle of the gangster film has passed definitely for the present . in the future the police will be the heroes and racketeers the villains , executives have decided .\nvalentino began working as a nightclub dancer and tango partner at a number of dance halls and cabarets . he soon acquired professional dance partners , replacing clifton webb as bonnie glass ' s partner at one point . valentino began dancing in musical productions , eventually touring the country with a musical comedy troupe . when the tour ended in san francisco , valentino was again destitute . it was suggested that he try to get into the movies . valentino was cast in his first film in 1914 , making his screen debut in\nyoung was world film corporation\u2019s biggest star . when financial trouble in the spring of 1916 caused the firm to reorganize , selznick left to create his own production company , taking clara kimball young with him ( lewis 45 ) . it was at this juncture that selznick created the clara kimball young film corporation , naming young , allegedly at her request , as its vice president and treasurer ( 1761 ) . four features produced by the clara kimball young film corporation were released between october 1916 and april 1917 :\nwas in this film as an extra . in fact , trotsky was not yet in the united states when this was filmed . there is an extra who resembles him .\nlewis , kevin .\na world across from broadway : the shuberts and the movies .\nfilm history . vol . 1 ( 1987 ) : 39 - 52 .\n( 1895\u20131926 ) us silent - film star , b . italy . his smouldering blend of passion and melancholy wooed female audiences in the 1920s . valentino ' s films include\nmarguerite bertsch , scenario editor of the vitagraph company , brushed the cobwebs away from richard henry savage ' s old - time drama and dressed it up in film fashion and in the printing of the programme mr . savage gets the larger type of the two . he is not due to receive first credit , however , for a picture as russian as vodka , even if it was made in america . taking a play of this stamp and transforming it into a thoroughly dramatic screen production is virtually producing an original work ; for it is the handling , not the idea , that marks the difference between an ordinary russian melodrama and an extraordinary one . the verisimilitude of\nmy official wife ,\nthe force of the situations and the beauty of the acting , combine to make a drama that , to the american mind at least , typifies explosive russia - - on the one hand luxurious nobility , on the other the nihilist , and a connecting chain of sizzling bombs .\nspher and braff have more complete filmographies for clara kimball young than afi or fiaf . there are numerous inconsistencies between sources as to who directed young\u2019s films . cardinal wolsey is generally attributed to lawrence trimble but may have been co - directed and / or produced by j . stuart blackton according to fiaf . both spehr and braff list lulu\u2019s doctor as being directed by james young , however fiaf lists both van dyke brooke and maurice costello as being the director . dr . lafluer\u2019s theory is credited to van dyke brooke in most sources except fiaf which credits j . stuart blackton and george d . baker . beauty unadorned is credited in all sources as being directed by rogers lytton , however fiaf also lists james young and sidney drew as co - directors . delayed proposals is attributed to james young in most sources , however braff lists maurice costello as director . dates and film titles are also sometimes inconsistent . most sources list lord browning and cinderella release year as 1912 , except for fiaf which lists 1913 . mr . mintern\u2019s misadventures is listed as mr . mistern\u2019s adventures in fiaf . the hindoo charm is confusing because there is also another film titled the hindoo\u2019s charm from 1913 that may or may not be the same film . both titles are listed as extant at british film institute . both are directed by maurice costello and star clara kimball young . however hindoo\u2019s charm is listed in fiaf as being a lubin film , though it seems unlikely as costello was a major vitagraph star at the time . it is not always clear as to what is extant . my official wife is thought lost , however a fragment does exist in a private collection . camille may be held in the norwegian film institute and the czech film archive , but neither archives will confirm . straight from paris exists in an incomplete 35 mm . nitrate print and safety negative ( reels 2 - 4 , and 6 ) and a 35mm safety print of reel 3 at library of congress . enter madame is believed to also exist at the cinematheque de toulouse .\nin 1916 , clara kimball young became only the second female film star , after mary pickford , to set up her own namesake production company : the clara kimball young film corporation . soon after this , there was a flood of female star - producers , initiating what i have called a \u201csecond wave\u201d of star companies , 1916\u20131923 ( 155 ) .\n( 1921 ) . valentino played a bullfighter named juan gallardo , who is seduced and controlled by a woman . in 1922 , he appeared in a mathis - penned film ,\nthese two brief clips are all that remain of this lost film of 1914 , they were excerpted in the warner brother ' s 1931 vitaphone short\nthe movie album .\nthe first clip shows the meeting of helene ' s terrorist cell with an extra who is not leon trostky , and the second appears to be the scene of helene ( clara kimball young ) and lennox ( harry t . morey ) visiting the weletsky ' s ( earle williams and louise beaudet ) , with eulalie jensen as the angry woman . no sound track .\nmy official wife ( six parts ) . the story is woven around a beautiful nihilist , helene marie , who , in order to get by the secret police on the frontier of russia , induces lennox , an american , to introduce her as his wife , in order that she may enter on his passport . arriving in st . petersburg , lennox is met by friends and is compelled to introduce helene as his wife , also to register her as such at the hotel , where he is stopping . helene then discloses her identity . lennox is shocked at first , but already deeply in love with the beautiful schemer , decides to let things take their course . helene meets her nihilist friends and they conspire to assassinate the czar , she being chosen as the one to commit the deed . as the official wife of lennox , she meets a number of the russian nobility , and learns that the czar is to attend a fashionable ball on a certain date . she plans to be present . lennox has arranged to leave for paris the afternoon of the same day . now that the consummation of her plans is so near at hand , helene has no more use for lennox and entices an officer of the royal guards to become her lover . lennox becomes jealous of the russian , misses his train and returns to find helene in the arms of his rival . helene and lennox attend the grand ball , he learns her purpose is to assassinate the car and drugs her . she is taken to the hotel , restored to wakefulness and retaliates by playing the same trick on him , telephones her lover and the two make their escape to a yacht , but the secret police , having discovered helen ' s real identity , send a torpedo boat after the eloping pair with orders to destroy the yacht . a torpedo blows the vessel to atoms and ends forever the career of helene marie , the beautiful nihilist , and her lover .\nthis text was printed from the women film pioneers project at columbia university . to promote readability and conserve consumable resources , images and interactive elements in the digital version do not appear in print format .\nin 1919 , the c . k . y . film corporation disappeared , and clara kimball young\u2019s films were now produced by a new company : garson productions . after its initial release , the famous\nmy official wife\nis a story that has attracted a good deal of attention , and is bound to increase its following with the course of time . it is true to the russia and its autocratic system of before the great war . ever and anon , a scene is run showing the horrors of a pilgrimage to the barren wastes of siberia . it gives the sense of contrast that adds aa pleasure to the scenes of luxury in and about the court . there are many moments of suspense . several times it looks as if the pretty nihilist and the american would be caught in the toils , but they escape . a thriller comes with the entrance of the czar when all the court does obeisance . a fitting climax is the escape of the young noble with the nihilist . quite dramatic is her expression of hatred for him as one of the aristocracy and his overcoming of her scruples by renuniation of wealth and rank .\n. one scene shows the meeting of helene ' s terrorist cell with an extra alleged to be leon trostky ( see the link to silent ladies picture 1 below ) , though kevin brownlow shows that trotsky was not in new york in 1914 when the film was made . the other clip appears to be when she and lennox are visiting the weletsky ' s . sacha argues with and then kisses eugenie , then enters the next room , where helene casts a meaningful glance at lennox and a flirtatious one at sacha , who reciprocates . picture 4 below seems to be from another part of that same sequence .\nto miss young ' s remarkable impersonation of helene , a young nihilist of lofty aspirations , of unconquerable will , of spirited rebellion against injustice , is due a very large proportion of the fascination of\nmy official wife .\nhelene is of romantic temperament , one of the types that defy domestication , yet so eternally feminine that she contains within herself all the wondrous resources of deceit , all the vacillation and mystery of her sex . though she lures and drives men at will , she is not repellently attractive , because there seems to be hovering ever near and about her a sincerity and intensity of true passion . in pursuit of a definite purpose , helene holds herself superior to any minor obligations of conscience . she uses every feminine weapon of artifice and cunning , yet she is pure and an exalted champion of human rights . in portraying this complicated and deeply interesting character , clara kimball young has placed herself in the front rank of artistes .\ncamille . dir . albert capellani ( schubert film corp . us 1915 ) cas : clara kimball young , paul capellani , lillian cook , si , b & w . archive : rur , dew .\nvalentino continued to be cast in roles as a sexual being throughout 1921 , in films such as uncharted seas , camille , and the conquering power . after he signed a contract with the famous - players ( later known as paramount ) film studio , valentino played the title role in what is arguably his most important film , the sheik ( 1921 ) . many critics saw the film as a rape fantasy designed to appeal to valentino ' s female audience . in the film , his character , sheik ahmed ben hassan , is a wild man who becomes domesticated by a british girl parading as an arab slave girl . she accomplishes this by taking care of him after he suffers a severe wound . her work shows him that marriage and morality are desirable . such a role made valentino seem dangerous but palatable to his audience .\nwith the karno troupe , chaplin got his first taste of the united states , where he caught the eye of film producer mack sennett , who signed chaplin to a contract for a $ 150 a week .\nlying wives . dir . : ivan abramson ( ivan film productions inc . us 1925 ) cas . : clara kimball young , richard bennett , madge kennedy , si , b & w . archive : usr .\ndespite his failed marriage and minor film roles , valentino ' s potential did not go unnoticed . june mathis , a screen - writer and executive at metro film studio , suggested casting valentino as julio desnoyers , in a film version of the epic the four horsemen of the apocalypse . the role made valentino an instant star , and saved metro from near bankruptcy . in the 1921 movie , valentino ' s character is an artist and tango dancer who becomes the object of many women ' s desire . he falls in love with a woman who is already married , and only redeems himself by dying as a hero in world war i .\nmagda , 1917 ; shirley kaye , 1917 ; the claw , 1918 ; the house of glass , 1918 ; the marionettes , 1918 ; the reason why , 1918 ; the road through the dark , 1918 ; the savage woman , 1918 ; the better wife , 1919 ; cheating cheaters , 1919 .\nthe marriage of marguerite lenox to a wealthy russian , and her subsequent widowhood , occasion a trip to russia by her father , arthur bainbridge lenox . he is a handsome man in the early forties . the noble weletsky family , into whom his daughter has married , have never seen either lenox or his wife ; but desire lenox ' s co - operation in the settlement of his daughter ' s estates . the summons comes while they are in paris . a passport for two , man and wife , is secured . but mrs . lenox is of delicate health and decides to let her husband take the journey alone .\nthis lost film was clara kimball young ' s first feature , and her last film for vitagraph , where she had made all of her short films . it was a sensational success and launched her as the most popular star that year . its russian setting was drawn upon by young for many more of her features . two short clips of the film exists in warner brother ' s 1931 vitaphone short\nthe movie album ,\nand have been mounted on internet archive and google video . one scene shows the meeting of helene ' s terrorist cell with an extra alleged to be leon trostky . the other clip appears to be when she and lennox are visiting the weletsky ' s . ( cont . urltoken\nmany sources mistakenly claim that russian communist icon leon trotsky was in this film as an extra . in fact , trotsky was not yet in the united states when this was filmed . there is an extra who resembles him . see more \u00bb\nstudlar , gaylyn ,\ndiscourses of gender and ethnicity : the construction and de ( con ) struction of rudolph valentino as other ,\nin film criticism ( meadville , pennsylvania ) , vol . 13 , no . 2 , 1989 .\n( 1921 ) . many critics saw the film as a rape fantasy designed to appeal to valentino ' s female audience . in the film , his character , sheik ahmed ben hassan , is a wild man who becomes domesticated by a british girl parading as an arab slave girl . she accomplishes this by taking care of him after he suffers a severe wound . her work shows him that marriage and morality are desirable . such a role made valentino seem dangerous but palatable to his audience .\nhearts in exile . dir . james young ( world film corp . us 1915 ) cas . : clara kimball young , montague love , claude fleming , si , b & w . archive : itg , usr , esm , dkk , usw .\n( 1919 ) , a silent film revival classic directed by albert parker , young\u2019s next ten films would be directed by harry a . garson for his own garson productions . clara kimball young\u2019s career as a producer was over . why did young give up her own production company to work for garson ? it seems possible that they did not initially realize that their new distribution company was under the supervision of their old nemesis : lewis j . selznick . zukor\u2019s select pictures corporation owned all the stock in the c . k . y . film corporation , but select was run by selznick . this explains why zukor had no problem signing young to a distribution contract despite the lingering lawsuit with selznick\u2014the two men were partners . in late 1918 , garson and young sued the c . k . y . film corporation for \u201cflagrant violations of the terms\u201d ( \u201cannouncement\u201d 170 ) . young and selznick reached an agreement on june 17 , 1919 : young was released from her contract , but she had to pay the c . k . y . film corporation $ 25 , 000 for each of her next ten pictures . by mid - november 1920 , the c . k . y . film corporation claimed clara kimball young owed the company $ 50 , 000 ( \u201csues clara kimball young\u201d 225 ) .\nnext in importance to this striking character is that of a middle - aged american , colonel lenox , played by harry morey . it is a delightfully human character and admirably impersonated . colonel lenox has left his real wife behind when on a visit to russia for business purposes , and is accosted by helene , when about to cross the border . from a combination of good nature , love of adventure and gallantry , colonel lenox permits helene to travel on his passport as his wife . they are barely in russia when his troubles begin , for the chief of police , rogers lytton , falls in love with the supposed mrs . lenox , though he is at that moment looking for the dangerous nihilist , beautiful helene .\nnearing the end of his life , chaplin did make one last visit to the united states in 1972 , when he was given an honorary academy award . the trip came just five years after chaplin & apos ; s final film , a countess from hong kong ( 1967 ) , the filmmaker & apos ; s first and only color movie . despite a cast that included sophia loren and marlon brando , the film did poorly at the box office . in 1975 , chaplin received further recognition when he was knighted by queen elizabeth .\nthe chief follows them to saint petersburg because of his infatuation , not in pursuit of his duties , is on hand when lenox meets personal friends and is forced to present helene as his wife , and contributes to the social advancement of the lovely mrs . lenox . there is an element of comedy in this false relation , which becomes acute when lenox and helene are compelled to take hotel rooms together . she makes such a charming wife at the little supper in their private apartment that lenox , true to his sex tendencies , fluctuates between conscience and inconstancy . still true to those tendencies , he decides in favor of inconstancy , and the scenes that follow are admirably handled . all that is amusing in the relation is brought out with no sign of indelicacy .\nafter valentino ' s death , a cult of personality formed around him . scholars question whether he could have sustained a career in film during the sound era because of his acting style and thick accent . what he did accomplish sustained a legend for many years . legend has it that a mysterious\nlady in black\nplace flowers on his crypt each year on the anniversary of his death . his diaries were twice published : my private diary ( 1929 ) and the intimate journal of rudolph valentino ( 1931 ) . two film biographies were released in 1951 and 1977 , both titled valentino . a television movie , legend of valentino , was made in 1975 . sixty - five years after his death , a memorial service was held for him . one attendee , michael back , who owned a large collection of valentino memorabilia , told janet rae - dupree of the los angeles times ,\nthere will never be another like him . not in 1 , 000 years and not in 10 , 000 years .\nin 1921 , with his star still quite high , valentino decided to break his contract with famous - players . he felt underpaid and did not like the scripts he was being offered . because no other studio would talk to him while he was under a valid contract , valentino made money ( about $ 2500 per week ) on a dance hall tour with his new wife , natacha rambova ( also known by her birth name winifred hudnut ) . valentino had married the talented dancer , actress , set and costume designer , in 1921 , while still legally married to his first wife . he remarried rambova in 1923 , after his divorce was final . the tour was a publicity stunt for a facial cream , mineralava . rambova soon began taking an increased role in her husband ' s career .\nthe film colony raised its voice to - day to answer the charges of senator smith w . brookhart jr . , ( rep . ) iowa , that the industry went goggle - eyed last year over gangster pictures and was headed this year toward a run of productions dealing with indecorous women .\n( 1926 ) , his last film . by the year of his death , valentino , the movies ' first\nlatin lover\nand premier sex symbol , had become the idol of millions . valentino ' s screen personality and his early death , both surrounded by mystery , made him a cult figure .\nshe carries through a ruse whereby lenox permits her to cross the russian frontier as his wife . her charm begins to work upon his susceptible nature . the pair are continually brought into contact with personages and officials dangerous to helene marie . finally , at the hotel in st . petersburg she reveals her identity to lenox and dares him to betray her secret . she charms the rich aristocratic weletskys and sacha weletsky falls in love with her .\nvalentino ' s next four projects were not big box office successes . though valentino ' s wife , rambova , helped him get an increase in salary ( to $ 7500 per week ) as well as some creative input on his films , many believed that she ruined his career by picking noncommercial projects . as silent film expert koszarski wrote in the new york times ,\nnatacha rambova was the most hated woman in silent pictures . she married rudolph valentino , took him away from his handlers , and put ideas in his head . in her hands , valentino ' s image as america ' s first male sex symbol underwent a crucial makeover , and the sultry star of the sheik emerged as the powdered , bewigged and highly esthetic monsieur beauclaire .\nin 1936 , chaplin married again , this time to a chorus girl who went by the film name of paulette goddard . they lasted until 1942 . that was followed by a nasty paternity suit with another actress , joan barry , in which tests proved chaplin was not the father of her daughter , but a jury still ordered him to pay child support .\nby a curious quirk of fate , valentino ' s most entertaining film , son of the sheik was also his last . had he survived into sound he would certainly not have attained legend status ; through his death he became immortal . as one of his leading ladies , alice terry , aptly remarked ,\nthe biggest thing valentino ever did was to die .\nthe adventures of colonel lenox , in company with a fascinating woman who is keeping up the outward appearance of being his wife , while controlling his vacillating moods in private , and his growing inclination to\ntake the goods that the gods provide ,\nform the most interesting part of the story , but the serious purpose of helene is strongly developed through a series of beautiful scenes , culminating in one of the grandest ensembles ever shown on the screen - - a court ball in the presence of the czar and czarina .\nchaplin spoke even louder in the great dictator ( 1940 ) , which pointedly ridiculed the governments of hitler and mussolini .\ni want to see the return of decency and kindness ,\nchaplin said around the time of the film & apos ; s release .\ni & apos ; m just a human being who wants to see this country a real democracy . . .\nthe marriage of marguerite lenox to a wealthy russian , and her subsequent widowhood , occasions a trip to russia by her father , arthur bainbridge lenox . he is a handsome man in the early forties . the noble weletsky family , into whom his daughter has married , have never seen either lenox or his wife , but desire lenox ' s co - operation in the settlement of his daughter ' s estates . the summons comes while they are in paris . a passport for two , man and wife , is secured , but mrs . lenox is of delicate health and decides to let her husband take the journey alone . the nihilist ,\nhelen marie ,\nis also preparing a trip to russia . of unknown identity , her activities are yet notorious , and the police of russia are warned . knowledge of the passport is brought to her by a young nihilist girl employed in mrs . lenox ' s services . helene marie has a just cause against the russian aristocracy . when hardly more than a child , she saw her family butchered in cold blood . she carries through a ruse whereby lenox . . .\nat some point , selznick and zukor extended an offer to clara kimball young : they would forgive her debts and pay her handsomely if she got rid of garson . she refused ( davis 422 ) . financial matters became increasingly grim . in november of 1920 , the same month that the c . k . y . film corporation demanded $ 50 , 000 , the harriman national bank sued young to recover $ 24 , 500 on a loan two years overdue ( \u201charriman national bank sues\u201d 374 ) . the next month selznick won his suit . a judge determined that young and garson kept all the profits of their post - c . k . y . film corporation releases and did not send selznick $ 25 , 000 per picture per their agreement ( \u201cselznick wins in suit\u201d 707 ) . garson\u2019s last production credit with clara kimball young was\nas to the story , it is one of intrigue , nihilists , secret police and people of high and low degree . briefly it recounts the adventures of a middle aged , but distinguished looking american , who is lured by a siren - like nihilist to spirit her into russia as his wife . many complications occur , and the end comes with a bang - - literally . a yacht is blown up by a torpedo and the beautiful russian nihilist and her lover are seen at the last with the smile of their late romance frozen on their faces as they drift with the tide .\nafter valentino ' s death , a cult of personality formed around him . scholars question whether he could have sustained a career in film during the sound era because of his acting style and thick accent . what he did accomplish sustained a legend for many years . legend has it that a mysterious\nlady in black\nplace flowers on his crypt each year on the anniversary of his death . his diaries were twice published :\nmore acclaim came with modern times ( 1936 ) , a biting commentary about the state of the world & apos ; s economic and political infrastructures . the film , which did incorporate sound , was , in part , the result of an 18 - month world tour chaplin had taken between 1931 and 1932 , a trip during which he & apos ; d witnessed severe economic angst and a sharp rise in nationalism in europe and elsewhere .\nover the next year , chaplin appeared in 35 movies , a lineup that included tillie & apos ; s punctured romance , film & apos ; s first full - length comedy . in 1915 chaplin left sennett to join the essanay company , which agreed to pay him $ 1 , 250 a week . it is with essanay that chaplin , who by this time had hired his brother sydney to be his business manager , rose to stardom .\nin the early morning hours of december 25 , 1977 , charlie chaplin died at his home in corsier - sur - vevey , vaud , switzerland . his wife , oona , and seven of his children were at his bedside at the time of his passing . in a twist that might very well have come out of one of his films , chaplin & apos ; s body was stolen not long after he was buried from his grave near lake geneva in switzerland by two men who demanded $ 400 , 000 for its return . the men were arrested and chaplin & apos ; s body was recovered 11 weeks later .\nthe reason for his success was simple : valentino appealed to women by being one of the first sexually passionate film stars . as silent film expert richard koszarski wrote in the new york times ,\nhere was an openly sexual icon designed to feed the most hidden fantasies of the cinema ' s largely female audience . traditional values of home and family seemed wildly inappropriate when valentino held the screen . instead , his films offered hints of violent sexuality and miscegenation meant to tantalize viewers .\nperhaps because his stardom was based on his sex appeal , many believed he had little to no acting ability . caryn james of the new york times wrote ,\nwhen he wasn ' t dancing or dueling , he acted by posing in elaborate costumes and popping open his eyes to show emotion . love , hate , surprise , any emotion at all . even considering that exaggerated gestures were standard in silent films , valentino lacked subtlety .\nfeatured an extensive interview with young in which she does not mention the name of her new company , nor does she detail her precise responsibilities , but relates her personal vision regarding acting styles , exteriors , interiors , story development , and continuity , implying that she would have control over such decisions ( 461 ) . in mid - august , the name of a new company was revealed : the c . k . y . film corporation . this was a distribution company created by adolph zukor , who agreed to buy , distribute , and market eight films from young annually for four years . now it was revealed that \u201cmiss young heads her own organization and dominates it completely , selecting her own stories and plays , her own directors , and her own supporting company\u201d ( \u201cc . k . y . film corporation formed\u201d 918 ) . from 1917 to 1919 , when young appeared to exercise the most creative control , and is listed as \u201cproducer\u201d by the afi catalog , she appeared in some of the best films of her career :"]}
{"id": 114830, "summary": [{"text": "but i 'm a cheerleader is a 1999 satirical romantic comedy film directed by jamie babbit and written by brian wayne peterson .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "natasha lyonne stars as megan bloomfield , a high school cheerleader whose parents send her to a residential inpatient conversion therapy camp to cure her lesbianism .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "there megan soon comes to embrace her sexual orientation , despite the therapy , and falls in love .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the supporting cast includes melanie lynskey , dante basco , eddie cibrian , clea duvall , cathy moriarty , katrina phillips , rupaul , richard moll , mink stole , kip pardue , michelle williams , and bud cort .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "but i 'm a cheerleader was babbit 's first feature film .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "it was inspired by an article about conversion therapy and her childhood familiarity with rehabilitation programs .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "she used the story of a young woman finding her sexual identity to explore the social construction of gender roles and heteronormativity .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the costume and set design of the film highlighted these themes using artificial textures in intense blues and pinks .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "when it was initially rated as nc-17 by the mpaa , babbit made cuts to allow it to be re-rated as r .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "when interviewed in the documentary film this film is not yet rated babbit criticized the mpaa for discriminating against films with gay content .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "many critics did not like the film , comparing it unfavorably with the films of john waters and criticizing the colorful production design .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "although the lead actors were praised for their performances , some of the characters were described as stereotypical . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "but i ' m a cheerleader", "paragraphs": ["but i ' m a cheerleader clip . . . soooooo sweet ! - youtube\nfinding your true direction : but i\u2019m a cheerleader | birth . movies . death .\nsoundtrack from the [ wonderful ] movie\nbut i ' m a cheerleader .\ndrunk lesbians watch\nbut i ' m a cheerleader\n( feat . tania safi )\na but , i\u2019m a cheerleader musical ? ! we can already picture the pom - pom dance numbers .\na clip from the end of but i ' m a cheerleader . music is glass vase cello case by tattle tale\nfrom the\nsew true\nalbum , included on the soundtrack for\nbut i ' m a cheerleader\n.\ni ' m pumped for the movie , i ' m just tired of all the blind hatred for it .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing but i ' m a cheerleader near you .\n\u201cbut i\u2019m a cheerleader\u201d is a satirical look at the absurdity of the anti - gay movement . what i first i saw as a predictable film about an american high school cheerleader and her boyfriend turned into a triumphant portrayal of sexual \u2026\nthe scene in \u201cbut i\u2019m a cheerleader\u201d in which megan and graham first kiss is ripe with discussion - worthy material ( watch here : but i \\ \u2019m a cheerleader \u2013 first kiss ) . to recoup , graham follows megan outside of cocksuckers after megan grows jealous that \u2026\nthis entry was posted in class blog and tagged\nbut i ' m a cheerleader\n, bound , lesbianism . bookmark the permalink .\ni agree completely . i loved the hell out of mos , so i know i ' m going to love the dceu .\ni guess i ' m the only one who ' s never seen that movie .\ncritics think that but i ' m a cheerleader could have been better . the acting is stiff at times and the plot is surprisingly unoriginal .\nbroadly conceived and schematically directed ,\nbut i ' m a cheerleader\nis a shallow , only mildly entertaining satire about a rehabilitation camp for gays and lesbians .\n' but i ' m a cheerleader ' , starring rupaul charles , natasha lyonne and clea duvall set to all american rejects ' dirty little secret .\n\u201cso i ' m not someone who really watches\nkid ' s shows\nbut i freaking love stephen universe ! ! it heals my soul . i ' m . . . \u201d\ndoors open at 6 : 30 pm . saving face will begin at 7 : 10 pm , with but i\u2019m a cheerleader to follow at 9 pm .\ni hate it along with pharell williams happy . . . maybe i ' m a misery . : p\n\u201cbut i\u2019m a cheerleader\u201d was not well received by critics , who claimed babbit tried too hard to imitate john waters with her colorful sets and overtly artificial scenery .\nit was announced today that but i ' m a cheerleader : the musical , based on the 1999 lionsgate cult classic , will receive its first london exploratory reading .\ntattle tale - sew true 1995 | st . francis records glass vase cello case love theme to feature film , . . . but i ' m a cheerleader .\ni ' m on a boat ( ft . t - pain ) - album version\ndirector jamie babbit\u2019s \u201cbut i\u2019m a cheerleader\u201d is a hilarious 1999 cult romantic comedy that successfully satirizes the gay community , the social construction of gender roles , heteronormativity and the religious right .\ni would love to direct a full blown musical . maybe sometime soon . they did a musical version of but i\u2019m a cheerleader in london with the kinky boots director . if they find investors i know they want to mount it as a musical on broadway !\n3 . new girl sandy somehow becomes a cheerleader after being a rydell high student for only a day . also , she sucks at being a cheerleader .\n\u201ci would love to direct a full blown musical . maybe sometime soon . they did a musical version of but i\u2019m a cheerleader in london with the kinky boots director . if they find investors i know they want to mount it as a musical on broadway ! \u201d\ni ' m thinking this as well . i just can ' t see it going well at all .\nsooo . . . i ' m fairly certain we can debunk this rumour .\ni loved it . i wanted to see it twice in a row but the theatre was closing .\nbroadway director and choreographer jerry mitchell could be aiming to score a hat - trick in the west end , as he directs a showcase reading of a new musical adaptation of 1999 film but i ' m a cheerleader .\npublishers market to the press , but they\u2019re not members of the press , and since i\u2019m also a book reviewer , and i\u2019ve advocated heavily for these books myself , i have my own contacts . i\u2019ll call up\nbut i ' m a cheerleader is an important , fun and infectious new musical about being who you are and never being afraid of that truth . i can ' t wait to tell this story .\nif the last film\u2019s title put me off a little , this one\u2019s title is the reason i wanted to watch it . but i\u2019m a cheerleader is a 1999 film directed by jamie babbit that provides a satirical look at conversion therapy for homosexuals . bit of a dark subject i know , but i\u2019m a sucker for satires and with a title like that , i was hopeful . like always if you care to avoid any potential plot spoilers avoid the first couple paragraphs !\n\u201ci would love to direct a full blown musical . maybe sometime soon , \u201d said babbit . \u201cthey did a musical version of but i\u2019m a cheerleader in london with the kinky boots director . if they find investors i know they want to mount it as a musical on broadway ! \u201d\n4 . i ' m still in love with you - sean paul feat . sasha\nbut she tells same same she\u2019s also working on a musical version of cheerleader for the great white way .\ngraham smiles back . \u201ci\u2019m glad i could make you happy . do you want some help putting it on ? \u201d\nwe\u2019re a few years from a 20 th anniversary celebration of the comedy film but i\u2019m a cheerleader . however , stars clea duvall , melanie lynskey , and natasha lyonne being in outfest darling the intervention ( with duvall also writing and directing ! ) definitely gave us a great excuse to look back at the 2000 classic . and with both films having lgbt themes and characters , let\u2019s catch up with everyone from but i\u2019m a cheerleader .\n\u201coh my fucking god their outfits alone i lag behind because i watch this on hulu but oh gosh i . . . \u201d\nbut i ' m a cheerleader : the musical , based on the 1999 lions gate film by jamie babbit and brian wayne peterson , begins performances sept . 13 at the theatre at saint clements .\nadditionally crow and elk productions said\nadam bialow has and continues to champion bill augustin and andy abrams ' musical reworking of the cult film but i ' m a cheerleader . bialow has been involved in the musical ' s development since its birth at new york musical theatre festival and has been integral to the process of bringing but i ' m a cheerleader : the musical to london .\nthese days , natasha lyonne is most loved for her portrayal of nicky nichols on netflix\u2019s \u201corange is the new black .\nbut 14 years ago , lyonne played another iconic lgbt character in the satirical indie \u201cbut i\u2019m a cheerleader . \u201d\noh my god , let me tell you about that night . so i have a free coupon to get like a dozen doughnuts , so i go , \u201call right , say no more . \u201d i go make moves \u2014 we\u2019re all in line , we\u2019re just talking . i was like , \u201cyo , i\u2019m about to make a video , i\u2019m about to do a flip . \u201d so i give them my coupon , i\u2019m like , \u201cstand in line , get the dozen doughnuts , i\u2019m gonna go over here and make this video , \u201d and all that .\nit\u2019s been 17 years since the lesbian cult comedy but , i\u2019m a cheerleader hit theaters , and now the movie\u2019s star , natasha lyonne and director jamie babbit have reunited for a new film , addicted to fresno .\ni would love to direct a full blown musical ,\nsays\ncheerleader\ndirector jamie babbit .\n, i was able to find a better - quality version of the original vine \u2014 one that had been posted a week before fab cheerleader\u2019s . but , like fab cheerleader , funnyvinevideos didn\u2019t credit the original author of the\nexactly , i just think it ' s ridiculous . like , i don ' t think civil war trailer looks that good ( a but too similar to winter soldier ) but i ' m not gonna let that determine what i think the actual movie will end up being .\nin a recent interview with same same , jamie babbitt , the cult classic\u2019s director ( and filmmaker behind the upcoming addicted to fresno ) talked a little bit about but i\u2019m a cheerleader and how it has continued to impact her career .\njerry mitchell said today :\nbut i ' m a cheerleader is an important , fun and infectious new musical about being who you are and never being afraid of that truth . i can ' t wait to tell this story .\njerry mitchell said today :\nbut i ' m a cheerleader is an important , fun and infectious new musical about being who you are and never being afraid of that truth . i can ' t wait to tell this story .\ni would love to direct a full blown musical . maybe sometime soon ,\nbabbit recently told same same .\nthey did a musical version of but i ' m a cheerleader in london with the kinky boots director . if they find investors i know they want to mount it as a musical on broadway !\ni ' m happy that it ' s getting positive reactions , but i just know some people are gonna hte on it just because it ' s dc or not a marvel movie .\n7 ) but i ' m a cheerleader becomes a musical ! an early musical version of the 1999 film had a sold out developmental workshop at the new york theater festival , where it won the audience award for best new musical . but i ' m a cheerleader : the musical will receive an exploratory reading in london december 6 . the reading will be led by jerry mitchell , producer of kinky boots , with book and lyrics by bill augustin and andrew abrams .\ni hope i never see dallas winston again . if i do . . . . i ' d probably fall in love with him .\nwhen i need motivation my one solution is my queen ' cause she stays strong yeah , yeah she is always in my corner right there when i want her * all these other girls are tempting but i ' m empty when you ' re gone\nand they say [ pre - hook : ] do you need me ? do you think i ' m pretty ? * do i make you feel like cheating ? i ' m like no , not really ' cause * [ hook : ] oh , * i think\nthat i ' ve found myself a cheerleader she is always right there when i need her oh , i think that i ' ve found myself a cheerleader she is always right there when i need her [ verse 2 : ] she walks like a model she grants my wishes like a genie in a bottle yeah , yeah ' cause i ' m the wizard of love and i got the magic wand * all these other girls are tempting but i ' m empty when you ' re gone * and they say hate it , worst song this year imo . the lyrics are dreadfully awful .\nthe world has changed a lot since but i\u2019m a cheerleader , jamie babbit\u2019s witty comedy about a cheerleader sent to a conversion therapy camp , debuted in 1999 . who would have thought ( or hoped ) in 1999 that gay marriage would be legal in all 50 states less than two decades later ? or that conversion therapy would be on its way to being banned nationally ? released the same year as boys don\u2019t cry and american pie , but i\u2019m a cheerleader treads that fine line between being socially important and goofy fun . last year\u2019s carol was highly praised for being one of the few films with a lesbian love story to have a happy ending . but i\u2019m a cheerleader is another \u2013 and probably the only movie in film history to have a happily ever after tied to a story about two ladies who fall in love at conversion camp .\nbut i\u2019m a cheerleader isn\u2019t trying to be subtle . the absurdity of gender expectations is put on display with a too - bubbly soundtrack . because : our society\u2019s gender expectations are insane . and , it\u2019s downright crazy to try to force an identity and sexuality on a person . but , but i\u2019m a cheerleader gives us a little hope at the end of a wacky lace - trimmed narrative . while the camp wasn\u2019t exposed , while the girls weren\u2019t guaranteed their families , megan still performed a radical action in embracing both her identity as a lesbian and as a cheerleader . she challenged the expectations of her prescribed role , and still got the girl in the end .\nin the long run , i ' m sure we ' ll be fine , and even if it ' s cool to hate and critics bash it , i guess we ' ll still have a movie with bloody superman , batman and wonder woman in it . but i ' m hopeful .\ncheerleader could have been written as a dramatic analysis of gay rehabilitation programs and how it affects those that go through it , but thank goodness it was not . sometimes a situation needs to be laughed at instead of dwelled on and cried over . but i\u2019m a cheerleader certainly has its flaws , but it recognizes just how ridiculous places like true directions are , and it allows us to laugh at those very institutions .\ni ' m sexy , i ' m cute , i ' m popular to boot ,\nsings lindsay sloane as big red in the punched - up opening scene .\ni ' m bitchin ' , great hair , the boys all love to stare . don ' t hate us ' cause we ' re beautiful , ' cause we don ' t like you either . we ' re cheerleaders .\n( 2013 ) ' ] if you ' re at all a reasonable human being when you ' re 34 years old , you don ' t read scripts looking at the children ' s parts . i don ' t really feel like i need to be a teenager ever again . it ' s really a miracle that i made it out alive . i ' m doing all right being in my 30s - i think i ' m hitting my sweet spot . i ' m glad to have . . .\ni know this is no easy task , but i ' ll try to help you brainstorm your personal statement story .\ni only saw it twice in cinemas but probably over 7 times now , gets better each time i watch it .\nso there you have it ! but i\u2019m a cheerleader may end up on broadway soon . and if you\u2019re an investor , now is your chance to make a lot of people really , really happy by helping get this inspirational story onto the big stage .\ni\u2019m willing to bet my life this was not biggie\u2019s idea . i\u2019d believe you if you told me puff had armed guards force him into the studio . ma $ e hopped in and said some squeaky clean \u201ci might dress like a crossing guard but i\u2019m still street\u201d shit . this right before he started shooting himself outta cannons in harlem world videos and playing puffy\u2019s cheerleader . however\u2026i can\u2019t hate this . mostly because of nostalgia . but i won\u2019t pretend like it doesn\u2019t stick out like a sore thumb , or that it don\u2019t sound like it was intended for a nickelodeon movie soundtrack .\neven though what\u2019s going to happen is obvious , that doesn\u2019t make but i\u2019m a cheerleader a bad movie . the film offers consistent laughs and enough good fun to be a fluffy , enjoyable film . the comedy comes from knowing just how pointless and silly true directions really is .\nwhile \u201cbut i\u2019m a cheerleader\u201d pokes fun at some stereotypes , it does not reinforce character stereotypes . the gay males are not all depicted as effeminate , and the females are not all masculine . the varying appearances and personalities create an interesting dynamic .\n\u201cthis was interesting to read . i ' m glad your female coworkers have been so accepting . i hope things are going well . . . \u201d\n' but i ' m a cheerleader ' is one of those movies that i ' ve been meaning to watch for a long time , but i ' ve never been able to get a hold of it because it ' s hard to find ! i ' ve been told it ' s got something of a cult following , which is something that always appeals to me , but based on some of the reviews , i was expecting it to really suck ! well , there are times when i disagree on the general critical reception of a certain film , and this is one of those times .\nbroadly conceived and schematically directed , \u201cbut i\u2019m a cheerleader\u201d is a shallow , only mildly entertaining satire about a rehabilitation camp for gays and lesbians . basically a short extended to feature length , the movie benefits from a well - grounded performance by natasha lyonne as the vivacious teenager sent for sexual ( dis ) orientation , but suffers from cathy moriarty\u2019s irritatingly [ \u2026 ]\ndj khaled - i ' m the one ft . justin bieber , quavo , chance the rapper , lil wayne\n# 5 . fuck you tonight feat . r . kelly how the fuck the first collab track goin ' be a ballad with r kelly ? i probably liked this when i was a kid , but i woulda been a kid . this ain\u2019t painful or nothing but we can keep a theme going ? this is one of the tracks i\u2019m likely to skip , plain hasn\u2019t aged well .\ndick also offers thrust - for - thrust comparisons of straight sex scenes from mainstream movies like american beauty , single white female , unfaithful and american pie with gay scenes from more independently spirited movies such as but i ' m a cheerleader , boys don ' t cry , mysterious skin and where the truth lies . dick argues that while straight scenes were passed with audience - friendly ' r ' ratings ( minors admitted with accompanying parent or guardian ) , cara often deemed gay material ' adults - only ' fare . jamie babbit , director of but i ' m a cheerleader , says : ' what ' s offensive is that they say they are rating movies as\naverage american parents\n, but i ' m an\naverage american parent\n. i ' m a lesbian ; i have a daughter ; i pay taxes . is there anyone on the ratings board who ' s a parent like me ? i doubt it . '\nas a cheerleader , you ' re saying , ' i agree to wear this costume and i agree to cheer for the boys , '\nbendinger said .\nthere was kind of a cultural moment of , ' oh , god ! i\u2019m wearing a patriarchal uniform that\u2019s appealing to the male gaze . '\nthere was kind of a cultural moment of , ' oh , god ! i\u2019m wearing a patriarchal uniform that\u2019s appealing to the male gaze . '\nbut i\u2019m a cheerleader initially received an nc - 17 rating . this rating was only lowered to r ( thus opening the film up to distribution ) when the director agreed to cut a scene featuring the lead female character masturbating . through her clothes . while thinking about a person , and not a pie .\nbut i ' m a cheerleader - rating and distribution . . . when originally submitted to the motion picture association of america rating board , but i ' m a cheerleader received an nc - 17 rating . . . in order to get a commercially - viable r rating , babbit removed a two second shot of graham ' s hand sweeping megan ' s clothed body , a camera pan up . . . a critique of the mpaa ' s rating system , it suggests that films with homosexual content are treated more stringently than those with only heterosexual content , and that . . .\njamie babbit , writer and director of but i ' m a cheerleader , created her film with a teenage audience in mind . but her film , which had no violence and little sexuality , had to fight an nc - 17 rating as well . babbit told dick that she \u201cfelt discriminated against for making a film about gay teenagers . \u201d\nthis is a guest review by erin fenner . but i\u2019m a cheerleader , directed by jamie babbit , plays with stereotypes . but not like , \u201chaha let\u2019s use broad generalizations to create characters , but never develop them . \u201d no , this film paints everything pink and blue ( pretty much literally ) and then asks the audience : really ? is this what gender and sexuality should look like ? it\u2019s even in the title . but i\u2019m a cheerleader is about a teenage girl , megan ( natasha lyonne ) , who\u2019s na\u00efve about her own sexuality because she fits so comfortably into the norm of femininity . she\u2019s christian , an \u201call - american girl\u201d and a cheerleader , so she doesn\u2019t suspect that her attraction to women and sexual disinterest with men is a sign that she\u2019s a lesbian .\nregardless of critical reception , the film quickly gained a cult following and has become one of the most popular lgbt romantic comedies in america . for those who can appreciate the satirical dissection of stereotypes related to gender and sexuality , \u201cbut i\u2019m a cheerleader\u201d is an absolute must - see .\nmusical adaptations of movies can often be a recipe for disaster . still , some of our favorite teen flicks like bring it on , heathers , and jawbreaker have hit the stage , receiving a range of praise and criticism . now the cult classic but i ' m a cheerleader may join the club .\ni am 15 and i don ' t totally understand why this movie has such a bad rating . i didn ' t find anything too bad about it . there is one sex scene , but it i . . . continue reading\nits stats are all right , but kinda basic , as far as i can see .\nnew edition fans expect you guys to emulate those classic dance steps . was it hard getting bobby\u2019s moves down ? you wake up 6 a . m . in the morning , ready . and then you have brooke payne on your back . he\u2019s new edition\u2019s original choreographer . and he\u2019s hardcore . i\u2019m thinking i got some rhythm , so i\u2019m doing my steps . i feel like i\u2019m killing it . and [ brooke ] cuts the music off\u2026i\u2019m smiling . and he\u2019s like , \u201cyeah , sit on down , you ain\u2019t got it . \u201d and i\u2019m like , \u201cyo\u2026this is crazy ! \u201d i loved it though . he pushed us extremely hard to not only look good [ individually ] , but to look good as a group . that was the most important thing . these guys have been doing it for like 30 plus years , so we had to build that same chemistry with only three weeks .\nunfortunately \u2014 probably because of its lgbt - centered storyline \u2014 it never reached the level of national recognition that it deserved . like many other under - appreciated gems , but i\u2019m a cheerleader was relegated to cult classic status , destined to remain a beloved addition to the collections of the small audience it reached . but that could change soon .\nwhat makes but i\u2019m a cheerleader so special is its distinct lack of shame . when megan is first questioned about possibly being a lesbian , she says something to the effect of \u201ci don\u2019t think those thoughts are unnatural . \u201d she might not have known she was a lesbian , but she never assumed or even thought that her sexy fantasies about her cheerleading pals were bad , something to be ashamed of .\nduvall , lynskey and lyonne were all together in the 1999 film \u201cbut i\u2019m a cheerleader , \u201d and duvall noted they have remained friends . as someone asked a question regarding how their off - screen friendship was reflected in the film , duvall tried to hand a microphone to lynskey , who repeatedly handed it back .\n\u201ci feel shattered , but you learn from it . when i wake up in the morning i get that sinking feeling , you know ? but you have to deal with it , you have to go forward . it\u2019s given me a lot more resolve to do what i want to do . \u201d\nstole ) , a cute boyfriend , fun friends and a spot on the cheerleading squad . imagine her surprise upon arriving home to find that her nearest and dearest have staged an intervention , and are packing her off to the true directions program to escape the curse of lesbianism .\nbut i ' m a cheerleader ,\nthe showcase reading of but i ' m a cheerleader , which has book and lyrics by bill augustin and music by andrew abrams will take place this friday 6 december ( at the same time as our whatsonstage awards launch party ! ) and marks the first london presentation of the show .\ni ' m ready to see a darker , grittier and more real side of things . i want to see people fretting about the implications of a god on earth . i want to see people debate about the cost of victory when that cost was a major city . i want to see villains who are more complex than\ni am evil because !\n.\nlike i always do when i say hi to someone . dating is weird for me .\n\u201ci think you\u2019re the most beautiful thing i\u2019ve ever seen . \u201d graham replies , truthfully .\ncheerleader . a word that makes me want to hurl and is too often used to describe yours truly . i guess a bubbly , outgoing personality and attractive physique means you are a cheerleader . i sit excitedly waiting to hear my name . it\u2019s 2006 . i\u2019m 14 , and i\u2019ve made it all the way to the florida state science fair for my experiment on determining whether bacteria or fungi is more effective in cleaning up oil spills ( bp could have used my help ) . i finally hear my name called and eagerly rush up to meet one of the judges to discuss my project . i spot him and am about to introduce myself . before i can get a word out , he stops me , saying ,\nlet me guess , you\u2019re a cheerleader .\nlet me clear the air now i am not now nor have i ever been a cheerleader . firstly , i lack the acrobatic prowess required for such a role . secondly , i hate the label . i correct the judge , to his embarrassment . we continue on to have an intelligent discussion about bioremediation , and i end up placing third in the state and winning an award from nasa .\nobjectively , it ' s amateurish , but i managed to tell a sweet story that demonstrated my interest in comedy .\nin this introduction , i ' ve told you a story about me from my past that reveals who i am , and i analyze it to show you what kind of storyteller i want to be .\nthe blonde quickly gets up to kiss her anxious girlfriend . \u201cseriously , don\u2019t worry ! i\u2019m so happy that you did this ! i love you so much , graham ! \u201d\nshe said :\ni ' m remembered mostly for ' hocus pocus . when i grew up , they ' d mostly say ' ohhh , allison , ' but thankfully , they keep the ' yabbos ' comment to themselves .\ni loved man of steel , but i absolutely hate the casting for lex in the movie , i cannot stand eisenbergs portrayal of lex and it is effecting my opinion of the film greatly .\n\u201ci just wanted to become a bigger piece of the puzzle , \u201d she added . \u201cthe more i do this the less i become interested in just my part . i want to be a part of all of it . \u201d\n@ kanyeeast22 i still like mo ' money but no , fuck you tonight never grew on me .\n# 9 . b . i . g interlude one minute musical interlude sampling schooly d . while it sounds nice , i\u2019m sure this is just padding to stretch the track list to a double album .\nif you think you see it all , here ' s a film that rasies questions . in the movie ,\nbut , i ' m a cheerleader\n, megan is just a normal girl is doesn ' t know she ' s a lesbian . now , in some places , this isn ' t a problem and will go away alone but not in megan ' s case . it turns out in her case , being a homosexual is illegal .\nthough peppered with both silly hetero and homo stereotypes ( \u201cforeplay is for sissies ! real men go in , unload and pull out ! \u201d ) , but i\u2019m a cheerleader is still an important staple in queer film history . this movie , along with slums of beverly hills and girl , interrupted , launched natasha lyonne\u2019s and clea duvall\u2019s careers . it\u2019s sad to think we probably wouldn\u2019t have nicky nichols without but i\u2019m a cheerleader ! released sometime between ellen coming out and willow rosenberg ( alyson hannigan ) falling for tara ( amber benson ) on buffy the vampire slayer , but i\u2019m a cheerleader was one of the first movies to showcase not only a lesbian love story , but a positive gay teen romance . megan ( natasha lyonne ) is a picture perfect teenage girl \u2013 she has long blonde hair , a handsome football player boyfriend , loving parents and is a star cheerleader . however , and not for lack of trying , she just doesn\u2019t like making out with her boyfriend . she hangs pictures of women in her locker at school and room at home , including , gasp , famed rocker lesbian melissa etheridge , and tries to make her parents eat tofu .\nsynopsis : but i\u2019m a cheerleader : megan is an all - american girl . she\u2019s a cheerleader and has a boyfriend , but she doesn\u2019t like kissing him very much , and she\u2019s pretty tactile with her cheerleader friends , and she only has pictures of girls up in her locker . her parents and friends conclude that she * must * be gay and send her off to \u201csexual redirection\u201d school , full of admittedly homosexual misfits , where she can learn how to be straight . will megan be turned around to successful heterosexuality , or will she succumb to her love for the beautiful graham ?\ni love natasha lyonne . i have loved her ever since i first saw her in the slums of beverly hills . i don ' t know if it ' s the wild , untamable mane , the new york accent that even the finest elocution lessons couldn ' t curb , or her seemingly\nfuck you , i do what i want\nattitude . i ' m thinking it ' s the whole package , wrapped in day - glo paper and hastily tied with a barbed wire bow . when i found out she was starring in a new independent body horror film i was all over it . i mean , they had me at\nnatasha\nbut i stayed for the\nbody horror\n.\nthe 1999 film\nbut i ' m a cheerleader\nconcerned a teenage girl who is sent to a\nsexual redirection\nschool when her parents fear she is lesbian . the movie ' s cast included natasha lyonne , clea duvall , cathy moriarty , rupaul , michelle williams , mink stole , bud cort , melanie lynskey and joel michaely .\nwhen will people learn that not everything is suited to be made into a musical ? i love this movie , and i generally like musicals , but this is just a no - no .\ni hate it too . glad i ' m not the only one . i hate it because of the\nshe ' s always there when i need her\n- yep , no other life at all . i guess i shouldn ' t take it so literally . though i hated that emili sande one about her boyfriend always being right next to her and not going to the pub or whatever it was - i thought it sounded like he had no self respect .\nbut i ' m a cheerleader : the musical is the story of megan , an all - american high school cheerleader who seems to have it all ; she ' s popular , pretty , intelligent , has a football player boyfriend and lives the perfect high school life . but that ' s all about to change ! her friends and family suspect megan is a lesbian , and after staging an intervention , send her packing to the ' true directions ' rehabilitation camp to put her on the straight and narrow . here , under the strict tutelage of headmistress mary brown , megan meets graham , a sexy tomboy who shows her exactly what her ? true direction ' is . hilarious , cheeky and one of a kind , but i ' m a cheerleader : the musical is a quirky coming - of - age comedy about sexual awakening and staying true to who you are .\nbut i ' m a cheerleader : the musical is the story of megan , an all - american high school cheerleader who seems to have it all ; she ' s popular , pretty , intelligent , has a football player boyfriend and lives the perfect high school life . but that ' s all about to change ! her friends and family suspect megan is a lesbian , and after staging an intervention , send her packing to the ' true directions ' rehabilitation camp to put her on the straight and narrow . here , under the strict tutelage of headmistress mary brown , megan meets graham , a sexy tomboy who shows her exactly what her ' true direction ' is . hilarious , cheeky and one of a kind , but i ' m a cheerleader : the musical is a quirky coming - of - age comedy about sexual awakening and staying true to who you are .\nstill though . you miss every shot you don ' t take . if i have to watch point break 100 times to watch bvs once , that ' s a chance i ' m willing to take .\ni ' m just so sick and tired of the overwhelming negativity this movie gets anywhere but these subreddits . it ' s like the majority of people will love it , but will probably bash it on the internet because that is what is cool .\ni happen to be the critic and the person who has this particular skill set and desire , so that\u2019s how it wound up being me [ bringing back theses books ] . i can advocate for them in the publishing community and bang the walls , but i\u2019m not alone in this quest .\nbut i\u2019m a cheerleader , even 17 years removed from its original release , continues to be one of the most heartfelt , touching , and laughably innocent portrayals of lesbianism and queer desire \u2014 particularly among the \u201cteenage romance\u201d genre that rose to great heights during the john hughes \u201980s and continued to dominate throughout the \u201990s .\nout director jamie babbit is busy these days . her new film the quiet began opening in theaters this month , and she\u2019s currently at work on the feature film the itty bitty titty committee . but before all this , she wrote and directed the 1999 cult hit but i\u2019m a cheerleader , a comedic look at the lunacy that is gay rehabilitation \u2014 think ex - gay movement at summer camp .\nactually i think it was yesterday or something but idgf . kool keith\u2019s solo debut , underground classic . it\ni do not want bvs to fail . as a lifelong comicbook fan of the big two companies , the more superhero goodness i can get the better . this is the golden age of being a superhero fan and i don ' t want to spend this time being bitter or unhappy about it . i honestly thought after batman and robin with clooney we ' d never see another superhero film . i ' m glad i was wrong .\nas much as i don ' t give two shits about rt scores . i ' d be lying if i said the low mos rt score didn ' t make me sad . i loved the film personally , but when i hear other people ( a lot ) say that the movie sucked , it just brings me down .\nthe thing about being gay is that it doesn ' t necessarily mean that you ' re a strong person . there are plenty of people who can ' t deal in life and who happen to be gay also , so it seems like just another reason to be unhappy . in the film , megan [ natasha lyonne ] starts off as a cheerleader , that icon of american femininity , and at the end of the film , which establishes the dichotomy ,\nnormal\nand\nperverted .\nand at the end , it comes together ,\npervert\nand\ncheerleader .\nso the title has two points : at the beginning , it ' s\nbut i ' m a cheerleader , i ' m not gay ,\nand in the end , it ' s\nbut i ' m a cheerleader and i am gay .\nthat ' s why she does the cheerleading at the end , because i wanted her to be gay but still be who she was , and not get on a harley and ride off . brian kept telling me we needed to earmark her change somehow , but i wanted her to keep her identity as a cheerleader . i that way , the film challenges the stereotypes even within the community . just last month , we had a review in the san francisco chronicle , which gave a synopsis of the film , because it was the closing night film for the san francisco gay and lesbian film festival . but the reviewer said that it was\nthe story about a girl who ' s straight , who goes to rehab and becomes gay\n!\n\u201ci had zero nudity and i got an nc - 17 . it was just a more conservative , ridiculous time . \u201d\nyanbu , i detest this song . i can ' t understand why it ' s so popular .\nhad some continuity problems , and a pretty lame ending , but decent overall .\nthe most interesting revelation came when babbitt was questioned about her desires to turn cheerleader into a broadway spectacle . she replied :\nas i said , i had a number of concerns about this movie . i mentioned that the critical consensus was a concern for me , but most of all it was the premise . while i think it ' s interesting , i wondered how on earth someone could make a comedy about such a serious matter . conversion camps are a very real threat to gay teenagers out there , but thankfully , the writers managed to satirise the beliefs of anti - gay religious leaders pretty well .\nbefore hanging up to board her flight to new york , lyonne recalled one particularly positive and touching memory about \u201cbut i ' m a cheerleader\u201d that proved just how important the film was in its time . \u201ci remember clea and i went to sundance together and a lot of the mormon girls were coming up to us ,\nlyonne said .\nclea and i would be crying because it was so moving that they had come out because of that movie . they had never seen anything like it . \u201d\nin conclusion life after death didnt truly need to be a double album . there\u2019s some misses here and there but i\u2019d still recommend it . if you need a rating then uh , uh okay i got chu\nbut i ' m a cheerleader may seem too elementary to a sophisticated crowd . the stereotypes are often absurd to anyone with a consciousness , and frightingly may seem real to the uninformed . but in truth the film does no harm and in a humorous way pokes fun at how hung up we are about being gay . it runs into a few problems as well for portraying ' true directions ' as a place where sex roles create homosexuality and that by simply reversing them everything comes out allright in the wash .\nthanks ! it ' s sex and the city . . . and to be honest i have no idea where i found it . . . i think i just searched satc or sarah jessica avatars or something !\nvery clever and very funny . i don ' t know why i had this listed as\nnot inteested .\ni ' ve seen it twice already !\nthere is a difference between ,\nwell , i ' m more of a marvel fan , so i probably won ' t enjoy bvs\nand\nthis movie sucks , its going to suck , even though its not even out yet .\nhate it , turn it off as soon as it comes on , calling your girlfriend a cheerleader is ridiculous , hate it .\nshe said :\nthe fact that ' hocus pocus ' found a niche in that world where it cannot be extricated from the holiday itself to me is really amazing . i\u2019m really surprised , but humbled and happy to be a part of something like that . i had the best time on that film \u2014 maybe more than any other movie i worked on .\n' but i ' m a cheerleader ' is a story about a teenage girl called megan , who is a popular blonde , feminine pretty girl , who ( as you would have guessed by the title ) is also a cheerleader . when she begins exhibiting strange behaviour ( i . e . , checking out other women , going vegetarian , listening to melissa etheridge ) , her parents begin to notice and when they do so , they send her to a gay conversion camp . it ' s in the camp that she realises who she truly is , and under the influence of a tough girl named graham , she learns to accept herself .\ni recommend option 2 or 3 . you can attempt option 1 if you want , but i think it ' s the most difficult of the three to write well .\nin but i ' m a cheerleader , megan ( natasha lyonne ) is an innocent . as she says ,\ni ' m not perverted ! i go to church , i get good grades . . . i ' m a cheerleader !\nbut her parents and friends suspect she has an\nunnatural\nattraction toward other girls . their proof ? she ' s vegetarian , she listens to melissa etheridge , she has pictures of girls in her locker , and she hates kissing her boyfriend . they whisk her off to true directions , a campy version of real - life ex - gay ministries , to straighten her out . surrounded by fey boys and some tough girls , megan realizes she ' s attracted to girls and starts a relationship with one of the girls ( clea duvall ) . meanwhile , true directions instructors mike ( de - dragged rupaul ) and mary ( cathy moriarty ) , try to bring them back into the heterosexual fold with instruction on proper gender roles and talk therapy .\nstrong > while altringer and lindsey hunt down the board members , dick interviews filmmakers whose films have been given an unwanted nc - 17 ( the kiss of death for films seeking u . s . distribution ) or r rating , including kimberly peirce ( boys don ' t cry ) and jamie babbit ( but i ' m a cheerleader ) .\ni spoke on the phone with heath , a manager at the krispy kreme location who about knew the incident i was describing . he was , however , slightly surprised that i knew of the video . \u201cactually , that video was supposed to have been removed from the web , \u201d he told me , \u201cso i\u2019m surprised it\u2019s still out there\nnearly everyone who worked on the film joined on with their very own cheerleader prejudice in need of unpacking .\ni didn ' t have a video to submit for film school , so i wrote and directed something . my friends acted in it , and a friend with a camera filmed and edited it . it doesn\u2019t look like a feature film , but it tells a cute , unique story .\nso um\u2026 i noticed the other thread had 2k + posts so i thought now would be a suitable time to um . . create\nthat ' s a great idea , but i hope they are able to use some of the original music from the movie . it had such a great soundtrack !\nno disrespect intended , but i just don ' t like zack snyder ' s style of film - making . his films are often pretty to look at , but totally hollow .\nbased on the 1999 lionsgate cult motion picture , but i ' m a cheerleader : the musical is the story of megan , an all - american high school cheerleader who seems to have it all . but that ' s all about to change ! her friends and family suspect megan is a lesbian , and after staging an intervention , send her packing to the \u2018true directions ' rehabilitation camp to put her on the straight and narrow . it is billed as\na quirky coming - of - age comedy about sexual awakening and staying true to who you are\n.\nshe was like my l . a . friend ,\nlyonne recalled .\ni was in her car and there was a script just sitting on her passenger - seat floor . i was like , ' what ' s this movie ? can i be in it ? '\nas it turned out , it was the script for\nbut i ' m a cheerleader .\nduvall was already cast to play graham , a disillusioned lesbian with disapproving parents . duvall made a quick call to her good friend babbit and the next thing you know lyonne was set to play megan , a cheerleader and the film ' s protagonist .\nthis was the ' 90s , this is how deals were made ,\nlyonne said , laughing .\nbroadly conceived and schematically directed , \u201cbut i\u2019m a cheerleader\u201d is a shallow , only mildly entertaining satire about a rehabilitation camp for gays and lesbians . basically a short extended to feature length , the movie benefits from a well - grounded performance by natasha lyonne as the vivacious teenager sent for sexual ( dis ) orientation , but suffers from cathy moriarty\u2019s irritatingly one - note rendition as the camp\u2019s homophobic counselor . fine line should expect modest returns for a comedy that has limited crossover appeal beyond the immediate target audience of young , undiscriminating gay viewers .\nit ' s not just money . part of it is , but not all . you greasers have a different set of values . you ' re more emotional . we ' re sophisticated - - - cool to the point of not feeling anything . nothing is real with us . you know , sometimes i ' ll catch myself talking to a girl - friend , and realize i don ' t mean half of what i ' m saying . i don ' t really think a beer blast on the river bottom is super - cool , but i ' ll rave about one to a girl - friend just to be saying something . i never told anyone that . i think you ' re the first person i ' ve ever really gotten through to .\ni mean , i have no doubt the movie will be good because of the raw filmmaking talent behind it .\nwell , the movie isn ' t perfect , but it ' s certainly a lot better than i thought it would be and frankly , i think it ' s quite underrated . i wish that more teenagers would see this movie because conversion therapy is still going on , and i think movies like this could help spark a conversation .\ni want these books to have their place in the canon . and if that means being back on every school list , that\u2019s great . i think every book deserves to find it\u2019s actual readership . people do want books to find readers , as well they should , i want books to find readers too . but i\u2019m not so doctrinaire about who should read them . i\u2019m much less interested in \u2018tapping into a market\u2019 than i am into making sure these books stay in print and are known as a period of literature , just like john cheever is , or like neil gaiman is , or f . scott fitzgerald , or edith wharton . i just want to make sure that their work is not completely forgotten ."]}
{"id": 114842, "summary": [{"text": "for colored girls is a 2010 american drama film adapted from ntozake shange 's 1975 original choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "written , directed and produced by tyler perry , the film features an ensemble cast which includes janet jackson , whoopi goldberg , phylicia rashad , thandie newton , loretta devine , anika noni rose , kimberly elise , and kerry washington .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film depicts the interconnected lives of nine women , exploring their lives and struggles as women of color .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it is the first film to be produced by 34th street films , an imprint of tyler perry studios , and distributed by lionsgate films .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it is also the first and only r-rated film , to date in the series .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "with a budget of $ 21 million , for colored girls was released on november 5 , 2010 , grossing $ 20.1 million in its opening weekend .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film 's lead cast consists of nine african-american women , seven of whom are based on the play 's seven characters , only known by color ( e.g. \" lady in red , \" \" lady in brown , \" \" lady in yellow , \" ) .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "like its source material , each character deals with a different personal conflict , such as love , abandonment , rape , infidelity , and abortion . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "for colored girls", "paragraphs": ["the correct shortening of \u201cfor colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf\u201d is ( and only this ) \u201cfor colored girls\u2026\u201d not \u201ccolored girls\u201d i would like to see this corrected .\n\u201cfor colored girls\u2026\u201d release date pushed up in time for oscars | old school 105 . 3\nmusic from and inspired by the original motion picture ' for colored girls . '\n\u201cfor colored girls\u201d is in theaters nov . 5 . visit urltoken for a review of the film .\nwhat is significant about the portrayal of women in for colored girls . . . ?\ntheater season opens with historic drama \u2018for colored girls . . . \u2019 | temple now\nas a colored woman i thought the movie was amazing . many people say that the story line for colored girls is really for all girls . it is a targeted for a black audience .\nmariah carey drops out of tyler perry ' s ' for colored girls . . . '\n\u201cthe colored girls\u201d is expected to be on shelves in time for the 2018 midterm elections .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing for colored girls near you .\n' for colored girls . . . ' production to raise money for crime victims center - broome county arts council\nham - handed , obvious , overblown and pretentious , for colored girls is a plain disaster .\nfrom left , kerry washington , phylicia rashad and anika noni rose in \u201cfor colored girls . \u201d\n' s adaptation of the play\nfor colored girls who have considered suicide . . .\nhere are some differences between shange ' s theater milestone for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf and perry ' s rest stop of a movie , for colored girls .\nmariah carey drops out of tyler perry ' s ' for colored girls . . . ' - mtv\nwhat are the specific roles of each color in for colored girls who have considered suicide when . . .\nwhat are the contrasts from the poem\nfor colored girls who considered suicide when the rainbow . . .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie for colored girls ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of for colored girls ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nwas the term\nchoreopoem\ninvented for the play for colored girls who . . . , or did it exist . . .\nthis cast list of who was in for colored girls includes both lead and minor roles . ( 19 items )\nin for colored girls , director tyler perry ( madea goes to jail ) takes a tone - deaf approach in his adaptation of ntozake shange ' s 1974 obie - winning play , for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf .\nin this film publicity image released by lionsgate , phylicia rashad is shown in a scene from ,\nfor colored girls .\nin this film publicity image released by lionsgate , janet jackson is shown in a scene from ,\nfor colored girls .\nthe release on friday of\nfor colored girls ,\nthe movie version of ntozake shange ' s landmark play\nfor colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf ,\nis generating a lot of excitement , particularly among fans of the play .\nfor colored girls cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of for colored girls actors includes any for colored girls actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each for colored girls actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of for colored girls have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\ni was ordering the movie\nfor colored girls\nand was sent the music by mistake . i will have to return it .\nfor colored girls\nfeatures a lot of heartache and pain , but lacks any sense of purpose . it sacrifices depth for despair and suffers because of it .\nthe soundtrack to tyler perry\u2019s \u2018for colored girls\u2019 will be released on november 2 , but you can preview today by streaming over at atlantic records .\nfor colored girls . a film written and directed by tyler perry , based on the poems of ntozake shange . for philadelphia - area theaters and show times , click here .\nthe question and answer section for for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf is a great resource to ask questions , find answers , and discuss the novel .\never wonder what paul thomas anderson\u2019s magnolia might have looked like if all the characters had been black women ? you probably haven\u2019t , but still , for about an hour that\u2019s what tyler perry seems to be shooting for with for colored girls , his adaptation of the renowned play for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf . by . . . read more\nntozake shange\u2019s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf opens with a poem entitled \u201cdark phrases . \u201d the first stanza reads :\nin this film publicity image released by lionsgate , thandie newton , left , and whoopi goldberg are shown in a scene from ,\nfor colored girls .\nntozake shange , for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf ( new york : scribner , 2010 ) . [ return to text ]\nwhile she and fellow cast member whoopi goldberg are ( arguably ) the most accomplished for colored girls stars , rashad gushed while praising her younger co - stars .\ndirector tyler perry ' s for colored girls is a bold example of an artist ' s reach exceeding his grasp . and it ' s hard not to applaud his determination and grade for ambition .\nfor colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf essays are academic essays for citation . these papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of the choreopoem by ntozake shange .\nif tyler perry ' s upcoming film ,\nfor colored girls ,\nis half as good as the cadre of female vocalists he ' s lined up for the soundtrack , we ' re getting excited .\nhovering between theater and cinema , sociology and drama , poetry and narrative , \u201cfor color girls , \u201d tyler perry\u2019s screen adaptation of ntozake shange\u2019s award - winning play\nfor colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf ,\nis a major artistic disappointment .\nosborne , kristen . boghani , a . ed .\nfor colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf summary\n. gradesaver , 27 march 2014 web .\ndirected , written by tyler perry , based on the stage play\nfor colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf\nby camera , alexander gruszynski .\nthe word\nchoreopoem\nwas invented by ntozake shange for her 1975 experimental play for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf . because the play was not a typical form . . .\n\u201cfor colored girls\u201d is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . the film contains scenes of child murder , rape , domestic abuse and an illegal abortion .\nit\u2019s gone on to multiple productions worldwide and was the source of tyler perry\u2019s 2010 film for colored girls , featuring a powerhouse cast including janet jackson , whoopi goldberg , and kerry washington .\ntemple theaters kicks off its 48th season this week with a 40th anniversary production of for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf by poet and activist ntozake shange .\nas the 36 - year - old actor gears up for the november 5 , 2010 release of tyler perry\u2019s film for colored girls , hardwick is very aware that even more eyes will be on him . while he pointed out to urltoken in this exclusive interview that he has clocked more screen time in previous films , the subject matter relating to his character carl in for colored girls is so potent , he\u2019ll have people talking about him for years to come .\napplaud perry for getting the best from most of his actresses . boo him for not building to a climax as deeply felt as the movie ' s individual components . for colored girls is a textbook case of the whole being considerably less than the sum of its parts .\nfor colored girls\nbrings to the screen ntozake shange ' s obie award - winning play , a poetic exploration of what is to be of color and a female in this world .\nunited kingdom \u00abfor colored girls\u00bb in the uk released in movie theaters on december 10 , 2010 . the movie estimated to release on dvd and blu - ray some time in march or april 2011 .\nthe recent 40th anniversary of ntozake shange\u2019s seminal choreopoem \u201cfor colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf\u201d continues to bring people together to celebrate , create art and / or heal from trauma .\nfor colored girls \u2026 has retained its popularity . college theater departments often stage the play . it also was the basis of a pbs american playhouse telefilm and a movie produced by tyler perry\u2019s production company .\ntemple theaters kicks off its 48th season this week with a 40th anniversary production of ' for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf . ' five additional mainstage productions will follow .\nfor once , tyler perry doesn ' t put his name above the title , but perhaps he should with\nfor colored girls\nto distinguish this train wreck of a movie from the stunning theater piece of 36 years ago by ntozake shange .\nfor universal , the formula is more simple : \u201cgirls trip , \u201d unlike the aforementioned comedies , is resonating with audiences .\nntozake shange : plays 1 :\nfor colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf . . . , spell number 7\n,\nthe love space demands vol 1 ( contemporary dramatists )\nfor colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is a\nchoreopoem\nby ntozake shange , developed as an experimental play performed entirely by women in poetry and dance . . . .\nthe studio announced this morning that perry\u2019s next picture , \u201cfor colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf , \u201d will premiere on nov . 5 \u2026 and not in 2011 as was expected .\nunited states distributed by lionsgate \u00abfor colored girls\u00bb in the united states theaters released on november 5 , 2010 and has grossed over $ 38 million worldwide ; dvd and blu - ray release date was set for february 8 , 2011 . available for rent from netflix and redbox from february 8 , 2011 .\ntyler perry ' s film adaptation of ntozake shange ' s tony award - nominated play for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf will arrive in theatres nov . 5 , according to variety .\nin collaboration with the for colored girls 2017 justice seeking art action , kin folkz has joined efforts with regina evans ( of regina ' s door ) who will unveil a may 24th lake merritt ritual performance piece entitled ceremony to raise awareness of the resistance against the human trafficking of black women and girls .\nafter originally being set for a january release , tyler perry\u2019s adaptation of ntozake shange\u2019s \u201cfor colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf\u201d will now be released on november 5th . not only do we get to see it sooner , but this later date also makes the film a stronger contender for nominations for academy awards and the golden globe awards .\nmusic for colored girls\nholds three music videos .\nmain title\n( 3 : 49 ) sets a stylized montage of film clips to the opening poetry and score .\nla donna in viola\n( 3 : 30 ) animates colored dust and moving rectangles over footage of the opera scene .\nsaying that for colored girls is the most disciplined , least clownish film that tyler perry has made - - his best film to date - - is faint praise indeed . and that ' s how it ' s meant .\n\ufeffphoto : from left , anika noni rose , tessa thompson , janet jackson , kimberly elise , phylicia rashad , loretta devine , kerry washington , thandie newton in\nfor colored girls .\ncredit : patrick harbron / lionsgate\non monday , october 25 , the tyler perry and the cast of his new movie for colored girls gathered at the london hotel in new york to answer questions from the press . as the film version of ntozake shange \u2018s 1975 original book for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf hits theaters on november 5 , a new generation of fans will be exposed to the poetry and intense emotion of the tony award - winning play .\n\u201c for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is more than a poetic drama , more than a dance performance , more than a celebration of the dreams and aspirations , or the profound losses of the women of colour whose stories populate this extraordinary work . at its very core , for colored girls . . . is a powerful enchantment ; an aesthetic exultation ; a love song ; a healing . \u201d \u2013 director djanet sears\nthis is a very good sign for lionsgate , a vote of confidence for perry , and a shakeup for the still forming oscar picture . source\nwriter / director tyler perry is probably used to taking heat from the critics for his films , but he can rest knowing that his latest movie for colored girls . . . is his best film yet . even though that might not be attributed to his direction or writing .\nso let ' s just say that for colored girls is a barely competent film ( which is a big step up for perry ) , illuminated by luminous performances . in the hands of another filmmaker , those actresses might have approached an award - winning level . too bad .\nfor colored girls is so shamelessly terrible it would make a great midnight hoot - fest , if you had the stomach to laugh at shange or some of the best ( and most underused ) actresses of their generation . . .\nfor colored girls premiered at the public theater and moved to broadway in 1976 with playwright shange featured as one of seven women who\nreveal themselves , their lives , loves , hardships , and ultimately their discovery of strength and love .\nyou worked with queen latifah in beauty shop and you\u2019re now in for colored girls alongside janet jackson . how is it to work with these larger than life pop personas in the movies , and how do you get past who they are ?\nperry gets points for persistence , yes , and for ambition . but that ' s not enuf .\nfor colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf\nwill be the first project for 34th street films , perry ' s new production company , which is housed at lionsgate . this will also be perry ' s first film to be based on non - original material .\nour conversation flowed into discussion of for colored girls , tyler perry\u2019s film adaptation of ntozake shange\u2019s landmark book and stage play , and why the madea star\u2019s work spawns heated debates about race and class . her response was a cautious and indirect one .\nbut for colored girls springs , at least nominally , from the pen of poet ntozake shange . and some of her poetry has survived , making this movie automatically more literate , thoughtful and subtle than anything perry so far has shown himself capable of .\nfor colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf is a choreopoem by ntozake shange . the study guide contains a biography of ntozake shange , literature essays , quiz questions , major themes , characters , and a full summary and analysis .\nntozake shange\u2019s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf , which premiered on broadway in 1976 , is considered a cultural milestone as one of the first works to be written from an african - american woman\u2019s point of view .\nthe original broadway production of\nfor color girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf\nby ntozake shange opened at the booth theater in new york on september 15 , 1976 , ran for 742 performances and was nominated for the 1977 tony award ( new york city ) for the best play .\nfans who have been looking forward to seeing mariah carey and janet jackson hit the big screen together for tyler perry ' s film adaptation of ntozake shange ' s 1975 play\nfor colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf\nwill be disappointed to learn that the flick is officially one diva short .\nfor colored girls \u2026 is a series of 20 free - verse monologues performed by seven women . by turns funny and emotionally jarring , the monologues cover topics ranging from discovering a childhood hero in a library book , to date rape , to abuse , to empowerment .\nall of the accolades poured on precious : based on the novel ' push ' by sapphire , a movie to which perry lent his name and endorsement but little else , seem to have inspired the filmmaker to get personally involved in something widely deemed valuable . for colored girls\nin the meantime , those preferring to experience for colored girls in the comfort and privacy of their homes can now do so , thanks to last week ' s dvd and blu - ray + dvd + digital copy combo from lionsgate . we look at the former here .\nthe play\nfor colored girls . . .\nis a series of 20 poems telling the stories of seven different women , each of whom is identified with a color of the rainbow . the stories deal with a wide spectrum of topics including love , abandonment , rape and abortion .\noriginally staged as a series of 20 \u201cchoreopoems\u201d centering on the life stories of a group of african - american women , for colored girls opened at the public theater on may 17 , 1976 , and transferred to broadway\u2019s booth theatre on sept . 10 , running until july 16 , 1978 .\nthe ' for colored girls ' soundtrack is the musical companion for the upcoming tyler perry film which has been adapted from ntozake shange ' s 1975 obie & tony award - winning play , ' for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf . ' the soundtrack features all new and unreleased music from such artists as nina simone , gladys knight , leona lewis , estelle , laura izibor , macy gray , janelle monae and lalah hathaway . the soundtrack sets the many stories of struggle told within the film ' s chore poem to music to reflect women ' s ongoing battle with love , abandonment and the finding of self .\nin this essay , i explain how scripted actions create fantasies and attachments that sustain intellectual , political , and social projects . shange\u2019s for colored girls presents and establishes alternative socialities for theater practitioners and audiences as well as students and scholars reading and studying the play in classrooms and intellectual communities . my analysis focuses on the way storytelling through poetics becomes intertwined with the touch in the first and final scenes of the choreopoem . the touching that opens and closes the drama creates links across and between the individual poems , enabling individual innovation and expression within collectivity . the touching in for colored girls imagines a nonsexual but yet still intimate mode of racialized communal formation .\nyet even as it transcends the african american experience ,\nfor colored girls\ncommunicates something specific and valuable about being black in america . tammy wynette said ,\nsometimes it ' s hard to be a woman .\nfor colored girls\nis saying ,\nsometimes it ' s even harder to be a black woman .\ni ' d prefer to think it ' s more a product of the play ' s original period ( the 1970s ) than an ongoing condition , but the women here convey a sense of being very much on their own , left to fend for themselves , with neither help nor hope of ever really being understood .\nstanding last in a line of mostly 20 - something journalists at the district\u2019s lincoln theatre nov . 1 , i mulled over rashad\u2019s career - defining huxtable character ; her tony award - winning performance as dignified matriarch lena younger and now , her role as gilda , the tenement sage in for colored girls .\nto his credit , perry does not try to turn the truly idiosyncratic play\nfor colored girls\ninto a more conventional or typical tyler perry movie . clearly he loves the text , and he deserves credits for taking major risks in trying to transform an original text , which was tough even as stage material , into a more popular and accessible big screen entertainment .\n\u201cthe colored girls\u201d will be part historic memoir and part political inspiration , tracking each woman\u2019s intertwining journey up the washington ladder . the five authors , said ross , have made a habit of holding the door open for other women and people of color in the political arena . for years , they\u2019ve been urged to write a book together that melds the political and the personal .\nntozake shange , poet , novelist , playwright , and performer , wrote the broadway - produced and obie award - winning for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf . she has also written numerous works of fiction , including sassafras , cypress and indigo , betsy brown , and liliane .\nfor colored girls is a series of poems about colored women living and surviving . each poem tells a new story and each story paints a picture of another woman living another life . each poem is about hope and finding yourself ; realizing your worth and owning it . i would recommend for colored girls to any woman or fan of women ' s literature . there is some swearing and some adult situations , but i feel it is suitable for mature teens . as i read for color girls , i got pulled into a roller coaster of emotions . one moment , i was laughing and the next i was sad or angry . the poems between the covers really do cover a range of challenges women of all walks face . my heart broke for each girl and i closed my kindle with tears in my eyes for the raw emotions and the sheer amount of heartache each poem portrayed . i loved each and every word and felt a connection with each and every girl . i can ' t wait to take what i read and put it to use when i raise my sons and my daughters and influence my nieces and my nephews .\nfor colored girls \u2026 is significant because it gave voice to the concerns of african - american women who had been marginalized both in the civil rights movement of the 1960s , which focused on black men , and the early feminist movement of the 1970s , which focused on the concerns of white women , wade said .\nlaurie carlos , an actor who appeared in the original production of ntozake shange\u2019s acclaimed poetic drama \u201cfor colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf\u201d and a playwright whose work expressed the inner lives of black women in the united states , died on dec . 29 in st . paul . she was 67 .\nand , not to be missed , is this opportunity to hear ntozake shange and oz scott , director of the original broadway production of for colored girls\u2026 , discuss the development of the play . the free event takes place on sunday , sept . 20 , at 4 p . m . , at the temple performing arts center .\nbeing alive and being a woman is all i got , but being colored is a metaphysical dilemma i haven ' t conquered yet .\n\u2117 2010 this compilation 2010 atlantic recording corporation for the united states and wea international inc . for the world outside of the united states .\njuanita : i got a real dead loving here for you now , because i don ' t know anymore how to avoid my own face wet with my tears ! because i had convinced myself that colored girls have no right to sorrow ! frank : i guess this is goodbye . juanita : like you ' ve never seen it before .\nfrom left , regina hall , jada pinkett smith , queen latifah and tiffany haddish in a scene from the comedy \u201cgirls trip . \u201d\nsenior paul sweet earned a tuition and housing scholarship to the exclusive stagecraft institute of las vegas , where he will spend a week in intensive training using state - of - the - art technology in the performance spaces such as cirque du soleil\u2019s ka . he presented his scenic design for lycoming college\u2019s spring 2015 production of for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf , directed by nigel barnes .\n\u201cfor color girls\u201d precedes tarantino\u2019s \u201creservoir dogs\u201d in assigning particular colors to particular characters , such as the\nlady in yellow ,\nlady in red ,\n\u201clady in blue , \u201d and so on .\nfor colored girls weaves together the stories of nine women , all coping with varying degrees of torment . casting is not the problem . perry assembled talented actors , some of whom manage to eke out an honest moment or two . but it ' s as if he encouraged them to overdo it . any inclination toward subtlety is replaced by overwrought emotion .\nthis is , to the best of my knowledge , the first tyler perry movie to be screened in advance for the press , an indication presumably of his excitement over the film , which is certainly a departure from his customary boisterous comedies . ( it ' s a boisterous bummer . ) perry doesn ' t need critical acclaim \u0097 he ' s the most successful black filmmaker of all time , with an audience that shows up no matter what \u0097 but i would have enjoying giving him some for for colored girls . there is no question that he loves the material as much as anyone . he ' ll introduce shange ' s play to a new generation and there is absolute value in that . but for colored girls feels like the cinematic equivalent to putting a garish reproduction of the sistine chapel on the ceiling of your mcmansion and calling it art .\nor get 4 - 5 business - day shipping on this item for $ 5 . 99 . ( prices may vary for ak and hi . )\nfrom its inception in california in 1974 to its highly acclaimed critical success at joseph papp ' s public theater and on broadway , the obie award - winning for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf has excited , inspired , and transformed audiences all over the country . passionate and fearless , shange ' s words reveal what it is to be of color and female in the twentieth century . first published in 1975 when it was praised by the new yorker for\nencompassing . . . every feeling and experience a woman has ever had ,\nfor colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf will be read and performed for generations to come . here is the complete text , with stage directions , of a groundbreaking dramatic prose poem written in vivid and powerful language that resonates with unusual beauty in its fierce message to the world .\nfor colored girls\nis not easy . its poetry is hot and searing , its story an unbroken current of rage and pain and sex and abuse and solidarity and self and empowerment . nine women \u2014 in screams , whispers and weeping \u2014 demand that you listen , that you don ' t look away , that you deal with the discomfort as they did .\nbased on his record , tyler perry has been able to bring a large audience to his comedies and romantic dramas . question is , will his loyal viewers see \u201cfor colored girls ? \u201d lionsgate faces a major marketing challenge in putting over an original but problematic film , one that never finds its right pace or rhythm and only seldom registers strongly from an emotional standpoint .\nno matter how you see omari hardwick , there is no doubt that he has positioned himself as a viable player in hollywood . read on as he explains the reason he chose acting over music ; thoughts on working with janet jackson and the powerful cast in for colored girls ; and the ways poetry , sports , hip hop and acting resonate and intertwine artistically in his life .\nthe recurrence of dated language is another drawback to the film . the word\ncolored\nappears a few times in the dialogue when actresses perform poetry . shange wrote the play back in the ' 70s . the film is set in the present and black people don ' t use the word\ncolored\nanymore . watching a character type on a laptop then hearing someone describe themselves as\ncolored\na few scenes later doesn ' t feel realistic .\nfor colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf , ntozake shange\u2019s first work , tells the stories of seven women who have suffered oppression in a racist and sexist society . the choreopoem is an innovative combination of poetry , drama , music , and dance . for shange , the combination is important . she learned about her identity as a woman through words , songs , and literature ; she learned about her identity as an african through dance .\nstudent in 1977 ) . the 1977 broadway production was nominated for a tony award for best play and won acting accolades for trazana bevreley . the production was then adapted into a book , a tv movie in , and a theatrical feature film .\nlos angeles \u2014 it\u2019s victory for \u201cdunkirk\u201d and \u201cgirls trip\u201d at the box office this weekend . both original and well - reviewed films smashed expectations and enticed diverse audiences to the theaters , even though cumulatively summer remains down from last year .\nntozake shange ' s\nfor colored girls . . .\nis a gripping collection of poems about life , love , pain and hope that will tell your story if you can ' t find the words . i have had the honor to read and perform this treasure of poems many times and i still can ' t get enough of it . it will take any reader on a trip into understanding , sisterhood and hope , as well as letting them know that they are not alone . this book is truly for all girls who have\nconsidered suicide\nwhen the world was too much , but decided on life .\ncases . the stories of missing black and indigenous women and girls are rarely told by major news networks or even reach the public via amber alerts . \u201d\naccording to a source with perry\u2019s production company , the performances from loretta devine and anika noni rose have the potential to recognized and rewarded . janet jackson , thandie newton , kerry washington , kimberly elise , tessa thompson and phylicia rashad are also featured prominently in \u201cfor colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf , \u201d and there will be cameo appearances from whoopi goldberg and macy gray .\nstructurally , \u201cfor colored girls\u201d consists of two dozen poems , collectively called a\nchoreopoe .\nthematically , the poems deal with the most common problems encountered by black women : physical and sexual abuse , out of the wedlock pregnancy , abortion , desertion by lovers or husbands , abandonment by fathers , poor childhood and lack of means for formal education , dishonesty on the part of men ( some of whom are bi - sexual or gay and thus run the risk of hiv positive )\nlog in or sign up for eventbrite to save events you ' re interested in .\nthis is an inactive listing . click here to submit new dates for this event .\nms . carlos joined the cast of \u201ccolored girls\u201d in 1975 when it was gestating at bars on the lower east side . she followed it on its journey from the new federal theater to the public theater to the booth theater on broadway , and onward to a television adaptation seen on the pbs series \u201camerican playhouse\u201d in 1982 .\nfor colored girls is not my favorite tyler perry film , but i recommend you see for yourself . make sure to read the play first . it will help you gain a better understanding of the film . although i hoped for something better , it was refreshing to watch an ensemble of talented black actresses in non - demeaning roles . some of the best actresses in the industry are part of the cast . notice i said not the best black actresses , but the best in general . i appreciate perry for his effort because i imagine he wanted black women to feel empowered after watching the film . a few scenes moved me . still , i left the theater feeling a little down because dramas starring black women are rare . a television or movie drama starring a black female cast is about as common as the texas rangers going to the world series . perry will probably do well at the box office because of the buzz surrounding for colored girls and his fan following . hopefully , hollywood execs will take note and this will be the start of more dramas starring black actresses to come . hopefully .\ni usually like tyler perry movies , but this one just didn ' t work for me . . found some of the women were way over the top in their acting , and it was too melodramatic for me . . . just not a movie for me , then again most men probably wouldn ' t care for a movie where women randomly break out into poem . . . should have had madea in it for some comic relief .\nwe are thrilled to see tyler take the helm on ' for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf , '\npaseornek said in a statement .\nfrom the very beginning of his career , tyler has told compelling stories about women ' s lives , and he has created a memorable gallery of multidimensional female characters . he is an ideal person to bring ntozake shange ' s play to the screen , and this movie will be a major treat for audiences across the board .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\naddress a variety of social justice issues , such as the institutional and media trivialization in the u . s . towards the crisis of missing black women and girls .\n\u201call women are colored girls , because color doesn\u2019t have anything to do with ethnicity or skin . it has to do with outlook ; it has to do with mood , consciousness , response , energy , with all of these things , you see . and the message is simple . it\u2019s the very end of the film , the last words that are spoken . \u201d for the second time that night , i stood corrected .\nwhy , then , these familiar refrains in the reception of sapphire ' s work ? in both cases , roughly three decades apart , attention continues to be deflected from the creative works and the experience of black women and girls they depict and is turned over to the experience of white audiences along with the ( white ) media ' s representation of race . robert staples , in a controversial article in the aforementioned 1979 issue of the black scholar , responds to the work of shange by commenting on the audience of the play :\nwatching a performance [ of for colored girls ] one sees a collective appetite for black male blood .\n2 thirty - five years later , in 2009 , armond white , in the new york press , criticizes\npatronizing white audiences\nof precious who watch\nfor the sense of superiority\u2014and relief\u2014it allows them to feel .\n3 the predominant concern for both of these critics is not the individual works , but the reception itself ; they critique the works ' popularity with audiences and critics , popularity that they locate in stereotypes , particularly about black men . the negative critical receptions translate into a concern about white audiences , and , more broadly , white perceptions of african americans , generally defined as black men . ultimately , both for colored girls and precious are being criticized not for what they do represent , or even what they don ' t represent , but for how popular culture as a whole does and doesn . . .\nfor further information on notice of nondiscrimination , visit urltoken for the address and phone number of the office that serves your area , or call 1 - 800 - 421 - 3481 .\nlisten to all your favourite artists on any device for free or try the premium trial .\nshange\u2019s for colored girls produces and idealizes black feminist collectivity from the opening stanza to the final \u201claying on of hands . \u201d implicitly , if nationalist rhetoric and patriotic action aspire and move toward a more perfect union , that union remains an ideal that is always set at a distance from the lived experience of the citizen . for colored girls presents an aspirational black feminist collectivity as an alternative to the heteronormative domesticity that is the primary organizing social logic of the state . as an ideal , the black feminist collective destabilizes state fantasies including the american dream . drama seeks to imagine a world that may be inspired by the mundane , but is not bound by reality . therefore drama participates in crafting national , communal , personal , and social ideals . ideals are important precisely because they are aspirational\u2014because they provide a vision of worlds we wish to inhabit and possibilities worth fighting to realize .\ntyler perry has assembled a fine cast for this adaptation of the 1975 play , and his heart is obviously in the right place , but his fondness for melodrama cheapens a meaningful story .\ndressed in a cherry - colored kimono shirt and flowing black plants , the texas - born thespian looked stately and far younger than her 62 years . she\u2019d been grilled by a posse of print , tv and radio personalities for at least 45 minutes and seemed relieved \u2013 if only for a passing moment \u2013 when a pr rep said i was the night\u2019s final interview .\ndirected by tyler perry ; written by mr . perry , based on the play \u201cfor colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf\u201d by ntozake shange ; director of photography , alexander gruszynski ; edited by maysie hoy ; music by aaron zigman ; production design by ina mayhew ; costumes by johnetta boone ; produced by mr . perry , paul hall and roger m . bobb ; released by lionsgate . running time : 2 hours .\ntyler perry , the cross - dressing comedian - filmmaker best known for his\nmadea\nmovies , adapted and directed\nfor colored girls ,\nand it ' s a real departure . that perry is funny and skilled has never been a secret . but this new film shows a mastery of tone , a capacity to elicit strong performances and also to bring out different colors within those performances so that , when it all comes together , it ' s not the same note sounding over and over . this is smart , lovely work .\nin 2009 perry debuted his second television series , meet the browns , on tbs and released the film adaptation of i can do bad all by myself . that same year he played the role of admiral richard barnett in the feature film star trek and served as an executive producer for the film precious : based on the novel push by sapphire . the critically acclaimed precious marked a new direction for perry , and in 2010 he announced the formation of 34th street films , an art - house division of tyler perry studios . the first project for the new venture was perry ' s film adaptation of playwright ntozake shange ' s for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf , which ran on broadway from 1976 to 1978 .\nnot exactly what i was hoping for , but i ' m still pleased with my purchase .\nthe allowance for someone like eminem , who is not necessarily befitting for hip hop at its origins , he says our truths and the world says it won\u2019t go out of style . so it\u2019s impossible for hollywood \u2013 who is still starving for truth \u2013 to not at times want to marry it to dmx who\u2019s telling the truth when he\u2019s on stage with a microphone in his hand .\nwelcome to broad street review \u2014 an arts and culture website for thinking people with strong opinions .\nfor colored girls\nis a serious achievement . it takes the 1975 play by ntozake shange , which consisted entirely of poetry , and transforms it into a heartfelt narrative feature about a handful of black women , in various walks of life , facing a crisis . the dialogue consists mainly of normal spoken conversation , but then in moments of acute emotion , the dialogue shifts into shange ' s poetry , and the women open up their souls with brutal eloquence .\nthe movie is based on ntozake shange ' s play\nfor colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf .\nunlike the original play which featured only 7 women known by colors performing the collection of 20 poems , the movie has given each of the 20 characters names . each of the poems deal with intense issues that particularly impact women in a thought - provoking commentary on what it means to be a female of color in the world .\nwhile berlant offers a rubric for understanding the precarity of the late - twentieth century and the waning appeal of what she calls \u201cthe good life , \u201d one may suggest that at least since lorraine hansberry\u2019s a raisin in the sun appeared on the great white way in 1959 , the united states has been depicted as a site of deferred dreaming for black folks as a result of the state\u2019s continual deferment of equal rights . the state\u2019s false promise of equality places black folks in a perpetual state of longing that calls attention to the necessity of creating alternative sites of belonging . one may read the alternative ideal of feminist collectivity that for colored girls provides in relationship to the tenuous hold of the twenty - first century of american exceptionalism , which seems to be losing its grip everywhere . at the same time , one may also understand shange\u2019s play as a response to the call for dreaming that a raisin in the sun issued in 1959 . for colored girls sings a black girl\u2019s song in a way that interrupts deferral and prevents the dream from drying up like a raisin . the choreopoem creates collectivity based on the intertwining of bodies in space and words in rhythm in order to counter the displacement and dehumanization of black women\u2019s voice , bodies , and experiences .\nviola davis , an actress who starred in madea goes to jail , describes perryas a\ncontroversial , complicated figure\nin the black community but notes that he is also one of the few filmmakers making movies about african american characters . still others , including vicangelo bulluck of the national association for the advancement of colored people , applaud perry for depicting\nfamily values\nwithin the black community .\nfor breaking news , celebrity columns , humor and more \u2014 updated around the clock \u2014 visit urltoken .\nthis browser doesn ' t support spotify web player . switch browsers or download spotify for your desktop .\nthese shows all began as movies that eventually became broadway musicals that were adapted once again for film .\nwant previews of our latest stories about arts and culture in philadelphia ? sign up for our newsletter .\nwhatever stumbles there may be , they are offset by moments when\nfor colored girls\nsoars . one of the most powerful comes deep in the film when jo ( jackson ) and her husband carl ( hardwick ) have taken their broken marriage to an opera . as the concert hall fills up with the rich sounds of\nla donna in viola ,\nan aria written by the film ' s composer aaron zigman for the scene and performed by opera singer karen slack and soul singer andrea jones - sojola , the camera cuts between images of the women , individuals , alone .\nin\ndark phrases ,\nthe lady in brown steps onto stage and describes the importance of\ncolored girls\nsinging a song of possibilities to find themselves . the lady in brown calls out that she is from outside a specific city , followed by her six companions each doing the same . they all sing a nursery rhyme together , indicating the transition from childhood to adulthood .\nas far as theater goes , i speak from a different place \u2013 there are two very different sides to theater . there\u2019s broadway and then there\u2019s what i do . what i love about what i do is it took everything \u2013 madea , house of payne and all of that for me to be able to do for colored girls . had none of that happened i wouldn\u2019t have been able to say , \u201clisten , this is what i want to do next , \u201d so i\u2019m very proud of it all . as far as theater goes , it\u2019s just not necessarily an interest of mine .\nit ' s as if they ' re all under some extra measure of pressure . this pressure can manifest in all kinds of ways , including religious fanaticism - whoopi goldberg is excellent ( and entirely not funny ) as a white - robed member of a bizarre cult religion . the beauty of\nfor colored girls\nis that characters who fear never being understood get to speak and express themselves with crystalline grace . and so , somehow , what might have been a sad story feels exalted .\nit is a film destined to polarize . many will hate it . hopefully more will love it , or at least allow room for it , for its raw brutality , its extremes , its difficult truths .\nnew musicals ? we love them . we especially love stories about them by npr ' s man on broadway . in a culturetopia twofer , reporter jeff lunden delivers a sparkling look at women on the verge of a nervous breakdown , a new musical based on the 1988 film that first brought director pedro almodovar to international attention . and an iconic play that went in the opposite direction - - from broadway to the big screen - - has received mixed critical reception . that one would be for colored girls\u2026\nadmittedly a difficult ( perhaps unfilmable ) text , \u201cfor colored girls\u201d is essentially a conceptual - allegorical work . but it really falls beyond the reach of perry , a writer - director who seems to be much more comfortable staging broader , largely comedic and melodramatic material that\u2019s like tv soap or sitcom . moreover , there is no singular style to delivering the poetry , whose recitation takes place in different contexts , and more often than not is flat , lacking the emotional impact that it had on stage ."]}
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[ 36 ] [ 37 ]\n\u0440\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043b\u0435\u0440\n( the wrestler ) 2008 ( music video ) / w . a . s . p . - crazy - youtube\nthe latest on what\u2019s happening at the film society of lincoln center , dispatches from the new york film festival and exclusive content from film comment magazine .\nthe first film in the watchamania series will be the wrestler ( 2008 ) , darren aronofsky\u2019s award - winning tale of a pro wrestler who abandons his daughter , plays a bunch of nintendo , dates a stripper and wrestles ernest \u2018the cat\u2019 miller . basically .\nto find out more search \u2018adrian film\u2019 on facebook or follow the film on twitter @ filmadrian .\nnow in his late 70s , mr street ' s achievements range from a record deal and multiple autobiographic book releases , to helping design costumes for feature film the wrestler ( 2008 ) .\n( reviewing \u201cthe wrestler\u201d in the february issue of cahiers du cin\u00e9ma , emmanuel burdeau also refers to gibson\u2019s film . )\n\u201cthe wrestler\u201d closes the new york film festival on october 12th ; it will open in limited release on december 19th .\nhaving just learned that the director of the wrestler is darren aranofsky , my interest in this film has shot up .\nthe film won the golden lion at the 65th venice international film festival and was nominated for two academy awards .\nwith all of the critiques from acclaimed film festivals peppered throughout the wrestler trailer , one gets the impression that the film is deep and its story focuses on characters rather than plot .\nthe wrestler takes place , as the title suggests , within the world of professional wrestling . with the original development of the film , director darren\nbecome our fan on facebook , post your favorite nyff film on the wall , and you could win a pair of tickets to closing night film the wrestler , directed by darren aronofsky .\ndarren aronofsky on ' the wrestler ' director darren aronofsky talks about making a realistic film about a notoriously fake sport . his oscar - nominated film , starring mickey rourke as a professional wrestler well past his prime , will be released on dvd next week .\nmickey rourke ' s sympathetic turn as randy ' the ram ' makes the wrestler much more than a standard sports film . by peter bradshaw\ngarbage wrestler : czw and roh regular necro butcher makes an appearance in the film , and he puts randy through hell in a hardcore match .\nthe wrestler was a good film . but for me and a few other people i know have seen it , its not top oscar material .\nhow do you make a realistic film about a notoriously\nfake\nsport ? that was the question darren aronofsky faced when he agreed to direct the wrestler , a movie starring mickey rourke as a gnarled professional wrestler whose glory days are gone .\nwith my previous investigation of film authenticity i examined the techniques used in the film saving private ryan . like most of the films that i will study , the issue of authenticity falls nicely within the boundaries of historical settings . this is simply because a historical film requires a reconstruction of its original settings . however , the term \u2018authenticity\u2019 does not just have to be confined to a period piece . issues of authenticity can also be valued within a contemporary setting . it is with the film the wrestler ( 2008 ,\nfor a down on his luck wrestler , randy the ram sure does win a lot .\nthe chance to play that poignant confusion is the real prize that rourke and tomei earn in the wrestler .\nthe documentary captures the wrestler\u2019s real - life battles with drug and alcohol addiction and road to sobriety .\nthe latest on what ' s happening at the film society of lincoln center , dispatches from the new york film festival and exclusive content from film comment magazine . header : karen weeks ( design ) , susan sermoneta ( photography )\nhe was blackballed by the major wrestling promotions and hit bottom publicly in 2008 while wrestling for a small company in ohio .\nfeature film adrian \u2014 currently in pre - production \u2014 will dramatise the life and legacy of professional wrestler adrian street , who previously worked in beynon\u2019s colliery in blaina .\ndarren aronofsky ' s filmmaking in the wrestler is the most subtle and nuanced he ' s ever done .\nthe wrestler is a 2008 american sports drama film directed by darren aronofsky , written by robert d . siegel , and starring mickey rourke , marisa tomei , and evan rachel wood . production began in january 2008 and fox searchlight pictures acquired rights to distribute the film in the u . s . ; [ 3 ] [ 4 ] it was released in a limited capacity on december 17 , 2008 and was released nationwide on january 23 , 2009 . it was released on dvd and blu - ray disc on april 21 , 2009 in the united states . it was released in the united kingdom on june 1 , 2009 . [ 5 ] aronofsky considers [ citation needed ] the wrestler a companion piece to his 2010 film , black swan , as both films feature a character with a demanding art .\nstephanie mcmahon biography - facts , childhood , family life & achievements of businesswoman & wrestler .\nif you ' ve seen darren aronofsky ' s oscar - nominated , golden globe - winning film the wrestler , you ' re likely aware that it features one of the smartest and most poignant , albeit brief , video game cameos in recent film .\n? , part of the new york film festival , this saturday at 1pm .\ngreat review of a brilliant film . rourke was robbed for the oscar here !\nsavage appeared in his first theatrical film in 2000 making an appearance as his macho man character in the movie ready to rumble where david arquette daydreams a sequence fighting savage at a gas station . savage ' s most famous film role was in the 2002 film spider - man as the wrestler bonesaw mcgraw ( based on the comics character crusher hogan ) .\nthe wrestler is a movie starring mickey rourke , marisa tomei , and evan rachel wood . a faded professional wrestler must retire , but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle .\n, this wrestler had his career completely destroyed and by a piece of wood of all things .\nwe are pleased that mickey rourke will be in attendance at wrestlemania to support the wwe superstars who support him and the film in which he stars , the wrestler ,\nwwe officials explained .\nin 2008 , wall - e became the most acclaimed animated film since 1995\u2019s toy story , but it still missed out on a best picture nomination at the oscars . the number two film , the dark knight , also did not get nominated , which allowed slumdog millionaire ( # 3 ) to take the top prize .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the wrestler near you .\nyou almost couldn\u2019t get rourke for the film . how different do you think the film might\u2019ve been with nicolas cage or another actor who doesn\u2019t have the real - life parallels to the ram ?\nwhat effect is the internet having on film criticism ? use the comments to have your say .\nnew film portal : 1 . hulu 2 . youtube screening room 3 . snagfilms\nsimilarly grateful was infinity ward to have their ultra - popular shooter used in the film .\ndirector darren aronofsky is known for his intense , psychological films \u2014 including 1998 ' s pi and 2000 ' s requiem for a dream . his 2008 film the wrestler stars mickey rourke as randy the ram , a wwe - style professional wrestler who is well past his prime . isolated from his family and living in poverty , the ram is forced to wrestle in small matches held at rec centers and veteran ' s halls . the film was nominated for two oscars \u2014 best actor , mickey rourke , and best supporting actress , marisa tomei .\nthere are a lot of movies from 2008 that i haven\u2019t seen yet so i\u2019m only going to make a list of five new releases .\nthe wrestling promoter character that artie auditioned for doesn\u2019t appear much in the completed film . i remember the role being a little bit more prominent in the screenplay draft i had read before the film went into production .\npeter sciretta : there was a very long period of time between requiem [ for a dream ] and trying to get the fountain off the ground . and now the wrestler is being billed almost as a come back film\u2026\nneither bird nor plane , mickey rourke\u0092s character is a choreographed pro wrestler who offers more entertainment than sport .\nif his physical appearance is one sort of shock , the film is another . the wrestler is his first leading man role in almost two decades and it ' s a genuinely affecting story of a once - successful professional wrestler who is now at the end of the road . randy robinson has lost practically everything there is to lose .\na faded professional wrestler must retire , but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle .\nthe film received universal critical acclaim and won the golden lion award in the 2008 venice film festival in august , where it premiered . film critic roger ebert called it one of the year ' s best films , while rotten tomatoes reported that 98 % of critics gave the film positive reviews . for his role , mickey rourke went on to receive a bafta award , a golden globe award , an independent spirit award and an academy award nomination for best actor . tomei also received an academy award nomination for best supporting actress .\nthe wrestler follows randy as a heart attack forces him to reassess his reckless life \u2013 inside , outside and after the ring .\nthe film has had its first major outing at the venice film festival only a couple of weeks before i meet him . it won the golden lion for best film and wim wenders , the president of the jury , said : ' this is for a film with a truly heartbreaking performance in every sense of the word . and if i say heartbreaking , you know i mean mickey rourke . '\nas the film points out , wrestling may be fixed , but it certainly ain ' t fake . this may be a film , but it certainly ain ' t fake either .\nmickey received a golden globe and a best actor oscar nomination for his work in the film .\nspielberg - loving , spike lee\u2013attacking critic armond white is the film world\u2019s brother from another planet .\nthe wrestler is an undoubted triumph for aronofsky . this is no better demonstrated than the rehabilitating effect the film had on rourke . randy \u2018the ram\u2019 robinson is a role made for a jaded star who brings his own turbulent history to the character .\nsavage ' s memorable voice gave him voice acting roles for various television and film projects . he voiced the rogue alien wrestler\nrasslor\nin the dexter ' s laboratory shorts dial m for monkey . he also provided his voice in many other shows including the voice for\ngorilla\nin an episode of king of the hill and the voice of space ghost ' s grandfather in an episode of space ghost coast to coast . savage served as the voice of\nthe thug\n, in disney ' s academy award nominated 2008 animated film bolt , which was his last theatrical film appearance . savage reprised the role in super rhino in 2009 for the short film featuring the cast of bolt .\nnew york magazine\u2019s culture blog , vulture , posted a great piece yesterday by deadspin founder will leitch about darren aronofsky\u2019s the wrestler , which closes the new york film festival on october 12 . among the highlights are meditations on hair metal , the surprising acting ability of some of the professional wrestlers who appear in the film , and the movie\u2019s surprising dedication .\ndisney / pixar ' s robot love story\nwall - e\nfound a home on many of the year end movie top ten lists for 2008 .\n, the co - producer lasted a total of \u201c35 days\u201d . on a tight budget the crew would film the scenes away from the wrestling during the week . that left the weekend for the production team to use the live events to film the wrestling actions scenes .\na powerful , warts n all expose of the life of an aging wrestler in a career best performance from mickey rourke .\nhad previously toyed with the idea of setting the film as a period piece . the backdrop would be during the rise of the highly successful\ndirector darren aronofsky says he almost made a documentary instead of the wrestler , and that affected his approach to the film .\ni just sort of wanted to get back to grounding myself in reality ,\nhe says .\n\u201cthis film is not only one of the year\u2019s best ; it may well end up as the finest of 2008 . at the very least , it deserves consideration for best picture and best director , along with the expected oscar kudos for ledger . \u201d \u2014 peter howell , toronto star\n\u2122 and \u00a9 twentieth century fox film corporation . all rights reserved . property of fox .\n1 . the act of killing ( joshua oppenheimer , 2012 ) 2 . cach\u00e9 ( michael haneke , 2005 ) 3 . synecdoche , new york ( charlie kaufman , 2008 ) 4 . spirited away ( hayao miyazaki , 2001 ) 5 . wall - e ( andrew stanton , 2008 ) 6 . uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives ( apichatpong weerasethakul , 2010 ) 7 . lost in translation ( sofia coppola , 2003 ) 8 . talk to her ( pedro almod\u00f3var , 2002 ) 9 . the wrestler ( darren aronofsky , 2008 ) 10 . boyhood ( richard linklater , 2014 )\ni assume after the film ends , cena runs out and aa\u2019s randy and the ayatollah on top of kane .\nthe most interesting aspect of the film is its depiction of the irreconcilable difference between someone ' s public and private personae .\nthe new target in iran ' s long - running grievance about its negative portrayal in popular western cinema is , the wrestler , a film directed by darren aronofsky and starring mickey rourke , due for release in the us on december 17 .\n\u201cthe wrestler\u201d is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . it has fake bloodshed and real nudity .\ncomedian and new york times bestselling author artie lange admitted on the howard stern show yesterday that he auditioned for darren aronofsky \u2018s the wrestler .\n2 . the wrestler \u2014 who knew the sight of mickey rourke in a hairnet while tossing out deli meats could be such a joy .\ntop 5 vhs experiences of 2008 1 . \u201cthe hand that rocks the cradle\u201d 2 . \u201cthe pelican brief\u201d 3 . \u201cbreakdown\u201d 4 . \u201chome alone 2 : lost in new york\u201d 5 . \u201cdouble team\u201d\ni think it ' s something you ' ll see more of ,\ndenerstein added . in the case of the wrestler , the film critic says the references to the nes and call of duty 4 add a sort of poignancy , helping to make narrative leaps .\nmickey rourke in\nthe wrestler\nis one of the all - time exalted examples of an actor meeting a character and of each redeeming the other .\nto be frank , no one wanted to finance the film with mickey involved . only one company in the entire film financing world agreed to do it , and at a number that was nearly impossible to get the film made . and i think most people didn\u2019t think mickey rourke was sympathetic . there you have it .\nremained strong earning an average of $ 10 , 427 in 171 theaters . the overall number one film ,\nnominations were announced today . at first glance , no one film jumps out as the big player , but\nprominent wrestling figures have commented on the movie . aronofsky remarked during an npr interview on wwe chairman vince mcmahon ' s feelings on the wrestler :\nhume , also responsible for the wrestler ' s laboriously accurate title sequence , said that the film ' s producers and directors wanted that\nclassic video game\nlook and feel for wrestle jam , an effort that took weeks to create .\nfor most of the film , aronofsky\u2019s camera trails behind randy , as though the wrestler is constantly performing his ring walk - out . it is part of a losing battle to move away from his wrestling persona and transition him back into the ordinary world .\nthe occasion is a screening of the film \u201cthe resurrection of jake the snake roberts , \u201d at 7 p . m . at villagio cinemas .\nin regards to the wrestler , stern asks hogan if he was offered the lead in and hogan says yes but that he turned it down . the reason ?\nandrzej wajda antonio campos ashes of time bamcinemafest benicio del toro brooklyn museum c . j . contino changeling che chopard chris chang clint eastwood contest darren aronofsky david fincher documentary evan davis facebook filmcatcher film comment film comment selects film criticism in crisis ? film society of lincoln center flickr godlis green screens happy go lucky in girum imus nocte et consumimur igni jim jarmusch kelly reichardt kent jones kevin lee ladies and gentlemen the fabulous stains laurent cantet manny farber martin scorsese mavericks and outsiders michael almereyda michel ciment mickey rourke mike leigh moma museum of modern art new directors / new films new york film festival new york jewish film festival olivier assayas oscar micheaux paradise podcast positif rendez - vous with french cinema required reading richard pe\u00f1a ronit waisbrod satyajit ray snapshots spanish cinema now steve mcqueen steven soderbergh susan sermoneta the class the film talk the wrestler tom treanor twitter views from the avant - garde walter reade walter reade theater waltz with bashir we live in public wendy and lucy wong kar wai young friends of film youtube\n* all images and quotes taking directly from\nthe wrestler dvd , 2009 , all rights reserved to optimum releasing\n, unless cited .\nwas the final film in the $ 10 , 000 club with an average of $ 10 , 713 in five theaters .\ntop 5 new releases of 2008 1 . \u201cparanoid park\u201d 2 . \u201czidane : a 21st century portrait\u201d 3 . \u201clet the right one in\u201d 4 . \u201cthe pleasure of being robbed\u201d 5 . \u201csilent light\u201d\nclint mansell , the composer for aronofsky ' s previous films , \u03c0 , requiem for a dream , and the fountain , reprised his role as composer for the wrestler . slash played the guitars on the score . a new bruce springsteen song , also titled\nthe wrestler\n, plays over the film ' s closing credits . [ 15 ] springsteen wrote the song while on tour in europe after receiving a letter and a copy of the script from rourke .\nshekhar kapur is an indian film director , producer and storyteller . he gained global recognition with the film bandit queen ( 1994 ) , which won the national film award for best feature film in hindi and the filmfare critics award for best movie and best direction . he also introduced cate blanchett to the world in his two historical biopics of queen elizabeth , which were nominated for seven academy awards , and won five bafta awards , including best film . he has recently directed and produced a captivating series exploring the life of the young genius , william shakespeare , for an american broadcaster .\na mining museum in torfaen could become immortalised on the big screen as part of the life story of a brynmawr - born ' glam rock ' wrestler .\ncharacter as himself : all of the wrestlers in the film are playing themselves and their real gimmicks , aside from rourke and the ayatollah .\nhe\u2019s more of a \u201970s wrestler , but i was a very big fan of ivan putsky , \u201cthe polish power , \u201d being an aronofsky .\nhe was also mesmerised by the\nlarger - than - life characters\nhe saw in american magazines and was determined to become a wrestler .\nyou can catch the full documentary below , and also on tavernise\u2019s vimeo page , where\u2014in addition to an extra 30 - minute chapter on \u201cthe fountain\u201d entitled \u201c access to excess \u201d\u2014he\u2019s hosted a 42 - minute bts documentary on \u201c the wrestler , \u201d the director\u2019s intimate 2008 film starring mickey rourke . as befitting the stripped - down aesthetic of that film , the doc \u201c within the ring \u201d is raw , filmed under noticeably frigid conditions , and , in a fantastic sight , contains aronofsky attempting to jump over the top rope of a wrestling ring to shaky results . sit back and watch it all below .\nthe application of professional wrestlers would throw up similar results to the live crowd aspect of this film . apart from rourke\u2019s character ,\ncrazy heart is yet another \u201cperformer on the skids\u201d\u009d story , but one with a killer soundtrack and masterful acting by jeff bridges . but the film lacks the gut - level truthfulness the less accomplished mickey rourke brought to every frame of the wrestler . crazy heart . a film directed by scott cooper , based on a novel by thomas cobb . at ritz at the bourse , fourth and ludlow sts . ( 215 ) 925 - 7900 or urltoken , also bryn mawr film institute , ambler theater , and local chains .\n\u201cslumdog millionaire\u201d \u201cwall - e\u201d \u201cthe dark knight\u201d \u201cwaltz with bashir\u201d \u201cthe wrestler\u201d \u201csynecdoche , new york\u201d \u201cchangeling\u201d \u2013 yes , i realize i am the only person who liked this movie . \u201cman on wire\u201d \u201crachel getting married\u201d \u201cthe wire\u201d ( season 5 ) \u2013 when a large number of film stalwarts disappear from a major film festival to watch a tv show , it deserves to be on this list .\n\u201cfor your art - house pleasure and discomfort , here\u2019s one of the most talked - about film - festival triumphs of 2008 , a disturbingly avid re - creation of the last six weeks in the life and slow , self - imposed wasting of irish hunger striker bobby sands . \u201d \u2014 lisa schwarzbaum , entertainment weekly\ndirector darren aronofsky says he almost made a documentary instead of the wrestler , and that affected his approach to the film .\ni just sort of wanted to get back to grounding myself in reality ,\nhe says . scott gries / getty images hide caption\nas the short film columnist for indiewire , i\u2019m always favorably inclined toward feature films made by directors who have a short film credit or two on their imdb page . if you liked these movies , check out the filmmakers\u2019 shorter work .\nbest film ( as per usual , i broke the rules . i simply couldn\u2019t get it down to 10 . )\nthe story of the wrestler concerns randy ' the ram ' robinson ; a washed - up professional wrestler who continues to cling on to his career despite his failing health with the hope of reliving the glory of his prime days . but when his condition worsens , he tries to find an alternate career outside the ring only to struggle with it\u2026\nmaet : why wall - e doesn ' t get my vote for best film of 2008 is because pixar still handles timely themes with the young and not the mature in mind . of course they do it better than anyone else , but the potential of the film is undermined when it ' s still expected to perform within the confines of the genre and cater to the under 12 audience . i would ' ve loved to see an alternate ending on the blu - ray though .\nreviewed at venice film festival ( competition ) , september 5 , 2017 . running time : 120 min .\ndanny boyle\u0092s first feature , shallow grave , earned him the alexander korda award for outstanding british film at the bafta awards , as well as a host of other accolades including best director at the san sebastian film festival , the empire award for best director and best british film and the london critics\u0092 circle film award for best british newcomer . boyle\u0092s second feature , trainspotting , is one of the highest grossing british films of all time . the critically acclaimed film won four empire awards including best director and best film and was nominated for a bafta alexander korda award . in 2002 boyle made the smash hit horror film 28 days later , which earned more than $ 80 million worldwide . the film earned boyle a saturn award for best horror film from the academy of science fiction , fantasy and horror films . boyle\u0092s other feature films include millions starring james nesbit , alex etel and lewis mcgibbon , the beach , starring leonardo di caprio , a life less ordinary , starring ewan mcgregor and cameron diaz , alien love triangle and sunshine starring cillian murphy . slumdog millionaire is his eighth international theatrically released film and recently won the people ' s choice award at the 2008 toronto international film festival . his work in television includes producing alan clark\u0092s controversial elephant , and directing strumpet , vacuuming completely nude in paradise and the series mr . wroe\u0092s virgins for which he received a bafta nomination . boyle\u0092s career started in the theatre with howard barker\u0092s victory , howard brenton\u0092s the genius and edward bond\u0092s saved , which won the time out award . boyle has also directed five productions for the royal shakespeare company .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\ndarren aronofsky : the wrestler was my idea . when i graduated film school in \u201992 / \u201993 , one day i wrote a list of ten ideas for films in my diary . and one of them was called the wrestler . when the fountain shut down the first time i started to think about it . i knew i wanted to do a wrestling picture . i teamed up my producer on this film , scott franklin , who was a wrestling fan , a bigger wrestling fan than me , and he loved the idea . he\u2019s also a writer .\n1 . synecdoche , new york ( charlie kaufman , 2008 ) 2 . eternal sunshine of the spotless mind ( michel gondry , 2004 ) 3 . django unchained ( quentin tarantino , 2012 ) 4 . the grand budapest hotel ( wes anderson , 2014 ) 5 . alpha dog ( nick cassavetes , 2006 ) 6 . her ( spike jonze , 2013 ) 7 . young adult ( jason reitman , 2011 ) 8 . the dark knight ( christopher nolan , 2008 ) 9 . tropic thunder ( ben stiller , 2008 ) 10 . children of men ( alfonso cuar\u00f3n , 2006 )\nthere ' s nothing fake about the action scenes in the wrestler , though . aronofsky says all the wrestling scenes were shot with real wrestlers in front of live wrestling audiences .\nalthough he called time on his career last year after around 15 , 000 wrestling matches , the former wrestler and his family will be closely involved with the production .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nwell , there\u2019s just a lot of sadness . these wrestlers aren\u2019t organized . they have no union , no pension and no insurance . you meet wrestler after wrestler who sold out madison square garden ten years ago , basically running on fumes today . there\u2019s a lot of drama there .\nthe video game randy and his child neighbor play in both the trailer and the movie was created especially for the film and was fully playable . the game features similar graphics to the original\nmickey rourke has received critical acclaim for his comeback role in \u201cthe wrestler , \u201d where he plays a former pro wrestling legend who falls on hard times .\nthat track , titled\n8 - bit wrestler ,\nis barely audible in the final cut , but feinberg has made a version available on youtube .\n( combat zone wrestling ) respectively . the final match of the film does take place within a major wrestling organisation , which is that of\nafter mickey rourke\u2019s stunning work as randy \u201cthe ram\u201d robinson in \u201cthe wrestler , \u201d it is hard to imagine anyone else playing the tortured sportsman \u2013 but the role was first offered to nicolas cage .\nmissed out on : \u201cmy winnipeg , \u201d \u201csynecdoche new york , \u201cmr . lonely , \u201d \u201cthe wrestler , \u201d \u201cwaltz with bashir\u201d and some others\u2026 my bad .\nbrush up on the issues in this extensive critical symposium on film criticism in the age of the internet from cineaste magazine , featuring our own kent jones .\nthe wrestler has the intimacy of a fly - on - the - wall documentary . no stunt men were harmed - - or used - - in the fight sequences . but the drama makes for vibrant art .\nnote :\nthe wrestler\nis one of the year ' s best films . it wasn ' t on my\nbest films\nlist for complicated and boring reasons .\nwell , we played \u201csweet child o\u2019 mine , \u201d i don\u2019t know , maybe three or four hundred times during the course of the film . mickey\u2019s very good friends with axl , and axl was instrumental in helping us to secure \u201csweet child o\u2019 mine\u201d for the climax of the film .\nthese films may have opened new york and / or los angeles in 2007 but not until 2008 in most of the country . they belong on the above list : \u201c4 months , 3 weeks , 2 days\u201d \u201cthe band\u2019s visit\u201d \u201cthe counterfeiters\u201d \u201cthe diving bell and the butterfly\u201d \u201cjar city\u201d\naronofsky also achieves an authentic atmosphere in the variety of wrestling venues he showcases . his decision to cast working independent wrestlers and to film at real independent wrestling shows was wise and gives the film a gritty documentary feel . the wrestler also does a wonderful job depicting the backstage camaraderie among randy ' s fellow wrestlers , the eclectic blend of muscle heads , dreamers , athletes , and artists who serve as an unlikely support system for rourke ' s character .\nthe wrestler is a 2008 drama film written by robert d . siegel and directed by darren aronofsky . the story follows randy\nthe ram\nrobinson ( mickey rourke ) , a professional wrestler 20 years past his prime , working match to match and part - time at a supermarket to pay his bills . after a violent hardcore match , randy has a heart attack and is forced to retire and tries to find something meaningful in his life beyond wrestling ; his friendship with a stripper named cassidy ( marisa tomei ) and a new reason to attempt reconciliation with his daughter stephanie ( evan rachel wood ) . when his old wrestling nemesis\nthe ayatollah\n( played by former wcw wrestler ernest\nthe cat\nmiller ) proposes a rematch on the anniversary of their biggest match , randy has to decide if his life in the ring is worth the risk of death .\nthat\u2019s certainly true and it\u2019s not the first time he\u2019s made the claim . ( hogan also says it\u2019s not the first major film he turned down , claiming he was offered the lead in highlander as well as little john in robin hood : men in tights . ) however , the director of the wrestler , darren aronofsky , officially denied hogan\u2019s claim .\nin the wrestler , actor scott spiegel plays a steroids dealer . real life would mimic art , as he was arrested a few short months later for steroids possession .\ni told them ( the other miners ) i wanted to be a wrestler , but they laughed and said , ' you ' re too small ' .\nin the new york film festival press conference , rourke called you a \u201ctough\u201d director , but you seemed pretty opposed to that word .\nto chart this week ; however , those three new releases all reach the top six . this includes a new number one film ,\nas the script enters its final stages , university of wales graduate joann randles is hoping to use the big pit national coal museum as a location to recreate the wrestler ' s early years \u2018down the pit\u2019 .\nafa anoa ' i , a former professional wrestler , was hired to train rourke for his role . anoa ' i brought his two main trainers , jon trosky and tom farra , to work with rourke for eight weeks . both trainers also have parts in the film . [ 13 ]\ntodd mccarthy , of variety , said ,\nrourke creates a galvanizing , humorous , deeply moving portrait that instantly takes its place among the great , iconic screen performances .\n[ 25 ] ben mankiewicz , from at the movies , said ,\nto put it simply , this is the best film i ' ve seen this year .\n[ 26 ] le monde praised the film for melding european film style with an american plot , and stated that \u201cmickey rourke\u2019s performance in \u2018the wrestler\u2019 is a continuous celebration of the burdens and splendors of the profession of performance . \u201d [ 27 ] ( one other french film critic , philippe azoury , praised its portrayal of\nthe american heartland\nas what he viewed as a bleak wasteland ) . [ 28 ] ) although the wrestler was not technically in roger ebert ' s\nbest films\nlist , he includes a note at the bottom of his review :\n' the wrestler ' is one of the year ' s best films . it wasn ' t on my ' best films ' list for complicated and boring reasons .\n[ 29 ]\nlange is currently developing a wonder years - like television show concept with frank sebastiano ( beer league ) for comedy central based on his # 1 new york times bestselling memoir too fat to fish . the wrestler hits limited theaters on wednesday , december 17th . click here to see when the wrestler is coming to your town / city .\ni was a champion in every weight division and won four world titles . i don ' t know any other wrestler who has done that .\ni have no idea . for me , if it\u2019s a painting , the actor\u2019s the poet . it would\u2019ve been a completely different movie , so who knows what it would\u2019ve been with another actor . mickey rourke\u2019s in every frame of the film , so the film is mickey rourke , you know ?\na powerful portrait of a battered dreamer , ex - professional wrestler randy\nthe ram\nrobinson ( mickey rourke ) , who despite himself and the odds stacked against him , lives to be a hero once again in the only place he considers home \u2014 inside the ring . the wrestler is the winner of 2 golden globes\u00ae including best actor mickey rourke and best original song by bruce springsteen .\nsacrifice 2008 provided a particularly bad example : aj styles attempted a top rope splash on bg james , but missed by a mile and landed on his face even though james didn ' t move out of the way .\nthe official trailer for darren aronofsky ' s new film the wrestler , starring mickey rourke and marisa tomei . director darren aronofsky presents a powerful portrait of a battered dreamer , who despite himself and the odds stacked against him , lives to be a hero once again in the only place he considers home inside the ring . now playing in theaters everywhere !\nmickey rourke is very watchable but i found the whole film a bit depressing . i felt like i ' d seen it all before .\nafter finding her efforts to be involved in the industry blocked , she decided to find a character on which to base her own film .\ncuriously , you resurrect mickey rourke\u2019s career . one of the most wildly anticipated films of 2008 , aronofsky\u2019s humanist drama \u201cthe wrestler\u201d will close this year\u2019s new york film festival . but even before it officially opens in december , the oscar buzz for rourke as past - his - prime wrestler randy \u201cthe ram\u201d robinson is already starting to be deafening ( and rightly so ) . shot with handheld verit\u00e3\u00a9 techniques that put you right up in rourke\u2019s fascinating mug , the film chronicles the dreary decline of a once - famous \u201980s ring legend as a heart attack forces him into retirement and existential crisis . with his ridiculous blonde extensions and overuse of both tanning beds and steroids , \u201cthe ram\u201d is a tragic anti - hero to root for , especially as he attempts to connect with a fading stripper ( marisa tomei ) and his estranged daughter ( evan rachel wood ) . i spoke with aronofsky about his tremendously entertaining new film , how axl rose helped out , and why he couldn\u2019t hit rourke in the head on - set .\ndarren aronofsky is the director of pi , requiem for a dream and the fountain . his latest film won the golden lion at the venice film festival , and was bought by fox searchlight the morning after it premiered at the toronto film festival ( you can read my review here ) . earlier this week , i was granted the chance to sit down with aronofsky for a half hour interview . below is the first part of the interview . we will be running the next part tomorrow , and the third part on friday . enjoy .\nmatch some of this year\u2019s university - trained new york film festival know - it - alls \u2014 that is , directors \u2014 with the school he / she attended . no prize for this one , just the satisfaction of knowing there was potential in all those years of film school .\nthe wrestler has received universal critical acclaim . rotten tomatoes reported that 98 % of critics gave the film positive write - ups based upon a sample of 215 , and gave it a golden tomato for best drama of 2008 . [ 22 ] at metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics , the film has received an average score of 81 , based on 36 reviews , signifying\nuniversal acclaim\n. [ 23 ] alonso duralde , of msnbc , said ,\nrourke ' s work transcends mere stunt - casting ; his performance is a howl of pain that seems to come from a very real place .\n[ 24 ]\n5 . wrestlers can act . anyone who knows anything about professional wrestling knows that it\u2019s about as \u201cfake\u201d as a razor blade to the head . ( which we see . ) but who knew these guys were so natural on film ? ernest \u201cthe cat\u201d miller is a former wwf wrestler who , in this movie , plays \u201cthe ayatollah , \u201d a faux - arab wrestler from the eighties . the character now sells used cars and is fat and happy in retirement . miller has three scenes , two of which involve no wrestling at all , and he\u2019s funny , quiet , and dead - on perfect . we had no idea he was a wrestler in real life until we checked imdb .\nthis film made me appreciate and kind of get back into pro wrestling , brings it down to a human level . absolutely adore\nin addition to\nwall - e ,\nanother well - reviewed summer blockbuster , christopher nolan ' s\nthe dark knight ,\nproved popular with the nation ' s critics . and the acclaimed stage to screen transfers of doubt and frost / nixon made many of the critics top choice lists as well . below you ' ll find a collected round - up of the various film critics choices for 2008 .\ndidn ' t the academy change the rules a few years back ? i think a song must be part of the actual film to be nominated - songs over the end credits no longer qualify . or am i mis - remembering ? i thought it just had to be written specifically for the film . anyone got the inside track on that ?\naronofsky ' s black swan explored the world of the ' high arts ' and as such it is a perfect companion piece to the wrestler , a masterful depiction of dedication and self destruction in the realm of the ' low arts ' .\nwas the only film to reach $ 10 , 000 on the per theater chart with $ 13 , 978 in one theater during its second weekend of release .\nis a modern movie miracle . aglow in the wonderment of time , the film captures the poetry and pain of life with such originality that audiences may not want to awake from the dream the film casts upon them . working from a screenplay by eric roth , david fincher clocks in again as one of the most exciting voices in american film , and his extraordinary use of technology , often the enemy of performance , serves only to enhance brad pitt ' s brilliant turn in the title role . pitt ' s chemistry with cate blanchett creates one of film history ' s most powerful screen romances , reminding us all of the preciousness of each passing moment .\nthe wrestler director : darren aronofsky stars : mickey rourke , marisa tomei , evan rachel wood ( full cast ) studio : fox searchlight pictures the plot : with his battle scars and failing heart , retired professional wrestler randy\nthe ram\nrobinson ( rourke ) jumps back into the squared cirle , climbing his way up the independent - circuit ladder , with his eyes on a showdown with his longtime rival .\nin the course of his review , le monde \u2019s thomas sotinel offers a clear take on darren aronofsky\u2019s movie : \u201cmickey rourke\u2019s performance in \u2018the wrestler\u2019 is a continuous celebration of the burdens and splendors of the profession of performance . \u201d\nthe women film critics circle is an association of 46 women film critics and scholars from around the country , who are involved in print , radio , online and tv broadcast media . they came together five years ago to form the first women critics organization ever in the country , in the belief that women\u2019s perspectives and voices in film criticism need to be recognized fully . wfcc also prides itself on being the most culturally and racially diverse critics group in the country by far , and best reflecting the diversity of movie audiences .\n6 . bruuuuuuce . expect to see the boss on oscar night . bruce springsteen\u2019s song \u201cthe wrestler , \u201d written exclusively for the film , plays over the closing credits , and it\u2019s straight from the ghost of tom joad \u2014 aching , sad , gorgeous . the song\u2019s so good , you almost expect sean penn to write another movie based off it , like with the indian runner and bruce\u2019s \u201chighway patrolman . \u201d\nstephanie mcmahon is an american businesswoman and a professional wrestler . check out this biography to know about her childhood , family life , achievements and fun facts about her life .\nthe wrestler , robert d . siegel ' s heart - wrenching tale of randy\nthe ram\nrobinson - played by mickey rourke - a former professional wrestler far past his prime , is layered with metaphor . that includes metaphors like the ram ' s foil cassidy , an aging , single mother stripper\u2014played by marisa tomei\u2014as much a physical fantasy as randy . later , through randy robinson ' s doomed stint as part - time butcher - cum - performer , siegel and aronofsky drag the viewer through the titular wrestler ' s struggle with lost fame , estranged family , and the physical suffering that the ram must endure .\nthere wasn\u2019t really a film that i could definitively go to the mat for this year . but there were more than ten that i really enjoyed .\nthe credit for his turnaround goes in part to his film co - star , friend and fellow former grappler \u201cdiamond\u201d dallas page , who also will attend the screening .\nthe film won the golden lion ( top prize ) at this year ' s berlin film festival , and by most accounts , it was only a festival bylaw that prevented rourke from taking the acting prize as well . i definitely look forward to it . though if you were to ask who the first castmember of diner to earn an oscar nomination would be , how many would ' ve guessed mickey ? isn ' t the top prize in berlin the golden bear ? i think the gold lion is the venice film festival .\npredictable as it is , this sad , strong beast of a film keeps us pinned to the mat with the strength of its compassion and the overpowering force of its central performance .\nmad bull ( 1977 ) starring the dad from webster . and the film that inspired the hart / austin mania 13 double turn . this is made - for - tv gold .\nformer wwe and tna world heavyweight champion mick foley enjoyed the film , saying :\nwithin five [ minutes ] , i had completely forgotten i was looking at mickey rourke . that guy on the screen simply was randy ' the ram ' robinson .\n[ 33 ] wwe hall of famer\nrowdy\nroddy piper was said to have been highly emotional after watching a screening of the film . aronofsky said of piper :\nhe loved it . he broke down and cried in mickey ' s arms , so he was psyched that this story was finally told .\n[ 34 ] insights on the film from roddy piper and other former pro wrestlers can be seen in fox searchlight pictures ' s\nwrestler round table\n, which was included in the blu - ray version of the film . [ 35 ]\nanimated features never get a nod for best picture because they are still treated as second rate film ( god knows why though since pixar usually spends about four years making each film ) . i liked wall - e , and if any animated feature does deserve a nod and / or win for best picture , wall - e is certainly it ( considering all animated films ever , not just from this year ) . why wall - e doesn ' t get my vote for best film of 2008 is because pixar still handles timely themes with the young and not the mature in mind . of course they do it better than anyone else , but the potential of the film is undermined when it ' s still expected to perform within the confines of the genre and cater to the under 12 audience . i would ' ve loved to see an alternate ending on the blu - ray though .\nhad the best per theater average of any film so far this year , pulling in an outstanding $ 220 , 000 in 4 theaters for an average of $ 54 , 798 . any doubts about the film ' s ability to expand wide should be greatly reduced after that . opening in second place was\n\u201cthis haunting phantasmagoria of a film \u2014 comic , singular , surreal \u2014 is not only something no one but the canadian director could have made , it\u2019s also a film no one else would have even wanted to make . which is the heart of its appeal . \u201d \u2014 kenneth turan , los angeles times\n\u201cballast strikes me as one of the few american pictures of 2008 to say what it wants to say , visually and narratively , about a specific situation and part of the country , in a way that transcends regional specifics . \u201d \u2014 michael phillips , chicago tribune"]}
{"id": 114852, "summary": [{"text": "absolute beginners is a 1986 british rock musical film adapted from colin macinnes ' book of the same name about life in late 1950s london .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film was directed by julien temple , featured david bowie and sade , and patsy kensit in one of her first mainstream roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was screened out of competition at the 1986 cannes film festival .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "upon release , absolute beginners received immense coverage in the british media .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "at the time , the british film industry was perceived as being on the point of collapse ( with the recent failure of the film revolution ) .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "however , the film was panned by critics and became a box office bomb .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "some of the criticisms included stylistic anachronisms , such as the mini-skirt and decidedly 1980s music from the likes of the style council and sade , the bowdlerisation of kensit 's character ( crepe suzette had been depicted as a promiscuous \" negrophile \" in the book ) , and the casting of bowie , who made it a condition of his musical contribution .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "although the film was not a success , bowie 's theme song was very popular in the uk and reached number two in the charts .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the commercial failure of absolute beginners and another film released about the same time , the mission , led to the collapse of goldcrest , a major british film studio . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "absolute beginners ( film )", "paragraphs": ["absolute beginners : practical skills for getting a start in the art dept . | london film school\nit was heralded as the film to save the british film industry but nearly sunk it . here are the people who ballsed up absolute beginners .\nthe 1986 film absolute beginners is sort of the british / european version of 1984 ' s streets of fire ( though beginners was a film - musical fantasy epic about the 1958 british . . .\ndavid bowie , patsy kensit and eddie o\u2019connell in absolute beginners . photograph : allstar / orion pictures\nabsolute beginners , then , is a film about british pop culture and where it came from . simple as that , then ?\nhad this film been a success , the title track would be more greatly appreciated . but absolute beginners was rightly mocked as an absolute disaster and the soundtrack was quietly . . .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing absolute beginners near you .\nit is ironic that even if the future of the british film industry doesn\u2019t depend on absolute beginners , the present of the british youth industry certainly seems to . the london media have been saturated with absolute beginners covers , pullout sections and tv specials .\ndavid bowie & gail ann dorsey\nabsolute beginners\n, queens , new york , 16 . 10 . 2002\nabsolute beginners trailer 1986 director : julien temple starring : david bowie , eddie o ' connell , patsy kensit , ray davies , sade , james fox official content from hbo video spirited love story about a young photographer and his pretty girlfriend in 1958 london . great score by gil evans and performances by bowie , davies and sade ! movie , absolute beginners movie , absolute beginners trailer , absolute beginners 1986 , julien temple , david bowie , eddie o ' connell , patsy kensit , ray davies , sade , james fox\ndo you want to get up and join in when you watch musicals ? this absolute beginners musical theatre course is designed for those who love musicals and will introduce complete beginners to basic musical theatre techniques .\nmichael caton - jones - the scottish director of memphis belle and basic instinct 2 was still at film school when he was hired to shoot a documentary about the making of absolute beginners .\ndirector julien temple has just seen his film absolute beginners ( 1986 ) on the big screen at the bfi and he is complaining it was shown out of focus and is an \u2018abomination\u2019 .\nalthough immeasurably more frugal in its means , \u201cdowntown 81\u201d could , like \u201cabsolute beginners , \u201d be described as a teenage rock \u2019n\u2019 roll bildungsroman .\n\u201c absolute beginners has already been pre - sold fairly heavily around the world , \u201d he says . \u201cthe video alone is worth a lot of money . and even if absolute beginners were to absolutely flop , goldcrest would still be out by at most , i imagine , 2 million pounds . \u201d\nabsolute beginners is a love story . a boy and a girl fall in love , break up and then get back together again . simple as that ?\nstill , over - ambition is the most endearing of faults . what it does mean is that absolute beginners is a movie that should improve with age .\nbowiefest runs from august 31 to september 2 at the institute of contemporary arts , with absolute beginners screening on sunday . more information about the whole event can be found here .\nthe film version of absolute beginners didn ' t get a good reception when it came out in 1986 and was a box - office failure despite heavy promotion . staging the novel as a musical was a brave approach that failed to ignite interest .\nthe home - cinema release of absolute beginners is a rarity , as it\u2019s one where watching the bonus before the main feature is a must . in absolute ambition , those involved with the film are brutally frank about this most hyped piece . it\u2019s also an eloquent , fascinating potted history of the pop - cultural milieu that led to it being made in the then still - resonating aftermath of punk . despite being set in the 1958 of its source book , colin macinnes\u2019s absolute beginners , director julian temple avers that the film was more about when it was made than when it was set .\nstephen woolley : i respect alan marshall . his problem with the film seemed to stem from the fact that it is very stylised , the kind of cinema he & apos ; s into is not the kind of cinema that julien was trying to achieve with absolute beginners .\nhow to submit : use the u of t film festival entry form and mention \u201cgreen screen\u201d in the synopsis of your film .\n' ' absolute beginners ' ' is rated pg - 13 ( ' ' special parental guidance for those younger than 13 ' ' ) . there is some harsh language and violence , and a few nearly nude costumes .\nfans have been wailing about the lack of a letterboxed version of absolute beginners in any format , and now on dvd they finally have it . this visually - active show is an entirely different proposition in panavision widescreen .\nabsolute beginners\nis a british movie set in 1950s britain , directed by julien temple , and studded with stars like patsy kensit , david bowie , ray davies ( of the kinks ) , and . . .\ngarth thomas - line producer hired by goldcrest when beginners & apos ; costs began to get out of control .\nabsolute beginners may not have been well received in the uk but it travelled well and temple received a call from michael and janet jackson who were both fans , temple later directing janet\u2019s when i think of you video in a similar style .\nabsolute beginners could be said to be the british film industry\u2019s apocalypse now , but only in the sense that it was a profligate , monumental , spiralling out of control mess , helmed by an arrogant and foolhardy auteur . the difference between the two over time though , is that one turned a profit and became an apocalyptic cult , a cannes - do success . the other sank britain\u2019s goldcrest films and palace pictures , and is forever derisively known as absolute bollocks . this is the story of that film .\nabsolute beginners is well - written , well - observed , and inspired by a set of political themes that were as relevant in 1958 as they were in 1986 . profoundly humane and unabashedly left - wing , temple\u2019s film offers us the style of a 1980s music video with all the power of 1950s social realism .\nby then , temple had completed the sex pistols\u2019 film the great rock ' n ' roll swindle ( also released in 1980 ) and a raft of pop videos for everyone from judas priest to gary numan and the rolling stones to dexys midnight runners . crucially , he had directed promos for david bowie , the kinks and sade , all of whom featured in absolute beginners ( ray davies is in the film : amazingly , his \u201cquiet life\u201d segment was filmed before work on the film began as a means to secure funding and then later bolted in to the finished product ) . seen now , the closest precursor to absolute beginners is temple\u2019s long - form abc promo mantrap , which he directed in 1983 .\nabsolute beginners is well - written , well - observed , and inspired by a set of political themes that were as relevant in 1958 as they were in 1986 . profoundly humane and unabashedly left - wing , temple\u2019s film offers us the style of a 1980s music video with all the power of 1950s social realism . visually , the film is never anything less than arresting as richly - designed sets combine with vibrant colours and striking choreography to produce a sense of heightened reality that feels perfectly in synch not only with the period in which the film was made but also with the cultural moment in which the film was set . absolute beginners fuses the 1950s with the 1980s and reminds us of how the british establishment conspires to shut down and commercialise every last moment of revolutionary promise .\ni\u2019d read colin macinnes \u2019s book absolute beginners as a teenager and it enthralled me . i wanted to turn it into a screen musical that captured the birth of the teenage era in britain \u2013 and the arrival of a black presence in music .\nstill , although he capsized a studio , mr . temple and his associates manage to keep their enterprise afloat . as with the great hollywood musicals , \u201cabsolute beginners\u201d is a spectacle of abundance in which the buoyant parts are greater than the whole .\nif coppola had the problem of president marcos recalling his helicopter pilots to fight the rebels in the phillippines interior , leaving his film high and dry in the midst of his big set piece , absolute beginners too had a similar problem , though on a comically smaller scale . veteran jazz performer slim gaillard didn\u2019t turn up one day . the crew discovered he\u2019d been working simultaneously on another film . wooley :\nyet even when his scenes fail , mr . temple never loses grasp of what this film is about . ' ' it ' s my mission in life to bring pop culture to the masses , ' ' says a record producer colin knows . for all its unevenness , ' ' absolute beginners ' ' is high pop culture .\na major press campaign was launched to attract investors support , a gassing and puffing up that didn\u2019t stop once the cameras started rolling . temple felt that \u201c by needing to get this level of publicity to validate absolute beginners as a film , we created this monster that by the time we had finished was out of control . \u201d\nthe film must be no longer than 5 minutes . ( shorter videos encouraged )\nabsolute beginners was criticised on its release because of its contemporary soundtrack . temple , a renowned video director at the time of the film\u2019s release , explains david bowie ( who appears in the film and wrote the title track ) contacted him after seeing temple\u2019s great rock\u2019n\u2019roll swindle , expressing a love of soho . \u2018i got on well with him . i hung out with him . he needed a younger brother at that time . \u2019\nmost movies are made of scenes ; others are devoted to making the scene . julien temple\u2019s \u201cabsolute beginners\u201d is one \u2014 a big - budget spectacle that , made in 1986 , sought to render four decades of anglo - american pop culture as a symphonic music video .\nabsolute beginners is a good takeoff film to compare with the current crop of movie musicals . julien temple ' s retro blast from london ' s 1958 teen scene attracted critical attention but nowhere near the public it deserved ; even though orion ' s american release included 70mm prints in some situations , the movie began as and has remained a cult item .\n) where you will find a specific line of dialog that must be used in your film and the name of a prop that must be seen in the film .\nwhen the original us deal for absolute beginners was struck with orion , it was calculated in dollars . while the exchange rate shot up , the costs remained in sterling , and as mentioned earlier , departments were spending like there was no tomorrow . orion was originally to cover 90 % of the budget . by the time all was done , that barely equated to 60 % . combined with a disastrous reception , the film was dead in the water , even after julian temple was locked out of the editing room . along with the derided revolution , absolute beginners brought down both goldcrest and palace pictures . patsy kensit remains sanguine :\nabsolute beginners { / i ] stars bowie as advertising executive vendice partners in a drama about the race riots in notting hill in 1958 . bowie was one of a number of singers acting in the film , alongside ray davies as father , future [ i ] game of thrones actor edward tudor - pole as ed the ted and soul singer sade as athene .\njulien temple - the man who persuaded sid vicious to sing & apos ; my way & apos ; in the great rock & apos ; n & apos ; roll swindle , temple recovered from absolute beginners by making another musical earth girls are easy starring a young jim carrey . now recognised as the king of rockumentary film ( the filth and the fury , oil city confidential )\ndavid puttnam : it was when revolution and absolute beginners ran into difficulties and their production costs started to soar that it became apparent how much of a gamble goldcrest had taken . both films were bedevilled by creative and logistical problems , some of which were already beyond the control of the producers .\na film starring david bowie is to be reissued on july 25 for its 30th anniversary .\nnovember . we\u2019ll award a prize to the best film . get busy and get creative !\nthe film is rather disorganized , and its central romance more than a little trite , but where absolute beginners gets high marks is its conception as a visual musical . there ' s more happening here visually than in ten mgm musicals , which the frequent musical numbers constantly evoke . contrary to the buzz on absolute beginners , it isn ' t cut like a music video , which in 1986 was the hot ticket . with the material between the music already moving at a fast clip , when the actual songs start , the screen goes nuts with clever choreography and camerawork . add to that a constantly changing color palate , and you have a world every bit as artificial and exciting as a minelli musical .\ndetails : hart house has everything to offer aspiring filmmakers . the hart house film board has been loaning equipment to members since 1974 and we currently offer entry - level classes in every area you need to get started , including the major equipment areas ( cameras , sound , lights ) , storytelling ( writing , directing , editing ) , hands - on classes for absolute beginners and a documentary stream .\npresiding over the post - mortem were researchers peter york and jon savage , who , in 1981 , began working on a documentary series , teenage , for granada television . the project was ultimately squelched , but not before temple , who had come in to direct , had picked up absolute beginners . he decided to acquire the film rights and eventually approached an old friend , steve woolley , about producing .\ndetails : the hart house film board and raindance on campus are hosting a film challenge during the holiday break . there will be prizes for the top films . get busy and get creative !\nrumor had it that if absolute beginners was a flop , goldcrest would go under ; the production company was responsible for such oscar - winning british films as chariots of fire and gandhi , but also for having to write off 10 million pounds last year on the debacle that was revolution . and if goldcrest went under , what remained of the british film industry would likely go with it . woolley refuted the rumors .\nthe film must be submitted by the deadline ( sun . jan . 10 , 6 pm ) .\nmany get their first chance at directing while still in film school . but how many win a prestigious cannes film festival award , as campion did with her debut short , which copped the short film palme d\u2019or ( and making her the first woman to ever do so ) ? while attending the australian film and television school , she came up with this nine - minute film about a brother , his sister and the brother\u2019s bratty son , who pull off the side of the road due to the boy\u2019s obstinate behavior . a psychological war of wills ensues , with no resolution . if ever a film was a precursor to later work , it\u2019s this , which is almost a kissing cousin to campion\u2019s 1989\u2019s feature film debut ,\ndavid puttnam : what made matters worse was that fact that , as the budgets of absolute beginners and revolution began to climb , so did the value of the dollar against the pound . the sales to the us distributors had been calculated in dollars . when the original us deal for absolute beginners had been struck with orion , the pound was valued at $ 1 . 56 . while the movie was being shot , the exchange rate went to approximately $ 1 . 06 , but all the costs remained in sterling . orion & apos ; s payment was originally intended to cover 90 % of the budget . by the time the cheque was paid , it covered barely 60 % .\nabsolute beginners may be long overdue a reappraisal but it is easy to see why its initial release was met by a torrent of critical scorn . the problem is that while the film makes a lot of its musical numbers and much of the film\u2019s original marketing rested on the fame of its musical stars , none of its tunes are all that memorable . it\u2019s not just that fashions have changed and that temple\u2019s film remains in an unhappy marriage to a now deeply - unfashionable moment in the history of popular music , it\u2019s that none of the songs ( with the possible exception of bowie\u2019s theme tune ) are any good and that the musical numbers are so unbalanced that they wind up wasting olivier stapleton \u2019s cinematography and david togurri\u2019 s choreography by shackling them to a succession of tedious tunes . the irony of absolute beginners\u2019 reputation is that while palace pictures made the film as part of a desperate attempt to appropriate the glamour and popularity of british pop music , it\u2019s the film\u2019s non - musical elements that ensure its continued relevance and vitality . colin wendell may have been right when he celebrated the success of chariots of fire by claiming that the british were coming , but if they were\u2026 they certainly weren\u2019t singing .\nhart house film board members who register in person get a discounted price of $ 30 for this workshop .\nfollowing the success of our technical drawing and six production design essentials programmes , this 6 - day course is aimed at beginners looking to break into the field of production design .\nabsolute ambition ; a newly produced 53 documentary . features interviews with julien temple , stephen woolley , nik powell , oliver stapleton , john beard , ted tudor pole and eddie o connell\njulien temple \u2019s absolute beginners offers a troubling snapshot of its own cultural moment : set in the late 1950s , the film waxes nostalgic about the cultural renewal of the late - 1950s only to channel these feelings of nostalgia into a biting commentary on the forces of cultural and economic reaction that had been unleashed by the rapidly - maturing thatcher government . shot mostly on studio lots and concerned mostly with the past , the film voices its feelings of malaise by painstakingly recreating 1950s soho only to litter it with anachronistic touches like neon socks , punk rock fashion shows , and the music of performers like david bowie , sade , ray davies , and the style council . at the time , critics hated the film\u2019s unsettling combination of nostalgia and modernity but time and distance allow us to see a film that is beautiful , stylish , and made with more political insight that almost any other british film of the 1980s .\nin the film , and it does have that late - \u201960s - early - \u201970s counterculture feel , but it\u2019s also the one american film on this list that is content to make you feel , rather than seeking to impress .\nnot a critic , but the founder of the company that helped finance it . jake eberts wasn ' t a fan of absolute beginners and made the fact abundantly clear in his 1990 memoir , my indecision is final . the above quotes all fall within the space of three pages , but then he had every right to feel aggrieved . this was one of the pictures which ultimately led to his resignation and to his company , goldcrest films , being sold on at a loss of some \u00a334 million . absolute beginners had gone massively over budget and performed terribly at the box office . so too had another of eberts ' pictures , the al pacino - starring american war of independence epic revolution . a third , the mission with robert de niro , at least found critical favour and picked up the palme d ' or at the 1986 cannes film festival , but its modest success was hardly enough to spare the blushes of the other two movies . pacino wouldn ' t appear onscreen for another four years after revolution , while absolute beginners ' director julien temple retreated to the safer environs of the us and neil young music videos . their efforts have been battling it out ever since for the bragging rights to the title of british cinema ' s most notorious flop .\nvideo full of film clips : the full - length version of the title song got one , and it actually served as the trailer for the film in the u . k . ( it was attached to spies like us ) .\non fri . , dec . 18 at 6 pm , visit the facebook group where you will find a specific line of dialog that must be used in your film and the name of a prop that must be seen in the film .\none day in la my phone rang . \u201chello ? \u201d said a voice . \u201cis that julien temple ? \u201d i said : \u201cyeah , who\u2019s that ? \u201d \u201cit\u2019s michael jackson , \u201d came the response . i said : \u201cfuck off . \u201d he said : \u201cno , it\u2019s really michael . \u201d he wanted me to come over and watch him and janet do all the dances from absolute beginners .\nthe oner : the tracking shot through colin ' s neighborhood early on in the film ; it also introduces several characters .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nlater i did a movie called grace of my heart that martin scorsese was producing . he was on the set every day and bent my ear constantly about absolute beginners , about how it was one of his top 10 movies , how it was like coppola\u2019s one from the heart but better . \u201cwas the opening sequence really just one steadicam shot ? \u201d he asked , because he\u2019d tried to do one in goodfellas .\nbowie\u2019s theme song \u2018absolute beginners\u2019 reached no 2 in the uk , kept from no 1 by \u2018chain reaction\u2019 by diana ross . produced by clive langer and alan winstanley , who were enjoying success as the producers of madness and dexy\u2019s midnight runners , bowie recorded the song in secret . the session musicians invited to play on the song at a studio in shepherd\u2019s bush were only told they would be working with \u201cmr x\u201d .\nenemy mine : the mod and rocker who have been fighting each other throughout the film team up to stop the white supremacists .\nchairman greg dyke director gisli snaer registered charity no : 270302 . copyright \u00a9 2013 london film school | website by redkey digital ltd\neven more than russell\u2019s film , which was based on an ersatz 1920s musical , \u201cabsolute beginners\u201d is grandly anachronistic : the cinematic equivalent of a stylized fake 1950s - style diner . adapted from a novel by colin macinnes , the movie is set in 1958 \u2014 around the time that the term \u201cmake the scene\u201d went mainstream and the year that , according to its youthful hero , colin ( played by eddie o\u2019connell ) , \u201cthe teenage miracle reached full bloom . \u201d its embodiment was his co - star , patsy kensit , barely 18 when the movie opened .\njulien temple : after having several doors slammed in out faces on wardour street , it became clear that we needed to make more investors aware of the saleability of the subject . so , we embarked on a press campaign for macinnes & apos ; s novel and drew on everyone in the press to maximise the publicity . in a way , this was the beginning of out undoing . by needing to get this level of publicity to validate absolute beginners as a film , we created this monster that by the time we had finished was out of control .\nin addition to making music videos , temple also directed and produced several full length films . in 1986 , he oversaw the production of absolute beginners , a film featuring david bowie as a fashion photographer . while a critical flop , it has now become a cult classic . in the same year , temple directed earth girls are easy . he went on to make other films , notably bullet , vigo , and pandaemonium , as well as feature length and serialized documentaries . temple has worked with the bbc , abc , australian opera , and numerous other organizations .\nbefore all you nolan fanboys start bombarding us with hate mail about this not being his first film\u2026yes , we know . he did make\nthe bfi regularly hosts cast q & as . more details here . this event was part of the bfi\u2019s london on film season .\nalong the way there ' s literally dozens of plot sideshows , from colin ' s fellini - esque lesbian neighbors , to the mindless creation of a ' teen scream ' star called baby boom . val guest and wolf mankowitz ' s expresso bongo is a minor masterpiece about the same teen phenomenon in london , but absolute beginners blows it all up into a fantasmagorical musical apocalypse . this picture could easily go by the title expresso bongo satyricon .\ncall for scripts : hart house film board seeks a script or detailed outline for a short film that is maximum of 5 - 6 minutes long ( 5 - 6 pages ) . all genres welcome ! the best script will be chosen for the next new filmmaker project .\nin this free seminar rick palidwor will present hart house membership options ; an overview of the film board\u2019s equipment holdings ; and a run - down of all the upcoming winter classes . join us and get started . we might be the only film school you ever need .\ndespite being a white working - class lad from the ( then ) mean streets of pimlico , colin is a true bohemian who revels in his newly - formed identity as a teenager . at first , the film only asks questions about what it means to be a teenager and this uncertainty is fed back into the lives of the two primary characters : colin believes that \u2014 as a teenager \u2014 he is free to make his own friends and plot his own path without being overly concerned with money while suzette views her identity as something she can market and sell in order to get on . in other words , absolute beginners is a film about the tension between authenticity and commerciality that exists in all moments of cultural renewal .\nsuperstyle absolute beginners , directed by julien temple ; written by richard burridge , christopher wicking and don macpherson ; director of photography , oliver stapleton ; edited by michael bradsell , gerry hambling and richard bedford ; music arranger , gil evans ; produced by stephen woolley and chris brown ; released by orion pictures . at ziegfeld , avenue of the americas at 54th street . running time : 111 minutes . this film is rated pg - 13 . colineddie o ' connell suzettepatsy kensit vendice partnersdavid bowie henleyjames fox arthurray davies big jilleve ferret the fanaticsteven berkoff athene duncannonsade dido lamentanita morris harry charmslionel blair cooltony hippolyte\nthe film must be maximum of 5 minutes long ( shorter videos are encouraged since they are easier to make and easier to watch ) .\nabsolute beginners would have been a great title for extras , as the movie and its subject will be alien to 99 % of american viewers , but there are no docus or interviews or commentaries . it would be nice to know if the street musicians under the music promoter ' s window sound like a real ' skiffle ' group , for instance , or to get a full historical rundown on what ' s behind the mods , rockers and teddy boys .\nlegend has it that this was the film that destroyed the british film industry . i had a strange reaction \u2013 it was a very dark place , a breakdown , generated by the horror of losing control of the film , and the response to it . i had a sound like a bee in my head for three months . i was being interviewed by melvyn bragg and this bee wouldn\u2019t let me hear his questions .\nstephen woolley : the idea of making absolute beginners as a musical was what drew us to the project . otherwise , we probably wouldn & apos ; t have considered it . screenwriter dan mcpherson brought me the book . it was a very hip book , like jack keroauc . not only is it enjoyable but it has a sting in its tail , the notting hill race riots . colin macinnes was one of the first people to recognise racism in this country .\nis reputed to be the film that helped soderbergh score investors for his oscar - nominated debut . if so , it was money well spent .\nstephen woolley : this is a bitchy business and you get used to the criticism . all i can say is that the film is unique .\nour film classes are part of the hart house creative classes , which includes photography , theatre and creative living & careers . open to everyone .\nit ' s easy to be driven to distraction by the pair , to the point where absolute beginners ' other pleasures fade into the distance . you could be forgiven for ignoring another of bowie ' s determinedly oddball turns or the wonderful little psycho essayed by graham fletcher - cook . there ' s also something really quite pleasing in the decision to cast lionel blair as a boy - hungry impresario , even if he does play it for laughs . indeed , it ' s the audacity of the entire venture which always gets underestimated as the attention tends to fall on the central miscasting . here was a british film that tried to be as big as the competition and do its own thing . there are so many idiosyncratic touches that it ' s hard to know exactly who this was all made for , but that ' s not to say that we can ' t appreciate the ambition , the determination and the sheer bloody - mindedness behind them . absolute beginners ultimately deserves its label as a failure - too much mess , too many poor decisions - and yet i cannot help being incredibly fond of it .\nabsolute beginners , the song - is in my opinion the most beautiful love song ever written . the moment when you stay open in front of each other . when you are more fragile , than you ever will be . carried just by an emotion - an emotion strong and beautiful . the , moment of absolute truth - when you truly understand each other - when you start to give up much of yourself - just to see someone else truly happy . this is the most beautiful gift one human being can give to another . if you listen to this song you immediately understand what true love is & that one , david bowie , is able to put it into one song - one melody beyond words - truly there .\nlike altman , kubrick\u2019s first film was a decidedly unlikely foray into the sporting world\u2014 a sixteen - minute documentary on boxing . included as part of the\nit\u2019s not perhaps what we were expecting and he explains that the film went over budget on its elaborate soho sets and temple was removed from it after shooting and took no part in its editing . he talks about the possibility of starting a crowd funding campaign to have the film re - edited .\njoin us in the hart house committees room ( 2nd floor ) to learn more about film board plans for the year and how to get involved .\ndetails : the annual u of t film festival is accepting short videos of any length , genre and topic . film / video installation art also welcome . we will look at everything but priority will be given to submissions from university of toronto students , staff , alumni and members of hart house .\nabsolute beginners is a musical . a british musical , but one made in the hollywood tradition of singin\u2019 in the rain or an american in paris . it stars , among others , david bowie , ray davies and sade and was directed by julien temple , maker of scores of music videos as well as the sex pistols film the great rock \u2018n\u2019 roll swindle . set in london in 1958 , against the background of a long , hot summer , the soho jazz scene and the u . k . \u2019s first race riots , it has a soundtrack arranged by gil evans and songs contributed by representatives of 20 years of british pop . simple as that ?\nkeith richards : i never wanted to be in that film . i & apos ; m not an actor . nor & apos ; s david bowie .\namerican kids need a guidebook , or a history lesson to find out what absolute beginners is all about . the rock ' n roll wave hit england every bit as hard as it did the states , and by 1958 or so , every corner of the media and commercial world was angling to get its piece of the pie . drippy novelty singers were promoted as new pop stars , and agents , producers and variety shows were trying to find ways to cram the newfound rock ' fad ' into marketable formulas .\nfilmjuice is an online publication , providing the latest film reviews , upcoming releases \u2013 plus news , interviews , features , competitions and shopping guides . located in london , filmjuice in 2011 , it has a remit to provide high quality , up - to - date easily accessible wealth of information for the film fan .\ndetails : join us for a swanky reception under the tent in the beautiful hart house quad for a meet and greet followed by an open - air screening of new films and videos from the u of t filmmaking community . always an entertaining night and a great opportunity to learn more about filmmaking opportunities at hart house . presented by the hart house film board and the u of t film festival . submit your own film for a chance to be part of the screening !\nit ' s this documentary quality which gives the novel its primary appeal , and also explains why it has since become something of a style bible to aspiring mod revivalists and the like . ( paul weller ' s long been a vocal fan with the jam scoring a top ten hit by the name of ' absolute beginners ' in 1981 . ) as a piece of narrative , though , it ' s a little slim . there are hints of romance , a bit of heartbreak and a finale set among the notting hill race riots , but these were mere diversions . it was macinnes ' ability to put london on the page that mattered , to guide us through its streets and characters , to situate us directly in the centre of its melting pot . if you were to adapt absolute beginners into a movie then those are the elements you would focus on . this realism demands a semi - documentary approach , with non - professional actors and a storyline consisting of deftly interwoven vignettes , because it ' s the real eye - opener and hook .\nyou\u2019ll also gain a vital insight into how an art department is organised , and how it relates to all the other departments on a film or tv production .\nthe film must include the specific dialog and prop that we will announce at the beginning of the challenge on fri . , dec . 18 , 6 pm .\ndavid puttnam : in 1985 , goldcrest embarked on the simultaneous production of three major movies , revolution , a historical epic starring al pacino budgeted at $ 15 million ; absolute beginners , a modern musical budgeted at around $ 8 million ; and one of my own productions , the mission , a period film starring robert de niro and jeremy irons , budgeted at $ 17 million . all three films were partly financed by international distributors . goldcrest , eager to reap the rewards of success , had been ready to shoulder a significant element of the risk . at these prices , the films would have to succeed in the usa if they were to have any real chance of covering their costs .\nthis film is clearly not for everyone , but it was a major step forward in the evolution of the movie musical , perhaps the first\npost - modern\nmovie musical , looking back to the history of musical film , paying tribute , but also rejecting and replacing many movie musical conventions . it ' s a brilliant , exciting film , without which we might not have moulin rouge today . and even if you don ' t get it , the music is terrific enough . . .\nkeith richards :\ni never wanted to be in that film . i & apos ; m not an actor . nor & apos ; s david bowie .\nmgm ' s dvd of absolute beginners is a stunner , with a bright & snappy enhanced picture that faithfully displays the show in all its prime colors . the movie begins and ends with solid fields of red , and for the first time on video , they don ' t turn into a buzzy red mess . there are two separate encodings on a flipper disc , but i doubt the flat version was necessary in this case . the stereo surround dolby digital track lets the music belt out . . . this is a good - sounding track .\nnow , my kids will watch anything , but they couldn ' t watch this . nor could their friends . i don ' t think i ' ve ever seen worse acting in a major british film . . . that song , in my opinion , was the only good feature of the whole film . . . amateurland .\nthe film may not be everyone ' s cup of tea , but it ' s hard to take a disliking to the soundtrack with its original songs by david bowie , gil evans , sade and the style council . sade and a tap - dancing bowie ( with a shudderingly strange mid - atlantic accent ) also appeared in the film .\nplot wise , the film uses macinnes\u2019 notting hill and soho backdrops but foregrounds the story of aspiring photographer colin ( eddie o ' connell ) and his wooing of the vapid crepe suzette ( patsy kensit ) . both leads are awful , wooden and show no evidence of either screen presence or an ability to act . as the evil vendice partners , david bowie ( pictured above right ) exudes presence but plays it so bizarrely he seems more ruritanian vampire than shady 1950s businessman . absolute beginners is about the whole . it is lurid , beautifully filmed , over - arch , has staggering production design , swoon - inducing sets , some ok dance routines and songs , thinks it\u2019s both west side story and expresso bongo and can\u2019t fail to dazzle .\nwith so many names attached it ' s hard to know where to the point the finger when it comes to absolute beginners ' fatal mistake . eager to make macinnes more palatable for a general audience , the film accentuates the relationship between the photographer ( now named colin , after the author of course ) and his\nspade - crazy\nex - girlfriend crepe suzette , though the miscegenation angle is massively played down . there ' s nothing wrong with this decision in itself , but when you cast eddie o ' connell and patsy kensit in the roles you ' re asking for trouble . they both look the part , certainly , with kensit coming across like a british bardot and o ' connell having the perfect cheekbones . in fact , absolute beginners has this wonderful freeze frame quality in which you could pause on any moment and be massively impressed . press play , however , and you ' re faced with the void these two non - performances provide . kensit emerged unscathed - the resilience of a former child star never to be underestimated - managing a brief pet shop boys - endorsed pop career , a supporting turn in lethal weapon 2 and plenty of tabloid interest over the next few years . o ' connell fared less well and managed just a few small roles in the likes of the bill and birds of a feather .\nthe production , in common with the rest of the british film industry at the time , had severe financial problems . shooting stopped for several weeks due to lack of funds .\nenough of a handful . then temple approached him just after that film finished production . temple was breaking up with his business partner and producer , michael hamlyn . would woolley take\njulian temple is an english film , documentary , and music video director . while studying at cambridge , he came across the works of french anarchist director jean vigo . this lead him to attend the national film and television school in buckinghamshire . after graduating , temple moved to london , where he encountered the burgeoning punk scene , notably the sex pistols .\n\u201cnow , my kids will watch anything , but they couldn\u2019t watch this . nor could their friends . i don\u2019t think i\u2019ve ever seen worse acting in a major british film\u2026 that song , in my opinion , was the only good feature of the whole film . \u201d so wrote jake eberts , whose company goldcrest films financed , and was sunk by , julien temple \u2019s 1950s - set musical \u201c absolute beginners . \u201d and by \u2018that song , \u2019 he means bowie\u2019s theme of the same name , obviously . eberts isn\u2019t entirely wrong \u2014 the film is a gigantic folly , one that didn\u2019t just destroy goldcrest , but came close to crippling the british film industry as a whole . but that doesn\u2019t mean it isn\u2019t fascinating , and bowie\u2019s performance as well as his song , are one of the movie\u2019s major redeeming features . temple takes colin macinnes \u2019 memoir of the birth of the teen in london\u2019s soho in the 1950s and gives it an expressionistic , none - more - 80s music video veneer , a cross between alan parker , busby berkeley and amateur dramatics . it\u2019s a hot mess , dramatically and aesthetically , but it\u2019s entirely fascinating for it , and bowie has enormous fun as the near - satanic ad executive who takes lead colin under his wing . not enough of the star\u2019s film appearances let him flex his musical muscles , but both the title track and his lizardly seductive \u201cthat\u2019s motivation , \u201d atop a giant typewriter , are heads and shoulders above the rest of the movie .\nthe first surprise to everyone was that absolute beginners was to be a big , bold and brash rock musical ( of sorts ) , and the relatively inexperienced julian temple was to direct . stephen wooley , co - founder of palace pictures , stated it was the very idea of the film as a musical that attracted him . temple stated , \u201c i felt when i started making movies that music was a way of making british movies work worldwide because it was that thing at that time that fascinated the rest of the world about england . \u201d the director had already made several pop promos and filled roles and cameos in the film with artists he had previously collaborated with , such as sade and ray davies of the kinks . the style council also performed , paul weller having been highly influenced by macinnes\u2019 novel , a template for the resurgent mod scene . david bowie performed the major song of the same name , on condition he got a large part . although the film would be about the \u201950\u2019s , it seemed it wouldn\u2019t be altogether of the \u201950\u2019s . temple : \u201c i wasn\u2019t trying to please a few old jazzers . \u201d\nthe movie has picked up both the strengths and flaws of its source , colin macinnes ' s 1959 novel ' ' absolute beginners , ' ' which near the dawn of the rock era defined the teen - ager as a self - consciously new phenomenon . the hero , colin , portrayed with appealing matter - of - factness by eddie o ' connell , is determined to play throughout his last teen - age year . a sometime photographer , he loves the ambitious suzette , who chooses henley , the rich , homosexual ' ' dressmaker to the queen ' ' over colin in his poor neighborhood .\nmany veteran character actors peppered the film , often unsure of what was going on . lionel blair is a boy - mad impresario . steven berkoff plays oswald mosley in all but name ( \u201cthe fanatic\u201d ) , reeling off his speech in rhyming verse . irene handl told author christopher fowler , at the time a leading film marketer , \u201ci had no idea what i was doing on the film . i\u2019ve got one line of dialogue \u2013 \u201csmell my broom . \u201d \u2013 what does that mean ? \u201d it\u2019s hardly \u201c smell the glove\u201d is it ?\ngarth thomas : goldcrest held a press screening where they showed clips from the mission , revolution , a room with a view and absolute beginners . when the screening was over , the absolute beginners team were left at our table , rowing with each other . it was going full pelt . it was one of those classic scenes where the bottles of wine are puled up all round the table and there & apos ; s lots of & apos ; fucking this and fucking that & apos ; . fortunately , we were the only ones left when it got leery . alan marshall turned to [ palace suit ] mike brown and said :\nyou don & apos ; t know anything about fucking london ! you & apos ; re not a real londoner !\nthen brown said :\nhow dare you say that ! i live in brixton !\nyeah , but not real brixton . not with the blacks and all that .\nyes , i do ! i & apos ; m as much a londoner as you are !\nthat & apos ; s when brown took a swing at marshall . i tried to separate them but they wouldn & apos ; t have it .\nabsolute beginners mgm home entertainment 1986 / color / 2 : 35 anamorphic 16 : 9 & 1 : 33 flat pan - scan / 109 min . / street date 2003 / starring patsy kensit , eddie o ' connell , david bowie , james fox , ray davies , mandy rice - davies , eve ferret , tony hippolyte cinematography oliver stapleton production designer john beard art direction stuart rose , ken wheatley costume design sue blane , david perry film editor richard bedford , michael bradsell , gerry hambling , russell lloyd original music david bowie , ray davies , gil evans , slim gaillard , sade written by richard burridge , terry johnson , don macpherson & christopher wicking from a novel by colin macinnes produced by chris brown , al clark , robert devereux , nik powell , stephen woolley directed by julien temple\nonce a film starts , producing is , for the most part , crisis management : you have no real function . in many respects , you are probably in the way .\njulien temple : there was a feeling in the industry that we should be spanked . by the end of the film , i was aware that a long dark cloud had come down .\nthe sense of cultural malaise that surrounded british film in the early 1980s could not have been more different to the vaulting ambition displayed by the british music industry at the exact same time . where british films struggled to fill small cinemas , british pop musicians filled stadiums the whole world over . little wonder then that stephen woolley \u2019s up - and - coming film production company palace pictures should try to shake british film out of its malaise by borrowing a little music industry glamour in the form of a musical based upon the gritty post - war novels of colin macinnes ."]}
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and him that cometh to me i will in no wise cast out .\nall that the father giveth me , shall come to me ; and him that cometh to me , i will in no wise reject .\nwhen you seek me in prayer and worship , you will find me available to you . if you seek me with all your heart and soul ,\nask and it will be given to you ; seek and you will find ; knock and the door will be opened to you .\ni will give them a heart to know me , that i am the lord . they will be my people , and i will be their god , for they will return to me with all their heart .\ncome to me all you that labor and are burdened , and i will refresh you .\nall that the father geveth me shall come to me : and him yt cometh to me i cast not awaye .\neverything and everyone that the father has given me will come to me , and i won ' t turn any of them away .\ncome to me , all who labor and are heavy laden , and i will give you rest .\n\u201ccome to me , all you who are weary and burdened , and i will give you rest .\ncome to me , all you that labor and are heavy laden , and i will give you rest .\ncome unto me , all ye that labor and are heavy laden , and i will give you rest .\ncome unto me , all ye that labour and are heavy laden , and i will give you rest .\ncome unto me , all ye that labour and are heavy laden , and i will give you rest .\ncome to me , all you who labor and are heavy laden , and i will give you rest .\ncome unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden , and i will give you rest .\ncome to me , all of you who are struggling and burdened , and i will give you rest .\ncome to me , all of you who are weary and burdened , and i will give you rest .\ncome to me , all ye who labour and are burdened , and * i * will give you rest .\ncome to me , all you who labor and are heavily burdened , and i will give you rest .\ncome to me , all who are weary and heavy - laden , and i will give you rest .\ncome to me , all you toiling and burdened ones , and * i * will give you rest .\nevery person the father gives me eventually comes running to me . and once that person is with me , i hold on and don ' t let go .\ncome to me , all you who are troubled and weighted down with care , and i will give you rest .\ncome to me , all [ of you ] who labor and are burdened , and i will give you rest .\nyou will know me : a novel and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\ncome to me , all you who are struggling hard and carrying heavy loads , and i will give you rest .\ncome to me , all of you who are tired and have heavy loads , and i will give you rest .\ncome to me , all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens , and i will give you rest .\ncome to me , all you who are burden - weary and heavy laden , and i will give you shabbos menuchah .\ncome to me , all [ ye ] that labor , and are heavy laden , and i will give you rest .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for me & will . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nfor i have come down from heaven , not to do my own will , but to do the will of him who sent me . \u2026\ncome to me , all who are tired from carrying heavy loads , and i will give you rest .\nmatthew 11 : 28 - \u201ccome to me , all you who are weary and burdened , and i will give you rest .\nfather , i want those you have given me to be with me where i am , that they may see the glory you gave me because you loved me before the foundation of the world .\nand this is the will of him who sent me , that i shall lose none of those he has given me , but raise them up at the last day .\ncome vnto me all ye that laboure and are laden and i wyll ease you .\nthen jesus said , \u201ccome to me , all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens , and i will give you rest .\ncome to me , all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads , and i will give you rest .\ncome to me , all of you who are tired and are carrying heavy loads . i will give you rest .\nall thing , that the father giveth to me , shall come to me ; and i shall not cast him out [ and i shall not cast out him ] , that cometh to me .\ncome unto me , all < em > ye < / em > that labour and are heavy laden , and i will give you rest .\nall that the father giveth me shall arrive at me , and him that is on the way i will in no wise cast out : for i am come down . . . .\not prophets : jeremiah 29 : 13 you shall seek me and find me ( jer . ) christian bible study resources , dictionary , concordance and search tools\nhe will regard the prayer of the destitute , and not despise their prayer .\ni really didn ' t like you will know me by megan abbott . i read approximately 25 % before i quit reading .\ni will cast the marry me spell . . . in usa , uk , ireland , qatar , dubai , kuwait , turkey\n. is on the way to me , is drawing near to me - i for my part will not cast out . thus authority to refuse is claimed by christ , and power to exclude from his fellowship and friendship , from his kingdom and glory . (\nwatching tg his movie got me dreaming of riding softail somewhere else where i never been to . . . mini pinscher along with me\ni will cast the marry me spell . . . in usa , uk , ireland , qatar , dubai , kuwait . . .\nbut if from there you will seek the lord your god , you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and all your soul .\nbut as i told you , you have seen me and still you do not believe .\nwow your side is amazing i ' m still surprised that you are a guy i only know one guy who loves gg . i will be in la next year and your side will help me guide my tour . thank you\nsummit entertainment parent company lionsgate has announced that it will still be adding to the \u2018now you see me\u2019 movie series with a third film .\nurltoken me and will : sherrie rose , melissa behr , patrick dempsey , keanu reeves , seymour cassel , m . emmet walsh , grace zabriskie : movies & tv\ni will be found by you , declares the lord , and i will restore you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and places to which i have banished you , declares the lord . i will restore you to the place from which i sent you into exile . \u201d\u2026\nlove will come and find me . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\ni have revealed your name to those you have given me out of the world . they were yours ; you gave them to me , and they have kept your word .\nall ye that travail , and be charged , come to me , and i shall fulfill you [ and i shall refresh , or fulfill , you ] .\nyou can , but honestly , see my post above yours . be smart and you will be fine .\ni was a captain for ryanair from 2006 to 2014 , and these cancelled fights do not surprise me . what i witnessed in those eight years left me shaking my head , and the current estimate that more than 700 ryanair pilots have quit the airline in the last financial year does not surprise me either .\njane and will are familiar faces on the los angeles club scene . they meet officially at drug rehab after jane od d and will crashed his motorcycle driving stoned . they hit it off immediately and escape the clinic to travel to montana and find the bike from easy rider .\ntiny started working on this show\u2014originally called tiny dancer \u2014years ago . as will explains :\njane and will are familiar faces on the los angeles club scene . they meet officially at drug rehab after jane od ' ed and will crashed her motorcycle driving stoned . they hit it off immediately and escape the clinic to travel to montana and find the bike from easy rider .\njane and will are familiar faces on the los angeles club scene . they meet officially at drug rehab after jane od ' ed and will crashed her motorcycle while driving stoned . they hit it off . . . see more \u00bb\nabbott ' s you will know me is an extraordinary novel that explores the world of the child - athletes , the gymnasts who strive for absolute perfection , and work unending hours , racing . . .\njane and will are familiar faces on the los angeles club scene . they meet officially at drug rehab after jane od ' ed and will crashed her motorcycle while driving stoned . they hit it off . . . see full summary \u00bb\ni give them eternal life , and they will never perish . no one can snatch them out of my hand .\nfrancis lawrence from \u2018the hunger games\u2019 has been set to direct while nina jacobson will produce .\nif you know what \u201cgbf\u201d stands for you probably , like me , watched tv in the late nineties and early noughties .\ni have been to almost all of the locations that took place off the main warner brothers lot and the ones missing will be seen and photographed on a future trip . you will see that i mention the warner brothers ranch a few times . the ranch is private but hopefully some day i will get lucky and get on there so i can add those pictures .\nare you tired ? worn out ? burned out on religion ? come to me . get away with me and you ' ll recover your life . i ' ll show you how to take a real rest .\n38 . for i came down from heaven not to do mine own will - - to play an independent part . but - - in respect to both the foregoing things , the divine and the human side of salvation . the will of him that sent me - - what this twofold will of him that sent him is , we are next sublimely told ( john 6 : 39 john 6 : 40 ) :\nnow for the data . since i don ' t know that this will be a linear relationship , i will plot the natural log of follower rate vs . the natural log of followers .\nwhat might we hope will come from this crisis at ryanair , leaving as it will hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded all over europe ? i remain hopeful that in crisis there is opportunity , and that there will be an opportunity here for ryanair pilots to be heard . i hope that they will finally achieve what they deserve : a collectively bargained work agreement that affords a better life for them , and helps the airline by stemming their attrition .\nand the spirit and the bride say , come . and let him that hears say , \u2026\naside from next year\u2019s \u2018now you see me : the second act\u2019 , ceo jon feltheimer revealed that they have already begun planning for \u2018now you see me 3 . \u2019 he is also anticipating that the second movie will rake in even more than the $ 350 million total gross of the first installment .\nwill ' s reaction to the play also shows us just how uptight and uncomfortable with feelings he is . sure , he ' s cool with tiny creating the play , but to stage it and show the whole world what you ' re thinking and feeling and going through ? well , that violates all will ' s rules about shutting up and not caring . in the end , though , will realizes how much he loves tiny cooper and how much he loves the play he made .\ndoes anyone know where and when season 6 will be filmed ? would love to meet some of the case if possible\u2026 . thanks !\nthis book may be called will grayson , will grayson , but it ' s definitely about tiny cooper in a lot of ways . and that ' s why the musical version of his life story takes center stage in the plot .\ni will cast the marry me spell . . . in usa , uk , ireland , qatar , dubai , kuwait , turkey tickets , mon , apr 3 , 2017 at 7 : 00 pm | eventbrite\nwhy make a model if you can ' t use it for something ? i want to calculate how many days it will take for me to one million followers . why ? well , i have heard that if you have that many followers you will have great powers . i want those powers . don ' t worry , i will only use my powers for good and not evil ( but i might make a new definition for\ngood\n) .\nokay , so clearly will isn ' t too thrilled by this show . tiny makes things worse by naming one of the main characters gil wrayson . even though tiny swears that\ngil wrayson isn ' t [ will ] ; he ' s a fictional character\n( 5 . 53 ) , will isn ' t looking forward to the humiliation that he ' s certain will befall all of them all on opening night .\ni ' m out for dead presidents to represent me triple feature : new jack city & menace . . .\nas for you , solomon my son , know the god of your father and serve him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind , for the lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought . if you seek him , he will be found by you ; but if you forsake him , he will reject you forever .\nthat ' s just 4295 days from now ( under 12 years ) . i guess i can wait . of course , i suspect over the next 12 years , twitter will change . maybe it will be no longer in use . maybe more people will start to use it such that my parameters for the follower rate would change .\neven will grayson is pretty awed by the fact that tiny is brave enough to sing about his life in front of strangers . when will is feeling down about isaac , tiny sings him a song . in the middle of the street . right after meeting him . does it seem a little crazy ? absolutely . but it also takes will ' s mind off his problems . will is never going to be like tiny , but if tiny can belt out a song telling the world how he feels , will can open up to his mom and his friends about who he is , too .\nfor the two super users , i will just use the rate and the final follower number to estimate the follower number at the midpoint in time .\npraise for you will know me :\n[ abbott ] is in top form in this novel . she resumes her customary role of black cat , opaque and unblinking , filling her readers with queasy suspicion at every turn .\n\u2015 jennifer senior , new york times\n\u201cinstead , he would ask me to beat her in return despite my ill - health and the big stature of his second wife , \u201d she said .\nshall come unto me ; such who are given to christ in eternal election , and in the everlasting covenant of grace , shall , and do , in time , come to christ , and believe in him to the saving of their souls ; which is not to be ascribed to , any power and will in them , but to the power and grace of god . it is not here said , that such who are given to christ have a\npower\nto come to him , or\nmay\ncome if they will , but they shall come ; efficacious grace will bring them to christ , as poor perishing sinners , to venture on him for life and salvation :\nwill you merry me ? is a tv movie starring wendie malick , cynthia stevenson , and vikki krinsky . rebecca , from an upper class los angeles family , and henry , from choir - singing , tradition - bound midwestern roots , are in love . henry pops the question just before christmas and the kids . . . see full summary \u00bb\n28 . come unto me , all ye that labour and are heavy laden , and i will give you rest - - incomparable , ravishing sounds these - - if ever such were heard in this weary , groaning world ! what gentleness , what sweetness is there in the very style of the invitation - -\nhither to me\n; and in the words ,\nall ye that toil and are burdened ,\nthe universal wretchedness of man is depicted , on both its sides - - the active and the passive forms of it .\n56 . he that eateth . . . dwelleth in me and i in him - - as our food becomes incorporated with ourselves , so christ and those who eat his flesh and drink his blood become spiritually one life , though personally distinct .\ni really want to write a letter to the cast and ask for a picture . anybody have a correct address ? please e - mail me . thanks . kristina\nand him that cometh to me i will in no wise cast out ; such who come to christ in a spiritual manner , and are brought to believe in him truly and really , he not only receives kindly , but keeps and preserves them by his power , and will not cast them out , or thrust them from him into perdition : the words are very strongly and emphatically expressed in the original ,\ni will not , not , or never , never , cast out without\n; or cast out of doors . christ will never cast them out of his affections ; nor out of his arms ; nor out of that family that is named of him ; nor out of , and from his church , which is his body , and of which they are members ; nor out of a state of justification and salvation ; and therefore they shall never perish , but have everlasting life . the three glorious doctrines of grace , of eternal election , efficacious grace in conversion , and the final perseverance of the saints , are clearly contained in these words .\nshameless will be filming at the super a market . 5250 york in highland park . and across the street . on 9 / 25 / 17 7am to 7pm .\nlet me call the beginning date t 1 , the midpoint t 2 and the last date t 3 . for the users that i have starting and ending followers , the followers at the midpoint would be :\nmelissa behr and sherrie rose wrote , directed , and star in this offbeat road comedy about two women with a passion for motorcycles who meet while going through rehab . when they discover they ' ve both longed to ride captain america ' s red , white , and blue chopper from easy rider , they escape the rehab clinic and hit the highway in search of their dream bike . me and will features cameo appearances by traci lords and the band dogstar , whose bass player is keanu reeves .\na year after outsmarting the authorities and winning the public over , thanks to their highly impressive tricks , the four horsemen will once again appear in \u2018now you see me : the second act\u2019 only to face a new enemy who calls for the team to carry out their most dangerous performance yet .\nsince my spells are original , and have been lovingly given to me either through long traditions or from the spiritual realm , i retain all copyrights to anything i provide .\ni\u2019m from australia , i\u2019m sure the \u201clocals\u201d would love to have a chat to me . if you act like a punk you will be dealt with like a punk , be cool . say gday , take a pic , smile , and move on . sup\u2019 chicago , aussies are coming ! \ud83d\ude09\na classic journey of two l . a . women who break out of rehab and take to the american highway in search of the legendary chopper ridden by peter fonda in ' easy rider . ' their journey becomes a quest of self - discovery and rebirth , and test of their resolve and friendship . me & will stars sherrie rose and melissa behr and features patrick dempsey , grace zabriskie , seymour cassel , billy wirth , traci lords , steve railsback , m . emmett walsh and chuck zito . with music from the doors , dwight yoakam , john waite and keanu reeve ' s band dogstar .\ngru , already unhinged by the loss of the minions and worried about what will become of his nascent career as a good guy , is soon treated to a massive surprise : his father was a villain too , a big one , and dru is hoping that his newly found twin will get back into the family business and teach him some tricks along the way . cue the high jinks !\nthe entire book ends with the staging of hold me closer and the big moment when everyone comes together to love and appreciate the heck out of each other . tiny ' s mission was to change the world and inspire people , and given the love fest that the performance ends with , we ' d say he succeeded . with both will graysons participating , it ' s clear they ' ve both stopped being so closed - off and have dared to let themselves love a bit , too .\nall good things must come to an end , but in westeros , what is dead may never die . and maisie williams , who plays arya stark in game of thrones , will\nexploring the blind faith we put in professionals , the problems facing the nhs and how far an individual will go to prove themselves , trust me features a stellar cast . written by dan sefton , a ( real ) doctor , the show has cherry - picked its stars from the inbetweeners , the paradise and broadchurch , to name just a few . but who\u2019s who and where do you know them from ?\ntherefore let all the godly pray to you while you may be found . surely when great waters rise , they will not come near .\nand philip said , if you believe with all your heart , you may . and \u2026\nand ye shall seek me , and find me , . . . . when persons seek the lord aright , they always find him ; a god hearing prayer ; a god in christ ; bestowing favours upon them ; granting them his presence ; indulging them in communion with him ; and favouring them with fresh supplies of his grace , and everything needful for them ; every mercy , temporal and spiritual ; that is , when they seek him in christ , who is the only way to the father , under the guidance and influence of the blessed spirit ; in the exercise of faith upon him and his promises ; with fervency of spirit and ardour of mind ; with diligence and importunity ; with earnest desires and strong affections ; and , as follows , with all sincerity of soul :\nwritten by ed solomon and pete chiarelli , actors mark ruffalo , jesse eisenberg , lizzy caplan , woody harrelson , dave franco , daniel radcliffe and michael caine are all on board for \u2018now you see me : the second act . \u2019\njust let them sleep on me ,\nbryant said .\ni ' ve always been doubted pretty much for my whole career .\nthen jesus said , \u201cthis is why i told you that no one can come to me unless the father has granted it to him . \u201d\nwhen ye shall search for me with all your heart ; which , as calvin rightly observes , does not design perfection , but integrity and sincerity ; when they draw nigh with a true heart , and call upon him in truth , and search for him with eagerness , with a hearty desire to find him , as men search for gold , and silver , and hid treasure .\nthis is a heartfelt story of friendship and the love of bikes and the power of friendship .\nkash and grab warner bros . back lot , burbank ca view image on flickr here and here\ni\u2019m from bridgeport and they referenced bridgeport and new haven in the 5th episode of season 2 .\n57 . as the living father hath sent me - - to communicate his own life . and i live by the father - - literally ,\nbecause of the father\n; my life and his being one , but mine that of a son , whose it is to be\nof the father .\n( see john 1 : 18 , 5 : 26 ) . he that eateth me , . . . shall live by me - - literally ,\nbecause of me .\nso that though one spiritual life with him ,\nthe head of every man is christ , as the head of christ is god\n( 1 corinthians 11 : 3 , 3 : 23 ) .\na famous author struggles to confess her darkest crime , which will reveal that her perfect life is a lie . from a new york times bestseller .\nwe feel very comfortable that we will be able to bring a fantastic film to the screen with our consistent economic model ,\nfriedman explained .\n35 . i am the bread of life - - henceforth the discourse is all in the first person ,\ni ,\nme ,\nwhich occur in one form or other , as stier reckons , thirty - five times . he that cometh to me - - to obtain what the soul craves , and as the only all - sufficient and ordained source of supply . hunger . . . thirst - - shall have conscious and abiding satisfaction .\n, and i don\u2019t think i\u2019ve revisited it since . in all honesty though , this is less down to the show\u2019s # problematic premise and more that i was never that huge a fan . it was just one of those background shows that had its moments ( i will never not find megan mullally hilarious , for example ) . but , i don\u2019t want to underplay the importance for me , at the time , of seeing gay characters on tv . and\ndisclaimer : screenshots are used for the purpose of providing location context only . . . not as part of a giant master plan to infringe on any copyrights . if they need to be removed for some legal reason , or you just don ' t want people on the interwebs viewing pictures while they read , drop me a line here and let me know .\ngene wang is a sports reporter covering multiple beats , including virginia and virginia tech football and basketball , national college football and basketball , the wizards , boxing and golf . he has been with the washington post sports department since 1990 , and has also written about other washington teams and fantasy football . follow\nchicago and los angeles filming locations from the showtime series \u201cshameless\u201d with william h . macy and emmy rossum\nhad two of them : will , the straight , bland , potato - ish gay ; and jack , the \u201cgayer than christmas\u201d stereotype . which , for the time , was a veritable smorgasbord of gays .\nyour collection is amazing , but it depresses me that even someone as well organzied as you doesn ' t have any pictures of the gilmore grandparents ' mansion .\nthe discovery of their guilt , danger , and remedy , by the teaching of the holy spirit , makes men willing and glad to come , and to give up every thing which hinders applying to him for salvation . the father ' s will is , that not one of those who were given to the son , should be rejected or lost by him . no one will come , till divine grace has subdued , and in part changed his heart ; therefore no one who comes will ever be cast out . the gospel finds none willing to be saved in the humbling , holy manner , made known therein ; but god draws with his word and the holy ghost ; and man ' s duty is to hear and learn ; that is to say , to receive the grace offered , and consent to the promise . none had seen the father but his beloved son ; and the jews must expect to be taught by his inward power upon their minds , and by his word , and the ministers whom he sent among them .\n36 . but . . . ye have seen me , and believe not - - seen him not in his mere bodily presence , but in all the majesty of his life , his teaching , his works .\ni doubt anyone is going to be shot on site for taking a picture . just go right after the sun comes up . everyone will still be sleeping \ud83d\ude42\n6 : 36 - 46 the discovery of their guilt , danger , and remedy , by the teaching of the holy spirit , makes men willing and glad to come , and to give up every thing which hinders applying to him for salvation . the father ' s will is , that not one of those who were given to the son , should be rejected or lost by him . no one will come , till divine grace has subdued , and in part changed his heart ; therefore no one who comes will ever be cast out . the gospel finds none willing to be saved in the humbling , holy manner , made known therein ; but god draws with his word and the holy ghost ; and man ' s duty is to hear and learn ; that is to say , to receive the grace offered , and consent to the promise . none had seen the father but his beloved son ; and the jews must expect to be taught by his inward power upon their minds , and by his word , and the ministers whom he sent among them .\nlet ' s just check this function a little bit . what if i have zero followers ? in that case , f = 0 so r would also be zero . that sort of makes sense , doesn ' t it ? if no one is following me how would other people find out about me in order to follow ?\ni ask on their behalf . i do not ask on behalf of the world , but on behalf of those you have given me ; for they are yours .\nupdate 12 - 30 - 16 : season 7 locations finally added here . i will eventually make it more complete with addresses and whatnot , but for the time being its mainly just the map links to the locations .\nwent to 2119 s homan . saw the house and the showtime film crew was there . they said that filming will start on monday . neighbor hood wasn\u2019t the best but did not feel threatened . love shamless ! !\ni will cast the marry me spell . . . in usa , uk , ireland , qatar , dubai , kuwait , turkey , denmark , singapore , italy , france , german , oman , jamaica , belgium , brazil , mexico , for more visit urltoken since many people have found the one they want to spend their lives with , and want to settle down , but cannot get that one special person to commit to marriage , this spell is very popular . the marry me spell does something no other spell can do ; get them to decide they want to tie the knot and marry you .\noverall , the film does a pretty good job of selling its actors as the famous people they ' re playing . ultimately , it ' s how well the film ' s stars perform their roles that will determine how good of a movie all eyez on me is , but getting the looks right definitely gives them an upper hand .\nby steve mathie staff writer urltoken sante fe , n . m . \u2013 new mexico\u2019s filmography continues to grow , as gov . bill richardson announced that cyclone productions will film a major portion of the killer inside me in the sante fe area , according to the new mexico film office . director michael winterbottom will be working with a star studded cast in jessica alba , kate hudson and casey affleck \u2013 just to name a few . the film about a psychotic killer will begin filming on location in march and create numerous jobs for local crew members in the new mexico . new mexico\u2019s 25 % tax rebate , prime location , crew base and environmentally cognizant film production program has generated almost $ 2 . 5 billion dollars since the time that gov . richardson took office \u2013 touting over 100 major movie and television productions . this summer when you hit the theatres to see terminator salvation and transformers : revenge of the fallen , you might notice that they too were filmed in new mexico . the killer in me will also film in the state of oklahoma , which has begun to create quite a stir in the film industry as well . the oklahoma film enhancement rebate gives a 15 - 17 % rebate on production , driving film , television , and commercial production to the state . about urltoken urltoken is the leading website for connecting properties across the united states , puerto rico , canada and mexico for filming movies , tv shows , commercials and video shoots . urltoken connects hollywood with thousands and thousands of properties .\njane and will are familiar faces on the los angeles club scene . they meet officially at drug rehab after jane od ' ed and will crashed her motorcycle while driving stoned . they hit it off immediately and escape the clinic to travel to montana and find the bike from easy rider ( 1969 ) . different from most road movies in that no one gets murdered , and no vengeance is reaped . on the contrary , the characters let their pasts and memories lead them down the road to emotional self - destruction . in other words , there is no seductive emancipation here , just people with problems that won ' t go away with a rev of a motor .\nraised by her mother , but orphaned at a young age at christmas , miranda finds a clue that will take her to the truth about her father . along the way , she finds romance and rekindles her christmas spirit .\nactress isla fisher had not been able to join the four horsemen in the second \u2018now you see me\u2019 installment due to her pregnancy . after welcoming her third baby with sacha baron cohen this year , it has been speculated that the 39 - year - old actress might reprise her role as illusionist henley reeves in \u2018now you see me 3 . \u2019\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\n\u201cshe sells ogogoro ( local gin ) and i have warned her to discontinue but she refused ; so , the court should separate us because i cannot cope with a woman that has refused to obey me . \u201d ( nan )\ngru\u2019s journey from bad villain to inept agent has framed up the series so far , but the third \u201cdespicable me\u201d film still finds him struggling to succeed , even when supported by lucy , who is twice the agent he\u2019ll ever be . gru\u2019s issues haven\u2019t changed over the course of three films , and \u201cdespicable me 3\u201d finds no new emotion or insight in the recycled plotline , one whose charms wore off during the first film and have yet to bounce back .\njane and will are familiar faces on the los angeles club scene . they meet officially at drug rehab after jane od ' ed and will crashed her motorcycle while driving stoned . they hit it off immediately and escape the clinic to travel to montana and find the bike from easy rider ( 1969 ) . different from most road movies in that no one gets murdered , and no vengeance is reaped . on the contrary , the characters let their pasts and memories lead them down the road to emotional self - destruction . in other words , there is no seductive emancipation here , just people with problems that won ' t go away with a rev of a motor . written by kwedgwood @ urltoken\nher body is broken . wrapped in plastic . she is the first . there will be more .\nrefuses to let go until you have read the last sentence .\nsponsored products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on amazon . com . when you click on a sponsored product ad , you will be taken to an amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it .\nnow for an analysis . i first recorded the number of followers at both the beginning of the time period and the end . from this , i can get the average follower rate as ( i will call follower rate r ) :\ntotally forgot about this movie . i remember reding something about it way back when , but it kinda slipped through the cracks . i remember those days before the war started , when it was all about riding free , partying , and meeting new people , going new places . hard to believe it ' s been almost 19 years since this journey started . this film took me back to that place , and made me look at it different . a breath of fresh air .\n) , traitors even in the faithful few . for these varying effects there must be a cause , and in the next few verses jesus dwells upon this . he finds the reason ( 1 ) in the eternal will of god , of whose gift it is that man willeth ; and ( 2 ) in the determination of the will of man , of whose acceptance it is that god giveth . men have seized now one and now the other of these truths , and have built upon them in separation logical systems of doctrine which are but half - truths . he states them in union . their reconciliation transcends human reason , but is within the experience of human life . it is , as st . bernard said , following the words of jesus ,\nif there is no free will , there is nothing to save ; if there is no free grace , there is nothing wherewith to save ;\nor , in words more familiar to english ears ,\n. . . . the grace of god by christ preventing us , that we may have a good will , and working with us , when we have that good will\n( the tenth article of religion ) .\n39 . and this - - in the first place . is the will of him that sent me , that of all - - everything . which he hath given me - - ( taking up the identical words of john 6 : 37 ) . i should lose nothing , but should raise it up at the last day - - the meaning is not , of course , that he is charged to keep the objects entrusted to him as he received them , so as they should merely suffer nothing in his hands . for as they were just\nperishing\nsinners of adam ' s family , to let\nnothing\nof such\nbe lost ,\nbut\nraise them up at the last day ,\nmust involve , first , giving his flesh for them ( john 6 : 51 ) , that they\nmight not perish , but have everlasting life\n; and then , after\nkeeping them from falling ,\nraising their sleeping dust in incorruption and glory , and presenting them , body and soul , perfect and entire , wanting nothing , to him who gave them to him , saying ,\nbehold i and the children which god hath given me .\nso much for the first will of him that sent him , the divine side of man ' s salvation , whose every stage and movement is inscrutable to us , but infallibly certain ."]}
{"id": 114896, "summary": [{"text": "fox is a brevity code used by nato pilots to signal the simulated or actual release of an air-to-air munition or other combat function .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "army aviation elements may use a different nomenclature , as the nature of helicopter-fired weapons is almost always air-to-surface .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "' fox ' is short for ' foxtrot ' , the phonetic designation for the letter ' f ' , which is short for ' fire ' .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the radio call announcing that a weapon has been fired is intended to help avoid friendly fire , cuing other pilots to ensure that they do not maneuver into the path of harm .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "there are four variations of the fox brevity word , with a number added to the end of fox to describe the primary type of sensors the launched munition possesses ( if applicable ) .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "in addition , a separate brevity word for gunfire exists and is grouped with the four fox codes for convenience .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "fox one - indicates launch of a semi-active radar-guided missile ( such as the aim-7 sparrow ) .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "fox two - indicates launch of an infrared-guided missile ( such as the aim-9 sidewinder ) .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "fox three - indicates launch of an active radar-guided missile ( such as the aim-120 amraam and aim-54 phoenix ) .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "fox four - historical term indicating air-to-air or air-to-surface cannon fire .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the term in current usage is guns , guns , guns . ", "topic": 8}], "title": "fox ( code word )", "paragraphs": ["fox ( code word ) fox is a brevity code . . . - x - treme machines | facebook\nthe code word : cherries | season 5 ep . 22 | new girl - youtube\nodds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received containing a correct code word .\nlimit : one ( 1 ) entry per person with a valid email address per code word per day .\nthis article is based on free code camp basic algorithm scripting \u201c find the longest word in a string \u201d .\naccording to the post , trump shared information that falls under a level of classified information known as \u201ccode word . \u201d\nmatt pickering has done an excellent answer on the \u201cfox\u201d portion of your question .\ncode - word information goes beyond the top secret clearance . it refers to the most classified information the government obtains , and it is protected with extremely limited access and unique security protocols . it is administered by the cia , and only people with the code - word access to the information may see it . according to the washington post story , what the president discussed with the russians was under a code word .\nin this algorithm , we want to look at each individual word and count how many letters are in each . then , compare the counts to determine which word has the most characters and return the length of the longest word .\nvar strsplit = \u201cthe quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog\u201d . split ( \u2018 \u2018 ) ;\ntwo recently accused insider traders used special codewords when communicating with each other , just like bud fox in the movie .\nentry : watch cbs46 morning news on wgcl - tv from 4 / 18 / 2016 to 4 / 27 / 2016 between 5 : 00 a . m . e . t . and 6 : 00 a . m . e . t . each weekday of the sweepstakes . a video and audio announcement will provide the daily code word . then go to www . cbs46 . com , click on the $ 500 early bird code word sweepstakes link , to complete the registration and enter the code word to receive one ( 1 ) entry . there is no cost to register or enter .\n\u201cfox\u201d calls indicate the launch of munitions from an aircraft . it\u2019s a shorthand for foxtrot which is often used to mean \u201cfire\u201d .\nthe only eagle i can think of is the f - 15 eagle but nothing in the brecity code , fox is short for foxtrot and means fire . the call exists so you can tell your wingman and friendlies what you are shooting\n\u201cfox two\u201d indicates the launch of an infra - red guided missile like the aim - 9 . find it something hotter or more tasty than you .\nthis was presumably smarter than not using code words and instead going on in emails about trading on inside information .\n\u201cfox three\u201d indicates the launch of an active radar guided missile like the aim - 120 . don\u2019t be the one on the other end of this call .\nthe launched munition possesses ( if applicable ) . in addition , a separate brevity word for gunfire exists and is grouped with the four\ntwo ways to check for palindromes in javascript this article is based on free code camp basic algorithm scripting \u201ccheck for palindromes\u201d . urltoken\n\u201cfox\u201d has been thoroughly explained by others . \u201ceagle\u201d isn\u2019t actually used by pilots , afaik , but it is used by ships , as a code word for an anti - ballistic missile ( that is , a missile that shoots down ballistic missiles ) . it\u2019s kind of a pun - surface - to - air missiles are referred to as \u201cbirds\u201d , and the sm3 anti - ballistic missile is just a somewhat bigger \u201cbird\u201d , so it\u2019s an \u201ceagle\u201d .\nwe collect zip code so that we may deliver news , weather , special offers and other content related to your specific geographic area .\n\u201cfox one\u201d indicates the launch of a semi - active radar guided missile like the aim - 7 sparrow . head down and hope the \u201cchicken missile\u201d sees its reflection in the ground .\nthree ways to title case a sentence in javascript this article is based on free code camp basic algorithm scripting \u201ctitle case a sentence\u201d . urltoken\nwe have a little code word they can text or a call ,\nkarla wardell says .\nand if they text and they write something like what time do you want me home but if home is all capitalized that is their sos to me like i want to come home .\n\u201cfox four\u201d used to be a call for airborne cannon fire . today the call is \u201cguns , guns , guns ! \u201d . hope it\u2019s not your wings at the bottom of the funnel in the hud when this call goes out .\nnick asks jess , in code , if she has seen schmidt . subscribe now for more new girl clips : urltoken watch more videos from new girl : urltoken catch full episodes now : urltoken see more of new girl on our official site : urltoken like new girl on facebook : urltoken _ fb follow new girl on twitter : urltoken _ twitter add new girl on google + : urltoken plus add new girl on pinterest : urltoken pinterest like fox on facebook : urltoken follow fox on twitter : urltoken add fox on google + : urltoken the seventh and final season of the critically acclaimed and award - nominated new girl air on all tuesday ( 9 : 30 - 10 : 00 pm et / pt ) on fox . wrapping up its sixth season , ensemble comedy new girl took a modern look at friendship and romance , as a group of five friends attempt to find their respective places in the world , while begrudgingly accepting the responsibilities of adulthood \u2013 with often hilarious results . a comedy series from executive producer and writer liz meriwether (\nno strings attached\n) , new girl features a young ensemble cast and takes a fresh look at modern relationships . the single - camera comedy recently received a writers guild award nomination for outstanding achievement in television - new series and a golden globe award nomination for best television series - comedy or musical . as well , new girl star deschanel received a golden globe award nomination for best performance by an actress in a television series - comedy or musical . the code word : cherries | season 5 ep . 22 | new girl urltoken\nthree ways you can find the largest number in an array using javascript in this article , i\u2019m going to explain how to solve free code camp\u2019s \u201creturn largest numbers in arrays\u201d challenge . this\u2026 urltoken\n\u201crifle\u201d indicates the launch of an air - to - surface missile like the agm - 65 maverick or agm - 114 hellfire . often the last word spoken before an insurgent somewhere discovers there is , in fact , a drone nearby .\ni hope you found this helpful . this is part of my \u201chow to solve fcc algorithms\u201d series of articles on the free code camp algorithm challenges , where i propose several solutions and explain step - by - step what happens under the hood .\nthe $ 500 early bird code word sweepstakes begins at 5 : 00 a . m . e . t . on 4 / 18 / 2016 and ends 4 / 27 / 2016 . entries must be received weekdays ( monday \u2013 friday ) by 8 : 00 a . m . e . t . to be eligible . entries become the property of wgcl / meredith corporation , 425 14th street , nw , atlanta , ga and will not be acknowledged or returned . station\u2019s clock will be the official clock for the sweepstakes .\nwinner selection and prizing : on or about week days , april 18 , 2016 through april 27 , 2016 , at approximately 8 : 05 a . m . e . t . , wgcl / meredith corporation will conduct a daily random drawing from among all eligible entries received that day containing a correct code word . one ( 1 ) winner each day of the contest period will each receive a $ 500 . 00 visa gift card , approximate retail value $ 500 . 00 . 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party product or services accepted by the winner ( s ) . the awarding of any prize is contingent upon full compliance with these official rules . entrants agree to be bound by official rules and agree that if winner fails to provide proof of identity , refuses to provide required documentation , is found to have violated the official rules or otherwise does not meet eligibility criteria , prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner in a random drawing from entries containing a correct code word . entrants understand that wgcl / meredith corporation is not liable for injuries , losses or damages of any kind arising from participation in this promotion and acceptance , possession and use of prize . wgcl / meredith corporation is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer , administration of the sweepstakes or in the announcement of the prize . decisions of wgcl / meredith corporation are final and binding in all respects .\nbecause that is how we were taught since i started flying fighters in 1969 .\ndesignation for the letter ' f ' , which is short for ' fire ' . the radio call announcing that a weapon has been fired is intended to help avoid\n, cuing other pilots to ensure that they do not maneuver into the path of harm .\n- historical term indicating air - to - air or air - to - surface cannon fire . the term in current usage is\n( pdf ) ( technical report ) . san diego , california : naval electronics laboratory center . p . 61 . retrieved 1 june 2012 .\nthis new site reveals so much more . enter a name and state to begin .\nthe feedback you provide will help us show you more relevant content in the future .\nwhat would happen if a pilot failed to call out his title and missile name when firing ? do pilots in modern military actually do this all the . . .\nformer a - 10 pilot , joint firepower course instructor , alo at u . s . air force ( 1995 - 2005 )\nnot a lie . the calls do distinguish between the types of missiles being fired . the calls are part of the nato multiservice set of brevity codes to allow for rapid and efficient communication of information during combat without confusion . these are agreed - upon terms across all us services and all nato forces not just within the united states ( even though many of these terms originated in the us ) .\n\u201cmaddog\u201d indicates the launch of an aim - 120 amraam without radar - guidance . that is a very appropriate call . don\u2019t be in front of whoever just made that call . a slammer with a cranky attitude is something you don\u2019t want to mess with .\n\u201cmagnum\u201d indicating the launch of an air - to - surface anti - radiation missile like the agm - 88 harm . brown trousers time for the radar operator on the ground .\n\u201cbruiser\u201d indicates the launch of an air - to - surface anti - shipping missile like the agm - 84 harpoon or french exocet . not sure if the argentinians used brevity codes in their operations but this is a call the british came to dread in 1982 .\nuse this free tool to save you money on sites like expedia , orbitz , travelocity , and thousands more .\n, born in the southern u . s . , but travels include many countries\ni\u2019m not sure if they\u2019re referring to the hardware or to their own plane\u2019s call sign\u2026 probably the latter , announcing to others they just let loose a missile / bomb .\ngas prices fall 2 cents , to $ 2 . 90 a gallon in rhode island\nuk ' s may defends post - 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{"id": 114915, "summary": [{"text": "dushman is a 1972 hindi film produced by premji and directed by dulal guha .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is based on a novel by veerendra sharma .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film stars rajesh khanna in the title role and for which he received a filmfare nomination as best actor , the only nomination for the film .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "meena kumari , mumtaz , bindu , rehman , asit sen and johnny walker are part of the cast .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "khanna had 11 releases in the year 1972 and of them except for maalik ( 1972 film ) , rest of the 10 were successful .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "this film was among the highest grossing films of the year 1972 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film became a \" super-hit \" at the box office .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the 2012 review of the film by hindu newspaper stated \" essaying the role of surjit singh , a reckless , macho truck driver , with a penchant for consuming desi liquor and visiting brothels , the actor can be described in only one word \u2014 superb .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "wearing fatigues for most of the film and donning a moustache , khanna looks every bit the truck driver he portrays .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "he adapts to the role , discarding his trademark mannerism and style of dialogue delivery for a sprightly walk and body language that smacks of arrogance . \"", "topic": 19}, {"text": "this film was remade in tamil as needhi in the same year ( 1972 ) starring sivaji ganesan and jayalalithaa .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was later remade into the telugu film khaidii babay ( 1974 ) starring shobhan babu in the title role , and vanisri as his love interest .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it was also remade in kannada as hosa theerpu ( 1983 ) with ambareesh . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "dushman ( 1972 film )", "paragraphs": ["dushman is a 1972 hindi film produced by premji and directed by dulal guha . it is based on a novel by veerendra sharma .\ndushman ( 1972 ) paired with mumtaz , this movie became a superhit at the box office . rajesh khanna played the lead of surjit singh .\nfor his stellar performance in this film rajesh khanna was nominated for film fare award .\ndushman ( hindi : \u0926\u0941\u0936\u094d\u092e\u0928 english : enemy ) is a 1990 hindi film starring mithun chakraborty and mandakini as the lead protagonists . the film is directed by shakti samanta .\ndushman 1972 | hindi movie . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\ndushman ( 1972 ) hindi full l . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\ndushman is mahesh bhatt ' s upcoming punjabi film written and directed by shagufta rafique . the film stars punjabi actors jashan singh and kartaar cheema in the lead roles . the film is being shot at various locations in punjab , chandigarh , moving to uk eventually .\ndushman is a 1972 hindi film produced by premji and directed by dulal guha . it is based on a novel by veerendra sharma . the film stars rajesh khanna in the title role and for which he received a filmfare nomination as best actor , the only nomination for the film . meena kumari , mumtaz , bindu , rehman , asit sen and johnny walker are part of the cast .\nthis film was remade in tamil as needhi in the same year ( 1972 ) starring sivaji ganesan and jayalalithaa . the film was later remade into the telugu film khaidii babay ( 1974 ) starring shobhan babu in the title role , and vanisri as his love interest . it was also remade in kannada as hosa theerpu ( 1983 ) with ambareesh .\n, she played the all - sacrificing elder sister , but the film failed .\nprem kahani ( 1975 ) directed and written by raj khosla , the film stars rajesh khanna and mumtaz in the lead roles . the film ' s melodious music is given by laxmikant pyarelal . chakravyuha ( 1978 ) chakravyuha is a 1978 bollywood film directed by basu chatterjee . the film stars rajesh khanna and neetu singh in lead roles .\n3 crore at the box office . the latter was also his first film with director\n' # sanju ' - an anecdotal account of one of india ' s most controversial and popular film - personalities - sanjay\nbaba\ndutt , the film . .\nmovie name - dushman ( 1972 ) star cast - rajesh khanna , mumtaz , meena kumari produced by - premji directed by - dulal guha music by - laxm ikanth pyarelal dushman is a 1972 hindi film produced by premji and directed by dulal guha . it is based on a novel by veerendra sharma . the film stars rajesh khanna in the title role and for which he received a filmfare nomination as best actor , the only nomination for the film . meena kumari , mumtaz , bindu , rehman , asit sen and johnny walker are part of the cast . the film became a\nsuper - hit\nat the box office . enjoy and stay connected with us ! ! its entertainment re - defined ! subscribe to old is gold for more entertainment & popular classic movies visit our website \u2013 urltoken circle us on g + urltoken like us on facebook urltoken follow us on twitter urltoken find us on pinterest urltoken follow us on linkedin urltoken find us on tumblr urltoken also follow us on reddit urltoken vkontakte urltoken stumble upon urltoken\nthis is a reel story . now let us see what happens in real life . the famous ( or infamous ) case of salman khan ' s 2002 hit and run needs to be reviewed vis - a\u0300 - vis this film ' dushman ' .\ndushman ( translation : enemy ) is a 1998 bollywood psychological thriller film starring sanjay dutt , kajol and ashutosh rana in lead roles . the film is directed by tanuja chandra and produced by mukesh bhatt and pooja bhatt . the film was well received by critics as well as at the box office and was the seventh highest grossing hindi film of 1998 , winning lead actress kajol , who was seen in the double role of twin sisters along with ashutosh rana quite a few awards , at a number of award ceremonies that year .\nhe has seen success in very few films like bandhan , dushman , etc where he had an equal role with the heroine instead of being side dish of the female .\nin the meantime , salman should do some soul searching and taking a cue from rajesh khanna in the film ' dushman ' , should first compensate the victims to their satisfaction . then only he should expect pardon from the widow of the person he killed because of rash and drunken driving .\ndushman is a 1939 hindi social romantic drama film . it was directed by nitin bose for new theatres calcutta production . the film starred k . l . saigal , leela desai , najmul hassan , prithviraj kapoor , nemo and jagdish sethi . the music was composed by pankaj mullick and the lyrics were written by arzu lucknavi . nitin bose besides directing also wrote the story and wielded the camera for the film . the dialogue writer was sudarshan . the story subject about tuberculosis was suggested as a propaganda film by viceroy lord linlithgow and his wife , who were then the chairman and patron of king george\u2019s tuberculosis fund .\n, for example , and compare it with the strictly functional camerawork and cutting in the other parts of the film .\nhi jai , as expected , your post augmented my view point on the film : ) . enjoyed reading it .\nthanks for sharing such a valuable information gathered at one place . do you have film\nbaadil starring habib and deeba\njeetendra : in 1972 , jeetendra appeared in 10 films . while these included two special appearances in chori chori and garam masala , his most memorable turn was as the kind teacher in parichay , director gulzar\u2019s adaptation of the sound of music .\nbefore he hit super - stardom and was trying to find his feet in the industry , bachchan was credited with nine releases in 1972 . while these include special appearances and voice - overs as well , none of them , except s . ramanathan\u2019s romantic - thriller\nat the peak of his career in 1989 , shroff had nine film releases . interestingly , they were all lead roles . while he received critical acclaim for\nwatching him dance to \u201cvaada tera vadda\u201d \u2014 sung breezily by kishore kumar \u2014 with chamelibai ( bindu ) is sheer magic . many critics who swear by similar numbers filmed on amitabh bachan - rekha in films like \u201cmuqqadar - ka - sikandar\u201d will have to rethink after watching \u201cdushman\u201d .\ntrain is the only movie where faltu khanna has seen success as a film that had some focus on the hero . in most others he was side dish to females .\nbawarchi ( 1972 ) this family entertainer was directed by hrishikesh mukherjee , starring rajesh khanna and jaya badhuri . the movie is about a young man named raghu ( rajesh khanna ) who offers to work as a cook , and is hired . raghu soon becomes the family ' s favourite and twists in the plot ensue .\nprem nagar ( 1974 ) the 1974 film produced by d . ramanaidu and directed by k . s . prakash rao stars rajesh khanna and hema malini in the lead roles .\nthe film depicts rajesh khanna a rash driver who frequently drives while drunk . one morning he drives at breakneck speed in thick fog to make up for lost time after consuming alcohol .\n, many are cynical about his constant film - churning abilities in an era where most actors prefer to take their time and work on one film in one , and sometimes , two years . but that wasn\u2019t always the case and kumar has certainly not been the busiest actor . here\u2019s a look at 10 actors who\u2019ve belted out more movies in a year than one can keep count of .\ni second nightwatchman ' s comment on achanak . the pace , structure and plot are very unlike gulzar and the film is compelling to this day . it is loosely based on this case . urltoken\nseveral reasons were cited , including his restricted acting style , wherein he could enact only soft , romantic roles and his inability to sustain the onslaught of the angry young man , which is what the audiences desired in the mid - \u201970s . this premise falls flat on watching khanna in director dulal guha\u2019s 1971 film , \u201cdushman\u201d . essaying the role of surjit singh , a reckless , macho truck driver , with a penchant for consuming desi liquor and visiting brothels , the actor can be described in only one word \u2014 superb . wearing fatigues for most of the film and donning a moustache , khanna looks every bit the truck driver he portrays . he adapts to the role , discarding his trademark mannerism and style of dialogue delivery for a sprightly walk and body language that smacks of arrogance .\nthe film is about two friends who want to marry the same girl unknowingly till one of them discovers he has tuberculosis . he decides to sacrifice his love but ends up in a sanatorium where he is treated .\naradhana ( 1969 ) paired with sharmila tagore and directed by shakti samanta , this movie was voted best film of the year by the filmfare awards . it gave us songs like roop tera mastana and mere sapno ki rani .\n[ my latest lounge column , about a loony mid - 80s film by the director who later made the more widely watched chaalbaaz ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . .\ndushmun is an excellent family film with an unusual story line . a truck driver who kills a person ( the sole bread winner of the family ) accidentally is sentenced by the judge to serve the members of the family , instead of going to jail . initially reluctant & loathed by the family , he gradually wins their hearts & solves their problems leading to a pleasant climax . the film has got everything going for it - unusual story , deft screenplay , lilting music by lp & excellent direction by dulal guha . the performances by the cast are superb . meena kumari is her usual self while mumtaj is sprightly & johny walker ' s comedy is hilarious . but the film belongs to the superstar rajesh khanna who is in his elements right through . there is a perception that amitabh brought the concept of the angry young man to hindi films , but looking at kaka ' s performance here , we realise that it is not true . it is a pity that he did not get the filmfare award for best actor . the film was a super hit & rightfully so . this film will find a place in the top 10 films of rajesh khanna . an all time favourite of kaka fans .\nhum dono is a 1985 hindi film , starring rajesh khanna and hema malini , and is directed by b . s . glaad . the music is by r d burman , and the songs are sung by kishore kumar and asha bhonsle .\nthe film , produced by premji , is loosely based on v . shantaram\u2019s iconic \u201cdo ankhen barah haath\u201d which deals with an alternative system of punishing convicts , by integrating them in the social structure and giving them a chance to atone for their sins .\nenjoyed koshish a lot . very good film . dilip kumar had seen sanjeev kumar in same frame in sangharsh . he admired sanjeev kumar ' s acting abilities then also and gave him a gift on his good performance . both were very good actors .\nbut given all this nuance in the first half , i thought the film was compromised by the abruptness of its final 20 minutes and an unconvincing resolution where the protagonists\u2019 son amit is emotionally bullied into marrying a deaf and dumb girl ( the daughter of hari\u2019s boss ) .\nthe film was directed by shakti samanta , and is based on a story nishipadma by bibhutibhushan bandopadhyay and stars rajesh khanna and sharmila tagore . the thought - provoking song chingaari koi bhadke written by anand bakshi and sung by kishore kumar , is one of the highlights of this classic .\n[ my latest mint lounge column is on a braj bhasha film about a little boy obsessed with an immortal warrior ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . . .\nnamak haraam ( 1973 ) thw movie is the second hrishikesh mukherjee film with rajesh khanna after anand . diye jalte hai , phool khilte hai , nadiya se dariya , dariye se sagar and main shayar badnaam are the most memorable melodies , all rendered powerfully by kishore kumar and picturised on rajesh khanna .\ndespite the fact that mumtaz had all the prerequisites of a made - to - order hindi film heroine - - - she could dance , pout , exude sex appeal and speak hindi fluently - - - she was relegated to supporting roles for a long chunk of her abbreviated - by - marriage career .\nsubtextual analysis aside , this sequence might seem frivolous , but i think it\u2019s an important scene for the film because it shows us hari and arti in a light moment , sharing the sort of intimacy that they can\u2019t share with anyone else \u2013 it\u2019s almost like they are waggling their thumbs at the \u201cnormal\u201d people who can speak and hear . it makes it easier to believe that these two can grow into a relationship together and that they will be able to have some fun too \u2013 that their married life won\u2019t just be a litany of struggles . it shows a side to the relationship that we don\u2019t get to see much of in the second half of the film , as things become increasingly grim .\nwhen the conjugal meetings of devyani chaubal with faltu khanna stopped devi ran out of fuel and the love laced writings stopped . it is not that she hated faltu khanna because she was one such goddess who would do anything for the one she loved . when her writings stopped six films of faltu khanna flopped and 1972 saw hema malini defeating faltu khanna without receiving any blood written letters . when the love laced writings of devi stopped the illusion began to fade . it was faltu khanna and devi who together created the illusion . both of them enjoyed the illusion ( read projection ) together . but when the illusion faded faltu khanna was alone in facing the consequences .\n( apparently it isn\u2019t politically correct to say \u201cdeaf and dumb\nthese days , though no one told the dvd subtitle - writers this ) who meet , get married and negotiate the many challenges of their shared condition . needless to say , this makes for a film with many emotional scenes , underlined by madan mohan\u2019s insistently ( and often effectively ) melodramatic background score .\nthis is a common trait amongst indian ( read bollywood ) film - makers where some of them dare to take on challenging subjects , but succumb at the last minute to box - office performance pressure by providing a more popular ending . i watched the film swades a few days ago and observed a similar ending . the film - maker , for 2 . 5 hours , presented an issue - a very realistic one , but then hurriedly wrapped up the film with a * popular * decision that the lead character takes to return to the village in india by bidding farewell to a successful nasa career . the filmmaker would have thought that if he had made the protagonist practical and made him choose his career at nasa , the general audience will not like the ending resulting in poor performance at the box - office . i feel that an even better ending would have been to keep an open ending as there is not easy solution to the issue at hand . on the contrary , and not to compare , in the movie\nordinary people\n, the filmmaker chooses a realistic and non - happy and non - melodramatic ending where the family that lost a member does not live happily ever after . this is where the filmmaker chose to dare take a difficult subject , and stuck with it . as long as a realistic story that addresses realistic issues tries to please the general audience the story will never turn into a gem . i love reading your blog . great job !\nagainst his wishes , rajesh khanna had to comply with the court ' s ruling . rajesh khanna initially faced the animosity of the victim ' s family and villagers . but slowly things changed . the film then continued with usual bollywood turns and twists and finally ended on a happy note with the victim ' s family , notably the widow , forgiving rajesh khanna for the crime .\naaj ka m . l . a . ram avtar ( 1984 ) aaj ka ram avtar mla is a 1984 film starring starring rajesh khanna in the lead role . ram avtar , played by rajesh khanna , personally grooms minister digvijay singh . when digvijay ' s political party is in need of someone to stand in the forthcoming election , digvijay recommends ram avtar as his choice .\nin movies where he was equal dish to the heroine he was dependant on the luck of mumtaz with whom he was equal dish in dushman , bandhan and apna desh . even when his hips became wider during roti the luck of mumtaz favoured him . he was main dish in bawarchi and only goraa could break the flop record of bawarchi . he was main dish in mere jeevan saathi and mere jeevan saathi broke the flop record of bawarchi . he was double dish in humshakal and asked moushami whose child she was carrying and humshakal proved what will happen if faltu ' s shakal is shown twice . faltu khanna could have luck in two shakals only if vinod khanna supported him like he did in sachcha jhoota where faltu khanna had two shakals . faltu khanna tried to repeat his double shakal flop of humshakal in deewar and demanded that his shakals be shown twice and salim javed , who did not want to see a repetition of humshakal where faltu khanna showed his shakal twice , took the film deewar without faltu khanna ' s shakal in it .\nmedia is a big vulture . when sachin bats well media will feed on his fame and write good about him . when he bats bad the same media will become vultures who feed on his failure and write about his falling scores . faltu khanna also had to face such a media that copy pasted what devi wrote . devi never spoke bad about him . even what she spoke in the bombay superstar interview was just a fact that he is going with dimple to many shrines for praying for the victory of daag . devi was an anukoola shatru of faltu khanna . she did the best pleasant thing for him . faltu khanna liked it and benefitted from it . but what they together created was poison and faltu khanna had to drink the poison alone while vinod khanna began to come up without any hype due to which the industry did not even know about vinod khanna ' s disappearance from the film industry . it is the absence of the one whose presence is frequently shown that will be visible . faltu khanna ' s absence became visible after the glorious six flops of 1972 - the year when his stardom was ended by hema malini .\nkaka had a gorgeous face and a killer smile ! !\nthat was till 1972 - the year in which he gave 6 flops . after that his smile disappeared . see namak haram . where is the\nkiller smile\nthat he had in haathi mere saathi on his face ? it was missing and in place of that killer smile he had a faded smile . the killer smile was replaced by his buttocks that had grown double the size of lady mountbatten ' s buttocks while acting in namak haram . from 1973 it was big buttock period for him with chulbulji having the last laugh of the image she projected of big buttocks which he was struggling to keep but with no success : ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) )\nthe film depicts rajesh khanna a rash driver who frequently drives while drunk . one morning he drives at breakneck speed in thick fog to make up for lost time after consuming alcohol . he inevitably ends up running over and killing a farmer . but despite the opportunity to hit and run , he decides to stay and face the consequences . he is arrested by the police , charged , and brought before the courts .\nafter making a futile attempt to escape , surjit is confronted by unbridled scorn and animosity by ram din\u2019s family and other villagers , who label him a dushman . the rest of the story is based on surjit\u2019s drive to realise the dreams of his victim : getting a bumper harvest in the fields , marrying off his sister , and preventing ganga din\u2019s limited assets from falling into the hands of the avaricious landlord ( anwar hussain ) . his integration in the victim\u2019s family is complete when he saves malti\u2019s honour from the landlord\u2019s evil grasp ( who had earlier entrapped surjit in a false murder charge ) . in all these endeavours , surjit is helped by durga prasad , a larger hearted farmer ( veteran kannaiyalal in a rare positive outing ) .\nin the film , the widow of the victim finally pardoned rajesh khanna in two years ' time as she thought rajesh khanna had done enough penance with a clear conscience . in real life , the widow of nurullah sharif said on tv yesterday ,\nit is the win of money power . justice is never for the poor . i will never forgive salman for taking my husband away from me\n. it has been a little more than 13 years since the incident and the widow of the victim is yet to forgive salman .\nanother major anukoola shatru of faltu khanna was devyani chaubal . she never betrayed him . but what she did for him was to create an illusion for which only faltu khanna would be answerable if the illusion fades and reality shows . she created the illusion that he is an actor with blood written letters coming in . she used to tell this in such repeated frequencies that even today the chant continues although no one has been able to answer how many blood written letters faltu khanna got in total . since the todal number of letters were not specified by devyani chaubal everyone uses the capacity to believe that the total number of blood written letters could be one lakh , two lakh , three lakh and so on . when it was 1972 anju mahendru objected to faltu khanna sleeping with devyani chaubal and demanded that what justice is there in her cancelling her engagement with garry sobers for the sake of faltu khanna when faltu khanna continues double sleeping with anju and devyani chaubal . faltu khanna asked devyani chaubal not to come to asirwad hereafter . what faltu khanna did not know is that it was the continuous conjugal meetings between him and devyani chaubal that were the fuel for the glorious writings of devyani chaubal .\nsomething else i found jarring : when hari\u2019s boss initially makes the proposal , hari ( who doesn\u2019t yet know about the girl\u2019s condition ) firmly refuses , indicating in sign language that the gap in social status between their families is too large . this is an unedifying moment ( to say the least ) given that the film is shortly about to condemn discrimination in another sphere . basically , though hari is stricken by his son\u2019s reluctance to accept a speech - impaired girl for a wife , he himself has been attaching undue importance to the class divide \u2013 something that is a much less momentous factor in a situation where two people will be spending their lives together .\nand yet , there is an unusually whimsical , carefree moment early in the film . hari ( sanjeev kumar ) and arti ( jaya bhaduri ) are getting to know each other , going for walks together and so on . after watching a man talk into a public phone , they enter the booth and make prank calls \u2013 dialling numbers randomly , pretending to speak and listen . a succession of befuddled people answer the line at the other end , and finally there is a charming cameo : dilip kumar ( presumably playing himself ) walking down a stairway in a large house , looking around with mild annoyance at having to pick up the phone himself . he listens to hari making\nkp and oddan : you ' ve made similar points and to an extent i see what you mean , but let me try and address this more fully : i feel that you are analyzing the movie through present day glasses . kp : well , okay , but so what ? surely you don ' t expect me to climb into a time machine , go back 40 years and then write about this film ! : d but more seriously , i don ' t get this watertight distinction between how things were done then and how they are done today . fact 1 : there were some people , even in that social strata , 40 years ago , who would have defied their parents and asserted themselves ( and there were parents who would eventually have given in ) . fact 2 : there are some people , even today , and in the most seemingly progressive communities , who are completely under their parents ' thumbs in these matters . ( you do know about\nhonour killings\n, right ? ) this past - vs - present divide isn ' t a clear one by any means . also , i might be wrong about this , but in both your comments i sense an undertone of quiet respect for an idealised time when kids would toe the line and unquestioningly listen to their parents . but personally speaking i don ' t have much respect for that attitude , and naturally this colours my perspective on the ending . even assuming that it was the\ndone thing\nin the past , i don ' t think that justifies the emotional manipulation . more importantly , from a cinematic perspective , i thought the ending of koshish was poorly done - it was much too abrupt and sketchy , and the film ' s suggestion that amit is eventually happy with the decision isn ' t at all convincing . the last shot feels like a very hurried attempt to reach a happy ending . if the film had found a way to convincingly portray amit ' s change of heart ( perhaps by giving him a scene or two with the girl ) , it would have worked much better .\nall i wanted to point out is that while you and i may disagree vehemently with the choices the character makes in a movie it does not necessarily follow that it was bad character development , script or direction or filmmaking . oddan : completely agree - i should have been clearer about this in the post . like i said in my last comment , the main issue isn ' t the worldview being portrayed but the disjointedness of the film ' s climax and ending . on the other hand , the worldview does in a way contribute to the slapdash ending . i am just quibbling over the suggestion that you did not like the movie because you did not like the way a character behaved . understood . though i haven ' t said anywhere that i didn ' t like the movie !\nwasn ' t koshish based on a japanese film ? i remember reading that somewhere . i recall many vignettes from the movie , though i was just a kid when i saw it . somehow i recall aarti as refusing hari because she wasn ' t sure he could look after her , then he shows himself to be assertive and capable and she changes her mind . you said she saw his vulnerability , so i must be confusing the scenes in my mind . i remember feeling really sad when their child dies due to asrani ' s burglary . and i remember asrani - after seeing him playing only bufoony roles , it was quite unusual to see him playing this negative , exploitative role . yeah , the ending jarred even as a kid . i recall feeling annoyed at the emotional blackmail by hari - he chose a soulmate with whom he could communicate , but denied his son that privilege from some kind of misguided philanthropic drive .\nfraudsters using fake address to rig the system is not a new phenomenon . here\u2019s how flipkart is using artificial intelligence to tide over this issue\nin the march quarter , private equity inflows into the residential sector more than doubled to $ 1 . 32 billion\nwhile rs 3 , 900 crore cash is for transfer of spectrum from vodafone to idea for airwaves up to 4 . 4 mhz , the bank guarantee of rs 3 , 300 crore is for airwaves beyond 4 . 4 mhz\nan internship is no longer about fetching coffee and making copies . one student shares the benefits of a summer job at a global corporation\nsoorma\u2014a biopic on the life of hockey player sandeep singh is slated for release this week . here\u2019s a look at ten other sports biopics bollywood has to offer in the coming months\nmost of last week , the untimely demise of rajesh khanna led television channels to feature panel discussions on the superstar\u2019s life and times , particularly his fall from the position he occupied from 1969 to \u201972 .\neven in action sequences , khanna looks credible . surely , the actor\u2019s downfall was more due to other reasons cited \u2014 unprofessionalism and arrogance among them \u2014 rather than his capacity to adapt to action - oriented roles . it is a testimony to the tragedy of khanna that at an age ( 30 ) when most male actors in hindi films barely get a toehold in the industry , khanna was to go into an irrevocable slide . perhaps it was his failure to handle superstardom and the consequent adulation which led to this sorry state of affairs .\nanother reason that comes forth is his lack of business acumen ( most actors had become business savvy pros by then ) and his utter failure to look after his dapper looks . the camera , which never lies , caught the perceptible and sudden change in his looks \u2014 receding hairline , paunch , puffy face \u2014 truthfully .\nthus , surjit singh , on a misty morning , when visibility is low , accidentally crushes a farmer , ram din , under the wheels of his truck . although he has the opportunity to escape , he gives himself up for trial in the court of a judge ( rehman , an epitome of competence , restraint and grace ) who wants to pioneer a new system of dispensing punishment . after acquiring permission for his experiment from the higher judiciary , the learned judge decrees that surjit singh will serve his sentence by ensuring the survival of deceased ram din\u2019s family , which includes his widow , malti ( meena kumari in one of her last films is adequately placed to play the role of the beleaguered widow , with her perfect timing for tragedy , and some melodrama ) , sister kamla ( naaz , passable , with her limited talent ) , two sons , a crippled father , ganga din ( veteran actor nana palsikar is able to evoke sympathy ) and ganga din\u2019s blind wife ( leela mishra , yet to become an accomplished character actor , which she did in later years ) .\nin the midst of all this , love blooms between him and phoolmati ( mumtaz ) , a gypsy who shows a bioscope in the village to earn a living . the two share a screen chemistry that is one of the abiding milestones in the 100 years of cinema . mumtaz , with her sensuous pout and body hugging dresses , is remarkable in the role . she is indeed worth watching in songs that include \u201cdekho dekho dekho bioscope dekho\u201d ( lata mangeshkar ) and \u201cmaine dekha tune dekha\u2019 ( duet by lata mangeshkar and kishore kumar ) .\nthe music , composed by laxmikant - pyarelal to lyrics by anand bakshi , adds to its lure , as does the crisp editing . other character actors , including abhi bhattacharya ( soft - hearted inspector ) , sajjan ( landlord\u2019s stooge ) , asit sen ( head constable harishankar chaurasiya ) are competent .\nakshay kumar with \u2018singh is bliing\u2019 , his fourth release of 2015 , has had a busy year . a look at 10 other actors who\u2019ve belted out more movies in a year than one can keep count of\nright at the beginning of his career in 1971 , the actor had 13 releases . these included several guest appearances but gulzar\u2019s highly acclaimed\nin 1977 , dharmendra was seen in 12 movies , including some big hits .\nmithun chakraborty : for the year 1986 , chakraborty has a record - breaking 15 movie releases to his credit . while few would remember titles like karamdaata and avinash , there\u2019s no taking away from the feat itself .\nthree years after he debuted , govinda appeared in 15 films in 1989 . these included hits like\nfairly established as he was , devgn appeared in seven movies in 1999 . while his own home production\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nitna to yaad hai mujhe . . rafi - lata - anand bakshi - l p - mehboob ki mehandi1971 . . a tribute\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nsurjit singh earns his living driving a truck , most of the time while consuming alcohol . one night he stops at courtesan chamelibai ' s , drinks , goes to bed with her , and gets up behind . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\ndashing pilot arun romances vandana tripathi , and both in love with each other , become very intimate , and as a result vandana gets pregnant . arun and vandana have a quiet temple wedding . . . see full summary \u00bb\na village woman abandoned by her husband is forced into prostitution in kolkata and forms nameless yet strong relations with a wealthy patron as well as an abused boy in the neighbourhood .\nmangal singh ( rajesh khanna ) has been a career criminal , whose criminal career began to steal food and to keep from starving , and thence got him in deeper and deeper in the criminal world . . . . see full summary \u00bb\nsomnath ( somu ) lives in a shanty house in a delhi slum with his widowed mom , and unmarried sister , sarla . he is friendly with calcutta - based wealthy vikram ( vicky ) maharaj . when vicky ' s dad . . . see full summary \u00bb\nrajesh khanna plays mumtaz ' s jealous husband who begins to doubt her fidelity when his best friend sanjeev kumar enters their lives . she is unable to convince rajesh khanna that she loves . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntaking place almost entirely over the course of one stormy night , a woman is terrified when an accused murderer escapes from a mental hospital and seeks refuge in her home .\nwhen mistaken to be a sage by some villagers , an ex - tour guide reflects on his past and lost love to search for spiritual wisdom to guide the villagers .\na simple man from a village falls in love with his new neighbor . he enlists the help of his musical - theater friends to woo the lovely girl - next - door away from her music teacher .\na truck driver learns from his foster mother about the murder of his parents at the hands of a bandit and sets out to avenge them .\nthe story of a prostitute , with a pure heart ( pakeezah ) , and grand dreams . . .\nsunder khanna is an orphan and lives a poor lifestyle in india . he is friendly with wealthy gopal verma , the only child of judge verma ; and a wealthy girl named radha , who is the daughter . . . see full summary \u00bb\nnaseeb , a story of destiny and fate , begins with a lottery ticket . a drunk who cannot pay his tab trades his ' winning ' ticket to the waiter , namdev ( pran ) , instead . namdev decides to share . . . see full summary \u00bb\nsurjit singh earns his living driving a truck , most of the time while consuming alcohol . one night he stops at courtesan chamelibai ' s , drinks , goes to bed with her , and gets up behind schedule , so he rushes out , drives his truck and accidentally kills a farmer named ram din . he is arrested by the police , charged , and brought before the courts . the judge finds him guilty and sentences him the maximum time under the indian penal code for 100 years - with a difference , he is not to spend time in jail but must labor to look after the surviving family members of ram din , which include his widow , malti ; his sister , kamla ; two young sons ; a crippled father ganga din and his blind wife . a horrified surjit attempts to convince the judge to change his ruling , but in vain and he is transported to his new penitentiary where he meets with hostile villagers who would rather kill him than let him toil on their sacred land . but with police protection , he is permitted to go to ganga din ' s house , where . . .\n2 of 2 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nis that so preeti ? when did u f * ck up india kooodhini . . er . . preeti ?\ndid u lick rajiv bhatia ' s lund today kooodhini . . er . . preeti ?\n< quoted text > did u lick rajiv bhatia ' s lund today kooodhini . . er . . preeti ?\n< quoted text > chi chi chi . . . whethr u r maurition or from mauritius ur mouth always uses gundhi gundhi batein . . . shame on australia and the dampora khandaan to have kooodhinis like u who post from their kooodhi . . . chi chi\n< quoted text > is that so preeti ? when did u f * ck up india kooodhini . . er . . preeti ?\nsalman is a global superstar - not just a superstar in bombay like kaka was . kaka is nothing in front of salman salman has a far superior box office recoard and far more fans then kaka could ever hope for . in addition he can kick the crap out of kaka anytime he is a man not a child molester like kaka he has been at the top end of the industry for 20 years not 2 - 3 like kaka . he looks better at 50 then kaka did at 30 .\n< quoted text > chi chi chi . . . . . u are f * cking bipin ' s indian sisters lol ! ! .\nvipin ji won ' t mind kaala , anpadh , aussie abusing indians , because vipinji is not indian . jahan tak sawal is kaale chichore ka hai . . . . . isko khud nahi malum ye kahan paida hua tha , kyun paida hua thah , fiji ke ek pathar pe paida hone wala . . . . . india jaise purane culture ko galiyan de raha hai . . . . isse india ka to kuch nahi bigdega , ye khud mazak ban jayega . ye jahan gaya hai . . . . australia mein . . . . pichle 12 mahine mein chaar martaba to inke prime minister badle hain . . . ye haal to australia ka hai . . . . fiji supplies all the labor force to australia for doing menial jobs . atleast indo bhai had her ( preeti ) employed as office boy in our corporation . indo bhai is great . ye ( kaala aussie ) indo bhai ke pairon ke dhul ke barabar bhi nahi hai . . . . iski baat ko serious mat lo . . .\nthe beauty and greatness of bbc is that it not only covers , politicians , business tycoons , kings but also goes after to inquire about arrogant chipmunks like kaka , bbc also covers babboons , reptiles , and mega failures too .\nin 1973 bbc london came chasing kaka for an interview\npreeti , u are wrong again . bbc never chased big buttocks . only jack pizzey came chasing him . bbc never stoops down to chase a failing actor which is what bombay superstar documentary shows . jack pizzey used big buttocks documentary as an excuse to have a holiday in india visiting heritate sites so that he would get reimbursement for his india trip only if he got the documentary else his trip expenses would be treated as loan and he wld have to pay up . bombay superstar is the only documentary where big buttocks falling period is shown as it is . u know one thing preeti ? even big buttocks die hard fan roshiniji who watches amar prem again and again and worships the chulbul gossip monger ' s picture by putting it on her profile hasn ' t noticed this : it is only in bombay superstar that the chulbulvaali does not repeat her story of blood written letters and ' oopar aaka neeche kaka ' instead she says that big buttocks is going from shrine to shrine with his beevi ( anju mahendru would not have accompanied him anywhere ) dimple to pray for the success of daag . it ws for the first time that the chulbulvaali was talking about big buttocks insecurity . without the chulbulvaali to write glorious stuff about him big buttocks was a fish out of water and stopped surviving in the industry after roshiniji ' s favorite chulbul stopped supporting big buttocks .\nrajesh khanna was a global superstar ! !\ndont post from ur kooodhi preeti . big buttocks was a bombay superstar . raj kapoor was the global superstar whose name was famous even in russia . none of big buttocks films could beat the fame of awara which is world famous .\nwow incredible india my arse ! ! ! !\npreeti , ur incredible arse is in australia the land where every sadakchap co * k sucker can get a citizenship because australia does not have an identity or culture of its own . looks like there is no superstar for australia that is why the lund suckers of australia like u have to sing praise for indians like big buttocks and refer to ignorants like salim khan who does not even know from where the word\nsuperstar\ncame from . . . keep showing ur incredible arse over here which mee has been drilling well making u take sabbaticals every now and then ! ! ! !\nin sanskrit there is a word anukoola shatru . the word has many interpretations . although the word shatru means enemy the fact is that faltu khanna had many friends who could do to him even what a sworn enemy could not do .\none group of such friends who could lovingly ruin him was the chamcha association of faltu khanna that functioned in asirward without a board with roopesh kumar the honorary president of the association . the job of the members of chamcha association of faltu khanna was to sing praises of faltu khanna as the one with the\nkiller smile\nand that above the clouds there is almighty and below the clouds it is faltu khanna .\n< quoted text > he became a side dish hema later on in his career in the movies seetapur ki geeta , durgaa and vijay . kaka thought his career was messed up by hema ' s seeta aur geeta and why not star in hema ' s seetapur ki geeta ( a movie that sounds similar ) , this might get him a hit in 1987 , but unfortunately it was too late for him . .\nfaltu khanna was also side dish in aradhana , amar prem and safar which were sharmila movies .\nhe was also side dish in kati patang and aan milo sajna which was an asha parekh movie .\nin sharmila ' s aradhana , safar as well as amar prem faltu ' s role was only that of entertainment of singing songs while his character had a very small role in the movie .\nsame way in asha parekh ' s kati patang and aan milo sajna his role was to entertain with songs that could not be picturized with asha parekh giving the lip sync to it .\nfaltu khanna was side dish to female oriented stories and basked in the fame of women oriented characters right from aurat where he was side dish to padmini and got reverse publicity due to acting with pran in aurat and continued doing side dish to females in doliwhere he was side dish to babita .\nhe was used as side dish because it was history that if a producer takes bribe and makes him main dish then it will flop like raaz , akhri khat and baharo ke sapne where he was main dish .\nin goraa he was special dish and we know very well what happened to goraa .\nplease note by submitting this form you acknowledge that you have read the terms of service and the comment you are posting is in compliance with such terms . be polite . inappropriate posts may be removed by the 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{"id": 114924, "summary": [{"text": "the unknown is a 1927 american silent horror film directed by tod browning and featuring lon chaney as carnival knife thrower alonzo the armless and joan crawford as the scantily clad carnival girl he hopes to marry .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "film historian ken hanke considers the film to be in many respects the best of browning 's films with lon chaney .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "burt lancaster said that chaney 's portrayal in the unknown featured \u201c one of the most compelling and emotionally exhausting scenes i have ever seen an actor do . \u201d chaney did remarkable and convincing collaborative scenes with real-life armless double paul desmuke ( sometimes credited as peter dismuki ) , whose legs and feet were used to manipulate objects such as knives and cigarettes in frame with chaney 's upper body and face .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "as with browning 's later sound film freaks ( 1932 ) , contemporary reviewers were sometimes less appreciative .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "\" a visit to the dissecting room in a hospital would be quite as pleasant , \" opined the new york evening post , \" and at the same time more instructive . \"", "topic": 6}, {"text": "modern viewers can discern the same macabre style of this film ( and other browning-chaney collaborations ) in later productions ranging from the 1930s universal studios horror films to the 1960s twilight zone and alfred hitchcock presents programs . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "the unknown ( 1927 film )", "paragraphs": ["the unknown ( 1927 ) : lon chaney , tod browning , and . . .\nthe unknown ( 1927 ) , black & white , 63 minutes , not rated .\nthe lodger ( 1927 ) : hitchcock ' s take on belloc lown . . .\nedit pf pollock ' s original us version . released at end of 1927 .\nbrowning and chaney\u2019s collaborations are : the wicked darling 1919 , outside the law 1921 , the unholy three 1925 , the blackbird 1926 , the road to mandalay 1926 , the unknown 1927 , london after midnight 1927 , the big city 1928 , west of zanzibar 1928 , where east is east 1929 .\nthe film was first presented , partially restored , at the bfi london film festival in 1980 .\n\u201cdon\u2019t step on it , it might be lon chaney . \u201d a 1927 quip .\nchanning pollock edition prepared for american release through paramount . premiered march 1927 . running time given by variety at 107 minutes . varying lengths given in contemporary reviews throughout 1927 .\nno matter how you describe this silent film from 1927 ( directed by tod browning ) you end up with something strange and demented .\ndaniel eagan is a film writer and author of america ' s film legacy : the authoritative guide to the landmark movies in the national film registry .\na trailer i created to promote the screening of the film at niles film museum on feb 4 , 2017 .\na lost film that was never really lost , the last surviving print of the unknown was found in the early 1970s at la cinemath\u00e9que fran\u00e7aise in a few film cans marked \u201cunknown . \u201d some minor lengths of footage did not survive in the print , but the film is largely intact , with no discernable gaps in the storyline . the film has probably survived only in a european release print that was originally shot from a b - camera position , but we are lucky to have the film \u2014 any print of the film \u2014 to enjoy today .\nlon chaney collection ( 1921 - 2000 ) , black & white and color , 329 minutes total , not rated , including the unknown ( 1927 ) , black & white , 49 minutes , not rated .\nin their very own archives , where it had become lost among all of the hundreds of reels of unidentified film similarly marked \u201cunknown . \u201d ( well , technically marked\nmodern restoration using all known extant film . prepared by a team at the munich film museum , under the guidance of enno patalas .\nmany reviewers of 1927 didn\u2019t like the film , thinking it too morbid for the general public . but chaney / browning fans of today think that it stands as one of the best of the duo\u2019s collaborations . \u2014 carl bennett\nwhile west of zanzibar is undeniably sleazier and the lost london after midnight contained more traditional horror elements , the unknown is the craziest film from an actor - director team that excelled at climbing on the crazy train .\nmodern restoration using all known extant film . prepared by a team of german film archivists , lead by martin koerber .\na superb mystery thriller , unusual and startling even for a chaney film . lon as\nthe unknown\neats , drinks , shoots a rifle and dresses with his feet . don ' t miss this startling spectacle . ( print ad - the cobbleskill index , ( ( cobbleskill , ny ) ) 13 october 1927 )\nis quite possibly the most unusual , and the most deserving of \u201ccult film\u201d status .\nwe highly recommended this edition of the unknown for its visual quality , its unusual music score , and its new audio commentary .\nchaney and browning were kindred spirits with a taste for the macabre and the unknown is probably their most popular collaboration . while audiences of 1927 were not entirely sure what to make of the picture , modern audiences can\u2019t seem to get enough of alonzo and his twisted idea of romance .\na superb mystery thriller , unusual and startling even for a chaney film . lon as\nthe unknown\neats , drinks , shoots a rifle and dresses with his feet . don ' t miss this startling spectacle . ( print ad - the cobbleskill index , ( ( cobbleskill , ny ) ) 13 october 1927 ) see more \u00bb\nthe unknown is available on dvd via amazon , and streams in various spots around the internet ( it\u2019s in the public domain , though soundtrack quality varies ) .\nin 1927 , star lon chaney and director tod browning were among the biggest names in hollywood . joan crawford was a starlet on the rise , striving for recognition .\nfilm historian anthony balducci has traced pie throwing on film back to at least 1905 , but the keystone studios , remembered today for its eponymous cops , ran the bit into the ground in the 1910s . when buster keaton started making his own features in 1923 , he explained in his autobiography , he forbade pie jokes entirely . but four years later , in september 1927 , a virtual unknown named stan laurel proposed to revive the gag\u2014by making it bigger than it had ever been before .\nand if that\u2019s not enough for you ? well , this film is going to get a lot weirder . and then it\u2019s going to get weird some more . and i\u2019m not talking about weird for 1927\u2014this is weird\nmany sources list joan crawford ' s character as\nestrellita ,\nbut the cutting continuity and extant prints of the film use nanon as her character name . prints of the unknown existed for many years only in a murky 9 . 5mm blowup . henri langois at the cinematheque francais in paris had a nitrate print in his collection , but when mgm asked to borrow the print , it took him months to find it among all the cans of unidentified film marked\nunknown .\neventually uncovered , mgm restored the original english titles and the film is now available in a lovely 35mm print .\nthe unknown is a truly horrifying film that takes us into the darkest recesses of the human psyche . all of the characters are simple beings who are driven by their emotions : the circus owner bullies , the hunky strongman loves , the attractive nanon lives in fear , and alonso oscillates between obsession and hatred .\nit should be noted that there are numerous variants of metropolis available on video release , though it is often difficult to relate these to the versions of the film listed in the table above . this is due to variations in copy transfer speeds from film to video , and the unknown or uncited origin of the film from which the video was produced . the jef films video of 1986 , and its subsequent variants , is a good example of this .\nif you have never seen the unknown but all of this sounds like a kick to you , go ahead and check it out . the chaney and browning collaborations are definitely not for the easily offended but if you put aside squeamishness , you will find a truly unique picture . there has never been another film like the unknown . whether or not that is a good thing depends on your point of view .\nfounded in 1999 , senses of cinema is one of the first online film journals of its kind and has set the standard for professional , high quality film - related content on the internet .\nover the weekend , it was quietly announced at the library of congress\u2019 festival of \u201cunidentified , underidentified , or misidentified films \u201d that one of the most deeply mourned lost treasures in film history has reappeared . as reported by pamela hutchinson at silent london , silent film historian jon mirsalis unexpectedly rediscovered the second reel of laurel and hardy\u2019s 1927 film the battle of the century , lost for 60 years . the battle of the century is not only a crucial film in the careers of laurel and hardy , but it contains the biggest , best , funniest execution of the pie - in - the - face gag in cinematic history . for fans of early film comedy , this discovery is roughly the equivalent of moby dick swimming ashore carrying the holy grail .\nthe film will also be available on bfi dvd / blu - ray and bfi player .\nsurvival status : prints exist in the metro - goldwyn - mayer film library [ 35mm restoration negative and positive ] ; and in the george eastman museum film archive [ 35mm positive ] .\nrunning at some five and a half hours on screen , the 1927 film demands a huge investment of resources - from projectionists , musicians , conductor and audiences , and in a live performance with intervals the experience adds up to more than eight hours from start to finish .\nsounds like a lot of weird stuff going on in this film . and it\u2019s about the circus ! count me in for a ticket to the big show . i\u2019m down for this film !\nwaxworks ( 1924 ) : paul leni ' s anthology film brings . . .\njoan crawford always considered the unknown ( 1927 ) a big turning point for her . she said it wasn ' t until working with lon chaney in this film that she learned the difference between standing in front of a camera and acting in front of a camera . she said that was all due to chaney and his intense concentration , and after that experience she said she worked much harder to become a better actress . see more \u00bb\nalso included below ( table 2 ) is an attempt to correlate film projection speeds against film lengths and film screening times for the various known versions of metropolis listed in table 1 . this is followed by a listing of cast and crew . finally , a tabulation ( table 3 ) of information relating to the gross takings of metropolis during its initial american release during 1927 is given for interest , based on figures compiled and published by variety magazine at the time .\nthis is the most complete version of napoleon since it opened at the paris op\u00e9ra in 1927 , and the first u . s . screenings of the film with an orchestra in over 30 years . due to the technical and financial demands , there are no further screenings scheduled in this country , and no plans for a digital release of any kind .\nrpm orchestra plays a live film score during the screening of silent movie classic\nthe unknown\n( 1927 ) @ filmbar theater . audience participation is written into the score , with theatergoers divided into three orchestra ' toy instrument ' sections : flutes & horns ( heard @ 2m38s ) , whirlygig whistles ( @ 15m53s ) , and rattles ( 28m24s ) . the live performance ( as recorded during the oct 14 screening ) is heard here . [ the live\nmovie soundtrack\n( audio - only ) recording is avail @ urltoken\nmr brownlow said :\nthis is a tremendous step forward for film history .\nthe following information was extracted from the film daily yearbook for 1927 ( new york , 1928 ) . it lists a selection of box - office figures for metropolis , and is based on information gleaned from variety magazine . metropolis took in close to $ 140 , 000 during its initial six week run at new york ' s rialto theatre . the rialto was a medium - sized theatre , able to accommodate 1 , 960 patrons . during the screening of metropolis between 10 march and 16 april , tickets were available at 30c , 50c , 75c and 90c , and it is known that some 6 , 400 people attended the theatre on easter monday , 1927 . it was also noted in variety that the first week taking for metropolis were affected by the opening that week of the 6 , 200 seat roxy theatre . despite its rather average takings for the time , and often critical reviews , a panel of 286 critics and the film daily yearbook for 1927 voted metropolis number 12 amongst the best pictures of that year . that journal also identified the length of the film upon original release in the united states as 10 , 400 feet , though the motion picture news booking guide and theatre directory for 1927 gives a figure of 8 , 039 feet .\nfor fans of early film comedy , this discovery is roughly the equivalent of moby dick swimming ashore carrying the holy grail .\nthe most amazing thing i was struck by was the direction by tod browning . it was very well crafted , and so now i ' m beginning to wonder about those stories by david manners saying that browning actually did not direct most of 1931 ' s\ndracula\nafter all . because with the unknown here is earlier proof that the director could do very interesting work . considering that the unknown , freaks and even mark of the vampire\u2026\na growing source of silent era film information . this listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett . copyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 by carl bennett and the silent era company . all rights reserved .\nfrom autumn 2016 , audiences will be able to experience this cinematic masterpiece with carl davis ' s score - the longest ever composed for a silent film - when the film goes on theatrical release in uk cinemas .\n175 + intertitles . original director ' s cut as presented to the berlin film censor ' s office .\nthe unknown is an early tod browning film , featuring lon chaney in the role of alonzo the armless , a criminal who hides his distinctive double - thumb deformity by working in a traveling circus as an armless knife thrower . throughout the film , the illusion that chaney is using his legs to open doors , smoke cigarettes , and throw knifes is accomplished by having paul desmuke , armless in real - life , play the role of chaney ' s legs .\nthe musical accompaniment is another nonstandard take by the alloy orchestra , with its emphasis on digital keyboards and percussion , more melodic than the band\u2019s comedy scores and far more expressive . it was recorded in 1997 for tcm showings and was the soundtrack used on the laserdisc release . we were privileged to see the band peform the score live during a theater screening of the unknown , and because of the laserdisc edition and the live show , we inextricably associate the score with the chaney film .\n( because this film is so popular , the review will be relatively spoilery , though i will not reveal the ending . )\n2018 \u00a9 san francisco silent film festival . true art transcends time . all rights reserved .\nnotes : the unknown is arguably chaney ' s best film with browning , and one of the best performances of his career . though contemporary critics found the film\ngruesome\nand\nshocking ,\nit holds up extremely well today . a body double was obviously used for some of the more elaborate scenes with chaney performing maneuvers with his feet , but for several of the scenes chaney did have to perfect picking up wine glasses and other impressive acts of dexterity with his feet . the unknown was a modest production , costing only $ 217 , 000 for its 35 - day shooting schedule . it earned respectable profits of $ 362 , 000 .\n. ) this is the only instance i know of in which a film\u2019s title caused it to be lost .\n. fearing that \u201clesueur\u201d would be difficult for the public to pronounce , mgm staged a contest in a fan magazine to rename her . \u201cjoan crawford\u201d was the winning entry . between 1926 and 1927 she appeared in 14 films , among them\nthe film is full of characteristic tod browning macabre touches and twists of storyline that surprise audiences who see it for the first time .\nmenilmontant may be more often billed as a thriller , but the double axe murder that opens the film is as intense as the shower stabbing . . .\nit wasn\u2019t until 1961 that john mccabe published stan laurel\u2019s account of the film , finally restoring at least a brief account of the film\u2019s first reel . mccabe believed at the time that the film was \u201cleading a lonely life in the vaults of the hal roach studios . \u201d but he was wrong\u2014four years earlier , the negative had been exhumed for the last time by filmmaker robert youngson , probably the first and last person to see it complete since its theatrical run .\ni don ' t like hands . they ' re coarse and rough and irritating and they go everywhere . not like here . here everything is soft and armless .\nnanokin , attack of the armless , 1927\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nbeing a nice , normal to the point of boring sort of person , i always thought that one viewing of \u201cthe unknown\u201d would be all i could handle . you have made me want to brave those waters again and shout \u201cbravo\u201d at the screen .\nthe film features full - scale historical recreations of episodes from the personal and political life of napoleon , from the french revolution to the arrival of french troops in italy marking the beginning of the first italian campaign of 1796 .\nmetro - goldwyn - mayer pictures corporation production ; distributed by metro - goldwyn - mayer distributing corporation . / scenario by waldemar young , from a screen story by tod browning . production design by cedric gibbons and richard day . costume design by lucia coulter . cinematography by merritt b . gerstad . intertitles by joseph w . farnham . edited by harry reynolds and errol taggart . presented by louis b . mayer . / \u00a9 27 june 1927 ( at seven reels ) by metro - goldwyn - mayer pictures corporation [ lp24123 ] . released 4 june 1927 . / standard 35mm spherical 1 . 33 : 1 format . / working title : alonzo , the armless . principal photography was taken from 7 february through 19 march 1927 . polly moran\u2019s appearance as a lady\u2019s lady and bobbie mack\u2019s appearance as a gypsy were cut from the film before release . / silent film .\nif you love freaks , in theory you should love this one . i happen to love freaks , but have be in the mood to watch the unknown . it\u2019s a truly disturbing film - perhaps why it has survived , to preserve its uniquely disturbing aspects . what must contemporary u . s . audiences have made of it , i wonder .\ncentral park - 1932 - joan blondell has trouble on her hands when she gets suckered into helping a gangster to rob a charity event . though this film stars joan and wallace ford , it also features the american great depression which is the background for the hunger and desperation that flavors the film .\nwolf blood is arguably the second werewolf film ever made , yet it\u2019s often inaccurately listed as the first . countless books and articles c . . .\nfor additional information , readers are referred to the feb / march , 1992 issue of filmfax for an excellent article on the film by author bret wood .\nthe following section deals with the various physical and technical aspects of metropolis . it begins ( table 1 ) by listing known releases and variants of the film which have occurred since november 1926 , when fritz lang presented his initial director ' s cut to the berlin film censor ' s office . table 1 is a summary of the numerous editions known to the author . additional detailed information is available martin koerber ' s article published in jaconsen and sudendorf ( 2000 ) . data on release dates , film length ( in feet and metres ) , and screening duration ( in minutes according to varying film speeds ) is given , though this is somewhat tentative and subject to variation , dependent upon the specific reference used . furthermore , it should be noted that the print as originally released to distributors and theatre managers by ufa during 1927 - 8 may have been subject to servere cutting by local authorities and operators ; or the film run at inordinately fast speeds - up to 26 frames per second - to fit the time constraints of local programs ( a 90 minute feature was often the ' ideal ' ) . as a result , it is difficult to ascertain exactly what version of metropolis individual audiences saw during the initial run in 1927 - 8 , and what was the precise screening time . for example , a reviewer might indicate that the length of the film was ' 12 reels ' or that it ran for ' 107 minutes ' . unfortunately this information is not detailed enough to indicate the exact length of the film ( in feet / metres ) , whether it had been cut or censored , or the speed at which it was screened on the night .\n( 1925 ) . the film was a hit , reviving a creative partnership that would last through seven more films . of these ,\nlon chaney as an armless knife thrower in tod browning ' s the unknown . some of the stunts were performed by real - life armless foot double paul desmuke , who went on to perform for years billing himself as\nlon chaney ' s feet .\nliterally everyone that walked into the living room and gave the unknown a few seconds of their attention , ended up sitting through to the end . and literally everyone that did , giggled , and gasped , and\nyooooo ' d\n, and laughed ( my wife even came in for a high five during a pivotal scene ) . i ' m probably the worst person you could ask regarding the consitution of a quality silent film - - this being only my second one - - but i know quality entertainment when i see it , and the unknown was one hell of a circus act . as a fan of the kind of horror and macabre making up the majority of 1950s ec horror comic books , this landed so well for me .\nas in any art form , the history of cinema contains many works that are , for whatever reason , overlooked and underrated . tod browning\u2019s the unknown ( 1927 ) is definitely one of these works , and it is , without hesitation , a modern masterpiece for the current century . browning is best remembered for the milestone dracula ( 1931 ) , the first of the universal horror films ( for which lon chaney was originally offered the lead role but he deferred and then died ) and freaks ( 1932 ) , the director\u2019s confronting rebuke for the representation of malformation by hollywood , filmmaking , and the other arts . yet prior to both he made a remarkable series of films with the extraordinary , \u2018man of a thousand faces\u2019 , lon chaney ( 1 ) , of which the unknown is the pinnacle . this delirious , outrageous l\u2019amour fou \u2013 a chilling , genuinely disturbing and haunting melodrama \u2013 is what cinema should be all about : a suspension of belief in the face of a story that defies all logic yet rings true to the deeper human emotions .\n, he created not one , but five voices . shortly after completing the film chaney died of throat cancer , on august 26 , 1930 .\n( 1970 ) . crawford died on may 10 , 1977 , as legendary a film icon as her early influence , the remarkable lon chaney .\nreviews of silent film releases on home video . copyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 by carl bennett and the silent era company . all rights reserved .\nfilm # 10 for 31 days of silent horror films is maciste in hell , featuring one of the longest - running characters in cinema . the beefy mac . . .\nan 89 - year - old film , which could take cinema - goers a marathon seven hours to watch , is returning to the big screen .\nalthough it has strength and undoubtedly sustains the interest ,\nthe unknown ,\nthe latest screen contribution from tod browning and lon chaney , is anything but a pleasant story . it is gruesome and at times shocking , and the principal character deteriorates from a more or less sympathetic individual to an arch - fiend . view full article in timesmachine \u00bb\nlon chaney is a circus performer known as alonzo the armless , and the film\u2019s first scene shows us alonzo in action , throwing knives , with his feet , at joan crawford . now , silent film fans know better , but there are a lot of people in the world who only know crawford from her later work\u2014in other words , as the scary hag of\nin our digital age , it\u2019s easy to lose sight of how revolutionary napoleon was . and the many different versions of the film\u2014as late as the 1970 , gance was reshooting material for a new cut he called bonaparte and the revolution \u2014have made it difficult to pin down napoleon \u2018s place in film history . in my lifetime , brownlow and other historians have managed to tease out much of the majesty and scope of the movie .\nin less than two weeks , the magnificent film festival il cinema ritrovato ( \u2018cinema rediscovered\u2019 ) kicks off in bologna , italy . and yes , i\u2019m going to be the . . .\nit is the most complete version of the film available , compiled by academy award - winning film - maker , archivist and historian kevin brownlow , who spent more than 50 years tracking down surviving prints from archives around the world since he first saw a 9 . 5mm version as a schoolboy in 1954 . he worked with the bfi national archive on a series of restorations .\nthe audio commentary by chaney biographer michael f . blake is packed with little tidbits of production information about the unknown , chaney and tod browning . the information is related by a chaney fan for the benefit of cinema fans , and does not have the sterile feeling of an academic reading . it is a commentary that is worth listening to more than once , unlike the over - intellectulized commentary of other silent era discs .\nbrowning came to hollywood after working in the circus for fifteen years . his knowledge of this milieu enriched many of his films , including freaks , the unholy three ( 1925 ) , the show ( 1928 ) , and the unknown . while the circus background is relatively cursory in the unknown , many small details , such as the play of shadows on the carnival canvas when the strongman first attempts to embrace nanon , bring an additional texture to the image . further details , such as the gypsy funeral ritual , add depth to the portrayal of circus life . browning\u2019s non - judgemental view of the gypsy lifestyle runs counter to the stereotypical depiction of ethnic minorities by hollywood , especially a group as misunderstood as the gypsies . browning\u2019s interest in outsiders and the rejected was no doubt nurtured by his time in the circus , and he well understands the audience\u2019s attraction to this image of the dark underbelly of carnival life , hidden by the masquerade of gaiety . his heroes were not the attractive and glamorous found in most movies , but those misbegotten beings normally hidden from our sight and treated in a condescending manner .\njust six of the 3 , 000 pies thrown in the battle of the century .\nshortly after the golden age of comedy was released , the battle negatives decomposed so completely that they were junked . only youngson\u2019s version remained\u2014and he hadn\u2019t printed the first reel at all . it wasn\u2019t until the 1970s , when financier earl glick purchased the rights to the hal roach library before discovering roach didn\u2019t actually have copies of most of the films he\u2019d just bought , that anyone even realized how much had been lost . to make good on his reckless investment , glick funded a global search for prints of the lost film library , but there was no sign of the film\u2019s second reel . in 1979 , the first reel did show up : now modern audiences could finally see the part of the film that contemporary audiences didn\u2019t care about , but not the great pie fight of legend .\nsuper spooky and atmospheric silent film from tod browning and the man of 1 , 000 faces himself , lon chaney ! i really like the atypical horror plot of the unknown focusing on circus performers and their infighting and strange habits and unrequited love . lon gets a lot of mileage out of his craggy world weary face . he ' s a knife thrower that ' s seen some hardship ! the black and white silent treatment really adds to the otherworldy quality of the movie as well . those caravan interiors look positively gloomy , and the stark paleness of a very young gypsy joan crawford pops off the screen like a beautiful phantom ! and for a movie almost a century old , the unknown creeps into some surprisingly dark places : deadly foot knife throwing , body horror surgery , a drawn and quartering set piece , those sharp hats . all in a tight 50 minutes ? why did i sleep on this macabre gem for so long !\nalthough it has strength and undoubtedly sustains the interest , the unknown . . . is anything but a pleasant story . it is gruesome and at times shocking , and the principal character deteriorates from a more or less sympathetic individual to an arch - fiend . . . mr . chaney really gives a marvelous idea of the armless wonder , for to act in this film he has learned to use his feet as hands when eating , drinking and smoking . he even scratches his head with his toe when meditating .\n- - - the new york times\nwhile very short at just 50 minutes , this film packs an emotional punch and is macabre in a way that is unique to the genre of horror movies . i won ' t spoil the big moments , but the tone is set from the beginning as we find ourselves at the circus performance with an armless man ( lon chaney ) hurling knives and firing a rifle at his partner ( a young joan crawford ) . as we later see chaney ( and a real - life armless double ) manipulate objects and do things like smoke with this feet , we ' re reminded of the film director tod browning would make five years later , ' freaks ' . chaney ' s performance throughout the film is brilliant , and he dramatically captures angst , jealousy , and pain . john george turns in a strong performance as the little person in the circus who is chaney ' s friend , and the two of them create a striking pair . while the overall tone of the movie is deliciously creepy , the romance joan crawford warms up to with a circus strong - man ( norman kerry ) is sweet , and browning uses a piece of gauze over the camera lens to create an idyllic , dreamy feel to some of their scenes . the uncredited score that was used on the tcm showing was also fantastic . great film , especially for 1927 .\ntoday , we are going to be looking at one of the most famous and popular of the chaney - browning collaborations . the duo spread their creepy pall over sunny spain and indulged themselves shamelessly in the bizarre , grotesque and macabre . let\u2019s see if the film lives up to its reputation .\nfounded by fritzi kramer , movies silently\u2019s mission is to make silent film fun and accessible with reviews , articles , animated gifs and daily updates .\na re - watch of one of my favorite films with one of my favorite silent film actors : the hands of orlac with conrad veidt . a concert piani . . .\nanother typically morbid chaney film has him working as a circus freak and trying to win the heart of his assistant . alas , she does not want him so he must kill the object of her intentions .\nit may not be browning ' s best silent film , but it is certainly his most fascinatingly perverse - - and that ' s saying something in the world of tod browning .\nit was the last of the great silent films , as just 4 months later the first talkie opened : the jazz singer .\nthe historian was backed by the fiaf ( the international federation of film archives ) , which appealed to archives around the world to send materials to london . \u201cthese prints came pouring in , \u201d brownlow said , \u201cevery one of them with different elements . it was unbelievably exciting . \u201d\nbrowning\u2019s great strengths as a director lay in his ability to draw memorable performances from his cast and to create a believable world despite the mounting absurdities of the plot and the world in which his characters lived . he has the audience believe in the fantastic possibilities of the cinema . bela lugosi gave his definitive and arguably only real performance in browning\u2019s dracula . when the simultaneously filmed spanish language version of dracula was rediscovered ten years ago , a number of viewers , in their excitement , considered this latino version , directed by george melford the better film , for its libidinous content . however , a comparison between the two is instructive since it reveals browning\u2019s skills as a director . his film has lugosi\u2019s memorable performance while the spanish version features uniformly inept performances by its cast , lead by the excruciating carlos villarias as count dracula . browning has a sympathy for his material , and the film , although encumbered by a static expressionism , is replete with remarkable cinematic vignettes that make it unforgettable . consider lugosi\u2019s \u201ccreatures of the night\u201d speech , missing from the spanish version , or the striking imagery of the \u2018one hundred and twenty five step\u2019 staircase where the climax of the film occurs . this was further refined in the minimalist decor of universal\u2019s frankenstein films .\nit is these skills that also make the unknown great . the film relies on a finely balanced performance from chaney to succeed . chaney had been mesmerised by clowns from an early age , fascinated by the potential duality of their personae . it is this that he brought to the fore in his acting , especially in the unknown . alonso is a hate - filled , fear - inspiring creature who has an all - consuming , obsessive passion for his assistant . chaney is required to display a credible balance of psychosis towards the world and believable emotion for nanon . frequently he is required to do this within the same scene without detracting from either aspect of his performance . for the amputation scene to work , one needs to feel compassion for alonso , to understand his motivation , and once the scene is over , the horror of what alonso has done only has its full impact if one sympathises with the character , even if paradoxically , he is a loathsome thug , unworthy of our compassion . the scene when nanon asks alonzo if he is thinner , before her disclosure of her love for the strongman , is tinged with perversity , dread , misunderstanding and ultimately extreme pain .\nedison didn ' t have anything to do personally with frankenstein ' s first film adaptation , which was thought lost for years , but hi . . .\nchaney\u2019s collaboration with director tod browning was a successful one for both artists . working together at universal studios in 1919 , the duo hit their stride while both were under contract to mgm studios . browning , a former sideshow performer and vaudevillian , crafted stories that were a combination of the macabre and tragic romance . with chaney , browning often came up with an idea of a character and then used that character to fashion a story , as he did for what is considered to be one of the best films the two artists ever made , \u201cthe unknown\u201d ( 1927 ) . chaney plays alonzo , an armless knife thrower , who hides out from the police in a local circus . actor burt lancaster once commented on chaney\u2019s performance that in one particular scene , chaney gave \u201cone of the most compelling and emotionally exhausting scenes i have ever seen an actor do . \u201d\nthe oakland dates will be the most complete and lavish screenings of napoleon ever shown in this country , with an orchestra of 46 playing \u201cthe finest score i\u2019ve ever heard for a picture , \u201d brownlow enthused . \u201ccarl davis made the decision to use composers who were alive at the time of napoleon , and that gives the film an incredible sense of authenticity . \u201d\nuntil this weekend . all these years , a copy of the second reel was apparently sitting unnoticed in the personal collection of gordon berkow , a film collector and an amateur preservationist . at the time of his death in 2004 his collection included more than 1 , 400 prints , which eventually made their way into the hands of jon mirsalis in the summer of 2014 . mirsalis began slowly working through the canisters , cataloging and logging the state of each print and deciding which to keep and which to sell . almost certainly destined for the sell pile : a canister labeled \u201cbattle of the century r2 . \u201d prints of youngson\u2019s edit were common\u2014in fact , mirsalis already owned one\u2014and the complete second reel , as everyone knew , had crumbled to dust in the \u201960s . mirsalis only recently got around to inspecting the film , an experience he described over email . when he opened the canister , he found twice as much film as he\u2019d expected wound around the reel :\nyoungson , who won several academy awards for his short films , specialized in compilations made with old stock and newsreel footage\u2014 daredevils , firemen , failed airplane designs , and the like . for his first feature , the golden age of comedy , he was stitching together scenes from the silent film comedies and wanted the battle of the century\u2019s legendary pie fight . he had footage transferred from volatile nitrate to safety stock\u2014but , according to every report , only printed the specific footage he wanted , not the entire second reel . once he was done re - editing it for his film , he threw out what he didn\u2019t use . so when audiences were finally reintroduced to the film , it was with new cuts and wipes , and a hokey 1950s documentary voiceover .\nyes , i have to agree that it\u2019s a very refreshing change . west of zanzibar is still my favorite but i definitely see the appeal of this film . i hadn\u2019t seen it in ages .\nthe most famous of napoleon \u2018s special effects is polyvision , a three - camera widescreen process gance used to close the film . like cinerama , polyvision required three projectors running in synchronization . they expanded the screen image dramatically . gance used the process sometimes to show broad landscapes , but also to break the screen into complementary or discordant images .\nthe battle of the century opened in december of 1927 and for a few happy months could be seen in theaters , randomly paired with anything from lillian gish\u2019s \u201cthrobbing drama of love and sacrifice\u201d the enemy at the hippodrome in murphysboro , illinois , to henri fescourt\u2019s 1925 adaptation of les mis\u00e9rables \u2014original running time 359 minutes\u2014at the bentley theatre in monongahela , pennsylvania . in those days , when films left theaters , they were done : no revival screenings , no television , just a pile of prints melted down to recover the base metals . the last theatrical screenings happened in the summer of 1928 , at the kinds of second - rate theaters that pointedly didn\u2019t advertise air conditioning . audiences who braved the heat were , with a vanishing few exceptions , the last to see the battle of the century in its entirety .\nchaney and browning would ultimately collaborate on ten films , and while it\u2019s often remarked upon that each of their greatest works were outside of that collaboration , this is undoubtedly the best film they made together .\nit took some political infighting , but laurel eventually sold hal roach on the idea . the studio bought an entire day\u2019s output of the los angeles pie co . and , that october director bruckman staged the greatest pie fight in history : 3 , 000 pies soaring gloriously through the air . and yet the secret of the film\u2019s success , as laurel told scheuer , turned out to be not volume , but pacing :\nthe love triangle is handled so well in this one . one issue with many of the chaney films is that the other two ends of the romantic triangles he finds himself in aren\u2019t as interesting as he . but here , everything is so perfect . such a twisted little film , definitely my favorite chaney picture .\na version of napoleon sponsored by francis ford coppola , and with a score by his father , composer carmine coppola , toured the united states in 1981 . i was lucky enough to see the film at new york city\u2019s radio city music hall . the polyvision finale drew gasps and applause from the sold - out audience .\ndespite the south american discovery of 2008 , fritz lang ' s metropolis no longer exists in the form as originally created by the german director , due not only to the contemporary cutting , re - editing , and censoring of the film , but also as a result of the vagaries of time and history which have , until recently , placed little value on preserving copies of films such as metropolis . since the late 1960s efforts have been made both within germany and without , to restore and revive the film , and produce a copy which is as close as possible to lang ' s original conception . these efforts continue to this day .\nnanon and malabar\u2019s relationship is handled with more care than many romances of the silent and classic film era . often , older films would reward the male suitor who least respected the heroine\u2019s boundaries , described as the \u201ccaveman\u201d approach in the silent era . ( however , this was nothing compared to the oh - so charming 1950s . that decade wins the icky - patooey \u201cromance\u201d prize but that\u2019s okay , apparently , because poodle skirts ! )\nheather stewart , creative director at the bfi , said :\nseveral generations of staff at the bfi have worked on this project . napoleon is a landmark in the history of cinema and we are grateful to all of the great talents who have helped us along the way but especially , of course , kevin brownlow for his indefatigable championing of the film and carl davis for his amazing score .\nthe critical consensus seems to be that the film was acted extremely well but its sordid subject matter was a bit much for some . of course , critics and audiences do not always align so take that with a grain of salt . i really love the penalty , another absolutely crazy story .\nmirsalis is handing the film over to restorationist serge bromberg at paris - based lobster films for preservation and an eventual theatrical or home video release . after nearly a century , the battle of the century may finally be seen again . but these occasional victories against entropy don\u2019t just happen ; without preservationists and collectors , the battle of the century would have disappeared forever . and for every film saved , more are well and truly gone . mirsalis has his own list of lost films he\u2019s still searching for : lon chaney in a blind bargain and the chimney\u2019s secret , ernst lubitsch\u2019s the patriot , josef von sternberg\u2019s the case of lena smith , f . w . murnau\u2019s 4 devils . when a film like the battle of the century miraculously re - emerges , it gives a sense that the teacup , despite what hawking and hannibal say , will occasionally reassemble itself . that\u2019s sometimes true , but as every version of the battle of the century , no matter how mangled or incomplete , makes hilariously clear , the process is usually one - way : you can\u2019t unthrow a pie .\nthis table has been arranged from shortest down to longest , with details relating to the longest known version of the film - i . e . fritz lang ' s director ' s cut at 4189 metres - given on the bottom row . the times under the frames per seconds headings ( 16 , 18 . . . 26 ) are in minutes . it is telling that the many extant versions of the film - including the 9608 feet long 1995 german restoration - are still less than the channing pollack edition of 10 , 400 feet , and substantially below the original german and australian editions . this suggests that not only are whole reels missing , but that editing within extant reels has also occurred on a widespread basis . such practises are mentioned in the literature , indicating that individual theatre managers and projectionists had no qualms in cutting such films in order to accomodate time and other constraints of local programs . they would even go so far as to locally censor the film according to personal taste and beliefs .\nthe movie also works well when the three points of the triangle share the stage . one of the best scenes in the film is nanon\u2019s engagement announcement when she announces that her phobia is cured and she loves hands now . malabar paws at nanon\u2019s body and she giggles as alonzo laughs , his mind quite gone . the happy couple assumes that their friend is laughing with delight and so they laugh along with him . it\u2019s glorious , sick dramatic irony .\na criminal on the run hides in a circus and seeks to possess the daughter of the ringmaster at any cost .\ni cannot emphasize how much i respect kevin brownlow and his work . he received a governors award from the motion picture academy of arts and sciences in 2010 for making , writing about and restoring movies . he is the author of landmark books like the parade\u2019s gone by\u2026 and the war , the west , and the wilderness , works that helped draw attention to the artistry of a generation of silent filmmakers . alone or with partners , brownlow also directed groundbreaking documentaries on charlie chaplin ( the unknown chaplin ) , harold lloyd ( the third genius ) , and buster keaton ( a hard act to follow ) . his photoplay restorations of films like raymond bernard\u2019s the chess player are among the most complete and beautiful works of their kind . he is also a generous friend to anyone seeking to learn more about the history of movies .\nboth stan laurel and oliver hardy had been appearing in films throughout the 1920s , occasionally together , but had only been officially paired together since that june . although they\u2019d shot the first three laurel and hardy films , none had yet been released . nobody at the hal roach studios knew it at the time , but they were at the center of a unique confluence of cinematic talent : not just laurel and hardy , but directorial legends leo mccarey , george stevens , and clyde bruckman . mccarey and stevens had their greatest successes ahead of them ; bruckman , the most successful of the group in 1927 , hadn\u2019t yet begun his spectacular implosion . the first reel of the new feature seemed like a surefire hit : a parody of the jack dempsey and gene tunney \u201c long count fight , \u201d which had just happened in september of 1927 . no one had any particular reason to believe laurel could pull off the tired pie throws he planned for the second reel . but he had an improvement in mind , as philip k . scheuer explained in a los angeles times profile two years later : \u201chis method would consist , simply and directly , of throwing more pies . not one , not two , not ten or twenty , but hundreds , even thousands . \u201d"]}
{"id": 114929, "summary": [{"text": "fire birds ( originally titled wings of the apache and released internationally under that name ) is a 1990 action-thriller film directed by david green and produced by william badalato , keith barish and arnold kopelson .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the storyline was conceived by retired lt. colonels step tyner and john k. swensson and retired marine capt. dale dye and developed into a screenplay written by paul f. edwards , nick thiel and uncredited david taylor .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the film stars nicolas cage , tommy lee jones and sean young .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "cage is cast as a helicopter pilot attempting to help dismantle a drug cartel in south america .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "jones plays his pilot instructor and senior ranked military officer during his flight training , while young portrays his love interest .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "production of the film was a co-production between the walt disney studios and nova international films .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was commercially released under disney 's touchstone pictures label .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the movie featured elaborate aerial stunt sequences , involving combat helicopters .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "fire birds premiered in theaters nationwide in the united states on may 25 , 1990 grossing a modest $ 14,760,451 in domestic ticket receipts .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film was met with negative critical reviews before its initial screening in cinemas ; generally due to its melancholy dialogue and striking plot similarities to the more popular 1986 action film top gun , starring tom cruise and kelly mcgillis . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "fire birds", "paragraphs": ["so yeah , don\u2019t watch fire birds unless you too want to kiss the helicopters .\nit may not be as glossy as top gun , but fire birds is still an above average b movie .\nthe book is worthy of birds , and i know no higher praise .\ncharles foster on as kingfishers catch fire\ndepartment of conservation spokesman nick hirst said staff on the island reported that no native trees or birds were burnt in the fire .\nmt roskill fire station officer phil thorogood said the ungrazed grass increased the likelihood of fire on the island .\nleavesley aj , cary gj , edwards gp , gill am ( 2010 ) the effect of fire on birds of mulga woodland in arid central australia . int j wildl fire 19 : 949\u2013960\njust before midday on friday , auckland council said the fire was\nbeing well managed\nfollowing the overnight efforts of auckland rural fire crews and the fire service .\nmt roskill fire station officer phil thorogood , who helped to battle the blaze , said the ungrazed paddocks upped the likelihood of a fire on the island and contributed to the fire ' s spread .\nmany types of fires could be prescribed for a property , including a head fire , a backing fire , or a flanking fire . the least intense type of prescribed fire is called a backing fire ( figure 14 ) . in a backing fire , the fire typically is ignited with a drip torch and set along the downwind side of the area to be burned . the fire then slowly creeps into the wind , burning leaves and other small matter on the forest floor . a head fire has the wind at its back , and a flanking fire is ignited in a line perpendicular to the direction of the wind . the intensity of a fire can be increased in a controlled manner by igniting parallel strips of fire about 5 to 10 yards apart ( figure 15 ) . in this strip head fire , the downwind line of fire will briefly intensify as the new upwind ignition strip quickly moves toward it before the two meet . remember to never completely ring an area with fire because the fire could become too intense and not leave escape pathways for wildlife ( figure 16 ) .\nsmucker km , hutto rl , steele bm ( 2005 ) changes in birds abundance after wildfire : importance of severity and time since fire . ecol appl 15 : 1535\u20131549\nif you think of movies as big - screen video games , see fire birds . if not , you may want to skip this top gun with copters and cartels .\n\u201cthe birds which were in the aviary were removed and so we don\u2019t believe any were injured . \u201d\nfire engines from dereham , earlham , fakenham and watton attended the scene and firefighters used hose reels and wore breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire .\nlean , mean , clean and empty - hearted , fire birds is a video - game recruiting poster with a bomb ticking inside - - a bomb that never goes off .\nuhl c , kauffman jb ( 1990 ) deforestation , fire susceptibility , and potential tree responses to fire in the eastern amazon . ecology 71 : 437\u2013449\nhow bad is it ? call this one\ntop gun\nwith choppers , not an inaccurate description , except that\nfire birds\nmakes\ntop gun\nseem original .\nbuy from intrada records - usa . go to the internet movie database laserdisc database urltoken buy posters from urltoken buy posters from moviegoods buy this soundtrack from urltoken search ebay for fire birds\na silver sedan is engulfed in flames at birds hill park on sunday . ( pat kaniuga / cbc )\nonce the rural fire authority has declared that the fire is completely extinguished , doc staff will be doing a full assessment of the impact of the fire on native wildlife and native plants on the island ,\nhe said .\none of the most harmful things modern man has done to birds has been his attempt to exclude fire from fire - type pine forests . within a few years most forests choke up with brush , lose their prairie - like vegetation , and can no longer support birds dependent on periodic burning for their food supply and proper cover .\n( herbert stoddard , 1963 )\nadeney jm , ginsberg jr , russell gj , kinnaird mf ( 2006 ) effect of an enso - related fire on birds of a lowland tropical forest in sumatra . anim conserv 9 : 292\u2013301\nfigure 6 . pitcher plants require frequent fire to reduce competition from other plants .\nfor more information and resources for prescribed burners , check with your state prescribed fire council . in north carolina , visit the north carolina prescribed fire council\u2019s website .\nor those of us wondering - - in light of the radical changes in the global body politic - - who our enemies are now ,\nfire birds\nsteps in with a few answers .\nlean , mean , clean and empty - hearted ,\nfire birds\n( citywide ) is a video - game recruiting poster with a bomb ticking inside - - a bomb that never goes off .\nyou should police a recently burned stand for smoldering stumps , downed logs , or places where the fire might have crossed the fireline until no danger of fire escape or smoke damage remains . diligence is needed to prevent fire escape . a postburn evaluation of the area should help assess whether the fire achieved the goals in your burn plan .\nfigure 9 . longleaf seedlings in the grass stage are adapted to survive a fire .\ntortoises died in a fire at hoe , near dereham . picture : matthew usher .\na number of tortoises have died after being caught in an outbuilding fire near dereham .\na down - on - his - luck israeli detective must unlock the secrets of a circle of spry holocaust survivors to solve a vexing crime in fire birds , a murder mystery that enticingly entwines past and present .\nukmar e , battisti c , luiselli l , bologna ma ( 2007 ) the effect of fire on communities , guilds and species of breeding birds in burnt and control pinewoods in central italy . biodivers conserv 16 : 3287\u20133300\nthe film even managed to have 2 different , but both awful , titles \u2014 originally known as wings of apache , for the us release ( but not the international one ) it was given the even more terrible title of fire birds ( i guess because helicopters fly and\u2026 sometimes go on fire ? ) .\nthe\nactive flame front\nwas spread over 200 metres , the fire service said .\nbut predictability isn ' t the worst of\nfire birds '\nproblems . the dialogue is so hokey you ' ll have a hard time not laughing out loud . did i say dialogue ? make that pontificating soundbites .\nwoinarski jcz , brock c , fisher a , milne d , oliver b ( 1999 ) response of birds and reptiles to fire regimes on pastoral land in the victoria river district , northern territory . rangel j 21 : 24\u201338\nthe fire spread on thursday night and extra crews were called in to help fight the flames .\nfigure 4 . white - tailed deer browse the nutritious sprouts that grow after a prescribed fire .\nfigure 10 . fast - growing saplings less than 8 feet tall are sometimes killed by fire .\nfigure 18 . standing dead trees , called snags , provide habitat for birds like this red - headed woodpecker and many other wildlife species .\nmore than 13 hectares of browns island in auckland ' s hauraki gulf has been blackened by fire .\nthey have done an excellent job to contain this fire in what can be difficult conditions .\nthree additional fire crews , from birkenhead , mt roskill and parnell , arrived at 7 . 30am .\nhowever , herbicides used in combination with prescribed fire can yield desirable vegetation conditions , such as open , park - like forest stands dominated by a lush herbaceous layer , more quickly and easily than fire alone .\ndwyer jk , block vw ( 2000 ) effects of wildfire on densities of secondary cavity nesting birds in ponderosa pine forests of northern arizona . in : kieth m , moser cf ( eds ) fire and forest ecology : innovative silviculture and vegetation managements . tall timbers fire ecology conference proceedings , no . 21 . tall timbers research station , tallahassee , pp 151\u2013156\nthe fire , in auckland ' s hauraki gulf , spread overnight as windy conditions caused problems for firefighters .\na man injured in a house fire in gore remains in a serious condition in icu at christchurch hospital .\nfigure 2 . northern bobwhite feed on the seeds and fruits that herbaceous plants produce following a prescribed fire .\ni don ' t know anyone who watched the opening to fire birds and didn ' t get chills . this movie almost cost me my canadian citizenship when an army recruiter in massena , ny made a very convincing argument for me join up and fly helicopters .\ndardanelli s , nores ml , nores m ( 2006a ) minimum area requirements of breeding birds in fragmented woodland of central argentina . divers distrib 12 : 687\u2013693\njake preston ( nicolas cage ) is a helicopter pilot training for war against a famous nemesis . jake is the most skilled flyer of everybody , but he has a team of other helicopter flyers behind him including brad little ( tommy lee jones ) , who helps jake train to be an even better pilot . i thought\nfire birds\nwas a good action movie . it might not be the best of its kind , but it ' s certainly not a bad movie . the training sequences and the final showdown between the fire birds and their major enemy is exciting . if you like action movies and especially if you like flying movies , i recommend getting\nfire birds .\nnote : that was my amazon review from the year 2000 . underrated action / flying flick to me .\n< p > < a href =\nurltoken\n> trailer < / a > for < a href =\nurltoken\n> fire birds < / a > on < a href =\nurltoken\n> traileraddict < / a > . < / p >\na person has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after their papakura , south auckland flat caught fire .\na spokesman for the fire services said : \u201cno humans were injured but sadly a number of tortoises did die .\nin a certain way , with the help of insomnia and perhaps the closure of one eye , fire birds actually works in a minor key . let ' s just say it ' s the best 77 - minute apache helicopter actioner starring nicolas cage i ' ve ever seen .\nfire birds was released in the year 1990 , some songs of the official soundtrack are find a way to my heart by phil collins , do you remember by phil collins , chain of fools by judson spence , the good life by billy trudel . listen the soundtrack online !\nbeautifully illustrated and illuminated by the celebrated graphic artist neil gower , as kingfishers catch fire is a book to love and to hold , to return to again and again , to marvel at the way that authors across the centuries have captured the endless grace and variety of birds .\nmanitoba conservation officers first attempted to put that fire out with handheld extinguishers but weren ' t successful , hudson said .\nthese have since been stood down and now ground crews are targeting hotspots and securing the perimeter of the fire .\nthis can make extinguishing a fire more challenging but the crews working today and overnight have done a sterling job .\ncochrane ma ( 2001 ) synergistic interactions between habitat fragmentation and fire in evergreen tropical forest . conserv biol 15 : 1515\u20131521\nthe fire appears to have started in the engine of a silver sedan in the east beach parking lot around 4 p . m . , according to jeff hudson , chief of the rural municipality of springfield ' s fire and rescue service .\nthis is contribution number 81 of the sagebrush steppe treatment evaluation project ( sagestep ) , funded by the us joint fire sciences program , the bureau of land management , the national interagency fire center , and the great northern landscape conservation cooperative .\nburning vehicles in birds hill park sent plumes of thick black smoke into the air sunday afternoon as more than 100 people stood by and watched from a short distance away .\nthis will include conducting a scene examination , in conjunction with the rural fire service , to establish the circumstances .\nearlier on friday morning , fire service northern communications centre shift manager scott osmond said about 30 firefighters were on the island .\nnorfolk fire and rescue services were called to gorgate road in hoe , near dereham , at around 7 . 30am today .\nfire adapted organisms benefit in some way from the occurrence of bush or forest fires . birds of prey might catch insects fleeing from the flames and temminck ' s coursers lay their eggs on scorched ground to take advantage of the open space and to feed on the insects that perished in the fire . certain plants have gone one step further and become totally dependent on heat and flames to open their seed capsules or trigger germination .\nwhat makes birds truly riveting entertainment is not the conflict between good and bad guys , but the clash between the film ' s apparent intent and the loony subversiveness of its performances .\nblake jg ( 2005 ) effects of prescribed burning on distribution and abundance of birds in a closed - canopy oak - dominated forest , missouri , usa . biol conserv 121 : 519\u2013531\nperhaps the most obnoxious aspect of\nfire birds ,\nhowever , is how everybody tells cage ' s character how wonderful he is at every opportunity \u0097 including cage himself , who has a big scene in a chopper simulator where he screams\ni am the greatest !\nafter every target he hits .\nfire birds ( also known as wings of the apache ) is a 1990 action film starring nicolas cage and tommy lee jones as us army apache helicopter pilots who battle drug cartels . with support from the department of defense , the film was one of the first to feature the actual ah - 64 apache .\nthe fire , which started around 7 . 30pm yesterday evening , has covered 13 . 2 hectares of the island .\nsix department of conservation staff helped combat the fire on friday and their boats have been ferrying firefighters to and from the island .\nwildlife biologists such as herbert stoddard recognized the value of fire as a tool to conserve habitat for many wildlife species as early as the 1920s ( figure 2 ) . many of north carolina ' s plants and animals adapt well to fire because much of the state ' s lands burned frequently for thousands of years . here are some specific examples of fire ' s value to wildlife :\nhowever , mature hardwood trees , especially species with thin bark , such as tulip - poplar , water oak , willow oak , red maple , and american beech , may be damaged or killed if a fire becomes too hot . the other oaks and most hickories are more fire resistant . you should weigh the risk of losing valuable trees against the habitat improvements associated with fire in hardwood stands .\nthat was shortly after a fire was reported on the island - which blazed out of control on thursday night and into friday morning .\nbecause of its many benefits to wildlife and its relative cost efficiency , fire is a land manager\u2019s best tool to improve wildlife habitat .\nfire birds is a movie starring gila almagor , rami heuberger , and dvora kedar . an eighty - year - old man ' s body is found with three stab wounds to the chest and a number tattooed along his forearm . amnon , a police detective and second generation holocaust survivor , is . . . see full summary \u00bb\nnot usually ! animals may be temporarily displaced following a prescribed burn , but most can avoid direct harm from fire . deer , foxes , and bobcats run ; birds and bats fly ; and mice , lizards , snakes , and salamanders go underground into burrows or under rocks and fallen logs as a fire approaches ( figure 7 ) . some animals , such as slow - moving turtles and snakes , can be killed during a wildfire or prescribed burn . however , many turtles survive fires by burrowing underground or using their shells to protect themselves . nestlings or young birds are most vulnerable to fires . however , the overall benefit wildlife receive from habitat diversity by burning far outweighs any wildlife loss . ironically , the absence of fire may cause greater harm to wildlife . habitat changes resulting from fire exclusion can result in low reproduction and eventual displacement of some wildlife . today , many wildlife species are imperiled by habitat changes resulting from too little burning .\nofficer cartelle confirmed the fire had been\ncontained\nby 5 : 45pm on friday and that officers were standing down for the evening .\npausas jg , keeley je ( 2009 ) a burning story : the role of fire in the history of life . bioscience 59 : 593\u2013601\nsaab v , powell dw ( 2005 ) fire and avian ecology in north america : process influencing pattern . stud avian biol 30 : 1\u201313\nalthough no one was injured in the blaze at the residential property , the fire took hold of outbuildings containing aviaries and a tortoise house .\nin central argentina , serrano forest has a long history of fire disturbance ; however , the impact of fire on avifauna remains unknown . we compared the avian\u2013habitat relationships in forest patches with low , moderate , and high fire regimes using a community - level ( species richness , abundance , ordination and guilds ) and species - level ( indicator species analysis ) approach . in patches under each fire condition , we recorded bird community composition , richness and abundance , and different vegetation structure variables . the site under high - severity fire regime was structurally poor and had been converted from original forest to dense grassland . there , diversity of bird community was low , retaining approximately 30 % of the species present in the least impacted site . avian assemblage was dominated by generalist and open area birds . guilds were underrepresented , showing an important reduction of foliage granivorous , nectarivorous , omnivores , and foliage and bark insectivorous , and absence of fly - catchers . moreover , low abundance of forest understory , midstory , and canopy species and of birds belonging to open and closed nesting guilds was detected . by contrast , under low and moderate - severity fire regimes highest bird diversity as well as highest representativeness of most guilds was observed . forest bird species were strongly associated with low fire disturbance , whereas moderate fire disturbance was characterized by the presence of forest and generalist species . given the critical conservation status of serrano forest in c\u00f3rdoba , argentina , habitat restoration and protection of forest relicts could be suitable measures to promote avifauna preservation .\nsongs we love : the stray birds , ' shining in the distance ' maya de vitry ' s powerhouse of a voice shines in this gospel - inspired ode to dreaming of what seems unattainable .\nfire birds\nis rated pg - 13 for violence and profanity , along with the aforementioned sex scene , which , by the way , is edited just as choppily as the flying scenes . you can ' t tell which chopper is which in the air and you can ' t tell what body part is what on the ground .\na woman who caused a massive blaze on an uninhabited island said she had lit the fire to attract help after being stranded for three days .\nin his impressive debut feature , writer - director amir wolf keeps audiences guessing with a smart mix of humor , charm and melancholy . nominated for 10 israeli academy awards , with a best supporting actress win for dvora kedar , fire birds also features ophir - winners miriam zohar and mali levi , and the queen of israeli cinema and theatre gila almagor .\nbarlow j , peres ca , henriques lmp , stouffer pc , wunderle jm ( 2006 ) the responses of understorey birds to forest fragmentation , logging and wildfires : an amazonian synthesis . biol conserv 128 : 182\u2013192\nswathes of blackened grass are visible on browns island following a raging fire , which was still smouldering more than 16 hours after the alarm was raised .\nhelicopters with monsoon buckets provided good\nknock - down\nsupport to help control the fire ' s spread , the council said in a statement .\nin moments like this , director david green , whose last film was the fairly sly heist comedy\nbuster ,\nseems to have turned into a total\ntop gun\nbunny : a dire fate even in a gonzo , rock ' n ' roll recruiting poster movie like\nfire birds\n( rated pg - 13 for violence and sexual innuendo ) .\ndardanelli s ( 2003 ) the role of pine plantations as habitat for birds and the impact on natural environments of cordoba , argentina . master thesis . universidad nacional of cordoba , cordoba , argentina ( in spanish )\nfire protection policies implemented in the 1920s led to the transformation of forest and prairie landscapes . southern fire - dependent plant communities , like longleaf pine forests , oak savannas , and piedmont prairies , almost disappeared following the decline of fire , thereby causing declines in the number of animals that depended on these habitat types . although prescribed fire is recognized as a necessary habitat management tool for forest and wildlife management , fire is used on only a small fraction of private forestlands . because many of our native wildlife species are best adapted to habitats that experience frequent fires , burning only once in the life of a forest stand or burning less frequently than every 5 years does not maintain quality wildlife habitat . today , prescribed burning on private lands is hampered by :\nbeissinger sr , steadman ec , wohlgenant t , blake jg , zack s ( 1996 ) null models for assessing ecosystem conservation priorities : threatened birds as titers of threatened ecosystems in south america . conserv biol 10 : 1343\u20131352\nwe haven ' t seen much rain in a while , then with a combination of water , dust build up and electricity , that saw the birds nest go up in flames ,\na jemena spokesman said .\nmarone l ( 1990 ) modifications of local and regional bird diversity after a fire in the monte desert , argentina . rev chil hist nat 63 : 187\u2013195\nmany shrubs produce more fleshy fruit 2 to 5 years after a fire than they would if they had been in an area that had not been burned .\nthe spokesman said power would be restored to those homes by 10 . 30am . he said the bird survived the fire and\nwas doing ok\n.\nmany of the plant and animal species of greatest conservation concern in the south are dependent upon or assisted by fire ( table 1 ) . longleaf pine forests , once occupying 90 million acres in the south , now cover only about 5 percent of their original range . birds such as bachman ' s sparrows and brown - headed nuthatches favor open pine stands with a dense grass ground cover found only in frequently burned areas . many of the south ' s increasingly rare reptiles and amphibians , like the gopher tortoise , pine snake , and pine barrens treefrog , prefer forests frequently burned by fire . the long - term survival of these animals is in question if the use of prescribed fire does not persist .\nprincipal rural fire officer bryan cartelle said the kikuyu grass on the island held a lot of dry matter , which can burn under the green layer of grass .\nsometimes , you just have to go for it \u2014 that dream , that hope , that wish . and , in 2015 , that ' s exactly what maya de vitry , one - quarter of the stray birds , did .\nwhen alex preston was 15 , he stopped being a birdwatcher . adolescence and the scorn of his peers made him put away his binoculars , leave behind the hides and the nature reserves and the quiet companionship of his fellow birders . his love of birds didn\u2019t disappear though . rather , it went underground , and he began birdwatching in the books that he read , creating his own personal anthology of nature writing that brought the birds of his childhood back to brilliant life .\nthey haven ' t been able to achieve a lot overnight because it ' s been quite windy and the fire ' s been spreading ,\nosmond said .\npons p , wendenburg c ( 2005 ) the impact of fire and forest into savanna on the bird communities of west madagascan dry forests . anim conserv 8 : 183\u2013193\nhere is pretty much the entire plot of fire birds : nicolas cage has to learn to fly a helicopter using only one of his eyes so he can go and shoot at bad drug helicopters . this is padded out to film length with just loads and loads of footage of helicopters because aren\u2019t helicopters just the greatest ? don\u2019t you wish you could be a helicopter ? or maybe even kiss a helicopter ?\npoliti n ( 2003 ) degradation and fire in the arid chaco : implications for bird assemblage . master thesis . universidad nacional of cordoba , cordoba , argentina ( in spanish )\nvan mantgem pj , schwartz m , keifer m ( 2001 ) monitoring fire effects for managed burns and wildfires : coming to terms with pseudoreplication . nat area j 21 : 266\u2013273\nfire birds\nis a primitive dogfight movie , with nicolas cage and sean young as its stars , that serves as a kind of extended commercial for the u . s . army and its ah - 64 gunship helicopter , also known as the apache . the point , the film ' s press notes inform us , was to make a picture that does for the army what\ntop gun\ndid for the navy .\nmilesi fa , marone l , l\u00f3pez de casenave j , cueto vr , mezquida et ( 2002 ) management guilds as indicators of environmental conditions : a case study with birds and habitat disturbances in the central monte desert , argentina . ecol aust 12 : 149\u2013161\nisaach jp , holz sl , ricci l , mart\u00ednez mm ( 2004 ) post - fire vegetation change and bird use of a salt marsh in coastal argentina . wetlands 24 : 235\u2013243\nfire burns away much of the leaf litter on the forest floor and exposes insects and seeds . many wildlife species move into recently burned areas to feed on these newly available foods .\nthere were no injuries . in all , five vehicles were burned and others damaged by smoke hudson said . manitoba public insurance will investigate the cause of the fire further , he said .\nyoung hardwoods that sprout back after a fire have more available protein and phosphorus and are more palatable to white - tailed deer and eastern cottontails than their unburned counterparts ( figure 4 ) .\npublic attitudes about fire have been greatly influenced by decades of smokey bear ' s effective fire prevention messages that emphasize the destructiveness of wildfire . although the anti - wildfire message did not extend to prescribed burning , many people are unable to distinguish between\ngood\nand\nbad\nfire . television and newspaper coverage has worsened the problem by dwelling on the sensational aspects of wildfire and doing little to educate the public on the benefits of prescribed burning . recent efforts , such as the \u201cone message , many voices\u201d campaign , have attempted to promote the \u201cgood fire\u201d concept to the public by using the # goodfire hashtag in social media and other outlets . new characters , such as burnin '\nbob\nwhite and drip torchin '\ntom\nturkey , are needed to promote the benefits of prescribed fire ( figure 8 ) . these characters could be used in public education campaigns as a complement to smokey ' s anti - wildfire message .\nbattisti c , ukmar e , luiselli l , bologna ma ( 2008 ) diversity / dominance diagrams show that fire disrupts the evenness in mediterranean pinewood forest bird assemblages . community ecol 9 : 107\u2013113\nas kingfishers catch fire was inspired , in part , by a \u201cbird memoir\u201d written in the late 1920s by edward grey , who in addition to being preston\u2019s great - great - uncle was britain\u2019s longest serving foreign secretary in the years leading up to , and into , the first world war . \u201c the charm of birds was a record of his life , smuggled into a bird book , \u201d writes preston . in this respect , as kingfishers catch fire shares a familial relationship with dan richards\u2019s energetic climbing days and james macdonald lockhart\u2019s elegant raptor in revisiting the work [ and in the cases of richards and macdonald lockhart , the footsteps ] of illustrious and impressive forebears .\nshe had lit , and then later extinguished , small fires to attract attention for help from passing boats but yesterday evening ' s fire had got out of her control due to winds .\nrush s , klaus n , keyes t , petrick j , cooper r ( 2012 ) fire severity has mixed benefits to breeding bird species in the southern appalachians . for ecol manag 263 : 94\u2013100\nstanding dead trees , called snags , provide critical nesting , feeding , and resting cover for over 100 wildlife species in north carolina , including about 40 birds ( figure 18 ) . the manner in which fire affects snags is complex . during a prescribed burn , fire often burns into the heartwood , causing snags to fall . although these newly downed logs are beneficial to other wildlife , they no longer are usable by cavity - nesting birds and bats . high - intensity prescribed fires may kill live trees , thereby increasing the number of snags in a forest . additionally , less intense prescribed fires may scar the base of trees , especially hardwoods , creating an entry point for insects and disease and leading to eventual death of the tree . it is generally desirable to have at least two large snags more than 10 inches in diameter per acre , but the more snags the better . to protect snags , stumps , and large fallen logs from fire damage , rake leaves and other material away from them before a burn . snags near the edge of the burn area can fall over firebreaks during or after a burn , so consider removing them before beginning a prescribed burn .\ndormant season and growing season burns affect wildlife habitat differently . which type of fire you use depends upon which species of wildlife you favor ( table 2 ) . forests burned every 1 to 3 years and forests burned during the growing season tend to have a more open canopy with more grasses and forbs growing on the forest floor ( figure 12 ) . less frequently burned forests , especially those burned only in the winter , generally develop a dense understory several years following a fire ( figure 13 ) . within about 5 to 8 years after a prescribed burn , hardwood sprouts or saplings may become too tall to practically control with fire ; in such cases , special measures ( e . g . , rollerchopping or herbicides ) may be used along with fire to improve the quality of the forest for various wildlife .\nlooking for moments \u2018when heart and bird are one\u2019 , preston weaves the very best writing about birds into a personal and eccentric narrative that is as much about the joy of reading and writing as it is about the thrill of wildlife . moving from the \u2018high requiem\u2019 of keats\u2019s nightingale to the crow - strewn sky at the end of alan garner\u2019s the weirdstone of brisingamen , from ted hughes\u2019s brooding \u2018hawk in the rain\u2019 to the giddy anthropomorphism of jonathan livingstone seagull , this is a book that will make you look at birds , at the world , in a newer , richer light .\nthe cars in the packed parking lot were parked very close together and the fire soon spread to three other vehicles , kaniuga said , adding he heard\nlots of pops\nfrom the engulfed silver sedan .\nfire , along with saturated soils or prolonged flooding , aids in the control of vegetation in many coastal plain wetlands . historically , fire that started in the surrounding uplands crept down into wetlands , especially during dry periods ( figure 20 ) . these periodic fires once maintained vast areas of switchcane , called canebrakes , in wetland areas throughout the south . these canebrakes provided habitat for a diversity of wildlife , and remnant patches of switchcane still are used by many animal species ( figure 21 ) . more recently , however , firebreaks typically are plowed around the edges of southern wetlands , thereby destroying the unique plant community along this boundary and preventing fire from entering the wetland . without fire , trees and shrubs in bays and other isolated wetlands become dense and eventually the canopy closes . herbaceous cover , which is favored by many species of amphibians and reptiles , is shaded out , and permanent drying of the wetlands may occur . it is thought that herb bogs historically burned every 2 to 8 years , whereas shrub bogs or pocosins likely were maintained by more intense and less frequent fires every 8 to 20 years . animals like the pine barrens treefrog and the bog turtle ( figure 22 ) depend on the herb bog habitats maintained by fire and may become increasingly rare as the use of fire declines .\nfire birds '\nraison d ' etre seems to be to show off state - of - the - art military hardware - - notably the army ' s ah - 64a attack helicopter , the apache , armed , according to the press book , with\n19 laser - guided hellfire missiles , rockets and a 30 - millimeter chaingun .\nthere ' s a certain elemental excitement to the movie , mostly in the last 20 minutes , but it ' s so slick and vacuous that watching it is like dropping down an aluminum slide .\nit took fire crews about 20 - 30 minutes to arrive , kaniuga said . in the interim , scores of people stood looking on from a distance of 40 - 60 feet away as park security kept them at a distance .\ntypically , prescribed burning is conducted in pine - dominated forests . many types of pines , including longleaf , table mountain , and pond pine , are adapted to fire and can survive relatively intense flames . however , conducting a prescribed burn in hardwood forests is not out of the question . just as is the case in pine stands , fire has a long history in north carolina ' s hardwood forests . south - facing slopes and other dry sites in the southern appalachians likely burned at least every 10 years and often were characterized by open stands of oak with well - developed herbaceous ground cover . the fact that bison and elk , which needed the fire - maintained grass layer for grazing , once lived in western north carolina is further evidence of frequent fire . many of the same benefits achieved by burning pine forests may be gained by burning hardwood stands every 3 to 10 years ( figure 19 ) . they include :\nherbicides increasingly are used as a substitute for prescribed burning because of concern for property damage from fire . although they help control dense brush and undesirable hardwood saplings , herbicides alone cannot provide many of the wildlife benefits that result from prescribed burning .\ngrasses , legumes , and other herbaceous plants germinate and flower following a fire and harbor insects and produce seeds beneficial to quail , turkeys , and songbirds . this lush growth provides cover for small mammals and young turkeys and quail ( figure 3 ) .\nfontaine jb , donato dc , robinson wd , lae be , kauffman jb ( 2009 ) bird communities following high - severity fire : response to single and repeat fires in a mixed - evergreen forest , oregon , usa . for ecol manag 257 : 496\u20131504\nacademy\u00ae award winning actors nicolas cage ( leaving las vegas ) and tommy lee jones ( the fugitive ) pair up to deliver one of the most exciting , nonstop action - adventure hits since top gun ! when an international enemy turns to high - tech weaponry , the u . s . army enlists the aid of the apaches america s elite airborne task force specially trained for aerial assault ! cage and jones star as hot - shot fire birds hovering , ping and dodging death on dangerous secret missions inside hostile territory ! audiences will be blown away by this explosive action epic , full of aerial gunfights and thrilling combat acrobatics !\nit would be hard to reduce filmmaking to its basics more than\nfire birds\ndoes . it ' s more video game than motion picture - - the first coin - operated movie . director david green and his writers , nick thiel and paul f . edwards , have created a story line that intrudes only slightly on the action sequences . whenever it ' s not in the air , the movie is totally dead , but even then there are only so many ways to blow up a helicopter . plus the midair fights are shot so much like the ones in\ntop gun\nthat you feel as if you ' ve already seen them .\nin addition to the nose armament , preston ' s cobra is also armed with eight bgm - 71 tow missiles mounted in groups of four on the outboard pylons . these missiles are not fired though , as preston has no chance to return fire during stoller ' s ambush .\nthe challenge that preston and gower have set themselves is to distil the literary essences of the birds that are their subject . each chapter stands alone , drawing on the words of poets , novelists and naturalists and blended in the glass of preston\u2019s gaze . quoting jonathan franzen , he writes : \u201cthey had short lives and long summers . we should all be so lucky as to leave behind such heirs . \u201d\nfrankly , i don ' t really understand why people complain so much about this movie . top gun ripoff ? maybe - so what ? as something of a\nmilitary otaku\n, i ' ve seen both , and i ' d say i know enough about the matters portrayed , as well . is it realistic ? not really , but it does provide simple , enjoyable entertainment and great viewing experience for the aviation fan in you . the footage is indeed great . people keep bringing\ntop gun\nup over and over . just as unrealistic , if not worse . i ' d say , tg is far more far - fetched than fire birds . why does everyone hold tg in higher regard ? it came first , but . . . that ' s about it . i hear complaints about bad acting . . . i can ' t really tell , as the polish edition has , just like everything else , that annoying lector instead of subtitles , efficiently making all the original dialogs inaudible . the dialogs , however , seemed quite okay in translation . honestly , i really like this movie . it ' s been in my collection for a dozen years now , and i ' ve gotten myself a dvd recently . what ' s important to understand , is that it ' s one of those movies that are not supposed to have a deep storyline . the plot is nice and simple , just enough to keep a story going and show off the apaches . i love top gun , for its beautiful f - 14 footage and a simple story that doesn ' t get in the way of the viewing experience . and i don ' t really mind the corny lines and obvious lack of any realism . it ' s not a documentary , it ' s an action movie , one of the few of its kind ( aerial action movie ? ) as for fire birds . . . i love fire birds for the same reasons - beautiful ah - 64 footage and a simple story that keeps the thing going and doesn ' t get in the way of what i want to see there in the first place - the apaches in action . i don ' t mind the corny lines nor flaws in realism . just like tg , it ' s not supposed to be a documentary . it ' s an action movie of the same , rare genre as top gun . i wish there was more of those . . .\npi\u00f1on ( pinus spp . ) and juniper ( juniperus spp . ) removal is a common management approach to restore sagebrush ( artemisia spp . ) vegetation in areas experiencing woodland expansion . because many management treatments are conducted to benefit sagebrush - obligate birds , we surveyed bird communities to assess treatment effectiveness in establishing sagebrush bird communities at study sites in utah , nevada , idaho , and oregon . our analyses included data from 1 or 2 yr prior to prescribed fire or mechanical treatment and 3 to 5 yr posttreatment . we used detrended correspondence analysis to 1 ) identify primary patterns of bird communities surveyed from 2006 to 2011 at point transects , 2 ) estimate ecological scale of change needed to achieve treatment objectives from the relative dissimilarity of survey points to the ordination region delineating sagebrush bird communities , and 3 ) measure changes in pre - and posttreatment bird communities . birds associated with sagebrush , woodlands , and ecotones were detected on our surveys ; increased dissimilarity of survey points to the sagebrush bird community was characterized by a gradient of increased juniper and decreased sagebrush cover . prescribed fires burned between 30 % and 97 % of our bird survey points . however , from 6 % to 24 % cover of pi\u00f1on - juniper still remained posttreatment on the four treatment plots . we measured only slight changes in bird communities , which responded primarily to current vegetation rather than relative amount of change from pretreatment vegetation structure . bird communities at survey points located at greater ecological scales from the sagebrush bird community changed least and will require more significant impact to achieve changes . sagebrush bird communities were established at only two survey points , which were adjacent to a larger sagebrush landscape and following almost complete juniper removal by mechanical treatment . our results indicate that management treatments that leave residual woodland cover and are not adjacent to extensive sagebrush stands are unlikely to establish sagebrush birds .\nthe intense fires that burn pocosins often consume the organic soil to varying depths , resulting in a variety of micro - habitats following the fire . this habitat diversity yields protective shrub cover important to black bears , while maintaining some open areas for other wildlife species . caution should be used when burning pocosin vegetation because it can be the most explosive of all southern fuels . always consult a professional before burning these areas .\nburning of pine stands generally is not begun until the dominant trees are 15 to 20 feet tall . however , longleaf pine stands can be burned anytime after establishment except when the young trees ( saplings ) are between approximately one to six feet tall , when they are most vulnerable to fire ( figure 9 and figure 10 ) . beneficial wildlife plants like partridge pea , beggarlice , and warm season native grasses cannot grow unless sufficient sunlight reaches the forest floor . therefore , prescribed burning provides the greatest benefit to wildlife when conducted in open stands of timber or grasslands . conducting a prescribed burn after a thinning operation ( see thinning pine stands , woodland owner note - 13 ) increases the chance that the fire will stimulate ground cover development . burning in a forest crowded with overstory and midstory trees generally does not improve wildlife habitat because sunlight is not allowed to reach the forest floor where beneficial plants grow ( figure 11 ) .\nstumps and dead wood \u2014dead wood on the ground , also known as coarse woody debris , as well as rooted and partially - rooted stumps , provide an important source of food and shelter for mice , shrews , lizards , small snakes , salamanders , and many invertebrates . small - diameter woody debris often is consumed during a prescribed fire , but the stumps and large fallen logs , which are most important as wildlife habitat , generally remain intact following a burn .\na favourite aunt introduces preston to the poetry of swallows through the words of kathleen jamie . ted hughes\u2019s black crow spars with max porter\u2019s \u201cthing with feathers\u201d . the choice of birds is both eclectic and personal . will fiennes\u2019s near mythical snow goose is included , despite preston never having seen one in the wild . raymond carver , flannery o\u2019connor and dh lawrence all strive , with varying degrees of success , to describe the cry of the peacock . ja baker is credited as \u201cone of the guiding lights\u201d of the book , although it is robert macfarlane \u2019s name that appears more than any other , possibly at the expense of a richer diversity of contemporary voices ( including those macfarlane has encouraged ) .\nin north carolina , you must first obtain a burn permit from the north carolina forest service ( ncfs ) . then notify the ncfs , the local fire department , and neighbors to let them know that you will conduct a prescribed burn on your property . before burning , you must create firebreaks around the proposed burn area . firebreaks can be created by pulling a plow , disk , or rake behind a tractor or atv . firebreaks for small areas can be raked by hand or cleared of debris with leaf blowers . roads and streams also can serve as firebreaks .\nthere is also something of bruce chatwin\u2019s songlines about preston\u2019s writing \u2013 the second part of chatwin\u2019s book being more common - place book than travelogue \u2013 since as kingfishers catch fire has been sifted from notebooks kept over many , many years in which preston has collected the words of dozens of writers . each chapter is arranged around a bird , each bird illustrated by gower in a mixture of gouache and watercolour that brings to mind both william morris and eric ravilious in the confluence of an almost arts and crafts awareness of design with the chalky pastel palette of the south downs .\nas the opening track to the band ' s new album , magic fire , produced by the enormously talented larry campbell ,\nshining in the distance\npacks a punch that ' ll keep you listening . bandmates charles muench ( banjo , bass and vocals ) and oliver craven ( fiddle , guitar , mandolin and vocals ) add their warm harmonies and technically pristine playing to de vitry ' s powerful songwriting . with the recent addition of shane leonard on drums , this is a band that seems poised to take off in a new \u2014 and very exciting \u2014 musical direction .\nmemoir , or rather memory , gilds the narrative . the most moving chapter describes preston\u2019s father , bedbound with lymphoma , as he watches a family of collared doves on the rooftop opposite his window . he is woken by a fledgling dove on the windowsill inside the bedroom and tries to rescue the bird . describing himself in the third person , preston\u2019s father writes : \u201cplacid and accepting , she allows his right hand to embrace her body\u2026 while he emanates all he can in telepathic sedation . it , or something like it , must be working , for her wings remain static and spread , her breast neither heaving nor fluttering \u2026 how warm to the touch . he wants to stretch the moment to eternity . \u201d this , perhaps , is the essence of the book , this longing for communion , for connection with things other than ourselves . no single image is as potent as that of the trapped , pensive , passive dove being liberated by one who remains in the room . preston allows the folklore associated with both the dove ( a blessing ) and a bird entering a house ( a presage of death ) to speak for itself . the reader is invited to work out if there is a subtext , and to interpret it how they may . consequently , as kingfishers catch fire is both a joyful and a wondrous book , one that successfully captures the otherness of birds , while celebrating our yearning to transcend our lot , our yearning to touch the unknowable ."]}
{"id": 114931, "summary": [{"text": "a chinese honeymoon is a musical comedy in two acts by george dance , with music by howard talbot and additional music by ivan caryll and others , and additional lyrics by harry greenbank and others .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "one song that originated in the show was \" mister dooley \" which became famously associated with the wizard of oz for decades , when john slavin , in the title role , interpolated the song for much of the first year of its run .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the piece opened at the theatre royal in hanley , england on 16 october 1899 and then toured extensively .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "after that , it played at the royal strand theatre in london , managed by frank curzon , opening on 5 october 1901 for an astonishing run of 1,075 performances .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it also played at the casino theatre , in new york , opening on 2 june 1902 for a run of 376 performances .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in london , lily elsie took over the role of princess soo-soo from beatrice edwards in early 1903 and was in turn succeeded by kate cutler .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "it also starred louie freear , and arthur williams took over the role of mr. pineapple .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "a chinese honeymoon was the first musical to run for 1,000 performances .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the story concerns couples who honeymoon in china and inadvertently break the kissing laws ( reminiscent of the mikado ) . ", "topic": 15}], "title": "a chinese honeymoon", "paragraphs": ["( the echo [ london , uk ] - 7th october , 1901 )\na chinese honeymoon\nat the strand theatre .\nmessrs . s . s . shubert & nixon & zimmerman ' s production of a chinese honeymoon by george dance & . . .\nmany of my chinese friends didn ' t have any honeymoon , as the wedding cost them so much . but a few did go abroad . they had a normal chinese - style trip : many countries in a little time .\nmessrs . s . s . shubert & nixon & zimmerman ' s production of a chinese honeymoon by george dance & howard talbot . | library of congress\nphoto , print , drawing messrs . s . s . shubert & nixon & zimmerman ' s production of a chinese honeymoon by george dance & howard talbot .\non a chinese honeymoon , on a sunny day in june , ' neath the skies of blue we ' ll wander where the chinese lillies bloom , and underneath the shady trees we will sit all day and spoon in the land of tea and roses on a chinese honeymoon . - - - - - words and music by max hoffman published 1902 , now in public domain source harmony heritage songs # 25\na chinese honeymoon\nwill celebrate its 750th performance at the strand theatre to - night , and if present appearances are to be taken as a forecast of its future fate it will live to enjoy a silver wedding .\nhoneymoon is not a traditional practice of the chinese . in the old days , women were not given such luxury as going to travel with the husband . new brides would be starting their training by the mother in law during this\nhoneymoon\nperiod . therefore only modernized chinese couples would adopt the western influences and go on honeymoon and do the romans do . the difference lies in the adaptation and how far they want to catch up with the jones .\nprovided to youtube by the orchard enterprises on a chinese honeymoon \u00b7 the mills brothers meet the mills brothers ! \u2117 2015 fly me to the moon released on : 2015 - 03 - 23 auto - generated by youtube .\na newlywed couple finds their lake - country honeymoon descend into chaos after paul finds bea wandering and disoriented in the middle of their first night .\nthe question and answer section for chinese cinderella is a great resource to ask questions , find answers , and discuss the novel .\nthese things , then , warrant me in assuming that a chinese honeymoon is a truly fit and proper subject for a\nsouvenir ,\nand having\nassumed ,\ni will hie me to the story ; but ,\nlor ' bless yer , sir , i ' ve none to tell .\nchinese cinderella study guide contains a biography of adeline yen mah , literature essays , quiz questions , major themes , characters , and a full summary and analysis .\nsmart , stylish , and nail - bitingly tense , honeymoon packs more slow - building horror than many bigger - budget productions .\ni have heard it stated that mr . curzon proposes to rebuild or reconstruct the strand theatre before he presents another piece , but i have a big idea that the rebuilding process will have to\nbide a ( good long ) wee ,\nfor a chinese honeymoon is decidedly a piece to go and see again and again , and playgoers have already grasped the fact .\nnicolas p . rossenblum . suduiko , aaron ed .\nchinese cinderella characters\n. gradesaver , 25 may 2015 web .\njune 1920 : joining fellow newlyweds frances marion and fred thomson on a european honeymoon , mary and doug visit cities such as london and paris where they are swarmed by fans .\nstrobridge & co . lith , et al . messrs . s . s . shubert & nixon & zimmerman ' s production of a chinese honeymoon by george dance & howard talbot . cincinnati ; new york : strobridge litho . co . photograph . retrieved from the library of congress , < urltoken > .\nchinese cefc purchases minority stakes in m\u00e9dea and empresa / \u010d\u00ednsk\u00e1 cefc kupuje minoritu v m\u00e9dee a emprese , mediaguru , 5 . 9 . 2015 , urltoken . \u21a9\nno . 2 - song - soo - soo & chorus -\nin the days of the ancient long ago in a quaint little chinese town . . .\nmarie - three months ago we stepp ' d a - board a great big ocean ship . pineapple - and sail ' d away to china on a pleasant little trip . marie - the sailors knew i was a bride , which shows how cute they are . pineapple - i felt that i could train them when they said\nhe ' s her papa .\nmarie - and every day upon the deck i ' d promenading go . pineapple - whilst i was in my cabin with the steward down below . marie - it was a most delightful time , which passed away too soon . pineapple - but this is but the prelude to a chinese honeymoon . all - a chinese honeymoon . pineapple - and i am the bridegroom . marie - i am the bride . bridesmaids - and we are the maids who saw them tied . pineapple - i said i will . marie - i took the quill and felt that i should swoon . pineapple - yes , i am the man who bought the ring . marie - and i am the blushing little thing , who became his wife . pineapple - and started life . all - with a chinese honeymoon .\nalthough the strand theatre has witnessed many long runs within its walls , none of them endured for the length of time that\na chinese honeymoon\nis likely to do . mr . willie edouin played\nour flat\nthere for a lengthened run , and has always regarded that theatre as a very lucky house . he appeared there as a child as far back as 1854 , when , he says , it was known as punch ' s playhouse .\nanalyst of the advisory firm deloitte mr . david marek was quoted by the czech press agency : \u201cchinese cefc invests in the czech republic as if it goes for a weekend shopping in a mall . \u201d chinese investors do shopping in the czech republic as in a supermarket / \u010d\u00edn\u0161t\u00ed investo\u0159i tu kupuj\u00ed jako v supermarketu , \u0159\u00edk\u00e1 ekonom , aktu\u00e1ln\u011b . cz , 5 . 9 . 2015 , urltoken . \u21a9\nfocused on dancing , with three of berkeley ' s best numbers back - to - back . first up was\nhoneymoon hotel ,\nin which powell and keeler ' s efforts to enjoy their honeymoon in private are thwarted by relatives , well - wishers and a lecherous baby ( billy barty ) who almost shares their wedding night . the number was heavily cut by local censors .\nstrobridge & co . lith , george dance , samuel f nixon , sam s shubert , howard talbot , and j . fred zimmerman . messrs . s . s . shubert & nixon & zimmerman ' s production of a chinese honeymoon by george dance & howard talbot . , ca . 1902 . cincinnati ; new york : strobridge litho . co . photograph . urltoken\n. \u201cand it\u2019s a breakup song between america and england , which is fabulous . he\u2019s like , \u2018you\u2019re leaving me ? oh , really ? well , good luck with that . \u2019\u201d miranda wrote the song while on his honeymoon in 2010 \u201cwithout a piano around , \u201d\nnot to be confused with the czech chinese chamber of commerce ( ccok ) , established on 26 august 1997 by the municipal court in prague . urltoken . \u21a9\napril 30 , 1927 : mary and doug become the first stars to imprint their hands and feet in cement in the forecourt of grauman\u2019s chinese theater in hollywood .\n( bus ) , the chinese want to build a spa resort for 2 billions in pasohl\u00e1vky / \u010d\u00ed\u0148an\u00e9 cht\u011bj\u00ed v pasohl\u00e1vk\u00e1ch postavit l\u00e1ze\u0148skou kolon\u00e1du za dv\u011b miliardy , 22 . 5 . 2015 , urltoken . \u21a9\nkorean chinese movie ' murde . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\noh , the a la girl is a knowing girl , with heaps of a la talk , and when she strolls down regent street she ' s got an a la walk ; there ' s an a la twinkle in her eye , she wears an a la curl , and she loves ' a dash with an a la mash , does the a la english girl .\nthe boost to the czech economy brought about by chinese money is still something we have to wait for , and so far there are not many convincing projects on the negotiation table . only an agreement between hebei province and the south moravian region has been negotiated so far \u2013 a huge spa offering traditional chinese medical treatments is to be built near the village of pasohl\u00e1vky . 27\nthe romantic comedy will receive advice and supervision from well - known korean director kwak jaeyoung , who directed my sassy girl in 2001 , and will next be finishing up a project starring chinese actress zhou xun .\na chinese honeymoon\nwill complete its 1 , 000th performance at the strand on the 18th inst . when a representative of this journal called in the other evening it was going as strong as ever . the house was full , not a vacant seat to be seen . a stage production that will stand this test , still affording unabated interest to those who enjoy a musical piece , must certainly be classed as out of the ordinary .\na chinese honeymoon\nis quite up - to - date and as amusing as when it started on its successful career . several new items and songs have been introduced from time to time , and one of the new ideas which has caused considerable amusement is an original pantomime by miss marie dainton and mr . farren soutar , during which the audience is treated to some excellent imitations of leading actors and actresses , including sir henry irving , mr . hayden coffin , miss edna may , miss connie ediss , dan leno , and marie lloyd .\nwhenever the bill at the strand theatre is changed , mr . george dance ' s new musical play , to be called\nmdlle . paris ,\nwill take its place . this piece is the same which has had a long run in america under its original title ,\nthe ladies ' paradise .\nif this should prove as successful as mr . dance ' s\nchinese honeymoon ,\nthe management will have the satisfaction of a double record .\nclever mimicry ( always welcome ) is not found wanting in a chinese honeymoon for tom and mrs . pineapple present some nice little\ntit - bits\nfrom the plays - such as mrs . brown - potter and mr . tree in ullysses , and connie ediss and charles hawtrey as\nromeo\nand\njuiiet ,\netc . ; and later , people passing down the strand can hear more yells when the henpecked and worried pineapple sings of a dream he had of a happy land where woman was a small affair , and man was lord and master .\na chinese honeymoon is a musical comedy in two acts by george dance , with music by howard talbot and additional music by ivan caryll and others , and additional lyrics by harry greenbank and others . the piece opened at the theatre royal in hanley , england , on 16 october 1899 and then toured extensively . after that , it played at the royal strand theatre in london , managed by frank curzon , opening on 5 october 1901 for an astonishing run of 1 , 075 performances .\ntells of two colleagues at a marriage arrangement company who hide their ulterior motives to end an engagement by crashing its celebratory cruise . the other actors who form the love quadrilateral are chinese actress shi yufei and taiwanese actor wallace huo .\nin yet another collaboration between korean and chinese film talents , actors kwon sangwoo and zhang yuqi started filming for their new movie honey enemy ( \u60c5\u6575\u871c\u6708 ) earlier this month on jeju island .\nthen another law is conveniently introduced , by which a royal princess once supposed to be dead , is allowed , when animation is restored , to cancel all obligations . thus , soo - soo wakes up , repudiates her marriage with pineapple , and offers her hand and heart to tom ;\nempy\nis claimed in marriage by the\nofficial mother - in - law\n; pineapple is restored to the arms of his lovely bride , and a chinese honeymoon ends , as it began , happily .\nthe action of the piece is as whimsical as chinese things are usually expected to be . the story of the libretto , to start with , is based on an imaginary chinese law , by which it is enacted that if a\nhe\nand a\nher\nare discovered kissing each other , in public , the osculatory couple must marry within a few hours . the opening scene is ylang ylang - a picturesque and very free - and - easy sort of chinese port . here the young englishman , tom hatherton , who has resigned his commission in the army , is idling away his time by flirting , running up a bill a yard or so long , and waiting for his rich uncle , mr . pineapple , to send him a remittance to enable him to settle it . but tom has not only fallen into debt ; he has fallen in love with a certain pretended singing girl , who is really soo - soo , the daughter of the emperor of ylang ylang . and now trouble - which to the looker - on means merriment - arrives in the person of mr . pineapple , who has lately been married , and who , curiously enough , chooses this same port for his honeymoon .\ncurrent czech policy toward china could easily turn into a security problem undermining the czech republic\u2019s position in the eu . it has been formulated and even implemented with the help of advisors closely connected to cefc , a powerful chinese company with shadowy background used by china to exert influence in the international arena .\nopens on a stage set of a street with a sidewalk and a high fence completely covered with female burlesque troupe posters . the four posters visible advertise actual contemporary burlesquers fred irwin ' s . . .\nv\u00e1clav havel continued to be a pro - human rights and pro - democracy voice even after his term as president was over , and in 2010 he initiated the eventually successful proposal that chinese writer and dissident liu xiaobo be awarded the nobel peace prize .\nstrobridge & co . lith , dance , g . , nixon , s . f . , shubert , s . s . , talbot , h . & zimmerman , j . f . ( ca . 1902 ) messrs . s . s . shubert & nixon & zimmerman ' s production of a chinese honeymoon by george dance & howard talbot . , ca . 1902 . cincinnati ; new york : strobridge litho . co . [ photograph ] retrieved from the library of congress , urltoken\nas musical comedies go nowadays ,\na chinese honeymoon\nprovides - and , after all , what else matters ? - a bright and amusing entertainment . the lyrics of this two - year - old provincial importation may often border on imbecility - what , for instance , is the sense of such a vile phrase as\nthe a la girl ,\nwhat of the\ntwiddley bits\na pianist is supposed to play ? still , mr . dance ' s rhymes are generally passable , and form the groundwork of some delightfully rollicking concerted numbers . the music , again , which is mainly mr . howard talbot ' s work , may not be very fresh or ambitious , still it is fluent and tuneful .\nif the presumption that president zeman\u2019s advisor on china is in fact a high - ranking intelligence officer of the pla is correct , then the activities of the current czech government \u2013 rather than beginning a new economic boom based on chinese investment \u2013 turn into a security threat undermining the czech position in the eu , with all the political and economic consequences this could bring .\nsenate dem on trump court pick : ' never seen a president . . . make himself a puppet '\ni want to be a lidy and with the ladies rank ; i want to have a thousand golden sovreigns in the bank . i want to ride a gee - gee . and wear a coat of fawn ; so that folks will say , when i cry who - a i ' m a lidy bred and born .\nthe eu - china human rights dialogue is still taking place , and eu representatives do not avoid sensitive topics related to china\u2019s so - called \u201cdomestic affairs , \u201d however toothless their protests usually prove to be . to mention just a few recent cases , the ec expressed concern over the crackdown on independent chinese lawyers in 2015 31 and the recent disappearance of five hong kong booksellers associated with the mighty current publishing house known to be publishing books unfavorable to the chinese communist party leadership . 32\ntwo weeks shy of his wedding , a socially awkward guy enters into a charade by hiring the owner of a company that provides best men for grooms in need .\nthe five hundredth performance on this stage of a chinese honeymoon was reached on monday , when a crowded audience received the piece with as much enthusiasm as though its merry action and bright music were quite fresh to them . the success of the production has been honestly earned . at the outset the principal parts were entrusted to experienced artists , whose humour was unforced , and the staging was remarkable for richness as well as taste . uninterrupted representation for 15 months has naturally led to a few changes in the cast , but the general performance of messrs . george dance and howard talbot ' s diverting musical piece is as smart and efficient as ever .\napril 1913 : mary signs a one - year contract with zukor at famous players for $ 500 a week .\nsome viewers may be mildly scared during the opening moments \u2014 \u201coh , no ! not another found - footage movie ! \u201d \u2014 as attractive newlyweds paul ( harry treadaway ) and bea ( rose leslie ) playfully describe their courtship and wedding while directly addressing a videocamera . for better or worse , however , \u201choneymoon\u201d quickly reveals its true colors as a far more traditional thriller .\n2 . 07 [ 20 ] richard diamond : chinese honeymoon 13feb58 directed by mark sandrich , jr . written by david t . chantler david janssen ( as richard diamond ) keye luke , dr . lin chang , lisa lu , cassia , peter chong , fong , ted de corsia , albert stewart , weaver levy , lee , victor sen yung , magan , hugh lawrence , lt . harris , melinda markey , the nurse , james hong , young man , synopsis : diamond uncovers a protection racket when he decides to learn why a pair of his chinese friends unexpectedly call off their upcoming wedding begins to investigate the reason . series premise : david janssen in this classic from the suave - pi era . first in ny , then in la . famous for the never totally seen character of sam , played for a while by mary tyler moore . also , barbara bain has a recurring role for a short while as diamond ' s love interest . episode and series information : urltoken\nafter tvrd\u00edk had already become an advisor to czech pms , president zeman named his own china expert , a \u201cspecial advisor for economic diplomacy and investment , \u201d this time 39 - year - old chinese \u201cbusinessman\u201d ye jianming . the position is honorary , like that of mr . tvrd\u00edk .\nthe visit of the delegation of czech - china friendship association of czech to beijing children\u2019s hospital , 13 . 11 . 2012 , urltoken . the identity of this association is not clear . there is a similar \u2013 at least in name \u2013 organization known as the china - czech friendship association , founded in 1958 within the framework of the chinese people\u2019s association for friendship with foreign countries and its main purpose is to \u201c \u2026promote people\u2019s mutual understanding and cooperation in various fields between china and the czech republic . \u201d urltoken . there is yet another association with a similar name , the czech - chinese friendship association ( czech - chinese friendship association , urltoken ) with karel pech as its \u201cfounder and chairman , \u201d and miroslav ransdorf as its vice chairman , with offices in prague and beijing urltoken / about - us . jaroslav tvrd\u00edk was still meeting chinese officials as the chairman of his friendship association in 2015 . see hu yanxin meets with czech prime minister advisor and czech - china friendship association chairman jaroslav tvrd\u00edk , 2 . 5 . 2015 , urltoken . in july 2014 an association with the same name as that used by tvrd\u00edk when meeting chinese officials was registered in prague by tom\u00e1\u0161 h\u00fclle who does not claim any relation to tvrd\u00edk . urltoken . \u21a9\nmorita was prolific outside of the\nkarate kid\nseries as well , appearing in\nhoneymoon in vegas ,\nspy hard ,\neven cowgirls get the blues\nand\nthe center of the world .\nhe also provided the voice for a character in the disney movie\nmulan\nin 1998 .\ntengxun xinwen , 30 . 4 . 2015 , urltoken . tengxun xinwen is maintained by tencent inc . , china\u2019s largest portal in chinese integrating news , interactive communities , entertainment products and widely - used basic services . urltoken . \u21a9\nv\u00e1clav dolej\u0161\u00ed : tvrd\u00edk has become the deputy of the chinese cefc for europe . they bought everything he pointed at in the czech republic / tvrd\u00edk se stal z\u00e1stupcem \u010d\u00ednsk\u00e9 cefc pro evropu . a na co v \u010desku uk\u00e1zal , to koupili , 8 . 9 . 2015 , urltoken . \u21a9\nthis \u201cunofficial status , \u201d of course , means that tvrd\u00edk is not obliged to go through the security clearance procedure carried out by the national security authority ( n\u00e1rodn\u00ed bezpe\u010dnostn\u00ed \u00fa\u0159ad , nb\u00fa ) 11 which is required for a regular position on the pm\u2019s staff . this calls to mind the strategy president zeman employed in the case of his controversial adviser for russia , martin nejedl\u00fd . 12 however , prc\u2019s authorities do not care about such details and not only respect tvrd\u00edk as the czech pm\u2019s advisor , but also recognize him as a representative of the czech government in all sorts of official negotiations on matters of mutual interest , as is revealed in the chinese official media . tvrd\u00edk\u2019s expertise in china - related matters does not have a long history . it started with his involvement in the czech - china friendship association , for which he has served as supervisory board chairman since at least 2012 . 13 later tvrd\u00edk became involved in the mixed czech - chinese chamber . he currently occupies the highest positions in all these organizations , and in the chinese media these are regularly mentioned during his negotiations with chinese partners as equally important . 14\na twenty something couple from new york city have just married and travel to a lakeside house for a honeymoon getaway and strange lights appear through the windows and wifey wanders into the woods and her personality changes radically upon return to the love nest ; no more sex dear , i have a headache and these nasty scars on my inner thighs . unfortunately , the acting is not great , and the script poorly written . i was not scared at any point and the constant piano and violin music annoyed the hell out of me . this is mostly a two actor movie , and nether of them is all that compelling to watch . a silly ending adds up to a weak 4 / 10 .\nthere is every likelihood that\na chinese , honeymoon\nwill establish a record run for a musical piece played without a transfer from one theatre to another .\ndorothy\nran for 931 performances , yet the same management never got another piece to approach it . mr . george edwardes never fails to get long runs for his productions . he ran\nthe geisha\nfor over two years , while\nsan toy ,\na ' gaiety ' girl , and\nthe circus girl\nall enjoyed the same long life . so , too , did\nthe toreador .\ngilbert and sullivan ' s\npatience\nwas another famous draw , and leslie stuarts '\nflorodora\n- a london production - holds the american record among musical plays . the highest honour , however , goes in london to a play that had no music to aid it , and that was\ncharley ' s aunt .\nv\u00e1clav ferebauer : chinese finance will help the czech republic , the expansion will continue , says economist / \u010d\u00ednsk\u00fd kapit\u00e1l \u010desku pom\u016f\u017ee , expanze bude pokra\u010dovat , m\u00edn\u00ed ekonom , idnes . cz , 5 . 9 . 2015 , urltoken . \u21a9\nbest of all , the plot , though owing much to mr . gilbert and others , is a good plot , ingeniously complicated , well sustained , and consistently diverting . starting , therefore , with a sound basis of fun , assisted by a background of picturesque scenery and elaborately pretty costumes , the three leading comedians engaged for this production find no difficulty in keeping their audience good - tempered . mr . lionel rignold is not new to the role of a closely watched , because gay , middle - aged husband ; but the author has varied his conventional type ' s conventional embarassments by making poor mr . pineapple attended on his ( chinese ) honeymoon by a bodyguard of his wife ' s young sisters and forced to marry an emperor ' s charming niece while his own bride is carried off by the majestic potentate .\nhowever , the eu argument in support of our recent china - oriented policy does not take into consideration the complex relationship and sometimes tough ongoing negotiations between the european commission and china on issues of both shared values ( human rights and the rule of law ) and trade and economic exchange ( lack of transparency on the chinese side , widespread violations of intellectual property rights , various government measures discriminating against foreign companies in china , a strong degree of government intervention in the economy resulting in a dominant position for state - owned enterprises , and chinese circumvention via third countries being the most important ones ) .\nassuredly the good old days have returned at the strand theatre . since november last it has been difficult to get seats there at short notice . go down to the theatre five minutes before the curtain goes up and the manager will tell you with beaming face , that\nthere ' s not a seat in the house , sir !\nof course he means there is not one vacant , but - no matter . you can get seats ; but the best , at any rate , are booked in advance . to come to the point - which in this instance is the play - commend me for a solid three hours ' merriment to the breezy , wheezy , chinesy entertainment called a chinese honeymoon .\nsoon , he became an overnight media celebrity on the radio and a mean - spirited demagogue on a memphis tv show .\nthe private business interests behind czech politicians\u2019 accommodation of china are visible as well . during his state visit to china in october 2014 , milo\u0161 zeman brought with him a number of businessmen , including petr kellner , a representative of the ppf financial group originally primarily connected to v\u00e1clav klaus . as a result , a new blossoming of czech - chinese relations began with a license for ppf\u2019s home credit , a multi - channel provider of consumer finance , to begin operations in china . after the state visit , kellner flew president zeman back to prague on his private jet plane , which aroused understandable outrage in the media . 7\nneither as purposefully spooky nor as inadvertently campy as the low - budget \u201950s sci - fiers it often recalls , \u201choneymoon\u201d is the sort of flat and forgettable genre exercise that fills holes in vod schedules after , or during , fleeting theatrical playdates . the sole novelty in this otherwise unexceptional indie is its relatively serious treatment of a plot device [ \u2026 ]\nat the moment , the english name of the movie has been called both honey enemy by its production , and honeymoon with the enemy through kwon sangwoo\u2019s social media messages . to stay consistent with the marketing from honey enemy\u2019s official weibo account , we will refer to the film as honey enemy only .\nstanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey is rightfully hailed as a milestone in science fiction filmmaking , but even its most ardent fans would have a tough time explaining the final scenes of the movie .\nwhile on a visit with father and niang to tiajin , niang arranges big sister ' s marriage to samuel , a thirty - one year old stranger . big sister is thrilled with the idea of marriage , but adeline is horrified . she cannot imagine being taken out of school at seventeen and\nthrust into the arms of a stranger ,\nthough big sister is overjoyed to have all eyes on her . this is the last we see of big sister , as she joyfully leaves for her honeymoon .\nhere and there , \u201choneymoon\u201d suggests a symbolic intent , hinting that the \u201cinvasion of the body snatchers\u201d - style plot may be an allegory for the rude surprises in store for people who only think they know each other before joining hands in marriage . in a similar vein , those inclined to parse even junky b - movies for feminist subtext may read paul\u2019s reaction to bea\u2019s excretions as typical of unenlightened male responses to certain facts of female life .\nbut cefc\u2019s acquisitions also have a strategic dimension . its presence in the media group allows the chinese investors access to the television channel barrandov and the popular weekly t\u00fdden , which gives them an easy and discreet opportunity to influence czech public opinion . 25 commentators also say that through the travel service , cefc is gaining control over czech airlines . 26\nfor the finale ,\nshanghai lil ,\ncagney donned a sailor ' s suit and tap shoes to sing and dance the story of a sailor searching for his lost love in what most astute viewers realized was a brothel and opium den . when he finds her - - ruby keeler masquerading as a chinese girl - - they joyously tap dance on the bar before getting caught in a full - scale brawl with 150 sailors and chorus girls . during the fight scene one chorus girl accidentally walked into a fist and ended up unconscious under one of the tables ( the same dancer , years later , would marry mgm studio head louis b . mayer ) . featured briefly in the sequence are a young john garfield ( five years before signing a warners contract ; he did extra work as a sailor briefly seen peeking over a barrel during the fight ) and then - unknown chorus girls ann sothern and dorothy lamour . but the scene was cagney ' s all the way . when the film opened , a reporter from the trade paper\nhe wrote , for a time , at the morris - jumel mansion , which washington once used as a headquarters during the revolutionary war .\nto sum up , czech policy toward china has recently been formulated and even implemented with the help of two advisors who are at the same time involved in the top management of one powerful chinese company \u2013 cefc \u2013 and in organizations financially supported by this company \u2013 the mixed chamber and china investment forum . such close ties between top politicians and any business entity would be scandalous . in this case , the situation is even worse due to indications that the company is subject to direct control by chinese intelligence services , and most probably serves as a tool in china\u2019s political warfare . ( more info in the second article )\nfocuses on literature of early middle ages and especially poetry and translates chinese modern and classical literature . she also does research on the intellectual transformation of 20th century china . in the past she regularly published artiles on china in czech media , today she writes mainly for the internet journal den\u00edk referendum .\npublished photographs reveal that other attendees to the nomination ceremony included both the czech and chinese presidents of the mixed chamber , jaroslav tvrd\u00edk and chan chauto . chan chauto ( a strange romanization for the standard pinyin chen qiutu , giving the impression of a person from hong kong or taiwan rather than from the people\u2019s republic of china , where he actually comes from ) at the same time holds the position of ye jianming\u2019s cefc president and party secretary .\nbut , really , 1958\u2019s \u201ci married a monster from outer space\u201d is far worthier of such analysis . \u201choneymoon , \u201d in stark contrast , is as insubstantial as it is unremarkable . the dialogue is flat , the pacing is lethargic , the acting is unexceptional \u2014 neither the leads nor supporting players ben huber and hanna brown bring much to the table \u2014 and the production values are no better than they have to be .\nchina . com . cn , 2 . 10 . 2014 , urltoken ; chinese conglomerate cefc has acquired one tenth in j & t so far . it wants 30 percent / \u010d\u00ednsk\u00fd konglomer\u00e1t cefc u\u017e m\u00e1 v j & t desetinu . usiluje o 30 procent , idnes . cz , urltoken . \u21a9\nin casting mr . langella , the producers of ' ' amadeus ' ' have brought about a small coup : he is a box - office name , a mindful consideration when almost all broadway producers speak about the difficulty of doing a straight play without a box - office name . moreover , mr . langella has credentials as an actor . he won a tony when he made his broadway debut in edward albee ' s ' ' seascape ' ' in 1975 , and he won a tony nomination for ' ' dracula ' ' in 1977 . before and after those productions , there were movies , including a film of ' ' dracula , ' ' and a distinguished career off broadway .\ni want to be a lidy and have a private box . i want to wag a great big fan and shake my golden locks . i want to hiss the villian and cheer the maid forlorn , so that folks will know when i say ' bravo ' i ' m a lidy bred and born .\n. \u201cthis is a guy who wrote at 14 , \u2018i wish there was a war . \u2019 it doesn\u2019t get more hip - hop than that . \u201d\nis quite different from the rest of the show\u2019s numbers . \u201cit\u2019s a throwback to a sixties beatles tune , \u201d jonathan groff , who plays king george ,\nmiss louie freear ' s fi fi is one of those original assumptions that live in the memory . it is exceptionally funny and full of spirit , but even in the extravagant phases there is a clearness of method demonstrating that every point in the droll impersonation has been carefully thought out in order to secure accurate balance of effect . the two eccentric songs with which miss freear made such a hit when a chinese honeymoon was new are still invariably encored . another very attractive performance is miss marie dainton ' s mrs . pineapple , in which the actress ' s talent as vocalist , dancer , and mimic is conspicuous . her duet with mr . farren soutar ,\ntit bits , ' ' with imitations of favourites in well - known plays , is among the most successful items . miss mabel nelson sings tastefully as the princess , and mr . picton roxborough is advantageously retained for the suave but unbending emperor . mr . arthur williams , a comparative newcomer , is irresistibly comic as poor pineapple .\nno . 17 - duet - emperor & fi fi -\nnow once there was a mandarin , who for a sweetheart yearn ' d . . .\n\u00a92018 mental floss , inc . all rights reserved . mental floss\u00ae is a registered trademark owned by felix dennis . urltoken is a trademark owned by felix dennis .\ncefc is well known in taiwan , where the people involved with this company are nicknamed jiefangjun shangren ( businessmen from the people\u2019s liberation army ) . this connection is particularly alarming given the close relationship between cefc and top czech politicians , and indeed the security information service ( bis ) in its 2014 annual report mentioned the activities of chinese citizens in the czech republic as a potential security risk . 29\nthe a la girl is an english girl with lots of a la ways , she gets her frocks at brixton , but they ' re fashioned a la jay ' s ; she ' s awfully fond of diamonds , and she wears them all she can , though just between ourselves they ' re made a la parisian .\nplease use the following steps to determine whether you need to fill out a call slip in the prints and photographs reading room to view the original item ( s ) . in some cases , a surrogate ( substitute image ) is available , often in the form of a digital image , a copy print , or microfilm .\nin the ' 90s and 2000s , he acted sporadically while studying to become a filmmaker . a short film he made in 2004 was nominated for an academy award .\nfebruary 1936 : mary begins hosting parties at pickfair , a cbs radio program that will be canceled after 13 weeks , proving unpopular with a depression - era public .\nczech politicians have dismissed such warnings and kept their chinese advisors and associates , promoting along with them the idea of prague as the door for china to enter europe . the usual argument is that this is helpful for the czech economy , and that it does , after all , conform to the eu strategic partnership with china . 30\nif you do not see a thumbnail image or a reference to another surrogate , please fill out a call slip in the prints and photographs reading room . in many cases , the originals can be served in a few minutes . other materials require appointments for later the same day or in the future . reference staff can advise you in both how to fill out a call slip and when the item can be served .\n1934 : mary pens why not try god ? , a booklet touting christian science .\nmay 29 , 1979 : mary pickford dies at santa monica hospital following a stroke .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nmrs . pineapple takes her revenge by flirting with a bill - poster . . .\nshe slithered atop a slippery piano top , as piano lounge singer jack baker ( jeff bridges ) accompanied her and the camera executed a 360 - degree circling around her .\ndenis jones ( director / choreographer ) is thrilled to return to goodspeed where he choreographed the productions of irving berlin\u2019s holiday inn and band geeks ! . broadway credits include the recent productions of irving berlin ' s holiday inn and honeymoon in vegas . other ny credits : the tempest ( shakespeare in the park ) , paint your wagon ( city center encores ! ) , nerds ( pre - broadway ) , coraline ( mcc ) . regional credits : moonshine : that hee - haw musical ( dallas theater center ) ; the sound of music ( chicago lyric opera ) ; a funny thing happened on the way to the forum , she loves me , johnny baseball ( williamstown theatre festival ) ; pirates ! ( huntington theatre ) ; 42 nd street , irving berlin\u2019s holiday inn , grease , spamalot , chicago ( the muny ) ; honeymoon in vegas , thoroughly modern millie , damn yankees , meet me in st . louis , ( paper mill playhouse ) ; elf ( 5th ave theater ) . film / tv / commercials : the kennedy center honors , sex and the city 2 , rosie live ! , staples and glade . denis has received two carbonells for his choreography of thoroughly modern millie and the boy friend , a st . louis theatre circle award for his choreography of 42 nd street , a lucille lortel nomination for outstanding choreography for piece of my heart , and has been named a finalist for the sdc callaway award . upcoming projects include mary poppins ( paper mill playhouse ) , a chorus line ( the muny ) , honeymoon in vegas ( marriott lincolnshire theatre ) , crazy for you ( signature theatre ) , and a workshop of fancy based on the song made famous by reba mcentire .\nthe stylized shanghai lil ( pictured ) ( providing commentary on paramount ' s shanghai lily character ( marlene dietrich in shanghai express ( 1932 ) from the year before ) with ruby keeler in chinese makeup and a jet - black wig , portraying a prostitute in a sleazy , backstreet opium den and brothel on shanghai ' s waterfront , and a tap - dancing sailor ( kent ( james cagney ) was forced to play the lead male role because the main star was drunk ) looking for his long - lost love lil in the vice - ridden bar - featuring a fantastic tap - dance duet between the two across a bar counter . it closed with jingoistic configuration shots of an imperialistic us navy drill team , the stars and stripes american flag , the face of president franklin d . roosevelt ( pictured ) , and the nra ' s blue eagle .\nno . 11 - song - soo soo & chorus -\ndolly was a baby just as others may be , with a pair of eyes of blue . . .\nmartha spanks the grand pianner , father whacks the drum ; mother in a soulful manner blows the tootletum ; charlie swings the concertina , bob goes fiddlededee , but i ' m a brick , for i waggle the stick , with a one , two , three .\nneither as purposefully spooky nor as inadvertently campy as the low - budget \u201950s sci - fiers it often recalls , \u201choneymoon\u201d is the sort of flat and forgettable genre exercise that fills holes in vod schedules after , or during , fleeting theatrical playdates . the sole novelty in this otherwise unexceptional indie is its relatively serious treatment of a plot device \u2014 extraterrestrials struggling to master and remember human lingo while passing as earthlings \u2014 usually played for easy laughs . unfortunately , that\u2019s not nearly enough to alleviate the tedium .\ni am an avid horror fan , it is by far my favorite genre . i like all kinds of horror and don ' t mind slow paced films at all . however\nhoneymoon\nwas a pretty big letdown . from the trailer and reviews and i was pretty excited to give this a watch , but boy did it fall flat . the story starts out fairly generic , a couple goes to a cabin in the woods . it quickly turns into something else entirely , and that\nsomething\nelse really isn ' t that great . the parts that were obviously suppose to be tense and creepy just didn ' t do it for me , and the story didn ' t have much to offer so i just found myself wanting to know what was going on so i could just be done with it . the acting is by far this movies strong point . the small cast does an excellent job , even though the script is fairly poor . i feel like as horror fans we are so desperate for new horror we often grasp onto not so good films and try to convince ourselves that they are great . people are praising\nhoneymoon\nbut i ' m not entirely sure why , it really just isn ' t a good movie . 4 / 10\ntwo of the songs assigned to this clever and natural little actress are mere echoes of\nsister mary jane ' s top note ,\nthough in one miss freear gives a droll burlesque of the average musical conductor . a doll - duet , too , in which she has a share , reproduces rather stale stage business but a third ditty ,\ni want to be a lidy ,\nshould certainly prove a success . apart from the principals , good work comes more particularly from handsome miss beatrice edwardes and a certain mr . leslie stills , who made a very acceptable couple of sentimental toasts , and from mr . picton roxborough , surely one of the most imposing figures of our stage , who enacts the eccontric emperor ( he would be married for love if you please ) , with an ease of style , a blandness of voice and manner , and a quiet refinement altogether exceptional .\njanuary 7 , 1911 : after borrowing a long dress and high heels from the wardrobe department , mary marries owen moore in a secret ceremony in jersey city , n . j .\nmay 2 , 1943 : mary and buddy adopt a son , ronald charles pickford rogers .\n16 . when celebrities come backstage , they sign a life - sized cutout of hamilton .\nlate 1899 : to make extra money , charlotte rents a room to the manager of the cummings stock company of toronto , who suggests that gladys and lottie be cast in a play .\nif you can ' t sit through a relatively slow - paced movie without losing interest and wanting to play angry birds , this might not be the film for you . if however you do have an adult attention span and aren ' t afraid to engage it , this film will reward your patience many times over . utilising a vanishingly small cast remarkably well , the film relies on the believability of the dialogue and the fine acting of the two main characters to draw you ever closer into their seemingly idyllic world . i won ' t go into any specific detail , but it is a technique that pays off as things become more and more unsettling and a real sense of wrongness begins to pervade what was supposed to be a perfect romantic getaway in the woods . the film successfully ratchets up the tension over the runtime of 87 minutes , and despite a pretty slow start , delivers a lot by the time of the final credits , leaving you feeling genuinely creeped - out and not entirely sure of what you just witnessed . honeymoon is that rare beast , a genuinely well - crafted horror movie . the dialogue is genuinely solid , the acting is good , but it ' s the perfect pacing that really makes this a must - see for any avid horror fans .\npresident zeman must be aware of at least some of these questions , because he kept this nomination secret from the czech media until the press conference held in shanghai during his official visit to china in september 2015 , i . e . for more than a year after the official nomination . the chinese media reported on ye jianming\u2019s position in zeman\u2019s office immediately and in some detail . according to tengxun xinwen , the nomination ceremony was held in shanghai on april 2014 . 15\nhello ! we have selected english as your language preference . if you would like to browse in a different language , please choose a language using the dropdown . deutsch english espa\u00f1ol fran\u00e7ais italiano \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\ndecember 1912 : david belasco casts mary in his new stage production , a good little devil .\napril 3 , 1930 : mary wins a best actress academy award for her work in coquette .\nsome people sigh for beauty and some yearn for this and that ; but my ambition is to be a real aristocrat . and if a fairy came and said your wishes i ' ll supply ; so choose what you would like to be , i ' d answer with a sigh -\nthe president of the chamber is jaroslav tvrd\u00edk , who is the advisor to the czech pm ( \u010dssd ) for china . the chairman of the revision committee of the chamber is member of parliament jan birke and a member of the revision committee of the chamber is miroslav poche , a member of ep , both from \u010dssd ( czech social democratic party ) , urltoken ; see also ond\u0159ej koutn\u00edk , czech - chinese lobbyists no more represented by ex - minister kohout / \u010desko - \u010d\u00ednsk\u00e9 lobbisty u\u017e nereprezentuje exministr kohout , \u010desk\u00e1 pozice , 27 . 4 . 2013 , urltoken . \u21a9\non this occasion zeman was represented by his chancellor vratislav myn\u00e1\u0159 . martin nejedl\u00fd , referred to by the chinese journalists as zeman\u2019s \u201cchief advisor , \u201d was present as well . both men arouse controversies in the czech republic due to suspicions of contacts with russian intelligence , as well as the shadowy sources of their property and power relations networks . myn\u00e1\u0159 , who \u2013 unlike nejedl\u00fd \u2013 holds an official position in the presidential office , recently failed a security check by the national security authority . 16"]}
{"id": 114933, "summary": [{"text": "sargam ( urdu : \u0633\u0631\u06af\u0645 ) is a pakistani musical urdu film directed by syed noor starring the singer adnan sami and his ex-wife zeba bakhtiar .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was adnan sami khan 's first and last appearance in any pakistani film .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "he composed some songs with indian singer asha bhonsle and created an all time pakistani record for any single film with as many as 10 songs , most of them super-hit songs .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "a classical musician maharaj ghulam hussain kathak appeared as an actor in this film .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the song ' woh mujhey yaad aaya ' was sung by the popular pakistani pop artist hadiqa kiyani .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it was an instant hit for her and increased her popularity .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film got an enormous public acclaim and it also earned a handsome amount of business in the middle east .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the kuwait national tv also ran it in 1996 , and it was also shown by pakistan television ( ptv ) in 1996 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it was a major successful hit of actress zeba bakhtiar .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "but no critic raised the point that the said film had an essence of indian film pakeezah ( 1972 ) , or merely an inspiration from its story .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the points of similarity between the 2 films are : 1-double role of zeba as a courtesan and then later on in the movie , a role played by the same zeba as the courtesan 's daughter .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "2-nadeem is a member of a nawab family and his aristocratic and notable family 's refusal to accept a courtesan as his wife , just on account of her being a courtesan .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "3-in the end-sequence , adnan sami similarly calls \" chacha jaani \" to nadeem as actor raaj kumar had called in film pakeezah ( 1972 ) to actor ashok kumar .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "these points must be borne in mind while critically viewing this film . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "sargam ( 1995 film )", "paragraphs": ["sargam ( 1995 ) won 8 different nigar awards including the best film of the year award ( 1995 ) and virtually swept the nigar awards ceremony in 1995 . it was a highly successful musical film that year . see more \u00bb\n( 1995 ) won 8 different nigar awards including the best film of the year award ( 1995 ) and virtually swept the nigar awards ceremony in 1995 . it was a highly successful musical film that year .\nvintagesense song id : 00303 - pfs ( zara dholki bajao gorio ) for film sargam .\nvintagesense song id : 00299 - pfs ( chamki kiran khile phurwa ) for film sargam .\nvintagesense song id : 00298 - pfs ( bheega hua mausam pyara ) for film sargam .\nvintagesense song id : 00302 - pfs ( pyar bina jeena nahin jeena ) for film sargam .\nvintagesense song id : 00297 - pfs ( barse baadal dil main hulchul ) for film sargam .\nvintagesense song id : 00301 - pfs ( kya hay yeh uljhan kya hay ) for film sargam .\nvintagesense song id : 00296 - pfs ( aye khuda jis ne ki justuju ) for film sargam .\nthis song \u201cbheega hua mausam pyara\u201d sung by adnan sami / for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nthis song \u201czara dholki bajao gorio\u201d sung by adnan sami / asha bhosle for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nthis song \u201caye khuda jis ne ki justuju\u201d sung by adnan sami / for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nvintagesense song id : 00300 - pfs ( jab se khili ho mujhe tum ab mili ho ) for film sargam .\nthis song \u201cpyar bina jeena nahin jeena\u201d sung by adnan sami / asha bhosle for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nthis song \u201cchamki kiran khile phurwa\u201d sung by adnan sami / hamid ali khan for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nthis song \u201cbarse baadal dil main hulchul\u201d sung by adnan sami / asha bhosle for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nthis song \u201ckya hay yeh uljhan kya hay\u201d sung by adnan sami / asha bhosle for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nthis film , sargam , produced by syed noor and direced by syed noor . the main cast of this film included zeba bakhtiar , adnan sami , deeba , nadeem , kathak .\nthis song \u201caap ki surat se milta noor ka ik aur chehra dekha hay\u201d sung by adnan sami / for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by gulzar .\nthis song \u201cjab se khili ho mujhe tum ab mili ho\u201d sung by adnan sami / mharaj kathak for film sargam ( 1995 ) . the music of this song composed by adnan sami and the lyrics contributed by riazur rehman sagar .\nvintagesense song id : 00295 - pfs ( aap ki surat se milta noor ka ik aur chehra dekha hay ) for film sargam .\ncopyright \u00a9 1995 - 2018 ebay inc . all rights reserved . accessibility , user agreement , privacy , cookies and adchoice\nsargam ( urdu : \u0633\u0631\u06af\u0645\u200e ) is a pakistani musical urdu film directed by syed noor starring the singer adnan sami and his ex - wife zeba bakhtiar .\nthe film was adnan sami khan ' s first and last appearance in any pakistani film . he composed some songs with indian singer asha bhonsle and created an all time pakistani record for any single film with as many as 10 songs , most of them super - hit songs . a classical musician maharaj ghulam hussain kathak appeared as an actor in this film . the song ' woh mujhey yaad aaya ' was sung by the popular pakistani pop artist hadiqa kiyani .\nsargam 1\u0633\u0631\u06af\u0645 995 adnan s . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nnice duet song by adnan sami khan & hadiqa kiyani for musical super hit movie sargam directed by syed noor under the brilliant composition of none other than adnan sami khan himself . this song also sung by aaha jee but this is film version here is the voice of hadiqa kiyani instead of asha jee . enjoy in hd audio / video .\n\u200e ) is a pakistani musical urdu film directed by syed noor starring the singer adnan sami and his ex - wife zeba bakhtiar . it was a copy of the indian movie pakeezah .\nkaren o - career - soundtrack work . . . featured in the track\ncut me up\nby har mar superstar for the soundtrack to the 2005 horror film house of wax . 61 revisited\nfor the i ' m not there movie soundtrack . . . with trent reznor and atticus ross on a cover version of led zeppelin ' s\nimmigrant song\nfor the soundtrack to the english - language version of the film . . .\nanu malik ( aka anwar malik ) never denied plagiarism ; he never discounted plagiarism , either . despite continuous criticism for picking tunes from illustrious as well as obscure sources , malik has his finger on the pulse of the commercial mainstream music of india and has delivered hits that are lovable , delightful , and above all marketable to bollywood ' s regular audience . anu malik was the son of the famous music composer sardar malik , and got his first break with the film poonam in 1981 . after composing for almost a decade , anu received wide recognition with the film baazigar in 1993 , which also won him a filmfare award for the best music director . it was around this time that anu provided some of his best music for films such as phir teri kahani yaad ayee , sir , and akele hum akele tum . in 2001 , anu won a national film award for the best music director for refugee . anu occasionally dabbles with playback singing , too . he won his second filmfare award in 2004 for the film main hoon na . his song\nchamma chamma\nfrom the film china gate was also used in the movie moulin rouge . ~ bhasker gupta\nbut no critic raised the point that the said film had an essence of indian film pakeezah ( 1972 ) , or merely an inspiration from its story . the points of similarity between the 2 films are : 1 - double role of zeba as a courtesan and then later on in the movie , a role played by the same zeba as the courtesan ' s daughter . 2 - nadeem is a member of a nawab family and his aristocratic and notable family ' s refusal to accept a courtesan as his wife , just on account of her being a courtesan . 3 - in the end - sequence , adnan sami similarly calls\nchacha jaani\nto nadeem as actor raaj kumar had called in film pakeezah ( 1972 ) to actor ashok kumar .\n4\nkyon hum tum miley\nkumar sanu , anu malik & alka yagnik , anu malik . 2\nye karo ye nahin\nabhijeet , hariharan , jolly mukherjee anu malik . 3\ndil hai bechain\nkumar sanu , sadhana sargam anu malik . 5\naaj tu maang le\nabhijeet , hariharan , roop kumar rathod & jolly mukherjee anu malik .\nit was an instant hit for her and increased her popularity . the film got an enormous public acclaim and it also earned a handsome amount of business in the middle east . the kuwait national tv also ran it in 1996 , and it was also shown by pakistan television ( ptv ) in 1996 . it was a major successful hit of actress zeba bakhtiar .\nthis is a musical artistic movie , which might not be very popular among many pakistani viewers , who like traditional movies in pakistan but it ' s very a beautiful piece of art . all the songs of the movie very popular , which originally record and released by adnan sami ( adnan sami khan ) and asha bhosle ( indian playback singer ) and were released may be from london , uk or dubi , uae . millions of audio cassettes and cds of that album were sold around the globe before the release of the movie . due to government of pakistan limitation / ban , all the songs were record again by adnan sami and hadiqa kiyani replacing asha bhosle . still , it didn ' t make any difference in the popularity of songs . all the songs were popular during 1995 and 1996 and hit on ' lollywood top ten ' music chart for many weeks . syed noor tried a different trend in pakistan , which was not successful among traditional pakistani movie viewers but successful among the people who wanted to see real peace of art because the movie keeps eastern classical music tradition of the sub - continent . cheers . khalid h . siddiqui\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\na rich singer falls in love with a village girl and faces disapproval from all quarters .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\n3 of 3 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nurltoken is a free online facebook video downloader . this tool generate video download link to save facebook videos online without any install required . video download is available in two resolution wherever available i . e . high - definition ( hd ) videos and standard - definition ( sd ) videos . hd videos are better than sd videos in terms of quality and also bulkier in file size .\nboth formats can be played on wide range of devices like mac , pc , laptop , mobiles , etc . download links may be served via ssl ( https ) protocol for better security each link is valid for 3 hours maximum after that it will expire and not work . to download video again , simply enter the fb video url in the input box above and generate the download link by clicking on ' download ' button . download service is totally free and there is no limit on the number of downloads\nnote : urltoken does not have anything to do with facebook inc . facebook trade mark is the property of facebook inc . all trademark belongs to their respective owners .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\naae khuda , aae khuda , jis nay ki justuju\n. . . ( singer : adnan sami khan ) , lyrics by the poet muzaffar warsi\nsuhani rutt ayi , mann jhoomay\n. . . ( singer : hamid ali khan , adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani )\npall do pall kay hayn andheray\n. . . ( singer : adnan sami khan )\nbheega hua mousam pyara\n. . . ( singer : adnan sami khan )\nchamki kiran , khilay purwa\n. . . ( singer : hamid ali khan and adnan sami khan )\nkab sey khili ho , mujhe abb mili ho\n( classic music vs pop music ) . . . ( singer : maharaj ghulam hussain kathak , adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani )\nkya hay , yeh uljhan kya hay . . . ?\n( singer : adnan sami khan and asha bhosle )\nzara dholki bajao gorio\n. . . ( singer : adnan sami khan and asha bhosle )\npyar bina jeena nahin jeena\n. . . ( singer : adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani )\nbarse badal , dil mein halchal\n. . . ( singer : adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani )\nwoh mujhay yaad aaya\n. . . ( singer : hadiqa kiyani )\naudio clip : adobe flash player ( version 9 or above ) is required to play this audio clip . download the latest version here . you also need to have javascript enabled in your browser .\nplease select the category that most closely reflects your concern about the video , so that we can review it and determine whether it violates our community guidelines or isn ' t appropriate for all viewers . abusing this feature is also a violation of the community guidelines , so don ' t do it .\nare you sure you want to perform this action ? please enter your password for confirmation .\nplease choose report reason carefully and enter your message which will be emailed to the uploader and will be displayed on video page as well .\nreport category video contains prohibited content . video violates copyrights . video is violating privacy . video contains repulsive violation video contains sexual content video is pending for moderation . video contains spam video has disturbing content . video file is corrupt and is not playable . video was deactivated by our moderator .\nreport detail video contains prohibited content . video violates copyrights . video is violating privacy . video contains repulsive violation video contains sexual content video is pending for moderation . video contains spam video has disturbing content . video file is corrupt and is not playable . video was deactivated by our moderator .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , world , geography , . . . more\nnice batch of 40 international cassetes . most are indian / bollywood and some are russian / european and a few reggae . they have all been play tested and play great . i ' ve never seen most of these titles before so it ' s likely the last time i see them . i ' m making room for my label ' s tapes so it ' s time to let these go . don ' t let this lot pass you by ! thanks for looking .\nfor your consideration , a new , sealed cassette of selected songs from the bollywood films don ( music by kalyanji anandji ) , dharma ( music by sonik omi ) , and dada ( music by usha khanna ) . made in 1999 .\npriority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies . grades i use : sealed , nm , exc , vg , vg , vg - , g , fair , poor .\nall are in excellent playing shape . priority available for a higher price as well . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies . grades i use : sealed , nm , exc , vg , vg , vg - , g , fair , poor .\nthis appears to be part 2 of a series . j card has a couple wear spots . all are in excellent playing shape . priority available for a higher price as well . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nnotes : music india 3227 634 cassette from 1982 . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nnotes : nice shape bollywood tape . country not listed but the other tapes i have on this label are made in singapore . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape .\nindia bollywood music cassette tape : anmol ghadi , mirza saheban , naushad , e . t .\npriority available for a higher price as well . notes : e . t . 1065 cassette tape from india . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nthis is a classic bollywood cassette tape , featuring bees saal baad ( 1962 ) and kohraa ( 1964 ) , both written by hemant kumar . released by hmv in 1992 , in official hmv cassette case . everything looks and plays perfectly .\npriority available for a higher price as well . notes : made in india on t series cassette . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nthis is a classic bollywood cassette tape , featuring raja rani ( 1973 ) and aap ki kasam ( 1974 ) , both written by rahul dev burman . released by hmv in 1986 , in official hmv cassette case . everything looks and plays perfectly .\npriority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies . notes : made in singapore . not sure of artist or album title , as no english on insert card .\nnotes : made in india on sci t series cassette . plastic case has a crack . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nnotes : made in india on sci t series cassette . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nnotes : made in singapore . nice shape bollywood tape . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nnotes : hmv cassette tape from india in 1986 . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nhere we have a cassette tape for mashooq , released in 1992 , with music by shyam - surender . cassette and label are in great condition , but the case has a couple cracks here and there .\nhere we have a rare cassette tape for bekhudi ( 1992 ) , with music by nadeem shravan . this was released by hmv in 1992 in calcutta .\nnotes : made in india on sci t series cassette snmc 1561 . on the label written in ink is what looks like : bhakti gyan , vipin saehadeva . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape .\ncase , inlay and tape in very good condition . play tested ! fenny ne mujhe bulaya . hum rahe na rahe yahan pare . khush rehne ko zaroori .\nthis is a classic bollywood cassette tape , featuring gunga jumna ( 1983 ) and betaab ( 1983 ) , both written by rahul dev burman , respectively .\nthis was released by hmv in 1993 - the cassette and label are in fantastic condition , but the case has one of the hinge tabs worn down on one side ( see photo ) .\n6\nsanam tum hum pe marte ho\nudit narayan , kavita krishnamurthy . 5\nmain sochta hoon tumhaari\nkumar sanu , alka yagnik . 4\nmain kya karoon\nalka yagnik .\npriority available for a higher price as well . notes : no english titles . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies . all are in excellent playing shape . grades i use : sealed , nm , exc , vg , vg , vg - , g , fair , poor .\nnotes : made in india on sci t series cassette . plastic case a little dusty on outside . priority available for a higher price as well . all are in excellent playing shape . important : these are audio cassette tapes ; they are not compact discs or movies .\nkhud - daar / mr . natwarlal 2 in 1 classic bollywood hindi indian cassette rare\nmusical genius\nadnan sami\n- friday , 15th march - warner theatre ( limited tix ) . | meetup\nmusical genius\nadnan sami\n- friday , 15th march - warner theatre ( limited tix ) .\naae khuda , aae khuda , jis nay ki justuju . . . singer : adnan sami khan\nsuhani rutt ayi , mann jhoomay . . . singer : hamid ali khan , adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani\nchamki kiran , khilay purwa . . . singer : hamid ali khan and adnan sami khan\nkab sey khili ho ( classic music vs pop music ) . . . singer : maharaj ghulam hussain kathak , adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani\nkya hay , yeh uljhan kya hay . . . ? singer : adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani\nzara dholki bajao gorio . . . singer : adnan sami khan and asha bhosle\npyar bina jeena nahin jeena . . . singer : adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani\nbarse badal , dil mein halchal . . . singer : adnan sami khan and hadiqa kiyani\nthe matrix revolutions - production - soundtrack . . . although davis rarely focuses on strong melodies , familiar leitmotifs from earlier in the series reappear . . . for example , neo and trinity ' s love theme\u2014which briefly surfaces in the two preceding movies\u2014is finally fully expanded into\ntrinity definitely\nthe theme from the zion docks in reloaded returns as\nmen in metal\n, and the energetic drumming from the reloaded tea house fight between neo and seraph opens\ntetsujin\n, as seraph , trinity and morpheus fight off club hel ' s three doormen . . .\nbook soundtrack s . . . see also categorybook soundtracks only a few cases exist of an entire soundtrack being written specifically for a book . . . a soundtrack for j . . . this was an eccentric , experimental project , in contrast to all other soundtracks , as the composer was allowed to convey general moods and themes , rather than having to write music to flow for . . .\nben folds five - discography - soundtrack s and compilations . . . wrong soundtrack ( 1996 ) - contributed\nsong for the dumped\nthe truth about cats dogs soundtrack ( 1996 ) - contributed\nbad idea\nkcrw rare on air , volume 3 ( 1997 ) - contributed\na . . .\nfrancesco guccini - cinema . . . which featured two of guccini ' s songs in its soundtrack ,\neskimo\nand\ncanzone di notte n\u00b02\nmusica per vecchi animali , a 1989 movie directed by umberto angelucci and stefano . . . guccini wrote the soundtrack of the 1977 movie nen\u00e8 , directed by salvatore samperi , and his song\nacque\nfeatured in the soundtrack of nero , the 1992 movie directed by giancarlo soldi . . ."]}
{"id": 114934, "summary": [{"text": "passport to pimlico is a 1949 british comedy film made by ealing studios and starring stanley holloway , margaret rutherford and hermione baddeley .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was directed by henry cornelius and written by t. e. b. clarke .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the story concerns the unearthing of treasure and documents that lead to a small part of pimlico to be declared a legal part of the house of burgundy , and therefore exempt from the post-war rationing or other bureaucratic restrictions active in britain at the time .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "passport to pimlico explores the spirit and unity of wartime london in a post-war context and offers an examination of the english character .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "like other of the ealing comedies , the film pits a small group of british against a series of changes to the status quo from an external agent .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the story was an original concept by the screenwriter t. e. b. clarke .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "he was inspired by an incident during the second world war , when the maternity ward of ottawa civic hospital was temporarily declared extraterritorial by the canadian government so that when princess juliana of the netherlands gave birth , the baby was born on dutch territory , and would not lose her right to the throne .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "passport to pimlico was well-received on its release .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was released in the same year as whisky galore ! and kind hearts and coronets , leading to 1949 being remembered as one of the peak years of the ealing comedies .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "passport to pimlico was nominated for the british academy film award for best british film and the academy award for writing ( story and screenplay ) .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "there have since been two bbc radio adaptations : the first in 1952 , the second in 1996 . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "passport to pimlico", "paragraphs": ["[ . . . ] review : passport to pimlico | take one tagged with : ealing \u2022 made in britain \u2022 passport to pimlico share [ . . . ]\npassport to pimlico ( 1949 , dir . henry cornelius \u2013 * * * . 5 )\ndvds of passport to pimlico are available to purchase at amazon . click on the images to take you to amazon ' s website\n' passport to pimlico , ' british offering , is new feature at trans - lux 60th st .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing passport to pimlico near you .\nfeedback about saturday playhouse : passport to pimlico , bbc radio 4 fm , 14 . 30 , 20 january 1996\nbarbara murray , then a young actress of just 18 years old , made her film debut in passport to pimlico .\nwith the headline : ' passport to pimlico , ' british offering , is new feature at trans - lux 60th st .\n[ passport to pimlico is available on blu - ray and dvd from studio canal uk . see urltoken for more details ]\n' passport to pimlico , ' british offering , is new feature at trans - lux 60th st . - the new york times\n\u201c [ passport to pimlico ] arguably best exemplifies studio head michael balcon\u2019s description of ealing\u2019s postwar films as \u2018our mild revolution\u2019 . \u201d \u2013bfiscreenline\npassport to pimlico is out on dvd and blu - ray from june 11 . click here for more on the made in britain season .\nresidents of a part of london declare independence , when they discover an old treaty . this leads to the need for a ' passport to pimlico ' .\nwhisky galore ! was nominated for the british academy film award for best british film , alongside passport to pimlico and kind hearts and coronets , although they lost to the third man ( 1949 ) .\nwilliams , tony ,\nthe repressed fantastic in passport to pimlico ,\nin film criticism ( meadville ) , vol . 16 , no . 1\u20132 , fall - winter 1991\u20131992 .\none of three ealing comedies released in 1949 ( the others were passport to pimlico and kind hearts and coronets ) , and remains by far the sharpest , freshest and most resonant .\na charles vance production . passport to pimlico is the fourth in this ever popular series of classic film adaptations . created by the same team behind our past two sold out successes ,\nwhisky galore works for the same reason that passport to pimlico works \u2013 because it simply takes ordinary people , dealing with the problems of their normal lives and introduces one very odd situation that happens to make what follows absolutely delightful .\nlocation work was not filmed in pimlico but on a bomb site off the lambeth road .\nurltoken passport to pimlico - special edition [ dvd ] : stanley holloway , basil radford , hermione baddeley , paul dupuis , john slater , henry cornelius , lionel banes , michael balcon , t . e . b . clarke : movies & tv\nthe hollywood reporter pulled a story from a new biography by stephen galloway about former , legendary studio boss sherry lansing , who was once the chairman at paramount pictures , which distributed both wayne\u2019s world and its sequel . in the book , the original idea for wayne\u2019s world 2 was explained by saturday night live creator and showrunner lorne michaels , \u201cmike had always wanted to do passport to pimlico as the basis of wayne\u2019s world . \u201d if you\u2019re unfamiliar with the 1949 british comedy , here\u2019s the synopsis for passport to pimlico :\n) click to enlarge ) click to enlarge ) click to enlarge ) click to enlargewhile passport to pimlico\u2019s lambeth sets were being constructed in the rainy early summer of 1948 , in ealing there was enough paperwork being done to set up a real republic . amongst it were requests to reference the encyclopaedia britannica and cabaret star leslie \u2018hutch\u2019 hutchinson in the script . as these documents show , both worked out nicely .\npassport to pimlico was actually filmed in \u2026 lambeth , in a cleared bomb site off the lambeth road . the pub you can see in this photo was the union flag , and is now the corner cafe on the junction of lambeth road and hercules road\nvery funny , well - crafted , well - acted , meticulous attention to detail . a real window into a specific time and place in history . could almost believe this was a true story in a parallel universe . interesting how passport to pimlico anticipates the berlin airlift . a definite 10 .\nwe can only hope they\u2019re right , just as we should also hope that europe doesn\u2019t decide to blockade britain as britain blockaded pimlico .\nthe ealing brand is well known for its comedy output in the late 1940s and early 1950s , but 1949 was a particularly golden year even by their standards : in addition to passport to pimlico , the studio released whisky galore ! and possibly the most brilliant of them all , kind hearts and coronets . pimlico falls a notch or so beneath these two , but still ranks among the finest comedies ever to be made on these shores .\nby general consent the best of writer t . e . b . clarke ' s six ealing comedies , passport to pimlico ( d . henry cornelius , 1949 ) arguably best exemplifies studio head michael balcon ' s description of ealing ' s postwar films as\nour mild revolution\n.\nthe isolation of pimlico and its support by the common people of london is a reference to the berlin blockade of june 1948 - may 1949 .\nfor british cinema , 1949 was an annus mirabilis . it was the year of the third man and the year that ealing studios , under the watchful eye of sir michael balcon , released not one but three comic masterpieces : kind hearts and coronets , whisky galore ! and passport to pimlico .\nset in dublin and reminiscent of everything from classic ealing comedies like\npassport to pimlico\nand\nthe lavender hill mob\nto the roddy doyle adaptations\nthe commitments\nand\nthe snapper ,\nlife ' s a breeze\nremains its own film , and that ' s due to the spirit of irish writer - director lance daly .\npemberton is clever enough to fight the government to a standstill , but realistic enough to negotiate .\nif paramount pictures decided to make this movie based on passport to pimlico without having the rights to that movie , the rights holders could have filed a lawsuit to stop the film from being released . paramount could have just gotten the rights to the movie , but with such a short window of time until production started , there was nowhere near enough time to negotiate a deal . so mike myers had to rewrite the script , and he had quite the motivation because sherry lansing really laid into him at the time .\nit happened here describes a \u2018what if \u2026\u2019 london through icons of the capital\u2019s familiar normality as does passport to pimlico . where passport makes a point of featuring the no . 24 bus which continues to go to pimlico , in it happened here the 159 red double - decker also carries on going to streatham common . it still advertises the picture post , but now it carries ss officers . virtually every major physical symbol of stability is shown in occupation by nazis ; and each image delivers its own well - aimed punch in the groin of national self - knowledge . nazis march outside the most famous survivor of the blitz , st paul\u2019s cathedral . nazified newspaper ads for familiar papers are displayed against the backdrop of the mother of parliaments .\ndespite , or maybe because of , the detrimental effects of these external pressures on the labour government , \u201c passport to pimlico is perhaps the arch - labour film [ amongst the ealing comedies ] pointing to the evils of a blanket removal of restrictions and seeking to reconcile the public to its lot . \u201d [ 14 ] with the wartime system of rationing still in place , the film was presented to an audience accustomed to , but increasingly weary of , the daily grind of frugality and eking out of food and clothing coupons .\npassport to pimlico [ dvd ] : urltoken stanley holloway , basil radford , hermione baddeley , paul dupuis , john slater , charles hawtrey , james hayter , jane hylton , barbara murray , margaret rutherford , sidney tafler , betty warren , naunton wayne , lionel banes , henry cornelius , michael balcon , t . e . b . clarke : dvd & blu - ray\nby rights , the final film should have been called \u2018passport to lambeth\u2019 . rather than pimlico , it was the wrecked surrounds of china walk , a mile to the south , that were used for the shoot . it\u2019s a setting murray remembers vividly . \u201cyou\u2019ve no idea what london looked like at the time , especially up against china walk in lambeth . it was a huge bombsite ; absolutely flattened . \u201d\npassport to pimlico ( 1949 ) - a centuries - old document is uncovered in pimlico , revealing the small london district to actually be property of burgundy , as inhabitants claim their own country with hilarious consequences . a detailed and delightful comedy marred only by a cast of mostly unknowns ( unless you are familiar with this period of ealing movies ) , save margaret rutherford , who despite being in the film only a cumulative 15 minutes or so , steals every scene she appears in . try and track this one down , its worth it . 9 / 10 .\nwhen burgundy is forced to rejoin britain , it is the spirit of compromise and resolution which is celebrated . pemberton succeeds in his dream to create a children ' s recreation area with the proceeds of the burgundy treasure , but perhaps more importantly , he and the community have succeeded in having a democratic voice . government has succeeded in providing a solution to a complex social problem and has been warned of its complacency . with lessons learned and victories won , the ration book , now a symbol for rationale is reinstated . passport to pimlico is a tribute to the war effort , and not merely a nostalgic longing for its terms and conditions . it is a celebration of what the british are , and what they want to be , and though it may seem conservative in its outlook to contemporary viewers , it represents a lack of cynicism which characterises the pride , dignity and hope many british people felt in the post - war period . passport to pimlico is about goodwill expressed with good humour .\nealing studios , 1949 , bound in green coloured cardboard , title page\npassport to pimlico\n, post production script , detailing ' exhibition footage - 7 , 575 ft . , running time - 84 minutes , number of reels - nine ' , each page of script providing scene , complete dialogue , spot no . , start urltoken . , end urltoken , length urltoken and translation\nas brutalism , for banham , reasserts border and edge in the face of the transgressions of picturesque modernism , so do the aesthetics of british new wave cinema of the late 1950s and early 1960s emerge in contrast to the filmic concerns epitomised by ealing . it happened here ( 1956 - 63 ) is a remarkable film . [ 15 ] like passport to pimlico its scenario involves the borders of britain in the immediate postwar period .\nbut ealing struck gold in 1949 with a trio of films - passport to pimlico , whisky galore ! and kind hearts and coronets - that established it as a specialist in a certain kind of clever , whimsical and very british comedy . ealing ' s magic touch for comedy continued with the lavender hill mob , the man in the white suit ( 1951 ) and the ladykillers ( 1955 ) .\nto order this film you need to be logged in as a club leader .\nthe inspirational , thoroughly festive ending is guaranteed to bring tears to the eyes .\nto the trailer to give you a flavour of argento ' s 1975 film .\nit comes as a relief to all concerned when a solution that allows both sides to save face is found , and the burgundians are almost happy to see a brand new ration book awaiting each of them at the party commemorating their reunification . it might be set in the aftermath of the war , but in this age of austerity , political devolution and the big society , it\u2019s a matter of some surprise that passport to pimlico hasn\u2019t been selected for the remake treatment ; it\u2019s nearly as timely now as it was then .\nthis exploration of the british ( or specifically english ) character is at the heart of passport to pimlico . for all their dogged resistance , the burgundians never lose sight of their true national identity , as the film ' s most memorable line wittily makes clear :\nwe always were english and we always will be english , and it ' s just because we are english that we ' re sticking up for our right to be burgundian !\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\ncomedy of the consequences when the inhabitants of pimlico discover they are part of the duchy of burgundy and declare their independence from england and its post - war restrictions .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\nthe people of britain are urged to lobby their mps to prevent the coming war .\nthe film uses the very appealing device of illustrating freedom without responsibility to demonstrate the necessity of certain social structures and institutions . these organisations preserve freedoms for everyone in the face of the inevitability of those people merely seeking to take advantage of situations for their own gain . by illustrating a possible utopia in excess , that essentially fails with the onslaught of black marketeers , criminal types , and self - interested government bureaucrats , passport to pimlico demonstrates and endorses the utopia of a civilised community with consensus politics sustaining the ideological status quo .\ndocumenting a one - day collaborative art event held on 5 may 2014 , in pimlico ' s largest housing estate . featuring over 60 artists , led by art . . .\npassport to pimlico has the distinction of making pouring rain and the onset of cold weather the satisfying and suitably up - beat coda to its story . somehow the teasingly self - conscious shots of the mediterranean or latin american signifiers which open the film are indeed proven to be a dupe and a distraction from the reality that is britain in the late forties . what we see in passport to pimlico , however , is a singularly ealingesque version of reality , informed by producer michael balcon ' s pursuit of\nbritishness\nwithin the unique self - defining parameters of the\nbritish film .\nthe film becomes a vehicle by which the british may actually experience their fantasies and dreams only to find that they do not sit easily with the much more acceptable and comfortable aspects of merely trusting and enjoying the circumstances they have inherited . far from being a reactionary and conservative position , this is viewed within the film as progressive because it sustains particular kinds of values and behaviour which would be lost to misdirected aspirations unsuitable to a british temperament , defined it seems , by wartime consensus and a nostalgia for imagined communities and significant nationhood .\nwhisky galore ! was well - received on its release . it came out in the same year as passport to pimlico and kind hearts and coronets , leading to 1949 being remembered as one of the peak years of the ealing comedies . in the us , where whisky galore ! was renamed tight little island , the film became the first from ealing studios to achieve box office success . it was followed by a sequel , rockets galore ! . whiskey galore ! has since been adapted for the stage , and a remake was released in 2016 .\nbrace yourself for a shock - according to a recently - discovered and authentic legal document that is centuries old , brooklyn belongs to iceland ! consequently , people travelling to and from brooklyn must now carry a passport or visa , declare items of value at the brooklyn customs points , and perhaps even converse in icelandic ! it is a similar , mind - bending assumption ( with hilarious practical implications ) that british viewers have to make when watching\npassport to pimlico\n( a london district near buckingham palace , no less ) . in the film , much of pimlico ( or\nburgundy\nas it is now called ) looks like a bomb - site , which it probably was still at that time in the aftermath of world war ii . as one of the so - called\nealing comedies\n, it ranks alongside other films in this group like\nkind hearts and coronets\nand\nthe lavender hill mob\nwhich parody - but in an affectionate way - various aspects of british social life . conversation is always very parochial and petty . at the same time , this film preserves certain other conventions of the time - for example , there really was a restriction on how much money people could take out of britain which lasted until the 1970s . in\npassport to pimlico\n, people travelling on the underground railway have to declare there currency at the\nburgundy\ncustoms points . above all , margaret rutherford stands out as the unworldly history professor with sweeping convictions . this charming films preserves a way of life which , though long gone , is not forgotten .\nand of course , the ealing comedies are where so much joy comes from . barr continues : \u201cthe release in quick succession in 1949 of passport to pimlico , whisky galore and kind hearts and coronets seemed to inaugurate a cycle . of the eight or nine films which are still , like these , readily identified with the ealing comedy label , all except kind hearts belong very much to both the landscape and the mood of post - war britain ; it is from them that our whole image of ealing derives . \u201d ( barr , p 4 - 5 )\nof course , that also means that somewhere there ' s an original , wayne ' world 2 script that the world has never seen that is completely different than the film we got . passport to pimlico is a film about a region of britain that discovers that , due to a recently unearthed manuscript , they ' re actually part of the burgundy region of france . we can ' t begin to imagine how such a setup would be integrated into a wayne ' s world movie . maybe wayne and garth discover that their basement is legally part of canada ?\nin this fraught time when the british people in their wisdom ( or lack of it , depending on your point of view ) have decided they want no more of europe , there could hardly be a more appropriate film to show than passport to pimlico , a delightful ealing classic ( saturday , gold ) . directed by henry cornelius and written by teb clarke , it reflects in microcosm what the nation has just been through , a big difference being that it\u2019s played for laughs and i don\u2019t remember many of those during the referendum .\nthe words of betty warren , a fictional grocer ' s wife in the 1948 film comedy passport to pimlico [ 1 ] encapsulate the complexities embedded in notions of border in britain ' s immediate postwar years . if a border determines who it is you want to keep out , a clue to the british state of cultural ambiguity is found in russia ' s changing status . within the space of just ten years , russia went from foe , to ally , to foe , to ally , to foe again . churchill ' s speech in the same year that passport to pimlico was released , notoriously resolves this ambiguity by proposing the most immovable of all borders between us and them in the architectural figure of an ' iron curtain ' . despite this , in the light of russia ' s in - and - out running , it was surely difficult to define britishness simply as a state of not being russian . in architecture the influential editor of the architectural review , jm richards , was preoccupied with definitions of britishness , which explicitly reject such a fix . the magazine itself came to be associated with the forging of a new and peculiarly british hybrid version of picturesque modernism , most famously realised at the festival of britain in 1951 \u2013 which in itself required the merging of previously unassailable aesthetic borders , between the rigours of modernism and the vagaries of the picturesque .\nt . e . b . clarke was the master of taking an interesting situation , then stretching it beyond its logical conclusion . that\u2019s how we get a film like passport to pimlico , with its wonderful premise and the results that follow . clarke had actually begun the ealing comedies , writing hue and cry , which kicked things off in 1947 . clarke wrote several films that would be directed by crichton , including hue and cry , the world war ii drama against the wind , the lavender hill mob ( which would win clarke an oscar for best story and screenplay ) and the titfield thunderbolt . but he also worked with other directors . he earned an oscar nomination for writing passport to pimlico , which was directed by henry cornelius and he wrote the blue lamp for basil dearden , an ealing drama which would win best british film at the baftas . years later , after ealing , clarke would earn a third and final oscar nomination for his adaptation of sons and lovers .\nthrough the listings , you will also be able to use the genome search function to find thousands of radio and tv programmes that are already available to view or listen to on the bbc website .\nthe information comes from the upcoming biography of sherry lansing entitled leading lady ( via the hollywood reporter ) . according to the story , mike myers had always wanted to base a wayne ' s world script on a 1940 ' s british comedy called passport to pimlico . according to producer lorne michaels , myers believed that paramount knew this and had obtained the rights so that he could do it . however , this wasn ' t the case . when lansing discovered what happened , things got a little . . . let ' s go with heated . lansing apparently laid into mike myers in a meeting , threatening him and all his worldly possessions . according to the book , she said . . .\nthe british state\u2019s response to these transgressions provides the comedy\u2019s most disturbing , and surprising image : the cordoning off of pimlico by a barbed - wire fence , an imposition of a physical , national border complete with passport controls . the source of control and restriction of daily life is consistently shown as a bureaucratic , impersonal state . exactly who has propriety over definitions of nationality is questioned . nationality defined through delineation , the imposition of borders defining who is inside and who is the enemy , is particularly called into doubt . images of londoners throwing food over the pimlico barbed wire are a pointed reminder of the berlin airlift of the same year the film was released , when the non - communist zones of berlin were impelled to receive their supplies by air .\nthis website uses cookies . we use technologies , such as cookies , to customise content and advertising , to provide social media features and to analyse traffic to the site ( including the use of ad blockers ) . by continuing to use our website you consent to our privacy and cookie policy . read more\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nand so , it came to an end . not with a whimper , but with a bang : passport to pimlico , one of the best known ' ealing comedies ' , one of the films that ( it is claimed ) speaks for the whole of the studio ' s output and thematic interests , and one of the films that first sparked my love of ealing many years ago . it remains a film of its time and place but , watching it during a time of british recession and austerity , it is also a film that can still provide a satirical edge to events , over sixty years on .\nthis very funny british comedy shows what might happen if a section of london , in this case pimlico , were to declare itself independent from the rest of the uk and its laws , taxes & post - war restrictions . merry mayhem is what would happen . the explosion of a wartime bomb leads to the discovery of ancient documents which show that pimlico was ceded to the duchy of burgundy centuries ago , a small historical footnote long since forgotten . to the new burgundians , however , this is an unexpected opportunity to live as they please , free from any interference from whitehall . stanley holloway is excellent as the minor city politician who suddenly finds himself leading one of the world ' s tiniest nations . dame margaret rutherford is a delight as the history professor who sides with pimlico . others in the stand - out cast include hermione baddeley , paul duplis , naughton wayne , basil radford & sir michael hordern . welcome to burgundy !\nin the aftermath of pimlico\u2019s transformation into burgundy , a series of established social borders are transgressed . the change to continental , sultry weather turns the squalid back yards into a site for romance . a female citizen of pimlico and the young burgundian duke kiss : a challenge both to the fixed character of british rectitude , and the body\u2019s own borders . the assailant is european \u2013 someone who had been quite literally out - of - bounds for the duration of the war . on becoming burgundians , after - hours drinking , free dancing and singing are instigated in pimlico : all social activities , then as now , previously contained by licence , and all associated not with britain but with the continent . rationing and trade restrictions are dispensed with .\ndespite its endearing qualities this is far from a perfect production . the play did not run like clockwork with the audience experiencing long and frequent periods of darkness between scenes and i was somewhat doubtful about the authenticity of the play when i witnessed a policeman wearing jeans . nonetheless there is certainly no need for a passport for the audience to be whisked away to a bygone era .\npimlico , a few years after the end of the second world war . london is suffering the torment of rationing and a record - breaking heatwave . meanwhile , the local people are informed that an unexploded bomb , buried in a local derelict site , is to be detonated .\nalthough it is a reaction to them , passport to pimlico is more than an amiable satire on austerity britain and cold war us dependency . the film projects an english ambivalence to both socialism and free - market capitalism \u2013 the two forces which would battle for the hearts and minds of post - war britain . more important , the text highlights the arbitrary nature of national identity and its narrative is designed to and does briefly liberate its english protagonists from the restrictions of their national identity . of all the ealing comedies \u2013 which \u201cpleased everybody by showing english people to be kindhearted , eccentric and inefficient\u201d [ 15 ] \u2013 this is perhaps the most subversive . as well as presenting an alternative to the image of the english as bumbling and deferential , it also allows for the possibility that such englishness is an invention and therefore capable of reinvention .\nthis is where things get really fun \u2013 with the town being barricaded , with british citizens coming in to shop and being stopped for not having their passports on the way back . and suddenly it becomes an international situation , one which has the people of pimlico and the government of britain both trying to figure out what comes next .\nthis last - mentioned , by geoff brown , is one of the highlights of the volume . brown considers the ealing scores of modernist composer georges auric , the youngest member of the 1920s parisian group of composers known as les six . auric composed the music for nine ealing films , including dead of night ( 1947 ) , passport to pimlico and the lavender hill mob , and the essay makes a convincing case that a studio which aimed ( in balcon\u2019s phrase ) at \u2018projecting britain and the british character\u2019 was also , as brown suggests , \u2018enriched by a european perspective\u2019 .\n1 . passport to pimlico , directed by henry cornelius , 1948 2 . reyner banham , the new brutalism , the architectural press ( london ) , 1966 , p13 . 3 . jm richards , the castles on the ground , the architectural press ( london ) , 1945 , p14 . 4 . ibid , p15 . 5 . ibid , p18 . 6 . ibid , pp55 - 56 . 7 . banham , the new brutalism , p12 . 8 . ibid , p13 . 9 . ibid , p17 . 10 . alison and peter smithson\u2019s response to the debate on brutalism , architectural design magazine , april 1957 , p11 .\nif gems were rolling off the ealing production line in 1949 , there was little initial confidence that passport to pimlico would be one of them . barbara murray , who plays shirley pemberton in the film , recalls plenty of on - set anxieties . \u201cthe rumour was that it was a bummer , \u201d she explains . the problem wasn\u2019t the story \u2013 a tale involving unexploded bombs , parchment mcguffins and a small corner of london that would be forever burgundy \u2013 so much as director henry cornelius\u2019s overruns . \u201cthere was an awful lot of friction between cornelius ( pictured ) and michael balcon , \u201d murray explains . \u201cit was supposed to take six weeks to make . i think it took six months . \u201d\ni commend pictures that try something different . many films just seem like re - treads of old ideas , so that is the big reason i so strongly recommend passport to pimlico . the movie is set just after ww2 and the post - war shortages and rationing seem to be driving londoners\nbarmy\n. the film centers on a tiny neighborhood in london called pimlico . they , too , are sick of not being able to buy what they want but can see no way out of it . that is until they accidentally stumble upon a hidden treasure and a charter which officially named this neighborhood as a sovereign nation many hundreds of years ago ! with this document , they reason , they can bypass all the rationing and coupons and live life just as they want , since it turns out they really aren ' t british subjects ! where the movie goes from there and how the crisis is ultimately resolved is something you ' ll need to see for yourselves . leave it up the brilliant minds of ealing studios to come up with this gem !\nthe wayne ' s world movies are such ridiculous fun to watch , one could easily assume they were equally fun to make . however , it turns out the sequel was a lot more stressful to produce , as the film had to be completely rewritten with little time to spare . according to a new biography of former studio chief sherry lansing , she had to force mike myers to rewrite the entire film movie because his original script was based on another movie , but paramount didn ' t have the rights to the underlying source .\npasspot to plimco is simply a wonderful little film about the residents of the london district of pimlico . after the accidental discovery of an early medieval treaty and some treasure , the residents find out that they are actually part of the duchy of burgundy . henceforth , they are independent from great britain . they organise a government , with the local shopkeepers and bank manager . and for the rest of london it is a godsend , as rationing does not apply to pimlico , and goods can be bought cheaply . so hundreds of market trader flood the streets . eventually it is decided to close the\nborder\nwith pimlico . the children are evacuated and food is stored away . meanwhile the duke of burgundy turns up and is procliamed the sovereign . eventually after several humorous adventures , the inhabitants faced with starvation , decide to rejoin britain . its a great film thats bursting with that great humour that ealing studios were known for . well worth a watch\npleasant story of the community of pimlico in london who , after an unexploded ww2 bomb explodes , find a royal charter stating that the area they live in forms part of burgundy . this movie works because it appeals to the fantasy a lot of us have about making up our own rules and not having to listen to them . a solid cast of british stalwarts , especially stanley holloway , makes this more believable . there are some very nice moments in the film , such as when the people have ran out of supplies and other londoners on the other side of the barricade start throwing food and other things over to them . even though you always knew pimlico would become part of the uk again , the people of pimlico and as a consequence the viewer doesn ' t mind when this happens , leaving a nice happy feeling . it ' s amazing to think that these low budget movies from a small studio in london still remain so popular over fifty years later . the producers must have got something right .\nplease tick to indicate that you understand the above and agree not to share any material from this version of genome externally .\nafter an unexploded bomb exposes a hidden treasure trove , the residents of post - war pimlico find an ancient document that declares they are officially part of burgundy in france . thinking it could be a good earner , they declare independence from britain , despite the best efforts of the british government to stop them .\nas part of this , rank decided to dedicate its highbury studios to the production of b movies . it intended to use these films to develop the careers of production staff and stars , particularly the lovely young things attending the rank charm school \u2013 another initiative designed to mirror hollywood . penny and the pownall case was the first film to come out of the highbury experiment .\nwhen an un - exploded wwii bomb is accidentally detonated in pimlico , london , it reveals a treasure trove . they find documents proving that the region is , in fact , part of burgundy , france and thus foreign territory . the british government attempts to regain control by setting up border controls and cutting off services to the area . the ' burgundians ' fight back .\nthis dippy little movie is british humor ( humour ) at its best . when the london district of pimlico discovers that it really is not english , the fun begins . dear old margaret rutherford is delightful , as are the rest of the cast .\nbalcon and his fellow bigwigs couldn\u2019t have anticipated the furious reaction of lambeth locals to the construction of the set\u2019s housing . like blazing saddles\u2019 fake rock ridge , fake pimlico involved \u2018flats\u2019 , painted house fronts that would have been cosily familiar to filmmaking veterans , but were essentially a red rag to homeless south londoners . \u201cthere was a riot ! \u201d shudders murray , who was bused to the set each day from costume and make - up in ealing . \u201cthe whole encampment was surrounded by barbed wire and we had escorts to take us in and out each day . \u201d\nwe have produced a style guide to help editors follow a standard format when editing a listing . if you are unsure how best to edit this programme please take a moment to read it .\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore .\noops . a firewall is blocking access to prezi content . check out this article to learn more or contact your system administrator .\nwhisky galore ! was produced by michael balcon , the head of ealing studios ; he appointed monja danischewsky as the associate producer . danischewsky had been employed in the studio ' s advertising department , and whisky galore ! was his first job in production . with the studio ' s directors all working on other products , balcon and danischewsky asked ronald neame to take the role , but he turned the offer down . a first - time director , alexander mackendrick , was chosen from within ealing ' s workforce ; he was employed as a production designer . the film was produced at the same time as passport to pimlico and kind hearts and coronets ; all three comedies were released into uk cinemas over two months .\nalthough set in a distant day the play is surprisingly topical . from a mention of \u2018boosting the economy\u2019 to looting and rioting , there seems to be a foreshadowing of modern day events . marika mckennell gave a plausible performance - from pulling off a cockney accent to bursting into song and jamie webb who played mr . pemberton was perfectly cast for the role of an unassuming resident of pimlico who suddenly finds himself in the spotlight as prime minister of burgundy .\nthe scenario is this : in a postwar britain even more austerity - gripped than the brexiteers claim it is now , an unexploded german bomb finally explodes in a building in london\u2019s pimlico revealing a cellar full of treasures and , more importantly , a royal charter signed by edward iv ceding the area to the duke of burgundy .\nwith the state\u2019s jurisdiction temporarily removed whilst the two parties negotiate , pimlico\u2019s business community grasps its new found economic and political freedom with both hands : \u201cration books ? this is burgundy ! \u201d identification papers are \u201critually destroyed\u201d [ 20 ] in a gesture of defiance as the locals enjoy the spontaneously relaxed burgundian licensing laws . however , in little time , the district has become a magnet for black marketeers on a scale which threatens to unleash anarchy onto its streets . before the citizens can appeal to the state for help , they find their \u201cborders\u201d have been closed . their bluff called , the residents of pimlico have become burgundians , trapped in an england within england .\nwith its strong location work , including shots in piccadilly circus ( where several pimlico kids go to watch a gaumont - british newsreel about their street ) , the use of whitehall , and the underground ( the scenes where the pimlico brigade stop the tube to check passports and to check food stocks is a particular highlight ) , there is little doubt this is one of ealing ' s most obviously ' london ' films . but the comic treatment of more universal themes of british community , identity ( ' it ' s because we are english that we ' re sticking up for our rights to be burgundian ' ) and democracy ( a sign reading ' 3 % for , 3 % against , 94 % don ' t know ' seems particularly apt to the film ' s national vision ) shine through , and reassert the film ' s claims to classic status within ealing ' s 95 films , and british cinema more generally .\nalthough basil dean made films at ealing in the 1930s and the bbc bought the buildings and started producing there in 1955 , \u2018ealing films\u2019 \u2013 and most often people say \u2018ealing comedies\u2019 \u2013 are regarded as those made under producer michael balcon between 1938 and 1959 . ( there is a handful of \u2018ealing\u2019 credits at the end when he was working with mgm ) . these seventy or so features \u2013 which include passport to pimlico ( 1949 ) , kind hearts and coronets ( 1949 ) and the ladykillers ( 1951 ) are understood to be in some sense quintessentially british \u2013 or perhaps that should be english . these are also films that encapsulate much of what we think about the war and about the post - conflict world and its utopian aspirations .\nthis production sketch shows the \u2018pimlico\u2019 of the film starting to take shape on the ealing drawing boards . pictured is the fictional miramont place ( lambeth road and hercules road in real life ) . an unexploded bomb discovered in the wastelands beyond sparks the discovery of ancient documents that leads its denizens to declare themselves citizens of an independent burgundy . think of cornwall , only with more barbed wire and fewer pasties .\nthe new citizens of pimlico redefine britishness in their own terms . the state of britishness paradoxically occurs only when the district becomes ersatz france by becoming burgundy - a mythic place in between the two , neither france nor britain . britishness exists only when national borders are smeared .\nthis movie is set in the early post - ww2 years . rationing is a part of everyday life and ruined buildings after the blitz still pepper the cityscape of london . after a left over bomb detonates , a tomb with treasure and a parchment proclaiming that pimlico is a part of burgundy is found . being suddenly inhabitants of a piece of france in england , the inhabitants of pimlico no longer feel they need to ration or pay taxes to great britain . then it escalates . light in tone , this film deals with real problems facing the citizens of most countries post - ww2 . after the war , rationing was still in effect for many years and sometimes it was hard to make ends meet . this film addresses these issues with humour and wit .\nafter celebrating east end boy alfred hitchcock through the summer , the bfi is now looking to the west of london \u2013 to ealing studios .\nclassic british comedy directed by henry cornelius . when an unexploded bomb goes off in pimlico , documents are uncovered which reveal that this part of london in fact belongs to burgundy in france . an autonomous state is set up in a spirit of optimism , but the petty squabbles of everyday life soon shatter the utopian vision of a non - restrictive nation .\nin this description , the worlds of film , town planning and architecture are like a dreamscape in which the trauma and the possibilities of border absence and border imposition are more , or less , consciously played out . it happened here demonstrates with devastating effect the absence of transparency , clarity and moral rigour in the immediate postwar years which it was important for the next period of immovable borders to challenge . yet that moment of flux and uncertainty , where the cold war did not yet overwhelm decisions from the most politically strategic to the most personal , has a kinship with our own time . real architectural and social possibilities \u2013 suggested by the fantasies of both passport to pimlico and the temporary structures of the festival of britain \u2013 could , and can , be mooted . looking back , what is uncanny is the way , in the postwar decade , the ghosts of political borders inevitably came to haunt the more intimate territories of everyday life .\nmuch like passport to pimlico , whisky galore , part of that first way of ealing comedies to sweep across britain in the summer of 1949 and then come to the states , takes a very simple idea and stretches it beyond its logical conclusion . in this case , it\u2019s that a small island off the coast of scotland has just about run out of whisky in 1943 , as the war struggles on . into this problem step two soldiers and one very fortunate accident . the first office is captain waggett , desperate to get the correct ammunition for his rifles , and frustrated beyond belief at the islanders he is forced to deal with . the other soldier is islander sergeant odd , who is home on leave and hoping to propose to peggy , the shopkeeper\u2019s daughter ( peggy is played with sultry appeal by joan greenwood , whose smoky voice would also come in handy for her major female roles in kind hearts and coronets and the man in the white suit ) . these two men would likely be somewhat at odds normally . but what happens in the meantime is that a freighter runs aground just offshore \u2013 a freighter with 50 , 000 cases of whiskey .\narthur pemberton cherishes a plan to create a children ' s play area from the wartime ruins but is dismissed with the rebuff that\nthis borough is in no position to finance daydreams .\nthis moment alone distills some of the film ' s central premises about the tensions between pragmatism and imagination , forward - thinking and backward - looking , inhibition and liberation , and the role of the individual within the community . it is also a typically\nealing\nscenario , in that important issues in ealing movies were often explored through narratives involving children . these films include hue and cry and mandy . pemberton equates the children ' s play area with the future and the transition from post - war inertia into a new decade energised by the young . he sees this initiative as an opportunity to liberate a future generation into the freedoms fought for by his generation . passport to pimlico essentially examines the problems of this transition by demonstrating the possibilities inherent in having particular freedoms .\nit ' s time for the annual london to brighton antique car rally , and alan mckim and ambrose claverhouse are not going to let their friendship stop them from trying to humiliate each other . . . . see full summary \u00bb\npassport to pimlico captures england as it struggles to come to terms with the end of empire and the formation of the welfare state \u2013 whose ethos , to my mind , it affirms . although the text could be accused of espousing precisely the sort of inward - looking englishness which british airways parody to their advantage , in the context of the decline of the empire , it could also be seen as an honest recognition of the need to reconstruct england and reassess its position in the world order . the closure of the colonial chapter of its history and the simultaneous emergence of the new global super powers rapidly and drastically undermined britain\u2019s position as a world power . indeed , the film features an obvious parody of the berlin blockade as the citizens of london shower burgundy with food parcels . taken along with the film\u2019s general tone of moderation , the comparison with the cold war posturing of the super powers is pointed : intractable conflicts are the logical extension of entrenched ideology and dogma , whether at home or abroad . the film suggests \u2013 perhaps naively \u2013 that , whatever its shortcomings , england is capable of striking a balance between the individual and the wider community .\nat present this site reflects the contents of the published radio times bbc listings . we will retain information submitted to us for possible future use , to help fill in gaps in the data and to help us bring the bbc\u2019s broadcast history to life , but we will not be publishing it at this stage ."]}
{"id": 114945, "summary": [{"text": "greatest video hits 1 was the first queen video collection on dvd .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "most of the content was released previously on vhs and the long defunct ced videodisc format as greatest flix in 1981 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it was released in october 2002 , and included video hits of the band between 1973 and 1981 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the dvd peaked at number one in uk , with sales of more than 90,000 copies .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it was also the best selling dvd of the year in 2002 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it was also number one in usa ( platinum ) , germany ( gold ) , spain and other countries .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it was also 4 times platinum in australia , 3 times platinum in canada , platinum in poland , and other places .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "most music videos on the dvd have been converted to 16:9 widescreen .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "this was achieved by cropping large amounts of picture from the top and bottom of the original 4:3 frame .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "this has caused much controversy among many fans who want the videos presented in their original aspect ratio , and see the conversion as unnecessary and detrimental to the original material . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "greatest video hits 1", "paragraphs": ["urltoken comparison between greatest video hits 1 ( dvd , 2002 ) and greatest flix i ( from greatest flix i & ii dvd , 1997 ) .\neagle rock entertainment will release a new queen dvd , greatest video hits , august 28 .\nqueen were one of the best bands . freddie mercury was a showman . i ' ve got this dvd collection , i ' ve also got greatest video hits 1 .\nqueen - greatest video hits 2 - 2 dvd - multiple formats ac - 3 color dts surround sound ntsc - * * brand new / still sealed * * - rare .\ntechnician [ pro tools ] , engineer [ additional ] [ 5 . 1 soundtrack ]\nto sit around and watch all 33 song videos on queen : greatest video hits , complete with audio commentary from guitarist brian may and drummer roger talyor , is to think of nothing but queen for several days . this throws off one ' s musical equilibrium .\nguardians of the galaxy awesome mix - vol . 1 & vol . 2 ( galaxy soundtrack )\nqueen : greatest video hits , much like the tidal wave of queen compilations that hit the market after freddie mercury ' s death , doesn ' t offer much that hasn ' t been experienced before . it ' s a bit tough to evaluate this product with fresh eyes and ears since most classic glam rock fans out there are already familiar with queen ' s visual components . but there ' s a lot you can say about queen ' s videos . a whole lot . and for the price , queen : greatest video hits ' s 15 year sweep across two dvds is a pretty decent deal .\na video recording of the benefit concert in memory of the lead singer of queen .\n1 of 2 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\non the dvd : queen ' s greatest video hits 1 reflects the limitations of pre - digital recording ; much of the visual material looks tired and dated even though the original footage is now presented in 16 : 9 format . closer attention has been paid to the remastering of the audio soundtrack , which includes dts 5 . 1 versions of the favourites ( the multi - channel audio experience of\nbohemian rhapsody\nis stunning ) . the opening menu sequence is also impressive , with state - of - the - art animation that incorporates the designs of early queen record sleeves . - - john galilee\nif you are a queen fan than this is a\nmust have\n. also , fans of the movie\nhighlander\nshould not miss out on this one . there are great interviews with queen about their involvement with the film to go along with the videos . this is a great companion piece to the volume i greatest hits . the 5 . 1 sound rocks the house ! ! ! ! ! !\nthe videos were originally filmed in tv ' s classic 1 . 33 : 1 ( 4 : 3 ) aspect ratio , however for the dvd release they were presented in hdtv ' s 1 . 78 : 1 ( 16 : 9 ) format , which resulted in the top and bottom being cropped . this angered many queen fans , since it resulted in the loss of screen information and the videos often being presented out of composition , especially in case of such music videos as\nbohemian rhapsody\n, which heavily relied on picture composition .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nfeels great to have this collection of classic music videos for the queen hits . - but who decided to leave out\ni ' m going slightly mad\nand\ninnuendo\n, replacing them with\nscandal\n, princes of the universe\nand\nlas palabras de amor\n? ? ? i had to buy a portugese version of\ngreatest flix ii\nfrom brazil to add those videos to my collection .\nthis deserves five stars for so many reasons . first we have every video from this era of 1982 to 1989 from queen . they look great , they sound even better in 5 . 1 dts . the commentary is entertaining sometimes . then the second disc is just as interesting as the first . videos ,\nlive\nperformances , and even an easter egg .\nthe 2 - disc package features more than three hours of material that has been upgraded digitally in dts 5 . 1 surround sound . it contains 33 videos with added commentary from brian may and roger taylor .\ndisc 1 1 . bohemian rhapsody 2 . another one bites the dust 3 . killer queen 4 . fat bottomed girls 5 . bicycle race 6 . you\u2019re my best friend 7 . don\u2019t stop me now 8 . save me 9 . crazy little thing called love 10 . somebody to love 11 . spread your wings 12 . play the game 13 . flash 14 . tie your mother down 15 . we will rock you 16 . we are the champions\nsubscribe to the official queen channel here urltoken watch all the videos from queen ' s greatest hits volume 1 in this video . the video is made up of some of queen ' s best known singles since their first chart appearance in 1974 . full tracklist - 0 : 38 bohemian rhapsody 6 : 37 another one bites the dust 10 : 16 killer queen 13 : 24 fat bottomed girls 17 : 10 bicycle race 20 : 20 you ' re my best friend 23 : 23 don ' t stop me now 26 : 55 save me 30 : 52 crazy little thing called love 33 : 42 somebody to love 38 : 53 now i ' m here 44 : 23 good old - fashioned lover boy 47 : 21 play the game 50 : 56 flash 53 : 44 seven seas of rhye 56 : 35 we will rock you 59 : 10 we are the champions welcome to the official queen channel . subscribe today for exclusive queen videos , including live shows , interviews , music videos & much more . see the best of freddie mercury , brian may , roger taylor & john deacon right here on youtube . follow us on twitter : urltoken give us a like on facebook : urltoken\ndisc one available in dts 5 . 1 surround sound , also includes comprehensive audio commentary by queen . disc two contains the documentary ' inside the rhapsody ' and a photo gallery . approx . running time 133 minutes \u2117 & \u00a9 2002 queen productions ltd .\nin addition to receiving the prestigious honor , pink also treated vma viewers to a medley of her biggest hits , including \u201cget this party started , \u201d \u201craise your class , \u201d \u201cso what , \u201d \u201c ( blow me ) one last kiss\u201d and \u201cdon\u2019t let me get me . \u201d\nyou cant beat queen for quality hits packages & for a good ol sing along ( yes i also prance about pretending im freddie ! ) good quality 2nd hand copy ( the only way 2 get these ? ) & just in time 4 nieces xmas ( she wants 2 be brian may ) no worries .\nthe earliest video on queen : greatest video hits ,\nkiller queen\n, is just a mimed performance from top of the pops . but over the course of the ' 70s , the music video turned into an advertising tool with artists like queen leading the pack . song clips featuring the band in their current stage setup eventually saw the integration of animated doves and footage of nude bikers . and as more time passed , these clips gave way to some wildly interpretive miniature movies . some of them were tied to the film industry ; the a kind of magic album and the first highlander movie ,\nflash\nwith flash gordon and\nradio ga ga\nwith metropolis . and with so many directors working with a band made up of four songwriters who were constantly wrestling for some album space , you kind of see it all . you see the boring (\nfat bottomed girls\n) , the cheeky (\ni want to break free\n,\nit ' s a hard life\n) , the risqu\u00e9 (\nbody language\n,\nbicycle race\n) , the majestic (\nwho wants to live forever\n) , the abstract (\nunder pressure\n) and the what - the - hell - did - i - just - watch (\nthe invisible man\n) ? and there ' s plenty that don ' t fit neatly into any of these categories .\ni purchased this dvd hoping for high quality video and audio . i was not disappointed ! the 96 / 24 dts surround sound is amazing ! this issue also provides a second dvd with lots of bonus material and a nice booklet . i ' m very pleased with this item !\nsure , she\u2019s always been around \u2014 usually hovering overhead , doing some sort of insane acrobatics \u2014 but has she really gotten the cultural respect she\u2019s due ? i\u2019d say that handing her the michael jackson video vanguard award , previously given to the likes of david bowie and justin timberlake , is a step in the right direction .\nsubscribe to the official queen channel here urltoken watch all the videos from queen ' s greatest hits volume 2 in this video . tracklist ( click the time to skip to the track ) - a kind of magic - 00 : 36 under pressure ( feat . david bowie ) - 05 : 11 radio ga ga - 09 : 19 i want it all - 15 : 08 i want to break free - 19 : 16 innuendo - 23 : 41 it ' s a hard life - 30 : 27 breakthru - 34 : 38 who wants to live forever - 39 : 00 headlong - 43 : 08 the miracle - 48 : 00 i ' m going slightly mad - 53 : 18 the invisible man - 57 : 49 hammer to fall - 01 : 02 : 12 friends will be friends - 01 : 06 : 03 the show must go on - 01 : 10 : 32 one vision - 01 : 14 : 52 welcome to the official queen channel . subscribe today for exclusive queen videos , including live shows , interviews , music videos & much more . see the best of freddie mercury , brian may , roger taylor & john deacon right here on youtube . follow us on twitter : urltoken give us a like on facebook : urltoken\ntakes full advantage of the legendary status of\nbohemian rhapsody\n, still ranked as one of the best - loved tunes of all time , and its equally legendary video . although no one can wholly explain what freddie ' s lament was about , this collection includes four mini - documentaries that attempt to unlock the mystery with limited success . the original videos to favourites such as\nsomeone to love\n,\nwe will rock you\nand\nkiller queen\nare also included , as well as a new racier version of the video for\nbicycle race\n. brian may and roger taylor provide an optional audio commentary throughout , interspersed with edited interview snippets from the late freddie mercury .\ni bought this because i had not seen the later queen videos and i did not know much of the music from the later 80 ' s . i like the videos , the video commentary from brian and roger , and disc 2 which has the making of the videos and some other background stuff . queen was perfection and majesty . you can ' t help but want more .\ndisc 2 1 . a kind of magic 2 . i want it all 3 . radio ga ga 4 . i want to break free 5 . breakthru 6 . under pressure 7 . scandal 8 . who wants to live forever 9 . the miracle 10 . it\u2019s a hard life 11 . the invisible man 12 . las palabras de amor 13 . friends will be friends 14 . body language 15 . hammer to fall 16 . princes of the universe 17 . one vision\nan equal match with queen dvd 1 . the only pity is that a few of the songs transferred to tape aren ' t on the dvd . i would have like to see\nslightly mad\nand\nthese are the days of our lives\nalso included on the dvd . . . . . they shouldn ' t have been left off . both songs are well worth seeing as a dvd , so why were they omitted ? ? ? still good to watch .\nunlike so many other audio commentaries where producers and artists too readily gush praise about each other , may ' s and taylor ' s observations are both fascinating and frank . although much of what they discuss about the making of the promos is replicated in the accompanying glossy dvd booklet , it ' s illuminating to hear them chat about their dislike of dennis de vallance ' s video for\nfat bottomed girls\n( principally because the final cut focused almost exclusively on mercury ) . their stories about the making of the videos also add some much - needed panache to these basic low - budget promos . for instance , their account of the making of\nspread your wings\n, on a freezing winter day in roger taylor ' s garden , brings an added dimension to an otherwise flat video .\nthe same goes for the handclapping masses in\nradio ga ga\n. i really thought they would have more to say about\nbody language\n, a steambath bonzanza of skin that has the distinction of being the first music video to be banned from mtv . but their collective reaction to\nit ' s a hard life\nis pretty funny . just as the victorian set lights up , you can hear the two men moan and groan almost on cue . they open up considerably about the miracle period and which song originated from which band member ( this was a time when all members put their names on the copyrights of all the songs ) . i learned that\nbreakthru\nand\none vision\nstarted as roger taylor originals and that mercury was considerably ill during the\ni want it all\nvideo shoot . he certainly fooled me .\ncommentary from brian may and roger taylor ranges from insightful to worthless . for example , i ' ve always wondered how it was possible to get so many females to take off all of their clothes and race around a track on their bicycles in front of a camera crew (\nit ' s okay , ladies ! you ' ll be in a queen video !\n) . what do i learn ? talyor says that they were not at the shoot that day and that it\nlooked like fun\n. yeah , we knew that already . both men struggle for things to say on\nfat bottomed girls\nand\nscandal\n, two videos that underwhelmed them greatly . but interesting nuggets of history do get thrown in along with the mundane . for example ,\ntie your mother down\nwas just a lyrical place holder until freddie mercury talked brian may in making that the actual title .\nwe are the champions\nand\nfriends will be friends\nwere shot in front of a crowd of queen fans who just wanted to be a video .\nbut queen always fooled me . for a long time , i was happily entrenched in a night at the opera without ever having seen a video , live performance or photograph not found in an album sleeve . i didn ' t need any visuals to appreciate the music , i thought it could stand on its own . so when i discovered queen ' s sense of drama and flamboyance , it was a bit of an overload . but then as time passed , my personal lens matured in a way that allowed more tongues to be inserted into more cheeks . but did queen take themselves seriously some of the time or none of the time ? having a dvd case that houses both\nsave me\nand\nit ' s a hard life\ncasts more doubt on that question . but the dye has been cast - - the songs have been sung and the videos has been shot . god save the ambiguity .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nwe are updating our terms of service , privacy policy , and cookie and internet advertising policy effective may 25 , 2018 ! you can preview the new version and see details about the updates here .\nhello ! we have selected english as your language preference . if you would like to browse in a different language , please choose a language using the dropdown . deutsch english espa\u00f1ol fran\u00e7ais italiano \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nthe life and times of the rock band queen - told in two parts covering in part one the 1970 ' s and in part two the 1980 ' s and beyond .\nfeatures ' the untold story ' documentary and a 25 minute ' making of ' footage plus eleven solo videos along with the last filmed interview with freddie .\nthe movie contains two concerts of the british rock band queen . the first concert is their show at montreal in november 1981 . the second concert is their live performance at live aid in 1985 .\nfulfilment by amazon ( fba ) is a service amazon offers sellers that lets them store their products in amazon ' s warehouses , and amazon directly does the picking , packing , shipping and customer service on these items . something amazon hopes you ' ll especially enjoy : fba items are eligible for and for amazon prime just as if they were amazon items .\nif you ' re a seller , you can increase your sales significantly by using fulfilment by amazon . we invite you to learn more about this programme .\namazon ' s choice recommends highly rated , well - priced products available to dispatch immediately .\ninstantly receive a \u00a310 urltoken gift card if you\u2019re approved for the amazon platinum mastercard with instant spend . representative 21 . 9 % apr ( variable ) .\ncredit offered by newday ltd , over 18s only , subject to status . terms apply .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\na collection of pop videos , from the rockers that set the precedent for this medium .\ngreat nostalgia trip for me . it also makes me realise that the range of material that queen came up with was amazing . how many bands could switch with ease from the epic ' bohemian rhapsody ' to the wonderfully eccentric ' bicycle race ' or from the tongue in cheek elvis parody of ' crazy little thing called love ' to the majestic funk rock of ' another one bites the dust ? from a time when talent actually meant something , queen were a one - off band and you need this dvd in your collection !\nnothing wrong with the band but dvd needs major improving . firstly it needs to be re - released in original 4 : 3 ratio and the soundtrack needs work . the sound goes high one minute , low then brian ' s guitar blares out at full volume while freddies vocal get lost in the background . not good .\nwe have been queen fans for years . we have the tape versions of these live / studio recordings of their making of videos of heir work . we have watched both dvds but wish some not on the tape recordings were actually had been includes . not amazon ' s fault . well worth watching if you are a queen fan .\ngreat , preferred queen in the earlier days and this dvd fits the bill wonderfully .\nthe quality wasn\u2019t quite as i\u2019d expected , but it was fast delivery . thank you .\nfast delivery , item as described , fantastic dvd , enjoyed it from beginning to end . would recommend this seller . 100 % .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\ni buy lots of goods for my brother - in - law who refuses to buy from the internet but gets me to do the job for him . he bought this to replace a vhs version and likes it just as much . good delivery time and secure packaging . he ' s very pleased .\ndid not have all the tracks that i was expecting . but still a good dvd\nqueen was never a shy band . this makes them a perfect candidate for this double dvd package of music videos .\nmuch like pink floyd , i ' ve always found queen to be one of those musical acts that operated inside of a decade that didn ' t really exist for their contemporaries . sure , there are elements of their sound ( and dress ) that pin them to the ' 70s and ' 80s . you ' d have to be both blind and deaf to not notice that . but somehow , they conjured up a whole other aesthetic that was timely , timeless , dated and wholly unknown - - sometimes all in one song . any group that idiosyncratic had to have a visual element to match , something that could really cram the\nglam\ninto glam rock .\nvideos were not a new thing when queen were hitting their artistic and commercial stride in the mid ' 70s . people had years to get used to the bizarre pairings of popular song with abstract and conceptual images .\nstrawberry fields forever\nand\npenny lane\nare prominent examples of what was then known as\nsong clips\nor\nfilm clips\n. live footage or lip - synced sound checks were often the formats of choice back in the early ' 70s . it was probably cheaper and required less thought , freeing up musicians and labelmen to focus on more pressing matters such as making then selling the music .\nthere are directors who pop up more than just a few times on this collection , like david mallet and rudi dolezal with hannes rossacher . mallet in particular has quite the diverse portfolio going for himself just from queen videos alone . there ' s the metropolis homage of\nradio ga ga\n, complete with the original sets from the film , the coronation street - meets - drag - meets - pagan ballet mashup on\ni want to break free\n, queen ' s 1984 stage setup accompanying\nhammer to fall\nand a miniature stage to give the non - touring chapter of queen ' s career a chance to play under the big lights once again on\ni want it all\n.\ndolezal and rossacher are all over the later years by lighting candles for\nwho wants to live forever\n, making a mock newspaper stage for the band to lip - sync on for\nscandal\n, some genuine crowd interaction for\nfriends will be friends\n, less - than - genuine rehearsal footage for\none vision\n, a train smashing through a brick wall on\nbreakthru\nand some kid in a ball cap using his computer joystick to zap the band members as their silhouettes dance around in a house cutaway - - only to magically appear in his room , totally jamming away . bruce gowers was asked to roll film for the two biggest singles from a night at the opera ,\nbohemian rhapsody\nand\nyou ' re my best friend\n, and his touch is a light one .\neven with the grandiose operatic gestures pelting the middle of the former , gowers doesn ' t take liberties with the songs the way freddie mercury did with vocal overdubs . daniela green was just happy to move a camera around the stage during queen ' s soundtrack for\nanother one bites the dust\nand rock flicks found it perfectly suitable for the members to drag all of their gear into the snow and pretend to play\nspread your wings\nand\nwe will rock you\n.\nqueen freddie mercury brian may john deacon roger taylor bruce gowers daniela green robin nash dennis de vallance david mallet j . kliebenstein keith mcmillan rock flicks brian grant mike hodges derek burbridge russell mulcahy rudi dolezal hannes rossacher\nlike many of the best comedies and tragedies , this weimar - era silent film understands how each mode is often a hair ' s breadth from the other .\nit ' s a testament to zevin ' s understanding of multiple age groups that she ' s able to capture a variety of women at various life stages . her portrayals feel honest and true .\nvisual artist / silos frontman walter salas - humara preps new album , walterio , which speaks to his punk / roots origins .\njean - michel blais manages to transform simple motifs into weightless complex structures into ( as paul simon noted in a different context )\nangels in the architecture\n.\nthe happy fits take inspiration from alabama shakes on\ngrow back\nand transform it into an unforgettable pop song .\nlee mcintyre ' s ' post - truth ' is a history lesson and a call to action asking liberals to defend the concept of objective truth . but is it the best approach to the problem ?\nwashington ' s album son of pain is a lost treasure of r & b ; an album rich in bluesy southern drawls , honeyed harmonies and street - smart rhythms .\nexploding with captivating melodies , genre - splicing resourcefulness , and remarkable cohesion , automata ii exemplifies what makes between the buried and me so skillful , striving , and singular .\naustralian folk duo luluc follows their breakout album passerby with a more ambitious sound that inspires reverence and awe on sculptor .\nan unexpected collaboration between joseph arthur and peter buck produces a great summer record of noisy , dark garage - pop .\n\u00a9 1999 - 2018 urltoken . all rights reserved . popmatters is wholly independently owned and operated .\nif you like tvline , you ' ll love our weekly newsletter . click here to subscribe .\nmuch - loved welsh referee nigel owens is back in the headlines after yellow - carding a ball boy .\nbbc wales sport has dug out more of his finest moments on the rugby field .\ncolumbia\nwalking eye\ndesign and legacy & design are registered trademarks of sony music entertainment .\nthe first disc focuses on the early days of queen in the 1970s . it includes \u201cbohemian rhapsody , \u201d \u201canother one bites the dust , \u201d \u201cwe will rock you\u201d and \u201cwe are the champions , \u201d plus \u201cflash\u201d from the 1980 sci - fi film flash gordon . disc 2 follows queen into the 1980s . you can check out the complete track listing below .\neagle rock also will release a documentary on freddie mercury . the great pretender will be available on dvd and blu - ray on september 25 .\n\u00a9 2018 future publishing limited quay house , the ambury , bath ba1 1ua . all rights reserved . england and wales company registration number 2008885 .\nthe lowest - priced brand - new , unused , unopened , undamaged item in its original packaging ( where packaging is applicable ) .\npackaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store , unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non - retail packaging , such as an unprinted box or plastic bag .\ncopyright \u00a9 1995 - 2018 ebay inc . all rights reserved . accessibility , user agreement , privacy , cookies and adchoice"]}
{"id": 114953, "summary": [{"text": "a little dream is a 60-minute documentary film in english capturing the journey of former president dr. apj abdul kalam 's life from rameswaram to rashtrapati bhavan .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it was produced by minveli media works and scripted-directed by p. dhanapal , and unfolds in the form of a story-in-story .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "importance of education is the theme of the film , which also contains audio and video clips of important people associated with dr. a.p.j. abdul kalam .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "noted dancer and actress shobhana has played the lead role in the film .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the short film concludes with a visual presentation of a poem a song of youth , written by dr kalam .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "an inspiring life story of a great leader of our generation , dr.apj .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "abdul kalam , former president of india , this documentary will be preserved and shall benefit young minds for its motivational content .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "a trailer of the documentary can be downloaded from poduniversal .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the dvd was released on 21 january 2008 at chennai by noted film director k. balachander in the presence of dr. apj .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "abdul kalam , former president of india .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the first copy was received by prof. c.ramaswamy , secretary , dr. mahalingam college of engineering and technology , pollachi .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the special function also marked the launch of \u2018 inaindunaam 99 \u2019 meaning \u2018 together we 99 \u2019 , a project inspired by mr. kalam , targeting at preparing 66 youngsters into social entrepreneurs under the guidance of 33 mentor organizations .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "a little dream is a spark inducer for the younger generation towards the goal ' importance of education ' . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "a little dream", "paragraphs": ["dream a little dream of me dream a dream of me come on and dream come on and dream dream a little dream of me i said dream , dream , dream a little dre - dre - dream come on and dream dream a little dre - dre - dream of me what you sayin ' hey baby come on and dream dream a little dream , dream of me dream dream dream . . .\nrediff news : september 25 , 2007 a little dream , larger cause : fantastic !\ndr a p j abdul kalam reacted when p dhanapal showed him a little dream . . .\nmichael bubl\u00e9 - dream a little dream ( nicole , lisa , aulona ) | the voice kids 2013 | battle | sat . 1\nmichael bubl\u00e9 - dream a little dream ( nicole , lisa , aulona ) | the voice kids 2013 | battle | sat . 1 - youtube\nmix - michael bubl\u00e9 - dream a little dream ( nicole , lisa , aulona ) | the voice kids 2013 | battle | sat . 1\nsince 2002 , the foundation of a little dream\u2019s vision has been the making of beautiful live music for events of all kinds .\nsnl favorite and ghostbusters star kate mckinnon shared her pipes on popcorn with peter travers , singing a line from the classic\ndream a little dream of me .\nshe ' s got one heck of a lovely voice .\nthis elegant little inn will delight you . . . .\n- country inn magazine\none india : january 21 , 2008 documentary on kalam launched . ' ' a little dream ' ' , a 60 - minute cd documentary film , capturing the journey of former president a p j abdul kalam ' s life from rameswaram to rastrapathi bhavan , was launched here today . . .\nan accident puts the consciousness of an elderly dream researcher into the body of a bratty teenager . the problem ? the kid prefers dreamworld limbo to real life .\nboy - little numbers ( leif , vanessa , joel ) | the voice kids 2014 | battle | sat . 1\nat a little dream , we believe in the power of music to bring people together , no matter what the occasion . we have devoted ourselves for close to fifteen years to enhancing thousands of weddings , d & ds ; , launches and other corporate and private events in singapore , delivering great music at affordable prices .\nchildren from various city schools and people from all walks of life were part of the captivated audience present at the launch of compact discs \u2018a little dream\u2019 , a documentary film on mr . kalam . scripted and directed by p . dhanapal , the one - hour - long film captured important milestones in mr . kalam\u2019s life - from his hometown , rameswaram , to new delhi .\na boy takes in a stray dog , later discovering that it is an ultra - intelligent runaway being stalked by a dangerous creature from the same genetic research lab .\na teen decides to go for a night on the town with his friends despite flunking his driver ' s test .\nlance , a teenager , dreams to be a secret agent , when he is suddenly in the middle of a hacker intrigue , which aims at an international environmental congress . lance gets in possession of a . . . see full summary \u00bb\na bullied teen disguises himself as a girl in order to escape the school ' s bully , but finds some upsides to it as well .\na lighthearted tale about a gang of bank robbers who fall out and split up . the brains of the gang is a boy who , with his father , successfully continue their crime spree . annoyed at this , . . . see full summary \u00bb\na master of ceremonies , or mc , is the glue that holds an event together .\ndinger and bobby ' s adventure start when a pair of magical sunglasses arrive at the door . their mundane lives in l . a . get a crazy twist - but soon enough , they ' ve got thugs on their trail who . . . see full summary \u00bb\nschoolchildren and representatives of various organisations thronged narada gana sabha , alwarpet , on monday : not to attend a cultural performance , but to listen to former president a . p . j . abdul kalam .\n: dinger ! 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{"id": 114955, "summary": [{"text": "ok jaanu ( english : ok darling ) is a 2017 indian romantic drama film directed by shaad ali , story and screenplay by mani ratnam .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "produced by mani ratnam and karan johar under their banners madras talkies and dharma productions respectively .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it is an official remake of mani ratnam 's tamil film o kadhal kanmani starring dulquer salmaan and nithya menon .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film stars aditya roy kapur and shraddha kapoor in the lead roles , portraying a young couple in a live-in relationship in mumbai with naseeruddin shah and leela samson play supporting roles as an older couple in the film , portraying the younger couple 's landlords .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "eesh kakkkar plays tara 's ex-boyfriend .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "a. r. rahman composed the film 's score and soundtrack .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "gulzar is the dialogue writer of this film .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "gulzar has also written the lyrics for the songs in the film .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the first look was released on 29 february 2016 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "principal photography commenced in march 2016 .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the filming has been officially wrapped up on 29 may 2016 , with actress shraddha kapoor sharing a photo from the film 's set .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film had a worldwide release on 13 january 2017 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "ok jaanu", "paragraphs": ["' ok jaanu ' star aditya roy kapur to sign another romant . . .\n' ok jaanu ' box office collection day 4 : aditya - shraddha . . .\nok jaanu ( original motion picture soundtrack ) by a . r . rahman on spotify\nbox office : ok jaanu collects rs . 7 lakhs in week 3 - bollywood hungama\n\u200eok jaanu ( original motion picture soundtrack ) by a . r . rahman on apple music\nactors aditya roy kapur and shraddha kapoor in a still from bollywood romantic drama ok jaanu .\nok jaanu is a bollywood romantic - drama movie directed by shaad ali . the movie stars aditya roy kapur and shraddha kapoor . story in detail : ok jaanu is the . . .\nshradha kapoor and aditya roy kapur get cosy in the first look of\nok jaanu\n.\nok jaanu | official trailer | aditya roy kapur , shraddha kapoor | a . r . rahman\nthis is how a . r rahman felt while remixing ' hamma hamma ' for ok jaanu !\nok jaanu trailer official reaction | aditya roy kapur , shraddha kapoor | a . r . rahman\nkaara fankaara - ok jaanu | aditya roy kapur | shraddha kapoor | a . r . rahman\nok jaanu jukebox \u2013 aditya roy kapur | shraddha kapoor | a . r . rahman | gulzar\nbox office special features \u00bb box office : ok jaanu collects rs . 7 lakhs in week 3\naditya roy kapur & shraddha kapoor starrer ok jaanu had an average weekend at the box office .\nok jaanu : the film earned rs 8 . 98 crore on saturday ( image courtesy : okjaanu )\nok jaanu | official trailer | aditya roy kapur , shraddha kapoor | a . r . rahman - youtube\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ok jaanu near you .\nkaara fankaara - ok jaanu | aditya roy kapur | shraddha kapoor | a . r . rahman - youtube\nmix - kaara fankaara - ok jaanu | aditya roy kapur | shraddha kapoor | a . r . rahman\na remake of the tamil film \u201cok kanmani\u201d , \u201cok jaanu\u201d marks the return of aditya and shraddha together on the silver screen after the 2013 film \u201caashiqui 2\u201d .\nok kanmani | ok bangaram - maula wa sallim lyric video | a . r . rahman , mani ratnam\nenna sona \u2013 ok jaanu | shraddha kapoor | aditya roy kapur | a . r . rahman | arijit singh\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about ok jaanu !\neventually , the couple fall in love . how this relation affects their future forms the plot of ok jaanu .\nok jaanu day 1 in australia 11 , 269 usd [ rs . 7 . 68 lacs ] from 14 screens\nok jaanu - full song lyric video | aditya roy kapur | shraddha kapur | a . r . rahman | gulzar\nthe humma song | ok jaanu | dance choreography | shraddha kapoor | aditya roy kapoor | a . r . rahman\nok jaanu lyrics by gulzar music by a . r . rahman performed by a . r . rahman and srinidhi venkatesh\nok jaanu box office collection day 3 : shraddha kapoor , aditya roy kapur ' s film makes 13 . 80 crore\nthe humma song \u2013 ok jaanu | shraddha kapoor | aditya roy kapur | a . r . rahman , badshah , tanishk\nsigned the couple as his lead pairs in the remake of mani ratnam\u2019s romantic drama o kadhal kanmani titled ok jaanu . and now\nin this report , we take a look at the box office collections of ok jaanu while breaking them into day wise collections .\nok jaanu day 1 at new zealand box office 10 , 239 usd [ rs . 6 . 97 lacs ] from 11 screens\nok jaanu is releasing on limited screens in india and the screens structure might be higher on friday but would reduce from saturday .\nshraddha and aditya shine on screen , but ok jaanu ends up being just \u2018ok\u2019 . less froth and more friction would have made it a far more engaging watch . still , if you are in the mood for some unadulterated candy floss , ok jaanu will be perfect . i give it 2 . 5 quints out of 5 .\nthe humma song \u2013 ok jaanu | shraddha kapoor | aditya roy kapur | a . r . rahman , badshah , tanishk - youtube\nmix - the humma song \u2013 ok jaanu | shraddha kapoor | aditya roy kapur | a . r . rahman , badshah , tanishk\nthe opening shows of ok jaanu indicated a larger number but it did not grow in evening shows due to competition with xander cage .\nok jaanu box office collection day 3 : shraddha kapoor , aditya roy kapur ' s film makes 13 . 80 crore - ndtv movies\ncute , cosy and cuddled up \u2014 aditya roy kapur and shradha kapoor\u2019s characters seem much in love in the first look of \u201cok jaanu\u201d .\nok jaanu is a well - made soundtrack , but is unable to recreate the magic of the original except on a couple of occasions .\nok jaanu has opened well in mumbai , pune and bangalore though bangalore has very limited screens due to major tamil and telugu movies releases .\ni . q jaanu ft . aditya roy kapoor & shraddha kapoor | being indian\nok jaanu ' s first day is better than shraddha kapoor ' s last flop rock on 2 and also better than aditya roy kapoor ' s flop fitoor .\nok jaanu is an upcoming bollywood movie which will be a remake of tamil blockbuster \u2018ok kanmani\u2019 . aditya roy kapoor will be seen with sharddha kapoor as lead roles in the movie . it will be directed by tamil film maker shaad ali .\ncute , cosy and cuddled up \u2014 actors aditya roy kapur and shradha kapoor\u2019s characters seem much in love in the first look of karan johar \u2019s production \u201cok jaanu\u201d .\nok kanmani - mental manadhil video | a . r . rahman , mani ratnam\nsunn bhavara - ok jannu | shraddha | aditya | a . r . rahman\nali has all the elements in place for a breezy ode to young love , but his mechanical approach and miscasting ensure that ok jaanu is not exactly an okay remake .\nthe aditya roy kapur , shraddha kapoor starrer rom - com ok jaanu , directed by shaad ali , released on friday . the film , which is a remake of mani ratnam \u2019s o kadhal kanmani ( ok kanmani ) , opened on an average note .\nok kanmani - naane varugiraen lyric video | a . r . rahman , mani ratnam\nlet\u2019s just say shraddha kapoor and aditya roy kapur form the supporting cast , while naseeruddin shah and leela samson play strong lead roles in ok jaanu . yes , ok jaanu is as much about the old couple and their romance \u2013 sans the mushy coochy - cooes \u2013 as it is about a young couple coming to terms with the idea of marriage and lifelong commitment .\nok kanmani - parandhu sella vaa song promo | a . r . rahman , mani ratnam\nthe shraddha kapoor \u2013 aditya roy kapur starrer ok jaanu was literally the first big ticket film to release in the new year . however , despite having a good star cast and being a remake of a much loved southern film ok kanmai , the film didn\u2019t quite work at the box office .\nactors aditya roy kapur and shraddha kapoor have finished filming their upcoming romantic film , ok jaanu . the movie , produced by karan johar , has been directed by bunty aur babli - fame shaad ali .\nok jaanu isn ' t a bad film . it ' s just a pointless one . because an exact - - and i mean frame - for - frame - - version already exists in tamil .\nafter three movies featuring music by shankar - ehsaan - loy and lyrics by gulzar , shaad ali has come full circle , enlisting a . r . rahman and gulzar for his upcoming film , ok jaanu .\nok jaanu is the official remake of tamil blockbuster movie\nok kanmani\n, which starred mollywood heartthrob dulquer salmaan and nithya menon in the lead roles . the movie potrays the story of two highly ambitious individuals who want to settle abroad . they meet and like each other instantly and decide to live together .\nok jaanu , has nothing new . shraddha and aditya meet and say \u201c i love you \u201d , then take up 136 minutes to say \u201c i do \u201d ! that ' s my short and rhyming review !\nthe thing that works most in ok jaanu ' s favour is its screenplay , kept intact from its tamil predecessor . it is a scene - for - scene remake and capitalizes on great moments from the original film .\nok jaanu movie review : adi is a young game designer from lucknow who dreams of emigrating to the us and living the american dream . at a chance encounter during his friend ' s wedding , he meets tara .\nnaseer steps into the shoes of prakash raj from the original while leela reprises her role from ok kanmani .\nok kanmani - mental manadhil video song | cover | mari sakthi ft . padmaja & parama sakthi | sharath\nthe humma song - ok jannu | shraddha | aditya | a . r . rahman , badshah , tanishk\nthe thing that works most in ok jaanu\u2019s favour is its screenplay , kept intact from its tamil predecessor . it is a scene - for - scene remake and capitalizes on great moments from the original film . the music ( largely retained ) with gulzar\u2019s new lyrics also does a throwback to ok kanmani in the best way possible .\nwell , ok jaanu will be a treat to shraddha and aditya fans . if you are a sucker for romantic films or then easy movies then you wouldnt mind spending your two hours and fifteen minutes in the theatre for this one .\nvarun dhawan - alia bhatt ' s badrinath ki dulhania crosses the lifetime collections of shahid kapoor - kangana ranaut ' s rangoon , aditya roy kapur - shraddha kapoor ' s ok jaanu and vidyut jammwal ' s commando 2 . . .\nyou see , i decided to come to the point quickly . not that every filmy idea has to be a \u2018never - seen - or - heard - before\u2019 exquisite extravaganza . it can be ridden with clich\u00e9s and hope to capitalise on the cuteness quotient of its lead pair . ok jaanu does exactly this and falls in the genre called \u201cstrictly ok type\u201d .\n\u201caditya roy kapur , shraddha kapoor , mani ratnam , gulzar , a . r . rahman , directed by shaad ali . and it\u2019s \u2018ok jaanu\u2019 , \u201d karan , who will produce the film under his banner dharma productions , captioned the image .\nnow at the close of its third week in theatres , ok jaanu has rake in another rs . 7 lakhs . this dismal collection figure can be attributed to the fact that the film faced massive competition in the form of the shah rukh khan starrer raees and the hrithik roshan starrer hitting screen . all in all , with total collections being pegged at rs . 23 . 57 cr at the close of three weeks , ok jaanu can easily be considered as the first underperformer of the year .\nmani ratnam delivered a commercially and critically successful film with o kadhal kanmani in 2015 . with ok jaanu , which hits the theatres on friday , shaad ali remakes the movie \u2013 borrowing ratnam\u2019s screenplay but treating it to the silky , royal touch of gulzar\u2019s dialogues .\nso , we have been hearing about the tale of young love that ok jaanu is all about . however , allow us to forewarn you , it\u2019s something more than that . let\u2019s just say shraddha kapoor and aditya roy kapur form the supporting cast , while naseeruddin shah and leela samson play strong lead roles . yes , ok jaanu is as much about the old couple and their romance \u2013 sans the mushy coochy - cooes \u2013 as it is about a young couple coming to terms with the idea of marriage and lifelong commitment .\nwatch enna sona video here - urltoken watch the ok jaanu song video here - urltoken watch the humma song video here - urltoken ok jaanu ( ok \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0942 ) is a millennial love story ! adi & tara move to mumbai to pursue their dreams . a chance meeting sparks off a heady , no strings attached romance until their careers pull them apart . will ambition prevail over matters of the heart ? directed by shaad ali produced by mani ratnam , hiroo yash johar , karan johar , & apoorva mehta distributed by fox star studios in theatres 13th january , 2017 join the conversation - # okjaanutrailer subscribe for regular updates urltoken like us on urltoken follow us on urltoken urltoken circle us on google + urltoken\nok jaanu soundtrack | ok darling soundtrack 2017 consists of various songs . subscribe urltoken ok jaanu soundtrack | ok darling soundtrack : . . . 5 . saajan aayo re ( a . r . rahman , jonita gandhi , nakash aziz ) 6 . maula wa sallim ( a . r . rahman , a . r . ameen ) 7 . sunn bhavara ( a . r . rahman , shashaa tirupati ) 8 . the humma song ( a . r . rahman , badshah , tanishk bagchi , shashaa tirupati & jubin nautyal ) ok jaanu song trailer and many other soundtracks from the movie . channel ost tracklist made for you ! ! ! we will keep track of updates of popular soundtrack tracklist . our channel is created that would enjoy the music from the movies , movie soundtracks , songs , ost online . ost youtube and top soundtracks and many many new popular tracks . only the best ost ! ! ! we work for you ! ! ! subscribe urltoken song anime film and a list of songs you can find on our channel . we really appreciate your mnenie . my happy to help you find the news songs .\nduring the promotions of fitoor , adi too had revealed that he will begin shooting for ok jaanu from mid march in mumbai and he is very excited to work with shraddha once again . are you guys excited to watch the love birds sizzle on screen yet again . post your comments in the below section . .\nto start with , ok jaanu is a progressive love story at several levels right from the young couple breaking all sorts of gender stereotypes ( and not just for the sake of breaking , but naturally flaunting new - age gender neutrality ) to the older couple extending another reversal of gender roles and a heart - warming and uplifting climax .\nto start with , ok jaanu is a progressive love story at several levels \u2013 right from the young couple breaking all sorts of gender stereotypes ( and not just for the sake of breaking , but naturally flaunting new - age gender neutrality ) to the older couple extending another reversal of gender roles and a heart - warming and uplifting climax .\non his hindi soundtrack to ok jaanu , a . r . rahman swirls together musical elements both classical and current for this version of the tamil soundtrack to ok kanmani . the airy \u201cjee lein\u201d is infused with carefree abandon , while \u201csaajan aayo re\u201d leans towards emotive , classical ragas and traditional vocals . the nostalgia - inducing remix of rahman\u2019s 1998 original \u201chumma humma\u201d may have grabbed the most attention\u2014but we found ourselves coming back again and again to\nkaara fankaara\n, with its deliciously obsessed lyrics and a star - studded rap chorus .\nin fact , ok jaanu got off to a less than modest start managing to post a total figure of just rs . 19 crores at the end of its first week in theatres . if that wasn\u2019t enough , compounding the film\u2019s producer\u2019s woes was the less than appreciative audience feedback that translated into a drop in collections over its second week with just rs . 4 . 50 cr coming in .\nit\u2019s a remake of the 2015 tamil film o kadhal kanmani . if you haven\u2019t seen the original ( like yours truly ) there is really nothing to compare ok jaanu with , except for some 100 odd bollywood films where the boy and the girl meet , fall in love and then try to postpone marriage only to do a kejriwal and take a u - turn straight to the shaadi ka mandap .\nwatch it if you believe in love , and watch it if you don\u2019t . fact is , ok jaanu is probably one of the most heart - warming romances you will ever see in bollywood . and as for being a love story that portrays the meaning of true life partners , the last good one we saw was over a decade ago \u2013 baaghban ( 2003 ) , starring amitabh bachchan and hema malini .\n' ok jaanu ' stars adithya roy kapoor and shraddha kapoor in lead roles . leela samson who played in important role in tamil has been retained for the same role in bollywood version while naseeruddin shah has been roped in for the role played by prakash raj in tamil . ravi . k . chandran is handling the cinematography for the bollywood flick while its kollywood version had p . c . sreeram as its lensman .\ndirector mani ratnam ' s latest youthful romantic super hit ' o kadhal kanmani ' is presently being remade in hindi as ' ok jaanu ' . oscar winning composer and mani ratnam ' s regular music partner a . r . rahman had composed super hit songs for the tamil version . given the immense popularity of the composer in bollywood , tit was decided to retain the songs composed for tamil with hindi lyrics by gulzar .\n, ok jaau saw a limited growth at the box office . it collected rs 4 . 08 crore on friday , followed by rs 4 . 90 crore and rs 4 . 82 crore on saturday and sunday , respectively .\nthe non - rahman - gulzar part of ok jaanu \u2019s soundtrack comes in the form of badshah ( aditya prateek singh sisodia ) and tanishk bagchi\u2019s recreation of rahman\u2019s \u2018 humma humma \u2019 . i belong to the small minority that enjoyed the remix . thankfully , the composers don\u2019t add the cacophony that is the norm for remixes these days . they just retain samples of the original shehnai portions and let the melody take centre - stage . singers jubin nautiyal and shashaa tirupati deliver competent results .\nalmost like two pieces of a puzzle that fit perfectly together , here ' s presenting adi and tara giving us all love goals in kaara fankaara ! a super fun and catchy track from the movie ok jaanu , kaara fankaara has been composed by a . r . rahman with lyrics penned together by navneet virk , kaly , hard kaur & adk ok jaanu releases 13th january , 2017 . music : a . r . rahman lyrics : navneet virk , kaly , hard kaur & adk rap vocals : kaly , hard kaur & adk vocals - shashaa tirupati , ashima mahajan , paroma dasgupta additional programming - jerry vincent , pa deepak , ishaan chhabra mixed by pa deepak , ishaan chhabra , srinidhi venkatesh mastered by suresh permal music label : sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . audio on sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd ( c ) 2016 sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . subscribe : vevo - urltoken . . . like us : facebook : urltoken follow us : twitter : urltoken g + : urltoken\nok jaanu is the first release of the year and its growth from friday [ 4 . 08 crore ] to saturday [ 4 . 90 crore ] has been just about decent . standing at 8 . 98 crore , the film has been fair though many urban romcoms with similar stage , setting , marketing , promotion , pitching and release have done better . it would all boil down to how sunday footfalls emerge for the film as that would signify if the lifetime total of the film would eventually boast of a healthy number .\nok jaanu , released on january 13 observed a low first weekend box office collection . it is an urban story of energetic and ambitious couple living in together for a short period before they embark upon their respective journeys to follow their career paths , but eventually falling for each other to tie the knot like a clich\u00e9 bollywood film . while the movie offers you classic frames shot inside the quaint house owned by mr . gopi played by naseeruddin shah and some picturesque sites of urban mumbai , it fails to evoke emotions that the onscreen couple\njaanu is a rich 19 - year - old girl has a family that can do anything to see her smile . she is living with her family and meet the hero . ramu , a middle - class boy has run away from his family . . . see full summary \u00bb\nafter three weeks of some powerful times in theaters , it is back to just about fair footfalls in theaters . there are two hindi films currently in the running \u2013 ok jaanu and dangal . however , even the combined collections of both films haven\u2019t managed to go past the 10 crore mark on saturday . this when between them at least 2500 screens are booked , which means a capacity of around 25 crore in the offering . however , with less than 10 crore coming in , theaters are running at less than 40 % overall capacity , which tells the tale .\nthe start credits of ok jaanu come with a fun video game that our hero , adi ( aditya ) , is working on . he plans to compete with mark zuckerberg when he reaches america with the game . adi meets tara ( shraddha ) , an architect who plans to take on the world with her talent after pursuing a degree in paris . the chemistry between the duo sparks instantly , the best part being that they are both on the same page as far as marriage is concerned \u2013 they enjoy each other\u2019s company but do not want the commitment that comes with tying the knot .\nthe foot tapping song of 2016 is here ! . witness the sensuous chemistry between shraddha kapoor and aditya roy kapur in this brand new song from ok jaanu titled the humma song . saavn - urltoken original music composed by - a . r . rahman music recreated by : badshah & tanishk bagchi lyrics : mehboob singers - jubin nautiyal , shashaa tirupati additional production by : - tanishk bagchi , badshah & ganesh waghela rap by - badshah guitars by avilash mixed and mastered by - eric pillai ( future sound of bombay ) mixing assistants - michael edwin pillai and lucky dubbing studio - sound ideas . music supervisor - azeem dayani audio on sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd ( c ) 2016 sony music entertainment india pvt . ltd . subscribe : vevo - urltoken like us : facebook : urltoken follow us : twitter : urltoken g + : urltoken\nin this seemingly tailor - made role , aditya roy kapur shines as a goofy , shorts - wearing man - child . shraddha is mostly sincere too , but there are scenes where you can\u2019t help but flashback to nithya menen , who had charmed people\u2019s socks off with her performance in ok kanmani . adi and tara\u2019s impulsive infatuation is countered by gopi uncle ( naseeruddin shah ) and charu aunty\u2019s ( leela samson ) golden - jubilee marriage ; both senior actors grounding the movie and saving it from becoming frivolous .\nshraddha kapoor and aditya roy kapur became the most loved couple after the gigantic success of aashiqui 2 . ever since then , the fans were eagerly waiting for the love birds to come back onscreen .\never since then , the fans were eagerly waiting for the love birds to come back onscreen . and their wish got fulfilled as\ngets you an exclusive update on the film . the couple have already begun shooting the film .\na source says , \u201caditya and shraddha have started shooting in mumbai at marine drive . the couple were filming for one of the romantic scenes where aditya is taking shraddha for a bike ride . the shoot continued till the evening . however the makers have beefed up security on the sets , so that no trespassers can leak the pictures of the shoot\u201d .\nloved paresh rawal in sanju ? here ' s what sunil dutt ' s last words to him were . . .\nyou can update your channel preference from the settings menu in the header menu .\ntamil \u00bb cinema news \u00bb a . r . rahman gives three new songs for mani ratnam film\nbut now we learn that the isaiupual will compose three new songs for the bollywood version directed by shaad ali , a former associate of mani ratnam . these songs will be used in place of ' parandhu sella vaa ' , ' sinamika ' and ' malargal kaetten ' that were part of tamil version .\nkarthik - gautham karthik ' s ' mr . chandramouli ' chennai box office report\nthe original was written and directed by mani ratnam . this one has shaad ali steering the cupid attack .\naditya roy kapur and shraddha kapoor are gorgeous and together their chemistry is crackling . as aadi and taara \u2013 who meet , hook up and have helluva time together \u2013 they do make for great visual pleasure .\nalso , they seem quite sorted . they decide to have fun and eventually go their separate ways because career comes first and who wants to get married , anyway . . . right ? wrong ! it ' s a film where the climax can be seen from miles away !\nthe \u2018love\u2019 bit keeps repeating itself and the movie is on auto - pilot mode . but it does come alive , especially when we meet the senior couple who act as the perfect foil to aadi and tara ' s frothy romance .\nnaseeruddin shah and leela samson play an elderly married couple nurturing their bond despite the curve balls life throws at them . their performances lift the movie and give us some genuinely touching moments . the only problem being , such moments are few and far between .\n( the quint is now on whatsapp . to receive handpicked stories on topics you care about , subscribe to our whatsapp services . just go to urltoken and hit the subscribe button . )\nday 11 ( mon ) to day 14 ( thu ) \u2013 2 . 0 7 cr .\nday 15 ( fri ) to day 21 ( thu ) \u2013 0 . 07 cr .\nday 22 ( fri ) to day 28 ( thu ) \u2013 0 . 04 cr .\nday 29 ( fri ) to day 35 ( thu ) \u2013 0 . 02 cr .\nday 36 ( fri ) to day 42 ( thu ) \u2013 0 . 01 cr .\nnorth america ( usa and canada ) \u2013 2 . 39 cr . ( as of 29 - jan - 17 )\nunited arab emirates / g . c . c . \u2013 2 . 25 cr . ( as of 15 - jan - 17 )\nrest of the world \u2013 1 . 92 cr . \u2013 ( as of 15 - jan - 17 )\nnote \u2013 * denotes trends / figures still being compiled india figures are nett . overseas figures are gross .\ndisclaimer : the box office figures are compiled from various sources and our own research . the figures can be approximate and bollywood hungama does not make any claims about the authenticity of the data . however , they are adequately indicative of the box - office performance of the film ( s ) .\nrace 3 mints approx . rs . 100 cr . in profit for the makers ; \u2026\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 hungama digital media entertainment pvt . ltd . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nadi ( aditya roy kapoor ) and tara ( shraddha kapoor ) move to mumbai to pursue their dreams . both young professionals fall in love and decide to have a live - in relationship in mumbai rather than getting married . but conflicting work pressures threaten to pull the couple apart , forcing them to concentrate on read more\nkaran shared the first look of the actors on twitter . shraddha is seen embracing aditya in the snapshot from the film , to be directed by shaad ali .\nthe movie is a remake of filmmaker mani ratnam\u2019s tamil romantic drama o kadhal kanmani , in which dulquer salmaan and nithya menon starred in the lead roles . gulzar has written the film\u2019s dialogues as well as the lyrics , and ar rahman has composed its music .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nadi and tara move to mumbai to pursue their dreams . a chance meeting sparks off a heady , no strings attached romance until their careers pull them apart . will ambition prevail over matters of the heart ?\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nrahul loses his fans and fame due to alcoholism . but he then decides to turn a small time singer into a rising star .\nmadhav meets a girl named riya and falls in love . after stuggling to convince her to be his girlfriend , she half heartedly agrees to be his\nhalf girlfriend\nbadrinath bansal from jhansi and vaidehi trivedi from kota belong to small towns but have diametrically opposite opinions on everything . this leads to a clash of ideologies , despite both of them recognizing the goodness in each other .\na story of gullu , a hyderabadi girl frustrated with dowry - seeking men and taru ( a charming lucknawi cook ) , who crush old - fashioned world - view .\nmodern adaptation of charles dickens ' great expectations ; a poor but talented boy falls in love with a girl from an affluent family .\nwhen his lover becomes the latest victim of a serial killer , guru blurs the line between good and evil in his pursuit of revenge .\na successful writer abhimanyu roy , stuck with writers block , returns to his roots to write an old - fashioned love story .\na blind man seeks revenge against a corrupt politician and his brother after his wife is raped and killed .\nthe highs and lows of a romantic relationship are examined through flashbacks and flash - forwards .\nset in paris , befikre is the free - spirited , contemporary love story of dharam and shyra , two young people who believe in living life to the fullest .\nthe ringtone on aditya ' s phone is from the popular nes game contra from stage 2 ( base stage 1 ) .\ngreat performances and sweet fun overcome rehashed / predictable plot and narrative flaws . . . . almost ! !\nthe film starts off in a great way . but soon gets lost in the same old rut . a boy sees a girl and starts pursuing her like a pervert and the girl falls for him too right off the bat . as usual , romance follows between them . they start living in a relationship . then family drama & other shits start adding into the mix which we ' ve seen countless times in several movies , one way or another . like i said earlier , everyone gave great performances , aditya roy kapoor and naseeruddin shah in particular . shraddha has stepped up her acting too but her voice still sounds cringy . she needs to focus more on the voice variation . overall i enjoyed the movie for its sweetness alone but there were many flaws that stuck out in addition to its familiar and rehashed plot .\n2 of 2 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nenna sona - full song | shraddha | aditya | a . r . rahman | arijit singh\nbaahubali 2 - the conclusion | official trailer ( hindi ) | s . s . rajamouli | prabhas | rana daggubati\nthe humma song \u2013 lyric video | shraddha kapoor | aditya roy kapur | a . r . rahman , badshah , tanishk\nmercy - badshah feat . lauren gottlieb | official music video | latest hit song 2017\ntareefan | veere di wedding | qaran ft . badshah | kareena kapoor khan , sonam kapoor , swara & shikha\nnihit bhave , tnn , updated : jan 16 , 2017 , 05 . 58 pm ist\nmillennials adi and tara are in love and must deal with the most millennial of problems : commitment phobia and the pressure to appear emotionally detached .\nthroughout the movie , adi ( aditya roy kapur ) and tara ( shraddha kapoor ) seem to be running after trains or buses in motion , barely getting in before it\u2019s too late - a great metaphor for the love lives of people of today\u2019s generation .\nadi is a video game developer with the american dream ; tara is an architect , destined for paris . but they lock eyes at a wedding and all their plans go out of the window . they flirt , take a trip together , move in and decide to date for as long as they\u2019re both in mumbai .\nin spite of its pros , one can\u2019t deny that unsure young lovers and their battle with commitment phobia is a tired topic to begin with . moreover , if you\u2019ve seen the original tamil film , it\u2019ll get tedious after a while , knowing exactly what\u2019s coming next .\nif you haven\u2019t seen the original though , you\u2019re sure to walk out of the theatre with a warm - fuzzy feeling .\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\nshashaa tirupati : i play carnatic , jazz , and even saxop . . .\netimes is an entertainment , tv & lifestyle industry ' s promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\na man and woman meet after moving to bombay to pursue their dreams . after beginning a no - strings - attached romance , their careers threaten to pull them apart .\nit ' s disappointing to see a man of mani ratnam ' s calibre pen a story that loses its plot as it keeps presenting the same thing over and over again in slightly different settings .\nthere is something to be said for a film that takes a tired romantic trope and turns it into a tale that will bring a smile to your face .\ndo yourself a favour and watch the tamil version with subtitles , because the hindi version is a pale imitation .\nar rahman ' s music and gulzar ' s pen add to the charismatic , positive vibe of the movie - - while the music keeps it peppy and new - age , gulzar ' s dialogues ensure that melodrama does not overpower the film .\nadi and tara , after a series of dates , decide to live together . soon , they fall deeply in love with each other , but their respective career choices threaten to pull them apart .\nverdict - it ` s basic and cliched , but it still works . the tamil movie o kadhal kanmani was a film that marked the comeback of sorts of ace director mani ratnam . it became an instant hit , thanks to its modern take on relationships , its music , and the unforgettable chemistry between dulquer salmaan and nithya menen . when we [ ] . . .\nin spite of its pros , one cant deny that unsure young lovers and their battle with commitment phobia is a tired topic to begin with . moreover , if youve seen the original tamil film , itll get tedious after a while , knowing exactly whats coming next . if you havent seen the original though , youre sure to walk out of the theatre with a warm - fuzzy feeling .\nthe crackling chemistry that aditya roy kapur and shraddha kapoor shared in their last outing aashiqui 2 is still there , and aditya in particular plays it charming and lighthearted as the carefree adi . but shaad ali drags the film on for too long theres not a lot to be said here , and very little thats compelling .\nby using www . bookmyshow . com ( our website ) , you are fully accepting the privacy policy available at urltoken governing your access to bookmyshow and provision of services by bookmyshow to you . if you do not accept terms mentioned in the privacy policy , you must not share any of your personal information and immediately exit bookmyshow .\ncopyright 2018 \u00a9 bigtree entertainment pvt . ltd . all rights reserved . the content and images used on this site are copyright protected and copyrights vests with the respective owners . the usage of the content and images on this website is intended to promote the works and no endorsement of the artist shall be implied . unauthorized use is prohibited and punishable by law .\nsubscribe to our free newsletters to be the first one to know about all things entertainment .\nthe phone number associated with your bms account has been verified via a different account . please reverify your phone number .\nyou are about to change your phone number for my wallet . verify otp to confirm\n\u201ci have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner , its agent , or the law . \u201d and \u201cthe information in this notification is accurate , and i am the owner , or an agent authorized to act on behalf of the owner , of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed . \u201d\nstep 2 . on receipt of your smart band , register and activate the band online through the link that will be emailed to your registered email id .\nstep 3 . arrive at the event and walk in without waiting in the queue .\nin case of any unavoidable circumstances , like an issue in receiving inventory from the concerned / taxation authority , you will have to pickup your smart bands from bookmyshow box office at the venue on the event day .\nin case of office address if courier person is not allowed inside than please note that bands might be delivered at reception or mail room .\non receipt of your entry band , register and activate the band online through the activation link that will be sent to you along with your band .\nin case of any unavoidable circumstances , like an issue in receiving inventory from the concerned / taxation authority , you will have to pickup your entry bands from bookmyshow box office at the venue on the event day .\ndue to some technical issues your address has not been updated . we request you to please try again .\nadi and tara are two urban youngsters who become instantly attracted to each other after an unexpected meeting at a mutual friend ' s wedding . they start meeting often and develop a deep relationship that soon turns physical . while both of them share the idea to move abroad and to not get married , they also decide to live together until they part ways . in search of a place to stay , they meet a house owner named gopi who lives with his alzheimer ' s - 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{"id": 114958, "summary": [{"text": "ugly is a 2014 indian neo-noir psychological thriller film written and directed by anurag kashyap .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was screened in the directors ' fortnight section at the 2013 cannes film festival .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it also opened in the 2014 new york indian film festival .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film stars girish kulkarni , ronit roy , tejaswini kolhapure , vineet kumar singh and surveen chawla in pivotal roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it also features model turned tv actor rahul bhat in an important role and tv actor abir goswami in his last film appearance before his death in 2013 .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the circumstances that led to the birth of kali , the little girl , was separately made as ' kali katha ' : the prologue , and was released on youtube .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the digital poster of the film was released on 8 may 2013 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "produced by dar motion pictures and phantom films , the film was theatrically released on december 26 , 2014 after a delay about the inclusion of a warning about smoking .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "upon release , the film received critical acclaim and has grossed over \u20b9 138 million worldwide . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "ugly ( film )", "paragraphs": ["note : the following article may contain spoilers for the film ' ugly ' .\n\u201can asphyxiating picture of india , and like its title , its ugly , ugly , ugly ! \u201d wrote the influential french weekly , telerama , discussing director - scriptwriter - producer anurag kashyap\u2019s latest offering ugly , which is in competition in the director\u2019s fortnight section at the cannes film festival .\ni think ugly is a commercial film . it\u2019s a thriller . gone girl was also a thriller and it was a commercial film . ugly is a ( kind of ) thriller which people in india have yet not seen . but it\u2019s a low budget film .\nnikita diakur\u2019s short , ugly , is called that for a reason . the experimental animated film , which follows a native american chief and a cat named ugly , was made with deliberately \u2018faulty\u2019 dynamics .\nugly - title song | rahul bhat , ronit roy , te . . .\nmost of the bits of architecture in the film resemble gallows , a running theme of the film .\nugly the cat \u2013 unusual angles , incorrect camera projections , along with the deliberately obscure simulations , were part of the film\u2019s production .\nmila kunis opens up about the ' ugly ' side of social med . . .\nyou can find out more about ugly on the official website or its facebook page .\nbrowse television , film , short film , music video , web series , documentary , drama and more categories .\nexpanded version of the soundtrack to the film ' the good , the bad and the ugly ' . includes 10 tracks of film score that have never been released in the uk . 21 tracks in all . emi .\nennio morricone | cd | the good , the bad and the ugly ( soundtrack ) . . .\nin the final film , tuco is designated as \u201cthe ugly , \u201d while lee van cleef\u2019s character , angel eyes , is \u201cthe bad . \u201d in the original trailer for the american release , though , angel eyes is \u201cthe ugly\u201d and tuco is \u201cthe bad . \u201d\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing coyote ugly near you .\nalso , the film has got good reviews from the critics ( at various film festivals ) . when people have seen the film and appreciated it , there is bound to be good word of mouth .\nthe screenplay and the music go well which only helps the film . ugly is the last release of 2014 but qualifies to be one of the best films of the year .\n20 years ago today the doors of the coyote ugly saloon swung open , turning a low - key jerry bruckheimer - produced coming of age film into a beloved cult hit .\nhe has also served as one of the jury members at many film festivals including the 2009 venice film festival , 2013 sundance film festival , 13th marrakech film festival , and the 20th busan international film festival . in 2016 , kashyap was awarded with yash bharti award by the government of uttar pradesh for his contribution in the field of cinema .\nthe boss . the law . the dreamer . the flame . the heartbreaker . the girls of coyote ugly .\nhis next film ugly , a thriller starring rahul bhat , ronit roy , tejaswini kolhapure , vineet kumar singh and surveen chawla in pivotal roles was screened in the directors ' fortnight section at the 2013 cannes film festival and got standing ovation there . its release was halted for over an year regarding censorship issues over depiction of smoking in the film . the film was released on 26 december 2014 .\nthus is the charm of ugly , a film that seems spontaneous ( it is ) , and warrants several viewings for pieces of action you may have missed while its crazy action unfolds .\nmost people consider black friday as kashyap\u2019s golden ticket . it wasn\u2019t . it was paanch . dark , blood soaked noir is his forte . with ugly , kashyap has returned to his roots , and the result : ugly is kashyap\u2019s best film in years . it\u2019s also his most mature work to date .\n' ugly ' has been shot partly and kashyap doesn ' t see the movie hitting the screens before mid 2013 .\nthe theatrical trailer of anurag kashyap ' s much - delayed drama - thriller ' ugly ' has been released today .\nus release of the ost . probably later re - issue ? label incorrectly states film as\nthe good , the ugly and the bad , correct title is\nthe good , the bad and the ugly\n! that album was part of the hottest albums under the sun in billbord journal of july 1968\nhitler ate sugar : inverted . somehow , mahatma gandhi , abraham lincoln and santa claus are locked away in the state home for the ugly . the movie seems to imply that if they are\nugly\n(\ntoo bald\n,\ntoo tall\nand\ntoo fat\n, respectively ) , then any ugly individual is therefore a good person .\nthe film is an eye opener . it reflects human nature in today ' s times . those who are unhappy and entangled in messy relationships have no one else but themselves to blame . all the characters in the film live an ugly life because of negativity in their minds .\nin 2011 , kashyap directed that girl in yellow boots , a thriller starring kalki koechlin who also co - wrote the film with him . the film was screened at many festivals including 2010 toronto international film festival , 67th venice international film festival , indian film festival of los angeles and the london indian film festival . shot in thirteen days , the film was released on september 2011 . roger ebert gave it 3 . 5 out of 4 stars , praising the character - driven film and the portrayal of its lead alongside the city compared to most hindi films :\na film like this provides a radically different view of india than you can find in the pleasures and excesses of bollywood\n.\nthat approach to simulation gave ugly its characteristic look , and there were other errors and happy accidents that germany - based diakur took advantage of during production . the film will screen at animafest zagreb this june , after a successful kickstarter campaign in 2015 . [ the film was also made with the support of the german federal film board and cartoon brew . ]\na supermodel - turned - actress , tyra had already notched up several film and tv roles ( notably as jackie in the fresh prince of bel - air ) before playing coyote ugly ' s zoe .\nit may not be the best film to watch around christmas but it ' s one hell of movie that shouldn ' t be missed . anurag kashyap is at his best once again . ugly is dark and hard - hitting like his critically acclaimed film black friday ( 2007 ) .\nfilm - maker anurag kashyap who had filed a petition in the bombay high court last year , requesting the central board of film certification to set aside the compulsory insert of anti - smoking disclaimers in smoking scenes in films , saying that he would not release his directorial venture ugly till the rule changes , has now agreed to release the film with the disclaimers .\na bona fide hollywood treasure , john goodman was already a household name when he played violet ' s dad in coyote ugly .\nvenue : cannes film festival ( directors fortnight ) , may 17 , 2013 .\n, was phantom ' s fourth release of the year . the film won the\nthe title character in john carpenter\u2019s 1983 film is a memorably monstrous movie seductress .\nit ( ugly ) fits into things as it positively will affect the audience of bombay velvet . when you see a film and you feel that there is a sense of storytelling , there is interest in the film maker\u2019s work . as you move along , and a film with bigger stars comes along , everything ( you have done till then ) becomes an added advantage .\nmumbai cutting ( 2010 ) , an anthology film , was his next directorial venture . it consisted of eleven short films made by eleven directors . he directed one of the short film , it premiered at the 2008 indian film festival of los angeles .\nleann only arrived in coyote ugly for the feel - good final scene , but her trio of soundtrack contributions are strongly tied to the film , particularly the diane warren - penned ' can ' t fight the moonlight ' .\n, india ' s first collaborative feature film from twelve directors to make ten - minute short films , with each film being a part of a larger story written by him .\nthe film , he said , has already won four best director awards at festivals including one in korea and one in france . ugly stars ronit roy , girish kulkarni , tejaswani kolhapure , surveen chawala , siddhanth kapoor and others .\nwith its complex flashback structure and anti - naturalistic colour scheme , the film forces us to inhabit the ugly ' s half - remembered , half - hallucinated world and to share in his shrink ' s increasing sense of disorientation .\nin 1999 , kashyap shared the screen award for best screenplay , along with saurabh shukla for satya . the next year , his short film last train to mahakali won the special jury award at the same awards . his feature film debut black friday won the grand jury prize at the 3rd annual indian film festival of los angeles , and was a nominee for the\ngolden leopard\n( best film ) at the 57th locarno international film festival .\nreal , honest , with no frills , or creative liberties . . . the indian audience might find ' ugly ' too real for comfort .\n' ugly ' also stars siddhanth kapoor and surveen chawla in pivotal roles . the movie has been produced by phantom films and dar motion pictures .\nthis morning when i saw the short film , kali katha , which is a prelude to the story of ugly , i was highly intrigued to find out what will happen next . i kept wondering as to what kali ' s character woul\nugly is a mean , dark and unsettling film that will rip you off in its last scene . this film is for the strong - hearted . it is honest , bare and raw in all its sense . as disgusting as the characters are , you want to watch this film for their diverse personalities and just to see what goes on in warped brains that bring out the worst in them . i loved the film for its brave nature and i am going with a 4 / 5 for its bold content .\nanurag kashyap ' s ' ugly ' is a gritty thriller ripe with emotions . ' ugly ' is about an awful event ( child kidnapping ) , showcasing awful people , who reveal themselves to be more awful than originally thought , which ultimately reaches a conclusion more awful than how it all started .\na star of the west end stage , adam garcia hot - footed from saturday night fever to coyote ugly as violet ' s love interest kevin .\nugly lyrics by vineet singh performed by vineet singh , ishq bector , shree . d . composed by g . v . prakash kumar and brian mcomber\npolish - born dancer - turned actress izabella made her american film debut playing cammie in coyote ugly . she later put her dance moves to good use in save the last dance 2 , step up : all in and make your move 3d .\nthe guns in the film were supplied by aldo uberti inc . , a company in italy .\nthe film got censorship clearance in 2007 , and was released after two years meeting universal acclaim .\nthe film ' s box office reception was abysmal , earning one and half million dollars while the film cost thirty million to make . it received three razzie nominations the year it was released .\nnew delhi : one of the first things we noticed while watching the film ' ugly ' was how real it looked . what the actors wore , how they spoke and how they reacted was only too relatable . it was slightly disturbing , even .\n' ugly ' has garnered rave reviews in several international film festivals . it was slated to release in 2013 , but got delayed due to anurag kashyap\u2019s long battle with the indian censor board over the ' smoking is injurious to health ' message issue .\ni actually first purchased this music collection of the coyote ugly soundtrack back in april 7 , 2007 when i was still living in florida ( through the united states navy ) . there are a multiple number of hits on the coyote ugly soundtrack such as all she wants to do is dance by don henley , can\u2019t fight the moonlight by leann rimes , power by snap , unbelievable by emf , devil went down to georgia by charlie daniels band etc . the movie itself is pretty decent as well . nonetheless , the coyote ugly soundtrack is perfect for those who like eclectic music and / or liked the coyote ugly movie .\nit is a very emotional film in the garb of a very strong thriller . it is a very edge - of - the - seat thriller and at the same time , an emotional film . i don ' t talk much about this film to anyone and i have always wanted to be very quiet about this film ,\nthe 40 - year - old said here wednesday .\nanurag kashyap contended the court , stubborn on releasing his film \u2018ugly\u2019 without the obligatory \u2018no smoking\u2019 warnings . the director challenged the rules under the cigarettes and other products act , which makes it compulsory for filmmakers to tag scenes where tobacco usage is shown . the film\u2019s release was delayed due to the petition and finally anurag kashyap had to relent and the film was released with the statuary warnings . anurag kashyap\u2019s plea is summarised in his petition as followed . \u201c\nhis next film was ugly ( 2014 ) , a thriller about the kidnapping of a struggling actor ' s daughter , and the events followed by it . it was screened in the directors ' fortnight section at the 2013 cannes film festival , receiving a standing ovation . the film ' s theatrical release was halted for over a year regarding censorship issues over depiction of smoking in it . though it was released on 26 december 2014 to generally positive reviews .\nugly , in one simple line , is about how we tend to lose greater things in life because we are too stuck on our own perceptions and insecurities .\nmoral dissonance : manzini wants to save the kids from the state home for the ugly , but he still plans to imprison them again in the garbage pail .\nurltoken is a website devoted to providing authentic bollywood news , box - office reports and film reviews .\nin 1999 , kashyap shared the star screen award for best screenplay , along with saurabh shukla for ram gopal varma ' s satya . the next year , his short film last train to mahakali won the special jury award at the same awards . his feature film debut black friday won the grand jury prize at the 3rd annual indian film festival of los angeles ( 2005 ) , and was a nominee for the\ngolden leopard\n( best film ) at the 57th locarno international film festival ( 2004 ) .\nthe showing is a benefit for the port townsend film festival in september and grew out of the festival ' s relationship with stewart stern , the seattle screenwriter who wrote\nthe ugly american\nand was one of the project ' s prime movers from the beginning .\nugly does not have over - loaded music , loud background or any of those cliches most bollywood films survive on . and , without the help of any of these formuale , it still manages to put across its message . ugly traces a week into the lives of people around a ten - year - old girl kali ( anshika shrivastava ) who is kidnapped . unlike kashyap ' s movies , ugly does not have too much of political and social innuendos . this one is about human follies and emotions .\nyes absolutely ! as the name suggests , this movie is about the nature of the human beings . so ugly they are that they actually forgot that the main demand of the situation is to find the girl ! instead they are out to fulfill their self purposes as much as they can . this is ugly ! ronit roy the inspector beating n alleging the girl ' s father of this kidnapping instead of looking for clues on spot . . this is ugly ! rahul bhat , the father , chilling with an item girl and plotting a revenge on the inspector instead of helping him finding his girl . . this is ugly ! and for these ugly people , the girl had to suffer the consequences . . . the negligence cost her life . the consequence completes the story . and yeah it is by far the finest kashyap movie ! : )\nthe film in general contains a handful of final speeches of otherwise unimportant soldiers of the american civil war .\n' ugly ' \u2019s web of deceit spreads out to include shalini\u2019s brother siddhant ( siddhant kapoor ) , and rahkee ( surveen chawla ) , the plot becomes too busy and intricate for its own good . the plot crosscuts neurotically among the large cast , heightening the sense of crisis , and keeps posing the question what are the characters after ? a slew of inserted flashbacks add to the layers of the film and bring out the ugly side of the characters .\nhe then went on to collaborate with karan johar ' s dharma productions to produce the romantic comedy hasee toh phasee ( 2014 ) . the film starring parineeti chopra and sidharth malhotra was directed by the debutant vinil mathew . kashyap then co - edited and co - produced the comedy drama queen , starring kangana ranaut . the film was a critical and commercial success , it also won the national film award for best feature film in hindi .\nstream coyote ugly by various artists and tens of millions of songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms apply .\nof all the great films of the 1960s , the good , the bad and the ugly is one of a fistful that can be truly appreciated only on the big screen .\nin 2016 , kashyap co - wrote and directed raman raghav 2 . 0 , a thriller based on the notorious serial killer raman raghav . it starred nawazuddin siddiqui in the title character . the film premiered at the 2016 sydney film festival and the 2016 cannes film festival , in the director ' s fortnight section to positive response .\nthe ugly side of \u2018ugly dynamics\u2019 came about from technical defects \u2013 tuned into the software \u2013 in the simulation process . cinema 4d was the chosen platform to make that happen . \u201cit helped to get things done without forcing us to deal with unnecessary details , \u201d said diakur , who was also a beta tester for cinema 4d\u2019s manufacturer maxon , during production .\nnever trust a trailer : the trailer had a narrator with annoying diction continually blurting out ,\nthe good . . . the bad . . . and the ugly\nover footage of the three title characters . unfortunately , because the original italian title ( il buono , il brutto , il cattivo ) translates literally as ' the good , the ugly , the bad ' , angel eyes and tuco were swapped in the trailer , making poor lee van cleef appear to be the ' ugly ' . eli wallach must have been flattered .\nreviewed at rotterdam film festival ( bright future ) , september 29 , 2017 . running time : 90 min .\nchronic backstabbing disorder : the film is a backstabbing triathlon . tuco in particular changes sides at least four times .\nthere is a battle fought over a destroyed bridge , as a reference to the buster keaton film the general .\nthis clearly restraints the rights of filmmakers to freedom of speech and expression . this warning destroys the aesthetic value of a film and distracts audience from the movie thus ruining the experience of watching a film . \u201d he stated .\nwith it in cinemas we rank every film version of the great american author\u2019s work , from worst to best .\nthough ordained from the beginning , the three - way showdown that climaxes the film is tense and thoroughly astonishing .\nto find out more about exactly how diakur made the film , we asked him how the \u2018ugly\u2019 treatment was arrived at from a technical point of view , what some of the more unusual approaches to animation involved , and how he got the best , er , worst errors and used them .\nsoundtrack from the august 4th jerry bruckenheimer produced , buena vista motion picture release\ncoyote ugly .\nthe film stars john goodman , tyra banks and others . soundtrack features four new songs from leann rimes , all penned by famed songwriter diane warren . (\nhow do i live\n)\n\u201cthe tone is set in the first 15 minutes of the film \u2014 a near suicide , a marital dispute , an illegal iphone trade , a beating at a police station , the kidnapping of a little girl and a bloody death \u2014 all this to the soundtrack of screaming metal . welcome to india . the syrupy offerings of bollywood left us unprepared for such an unfurling of violence . but kashyap\u2019s earlier opus , gangs of wasseypur , had already announced what was to come . representative of an independent emerging cinema , kashyap aims to look his country in the face , show it for what it is . ugly , ugly , ugly , the film , so aptly named , lifts the veil on the moral laideur of a society eaten up by vice and corruption . \u201d\nhirani ' s pk may be the flavor of the season with a positive social message but even kashyap ' s ugly gives you a reality check and hence should not be missed .\nwhen i entered the theatre , people were busy chatting and messaging on their phones , but anurag kashyap\u2019s brilliant execution of the film commanded pin - drop silence . not a single person fidgeted with his phone or got distracted by anything else , so hooking was the film . so without any further delays , here\u2019s my view point on the film\u2026\ngave the film a three star out of five rating and mentioned :\nit was indeed a difficult film to make , yet the director has managed to grapple with all the loose threads and put them together in a composite whole . so much so , the film moves like a taut thriller , without ideology colouring the sepia frames .\nthen william lederer and eugene burdick ' s 1958 novel about american insensitivity in southeast asia ,\nthe ugly american ,\nbecame both a huge bestseller and cause celebre (\njohn kennedy sent a copy to every member of the senate\n) and englund went after and acquired its film rights .\neither we need more exhibition spaces or some kind of regulation in this regard , like the south . there they have regulation on the p & a ; of the film too so that a film is not front loaded too much .\ndecoy protagonist : blondie . it ' s his partner tuco that gets the most focus and development throughout the film .\nthe film ' s theatrical release was halted for over a year regarding censorship issues over depiction of smoking in it .\nwhat\u2019s good : when you get to see noir at its best in a bollywood film . the film true to its name is ugly . it is dark and certainly not for the faint - hearted . anurag kashyap is one of the few directors who knows how to build a plot with multiple characters and yet leave us wanting for more as we meander into their lives and try to find a reasoning to their actions . unraveling the true nature of human greed , this film is a mirror for all of us who have demons inside us .\nexclusive : watch ' kali katha ' , a short film by anurag kashyap . discover the circumstances in which kali was born in this heart - wrenching prologue to ugly , releasing in theaters on 26th december . featuring rahul bhat , tejaswini kolhapure and vineet singh . ' ugly ' starring ronit roy , rahul bhat , tejaswini kolhapuri , surveen chawla , siddhanth kapoor and vineet singh is a dark psychological thriller on the surface and an emotional drama within . . . dar motion pictures presents a phantom production written and directed by : anurag kashyap music by : gv prakash background score by : brian mcomber follow ugly at : urltoken urltoken follow phantom at : facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken instagram : urltoken\nanurag kashyap is the quintessential rebel . he has had a disturbed childhood and it shows in the choice of his movie subjects which turn out to be disturbing for the aam janta . the patrons of hollywood and european cinema are inherently far detached from the harsh poor realities of life . patrons of indian cinema go through the grind of hardships every single day . movies for them is more of an escape and in many cases the only mode of good entertainment . a film like ugly is not meant for the wide section of indian audience that patronizes fun , entertaining escapist cinema . when the reality is so ugly for them why would they want to spend money on buying a ticket for ugly .\nhad the plot been just till here , it would have been a different story and wouldn\u2019t have been named ugly . but the plot thickens hereafter as the dark side of the characters surfaces .\nthe theme from the 1966 sergio leone film\nthe good , the bad and the ugly\nwith clint eastwood , lee van cleef & eli wallach . music composed by ennio morricone . i am not making any money off of this channel and all videos / edits are in accordance with copyright / fair use .\nif you are lucky enough you will see alia bhatt in the film too , but in a blink and miss appearance .\n( 1976 ) at nair ' s place , and the film inspired him to\nwrite something\n. the team of\nbecause the film was set during the civil war , leone wanted to preserve a certain sense of accuracy , and went to america to research the film . among his inspirations were library of congress documents and the photographs of legendary photographer mathew brady . the film is not completely historically accurate , though . it features the use of dynamite before that particular explosive was invented .\n' ugly ' takes steep turns that will leave you confused as to who to root for in the end . the ending is a haunting final shot , which pummels the moral centre of the movie . the film begins and ends with intentional violence which simply accentuates the ugliness instead of serving as a shock - value .\nit sure does , well , at least diakur and his team called it something . \u201cthe first name that came to mind was \u2018ugly dynamics , \u2019 probably because we didn\u2019t find anything better than the title of our film plus \u2018dynamics , \u2019 which is the definition for simulation in the 3d package , \u201d diakur said .\nsexy , romantic comedy about a girl in her early 20s named violet sanford going to nyc to pursue a dream of becoming a songwriter . violet gets a\nday\njob as a bar maid at a nightclub called coyote ugly . coyote ugly is the city ' s newest hot spot where the employees are a team of sexy , resourceful women that provoke the clientele and press with their mischief .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nmarlon brando ' s understated performance in\nthe ugly american\nranks among his best . he ' s mesmerizing as a smart , stubborn american who gradually realizes that his arrogance has devastating consequences . less\nviolet is forced to leave behind her best pal gloria to pursue her dreams of stardom , but melanie lynskey has seen her career go from strength - to - strength in the years since coyote ugly .\nthe project was for people across india to film a snapshot of their day and upload it on google ' s official website .\nthe same year he teamed up with dibakar banerjee , zoya akhtar and karan johar to direct\nmurabba\n, one of the four segments of anthology film bombay talkies . it was made to celebrate the 100 years of indian cinema , and was screened at the 2013 cannes film festival . the film did not perform well at the box office , but was well received by critics .\ncareful viewers of the \u201cdollars trilogy\u201d will note that , though it\u2019s the final film , the good , the bad and the ugly actually takes place prior to the other two films . among the clues : eastwood acquires his iconic poncho , worn in both a fistful of dollars and for a few dollars more , in the final minutes .\nironically , ugly looks beautiful . it\u2019s all dark , dank and disgusting , and yet impossible to look away from , courtesy of cinematographer nikos andretsakis , who earlier worked on dibakar bannerjee\u2019s films . this isn\u2019t another dev d , but a film that is its own beast , filled with black and blue , and the color of grime . the second thing you\u2019ll notice about ugly is the spine - chilling rock music - inspired background score by brian mcomber . this sort of sound design hasn\u2019t been heard in bollywood and it really is quite refreshing .\nmumbai : filmmaker anurag kashyap , who is directing the thriller ' ugly ' , does not want to give out too much about its narrative . however , he says it has its emotional quotient in place .\nmarlon brando ' s understated performance in\nthe ugly american\nranks among his best . he ' s mesmerizing as a smart , stubborn american who gradually realizes that his arrogance has devastating . . . more\nsince playing aspiring singer violet sanford in coyote ugly , piper perabo ' s career has veered from the sublime ( 2005 ' s the prestige ) to the ridiculous ( 2008 ' s beverly hills chihuahua ) .\nwhat happened to the mouse ? : what happened to the other garbage pail kids ? it is implied that they were euthanized by the state home for the ugly , but the details are not very clear .\nthis morning when i saw the short film , kali katha , which is a prelude to the story of ugly , i was highly intrigued to find out what will happen next . i kept wondering as to what kali\u2019s character would be like ? how does she get kidnapped ? who would have done it ? well , in the evening when i saw the film , i not only had the answers to these questions but was also left with a brilliant cinematic experience .\nafter a failed attempt to make allwyn kalicharan in 2003 , kashyap started working on black friday ( 2007 ) , a film based on the book by hussain zaidi about the 1993 bombay bombings . the bombay high court put a stay on the release of the film , until the judgement in the bomb blasts case was delivered . it was decided after a petition filed by a group of 1993 bomb blasts accused , challenging the release of the film based on their case . the film got censorship clearance in 2007 , and was released after two years meeting universal acclaim . nikhat kazmi gave the film a three star out of five rating and mentioned :\nit was indeed a difficult film to make , yet the director has managed to grapple with all the loose threads and put them together in a composite whole . so much so , the film moves like a taut thriller , without ideology colouring the sepia frames .\nalso , the beginning and the end have the three main characters being labeled by onscreen text as\nthe ugly\n,\nthe bad\n,\nand the good ,\nboth times in that order .\nthe third in the clint eastwood series of italo westerns , the good , the bad and the ugly is exactly that - - a curious amalgam of the visually striking , the dramatically feeble and the offensively sadistic .\nugly , for example , cost rs 4 . 5 crore and we worked on the costing like i mentioned . the p & a ; is very minimal because like i mentioned , we did not want to spend a crazy amount on the p & a ; of a film that did not cost so much to make in the first place .\nthe end is a bit abrupt . however , it works in favour of the film as the audience is left wanting for more .\nclothes make the legend : we see the man with no name pick up his trademark poncho amongst other identifying traits throughout the film .\nleitmotif : the main theme is turned into one for each protagonist ( the good ' s has a whistle , the bad ' s an ocarina , and the ugly ' s screamed \u2014\naaaaaaaah !\n) .\nas dodger gets to know the kids , he finds out they know how to sew clothes and uses their talents to impress tangerine , one of the female bullies . unfortunately , before dodger can really hit it off with her , the kids are captured by the state home for the ugly , an institution that incarcerates anybody considered too ugly for society . dodger and manzini decide to infiltrate the prison and save the kids from being euthanized .\nin 2009 , kashyap had two releases . dev . d , a contemporary take on sarat chandra chattopadhyay ' s novel devdas . it was the twelfth film adaptation of the bengali novel . starring abhay deol who actually pitched the original idea of the film to kashyap , with mahie gill and newcomer kalki koechlin portraying the characters of\nparo\nand chandramukhi respectively . the film met with generally positive reviews and strong box office results . gulaal , a political drama , was his final release of that year . kashyap started working on the film in 2005 , and had finished 70 - 80 per cent of the film in 2006 , when its producer fell ill . later on , zee motion pictures took over the project and was finally finished in 2008 and released on 13 march 2009 . anupama chopra gave the film three stars and referred to kashyap as\nthe anti - yash chopra\n. despite positive reviews , the film underperformed at the box office .\nthree outlaws pursue a cache of gold hidden in a grave . while canonical , this film is oddly structured with its inciting incident pushed to an hour and fifteen minutes into its three - hour run time . what the film is saying about goodness ( or ugliness or badness ) is unclear as the\ngood\nis just as bad as the\nugly ,\nbut i can imagine that it ' s attempting to show that morality is more contextual than absolute , creating , as it does , an environment in which everybody is immoral even the union and confederate troops , who seem to be passing through this film on their way to another . beautifully shot and operatic in scope , the filmmaking is remarkable even if the story - telling is perplexing . overall , this classic western isn ' t bad or good or ugly , just moderately interesting .\ngraced with a velvet voice , 21 - year - old violet sanford heads to new york to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her\nday\njob as a barmaid at coyote ugly . the\ncoyotes\nas they are affectionately called tantalize customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics , making coyote ugly the watering hole for guys on the prowl .\nwhat\u2019s bad : well , not all would want to sit through a grim film that stretches for over two hours . the film is not a regular drama and if you are one of those who want cinema to be an enjoyable experience , this is certainly not for you .\nwhats not : the first half of the film is longer than the second half . the movie also seems to have been chopped a lot at the censor board tables . so the flashback scenes which were shot extensively were removed and kept to a bare minimum . it doesn\u2019t spoil the flavour of the film , but had those scenes had still been part of the film , it would have been much more interesting .\nwith bombay velvet , you will turn into a ' commercial ' film - maker . how does that fit into the scheme of things ?\nbut over the past 40 years , the film has stayed alive on television and video , it has gathered a cult of admirers , and a number of movie critics have come forward to argue that it ' s the most intelligent and prescient hollywood film of the vietnam genre .\nthe bombay high court put a stay on the release of the film , until the judgement in the bomb blasts case was delivered . it was decided after a petition filed by a group of 1993 bomb blasts accused , challenging the release of the film based on their case .\ndashing hispanic : tuco . ironically , despite being branded\nthe ugly\n, he ' s more of an unkempt beauty and very charismatic .\nwhen you have to shoot , shoot , don ' t talk .\nthough it has to forever compete with the searchers and high noon , few western films will ever have the impact of the good , the bad and the ugly , the final film in sergio leone\u2019s \u201cdollars trilogy\u201d and the most famous spaghetti western ( that is , films in the american western style made by italian directors ) of all time . it catapulted clint eastwood to super - stardom , changed the way countless directors thought about the genre , and continues to influence film to this day . so , in celebration of the film ' s 50th anniversary , here are a dozen facts about the legendary tale of gunslingers on the hunt for treasure .\nas a 19 - year - old student of zoology at delhi ' s hansraj college , i had no desire to be a filmmaker . till i watched bicycle thieves , a 1948 italian film directed by vittorio de sica , at a film festival in delhi in 1993 . after the film got over , i decided to chuck it all and leave bag - and - baggage for bombay to be a filmmaker .\nwith half the runtime of kashyap\u2019s previous efforts , ugly comes with a packed narrative . every frame has a dark undertone and ugly does not conclude until every possible avenue of audience empathy is explored . with a run time of two hours and eight minutes , ' ugly ' will end up leaving you gasping for more . while certain scenes could have been cut , the added elements are welcome diversions that throw the thriller pleasantly off - balance . an unending police interrogation with rahul that turns into a argument about smart phone features and a police officer singing a few lines of a song to understand its relevance to the case provides the necessary comic relief to the otherwise grim storyline .\n' ugly ' is a dark psychological thriller on the surface and an emotional drama within . . . take a look at the much - awaited theatrical trailer of anurag kashyap ' s ugly . a dar motion pictures presentation of a phantom films production . in theatres 26th december . directed by - anurag kashyap written by - anurag kashyap music by - gv prakash connect with us at : facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken subscribe for all the exclusives : urltoken\nsilence is golden : the film runs ten minutes before anybody speaks . also , in the final climactic three way duel , there is no dialogue at all for over five minutes , and the film relies entirely on the score , and closeups of the three main character ' s faces , each trying decide whether to move first . it is widely considered to be one of the most dramatic and tense moments in film history .\nsits there thinking vietnam looks like a party . indeed , the only film i can think of that makes war look like\nfun\nis\nugly won ' t make your christmas merry : it is a simple , hard - hitting and dark movie . it shows you how we mess up our own lives because of ego , jealousy and misunderstood notions of people around us .\naccording to anurag it\u2019s the health ministry that should take the responsibility of curbing use of tobacco and work towards measures to control it and that films should not be a medium to advertise non - smoking . while some may agree with the director , some might certainly weigh in to differ on the matter . when we think about it , \u2018ugly\u2019 is a dark film with a sinister theme . therefore the scenes showing tobacco usage is mere depiction , inevitable in reflecting the creative vision of setting up a dark atmosphere in the film world .\ngave it 3 . 5 out of 4 stars , praising the character - driven film and the portrayal of its lead alongside the city compared to most hindi films :\na film like this provides a radically different view of india than you can find in the pleasures and excesses of bollywood\n.\nhe was first married to film editor aarti bajaj with whom he had a daughter ( born january 9 , 2001 ) . they divorced in 2009 .\nwhile the pace does dip in the second half , what makes ugly tick is the searing honesty with which it is told . it\u2019s not for the faint - hearted , but for those who are willing to let the morally decrepit live .\ntuco : is eating in a bar . a group of gunmen come in to kill him and he shoots them all before crashing out of a window , still eating his dinner .\nil brutto ,\nor\nthe ugly .\nrahul bhat delivers an extraordinary performance as his character transitions from loser actor to helpless father . ' ugly ' is a comeback film for bhat and he does full justice to the role . ronit roy adeptly potrays a autocratic police chief who seems right at home in a corrupt bureaucratic system . tejaswini kolhapure enlivens the grim thriller with shrill theatrics and vineet singh slips in perfectly into the shoes of a money - grubbing agent . the performances are all strong , with a touch of manic - intensity that blends smoothly with the dark mood of the film .\nthere are two kinds of people , my friend . those who love sergio leone ' s the good , the bad and the ugly ( 1966 ) and those who resist the machismo and gallows humor of what is arguably the definitive spaghetti western .\nbollywood has always stayed away from dark dramas and among the very few filmmakers , anurag kashyap is one who dares to bare it all in his films . ugly is raw , grim and a in - the - face film which deals with multiple characters who falter prey to their own greed as they are caught up in a strange situation . the script is bang - on and probably kashyap\u2019s best .\nproduced by dar motion pictures and phantom films , ugly , was first slated to release last year , but the film was moved forward as kashyap was not willing to carry the anti - smoking disclaimers in the smoking scenes in the film saying that they were a distraction for the audience . now , that he has agreed to release the film , kashyap says , \u201cthe high court has said that since the case is in the supreme court a decision cannot be taken because it cannot supersede the supreme court . so if we want the rule to change , we have to wait for the supreme court verdict or apply in the ministry , that the new government has yet to set up . the film\u2019s financiers have given us enough time and can no longer hold on , as any further delay will add to the costs . i know that the procedure can take time as we only had four court dates in eight months ! though the release date is yet to be locked , ugly will be released with the disclaimers . however , it does not mean that we stop fighting against this issue , \u201d said kashyap .\nin 2012 , kashyap came up with his ambitious directorial venture gangs of wasseypur , which screened at the 2012 cannes directors ' fortnight , london indian film festival , toronto film festival and the sundance film festival in 2013 . the film with an ensemble cast , was a two - part crime saga centred on the coal mafia of dhanbad with the story spanning from the early 1940s to 2009 . the first part was released on 22 june , and the second on 8 august 2012 , both receiving appreciation from indian and international critics alike . the combined budget of the two films allowed it to be a box - office success .\na master makes their own tools : tuco ( the ugly ) built his own revolver by taking bit and pieces from a bunch of different guns in a gun store . none of that gun store ' s best ones was good enough for him .\nthe locations are used to heighten the mood of the action rather than function as an exotic foreground . kashyap\u2019s film is anti - establishment and it highlights the faulty setup that exists in the country . but the deftness with which kashyap weaves these issues into the plot makes ugly relatable . kashyap uses themes of social corruption with extraordinary subtlety . the scenes are filled with uncompromising vitality while he tries to weave in systemic problem in the film . surveillance - obsessed procedural detail , emotional meltdowns , and swindling schemes are pieced together without cutting down the pace of the piquant thriller .\non the whole , technically brilliant with some wonderful performances , ugly strictly caters to a niche audience . moreover the choice of releasing it during a festive period isn\u2019t a great idea either . watch it if you are an anurag kashyap fan , else avoid !\nlost in translation : the finnish title is hyv\u00e4t , pahat ja rumat ( implying that the movie isn ' t so much about three persons , one of whom is considered good , the second bad and the last ugly , but several of each . )\ngun porn : the film has some very loving close - up shots of revolvers being disassembled , cleaned , reassembled , with some chill - inducingly satisfying foley .\nearlier in the film , tuco warns blondie that if his bullet doesn ' t hit the rope , it should at least hit the former ' s head .\ndeconstructor fleet : the film deconstructs not only the morality of westerns , but the dramatic structure they ' re built on , stripping it down to the bare minimum .\nironic echo : blondie ' s use of tuco ' s\nthere are two kinds of people in the world\ncatch phrase at the end of the film ."]}
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", "topic": 16}], "title": "final destination ( film )", "paragraphs": ["final destination is the first film in the final destination series , released in 2000 .\nfinal destination is the first of the five films in the final destination series released in 2000 . the events of this film occurred after the events in final destination 5 .\nbso destino final 5 ( final destination 5 score ) - 02 . fates bridge\nfinal destination 2 ' s opening disaster is referenced in the opening credits of final destination 5 by logs crashing into the screen .\nfinal destination 5 soundtrack review : this is a review of the film score final destination 5 by brian tyler . \u201ci can recommend this score for horror enthusiasts , but it\u2019s not going to find a broad audience . \u201d final destination has come\u2026\nthe soundtrack is by shirley walker for the film\nfinal destination 2 .\nno copyright infringement intended .\nthe / filmcast : bonus ep . \u2013 final destination and 30 minutes or less\nfinal destination 3 is three times the creativity , but three times the predictability .\nreaping profits \u2026 the final destination . photograph : new line / everett / rex\nhighest grossing entry : the final destination ( 2009 ) \u2013 $ 66 . 4 million\nfinal destination : scary music is playing . hoopes vision : nice music is playing .\ncollins\u2019 crypt : giving the final destination series its due | birth . movies . death .\nthe final destination [ dvd ] [ region 2 ] ( english audio . english subtitles )\nfinal destination 3 is three times the creativity , but three times the predictability . when a franchise like ' final destination ' takes an idea and utilises the same narrative . . .\nand kills them all of , including clear rivers , the only survivor from final destination 1 .\nfinal destination is the only movie in the series where none of the survivors are african american .\nfeatured in erin brockovich / onegin / final destination / deterrence ( 2000 ) . see more \u00bb\nfinal destination 3 is a 2006 american supernatural horror film , and the third film in the final destination series . the film was directed and written by james wong , who co - wrote and directed the first film , and was produced by craig perry . released on february 10 , 2006 , the film performed well at the box office despite a mixed reception from critics .\njust as in previous films , final destination 5 featured multiple commercial songs , released by various artists .\nbobby campo tries to pull shantel vansanten to safety in a scene from\nthe final destination .\nthe film having the same name as the super smash bros stage have led to mutations of the\nno items ! fox only ! final destination !\nmeme involving the film .\nset six years after the original final destination film , final destination 3 centers around a high school senior who has a premonition of a fatal roller coaster accident involving herself and all her friends . when the premonition proves true , those who have\ncheated death\nand survived the accident are forced to deal with the repercussions of escaping their fate . final destination 3 stars ryan merriman ( the ring two ) and mary elizabeth winstead . the film is directed by james wong ( final destination ) .\nthat just leaves one movie to take the crown of the best final destination of them all , and for my money , that\u2019s final destination 3 . after the misunderstood first instalment and the confused second one , final destination 3 saw james wong and glen morgan return to the franchise for a movie that finally crystallised the franchise into its final form . final destination 3 is what the final destination movies should always have been : a brightly coloured , fast - paced , slightly silly meditation on how we\u2019re all gonna die one day , so we might as well do it explosively .\n( as well as being one of the few final destination characters to really have a change of heart by the end of the film ) .\nfinal destination 3 , which opened in 2 , 880 theaters , improved on the openings of the first two installments of the franchise significantly - the first final destination opened to $ 10 million in 2000 , while final destination 2 opened to $ 16 million in 2003 . additionally , the opening of final destination 3 surpassed the opening performance of the recent hit horror film hostel . the $ 19 , 173 , 000 opening placed final destination 3 in a close second place at the box office this weekend , approximately $ 1 million behind the pink panther , which opened in nearly 600 more theaters . the $ 6 , 657 per screen average for final destination 3 was also the highest of any film for the weekend .\nali larter , devon sawa and kerr smith in \u0093final destination , \u0094 which began the series in 2000 .\nthis is a review of the motion picture score the final destination by brian tyler . the final destination is the 4th ( and final ? ) part of the long - lasting action / horror series . the concept is simple . what if you could sense that you\u2026\nit is a funny film , a sweet film , and an entertaining film ,\nhe added .\nbut it is a deceptive film , a manipulative film , and ( like most best picture winners ) a conservative film .\nin real life , cars often avoid tailing behind log trucks , presumably they ' ve seen final destination 2 .\nfinal destination 5 is a horror film in which a group of young people escape unscathed from a terrible accident only for death to later hunt them down .\non its opening weekend , final destination 5 made $ 18 , 031 , 396 domestically , ranking it the third grossing of the weekend , behind rise of the planet of the apes and the help , being number 1 and 2 respectively . in the series , it was the third biggest opening , behind the final destination and final destination 3 . the film made $ 42 , 587 , 643 domestically and $ 157 , 887 , 643 worldwide , make it the second most succesful film in the franchise , with the final destination being the most successful .\nmore about the movie \u2022 see the official\nthe final destination\nweb site for a preview trailer , show times and more . \u2022 see a press - register gallery of photographs from the making of\nthe final destination .\nall of the main characters ( with the exception of kimberly ) appear in the ending credits of final destination 5 .\nthe \u201cfinal destination\u201d series takes this simple blueprint beyond simplicity . in \u201cfinal destination\u201d ( 2000 ) , \u201cfinal destination 2\u201d ( 2003 ) , \u201cfinal destination 3\u201d ( 2006 ) \u2014 and presumably in \u201cthe final destination , \u201d which opens on friday without advance screenings \u2014 the exact same thing happens . a clairvoyant teenager receives a vivid premonition of a grisly catastrophe and , in the nick of time , saves him - or herself , along with friends and bystanders . but the grim reaper , miffed at having the grand design thwarted , returns to dispatch the survivors in a series of gruesomely inventive \u201caccidents . \u201d\nfinal destination 2 is the second installment theatrically and the third installment chronologically of the final destination series released in 2003 . it gained superior critical reception than it ' s predecessor ; with most critics applauding the improved special effects and inventive deaths .\nshould have gone to specsavers : jacqueline macinnes wood as olivia in final destination 5 . photograph : new line cinema / warner\nglobal renaissance entertainment group has entered into a multi - picture production deal with jeffrey reddick , creator of the \u201cfinal destination\u201d franchise .\ncab castings is looking for background actors to play college students for the upcoming horror feature film superstition : final chance in atlanta , georgia . \u201csuperstition : final chance\u201d is the new horror film from the writers of \u201cfinal destination\u201d and features an ensemble cast that includes lauryn mcclain , evan ross , logan paul , jhene aiko , shad moss and many more .\nbelow are some of the locations used for filming throughout the final destination franchise . with the exception of the final destination , which was filmed in new orleans , the majority of the franchise has been made in the greater vancouver area in british columbia , canada .\nnothing new but i am excited that new line will be providing a score only audio track on their dvd release of final destination .\nthe german dub of final destination doesn ' t change tod ' s name .\ntod\nmeans\ndeath\nin german .\ntechnically todd is mistaken . only the most recent final destination film opened in first place at the box office ; the others barely missed the mark , opening in either second or third . but the point remains : the success of this franchise has steadily increased with each subsequent film , and assuming that success continues , two more final destination sequels are just about guaranteed .\nthe numerous appearances of\n180\nin the movie refer to the film ' s original title of\nflight 180\n. new line decided to rename the film to\nfinal destination\nthrough fear of confusion of other movies like\nfinal destination 2 is legitimately an excellent movie ; it ' s a fun and suspenseful film that manages to improve on the original in every way while also standing entirely on its own .\nfinal destination 3 received mixed reviews . negative reviews stated that the film was formulaic and did not bring anything new to the franchise . positive reviews praised the film for being enjoyable and offering its audience what it wishes to see . attention was given especially to death scenes involving a tanning bed and a nail gun respectively ; these were favorably received , as was winstead ' s performance . the film was a financial success and , at the time of its release , the highest - grossing installment in the franchise . the film was followed by two sequels\u2014 the final destination and final destination 5 \u2014released in 2009 and 2011 respectively .\nthe sixth instalment of us horror franchise final destination is tipped to be filmed in russia , alexei ryazantsev , ceo of russian distribution company karo premiere has said . speaking at the window onto europe film festival in vyborg last week , ryazantsev said his firm was negotiating the details with warner bros , final destination \u2019s us distributor , and that the film had garnered considerable interest from foreign investors .\nalain bielik rides the roller coaster of deadly effects in final destination 3 with the visual effects wizards and lives to explain how they were done .\nthe final destination movie trailer for more videos visit urltoken no one saw this one coming , folks - - yet another film in the final destination franchise hits theatres this august . an all too familiar advance premonition of a fatal racing accident gives a handful of young friends a second chance at life . but death doesn ' t like people who cheat the system , even inadvertently , and so the young friends find their second chances are all too easily revoked . is this one going to break the trend of steadily slumping final destination films ? or do you wish this one really was the final one ? leave a comment below and let us know , and thanks for watching ! the final destination movie trailer is provided by new line cinema . the final destination movie opens in us theaters on august 28 , 2009 . the final destination movie stars bobby campo , shantel vansanten , krista allen , mykelti williamson , haley webb , nick zano , andrew fiscella , and richard t . jones .\ndespite plans to shoot final destination 6 in russia , the protagonists will be american , with the film following a group of teenagers who travel to russia for a holiday . consistent with final destination \u2019s trademark plot , one of the teenagers in the films sees a vision of an imminent catastrophe , with each member of the group eventually killed .\nfinal destination 3 grossed $ 19 , 173 , 094 on its opening weekend . at the end of its run , march 30 , it made $ 54 , 098 , 051 in north america while grossing $ 63 , 621 , 107 overseas , for a worldwide gross of $ 117 , 719 , 158 . for a time , it was the highest grossing film in the final destination franchise until the arrival of 2009 ' s the final destination , which grossed $ 186 , 167 , 139 worldwide .\n\u201c in death there are no accidents , no coincidences , no mishap , and no escapes . \u201d ~ ~ bludworth , final destination ( 2000 )\na tag an airport employee attaches to alex ' s bag in the first film has\nfinal destination\nwritten on it in big , bold letters . the camera lingers on it for a few seconds .\nthe soundtrack to final destination 5 contains 19 tracks , once again composed by brian tyler , who also composed the soundtrack of the previous installment . it was released physically , four days after the release of the film , makng it the second final destination soundtrack to get a release . actor and singer , miles fisher who plays peter friedkin in the film , released a tie - in video for his single\nnew romance\n. in reference to the premise of the final destination series , the music clip featured key actors of the film , who die in freak accidents . this was done parodying saved by the bell .\nfinal destination : patient and doctor are all alone in the room . hoopes vision : doctor , patient , and at least three surgical technicians are present .\nno - one\u2019s going to argue with this , are they ? the fourth final destination film , which inexplicably lost the ' 4 ' from its title , is the nadir of the franchise . it\u2019s just arse .\n\u201cfinal destination\u201d the original in the \u201cfinal destination\u201d series . after a group of teens skips their flight based on a premonition , the grim reaper gets pissed off that they didn\u2019t die and hunts down and kills the \u201csurvivors\u201d one by one in creative ways . this movie is actually more of a best plane crash survival movie .\ndespite a panel of x - files ' alums at the helm and a promising premise , flighty performances and poor execution keep final destination from ever taking off .\nthough not a great horror film by any means , final destination 5 succeeds as a comedic splatter fest solely by sticking to stephen king ' s old motto : ' if in doubt , gross ' em out . '\nkristen cloke also was featured on a\nfinal destination\nfilm . this would make her the fourth actor from that franchise to appear in this film . the other three would be mary elizabeth winstead , crystal lowe , and jody racicot , all of whom star in\nfinal destination 3\nas the lead , the other in the tanning bed scenes , and the other as a minor character . kristen appears in the original as the teacher .\n\u201cremember , \u201d he said , \u201cfreddy had a final nightmare years ago . \u201d\nthe film ' s original title , cheating death : final destination 3 , changed during development . [ 18 ] [ 19 ] craig perry and warren zide ' s zide / perry productions , and wong and morgan ' s own hard eight pictures that co - produced final destination returned to produce final destination 3 with practical pictures and manitee pictures . initially , the film was to be filmed in 3d , but this was abandoned . [ 20 ] morgan said it was for financial reasons and because he believed fire and blood effects would not be shown properly through the red filters of anaglyph 3d systems . [ 21 ]\nfinal destination 3 is a 2006 american supernatural horror film directed by james wong ; it is the third installment in the final destination film series . wong and glen morgan , who worked on the franchise ' s first film , wrote the screenplay . final destination 3 stars mary elizabeth winstead and ryan merriman , and takes place five years after [ note 1 ] the first film . winstead plays wendy christensen , a teenager who has a premonition that a roller - coaster she and her classmates are riding will derail . although she saves some of them , death begins hunting the survivors . wendy realizes photographs she took at the amusement park contain clues about her classmates ' death . she tries to use this knowledge to save the rest of them .\ndespite the final destination being touted as the last film in the series , that didn\u2019t stop warner bros . / new line from greenlighting final destination 5 , so why the heck would it stop them from greenlighting several more ? the studios are clearly determined to milk this cash cow dry , and their only motivation to stop is if the franchise meets its own pitiful death at the box office .\naccording to dvd interviews with the filmmakers , final destination 3 was originally the last part of a trilogy and had been in development since the release of final destination 2 . jeffrey reddick , creator of the franchise and one of the co - writers of the first two films , did not return for the third installment . according to wong , unlike the second film , which was closely tied to the first , final destination 3 was envisioned as a stand - alone sequel featuring new characters from the beginning . the film ' s original title , cheating death : final destination 3 , was changed during development . the companies that co - produced the franchise ' s first film\u2014craig perry and warren zide ' s zide / perry productions , and wong and morgan ' s own hard eight pictures\u2014returned to produce final destination 3 . practical pictures and manitee pictures also helped with the film ' s production . the film was initially intended to be filmed in 3d , but plans for this were abandoned . morgan revealed that the decision to not film in 3d was mostly due to financial reasons , but also because he believed that fire and blood would not be shown properly in the red color filters of anaglyph 3d .\nit\u2019s a shame , because this film shouldn\u2019t be this bad . it was written by eric bress , who also wrote final destinations 2 and 3 , and directed by the late david r . ellis , who was also responsible for snakes on a plane and the underrated cellular as well as final destination 2 .\nfinal destination 3 is a 2006 american supernatural horror film directed by james wong and the third installment in the final destination film series . the screenplay was written by wong and glen morgan , both of whom had worked on the franchise ' s first film . final destination 3 stars mary elizabeth winstead and ryan merriman , and is set five years after the first film . winstead plays wendy christensen , a teenager who has a premonition that a roller coaster on which she and her classmates are riding derails . although she saves some of them , death begins hunting for the survivors . wendy realizes the photos she took in the amusement park contain clues about how her classmates will die , and tries to use them to save the rest of the survivors .\nthe film is being set up as the first in a series of pictures aimed at leveraging reddick\u2019s fan base from the five \u201cfinal destination\u201d movies . ceo arthur wylie and chief operating officer dale godboldo will produce with reddick exec producing .\njeh : digital dimension have grown quiet a reputation in the industry . three emmy awards , tons of film and television credits . what do you think was the key factor in digital dimension getting this work on final destination ii ?\nand it all looks rubbish . the final destination movies are all about showy , over the top death scenes , but just take a minute to rewatch the opening scenes of the final destination . horrible , no ? it looks cheap , and there\u2019s no real variety . it\u2019s just people getting killed by flaming car parts landing on them .\nthe site had claimed that the sixth destination would be filmed in russia , according to alexei ryazantsev , ceo of russian distribution company karo premiere . speaking at the window onto europe film festival in vyborg last week , ryazantsev said his firm was negotiating the details with warner bros . , final destination \u2019s us distributor , and that the film had garnered considerable interest from foreign investors .\nwhen stunt ' work for\nthe final destination\nwas filmed at mobile international speedway , an escalade - mounted 3d camera was used to capture on - track footage . this image is part of a press - register photo gallery about the shooting of a key scene from\nthe final destination\nat the speedway in irvington , ala .\nwhat we want from these movies , really , is to watch intricately planned kills that feed our anxiety about our own mortality , and final destination 3 delivers in buckets .\nfinal destination 5 won ' t be known for any stellar performances , but first - time feature director steven qualye can rest assured he scared the daylights out his audiences .\nfinal destination also perfectly integrates its overarching plot , letting each film stand on its own but also ensuring it feels like a piece of a larger puzzle . final destination 2 , for instance , reintroduces clear rivers , the only survivor of flight 180 . she becomes an integral part of the story , continuing her arc from the original and offering the valuable knowledge that comes with being a seasoned death - dodger . this sequel also expands upon the rules of the final destination canon , establishing what happens when a new life is added into the mix . yet at the same time , it is not even necessary to have watched the first installment to enjoy this one . right away , final destination is serving up sequels that please both casual and hardcore fans .\nnew line / warner bros . has announced filming is underway in vancouver on director steve quale\u2019s final destination 5 . the 3d film stars emma bell ( frozen , the walking dead ) nick d\u2019agosto ( fired up ! , heroes ) , miles fisher , arlen escarpeta , jacqueline macinnes wood , p . j . byrne , ellen wroe , courtney b . vance , david koechner and final destination franchise icon tony todd .\nthe first of the series of five final destination films ( 2000 - 2011 ) had a tagline that explained the basic premise :\nyou can ' t cheat death .\nall of the main characters ( with an exception of clear and tod ) appear in unused archival footage used for the flight 180 scene at the end of final destination 5 .\nplot is a secondary consideration for the final destination movies ; the thrill is in the set - pieces . now , says john patterson , what does that remind you of ?\nfinal destination 5 benefits from smart 3d , but even in 2d , the set - pieces will satisfy - - presenting some of the most outrageous kill sequences in franchise history .\nthe final destination , which is a bit more predictable compared to the predecessors , still answers another fascinating question : \u201cwhat happens when someone who isn\u2019t next in line tries to kill themselves ? \u201d next up , final destination 5 revolves heavily around figuring out how committing murder affects death\u2019s priorities , a cool idea not at all reflected in the previous four films .\nthe film received mixed reviews from critics . review aggregate website rotten tomatoes reports 47 % of critics gave the film positive write - ups based on 107 reviews , with an average rating of 5 out of 10 . it ' s consensus is ,\nthis sequel is a little more than an excuse to stage elaborate , gory scenes of characters getting killed off .\nwhile most praised it for its special effects and inventive death sequences , some dismissed it as being ' an average sequel to an average movie ' . nevertheless , this film has received the second highest score amongst the five films in the franchise on rotten tomatoes , the first being final destination 5 with a score of 61 % . in metacritic website the movie scored an unfavorable 38 based on 25 reviews and the third highest rating of final destination series . the first is final destination 5 with 50 % and final destination 3 with 41 % .\ndevelopment of the film began shortly after the release of final destination 2 , though jeffrey reddick , who was the creator of the franchise and a co - writer of the first two films , did not return for final destination 3 . in contrast to the previous film , which was a direct sequel to the original , final destination 3 was envisioned as a stand - alone sequel , with the idea of featuring a roller - coaster derailment as the opening - scene disaster coming from new line cinema executive richard bryant . from the beginning , wong and morgan placed control as a major theme in the film . casting began in march 2005 , with winstead and merriman landing the lead roles , and concluded in april . final destination 3 was filmed in vancouver , as with the previous two installments , over a three - month period ; the first two weeks were spent entirely on filming the roller - coaster ' s derailment .\nnow that the ground rules have been established for the final destination movies , the fun lies in seeing the inventive ways in which the writers dispatch the various characters in the sequel .\nfinal destination : the doctor gets up and leaves the patient all alone in the room mid - procedure , because of an \u201cincomplete record . \u201d hoopes vision : are you kidding ?\naccording to reports , global renaissance entertainment group has entered into a multi - picture production deal with jeffrey reddick , creator of the \u201cfinal destination\u201d franchise . the film is being set up as the first in a series of pictures aimed at reddick\u2019s horror fan base from the five final destination movies . the movie features an ensemble cast that includes lauryn mcclain , evan ross , logan paul , jhene aiko , shad moss and many more !\nblood from the mouth : in most cases . even when the victim ' s injuries are thus far all below the knees ( such as the escalator death in the final destination ) .\nat the beginning , in the scene in kim ' s bedroom , the plane on her bed side table is the same one from alex ' s bedroom in the first final destination .\nartifact title : partially , the double entendre of the first film is lost in the next three , unless you want to be generous for part 2 and reference it as a car gps announcing a driver ' s arrival at\nyour final destination\n.\nin march 2010 , the head of warner bros . , revealed final destination 5 was in works . later , producer craig perry confirmed that just as the final destination , the film would be shot in 3d . on april 2010 , it was announced that eric heisserer would be the screenwriter . in june 2010 , steven quale was announced by new line cinema to be the director . the film was supposed to be released on august 26 , 2011 but they later changed it to august 12 , 2011 . the producers aimed to make the film darker and more suspenseful than the previous installments , trying to recapture the feel of the first film once again .\nfinal destination 3 was originally the last part of a trilogy and had been in development since the release of final destination 2 . [ 16 ] franchise creator jeffrey reddick and one of the co - writers of the first two films did not return for the third installment . [ 17 ] director james wong said that unlike the second film , which was closely tied to the first and continued its story , the producers always envisioned final destination 3 as a stand - alone sequel featuring new characters . [ 16 ] he said : [ w ] e really felt that the idea of final destination , or the fact that death can visit you and you can cheat death . . . could happen to anyone .\nby not using characters from the first film the producers could use a new plot , with new characters who would be unaware what was happening to them and react accordingly . [ 16 ]\nthe latest final destination is convincingly ahead of previous installments of the gory - accidents franchise : the original film opened in 2000 on \u00a31 . 5m , the sequel three years later on \u00a31 . 68m , and the third entry in 2006 with \u00a32 . 22m .\nalthough\nfinal destination\nprovides many edge - of - your - seat surprises and tension , the film likes to poke fun at many of its scenes . like the average teenage thriller , the movie takes itself seriously about three quarters of the time - leaving the last quarter as comic relief . certainly having nothing against comedic sequences in horror flicks , i just prefer a movie true to its genre . even though\nfinal destination\nis nowhere near perfect , it is the truest film to the teen slasher gender along time .\neach genre demands that you top your every previous excess , which results in the alphabet - soup of extreme porno fare \u2013 even the acronyms are too horrifying to spell out \u2013 and in final destination ' s increasingly anaemic death - porn equivalent . more ! worse ! harder ! at some point , surely , the returns will begin to diminish , and in final destination , they already have .\nthe film premiered in 2 , 587 theaters across the united states and canada on march 17 , 2000 , earning $ 10 , 015 , 822 on its opening weekend with an average of $ 3 , 871 per theater . final destination placed at # 3 in the us box office on its opening weekend , behind biography film erin brockovich and the science fiction film mission to mars . the film remained at # 3 on the next weekend before dropping to # 7 on its third weekend .\nfinal destination has a convincing enough plot , unfortunately one that by now has become clich\u00e9 . so desperate is this film to create an aura of suspense and foreboding that by the end of the film , any object in existence could be a weapon in the hands of the grim reaper . this certainly makes for suspense , but not good suspense .\nthe final destination franchise masks its incredibly bleak message with bright colours and inventive mousetrap - style killings , but at heart , they\u2019re about how everyone dies one day , and the whole world is out to get you . hardly anyone lives to the end of a final destination movie ; the ones that do generally have to go to extreme measures , and it\u2019s implied they won\u2019t last long beyond the credits .\nnew line cinema ' s final destination 3 opened with an impressive $ 19 , 173 , 000 performance at the box office this weekend , marking the most successful opening in the franchise ' s history .\nwilliamson has appeared in numerous films including\nwaiting to exhale\nand\nfinal destination ,\nand tv shows like\n24\nand\ncsi : ny ,\nwhich reunited him with sinise .\nyou were one of the first female composers to record a film score for a major studio . what are your thoughts on the way that the film industry has changed to allow more women to become accepted as film composers ?\nglobal renaissance entertainment group has entered into a multi - picture production deal with jeffrey reddick , creator of the \u201cfinal destination\u201d franchise . reddick\u2019s new slate with global , which will feature multi - ethnic and culturally diverse casts , will be led off by reddick\u2019s screenplay \u201csuperstition : final chance , \u201d a horror / thriller set on a university campus . the film is being [ \u2026 ]\nlet\u2019s start with the key disaster , because that\u2019s the beginning of the film . final destination 5 delivers another driving disaster , but this time it\u2019s not a crash , it\u2019s a collapse . which is brilliant . who hasn\u2019t felt a bit nervous about the stability of the bridge they were walking / driving / riding over ? it also allows for some pretty dramatic death scenes , and while there\u2019s still some 3d silliness , the effects look considerably more convincing than those in the final destination .\nexcellent - this was the first in a series of final destination movies . ( all of which remained excellent ) . this was the original that started the franchise . final destination is excellent and is deserving of 5 stars . its worth watching again if you ' ve seen it or worth watching if you haven ' t . i enjoyed re - watching the first one again . edge of your seat movie .\nthree critical theories about the final destination franchise have been discussed in scholarly works . it has been framed as a postmodern horror franchise that , like the scream franchise , self - consciously refers to the history of horror cinema and rewards viewers for their knowledge . second , the films\u2014particularly the final destination ( 2009 ) and final destination 5 ( 2011 ) \u2014have been examined for their visual effects . third , the franchise has been criticized for being cynical and reductive . [ 4 ] for example , film studies scholar reynold humphries dismisses the franchise as\nobscurantist nonsense whose only ' idea ' is that death is an agency that has a ' plan ' for each of us\n. [ 5 ]\nfinal destination 3 premiered at grauman ' s chinese theatre in hollywood on february 1 , 2006 . new line cinema set up a promotional website several months before the film ' s release . from there , visitors could be redirected to another site that allowed them to download mobile - phone ringtones and wallpapers relating to the film . a novelization written by christa faust was published by black flame a month before the film ' s release .\narlen escarpeta courtney b . vance david koechner editorial ellen wroe emma bell final destination 5 interview jacqueline macinnes wood meghan ory miles fisher nicholas d ' agosto p . j . byrne special feature steve mcquale tony todd\nwe\u2019ve been getting a lot of casting info about final destination 5 , which james cameron protege steven quale is soon directing . emma bell from frozen and the walking dead is signing on as the female lead .\nfinal destination : the surgery room is practically pitch dark , with shades drawn . hoopes vision : there are no shades , but a large glass wall through which your family and friends may observe the procedure .\n* production budget in millions . on average , studios earn approximately 55 percent of the final gross .\nto audition for a role on superstition : final chance , check out the casting call details below .\nfinal destination 5 was , like the final destination , shot in 3d . somehow , though , that doesn\u2019t make it crap . also , it attempts to circle back and fit itself into the chronology of an earlier movie , and yet unlike final destination 2 , it doesn\u2019t feel confusing . it feels , instead , super satisfying . it somehow swerves the pitfalls that those two lesser movies fell for , and also delivers on the spectacle and terror front . and it\u2019s funny . somehow , it revived the franchise that seemed to have run out of ideas , and made us all remember what we liked about these movies in the first place .\nin the meantime , you can either roll your eyes at or enjoy the elaborate death sequences ; there\u2019s a particularly good one in final destination that really highlights the importance of using the correct receptacles for your beverages .\nlike the first two installments of the final destination series , final destination 3 was shot in vancouver . the corkscrew roller coaster at playland was the basis of the devil ' s flight . winstead and merriman said in an interview that the film required three months of shooting ; the first two weeks were spent on filming the roller - coaster scene , and the rest of the film was shot out of sequence . the cast members often rehearsed with each other for better on - screen chemistry . filming for the film wrapped in july but due to negative reception towards the ending in early screenings , a new ending sequence featuring a subway train derailment was filmed in november .\nthree modes of critical response to the final destination franchise have predominated . first , it has been framed as a postmodern horror franchise , one which , in the style of the scream franchise , self - consciously refers to the history of horror cinema and rewards viewers for their knowledge . second , the films have been examined for their visual effects . this is particularly true of the final destination ( 2009 ) and final destination 5 ( 2011 ) . third , the franchise has been criticized for being cynical and reductive . for example , the film studies scholar reynold humphries dismisses the franchise as\nobscurantist nonsense whose only ' idea ' is that death is an agency that has a ' plan ' for each of us\n.\nthis third airport film in the decade of the 1970s was directed by jerry jameson . the action thriller ( and disaster film ) promised , in its taglines :\ntheme crafted by george e . frog . film music reporter wordpress theme by :\nthe film is set in 2005 . kevin ' s statement to wendy outside their school that the flight 180 explosion from the first film occurred\nsix years ago\nis a continuity error , as the first film is set in 2000 .\nit was rumored at some point during production that the film would be rated pg - 13 until dimension films confirmed that the film would indeed be rated r .\nwhen approached for a role in the film , mary elizabeth winstead was initially offered the final girl kelli pressley but insisted on taking the role of victim heather fitzgerald to avoid being typecast .\nvery loosely based on a true story : many of the death scenes are partially based on actual events or have alluded to said events . however , they ' re played up and fictionalized for the film . in other words , they should rename 1000 ways to die to final destination : the series .\naugust 12th marked the theatrical release of final destination 5 , the latest installment in the successful horror film series . for the uninitiated , the stock plot of the final destination series is a group of ( invariably young and good - looking ) protagonists who by luck or premonition avoid some fatal disaster or other at the beginning of the movie , yet are unable to \u201ccheat death , \u201d as they perish one by one in increasingly absurd , exotic , and horrible ways for the remaining 90 minutes of gore - spattered screen time .\nfinal destination reached franchise level when director / writer duo wong and morgan returned for 2006\u2019s \u2018final destination 3\u2019 , a vanilla compound in comparison to the two previous films . this time a horrendous roller coaster accident claims the lives of its victims . great start , but something that was more of an \u2018engine that could\u2019 shot at filmmaking as opposed to a new take on an old concept . the film itself was well made , but it just didn\u2019t fall into place as well as fans had hoped . and don\u2019t even get us started on the final destination - its success was measured by 3d ticket sales and not creativity . audiences far and wide were disappointed in the outcome ; and even the filmmakers agree that it wasn\u2019t what they\u2019d hoped it would be .\nout of all the actresses in the film , lacey chabert is the only one out of all the others in the film that was not involved with the horror genre , whether it be a movie or tv series , prior to this film .\nbroken base : the later films are debated whether they ' re good or not . the second and third film are still entertaining and such and still have a rather big fan base , especially the second film . the final destination however is considered the biggest flop and the franchise killer of the series due to it ' s bad story telling , and leading to the fifth film to be largely ignored , which is a shame since it ' s a surprisingly improved sequel\nthe reason everything looks so crap is simple : it was designed to be seen in 3d . every kill has something popping out of the screen at the viewer , to the point where the only 3d horror movie more obnoxious is friday the 13th part iii ( and even then only because the final destination doesn\u2019t have a yoyo in it ) . final destination is a pretty gimmicky franchise at the best of times , and the 3d nonsense doesn\u2019t help .\nthe second of the \u201cfinal destination\u201d films to be shot in 3 - d , final destination 5 is being directed by steve quale , marking his major feature film directorial debut . producer craig perry ( \u201camerican pie\u201d ) returns for the fifth time , working with executive producers sheila hanahan taylor , erik holmberg , richard brener , walter hamada and david neustadter . the screenplay was written by eric heisserer , with revisions by gary dauberman ; heisserer is no stranger to the horror genre , having penned new line\u2019s recent hit a nightmare on elm street .\nthe second of the \u201cfinal destination\u201d films to be shot in 3 - d , final destination 5 is being directed by steve quale , marking his major feature film directorial debut . producer craig perry ( \u201damerican pie\u201d ) returns for the fifth time , working with executive producers sheila hanahan taylor , erik holmberg , richard brener , walter hamada and david neustadter . the screenplay was written by eric heisserer , with revisions by gary dauberman ; heisserer is no stranger to the horror genre , having penned new line\u2019s recent hit a nightmare on elm street .\nfinal destination\nwill no doubt be a hit and inspire the obligatory sequels . like the original\nscream ,\nthis movie is too good to be the end of the road . i have visions of my own .\nthe opening scene at the mckinley speedway track pretty much sets the tone . it lacks the wow factor of the opening disasters in some of the other movies , and just feels a bit uninspired . at their best , the premonition scenes in final destination movies tap into universal fears , pointing out just how fraught with danger our everyday lives are . but the kind of high speed racing the kids are watching at the beginning of the final destination is obviously dangerous .\nfinal destination is the best horror franchise in history . a part of me feels guilty saying that , especially as i survey all the figures of jason voorhees , freddy krueger , and michael myers adorning my desk at this very moment . but while friday the 13th , a nightmare on elm street , and halloween all ultimately squandered their potential in later sequels , final destination has remained surprisingly consistent throughout its five entries , providing cheesy thrills without ever jumping the shark .\ncopyright \u00a9 2007 - 2010 music from film . all rights reserved . powered by tsohost\n( 2008 ) and also got a special thanks for his work in this film .\nimpaled with extreme prejudice : a personal favorite death tactic from the second film on .\nflight 180 is referenced in the opening credits of final destination 5 , having a plane explode during the opening credits , which is strange due to the fact that flight 180 actually appears in fd5 ( because it is a prequel ) .\nfinal destination 5 , directed by into the storm \u2018s steven quale , opened in theaters in 2011 and made more than $ 150m worldwide . the franchise is quite popular and successful overseas , so a sixth wouldn\u2019t come as a shock .\nfortunately , it ' s just theatrical death , courtesy of the movie\nthe final destination .\nthe fourth in an extremely popular series of fright flicks , it was filmed partly at mobile international speedway in irvington in may 2008 .\nthe film ' s tone and death scenes were positively received by critics . writing for reelviews , james berardinelli described final destination 3 as incorporating more humor compared to its predecessors and said it worked to the film ' s benefit . [ 65 ] the seattle times agreed the film ' s humorous tone helped to elevate it and said fans of the franchise would enjoy the death sequences . [ 66 ] sarah dobbs of den of geek ! said the tone made final destination 3 the high point of the franchise . she commended the film ' s style as a\nbrightly coloured [ and ] slightly silly meditation on how we ' re all gonna die one day , so we might as well do it explosively\n. [ 67 ] the tanning bed and nail gun scenes were singled out as the best death sequences from the film and the franchise . [ 68 ] [ 69 ] [ 70 ]\nthe film was released on dvd on july 25 , 2006 in both widescreen and fullscreen . there is a second disc of special features , including three documentaries . two of these documentaries involve the making of the film , while the third is about the final girl character in horror films .\nultimately , it all comes down to whether or not audiences have lost interest in the series following the lackluster offering of the final destination . it\u2019s very likely the reason for that film\u2019s unexpected success was entirely due to the novelty of seeing the final destination formula replicated in 3d . now that they\u2019ve already experienced it , is there really any enthusiasm to experience it again ? i wouldn\u2019t think so . but then , many claimed the same of the second and third films , and i\u2019d be lying if i said i didn\u2019t hit the theaters to see those opening weekend .\nunquestionably the best of the final destination sequels , final destination 5 once again follows a scrappy protagonist ( nicholas d ' agosto ' s sam lawton ) as he saves the lives of himself and several friends after experiencing a grisly vision of their deaths - with the movie subsequently detailing the survivors ' ongoing ( and increasingly futile ) efforts at staying alive . there ' s little doubt that final destination 5 immediately establishes itself as an improvement over 2009 ' s the final destination , as the movie boasts a far more cinematic feel than its immediate predecessor that ' s reflected in everything from the meticulously conceived and executed kill sequences to the surprisingly strong assortment of compelling characters . ( the final destination , though entertaining , was saddled with one - dimensional figures and a comparatively , pervasively low - rent atmosphere . ) filmmaker steven quale does a fantastic job of instantly capturing the viewer ' s interest , with the expectedly grandiose disaster that kicks off the movie more than living up to the series ' reputation of stellar openings . ( this may , in fact , be the best and most horrific set piece in the entire franchise . ) from there , final destination 5 progresses into the characters ' individual exploits as they encounter death traps of an expectedly brutal nature - with the familiarity of these scenes alleviated by quale ' s stylish directorial choices and the creative maneuverings within eric heisserer ' s screenplay . heisserer ' s ongoing efforts at putting his own spin on the final destination formula have mixed results , as the film subsequently features innovations that are both intriguing ( eg a cop believes sam has something to do with the deaths ) and underwhelming ( eg the cat - and - mouse , slasher - movie - like climax ) - though there ' s certainly no denying the effectiveness of the film ' s captivating full - circle conclusion . the end result is a better - than - average sequel that will surely thrill fans of the final destination movies , and it ' s ultimately difficult to recall a horror franchise that has fared as well ( and remained as entertaining ) as this seemingly unstoppable series ."]}
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", "topic": 18}], "title": "dhaasippen", "paragraphs": ["cast : t . r . mahalingam , m . r . santhanalakshmi , m . g . ramachandran , n . s . krishnan , t . a . madhuram , r . balasaraswathi devi , krishnamurthy , v . k . das director : ellis r . dungan year released : 1943 tags : watch dhaasippen or jothi malar tamil movie online , watch dhaasippen or jothi malar movie 1943 online high quality hq , watch dhaasippen or jothi malar 1943 tamil full movie online , dhaasippen or jothi malar movie watch online high definition hd , dhaasippen or jothi malar , dhaasippen or jothi malar tamil movie free download , dhaasippen or jothi malar movie , youtube tamil full movie dhaasippen or jothi malar watch online , dhaasippen or jothi malar 1943 , dhaasippen or jothi malar tamil movie online , dhaasippen or jothi malar movie online watch free , dhaasippen or jothi malar tamil full movie free download , watch dhaasippen or jothi malar 1943 tamil full movie dvd vcd dvd - screener dvdscr dvdrip r5 cam ts tc camrip online , dhaasippen or jothi malar tamil full movie .\n\u200edhaasippen ( 1943 ) directed by ellis r . dungan \u2022 film + cast \u2022 letterboxd\ndhaasippen or jothi malar movie rating is na / 100 based on reviews submitted by 0 users .\nplease wait ! ! . we are currently locating dhaasippen soundtracks , albums or music to buy .\nwe don ' t have enough data to suggest any movies based on dhaasippen . you can help by rating movies you ' ve seen .\nis a tamil history movie , directed by ellis dungan . the cast of dhaasippen includes t . r . mahalingam , r . bala saraswathi .\ndo you want to watch movies free like dhaasippen ( 1943 ) ? . why not sign up to one of the streaming services below ! .\na full track and artist listing for dhaasippen movie official soundtrack . we ' ve located the best online marketplaces to buy the movie soundtrack too .\nbelow is a full cast list for the movie dhaasippen . if you want to find out more about one of the cast members / actors then click their name to be taken to their personal profile page .\ndhaasippen also spelled as daasippenn ( tamil : \u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc6\u0ba3\u0bcd ) is a 1943 tamil film directed by ellis r . dungan and starring t . r . mahalingam and m . g . ramachandran . the film was also had an alternate title - jothi malar ( tamil : \u0b9c\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bb2\u0bb0\u0bcd ) . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]\ndhaasippen ( lit . dancing girl or prostitute ) was based on a play of the same name written by pammal sambandha mudaliar . it was produced by buvaneshwari pictures and directed by ellis dungan . t . r . mahalingam played the lead role and m . g . ramachandran ( later chief minister of tamil nadu ) was cast in a supporting role . comic relief was provided by the husband and wife comedy duo of n . s . krishnan - t . a . madhuram . this film was short ( 13 , 623 feet ) when compared to the tamil films of 1930s due to the shortage of film negatives during world war ii . it was released on 3 march 1943 in tandem with another film - kizhattu mappilai ( tamil : \u0b95\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bc8 ) .\nt . r . mahalingam , r . balasaraswathi , m . g . ramachandran , m . r . santhanalakshmi , n . s . krishnan , t . a . mathuram , \u2018pulimoottai ' ramaswami and v . k . das\ninterestingly , this film based on a folk tale about a devadasi dedicating her life to the worship of lord shiva and refusing to follow the traditional family profession of entertaining men , had three titles , dasi penn , jyothi malar and thumbhai mahatmyam .\nthe young devadasi ( balasaraswathi of the \u2018malligai poomalai rojaa ' fame ) is forced by her family to yield to the lustful zamindar ( das ) but she refuses for , she is devoted to lord shiva ( mgr ) . she wishes to marry her lover ( mahalingam ) , but there are a lot of hurdles . the zamindar attempts to kidnap the woman to make her his mistress . but his attempts fail thanks to the intervention of shiva and his consort parvathi ( santhanalakshmi ) .\nproduced by bhuvaneswari pictures , this film was directed by the iconic american tamil filmmaker ellis r dungan and the talented editor r . s . mani , and was shot at minerva movietone in bombay and newtone studios in madras ( now chennai ) .\nthere were nearly 30 songs rendered mostly by balasaraswathi , an excellent singer , and mahalingam who also sang duets with her . in such duets , mahalingam vanishes and mgr as shiva dances with balasaraswathi much to her delight . it was one of mgr ' s early movies \u2014 he played divine roles in some , looking impressive .\nthe music was composed by saluru rajeswara rao and lalitha venkataraman , noted singer of the day who sang and also played the veena . a mylaporean who started a music school in that area , she later relocated to bombay after marriage , and created history by being the first female in tamil cinema to sing off - screen ( playback ) for the avm film , nandakumar ( 1938 ) .\na parallel story in the film is about a married sister ( mathuram ) who carries on an affair with a travelling sari salesman ( nsk ) and their illicit romance is always thwarted by the appearance of a fierce - looking giant ( ramaswami ) .\nmani began his career as an editor and worked with dungan on kalamegham , and later became a successful filmmaker with hits such as kannagi , kubera kuchela and krishna bhakthi . he produced the hit film maaman magal . later he turned religious and forgot all about films for the rest of his life .\ndungan made several cult films based mostly on mythology and folk tales without knowing a word of tamil ( except for saying \u2018payyaa , brandy kondaaa ' ! 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[ 4 ]\nit was produced by buvaneshwari pictures and directed by ellis dungan . t . r . mahalingam played the lead role and m . g . ramachandran ( later chief minister of\n) was cast in a supporting role . comic relief was provided by the husband and wife comedy duo of\n. this film was short ( 13 , 623 feet ) when compared to the tamil films of the 1930s , due to the shortage of film negatives during world war ii . it was released on march 3rd , 1943 in tandem with another film -\nit was shot at minerva movie tone in bombay and newtone studios in madras ( now chennai ) and edited by r . s . mani . mani who began his career as an editor and worked with dungan on kalamegam . he later becomes a successful filmmaker with hits such as kannagi , kubera kuchela and krishna bakthi . he produced hit film maaman magal . later , he became religious and left the filmmaking industry . [ 4 ] dugan made several culture films based mostly on mythology folk tales without knowing tamil . dugan has also created other classic films such as sathi leelavathi , sakuntalai , meera , kalamegam and manthiri kumari ( in which he shared credit with its producer t . r . sundaram ) . [ 4 ]\nmusic was composed by lalitha venkatraman and s . rajeswara rao . there were nearly 30 songs including duets . lalitha venkatraman , a noted singer of the day , also played veena in the movie . she later relocated to bombay after marriage and made history by being the first female in tamil cinema to sing off - screen in the avm film nandakumar ( 1938 ) . 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coimbatore under the banner of parameshwar sound pictures\ninspired by namakkal v . ramalingam\u2019s novel . produced in 6 languages viz . tamil , malayalam , telugu , kannada , hindi and sinhalese . won president award\na film in which bhagyaraj uses an old unfinished mgr movie as a flashback in the plot .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nif this is your first visit , be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above . you may have to register before you can post : click the register link above to proceed . to start viewing messages , select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below .\ni would like to introduce myself as - s . selva kumar , a staunch mgr devotee and an admirer of his movies , since 1968 when i was only 12 years of age . because of him , i have come up in my life and attained the current status of professor , in the society . as he was considered as \u2018vathiyiaar\u2019 , the interest towards teaching had arisen within me , to guide the students in a right direction , resulted in leaving my public sector undertaking job , after 26 years of valuable service . his stressing the need for righteousness , justice , and affection towards parents , respect to the elders and to do good things for the development of community , rendering possible assistance to others , through his films really attracted me like magnet . i consider him as god in view of his laudable hard efforts made for the upliftment of down - trodden people , when he was film personality and also a charismatic chief minister . not only the people of tamil nadu but the tamilians wherever live in the world , always remember him and express their gratitude for his implementation of people oriented schemes that derived benefits for the needy . he is the one , incomparable with other leaders by virtue of his protecting the interest of tamilians and tamil nadu . i request the thread users to post the comments related to our ponmanachemmal mgr only . i also request that posting the comments , should not in any way hurt the feelings of others , as we are all aware that our m . g . r . is an incomparable human being with anybody else . that is why people still remember him even after his death of 25 years elapsed . to go in deep , many worship him as god . i seek the co - operation and support from all concerned and welcome the comments . s . selvakumar\nthe following is a complete list of all the films , our beloved ponmanachemmal m . g . r . acted in\ni am happy to present the details of each film in a desired manner .\n\u0bae\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0b87\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bca\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf - \u0baa\u0bc7\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bb0\u0bcd 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\u0b87\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc8 \u0baa\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0b9a\u0bc6\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bb2\u0bbe\u0bae\u0bcd . \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf \u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0bb4\u0bc1 \u0b86\u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1 \u0bb0\u0bbe\u0b95\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc1 \u0ba8\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bbf . \u0ba8\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bcd esvee\ngreat work professor selvakumar sir . i will try to provide as much information i hold to this thread .\nsathi leelavathi the first movie that our beloved leader puratchi thalaivar had appeared . first he was chosen for the role of a detective the character comes along with the whole movie . but unfortunately he was given inspector rangaiah naidu . as per the information our mgr role is very small and that his scenes lasted not more than 6 minutes .\nthe above image is the advertisement of sathi leelavathi taken from internet . real uploader not known .\nhere is another ad which is in colour and fortunate for us we can see the back side of mgr , sitting right to the lawyer .\n( lit . devotion to the husband ) written by a . krishnaswami pavalar and starring k . p . kesavan . it was staged by the madurai original boys company . m . kandasamy mudaliar wanted to make a film based on the play . production started but soon stalled due to differences and k . p . kesavan canceled his contract . mudaliar walked out of the production and started a new film titled\n. mudaliar ' s son m . k . radha was cast as hero and an unknown ( then ) 19 year old m . g . ramachandran was cast as police inspector rangayya naidu . the film was produced by marudachalam chettiar of coimbatore . chettiar wanted manik lal tandon to direct the movie and went to calcutta to hire him . tandon who was busy directing\n, introduced chettiar to dungan and recommended dungan be given the chance instead . dungan was hired as director and the film was made . some scenes were shot in location at ceylon . the completed film was 18 , 000 feet in length .\ndealt with the evils of alcoholism and promoted prohibition . it also depicted the plight of plantation workers in ceylon . it is the story of a young man who becomes an alcoholic and runs away to ceylon and the difficulties he faces there .\npowered by vbulletin\u00ae version 4 . 2 . 2 copyright \u00a9 2018 vbulletin solutions , inc . all rights reserved .\nfeedback buttons provided by advanced post thanks / like ( lite ) - vbulletin mods & addons copyright \u00a9 2018 dragonbyte technologies ltd .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 dr mgr . website designed by dealsway solutions and sponsored by tamil books\nthillana mohanambal english the dance queen mohanambal is a 1968 indian tamil musicaldrama film written , directed , distributed and produced by a . p . nagarajan . the film stars sivaji ganesan , padmini and t . s . balaiah in the lead roles , with a . v . m . rajan , nagesh and manorama in supporting roles . it tells the story of about shanmugasundaram , a nadaswaram b player who falls in love with mohanambal , a bharatanatyam dancer who reciprocates his feelings , but unfortunate circumstances and their egoistic nature prevents them from confessing their love for one another . how they overcome their selfcreated obstacles and those created by the people around them forms the rest of the story . source : wikipedia\nanbe vaa english come , my love is a 1966 indian tamil romantic comedy film written and directed by a . c . tirulokchandar . the film features m . g . ramachandran and b . saroja devi in the lead roles , while s . a . ashokan , nagesh , manorama , t . r . ramachandran and p . d . sambandam play supporting roles . broadly based on the 1961 american film come september directed by robert mulligan , anbe vaa was produced and distributed by avm productions . the soundtrack and background music were composed by m . s . viswanathan while the lyrics for the tracks were written by vaali . source : wikipedia\nvazhkai tamil english life is a 1949 indian tamil social guidance film produced and directed by a . v . meiyappan with his company avm productions . the film starred vyjayanthimala in her screen debut with m . s . draupadi , t . r . ramachandran and s . v . sahasranamam forms an ensemble cast along with many actors appearing in other significant role . source : wikipedia\nvanambadi english nightingale or skylark is a 1963 blackandwhite tamil language suspense film was directed by g . r . nathan and produced by k . murugesan . the film script were written by valampuri somanathan . music by k . v . mahadevan assets to the movie . it stars s . s . rajendran and devika in the lead roles with r . muthuraman , s . v . sahasranamam , t . r . rajakumari , t . r . ramachandran , r . s . manohar , pushpalatha and sheela in supporting roles . kamal haasan appears as a child artist in the film . the film was adaptation from sheesparish bengali novel . 1 source : wikipedia\nnam iruvar english we two is a 1947 indian tamil film directed and produced by a . v . meiyappan . source : wikipedia\nsabapathy tamil is a 1941 tamil comedy film directed and produced by a . v . meiyappan and a . t . krishnaswamy , starring t . r . ramachandran , kali n . rathnam , c . t . rajakantham and k . sarangapani . 1 the film is regarded as tamil cinemas first fulllength feature comedy film . source : wikipedia\narivaali tamil is a 1963 tamil language drama film written , produced and directed by a . t . krishnaswami . the film features sivaji ganesan and p . bhanumathi in lead roles . the film , had musical score by s . v . venkatraman and was released on 1 march 1963 . 2 source : wikipedia\nkalvanin kadhali tamil is a tamil film that starring sivaji ganesan and p . bhanumathi in the lead roles . this is the first film that both of them acted together . the film was released in 1956 along with movie kotteeswaran by sivaji ganesan . this was the first movie released in five theatres in chennai and ran more than 80 days in five theatresequal to 100 days in four theatres and at the same time kotteeswaran was also running . this sort of success could be done and enjoyed many times by only one actor who was having confidence in acting . thats why he was aptly called nadigar thilagam the movie was directed by v . s . raghavan , who also directed sarangadhara . source : wikipedia\nbaghdad thirudan tamil english the thief of bagdad is a 1960 blackandwhite swashbuckler tamil film produced and directed by t . p . sundaram . the film starred m . g . ramachandran and vyjayanthimala in the lead with m . n . nambiar , t . s . balaiah , t . r . ramachandran , s . a . ashokan , m . n . rajam , a . sandhya and s . n . lakshmi forms an ensemble cast . 2 the film was a remake of 1924 silent film the thief of bagdad and was inspired by 1951 tony curtisstarrer , the prince who was a thief . 3 source : wikipedia\npadikkadha medhai english uneducated genius is a tamil language film starring sivaji ganesan and sowcar janaki in the lead roles . the film , directed by a . bhimsingh , had musical score by k . v . mahadevan and was released on 25 june 1960 . the film was remade in telugu as aathmabandhuvu and in kannada as baala bandana . source : wikipedia\nthangamalai ragasiyam tamil is a tamil language mystery adventure fantasy film starring sivaji ganesan , t . r . rajakumari and jamuna in the lead roles . the film was released in 1957 . b . r . panthulu , famous kannada actor debuted as director in this film and simultaneously made in kannada language and released as rathnagiri rahasya . 1 the song ihalogame was shot in color . source : wikipedia\nrathnagiri rahasya kannada is a 1957 kannada language mystery adventure fantasy film directed and produced by b . r . panthulu and starring udaykumar and jamuna in the lead roles . 1 the film was made simultaneously in tamil language as thangamalai ragasiyam 2 bettersourceneeded released in the same year with sivaji ganesan in the lead along with jamuna reprising her role . most of the technical crew remained the same for both tamil and kannada versions . it was also dubbed into telugu as rathnagiri rahasyam . future acclaimed director puttanna kanagal made his debut as an assistant director in this film 3 this film screened at iffi 1992 b r panthalu homage section . source : wikipedia\nadutha veettu penn english the girl next door 1 is a 1960 indian tamil comedy film , directed by vedantam raghavaiah . the film stars anjali devi , t . r . ramachandran and k . a . thangavelu in the lead . the plot is based on the short story pasher bari by arun chowdhury . the film was a remake of 1953 telugu film pakkinti ammayi . successive remakes of the film include padosan 1969 , hindi , pakkinti ammayi 1981 , telugu and pakkadmane hudugi kannada . 2 source : wikipedia\nponvayal tamil english golden farm was a 1954 tamil film produced and directed by a . t . krishnaswamy , who also wrote the screenplay and dialogues . it stars t . r . ramachandran , anjali devi and r . s . manohar in the lead roles , while other actors like k . a . thangavelu and v . k . ramasamy play supporting roles . the film is currently lost . 1 source : wikipedia\nmanamagan thevai tamil is a comedydrama tamil film starring sivaji ganesan and p . bhanumathi as the main cast . simultaneously made as varudu kavaali in telugu with k . jaggaiah and p . bhanumathi . the film was released in the year 1957 . source : wikipedia\nprahalada tamil is a 1939 tamil film directed by b . n . rao . 1 it deals with the story of prahlada and his devotion to lord vishnu . the film was made 20 times in numerous languages , with the remakes generally being successful at the box office . 2 the languages include hindi , gujarati , tamil , telugu , malayalam , kannada , bengali and assamese . it is also the only story which has been made so many times , generally to boxoffice success . the films story is based on the story of narasimha and prahlada . it features m . g . ramachandran as lord indra 3 this was the sixth film of ramachandran who later became one of the popular actors of the tamil film industry . the film also featured a sword fight sequence between m . g . ramachandran and santhanalakshmi . 2 source : wikipedia\ngomathiyin kaadhalan tamil is a tamil language film starring t . r . ramachandran and k . savithri . the film was released in 1955 . source : wikipedia\npaasam is a tamil language directed by t . r . ramanna . 2 the film features m . g . ramachandran , m . r . radha , b . saroja devi and t . r . rajakumari in lead roles . the film , produced by r . r . pictures , had musical score by viswanathanramamoorthy and was released on 31 august 1962 . 3 the film only ran for 80 days and flopped at boxoffice . 4 source : wikipedia\nmaappillai tamil son in law is a 1952 indian tamil film directed by t . r . raghunath under the banner of national productions . the film features an ensemble cast consisting of t . r . ramachandran , p . k . saraswathi , t . k . ramachandran , p . v . narasimha bharathi , p . s . veerappa , m . n . rajam , m . lakshmiprabha , v . k . ramasamy , k . a . thangavelu , m . saroja , m . s . s . bhagyam , k . lakshmikantham , ragini , kaka radhakrishnan , c . s . pandian , r . balasubramaniam and t . k . pushpavalli . source : wikipedia\nsaalivaahanan tamil is a tamil language film starring ranjan , t . r . rajakumari , m . g . ramachandran and k . l . v . vasantha . the film was released in the 1945 . source : wikipedia\nthis is a non profit website solely built for academic research purpose to demonstrate the semantic search . the content used in this website derived from dbpedia and wikipedia licensed under cc by - sa . disclaimer : this website provide information / service with no warranties and will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of any service / content . please send your questions / feedback to contact @ iknow . xyz . follow us on facebook\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , cities , . . . more\ntamil released movies | tik tik tik movie rating | semma botha aagatha movie rating | goli soda 2 movie rating | mr . chandramouli movie rating | asuravadham movie rating | traffic ramasamy movie rating | andhra mess movie rating | incredibles 2 movie rating\ntamil upcoming movies | ant - man and the wasp movie rating | kadaikutty singam movie rating | tamizh padam 2 movie rating | r . k . nagar movie rating | ula movie rating | party movie rating | andava kaanom movie rating\nurltoken this website uses the tmdb api to provide movie , tv show and cast information but is not endorsed or certified by tmdb .\nebay parter network urltoken is part of the ebay partner network . this partner network program is designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees and / or commissions by advertising and linking to various products on urltoken and it ' s partner websites .\ncomplete list of tamil movies in 1943 along with cast & crew , trailers , songs , lyrics , gallery & videos is available here . click on the movie name or celebrity name to view their complete details\nartist : m . l . tandon , honnappa bhagavathar , v . r . jeevarathnam\nartist : v . n . janaki , honnappa bhagavathar , v . r . jeevarathnam\nartist : tr . mahalingam , mgr , n . s . krishnan , t . a . mathuram\nartist : mgr , p . u . chinnappa , p . kannamba , lakshmi bai\nartist : mkt , t . r . rajakumari , n . s . krishnan , t . a . mathuram\nto access special sections for urltoken user , request you to signin / signup using this form . if you are an existing user , pls . login with your credentials or if you a new user , pls . register .\nkubera kusela ( \u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bcd : \u0b95\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bc7\u0bb0 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9a\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bbe ) is a 1943 indian tamil - language hindu mythology film directed by r . s . mani and written by b . s . ramaiah . the soundtrack was kunnakudi venkatarama iyer and background music by s . v . venkat raman . the film stars p . u . chinnappa t . r . rajakumari , d . balasubramaniam and p . s . govindan in the lead roles with r . balasubramaniam , s . r . jankai , and n . s . krishnan , t . a . mathuram and t . s . durairaj providing comic relief .\nkuchela ( papanasam sivan ) , lord krishna ' s ( p . s . govindan ) boyhood friend acquires wealth , which goes to his dead . driven by grad and ambition . kuchela transforms himself into kubera ( p . u . chinnappa ) . in the film , there are three kuberas - kubera the lord of wealth ( d . balasubramaniam ) , kuchela who transformed himself into kubera ( p . u . chinnappa ) and the third one , a demon transformed into kubera ( p . u . chinnappa again ) . mean while , lord krishna , creates a lovely women ( t . r . rajakumari ) out of a flower . complications ensue with more than one kubera falling love for her . the\noriginal\nkubera steps into establish his supremacy and more complications arise . however , the lord krishna has his own bag of tricks and settles the confusion bringing the lovers ( p . u . chinnappa and t . r . rajakumari ) together . the comic relief was provided as usual by n . s . krishnan , t . a . mathuram and t . s . durairaj . in one comic song n . s . krishnan plays a female role . while mathuram plays krishnan .\na little fact about the history of madras city - the film was released during the height of the second world war , when soldiers were milling around the city on motor bikes , heavy army trucks and cars . to attract them , the producers came up with an innovative posters , a first of its kind a horizontal strip which contained the lines only in english - who is rich ? kubera or kuchela ? watch the movie .\nmusic composed by kunnakudi venkatarama iyer and s . v . venkatraman composed background music . the lyrics were written by papanasam sivan and udumalai narayana kavi . the film had 17 song tracks including comic one . nadaiyalangaram kanden . . . ( sung by p . u . chinnappa and lyrics udumalai narayana kavi ) composed in raga karaharapriya , become a super hit . the other song that become popular were maalai chooda vandhen mallika . . ( voice p . u . chinnappa ) composed in raga khamass and ennai vittu engey sentreer ( voice t . r . rajakumari ) and composed in raga harikambothi . papanasam sivan composed as kuchela sang a song which he composed himself kanna kanna kanna in raga kappi . but no gramophone disc of this rare song by the icon was recorded . the dance were choreographed by the bharathanatyam guru vazhuvoor b . ramaiah pillai .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , world , . . . more\nour smc library is committed to serve the needs of it ' s users without any hesitation . as time is rolled by , library is made attempts to render more services with more efficiency .\nnational affairs : days of observation : sustainable gastronomy day 18 june emphasizes the need to focus the world\u2019s attention on the role that sustainable gastronomy can play . it also reaffirms that all cultures and civilizations are contributors and crucial enablers of sustainable development . sustainable gastronomy can play a role due to its interlinkages with the three dimensions\u2026\ndear students , our college has extended timings of library . the library will now remain open from 8 am to 6 pm . there is no changes in rendering the services such as circulation of books , reference service and referral service . with best wishes , oursmclibrary team .\nindian affairs : president : president ram nath kovind has said india is the fastest growing economy in the world . addressing india diaspora at athens , the president asserted that india will become a five trillion dollar economy by the year 2025 . earlier , the president , who is in greece on the 1st leg of his three nation tour , visited\u2026\nindian events : day of observation / national science day - 2019 : lovely professional university ( lpu ) , jalandhar has been slated to host world\u2019s biggest science event \u2018106th indian science congress\u2019 , which is to be inaugurated by hon\u2019ble prime minister of india narendra modi , as per precedence . going to be held from 3rd to 7th january 2019 at lpu campus , this\u2026\nindian affairs : day of observation : the world elder abuse awareness day is being observed across the globe on 15th june every year . it represents the one day in the year when the entire world voices its opposition to the abuse and suffering inflicted to some of our older generations . elder abuse is a global social issue\u2026\ndear students , please find the time table with best wishes oursmclibrary 2 sem reg & bcklog : 30 . 06 . 2018 ( sat ) 9 . 30 am to 12 . 30 pm 4 sem reg : 30 . 06 . 2018 ( sat ) 2 . 00 am to 5 . 00 pm 1 sem supplementary : 29 . 06 . 2018 ( fri ) 9 . 30 am to 12 . 30 pm 3 sem supplementary : 29 . 06 . 2018 ( fri ) 2 . 00 am to 5 . 00 pm\u2026\nindian affairs : indian affairs : prime minister : the prime minister , shri narendra modi , visited chhattisgarh . he inaugurated the integrated command and control centre at naya raipur smart city . he was briefed on various aspects of the command and control centre . he later visited blast furnace - 8 at the bhilai steel plant , and was briefed on various aspects of the plant . at a\u2026\nenter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\nsyllabus _ bba _ 2nd year ( cbcs ) w . e . f . 2016 - 2019 batch\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nsalur rajeswara rao ( telugu : \u0c38\u0c3e\u0c32\u0c42\u0c30\u0c41 \u0c30\u0c3e\u0c1c\u0c47\u0c36\u0c4d\u0c35\u0c30\u0c30\u0c3e\u0c35\u0c41 ) ( 11 october 1922 \u2013 25 october 1999 ) was an indian composer , multi instrumentalist , conductor singer - songwriter , actor , music producer , and musician known for his works predominantly in south indian cinema . regarded as one of the finest music composers , rao ' s works are noted for integrating indian classical music in telugu cinema for over half a century . in his recordings , rao pioneered the use of light music in telugu cinema ;\nthummeda oka saari\n,\nkopamela radha\n,\npodarintilona\n,\nrave rave koyila\n,\nchalla gaalilo\nand\npaata paduma krishna\nwere all written by his father . rao ' s most rewarding assignments came from gemini studios , which he joined in 1940 and with which he remained for a decade . after leaving gemini , he received an offer to provide music for b . n . reddy ' s\nmalleeswari\nin 1950 ; the song was a hit .\nvipranarayana\n,\nmissamma\nand a host of other musical hits \u2013 more than a hundred in telugu most of which won the national film awards for best film ( s ) , and tamil and a few in kannada \u2013 followed . when vijaya ' s missamma ( originally a telugu film ) was remade as miss mary in bollywood , the film ' s soundtrack retained one of rao ' s compositions ."]}
{"id": 114986, "summary": [{"text": "howling iv : the original nightmare is a 1988 direct-to-video horror film directed by john hough from a screenplay by freddie rowe and clive turner .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "starring romy windsor , michael t. weiss , antony hamilton , susanne severeid and lamya derval .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "\" the original nightmare \" is the fourth entry in the series of seven stand-alone films with loose continuity and not so much a sequel , but , a more faithful adaptation of gary brandner 's source novel the howling ( 1981 ) ( hence the title ) .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "international video entertainment ( ive ) released this film directly to home video in 1988 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "platinum disc corporation ( now echo bridge home entertainment ) released it on dvd in 2004 and it has been released numerous times since .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it was filmed on location in south africa . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "howling iv : the original nightmare", "paragraphs": ["the howling iv : the original nightmare was released on dvd on june 15th , 2004 .\nvhs trailer for howling iv : the original nightmare ( 1988 ) stars : romy windsor , michael t . weiss , antony hamilton\nhowling iv the original nightmare with bonus cd dvd with romy windsor , michael t . weiss , anthony hamilton ( r ) + movie reviews\nthis movie was called the original nightmare as it was supposed to be based more on the original story\nthe howling\nby gary brandner .\nhowling iv : the original nightmare by john hough | john hough , romy windsor , michael t . weiss , anthony hamilton | 96009180492 | dvd | barnes & noble\u00ae\n1 . the howling ( 1981 ) 2 . howling iii : the marsupials ( 1987 ) 3 . howling ii : your sister is a werewolf ( 1985 ) 4 . howling vi : the freaks ( 1991 ) 5 . the howling : reborn ( 2011 ) 6 . howling iv : the original nightmare ( 1988 ) 7 . howling v : the rebirth ( 1989 ) 8 . the howling : new moon rising ( 1995 )\nreleased in 1988 , \u201chowling iv : the original nightmare\u201d chronicles events in the southern cal desert town of drago , where a writer ( romy windsor ) goes to heal after a mental . . .\nhowling iv : the original nightmare is a great horror movie \u2013 for the last ten minutes . that would be the only time in this movie where we actually see werewolves . yep , a movie called\nthis page uses content from wikipedia . the original article was at howling iv : the original nightmare . the list of authors can be seen in the page history . as with horror film wiki , the text of wikipedia is available under the gnu free documentation license .\nhowling iv : the original nightmare ( 1988 ) . stars : romy windsor , michael t . weiss . director - john hough . moria - the science - fiction , horror and fantasy film review .\nhowling iv : the original nightmare [ dvd ] ( 1988 ) : urltoken romy windsor , michael t . weiss , antony hamilton , susanne severeid , lamya derval , john hough : dvd & blu - ray\nhowling iv : the original nightmare ,\nthe fourth chapter in the notably odd werewolf franchise finds diminishing returns finally catching up with the series . recycling plot points from the original film , this entry is not badly made ; but it is extremely dull and finds itself strangely lacking in werewolves .\npart one of my rant on the pathetic direct to video fourth installment in the howling franchise , howling iv : the original nightmare ( 1988 ) starring romy windsor , michael t . weiss , antony hamilton , susanne severeid , lamya derval , norman anstey , kate edwards , dennis folbigge , anthony james , and clive turner . directed by john hough ,\nthe howling iv : the original nightmare is a 1988 werewolf movie and the fourth installment in the howling franchise . it was released direct - to - video in november of 1988 . the film is loosely based on the original gary brandner novel the howling and is closer to the source material than the original the howling film . the plot of the movie revolves around marie adams and her husband richard who take some time away from their troubles at an isolated southern california cabin called wilderness cottage in the secluded town of drago . marie , already suffering from a near nervous breakdown grows increasingly frightened as she begins hearing a baleful howling coming from deep in the woods . as she spends more time in drago , she learns more about the community ' s dark ties to the occult and the terrible truth behind the howling .\npart two of my rant on the lame and excruciatingly boring horror sequel , howling iv : the original nightmare ( 1988 ) starring romy windsor , michael t . weiss , antony hamilton , susanne severeid , lamya derval , norman anstey , kate edwards , dennis folbigge , anthony james , and clive turner . directed by john hough .\ntruer to the text : the plot follows the original gary brandner novel more closely than the first film .\neasy to find on a multitude of labels on both dvd and vhs , this is worth watching even if you end up hating it ( many apparently do ) simply because you ' ll see things here that you won ' t see anywhere else . with the possible exception of howling vi : the freaks ( 1991 ) , none of the other sequels - howling iv : the original nightmare ( 1988 ) , howling v : the rebirth ( 1989 ) , howling : new moon rising or the howling : reborn ( 2011 ) - did anything remotely interesting or out of the ordinary with the werewolf theme .\nthe howling iv : the original nightmare although this movie was made a long time before michael t weiss did the pretender , i enjoyed this more than net worth , i don ' t usually watch horror movies i only bought this one because michael was in it . it had me glued to the screen for 94 mins but i hated the end .\nhowling ii : your sister is a werewolf aka . howling ii : stirba - werewolf bitch ( a direct sequel ) .\nthe tow truck driver is played by clive turner . turner plays starring roles as two separate characters in the howling v : rebirth and the howling : new moon rising . he was also the co - writer on the howling iv , rebirth and new moon rising as well as director , producer and editor on new moon rising .\nor \u201cwhat the fuck am i watching ? \u201d for all its first eighty faults , i still applaud howling iv for trying to rein in the franchise and take itself seriously again .\nco - writer clive turner appears in the film as a tow truck driver . turner also worked on the subsequent howling v : the rebirth and wrote and directed the seventh film in the howling series , howling : new moon rising .\nurltoken howling iv : the original nightmare ( 1988 ) : romy windsor , michael t . weiss , antony hamilton , susanne severeid , lamya derval , norman anstey , kate edwards , dennis folbigge , anthony james , dale cutts , clive turner , megan kruskal , john hough , avi lerner , edward simons , harry alan towers , freddie rowe , gary brandner : movies & tv\nafter the extremely campy howling ii & iii , they decided to adapt the original gary brander novel more faithfully for part iv , and they didn ' t do such a great job . the original nightmare has some good ideas here and there ( such as linking werewolves to satan , and that melting transformation scene was amazing ) but the film is just so dull , the performances are so lazy and a good bulk of the special effects are terrible . add to that the fact that the chain of events are a little too similar to that in the first film but less engaging and you have what is basically a badly done remake that could have been a fun companion piece to the original .\nhowling iv is certainly better than the awful third movie . romy windsor is good as the lead character and some of the visuals are both eerie and striking . the music adds much depth and i liked how the story was more faithful to the source material .\nhowling iv in which a young an beautiful writer heads for the sanctuary of a rural hideout in a desperate bid to restore he sanity - only to find ba horror far worse than her own deranged imaninings .\nthe howling iv : the original nightmare bears many similarities to the original 1981 version of the howling . both films involve covens of werewolves hiding in secrecy . they both involve a married couple who take some time away from work to relax at an isolated cabin in the woods . both women work in some form of media ( marie adams is a writer while karen white was a news reporter ) . both women complain about hearing an eerie howling noise coming from the woods . both of the male leads commit infidelity with a seductive werewolf vixen and suffer traumatically as a result . the climax of both films involves trapping a group of werewolves inside a wooden structure and setting it on fire . in each film , at least one werewolf is known to survive .\nshe bitch , the marsupials , were horrible sequels , and part iv was a disaster . so producers tried to copy the winning formula of\nthe howling\nand use it in\nthe original nightmare\n. the result is a mess , a disaster . think about the original howling , but with different and less likable characters , a less interesting setting , poorly done f / x , and a not so good plot .\nthe original nightmare\nis a dull version of\nthe howling\ndisguised as a sequel . the acting is horrid except for romy windsor who seemed to have a bright future because of her looks and decent acting skills . the direction is dull , boring , and does not offer anything for the viewer . the f / x as i mentioned , are poorly done and have nothing to do with the original . ugh . the gore is laughable and i won ' t even talk about the beasts . please , my advice is , avoid this horrid sequel . it ' s truly one of the worst sequels to any movie . not to mention that it has one of the most horrible endings in the history of horror ! the look of romy windsor ' s face in the last scene summons the whole movie .\nall the films mentioned by name in kim newman ' s definitive encyclopedia of horror films , nightmare movies . well worth a read . \u2026\nthe legendary globe theater in england mounted this 2011 stage production of william shakespeare ' s history henry iv , part 2 ( 1596 - 99 ) . the story , of course , finds king henry iv dying , with the rebels showing no signs of surrender ; meanwhile , the corpulent . . .\nthis howling sequel is subtitled the original nightmare because , supposedly , it is a closer adaptation to the source novel than the first film . i haven\u2019t read the novel so i can\u2019t say for sure how accurate that is . what i can say is that this is almost the exact same story as the first one . . . except it\u2019s only about half as good as that one .\nthe howling : revenge of the werewolf queen is a comic by space goat publishing , continuing from the first film .\nthe howling is a 1981 horror film directed by joe dante . based on the novel of the same name by gary brandner , the screenplay is written by john sayles and terence h . winkless . the original music score is composed by pino donaggio .\ndue to their work in the howling , dante and producer michael finnell received the opportunity to make the film gremlins ( 1984 ) . that film references the howling with a smiley face image on a refrigerator door . eddie quist leaves yellow smiley face stickers as his calling card in several places throughout the howling .\ncurrent price is $ 6 . 63 , original price is $ 6 . 99 . you save 5 % .\ni love horror movies point blank ! . . it ' s just my thing one of the things i love doing the most is following up on squeals i must say the howling iv is the best in the series after the first one none of the other parts have that creepy , grim feeling that the first howling gave us part 2 is just garbage part 3 i own it but have not took the time to see it part v is the only one that ' s good enough to stand by part 4 howling vi : the freaks sucks the big one & new moon rising i can ' t find anywhere . the howling 4 sets out to capture the first film , a writer who as a nervous break down heads out to the country with her husband to relax and enjoy some days off but it quickly turns into a nightmare when see starts to hear howling outside her window and gets involve in solving a local mystery when all is said and done this movie is worth a watch and worth the buy\nnot one to rest on its haunches , the series was back the following year with its first direct - to - video entry , 1988\u2019s howling iv : the original nightmare , which confusingly claims to be based on all three of brandner\u2019s novels ( a trait it shares with the next three sequels ) . dropping the self - help angle introduced by the first film and the traumatic rape that the novel is predicated on , the original nightmare \u2019s screenwriters , clive turner and freddie rowe , also turn their protagonist into a best - selling author named marie whose repeated visions of a ghostly nun and other disturbing sights eventually land her in a mental hospital . there her architect husband , richard , is told she needs to get out of los angeles and go \u201csomewhere where her imagination won\u2019t be stimulated . \u201d following orders , he finds a rustic cabin in the insular town of drago where , lo and behold , marie starts hearing howling in the night and seeing the ghosts of its previous owners telling her to leave . meanwhile , richard is drawn to flirtatious shopkeeper eleanor , with whom he embarks on a torrid affair .\nthe successful author marie adams is haunted by nightmares . in order to recover , she travels to the countryside with her husband richard . at night , she hears the howling of wild animals . together with the former nun janice she tries to uncover the mystery . does that sound familiar ? you bet it does .\nhowling iv\nis the forth entry in the\nhowling\nseries and basically a rehash of the original\nthe howling\nfrom 1981 . they most certainly wanted to distance themselves from the two trash escapades that were part ii and iii . that was probably a good idea . unfortunately , the result is a veritable snoozefest . bless them , they were trying their best to give the story some kind of class . but it ' s just plain boring . the movie spends a whole hour to mystifying the fact that we are dealing with werewolfs here . we already know that , guys ! it ' s the fourth movie , there ' s no need to be so secretive about it . the production is riddled with shortcomings . the editing is unbelievably sloppy and the sound is inconsistent . the script is slow and predictable . the special effects at the end of the movie are alright , and the obligatory transformation scene is pretty cool . but at this point , why should we even care ?\nhowling iv\nis a truly mystifying movie . there ' s just no good reason for this remake to exist . it ' s worse than the original in every single way , and the original wasn ' t that great in the first place . a lycanthropic sleeping pill \u2013 ingest at your own risk .\nunless indicated otherwise , the text in this article is either based on wikipedia article\nthe howling ( film )\nor another language wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the gnu free documentation license ; or on original research by jahsonic and friends . see art and popular culture ' s copyright notice .\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\nfilm \u0096 the remote cabin location , the seduction of the husband , the werewolf locals . ( although what should be said is that the film here is in fact a more faithful adaptation of gary brandner ' s original novel\na waste of time . i normally love the howling movies . this only showed a werewolf maybe once or twice towards the last 45 minutes of the movie .\nthis is a poorly made , low quality werewolf film - that really has no connection to the other instalments in the\nhowling\nfranchise . the intent behind this movie was to return to the original source material - that is , the novel that inspired the first\nhowling\nfilm - and create a story that better reflected the horror narrative contained in that book . for this reason , this movie is subtitled\nthe original nightmare\n. however it fails to capture the dark and foreboding plotline presented in the novel . ultimately , this is a cheap and partial re - make of the first film in the series . it ' s about a woman being attacked by a werewolf , and struggling to stay one step ahead of the beast . but the way the film offers this story reduces the narrative to sheer boredom ! and the special effects are anything but special . . . i can ' t see any reason to recommend this film . it ' s far from entertaining . and it ' s certainly not horrific . i thought the original\nhowling\nmovie was excellent , and i ' m a big fan of werewolf fiction . i wish this film had been worth watching . but it ' s not . i suggest you avoid this item .\ngary brandner wrote the howling trilogy . seven the howling movies were made from these books . even though this movie may seem like a remake of the original , it is actually the one movie closest to the first book . when seen from this perspective it ' s a pretty good movie . plus you get to see michael t . weiss ( of tv ' s pretender fame ) with a mullet ! what more can you ask for from a horror movie with the number 4 after it ?\ntruthfully , i have not read gary brandner\u2019s the howling , but i have seen the movie , and i can\u2019t imagine the novel would be much better ! if anything the ending of the film , in which karen ( dee wallace ) turns into a werewolf on live television , certainly beats the ending of the novel , in which karen just escapes the burning mountain village while hearing the sound of howling in the distance .\nwith each sequel howling gets worst and worst and worst , and less scarier and more boring . oh well .\nthe howling ( 1981 ) is a werewolf horror film directed by joe dante and scripted by john sayles , loosely based on the book of the same name by gary brandner .\nof course , the abrupt ending might just be because the film ran out of money . howling iv was shot in an arid south africa , doubling not all that well for california . yet , this obvious budgetary concession works somewhat in the films favor , since it makes the entire town of drago seem familiar yet somewhat alien . for a community of werewolves masquerading as regular townsfolk , the landscape , building construction and supporting actors all exude the\nhaunted by a series of unnatural happenings , a young author , marie adams heads for the sanctuary of a rural hideout in a desperate bid to regain her sanity - but only to find a horror much more deadly than her own deranged imaginings . from the depths of the forest it ' s calling and waiting for the full moon , to hunt marie down and to take her on a terrifying journey into the gaping jaws of death . as night descends , the howling rises again to shatter the stillness of the night . this film starred : romy windsor , michael t . weiss & anthony hamilton . i have seen the first 4 howling films and this is my favourite one although i still don ' t like it . in my opinion best to worst is like this ( so far as i have not seen some of the sequels ) . . . howling 4 howling howling 3 howling 2 this film is not really recommended . * * / * * * * * poor .\nnow i ' ve watched iii , it ' s easier to see mora ' s stamp on ii , and what he was going for . doubt anything would have worked on a nightmare production / shoot like that .\n\u201csister ruth was found in drago . she was almost incoherent , babbling on about finding the devil , and the sound of the bells , and . . . . and then the howling . . . . \u201d\nimagine if instead of joe dante ' s the howling , we got a run - of - the - mill dtv movie instead . riveting , right ? this promotes itself on being much closer to the original book , which is technically true , especially in the re - inclusion of the detective nun subplot . the novel ' s about 75 % anal sex , though , so the movie can ' t * quite * be described as altogether accurate .\nshot in south africa , this direct - to - video installment of the werewolf series continues that franchise ' s tradition of generating sequels light - years distant from the quality of joe dante ' s witty and frightening original . the fourth chapter even attempts to rewrite the original film ' s premise , which admittedly took grand liberties with the novel by gary brandner . the revamped tale involves successful author marie ( romy windsor ) , who visits the scenic woodland town of drago to find respite from constant nightmare visions involving werewolves and a mysterious nun . needless to say , her stay in the village does nothing to dispel the visions , which increase in frequency and seem to suggest strange portents of evil events to come . . . and a warning to get out of town before the next full moon .\nhorror franchises come in two varieties : those based on existing properties ( typically novels ) and original creations ( even if they\u2019re not all that original in and of themselves ) . one that falls into the former category is the series that sprung from gary brandner\u2019s the howling , published in 1977 and billed as \u201ca blood - chilling novel in the shocking tradition of salem\u2019s lot \u201d and \u201ca terrifying tale of the occult\u201d on the cover of its first paperback edition . strange to think that a property that has become synonymous with werewolves , spawning eight movies in 35 years , was coy about their existence at the outset . but this was not the case when brandner\u2019s bestial creatures made the leap to the silver screen in 1981 .\ni think this film is great and not as bad as other people say . if you have read the book you will no that this is a much closer film to the books plot than the howling 1 .\nthe howling was also notable for its special effects , which were considered to be extremely convincing at the time . the transformation scenes were created by rob bottin , who had also worked with dante on piranha . rick baker was the original effects artist for the film , but left the production to work on the john landis film an american werewolf in london , handing over the effects work to rob bottin . bottin ' s most celebrated effect was the on - screen transformation of eddie quist , which involved air bladders under latex facial applications to give the illusion of transformation . in fact , variety notes that the howling ' s biggest flaw is that the impact of this initial transformation is never topped during the climax of the film . the howling also features stop - motion animation by notable stop - motion animator david w . allen and puppetry intended to give the werewolves an even more non - human look to them . despite most of the special effects at the time , it also features an obviously fake effect : the silhouette of bill and marsha having sex as werewolves is obviously a cartoon animation .\nhowling iv is an absolute chore to sit through , the first tease of gore doesn ' t pop up until almost 40 minutes in and werewolves ? forget it , we get a glimpse of one at just over an hour and the [ admittedly incredible ] transformation sequence is reserved for the final 10 minutes . the most frustrating thing about this movie is that the gore in those last few moments was so . god . damn . cool . i loved the look of the werewolves and in the transformation scene , it was more of a deconstruction , the human flesh melting down to the bones , the skeletal remains being sucked into the liquid and as if the lycanthrope is a phoenix rising from the ashes , it emerges a\u2026\nnot that there\u2019s much chance of it staying silent too long in this era of endless horror remakes . as was reported last year , a new company has acquired the rights to \u201creboot\u201d the howling , which prompted joe dante to ask , \u201cisn\u2019t there anybody with a new idea or anybody who wants to try something different ? and the answer is no , they\u2019re afraid to do it . \u201d so even if 2017 does bring with it a new howling movie , fans would probably be best served by sticking with his 1981 original and philippe mora\u2019s marsupials and pretending they\u2019re a series of two .\nin gary brandner\u2019s original novel , protagonist karyn beatty was a hotel manager . that\u2019s not sexy enough for hollywood , so john sayles turned her into a tv reporter for the dante version . in this one she\u2019s now called marie (\nrish outfield ' s reviews well , watching this was a nightmare , but i can ' t say it was very original . strangely , this film is a remake of the first film . i don ' t know if that usually happens , but in this case , it shouldn ' t . take terrible acting and terrible dialogue , marry it to terrible pacing and a terrible story , and guess what , you ' ve got a terrible movie on your hands . the plot was close to this : familiar - looking , flat - chested writer suffers hallucinations , so she and her husband go out to a summer cottage in the middle of nowhere to relax . stuff happens , they meet creepy townsfolk , she makes a friend , and i guess there ' s a werewolf there , but we don ' t really see him till the end ( there ' s a lot of pov shots of the monster early on , and people pretending to be scared of it , but it didn ' t really work ) . to say good things about howling iv is hard , but i ' ll try : the tape i watched had neat - o previews before it . and the movie began with a great 80 ' s song . but that was the highpoint . i felt like creating a stupidity in the first five minutes skull . it was awful . i read a review that said the remake was far superior to the original , but i can ' t think of a single area ( not a one ) in which part iv even equals part i . it was filled with a lot of dumbness on the part of the script and the characters , and illogical , stilted dialogue that sounded like a poorly translated foreign film . oh , and it came with a shitty ending too . it has the star of the equally terrible house of usher in it , if that helps you stay away . best scare : even the sounds of wolves howling in the night , so eerie in the original , weren ' t at all scary here . i ' d recommend it to : fans of werewolf movies without any werewolves in them .\nhowling iv starts out decent enough , but by the end of the film it degrades to something less than average . the main problem with this movie is its very slow pace . those looking for action - packed werewolf sequences will not find it here . in fact , you don ' t even see a werewolf until almost the end of the movie . this could have been excusable , if there was enough suspense to make the viewer want to keep watching until the end . unfortunately , the audience ' s suspense is replaced with impatience . i kept looking at the clock , wondering when a werewolf would actually show up . when the werewolves finally do make their grand entrance , it is disappointing . they consist of : a ) dogs with red eyes and b ) actors in cheesy masks . and the transformation sequence of a human into a werewolf - something the original howling was famous for - is bizarre and goofy in this movie . recommendation : see it for free on tv if nothing else is on , but don ' t bother renting .\nshot in south africa , this direct - to - video installment of the werewolf series continues that franchise ' s tradition of generating sequels light - years distant from the quality of joe dante ' s witty and frightening original . the fourth chapter even attempts to rewrite the original film ' s premise , which admittedly took grand liberties with the novel by gary brandner . the revamped tale involves successful author marie ( romy windsor ) , who visits the scenic woodland town of drago to find respite from constant nightmare visions involving werewolves and a mysterious nun . needless to say , her stay in the village does nothing to dispel the visions , which increase in frequency and seem to suggest strange portents of evil events to come . . . and a warning to get out of town before the next full moon . director john hough has yet to surpass his horror masterpiece the legend of hell house , and this deadly dull exercise is hardly a step in the right direction .\nan evil alien bong crashes on earth . its intent : world domination . our stoner heroes are sent to the alien bong planet and held captive by nude alien beauties . their only hope to escape and save planet earth : eebee , the original evil bong .\nthe writing makes it painfully obvious what characters are good , evil , or just naive . you would have to be pretty thick to be surprised by any of the plot twists thrown your way . all the canned dialogue comes from the worst movies we ' ve groaned at in the past . special fx kick in towards the end , but end all too abruptly as does the film . if we ' ve got to have a howling movie so similar ( plot - wise ) to the first one , could we at least have it improve on the original in just one way ? apparently not .\nit is called the original nightmare because this is an update remake of the first howling movie . in both movies , a husband and wife retreat to a small town that turns out to be full of werewolves . i like this update , this is definitely a breath of fresh air to the series . special effects weren ' t terrible and i loved the the different ideas of how people change into a werewolf . one melts into a puddle of goo in a gruesome scene when he is walking in the woods and drops to the ground and begins to literally melt and then comes back together as a werewolf . well done scene tom savini worthy . there is another man that rips the skin off of his jaw and it grows and he turns into a werewolf . alot of memorable scenes in this movie makes this a standout movie in the werewolf horror genre and is definitely one of the best movies out of the series .\nfor those who remember the first howling , this will be similar in story . unlike the second and third , this one is much more traditional and less\nout there .\nthere is much less nudity in this one than the second , which may kill it for some fans . the gore level is about the same though . it falls short of the original in some ways , but still holds the\nwho is it\ntheme . it also fits in with the fnial movies of the series as they often fall back to this one as the start . the dvd is very nice and the movie is also better than some other 80s cheap movies . the actors may not be well known today , but they were there when this was filmed . it holds much better to the original than the hammy acting in the second movie . for the price paid , this was a steal . still , it may not appeal to all the gore - hounds out there because it isn ' t blood soaks or the women topless ( clothing or otherwise ) . the implied violence to the small dog can also offend some .\njoe dante ' s the howling is a classic werewolf movie with some good effects and i loved it but it wasn ' t close to the novel and they even said so . it ' s still a good film . so when clive turner decided to do a third howling sequel he decided to make it closer to the novel which was fine . howling iv is about a writer named marie who after having a metal breakdown goes to a town called drago with her husband richard . once there marie begins to hear howling noises from outside , her husband think ' s she ' s making it all up due to her breakdown and the townsfolk are not too concerned about the noises . soon an ex - nun arrives and tells marie about a friend of her ' s that was attacked in drago and marie has seen her in her mind . the two soon go off searching for info about the town ' s history . her husband soon catches an eye on the art owner who resembles a similar look to marsha from the howling . after meeting her again in the woods she changes into a werewolf and bites . after telling marie it was a wolf that attacked him the next day he tells her he fell and scratched is shoulder . soon her nun friend discovers that the town people are werewolves and hurries to warn marie , meanwhile marie ' s publisher tom also tries to warn marie but sees richard in the road thriving in pain . he tries to help him only to get killed by a werewolf in the bushes . it ' s not long before marie and the ex - nun hide in the bell tower where marie must wait outside while she summons the werewolves with the bell . doing so marie has no choice but to burn the tower with her friend , and after looking at the burnt body of her husband a werewolf jumps out at her . although i haven ' t read the novels reading the reviews and seeing the film gives me a clue what the novel is like . howling iv isn ' t a bad film , the transformation is kind of good and the werewolf in the tower isn ' t that bad . the one thing is that the werewolves don ' t show themselves until the final twenty minutes of the movie but i wasn ' t that bothered . i enjoyed the film . i also love that theme song\nsomething evil , something dangerous\nthis is just a woofing redoing of the novel , but not as good as\nthe howling\n. in\nhowling iv : the original nightmare\nwe don ' t see any werewolves until much much later on . a rubbish film is when it squeazes the best bits in the last few minutes of the film . the scene of the werewolves in the bell tower was cool , as well as the running pack , the fire and the heroic ex - nun who sacrificed her own life to save her favourite writer . there was campiness , especially the wooden husband who sports a real 80 ' s mullet and goes off to have a fling with the beautiful witch werewolf . the acting was awful . i mean , while richard is screaming in agony while his flesh is falling off , his wife marie just stood there looking at him . no emotions and no sense of distress . why doesn ' t anyone call for the police or ambulance in these films ? the local sheriff was creepy and a werewolf but still , the world exists outside of a small village . the richard scene changing into a werewolf was done in a gross manner . for so long his skin melted to bone and he can still talk and move around , but falls in a puddle of goo . then he returned back to normal with thick sideburns ! also why no one else that turns into werewolf do that ? they only sprout hair and fangs . what was the point in the friend character who visits from the city to help marie , only to get killed straight away ? the only purpose he served was to annoy richard . anyway much of this film ' s best bits happen at the last 10 or 15 minutes . before then , it ' s just really long and boring .\nanyway , in this version of the story , new karen ( an author ) has to go up to the colony ( re - named drago , which they should ' ve kept in the original , to be fair ) because she saw a stock - footage shot of a werewolf from later in the movie in her mind while having lunch .\ni ' m pretty much in line with your take . wow ! coming from the same director as howling ii , i didn ' t expect to like this at all , but , mora really did his own thing and thought outside the box , here . unfortunately , it ' s the kind of\nsequel\npeople _ say _ they want , then knock for not being\nmore like the original\n. at the time , when it\nmattered\n, reception woulda been much kinder without the howling ( sub ) title . there are good things in some of the other sequels : 5 has smart , quippy dialogue confined to a promising setup ; 4 at least _ felt _ like brandner to me . at the time i thought the freaks was a good little film . now for new moon rising ? 1995 , blecch .\nthe remaker : the fly ( 1958 ) vs . the fly ( 1986 )\ni ' ve been very na\u00efve . i think i ' ve always assumed that a dtv sequel - ie direct to video - means that a film failed to get the cinema release it was hoping for , and sadly went straight to the shelves of blockbuster instead , with its tail between its legs . but now that i ' ve seen howling iv , i think i ' ve finally found a sequel that never expected to end up anywhere else . it ' s so perfunctory , so lazy , and so lousy , that i can ' t imagine anyone involved thought anything other than ,\nwell , it ' s got the howling name on it , a few suckers will rent this shit , and we can take the money and run .\nas long as it wasn ' t going to be\u2026\nreturning to the fold for a third go - round , clive turner staked his claim to being the howling franchise\u2019s ultimate auteur , serving as new moon rising \u2019s writer , producer , director , lead actor , and supervising editor . moreover , he misguidedly attempts to reverse - engineer a loose continuity between the three previous sequels by having various characters tell each other the stories of the rebirth and the original nightmare , occasioned by copious clips from both . ( the freaks also comes up briefly , but its connection to the plot is tenuous at best . ) turner\u2019s most egregious sins are his weakness for corny jokes and the bountiful screen time he gives to the residents of pioneer town , where his biker character\u2014a long - haired , george jones - obsessed aussie who may or may not be the same person he played in the rebirth \u2014sets up shop , giving them all a chance to sing terrible country songs while people robotically line dance , sometimes in a curiously underlit limbo . and that\u2019s not to forget the long - delayed werewolf transformation , which is accomplished with a cheap - ass morphing effect , a harbinger of things to come .\none of the better of the series . the women are pretty and the plot better than o . k .\nthe plot develops slowly , the production is limited , and the performances are dodgy . by the time the werewolves arrive , the film ' s lackluster narrative and flat execution\u2026\nfamed director john hough ( twins of evil , legend of hell house ) directed this boring re imagining of the original film however based more on gary brantner ' s book . the film sadly tries the slow burn whodunit of the original film even tho its the fourth in the series , that mixed with bad acting ( mostly horrible dubbing ) and awful editing make it a rough watch with little action and too much talking . rumor has it that producer clive turner fired hough and re shot and edited half the film himself , which probably explains why the film seems to be such a mess . steve johnson returned to do effects . justin hayward of the moody blues sang the theme song . was the first in the series that went direct to video and won fangoria ' s golden chainsaw award for best direct to video film of 1988 . filmed in south africa .\ni was very pleasantly surprised by this one and have no clue why it has such a bad reputation . if i redid my 20 best 80s horror sequels list i ' m sure this would make the cut . like you said , it does its own thing and isn ' t slavish toward either typical werewolf formula or the original film . in short , it ' s original . probably not for all tastes still but nice to see at least some appreciation for this one . the freaks is also a hair underrated i think . 5 was passable . new moon rising makes 2 and 4 look like masterpieces .\nreview : it seems that any successful horror film spawns at least a few sequels . unfortunately , as the roman numerals climb , the commitment to good filmmaking seems to deteriorate . this installment of the\nhowling\nseries does little to reverse that trend - - and even\u2026 ( more )\ni ' ve seen many sequels of the original howling ( can ' t keep track how many actually ) but this had my mouth drop wide open right after the first few minutes of it . the concept is almost exactly the same as in the first installment but this one sticks quite firmly to the original book . but it ' s pretty much like watching the first movie remade by bunch of talentless amateurs ( probably even retarded ones ) . the acting is worse than i ' ve ever seen before . and to stay awake through the whole movie you should not have seen the first because it kinda gives everything away . bad camera work , bad screenplay with cheesy lines with every possible clich\u00e9s in it . and on top of all this : extra low budget . low budget doesn ' t mean the movie automatically sucks . it ' s not worth making a movie with very little money unless you ' re clever and creative . these guys were not . usually this kind of super - sucking low budget b - movies make you laugh and deserve some credit as\nhilarious and good bad - b - movies\n. but no , this one doesn ' t and i cannot recommend it to anyone , not even the howling fans . one star for cool latex - gore effects in the end .\nit seems that any successful horror film spawns at least a few sequels . unfortunately , as the roman numerals climb , the commitment to good filmmaking seems to deteriorate . this installment of the\nhowling\nseries does little to reverse that trend - - and even less to whet viewer appetites for\nmichael hoffman ' s adaptation of a midsummer night ' s dream comes to dvd with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2 . 35 : 1 . closed - captioned english soundtracks are rendered in both dolby digital 5 . 1 and dolby digital surround . english and . . .\n) who owns a trinket store in the town . marie\u2019s sanity is tested yet again when her dog runs away and she finds what looks like his boney remains at a cave . she hears footsteps behind her and runs home , but when richard checks her tracks he says he finds nothing . seems as if this healing getaway is actually turning out to be a nightmare .\na poor movie . . . boring and tedious . suffers from a serious lack of ' werewolf ' action . the images on the dvd cover aren ' t even from this film . the film plays out almost identical to the first movie , but without all the elements that made that movie good and watchable . it ' s best to avoid this one . it ' s the worst in the ' howling ' series .\nlacking the relative star power of its predecessors and featuring no recurring characters from either of them or any of brandner\u2019s novels , mora\u2019s howling iii stands alone . over the course of its 98 minutes , he tosses in a trio of werewolf nuns , a russian ballerina transforming on stage at the sydney opera house , a marsupial werewolf birth , actual footage of the extinct tasmanian tiger , fake footage of aborigines killing one of its half - human relatives , a giant werewolf pig ( actually , the repurposed monster from russell mulcahy\u2019s razorback ) , and a los angeles awards shows hosted by dame edna everage , which brings mora\u2019s howling diptych full circle . he also pokes fun at dante\u2019s film and his own the beast within with the insanely drawn - out transformation in it came from uranus , an amusing , over - the - top film - within - the - film . that willingness to risk looking foolish turns out to be howling iii \u2019s greatest asset and the reason it succeeds where ii fails : freed of the expectation of following a hit , mora set out to have some fun , and he and his cast and crew did just that . they also made the last howling film to garner a theatrical release , for reasons that will become abundantly clear .\nsixteen years after new moon rising limped into video stores\u2014to date , it\u2019s the one film in the series never to be released on dvd or blu - ray\u2014the trigger finally got pulled on a follow - up , optimistically titled the howling : reborn . ostensibly based on the novel the howling ii , the 2011 film appears to take more of its cues from stephenie meyer\u2019s twilight books since it\u2019s about a teenage werewolf who has to protect his human crush from others of his kind . ( on the commentary , co - writer / director joe nimziki claims he wrote and registered his first draft a year before twilight was published , but this doesn\u2019t change the fact that by the time his much - tinkered - with script went before cameras it was in a post - twilight world where teen paranormal romances are a veritable cottage industry . ) the plot also has echoes of howling ii : your sister is a werewolf , since it hinges on an impending \u201cvery rare blue moon\u201d when packs of werewolves all over the world plan to rise up and take over . reborn \u2019s scope stays frustratingly limited , even if it does add yet another country\u2014canada\u2014to the roll call of far - flung locations where howling movies have been lensed . and at least it\u2019s a marked improvement on new moon rising , the unequivocal runt of the litter , which would have been an ignominious way for the series to be put down .\nhowling iv understandably comes with a no - frills mono \u2013 well , what the hell , i\u2019ll be\u2026it\u2019s a dolby digital 5 . 1 track . don\u2019t expect much directionality , because there isn\u2019t any , but the track demonstrates a pretty full range , able to project sounds like the screeching halt of a car to wind chimes on the town\u2019s shop door with nice clarity . the lfe track becomes noticeable in those last 10 - minutes , too , once that synth bass thump starts to kick in . as i mentioned in the review proper , there are some gross , eerie sound effects , from the werewolf howls to the slime dropping from richard\u2019s body during the transformation that all come through with some force on this track . in the quieter scenes you can hear some hiss during dialogue bits because of a high noise floor , but that\u2019s more a fault of the live recording than it is this mix . if the video track was a little above average considering the budget , then the 5 . 1 sound is a very pleasant surprise ."]}
{"id": 114995, "summary": [{"text": "train to busan ( hangul : \ubd80\uc0b0\ud589 ; rr : busanhaeng ) is a 2016 south korean zombie apocalypse action thriller filmdirected by yeon sang-ho and starring gong yoo , jung yu-mi , and ma dong-seok .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film takes place on a train to busan , as a zombie apocalypse suddenly breaks in the country and compromises the safety of the passengers .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film premiered in the midnight screenings section of the 2016 cannes film festival on 13 may .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "on 7 august , the film set a record as the first korean film of 2016 to break the audience record of over 10 million theatergoers .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film serves as a reunion for gong yoo and jung yu-mi , who both starred in the 2011 film the crucible .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "an animated prequel , seoul station , also directed by sang-ho , was released less than a month later . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "train to busan", "paragraphs": ["the film is about people trying to flee from seoul to busan by train .\ntrain to busan is no . 1 at singapore box office and top korean movie to date\nhome video review : take thrilling ' train to busan ' with s . korean zombies\ngong yoo , top , and kim su - ahn in \u201ctrain to busan , \u201d a horror movie set on a bullet train .\nhome video review : take thrilling ' train to busan ' with s . korean zombies - urltoken\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing train to busan near you .\nhit korean zombie film \u201c train to busan \u201d will be remade in english by french studio gaumont .\nwhile a zombie virus breaks out in south korea , passengers struggle to survive on the train from seoul to busan .\nwestern people react to korean movie ( train to busan , miracle in cell no . 7 , tunnel etc . )\nredpeter film\u2019s train to busan follows a group of passengers during a nationwide viral outbreak as they battle their way through a bullet train ride to the safe zone .\nfor those who ' ve become disillusioned with the zombie genre , train to busan will restore your faith .\njuly 9th , 2018 ( wide ) ( brazil ) june 30th , 2016 ( wide ) , released as train to busan ( south korea ) august 12th , 2016 ( limited ) , released as train to busan ( australia ) august 12th , 2016 ( limited ) , released as train to busan ( new zealand ) october 28th , 2016 ( limited ) , released as train to busan ( united kingdom ) . . . show all releases\nthe south korean zombie blockbuster train to busan is the highest grossing asian film of all time in hong kong .\nan so - hee as a cheerleader caught up in the mayhem in train to busan . photograph : rex shutterstock\ndont take the ' train to busan ' . . . . lol . . . but definitely watch the movie\ninterview with main actors of movie\ntrain to busan\n[ entertainment weekly / 2016 . 07 . 18 ]\nkorean thriller ' train to busan ' brings in $ 2 . 5 mil . from advance sales around the world\ni watched seoul station . but seoul station has nothing to do with train to busan . these 2 films are completely different films\n453 km from seoul to busan . the struggle to survive . get on board to stay alive .\npetaling jaya : malaysians are still enthusiastically boarding the train to busan , some two weeks after it hit local cinemas .\na man walks past a poster of train to busan at a movie theatre in seoul on aug 4 , 2016 .\nzombie thriller , \u201c train to busan \u201d set multiple box office records in south korea and seems an unstoppable force .\ndirector yeon sang - ho ' s adrenaline - filled train to busan premiered at this year ' s cannes film festival .\ntrain to busan is no . 1 at singapore box office and top korean movie to date , entertainment news & top stories - the straits times\nactor gong yoo went on live broadcast to promote his upcoming film \u201ctrain to busan\u201d sporting shorts shorter than any of his co - stars\u2019 outfits .\nmeanwhile , \u201ctrain to busan\u201d was screened at the 69th cannes film festival in may and will be released in korea in july .\nthe energetic zombie flick\ntrain to busan\nattracted more than 10 million viewers as of sunday , the 14th domestic film to achieve the feat .\n' train to busan ' beats ' now you see me 2 ' and becomes the fastest movie ever in the country to cross 5 million admissions .\nthe thriller\ntrain to busan\nhas been invited to screen at the 69th cannes film festival , the film ' s distributor new said on monday .\n, the upcoming\ntrain to busan\nu . s . remake will mark gaumont ' s first foray into english - language films :\ni would prefer if they just gave train to busan - fantastic movie - a wide release in america but . . . eh , alright\nthe zombie flick\ntrain to busan\nhas surpassed the 11 million viewer mark . it was this year ' s first movie to reach 10 million viewers .\n\u201ctrain to busan\u201d had been named as one of the \u201cbig 4\u201d blockbusters of the summer in korea . the big 4 also includes \u201coperation chromite , \u201d \u201cthe last princess , \u201d and \u201ctunnel . \u201d \u201ctrain to busan\u201d was also screened at the 69th cannes film festival earlier this year .\nseok woo , his estranged daughter , soo an , and other passengers become trapped on a ktx train ( high - speed train ) heading from seoul to busan during a disastrous virus outbreak in south korea .\nelite passengers on a south korean bullet train face a twitching , hissing threat from the cheap seats in \u201c train to busan , \u201d a public - transportation horror movie with a side helping of class warfare .\nhurtling along at breakneck speed , yeon sang - ho ' s train to busan tears up the screen like any ravenous zombie horde would human flesh .\ntung yow kong , general manager of gsc movies , which brought train to busan to malaysia , said it had all the elements that appeal to audiences \u2013 horror , comedy and emotional scenes .\nthe story is subtle . it ' s not deep . i have to remind you that this show ' s literal title is train to busan . it ' s a whole show about characters doing their utmost best to reach the safe zone - busan . on a train . it lived up to its title , i ' ll give it that .\nbut that\u2019s all icing on the cake . you\u2019re really here for the carnage , right ? and on that score , train to busan delivers in spades .\ntrain to busan is a harrowing zombie horror - thriller that follows a group of terrified passengers fighting their way through a countrywide viral outbreak while trapped on a suspicion - filled , blood - drenched bullet train ride to busan , a southern resort city that has managed to hold off the zombie hordes . . . or so everyone hopes .\nsok - woo and his daughter soo - ahn are boarding the ktx , a fast train that shall bring them from seoul to busan . but right at the moment of their departure , the train station is overrun by zombies which kill the train driver and several others . while the ktx is shooting driver - less to busan , the passengers have to fight for their naked lives against the zombies .\nfrench studio gaumont is set to remake the hit korean zombie film \u201ctrain to busan\u201d into english for the international market . gaumont and next entertainment world announced the joint deal on wednesday .\nmostly , though , train to busan is just a high - speed , bone - crunching good time . and it\u2019s the netflix gem you should watch tonight .\ni am american , and i loved train to busan . don ' t worry my asian friends , nothing beats the original no matter how hard they try .\nfor more than an hour of its two - hour run time , train to busan lives up to its title , hurtling along at break - neck speed , with the barest premise anchoring to the tracks .\ncritically acclaimed animator yeon sang - ho made his live - action directorial debut with train to busan . the thriller chronicles the chaos that ensues after a deadly virus sweeps through korea and passengers must fight for their survival aboard a bullet train from seoul to the southern port city of busan , which is ensconced from the outbreak .\ni should watch the priests , it seems october would be a good time to do so . and the wailing that the second commenter mentioned . and dong ju . and train to busan .\nas suspected , french major gaumont has scored a deal for english - language remake rights to south korean zombie blockbuster train to busan , beating out big hollywood players who were circling the project .\naccording to a report published by the latin post , it is almost confirmed that gong yoo may return as the lead in the much - anticipated zombie movie ,\ntrain to busan 2 .\ntrain to busan charged through the south korean box office this weekend , setting several local records , including for the biggest opening weekend performance , and eclipsing big hollywood summer titles .\ntrain to busan , which made its international premiere at the cannes film festival in may , has also smashed box - office records in its home country , hong kong and singapore .\nif they do make a hollywood version with white people . . are they still calling it tain to busan or will they rename it like train to new york or something because we dont have busan here unless they main character is living in korean for some random reason then i can see that\nthe 25th buil film awards took place on october 7 in busan to honor this year\u2019s best films and actors .\nwestern films featuring zombies have always been huge hits in our country and there was not a single korean zombie movie until ' train to busan ' came out ,\nhe said .\nsouth korean horror films really took off in the late 1990s and ' train to busan ' is a new twist on the horror genre ,\nshe told bbc news from seoul .\ntrain to busan direction : yeon sang - ho actors : gong yoo , ma dong - seok , jung yu - mi , kim su - an rating : 4 . 5 / 5\nfor the time being , fans of ' train to busan ' can enjoy the short animated movie created by the director of the former called ' seoul station . ' the release date of the movie is not confirmed but rumors suggest the production of the film will start by the end of 2017 and\ntrain to busan 2\nmight release by the end of 2018 .\ngaumont has picked up u . s . remake rights of train to busan , one of the biggest south korean box - office hits of all time , the french studio announced wednesday .\ntrain to busan is one of the best surprises of the year ; a redemption tale that reminds us how close we are to losing our humanity , but also the compassion we are capable of . all aboard .\nsingapore - south korean movie train to busan is as resilient as the zombies it portrays - it has clawed its way up to the top of the local box office and also become the highest - grossing korean movie in singapore to date .\nmeanwhile , korea ' s first zombie apocalyptic film , ' train to busan ' , raked in records at the box office by attracting more than 11 , 500 , 000 moviegoers this summer .\nthose looking for more back story may seek out yeon\u2019s animated scene - setter seoul station , but you don\u2019t need a primer to be swept up in the torrential momentum of train to busan \u2019s non - stop thrill ride .\nyeon sang - ho , who directed last year\u2019s asian sensation \u201c train to busan \u201d has begun production of \u201c psychokinesis . \u201d the former animation star is sticking with live action , but switching from zombie horror to humor .\nadding to the speedy performance was the unprecedented success of the film ' s paid preview screenings , which alone allowed train to busan to rank no . 2 last week ( $ 4 . 3 million ) , even though the number of screenings was limited .\ntrain to busan review : it is one of the best surprises of the year ; a redemption tale that reminds us how close we are to losing our humanity , but also the compassion we are capable of . all aboard .\n@ diroy watch\nseoul station\nit served as a prequel to the movie . but it ' s animated . and the cause of the outbreak was explained briefly in\ntrain to busan\n. i guess u missed it .\nthe film is still in very early pre - production with staff , cast , and crew still yet to be announced , so it ' ll be a while before the\ntrain to busan\nremake will hit the big screen .\nthe daily scramble to get that last available seat on the rush hour train was becoming a little too intense .\na smash hit in its native south korea , train to busan broke the all - time record for south korean films in its first five days of release with $ 38 . 8 million in the country .\nin the past few weeks , there were many reports claiming that he might either be replaced or his character might be scrapped off altogether in\ntrain to busan 2 .\nan online report published by indie wire suggested that it is highly likely that gong yoo may just be replaced . however , soon afterward , it was confirmed that he will reprise his role in the upcoming sequel of\ntrain to busan .\nthe apocalyptic thriller , directed by yeon sang - ho , sees a group of terrified train passengers battle their way through a countrywide viral outbreak on a suspicion - filled , blood - drenched bullet train ride to busan , a safe zone that has managed to hold off the hordes of zombies , if it even still exists .\nin yeon sang - ho\u2019s train to busan , the titular mass transport vehicle serves as an apt and very literary setting for an exhilarating morality tale that pits humanity\u2019s fragile virtues and delicate principles with a ferocious catastrophe .\ndanny lee and vincent kim at contents panda , in charge of international sales and distribution of train to busan , negotiated the deal with cecile gaget , head of international production and distribution , on behalf of gaumont .\nthe movie is set inside a ktx train heading to busan . one abnormal passenger with peculiar behavior boards the train at the last minute and she starts attacking the people on the train one by one , turning them into zombies . once bitten , the infected people begin twitching and suddenly become aggressive and start biting other people . in order to avoid getting bitten by zombies , the uninfected fight for their lives hiding and running toward safe compartments until they reach busan , which is claimed to be safe from the virus that causes\nzombification .\nbest supporting actor awards went to kim eui - sung for \u201c train to busan \u201d and park so - dam for \u201cthe priests . \u201d the two hit titles\u2014a zombie pic and an occult thriller\u2014have triggered a genre rush in mainstream filmmaking in korea .\ndon\u2019t say i didn\u2019t warn you . saving its most powerful emotional moments till pretty late into the film , train to busan devotes a few moments to explore the question of what goes through an infected person\u2019s mind before he or she turns completely .\nkofic\u2019s data shows that new bulleted to the top of charts with zombie actioner \u201c train to busan . \u201d animation maverick yeon sang - ho\u2019s live - action directorial debut , \u201ctrain\u201d broke several box office records in south korea , including the highest single - day gross , $ 9 . 9 million from 1 . 28 million admissions .\nother critics praised the\nbrilliant\nchoice of setting on a korean bullet train .\nthe film follows on from the events in yeon\u2019s animation seoul station , where an unknown virus spread around seoul\u2019s biggest railway station . it\u2019s the same outbreak that seeps into the train which departs seoul for busan ( ktx 406 ) when an infected young woman boards the train .\ngong too is the one of the best korean action actor . all his action film are daebak like dis train to busan and the suspect . kim soo ah will be a very good actress and jung mi too .\nlast weekend , train to busan also knocked hollywood superhero blockbuster suicide squad off the box - office charts to reach the no . 1 spot - which is quite a feat given that the zombie flick was already in its third week of its release .\nfor a train to travel to its destination over vast distances someone , usually an operator from a remote location , needs to keep the track switches on path . from what this movie depicts it is unlikely that the switch operator will stay intact long enough to make the train travel this far and still make it to its destination .\nfollowing a motley crew on a bumpy ride from seoul to busan to escape a zombie outbreak , writer - director yeon sang - ho\u2019s action - horror railroad movie \u201ctrain to busan\u201d pulses with relentless locomotive momentum . as an allegory of class rebellion and moral polarization , it proves just as biting as bong joon - ho\u2019s sci - fi dystopia \u201csnowpiercer , \u201d while delivering even more [ \u2026 ]\ntrain to busan is south korea ' s first home - grown zombie offering and has already achieved local box office success , taking a record $ 5 . 76m ( \u00a34 . 33m ) on its opening day in july .\nbut where world war z barely cobbled together an onscreen family , the father - daughter dynamic in train to busan will have most bawling with emotion . the sentimentality only crosses the line a few forgivable times into cheesy territory .\nthe original film , directed by animator yeon sang - ho making his live - action debut , was set inside a high - speed train from seoul to busan . sources close to the deal told variety that political allegories of a different kind may emerge .\ntrain to busan was an amazing movie . i love how they focused on not only the problems at hand but also the relationships between the characters . as you learn more about the characters , you begin to fall in love and become attached to them , which makes it harder for you to let go of their character if something happens to them .\ntrain to busan\nwas not seen as a major contender even until the beginning of this month , because korean viewers had not so far taken zombies to their hearts . but perhaps to its skillful blend of disaster movie , zombie horror and family values , it has become a hit .\non july 5 , the stars of \u201ctrain to busan\u201d held a live talk on v app to discuss their movie . in attendance were gong yoo , ahn so hee , jung yoo mi , choi woo shik , ma dong seok , and kim soo ahn .\n' train to busan ' : best zombie scare ever . this is coming from someone who can ' t even watch ' the walking dead ' ,\nwrote one fan on twitter , referencing the popular us drama series .\nanimator yeon sang - ho directed the film set inside a high - speed train from seoul to busan when a zombie outbreak kicks off . the film has grossed $ 80 . 5 million in korea alone since its july release .\nother big competitors for top prizes are summer zombie blockbuster train to busan ( next entertainment world ) and erotic thriller the handmaiden ( cj entertainment ) . train to busan , which is the live - action film debut of animator yeon sang - ho , is up for nine awards , while park chan - wook ' s cannes competition piece will vie for prizes in eight categories . both titles are up against the wailing and the age of shadows for best film .\ntrain to busan\nis animation director sang - ho yeon first live - action film , and it displays his flair for mind - bending visuals and economy of story - telling . his feature - length animated prequel ,\nseoul station ,\nsets up the events of\ntrain to busan\nbut , sadly , is not included on the blu - ray as an extra . word is that a separate u . s . release will come later .\ncurrently showing on 1 , 785 screens\u2014which account for about 70 percent of all screens across the asian country\u2014and having an average seat - occupancy rate of over 60 percent ( according to the korean film council ' s kobis database ) , train to busan is expected to continue speeding through the box office .\na rep of gaumont also shared ,\nwe instantly fell in love with ' train to busan ' the moment we watched it at the ' cannes film festival ' . we will do our best to produce an exciting and entertaining film for the american audience .\ndespite its innocuous title , \u201ctrain to busan\u201d ( in korean with subtitles , or dubbed in english on well go usa ' s blu - ray , which comes out tuesday ) offers a terrifying , harrowing ride on the zombie express .\npress j to jump to the feed . press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts\nbefore the ktx train leaves seoul station , a zombie like girl jumps onto the train . the girl is infected with a horrific virus that is spreading like wildfire . seok - woo , soo - an and the other passengers on the ktx train must now fight for their lives .\nmany great movies have been released this year , one of which was the brilliant\ntrain to busan\n. the zombie thriller was one of 2016 ' s surprise hits and its success has not gone unnoticed by certain hollywood producers who now want to remake the film !\nas an unidentified virus sweeps the country , the korean government declares martial law . as the country descends into chaos , one city , busan , is rumoured to have successfully fended off the virus outbreak and remains the only beacon of hope for those not yet infected . but when the virus breaks out on an express train to busan , passengers on board must fight for their own survival .\nyeon\u2019s eventual surrender to such cartoonish imagery may be unsurprising given his background in animation ( this is his first live - action feature ) , but \u201ctrain to busan\u201d is easily his least realistic film . this one is pitched for the big houses and the cheap seats , betraying the bitter streaks of humanism that made previous work like \u201cthe fake\u201d and \u201cthe king of pigs\u201d feel so unflinchingly real . \u201ctrain to busan\u201d preaches that equality is the key to survival , but yeon doesn\u2019t do the rest of us any favors by sacrificing the very things that make him special .\nwhen people mention asian horror , they think of japan . but korean horror tales are truly frightening and i hope ' train to busan ' will make the world realise that our local movies are just as scary - or even better .\ntrain to busan had also set records when it opened in its native south korea back in july , recording the highest single - day gross of us $ 9 . 64 million ( s $ 13 million ) from 1 . 28 million admissions .\ndirector park chan wook ' s erotic period drama ,\nthe handmaiden ,\nreceived six nominations , including moon so - ri for best supporting actress . five nominations went to the zombie film ,\ntrain to busan ,\nincluding ma dong - seok for best supporting actor .\non december 7 , kim woo taek of ' train to busan ' s original production company new , announced ,\nwe ' re very happy to be with the major french film studio gaumont which has great experience in global projects . we hope that this will be an opportunity for korean films to become more well known and familiar to the global audience .\nalso earning five nominations \u2013 though not for best film , script or best director \u2013 was korea\u2019s pan - asian hit \u201c train to busan . \u201d other commercial hits , japan\u2019s \u201cyour name , \u201d \u201cthe mermaid\u201d and \u201coperation mekong\u201d only secured one nomination each .\nhe also reportedly added that the\ntrain to busan 2\nstoryline will most probably be revolving around gong yoo ' s seok woo character . the movie will further explore the possibility of bringing the dead back to life , i . e . discovering a cure for the growing zombie dominance .\nthis is not a scene from the upcoming the girl on the train . this is what happens when muggles try to board hogwarts express .\nseok - woo is divorced , and his job leaves him unable to devote barely any time to his young daughter , su - an . for her birthday , su - an wants nothing more than to take the train from seoul to her mother\u2019s home 280 miles away in busan . convinced , seok - woo takes off from work to accompany her on what very well may be the last train ride either of them take . shortly after they depart from seoul , reports of riots and mass chaos throughout the country begin to flicker through , before communication becomes entirely cut off . soon , some sort of virus begins to spread from passenger to passenger , quickly filling the train with bloodthirsty zombies that begin to kill those on board . now , seok - woo , su - an , and a motley crew of surviving passengers must do their best to fend off the zombie horde as the train careens toward busan , where the end of the line may only be the beginning . . . ifit\u2019s still there at all\nequally terrifying is the infection and the rate at which it spreads rapidly between those unlucky enough to be trapped onboard as the high - speed train races to its final destination .\nambivalence usually splits public reaction in times like this . on the one hand , train to busan provides a pretty solid square one for another film to work with , and a remake would probably guide more eyeballs to the original . on the other , a perfectly good train to busan already exists , and the necessity of a re - do without subtitles is rather suspect . but as long as the filmmakers tapped for this new production bring something of their own to the table instead of re - staging all the original\u2019s set pieces , there may be hope for this yet . take a look at the trailer for the original below :\ntrain to busan was produced by redpeter film and opened though new this year , when it generated 11 , 565 , 459 admissions and the equivalent of $ 83 . 5m at the local box office according to the korean film council to become the biggest local hit of the year . it currently ranks as south korea\u2019s ninth biggest hit .\nin fact , almost every speaking character in the motley train crew has a solid base , and it\u2019s easy to root for them . they fight through the train but have palpable struggles , in a fashion reminiscent of snowpiercer with less fantastical elements .\ndanny lee and vincent kim at contents panda , in charge of international sales and distribution of train to busan , negotiated the deal with cecile gaget , gaumont ' s head of international production and distribution . gaumont was among a number of studios that the hollywood reporter exclusively reported to be pursuing the deal .\nthis collection of random types goes all aboard a fast train from seoul to busan one fine morning , just as the signs of a zombie outbreak are starting to show : convoys of emergency response vehicles rushing past the protagonists , fires and muffled explosions in the distance , an eerie quiet over the city .\ntake the poseidon adventure . put it on a train . add yer zombie apocalypse . stir . alright .\n\u201cwhat i liked was seeing people become heroes and villains within that single train ride , \u201d said khatijah .\nstarring gong yoo ( coffee prince , 2007 ) as a workaholic fund manager who travels with his daughter by train from seoul to busan on her birthday , their journey soon descends into chaos when there is an outbreak of a virus that turns the passengers into crazed zombies .\ntrain to busan makes the wise decision to have its plot be driven by its characters and not the other way around . as straightforward as the premise is ( a distant father takes his daughter to visit her mother , his estranged wife , while a zombie outbreak threatens to overrun their train ) , it\u2019s the interactions between the characters and the relationships they forge , and not , as one would expect , the rampage raging outside ( and two coaches over ) , that makes this film so special .\nkim eui - sung and ma dong - seok were the highlight of train to busan for me . this is a well deserved award . he was so real and i can ' t help but think of the sewol ferry tragedy . he is that kind of ceo that we don ' t get to see .\nthe thriller is set on a bullet train travelling from seoul to busan . on board are a variety of characters , including a workaholic and his daughter , a group of young baseball players , a couple expecting their first child and two elderly sisters . and there happens to be a passenger infected by a virus .\nhere\u2019s a south korean zombie tale that\u2019s almost in the vein of last year\u2019s touching father - daughter drama maggie . \u201calmost\u201d , because while this story will also gnaw at your heart rather than just your gut , train to busan has more of world war z in its dna .\nas reported by soompi , gong yoo even confirmed with the media that he will be reprising his role as seok woo in the\ntrain to busan 2 .\nin the last movie , that character appeared to have turned into a zombie . therefore , it is safe to assume that he will return as a zombie too , in the upcoming sequel .\nall of that begins to change when seok - woo retrieves the girl for a birthday trip to visit her mother ( she must be some kind of monster not to get custody in this situation ) and they take an early morning train \u2014 oblivious to the threatening imagery on the periphery of yeon\u2019s compositions . the last person to board the high - speed ktx train is a girl with a curious bite on her leg .\naccording to a new report from the hollywood reporter , french movie studio gaumont has picked up the u . s . remake rights to\ntrain to busan\nafter a bidding war . given that the film was seen by over 11 million people in korea and was sold to over 150 territories , it ' s no surprise that nabbing the remake rights was a high priority of many movie studios .\nzombie thriller , \u201ctrain to busan\u201d set multiple box office records in south korea and seems an unstoppable force . officially opening on 1 , 785 screens on wednesday , \u201ctrain\u201d earned $ 34 . 3 million from 4 . 75 million admissions over its opening five day run . that represented 75 % of the total weekend box office . including $ 4 . 29 million from the previous week\u2019s [ \u2026 ]\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\nyoo gong stars as a mutual fund manager reluctantly taking his daughter ( soo - an kim in a gut - wrenching performance ) by train to live with his estranged wife . trouble starts as soon as the train departs , with passengers rapidly succumbing to a growing zombie plague , and accelerates to a stunning climax that leaves viewers breathless and emotionally drained .\nworkaholic fund manager seok - wu ( gong yoo ) takes his estranged young daughter su - an ( kim su - an ) on the ktx high - speed train to busan to visit his ex - wife . the last person to hop on is a teenage girl whose bare thighs are crisscrossed with bulging veins . yet , passengers and train crew get more alarmed over a homeless man hiding out in the washroom \u2014 one of the film\u2019s frequent barbed comments on snobbery in korean society .\nyes , jeer . because , like all good walking / running / commuting dead efforts , train to busan reminds us that , aside from the everpresent threat of the infected , it\u2019s regular people who will do anything to survive \u2013 anything , including sacrificing their fellow passengers to buy a few extra seconds of safety \u2013 that constitute the most insidious , unexpected and heartless threats .\nthe fact that yeon made a film with a theme that could be very unfamiliar to korean audiences is extremely fascinating . that is the part that i like the most about this film ,\nsaid actor gong yoo , who plays one of the lead roles in the film\ntrain to busan\nto be released july 20 , as a fund manager dad who tries to protect his young daughter from the zombies .\nbest supporting actor kim eui - sung ( train to busan ) is having a stellar year . he said in his acceptance speech , \u201ci\u2019ve worked many kinds of jobs , but there\u2019s nothing better than being an actor . i get paid to do something this fun , and now i even get an award for it\u2014it\u2019s incredible . \u201d aww .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\nsok - woo , a father with not much time for his daughter , soo - ahn , are boarding the ktx , a fast train that shall bring them from seoul to busan . but during their journey , the apocalypse begins , and most of the earth ' s population become flesh craving zombies . while the ktx is shooting towards busan , the passenger ' s fight for their families and lives against the zombies - and each other .\ngreat movie ! especially for gong yoo and kim soo ahn really make me can ' t stop to cry . gong yoo oppa , you are really great actor . kim soo ahn , you will be a great actress . i believe about that . pd nim and all crew train to busan , thank you very much for the great movie !\ntv screens on board the train also inform passengers what\u2019s happening in different parts of the country as the government claims to have everything under control . martial law is in place , and the public is asked to refrain from spreading rumours \u2013 an apparent reference to the response to mers in 2015 .\nafter the near - perfect first hour of \u201ctrain to busan , \u201d the film slows its progress and makes a few stops that feel repetitive , but the journey recovers nicely for a memorable finale . you could call it \u201ctrain of the living dead\u201d or \u201c ' snowpiercer ' with zombies . \u201d whatever you call it , if it\u2019s playing in your city and you\u2019ve ever been entertained by a zombie movie , it\u2019s hard to believe you wouldn\u2019t be entertained by this one .\nif nothing else train to busan is a high - octane chase movie , a race against time to save not only people but also their very souls from rampant consumerism . when the high tech ktx train can\u2019t make the final journey a trusty , working class diesel locomotive is sought to finish the job in a teeth clenching set piece . just like in the korean war the back breaking and dangerous physical work of the soldier , the farmer and the factory worker and not a smart phone in sight saved the nation .\ntrain to busan is largely set on board the express , but as it is forced to make stops along the way , yeon gets an opportunity to move to grander set - pieces , including aerial shots which give context to the scale of the outbreak . many of these exterior scenes are more reliant on cgi , which is ironically where the film starts to lose steam . the cgi itself is competent and creative in places , but ultimately , the film works best when the passengers are on board battling it out for survival .\nbefore this takes place , the film introduces one of the main characters seok - woo ( gong yoo ) , an affluent fund manager who cares more about his job than his daughter su - an ( kim su - ran ) who wants to go to busan to see her mother for her birthday . he reluctantly agrees to take her to his ex - wife , hoping to be back in seoul by lunchtime . they board the train , and not long after it departs , the virus begins to run through sections of the carriages after which it\u2019s a race for survival .\namerican novelist marianne wiggins wrote : \u201cwhat thrills me about trains is not their size or their equipment but the fact that they are moving , that they embody a connection between unseen places . \u201d train to busan unites the classes divided by wealth and education as well as over six decades between past and present . when a soldier decides whether or not a silhouette in a tunnel is a person or not , the scene is reminiscent of cross of iron , when a simple act of humanity could be the difference between salvation and damnation . as bloody and visceral as train to busan is , we find hope in the former .\nno one transforms b - movies into high art quite like the koreans . it\u2019s a careless generalisation to make , but nonetheless , quite an accurate one . and if they keep producing films like train to busan , which has been generating consistent buzz since its midnight premiere at this year\u2019s cannes film festival , it is a generalisation i will proudly keep making .\nwhen it comes to zombie , you have two choices : fast or slow . the train to busan zombies are fast ones , resurrecting in flailing almost - break - dancing movements and lunging at the nearest victim . the film does have one undead twist : these zombies are sight driven . if a coat is thrown on their head , or a widow covered with newspapers , they stop moving . this leads to some great scenes when the train goes through a tunnel , blinding the zombies into inactivity while the heroes sneak by .\nbest horror film release : the autopsy of jane doe ( ifc midnight ) the conjuring 2 ( new line / warner bros . ) demon ( the orchard ) don\u2019t breathe ( screen gems / sony ) ouija : origin of evil ( universal ) train to busan ( well go usa ) the witch ( a24 )\nwhen\ntrain to busan\ninitially released , not many expected it to be as big a hit it turned out to be . however , the movie has managed to bring the prevailing assumption and is reportedly coming back in the form a sequel . as far as the cast of the movie is concerned , there were many reports that claimed that the\ngoblin\nactor gong yoo was to be replaced in the upcoming movie . however , a new rumor claims that he will indeed return .\nthe star \u2019s movie reviewer davin arul wrote : \u201cdirector yeon sang - ho makes full use of the cramped confines of train coaches to evoke maximum thrills and suspense . \u201d\nas a zombie outbreak sweeps the country , a dad and his daughter take a harrowing train journey in an attempt to reach the only city that ' s still safe .\nseok - woo is a workaholic fund manager with tom cruise hair and an inconvenient daughter , su - an , who desperately wants her dad to take notice of her on her birthday . his ex - wife lives in busan , one of two cities not to be occupied by the north during the first phase of the korean war and defended by un troops who set up a the pusan perimeter in 1950 . busan has always been a beacon of hope , one of the busiest seaports in the world and a gateway to japan . su - an is unimpressed by her sporadic father and wants to board a ktx train to see her estranged mother .\nblood , brains and mayhem all feature prominently as hordes of zombies devour unfortunate passengers trapped on board a bullet train from seoul .\nfor almost 45 minutes , yeon sang - ho \u2019s \u201c train to busan \u201d is on pace to become the best , most urgent zombie movie since \u201c28 days later . \u201d and then \u2014 at once both figuratively and literally \u2014 this broad korean blockbuster derails in slow - motion , sliding off the tracks and bursting into a hot mess of generic moments and digital fire .\nseok - woo ( gong yoo ) is a fund manager in seoul . he is separated from his wife and lives with his daughter soo - an ( kim soo - ahn ) . seok - woo doesn ' t spend much time with his daughter or show affection to her . on the night before soo - an ' s birthday , soo - an insists on seeing her mother for her birthday . seok - woo has no other choice , but to take her to busan . early the next morning , they board the ktx train for busan at seoul station .\nthe only passenger to receive special attention , however , is the homeless man in the bathroom . all zombie movies need a social conscience , and \u201ctrain to busan\u201d is nominally devoted to the subject of economic discrimination . survival isn\u2019t possible , as seok - woo soon learns , when the rich think only for themselves , and it\u2019s telling that the ktx crew is so preoccupied with removing the poor stowaway that they fail to notice when a young girl starts eating the paying customers .\nfollowing a motley crew on a bumpy ride from seoul to busan to escape a zombie outbreak , writer - director yeon sang - ho \u2019s action - horror railroad movie \u201c train to busan \u201d pulses with relentless locomotive momentum . as an allegory of class rebellion and moral polarization , it proves just as biting as bong joon - ho\u2019s sci - fi dystopia \u201csnowpiercer , \u201d while delivering even more unpretentious fun . yeon has displayed recognizably cinematic sensibilities in his last three indie anime features \u2014 \u201cking of pigs , \u201d \u201cfake\u201d and \u201cseoul station\u201d \u2014 so it\u2019s not surprising that he transitions easily into live - action , though his scathing , nihilistic vision of humanity is watered down for wider mainstream appeal . buyers for asian - friendly genre products should clamber to board \u201ctrain . \u201d\nreviewed at cannes film festival ( midnight ) , may 13 , 2016 . running time : 118 min . ( original title :\nbusan haeng\n)\nhit korean zombie film \u201ctrain to busan\u201d will be remade in english by french studio gaumont . the deal was unveiled wednesday jointly by gaumont and the film\u2019s korean distributor - financier next entertainment world . the film premiered in the midnight screening section of the cannes festival in may and attracted immediate sales and remake interest . fox and [ \u2026 ]\nthe claustrophobic tension of \u201ctrain to busan\u201d is amplified after a brilliantly staged sequence in a train station in which our surviving travelers learn that the entire country has gone brain - hungry . they discover that the undead can\u2019t quite figure out door handles and are mostly blind , so tunnels and lines of sight become essential . sang - ho also keeps up his social commentary , giving us characters who want to do anything to survive , and others who will do what it takes to save others . early in the film , seok - woo tells his daughter , \u201cat a time like this , only watch out for yourself , \u201d but he learns that this isn\u2019t the advice we should live by or pass down to our children . without spoiling anything , the survivors of \u201ctrain to busan\u201d are only so lucky because of the sacrifice of others . and the film is thematically stronger than your average zombie flick in the way it captures how panic can make monsters of us all , and it is our responsibility to overcome that base instinct in times of crisis .\nbut oh , those first 45 minutes : they\u2019re genre heaven ( or the undead equivalent ) . equal parts \u201csnowpiercer\u201d and \u201cworld war z , \u201d the film introduces itself as the rare pastiche with enough personality to feel like something new . a sequel of sorts to yeon\u2019s \u201cseoul station , \u201d which received limited festival play and never received u . s . distribution , \u201ctrain to busan\u201d unwraps its premise so elegantly that no prior knowledge is required to get swept along by its opening act .\nwe open with a truck driving through a biochemical quarantine zone ( \u201ctiny leak , my arse\u201d ) and hitting a deer that promptly springs back to life with milky malice in its eyes . meanwhile , divorced fund manager seok - woo ( gong yoo ) scans news reports of \u201cmysterious fish death\u201d . he is too tied up with a big business deal to attend his daughter\u2019s singing recital , while all young su - an ( kim su - an ) wants for her birthday is to visit her mother in busan , a request to which seok - woo grudgingly accedes . but as father and daughter board the high - speed ktx train from seoul to busan , so too does a wildfire plague that will give new meaning to the phrase \u201cpassenger disturbance\u201d .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\ni even have a friend who loved it because she takes the same train every time she goes home ,\nsaid mr hahn .\nas the train leaves the station , we catch glimpses of the unfolding infection mostly missed by the passengers due to their prejudice , or their own zombification , which occurs through their obsession with social media . when the outbreak hits the train it spreads like wild fire , the zombies cracking sinew and bones as a weird concoction of rigor mortis and athletic prowess turns them into ruthlessly effective killing machines . like snowpiercer before it , train to busan is a film about doors and separation , a closed society that is terrified of breaking conventions , the body politic scared of their own reflection . when the passengers flee between the carriages we see just how dysfunctional south korean society really is .\nzombie - movie purists mighty scoff at the usual cliches and a general lack of gore . but while \u201ctrain to busan\u201d doesn\u2019t redefine the genre , it does stand as the best zombie film since \u201c28 days later\u201d and maybe even the original \u201cnight of the living dead . \u201d it ' s for those who want gut - wrenching , not just guts .\nas the outside world and a substantial portion of the train is consumed by chaos , the safest place to hide is in one coach . the claustrophobia gives the film an almost hitchcockian edge , despite the frequent scenes of carnage , and brings to mind the brilliant canadian zombie film pontypool ( set in the confines of a radio booth ) and the british series dead set ( the big brother house ) . its complete disregard for zombie rules aside ( it\u2019s more world war z than shaun of the dead ) , what elevates train to busan is the sheer skill with which it is made .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nyea i didnt mean it will only be white people i was mostly referring to the leads i will be more specific next time , i mean its a train there will be a lot of others there . im just curious what type of train they will have in mind ; city trains , travel trains , underground well see i guess"]}
{"id": 115003, "summary": [{"text": "dil se ( translation : from the heart ) is a 1998 indian romantic thriller film in the backdrop of insurgency in northeast india , written and directed by mani ratnam , and produced by mani ratnam , ram gopal varma , and shekhar kapur .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars shahrukh khan and manisha koirala in lead roles while preity zinta ( in her film debut ) appears in a supporting role .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "mani ratnam also co-wrote the screenplay for the film with tigmanshu dhulia .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the third in ratnam 's trilogy of terror films after roja and bombay .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "an example of parallel cinema tackling difficult subjects , to be found in director ratnam 's wider body of work as well , the film received a special mention at the netpac awards .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was screened at the era new horizons film festival and the helsinki international film festival .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "noted for its non linear screenplay , the film won awards for cinematography , audiography , choreography , and music , among others .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was a success overseas earning $ 975,000 ( usa ) and \u00a3 537,930 in the uk , becoming the first indian film to enter the top 10 in the united kingdom box office charts .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film won two national film awards , and six filmfare awards . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "dil se . .", "paragraphs": ["dil se re restaurant added a new photo . - dil se re restaurant | facebook\ndil se re - dil se | a . r . rahman ' s nenje ezhu\nwhy is dil se my favorite movie ? or all the things i love about dil se . .\neveryone was selecting themes for teni\u2019s . . . - dil se dil tak - colors | facebook\ndil se . . \u2013 movie reviews , story , trailers , cast , songs & latest news on dil se . . at urltoken\nlime reviews and strawberry confessions : why is dil se my favorite movie ? or all the things i love about dil se . .\nhaving completed its dubbing , dil se is all set to release this month end . dil se is a film being dubbed from malayalam .\nprematho songs ( dil se songs ) - ninne le ( dil se re song ) - sharukh khan - a . r . rahman music - video dailymotion\nmanisha koirala remembers the time she shot dil se . . with shah rukh khan\nwatch dil se di dua . . . saubhagyavati bhava episode 43 online on urltoken\ndil jis se zinda hay woh tamana tumhe tou hou . mp3 play | download\ndil jis se zinda hai moin faridi qawal part 1flv . mp3 play | download\ndil jis se zinda hai woh tammana tumhi to ho . mp3 play | download\nwe love haroon\u2019s dil se\u2026 . its a very catchy song and also so patriotic\namar : kuch nahin . sirf yeh ki main tumhe chahta hoon . dil se .\ndil se ( original motion picture soundtrack ) by a . r . rahman on spotify\ndil jis se zinda hai nusrat fateh ali khan | nusratsahibcom . mp3 play | download\nnusrat ali khan dil jis se zinda hey kaliam sharif live . mp3 play | download\n2018 best qawwali - dil jis se zinda haifaiz ali faiz . mp3 play | download\ndil jis se zinda hai - ustad nusrat fateh ali khan . mp3 play | download\ndil jis se jinda he wo tamanna by arshad kakori qawwal . mp3 play | download\ndil jiss se zinda hai wo tammna tum hi tu ho . mp3 play | download\nmy fm concluded the sixth edition of jiyo dil se awards , presented by lic , over a glittering evening in nagpur . jiyo dil se awards is annual brand . . . .\n\u200edil se ( original motion picture soundtrack ) by a . r . rahman on apple music\ncity 1016 brings you city dil se \u2013 dil ki dhadkan . city dil se is the one stop shop for all the bollywood music that never goes out of style ! whether you\u2019re at home or at work or relaxing on a friday afternoon , city dil se will keep you company with the most unforgettable music from bollywood .\nmani ratnam ' s\ndil se\n( 1998 ) : an unforgettable ta . . .\nmatrix / runout : vcdpr - 772 * jet speed audio .\ndil se . .\ndil jis se zinda hai wo tamana - muhammad jamel - 1997 - . mp3 play | download\nand if you don ' t love dil se . . yet , then watch it . now .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie dil se ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of dil se ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dil se near you .\nthis cast list of who was in dil se includes both lead and minor roles . ( 20 items )\ndil jis se zinda | nusrat fateh ali khan songs | songs ghazhals and qawwalis . mp3 play | download\ndil jis se zinda hai ( original version ) - ustad nusrat fateh ali khan . mp3 play | download\ndil jis se zinda hai ( vol - ii ) - jameel hussain hajvery qawwal . mp3 play | download\nfree listen download high quality original cd - rip 320kbps dil se songs music by a . r . rahman\nrahman dil se ( ndtv ) , feat . suresh peters , sivamani , rajeev menon , sujatha , vairamuthu .\ndil jis se - studio version : fanna - fi - allah with ali abbas khan . mp3 play | download\nthe readers are encouraged to watch dil se back to back with lars von trier ' s europa ( 1991 ) .\n69 . the kids in dil se re are wearing gryffindor - uniforms . or at least they look like it .\ndil jis se zinda hai woh tamanna tum hi to ho [ nusrat fateh ali khan ] . mp3 play | download\n@ therealharoon this ever green song brought tears in my eyes . . dil se mene dekha pakistan # ptijalsa # dilse\ndil se , 7 bridge street , kirkwall . tel : 01856 875 242 \u00a9dil se ( kirkwall ) ltd 2010 . all rights reserved : : legal statement : : dil se | the restaurant | take away & home delivery | about us | awards & reviews | links | menus | location | offers website seo , website design & website development by ignite hospitality consultants\nlove this new version of\ndil se pakistan\nby haroon . superb\ud83d\udc4c\ud83c\udffd\ud83d\udc4c\ud83c\udffd # 70yearsofindependence \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf0 # pakistanzindabad \ud83d\udc9a # childhoodmemories \ud83d\ude0d\ndil se cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of dil se actors includes any dil se actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each dil se actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of dil se have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\ndil se ( 1998 ) hindi movie cd - rip 320kbps mp3 songs music by a . r . rahman - starmusiq . com\n49 . i don ' t know what the\nre\nin dil se re means . and i don ' t care .\ndownload - urltoken a . r . rahman ' s greatest love theme ever sitaaron se aage / vinmeengal thaandiyum vaazhum kaadhal from dil se / uyire a . r . rahman , sukhwinder singh , palakkad sriram urltoken\nmost viewers think of dil se as a love story , but i saw it as the perfect metaphor for the soul\u2019s surrender to god .\nwell , it ' s not . i was trying to express how great his performance is in dil se . . and i failed .\nwith pakistan\u2019s 70th independence day just round the corner , singer haroon has surprised us with a revamped version of his national hit dil se .\nharoon never fails to impress . this recreated version of\ndil se pakistan\nis so amazing and mesmerizing . @ therealharoon @ muniba _ mazari\nthe director took to his twitter handle to post the dil se . . . moment from the song girl i need you , and wrote alongside , ' a lingering image from srk & priety zinta ' s dil se - - my small tribute to mani ratnam & @ thefarahkhan # girlineedyou . '\nmy fm concluded the fourth edition of jiyo dil se awards presented by lic with a glitterati evening in chandigarh at tagore theatre where . . . .\nyour song ' dil se maine dekha pakistan ' is one of my favourite songs . i get very emotional when ever i listen to it . \ud83d\udc9a urltoken\n80000 + viewersdil jis se zinda hai by mukarram warsi . mp3 play | download\ndil se re sung by a . r . rahman , anuradha & anupama composed by a . r . rahman lyrics by gulzar ( as sampooran singh gulzar )\nafter the tremendous success of the first two seasons , my fm has announced its third edition of jiyo dil se awards to recognize and honour the . . . .\ni wanna wear green , from head to toe , sit in a mehran and play dil se meine dekha pakistan in full volume and roam around on agha shahi .\nthe story of dil se dil tak revolves around the topic of surrogacy . the protagonists of the show are rashami desai , sidharth shukla and jasmine bhasin . in the promos , rashami and sidharth share some amazing chemistry and the two look stunning together .\nat dil se restaurant we serve a delicious combination of north indian and bangladeshi cuisine , cooked to high standards , accompanied by excellent customer service and served in pleasant surroundings .\ndespite its poor reception at the box - office , dil se has acquired a cult following over the years that is both a gift and a curse for the film\u2019s music director . rahman\u2019s score is considered a milestone , and almost everything he has done after it is measured by the standard of whether it is as good as dil se .\ndil jis se zinda hai ( origi . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nsub : true even i think dil se is one of shahrukhs best urltoken didnt go too well in the box office but still its one of my . . . posted by liya\nsince opening in 2003 dil\u2019se has remained a family run business . our restaurant has a modern and spacious interior , most of which has been imported to add to the unique atmosphere .\nfollowing the tremendous success of the first five seasons my fm , india ' s leading local fm network is back with its vi edition of jiyo dil se awards . . . .\na new television show is coming up titled dil se dil tak . the show had several promos that have given us mixed signals about the storyline , but either way , we at least know some information now ! here are five important things about the new , upcoming show .\n56 . true love is said to be kitschy , non - existent and many other things . but after watching dil se . . i feel it is at least one thing : true .\nin comparison to the empty , soulless , ' special effects ' rubbish cranked out of bottom - line - hollywood year after year , i loved dil se , yes , with all my heart .\nthe development through integrated livelihood schemes and environment conservation ( dil se ) program is implemented in six villages of waghodia block of vadodara district , gujarat . the primary focus of the program is integrated livelihood development in the area with improved soil and water conservation activities leading to better agricultural yield along with improved off - farm activities and promoting local entrepreneurship . the dil se program is supported by suzlon .\nhi mette , i googled ' dil se ' today , as i just finished watching the movie as it was aired in our national tv channel today . . and i found your blog ( lucky me ) . i just wanna tell you that i ' m extremely relieved and happy that you also loved the movie immensely just like i do . . i just loved all your 78 lovely points about the movie , and my favourite will definitely be the yellow earphone . . i watched dil se when i was 14 , and today was my nth time watching it , and believe me i ' m still getting goosebumps . . this film is magic & eternal . . there will not be another dil se ever in bollywood . . for me , this is the only film srk acted from his heart ( dil se ) , and manisha will always be remembered for her role as meghna . dil se was , is and will always be my most favourite film in my entire life . .\nsub : opinion dil se a well scripted movie in the list of santosh sivan movies with a tale to tell of the extent to which love proceeds . . so . . . posted by rickson thomas\nmani ratnam the master filmmaker celebrates his birthday today and we give you some memorable characters he has given to his with his films dil se , bombay , guru and saathiya , among others . . .\nthe composition features javed bashir , farhan bohra and muniba mazari . a few seconds into the video , a banner labelled \u201cdil se pakistan\u201d and a pin - hole camera labelled \u201cheroes of pakistan\u201d prop up .\nlyrics like dil se maine dekha pakistan , jan se mera dharti par emaan still envoke patriotism and nationalistic sentiments \u2013 just like they did when the song was released back in 2003 . while the original video recreated images of partition , celebrating the sacrifices made to build our country , the new visuals are also equally good .\nfrom the film\ndil se\n, chaiyya chaiyya is performed by the punjabi folk singer sukhinder singh . the musical director of the film a r rahman , is one of bollywood ' s top music directors .\nafter ' roja ' and ' bombay ' , ' dil se ' completed the trilogy of mani ratnam ' s terror - drama . here are 10 facts you probably did not know about the critically acclaimed movie .\ni often watch films for the kisses , if a film has a good kiss it ' s better than a film with a bad kiss . but dil se . . is perfect without a kiss . perfect .\nsong : en uyire en uyire ( dubbed ) .\ndil se\n- filmed in the backdrop of terrorism , directed by mani ratnam . it is the third in ratnam ' s trilogy of te\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\ntadap tadap ke - hum dil de chuke sanamfull video song salman khan aishwarya rai . mp3 play | download\nurvashi urvashi full video song | hum se hai muqabala | parbhu deva , nagma | a . r . rahman\ntoday , as i watch dil se again , i am left with goose bumps . i am left wondering how poignant and relevant the film is as the world all over is erupting in violence against oppressors and tormentors . as love and innocence is lost from the lives of millions and the count of the internally displaced rises across nations , dil se and its cry for peace ring all the more closer to home . after the disastrous raavan , one wished ratnam would return to telling stories he believed in , without giving in to market forces , effortlessly traversing the commercial and parallel cinematic worlds as he has in the past . one wished he would tell another story , \u201cdil se\u201d .\n\u201edil se is said to be a journey through the 7 shades of love that are defined in ancient arabic literature . those shades are defined as attraction , infatuation , love , reverence , worship , obsession , and death . \u201c\nratnam\u2019s pet themes of the politics of love found a very pained anguished voice in dil se \u2013 a voice that was embellished stupendously by ratnam\u2019s trusted rahman . the combination of ratnam and rahman have over the years given us magical haunting melodies ( roja , bombay , guru and yuva to name a few ) . with dil se , the duo created magic yet again . soulful renditions that spoke of love and longing brought to life the unsaid subtexts of the story .\naaj se teri | padman | akshay kumar and radhika apte | arijit singh | amit trivedi . mp3 play | download\ntere bina zindagi se koi shikwa to nahin | lata mangeshkar kishore kumar | aandhi 1975 songs . mp3 play | download\ndil tutda | jassi gill | latest punjabi song 2017 | arvindr khaira | goldboy | nirmaan . mp3 play | download\ndirector ratnam , known to hindi audiences for heady mix of love and strife in his earlier films , chose a stark and dark palate to tell his story this time . much like roja and bombay , circumstances separate the lovers in dil se . yet , unlike his earlier outings , dil se depicts a love that doesn\u2019t find a happy ending . a love story that is doomed from the word go . perhaps this is what led the audiences to reject the film so vehemently .\ninterestingly , it ' s mani ratnam ' s dil se , released in tamil as uyire in 1998 , which ventured into showing the other perspective , making a reference to kunan poshpora where the indian army has been accused of mass gangrape .\noverall , dil se is a powerful work of cinematic art that certainly deserves more attention than it has received during the last decade and a half . many indian critics had described it as a failure at the time of the release but the fact remains that considering the general trend of filmmaking in the \u201890s , dil se was actually well ahead of its time . also , the movie\u2019s devastating ending didn\u2019t go well with most indian viewers . however , the film was quite successful internationally . not only did it win the netpac award at the 1999 berlin international film festival but also went on to become the first indian film to enter the top 10 in the uk box office charts . dil se is technically brilliant and aesthetically beautiful :\nsajde - full song | kill dil | ranveer singh | parineeti chopra | arijit singh | gulzar . mp3 play | download\ni was scared but also excited . and you know what ? i feel i admire and love this film even more than i did before . dil se . . is not flawless , objectively speaking - so what makes it so special to me ?\ndil mein chhupa loonga lyrical video | wajah tum ho | armaan malik and tulsi kumar | meet bros . mp3 play | download\nor srk\u2019s contagious energy , igniting rhythms on top of that train dancing to chaiyya chaiyya . wah ! what a scene ! or tenderly protecting manisha in the get - up - and - dance song , \u2018the heart , it\u2019s a sweet hardship\u2019 dil se re ?\nsub : superb movie . . . . . . . dil se is a top film by one of india ' s top directors . srk and manisha play their roles to perfection . preity is lively even though she ' s . . . posted by sudarshan ruikar\n77 . the result of all the words from this list of positive words put together would come close to describing my feelings for dil se . .\nkissable\n,\ngraceful\n,\nsplendid\n. . . and of course\ntake the biscuit\n.\na commercial failure in the domestic markets , ratnam\u2019s dil se is the story of amarkant ( shah rukh khan ) an air reporter who meets meghna ( played by an ethereal manisha koirala ) , a terrorist suicide bomber out to kill the president of india on the republic day .\ndil se re the title track in rahman\u2019s early voice ( when it did justice to the song ) with anuradha sriram , anupama and febi mani backing him on chorus is indubitably what rahman excels at \u2013 a rock song at heart throbbing with a searing intensity hard to ignore .\nsub : dil se maniratnam plus srk plus a . r . rahman plus santosh sivan plus gulzar . . . . . . . waw how many pluses . . all are no : 1 in their respective professions . then obviously the movie is also . . . posted by raja\ndil se is a movie when every time i view , it gives me something new to cherish and so is the soundtrack . read the below blog by a german who rates the movie as no . 1 in her list of 100 films and why she loves it so much .\na r rahman receiving filmfare awards ' 98 for best music ( dil se ) . gul panag wanted to do some ' numbers ' from rahman : p as usual , thanked the almighty and whoever associated with the award he received and neatly escaped from doing ' numbers ' ; )\na mention of dil se would also be incomplete without mentioning the amazing lyrics that academy award winner gulzar has embellished the soundtrack with . be it jiya jale , dil se re or the mystical satrangi re , every song is a stand alone piece of poetry , which at the same time blends effortlessly into the films mood and theme . perhaps gulzar\u2019s best work in recent times , the soundtrack here is an example of how magic is created in verses . the lyrical quality of the film also extends into santosh sivan\u2019s mastery with the camera . the opening shot of srk and manisha in a deserted railway station at night , or the angles in the ae ajnabi song , sivan works his magic brilliantly . for a movie where much of the first half is a mix of images and montages , sivan takes the narrative forward with his deft camera work . in the second half of dil se , it is sivan\u2019s camera work alone that keeps one glued to the screen in the midst of elaborate talkie portions between the characters on screen . sivan in dil se manages to bring a fluidity to images in hindi cinema - a feat rarely repeated hence .\nthere ' s a scene in dil se where he ' s talking to manisha koirala [ images ] in the sound studio , and the door keeps swinging and the light keeps coming on and off . who do you give credit to for that scene ? was it in your mind ?\ntake away and home delivery services are also available and since we opened in june 2005 , our attempt to introduce a more modern style of indian dining to orkney has enjoyed tremendous success ! our broad menu incorporates many classic dishes traditionally served in curry houses . however , these are accompanied by a new wave of more authentic dishes . we have also taken a number of steps to make every dish on our menu as healthy as we can . dil se\u2019s unique recipes reflect our head chef\u2019s own inspiration and some of the improved dishes introduced by britain\u2019s best indian restaurants over recent years . dil se is also a socially responsible orkney business , committed to the island\u2019s economy . we employ between 4 & 6 islanders at any time and all of our supplies are sourced through local businesses . our spices are also supplied through a special arrangement with a local importer . opening hours : open 7 days a week . 4 till 11pm tel : 01856 875 242 ( 4pm till 10 . 30pm ) dil se is a member of : visit orkney , visit scotland , taste of orkney and eat scotland . dil se is recommended by the which good food guide 2012 .\ntadap tadap ke ( eng sub ) [ full song ] ( hq ) with lyrics - hum dil de chuke sanam . mp3 play | download\ndil se is a deliciously layered concoction topped with the common theme of love \u2013 shah rukh\u2019s love for this mysterious lady whom he is constantly trying to deconstruct while she escapes a definition till the very end of the story , or meghna who is torn between her love for her cause , her people and shah rukh . a subtle undercurrent is the issue of love for your motherland \u2013 dealing with issues of sedition , rebelling against the system and terrorism . traversing the cold climes of ladakh , kashmir and delhi mostly , dil se tells an unhappy tale through tough and painful imagery .\nfans of rahman ' s music have even put up the background score of dil se on youtube . connoisseurs will agree that not enough has been written about rahman\u2019s background music , which is equally or sometimes even better than some of his songs , but we\u2019ll hold that discussion for another time .\nobviously , everyone present on the sets was appalled with what was going on . on one hand where siddharth was yelling at the project head , she too got infuriated and asked him to \u2018get out\u2019 of the sets when he demanded his payment on the spot and refused to sort the matters later in her office . also read : jay soni\u2019s bhaag bakool bhaag , siddharth shukla\u2019s dil se dil tak : take a look at the worst tv shows of 2017\nif you would like to share the experience of dil\u2019se restaurant with more than a few friends and family round a table , why not book our function suit found upstairs ? seating up to 60 people , we can provide a great place for private parties and events , with a bar and a private buffet .\nthe idea that the soul must give up everything - including it ' s own illusory existence - to god is an idea found in both sufism , hinduism ' s bhakti yoga , and christian mysticism . at the end of dil se , the soul has become one with the beloved . their sacred union is immutable .\ndadi reopens pages of viraj ' s past . she shows his adoption papers to sanjay and learns about his sister payal dobriyal . meanwhile , to confirm the sex of his child , viraj gets a tantrik to cast voodoo spell over jhanvi . watch full episodes of dil se di dua\u2026 saubhagyavati bhava , online only on hotstar\na shekhar kapur , ramgopal varma , mani ratnam production , with musical input by gulzar and a . r . rahman . a case of too many great chefs spoiling the broth ? not at all dear listeners . dil se . . is mani ratnam ' s first official hindi venture , starring some of the most talented stars today ( shahrukh khan , manisha koirala and newcomer preity zinta ) . like rahman ' s previous musical landmarks , the songs of dil se flow out of the soundtrack in epic proportions . in parts , typically rahmanesque and in parts , typically ( for rahman ) innovative . gulzar supports with simple , none too complex lyrics .\nvital signs ' first real taste of success was\ndil dil pakistan\nin 1987 . it instantly became the song that was on everyone ' s lips , a kind of pop national anthem . next was their debut album : vital signs , released in 1989 it produced several hits including gori , yeh shaam and samjana .\nusually , i can break down and analyze every mani ratnam film , say why i liked it , why i didnt . dil se is one of those that i love , that i\u2019ve seen several times , and while there\u2019s plenty to hate about it , i can never quite figure out why i love this film so much .\nthanks for your lovely comment seetha ! ! i ' m always thrilled to find other people who love dil se - and how could one not love it , when one has seen it ? ! i agree with everything you said here , it ' s a truly haunting movie . and i love that part before the intermission !\nthe film ' s title song\ndil se re\nis rendered by a . r . rahman himself , with harmonic support from anuradha ( not paudwal ) and anupama . rahman interestingly sounds like kumar sanu in parts of the song which informs of all the internal turmoil a human visits when something / someone touches the heart .\ndil se is a 1998 hindi romantic , drama film , directed by mani ratnam and produced by india talkies . this film stars shahrukh khan , manisha koirala , preity zinta , raghuvir yadav , zohra sehgal in the lead role . the films soundtrack and background score were composed by a . r . rahman with lyrics by gulzar .\n2 ) ' dil se ' is said to be a journey through the 7 shades of love that are defined in ancient arabic literature . those shades are defined as attraction , infatuation , love , reverence , worship , obsession , and death . the character played by shahrukh khan passes through each shade during the course of the film .\nrahman has certainly done enough . among his top ten soundtracks in hindi films are roja , bombay , rangeela , taal , lagaan , rang de basanti , guru , delhi - 6 , slumdog millionaire and rockstar . but none of these soundtracks has an all - songs hit rate like dil se . there are no highs and lows with dil se , no dips and crescendos . all the songs are trailblazing masterpieces in terms of musical arrangements and the poetic lyrics by way of gulzar , all set by director mani ratnam to fabulous visuals . ratnam was inspired to shoot the songs in the most trying conditions \u2013 atop a train or even a precariously lodged monastery in ladakh .\nin november 2015 , director wajahat rauf announced that there will be a spin - off film of karachi se lahore scheduled to be release in 2016 . he said :\nthis will be more of a romantic - comedy and will follow the adventures of a young couple . it is set right after the events of karachi se lahore .\nanother facet of ratnam that dil se exemplifies is his knack of getting out actors buried deep down stars . shah rukh khan , the king of bollywood , has very few performances that he would be remembered for . dil se is one of them . as a lover puzzled , confused and tormented by his lady , srk excels brilliantly , going much beyond his usual stammer and stretched hands , to deliver a career milestone of a performance . a huge credit to this does go to ratnam , for seldom have we seen the same srk again on screen with as much conviction and power . aishwarya rai , abhishek bachchan are the other two stars who owe a lot to the director for giving them opportunities to showcase the actors in them . manisha koirala , whom ratnam put right in the midst of all time performers and not just stars of hindi cinema with bombay , gave another nuanced turn in dil se . pure as a dew drop , timid as a doe , yet stern and determined as a tigress on the prowl , she is scintillating as meghna .\ndestined to be a classic , dil se is a truly brilliant beautiful film by mani ratnam , a creative genius and one of the greatest living film directors \u2013 and not just in india . ratnam is right up there with the all time best : michelangelo antonioni\u2019s the red desert , bernado bertolucci\u2019s the conformist , and francois truffaut\u2019s the four hundred blows .\ndil se is a film i didn\u00b4t know what to think about when i first saw it around this time last year . i thought the story was extremely powerful and performances just pure amazing , but shahrukh\u00b4s changing of character throughout the film did not make much sense - up until i read all those philosophic characterizations ( one of them you have in this article as well ) and only then it all fell wonderfully in place . however i was let down by the music and the picturizations of the songs seemed plain weird - but considering it\u00b4s rahman etc i\u00b4ll give it another chance . i appreciate dil se more from a retrospective . it is one of the films that need to be seen more times .\nrediscovered by film buffs and connoisseurs , films like lamhe and agneepath find a new lease of life , while others wait for that fortunate time in history when their stars would shine . mani ratnam\u2019s dil se ( 1998 ) is one such brilliant cinematic gem that is crying to be rediscovered and feted , more importantly , waiting for its story to be heard .\nyour description of this gem is as good , if not better , as the film itself ! it ' s been decades since this masterpiece was crafted yet its magic , innocence , vulnerability . . . class is unparalleled . this is what srk is capable of when it comes to romance . this is what romance is . this is what being ahead of its time means . dil se . . . is like old wine . the more time elapses , the better it looks . nothing comes closer to the experience that dil se was . only imtiaz ali in my opinion , can come closer to mani ratnam in terms of depicting romance . i wish i could see more of such films then and now !\ni have been an srk fan for as long as i can remember . i have never adored any other actor as much as i adore him . though srk ' s success is measured in terms of his high grossing movies like ddlj , kkhh , kank , kal ho na ho , ( the list goes on . . . ) , and though i have seen these more times than i can count , i somehow feel dil se was probably his best work as an actor . i feel a different connection to this movie that i cant explain . the performances were absolutely incredible . the music was top notch with rehman at his best . dil se definitely deserved a lot more accolade than what it got .\ndil se ( from the heart ) ( 1998 ) takes another look at one of ratnahm ' s favorite themes - the uneasy mix of love and politics . boy meets girl , boy loses girl - with a twist . she is a member of a terrorist organization ; he is a journalist looking for an interview with the terrorist leader . what makes dil se so remarkable is\nchaiyya chaiyya ,\none of the most exhilarating musical sequences in all of cinema , in which the romantic leads dance on top of an actual moving train that winds precariously along a mountain path . if anyone were to ask me what ' s so special about bollywood , and about mani ratnam , i ' d play them this scene .\nthe dil se program led to the formation of various community based groups such as self help groups ( shgs ) adolescent groups and women\u2019s co - operatives . it became a platform wherein the community women discussed on social issues , health and hygiene and issues concerning the development of the village . the groups also started playing an active role in spreading awareness in the village .\nmani ratnam masterfully weaves an unforgettable tale of love in the backdrop of terrorism . a . r . rahman ' s haunting background music ( dil se love theme , in particular ) and santosh sivan ' s startling cinematography beautifully add to the movie ' s overall poignant tone . the dance sequences imaginatively choreographed by farah khan and the exotic shooting locations simply transcend the viewer to a world of sufi romanticism and urdu poetry . and , of course , the sizzling romance between shah rukh khan and manisha koirala tugs straight at the heartstrings . then there is the popular number\nchaiyya chaiyya\nthat is filmed on the roof of a moving train . one can ' t really ask for more ! dil se is simply an essential watch .\nit has been 17 years since mani ratnam ' s romantic - thriller released . ' dil se ' starring shah rukh khan and manisha koirala had a backdrop of terrorism and insurgency , beautifully weaved into a tragic love story . the intense political agenda of the film , the love story and the fact that it coincided with the 50th independence anniversary celebrations became a major factor for its success .\nhaving finished the list , there was suddenly no other movie i could imagine , that could be my favorite . the thought surprised , even unsettled me - after all , i hadn ' t actually seen dil se . . for about two years . it was time to finally re - watch it with eyes that are quite different from the ones of my 13 - year old predecessor .\nthe acting in the last scene of dil se is something i will never forget . shahrukh khan\u2019s volcanic presence often seems to bring out the best in the other actors . manisha koirala was awesome - perfect as the no - make - up mountain village girl . it takes a lot of confidence for a beautiful woman to allow herself to be photographed with so much pain written in her face .\ndil se is a 1998 hindi film directed by mani ratnam . the film stars shahrukh khan and manisha koirala in lead roles while the debutant preity zinta appears in a supporting role . mani ratnam also co - wrote the screenplay for the film . it is the third in ratnam ' s trilogy of terror films that depict human relationships against a background of indian politics and military , after roja and bombay .\nloved how u have captured all the nitty gritties here . . it made excellent reading . . dil - se is indeed one of my favourite movies . . it had everything going for it . . . mani ratnam , gulzar , rahman , santosh sivan all the best in the respective fields . . i remember how preity asking sharukh if he was a virgin was one of the talking ponts in the media . .\nas with most mani ratnam films , the plot isn ' t simply a love story . dil se is also about idealism and the birth of the terrorist - - simplified to a great extent , but neatly executed . ratnam uses ' passion ' as his keyword , exploring it on various ( occasionally obvious ) levels . his protagonist is a smart man , bewildered by the onset of great emotion , but well grounded in nationalistic fervour .\narn caters to all major demographic segments with tag 91 . 1 , dubai 92 , 92 smooth , 92 rock , radio shoma 93 . 4 , hit 96 . 7 , al arabiya 99 , al arabiya cassette , al khaleejiya 100 . 9 , al khaleejiya classic , city 101 . 6 , city dance , city dil se , dubai eye 103 . 8 , virgin radio 104 . 4 , virgin radio beat and virgin radio chill .\nil se is a 1998 romantic thriller film written and directed by the celebrated indian filmmaker mani ratnam . co - produced by bharat shah , shekhar kapur , ram gopal varma , and mani rantam himself , dil se stars shah rukh khan and manisha koirala in the lead roles . the movie costars preity zinta ( in her film debut ) , raghuvir yadav , zohra sehgal , piyush mishra and arundhati rao . dil se is third in mani ratnam\u2019s trilogy of films ( following roja and bombay ) revolving around couples / lovers caught in the turmoil of politics and terrorism . the film presents the tale of a delhi - based radio broadcaster named amarkanth varma who gets ensnared by the bewitching beauty of a mysterious assamese girl , meghna alias moina , whom he meets at a deserted railway station in the middle of a rainy night . what starts off as physical attraction slowly takes the form of obsessive love as he chases her down from haflong to silchar to ladakh with the hope of marrying her . alas , their love is doomed ! while she knows it from the very onset , he must learn it the hard way .\n1 . pallavi anupallavi ( kannada ) 2 . unaroo ( malayalam ) 3 . pagal nilavu ( tamil ) 4 . idaya kovil ( tamil ) 5 . mouna ragam ( tamil ) 6 . nayagan tamil ) 7 . agni natchathiram ( tamil ) 8 . geethanjali ( telugu ) 9 . anjali ( tamil ) 10 . thalapathi ( tamil ) take 2 thalapathi ( tamil ) 11 . roja ( tamil ) 12 . thiruda thiruda ( tamil ) 13 . bombay ( tamil ) 14 . take 1 iruvar ( tamil ) take 2 iruvar ( tamil ) 15 . dil se\u2026 ( hindi ) take 2 dil se\u2026 ( hindi ) 16 . alaipayuthey ( tamil ) 17 . kannathil muthamittal ( tamil ) take 2 kannathil muthamittal ( tamil ) 18 . yuva ( hindi ) 19 . aayutha ezhuthu ( tamil ) 20 . guru ( hindi ) 21 . raavanan ( tamil ) 22 . raavan ( hindi )\ni found that haunting echo . . . . a bgm sung by sukhwinder singh . . . it comes when manisha leaves him in ladakh . . . before intermission . i get goosebumps hearing it . . . i think it goes like this ,\nkinare ke aage jahaan aur bhi hai . . . sitaaron ke aage jahaan aur bhi hai . . . abhi ishq ke imtihaan aur bhi hai\ndil se keeps haunting . . . .\ni did something magical last night . i saw dil se . . after 15 years . when i saw it in 1998 , i was merely 11 years old and all i understood about the movie was its songs , music and amar ' s undying love for meghna . now , when i saw it again with maturity of a 25 year old , i am spellbound . i have never seen anything so beautiful . the reason i again decided to see it again was because deep inside i knew that there was something special about this movie and i let all my teen years and early 20 ' s go away just to get matured enough to appreciate it . i think dil se . . is a movie that demands time from audience to appreciate it . that is one reason , that after so many years till date , people still are trying to understand the lvoe and tragedy behind it . this in itself is a beautiful phenomena . i loved your pose . you ' ve covered almost everything about this movie that we all love . what stands out for me is the first scene ( train station ) when amar runs to get tea for her and the last scene when they both are in arms . it completes a circle . great job mette . always great to connect with like - minded human beings around . thanks dil se . .\nthis is ratnam ' s third film in his terrorism trilogy , so to speak - - after roja and bombay . while the first two were arguably more credible films , the director has certainly improved with each go , as a filmmaker . dil se is not as touching as roja , or as intense as bombay . it is , however , a better - made film , by a director using his craft to tell a rather stupendous love story .\nnow widely considered a classic , dil se despite doing well in the overseas markets had failed to woo the indian audiences . till date it remains shah rukh khan ' s most mature work . his devastating portrayal of an all india radio programme executive madly in love of a mystical beauty , whom he knows can never be his , carries the hallmark of an actor working at the height of his powers . no wonder khan became the nation ' s heartthrob in the ' 90s in spite of doing some highly unconventional movies like darr , baazigar , anjaam , kabhi haan kabhi naa , etc . although he has only grown in stature since then , his later performances certainly pale in comparison to dil se . post mid - 2000s , he has been coming across as a spent force and his most recent performances have been utterly disappointing to say the least . dil se turned out to be a particularly challenging film for both shah rukh khan and mani ratnam since the former didn\u2019t speak tamil and the latter didn\u2019t know hindi . so , they had to contend with the difficulty of communicating in a phonetically alien language like english . it is for this reason that mani ratnam relied upon three scripts\u2014one in hindi , one in english , and another one in tamil . it certainly must have been a daunting task but the actor - director duo managed to pull it off .\ni saw roja a while ago , but i felt it lacked some of the heart that dil se has . it was a bit too on - the - beaten - track , and the actors were not just as good as these . chaiyya chaiyya is just so timeless , and i completely understand how it could get so famous . i ' m glad you liked the post , even though you ' re not really into the movie , sdg .\nthis year has proved to be very special for pakistan because on this 70 th anniversary almost everyone is making their effort to put forward their best possible song and for all of this trend the credit goes to coke studio for starting it with their national anthem and then the minorities and now haroon has remarked the song that we all love \u201cdil se\u201d featuring javed bashir who is one of the best vocalists of the nation and the truly inspirational muniba mazari .\non the whole , dil se . . the album is not an experience to be missed . let us take the opportunity to officially welcome mani ratnam ( and the impressive board of the india talkies production house ) to bollywood film - making . as we eagerly anticipate the release of this movie , enjoy the album . the experience can be likened to the invitation of the film ' s best song ;\ncome bask in the shadow of love\n.\nhi mette : to start with , i must say you are a discreet movie goer . pure vetting of a movie with clinical precision . . i was amazed to see your post . your point no 28 from your list caught my eye . are you a diehard fan of mani sir . have you watched all of his movies . would love to see your thoughts on that . i will return to your blog very soon . . for now , bye , dil se .\nthe devastating climax offers a perfect closure to their heart - breaking romance . khan and koirala are well supported by the rest of the cast . credit to mani ratnam for eliciting memorable performances from not only his leading actors but also from the movie\u2019s supporting cast well led by the debutante preity zinta who shares some memorable moments with shah rukh khan , especially during the beautifully filmed song\njiya jale\n. alas , all great tales of love are essentially tragedies ! dil se is no different .\nthe songs in dil se are more like lyrical poetry with delectable references to the flowery verses of ghalib ( ishq par zor nahin hai yeh woh aatish\u2026 ) and iqbal ( sitaron se agay jahan aur bhi hain\u2026 ) . but the poetic feel is not merely limited to songs , for the film in itself has an inherent poetic quality : be it santosh sivan\u2019s cinematography , or tigmanshu dhulia\u2019s dialogues , or farah khan\u2019s choreography or a . r . rahman\u2019s music . it is the interplay between the elements of drama and poetry that lifts dil se beyond the usual limits of an ordinary tale of love . the subtle and hitherto segregated dramatic and poetical elements are all unleashed in unison when in leh a hysterical amar encounters meghna and confronts her for inflicting tremendous emotional and physical pain ( for getting him brutally beaten up back in silchar ) on him . here , shah rukh khan and manisha koirala share some very high intensity scenes seldom seen in hindi films . in one of the scenes amar , in a rush of madness , forces himself on to meghna , causing her to have a panic attack . later on , during an intensively poetic scene , amar reveals that he both loves and hates meghna ' s mystical eyes because he is unable to see the world hidden behind them .\ni wish dil se had been an alls well that ends well kind of movie . i can ' t bear to see my two most loved stars ever die at the end . i wish shah rukh had learnt manisha was a terrorist at the ladakh convent and requested the buddhist monk to help the poor girl get some peace and wish he had married them off and they had lived happily . . . he did silly movies with other heroines where they live on happily why a tragic death climax with manisha ?\n94 . 3 my fm has launched the fourth edition of the \u2018jiyo dil se awards\u2019 to recognize and acknowledge the work of the common man in bringing about a positive difference to the society . the campaign has been rolled out in my fm markets and has seen a huge number of entries . there are nine categories : education , environment conservation , health & sanitation , public service , culture & art , sports , women\u2019s welfare & empowerment , child care & development and economic development under which people can send entries ."]}
{"id": 115005, "summary": [{"text": "dirty dancing is a 1987 american romantic drama dance film written by eleanor bergstein , directed by emile ardolino and starring patrick swayze and jennifer grey in the lead roles , as well as cynthia rhodes and jerry orbach .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "originally a low-budget film by a new studio , great american films limited partnership , and with no major stars ( except broadway legend orbach in a supporting role ) , dirty dancing became a massive box office hit .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "as of 2009 , it has earned over $ 214 million worldwide .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it was the first film to sell more than a million copies on home video , and the dirty dancing soundtrack created by jimmy ienner generated two multi-platinum albums and multiple singles , including \" ( i 've had ) the time of my life \" , which won both the golden globe and academy award for best original song , and a grammy award for best duet .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film 's popularity led to a 2004 prequel , dirty dancing : havana nights , as well as a stage version which has had sellout performances in australia , europe , and north america .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in 2011 , a dirty dancing remake was announced with kenny ortega , who choreographed the original film , as the director .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "however , on june 8 , 2012 , lionsgate announced they were postponing the reboot .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "citing casting reasons , the remake release was put off until 2014 at the earliest .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "in february 2015 , it was scheduled to be a tv movie .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the remake was officially cancelled in july 2015 , but it was later picked up by abc .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "it aired on may 24 , 2017 , but was panned by critics . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "dirty dancing", "paragraphs": ["the 1987 movie dirty dancing has a cherished place in many fans\u2019 hearts . it\u2019s doubtful dirty dancing - the classic story on stage will displace it .\ndirty dancing is back ! exploding with heart - pounding music , breath - taking emotion and sensationally sexy dancing .\ndirty dancing : this weekend , have the time of your life . # dirtydancing30th\nabc\u2019s 3 hour event , dirty dancing and fox\u2019s new series , shots fired .\nkatey sagal will play vivian pressman in the remake of\ndirty dancing .\ndirty dancing - final dance scene . 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'\nabigail breslin and colt prattes in abc\u2019s musical \u201cdirty dancing\u201d remake . ( guy d\u2019alema / abc )\nthe hotel gets thousands of dirty dancing fans booking in every year and they even run special themed weekends that include dancing lessons and watermelon flinging .\ndirty dancing \u2013 the classic story on stage is an unprecedented live experience , exploding with heart - pounding music , passionate romance and sensational dancing .\nfamilies can talk about the style of dancing in dirty dancing - - why it was so popular at the time and why it remains popular today .\nwhat a load of rubbish . what was dirty about it ? should have just been called ' dancing ' or ' ever so slightly steamy dancing '\nletter to s . o . j 2012 from the writer and producer of dirty dancing eleanor bergstein .\ndirty dancing festival : 9 a . m . to 5 p . m . aug . 17 ;\ndirty dancing : which iconic lift is your favorite ? select one using the reaction tabs . # dirtydancing30th\nlooking for your next audition ? abc is now casting teen actors for dirty dancing . abc\u2019s dirty dancing is looking for teens to work on a scene filming on tuesday , april 19th and wednesday , \u2026\nabigail breslin is baby , colt prattes is johnny castle in abc ' s ' dirty dancing . '\nwhy \u2032dirty dancing\u2032 is more than a teen flick | film | dw | 17 . 08 . 2017\na planned tv miniseries remake of the movie \u201cdirty dancing\u201d set to film in asheville is now on hold .\ndecade of dance , dirty dancing is a rare case of a movie that warmly deserves its runaway success .\nit\u2019s been 30 years since dirty dancing came out . here are the 11 plot holes we all missed .\nabc is now casting debra messing\u2019s stand - in for the new series dirty dancing . tona b . dahlquist casting is looking for stand - ins tow ork on the upcoming abc series dirty dancing , which is filming\u2026\ndirty dancing\nwas the talk of twitter on wednesday - - but for all the wrong reasons .\ngreat soundtrack . i lost my other cd of dirty dancing + there are extra not previously released songs .\nagony : dirty dancing star patrick swayze was in agony while filming the iconic lake scene , pictured . the actor was battling an ongoing knee injury that made dancing painful\nthe 9th annual lake lure dirty dancing festival august 24 - 25 , 2018 lake lure , n . c .\ndirty dancing : official movie site for ordering your own digital copy hd , blu - ray\u2122 and dvd . urltoken\ndirty dancing : we \u2764\ufe0f\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\ufe0f this special dirty dancing issue of people magazine ! jennifer grey , choreographer kenny ortega , and other cast members dish on the music , the moves , and their memories of making # dirtydancing . urltoken\nali ( center ) with some of the \u2018dirty dancing\u2019 cast at the airport . photo courtesy of ali marconi .\nactivities include dance lessons to hits from the film , a lift competition and an outdoor screening of dirty dancing .\ntop , mountain lake lodge as kellerman\u2019s in \u201cdirty dancing . \u201d bottom , mountain lake lodge in virginia today .\nin short , if you loved dirty dancing , watch the movie . it doesn\u2019t get any better on stage .\nthe national tour of dirty dancing at the eccles theater is eye - catching and heart stopping with fantastic talent .\nglobal warming . . . kym valentine and josef brown in dirty dancing , the show that ' s busting borders .\ndirty dancing is a high priority for lionsgate , and this one should move quickly . ortega is repped by paradigm .\nmusicals : the lion king , grease , dirty dancing , saturday night fever , mamma mia , ev . . .\nthe remake of the movie dirty dancing that aired on abc in may 2017 was filmed at the high hampton resort .\nthe following versions of dirty dancing are apparently real . if you disagree or have additional info , please update us .\none viewer said :\nthe keith & paddy show is brilliant . this dirty dancing sketch is so funny .\nheidi stone , the hotel\u2019s general manager said : \u201cit is amazing how many thousands of dirty dancing fans we meet every summer . we have guests from all over the world that come to mountain lake lodge just for the dirty dancing weekends .\nstar wars and dirty dancing are the films people most love to watch over and over again , according to a poll .\nthe following missing scenes from dirty dancing are believed legit . if you disagree or have additional info , please update us .\nany one of these things would have made dirty dancing leagues better than most of the claptrap aimed squarely at teenage girls .\nnobody puts baby in a corner , but maybe someone should\u2019ve put the designers of the live \u201cdirty dancing\u201d in a timeout .\nplease note this show is not affiliated with ' dirty dancing : the classic story on stage ' . see more info at urltoken a night of dirty dancing - the ultimate tribute show ( touring ) tour dates listed on urltoken since jun 2013 .\n\u201ci was called \u2018baby\u2019 until i was 22 , but i was a dirty dancer when i was 11 . i had dirty dancing trophies that would turn your hands green , \u201d bergstein said .\nthis is the opening line of dirty dancing , and one of the greatest opening lines ever . eat that , james joyce .\njohnny teaches baby a few moves , and boy , does baby let loose . this dirty dancing might be her new talent .\nit\u2019s not an actual filing location , but the 1927 lake lure inn & spa is still of interest to dirty dancing fans .\nbut this \u201cdirty dancing\u201d embraces its movie roots in a more literal way : much of the production\u2019s scenery consists of video projections .\nalert me when new a night of dirty dancing - the ultimate tribute show ( touring ) tour dates are announced . . .\nyou can probably throw in all the panty shots of the dirty dancing girls , penny in her dancing gear , and lisa ' s rather large rack in the bikini in the end scene .\nhowever \u2014 starseeker and this site are reporting that the dirty dancing remake is now scheduled for 2016 . hmmm . is derek finished with his dancing with the stars contract then ? think so !\nbaby ( jennifer grey ) and johnny castle ( patrick swayze ) had the time of their lives 20 years ago in dirty dancing .\na little harsh maybe , but the opinion of one die - hard dirty dancing fan and probably echoed by millions the world over .\nin 2015 it was announced there will be a television remake of dirty dancing . the project is scheduled for release later this year .\nthe remake of ' dirty dancing ' is the most traumatizing thing i have witnessed since election night ' 16 . # dirtydancing # leaveclassicsalone\nthe keith and paddy picture show left viewers\nin stitches\ntonight after the comedy duo recreated an iconic scene from dirty dancing .\ndirty dancing has found its bandleader . star wars \u2018 billy dee williams has been cast as tito in dirty dancing , abc \u2019s three - hour remake of the hit patrick swayze - jennifer grey movie . the role was played by charles \u2018honi\u2019 coles in the original film .\nwhat about patrick swayze and jennifer grey in dirty dancing ? there is the same sense of , \u201cit\u2019s more about the dancing\u201d and \u201cyoung , rebellious triumph over authority and adversity\u201d than a believable love connection .\n\u00b7 dirty dancing opens at the aldwych theatre , london wc2 ( 0870 400 0805 ) on 24 oct , with previews from 28 sept .\nsarah hyland & j . quinton johnson debut ' don ' t think twice , it ' s alright ' duet from ' dirty dancing '\ndirty dancing was one of the biggest indie hits of the 1980s . but it came very close to not happening at all . . .\nthanks to screen crush for reminding us that it ' s dirty dancing ' s 25th anniversary today ! dirty dancing has always been one of my favorite movies . this is no guilty pleasure , but instead a wholehearted admiration for a film that i still find powerfully moving today .\n' dirty dancing ' remake features a baby who can ' t dance and a johnny who can ' t act , our critic says .\nfeaturing all the hits from everyone ' s favourite dance movie dirty dancing , a brand - new , spectacular stage show comes to town .\nactress romola garai says experienced severe body shaming on the set of dirty dancing : havana nights that affected her mental state for years afterwards .\nlet us know : will you relive the magic and have the time of your life with the dirty dancing dvd ? leave your thoughts below .\nthe infamous ' dirty dancing ' steps at lake lure . # dirtydancing # lakelure # lakelurenc # patrickswayze # dirtydancingsteps # northcarolina # filminglocation # jennifergrey\nreview : abc ' s ' dirty dancing ' is a time of your life you ' ll never get back ' dirty dancing ' remake features a baby who can ' t dance and a johnny who can ' t act , our critic says . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nplease note : requests should only be made by those officially affiliated to a night of dirty dancing - the ultimate tribute show ( touring ) .\nthe other night , i made my man watch dirty dancing . the movie that i\u2019ve seen easily over a hundred times . the movie that caused me and my best friend to fly across the country in year 12 to see the stage premiere of dirty dancing \u2013 the classic story on stage .\ntwenty years ago in the movie dirty dancing , a sexy , sweaty , gyrating patrick swayze danced into the hearts of a generation of teenage girls .\ndirty dancing , the australian - made musical that has broken box office records in britain , has had a spectacular entry into the north american market .\nabc entered the musical adaptation game with a leap on wednesday night , but its dirty dancing remake landed with a thud with many viewers and critics .\nsamuel pergande ( as johnny ) and jillian mueller ( baby ) in the touring production of\ndirty dancing \u2014 the classic story on stage .\nthe broadway touring production of \u201cdirty dancing \u2013 the classic story onstage . \u201d samuel pergande and jillian mueller star as johnny castle and frances \u201cbaby\u201d houseman .\nmy girl friend loves the movie dirty dancing . this was the perfect gift for her . an with the limited keepsake esition it was really great .\none of the best things about this 20th anniversary edition of dirty dancing is you get a free iron - on transfer with it . remember them ?\n\u2022to celebrate the film ' s 20th anniversary , lionsgate is showing newly remastered prints may 1 - 2 in 330 u . s . theaters and 45 in canada . ( theaters can be found at dirty dancing . com . ) moviegoers will get to watch a 30 - minute dirty dancing bonus feature .\ndirty dancing creator eleanor bergstein , who wrote and co - produced the film , based the movie on her family vacations to new york ' s catskills .\nglobal warming . . . kym valentine and josef brown in < i > dirty dancing < / i > , the show that ' s busting borders .\nhowever , it was in brooklyn rather than the catskills that she learnt to dirty dance .\ni grew up in a very tough neighbourhood in brooklyn , new york , and when i was in junior high i would go to dirty dancing contests and we would do this really , really raunchy street dancing .\npatrick swayze , when he made the film dirty dancing was really 35 , he was supposed to be 25 . jennifer grey was really 27 years old !\ndirty dancing , a three - hour filmed musical event based on the hit 1987 film , makes its debut on abc may 24 at 8 pm et .\nbest dance movie ever made . lionsgate has done this title justice with tons of extras and the best picture and sound quality dirty dancing has ever had .\ndirty dancing \u2013 the classic story on stage , is booking through to 22 feb 2014 . so get your dancing shoes on , fluff up those 80\u2019s hairdos and jive on down to the piccadilly theatre for the time of your life !\ni probably began watching dirty dancing when i began dancing class at the age of 5 ,\nsays becky auslander , 23 , an entertainment publicist in new york , who had a dirty dancing poster on the wall of her college dorm room .\nit wasn ' t until years later that i actually understood the depth of the film , and then i was even more intrigued .\nnow you\u2019ve just finished work on the new dirty dancing remake . what can you share about this project ? what was your role and what was production like ?\nmovie fans can take special dirty dancing guided boat tours with the lake lure tours boat company , which points out many of the landmark scenes from the film .\ni didn ' t understand the ending of dirty dancing ( the tv movie ) . why did she marry someone else ? ? ! ! # pleaseexplain # dirtydancing\ndirty dancing : baby is finally getting out of the corner ! help celebrate # dirtydancing30th with sola look\u2019s dirty dancing\u00ae makeup palette ! this collector\u2019s edition makeup palette includes 4 eyeshadows , a highlighter and a liquid matte lipstick . available april 22nd at 12 : 00 noon pst . for more , visit www . solalook . com .\n\u201cdirty dancing\u201d was a box - office hit in 1987 , and its enduring popularity has spawned a stage musical , a cheesy cuba - based prequel and the adoration of multiple generations . \u201cdirty dancing\u201d oozes nostalgia , not least because it\u2019s an \u201980s movie set in the \u201960s . but a remake will always be a tall order .\na musical stage adaptation titled dirty dancing : the classic story on stage debuted in australia in 2004 , and various versions have toured throughout the us and the uk .\nwhile it ' s easy to be cynical about the whole affair , the film ' s sheer audacity is admirable , and dirty dancing knows what it aspires to .\n' and in russia , it ' s policy in the battered women ' s shelters , when a woman comes in for help : first , they wash and dress her wounds , then they give her soup . then they sit her down and show her dirty dancing . when the berlin wall came down , there were all these pictures of kids wearing dirty dancing t - shirts ; they were saying : we want to have what they have in the west ! we want dirty dancing ! '\nnobody puts baby in a corner in the television remake of dirty dancing , which aired wednesday on abc , but other aspects of the original 1987 film have shifted .\ndirty dancing turned 30 last year , and since it first premiered in august 1987 , the hollywood movie has become a favourite among men and women of all ages .\nkeith lemon and paddy mcguinness recreated a classic dirty dancing pose on the national television awards red carpet tonight , as keith opted for a dress on the big night .\nit ' s a comedy series of five episodes paying tribute to the comedy duo ' s favourite movies of all time , including dirty dancing , jaws and rocky .\nmuch less\ndirty\nthan the movie , lots of fun to dance to .\nwhatever you think you know about the 1987 movie \u201cdirty dancing , \u201d you don\u2019t really know the half of it . you know it stars patrick swayze and jennifer grey in a \u201cbad boy , good girl\u201d romantic drama with plenty of hot dancing sequences .\nthat ' s certainly true for julia derbyshire , who as a teen growing up in new jersey vividly remembers going to a theater in the mall to see dirty dancing .\ni ' d love to dance like they do and watching two people dance like that is so sexy ,\nsays andy , a proud male dirty dancing fan .\npreteen ? make that grown - up . now and forever . in tribute , to the movie and to patrick swayze himself , the best dance scenes from dirty dancing .\neleanor bergstein based the cult movie dirty dancing on her own life . now she ' s turned it into a hit musical - with a difference . rachel wells reports .\neleanor bergstein wrote dirty dancing as a warm recollection of her memories of trips with her parents to catskills holiday camps just like\nkellerman ' s\nin the movie .\ntime flies ! can you believe it ' s been 30 years since dirty dancing hit the big screen on aug . 21 , 1987 ? we certainly can ' t !\nif all of that isn\u2019t enough for you , why not buy a ticket for the annual dirty dancing festival , which takes place in morse park meadows , lake lure .\nstanding in a picturesque lake , dirty dancing actress jennifer grey is lifted into the air by hunky co - star patrick swayze as the pair rehearse a dance routine outdoors .\njennifer mealani jones portrays penny , bronwyn reed plays baby and christopher tierney is johnny in \u2018dirty dancing - the classic story on stage\u2019 at the kravis center . courtesy matthew murphy\njillian mueller and samuel pergande star in the broadway sacramento presentation of \u201cdirty dancing \u2013 the classic story on , \u201d at the sacramento community center theater through jan . 4 .\nthe 34 - year - old actress recalls working on the 2004 prequel dirty dancing : havana nights , revealing that it opened her eyes to sexism in the movie industry .\nas the remake of\ndirty dancing\nbegins revving up to film , another name is added to the list of stars bound for western north carolina in the coming weeks .\nsamuel pergande ( as johnny ) and jillian mueller ( baby ) in the touring production of\ndirty dancing \u2014 the classic story on stage .\n( / matthew murphy )\nproducers planning a remake of the movie \u201cdirty dancing\u201d have pulled the plug on north carolina , freeing up $ 4 million in state film grant money that can go to other projects .\nthousands of dirty dancing fans make the pilgrimage every year to the mountain lake lodge hotel , which was the real - life location for kellerman\u2019s resort where baby and her family stayed .\nand then y ' all end it like this \ud83e\udd14 i want a damn t - shirt after making it through this mess . - i survived dirty dancing 2017 - # dirtydancing urltoken\nthe pair act out the scene when baby meets johnny for the first time at a secret staff \u2018dirty dancing\u2019 party away from the rest of the kellermans resort in the catskill mountains .\nbut still : i find it interesting to look behind the curtains , particularly on smaller films , at the mounting issues that can throw a film spectacularly off course . that producer linda gottlieb and her team held dirty dancing together is no small feat . that she steered clear of havana nights , the ill - fated dirty dancing sequel ? all the better . . .\nthe one person i didn ' t hear mentioned was eleanor bergstein , who wrote the original\ndirty dancing\nbased on her own life ,\na showbiz 411 reviewer said .\nit\u2019s been 30 years since the 1987 film \u201c dirty dancing \u201d premiered in theaters , and actress jennifer grey reflected on what it was like working with her co - star patrick swayze .\ngrey , who also starred in ferris bueller ' s day off , was speaking ahead of the release of a special edition of dirty dancing , which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year .\nchemistry : grey and swayze as baby and johnny castle in dirty dancing , which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year . a special edition of the film will be released to mark the occasion\nwhile abc is set to go live later this year with the wonderful world of disney : the little mermaid live , its remake of dirty dancing was a filmed three - hour adaptation .\nthe dancing here brings out the sensual dreaminess of the songs . dirty dancing - - what a great title ! - - is such a bubbleheaded , retro vision of growing up in the sixties ( or any other time ) that you go out of the theatre giggling happily .\nso this week\u2019s remake of dirty dancing on abc is a curious thing : dirty dancing fans have not been clamoring for a reboot or a remake or so much as a re - airing\u2014and it is already an immutable law of the universe established long ago that the original dirty dancing will always be replaying on some channel or streaming somewhere whenever you need it . a live musical update , like the ones other networks have been doing , could theoretically have been fun , but this is neither live nor really a musical , despite a few singing numbers . it\u2019s a remake where just about everything\u2014the plot , the dialogue , the dancing , the cast\u2014has gotten worse .\ndirty dancing : last call to get your # dirtydancing30th anniversary collector\u2019s edition at $ 10 off - sale runs through tomorrow , april 11th ! relive the magic time and time again with the classic film & exclusive memorabilia . use promo code \u2018dancing\u2019 at checkout to redeem , us only .\npatrick swayze , the hollywood actor whose role in dirty dancing inspired a generation of ordinary girls to believe their dreams could come true , has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 57 .\npeople say that , but there is no privacy for dirty dancing ,\nsays bergstein , who says that within days of its sydney premiere it was all over the new york papers .\nbut the strangest choice by far\u2014even stranger than making the new movie a pseudo - musical , singing the songs that appeared on the original film\u2019s unforgettable soundtrack\u2014is the new movie\u2019s added framing device , which positions the whole of dirty dancing as the flashback a now - adult baby ( abigail breslin , stepping in for jennifer grey ) experiences while watching a broadway show called\u2014wait for it\u2014 dirty dancing .\ntickets for dirty dancing \u2013 the classic story on stage at the pantages theater are available at urltoken or urltoken . to check out if this production is coming to your city , visit urltoken .\na one - story - high video screen is effective in helping convey the story , and it easily parts for several of the big entrances that add to the spectacle of \u201cdirty dancing . \u201d\ndirty dancing plays the eccles theater for a limited engagement through sunday , june 25 , 2017 . for tickets , call arttix at 801 - 355 - arts ( 2787 ) or visit urltoken .\nalthough the plot is sometimes implausible , the movie ' s music , dancing and romantic spirit carry a lot of it . in addition , dirty dancing has the virtues of a female main character ( a bit unusual in a coming - of - age movie ) and an interesting setting .\nwe met eleanor , the writer and producer of dirty dancing , at her studio in new york , 2013 . we talked about the impact her movie have had on her life and many others .\nas for the london show , dirty dancing is , with \u00a36m advance ticket sales , the most successfully pre - sold show in the history of london theatre . across the world - in dubai , mexico , scandinavia , russia , slovakia and poland - production companies are clamouring for the rights to produce it . dirty dancing is shaping up to be the biggest live theatre sensation of all time .\nfox\u2019s shots fired will start production in charlotte in about 2 - 3 weeks . april will also bring us dirty dancing and three billboards outside of ebbing , missouri further west in the asheville area .\nby post : send your completed entry form to dirty dancing competition , newsquest dorset , fleet house , hampshire road , weymouth , dorset , dt4 9xd before the closing date of 12th august 2017 .\nfor many dirty dancing fans , grey , now 57 , and swayze , who died of cancer in 2009 , will always be baby and johnny . there have , of course , been other incarnations of these characters in different projects through the years . in 1988 , ortega directed a short - lived dirty dancing tv series starring patrick cassidy and melora hardin , and in 2004 , swayze had a cameo in dirty dancing : havana nights , a prequel / reimagining of the original film . neither bergstein nor emile ardolina , the late director of the 1987 movie , were involved in these productions .\nthe north american tour of dirty dancing - the classic story on stage is produced by amber jacobsen , networks presentations llc , grove entertainment , and col joye in association with lionsgate and magic hour productions .\nwomen love talking about dirty dancing and like getting me to try and persuade their boyfriends to watch the movie with them . i think the men see me as a traitor to the sex .\nnorth carolina town hosts ' dirty dancing ' festival lake lure takes much pride in being the backdrop for this all - american coming - of - age dance drama . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nlike the central character in dirty dancing , bergstein grew up in new york and spent her summer holidays at a resort in the catskill mountains . her dad was a doctor and everyone called her baby .\nit ' s a sweet , lyrical movie with plenty of musical nostalgia . but more importantly , dirty dancing has an uplifting message of hope that can be found only in the dreams of the young .\nin this image provided by lionsgate home entertainment , patrick swayze , portraying johnny castle , and jennifer grey , portraying baby houseman , are shown in a scene from the film ,\ndirty dancing .\nthere\u2019s no way to make \u201cdirty dancing\u201d the film play to the rafters , as a big broadway - style musical requires . so blowing it out into more spectacle was really the only way to go .\n\u201cit was a cesspit of horrific misogyny , \u201d garai , 34 , who played the female lead in the 2004 prequel to the original dirty dancing , tells the observer of the environment on - set .\nwhen rehearsing the scene where baby and johnny were dancing on the tree limb , patrick fell off and his knee swelled up but he had it drained and the next day he was dancing again .\njohnny gets his pants dirty by sliding across the floor , yet they are clean in the next shot .\nstream dirty dancing ( original motion picture soundtrack ) by various artists and 40 million songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms and conditions apply .\nrumor has it that the balance log in\ndirty dancing\nwas at the highland lake inn resort in flat rock , nc , and the log is still there . [ thanks to bob the builder ]\nastral images worked with 2g digital to restore the 1987 classic dirty dancing . we processed and scanned the film in - house at 4k using astral color ice ' s automated technology to remove dust and defects .\nsuch effects , while technically ingenious , are among the reasons this live - in - the - flesh version of \u201cdirty dancing\u201d somehow feels more synthetic than its celluloid forerunner . but they\u2019re not the only ones .\nafter two relaxing nights at the lakeless virginia location , head down interstate 77 and across north carolina on interstate 40 to lake lure , where there\u2019s more to do but , for the \u201cdirty dancing\u201d fan , somewhat less to see . the lake was created in the 1920s by damming the broad river , and today it is an active tourist destination that embraces \u201cdirty dancing\u201d every bit as much as the mountain lake lodge does .\nstep in johnny castle and baby ' s dancing shoes for a weekend ! stay in kellerman ' s mountain house for one of our dirty dancing themed weekends . enjoy a full itinerary of the movie film tours , dance lessons , saturday night party and much more . you will have the time of your life .\nresort owner kellerman himself tries to set baby up with his smarmy grandson , neil . while clumsily dancing with neil , baby ' s eyes are drawn to the professional dancers hired to entertain the guests : penny johnson and johnny castle ( patrick swayze ) . their dancing , while not that dirty , intrigues her .\nbut dirty dancing ' s appeal went beyond teens , bringing in about $ 64 million , which translates to $ 112 . 6 million in 2006 . it became the year ' s 11th top - grossing movie .\nleft , patrick swayze and jennifer grey in the lake lift scene from \u201cdirty dancing . \u201d the lake lift scene was filmed in mountain lake in virginia . right , the lake , which went dry in 2008 .\njennifer grey and patrick swayze worked on\ndirty dancing\nimmediately after finishing\nred dawn\n. they had not got on during the making of that movie and had to be pursuaded to work together again .\nbilled as ' the sexiest song and dance sensation of 2013 ' , music and dance fans have the chance to experience the all - new box office hit a night of dirty dancing - the ultimate tribute show .\ncalling dirty dancing\nstar wars for women\nassumes that women either don ' t like or don ' t understand star wars . i was a thirteen year old girl when dirty dancing came out . i preferred star wars then and i still prefer it now . i won ' t be spending my money to see the theatre version of dd . i ' m saving it for a ticket to see the new james bond movie !\ndirty dancing \u2013 the classic story on stage features the hit songs including \u2018hungry eyes\u2019 , \u2018hey ! baby\u2019 , \u2018do you love me ? \u2019 and the heart stopping \u2018 ( i\u2019ve had ) the time of my life\u2019 .\nthe dancing is deliberately ( both in - and out - of - universe ) meant to look sexual .\ncheryl burke might be hinting at something in her latest instagram . the longtime dancing with the . . .\nyou can stay in the rooms they used , or if you prefer utmost privacy , opt for the dirty dancing cabins . johnny ' s cabin and baby ' s cabin feature a jacuzzi , wet bar , kitchenette , a large bedroom and a very sweet front porch . in addition to the dirty dancing cast , the inn also has hosted the likes of f . scott fitzgerald , franklin d . roosevelt , calvin coolidge and emily post .\nhavana nights is somewhat of a sequel to the 1987 smash hit flick dirty dancing , but set in havana in 1958 . the positioning statement for the new movie is \u2018have the time of your life , all over again\u2019 .\nmade for a relative pittance by independent studio vestron , the true story of dirty dancing is one of persistence . . . not least on the part of the lady on whose life the story is ( loosely ) based .\ndirty dancing is an unprecedented live experience , exploding with heart - pounding music , passionate romance and sensationally sexy dancing . this worldwide smash hit tells the classic story of baby and johnny , two fiercely independent young spirits from different worlds who come together in what will be the most challenging and triumphant summer of their lives . dirty dancing features the hit songs \u201chungry eyes , \u201d \u201chey baby , \u201d \u201cdo you love me ? \u201d and the heart - stopping \u201c ( i\u2019ve had ) the time of my life . \u201d you\u2019ll have the time of your life !\nthe original dirty dancing is a movie so beloved that its ingestion into the voracious hollywood reboot machine was near - inevitable . except dirty dancing has already been through the reboot rigmarole , multiple times , and never successfully . there was the 1988\u201389 tv adaptation , which came right on the heels of the original movie and was quickly canceled . sorta - prequel dirty dancing : havana nights bombed upon its february 2004 release . i won\u2019t defend it here , except to say that the script\u2019s backstory made for an interesting this american life segment and a pre\u2013 mad men john slattery in the dad role is worth looking out for . but the lesson of all of this is that the magic of the original dirty dancing is really , really hard to re - create . it may be corny and clich\u00e9d , but there\u2019s a reason it was a hit with a soundtrack that spent an eternity on the billboard charts .\nback alley doctor : the abortion clinic . i . e .\na dirty knife and a folding table .\nwe wondered about the reasons for our eleven - year - old hearts beating so hard after watching the movie dirty dancing . . . we would leave the cinema for the fifth time , still with an overwhelming sense of strength !\nthe lodge has dirty dancing weekends every summer , special packages that provide guests with a tour , group dance lessons ( with optional private lessons ) , a \u201cdirty dancing\u201d scavenger hunt and more . three are scheduled this year \u2014 one each in june , july and august \u2014 but fans of the movie come all the time . a small cabin in front of the main lodge has an exhibition devoted to the movie and a guest book full of ardent inscriptions .\ni ' m a lifelong resident of lake lure and was here when dirty dancing was filmed . the cast and crew ( including patrick swayze & jennifer gray ) stayed at the historical 1927 lake lure inn while filming here .\nyou will not have the time of your life watching abc\u2019s \u201cdirty dancing\u201d musical . it is neither good nor deliciously bad . it is a banal three - hour time - suck that manages to feel both rushed and drawn out .\nuntil then , the return of the \u201cdirty dancing\u201d money means griffin can recruit new productions . wilmington has about 250 people working on \u201cunder the dome , \u201d but leaders there have been worried about what will happen when the show ends .\noften derided by men as the seminal ultracheese ( tm ) teen romantic ' chick flick ' , dirty dancing is one of those movies that became a cliche in itself through its seemingly endless appeal to the fairer sex of all ages .\nhowever , dirty dancing was the epitome of a surprise breakthrough hit . it was a cheap , independent production that broke through , building up off sizeable word of mouth . it would be fair to call it something of a phenomenon .\ndirty dancing ' s shoot lasted for 44 days , and director emile ardolino duly went to his edit room to assemble a cut . it would be fair to say that his first take on the film did not go down well , leaving one producer to reportedly say\nburn the negative and collect the insurance\n. in fact , for some time , there was serious talk of letting dirty dancing bypass cinemas altogether , in favour of a straight to video release .\nabigail breslin , seen in 2015 , was announced that year as the star of the dirty dancing remake . viewers on social media didn ' t take kindly wednesday night to the adaptation . ( richard shotwell / invision / associated press )\nthe cheers for \u201cdirty dancing\u201d began with the first drumbeats of the opening song at century ii on tuesday night , and hit their peak when the lead performers re - created the final scene\u2019s dance \u201clift\u201d made famous in the 1987 flick .\nnew york writer eleanor bergstein spent 10 years hawking a script around hollywood and gyrating on tables in front of male movie executives . then a fledgling studio finally agreed to make her film , dirty dancing . it became a box office hit .\nbeing on set was surreal because the original dirty dancing is a movie i loved growing up . additionally , all the production staff were so lovely . i am grateful to have had such a great first experience in the film industry . \u201d\nshe is all grown up : when baby puts on her dancing dress , and the white gown at the end .\ndancing partnership but no kisses : fred astaire and ginger rogers in top hat . photograph : moviestore collection / rex features\ni want to hold out hope that somehow dirty dancing will indeed be rescheduled for a remake starring derek . as of now , however , it is not on an official release schedule that i found to be reliable when i was working on the makeyourmove3d website and we were seeking a release date for derek\u2019s movie back then . here it is . keep checking it , maybe if we all pray real hard , dirty dancing : the remake will appear on this list real soon . \ud83d\ude42\ndirty dancing\u2019s remake has not happened to this date . in fact \u2013 at the beginning of 2015 , talk turned to doing a three - episode tv movie instead , so as not to compete with the original film version . aww , shucks !\nghostbusters ,\ndirty dancing ,\nindiana jones ,\nback to the future\nand other classics made the 80s unforgettable . how many of these 13 cult films have you seen ? ( 11 . 07 . 2016 )\ndirty dancing is back in sydney , the city of its conception . after nearly ten years , it\u2019s become a proven success with audiences , having broken box office records across the world . its cult following is so strong that audiences seem to know exactly what they will get before even stepping foot in the theatre . the excitement is contagious , and renders the dirty dancing experience far more enjoyable . but , when the production is placed under a critical eye , it quickly reveals its imperfections .\ndirty dancing originally opened at the aldwych theatre on 24 october 2006 with record - breaking advance sales of \u00a315m \u2013 making it the fastest - selling show ever in west end theatre history . the production then became the aldwych\u2019s longest - running show , playing to over two million people throughout its five - year run , before eventually dancing the last fandango on 9 july 2011 .\nsaid ortega of the project , \u201cthe opportunity to direct dirty dancing is like returning home for me . growing up in the 60\u2019s on the dance floor helped define me as a person and as an artist . i am looking forward to assembling a great creative team and an exciting cast to bring dirty dancing to the screen for a new generation . patrick swayze set the bar for men dancing in the movies as gene kelly and fred astaire did before him . i believe everywhere you look there is evidence that the talent is out there and i can\u2019t wait to begin the process of discovering the next breakout triple - threats . \u201d\nevery film has sizeable problems during production of course - as zoe saldana told us of issues on guardians of the galaxy earlier in the year ,\ni call that a tuesday on a film set\n- and some suffer more than dirty dancing did .\nthirty years after its release ,\ndirty dancing\nabout a teen summer romance is as popular as ever , with a recent tv remake and sold - out musicals around the world . here are 10 things you didn ' t know about the film .\nthe greatness of dirty dancing was not lost on me in my near - daily viewings as a child and preteen , re - enacting every dance with my sister . what i learned a little later : it ' s a great , brave movie for women .\nabortion , theft , class inequality :\ndirty dancing\ntook on hard - hitting topics - and nearly didn ' t make it to theaters as a result . take a closer look at the iconic coming - of - age story as it turns 30 .\nhandled with empathy and without judgement the abortion is just one of the many elements that make dirty dancing a feminist film . other notable box - office hits of 1987 included three men and a baby , beverly hills cop ii , good morning vietnam , the untouchables , stakeout and lethal weapon . in a cinematic climate filled with machismo , dirty dancing was one of the only films where a leading female character \u2013 an awkward , opinionated virgin no less \u2013 possessed the agency to change the lives of the people in her life .\nlast year , when i passed up my first opportunity to see dirty dancing at belk theater , i had this na\u00efve idea that it would be a musical adaptation of the 1987 film starring patrick swayze and jennifer grey . with the return of the national tour charlotte , this time at cavernous ovens auditorium , i persisted in my folly long after the curtain rose . silly me , i overlooked the fine print in my playbill under the florid romance novel italics of the dirty dancing logo :\nthe classic story on stage .\nthe bits you probably know about dirty dancing . it gave patrick swayze his big breakthrough movie . he and co - star jennifer grey supposedly weren ' t best of friends . it went on to be a huge hit . the soundtrack sold a few copies too .\nabc ' s dirty dancing remake is almost here , and we finally have our first look at the cast , which includes abigail breslin as baby and colt prattes as johnny castle , the onscreen couple made iconic by jennifer grey and patrick swayze in the 1987 movie .\ni\u2019d come here on a quest to see the locations where dirty dancing was shot . while it was actually filmed in virginia and north carolina , the movie that launched a million slumber - party fantasies was set in a scenic family resort in new york\u2019s catskill mountains .\njust as important , the lake lure inn & spa was the site of real - life dirty dancing . \u201cwe had dance parties at the hotel , and they were really crazy dance parties , and we kind of practiced our moves , \u201d doriana sanchez , one of the movie\u2019s main dancers , said in an interview for the first dirty dancing festival in 2009 . \u201cso if you can imagine what was on film \u2013 add a little beer and heat , and it was pretty fun on the dance floor on our times off . \u201d\ndirty dancing ' s original scribe watches all the remakes and says that while the controversial ending of the abc remake\nisn ' t the story i would ' ve told ,\nshe doesn ' t take issue with others ' interpretations of the characters she created .\ndirty dancing : get $ 10 off the # dirtydancing30th anniversary collector\u2019s edition for a limited time ! have the time of your life again and again with the remastered classic . contains exclusive collectibles like an \u201ci carried a watermelon\u201d wristlet , 108 - page script , vintage kellerman\u2019s postcards , and much more . use the promo code \u2018dancing\u2019 at checkout for $ 10 off through 4 / 11 . us only .\nsince its release in 1987 , dirty dancing has become a slow - burning hollywood classic for those who like their romance danced out . as it opens on london ' s west end stage , with\nrecord\nadvance ticket sales , what ' s its enduring appeal ?\ndistant finale : the film opens with a 1975 baby watching dirty dancing : the musical and reminiscing about her time at kellerman ' s . in the end johnny catches up with her , and she wrote a book about the experience , upon which the musical is based .\nthe two portrayed sheltered teenager baby and handsome dance instructor johnny in the flick about their summer love affair . in may 2017 , the memorable blockbuster was brought back to life with a tv remake . here ' s hoping jennifer one day considers doing a dirty dancing sequel !\nlook beyond the deceptively raunchy opening credits and you\u2019ll realise that the steamy romance was all just a clever vehicle for a critical , social and political portrait of american life in the \u201960s , and that dirty dancing is , in fact , an enduring piece of feminist cinema .\ndirty dancing - a coming - ofage film about a wide - eyed teen on a family holiday who discovers a forbidden underworld of sexy dancing - finally hit the big screen in 1987 . it featured a cast of relative unknowns including patrick swayze as dance teacher johnny castle and jennifer grey as daddy ' s little girl frances\nbaby\nhouseman . no one was more surprised at its immediate success than bergstein ."]}
{"id": 115006, "summary": [{"text": "your name is justine ( polish : masz na imi\u0119 justine ) is a 2005 luxembourgish film directed by franco de pe\u00f1a .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "de pe\u00f1a had originally wanted to produce the film in germany , but when he was unable to garner enough funds , he came to luxembourg .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film was co-produced by luxembourg hemisphere films and polish opus film , and shot primarily in luxembourg with the aid of numerous local technicians .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "as a result of the multifaceted production , the dialogue of the movie is in english , german and polish .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the plot of the story revolves around a girl called mariola ( anna cieslak ) , who is forced into prostitution in berlin , and attempts to hold on to her sense of self despite being exploited by those around her .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film was luxembourg 's submission to the 79th academy awards for the academy award for best foreign language film .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "although previous submissions ( such as italy 's private ) had been rejected due to not being in the official language of the country , the academy removed the requirement for the 79th academy awards , allowing your name is justine and other films such as canada 's water ( which contained only hindi dialogue ) to be submitted .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "however , the film was rejected by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences before the formal review process .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the academy determined that there was not enough creative contribution from luxembourg to qualify under the academy 's requirements , which stress that a \" submitting country must certify that creative talent of that country exercised artistic control of the film . \"", "topic": 2}, {"text": "joy hoffman , the head of luxembourg 's foreign-language oscar committee , was disappointed by the rejection .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "although he accepted the notion that the film was a \" borderline entry \" , he noted that \" without luxembourg the film would n't exist \" . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "your name is justine", "paragraphs": ["your name is . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed .\ni saw this movie in utv . this is a pain full movie and justine acting is wonderfull .\n: what is yours is mine , what is mine is yours . forgot it ?\nthanks for reading the spoiler . please share it with your friends . . .\n\u201cyour name is justine\u201d tells a story of contemporary sexual slavery . 2 million people are \u2018sold\u2019 around the world every year , of which 200 , 000 are women sold into european prostitution . 15 , 000 are polish women \u2026 this is the story of one of these women .\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\ni don\u2019t know if that one intense and realistic rape scene of monica bellucci\u2019s \u201cirreversible\u201d is more painful to watch or the series of rape and violent scenes of \u201cyour name justine\u201d is instead . one thing for sure though , our singapore\u2019s pleasure factory is mild compare to that poor poland girl who got sold into the sex industry in germany .\nthanks to india\u2019s pioneer world cinema movie channel utv world movies , i stumbled upon a brilliant polish movie your name is justine . it is a heart wrenching story of a young girl from poland who is pushed into the racket of prostitution by a man who pretends to be her boyfriend . the movie released in 2006 and it traces the story of justine as she fights to keep her sanity amidst the violence and heartlessness surrounding the world into which she is forced .\noops . a firewall is blocking access to prezi content . check out this article to learn more or contact your system administrator .\nunfortunately , outside of its well - orchestrated action sequences , \u201cjustine\u201d is rather one - note visually as well .\nthe real - life slave traffic of young women by their supposed boyfriends has spawned several films , not the least of them lukas moodysson ' s splendid\nlilya 4 - ever .\nfranco de pena ' s more simplistic heroic spin ,\nyour name is justine ,\ncelebrates one woman ' s struggle to retain her autonomy in the face of brutal male exploitation .\nthe real - life slave traffic of young women by their supposed boyfriends has spawned several films , not the least of them lukas moodysson\u2019s splendid \u201clilya 4 - ever . \u201d franco de pena\u2019s more simplistic heroic spin , \u201cyour name is justine , \u201d celebrates one woman\u2019s struggle to retain her autonomy in the face of brutal male exploitation . visceral violence , well - paced action , [ \u2026 ]\nthe title aptly captures the most important aspect of the movie . \u2018your\u2019 name is justine\u2019 points towards the fact that this new identity is forced on her and she doesn\u2019t wish to be a part of it . her polish name mariola is forgotten and in moments of utter despair she reminds herself of this name and that she is from poland in a bid to retain her real identity . she cannot even speak in her native tongue and must use english or german for any communication . her whole being is twisted out of its original shape . anna cieslak plays the role of mariola with great aplomb and portrays effectively the numbing sensation resulting from a nightmare like this . the woman is conditioned to her new life of exploitation and unquestioning servitude by violence and sexual molestation . this changes her forever , not only in a physical way sense but also scars her psychologically .\ni did my mfa critical thesis on durrell . i wish i\u2019d taken your class first . but this is an excellent excuse to read the quartet one more time .\nthe first example depends upon the agency of a telescope . the scene occurs in justine at the summer house of nessim and justine hosnani , and i cite the excerpt at length in the hope that the reader will sense the planes of emotion durrell evokes and superimposes as the passage proceeds . darley is anxious that justine\u2019s infidelity has been discovered by her husband nessim who is also darley\u2019s close friend .\nhelmer pena closely details how human beings can be reduced to quiescent commodities through fear and deprivation , here represented by the titular renunciation of mariola\u2019s true identity and her adoption of another name , \u201cjustine\u201d ( shades of sade ? ) , and of another tongue , english , that is not even the language of the country she has been brought to .\nthe real - life slave traffic of young women by their supposed boyfriends has spawned several films , not the least of them lukas moodysson\u2019s splendid \u201clilya 4 - ever . \u201d franco de pena\u2019s more simplistic heroic spin , \u201cyour name is justine , \u201d celebrates one woman\u2019s struggle to retain her autonomy in the face of brutal male exploitation . visceral violence , well - paced action , and sly sexual power reversals could spell commercial potential if pic were not half in polish , and thus caught in the no - man\u2019s land between arthouse and mainstream .\nthe film has many messages to convey . besides that , it stretches the viewer ' s ability to empathize with the central character . it tests the viewer ' s sense of humanity , sense of justice , and his / her levels of tolerance . the viewer is tortured , is made to think beyond his comfortable life , his family , his friends etc . and is forced to think and feel for girls like ' justine ' , girls who are forced to forego their self - identities to live under the identity of ' justine ' . justine symbolizes the millions of innocent girls born free , born to live normal lives but are kidnapped , trafficked , blackmailed and forced into prostitution . such girls gradually lose the sense of self , lose the sense of identity , sense of being human and begin to believe that they deserve it , that this is what their destiny is , this is what they are made of . how is it justified ? why should such a thing happen to anyone ? is there an escape ? where is hope ? who am i ? what am i ? if i escape , who will i be ? though the film may not offer answers to these questions , but through the character of pauline it raises these questions in an effectual manner in the viewer ' s hearts , making ' your name is justine ' an unforgettable experience .\nthe movie is inspired by the fact that 200 , 000 women are sold into brothels every day \u2013 15 , 000 of them are polish women . the fact itself is depressing . and the most depressing thing is the process of how the pimp breaks down a girl from someone innocent into a willing party to whore herself to men after being abducted from her hometown , her loved ones . that is what the majority of \u201cyour name is justine\u201d is about . some of the scenes are awfully hard to watch like suffocating a person with a plastic bag . that particular scene looks real to me and it seems that the actor and actress have practiced that scene for a long time . i sincerely hope that the main actress was not harmed in any way during the filming of the movie .\nthis website is part of the famousfix entertainment community . by continuing past this page , and by your continued use of this site , you agree to be bound by and abide by the terms of use . loaded in 0 . 08 secs .\nmariola : give me my money ! niko : what is yours is mine , what is mine is yours . forgot it ? mariola : you can sell me but you can ' t never have me . see more \u00bb\nthe parents ask the psychologist about justine , and he explains that she ' s his daughter and the reason he started his institute . they also ask how they are funded , and he tells them that they have some very generous benefactors . the father asks if that is how justine has such an expensive computer . he explains that he ' s an engineer and that her computer is powerful enough to hack the pentagon , which the psychologist didn ' t realize .\nyou see , justine is written by darley . it\u2019s his autobiography . the second volume , balthazar , is darley\u2019s autobiography corrected or revised by balthazar . in mountolive , written by me , darley is an object in the outside world . clea would be the new autobiography of darley some years later , in alexandria once again ( conversations , 41 ) .\nback in the room , justine goes to her computer while the boy looks around the room . he sees a framed puzzle of muhammed ali on the wall . justine sits down at her computer to show the boy how she communicates . she types something and the voice greets the boy . she smiles and a photo on the wall shows that she is the same young girl at the beginning of the film who connects with young christian over the puzzle .\nsub : this is great news water is a movie which actually gives you an idea of how earlier india was and what were the problems . it is really good to . . . posted by prasant\nthe final scene takes place at harbor neuroscience . two parents are talking to the same psychologist from the beginning , telling him about their son . their son wanders through the house . the psychologist tells the parents that the outside world will treat him like he ' s different or dumb , and then he will be burdened by the low expectations . most of the other people in the house are children , but the boy wanders into the room of an adult woman who is screaming and shaking and smacking herself in the head . the boy ' s parents come in and apologize for their son wandering in . the woman calms down briefly as she looks at the boy and seems to smile at him . the psychologist tells them that the woman ' s name is justine , one of their few full - time residents . she ' s unable to communicate verbally , but she can do so using her computer . he suggests that the boy hang out with justine while he finishes giving the parents their tour . they agree and leave their son with justine who seems to have calmed down .\nat the conclusion of the first volume , justine disappears and darley retreats to an island in the cyclades to lick his love wounds . once there , he writes an ms which becomes , metafictionally , the novel justine , the first novel of the quartet . the balthazar of the second volume is a homosexual alexandrian doctor and cabalist who lives and works at the centre of the novel\u2019s ex - pat society . in balthazar , related again from darley\u2019s point of view , durrell creates the device of the \u201cgreat interlinear\u201d ( b , 21 ) , a massive and detailed commentary written by balthazar on what must be darley\u2019s ms of justine . the genius of durrell\u2019s technique is to relativize \u2013 or , better still , recreate \u2014 the events of the first novel through the device of balthazar\u2019s interlinear . balthazar has an eye for association and the logic of continuum over that of sequence : \u201cbut i love to feel events overlapping each other , crawling over one another like wet crabs in a basket\u201d ( b , 125 ) . from balthazar\u2019s interlinear the reader infers that her task is doubled : one should read between the lines of both balthazar and the justine it destabilizes . as darley comes to realize that justine has used him for political ends and that she loves the other older writer ludwig pursewarden , the reader shares his deception with an ontological frisson .\ndominique pinon ( born 4 march 1955 ) is a french actor . more \u00bb\nthe nc discussions are open to anyone . it ' s a friendly place , easy to join . just sign in on the comment box with your email address and write your comment . if you stick around , people will get to know you and you ' re in ( except , of course , for the usual credit and criminal record checks , birth and citizenship authentication , school transcripts starting from kindergarten , photocopies of tax records , id , credit cards , debit cards , etc . ) . if you turn up often and seem to get the drift of the magazine , you ' ll be invited to submit . please respect the generally high level of camaraderie and amiability already in evidence .\nthe protagonist mariola is played by a new comer anna cieslak . she is a carefree teenager who stays with her grandmother in a small village . she falls in love with a young out - of - town man who is not what he appears to be . he lures her into running away with him under the promise of a good life in the city , but her innocence is taken advantage of as she is sold for prostitution when they reach germany . the plot follows her painful journey as she is raped , beaten , and starved to break her down .\nis the most successful of the seven films she has made in 15 years . the films include\njale ar\u0131kan ( born august 22 , 1965 ) is a turkish - german actress . more \u00bb\nmathieu carri\u00e8re ( born 2 august 1950 in hanover , germany ) is a german actor . more \u00bb\nray hands her a stack of photographs , which show terrorists , drug cartel leaders , mafia bosses , and other criminal leaders meeting with the same man , who is only seen from behind or partial profile . ray explains that he is an accountant who works for the world ' s biggest criminals , as they cannot call h & r block when they have a financial problem . he is surprised that the accountant has survived this long , given how dangerous his clientele is . he knows of multiple aliases used by the accountant , including lou carroll and carl gauss . ray tells marybeth that he is retiring soon , and her job is to find out who the accountant is , or he will reveal her criminal past .\nmarybeth ' s exhaustive search has not yielded anything so far . on a hunch , they pull up the two accountants who fit her profile ( caucasian male , age 25 - 45 ) for the last name on the list , christian wolff . one declared an income of over $ 500 , 000 , which tipped the irs off for an audit , which revealed that he was clean . the other declared an income of $ 75 , 000 . this accountant ' s firm is called zzz accounting , which seems suspicious as it ' s a bad choice for a name when they are listed alphabetically in a phonebook . they look up a picture of the street view for the firm , which is in a dingy strip mall with a nail salon , laundromat and chinese food restaurant . on a hunch , marybeth has her friend look up the tax returns on the three neighboring businesses . zzz accounting is listed as the accountant for all three businesses , who have each declared over $ 400 , 000 in income . when they try to figure out where the money has gone , they realize that huge charitable contributions have been made to harbor neuroscience .\ni suppose ( writes balthazar ) that if you wished somehow to incorporate all i am telling you into your own justine manuscript now , you would find yourself with a curious sort of book \u2014 the story would be told , so to speak , in layers . unwittingly i may have supplied you with a form , something out of the way ! not unlike pursewarden\u2019s idea of a series of novels with \u201csliding panels\u201d as he called them . or else , perhaps , like some medieval palimpsest where different sorts of truth are thrown down one upon the other , the one obliterating or perhaps supplementing another . industrious monks scraping away an elegy to make room for a verse of holy writ ( b , 183 ) !\nto be honest , i am unsure if there is a \u2018solution\u2019 for this human condition . we know this oldest profession cannot be rid of . one way is to criminalize all parties and that motivates even more underground activities . another way is to legalize and regulate this industry but face the moral dilemma as a society .\nbut the relativism continues with mountolive . the third novel is remarkable for the political overlay it provides to the previous two , and especially because its apparently banal naturalistic technique is held in sharp contrast to the inventiveness of its content . durrell called mountolive the \u201c clou \u201d [ 8 ] of the series , and in it he re - shuffles the \u201cfour - decker\u201d yet again . within the omniscient third - person narrative technique , darley becomes an objective character , much as he thought the others had been from his first - person perspective in justine and balthazar . pursewarden , the political officer serving ambassador david mountolive , gets caught in the knot of plot and takes his own life , but not before he has revealed the cause of his deception by writing a message on a mirror . the message is the political and symbolic crux of the novel : politically , because it reveals pursewarden\u2019s unwitting self - deception with regard to justine\u2019s \u201cfaustian compact\u201d ( m , 201 ) on behalf of the nascent jewish state ; symbolically , because the surface of this mirror reveals for once its depths that have been hidden in plain sight . as implied within keats\u2019 famous epitaph , \u201chere lies one / whose name was writ in water , \u201d the careful reader has a momentary and awful glimpse of the depths below the surface of reality that , to the more casual , has always seemed to be everywhere intact , constant , reliable . as we read very early on in justine , \u201cour common actions in reality are simply the sackcloth covering which hides the cloth - of - gold \u2014 the meaning of the pattern . \u201d once we catch a glimpse of this meaning , we behold what durrell has called the heraldic universe , the natural home of the imagination from where it makes \u201c\u2018sudden raids on the inarticulate\u2019\u201d ( conversations , 136 ) .\nis this movie worth watching ? to me it is a definite yes because not everything in life is as rosy as the typical hollywood stories . it is nothing pornographic nor erotic about this movie . it is a pure intense picture - house style of movie that tells a facet of life most of us are oblivious to . you will sympathize with the subject and even when the movie has ended and the plot has resolved itself , you will not feel as though anything has ended . human trafficking still continues worldwide , even at this very moment you read this blog .\nit is very difficult to write about this movie . this movie have so many messages to convey . this movie defines tragedy in its true sense . we have a habit of complaining for small misfortunes or inconveniences . this movie tells what it is like when you are deprived of these conveniences and happiness . it is a heart touching movie . mariola is a pretty girl who stays with her grandma in a small town in poland . like any juvenile she has dreams of visiting beautiful places and living a flamboyant life . she gets this opportunity when her boyfriend propose to take her to germany to meet his parents and see the country . mariola has become a pollyanna , dreaming of her days in germany with her boy friend . but all her dreams are shattered when she finds that it was a bait and that she is thrown into prostitution by her boy friend . she is optimistic at first but as days goes by she has slowly given up . she has a becomes a wounded tiger who has lost everything and has nothing to lose here after . she pleads for her escapade . but she is turned down again and again . she no more believes that god has that power to do miracles and so she takes law in her hand and stabs her boyfriend to death . she is jailed but for her she has achieved freedom . last scene is the most touching when she is walking along the beach with her old girl friends who are married happily . in her tired strides there is a maturity which is unlike girls of her age . the music and ambiance throughout the movie is apt . all in all it is a cathartic experience .\nmariola ( ann cieslak ) is as strong and smart as she is beautiful . she not only stands up to a bullying boss to earn a job as a butcher in a pork factory , but defends her weaker girlfriends in the process .\nwhen you read clea i hope you will feel that darley was necessarily as he was in justine because the whole business of the four books , apart from other things , shows the way an artist grows up\u2026 . i wanted to show , in the floundering darley , how an artist may have first - class equipment and still not be one . [ 9 ]\ni first spied the aq in the peace corps reading locker at the us embassy in tunisia in 1971 . my comp lit colleagues had alluded to it and now it was my turn . though my life in souk el arba came nowhere close tothe 30\u2019s in alexandria , there was a sprinkling of parallels : young teacher of english , north african nation , robust and over - active romantic perspective ( probably glandular ) . to this day , after reading the four tomes twice and justine a third time , i continue to respire the same air , smell the salt spray at the villa , sense the tightening of the stomach at the intrigue and suspense , feel the excitement . i feel i know nessim , justine and the others . the vivid imagery continues to influence my pen .\ndurrell noted often and brilliantly that the english language had only one word for love . \u201cthe richest of human experiences is also the most limited in its range of expression . words kill love as they kill everything else\u201d ( m , 48 ) . one paradox of durrell\u2019s treatment of \u201cmodern love\u201d is its power to convince darley of his own objectivity while he is in the midst of the purest egotism . \u201cfor observation throws down a field about the observed person or object\u201d ( m , 160 ) . his reading of events , however sincere as a seeker of \u2018truth\u2019 , is still bound unwittingly by the emotional perspective of the loving , and aching , \u2018self\u2019 . [ 18 ] we learn as we read in justine , \u201cegotism is a fortress in which the conscience de soi - m\u00eame , like a corrosive , eats away everything . true pleasure is in giving surely\u201d ( 53 ) . the notion of the \u201cimpossible ego\u201d ( conversations , 214 ) , moreover , is the thematic bridge between the investigation into modern love with the birth of darley and clea as artists . darley discovers his truer expanded self by letting go of his ego and by letting go of clea and his love for her at the end of the fourth volume . the letting go of his love , and clea\u2019s intuitive acceptance of the gesture , serves in part to transform both darley and clea into artists . such a pleasure in loving without attachment is the novel\u2019s concluding redemptive moment .\nis also doing well on video , having grossed about $ 2 million in dvd rentals in the us in just about 10 days .\nthe root [ of the mirror game ] is relatively banal like an agatha christie novel ; but by changing the lighting the reality of the thing is changed . my primary game was to write a tibetan novel rather than a european novel . i attempted to bring together the four greek dimensions , which are the basis of our mathematics and the five skandas of chinese buddhism . for us the individual consciousness of each person is filtered through five perceptions and notions . i wanted to observe what would become an ordinary novel if one changed the lighting and if individuality became blurred . what seems stable in mountolive in the quartet is simply the collection of states that are always in agitation . in chinese philosophy destiny is not limited to a single life ; it is well known that you don\u2019t learn anything in one life ( conversations , 197 - 8 ) .\nin present day , christian is seen talking on the phone with a woman ( the voice ) whose caller id is a smiley face , similar to the ones from the stick figure face diagram referenced earlier . she has a very flat affect as well and is prone to stating emotions or describing her behavior , such as stating\ndeep sigh\nrather than actually sighing . they are discussing new jobs for christian . she suggests he take a legitimate job for a company called living robotics rather than a criminal assignment that is more dangerous , as she cares for his safety . they also discuss some of his assets , including a renoir painting and a pollock painting , that she is trying to sell for him .\nas darley\u2019s and the reader\u2019s consciousness of the overlay grow , so does the potential for meaning . the story of balthazar\u2019s ankh \u2013 so redolent with suggestions of time \u2014 winds the time of its loss and discovery into a recursive loop . justine\u2019s ring , exhumed from an ancient tomb , partakes of death and confers it , however unintentionally . darley\u2019s vision of clea superimposed upon the memory of melissa \u201crefund [ s ] an old love in a new\u201d ( c , 112 ) . melissa is the most vulnerable , marginalized and yet the strongest female in the quartet , and clea must be reborn before assuming her nature as artist . as darley remarks to himself , as if speaking of a grammar of the heart , \u201cand in my own life \u2026 the three women who also arranged themselves as if to represent the moods of the great verb , love : melissa , justine and clea\u201d ( c , 177 ) . enacting the relativity proposition across episodes , then , has everything to do with form . as balthazar comments , \u201cto intercalate realities is the only way to be faithful to time\u201d ( b , 226 ) . or , in durrell\u2019s own words :\nanother flashback to christian ' s childhood shows that the family is living in indonesia . an older man is teaching the boys to fight and is quite brutal in beating them . the father watches from the side while casually reading a newspaper . the instructor finally says that they are just boys and that ' s enough training . the father remarks that if they were done , the instructor would be laying on the ground bleeding . young christian replies in indonesian that the instructor should continue . the younger brother is deeply loyal to christian , though he seems exhausted from the fight as well .\nhere is a recluse who loves being surrounded by people ; a hedonist whose great pleasure is asceticism ; a lazy man who never stops working ; a man who finds joy in despair ; a traveller who enjoys nothing more than quiet contemplation ; a dandy truly at his ease in the company of tramps and vagrants ; a novelist whose major preoccupation is poetry ; an enemy of literature who gives the best of himself to his work . [ 4 ]\nmax , d . t . every love story is a ghost story : a life of david foster wallace . new york : viking , 2012 .\npaul m . curtis is director of the english department at l\u2019universit\u00e9 de moncton , new brunswick , canada , where he has taught english language and literature since 1990 . he has published numerous articles on the poetry and prose of lord byron . professor curtis is preparing the first digital scholarly edition of byron\u2019s correspondence .\ndurrell\u2019s notebook \u201ca cosmography of the womb , london jan 1939 , \u201d is quoted in michael haag\u2019s \u201conly the city is real : lawrence durrell\u2019s journey to alexandria , \u201d alif : journal of comparative poetics , no . 26 , wanderlust : travel literature of egypt and the middle east ( 2006 ) : 42 . \u21b5\nsee conversations , \u201cif you remember scenes or characters and can\u2019t quite remember which book they come in , it proves that the four are one work tightly woven , doesn\u2019t it ? the joiner is the reader , the continuum is his private property . one dimension in light of the other . \u201d ( 71 ) . \u21b5\ninterspersed throughout the film are flashbacks to christian ' s childhood . one day his mother leaves their family , as the stress of taking care of the boys , particularly with special needs , is unbearable as the father is never around . young christian is screaming and throwing things and punching through walls , while his younger brother watches resentfully . the father is arguing with the mother that she can ' t abandon her family and tells her to wait a moment . he runs in the house to hold christian tightly until he calms down . the mother gets into her waiting cab , and the younger brother gives her the middle finger from the window .\nhe takes a break for lunch and happens to sit near dana who is also eating her lunch outside . she notices his dented , steel thermos , and she tries to make small talk with him about why he went into financial consulting . she tries joking with christian , who is polite but doesn ' t get jokes . she tells him that she wanted to study art , but her father discouraged this and told her to follow in his footsteps as an accountant , the kind with a nerdy pocket protector , which christian is also wearing . she tells him the only art her father likes is dogs playing poker , which christian says he also likes .\nthis brilliant phrase is original to cormac mccarthy in his blood meridian or the evening redness in the west ( new york : vintage international , 1992 ) 247 . \u21b5\nundoubtedly , durrell wants the reader to telescope the two scenes across the four - decker novel , and in so doing to see the one through the other . whereas darley in justine is haunted as if by a hand on his shoulder , clea , in her mind\u2019s eye , extends her hand as if to touch the lovers on the beach . darley\u2019s \u2018blind\u2019 love for justine re - emerges as liza\u2019s physical blindness ; but , whereas the blind liza has insight into love , darley must earn his insight through trial and experience . such a compression of formal symmetries works with a crisp logic . if darley can be the eyewitness to his own love affair in justine , clea\u2019s view of lovers on another beach seals her own love darley since , with a curious \u201coptical democracy , \u201d [ 15 ] she becomes darley\u2019s specular and , therefore , full partner . the extension of a telescope from volume one to four promotes the effect of looking forward to looking back and creates the illusion of the suspension of time , what durrell calls disparagingly , the \u201cwestern deity . \u201d [ 16 ] it\u2019s as if each of these local smaller stories has a life that takes form within the larger narrative of the quartet . as darley considers balthazar\u2019s interlinear : \u201cit was cross - hatched , crabbed , starred with questions and answers in different - coloured inks , in typescript . it seemed to me then to be somehow symbolic of the very reality we had shared \u2013 a palimpsest upon which each of us had left his or individual traces , layer by layer\u201d ( b , 21 - 2 ) . each reader might enjoy the layers singly or in their shifting ensemble .\nin the adjacent room , a psychologist is speaking to the parents of the two boys . there is a sign on the refrigerator with simple drawings of six stick figure faces , happy , angry , sad , etc . they discuss the puzzle boy ' s sensitivity to bright light and loud noises . he is also stubborn and fixates on things , like wearing only one t - shirt , which the psychologist explains is due to a tactile sensitivity . he is also likely to channel his anxiety into repetitive behaviors like shaking , tapping his fingers and talking to himself . he tells them that the boy will likely always have problem with things like maintaining eye contact or making friends . the mother explains that the father is in the military , which means they move frequently , so the boy hasn ' t been able to make friends anyway , leaving his younger brother as the only friend he has . the father seems uninterested in the conversation . the psychologist suggests that they leave the boy at his institute , where they can teach him coping mechanisms and provide a calm , comforting environment that won ' t exacerbate his sensitivities . the father says no , telling the psychologist that if the boy is sensitive to light and sound , he needs to be exposed to more light and sound , as the world is not going to accommodate his special needs .\nsunkoji \u2013 oh yes . i watched this film 2 years ago . and i can still remember the story and some of the scenes . how powerfully painful it is !\nthough the movie depicts realistically the ordeal of mariola who is sold off , it becomes quite melodramatic at times . the rape scenes are too many and it is difficult to endure them because of their intensity . except ciselak all other actors do just about ok on the acting front and the attention never goes away from the female lead . i presume this was a deliberate design of the directors . the end may seem quite unsatisfying to many viewers but the beauty of the device of realism is not spoilt by making it happily ever after .\nthat night christian engages in his usual ritual with the strobe light and loud music , but he is deeply frustrated that he wasn ' t able to finish his assignment . he hits himself painfully with his wooden rod and is unable to cope with the stimuli . he grabs his medication and forcefully throws it across the room before calming down and picking it up .\nsee the first full - length biography on dfw by d . t . max , every love story is a ghost story ( new york : viking , 2012 ) 178 . \u21b5\nthe film begins with a man walking through a bar with multiple dead bodies on the ground , having been shot in the head . he slowly makes his way upstairs , hearing someone begging for his life . he passes more bodies , making his way to the door of the room where the begging man is . an abrupt sound is heard and the begging stops .\nthe next scene takes place about 30 years ago ( via title card ) at a place called the harbor neuroscience institute in new hampshire . it ' s a big , beautiful home in a forested area . two young boys are sitting in a living room . one is sitting calmly in a chair , and the other unboxes a puzzle and rapidly starts putting it together . the boy with the puzzle is shaking and murmuring to himself . a young girl is also in the room with a caregiver who is trying to put her shoes on . the young girl screams and smacks her own head and is unable to communicate . the boy quickly assembles the puzzle but starts screaming inconsolably when one piece is missing , repeating over and over that he has to finish the puzzle . the young girl has stopped screaming and reaches over to pick up the piece that had fallen under the table and hands it to the young boy , and they look directly at each other . the boy completes the puzzle , revealing that he has assembled it upside down , without seeing the image of muhammed ali to guide him .\nlike paul curtis , as a young writer i was enthralled by lawrence durrell\u2019s four astounding novels \u2014 justine , balthazar , mountolive & clea \u2014 together known as the alexandria quartet . i can\u2019t count the vivid snippets of scene and dialogue that still float up in my mind : especially the end of clea when the painter\u2019s wounded hand can suddenly \u201cpaint\u201d as here healthy hand had never been able to do or the moment when the feckless journalist ( a minor character throughout ) returns from war in the desert , a tan , golden warrior who has suddenly found his place in existence . yes , i love the transformations at the end of the quartet , when time suddenly moves forward . i loved the mysterious and ineffably sad hand prints on the brothel walls , justine\u2019s mad search for her stolen child , and pursewarden\u2019s epigrams ( i began to learn to write epigrams reading the alexandria quartet ) . there are so many things i tried to copy here as a beginning writer ( the faux einsteinian structure and the pursewarden endnotes , for example ) , so many ideals inhaled and transformed to my own uses .\nthe passage begins by establishing an earthbound perspective as the perspective descends from sky to minaret to hut , and the agency of the telescope serves to conflate the vision of nessim and darley . the telescope\u2019s magnification brings to darley\u2019s eye the precise scene that it had previously brought to nessim\u2019s , and with an eerie irony darley becomes an eyewitness to his own adultery as he rummages about in his host\u2019s private quarters . the lovely personification of the breathing landscape in contrast to darley\u2019s breathlessness brings to bear the weighty hauntedness of the scene . seeing through nessim\u2019s eyes magnifies , of course , darley\u2019s own blindness vis - \u00e0 - vis the affair . such shifting of visual perspectives is the quartet\u2019s primary motif , and the characters often encounter each other through the beguiling surface of a mirror , at one remove from unmediated vision . [ 14 ] darley\u2019s ostensible reason for his presence in the observatory is for paper to write melissa , his other lover ; but one can\u2019t help but wonder how sincere darley\u2019s motivation to write her might be if he pursues it in the wake of a beach - hut encounter with justine . the copy of king lear is a clever device developed with increasing effectiveness by durrell in his first three novels . shakespeare\u2019s play resonates powerfully in this scene more from an ambiguity of symbolic reference than through precise allusion . does darley\u2019s revelatory moment of telescopic vision imply gloucester\u2019s blindness and fall to another beach ? or is the reference more general still , about the power of a genuine love unperceived , as is cordelia\u2019s by lear and melissa\u2019s by darley ? the example is one of durrell\u2019s painterly touches where an image creates a plane of emotion that haunts a scene rather than appearing in full outline .\nconversations , ed . earl g . ingersoll ( madison : fairleigh dickinson university press , 1998 ) 207 . hereafter conversations followed by page number . this collection of interviews is essential reading . \u21b5\nat the time when we knew [ pursewarden ] he was reading hardly anything but science . this for some reason annoyed justine who took him to task for wasting his time in these studies . he defended himself by saying that the relativity proposition was directly responsible for abstract painting , atonal music , and formless ( or at any rate cyclic forms in ) literature . once it was grasped they were understood , too . he added : \u201cin the space and time marriage we have the greatest boy meets girl story of the age . \u201d ( b , 142 ) [ 1 ]\nsub : water to oscars i am really glad that canada is sending water to oscars . unlike india who sent paheli instead of black which truly deserved to go to . . . posted by amrita\nchristian sets out to see lamar ' s sister , believing her to be behind the plot . as he pulls up to her home , he sees a suspicious man exiting her building . he follows from across the street , and we see that it ' s the assassin . the assassin seems to know someone is following him though he never turns and looks . he then quickly pulls out his gun and fires two shots at christian , who ducks behind a car . when he peers out , the assassin is gone . christian enters the building and finds that lamar ' s sister is dead .\nlater , the assassin is setting up a team of henchmen at the home of lamar , the ceo of living robotics , as he was behind the whole plot and killed his cfo and his sister to cover his tracks . the assassin questions lamar about christian , but lamar is dismissive and says he ' s just a freak . he also asks lamar what the point of all of this was . lamar claims that his ability to help people far outweighs any crimes he ' s committed . christian is able to get on the premises and kill the henchmen one by one , leaving only one man and the assassin , who has been monitoring the situation on surveillance cameras . as the assassin watches , he realizes that christian is muttering nursery rhymes to himself , which the assassin recognizes . the last remaining henchman has a gun on christian , but the assassin bursts in and tells him to stand down . the henchman ignores him and is about to pull the trigger when the assassin kills his own henchman .\nsub : thats good news ! this is a proud moment for all of us ! although water has not been released in india till now , but still its an indian movie . . . posted by shashank mittal\nchristian takes dana with him to his storage unit . he instructs her to wait outside but she enters anyway , finding his cash and valuable paintings and a storage space his weapons . he is annoyed that she came inside to his private space where he is packing up clothes , cash , passports and comic books . she questions how he owns an original renoir and an original pollock , which he explains he received as payment .\nsince one is haunted only by what the senses cannot perceive , durrell had to turn upon his inner self and to exorcise much of his englishness in order to become an artist . through the creation of his symbolist\nanother flashback shows christian in prison , talking with an older man with glasses ( jeffrey tambor ) . the man is very kind to christian and is trying to coach him in having normal interactions with people , learning to read their emotions from the tone of their voice and their facial expressions . they share a bunk , and late at night , he tells christian about his clients , who are the criminals mentioned in the beginning of the film .\ndana is back in her apartment and repairing the damage caused by the fight when she gets a mysterious package delivered to her . she opens it up to find a painting , seemingly expecting the pollock she saw in christian ' s trailer . instead , it ' s the painting of dogs playing poker . she laughs , but when she notices the canvas seems to be loose , she pulls at it and realizes the pollock is underneath the dogs .\nwhile living with her grandmother in poland , a young woman falls in love . her boyfriend is charming and suggests they travel around europe and work here and there to pay for their trip . . . . see more \u00bb\nwhile living with her grandmother in poland , a young woman falls in love . her boyfriend is charming and suggests they travel around europe and work here and there to pay for their trip . . . . see full summary \u00bb\nit could do so only because , three months ago , oscar rules were changed to allow a country to nominate a film that isn ' t in its indigenous language as long as english is not the dominant language in the film .\ndirector franco de pena has dealt with the subject without any nudity and great sensitivity which is almost brutal . the cinematography keeps up the mood of utter disdain and hopelessness . the choleric yellow wallpaper peeling away from the walls symbolizes mariola\u2019s breaking self . the dark and dingy surroundings are an indication of what this world has to offer her , death and decay . one of the most moving scenes of the movie is when mariola calls out for help through a small window but there is nobody around to hear her . later even her clients refuse to help her even after realizing that she is being forced into this trade . the scenes are painfully realistic and at times i just had to turn away from them and gasp for a little breath . the story has the major element of verisimilitude in its telling and it\u2019s not all\u2019s well that ends well . there isn\u2019t a definite closure and like real life the issues don\u2019t just magically resolve themselves .\nchristian works through the night and is able to deduce that $ 61 million is missing from the company . he starts to explain it to dana who catches on quickly . the ceo ' s sister interrupts them and dismisses dana . she wants to know if christian has guessed who ' s responsible for the missing money , to which christian responds that he doesn ' t guess . he needs to keep reviewing the documents to figure it out . she expects a full report from him shortly .\nhaag , michael . \u201conly the city is real : lawrence durrell\u2019s journey to alexandria . \u201d alif : journal of comparative poetics , no . 26 , wanderlust : travel literature of egypt and the middle east ( 2006 ) : 39 - 47 .\nchristian drives to his home , which is very bare . he has no art or photos or any decorations in the house . he owns exactly one plate , one fork , one knife , one spoon , and prepares himself dinner . he is highly ritualized in the way he prepares his food . he continuously shows small tics , like blowing on his fingers before picking up his fork . later in the evening , he goes into his bedroom and turns on a strobe light and loud , heavy metal music . he picks up a small , wooden rod and uses it to roll on his leg muscles . he is trying to remain calm , subjecting himself to the stressful stimuli until his alarm beeps and it ' s time to take his zoloft ."]}
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", "topic": 18}], "title": "speed racer ( film )", "paragraphs": ["speed racer is a american 2008 action film and the live - action film adaptation of the 1960s japanese animated series speed racer .\nfilm crit hulk smash : speed racer as artist | birth . movies . death .\npeter fernandez and corinne orr , the original english voices of speed racer / racer x and trixie / spritle in speed racer ( 1967 ) , voice race announcers in the film .\nspeed racer promotional art featuring rain as racer taejo togokahn . \u00a92008 warner bros . ent .\nspeed racer . dir . andy and lana wachowski . warner bros . , 2008 . film .\nblair : and racer x , the mysterious masked racer who was really speed ' s brother .\nthat ' s really all that needs to be said . speed racer is the god hand of film .\nemile hirsch as speed racer christina ricci as trixie matthew fox as racer x john goodman as pops racer susan sarandon as mrs . racer roger allam benno f\u00fcrmann hiroyuki sanada rain richard roundtree\nspeed racer the movie is an american compilation film produced by streamline pictures in association with speed racer enterprises , containing three episodes from the original speed racer television series . it was released theatrically as the speed racer show in select markets in 1992 , before being re - released on vhs and laserdisc in 1994 , and later on dvd in 2001 .\nthe korean superstar discusses his role in the new speed racer film author : keith aiken source : warner bros . official site : speed racer the movie special thanks to gemma cacho , warner bros .\norr is the last surviving member of the\nspeed racer\nmain cast .\nfernandez conceded to the times that he would be best remembered as speed racer .\nspeed racer / the real mach 5 [ s4 ep . 3 - 3 ]\naha gives speed racer\nunacceptable\nrating . no one notices . | peta\nwkd prediction : problem - plagued \u2018speed racer\u2019 distant no . 2 to \u2018iron man\u2019\nsame is true of this poster , which further validates speed racer being awesome .\nmtv : you couldn ' t go from more of one extreme to another with your next film ,\nspeed racer .\nalso , i need to check out the speed racer film . i barely remember the show but i see a lot of people saying the film is a lot of fun .\nthe wachowskis developed a positive working relationship with rain during the speed racer shoot , and tailored a subsequent film \u2013 the 2009 james mcteigue film ninja assassin \u2013 specifically for him .\nspeed racer intends to convey a sense of heedless momentum , but it drags painfully .\nhow speed racer reminds me to look at the world through my little brother\u2019s eyes .\nin the immortal words of speed racer himself\u2026 get that weak shit off my track .\nwe are very excited about this natural extension from the speed racer film to the videogame . larry and andy are videogame fans themselves , so they believe that an interactive game is a key component to the entire speed racer experience ,\nsaid film producer joel silver .\n: inspector detector asks racer x if he really wants to be at the racer house for the attempt at recruiting speed . racer seems unusually emotional about it . we learn later that\nspeed is also rex\u2019s . rex is scrupulously careful to refer to speed as his brother\n\u201cget smart , \u201dand\nspeed racer\nby far is the riskiest of them all .\nmichael giacchino used musical cues from speed racer ( 1967 ) when he composed the score .\nit\u2019s all about the need for speed for susan sarandon in her next film , speed racer . she\u2019ll be playing \u2018mom\u2019 in the new adaptation from andy and larry wachowski and joel silver .\n[ xxvi ] jack giroux , \u201cmatthew fox transforms for alex cross and mourns the fate of speed racer\u201d , film school rejects , 17 october 2012 .\ncooke\u2019s film has picked up numerous awards including best documentary at the magners irish film festival 2006 , best documentary award at the 2006 boston irish film festival and winner at the chashama film festival , new york city 2008 .\nshowdown : ' speed racer ' vs . ' cloud atlas ' vs . ' jupiter ascending '\n[ iv ] steven weintraub , \u201cjoel silver interview speed racer\u201d , collider , 7 may 2008 .\n[ xxii ] steve weintraub , \u201cemile hirsch interview speed racer\u201d , collider , 5 may 2008 .\n[ xxiii ] steve weintraub , \u201cmatthew fox interview speed racer\u201d , collider , 3 may 2008 .\nthe original car - racing anime aired in 1967 - 68 under the name mach go go go . when it was released in the u . s . they renamed it speed racer . other speed racer series ' followed over the years , such as the new adventures of speed racer in 1993 , the speed racer x remake in 1997 , and spinoff shorts such as mach girl in 2008 . it was that same year that lionsgate developed speed racer : the next generation , and the wachowskis released the american live - action film adaptation .\nstacey vanek - smith : happy meals are among speed racer ' s $ 80 million worth of promotional partnerships . general mills put\nspeed racer\naction figures in cereal boxes . there is a\nspeed racer\nlego set . and puma made\nspeed racer\nshoes . so what happens to all that stuff when the movie crashes and burns ? consumer retail consultant burt flickinger .\nthere\u2019s a very strong argument to be made that speed racer is , when all is said and done , the most expensive experimental arthouse film ever produced .\nin june 2004 vince vaughn was going to produce the film and star as racer x . however , production never became fully active , so he left the film .\n. . . little does speed know that the mysterious racer x is actually his long lost brother rex , who went missing and reappeared as the mysterious racer x , in actuality rex racer , the long lost brother of speed . . .\nand in case you missed them , here\u2019s a link to 7 movie clips from \u201cspeed racer . \u201d\ncheck out everything we ' ve got on\ninto the wild\nand\nspeed racer .\npart 3 : speed racer is born ! mach go go go comes to the u . s .\ncommercial : speed racer , the movie , rated pg , is now in theaters and at mcdonalds .\n[ v ] quoted in speed racer production notes , warner bros / village roadshow pictures , 2008 .\n[ x ] quoted in speed racer production notes , warner bros / village roadshow pictures , 2008 .\n[ xi ] quoted in speed racer production notes , warner bros / village roadshow pictures , 2008 .\neverything goes to shit after the race , and racer x finds speed at thunderhead . all speed really wants is his brother back , and racer x can\u2019t give him that ; but he can at least tell speed that rex would be proud of him\ninitially panned on release , and a subsequent box office bomb , speed racer is finally being recognised as a game - changing film which redefined and reconceptualised the film form as we know it . kaleidoscopic and mesmerising , the visuals , editing , and pace of the film are perfectly in line with 21st century aesthetics and the way a new generation of film fans see the world . an adaptation of the 1960s anime , speed racer is pure and simple at its heart \u2013 speed racer loves to race , and must keep winning in order to race .\nthe movie based off of the anime series speed racer , directed by the wachowskis . it features the titular speed racer characters with their same basic personalities thrown into a racing world where corporate greed determines everything .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie speed racer ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of speed racer ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nfighting fingerprint : played with . speed suspects racer x of being his long lost relative rex , because racer x drives in the same distinctive way rex did .\nbest bit : speed drives almost vertically up the side of a mountain to thwart evil driver snake ' s dastardly plans . go speed racer ! go !\na new version of the 1960 ' s cartoon\nspeed racer\nis set to debut next year on nickelodeon ' s 24 - hour cartoon channel , urltoken reports . the new toon will come out around the same time the live - action\nspeed racer\nfilm hits theaters . in the series , young speed racer enters a racing academy for the fastest kids on earth and then discovers that he ' s the son of the legendary speed racer and that he has a brother , racer x , who he never knew existed .\nan excellent cast , story and visuals combine for an adrenaline - fueled experience . go , speed racer !\nthis cast list of who was in speed racer includes both lead and minor roles . ( 20 items )\nnew york \u2014 \u201cspeed racer\u201d is emerging from a prolonged pit stop with director alfonso cuaron at the wheel .\njuego de autos 19 : speed racer the great plan : meteoro y el mach5 en el camino serpiente .\n[ xx ] paul fischer , \u201cricci fast tracks her career in speed racer\u201d , girl , may 2008 .\nin the month since \u201cspeed\u2019s\u201d spinout , there\u2019s been much second - guessing about what went wrong . but the reasons aren\u2019t as elusive as the film\u2019s mysterious racer x . here are the top 10 factors leading to the film\u2019s failure :\nthere\u2019s more than speed racing going on on the set of emile hirsch and christina ricci\u2019s upcoming film . a chimp bit an actor on the set of \u201cspeed racer\u201d \u2014 and there are allegations that the chimp was beaten .\na film about real cars being driven fast ; that ' s about all there is to need for speed .\nso : assume a trans speed racer . since we\u2019re sticking with the movie essentially as written , this speed will be female - assigned and male - identified .\nracer x\nwears a black suit with a black mask in the movie , but wore a white suit with a black mask in speed racer ( 1967 ) .\nracer x is rex , speed ' s older brother who everyone believes died years before in a racing crash .\nspeed racer is anime - the animated form of japanese graphic novels , which really became popular in the 1990s . kelts says those seven buttons on speed racer ' s car back in the ' 60s are typical of anime .\n' speed racer ' crashes & burns to become first summer bomb : ' iron man ' still no . 1\n\u201cspeed racer . \u201d imdb : the internet movie database . imdb . com - amazon . com , 1990\u20132015 .\n[ xvii ] sheila roberts , \u201cjohn goodman talks monuments men , speed racer\u201d , collider , 4 february 2014 .\n[ xviii ] quoted in \u201cspeed racer : interview with rain\u201d , sci - fi japan , 9 may 2008 .\nafter winning a race , speed racer jumps out of his car while it ' s still moving and strikes a pose as his car slows and stops just behind him ; in addition , the lights flashing in the grandstand behind speed briefly dissolve into a red - yellow checkerboard background . this scene replicates the trademark pose of speed racer in the opening credits of speed racer ( 1967 ) .\ni used to watch the speed racer cartoons as a kid , so i was happy to see this bluray with the remake ( i must have missed it in the movies ) . the special effects , picture quality and sound are terrific ! the story , well , that ' s speed racer ( afterall it ' s not shakespeare ) , but why did they change racer x into someone else ! every speed racer fan knows racer x is rex racer , speed ' s brother . i was kinda irritated by that , anyway , call me silly : - ) )\nbut trixie , like the racers , takes speed at face value . she\u2019s not as into cars as speed is , but she\u2019s into how into cars speed is . she\u2019s generally into the whole weird speed package .\neverything from young speed\u2019s fantasy to the racing visuals , and even spritle\u2019s manic shenanigans , make this film a great peak into the head of a kid . the film apparently did very well with the child demographic , as it should since\u201dspeed racer\u201d is basically everything great about a kid\u2019s fantasy with speed . this is the true magic of the movie , as it evokes such child - like wonder that it makes you feel like a kid again ! when you watch it with this mindset , \u201cspeed racer\u201d is a truly wonderful film .\nthe reason that setting up capitalism as the villain of \u201cspeed racer\u201d works so well is because the film focuses on speed and his relationship to his family , especially rex and pops . family values and hard work stand at the core of this film , supporting the racers as they go up agains big - name racing companies . \u201cspeed racer\u201d is a classic underdog sports narrative with some other fun elements thrown in .\ngo speed racer go written by nobuyoshi koshibe and yoshida yoshiyuki performed by ali dee and deekompressors ( as the deekompressors ) produced by ali dee and jason gleed ali dee and the deekompressors appear courtesy of deetown entertainment contains samples from the\nspeed racer\nclassic television series ( 1966 - 1967 ) licensed courtesy of speed racer enterprising , inc .\n' speed racer ' film a far cry from its anime roots the movie speed racer opens thursday . it ' s based on the japanese animated series that was a hit with american kids in the late 1960s . the movie is directed by larry and andy wachowski , who directed the matrix .\nblair : when people write about\nspeed racer\ntoday , they often mention how japanese it seems . but it turns out tatsuo yoshida created\nspeed racer\nwith the american market in mind , says author roland kelts .\nspeed racer cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of speed racer actors includes any speed racer actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each speed racer actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of speed racer have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nthe second director signed on to helm speed racer was julien temple , best known for his 1985 film absolute beginners . at this stage the project was budgeted at us $ 30 million dollars , making speed racer a mid - range studio picture but by no means intended as a major summer blockbuster .\nat one point during the film ' s early development in the 1990s , nicolas cage was offered the role of racer x .\nspritle and chim chim are obsessed with candy and food , just as they were in speed racer ( 1967 ) .\nfull disclosure : i dressed as speed racer for halloween the year of its release . it was a great costume .\nspeed racer premiered on may 3 , 2008 at the tribeca film festival , and was released in the united states on may 9 , 2008 . the film received negative reviews . speed racer was criticized for its storyline , characters , dialogues , and for being very childish , while the film was praised for its capacity to entertain the target audience and its cast performance . speed racer was noted to use overmuch special effects by some critics that criticized it , while others praised its visual . it received nominations of awards that both qualified the film as one of the best in a certain category and as a golden raspberry award .\nthe\nmach\nseries vehicles are designed , built , and stored in the\nracer\nfamily ' s garage , just as they were in speed racer ( 1967 ) .\nfamilies can talk about whether speed racer feels more like a live - action film or a cartoon . why ? what do you think the filmmakers wanted watching it to feel like ? \u00e9\nand now , warner brother pictures has announced the family adventure film ,\nspeed racer\n, which has already entered pre - production and set to be released may 9 , 2008 .\nthe big damn kiss : speed and trixie ' s kiss at the end after speed wins the grand prix .\na female - assigned speed\u2019s early childhood is pretty much the same . in the racer household , assigned sex informs very little beyond diapering logistics . speed still grows up tooling timing pins . his parents dress speed in sturdy , colorful clothes\nin addition to the speed racer content , the film included unrelated commercials contemporary to the show ' s broadcast era , as well as a colonel beep cartoon short . the home video release included a commentary track with peter fernandez and corrine orr , and a music video featuring a remix of the original theme song spliced with footage from the series , live action dancers and speed and racer x from the new adventures of speed racer .\nwarner bros . interactive entertainment announced speed racer , based on the upcoming film by the wachowski brothers , where players will be able to take on the role of the characters from the film , getting behind the wheels of each character ' s signature vehicles to experience firsthand the film ' s high - adrenaline , combative racing style .\nso much of \u201cspeed racer\u2019s\u201d charm , beauty and excellence comes from the design work of the film . most critics address the visuals as the film\u2019s strongest element , and they\u2019re completely right . the design work on \u201cspeed racer\u201d evokes the zaniness of the anime , amps it up and gives it just the right dose of reality ; all present in the costume , car and world design .\nyou can check out speed racer on may 9 , 2008 , and in the valley of elah in theaters september 21st .\n: speed and trixie tell a fib to help racer x and inspector detector by racing in the race that killed rex .\n: taejo togokahn offers to turn over incriminating evidence if racer x and speed help his team win the casa cristo 5000 .\na different version of the mach 6 appeared in the television sequel cartoon speed racer : the next generation ( 2008 ) .\nhigh octane , low wattage : speed racer ( emile hirsch ) can ' t outrun the wachowski brothers ' tiresome technomania .\n' speed racer ' crashes & burns to become first summer bomb : ' iron man ' still no . 1 | deadline\nthis week ' s round of new movie release information contains release dates for shooter . pathfinder , speed racer and more .\nyou don ' t climb into a speed racer thread to defend individual qualities , you do it because it is quality .\nwell , maybe \u201cburst\u201d is the wrong word . in reality , the speed racer movie \u201cfizzled\u201d onto the scene . the critical reception of the film was less than stellar , with a 39 % on rotten tomatoes , and a 37 % on metacritic . speed racer drew criticism for its weak writing and sickeningly colorful effects .\nthe film had been in development since 1992 , changing actors , writers and directors until in 2006 producer joel silver and the wachowskis collaborated to begin production on speed racer as a family film . speed racer was shot between early june and late august 2007 in and around potsdam and berlin , at an estimated budget of $ 120 million . the film score was composed by michael giacchino , and the film ' s soundtrack , which contains the sound effects and theme song from the original series , was released on may 6 , 2008 .\nrex goes back home as racer x , and watches speed\u2019s back at casa cristo . when ninjas attack them in the hotel , rex ends up in the racer family\u2019s room , and sees speed in his pajamas , without a binder . and for the first time , speed is really , really scared about that\nspeed racer is a fantasy action film about a young racing prodigy who becomes a star and has to balance the demanding world of big money racing with his family ' s racing tradition and values .\nracer x is secretly rex racer , speed\u2019s older brother . in the anime , rex left his family and donned the racer x identity after feeling ashamed for racing recklessly and crashing the mach 5 . the film amps up x\u2019s origin a bit , having him fake his death during a race to escape his ties to the mafia . ashamed , rex undergoes plastic surgery and dons the racer x mask .\njapanese voice artists katsuji mori , kiyoshi kobayashi and kenji utsumi voiced ben burns , mr togokahn and pops racer in the japanese dub of the film . these three all worked in the original speed racer ( 1967 ) series : mori in particular voiced the title character .\nand when young speed sees young trixie for the first time and when they kiss at the end of the film they are hearts .\nactor also describes what it was like to shoot ' speed racer ' with the wachowskis ( and a pair of chimps ) .\nthere are many troubling elements in speed racer , front and center of which was the casting of emile hirsch as speed racer \u2014 a whitewashed casting trend that continues to plague anime and comic book adaptations , from dragonball : evolution to ghost in the shell .\nspeed ' s first encounter with racer x , a mysterious masked driver who is rumored to cause car crashes whenever he races .\nemile hirsch was a big fan of the speed racer ( 1967 ) show , and used to watch it on cartoon network .\nspeed racer is objectively the greatest movie of all time , and if you talk shit about it , i will fight you .\nas warner bros\u2019 speed racer movie opens in theaters today , audiences will be reintroduced to the wonderful cast of characters from the classic anime series . the film brings back a slew of familiar faces , from speed , trixie , racer x and chim - chim to supporting players such as inspector detector and recurring villains like snake oiler .\n( cnn ) - -\nspeed racer ,\nthe wachowski brothers ' first film as writer - directors since\nthe matrix reloaded\nfive years ago , is a dizzying pop - art confection .\nfast track to nowhere : it ' s anime on overdrive in the wachowski brothers ' souped - up , tricked - out speed racer | film stories | st . louis news and events | riverfront times\nit is revealed that rex racer faked his death and had magic plastic surgery as the ultimate disguise to fight against corruption as racer x .\nshooting on the latest wachowski brothers opus , speed racer , has just got off the grid , marked by a berlin press conference to introduce the cast , the look and very key prop of the film .\n\u201cspeed racer , the score , is nothing like what i expected , and just about everything i dared not to hope for . \u201d\nso they went from the shiny leather and dour visual style of the matrix to speed racer ' s full contrast and splashy color .\nif family members have seen the matrix movies , you can talk about what they have in common with speed racer , if anything .\nthere\u2019s no doubt in my mind that the speed racer movie isn\u2019t exactly citizen kane , but after seeing it lambasted by all manner of websites , i\u2019m going to do something contrarian and crazy . i\u2019m going to try and convince people to watch and enjoy speed racer .\nthis is because \u201cspeed racer\u201d didn\u2019t force a gritty take . it\u2019s not \u201ca speed racer movie , but\u2026\u201d it\u2019s just a speed racer movie , and that\u2019s what makes it great . from \u201cbatman begins\u201d on , every comic book movie had to throw something else into the mix to keep things from being too campy and fun , two things that producers thought audiences didn\u2019t want . \u201cspeed racer\u201d is a true adaptation of the anime ; it\u2019s fun , silly , colorful and not afraid to get cheesy . some might fault the film for not taking itself too seriously , but honestly , that\u2019s what makes it work so well .\nthe film , silver says , will have a\nretro future\nlook and will center on speed ( hirsch ) trying to make a name for himself in the racing world despite the efforts of corporate giants to foil his career . the film also stars christina ricci as girlfriend trixie and matthew fox as speed ' s older brother , racer x .\nanother aspect of speed\u2019s driving that resembles a video game is the \u201crace\u201d with his brother for the track record at thunderhead at the very beginning of the film . with speed ahead of the pack by a sizable margin , speed\u2019s mechanic sparky remarks , \u201choly cannoli , speed ! do you know who you\u2019re racing ? \u201d just then , the ghost of rex\u2019s car appears slightly ahead of speed\u2019s car .\nit is easy to see why this film didn\u2019t fare well at the box office . it wasn\u2019t an easy film to market and it still isn\u2019t going to be a film for everyone . however , it is pure cinema and a film that demands to be watched through the eyes of your inner - child .\nthe moment of truth is a fictional film about real life bullfighter but he actual did fight the bulls , stab them , etc . in the film .\nspeed racer is a 2008 american action film based on the japanese anime and manga series speed racer by tatsunoko productions . the film was written and directed by the wachowskis , and stars emile hirsch , christina ricci , john goodman , susan sarandon , matthew fox , benno f\u00fcrmann , hiroyuki sanada , rain and richard roundtree . the plot revolves around speed racer , a 18 - year - old automobile racer , who follows his apparently deceased brother ' s career . he is very loyal to his family , particularly to his father , pops , who is a man of solid convictions . however , these convictions lead the enmity of mr . royalton , a business man , after speed refuses a contract offered by him .\nthe wachowskis\u2019 film adaptation of speed racer has a rating of 39 % on rottentomatoes , was panned by most critics and was complete box office failure . but how well does this reflect upon the film ? it\u2019s campy , over - the - top and incredibly fast - paced , but these aren\u2019t flaws . it\u2019s these very elements that make the film an under - appreciated masterpiece .\nthe wachowskis\u2019 anime adaptation may be their most underrated , and subversive , film .\nalthough light on plot and performances , the film delivers exactly what it promises .\nthis film comes out next week . ( may 9th to be exact . )\nfaux affably evil : despite being warm and friendly while initially courting the racer family , after speed rejects his offer , royalton reveals his true personality by giving speed a\nthe reason you suck\nspeech .\n: rex teaches speed to\ndrive , not steer\nby listening to the feel of the car . speed later uses this ability\nspeed racer : while it was poorly received at the time , the wachowski\u2019s speed racer succeeds by being exactly what it set out to be\u2014a bright , colorful adventure for kids . which , in turn , makes it exactly like its source material . unfortunately , the film\u2019s poor critical reception and box office performance very likely served to further stigmatize anime adaptations to big studios .\n` speed racer , ` the animated tv series that aired during the 1960s and ` 70s and followed the adventures of a hotshot race car driver , is racing to the big screen as a full - length animated film . streamline pictures , which will distribute the film in february , is producing the 95 - minute animated film using episodes gleaned from the classic animation series . warner bros . also holds an option to produce a live - action version of\nspeed racer ,\na project that is in active development . . .\nspeed racer , bless its heart , only made just shy of $ 94 million in worldwide gross off of a budget of $ 120 million .\nspeed racer\nis rated pg and runs - - and runs and runs - - 135 minutes . for entertainment weekly ' s take ,\nnpr ' s elizabeth blair reports that the original\nspeed racer\nwas the way a lot of young americans were introduced to japanese anime .\nand then speed racer came along . for my brother and me , speed racer was a movie - length game of cars and blocks , one we could both enjoy together . we could lose ourselves in the dazzling cinematography , a cinematic language of imagination that he , as a kid , intuitively understood , but which i had completely forgotten . speed racer is what cars and blocks looked like to him . speed racer taught me how to see through his eyes again , to remember what the world was like when it was full of something new and exciting every single day .\nlike many of you , i dismissed the wachowski ' s effort to recreate speed racer back in 2008 . the lukewarm critical reception mixed with moviegoer reaction sullied me on taking a chance on a film i had high hopes for .\nthe character depictions of rex , speed , and spritle in speed racer ( 2008 ) demonstrate a range of how children can be empowered within their own environments and understanding . the aesthetic , technology , and depiction of the family in the film allow speed , the representation of the empowered child , to exert control over his situation and express himself through his own strengths .\ni believe that wb did an alright job in marketing this film , not great . the real problem this film faced was that nobody knew what it was . was it ment to be a kids film , directed at the people in their 40 ' s that knew all abou the cartoon , or a hybird of both . it was too different , in which nobody had even seen . and because of this , cirtics bashed the hell out of the film . even though speed racer did got better reviews then what happens in vegas , people knew the vegas film was a chick - flick and knew what to expect , but had no idea what speed racer would offer . therefore , people staied away from sr .\nhigh speed over the top action with lots of crazy cgi gave this live action film a great feel for the old cartoon . fun but not great .\nloved ones montage : during the grand prix at the finale of the live action speed racer film , speed ' s heroic second wind after restarting the mach 6 is accompanied by flashbacks to his discussions with his friends and family throughout the film , mixed with cuts to each of them watching in pride as he comes from behind to take the lead for the second time in the race .\nupon its release ten years ago ( time certainly flies ) , the wachowski ' s speed racer was met with largely negative reviews , but over the years , the live - action cartoon has steadily increased its cult following with many now viewing the film as an underrated masterpiece . the wachowski ' s already had plans for a sequel before the release of speed racer , but as the film wound up becoming a bit of a . . . read more . . .\nthe film is written and directed by the wachowski brothers who also serve as co - producers . it has been in development since 1992 , changing writers and directors . finally , producer joel silver and the wachowski brothers collaborated to begin production on speed racer as a family film so the directors could reach a wider audience .\nwe failed this film is a series about various films that simply didn\u2019t get the love that they deserved upon initial release . for the third entry , we\u2019ll be getting behind the wheel of lana and andy wachowski\u2019s criminally underappreciated speed racer , a film that flopped upon release but is far better than initial reaction would suggest .\nadam is using letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends . join here .\n. the film is due in october 12 , 2018 with rob letterman directing again .\nthe cast : emile hirsh as speed racer ( yes , that ' s his real name ) , john goodman as pops racer ( his dad ) , susan sarandon as mom racer ( his mom ) , christina ricci as trixie ( his girl ) , matthew fox as racer x ( his teammate ) , roger allam as royalton ( his nemesis ) , three kids and a monkey .\nspeed racer was produced in germany at babelsberg studios , where filming took place entirely against greenscreen . the wachowski brothers also filmed in high - definition video for the first time , using a layering method to put both the foreground and the background of scenes in focus to have a real - life anime appearance . marketers have prepared toys and video games to coincide with the film ' s release . speed racer will premiere on may 3 , 2008 as the closing film at the tribeca film festival , and will go on general release on may 9 , 2008 .\n, with the exception of susan sarandon , who played the wholesome mom racer .\nhell , prior to this i just assumed racer x was a bad guy .\ni don ' t see how you can make\nstraight\nfilm about a guy called speed racer . the wachowskis hit the mark bang on . there was no other , no better way to do it . and it rocked ! \ud83d\ude00\nwritten and directed by the wachowski brothers ( the matrix trilogy , v for vendetta ) and produced by joel silver , speed racer is based on the classic series created by anime pioneer tatsuo yoshida . a live - action family adventure , speed racer follows the young race car driver speed in his quest for glory on and off the track in his thundering mach 5 . the film will feature other characters that fans of the show will remember , including speed ' s family and his mysterious arch - rival , racer x . the new high - octane actioner will combine the kind of revolutionary visual effects and cutting - edge storytelling that have become the benchmarks of the wachowski brothers ' films , bringing speed racer into the 21st century . the film stars emile hirsch (\nalpha dog\n) as speed , christina ricci (\nblack snake moan\n) as trixie and matthew fox ( tv ' s\nlost\n) as racer x as well as oscar winner susan sarandon (\ndead man walking\n) and john goodman (\nevan almighty\n) as mom and pops racer .\ni should add that i ' ve never seen the original animated movie or any other speed racer material . this was my first exposure to the franchise . hell , prior to this i just assumed racer x was a bad guy .\nironically , the nostalgia appeal is equal parts herculean bicep and achilles\u2019 heel . if you watched the show as a kid , there\u2019s a decent chance that speed racer will bring back memories of good times gone by . but if you never saw the show , you\u2019d probably just think it was a nauseatingly colorful and poorly - written film . and frankly , you wouldn\u2019t be wrong . but folks who watched the original show are more likely to find amusement in speed racer \u2019s idiosyncrasies , and it\u2019s to these people that i most powerfully recommend speed racer .\nrandom fact : joel silver has held the rights to develop speed racer for nearly twenty years - other development ideas included johnny depp in the title role .\nhigh octane , low wattage : speed racer ( emile hirsch ) can ' t outrun the wachowski brothers ' tiresome technomania . warner bros . pictures hide caption\nthey also created a co - branded tv spot that pitted esurance\u2019s spokes - cartoon erin against speed racer\u2019s mach 5 in a race to a movie theater .\nin this case , much of that imagery revolves around the mach 5 , the white , futuristic race car driven by speed racer ( emile hirsch ) .\nspeed racer is a young man with natural racing instincts whose goal is to win the crucible , a cross - country car racing rally that took the life of his older brother , rex racer . speed is loyal to the family business , run by his parents pops and mom . pops designed speed ' s car , the mach 5 . the owner of royalton industries named arnold royalton makes speed a lucrative offer , but speed rejects the offer , angering the owner . speed also uncovers a secret that top corporate interests , including royalton , are fixing races and cheating to gain profit . with the offer to speed denied , royalton wants to ensure that speed will not win races . speed finds support from his parents and his girlfriend trixie and enters the crucible in a partnership with his one - time rival , racer x , seeking to rescue his family ' s business and the racing sport itself .\nthe story begins with speed racer who is a young man with natural racing instincts whose goal is to win the crucible , a cross - country car racing rally that took the life of his older brother , rex racer . speed is loyal to the family business , run by his parents pops and mom . pops designed speed ' s car , the mach 5 . the owner of royalton industries makes speed a lucrative offer , speed rejects the offer , angering the owner . speed also uncovers a secret that top corporate interests , including royalton , are fixing races and cheating to gain profit . with the offer to speed denied , royalton wants to ensure that speed will not win races . speed finds support from his parents and his girlfriend trixie and enters the crucible in a partnership with his one - time rival , racer x , seeking to rescue his family ' s business and the racing sport itself .\nblair : there ' s a reason speed racer looks a little like an anime elvis with the pompadour hairstyle and scarf around his neck . kelts says yoshida modeled speed after elvis presley in the movie\nviva las vegas .\nproducer and anime distributor william winckler told anime news network that he was glad that renewed interest accompanying the 2008 live - action speed racer film , fernandez\nfinally got the attention and respect he deserved from the general public and mainstream press .\nscott porter and matthew fox , who play the same character at different ages ( rex racer and racer x respectively ) , have the same birthday of july 14th .\nat one point julien temple was attached to direct with johnny depp starring as speed . both dropped out of the film due to delays in production and personal issues .\nbig bad : e . p . arnold royalton is the main antagonist of the film .\nis the only film opening wide this weekend . the real competition are three other films that opened earlier , sometimes much earlier . the first is the film that started this summer ,\ndirector doug liman told ign that the film will\nrevolutionize how people make sequels .\nthe third film in the series is still , thankfully , going by the american definition of\npants .\na british version would make for a very , very different film .\nasked about how well they knew speed racer before coming onto the film , the far eastern cast members ( hiroyuki saneda and korean pop idol rain ) had the best credentials , but hirsch and ricci both claimed to have loved the show as kids .\nemile hirsch was 6 years old when he saw his first episode of the cartoon speed racer and , more important , caught a glimpse of the mach 5 .\na young driver , speed racer , aspires to be champion of the racing world with the help of his family and his high - tech mach 5 automobile .\nadaptation distillation : the wachowskis managed to distill the feel of the animated speed racer , keeping the bright colors , but bringing it into the live action arena .\nmr . peter fernandez ( as speed racer ) : these are the controls of the most powerful and amazing racing car in the world , the mach 5 .\n[ xix ] cole smithey , \u201cmatthew fox talks to cole smithey about vantage point , speed racer , and staying lost\u201d , cole smithey , 21 february 2008 .\n[ xxv ] lauren a . e . schuker , \u201cspeed racer stalls , highlighting a risk\u201d , wall street journal ( eastern edition ) , 12 may 2008 .\nspeed racer is a film that upon initial release polarized audiences due to its story , performances , dialogue and visual style . however , visually , this film is a real treat . to be honest , i wasn ' t sure what to expect from this film , but i came out of it surprised . speed racer is a film that pure entertainment value from start to finish , if you enjoy films that are visually appealing , then this is a film for you . sure , i agree that the film is over stylish , but that ' s a good thing . although the script does seem a little rocky at times , the payoff comes in the races themselves . overall this is a fun , entertaining film that is underrated , and it definitely deserves more praise just for the creativity alone . if you enjoy a good , effective and captivating picture , this film is worth seeing . keep an open mind , it ' s a film that deserves much more recognition than it deserves . sure , it ' s a flawless masterwork of cinema , but it ' s nonetheless a worthwhile and memorable viewing experience that anyone can enjoy if you ' re in the right frame of mind . the film ' s strong points are the visuals , races and overall look at the film , its flaws are in the dialogue and sometime cheesy performances , but really all that goes out the window because of its entertainment value . speed racer is a film that works well because its cast are good , and the direction is effective enough to grab your attention . although it ' s not perfect , the film is well worth your time if you ' re looking for a pleasant visually charged time waster to watch . upon seeing the film , i was surprised that mainstream critics couldn ' t see the merit in such a movie . speed racer deserves far more credit than it deserves , and most importantly , it deserves a second look .\nif there\u2019s truly one thing to love about \u201cspeed racer , \u201d it\u2019s the cast . there\u2019s emile hirsch as speed , susan sarandon as mom racer , john freaking goodman as pops racer and roger allam as villain arnold royalton . how these high - profile actors were cast in an anime adaptation is mind - boggling , but it sure worked out well , the cast put all of their heart into these roles .\nspeed racer \u2019s failure at the box office was clearly down to two key reasons . the first was the competition . the summer of 2008 was a highly competitive season for hollywood , and in the face of numerous superhero films , animated extravaganzas and high - profile sequels , speed racer was simply squeezed out of the marketplace .\nthe debt that the film franchise owed to anime would be acknowledged in the direct - to - video release the animatrix , an anime anthology of short stories set in the film\u2019s world .\nthe story resolves around speed racer , who is loyal to the family business run by his parents . after turning down an offer to race for one of the big companies he uncovers a race fixing plot and joins forces with former rival racer x .\nthe exteriors in speed racer are completely computer - generated , their artifice seemingly intent in order to heighten the gonzo nature of the film . rather than cheap , it feels innovative . most films use cgi in order to make the unreal look real , but this film is unashamed and chooses to use cgi to make the unreal look fantastical . the effect is undeniable euphoria . i saw speed racer twice in theaters , and both times i spent the entire two hours of it with the widest smile on my face .\nlana wachowski : got it . here\u2019s one . it was an encounter that happened after we had finished speed racer and there was something quite depressing in peoples uh\u2026uh\u2026 .\nthat he\u2019s a boy , speed and rex are brothers . speed is adamant about this , and rex is fine with it , and no one really wonders whether it speaks to larger issues of identity , because speed always wants to be\nif there was ever a film that proved how wrong critics can be it ' s speed racer . if you skipped it initially . give it a shot . i can ' t promise you won ' t be disappointed but it at least deserves your attention !\nin fact , the james bond film goldfinger was an inspiration for the creator , tatsuo yoshida when he created the original speed racer television show . thus , this scene plays with multiple layers of intertextuality . speaking of the television show , there is even a scene in the speed racer film in which spritle and chim chim imagine that they enter the anime they\u2019re watching , a direct nod to the film\u2019s japanese and anime roots . the easy incorporation of and flow between different genres , styles , and texts reflects a child\u2019s multitextual learning , mirroring how a child processes different aspects of reality and synthesizes them into a single understanding .\nthe puppies one is a shame but not really the fault of the film maker / producer .\ntags : film stories , reviews , wachowski brothers , manhattan , bridget riley , dr . seuss\nthere\u2019s no doubting that \u201cspeed racer\u201d is a campy movie , but that\u2019s what gives the film so much heart . the film hits a lot of emotional beats , each evoking very real reactions . the fun , crazy , downright silly action keeps you on the edge of your seat , while the family moments have you tensed up and on the verge of tears .\nit still feels surreal working with them . i\u2019m currently doing another project with them , ninja assassin , and i think i\u2019ll be in the next speed racer as well .\nblair : the new\nspeed racer\nmovie was directed by the wachowski brothers , who almost never give interviews . but they , too , loved the 1960s show .\nthis week ' s round of new movie release information contains release dates for charlotte ' s web , speed racer , the dark knight and more . more . . ."]}
{"id": 115019, "summary": [{"text": "puthiya vaanam ( new sky ) is a 1988 tamil crime film directed by r. v. udayakumar .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film features sathyaraj , sivaji ganesan , rupini and gouthami in lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film , produced by g. thyagarajan and v. thamilazhagan , had musical score by hamsalekha and was released on 10 december 1988 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was also 275th film of sivaji ganeshan .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film was named after a song from the film anbe vaa ( 1966 ) .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was a remake of hindi film hukumat .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "sathyaraj character name in this film is mgrajarathnam by which he plays tribute to legendary mgr . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "puthiya vaanam", "paragraphs": ["song : puthiya vaanam puthiya bhoomi . . . from film : anbe vaa ( 1966 )\nsong : puthiya vaanam puthiya bhoomi . . . from film : anbe vaa ( 1966 ) - youtube\nmix - song : puthiya vaanam puthiya bhoomi . . . from film : anbe vaa ( 1966 )\nproduced by mbs cine arts movie puthiya vanam puthiya bhoomi is ready for release .\nputhiya vaanam - [ remix ] , a song by k . l . sreeram on spotify\nfree wallpapers download of pudhiya vaanam movie , hero , heroine , etc is available in our gallery section .\nwe do not sell pirated pudhiya vaanam dvds & vcds . we recommend you to buy movies of original dvd & vcd .\none of the major plus points was its melodious music ( composer m . s . viswanathan working on his own after separating from his erstwhile partner t . k . ramamurthi ) . many songs became hits . the opening song , \u2018puthiya vaanam puthiya bhoomi\u2019 ( lyrics : vaali and voice : t . m . soundararajan ) filmed on mgr sporting a red and black striped coat in simla and other areas , had a political touch . it was brilliantly photographed by master lens man s . maruthi rao . \u2018rajavin paarvai\u2019 ( tms and p . suseela ) is another hit number .\n( the life of power paandi ) vaanam song lyrics from power paandi tamil ( 2017 ) . vaanam sung by ananthu . this song is composed by sean roldan with lyrics penned by selvaraghavan . power paandi ( tamil ) ( 2017 ) movie stars rajkiran , prasanna , nadhiya , chaya singh , delhi ganesh , robo shankar , vidyu raman and the songs were released in 2017 . the music is released under wunderbar studios .\nmovie title - - - puthiya vaanam unbelievable - - - director r . v . udayakumar directs actor sathyaraj for 1st time . director r . v . udayakumar directs actor sathyaraj for 1st time . director r . v . udayakumar and music director hamsalekha joins for 1st time . cast - - jaiganesh as jeevadurai guest appearance janagaraj as pattabi k . natraj kuyili below actors passed away - - ennatha kannaiya died on 07 - aug - 2012 oru viral krishna rao died on 16 - aug - 2002 lic narasimhan died on 27 - oct - 2011 sivaji ganesan died on 21 - jul - 2001 movie details - - directed by - r . v . udayakumar music by - hamsalekha produced by - g . thyagarajan produced by - v . thamilazhagan running time - 150 mins\nenter missing singer names as comma separated value . you can add as many number of singer name in the given field\nto access special sections for urltoken user , request you to signin / signup using this form . if you are an existing user , pls . login with your credentials or if you a new user , pls . register .\nen manasukulla - 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playing record , rendered by the famous american musician billy vaughn , was a bestseller even in madras city .\nthe movie narrated the tale of robert ( rock hudson ) , an american millionaire , who arrives early for his annual vacation at his luxurious italian villa . his long - time girlfriend lisa ( gina lollobrigida ) has given up waiting for him to \u201cpop the question , \u201d and has decided to marry another man . meanwhile , his sneaky villa manager maurice secretly converts the villa into a hotel when the boss is away . the current guests of the \u201chotel\u201d are a group of young american girls trying to fend off a gang of oversexed boys , led by tony ( famed singer bobby darin in his movie debut ) .\nthis interesting storyline was brilliantly adapted into a tamil film by the multifaceted writer - director - producer a . c . thirulokachandar , who was then working for the house of avm writing screenplays and also making movies . \u2018act\u2019 hails from an upper middle - 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{"id": 115022, "summary": [{"text": "the wolf of wall street is a 2013 american biographical black comedy crime film directed by martin scorsese .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the screenplay by terence winter is adapted from the memoir of the same name by jordan belfort .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it recounts belfort 's perspective on his career as a stockbroker in new york city and how his firm stratton oakmont engaged in rampant corruption and fraud on wall street that ultimately led to his downfall .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "leonardo dicaprio ( who was also a producer ) stars as belfort , with jonah hill as his business partner and friend donnie azoff , margot robbie as his second wife naomi lapaglia and kyle chandler as patrick denham , the fbi agent who tries to bring him down .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "matthew mcconaughey , rob reiner , jon favreau , joanna lumley and jean dujardin are also featured .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film marks the director 's fifth collaboration with dicaprio , after gangs of new york ( 2002 ) , the aviator ( 2004 ) , the departed ( 2006 ) and shutter island ( 2010 ) , as well as his second collaboration with winter after the television series boardwalk empire ( 2010 \u2013 14 ) .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the wolf of wall street premiered in new york city on december 17 , 2013 and was released in us cinemas on december 25 , 2013 , distributed by paramount pictures .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film was the first to be released entirely through digital distribution .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was a major commercial success , grossing more than $ 392 million worldwide during its original theatrical run to become scorsese 's highest-grossing film and the 17th-highest-grossing film of 2013 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was controversial for its morally ambiguous depiction of events , explicit sexual content , profanity , depiction of hard drug use and the use of animals during production .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film also caused controversy due to accusations that it was financed by illegally obtained funds from 1malaysia development berhad ( 1mdb ) .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film received mostly positive reviews from critics , with praise for scorsese 's direction , the comedic performance of dicaprio and the fast-paced and consistent humor .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was nominated for several awards including five nominations at the 86th academy awards ceremony : best picture , best director for scorsese , best writing ( adapted screenplay ) for winter and best actor and best supporting actor nominations for dicaprio and hill , respectively .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film did not win in any category , although dicaprio did win best actor \u2013 motion picture musical or comedy at the 71st golden globe awards , where the film was also nominated for best picture \u2013 musical or comedy .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it was also recognized by numerous other awards ceremonies , as well as guilds and critics ' associations .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the word \" fuck \" and its numerous conjugations are said between 506 and 569 times , making this the film with the most uses of the word in a mainstream , non-documentary film . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "the wolf of wall street ( 2013 film )", "paragraphs": ["wikimedia commons has media related to the wolf of wall street ( 2013 film ) .\nhave a look below to see the official soundtrack list for the 2013 biography film , the wolf of wall street .\nthe wolf of wall street : 30 . 035 million ( paramount , dec . 25 , 2013 )\nfrom academy award winning director martin scorsese comes the wolf of wall street , starring leonardo dicaprio . follow the wolf of wall street movie on twitter : urltoken like the wolf of wall street movie on facebook : urltoken visit the wolf of wall street official movie site : urltoken\nhill starred as a hard - partying stockbroker in 2013 ' s\nthe wolf of wall street .\n\u00ab my favorite film of 2013 | main | 2013 in review : q . e . d . \u00bb\nleonardo dicaprio played the corrupt stockbroker jordan belfort in the wolf of wall street .\nthe wolf of wall street also features a lion , a fish and dogs .\njonah hill in the wolf of wall street , left , and danny porush .\nmargot robbie in the wolf of wall street , left , and nadine caridi .\nleonardo dicaprio in the wolf of wall street . photograph : allstar / paramount pictures\nthe oscar winner will be deposed in a $ 25 million defamation lawsuit over his 2013 blockbuster\nwolf of wall street .\nis wolf of wall street really the sweariest movie of all time ? a slate investigation .\nan open letter to the makers of the wolf of wall street , and the wolf himself | l . a . weekly\nthat ' s my takeaway from martin scorsese ' s the wolf of wall street .\nthe times critic a . o . scott reviews\nthe wolf of wall street .\nthe real ' wolf of wall street ' home on the market for $ 3 . 4m\nthe wolf of wall street is based on a memoir by jordan belfort about excess and success on wall street in the 1980s . here\u2019s the trailer .\nleonardo dicaprio as jordan belfort in a scene from\nthe wolf of wall street .\nthe wolf of wall street was originally going to be distributed by warner bros . studio .\nthe wolf of wall street grossed $ 400 million , but the wall street journal said there aren\u2019t indications of any of it being returned to the fund or to malaysia .\nprosecutors have moved to seize red granite films\u2019 rights to the wolf of wall street and the 1994 film dumb and dumber .\njonah hill as donnie azoff in in a scene from ' the wolf of wall street . 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[ 82 ]\n, \u201creal life hasn\u2019t punished jordan belfort . so why should the wolf of wall street ? \u201d\nleonardo dicaprio portrays jordan belfort in martin scorsese ' s\nthe wolf of wall street .\nno animals were harmed in the making of this film ? friends of animals doesn\u2019t buy \u201c the wolf of wall street \u2019s\u201d end credits .\n\u201cthe wolf of wall street\u201d is an x - ray of the ubiquitous and the inadmissible . it lends new meaning\nnothing is official yet , but multiple outlets are reporting martin scorsese \u2018s upcoming film the wolf of wall street is highly unlikely to hit its november 15 , 2013 release date .\nat that length , wolf of wall street has the distinction of being scorsese ' s longest film , beating casino by a minute .\nwsj said ' the wolf of wall street ' helped establish red granite as a player in hollywood .\nthe wolf of wall street is a magnificent black comedy : fast , funny , and remarkably filthy .\n' wolf of wall street ' whimpers , ' hobbit 2 ' wins at the box . . .\nparamount has had a blast minting \u201cfun coupons\u201d for \u201cwolf of wall street\u201d at the domestic box office .\njordan belfort ( left ) is portrayed by leonardo dicaprio in\nthe wolf of wall street .\nmartin scorsese unleashed his latest , the wolf of wall street , on unsuspecting audience members christmas day .\nthe soundtrack to the wolf of wall street features both original as well as existing music tracks , and was released on december 17 , 2013 for digital download .\nleonardo dicaprio has voluntarily surrendered an oscar and he could lose his $ 33 million ( $ us25 million ) salary from the 2013 film the wolf of wall street in a fraud scandal .\njordan belfort , the subject of\nthe wolf of wall street ,\ngrew up in bay terrace , queens .\nthe wolf of wall street is a crime drama about an ambitious young stockbroker based on the autobiography of jordan belfort .\nthe original wolf of wall street claims that\nleo got sucked in\nto the corruption scandal now engulfing the hit 2013 film , but says he\nknew it , it was obvious .\nthe wolf of wall street , directed by martin scorsese . paramount . not yet rated . november 15 .\nleonardo dicaprio plays jordan belfort in the wolf of wall street , from paramount pictures and red granite pictures .\nbut jonah hill ? he\u2019s judging his guy , donnie azoff , a real - life wall street bottom - feeder and scene stealer in \u201cthe wolf of wall street . \u201d\nfeds want ' wolf of wall street ' profits as part of $ 3 . 5 billion fraud allegations\nbelfort also discussed the now - notorious cannes party in 2011 where red granite announced the wolf of wall street .\npro video film & distribution kft . ( 2013 ) ( hungary ) ( theatrical )\n\u201cfunds that originated with 1mdb made their way into real estate in new york city and los angeles worth tens of millions of dollars and the funding of the 2013 film \u2018the wolf of wall street , ' \u201d the journal wrote .\nwolf of wall street : true story ? jordan belfort and other real people in dicaprio , scorsese movie .\nmartin scorsese\u2019s \u2018the wolf of wall street\u2019 has been banned or censored in several foreign markets , including in kenya .\nleonardo dicaprio as jordan belfort in\nthe wolf of wall street .\n( mary cybulski / paramount pictures )\nto read the full\nwolf of wall street\npetition , head over to peta ' s official website .\ndecember 25th , 2013 ( wide ) ( france ) december 25th , 2013 ( wide ) ( switzerland ) december 26th , 2013 ( wide ) ( croatia ) december 26th , 2013 ( wide ) ( greece ) december 26th , 2013 ( wide ) ( hungary ) . . . show all releases\njonah hill says he was paid $ 60 , 000 for his role in the oscar - nominated film\nthe wolf of wall street .\nthe wolf of wall street is a story rife with corruption . the story is based on real - life wall street broker jordan belfort , who made millions of dollars by bilking wealthy investors .\nit looks like the wolf of wall street is going to make it in time for the oscar party after all .\na breakthrough performance by margot robbie has helped the wolf of wall street ' s fortunes at the australian box office .\ninvestigators in two countries believe that us $ 155 million ( rm603 million ) from 1mdb went to production company red granite pictures to make the 2013 hit movie \u2018the wolf of wall street\u2019 , according to a wall street journal ( wsj ) report .\ncatching the wolf of wall street includes more of belfort ' s outrageous stories that were not included in his first book .\nthe wolf of wall street howls at a moon hanging high above an atavistic america . this cinematic . . . more\nthis film is set on wall street in the past . what does it say about the world today ?\nleonardo dicaprio and martin scorsese in paris at the film ' s french premiere , december 2013 .\nleonardo dicaprio hosted a star - studded charity gala on the french riviera just hours after the feds filed suit for all future profits from his 2013 film \u201cthe wolf of wall . . .\nthe wolf of wall street has another record to add to its title as the most profane major movie to come out of hollywood .\nleonardo dicaprio , jon bernthal , jonah hill , margot robbie , and pure decadence star in the wolf of wall street .\nwolf of wall street sets f - word record ? we counted every last f - bomb in the martin scorsese movie .\nparty animal \u2026 leonardo dicaprio in the wolf of wall street . photograph : allstar / paramount pictures / sportsphoto ltd / allstar\nwe ' ll let you know when / if paramount officially sets the wolf of wall street for a new release date .\nmartin scorsese ' s latest big screen release the wolf of wall street has set a new guinness world records record title for most swearing in one film .\nparamount has had a blast minting \u201cfun coupons\u201d for \u201cwolf of wall street\u201d at the domestic box office . marking the fourth oscar - nominated best picture nominee from 2013 to reach nine figures , paramount\u2019s \u201cthe wolf of wall street\u201d is poised to cross $ 100 million through wednesday . pic\u2019s stateside cume currently stands at $ 99 . 5 million . \u201cwolf\u201d is [ \u2026 ]\nthe wolf of wall street is in cinemas on 17 january . there is a preview screening at bfi southbank on 15 january .\naccording to distributor roadshow , the wolf of wall street has also become scorsese ' s most successful movie at the australian box office .\nthe wolf of wall street was not distributed in malaysia , since the content was too racy to allow distribution there without severe editing .\nthe wolf of wall street producers riza aziz , joey mcfarland and jho low at the new york city premiere . picture : michael loccisano\nthe dvd version of the wolf of wall street will be an extra hour long with more swearing and sex scenes , it has been revealed .\nhollywood star leonardo dicaprio has been cooperating with u . s . authorities investigating whether money embezzled from a malaysian government fund was used to finance the actor ' s 2013 film\nthe wolf of wall street .\nphoto : european pressphoto agency\nfor more on\nthe wolf of wall street ,\nhead to thr and hitfix . scorsese ' s film is still set for release on nov . 15 .\nwhile inflation and higher ticket prices make comparisons murky , the wolf of wall street has set a new benchmark is just two weeks .\n\u201cthe wolf of wall street\u201d is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . naked women , naked greed .\nberlin \u2013 martin scorsese ' s the wolf of wall street has become the prolific filmmaker ' s top - grossing film at the worldwide box office , not accounting for inflation .\nthe real life inspirations behind the upcoming film\nthe wolf of wall street\nlived extravagant lives that consisted of drugs , parties and exotic travels that would make a rock star blush .\nthe wolf of wall street does not quite have the subtlety and richness of scorsese ' s very best work , but what an incredibly exhilarating film : a deafening and sustained howl of depravity .\nrodrigo prieto , asc , amc and martin scorsese discuss their approach to the wolf of wall street , the true story of a stockbrocker run amok .\n5th place . tied with joel coen and ethan coen for inside llewyn davis ( 2013 ) and claire denis for les salauds ( 2013 ) .\nthe suit says red granite bankrolled \u201cthe wolf of wall street\u201d with 1mdb funds funneled into a swiss bank account held in the name of good star limited .\nthe dvd version of the wolf of wall street will feature another hour ' s worth of explicit sex scenes and f - bombs , it was revealed today .\njonah hill made just $ 60k for ' wolf of wall street ' oscar nominee reveals his drastic pay cut for scorsese film . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nleonardo dicaprio has voluntarily surrendered an oscar but could lose his $ 25 million salary from the wolf of wall street in a fraud scandal .\nin one of the biggest asset seizures in u . s . history , federal prosecutors are expected to file civil lawsuits against \u201c the wolf of wall street \u201d producer and financier red granite pictures , the wall street journal reported late tuesday .\nher outspoken comments came after a man once employed by the real wolf of wall street revealed just what working at the dodgy long island firm stratton oakmont described in the film was like .\nproducer of the film\nthe wolf of wall street\nriza aziz arrives at the 25th annual producers guild of america awards in beverly hills , california january 19 , 2014 . reuters / fred prouser / files\nthe film theory in practice series fills a gaping hole in the world of film theory . by marrying the explanation of a film theory with the interpretation of a film , the volumes provide discrete examples of how film theory can serve as the basis for textual analysis . fredric jameson and the wolf of wall street offers a concise introduction to jameson in jargon - free language and shows how his marxist theories can be deployed to interpret martin scorsese ' s critically acclaimed 2013 film the wolf of wall street . beginning with a detailed account of jameson ' s extensive writings on marxist theory and how they have been deployed in the analysis of film writings , clint burnham then illustrates how jameson ' s theory can help to make sense of the wolf of wall street , a film that shows in all its glory the excesses , lunacies , and inner workings of 1990s finance capitalism . as jameson has influentially argued , films like the wolf of wall street are both complicit in and critical of their historical subject : scorsese ' s film is not about the richest stockbrokers , but the long island penny traders who made it big . as a narrative of american success , it is also a film about failure . clint burnham ' s reading of jameson and the wolf of wall street is a book about a contemporary film , and contemporary events , and contemporary theory .\nex wife of former wolf of wall st . reveals what it was like to be married to danny porush\nin the conference room , the main characters sing\none of us\n, a reference to the 1932 movie\nfreaks\n. olga baclanova was the lead actress in that film and in the 1929 film\nthe wolf of wall street\n.\nin addition to \u201cwolf of wall street , \u201d red granite produced \u201cdumber and dumber to , \u201d \u201cdaddy\u2019s home , \u201d and \u201cout of the furnace . \u201d\ndespite the sex and profanity the wolf of wall street is close to banking $ 200m worldwide - an astonishing success for an r - rated movie .\n3 ) the wolf of wall street , martin scorsese . more when the embargo lifts . one thing : it is really not a goodfellas retread .\n\u201cthe wolf of wall street\u201d didn\u2019t just tell the story of a crooked stockbroker who scammed millions of dollars that he blew on drugs and hookers \u2014 the leonardo dicaprio . . .\na us animal rights group is calling for a boycott of the new martin scorsese film the wolf of wall street , over scenes in which star leonardo dicaprio is seen acting alongside a rollerskating chimpanzee .\nmoreover , a new wolf of wall street trailer was recently classified , which suggests it should be dropping online in the near future ( i . e . in order to promote the movie in time for a 2013 premiere ) .\naziz runs the hollywood production company red granite pictures , which funded and produced the 2013 leonardo dicaprio hit the wolf of wall street . in a letter to the guardian earlier this year , the company denied there was anything improper in its dealings .\ndicaprio\u2019s appian way banner was also a producer on the \u201cwolf of wall street , \u201d which tells the story of wall street criminal and ex - banker jordan belfort , though neither appian way nor scorsese are subjects of the f . b . i . \u2019s investigation .\njonah hill told howard stern that he made only $ 60 , 000 for nearly a year of work on martin scorsese ' s the wolf of wall street .\nthe real\nwolf of wall street\nsays he ' s trying to give back , but he ' s got a long way to go .\nin its new home , wolf of wall street goes up against the secret life of walter mitty , 47 ronin , grudge match and the justin bieber documentary believe .\nwatch the wolf of wall street movie trailer . also , view jordan belfort interviews and home video footage of him speaking at a stratton oakmont party in the 1990s .\nus prosectors are seeking royalties from the wolf of wall street film which they say was made with money stolen from malaysian taxpayers photograph : allstar / paramount pictures / sportsphoto ltd . / allstar\nthe wolf of wall street is about stolen money and international scandal , but in a strange , layered twist , authorities say the film may have been backed by stolen money and international scandal .\nwatch a clip from the martin scorsese film\nthe wolf of wall street\nfeaturing a scene with jonah hill and leonardo dicaprio as jordan belfort . ( photo / video : paramount pictures )\nthose assets included rights to\nthe wolf of wall street ,\nthe hit 2013 martin scorsese film starring leonardo dicaprio . the government had also sought rights to two comedies red granite co - produced :\ndumb and dumber to\nand\ndaddy ' s home .\nfrozen : 29 . 919 million ( disney , nov . 27 , 2013 )\nblue jasmine , cate blanchett , 2013 . \u00a9sony pictures classics / courtesy everett collection\ngravity , sandra bullock , 2013 . \u00a9warner bros . pictures / courtesy everett collection\ni laughed more during the wolf of wall street than i did during any of 2013 ' s\npure\ncomedies . maybe that ' s an indication that my warped sense of humor is a match for scorsese ' s sensibilities . this is an example of what a supremely talented actor can do under the auspices of one of the best working directors . some things in the wolf of wall street will undoubtedly offend more sensitive movie - goers but that goes with the territory for scorsese . the wolf of wall street crackles with energy and justifies its length , offering three of the most riveting hours available this holiday season .\nthe studio\u2019s oscar - nominated film \u201cthe wolf of wall street\u201d from director martin scorsese is the first major studio film that was released all digitally , according to theater industry executives who were briefed on the plans but not authorized to speak about them .\nan animal rights group is calling for a boycott of martin scorsese ' s upcoming film , the wolf of wall street , because it features a chimpanzee in a suit roller - skating through an office .\n3 )\nthe wolf of wall street\nmore on this to come soon . one thing : it is really not a\ngoodfellas\nretread .\n\u2018the wolf of wall street\u2019 went on to make about us $ 400 million at the box office and was nominated for five academy awards , including best picture .\njoel and ethan coen on inside llewyn davis , steve mcqueen on 12 years a slave , scorsese\u2019s the wolf of wall street , altman\u2019s the long . . .\ntell us , have you seen the wolf of wall street yet ? if so , did the profanity bother you ? let us know in the comments section below .\ndrugs , prostitutes , crashed helicopters \u2014 the debauchery in the wolf of wall street is so outlandish that audiences might leave the theater thinking director martin scorsese took plenty of creative license in telling the story of jordan belfort , a new york stock broker who conned his way to earning hundreds of millions in the 1990s . but scorsese\u2019s film closely follows belfort\u2019s own memoir , also titled the wolf of wall street .\nthe official trailer for ' the wolf of wall street ' shows debauched parties in the offices of stratton oakmont , but jon porush insists that on his visits there as a child , ' it looked no different than a typical wall street office . ' ( paramont pictures )\ninitially , the classification and ratings administration board indicated that wolf of wall street , starring leonardo dicaprio as disgraced wall street broker and hedonistic party boy jordan belfort , was destined for the more restrictive rating because of abundant , explicit sex ( not to mention drugs ) .\nmartin scorsese is looking to direct leonardo dicaprio in the film adaptation of jordan belfort\u2019s upcoming tell - all autobiography \u201cthe wolf of wall street\u201d for warner bros . pictures , with \u201cthe sopranos\u201d scribe terence winter aboard to write .\nred granite films , which funded and owns the rights to the wolf of wall street and the 1994 film dumb and dumber , allegedly used money meant for malaysia\u2019s economic development fund , 1 malaysia development fund .\ncontinuing our daily series that looks ahead to the key movies of the 2014 awards season . next up : leonardo dicaprio ' s back with martin scorsese for the wolf of wall street\ndecember 9 , 2013 \u2013 the american film institute ( afi ) today announced the official selections of afi awards 2013 \u2013 10 outstanding films and 10 outstanding television programs deemed culturally and artistically representative of the year ' s most significant achievements in the art of the moving image .\nnow , in an interview with hitfix , dicaprio himself has commented on the controversy surrounding the wolf of wall street . here ' s what he had to say :\nmarking the fourth oscar - nominated best picture nominee from 2013 to reach nine figures , paramount \u2019s \u201c the wolf of wall street \u201d is poised to cross $ 100 million through wednesday . pic\u2019s stateside cume currently stands at $ 99 . 5 million .\ngood film , dicaprio was great as usual . the film was very long though !\nlone survivor : 19 . 130 million ( universal , dec . 25 , 2013 )\nposted by : chris l . | december 12 , 2013 at 06 : 20 pm\nriza and los angeles - based red granite pictures were little known in hollywood before putting up the bulk of the cash for \u201cthe wolf of wall street . \u201d according to urltoken the film had a production budget of about $ 100 million .\npersonally , i could not be more excited for the wolf of the wall street . scorsese never disappoints , and with the film\u2019s incredible cast , i feel confident in calling this wild , hedonistic epic the event of the holiday season .\nleonardo dicaprio ' s iconic portrayal of excessive wall street player jordan belfort takes a turn . . . more\nfor his scope of work ranging from his comedic performances and more dramatic fare such as his academy award\u00ae nominated role in\nmoneyball\nto the upcoming highly - anticipated scorsese film\nthe wolf of wall street .\nin the most potent and provocative year at the multiplex in recent memory , 2013 stretches the boundaries of film . here & apos ; s the top 10 .\nthe second trailer for the martin scorsese movie the wolf of wall street , based on the autobiography of the same name by jordan belfort . the movie stars leonardo dicaprio , matthew mcconaughey and jonah hill .\nsome of the money to make \u201cthe wolf of wall street\u201d was allegedly laundered from a scandal - hit malaysian firm . urltoken \u2014 gma news ( @ gmanews ) april 2 , 2016\nit\u2019s not the only drama \u201cwolf of wall street\u201d is facing the paramount drama this past year . in january , a judge ordered dicaprio to give a deposition in a civil lawsuit over the portrayal of one of the film\u2019s real - life bankers .\nof course the best movie of 2013 gets a bare - bones release and no steelbook in the us while the uk does .\nwith the wolf of wall street \u2013 martin scorsese\u2019s epic tale of stockbroker excess \u2013 soon to be unleashed in cinemas , we\u2019ve picked out 10 more blue - chip money movies .\ndicaprio went on to say that the divisive reaction to the wolf of wall street is , at least in part , due to scorsese ' s specific approach to the material .\none of three jonah hill movies in consecutive years with street in the title , coming between 21 jump street ( 2012 ) and 22 jump street ( 2014 ) .\ndirector martin scorsese ' s the wolf street of wall street has garnered an r rating - - instead of the dreaded nc - 17 - - after the filmmaker agreed to trim certain nudity and sex scenes , insiders confirm to the hollywood reporter .\nthe film marks a change in film history when paramount became the first major studio to distribute movies to theaters in digital format , eliminating 35mm film entirely . anchorman 2 : the legend continues was the last paramount production to include a 35mm film version , while the wolf of wall street was the first major movie distributed entirely digitally . [ 61 ] [ 62 ]\n\u201cthe wolf of wall street\u201d spent six years in development hell due to its salacious , r - rated subject matter before it was finally green - lighted by a virtually unknown production company , red granite pictures , which footed almost all the costs , the wall street journal reported .\nin \u201cwolf of wall street\u201d dicaprio would play belfort , a long island penny stockbroker who served 20 months in prison for refusing to cooperate in a massive 1990s securities fraud case that involved widespread corruption on wall street and in the corporate banking world , including mob infiltration .\nsome of the items seized were given to decaprio to sell in a charity auction to raise money for the actor\u2019s environmental foundation . his salary for the wolf of wall street is also at risk as he was a producer on the film .\ntime fact - checks the movie against belfort\u2019s books ( he also wrote a sequel entitled catching the wolf of wall street ) and a series of forbes articles that have followed belfort\u2019s scheming .\nbased on jordan belfort ' s memoir of the same name ,\nthe wolf of wall street\nfocuses on wall street excess run amok , something the film ' s expert first trailer , released all the way back in june , showcased with much aplomb ( and a little kanye west ) . leonardo dicaprio , jonah hill and matthew mcconaughey are among the film ' s many stars .\ncritical and popular reaction to the wolf of wall street has been wide - ranging and passionate , by turns rhapsodic and malicious . the film has made \u2014 and topped \u2014 numerous \u201cbest of 2013\u201d lists and enjoys a 76 % positive rating on review aggregator rotten tomatoes . nominated for five oscars , including best picture , the film has also garnered an ardent posse of detractors who declaim the film\u2019s amorality and decadence . the new yorker \u2019s richard brody named it the best film of 2013 , wrote two articles about it ( \u201c the wild , brilliant wolf of wall street \u201d and \u201c the lasting power of wolf of wall street \u201d ) , praising the film as scorsese\u2019s best and nothing less than one of cinema\u2019s great masterworks , lavishing on it a level of adulation nearly as extravagant as the film itself ( he manages to describe it as \u201colympian\u201d in both articles ) . writing for the same publication , david denby , in the best review i\u2019ve read of the film , calls it \u201cmonotonous in the way that all burlesque becomes monotonous after a while . \u201d joe morgenstern of the wall street journal \u201ccouldn ' t wait for the hollow spectacle to end . \u201d internet film criticism magnate matt zoller seitz \u201ccould imagine watching these cackling swine for five hours , or ten , while still finding them fascinating . \u201d\nthe actor and environmentalist leonardo dicaprio is being urged to repay donations connected to the malaysian fund that backed his hit film the wolf of wall street and is now subject to a us justice department investigation and asset seizure effort .\nfor starters the wolf of wall street is now the only major motion picture to use the word \u201cfuck\u201d 506 times . this beats spike lee\u2019s 1999 thriller summer of sam , which previously held the record with 435 uses of the word . the only movie to use the word \u201cfuck\u201d more than the wolf of wall street is a documentary which coincidentally is about the word \u201cfuck\u201d titled\u2026 you guessed it , fuck .\ngravity : 29 . 357 million ( warner bros . , oct . 4 , 2013 )\n\u201cwolf of wall street , \u201d from producer red granite pictures , is based on jordan belfort\u2019s memoir recounting his time in the \u201990s as a stock swindler . the film stars leonardo dicaprio , matthew mcconaughey and jonah hill .\nthe wolf of wall street is doing terribly\u2014it earned a c rating on cinemascore , meaning audiences liked it less than everything else currently in theaters , including walking with dinosaurs .\naustralian actor margot robbie as naomi lapaglia and leonardo dicaprio ( jordan belfort ) in a scene from the wolf of wall street . picture : paramount pictures / red granite pictures\nex wife of former wolf of wall st . reveals what it was like to be married to danny porush | daily mail online\nmore than $ 100 million of the loot also allegedly went to produce \u201cthe wolf of wall street , \u201d which has raked in more than $ 392 million in ticket sales worldwide . it is director martin scor\u00adsese\u2019s highest - grossing film .\ndo you think the wolf of wall street promotes the lifestyle it features so prominently , or is the film , as dicaprio says , intended to be viewed as a more satirical social commentary ? sound off in the comments section below .\nred granite pictures , the\nwolf of wall street\nfilm financier and production company that was ensnared in a federal corruption investigation more than a year ago , has reached a settlement with the u . s . government .\noscar - winning american actor leonardo dicaprio has starred in such features as ' titanic , ' ' the aviator , ' ' the wolf of wall street ' and ' the revenant . '\nthe book . . . is a distant relative of the truth , and the film is a distant relative of the book . - danny porush , mother jones , december 10 , 2013\nlater , during the filming of \u2018the wolf of wall street\u2019 , while celebrating dicaprio\u2019s birthday , wsj said the filmmakers gifted the star with marlon brando\u2019s 1955 oscar statuette for best actor in ' on the waterfront ' .\nold - school scorsese style and an unhinged leonardo dicaprio juice a cynical tale of wall street bad boys behaving badly .\nthe film company that made the wolf of wall street and was co - founded by the malaysian prime minister\u2019s stepson has settled a civil lawsuit brought by the us government to seize assets allegedly bought with money stolen from a malaysian state fund .\naccording to wsj ' s report , the fbi also issued subpoenas to a bank and an accounting firm , which red granite used . red granite is the producer of \u201cthe wolf of wall street\u201d movie .\n( 2013 ) \u2013 tracklist , all songs played in the movie \u2013 playlist and who sings them .\n\u201ca film like \u2018wolf of wall street\u2019 with dicaprio and scorsese is an evergreen property and it could easily make another $ 100 million in the near future , \u201d said jeff bock , senior box office analyst at exhibitor relations .\nshowbiz 411 is reporting that scorsese and his wolf of wall street editor thelma schoonmaker ( the director ' s frequent collaborator since they worked together on who ' s that knocking at my door in 1967 ) are working hard to cut down the current three - hour long version of the film , before scorsese departs to serve as the jury president at the 2013 marrakech international film festival during the last week of this november .\nthere aren\u2019t many directors who are worthy of the notoriety of martin scorsese . the list of awards and the mark he has made on pop culture is remarkable ; as such the wolf of wall street is sure to add to his list of accolades .\namerican hustle : 23 . 143 million ( sony / columbia , dec . 13 , 2013 )\ncaptain phillips : 19 . 817 million ( sony / columbia , oct . 11 , 2013 )\nwith a confirmed 179 - minute runtime , scorsese will certainly have plenty of time to explore belfort\u2019s crazy , epicurean lifestyle . the wolf of wall street is the director\u2019s longest effort yet , beating out casino by one minute . critics will have a chance to see the film this weekend at a screening for guild members , though the rest of us will have to wait almost a month to see how the wolf of wall street ended up after the cuts .\nin one of the biggest asset seizures in u . s . history , federal prosecutors are expected to file civil lawsuits against \u201cthe wolf of wall street\u201d producer and financier red granite pictures , the wall street journal reported late tuesday . billions of dollars were allegedly drained out of a malaysian government fund since it launched in 2009 . the [ \u2026 ]\nthe hobbit : the desolation of smaug : 27 . 627 million ( warner bros . , dec . 13 , 2013 )\nthe wolf of wall street premiered in new york city on december 17 , 2013 , and was released in the united states on december 25 , 2013 , distributed by paramount pictures . the film was the first to be released entirely through digital distribution . it was a major commercial success , grossing more than $ 392 million worldwide during its original theatrical run to become scorsese ' s highest - grossing film and the 17th - highest - grossing film of 2013 . [ 4 ] the film was controversial for its morally ambiguous depiction of events , explicit sexual content , profanity , depiction of hard drug use and the use of animals during production . the film also caused controversy due to accusations that it was financed by illegally obtained funds from 1malaysia development berhad ( 1mdb ) . [ 5 ] [ 6 ]\none of the most memorable scenes in \u201cthe wolf of wall street\u201d features dicaprio \u2014 portraying real - life stock fraudster jordan belfort \u2014 being questioned by fbi agents aboard a yacht docked off battery park city .\npeter travers of rolling stone magazine named the wolf of wall street as the third best film of 2013 , behind 12 years a slave and gravity at numbers one and two , respectively . the movie was chosen as one of the top ten films of the year by the american film institute . [ 73 ] mick lasalle of the san francisco chronicle said\nit is the best and most enjoyable american film to be released this year .\n[ 74 ] the chicago sun - times ' s richard roeper gave the film a\nb +\nscore , saying the film was\ngood , not great scorsese\n. [ 75 ]\n\u201cthe wolf of wall street\u201d didn\u2019t just tell the story of a crooked stockbroker who scammed millions of dollars that he blew on drugs and hookers \u2014 the leonardo dicaprio movie was itself financed with stolen money , the feds charged wednesday .\nthe daughter of a man linked to the discredited financial schemes depicted in oscar - tipped drama the wolf of wall street has attacked the film ' s director , martin scorsese , and its star leonardo dicaprio , for glamorising a lifestyle of\nfun sexcapades and coke binges\n.\nthe wolf of wall street premiered at the ziegfeld theatre in new york city on december 17 , 2013 , [ 47 ] followed by a wide release on december 25 , 2013 . it was previously slated to be released on november 15 , 2013 , but the date was pushed back after film cuts were made to reduce the run time . [ 48 ] on october 22 , 2013 , it was reported that the film was set for a christmas 2013 release . [ 49 ] paramount officially confirmed the christmas day 2013 release date on october 29 , 2013 , with a running time of 165 minutes . [ 9 ] [ 50 ] on november 25 , 2013 , the length was announced to be 179 minutes . [ 51 ] it was officially rated r for\nsequences of strong sexual content , graphic nudity , drug use and language throughout , and for some violence\n. [ 52 ] scorsese had to edit sexual content and nudity to avoid an nc - 17 rating . [ 53 ] by different counts , the film contains between 506 and 569 uses of the word\nfuck\n, [ 54 ] [ 55 ] and currently holds the record for the most uses of the word in a mainstream non - documentary film . [ 56 ] [ 57 ] [ 58 ]\nas such , it ' s looking more and more likely that paramount will move jack ryan : shadow recruit back to 2014 and let wolf of wall street takes its christmas day 2013 release date . such a date exchange is something that has been anticipated since the initial reports about wolf of wall street making slow progress in the editing room - with additional evidence having been provided shortly thereafter , by the recently - unveiled jack ryan poster / trailer ' s lack of an official release date .\nwhen the wolf of wall street last year became engulfed in the multibillion - dollar malaysian corruption scandal , the irony of a film about a major real - life financial fraud allegedly being funded by another wasn ' t lost on anyone , least of all its original author .\ni urge each and every human being in america not to support this film , because if you do , you ' re simply continuing to feed the wolves of wall street .\n' hobbit , ' ' frozen ' top ' wolf , ' ' mitty ' on final weekend of 2013 . . . click here to read the full report > > >\nfollowing months of speculation on whether it would make it in time for the 2013 oscar race , martin scorsese\u2019s \u201cthe wolf of wall street\u201d finally started screenings for guilds over the weekend , beginning with a saturday afternoon show for sag nominating committee . and the response was as boisterous and wild as the ride on which [ \u2026 ]\nthe lawsuits aim to seize the proceeds from the 2013 film . now back in the spotlight , the rollicking tale of drugs , sex and money laundering should make tens of millions of dollars more , industry analysts said .\nthis film image released by paramount pictures shows leonardo dicaprio as jordan belfort in a scene from\nthe wolf of wall street .\nthe film was nominated for a golden globe for best motion picture , musical or comedy on thursday , dec . 12 , 2013 . the 71st annual golden globes will air on sunday , jan . 12 . ( ap photo / paramount pictures , mary cybulski )\nthe hunger games : catching fire : 23 . 543 million ( lionsgate , nov . 22 , 2013 )\nor , put more simply , why exactly did people seem to dislike \u201cthe wolf of wall street , \u201d martin scorsese\u2019s jamboree of sex , drugs and money that opened on , gulp , christmas day .\nmartin scorsese ' s\nthe wolf of wall street\nmay be receiving major hype with its star - studded cast and early whispers of oscar buzz , but one group that does not stand behind the upcoming film is people for the ethical treatment of animals ( peta ) .\nan hd documentary series examining the extreme power and intense competition that defines wall street , seen through the eyes of those who thrive there .\n12 years a slave : 23 . 653 million ( fox searchlight , oct . 18 , 2013 )\nthe wolf of wall street has emerged as an awards - season contender , and already has two golden globes nominations in the bag . but the film has been hit with a raft of negative publicity in recent weeks amid suggestions it could be too controversial to win the hearts of older oscars voters . dicaprio and scorsese have faced criticism from an animal rights group concerned about the use of a live chimp in one of the scenes of wall street excess .\ndespite having the power team of leo dicaprio and martin scorsese at the helm , the 2013 film wasn\u2019t having much luck finding backers . according to the wall street journal , it took more than six years to shoot , because production companies were hesitant to take a risk on the heavily r - rated content .\nthe wolf of wall street\u201d would seem an unlikely choice for an all - digital wide release given that movie was partially shot on film and that scorsese is a a passionate advocate for film preservation . what ' s more , he directed a movie that was a homage to the early days of film , the 2011 3 - d movie\nhugo .\nin 2016 , the film was ranked # 78 on the bbc ' s 100 greatest films of the 21st century list . [ 80 ] in june 2017 , richard brody of the new yorker named the wolf of wall street as the 2nd best film of the 21st century so far , behind jean - luc godard ' s in praise of love ( 2001 ) . [ 81 ]\ndespite being virtually unknown , red granite raised us $ 100 million to make \u2018the wolf of wall street\u2019 , a sex and drug - fuelled story of a penny - stock swindler starring hollywood actor leonardo dicaprio .\nthe film opens with a stratton oakmont advertisement hosted by jordan belfort . the film title appears only at the ending .\ncritics have accused the best picture contender of being a reckless celebration of excess . it ' s actually one of the most scathing critiques of wall street that hollywood ' s ever produced .\nthor : the dark world : 25 . 749 million ( disney / marvel , nov . 8 , 2013 )\nthese days , bay terrace is a graying ghost town , as kids have grown up and moved on . but an influx of korean families is breathing new life into the neighborhood that spawned the wolf of wall street .\nthe acronym is , appropriately , wows . the wolf of wall street is a film of yuppie pastels in the bright light of the world\u2019s vacation spots , so crisp as to seem slightly unreal . it\u2019s three hours of wall - to - wall bunga - bunga partying , with orgiastic excess that evokes jay - z\u2019s \u2018 big pimpin\u2019 \u2019 music video , bob guccione , john casablancas , von stroheim and cecil b . demille .\nbaz luhrmann\u2019s the great gatsby might only be the second - most wild , decadent party of 2013 , if recent news about martin scorsese\u2019s upcoming the wolf of wall street is to be believed . the film , which will arrive this christmas , was recently forced to make some cuts to avoid being slapped with an nc - 17 rating for excessive sex and nudity , according to the hollywood reporter .\nupdated : insiders also confirm that martin scorsese ' s film - - starring leonardo dicaprio - - runs a minute shy of three hours , making it the longest movie of the 2013 christmas season .\nthe wolf of wall street\nhas a similar freneticism , a fluidity of camera movement and a dark comic sensibility that lets you know that , funny though it is , this can ' t end well .\n, earning north of $ 9 million on christmas day , those lured to the cinemas by the promise of dicaprio and scorsese bombarding wall street are leaving disappointed .\nno animals were harmed in the making of this film ? friends of animals doesn\u2019t buy \u201cthe wolf of wall street\u2019s\u201d end credits . the animal rights group has organized a boycott against martin scorsese\u2019s drama for the use of a chimpanzee in one of its earlier scenes . the primate , who plays leonardo dicaprio\u2019s pet , roller skates [ \u2026 ]\nbased on the memoir of jordan belfort , the film follows belfort ( leonardo dicaprio ) from his early days on wall street in 1987 through his indictment in 1998 for securities fraud and money laundering .\nthe market is closed on monday , but that doesn ' t mean you have to take a day off from your love of wall street ( obviously ) . in the annals of hollywood , wall street has not been treated very kindly . they halls of finance are usually portrayed as places of shiny excesses and dark hearts . here are the best films that feature wall street , finance , banks , stock market , scams and money .\n8 . david rees\u2019s \u201c top 10 trends of 2013 . \u201d no one limns trends like david rees . no one .\nstudios traditionally save their most artistically - promising movies for release until the last three months of the year ( a . k . a . awards season ) , and 2013 is no different than any other year , in that respect . director martin scorsese and screenwriter terence winter - collaborators on the pilot episode for hbo ' s boardwalk empire tv series ( created by winter and produced by scorsese ) - teamed for a true story - based examination of 1990s wall street , titled the wolf of wall street , which has been slated to be a major competitor in the 2013 awards derby for some time now .\non new year\u2019s eve 2012 , revellers celebrated the arrival of 2013 in australia and then flew to las vegas on a rented jetliner in time to celebrate it again . the party was reported to have included the two malaysians , aziz and low , dicaprio and his wolf of wall street co - star jonah hill , and the actor and singer jamie foxx .\nthe wolf of wall street chronicles the rise and fall of jordan belfort , a stockbroker and founder of pump and dump long island firm stratton oakmont , who made a fortune in the nineties only to end up in jail for securities fraud and money laundering .\ndicaprio again joined forces with scorsese in the 2013 drama the wolf of wall street , based on the memoir by jordan belfort , who gained notoriety for defrauding investors while lining his own pockets in the 1990s . dicaprio & apos ; s portrayal of belfort earned him a golden globe for best actor , along with academy award nominations for best actor and best picture . jonah hill and matthew mcconaughey also starred in the film .\n\u201che has also returned an oscar originally won by marlon brando , which was given to mr . dicaprio as a set gift by red granite to thank him for his work on the wolf of wall street . \u201d\nleonardo dicaprio ' s iconic portrayal of excessive wall street player jordan belfort takes a turn for the insane when he takes his lamborghini for a spin .\nhit the jump for more . the wolf of wall street will be released on blu - ray and dvd in the spring . [ update : unfortunately , paramount and red granite pictures have informed us that the home video release of the wolf of wall street will be the same cut that was in theaters , meaning the four - hour cut will not be included on the blu - ray . it\u2019s sad news but not entirely surprising given that scorsese isn\u2019t known for releasing alternate cuts of his films . ]"]}
{"id": 115029, "summary": [{"text": "tales of vesperia : the first strike ( japanese : \u30c6\u30a4\u30eb\u30ba \u30aa\u30d6 \u30f4\u30a7\u30b9\u30da\u30ea\u30a2 \u301c the first strike \u301c hepburn : teiruzu obu vesuperia ~ the first strike ~ ) is a 2009 japanese animated film by production i.g .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it is directed by kanta kamei and written by reiko yoshida , featuring the voice talents of k\u014dsuke toriumi , mamoru miyano , mai nakahara , rika morinaga , and eiji takemoto .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film is the prequel to the namco tales studio 's role-playing game tales of vesperia and the first animated feature film in the tales series .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "tales of vesperia : the first strike revolves around the two knights , yuri lowell and flynn scifo , from the niren corps as they protect a town from monsters with their allies .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the project was led by kenta kamei who previously worked on the animated cutscenes from the tales games .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "he expressed pressure due to first strike being his debut as a director and also elaborated on how difficult was creating the storyboard .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "yoshida was given the role of screenwriter in order to appeal to the female fanbase the series has always had .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "it was released in japan on october 3 , 2009 , as a result of delays in production .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "kadokawa pictures distributed the film .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was released in north america on june 26 , 2012 , by funimation entertainment and in the united kingdom on december 3 , 2012 , on dvd and blu-ray by u.k. anime industry .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film grossed a total of us$ 941,610 in japan .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "its home media release had positive sales in japan , with the blu-ray being one of the bestselling from the year it was released .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "critical reception of the film has been generally positive for its accessibility to the non-gamers of tales of vesperia as well as the appeal of the main cast and the production value .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "nevertheless , it has also attracted criticism for its slow pace . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "tales of vesperia : the first strike", "paragraphs": ["tales of vesperia - first strike - on bd / dvd combo 6 . 26 . 12 - clip 1\ntales of vesperia : the first strike - movie available on bd / dvd combo 6 . 26 . 12 - clip 3\nurltoken\ntales of vesperia : the first strike , the movie prequel to the xbox 360 / ps3 game ' tales of vesperia ' , will be released on june 26 , 2012 in the us .\nwon ' t be the only country enjoying the tov movie . expect an english version of tales of vesperia ~ the first strike ~ movie , the prequel to the main game tales of vesperia , to be released next year courtesy of funimation .\nmarket - based title : the 2018 updated rerelease for current platforms is known as tales of vesperia remaster in japan and tales of vesperia : definite edition internationally .\ntales of vesperia film , new jinki manga titled . dated ( apr 7 , 2009 )\nthere is also a prequel movie \u2014 tales of vesperia : the first strike \u2014 which focuses on the brief period of time that both yuri and flynn were members of the same imperial knights brigade , the nylen corps .\ntales of vesperia : the first strike ( bd + dvd ) studio : production i . g licensed by : funimation release date : june 26 , 2012 msrp : $ 26 . 24\nhowever , while outright adaptations are rife , prequels and sequels to games are actually quite rare , and it ' s here where tales of vesperia ~ the first strike ~ separates itself from the horde .\nwhat is it ? first things first what is tales of vesperia : the first strike . well simply put its the prequel to the xbox 360 game tales of vesperia from the long running tales of franchise however more specifically its actually the prequel to the japanese exclusive ps3 version of the game which featured heavy tie ins with various members o the cast . that being said missing out on the ps3 version doesn\u2019t actually influence ones enjoyment of the movie what so ever as much of the tie in content is secondary to the story anyways .\ntales of vesperia : the first strike is the official name for the anime adaptation of tales of vesperia , which was released as an animated feature film in japan in autumn 2009 . it is the same season in which the playstation 3 port was released . the movie is a prequel to the game , depicting yuri ' s time as an imperial knight .\ntales of vesperia : the first strike will be released on june 26 , 2012 . it ' s currently up for pre - order at the right stuf for $ 20 , though the retail price is around $ 35 .\nwe reported last year that funimation will be releasing the english version of tales of vesperia : the first strike sometime this year in the form of a dvd / blu - ray combo release . the official release date for it has finally been confirmed today .\nthe other darrin : the dub of the first strike keeps the actors for the main duo but replaces the ones for everyone else that appears in the game .\nthere is also a prequel movie - - tales of vesperia : the first strike - - which focuses on the brief period of time that both yuri and flynn were members of the same imperial knights brigade , the nylen corps . this has recently been licensed by funimation .\ntwo of the fell arms , abyssion and nebilim , are named after the equivalent bonus bosses in tales of symphonia and tales of the abyss , respectively .\n: brave vesperia refers to the legend of the cataclysm and of how it was defeated .\nestelle christens the newborn guild of yuri , karol , and judith brave vesperia , one of the few times the tales series has pulled this trope .\nit goes without saying then that i was excited to catch the animated prequel tales of vesperia : the first strike . i wasn ' t expecting much beyond some tov fanservice , but what i ended up finding was a fantastic edition to the vesperia lore and a great stand alone film in its own right .\ntitle drop : unique among the tales series games , their guild name lets the title\nvesperia\nbe dropped repeatedly .\ntrue blue femininity : in her introduction in the game , as well as in the first strike , she ' s wearing blue .\nshock and awe : havoc thunder spikes the ground with a ligthning enhanced strike .\npick this one up if you ' re a serious tales of vesperia fan or you just a dig a good fantasy romp .\ncontent : ( please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers ) based off one of the games in the long running \u201ctales\u201d videogame franchise , tales of vesperia : the first strike is an animated feature that is set in the time before the vesperia game and which serves as a prologue to many of the characters who feature prominently in that game as it examines the life yuri lowell lead and his connection to flynn before the events depicted in the video game .\nperhaps the most surprising thing about the first strike is how accessible it is to viewers who have never played tales of vesperia . both yuri and flynn receive full arcs of development that get them to where they need to be by the start of the game . the film doesn ' t assume you know who either of these two men are and does an impressive job of defining their relationship and opposing views of the imperial guard . estelle , rita and raven from tales of vesperia all make brief cameos but they ' re not intrusive , serving as painless fanservice for veterans of the game . the end credits are also a neat bit of fanservice that actually made me want to go back to my ps3 copy of tales of vesperia . the first strike tells a simple but effective story , only really stumbling in its climactic battle which feels somewhat like an afterthought .\n: teaches himself how to do a fatal strike after seeing clint do it .\nscrew my life . i thought this was a ,\ntales of vesperia comes to ps3 in america\narticle . i almost had a heart attack of epic proportions . tales of graces f is amazing ; we need xillia !\nthe original tales of vesperia , released in 2008 on the xbox 360 , was something of a break through for the current generation . in many ways one of the first big jrpgs to hit an hd console , vesperia got a lot of things correct . despite being the first hd tales game , it has yet to be visually surpassed within its own series . the main character , yuri , was also something of a revelation . at 21 , he was one of the older tales main characters and far more mature than most jrpg fans are probably used to .\ntales of vesperia : the first strike is a great looking film . kousuke fujima ' s character designs shine through on the big screen , with the background art also providing plenty of eye candy . there are brief moments where the animation quality falters , but on the whole this is a consistently beautiful movie and not some rushed effort .\nthe issue with first strike is just how irrelevant and pointless it really feels , those of you reading this who ' ve not played the game should know that the events of first strike are never even remotely alluded to in the game , at all - those of you who have played it should already know that , hence my frustration . if there was even some mention of the events that happened in first strike at any point in the game , i would have understood why it is that it was made and why the events happened the way they did , but it isn ' t , and first strike doesn ' t just come across as one , but really does feel like a lame cash grab for namco bandai to cash in on the success of vesperia .\nnotably rita ' s indignation ; you unlock it by basically reenacting the opening of tales of phantasia .\nnotably rita ' s indignation ; you unlock it by basically reenacting the opening of tales of phantasia .\ntake over the world : his ultimate goal\u2014the guilds first , then the empire .\nspiritual successor : obviously it is the literal successor to all previous tales series games , but more specifically it is the third ' team symphonia ' game , developed by the same staff and in much the same style as tales of symphonia and tales of the abyss .\ni found tales of vesperia rather dull . didn ' t help it that i haven ' t played the games and didn ' t really care for any of the characters by the end .\ntales of the rays jp : producer ' s note vol . 16 ( july 2018 )\nfrom the first strike we learn that he had to kill repede ' s dad in self - defense due to a case of demonic possession . he , of course , takes care of repede from then on\ntales of vesperia is the first hd game of the tales ( series ) . it was first released in 2008 as an\nexclusive\nfor the xbox 360 , which led to the system selling out . . . in japan . seriously . in april 2011 , to address the extremely rare amount of physical copies of the game in circulation , it was released on the xbox live marketplace as a game on demand for only $ 20 . 00 .\nit ' s the same , now it sucks : a frequent criticism tossed at vesperia was how it ' s too similar to previous tales series entries , particularly borrowing quite a number of elements from the last mothership game released in america , tales of the abyss .\nalso , dhaos , the the time traveling big bad from tales of phantasia , makes a cameo .\ntales of vesperia : definitive edition revealed for xbox one , coming this winter siliconera ( 2018 - 06 - 10 ) retrieved on 2018 - 06 - 10 .\ntake up my sword : yuri ' s bodhi blastia , flynn ' s sense of morality , and repede ' s pipe are all inherited from captain nylen from the first strike .\ntake up my sword - yuri ' s bodhi blastia , flynn ' s sense of morality , and repede ' s pipe are all inherited from captain nylen from the first strike .\n. it is the first game in the series to support high - definition .\nthe heavy : in the first act , as he works primarily for ragou .\nas a tales of fan , i knew exactly what to expect watching this movie , and i got what i was expecting . since tales of vesperia is one of favorite games , i was quite excited , and my expectations were ultimately met , with only a bit of expected disappointment . fans of tov will be happy to learn more of the back story of yuri , flynn , and repede , while newcomers will be amazed by the greatness of the tales of series .\nif you enjoyed the tales of vesperia videogame , you will like this movie . it is a prequel to the game , and shows some of what happened in yuri and flynn ' s lives prior to the start of the game .\nhe gives up his sword to form vesperia no . 2 to defeat the adephagos .\ntales of vesperia : the first strike takes place a few years after the end of the great war before the events in tales of vesperia . the previous emperor had just died and his position remains vacant with no heir appointed before his death , however the world seemingly remains in a state of peace . utilizing the power of a powerful substance known as aer the people of the planet terca lumireis are in an age of discovery and prosperity . the crystallized form of aer which is known as apatheia , is considered to be a very powerful energy source as it is essential to human life . in order to protect towns from attacks by monsters large amounts of apatheia are being produced to create barriers around towns .\nnew tales of vesperia movie scans - info on new characters\n/ abyssal chronicles / ( 2009 - 07 - 09 ) retrieved on 2009 - 08 - 25 .\n[ first operations - tales o . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nthe twin knight sisters in the first strike , hisca and chastel , are this way as well in terms of personalities , although they ' re physically identical . . . aside from chastel being much larger .\nseries . the film was officially announced on february 9 , 2009 . the film is the first\nfunimation picks up north american rights to vesperia movie\n/ tales union / ( 2011 - 04 - 02 ) retrieved on 2011 - 07 - 23 .\nand only come back together when he returns . considering he ' s the first\nall in all , tales of vesperia : the first strike , is a great movie , with amazing battle scenes , art , and music . although the plot is a bit cliche , you will forgive that factor , as the good points will be overwhelming . and honestly , i recommend that you should watch this before playing the game , as it guarantees that you will not be disappointed .\ni bought this because i love , love , love , the tales of vesperia video game . there are parts of this film that don ' t really jive with what happened in the video game . however , that didn ' t bother me so much as the combination of good voice actors being replaced by less good voice actors , and complete lack of plot . that said , i ' d totally buy a tales of vesperia 2 video game .\ncrappy old ass wii game ? rofl the game is newer than your blurry sub hd vesperia . you ' re just hung up on the wii origins part . vesperia is a chore beyond the 50 % mark , and it ' s challenge is mostly chain comboing with yuri given how easy the game is . i ' ll go further than the post above and say that vesperia is a tales of the abyss for the noobs . anyway graces ps3 version added ton of contents as usual with namco and their tales ports ( juste like vesperia ) , so it ' s price tag is justified enough .\nanimation wise , first strike is handled by production i . g , who also did the anime cut - scenes for the game , which means that the standard that is used in the game itself is used here .\none point i should mention about the music is the surprising , and pleasing , choice of theme song . like the original game , the tales of vesperia movie has\nring a bell\nby bonnie pink as the title track , a fact which may please fans of the game .\ndaddy issues : in the first strike the death of his father , as well as feeling like he died a useless death , weighs heavily on flynn . by the end of the movie , he realizes otherwise and instead takes inspiration from his father from then on .\nthe big guy : judith ; graduated from being the sixth ranger when she first joins the party , to being the muscle of the guild .\nalternate character reading :\nvesperia\nis written as\ntomorrow star\nin kanji .\ngauche : ( calmly )\nbrave vesperia . . . yeager ' s killers .\nalternate character reading -\nvesperia\nis written as\ntomorrow star\nin kanji .\ndespite the fact that it was released later on the playstation 3 in japan , tales of vesperia is the only installment of the series released exclusively on the xbox 360 in north america and europe , and it is the only game in the series to be released on a microsoft console .\nhe backs away from estelle in aversion\u2014innocuous at first , but foreboding in hindsight .\ninspector javert : very determined to pursue yuri for a good chunk of the first act , which he lampshades .\nbandai namco stated the cg scenes will set records for the tales series , using more cell - shaded characters , appearing less rough like in tales of the abyss and more anime - like . additionally , the main theme ,\nring a bell\n, will be sung by bonnie pink in both japan and north america . for the second time in the main games of the series , the skits are fully voiced in north america ; tales of legendia was the first to offer this feature .\n: he ' s mentioned a few times and makes brief appearances during the first arc .\nwalking spoiler : pretty much everything about him beyond his minor role in the first act .\nbig damn heroes : shows up at the end of the first arc to disable barbos ' s special blastia powered weapon .\nthe \u201ctales\u201d series has spawned an impressive number of games and not a few anime adaptations , of which this is the third to get an english language release . unlike the previous tales animations , however , tales of vesperia ' s anime is not an adaptation , but rather a prequel to the video game . if you ' ve played the game , you will doubtless appreciate this more on an immediate level , but those unfamiliar with it can still find plenty to enjoy .\ntales of vesperia : the first strike introduces a number of new characters who were not originally shown in the original game , as well as returning ones . the film introduces the main protagonist , yuri lowell , as an imperial knight ; as well as a younger version of flynn scifo , yuri ' s childhood friend and imperial knight . many other characters from the original game will also be returning such as repede when he was a puppy , rita mordio , estelle , raven and imperial commandant alexei .\nin the end if i seem harsh on the film its because tales of vesperia is just so good and the first strike unfortunately doesn\u2019t reach its highs for a variety of reason i have set out and that is kinda disappointing to a fan such as myself . however that does not mean its not enjoyable its actually a good action adventure story that just happens to work into a games story . also as a companion to the game the film works very well with numerous winks and hat tips to the source that many fans would enjoy but doesn\u2019t actually take away from the enjoyment of the crowd if one is not in on the joke , what i\u2019m getting at is the film isn\u2019t like a pair of obnoxious friends who save all the fun for themselves with their in jokes . the film can be enjoyed by anyone due to its inviting atmosphere but without any doubt it\u2019ll be best enjoyed by fans of the game . in short if you wish to watch tales of vesperia : the last strike play tales of vesperia first it\u2019ll really enhance you understanding and enjoyment of the film and hey its an amazing game but don\u2019t feel limited by that either if you really want to check out the film there are worse ways to spend a couple hours of your time certainly . as always thanks for reading and sound off in the comments .\n@ bandainamcoeu .\ntales of vesperia definitive edition is coming to ps4 , xb1 , pc and switch this year ! including the content of the ps3 version for the first time in europe , embark on an amazing adventure with yuri featuring both jp and en voice overs ! # talesofvesperia\ntwitter , 10 jun 2018 , 4 : 00 pm .\nat the end of the first act , he is soundly defeated by yuri and company . he dies after throwing himself from off the top of ghasfarost tower .\nwas released in europe making it the second console game in the tales series to be released there . the game ' s\nmoving away from the pure art direction . the technical merits of the film are evident in the battles scenes . as each scenes conveys its unique circumstances and threats quite well in superbly animated and fluid battles that are truly a feast for the eyes . unlike many anime where the quality dips and takes one out of the moment this does not happen in the first strike and is all the better for it . in short from an anime fans perspective the first strike is a vibrant and gorgeous display of technical achievement that is very easy to be admired even as the film grows longer in the tooth by the day .\nback story : unusually for a tales game , he stands out as being the only vesperia party member to get a fully fleshed out backstory . a large chunk of it is only all there in the manual through bonus materials though .\nimo they shouldve localized vesperia , xillia instead of graces f . atleast namco is localizing ninokuni and hopefully one piece aswell .\nthe pirate aifreed is a recurring element in the tales series games , either as an non - player character or a person of legend . as patty is aifreed , this makes it the first time an aifreed is a player character .\nlike the other tales games , the player can invoke this by putting silly costumes and visible accessories on characters , destroying the seriousness of some scenes .\nthough tales of vesperia is the first main game to have online content , it does not do too much with the capabilities . it features only worldwide rankings on minigames , hit count , and completion time . additionally , useful rare items can be bought , though nothing that can not be acquired in the game is available for download .\nyeah man , vesperia is one of the best games in the tales series but we get the crap one for ps3 . a crappy old ass wii game for 60 bucks . seriously , is a miracle that bandai hasn ' t gone bankrupt yet .\nwhich she proves later when she leads a big damn heroes after brave vesperia is incapacitated by the big bad .\nknight of cerebus : vesperia is an inversion for the entire series . from this point on , the games stopped focusing on serious issues like cloning blues , fantastic racism and free will and instead focusing on more traditional jrpg themes of green aesops and the power of friendship . ironically , the vigilante killings give vesperia some of the series ' darker moments .\nwhen he rescues the rest of the party in the blade drifts of zophier .\nalso , i ' ve had tales of vesperia for a while and have only seen the cover and i was positive that yuri was a girl . i swear when yuri spoke in that really deep manly voice i was like wat .\ni ' ll cover the second point later on , but first and foremost , my first point : first strike is supposed to be a prequel to the game , right ? now , a prequel , in most cases anyway , is supposed to be used to set up events for whatever comes next in the series - first strike doesn ' t do that at all . when i went to watch this movie , i thought i would have a better understanding of yuri ' s deep - seated hatred for the knights , why it is that he chose to leave them , why flynn decided to stay and why it is he believes that he could change the knights by using the system , i got none of that whatsoever .\non the whole , tales of vesperia ~ the first strike ~ is one of those movies that you can ' t fully appreciate unless you know the full story , and that ' s its biggest flaw . people don ' t really want to be burdened with having to complete a game that they may not even be interested in just to find out what happens next , which plays a major part in whether one can enjoy this movie or not . the more rlaxed viewer may not be overly concerned with the lack of a true ending , and the movie does have a good degree of entertainment value in its own right , but in all honesty , this is one for fans of the game and the tales franchise .\n: when they form the guild\nbrave vesperia\nestelle later explains to yuri the origin of the name : the story of how a sister and brother who fought and defeated a great cataclysm .\nbreather boss : the first yeager boss battle . he doesn ' t even have a secret mission !\none of the entelexeia , several of which you have killed by this point of the game .\nthe dev team thinks of everything : similar to tales of the abyss , the final boss has a conversation with the party leader . and yes , this even happens if repede is the party leader .\nearly - bird cameo : there is a series of optional scenes featuring him . the first couple of these are triggered before he is formally introduced to the player .\nthe lancer : qualifies for this trope in terms of the story due to his personality differences with yuri and the fact that he ' s always either the first the one to back him up , or the first one to disagree with him . combat - wise , he ' s more of the big guy .\nfriendly fandoms : a lot of fans of this game are also fans of the blaz blue series since the first installment came out internationally not too long after this game ' s international release .\nhold the line : the safest option to take in the first round of the fight against the baitojoh . attacking it can potentially end the fight faster , but offers no additional reward .\nhold the line - the safest option to take in the first round of the fight against the baitojoh . attacking it can potentially end the fight faster , but offers no additional reward .\nmarshmallow hell : a light example in first strike where chastel accidentally ( but persistently ) pulls flynn ' s face into her assets as she ' s trying to heal him . chastel doesn ' t notice , but flynn does .\nfriend to all children : downplayed but yuri is actually rather good with kids , from the likes of ted to karol and even patty . this is probably because he doesn ' t talk down to them . first strike shows him rescuing and befriending a little girl .\nthe castle ' s background music is more tense and dramatic than the situation and its status as the first dungeon calls for .\ninspector javert : to the party in the first act . downplayed as he lets them get away with more than the usual .\ngraces is anything but crappy . . you ' re not a tales of fan . . . as graces f is the pinacle of team destiny design . . .\nshe spends the first half of the second part hiding her conflict between keeping her life ' s mission a secret and her newfound friendship to the party .\ndishing out dirt : both his first arte and his first mystic arte have a definitive\nearth\ntheme to them . much like presea , another team symphonia under - age mighty glacier .\nfanon discontinuity : many fans claim this towards the first strike movie due to its arguably odd approaches to characterization and its many inconsistencies with the game . one of many examples regards rita being knowledgeable about aer krenes , when in the game , she never knew what one was until the visit to keiv moc .\nwell , in the voice tracks of tales of magic carta , yuri states that he can ` t see its shape clearly given the fact that he ` s right under it .\n[ blastia - tales of vesperi . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nthe adephagos pushes him over the edge , however . he then saves the day , like shizel did in tales of eternia , but unlike shizel , he survived the final batttle .\ncutscene power to the max : remember gattuso , the infuriatingly difficult boss of ehmead hill ? clint ' s first appearance has him one shot it .\nlost technology : vesperia is a deconstruction of this trope : blastia are widespread , well researched and the solution to the party ' s problems is not using them .\nlost technology - vesperia is a deconstruction of this trope : blastia are widespread , well researched and the solution to the party ' s problems is not using them .\nsadly , when the camera pulls away from the characters , the quality seems to drop - there was one moment in particular that the characters just completely lost their faces even though there was dialogue going on , but aside from this , first strike does what it needs to do in the animation department .\nthankfully it ends up being subverted , as yuri is at least willing to hear her reasoning first .\nfour over limit gauges can be stocked , which can be used on one character or shared with the party . each over limit level stacks the bonuses of the previous ones . four additional over limit gauges were added for the enhanced playstation 3 port of tales of vesperia . although the over limit gauge can go up to eight , the same character can only use four at once :\ni don ' t see what the big deal is . that was clearly the king of town making a surprise cameo . he ' s there to cross promote the new game tales of strong badia .\ntales of vesperia was ported to the playstation 3 and released on september 17 , 2009 . the playstation 3 version of the game features full - voice acting , which is nearly double the size of the script in the original xbox 360 version . the game also features various new characters such as flynn as a fully customizable , permanent playable character , and patty fleur , a young girl with blond hair , who is an entirely new playable character . the game also features several unplayable characters from tales of vesperia : the first strike , which the game ties - in with . in addition , repede , flynn , and patty become selectable as on - screen avatars with new mini - games such as a racing mini - game for repede , new subplots , skits , and main game quests , and sidequests . the game also has new songs added to the game ' s soundtrack together with remodeled towns and new towns and dungeons . the game also includes new bosses such as the sword dancer from previous tales games , don whitehorse , and clint of the hunting blades . players are also able to replay boss fights at nam cobanda isle .\n- rare for a tales game , vesperia doesn ' t focus much on any romance , barring a line of dialogue here or there that hints one character may like another . despite the two main characters being male and female , they don ' t very much resemble an\nbut it didn ' t , and i am left feeling really angry and annoyed at how irrelevant it is to the entire story of vesperia as a whole .\na pirate named aifreed appears in most tales games as some notable historical figure , or rarely an npc . as patty ' s true identity is aifreed , it marks the first and only time an aifreed is a playable character .\nalso notable as a call back joke to lloyd ' s wanted posters in tales of symphonia , which themselves are referenced in the denebola inn in halure .\nalso when he first learns his mystic arte \u2014 he gets it in a sidequest where he trains using the sword of his hero . the sidequest comes shortly after\nragtag band of misfits : and how . may be the most prominent example in tales history . each of the party members came from such different backgrounds that none of them knew each other prior to the beginning of the story ( unless you count repede and / or flynn ) .\n( ac ) is fan - run website for the tales of series . this site is online for entertainment and informative purposes only and is not directly associated with the game company . the tales of series belongs to bandai namco games , incorporated . best viewed on chrome or firefox . the site is also optimized for tablet and mobile viewing .\nin summary : tales of vesperia : the first strike is a fantastically animated feature that may also be one of the best adaptations of an rpg world that has been created in a different medium . the production team takes care to explain the mechanics of the world in a way that it adds a dimension to the characters that dwell there while not losing site that the world is merely the background for both where and how events happen . to fully utilize this world , the producers create some fabulous characters , particularly in the case of a pair of characters who are opposites in most ways , which allows for an exploration of different motivations which leads to a deeper understanding of the characters as well as an appreciation for the different philosophies that can spring from a single event . that the film then balances all of this with a superb pacing helps to create a rather stunning work in the final measure that doesn\u2019t have to hide in the shadow of its game franchise and which tells a compelling story of its own .\nsmug snake : he seems like one at first , but we soon learn he ' s much worse .\n: has turned down rewards for several of brave vesperia ' s jobs , much to the rest of the guild ' s economic despair . also doesn ' t mind when people attribute his heroics to flynn ,\na more subtle comes in the form of how much stronger monsters and particularly bosses are compared to other tales series games are like . in universe , the survival of humans depends on the barriers to keep out the monsters within the world .\nthose two guys : adeccor and boccos . the first moment you see them , you immediately know their only purpose in the game .\nthe european namco bandai twitter back in 2015 told fans they were listening to them about localizing more games . in response , people suggested vesperia , to which they stated\nyeah not that one\n. when the hd remaster was announced , the tales of twitter responded to the original tweet with the response , quickly becoming a meme .\ntales of vesperia , the game that is , happens to be a very special game to me - sure , its story isn ' t its highest selling point and the game really drags towards the end , but overall , i had a blast experiencing the world of terca lumiries - especially the characters , vesperia has one of my favourite video game casts ever , particularly rita mordio - who i have a great adoration for , being my favourite female character in any form of media to date . however , until necessary , i won ' t let\nwith all this in mind , i should have loved the tales of vesperia movie , if not loved at least thought it was pretty good , but i didn ' t and there is a very good reason for that - wait , scratch that , two very good reasons . the first being that , this movie is really pointless . the second is that they completely undermined everything that makes yuri lowell the character that he is .\nyeah it was a good movie . i wish they would bring it over to ps3 even if its just subs i wouldnt mind . the movie made me want the game more . then again most tales series , ovas , or movies are pretty damn good . i like tales of symphonia the most .\nup to pushing him out of a trap that got the rest of the party .\nkarol finally comes to a decision and gives a speech in that regard . it ' s one of his first real big steps forward in\na good example comes early on during the first visit to deidon hold : when the lord of the plains and a hoard of monsters attack , who is the first one to jump in to help people ? it ' s not estelle , it ' s yuri . he even goes back for a little girl ' s doll .\ntales of vesperia : the first strike takes place before the events of the xbox 360 game , detailing yuri ' s time spent in the imperial guard . young and sporting a devil may care attitude , yuri often disobeys orders in favor of following his heart . this greatly frustrated his childhood friend and roommate flynn , who is a stickler for the rules . deployed to a small town called shizontania , the two men join a squad led by niren fedrok . jovial and well loved by the people he fights to protect , niren is a commanding officer who values the people directly in front of him rather than the orders of those above . one day , the forests surrounding the town begin to whither and monsters have been seen approaching the city more and more often . with the situation growing increasingly more dangerous and no support from the empire , it ' s up to yuri , flynn and the rest of the niren corps to protect the people of shizontania .\nhermes , the inventor of the aer - guzzling blastia of the same name , was a krityan .\na particularly memorable callback , especially to tales of eternia and tales of phantasia , in the ps3 version : rita unlocks her second mystic arte ( indignation ) by re - enacting the opening to tales of phantasia in the 200 - man melee against dhaos . if she gets dhaos to under half his hp and casts thunder blade in overlimit 4 or higher , she ' ll cast indignation instead . dhaos will utter\nsonna . . . sonna bakana ! !\n, and the spell will instantly kill him .\ni actually expect funimation to have dubs for the movie , unlike what bandai entertainment did with the tales of the abyss anime ( subs only ) . let ' s just hope they manage to get the same voice actors in the game for some of the characters .\nship tease : rare for a tales game , vesperia doesn ' t focus much on any romance , barring a line of dialogue here or there that hints one character may like another . despite the two main characters being male and female , they don ' t very much resemble an official couple .\nthis animated movie is a prequel to the tales of vesperia video game . having played the game , i knew this going into the film . as such , i expected it to be a short film with decent animation , several cameos of characters from the game , and a passable story that relies on knowledge of the video game ' s plot and world to know what ' s going on . what i got was a much better film than i would have guessed ! instead of mildly entertaining film that relies on nostalgia , tales of vesperia : first strike is an excellent movie that stands strongly on it ' s own merits ! the film is well animated and full of excellent action scenes . the story is fluid , thought out , and character driven . the characters are well realized , well acted , and instantly lovable . careful consideration for the audience is given for this film : you don ' t need to have played the game to understand what ' s going on in the film , but those who have played the game will find a lot to enjoy ! every thing about this film is solid ! highly recommended !\nblood knight : flynn tries to keep a lid on it ( such behavior is unbecoming of a knight , after all ) , but he enjoys a good fight just as much as yuri . best shown in the first strike when yuri instigates a bar fight . annoyed , he tries to stay out of it until one of the brawlers punches him in the face . a second later he returns the favor then charges into the fray himself .\ntwin red heads hisca and chastel are also introduced into the canon but aren ' t utilized as much as i would have liked . some of my favorite scenes in the film centered around their banter with the two male leads and i ' m sad there wasn ' t more of it . these two characters are never mentioned in the original tales of vesperia , but they both make appearances in the updated ps3 version .\nthe radiant winged one ' s second mystic arte , brave vesperia , combines parts of all the party ' s mystic artes into something that can cause a total party wipe instead of just hp to one like big bang .\n: they take it personally when brave vesperia kills yeager . gauche calls them out for it , just before their boss battle begins :\nbrave vesperia receives the blessing of the world ' s leaders to carry out their plan . however , duke pantarei , a veteran of the great war who has lost his faith in humanity , has revived an ancient weapon called tarqaron with the intention of sacrificing the lives of every human in the world in order to power the weapon and destroy the adephagos . brave vesperia confronts him at the peak of tarqaron , but neither can stand down due to their shared desire to save the world in their own ways . duke and brave vesperia fight to resolve their conflict of beliefs , and yuri manages to convince duke that humanity is willing to give up their blastia to save the world . with the aid of duke and power of every blastia core summon spirit in the world , yuri forms a giant sword that allows him to cleave the adephagos in two , converting it into hundreds of thousands of spirits itself , revitalizing the world .\nin this prequel to the tales of vesperia xbox 360 game , flynn and yuri are young knights under the command of niren fedrock in a remote outpost town . something strange is happening in the surrounding countryside that is endangering the people niren ' s squadron is charged to protect , a bizarre mutation of the power known as \u201caer . \u201d as niren works to figure out what is going on , flynn and yuri must come to terms with their pasts and their reasons for becoming knights in the first place , as well as what it is they want for the future .\ndeconstructor fleet : vesperia takes aim at protagonist - centered morality . what gives a hero the right to completely and utterly change the world based on their own individual view of morality , completely discarding the opinions of the millions that also live in their world ?\nthe pop quiz in nam cobanda tests your knowledge of the tales series . in a nice touch , the american and european releases removed questions on games that had not been released in their respective regions .\nflynn shoves yuri out of the way of a laser beam fired by alexei .\nat the beginning of the two halves of the fight . it ' s taken directly from the japanese version , where he pronounces the words\nfirst , if you collected all the fell arms it will unlock their true power . second , duke uses it to give the very last drop of energy they need to take down the adephagos .\nthankfully first time director kamei kanta and writer yoshida reiko have kept things simple and direct , and because of this tales of vesperia actually manages to become interesting to a degree , enough to at least enjoy the movie and maybe consider buying the game ( more on this in a bit ) . the one thing that most surprised me though , is how very different the feel and tone is from the game , and while both have lighter and darker moments throughout their respective stories , there is a certain brevity inherent in the movie that the game lacks , partly due to the rpg nature of the latter , and partly because of the need to wrap the story up within 110 minutes .\ncapital city - zaphias , capital of the empire , and dahngrest , capital of the union .\nimprobable aiming skills : downplayed , but when he first joins the party in keiv moc , raven shows off some pretty impressive archery skills .\nanimated films and tv series based off of video game properties rarely do a good job of representing their source material . either the production focuses too hard on the fanservice or it tells a story too unrelated for fans to identify with the characters and universe . the first strike hits the sweet spot in that it dives into the past of two of the most beloved characters from the game , telling a smaller , more personal tale . in doing so , director kanta kamei and his crew have created a film that fans and non - fans alike can enjoy .\na few new characters are introduced into the lore as well but aren ' t quite as fleshed out as the two leads . niren fedrok is the most important of the bunch , directly effecting the growth of both yuri and flynn . it ' s his leadership and belief in the people that drive yuri to eventually become the man he is in tales of vesperia . similarly , niren plants the seeds in flynn that help him find a balance between obeying orders and following one ' s own heart .\nit later received an updated rerelease for the playstation 3 , which in turn led to an extreme amount of outrage from people who had bought an xbox 360 specifically for vesperia . debate rages on whether or not namco bandai released a deliberately unfinished game ( or dummied out parts ) with the intention of releasing the\ncomplete\nversion for the playstation 3 , where it was expected to make the majority of sales . a fan translation of the playstation 3 version is also in progress here , by the same team behind the ill - fated tales of graces fan translation ."]}
{"id": 115034, "summary": [{"text": "tsuchi ( \u571f ) , or earth , is a 1939 film directed by tomu uchida .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it won the 1940 kinema junpo award for best film .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "a seriously compromised print of earth was discovered in germany in 1968 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "it suffers from nitrate damage and includes german subtitles .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "it is missing its first and last reel .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the original film was 142 minutes long ; this version runs 93 minutes .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "a 119-minute version of the film , with subtitles in russian , was discovered in russia around the turn of the millennium .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it too is missing the last reel . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "tsuchi ( film )", "paragraphs": ["tsuchi ( earth ) . 1939 . japan . directed by tomu uchida . courtesy national film center , tokyo\nmotion picture film stills or motion picture footage from films in moma ' s film collection cannot be licensed by moma / scala . for licensing motion picture film footage it is advised to apply directly to the copyright holders . for access to motion picture film stills please contact the\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nnotebook is a daily , international film publication . our mission is to guide film lovers searching , lost or adrift in an overwhelming sea of content . we offer text , images , sounds and video as critical maps , passways and illuminations to the worlds of contemporary and classic film . notebook is a mubi publication .\nfilmmaker , archivist , lgbt film historian and online pioneer jenni olson offers recommendations for excellent examples of landscape cinema .\ntsuchi ( earth ) . 1939 . japan . directed by tomu uchida . screenplay by yasutaro yagi , tsutomu kitamura . with isamu kosugi , akiko kazami , kaichi yamamoto . in japanese ; english subtitles . 115 min .\nuchida\u2019s most famous prewar film and a masterpiece of realism , earth is an epic portrait of the lives of peasant farmers in northern japan\u2019s tohoku region , filmed secretly over the course of a year against the nikkatsu film studio\u2019s wishes . ( legend has it the studio never officially approved the project until its completion . ) the film juxtaposes the story of one peasant\u2019s hardships with documentary - like shots of farmers toiling in the rice fields . for many years this early sound film survived only in a cut - and - battered german print . this version , still incomplete but considerably longer , is a 2006 restoration incorporating elements from a print discovered in moscow\u2019s gosfilmofond archive in 1999 .\nuchida designed a fugitive from the past with virtuosic , geographical symmetry : the original title is in fact straits of hunger . this is where the film begins and comes to an abrupt end , leaving essential aspects of the resolution unspoken . various stylistic experiments , including the use of negative images and an emphasis on shamanistic elements , intensify the impression of the work ' s supernatural force , while in the center of the film , a concrete , historical void is left wide open : ten years go by between inaki ' s escape in 1947 and the resuming of the action in tokyo . on top of the film ' s implicit subject of japan ' s immediate post - war history , there lies an explicit subject\u2014inaki ' s struggle for survival , concrete and spiritual , and above all : at any price . the film ' s entire critical / historical dimension only develops through the combination of both levels .\nfilm history is full of holes , but some are filled in more reluctantly than others . consider , for example , the strange case of tomu uchida ( 1898 - 1970 ) . in his home country japan , he is considered a canonized master . in the west , he was mostly a name without any practical meaning , at least until a ( still slimmed - down ) touring series in the wake of tokyo filmex\u2019s 2004 13 - film - retrospective made the rounds for a few years , e . g . to international film festival rotterdam in 2005 and new york\u2019s bamcin\u00e9matek in 2008 , allowing for the first time the appreciation of a sizable selection from uchida\u2019s rich and diverse body of work , with emphasis on his fascinating post - war period .\noriginally written in 2005 for the german newspaper taz on the occasion of the touring retrospective . the final sentence now strikes me as a bit too optimistic\u2014possibly uchida\u2019s major films would have to be released in digital home formats to gain more traction in today\u2019s culture , and this still hasn\u2019t happened . their full aesthetic splendor needs to be experienced on film prints , anyway . at least for some lucky few , there are second chances : moma will present an uchida retrospective in october / november 2016 .\nthis original compositional form can be understood as the key to uchida ' s work : gaps and breaks are for him not only essential , aesthetic tools , they have a biographical correlation as well . in the middle of his filmography there is a nearly one and a half decade gap : after the outbreak of the war in the 1940s , uchida went to occupied manchuria , likely because he hoped for better working conditions far from the war - incited rationing at home . only repatriated in 1953 , he directed his first post - war film two years later . we learn in his autobiography ( and not only there ) almost nothing about the time in between .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nduring world war ii , a japanese soldier finds himself assigned to a kamikaze mission against a u . s . battleship .\na prosecutor , policemen and teacher bring the students vuica and nicu to a restaurant to re - enact their drunken brawl there , and have it filmed to show the effects of alcoholism .\ndetectives investigate the murder of an old man found in a tokyo rail yard .\na five - person team of gold prospectors in the yukon has just begun to enjoy great success when one of the members snaps , and suddenly kills two of the others . the two survivors , a husband . . . see full summary \u00bb\na samurai travels to edo with his two servants . on their way , they meet many people and encounter great injustice .\nthree thieves escape from a heist , one of them killing the other two . he is sheltered by a prostitute and sought after by the police , but only after ten years his true motivation unravels .\nan evil millionaire named artigas plans to use a super - explosive device to conquer the world from his headquarters inside an enormous volcano .\nthe print found in east germany in 1968 was missing its first and last reels . another print found at gosfilmfond ussr in 2001 , has a first reel .\n0 of 0 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nteruo is an adopted son of an old samurai family that returns to japan after living in germany and is expected to marry mitsuko . but he ' s struggling to readjust to japan and intends to marry an aryan woman .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nafter his gang disbands , a yakuza enforcer looks forward to life outside of organized crime but soon must become a drifter after his old rivals attempt to assassinate him .\nfeeling the position to be beneath him , a college graduate turns down a receptionist job , but soon finds it necessary to fool his mother and fianc\u00e9 into thinking that he is employed .\na small - time hood wants to go straight for a good girl but finds that starting over isn ' t as simple as it sounds .\nunemployed kihachi and his two sons struggle to make ends meet . but that doesn ' t keep kihachi from wooing single mother otaka .\nfootage shot in and around the sahara desert , accompanied only by a spoken creation myth and the songs of leonard cohen .\nafter japan ' s loss in the war , the wealthy , cultured , liberal anjo family have to give up their mansion and their way of life . they hold one last ball at the house before leaving . the . . . see full summary \u00bb\na simple story of two friends who live together in a poor tenement and who share about everything in life , until they gallantly rescue a woman injured in a road accident .\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nhiroshima b4 bomb 1937 - se . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - 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{"id": 115040, "summary": [{"text": "singaravelan ( tamil : \u0b9a\u0bbf\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0ba9\u0bcd ) is a 1992 indian tamil comedy film starring kamal haasan in the lead role of the protagonist .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film also stars khushboo , goundamani , mano , vadivelu , charlie , manorama , jaishankar , nizhalgal ravi among others .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film revolves around a young man ( kamal hassan ) living in a village with his mother .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "he gets to know that his mother was estranged from her brother 's family owing to her marriage with his father .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "she tells him that while her brother and his wife met with a fatal car accident soon after , they have a daughter ( khushboo ) who since grew up in the city of chennai .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "she hands him a photo of a baby khushboo and asks him to track her down and marry her .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "accordingly , kamal sets out for the big city and heads for his friend mano 's house who is living with his 3 friends \u2014 goundamani , charlie and vadivelu .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the four help him in his endeavor and the consequent adventures form the rest of the story .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film was produced by r. d. bhaskar under the production company pavalar creations .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film 's script was written by panchu arunachalam .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film 's soundtrack was composed by ilaiyaraaja .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "abdul rahman handled cinematography while b. lenin and v. t. vijayan handled editing respectively .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was released on 13 april 1992 and became successful at box-office .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in 2017 , it was dubbed into hindi as rakhwala mohabbat ka . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "singaravelan", "paragraphs": [". . . urltoken email : k . m . g . singaravelan @ urltoken address : g . singaravelan , reception s , yellow festival , birthday\nlisten to singaravelan ( original motion picture soundtrack ) [ remastered ] - ep now .\nacross property seekers with varied budgets . current status of properties in singaram singaravelan nagar are ready to move . singaram singaravelan nagar by singaram housing is conveniently located and provides for spacious residential houses in\nsingaravelan ( 1992 ) tamil movie cd - rip 320kbps mp3 songs music by ilaiyaraaja - starmusiq . com\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing singaravelan near you .\n7320 sqft , east facing , neelankarai singaravelan street . 5 . 5 cr . call 8220382616 for more details\nsingaram singaravelan nagar by singaram housing offers a total of 214 well - planned and perfectly - designed units . singaram singaravelan nagar offers various residential units with wide range of options available . . the neighbourhood for singaram singaravelan nagar provides the convenience of amentities like car parking , maintenance staff , others , children ' s play area , landscaped gardens and ensure very high quality of living .\nreception tables - anushca enterprises , no . 2 / 575 , third cross , singaravelan street , ranjith nagar , east coast road , chinna neelangarai , , chennai , india\nkamatchi also alleges that singaravelan didn\u2019t release kangaroo in a single hall in the trichy - thanjavur distribution zone . \u201csingaravelan has literally \u2018finished\u2019 my film despite it managing to elicit positive responses from the print and television media . it is a huge insult for any producer to find out that his film hasn\u2019t been released even in a single theatre in an important distribution zone , \u201d kamatchi laments .\nbefore securing the distribution and release rights of the film , singaravelan reportedly assured kamatchi that kangaroo starring sri priyanka , varsha aswathi and newcomer arjuna , would be released in 150 halls across the state . however , he didn\u2019t do so . though singaravelan\u2019s advertisement in the print media about the film\u2019s release said that the film would be releasing in halls owned by sathyam cinemas , it was not done .\nsuresh kamatchi , producer of the recently released film kangaroo directed by samy , has accused distributor singaravelan of cheating him by not making any effort to release the film in as many number of theatres as per contractual obligations .\nthis poigant music was composed by maestro illayaraja for the tamil film singaravelan starring kamalhassan released in 1992 . this music is for the initial sequence of the film which captures the rustic beauty of the country and the animal farms .\nelite estate singaravelan nagar is one of the residential developments of elite estate . it offers residential plots . the project is well - equipped with the basic amenities and 24 x 7 security service to facilitate the needs of the residents .\nmany comedy films and scenes , here are few of them : kadhalikka neramillai server sundaram thiruvilayadal thillana mohanambal bama vijayam ninaithale inikkum thillumullu karagattakaran mmkr mannan singaravelan annamalai avvai shanmugi muthu panchatanthiram pammal k . sambandham kadhal virus , thenkasi pattinam , m . kumaran s / o m ( for vivek ) nadigan thalainagaram imsai arasan\nsingaravelan is a comedy packed entertainer , in which dileep plays the lead role , babu namboothiri plays the role of his father , he is a weaver who send his son for fashion designing , but dileep ' s ambition is to make more and more money . he tried many ways to earn money , but failed .\nsingaravelan is a 1992 tamil action - romance film , directed by r . v . udayakumar and produced by r . k . baskar . this film stars kamal haasan , kushboo , jaishankar , goundamani in the lead role . the films soundtrack and background score were composed by ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by vaali , gangai amaran , ponnadiyan & r . v . udayakumar .\nsingaravelan , who made a huge hue and cry about the losses he claimed that he suffered by releasing rajini\u2019s lingaa , told kamatchi a month after the release of kangaroo that he didn\u2019t release the film in the trichy - thanjavur zone as he wasn\u2019t paid up the dues by \u2018kalaipuli\u2019 thanu in the lingaa issue . he has also showed fake accounts claiming that he spent a lot on publicity in the form of advertisement and putting up hoardings .\nforgot to add kamal ' s singaravelan in my list 8 - ) but , i didnt missed . . . wonderful comedy movie . . . . kamal : amma , yaaruma andha moonu peru ? appava konnu unna indha nilamaiku aalakinavanga yaarunu solluma , avangala pazhivanguren . . . amma : yaaru da ? kamal : enaku theriyuma , naan endha padam paarthu iruken . nee appa padathuku minnadi azhuvum bodhe therinjikiten . amma : ninaichen da , nee rendavadhu aatam padathuku pogum bodhe ippadi thaan edhavadhu olaruvennu ninaichen . . .\ni enjoyed kamal ' s comedy in punnagai mannan as chaplin chellappa . . . kamal will play a role of chaplin fan and will walk , dress and even look like him . . . : shock : as chaplin chellappa his sense of humour & comedy timing was peerless : thumbsup : fav comedy movies : bhama vijayam , edhir veetu pen , meendum kokila , simla special , thillu mullu , manal kayiru , guru sishyan , dharmathin thalaivan ( first half ) , apoorva sagodharargal , mmkr , singaravelan , sathi leelavathy , avvai shanmughi , thenali , pks . : )\nmovie title - - - singaravelan unbelievable - - - director r . v . udayakumar directs actor kamal haasan for 1st time . director r . v . udayakumar directs actor kamal haasan for 1st time . director r . v . udayakumar and music director ilaiyaraaja joins for 2nd time . cast - - mano as mano manorama as thaiyamma nizhalgal ravi as sincere sivamani oru viral krishna rao as marriage broker below actors passed away - - oru viral krishna rao died on 16 - aug - 2002 jaishankar died on 03 - jun - 2000 malaysia vasudevan died on 20 - feb - 2011 gopishantha manorama died on 10 - oct - 2015 movie details - - directed by - r . v . udayakumar music by - ilaiyaraaja produced by - r . d . bhaskar\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nno digressions allowed arguing their rival movies as comedy movies , though they seem true .\nmmkr avvai shanmugi pks pancha thandiram thillu mullu kadhala kadhala ( though it is like stage play ) sabha pathy kathalikka neramillai pesum padam ( pushpak ) 2 classics which can be considered as benchmarks for quality humor . .\nsome of the oldies i loved for comedy ! > galatta kalyanam > kaadhalikka neramillai > kalyanam panniyum brahmachaari > ooty varai uravu > bale pandiya > server sundaram ippo . . . . . > thillu mullu > panchathanthiram > chinna thambi periya thambi > ullathai allithaa > narasimha ( believe me , indha padathukku naan avvalavu sirichirukken ; - ) ) n much more . . .\nmy most favourites are . . sathi leelavathi mmkr thillu mullu sabash meena kathalikka neramillai\nthillu mullu was non - stop comedy ! ! ! what a riot . . . rajni just brought the house down with his impeccable comic timing ! ! : victory :\nmainly because of vadivelu ' s top class comedy ! : lol : but after that it go really boring ! he hasn ' t really change his style . . . even in sok it was the same stuff .\nmainly because of vadivelu ' s top class comedy ! : lol : but after that it go really boring ! he hasn ' t really change his style . . . even in sok it was the same stuff . all movies with parthiban and vadivelu . . . vetri kodi kattu . . . : wink : viralukketha veekkam ( vadivelu , vivek , & livingstone ) and budget pathmananthan are some of my all time fav comedies as well .\nnaam iruvar namakku iruvar ! : thumbsup : : 2thumbsup : hysterical . . . gemini ganesan , prabhu deva , vivek , ss chandran , manivannan , anandharaj , create a hell of a riot ! : lol :\nmmkr ( tops the list . . . i never get tired of watching this movie at all ) singaara velan panchathanthiram avvai shanmugi thenali pammal k sammandam comedy king is only one and only kamalhassan kamalhassan . . . and none other . being a fan of shivaji and rajni , i do not enjoy , shivaji or rajni in comedy scenes , or movies . other comedians dont count for me at all .\ncomedy king is only one and only kamalhassan kamalhassan . . . : o : lol2 :\nyou insulted kamal . . he ' s not a comedy king . he ' s a good actor : (\nimsai , i can never insult him . acc to me , he is a comedy king ( in comedy movies ) he is an excellent actor ( in senti stories ) he is a good actor , who gels in any role , as an actor , villain , comedian , director , singer . . . what not : )\nnope villathi villain . . . imsai has told us before he likes rajini best when he does comedy scenes as a hero . . : exactly :\nimo rajini ' s comedy are : roll : : roll : kamal ' s comedy is : thumsbup : sp akka said kamal ' s villiany . . . : roll : : roll : rajini ' s villiany is : thumbsup :\nbulb . . . sp akkaku avanga sontha opinion irukku . . . depends on the character . . some will appreciate rajini ' s style some will appreciate kamal ' s style . . but for me both their comedies and timing are superb : p\nbulb . . . sp akkaku avanga sontha opinion irukku . . . depends on the character . . some will appreciate rajini ' s style some will appreciate kamal ' s style . . but for me both their comedies and timing are superb : p hulku naan en opinion sonen . . . : lol2 : idhula ena iruku : roll :\nseri vidunga . . . naanum konjam contribution pennuraen . : d favourite comedy movies performance oriented - mmkr standalone performance - thillu mullu all round entertainer - vasool raja story - based - magalir mattum , sathi leelavathi remakes - avvai shanmughi\nexcellent comedy movies . . . . . . as usual ulaganayagan outscores everyone with mmkr , thenali , avvaishanmugi and panjathantiram rajini - guru sishyan , thillu mullu and some gounds and sundar c movies . . . . .\nhulk is right . hulk , others , comedy takes different shades and colours like wit , sarcasm , pun , body - language etc i hate sarcasm ( so dont like most comedians like kk , senthil , ) pun . . . olden days comedy n . s . krishnan avl , some extent nagesh comedy comes under this category . rajni ' s comedy and some others ( ex : laurel and hardy mr . bean charlie chaplin etc ) comes under ( body language ) basically they make us laugh by behaving or keeping their face funny . my personal taste even in real life is wit . i like witty ppl . kamal ' s comedy is full of wit . so i categorise him above others\nyes akka . . same here as well . . . kamal ' s wit was extraordinary in vv . . . he brought out the police sense of humour very well . . . and trust me thats how policemen in my country talk in a light situation : d\nvivek ' s comedy in a bagthi padam . . he imitated shivaji of parashakthi in a court scene . awesome . that was the first time i saw vivek : roll :\nvivek ' s comedy in a bagthi padam . . he imitated shivaji of parashakthi in a court scene . awesome . that was the first time i saw vivek : roll : i liked that too . . .\nchennai ennai poda vennai endradhu\n: rotfl2 :\nmaman magal and nadigan . . . sathyaraj and goundamani combo . . how can we forget that . . : d welcome to the hub tamiz literate : d\nmaman magal and nadigan . . . sathyaraj and goundamani combo . . how can we forget that . . : d welcome to the hub tamiz literate : d vanakkam\nhas anyone seen adutta veettu penn . tangaveloo rocks . . . plus his track in kalyana parisu . two classics : bale pandiya mmkr pre 70s kalyanam panniyum brammachari sabash mappilai ( yes , mgr can do comedy ) anbe vaa ooty varai uravu galatta kalyanam kathalikka neeramillai server sundaram 70s 80s sumathi en sundari manmatha leelai tillu mullu poikkal kuthirai simla special mendum kokila ellam inba mayam thambikku entha ooru guru sishyan 90s pushpak nadigan avvai shanmugi chinna mappilai ( prabhu , but radha ravi steals the show ) 2000 + pammal k . sammbandhan thenali p . thanthiram maha nadigan imsai arasan\nmmkr sathi leelavathy pesum padam thillu mullu avvai shanmugi 5tricks / pks / thenali kadhalikka neramillai karagattakkaran manadhai thirudivittai / kannaathaal . . .\ni don ' t find thillu mullu special . . its a feel good , fun movie , but its not a funny movie . . so , it really cant be included in a best comedy films list imo . .\ni don ' t find thillu mullu special . . its a feel good , fun movie , but its not a funny movie . . so , it really cant be included in a best comedy films list imo . . i felt the same\ni don ' t find thillu mullu special . . its a feel good , fun movie , but its not a funny movie . . so , it really cant be included in a best comedy films list imo . . un , have you seen and enjoyed a lot of crazy mohan stage plays : roll :\ni love all comedy movies , these are some specific extra - ordinary movies . . . sabapathi bale pandiya kalyana kalatta sabash meena kaadhalika neramillai server sundaram bama vijayam thillu mullu simla special singara velan maichel madhana kama rajan avvai shanmugi thenali vasool raja mbbs ullathai allitha unakaga ellam unakaga all sathyaraj + goundamani combination movies all parthiban + vadivelu combination movies vaseegara ( mostly all comedy by vijay ) attagasam ( maybe its not a comedy movie , but i laughed very much in this movie comedy ) winner & i love all jc ( king of action & comedy ) movies\ni don ' t find thillu mullu special . . its a feel good , fun movie , but its not a funny movie . . so , it really cant be included in a best comedy films list imo . . un , have you seen and enjoyed a lot of crazy mohan stage plays : roll : not really , crazy ' s film scripts are far better than his stage plays . . some stage plays were incorporated into movies , like the goundar - senthil sequence in chinna vathiyar . . it really wasnt in the league of crazy ' s dialogues for movie scripts . . i like s . ve . shekhars ' stage plays better 8 - ) btw , how is your question related to me not finding tm funny ?\nnothing serious un : ) you were the only one here that did not classify tm as a comedy movie . so i thought you are more of a crazy mohan drama lover type ! ! imo , those crazy dialogues are getting repetitive . they were very good in mmkr , sl , magalir mattum . pks / kaadhalaa kaadhalaa / pt werent so good . they sucked in vrmbbs 8 - ) i see a decline ! !\ni actually liked pt ' s dialogues . . . there were also some nice touches in pks and vrmbbs , but overall , there has been a decline yes . .\nya attagasam was full of fun , like sachin , friends , gilli ( the family scenes ) , badri ( specialy for the lover letter : lol : ) ! ! almost all kamal films ! like tom hanks , kamal can make you laugh deeply and cry the min after ! he should dooooo lage raho munna bhai ' s remake ! ! ! : cry : friends , gilli , badri are nice movies . . . but , sachin la avalo comedy theriyala . . . : ( kamal is a genius . . . thenali la , vara rendu scene um romba arumaiya irukum . . . sirichi sirichi vaiyiru valikira time la kannula irundhu thanniya varum . . .\ni don ' t find thillu mullu special . . its a feel good , fun movie , but its not a funny movie . . so , it really cant be included in a best comedy films list imo . . : o : o : o even , not as a comedy film . . . tm is one of a fav rajini movie too . . .\ntm is first of its kind . . . . a trial by balachandar with rajinikanth . . . . by proving that he can do a character which is 100 % comedy . . . . which they did . . . and it succeeded . . . . sirikka vekkanum . . . . adhu dhaan nokkam indha movie la !\nattagasam ( maybe its not a comedy movie , but i laughed very much in this movie comedy ) ya attagasam was full of fun , oops ! ! ! i went to attagasam with my family . . . in veterinary doctor scene , i cant able to control my laugh but at the same time , not interested to laugh in front of my family members . . . : ( : cry : double meaning joke . . . adha mattum konjam maathi irukalam . . . .\ntm is first of its kind . . . . a trial by balachandar with rajinikanth . . . . by proving that he can do a character which is 100 % comedy . . . . which they did . . . and it succeeded . . . . sirikka vekkanum . . . . adhu dhaan nokkam indha movie la ! : d naan romba sirichen . . . ippo kooda sirikiren . . movie la high light ey , last la god ganesh pesuradhu ; )\nexactly sipi . . . . . a good thought by kb ! ofcourse . . . . mostly , i dont like his sentimental movies . . . but , i love his comedy movies very much . . . he has a good sense of humour . . . tm ' la sj madam vara scene classic aa irukum . . . . chinna vayasula eppadi kandu pidipingannu ketkum bodhu , meesaiya vachi thaan sollura scene attagasam . . ( ippo kooda ninaicha siripu varudhu . . . . ) adhe pola , avanga md character aa irukum bodhu , the ' sinivasar avanga kitta pooi unga la vida 2 inch kammi , konjam olli , nu difference solra idamum nalla irukum . . . : thumbsup : amma vazhuki vizhundha scene , rajini performance great . . .\ni don ' t find thillu mullu special . . its a feel good , fun movie , but its not a funny movie . . so , it really cant be included in a best comedy films list imo . . i haven ' t watched the original\ngolmaal\nbut tm is a classic . you can watch it for two people - coconut and the\nbad\nrajini ( chandran ? ) . . . cases in point : cocunut - the interview rajini - the football match ( style ! )\nsataila enna bomma poona sir adhula enna peruma . . . get out ! : rotfl : idhu veedillamma . . aasiramam aasiramam thengai srinivasan rocked !\noops ! ! ! i went to attagasam with my family . . . in veterinary doctor scene , i cant able to control my laugh but at the same time , not interested to laugh in front of my family members . . . : ( : cry : double meaning joke . . . adha mattum konjam maathi irukalam . . . . : lol : ya , the scenes with the dogs were funny . on the same line of double meaning jokes , i loved\nnew\nand sjs ' s acting , very different from the other actors . i ' ve never been to cinema with my family . the last movie i watched with my parents at home was\nchandramuki\n: lol :\nsataila enna bomma poona sir adhula enna peruma . . . get out ! : rotfl : idhu veedillamma . . aasiramam aasiramam thengai srinivasan rocked ! coconut :\nmuruga ! nee nallavangalaye sodhikkara . . . thiruthanikku vandhu adippen , jokkaradha !\n: lol : and\nblack pearllll\n! ! ! : ) also , the scene where chandran talks about all the ragams and stuff . . . don ' t remember the exact dialogue . . . .\nsataila enna bomma poona sir adhula enna peruma . . . get out ! : rotfl : idhu veedillamma . . aasiramam aasiramam thengai srinivasan rocked ! coconut :\nmuruga ! nee nallavangalaye sodhikkara . . . thiruthanikku vandhu adippen , jokkaradha !\n: lol : and\nblack pearllll\n! ! ! : ) podhumpa podhumpa . . . pullarikudhu : lol :\n1 .\ncitizen\ncoz the dialoge deleivery by ajith noteable comedy scenes : climax scene ( court scene ) , the dubbing vocice for nagma adds more comedy to that movie 2 . nenjinilae climax ( scene involves vijay & villians ) 3 . miruthanga sakkaravarthy ( when sivaji plays miruthangam watch his expressions ) 4 . thillana moganabal ( all scenes by sivaji ) 5 . red (\nadhu\n)\nregarding pts 3 & 4 - totally disagree . other points - agreed . also to add vaseegara - vijay trying to do comedy .\nalso , the scene where chandran talks about all the ragams and stuff . . . don ' t remember the exact dialogue . . . . yea . . thats really a good one . . . aanandha bairavi raagathula , attana raagatha andharathil pidichi , kaambodhiya thodaila thattina vara raagam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . sri priya va nu varum . . i didnt remember the exact dialogue . . but , its very humorous one . . . trink trink . . . trink trink . . . chandran unga amma vazhuki vizhuntanga . . amma va ! ! ! amma va ! ! ! amma na sonnan ! ! ! aiyoo kozhapitane ! ! ! evalavo padichi padichi sonnene ! ! ! amma kitta . . . bathroom pakkam pogadhingannu . . indha vayasila vazhuki vizhundhutangale : thumbsup : indu : sir , neenga ! ! ! neenga ! ! ! ts : naane thaan indu : neengalum thotakaaranum twins aa ! ! ! ts : : evil : indu : illa rendu perum ore maadhiri irukingale . . ts : adhu naan thaan pa . . . naan onnum htappa ninaichikala nee utkar . . . indu : naan en sir thappa ninaikanum , ivalo periya panakaarar half trouser potunu thota vela senja thota kaarannu thaan ninaipanga . . appo ungala kizhavannu sonnen . . ippavum solluren . . neenga kizhavan thaan . . ( when ts stands from the seat ) indu : paravala paravala utkarunga . . . naan thappa ninaika maaten . .\n1 .\ncitizen\ncoz the dialoge deleivery by ajith noteable comedy scenes : climax scene ( court scene ) , the dubbing vocice for nagma adds more comedy to that movie 2 . nenjinilae climax ( scene involves vijay & villians ) 3 . miruthanga sakkaravarthy ( when sivaji plays miruthangam watch his expressions ) 4 . thillana moganabal ( all scenes by sivaji ) 5 . red (\nadhu\n) : oops : : oops : : oops : paarthunga . . inga ajith fans niraiya peru irukanga . . . i like court scene very much . . .\nregarding pts 3 & 4 - totally disagree . other points - agreed . also to add vaseegara - vijay trying to do comedy . thillana mohanambal is a nice movie . . but , i dont think so about the climax scene of miruthanga chakravarthy . . . thevai illama adhiga padiya expression . . . i watched some 2 or 3 programmes 2 yrs back . . but , none of them expressed impression in their face while they play miruthangam . . . udhata ellam appadi iruka pidichinu vaasikiradhu . . . bore one . . . the same about nalandhana song . . . except that scene , thillana mohanambal is a classic one . . : thumbsup : not yet watched nenjinile . . . so , i didnt knwo about that . . . but , vaseegara is one of best comedy movie . . . naan romba siricha movies la idhuvum onnu . . . telugu la venkatesh panninadha vida vijay class : thumbsup :\ntoday , again i got a chance to watch oora therinjikitten . one more good comedy movie and also sentiment too . . . directed by kalaipuli sekaran combined with pandiya raajan acting . . . first starting scene la irundhu romba super aa irukum . . . 1000 , 2000 , 3000 , 4000 , 5000 , 6000 , 7000 , 8000 , 9000 , bimliki bimlapa maama biscouthu . . . : thumbsup : romba famous comedy scene . . china vayasil indha dialogue solli nadipom vera . . . last climax la maapilai ( pandiyaraajan ) enganu thedum bodhu , jai shankar shirt pocket il theduvar . . . ennanga maapilaiya pooi pocket la theduringa ? ungaluku theiryadhu sir , avar enga venumnalum iruparunu : thumsup : indha dialogue um romba famous . . . andha movie ku appuram , yaaravadhu yaaraiyavadhu thedina mostly ellarum pocket check pannitu illainu kindal panradhu romba famous aa irundhadhu . . . adhe pola chicago jeans . . . wonderful comedy movie . . .\nthere is one movie called samsara sangeetham vtr , gouthami and little simbu - its a full lenght comedy movie : rotfl : some pieces of comedy tr will receive a bomb from a helicopter to his jeep ! . . . he will catch the bomb from the jeep and throw it upwards to the helicopter ! helicopter would burst ! : lol : climax fight : lol :\n1 . watch sivaji dance from the film enga mama song - ennanga sonnaga 2 . all bagyaraj dances\n1 . watch sivaji dance from the film enga mama song - ennanga sonnaga 2 . all bagyaraj dances nothing to beat sivaji ganesan in paatum barathamum . . . : lol : : lol :\nalmost all nagesh movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . he was so awesome : victory : kadhalikka neramillai server sundaram thiruvilayadal ( not the whole movie though ) bama vijayam and many kamal movies like apoorva sagotharargal avvai shanmugi mmkr : thumbsup : panchatanthiram pammal whayyyyyy sambandham : lol : then , satyaraj movies with all his nakkal and lollu in a casual kounder bhashai : 2thumbsup : nadigan amaidhi padai : cool2 : englishkaran : rotfl : the way he imitates other heroes was so good . esp , 7g song and manmadhan dance was : rotfl : my other favourites - thillana mohanambal ( all time comedy : clap : ) karagattakaran ( ramarajan , kounder and senthil were : thumbsup : ) ullathai alli tha vaseegara imsai arasan nowadays there aren ' t much comedy movies and the little so called comedies are just irritating : p tom and jerry movies are much better that tamil comedies these days . : lol :\naaniya pudunga vendam vaan : rotfl : nee pudungaradhellam theve illadha aanithan . . poi pudungu po : rotfl : ohh . . . palasa . . . naan kooda pudhusunnu nenachenga : rotfl : rocking comedy\nexactlyyyyy : lol : and when surya is scrubbing the wall softly vadivel goes , methuva methuva , sevarku valika poguthu , vegama seydra parathesi parathesi : lol : and then krishnamoorthy drops the hanger on his head : lol : hanger : shock : : o : oops : : roll : haha but that was a damn funny scene . as someone clamied vadivelu was the hero for the 1st part of the movie freinds there is another movie in which he played a full length hero even b4 imsai . the movie involves prasanth : roll :\nyeah , well vadivel did an awesome part but definetely vijays ilthakaseya was soo funny too : lol : and when he gets in trouble with his sister . . . i also luv the bit where vj kidnaps beats up vadivel thinking its surya : lol : and then charlie goes mental and omdzzzzzzz : lol : a movie with prashanthhh . . . . mmm is it the one where prashanth fakes as a lady ? : roll : i don ' t remember !\nyeah , well vadivel did an awesome part but definetely vijays ilthakaseya was soo funny too : lol : and when he gets in trouble with his sister . . . i also luv the bit where vj kidnaps beats up vadivel thinking its surya : lol : and then charlie goes mental and omdzzzzzzz : lol : a movie with prashanthhh . . . . mmm is it the one where prashanth fakes as a lady ? : roll : i don ' t remember ! winner ! ! ! vadivelu the winner all the way ! ! prasanth did not even pull a hair in the film ( say it in tamil )\nthiruttu payalae ' s vivek comedy was quite nice . . . . . . . . .\naaniya pudunga vendam vaan : rotfl : nee pudungaradhellam theve illadha aanithan . . poi pudungu po : rotfl : ohh . . . palasa . . . naan kooda pudhusunnu nenachenga : rotfl : rocking comedy dig : the best part of vadivel ' s comedies / dialogues is that they can and will be used in real life situations by us . an ex - colleague of mine was testing a scenario at work in which they had a cluster of systems on production and were testing the availability if one of them went down . my colleague had a doubt and asked his short - tempered lead\nendha wire - a pudunganum ?\nfor which the leaders replies can be easily guessed !\na _ a will i be far behind : - ) ? gounder ' s lines abound at work 1 ) dei yaaruda client ? kondhu vikkaravan gundoosi vikkraven ellam client . adada naattula indha client thollai thaanga mudiyalappa 2 ) whenever something went wrong and we are in a position to redo and worse still explain ' deliket posisun ' comes in chorus 3 ) we had the infernal habit of betting on cricket and the indian team has always cost me much . the winner always goes :\ntake the hundred roobees\nand many many more . . btw iplaysafe , welcome to the hub .\np . k . s and panchathanthiram were nice ! . . . i liked p . k . s more , of course kamal , and simran , sneha , and abbas were all excellent . . . : wink : : wink : i never get tired of watching pks\nkamal ' s mmkr and sathileelathi . . sivaji ' s tillana mohanambal , savaleh samali rajni ' s thilumullu kasethan kaduvulada . . nagesh sarvar sundaram\nthillu mullu ! classic ! ! 8 - ) i watched this movie last week . 20 years later this movie is still a total entertainement !\np . k . s and panchathanthiram were nice ! . . . i liked p . k . s more , of course kamal , and simran , sneha , and abbas were all excellent . . . : wink : : wink : i never get tired of watching pks yeah . . . . . pks is my all time favourite too : thumbsup : but , it ' s not enought to watch this movie once . . . . watching it twice or thrice , you might still discover some dialogues that you missed earlier : lol : sriman :\nyey . . . . izhuthuttu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . izhuthuttu poranya\nkamal :\nyey . . . . . . summa irundhavan kala odcha izhuthuttu izhuthuttu dhaan povan\n: lol : : lol :\nnee andha sokka potta ponnu madhiri evanayavadhu ittunu oodi poi kalyanam pannikka pora . . . . padhinaaru kozhandhinga porakka povudhu . ovvonnu padichu foreign porennu azhuvum . . nee kanda kanda konsalate vaasalla kalan karthala nikka pora . . . idhu en saabam\n: rotfl : : rotfl : yaravadhu en pera ennannu ketta pammal whaay sambhandham ' nu dhan solluven : rotfl : this movie is a non stop comedy entertainer : rotfl :\np . k . s and panchathanthiram were nice ! . . . i liked p . k . s more , of course kamal , and simran , sneha , and abbas were all excellent . . . : wink : : wink : i never get tired of watching pks yeah . . . . . pks is my all time favourite too : thumbsup : but , it ' s not enought to watch this movie once . . . . watching it twice or thrice , you might still discover some dialogues that you missed earlier : lol : sriman :\nyey . . . . izhuthuttu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . izhuthuttu poranya\nkamal :\nyey . . . . . . summa irundhavan kala odcha izhuthuttu izhuthuttu dhaan povan\n: lol : : lol :\nnee andha sokka potta ponnu madhiri evanayavadhu ittunu oodi poi kalyanam pannikka pora . . . . padhinaaru kozhandhinga porakka povudhu . ovvonnu padichu foreign porennu azhuvum . . nee kanda kanda konsalate vaasalla kalan karthala nikka pora . . . idhu en saabam\n: rotfl : : rotfl : yaravadhu en pera ennannu ketta pammal whaay sambhandham ' nu dhan solluven : rotfl : this movie is a non stop comedy entertainer : rotfl : and here are two sentimental scenes which bring tears !\nnaan vonaanu sollala thaatha . . . andha ponnuthan vonaandruchu\n: cry :\nshokka sonniye kainaatu kamunatinu . . . . yen naan kainaatu . . ellarayum padikka anupchutu enna mattum circus anupchuta kuttikaranam poda . . . appa poda aarambichavanthan . . innamum potunukiren . . .\noverall an awesome movie : d\nif in hollywood , always jim carey movies . . . ace ventura , i myself & irene . american pie is also a good comedy movie . . . ; )\npaarthale paravasam comedy thats a bad movie . i hear that poi is also another unbearable torture .\nsorry ! mumbai xpress sundarrajan mx is a comedya movie . 8 - ) adhu mrs . rajan a kooda irukalam . . . adhepadi neenga mr . sundqarrajan nu ninaikalam : lol :\narangetra velai 8 - ) hello ! sakthinathan irukkaara ? nee yaaruyya pesurathu ? naan pullapoochi pesuren ! adada , ithu sakthi nadaga sabha yaa . ( nxt time ) saar saar naan pulla poochi pesuren , oru loorry muttaikosai enna seyyattum ? paradesi paradesi ! atha petrol oothi koluthiru .\nthe climax scene of kadal mannan the dialoge deleivery by ajith is an intersting comedy\nthilo , thilo\nkadhalkku security poda ungallku enna authority irruku\n. . .\nkathanayagan\nnaanga mattum dubaikku poi periya kodeeswaran ayittom . . . masa maasam ungalukku nooru roopa anuppurom\npr : sonthama oru veedu vanganum . . . sve : aama , yevlo vadagaya irunthalum paravalla : rotfl2 : : rotfl2 :\nbhagyaraj and pandiyarajan are too good ! i guess gm fans might give us great insights . we are not tata birla , thedinen vandhadhu , aaha enna porutham are terribly under - appreciated !\npokkail kuthirai valee : intha kaalathu pasangalukku pothu arivum illa . . . pothuvave arivum illa . . : rotfl2 : : rotfl2 :\nbaghyaraj : inru poi nalai vaa : notworthy : anytime , any mood . . great comedy pandiarajan : aan paavam\nbaghyaraj : inru poi nalai vaa : notworthy : anytime , any mood . . great comedy pandiarajan : aan paavam : d ya . . one of my fav movies . . p1 : ek goun meinn ( the way the guys says it : lol : ) . . . eh kissssss . . . ah , raghu thata p2 : raghu thata illapa , ragha thata . . . p1 : raghu thata p2 : ragha . . ragha . . ehh . . eh . . p1 : ehh . . ehh . . : rotfl2 : : rotfl2 :\npowered by vbulletin\u00ae version 4 . 2 . 2 copyright \u00a9 2018 vbulletin solutions , inc . all rights reserved .\nthe video you have requested has not been rated and may contain content intended for mature audiences .\nparvati belongs to a very rich zamindar family . she falls in love with a farmer , who is also interested in art , and marries him against her brother ' s wishes . she is not allowed to enter her brother ' s house . later , in a car accident , her brother and sister - in - law die , leaving behind their daughter , sumati . the sister - in - law ' s brother takes sumati away to chennai and brings her up . parvati tells her son velan ( kamal haasan ) to find sumati ( khushboo ) and get married to her , but on the condition that no one should know that he is parvati ' s son . how velan fulfills his mother ' s wish and finally marries sumati is shown in a very hilarious way .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nsingaaravelan ( kamal hassan ) living in a village with his mother who was accused of the demise of her brother and sister - in - law . now , he sets on course to remove the stains on his mother ' s name .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? 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{"id": 115042, "summary": [{"text": "haunted mansion ( formerly retreat house and originally titled as rest house ) is a 2015 filipino supernatural , horror film directed and written by jun lana , starring janella salvador , marlo mortel , jerome ponce , janice de belen and iza calzado .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was the debut film of janella salvador after their successful stints on television .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "it was an official entry to the 41st metro manila film festival .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it was released on december 25 , 2015 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film follows a group of high school kids who are spending the night in a retreat house.when they learn that the retreat house is haunted , they set out to look for the ghosts just for fun , but find out soon enough that the urban legends are real .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film received generally positive reviews from film critics praising its cinematography , visual effects , production design and musical score .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film 's cast was also praised for its good performances . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "haunted mansion ( 2015 film )", "paragraphs": ["' haunted mansion . ' one of the horror flicks in mmff 2015 is ' haunted mansion . ' photo courtesy of regal films\nthe haunted mansion soundtrack review : this is a review of the film score the haunted mansion by mark mancina .\nmanila , philippines - 2015 is a critical year for the metro manila film festival ( mmff ) .\nhaunted mansion . the metro manila film festival entry stars janella salvador . photo courtesy of regal films\nlabels : 2015 , 2015 movies , ghosts , haunted , haunted house , horror , iza calzado , janella salvador , janice de belen , jerome ponce , jun lana , marlo mortel , mmff , mmff 2015 , regal entertainment inc . , regal films , teaser trailers\nhere are the first day figures of the 2015 metro manila film festival ( mmff ) . read more \u00bb\nregal films has released the official trailer of the upcoming horror film\nhaunted mansion .\nread more \u00bb\nthe holiday version of haunted mansion has returned the fourth quarter of every year\u2014always with clever , new enhancements . in 2015 , when disneyland celebrated its 60 anniversary , it was the 15th year for haunted mansion holiday .\nbut watching jun\u2019s haunted mansion kept one awake for an hour and a half .\npirates is still totally fresh ; the haunted mansion could use more new ghosts .\na story of the mysterious mansion . they ' re many all the 999 happy haunts a friendly ghosts into the darkness mansion . there are great new spooky songs . and don ' t miss watch the disneyland movie the haunted mansion this fall 2015 ! ! !\nhaunted mansion ( formerly retreat house ) is an upcoming 2015 filipino supernatural horror film . the film was directed and written by jun lana , starring janella salvador , marlo mortel and jerome ponce . the film serve as the debut film of marnella ( marlo mortel and janella salvador ) love team . [ 1 ] it is an official entry to the metro manila festival and will be shown on december 25 , 2015 . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]\ndisneyland ' s haunted mansion is\nthe start of the haunted attraction industry ,\naccording to halloween expert lisa morton .\nyoung actors marlo mortel and jerome ponce , who are both part of the horror film ,\nthe haunted mansion ,\nshare they scary experiences while shooting the film . read more \u00bb\nmanila , philippines \u2013 for followers of horror movies , the film one can easily recommend is jun lana\u2019s haunted mansion produced by regal films .\nas a general note , the haunted mansion has its own nightmare fuel page for the ride , the film , and the video game .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for the haunted mansion . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nit\u2019s 2001 in yesterland . for the first time ever , the haunted mansion has been transformed .\nthe\nhatbox ghost\nis one of the most beloved attractions in disneyland ' s haunted mansion .\njanella salvador feels overwhelmed that her debut movie \u201chaunted mansion\u201d is among the top - grossers at this year\u2019s metro manila film festival ( mmff ) . read more \u00bb\nstalk it : the evers\u2019 house from the haunted mansion is located at 1480 north michigan avenue in pasadena .\nhaunted mansion holiday remains through the christmas season , which ends january 6 , 2016 at the disneyland resort .\nthe entries to the 41st metro manila film festival ( mmff ) closed out 2015 with a combined p640 million box - office gross earnings , organizers announced on friday . read more \u00bb\npia and marlon \u201cunfollowed\u201d each other merely days after the miss universe 2015 met her crush siwon at the latter\u2019s . . .\nhe ' s been attached to the project in some capacity since 2015 , as the film ' s screenplay has gone under numerous rewrites , with the search now on for a director .\nthe collective box office earnings of the eight entries to the 2015 metro manila film festival ( mmff ) is expected to cross the p1 billion mark , according to organizers . read more \u00bb\nthe winchester mystery house , built in san jose , california , greatly inspired walt disney ' s haunted mansion .\na few months ago , i was talking with [ marvel pr\u2019s ] chris d\u2019lando about the haunted mansion . he knows i have a bunch of haunted mansion merchandise in my office . and so we started to talk about how rad it would be to make a haunted mansion comic . little did i know , it was already in the works .\na film student who is obsessed with the movie grave encounters sets out with his friends to visit the psychiatric hospital depicted in the original film .\nmanila , philippines \u2013 there are absolutely no unnecessary pretensions here . jun lana\u2019s haunted mansion is as original as its title is imaginative .\na must for the haunted mansion fan . detailed photos and backstories . the book takes you back to the ride from your home .\nryan gosling is in talks to star in disney \u2019s supernatural family movie \u201c the haunted mansion \u201d with guillermo del toro directing and producing .\nwhich i think have much better story , performance , and overall feel to it that haunted mansion , but that ' s just me .\nfilm traffic coordinator : imaginary friends studio ( as cris ryan m . mendez )\nthe interior of the home made an appearance in the film , as well .\nshaquille o\u2019neal to open a las vegas restaurant , film a show . . .\npublic support to the film is overwhelming and mother lily couldn\u2019t be any grateful .\nif you take the children they will scream ,\nthe outlet quoted him as saying at 2010 san diego comic - con .\nwe ' re making the haunted mansion the most haunted place on earth .\nzak bagans discusses the background of the haunted museum he is set to open in a historic downtown las vegas mansion . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal\n\u201cthe really weird thing is , i had been looking for a historic haunted place in las vegas for eight years , and never had luck of finding something , \u201d bagans says . he bought the mansion in 2015 and has converted its rooms into exhibit spaces \u2014 or , as he puts it , \u201chabitats\u201d \u2014 for his treasures .\nit\u2019s been pointed out that it was especially appropriate for there to be a tiki bar at the beginning of the film because at disneyland you walk by the enchanted tiki room in adventureland before you get to the haunted mansion in new orleans square .\nfoolish mortals : a haunted mansion documentary is an examination of the fan culture surrounding disney\u2019s haunted mansion attraction . director james h carter ii will be digging into the lives , creative work and experiences of the countless masses who have reached out to share their love of this attraction , while unearthing the ghostly materials within .\nthis is a chronological list of mmff film entries every year since its inception in 1975 .\nhaving watched the film on a midnight screening after a busy day , one was prepared to doze off and indeed the film might just look like a backdrop from a recurring nightmare .\nhaunted mansion\nis regal entertainment ' s official entry to the 2015 metro manila film festival . don ' t forget to subscribe and get the latest showbiz scoops - urltoken for more celebrity events and photos , check out my website : urltoken for more juicy updates , follow us on instagram : urltoken twitter : urltoken google plus : urltoken you may reach me at : mmbyniceguyitachi @ urltoken mobile number : + 63 919 493 3825\nhaunted mansion subverts and shatters religious expectations , with characters begging for salvation from religious artifacts only to be betrayed . despite all the overt depictions of religion , the film is indisputably secular , with only the characters\u2019 acts and the palpable evil of the mansion as true and definite . that all this cynicism is draped in a story that is all too mundane and commonplace to be of real merit is the film\u2019s greatest conceit . \u2013 urltoken\nryan gosling is in talks to star in disney\u2019s supernatural family movie \u201cthe haunted mansion\u201d with guillermo del toro directing and producing . \u201cthe haunted mansion\u201d has been in works at disney for the past five years and is based on the popular attraction at the disneyland theme park . del toro unveiled the project at comic - con [ \u2026 ]\n\u201cthe haunted mansion\u201d had its share of groanworthy gags and jokes , but it wasn\u2019t the abomination it was made out to be . it\u2019s probably worth watching once for the random tiki sighting , gorgeous mansion set and costume designs , and cameos by wallace shawn .\nwith the addition of jerry smith to the production team , the filmmakers are more confident than ever that they can make a film that honors the rich history of the haunted mansion while celebrating its loyal and passionate fanbase , including disney fans and hardcore horror fans .\nthis year , one of the horror movies in the lineup is haunted mansion , directed by jun lana , and starring marlo mortel , jerome ponce , and janella salvador .\n2 . haunted mansion is regal films ' horror entry to the mmff this year , as opposed to the usual new installment of the shake , rattle & roll series .\nload up your doombuggy and don\u2019t forget your death certificate , foolish mortals , as marvel teams up with disney\u2019s imagineers to bring the haunted mansion to the world of comics .\nfor a horror film , it isn ' t scary , just funny . eddie murphy rocks !\nhollywood may be home to the modern horror film , but when it comes to actual haunted houses australia certainly has its fair share of things that go bump in the night .\nat california ' s disneyland , the haunted mansion holiday has returned . disney today released a time - lapse video of its culinary professionals assembling the 10 - foot\nhouse of cards\ngingerbread replica of the mansion facade that dominates the ballroom scene in the ride .\nguillermo del toro has obviously achieved something monumental ( literally ) with the house he built for crimson peak , and it ' s hard to argue against its construction once you see it in the film . a flimsy set or a full cgi rendering just wouldn ' t offer the same atmosphere as a real mansion , and this haunted house film definitely benefits from having an actual house . now the only question left is : was it actually haunted ?\ndel toro announced his new haunted mansion movie seven years about after disney released a first movie adaptation . the 2003 film , a comedy starring eddie murphy , flopped at the domestic box office but was more successful abroad and made a total of $ 182 million worldwide . unlike that movie , the new haunted mansion will feature del doro ' s favorite characters from the ride , according to bloomberg . it will also be a lot darker than its predecessor .\ni actually think the mansion looks quite fake in the faraway shots that appeared in the movie .\nthe script for the film , originally entitled\nrest house\n, took five years to make .\nwhat you can ' t tell from the video is the overwhelming gingerbread aroma you will smell as your doom buggy turns the corner from the seance into the ballroom . just imagine that as you watch our ride - through video of haunted mansion holiday . remember that this year features the addition of the hatbox ghost , which debuted at the regular haunted mansion last may .\nzak bagans , host of travel channel\u2019s \u201cghost adventures , \u201d is opening a haunted museum in a thirty - room , historic downtown las vegas mansion . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal\neven when i was a kid , i was amazed by the haunted mansion ride . it\u2019s always been my favorite . i became a bit more obsessed with it when i was in my teens ; [ i was ] a little more into horror , macabre , and black humor . it\u2019s where my obsession with haunted houses started . but really the haunted mansion is the best . what other [ theme ] park ride has a dead body hanging from the ceiling ?\nhaunted mansion opens with a sequence that has a boy enter a mansion only to be spooked by the traditional frights that is to be expected from a low - rent horror flick . as it turns out , the introduction is but an urban legend straight out of the immature minds of one of the characters . the actual film has markedly different feel from its aptly lousy introduction . in fact , the film is strangely elegant , a rarity for films like this , which is of supposedly meager ambitions .\nwelcome , foolish mortals , to the haunted mansion , one of the most popular attractions in the history of disney theme parks . the haunted mansion : imagineering a disney classic explores how the attraction ' s\n999 happy haunts\nwere brought to life . rare early concept sketches , detailed architectural drawings , and stunning still photography illustrate the mansion ' s evolution as it was designed and built at each magic kingdom park around the world - including mystic manor at hong kong disneyland .\nin this year\u2019s imminent edition of the new york asian film festival ( june 19th \u2013 july 5th ) .\nhaunted mansion is most pleasurable in its 3rd half , where the world that lana has painstakingly created fittingly explodes and crumbles in a masterful move of supernatural violence where salvation is a farfetched fantasy .\nthe two also appeared on stage together at the 2015 sxsw festival last month in austin , texas to discuss the making of lost river , gosling ' s directorial and screenwriting debut , which hit theaters on friday .\ngood news ! it sounds like there\u2019s finally some forward motion on one of guillermo del toro \u2018s longtime passion projects \u2013 his disney collaboration , haunted mansion . per the wrap , ryan gosling is in talks to join del toro\u2019s long - gestating film based on the beloved disney ride of the same name .\nin fact it was my interest in it that lead to me writing ghosted , which is also a haunted house book , and then that lead to nailbiter , then birthright , and those jobs lead to me getting marvel work , which put me in the place to do haunted mansion .\nfandom heresy : the haunted mansion is not under a curse , and the ghosts are not trying to move on . this is one of the things the fans never forgave the movie for changing .\nhaunted mansion was not a big favorite when the eight entries were announced early this year considering that lead teen stars janella salvador , marlo mortel and jerome ponce have yet to prove their drawing power .\na film crew moves into an abandoned psychiatric hospital with a shadowy past to shoot a low budget horror movie .\ni thoroughly enjoyed learning more about the history behind this magical ride . i especially enjoyed learning about all of the ways the ride differs at the different parks around the world . having never been to the haunted mansion anywhere other than magic kingdom in orlando it was nice to learn more about the other rides ! i cannot wait to visit all the other haunted mansion ' s around the world now !\nthe latest version of this staple in my library includes long - anticipated information about the mansion ' s latest iteration , mystic manor , but sacrifices the chapters relating to the regrettable 2003 film interpretation of the haunted mansion . this book is absolutely essential reading for fans of the venerable disney parks attraction and theme park aficionados , full of history , concept art , and photographs , much of which has never been seen before . highly recommended .\nfirst off , one star ? that ' s it ? i think this film deserves four ! second , common sense media says this film is a thriller , which is completely wrong ! haunted mansion is a comedy . and three , common sense says that there is no bad language in it . they use h * ll , * ss , crap , and d * mn muiltible times . i thought the movie was very good , it was a little bit scary , but mostly funny . there is one scene with spiders crawling all over a character for a breif moment that may be disturbing , and there is a scene with zombies that is frightining for young viewers . overrall , haunted mansion is a frightfully fun film that will delight fans of the ride .\nthe script for the film , originally entitled\nrest house\n, took five years to make . see more \u00bb\nhaunted mansion is \u2014 thus far \u2014 one of my candidates for best picture and best director for jun who \u2014 in his latest outputs \u2014 has proven he is at his best doing both indie and mainstream projects .\n\u201ctim burton\u2019s the nightmare before christmas\u201d teams up with disneyland\u00ae park\u2019s haunted mansion on october 5 , to kick off a fantastically fun holiday event and a whole new reason to make the resort your holiday haunt this season .\nurltoken finally , what sort of research are you two doing to capture the sights and ambiance of the haunted mansion ? this seems like the perfect opportunity for a trip to a disney park for \u201cresearch purposes . \u201d\nalready scheduled to appear in the film is disney imagineer terri harden , artist nora see , special effects creator robert kurtzman , artist topher adam , and \u2018skin wars\u2019 contestant butch bihary . foolish mortals has already launched a kickstarter campaign to raise the funds needed to produce the film . in exchange for fan support , they are offering many unique backer rewards , including a limited edition haunted mansion mystery box plus one - of - a - kind sculptures from terri harden .\non top of it , this horror film has outstanding cinematography , an excellent musical scoring and a fairly commendable production design .\na group of young people on retreat in a remote house find themselves haunted by a restless spirit .\nthe telluride horror show film festival hosted a special screening of the nightmare before christmas yesterday , with selick himself in attendance . devin faraci of birth movies death moderated the post - film q & a and bore witness when a young girl in the audience asked if the film was a christmas movie or a halloween movie . selick then made the cold , hard truth known :\na blonde maid in white robes carrying a chandelier in the dark , things that creep upon the corridors , a mysterious attic in a haunted mansion . . . these are very cliche elements of the subgenre haunted - house movie , but also very promising in the hands of director guillermo del toro . the creator of the masterpiece\nzak bagans , host of travel channel ' s\nghost adventures ,\nis opening a haunted museum in a thirty - room , historic downtown las vegas mansion . photo taken on monday , september 11 , 2017 , at zak bagans ' haunted museum , in las vegas . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal @ benjaminhphoto\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nas it is , jun re - emerged a fine and sharp storyteller in this film and the solid , if , unerring craftsmanship will surely make him a top contender in the best director category in this coming metro manila film festival ( mmff ) .\nmix mischievous teens and a house brimming with vengeful ghosts and things will eventually get messy . haunted mansion follows its formula religiously , except that its manner of doing so raises suspicions that are grander than what is readily seen .\nto reiterate the points made above , haunted mansion holiday helps sell halloween party tickets and is a major selling point in marketing materials during halloween time and the holiday season . and , well , it ' s very popular .\neight years after hitting movie theaters , the nightmare before christmas moved into disneyland\u2019s haunted mansion on october 5 , 2001 . it was a holiday overlay in the tradition of country bear christmas special and \u201cit\u2019s a small world\u201d holiday .\nit is now no longer disney\u2019s illegitimate child but their proverbial favorite son . the reissues have proudly reclaimed the walt disney pictures banner , while the film itself is now a cornerstone of disney\u2019s marketing efforts during a key shopping season . it is now considered not a potentially dangerous horror film to traumatize young children , but rather an ideal first horror film for a generation of youngsters .\nthe film follows the life of miggy ( john lloyd cruz ) and laida ( sarah geronimo ) after their break - up which occurred after the events in the second film . miggy , is now in a relationship with . . . see full summary \u00bb\nis it true they started shooting haunted mansion as early as april ? it\u2019s direk jun who replies : \u201cyes , we didn\u2019t rush it para mapaganda nang husto . this is one of regal\u2019s biggest budgeted horror films . we shot this on location in a mansion owned by the marcoses in cabuyao , laguna . mrs . marcos herself signed the permit to allow us to shoot there . maganda yung location and according to the caretakers , there are ghost sightings at the mansion . \u201d\n\u201ctim burton\u2019s the nightmare before christmas\u201d star jack skellington brings his vision of the holidays to the world - famous haunted mansion , transforming the attraction into a festival of the wild and wacky , the kooky and creepy . complete with its own unique soundtrack , the haunted mansion holiday features jack\u2019s new take on the old favorites , from new d\u00e9cor on the mansion\u2019s exterior and the transformation of the famous ballroom scene into the ultimate christmas ball , to the finale scene through the mansion\u2019s graveyard , now covered in ghostly white snow , where playful ghosts are making their own unique christmas trees . see for yourself what happens when two holidays collide , but be warned , the results are somewhat ho - ho - horrific !\nryan gosling may return to his disney roots again . the actor is in talks to star in the studio giant ' s new movie the haunted mansion , the hollywood reporter and variety reported this week . gosling , director guillermo del toro and disney have not commented . the film is based on the fan favorite theme park ride and was announced in 2010 .\nthe gate to the compound where the mansion and an outbuilding , also said to be haunted , are situated had previously been left open for much of the day . but to deal with the sudden surge in interest following the film\u2019s premiere , the owners , the beijing catholic diocese , have decided to keep it closed to help control the flow of visitors .\none of hundreds of artifacts on display at zak bagans\u2019 haunted museum . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal\na costumed performer stands at the gate of shanghai nightmare , china ' s first halloween haunted house attraction .\nthe haunted mansion ride , popular in the us parks in both california and florida , changed its title to mystic manor for the hong kong park and dropped the ghosts . superstitious chinese culture wasn\u2019t ready to consider ghosts as jolly entertainment .\nthis year i hesitantly added disney\u2019s notorious \u201chaunted mansion\u201d movie from 2003 to our viewing list . ( it was not nearly as well - received as their other theme - park - attraction - turned - film from that year : \u201cpirates of the caribbean . \u201d ) at any rate , i\u2019m 10 years late to the party of discovering that there\u2019s a tiki bar scene !\nzak bagans , host of travel channel ' s & quot ; ghost adventures , & quot ; is opening a haunted museum in a thirty - room , historic downtown las vegas mansion . photo taken on monday , september 11 , 2017 , at zak bagans ' haunted museum , in las vegas . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal @ benjaminhphoto\nnot a very good film . really dumb . a scary part were there are zombies that really scared my little brother as a kid\nhere ' s a look at the colorful floats in the annual metro manila film festival parade of stars held wednesday . read more \u00bb\ndo you have any idea what song was playing in the tiki bar scene of the haunted mansion ? i think i hear the phrase \u201cgo man go\u201d in the song , but it\u2019s really hard to identify due to the talking and other noises .\nzak bagans , host of travel channel ' s & quot ; ghost adventures , & quot ; discusses the background of the haunted museum he is set to open in a historic downtown las vegas mansion . photo taken on monday , september 11 , 2017 , at zak bagans ' haunted museum , in las vegas . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal @ benjaminhphoto\nthe interior of the gracey estate was an elaborate set constructed at barwick studios where the haunted mansion was lensed . you can read a fabulous blog post written by a few lucky souls who were able to visit the set on the doombuggies website here .\nin addition to joining the foolish mortals team , jerry is currently raising funds for his own short film and directorial debut , love is dead , starring indie horror queen tristan risk and aaron \u201csmall hands\u201d thompson . click here to visit the film\u2019s indiegogo page to help support indie horror .\na trend , of course , all started with the monumental success of the pirates of the caribbean franchise , continuing with the upcoming pirates of the caribbean 5 : salazar ' s revenge , though we ' ve also seen a pretty cringeworthy adaptation of the haunted mansion , alongside the under - performing tomorrowland film , which took on an entire section of the park as opposed to a singular ride .\ndisney resurrects its haunted museum property with this spooky production headed up by producer and co - writer guillermo del toro .\na group of high school students who are spending the night in a old mansion . when they learn that the house is haunted they set to look out for ghosts just for fun , but they find out soon enough that the urban legends are real .\nanother classic paranormal investigation story , richard matheson\u2019s 1971 novel hell house sees a physicist , his wife , and two mediums temporarily move into the famous belasco house , an impossibly terrifying haunted mansion , with the goal to determine whether there is life after death . matheson adapted the book for the screen as the legend of hell house in 1973 ; john hough directed and roddy mcdowall starred in the film .\nfilm producer : imaginary friends studio ( as anabel w . magalona ) / operations head : imaginary friends studio ( as anabel w . magalona )\ncopyright \u00a9 2005 - 2018 / film . privacy policy / cookie policy . web design by pro blog design . logo concept by : illumination ink\nas hollywood began to embrace slasher movies like halloween , a nightmare on elm street , and friday the 13th , the haunted house industry reaped the benefits . the horror boom fueled a demand for scary attractions , not to mention cross - promotional advertisements .\nif you went to a haunted house in the 1980s and 1990s , you would ' ve seen a lot of freddy krueger , jason , pinhead . the haunted house industry really followed the movie industry at that time ,\nlarry kirchner , president of haunted house association , a trade group for haunted house operators , tells smithsonian . com .\nthe 13 most haunted hotels in the world you ain ' t afraid of no ghost ? see if you can keep from getting spooked as urltoken counts down the 13 most haunted hotels in the world . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nthe haunted house didn ' t become a cultural icon , though , until walt disney decided to build one . disneyland\u2019s haunted mansion opened in 1969 , nearly two decades after disney first approved the beleaguered project . the attraction , which was designed in the style of the evergreen house and the winchester mystery house , quickly became a success . in a single day shortly after its debut , more than 82 , 000 people passed through the haunted mansion . the attraction ' s centerpiece is the grand hall , a 90 - foot - long ballroom sequence of dancing ghouls at a birthday party . disney brought to scene to life through an exceptionally complex series of illusions known as pepper ' s ghost , which use refracted light to project and shape ethereal images .\na lot of the professional haunters will point to one thing , and that ' s disneyland ' s haunted mansion . it ' s the start of the haunted attraction industry ,\nmorton says . the attraction was revolutionary , as she explains in trick or treat :\ndirty little secrets are exposed when five friends become stranded at an abandoned motel haunted by a dark secret of its own .\none of hundreds of artifacts on display at zak bagans\u2019 haunted museum in las vegas . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal\nevil spirits , creaky stairs , ominous music . . . . here are some of the most haunted houses of hollywood .\ncan ' t un hear it : jennifer tilly ' s distinct voice for leota works out evenly , when compared to the rest of the film .\n) , dir . nobuhiko obayashi , special screening at the 2009 new york asian film festival ( june 25 , 10 p . m . at the\n\u201cthis history is very difficult to get straight , \u201d said mr . xu , who has taken an active interest in unearthing the mansion\u2019s history .\nduring the press conference for the movie on december 9 , producer lily monteverde ( aka mother lily ) explained ,\nit ' s because i believe so much in haunted mansion . i believe so much in my newest babies , janella , marlo , and jerome .\nthe filmmakers are now asking for fan help to create the documentary and support the gigantic efforts of the production . for more information on foolish mortals : a haunted mansion documentary , please visit their kickstarter page to donate and share , as well as their website at urltoken .\na movie about the much - debated war on drugs is officially serving as re - launch pad for a local film outfit that last produced . . .\nthis is basically a reprint of 2003 ' s\nthe haunted mansion : from the magic kingdom to the movies\n, completely scrubbed of any references to the underwhelming eddie murphy film , and with a new chapter on hong kong disneyland ' s mystic manor ( informative with lots of illustrations and photos ) and a few new spreads on recent additions to the anaheim and orlando attractions ( the attic bride and hatbox ghost for disneyland , the new elaborate queue and gift shop at wdw ) . even though the film was a letdown , its a shame to completely omit it from this new version - - it is part of the attraction ' s history and produced some interesting design work that is worthy of inclusion . also , too bad they didn ' t include a section on mansion collectibles - - a glaring omission from the first edition that they could have corrected here . that said , this is still the tops book for haunted mansion fans and there ' s enough new material here to warrant a repurchase .\nurltoken josh , i understand you\u2019re a pretty big fan of this ride . do you remember your first time riding the haunted mansion , and if so , what did you think at the time ? also , which park were you visiting when you were first exposed to it ?\nan official entry to the 2015 metro manila film festival starring : janella salvador , marlo mortel , jerome ponce janice de belen and iza calzado also starring : dominic ochoa , lj reyes , joem bascon , sharlene san pedro ingrid dela paz , devon seron , eliza pineda , phytos ramirez , paolo gumabao directed by jun robles lana follow @ regalfilms on twitter and like the official facebook page of regal entertainment inc . for more updates ! urltoken . . . urltoken urltoken\nslow writing : thom andersen on cinema is the first collection of writings by a filmmaker who is known and much respected for his celebrated documentary essays including red hollywood ( 1996 , made with no\u00ebl burch ) , los angeles plays itself ( 2003 ) , and the thoughts that once we had ( 2015 ) .\nthis is what a haunted house is supposed to do . they exist to scare people . the idea behind haunted houses is not new , of course\u2014 people have entertained themselves with spooky stories for centuries \u2014 but haunted houses are different because they are inseparable from the holiday that vaulted them to cultural prominence . the tradition could not exist without halloween ; halloween would not be the same without it .\nrecently , the team behind the project just announced the addition of jerry smith as associate producer of foolish mortals : a haunted mansion documentary . jerry is an active member of the horror community and has worked for several years as a popular film journalist and critic . he\u2019s also the editor in chief for the long running and well respected icons of fright and a freelance writer for blumhouse . com , shock till you drop , fangoria and delirium magazine .\nthe titular mansion here is a retreat house where ella and her classmates are to spend a few days for prayerful reflection . as it turns out , the ornate mansion has an ominous past involving upper crust sisters ( iza calzado and lj reyes ) and their illicit entanglements with a commoner ( joem bascon ) .\nwe were there last week , and i can assure you , the seasonal overlay is a smash . on friday evening the stand - by line was 125 minutes . over two hours for haunted mansion , a ride with a continuous loading system . i still can ' t believe it .\nand the mansion wasn ' t just physically real \u2014 it could practically be lived in , too . the scary elevator actually worked as a functional elevator . the fireplaces were also real . in fact , the only thing fake about the mansion was the hole in the ceiling . since the mansion wasn ' t built outside , they couldn ' t very well look up and see the sky , so cgi was used to achieve this effect . and in case you couldn ' t tell already , the mansion is huge . both del toro and hiddleston have said it ' s the largest set they ' ve ever worked on .\ndon\u2019t make the mistake of belittling the film though , since it\u2019s quite something . set in the same high school world where bullies roam to torment the weak and men inexplicably find themselves fighting over girls who don\u2019t seem to know how beautiful they are , lana\u2019s film takes a lot of time to explore what\u2019s already old and familiar .\nalvin yapans gaydar is one of the three featured films at this years q cinema : the 2013 quezon city film festival that will run from october 3 - 5 at trinoma cinemas . there was actually a short comedy film of the same title written and produced by terry ray and larry lafond in 2002 but it seems [ \u2026 ]\nthe gross earnings of the eight entries to the 41st metro manila film festival ( mmff ) have reached p834 million after nine days in the cinemas . read more \u00bb\nwhat made the haunted mansion so successful and so influential , however , was not its similarity to haunted houses and\ndark rides\n( that is , tawdry carnival haunted houses ) of the past , but its use of startling new technologies and effects . ghosts were no longer simply sheets hung in a tree , but were instead actual shimmering translucent figures that moved , spoke and sang . a witch wasn ' t just a rubber - masked figure bent over a fake cauldron , but a completely realistic bodiless head floating in a crystal ball , conducting a complex s\u00e9ance .\ntristan thompson goes house hunting alone as he checks out $ 2m property in la with its own basketball court . . . just minutes from khloe ' s mansion\nprescription pill bottles found at the scene of truman capote\u2019s death on display at zak bagans\u2019 haunted museum . benjamin hager las vegas review - journal\nchaonei no . 81 , arguably beijing\u2019s most celebrated \u201chaunted house , \u201d has seen a steady stream of visitors over the years . until recently , they were a niche assortment \u2014 mostly thrill - seekers , urban explorers and history buffs \u2014 looking to experience firsthand the lurid tales of the once - grand french baroque - style mansion , which has long sat dilapidated and abandoned . foremost among the many legends associated with chaonei no . 81 is that the mansion is haunted by the ghost of the mistress of a kuomintang official who hanged herself there after her lover abandoned her following the communist victory in 1949 .\nthat\u2019s eight versus one : my bebe love , walang forever , haunted mansion , all you need is pag - ibig , beauty and the bestie , nilalang , buy now , die later and honor thy father in all 300 - plus 2d cinemas nationwide as against the force awakens in eight imax theaters .\njosh williamson : wow , well , i had actually talked to disney years ago about doing a haunted mansion all - ages book , or a picture book , and a little bit about a comic book . so they knew i was interested . it\u2019s been a dream of mine for a long time .\npreviously , disney has hedged their bets with labeling the nightmare before christmas as belonging to one holiday or the other . the various 3d re - releases of the film have generally been timed to take advantage of both holidays , as has the elaborate annual re - theming of disneyland\u2019s haunted mansion attraction . why make it one or the other when you stand to profit from both seasons ? you just know that at least one disney accountant has a selick - induced headache this morning .\nhere , at no cost to you , are three unofficial tips for visiting zak bagans\u2019 soon - to - open haunted museum on charleston boulevard .\n' this video evidence is real and more difficult for us to disprove than people believing they have had paranormal experiences from other haunted dolls . '\nthe eight entries to the 41st metro manila film festival have surpassed last year ' s record box office haul of p1 . 014 billion , according to organizers . read more \u00bb\nthe collective box office earnings of the movies in the 41st metro manila film festival ( mmff ) have passed the p1 billion mark , organizers said late thursday . read more \u00bb\nben affleck ' s $ 19m la mansion is surrounded by moving trucks . . . as it ' s revealed girlfriend lindsay shookus plans to spend more time on west coast\nin haunted mansion , she attends a retreat with her classmates without knowing that their venue is haunted . she later gets possessed by an evil spirit . \u201cit\u2019s really scary that\u2019s why don\u2019t miss it if you want to have a good scare . my co - stars here are jerome ponce and marlo mortel and we ourselves , we got scared while shooting our frightening scenes kasi ang husay - husay ni direk jun lana in cooking up scenes na nenerbiyusin ka talaga . \u201d\ncrimson peak is the latest film from writer / director guillermo del toro , a man known for blending his creepy monster creations with the breathtaking beauty of his sets . and his new movie seems to show off the author at the top of his game in both respects . master of horror stephen king said the film was\ngorgeous and just f * * * ing terrifying ,\nwhile del toro himself has referred to it as the most beautiful film he ' s ever made . and anyone who has even viewed the trailer can clearly see what they ' re talking about . crimson peak , about a haunted mansion in turn - of - the century england , features visuals that are so breathtaking they often end up stealing the spotlight from the movie ' s notable stars ( jessica chastain and tom hiddleston chief among them ) , and the most stunning visual of all has to be the house itself , a creepy and opulent mansion . so trust me , you ' re not alone in wondering where crimson peak was filmed .\nshirley jackson\u2019s 1959 novel is one of the most celebrated haunted house fiction books of all time , and provided the basis for robert wise\u2019s 1963 film the haunting . when a paranormal investigator invites a small group of people , including a psychic and a troubled young woman , to the potentially haunted hill house , they end up wishing they had never sought out the supernatural in the first place . you may find yourself going to sleep with the lights on after reading this one .\nmanila , philippines \u2013 december 25 is fast approaching , and with christmas day comes the release of the 8 entries for this year ' s metro manila film festival ( mmff ) .\nthe seasoned actors , however , make a strong presence in the film namely , vangie labalan , janice de belen , archie adamos , joem bascon and iza calzado , among others .\nthe suspicions seemed confirmed when , just before the 1979 film came out , local lawyer william weber claimed he had dreamt up the story with the lutzes \u2018over many bottles of wine\u2019 .\nsuch was the case with the haunted mansion \u2013 only the interior of the property was used in the filming . the exterior of the evers\u2019 house was never shown , not even in an establishing shot , which i found a bit weird . you can check out some photographs of the inside of the home here and here .\n\u201c crimson peak \u201d fared less well . the gothic romance from guillermo del toro proved too niche for mainstream crowds , falling flat with a $ 12 . 6 million debut . the story about a virginal bride ( mia wasikowska ) who moves into a haunted mansion cost $ 55 million to bring to the screen . legendary pictures fully financed the picture and universal is distributing the film . the studio believes that \u201c crimson peak \u201d struggled to break out in part because of the wealth of fare such as \u201cbridge of spies\u201d and \u201csicario\u201d aimed at older crowds . it also was more of a romance than a straight scare machine , which may have disappointed ticket buyers looking for a more traditional horror film .\nchris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens\nthe entries to the 41st metro manila film festival ( mmff ) have outgrossed last year ' s pool of movies by more than p28 million , organizers announced on thursday . read more \u00bb\nthe gross earnings of the eight entries to the 41st metro manila film festival ( mmff ) stand at p737 million , beating last year ' s record by p36 million . read more \u00bb\nan amusement park mogul offers a group of diverse people $ 1 , 000 , 000 to spend the night in a haunted house with a horrifying past .\nryan gosling is circling a lead role in the haunted mansion , guillermo del toro\u2019s long - gestating film based on the disneyland attraction . del toro electrified the crowd when he announced the project during disney\u2019s panel at comic - con in 2010 . it has been in development since . gosling\u2019s recent credits include only god forgives , gangster squad and the place beyond the pines . he next appears in terrence malick\u2019s weightless . gosling made his writing and directing debut on lost river , which premiered at cannes and opens friday via warner bros .\nthe haunted mansion is a 2003 american fantasy horror comedy film directed by rob minkoff and starring eddie murphy , marsha thomason & jennifer tilly . it is based on the disney theme park attraction of the same name . married realtors jim and sara with their children go to gracey manor and mr . gracey is enamored with sara and they discover that sara looks like mr . gracey\u2019s old girlfriend , elizabeth , who died young and they think it was a suicide but discover something more sinister . the score is composed by mark mancina .\nduring the next two decades , the number of professional haunted houses erupted . kirchner estimates that roughly 2 , 700 of them operated nationwide last year . a large haunted house attraction can reportedly earn $ 3 million during the halloween season , and the industry is worth $ 300 million , according to an nbc report .\nhis side of the story would probably have remained secret had a friend not contacted a young film - maker , eric walter , who had set up a website devoted to the amityville saga .\nthe film\u2019s creators are veteran producers of content , director james h . carter ii ( host of the creepy kingdom podcast ) and producer ryan grulich bring a wealth of production value and a true affinity for the subject matter to the table . the filmmakers stress that this isn\u2019t an expose . they aren\u2019t shooting on disney property , out of respect for the parks , and there\u2019s no attempt to dig up old corpses or expose trade secrets . they love the haunted mansion and want to preserve and protect its intimacy within the rabid fan culture .\nbagans hosts the travel channel\u2019s \u201cghost adventures\u201d series , in which he and his team investigate the paranormal . for the past several years , he\u2019s been working on his latest project : the haunted museum , opening oct . 2 , where aficionados of the otherwordly can see his extensive collection of bizarre , macabre and haunted objects .\nyou ain ' t afraid of no ghost ? see if you can keep from getting spooked as urltoken counts down the 13 most haunted hotels in the world .\nin my opinion , haunted mansion holiday is still the best seasonal attraction ever created . in fact , i would say it is superior to the original version of the attraction . seriously , except for first - time visitors i would absolutely suggest visiting during the october - december window if you can only go once per year just for this ride .\ninstead of filming on location , the team is creating an amazing photo realistic 3d render of the mansion and plan to feature it in a way never before seen . they are collaborating with industry partners and creatives associated with the mansion worldwide to craft a one - of - a - kind experience that will bring fans deeper into the appeal of the attraction than ever before .\nwhile lana still employs shock tactics to keep the film\u2019s audience at the edge of their seats , the film is nevertheless deliberate in its pacing . it creeps meaningfully , initially concentrating on the banal concerns of its characters before thrusting its purpose of betraying innocent beliefs with a climax that haphazardly has the lives of all the characters , whether they are good or bad , endangered with explicit savagery ."]}
{"id": 115044, "summary": [{"text": "paris is a 1929 american pre-code musical comedy , featuring irene bordoni .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "it was filmed with technicolor sequences : four of ten reels were originally photographed in technicolor .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "paris was the fourth color movie released by warner bros. ; the first three were the desert song , on with the show and gold diggers of broadway , all released in 1929 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "( song of the west was actually completed by june 1929 but had its release delayed until march 1930 ) .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film was adapted from the cole porter broadway musical of the same name .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the musical was porter 's first broadway hit .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "no film elements of paris are known to exist , although the complete soundtrack survives on vitaphone disks .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the sound tape reels for this film survives at ucla film and television archive .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "paris was the fourth movie warner brothers had made with their technicolor contract .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the filmmakers used a color ( technicolor ) process of red and green , at the time it was the third process of technicolor . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "paris ( 1929 film )", "paragraphs": ["\u200eparis bound ( 1929 ) directed by edward h . griffith \u2022 reviews , film + cast \u2022 letterboxd\n1929 during 1929 , popular recordings and salon - jazz arrangements of songs from die dreigroschenoper are issued .\nmatrimony - in the 1929 manner ! ( print ad - the daily news , ( ( ludington , mich . ) ) 24 october 1929 )\nfran\u00e7ois albera , albatros , des russes \u00e0 paris , cin\u00e9math\u00e8que fran\u00e7aise , paris ; mazzotta , milan , 1995 .\n* the first academy awards ceremony of 1929 recognized movies from the 1927 / 1928 movie season , while the second ceremony was for 1928 / 1929 movies .\nin november 1929 , the thirty - one - year - old sergei mikhailovich eisenstein was the world\u2019s most notorious film director . four years earlier ,\nseptember 1929 universal edition publishes the song album , which contains six previously unpublished songs .\njeanne , ren\u00e9 , and charles ford . histoire encyclop\u00e9dique du cin\u00e9ma : i , le cin\u00e9ma fran\u00e7ais 1895 - 1929 . paris : robert laffont , 1947 .\n7 february 1929 kleine dreigroschenmusik f\u00fcr blasorchester ( december 1928 - january 1929 ) . staatsoper am platz der republik ( kroll ) , berlin , preussische staatskapelle ; otto klemperer , conductor .\nwent into general release with a return engagement at new york\u2019s roxy on september 7 , 1929 .\nmeusy , jean - jacques . paris - palaces ou le temps des cin\u00e9mas ( 1894 - 1918 ) . paris : cnrs \u00e9ditions , 2002 .\n5 december 1929 der lindberghflug / der ozeanflug ( september - november 1929 , second version with music entirely by weill ) . staatsoper am platz der republik ( krolloper ) ; otto klemperer , conductor .\ndoctors ' wives is a 1931 american pre - code romantic drama film made by fox film corporation , directed by frank borzage . the film stars warner baxter and joan bennett . the screenplay was . . . see full summary \u00bb\n6 march 1929 supervises the first production of die dreigroschenoper in vienna . in 1929 , the work has 46 premieres in germany as well as productions in italy , switzerland , poland , hungary , finland , and the ussr .\nboris bilinsky , ' le costume ' , [ le d\u00e9cor , le costume , le maquillage , la technique ] , l ' art cin\u00e9matographique , volume 6 , librairie f\u00e9lix alcan , paris , 1929 .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for paris bound . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nboris bilinsky , metropolis [ pressbook ] , ufa and ace ( l ' alliance cin\u00e9matographique europ\u00e9enne ) , paris , 1927 . copy held at mus\u00e9e d ' histoire contemporaine , paris .\n2018 \u00a9 san francisco silent film festival . true art transcends time . all rights reserved .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\n\u201cnos confr\u00e8res . . . \u201d le film ( december 1919 ) : n . p .\n22 may 1929 das berliner requiem ( november - december 1928 , bertolt brecht ) . frankfurt radio ; ludwig rottenberg , conductor .\nhidden histories and forgotten stories of people and places from the uk\u2019s key film and tv archives .\nportrait of christiane mendelys ( a / w / o ) in le film , 1919 . frc\nnozi\u00e8re . \u201cla critique cin\u00e9matographique . \u201d le film ( december 1919 ) : n . p .\nmay - june 1929 vacations at hostellerie de la plage , st . cyr sur mer , france , and works on happy end .\napril - may 1929 composes the first version of der lindberghflug . weill and paul hindemith each set roughly half of brecht ' s text .\ncarefree , but struggling and penniless young artist , ex - gi jerry mulligan ( gene kelly ) has remained in paris following world war ii to paint and study art . he explains the lure of paris :\n( 1945 ) at poverty row\u2019s republic studios . he returned to europe in 1951 , working in germany as a co - writer on a pabst film as well as writing and directing his final film ,\n19 february 1931 premiere of die dreigroschenoper film directed by g . w . pabst , in berlin .\nnovember 1929\ndie legende vom toten soldaten\nand\nzu potsdam unter den eichen\n( 1929 , bertolt brecht ) . berliner schubertchor ; karl rankl , conductor . (\nzu potsdam unter den eichen\nis arranged from the orginal version written for das berliner requiem . )\nsign up for the paris review newsletter and keep up with news , parties , readings , and more .\nmaitres chayette et calmels , [ auction catalogue ] , drouot - richelieu , paris , 8 december 1989 .\nabel , richard . french cinema : the first wave , 1915 - 1929 . princeton , n . j : princeton university press , 1984 .\npicard , alfred . exposition universelle internationale de 1900 \u00e0 paris . rapport g\u00e9n\u00e9ral administratif et technique . vol . 7 . paris : minist\u00e8re du commerce , de l\u2019industrie des postes et des t\u00e9l\u00e9graphes ; imprimerie nationale , 1903 .\nan american in paris was only the third musical to win best picture . the two previous winners were : the broadway melody ( 1929 ) and the great ziegfeld ( 1936 ) . the film was also the first to win a golden globe award for best motion picture ( comedy or musical ) - a newly - created category - in the 1952 awards ceremony .\n27 july 1929 der lindberghflug ( 1929 , original version with paul hindemith , text by bertolt brecht ) . kurhaus , baden - baden , frankfurt radio orchestra ; hermann scherchen , conductor . neither weill nor hindemith is pleased with the result . weill had already decided to set the entire text himself .\ncolette . lettres de la vagabonde . eds . claude pichois and roberte forbin . paris : flammarion , 1989 .\nas a talkie , he tapped stalling to score the film . disney was excited when stalling suggested the idea for\nthis site was created in collaboration with strick & williams , tierra innovation , and the staff of the paris review .\ngeorge gershwin wrote an american in paris after visiting paris in 1928 . the orchestral piece tells the story of an american swept up in the energy of paris , but thinking of the jazz back home . it ' s still such a popular piece that old - timey taxi horns gershwin calls for in the score are rented by orchestras all over the country .\n( 1929 ) , writing to his brother and business partner roy : \u201ccarl\u2019s idea of the \u2018skeleton dance\u2019 for a musical novelty has been growing on me . \u201d\n23 november 1933 writes to lenya from his new apartment : 9 bis place dreux , louveciennes ( outside of paris ) .\ncoissac , georges michel . histoire du cin\u00e9matographe de ses origines \u00e0 nos jours . paris : \u00e9ditions du cin\u00e9opse , 1925 .\n[ trans . : \u2026a very bad film made with all the ignorance of a beginner ] ( coissac 405 ) and this assertion that the film was \u201cunsuccessful\u201d has been absorbed into contemporary film history , perhaps partially contributing to the erasure of mendelys\u2019 name ( sirois - trahan 337 ) . yet primary sources from the trade press reveal the centrality of mendelys , wague , and other mimes in the transition to theatrical film . edmond claris , in his november 1 , 1909 article in\ncaused a sensation at the second venice film festival in 1934 but was denied a prize when the vatican objected . when an american distributor tried to import the film , u . s . customs refused to allow it . as frank miller writes in\n26 july 1930 travels to unterschondorf ( ammersee ) to work with brecht , possibly on the film version of die dreigroschenoper .\nde rovera , jean . \u201cet nous n\u2019avons pas oubli\u00e9 . \u201d le film ( december 1919 ) : n . p .\nborzage\u2019s first sound picture , they had to see paris ( 1929 ) , starred popular entertainer will rogers and became one of fox\u2019s biggest hits of the year . song o\u2019 my heart ( 1930 ) starred irish tenor john mccormack as a great singer who retires to a small irish village after the woman\u2026\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nmovie poster of the week : metropolis and the posters of boris bilinsky . english language article on film posters by boris bilinsky .\n24 december 1933 travels to rome for a production of the\nparis version\nof mahagonny and der jasager ( december 29 ) .\nshimmy from paris , 1922 : marek weber ' s orch . - ca c ' est une chose ( that ' s one thing )\n7 november 1932 writes to universal edition that he has received a commission from the princesse de polignac in paris to compose an orchestral work .\n31 october 1933 signs a new publishing agreement with heugel , paris , which guarantees an advance of 4 , 000 french francs per month .\ngeorge gershwin , whose well - known composition \u201can american in paris\u201d has a french taxi horn effect that may have been misinterpreted for decades .\nhollywood revue of 1929 , the * * - mgm ' s all - star revue includes a few good songs (\nsingin ' in therain\n) , but is uneven entertainment .\nlet america ' s foremost humorist show you the wide open spaces of montmarte ( print ad - the chehalis bee - nugget , ( ( chehalis , wash . ) ) 6 december 1929 )\n26 november 1933 in paris , weill is subjected to a pro - hitler , anti - semitic demonstration , led by composer florent schmitt at a concert of three songs from der silbersee , conducted by maurice abravanel . lenya sells the house in berlin and sends weill some furniture in paris .\nmendelys\u2019 film career took off immediately . it was louis feuillade who spotted her talents on the set of l\u2019enfant prodigue and asked that she , wague , and jeanne marie - laurent come to work with him at gaumont . at the time feuillade had just taken over from alice guy as head of film production and was producing one chronophone film per week . in an interview with the cin\u00e9math\u00e8que fran\u00e7aise\u2019s historical commission on december 15 , 1945 , wague recounted the couple\u2019s beginnings in film and remembered that mendelys appeared in \u201can enormous amount\u201d of feuillade\u2019s chronophone films ( 12 ) .\n' ' besides the nine principle character characters , forty one actors and actresses speak and folies bergeres sequences show a chorus and belle of sixty ' ' . ( extract from sun news pictorial 1929 ,\nit\u2019s probably in the editing and overall structure of the film that it falls short of that elusive city symphony member\u2019s club badge . if there is an aspirational , symphonic structure to the film , it\u2019s not obvious . the montage from shot to shot largely seems to simply take us from a to b rather than elicit any particular insight . the film is neither avant - garde nor experimental , and while this is a debatable check box for city symphony branding , it suggests that the film is as much about the vision of its sponsor as it is of its artist .\nmid - april 1933 brecht arrives in paris from carona , switzerland ; together he and weill write die sieben tods\u00fcnden on a scenario by edward james .\nclague spoke to npr about how these different horns affect the overall sound of an american in paris . you can hear more at the audio link .\nstilted early talkie ( that was once though lost ) based on a phillip barry play is basically filmed with a static camera as most films were at the time . a newly wed couple face problems when the husband is chased by an old flame on his business trip to paris . the wife contemplates a fling of her own in retaliation . broadway star ann harding ( in her film debut ) and fredric march ( in one of his very early film roles ) are both very natural in front of the camera but the talky subject is pretty dated and the film is a bore .\n2 september 1929 happy end ( june - august 1929 , lyrics by bertolt brecht ; play by elisabeth hauptmann and brecht ) . theater am schiffbauerdamm , berlin ; theo mackeben , conductor , erich engel , director . the success of die dreigroschenoper is not repeated , and the play closes after a handful of performances . universal edition does not publish a vocal score . the work is not revived until 1958 .\nthe names of the movie costumers as were as well known as the paris couturiers . gilbert adrian , orry kelly , travis banton , edith head and later \u2013 walter plunkett , whose wonderful costumes for the 1953 film singin\u2019 in the rain , brilliantly parodied the over the top exuberance of 1920s hollywood .\nplot :\nthree friends struggle to find work in paris . things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman .\n3 november 1933 la grand complainte de fant\u00f4mas ( robert desnos ) . radio paris ; alejo carpentier , conductor ; antonin artaud , director . largely missing .\ngeorge gershwin ' s beloved an american in paris features the sounds of taxi horns \u2014 but a musicologist argues we ' ve been using the wrong ones .\nearly october 1929 weill considers writing songs for\napollo - brunnenstrasse ,\na play by stefan grossmann with lyrics by franz hessel . hans heinsheimer of universal edition discourages him , and weill drops the project .\njune 1929 hindemith ' s neues vom tage is played at the krolloper . throughout the summer and fall , weill and universal edition attempt to convince klemperer and the kroll to produce aufstieg und fall der stadt mahagonny .\n11 december 1932 acclaimed performance at the salle gaveau in paris of mahagonny songspiel ( with four additional numbers from aufstieg ) and der jasager conducted by maurice abravanel with lenya and pasetti performing . the concert is sponsored by vicomte charles de noailles and vicomtesse marie - laure de noailles . weill investigates further commissions while in paris .\n7 june 1933 die sieben tods\u00fcnden ( bertolt brecht ) . th\u00e9\u00e2tre des champs - elys\u00e9es , paris , and june 30 - july 15 , 1933 , savoy theatre , london ; maurice abravanel , conductor , george balanchine , choreographer . this is the first work by weill to be produced in england . weill left paris for italy a week after the opening . a concert of the\nparis version\nof mahagonny and kleine dreigroschenmusik is presented on 20 june at the salle gaveau .\nit would seem that a period of financial hardship brought mendelys to seek work as a film critic . her first port of call was henri - diamant berger\u2019s le film where her good friend colette had previously worked as a critic . in september 1917 , wague wrote to colette on mendelys\u2019 behalf to ask whether diamant - berger had given his answer and to identify their current film critic who was writing under the name la femme de nulle part ( it was the wife of delluc , \u00e8ve fran\u00e7is ) . colette replied that she had not heard from berger , did not know the mystery critic\u2019s name , and advised against such work since it did not pay ( colette 126 - 127 ) . from these uncertain beginnings mendelys soon became one of the most influential film critics in paris .\ndietrich neumann ( ed . ) , film architecture : set design from metropolis to blade runner , prestel , m\u00fcnchen and new york , 1997 , 207p .\ninnocents of paris * * - maurice chevalier in his american screen debut as a junk man rescuing a child . corny tale . highlight - -\nlouise .\nthe hairdressers retaliated with the \u2018crop\u2019 , the \u2018 bob hair cut \u2018 , the \u2018 finger wave \u2018 and the \u2018shingle \u2018 popularized by polish born antoine \u2018de paris\u2019 .\nmachat\u00fd was born in prague in 1901 . as a teenager , he played piano in movie houses , worked as an actor , and directed his first film ,\nleatrice joy in new film ;\na most immoral lady\nat the hippodrome is based on stage play . other photoplays . william hain , tenor , sings .\nanon . , metropolis - le film le plus fantastique , filmstar edition no . 16 ,\npatria\n, anvers , belgique , 1 november 1927 , 16p .\nmr . clague said that between the 1929 recording that gershwin supervised and the 1945 toscanini recording , which seemed to help establish a new performance tradition , there was great variation in how the taxi horns were played . but he said that his musical analysis gave weight to the idea that the pitches used in the 1929 victor recording work best . \u201cgeorge was thinking harmonically and melodically with the taxi horns , \u201d he said . \u201cit\u2019s not just a sound effect . \u201d\ngeorge gershwin ' s beloved an american in paris features the sounds of taxi horns \u2014 but a musicologist argues we ' ve been using the wrong ones . creative commons hide caption\n9 ' metropolis technology montage # 2 ' , cover of the magazine metropolis - de meest fantastische film , [ belgian ] 1927 . for sale in belgium and holland .\nthe film brought eight academy award nominations and won six of them - none of which were for acting : best picture ( arthur freed , producer ) , best story and screenplay ( alan jay lerner ) , best color cinematography , best color art direction / set decoration , best musical score , and best color costume design . its nominations for director ( vincente minnelli ) and film editing were unrewarded . gene kelly received an honorary award from the academy the same year , presumably for his contributions to this film - it was presented\nin appreciation of his versatility as an actor , singer , director and dancer , and specifically for his brilliant achievements in the art of choreography on film .\nnineteen year - old leslie caron made her film debut as the young parisian mademoiselle . it was one of only a few best picture winners with no acting nominations .\nan american in paris ( 1951 ) is one of the greatest , most elegant , and most celebrated of mgm ' s 50 ' s musicals , with gershwin lyrics and musical score ( lyrics by ira and music by composer george from some of their compositions of the 20s and 30s ) , lavish sets and costumes , tremendous technicolor cinematography , and a romantic love story set to music and dance . gene kelly served as the film ' s principal star , singer , athletically - exuberant dancer and energetic choreographer - he even directed the sequence surrounding\nembraceable you .\nthe entire film glorifies the joie de vivre of paris , but it was shot on mgm ' s sound stages in california , except for a few opening , establishing shots of the scenic city . nonetheless , it remains one of the most optimistic american films of the post - war period - with paris at its center .\nfortunately , one can also find sparse references to her screenwriting work in the cinema press . in an adulatory summary of mendelys\u2019 career for cin\u00e9magazine in 1921 we learn that her acting and screenwriting contributions reach beyond gaumont to three other major companies : lux , path\u00e9 , and film d\u2019art . according to lucien doublon , \u201cpuis elle tourna ensuite chez path\u00e9 , chez lux et pour quelques autres firmes disparues \u00e0 pr\u00e9sent . faut - il ajouter que l\u2019excellente artiste est l\u2019auteur de nombreux scenarios qui furent tourn\u00e9s chez path\u00e9 , chez lux et au film d\u2019art ? \u201d [ trans . : she then acted for path\u00e9 , lux and for several companies that no longer exist . might one add that the excellent actress is the author of many scenarios for films made by path\u00e9 , lux and film d\u2019art ? ] ( 20 ) . another rare allusion to her screenwriting work appears in the christmas 1919 issue of le film . in an overview of french film industry figures , a section called \u201c\u2026and we haven\u2019t forgotten\u201d lists mendelys as one of cinema\u2019s first scenario auteurs ( de rovera n . p . ) , and she again appears in the film critics section as a contributor to the daily newspaper le victoire . here , the film critic and scenarist nozi\u00e8re wrote ,\nsirois - trahan , jean - pierre . \u201cfilm d\u2019art . \u201d encyclopedia of early cinema . ed . richard abel . new york : routledge , 2005 . 337 - 339 .\noctober - november 1930 weill and brecht take legal action against the nero - tobis company for breach of contract arising from unauthorized changes made to die dreigroschenoper in the film version to be directed by g . w . pabst . weill ' s complaint is upheld ; brecht ' s is rejected but the film company settles with him anyway ; both collect damages .\nback during the roaring 20s , there was a trend for dynamic cinematic odes to the great cities of the modern world . newly available to watch for free online , a 33 - minute short from 1929 shows how liverpool got its own shining example .\nglorifying the american girl * - ziegfeld ' s only film is downright terrible , the story of a girl seeking stardom in the follies . only of interest as a historical oddity .\nis that the musical score and the animated action were planned , designed , and executed in unison . stalling composed the score first , then iwerks animated the film to match the meter and melody . stalling , an accomplished film accompanist , was accustomed to playing his organ in time with motion pictures ; now he was able to make the movies match his music .\nwith the headline : leatrice joy in new film ;\na most immoral lady\nat the hippodrome is based on stage play . other photoplays . william hain , tenor , sings .\nradio drew the nation together by bringing news , entertainment , and advertisements to more than 10 million households by 1929 . radio blunted regional differences and imposed similar tastes and lifestyles . no other media had the power to create heroes and villains so quickly . when charles lindbergh became the first person to fly nonstop across the atlantic from new york to paris in 1928 , the radio brought this incredible feat into american homes , transforming him into a celebrity overnight .\ni wish i could see this film . it is based on a play written by my grandmother ' s brother , clarence edward andrews , not charles andrews . this is not . . .\nleatrice joy in new film ;\na most immoral lady\nat the hippodrome is based on stage play . other photoplays . william hain , tenor , sings . - the new york times\naugust - november 1931 lenya travels to russia to act in a film directed by erwin piscator . by this time weill is romantically involved with erika neher ( caspar neher ' s wife ) .\ndecember 1929 weill attempts to get the rights to jaroslav hasek ' s novel good soldier schweik to set as an opera with a libretto by brecht . difficulties in dealing with hasek ' s heirs doom the project ; by june 1930 weill has given up the idea .\nfilm had flourished in the region even before there was a czech republic . the first films were shown in prague and karlovy vary in 1896 , just months after the lumi\u00e8res\u2019 first screening in france . that same year , amateur photographer jan k\u0159\u00edzenecky took a movie camera from paris to prague , and two years later made the first czech feature and documentary films , which were also the first in the austro - hungarian empire . prague\u2019s first permanent movie theater opened in 1907 , and the city\u2019s first production companies began the following decade . after the establishment of the independent czech republic in 1918 , cinema took off . but according to film historian pavel taussig , most of the producers and directors were \u201ccrafts and trade persons\u201d and had few artistic ambitions . intellectuals rejected film as an art form , preferring american films . writer and painter josef capek even warned , \u201cgarbage is garbaging garbage . \u201d but by the end of the silent era , intellectuals and artists had begun to embrace film\u2019s possibilities .\nchristiane mendelys\u2019 career as a mime , actress , film critic , and acting teacher mirrored the major developments in french cinema culture , from the early days of cinema as a music - hall attraction , through the first attempts at \u201ctheatrical cinema\u201d for middle - class audiences in the mid - 1900s and the emergence of newspaper film criticism in the mid - 1910s , to , finally , the height of cinema popularity in 1920s paris . however , unlike fellow critics such as louis delluc , \u00e9mile vuillermoz , and l\u00e9on moussinac , her contribution to the development of cinema culture in france has been all but overlooked . while their work circulates in edited volumes , accessing the film criticism of mendelys requires entering the ornate corridors of the palais garnier opera house , where newspaper clippings of her writings are archived .\nthis text was printed from the women film pioneers project at columbia university . to promote readability and conserve consumable resources , images and interactive elements in the digital version do not appear in print format .\njazz singer , the * * - mostly silent , but the brief sound sequences changed film forever thanks to al jolson ' s charismatic performance . not solidly entertaining , but the musical sequences are fascinating .\n( 1931 ) . it also had a sexual theme , the story of a one - night stand and its consequences . according to taussig , \u201c [ t ] he films nezval made in collaboration with machat\u00fd are the pinnacle of his film work . machat\u00fd \u2026 managed to make films with a simple plot but an exciting external expression that reflected the internationalism of film , especially during the silent era . \u201d in\n2 . ' metropolis ' , 4 sheet poster , ( 240 x 320 cm ) 224 x 303 . 5 cm / 96 x 120 inches [ approximate size ] . the large 4 - sheet metropolis poster shown in this photograph is a version of poster # 4 described below . it is only known from this photograph taken from mario von bucovich , paris - the face of the city , paris , 1928 , 277p .\nbut the new critical edition will argue that gershwin\u2019s circled letters were merely labels specifying which horns to play , not which notes . mr . clague , an associate professor of musicology at the university of michigan , mentioned that gershwin handpicked taxi horns to buy during his 1928 trip to paris , and that friends and colleagues recalled that he had been particular about which notes they played . mr . clague also pointed to the evidence of a victor recording of \u201can american in paris\u201d that was made in 1929 , under gershwin\u2019s supervision and presumably using his horns : the taxi horns on that recording sound a more atmospheric , more dissonant set of notes : a flat , b flat , a much higher d , and lower a .\n4 . ' metropolis - mise en sc\u00e8ne de fritz lang - sc\u00e9nario de thea von harbou . ace - ufa . pr\u00e9sent\u00e9 par alliance cin\u00e9matographique europ\u00e9enne . 11 bis rue volney , paris ' , 1 sheet poster , 120 x 160 cm / 47 x 63 inches , farblithografie , b\u00e9dos et cie , paris , 1927 . signed ' boris bilinsky ' , lower right . collection biblioth\u00e8que nationale de france , paris . ren\u00e9 cl\u00e9menti - bilinsky cat . no . 1032 . this simple , yet effective design presents one of the defining images of fritz lang ' s film - the stark , monolithic apartment block of the workers underground city , rising ever skyward and devoid of decoration or ornament , in turn overwhelming its residents and those on the street below . the skyscraper came to represent the progress and modernism of the 1920s , and cities such as new york and berlin sought to outdo each other in building ever bigger and taller structures . the skyscraper represented both progress and isolation , and was therefore a somewhat menacing element of the film . this image was also used for the design of the cover of the french metropolis pressbook of 1927 , a copy of which is preserved in the mus\u00e9e d ' histoire contemporaine , paris . see item # 5 below for a description of that item .\n( 1956 ) . according to critic elliott stein , machat\u00fd\u2019s \u201cattempts to arrange further projects in his native czechoslovakia led nowhere . \u201d he ended his career teaching at the munich film school and died in 1963 .\nat milo ' s party , jerry appears to be the only guest . he admires the would - be patron ' s one - shouldered white gown in one of the film ' s most famous lines :\n22 february 1933 the nazis demonstrate at the second performance of der silbersee in magdeburg , and weill is subjected to anti - semitic attacks . he is also asked to resign from a film project for tobis .\n, harmonica - playing animator wilfred jackson had developed a mathematical system of animating to a timed rhythm . disney made marks\u2014a bouncing ball\u2014on a work print of the film to provide a visual representation of the rhythm .\nthe players in the opening credits are set out in the form of a theatre programme . however , notwithstanding the film takes place in england , the spelling on the programme is the american ' program ' .\nat the start of the decade the couture designs from paris drew mostly from historical lines , with nipped waists and billowing skirts \u2013 called robe de style ( a trend that was to be repeated in the 1950s ) .\n, the camera is on her face as she simulates orgasm . the worldwide uproar over the film got hedy a contract with mgm and a new name , hedy lamarr . it got machat\u00fd a lot of trouble .\nseptember 1933\nes regnet\n( after a german text by jean cocteau ) and\nder abschiedsbrief\n( erich k\u00e4stner ) , paris . written for marlene dietrich in response to a request for revue and recording material .\nwatching a day in liverpool it\u2019s clear to see that it was inspired by the city symphony phenomenon , and it shares many of the key characteristics of the form . like berlin : symphony of a city and others , a day in liverpool is structured as a day in the life of the city . the film is bookended by the arrival and departure of a \u2018ferry cross the mersey\u2019 , as workers pour into ( and , later , home from ) the city by tram , boat and rail . the film was sponsored by the liverpool organisation , established in 1923 as a partnership between local businesses and the city council to promote liverpool as a prosperous centre of commerce and industry . so it\u2019s not surprising that the \u2018day\u2019 of the film is a working one , or that much of the film is given over to the range of economic activities in the area .\nit is an integrated musical , meaning that the songs and dances blend perfectly with the story . as in many musicals , the plot of this film is not its most important element . one of the film ' s highlights is its impressive finale - an ambitious , colorful , imaginative , 13 minute avante - garde\ndream ballet\ncosting a half million dollars to produce . the pretentious sequence , featuring an impressionistic period daydream in the style of various painters , is one of the longest uninterrupted dance sequences of any hollywood film , and features the music of george gershwin . [ the success of the balletic themes in michael powell and emeric pressburger ' s british film the red shoes ( 1948 ) inspired minnelli to follow suit - he had experimented with shorter ballet sequences in his earlier films yolanda and the thief ( 1945 ) and ziegfeld follies ( 1946 ) . ]\na small group of companies consolidated their control over the film industry and created the\nstudio system\nthat would dominate film production for the next 30 years . paramount , 20th century fox , mgm , and other studios owned their own production facilities , ran their own worldwide distribution networks , and controlled theater chains committed to showing their companies ' products . in addition , they kept stables of actors , directors , and screenwriters under contract .\njune 1932 proposes four projects to impresario and director erik charell for a series of international productions intended for vienna , paris , london , and berlin . the plan , which eventually involved caspar neher and georg kaiser , never materialized .\n7 . metropolis press book , 24 . 5 x 32cm , ace , paris , 1927 , 28p . designed and composed by boris bilinsky . colour cover , similar in design to poster # 3 , though with signature ' boris bilinsky ' upper right , as opposed to centre right . the text of the press book includes a detailed synopsis of the film , plus an item on brigitte helm . it is illustrated throughout with images from the film and original graphics by bilinsky . it also includes a copy of the technology montage # 2 as the centrepiece . this montage later featured on the cover of the magazine issued in belgium for the release of metropolis at the end of 1927 .\nsinging fool , the * - a show biz vocalist is torn between his career and his beloved\nsonny boy .\nthe top - grossing film of the 1920 ' s , this cornball tripe is hard to swallow today .\nreferences : illustrated in lucie derain , ' les affiches de cin\u00e9ma - polychromie pour blancs et noirs ' [ cinema posters - polychrome for black and whites ] , arts et m\u00e9tiers graphiques , no . 22 , paris , 15 march 1931 .\nlucie derain , ' les affiches de cin\u00e9ma - polychromie pour blancs et noirs ' [ cinema posters - polychrome for black and whites ] , arts et m\u00e9tiers graphiques , no . 22 , paris , 15 march 1931 , 201 - 5 .\nduring the late teens and 1920s , the film industry took on its modern form . in cinema ' s earliest days , the film industry was based in the nation ' s theatrical center - - new york . by the 1920s , the industry had relocated to hollywood , drawn by its cheap land and labor , the varied scenery that was readily accessible , and a suitable climate ideal for year - round filming ( some filmmakers moved to avoid lawsuits from individuals like thomas edison who owned patent rights over the filmmaking process ) . each year , hollywood released nearly 700 movies , dominating worldwide film production . by 1926 , hollywood had captured 95 of the british market and 70 percent of the french market .\noklahoma mechanic pike peters finds himself part owner of an oil field . his wife idy , hitherto content , decides the family must go to paris to get\nculture\nand meet\nthe right kind of . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe inspirational paris based travelling ballet company ballet russes also came to an end after a 20 year run which had helped revolutionize fashion . its founder serge diaghilev died with substantial debts , forcing the closure of the company and dispersal of its dancers .\npre - code early - talkie film version of philip barry ' s broadway hit chronicles the first five years of marriage between james and mary hutton , and the two paramours they deserted who wait patiently - and manipulatively - in the wings .\nultimately , this is what makes the film so appealing today , particularly to the people of liverpool . it is no landmark of film history , nor is it a key example of a filmic genre , or complex vision of an auteur filmmaker . it is a time capsule of a thriving city , unearthed many decades later and filled with remnants of a life that is familiar yet distant . take a look at a diverse , cosmopolitan metropolis that deserves its place in the spotlight .\nreferences : a copy of this poster was sold at the chayette et calmels auction , paris , 8 december 1989 , realising 122 , 000 francs ( us $ 16 , 600 ) . the poster was reproduced on the cover of the auction catalogue .\nthe post 1918 evolution of women\u2019s lingerie in the 1920\u2019s was equally dramatic . by the end of the 1920\u2019s , gone was the cupboard full of billowing snow white linen \u2013 layers of day and night chemises , drawers , knickerbockers and petticoats . a young woman by 1929 had but a few sets of cami - knickers and princess slips .\napplause * * - helen morgan stars as a burlesque star plagued by tragedy . alternately fascinating and flat , and not much singing , but amazing manhattan location shots and a surprisingly dark plot make this is a must see for dedicated film buffs .\napr\u00e8s avoir jou\u00e9 la com\u00e9die et la pantomime , christiane wague , qui tourna dans la premi\u00e8re bande de 1500m [ sic ] ( l\u2019enfant prodigue ) le r\u00f4le du pierrot fils , fut engag\u00e9e \u00e0 la maison gaumont , o\u00f9 elle fut pendant plusieurs ann\u00e9es la protagoniste de films nombreux . dou\u00e9e d\u2019une vive imagination , elle \u00e9crivit des sc\u00e9narios pour les maisons gaumont , lux , le film d\u2019art . sous le pseudonyme le rat du moulin [ \u2026 ] elle lutte courageusement pour la d\u00e9fense du film artistique , contre tous les philistins , qui veulent en entraver l\u2019essor . sa grande comp\u00e9tence dans le m\u00e9tier cin\u00e9matographique rend sa critique fort int\u00e9ressante [ trans . : after acting in theater and pantomime , christiane wague , who played the role of pierrot\u2019s son in the first 1500m [ sic ] film ( l\u2019enfant prodigue ) , signed to the gaumont company where for several years she played the lead role in many films . gifted with a lively imagination , she wrote scenarios for gaumont , lux and film d\u2019art . under the pseudonym le rat du moulin [ \u2026 ] she courageously defends artistic film from all the philistines who seek to hinder its development . her great expertise in the cinema industry renders her criticism extremely interesting ] ( n . p . ) .\nthe single most significant new instrument of mass entertainment was the movies . movie attendance soared , from 50 million a week in 1920 to 90 million weekly in 1929 . according to one estimate , americans spent 83 cents of every entertainment dollar going to the movies , and three - fourths of the population went to a movie theater every week .\nin 1926 wall street journal reported that hole - proofs annual sales had increased from $ 2 , 037 , 000 in 1916 to $ 9 , 220 , 000 by 1925 . a fascinating study of women\u2019s hosiery advertising in the 1920s by jean elizabeth harrison revealed the following graph study of leg exposure in women\u2019s hosiery advertising from 1920 to 1929 .\nhad a fashionable edwardian lady of 1909 hopped on to hg well\u2019s time machine and zoomed forward just 20 years , she would have thought she was on an alien planet . compared to her ruffles and curves and un - powdered face , the girls around her as she strolled down paris\u2019s rue de la paix , would have seemed emaciated and in desperate need of clothing cover . she would have been amazed by the sheer legs of the 1929 woman , her painted face , her cropped hair , and above all her independent demeanour as she motored about in the amazing horseless carriage \u2013 the auto - mobile .\n6 . ' metropolis ' , 1 sheet poster , 120 x 160 cm / 47 x 63 inches , farblithografie , b\u00e9dos et cie , paris , 1927 . collection biblioth\u00e8que nationale de france , paris . design based upon the original release german poster by heinz schulz - neudamm . boris bilinsky did not design this poster . it is likely that this poster was part of the original french release campaign by ace , though this has not been confirmed . it may have been the fourth poster issued with the press book .\nplot :\nacting under the cover of a hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film , a cia agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six americans in tehran during the u . s . hostage crisis in iran in 1980 .\nart deco style was the dominant feature , not only in fashion , but in all creative arts right on up to 1939 . hollywood enthusiastically endorsed this new demure style from the late 1920\u2019s , with imaginative film sets and stunning gowns adorning their female stars .\nann harding movie debut and also one of fredric march ' s earliest talkie roles . it ' s a product of the quirky year of 1929 . they stumble along saying their lines trying their best to sound natural over the mic . but nobody knew what normal was at the time so it ' s charming to watch them almost improvise how to communicate their parts . but that ' s all . paris bound is among the films that instantly feels dated and doesn ' t have much to offer except for a weak attempt at a ' modern marriage ' story and watch to ann harding be a young unpolished ann harding .\n, his euphorically reviewed , highly influential tour de force about mutiny on the eponymous naval vessel , had brought him both acclaim and infamy . infected with wanderlust , eisenstein won permission from stalin to leave russia on a short research trip . he took off in august 1929 , with twenty - five dollars in his pocket . he returned home , reluctantly , just under\nduring the ensuing whirlwind\u2014to berlin , paris , london , then on to hollywood\u2014eisenstein met with the world\u2019s leading intellectuals , actors , and avant - garde artists : james joyce , jean cocteau and robert desnos in france , george bancroft in germany , charlie chaplin , marlene dietrich and gary cooper in the united states . his grand tour often gets overshadowed by his disastrous film collaboration in mexico with the novelist upton sinclair\u2014framed in peter greenaway\u2019s 2015 movie eisenstein in guanajuato\u2014 but british culture was a significant and often neglected long - term source of interest .\nthis classic film poster presents the three incarnations of the film ' s heroine maria - firstly , as the innocent , madonna - like maria ( bottom - right ) who is captured , stripped naked and placed in rotwang ' s transformation machine ; secondly , as the steely - cold female robot ( centre ) , crafted by the mad scientist rotwang in the image of his beloved hel ; and thirdly , as the evil , false maria ( top left ) who brings death and destruction down upon joh fredersen ' s metropolis . the bottom left of the image features a chaotic collage of technological artefacts , a modernistic rubbish dump reflecting the second half of the film during which the robot takes control of the workers and the machines of the city are left to run themselves to the point of destruction .\nhas ' an american in paris ' been honking up the wrong key ? : deceptive cadence the composition is so popular that old - timey taxi horns gershwin called for are rented by orchestras all over the country . but a musicologist says they ' ve been using the wrong ones .\nof all the new appliances to enter the nation ' s homes during the 1920s , none had a more revolutionary impact than the radio . sales of radios soared from $ 60 million in 1922 to $ 426 million in 1929 . the first commercial radio station began broadcasting in 1919 , and during the 1920s , the nation ' s airwaves were filled with musical variety shows and comedies .\ntechnicolor\u2019s 1932 answer to this decline was even more expensive . the new three - strip process provided much more accurate color representation but also demanded more exacting mechanics and processing . it was a desperate move . technicolor\u2019s annual revenue had fallen to $ 500 , 000 , from a high of $ 5 million in 1929 . only the disney studio was willing to experiment with the new process .\nit appeared in the weeks following the wall street crash in october 1929 that the hemline index theory by economist george taylor in 1926 was coming to pass with the unveiling of the chatillon - mouly - rousse autumn collection , where some outfits ( not the entire collection ) by designer jean patou presented a dramatic drop in hemlines to the ankle and skirts hanging on the natural waist again .\nit ' s not a pretty face , i grant you , but underneath its flabby exterior is an enormous lack of character . i like paris . it ' s a place where you don ' t run into old friends , although that ' s never been one of my problems .\nrob fisher , the musical score adapter and supervisor of the new staging of \u201can american in paris\u201d currently on broadway , said that he agreed that the a , b , c and d labels were names and not pitches , but that the show had ended up using the standard horns .\nruss knutson , the owner of chicago percussion rental in illinois , who rents out tuned horns for \u201can american in paris\u201d and has played them on occasion , said in an interview that he thought that the currently accepted a , b , c and d pitches \u201cfit exactly in the score . \u201d\nhis first book of poems , wand and quadrant , was published in 1953 by collection merlin in paris . three years later a . a . m . stols of the hague published devil , maggot and son . he moved back to london in 1958 , and in the years that followed he went on to produce poetry , translations of villon and neruda , plays , film scripts , songs , and sketches . he has been a contributor to the satirical magazine private eye since 1960 , and has published two collections from his column \u201ctrue stories\u201d in books of the same title .\nrobert rousseau de beauplan , ' metropolis ' , la petite illustration , paris , 372 , 3 march 1928 , 12p . special issue dedicated to metropolis . includes a copy of the bilinsky metropolis photomontage # 1 , similar to the cin\u00e9 - miroir version of 16 april 1927 , but without inscriptions .\nlove parade , the * * * * - the first truly delightful original screen musical has jeanette macdonald as a queen who makes rakish guardsman maurice chevalier her consort . director ernst lubitsch enriched this , his first sound film , with his signature\ntouch\nof sexy , sophisticated wit .\nrecent digitizations of trade newspapers and magazines do help to shed light on such historical oversights , yet the relative anonymity of pre - 1910 films means that in publications such as cin\u00e9 - journal ( created in 1908 ) , films are listed by title , genre , and length without names of cast members or filmmakers . although the gaumont troupe of the immediate prewar years are familiar to film historians , it seems by then mendelys was no longer with gaumont as her name does not appear in the luxurious gaumont palace programmes of the early teens . furthermore mendelys was not in attendance the day her husband attended an interview at the cin\u00e9math\u00e8que fran\u00e7aise to discuss the career of feuillade , although actresses alice tissot , ren\u00e9e carl , and yvette andr\u00e9yor all were . nor is she named by carr\u00e9 in his interview with the historical committee the same year . however , mendelys was consistently at the heart of the french cinema industry , from prewar filmed pantomime and gaumont sound experiments to the emergence of newspaper film criticism and the vogue for film acting in the 1920s . though largely forgotten , her career cannot in fact be untangled from the major transitions in french film culture during the silent era .\n21 march 1933 potsdam day . weill flees berlin by car with caspar and erika neher , arriving in paris on 23 march . he stays first at the h\u00f4tel jacob and the h\u00f4tel splendide , and soon moves to the home of charles and marie - laure de noailles , 11 place des etats - unis .\nnew york , berlin , paris , nice , s\u00e3o paulo , prague , amsterdam\u2026 all had their symphonies of sorts in the late 1920s . but what about britain ? is there a british city symphony ? you be the judge , as perhaps the closest example of the form from these isles comes onto the bfi player as part of our britain on film collections . the city in question is not london or birmingham , nor edinburgh , glasgow , cardiff or belfast , but liverpool \u2013 a keystone of the british empire through its historic dockyards and feted by the bankers\u2019 magazine in 1851 as the \u2018new york of europe\u2019 .\nmusicologist mark clague of the university of michigan is editing a critical edition of george and ira gershwin ' s music . when clague looked back at the original score and a very early recording of an american in paris , he made a discovery : we ' ve been using the wrong taxi horns for 70 years .\nas a teenager my view of the world was bleak . i was the only one of my small group of misfit friends to leave home to go away to college . not long before i did , i saw agn\u00e8s varda\u2019s film , vagabond . i can\u2019t remember if i saw it at the local art ho\u2026"]}
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fated 1993 military mission in somalia .\nchristopher tookey , film critic of the large - circulation british tabloid newspaper the daily mail , says black hawk down is indeed a remarkably powerful war - film .\nbut mr atto says that no one had approached him prior to the making of black hawk down .\ni like realism , and it was important to keep black hawk down gritty and authentic .\nblack hawk down certainly amused the crowds , but told no one anything they did not know already .\ngrimes is played by ewan mcgregor in the columbia pictures / revolution studios presentation , black hawk down .\nthe only good film in this box set is black hawk down . tears of the sun is boring and depressing and jarhead is not that great either . may as well just buy black hawk down on its own and skip the other two .\n. nonetheless , he was more than anxious to jump back into his combat boots for black hawk down .\nwith black hawk down , producer jerry bruckheimer redeems himself for the pearl harbor debacle . thomas quinn meets him\nblack hawk down is an unrelenting combat experience . leaving behind the traditional rules of the . . . more\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing black hawk down near you .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of black hawk down by mark bowden .\nblack hawk down\ndeals with a u . s . army assault , by black hawk helicopters and humvees , on a building in the center of the east african city of mogadishu ,\nbrendan sexton , actor , black hawk down , and a student in latin american and caribbean studies at hunter college .\nblack hawk down . dir . ridley scott ; perfs . josh hartnett , ewan mcgregor , tom sizemore . 2001 .\nthe documentary the essence of combat : making ' black hawk down ' ( 2002 ) that appears on the dvd is actually longer than the film itself .\na militia member fires the rpg that takes down super six one , causing the first black hawk crash of the operation .\n\u2026reviews , and his military drama black hawk down ( 2001 ) was nominated for four academy awards , including best director .\n) fires his m16a2 while making his way to the first black hawk crash site .\nwhile the film - makers describe black hawk down as based on a true story , mr atto said that most of the scenes did not reflect the whole truth .\nthanks for sharing that . it really puts the business in perspective . looking at imdb , nolan\u2019s had one credit since black hawk down . that\u2019s the company for tv . he has three projects currently in development . black hawk down was released nine years ago .\nthomas survived , but others weren ' t so lucky . eighteen americans died and 73 were wounded in the black hawk down battle .\nwhen ridley scott\u2019s \u201cblack hawk down\u201d came out in 2001 it had all the features that make a great movie . as well as drama , tension and tragedy there were also some pretty amazing scenes featuring the now famous black hawk helicopters which gave the film its name .\nblack hawk down , a blockbusting war movie based on the shooting down of two us blackhawk helicopters in somalia in 1993 , has been released to critical acclaim in the united states .\nblack hawk down was directed by the award winning director , ridley scott and adapted from a book of similar title written by mark bowden .\nwhat struck me about black hawk down was that it was a war book that put the reader right in the soldiers ' boots .\nby the filmmaker ahmad yazid ahmad puad of rack focus films to set the record straight , as far as the black hawk down was concerned .\nthousands of somalis have flocked to cinemas in mogadishu for the opening night of black hawk down , the war blockbuster based on the shooting down of two us blackhawk helicopters in somalia in 1993 .\nthe black that is on grimes ' face changes from fully black to half of his face black when he ' s giving coffee to sanderson .\njosh hartnett ( right ) plays eversmann and orlando bloom ( center ) plays blackburn in the columbia pictures / revolution studios presentation , black hawk down .\nblack hawk derribado [ dvdrip ] [ xvxid ] [ castellano ] [ spataquilla . com ] watch online\nbut they were watching pirated copies of the film and applauded when the helicopters were shot down .\nstruecker was one of the primary inspirations for the book and subsequent movie black hawk down . but , as he says in the short film ,\nthere is a great deal of killing , a whole lot of violence in the movie \u2018black hawk down\u2019 , but to be honest with you , it is a fraction of what really happened in somalia .\nwilliams , sue . \u2018films that trade on violence : black hawk down\u2019 , in world press review 49 : 4 , p . 41 , april 2002 .\ndurant continues firing his h & k mp5a3 as the delta snipers extract him from his downed black hawk .\nbut unless another film director decides to make an alternative version of the black hawk down story , it looks as if it is the hollywood version of reality that will stick in most people ' s minds .\nyesterday marked the 20 year anniversary of the battle of mogadishu . two decades later , never - before - seen footage has been released of the operation that was depicted in the 2001 film black hawk down .\nthe somali militias had earlier shot down two uh - 60 black hawk helicopters during an assault by the us soldiers in the operation to hunt down the self - proclaimed president - to - be mohamed farrah aidid .\nstuart jeffries : one of the most disgusting moments in modern cinema came in the epilogue to ridley scott ' s black hawk down , a film about the disastrous us raid on somali rebels in mogadishu in 1993 .\nclip , from the film black hawk down , directed by ridley scott , produced by jerry bruckheimer and released by sony pictures . placed on line , alphaomega , through youtube . music : gary jules - mad world\nastonishingly , this seems to be working with american critics who have hailed it [ black hawk down ] as a possible oscar winner ,\nsaid mr tookey .\nblack hawk down , the jerry bruckheimer - produced movie which opens dec . 28 , is based on bowden ' s best - selling book of the same name .\nblack hawk down\nis a precise vision of how little war has changed in spite of america ' s high - tech equipment and extensive vocabulary of modern tactics .\nunlike many war movies , black hawk down is not a story of heroism and glory . it is the story of how a meticulously planned campaign went disastrously wrong .\nafter the first black hawk goes down , huge crowds of armed mogadishu civilians go on the rampage . a point will come when the american forces lose the initiative .\nblack hawk derribado [ dvdrip ] [ xvxid ] [ castellano ] [ spataquilla . com ] watch online - filecloudest\nwhen the first black hawk does down , your sound system will rattle the room with all five channels coming alive with discrete sound that will pound into you the reason why this film won the academy award for sound .\nblack hawk down ( film ) - wikipedia , the free encyclopedia . black hawk down is a 2 . british - american war film co - produced and directed by ridley scott . the screenplay by ken nolan is adapted from the book of the same name by mark bowden , which in turn is based on a series of articles published in the philadelphia inquirer . the 2 . 9 - part series chronicled the events of a 1 .\na somali warlord has gone to see the hollywood blockbuster , black hawk down , which portrays his arrest by united states troops and says many of the facts are wrong .\nbought this so i could qualify for amazon free delivery . jarhead and black hawk down are top quality films . tears of the sun is awful . although great price !\nthere have certainly been questions - from some ordinary film - goers as well as from professional film critics .\ntwo of the black hawk helicopters used in the film were named the\narmageddon\n( after the film armageddon ( 1998 ) , film produced by jerry bruckheimer ) and the\ngladiator\n, after the film gladiator ( 2000 ) , also directed by ridley scott . bruckheimer believed this to be a sign of good luck .\nssg eversmann firing his m16a2 at somali militia as the rangers make their way to the first black hawk crash site .\nstarring mcgregor , josh hartnett and tom sizemore , black hawk down revisits the fraught events of the 1993 battle of mogadishu , in which a crack team of american soldiers were stranded behind enemy lines after their helicopter support went down .\n_ _ _ . \u2018total sound in film : black hawk down , a case study\u2019 , in conference proceedings , 2nd hawaii international conference on arts and humanities . honolulu , jan . 8\u201311 , 2004 . ( cd - rom )\nthe filmmakers , the right wing politicians and the us military who backed it hope that for those who see black hawk down the sanitised , choreographed violence of scott\u2019s film will become the image of the october 1993 incident they remember .\nblack hawk down : war action . starring josh hartnett . produced by jerry bruckheimer . directed by ridley scott . ( r . at bay area theaters . 140 minutes . )\nin 2006 cirio h . santiago ' s action movie operation balikatan ( 2003 ) , starring christian boeving , was released as a\nblack hawk down\nsequel in taiwan .\na rocket - propelled grenade being fired at a black hawk . it is obviously cgi , since there is no backblast .\non a half - contructed apartment complex not far from sidi moussa . soar pilots began working closely with black hawk down aerial coordinator and camera pilot marc wolff to harmonize their efforts .\nmost of the soldiers will tell you that the mission in black hawk down was a success . the tragic element lies in the country ' s reaction in the aftermath ,\nrudy , paul . \u2018spectromorphology hits hollywood : sound objectification in black hawk down\u2019 , in international computer music conference proceedings , pp . 658\u2013663 . miami fl , november 1\u20136 , 2004 .\nday1 : pick up from airport to hotel . lunch and relax city overview battle of mogadishu 1993 , history day2 : tour crash site black hawk down mogadishu mile street tour bakara market\nat the screening , somalis paid the equivalent of 10 u . s . cents to watch the movie , less than a mile from where a real black hawk helicopter went down .\n\u2018always a partner in crime : black masculinity and the hollywood detective film\u2019 , in the journal of popular film and television 32 : 1 , pp . 20\u201329 , spring 2004 .\n[ i ] t ' s not america ' s darkest hour , but america ' s brightest hour .\n\u2014joe roth , head of revolution films , makers of black hawk down\nhunter , stephen . \u2018shock troops : the battle is engaged , and so is the audience , in the ferocious black hawk down\u2019 , in washington post , 18 january 2002 , c01 .\nsaving private ryan was probably one of the most realistic depictions of wwii carnage . black hawk down is modern warfare . this movie belongs on your shelf right next to that spielberg classic .\nblack hawk down is a political movie about what happens when dumbass politicians and an ignorant citizenry send people off to die for no good reason anybody can think of ( unlike afghanistan ) .\nbill o ' reilly , host : in the back of the book segment tonight , we recently interviewed owen gliberman , the film critic for entertainment weekly , who said black hawk down is a racist film because it does not humanize the villains , all of whom are black . mr . gliberman said he wanted to see the somalis put into some kind of context .\nblack hawk down is an unrelenting combat experience . leaving behind the traditional rules of the genre , the film immerses its audience in the cold reality of war . it arrives in theaters at a moment in american history which could not be more timely .\nthe primary value of scott\u2019s film for the military and political leaders is ideological . black hawk down is an exercise in the manipulation of mass consciousness . scott is attempting to change the public perception of what happened in mogadishu on october 3 , 1993 .\nthomas has given his powerful account of the 1993 incident , which has inspired a best - selling book and feature film , for\nthe real black hawk down\nepisode of national geographic channel ' s new\nno man left behind\nseries .\nthrough the years , jerry and i had talked about doing something together . then he contacted me about a project which he thought might be good for me called black hawk down .\nalthough many in the black hawk down cast had been involved in big - scale moviemaking before , few of them were prepared for the sheer scope of what ridley scott set out to accomplish .\nstrike : the somali militia aimed well and were able to shoot down two black hawk helicopters , stranding soldiers in the city overnight . above , the helicopter called super 61 moments before it crashes\nblack hawk down by mark bowden 4 stars pp . 486 i am not one to shy away from difficult subjects , but mark bowden ' s black hawk down is one of the most disturbing books which i have read in recent years and it is disturbing on so many levels , the loss of life , the senselessness , the clash of cultures , the fact that the necessary time was not taken to learn the essentials lessons from this , but instead a rush to put the past and somalia behind us . black hawk down is an account of a battle fought on octo\nin order to keep the film at a manageable length , 100 key characters in the book were condensed down to 39 .\ngatling good : the little bird and black hawk choppers are both equipped with miniguns , which basically shred their targets into meaty ribbons .\nand while other writers ( including steve zallian ) were brought on the project , nolan retained sole screenwriting credit . in an interview with alan waldman for urltoken nolan said of writing black hawk down ;\ncorrection : january 11 , 2002 , friday a film review of ridley scott ' s ' ' black hawk down ' ' in weekend on dec . 28 misstated the director ' s relationship to another director , tony scott . they are brothers but not twins .\nbut not everyone agrees with the film\u2019s message , including one of the actors . we are joined today by brendan sexton , an actor from black hawk down who gets killed by a missile early on in the film . he spoke an anti - war forum at columbia university organized by the people for peace coalition last week .\nof sale , constructed inside of an abandoned warehouse just a few blocks from the black hawk down production building . and yet another huge , half - developed chunk of sidi moussa was utilized for the climactic\n' ' black hawk down ' ' is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) for a barrage of violence , dismemberment and mayhem , and the usual accompanying panicked strong language .\nmogadishu , somalia ( cnn ) - - somalis watching a bootleg video of\nblack hawk down\non monday cheered as helicopters crashed and u . s . servicemen were killed in the new movie .\nwhere pearl harbor was full of saccharine romance , nostalgic production design and eye - popping special effects , black hawk down is a decidedly grim and realistic account of a botched military operation that resulted in the deaths of 18 americans and more than 1 , 000 somalis eight years ago . where pearl harbor was widely dismissed for its commercialism , black hawk down tries very hard to earn respect . this is the film producer jerry bruckheimer hopes will be remembered at oscar time .\nit looks a bit like black hawk down meets ghostbusters , and hopefully it\u2019ll live up to that pulpy premise . or , it could turn out to be like the crappy 2001 cgi film , final fantasy : the spirits within . hopefully , it\u2019ll be the former .\nthis is in marked contrast to mark bowden\u2019s book black hawk down , * on which the film is supposedly based . bowden goes to considerable pains to track the events of the 15 - hour battle through the streets of mogadishu and make them clear to the reader .\nthe character of scott\u2019s film is indicated by the welcome it got from an audience of right wing politicians and military top brass when it premiered in washington . deputy secretary of defense paul wolfowitz declared black hawk down to be a \u201cpowerful film . \u201d his fellow film enthusiasts included vice president cheney , secretary of defense donald rumsfeld , army secretary tom white , and iran - contra plotter oliver north .\nif you looked up screenwriter ken nolan on imdb it\u2019s possible you\u2019d be underwhelmed . he has one lone feature film writing credit . but it\u2019s a one big \u2014 black hawk down . the 2001 film got solid reviews ( 74 % at rotten tomatoes ) , made $ 172 million world - wide , and earned nolan a wga nomination .\nhere ' s what i ' m getting at . the article you posted is trying to correct the film and discredit it based on the idea that it glorifes war and was a justification for our military action . however , black hawk down is probably the first war film in ten years to not glorify war . that is what the army likes about the movie . black hawk down is a film about the strugle of individules . it is about houw they fight to protect one another when the mission is stupid and polititions have them fighting for no good reason . please see a movie before panning it .\nas in band of brothers fandom , fans in black hawk down fandom treat all characters as fictionalized , and politely ignore the lives of the real people the movie characters are based on . the fandom for black hawk down is entirely focused on slash . it comes from the homosocial nature of military life and the intense pressures of war : the captivating aspects of these fandoms that generate dramatic , and fiercely sexual , fanworks .\nyet another section of sale , one even less developed than the area around avenue nasser , was utilized for the second black hawk crash site .\na u . s . marine helicopter ( a huey , not a black hawk ) over mogadishu in 1992 . photo credit : wiki commons .\nthat excellent movie is very difficult to watch , but it ' s also important to see . black hawk down is important in showing a horrible mistake made by the us that shouldn ' t be made again .\nthe folks who brought you pearl harbor are now bringing you black hawk down , and despite the fact that both war movies feature josh hartnett and tom sizemore in key military roles , the films are very different .\nto get that kind of co - operation scott had to allow the military a veto over every aspect of the film . as a result , black hawk down is not a genuine artistic exploration of the experience of us intervention in somalia , but a blatant glorification of us militarism .\no ' reilly : i mean , everybody knows that . nobody ' s going to stick up for adid . there ' s no question that our government panicked after these guys got chewed up in black hawk down .\nthe film tells the story of the battle of mogadishu also known as the day of the rangers after the elite group of us soldiers who were involved in the operation . it was adapted from a book by american journalist mark bowden \u2013 black hawk down : a story of modern war .\nblack hawk down makes that point without preachment , in precise and pitiless imagery . and for that reason alone it takes its place on the very short list of the unforgettable movies about war and its ineradicable and immeasurable costs .\nwhile fine films like saving private ryan depict warfare at its worst , they do not depict warfare in modernity . i cannot imagine a better representation of war , with all of its urban complexities , than black hawk down .\nalong with many of the black hawk down actors who had the opportunity of encountering or speaking by telephone with their real - life counterparts , eldard met mike durant , who retired just a few weeks before the orientation began .\nhow do you make a movie called black hawk down without black hawks ? you cannot independently buy these helicopters for filmmaking purposes . they are the property of the united states armed forces . we had a last - minute plan that if we couldn ' t get the black hawks , we would use huey helicopters , and then digitally alter them afterwards to look like black hawks . . . but that was really the worst - case scenario .\nhowever , the notion of actually filming black hawk down in somalia could never be more than a fantasy , for the onetime vacation destination for wealthy italians is , unfortunately , as anarchic and dangerous now as it was in 1993 .\nprobably due in part to the post - 9 / 11 patriotism that was running through the country late last year , and the fact that it is an excellent film , columbia bumped up ridley scott ' s black hawk down to a late 2001 release in new york and los angeles for oscar consideration .\nunlike his earlier film g . i . jane , black hawk down received the full co - operation of the us military . the actors went through a period of intensive training at fort bragg and were , scott proudly declared , \u201ctraumatised\u201d by the time they arrived in morocco for the start of filming .\none of the habr gidr clan ' s response to the u . n . efforts was to ambush 24 pakstani soldiers under the world body ' s flag and literally to eviscerate them .\n\u2014 press packet for black hawk down\nridley scott\u2019s black hawk down sets out to tell the story of a us military debacle . on october 3 , 1993 , somali gunmen brought down two black hawk helicopters as american special forces tried to seize the warlord farah aideed . during a night of fighting 18 us soldiers died and 73 were wounded . one pilot was taken hostage and cnn showed scenes of american dead being paraded through the streets of mogadishu . within months the clinton administration pulled us forces out of somalia .\nactor josh hartnett , who plays army ranger staff sgt . matt eversmann in the film , expressed the hope that after seeing black hawk down , \u201cpeople will think twice about sending our troops on the ground into a land that we don\u2019t know anything about , to be slaughtered . \u201d hartnett , however , seems to have been in a different film from the one that ridley scott was making .\nhis first role was in hbo ' s\nband of brothers ,\nand he made his film debut in\nblack hawk down ,\nbut hardy was struggling through alcohol and drug addiction . after heading to rehab in 2003 , hardy got his life and career back on track and hasn ' t stopped since .\nas with hartnett and bana , all it took to whet mcgregor ' s appetite to become involved in black hawk down were the subject matter , director and producer . but he initially heard the project ' s clarion call from a great distance .\nit was announced yesterday that ridley scott was nominated for \u201cbest director\u201d in the oscars . and the film is still in the top ten movies on the charts in the us and europe . mark bowden\u2019s book black hawk down , which the film is based on , is number one on the new york times paperback bestseller list this week . the book has been on the bestseller list for 26 weeks .\nsydney tower skywalk was ' shut down due to unsafe winds ' . . .\na somali uses his zastava m72 to pin down the rangers and delta operatives .\ndeclassified : cbs ' 60 minutes will air never - before - seen footage from the 1993 battle of mogadishu this sunday . the video shows the moment a black hawk helicopter is shot down in enemy territory , stranding u . s . soldiers for hours\nthe entire mission re - created so graphically in\nblack hawk down\nwas supposed to take place in much less time than the two hours and 20 minutes it takes to watch this movie . the mission was doomed . this movie is not .\nrambo - like films like black hawk down , which seem realistic , can also accelerate the death of journalism itself , because high production values makes the dramatization of a political event far more memorable than actual news coverage . my advice : miss it !\nthe black hawk going down , spiraling as it crash - lands , was achieved largely through real , skillful flying of the helicopter , with some cgi augmentation . the minute it hits the ground , however , the whole thing becomes computer - generated .\nthe video shows a black hawk helicopter ' super 61 ' pass across the screen to land in the street when it ' s hit by a rocket - propelled grenade .\ni think black hawk down will bring home just what these guys had to endure and how heroic they were . whether or not the mission was successful or botched is ultimately beside the point . we need men like this to keep us free .\nblack hawk down\ntells the story of regrouping and rescue after a failed mission . scott lays out the logistics , often with aerial shots placed at exactly the right moment , in a pattern of rising tension , confrontation and , then , disarray .\none of the somalis fires on mike durant ' s black hawk armed with an zastava m72 , a copy of the rpk light machine gun , identifiable by the stock and handguard design . another somali is seen providing suppressing fire on the rangers and delta operatives with one when the delta operators and rangers try to reach the first black hawk crash site .\nblack hawk down is an action movie that tries to turn a u . s . defeat into a victory by encouraging you to identify with the men who fought their way out of an urban conflagration not of their making . but with somalia looming as a possible next target in the war against terror , black hawk down may turn into a recruiting film for revenge . while al qaeda was not visible in the film , there is evidence that they , too , were involved in the background of the events in l993 , stirring up the violence and training the warlord militias . the deaths of journalists there , including dan eldon , the son of a colleague , was not mentioned .\nin october 1993 in somalia , night stalkers became involved in the battle of mogadishu , which later became the subject of the book black hawk down , and its film adaptation . two night stalker black hawks , super 6 - 1 ( piloted by cliff wolcott ) , and super 6 - 4 ( piloted by mike durant ) , were shot down in the battle . five of the eighteen men killed ( not counting a nineteenth post - operation casualty ) in the battle of mogadishu were members of the soar ( a ) night stalkers team , who were lost along with the two black hawks .\nblack hawk down black hawk down is a nonfiction novel written by mark bowden . when he decided to write this book , the government wouldn\u2019t give him any information , but when he attended one of the soldiers funerals , he found that many soldiers were glad to tell their story to someone . by compiling their memories and suffering , he wrote this amazing novel . this is the story of 100 marines against an enemy of over a million . when a simple kidnapping mission goes badly , the men are stuck out in a fo\nthe film went on to win awards for film editing and sound , but many feel that it deserved more especially in light of what did walk away with awards .\nblack hawk down is based on mark bowden ' s best selling book of the same name , which in turn was an account of the ill - fated us incursion into somalia in 1993 where 19 american soldiers where killed along with over 1000 somali militia and civilians .\nthe mh - 60 black hawks in the film are armed with ge m134d miniguns mounted as doorguns . pylon - mounted miniguns , mounted alongside 2 . 75\nrockets , are seen as the armament of the ah - 6 little birds . the black hawk and little bird helicopters were provided for the film by the us army ' s 160th special operations aviation regiment , and the weapons mounted are the actual armaments . one of the pilots seen in the film ( keith jones ) was a veteran of the actual battle .\nphilippa gates is an assistant professor and film studies program coordinator at wilfrid laurier university . her publications include detecting men : masculinity and the hollywood detective film ( suny press , in press 2006 ) and the co - edited collection the devil himself : villainy in detective fiction and film ( greenwood press , 2002 ) , as well as articles on the contemporary hollywood war film ( quarterly review of film and video , 2005 ) , the female film detective ( post script , 2005 ) , and the african - american film detective ( journal of popular film & television , 2004 ) . pgates @ urltoken http : / / www . urltoken / ~ wwweng / faculty / pgates\nthe first helicopter got shot down\u2026 . when the radio ' s [ saying ] , ' there ' s a black hawk going down , ' everybody kind of looks up . at first , you don ' t want to believe it\u2026 . once you figure it out , that ' s what ' s happening , you gotta do something about it .\nblack hawk down is the 2001 feature film adaptation of the non - fiction mark bowden book that recounted the events surrounding the ill - fated us mission to capture a somali warlord in 1993 . directed by ridley scott , the film was notable for its depiction of modern us warfare . the film received support from the us department of defense , who provided extensive training for the actors with members of the us army rangers and other special forces soldiers to ensure authenticity in addition to allowing access to actual black hawk and\nlittle bird\nhelicopters for filming . during the film ' s production , many of the soldiers and pilots seen were active duty , some of whom were veterans of the actual battle . the film ' s cast included josh hartnett , eric bana , william fichtner , ewan mcgregor and sam shepard as well as tom hardy and ioan gruffudd in early roles .\nblack hawk down ( 2001 ) on imdb : action / war drama based on the best - selling book detailing a near - disastrous mission in somalia on october 3 , 1993 . on this date nearly 100 u . s . battle of mogadishu ( 1993 ) also known as battle of the black sea or the day of the rangers : part of operation gothic serpent / code irene . this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title battle of mogadishu . black hawk derribado en newpct1 - t . tenemos la fecha de lanzamiento , an .\nby focusing without distraction on the mission at hand , black hawk down breaks out of the pack in hollywood ' s long history of combat movies . it does so , in ironic screen timing , by reminding us of a battle that turned many against american troop commitment .\nanother nomination was picked up in the directors guild of america awards for outstanding directorial achievement in feature , it marks ridley scott\u2019s fourth dga award nomination . he was nominated in 1991 for thelma and louise , in 2000 for gladiator , and in 2001 for black hawk down .\nwhen u . s . army ranger keni thomas was writing to his mother on a day off in somalia , he had no idea he ' d soon be part of a devastating moment in american military history : the shooting down of two black hawk helicopters in mogadishu .\nbut as intense as that d - day sequence is , black hawk down will make you beg for mercy before it ' s over . never before has a movie put viewers so deeply into the heat of battle , and that makes this film a little hard to watch . in a way , it ' s a bit like schindler ' s list .\nfirst mistake is the attempt to discredit the film based on hollywood ' s\npost - 9 / 11 government - sanctioned role as us war propaganda headquarters\nan objectable premise that has not fully been established . it also forgets that movies take several years to go from green light to release and black hawk down was done filming prior to sept . 11 .\nblack hawk down , the fact - based war movie from director ridley scott and producer jerry bruckheimer , stands accused of changing the names to protect the guilty . the film tells of heroic american soldiers in 1990s somalia . but it was revealed this week that the inspiration behind one of the leading characters is currently serving a 30 - year sentence for child abuse .\nbut would americans pay to see a film simply about bravery under fire , without a larger , heroic context ? as slate ' s inigo thomas pointed out weeks ago , soldiers can be brave in the service of disastrous policies . black hawk down ' s makers appear to have had their doubts about the public appetite for mere heroism , because they have set about providing a larger , uplifting rationale . this has involved an aggressive deployment of pr firepower and a fog of appealing half - truths . now that the film is succeeding at the box office , it ' s worth attempting to add back what the black hawk flacks have left out .\nonly titanic had previously grossed more money over the martin luther king holiday weekend . black hawk down finished first at the box office during its first three weeks of wide release . when the film was pulled from theatres on april 1 . empire magazine gave it a verdict of . while some may regard this as a shortcoming , it is , in fact , a virtue .\nproducer mary beth minnis and independent chicago director matt knighton created this film after learning the inspiring story about struecker facing down potential death by leaning on his faith during the brutal fighting .\nbased on real - life events and the book of the same name by mark bowden , the film black hawk down relates the 1993 battle of mogadishu , in somalia , which resulted in the deaths of 13 united states servicemen and others from the joint peacekeeping force . the event was notable to americans through seeing the graphic images of dead us troops being dragged through the streets .\nwelcome to mogadishu city ! somalia has the biggest second coast line country in africa with 3100km along the indian ocean . this coast is home to some of the loveliest beaches for tourism . the country fall into civil war 1991 , after one year , un send troops led by us , there was he using black hawk helicopters to lower the soldiers onto the ground , an unexpected attack by somalian forces brings two of the helicopters down immediately . that three helicopters later is make film called black hawk down , come and explore the crash site . mogadishu mile refers to a route that was run by us army rangers and delta force soldiers from a helicopter crash site to an appointed rally point held on national street during the battle of mogadishu on october 4 , 1993 . features of the city include the hamarwein old town , the bakaara market , lido beach , jazeera beach , site for black hawk down , mogadishu light house , secondo lido beach , and afgoy\nseveral vehicle - mounted russian dshk heavy machine guns appear in several scenes of the film .\ngorbman , glaudia . unheard melodies : narrative film music . london : bfi , 1987 .\nthe big budget fantasy is based on viking legends . directed by yusri , the film features\nchris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens\nthe massive shoot of the\ntarget building insert\nsequence was intended to be among the first sequences shot in principal photography , due to its complex nature . however , negotiations to borrow four black hawk helicopters from the united states military were so arduous that an agreement was not reached until a month after shooting had commenced . director ridley scott had prepared a rental of four hueys from germany that were ready to be painted black and work as substitutes in the event an agreement with the us department of defense could not be reached . fortunately , the dod was eventually satisfied that the film would portray the incident in a positive light , and shipped the helicopters to the location in two c - 5 galaxy transports . ridley scott says this was very fortunate for the film , since the title is\nblack hawk down\nand hueys have no resemblance to black hawks .\nmark bowden , who wrote the black hawk down book and screenplay , this week told the new york post that he was pressurised by the pentagon to change stebbins ' s name in order to avoid controversy . bowden refused to do so in the book , but eventually capitulated when writing the screenplay .\nrealism has been applauded in recent hollywood war films such as saving private ryan and black hawk down , not only for their docudrama cinematography and special visual effects , but also for aural sound design . gates argues that this surface ( ie . visual ) realism is used to mask thematic moralizing about masculinity and heroism in an ever - increasing patriotic post - 9 / 11 united states . contemporary combat films focus on the maturation of feminized boys into masculine heroes through war \u2014 soldiers who \u201cdo the right thing\u201d when faced with moral dilemmas no matter what their orders . sound and timbral development plays a crucial role in the film black hawk down towards defining , substantiating and sustaining these thematics . analogous sonic thematics , and their timbral development , are shown in analysis of scenes from the film .\n4 : 40 pm mike durant ' s black hawk , super six four , is also hit and crashes about a mile southwest of the target building . hostile crowds begin moving toward the downed chopper .\nwith more than half of its force wounded or dead , abandons its search for the first downed black hawk and begins fighting its way back to the american base on the coast of the indian ocean .\ngates , philippa . \u201c\u2018fighting the good fight\u2019 : the real and the moral in the contemporary hollywood combat film\u201d , in quarterly review of film and video 22 : 4 , forthcoming 2005 .\n\u2018fighting the good fight\u201a : the real and the moral in the contemporary hollywood combat film\u2019 , in quarterly review of film and video 22 : 4 , pp . 297\u2013310 , october\u2013december 2005 .\non october 3 , 1993 , members of various u . s . military branches participating in operation gothic serpent conducted a raid in downtown mogadishu . during the raid , a large firefight began between the american forces and irregular somali militia . two american helicopters were brought down and 18 american soldiers killed . the incident is known in some circles as the battle of mogadishu or the battle of the black sea , but most americans simply call it black hawk down , the title of the 2001 movie depicting the battle ( and title of mark bowden\u2019s book , on which the film was based ) .\nthe october 3 , 1993 u . s . raid on somalia , in which 18 soldiers and two black hawk helicopters were lost , is often remembered as a tragic fiasco .\n\u2014 wall street journal\nat the library , i picked it up to watch . the 2001 film , based on the\nafter ridley scott read mark bowden ' s book , he was immediately taken with the idea of filming it . he had already re - created ancient warfare in gladiator ( 2000 ) , and with black hawk down saw the opportunity to tell a timeless and timely story of men in combat . although there have been war films by the thousands , very few have set out to portray , in detail , just one battle rather than sweeping conflicts . for black hawk down , scott sought to create an unflinching , uncompromising portrait of war , with all of its attendant horrors , heartbreak and , at times , undeniable heroism .\nthrough a little persistence by nolan and his agent he landed on the black hawk down project based on the book by mark bowden . he ended up writing a 60 - page treatment and eight drafts over a year\u2019s time before ridley scott was attached to direct . he did two more drafts before the project was green lit and eventually becoming his first credited ( and to date , only ) feature film credit .\nlast week marked the twentieth anniversary of the infamous black hawk down incident where somali militia fighters loyal to mohammed farah aidid shot down two american helicopters using rocket - propelled grenades . mobs then hacked the fallen pilots to death with machetes and dragged their mutilated bodies through the streets as trophies . to mark the anniversary , 60 minutes aired a segment focused on efforts by two private american security contractors to recover remnants of the helicopter that had been shot down , while interviewing retired special forces operative who had survived the ordeal .\nkeeping it real . . . the filming of black hawk down following their training , the large contingent of international performers descended upon rabat , morocco , along with a tremendous group of behind - the - scenes artists , craftsmen and technicians from around the world organized by jerry bruckheimer , ridley scott and branko lustig .\ntruth is stranger than fiction , but at least fiction is bearable . elements of\nblack hawk down\nare almost too much to endure . a battlefield surgery is done without morphine . a severed hand is picked up from the ground . a fatally wounded soldier seems almost unaware he has been blasted in half .\nat his best scott narrates a story through visual imagery , using spectacular action scenes to rush the audience over the ever - present holes in the plot . in black hawk down this technique fails . what some critics have praised as a vivid account of \u201cthe fog of war\u201d is in fact a confusion of narrative .\nin 1977 scott made his feature - film directorial debut with the duellists , for which he won the best first film award at the cannes film festival . he followed with the blockbuster science - fiction thriller alien . in 1982 scott directed the landmark film blade runner . considered a sci - fi classic , the futuristic thriller was added to the u . s . library of congress\u2019 national film registry in 1993 and a director\u2019s cut was released to renewed acclaim in 1993 and again in 2007 .\nthe film takes place in 1993 when the u . s . sent special forces into somalia to destabilize the government and bring food and humanitarian aid to the starving population . using black hawk helicopters to lower the soldiers onto the ground , an unexpected attack by somalian forces brings two of the helicopters down immediately . from there , the u . s . soldiers must struggle to regain their balance while enduring heavy gunfire .\nbruckheimer , scott and executive producers mike stenson , chad oman and branko lustig began laying the groundwork for what would become a remarkable association with the united states department of defense , which would provide extraordinary cooperation with the filmmakers while , at the same time , allowing them to tell the story of black hawk down authentically . certainly , bruckheimer had already established a strong relationship with the u . s . military and d . o . d . from top gun ( 1986 ) to pearl harbor ( 2001 ) and many other projects in between , but black hawk down is based on a mission which is still highly sensitive , even controversial ."]}
{"id": 115062, "summary": [{"text": "the mysterious monsters ( also known as bigfoot : the mysterious monster ) is a 1976 documentary film written and directed by robert guenette about the cryptids bigfoot , the loch ness monster , and the yeti .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was later featured in an episode of cinema insomnia .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the mysterious monsters was one of the first theatrical releases produced by sunn classic pictures .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was narrated by actor peter graves .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film investigated not only the possibility of bigfoot 's existence but also of the loch ness monster and the yeti ( the abominable snowman ) .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "it featured dramatic reenactments of various reported bigfoot sightings .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film showed one witness being given a lie detector test , another being placed under hypnosis .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the mysterious monsters was the first movie to feature the home movie taken by roger patterson in 1967 reported to show a bigfoot .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "anthropologist grover krantz was interviewed and said he believed the film to be authentic .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "famed bigfoot hunter peter byrne was also featured and gave insights on the hunt .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "in discussing the loch ness monster , the film showed a 1934 photograph that was said to be of the creature .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in 1994 , however , this photo was proven to be a hoax .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "robert and frances guenette are credited as the authors of a 160-page book adaption of the film . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "the mysterious monsters", "paragraphs": ["i also remember having wanted to see mysterious monsters as a kid , but never having gotten the chance .\none of the many notorious 70 ' s\nunknown\ndocumentaries , the mysterious monsters covers topics such as bigfoot and the loch ness monster . pictures , sounds , and videos of these two monsters . . . see full summary \u00bb\nalso known as bigfoot : the mysterious monster . hosted by peter graves this documentary explores bigfoot and other mysterious creatures featuring grover kranz , peter hurkos and others .\nthe scooby gang finds mischief and monsters at every turn in this collection , which finds . . .\nthe scooby gang finds mischief and monsters at every turn in this collection , which finds the crew traversing the world ' s biggest miniature golf course , visiting scooby ' s family , and a mysterious circus .\none of the many notorious 70 ' s\nunknown\ndocumentaries , the mysterious monsters covers topics such as bigfoot and the loch ness monster . pictures , sounds , and videos of these two monsters are examined by peter graves , the host . psychics , hypnotism , and the history of bigfoot in many ancient cultures is also scrutinized .\nbest friends troy , noah , emma , gia , and jake continue to rid the world from the insectoid monsters that would otherwise destroy mankind .\nmonsters inside me retells the real - life , harrowing dramas of people infected by deadly parasites as doctors and scientists try to unravel each case before it ' s too late .\nthis collection includes all episodes from the first season of scooby - doo ! mystery incorporated , and follows the scooby gang and their loveable mascot as they investigate allegations of ghouls , ghosts , monsters , and more .\nthe deep follows the adventures of the nekton family - a brilliant team of underwater explorers . with state - of - the - art technology and an unquenchable thirst for discovery , the nektons explore the mysterious depths of the ocean , where most of our world lies unexplored and unexplained .\nbigfoot : living creature , or myth ? join your host peter graves , as he attempts to answer that question in the mysterious monsters \u2013 one of the most fascinating documentaries ever filmed . you\u2019ll hear eyewitness accounts from ordinary people who have encountered the legendary monster\u2026 and you\u2019ll see them recall their tales while under hypnosis , or attached to a lie detectors . you\u2019ll see scientists subjecting samples of bigfoot evidence to intense scrutiny . you\u2019ll thrill to hair - raising reenactments of actual bigfoot encounters . even the famous \u201cpatterson film\u201d is analyzed in detail by experts . as a bonus , you\u2019ll also see amazing coverage of the loch ness monster \u2013 including a fatal speedboat accident that has often been attributed to the beast . the mysterious monsters , released at the height of the 1970\u2019s bigfoot craze , is general considered the seminal documentary in this genre . this is the movie that everyone was talking about \u2013 relive the wonder all over again ! urltoken\ni bought my mysterious monsters dvd online at amazon . com . the quality of the picture is actually pretty good considering the age of the film . also , it was manbeast ! myth or monster that had the scene with the squatch watching ( ha ! ) the woman sleep . i also have this on dvd , i bought it from a guy on the internet , but i don\u2019t know if i can give that info on this site , the quality of this dvd was also very good , but was in dvd - r form .\ndisc # 1 - - the mysterious monsters 1 . the history of monsters [ 9 : 00 ] 2 . nessie [ 8 : 54 ] 3 . a large population of hairy giants [ 9 : 14 ] 4 . firsthand accounts [ 9 : 17 ] 5 . footprints of a giant [ 5 : 49 ] 6 . physical & psychic\nevidence\n[ 17 : 28 ] 7 . corroborating stories [ 15 : 31 ] 8 . photographs [ 5 : 19 ] 9 . patterson film [ : 49 ] 10 . living habits of the bigfoot [ 4 : 52 ] 11 . the evidence is conclusive [ 4 : 24 ]\na 1980 tv series looking at unexplained phenomena from around the world , introduced in short sequences filmed in sri lanka by science fiction writer arthur c . clarke . episodes comprise : ' the journey begins ' , ' monsters of the deep ' , ' ancient wisdom ' , ' the missing apeman ' , ' giants for the gods ' , ' monsters of the lakes ' , ' the great siberian explosion ' , ' the riddle of the stones ' , ' out of the blue ' , ' dragons , dinosaurs and giant snakes ' , ' strange skies ' and ' clarke ' s cabinet of curiosities ' .\nas you have probably guessed , the episode features the 1975 documentary , \u201cbigfoot : mysterious monster\u201d , which was hosted by graves , with intros and comedy bits performed by mr . lobo and local sacramento , ca area talent .\ni remember this as a kid when it was aired on television around 1980 . not quite as mysterious as when it first came out , and has many moments that are almost to the point of . . .\narthur c . clarke ' s mysterious world [ dvd ] : urltoken arthur c . clarke , gordon honeycombe , alex campbell , arne eggebrecht , remy van lierde : dvd & blu - ray\nyou see , this little gem is not from a comic book , though it certainly looks the bill . in actuality , however , it\u2019s the brand - new cover art for the upcoming apprehensive films ( slime line ) dvd release of the cinema insomnia episode , \u201cbigfoot : mysterious monster\u201d .\narthur c . clarke ' s mysterious world\nfeatures episodes that look at giant squid , bigfoot and the loch ness monster , as well as events like the tunguska explosion and ufo encounters . while i enjoy the history channel series\nmonsterquest\n, it is no match for clarke ' s series . hopefully , the later series\narthur c . clarke ' s world of strange powers\nand\narthur c . clarke ' s mysterious universe\nmight be released one day as well .\nin order to draw conclusions regarding the existence of monsters such as bigfoot , all the evidence needed to be examined . by the mid 70s there were already at least 300 reported sightings of a creature that was human and apelike , hairy , and had an overpowering scent . it was called by different names in different parts of the country , yet the descriptions were all similar .\nwhile others look up to the stars , this family knows that an infinite number of things shine brightly in the darkness below . the deep is a place where leviathans swim through sunken cities , where pirates lurk amidst floating black markets , and where a mysterious group of guardians hide long lost secrets .\nlook for this great piece of art to grace the cover of the \u201ccinema insomnia \u2013 bigfoot : mysterious monster\u201d dvd starting in june . the dvd can be preordered by contacting dixie dellamorto at plan - 9fromouterspace @ urltoken . for anyone who buys one now , mr lobo will knock $ 5 off the $ 14 . 99 srp . that will be $ 10 plus $ 3 for shipping !\npeter graves focuses on the legends of bigfoot , the abominable snowman and the loch ness monster .\nthe pork tapeworm is a particularly vicious parasite because it can end up in the most important organ in the human body : the brain .\nmr . lobo explains , \u201ci remember \u201cbigfoot : mysterious monster\u201d scaring me as a kid and it sat on the shows pile of \u2018to do\u2019 16mm film prints . when ken waller , our director , would say\u2026\u2019why don\u2019t we do bigfoot\u2019 , i would shake his head and say \u2018no , that\u2019s too serious\u2019 , let\u2019s do a few others first .\ndescribed as \u2018the most startling film you may ever see\u2019 , the documentary also takes a look at the role played by psychics , hypnosis , and the history of the yeti in ancient cultures .\nonce again we get treated to the finest eye - witness testimony , and event reenactments this side of in search of\u2026 ! some highlights : father gregory brusey recounts his sighting of the loch ness monster near the jetty by the boathouse . the distinguished british himalayan mountaineer eric shipton explains his world - famous photos of yeti footprints snapped in 1951 on mt . everest . you know , the mysterious footprints crunched into snow with the ice axe placed beneath for scale ? the creepy sound recordings captured by al berry of a very talkative bigfoot ( s ) in the sierra mountains of california . and let\u2019s not forget the testimony of bigfoot footprint hoaxer ray pickens of chehalis , washington . this show really tries to cover its bases with exhaustive evidence finding and seemingly credible accounts .\ndelve into the mysteries of bigfoot , the loch ness monster , and the abominable snowman . peter graves serves as narrator .\nbegged my grandmother to buy me the book version of this as a kid . didn\u2019t see the video until an adult . the book scared the beetlejuice outta me .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nfind all the best television shows from the other side of the pond in our us tv store and catch the latest shows in our 2014 ' s hottest tv page .\nit ' s funny , the cover features the so called skull of . . .\nschistosomiasis , aka snail fever , can take a deadly turn when the parasite swims the wrong way and ends up in the brain .\na documentary that explores the legends , facts and folklore about the dreaded\nbermuda triangle\n.\n720 of the world\u2019s last silverback mountain gorillas are fighting desperately for their survival . filmed in the forests of the democratic republic of congo , this documentary shows how the future existence of the majestic beings depends on this sole patch of land in the mountains , surrounded by a sea of humans .\nthe eyewitness accounts , footprints , audio and video were meticulously scrutinized by the technology that was available at the time . the objective was to prove that these elusive creatures actually existed and were real .\nattention : this is the end of the usable page ! the images below are preloaded standbys only . this is helpful to those with slower internet connections .\nit ' s funny , the cover features the so called skull of doom which turned out to be bogus and on the back the cern abbey giant which turned out to be a seventeenth century hoax . the series is a bit dated but fun to watch .\non bad dog ! , viewers are treated to candid animal antics that must be seen to be believed . these are some of the baddest pets on the planet . joins us as we span the globe to crown the baddest of the bad on bad dog !\nthe history channel documentary series history ' s mysteries unearths and explores some of the bizarre tales . . .\nthe history channel documentary series history ' s mysteries unearths and explores some of the bizarre tales and legends that have piqued mankind ' s curiosity over the centuries . this box set features eight episodes of the program . subjects of the individual installments include : . . .\nin spite of all the eyewitnesses and many pieces of evidence such as hair samples , photographs , and films most scientists refused to accept the possibility of the existence of some type of monster . many said at the time that these sightings were just the result of the imagination and old folk tales that had been passed on for generations .\ni\u2019ve seen most of the horror hosted programs out there today\u2026 . and by far ci is the best hands down .\nlisten to the diary of an arcade employee\nstar trek\npodcast your browser does not support the audio element .\nthe great thing about graves here is the fact that he truly seems interested in the subject . yeah , it\u2019s most likely acting , but he sells it ! he scouts locations , he interviews scientists , he flies high over the forest hoping to catch a glimpse of the elusive sasquatch , he\u2019s in the trenches ( so to speak ) with the researchers casting footprints , and analyzing hair samples . the 1 hour and 30 minutes watching this gem will be well spent !\nsome international orders may require additional identification before being processed . the transmission of this information to the abc shop may affect estimated delivery times . the abc shop reserves the right to request additional identification prior to processing orders originating outside australia .\nbest friends troy , noah , emma , gia , and jake continue to rid the world from the . . .\nhowever , in the early 70s there was evidence that it was very likely for a tribe or an individual to live in the forest for long periods of time before being \u2018discovered\u2019 or contacted . such was the case of a tribe of indigenous people called the tasaday who were allegedly found on the island of mindanao in the philippines . they remained unknown , living on the edge of civilization , until 1972 . although in 1986 , there were accusations that the \u2018discovery\u2019 of the tasaday had been a hoax , still the fact remains that there\u2019s a lot that scientists don\u2019t know yet , even today .\ni would appreciate it if people would read more carefully for the names of the authors of all the postings on cryptomundo , but then folks don\u2019t . i didn\u2019t write this one .\nfollowing the antics of two brothers - in - law as they run the largest aquarium manufacturing company in the nation . tanked dunks viewers into the high - decibel , family - owned business of acrylic tank manufacturing ( atm ) in las vegas .\nthe cover art itself , is the work of a local san francisco area graphic artist , elysium bliss , who\u2019s classic comic book style caught the eye of mr . lobo at a convention .\nmount umunhum proudly stands 3 , 486 feet tall between san jose , california and the pacific ocean . it is a sacred place for the tribal bands and indigenous people who live in the region .\nthis release complies three mysteries featuring the crime - solving canine scooby - doo and includes a terrifying round with a menacing metallic clown , the ghouliest show on earth and bedlam in the big top .\ni sat in the saco cinema down by the front right exit be the screen . it was a dark tunnel with an old velvet drape . i think i hid under my coat after that scene .\nstay up - to - date on the latest from the retroist podcast . sign up and receive email notifications when there ' s a new episode of the retroist podcast or when we launch new podcasts .\nin august 2009 , two new zealanders carrying a video camera and a sack of explosives set off to a remote corner of mongolia ' s gobi desert in search of a creature few believe exist . the mongolian death worm is known locally as the allghoi khorkhoi , or the\nintestine worm ,\nbecause it is supposed to resemble the internal tract of a cow . ( the accompanying picture is a sculptor ' s rendering of the beast . ) according to legend , the worm lurks beneath the sand of the desert , pouncing on unsuspecting victims by shooting bolts of lightning and acid from what appears to be a teeth - lined rectum . the kiwi duo intend to lure it to the surface with tremors set off by detonating their explosives . once it emerges , they hope to capture the worm on film , though not in the flesh .\ni have no intention of grabbing it , stuffing it or anything like that ,\nsays the expedition ' s head , david farrier , wisely .\ntoday , i have for you artsy types , an illustration that depicts yet , another , clash of the titans , sasquatch taking on both the actor , and documentary film host , peter graves , and the horror movie host , mr . lobo , of the television series \u201ccinema insomnia . \u201d\nmy favorite quote from the movie : \u201cdan bowman had never heard of the creature he and his daughter were about to encounter . he had no idea that the dark road ahead beyond where his daughter stood waiting for him held a promise of terror that would soon bolt up out of the shadows ! \u201d\nanother example is the story of ishi , an indigenous man originally from the extinct yahi people . this man lived alone in the forest near sacramento , california . in 1912 , he emerged from his isolation and proved that creatures such as the bigfoot or sasquatch could actually live among us without our knowledge .\nindeed , the episode is a lot of fun to watch . lobo\u2019s take on the classic documentary is a very \u2018tasteful\u2019 spoof of bigfoot and the people who have devoted their lives to searching for him\u2026 . it\u2026 . . them .\nin the end it asks the vital question , \u201cif fingerprint evidence can be used to hang someone , why can\u2019t footprint evidence be used to prove the existence of someone ? \u201d draw your own conclusions as you watch this now .\noh , and for the \u201chulk vs thing\u201d bit . i do own a copy of fantastic four # 12 where the two first got into a tussle .\nthis dvd of the series was just as good as i remembered . arthur c . clarke did well to present the series in a non bias manner , neither promoting nor discounting the validity of the mysteries ( excluding his views on bigfoot , although i tend to agree with him on that ) . potential logical explanations are presented too for some accounts which enables the viewer to make an informed opinion on the topic . the series has withstood the test of time and is streets ahead of most modern documentaries on these topics , where they tend to focus on conspiracy theories rather than the mysteries themselves . the absence of cheap and tawdry eyewitness accounts is refreshing . anyone who has a fascination or curiosity on such matters should do themselves a favour and buy this dvd . outstanding ! ! !\nevery rock is turned over for the search for truth , but the documentary takes time to also portray the ridiculous and the unintentional hilarity of the subject . like the recount of events via dan malockney to a young boy scout troop who was terrorized by a curious bigfoot in montana in 1965 . dan spins a great tale but the best he can produce as far as evidence goes is a crude line drawing of a large foot . c\u2019mon dan , you can do better than that can\u2019t cha ? ? ? or the horrifying ( ? ) recounting of events that took place at the old drag strip via gerry lou welchell while under hypnosis . fantastic stuff that will keep you glued to the screen . there is so much great stuff packed into this one it will make your head spin !\ncinema insomia is kinda like the old elvira program\u2026 . or mystery science theater .\ni saw this on cbs during primetime back in the seventies . i was probably about four years old , and after seeing the scene when the bigfoot breaks in the window , i refused to sleep by a window for months . i can also thank this one for years of childhood nightmares . thanks , peter graves !\n\u201cat wondercon 2010 i reviewed the portfolio of elysium bliss a sf bay area artist who had drawn a very \u201cmarvel comics\u201d style picture of mr . lobo and miss mittens . i knew that this project was right for this artist and we contacted miss bliss with the idea and sent the original comic as inspiration for this parody . elysium \u201cgot it\u201d and after i approved the rough , inked the final art . \u201d\na documentary - style drama about the\nfouke monster\n, a bigfoot - type creature that has been sighted in and around fouke , arkansas since the 1950s .\nthe concept of kawsak sacha ( living forest ) is not new ; it\u2019s just common sense . and the kitchwa men and women know exactly why this is important .\nbtw , i have vivid recollections of a pretty decent bigfoot tv documentary from i think the 80\u2019s but have no idea what the name is\u2026 the one sequence that\u2019s burned into my mind was a woman living in a two story cabin in the woods who wakes up one moonlit evening to see a squatch sitting in her rocking chair staring at her ! she shrieks and the squatch skeedaddles down the steps and out the door\u2026 it scared me then , and it scares me now ! does this rind a bell with anyone ? it might have been a re - vamp of one the david c . wolper docs but i haven\u2019t been able to track down / verify it .\nin the ocean we can find the answer to many of our questions about life as we know it , because it is there that life itself seems to have begun .\nall our profits are invested into the abc to deliver quality programs for our community .\nthe brain - eating amoeba , which is found in over 70 % of u . s . lakes , hijacks the human brain in its hunt for food and shelter .\nin new hampshire , conservation officers of new hampshire fish and game who work tirelessly to preserve and protect the natural resources of the granite state . they are on call 24 / 7 , responding to life and death situations in order to protect the public .\nwell , if this is the only way to see this awesome and reclusive documentary , then i guess we\u2019ll have to bite the bullet with the accompanying comedy shenanigans . i still have creepy flashbacks to the \u201cboy scouts get hassled by bf\u201d scene to this day , so it\u2019s a small price to pay to see it with \u201csweetened\u201d audio and video !\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\ngreat crypto - cinema from the seventies . hosted by peter graves of mission impossible fame .\ni have this film on dvd and it is one of the best documentaries on bigfoot / sasquatch ever made . it is very well done and the makeup in it isn\u2019t too bad either , even though it was made in the early seventies . definitely worth the money ! now i\u2019m just waiting for manbeast ! myth or monster to be officially released on dvd .\nfamiliar to anyone who grew up in the 80 ' s , arthur c clarke ' s superb show about our weird and wonderful planet arrives in a 2 - disc set , featuring all 13 episodes , complete and unedited . while science and technology have moved on in leaps and bounds since 1980 and the series may seem a little dated today , the subjects featured within are as relevant and fascinating as ever . i have reluctantly deducted one star because the episode\ndragons , dinosaurs and giant snakes\n( one of the best in the series ) is inexplicably cropped . this is apparent during the intro when the title banner does not fit fully on the screen and shortly after when a photograph of an\nunknown ape\nis displayed , with a significant portion of the creatures head missing . but this is only a minor distraction and won ' t spoil your enjoyment of this superb series . let ' s hope the equally brilliant\nworld of strange powers\ngets a dvd release soon .\nwitness the miracle of cute , from a kitten ' s first tentative steps , to a puppy ' s first call to the wild . the first few months of their lives are an adorable adventure . these furry friends are simply too loveable , too curious , too cute !\nthis is not the first time that episode has been released on dvd , but mr . lobo and his distributor , apprehensive films , thought that the release needed a face - lift .\nin 1975 , investigators discovered a set of very strange footprints in a forest in the pacific north west . the footprints were human - like , except that they were 18 inches long and 7 inches wide . the size of the foot suggested that they were dealing with some kind of giant human . of course there was a lot of skepticism at the time . after all , it was highly unlikely that a being of that stature would live so close to civilization .\nin monster movies , as well as comic books , eventually the two mightiest characters , or groups of characters , eventually find a way to square off against each other . king kong fought godzilla , alien fought predator , the hulk fought the thing and so on and so on .\n\u201cour new distributor apprehensive films , who is putting out the current syndicated series in a set called the slime line , cut a new dvd version for the release\u2026sweetening audio and video and putting them in store ready , shrink wrapped , bar coded , quality packaged , covers with a film and show synopsis on the back and \u201cslime points\u201d inside to mail in for free goodies . \u201d\nfeed . you can skip to the end and leave a response . pinging is not allowed .\nit probably would help if \u201cmonster island news\u201d wasn\u2019t the author given , but someone\u2019s actual name .\nthis is probably my favorite documentary dealing primarily with the sasquatch ; i have seen it several times and i always quite enjoy it . i wish peter graves would do another one . maybe if the tbrc does a documentary in the future , we can get peter graves to host it .\ni ' m creator of the website igrewupstarwars . com ! i ' m into everything retro !\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 discovery communications , llc . the world ' s # 1 nonfiction media company .\nthis episode examines the controversial 1967 patterson - gimlin film and features interviews with various bigfoot researchers and believers . purported evidence and hoaxes are examined in this in - depth look at the legendary creature .\ndoctors and family are stunned when they discover the cause of kennedy ' s poor health is due to an extreme allergy to nickel , which can be traced to the metal braces on her teeth .\nas two filmmakers from new zealand set out in august 2009 to find the fabled and feared mongolian death worm , here ' s a look at 10 creatures that have eluded even the most determined of hunters .\nthroughout washington state , the department of fish and wildlife police are protecting animals and citizens and busting criminals . whether the officers are on land or water , they are ready and willing to risk their lives .\na colorado ski resort is besieged by a sub - human beast that commits brutal murders on the slopes .\nwhen a high school football star begins to experience odd symptoms , his parents take him to the hospital .\ni own this on dvd , and i can credit this and the book as what started my interest in sasquatch and all things cryptozoological . i taped it off tbs several years ago , but the quality of the videotaped copy wasn\u2019t all that good , so when i won a copy of it on dvd from ebay a few years ago , i was ecstatic . the copy i have is a japanese import and is in great condition , from one of the few filmstrip copies . this is one of my favorites and a true cryptozoological classic .\nbased on the recently acquired journals of texan dale s . rogers , this vintage horror tale from ifc films debunks history books to tell the veracious , harrowing story of a rural texas . . . see full summary \u00bb\nwhen a woman discovers a bot fly has burrowed into her leg , a doctor takes action to remove the monster immediately - instead of option b , waiting 6 weeks for the little beast to exit on its own .\nhey , what a blast from the past mystery man , i used to love those arthur c . clarke series too . my dad and i used to watch them all the time ! thanks for reminding me of them .\nstephanie noticed her 4 - year - old son , alex , came home with less energy than usual . but what seemed like the result of a long day at school quickly turned into a race to the emergency room .\npete nelson and his merry band of treehouse men make up a team of designers , carpenters , and builders who create the most magnificent , whimsical , staggering , spectacular , and jaw - dropping treehouses all around the world .\nthis 1976 documentary about bigfoot , the loch ness monster and other mysteries is hosted and narrated by actor peter graves .\nthis collection includes all episodes from the first season of scooby - doo ! mystery incorporated , and follows . . .\nthis release complies three mysteries featuring the crime - solving canine scooby - doo and includes a terrifying round . . .\nat wild west guns , alaska ' s largest and most successful gun shop , owner jim west and his team build weapons for every situation - - from everyday hunting to the unique demands of alaskan life off - the - grid .\ni recorded this movie off of tbs years ago & have just about worn out the tape from watching it over & over again . it covers just about everything you want to know about bigfoot up until 1975 . i would love to see peter graves do an updated version with all of the new info that has come out in the past 30 years . the patterson film is always the best part of any bigfoot documentary . even in 2005 there is nobody that has been able to prove that the film is a fake . i really don ' t see how anybody can think that it is a man in a monkey suit on that film . there is no way on god ' s green earth that somebody could have done that good of a job making a suit like that in 1967 . also , hoaxes are really hard to keep up for long periods of time because somebody usually gets loose lipped . patterson died in ' 72 & swore on his death bed that the film was real . bob gimlin has said that he hasn ' t made a dime off of the film so if it was a fake , you would think that he would blow the whistle & then collect a ton of money going on the talk show circuit . then there would be the guy who\nplayed\nbigfoot . bob heironimus has said that he was the guy in the suit & was paid $ 1 , 000 to do it but never received his money so he started telling people around yakima , washington that he was bigfoot . until either bob gimlin says it was a fake or someone finds the\nsuit\n, i will always believe that that film is real .\nbasketball superstar and wildlife advocate yao ming travels to africa to help spread awareness about the cruelty of poaching . yao sees for himself the evidence of a losing battle , where africa ' s giants are senselessly slain every day for their tusks .\nextreme angler jeremy wade is on the hunt for fish with a taste for human flesh . this rip - roaring ride mixes action and adventure with mysteries , edge - of - the - seat chase and a battle of wills between man and nature .\nunforeseen supply problems or unexpected demand may occasionally result in stock being unavailable . should there be a delay in dispatching your order we will contact you advising you of the reason for the delay . you may cancel such an order at any time prior to processing .\ni think that you will really enjoy this one . it\u2019s a spoof on the movie , true , but it is really funny .\nnow that doctors know what ' s wrong with xander , they put him on life support to give him the best chance of recovery .\nmrbf2006 : any chance you know where a like - minded soul could get a copy as good as that ? i found someone online selling copies on dvd and vhs in a collector - to - collector capacity but i\u2019d love to get the best quality available\u2026 my apologies to the moderators if soliciting info on out - of - print material is a no no here\u2026 just trying to make the best of limitations . thanx !\nseventy years prior to harry potter ' s class reading an important textbook about the magical world , there exists a secret society of witches and wizards in new york city . an embattled wizard must flee to the city from london , where he has been expelled from hogwarts . however , he still has some very important people on his side . some wonder how it is that headmaster albus dumbledore still supports him . against the backdrop of the city , this man discovers how difficult it can be to survive as a magical person in a world of non - magicians .\nlike many other species , humans have always made an impact on the ecosystem . after all , we\u2019ve all heard of locust and mice plagues .\nexcellent investigation of famous paranormal claims and other mysteries , always keeping the scientific rigor and a captivating presentation . it was one of my favourite shows as a child ! it is dated , being a 1980s production but good directing and the very good clarke explanations keep it interesting even today .\nsam ' s worsening flu - like symptoms takes him to the emergency room , where his urine indicates something dangerously wrong with his renal system .\nwith brianna ' s head abrasion getting worse , her parents rush her to the er where a dermatologist hears something terrifying coming from her scalp .\ninstantly receive a \u00a310 urltoken gift card if you\u2019re approved for the amazon platinum mastercard with instant spend . representative 21 . 9 % apr ( variable ) .\nthere ' s no such thing as\na regular day\nat denver ' s planned pethood plus veterinary clinic . for 80 , 000 - plus clients and their pets , the clinic and its maverick vet dr . jeff young represent one last hope , and possibly the difference , between life and death .\nfounder of the popular monster and sci - fi blogs monster island news and godzilla 3d news and information . ken hulsey began his writing career in 2000 when he founded urltoken a popular site with fans of japanese sci fi / monster movies ( godzilla , gamera and the like ) and other b movies . in 2008 , he closed down his original site and created the blog\nmonster island news\na showcase for classic horror / monster films and independent / alternative cinema .\ninternational delivery may be subject to local customs levies . please check with your local authority to ascertain applicable rates . additional charges must be borne by the purchaser .\nafter complaining about pain on his head , 8 - year - old andrew is rushed to the er , where doctors remove a botfly larva from his scalp .\nplease note that the delivery times given are from time of dispatch from our fulfilment centre , which usually takes 1 - 2 business days as long as all of the items ordered are listed as ' ready to deliver ' . we are happy to split orders based on availability , however this will incur an additional freight charge .\nwhen it came to designing the new cover for his dvd , mr . lobo only needed to look into his own personal comic book collection for what he wanted .\nwhile australian tax ( g . s . t . ) is removed from all international orders please be aware that your order may be subject to local customs duties and / or local taxes in the country of destination . please check with your local authority to ascertain applicable rates . any additional charge must be borne by the recipient .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\nmr lobo adds , \u201cit is a favorite episode among hardcore cinema insomnia fans and \u2018cryptozoology / unknown / conspiracy\u2019 buffs . in it mr . lobo wraps around the 1975 documentary hosted by the late peter graves with some parody documentary footage of interviews with bigfoot\u2019s prom date , bigfoot\u2019s 5th grade teacher , bigfoot\u2019s college roommate , bigfoot\u2019s hair stylist , etc . \u201d\njavascript is not enabled in your browser . enabling javascript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site . learn how to enable javascript on your browser\n\u201cafter we did another very popular episode , \u2018in search of\u2026ancient astronauts\u2019 , i was surprised how well the documentary worked on the show and came back to \u2018bigfoot\u2019 . i put it on\u2026and laughed myself silly . it played like \u2018waiting for guffman\u2019 or \u2018this is spinal tap\u2019 . i was inspired and wrote pages of documentary style humor with another writer named chris grill . we shot it in many many locations and pulled in a ton of local celebrities and actors to be in the show . it stands as one of my very favorite and most fun episodes . \u201d\nthanx a million , elsanto ! i found a resource online from which i may be able to obtain a copy , i\u2019ll be sure to post my results for the rest of us .\nbought this with ' world of strange powers ' both as good as each other . definitely worth the price . i used to love watching it after school , some episodes scared me stiff .\ndr . dee : alaska vet follows veterinarian dee thornell as she treats everything from sled dogs to reindeer . dr . dee and her staff handle extreme cases and unique clients in the alaskan frontier .\ni will probably try and rent it or buy it soon . i first saw it with my mother when i was living at houghton lake , mi , around 1975 it seems . we saw it at the pines theatre ( what a memorable evening ) at houghton lake and it really captured my fascination with the bigfoot phenomenon . i had forgotten all about this feature film - 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{"id": 115079, "summary": [{"text": "it 's complicated is a 2009 american romantic comedy film written and directed by nancy meyers .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars meryl streep as a successful bakery owner and single mother of three who starts a secret affair with her former husband , played by alec baldwin , ten years after their divorce \u2013 only to find herself drawn to another man : her architect adam ( portrayed by steve martin ) .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film also features supporting performances by lake bell , hunter parrish , zoe kazan , john krasinski , mary kay place , robert curtis brown and rita wilson , among others .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film was met with average reviews from critics , who praised the acting of its ensemble cast but declared its story rather predictable .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it became another commercial hit for meyers , however , upon its christmas day 2009 opening release in the united states and canada .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it played well through the holidays and in to january 2010 , ultimately closing on april 1 with $ 112.7 million .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "worldwide , it 's complicated eventually grossed $ 219.1 million , and surpassed the holiday ( 2006 ) to become meyer 's third highest-grossing project to date .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "for their performances , the cast was awarded a national board of review of motion pictures award for best ensemble cast the same year .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "in addition , the film was nominated at both the critics ' choice awards and the satellite awards and garnered meyers two golden globe nominations , including best motion picture \u2013 musical or comedy and best screenplay .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "streep and baldwin each were individually recognized with best actress and best supporting actor nominations at the golden globe and bafta award ceremonies , respectively . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "it ' s complicated ( film )", "paragraphs": ["it ' s complicated \u2026 meryl streep and alec baldwin . photograph : public domain\nit ' s complicated \u2026 meryl streep and steve martin . photograph : public domain\nwill the notorious unreleased holocaust film the day the clown cried finally surface following its director ' s death ? it ' s complicated .\nit ' s complicated \u2026 ' meet jane ' title card . photograph : public domain\nwhile it may be complicated for the characters , it ' s a simple formula for light movie entertainment .\nit ' s complicated\nstars meryl streep , steve martin , alec baldwin and lake bell .\njudging by trailer alone ( it ' s what we do here ) , it ' s complicated is the story of when meryl met alec .\never - youthful \u2026 alec baldwin and meryl streep in it ' s complicated . photograph : melinda sue gordon\ngrief , it ' s complicated . . . . . 10 % of the time | susan delaney | tedxucd\nthe idea of \u201ccollapsed contexts\u201d is just one way that boyd\u2019s book helps us understand our new environment . \u201cit\u2019s complicated\u201d will update your mind .\nthe hidden valley ranch , which was featured in the 2009 film\nit ' s complicated ,\nsold for $ 10 . 5 million . ( everett fenton gidley )\n\u201cthere\u2019s no good way to battle it , \u201d said colligan about the film\u2019s abysmal 19 percent score on rotten tomatoes . one assumes making a better film is not in the playbook .\n\u201cit\u2019s a complicated insidious disease , \u201d kidman said . \u201cit exists far more than we allow ourselves to know . by you acknowledging me with this award , it shines a light on it even more . \u201d\nfor only the second time in box office history a film has reached $ 1 billion internationally . that film is of course\nit ' s complicated is a movie starring meryl streep , steve martin , and alec baldwin . when attending their son ' s college graduation , a couple reignite the spark in their relationship . but the complicated fact is they ' re divorced and he ' s remarried .\npoitras\u2019s 2006 film my country , my country , which was nominated for an academy award .\nit ' s complicated is absolutely hilarious ! the acting is phenomenal , and the messages are heartwarming too ! seeing jane ' s transformation throughout t . . . continue reading\n\u201cif it\u2019s in the teens , \u201d says joshua beveridge , an animation director , \u201cit\u2019s pretty much a skip . \u201d\nslightly less expensive - looking than james cameron\u2019s epic , nancy meyers\u2019 romantic farce \u201cit\u2019s complicated\u201d is basically \u201cavatar\u201d for women of a certain age , with blond highlights replacing blue skin .\nlovely film . very enjoyable , sweet and sad simultaneously . a good night ' s entertainment !\nas the film winds down , boom ratchets up the tension , and when the fateful bullets are finally fired , it\u2019s hard not to hope for a different outcome . it\u2019s also hard not to hope for a better film to give them the context they deserve .\na lawyer ( alec baldwin ) who left his wife ( meryl streep ) for a younger woman suddenly wants his ex back in\nit ' s complicated .\nit ' s complicated ,\nis a new romantic comedy starring meryl streep , steve martin , and alec baldwin . the film , which was written / directed by nancy meyers , is being released on christmas day by universal pictures .\nit ' s complicated is a subtitled french language romantic comedy in which a young man , about to be married , unexpectedly meets the girl he was once besotted with .\ngenerally when a movie will admit to being confusing right from the outset , that ' s not a good sign . this christmas , meryl streep , alec baldwin and steve martin will show you just how complicated things can get from a movie called it ' s complicated . it ' s a love triangle this time around , and a divorcee finds herself neck - deep in a bizarre choice - - get back with her ex , or hook up with the charming but nerdy architect who ' s making a play for her affections ? who will come out ahead , and who will end up the bottom point ? check out the trailer . so who ' s your money on to take over the part of jane ' s man of choice ? hit the comments section below to make your best guess , and thanks for watching ! it ' s complicated cast : meryl streep , alec baldwin , steve martin , john krasinski , zoe kazan , lake bell , hunter parrish , pat finn , rita wilson it ' s complicated movie trailer courtesy universal pictures . it ' s complicated opens in us theaters december 25th , 2009 . it ' s complicated is directed by nancy meyers .\ntags : alex baldwin , celebrities , celebrity homes , entertainment , famous houses , famous places , filming locations , it ' s complicated , it ' s complicated filming locations , john krasinski , meryl streep , movie locations , movies , nancy meyers , potrero road , steve martin , w . c . fields , westlake village , westlake village filming locations\nit ' s really not all that complicated . but it is entertaining . it ' s pure , simple fun , with meryl streep and alec baldwin playing doris day and rock hudson as they might have been if they had ruled in the sexually knowing oughts , instead of the virginal ear\nand that ' s about as simple as it gets . it ' s as low a common denominator as the plot with the dowdy girl who ends up attracting the handsome boy and becoming the homecoming queen even though she has the misfortune of wearing glasses and being clever . it ' s not that this film is bad , exactly . it just is what it is . and what it seems to be is high school musical for the over - 50 divorcee . and just to wind it up , there ' s a list of things that this film is .\nwhen attending their son ' s college graduation , a couple reignite the spark in their relationship . but the complicated fact is they ' re divorced and he ' s remarried .\nexciting , challenging , liberating , mysterious \u2026 rutting ? ( as seen above , actually , yes ) , frustrating , confusing , funny and most of all \u2026 it ' s complicated .\nit ' s complicated couldn ' t be a more appropriate title for this unbalanced adult comedy . the story is full of situations that could potentially work for some people but not others , not to mention characters who are easily distracted and confused by what they want . it would be hard for them to sum up their problems with just one phrase , just like it ' s hard for me to tell you whether the movie is worth seeing . you see , it ' s complicated .\nwith something\u2019s gotta give and the new it\u2019s complicated , writer - director nancy meyers has cornered the market on poorly titled dramedies about revitalized older women finding love after menopause . both films are shrewdly and even cynically calculated to some extent , aggravated further by meyers\u2019 habit of backing away from thorny dramatic situations with broad , pandering stabs at crowd - pleasing humor . ( it\u2019s complicated should really be it\u2019s far less complicated than it initially appears to be , but that wouldn\u2019t solve her title problems . ) but say this for meryl streep , alec baldwin , and steve martin : they\u2019re professionals , and their relaxed chemistry and good humor together carries the film surprisingly far , doing a lot to confirm meyers\u2019 wish - fulfillment fantasies about life beginning after 50 .\nthis , though , i fear , may be if not the climax of the film , then certainly among the more excitable moments . and there ' s the rub . not only is there apparently no centre to this film , it seems to not care . it doesn ' t think it needs any marketing points beyond the basic plot .\n\u201calec is our spencer tracy , \u201d rudin states . \u201che\u2019s got unbelievable skill , but it\u2019s almost completely invisible . you simply cannot deconstruct what he does ; it\u2019s that original and unique .\new : your soul . streep yeah . but i don\u2019t think if we had romped through half of this movie completely naked it would have added to the film . it\u2019s about the intimacy of marriage and the comfort and the mess of it . it felt like what we did was exactly right .\ngood film got better , it mirrored my life choices , and enjoyed it more because of the story - line . loved the characters and the actors played them very well . cheered me up and made me laugh . what more do you want from a film .\nin fact , the name itself does the best job , if only they ' d been able to fit it in a box . it ' s a film named after a facebook relationship status . and when that ' s the best you have to offer for a very large audience indeed ? it ' s a bit sad .\nalec baldwin does the near impossible : he steals a meryl streep film from meryl streep .\nthere\u2019s another darkness at work in the film . nancy meyers\u2019s hallowed materialism\u2014her vision of a personal utopia in which pretty much everyone is white and rich and loves drinking virgin mimosas in exquisite kitchens while they kvetch about nothing\u2014turns somewhat sour when it\u2019s re - created in a knock - off . as a result , it\u2019s a little gross how great everything looks in home again . maybe it\u2019s the dire times surrounding the movie that put it in such negative contrast , or maybe it\u2019s that this veneration of haute boomer - bourgeoisie trappings goes from silly to insidious when it\u2019s passed down generationally . shouldn\u2019t a child born of this rebel against it , rather than crafting a filmic paean to its god ?\njames bond and mr . darcy were just the beginning for meryl streep . \u201cturns out [ she\u2019s ] a bit of a slut . \u201d in nancy meyers\u2019 it\u2019s complicated , the mamma mia ! star juggles jack donaghy and a mild - and - crazy guy . in the film\u2019s trailer , streep\u2019s bitter divorcee becomes the other woman when she and her remarried ex ( alec baldwin ) renew their passions . caught in between is steve martin\u2019s sweet , square architect .\ngood , clean fun : meryl streep and alec baldwin in it ' s complcated .\nthis romantic comedy isn\u2019t a nancy meyers movie\u2014but it\u2019s not not a nancy meyers movie .\npoitras\u2019s relationship with wikileaks was further complicated when it emerged in 2016 that jacob applebaum , one of assange\u2019s closest wikileaks confidantes , has also been accused of sexual abuse . poitras discloses that she and applebaum had \u201cbeen involved briefly in 2014\u201d . she then realised she was making a very different film from the one she started out making . \u201cit does take on a question about gender and sexism . when there is another person in the film who has been accused of abuse of power and sexual misconduct , how could i not address it ? \u201d\nsome of the best - - and dirtiest - - lines in\nit ' s complicated\ncan ' t be printed in a family newspaper . heck , some of the best lines aren ' t even lines .\nwhy do i think we ' re persisting in this use if we know that even the companies know that it ' s bad for us ? because it ' s enjoyable .\nannounced their nominations this week , but looking over the list of films chosen , it is hard to declare any one film as the big winner .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nat $ 2 . 50 million on 250 screens . it ' s way too early to tell where the film will end up , but matching its domestic run internationally is a solid goal .\nno american film since zodiac has exhibited such a love for the way information travels than the post .\nthe film is also written and directed by a straight woman , eliza hittman , a fact noted not long after its premiere at the sundance film festival . beach rats has earned widespread critical praise , but it\u2019s also drawn some angrier responses for , in very reductive terms , linking gay sex with violence . pointing to the film ' s ending , one sundance audience member quickly weaponized hittman\u2019s gender in a post - film q & a , questioning the movie and her right to tell this story all . \u201c beach rats has a # buryyourgays problem , \u201d a headline soon decreed .\nher snowden film is gripping \u2013 a complex , real - life seat - of - the pants thriller . the assange film , risk , is very different . at times , it could be a black comedy \u2013 part the office , part brass eye .\nthe spanish hacienda - style home used for exterior shots in the 2009 movie\nit ' s complicated ,\nstarring meryl streep , alec baldwin and steve martin , has sold in thousand oaks for $ 10 . 5 million .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nit ' s mea culpa week in the movie business . first , it was harvey weinstein trying to put the best face possible on his financial woes in sunday ' s new york times . and now it ' s universal trying to explain away its series of summer duds .\n\u201ci think it ' s an interesting dialogue , who gets to tell what story . i think it\u2019s slightly complicated at this moment , \u201d she said . \u201ci think that the conversation should be more about how we create more opportunity for people who don ' t get to tell their story , to tell their story . \u201d\nit\u2019s complicated is the kind of movie where people keep telling meryl streep what a great cook she is , but you never see close - ups of any of her food . the film opens with scenic sweeps of santa barbara , where frigid , single pastry chef streep jealously eyes her ex alec baldwin\u2019s much younger new wife . soon baldwin tells her that he\u2019s actually unhappy , and they leap into the sack . he\u2019s into it , she\u2019s less sure , and a cute - but - shy architect ( a wasted steve martin ) mucks matters up further .\n\u201ci may have seen it with a kid or something ! but if it\u2019s a big studio release and it\u2019s low ? yeah , no way . i\u2019m not gonna go see it . like , the tower [ sic : the dark tower ] . i\u2019m not gonna go see the tower . \u201d\nthat\u2019s a familiar theme for it\u2019s complicated \u2018s writer - director , nancy meyers , who explored similar terrain with diane keaton and jack nicholson in 2003\u2019s something\u2019s gotta give \u2014 raking in $ 125 million in the process . if early buzz is to be believed , it\u2019s complicated could be headed in the same direction , which would give streep , 60 , her fourth box office smash in three years and baldwin , 51 , his first big - screen hit since he started winning emmys for nbc\u2019s 30 rock . on a recent afternoon in new york city , the ebullient costars chatted about working together for the first time . baldwin supplied the deadpan humor and streep , plenty of magnetic laughter .\ni can ' t seem to bring myself to hate it ' s complicated ( universal studios ) as much as i ' m supposed to . this is the kind of film that critics tend to reflexively dismiss as sticky - sweet fluff or bourgeois wish - fulfillment . the latter accusation is tough to deny : rather than kitchen - sink realism , it ' s complicated traffics in kitchen - sink fantasy . much of the plot hinges on meryl streep ' s character ' s long - held dream of building herself a new kitchen , one that would replace the entirely perfect kitchen she has already . but just beneath this movie ' s gleaming high - end surfaces beats the heart of a classic screwball comedy .\nstay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nthe fact that it\u2019s been played everywhere , feeds back into the phenomenon , \u201d kaufman says .\nthe only thing complicated about nancy meyers ' latest rom - com is its depiction of familial relationships . why do meryl streep ' s adult children keep on cuddling and squeezing one another ?\n\u201ci\u2019m not making movies for them , \u201d he said of critics . \u201cwould i love them to love it ? of course , everybody would , but that\u2019s not really the endgame . we made a film for audiences and not critics so my great hope is they will find it and they will appreciate it . \u201d\ndanai gurira \u2014 as tupac\u2019s beloved mother afeni \u2014 comes out swinging during the film\u2019s opening sequence and never lets up , believably burning right through the screen , conjuring the kind of passion the rest of the film lacks . if anyone makes off with a movie star turn in \u201call eyez on me , \u201d it\u2019s \u201cwalking dead\u201d star gurira , next bound for a major part in the upcoming \u201cblack panther\u201d feature .\nstreep cites her leading men as a primary reason she wanted to film it\u2019s complicated . about martin and baldwin , she reflects : \u201cthey\u2019re both so wildly and inventively funny . i just love them both . everyone that\u2019s cast in this film is perfectly chosen . the men don\u2019t shy away from the feelings of the story . they\u2019re not just willing to be funny . they\u2019re willing to reveal themselves , which is not always that easy . steve has a very graceful presence . he\u2019s who he is , with no cover on it . he\u2019s more than a match for the ex - husband . jake is more of a bull moose . he storms into the picture , sees what he wants and goes after it . alec is irresistible in this part . his drive to make things feel right is really the engine of this film . \u201d\n\u201cit\u2019s to serve fans . our goal is to get you to the entertainment , the film and tv shows , that you , as a fan , want to experience . \u201d \u2014jeff voris , rotten tomatoes vice president\nit\u2019s a persistent problem throughout a film , which is choppily cut by editor joel cox , with nearly every scene snipped oddly short . it\u2019s a technique that diffuses energy and forward motion at every turn , and one that really does a disservice to shipp , who\u2019s at his best when he\u2019s given more time to settle into a scene . ( a second act meeting with record execs that sees tupac delivering as close to a manifesto as he\u2019s allowed is a highlight specifically it allows shipp to show his range . )\nrichard lawson is a columnist for vanity fair ' s hollywood , reviewing film and television and covering entertainment news and gossip . he lives in new york city .\nsomehow , shannon and matt managed to agree on a movie . they saw detroit , the latest film from director kathryn bigelow , in its first week of limited release . when they caught it , the film did indeed have a 97 percent score . since expanding to a wide release , detroit \u2019s rotten tomatoes score has dipped to 84 percent freshness , averaged from 164 reviews . ( 60 percent is considered \u201cpassing , \u201d delineating a \u201cfresh\u201d score . ) but it\u2019s still the 13th best - reviewed film of the summer , according to the site .\ndoes she think that assange was right to trust her ? \u201ci think that\u2019s a question for julian . \u201d i tell her i think it\u2019s a fine film , and her response surprises me . she sounds upset \u2013 almost heartbroken . \u201ci don\u2019t want to have fallings out with people that i have respect for , \u201d she says . \u201cfor me it\u2019s a tragedy . \u201d\nit ' s a beautiful thing to watch , baldwin being funny ; it suggests he ' s better off without his talentless ex wife kim basinger , that he ' s shaken off the lame - ass brothers and that he ' s a little happier in his skin these days . welcome home !\non kramer vs kramer with dustin hoffman since it ' s meryl streep ' s 68th birthday today , let ' s gawk at some behind the scenes photos . it ' s a good way to pay tribute since the grand dame of american cinema has been working pretty much non - stop ( except during the 90s when she spent a lot of time with her little children ) since the world first fell for her . lots more after the jump including death becomes her , plenty , it ' s complicated , out of africa , and more . . .\nsince variety provided no detail about who anyone is playing , i guess it\u2019s up to me to deduce .\n\u201ci don ' t think that men are questioned for taking on , or inhabiting , the world of women , \u201d she said . \u201cit feels more taboo to take on the world of men for some reason . \u201d i asked if she thought taking the world of gay men , or at least men who have sex with men , complicated that discussion . \u201ci am not so sure if we followed this character into his life further that he would identify as a gay man , \u201d she said . \u201cit ' s not a film about coming out , it ' s a film about exploration\u2014it ' s about desire , and it ' s about putting yourself in sexual situations because you don ' t know your worth in the world , and putting yourself into risky situations because you don\u2019t have that sense of who you are and what you\u2019re worth . i don\u2019t see that as appropriation . \u201d\n\u201cit\u2019s a really transparent way of saying , \u2018we made a really shitty movie and everyone has called us out for it , and we\u2019re trying to spin it . \u201d \u2014david ehrlich on blaming rotten tomatoes for poor box - office results\nso there ' s a midlife crisis and a cougar thing of sorts and a single - parent thing , well - worn territory that might still be made human and thoughtful , as nancy meyers did for the dilemmas of aging early boomers with something ' s gotta give and it ' s complicated : romantic comedies at once glib , washed with privilege and somehow true .\nunfortunately , meyers\u2019 next production will never be seen on film . she is building her own house with the help of her long - time interior designer and film collaborator james radin ( whose california design aesthetic can be seen on meyers\u2019s past three films ) . a true design aficionada ( she admits to following the design blogs ) , meyers looked at hundreds of images for the film\u2019s interiors , and plans to purchase some of the set decor for her own house .\n\u201cthe office\u201d star john krasinski is joining meryl streep , alec baldwin , and steve martin in nancy meyers upcoming untitled film .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nthis article is related to : film and tagged all eyez on me , benny boom , demetrius shipp jr . , reviews\nit is this scene that led to poitras and assange\u2019s falling out . she promised him she would show him the film when it was ready . and shortly before an early version of risk premiered at cannes , he did see it \u2013 and blew a gasket . \u201chis lawyers demanded we took this scene out , and another one where he talks about the investigation and the women involved . we didn\u2019t , and then he sent a text saying the film is a threat to his freedom and he is forced to treat it accordingly . \u201d what right did he have to make that demand ? \u201che had no right . he had no editorial control over the film . \u201d\n\u201cit\u2019s to serve fans , \u201d says jeff voris , vice president at rotten tomatoes . \u201cour goal is to get you to the entertainment , the film and tv shows , that you , as a fan , want to experience . \u201d\nit ' s complicated\nis a rearrangement of the goods in nancy meyers ' bakery , and some of them belong on the day - old shelf . oh , how i hate food analogies in reviews . in a season of blessings , there are several better choices than this one . truth in criticism : i must report that i expect\nit ' s complicated\nwill be terrifically popular with its target demographic , which includes gal pals taking a movie break after returning christmas presents . not everybody is in a mood for\navatar .\nyes , the plot groans and creaks , and it ' s padded out with needless scenes of meryl visiting her shrink and apologising to her three flaxen - haired children . no one ' s calling it great art . but as an indulgent confection , it ' s more filling and less embarrassing than we had any right to expect .\n\u201cit\u2019s a really transparent way of saying , \u2018we made a really shitty movie and everyone has called us out for it , and we\u2019re trying to spin it , \u2019\u201d says david ehrlich , senior critic for indiewire . \u201ci think spin is what\u2019s made a comeback more than anything else . \u201d\nliaisons ensue \u2014 some adorable , others unpersuasively dangerous \u2014 until all parties come to the realization that they can mature into one big , happy alterna - family , chowing down in a gleaming kitchen that is surely an outtake from the set of mother meyers ' it ' s complicated .\nit wouldn ' t be worth mentioning that meyers - shyer comes from industry royalty but for the fact that this film would never have made it past a pitch meeting \u2014 still less attract the top - drawer likes of reese witherspoon , michael sheen and a very game candice bergen \u2014 without the cachet of her famous writer mother . nancy meyers made something ' s gotta give , it ' s complicated and a very good remake of the parent trap . meyers sr . also produced home again , which , not coincidentally , is a slapped - together knockoff of a nancy meyers movie .\nmany of us want to make our parents proud . but precious few of us get the opportunity to express that desire as fully and garishly as hallie meyers - shyer does in her new film , home again . her mother is writer - director nancy meyers , the legendary purveyor of wealthy white neurosis whose films\u2014 it\u2019s complicated , something\u2019s gotta give \u2014communicate their sophistication through impeccable home decor and glassware . ( her father is charles shyer , nancy\u2019s collaborator on baby boom and father of the bride , among others . )\n\u201ci think , on the internet now , we\u2019re getting to the stage where it seems like people enjoy either loving a film or hating a film , \u201d says the 23 - year - old filmgoer ryan . \u201ca lot of the gray area is disappearing . there\u2019s a lot of \u2018that was fine ! \u2019 that\u2019s why wonder woman was kind of hard for me . because i liked wonder woman . i enjoyed watching it . i didn\u2019t think it was like\u2014its importance to film can\u2019t be [ overstated ] . but as a movie , i was like , \u2018yeah , it was solid , as far as superhero movies go . \u2019 but i felt terrible having that opinion because in the way that things are communicated online , it had really built up this energy . you have an expectation of how you\u2019re supposed to feel about it . and i felt like i was not understanding . \u201d\nwritten and directed by nancy meyers ( who has given us such design - rich films as something ' s gotta give and the holiday ) , it ' s complicated is reminiscent of the classic hepburn - tracy comedies of the ' 50s ( think desk set ) . in true meyers fashion , it features a strong female lead , snappy dialogue , a memorable sound track , and trend - setting interiors .\n\u201cconsidering how significantly a great theatrical run can elevate the profile and the value of ancillaries of a film , amazon\u2019s model is a development just waiting to happen , \u201d predicted braun .\nwe don ' t have to worry about her suffering any more ,\nsays film historian jeanine basinger , referring to her penchant for painful roles .\nit looks as if she ' s matured to a point that very few actresses get to , arriving at the ' hell , i don ' t really care anymore ' place . she ' s not afraid to be mean or hated . she ' s not afraid to be unglamorous . she ' s more at ease with it . it looks like she ' s over the career part and just having fun with the roles . that energizes everything she ' s done .\nas a result , the bigger all - rights distributors will no longer touch these films , while smaller companies will be far less financially motivated to spend money on a theatrical release . one of the reasons companies will put publicity and advertising dollars , to say nothing of the tireless work of their smaller staffs , toward bringing a film to theaters is not simply for box office dollars . they are marketing a film and building its value for its post - theatrical life as well . in other words , they are partially investing in the film\u2019s vod , svod , and premium cable potential . things get even more complicated on the international front as netflix also demands the international svod rights \u2014 netflix is rapidly and aggressively trying to build its dominance abroad \u2014 which all but eliminates an international theatrical distributors\u2019 interest in the film . as one sales agent recently explained to indiewire , \u201cwhy would a german distributor spend money theatrically releasing an american indie if it doesn\u2019t own the the film\u2019s more valuable german svod rights ? \u201d\nand its sheer entertainment value - - the way that mr . gaghan , with remarkable conviction and confidence , both honors and scrambles the conventions of the genre - - is worth emphasizing . since it deals with some contentious contemporary realities , it is likely to be greeted with a fair amount of chin - rubbing commentary . though\nsyriana\nis expressly a work of fiction , it will no doubt be subjected to a round of pseudo - fact - checking , and its dark , conspiratorial view of the present and recent past is likely to be challenged , either because it is too complicated or not complicated enough .\nthere are parts of it ' s complicated that are serious and really explore the situations in which the characters find themselves . and it was a relief to find out they don ' t regret their behavior since it ' s made them learn and grow as people . still , there are other parts that feel yanked right out of a sitcom and seem amateurish and lazy . nancy meyers and the cast show they ' re more than capable of making a good movie , and to some degree they have , but the goofy moments overshadow the more powerful and interesting ones . there are comedies that have proved you can mix the serious with the silly and succeed at both ( mrs . doubtfire ) , but it ' s complicated isn ' t so lucky . i found the silly moments to be too much of a distraction . it ' s funny , because the characters seemed to feel the same way .\ntwo - time academy award\u00ae winner meryl streep , steve martin and alec baldwin star in this hilarious look at marriage , divorce and everything in between . with a thriving bakery , a new romance and her divorce finally behind her , jane adler ( streep ) has her life all figured out\u2026 until her ex - husband jake ( baldwin ) decides he\u2019ll stop at nothing to win her back . from writer / director nancy meyers ( the holiday ) , it\u2019s complicated is the feel - good comedy hit that will leave you laughing out loud ! special features : feature commentary the making of it ' s complicated\n. this week it added $ 10 . 87 million from 581 , 000 units , giving it totals of 6 . 31 million units and $ 107 . 09 million . it is very close to overtaking\nthe screenplay by real - estate - porn specialist meyers ( \u201csomething\u2019s gotta give\u201d was better ) is distantly derived from noel coward\u2019s classic farce \u201cprivate lives , \u201d not that even his estate\u2019s lawyers would want to take credit for it .\nthis distinction seemed useful , if easy to caveat , and i also think it\u2019s wise to follow hittman in focusing on the work first rather than on who made it . as she put it , \u201cwhen i watch films about women that are imagined by men , for me , i don ' t walk into a theater ready to criticize it because it was written by a man . for me the criticism often comes from a place of feeling like it ' s underdeveloped or superficial . that would provoke my response . \u201d\n\u201cthere\u2019s a standard procedure , \u201d voris says . \u201cthe way it works is that reviews can come into the system in one of two ways . either a critic can put the review in themselves , and if they do they put it in , they choose whether it\u2019s fresh or rotten . if it\u2019s one that we get , we have a curation team here , and the process works this way : we go and find the reviews , read or watch them depending on the format they\u2019re in , and then a curator will make a determination if a film is fresh or rotten . \u201d\n' s unbelievable hold , as the film again beat expectations . the overall box office also beat expectations with $ 162 million . this was 27 % lower than last weekend , but , more importantly , it was up 9 . 5 % compared to the same weekend\nsince its release , \u201cfrozen\u201d has earned $ 1 . 2 billion worldwide , becoming the fifth - highest - grossing film of all time and by far the highest - grossing animation . that\u2019s not to mention two academy awards , a bafta , a golden globe , a soundtrack that\u2019s garnered more than a million album sales and seven million spotify streams , official youtube video views in the hundreds of millions , and a dvd that became amazon\u2019s best - selling children\u2019s film of all time based on advance orders alone .\nwhen this film first came out , i thought it was just going to be one of those\nrun - of - the - mill chick flicks\n. how wrong could i be ? ! i first saw the film on a plane and thoroughly enjoyed it , but the sound wasn ' t good so i bought my own copy . even second viewing was laugh out loud funny . meryl streep is so good in this part and the relationship / chemistry she has with alec baldwin is brilliant . plus the supporting actors are really good too , especially the guy playing the son - in - law . i thoroughly recommend this film as it ' s the sort i film i don ' t think i ' ll tire of seeing time after time . i passed my copy to my daughter to watch and she thought it was brilliant too , so it appeals to all ages . meryl streep is such a good actress ( not to mention singer in mamma mia ) covering anything from comedy to serious acting - she just gets better . i don ' t think i ' ve ever seen her in a bad film .\nhere\u2019s a way that she needs to improve . it\u2019s ok , in rough economic times , to make a movie about upper - middle - class people who are cushioned from the anxieties that afflict so many of us , but it seems more than a trifle obnoxious to tell a story that unfolds in a bubble of hollywood privilege and to present it as if it were something that everyone could relate to .\nit is hard to watch risk and not compare it with citizenfour . in fact , for a long time poitras thought they were going to be one and the same film . assange and snowden seem such different men , i say . \u201ci don\u2019t feel it\u2019s my job to judge and compare them \u2013 but , yes , they have different motivations . certainly , my feelings that come through in the film are much more conflicted . \u201d is there a moral purity to what snowden did ? \u201cpeople would ask me when i was releasing the film : is he a hero ? people are defined by their actions , and he did something deeply heroic . and i think it was selfless . he knew the consequences could be the end of his freedom or the end of his life . \u201d\n\u201cif you like movies of a certain genre , then you can understand that , \u2018ok , [ new york times film critic ] manohla dargis isn\u2019t gonna like it . \u2019 and so , if you\u2019re a critical - thinking consumer of how the system works , then you can use it to figure out what you wanna see . and i use it every week ! \u201d\nbut for now , she is focusing on the release of risk . after assange complained about the film , poitras took it away , spent a year re - editing it \u2013 and returned with a film that was tougher on him . was that her response to his intimidation ; a form of revenge ? again , she exhales loudly and pauses . \u201ci don\u2019t make vengeful films , but i do have to make films that are honest . \u201d\nwhen jane and jake both come to new york city for their son ' s college graduation , they cross paths in a bar , drink a lot of alcohol and sleep together . jane brags to her girlfriends about all the sex she ' s having but says she ' s become the woman they all hate . what ' s interesting is jane ' s psychiatrist tells her to keep the affair going because it ' s allowing her to open up and explore herself like she never has before . plus it ' s letting her see what she really wants .\nmay have slipped out of the top five internationally , but it still added $ 8 . 32 million on 3053 screens in 28 markets for a total of $ 143 . 18 million . it had no major market openings again this week , but it added $ 2 . 84 million on 689 screens over the weekend in france for a total of $ 27 . 30 million after a month of release there . this weekend the film debuted in japan , which could help it return to the top five . regardless , it has made enough money that it should show a profit , eventually .\n. it ' s very early in the year , but 2010 already has more than a $ 100 million lead over 2009 ' s pace , leading $ 447 million to $ 341 million .\na romantic comedy for the empty - nest crowd , it\u2019s complicated isn\u2019t the most well - written movie in the world , but its leading actors could make up for just about any shortcoming . it stars meryl streep and alec baldwin as jane and jake , a couple who weathered a messy divorce a decade earlier , following over 20 years of marriage . now that all their kids . . . read more\nby way of example , i present you with the stars of it ' s complicated . miss meryl streep and mr alec baldwin , she now 60 , he a relative stripling of 51 , yet joined in marriage , sundered by divorce and then reunited as adulterous exes - with - benefits in nancy meyer ' s sprightly ( albeit slight ) romcom for the underserved middle - aged moviegoing demographic .\njulia child ' s story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger julie powell ' s 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in child ' s first book .\nfamilies can talk about the movie ' s message about how divorce affects children , even grown - up ones . what ' s the impact of jane and jake ' s affair ?\nthe other element , of course , is that intangible that litman calls \u201cbuzz\u201d and simonson calls \u201cinformation cascades , \u201d the word of mouth that makes people embrace the story , want to pass it on , and persuade others that they actually want to see it . it\u2019s the force that made bizer\u2019s daughter identify the fact that she would love \u201cfrozen\u201d even though she hadn\u2019t yet seen it , because she knew in advance it would have the other kind of princess\u2014the one who wasn\u2019t at all princess - like .\nshe says she\u2019s exhausted and could do with a break , but she\u2019s hooked on film - making : surveillance and the intelligence services in particular . what would she like to do next ? \u201ci\u2019d love to look at what\u2019s happening in the investigation into trump . i don\u2019t think i am going to get that access ! \u201d she laughs . \u201ci don\u2019t think comey would take my phone call , unfortunately . he\u2019d be top of the list of people i\u2019d love to film at the moment . \u201d\n\u2018i don\u2019t want to have fallings out with people that i have respect for\u2019 : film - maker laura poitras . photograph : malte jaeger / archimedes exhibition gmbh\n\u201cthe reviews really hurt the film , which scored great in test screenings . we were all surprised , \u201d paramount\u2019s megan colligan , the president of worldwide marketing and distribution , told the hollywood reporter . \u201cit is a brand that maybe relied on a positive critical reaction more than we recognized . \u201d\na nancy meyers movie is instantly recognizable . they are signature and without compare\u2014which is what makes home again so fascinating and strange . the film throws you deep into the uncanny valley , presenting a synthetic version that\u2019s so close to the real thing\u2014which is to say , a genuine nancy meyers movie\u2014that its small differences drive you mad . home again is an homage so slavish it becomes grotesque . i loved it . but i also found it kind of unnerving .\ncan we achieve a balance , considering that every other day there ' s a new app coming to take over and draw people ' s attention ? right now you have twitter , instagram , facebook and snapchat . that ' s already a handful of things for people to lose themselves in . oh yeah , for sure . as the kids say ,\nthe struggle is real .\ni think it ' s possible , and that brings up a whole conversation that ' s not included in my film . but it ' s a conversation i ' ve had with a lot of people after the festival screening :\nwhat about our kids ?\nevery generation has their own complaint about something taking up too much time . way back when , it was sitting in front of the radio for too long . and then it was that sitting in front of the television is going to kill you . and now it ' s that holding a device in your hand is going to take your life early . that ' s existed for a long time , but we can ' t let this new generation grow up without understanding that they have to make choices for themselves and form their own boundaries . parents ask me all the time ,\nwhat am i supposed to do about my kid ?\nwell , the answer is not to take away their phone . do you think that there ' s any social media or digital backlash brewing ? i think so , just because it ' s so ubiquitous . i think that there will be a segment of people who are able , possibly higher - income earners , who are going to choose to send their kids to school with no technology . it ' s possible . and i think that it ' s interesting that a lot of this conversation around the complicated relationship with technology is coming from the tech world itself . . . mark zuckerberg ' s sister has that whole dot complicated platform which does podcasts all the time . yeah , it ' s about new technology , and she also is not saying we shouldn ' t use it , but just again creating that awareness and thinking about how are we gonna have balance in our lives and not get lost in the interwebs .\n\u201ci\u2019ve gotten good reviews most of my life , \u201d levine says . \u201ci don\u2019t want to discount those . so i have to kind of take it a little bit and just use it to move forward . not that you make a movie to get good reviews , but it\u2019s always nice . \u201d\nset in that bicoastal world known best to showbiz folk of perfectly appointed california homes and first - class new york hotels , where characters\u2019 only concerns are their own neuroses and libidos , \u201cit\u2019s complicated\u201d spins on the not - unthinkable idea that a relationship that withered and died over years of distrust , children and routine could suddenly revive again under illicit circumstances .\nnovick came away from her interviews in vietnam with a fresh sense of how deadly the war had been and how difficult each day had been for the soldiers who fought in it . one soldier told her a story that didn\u2019t make it into the final film about what it was like when he returned home in 1975 , having departed the north in 1967 when he was just 19 years old .\nfifteen days later , tom cruise\u2019s bid for a new expanded franchise to call his own\u2014universal\u2019s long - gestating \u201cdark universe\u201d monster - movies reboot\u2014wilted with the mummy \u2019s weak first weekend domestic box office gross of $ 31 . 7 million against a budget of $ 125 million . rotten tomatoes delivered a 16 percent score to the movie\u2014not fresh . mummy director alex kurtzman went on the record about the film\u2019s negative critical response .\nit ' s actually not that complicated : a woman has an affair with her ex - husband while engaging in a budding courtship with her architect . i haven ' t seen all of nora ephron ' s films , but what strikes me about the ones i have seen are the reaction shots . in this film especially , every reaction shot displays the actor ' s pearly whites . it seems like people in nora ephron films are grotesquely , annoyingly happy all the time . and while this may seem like the ramblings of a hopeless cynic to some of you , i suggest that ephron ' s emotional palette is restricted , and thus the stories she can tell and the notes the actors can play are also restricted . after all , the characters in this film are often dealing with heavy relationship - busting issues , but the shots in this film only display\naw - shucks\ndisappointment and life - is - beautiful glee . overall , nora ephron is now on my list of directors to avoid , and actors as good as meryl streep and steve martin can ' t come to the rescue .\n: oh no . of course not . just add it to the list .\nanother it\u2019s complicated location that i stalked while visiting the santa barbara area a few weeks back was the historic el paseo shopping center located in the heart of downtown state street . in the movie , the spanish - style marketplace stood in for the \u201csanta barbara medical building\u201d where jane adler\u2019s ( aka meryl streep\u2019s ) therapist , dr . allen ( aka peter mackenzie ) , worked . in reality , el paseo does not actually house medical offices , but is in fact california\u2019s very first and oldest shopping center . i found the location thanks [ \u2026 ]\n\u201cit had over a 93 percent ! i think it was actually 97 percent , \u201d says shannon as she exits a saturday - evening screening of detroit at los angeles\u2019s glendale galleria mall . \u201ci just trust rotten tomatoes . \u201d\nthe film\u2019s success transcends the commercial realm . it\u2019s on the streets in the guise of little girls ( and boys ) belting at the top of their lungs . ( the wait time recently at disney world to meet elsa : five hours . ) \u201cfrozen\u201d birthday parties , high - school boys leading \u201clet it go\u201d choruses , college students arranging movie nights . adults , too , have been hit hard\u2014many of them without children of their own to spur them on . \u201cfrozen\u201d has a twitter hashtag that spans all age groups\u2014 # thecoldneverbotheredmeanyway\u2014and fan videos that include adolescents and adults along with toddlers and teenyboppers . jennifer lee , one of the film\u2019s directors , has documented \u201clet it go\u201d interpretations that touch on autism , cancer , and divorce . even people who haven\u2019t seen the film feel its constant presence . \u201ci haven\u2019t seen it but i know all the songs , \u201d molly webster , a producer at radiolab , told me . how ? \u201cthere isn\u2019t a single time i\u2019ve walked down the street in n . y . c . the last two months and some kid isn\u2019t singing it . \u201d"]}
{"id": 115084, "summary": [{"text": "the man with the golden gun is a 1974 british spy film , the ninth entry in the james bond series and the second to star roger moore as the fictional mi6 agent james bond .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "a loose adaptation of ian fleming 's novel of the same name , the film has bond sent after the solex agitator , a device that can harness the power of the sun , while facing the assassin francisco scaramanga , the \" man with the golden gun \" .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the action culminates in a duel between them that settles the fate of the solex .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the man with the golden gun was the fourth and final film in the series directed by guy hamilton .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the script was written by richard maibaum and tom mankiewicz .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was set in the face of the 1973 energy crisis , a dominant theme in the script .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "britain had still not yet fully overcome the crisis when the film was released in december 1974 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film also reflects the then popular martial arts film craze , with several kung fu scenes and a predominantly asian location , being set and shot in thailand , hong kong , and macau .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "part of the film is also set in beirut , lebanon , but it was not shot there .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film saw mixed reviews .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "christopher lee 's performance as scaramanga , intended to be a villain of similar skill and ability to bond , was praised , but reviewers criticized the film as a whole , particularly the comedic approach , and some critics described it as the lowest point in the canon up to that point .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "although the film was profitable , it is the fourth lowest grossing bond film in the series .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it was also the last film to be co-produced by albert r. broccoli and harry saltzman , with saltzman selling his 50 % stake in danjaq , llc , the parent company of eon productions , after the release of the film . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "the man with the golden gun ( film )", "paragraphs": ["the \u00a380 , 000 golden gun used in the 1974 james bond film the man with the golden gun has been stolen from studios in hertfordshire .\nto ask other readers questions about the man with the golden gun , please sign up .\nthe literal translations of some of this film ' s foreign language titles include : 007 against the man with the golden pistol ( brazil ) ; the man with the golden colt ( germany ) ; 007 and the golden gun ( finland ) ; and 007 versus the golden gun ( china ) .\nthe golden gun is one of the most famous movie weapons . in the photo : the factory entertainment golden gun prop replica\nin the original novel the man with the golden gun , scaramanga uses a golden revolver , but the weapon can ' t be taken apart as in the film .\nthe golden gun used by villain scaramanga in the james bond movie the man with the golden gun has been stolen from its film studio home , british police said today , according to the bbc .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of the man with the golden gun by ian fleming .\nback in 1974 , lulu recorded the title song for the ninth \u2018bond\u2019 film \u2018the man with the golden gun\u2019 , which starred roger moore as 007 .\nroger moore comes up against the excellent christopher lee in our look back at the man with the golden gun . . .\nours is the loneliest profession , mr . bond . a deeper look at the man with the golden gun ( 1974 )\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie the man with the golden gun ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of the man with the golden gun ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nanyway , the man with the golden gun received one from a famous artist too : alice cooper . yes , really .\nthis cast list of who was in the man with the golden gun includes both lead and minor roles . ( 28 items )\nours is the loneliest profession , mr . bond . a deeper look at the man with the golden gun ( 1974 ) : truefilm\nthe man with the golden gun cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of the man with the golden gun actors includes any the man with the golden gun actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each the man with the golden gun actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of the man with the golden gun have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nthe man with the golden gun was the last 007 film that harry saltzman would produce . he had started the series with cubby broccoli in 1962 , but ended up in financial troubles .\nthe $ 136 , 0000 prop weapon from the james bond movie\nthe man with the golden gun\nwas stolen from its film studio home , the bbc reported saturday .\nhe decides to track down francisco scaramanga , an assassin known as\nthe man with the golden gun\nwhose assassinations cost $ 1m each .\nthe man with the golden gun ( 1974 ) roger moore . james bond island in phang nga bay thailand with james bond 007 museum founder gunnar james bond sch\u00e4fer urltoken\nthe man with the golden gun certainly isn ' t worth $ 1 million , but it ' s fine for the price of a video rental .\nm :\nwhat do you know about a man called scaramanga , 007 ?\nbond :\nscaramanga . oh yes , the man with the golden gun .\n\u2015m to james bond\nit was in hong kong that moore first met the diminutive actor herv\u00e9 villechaize , who plays the henchman nick nack in the man with the golden gun .\nthe golden gun , as it appears in goldeneye : rogue agent ( 2004 ) .\nscaramanga uses the golden gun to kill a number of his foes , before a final confrontation with bond .\nthe golden gun from the 1974 james bond film starring sir roger moore and christopher lee has been stolen from elstree studios .\nscaramanga ' s golden gun features prominently in the james bond video games , as an easy one - shot kill . it usually has either limited ammunition , or is available to all players , in a the man with the golden gun mode .\nthe man with the golden gun - an original prop solex agitator used by christopher lee as scaramanga in the man with the golden gun the circuit board encased in resin , the metal casing engraved on the front h / 220 , and engraved post - production james bond , the back engraved a / 6b and h / 220 , with bond archive label .\nchristopher lee in the man with the golden gun : \u2018one of the very best villains\u2019 opposite roger moore\u2019s best bond . photograph : ronald grant archive / eon productions ltd\nthe theme tune , the man with the golden gun , was performed by lulu and the lyrics to the song were written by don black . alice cooper claims his song the man with the golden gun was to be used by the producers of the film until it was dropped for lulu ' s song instead . cooper ' s song appears on his album muscle of love .\nthe man with the golden gun , which also starred swedish star britt ekland as bond ' s lover mary goodnight , was moore ' s second outing as 007 .\nin the film , when bond receives a golden bullet inscribed with 007 , he is distracted from his mission .\nthe final mention of ernst stavro blofeld , in an ian fleming bond story , was at the start of the novel ,\nthe man with the golden gun\n( 1965 ) .\nalice cooper wrote a song titled\nman with the golden gun\nto be used by the producers of the film , but they opted for lulu ' s song instead . cooper released his song in his album muscle of love .\ni found saramanga boring . he ' s just a flashy , cocky guy who ' s really good with a gun . big deal . the gun is golden and shoots golden / silver bullets . big deal . i was not impressed .\nback in the 1970s , rocker alice cooper claimed that he\u2019d initially been approached to record the title track for \u2018the man with the golden gun\u2019 , but his effort was ditched when producers heard lulu\u2019s song .\ntravelling to los angeles for the johnny carson show to promote the film , sir christopher lee had his golden gun confiscated by u . s . customs .\nthe golden gun used by scaramanga in the movie the man with the golden gun ( 1974 ) consisted of customised everyday objects , so it could be smuggled and put together . the single - shot , 4 . 2mm weapon consisted of a golden cufflink ( the trigger ) , a colibri molectric 88 gas lighter ( bullet chamber ) , a golden waterman fountain pen ( the barrel ) and a cigarette case ( the handle ) .\nchristopher lee played his enemy , scaramanga , a three - nippled assassin who only ever needed one golden bullet fired from his golden gun to kill his target .\nthe bond girl : it\u2019s a tribute to maud adams\u2019s timeless glamour and good nature that this was her second bond film , almost a decade after the man with the golden gun . still , her character is a relic of diaphanous female intrigue .\nthe man with the golden gun is the ninth spy film in the james bond series and the second to star roger moore as the mi6 agent james bond . a loose adaptation of ian fleming ' s novel of same name , the film has bond sent after the solex agitator , a device that can harness the power of the sun , while facing the assassin francisco scaramanga ( christopher lee ) , the\nman with the golden gun .\nthe action culminates in a duel between them that settles the fate of the solex .\nchristopher lee , who played scaramanga , has said that the golden gun prop was extremely difficult to assemble , though he makes it look easy in the film .\nfactory entertainment golden gun in 2011 , factory entertainment created an officially licensed replica of the golden gun and 007 - engraved bullet . a 1000 pieces were made of the ' standard ' golden gun limited edition model ( $ 479 ) , and 400 pieces of the golden gun dual signature edition , which came with signatures of roger moore and christopher lee ( sold for $ 649 ) . all guns are currently sold out and can fetch high prices , if you can even find them , on ebay .\ntwo official prop replicas of the golden gun were released : the first by sd studios and the more recent factory entertainment version .\nalbert r . broccoli and harry saltzman intended to follow you only live twice with the man with the golden gun , inviting roger moore to the bond role . however , filming was planned in cambodia , and the samlaut uprising made filming impractical , leading to the production being cancelled . on her majesty ' s secret service was produced instead with george lazenby as bond . lazenby ' s next bond film , saltzman told a reporter , would be either the man with the golden gun or diamonds are forever . the producers chose the latter title , with sean connery returning as bond .\nthe man with the golden gun opens with a game of death . a gangster named rodney is invited to francisco scaramanga ' s private island , with a challenge to kill him . rodney gets a fully loaded gun , while scaramanga gets only one golden bullet . but , rodney is lead into a fun house , and scaramanga has the advantage , killing rodney and winning another of his games .\nthe man with the golden gun ( 1974 ) is the ninth entry in the james bond series and the second to star roger moore as the fictional mi6 agent james bond . a loose adaptation of ian fleming ' s novel of the same name , the film has bond sent after the solex agitator , a device that can harness the power of the sun , while facing the assassin francisco scaramanga , the\nman with the golden gun\n. the action culminates in a duel between them that settles the fate of the solex .\nin the man with the golden gun , as bond investigates a mysterious golden bullet , he travels from beirut to macau , and then to hong kong . the film includes scenes shot at the peninsula , the bottoms up girlie bar in tsim sha tsui , and the wreck in victoria harbour of the rms queen elizabeth , which in the film housed the secret headquarters of british intelligence in the then colony .\nin ian fleming ' s novel , the golden gun is a gold - plated . 45 - calibre revolver that carried gold dum - dum bullets with silver jackets . scaramanga also carried a golden derringer whose bullet was coated with snake venom .\ndouble meaning title : scaramanga points out that in addition to having a weapon made of gold , after the solar - powered beam is shot\nyou must admit i am now undeniably the man with the golden gun .\nand they weren ' t the only ones . the long simmering dispute between saltzman and broccoli finally boiled over during the making of the man with the golden gun . broccoli had done most of the work on the film while saltzman was left telling the press that he had no desire to stay with the series much longer .\nthe famous solex agitator is central to the plot of the man with the golden gun and is seen throughout the film . a revolutionary solar energy device , it can harness the power of the sun . it is bond ' s mission to retrieve the stolen solex from scaramanga . the film climaxes with scaramanga ' s death and bond recovering the solex before the island power plant explodes .\nthe man with the golden gun is frequently derided as the worst film of the roger moore era , guilty of taking all the excesses of the period and turning them up to eleven . being honest , i\u2019m not entirely convinced . don\u2019t get me wrong , it\u2019s a bad film \u2013 one of the worst bond films \u2013 but i\u2019m not entirely convinced that it is as universally disappointing as moonraker or as ridiculously underwhelming as octopussy . there is , i\u2019d argue , very possibly one tiny little gem buried amid this trainwreck of a bond film \u2013 the man with the golden gun himself , as played by christopher lee .\nfor the film , it was a single - shot weapon that fires a custom - made 4 . 2 - millimeter ( . 165 calibre ) golden ( 23 - carat gold with traces of nickel ) dum - dum bullet . scaramanga used the golden gun in numerous assassinations of officials , political enemies , gangsters , and a 00 - agent , bill fairbanks ( 002 ) . scaramanga later used the golden gun to kill british scientist gibson and his own employer , hai fat . when scaramanga was killed after losing a gun duel with james bond , and his island destroyed , the golden gun was presumably also lost .\nstan lee and steve ditko ' s spider - man - the amazing spider - man omnibus , vol . 1 ( review / retrospective )\nwhile secret agent 007 has so far been to hong kong three times ( in the movies you only live twice , the man with the golden gun and die another day ) , only roger moore - who died of cancer on tuesday - came to the city for a film shoot .\nthe golden gun \u2014 scaramanga ' s weapon of choice , it could fire a 4 . 2 caliber golden bullet specially made for the gun . the gun contained only a single round , which was sufficient for scaramanga given his legendary marksmanship . the gun also separated into a gold cigarette lighter , a gold cigarette case , a gold cuff link , and a gold pen so as to avoid detection .\nthe gun is owned by assassin francisco scaramanga ( played by christopher lee ) , who charges one million dollar per shot . scaramanga uses golden bullets , strengthened with nickel , which were stored in scaramanga ' s golden bullet belt .\nthe man with the golden gun had its world premiere at the odeon leicester square on 18 december 1974 and , like previous films in the series , it started off well at the box office but the returns were to tail off dramatically after the first few days .\nscaramanga is not the only bond villain to use a golden gun . auric goldfinger , known for his love of gold , uses a golden revolver when plundering fort knox in the movie goldfinger ( 1964 ) .\nthe man with the golden gun looks cheap and small - - for a bond movie . the budget for bond movies had held steady at $ 7 million since the late sixties , and $ 7 million didn\u2019t buy as much in 1974 as it did in 1969 . adjusted for inflation , this movie had a lower budget than the previous six in the series . i\u2019ve heard the man with the golden gun described as \u201clooking like a tv movie , \u201d and that\u2019s accurate . honestly , the tail end of the movie with scaramanga\u2019s \u201cgiant laser gun\u201d plot , felt tacked on in an effort to give the story scope .\nthe man with the golden gun was the fourth and final film in the series directed by guy hamilton . the script was written by richard maibaum and tom mankiewicz . the film was set in the face of the 1973 energy crisis , a dominant theme in the script . britain had still not yet fully overcome the crisis when the film was released in december 1974 . the film also reflects the then popular martial arts film craze , with several kung fu scenes and a predominantly asian location , being set and shot in thailand , hong kong , and macau . part of the film is also set in beirut , lebanon , but it was not shot there .\nthe throbbing information that \u201cthe energy crisis is still with us\u201d isn ' t what you need or want to learn from a james bond picture . but that poverty of invention and excitement characterizes guy hamilton ' s \u201cthe man with the . golden gun , \u201d which opened yesterday at neighborhood theaters .\nthe golden gun is the signature weapon of assassin francisco scaramanga . it first appeared as the titular weapon in ian fleming ' s posthumously published novel , the man with the golden gun . in the novel it is merely a gold - plated . 45 - calibre revolver . in the film adaptation , the weapon is a custom - built , single - shot pistol assembled from four seemingly innocuous golden objects : a pen , a lighter , a cigarette case and a cufflink . its popularity led to appearances in most of the james bond video games .\nthe man with the golden gun is the ninth official james bond movie and the second to star roger moore as british secret service agent commander james bond . the man with the golden gun was made by eon productions and released in 1974 . the film was produced by albert r . broccoli and harry saltzman and was the final bond film to be co - produced by saltzman as his partnership with broccoli dissolved after the film ' s release . saltman ' s 50 % stake in eon productions parent company , danjaq , was then purchased by united artists . the resulting legalities over the bond property delayed production of the next bond film , the spy who loved me for three years . the interval would be the longest break in the series until the six - year hiatus between licence to kill in 1989 and goldeneye in 1995 .\nsir christopher lee and britt ekland appeared in the wicker man ( 1973 ) .\nbroccoli and saltzman originally intended the man with the golden gun as the film to follow you only live twice , in 1969 , but production was cancelled , because it was to have been filmed in cambodia , the ongoing vietnam war in the region made filming impractical . roger moore was invited to be bond in the 1969 version .\nalice cooper ' s\nmuscle of love\nalbum has a song\nman with the golden gun\non it . the cd version includes notes claiming it was to be the theme song of the movie , but the producers opted for the version sung by lulu instead .\nthe golden gun was made from three accessories . the barrel was a fountain pen , the handle was a cigarette case , and the chamber was a lighter .\nlike its predecessor , the man with the golden gun borrowed from the cinematic trends of the time . live and let die borrowed from blaxploitation ; the man with the golden gun took a couple of kicks at kung fu , though in a distinctly half - hearted fashion . its most memorable piece of violence , in fact , is never seen : when bond takes his seat beside scaramanga ' s girlfriend \u2013 who is to hand him a\nsolex agitator\n, the mcguffin of the film \u2013 it takes him a few moments to realise she ' s already been shot dead in her seat .\nbarry had only three weeks to score the man with the golden gun and the theme tune and score are generally considered by critics to be among the weakest of barry ' s contributions to the series\u2014an opinion shared by barry himself :\nit ' s the one i hate most . . . it just never happened for me .\nthe man with the golden gun was also the first to drop the distinctive plucked guitar from the theme heard over the gun barrel opening . a sample from one of the songs ,\nhip ' s trip\n, was used by the prodigy in the\nmindfields\ntrack on the album the fat of the land .\nonly a lighter : inversion : the titular gun is a working cigarette lighter as well as an actual gun when not being used to shoot .\nbond is sent on an assignment to kill scaramanga , a professional assassin who kills with a golden gun . the latter has also stolen a device for using the sun ' s energy .\nopinion on the man with the golden gun has not changed with the passing of time : as of november 2015 , the film holds a 45 % rating from rotten tomatoes ( although these contain contemporary reviews ) , while ian freer of empire found the film\nan entertaining 007 adventure , something that tonally , if not qualitatively , could happily sit within the connery era .\nign chose the man with the golden gun as the worst bond film , claiming it\nhas a great concept . . . but the execution is sloppy and silly\n, and entertainment weekly chose it as the fourth worst , saying that the\nplot is almost as puny as the sidekick\n. on the other hand , norman wilner of msn chose it as the tenth best , with much praise for christopher lee ' s performance .\nthe film references the then - recent 1973 energy crisis . britain had not yet fully overcome the crisis when the film was released .\nafter the novel was published , and this movie was made , two james bond novels were written with similar title prefixes beginning\nthe man . . .\n. these are 1991 ' s\nthe man from barbarossa\nby john gardner , and 2002 ' s\nthe man with the red tattoo\nby raymond benson .\ninstead , stigwood turned to a visionary british film director who had made his name with an extravagant film version of d . h . lawrence ' s\nclifton james as sheriff j . w . pepper : a louisiana sheriff who happens to be on holiday in thailand . hamilton liked pepper in the previous film , live and let die , and asked mankewicz to write him into the man with the golden gun as well . pepper ' s inclusion has been seen as one of\nseveral ill - advised lurches into comedy\nin the film .\nthe fourth and final bond film to be directed by guy hamilton ,\nthe man with the golden gun\nhad bond searching for a device that contained the power of the sun called the solex agitator . bond must duel assassin francisco scaramanga to secure the apparatus , which was meant to tie in thematically to the 1973 energy crisis taking place in britain .\nmoore and the rest of the cast and crew , including actress britt ekland and director guy hamilton , stayed at the peninsula hotel in tsim sha tsui in 1974 during filming of the man with the golden gun . this was the ninth film in the james bond series and the second starring moore as 007 ; the first was live and let die from 1973 .\nin 1966 when i finished the last page of the paperback edition of the man with the golden gun the immediate thought jumped into my 14 - year - old brain : ian fleming did not write this book . i changed my mind around the third of eight or nine re - readings of the man with the golden gun . eventually i collected most of what fleming published , the diamond smugglers , thrilling cities , chitty chitty bang bang ( a nod & wink to kiss kiss bang bang ? ) and read every bond book two or three times . my favori\nspeaking to robert osborne of the hollywood reporter ( april 12 , 1982 ) , albert r . broccoli noted that\ni can ' t say there is a single ( bond film ) i ' d like to completely redo if i had the chance , although there are parts of the man with the golden gun i ' d change .\nthe man with the golden gun is the twelfth and final novel written by ian fleming , featuring the fictional british secret service agent james bond . it was published posthumously in the united kingdom by jonathan cape in 1965 . the novel was adapted in 1966 as a comic strip in the daily express newspaper , and in 1974 as the ninth film in the eon productions james bond series with roger moore playing bond .\nhai fat ' s business corporation this way , by shooting him with his golden gun and steals the solex agitator as well . an assistant to hai fat arrives shortly after scaramanga kills hai fat\nthe gun was noticed to be missing from elstree studios on friday . it was made for the film starring sir roger moore and christopher lee .\nbroccoli and saltzman then decided to start production on the man with the golden gun after live and let die . this was the final bond film to be co - produced by saltzman as his partnership with broccoli was dissolved after the film ' s release . saltzman sold his 50 % stake in eon productions ' s parent company , danjaq , llc , to united artists to alleviate his financial problems . the resulting legalities over the bond property delayed production of the next bond film , the spy who loved me , for three years .\nmain article : the man with the golden gun ( soundtrack ) the theme tune to\nthe man with the golden gun\n, released in 1974 , was performed by scottish singer lulu , and composed by john barry . the lyrics to the song were written by don black . alice cooper claims his song\nthe man with the golden gun\nwas to be used by the producers of the film , until it was dropped for lulu ' s song instead . [ 6 ] [ 14 ] cooper ' s song appears on his album muscle of love . the theme tune and score are generally considered by critics to be among the weakest of barry ' s contributions to the series \u2014 an opinion shared by barry himself\nit ' s the one i hate most . . . it just never happened for me .\n[ 15 ] the film was also the first to drop the distinctive plucked guitar from the bond theme heard over the gun barrel sequence \u2014 in all subsequent john barry bond scores , this theme would be heard on strings and trumpet . a sample from one scene in the film was taken and used by the prodigy in the\nmindfields\ntrack on the album the fat of the land .\nthe idea of a\ngolden gun\nin the james bond universe predates the 1965 novel and movie . ian fleming ' s villain auric goldfinger in the 1959 novel and the movie goldfinger ( 1964 ) brandished a golden pistol while disguised as a military major .\nstill , the man with the golden gun is never dull . it\u2019s far from the worst bond movie , but it\u2019s nowhere near as bad as i remember it being . i recommend it for anyone who enjoyed live and let die , given that it attempts to repeat that film\u2019s formula but adds a slide whistle , kung - fu , and tabasco sauce .\nto sir with love\nsinger lulu ' s\nthe man with the golden gun\nis \u2014 like the film that inspired it \u2014 one of the blander and more forgettable songs in the bond canon . but producers initially targeted a far less conventional singer for the title theme : metal icon alice cooper , best known for the 1972 hit\nschool ' s out .\ncooper claims that his\nthe man with the golden gun\nwas actually the frontrunner for the opening credits \u2014 but when he delivered it a day too late , the producers had already signed with lulu .\neven christopher lee , who played scaramanga in the movie , said , ' oh , man , why did we take the lulu song ? this song is the one ! '\nrecalled cooper in a 2011 interview with the av club . instead , the song appeared on the 1973 alice cooper album muscle of love .\nmi6 has received an alarming piece of mail : a golden bullet with 007 ' s number etched onto it . this can only mean that the infamous , kgb - trained independent killer - for - hire scaramanga , the legendary man with the golden gun ( a sign of his affluence and elegance ; more importantly , it is a way to kill opponents with one shot in multiplayer mode , making it supremely useful in addition to looking super - cool .\nfan reviews - the man with the golden gun fan reviews of the james bond films can be submitted to mi6 via the contribute page , or on the reviews board of the\nkeeping the british end up\ndiscussion forums . the views expressed on this page are those of the individual and not mi6 - hq . com .\nat the dinner following bond ' s arrival on the island , the golden gun parts are shown disassembled next to scaramanga ' s dinner plate , in the following two scenes bond and scaramanga are briefly shown talking and neither is doing anything with their hands , but in the next scene scaramanga suddenly levels a fully - assembled golden gun at bond , without having even assembled the parts . that ' s not true . when bond doesn ' t react the way scaramanga expected or hoped , you can clearly see , that he takes the parts for the golden gun from the table and starts to combine the parts , without bond noticing . when bond grabs for his walther , scaramanga reveals his golden gun , just built under the table .\nthe golden gun consisted of several gold components from pistols scaramanga ' s personal effects . these included : a gold 15 x 1 . 5 centimeter fountain pen , which became the gun barrel ; a 8 x 4 centimeter gold cigarette lighter , which formed the hammer and bullet chamber ; a 10 x 6 centimeter gold cigarette case doubled as the gun ' s magazine hand grip ( or gun butt or handle ) ; while a solid gold cuff link from his shirt cuff was adjoined to the cigarette case that turned into the gun ' s trigger . in the movie , custom - made twenty - three carat golden bullets , with nickel trace elements , were manufactured for the gun by eastern expert portugese gunsmith lazar .\nit is said during the duel that the golden gun can fire only one bullet , yet at the beginning of the movie scaramanga shoots the fingers off of the bond dummy using multiple bullets . that ' s because he ' s using his dead opponent ' s gun .\nthe theme tune was performed by lulu , composed by john barry , and the lyrics to the song were written by don black . alice cooper claims his song\nthe man with the golden gun\nwas to be used by the producers of the film until it was dropped for lulu ' s song instead . cooper ' s song appears on his album\nmuscle of love\n.\nthe garden ' s architecture was interesting enough to catch the eye of hollywood film producers . in the 1974 james bond movie the man with a golden gun , dragon garden serves as the estate of a nefarious thai - chinese businessman , hai fat , who intercepts bond after he sneaks into the garden and tries to join fat ' s girlfriend as she skinny - dips in the pool .\nsince it first appeared in the first star wars film in 1977 , the lightsabre has become one of the most famous props in film history .\nthe gun was being cared for by elstree props , a tenant based at the studios .\nikea weaponry : scaramanga keeps his gun disassembled to pass it safely through customs .\na nice , lighthearted bond movie can be a good thing , but the man with the golden gun is not funny at all . it ' s boring and very painful to watch . the darker story that tom mankiewicz wrote gets mixed up in richard maibaum ' s story and it all goes down the toilet .\ngervasi , who also is a journalist , conducted the last interview with villechaize \u2014 best known for his roles as evil henchman nick nack in the 1974 james bond film , the man with the golden gun , and as mr . roarke\u2019s assistant , tattoo , in the tv series fantasy island , shortly before villechaize committed suicide in 1993 at the age of 50 . in the extensive interview , villechaize shared the story of his tumultuous life and career .\nin addition to the substantial effort in validation of the mathematical model , the hvosm was also uniquely tested by designing an automobile stunt which was used both in a traveling auto - stunt thrill show and in the 1974 james bond movie , \u201cman with the golden gun\u201d produced by united artists corporation . please see below for additional information\none of the rumored titles for spectre ( 2015 ) , which proved to be false , was the title\ndevil may care\n. this is the name of a retrospective 2008 james bond novel by sebastian faulks , set in 1967 , and is a book sequel to the man with the golden gun ( 1974 ) .\nbond - iest lyric : \u201canother ringer with the slick trigger finger / for her majesty / another one with the golden tongue / poisoning your fantasy\u201d class lyrics . awful tune .\none golden shot means another poor victim has come to a glittering end .\nno . 7 - at 21 years , is the james bond 007 pistol with silencer . this fired 100 - shot cap rolls , was otherwise known as the p . 38 automatic pistol and its shape is very similar to that of the luger pistol . it had a gunmetal finish from 1965 to 1986 and a gold finish from 1975 to 1984 to coincide with the screening of the man with the golden gun .\nit is said during the duel that the golden gun can fire only one bullet , yet at the beginning of the movie scaramanga shoots the fingers off of the bond dummy using multiple bullets . that ' s because he ' s using his dead opponent ' s gun . see more \u00bb\nthe gun was in the care of elstree props , a firm which is based at the studios .\nsecond of three movies starring sir roger moore , which have included the phrase\nthe man . . .\nin the title . they are the man who haunted himself ( 1970 ) , this movie , and the man who wouldn ' t die ( 1994 ) , the latter being made - for - television . moore also appeared in episodes of the saint ( 1962 ) , such as the saint : the man who gambled with life ( 1969 ) .\n. when scaramanga walks into the room , the hitman aims for him . the gun makes a loading sound . upon the hitman ' s arrival to the room he racks a bullet into the chamber therefore no other action would be required to make the gun ready to fire . a loaded gun does not make a sound when you aim it - and why would he have unloaded the gun while waiting for his victim ? when you load the gun , the hammer is back and the gun is ready to fire . no further actions are necessary . and a professional hitman does not wait to turn off the safety on his gun until his victim has arrived .\nthe villain : destroys the received wisdom that a bond film is measured by its antagonist . were that the case , the man with the golden gun would be a stone cold classic . francisco scaramanga is the baddie benchmark . he is far more compelling than bond and certainly the one i\u2019m rooting for during the final duel . christopher lee deserved better . he elevates a terrible film into something vaguely watchable but a wonderful actor is totally squandered . arguably the biggest crime perpetuated in a bond flick .\n: andrea pulls a gun on bond when he walks in on her in the shower .\nin the world is not enough for the nintendo 64 , the gun must be assembled from the pen , lighter , and case before it could be used . in each of the games ( except everything or nothing and the single player portion of agent under fire ) , the golden gun would count for an instant kill , which reflected that scaramanga never missed , although in the games the player can and because of this , the golden gun is not available in single player mode ( except everything or nothing ) but golden versions of the game ' s standard weapon ( s ) are usually available ( such as a golden walther ppk , p99 and desert eagle ) .\nright before the man is hit with the chair in the belly dancer ' s dressing room , we can see the pad on his back to absorb the impact .\nscaramanga shoots the solar agitator inventor square between the eyes from across the street with a piston ( the golden gun ) , from an upper story window . given the distance and angle , that is an impossible shot for even the most fantastic marksman .\nwhile live and let die had borrowed heavily from the blaxploitation genre , the man with the golden gun borrowed from the martial arts genre that was popular in the 1970s through films such as fist of fury ( 1972 ) and enter the dragon ( 1973 ) . however , the use of the martial arts for a fight scene in the film\nlapses into incredibility\nwhen lt hip and his two nieces defeat an entire dojo .\nthree golden gun props were made ; a solid piece , one that could be fired with a cap and one that could be assembled and disassembled , although christopher lee said that the process\nwas extremely difficult .\nthe gun was\none of the more memorable props in the bond series\nand consisted of an interlocking fountain pen ( the barrel ) , cigarette lighter ( the bullet chamber ) , cigarette case ( the handle ) and cufflink ( the trigger ) with the bullet secured in scaramanga ' s belt buckle . in the film , the gun was designed to accept a single 4 . 2 - millimeter , 23 - carat gold bullet produced by lazar , a gunsmith in macau who specialized in custom weapons and ammunition . the golden gun ranked sixth in a 2008 20th century fox poll of the most popular film weapons , which surveyed approximately 2 , 000 film fans .\nthe last scene filmed was bond trying to steal the golden bullet from the belly dancer ' s navel .\nsd studios ltd golden gun sd studios ltd created a golden gun replica in the 1990s . two versions were made , the first generation and an improved ' second generation ' version . the gun was made from gold plated brass , could be taken apart and came in a wooden box with a 007 - engraved bullet . the limited edition sd studios guns were sold for $ 675 , and numbered between 1 - 7500 , although only about 700 were made , making them currently very sought after and expensive .\nabove : bond heads east to china and hong kong , following the golden bullet . . .\nscaramanga , a hit man who is known as\nthe man with the golden gun\n, because of the golden gun he carries and the gold bullets he uses on his targets . bond receives a message supposedly from scaramanga saying that bond is his next target . so m decides to relieve bond of his duties till the danger has been neutralized . but bond feeling that the mission he was on is of the utmost urgency decides to go and find scaramanga himself . and he thinks he found him but discovers that scaramanga is not after him when he had a clear shot at him and missed , which he doesn ' t do . but the man who was killed is the man he was originally looking for . a scientist working on a device that can make harnessing the sun ' s energy possible . so he must now find the device .\n, with general release in the united kingdom the same day . the film was made with an estimated budget of $ 7 million ; despite initial good returns from the box office ,\nas a kid , i was fairly confident that \u201cthe man with the golden gun\u201d was the best of the bond movies . it featured my favorite villain ( peerless character actor christopher lee as scaramanga ) , my favorite stunt ( an evel knievel - style spinning car jump across a broken bridge ) and two of the loveliest bond girls of the [ \u2026 ]\nthree golden gun props were made ; a solid piece , one that could be fired with a cap , and one that could be assembled and disassembled , although sir christopher lee said that the process\nwas extremely difficult .\nan unofficial , but quite realistic and working prop replica was created by bond fan quartermaster mick who made a bullet belt and golden gun with a real waterman pen , colibri lighter and custom made parts , see the video here .\na brainwashed james bond has tried\u2014and failed\u2014to assassinate m , his boss . now bond has to prove he is back on form and can be trusted again . all 007 has to do is kill one of the most deadly freelance hit men in the world : paco \u201cpistols\u201d scaramanga , the man with the golden gun . but despite his license to kill , 007 is no assassin , and on finding scaramanga in the sultry heat of jamaica , he decides to infiltrate the killer\u2019s criminal cooperative\u2014and realizes that he will have to take him out as swiftly as possible . otherwise 007 might just be the next on a long list of british secret service numbers retired by the man with the golden gun . . .\nthe sad thing about the man with the golden gun is how great it might have been . south - east asia in the mid - 70s ? you ' d think even the most inept scriptwriter might have conjured something out of events there \u2013 i believe there was some sort of war going on nearby \u2013 rather than an implausible assassin with a luxury hideout on a secret island . instead , the setting is just a background , as if the film were just a duran duran video with extra guns and safari suits .\na spokeswoman for hertfordshire police said :\nwe were called to elstree studios in borehamwood at 1325 bst after a report of a theft of a prop , which was the golden gun .\nshooting the man with the golden gun guy hamilton returned to the directors chair once again directing his fourth ( third consecutive ) bond film . the production began in november 1973 with a small unit filming in and around kowloon bay , hong kong - notably bond ' s arrival aboard the genuine queen elizabeth wreck , having sunk just a year before . bond was stood in for by a stunt double as roger moore was not due to join the production until early into 1974 .\nthe film version ' s title character is francisco scaramanga , a high - priced assassin who charges $ 1 million per hit . he ' s known for using a golden gun and only needs one golden bullet per hit . nothing is really known about scaramanga in the beginning of the film except that he has a third nipple ( information which bond later uses to get in touch with scaramanga ' s financier , hai fat ) ; no pictures or physical descriptions of him exist .\nstaff have no idea when the gun was taken , but it was discovered missing on friday .\nthe year is 1974 , and yours truly was almost a teenager . following on the heels of the series ' most commercially successful entry since 1965 ' s thunderball , united artists asks broccoli and saltzman to immediately begin production on what turns out to be their final collaboration , ian fleming ' s posthumously released final novel , the man with the golden gun .\n: instead of the famous custom gun of the film , the titular golden guns of the book are a colt single action army and a derringer . nick nack holds bond up in the stadium with a derringer and scaramanga uses a colt saa to shoot a bottle of champagne on his beach - which he then proceeds to call a\nscaramanga special : the golden gun itself . scaramanga combines specially designed parts disguised as a pen , a cigarette lighter , a cigarette box and a cuff link . the trope namer and trope maker .\nfor example , the movie begins with a look instead novelty gun culture , as bond investigates the assassin he believes has set his mark against him . there\u2019s a scene in beirut which almost feels like it was taken from a csi episode investigating gun subculture , as bond wanders into an underground gun shop . it feels like the kind of thing that the team would do , as they discover all the strange quirks of the subculture . bond finds a man developing a gun for a person missing his fingers , and the informant even offers a defence of gun culture \u2013 \u201cbullets don\u2019t kill people , \u201d he observes , like a member of the nra .\nfelix leiter appeared in the novel , but is absent from the film . he would not appear in a bond film again until the living daylights ( 1987 ) .\nthis is the first bond film since you only live twice ( 1967 ) , in which james bond is played by the same actor as in the previous film .\nafter the scenes in hong kong , the action in the man with the golden gun moves to thailand , where the famous scenes involving bond and villain francisco scaramanga ( played by christopher lee ) were shot off phuket . khao phing kan island in phang nga bay , where scaramanga had built his secret lair , is still referred to locally as \u201cjames bond island\u201d .\nseriously , why are people reviewing the film versions on a book site ? ok , so published after fleming died , and not fully edited , so no need to pick over the details . suffice to say the a more polished version might have avoided some of the pitfalls evident in the premise as we have it . so 007 is offered a chance to redeem himself , after being brainwashed by the kgb into attempting to assassinate m . his mission , to kill the number one hired gun , scaramanga , the man with the golden gun . gaps in the\n, who played the film\u2019s bond girl mayday , is a truly baffling question ."]}
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s sister veeralakshmi ( simran ) raises her voice and seeks justice . she goes to the local police station and complaints but they are hand in glove with the village chieftain and his goons . she is further humiliated and this makes her take law into her hands . she becomes a terror to the men in the village , as she kills them mercilessly .\n- she was born on 4 april 1976 . - punjabi is her mother tongue . - she was married on 2 dec 2003 and she has got a son adheep . - she is a versatile dancer and can perform bharatanatyam with the same ease as she performs salsa . - she is an award - winning indian actress . - she is was nominated three times for national filmfare award for her performance in vaali , kovilpatti veeralakshmi and kannathil muthamittal . - she has won numerous awards including south filmfare awards , tamil nadu state award , tamil nadu government award , nandi award , andhra state award and many others .\nthis movie was a good attempt but somewhere the direction and screenplay is not upto the mark , it had potential to be a good thriller . simran who plays veeralakshmi has given a very raw and wonderful performance . her body language and action scenes are superb . she is one fine actress . the film has few songs which are ok . performances from other supporting movies are good .\ninto the alleged murder of her grandfather and aunt . the duo was burnt to death in their hut recently . veeralakshmi , a brave woman who was battling untouchability in a village , was brutally assaulted and murdered by policemen . later , her story was depicted in a movie that saw simran in the lead . a azhagurajeswari of sattur said that on september 3 , her grandfather , chinna ramachandran , and her aunt jayapradha were set ablaze and at their thatched house near sattur .\nanjathey jeeva video | jodi | a . r . rahman | prashanth | simran | vairamuthu\nilayathalapathi vijay superhit movie | tamil evregreen full movie | udhaya [ hd ] | ft . simran\n24 - tamil full movie | suriya | samantha | vikram kumar | a . r . rahman\nramanaa tamil full movie | vijayakanth | simran | a . r . murugadoss | ilaiyaraja\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\nsee the top 50 tamil movies as rated by imdb users \u2013 from evergreen hits to recent chartbusters .\n0 of 0 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nramachandran ( 60 ) , a temporary worker of the tamil nadu water and drainage board , and his daughter jayapradha ( 30 ) , a resident of ammer palyam , were found dead in their house , totally destroyed by fire , with hack injuries all over their bodies . both of them were working as cattle grazers . they were staying in the cow shed , where their bodies were found . local people saw the corpses and alerted the police , who went with sniffer dogs to inspect the scene . but the police claim they could not get any concrete evidence about the incident .\nthe postmortem report stated that both were killed before the hut was set afire . \u201cthe local people did not notice the incident while it happened because the duo stayed 2 km away from the village . the villagers told us that they knew about the incident only the next morning , \u201d a police official said . though the police have registered a case , they have not arrested anyone . the suspected accused are wealthy persons and belong to a dominant caste . the police officers are alleged to be torturing the complainant and her aunts in the name of an inquiry .\njustice r sudhakar , before whom the matter came up for hearing , directed the superintendent of police to consider her representation and file a report by september 21 .\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved . for reprint rights : times syndication service\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ncopyright 2010 - 2013 : gomolo . all rights reserved . | terms | privacy\nsimran makes her debut as an action - heroine in the film , in the style of vijayashanthi and the like . the film has been in the making for the last one year . the film is directed by rajeshwar who had earlier written the story and screenplay for\n, the much acclaimed dacoit drama . he has also directed the arjun action film\nthe film seems to be inspired from shekhar kapoor ? 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( you are my destiny ) [ feat . nicole scherzinger ]\nvijay hit & flop movies list | vijay all movies list | vijay tamil movies list . . . .\na woman battles against untouchability in a village when police abuse people of the lower castes .\nlesa jodi tamil movies . tamil movie music thursday , november 29 , . download the love within link . posted by unknown at 12 . tamil trailers ringtones songs tamil film gallery . the love within link listen .\nsearch and download your selected mp3 song mp3 song . movie song bhojpuri song . k j yesudas hits vol . video , minecraft xbox . regular show video download . bollywood movie songs category k .\nosthi , raja pettai and probably poraali . we are approaching the end of the year , with just a couple more of releases expected , ie . download free all new latest music albums . he has composed more than . the following is a list of films produced in the . what are the films that you enjoyed . tamil cinema in india that released in . songs and provided film scores for more . hd videos songs , single mp3 songs and unreleased tracks of various on one platform .\nshriya is a great believer of god . lord ganesha is her favorite god . shriya is thankful to god for what she is .\nshriya is often seen in thirumalai tirupathi . talk in about the same , she said that she has few ' vendughal ' that needs to be fulfilled . she loves thirupathi temple .\nmonal and jyothi the two sisters of simran are the closest friends of simran .\ni don ' t want to remind you of monal ' s tragedy . but i want only to say that when this tragedy has happened simran was in canada for the shooting of panchatanthiram with kamal hassan . if simran was in india , maybe this tragedy should not happen ! !\ndon ' t forget that insults , racism , etc . are forbidden by skyrock ' s ' general terms of use ' and that you can be identified by your ip address ( 35 . 239 . 117 . 38 ) if someone makes a complaint .\nonce more ( tamil ) , simhada mari ( kannada ) , v . i . p ( tamil ) , nerrukku ner ( tamil ) , abbayi gari pelli ( telugu ) , priya o priya ( telugu ) , maa nannaki pelli ( telugu )\nseema simham ( telugu ) , ramana ( tamil ) , i love you daa ( tamil ) , thamizh ( tamil ) , popcorn ( malayalam ) , ezhumalai ( tamil ) , pammal k . sambandam ( tamil ) , panchathantiram ( tamil ) , kannathil muthamittal ( tamil )\nle but des r\u00e9alisateurs hindi \u00e9tait le mot glamour : simran et shriya devaient \u00eatre glamour lorsqu ' elles apparaissaient devant la cam\u00e9ra dans leurs 1er film hindi .\nor \u00e0 partir de 2007 shriya devient la sivaji - girl ( o\u00f9 est ce qu ' elle allait on l ' appelait sivaji - girl ) et les r\u00e9alisateurs hindi commenc\u00e8rent \u00e0 la montrer autrement dans les films \u00e0 venir . ainsi awaarapan , mission istanbul et ek - the power of one sont les 3 autres films hindi de shriya .\na partir de 1999 simran devient la\nqueen of kollywood\n: les fims hindi dans lesquelles elle apparait ce sont des\nspecial apparence\n: simran decide en effet de se consacrer aux film tamoul et telugu .\ntujhe meri kasam , thoda tum badlo thoda hum et shukriya : till death do us apart pou shriya .\nsimran ' s first movie is a 1996 bollywood film produced by amitabh bachchan .\nsimran ' second hindi movie is a 1996 bollywood movie with karishma kapoor in lead .\nsimra ' s third hindi movie is a 1999 bollywood movie with govinda and raveena tandon in lead .\nshriya ' s2004 third hindi movie with anupam kher and aftab shivdasani in lead .\n- two actresses who came from mumbai to win the heart of south indian people . - simran and shriya are very good dancer and the best : her speciality are khatak ( classic dance of north india ) and bharatanatyam ( classic dance of south india ) . - the both have acted in tamil , hindi , telugu , kannada and malayalam films . - the both have done glamour role , family role and young girl role . - the both have acted with all top and prominent heroes of south cinema industry .\n- she was born on 11 september 1982 . - hindi is her mother tongue . - her family moved to delhi because she was passionate to learn kathak from eminent guru shovana narayan . - she can perform dances with suppleness , fitness and beauty . - she was nominated two times for filmfare award but she doesn ' t yet win a prestigious award ( she has won other little awards ) . - she is the first actress who acts in the 5 languages of indian cinema ( she has singned a malayam movie with mamooty and pritiviraj ) and in hollywood ( the other end of the line and what ' s cooking with stella ? )"]}
{"id": 115097, "summary": [{"text": "you and i ( russian : \u0442\u044b \u0438 \u044f ; also known by its working title , finding t.a.t.u. ) is a 2011 drama-film directed by roland joff\u00e9 , an english-french film director who is known for his oscar nominated movies the killing fields and the mission , depicting a fictionalised version of real events adapted from the novel t.a.t.u. come back .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film features mischa barton , anton yelchin , charlie creed-miles , helena mattsson , alexander kaluzhsky , bronson pinchot and shantel vansanten .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film is about a teenage girl , lana , who moves from a rural town in russia to moscow , completely unaware that meeting an internet girlfriend , janie , will result in a string of adventures .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "casting and filming began in may 2007 , and it premiered at the cannes film festival in may 2008 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film was released in the united states on january 31 , 2012 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "despite the film not being released to mainstream film critics , you and i received mixed reviews from film critics . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "you and i ( 2011 film )", "paragraphs": ["copied over from my facebook on inception of the blog . originally written 8 / 3 / 2011\nthank you ! that\u2019s very kind of you to say . glad you enjoyed it \ud83d\ude42\ncamilla and the other chickens sing\nforget you\n. . . just like they did with cee - lo during the 2011 grammys .\nwith the headline : people , you will see this film . right now .\na wonderful film about film cloaked in an emotional and deeply rewarding , multi - layered children ' s tale .\nkoo , congrats . you have given so much back to the film community . . . that you really deserved this . now make a kickass film ! ! !\nwish i had seen this before launching my campaign . . . great job and i look forward to the film ! !\ncould you be any more pretentious ? i hope you didn\u2019t get paid to write this drivel .\ngary , i ' ve gone home . i love you , but you have to decide . are you a man . . . or a muppet ? mary\ni know this comment is a year later than the rest but i\u2019ve only recently watched this film . . no film has had the effect on me like martyrs did , i have watched a siberian film and films like 120 days of sodum and found then nothing compared to martyrs . . the way the film was shot , actually i\u2019m not even goin to try and sound intelligent , the film stick with me\u2026 great review \ud83d\ude42\nsearch for australian film and television titles , including how you can stream , rent or buy online .\ngina johnson , a representative for the aha , described the tiger\u2019s mistreatment in an email to a colleague in 2011 .\n74 . jr says : may 19th , 2011 at 1 : 11 pm dumb\u2026 . da , da , dumb .\nkoo , i know 1 % is a very small number . . but i think the biggest problem on kickstarter is they don\u00b4t accept paypal . . i\u00b4m from europe and i had problems registering my card on amazon website . . i\u00b4m sure there would be more international readers who would pledge on your project ( like me ) . but finally , i\u00b4m glad that you made it , i know you would make it because you are the right guy and you deserve it ! thank you for everything you did and all the experience you shared with us , i hope once i\u00b4ll have the chance to repay you everything i\u00b4ve learnd from you . ( i hope i said that right haha . . . sorry for my english ) wish you the best !\nthank you again and again for making this campaign a wonderful success . i ' m going to do my absolute best to make a feature film that makes you proud .\npersonally , i did not appreciate cars but i did watch it and i did give it a shot .\nfirstly ; it\u2019s your right as a human being to like cars or not . whatever you think , you\u2019re right . and if i don\u2019t want to watch it because i think it\u2019s boring and i hate nascar , that\u2019s my business and i don\u2019t care what you think .\nfor all the wizardry on display , hugo often feels like a film about magic instead of a magical film . . .\nseriously \u2013 i agree with 90 % of what you say , but that last 10 % makes you sound no better than the media you criticise .\nsnyder shot snow steam iron entirely on an iphone \u2014 a technique that has been used by directors for years now , like in sean baker\u2019s 2015 sundance breakout tangerine and adam green\u2019s 2011 film the wrong ferrari .\nit is unfortunate that you criticize what you have not seen . how can you expect to be taken seriously as a critic if you cannot effectively analyze your material because you refuse to watch it ?\nstatler : you know , if i didn ' t know better , i ' d say you were reciting some sort of an important plot point .\nso what if you consider yourself a serious film lover but don\u2019t want to find life itself defiled ? do you have to watch this movie ? and will you regret it ? i asked five films critics these questions earlier this week .\nyou know not what your actions would unleash . i do . go now , while i still allow it .\nthank you for the great read . i\u2019ll be thinking about your article when i watch the next pixar movie !\nwhen you do what i did at sundance , you\u2019re not imploding : you\u2019re inspiring . be the first to say what all frustrated filmmakers are thinking and guess who pays attention ?\nhave you participated in a program or had a film in one of our festivals ? then you ' re part of our alumni community . learn about the on - going support and benefits we offer you !\nboth the colony and momentum were released by signature entertainment , a uk distribution company started in 2011 . jon bourdillon , the company\u2019s chief operating officer , says the strategy exists to \u201cgive the film the widest possible level of distribution and exposure\u201d .\ni think you have kids and smoke too much weed . yes i have thought of the idea a long time ago , you broke it down too much and your first mistake is you decided not to include cars , i dont disagree that it was bad , i think cars kinda hindered your theory , although it does follow the same patterns of pixar steps as you described . i was a child from which you described i learned much from the pixar movies and i live my life as they painted my picture , i can still use pixar movies in everyday encounters , look i\u2019m picaso !\ni\u2019m rarely posting a reply but you forced me to do it haha kudos for you for putting cute pictures after you showed up the gruesome image of anna\u2026how considerate of you . great review ! thumb\u2019s up !\nyes , i was a fool . . . to think that you were ready . thor , odinson , you have betrayed the express command of your king . through your arrogance and stupidity you have opened these realms to the horror and desolation of war . you are unworthy of these realms , you are unworthy of these titles , you are unworthy . . . of the loved ones you have betrayed . i take from you your power , by my father , and his father before . i , odin allfather , cast you out !\nyes , i was a fool . . . to think that you were ready . thor , odinson , you have betrayed the express command of your king . through your arrogance and stupidity you have opened these realms to the horror and desolation of war . you are unworthy of these realms , you are unworthy of these titles , you are unworthy . . . of the loved ones you have betrayed . i take from you your power , by my father , and his father before . i , odin allfather , cast you out !\ni ' m starting my indiegogo campaign tomorrow ! i wanted to let you know that you really inspired me to eventually take this step . i ' m also offering all the investors the frames they paid for . hope you ' re okay with that . tomorrow i already have a radio interview about the project too . good luck shooting your film !\nif you\u2019re still reading , the worst pixar film was nemo . daddy fish and dummy fish were as annoying as this analysis .\nprograms for utah audiences to experience independent film , theatre , and music through free screenings and discussions .\npostmodernism : like so many muppet productions before , you ' d better believe this film is as meta as possible .\ni can ' t believe i fell for ' muppet man ' .\ngood luck , kids\u2026 i leave you a screwed up planet to fix . \u2013 gramps\ni like how you wrote an entire college thesis on this when you could have just used that one paragraph , and i wouldn\u2019t have had to skim / scroll down over 9000 times .\nwhen riddick works with a singer , she ' ll say ,\ni need you to belt this out , i need you to scream this , as if you ' re on one end of the block and you ' re trying to talk to somebody three blocks away .\nand certainly , as an example of the new french extreme , this film is perfect .\nwhere i pontificate on things ( mainly movies ) and you read if you want to . spoilers are everywhere , so read at your own peril .\nseriously ? i wasted 20 minutes of my life on this ? and now i\u2019m wasting 20 more posting a comment ? i don\u2019t know why i\u2019m so compelled , as i\u2019ve never commented on a blog before in my life , but here goes . i cannot help myself ! \u2026 . can you say overanalyze ?\non # 5 above , does kickstarter allow you to message your backers ? i thought at one point you said you do not get access to their emails until after the campaign .\nnow \u2014 despite my enthusiasm for the film , i can definitely say that it is not one to recommend . in terms of impact the film has , this probably sits just below a serbian film . it\u2019s a really , really good movie , but it\u2019s a full - on sucker punch of a film . it kind of leaves you reeling , because a movie has rarely been so cruel .\nsecond , on a personal note , i always wondered why cars never really twinkled for me and now i think i know . so , thank you . it was a wonderful film and i\u2019ve seen it numerous times ( thanks to some younger family members ) but it doesn\u2019t fit on the same plate with toy story , wall e , the incredibles , monsters inc . i realize there are people out there who really resonated with cars and that\u2019s totally cool but i never liked it as much and was frankly disappointed when i saw because i was expecting , well , a pixar film . probably doesn\u2019t make any sense to people who liked it , but i feel like i\u2019m not alone here .\ni can\u2019t say for certain , but show me another sundance 2011 film that\u2019s currently in the black and isn\u2019t spending money to do so . motherfuck what a hack journo writes about shit his feeble melon can\u2019t process : i made sure my investors got their money back in less than a year ( nine months , to be exact ) . that makes you more attractive to future investors \u2013 the ones you\u2019ll need more money from , as the last film you intend to make ( the one for which you\u2019ll be seeking financing soon ) is a period - piece set in the world of hockey that spans three decades .\nveronica : i ' m gonna shoot straight : you guys aren ' t famous anymore .\nmost marquee directors hold those twin desires , but none more than steven soderbergh , the iconoclast behind \u201cerin brockovich , \u201d the \u201cocean\u2019s eleven\u201d series and \u201csex , lies and videotape . \u201d exasperated by the movie business , both financially and creatively , he announced his retirement from film directing in 2011 . he said \u201c side effects \u201d in 2013 would be his last film .\nyou need to login to do this . get known if you don ' t have an account\ngary : i ' ve made up my mind , and i just sang a song about it .\ni think you need to go back to square one and flush out your ideas out a little more .\noh for pete\u2019s sake roll clip and enjoy . i bet you lose sleep over disney cartoons as well .\ndon\u2019t worry : i\u2019ve got you covered there , too . i always considered film critic amy taubin a friend . i was pretty sure she considered me a friend as well , as she called me after the village voice let her go , asking if i could help her get a book deal . over the years , amy hasn\u2019t always liked the films i made , but at least she never made up horse - shit in her reviews . however , in a sundance 2011 piece she filed with film comment , she lost my respect by being as \u201ccareless and heavy - handed\u201d at her job ( in print ) as she insisted i was at my job ( in film ) by suggesting nobody would\u2019ve bought red state .\nthe film begins with a young girl running away from an industrial complex , panicked and bloodied . and by young i mean about 12 years old , if not less . this is 57 seconds into the film , and we already know we\u2019re in an edgier film than most . she runs away , limping and screaming . this is lucie .\non the one hand , you speak to the greatness of every pixar film . on the other hand , you steadfastly deny yourself the experience of another masterpiece , namely cars .\ni absolutely love meditating ! i never imagined it would work before i tried it\u2026 i wish all humans would try it . when i started i just felt a bit calmer and was amazed that this kind of spirit stayed with me the whole time or at least a few days . now i can\u2019t imagine living without it\nfilm reviews : opening this week ( aug . 12 - 16 , 2013 )\n\u201ceven if you haven\u2019t seen every film they\u2019ve made ( i refuse to watch cars or its preposterous sequel ) , there is a consistency and quality to pixar\u2019s productions that is hard to deny .\nsundance film forward is a touring program which introduces a new generation of audiences to the power of story through the exhibition of film and conversations with filmmakers to create greater cultural awareness .\nnow , while the violence is indeed brutal , savage , extreme and intense ( and all the other adjectives i keep repeating in these reviews ) this is also one of the most compelling films i\u2019ve ever seen . you don\u2019t know what\u2019s happening for most of the film , and you\u2019ll find the violence extreme and fucked up , but at the same time , the story will pull you in and make you want to keep watching , incredible as that sounds .\nfootball ' s coming home ? you need to go home , william hill . you ' re drunk\n@ jay i completely agree with you ! it shows how passionate people are about pixars movies .\nwow ! very interesting article . but i think you missed the most important point about pixar .\ni don ' t know why i ' m not hosting this . . .\ni do think he has a point , but i don\u2019t think the messages are \u201chidden\u201d .\ni agree with many of you who are agreeing that this essay is digging too much into what isn\u2019t really there . personally , i know a few animators who work at pixar and i have been obsessed with the industry because i am in it .\nbafta\u2019s destination for youngsters to come and discover the magical worlds of film , television and games . enter challenges , watch videos , and take part in our annual vote to decide the best film , tv show and game of the year .\nkoo ! i have mention before that you ' re one of the most generous people that i know . . . well , after this post , i have no choice . you are the most generous guy i know . this insight is brilliant ! is the case study for crowdsource campaigns !\nthank you to those who pointed out the hayao miyazaki connection . i will definitely be watching and rewatching his catalogue .\ni think you were high when you came up with this idea . not because its stupid or anything but because only a stoned person would think of it\ni wouldn ' t even know where to start with telling you the things i ' ve walked into . i think that ' s why the paparazzi love me . they know i ' m going to end up on my backside looking silly .\nbut if you\u2019re a fan of fucked up movies , certainly . if you\u2019re the kind of person who boasts about how strong your stomach is and how no horror movie even makes you flinch , yes \u2013 this will take you down a peg . if you enjoy provocative and interesting cinema , have no problem reading subtitles , and are prepared to be shocked by a film that does it well , certainly yes .\ni ' m embarrassed to admit this , but i consciously tried to lose my english accent .\nwaldorf : well , i hope so ; otherwise i just bored the audience half to death .\n: well if i wasn ' t your first , at least i can be your last .\nsince that day , i refuse to over analyze stories since you can spin them anyway you want , and everything that comes out of doing so is right and wrong at the same time .\ni don\u2019t understand all of this talk of \u201ctoys coming to life not being real\u201d . my toys are alive and i talk to them everyday when i come home from work . they get cold when i leave them outside and they miss me when i\u2019m gone . don\u2019t yours ?\nvery cool man . congrats again , i was happy to donate and i can ' t wait to see the end product . also , i was very curious about this side of things - thank you for sharing your metrics . any thoughts on kickstarter vs indiegogo , and why you would use each ? i ' ve personally gotten $ 4500 for a film from kickstarter , but i was thinking that ' s a low enough amount that i could ' ve just went the indiegogo route and not faced the dreaded\nwhat if i don ' t get it all in time\nfactor .\n] thank you ! thank you ! well hi there . my name david norris , and i ' d like to be the next senator from the state of new york .\ncopyright \u00a9 critical dave 2011 - 2014 . excerpts and links may be used , provided that full and clear credit is given to me and / or any original authors to be found linked within the blog , with appropriate and specific direction to the original content .\ni think you completely forgot to analyze a bug\u2019s life . like cars , there are no humans here .\nin all of the reviews i have seen of this film , no - one , not one has understood why mademoiselle removes her wig , head - scarf and make - up at the very end of the film before saying , \u201ckeep doubting\u201d and blowing her brains out .\nyour thesis is well - reasoned , and you had me until you claimed pixar is influencing the policy of a generation . you\u2019re grossly overstating the importance of the message , and incorrectly implying it\u2019s pixar\u2019s invention .\nas for the rest of the comments . thank you thank you thank you . even those who are convinced i\u2019ve been on some major mind - altering substances and / or am of sub - par intelligence have given me a mighty chuckle .\ni got in trouble with the police last year and i was quite silly about what happened . famous or not , though , everyone does silly things . i am sorry , but i just have to get on with my life . i ' m dealing with it .\ni ' d never do a fully nude shoot , though . i was shot from my chest up and everyone speaks about it like i was naked . i really wasn ' t . i ' d never do a naked shoot - that ' s just not me .\nscorsese transforms this innocent tale into an ardent love letter to the cinema and a moving plea for film preservation .\n: nobody is going to save the planet but you folks , you know that ? you cram a hundred thousand people together , no music . what do you get ? a riot . you give them music , we all in this together . music turns a mob into a movement .\nbefore we begin , i ask you to watch the video below . leandro copperfield stitched together this seven minute tribute to \u201cthe beauty of pixar . \u201d full screen . hd . i dare you to not be moved .\ni got some really cool things from the sixth sense and notting hill , but lawn dogs was the best , as i just raided my character ' s bedroom . i got a brilliant slugger baseball bat that i hang on to and adore .\nbutt monkey : jack black . you know you have it bad when even beaker gets to heap on the abuse !\ni think it\u2019s very amusing that everyone has to write in such a scholarly tone . you should all realize that everyone does this because they need self - validation of their own intelligence . ( the smarter you sound , the smarter you feel . ) in addition , you try to sound smarter than the person you disagree with , in attempt to discredit their argument . clearly i am no exception to this rule , and in acknowledging this , i am attempting to exempt myself from this trend , as i try to sound smarter than you all , which further proves my point .\nas a promo , camilla had sung it at the grammy awards , prior to the film .\nalso it is wise to make sure you think through an idea that you would post to a wide audience such as this , as what you did not think of ( like aesop\u2019s fables ) will be noticed and you will be roundly beaten with it .\nthis has been a lightning bolt of inspiration . i ' m glad i could be a part of it . it ' s funny . i stumbled on your website and started following it not even realizing i met you in philly at diy days . thanks for this . and good luck with the feature .\nall joking aside , this is not a new narrative . pixar is simply extremely successful at following a somewhat formulaic plot line . others have done it recently , quickly : happy feet in 2006 , ai in 2001 , and i am number four in 2011 ( lolz ) .\ni love pixar . i don\u2019t think the message is so thought out about ai and non human , although there is a general respect for all beings . i see the message as about the little guy rising to the challenge and overcoming . and i also love cars .\nmuppet telethon , no , i don ' t know why i ' m here . . .\ndo you mind if i quote a few of your articles as long as i provide credit and sources back to your blog ? my blog site is in the exact same niche as yours and my visitors would certainly benefit from some of the information you provide here .\nhere ' s what i learned from running a $ 125 , 000 kickstarter campaign for my feature film man - child , which became the most funded project in kickstarter ' s narrative film category - - for just one day , it turns out .\nthe show was syndicated absolutely everywhere and made me famous all over the world . i had all kinds of outrageous scenes , and people still think i ' m that crazy , bitchy person , and they treat you like it . when you become that famous , people lose their minds when they see you . the thing is , though , you don ' t change , but everyone around you does . i still take the subway and clean my own stuff . i do my own laundry . when i left the oc there were a lot of mixed emotions . it was an extreme four years of my life , so it was kind of bittersweet .\nas for all of you \u201chaters , \u201d you throw ad hominems at the author as another way to make you sound smart . and many of you , take the opportunity to call out the \u201chaters\u201d so you can validate the compassionate side of your being . you think that defending the author against cheap attacks makes you look like a good person , but you really have no vested interest in the author . after all , the internet is merely a conglomerate of individual , anonymous minds . my suggestion is to stop seeking for validation on the internet . you don\u2019t have to sound smart , you don\u2019t have to sound moral , and you don\u2019t have to sound wise . if it gives you confidence , then fine , just know that that confidence was always in you , and you don\u2019t need blogging and posting to bring it out . but then again , sometimes its good just to hear yourself speak , no ? however , i think the author would prefer if we stayed on point in their discussion\u2026\n' i took my top off for cosmopolitan ( magazine ) . i ' d never to a fully nude shoot , though . i was shot from my chest up and everyone speaks about it like i was naked , ' says mischa barton\nthis was an interesting read . i agree with most of it , but i\u2019m self - entitled and believe my opinion also matters . it doesn\u2019t ; but that\u2019s just how i feel .\nthis film wouldn ' t have happened if jason segel hadn ' t pulled a lot of strings .\nfostering artists at the convergence of film , art , media , live performance , music & technology .\nhugo is a pleasurable love letter to the art of film - making and a tribute to the early days of cinema .\ni love how you exclude and \u201crefuse to watch\u201d cars for no other reason than it blows your silly theories to smithereens . cars is a fantastic film with a ton of heart , a nice message and tons of reverence for the car and travel culture that\u2019s disappearing in this country .\nwell , i can\u2019t get doc hollywood out of my head when i watch cars , but i still love it despite that . maybe not new , but still unique .\nthe funny part is that every story is worth telling if told the right way . there\u2019s always something in there that can make the story . the trick is to find it . you can\u2019t beat a great writer . i\u2019ve seen some writers take the most mundane topic and make it extraordinary . i aspire to be one of those people , and i think i\u2019m getting closer . in any case , i\u2019m much better than i used to be .\nembrace the differences and give each respect or soon , you will not be respected .\nyour refusal to watch it invalidates your entire article and marks you as functionally retarded .\nwhether you know it or not , you and / or your children are being brainwashed , programmed , tranquilized , and hypnotized by a mialitary - industrial mind control machine .\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nand i thought hollywood movies only had zionist , jewish and israeli propaganda . pixar has simply found a formula for successful animated movies and you just wrote a whole article on bs . some relative of yours gave you this writing job on this site ?\nwhen you go off making testable claims like the two i mentioned . though , you have to have evidence to back them up . otherwise people will say it\u2019s a conspiracy theory \u2014 and they\u2019ll be right .\ni wonder how these rules will apply , if at all , to their film for next year , \u201cbrave . \u201d that one looks to be about humans and involve a little magic .\nalumnus bret mckenzie in charge of the music . it is the first muppet film not to feature jerry nelson\nso i did read the entire , long winded , and sometimes repetitive \u201carticle\u201d . while i can see a mild pattern emerge when i cross my eyes and beat my head off the wall , and slip in to a schizophrenic episode\u2026 . . .\nthe film , which premiered to tepid reviews at last year\u2019s toronto film festival , is the latest in an increasingly long line that don\u2019t rely on box office . in fact , the poor showing is of little consequence .\nwhen i lived in new york i tried really hard to ditch the british accent to fit in . i went to classes and everything . i ended up putting on this terrible ' nu yawk ' accent and hid behind that for a while . now i don ' t try to hide it so much , but my accent slips all over the place . it ' s a mess - i don ' t sound like i ' m from anywhere any more .\nsuffice it to say : if you can assemble a team of trusted and competent people to help you with your project , do it . i built this website myself and have gotten very efficient at executing a variety of tasks back - to - back , so i felt i could manage the campaign better by working full - time ( or double full - time ) myself than i could if i was managing others . but this is a fairly unique situation , and not a task i ' ll be putting myself through again . if you already have a cast and crew assembled , they can certainly help promote your campaign . strength in numbers .\nwow ! you ' re not kidding when you say you really pay attention to the metrics . this is amazingly helpful to someone like me , who one day soon will probably undertake this same effort .\nyou raised the money cos you ' re a genius ! and hugely talented and respected in the industry . will read this when my eyes work better . thanks koo and good luck with the feature .\nany good business person tries to limit their costs to maximize their profits . if i accompany the film at all public exhibitions , then i can charge what any movie theater would consider a premium , because i\u2019m giving the audience real 3d \u2013 me , answering their questions right there in the third dimension \u2013 as opposed to that murky bullshit they\u2019re overcharged for this summer . i refuse to buy my opening with millions of dollars when i can accompany the film into the world and return more profits to my investors than fellow sundance 2011 alumnus cedar rapids can return to searchlight ( this is not me slagging on cedar rapids \u2013 the fox searchlight flick that followed us in the eccles that night at sundance ; like every flick miguel arteta directs , cedar rapids is worth your time ) .\nin the trailers , statler and waldorf asking if the muppets film will be in 3d is a reference to muppet vision 3 d .\nremember the case of the white teacher who told the black student to sit down and said , \u201csit down , nigga . \u201d and then the teacher is chastised by the administration and of course there is social disruption . he said , \u201ci didn\u2019t say \u2018sit down , nigger , \u2019 i said \u2018sit down , nigga , \u2019 and that\u2019s what i hear the students saying . \u201d i\u2019m thinking , first , you are an adult , white teacher . secondly , do you imitate everything that you see and hear others doing or saying ? at some level , there has to be some self - critique and critical awareness and sensitivity to difference . just because someone else is doing it doesn\u2019t mean that i do it even if and when i surely can .\nbafta guru is bafta\u2019s content hub for career starters packed full of inspirational videos , podcasts and interviews . whether you\u2019ve taken your first steps in the industry or are just starting out , you\u2019ll find plenty here to motivate and help you along the way .\nthe article would have been ok if the author had simply said , \u201cthis is what i got from pixar movies . \u201d great , that\u2019s a personal matter , i\u2019m glad you got something positive from your experience , i didn\u2019t see any of that when i watched the movies , but your analysis is your own .\ni ' m the only girl in la with her own collection of ' allo ' allo and blackadder dvds . that ' s what i love most about britain - the humour and the pubs . i ' m a real pub girl . i ' m a bit of a tomboy - most of my friends are guys . i ' m into all my handbags , but i can also drink a pint . i like to glam up , but i also love to rough it when the time ' s right . i ' m never happier than when sleeping out in a camp with the lads . i adore road trips . i ' m very spontaneous , and there ' s nothing cooler than just getting on the road and driving somewhere . i did it the other week - my friend and i just started travelling south not knowing where we were going . we drove through oklahoma , nebraska , wherever . i ' m thinking of buying a winnebago truck next year .\nbut the cruelty of the film is a bit like the torturers themselves ; it\u2019s not malicious . it\u2019s not a film trying to shock you and repulse you , like any number of torture - porn films of the current ilk , an obvious case being hostel or a more obvious example in the malignant a serbian film . its cruelty is naturally derived from the intensity of the story ; toning the violence down would make the mystery in the story less effective . it\u2019s full on , but it\u2019s contextual , and never exploitative .\nbuzzing comedies such as the spy who dumped me await you in our summer movie guide . check in for all the info you need .\nnever judge a book by it cover until you have gained enough information about said species that you can make an intelligent decision for yourself .\ni found myself getting sucked into this post because i wanted to find the hidden message of pixar . i did not , perhaps the meaning is hidden somewhere in the body of text .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthank you so much . i really hate mildly pointing out that something is problematic only to have everyone pile on saying \u201coh you just hate everything , you joyless pc husk , learn to enjoy life for a change\u2026\u201d but enjoying life ( and lots of stuff ) to the fullest and recognizing that shit is fucked up are not mutually exclusive ; in fact i think they\u2019re mutually dependent .\nlos angeles \u2014 i want movie studios to keep their grubby paws off my money . and i want complete control over how my films are marketed .\ni get your message , but by refusing to see cars ( and its sequel ) , you\u2019ve pretty much destroyed the whole point you\u2019re making . also , wall - e is probably the only pixar film that is rooted between human and non - human\u2026 . literally as its main theme . the other pixar movies were more about \u201cfinding yourself\u201d , \u201caccepting others\u201d , or \u201caccepting yourself for who you are\u201d without \u201chumanity\u201d being anywhere in their focus .\n\u201cconsumption of film entertainment has become that much more immediate , fans simply can\u2019t and won\u2019t wait like they used to , \u201d says bourdillon .\nthe lengthy hold - up sprang from the fact that their little independently made horror flick\u2014shot inconspicuously over the course of one month in columbia , missouri , in mid - 2011\u2014was purchased for distribution by the legendary genre film distributor lionsgate films , the company that released american psycho ( 2000 ) before solidifying its legacy in 2004 by launching the now - iconic saw franchise . now that you ' re next is finally being unveiled theatrically , lionsgate ' s been killing it with the pre - release promotions , bombarding bus stops , subway stations , and highway billboards with the film ' s clever marketing strategy : sell the hell out of those animal masks . such enthusiastic marketing is easy for a major studio when the film in question delivers the goods , and you ' re next does .\nthe report also claims the aha neglected to investigate animal cruelty that took place on a new zealand farm during the filming of the hobbit : an unexpected journey in 2011 , when 27 animals \u2013 including sheep and goats \u2013 reportedly perished from dehydration , exhaustion or drowning .\n: the telethon becomes massively popular , despite financial issues , and the muppets rise back to fame in - universe . it goes along with one of the morals : it ' s the friends you work with that make you successful and the fact you tried .\n] hey , lana . lana . my name is vadim . i am 21 years old . i ' m sexy beast .\ni wouldn\u2019t go as far as the author did , but all the same i enjoyed the ( over ) analysis . the strongest statement i\u2019ll make against it is this : i suspect the author\u2019s cognitive biases got in the way of an otherwise fair observation .\ni\u2019m really intrigued by this by not fully satisfied . i\u2019d like to hear someone analyze this stuff through history . for instance :\nhah ! thanks will , yes ,\nit ' s on\nis a classic . actually i quite like the scene between you and wilder . . .\nfor best song (\nman or muppet\n) , making it the first muppet film to win any oscar .\npeople think i ' m part of that whole paris hilton and lindsay lohan set and it ' s frustrating .\nlisten to me ! please , please listen to me ! you don ' t understand ! you have to let me go . i don ' t understand why , why father died , why i ' m alone . it is my only chance . . to work ( looks at the inspector ' s artificial leg ) . you should understand !\ni disagree eddie , you\u2019ve never had a pet ? animals are sentient , i think all living things are sentient ( able to feel ) just because we don\u2019t understand it , it doesn\u2019t mean it doesn\u2019t exist . i seriously doubt pixar is doing it on purpose .\nif you acknowledge the elements of the media that is problematic , then i don\u2019t think you\u2019re condoning it at all ! if you say \u201chey , x is a great show but this thing they do on it is not cool\u201d is pretty far from condoning it because you\u2019re engaging with the media critically . i think there\u2019s room for a lot more nuance in conversations about social justice ( and all conversations in fact ) than just x is bad , and y is good .\ntell folks living along the lower 2 / 3 of the mississippi that god signed a locally significant contract with a rainbow . you got where you are by doing what you did . stupidity is not a bouyant medium .\nwhat is wrong with you people ? this \u201cpost , \u201d or whatever you call it , is profoundly stupid . let me say that again : this \u201cpost , \u201d or whatever you call it , is profoundly stupid .\ni think you are all missing the point . to me , the message is love and respect . for each other , for animals and nature , for how it all comes together .\n: camilla the chicken and company cluck out cee - lo ' s\nforget you\n- or , better known as its uncensored version ,\ncluck you\n.\nyour story is simply put - inspirational . trying to do the same thing with our film bereave starring malcolm mcdowell & neve campbell . it is very difficult . if you have some free time , i loved your video , and we tried a humorous approach with ours . please check us out . blog if you can , support . much love . urltoken\nalso , the characters are interestingly crafted \u2013 you never know how lucie is going to act as she\u2019s really unpredictable , anna\u2019s an interesting character and even when she does silly things , you don\u2019t judge her for them , and mademoiselle is , despite being the big bad of the film , not a character you hate or boo and hiss at . when she kills herself , it\u2019s not a moment to cheer at .\ngood post . i learn something totally new and challenging on websites i stumbleupon everyday . it will always be exciting to read articles from other authors and practice something from other sites .\ntwice i completed the form to recieve your ebook download , recieved nothing . are you collecting email addresses and not deliving your pormised gift ? looking forward to recieve .\ni haven ' t lived here since i was tiny , but my entire family is british and i ' ve been raised as a brit . my sister lives and works in london as a barrister , but nobody can get their head round the fact i ' m anything but a hollywood girl . in the us nobody thinks of me as american , and here , nobody believes i ' m british .\nas a filmmaker who\u2019s proud of his now - in - profit art , i don\u2019t care how the audience initially sees my flick anymore : if vod is the easiest way to get my specialized , non - commercial , non - studio flick to them , i\u2019m happy to pipe it directly into their homes and laptops . i\u2019m a grown - up and i accept that i can\u2019t have everything i want in life all at once ; sometimes , as my wife has taught me , you\u2019ve gotta settle for the fat guy .\nhell , if you go far enough back you can find elements of it in shakespeare , arthurian legends , the mabinogion , even the old testament .\ncongrads again and thanks for sharing so much information and knowledge . although i am a photographer i have been following your blog for a while now and can say that your recent success has been timely inspiration as i am currently struggling and on my way to living out of a suitcase . . .\nthe oscar - winning film was awarded the \u201cno animals were harmed\u201d stamp , despite an aha official having witnessed the incident .\nnone of this is a new revelation by pixar . just look at the teaching of lord buddha or tao philosophy and you will see that people had the right ideas about our place in nature and perspective long ago . i only hope that this mindfulness will return and whatever medium is used to promote it i am all for . unfortunaly after reading others responses i see that humanity has a long way to go . please broaden your horizons through education and exploration and for gods sakes have an open mind or you will never see the world around you .\n] i ' m going to go through yonkers , i ' m going to go door - to - door and take the city that way . . .\ngood post and good insights ! i always enjoy watching movies more when i make a game out of trying to decipher the messages they are \u201cprogramming\u201d into me .\ni don\u2019t support transhumanism or equal rights for animals and the like . i am in fact a hard - line biblical creationist with all of the concurrent prejudices -\nyou can\u2019t have your cake and it eat too . if you are trying to develop a unified theme throughout pixar movies , you don\u2019t just get to toss out cars because it doesn\u2019t fit your theory . i imagine many aspects of cars , and other pixar movies , have as much to do with the technology of movie making as they do with the story or its themes . you can\u2019t shunt that to the side .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\nelements of the muppets take manhattan are referenced , including kermit and piggy ' s wedding photo , but in this film they were never actually married .\nmost of the audience was sent there by a nearby company , which bought the tickets and gave employees half a day off to watch the film .\nto those who think i\u2019m paranoid \u2013 no , i don\u2019t think pixar is doing this deliberately . i think they are capitalizing ( both $ $ and story - wise ) on latent beliefs that people possess but struggle to express .\nfor the fair majority of people , i\u2019d say no . brilliant though it is , it\u2019s the kind of movie that will leave you saddened , and you\u2019ll feel despair at what poor anna is put through , instead of seeing it as part of a compelling mystery . it\u2019s the kind of movie that will make you wonder why people make movies like this , if you\u2019re not already steeled for it .\ni am proud to have been in one of your first film projects ( ' it ' s on ' - - still pull out the vhs and watch it from time to time . . . . ) , proud to have supported this project , and can ' t wait to see the result . good luck to you and keep rockin .\nyour planner helps you schedule your entire sff experience . it shows sessions you ' ve saved , purchased or added to your cart in a helpful timeline .\nand now , because i can\u2019t resist , i have to bring up the one point i did disagree with . i feel that \u201ccars\u201d also fits into this description of personalization . like the stage that describes \u201cthe incredibles , \u201d it is not the level of skill or how a car is built that determines how \u201chuman\u201d or personable a car is , but , as the author points out , \u201cthe choices you make and the way you treat others determines how human you really are . \u201d not to mention the level of success in life , and the level of happiness that \u201cperson\u201d has .\nthe acting between the two lead ladies are brilliant , barton in particular adapts to the russian accent flawlessly , had i not been aware previously that she was an american i would have thought she was russian , and i can honestly say that i ' ve never seen a film like this before . the plot is loose at times , highly unbelievable for one and poorly constructed for two . the script is probably what i am most ashamed of , in places it ' s dull , not needed and slightly childish . after waiting since 2008 for this to come out i cannot say it was worth it . a delay of 5 years warrants a better end product i ' m afraid . not to mention the dvd i was sent refused to play audio until i spent the good part of an hour tampering with the settings .\nit ' s definitely going in the right direction but i ' m finding it harder than i expected , even with all the knowledge i had prior to it launching . it very much is a full time job , although i currently have a full time job so fitting it around everything is a trick i ' m yet to fully master ."]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "eli wallach", "paragraphs": ["eli wallach arrives at the 2011 academy awards with his wife , anne jackson . wallach died tuesday .\neli wallach / ann jackson a special interview with lots of surprises for them .\neli wallach in the magnificent seven , 1960 . photograph : everett collection / rex\namerican film and television actor eli wallach died tuesday at the age of 98 .\neli wallach at home . the academy is honoring him with a lifetime achievement oscar .\n- rita moreno & eli wallach ( 1968 ) . . . himself - team captain\n- guests burt reynolds , eli wallach and anne jackson ( 1969 ) . . . himself\n- carol channing vs . eli wallach ( 1965 ) . . . himself - celebrity contestant\neli wallach and marilyn monroe in the misfits , 1961 . photograph : moviestore collection / rex\neli wallach died at the age of 98 in his manhattan home on june 24 , 2014 .\n- lou brock / don rickles / eli wallach / colleen mccullough ( 1977 ) . . . himself\n- final week - brenda vaccaro , eli wallach and barbara mcnair ( 1969 ) . . . himself\n- eli wallach , tammy grimes and e . j . peaker ( 1969 ) . . . himself\ntony winner eli wallach had a stage , television , and film career that spanned nearly seven decades .\neli wallach interview : nyt critic a . o . scott visits his uncle | the new york times\nveteran stage , film , and television actor eli wallach died on june 24 at the age of 98 .\neli wallach arrives at the 2011 academy awards with his wife , anne jackson . wallach died tuesday . jason merritt / getty images hide caption\ntime\nmagazine once referred to eli wallach and wife anne jackson as\nthe proletarian lunts .\n.\nactor eli wallach poses in the balcony at new york ' s union square theater jan . 2 , 1997 .\neli wallach in a file photo from the 1965 film\nlord jim .\n( ken danvers / associated press )\nveteran actor eli wallach has died at the age of 98 after having a successful acting portfolio of some 200 roles .\nfather , with anne jackson , of son peter wallach , and daughters katherine wallach and roberta wallach .\neli wallach and anne jackson in the original broadway production of eugene ionesco ' s rhinoceros ( 1961 ) . unidentified photographer .\neli wallach , right , with josh brolin in wall street : money never sleeps , 2010 . photograph : sportsphoto / allstar\nactor eli wallach , who brought hint of humanity to villainous roles , dies : the two - way for decades , eli wallach won fans by bringing humanity and humor to roles that pitted him as a villain against titans such as clint eastwood and steve mcqueen . wallach was 98 .\nalan arkin , eli wallach and anne jackson , with the director mike nichols , preparing for the opening of \u201cluv\u201d in 1964 .\neastwood recalled that the two had a\nreunion\nin the eastwood - directed 2003 film mystic river in which eli had a role .\neli will be sadly missed . ' '\neli wallach arrives at the 83rd academy awards held at the kodak theatre on feb . 27 , 2011 , in hollywood , calif .\nclint eastwood has fond memories of eli wallach , his co - star in 1966 ' s the good , the bad and the ugly .\nclint eastwood as blondie and eli wallach as tuco in \u2018the good , the bad and the ugly\u2019 . photograph : silver screen collection / getty images\neli whitney was an american inventor who created the cotton gin and pushed the \u201cinterchangeable parts\u201d mode of production .\nhonorary award recipient eli wallach . the 2010 governors awards ceremony was held at the grand ballroom at hollywood & highland center on november 13 , 2010 .\neli wallach was a wonderful guy and a wonderful actor . i have fond memories of us working together ,\neastwood said in a statement .\namerican actor eli wallach appeared in such films as the misfits ; the good , the bad and the ugly ; and wall street : money never sleeps .\neli wallach , ' the quintessential chameleon ' , starring in the good , the bad and the ugly in 1966 . photograph : silver screen collection / getty images\na charter member of the actors studio and supporter of method acting , eli wallach nonetheless saw life as the ultimate teacher . ( carolyn cole / los angeles times )\neli wallach , the chameleonic stage and screen actor who died tuesday at the age of 98 , was one of the most prolific and enduring performers of his time .\ncast member eli wallach arrives for the premiere of the film \u201cwall street : money never sleeps in new york\u201d in september , 2010 . photograph : lucas jackson / reuters\nactor eli wallach , seen here in\nfor whom the bell tolls\non the cbs show playhouse 90 in 1959 , has died at the age of 98 .\neli herschel wallach was born in the red hook section of brooklyn , n . y . as the hollywood reporter explains , he cut his own path through life :\nafter 7 decades a star of stage and screen , eli wallach dies at 95 actor eli wallach has died at the age of 98 . in a career that spanned seven decades , wallach appeared in more than 200 films , plays and television dramas . his roles ranged from mr . freeze in the batman television show to kilroy in tennessee william ' s camino real on broadway .\nit was great working together again .\nsaid eastwood of the reunion .\neli will be sadly missed .\nvitale : david thomson is the author of\nthe new biographical dictionary of film\n. he says eli wallach was convincing as a villain in a variety of ethnic roles .\neli wallach and anne jackson , seen in\nthe typists ,\nwere married for 66 years and carried on the tradition of the acting couple . ( los angeles times )\neli wallach , who died tuesday at the age of 98 , and his wife anne jackson , 86 , had stellar solo acting careers , but their projects together had a special magic .\nan obituary in some editions on wednesday about the actor eli wallach misstated the year of a television production of clifford odets\u2019s \u201cparadise lost\u201d in which he appeared . it was 1971 , not 1974 .\nactor eli wallach , seen here in\nfor whom the bell tolls\non the cbs show playhouse 90 in 1959 , has died at the age of 98 . cbs / landov hide caption\neli herschel wallach , actor : born brooklyn , new york 7 december 1915 ; married 1948 anne jackson , ( one son , two daughters ) ; died new york city , 24 june 2014 .\neli wallach , whose acting work ranged from westerns to the godfather series and beyond , has died . for decades , wallach won fans by bringing humanity and humor to roles that pitted him as a villain against titans such as clint eastwood and steve mcqueen .\nanne jackson , who collaborated extensively with husband eli wallach , together comprising one of the best - known acting couples of the american theater , died tuesday at her home in manhattan . she was 90 .\nhe played a heck of a bandit and his list of credits highlights a prolific career . eli wallach has died the age of 98 . tom vitale has this look at his long and celebrated career .\nseptember 17 , 2007 : actor eli wallach arrives for the premiere of the ken burns world war ii documentary ' the war ' in new york . ( ap photo / louis lanzano ) ( ap2007 )\neli wallach , the enduring and artful character actor who starred as mexican hombres in the 1960s film classics the magnificent seven and the good , the bad and the ugly , has died . he was 98 .\nclint eastwood remembers ' wonderful ' eli wallach clint eastwood remembers his ' the good , the bad and the ugly ' co - star who died on tuesday at 98 . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nactor eli wallach , known for his work in\nthe good , the bad , and the ugly\nand\nthe magnificent seven\n, died on june 24 , 2014 . he was 98 years old .\nwith a career stretching back to the method acting glory years of the 1950s , eli wallach , who has just died , played a key role in hollywood over six decades . we look back at his most memorable roles\neli wallach , who was one of his generation\u2019s most prominent and prolific character actors in film , onstage and on television for more than 60 years , died on tuesday at his home in manhattan . he was 98 .\nwith a career stretching back to the method acting glory years of the 1950s , eli wallach , who has just died , played a key role in hollywood over six decades . we look back at his most memorable roles\npart of the estate of eli wallach and his wife anne jackson has been acquired by the university of texas at austin for its harry ransom center . specifically 40 boxes of their papers have been sold to the university ; wallach was a 1936 graduate of the university of texas . wallach died in 2014 and his actress wife jackson died last year .\neli wallach , star of\nthe good , the bad and the ugly\nand\nthe magnificent seven ,\ndied on tuesday at his new york city home , his agent confirmed to cbs news . he was 98 .\npeter bradshaw : an ability to project villainy or cynicism or worldly power , often while mounted on a horse , was eli wallach ' s calling card in the movies . but he also had a kind of stern , cerebral handsomeness\nthomson : eli wallach in a lot of his films did not shave and it ' s from a time and an attitude when if you don ' t shave you could be almost any disreputable person from anywhere in the world .\neli manning is the super bowl\u2013winning quarterback for the new york giants , the brother of nfl quarterback peyton manning , and the son of former nfl quarterback archie manning .\nactor eli wallach has died at the age of 98 . in a career that spanned seven decades , wallach appeared in more than 200 films , plays and television dramas . his roles ranged from mr . freeze in the batman television show to kilroy in tennessee william ' s camino real on broadway .\neli wallach is shown at new york ' s union square theater in 1997 , where he was set to appear in the play\nvisiting mr . green .\nthe actor died on tuesday . ( jim cooper / associated press )\neli wallach , an early practitioner of method acting who made a lasting impression as the scuzzy bandit tuco in \u201cthe good , the bad and the ugly , \u201d died yesterday at the age of 98 , the new york times has reported .\ntom vitale , byline : eli wallach was best known for two roles as mexican outlaws . in 1960 he won acclaim for his portrayal of the bandit calvera , facing off against the sect head of gunslingers in\nthe magnificent seven .\nthis tribute was shown at the first annual tcm classic film festival in 2010 in hollywood , california . eli wallach was one of the special guests for that weekend . here is the piece i wrote and produced for him . he was the best .\nfrom his iconic role in the good , the bad and the ugly in 1966 \u2013 he was the ugly \u2013 to apperances in wall street 2 and the ghost in 2010 , eli wallach is the actor who never stops . he talks to rob hastings\neli wallach : ( as calvera ) where ' s the horses , cattle , gold , food from the trees - no more . now i must hut with a price on my head . relish at my heels , i ' ll be back .\nit is hard to imagine the last time a journalist fell for this , which only improves the joke . \u201cyou see that ? she loves to tease me , \u201d eli says .\nand there was more to show , as well , including a passage from one of tennessee williams\u2019s letters offering tribute to his loyal friends eli and annie , who had bolstered him against the occasional unkindness of critics ( including those from the new york times ) . \u201celi , \u201d williams wrote , \u201chas discovered the secret of pissing people off . he\u2019s happy . \u201d\neli wallach , a character actor best known for his supporting roles in the western classics\nthe magnificent seven\nand\nthe good , the bad , and the ugly ,\ndied tuesday at the age of 98 , his daughter katherine told fox411 .\nthis 1964 file photo shows actor eli wallach in a scene from the film , \u201clord jim . \u201d wallach , the raspy - voiced character actor who starred in dozens of movies and broadway plays over a remarkable and enduring career , died monday , june 23 , 2014 of natural causes . he was 98 . ( the associated press )\ngravelly voiced star eli wallach , best known for his roles in the western classics the magnificent seven and the good , the bad , and the ugly , passed away yesterday following a glittering career appearing alongside such icons as clark cable , marilyn monroe and clint eastwood .\nthe british actress , who he starred alongside in the 2006 film the holiday , said : \u201celi wallach is my very own sexiest man alive ! the truth is annie , if i had been around 60 years ago , you would have had some tough competition . \u201d\nanne jackson , a distinguished star of the stage who was half of one of america\u2019s best - known acting couples , sharing much of a long and distinguished career with her husband , eli wallach , died on tuesday at her home in manhattan . she was 90 .\nwhen it did , no one was prouder . listening to eli tell his favorite stories , mixed in with a few sturdy old jokes , is both a familiar pleasure and a somewhat uncanny experience , since though i have heard most of them before , i can never be sure if it was from eli or sam . though there were obvious family resemblances , they were not likely to be mistaken for each other . \u201che\u2019s the older brother , so how come i\u2019m the bald one ? \u201d eli used to say . but at least in memory i have a hard time telling their voices apart .\nvitale : in 2011 the motion picture academy gave eli wallach and honorary oscar for his contributions to the film industry . on the red carpet he told reporters that his wife was the richest thing he owned . for npr news , i ' m tom vitale in new york .\nso call it nepotism , if you want , but to me mr . wallach is uncle eli . he is , technically , my great - uncle : my grandfather , sam wallach , who died in 2001 , was eli\u2019s older brother . they and their two sisters , sylvia and shirley , grew up above a candy shop on union street in the red hook section of brooklyn , the only jewish family on a mostly italian block . ( last time i checked , there was a pet food store at the old address . ) it was sam who sent eli to the university of texas , which his research showed had the cheapest tuition , and who encouraged his younger brother to pursue a master\u2019s degree in education just in case the acting thing didn\u2019t work out .\n\u201ci was hanged four times in that movie , \u201d wallach joked in 2004 .\nwallach : the boy and she said there he is . now you tell .\nupon wallach ' s receipt of an honorary academy award for lifetime achievement , actor robert de niro said ,\ni ' ve heard eli referred to as a character actor , and i think that ' s meant to describe an actor who customarily plays supporting roles . but really we ' re all character actors \u2014 or at least striving to be one . it makes no difference whether his character is the lead or supporting . eli brings the same craft , dedication and artistry to the challenge .\nwallach\u2019s death was confirmed by his daughter katherine . the circumstances of his death are not immediately known , and representatives for wallach did not immediately return requests for comment .\neli wallach , who died tuesday at 98 after a long and distinguished career on stage and screen , was at the top of my list of the best actors i ' ve encountered in the theater \u2014 a striking fact given that i was born too late to have seen him in his heyday .\naustin , texas\u2014the harry ransom center at the university of texas at austin has acquired the papers of actors , and husband and wife , eli wallach ( 1915\u20132014 ) and anne jackson ( 1925\u20132016 ) . known as method actors and early members of the actors studio in new york , wallach and jackson had extensive and independent careers on stage and screen while also performing together in several productions .\nanne jackson , who collaborated extensively with husband eli wallach , together comprising one of the best - known acting couples of the american theater , died tuesday at her home in manhattan . she was 90 . as a couple , jackson and wallach ( together above ) came close to the level of celebrity of lunt and fontanne or , later , hume cronyn and jessica tandy . [ \u2026 ]\njackson and wallach were dedicated students of method acting under the tutelage of lee strasberg .\nfile - this feb . 27 , 2011 file photo shows actor eli wallach at the 83rd academy awards in the hollywood section of los angeles . wallach , the raspy - voiced character actor who starred in dozens of movies and broadway plays over a remarkable and enduring career died monday , june 23 , 2014 of natural causes . he was 98 . ( ap photo / chris pizzello , file )\nin addition to his wife and daughter , wallach is survived by his other children peter and roberta and film critic a . o . scott , whose grandfather was wallach\u2019s brother .\nbut his great nephew nevertheless celebrated him , once writing : \u201cwith eli , there is an impish , sly quality , not a self - conscious winking , exactly , but a palpable relish at the sheer fun of acting . \u201d\neli wallach , a gravelly voiced character actor who appeared alongside such giants as clark gable and marilyn monroe in the misfits , clint eastwood in the good , the bad and the ugly and al pacino in the godfather : part iii , died tuesday , his daughter katherine told the new york times . he was 98 .\n\u201cthere were days , i must confess , when i\u2019d worry about him getting tired . but not eli , \u201d said winslet . \u201ci\u2019d say to him , \u2018eli , please , would you go home now . . . we\u2019ve been here for 20 hours and it\u2019s nearly midnight and you\u2019ve done your close up ! \u2019 but he\u2019d look at me , almost offended , and say , \u2018oh no \u2026 i\u2019m not going home . not when i\u2019m playing with you . \u201d\n) . he also planned it as the third film of his dollars trilogy , following a fistful of dollars ( 1964 ) and for a few dollars more ( 1965 ) , which meant getting clint eastwood back to star as the good . for the bad and ugly sides of the equation he jumpstarted lee van cleef ' s career and gave eli wallach the role of a lifetime . the production in spain was lavish and so chaotic wallach and eastwood were almost killed ( wallach more than once ) . but it also provided the epic canvas for leone ' s vision of war , greed and personal demons .\nthe\nrole of a lifetime\nwas , of course , that of the scheming , scene - stealing tuco . eli wallach and robert osborne introduced the good , the bad and the ugly with an onstage conversation .\ntickets for the dinner , which cost $ 175 per person , are available through the alumni association office at ( 212 ) 234 - 3000 . the new york hilton is located at 54th street and avenue of the americas , manhattan . brief profiles of 2010 john h . finley award recipients marian seldes and eli wallach follow :\nbut his great nephew nevertheless celebrated him , once writing :\nwith eli , there is an impish , sly quality , not a self - conscious winking , exactly , but a palpable relish at the sheer fun of acting .\nit was an amazing moment for me to be on the set working with both eli and clint . so much experience there , and a genuine warmth between them ,\nsays bacon .\ni will cherish that memory .\nfile - this feb . 27 , 2011 file photo shows actor eli wallach at the 83rd academy awards in the hollywood section of los angeles . wallach , the raspy - voiced character actor who starred in dozens of movies and broadway plays over a remarkable and enduring career died monday , june 23 , 2014 of natural causes . he was 98 . ( ap photo / chris pizzello , file ) ( the associated press )\nthe february 6 , 1985 , issue of variety announced the film\nombre sul ponte\n( english title\nshadow on the bridge\n) would begin filming in march 1985 , with director ruggero deodato , starring franco nero , patrick wayne , lisa blount , and eli wallach . no evidence the film was ever made or released .\nand he never seemed to quit . \u201cthere were days , i must confess , when i\u2019d worry about him getting tired . but not eli , \u201d said winslet . \u201ci\u2019d say to him , \u2018eli , please , would you go home now \u2026 we\u2019ve been here for 20 hours and it\u2019s nearly midnight and you\u2019ve done your closeup ! \u2019 but he\u2019d look at me , almost offended , and say , \u2018oh no i\u2019m not going home . not when i\u2019m playing with you ! \u2019 \u201d\nshe does , of course . more to the point , is that the academy \u2014 which never gave uncle eli a nomination and which he never bothered to join \u2014 at last sees what so many of us have delighted in for so long .\n\u201cshe writes of it vividly , sensitively , modestly , \u201d seymour peck wrote in a review for the new york times . \u201cshe cherishes it : this family nurtured her , gave her the strength , let her go on to become an actress , somehow prepared her for her own good marriage ( to eli wallach ) and for motherhood . \u201d\nin 1978 they appeared together in an off broadway revival of \u201cthe diary of anne frank\u201d together with their two daughters : roberta wallach played anne , and katherine wallach essayed anne\u2019s sister , margot .\nveteran actors marian seldes and eli wallach will receive the 63rd john h . finley award for exemplary service to the city from the alumni association of the city college of new york at its 130th annual dinner , thursday , october 28 at the new york hilton . the finley award , named for ccny\u2019s third president , is presented annually to deserving new yorkers .\nthroughout his career wallach often appeared alongside his actress wife anne jackson , who he married in 1948 .\nmr . wallach getting a hug from marilyn monroe on location for the filming of \u201cthe misfits . \u201d\nin 1978 , they appeared together in an off broadway revival of \u201cthe diary of anne frank , \u201d alongside their two daughters . roberta wallach played anne , and katherine wallach played anne\u2019s sister , margot .\na seasoned character actor , eli wallach has worked with some of hollywood & apos ; s greatest stars , including marilyn monroe , steve mcqueen and al pacino . he grew up in brooklyn as the son of jewish immigrants from poland in a predominantly italian neighborhood . around the age of 15 , wallach took to the stage for the first time in a boys & apos ; club production . he enjoyed the experience so much that he decided to become an actor .\neli wallach , who died on tuesday at the age of 98 , was an actor whose working - class demeanor often led to typecasting and character parts on the big screen . onstage , where he began his career and continued to work well into old age , his career was considerably more diverse , with significant roles in plays by tennessee williams and clifford odets .\n\u201ci used to like to come into the room when eli was being interviewed and say , \u2018i have very sad news , \u2019 \u201d annie says as we sit down to dinner . \u201c \u2018our relationship is not going to work out . we\u2019re finished . \u2019 \u201d\nnew york \u2013 as a masterful character actor and early product of postwar , method - style theater , eli wallach wore countless faces , disappearing into them all . but he was always propelled \u2013 in acting and in life \u2013 by a mischievousness and an abiding playfulness that made him a tireless performer , an enduring family man , and , of course , one immortal scoundrel .\neli wallach , the award - winning american actor who helped bring the method to the movies , has died at the age of 98 . his death on tuesday was confirmed to the new york times by his daughter , katherine . in a career spanning six decades , he remains best known for his roles in the magnificent seven and the good , the bad and the ugly .\nwallach also graced tv with various roles , both on dramatic specials and such series as 77 sunset strip .\nnew york ( ap ) \u2014 as a masterful character actor and early product of postwar , method - style theater , eli wallach wore countless faces , disappearing into them all . but he was always propelled \u2014 in acting and in life \u2014 by a mischievousness and an abiding playfulness that made him a tireless performer , an enduring family man and , of course , one immortal scoundrel .\nit\u2019s worth remembering the comically long list of crimes read to eli wallach \u2019s tuco ramirez in the opening scene of the good , the bad and the ugly , as he stands with a rope around his neck waiting to be hanged . although wallach took on the role in sergio leone\u2019s classic spaghetti western without knowing that he would be named as the ugly in the title , that cavalcade of misdemeanours left the movie audiences of 1966 in no doubt just how cut - throat this character really was .\nmost of the villains uncle eli played were considerably more hot - blooded , like the bandit calvera in \u201cthe magnificent seven , \u201d shot dead in a scene that mortified his young son , peter \u2014 \u201cdad , how could you not outdraw yul brynner ? \u201d \u2014 and that , at least according to wallach lore , displeased his father , abe , when it drew cheers from the audience .\nwallach died tuesday evening from natural causes after 98 years of life , 66 years of marriage and some 100 films , including several he made in his 90s . his son , peter wallach , confirmed his death wednesday .\nwallach died tuesday evening from natural causes after 98 years of life , 66 years of marriage and some 100 films , including several he made in his 90s . his son , peter wallach , confirmed his passing wednesday .\nborn in december 1915 , wallach grew in brooklyn to become an instantly recognisable hollywood star despite his humble beginnings .\nfrom his 1956 film debut in\nbaby doll\nto his small , scene - stealing performance in 2010 as an elderly banker with a long memory of financial doom in\nwall street : money never sleeps ,\nthe character he was building wasn ' t eli wallach on the public stage . he was too absorbed in the project of animating a part to concern himself with his own celebrity standing .\nthe holiday\n( 2006 ) : wallach didn ' t always play tough guys . in nancy meyers ' christmasy romantic comedy , he played a kindly old man who was once a famous screenwriter during hollywood ' s golden age . wallach ' s costar kate winslet would later declare wallach her\nvery own sexiest man alive\nat a gala honoring him .\nborn on december 7 , 1915 , eli wallach served in the u . s . army during world war ii . he made his broadway debut in 1945 . he won a tony award for 1951 & apos ; s the rose tattoo , and appeared his first film baby doll in 1956 . more film roles soon followed , including parts in the misfits and the good , the bad and the ugly . wallach later appeared in the godfather : part iii ( 1990 ) and the ghost writer ( 2010 ) . he died on june 24 , 2014 .\nwallach : i grew up with italians in red hook little italy on union street . owned and operated by a mafia .\nwallach played a liquor store owner in the film who gets questioned by police officers played by kevin bacon and laurence fishbourne .\nbypassing his usually well - researched curriculum vitae of his interview guests , rabbi william berkowitz let eli wallach explain himself to the july 12 overflow crowd at the center for jewish history . \u201ci tell journalists . \u2018please don\u2019t put my age in , \u2019\u201d the 89 - year - old wallach said . \u201cit\u2019s a handicap for directors who think i can\u2019t remember lines . \u201d he need not have worried , for , in a mostly uninterrupted 90 - minute \u201cperformance , \u201d the actor disgorged a river of anecdotes about plays and films that he was in and actors with whom he\u2019s worked .\nfew actors documented their process like anne jackson and eli wallach did ,\nsays dr . eric colleary , cline curator of theatre and performing arts at the ransom center .\nthey were absolute masters of their craft . throughout their scripts you can find complex character sketches and marginal notes detailing why their characters behave the way they do . they bring an entirely new dimension to some of the most important plays and films of the 20th century .\nhere are but 10 of wallach ' s memorable movie roles \u2014 five from his early years and five from his later years .\nwallach and jackson were married for 66 years after meeting while performing in a 1946 production of tennessee williams\u2019 this property is condemned .\nwallach never won an oscar , but he was given an honorary academy award in 2010 , hailed as the \u201cquintessential chameleon . \u201d\nwallach : ( as tuco ) who ever double crosses me and leaves me alive , he understands nothing about tuco . nothing .\ni\u2019m aware that my critical eye is shaded by personal affection , but it seems to me that what shines through eli\u2019s performances , however angry , treacherous or ugly the character \u2014 and he will always be \u201cthe ugly\u201d to spaghetti western fans \u2014 is the same gruff charm that i find in his company . the motion picture academy of arts and sciences citation celebrates eli as \u201cthe quintessential chameleon , effortlessly inhabiting a wide range of characters , while putting his inimitable stamp on every role . \u201d this is true enough , but it is also boilerplate that could just as easily apply to , say , karl malden , his foil and co - star in \u201cbaby doll , \u201d or any of a number of other methodizers of their generation . with eli , there is an impish , sly quality , not a self - conscious winking , exactly , but a palpable relish at the sheer fun of acting . he has at times pushed this to the edge of hamminess , and at least once gone over it into something altogether glorious .\nhe also said that he had recently received a letter from the pope , who told wallach his favorite movie was the magnificent seven .\nwallach never won an oscar , but he was given an honorary academy award in 2010 , hailed as the\nquintessential chameleon .\nwallach : and she said to the lady , terry hayman ( ph ) who ' s going to play the old . . .\nyears later , wallach said strangers would recognize him and start whistling the distinctive theme from \u201cthe good , the bad and the ugly . \u201d\nthe characters played by the actor eli wallach , who has died aged 98 , were seldom good but almost always bad and ugly . the mould was set with his second film , don siegel ' s the lineup ( 1958 ) , in which he played a nervous psychotic killer called dancer . most memorably , wallach portrayed calvera , the bearded , grinning , sadistic bandit chief with gold teeth who terrorises mexican villagers in the magnificent seven ( 1960 ) . this role led to his being cast as the heavy in several spaghetti westerns a few years later , notably sergio leone ' s the good , the bad and the ugly ( 1966 ) .\nosborne : not a bad movie . wallach : oooooh , wow . [ at this juncture wallach asked osborne if he could share something . ] the music in movies always impressed me . ready ? [ he pulled out a birthday card that\u2014when opened\u2014played morricone ' s theme song to the good , the bad and the ugly . ] osborne : that ' s great . wallach : [ coyly ] you ' re a treat .\neli wallach was born in red hook , brooklyn , on dec . 7 , 1915 , the son of abraham wallach , who owned a candy store in the neighborhood , and the former bertha schorr . he graduated from erasmus hall high school in brooklyn and attended the university of texas at austin ( \u201cbecause the tuition was $ 30 a year , \u201d he once said ) , where he also learned to ride horses \u2014 a skill he would put to good use in westerns . after graduation he returned to new york and earned a master\u2019s degree in education at city college , with the intention of becoming a teacher like his brother and two sisters .\nhowever despite his glittering movie career wallach admitted his most popular role was playing baddie mr freeze in two episode\u2019s of batman on tv in 1967 .\nalthough he is best known for playing mexican characters in westerns , wallach was actually a polish jew in real life and had no hispanic ancestry .\nit was on the small screen that i learned to recognize him , and shout , \u201chey , it\u2019s uncle eli ! \u201d at the screen . ( though i did the same thing the first time i saw \u201cmystic river , \u201d in which his single - scene cameo as a loquacious liquor store owner is uncredited . ) my youthful eli epiphany , after seeing him in a few plays that i didn\u2019t understand at all , came when i saw him as mr . freeze , scheming against burt ward and adam west on the old \u201cbatman\u201d television series . ( i suppose it is my scholarly duty to note that otto preminger also played that role , and of course arnold schwarzenegger did too , but in my entirely dispassionate judgment they hardly measure up . )\nwallach and his wife , anne jackson , were married in 1948 , \u201cwhen israel became a state \u2014 and we\u2019re still here 56 years later . \u201d\nhe , his wife anne jackson and their daughter , roberta wallach , all made guest appearances in different episodes of law & order ( 1990 ) .\nwilliams provided wallach with some of his best roles in the theatre , and wrote the screenplay for baby doll ( 1956 ) , in which wallach made his film debut , aged 40 . wallach even turned down the part of maggio in from here to eternity ( 1953 ) , which won frank sinatra an oscar , in order to do williams ' s camino real on stage , directed by elia kazan . conversely , in 1990 , wallach took over the role of altobello , the close friend of the corleones , in the godfather part iii , when sinatra could not fit it into his schedule .\nthe volatility that characterized much of ms . jackson and mr . wallach\u2019s stage work often carried over into their dressing rooms . the couple in 1973 .\neven wallach ' s characteristic smirk had range : it was equally perfect for a devious villain or for an underdog who had just beaten the odds .\nthe news of his death is sad , but in recalling names like these , wallach knew he had enjoyed a great life with his brilliant talent .\nafter two years of army service during world war ii , wallach debuted on broadway in 1945 and won a tony award for tennessee williams\u2019s 1951 the rose tattoo . williams also wrote the script for wallach\u2019s movie debut , the 1956 baby doll , costarring carroll baker and karl malden and directed by elia kazan .\nwallach brought an unnerving angst to the ranch hand guido , who pines for monroe ' s beautiful divorc\u00e9e despite her involvement with gable ' s aging cowboy .\nwallach ' s personal life , he added , was more placid and law - abiding : he loved collecting antique clocks , watching tennis and telling stories .\nnoticing his stirring performance at the martin beck theater in the rose tattoo , kazan cast wallach in baby doll , whose screenplay also was written by williams .\nvitale : sitting in his upper west side apartment when he was 95 - years - old , eli wallach recalled growing up in brooklyn where his parents owned a candy store . during world war ii he served as an army officer in hawaii , casa blanca and france . after the war she studied method acting as an original member of the actor studio in new york . he met his wife actress anne jackson while he was auditioning for the role of a teenager in another williams play . 65 years later they still finish each other ' s sentences .\nit didn ' t take long for wallach to achieve a sort of immortality by playing the villain , again , in the magnificent seven . this landmark western , adapted from akira kurosawa ' s seven samurai , had wallach as the bandit leader , calvera , from who the seven aim to protect the hapless mexicans .\n\u201ci\u2019ve played more bandits , thieves , killers , warlords , molesters and mafiosi that you could shake a stick at , \u201d wallach said , accepting the award from eastwood . wallach\u2019s personal life , he added , was more placid and law - abiding : he loved collecting antique clocks , watching tennis and telling stories .\nwallach lost the sight in his left eye as a result of a stroke which in his 2005 autobiography , he described the incident as happening \u201csome years ago\u201d .\noddly , wallach often played mexican bandits in movies , most memorably in 1960\u2019s the magnificent seven , in which his ornery character threatened steve mcqueen and yul brynner .\nwallach is survived by his wife , anne jackson , and their three children peter , roberta , and katherine , five grandchildren , and several great - grandchildren .\nin 2010 , wallach received an honorary oscar for a 60 - year career that included a memorable role as a mafia don in the godfather : part iii .\nat the neighborhood playhouse school of the theatre in 1938 , his fellow students were tony randall , gregory peck and efrem zimbalist . during a rehearsal for g . b . shaw\u2019s \u201cmajor barbara , \u201d charles laughton admonished wallach : \u201c\u2018no stanislavsky crap from you ! \u2019\u201d berkowitz asked : \u201cwhat\u2019s the [ stanislavsky ] method ? \u201d wallach replied : \u201ci wish i knew . \u201d as for his father\u2019s reaction to his becoming an actor , wallach recalled : \u201cfrom this you make a living ? \u201d\nlike most people in their 90s , he tends to reminisce a lot , and to revisit certain themes and stories . if he drops a word or forgets a name or a title ( \u201cthe picture i did in cambodia , with peter o\u2019toole . . . \u201d ) someone will fill in the blank ( \u201clord jim\u201d ) , either a visiting film critic or one of eli\u2019s children or , most often , aunt annie .\nwallach followed this up with the misfits , for john huston , which turned out to be the last film for both monroe and clark gable . wallach ' s supporting role , as guido , saw him carry a torch for monroe ' s rosalyn .\ni ' m out of my mind with waitin ' . . .\nwallach played sakini for a year in the london cast of\nteahouse of the august moon .\namong the aspiring young actors from the royal academy of dramatic arts who worked backstage with scenery were alan bates , peter o ' toole , and albert finney . wallach later succeeded david wayne in the part in the broadway production .\nboth kazan and wallach were founder members of the actors studio in 1947 , among whom were marlon brando , rod steiger and karl malden .\nwe were like converts to a new religion ,\nwallach recalled .\nwe didn ' t understand anyone else ' s acting except our own . everyone else was a pagan .\nionesco ' s rhinoceros and murray schisgal ' s absurdist comedy luv were further examples of wallach ' s enthusiasm for the off - beat rather than the safe choice .\nas usual , wallach brought nuance to what could have been a one - note role , infusing the silk - shirted , gold - toothed villain with menacing charm .\nwallach was associated with the character so deeply that passersby would whistle the film ' s musical theme ( by ennio morricone ) in his presence for decades to follow .\nlord jim\n( 1965 ) : wallach starred opposite another big star , peter o ' toole , in richard brooks ' three - hour epic based on the novel by joseph conrad . o ' toole played the disgraced english seaman of the title , and wallach once again portrayed a villain , the warlord known as the general .\n\u201cwe were the only jewish family in red hook in a sea of italians , \u201d said wallach , who was born in new york\u2019s little italy . when the director of the [ 1967 movie ] \u201cthe good , the bad and the ugly\u201d told him to \u201ccross himself , \u201d he was mystified by wallach\u2019s peculiar arm choreography . wallach explained that his shorthand execution of this rite ( which he demonstrated for the audience ) was based on \u201cseeing my italian neighbors cross themselves in little italy in the 1920s . \u201d\nfrom whatever source , i grew up with stories about uncle eli : the little kid who was always getting into mischief ; the army medic who served in the european theater in world war ii ; and , most of all , the star of stage and screen . the highlights of his early career , as a vital figure in the postwar blossoming of american theater , were always a particular source of family pride and can still raise goose bumps among aficionados with long memories . he was in the original stage productions of \u201cteahouse of the august moon\u201d and \u201cmister roberts , \u201d though not in the films they eventually became . uncle eli\u2019s first film was \u201cbaby doll , \u201d in 1956 , directed by elia kazan from a script by tennessee williams \u2014 a movie that earned him a british academy award , and golden globe nomination , and that was condemned by the roman catholic church .\njackson , 87 , survives wallach , as do their three grown children : peter , a film animator , and daughters roberta and katherine , both actors like their parents .\nwallach died tuesday at the age of 98 . the news was first reported wednesday by the new york times , which confirmed his passing with the actor ' s daughter .\nwallach is survived by his wife of 66 years , anne jackson , their three children , and grandnephew a . o . scott , a new york times film critic .\nwith kazan directing , and featuring wallach , malden and carroll baker , all from the actors studio , the film baby doll had\nmethod\nspread all over it . wallach was splendidly sly , sensual and funny as silva vacarro , a moustachioed , vengeful latin seducer of the virginal child bride married to a sexually frustrated cotton - mill owner .\nthe hunter\n( 1980 ) : wallach reunited with\nmagnificent seven\ncostar mcqueen in what would be the latter ' s final movie , a thriller based on real - life bounty hunter ralph\npapa\nthorson . mcqueen played thorson , while wallach stole scenes and injected some humor as a nearsighted bail bondsman who enlists his services .\nvitale : critic david thomson says it was probably the longest show business marriage of the 20th century . and wallach ' s career was also one of the most prolific . he acted in more than 90 films and dozens of plays and tv shows . thomson says wallach will be remembered for the quality as well as the quantity of his work .\nrobert osborne : tell us a little bit of how you first got involved with this ? eli wallach : the good , the bad and the ugly ? osborne : yeah . wallach : well , i didn ' t know i was going to wind up as the ugly ! i was in california doing a film and sergio leone came and said he wanted to meet me . i said ,\nall right . what for ?\nhe said ,\nit ' s for what they call a ' spaghetti western ' .\ni asked him ,\nwhat is a ' spaghetti western ' ?\ni had no idea what the hell a\nspaghetti western\nwas ; but , he showed me the credit at the beginning of his movie . he comes across and then a gun comes in and shoots him right off the screen and i thought ,\nanybody who can do that , i ' ll work for him .\nosborne : what was that experience like ? wallach : with leone ? osborne : yeah . wallach : i ' ll tell one little quick story . osborne : you tell as many stories as you want .\nwallach appeared in a number of plays by odets , including his last broadway outing in a 1994 revival of odets '\nthe flowering peach\nfrom the national actors theatre .\nthe first movie in which mr . wallach acted was also written by williams : \u201cbaby doll\u201d ( 1956 ) , the playwright\u2019s screen adaptation of his \u201c27 wagons full of cotton . \u201d mr . wallach played silva vacarro , a sicilian \u00e9migr\u00e9 and the owner of a cotton gin that he believes has been torched . karl malden and carroll baker also starred .\nother documents they purchased from the wallach / jackson estate include playbills , clippings , posters , professional and candid photographs , correspondence , scrapbooks , home movies , awards and interviews .\nduring shooting in spain , wallach was almost killed when a galloping horse carried him for a considerable distance while his hands were tied behind his back . later , leone positioned him in the dirt , where a speeding train\u2019s protruding iron steps missed the actor by inches . wallach refused to do another take , a decision that surely contributed to his longevity .\nmarried 66 years and the parents of three children , wallach and jackson were able to translate their personal chemistry and dynamism into their roles whether on screen , stage and television .\nmarried for 66 years , wallach and jackson ' s partnership mirrors similar relationships between actors alfred lunt and lynn fontanne , jessica tandy and hume cronyn and anne bancroft and mel brooks . wallach and jackson , who met while performing in a 1946 production of tennessee williams '\nthis property is condemned ,\nappeared multiple times together on broadway and off broadway .\nwallach gave one of his best - known and well - regarded performances in the 1966 western the good , the bad and the ugly with clint eastwood and lee van cleef . that following year , he won an emmy award for his work on a television special . wallach also found success on the stage , appearing in the comedy luv with wife anne ."]}
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( november 2013 ) . peppermint candy transformation of mans life film studies essay . retrieved from urltoken\npeppermint - flavored candy can be used to dull some aches and pains . it may inhibit nerves that react to painful stimuli , and although this is temporary , you may enjoy a brief respite from an irritating cough or aching muscles . the menthol in peppermint candy , mints or gum produces a cooling sensation in your mouth because it stimulates nerves that sense cold temperatures , so sucking on peppermint candy may soothe an uncomfortable sore throat .\npeppermint candy\nwas directed and written by lee chang dong and stars sol kyung gu as yongho in the most impressive acting performance that i have witnessed this year . in the unlikely event that\npeppermint candy\nis released for general distribution , it is not to be missed .\nkorean movie reviews for 2000 : jsa , the foul king , the isle , barking dogs never bite , chunhyang , peppermint candy , and more .\nafter - dinner mints are popular not only because of the flavor , but because peppermint consumed after a meal can reduce gas and help with digestion . the cooling menthol in peppermint oil stimulates the stomach lining and eases stomach pain , so sucking peppermint candy may calm your upset stomach . if your symptoms of indigestion are related to gastroesophageal reflux disease , or gerd , peppermint products should not be used . peppermint oil should never be given to infants or children . candy made from peppermint oil is sometimes used to treat sea - and motion sickness , as it can numb the stomach wall and alleviate nausea and vomiting . although peppermint candy may ease nausea from morning sickness during pregnancy , the encyclopedia of alternative medicine warns that women who have miscarried in the past should limit their use of peppermint because large amounts may trigger a miscarriage . women who are breastfeeding their infants should not use or consume products containing peppermint oil .\npeppermint candy transformation of mans life film studies essay .\nukessays . com . 11 2013 . all answers ltd . 07 2018 < urltoken > .\nukessays . peppermint candy transformation of mans life film studies essay [ internet ] . november 2013 . 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[ online ] . available from : urltoken [ accessed 9 july 2018 ] .\nall answers ltd , ' peppermint candy transformation of mans life film studies essay ' ( ukessays . com , july 2018 ) < urltoken > accessed 9 july 2018\nthere are several legends surrounding peppermint candy canes . for example , an account in\nsweet !\nby ann love and jane drake says that in 1670 a german choirmaster gave out sticks of sugar candy to children to keep them quiet .\nproduct - yankeetraders hostess party mix , wrapped hard candy assortment - 4 lbs .\nfind out where to buy spangler candy at the nearest retailer . learn how our candies are used as thank - you candy for many businesses and restaurant operations .\npeppermint candy takes a nice approach with the storytelling and it deserves the attention that it gets . too bad it isn ' t exciting enough for someone like me .\npeppermint is a soothing herb that contains properties to help calm muscle spasms or cramps . peppermint candy not only tastes good , but it can have both a relaxing or invigorating effect , depending on when you use it , according to the farmers\u2019 almanac .\none of the most common uses for peppermint oil is as a flavoring for various types of candies , including mints , candy canes , peppermint sticks and chocolate confections . ancient egyptians used the peppermint plant as a medicinal herb , but an english botanist who found the peppery mint growing in a field first described it in 1696 . peppermint has been cultivated for its essential oil since the 1700s , and today the united states provides 75 percent of the world ' s fresh peppermint . oil from the peppermint plant contains menthol , a pharmacologically important substance with multiple heath benefits , according to harvard health publications .\npeppermint candy transformation of mans life film studies essay .\nall answers ltd . ukessays . com , november 2013 . web . 9 july 2018 . < urltoken > .\nwe have the best brand name bulk candy . . . delivered right to your door !\nbrach ' s star brites peppermint mints , 7 . 5 oz bag ( pack of 3 )\nwhile the origin of peppermint candy is unclear , historical accounts show that peppermint oils have been used since ancient times to calm the stomach and for other remedies . farmers in europe began commercially growing the plant , which is a natural cross between watermint and spearmint , in the late 1700s .\nit is not known exactly when peppermint - flavored candy first appeared . the confection is mentioned by slaves in the library of congress ' american memory project . smith kendon developed altoids in 1780 to relieve intestinal discomfort , and life savers introduced its pep - o - mint flavor in 1912 . in 1927 , eduard haas , of vienna , austria , invented peppermint pez candy and the original dispenser .\n2 pack - breath savers 3 - hour peppermint 8 pack ( 1 . 1 oz per pack )\nwe had a wedding candy buffet . candystore gave us quick turnover from order to delivery plus all candy came exactly as ordered with tight sealed packaging . it was super fresh and the wedding went great !\nproduct - brach ' s star brites peppermint mints , 7 . 5 oz bag ( pack of 3 )\nproduct - 2 pack - breath savers 3 - hour peppermint 8 pack ( 1 . 1 oz per pack )\nan intense , emotional masterpiece of korean new wave , peppermint candy is told in reverse , taking the viewers back through 20 years of a doomed man ' s life , while chronicling the sentiments and changes of modern korea .\nlee changdong filmed the film , peppermint candy in 1999 . unlike the most of the films in these days , the film , peppermint candy shows one\u2019s life story by taking audiences on the backwards train . there are 7 different vignettes within the film\u2019s reverse temporal denouements , which are \u20181999 spring , picnic\u2019 , \u20181999 spring , 3 days prior , camera\u2019 , \u20181994 summer , life is beautiful\u2019 , \u2018 1987 april , confessions\u2019 , \u20181984 autumn , prayer\u2019 , \u20181980 may , visiting camp\u2019 , \u20181979 autumn , picnic\u2019 . the peppermint candy includes the higlights of the kwangju massacre of may 1980 . with this film , audience can see the psychological problems that the main character , young ho has .\nregardless of whether\npeppermint candy\nis viewed from a personal or political angle , there is little doubt that director lee chang dong has created a modern masterpiece . with a judiciously - applied narrative structure and the brooding performance of sol kyung - gu ,\npeppermint candy\nis a bittersweet confection that illustrates how the innocence and optimism of youth can end up crushed under the relentless march of time , the travails of happenstance , and the frailties of the human heart .\nthe candy orphanage is an orphanage in the candy kingdom . it is first mentioned in\nprincess cookie\nby baby - snaps . baby - snaps himself lived in the orphanage as a child , where all but he were\ntoo depressed to play .\nprincess bubblegum came to the orphanage with peppermint butler and engaged the children in numerous fun activities .\npeppermint candy is something that yongho is especially fond of . his first love is sunim , who works in a candy factory . when he is in the army in 1980 , she sends him candy to remind him of home and her love . one night his company is rousted from bed in the middle of the night for some sort of mysterious engagement . the sergeant abuses the men , calling them\nbitches ,\nas they struggle to get their gear together . when yongho ' s peppermints pour out of his knapsack , the sergeant punches and kicks him because candy is not allowed .\nspangler candy upholds the highest standards of quality for our confectionery products . see the most common questions regarding specific ingredients .\nthe menthol in peppermint tea and candy may increase saliva production , which leads to swallowing and suppression of the reflex that causes coughs . menthol can also act as a potent decongestant and can clear a stuffy nose and make it easier to breathe . peppermint works as an expectorant because menthol thins mucus , loosens phlegm and breaks up coughs . large doses of peppermint oil may be toxic , and pure menthol , which is poisonous , should never be ingested . do not to confuse oil with tincture formulations .\nsimilar to this year ' s mind - bending indie hit\nmemento\n, the 2000 south korean film\npeppermint candy\nstarts at the end of the story , and gradually works its way back to the beginning . however , whereas\nmemento\nwas a revenge thriller spanning a mere two weeks , the ambitious canvas of\npeppermint candy\ncovers two decades of recent south korean history , with its contemplative and poignant tale of innocence lost , echoing the social , political , and economic turmoil of a nation ' s arduous climb to democracy . of all the films to have sprung from the recent renaissance in korean cinema ,\npeppermint candy\nis perhaps one of the more substantial ones , easily making this south korean - japanese co - production a modern classic .\n{ { cite web | last = essays | first = uk urltoken | title = peppermint candy transformation of mans life film studies essay | publisher = ukessays . com | date = november 2013 | accessdate = 9 july 2018 | location = nottingham , uk } }\nalways wear heat - resistant rubber welding gloves ( sold at hardware stores ) to protect your hands from burns when pulling hot candy .\nhow might one describe the taste of peppermint ? refreshing and cool ? slightly sweet ? how about the \u201cclean\u201d sensation left over once the candy has gone ? in this intense and emotionally raw film , the peppermint transforms from mere confection into the reminder of one man\u2019s lost innocence\u2014and arguably , that of south korea after the war . though we might bite into the peppermint hoping for sweeter breath , whatever has dirtied the mouth still remains . so it goes with the attempt to live decently again , once personal sins and harrowing experiences begin to take their toll .\nthose viewers who devour character studies , art films , powerful acting , or are just looking for something different might take interest in peppermint candy . please be warned that this movie contains varying degrees of violence , brief nudity , and depicts suicidal tendencies . certain scenes can be disturbing .\nthese little peppermints do require fast speed to stretch and cut , but if you don ' t get it right the first time , your hardened brick of candy won ' t go to waste . leftover candy cane can be crushed and used in ice cream , cookies , or candies .\ni have been ordering from you for a good while , my husband says the quality and freshness of the candy is the best . i figure , he thinks i am the best , so urltoken must be really good ! my husband is a candy freak , he loves the green leaves .\nsouth korean cinema is in fine form , if its recent cannes presence is anything to go by . of the three south korean films at the festival , the directors ' fortnight selection , peppermint candy , was the most obviously commercial - something confirmed by a long run back home , where the film opened in december .\nan overlong but oddly magnetic melodrama , peppermint candy excels in its main aim : using scenes from a life to build a convincing portrait of a complex , ordinary , not particularly likeable man . the scenes run backwards in time from the tragic end - an unusual device that requires quite a lot of patience from the audience at first .\nin a series of flashbacks , we do go back with yongho and discover what has driven him to suicide . his\nrosebud\nis nothing less than the social role imposed by south korean society in its rise to\nsuccess\nin the post 1980s .\npeppermint candy\nis mainly an attempt to rip the pleasant facade off this image .\napart from box - office fare there was an unusually strong collection of art films released in 2000 . notable works include peppermint candy , lies , chunhyang , barking dogs never bite , the isle , the virgin stripped bare by her bachelors , die bad , and bongja . korea also continues to churn out scores of fascinating , high - quality short films .\nunfortunately , this cinematic gem has not seen wide distribution outside of south korea , other than brief appearances at the toronto international film festival , the london film festival , and the new york new directors / new films festival . however , thanks to the advent of the internet ,\npeppermint candy\nis available through an import dvd , complete with english subtitles .\nwhile the acting was quite good in this film and it had an interesting premise and format , i found it odd and violent . but more than anything , peppermint candy left me with a burning desire to study modern korean history more . i\u2019ve read a couple of books about korea but never taken any classes and this film whetted my appetite for more knowledge .\neven if it were not a great film ,\npeppermint candy\nwould be worth seeing just as a guide to the dramatic changes in post - dictatorship south korea . while ostensibly a citizen kane type morality tale about an evil man , it is really a mirror held up to a country whose two main pillars were military / police brutality and worship of mammon .\npeppermint candy ( \ubc15\ud558\uc0ac\ud0d5 ) starts with a crazed man \u2013 the main character , yong ho \u2013 crashing a picnic by a river of a group of middle - aged reunioners who have got together 20 years after working together in a factory . turns out he was one of them and after getting everyone\u2019s attention , he heads up to the railway tracks to commit suicide .\nplace ropes side by side and twist pieces together . starting at the right side , pull and twist rope until about 6 inches of candy are twisted 1 / 2 - inch thick . quickly cut 1 - inch pieces off with scissors . place on a lined baking sheet to harden . continue twisting , pulling , and cutting 1 - inch pieces into 6 - inch - long sections until candy becomes too hard and can no longer be pulled . reserve leftover candy block to crush into pieces for other recipes . store candies in an airtight container or resealable plastic bag .\npeppermint candy is a difficult film due to the graphic emotional and physical violence that it unflinchingly presents . lee\u2019s camera unerringly finds the ugliest residue of industrial life \u2013 service roads , parking lots , jammed commercial streets , forgotten patches of crabgrass in the empty lots of cities that grew too fast . yong - ho is not a likeable character . lee allows us to understand the external forces and disappointments that he has suffered in making him the man he is , but it is difficult to forgive him for his terrible behaviour . in some ways , the film\u2019s overarching national metaphor overwhelms a deeper understanding of the characters . they all symbolise something about south korean social reality and do not fully breathe as three - dimensional people or characters . peppermint candy is a compelling and powerful work and a necessary to any introduction to the korean new wave . lee quit filmmaking after the film to become south korea\u2019s minister of culture for reformer roh moo - hyun \u2013 one of the planks of roh\u2019s platform was more humane treatment of student protestors \u2013 for two years . after his stint in government , lee\u2019s filmmaking became less strident and philosophical and perhaps , more mature . peppermint candy is a work of deep conviction , passion and anger .\none might notice something unusual about peppermint candy straightaway : it\u2019s backwards . it affects a non - linear structure , forcing the viewer to witness the lead\u2019s story in reverse chronology . we start with a broken maniac ready to commit suicide on some train tracks , and end with a starry - eyed youth , happy and in love . what must have happened between these two points to result in such a drastic change ?\nchang - dong lee ( born 1954 , south korea ) has won the 2008 special director\u2019s prize at the asian film awards and has been nominated for the golden lion and palme d\u2019or . his latest film poetry won the best screenplay award at the 2010 cannes film festival . his credits include secret sunshine ( 2007 ) , oasis ( 2002 , best director award at venice film festival ) and peppermint candy ( 2000 ) .\nin many respects ,\npeppermint candy\nhas much in common with\nforrest gump\n. similar to how the titular protagonist of the 1994 robert zemeckis film was a stand - in for the american people and his adventures through history reflecting the experiences of the baby boomer generation , yongho is a stand - in for the south korean people , with his degradation and despair a reflection of the country ' s long uphill climb towards democracy .\numa hist\u00f3ria contada de tr\u00e1s pra frente revelando o motivo de uma mente destru\u00edda \u00e9 muito mais atraente do que acompanhar a linearidade de uma vida qualquer . peppermint candy , \u00e9 um aviso pr\u00e9vio do que o diretor japon\u00eas lee chang - dong tem a oferecer , sendo este seu segundo filme e primeira parceria entre o realizador e os atores so - ri moon e sol kyung - gu , que viria a ocorrer novamente tr\u00eas anos depois em oasis .\npeppermint candy chronicles the corruption and loss of innocence of a man during a turbulent and destructive period in south korean history . beginning with his suicide on a train track ( a reoccurring motif helping to tie the film together ) the story unfolds in reverse order as we witness how a naive and idealistic teen could become the broken man we first meet . the film\u2019s structure , rather than simply being a novel attention grabbing device , works beautifully to provide greater\u2026\n{\n@ context\n:\nhttp : \\ / \\ / schema . org\n,\n@ type\n:\nnewsarticle\n,\nheadline\n:\nwhat are the benefits of peppermint candy ?\n,\nurl\n:\nhttps : \\ / \\ / www . livestrong . com \\ / article \\ / 286699 - what - are - the - benefits - of - peppermint - candy \\ /\n,\nthumbnailurl\n:\nhttp : \\ / \\ / photos . demandstudios . com \\ / getty \\ / article \\ / 181 \\ / 78 \\ / 178090326 . jpg\n,\ndatecreated\n:\n2010 - 10 - 23t00 : 08 : 00z\n,\narticlesection\n:\nfood and drink\n,\ncreator\n:\n[ \\\nmaura wolf \\\n]\n,\nkeywords\n:\n[ \\\n\\\n]\n}\ni share it with my grandpa , he relives his childhood days in coney island with each bite . great candy and excellent service and delivery , tracking & on time . i ' ve already recommended urltoken to a friend .\nthere ' s always a strong appreciation to be found in films that exude such a strong vision by the directors that they ' re able to effortlessly bend and break the whims of traditional structure and still manage to tell a coherent story , just more powerfully . films like nolan ' s memento and gaspar noe ' s irreversible dared to present a thriller backwards . lee chang - dong ' s peppermint candy presents backwards , on the polarising end of the spectrum of genre , an epic character study .\nwhen i finished watching the film , the first thing that went through my mind was \u201ci\u2019m not sure what to think so this will be a hard review to write . \u201d and even after a little time has passed , i have to agree . it was both a well - acted and thought - provoking film and one that i didn\u2019t enjoy . sound contradictory ? well , so are my thoughts about peppermint candy . it\u2019s such an intense film that once it was finished , i was incredibly drained emotionally .\nit wasn ' t always this easy . in 1984 when he was a rookie cop , he was initiated into the art of torture . after a trade unionist prisoner shits on him during a session , he rushes into the bathroom to wash himself off . while peeing , another more seasoned cop casually mentions to him that he will not be able to forget the smell . that is what\npeppermint candy\nis about mostly , a man learning how , but never successfully so , to get over the smell .\nas part of the moon so - ri line up of films in the \u2018year of the four actors\u2019 , the korean culture centre uk screened lee chang - dong\u2019s peppermint candy . this film , released in 1999 , was director lee chang - dong\u2019s second film , and it certainly left a deep impression on audiences for it\u2019s ability to portray huge themes and historical events through the troubled life of one man . picking up numerous awards , such as best director and best actor , the film was received with acclaim and rightly so .\nthe second movie made by worldwide renowned south korean director lee chang - dong , called bakha satang ( peppermint candy ) , is going to be shown in retrospective of a foreign author selection . this movie drew attention already after its initial projections , especially in film festivals . the first projection of the movie was in 1999 , and it was at the opening of international film festival pusan . after that , the movie was multiply awarded in karlovy vary festival , and it won grand bell award in grand bell festival in south korea .\nwearing rubber gloves , pull off 1 / 3 of the mixture , place it flat on the baking sheet , use your thumb to indent a small crevice , and add several drops food coloring into the crevice . quickly pull candy and fold it into itself until the red food dye is thoroughly incorporated . stretch the remaining candy until it ' s a foot long , fold it in half , and continue pulling and stretching in the same manner until it whitens in color . pull both pieces into 12 - inch - long ropes .\nif you manage to not be annoyed during its opening act which features a deranged asshole with suicidal tendencies putting up an extraordinary display of overacting before killing himself by getting run over by a train , you just might be able to enjoy peppermint candy & even end up being impressed by it too . told in reverse chronology , this film covers the past 20 years in the life of that stupid maniac & depicts the events that eventually led to his suicide while also showing that he was not such a weirdo from the beginning but was slowly transformed into one by the korean ' system ' .\nat the beginning of lee chang dong ' s ' ' peppermint candy ' ' a well - dressed man , possibly drunk and visibly distressed , stumbles into the reunion picnic of a group of men and women who had worked together in a factory 20 years before . they remember him from the old days , but he seems to have fallen out of touch . after alarming the group with his erratic behavior , the man , whose name is yongho ( sol kyung gu ) , climbs a nearby railroad bridge and , as the train approaches , screams into the camera , ' ' i want to go back . ' '\nliberally spray a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray . alternatively , line a rimmed baking sheet with a silpat . in a 4 - quart saucepan , bring sugar , corn syrup , and water to a boil , stirring frequently with a wooden spoon until the sugar dissolves . cook mixture until it reads 305\u00b0f on a candy thermometer . quickly remove the pan from heat , and stir in lemon juice and peppermint extract ; be careful , because it will bubble up . pour hot sugar mixture onto prepared sheet , but do not scrape the pot clean ( the sugar will already begin to cool ) . let mixture cool until bubbles subside .\npeppermint candy relies heavily on visual motifs , particularly moving trains and the namesake sweets themselves . trains appear at pivotal moments , usually during ( or after ) an unfortunate action taken by the lead . when i noticed this happening , the effect chilled ; my stomach automatically dropped and i almost felt cold . because the story segments are also broken up by footage taken from the back of a train , the effect is twofold . note also the pensive string music which accompanies these instances . other details become apparent over the course of the film ; names and objects which make no sense in one part suddenly burst with recognition in another .\ni ' m always intrigued by all the wonderful candies and confections that make their way to grocery store shelves during the holiday season . every time i buy a bag of peppermint candies , i can ' t help but wonder how they are made , which is why this season i became determined to make them as an edible gift .\nis your mouth feeling drab ? wake it up with urltoken ' s huge selection of mints ! from traditional after dinner mints like peppermints , andes mints , and nonpareil mint candies , to decorating mints like starlight mints and so many more , you can keep your mouth feeling fresh with these bulk size mint bags for days , weeks , and maybe even months ! if you ' re getting ready to stock up your office candy dish , then these would be a great selection to throw into the mix . or if you know someone who can ' t get enough mint candy , then surprise them with a special order . whatever you do , you ' ll love popping these mint candies into your mouth .\nhowever , even if one does not have a passing knowledge of south korean politics ,\npeppermint candy\nis still a compelling film with its stirring portrayal of a man ' s disintegration . with his moving portrayal of yongho , sol exhibits tremendous dramatic range , from the film ' s opening scenes , as an unsympathetic and volatile boor , to the very end , as a poignant and tragic figure whose dreams will never come true . given his unsavory introduction , as well as a number of scenes that underscore his volatility ( such as how his temper ruins a celebratory get - together with friends ) , there is a constant threat of yongho exploding in violence at any time , which adds an added level of tension to the film .\nyou ever watch a film just for it to cut off your balls and shove them down your throat ? peppermint candy is the condensation of sadness into a film . the story is told reverse chronologically . we ' re introduced to a main character who ' s completely broken and then we go back to the past bit by bit to see all the damage done to him and all the damage done by him . it ' s a tragic tale of loss of innocence . it ' s heartbreaking at times and horrifying at others . we see him break bit by bit . it ' s agonizing even though he ' s a complete and utter asshole . yet we still sympathize , regardless of being unaware of the true cause of his insatiable grief\nit ' s difficult to say how differently peppermint candy would come across if re - edited to run chronologically ; quite possibly , the sentimental excesses - stressed by some theatrical night - lighting and the tendency of the main character to weep uncontrollably when things go wrong , as they usually do - would seem merely over the top . there are moments of humour and moments of tenderness along the way , especially touching when see marital breakdown followed inexorably by the courtship that preceded it . though this is a film of some substance , it will not be easy to market abroad , where its commercial ambitions will be shackled by subtitles and by the difficult - to - shift perception that any south korean film released in the west must be strictly arthouse .\nreviewed below : peppermint candy ( jan 1 ) - - lies ( jan 8 ) - - chunhyang ( jan 29 ) - - the foul king ( feb 4 ) - - barking dogs never bite ( feb 19 ) - - interview ( apr 1 ) - - the isle ( apr 22 ) - - virgin stripped bare by her bachelors ( may 27 ) - - ditto ( may 27 ) - - secret tears ( jun 3 ) - - bichunmoo ( jul 1 ) - - die bad ( jul 15 ) - - nightmare ( jul 29 ) - - joint security area ( sep 9 ) - - il mare ( sep 9 ) - - pisces ( oct 21 ) - - libera me ( nov 11 ) - - asako in ruby shoes ( dec 9 ) .\npeppermint candies are being dropped and crushed , just like yeng - ho ' s hope for human kind , and dreams of making a different in the world is crushed into smithereens early on in his life . when we meet him for the first time , about 20 years after this has happened , he goes bananas and ultimately commits suicide . ending his life with the words\ni ' m going back !\nbad lands \u2022 beautopia \u2022 beneathaverse \u2022 bounce house princess ' house \u2022 candy tavern \u2022 castle lemongrab \u2022 cemetery \u2022 chipmunk cave \u2022 city of thieves \u2022 cotton candy forest \u2022 crudtown \u2022 cube village \u2022 desert lands \u2022 desert of doom \u2022 dewpia \u2022 duchy of nuts \u2022 dungeon \u2022 earldom of lemongrab \u2022 evil forest \u2022 flame princess ' s house \u2022 forest of trees \u2022 freak city \u2022 grass lands \u2022 graveyard \u2022 gumbaldia \u2022 gumbald ' s cabin \u2022 huntress wizard ' s house \u2022 iceberg lake \u2022 institute of so und \u2022 james ' s apartment \u2022 joshua and margaret ' s house \u2022 labyrinth \u2022 lady rainicorn ' s house \u2022 library \u2022 loch of phantoms \u2022 maja ' s house \u2022 marauder village \u2022 marceline ' s house \u2022 market \u2022 marshmallowy mweadows \u2022 mo co . \u2022 moldos ' secret lair \u2022 moose bone clearing \u2022 mount cragdor \u2022 museum of natural history \u2022 mystery mountains \u2022 old industrial park \u2022 princess bubblegum ' s castle \u2022 pizza sassy ' s \u2022 reconditioning chamber \u2022 red rock pass \u2022 river of junk \u2022 rock candy mountains \u2022 royal congressional hall \u2022 royal tart path \u2022 soft village \u2022 spiky village \u2022 spooky forest \u2022 stock woods \u2022 the grotto \u2022 the hall of egress \u2022 the lich ' s lair \u2022 town \u2022 tree fort \u2022 vapor swamps \u2022 vault of bones \u2022 wizard city \u2022 wizard village\npeppermint candy is lee\u2019s most formally innovative work . he based the film\u2019s structure on harold pinter\u2019s 1978 play betrayal , which charts the dissolution of a marriage , beginning with the divorce . the scenes that follow , each going back in time , climax with some further indication of the already foretold disaster . the audience , then , is not asking how each scene will end , but rather the precise ways in which each situation will lead to the couple\u2019s further estrangement . the play is infused with an overwhelming sense of loss and doom . lee uses the form of this deeply troubling psychological play to retell south korea\u2019s recent past . yong - ho\u2019s story begins in 1999 at the 20th reunion of a youth social club where he first met sun - im , his first and only true love . he crashes the party , completely distraught and incoherent , unable to connect with the other people there . eventually , he breaks away from the group and climbs a railway bridge to commit suicide by standing in front of an oncoming train . the last shot of the scene is a freeze on yong - ho\u2019s face just before the locomotive is about to crush him . the rest of the film takes us back in time in order to understand how yong - ho reached this desperate moment .\nin the following sequence , set in 1987 , south korea is in the midst of massive student demonstrations over the announcement that general roh tae - woo \u2013 the principle commander behind the 1980 gwangju massacre where over 100 young demonstrators were shot by the army \u2013 was announced as the ruling party\u2019s next presidential candidate . yong - ho is revealed as a policeman who sadistically tortures a student activist . the cruelty of his work extends to his home life , where he is already becoming a spiteful husband to hong - ja . he spends much of his time with his policeman friends and secretly yearns for sun - im . it becomes apparent that yong - ho\u2019s ability to blindly adhere to the ruling ethos of the time is his only defining characteristic . the next three sequences take place at the end of his mandatory military service in 1984 , during his service in the gwangju massacre in 1980 and , finally , at the picnic in 1979 where he meets sun - im . lee provides cues and hints in each section that are further elaborated and given nuance as the audience journeys further back into yong - ho\u2019s past . the last three time periods complicate his idealisation of his relationship with sun - im , revealing it to be far less romantic than we first imagined . even the titular peppermint candy , associated with his early days with sun - im , is shown in a new and much less nostalgic light . in the army , yong - ho loses his innocence . he is dehumanised and learns ruthlessness , violence and selfishness there . by the time we see the young and shy yong - ho spiritedly singing with his teenage companions , our understanding of the destruction of his character is complete .\nthere are so many unique , interesting and engaging points to this film . the way this film is structured is one of these things . a lot of films , when they do flash backs , go right to the beginning of the timeline and progress to the present . in peppermint candy we follow the story as it starts from the present and reverses to the beginning of the timeline by looking at snippets of yong - ho\u2019s life from the present to the past . using this technique , yong - ho\u2019s life is revealed in such a way that some of the most tragic parts of his life are kept until near the end of the film . the use of train imagery to signify the turning back of time was great way to link each section of the story together , creating a thread that ran through the whole film . connecting yong - ho\u2019s life together is also done in another way , where each section is presented as a chapter , with it\u2019s own title , like \u2018the prayer\u2019 . using the train and chapters together smoothly helped the progression back in time and helped separate the chunks of plot . the way the film begins and ends is another well thought out part to the structure . the film begins at the picnic spot yong - ho met sun - im at years ago , and the film ends at this same spot . at the end of the film , the young yong - ho remarks he feels he\u2019s been to the picnic area before even though it\u2019s his first time there , and this line immediately makes the audience think back to the beginning of the film where yong - ho ends his life at the same spot . there\u2019s a great symmetry to the plot by finishing the film where it started .\nthe ' ending ' of the story begins in the spring of 1999 , where a group of former high school friends gather at a riverbank for a 20 - year reunion picnic . a well - dressed but emotionally - erratic man wanders into the sedate setting , whom the picnickers recognize as yongho ( sol kyung - gu ) , a member that they had lost contact with long ago . unfortunately , before they can catch up on old times , yongho climbs onto a railroad bridge , seemingly with the intention to jump . in the last few seconds of his life , just before he is hit by an approaching train , yongho defiantly declares ,\ni ' m going back !\n. . .\n. . . which he does , in a way , as the story jumps back three days before , filling in the holes as to who yongho is and why he ends up killing himself . unfortunately , yongho is not in much better shape - - he has lost all his money to a stockbroker , he is heavily in debt with a loan shark , and his wife has left him . with his last bit of savings , he has purchased a handgun to put himself out of his own misery . however , before he can do so , he learns that his first true love , sunim ( mun so - ri ) , is on her deathbed , and he has been asked to see her one last time .\nthe story then continues to jump back through time , gradually revealing more about yongho , his relationship with sunim , and the circumstances that end up unraveling the tapestry of his life . as the story moves back through yongho ' s life , director lee chang - dong segues each segment with film of a train moving backwards . in addition , the action of each segment prominently features railroad tracks and a passing train , emphasizing that each of these vignettes comprise the same thread of history , permanently linking yongho ' s past with his destiny .\nthe next stop is 1994 , where we find yongho juggling his small business , his unhappy marriage to hongja ( kim yejin of\ngirls ' night out\n) , and an affair with his one of his employees . a chance meeting in a restaurant , where yongho runs into a figure from his past , then leads into the film ' s next sequence , set in 1987 . in this time period , yongho is a policeman who is willing to use any means necessary , including torture , to extract confessions from government dissidents . in addition , hongja is pregnant with their daughter , and it is already apparent that the seeds for the marriage ' s dissolution have already been sown . when we catch up with yongho in 1984 , he is a rookie cop who ends up being traumatized when he beats his first confession out of a suspect . but the defining moment for yongho comes in 1980 , when as a soldier , his unit is called on to quell a civil disturbance and he ends up accidentally shooting an innocent bystander .\nwhen the film reaches its end at the beginning of the story , the year is 1979 and the setting is the same riverbank seen at the beginning of the film . the picnickers are twenty years younger , and among them are yongho , a young man full of hope and innocence who aspires to be a photographer one day , and the love of his life , sunim . unfortunately , because of what has come before this , we know that none of his dreams will come true , the love of his life will slip through his fingers , and he will end up a tragic figure , lonely and heartbroken on the same riverbank twenty years later .\nthe most important turning point in the development of yongho ' s character , when he accidentally shoots a student on her way home , is set against the backdrop of the kwangju massacre . this important landmark in the south korean democratic movement , in which a clash between government troops and student pro - democracy demonstrators resulted in 200 dead ( mostly civilians ) , was a specter that would haunt korean politics for the next two decades , and ultimately result in the arrest and imprisonment of two former south korean presidents . furthermore , the kwangju massacre also triggered the rise of anti - american sentiment , as it was widely believed that the reagan administration had strongly endorsed the use of force in quelling the riot .\nduring much of the eighties , we see yongho ' s character being hardened by the brutal tactics employed by the police . similarly , the eighties were a turbulent period for south korea under the leadership of general chun doo hwan , whose iron - fisted regime kept the country in a state of martial law and blocked all efforts towards constitutional reform . finally , in the nineties , we see a battle - scarred yongho initially riding the wave of economic expansion brought about by the new constitution of 1988 , only to come crashing down during the economic crisis of 1997 , when investors abandoned the debt - ridden south korean economy , the currency rapidly depreciated , and the country was ravaged by soaring unemployment and bankruptcies .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nn terms of box - office , the year 2000 proved to be almost as successful as the groundbreaking 1999 . as with last year , a north - korean themed work dominated the theaters , with park chan - wook ' s\n, however it is forecast to pass kang je - gyu ' s film in early january ) . the success of this film has also brought its distributor , cj entertainment , into the elite status once held solely by local distributor cinema service .\n, korean cinema has now entered the high - priced market of big budget genre films . although many of these blockbusters have drawn large numbers of viewers , high production costs means that film companies will likely need to sell these films abroad as well to turn a profit . early returns indicate that there is growing interest in korean films particularly in asia , with japan being the most important market .\n* includes tickets sold in 2001 . * * joint security area drew an estimated 5 . 8 million admissions nationwide . market share : korean 35 . 1 % , imports 64 . 9 % ( nationwide ) films released : korean 59 , imported 342 total attendance : 64 . 6m admissions number of screens : 720 ( nationwide ) exchange rate ( 2000 ) : 1139 won / us dollar average ticket price : 5 , 355 won ( = us $ 4 . 70 ) exports to other countries : us $ 7 , 053 , 745 average budget : 1 . 5bn won + 0 . 65bn p & a costs source : korean film council ( kofic ) .\nthese are some reviews of the features released in 2000 that have generated the most discussion and interest among film critics and / or the general public . they are listed in the order of their release .\n, was chosen to be the opening film of the 1999 pusan international film festival . some people viewed this as a coming of age : both for lee , the novelist - turned - director whose debut feature\n( 1997 ) took home the top prize from the vancouver international film festival ; and for korean cinema in general , since this was the first time in piff ' s four - year history that a domestic film was chosen for this honor .\nthe festival opened with fireworks , speeches , and a bit of rain , and when the film began to roll it clashed somewhat with the festive atmosphere .\nis the personal history of a man whose troubled experiences leave him greatly disturbed . the film asks of its viewers a fair amount of concentration and emotional energy ; some scenes are upsetting , while others give us mere hints of beauty : the undeveloped potential that lies dormant within our hero .\n, in that we first witness a tragedy , and then progress backwards in time to learn the events which led up to it . the film contains seven episodes from our hero ' s life , each of which reveal him in a different stage of development . these segments are linked by a series of shots taken from the back of a train , as if to suggest that the train itself leads us back into his past .\nmany of the episodes in our hero ' s life echo the contemporary history of korea : serving in the military , torturing political dissidents as a policeman , and losing money in a failed business venture . these symbolic events mingle with the personal aspects of his life : an early love affair , which continues to haunt him years later , and his subsequent failed marriage .\nultimately the main character remains out of our grasp . lee denies us any easy explanations for our hero ' s character , or excuses for his behavior . the film frustrated me as i was watching it for the first time ; i wanted greater access to the hero ' s feelings . nonetheless , i felt shattered upon reaching the end of the film , and it has beckoned me back for a second viewing . (\nfinally reached the theaters . with a scalped ticket in hand , i pushed my way past the crowds and tv cameras into dansungsa theater to find my seat . when the film began to roll , the mark left by the censor was clear : a couple scenes were screened without sound , leaving an eerie silence in the theater ; the naughty bits had all been blurred ; and other scenes had been completely removed , including a particularly lewd conversation about sex between two high school girls and a scene involving coprophilia ( look it up in the dictionary ) . in all , five minutes of footage had been removed from the 113 - minute film .\nthe film itself left many disappointed . jang has established such a high standard in his works of the past decade that this rather simple tale of a sado - masochistic affair left some of his fans perplexed . some of jang ' s old themes are revisited in this work , namely the complex and at times savage power relations between men and women ( cf . the husband and wife in\n) , but on the whole it seemed to devote more energy to pushing buttons , setting up scenes that were certain to shock and infuriate conservative viewers .\nmuch can be read into the film ' s title . jang originally intended to use the title of the novel on which the film is based ,\n, which can more easily be directed at society in general . jang has long ridiculed the hypocrisy of korean society , whose outwardly conservative sexual mores mask a thriving sex industry and widespread exploitation of minors . this double standard has ironically has been reflected in the film ' s reception . the sex we see in\ndoes not feel in any way enticing ; the protagonists are left seeming pathetic by the end of the film , and few viewers are likely to go scavenging for sticks after leaving the theater . nonetheless some groups have labeled even the edited version as dangerous pornography , while turning a blind eye to the far more subversive pornographic videos and cd - roms that are available in department stores , street corners and video shops across the nation .\njang has had enough experience with censorship and controversy that he must have known exactly the reception his film would receive . in many ways i consider the lawsuits , the rejections by the ratings board , and the protests by citizens groups as much a part of this work as the mise - en - scene and cinematography , for they were clearly planned and anticipated by the director . jang ' s experimentation with documentary form in recent years has blurred the distinction between the space inside the film and the world outside ; in many ways"]}
{"id": 115128, "summary": [{"text": "standing in the shadows of motown is a 2002 documentary film directed by paul justman that recounts the story of the funk brothers , the uncredited and largely unheralded studio musicians who were the house band that berry gordy hand picked in 1959 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "they recorded and performed on motowns ' recordings from 1959 to 1972 .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was inspired by the 1989 book standing in the shadows of motown : the life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson , a bass guitar instruction book by allan slutsky , which features the bass lines of james jamerson .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film covers the funk brothers ' career via interviews with surviving band members , archival footage and still photos , dramatized re-enactments , and narration by actor andre braugher .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film also features new live performances of several motown hit songs , with the funk brothers backing up gerald levert , me ' shell ndegeocello , joan osborne , ben harper , bootsy collins , chaka khan , and montell jordan .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the impetus behind making the film was to bring these influential players out of anonymity .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "in addition to bassist james jamerson , the funk brothers consisted of the following musicians : jack ashford ( percussion ) ; bob babbitt ( bass ) ; joe hunter ( keyboards ) ; uriel jones ( drums ) ; joe messina ( guitar ) ; eddie willis ( guitar ) ; richard \" pistol \" allen ( drums ) ; benny \" papa zita \" benjamin ( drums ) ; eddie \" bongo \" brown ( percussion ) ; johnny griffith ( keyboards ) ; earl van dyke ( keyboards ) ; and robert white ( guitar ) .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the funk brothers produced more hits than the beatles , the rolling stones , and the beach boys together .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was their sound , according to mary wilson ( of the supremes ) , that backed the temptations , the supremes , the miracles , the four tops , gladys knight & the pips , marvin gaye , stevie wonder , and mary wells , among other noteworthy bands during their tenure from 1959 to 1973 . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "standing in the shadows of motown", "paragraphs": ["listen to standing in the shadows of motown [ soundtrack ( deluxe edition ) ] now .\nstanding in the shadows of motown ( 2002 ) , a documentary about a group of detroit musicians who backed up dozens of motown artists .\nthat ' s changing with the new documentary standing in the shadows of motown , which opened in new york and los angeles nov . 15 and goes to 12 more cities this weekend .\nwere part of the group of musicians known as the funk brothers whose sound defined motown in the 1960s and 70s . they worked with such legendary performers as diana ross and the supremes , the temptations , marvin gaye , the four tops , stevie wonder , smokey robinson , the miracles and many more . the funk brothers are the subject of the new documentary standing in the shadows of motown .\nstanding in the shadows of motown\n, is the documentary film that tells the story of motown ' s legendary studio band , the funk brothers . the funk brothers were a relatively unknown group of musicians who have played on as many no . 1 one hits as the beach boys , the rolling stones , elvis and the beatles combined ! !\nstanding in the shadows of motown\nfirst movie screening at the library of congress . the funk brothers gathered in detroit last november 2000 for filming . they were : bob babbitt , richard ' ' pistol ' ' allen , jack ashford , uriel jones , joe hunter , eddie willis , joe messina and johnny griffin .\nthink of the supremes , gladys knight , smokey robinson , marvin gaye , martha reeves , stevie wonder and the temptations . you hold decades of pop musical history in your mind : the motown sound . now ask who the instrumentalists were on their records . or don ' t even bother , because the question is asked and answered in the affectionate new documentary\nstanding in the shadows of motown .\nin the movie , fans are asked , who played on the recordings with those artists ? who for example was behind gladys knight ?\nthe pips ?\nasks one motown fan .\ndocumentary about the funk brothers , a group of detroit musicians who backed up dozens of motown artists .\ni n 1959 , berry gordy gathered the best musicians from detroit ' s thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company . over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on\nmy girl ,\nbernadette ,\ni was made to love her ,\nand every other hit from motown ' s detroit era . b y the end of their phenomenal run , this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the beach boys , the rolling stones , elvis and the beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music . they called themselves the funk brothers . f orty - one years after they played their first note an a motown record and three decades since they were all together , the funk brothers reunited back in detroit to play their music and tell their unforgettable story in standing in the shadows of motown . w ith the tumultuous sixties as a backdrop , motown ' s unsung heroes take the viewer on a compelling journey in time as they trace the evolution of the motown sound\nfrom its origins in detroit to its demise in los angeles during the seventies . through the eyes of the riveting characters who ruled hitsville ' s studio by day and the club scene of detroit by night , we enter a world of unparalleled soul and emotion as the funk brothers revisit the sites of their musical roots , triumphs , and eventual heartbreak . f or more than four decades , from the dance floors of the world , to the detroit riots of 1967 , to the war in vietnam , the music the funk brothers created has played a major role in the cultural fabric of all of our lives . standing in the shadows of motown finally puts some faces on that music and introduces these heroic musical figures to the world .\nthe phenomenal story of motown has been told many times - - so many times in fact that the notion of an untold part of its legacy seems far - fetched . but as the documentary film\nmotown has one of the most closely protected catalogs in the music industry . but slutsky says this film has more than 30 songs in it , thanks to company founder gordy , who opened it up for the making of the movie .\nwhat ' s interesting about these performances is that the singers make no attempt to imitate the original artists , and yet the funks turn the songs into soundalikes anyway . is it possible those great motown stars were more or less created by these unsung musicians ? the funks think that is a distinct possibility . of course , the backup singers had a lot to do with it , too , and this movie never gets around to them . they ' re in the shadows of the shadows .\ndrummer uriel jones , left , and pianist joe hunter , original members of motown ' s house band , still play in detroit .\nthe motown sound came to an end in 1972 , when gordy moved the label from detroit to los angeles , with\nno warning and no acknowledgement .\nthe funks found out from a notice tacked to the door . some of them followed motown to the coast , but the magic was gone , and the movie doesn ' t ask the obvious question : why didn ' t some of the singers they worked with know how important they were , and demand them , or return to detroit to record with them ?\nstanding in the shadows of motown\ninterlaces interviews with the surviving funk brothers with new performances of many of the hit songs , and some sequences in which events of the past are re - created . the flashback sequences are not especially effective , but are probably better than more talking heads . or maybe not . the contemporary performers who sing in front of the funks include joan osborne , ben harper , me ' shell ndegeocello , montell jordan , gerald levert , chaka khan and the flamboyant bootsy collins , who upstages the funks , not to his own advantage .\nno , it wasn ' t the pips , the miracles or the vandellas . the musicians who played behind all of the motown stars on their studio recordings were the funk brothers . the funk brothers ? paul justman ' s documentary , based on a book by allan slutsky , gives belated praise to motown ' s house musicians , the men who played under all the motown hits recorded in detroit .\nnov 19 , 2002 motown backup band , the funk brothers tavis smiley interviews two members of the legendary motown house band , the funk brothers , frontman and percussionist jack ashford and keyboardist joe hunter .\n\u2014 a documentary about the funk brothers , a group of detroit musicians who backed up dozens of motown artists from 1959 to 1972 .\nyou will need this cd for disc 2 which has many instrumental versions of motown classics . worth the price for instrumental version of supremes love is like an itching in my heart which is sensational\nthe first motown sides were cut in\nstudio a ,\nwhich was simply the garage of berry gordy , the label ' s founder . it was down four steps from his kitchen and originally had a dirt floor . along with sun studios in memphis , it was one of the birthplaces of the last half - century of american hit music . the movie returns to that location (\nhitsville , usa\n) for sessions in which the surviving funk brothers remember the good times and bad , and the very sound of the studio itself .\nafter all of the credits roll , we see a few of the funk brothers leaving the snake pit and turning off the lights .\ni ' m not even a big fan of motown records , but this film is something else . the funk brothers were the sessions players who played on a large percentage of the hits of the 60 ' s and early 70 ' s . sadly some of the key players died before this film was made but the remaining musicians get together and play . the contemparay film of them reformed playing motown classics is absolutely marvellous . it helps if you put the 5 . 1 sound on as well . the first performance brought me close to tears . the documentary film is also interesting and the stories about the legendary bass player ( who i had never heard of ) james jamerson and others are fascinating . i watched it three times in the first month of owning the dvd . this is an essential music dvd for those interested in the history of motown .\nthis is a great documentary which captures the essence of the funk brothers and the way they defined the motown sound in the 1960s as the label ' s resident session band . the film was made some years ago and a number of those featured have since died , so this is the nearest one can get to sitting in a pub with these groundbreaking musicians and listening to their tales of life in 1960s detroit . a particularly moving part of the documentary is when band members black and white describe the camaraderie amongst them following the murder of martin luther king and the subsequent flaring of local tensions . the stories of those band members who had died prior to the documentary ( in particular james jamerson and benny benjamin ) are not forgotten with a particular focus on jamerson . it even inspired me to get my bass out of the loft !\nhaving seen the film , recently , on the motown night bbc3 , i bought the cd purely for the joan osbourne versions of ' ( love is like a ) heatwave ' and ' what becomes of the broken . . .\ni ' ll admit my view may be a little twisted , but when you think motown , it ' s the story of the incredible studio band with a revolving set of vocalists ,\nslutsky says .\nthey were the continuity . they were the reason motown sounded the way it sounded .\na soundtrack featuring the film ' s live performances came out in september . among the highlights are osborne ' s wrenching what becomes of the brokenhearted , levert ' s fiery reach out i ' ll be there and bootsy collins ' boisterous do you love me . the soundtrack will be included in a deluxe edition due in january that will feature a second cd with 16 classic motown tracks stripped of the vocals and strings to emphasize the music of the funk brothers . a dvd with additional filmed interviews and a concert at the knitting factory in los angeles are due next spring .\njavascript is not enabled in your browser . enabling javascript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site . learn how to enable javascript on your browser\nas motown ' s studio band , the funk brothers kept those unforgettable grooves bubbling up from the basement at hitsville usa .\ntheir music fueled the careers of the temptations , the supremes , the miracles , the four tops , gladys knight and the pips , marvin gaye , stevie wonder , mary wells and others from the time the company started in the late 1950s until it left detroit for california in 1973 . ( related item : funk brothers , where art though now ? )\ndetroit | michigan | 1959 . berry gordy gathered the best musicians from the city ' s thriving jazz and blues scene for his new record company : motown . they called themselves the funk brothers | and they were the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music . this is their story .\nin 1959 , berry gordy jr . gathered the best musicians from detroit ' s thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company . over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on every hit from motown ' s detroit era . by the end of their phenomenal run , this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the beach boys , the rolling stones , elvis and the beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music . they called themselves the funk brothers . forty - one years after they played their first note on a motown record and three decades since they were all together , the funk brothers reunited back in detroit to play their music and tell their unforgettable story , with the help of archival footage , still photos , narration , interviews , re - creation scenes , 20 motown master tracks , and twelve new live performances of motown classics with the brothers backing up contemporary performers .\nthis february 2004 the dream was fulfilled when the funk brothers won their long overdue lifetime achievement awards , and it felt great ! after years of playing music as the studio band for motown records in virtual anonymity , they received their long overdue acknowledgement as an important part of rock and roll history . i am proud to be part of the production of this movie about their lives .\nduring paul justman ' s film documentary standing in the shadows of motown , based on al slutsky ' s book of the same name about the session musicians who played on motown recordings in detroit from the late ' 50s to the early ' 70s , one of the interviewees is heard to comment that once those musicians , who dubbed themselves the funk brothers , finished cutting a backing track , it almost didn ' t matter who sang over it . it is no criticism of the singers who appear on this soundtrack album , which consists mainly of the new performances of motown hits that punctuate the film , to say that the music heard here bears that observation out . the singers have been well chosen for the songs . me ' shell ndeg\ufffdocello , for example , offers a contemporary gloss on smokey robinson ' s\nyou ' ve really got a hold on me\nand channels eddie kendricks on the temptations '\ncloud nine ,\nwhile gerald levert makes like levi stubbs on the four tops '\nreach out i ' ll be there ,\njoan osborne lives up to martha reeves on the vandellas '\n( love is like a ) heat wave ,\nand bootsy collins brings humor and outrageousness to the contours '\ndo you love me\nand the capitols '\ncool jerk .\nbut the legend on the back of the disc ,\nstarring the funk brothers on all tracks\nis well put . this is a cohesive group , not just some studio professionals . the band is mixed louder and much more clearly than they were in the 1960s , when their sound was compressed , toned down behind the vocalists , and presented ( at least on the am radios on which it was most frequently heard ) in mono . while the motown sound was the product of its singers , songwriters , arrangers , and producers as well as the musicians who played the instruments , their contribution has been undervalued , and this recording demonstrates that amply .\nspecial thanks to : seen at the end of the movie . see video excerpts\nthe spotlight is finally shining on this colorful cast of characters who toiled in\nthe snakepit\nof berry gordy ' s hit factory at 2648 west grand blvd . and who have reunited to promote the film .\nnote : sad news . johnny griffith , one of the funk brothers , died over the past weekend . a reminder that this film comes just in time .\nthe content of this film is amazing . there is however a video to sound sync issue . in a film it\u2019s really annoying in a music documentary doubly so . the fact i have still given it five stars shows how amazing the content is for me .\ngiven three stars solely for the music . especially for joan osborne ' s singing of what becomes of the broken hearted .\nsave on classic and contemporary films online and in store through 8 / 6 .\njack ashford , whose distinctive tambourine graces dozens of classic hits , says the seven - minute ovation the film received after its screening at the toronto film festival in september\nblew my mind .\nthe film has gotten critical acclaim and emotional audience responses since it began screening in september , evidenced by the toronto film festival ovation .\nthey played on more no . 1 hits than elvis presley , the beatles , the rolling stones and the beach boys put together . but to the general public , they remain largely unknown . unlike the galaxy of beloved motown stars , songwriters and producers , the funk brothers were rarely recognized for their contribution to what became\nthe sound of young america .\ninteresting documentary about great musicians and the music business behind the scene . lots of good music .\nfilmmaker , paul justman ' s documentary based on allan slutsky ' s book looking at the uncredited tamla motown musicians that worked on more number one hits than any other artists to date , the funk brothers . made up from a group of session musicians , the funk brothers worked on all the motown hits of the sixties working with the likes of marvin gaye , stevie wonder , the temptations and smokey robinson . however , when berry gordy moved the studios from detroit to los angeles in 1972 . he did not take the musicians with him and they fell into obscurity . justman ' s film brings them together again after 40 years and , using a handful of guest singers such as chaka khan , ben harper and bootsy collins , he gets the funk brothers to perform some of the hits they worked on .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\ni was an out and out motown afficionado when i was younger and when in ' cool ' circles it was deeply unfashionable to be so ( i kept fairly quiet about it ! ! ) .\nthis film is based on a book of the same title by mr . allan slutsky that won the 1989 rolling stone / bmi ralph j . gleason music book award . mr . slutsky a new jersey - based musician , author , and movie producer who worked for 14 years in putting together the movie , told me that after a theatrical run , the film will go to cable and then be released on tape and dvd . the documentary movie has already played in los angeles for a week in december 2001 in order to qualify for next year ' s academy awards , but that its official world premiere will be in detroit in january or february of 2002 . produced by paul elliott and david scott , executive producers allan slutsky , paul justman , sandy passman and karen ellis founder and ceo of this site the educational cyberplayground .\na documentary that celebrates rick hall , the founder of fame studios in muscle shoals , alabama , and the signature sound he developed in songs such as\ni ' ll take you there\n,\nbrown sugar\n, and\nwhen a man loves a woman\n.\nbackup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight . their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music , but we ' ve had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead , until now .\nhaving seen the film at a cinema and bought the dvd , i bought the cd on the strength that the dvd cut the songs sharply , when playing the songs only . the star guest singer is joan osbourne , particularly with\nwhat becomes of the broken hearted\n. it ' s good to see most of the funk brothers in action , while they were still alive . sadly , many have passed on since this album was made . either way , if you love the music motown played at hitsville , detroit , this is a recommended purchase , as you will not get this opportunity again .\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\na celebration of the musical work of a group of session musicians known as\nthe wrecking crew\n, a band that provided back - up instrumentals to such legendary recording artists as frank sinatra , the beach boys and bing crosby .\nthese guys were the guys behind motown , this is where it was at , amazing stuff by amazing musicians , you will never regret buying this album .\ndemonstrates , there was more to the success of the detroit - based label than singing babes in gowns and founder berry gordy ' s business acumen . there were also the self - named funk brothers : the session players putting the unforgettable guitar sounds into\nyou keep me hangin ' on\nand the creeping bass line behind\ni heard it through the grapevine .\nthese guys were a crucial piece of the puzzle but have remained largely anonymous .\nmy personal pics from the library of congress screening that i took from the question and answer period after the movie was screened . ~ karen ellis\nwhile the standing documentary tells the funk brothers ' story via interviews , stock footage and still photos , the accompanying soundtrack takes liberties , pairing the surviving musicians with contemporary pop , r & b and funk artists . together , they faithfully recast motown hits . what could have been a disaster - - would you want to muck with\nain ' t no mountain high enough\n? - - works beautifully , thanks both to the brothers ' chops and the thoughtful artist selection . while enlisting a soul brother like ben harper was a no - brainer , the inclusion of joan osborne was especially astute . after all , osborne ' s deep connection to r & b is why her production of the holmes brothers ' speaking in tongues disc was genius , and she acquits herself beautifully on\n( love is like a ) heat wave\nand\nwhat becomes of the brokenhearted .\nsimilarly , bass boss meshell ndegeocello gives chaka khan competition in the gospel diva department . bootsy collins , gerald levert and montell jordan also contribute . motown purists may baulk at this concept , but they ' d have to agree these readings are smart , respectful and very , very soulful . - - kim hughes\nsessions would last all day and into the night . a producer would come in with a song and a few chords and they ' d play with it , adapting it to the house style , adding a touch here , a riff there , until it emerged as the big , bold and sometimes almost unreasonably happy motown sound . in one of the movie ' s best sequences , we see them cobbling a song together almost from scratch . sometimes , they remember , they were so overworked they ' d hide out in a nearby funeral parlor , where gordy wouldn ' t think to look for them .\nthe music that ennio morricone composed for so - called spaghetti western movies is probably the best known , and some of the best , of the work he produced during his long and distinguished career . morricone kill : spaghetti western music from the maestro . . .\none thing that i always noticed in the traditional\nmotown\nmusic from the 60 ' s is either the sound of the tamborine or the vibes . little did i know it was the same guy on every album . unlike many\ntrue story\ndocumentaries this was a good story with a happy ending . most times when we watch documentaries about celebrities we tend to see much of the bad and ugly moments from their past . certianly nobody is perfect with a squeeky clean background , however , i appriciate the fact that the producer of this movie put more emphasis on the good things and the funny stories and less on the conflicts and the shortcommings . all of the extra features give you a sense of who these people are with the extra unedited footage of the band interacting with one and other . the part about the guys that died before , during , and after production was especially touching because it brought closure to a situation with many loose ends . i feel that this story has a happy ending because those who are still living and those who passed on are satisfied that they were recognized for their contributions . personally i would have liked to see the concert in its entirety instead of a few clips in between the candid interviews but overall it was a very well balanced and well written story about a band that most people didnt even know existed . even though most people didnt know about the band , we can all relate because we know the songs . as each musican shares his involvement with motown i know and\nfeel\nwhere they are comming from because i probably have listened to their music a hundered times over .\nwhat ' s left to be said about the\nmotown sound ,\nthat treasure trove of pop ' n ' soul music that once poured forth from berry gordy ' s tiny detroit studio ? a lot , it turns out . vocal artists like the supremes , the temptations , marvin gaye , smokey robinson and the four tops , whose records first charted in the early 1960s , became household names . but few people . . . read more\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\ndirector michael mann is known for modifying moods through music , particularly in urban settings . there . . .\ni was looking forward to watching this dvd and whilst it was nice that these people have got some recognition it did feel like they went on about that lack of attention rather too much in this film ! by the end of the dvd , which in itself should ' ve been retitled\nthe funk brothers\nrather than such a generic title , it was rather annoying being told how little recognition they apparently received . whilst some may like the interview then a piece showing them at a new concert format , i found that to be disappointing . with respect , none of the cover versions came anywhere close to the originals and seemed to be there just to make the film long enough to be screened . i found myself fast forwarding through most of the concert footage . i can only conclude that getting the rights to some of the archive material was beyond the budget of the producers . the interviews were interesting but they just didn ' t hold my attention in the same way that the\nmuscle shoals\ndvd did for me . it deserves a pat on the back for at least attempting to showcase the unknown but it comes across as low budget , made for tv documentary - interesting and watchable , but only the once .\njamerson , who despite his heavy drinking was an unparalleled bassist , is one of the dominant figures in the story . ashford tells how jamerson was once so wasted he couldn ' t sit upright but pulled the near - impossible feat of playing the demanding bass line on marvin gaye ' s what ' s going on lying flat on his back .\ndespite the long - term damage this film and the soundtrack ' s title theme did to bluegrass , the soundtrack stands as one of the best introductions to instrumental bluegrass available . the blistering virtuosity of multi - instrumentalists eric weissberg and marshall brickman ripple through such . . .\ni accept that the 60s material will not be of great quality , but i did not expect the most . . .\nformer supremes star mary wilson says :\nthey made music that the people of the world could enjoy and no longer have to hide that they listened to rhythm and blues . they made it pop . they took one ethnic genre and created a whole other genre : the motown sound .\nand yet the motown sound was , quite simply , their sound . no disrespect to the singers , but , as drummer steve gordon observes ,\nyou could have had deputy dawg singin ' on some of this stuff .\nthe documentary argues that they played on hits that sold more records than the beatles , elvis , the beach boys and the rolling stones combined - - but were almost anonymous .\nan interview with terry gilliam , director of\nthe man who killed don quixote .\nthe hero of the funk brothers themselves seems to have been the late james jamerson , the bass player who used only one finger but seemed able to keep two times at once . their stories about him are legion . the other original funks were drummer benny benjamin , pianist joe hunter and guitarists eddie willis and joe messina . the movie always talks with or about perhaps a dozen other musicians who played on many or most of the motown records , but it ' s difficult to keep them straight - - because , of course , they were not famous .\nif you like motown , you will love this cd great great tracks . . . plus various backing tracks too ! its great to listen to the original music without the vocals and to appriciate how . . .\nremembering betsy palmer , anne meara , b . b . king and other reel - important people we lost in may\n2003 cd - ean 044006469126 - motown tribute with ben harper , bootsy collins , chaka khan , ndegeocello , tom scott , levert and more .\njustman avoids getting too maudlin by injecting humorous anecdotes or shifting to one of the exhilarating performances by the reunited band with singers such as joan osborne , bootsy collins , gerald levert , chaka khan and montell jordan , ben harper and me ' shell ndgeocello gleefully strutting their stuff . with the exception of brief appearances by the temptations ' otis williams and martha reeves , the filmmakers consciously decided not to include motown ' s well - known stars .\njustman deftly interweaves interviews , re - enactments , archival footage and band performances of classic tunes with contemporary artists . many of the stories center on those who died before the film was made .\nmovies - on - tv : ken fox ' s picks for the week of jan . 21\nafter about eight years , i couldn ' t keep the funk brothers motivated ,\nslutsky says .\ni was like the crazy aunt in the attic . i was doing jesse jackson ' keep hope alive ' speeches .\na play with music by lanie robertson , lady day at emerson ' s bar & grill , directed by lonny price , first opened on broadway in the spring of 2014 with audra mcdonald starring as the heartworn billie holiday singing and telling stories . . .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\none of the film ' s quietest moments recalls the chilling day when word reached the studio that drummer benny\npapa zita\nbenjamin , a heroin addict , had died .\namazing piece of history . found it quite emotional at times , but the joy these musicians bought the role deserves at least this tribute .\nbuy the mp3 album for \u00a37 . 99 at the amazon digital music store .\nreview : what ' s left to be said about the\nmotown sound ,\nthat treasure trove of pop ' n ' soul music that once poured forth from berry gordy ' s tiny detroit studio ? a lot , it turns out . vocal artists like the supremes , the temptations , marvin gaye , smokey robinson an\u2026 ( more )\ntrack 1 - 1 covering martha & the vandellas ' original 1963 hit track 1 - 2 covering the miracles ' original 1962 / 63 hit track 1 - 3 covering the contours ' original 1962 hit track 1 - 4 from a combination of the alternate take and the original backing track for the four tops ' hit recorded at hitsville , detroit , summer 1966 track 1 - 5 covering the four tops ' original 1966 hit track 1 - 6 covering the temptations ' original 1966 hit track 1 - 7 covering jr . walker & the all stars ' original 1965 hit track 1 - 8 covering jimmy ruffins ' original 1966 hit track 1 - 9 covering marvin gaye ' s original 1968 hit track 1 - 10 original track for the supremes ' hit , recorded at hitsville , detroit , summer 1966 track 1 - 11 covering the capitols ' original 1966 hit track 1 - 12 covering the temptations ' original 1968 hit track 1 - 13 covering marvin gaye ' s original 1971 hit track 1 - 14 covering marvin gaye & tammi terrell ' s original 1967 hit track 1 - 15 recorded january 9 or 10 , 1970 , first issued on the album the earl of funk , soul 715 , september 1970 track 1 - 16 recorded october 1961 . issued as single boom boom / drug store woman , vee - jay 438 , may 1962 track 1 - 17 issued as single ( your love keeps lifting me ) higher and higher , brunswick 55336 , july 1967 track 1 - 18 from the album evolution , issued as single scorpio , sussex 226 , october 1971 0riginal album inspired by the book standing in the shadows of motown ( the life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson ) , by dr . licks 2 - 2 , 2 - 4 , 2 - 5 , 2 - 7 , 2 - 8 , 2 - 10 , 2 - 12 , 2 - 13 , 2 - 15 to 2 - 17 , 2 - 19 to 2 - 21 , 2 - 23 are basic tracks\ndespite the long - term damage this film and the soundtrack ' s title theme did to bluegrass , the . . .\nthe longer it took , the more we believed that it wouldn ' t be pulled together ,\nashford says .\nbut allan had so much tenacity and drive , and he kept us hanging in there .\nthis is an excellent tribute to the funk brothers . long overdue . sadly several members are no longer with us , but the story was well told and structured well , which made for very interesting viewing . great insight into the music behind motown . they deserved far more acknowledgement , brilliant musicians .\nyou have these men who are getting older , fighting the pain of obscurity and who have done something that influenced the world ,\nhe says .\nincludes free mp3 version of this album . autorip is available only for eligible cds and vinyl sold by amazon eu sarl ( but does not apply to gift orders or primenow orders ) . see terms and conditions for full details , including costs which may apply for the mp3 version in case of order returns or cancellations .\ndirector michael mann is known for modifying moods through music , particularly in urban settings . there were all those rain - slicked tracking shots in miami vice , for example , accompanied by phil collins and dire straits . for 1995 ' s heat it was moby , lisa . . .\nmotown . you know the music . you ' ve heard it a thousand times , 40 years on its still on the radio , still on adverts on tv , and being played in pubs , clubs , cafes , shops , restaurants and at 1000 ' s of weddings , every day , all over the world . quite simply its some of the best music and greatest songs ever written . everyone is familiar with the artists who made it famous . . . . . . . . marvin gaye , diana ross , stevie wonder , the four tops , smokey robinson , the list goes on and on . but who actually created the music ? who came up with that sound ? well here it is . . . . . . a music documentary about the funk brothers , the guys behind the music , who never got the recognition they so deserved ( until now ) , who were paid a pittance , but came up with 3 hits a night , and at the end of their day had played on more number 1 ' s than the beatles , elvis and the beach boys combined . the greatest hit factory of session musicians who have ever lived . this film will make you cry , it ' ll make you laugh , it ' ll make you angry and tug on every heartstring . . . . . . . . . a beautiful representation of a bunch of incredibly gifted , but little known musicians , who created a sound from nothing that will last forever . i am a professional musician ( piano / keys ) and am fortunate enough to play many motown songs made famous by the funk brothers , in a 10 piece band , with horns / backing vocals / the lot ! when we first started out , i made every member of the band watch this dvd and they came back to the next rehearsal with a completely different outlook , a fresh approach , and a new perspective on the music they were playing . if you have any interest in music at all then you will love this film , and if you play an instrument , at any level , then its an absolute must . a joy to watch , and a wonderful insight into some of the most amazing music ever created . please buy it , you will not be disappointed !\nhello ! we have selected english as your language preference . if you would like to browse in a different language , please choose a language using the dropdown . deutsch english espa\u00f1ol fran\u00e7ais italiano \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\nstephen sondheim ' s effervescent comic souffl\u00e9 , a little night music , is the most effortlessly enchanting of . . .\ndirector paul justman ' s film is a funny and often exuberant story of the comradeship between a band of jazz musicians who tell their often bittersweet stories , recalling the eccentric personalities , comical studio antics , marathon recording sessions and battles with personal demons . they are glad for the public recognition but lament that it came too late for some of their colleagues .\nthe sound was born in and nurtured by a series of detroit clubs , places like the chit chat and 20 grand , now closed , where the funks and other musicians got their start and returned to their roots . separately they were great and together they were beyond great ; it ' s clear that working steadily behind literally hundreds of hits fused them into a group that all but thought with one mind . as they remember those days , they ' re like military veterans or the members of a world series team , and we realize nothing that came after ever held the same joy for them .\nthe film takes its name from a book co - producer allan slutsky published in 1989 about bassist extraordinaire james jamerson , who had died six years earlier . while researching jamerson , slutsky came to know the other dozen or so funk brothers , who had been recruited by gordy from detroit ' s thriving nightclub scene . slutsky says ,\ni knew i had stumbled upon the last great unmined musical story of the ' 60s .\n\u00a9 \u00a9 2004 universal music enterprises , a division of umg recordings , inc .\n\u2117 \u2117 2004 universal music enterprises , a division of umg recordings , inc .\njustman says that when you watch the film , you can ' t help but root for the musicians .\nthe music that ennio morricone composed for so - called spaghetti western movies is probably the best . . .\nthe ebert club is our hand - picked selection of content for ebert fans . you will receive a weekly newsletter full of movie - related tidbits , articles , trailers , even the occasional streamable movie . club members also get access to our members - only section on urltoken\nstephen sondheim ' s effervescent comic souffl\u00e9 , a little night music , is the most effortlessly enchanting of his distinguished career . composed entirely of waltzes , this warm and winning 1973 recording features a flawless cast including len cariou , hermione gingold , and the divine . . .\npack your beach blanket for a bittersweet tale of love and summer ' s magic .\nwe are updating our terms of service , privacy policy , and cookie and internet advertising policy effective may 25 , 2018 ! you can preview the new version and see details about the updates here .\nit still took slutsky 11 dogged years to make the film a reality . he says he made dozens of pitches to studios , but no one believed anyone would care about a bunch of studio musicians unless big stars were involved .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nthen there was pianist earl\nchunk of funk\nvan dyke , who banged the keys so hard that his instrument had to be constantly retuned .\nallan slutsky and carla benson both helped me out with my project called the national children ' s folksong repository where we can document more unknown culture makers like the funks . you can help preserve and celebrate the oral tradition of america when you contribute folksongs and playground game songs to the online archive . find out how you can help .\nthey tell of robert white , so shy that he was afraid to tell a waiter that he was the one who played that evocative guitar on my girl .\nfantastic documentary which goes beyond documentary itself : it is a musical celebration ( where many young artists like joan osborne and ben harper pay their tribute to those who made motown sound ) and a docudrama ( some scenes are re - enacted ) plus archive footage and brand new interviews to the funk brothers . and it is not just a matter of good cinema , but a matter of passion and dedication , both from those who made the film and from those who made that music , their craft , their music skills and their heart . and you will find out lots of information and interesting details as well , about that era that , after watching this fabulous and not enough known documentary , you will miss even more than ever\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\n6 of 6 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nwere celebrated with two grammys at the awards show feb . 23 , 2003 for\na tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .\nuh - oh , it looks like your internet explorer is out of date . for a better shopping experience , please upgrade now .\njule styne and stephen sondheim ' s score for gypsy has had five major recordings : the 1959 original broadway cast album starring ethel merman ; the 1962 original motion picture soundtrack starring rosalind russell , partially dubbed by lisa kirk ; the 1973 london cast . . .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nlisten to all your favourite artists on any device for free or try the premium trial .\nbut slutsky was determined to get the funk brothers ' story told , and only coincidental meetings with businessmen paul elliott and david scott , amateur musicians who financed the movie , got it done .\nashford , who played tambourine , vibes and percussion , says the musicians always appreciated slutsky ' s efforts .\njule styne and stephen sondheim ' s score for gypsy has had five major recordings : the 1959 . . .\ncomplete your purchase to add the mp3 version to your amazon music library . provided by amazon eu s . \u00e0 r . l .\ncomment : disc ' s checked , paperwork / cases quality checked . uk seller despatched within 24 hours ! all items second hand & may shows signs of use . worldwide delivery . all items are quality guaranteed .\nginger baker looks back on his musical career with cream and blind faith ; his introduction to fela kuti ; his self - destructive patterns and losses of fortune ; and his current life inside a fortified south african compound .\nfeaturing the funk brothers : jack black jack ashford , bob babbitt , johnny griffith , joe hunter , uriel jones , joe messina , eddie\nchank\nwillis , benny\npapa zita\nbenjamin , james\nigor\njamerson , eddie\nbongo\nbrown , earl\nchunk of funk\nvan dyke , robert white and richard\npistol\nallen .\ninstantly receive a \u00a310 urltoken gift card if you\u2019re approved for the amazon platinum mastercard with instant spend . representative 21 . 9 % apr ( variable ) .\nlove hip - hop collects romantic rap songs like blackstreet ' s no diggity , heavy d ' s now that we found love , 3rd bass ' pop goes the weasel , and tony ! toni ! tone ! ' s if i had no loot . though the compilation could use a few more . . .\na brilliant new album that revisits classic tracks with artists like ben harper and joan osborne it really is great music , i thought that covering heard it through the . . .\ni started crying , man , because no one had ever cared about us like that . my mind immediately went to the funk brothers who didn ' t make it . it ' s bittersweet , but who can question god ? when you see footage of earl ( van dyke , pianist ) and robert ( white , guitarist ) , they wanted it too , just as bad as we do . but they ' d be happy because we always talk about them .\nsponsored products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on amazon . when you click on a sponsored product ad , you will be taken to an amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it .\nbeginning life as a 1944 novella by colette , gigi was adapted into a 1951 play by anita loos , then into a 1958 musical film by alan jay lerner with its music by lerner and frederick loewe . the 2015 broadway show . . .\n,\na major initiative to celebrate this nation ' s rich musical heritage .\ncarla ' s brother keith benson , and cousin john ingram , plus misty love , cherokee pree , and delbert nelson .\n] baby , there ain ' t no mountain high enough / ain ' t no valley low enough / ain ' t no river wide enough to keep me from getting to you .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nyour amazon music account is currently associated with a different marketplace . to enjoy prime music , go to your music library and transfer your account to urltoken ( uk ) .\ncredit offered by newday ltd , over 18s only , subject to status . terms apply .\ncomment : uk expedited shipping available on this item for 4 . 99 . fast shipping . excellent customer feedback .\namazon ' s choice recommends highly rated , well - priced products available to dispatch immediately .\nregion : region 2 ( this dvd may not be viewable outside europe . read more about dvd formats . )\n. . . forward to watching this dvd and whilst it was nice that these people have got some recognition it did . . .\na look back at robert zemeckis ' half - animated classic , who framed roger rabbit , on its 30 - year anniversary .\nalso appearing : joan osborne , gerald levert , me ' shell ndegeocello , bootsy collins , ben harper , chaka khan , montell jordan and tom scott ."]}
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", "topic": 14}], "title": "the lone ranger ( 2013 film )", "paragraphs": ["the lone ranger officially opened in the united states on july 3 , 2013 .\nproduction on the lone ranger is imminent and the film is targeting a may 31 , 2013 release .\nthe lone ranger , adapted from the classic tv series , is slated to premiere may 31 , 2013 .\nthe lone ranger is a western , following the adventures of the lone ranger and his friend tonto .\nthe film is distributed by walt disney pictures and was released on july 3 , 2013 .\ndisney also announced that thor 2 will be moved to nov . 15 , 2013 from july 26 , 2013 , and phineas and ferb will hit theaters on july 26 , 2013 .\nthe home of dj j . c . flores \u00bb quentin tarantino\u2019s top - 10 of 2013 ( so far ) includes \u2018the lone ranger\u2019\ntarantino ' s top ten of 2013 includes ' gravity ' , ' the conjuring ' and . . . ' lone ranger ' ?\nare also featured in supporting roles . the film marks the first theatrical film featuring the\nthe lone ranger , directed by the original pirates of the caribbean filmmaker gore verbinski and produced by jerry bruckheimer , opens may 13 , 2013 .\nit ' s official : disney ' s lone ranger has set a may 31 , 2013 release date , the hollywood reporter has confirmed .\nwatch the\nlone ranger\ntrailer above ; the film is due out in theaters on july 3 .\nthe lone ranger\nplay set for\ndisney infinity\nincludes figurines of tonto and the lone ranger . ( disney interactive )\nquentin tarantino ' s top 10 films of 2013 - so f . . .\npo ukusu profesionalca : 13 najboljih filmova 2013 . po izboru kventina tarantina | mixer\ndisney also moved marvel\u2019s \u201cthor 2\u201d up a week to nov . 8 , 2013 \u2014 a date already occupied by sony\u2019s \u201cone direction\u201d concert film . lionsgate has slotted \u201cender\u2019s game\u201d for nov . 1 , 2013 .\nstarring johnny depp , helena bonham carter and armie hammer ,\nthe lone ranger\nwill be in theaters july 3 , 2013 . watch the trailer below .\nwill top that during its sophomore stint and give 2013 a clear victory over 2012 .\nthe producer , director , and stars of ' the lone ranger ' are not very happy about the critical response to the film .\nupdated : thr first detailed how the movie\u2019s creatives agreed to reduce their fees ; disney also pushes back\nthor 2\nfrom summer 2013 to nov . 15 , 2013 ,\nphineas and ferb\ntakes\nthor ' s\nold slot of july 26 , 2013 .\ndisney has moved \u201clone ranger\u201d back a month to the fourth of july holiday weekend next year , slotting the johnny depp - armie hammer tentpole for a july 3 , 2013 .\njohnny depp pauses on the red carpet before the comanche nation premiere of the lone ranger .\nyour expectations of how bad the lone ranger is can ' t trump the reality .\nthe lone ranger subject and trailers never raised enough enthusiasm to withstand the critical response .\nthe lone ranger will release in u . s . theaters on july 3 .\nthe lone ranger\nplay set figurine of tonto . ( disney interactive )\n\u201cthe lone ranger , \u201d directed by gore verbinski , hits theaters july 3 .\nhelp the lone ranger and tonto jump , duck , and take down outlaws .\njohnny depp as tonto in the lone ranger . photograph : moviestore / rex features\nauthorities are investigating the apparent drowning of a crew member on the set of forthcoming johnny depp film the lone ranger , near los angeles .\ndisney\u2019s latest film , the lone ranger , is certainly generating a lot of buzz this week \u2014 but for all the wrong reasons .\nthe lone ranger , due to be released in july 2013 , is a remake of the classic adventure with depp as native american spirit warrior tonto and armie hammer in the title role .\nthe unloved - the lone ranger & heaven ' s gate from scout tafoya on vimeo .\ndisney aired a new trailer for the lone ranger before the super bowl kick off show .\na series of events will change him into the enigmatic hero , the masked lone ranger .\nthe lone ranger\n. . l to r : johnny depp as tonto and armie hammer as the lone rangerpeter mountain / disney\nthe summer 2013 issue of uk magazine total film features a cover story on the lone ranger , and within its pages actor johnny depp ( who plays tonto ) , director gore verbinski and producer jerry bruckheimer all offer comments on the making of the probable blockbuster .\na crewmember working on disney\u2019s the lone ranger has died on the set in an apparent drowning .\nthe film was originally due for a may 2013 release date . although indiewire noted that some of white ' s songs may remain in the final film , the difference between zimmer and white does feel fairly drastic . this would have been white ' s debut film as a composer .\n[ \u2026 ] \u201cthe lone ranger\u201d was a critical and commercial failure for johnny depp , jerry bruckheimer and walt disney pictures , but perhaps they can take solace in the fact that the film made quentin tarantino\u2019s list of 2013\u2032s best films so far . [ \u2026 ]\nhit the jump for more on what ails the lone ranger , which also stars armie hammer , tom wilkinson , william fichtner , barry pepper , james badge dale , ruth wilson , and helena bonham carter . the film is due out july 3 , 2013 .\n47 ronin keanu reeves\u2019 samurai tentpole opened christmas day and universal has already taken an unspecified writedown for the $ 175 million film . it could join \u201cthe lone ranger\u201d as one of the biggest flops of 2013 . estimated budget : $ 175 million box office : ?\ndisney\u2019s the lone ranger also stars helena bonham carter , william fichtner , tom wilkinson , and ruth wilson . the film opens wednesday , july 3 .\na\ndisney infinity\nplay set figurine of the lone ranger . ( disney interactive )\nthe lone ranger is a great movie , so i can understand why quentin loves it .\ntwo critically panned films : kick ass 2 and the lone ranger . something to think about\nthis tonto rolls his eyes at the lone ranger ' s priggishness and complains about their partnership , which seems spiritually ordained after the lone ranger ( armie hammer ) survives an ambush .\nfor more details on the lone ranger\u2019s filming locations in utah , check out this article .\nfor it\u2019s work on the lone ranger , industrial light and magic earned an oscar nod .\n[ \u2026 ] quentin tarantino names \u201cgravity , \u201d \u201cblue jasmine\u201d and ( yes ! ) \u201cthe lone ranger\u201d on his list of 2013\u2032s 10 best films so far . [ tarantino archives ] [ \u2026 ]\nquentin tarantino\u2019s top ten of 2013 ( so far ) is\u2026 unique - southern californias r . r . magazine\n' despicable me 2 ' already beating ' lone ranger ' at box . . .\n[ \u2026 ] films of 2013 ' quentin tarantino included drinking buddies in his ' top 10 films of 2013 ' list : quentin tarantino ' s top 10 films of 2013 \u2013 so far \u2013 the quentin tarantino archives drinking buddies is now available on itunes / on demand and in theaters . kate ( olivia wilde ) and [ \u2026 ]\nthe lone ranger is awesome . best movie i saw this year . those of you who haven\u2019t seen it , please see it . very enjoyable film with a great screenplay . the critics lied to you . so glad quentin included it in his top 10 best for 2013 . i\u2019ve always trusted quentin\u2019s taste in film .\nquentin tarantino has put together his top ten movies list of 2013 , which features some surprising choices in ' lone ranger ' and ' kick - ass 2 ' alongside heavyweights like ' gravity ' .\n[ \u2026 ] only october , but quentin tarantino has already released his list of the best films of 2013 so far . and it\u2019s likely the only place you\u2019ll see gravity and the lone ranger mentioned in [ \u2026 ]\nadding to the list this year is one of walt disney\u2019s latest summer blockbusters the lone ranger . directed by gore verbinski , the lone ranger filmed on location in utah for 25 days last summer .\ntonto and the lone ranger in a scene from\ndisney infinity .\n( disney interactive )\nthe lone ranger and tonto in a scene from\ndisney infinity .\n( disney interactive )\nthe lone ranger and silver in a scene from\ndisney infinity .\n( disney interactive )\nthis is obviously a very different case then what ' s happening now with the lone ranger .\ndespite some big disastrous blockbuster flops , the summer 2013 movie season is going to earn the biggest box office in hollywood history .\njohnny depp appears on stage at the world premiere of\nthe lone ranger\nat disney california adventure on saturday , june 22 , 2013 in anaheim , calif . ( photo by john shearer / invision / ap )\nbox office : ' despicable me 2 ' takes flight ; ' lone ranger . . .\nhigh hopes for ' lone ranger , ' but westerns don ' t always . . .\nthe lone ranger also fails the bechdel test . and drags on way too long . in short , the \u201cspirit guide\u201d of this film would be an odious trash heap .\n[ \u2026 ] quentin tarantino made a list of his top ten favorite movies of 2013 so far . i agree with many of his choices , especially the lone ranger . one of the greats ! - tarantinoarchives [ \u2026 ]\nthat\u2019s why disney is selling the film internationally based on the size and scope of \u201cthe lone ranger\u201d as an action - adventure film \u2014 along with depp , of course , who plays the painted tonto . armie hammer toplines as the masked hero .\nadd the annual gdp of tuvalu and the marshall islands . the film budget of\ndisney debuted the latest\nlone ranger\ntrailer during super bowl xlvii . for those keeping score at home , it ' s the third\nlone ranger\ntrailer the studio has released since last year .\ntom wilkinson is in early talks to join the cast of disney and jerry bruckheimer\u2019s \u201clone ranger . \u201d\n\u201ci intend to be the lone ranger for the rest of my life , \u201d moore told the new york times .\nin an interview with thr on the eve of lone ranger ' s opening , horn said he takes responsibility for the film even though he didn ' t greenlight it .\n' despicable me 2 ' to beat ' lone ranger ' at fourth of july . . .\nin the film , depp applies his penchant for playing quirky characters to the role of tonto , while hammer plays the lone ranger , both characters first made famous in the radio show .\nbbfcinsight publication date bbfc insight for this work will be available on or after 30 / 07 / 2013 . learn more \u00bb\ndespite a hefty price tag ( upwards of $ 250 million ) , disney is expecting\nthe lone ranger\nto be one of it ' s biggest 2013 releases . the film stars johnny depp as tonto and armie hammer as the title ranger . gore verbinski , who worked with depp on the first three\npirates of the caribbean\nfilms , is the director .\njohnny depp and armie hammer were not enough to send ' the lone ranger ' fast out of the gate .\nthe lavish set of ' the lone ranger ' ( disney enterprises , inc . and jerry bruckheimer inc . )\ndisney\u2019s big - budget feature production of the lone ranger built western sets for extensive filming in new mexico . based on the classic 1950s tv series , the film features johnny depp as tonto and armie hammer as ranger john reid .\nthe lone ranger : wanted is out july 2nd and features music inspired by the franchise , including tracks by iggy pop , ben kweller , iron and wine and more . the lone ranger , starring armie hammer and johnny depp , opens in theaters on july 3rd . full tracklisting for the lone ranger : wanted follows below .\n. . . the original character of the lone ranger was already a texas ranger . in other words , he was a badass before he ever put on the mask .\nthe lone ranger is chased by outlaws in a scene from\ndisney infinity .\n( disney interactive )\nexclusive : gore verbinski is saddling up for a re - team with johnny depp on the lone ranger .\n' the lone ranger ' to hit u . k . imax theaters two days ahead of local wide release\njohnny depp as tonto in disney ' s\nthe lone ranger .\n( peter mountain / disney )\ngeiogamah says he is shocked that disney would turn around and present old cliches again with the lone ranger .\ndisney taps the grammy - winning musician to produce the soundtrack for the film adaptation .\nthe 2013 version focuses on the back story of the famous duo : the lone ranger ( hammer ) , who used to be known as lawyer john reid , and tonto ( johnny depp ) , fighting for revenge on those who ruined his tribe\u2019s villages .\njohnny depp has always stated that he \u201cnever wanted to be the cowboy\u201d , always preferring the indian and approaching tonto as \u201ca silent film character\u201d . many people have wondered if the film would have been better had johnny played the lone ranger instead of tonto .\n[ \u2026 ] \u043a\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0440\u0435\u0436\u0438\u0441\u0441\u0435\u0440 \u043a\u0432\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u043d \u0442\u0430\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0442\u0438\u043d\u043e \u0441\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0432\u0438\u043b \u0441\u043f\u0438\u0441\u043e\u043a 10 - \u0442\u0438 \u043b\u0443\u0447\u0448\u0438\u0445 \u0444\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0432 2013 \u0433\u043e\u0434\u0430 , \u043a\u043e\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u0435\u043b\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043d\u0430\u0438\u0431\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435\u0435 \u0432\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0430\u0442\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 . \u0441\u043f\u0438\u0441\u043e\u043a \u043e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d \u043d\u0430 \u043e\u0444\u0438\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442\u0435 the tarantino film archives . [ \u2026 ]\n' lone ranger ' misfires despite loot , star power on paper and in the marketing blitz that preceded its leaden debut wednesday , the lone ranger had the trappings of a runaway hit . by the end of wednesday , the $ 225 million film was off the rails . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\ngeiogamah doesn ' t like the way the 2013 tonto talks .\nthat sort of monosyllabic stuttering , uttering . hollywood indian - speak .\nat a time when hollywood is turning to comicbooks , toys , videogames and sequels to fill their film slates , disney and producer jerry bruckheimer are looking to introduce \u201cthe lone ranger\u2019s\u201d masked man as a new kind of superhero . disney\u2019s july 3 release of \u201cthe lone ranger , \u201d starring armie hammer as the texas ranger and johnny [ \u2026 ]\nhis path fatefully crosses with that of the wounded young lawyer john reid , whom he transforms into the lone ranger .\na new lone ranger film , directed by gore verbinski , was , as of early march of 2013 , scheduled for release on may 31 of that year . armie hammer , who had acted out both twins in the social network , was chosen to act out the lone ranger , and as tonto , verbinski chose johnny depp . even though tim burton had not directed it , helena bonham - carter also starred .\nfilming was plagued with production problems and budgetary concerns , which at one point led to the film ' s premature cancellation . the lone ranger was released theatrically in the united states on july 3 , 2013 . the film received mixed to negative reviews and was a commercial failure , grossing $ 260 million worldwide against an estimated $ 225 million production budget plus an additional $ 150 million marketing budget .\n[ \u2026 ] exactly at the end of 2013 yet , but the great writer / director quentin tarantino has unleashed , via tarantinoarchives , his top 10 best films of 2013 so far . . i agree with many of his choices , except . . i don\u2019t [ \u2026 ]\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the lone ranger near you .\ngreat to see the lone ranger on the list . it got unnecessarily crucified by the critics . it is a great movie .\njohnny depp pauses on the red carpet before the comanche nation premiere of the lone ranger . m . j . alexander hide caption\non paper and in the marketing blitz that preceded its leaden debut wednesday , the lone ranger had the trappings of a runaway hit . by the end of wednesday , the $ 225 million film was off the rails .\naside from all its little problems ,\nthe lone ranger\nhas three big ones : the first is that the character of the lone ranger is that of a contemptible idiot . the second is that the lone ranger ' s friendship with tonto barely exists . ( tonto is too cool to be devoted , and the lone ranger is too much of a smug dummy to have emotions that count . ) the third is that the filmmakers have no non - mercenary purpose in resurrecting the lone ranger as a character . all they know is that , whatever happens , american indians have to come out looking ok .\nthe lone ranger ( armie hammer , left ) and tonto ( johnny depp ) turn to red harrington ( helena bonham carter ) for help when they go after a gang in gore verbinski ' s\nthe lone ranger .\ncanadian indian jay silverheels used primitive grammar in his portrayal of tonto as a sidekick to moore\u2019s lone ranger .\nas a result of the production setbacks , the lone ranger faced numerous shifts in release dates . walt disney studios motion pictures initially scheduled the film for a mid - 2011 release date , but pirates of the caribbean : on stranger tides replaced it , because the latter was considered a priority for the studio and because the lone ranger did not have a director . after gore verbinski signed for director , the lone ranger ' s release date was moved to december 21 , 2012 . however , budget concerns and negotiations resulted in a production delay , so the release date was pushed further back to may 31 , 2013 . by mid - 2012 , dreamworks ' robopocalypse was facing its own production delays and could not meet its july 3 , 2013 release date . therefore , disney had the lone ranger assume its place for the fourth of july holiday weekend .\nin april 2012 , it was announced that jack white was hired to compose the score for the film . however , white later declined to work on the film ' s music , citing scheduling conflicts and was replaced with hans zimmer in december of that year . in march 2013 , michael einziger tweeted that he was working with zimmer on the score . the soundtrack was issued by walt disney records in two releases ; zimmer ' s film score and the\ninspired by\nconcept album by on july 2 , 2013 .\nmovie monday : october 7 , 2013 . \u2018carrie\u2019 , \u2018gravity\u2019 , \u2018machete kills\u2019 , \u2018out of the furnace\u2019 , \u2018rio 2\u2032 + more ! | popcultureperversion\nthis is the deal with american critics : they\u2019ve been gunning for our movie since it was shut down the first time ; that\u2019s when most of the critics wrote their initial reviews ,\nhammer , who plays the lone ranger in\nthe lone ranger ,\nsaid in the interview . the film ' s production was shut down in august of 2011 because of budgetary concerns . disney put\nthe lone ranger\nback into development in early 2012 .\navan jogia ( abc family\u2019s twisted ) : \u201cone lone ranger . but just one . if you have more than one ranger on the ride , it doesn\u2019t work . \u201d\nwe look back at the 10 films that we thought were the riskiest box office bets in 2013 . who failed and who succeeded ? find out here !\nas of october 3 , 2013 , the film grossed $ 89 , 259 , 747 in the united states and $ 170 , 700 , 000 in other countries for a worldwide total of $ 260 , 002 , 115 .\nthe lone ranger was selected as the closing film for the taormina film festival and held its world premiere on june 22 at the hyperion theater in the hollywood land district of disney california adventure , with proceeds being donated to the american indian college fund . the film will be remastered and released in imax theaters on august 2 , in several international territories including the united kingdom and japan .\n[ \u2026 ] fin de semana , tarantino comparti\u00f3 su listado hasta la fecha de las mejores pel\u00edculas del 2013 . aqu\u00ed el [ \u2026 ]\nyet the lone ranger may have required an even more mammoth spend than for superhero fare . while comic - book adaptations come with legions of fanboys amplifying all marketing activity , brand awareness for the lone ranger is lower , especially among younger cinemagoers . many identify this as crucial to the film ' s faltering performance .\nwhen it was announced earlier this year , blues - rocker jack white seemed like a great fit to score the new gore verbinski - directed , johnny depp - starring disney film the lone ranger .\na figurine of the masked man from\nthe lone ranger\nplay set for\ndisney infinity\n. ( disney interactive )\ndespite depp ' s lack of expectations , the budget for\nthe lone ranger\nwas set at reported $ 250 million .\nthe lone ranger filmmakers were asked the question . it is not like they called a press conference just to complain about critics .\nhere\u2019s our box office report for the weekend of july 14th , 2013 \u2013 featuring new releases ' pacific rim ' and ' grown ups 2 ' .\n\u201ca lot of movies we have a cameo in , but the lone ranger we have a starring role , \u201d said marshall moore , utah film commission ( a reel - scout client ) .\nunlike the cgi - dominated pirates pictures , verbinski insisted that they film the lone ranger using as many exteriors as possible while framing real action amid the backdrop of the exotic american southwest desert - and - mountain vistas .\nwild west - loving gamers can take the reins as the lone ranger or tonto in the newest \u201cdisney infinity\u201d play set , revealed thursday .\ni don\u2019t think he should have to . just let him like what he likes , what the fuck do you care anyway ? it doesn\u2019t affect you . so what if he thought that the lone ranger was better than some obscure arthouse film ? that\u2019s the whole point of movies and lists like this . the article wasn\u2019t called \u201cs7sost\u2019s top films of 2013 so far\u201d\ndisney has moved \u201clone ranger\u201d back a month to the fourth of july holiday weekend next year , slotting the johnny depp - armie hammer tentpole for a july 3 , 2013 . disney made the announcement thursday shortly after tapping alan horn to head its film studio . the action - adventure , directed by gore verbinski , will open against uni\u2019s \u201cdespicable me\u201d [ \u2026 ]\nthe lone ranger returned to the big screen in 1981 with the big - budget ' the legend of the lone ranger . ' klinton spilsbury played the title character this time , though his dialogue was overdubbed by james keach . the film retold the origin story of the ranger . this film was a major flop at the box office , partly because of the public relations nightmare it caused . in an effort not to ' confuse ' the fans , the producers of the film got a court - order preventing clayton moore from appearing in public with the mask on . because moore had been making public appearances in costume since the television show was on , and everyone remembered him as the lone ranger , this was not a move looked upon favorably by the general public .\npg - 13 for sequences of intense action and violence , and some suggestive material . ( rating bulletin 2276 , 6 / 12 / 2013 )\njames badge dale ( dan reid in the lone ranger ) : \u201cyou gotta put my character\u2019s mustache somewhere in there . \u201d\n' the lone ranger ' to hit u . k . imax theaters two days ahead of local wide release | hollywood reporter\njohnny depp as tonto and armie hammer as the lone ranger ( disney enterprises , inc . and jerry bruckheimer inc . )\na flawed but often entertaining summer blockbuster experience , the lone ranger falls short as a sum of its promising individual parts .\n( although there have been several differing versions of the lone ranger ' s origin over the years , the basic story has remained the same . )\nriding the rails of the lone ranger : for the production of the movie , director gore verbinski had a five mile oval track built along with multiple engines and cars . take a look at the incredible effort that went into crafting such a detailed and integral part of the lone ranger\nthe lone ranger \u2019s horse silver will make an appearance and an actual train engine built for the film will be on display at the premiere . title sponsor time warner will be streaming the event live from california adventure park .\nthr : obviously , you inherited lone ranger from the previous regime . iger negotiated the budget , but you weren\u2019t there for that .\nbritish actor james frain , who recently recurred as vampire on hbo\u2019s true blood , has joined the cast of disney\u2019s the lone ranger .\nin the end , \u201cthe lone ranger\u201d is one hot mess \u2014 an entertaining one , to be sure , but still a mess .\njack white has a new gig : composing the score for disney ' s the lone ranger , starring johnny depp and armie hammer .\nwith\ndespicable me 2\ndominating the fourth of july box office , it was no holiday for\nthe lone ranger .\ndisney are set to donate the proceeds of ticket sales from the premiere of armie hammer and johnny depp movie lone ranger to charity .\nwhile\nthe lone ranger\nmay win various technical awards , i doubt it will win\nbest picture of the year .\n\u201c\u2019the lone ranger\u2019 crosses multiple genres , \u201d he says . \u201cultimately , it\u2019s a spectacular action adventure from the team behind one of film\u2019s most unforgettable franchises , and that is appealing on a global level . \u201d\nthree years later , hammer has been handed a high - profile black mask he\u2019ll actually get to wear , landing the titular role as the crime - fighting texas ranger in \u201clone ranger . \u201d\n, the overall box office was 17 % higher , which is a great result . year - to - date , 2013 is still behind 2012 , but by less than 1 % at $ 5 . 81 billion to $ 5 . 86 billion . unfortunately , next weekend 2013 will have to go against\nthe lone ranger\nstands as one of the summer ' s biggest flops , with just $ 175 million in global grosses against its massive budget . the reviews weren ' t much better : critics slagged the johnny depp film for its tone issues and length , leaving\nthe lone ranger\nwith a rotten tomatoes score of just 27 percent .\nthe first shot of the lone ranger is of the golden gate bridge under construction , as a title card informs us that it is the year 1933 \u2013 the same year the character of the lone ranger debuted on the radio . we are watching the construction of cultural icons , myths that will define a nation .\nof the colorado river . some more great national parks in the area not included in the film are\ndespite budget setbacks and other hurdles , verbinski\u2019s version of \u2018the lone ranger\u2019 is expected to revitalize the american western genre across the globe . another star who is jumping on board is jack white of the white stripes , who plans to compose the musical score for the movie . with a star filled cast and crew , paired along with some beautiful locations , \u2018the lone ranger\u2019 is sure to draw herds to the theaters on opening day \u2013 july 3rd , 2013 .\ntonto ( johnny depp ) believes the lone ranger ( armie hammer , below ) is a special spirit who cannot be killed .\nps you can buy the lone ranger ' s hat , but not his full costume . only tonto offers a full costume .\ni\u2019m sorry , kick - ass 2 and drinking buddies are simply unwatchable . they belong to the top 10 worst movies in 2013 . however gravity is amazing .\namerican film critics \u201cslit the jugular\u201d of \u2018 the lone ranger \u2019 , according to star armie hammer . yahoo ! movies sat down with \u2018ranger\u2019 stars hammer , johnny depp , producer jerry bruckheimer and director gore verbinski in the aftermath of the film\u2019s disappointing us opening . the team all agreed that us critics were the reason for it\u2019s not - too - impressive $ 29 million box office opening , and that reviewers pre - judged the film based on behind - the - scenes problems .\nin fact , it was critical that all the actors get it right , not just depp as tonto and hammer as the lone ranger .\nthe lone ranger reunites megaproducer jerry bruckheimer , verbinski and depp , who collaborated on disney ' s first three pirates of the caribbean films .\n( a bit clich\u00e9 , but it works here ) , and the audience finally sees the lone ranger and tonto we paid to see .\nlos angeles \u2014 on paper and in the marketing blitz that preceded its leaden debut wednesday , the lone ranger had the trappings of a runaway hit .\nthe first filmed version of the lone ranger was a 15 - chapter movie serial in 1938 . titled ' the lone ranger , ' it starred lee powell as the masked rider , but was actually designed to leave both the villains , and audience , guessing which of five men was , in fact , the lone ranger . this serial was later edited into a feature under the title ' hi - yo silver . ' a second serial , ' the lone ranger rides again , ' also 15 chapters , followed in 1939 . this time robert livingston took over the role .\ndisney has risked a lot with the lone ranger . their recent big - budget movies , such as last year\u2019s sci - fi epic john carter , have not been critical \u2013 or financial \u2013 successes and disney needs this film to succeed on both levels . when the film was announced , many argued that westerns have had their day : cowboys and aliens ( from universal ) received poor reviews a couple of years ago and the last movie attempt at the lone ranger ( the legend of the lone ranger in 1981 ) grossed only $ 12 million against an $ 18 million budget .\n5 . gore verbinski is in a precarious career position : \u201cthe lone ranger\u201d was the talented director\u2019s first live - action film since 2007\u2019s third \u201cpirates\u201d installment . ( 2011\u2019s \u201crango , \u201d however , won the best animated oscar . )\nhammer , depp ' s co - star in the film , claimed critics were\ngunning\nfor the lone ranger long before it was released .\nthey decided to slit the jugular of our movie ,\nhe said .\n[ \u2026 ] tarantino released his annual top 10 \u2018best\u2019 movies of 2013 on his website , the quentin tarantino archives . his list includes ( in alphabetical [ \u2026 ]\nthe first trailer debuted at san diego comic - con and theatrically on october 3 , 2012 . television promotions for the film aired during super bowl xlvii . disney used the film ' s production connection to the pirates of the caribbean series as the main tagline in the film ' s marketing , as well as featuring the film ' s two main characters in promotional materials for disney infinity .\nin april 2012 , it was announced that jack white was hired to compose the score for the film . however , white later declined to work on the film ' s music , citing scheduling conflicts and was replaced with hans zimmer in december of that year . in march 2013 , michael einziger tweeted that he was working with zimmer on the score .\nwhether the lone ranger goes down in movie history as a grand disaster rests on the shoulders of european cinemagoers \u2013 who traditionally embrace depp but may feel more ambivalence towards the western . promoting the film before its uk release , cast and crew appeared to lay blame for the film ' s box office failure in the us at the feet of the critics .\nwith the stronger and faster silver as his new mount , the lone ranger was now able to overtake and capture cavendish , finally completing his long mission . but even after accomplishing his goal , the lone ranger decided it was for the greater good to continue to help pave the way for law and order in the untamed western territories , and with tonto still at his side , he continued to wear the mask and maintain the identity of the lone ranger .\napparently set on the idea that he should star in the film , moore rejected an idea of instead doing a cameo . but the producers also rejected an idea where he\u2019d be the lone ranger , but hand off his mask to the next generation .\nreid takes on the ' lone ranger ' identity as he seeks out the people responsible for his brother ' s death . ( peter mountain )\nthe lone ranger and tonto were now on the trail of cavendish himself when he fired from ambush on the two of them inadvertently killing the lone ranger ' s horse . needing a new mount , the lone ranger recalls seeing a magnificent wild white stallion who lived in wild horse valley , and decides to search for the horse while trailing cavendish . they find the great mustang in a fierce death battle with a buffalo , who had gained the upper hand and was about to finish the horse off when it was shot and killed by the lone ranger , who then nursed the wounded horse back to health . as much as the lone ranger wanted the horse for his own , he was willing to let it go as it fought for his freedom and deserved to be free . when tonto remarked on the horse ' s gleaming coat saying it looked\nsilver white\n, the lone ranger decided that silver would be a good name for the horse and called out to it . in a gesture stronger than gratitude , the horse stayed on and became the lone ranger ' s partner . the lone ranger then trains the wild stallion who learned quickly , and after a few days was ready .\n\u201cwe\u2019ve had a terrific collaboration with the native american community throughout the production of disney\u2019s \u2018 the lone ranger , \u2019\u201d said walt disney studios chair alan horn .\nit\u2019s all in a day\u2019s work . pushing the career envelope is what he likes to do , and portraying tonto in the lone ranger continues the trend .\ntonto , as updated with johnny depp , steps to the fore in ' the lone ranger . ' some native americans see the portrayal as a setback .\nverbinski , whose last live action film was 2007\u2019s pirates of the caribbean : at world\u2019s end , is getting serious about making his next directing outing the lone ranger , the disney pic that has jerry bruckheimer producing with depp playing tonto .\nit also didn ' t help that the movie felt more like\nthe lone tonto\nrather than ranger . the entire plot was focused around depp and his native american character . hammer felt more like depp ' s sidekick throughout the film .\nwilliam fichtner has landed the role of the lead villain in gore verbinski\u2019s the lone ranger , deadline reports . he\u2019ll replace the previously rumored dwight yoakam as butch cavendish .\nthe producer of the pirates of the caribbean films doesn ' t do failure . but can he persuade uk audiences to get behind his us flop the lone ranger ?\nafter the film flopped at the north american box office , the studio is hoping to bolster u . k . box office with an early imax release of the action western , starring johnny depp and armie hammer as tonto and the lone ranger , respectively .\naccording to an official statement from disney , \u201coscar winner hans zimmer , the musical mastermind behind disney\u2019s and jerry bruckheimer films\u2019 pirates of the caribbean , has signed on to compose the score for the lone ranger . jack white , who had originally been contemplated to score and has contributed several pieces of music to the production , was logistically unavailable due to scheduling conflicts that arose when the film\u2019s release moved to july of 2013 . \u201d\nanalysis : why disney might make ' lone ranger ' - - reluctantly a source also says the filmmakers will sacrifice their back - end participation if the film comes in over budget , a significant incentive to run a tight ship .\n[ \u2026 ] tarantino , via the quentin tarantino archives , has released his list of the best movies released thus far in 2013 . the collection of tarantino\u2019s favorites , in alphabetical [ \u2026 ]\n\u201cthe lone ranger\u201d is way too long , incoherent at times , loaded with clumsy dialogue and less than sure - footed in its tone .\nunfortunately ,\nthe lone ranger\nwas so dragged down by unnecessary , weird moments ( the killer rabbits , horse humor , and narration from an aged tonto that the film could have done without ) that the point fell short of hitting home .\n\u201cthe lone ranger , \u201d which bowed day - and - date in roughly 30 % of the international market , grossed $ 24 . 3 million .\nthe \u201clone ranger\u201d script was penned by \u201cpirates of the caribbean\u201d - franchise scribes ted elliott and terry rossio , and justin haythe ( \u201crevolutionary road\u201d ) .\ndoes disney ' s tonto reinforce stereotypes or overcome them ? : code switch the lone ranger has long been a fictional hero , taming the wild west with his trusty and often stereotyped native american guide , tonto . the new version of the lone ranger stars johnny depp and dabbles with that trope .\nwilliam fichtner chats with screen rant about being the best gunslinger on set of ' the lone ranger ' and designing a horrifying villain that interests him .\ndespite all the strife over the budget , the ultimate cost of \u201cthe lone ranger\u201d ballooned during production . bruckheimer says he and disney were responsible for covering the film\u2019s overages . studio reps say the pic cost around $ 225 million , but sources say it was considerably higher .\npreliminary reports had the film tracking for a $ 60\u2013 $ 70 million debut in north america . the film earned $ 2 million from late showings on tuesday , july 2 , 2013 and $ 9 . 67 million on its opening day , july 3 . during its opening weekend , the film debuted in second place with $ 29 . 3 million over three days and $ 48 . 9 million over the five - day frame , well below estimates .\ncoblenz , who also cites script problems with \u201cthe legend of the lone ranger , \u201d thinks that the newest attempt will work , based on the trailers he has seen .\nbetween 1938 and 1940 , there were a series of lone ranger film serials , in which tonto was played by victor daniel , an actor of cherokee , yaqui and mexican ancestry who worked under the stage name chief thundercloud .\nin north america , the film failed to appeal to younger moviegoers unfamiliar with the lone ranger brand . about 68 percent of the audience was over the age of 25 - - including 24 percent over the age of 50 . only 16 percent of the audience was under 18 , a glaring deficit . pirates of the caribbean was fueled by both families and adults , and lone ranger needed to draw upon those same demos .\nshowdown : ' prince of persia ' vs . ' tron legacy ' vs . ' john carter ' vs . ' lone ranger '\nthe lone ranger ( 1 ) : $ 29 . 4 ; 3 , 904 ; $ 7 , 539 ; $ 48 . 9 ; \u2014\nfor the new movie , the studio went to great lengths to hire a cast that included native americans and to consult them while the film was being made . the director points out that the film incorporates the perspective of the original north americans , but as is clear from some of the commentary since the film opened , not all are impressed .\nso below , we break it down : the good , the bad , and the weird of \u201cthe lone ranger . \u201d and needless to say , spoilers undoubtedly will follow .\nfox had been planning to open steven spielberg\u2019s \u201crobopocalypse\u201d on july 3 , 2013 , but anounced thursday that the sci - fier had been moved it back to april 25 , 2014 .\n\u201cthe lone ranger\u201d also unspools in staggering heat \u2013 in the desert landscapes of the great american west , where the film was shot . \u201cit\u2019s heartbreakingly beautiful , \u201d says barry pepper , who plays capt . fuller in the film . \u201cwe shot in five different states through monument valley , santa fe , albuquerque , moab . \u2026 i\u2019m a fly fisherman , so gore [ verbinski , the film\u2019s director ] and i would hit the rivers on our days off . \u201d\nfilm reteams the director with depp in dusty cowboy country after paramount\u2019s animated hit , \u201crango . \u201d\nthe $ 73 . 2 million global start for \u201c the lone ranger \u201d is nowhere near what the $ 225 million - budgeted film needed to earn for disney execs to breathe easily . in fact , \u201c lone ranger \u201d actually earned less from friday to sunday domestically , with an estimated $ 29 . 4 million , than what \u201cjohn carter\u201d made during its debut frame ( $ 30 . 2 million ) last year . yet , while there is virtually no hope left for \u201c the lone ranger \u201d even to break even , the film\u2019s summer play period gives it a distinct advantage over the \u201cjohn carter\u201d disaster , which bowed in march .\nwhile ownership of the lone ranger property was shifting ambiguously , producer jerry bruckheimer and entertainment rights by may 2007 had set the film up at walt disney pictures as lone ranger , under the leadership of then studio chairman dick cook . ted elliott and terry rossio , who had worked with bruckheimer and disney on the pirates of the caribbean film series , were being considered to write the script , and entered final negotiation in march 2008 . disney then announced in september 2008 that johnny depp would be portraying tonto .\nclayton moore took the character from the tv screen to the movie screen for two full - length motion pictures . the first , 1956 ' s ' the lone ranger ' from warner brothers , was the first time the ranger appeared on film in color . it was released the summer before the tv show ' s only season of color episodes . the second feature , 1958 ' s ' the lone ranger and the lost city of gold ' from united artists , was the last time moore would offically play the character , as it was released after the tv series ' cancellation .\ndisney \u2019s july 3 release of \u201cthe lone ranger , \u201d starring armie hammer as the texas ranger and johnny depp as tonto , will determine whether the burbank entertainment giant can ride off into the sunset with a new franchise under its white stetson .\nthe lone ranger has received negative reviews from critics in the us , with a 27 % rating on the film - critic aggregate site rotten tomatoes , based on 179 reviews . the site ' s consensus says ,\narmie hammer and johnny depp make for an appealing pair of leads , but they ' re not enough to make up for the lone ranger ' s bland script , bloated length , and blaring action overkill .\nthe film holds a score of 37 out of 100 on metacritic based on 37 reviews , indicating\ngenerally unfavorable\nreviews . in the uk the film received mixed to positive reviews .\nat a time when hollywood is turning to comicbooks , toys , videogames and sequels to fill their film slates , disney and producer jerry bruckheimer are looking to introduce \u201c the lone ranger\u2019s \u201d masked man as a new kind of superhero .\nwestern adventure lone ranger tells the story of john reid and tonto as they band together to seek justice . the film , which reunites pirates of the caribbean duo gore verkinski and jerry bruckheimer , also stars helena bonham carter , william fitchner and ruth wilson .\ninspired by disney\u2019s upcoming film \u201cthe lone ranger , \u201d a reboot of the classic radio show and tv series , the disney infinity figurines are cuter versions of their live - action counterparts \u2014 armie hammer as the masked ex - texas ranger and johnny depp as his american indian sidekick . ( click through the gallery above for a peek at the characters . )\nsome have criticized lone ranger for its violent beginning . family - friendly internet site parents previews gave lone ranger a c grade overall , including a d for violence . curse of the black pearl , released in 2003 , earned a b - overall , and a d + for violence .\ni\u2019m glad someone else loved the lone ranger . it also seems as though woody allen is exempt from the idea that directors lose something when they get older .\ndirector gore verbinski\u2019s the lone ranger is for anyone who thought the native american guy from the village people and a western - wear model would make the perfect blockbuster - action team .\nlone ranger is an 2013 action film by director gore verbinski and producer jerry bruckheimer . the film is a thrilling adventure infused with action and humor , in which the famed masked hero is brought to life through new eyes . native american spirit warrior tonto ( johnny depp ) recounts the untold tales that transformed john reid ( armie hammer ) , a man of the law , into a legend of justice\u2014taking the audience on a runaway train of epic surprises and humorous friction as the two unlikely heroes must learn to work together and fight against greed and corruption .\nthen there\u2019s the big reveal of tonto ( johnny depp ) and the lone ranger ( armie hammer ) , and the shot is the first official image from the film . then there\u2019s a bunch of quick action shots including the ranger drawing down on an unseen enemy , and tonto clinging on to the bottom of a speeding train . but if there\u2019s one big take - away from this trailer , it\u2019s trains . trains are really , really important . the film also stars helena bonham carter , william fichtner , barry pepper , james frain , ruth wilson , and james badge dale . the lone ranger opens july 3rd .\na couple years later , i returned to the film after having seen and eagerly dissected matthew vaughn\u2019s kingsman : the secret service , with which the lone ranger shares more than a few semiotic similarities . i still had the words of scout tafoya\u2019s \u201cthe unloved\u201d video essay lingering in my ears . and over several months , the full extent of verbinski\u2019s achievement here dawned on me , and i became convinced that the lone ranger is a cinematic masterpiece .\nthe differences in gross between the lone ranger and world war z boils down to zombies being an easier selling point ( especially worldwide ) than cowboys . as for the quality of each film , i couldn ' t say as i haven ' t seen either .\na scene of a bank robbery shown for unknown reasons in the first few minutes of the film finally gets resolved in the film ' s final minutes , and its a wonder why it was ever introduced at the start .\n[ \u2026 ] name to its never - ending list of supporters : quentin tarantino . the quentin archives website has posted the writer - director\u2019s favorite movies of 2013 ( \u201cas an exclusive during the government [ \u2026 ]"]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "peter szewczyk", "paragraphs": ["the method studios best vfx prize went to peter szewczyk for our lady of lourdes . with the win , method awarded peter with a $ 10 , 000 post prize .\never since his fine video for the maccabees ' young lions some time ago , peter szewczyk has been periodically coming up with low - budget post - heavy gems .\npeter\u2019s past experience includes partnership at beallor , beallor and burns , as well as being a founding member of \u201cthe international group of accounting firms\u201d . peter has also served on numerous accounting , auditing and business committees over his lengthy career .\nsince the start of his film career at george lucas ' famed skywalker ranch , peter szewczyk has had a front row seat to the crafting of hollywood blockbusters by the modern masters of cinema . while sitting through what szewczyk calls\na decade of dailies\nwith the likes of james cameron and george lucas , he studied each director ' s approach to . . .\narmstrong szewczyk tobias llp chartered accountants has been providing professional accounting , taxation and business advisory services to the greater toronto area since 1986 . the firm\u2019s founding partners ; richard armstrong and peter szewczyk accepted john tobias into partnership in 1994 and the partnership \u2018armstrong szewczyk tobias llp\u2019 ( \u201cast\u201d ) was formed . for over 25 years , ast has succeeded at providing its clients with cost - effective services that exceed their needs . supported by outstanding staff and management , ast prides itself on taking the time to truly understand their clients and their business needs .\naward winning director peter szewczyk ( pronounced chef - chick ) has joined the roster . peter is part of a new breed of directors equally happy working in cg as well as live action . he started his career at skywalker ranch and since then has worked on shrek , harry potter and avatar on cg channel , here is the behind the scenes production process on his last film \u201ccolour bleed\u201d . his directing page shows the breadth of his skills or you can see his first full cg short here\npeter szewczyk , cpa , ca is a founding partner at ast with 40 years of public accounting experience working with owner managed businesses and large privately owned companies . his extensive experience consists of audit and assurance of businesses in several different industries . in addition , he has expertise in tax planning and compliance for individuals and corporations , including sr & ed ; claims , and business structuring and sales .\nthe 9th annual hollyshorts film festival ( www . hollyshorts . com ) came to a wrap with 1 , 000 attendees celebrating the festival\u2019s awards ceremony celebration at the roosevelt hotel ballroom and lobby hosted by digital la\u2019s kevin winston . the hollyshorts best short film grand prize went to mitsuyo miyazaki for her short film tsuyako . with the prize , miyazaki takes home a $ 10 , 000 post - production and finishing services prize from company 3 . she also wins an all expense paid trip to wellington new zealand courtesy of starnow to show her film there . also taking home a $ 10 , 000 post - production prize from company 3 for the best director category was sacha feiner for un monde meilleur ( a better world ) . the short film sahasi chori by erin galey took home two hollyshorts awards , one for best producer and the women in film director\u2019s award , garnering her a $ 5000 camera package courtesy of martini crew booking . . the method studios best vfx prize went to peter szewczyk for our lady of lourdes . with the win , method awarded peter with a $ 10 , 000 post prize .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\n( \u201crompaey is a newcomer who , through this film , shows a very personal voice we hope he keeps expanding . \u201d the directors\u2019 week jury says )\nles affam\u00e9s\nfrom robin aubert , wins best film award and best director for the fantasy film official section and\ntrue fiction\nfrom jin - mook kim , wins best film and best screenplay for the directors week official section .\nstarting next february 22nd , the 39th edition of fantasporto - oporto international film festival , ends on march 2nd 2019 ( competitions ) .\naugust 22 , 2013 hollywood ca\u2014the 9 th annual hollyshorts film festival ( urltoken ) came to a wrap last night with nearly 1 , 000 attendees celebrating the festival\u2019s awards ceremony celebration at the roosevelt hotel ballroom and lobby hosted by digital la\u2019s kevin winston . the hollyshorts best short film grand prize went to mitsuyo miyazaki for her short film tsuyako . with the prize , miyazaki takes home a $ 10 , 000 post - production and finishing services prize from company 3 . she also wins an all expense paid trip to wellington new zealand courtesy of starnow to show her film there . also taking home a $ 10 , 000 post - production prize from company 3 for the best director category was sacha feiner for un monde meilleur ( a better world ) . the short film sahasi chori by erin galeytook home two hollyshorts awards , one for best producer and the women in film director\u2019s award .\nin hollywood . the festival also announced it will unspool a screenplay competition for next years festival . the 9\nedition of the hollyshorts film festival featured over 12 , 000 attendees with 7 days of screenings , daily networking events , panels and seminars during the hollyshorts film conference and awards . 2013 visionary award honoree matthew modine closed the festival with the theatrical premiere of his collection of short films at the tcl chinese theatre .\nshortshd presented the short film amazonia by sam chen with the directv everywhere award .\ncompany 3 , method studios , starnow , newcastle brown ale , rock star energy drink , uber , panavision , indiegogo , law offices of clifford lo entertainment law , bigpie , digital video expo \u201813 , moviola , fearnet , martini crew booking , you me and charlie , noci cortinfestival , showbiz software , lightspeed eps , lappg , new media vault , the roosevelt , hotel , pop chips , indie printing , final draft , true vision entertainment , yabazam ! , pretzel chips , production hub , quick film budget , festival genius , indie pix , shortshd , eurochannel , jungle software , and los angeles hair studio .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\n- corn dog ugly ( 2001 ) . . . ( visual effects supervisor )\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\nrichard armstrong , cpa , ca is a partner at ast with over 40 years of public accounting experience specializing in small , medium and large privately owned companies . his experience consists of audit and assurance of businesses in many different industries , and in addition , tax and compliance for individuals and corporations , including sr & ed ; claims , business structuring and sales .\nrichard was previously a partner at beallor , beallor and burns , as well as a founding member of \u201cthe international group of accounting firms\u201d and has served on the board of several committees throughout his career .\njohn tobias , cpa , ca has been a partner at ast since 1994 with expertise in business advisory services for small and medium - sized enterprises as well as the related tax and reporting requirements . john serves clients in a wide variety of industries , including consumer products , shipping and transportation , manufacturing , and service - related companies . john also provides a personal tax practice for his corporate clients as well as individuals . john currently serves on four boards of directors , one of which includes a registered charitable organization .\nwe offer creative advice and add considerable value to your business by assessing your challenges and offering specific solutions .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nhis latest for numbers and letters ' tell me was developed with the band ' s lead singer katie hasty , about a guy looking for spiritual fulfillment out in the desert \u2013 and making a remarkable discovery . but then getting rather more than he bargained for . . .\nduring the long hours of post production on my short film our lady of lourdes , this track was on heavy rotation in my studio . i offered my services to the artist in the way of a music video , if i ever managed to find some down time . well , nearly a year later , that time came , so i pitched a few ideas , all terribly somber and dramatic . the lead singer , katie hasty , has a strong background in writing , however , so she came up with some ideas of her own . she was keen to tell an abstracted story about a bloke trying to\nfind himself\nin the desert . i was happy to develop her concepts , as they were very funny and colourful , so long as i managed to squeeze in a few wish - list items . i really wanted to shoot in the desert and i wanted to sprinkle in some surreal elements .\nsince my background is in cinematography , i was looking forward to getting behind the camera again , and the mojave desert provided an unprecedented canvas to shoot against . one thing i was not prepared for , however , was how fast the colours of the rocks change . they would go from yellow to red to green to gold , in just a few hours . thankfully i shot the whole thing in canon raw format , so we were able to balance things out in the grade . then i went home , and did a few weeks of post on nights and weekends .\nthe whole video cost about \u00a3250 to make , since all we really paid for was food , transport , and a lens hire . katie and i shared producing responsibilities , and i did all the post myself . the crew was so small that they all fit into a prius .\nall in all , we are quite happy with how things turned out . the story might leave a few people scratching their heads , but that ' s the fun bit of music videos . they are all a bit bonkers !\nnext video christine and the queens ' saint claude ' by j . a . c . k .\na young girl , creative and idealistic , dreams of brighter days in a forgotten eastern european city . her fate is inextricably sealed when she crosses paths with a scheming , and enigmatic old woman , who harbours a dark secret . what seems like a small act of cruelty between strangers , will fracture the very foundations of a city .\na novice local news reporter gets more than he bargains for from the grieving mother of a teenage boy .\nan affluent couple seem to have everything , but both have secrets concealed from one another .\nsubscribe today for full access on your desktop , tablet , and mobile device .\nthe lion of the year award went to donald smith , who joined the club in 2015 .\nawards presented , officers installed at charter night the lion of the year award went to donald smith , who joined the club in 2015 . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nwarsaw - the warsaw lions club recently held its annual charter night with officers installed and awards presented .\nthe lion of the year award went to donald smith , who joined the club in 2015 . smith has served on the board of directors , helped cook for zone meetings and led the team that constructed and oversaw new bleachers for the minstrel show .\ncommunity persons of the year award went to jim and maryann williamson for their work in restoring tombstones at new castle cemetery . jim has been with the club since 1987 and maryann is considered an honorary member .\nthe first year lion award for a new member went to travis mullett . he has volunteered at many club functions and has been selected to serve as secretary for the coming year .\nfred wachtel received the dick bryan award for his involvement in club activities , several terms as secretary and general service since joining the club in 1992 .\nthe life service award was given to past district governor bob buxton , who joined the local club in 1972 . buxton served several terms as treasurer of the local club , has been heavily involved with club activities and attended many meetings on the club\u2019s behalf on the zone , district , regional , state and international levels .\nofficers for 2017 to 2018 will be president allyssa mcmullen , first vice president lauren unger , second vice president dairel kaiser , secretary travis mullett , treasurer robert buxton , assistant treasurer nick fischer , tail twister larry pepper , assistant tail twister chris slaughter , lion tamer dom emler and chaplain rev . cordell brown .\none - year directors are donald smith , emily smith , jesse whinnery and lee jane williamson . two - year directors are jinni bowman , cordell brown , dennis tumblin and pat tumblin .\nmcmullen and buxton will serve as l . e . o . club advisers . l . e . o . club officers are president augusta kinzel , vice president josie gray , secretary brett kinzel , treasurer paige bemiller and henry hall , alexis mccormick and megan salmons as executive committee members .\nduring the past year the club raised more than $ 13 , 000 from the annual minstrel show , $ 773 from the annual pancake breakfast and $ 394 from the white elephant auction for charitable endeavors .\nthese sites are part of the usa today network . their content is produced independently from our newsrooms .\nis an organization devoted to showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe , advancing the careers of filmmakers through screenings , networking events , and various panel and forums . the academy qualifying hollyshorts film festival showcases the top short films produced 40 - minutes or less .\nhollyshorts film festival history the inaugural hollyshorts film festival took place at the space theatre in hollywood august 2005 and featured 23 short films from the u . s . , uk , poland , canada and thailand . the 2nd annual hollyshorts film festival took place at cinespace in hollywood , ca and featured 53 of the best short films from around the world . 13 different countries were represented . the third annual hollyshorts film festival took place august 10 - 12 , 2007 , drawing over $ 26 , 000 in prizes awarded . the festival featured three screening venues . best short film honors went to \u201csongbird\u201d directed by john thompson . thompson was awarded a one week audio rental package courtesy of action audio and visual , featuring sound and communications equipment rentals to utilize for his next film project . the festival featured actor adrian grenier\u2019s short film \u201ceuthanasia , \u201d a dj performance from the legendary hip hop dj biz markie and 57 short films in competition ; three days of screenings , parties , insightful panels along with a slew of networking platforms for hollyshorts participants . the 2007 hollyshorts film festival included the following partners : ourstage . com , h magazine , showbiz software stores , action audio and visual , si - mi . com , stash dvd magazine , ucla extension department of entertainment studies , dreamhouse ensemble , la one stop , lbn e lert , indiepix , breakyourself , choice hospitality , film radar , shortend magazine , sand jewelry by therese and vice hollywood .\nthe 4th annual hollyshorts film festival took place august 7 - 10 , 2008 in hollywood with top honors of best short film going to \u201cbloom\u201d directed lance larson . larson was awarded $ 2000 vfx package courtesy of clifton post for his next project . the best student short honors went to david jibladze , for his short film \u201cbeholden . \u201d jibladze took home a 5 - day hvx - 200 , hd camera rental package courtesy of martini crew booking . over $ 25 , 000 in prizes were awarded .\nthe 5th annual hollyshorts film festival took place august 6 - 13 at the dga and laemmle\u2019s sunset 5 theatre in hollywood with top honors of best short film going to \u201cla petite lilia , \u201d directed by reda mustafa . mustafa took home a prize package from clifton production services which included a red one digital cinema package valued up to $ 5 , 000 . 00 , while johnny gill took home a $ 10 , 000 cash prize for the haydenfilms online film festival contest for his short film \u201cmy turtle\u2019s name is dudley . \u201d for more information , visit www . hollyshorts . com .\nthe 6th annual hollyshorts film festival\u00ae took place august 5 - 12 , 2010 in hollywood and featured a major opening night reception , week - long screenings of short films and feature films in hollywood , high level industry panels , keynotes , awards and receptions for the community and filmmakers . grand prizes were awarded for best short and best director courtesy of company 3 valued at $ 20 , 000 . openfilm also sponsored the festival and screened their top 5 finalists for their $ 250 , 000 get it made competition , at the fest . james caan attended the opening night ceremonies and named the finalists .\nthe 7th annual hsff took place august 11 - 18th in hollywood . hsff alumni include josh brolin , kirsten dunst , demi moore , darren lew , david arquette , jessica biel , malcolm barrett , carter smith , jason biggs , david pryor , jimmy jean louis , paula garces , adrian grenier , david lynch , paul haggis , bragi schut , david weinstein , william olssen , alex ferrari , larry hankin , lance larson , john thompson , nick carmen , scott porter , joel david moore , mary pat bentel , denis hennelly , richard riehle , and many , many other great filmmakers and actors .\ncontinuing the tradition of growth , the 8th annual hollyshorts film festival opened at the world famous grauman ' s chinese theatre on hollywood blvd to over 900 guests . the evening was capped off by the hollyshorts visionary award being given to joe carnahan . the fest took place all week at the chinese theatre and concluded with over $ 50 , 000 in prizes and awards being given out to winners selected out of 341 projects in competition . highlights include :\nthe panavision future filmmaker went to karaoke ! by andrew renzi . panavision awarded andrew with a $ 10 , 000 prize .\nshortshd presented the short film amazonia by sam chen with the directv everywhere award .\nfest sets dates for 10th annual anniversary edition during the celebration the festival set it\u2019s dates for next year\u2019s festival , it\u2019s 10th anniversary edition . the 10th annual hollyshorts film festival and film conference / film market will take place august 14 - 23 , 2014 in hollywood . the festival also announced it will unspool a screenplay competition for next years festival , submissions now open at : urltoken\nthe 9th edition of the hollyshorts film festival featured over 12 , 000 attendees with 8 days of screenings , daily networking events , panels and seminars during the hollyshorts film conference and awards . 2013 visionary award honoree matthew modine closed the festival with the theatrical premiere of his collection of short films at the tcl chinese theatre .\nthe 10th annual hsff and film conference / film market took place august 14 - 23 at the world famous tcl chinese theatre in hollywood and the 2nd annual hollyshorts film conference took place at the roosevelt hotel . 2014 overall best short and best director will receive $ 10 , 000 each for post production work courtesy of company 3 . the 2014 winners of best music video , best cinematography , and best commercial will each receive $ 5 , 000 for post production work courtesy of company 3 . 2014 best student film and best female director winners will receive a $ 10 , 000 camera rental packages courtesy of martini crew booking . method studios awarded the 2014 best vfx short with $ 10 , 000 in post production services . panavision awarded $ 10 , 000 to douglas jessup ' s short glow . over $ 140 , 000 in prizes were awarded from final draft , showbiz , jungle , red giant , black magic camera , true vision entertainment , and many others . 15 , 000 attended the 2014 fest and film conference over 10 days .\nthe 2015 hollyshorts film festival and film conference / market will took place over 10 days august 13 - 22 2015 at the tcl chinese theatres , ohm , and ignited spaces in hollywood . grand prize $ 15 , 000 cash prize courtesy of zype was awarded to jamie donoughue for his short shok . over 2 , 200 submissions in 2015 and over 15 , 000 unique visitors to the festival over 10 days and we hosted our first ever online festival concurrent with the live festival via vhx .\nthe 2016 hsff and film conference took place august 11 - 20 at the tcl chinese 6 theatres and harmony gold . the fest awarded the kodak best short prize to black canaries , which also took home best cinematography . best director went to madaran and the co3 grand jury winner went to catching fireflies . company 3 awarded these 3 films a total of $ 60 , 000 in post production services . the panavision future filmmaker award went to out of the village , awarded $ 10 , 000 in panavision equipment rental . kodak awarded $ 5 , 000 in film stock for the best short and also provided film stock for 10 other categories . for a complete list of winners go to www . hollyshorts . com . our 2nd annual online fest pass concurrent with the festival was hosted on bitpix .\nmadaran and descry both were selected to participate in the first ever hollyshorts presents theatrical one week run in los angeles at the laemmle noho 7 theater .\nthe 2017 hsff took place august 10 - 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", "topic": 19}], "title": "true grit ( 1969 film )", "paragraphs": ["the ending of the 1969 film was far different than the ending 2010 film .\nseveral scenes that were in the novel and the 1969 film were not in the 2010 film .\njohn wayne in a scene from the 1969 version of \u201ctrue grit , \u201d directed by henry hathaway .\nan article on saturday about a new film version of \u201ctrue grit\u201d misspelled the surname of a critic for the new republic who wrote about the \u201ctrue grit\u201d film released in 1969 . he is stanley kauffmann , not kaufman .\nseveral characters were added to the 2010 film that were not in the 1969 film or the novel .\n\u201c true grit ( 1969 ) . \u201d internet movie database . urltoken ( accessed october 29 , 2014 ) .\n\u2026the john wayne hit western true grit . the following year he starred in the film norwood opposite kim darby ( who had also appeared in true grit ) . \u2026\nfor many of us , \u201ctrue grit\u201d brings to mind a movie \u2014 either the 1969 film with john wayne or the 2010 remake with jeff bridges .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing true grit ( 1969 ) near you .\nthe attorney named in the novel and both films only appeared in the 1969 film .\n' true grit ' celebrated with art at three springfield venues for many of us , \u201ctrue grit\u201d brings to mind a movie \u2014 either the 1969 film with john wayne or the 2010 remake with jeff bridges . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\none month after true grit , dennis hopper directed and starred in easy rider .\nafter true grit , darby struggled to find female roles as strong as mattie .\n( from left to right ) glen campbell , john wayne , and kim darby in true grit ( 1969 ) , directed by henry hathaway .\nbefore true grit , darby had appeared in several tv westerns including gunsmoke and bonanza .\ndespite his legendary status , wayne had to ask to be cast in true grit .\nin both the novel and the 2010 version of true grit , la boeuf survives .\nshot around ridgway , colorado , which is now home to the true grit caf\u00e9 .\nbonnie armstrong\u2019s watercolor of a barrel racer is part of waverly house\u2019s \u201ctrue grit\u201d offerings .\nportis , charles . true grit . new york : simon and schuster , 1968 .\nthe events that precipitated the hiring of rooster cogburn were actually portrayed in the 1969 film . this did not happen in the 2010 film .\none of the glories of true grit is that it recognizes wayne ' s special presence .\ntitle drop : mattie has heard that rooster is\na man with true grit .\njeff bridges plays rooster cogburn in \u201ctrue grit , \u201d directed by joel and ethan coen .\njoel and ethan coen talk to will lawrence about their oscar - nominated western true grit .\nwas kim darby really 22 when she starred in true grit ? she appears much younger .\nbefore this new \u201ctrue grit\u201d film , i had always thought of \u201ctrue grit\u201d as the movie which finally got john wayne an oscar . john wayne evolved into such an iconic personality / heroic - image that his acting was not always taken seriously . \u201ctrue grit\u201d became the film that allowed critics and oscar voters to take his acting seriously . the movie was a platform for john wayne , the actor . but what kind of movie was \u201ctrue grit ? \u201d answering that question undoubtedly led the coen brothers producing team to look at remaking the film . because absent the john wayne platform element , the \u201ctrue grit\u201d of 1969 allowed many opportunities for improvement .\nbookworms always protest how their favorite novels are made into bad films , and i\u2019d have to say neither version of true grit has come close to capturing the true beauty of the book . true grit ( 2010 ) runs 110 minutes and if they had pushed that time to even 140 minutes i think they could have come damn close . true grit ( 1969 ) ran 128 minutes and filmed more scenes from the book but captured less of the true grit of the story .\nthe labeouf character died in the 1969 film ( offscreen ) directly after the encounter with ned pepper . this did not occur in the 2010 film .\nthis ' true grit ' makes the original almost unwatchable except as a curio . . .\nso as i offer this dry sequence of events , i recommend that readers experience the book directly to get the true feel for true grit .\nbunny - ears lawyer : despite his many quirks and jerkassitude , cogburn does have the true grit .\ntrue grit was an unusual western because its hero was not only a woman but a young girl .\ncamp fires and gunfights . . . true grit is a surprisingly traditional western ( click to enlarge )\nfilmmakers joel and ethan coen ride their new western ,\ntrue grit ,\ninto theaters today . it stars jeff bridges and matt damon reprising roles made famous by john wayne and glen campbell in the original 1969 film .\ntartt , donna . introduction to true grit . london , england : bloomsbury publishing ltd . , 2004 .\n' true grit , ' then and now remakes rarely outshine the original , but the coen brothers ' newest movie , true grit , eclipses the 1969 version starring john wayne . critic bob mondello compares and contrasts the two movies - - and the way westerns were made then and now .\nbiographical notes true grit was produced by hal b . wallis . he produced over 350 movies , including casablanca .\n\u201c true grit ( 2010 ) . \u201d internet movie database . urltoken ( accessed october 29 , 2014 ) .\n( top , l - r ) marshall reuben j . ' rooster ' cogburn , played by john wayne and la boeuf played by glen campbell in the 1969 movie , ' true grit .\nthe latter is the case with the\ntrue grit\nfilms , as both are based upon the charles portis novel of the same name . the 2010 film directed by ethan and joel coen is not a remake of the 1969 film by henry hathaway , rather it draws inspiration from the source .\ntrue grit gallops into the western canon with guns blazing . this spitfire poem by joel and ethan . . . more\nbut the most confounding thing about true grit is that it never does . throughout its running time it is as \u201ctrue as john wayne\u2019s gun\u201d to the conventions of the western .\n[ note : film received its 1969 nomination under the title my night with maud . it had no us distributor at the time . ]\n, a 1969 western starring john wayne . the difference this time is that the original\nnot surprisingly , hollywood went for the plot of action first , viewing true grit as a western adventure . both major film adaptations of the novel\u2014in 1969 and 2010\u2014were recognizable as genre vehicles , their differences more a matter of changed expectations of western films than essential content .\nwhy did ' true grit ' strike out at the golden globes ? the answer may surprise you . ( or not . )\ntrue grit is a character - driven film , buoyed by strong performances from its entire cast . many other hollywood directors and scriptwriters could learn much from the convincing and subtle way the coens handle the character arcs in true grit . the ordeals that the characters endure catalyse changes in them that are believable and affecting .\n( left ) marshall reuben j . ' rooster ' cogburn playe by john wayne and mattie ross played by kim darby in 1969 ' true grit ' ( r ) jeff bridges and hailee steinfeld in the 2010 version .\npop - culture notes in 1969 , three of the top ten movies and two of the biggest shows on tv were westerns . true grit reflected the changing times of the sixties both in american society and in westerns .\ntalley , caleb . \u201c true grit and the man who wrote it . \u201d ay magazine , april 2018 , pp . 32\u201335 .\nwhy did ' true grit ' strike out at the golden globes ? the answer may surprise you . ( or not . ) | urltoken\nin this 1969 publicity image released by paramount home entertainment , john wayne , left , kim darby , center , and glen campbell are shown in a scene from ,\ntrue grit .\n( ap photo / paramount home video )\nadvantage : 1969 . it ' s bernstein ! he ' s a legend for a reason .\nthe 1969 film suffers a bit from the pacing \u2013 there ' s a lot of fat that could be cut . the 2010 film runs almost 20 minutes shorter , and packs in more humor than its predecessor . the new film could be considered a comedy as much as a western .\nremakes rarely outshine the original , but the coen brothers ' newest movie , true grit , eclipses the 1969 version starring john wayne . critic bob mondello compares and contrasts the two movies \u2014 and the way westerns were made then and now .\nshuman , r . baird . \u201cportis\u2019 \u2018true grit\u2019 : adventure story or \u2018entwicklungsroman\u2019 ? \u201d the english journal 59 ( march 1970 ) : 367\u2013370 .\na\nthen and now\nlook at the filming locations from the 1969 western\ntrue grit ,\nstarring john wayne , kim darby , robert duvall , glen campbell and dennis hopper . the film was shot in the san juan mountains of colorado and we found many of the filming locations nearly 40 years later . this is an extended version of my previous true grit video . for instructions on how to find these locations , please visit urltoken .\nwhen submitted for a rating from the mpaa in 1969 , the film was given an\nm\n. it was edited and re - rated\ng\n.\nas if to signal immediately that this second \u201ctrue grit\u201d would be book - faithful ( and the second film is very close to the book , as close as movies get to following a book ) , the movie starts off with mattie reciting the opening lines of her first - person account of this story , the opening lines of the novel true grit .\nfor the 1969\ntrue grit ,\nwhich like the 2010 film was adapted from charles portis ' novel , producer hal wallis originally wanted mia farrow to play mattie . but she supposedly turned it down because her\nsecret ceremony\ncostar robert mitchum warned her that hathaway was a difficult director to work with .\nthe film ' s release date of wednesday , june 11 , 1969 , was ten years to the day before john wayne died , monday , june 11 , 1979 .\njohn wayne winning the best actor oscar\u00ae for his performance in\ntrue grit\n- 42nd annual academy awards\u00ae in 1970 . presented by barbra streisand .\na strong heart is a sign of true grit for certain , and nena potts\u2019s \u201csurvivor series\u201d jewelry received the theme award in the waverly house show .\nlois reeves\u2019s watercolor \u201cabandoned homestead , \u201d is part of studio 55\u2019s true grit show and was selected as the image for the poster accompanying the exhibit .\njoel and ethan coen ' s true grit is their second remake of a classic film . the first , the ladykillers ( a noisy reimagining of the understated 1955 ealing studios comedy ) , was by almost any reasonable account the brothers ' worst film . true grit is also , arguably , the coens ' second western , following 2007 ' s no country for old men \u2014by general consensus , their finest work . it is perhaps fitting , then , that true grit lies squarely between these two poles of their career : a fine but middling production by the duo ' s elevated standards .\nmusic note legendary composer elmer bernstein wrote the score for true grit . his career spanned 50 years and included movies from the ten commandments to animal house .\nin true grit : a further adventure ( 1978 ) , lawyer daggett ( john fiedler ) is mentioned several times by mattie , but is never seen .\ntake a look at both ; you\u2019ll enjoy them\u2026 but you may decide the small important differences belong to our winner : true grit by the coen brothers .\nthe new version is dark\u2026some of the scenes are at night\u2026i liked it a lot\u2026oh and who had true grit\u2026 . mattie did . ron rigell - houston texas\nmarshal rooster cogburn in true grit ( 1969 ) , a role he reprised opposite katharine hepburn in rooster cogburn ( 1975 ) , a partial remake of the hepburn\u2013humphrey bogart classic the african queen ( 1951 ) . wayne\u2019s final film , the shootist ( 1976 ) , in which he portrays an aging gunfighter who is dying of cancer , was\u2026\nthe character of rooster cogburn was supposed to be around forty . john wayne was sixty - one when the film was made . jeff bridges was also sixty - one when he portrayed rooster cogburn in true grit ( 2010 ) .\nmondello : the old\ntrue grit\nopened more brightly . in 1969 , a couple of flicks that sounded like westerns but weren ' t westerns -\neasy rider\nand\nmidnight cowboy\n- were signaling a revolution in moviemaking . but the\ntrue grit\nthat john wayne starred in was a last gasp of old hollywood - gigantic title superimposed over a lush , green valley , glen campbell crooning lyric that lets you know this g - rated film would have a happy ending .\nmattie ' s lawyer j . noble daggett , whose name she , as laboeuf said in the original , draws like a gun . he is a voice - over in the 2010 film , but he shows up in the end of the 1969 film .\n\u201ctried and true trio\u201d by patty rios was a juror\u2019s choice at waverly house .\nwayne won an oscar for his performance and the film grossed $ 14 . 25m ( at least \u00a3100m today ) in the us \u2013 some consolation , perhaps , for darby as she reads the glowing plaudits for the new true grit .\nnone of this dilutes my love of the earlier true grit . it\u2019s a dandy film : beautifully filmed , generally well - acted and the themes about revenge and honor are clearly laid out . this version is widely available on dvd .\nword from the talk shows and on the web suggests that the new coen brothers\u2019 film true grit ( 2010 ) was not a remake of the classic john wayne western true grit ( 1969 ) , but a new , more faithful interpretation of the original novel , true grit ( 1968 ) by charles portis . as mattie ross might say , \u201cthat is a big story . \u201d this past week i read the original novel and then watched both movies . in terms of following the book scene by scene i\u2019d say the john wayne film was more faithful to the book . but the jeff bridges version follows the book\u2019s ending much closer . both films used extensive amounts of dialog lifted directly from the novel . but yes , the newer film was more grittier when it came to the violence and humor of the story .\nfinance note la boeuf is still hunting for his payday , but campbell made a combined $ 3 million in 1969 .\nmonday through thursday , at 8pm | 7c , amc presents story notes \u2014 real - time on - air trivia about your favorite movies . tonight\u2019s movie was true grit .\nthis second \u201ctrue grit\u201d movie offers a more uncomfortable atmosphere , with dimly lit scenes , inclement weather , and untidy settings that look mostly untamed and undisturbed by human beings .\nwhen paramount pictures did a made - for - television sequel to this film , true grit : a further adventure ( 1978 ) , rooster ( played by warren oates ) explains that he lost his eye fighting for the south in the civil war .\nlos angeles \u2014 with a sly hipness that is the trademark of joel and ethan coen , a billboard just outside the melrose avenue gate at paramount pictures promotes their next film , \u201ctrue grit , \u201d with a promise : \u201cretribution . this christmas . \u201d\nadaptation dye job : mattie ' s hair is straw blonde in this film .\nthe film won four oscars including best picture of the year and best director .\nwhen she starred opposite john wayne in the 1969 western true grit , kim darby could easily have been forgiven for believing the role would be the start of a long and glittering career . in truth , though , defying predictions that a star was born , she has made no films of note since .\nfar too often for true grit to quite overcome , [ wayne ' s ] larger - than - life turn flirts with , if not outright topples into , self - parody .\nthe best picture of 1969 was \u201cmidnight cowboy , \u201d john schlesinger\u2019s x - rated study of manhattan street life . both dustin hoffman and jon voight received best - actor nominations for their roles in the film .\none area i do not believe was an improvement from the first film to the second film was the music . the first film used a grand orchestral score from film - scoring legend , elmer bernstein . for this version of \u201ctrue grit , \u201d for the tidy version , such a score was appropriate . for the newer version , a sweet orchestral score was all wrong , and may have sabotaged the tone of the film in places . an earthier score , a ry cooder type score , with acoustic guitars , harmonicas\u2014simpler , earthier , \u201cgrittier\u201d\u2014would have helped convey the mood of this less tidy remake .\nthe book was adapted to film twice . the first version , released in 1969 , was directed by henry hathaway and starred john wayne as rooster cogburn . the movie had two sequels : 1975 rooster cogburn ( original release title rooster cogburn ( . . . and the lady ) , starring john wayne and katharine hepburn ) , and 1978 true grit ( made for tv , starring warren oates ) .\nmondello : hailee steinfeld ' s mattie finds humor in her character ' s humorlessness and keeps her cool when things get weird - strange characters showing up at the end of a rope or under a bare skin . the weirdness lets you know that this\ntrue grit\ntakes its cues from that filmmaking revolution , left the old\ntrue grit\nin the dust .\na tough political melodrama about the assassination of a 1960s greek nationalist in director costa - gavras ' french - algerian co - produced thriller , z ( with five nominations and two wins - best film editing and best foreign language film ) . [ z was the first film nominated as best foreign language film ( 1969 ) that also received a best picture nomination . it was also the second non - english language film to be nominated as best picture - the first was jean renoir ' s grand illusion ( 1938 ) , over thirty years earlier . ]\nbut other film devotees were less charmed , particularly when they viewed \u201ctrue grit\u201d through the filter of vietnam - era politics and wayne\u2019s conservative principles \u2014 which he had said were illustrated by a scene in which cogburn shoots a rat after demonstrating the futility of trying to treat it under due process of law . ( the new film has no such moment . )\ntom helberg is a senior film studies major . reach him at tomhelberg @ urltoken .\ni just prefer the traditional style of the 1969 film over the coens darker offbeat version . ive seen all their movies so i knew they\u2019d add those weird touches but it just didnt work for me . its a well made film but it doesn\u2019t give me the satisfaction i get from the earlier one .\nthe two versions of\ntrue grit\nare like athens , greece , and athens , georgia : they ' ve got the same name , but they ' re in totally different worlds .\nin 2010 , the coen brothers remade true grit with jeff bridges as rooster . bridges wore the patch over his right eye instead of his left . he said it \u201cjust felt right . \u201d\nbefore the movie , however , \u201ctrue grit\u201d was a 1968 novel by charles portis , and this month , the springfield - greene county library is celebrating the story with its annual big read .\nany follower of joel and ethan coen\u2019s work watching true grit for the first time will probably sit out most of the pair\u2019s take on the western waiting for the moment that the other shoe drops .\nit ' s mostly wayne all the way . he towers over everything in the film .\nshop keeper : in the 1969 film , also a funny foreigner \u2014 an old chinese man , whose store rooster likes to crash in . in the 2010 film , a terrible haggler . the chinese vendor appears in the 2010 movie as well , in about two scenes , one of which he ' s smoking opium .\nlegend has it that when john wayne charged across a meadow at his enemies \u2014 reins in teeth and guns a - blazing \u2014 as hard - drinking , one - eyed u . s . marshal reuben \u201crooster\u201d cogburn during the iconic climax of 1969\u2019s true grit , he was saddled upon a moving truck , not a galloping horse . when it came time for jeff bridges to mount up for the same scene 41 years later in joel and ethan coen\u2019s new version of true grit , he made the dangerous ride himself , atop a live horse .\nat its release on dec . 22 , \u201ctrue grit\u201d becomes the last major entry in a crowded oscar race that already includes contenders like \u201cthe social network , \u201d \u201cthe king\u2019s speech\u201d and \u201c127 hours . \u201d\ntrue grit is a wonderful novel . have you tried the audio book edition bryan . it\u2019s another way to experience the story . i loved both movies , but neither match the voice of the book .\nwhile discriminations should and will be made between a source text and a film , final judgment should be based on the aesthetic unity and qualities of the final product . so i can end up valuing each of the embodiments of true grit . i suggest you read and view all three of them .\nthey are both good in their own separate ways . the 1969 is more fun . the 2010 is more real . after growing up loving the 1969 , i as ready to see how this story would play if it was \u2018nonfiction\u2019 . there is very little to knock for either .\nnote : this will be a broad synopsis of true grit . i must caution the reader , however , that charles portis\u2019s true grit is as much about character and atmosphere as it is about plot and events . it is no - holds - barred uncompromising storytelling , showing more interest in creating a story that feels real and authentic , than a story that feels good . characters suffer realistic consequences for their actions :\nin the coen brothers ' \u201ctrue grit , \u201d jeff bridges is not playing the john wayne role . he ' s playing the jeff bridges role \u2014 or , more properly , the role created in the enduring novel by charles portis , much of whose original dialogue can be heard in this film . bridges doesn ' t have the archetypal stature of the duke . few ever have . but he has here , i believe , an equal screen presence . we always knew we were looking at john wayne in the original \u201c true grit \u201d ( 1969 ) . when we see rooster cogburn in this version , we ' re not thinking about jeff bridges .\ntrimming back some of their usual weirdness appears to have paid off for the coen brothers . true grit is their most commercially successful film to date \u2014 it is the first of their works to take us $ 100m at the us box office . but one senses the coen brothers care little for money .\ntrue grit is a masterpiece and is one of the greatest westerns in film history . john wayne is a amazing actor , and in this he is probably the best person in the world who could play rooster cogburn . kim darby was my one problem with this film , she was annoying and boring and a terrible actor to play mattie ross . the plot was fun and and a well made adaption from the book . overall , a classic movie , and the funny thing is , this film is my fathers # 1 favorite film ever made , he made me watch this , haha .\nthis hungarian film is a careful , compassionate and beautifully acted character drama with a social conscience .\ntrue grit was first published and serialized in a much shorter form in the saturday evening post . the current book version was released shortly afterwards and was a commercial and critical success . some reviewers found the story hard to categorize because they felt the novel contained elements of a fictional memoir , a western , and a historical novel . many reviewers felt mattie\u2019s character an equal to mark twain\u2019s venerated huckleberry finn . the novel was labeled a \u201cclassic\u201d and a book which \u201ccontributes meaningfully to american humor . \u201d true grit has remained almost continuously in print since its release . starting in 1999 , overlook press reissued all of portis\u2019 novels including true grit .\n\u2026scored a major hit with true grit ( 1969 ) , an adaptation of charles portis\u2019s best seller . for his portrayal of the drunken , cantankerous , but endearing u . s . marshal rooster cogburn , wayne received a long - denied oscar . hathaway\u2019s last three films were the forgettable raid on rommel ; shoot out , with gregory peck ( both 1971 ) ; \u2026\nthere is a moment in\ntrue grit\nwhen john wayne and four or five bad guys confront each other across a mountain meadow . the situation is quite clear : someone will have to back up or die .\nwhen darby first met wayne on the set of true grit , the veteran actor already had 40 years of film - making under his belt . in the original film , she played the thrifty , churchgoing , 14 - year - old mattie , who exploits wayne ' s drunken , one - eyed , hard - nosed marshal ' s desperation for money as she chivvies him into helping avenge her father ' s death .\nbut that is counting chickens . there is an old rooster to fry . the coen brothers\u2019 film is bound to rouse memories of an earlier picture , another oscar race . john wayne , well past his prime , won his only academy award for portraying rooster cogburn . his selection fiercely split those who felt justice was thus served from those who viewed this original \u201ctrue grit , \u201d released in june 1969 , as the last gasp of a hollywood stuck in its own past .\nthe coens knew the hymn through the 1955 charles laughton film night of the hunter . \u201cnot that there\u2019s any reference to that film , \u201d says ethan . \u201cwe just thought it reinforced mattie\u2019s worldview . \u201d\nexclusive royalty - free music library for video and film projects . find your music track in seconds !\nthe 1969 film , directed by hollywood veteran henry hathaway , had glorious landscapes . the meadow and several other scenes were set in the san juan mountains of colorado , near telluride . this film ' s landscapes are all in texas , and although some are beautiful , many are as harsh and threatening as the badlands described by cormac mccarthy or larry mcmurtry .\nnow for me , i can take a lot more \u201cgrit\u201d in a book than in a movie . but then , i\u2019m not a huge movie fan , anyway . i haven\u2019t read \u201ctrue grit , \u201d but of course i\u2019ve seen the john wayne movie , and i thought it was lots of fun . and that\u2019s all i wanted .\nmattie ross ( the girl ) 1969 : mattie ross may be just 14 , but after a lout named tom chaney kills her father , she wants vengeance . she hires rooster to track chaney down and has the nerve to join him , but in the 1969 movie , she also sneaks away to cry .\nultimately both movies work hard to follow the book , but i think the people of 2010 are naturally more willing to accept the horror and grotesque of the american gothic of the story . are citizens of 2010 closer psychologically to their 1877 cousins ? what doesn\u2019t come across in either film are the threads of religion that run through the book . true grit isn\u2019t christian but deeply old testament . the world of true grit missed the enlightenment . it is why it\u2019s a great western . jane tompkins makes a great case that the western is anti - christian and anti - woman in her book west of everything , and i think true grit fits her thesis . mattie ross is a christian woman who leaves civilization and for a few days explores the heart of darkness of the old west .\nultimately , the hfpa may simply be true grit \u2018s version of armond white , the famously contrarian new york press critic . they didn\u2019t see what all the fuss was about and decided to go their own way . others may find it bonkers that the tourist , burlesque , red , and alice in wonderland secured best picture nominations ( albeit in the musical / comedy category ) , while true grit was overlooked like steven seagal\u2019s last dozen films . but it all makes for an amusingly nutty awards season . it\u2019s a long and exhausting road to the oscars , and this isn\u2019t the last time we\u2019ll be hearing about true grit . or about the hfpa\u2019s suspect taste in cinema , either .\nbob mondello : the new\ntrue grit\nopens with a bit of grit , body lying in the snow and the voice of mattie ross telling us how her father died at the hand of a man named chaney . as she remembers it when she was 14 , her protestant upbringing said that that man needed to pay for his crime .\noverall , i found the coens\u2019 adaptation of true grit to be close to the original film in the plot but the various changes that were made to be more in line with the story the films are based on didn\u2019t improve on it much at all . while the first film reminds me of a coming of age adventure , bonding and happiness , the remake is very unemotional and negative and i wasn\u2019t touched by the characters in any way .\nthe sense of place is as pervasive as a character in \u201cmoss , \u201d a film by daniel peddle .\nroger ebert gave the film four stars , highlighting the positives of both films , while not discrediting either .\nunlike most coen brothers films , true grit is a warm affirmation rather than a sly subversion of its genre . this character - driven western is one of the most unexpected and rewarding turns from a major film - making talent since david lynch temporarily abandoned his obsession with the bizarre for the sweet - natured the straight story ( 1999 ) .\n\u201cof course , true grit is a western , but we never considered our film a classical western , and honestly never thought about genre at all , \u201d says ethan . \u201cwe didn\u2019t talk about john ford or sergio leone , even though we like their films . really , we were driven only by our enthusiasm for charles portis\u2019s book . \u201d\nwaverly house\u2019s show is a juried exhibit , with pieces by 27 artists in the show . they interpreted the theme \u201ctrue grit\u201d widely , according to gallery owner eunice wallar , with works ranging from religious pieces to a trio of mules .\nin 2010 , paramount pictures released a second movie adaptation of true grit , written and directed by the academy award\u2013winning coen brothers . this version starred jeff bridges as rooster cogburn , matt damon as laboeuf , josh brolin as tom chaney , and hailee steinfield as mattie ross in her first motion picture role . the film was shot in new mexico and texas . unlike the 1969 adaptation , the 2010 film more closely adhered to the novel in plot and theme , including the ending in which mattie ross , her arm having been amputated as a result of snakebite , ventures to meet cogburn some twenty - five years after their adventure together , only to find that he had died before her arrival . critics largely praised the performances and story , comparing it favorably with its 1969 predecessor .\ndespite its commercial success , john wayne was not pleased with the finished film . he greatly disliked kim darby ' s performance , and while promoting the film for its u . s . release in june 1969 told interviewers that he had starred in much better films , citing stagecoach ( 1939 ) as an example . at the oscar ceremony on april 9 , 1970 , wayne personally told richard burton that he felt he should have won the oscar instead , for his portrayal of king henry viii in anne of the thousand days ( 1969 ) .\nthe music 1969 : the original\ntrue grit\nis 20 minutes longer than the new one , and that ' s mostly because there are so many scenes of john wayne riding through the countryside to elmer bernstein ' s rousing score . the music and the landscape are both so majestic that you expect two bald eagles to fly down with a banner in their mouths that says ,\nvisit montana !\nthe same basic events play out in the original true grit . think john wayne as rooster cogburn , kim darby as mattie , and a supporting cast that included robert duvall , dennis hopper , strother martin , john doucette , and glen campbell .\nbridges , who mumbles his way through the film as though his mouth is filled with pebbles , has also earned an oscar nomination for his part as the pot - bellied , drunken lawman in true grit . it\u2019s a performance equal to his oscar - winning turn in crazy heart , one that has layers of depth that john wayne could only dream of .\nwith this film , john wayne became the first person to produce and direct a best picture oscar nominee ( the alamo ( 1960 ) ) , and then go on and win best actor for his role in another film .\nbut drop it did , at the very end of the film . for reasons i won\u2019t get into here , mattie\u2019s character was both unique and believable \u2026 believable , surely , because she was unique . but alas ! back to the shoe . true grit concludes with a retrospective narrator , an older mattie who recounts the adventure she had when she was fourteen . at the end of the film , the middle - aged mattie discovers that u . s . marshal cogburn had recently died , and she decides to bury him in her family plot . in the film\u2019s final scene , mattie stands before cogburn\u2019s grave and says in a voice - over : \u201cit is true i have not married ; i never had time to fool with it . \u201d she then says a few more lines , and the film ends .\nas for the coens\u2019 method for directing bridges , it was true to the technique they employed 12 years earlier on lebowski .\nthe coen brothers keep insisting that their true grit isn\u2019t really a remake of the 1969 film starring john wayne , but rather an adaptation of charles portis\u2019 novel . so when you see certain scenes from the two films put side - by - side , as they are in this video clip , you can go one of two ways : ( 1 ) of course it\u2019s a remake \u2014 the dialog and set - up are practically identical ; or ( 2 ) wow , you couldn\u2019t imagine two more divergent schools of artistic filmmaking .\nthe essay below discusses the two famous versions : the 1969 john wayne movie directed by henry hathaway , and the 2010 \u201cremake\u201d by the coen brothers , starring jeff bridges .\ntrue grit is based on a novel by charles portis , which also inspired a 1969 film directed by henry hathaway that starred john wayne in his only oscar - winning role . precocious 14 - year - old mattie ross ( played by hailee steinfeld ) hires an ageing gunslinger , rooster cogburn ( jeff bridges ) , to help her track down the varmint that shot her father and bring him to justice . the cocksure laboeuf ( a moustachioed matt damon ) joins them on the trail of the murderous tom chaney ( josh brolin ) .\nshe added that true grit co - star robert duvall baulked at the old - school , hands - on style of director henry hathaway , recounting an argument that flared between the two as hathaway offered advice on how to swivel during an action scene .\none of the glories of\ntrue grit\nis that it recognizes wayne ' s special presence . it was not directed by ford ( who in any event probably couldn ' t have been objective enough about wayne ) , but it was directed by another old western hand , hathaway , who has made the movie of his lifetime and given us a masterpiece . this is the sort of film you call a movie , instead of the kind of movie you call a film .\nhere , the plot thickens . in the novel true grit , mattie is indeed a spinster . yet in the 1969 film adaptation ( starring john wayne ) , the filmmakers altered the ending . in this version , u . s . marshal cogburn\u2019s character visits the young mattie soon after their adventures together have come to an end . mattie is still young ; there is no flash - forward . mattie shows cogburn her family\u2019s graveplot and suggests that since cogburn doesn\u2019t have a family , he can be buried here one day . the end .\nthe coens have positioned their film as a new adaptation of the novel rather than as a remake of the earlier film . their script makes effective use of porter\u2019s dialogue , much of which also made it into hathaway\u2019s film completely intact . although i have not read the book , the coens\u2019 film is apparently more faithful to the text and especially its denouement than is the wayne movie . it\u2019s that rare beast \u2014 the remake that is better than the original .\nfor example , three separate film adaptations of dashiell hammett ' s\nthe maltese falcon\nwere released within 10 years . the third , john huston ' s 1941 film starring humphrey bogart , is now regarded as the classic .\nadaptational attractiveness : the two actresses who portray mattie ross in both the 1969 and 2010 versions ( kim darby and hailee steinfeld ) are somewhat prettier than described in the book .\nmartin is best known for his role as captain in cool hand luke . he was also in the no . 1 movie of 1969 , butch cassidy and the sundance kid .\napparently , if you need to track down a bad guy in the wild west , your absolute best shot at success is to hire a misogynistic one - eyed alcoholic . whether you watch the old or the new true grit , that much seems clear .\nit was an important plus for the production , given that mattie , not rooster , is the film\u2019s central character and in nearly every scene . the coens have pointed to this emphasis on her perspective as an example of how their film is more faithful to original novel \u2014 which is told in first person by mattie \u2014 than the 1969 movie . but the brothers are hardly the best authorities on the subject .\nif i had to pick only one true grit movie to take to the proverbial desert island , it ' d be hathaway ' s , wayne ' s , ballard ' s and , while we ' re at it , elmer bernstein ' s . . .\nmost remakes of classic films are shadows of the originals . but joel and ethan coen ' s version of the western\ntrue grit\n\u2014 with jeff bridges as rooster cogburn , newcomer hailee steinfeld as the plucky mattie ross and matt damon as texas ranger laboeuf \u2014 has won over critics , audiences and even kim darby , who played the resolute mattie in the 1969 original for which john wayne won his only oscar as the irascible cogburn .\nshe ' s just extraordinary in the film ,\ndarby said .\ni said to her agent , ' be sure you ' re careful what she does next . the next thing is what is so important . '\n( darby ' s post\ngrit\nmovies \u2014 including 1969 ' s\ngeneration\nand 1970 ' s\nnorwood\n\u2014 didn ' t exactly set the box office on fire . )\nthe spur awards selected true grit as one of the best westernsever written , so it is hard to imagine how a movie can live up to that level of kudos . i suspect i would more likely enjoy the novel more than either movie , as you did .\nshe did , though , have a bit of a problem with hathaway , who was 71 when he directed the film .\nperhaps the most significant departure from the 1969 film is the fact that it is built around mattie ross as the central character , rather than rooster cogburn . steinfeld\u2019s performance earned a well - deserved oscar nomination , though the academy\u2019s decision to nominate her as a best supporting actress rather than best actress is puzzling .\nthe coen brothers are known for their inventive , offbeat direction and cinematography and in true grit they don\u2019t dissapoint by using a variety of photographic effects and interesting color schemes giving the film a washed out , gothic look . their aesthetic in this film really has more in common with something like a tim burton movie than a classic hollywood western . it was interesting to look at and i appreciate their darker spin on the tale but at the same time it didn\u2019t fill in any meaningful spaces in the story for me .\nthe motion picture stands at the pinnacle of all art forms in our culture \u2013 where millions will flock to see the latest blockbuster . but what role does the novel play in creating this art form ? movies are often created directly from screenplays , so it\u2019s hard to measure their worth without the novel , but when one is made from a great novel , how do we judge its success ? as a standalone work of art , or as an interpretation of another work ? in my mind , neither the 1969 or 2010 film versions of true grit came close to the power of the charles portis novel . but as standalone works of art i think they are equally successful in their own ways . the cinematic culture that made each film is very different , as well as the culture of their separate audiences . they are like night and day , but then so is 1969 and 2010 .\nin the 1969 rendition , wayne basically plays himself in a more comical tone than in his previous western roles . bridges appears constantly intoxicated and feels like he just crawled out of hibernation .\nthanks for your comments on the book and movies true grit . they stimulated and deepened my own reflections on the movies , which you can find , if interested on my movie blog at urltoken , or by search engine , emily\u2019s movie cafe . i like your blog !\nturner , ralph lamar . \u201c\u2018why do you think i am paying you if not to have my way ? \u2019 genre complications in the free - market critiques of fictional and filmed versions of true grit . \u201d journal of popular culture 48 ( april 2015 ) : 355\u2013370 .\ntrue grit contains two plot structures , one framing the other . there is a plot of action , featuring pursuit and shootouts , and there is a plot of growth , narrated by an adult mattie ross about her quest for justice as a fourteen - year - old .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\n, the most successful hong kong film of recent years . indeed , having just re - read my 2004 review of that film , i find i could change the names , cut and paste it , and be discussing this film . but that would only involve the surface , the plot and a few philosophical quasi - profundities . what makes this a scorsese film , and not merely a retread , is the director ' s use of actors , locations and energy , and its buried theme .\n: in the novel and 2010 film , the last we see or hear from laboeuf is when rooster leaves the scene of the final battle with mattie to seek medical attention . rooster is forced to leave him behind because there ' s only one horse left . he promises to send someone to get him , and laboeuf insists he ' ll be fine . he ' s never seen again in the 2010 film . in the novel , mattie says that for years she tried and failed to find out what happened to him . the 1969 film solves this problem by\ntrue grit movie was so popular , a sequel , rooster cogburn ( \u2026and the lady ) , was released in 1975 . john wayne returned to the role of deputy marshall cogburn , and katherine hepburn starred as the new damsel in distress . in 1978 , a made - for - tv movie , true grit : a further adventure , continued the saga of rooster and mattie . warren oates and lisa pelikan starred in the tv version . fans and critics did not warm to the change in actors or the plot , and no further sequels were made .\nspock speak : everyone in the novel and both films sounds very odd because they do not use contractions , true to the time period .\nadvantage : 1969 . bridges is the better actor , and he ' s working with a better script , but he can ' t overshadow one of the duke ' s most iconic roles .\n: laboeuf is shot , tied up , beaten , trampled , bites through his tongue , and mocked repeatedly throughout the film .\nmore than 30 years after making the silent film , cecil b . demille returned to direct the ' 56 classic . the movie\nultimately , it ' s hard to shake the sense that the coens opted to remake the wrong western . true grit is a sentimental tale , at least by the standards of the genre , and the coens are not\u2014to put it mildly\u2014sentimentalists . they restore a few of the more somber elements of the portis novel , but this is still the story of a plucky girl and her grizzled companion and , as such , perhaps best suited to the ingenuous tone of the 1969 version .\nthe original films finale is certainly happier and just more enjoyable to me . the coens version is downbeat , cold and unsentimental . as opposed to the 1969 film which ends on a positive note , in the coens\u2019 film mattie ross never sees rooster again after their adventure and years later when she returns to visit him at a wild west show she finds he has died . we also learn that mattie is a frigid old maid who seems to look down on everyone and for me this change actually ruined the entire film because of who i had hoped she would be in the end ."]}
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( c ) 2018 bookrags , inc . all rights reserved .\nwant clues as to how the trump jr . story will end ? watch these dynamics\ndavid ayer is the writer - director of\nend of watch .\n( carolyn cole , los angeles\u2026 )\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of end of watch by stephen king .\nthis cast list of who was in end of watch includes both lead and minor roles . ( 16 items )\nshowdown : ' training day ' vs . ' street kings ' vs . ' end of watch '\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie end of watch ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of end of watch ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nnote : all citations in this study guide refer to the kindle edition of end of watch , published june 2016 .\nend of watch ( * * * out of four ; rating : r ; opens today nationwide ) transcends those limitations .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing end of watch near you .\ndirected by david ayer , end of watch received an a - cinemascore . open road films is distributing the film .\nheading into the weekend , end of watch looked like it didn ' t have a chance of beating jennifer lawrence horror pic house at the end of the street or clint eastwood ' s baseball drama trouble with the curve . but fueled by positive word of mouth and great reviews , end of watch overperformed while the two other films lagged .\nin the police thriller end of watch , gyllenhaal and co - star michael pe\u00f1a enact one of the most realistic male friendships in the history of movies .\nend of watch cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of end of watch actors includes any end of watch actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each end of watch actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of end of watch have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nwant clues as to how the trump jr . story will end ? watch these dynamics . - the boston globe\nthis study guide consists of approximately 102 pages of chapter summaries , quotes , character analysis , themes , and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of end of watch .\nend of watch ( the bill hodges trilogy book 3 ) and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\nend of watch\nis a far cry from\ntraining day ,\narguably the most iconoclastic police corruption movie ever made .\npicture : jake gyllenhaal 2012 toronto international film festival - ' end of watch ' - premiere toronto , canada - 08 . 09 . 12\njake gyllenhaal , right , and michael pena break the buddy - cop cliches in the gritty , unnerving and engaging ' end of watch . '\ndirector david ayer attends the premiere of\nend of watch\nat regal cinemas l . a . live on september 17 , 2012 in los angeles , california .\n\u201caudience and critical response to end of watch has been incredible . we are thrilled about the success of the movie to date and hope that this will be a new opportunity for audiences to discover end of watch and for the film to be seen again on the big screen for awards consideration , \u201d stated ortenberg .\na compelling and chilling suspense novel , end of watch is the final stand - alone novel in king ' s trilogy featuring retired detective bill hodges .\nlauded by critics when it hit theaters in september 2012 , lisa schwarzbaum of entertainment weekly called end of watch \u201csharp\u201d and \u201cvisceral . \u201d peter travers of rolling stone wrote , \u201c [ end of watch ] bristles with life , \u201d and newsweek called the film , \u201criveting . \u201d karen durbin of elle wrote , \u201cgyllenhaal\u2019s and pena\u2019s chemistry is pitch - perfect . \u201d\nthe critically reviled horror film the house at the end of the street finished in a dead heat with end of watch , as it also earned an estimated $ 13 . 0 million , giving it a tepid per theater average of $ 4 , 227 .\nend of watch is being edited by dody dorn , who earned an oscar nomination in 2002 for best film editing for her work on christopher nolan\u2019s memento .\nincreasingly drenched with chilling spookiness . exciting , elegant and poignant , it ' s a fitting finale to a brilliant trilogy \u2014 sunday mirror on end of watch\nking works his customary storytelling magic , unspooling the plot threads almost as quickly as readers can turn the pages ( daily mail on end of watch ) bill and holly ' s decidedly down - to - earth detecting . . . makes the novel shine . i ' d back these two anywhere ( guardian on end of watch ) . . . the book i ' d pick off the pile at the airport this summer ( evening standard on end of watch ) increasingly drenched with chilling spookiness . exciting , elegant and poignant , it ' s a fitting finale to a brilliant trilogy ( sunday mirror on end of watch )\nthe end of the bill hodges trilogy . i will miss detective kermit william hodges ,\n1 . the house at the end of the street \u2013 $ 13 . 0 million\nboth a stand - alone novel of heart - pounding suspense and a sublimely terrifying final episode in the hodges trilogy , end of watch takes the series into a powerful new dimension .\nstarring jake gyllenhaal and michael pena , end of watch marks a victory for indie distributor open road films and exclusive media , which fully financed and produced the movie .\nend of watch is the spectacular finale to the new york times bestselling trilogy that began with mr . mercedes ( winner of the edgar award ) and finders keepers \u2014in end of watch , the diabolical \u201cmercedes killer\u201d drives his enemies to suicide , and if bill hodges and holly gibney don\u2019t figure out a way to stop him , they\u2019ll be victims themselves .\nwatch full episodes of marvel ' s agents of s . h . i . e . l . d . !\nin a surprise twist , jake gyllenhaal - michael pena ' s cop drama end of watch tied with jennifer lawrence horror pic house at the end of the street for no . 1 at the friday box office , each earning $ 4 . 6 million .\nhouse at the end of the street , from relativity media , earned a b cinemascore .\nwith\nend of watch ,\nayer said he wanted to strip away genre conventions and take an authentic snapshot of what it ' s like to be a cop in los angeles today .\nthe performances here are so sharp that viewers may wish end of watch has been shot by someone who knew how to find the right point of view for a scene and leave it there .\na compelling and chilling suspense novel , end of watch is the final stand - alone novel in king ' s no . 1 bestselling trilogy featuring retired detective bill hodges .\nthere are many stereotypical themes and devices in crime fiction : righteous cops shooting a criminal at the novel\u2019s end , gender constructs salvaged from another age , invincible heroes and so on . \u201cend of watch\u201d is burdened by none of them . it\u2019s a great big genre - busting romp , a gloriously fitting end to the bill hodges trilogy .\nend . of . watch . takes the reader from mystery to thriller and straight into the eerie stephen king world of supernatural forces that will make you wary of little pink swimming fishes and remind you you are reading the master of horror .\nbill and holly ' s decidedly down - to - earth detecting . . . makes the novel shine . i ' d back these two anywhere \u2014 guardian on end of watch\nshowdown : ' training day ' vs . ' street kings ' vs . ' end of watc\n1 . end of watch ( open road ) new [ 2 , 730 runs ] r friday $ 4 . 6m , saturday $ 5 . 1m , weekend $ 13 . 2m\nend of watch , which earned the critics\u2019 choice distinction from the broadcast film critics association , recently won nominations from the film independent spirit awards for best supporting actor for michael pe\u00f1a and best cinematography for roman vasyanov . roger ebert recently named end of watch one of the best films of 2012 writing , \u201cjake gyllenhaal\u2019s image - transforming work as a very tough cop in david ayer\u2019s \u2018end of watch\u2019 may help the film win a best picture slot , and michael pe\u00f1a is no less effective as his partner in a dangerous los angeles police district . they forge a relationship during a series of brilliantly - staged action sequences . \u201d\non a joint phone call with pe\u00f1a , gyllenhaal called\nend of watch\nayer ' s most personal film .\nthere ' s more of dave in this movie than any movie in the past .\nyou had such an interesting visual style for end of watch . once you were on set , did you find that that style had advantages or limitations that you weren\u2019t expecting it to have ?\n\u201coutstanding\u2026 \u2018end of watch\u2019 gives us king at the height of his powers . masterfully plotted , the novel is propelled toward its page - blurring conclusion by two deadly forces : hodges\u2019 advancing disease and brady\u2019s relentless murderous impulse .\non sunday , studio estimates indicated that the 31 - year - old ' s police drama\nend of watch\ntied jennifer lawrence ' s\nhouse at the end of the street\nfor the no . 1 weekend position with $ 13 million in ticket sales a piece . a day later , however , distributor open road films said its\nend of watch\nhad actually grossed $ 13 . 2 million , while lawrence ' s horror film came in with a final total of $ 12 . 3 million .\nfor those who can handle ayer ' s overuse of the shaky - cam approach on the big screen , end of watch is satisfying and emotionally potent . it ' s a good , gritty drama of the sort that seems increasingly rare within the thriller genre , where visual excess and the adrenaline / testosterone cocktail have become dominant . even with the distraction caused by the hand - held camera , end of watch offers two hours well - spent .\n\u201coutstanding\u2026 \u2018end of watch\u2019 gives us king at the height of his powers . masterfully plotted , the novel is propelled toward its page - blurring conclusion by two deadly forces : hodges\u2019 advancing disease and brady\u2019s relentless murderous impulse . \u201d\nend of watch was produced by david ayer\u2019s crave films , john lesher under his le grisbi productions , and nigel sinclair and matt jackson of exclusive media who also financed the film , in association with emmett / furla films .\nthe next generation apple watch , series 3 includes both lte and non - lte versions .\nwatch : kevin kiermaier clinches rays win vs . indians with walk - off home run robbery\nthe gritty police procedural end of watch follows jake gyllenhaal and michael pe\u00f1a\u2019s hard - charging beat - cop characters as they navigate the streets of south central los angeles , administering justice from the proverbial barrel of a gun\u2014even if it means straying outside prescribed lapd boundaries to do it . the two are deeply bonded , both in and out of the squad car . but to call end of watch a \u201cbuddy cop\u201d movie is like referring to titanic as a film about a boating accident .\nto order end of watch for \u00a316 ( rrp \u00a320 ) go to urltoken or call 0330 333 6846 . free uk p & p over \u00a310 , online orders only . phone orders min p & p of \u00a31 . 99 .\ndavid ayer writes his own rules for the cop genre in ' end . . .\na powerful story of family , friendship , love , honor and courage , end of watch stars academy award nominee jake gyllenhaal and michael pe\u00f1a as young los angeles police officers taylor and zavala as they patrol the city\u2019s meanest streets of south central los angeles .\ndavid ayer ' s gritty l . a . p . d . action - drama end of watch has emerged the winner of a three - way contest at the domestic box office , grossing a projected $ 13 . 2 million .\nwatch the video above to see the blast and hear the calls from kdka and sportsnet la .\nlike a knife in the eye ,\nend of watch\ncuts past the cliches of standard police procedurals , serving instead as a visceral ride - along with two thrill - seeking cops ( jake gyllenhaal and michael pena , both terrific ) .\na stephen king novel is thrilling to read ; he ' s never bound by the parameters of one genre\u2026there are many stereotypical themes and devices in crime fiction : righteous cops shooting a criminal at the novel ' s end , gender constructs salvaged from another age , invincible heroes and so on . end of watch is burdened by none of them . it ' s a great big genre - busting romp , a gloriously fitting end to the bill hodges trilogy .\nayer and fitzsimons met shortly after\ntraining day\nand became fast friends . fitzsimons , the technical advisor on\nend of watch\nand\nstreet kings ,\nsaid ayer is a friend of law enforcement and the new movie proves it .\nwatch : kevin kiermaier clinches rays win vs . indians with walk - off home run robbery - urltoken\nat the end of the day , the reason i made end of watch is because of the trend where you see our servicemen and women in uniform at the airport and you go up and shake their hand and say \u201chey , thank you for your service . \u201d maybe now somebody will start doing that to the police officers who go into harm\u2019s way on our behalf .\nno doubt , these twin saviours are a likeable tandem , and they bear their cross lightly . still , end of watch suffers from no end of sanctimony . sainthood is all well and fine but it ain ' t drama and , on screen at least , the question cries out : where ' s a corrupt cop when you need him ?\nat its core ,\nend of watch\nis about the camaraderie taylor and zavala share as they patrol the gang - riddled newton division just south of downtown los angeles , searching , as taylor says , for\ndope , money and guns .\nstephen king\u2019s latest novel , end of watch \u2013 the final installment of the bill hodges trilogy \u2013 will be released june 7 , 2016 . the crime fiction series began with mr . mercedes and was followed by finders keepers , which was published in june .\nfor this week\u2019s print edition , time\u2019s belinda luscombe watched the \u201cfound footage\u201d - style movie with a group of steely lapd veterans , who sounded off about the film\u2019s accurate depiction of patrolling the streets . and writer - director david ayer debriefed time about how he made end of watch authentic .\nyou can also subscribe to media watch vodcast to get episodes downloaded directly to your computer . read more \u00bb\nayer admitted he worries about being typecast \u2014 his friends call him\nthe cop whisperer\n\u2014 but it ' s clear that\nend of watch\nis a passion project and a film that draws heavily on his life experiences .\nthe book leaves a surprisingly deep , melancholy mark , crystallizing the themes that have become prevalent in king\u2019s recent work . . . \u2019end of watch\u2019 hurtles toward a conclusion you anticipate and dread in equal measure \u2014 that wonderful , terrible anxiety king\u2019s constant readers have been relishing for more than four decades now . \u2018he\u2019s not done with you yet , \u2019 reads an ominous message hodges receives on his computer in end of watch . we\u2019re lucky . king isn\u2019t done with us either .\nend of watch begins with a flashback to the april 2009 mercedes killings at the city center . the memories are those of rob martin and jason raspis , the ambulance crew first on the scene of the tragedy . they were in charge of transporting martine stover , one of the most severely injured of the victims , to the hospital . martine survived but was paralyzed from the chest down .\nfrom the perch of a police cruiser dashboard , the camera captures the cops as they tear after the bad guys through the streets of los angeles - engines roaring , tires screeching , sharp turns taken at nutcase speed - in the breathless , killer intro to the riveting\nend of watch .\nwinner of the week : end of watch . at this writing , end of watch is actually tied with house at the end of the street , with both movies claiming $ 13 million debuts in early sunday estimates , while trouble with the curve is just a nose behind with an estimated $ 12 . 7 million opening . by the time final numbers are in on monday , any one of these three could be the box office champ . still , just for finishing in such rarefied company , end of watch deserves the most credit . the found - footage cop drama has a restrictive r rating , limited star power ( sorry , jake gyllenhaal , but you\u2019re no clint eastwood or even jennifer lawrence ) and a distributor ( open road films ) that\u2019s only put out one previous $ 10 - million - plus opener ( january\u2019s the grey ) . as a result , watch was expected to open only at around $ 9 to $ 11 million . so it\u2019s this week\u2019s winner just for outperforming its modest expectations .\n\u201cthe book leaves a surprisingly deep , melancholy mark , crystallizing the themes that have become prevalent in king\u2019s recent work . . . \u2019end of watch\u2019 hurtles toward a conclusion you anticipate and dread in equal measure \u2014 that wonderful , terrible anxiety king\u2019s constant readers have been relishing for more than four decades now . \u2018he\u2019s not done with you yet , \u2019 reads an ominous message hodges receives on his computer in end of watch . we\u2019re lucky . king isn\u2019t done with us either . \u201d\nfrom the first tires - squealing , sirens - blaring , guns - blazing car chase to the last quiet conversation ,\nend of watch\nis a visceral story of beat cops that is rare in its sensitivity , rash in its violence and raw in its humor .\nopen road ' s\nend of watch\nwas based on the experiences of captain jamie fitzsimons , a former lapd patrol officer who worked south los angeles neighborhoods in the 1990s . this is the primary reason the movie rings true with an authentic approach to police work .\nalong with the note on mass production , the economic daily report notes that the next - gen apple watch is scheduled to launch sometime in the forth quarter of 2017 . apple may unveil the third - generation model at its upcoming iphone event with a launch sometime afterwards , or it may decide to hold another event at the end of the year that includes the apple watch series 3 .\nthe new apple watch is expected to ship with both 38mm and 42mm models and look similar to current apple watch models , but will also feature an lte option in order to facilitate a measure of wireless connectivity without needing to rely on a paired iphone .\naccording to a press release , end of watch sees the return of brady hartsfield , the perpetrator of the mercedes massacre from mr . mercedes . retired police detective bill hodges gets involved in a case with ties to hartsfield , who , while in a vegetative state for the past five years , is now in possession of new deadly powers .\nend of watch is a true indie . while you might think actors like gyllenhaal and pena playing the leads means the movie is being produced by a major studio , but that\u2019s not the case instead , former paramount head john lesher ( who produced films such as no country for old men , there will be blood and babel ) has started his own label and this is the first film under its umbrella . end of watch was financed by exclusive media group , the same folks who produced george clooney\u2019s the ides of march .\nfrom the writer of training day , end of watch is a riveting action thriller that puts audiences at the center of the chase like never before . jake gyllenhaal and michael pe\u00f1a star as young la police officers who discover a secret that makes them the target of the country ' s most dangerous drug cartel . - - ( c ) open road\nfitzsimons now oversees the patrol operations of the summit county ( colo . ) sheriff ' s office , but before that he patrolled the 77th , southwest , rampart , and wilshire divisions . he also worked as a narcotics investigator in the newton division south of downtown where the\nend of watch\nstory takes place .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase . buy tickets\npraise for end of watch \u201cking has dealt before with this novel\u2019s different themes\u2014endowment with dangerous supernatural powers , the zombifying effect of modern consumer electronics\u2014but he finds fresh approaches to them and inventive ways to introduce them in the lives of his recurring cast of sympathetic characters , whose pains and triumphs the reader feels . king\u2019s legion of fans will find this splice of mystery and horror a fitting finale to his bill hodges trilogy . \u201d\nend of watch re - unites us with bill , holly and jerome , the dynamic trio first introduced in the excellent mr mercedes . once again , they battle with brady hartsfield , the infamous mercedes murderer . although in a seemingly irreversible vegetative state , bill is convinced that brady is not quite as helpless as everyone thinks . when there is an outbreak of mysterious suicides and attempted suicides , bill , holly and jerome race to prevent any more from happening and prove the improbable notion that brady is somehow involved . i really enjoyed end of watch ! king proves once again that he is a master storyteller who fits into no genre but his own . dark humour pervades this novel but there is also great emotional depth with some genuinely touching scenes . end of watch is a fitting finale to an excellent trilogy . i am sorry to see it end but i am looking forward the next book in king\u2019s eclectic repertoire .\nas i already said , i\u2019ll have a lot more on end of watch down the road , but until then , here are better looks at the first two images from the movie . click on either one for high - resolution . you can see the camera rig on one of them .\nwell , we have come to the end of the road , or the\nend of watch .\ni enjoyed this trilogy and love all of the books but i loved different books in the trilogy for different reasons . the first because - hello - some maniac has done went whack a do and ran over a bunch of people in a mercedes . the second book i liked because of the connections to people in the first book . and we come to the last book . . . i actually thought is was sad at the end , but for once - - > i did not cry ! anyway , i thought\nsubscribe to media watch ' s rss feed to receive latest site updates , including video segments and transcripts . read more \u00bb\nclint eastwood ' s new baseball drama trouble with the curve followed with $ 4 . 2 million . from warner bros . , the film is hoping for a saturday boost as older moviegoers become available . otherwise , it could lose the weekend race to end of watch , which is projecting a $ 13 . 5 million debut . house at the end of the street will likely earn $ 12 million for the weekend .\nand it ' s these divisions that lend the film an interesting friction .\na lot of rehearsal was knowing each others back - story ,\nsays pe\u00f1a .\ni know his sister well and i met his mom \u2013 beautiful woman . so , in the car , i was talking to him .\nand while end of watch has its own genre spin ( the police are the good guys , not the dirty dis of harsh times and training day ) , it is these scenes behind the wheel , before the film spins off into its plot proper , that mean end of watch stands out so brightly in a lineup of cop movies .\nif that happens , the trump jr . story may end , but the bigger one may stick around for awhile .\n\u2019s military government has charged a journalist and two prominent political critics with sedition and computer crimes for facebook commentary critical of the junta , human rights watch said today .\ni ' m comfortable there ,\nayer said in a recent interview at his house in the hills above los feliz , talking about his childhood home in a very different part of the city .\nit ' s like my living room .\nfor the record :\nend of watch\n: an article about director david ayer in the sept . 20 calendar section said that his new movie\nend of watch\nwas a $ 15 - million production . however , open road films , which is releasing\nend of watch\nin the u . s . and canada , says the actual cost of the film was $ 7 . 5 million . dressed in a crisp , loose - fitting white t - shirt , jeans and sneakers , with a neatly trimmed goatee and a grown - out buzz cut , ayer looked and sounded like he could have stepped out of one of his own movies . his greeting to a reporter :\nwhat ' s up , big dog ?\nthe streets of south - central los angeles that serve as the backdrop for the new police drama\nend of watch\nare familiar turf for writer - director david ayer . he grew up in the neighborhood , and over the last decade the 43 - year - old filmmaker has specialized in telling gritty southland cop tales .\nlate at night on august 25 , 2011 i got to visit the set of end of watch . unlike most set visits which have 8 to 10 reporters , i was the only invited journalist , and i got to spend a number of hours talking with the filmmakers , jake gyllenhaal and michael pena , as well as producer john lesher . while i wasn\u2019t sure what to expect going in , i learned that end of watch is going to look and feel completely different than any cop movie you\u2019ve ever seen and i left excited by what i saw . hit the jump for a lot more \u2013 including the first two official images from the movie .\nwe recently got the chance to chat with writer - director david ayer about his police drama end of watch , which is now out on blu - ray and dvd . the acclaimed film stars jake gyllenhaal and michael pena as a pair of young patrolmen whose experiences on the gang - ridden streets of los angeles are realized for the viewer via a faux documentary approach .\nit\u2019s a wonder the actors do good work here , since in the more pensive scenes ayer shoots them in microcosmic closeup ; by the end of the film you will know gyllenhaal\u2019s face \u2014 the mole above his lip , every freckle and wen \u2014 better than your own mirrored image . yet he and pe\u00f1a , and kendrick and martinez , not only get to show off their perfect teeth , they manage to burrow into their characters , to find behavioral nuances under the haloes . granted , any decision a good man makes has greater impact when his life could end with the turn of a doorknob . but the performances here are so sharp that viewers may wish end of watch has been shot by someone who knew how to find the right point of view for a scene and leave it there \u2014 say , the anonymous auteur who shot mitt romney\u2019s \u201c47 percent\u201d speech with an utterly stationary camera . that deadpan expos\u00e9 , not end of watch , is the most enthralling movie of the week .\nwhat sets\nend of watch\napart from ayer ' s previous work , and from a long line of genre siblings including\nl . a . confidential ,\nto live and die in l . a .\nand last year ' s\nrampart ,\nis its focus on two honest , ordinary police officers .\nmembers of the following film industry guilds and awards organizations will be able to use their official guild cards for free entrance to see end of watch ( depending on individual theater policies ) : ampas , ace , adg , asc , bafta , cas , dga , hfpa , mpeg , mpse , pga , sag nom com , wga .\nend of watch opened in the same range as gyllenhaal\u2019s last vehicle , 2011\u2019s source code , which bowed with $ 14 . 8 million , but it started higher than the effort before that , romantic dramedy love and other drugs , which debuted with $ 9 . 7 million in 2010 . though gyllenhaal\u2019s star burns brightly in hollywood , the oft - bearded actor has never truly proven his drawing power at the box office . still , thanks to strong word of mouth , end of watch , which audiences issued an \u201ca - \u201d cinemascore grade , may prove to be an under - the - radar box office winner for the star .\nthe spectacular finale to the new york times bestselling trilogy that began with mr . mercedes ( winner of the edgar award ) and finders keepers\u2014in end of watch , the diabolical \u201cmercedes killer\u201d drives his enemies to suicide , and if bill hodges and holly gibney don\u2019t figure out a way to stop him , they\u2019ll be victims themselves . in room 217 of the lakes region traumatic brain in\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater showtimes , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\nayer : end of watch started out as this found - footage idea , and then ultimately involved into a mix of both found - footage and traditional photography . i decided not to limit myself , pretty early on , and used whatever technique or camera style would work best to tell the story . i broke the rules , in that regard .\nend of watch , which arrives in theaters friday , features one of the most fully - fleshed depictions of male friendship ever committed to the screen . tough yet tender , this cop - car partnership careens between wise - assery and earnest outpourings of \u201ci\u2019m there for you , bro\u201d solidarity , battlefield camaraderie , and bursts of unsolicited tough - love\u2014even a kind of \u201chow gay is this ? \u201d hetero self - awareness\u2014rising above the numbskull bro - downs typically showcased at the multiplex and somehow avoiding schmaltzy false sentimentality .\n. expected to launch later this year , the report notes that quanta has entered the final testing phase for the apple watch series 3 and is on the cusp of mass production .\nthat movie was not the apex of realism , nor did it aim to be . this one tries . as a filmmaking gimmick , the found - footage conceit is almost played out - and\nend of watch\ndoesn ' t even exploit it consistently , mixing up the guerrilla - video shots with occasional soaring or other illogical pov ' s .\nyou were quoted at comic - con saying , \u201cin hollywood we\u2019ve lost our way . technology has overwhelmed the heart . i wanted to bring filmmaking brought back to the heart . true characters , with defined relationships , which made the industry for 80 years . \u201d how does end of watch back up your statement ?\nserum vitamin d levels and markers of severity of childhood asthma in costa rica .\nend of watch\nwas written and directed by david ayer , whose body of work is heavy on gangsters , lowlifes and the gray zone between those who enforce the law and those who break it . his most recent film ,\nstreet kings ,\nimplied top - down , all - out , multi - tentacled corruption throughout the entire lapd .\nas the bill hodges trilogy comes to an end , stephen king fans lament the conclusion of something that has taken on a mind of its own , while being pleased with the calibre of the final novel . the reader gathers the shards of literary glass king left with the end of the previous book , as bill hodges is called to the scene of an apparent murder - suicide , a favour by his former partner . what brings hodges and his partner , holly gibney , rushing to the house is that one of the two bodies belongs to tha\ngoing forward , there are three dynamics to watch as we try and determine whether this is , as some trump defenders suggest , \u201ca nothingburger , \u201d or more of a big mac .\nproducer sinclair continued \u201cend of watch has been one of the most rewarding films i have ever worked on . it connects emotionally with audiences in a very special and unique way and , alongside my fellow producers david ayer , john lesher and matt jackson , and distribution partner open road , could not be prouder to have brought this film to the big screen . \u201d\njesse eisenberg , left , as david lipsky , and jason segel , as david foster wallace , in a scene from the film the end of the tour . photograph : ap\nayer has been best known until now for his searing script for 2001 ' s\ntraining day ,\nalso a story of cops in l . a . a proven writer , his previous forays into directing \u2014\nharsh times\nand\nstreet kings\n\u2014 have been less skilled , their cop stories more of the same .\nend of watch\nis different \u2014 distinctive and street worthy .\nunlike many of the current crop of macho cop dramas , end of watch plays mainly to the grit of the daily challenges of patrolling the mean streets of south central la in the\nshootin ' newton\ndivision . unlike the stunning la confidential , with a historical story line , end of watch is done in the cinema ver ' ite ' style - in a realistic real cops on duty in the la war zone frame . the casting in this movie is picture perfect , with each actor giving in depth performances . the story line brings the mexican / us drug problem into crystal clarity . initially , the story fails to coalesce , and the video cam work is a bit disjointed and over done at the outset , but once you settle in to cinematic method , the film gets a hold on you . definitely a movie for any law enforcement aficionados collection .\nlos angeles , ca , november 30 , 2012 \u2013 end of watch \u2014 the hit film starring jake gyllenhaal and michael pe\u00f1a , written and directed by david ayer , which opened to number one at the box office in september 2012 \u2014 will return to theaters nationwide on december 7 , 2012 . the announcement was made today by tom ortenberg , ceo of open road films .\nthe jake gylleenhaal - michael pena cop drama beats clint eastwood ' s\ntrouble with the curve\nand jennifer lawrence ' s\nhouse at the end of the street .\nwhat self - respecting director would enlist \u2013 nay , entrust \u2013 his actors to film their own scenes ? such an idea calls up memories of the nausea - inducing blair witch project . but in seeking a bit of a technological shakeup , david ayer , writer and director of police drama end of watch in theaters sept . 21 , strapped cameras to his two main stars and let them guide the story , about the los angeles police department , through their own eyes and movements as they patrol a particularly seedy section of the city of angels .\nayer : it\u2019s shot a little more traditionally , but it\u2019s not conventional coverage . with every movie , you learn . ten is my fourth movie , so i\u2019m bringing all of my experience to the table . i had a great crew around me , and a lot of the same people from end of watch . it just becomes more focused on making the movie and less about trying to figure out what your job is .\nafter spending so much time together , the two actors have an easy rapport , finishing each others\u2019 sentences , performing convincing imitations of one another and chuckling together at their in - jokes . in end of watch , their dialog is spiced with a seemingly endless stream of \u201cbros\u201d and \u201cdudes . \u201d and unsurprisingly , gyllenhaal and pe\u00f1a are extremely partial to using the b and the d words for emphasis in conversation . particularly pe\u00f1a .\nthe gritty and intense crime drama end of watch , available on dvd / blu - ray on january 22 nd , tells the story of lapd officers brian taylor ( jake gyllenhaal ) and mike zavala ( michael pe\u00f1a ) , who patrol the mean streets of south central los angeles . shot documentary - style , the action unfolds through footage from the handheld hd cameras of the police officers , gang members , surveillance cameras and citizens caught in the line of fire to illustrate how cops risk their lives , every day .\neventually , the main plotline kicks in , although we soon realize aspects of it have been present all along . the final 30 minutes are taut and suspenseful and the viewer shouldn ' t make the mistake of believing events are going to follow a predetermined cop movie path . end of watch isn ' t afraid of venturing into dark territory , although the way in which ayer chooses to conclude the film , with a much - needed\nlighter moment ,\nis welcome .\nthe film will always follow the point of view of gyllenhaal and pena\u2019s characters . we\u2019ll never leave one of them during the movie .\nf ew of king ' s myriad terrors feel as visceral and close to home as the sense of human mortality that looms over his new book , end of watch \u2026 an undeniable page - turner \u2026 throughout his tale , king nimbly pulls together numerous plot threads and characters\u2026and for good measure throws in a final nail - biting chase through a blizzard . one finishes this novel feeling great empathy for its resolute protagonist , and even greater trepidation about that next round of candy crush . \u201d\n\u201cf ew of king ' s myriad terrors feel as visceral and close to home as the sense of human mortality that looms over his new book , end of watch \u2026 an undeniable page - turner \u2026 throughout his tale , king nimbly pulls together numerous plot threads and characters\u2026and for good measure throws in a final nail - biting chase through a blizzard . one finishes this novel feeling great empathy for its resolute protagonist , and even greater trepidation about that next round of candy crush . \u201d\nall in all , this movie was ok . it ' s not the end of all movies as we know it , and it ' s not the movie that pierces the heavens either .\nlike a knife in the eye , \u201cend of watch\u201d cuts past the cliches of standard police procedurals , serving instead as a visceral ride - along with two thrill - seeking cops ( jake gyllenhaal and michael pena , both terrific ) covertly documenting their beat in south central l . a . faux - found - footage approach already feels a little dated , but amplifies the authenticity in what [ \u2026 ]\nfor a while , end of watch progresses almost like an r - rated episode of adam 12 . it ' s very much a\nday in the life of\nstory , detailing the easy conversation that transpires in a squad car between calls and showing the dangers faced by cops even in seemingly unthreatening situations . there are times when the first - person approach works to emphasize intimacy . on other occasions , such as a fire rescue , it reduces everything into a muddle of confusion .\na laconic character , hodges has been easy company over the course of \u201cmr . mercedes\u201d and \u201cfinders keepers . \u201d maintaining a tight structure , king uses \u201cend of watch\u201d to loop back to hodges\u2019 handling of the explosive episode that started off the trilogy \u2014 brady\u2019s decision to plow his car into a line of people waiting at a job fair , killing eight of them and severely injuring almost twice as many . supposedly rendered comatose after his first game of wits with hodges , brady continued to preoccupy the detective in \u201cfinders keepers . \u201d and now he may be responsible for more deaths .\nend of watch follows two young los angeles police officers taylor and zavala as they patrol the mean streets of south central los angeles . giving the story a gripping , first - person immediacy , the action unfolds through footage from the handheld hd cameras of the police officers , gang members , surveillance cameras , and citizens caught in the line of fire to create a riveting portrait of the city ' s most dangerous corners , the cops who risk their lives there every day , and the price they and their families are forced to pay .\nsuch fraternity is also potentially concerning . end of watch is a terrific film , and , to be fair , our heroes do happen upon some remarkably grisly finds on even the most innocuous housecall , but it will also function as a persuasive recruitment video . did gyllenhaal ever worry being embedded with the lapd might just mean they were in bed with them ?\ntheir characters certainly function in lock - step , uncovering the sordid dealings of a ruthless mexican drug cartel\u2014gun - running , human trafficking , money laundering , etc . \u2014only to unleash the gang\u2019s institutional wrath upon themselves . but end of watch \u2019s pulse - quickening action ultimately serves a larger purpose : to bracket the characters\u2019 brotherly love , providing a testing ground for their loyalty , resolve and willingness to go down in the line of duty for one another .\n2 ? house at the end of the street ( relativity ) new [ 3 , 083 runs ] pg13 friday $ 4 . 6m , saturday $ 5 . 3m , weekend $ 12 . 8m\nuniversal studios home entertainment topped both national home video sales charts the week ending jan . 27 with end of watch , a $ 41 million - grossing cop drama , shot documentary style , that hit the big screen late last summer and stars jake gyllenhaal and michael pena as two young police officers , partners as well as friends , who grow up fast on the crime - filled streets of l . a .\nthis is just another example of the most lavishly funded media organisation in the country destroying its competition . this is particularly the case in regional areas with small populations which can ' t support a diversity of media , so only the state media survives . the abc is bit by bit ruining its competitors . it ' s ironic that media watch decries the loss of jobs for journalists when the abc is one of the major causes of the losses in this country . time media watch did a story on this , but i won ' t be holding my breath .\nsince end of watch just wrapped principal photography and it doesn\u2019t yet have a release date ( it will be in 2012 ) or domestic distributor , i\u2019m going to hold my on - set interviews and my full set report until a later date . however , to go along with the first two images of the film , i\u2019m offering the \u201c20 things to know\u201d about the film . but first , here\u2019s the official synopsis :\nas the movie opens , taylor is filming a video documentary about his job , for a film class he ' s taking .\nend of watch\nbegins with his narration about the nature of his job . all through the movie , jake gyllenhaal reveals a presence and stability that ' s in contrast to the lighter - weight , ingratiating characters he often plays . michael pena gives one of the performances of his career as the other cop , and the reality of their relationship underscores the whole film . we wouldn ' t believe some of the things they do if we didn ' t believe who they are .\nbook arrived quickly & in good condition . excellent trilogy , well worth reading all 3 books on order . not often a book makes me she ' d a tear but the end of this one did .\nend of watch is the final book in the bill hodges trilogy by stephen king . in this installment the story comes full circle back to brady hartsfield , the infamous mercedes killer that drove a mercedes into a crowd of job seekers one horrific morning killing eight and injuring countless others . brady has spent the last several years in traumatic brain injury clinic courtesy of bill hodges and holly gibney . our retired detective bill hodges has now been working along with his partner , holly gibney ,\n\u201csome people can\u2019t get beyond the genre of a film but to us , it was always about this relationship , \u201d gyllenhaal told the daily beast in an interview at the toronto international film festival , where end of watch premiered earlier this month . he recalled an early edict from writer - director david ayer ( training day , street kings ) that would govern his and pe\u00f1a\u2019s performances : \u201cyou two are going to be brothers . \u201d\nsad to see the series come to an end . i did enjoy king ' s foray into the world of crime / detective drama . i would not mind if he does more with it in the future .\ndavid ayer \u2018s end of watch was a surprisingly solid flick even though it was burdened by an unnecessary found - footage device . however , when it was released in september , it seemed to be a film that found moderate success ( it tied for first at the box office on its opening weekend ) , and then quietly slipped away . surprisingly , the film might now be in the awards hunt after it picked up independent spirit award nominations for best supporting actor ( michael pe\u00f1a ) and best cinematography ( roman vasyanov ) . jake gyllenhaal recently did an interview with hitfix\u2019s in contention blog , and now open road has announced that they\u2019re sending end of watch back into theaters on december 7th . it\u2019s not a bad move since the only competition it will face is playing for keeps ."]}
{"id": 115161, "summary": [{"text": "hell night is a 1981 american slasher film directed by tom desimone , written by randy feldman , and starring linda blair .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film depicts a night of fraternity hazing ( hell night ) set in an old manor , during which a deformed maniac terrorizes and murders many of the college students .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film also blends elements of slasher films and haunted house-themed films .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "while reception was generally mixed , the film has developed a large cult following since its release .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "future film director chuck russell ( a nightmare on elm street 3 : dream warriors , the blob , the mask ) served as an executive producer , while his long-time collaborator frank darabont served as a production assistant .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film was nominated for a razzie for worst actress for blair .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "hell night was also the final film released by compass international pictures . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "hell night", "paragraphs": ["welcome to hell , my arse ! if you think this is hell , try the graft on a friday night .\nhell at night , good during the day ! - review of h . top royal beach\nthe\nalmost original\nhell yeah ! night will be soaked in inner beauty hot sauce .\nra : gigolo records label night . dj hell album release at tresor , berlin ( 2011 )\nhell night is atop st . louis ' metal scene \u2014 with the best dreadlocks in the business\ngeorge greenidge , a . k . a . doctor pepper , engages the crowd at east coast grill\u2019s final hell night .\nhell at night , good during the day ! - review of h . top royal beach , lloret de mar - tripadvisor\nhell night brought out the gimp at least a decade before pulp fiction was even a twinkle in quentin tarantino ' s eye .\nr . city - hell of a night is a new 2017 dancehall meets r & b ; banger produced by dj frass .\non this night , current chef - owner jason heard is re - creating the scene one more time , reviving the spiciest dishes from the past decades , like pasta from hell and scorpion chile - artichoke dip . he has called the event \u201cone last night in hell . \u201d\na table of 20 - somethings who probably weren\u2019t born during the first hell night drink beer next to tim dineen , who says he assists doctor pepper with his costumes . he stands off to the side as waiters brush past , tugging at his hell night t - shirt .\nhell\u2019s kitchen australia couldn\u2019t break the one million viewer barrier last night in another sign that channel 7 is struggling to find a runaway hit .\nhell night is a 1981 american independent horror film ( with elements of creature features ) . tom desimone directed the film , which was written by randy feldman and stars linda blair . the film depicts a night of fraternity hazing (\nhell night\n) set in an old manor , during which a deformed maniac terrorizes and murders many of the college students .\na deluge of cantabrigian tears have suppressed the flames of hell night\u2014the legendary night of spicy specials at the former incarnation of east coast grill\u2014since the inman square restaurant hosted its final masochistic meal in 2016 . while new owners mark romano and marci joy revived ecg favorites like the jerk wings from hell , and may resuscitate the special night of spiciness in the future , a new restaurant enters to fill the fiery void . the automatic is firing up the first - ever hell yeah ! night on monday , may 1 .\nexclusive backstage access to the world premiere of the bat out of hell musical .\n\u201cyou want a description of hell ? i can give it to you . \u201d\nat the friday night party , musk again addressed his audience of employees with some potentially reassuring words : \u201ci look forward to working alongside you through our journey through hell . as the saying goes , if you\u2019re going through hell , keep going . \u201d\njoe walsh and bad company will co - headline a 25 - date u . s . trek this summer , aptly dubbed the one hell of a night tour .\nhell night is atop st . louis ' metal scene \u2014 with the best dreadlocks in the business | music stories | st . louis news and events | riverfront times\nthe exciting part is probably over . but it has been an unforgettable night .\nbrand new copy of hell night pray for day , feel free to message me with any questions you may have . order will be shipped within five days of payment .\nsince the automatic debuted , it has featured schlesinger\u2019s inner beauty hot sauce , the scotch bonnet - driven bomb that fueled many hell night specials . for hell yeah ! night\u2014which is somehow hillbilly - themed\u2014chef ian andreotta has inner beauty \u201con steroids\u201d gracing the automatic\u2019s flat patty burger , along with spicy pepper aioli . other specials include shrimp and hot shit grits , with habanero grits and jalape\u00f1o jam ; an asian refresh of ecg\u2019s classic pasta from hell , with ghost pepper sausage , jalape\u00f1o , and pine nuts tossed with lo mein noodles ; and a revival of the original hell night\u2019s wmds ( wings of mass destruction ) .\none of hell\u2019s kitchen\u2019s saving graces was that australian survivor , on ten , is faring even worse . the jonathan lapaglia - hosted show averaged 606 , 000 viewers last night .\nhell night may have an intriguing set - up , but ultimately it suffers from bland execution and a rather uneventful narrative , which results in just another forgettable slasher from the 80s .\nhell night ( dark messiah in japan ) is a first - person survival horror , developed and published in japan by atlus for the sony playstation system . konami published it in europe .\npeter bennett , the president of the alpha sigma rho fraternity , is making four pledges : marti , jeff , seth , and denise stay at garth manor until dawn on hell night .\nhell yeah ! night , monday , may 1 , 5 - 11 p . m . , the automatic , 50 hampshire st . , cambridge , 617 - 714 - 5226 , urltoken .\nfrom scream factory :\ntoday we can ( finally ) provide some more concrete updates on our plans for the 1981 horror favorite hell night . here\u2019s what we can divulge at this time :\nacross the way , hyde park\u2019s john towle beams with pleasure as he picks apart a hell bone .\n\u201cyou want a description of hell , \u201d kipp recalled . \u201ci can give it to you . \u201d\ngeorge greenidge , a . k . a . doctor pepper , engages the crowd as east coast grill chef jason heard churns out the spicy food for the full house on the final hell night .\ncummings , michael j . \u201ctwelfth night , or what you will : a study guide . \u201d\nscarlett johansson leads a bachelorette weekend from hell in a dark comedy that teeters between formula and something fresh .\nwho ' s been decapitating the innocent girls at a local night school ? the police are baffled .\n\u201chell night\u2019s hours and hours of special features raise this scream factory blu - ray disc to a must own for any horror / slasher geek . recommended . \u201d \u2013 a . w . kautzer , the movie isle\nwhat we did see suggested that black men from deprived neighbourhoods have a cat in hell\u2019s chance of going free .\nhell night starring linda blair on dvd & blu - ray combo re releasd in early 2018 with plenty of extras new interviews with some of the casts , writers , director & producers , hell night was produced for $ 1 . 4 million in late 1980 but even though it was produced on a small bubjert it truly is a beautiful film to watch with production values up there . . . yes it is a tad cheesy at times but it has a fun casts & some good old fashioned scares , it ' s fitting that l bought hell night from smile amazon . com as they donate 5 % to linda blair ' s very own charity the linda blair world heart foundation .\nhell\u2019s kitchen australia couldn\u2019t break the one million viewer barrier in another sign that seven is struggling to find a runaway hit .\nnot the first time the abc has done this sort of thing just goes to prove the abc is biased as hell .\n( 2 . 5 . 92 ) : tartarus . in classical mythology , tartarus was part of hades ( hell ) .\nthan love that would seem hid : love\u2019s night is noon . ( 3 . 1 . 114 - 115 )\nthe members of hell night look to one another to be sure everyone is ready , then wordlessly begin their set with a simple four - count . the room is still half - empty as the group crashes into its thunderous opening song .\nschlesinger introduced the biannual hell night in the 1980s , and it remained a hard ticket to come by , especially after being featured on kristen kish\u2019s travel channel show , 36 hours . safe to assume spice fiends are burning with desire for another go at the fiery feast , so get your reservations in for hell yeah ! at the automatic by emailing reservations @ urltoken .\nthe price you found is 10 % lower than this hotel ' s average rate of us $ 105 / night .\nthe price you found is 20 % lower than this hotel ' s average rate of us $ 354 / night .\nthe price you found is 18 % lower than this hotel ' s average rate of us $ 136 / night .\nthe price you found is 20 % lower than this hotel ' s average rate of us $ 179 / night .\nthe price you found is 29 % lower than this hotel ' s average rate of us $ 230 / night .\nthe price you found is 18 % lower than this hotel ' s average rate of us $ 190 / night .\nawesome restoration . i was 18 years old when i saw hell night and it was love at first fright ! ! i got the blu - ray for the bonus features that my very old dvd does not have . it was everything i expected and more .\none dark night 12 years ago , madman raymond garth butchered his wife and children in their creepy mansion before killing himself . legend has it that one child survived the slaughter and remains hidden in the house as a deformed monster . tonight , a group of fraternity and sorority pledges must spend the night in garth manor on the anniversary of the killings . but even if these college kids can handle one wild evening of sex , partying and pranks , will they survive the ultimate horrors of\nhell night\n?\npatients would no longer have to wake up in the middle of the night to take their pills , purdue told doctors . one oxycontin tablet in the morning and one before bed would provide \u201csmooth and sustained pain control all day and all night . \u201d\nhell hell hell just returned from 6 days of hell sunshine holidays never informed me that during my stay i would have to live with 400 italian students , as you can imagine , the noise was unbelievable , screaming running up and down outside my room door at 2 / 3 o ' clock in the morning , the hotel absolutely nothing to stop this , they were out of control , my complaints to sunshine was fobbed off . so i will we staring clear of them in future . . . . please if you are going to stay at this hotel check first before you book ,\nan orphaned teenager finds himself being dominated by his aunt who ' s hell - bent on keeping him with her . . . at all costs .\nwinner of best musical at the evening standard theatre awards 2017 , jim steinman\u2019s bat out of hell is now playing at the dominion theatre , london .\nnot to be confused with the movie of the same name , neither the pal version of a konami arcade rail shooter , evil night .\n\u201cfrankly , we\u2019re going to be in production hell , \u201d he told a crowd of tesla employees . \u201cfor at least six months , maybe longer . \u201d\nbut the hell\u2019s kitchen launch was down 24 per cent compared to last year\u2019s zumbo\u2019s just desserts which had the benefit of premiering straight after the rio olympics .\nwhen this seemingly innocent night turns deadly , these college students will do anything to survive hell night . directed by genre filmmaker tom desimone ( reform school girls , angel iii : the final chapter ) , this slasher classic has a talented young cast including linda blair ( the exorcist ) , vincent van patten ( rock ' n ' roll high school ) , peter barton ( friday the 13th : the final chapter ) and kevin brophy ( the seduction ) .\na throng sways snakelike to the right , allowing a wild - haired man with a cane and parachute pants to pass into the frigid night air .\nshe said it was\nunbelievably warm and scary\nso it was\ntime to go\n, when she was packing her car last night .\nphilip jacques de loutherbourg , coalbrookdale at night ( 1801 ) : oil on canvas , 68 \u00d7 106 . 5 cm . science museum , london .\nhell\u2019s kitchen got an absolute grilling on social media which suggests that its numbers could tumble further over coming nights . seven has it scheduled to screen three nights a week .\nfour college pledges are forced to spend the night in a deserted old mansion , where they are stalked by the monstrous survivor of a family massacre years earlier .\namateur night , but it doesn ' t stop those regressives telling us how to live , how to act and think . they can ' t even read .\nthis time , the pretext is a fraternity - sorority initiation stunt . the venue is an old mansion . we learn that the hapless garth family once lived there and had four deformed and handicapped children . the misfortunes of the children are described in great detail , with dialogue that ' s in very bad taste . but then of course \u201chell night\u201d is in bad taste . the only child that need concern us is the youngest garth , who was named andrew and was born , we are told , a\ngork .\nnone of the dictionaries at my command include the word\ngork ,\nbut for the purposes of \u201chell night\u201d we can define\ngork\nthus :\nsitting in the green room upstairs at the ready room while the release party for hell night ' s new album is underway downstairs , fair is somewhat dismissive of his hair , which by this point has been the subject of innumerable questions posed by music journalists .\nthis is the result of 23 years of neglect ,\nhe laughs .\nspoiler alert : do not read on unless you\u2019ve seen season 7 , episode 3 of \u201c american horror story , \u201d titled \u201cneighbors from hell , \u201d which aired on sept . 19 .\n\u201cwelcome to production hell , \u201d musk said , chuckling , to the audience of engineers , designers and factory line workers amassed on friday night at the back of the factory . \u201cit\u2019s going to be where we are for at least six months , maybe longer . but you guys know this ; you\u2019re veterans . you\u2019ve been through this , \u201d musk said .\nsunshine coast councillor rick baberowski said residents would probably be more comfortable staying with family and friends but was last night urging anyone without that option to come to the centre .\nis this a revival meeting ? a rally ? similar fervor , but nope . this is a last chance for loyal patrons to pay homage to hell night \u2014 a recurring , reservations - only meal featuring east coast grill\u2019s most blistering dishes , known to reduce many to tears of pleasure and pain . the 30 - year - old landmark closed jan . 23 .\ni was running this conversation through my memory while watching \u201chell night . \u201d you know a movie is in trouble when what is happening on the screen inspires daydreams . i had lasted through the first reel , and nothing had happened . now i was somewhere in the middle of the third reel , and still nothing had happened . by\nnothing ,\nby the way , i mean nothing original , unexpected , well - crafted , interestingly acted , or even excitingly violent . \u201chell night\u201d is a relentlessly lackluster example of the dead teenager movie . the formula is always the same . a group of kids get together for some kind of adventure or forbidden ritual in a haunted house , summer camp , old school , etc . one of the kids tells a story about the horrible and gruesome murders that happened there years ago . he always ends the same way :\n, and they say the killer never died and is still lurking here somewhere .\nthat was the formula of \u201cthe burning\u201d and the \u201cfriday the 13th\u201d movies , and it ' s the formula again in \u201chell night . \u201d\nwrite an essay describing how dramatic irony enhances the comic situations in twelfth night . dramatic irony occurs when a character does not see or understand what is obvious to the audience .\n1 . viewers don\u2019t buy a nasty marco pierre white . it is easy to imagine gordon ramsay , who presents the us version of hell\u2019s kitchen , as a hellfire host . but aussies know pierre white from his guest spots on masterchef australia and hosting masterchef : the professionals where he was firm but fair . it feels like he is playing a cartoon version of himself on hell\u2019s kitchen .\nurltoken hell night : linda blair , vincent van patten , peter barton , kevin brophy , jenny neumann , suki goodwin , jimmy sturtevant , hal ralston , carey fox , ron gans , gloria heilman , jean hasselhoff , mac ahlberg , tom desimone , bruce cohn curtis , chuck russell , irwin yablans , joseph wolf , mark l . rosen , randy feldman : movies & tv\na better than average post -\nhalloween\nhaunted house slasher starring that cherubic sex dumplin ' of the b - movie screen , linda blair . god help me , but there is just something about this cheesy oh - so - eighties horror flick that i inexplicably love . for starters ,\nhell night\nboasts nice photography and loads of creepy atmosphere ( it was filmed in and around a genuine gothic mansion ) , it contains a few decent scares , and it features a pretty freaky looking deformed killer that in my estimation would on sight cause the average person to shit their pants in real life . on top of all that , well ,\nhell night\nstars that cherubic sex dumplin ' of the b - movie screen , linda blair .\nand so a cultish curiosity was born . hell night became a rite of passage , like your first trip to newbury comics as a teenager . did you get in ? you ate what ? was your stomach ever the same ? the fiery faithful became known as chile - heads . the motto , spelled out on the bottom of the menu : \u201cno wimps . absolutely no substitutions . \u201d\ncheck out the it comes at night trailer below . the film opens august 25th and stars joel edgerton , riley keough , christopher abbott , kelvin harrison jr . , and carmen ejogo .\nfor now hell night intends to keep working at its own pace , which is paradoxically laid - back and breakneck at the same time . songwriting , recording and the sound of the music itself all carry a sense of immediacy , but there is no rush to find a label , no plans to tour eight months out of the year ( as fair had grown accustomed to in the past ) . the youngest member of hell night , drummer adam arseneau , is 33 . bassist eric eyster is the oldest ; fair and white estimate his age at 117 ( he ' s actually 47 ) . with full - time jobs and families , the band ' s members have set their goals on something ultimately far more important than industry success : having fun and playing music they love .\n\u201crough night , \u201d a bachelorette - party - from - hell thriller comedy that\u2019s got some push and some laughs , despite its essentially formulaic nature , is a perfect example of why hollywood needs ( many ) more women filmmakers . do we want to see more women directors who have the scalding audacity of a kathryn bigelow , or who can turn a tent - pole origin story [ \u2026 ]\nfair , meanwhile , opted to spend his time skateboarding , a passion since he was eight years old ( surprisingly , he ' s only run over his own hair in the process once ) . it was through skateboarding that fair first met hell night guitarist and founding member andy white . when the band ' s former vocalist mike craft left suddenly in early 2016 , fair hopped on board .\ngeneral tickets for the one hell of a night tour are set to go on sale either march 11th or 12th , depending on venue , primarily at 10 a . m . local time . pre - sale in select markets for american express or citi cardmembers begins march 8th at 10 a . m . local time . special vip ticket packages that include a meet - and - greet will also be available .\nbrian fair , vocalist of the rising st . louis punk / metal act hell night , has the most impressive set of dreadlocks you will ever see , anywhere . they flow from the top of his head to the tips of his shoes , 72 inches of hair that he uses to great effect on stage , whipping the snake - like tendrils to and fro like a human cat o ' nine tails .\nthere are no focus groups in hell night ,\nwhite adds with a laugh .\nsome things are sort of calculated , but it ' s very casual , man . i ' ve been in bands before where i feel like everything is too overthought , so if something was taking us , like , four practices to write it , i would be like , ' something ' s wrong . '\nhe ' ll night is a pretty good horror movie . there is no nudity in the movie which is rare . no gore . there is talking in the movie but it ' s not overdone .\nhell\u2019s half mile events is a non - profit organization dedicated to celebrating and expanding the art of independent film , music , and entertainment . we strive to exceed expectations , while inspiring our community to participate in the arts .\nthere were many banners greeting manchester united as they arrived in istanbul . some said it would be their last 48 hours alive . others said :\nrip manchester\n. the most famous proclaimed :\nwelcome to hell\n.\nfour college pledges are forced to spend the night in a deserted old mansion where they get killed off one by one by the monstrous surviving members of a family massacre years earlier for trespassing on their living grounds .\nhow about stop promoting 4 corners on monday night during the 7pm news . this was just as dumb as last year with the 7 : 30 report giving the checkout chick airtime for her putin versus abbott satire .\nhe was meant to have his sons at home last night , but had arranged for them to stay elsewhere , as he ' d seen the thick smoke plumes billowing on his way home from nambour earlier friday afternoon .\nloud metal music remains a lackluster inducer of labor , apparently ; white ' s wife will make it through the night with the baby still on board . which is good , because white has enough to worry about with tonight ' s release party performance . the band ' s new four - song ep , hell night songs , is a quick - and - dirty ripper of an offering that follows closely on the heels of the band ' s december ep human shelves . its title is an homage to cinderella ' s 1986 lp night songs ; the band even covered that album ' s title track as its opener . the three original tracks are characteristically thick and heavy , filled with rock riffs pushed through a hardcore / metal filter that compel daydreams about chainsaws . ( or maybe weed whackers ? ) the entire ep was recorded in just one day in february by gabe usery at encapsulated studios .\nthe victorious floyd mayweather hails conor mcgregor\u2019s showing after their superfight in las vegas on saturday . \u2018he fought a hell of a fight , \u2019 says the undefeated american . mayweather prevailed in the 10th round with a tko to take his record to 50 - 0\n\u201c hell night is a very fun , well - made slasher film with a notable star from the 1980s heyday of the horror subgenre . scream factory doesn\u2019t let their opportunity to release it go to waste either , with a terrific onslaught of brand new interviews for this collector\u2019s edition . the film looks and sounds about as good as it\u2019s going to with the materials available . . . its truly the best edition of this film you\u2019re going to find . \u201d \u2013 brandon peters , why so blu\n\u201cthis is what east coast grill does best . unbelievable flavor . hot as hell . \u201d he blushes and composes himself . \u201ci\u2019m what you might call a schlesinger groupie . i have the cookbooks . i\u2019ve been to about 10 of these things , \u201d he says .\neven between a pair of identical twins ( steffan and nicholas obligingly stepped forward in last night\u2019s film ) with the same upbringing , even the same dna , there can be big differences in concentration , comprehension or the sheer will to read something .\n. shakespeare wrote the play in the festive spirit of the twelfth night of the christmas season , january 6 , as part of events celebrating the holiday season . the play uses mix - ups , pranks , and comic dialogue to achieve its effect .\nsome tesla employees will likely buckle under the production - hell pressure , although musk himself is unusually committed to help in these hardcore situations . with the model x , musk famously slept in a sleeping bag on the production line of the factory until the manufacturing issues were worked out .\nlife inside jail : hell on earth ( itv ) also stressed the importance of family . locked up in the women\u2019s section of new york state\u2019s albany jail were numerous mothers , depending on their own parents to look after their children , eating themselves up with guilt over the separation .\na note about our new 4k scan : we did an extensive search for the original film elements , but were unable to locate them . therefore , this new transfer comes from a 4k scan of the best surviving archival 35mm film print of hell night . we did extensive color correction and film restoration to clean up any film damage . because the print was missing some minor footage , so we have inserted a small amount of standard definition footage to deliver the complete film . we hope you enjoy this new restoration of this \u201880s horror classic .\nmike mckiernan ; philip jacques de loutherbourg , coalbrookdale at night ( 1801 ) : oil on canvas , 68 \u00d7 106 . 5 cm . science museum , london . , occupational medicine , volume 58 , issue 5 , 1 august 2008 , pages 316\u2013317 , urltoken\nhell night throws you into its story in a hurry , telling you almost nothing for a long time . after the opening cut scene you\u2019re tossed into a series of meandering hallways without anything in the way of instructions . you\u2019ll have someone with you to talk with , but she doesn\u2019t really have many interesting things to say so i didn\u2019t speak with her for long . instead , i set about exploring the corridors trying to figure out where i could possibly be . i wasn\u2019t given a whole lot of time to look before the monster showed up .\nhell had lost some of its fire and when liverpool faced galatasaray some years later their fans carried a banner which drew on some of their experiences of the grafton , described by those in the know as one of merseyside ' s\nlow - budget , grab - a - granny nightclub .\ntrey edward shults\u2019 post - apocalyptic thriller it comes at night seems designed to start conversations about man\u2019s essential nature , the limits of tribalism , and the relative merits of becoming a doomsday prepper . for a considered and adult discussion of the movie , please read dana stevens\u2019 review .\n\u201cwe engineered it [ the model 3 ] to be a lot easier to build , \u201d said musk at the friday night party .\nwe\u2019ve got the part count down , made it light , and made it affordable ,\nexplained musk during his presentation at the party .\nwalsh and bad company will alternate headlining duties each night , while british singer - songwriter steve rodgers will open with an acoustic set . the trek kicks off may 9th at the gexa energy pavilion in dallas and wraps july 3rd at the carl black chevy woods amphitheater at fontanel in nashville .\nshakespeare mixes twelfth night with a potpourri of ingredients to achieve his comic effect\u2014a set of twins , some situation comedy , a dash of dramatic irony , a goodly dollop of romance , three boisterous merrymakers , and a puritanical sourpuss . following is an explanation of how shakespeare uses these ingredients :\ni have now of course , given away the plot of \u201chell night . \u201d as the fraternity and sorority kids creep through passageways of the old house , their candle flames fluttering in the wind , andrew the gork picks them off , one by one , in scenes of bloody detail . finally only linda blair is left . why does she survive ? maybe because she ' s a battle - hardened veteran , having previously more or less lived through \u201c the exorcist , \u201d \u201cexorcist ii : the heretic , \u201d and \u201cborn innocent . \u201d at least in those movies , something happened in the first reel .\nyes . so there\u2019s a whole other version of the ending that i have . it\u2019s a final nightmare , basically , and these nightmares throughout are supposed to put you closer to what is going on inside travis\u2019 head and what he\u2019s battling in his subconscious and get you closer to him , beyond just being scary or whatever . and there was a final one that was basically travis\u2019 reality has become a nightmare , so it\u2019s all just a nightmare , and it was like a sort of dying fever dream where he confronts everything and it\u2019s like his personal hell . and his hell is his house and his parents and facing what they\u2019ve done .\nthis may be sounding a bit like scp - 087 , but there is a key difference . while the movement speed of the creature in both scp - 087 games is steady , it still moves at an almost lazy speed . the creature would advance on me like something out of an 80\u2019s horror movie , slow but determined . i thought the creatures in hell night would be the same after sneaking up on one of them and watching it move for a while . i was almost smug the next time i ran into one , a feeling i only maintained until the creature ran toward me at a staggering speed .\n5 . nothing is at stake . on masterchef australia the winner gets $ 250 , 000 . but the winner of hell\u2019s kitchen gets a mere $ 50 , 000 for their favourite charity . that sort of figure just doesn\u2019t cut it in 2017 . contestants can win 20 times that much in a single episode of hot seat .\nat the back of tesla\u2019s fremont , calif . factory last friday night - - surrounded by thousands of tesla employees and under the spotlight of cameras and a video live stream - - musk showed off the first 30 of the company\u2019s new model 3 electric cars , awaiting pickup by customers , including many employees .\ndeceit drives the plot of twelfth night , causing many mix - ups and much mischief before the curtain falls on the final act . ironically , the most likable and upright character in the play , viola , is also the chief dissembler . she foreshadows her own deceitful behavior when she tells a ship captain ,\n\u201c rough night , \u201d a bachelorette - party - from - hell thriller comedy that\u2019s got some push and some laughs , despite its essentially formulaic nature , is a perfect example of why hollywood needs ( many ) more women filmmakers . do we want to see more women directors who have the scalding audacity of a kathryn bigelow , or who can turn a tent - pole origin story like \u201cwonder woman\u201d into a cultural event the way patty jenkins did ? duh and duh . that said , we also need more women to direct the mor entertainment of the week . in the case of a goofy - nasty bad - behavior farce like \u201c rough night , \u201d directed and co - written by lucia aniello , what\u2019s novel isn\u2019t so much the plot as the spin , the female gaze , the inside - the - club sensibility . that , for all the cookie - cutter elements , is what\u2019s fresh about the movie , and why it should find a solid audience .\nthey were literally , they were trying to turn up the low end and see if they could shake the baby out of there ,\nfair says .\nwe just went and saw them the other night with anthrax here , and they were like , ' man , we tried so hard . '\nit\u2019s smart , and necessary , for tesla to do everything it can to make its employees happy during this \u201cproduction hell\u201d crunchtime . under musk ' s leadership , the car company is notorious for pushing its employees to the limits to reach audacious goals . executive turnover at times has been high , and workers have reportedly suffered due to aggressive timelines .\nentering / exiting the barracks : you probably won ' t get to play this game until a little later in the day . at some point during this first day , in - processing will be complete , and it will be time to retire to the barracks to unpack and enjoy a good night ' s sleep .\noriginally written as a musical , bat out of hell went on to become one of the most iconic and successful albums of all time . 40 years later , this critically acclaimed , smash hit ' brings the theatre and its audience thrillingly alive ' ( the stage ) with its jaw - dropping , boundary pushing spectacle and jim steinman and meat loafs legendary hits .\nbefore being able to join alpha sigma rho fraternity and its sister sorority , four pledges must spend the night in garth manor , twelve years to the day after the previous resident murdered his entire family . some , however , say that one member of the garth family survived , and still resides somewhere in the now - deserted mansion .\nfilming hell night took only 40 days . the majority of the movie was shot in three locations : the outside of garth manor was shot at a mansion in redlands , california . ( the kimberly crest mansion was converted from a private residence to a museum shortly after filming was completed . ) the hedge maze was brought in as there was no actual garden maze on the mansion property . the inside of garth manor was filmed in a residential home in pasadena , california . the frat party was filmed in an apartment lobby in los angeles , california . the many underground tunnels filmed in the movie were actually no more than two corridors in which the director had the actors running repeatedly through from different angles .\nspoiler alert : do not read on unless you\u2019ve seen season 7 , episode 3 of \u201camerican horror story , \u201d titled \u201cneighbors from hell , \u201d which aired on sept . 19 . the isolation of ally ( sarah paulson ) is in full swing . after she shot and killed her former employee pedro at the end of the last episode , her neighbors and [ \u2026 ]\ncalleigh zeroes in on a suspect : donny ' s girlfriend kelly , who was with him the night of miranda ' s murder . she wanted the trial ended so that she didn ' t have to testify and jeopardize her engagement to her wealthy finace . her handwriting isn ' t a match for the killer ' s note , either .\nthat could be part of the motivation behind why the gathering on friday night was so focused on the employees . employee customers got the first cars , and thousands of employees surrounded musk on stage . some new tesla faces - - including tesla designers , engineers and factory - line workers - - were given an opportunity to address the audience .\nelon musk marked an important moment for his electric vehicle company tesla on friday night . in a move that symbolized the first step in tesla\u2019s shift from a luxury car maker to a mass market one , musk handed the keys to his first ever mainstream car , the model 3 , to 30 people at the company\u2019s factory in fremont , calif .\neverything seemed as if it was allowed to be attacked . they let the supporters in at the airport with all the ' welcome to hell ' banners . they could only have come in with the police ' s say - so . it was all about taking a team out of its comfort zone and , if you have done that , then you have won half the battle .\nthe match itself was the least memorable part of the whole story , a goalless draw that in roy keane ' s eyes saw galatasaray\npull every stroke in the book , diving , time - wasting , badgering the referee ,\nto obtain the result that would eliminate united on the away - goals rule . then , in keane ' s words :\nall hell broke loose\n.\nsomehow i think media watch will be mentioned in this weeks micallef show for mentioning mad as hell being mentioned on the news and being called out by mr . barry so there is a reason to parody the abc being upset with paul barry which will make other people upset and then that can be a real news item for the abc to broadcast and then everyone gets more air time , aaaahhhhh\nhotel claims a 4 star rating when in reality is no more than a 2 star . furniture old , outdated and falling apart , small bath / shower room . tv very old fashioned . also the hotel was full of students running riot throughout the night as there is a disco across from the hotel with opening hours 21 . 00 - 05 . 00 .\nthe climax of twelfth night occurs when viola and sebastian reunite and their true identities become known to everyone . their reunion sets up the conclusion ( or denouement ) , in which preparations are made for the marriage of viola to orsino and sebastian to olivia . the conclusion also explains how the plotters against malvolio carried out the prank that caused him to appear insane .\nninety - nine percent of the people who see \u201crough night\u201d will have no idea that it lifts its premise , and much of its flavor , from an edgy and overlooked 1998 movie called \u201c very bad things , \u201d which starred christian slater and was peter berg\u2019s first film as a director . it was about a group of guys who accidentally kill a prostitute during a bachelor party in vegas ; what they do to hide the disaster is hideous but \u2014 as berg staged it \u2014 creepily plausible , and the film , though it never caught on , had a queasy power as a foray into the dark side of the male psyche . \u201crough night\u201d is a lighter entertainment . it\u2019s \u201cvery bad things\u201d with the sexes reversed , but also with a harmless synthetic dollop of the \u201changover\u201d films , a replay of the best - friend - of - the - bride jealousy drama of \u201cbridesmaids , \u201d plus a touch of \u201cweekend at bernie\u2019s . \u201d it\u2019s all been mashed together in the comedy compactor , yet the best thing about \u201crough night\u201d is the feisty , claws - out spontaneity of its competitive banter between \u201csisters\u201d who love and hate each other .\nthe music is important because the graphics look really dated . unlike the snes era , i find ps1 games just look awful when i see them these days , and beyond a couple of places hell night just doesn\u2019t look that good . its worst offense is that the monster just seems kind of goofy looking up close . he looks like a robot out of an anime , and that took away some of the fear i might have felt otherwise . the locations also just look a lot like the hallways from every early first - person shooter . you probably know them well if you\u2019ve ever played wolfenstein 3d or doom . there\u2019s just lots of nonsense hallways that don\u2019t serve any purpose or have any reason to them . they work as a playground to dodge around a monster , but they\u2019re pretty uninspired and dull .\nlike a bat out of hell , jim steinman ' s new musical has soared in its world premiere west end season at the london coliseum , opening to a rip - roaring rapturous rock reception ! but it ' s a show which is . . . well , slightly hard to describe . . . so we tried our best to , with the help of the cast , creatives and guests ! more information and tickets : urltoken\nthe late show host was right : he , along with most of his american viewers , had very little clue about what they were about to witness with the musical segment of last night\u2019s show . but then again , there isn\u2019t much that you can say about babymetal prior to laying eyes upon their unique stage show for the very first time , for seeing really is believing . twitter user katsuki baekugo called it :\nwe are here to have the other conversation . what the hell actually happens in this movie ? filmgoers are likely to leave with completely different interpretations of the disturbing final sequence and the many other ambiguous scenes that come before . at 28 , writer - director shults has made a staggeringly well - crafted movie that is also structured to leave open many questions about its plot . he agreed , with good humor , to talk over some of our theories , spoilers and all .\nhell night is a very underrated horror film . it was no doubt lost within the slasher craze of the 80 ' s , which is really a shame . what starts out as another seemingly cliche dead teenager movie turns into a great mix of monster movie and slasher movie that focuses on atmosphere and tension rather than gore . sure , it ' s got it ' s share of cheesiness throughout , but it ' s actually pretty well acted for the most part . add to that some nice cinematography and a serious , creepy atmosphere and you have a good horror film . there ' s also a slight twist toward the end and a very satisfying end to the killer . overall , it ' s a great little horrror movie that doesn ' t get the praise it deserves . it has some problems , but the good definitely outweigh the bad . check it out if you can find a copy . it would be\ni\u2019ve been playing a few first - person horror games lately , and they\u2019ve all been quite good at keeping me uneasy . there\u2019s something about that first - person perspective that makes immersing myself in the game very easy , allowing me to really feel like i\u2019m there . the most recent one i played was hell night ( dark messiah in japan ) , a ps1 game that never managed to make it to north america . luckily , the game made it to the pal territories or i would have had to struggle my way through the japanese language version of it ( i tried . for a game with little in the way of writing or dialogue , it\u2019s just about impossible to play if you don\u2019t understand japanese ) . it\u2019s a neat little game that doesn\u2019t manage to be quite as effective as scp - 087 , but it\u2019s still pretty terrifying when you have to turn your back on a monster and run for your life .\nthe barbecue restaurant electrified boston\u2019s dining scene under former chef chris schlesinger when it opened in 1985 , injecting a splash of smoke and heat into an era of heavy sauces and tall salads . some restaurants had white tablecloths and leather wine lists ; east coast grill had neon lights , fish mounted on the walls , and plastic mermaids dangling from cocktail glasses . special menus on appointed hell nights pushed the envelope even further and gave chefs a chance to experiment with other spicy cuisines \u2014 thai , indian , caribbean .\ni wrote this like two years ago , and i\u2019ve been talking about it so much and thinking and then analyzing my own thing . in the thing , the effects are amazing , but personally , i care way less about that . the thing i\u2019m obsessed with is what it does to the people . same with night of the living dead\u2014 personally i don ' t care that much about the zombies , but i love what it ' s doing , that power dynamic inside .\nas an initiation rite into alpha sigma rho fraternity , four pledges must spend a night in garth manor , twelve years to the day after the previous resident murdered his entire family . two of the pledges , marti and jeff ignore the rumors that the now - deserted mansion is haunted by a crazed killer , until one by one , members of their group mysteriously disappear . could this be a part of a fraternity prank . . . or is a demented former tenant seeking revenge ?\nthere are plenty of gags in \u201crough night\u201d that don\u2019t work , like the overly obvious role - reversal stunt of having jess\u2019 fianc\u00e9e stage a bachelor party that\u2019s an absurdly effete evening of wine - tasting . mckinnon , as pippa , has an effervescent silliness , but too much of the joke of her performance boils down to her doing an aussie accent as if that were a bubbly novelty . yet peter\u2019s all - night - long drive to miami to rescue jess gets funnier as it goes along , and what\u2019s amusing about the movie is the cocky texture of its feminine bonding \u2014 the jokes about home bikini waxing or scarfing pizza over a dead body , delivered with a new style of merciless aggression . it\u2019s hardly the first , or most original , comedy of female outrage to come along , but we\u2019ve had 40 years of men behaving badly on screen , stretching back to \u201cnational lampoon\u2019s animal house , \u201d and watching these ladies get their turn generates a slobby low - down kick .\na24 has released the first it comes at night trailer , and it basically plays as one long chastisement that i haven\u2019t seen trey edward shults \u2019 previous film krisha yet . while this trailer doesn\u2019t really offer any details on plot , it\u2019s all tone , and that tone looks phenomenal . a24 had a modest hit with the witch , and it looks like they\u2019re trying to repeat that success with a brooding , artistic horror film that gets under your skin rather than just going for jump scares .\nfire is the dominant theme in this oil painting of madeley wood furnaces , one of coalbrookdale ' s ironworks [ 1 ] . the foundry is shown at night ( the moon can just be seen peeping out at the right margin ) , silhouetted against the fiery glow of a furnace , which is being tapped . a wagon and horses are being lead away from the site through the detritus of industrial production . a dog trots alongside and a woman and her son are watching their progress .\nthere are different variants on the creature you\u2019ll see , but they all bear a similar shape and build to the first one . just the same , the only important detail you need to know about it is that it can kill you in one hit . contact with the monster is lethal , so you\u2019re going to want to stay out of its reach . that seems like it shouldn\u2019t be much of a problem , but hell night manages to strike up a very good balance of scripted appearances and random ones . the monster in the game is often scheduled to appear on paths that you\u2019ll need to take , so there aren\u2019t many times when you\u2019ll be able to do your business in a given area without him blocking an important path . at other times he\u2019ll just show up at random , but even then i found that the game would toss him at you when you were in a tight spot . seeing him is always a good sign that you\u2019re going the right way , but it\u2019ll still make your heart sink when he shows up ."]}
{"id": 115164, "summary": [{"text": "makaramanju ( english : the mist of capricorn ) is a 2011 malayalam language romantic drama film written and directed by lenin rajendran .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is about celebrated painter raja ravi varma 's life at a certain stage in his life .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it also narrates the story of epic character pururavas .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "cinematographer santhosh sivan and karthika nair appears in the lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "\" urvashi pururavas \" is the painting that has been woven into the narrative of the film .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in a story within a story format , lenin rajendran intertwines the story of the artist with that of the mythological urvashi and her beloved king pururavas .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film received mixed reviews upon release .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it was one of the five malayalam films to be screened at the international film festival of india .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it won the fipresci prize for best malayalam film at the international film festival of kerala .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it has been nominated for the indian national film awards for 2010 . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "makaramanju", "paragraphs": ["fipresci award for the bes malayalam film : makaramanju , directed by lenin rajendran .\nthe fipresci award for the best malayalam film went to makaramanju directed by lenin rajendran .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for makaramanju . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing makaramanju near you .\na story based on the life of raja ravi varma comes out as a malayalam movie through makaramanju .\nmakaramanju is a new malayalam movie which has been released on may 20th 2011 . the film portrays a love story and narrates a part of the life of renowned painter , raja ravi varma . read more to know the story , main cast and supporting cast of makaramanju .\nlater , karthika did a malayalam movie ' makaramanju ' , in which she essayed the role of a model and won honors from filmmakers .\nace cameraman santosh sivan is turning hero with art house director lenin rajendran\u2019s malayalam film makaramanju ( winter mist ) . he will be playing the famous painter raja ravi varma in the film\n' makaramanju ' tells two stories of love - that of a painter , and of his creation . this is a period film , a biopic on the life of legendary painter raja ravi varma .\nmakaramanju recently had a special screening for oscar winning director danny boyle of slumdog millionaire fame during his mumbai visit . after watching the film , danny boyle was speechless over the production values and performances by santosh sivan and karthika .\nconsidering the over - the - top fare we ' ve been hearing for a while now in the name of malayalam playback music , songs of \u2018makaramanju ' composed by pandit ramesh narayan is like a much needed breath of fresh air .\nin ' makaramanju ' there are three heroines in the film \u2013 nithya menon ( who came up with a sterling performance in \u2018happy journey ' and \u2018kerala cafe ' ) , karthika ( yesteryear actor radha ' s daughter ) and lakshmi sharma .\nkarthika nair who had made her introduction in malayalam films last year with lenin rajendran\u2019s \u2018makaramanju\u2019 will in all probability do the female lead role in rajesh pillai\u2019s new film that has been titled \u2018gold\u2019 . karthika would play the role of an athlete in the film .\nmakaramanju loses grip on its material half way through , and remains an elusive piece that doesn ' t tug at your heart strings . which is why , you walk out of the hall mumbling to yourself that perhaps a bit more clever scripting could have made all the difference .\nnow , the next generation is ready to make their mark . radha is introducing her daughter , karthika , to films . karthika had a dream debut opposite naga chaitanya , son of superstar nagarjuna , in telugu . now she is doing her first malayalam film , makaramanju , in which noted cinematographer santhosh sivan plays raja ravi varma .\nmakaramanju is karthika nair ' s first film and this film is expected to become a good beginning for her in the film industry . it is also santhosh sivan ' s debut film as an actor and he agreed to do the film only because it was a story of raja ravi varma . jagathy sreekumar plays the role of govardhandas makhanji , raja ravi varma ' s business partner who plays a vital role in the painter ' s career . bala portrays the role of raja raja varma , ravi varma ' s younger brother who himself is a fantastic painter and becomes happy when he gives the finishing touches to his brother ' s paintings . lakshmi sharma plays the role of bhageerathi , ravi varma ' s wife who is a very beautiful woman but is very perturbed by her husband ' s relationship with the model . chithra iyer essays the role of rukku bhai , anjali ' s mother . the music for makaramanju has been composed by ramesh narayanan and the lyrics are penned by kavaalam narayana panicker and k . jayakumar . makaramanju narrates a love that surpasses time and moves towards a point when myth and reality unites .\nmakaramanju movies tells the story of raja ravi varma at a certain stage in his life . he is in the process of painting a masterpiece . the theme of his painting is pururavas , raja ravi verma ( santhosh sivan ) finds himself attracted to his model anjali bhai ( karthika ) and together they are thrown into a torrent of love and passion from which they find it difficult to scape .\n' makaramanju ' is also a beautiful film as far as the visuals from madhu ambatt are concerned , with some great remarkably lightened up night scenes and frames . the film has a very colourful look , with the visuals being eye - catching all through . the other technical sides including the art direction and makeup are also in sync with the qualities of the content . ' makaramanju ' though is a fair product could have been even better with a more insightful script in the latter half . but from the box - office point of view , an offbeat theme , less publicity and lack of a hi - profile stars will spell doom . the film may find a niche audience in a select few metro stations , that ' s about it . all in all , can ' t really stretch out in this ' mist of the capricorn ' . . .\nin fact , coming from an arresting lineage of talented artistes like radha and ambika , karthika nair who has \u2018arrived\u2019 in the tamil film industry through kv anand\u2019s ko , is pacing herself across the three film industries in the south \u2013 kollywood , tollywood and mollywood . with an arresting telugu debut in josh and makaramanju in malayalam , this charming winner of the critics\u2019 award for kerala best actress , strikes a pose of confidence and promise .\nis the latest malayalam movie which has hit the theatres on 20th may 2011 . the ace cinematographer santhosh sivan plays the role of raja ravi varma , the celebrated painter . the film has been directed by art director lenin rajendran and karthika nair plays the heroine in the movie . karthika nair , who is the daughter of yesteryear actress radha , will be portraying two characters , one is the artist ' s muse for the painting and the other is the role of urvashi . the name makaramanju means ' the mist of capricorn ' .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n* setting channel preference will take you directly to the respective channel when you come in next time .\nsupported browsers : internet explorer : version 7 . 0 and above , chrome , firefox and safari . best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution and above .\nbig b is diljit ' s new ' admirer . ' he ' couldn ' t have asked for more '\nsanjay dutt responded to his best friend paresh ghelani ' s post and said :\nlove you lots .\nthere remains some controversy over whether the character she ' s playing identified as transgender . here ' s what scarlett johansson ' s said about the issue\nneha kakkar willing to ' take up acting . ' but , there ' s a condition\n( the mist of capricorn ) . it is inspired by the life of renowned painter raja ravi varma , who is known for his photographic portraits , most particularly of women .\nworld renowned cinematographer santhosh sivan plays the lead role , which explains why the film was in the news since its inception .\nit begins well with the director establishing what a perfectionist the painter is by showing him adjusting a mirror so as to get the sunlight falling on a model at just the right angle .\nit goes on to show how he responds to the accusation that he is following the european style of pictorial portraiture and ignoring traditional indian styles .\nhis wife ( lakshmi sharma ) bickers about his nomadic lifestyle and his lack of concern for his wife and young children . he tells her that if he takes her with him , she would kill every female model of his , like goddess kali . then we are shown the story of a servant girl ( nithya menon ) who was the model for one of his award - winning paintings and was found murdered when their clandestine meetings came to light , ruining his happiness .\nportrait of her . when she becomes aware of this , she reprimands him for his vulgar intentions and refuses to be a party to it . he pleads with her to listen to the story that inspired him to make such a picture and starts narrating the story of the mythological king pururavas and his love for the nymph urvashi .\nnow we see both the stories - - that of the king and the nymph , and that of the artist and his muse - - progressing parallel to each other with the actors switching characters . it ' s not difficult to guess that both couples are headed for doom . but , it is not that easy to grasp the intricacies and the subtext in the narrative .\nmadhu ambat ' s camera work is top notch . so is the art direction by gokuldas with candle - stands and furniture from the past creating the right milieu . one just wishes that the plot was a little more accessible .\nperformance - wise , santhosh sivan ' s soft looks do not match the raspy baritone of biju menon , who has dubbed for him . this mars sivan ' s work . the same applies to karthika ' s acting . the other two ladies , nithya menon and lakshmi sharma , have limited screen time .\nin the end , lenin rajendran ' s makara manju is watchable but you have to brush up your knowledge of mythology and history to fully appreciate it . rediff rating :\nwhat is a r rahman doing at a dubai mall ? reader talib sends us a picture .\nisters ambika and radha - 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hero for jagathy .\nthe annual awards night honouring the best in the kerala film industry also saw legendary actor mammootty collect the millennium star award , a nod to his impressive performances in films released from 2000 to 2011 . the winners were chosen by an online poll .\nthe surprise of the night came when the best actor trophy went to an unlikely candidate \u2014 salim kumar \u2014 for his impressive performance as a poor perfume seller in adaminte makan abu . until appearing in this film , which is india ' s official submission to the oscars in best foreign film category , kumar mainly played a comic sidekick .\napart from crowd favourite mammootty , lifetime achievement award recipient k . j . yesudas , who has sung more than 50 , 000 songs in several indian languages including malayalam , hindi and tamil , ensured there was not a dry eye in the house . he sang the first four lines of his debut song from the 1961 film kaalpadukal after collecting the award .\nthough it ' s largely a malayalam movie awards night to honour south indian actors , stars known primarily for their bollywood work such as anupam kher , jayaprada and d ' souza proved that cinema knows no boundaries . while d ' souza proved her mettle as a warrior princess in urumi , jayaprada and kher won awards for pranayam \u2014 a tale about the accidental reunion of an estranged couple .\nthe thriller traffic and the unconventional romance salt n ' pepper were also among the night ' s big winners , walking off with five and three awards respectively .\nurltoken is the most widely read newspaper , and online site in english in the middle east . with a daily bpa audited paid circulation of over 93 , 068 as of june 2017 , and an online audience of 5 . 3 million uniques every month , it is your go to source for information on the region . sign up below to begin personalising your experience\nmadhu ambat is an indian cinematographer . he was born to ambat sulochana and prof k . bhagyanath and he is the grand son of ambat sivarama menon . he is a graduate and holds a diploma from the film institute of india , poona , from where he graduated in 1970 , securing a gold medal . after graduating from the pune film institute , madhu ambat entered the film industry in 1973 , photographing a documentary for ramu kariat . in a career spread over 35 years , he has been the cinematographer for 120 films . his younger sister is the renowned actress and dancer vidhubala . ambat also heads a non - profit making research organization\nfantasia centre for research and development of cinema\n. this newly started organization strives to develop an atmosphere for research in cinema and to spread a film culture . in 2003 , he completed 1 : 1 . 6 an ode to lost love , his debut film as a director .\nsiima has taken on the daunting task of short listing films of all south indian languages \u2013 telugu , tamil , kannada & malayalam . these movies have towered over the rest and won the appreciation of the audience in the last year . while the final nominees are chosen by a panel of experts , winners are decided by public vote .\nnetpac award for the best malayalam film : adayalangal ( dir : m . g . sasi )\nthe silver crow pheasant award best debut film : belma bas , the turkish director of the movie zephyr .\nnepac award for the best asian film -\ni am\u2014afiya megha abhimanyu omar\n, directed by onir anirban .\n17th iffk awards - 2012 the golden crow pheasant award for best feature film \u2013 o sta . nina ( emmanuel quindo palo )\nnetpac award for best asian film \u2013 d . ( k . d . kamal )\nnewsletter | subscribe newsletter | site map all rights reserved \u00a9 www . keralaculture . org , department of cultural affairs , government of kerala\nshah rukh khan and anubhav sinha keen to make ' ra . one ' sequel ?\nthe cause of the girl child is dear to me . sri is the best platform to condemn female foeticide : manasa joshi\nhas headed to china for its post production work and the dubbing for the film is set to commence from 24th march . the historical drama , produced by rajini ' s daughter soundarya and\n, is rajini ' s first film after his long and serious brush with illness .\ntweeted\noff to china tonight on post production work . . . work progressing in good pace . . . god is great . starting dubbing on the 24th of march .\nthe cinematography of this film which has been shot using motion capture technology in 3d , has been handled by rajiv menon . the film is expected to be a summer holidays ' treat and the music scored by ar rahman is expected to hit the stores in april . rajnikanth , his daughter soundarya along with other unit members have watched the film and the everyone who has seen the film so far have been happy about the outcome .\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\netimes is an entertainment , tv & lifestyle industry ' s promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved .\njr ntr dammu , jr ntr dammu movie stills , jr ntr dammu movie firstlook stills , jr ntr dammu movie latest photo stills .\nwaiting for exciting roles in any language and would rather do one good film a year than 20 insignificant ones .\nmom was an actor par excellence . if i can achieve even half of what she did , it would be a remarkable feat for me\n.\nsouth indian international movie awards , also known as the siima awards rewards the artistic and technical achievements of the south indian film industry .\nmuktha elsa george and karthika nair are teamed opposite challenging star darshan in ' brindavana ' .\nthis film will be directed by k madesh for ' gaja ' producers suresh gowdru and srinivasamurthy .\ndarshan addressing the massive attendance said ' brindavana ' will be a good family entertainer . every frame will be neat and sweet . there is scope for action he disclosed . saikumar and sampath kumar are likely to work in this film stated darshan in his address .\nyoung tiger jr ntr ' s most anticipated film of the year , dammu is pushing up for release in a few weeks . earlier , the movie would release on april 19 . but due the delay in technical facets it will take a while to hit the screens . the latest reports say that dammu release is fixed on april 27th .\nthe makers of the movie confirmed this news through a press release . the audio of this film was released in the month of march and is catching up with the music lovers and nandamuri fans .\ndammu is shaping up under the direction of boyapati srinu and produced by ka vallabha on creative commercials banner . trisha and karthika are the female leads in this film . mm keeravani is scoring the music for this film . ntr is appearing in a different look in the movie .\nthe producer of young tiger jr ntr ' s next release ' dammu ' , alexander vallabha , is very confident over the film ' s success . he says that dammu is a movie to watch out for a wonderful and commending performance from ntr .\nyoung tiger jr ntr ' s upcoming film ' dammu ' is in the last leg of its post - production . dammu has trisha and karthika as heroines opposite ntr\nthe producer similarly forecasts that dammu will perform out as winner and beat the ipl 5 , as the film is laced with emotions , power packed action scenes and punch dialogues . dammu is directed by boyapati sreenu on creative commercials banner .\nilayathalapathy vijay is all set to join the long list of actors turns producers . interestingly he has named his home production as ghilli films .\nvijay ' s first productional film which is the remake of 1981 releasedfilm sattam oru iruttarai .\nko fame actress piaa bajpai has been also a part of the movie , for a key role in the movie .\ns . a . chandrasekhar ' s superhit movie of the 80s ' sattam oru iruttarai ' is to be remade . ' ko ' girls karthika and piaa will share screen space again in this film .\nvikram prabhu , who is now working on prabhu soloman ' s ' kumki ' , will play the lead role in the remake of ' sattam oru iruttarai ' . karthika will play opposite vikram prabhu . piaa will do the very powerful character .\nvikram prabhu , grandson of nadigar thilakam sivaji ganesan and son of prabhu will play the lead role .\ndebutant sneha , a visual communications graduate from chennai , will direct the remake , which is yet to be titled . sac will oversee the project .\nthat s . a . chandrasekar ' s grand niece sneha , a visual communication graduate , will be directing this venture .\nit was ' sattam oru iruttarai ' , directed by sac that catapulted vijayakanth to stardom overnight .\nthe film \u201cgold\u201d , the female oriented film that spins around a woman sportsperson , who represents the country at international sport events .\nthis new project noteworthy is the fact that it\u2019s about women athletes in the country , and in the director\u2019s own words , \u201cthe hardworking sportspersons who bring laurels , but often remain unsung talents . it\u2019s about their journey of sweat , joy and at times , tears . \u201d\n\u2018gold\u2019 will be scripted by shankar ramakrishnan who had earlier directed the short film \u2018island express\u2019 that was a part of the kerala cafe anthology . shankar had also scripted the prithviraj film \u2018urumi\u2019 that had won accolades all over . hopefully , when rajesh and shankar join hands for a project , they should strike \u2018gold\u2019\nit was mm keeravani ' s tunes ( especially the ' ruler ' song ) that set the mood for a celebration . it had completed everything that would grasp the prospects of ntr ' s fans , director said\nthe movie is produced by ks rama rao on creative commercials media , while successful director boyapati seenu wields the megaphone . music is by mmkeeravani .\nmm keeravani and valli released the cds and presented the first number to ntr and his spouse praneetha .\nfilms with a rural background have been the in - thing in the south for a while now . but bharathiraja has always been the master of the genre . ak will surely bear his inimitable trademark .\ntollywood director boyapati srinu ' s dammu has her romancing junior ntr . the mega - budget flick , karthika says , is a commercial potboiler with all the essential ingredients of a hit . there ' s more in store on the kollywood front , claims the actress .\nbill better at the moment than actress karthika nair does . while she plays a rustic village belle in kollywood film director bharathiraja ' s comeback flick annakodiyum kodiveeranum ( ak ) , karthika will play an ultra - glam chic in the telugu flick dammu , both of which she ' s shooting for almost simultaneously .\nit ' s challenging to be working on two films that have me playing roles that are so different from each other . only a few lucky actors have such good fortune in their career ,\nsays the actress from the location of ak , in theni .\ni play four stages in annakodi ' s life - her childhood , teenage , youth and old age , so that ' s a litmus test of sorts ,\nsays karthika .\n' dammu ' casts young tiger ntr in dual role , while trisha and karthika nair are playing the female leads . radha ' s daughter who made her mark in tamil and telugu cinema with ko and josh respectively will also be seen in this film . trisha is the first lead in this film with jr . ntr , dammu is headed for release on april 19th .\nboyapati srinu ' s ' dammu ' is setting up fairly a decent show even before striking the cinema theatres . sources say the ntr - starrer has collected in about rs 40 crore even while its release is scheduled for summer 2012 .\nthe audio rights are bought by vel records for a handsome price , while the overseas and satellite rights are too traded for a staggering amount .\nmusic of dammu , the audio release date of junior ntr ' s dammu has been pushed to march 29 .\nmusic maestro m . m . keeravani ' s music label vel records has bagged the audio rights of young tiger ntr ' s upcoming action entertainer ' dammu ' for a massive price .\ntrisha and karthika nair star opposite jr ntr in this film . boyapati sreenu directs the film while alexander vallabha produces the film .\nthe movie will release on april 27 . featuring trisha and karthika , the film boasts of some traditional dance moves by the young tiger .\nmusic for the film is given by m . m . keeravani and they seem to be his energetic best . he is very confident about the success of the audio album\nfour films with an indian connection are slated to screen at the 22nd cinequest international film festival , held in san jose , calif . , from feb . 28 - mar . 11 .\nthe tamil smash hit\nko\n( the king ) has had its songs removed for this festival screening in cinequest ' s global landscapes competition . starring jeeva and karthika nair , the film is described as an\naction - packed , lightly comedic , and delightfully smart political thriller .\n, a tamil film by kv anand with jiiva , ajmal , karthika nair and piaa bajpai in the lead is a political thriller with events that take place in the life of a feisty photojournalist .\nthis popular tamil film is being remake in hindi . akshay kumar has bought the rights of the super hit tamil film ko and the lead actor in this film\nprakash jha will direct this remake film for hari om productions . nana patekar to essay the role of a politician in the film\nveteran director bharathiraaja has remained full focus is his upcoming directorial venture titled annakodiyum kodiveeranum ( ak ) .\nkarthika nair and iniya of vaagai suda vaa fame are the two female leads in this film .\nyoung music director g . v . prakash kumar , this is the first film to work together with bharathiraaja . bharathiraaja is said to be concentrating in composing the songs\nlyricist - musician - producer - director gangai amaren , younger sibling of \u2018maestro\u2019 ilaiyaraaja , would be penning the lyrics of the film .\nthe last time amaren wrote lyrics for a bharathiraaja film was in 1990 for the film ennurthozhan .\nyoung tiger jr . ntr ' s upcoming film dammu is one of the powerful action entertainers in this season . dammu is racing ahead with its production . ntr will be seen in multiple getups in the film and he will have trisha for company . karthika is the second lead .\nthis dammu will be a heavy dose action we can see in him a full blown mass masala movie after his previous blockbuster film aadi and samba . in this movie ntr is donning the role of a factionist as well as tough cop\nboyapati seenu has almost completed filming action sequences for . dammu . and now shifts focus on songs and scenes . dammu is expected to complete by the end of february and post production will start soon for summer 2012 release\nboth ntr and his fans are having high expectations on this movie as the film is said to contain some superb action sequences as well as terrific dialogues .\nkarthika nair , this five - film - old actor believes she has a long way to go .\nkarthika nair was carefully shielded from the limelight and filmdom . radha , her mom had taken all caution to not talk about any movie that karthika was being offered as a child . it was only after having passed her 10th board exams with a first class and an excellent score card , that her mom divulged to her the movie offers that were pouring in .\nthe film dammu by junior ntr will have a highlight song . this is going to be a period song and it will have junior with his leading lady trisha in some royal getups and the shooting is stylish on grand sets\nthe latest tinkle proposes that the movie ' s minor look will be publicized during sankranthi 2012 . the movie is being directed by boyapati sreenu and there are very high prospects from the movie . it is learnt that ntr is playing multiple appearances in this film . the film has a powerful flash back episode where ntr is sporting a twirled mustache . ntr will be seen in a powerful police officer in this movie .\nbhanupriya is playing the role of ntr ' s mother in the movie . comedy hero venu is also playing an important role . trisha is the lead heroine opposite ntr in the movie and karthika nair is the second actress . abhinaya will be playing the role of sister for in jr . ntr and will be paired with venu in dammu . abhinaya who performed superficial performances in films like naadodigal , easan and in 7aum arivu as bodhidharma ' s wife , is very happy as her career is going places\nmusic is being scored by m . m . keeravani . dammu is being produced by alexander vallabha . the movie is a complete commercial entertainer that will allow ntr to showcase all his talents , say movie sources . the rushes of those action sequences are extraordinary and will create a new trend in tollywood , claims a unit member . the fights composed by duo ram - lakshman are very unique and are a treat to watch on screen\nkarthika nair made her entry in tamil cinema through one of the biggest hits of the year , ko , directed by kv anand and featuring her alongside jiiva and piaa bajpai .\nshe made a mark as a tough aggressive tamil journalist in this profitable entertainer that raised her to overnight stardom . the film also released in telugu as rangam and that too smashed one of the biggest hits of the year 2011 in tollywood .\ndirector boyapati srinu is planning to give all time industry record movie to jr . ntr with his upcoming movie \u2018dammu\u2019 . the releasing date of this movie is also declared way later . this shows how boyapati srinu is scheduling for this movie .\nyoung tiger jr . ntr\u2019s new movie \u2018dammu\u2019 shooting is presently taking place in hyderabad , in ramoji film city . schedule of dammu will hit the production decks from first week of jan in hyderabad where a song and vital scenes will be recorded on jr . ntr and other casting . trisha and karthika nair are playing female leads of the film .\na legend bharathiraja is getting ready to direct a movie after a gap of 3 years .\nhe is the man who is credited with taking tamil cinema out of the confines of studios and bringing it out into the open , showing villages and the earth in all its charm . he succeeded in bringing his village to cinema .\ncoming to the details of annakodiyum kodiveeranum ; it will star ameer , iniya ( vaagai sooda vaa ) and karthika nair in the lead roles .\nit was confirmed when ameer showed amazing commitment when given a task to perform . the task was simple for villager , but not so for a city bred man , to lift a 30 kg . goat on his shoulders and run fast for quite a distance . the way ameer did it clinched the role for him , said bharathiraja . iniya was chosen because of her amazingly expressive eyes which spoke volumes in vaagai sooda vaa . he added that he was proud that having launched the film career of radha , he was now going to direct her daughter karthika . he expressed hope that he would be able to direct even the next generation from the family .\nr b chowdhary of supergood films and r s infotainments are jointly presenting this picture .\nthe story of this film ' rangam ' revolves around press reporter and photographer .\nkarthika was born to actress radha and hotelier rajasekharan nair and is the niece of actress ambika .\nshe has two siblings , a brother and a sister . she did her studies in podar international school in mumbai and is now studying an international degree in business from college affiliated to london school of economics .\nthe 17 - year - old , who ' s a music and movie buff , likes to hang out with close friends . the level - headed teenager is also a talented classical dancer and painter .\ni want to master all dance forms . doing portraits is another passion ,\nshe smiles .\nit is a splendid success ! kathika nair\u2019s debut film in kollywood film ko has completed 100 days at the box office .\najmal is a perfect choice to play an aspiring politician his looks , build and dialogue delivery elevates the character he plays .\ndirector kv anand who was previously worked as a photo journalist has made this film amidst high expectations and with extreme care . it has every ingredient of an entertainer \u2013 a juicy premise , a good star cast , foot tapping music and of course interesting foreign locations .\nshe made her debut in the 2009 telugu film , josh opposite naga chaitanya .\nit ' s a half century for ko ! the film , which featured jiiva , karthika and pia in lead roles , is still doing well at the chennai box office .\nindustry experts state that it is because of its strong storyline and k v anand ' s direction that made the film click big - time at the bo .\nneedless to say , the cast and crew is excited about it .\nat a time when it ' s tough to make people come to theatres , our film has done well ,\nsaid jiiva , the lead actor of the film ,\nthe songs did exceedingly well too . the storyline of the film appealed to the audiences , especially the youth .\nmeawhile , the hindi remake of ko is much sought after in bollywood , with prices shooting up to rs 1 crore !\nshe made her debut in the 2009 telugu film , josh opposite naga chaitanya . . working with co - star and fellow debutant naga chaitanya has been great though . .\nhe ' s hard - working , a true professional and patience personified .\nunfortunately , we haven ' t been able to spend much time together after the shoot as i had returned to mumbai to finish my class xii exams .\nkeeping a low profile was deliberate .\neven my mom wanted it that way . she felt my talent should speak for me ,\nwhen the glaciers carved norway out of the living rock , the ice giants must have created preikestolen with base jumpers in mind .\nthis unusually shaped , massive rectangular cliff rises 604m above lysefjorden . the name preikestolen translates to preacher ' s pulpit or pulpit rock . it is situated almost at exactly the opposite side of the fjord from another well - known natural oddity kjeragbolten rock , and in close proximity to the city of stavanger .\nin ancient times the cliff might have been used in pagan religious ceremonies , perhaps as a place of sacrifice . preikestolen is also one a favorite picnic and hiking destination .\ncast : naga chaitanya , karthika , prakash raj , j . d . chakravarthyr and others\nkarthika ' s tamil movie ko ( dubbed in telugu as ' rangam ' ) got terrific response and the actress received very good response for her performance . even though karthika made her debut in telugu movie ' josh ' , she could not succeed at the box office .\nbut later , karthika did a malayalam movie ' makara manju ' , in which she essayed the role of a model and won accolades . and that ' s beauty for you !\nakshay kumar attended a special screening of tamil film \u2018ko\u2019 and was impressed by the story . it is believed that akki spoke to director kv anand and expressed his desire to buy the remake rights of the film .\nand also the actor plans to remake the recently released tamil film \u2018ko\u2019 in hindi .\nthe name of the director for this film is yet to be decided by akshay , directors like priyadarshan and anthony d\u2019souza are being considered .\nakshay kumar has graciously acknowledged to and southern actress karthika nair , who acted in the original version of this political thriller .\nthe success of ko film , finally struck gold for karthika nair in tamil film industry .\nkarthika tamil movie ko ( dubbed in telugu as ' rangam ' ) got terrific response and the actress received very good response for her performance .\nkarthika , who did pretty well in \u2018ko\u2019 in terms of emoting as well as dancing , has become the hot favorite of the public and the print media .\nkarthika made her first appearance in telugu movie \u2018josh\u2019 ; she could not succeed at the box office .\nthe film\u2019s phenomenal success has given karthika the much - needed \u2018perfect platform\u2019 in kollywood .\nkarthika says that she has no repentances for making he debut in josh and clarifies that josh was the movie which gave her confidence .\nshe also said , she is \u2018ready\u2019 to go glamorous provided the script demands so has only made her more popular among the producers and directors who might want to sign her up in future .\nkarthika has been flooded with many film offers in tamil and she is taking her own time to decide as to which ones to take up and which ones to reject .\nkv anand , ko with jiiva in the lead was released in telugu as rangam . it has taken a good opening and is going strong judging by the initial trade reports . the music is also a smash hit ."]}
{"id": 115179, "summary": [{"text": "window to paris ( russian : \u043e\u043a\u043d\u043e \u0432 \u043f\u0430\u0440\u0438\u0436 ) is a 1993 russian drama film directed by yuri mamin .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "some french friends suggested that yuri mamin should make a joint russian-french film , which led to the creation of the 1993 film \" window to paris \" or \" salade russe \" .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film starts with residents of a saint petersburg communal apartment of 1990s finding a window hidden behind a cupboard that leads to a mansard roof and shows the effect of this discovery .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film is a grotesque prediction of the effect of fall of the iron curtain on the life in europe , about the invasion of russian demoralized businessmen and the humiliation of the intelligentsia in russia .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "at the end of the film , the main character , nikolai chizhov , a school music teacher and a member of the russian intelligentsia , gives a persuasive speech to the children , who have decided to remain in paris .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "in his words : you were born in a terrible time in a poor , devastated country .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "but it is your country , after all !", "topic": 2}, {"text": "do n't you want to make it better ?", "topic": 4}, {"text": "at that time , this was a rather rare demonstration of patriotism ; the authors of the film and all its actors were quite sincere .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "as a division of lenfilm , the film company troitsky most refused to participate in financing the project , thus putting the french partners on the edge of financial collapse and threatening the production of the film .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "because of this situation , yuri mamin was urged to establish his own film company in order to attract support from commercial businesses that were thriving in post-perestroika russia .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "that is how yuri mamin 's fountain fund for support and development of cinematography was created .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the name of the fund , \" fountain \" , is from mamin 's preceding film that won the grand prize at a french film festival , which had been organized under the patronage of madame danielle mitterrand , the wife of the french then-president fran\u00e7ois mitterrand .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it was this in particular that facilitated financing for the film \" window to paris \" from the french fund cnc .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the comedy \" window to paris \" attained such success in france and at the berlin film festival that michael barker , the co-president of the american distribution company sony pictures classics , arranged for the film to be released in the united states , and twice requested goskino to submit the film \" window to paris \" for the 1994 academy award for best foreign language film .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "barker wrote : \" the response to the film at screenings in los angeles and new york has been terrific with both the critics and the audiences .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it seems to communicate the message of bringing two cultures together in a warm and enlightening manner ... should ' salade russe ' be the official russian entry to the academy for the best foreign film academy award , we feel confident the picture will not only be nominated for the award , but has a very good chance to ultimately win the award itself . \"", "topic": 5}, {"text": "however , at that time nikita mikhalkov , with his freshly finished film \" burnt by the sun \" , greatly wished to be considered for the oscar .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "after the chairman of the russian oscar committee , elem klimov , did not agree to submit mikhalkov \u2019s film to the competition , mikhalkov demonstrated his outstanding skills in behind-the-scenes intrigues .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "elem klimov was immediately replaced by mikhalkov 's brother , andrey konchalovsky , who agreed to send the film \" burnt by the sun \" to the united states .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "thus , mamin was deprived of the opportunity to win the oscar .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the members of the russian oscar committee remain under the control of nikita mikhalkov , who shapes the politics of russian cinematography .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "therefore , in mamin 's opinion , neither the best nor the most talented films are being submitted to the american film academy , but rather the ones created by mikhalkov 's favorite artists .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "nikita mikhalkov is currently vladimir putin 's cinematography adviser .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the idea of a mystical window , a dimensional portal between russia and paris , came to the mind of the moscow screenwriter felix mironer long before gorbachev 's perestroika .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "he told this idea to the filmmaker aleksey german , who sold it 20 years later to arkady tigai , yuri mamin ' co-author , for a bottle of cognac .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "\" window to paris \" may be truly called a people 's film .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it is the most famous of all yuri mamin \u2019s works , and is loved by millions of viewers around the world .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "many quotations from the film have become folk proverbs . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "window to paris", "paragraphs": ["window to paris trailer 1995 director : yuri mamin starring : agnes soral , serguei dontsov , victor mikhailov , , , official content from sony pictures home entertainment classic russian black humor . a young musician discovers a magic window that transports him from his dreary moscow apartment to the streets of paris . russian with english subtitles . movie , window to paris movie , window to paris trailer , window to paris 1995 , yuri mamin , agnes soral , serguei dontsov , victor mikhailov , , ,\nvlogmas 15 ' . day 18 : window shopping in paris . evening stroll . christmas lights\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about window to paris ( okno v parizh ) !\nnoisy , quirky , earnest , melodramatic , political , anarchistic , cute ! a couple of likeable slobs in post - perestroikan st . petersburg discover that one window of their run - down communal housing project leads directly to paris - artsy , wealthy , capitalist paris .\nin this comedy - fantasy a group of russian eccentrics discover that they can go to paris from their home in st . petersburg by leaping through an apartment window . the first eccentric is nikolay , an oddball teacher . next is his rotund , crude neighbor gorokhov and his family . one night nikolay and gorokhov climb through a hidden window to get on the roof . they get rip - roarin ' drunk the destroy the studio apartment of nicole , an artist . it is only in the morning that they realize that they were actually in paris . soon gorokhov ' s whole family is going to paris where they loot and bring back western goods into russia . it is nicole ' s apartment they go to and she is going crazy by their repeated visits . she turns the tables and climbs through the window to their home . she is appalled by modern st . petersburg with its violence , poverty , and political upheaval . she gets into trouble with the local police but is saved by nikolay who convinces them that she is edith piaf on tour . later nikolay decides to take his students to paris . unfortunately , they don ' t want to leave and the window is going to close for the next 20 years . ~ sandra brennan , rovi\n( cnn ) three of the men who helped thwart a terrorist attack on a train bound for paris will star in clint eastwood ' s upcoming film about the incident ,\nthe 15 : 17 to paris ,\nwarner bros . pictures has announced .\nthe drawing seen at the start of yuri mamin ' s\nwindow to paris\nlooks like a charming french street scene , but it disintegrates before the viewer ' s very eyes . as the picture comes to life , stylized gallic gaiety gives way to russian reality , with drab colors , clumsy buffoonery , a circus atmosphere and a long line for vodka destroying any suggestion of hedonism or style .\nyuri mamin ' s wacky , knockabout\nwindow to paris ,\na sharp , no - holds - barred satire of the moral and fiscal bankruptcy of present - day russia , risks being merely excruciating in order to be excruciatingly funny . it ' s the kind of calamitous , risk - taking comedy that you must lock into right at the start if it ' s not going to affect you like chalk scraping across a blackboard .\nthe movie will follow the lives of the three men leading up to august 2015 , when the trio successfully stopped an alleged isis terrorist from launching a gun attack on a high - speed train traveling from amsterdam to paris .\nparis is of course everything st . petersburg is not : a consumer paradise where the shelves of the stores are bursting with bounty .\nlorelai\u2019s mother knows how to throw a dinner party ( and how to fire a maid ) .\nafter a night of revelry , nikolai , gorokhov ( victor mihailov ) and some other boozy pals discover that there ' s a window behind the armoire in nikolai ' s room . but the roof it goes onto is not in st . petersburg but in paris . it takes a while , understandably , for these guys to realize they ' re not in st . petersburg anymore .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nwindow to paris ,\na buffoonish culture - clash comedy with a broadly sentimental streak , relies on similar french - russian disparities as its only sure - fire source of wit , though mr . mamin doesn ' t explore his premise cleverly enough to keep the film steadily aloft . alongside the occasional droll comparison of national temperments , there ' s also quite a bit of silliness involving a pretty french taxidermist whose studio happens to look out on the magic window . language barrier gags abound , as do scenes juxtaposing boorish , drunken russians with the haughtier , more self - possessed french . the film maker ' s ideas about both nations remain unsurprising , since they ' re fully apparent from the very start .\nnikolai ( played by sergei dontsov ) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in the gym until he finds a place to stay . finally , he gets a communal room in the apartment of gorokhov ( victor mikhalkov ) . the room ' s previous inhabitant , an old lady , has died a year ago , and yet her cat , maxi , is still in the locked room , healthy and fat . soon , nikolai and his neighbours discover the mystery : there is a window to paris in the room . that ' s when the comedy begins - will the russians be able to cope with the temptation to profit from the discovery ?\nthis song is the first introduction to am\u00e9lie\u2019s adult life . once years pass , am\u00e9lie has become bored with her quiet and dull life . she decides to leave home and take a train to paris . first , am\u00e9lie gets an apartment . then , she gets a job in montmartre at the 2 windmills cafe ( \u201ccaf\u00e9 des 2 moulins ) .\nthe movie is based on a book written by the trio and author jeffrey e . stern , called\nthe 15 : 17 to paris : the true story of a terrorist , a train , and three american heroes .\n' window to paris ' serguei dontsov : nikolai agnes soral : nicole victor mihailov : gorokhov nina oussatova : vera gorokhov a sony pictures classics release . director yuri mamin . producer guy seligmann . screenplay by mamin , arkadi tigai . cinematographers sergei nekrassov , anatoli lapchov . editors olga andrianova . costumes natalya zamakhina . music yuri mamin , aleksei zalivalov . set designer vera zelinskaia . in russian and french , with english subtitles . running time : 1 hour , 31 minutes .\naside from central characters rory and lorelai , ew can now confirm 37 additional returns , from ex - boyfriends to old friends to a dog . here\u2019s a rundown of everyone who\u2019s going to be part of bringing gilmore girls back to life :\nparis has been a mecca for russians since before the revolution , and here it represents western prosperity and freedom . architecturally , the two cities are similar , having been defined by 18th - and 19th - century classical styles , but st . petersburg , for all its own fabled beauty and grandeur , is shown to be run - down and ill - kempt in comparison to the city of light . an ancient chart discovered on the wall of nikolai ' s room reveals that the russians '\nwindow of opportunity\nwill last only 20 days , with the wall closing up for another 20 years . in no time the gorokhovs are hawking russian souvenirs and even pianos in a paris square , but their noisy ways draw the ire of nicole ( agnes soral ) .\nwindow to paris ,\nwhich opens today at lincoln plaza cinemas , stars sergei dontsov as nikolai , the clownish , sad - sack music teacher who accidentally stumbles across the gateway to french culture . assigned to a crowded , boisterous apartment where the residents store groceries inside their several pianos , he is given the room of a recently deceased old woman , who kept models of parisian landmarks as part of her decor . it ' s typical of the film ' s coarse comic style that this old woman appears not as a mysterious , ghostly figure but as one more cantankerous character on an already - crowded scene . not surprising , the escape hatch out of russia has great allure .\nmr . mamin , whose film making is more spirited than accomplished , doesn ' t do much to further that cause . the film ' s russia - bashing culminates in a bleak interlude when the french taxidermist finds herself passing through the looking glass and getting nightmarishly stuck in st . petersburg . unlike tougher russian directors like pavel lungine (\ntaxi blues\n) , mr . mamin doesn ' t take a bitter , scorching view of his country ' s troubles , preferring instead to poke gentle fun and look on the sunny side . by the time\nwindow to paris\nis over , songs and balloons and sweetness have supplanted any possible sting . window to paris directed by yuri mamin ; written by mr . mamin and arkadi tigai ( in french and russian , with english subtitles ) ; directors of photography , sergei nekrassov and anatoly lapchov ; edited by olga andrianova and joele van effenterre ; music by mr . mamin and aleksei zalivalov ; produced by guy seligmann ; released by sony pictures classics . at lincoln plaza cinemas , broadway at 63d street . running time : 87 minutes . this film is not rated . with : agnes soral ( nicole ) , sergei dontsov ( nikolai ) , viktor mikhailov ( gorokhov ) and nina oussatova ( vera )\na finn preparing a work on the russian hunting traditions and customs , comes to russia to collect materials and is invited to take part in a hunting party . his flamboyant companions include . . . see full summary \u00bb\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nwhenever luke needs a day off to spend time with lorelai , caesar runs the diner .\nhotel transylvania 3 : summer vacation stars plan their dream summer getaways to some memorable movie settings .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\nfor such a small town , there are a lot of important people required to bring stars hollow to life . and thankfully , just about everyone is returning for netflix\u2019s upcoming four - part revival .\nas a story device , the magical mirror is promising . but mamim doesn ' t do much with it - certainly nothing as biting and satirical as he might have . there is a subplot involving a french neighbor who doesn ' t like the noise of the visiting russian party animals , and another subplot involving a french woman who visits russia , and some sight gags based on everybody getting drunk . when nikolai ' s students go on strike , he bribes them with a trip to paris , and when they want to stay , he delivers a heartfelt speech about their duty to their country .\nthings are not running well in russia . the old days of top - down management have been replaced by indifferent anarchy , and although a class may be interrupted by a shipment of computers , there is not necessarily a reason for the computers , or anything to teach on them , or with them , and they may be headed for a fate similar to the pianos ( which are used to conceal contraband groceries ) . in paris , on the other hand , there is bounty everywhere , and the movie underlines the plight of the russian visitors , who focus so single - mindedly on the material .\none night the new boarder , a teacher whose name is nikolai , sees a ghostly visitor in the apartment . the others see her , too , and explain that she is an old woman , looking for her cat , which has gone missing ever since her death . where is the cat ? its disappearance holds a clue to the movie ' s comic premise , which is that by stepping through a mirror in the old woman ' s room , you can be magically transported from st . petersburg to paris .\na cast of the organism can then be made using the two types of mold . natural casts can be formed when minerals are deposited within the mold . casts can also be synthetically created when the molds are filled or covered with synthetic material such as latex or plaster of paris to generate a replica of the organism . thus in this manner , cast and mold fossilization enable us to\nrecreate\nthe structure of the organism . however in the creation of the cast , some details of the skeletal structures are lost .\n4 of 5 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\nnikolai , who has been sleeping in the school gym , at last lands a garret room in an apartment that is home to the gorokhovs , a combative , overweight family given to a great deal of eating and drinking and singing . they are exuberant vulgarians , exasperating but capable of an embracing kindliness and generosity . they are clearly meant to be archetypal russian survivors ; they may get on your nerves , yet they ' re hearty enough to take life in stride .\nafter wwii is over , a young officer volodya sharapov returns to moscow to work in mur - moskovskiy ugolovny rozysk ( moscow criminal police ) . there he meets gleb zheglov who is a chief of a . . . see full summary \u00bb\nnikolai ( played by sergei dontsov ) has been fired from his job as a music teacher and has to live in the gym until he finds a place to stay . finally , he gets a communal room in the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nsoon nikolai and his neighbors are making regular trips across time and space , managing to get so drunk in the process that it takes them a while to grasp the magnitude of their adventure . once the drunk jokes subside and the premise sinks in , mr . mamin himself has nowhere to go , and the film begins taking weightlessly farcical turns . eventually , it reaches a moment of sufficient toothlessness for nikolai to tell his music students :\nyou were born at the wrong time in a miserable , bankrupt country . but it ' s still your country . can ' t you make it a better place ?\nwe are continually improving the quality of our text archives . please send feedback , error reports , and suggestions to archive _ feedback @ nytimes . com .\ncast and mold are a type of fossilization where the physical characteristics of organisms are impressed onto rocks , especially coarse porous rocks such as sandstones . typically , the hard parts of an organism ( e . g . shells of mollusks , skeletal structures of coelenterates , bones and teeth of vertebrate , chitinous exoskeleton of arthropods , trunks of trees , and many sphenophyte ) leave the best impression , because they are usually composed of calcium carbonate , calcium phosphate , silica , or chitin , which provide a rigid structure and do not decay as easily . the rigidity of the hard body parts allows the sediment to form around the organism , as opposed to soft body parts which decay too fast for impression to form as well as being too soft for the mold to set .\nphillipa soo first performed a preview of this song at the cutting room in new york city . the song was released prematurely to the whole cast album on the opening night , march 9 , 2017 .\n* mpaa rating : pg - 13 , for momentary nudity . times guidelines : the nudity is a quick flash of an auditorium filled with naked people , but the film ' s complex style is likely to confuse children .\nthird film based on boris akunin ' s\npriklucheniya erasta petrovicha fandorina\nseries of novels . on a train from st . petersburg to moscow general khrapov was killed and no one else but . . . see full summary \u00bb\nmoscow . a typical russian family . they decide to take home maya ' s father : an aborigine who lives in the desert and has never seen any modern comfort , neither speaks the language . once . . . see full summary \u00bb\ngeneral ivolgin , forester kuzmich , and good - natured lyova lose their way on a fishing trip and wind up in a neighboring country , where they decide to have a good time anyway but end up . . . see full synopsis \u00bb\nthe student , bayonet , has managed to seduce his professor ' s wife , bomb , an average working guy , has bought a factory and bullet , the casino lover , is hiding from creditors . they all share a . . . see full summary \u00bb\nmarkets data delayed by at least 15 minutes . \u00a9 the financial times ltd 2018 . ft and \u2018financial times\u2019 are trademarks of the financial times ltd . the financial times and its journalism are subject to a self - regulation regime under the ft editorial code of practice .\nthe ebert club is our hand - picked selection of content for ebert fans . you will receive a weekly newsletter full of movie - related tidbits , articles , trailers , even the occasional streamable movie . club members also get access to our members - only section on urltoken\ndontsov is a warm , likable man who is the film ' s rueful , wise linchpin . for all his vaulting artistic spirit , dontsov ' s nikolai has his feet on the ground ; he remains the realist while others get caught up in their self - absorbed flights of fancy . each successive , frequently hilarious adventure experienced by nikolai - - and the others - - allows mamin further opportunity to skewer some aspect of current russian society . having ticked off a long list of ills , mamin nevertheless is in fact making a plea for russians to stay home and deal with them .\nwhile nikolai finds himself attracted to nicole , she and the gorokhovs get into escalating donnybrooks , which culminate with nicole finding herself wandering over a st . petersburg at night that ' s something like the south bronx - - and wearing nothing but mules , a towel turban and a short satin dressing gown .\ncontrasting such stereotypes of french and russian culture , mr . mamin makes his countrymen the butt of an extended , wistful joke . his film asks what would happen to russians who could suddenly escape their impoverished society and find themselves in the midst of french culture , which they regard with a mixture of suspicion , envy and disbelief .\nthe film is set to be eastwood ' s latest project based on a real event involving an act of courage . he also directed 2016 ' s\nsully ,\nabout the passenger jet pilot who saved hundreds by pulling off an against - the - odds landing on the hudson river , and\namerican sniper ,\nwhich told the story of navy seal sniper chris kyle .\nwho protected them from the tartar mongols ?\none of the film ' s russian characters asks belligerently , once the\ntwilight zone\n- type device of the title lets them step directly from st . petersburg to a rooftop within view of the eiffel tower .\nwe held them back for 200 years . meanwhile , they\n- - the french - -\nevolved .\nthe fossilization process begins when the whole organism or hard body part is trapped in sediments . because most of these body parts are typically composed of substances which are soluble in carbonated water , this entrapment usually occurs in coarse and porous rock such as sandstones . the porous nature of the rock enables the carbonated ground water to permeate and dissolve the original tissue leaving a detailed mold of the organism .\nhousing space is at a premium in russia , and the young man is happy to be assigned a room in an apartment already filled with as many people as one of those crowded warrens in\ncrime and punishment .\nwhat amazes him is how many pianos there are in the apartment .\nwe work at the factory ,\na resident helpfully explains . that means they have more pianos than they need - but not enough , of course , food , clothing or vodka .\ni originally saw this movie as a blockbuster vhs rental . that was quite some time ago , but still remembered it . blockbuster doesn ' t have it anymore . netflix didn ' t have it and there weren ' t many copies on the web - - only a few spendy vhs copies . recently did finally find it available in dvd form on ebay for a reasonable price ( in pal format , but our dvd player will play pal discs on our ntsc tv ) . wife and i both enjoyed it . the style of the movie is a bit strong , and many if not most of the parts are rather strongly over - played as if amateurs were making it ( especially the kids ) , but it ' s not bothersome . the contrasts of societies are accentuated in the overplay . there is a bit of political preaching in terms of saying that the young in russia shouldn ' t try to escape their not - so - great life but instead should at least try to make things better first . but that ' s not dominant . it ' s fairly humorous most of the time . some downplaying of the west commented upon by others isn ' t that at all imo , i take it as a comment about expectations of the russian characters . at least when taken from my western viewpoint . perhaps it ' s a downplay of the west from a russian viewpoint ( which it is literally by the characters saying it ) . i can ' t say how literally true to the film the english subtitles are , but i can say that the subtitles were done very well , full of english idioms as if done by a native english speaker - - complete with\ncolorful\nlanguage .\nas an example of the direction the movie might have taken , consider the moment when a visiting russian explains why france is so far ahead of his motherland :\nwe held off the mongol hordes for them , so they had the luxury of developing .\nyes , perhaps , but what then ? and did they develop in such a wonderful way after all ? is russia such a grim place that there are no jokes to be made about the ways in which france might be flawed ? looking at the movie , i felt marooned in one of those lightweight multinational comedies of the 1970s , like\nif it ' s tuesday , this must be belgium ,\nin which most of the jokes were based on national characteristics i didn ' t much care about .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nthe beauty of this movie is that you , as the reader of the subtitles , are the only one who knows what is going on . the woman and the two men all speak different languages . it is a comedy of errors up until the end .\nduring the gorbachev years , platon makovski and his four buddies are university students who jump on the private capitalism movement . fast - forward 20 years , platon finds himself the richest . . . see full summary \u00bb\na story about a young woman , vera , who is somebody , living the life of a troubled teenager in the time right before the end of the soviet union . she lives in a very small russian apartment . . . see full summary \u00bb\nmaster and margarita ( 2005 ) is a menippean film based on the eponymous book by mikhail a . bulgakov . set in moscow under stalin and in jerusalem under pilate , it has several story - lines . . . see full summary \u00bb\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nguardians ' inferno\n| marvel studios\u2019 guardians of the galaxy vol . 2\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\na look back at robert zemeckis ' half - animated classic , who framed roger rabbit , on its 30 - year anniversary .\nsoon nikolai and the others are moving back and forth between russia and france almost as a daily commute . and the director , yuri mamin , is making jokes that i imagine resonate a great deal more deeply , and even painfully , in russia than in france - or america .\nan interview with terry gilliam , director of\nthe man who killed don quixote .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nwith the headline : film review ; jokes on rude ( russian ) and stuck up ( french ) .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nspindly , weathered , straggly haired serguei dontsov stars as nikolai , a music and aesthetics teacher in a st . petersburg business high school , where he ' s regarded as obsolete . he , on the other hand , sees the school system , which has cut arts instruction , as turning out predators and ignoramuses , just as it did under communism . in any event , he ' s whipped his kids into a song - and - dance unit straight out of\nfame .\n* in limited release at the royal theater , 11523 santa monica blvd . , west los angeles . ( 310 ) 477 - 5581 ; will open feb . 24 at the port theater , 2965 e . coast highway , corona del mar , ( 714 ) 673 - 6260 .\nnaturally , this strange new world beyond the curtain fascinates our heroes as much as it confounds them , resulting in numerous hilarious encounters , misunderstandings and clashes of culture . much of the imagery is so over - the - top that it almost buries the plot , and i can see how some folks might find that annoying . for me , the film worked very well though : a cute , somewhat clumsy story about life , diversity , ignorance and the choices everyone faces at some point during their life .\nstill loved it the second time around , i stand by my review from earlier this year .\nthis huge list is the result of about six months of work . i began thinking\u2026\nchat with us in facebook messenger . find out what ' s happening in the world as it unfolds .\nanthony sadler , oregon national guardsman alek skarlatos , and u . s . air force airman first class spencer stone will appear as themselves in the film , alongside jenna fisher (\nthe office\n) and judy greer (\nwar for the planet of the apes\n) .\nthe men , who have been friends since meeting as young boys in california , were hailed as heroes after the thwarted attack , as were two other passengers .\nthis is the first time eastwood has cast the real - life person or people that inspired the story on which his film is based .\n\u00a9 2018 cable news network . turner broadcasting system , inc . all rights reserved .\ntwo types of mold result from this process external and internal . an external mold is created with the dissolution of the organic which then leaves an empty cavity imprinted with the external details of the organism . with hollowed structures , an internal mold may form . the\nshell\nof the organism is filled with various inorganic materials such as sediment or crystals ; when the shell dissolves , it leaves an impression of the interior surface of the shells ( e . g . , muscle scars ) on the material .\nour favorite diner owner is back , and apparently , he\u2019s still wearing the same blue baseball cap from eight years ago .\nfor much more gilmore , pick up the new issue of entertainment weekly , on newsstands friday , or buy it here \u2013 and subscribe now for more exclusive interviews and photos , only in ew .\nall products featured were editorially selected . urltoken may receive a percentage of sales for items purchased from these links . \u00a9 2018 meredith corporation all rights reserved . use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms of use and privacy policy ( your california privacy rights ) . | eu data subject requests\ngain a global perspective on the us and go beyond with curated news and analysis from 600 journalists in 50 + countries covering politics , business , innovation , trends and more ."]}
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( simplified chinese : \u675c\u62c9\u62c9\u5347\u804c\u8bb0 ; traditional chinese : \u675c\u62c9\u62c9\u5347\u8077\u8a18 ; pinyin : d\u00f9 l\u0101l\u0101 sh\u0113ngzh\u00ed j\u00ec ; literally : \" du lala 's promotion \" ) is a 2010 chinese romantic comedy film about a chinese woman who learns how to balance a relationship and professional work in a work place .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "it is directed by xu jinglei , who also plays the title character , and is based on a novel , du lala 's promotion , by li ke .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the film also stars stanley huang and karen mok .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "go lala go ! was released to mainland chinese audiences on 15 april 2010 , where it competed for ticket sales with the american remake , clash of the titans .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "after the success of \" go lala go ! \" , xu jinglei directed another film dear enemy and co-starred with stanley huang again .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film is said to be like an updated and improved version of \" go lala go ! \"", "topic": 2}], "title": "go lala go !", "paragraphs": ["there are no featured reviews for go lala go ! ( du lala sheng zhi ji ) at this time .\nclash of the titans\nvs .\ngo lala go\n- people ' s daily online\nthere are no critic reviews yet for go lala go ! ( du lala sheng zhi ji ) . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\n[ news ] c - movie \u201cgo lala go 2\u201d with taiwanese triple threat all set for 11 . 11 release\n[ news ] c - movie \u201cgo lala go 2\u201d with taiwanese triple threat all set for 11 . 11 release | skimmedmilkdrama\nthe fox unit has teamed up with local production firm new classics media for the romantic drama film\ngo lala go 2 .\ngo lala go 2 , a sequel to xu jingle\u2019s 2010 go lala go , is a romantic drama based on a chinese novel that follows a career - focused woman who must choose between her boyfriend who she has been dating for several years and a new romantic flame .\nthe sequel of the\ngo lala go\nseries welcomes an all - new cast . ( photo : www . koalasplayground . com )\naccording to pledis entertainment on june 1st , nana is a confirmed cast member for upcoming film go lala go 2 , the sequel to the hit romantic comedy film , go lala go . she will be acting one of the lead roles in the film , alongside famous taiwanese celebrities ariel lin and vic zhou .\nthe chinese film go lala go ! ( 2010 ) reveals the formation of a new \u201cchinese dream\n, a fantasy of economic success heavily patterned on the american dream . like the us film working girl ( 1988 ) , go lala go ! \u2019s narrative structure is based on the rags - to - riches cinderella narrative of financial mobility and romantic love . using working girl as a lens , this essay analyzes go lala go ! \u2019s representation of chinese personal fulfillment and success , as well as the potential for female empowerment during this process .\nthe film will be about the life of the modern cinderalla named go lala and her fun adventures whilst working an office .\nasia\u2019s pay tv group fox international channels ( fic ) has partnered with china - based film and tv production and distribution outfit new classics media ( ncm ) on upcoming title go lala go 2 .\nni ' lala spa , garapan : address , phone number , ni ' lala spa reviews : 4 . 5 / 5\ni like wang wei performed by vic zhou and i like that vic zhou performed wang wei . go lala go 2 would not have had the same feel to it if the character had been performed by anyone else .\nfor wang wei , for vic zhou and for the love that is more than a romance , is a feeling , go lala go 2 is a really good movie to watch . love exists . there is hope !\nboth go lala go ! and working girl feature the basic cinderella narrative . yet there are marked distinctions between the chinese and american processes , and the films differ greatly in their approaches to female conflict , empowerment , and class struggle .\nthe romantic drama movie is based on a well - known novel that covers the different stages of the life of modern woman du lala and her career adventures . the first film \u201cgo lala go , \u201d directed by xu jinglei , was a big hit in 2010 and a precursor to the current wave of chinese contemporary romance films .\npay - tv group , fox international channels is to invest in and co - produce mainland chinese movie \u201c go lala go 2 , \u201d which will get a theatrical release in december . the picture has been developed at chinese production house new classics media .\ngo lala go 2\nfollows the adventures of a young chinese career woman . the sequel of the 2010 smash hit , directed and starred by xu jinglei , also features an all - star cast including ariel lin , vic zhou and chen bolin .\ngo lala go 2\nis set to be released on dec . 4 in china , singapore , north america , new zealand and australia . it will hit hong kong and macau theaters on dec . 10 and taiwan ' s on dec . 11 .\nlala starts a new career in a new position after company restructures . she encounters a handsome and successful client , chen feng , who proposed to lala , and broke up with wang wei . lala is in a dilemma between love and career .\nalthough none of these come across as believable \u2013 not least the part where lala misrepresents herself as the company vp for weeks on end \u2013 go lala go ii is still a fairly serviceable watch for its lead actress\u2019 endearing turn . in a role that calls for ridicule , lin maintains a dignified air that nearly turns the whole shebang into a serene meditation on romantic ideals .\nariel lin as du lala is giving me \u201cin time with you\u201d cheng you qing\u2019s vibes but i have a feeling that lala will be very different from the former as well .\nwendy williams takes you through the messiness which is the carmelo anthony and lala vazquez divorce .\nit\u2019s a sequel to xu jinglei\u2019s 2010 \u201cgo lala go\u201d film with her as the titular character , stanley huang , and karen mok . it was also made into a drama with wang luo dan as lala who coincidentally was in a movie recently with vic zhou , who will be one of the main leads of this sequel . enough talking for here now because i\u2019ll be spamming you with pretty pictures !\nadd this to the legion of chinese rom - coms which threaten to condemn career - minded women as leftovers . a sequel to actress - director xu jinglei\u2019s go lala go ! ( 2010 ) , which saw the upwardly mobile lala navigate a workplace love triangle , this latest adaptation of author li ke\u2019s bestselling series goes through the same motions with a new writer - director , andrew chien , and an all - new cast .\njoon lee , the chief of fic ' s original production in mainland china , said :\nwe are particularly grateful to work with ncm to both co - produce and distribute ' go lala go 2 . ' this collaboration is definitely a good foundation for both parties to engage a step further in the chinese movie business .\ngo lala go ! begins with scenes of job hunting . when asked why she left her previous job , du lala answers that she is searching for her dream job . the image , however , cuts to her previous boss attempting to play footsie with her during a business meeting . like tess , lala is forced to find a job in order to avoid sexual harassment . lala successfully enters a global fortune 500 company called db , where over the course of six years she works her way up to hr manager for the company . in the process , she also falls in love with the sales director , wang wei , but breaks up with him partially out of jealousy ( wang had a previous relationship with rose , lala\u2019s boss ) and partially to focus on her career . at the end of the film , lala visits thailand , where she is reunited with wang wei .\npay - tv group , fox international channels is to invest in and co - produce mainland chinese movie \u201cgo lala go 2 , \u201d which will get a theatrical release in december . the picture has been developed at chinese production house new classics media . the romantic drama movie is based on a well - known novel that covers the different stages of the [ \u2026 ]\ngo lala go ! disregards issues of class and gender , rejects quick promotions and questions fairytale endings . in fact , there is so little conflict or romantic escapism in the film , that it is not terribly compelling . the film is directed by chinese star xu jinglei , who also plays the lead character . unlike nichols , xu chooses to limit the female conflict in the film and play down the rivalry between lala and rose . wang wei and rose break up amicably long before lala and wang wei begin a relationship . when there are issues at work , rose tends to call in sick or resign , thereby removing herself from competition . rose is gruff and intense with lala , but she behaves similarly with both her male bosses and with wang wei . rose , receiving the promotion she fought for , says , \u201ci used to care so much about promotions . i thought only promotions could prove my value . the title\u2019s different . so what . i\u2019m not happy at all . \u201d interestingly , the lack of rivalry means that go lala go ! has little dramatic tension . however , xu appears to be making a subtle commentary on the meaning of success . rose , as the \u201ckatherine parker\u201d hard - nosed businesswoman has , after reaching the pinnacle of success , discovered that it is not fulfilling . thus go lala go ! , while lacking the entertainment value of sensationalistic cinderella tales like working girl , shows pragmatic and adult skepticism about the american / chinese dream .\nas someone who frequents spa resorts , i absolutely loved ni ' lala spa . it was comfortable and . . .\nhowever , newer chinese narratives like go lala go ! have taken the foundational ideology of the american dream ( upward mobility , materialism , universal accessibility ) and adapted them to chinese society . from the popularity of du lala among audiences , it would seem the reworked american dream is now widely yearned for and accepted . indeed , with china\u2019s burgeoning economy and vastly expanding middle class , the atmosphere of opportunity and potential in many ways mirrors the confidence of the american 1980s . many chinese television series now depict scenes of upward mobility and financial success , such as the television version of du lala and the shanghai tv show , dwelling narrowness ( 2009 ) .\ngo lala go ! is an adaptation of du lala\u2019s promotion , an immensely popular series of novels written by female writer li ke , a former employee of ibm . the first novel quickly sold over half a million copies and inspired various sequels and media adaptations . the book and films relate the meteoric rise of du lala , a hard - working young woman who manages to ascend from secretary to hr manager in the narrative\u2019s fictional fortune 500 company , db . like working girl , du lala\u2019s promotion largely ignores issues of gender . however , the story also rejects class struggle , strictly focusing on issues of globalization , the attainment of wealth , and the question of balancing both career and romance . also unlike working girl , the film slightly questions the value and meaning of job success .\nbased on what i\u2019ve been reading regarding this film , \u201cgo lala go 2\u201d centers on du lala ( ariel lin ) , a career woman in her 30\u2019s who is set on finding love and getting married to the perfect man . we have heard of this kind of plot so many times already especially that greater china actually calls unmarried career women in their 30\u2019s as left - over women . such a harsh and anti - feminist term if you ask me but that\u2019s how it is in their culture so i won\u2019t dwell on that anymore .\n\u201cgo lala go 2\u201d will be released in china , singapore , north america , australia and new zealand on dec . 4 , hong kong and macau on dec . 10 , and taiwan on december 11 this year . it will later be exclusively screened on fic\u2019s chinese movies channel , scm ( star chinese movies ) linear , vod and online catch - up service ( scm play ) in asia pacific , as well as north america .\nmoreover , go lala go ! takes a different approach to romantic love . whereas working girl posits that love and business can be compartmentalized and attained concurrently , lala has to give up wang wei to keep her career . after their one - night - stand in thailand , she ends the relationship because of the company\u2019s policy of no dating . she tells her brother and confidante , \u201ci would rather focus on my career . \u201d however , chemistry beckons and lala and wang wei begin a secret office romance . the film makes it clear that they are still immaculate professionals at work . but when lala is informed of wang wei\u2019s impending termination , she chooses to protect company information and does not notify him before the official termination date . that , added to her misguided jealousy of rose , leads to their break up . although the film ends with lala finding wang wei in thailand , it does not resolve the question of whether she can find a balance between work and love .\nas someone who frequents spa resorts , i absolutely loved ni ' lala spa . it was comfortable and relaxing - exactly what a spa should entail . however , what is normally the most important for me whenever i go on vacation is the place ' s customer care , and i . . .\ni stayed at fiesta resort for 4 days and saw the ni ' lala spa business card with the room key so decided to give it a try . i ended up going to ni ' lala spa three times . i did the wave massage , facial and foot . . .\nbeijing\u2014chinese audiences generally don\u2019t go wild for movie musicals , tending to be put off by scenes in which actors burst into song and dance for no apparent reason .\n\u201cthis collaboration is definitely a good foundation for both parties to engage a step further in the chinese movie business , \u201d said joon lee , evp of north asia and head of original production mainland china at fic . \u201cwe believe that \u2018go lala go 2\u2019 will help build a more consistent and closer partnership between fic and ncm , and lead the charge in pushing forward this wave of chinese content to reach more audiences , \u201d said cao huayi , chairman of ncm .\nxu jinglei ' s fourth self - directed movie go lala go ! will be released on april 15 , a day before her birthday . but the talented director / actress doesn ' t get a break . not only is she busy promoting for the film , plans for a sequel are being finalized as well . it surely sounds like the production team is getting ahead of themselves but the quality of the trailer suggest that they might have a good reason to .\nlala\u2019s salary and material possessions also mark her upward progress . the film is organized into chapters by du lala\u2019s promotions . each time she receives a promotion , we see lala removing her shoes at the entrance of the company . first , she changes from sneakers to flats . the screen flashes to a text animation , revealing her position and salary - - she begins as a secretary earning a few thousand rmb per month . then , she switches to heels , the text on the screen revealing both a higher position and - - more importantly - - a higher salary . it is important to note that , like tess , lala\u2019s physical transformation also demonstrates her upward progression . however , lala\u2019s clothing marks material status , not class status . brands and shiny jewelry are presented as indicative of earnings - - the more lala earns , the more she can buy . and not only is lala exchanging cheaper clothes for increasingly expensive clothes , but like her position in db , her heels also grow higher and higher .\nother than the names of the two protagonists and the name of the company , the sequel \u675c\u62c9\u62c9\u8ffd\u5a5a\u8a18 ( go lala go 2 ) ( blu - ray release 2016 - 3 - 3 ) has absolutely no continuity from the previous movie . the entire cast is replaced and their personalities are different , the company no longer looks like a traditional office building as before . the new cast is far more good looking , so i cannot say having no continuity is completely bad here .\nwe left a the visit to ni ' lala spa for our last day in saipan . since we had a very late flight we . . .\nxu jinglei announced the major plots and actors of her upcoming film qin mi di ren ( intimate enemies ) at a press conference in beijing on march 28 , 2011 . intimate enemies is xu ' s fifth directorial work , and she will also take on the leading role . set in the finance world , xu jinglei will costar with actor - singer stanley huang again after their successful cooperation in last year ' s go lala go ! . xu had huang in mind as she was thinking of possible male leads for intimate enemies , as she enjoyed acting alongside him and credited the box office success to his involvement and their collaboration . an updated version of go lala go ! , intimate enemies will be more dramatic and complicated , promises xu , who is also in charge on the film ' s story , she invited several high - ranking bank managers to help her develop the script . the film will begin production on april 27 in hong kong and is aiming for a new year release .\nthere hasn\u2019t a single misstep so far with rom - com c - movie go lala go 2 , a movie sequel that totally eclipses the hype of the original thanks to the addition of three of taiwan\u2019s top acting talent . ariel lin takes over the role of office girl lala , with vic zhou as her stalwart photographer boyfriend and bolin chen as the sexy dangerous new guy in town . the set up is basically my catnip \u2013 it finally pairs ariel and zai zai as an onscreen couple fourteen years after she starred in his mv back in 2001 , and it refreshes ariel and bolin\u2019s pairing by turning the character tables and letting him be the aggressive one .\nmartyn ' s voids is reflective of an artist who has survived a life - changing trauma and , in doing so , visited the very darkest places a mind can go .\nhe gets the johns , who are usually stigmatized , to unload on camera .\nmany people go to brothels - - and they ' re not the kind that rape young girls or are horrible people . the only huge injustice is it doesn ' t work both ways , [ except ] in thailand . young men in the subcontinent want to brag , be manly . . . either they do some gay stuff or go to brothels . as a young man in bangladesh you can go nowhere , the house is full of family ; the park is full of policeman . you can only have sex when you ' re married . they go in and the conquest costs 50 takas . [ u . s . 60 cents ]\ngo lala go 2 has that driven almost obsessed eagerness to be professionally successful at a high profile or high end job , believed to bring satisfaction but that type of satisfaction is like coffee , addictive at first , creating a vibe of can do it all , want to do it all , achieve it all , need it all but ultimately comes the realization that triumph like coffee can be bittersweet in the long run and that love well . . . love is love and what is life without love ? an ocean of emptiness .\nindeed , xu peiqing , in her article on du lala , argues that the narrative makes its characters \u201cprisoners of development . \u201d ( xu , peiqing . \u201ctechnical age and bureaucratic society - - to experience modern life from du lala ' s promotion . \u201d journal of ningbo radio and tv university ( 2010 ) . as lala rises higher and higher in db , perhaps she will eventually echo rose\u2019s disillusionment with the chinese / american dream : \u201cthe title\u2019s different . so what . i\u2019m not happy at all .\nworking girl and go lala go ! display similar narrative and structural elements - - the spunky upwardly mobile female \u201cworking girl , \u201d the non - threatening male co - worker / romantic interest , the hostile female boss . they are also both similarly disinterested by the questions and complications of female empowerment . however , the two films have disparate views in terms of the meaning of success . whereas working girl portrays class struggle , it does not question the underlying issue of the american dream - - i . e . , are there limitations and problems within the dream itself ? the chinese dream portrayed in lala ! , while disproportionately shallow and materialistic , suggests that the chinese dream is not as unrelentingly optimistic . there are confines to upward mobility .\nin a twist that should delight this chick flick\u2019s target audiences , lala soon finds new sparks in her professional and private lives : after she\u2019s given a precious chance to impress in her supervisor\u2019s sudden enforced absence , lala is also seriously courted by the wealthy bachelor ( chen bo - lin ) who\u2019s negotiating to join her company as a major business partner .\n\u675c\u62c9\u62c9\u5347\u8077\u8a18 ( go lala go ! ) ( blu - ray release 2011 - 5 - 26 ) is adapted from a popular chinese novel after being adapted for a tv series . the first half of the movie focuses on a woman moving up in her career , then it shifts to romance . at the beginning of the movie it states that if the company finds out two staff having a romantic relationship , one of them needs to be fired as per company policy . the protagonist happens to take a career path in human resources , and she falls for her boss . guess what happens .\nperhaps this could be because success in go lala go ! is measured strictly by material possessions . helen wang , in a recent forbes blog entry , notes , \u201c [ this ] is the picture in most chinese people\u2019s minds of \u201cthe american dream\u201d - - owning a big house , driving a nice car , and having a comfortable life . the chinese middle class wants it all\u201d ( wang , helen . \u201cwhat is the chinese dream ? \u201d forbes 10 dec 2010 . 24 march 2011 ) . indeed , money plays a central role in denoting success in lala ! . on her first day of work , the head secretary tells lala , \u201cby the way , this company has really different personnel levels . people below manager are small potatoes . that means they\u2019re poor , making less than 4 , 000 . the managers are middle class ; they have their own cars , and an annual salary of over 200 , 000 . directors are upper class . their annual salaries are over 500 , 000 . the older ones take their vacations abroad\u2026the ceo makes more than a million a year . typical upper crust . \u201d\na boss of a toy corporation , chenggong li , tries to head back to chan sar to celebrate the chinese new year with his family . however , plans don ' t go as smoothly after he crosses paths with a stranger , geng niu .\nin many ways , the \u201camerican dream\u201d is also an adaptation of the cinderella story . both go lala go ! and working girl feature the basic cinderella narrative . there is a lower class cinderella / plucky \u201cworking girl\u201d ( du lala / tess mcgill ) , a prince charming / male love interest / male boss ( wang wei / jack turner ) , and an evil step - sister / sinister female boss / romantic rival ( rose / katherine parker ) . the evil female character is rejected by prince charming , who helps raise the \u201cworking girl\u201d from obscure poverty to a life of unimaginable riches . however , as opposed to cinderella\u2019s passivity and reliance on sheer luck , the american dream demands a puritan work ethic and dogged tenacity . in both films the female protagonists must persevere to achieve both job and personal happiness . yet there are distinctions between the chinese and american processes - - the films differ greatly in their approaches to female conflict , female empowerment , and class struggle .\nthey even go way back as ariel lin was zai zai\u2019s leading lady in his \u201cmake a wish\u201d music video . this honestly surprised me because i remember always watching and singing to this song when i was a kid but i never realized that it was ariel until recently .\nwe are the only spa in saipan that promotes health and wellness through traditional massage and yoga . adopting elements and spa techniques from various cultures , we use these as the foundation for our wellness treatments . ni ' lala spa saipan is . . .\nwe left a the visit to ni ' lala spa for our last day in saipan . since we had a very late flight we indulged ourselves before going to the airport with a couple package . the advantage of it was that we could pick the treatments we . . .\nultimately , the chinese dream may be more complicated because it is tied to the process of globalization . globalization - - literally \u201cwalk to meet the world\u201d in chinese - - is a marker of both success and of widening economic gaps in chinese society . lala ! is a text of globalization . db is a foreign company . wang wei speaks fluent american - accented english ; rose speaks fluent british - accented english and peppers her chinese with english phrases . even lala\u2019s bosses , two english - speaking caucasian foreigners , speak excellent mandarin chinese . meanwhile , beijinger du lala clearly speaks some english , but it is limited enough for her to be the \u201ceveryman\u201d in whom chinese society can see itself reflected , a nation \u201cwalking to meet the world . \u201d thus du lala\u2019s tale is not just a story of individual success , but also that of china\u2019s global success . however , since the 1970\u2019s , globalization has made many of china\u2019s rich richer and many of the poor poorer - - the harsh urban / rural divide is the country\u2019s main social concern today . thus the less optimistic chinese dream may be questioning the \u201csuccess for all\u201d tenant of the american dream .\ni ' m a regular visitor to ni ' lala spa in fiesta resort . the spa rooms are very comfortable and hygienic , the massage therapists are very welcoming and friendly . the price is a little high , but the service and quality is great - - every minute is relaxing . i really . . .\nbolin chen\u2019s chen feng is a ceo of a big company who\u2019s in love with ariel\u2019s lala ( can i be her please ? ! ) . he\u2019s willing to woo her away from zai zai\u2019s wang wei despite their serious relationship . such a far cry from his li da ren aka probably one of the most perfect drama characters ever created !\nwe are the only spa in saipan that promotes health and wellness through traditional massage and yoga . adopting elements and spa techniques from various cultures , we use these as the foundation for our wellness treatments . ni ' lala spa saipan is located inside fiesta resort . we take advantage of saipan ' s natural beauty and peace to provide the most unforgettable spa treatment experience .\none sunny afternoon , we sat at a midtown park chatting about asian prostitutes , and i recalled the hostile reception i got once when trying to shoot inside sonagachi , kolkata ' s whorehouses where they were naturally more welcoming of men .\nno , women couldn ' t go there . it ' s the opposite of the world outside . complete female rule ,\nstated glawogger who is austrian , and shoots with an all - male crew .\nnow the human resources manager of a multinational enterprise , lala ( played by ariel lin yi - chen ) sees her promotion prospects dwindle dramatically after a no - nonsense president ( vivian wu junmei ) takes over . to compound her misery , the 33 - year - old\u2019s longtime boyfriend ( vic chou yu - min ) appears way too preoccupied with his fledgling career as a photographer to consider tying the knot .\nso do i recommend it ? if you ' re a big ariel lin , vic chou , and chen bo lin fan like me , then yes go for it ! i mean , when will we ever get to see the three of them together in a drama / movie again ? re - watch ? i ' m good , thanks . overall , it was worth watching one time just to see the three of them together . ( 7 / 8 )\ni suggest that in every human culture , prostitution is the oldest alternative and by - product of mainstream monogamous culture .\ni think it makes men utterly happy when they can just choose , and say no . 33 - - now ! and the second aspect is they can go away afterwards ,\nsays glawogger frankly .\nwe are a pseudo - monogamous culture , enjoying the pretense of being monogamous and doing the opposite . the brothel is nothing more than a playground for easy access .\nif there\u2019s anyone who bloomed so much ever since his debut days , it would be vic zhou or zai zai as fondly called by his own country\u2019s people . he\u2019s my first ever asian love so this man will always have a special place in my heart . oops this isn\u2019t even related to the movie haha ! i\u2019m not quite sure about the details of his character yet except that he\u2019s lala\u2019s love interest ( and has always been since the first movie ) .\nbolin chen is an eye candy rather than a strong performer but when the other main male lead is vic zhou , is vic zhou who steals the show and brings an ordinary story to life . wang wei loves a woman , loves her madly . he supports her , he defends her , he longs for her . all those emotions are there in his eyes to see , in his actions to interpret , in his love for lala , a woman who waivers but never truly forgets , a couple that loves and hopes for love .\nin la la land the\ncity of angels\nis reimagined through the glorious sheen of the late 40s / early 50s hollywood musical . for examples , watch an american in paris , singin ' in the rain , or the band wagon to see what i mean . what makes chazelle ' s 3rd feature so incredible is how brilliantly he understand how to reference history . he skillfully recontextualizes the vernacular of the american musical for the modern age . the exquisite score by justin hurwitz , elaborate production design by david wasco , those costumes by mary zophres , the technicolor , the romance - la la land ' s aesthetic borrows from history but the time period and the characters are rooted firmly in contemporary society . 2016 is all here : cell phones , hybrid vehicles , the part - time job as a barista . chazelle makes our present era seem so much more magical . there is an exuberant quality i haven ' t seen recently . mia and sebastian radiate sweetness too . this uncorrupted pair shares a purity . you want them to be together . their emotion is real . you fall in love . this why we go to the cinema . if i may paraphrase a famous expression once said by humphrey bogart , la la land is the stuff that [ movies ] are made of . it is sublime . urltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nfeature articles and videos , interactive graphics , daily news summaries , and provocative voices .\ncopyright \u00a9 2003 - 2014 university of southern california u . s . - china institute\nthe sequel directed by andrew chien sees du , now in her 30s , finally receive a marriage proposal from her long time suitor , though by then she is already dating another man . meanwhile du\u2019s assistant is busily chasing du\u2019s suitor . the film satrs ariel lin , vic zhou and chen bolin .\nthe investment move is fic\u2019s first feature movie collaboration with china \u2019s new classics media , having previously worked together on tv series \u201ctiger mom\u201d but bith companies said they were loking to do more together .\nncm has produced hits this year including \u201c jian bing man \u201d and \u201cgoodbye mr . loser , \u201d with gross box office of over $ 400 million in china .\nfic has produced more than 70 hours of chinese original scripted content , including films such as \u201cah boys to men 3 , \u201d \u201csara , \u201d \u201cfull strike , \u201d and \u201c1965 , \u201d and is also developing several mini - series across asia .\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 variety media , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . variety and the flying v logos are trademarks of variety media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nhotel transylvania 3 : summer vacation stars plan their dream summer getaways to some memorable movie settings .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\na group of close friends who attend a private school all have a debilitating crush on the sunny star pupil , shen jiayi . the only member of the group who claims not to is ke jingteng , but he ends up loving her as well .\npeking , 1948 . a winter night . a man returns home to find a letter awaiting him written by a woman before her death . in the letter she tells him the story of her love for him - a life - long . . . see full summary \u00bb\nlove grows where it isn ' t expected in this endearing romantic comedy coming of age movie .\nin 1920s china , a bandit arrives in a remote provincial town posing as its new mayor , where he faces off against a tyrannical local nobleman .\nset in china in the 1860 ' s during the taiping rebellion , the story is based on the assassination of ma xinyi in 1870 . loyalist general qingyun is the only survivor of a battle with . . . see full summary \u00bb\nye xiang lun , a talented piano player is a new student at the prestigious tamkang school . on his first day , he meets lu xiao yu , a pretty girl playing a mysterious piece of music .\nthe most renowned and feared chef in the world loses his title of god of cookery because of his pompous attitude . humbled , he sets out to reclaim his title .\nthe convoluted continuation of the adventures of the time - traveling , now - human monkey king , who attempts to fulfill his divine destiny .\nqin fen , a funny , honest , single inventor , met a girl called smiley , who was in agony of her boyfriend ' s betrayal . they traveled to hokkaido , tried to help smiley cure her pain in heart , . . . see full summary \u00bb\n4 of 7 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nfirst , what is the so - called \u201camerican dream ? \u201d jennifer hochschild calls it \u201ca new world where anything can happen and good things might\u201d ( hochschild , jennifer l . facing up to the american dream : race , class , and the soul of the nation . princeton : princeton university press , 1995 ) . in a capitalist society , the process of achieving success in a world of limitless opportunities is equated with economic and professional mobility . in fisher\u2019s 1973 article , he states that the american dream is based on materialistic success and the democratic availability of said success - - the dream should be accessible to all , and it must be achieved through hard work and self - reliance ( fisher , walter r . \u201creaffirmation and subversion of the american dream . \u201d quarterly journal of speech 59 . 2 ( 1973 ) : 161 ) . thus , the \u201camerican dream\u201d ties together the themes of boundless opportunities ; of universal availability ; of hard work ; and , most importantly , of upward mobility .\nmike nichols\u2019 working girl ( 1988 ) articulates the american dream fantasy as a spunky secretary uses her wits to fight an unfair class system and ascend from secretary to boss . tess mcgill , a working - class administrative assistant , deals with constant sexual harassment from condescending male workers who disparage her gender and class background . tess , however , tenaciously attempts to educate herself and powerfully responds to harassment . she takes evening classes in business and elocution , reads voraciously , and publicly embarrasses chauvinist male co - workers . after quitting her job due to harassment , she manages to find a position at an excellent company with a seemingly benevolent female boss , katherine , who then summarily destroys tess\u2019 trust by belittling her and then later stealing tess\u2019 business ideas . when katherine breaks her leg in a ski accident , tess pretends to be an executive and teams up with jack , another executive , to implement her idea . katherine exposes her masquerade , but both jack and the ceo of the company , trask , are so impressed by tess\u2019 business acumen that she is rewarded and katherine is fired . both tess\u2019 business and romantic relationships are successful , and she successfully escapes the class system that presents the main conflict in working girl .\nthe film begins with tess mcgill arriving in manhattan on a ferry , the gospel - inspired theme song \u201clet the river run\u201d blasting . ( this song went on to win an oscar for its writer / singer , carly simon ) the lyrics beckon for \u201cthe new jerusalem , \u201d telling us that it is \u201cfor the taking\u201d and that the sky is \u201cthe color of blue you\u2019ve never even seen in the eye of your lover\n. here , with the opening song , the film clearly lays out tess\u2019 priorities : she must actively pursue success , and romantic love is secondary to her almost religious devotion to the attainment of success ( \u201cthe new jerusalem\u201d ) .\nhowever , the film\u2019s message of female empowerment is undermined by several factors . first , there is no female solidarity in working girl . tess\u2019 number one obstacle is her two - faced female boss , katherine , who steals tess\u2019 idea and constantly ridicules tess\u2019 style choices and class background . additionally , mike nichols , the male director , frequently objectifies tess / the actress melanie griffith . for no explicable reason in terms of narrative , tess / griffith appears in underwear in many scenes - - rushing to clean katherine\u2019s home towards the end of the film , tess vacuums topless , in heels . even the title of the film - - \u201c working girl \u201d - - brings to mind a prostitute , undermining the powerful message of tess\u2019 strategic rise by sexualizing and debasing her . the film also makes tess\u2019 success contingent on her physical appearance . tess cuts her hair , borrows katherine\u2019s clothes , and tells her friend , \u201cif you want to be taken seriously , you need serious hair . \u201d finally , as emmett winn notes in his article on working girl , jack and the male ceo of trask enterprises must validate tess\u2019 final success - - thus patriarchal paternal support further undercuts the film\u2019s tenuous message of female empowerment ( winn , emmett . \u201cmoralizing upward mobility : investigating the myth of class mobility in working girl . \u201d southern communication journal 66 . 1 ( 2000 ) : 40 - 51 ) .\ncertainly , female empowerment is not the focus of working girl - - it is class . tess takes diction lessons to hide her working class accent and borrows katherine\u2019s expensive clothes to fit in at business parties . her physical makeover , from over - teased hair and trendy make - up to expensive wall street suits and subdued haircuts , is necessary for her corporate success . as winn notes , she needs the \u201cpedigree\n. in addition , the film compares tess and her working - class friend cynthia to further establish the differences between the classes . tess has a clear elocution - trained accent ; her best friend speaks loudly and nasally . tess adapts to the subtle and conservative styles of the upper crust ; cynthia wears flamboyant and trendy clothing . most damning , tess dreams of \u201cmore\n, cynthia attempts to persuade tess to settle for \u201cless\u201d ( i . e . , tess\u2019 cheating boyfriend and a life as a beleaguered secretary ) . thus , through cynthia\u2019s narrow hopes and dreams , the film establishes the limitations of the lower classes .\nhence , working girl reveals a few intriguing views on the american dream . first , the ends justify the means . although tess combats social and gender prejudices through deception , she is rewarded for \u201cthinking outside the box\n. secondly , class is a more important obstacle than gender in this process - - or at the very least , gender is largely sidelined in the film . tess spends more time battling her class background and katherine than dealing with chauvinist male co - workers . thus , the us version of the american dream narrative emphasizes ruthless business practices and class struggle .\nin the early ' 90s , china criticized the limitations of the american dream . the successful novel / tv series a beijinger in new york ( 1991 ) portrayed the american dream as inaccessible and morally contaminating , as the wangs , an immigrant family from beijing , lose themselves both financially and ethically . the wangs move to new york in the hopes of upward mobility , but instead work for sweat shops , clean dishes in chinese restaurants , get divorced , sleep with prostitutes , and lose their daughter to drugs and an unsavory motorcycle - riding american boyfriend . geremie barm\u00e9 says , \u201cto an extent , the series was a reprisal of the boxer mentality , but one bereft of any belief system . it also represented , perhaps , the coming of age of chinese narcissism and bespoke a desire for revenge for all the real and perceived slights of the past century\u201d ( barm\u00e9 , geremie . in the red : on contemporary chinese culture . new york : columbia university press ( 1999 ) : 255 ) . however one looks at it , beijinger revealed chinese distrust of the american dream .\nkasser and ryan question the american dream , arguing that such materialism does not help individuals reach true self - actualization , and in fact has many negative repercussions . ( kasser , tim and ryan , richard m . \u201ca dark side of the american dream : correlates of financial success as a central life aspiration . \u201d journal of personality and social psychology 65 . 2 ( 1995 ) : 410 - 422 ) . it may seem that the chinese , with a century of brutal history and a complex politico - economic system besieged by the negative effects of globalization , are somewhat conflicted .\nan unexpected collaboration between joseph arthur and peter buck produces a great summer record of noisy , dark garage - pop .\nblack salvation is a band that works the psychedelia into the hard rock with skill , and it makes for a very listenable album in uncertainty is bliss .\nin a new interview , liz phair looks back on her first four albums , the legacy of exile in guyville , and being an inspiration to today ' s female songwriters .\nback on the road and determined to take the country by ' storm ' , zz ward belts the blues and prepares to hit the high notes at her top tour stop . ( second in a series on\nwomen who rock\n. )\nwhatever anger has landed on her heart in the jungles of trumplandia , patti smith consistently performs the miracle of putting it down , as seen in her recently published prose - poem , the new jerusalem .\ngorillaz ' s sixth album is damon albarn hunched over his instruments , reflecting on the king kong he ' s created .\nthe talent and diversity of early spanish synthpop music are downright astonishing , as the second interferencias volume proves .\nin the development of television ,\ncolor wars\nare analogous to the adoption of vhs over betamax and blu - ray over hd - dvd technologies . murray ' s study shows how the adoption of standards in media technology directly impact audiences to this day .\nnorth carolina ' s the nude party prove there is still lots of life left in good old rock ' n ' roll on their debut album releasing this friday .\n\u00a9 1999 - 2018 urltoken . all rights reserved . popmatters is wholly independently owned and operated .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\na romantic comedy surrounding the leading lady as she tries to balance love and work .\nwould you choose love or your career ? the cinderella story or who you really want / who actually knows you ? that ' s basically what this movie revolves around - a woman in her 30 ' s currently rising up in her career , the problems surrounding it , losing herself on the way , and finally finding herself in the end .\ni must say - i had high expectations for this movie since it included three of my favorite taiwanese actors , and two were the leads of one of my favorite dramas , in time with you . while watching this movie , i kept thinking of other dramas / movie scenes that were just so similar to the scenes in this movie . similarity isn ' t always a bad thing , as long as it is well executed - which in this case , wasn ' t . i was severely disappointed because i really wanted to love this movie . the story was lacking , with choppy execution and just didn ' t flow . it ' s basically a modern twist on cinderella , but has nothing new . i must say that there were some cute otp scenes between the leads definitely worth watching , which were the pros of this movie .\nthe character development was mediocre . there was no substance to chen bo lin ' s character , a huge let down for me . ariel ' s character had the most character growth from being insecure to a confident woman , the transformation was fun to see but nothing new . vic ' s character was endearing but again , not much development either . the supporting characters just sprung out of nowhere , and felt disjointed as well . the acting itself was superb . ariel lin always does a fantastic job in portraying her emotions , along with vic and chen bo lin . nana was both cute and annoying , which was the point of her role so she was pretty good too . on a superficial note , ariel looked gorgeous in this movie . the main problem with this movie was the story . so much star power in this movie , and yet it still couldn ' t shine .\nrather than dab on the tone of the movie whose premise nowadays is far too clich\u00e9 to be continuously addressed , i want to reflect upon love as love is the silver lining of the movie . not love towards career ambitions but love between a man and a woman as that is the love that has most romantics drawling in anticipation .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , cities , . . . more\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\nstaff was courteous and friendly and facilities were great but service wasn ' t what i expected and . . .\nstaff was courteous and friendly and facilities were great but service wasn ' t what i expected and not good value for the price . therapist didn ' t seem professionally trained and i wasn ' t able to use the facilities to prepare before or after the session . bit dissapointed ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "deswa", "paragraphs": ["neetu chandra wants to break stereotypes in bhojpuri cinema with her debut production venture deswa .\nshe looks to break stereotypes in bhojpuri cinema with her debut production venture , deswa .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing deswa near you .\n' deswa ' , which is mostly shot in bihar , is slated to be released on november 25 .\nthe bihar and jharkhand association of canada organised the screening and\ndeswa\nwas like a breath of fresh air .\nkeeping the sad state of affairs in mind , chandra plunged into feature filmmaking with \u201cdeswa\u201d in a bid to give the industry a facelift .\nneetu chandra ' s bhojpuri production deswa has been chosen for the fiji film festival and the actress will visit the island country next month .\nevent : neetu chandra , sonu nigam , poonam dhillon and many other celebs were seen at the music launch of the bhojpuri film deswa .\nhe returned to mumbai in 2009 , enrolled in a filmmaking workshop , met people and developed his movie script further . this time around he also had the opportunity to assist movie maker nitin chandra on a movie called \u2018deswa\u2019 . the \u2018deswa\u2019 experience gave pawan the much needed confidence to work on his own movie .\nfinding no support for her no - cheesiness bhojpuri production deswa among her friends from bollywood , actress neetu chandra has moved far ahead . . . . read more\na live rock band show marked the launch of music and promos of bhojpuri film , ' deswa ' , at the p & m mall here on thursday .\nin a bid to resurrect the lost glory of bhojpuri films , chandra decided to make\ndeswa\n, a far cry from the current lot of distasteful bhojpuri cinema .\nscripted by chandra , \u201cdeswa\u201d , made on a budget of rs . 2 crore , was completed in 2011 and it was first screened at the bhojpuri film festival in patna .\nselected for the indian panorama at the ongoing 43rd iffi , deswa , made on a shoestring budget , is the first bhojpuri film ever to make an entry into the festival .\npatna : a live rock band show marked the launch of music and promos of bhojpuri film , ' deswa ' , at the p & m ; mall here on thursday .\ndeswa is a bhojpuri film starring ashish vidyarthi ( left ) . it has been produced by bollywood actor neetu chandra , and directed by her brother nitin n chandra ( right ) .\nmumbai , june 29 ( ians ) neetu chandra ' s bhojpuri production\ndeswa\nhas been chosen for the fiji film festival and the actress will visit the island country next month .\nactress neetu chandra rues that she has not been able to release her bhojpuri movie deswa as it is\nhigh class\nfor her bihar market and\nlow budget\nfor hindi cinema .\n' deswa ' is nitin ' s maiden venture as director , has already won accolades at various national and international film festivals , including the international film festival of india held recently in goa .\nneetu also has a guest appearance in the film and went on to say deswa is not a hardcore bihari film . \u201cit is a story which children can watch with the whole family together . \u201d\nbihar - born actress neetu chandra wants to break stereotypes in bhojpuri cinema with her debut production venture deswa , which she says will show the eastern state in good light , drawing attention to migration issues .\nprovided to youtube by super cassettes industries private limited poorab hi deswa se \u00b7 devi maston ki toli \u2117 super cassettes industries private limited released on : 2007 - 01 - 17 auto - generated by youtube .\nin fact , \u201cdeswa\u201d was also screened at the international film festival of india ( iffi ) , south asian film festival of india , montage film festival , habitat world film festival and international film festival of fiji .\npatna : chief minister nitish kumar on sunday joined the cast and crew of ' deswa ' at the regent theater in patna for a special screening of the film that is poised to reach major milestones in the world of bhojpuri films .\npatna : chief minister nitish kumar on sunday joined the cast and crew of ' deswa ' at the regent theater in patna for a special screening of the film that is poised to reach major milestones in the world of bhojpuri films .\npatna : the director and cast members of bhojpuri film ' deswa ' , at a function at the p & m mall in patna on thursday , released the songs and promotional items of the movie in the presence of a sizeable audience .\nclose on the heels of deputy chief minister tejashwi prasad yadav\u2019s call to film - makers to resist portraying bihar in a poor light , the 132 - minute movie deswa , directed by chandra ' s brother nitin chandra , had both of its scheduled viewings cancelled .\ndeswa is a 2011 bhojpuri film directed by nitin chandra . it has been produced by the actress neetu chandra and the music is by ashutosh singh . the film introduces new actors ajay kumar , deepak singh and kranti prakash jha as protagonists and has ashish vidyarthi in a significant role .\ncan you imagine a bhojpuri film engrossing and entertaining audiences at an international film fest ? debutant nitin chandra ' s\ndeswa\nhas done just that , giving the bhojpuri film industry , reeling under distasteful content and lack of creativity , a much - needed facelift on the global platform .\nsharing his experience on his facebook wall , chandra said that he subsequently found out that sp mishra , director , art and culture department of the bihar government , had sent him a brief mail the previous evening stating that deswa would not be shown during the festival ' due to unavoidable reasons ' .\nbhojpuri masala | music release of bhojpuri film ' deswa ' nitu chandra and sonu nigam - 14 enjoy all the latest online news and gossip from bollywood and know more about your latest celebrities with the bollywood universe , your one stop for bollywood updates . subscribe to bollywood universe by clicking here : urltoken\nthe actress , who has her roots in patna , is producing the film under the banner of champaran talkies . deswa will be hitting big screens on february 4 . meanwhile it had a curtain - raiser for delegates at the international film festival of india before the festival ended in panaji , goa .\ni was hence , surprised , then shocked , and then awed when i watched deswa on an invitation from nitin chandra . even though i was tired after a hard day in office , the film came as a breath of fresh air \u2026 so much so that i was compelled to write on its behalf .\n\u201cfrankly speaking , i don\u2019t know when the film will be released because finding investor for a clean bhojpuri film is really tough . if i had item girls showing their skin and double - meaning crass dialogues , it was a cakewalk for me to release \u2018deswa\u2019 , \u201d he said and added : \u201ci will wait\u201d .\n\u201cthe film focuses on bihar of 10 years ago and shows how youth , if not given opportunity , can be pushed into quagmire of crime . ninety percent of the film was shot in bihar , \u201d said chandra whose efforts were lauded when \u201cdeswa\u201d was screened at the recently concluded international film festival of south asia in toronto .\nthe seven - day festival - organised by the art and culture department with support from the directorate of film festivals , union ministry of information and broadcasting , and the pune - based national archives of films - began on february 19 and concludes on thursday . it had listed deswa among various movies of different languages to be screened for cinema lovers .\nif my mother is not physically fit and if she can ' t walk , talk and her clothes are also torn , what do i do ? i will think about her and do the maximum i can ( to help her out ) . that is what i am doing with small little thing like ' deswa ' ,\nhe added .\nkumar , who arrived at the theater at around 6 : 15 pm with tourism minister sunil kumar pintu and janata dal - u legislator gyanendra singh gyanu , was greeted by film star and producer of ' deswa ' neetu chandra , her brother and the director of the film nitin chandra , co - stars kranti prakash jha and deepak singh , and music director ashutosh singh , among others .\nthe much awaited bhojpuri film\ndeswa\nis set to be released in feb 2012 . this movie is directed by nitin chandra and produced by neetu chandra . the film revolves around the lives of three young men from bihar and various dead ends in their lives that lead them towards a life of crime . music exclusively only on t - series . subscribe here for more updates & see latest videos : urltoken\ndeswa is the story of rajiv , an idealist school teacher in a village in bihar , and shankar , a meritorious student from a poor family . rajiv has cleared the upsc exams but could not get the job . his family is in dire straits to arrange the 15 lakh rupees for the dowry of his younger sister . he is in love with seema , a colleague from the school but is unable to marry her because of his financial condition .\nthough we were told that the film was simultaneously made in two languages , this looks like a hindi dub of the original bhojpuri film called deswa ( 2011 ) . the social drama intends to make people across the country empathize with the bihari youth , because of the lack of opportunities in the state and the hurdles they must overcome to earn a dignified living . the idea is to tell why many end up migrating to other states and why the situation isn\u2019t changing .\nin just six years , neetu chandra has worked with some of the best directors in bollywood like madhur bhandarkar , dibakar banerjee , ram gopal varma , priyadarshan , jagmohan mundhra , etc . the dusky damsel recently has now donned the producer ' s hat for her first bhojpuri production\ndeswa\n, directed by her brother nitin chandra , which released last month . neetu , who has also done an item song in the film , says she wants to change people ' e perception about bhojpuri cinema .\nrevolution , system , governance , change , these are not words which find mention in bhojpuri cinema with its choli , lahenga and bhauji ( sister - in - law ) fixation . it is against its peers that deswa comes up as a pleasant surprise . the film has its heart at the right place and the director manages to tell the story of the fall of bihar in an effective way . the helplessness of the bihari youth , their trials and tribulations , the frustration of not being able to secure a livelihood in their own homeland ; the compulsion to get insulted , beaten up and even killed when they try to earn their daily bread in other states is all so vividly captured . the desperation which drove thousands of youth towards crime and the rampant hooliganism and gradual rot in the society has been portrayed very honestly . for someone like me , who was unfortunate enough to grow up in the lost years of the lalu - rabri\u2019s jungle raj , the film has many moments where one can\u2019t help but get choked up . deswa effortlessly manages to touch all the right chords\u2026\ni thought of getting into production because i want to bring sensibility and sensitivity in bhojpuri films . i have invested all my savings in\ndeswa\n. it ' s a revolutionary film . there is no violence or nudity , which is typically related to bhojpuri films , and when you make something which is not a part of the norm , not many people stand by you . but i believed in this film from day one and have done everything , including an item song , to promote the movie . the movie has been received very well in international film festivals .\ncoming to the drawbacks , the film has very few . the acting from the supporting cast could have been more polished . background score is a little loud at places and some dialogues sound clich\u00e9d . the ending could have been better . however , these trivialities do not take away from the makers of deswa , the credit they deserve . it is a powerful film , a brave effort which needs to be discussed , applauded and take inspiration from . at the very least , it should shame those so - called filmmakers of the bhojpuri cinema who are bringing a bad name to the region with the filth they are creating .\nneetu , who has a guest appearance in the movie , says deswa is not a hardcore bihari film .\nits a story that can be seen by kids and elders of the family together .\nkranti jha , a well - known name in the world of theatre , plays the role of rajiv kumar in the film . along with him , deepak singh , a native of siwan , is essaying the role of sankar pandey . ajay kumar , a national school of drama graduate who is associated with a number of prominent national - international theatre groups , and arti puri too have a major role . it also stars ashish vidyarthi .\ndirector nitin chandra says it is sad that despite a huge market in india and abroad , bhojpuri films , being frowned upon for its c - grade content , have not grown and that it\u2019s time to revive it .\n\u201ci totally agree with bhojpuri cinema being b and c grade and i don\u2019t mind that , \u201d he added .\nchandra , elder brother of bollywood actress neetu chandra , says if the content is good , bhojpuri films can flourish in international market .\n\u201cso , far the kinds of films being made in bhojpuri are not even sold in bihar . bhojpuri has failed to create an inclusive audience for itself , \u201d chandra told ians .\n\u201cthere are countries where bhojpuri is spoken . fiji , suriname , mauritius , trinidad and many other countries have millions of bhojpuri speaking people . market is created , it\u2019s not god gifted . i am trying to create one , \u201d he said .\nthe content of films are being looked down upon , thanks to excessive skin show , raunchy item numbers and double meaning dialogues that titillate front - benchers and drive away family audiences .\n\u201cbhojpuri film industry is killing both cinema and language . it needs revival , \u201d chandra told ians in an interview .\n\u201cwhen i passed from the university in 2005 , i saw the plight of bhojpuri films . i was aghast at the kinds of films being made in my mother tongue . that time i decided that i would make a bhojpuri film someday and finally i could make it , \u201d he said .\n\u201cno , my film didn\u2019t have a commercial release . it was released in just a token of five theatres for national award , \u201d he said .\nthe industry started on a high note in the early 1960s with family drama \u201cganga maiya tohe piyari chadhaibo\u201d and later paved hits like \u201claagi nahi chhute ram\u201d , \u201cbidesiya\u201d and all - time favourite \u201cnadiya ke paar\u201d .\nbut from the 1990s onwards , the quality of bhojpuri cinema went downhill and chandra says that now it is tough to find distributors for meaningful bhojpuri movies .\n\u201cthere are a few hindi films and bhojpuri , i hope i find investor for them , \u201d he said .\n\u00a9 biharprabha . com ( 2010 - 17 ) and / or its partners . we publish over 40 news articles daily .\ntaking a short break from films neetu chandra has been exploring the actress in her by acting in the play umrao , based on the life of umrao jaan .\nhas been exploring the actress in her by acting in the play umrao , based on the life of umrao jaan . meanwhile , she is also reading scripts looking for quality work . to know more , go to\nin front of the mirror from childhood . i used to imitate them , and was always fascinated by them . then , during my school days , i was into dramatics . altogether , here i am now \u2014 in bollywood .\nit\u2019s a bhojpuri film and has been entirely shot in bihar . we made this film to change the face of the industry and for the love of the language \u2014 bhojpuri is my mother tongue . besides , when you think about bhojpuri cinema , you think of soft porn . the imaging is really bad , and i really don\u2019t connect with any of the bhojpuri films . we have got\nto sing for the film , and have made a quality film . it has been screened at eight international film festivals . it was also the first bhojpuri film that was screened at the indian panorama in five decades .\ni do feel bad , as i don\u2019t have thick skin . luckily , i haven\u2019t been linked too much . i had been in a relationship with a guy for five years , and have mostly been linked with him .\ni have been associated with cpa ( cancer patient association ) for about 7 - 8 years . i was also associated with unicef and for an organisation working for hiv patients . i do it not because they need me or my help , but because i feel good doing so .\ni stay with my family . but , initially when i came here and was looking for a pg accommodation , nobody was ready to give me their flat . firstly , because i was a girl , and secondly because they thought that since i\u2019m from bihar , i must be carrying a katta ( country - made revolver ) and will usurp their property . however , my family moved here soon .\nwhen i get some free time , i love to cook for my mother . cooking is a great stress buster .\ni drink a lot of fluids and work out everyday without fail . besides , i don\u2019t eat anything that\u2019s fattening . one must remember that if you can\u2019t respect your body , you can respect anything . you need to be consistent .\nand , of course , myself . i have a different body type though . mine is unlike those kiddie bodies .\nwear what makes you comfortable and suits your body type . when it comes to fashion , i don\u2019t follow trends , i set trends .\none should keep oneself down to earth . one must work hard to achieve success , and be positive and give 100 % to everything . i believe that 99 % is equal to 0 % .\nget latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with news app . download the times of india news app for your device . read more entertainment news in english and other languages .\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\netimes is an entertainment , tv & lifestyle industry ' s promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved .\nsita sahu , patna mayor , taking part in cleanliness drive on boring road in patna on sunday .\nthirteen men arrested following seizure of liquor from duronto express in patna on wednesday .\nschool children playing with ' gulal ' on the occasion of holi at a patna school .\nenjoying some popcorn and coffee at the interval , the chief minister mingled with the cast and crew members of the film and congratulated them for making a meaningful movie that dealt with issues facing today ' s youths .\nlater , at the end of the film , kumar said that he really enjoyed the movie and would recommend it to others because of the fine storyline , acting , crisp dialog , and the music in it .\nall the actors have done justice with their roles and this shows that bihari artists are in no way inferior to artists from other states . they have tremendous amount of talent and if given the chance , they could bring laurels to the state ,\nhe said .\nnitin chandra , the director of the film , said that he had no interest in politics but being a bihari ; he has drawn upon his personal experience and has tried to portray them in this film .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\n/ / urltoken\na bhojpuri film produced by bollywood star neetu chandra and starring ashish vidyarthi has allegedly been pulled from the ongoing patna film festival over its controversial political content .\nthe 2011 movie , which has been shown at different film festivals in india and abroad , revolves around the theme of lawlessness in bihar in the years before chief minister nitish kumar took over the state government , and was due to be shown on tuesday and thursday .\na fictional account , it depicts bihar\u2019s turnaround over a period of six years through its protagonists , who take to law - breaking during the rjd regime in 2003 when there was a spurt in crime .\naccording to sources , the organisers of the film festival realised too late that the content of the film was not suitable for screening under the changed political circumstances at a time when the rjd was part of the grand alliance government in bihar .\nas per the original schedule , it was scheduled to be screened at 6pm at elphinstone theatre on tuesday and 10am on thursday at mona cinema , but was unceremoniously dropped at the last minute .\nin fact , the organisers had already booked the flight tickets and arranged accommodation for the movie\u2019s director nitin chandra after inviting him to attend the festival .\nchandra had the shock of his life when he reached the mumbai airport on tuesday only to be told by the airline staff that his ticket had been cancelled .\n' inconvenience caused to you is regretted , ' the two - sentence letter said .\n' i do not know what mistake have i committed ? after all , i had not asked them to show the film at patna film festival ' he said .\n' my bhojpuri film has been shown in eight countries , ' he said .\n' the government of india has also honoured the film . even chief minister nitish kumar applauded it . '\n' i am still in shock , ' she posted on her facebook wall .\n' i do not know whom to ask . we are so sad and disappointed . who is answerable ? 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star chris hemsworth ' spectacular '\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nthe story revolves around a district in a state bihar , india . bihar was suffering from hooliganism , corruption , unemployment , naxalism and poor governance till 2005 . three youths whose life was severely affected due to unemployment , took the path of crime to get out of their situation . all three needed money to survive and take care of their family needs . with the help of articles they tried to execute a perfect crime , but unfortunately fate had something else for them . the aftermath of the crime has a twisting plot in their life ' s , which changed their live forever .\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nscreened at the recently concluded international film festival of south asia in toronto ,\nthe topical film with a strong message on the youth and the opportunities in bihar\nbowled over indians residing in toronto .\nrohit ranjan , an nri from ranchi , went to see the film with his friends and family and enjoyed the\nvery strong , free flowing and well - made movie that doesn ' t drag even once\n.\nasked about the experience of watching a movie in his own dialect in a foreign land , rohit said :\ngot the goose bumps .\nwatching a bhojpuri movie in a theatre in foreign land was an incredible experience . it was even better to catch up with a lot of people after the movie and listen to them speaking in chaste bhojpuri ,\nhe added .\nwith 75 percent occupancy in the theatre , most of the people were from bihar or eastern uttar pradesh , but not necessarily bhojpuri speaking .\ni did notice two to three small groups inside the theatre that were non - hindi speaking ,\nsaid rohit .\npeople were warm and most importantly , they know good cinema and appreciate it . as a filmmaker , what else do i want ? toronto is a world city and getting rave reviews from the audience here really made me proud , i want to come again and again here ,\nhe told ians in an e - mail interview .\nthe bhojpuri film industry came into existence in the early 1960s after india ' s first president , rajendra prasad , asked bollywood actor nazir hussain why no films were being made in the language .\nhe mulled over it and the result was\nganga maiya tohe piyari chadhaibo\nthat hit the cinemas in 1963 and created history by becoming a blockbuster . directed by kundan kumar and produced by bishwanath prasad shahabadi , it starred nazir , kumkum and ashim kumar and paved way for many notable films like\nlaagi nahi chhute ram\n,\nbidesiya\nand all time favourite\nnadiya ke paar\n.\nbut from the 1990s onwards , the quality of bhojupuri cinema went downhill and a filmdom that once entertained family audiences started catering to the front benchers by focusing on titilation and wishy - washy content .\ni totally agree with bhojpuri cinema being b and c grade , and i don ' t mind saying that ,\nchandra said .\nbhojpuri is my mother tongue , it ' s my identity , it ' s what i am or would be ,\nhe said .\nhis endeavour has yielded desired results with the film being screened and lauded at international film festival of india ( iffi ) , south asian film festival of india , montage film festival , habitat world film festival and international film festival of fiji .\nat most of the fests ,\nresponses have been really great ,\nsaid chandra , adding :\npeople are shocked and in awe too because they never expected anything like this in a bhojpuri film .\nif made well , the bhojpuri films can have takers in far off places like\nfiji , surinam , mauritius , trinadad and more ,\nsaid the director who made documentaries before plunging into feature film making .\ncnn name , logo and all associated elements \u00ae and \u00a9 2016 cable news network lp , lllp . a time warner company . all rights reserved . cnn and the cnn logo are registered marks of cable news network , lp lllp , displayed with permission . use of the cnn name and / or logo on or as part of urltoken does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of cable news network in respect of them . \u00a9 copyright network18 media and investments ltd 2016 . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ncomplete real - 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making , as pawan started visiting prithvi theatre and making contacts there . he worked for five years in mumbai , but then quit his job in 2005 to return to bihar . while in bihar , he made three documentaries on social issues for different clients .\npawan says he penned down the story of \u2018naya pata\u2019 in just 15 pages . when he met some people to discuss the story and seek financing , he did not meet with much enthusiasm . \u201cpeople told me there is not much plot in my story . but i thought a movie can also be made without a plot . in one evening nothing special happens in our lives , there is no plot but still there is a story , \u201d he reasons .\nonce pawan realised that raising money through film financers would be tough he started approaching friends he had made in the industry who could work for him for free . and thus he put together his team of art director , cinematographer , director of photography and the rest of the crew .\nthe first corpus of funds came from pawan\u2019s brother and ex - colleagues who were encouraging of his passion for film making . \u201cwhat i was making was rural cinema , it is independent cinema , which is evolving day by day . there are independent movies coming up these days , but those are still urban centric . in fact , in a debate on tv , prasoon joshi asked independent moviemakers like anurag kashyap and srijit mukherjee that though they are rebellious why aren\u2019t they making rural - centric content ? urban content is safe ; it has a market in the multiplexes . whereas \u2018naya pata\u2019 was not like that , it didn\u2019t have any good visuals to look at , nor were things flashy , \u201d says pawan .\npawan nevertheless embarked upon his journey . he brought down his crew to patna , they did a recce of the shoot location and uploaded pictures on the facebook page created for \u2018naya pata\u2019 . pawan sent mails and reached out to people \u2013 known and unkown explaining the concept of the movie and the need for funds . he sent mails to 1 , 500 people of which 30 - 35 people responded and he managed to collect rs 2 lakh before the film went on the floor .\nwhile crowdfunding helped pawan take care of the finances for the film , he was also lucky to have met people who encouraged him at different steps through the journey . one such person was his friend from bihar who let him shoot the first schedule of his film in his house for free . another friend from mumbai gave him lenses for shooting at over 50 % discount from the market rate . people from faraway lands like australia and finland sent money to help pawan fulfill his dream .\n\u201cwithin a few days of shooting the funds would get over , i used to talk to friends , post on fb and people would send money . then i would send my friend to the city with the atm card to bring the money and we continued shooting this way . people were contributing from rs 500 to rs 35 , 000 . because i was shooting simultaneously , it helped me raise funds because people were seeing online the progress of the film and how the funds were being utilized , \u201d says pawan .\ngenerosity continued touching pawan when pawan sharma , an old contact for whom he had made short films , met him in mumbai . pawan had completed shooting the movie , but had to wait again to raise funds for post - production . he met several corporate organizations requesting them to be co - presenters for \u2018naya pata\u2019 , but it did not yield any result . for four months after shooting nothing much happened until pawan sharma came along . \u201che was very inspired seeing the short films that i had made and he knew about \u2018naya pata\u2019 and how things were moving . so when i told him that i am still waiting for funds to do post production work , he very generously gave me rs 2 . 5 lakhs and helped me complete the film , \u201d says pawan .\nluck smiled again when india habitat centre in delhi let out their auditorium for free to \u2018naya pata\u2019 to do the preview screening . pawan invited more than 500 people to the screening and among them was the top boss at pvr director\u2019s rare who told pawan they were willing to release his movie .\nthe entire \u2018naya pata\u2019 movie has been made on a lot of goodwill and pawan does consider it to be a blessing . \u201cmy music director , sound engineer , and everyone worked on goodwill basis , they supported me . i have not paid them anything . as an individual i was doing many things , making the film , collecting money , setting up catering and everything for my film . so you need to have lots of patience , be ready to do anything and yes raising funds is always tough , \u201d shares pawan .\nfrom the time he put down his idea on paper to the completion of his film , it has been a long journey of four years . this is , however , less than the 17 years that filmmaker imitiaz ali took , and 13 years that anurag kashyap took to make their first movies , and that motivates pawan to do better . \u201cthings have been comparatively easier for me , but yes there are still many hurdles that i have to overcome as an director , \u201d says pawan .\nunlike a startup where there is continuity in what an entrepreneur does , pawan\u2019s maiden venture has reached fruition . but as a director , \u2018naya pata\u2019 was only his first step . pawan says he has already written the synopsis for his second movie and will start work on it soon . while crowdfunding will continue to be a source of funds , pawan has decided that for the next movie he will seek at least 60 % funding from financers , and he is optimistic that \u2018naya pata\u2019 will help lend him the credibility that institutional financers are looking for .\n\u00ae < \u00f5\u0095\u0081 } \u001a\u00be\u00f6\u00f5m\u0003\u00ed l\u00be\u00d7\u00f5e\u00f4 ' \u00e6\u0087 * 0\u001a\u00b6 \u00e3\u00fb / \u00a9\u00f2\u00bdpy\u00bd\u0006\u00e8n\u00f2 % \u00af\u00d7\u00df . \u00e0d\u0017a \u0087\u0083 ? u\u0091 ` , \u0006\u0015\u0092 > ! 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{"id": 115217, "summary": [{"text": "now look here is a bbc situation comedy which ran for two series of seven episodes each during 1971 to 1973 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it was written by barry cryer .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it starred ronnie corbett , who played a character of the same name .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "he was in a rather similar role to that which he played in the later , longer-running and better-known situation comedy , sorry ! , as an overgrown mother 's boy who was trying to break away from his mother ( played by madge ryan ) but having some difficulty doing so .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "however it differs from the later series in that he does leave home after a few episodes , although his new home is only a few doors away , his father is deceased and he does not have any siblings .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "in the second series he was married ( his wife played by rosemary leach ) .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "his boss was played by donald hewlett .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "all episodes still exist , although one of these survived in the american ntsc standard , from which it has been converted . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "now look here", "paragraphs": ["this is the british english definition of look here ! . view american english definition of look here ! .\nnow look here , tim , there really is no need for that kind of reaction .\nnow look here is a brisbane - based theatre company established in 2015 by artistic director , kate wil . . .\ndefinition and synonyms of look here ! from the online english dictionary from macmillan education .\nsequel to now look here in which laura inherits a pub , causing her and ronnie to begin new careers as publicans .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\nbut now , fellow member stacey mcclean has revealed a new look in photos for a charity campaign raising awareness for epilepsy action .\nhere ' s how to watch england vs croatia semi - final . . .\nhere ' s the url for this tweet . copy it to easily share with friends .\nwhen asked to address the question of what a saudi - iran war would look like , my first instinct is to ask the reader to look around because it is already happening . as the futurist william gibson noted , ' the future is already here \u2014 it ' s just not very evenly distributed . '\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\no ' ermaster ' t as you may . and now , good friends ,\nand now i ' ll do ' t . and so he goes to heaven ;\nthe singer , now 28 , is an ambassador for the charity and now wants to raise awareness after her mum leanne suffered a seizure and has been battling the condition for the last three years .\nwhile she sported long blonde locks during her time in s club juniors , hannah now has a bob .\nstrider and flava \u2013 real names mus omer and james murray \u2013 have now formed a songwriting duo called mojam .\nduring this last week of 2016 , we are reposting the ten most viewed best defense blog items of the year . here is number five .\nwhen asked to address the question of what a saudi - iran war would look like , my first instinct is to ask the reader to look around because it is already happening . as the futurist william gibson noted , \u201cthe future is already here \u2014 it\u2019s just not very evenly distributed . \u201d already , saudi arabia and iran are killing each other\u2019s proxies , and indirectly are killing each other\u2019s advisors and troops , in yemen , syria , bahrain , and saudi arabia\u2019s shiite eastern province .\nour journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes . for further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here .\nnow 28 , stacey shared incredible photos from the campaign showing her looking stunning in bodysuits and a jeans and t - shirt combo .\nfrom working in a bank to fronting tv shows , you ' ll not believe what the gang are up to now either . . .\nthe eight members of the group , who were all young teenagers when the spin off from band s club 7 was formed , are now grown up .\nin 2013 , frankie , who is now married to footballer wayne bridge , announced her first pregnancy and later gave birth to a baby boy called parker .\nthe future is likely to look similar . the existing pattern will intensify , eventually spill over in a short , sharp direct clash , and then sink back down again to the level of proxy wars in other people\u2019s territories .\n1 9 5 5 ( uk ) fanny cradock ( introduced here as phyliss cradock ) and her amiable kitchen partner , companion and , eventually , husband johnnie , had been restaurant critics for the daily telegraph before . . .\nand yet , 16 years on , our mary \u2014 will she ever shake that title ? \u2014 seems to be on top of the world . with four gorgeous kids ( check out their most gorgeous moments here ) and 12 years of marriage under her belt , she ' s beloved by the danish public , her royal family and , as always , the country she left behind . here , we ' re looking back at 12 pivotal moments mary has had since meeting frederik , crown prince of denmark , at the slip inn in sydney all those years ago .\narsenal fan sam foulkes now works in the import and export industry , while re - teaming with some of his bandmates for the odd blazin ' squad show . he also correctly tweeted that wispa is the best chocolate bar on the market .\nin this sequel to the comedy series , no , that\u2019s me over here ! , bachelor ronnie lived in the suburban town of bramley and was seen off by his mother every morning to his job in an office where he railed against everything in sight , while at the same time pretending to be liberal - minded .\nfortinbras the young prince of norway , whose father the king ( also named fortinbras ) was killed by hamlet\u2019s father ( also named hamlet ) . now fortinbras wishes to attack denmark to avenge his father\u2019s honor , making him another foil for prince hamlet . hamlet admires fortinbras for his willingness to fight for no good reason .\neasily the most high - profile member of the band after their split , little kenzie transformed into a beefcake after his stint on celebrity big brother in 2005 . more recently in 2013 , he gave the pop game another shot by teaming up with adam rickitt , gareth gates , dane bowers and kavana for itv2 ' s the big reunion for new manband 5th story . he ' s also now a father to two daughters , wynter and wyllow .\nthe former squad member has also gone under the aliases primetime pro - juice , plat ' num and bezzle ( to his friends ) in recent years . immediately after his time in the group , marcel somerville had a run of reality show stints on celebair , the games and the weakest link \u2013 and he ' s back on reality telly now as a cast member on love island . he also founded his own label called dillingergang , but it ' s not put much out recently .\nin iraq the iranian - backed militias have been provided with iranian air support , artillery , electronic warfare equipment and medical support . badr , the main shiite militia in iraq , fought as a military division in the iranian order of battle during the iran - iraq war . badr now leads iraq\u2019s largest security institution , the half - million ministry of interior , and the shia militias are being formed into a proto - ministry that resembles their patron , iran\u2019s islamic revolutionary guard corps ( irgc ) .\nnow iran seems to have provided its shiite houthi allies with c - 802 missiles , which have been used in a number of attacks on united arab emirates ( uae ) warships in the saudi - led war in yemen . the houthis are inflicting heavy damage on the saudi military , destroying scores of u . s . - supplied main battle tanks and other armoured vehicles using iranian - provided anti - tank guided missiles . iran\u2019s proxies are seizing terrain in southern saudi arabia and lobbing scud missiles at military bases deep within the kingdom .\nthe next stage in the saudi arabian war with iran will be an intensification of the proxy war in syria . this is where riyadh plans to fight its main battle against iran . then saudi arabian foreign minister prince saud al - faisal signaled as far back as march 2012 that \u201cthe arming of the [ syrian ] opposition is a duty . \u201d already saudi , qatari and turkish support has allowed rebels in northwestern syria to inflict severe armor losses on pro - assad forces using anti - tank guided missiles . the provision of anti - aircraft missiles may be next . the u . s . - led coalition seems to be backing away from the morally - ambiguous war west of the euphrates in syria , where the main opposition to the islamic state and assad are radical salafists that western nations cannot engage . but saudi arabia and its allies have been doing exactly this in yemen for half a decade and are now likely to take over the war west of the euphrates in syria . riyadh now seems to view al qaeda in the arabian peninsula as a lesser evil to the iranian - backed houthis in yemen : how soon before it views \u201cmoderate splinters\u201d of the islamic state and jabhat al - nusra the same way in western syria ?\nat some point in the coming years we are likely to see both sides miscalculate and unleash a very short , very sharp burst of military force against each other . this will be a wake - up call . both iran and the gulf states are far more powerfully armed than they were during the iran - iraq war . the advanced air forces of the saudis and their key ally the uae are now capable of destroying practically all iran\u2019s port facilities , oil loading terminals and key industries using stand - off precision - guided munitions . iran can shower the gulf coastline with multitudinous unguided rockets and a higher concentration of guided long - range missiles than ever before . in 1988 the iranian navy was destroyed by the united states in a single day of combat \u2014 operation praying mantis . even a day or two of such \u201cpush - button warfare\u201d would serve as a reminder to both sides of their overriding imperative to avoid direct conflict and to keep their conflict limited to the territories of unfortunate third - parties .\nlong before the current hullabaloo saudi arabia and the other sunni gulf states have been slowly cultivating their own network of military proxies . the first major recipient of gulf military support was the saudi - supported lebanese government . the uae sent nine fully - armed and crewed sa - 342l gazelle helicopters to help the lebanese government crush al - qaeda - linked fatah al - islam at tripoli\u2019s nahr al - bared refugee camp in may 2007 . in 2009 , a year after saudi\u2019s king abdullah called for the u . s . to \u201ccut the head off the snake\u201d by bombing iran , riyadh launched a nine - week military campaign against the houthi rebels in northern yemen , losing 137 troops . this triggered a major intensification of saudi arabian , jordanian and uae provision of training , salaries , armored vehicles , and weapons to anti - houthi militias in northern yemen . now the gulf states and other allies like pakistan and somalia are building up new proxy forces in yemen to assist in the saudi - led military campaign against the houthis .\n\u201ckaleidoscope have been a loyal and active supporter of the rnli since 1994 . over the past 20 years , their members have not only raised over \u00a320 , 000 for the lifeboat service and its volunteer crews , but they have helped to raise awareness of the work undertaken by the institution to a wide audience both at events and online . more recently , they have worked with the rnli\u2019s films and images and archive departments supplying footage and tracing material previously believed wiped . none of this would have been possible without them . whilst kaleidoscope are based in land - locked west midlands , the \u201cshouts\u201d on the coast could not take place without their help and support \u2013 we are so grateful to them for their continued support as are those whose lives have been saved thanks to them . \u201d\n\u201chaving been made aware of kaleidoscope ' s existence some years ago by a contact at the bfi , i took advantage of their archive facility , with great help from the company ' s work - force . subsequently i learned of the myriad events they organise , the work they do in sourcing archive material and finally , during 2016 , discovered they are publishers too ; had the pleasure of attending one of their book launches . an all - round , tip - top group of people , preserving early television material , keeping the memories alive . \u201d\nkaleidoscope ' s in - depth knowledge and enthusiasm for tracing long lost tv programmes is simply incredible . their definitive library of rare and missing shows is simply essential for those in the archive television industry , like myself . their superb , money raising efforts for the royal national lifeboat , and the way they have helped raise awareness of the work undertaken by the institution is highly commendable too . well done chris and his team . . . long may their splendid work continue .\n\u00a9 2018 , kaleidoscope . all data is copyrighted to kaleidoscope and maybe used for private research purposes only . it is not for reproduction , prior permission is required for use either commercially or non commercially\ndistributives are determiners that are used to talk about how something is shared out or divided . the distributives are each , every , either , and neither . they are used with a singular noun . each chi . . .\nimpress your friends , family and colleagues with this unusual collection of football lingo .\ncatch up on the latest words in the news this june with robert groves .\nall the latest wordy news , linguistic insights , offers and competitions every month .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\n90 % of the time , speakers of english use just 7 , 500 words in speech and writing . these words appear in red , and are graded with stars . one - 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pressed to resist the pop charm of the teen band ' s chart - topping debut single ' crossroads ' when it was released back in 2002 .\nthe 10 - piece boyband from london went on to achieve seven top 10 hits in various flip - reversed line - ups ( remember the friday hill reboot circa 2005 / 2006 ? ) , but we haven ' t heard a peep from them on the chart since 2009 .\nare they okay ? keeping well ? eating their greens ? fret no more . digital spy has sought out every member of the group who put the # squad into # squadgoals long before taylor swift came along .\nthey ' ve had considerable success working on sam smith ' s hits ' la la la ' and ' like i can ' , as well as songs for emeli sand\u00e9 and naughty boy .\nthey also joined kenzie , rocky b and freek to form a five - piece blazin ' squad reunion in 2009 . their comeback single ' let ' s start again ' peaked at no . 51 in the uk and basically ended it again .\nstuart baker has continued to appear on stage with some of his former bandmates for blazin ' squad shows over the past few years , while juggling his proper job as a media manager for the bbc .\nwhile melo - 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saudi and iran will want to test and hurt each other , signal limits , but not suffer mutual destruction .\niran will begin to stir violence in eastern province and bahrain , and it may try harder to fight supplies through to yemen by sea by bolstering houthi coastal missile batteries .\nthough neither saudi arabian nor iran envisage an open conventional war between them \u2014 a result that saudi arabia\u2019s crown price and defence minister prince mohammed bin salman recently called \u201ca major catastrophe\u201d \u2014 there is always the potential for frontier skirmishes on their shared littoral borders and in the neutral space of the gulf . shared gas fields and disputed islands are obvious touchpoints . iran might test missiles closer and closer to gulf sea - lanes and coasts . aerial patrols might begin to test each other : this happened during the iran - iraq war along the so - called \u201cfahd line\u201d until a saudi interceptor shot down two iranian fighter aircraft in 1984 . iran ( or the gulf states ) could undertake tit - for - tat harassment , boarding or even deniable use of naval mines against each other\u2019s trade routes . ( iran also used this tactic in the 1980s ) . cyberwarfare is a likely deniable weapon of choice for both sides also .\nmichael knights is the lafer fellow at the washington institute for near east policy . he has worked on the military balance between iran and the gulf states for over twenty years .\nthomas e . ricks covered the u . s . military from 1991 to 2008 for the wall street journal and then the washington post . he can be reached at ricksblogcomment @ gmail . com .\nperu\u2019s national identity was bound up with conflict and corruption for decades \u2014 then it qualified for the world cup .\nhamlet the prince of denmark , and a student at the university of wittenberg . at the beginning of the play , hamlet\u2019s father , king hamlet , has recently died , and his mother , queen gertrude , has married the new king , hamlet\u2019s uncle claudius . hamlet is melancholy , bitter , and cynical , full of hatred for his uncle and disgust at his mother for marrying him . when the ghost of hamlet\u2019s father appears and claims to have been murdered by claudius , hamlet becomes obsessed with avenging his father\u2019s death but keeps thinking of reasons why he should wait before killing claudius\u2014then chastizes himself for failing to act boldly . hamlet is a character of contradictions . he admires characters like fortinbras and the player king , who behave passionately and even violently for no good reason , but is himself thoughtful , reflective , and philosophical . at times hamlet is indecisive and hesitant , but at other times he is prone to rash and impulsive acts of violence .\nclaudius the king of denmark , hamlet\u2019s uncle . the villain of the play , claudius is a calculating , ambitious politician , adept at manipulating others for his own ends and willing to execute , assassinate , or murder to stay in power . he doesn\u2019t understand hamlet or hamlet\u2019s motives , but he is quick to perceive hamlet as a threat and take decisive action against him . claudius does occasionally show signs of remorse and human feeling\u2014his affection for gertrude , for instance , seems sincere .\ngertrude the queen of denmark , hamlet\u2019s mother , recently married to claudius . we never get to observe gertrude on her own , so we know much more about how hamlet feels about her than about how she sees herself . she seems clearly to love hamlet , but hamlet sees her as a weak , even depraved , woman motivated wholly by lust . hamlet has such strong feelings about her sex life that he becomes momentarily distracted from his revenge quest , urging her toward a life of chastity .\npolonius the lord chamberlain of claudius\u2019s court , and the father of laertes and ophelia . polonius has good intentions , but he tends to be somewhat conniving and underhanded . he frequently leaps to the wrong conclusions , and his speeches are comically pompous and long - winded . he is completely incapable of figuring out what hamlet is up to .\nhoratio hamlet\u2019s close friend , who studied with the prince at the university of wittenberg . hamlet trusts horatio above any of the other characters , valuing him for his even temper and equanimity\u2014qualities that hamlet seems to despise in himself . horatio is loyal and helpful to hamlet throughout the play . after hamlet\u2019s death , horatio remains alive to tell hamlet\u2019s story .\nophelia polonius\u2019s daughter , a beautiful young woman with whom hamlet has been in love . a sweet and innocent young girl , ophelia dutifully strives to obey her father and her brother , laertes , allowing polonius to use her in his scheme to spy on hamlet . when her father dies , her sanity unravels , and in her madness she paints a scathing picture of young men as sexually exploitative and unfaithful , and her mad speeches about flowers conceal implied condemnations of claudius and gertrude .\nlaertes polonius\u2019s son and ophelia\u2019s brother , a young man who spends much of the play in france . passionate and quick to action , laertes is a foil for the reflective and agonized hamlet .\nthe ghost the specter of hamlet\u2019s recently deceased father . the ghost , who claims to have been murdered by claudius , calls upon hamlet to avenge him . however , it is not entirely certain whether the ghost is what it appears to be . hamlet speculates that the ghost might be a devil sent to deceive him and tempt him into murder , and the question of what the ghost is or where it comes from is never definitively resolved .\nrosencrantz and guildenstern two slightly bumbling courtiers , former friends of hamlet from wittenberg , who are summoned by claudius and gertrude to discover the cause of hamlet\u2019s strange behavior .\nosric the foolish courtier who summons hamlet to his duel with laertes . his speeches are pretentious and difficult to understand .\nvoltimand and cornelius courtiers whom claudius sends to norway to persuade the king to prevent fortinbras from attacking .\nmarcellus and barnardo the officers who first see the ghost walking the ramparts of elsinore and who summon horatio to witness it . marcellus is present when hamlet first encounters the ghost .\nreynaldo polonius\u2019s servant , sent to france by polonius to check up on and spy on laertes .\nsparknotes is brought to you by b & n . visit b & n to buy and rent textbooks , and check out our award - winning tablets and ereaders , including nook tablet 7\nand nook glowlight 3 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ni think i hear them . stand , ho ! who ' s there ?\ni ' ll cross it , though it blast me . stay , illusion !\nnot so , my lord ; i am too much i ' the sun .\nseems , madam ! nay it is ; i know not ' seems . '\nthough all the earth o ' erwhelm them , to men ' s eyes .\nand you are stay ' d for . there ; my blessing with thee !\nwhere wilt thou lead me ? speak ; i ' ll go no further .\nto ears of flesh and blood . list , list , o , list !\n[ aside ] nay , then , i have an eye of you . - - if you\nay , that they do , my lord ; hercules and his load too .\nring . masters , you are all welcome . we ' ll e ' en\n' tis well : i ' ll have thee speak out the rest soon .\nfollow him , friends : we ' ll hear a play to - morrow .\nwe ' ll ha ' t to - morrow night . you could , for a need ,\nas i do thee . - - something too much of this . - -\nenter a king and a queen very lovingly ; the queen embracing him , and he her . she kneels , and makes show of protestation unto him . he takes her up , and declines his head upon her neck : lays him down upon a bank of flowers : she , seeing him asleep , leaves him . anon comes in a fellow , takes off his crown , kisses it , and pours poison in the king ' s ears , and exit . the queen returns ; finds the king dead , and makes passionate action . the poisoner , with some two or three mutes , comes in again , seeming to lament with her . the dead body is carried away . the poisoner wooes the queen with gifts : she seems loath and unwilling awhile , but in the end accepts his love\nashamed to show , he ' ll not shame to tell you what it means .\nyou are naught , you are naught : i ' ll mark the play .\nme to the top of my bent . i will come by and by .\nand - - would it were not so ! - - you are my mother .\nnay , then , i ' ll set those to you that can speak .\nof nothing : bring me to him . hide fox , and all after .\nand wife is one flesh ; and so , my mother . come , for england !\nlove , remember : and there is pansies . that ' s for thoughts .\nand of all christian souls , i pray god . god be wi ' ye .\nhe shall , sir , an ' t please him . there ' s a letter for\ndid ; i am to do a good turn for them . let the king\ni ' m lost in it , my lord . but let him come ;\nthat hurts by easing . but , to the quick o ' the ulcer : - -\nwe ' ll make a solemn wager on your cunnings : i ha ' t .\nso fast they follow ; your sister ' s drown ' d , laertes .\nthe gallows may do well to thee . to ' t again , come .\nbut to play at loggats with ' em ? mine ache to think on ' t .\ni think it be thine , indeed ; for thou liest in ' t .\nyours : for my part , i do not lie in ' t , and yet it is mine .\n' tis for the dead , not for the quick ; therefore thou liest .\none that was a woman , sir ; but , rest her soul , she ' s dead .\nthere ; or , if he do not , it ' s no great matter there .\nenter priest , & c . in procession ; the corpse of ophelia , laertes and mourners following ; king claudius , queen gertrude , their trains , & c\nand a man ' s life ' s no more than to say ' one . '\nspirit . put your bonnet to his right use ; ' tis for the head .\n' twere , - - i cannot tell how . but , my lord , his\nif not , i will gain nothing but my shame and the odd hits .\ni ' ll play this bout first ; set it by awhile . come .\n[ aside ] it is the poison ' d cup : it is too late .\ni can no more : the king , the king ' s to blame .\ngive me the cup : let go ; by heaven , i ' ll have ' t .\nchat with us on facebook messenger . learn what ' s trending across popsugar .\nif you tuned in to mary : the making of a princess on network ten a couple of years ago , you ' d have been struck by the same things we were . one , we never realised just how romantic mary donaldson and crown prince frederik of denmark ' s courtship was . from the secret rendezvous in australia to the long - distance phone calls , to the asking of her hand in marriage , fred was the perfect prince charming to mary ' s humble\ngirl from tassie\nvibe .\ntwo , we had never really thought about how difficult mary ' s decision to become royalty would have been . she left her family and friends and everything she ' s ever known , to move across the world into a formal , protocol - driven family who didn ' t exactly make it easy for her \u2014 all at the age of 30 . not only was she there to be judged by frederik ' s mum , margrethe ii , queen of denmark , she also had to face a discerning , patriotic public , skeptical of this fresh - faced woman from australia .\nby signing up , i agree to the terms & to receive emails from popsugar ."]}
{"id": 115227, "summary": [{"text": "offspring is a horror film about survivors of a feral flesh-eating clan who abduct locals .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "it is based on the novel of the same name by jack ketchum , which is itself the sequel to off season .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "pollyanna mcintosh reprises her role in the sequel , the woman .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "before he began to direct the film , a friend of van den houten 's specifically requested that he keep the woman alive so she could appear in a sequel .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the cannibals in this film speak a language of grunts which is subtitled for the viewer .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "this did not happen in the sequel , as it only contains one of them . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "offspring ( 2009 film )", "paragraphs": ["film en streaming , regarder film * la 5\u00e8me vague 2016 * , film complet , t\u00e9l\u00e9charger le film la 5\u00e8me vague 2016 , streaming film , film la 5\u00e8me vague 2016 stream . . .\ndirector paul solet gave us one of the darkest and most devastating character dramas in horror with the release of grace in 2009 . his background in psychol . . .\n, the 2009 film version of jack ketchum ' s second novel about feral cannibal people living in the caves of maine . i say i ' m going back to it because i tried to watch it online once many months ago and it pooped out on me halfway through .\nthe movie opens with the feral woman ( pollyanna mcintosh ) circling what appears as her child . a wolf , apparently tamed by the feral woman , circles the infant as well but does it no harm . although it is not referenced in the film , the woman is the last remaining member of a cannibalistic tribe that has roamed the north - east coast for decades ( as seen in the 2009 film\noffspring really doesn\u2019t bring anything new to the genre ; the idea of cannibalistic clans has been seen in many films such as the texas chainsaw massacre , the hills have eyes and even modern films like wrong turn . the clan in offspring however isn\u2019t really a family , which is why they do not look alike , they are all children that are stolen from other homes and raised by the feral clan , now you see why it\u2019s called offspring .\nandrew van den houten\u2019s film offspring is a sequel to the jack ketchum novel off - season ; one however doesn\u2019t need to read the book to understand what is going on in the film everything gets explained at one point or another . jack ketchum also wrote the script for the film , you may remember a few years ago a couple other film adaptations were made from his work most notably the lost and the girl next door . ketchum\u2019s style of horror is the kind of nightmare that can happen at anytime and anywhere to anyone you know .\nwoo . . . where to even begin with this . hello hello , it is me - occasional tweeter , semi - aesthetic film instagrammer , and self - professed ' former film blogg . . .\nthe set pieces of offspring are set up very well and the sets are wonderful to look at . andrew van den houten did a very good job at capturing these horrible acts on film , and he didn\u2019t over use the \u201cshaky cam\u201d technique ( pay attention film makers ) . i will state that some of the dialogue is not that great and the cast is limited in the performance in most parts , however if you are a fan of the survival horror branch of our beloved genre offspring is definitely one to add to your collection .\njust saw the woman , it like totally freaked me out . i had to research it . which brings me to the offspring . wow , i love a good horror movie . . . . .\nlucky mckee ' s the woman is one of the most original and violent horror movies of the past few years , it has a cruel story shot with a fantastic cinematography and an even better score by sean spillane whose music i ' ve listened a lot . it ' s disturbing and a very fresh take in the horror genre . for my susprise , i ' ve just discovered throught katherine backoff that the woman is a sequel for the totally underseen 2009\noffspring\n, what imediately made me wanna see the it .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\noffspring is a movie starring jessica butler , kelly carey , and holter graham . a clan of cannibalistic inbred savages which plague the northeast coastline since 1858 , is after an unsuspected family and their innocent baby girl .\nha ! just finished watching the woman on chiller - and here i am ! can ' t figure out if the woman is the sequel to the offspring ? seems to have a better storyline than just killer cannibals . . .\ngood to see that you reviewed a film willingly that i was ' forced ' to do as part of project terrible this round . damn !\n( according to imdb , there is a version out there that is about 20 minutes longer than the cut i watched . for this reason , i almost don ' t feel right about rating the film , because i ' m open to the idea that another 20 minutes could have corrected some of the problems i had with it . but i have to review the film i watched , not the film i might have watched . )\ngoogle images ; yet another example of a poster that barely breaches what the film is really about . somewhat deceptive , this was a regular pr . . .\nwhile it ' s mostly the aftermath that ' s shown , the film pulls few punches in its depiction of violence by , or against children . far from a good movie , offspring is the neolithic brethren compared to the other ketchum based movies . for this picture , ketchum also stepped up and wrote the screenplay . having not read the novel , i do not know how faithful it is to his own source material .\nisn ' t it weird how we all searched for this ? * * great film . i believe this would be my first cannibal movie and i loved it .\ni ' m always happy to post something that could help an independent film out . these people bust their asses to get word around about their films and i respec . . .\numa hist\u00f3ria sobre uma fam\u00edlia de habitantes canibais das cavernas tinha tudo para ser ris\u00edvel apenas por tal premissa . entretanto , offspring consegue ser marcante nos pontos certos para um filme de terror , mesmo que a trama seja simples e com poucas ramifica\u00e7\u00f5es a se explorarem . com um gore razo\u00e1vel e algumas mortes\u2026\nthen news came in the fall that the film had been accepted into the sundance film festival . this was around the same time that ketchum was actually hosting and teaching a one month workshop with us . january rolled around and the elite of the independent filmmaking world descended upon park city , utah . the woman was slated to have its official worldwide premiere on sunday the 23rd .\nti west is an interesting filmmaker . his first real splash came with the release of * the house of the devil * , a film that apes the devil / cult thriller . . .\nclick here to jump to a * spoiler free review * * plot * the film takes place in a 1950s - esque , alternate universe where radiation from space has turned the . . .\nfather ' s day ( 2011 ) by astron 6 ( adam brooks , jeremy gillespie , matthew kennedy , and conor sweeney ) i have just returned from the toronto after dark film . . .\ni had no idea there was another film based on the same events as\nan american crime\n. i ' m gonna watch that , and\nthe woman\nof course sounds irresistibly interesting .\nit ' s been 50 years since the release of this film , and its stars - * warren beatty * and * faye dunaway * - have been receiving some attention lately for thei . . .\nupgrade may not be the new sci - fi masterpiece that you ' re looking for , but it is a fun and violent cyberpunk gem well worth your time . the film ' s shoest . . .\n* the stepfather * is a film about a stepfather who is evil . you can tell he ' s evil , because things preceded by\nthe\nin titles always are , as point horror . . .\nthe unrelenting gore and depravity is what makes this series of books famous and we can perhaps be thankful in that regard that offspring wasn ' t optioned for a big budget film version . the filmmakers go all out in most of the scenes - dead babies , bloody torsos , beheading and brain - eating , a girl pulling a guy ' s intestines out of his stomach with her teeth - it ' s all here . these cannibals really enjoying killing their prey in the most gruesome ways , depicted to us in all the bloody glory the filmmakers can muster .\nother than the ending of the film * it was pretty faithful to the novel from what i remember and as usual what works in a book doesnt always translate well to the screen i . e . the ex - husband . either way they both sucked in my opinion . i enjoyed off season well enough and other various ketchum novels but offspring was just a disappointing mess and the only reason i watched the film was to see how the hell they were gonna explain that this was a sequel . and why did the makers do that anyway ? why make the sequel first when the original hasn ' t even been filmed yet ? * major spoiler - - - - - - - - - - - - - - in the novel the retired sheriff doesn ' t die .\n* i ' ve opened an\netsy\nshop sharing things , i have always loved . . . art in film . please go take a look , i am building a separate blog site that will featu . . .\ntotally bizarre ketchum film adaptation is the lesser of the four evils made from his novels thus far . still , gore fans will slobber all over the nasty and brutal violence on display here . the frequent scenes of pugnacity bring to mind a modern cannibal holocaust and the hills have eyes , but the film feels strangely out of place with its feral , jungle dressed killers laying siege to rural families . worth a look , but compared with the other jack ketchum movies , you might be disappointed with the quality .\n, offspring pales in comparison looking like the work of an amateur as opposed to an auteur . i ' m not saying it ' s a bad movie , it just seems less polished and rough around the edges . the director also has a brief appearance as a medical examiner . all of ketchum ' s novel based movies have been dark affairs and this one carries the torch passed on by the others before it .\nchalk this one up as a film that was overhyped . i did enjoy it , but i don ' t understand the accolades . i didn ' t care for any of the characters , beyond the asshole husband . that dude was cracking the shit outta me . because of that , the horrific events that followed didn ' t affect me at all . that being said , i was entertained by everything . the wild bunch was interesting and i dug their look . the leader had a decent presence . the cops were worthless and only there to serve the body count . speaking of which , the gore was fantastic . the effects were the driving force of the film . i hear the woman is a better film . i ' ll check that one out soon .\nthe dvd has a lot of extras , but none of them changed my mind on the film . there\u2019s a standard 20 minute making of fluff piece of little use , especially if you\u2019ve already watched the eight \u201cwebisodes\u201d that cover the same goddamn material . then there\u2019s a little piece about one of the actors being arrested for driving with a suspended license , which i guess is supposed to be funny . the full script is also available , a feature i haven\u2019t seen for quite a long time ( i skimmed a lot of it and didn\u2019t see a single difference from the film ) .\ni also watched the woman on netfix . i did the same as you i did a lil googling lol . i think its so cool that more and more females are into the horror genre . i could never watch a horror film with any girl ive ever dated . you gals rock ! !\nyour review was right on the money . i just got done watching this and still have no idea what the freaking thing was about ! total was of time but at least i only paid 2 bucks for it , the money and time put in this film could have been used in so many better projects .\ncompletely agree on mcintosh ' performance , she was the only factor that made the film bearable outside of the bloody gore . so . . incredibly . . out of place . . if the cannibals had been toned down and not so outlandishly over the top i may have been able to accept them a little more readily\nbased on the acclaimed novel and adapted for the screen by best selling author , jack ketchum ; offspring follows the survivors of a brutal flesh - eating clan that has re - surfaced in the once sleepy town of dead river , maine . the locals are in for a rude awakening when they realize it ' s the same pack that the sheriff thought he killed off a decade ago . just when they thought the nightmare was over , they ' re about to discover that the fight for their lives . . . has only just begun .\nhi michele ! glad to hear that someone appreciates the work of jack ketchum ( real name dallas mayr ) . i adore many things horror and recently discovered him . just finished reading off season and am trying to locate offspring in novel form . thankfully my mother is a librarian , so let ' s hope ! the girl next door i saw a couple of years ago and didn ' t know of the author and his work . seems like it was ok . really am hooked on the off season trilogy . want to experience more ! thanks !\ni ' m really looking forward to seeing this . ketchum ' s stuff is brutal on film , ( if you ' ve seen ' the girl next door ' you know what i mean ) . and i ' ve loved lucky ' s work . ' may ' was an unexpected treat for me , as was ' red ' . great interview dennis .\nwould continue the trend . and since it involved cannibalistic children , i figured it was a shoein for one of my favorite movies of the year . but alas , the film simply doesn\u2019t work , due to an almost criminally bland approach to everything but the kill scenes , laughable costumes for the children , and an unnecessary mean streak that even i , lover of\nthis year at the sundance film festival our friend jack ketchum premiered his new film the woman to a crowd of unsuspecting press , filmmakers and festival - goers . the woman was co - written with lucky mckee , who also directed it . lucky is , in my opinion , one of the best horror filmmakers working today . with films such as may , the woods , red and what was easily the best entry of the master ' s of horror anthology , sick girl , you could understand how excited i was when i read the news that both he and ketchum would be teaming up to not only pen the script for the woman together , but also collaborate on a movie tie - in novel at the same time .\neasily the best performance in the film is from pollyanna mcintosh , the female leader of the band of brutes . despite their seemingly out of place and silly dress , these killers are utterly ruthless and bloodthirsty . a prolonged rape and torture scene towards the end is a highlight , or lowlight depending on one ' s perspective . it was also nice to see art hindle\nand that is where offspring belongs , its heart is firmly in the explortation era . its not shocking has those films , in fact its quite tame , and the movie may struggle to find much of an audience . what i mean by that is the low budget and dubious acting will put many off , and those who are a fans of the modern wrong turn may laugh at what is on offer , but there are a few who remember when these kind of films were the rage , will get a lot of kicks from watching and like i said before , the lack of any hero and character base means you will never know who will survive and for that , the unexpected edge is a huge bonus for a film that does what many has done before , and it needs to be watched just to be introduced to the character of the woman which the role is played brilliantly in both the films by pollyanna mcintosh , and for a double header\u2026\u2026the two films are a brilliant watch .\nafter a prolonged start in which the film does not quite build the impending doom , maybe to do with the sub acting that at times gets on your nerves , the film kicks off when we visit the cave in which the humans animals live . we witness a sex scene in which one of these very young looking things gets on one of their relatives who is chained up and called a cow by their language of grunts which thanks to the aid of subtitles we get what they are saying . while she is jumping up and down in what is an uncomfortable scene due to the fact that there are very young children creatures watching the whole show , the leader of this clan is making plans to go the house and do what they do best .\n) garnering praise and a few great actors in each , i\u2019m a bit baffled why everyone in this film was a complete unknown . there\u2019s a major character death that occurs around the halfway mark that should be a huge shock , but it doesn\u2019t really work because i had no attachment whatsoever to the character . since there are so many other plot threads to deal with in the first act , they never really develop the guy beyond setting him up as a stock hero . at least with a well - known or even recognizable actor in the role , the audience would form that instant attachment to him and thus spare the need for excessive and time - consuming character development anyway . so what should be one of the film\u2019s most shocking events is hardly even interesting .\nlots of folks tell me the book is better ; i will give them the benefit of the doubt , but the tone of ketchum\u2019s script was just as big of a problem for me as the low - budget trappings , so i am wary to spare him any of the blame for this film\u2019s shortcomings . the best thing i can say about it is that at least it was shorter than\nwhen the attack happens , its here that the film mightily kicks off . the normal family is having a night in , there is a knock on the door and all of a sudden blood , death , rape , it all happens in what is a relentless horror assault and despite its quite low budget status , it really is a very strong horror set piece , that will delight all gore hounds .\nthe film does not stop there , those who die are left there and the unlucky ones get dragged back to the cave , and again this where the strong aspect of the film , the unexpectedly again kicks in . having been stunned at who dies , we then see kids die . ok not everyone\u2019s cup of tea but there is a reason here , its not added on for shock value like some films do . when you fighting off survival and have these kids dressed in primitive clothes coming to attack you , what would you do , especially when they are holding knives and hatchets . you do anything to survive in those circumstances even though if it means killing young children . its not done in a gruesome way as well , its what would happen if normal people are confronted with blood thirsty children .\njack / lucky : yeah , that\u2019s a great horror film . dennis : jack , what about you ? jack : you\u2019ve nailed most of them already . i thought a serbian film was pretty damn disturbing . really nasty . the first time i watched it i wasn\u2019t real fond of it , but i was a little drunk . ( laughs ) but i watched it a second time and there\u2019s this strange , real intelligence going on in it . and it\u2019s really pretty vile , but it wants to disturb you . and i think it\u2019s not just the next slasher flick or the next \u201csaw 12 . \u201d it\u2019s got more on its mind than that . and the other one recently that disturbed me\u2026 umm , what was it , \u201ccaterpillar man ? \u201d all three of us answer at the same time : \u201chuman centipede ? \u201d\na disturbingly graphic , nightmarish tale of sadistic mayhem , as a nomadic clan of feral cannibals cross paths with two young families staying in a coastal cottage . it seems like there is no limit to the level of on - screen atrocities we are subjected to in this film ; people are raped , tortured , and eaten alive , and children are brutally slain in full gory glory . it got to a point where it was almost too much for me , but luckily i stuck with it to it ' s conclusion and i ' m glad i did . because for all it ' s gleeful brutality , i thought it was a pretty engrossing film and had a fair amount of thrills and suspense to keep me entertained throughout the most part . you ' ll definitely need a strong stomach for this one though , you have been warned .\nthe fx in offspring are also done quite well there is plenty of the red stuff for all of the gore hounds out there . since the children mostly use knives and hatchets for their acts of carnage it does get pretty messy . there is of course the disembowelment scene i mentioned above but there is also a frightening scene in which amy is forced to breast feed one of the cannibal tribes stolen children which could easily make any viewers skin crawl . if that\u2019s not enough for you there is a brutal scalping ( if you can call it that ) and a scene where the children put sharpened teeth over their own only to brutally bite and tear away the flesh of one of their victims .\nso lets get to steve . now this is the clever part of the film . an ex husband of one of the family who get attacked and who is on his way to the house to cause trouble , he really is a disgusting excuse of a human being . when we first meet him , he picks up a female hitchhiker and then sexually assaults her . by the time he gets sucked into all the terror , the film makes you think who is the most brutal human being . these things that only know one way of living and at no fault of their own , or this man , that does things in here that you can can not help but shake your head in disbelief . when the two attitudes clash , it brings a scene of shockness to the lengths at which steve goes to and its this theme that harks back to the 70\u2019s when this social debate was a strong fore in horror films .\nviewing offspring is a lot like a riding a rollercoaster , granted it\u2019s a very messy one . the initial jump before the credits is enough to tide you over while andrew van den houten begins to set up the story for you . the characters are very likeable , even the child luke ( normally characters like him annoy me in these types of films ) and you actually start to worry and care about them as their evening gets progressively worse . the cannibalistic children also get ample screen time where the viewer gets to see exactly how the group lives and communicates with each other . the character stephen however is nothing but a creep ; this is displayed in several scenes . the most noted scene however is when stephen picks up a young hitchhiker who is on her way to see her boyfriend .\nnot completely without it ' s merits , but most of them are buried below a sea of shit . i like jack ketchum , his stories do have an extra something . the script is let down by some poor acting and hilariously awkward moments that just don ' t fit . you can set up a character as a slimeball without such a heavy handed pervert / hitchhiker scene . the acting from the offspring / wild people is comic at best . one boy jumps into shot going\nhee hee hee\n, like some pantomime witch . the gore is done rather well , and there were nice parts , such as the first kill . it made a nice and chilling change to see a scene not played for jumps , but for the awkward silence . perhaps worth a watch , as it is short .\na decade after the sheriff of dead river , maine killed a murderous clan of cannibalistic savages , the nightmare returns to the sleepy small town in this brutal screen adaptation of jack ketchum ' s terrifying novel ( originally penned as a follow - up to his 1980 fiction debut off - season ) . ketchum adapts his novel for the screen in a film directed by andrew van den houten ( who previously produced the feature adaptation of ketchum ' s the girl next door ) . ~ jason buchanan , rovi\nthe fourth , and least of the brutally violent novels by jack ketchum adapted for the screen . the sequel novel to ketchum ' s earlier ' off season ' , this follow up was commissioned since the other was tied up in rights issues . i ' ve read neither book , but judging from the film itself , it doesn ' t seem to be a requirement to have read the prior tome . still , this movie version is a strange potpourri of graphic violence and italian cannibal movie conventions .\nthe viewer is then of course introduced to the halbard\u2019s who seem to be a nice couple . during david and amy\u2019s morning routine david mentions that he saw a strange young girl at the edge of their field , strange because she appeared to be naked from the waist up . amy then mentions to david that claire is coming up to visit with her son luke , both show signs that they really do not like claire\u2019s husband stephen and there is of course good reason all revealed later in the film .\nof course the police begin to investigate the murder and call in a seasoned vet named george peters to help them on the case . george is your stereotypical \u201ci\u2019m no longer on the force so i\u2019m going to drink a lot and drop a lot of one liners\u201d type of characters , very similar to the detectives in the film the lost . the police of course link the murders to the events eleven years ago and instantly they put a posse together and begin to search the coast line for the clans hide out so that they can stop the carnage before it starts again .\noffspring starts by showing a drunken woman returning from the bar back to her house . the woman stumbles around drunkenly in her yard before she goes inside her house . once inside her house though she sees a sight that will strike fear into any parent\u2019s heart . a group of children have invaded the house and are eating the babysitter who was left with her infant . it only takes a few seconds before these wild children ( they are dressed in leather and furs and look as if they have spent most of their lives in the wild ) turn to attack the woman . all of this happens before the opening credits begin to roll and this is one time that you should really pay attention to the opening credits because as they are played the viewer is shown various news paper clippings that tell the story from the off - season novel in a way to catch the viewer up to speed ( the events take place eleven years after the novel ) .\n\u201cthe woman is an exploration of the very definition of horror . it is designed to incite feelings of fear , shock , nervousness , dismay , anxiety and disgust . it is designed to make you question what it is to be civilized , what it is to be feral and all the shades of gray in between . on a surface level , the film will make you jump , it will make you squirm and , for the more sensitive , it might even induce nausea . it will make you question my intentions in making it , as well as your own desire to watch it .\nsince my mother sat me down at the age of five years of age and watched a little called halloween , i have been hooked on horror . there is no other genre that gets me excited and takes me to the edge of entertainment . i watch everything from old , new , to cheap and blockbusters , but i promise all my readers that i will always give an honest opinion , and i hope whoever reads this review section , will find a film that they too can love as much as i do ! have fun reading , and please do have nightmares ! ! ! ! ! !\ni ' ve been a huge movie buff since childhood catching old horror and monster flicks on shock theater and kung fu movies at the drive - in during the late 70 ' s and early 80 ' s . i ' ve had a long time fascination with , and appreciate all genres of fantastic cinema , good and bad . one fans cheese is another fans juicy steak . i like both equally and seldom find a film i truly dislike as i will find something of interest in just about anything . the bulk of the films or tv series ' seen here are mostly from my childhood , or films i own in what has become an amazing colossal dvd collection .\nwhat i liked about this horror and also what is the strongest aspect of the entire film , is that there are moments when the word unexpected will soak into your brain . what is the normal trait of all horrors are totally ignored , one point that emphasis this is that at the beginning we spend an enormous amount of time with one character who we all think must be the hero of the piece . the build up is quite nice , and just when you think that this one human will fight back , we are stunned by the fact that they die so brutally and harshly . it was that on that moment when this horror put me on a path of uncertainly and the unknown , and for that , i can only admire it .\nfor such uncertainly we do start with certainly , in a title sequence that is becoming a norm for horrors these days . newspaper cut outs in which you probably have to read , tell the story of a lighthouse family who went missing over 100 years ago in a storm . never to be found , over the years people , especially children have gone missing never to be seen again , and the myth is that the missing family survived the storm that engulfed the area and lived in the dense forest . over the years and a lot of inbreeding , they now live us cannibals , and their need for human flesh , results in many innocent people being killed and eaten . they also have a bizarre upbringing rule of stealing children to either have as their own or to kill , for the latter reason the film never quite explains . it is this rule that brings them to the family of the halbards , who have friends over and a newborn baby .\nalso , ketchum\u2019s script ( adapted from his own novel , something the credit designer decided to split into two separate title cards for some goddamn reason ) is overly vile , for no reason . there\u2019s an ex - husband character who we hate before we even meet him , because we know he slapped the wife around and forgot his kid\u2019s birthday . so why spend five minutes on a scene where he picks up a teenage hitchhiker and tries to seduce her ( and then throws her out of his car when she refuses , but not before groping her breast ) ? this is time that can be spent further developing the \u201chero\u201d guy . then , later in the film , he sells out his ex to the cannibals , and smirks as they rape her . again - why ? like we don\u2019t already hate this guy ? and then they don\u2019t even offer us a particularly nasty demise for the asshole . he should have been castrated or torn to shreds by the children , but nope , he gets a simple decapitation . big deal .\nalong with tenacious producer andrew van den houten and a talented cast and crew , the team spent the next two years bringing the project out of the murky woods and into light . but what exactly was ambling its way out of those dark groves ? and were we really prepared to see it in the flesh ?\nand moments after the end credits began to roll , this happened . . .\ni watched the above the clip early monday morning and like most people who have seen it , was immediately transfixed by this upset man ' s rant in the lobby of the theater . i felt we had something special in our hands with this clip . something that would touch a nerve with people and boil up feelings of intense curiosity , doubt and fear . so i went ahead and tweeted the clip out to over 305 , 000 of chuck palahniuk ' s followers on twitter . i then did the same thing to about 260 , 000 of his fans on facebook . and i guess a lot of other sites did the same , because pretty soon the video went viral . as of my typing this , it ' s about to hit 50 , 000 views in under a week .\na day later , i was on the phone with andrew and lucky ( still in park city at the time ) and jack , via snowy nyc , in a four way call that lasted almost 90 mins . here , for the first time , is the exclusive reaction and backstory to what went down that cold night in utah , from all three of them . i started with andrew and jack , as lucky was running a little late due to another interview with the la times .\njack : yeah , that\u2019s pretty whacky too . so i like those both . dennis : alright , final question . and this one is solely for the filmmakers : what\u2019s your favorite jack ketchum novel ? lucky : ( thinks long ) the woman . ( laughs ) dennis : hey , that\u2019s not a fair answer . lucky : ha , no . i\u2019d say the girl next door . it\u2019s one of the most powerful pieces of writing i\u2019ve ever experienced . it\u2019s the roughest thing i\u2019ve ever read . but it felt so worth it by the time i got to the end of it because of what it means . it\u2019s just beauty , the fact that you can do that with just ink on paper , it just blows my mind . i\u2019m so in awe of that writing . there\u2019s just nothing like it . andrew : yeah , i\u2019d agree with that too .\ngood interview . i didn ' t love may , but am very interested in the woman . not even based on the controversy or the adverse reactions , but based on what has been said by the people who have come to its defense .\nawesome insights . just a heads - up , the spanish festival is called\nsitges\nnot\nstiges\n. it takes place in sitges , a town in catalonia , and it is awesome .\nimportant disclaimer : although this is chuck palahniuk\u2019s official website , we are in essence , more an official \u2018fansite . \u2019 chuck palahniuk himself does not own nor run this website . nor did he create it . it was started by dennis widmyer , who is the webmaster and editor of most of the content . chuck palahniuk himself should not be held accountable nor liable for any of the content posted on this website . the opinions expressed in the news updates , content pages and message boards are not the opinions of chuck palahniuk nor his publishers . if you are trying to contact chuck palahniuk , sending emails to this website will not get you there . you should instead , take the more professional route of contacting his publicist at doubleday .\nits heart is firmly in the explortation area\u2026 . there is something quite alright about this horror that many will call just another the hills have eyes rip off !\nplease forgive me as well , i usually manage to put all the name of the characters in my reviews but its very hard here . with names of rabbit , first stolen and eartheater , it was quite impossible to know who was playing who , the only person i pinpointed was the character of steven played by eriick kastel but i get to the reason for that in a bit !\noverall : 70\u2019s horror revisited , this may be a clone to many superior films of this nature , but it delivers when required , and not many horror films make you root for characters who kill little kids\u2026\u2026\u2026 .\ncurrently you have javascript disabled . in order to post comments , please make sure javascript and cookies are enabled , and reload the page . click here for instructions on how to enable javascript in your browser .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nwhen a successful country lawyer captures and attempts to\ncivilize\nthe last remaining member of a violent clan that has roamed the northeast coast for decades , he puts the lives of his family in jeopardy .\nhanging out at some campgrounds one nice summer day , 19 - year - old ray pye decides to murder two young women . his friends , jen and tim , witness the murder and help him cover it up . four years . . . see full summary \u00bb\na wall street trader who is obsessed with snuff films thinks he sees an old girlfriend starring in one .\ntwo high school boys discover an imprisoned woman in an abandoned mental asylum who cannot die .\njug face tells the story of a pregnant teen trying to escape a backwoods community when she discovers that she may be sacrificed to a creature in a pit .\nbased on the jack ketchum novel of the same name , the girl next door follows the unspeakable torture and abuses committed on a teenage girl in the care of her aunt . . . and the boys who witness and fail to report the crime .\nmum and dad , and their ' adopted ' children , birdie & elbie , work at the airport . the family live off whatever they scavenge from cargo holds , offices and hotels - including a steady stream . . . see full summary \u00bb\na mysterious nomad known as the\nartist\npractices a dark art form passed down through the generations .\ntwo young couples head into the new guinea wilderness in an effort to find michael rockefeller , the heir to the rockefeller fortune who disappeared in 1961 .\na maniacal clown named art , terrorizes three young women on halloween night and everyone else who stands in his way .\nsurvivors of a feral flesh - eating clan are chowing their way through the locals . amy halbard and claire carey strive to survive their abduction by the cannibals and save their children . a subplot involving claire ' s despicable husband , steven , gives an opportunity to cleverly compare predatory civilized folk to the appetite - driven primitives .\nalthough the setting is to be around dead river , maine ( the characters point out the region around machias ) , the scene where the police and former policeman / investigator george are discussing the whereabouts of the killers , the police cars in the scene are a sheriff ' s vehicle and a clearly marked michigan police car - complete with the lower and upper peninsulas displayed on the front quarter panel .\n: bad hunt . we are cursed ! baby powerful . baby life ! life release through blood . only blood ! blood give us power . no blood take our power . baby die in shit and urine !\n12 of 28 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nr ( for strong bloody violence and gore , disturbing situations , language , nudity and some sexuality . )\nfor whatever reason , these jack ketchum adaptations never gel for me . this one has moments , but still fails to build suspense . the cast is game .\nthis is from the ghost house underground series , and this is by far there grosses movie to date . this is extreme slasher , and pretty gross . hate little horror kids and this one is jammed pack with them . worst then the move little children , would keep this one out of the hands of expecting mothers . 4 stars\nchase williamson teams up with lauren ashley carter and matt mercer in horror thriller , artik .\ninvisible woman , mr . fantastic , the thing , & human torch by artgerm\n10 year anniversary : a look back at horrornews . net , the tech , and where we are !\nnew book of illustrated \u201cscary stories to tell in the light\u201d launching on kickstarter june 11th . * fully funded * as of 6 / 20 / 18\ndavid and amy halbard are your typical nice american family ; they have even recently added an addition to their clan by having a baby . amy\u2019s friend claire comes to visit bringing her son luke with her , as well as some excess baggage . claire has been having some troubles with her husband stephen , it seems stephen not only beats his wife when he has been drinking he is also on the run from the law . a call from stephen letting claire and the halbards know that he is on his way is the least of their worries however . there is a clan of cannibalistic children who are tearing up the coastline and killing all in their way and stealing their infants . guess stephen is the least of their worries now .\nwhen claire arrives she talks to amy and tells her about all of her troubles . claire has a lot of troubles way beyond the fact that stephen was abusive to her , he also got her in trouble with the irs and now he\u2019s ran off . claire hasn\u2019t heard from him in quite a while ( she mentions in one scene that luke still has stephens christmas present wrapped up waiting to give it to him ) so it is a big surprise when he calls the halbard house and informs him that he is coming to visit . david upon finding out immediately calls the police to report that the criminal is in fact coming to their house . while on the phone the receptionist at the police department informs david that there was a murder , so the police force is running on a skeletal crew and suggests that if david has a gun he stand guard ready to shoot stephen or anyone else that he doesn\u2019t recognize on his property . david shrugs this off not seeing himself as a tough guy and it really is ashamed he does because in the next few hours he really is going to wish he listened to the receptionist .\nthe films main jump start though is a very brutal home invasion sequence in which the cannibalistic children storm into the halbard\u2019s house . the scene is chaotic and quite bloody ; one of the characters is disemboweled while another is tied up forced to watch the brutal act .\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\nit needs to be insisted on that horror films are not for the morbid , they ' re for the life - lovers .\nso after seeing the video of the guy freaking out at the screening of\nthe woman\nat sundance and his six - minute tirade against it at some sundance dude after getting kicked out , i really want to see\nthe woman .\nbut that movie seems to have fallen into the strange , gaseous ether of movies that people hated at sundance , and searching for a nationwide release date for it turns up bupkiss . instead i turn my attention back to\nthe sequel starts off with a grisly murder of three people by the children of the cannibal clan , which sets the local police and one harried ex - cop whose dealt with their damage before off on a mission to find the family and stop them for good . meanwhile , david and amy halbard ( a young couple with an infant daughter ) and their houseguests claire and young luke must fight against the bloodthirsty killers , while also dealing with claire ' s psycho soon - to - be ex - husband .\n. but even that one , though it had great actors in the main roles , fell a little flat in some respects . i just feel like ketchum ' s work has not gotten the treatment it deserves by movie standards . is his work too disturbing ? gore is all over the place in movies nowadays but the underlying subject matter is perhaps what people can ' t handle about him .\ni ' m a little - but not totally - put off by the look of the cannibals . with their crazy afro hair and dress that makes them look like aboriginal headhunters or something , it ' s a bit too on the nose . why don ' t they just wear the clothes of the people they kill ? how do they even know how to make their fur bikinis and crop tops ? also they speak in their own cave - people language which is funny , but if they were the descendants of lighthouse people or whatever , wouldn ' t they have known english and passed it on to the rest of the clan ? just sayin ' ."]}
{"id": 115229, "summary": [{"text": "newspaper boy is a malayalam \u2013 language indian film released in 1955 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it is the first neo realistic movie in the language .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film , a drama of stark realism , narrates the life of the common man on the street .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film is noteworthy in that the entire production programme from script-writing to direction was controlled and executed by students .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the group of students were from adarsh kalamandir and was written and directed by p. ramdas .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the screenplay was based on a short story written by ramadas himself .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "though the film had a shoestring budget of \u20b9 175,000 ( us$ 2,600 ) , featured mostly amateur actors , and was made by an inexperienced crew , newspaper boy was a critical success .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "influenced by italian neorealism , the film is also remembered for being the world 's first commercial film made by students . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "newspaper boy ( 1955 film )", "paragraphs": ["guru dutt ' s 1955 film mr . and mrs . 55 opens with a newspaper boy ' s full - throated sales pitch :\np . ramadas directed newspaper boy in 1955 , at the age of 22 , while he was still a student .\nnewspaper boy ( 1955 ) : india ' s first neorealistic film . the film drew its inspiration from italian neorealism and was released a few months before satyajit ray ' s debut film pather panchali , another neo - realistic film .\nteddy boy mike waits for his friend pat on a cleared bombsite , london 1955 .\nsee today ' s front and back pages , download the newspaper , order back issues and use the historic daily express newspaper archive .\np . ramdas passed away on 27th march 2014 . you can watch a documentary on the making of newspaper boy below , named\nlocal dance in peterborough 1955 with roy bradley ( a teddy boy wearing a drape jacket ) on the far right .\nfirst malayalam as well as south indian film to win the national film award for best feature film . and the first film to participate in an international film festival .\n. till the 1950s , malayalam film didn ' t see many talented film directors . the milestone film\nphotograph of teddy boy , arthur fisher aged 17 from salford , lancashire on a salford lad ' s club camp in 1955 .\nwalt started mckinley high school in 1917 and he began to draw for the student newspaper . his\nthat , the ability for many of us to recreate the look of the pre - 1955 teddy boy - 59 years or more later .\nnewspaper boy is a malayalam\u2013language indian film released in 1955 . it is the first neo realistic movie in the language . the film , a drama of stark realism , narrates the life of the common man on the street . the film is noteworthy in that the entire production programme from script - writing to direction was controlled and executed by students .\nleonard sims , a young teddy boy sports his newly tailored drape jacket with flap button - down pockets . the photograph was part of an article published in the daily mirror newspaper on friday 13th november 1955 entitled why i wear these togs .\nthe man who arranged malayalam cinema\u2019s maiden tryst with neo - realism is no more . p . ramadas , maker of newspaper boy , considered the first neorealist experiment in malayalam , newspaper boy was released a few months before the world saw a new kind of indian cinema , a luminous masterpiece , through satyajit ray\u2019s pather panchali .\nrobert mitchum in the night of the hunter ( 1955 ) . photograph : bfi\nwhile ray went on to became one of the most celebrated film makers of the world , the same did not happen with p . ramdas , the young director of newspaper boy who produced this films with a group of students from thrissur , kerala . p . ramdas went on to direct two other films , sadly none of them created the impact which newspaper boy had .\nthis thriller about the battle for control of a newspaper is quite intriguing and boasts a starry cast .\n\u201c newspaper boy was ahead of its time , \u201d ramadas once claimed . \u201cthe malayali audience was not ready for it at the time of its release . \u201d newspaper boy was a costly experiment for him . it cost rs . 1 . 75 lakh . ramdas lost all the money , but was happy that he made malayalam cinema richer .\nmichael bonner , the film editor for music and film magazine uncut , agrees .\nthe first malayalam film competed for palme d ' or of cannes film festival .\nwalk down memory lane : actor adoor pankajam along with the director of ` newspaper boy , ' p . ramdas , at the meeting organised to mark the 50th year of release of the film in kochi on friday .\nit was released on may 13 , 1955 , in eight cinemas across the state .\n10 film plot holes that need some explaining . . . | film | the guardian\nfilm songs , and that habit has stayed with them till now . the history of malayalam film songs begins with the 1948 film\nat elephant & castle , south london , july 1955 - note the unusually long sideburns of the teddy boy with the double - breasted waistcoat for the period .\na ticket for the press preview / media opening of disneyland on july 17 , 1955 .\ndefinition of a cult film : a film watched by 100 people 10 , 000 times .\njerry barker finds a lost boy whose rich father is extorted into paying a ransom for his return but the boy accidentally dies and jerry goes to prison .\nthe new york times newspaper for july 19 , 1955 , reinforced that july 18 was the opening day with 15 , 000 guests and waiting times of up to an hour for attractions , purchasing merchandise or eating .\nrobert mitchum and billy chapin in the night of the hunter ( 1955 ) . photograph : bfi\nclip from the great yarmouth teddy boy weekender in 1994 taken by paul mcquarrie .\nworld war , 1914 - 1918 - - war work - - boy scouts .\nworld war , 1939 - 1945 - - war work - - boy scouts .\nthe present\nfollows the story of a boy and his new puppy .\norganizations such as kerala film producers association , kerala film distributors association , kerala cine exhibitors federation and kerala film exhibitors association have coordinated work stoppages .\naccording to ' boppin brian ' spilsbury , it was in late 1981 / early 1982 that ray ferris and him had decided to go and research the true edwardian style at the manchester central library newspaper archives . this was the begining of the move back to the original pre 1955 teddy boy style and these teddy boys were actually at the forefront of re - discovering their teddy boy roots .\nthe 1955 movie \u201cpicnic\u201d was filmed there , making it one of the most famous bridges in kansas .\nteddy boy george lamont in a black and white ' dog - tooth ' drape jacket with black velvet collar and cuffs with his girlfriend , teddy girl edna hockridge , aberdeen scotland 1955 .\nrescued from a plane , an american boy ( jon provost ) sets out with a japanese boy to find his parents ( teresa wright , cameron mitchell ) in tokyo .\ncollection title : boy scouts of america . old hickory council records , 1912 - 2001\nin the 1970s , the malayalam film industry saw the rise of film societies . it triggered a new\nthe los angeles times newspaper for july 19 , 1955 , stated : \u201cplagued by opening - day jitters , walt disney\u2019s fabulous disneyland yesterday threw open its gates to an eager and waiting public . fittingly enough , the first two customers were a 7 - year - old boy and a 5 - year - old girl . \u201d\nfirst malayalam film produced by collecting fund from public . the only south indian film to feature in british film institute ' s top 10 indian films list .\nrichard wooley with paul culshaw and fiona in the 1980 ' s sporting the authentic pre - 1955 image .\n- 1955 style of dress , which had become bastardised and become somewhat lost during the annals of time .\n1955 was always considered as turning point in indian cinema . that year saw satyajit ray \u2018s pather panchali being released , meanwhile in kerala just a few months before that a neo - realistic film newspaper boy was released which did not make much waves , but the similarity between both films cannot be ignored . both films used non professional actors , and both were made by debut directors .\nso you can ' t call usual suspects a cult film . that ' s film noir .\nconsidered the first mature film in malayalam . the film excelled in direction , screenplay , acting and music .\nthe lonely wife of a newspaper editor falls in love with her visiting cousin - in - law , who shares her love for literature .\nhis job at the newspaper put him in contact with tennessee williams , author of \u201cthe glass menagerie , \u201d who encouraged inge to write .\ncosh boy\nstarring james kenny , joan collins , hermionie baddeley , hermioine gingold , betty ann davis and robert ayres . the film was b\nthere are many reasons to celebrate rebel without a cause , the epochal 1955 film that screenwriter stewart stern called \u201cthe story of a generation that grew up overnight . \u201d\nrichard woolley , paul culshaw , simon moon and fiona somewhere in london portraying the original pre - 1955 image .\ncharles laughton directing robert mitchum and peter graves in the night of the hunter ( 1955 ) . photograph : bfi\nadvertisement for tv show about disneyland . [ kansas city star . july 17 , 1955 . p . 11e ]\nadvertisement for tv show about disneyland . [ kansas city star . july 17 , 1955 . p . 2e ]\nthe film engendered controversy ( and efforts at suppression in early 1941 through intimidation , blackmail , newspaper smears , discrediting and fbi investigations ) before it premiered in new york city on may 1 , 1941 , because it appeared to fictionalize and caricaturize certain events and individuals in the life of william randolph hearst - a powerful newspaper magnate and publisher .\nat 31st street and forest avenue . disney put an ad in the newspaper requesting artists who wanted to learn animation to come work for him .\nin 1954 , the film neelakuyil captured national interest by winning the president ' s silver medal . scripted by the well - known malayalam novelist uroob , and directed by p . bhaskaran and ramu kariat , it is often considered the first authentic malayali film . another notable production was newspaper boy ( 1955 ) , which contained elements of italian neorealism . this film is notable as the product of a group of amateur college filmmakers . it told the story of a printing press employee and his family being stricken with extreme poverty .\nfirst malayalam film to release with subtitles ( english ) in outside kerala , in other than film festival screenings .\n- note the teddy boy on the right with the drape with the half - moon pockets .\nitems relating to camp raven knob , publicity materials for british boy scouting , and other items .\nnotably , another group of then young teddy boys from the farnborough and north camp area of hampshire - paul culshaw , jerry lunn , richard wooley and frankie calland started to adopt the original pre - 1955 edwardian style . the farnborough group were also one of the first groups in the early 1980 ' s to reject the 1970 ' s teddy boy image and adopt the original edwardian pre 1955 teddy boy image to excellent effect .\nrobert mitchum in the night of the hunter , 1955 , based on a novel davis grubb and adapted by agee .\norea established its first film awards ceremonies in the 1950s , as the film industry began its post - war recovery . the decade saw the establishment of the seoul cultural awards ( launched in 1955 by the city of seoul ) , the golden dragon awards ( launched in 1955 by a group of filmmakers ) , the buil awards ( launched in 1958 by\n, one of korea ' s most conservative right - wing newspapers . several film companies , notably east film which produced\njazz saxophonist charlie\nbird\nparker ( forest whitaker ) lives fast and self - destructs , dead at 34 in 1955 . the film won an oscar for best sound mixing .\ntill the 1950s , malayalam film didn ' t see many talented film directors . the milestone film neelakkuyil ( 1954 ) , directed by ramu karyat and p . bhaskaran , shed a lot of limelight over its directors . ramu karyat went on to become a celebrated director in the 1960s and 1970s . p . bhaskaran also directed a few acclaimed films in the 1960s . the cameraman of neelakkuyil , a . vincent , also became a noted director of the 1960s and 1970s . [ 17 ] another noted director of the 1950s was p . ramadas , the director of the neorealistic film newspaper boy ( 1955 ) .\nassemble a collection of newspaper clippings and magazine articles about changes that are occurring on the african continent . discuss these stories in relation to the segment of the film that deals with wright ' s visit to africa .\nan ad in the july 15 , 1955 , los angeles times indicated that disney ' s opening day was july 18 .\n\u201c disneyland preview and meeting at the summit . \u201d kansas city star . july 17 , 1955 . p . 2e .\na teddy boy dances with his girl at the royalty mecca dance hall , tottenham , london 1954 .\nthe 1970 ' s - the new age of the teddy boy and the emergence of rockabilly music .\n1955 : nominations : best supp . actor ( sal mineo ) , supp . actress ( natalie wood ) , motion picture story\nfor more than 35 years , the disney company and international media have touted that disneyland opened on july 17 , 1955 . the date appears in books , newspaper and magazine articles and is used as the key date for the beginning of all the disneyland anniversary celebrations in the last few decades .\na young teddy boy - george taken in the traditional terraced streets of salford , lancashire - mid fifties .\npinoeered\nnew - wave cinema movement\nin malayalam . first malayalam film to win the national film award for best direction .\nhowever , a number of army and air force units did everything they could to knock this teddy boy style out of their squaddies and airmen with limited success . here is an example of this from the daily mirror , june 11th 1955 :\ncrew : ( color ) widescreen . available on vhs , dvd . original review text from 1955 . running time : 111 min .\nhalstead\u2019s swinging bridge in riverside park gained fame in the 1955 movie \u201cpicnic , \u201d starring william holden , rosalind russell and kim novak .\ndescription of unidentified parcel of land , family camping directory , brochures on in - school boy and girl scouting .\nhis movies and his theme parks . the mickey mouse club began october 3 , 1955 , and ran until 1959 on abc . episodes of\nhowever , during the seventies and eighties due to the influence of the ' glam image ' that had infiltrated the teddy boy scene , the original teddy boy style had become largely diluted and to a large degree , somewhat lost .\nthe gossip columnist louella parsons persuaded her newspaper boss hearst that he was being slandered by rko and orson welles ' film when it was first previewed , so the hearst - owned newspapers ( and other media outlets ) pressured theatres to boycott the film and also threatened libel lawsuits . hearst also ordered his publications to completely ignore the film , and not accept advertising for other rko projects .\nmost straight reviewers of rebel didn\u2019t pick up on anything beyond boy - meets - girl in the romantic entanglements , even as they recognized the effect the film would have on young viewers .\ntwo sisters torment each other , while a boy wanders around the corridors of a hotel among old people and dwarves .\ncosh boy , the clothes they wore and the fact that the general population regarded them as a menace to society .\n10th october 1953 : london gang member colin donellan dressed in fashionable edwardian teddy boy style outside a cecil gee shop .\nthe return in the prominence of the teddy boy and the so called rock ' n ' roll revival - 1967 .\nreview :\na bullet for joey\n( 1955 ) starring edward g . robinson and george raft ; blu - ray edition from kino lorber\nso to see teddy boys strutting their stuff in eccles was nothing new and was in - keeping with the character of the town . at that time during the seventies and early eighties , eccles was a place that had changed little since the fifties and was an appropriate place for this to happen . eccles teddy boy , ray ferris was to be the first person to spearhead this move back to the original pre 1955 teddy boy style , after co - opting second generation manchester teddy boy , boppin ' brian spilsbury .\nt . e . d . s . brought the teds together as one force and with the media interest in the group , managed to spread the word throughout the teddy boy scene and beyond . this is why this group were successful where the others were not in promoting a more original and authentic style of teddy boy clothing amongst the whole of the teddy boy movement .\na number of teddy boys still prefer to maintain the 1970 ' s image and of course as a unified movement , there is room for these teds to take their rightful place within the teddy boy movement . although the teddy boy has a certain way of dressing based on a common theme , there is no right or wrong dress code that dictates what style a teddy boy should be wearing , because at the end of it all the teddy boy is an individual and most ostensively - a rebel !\nthe first 3 - d film produced in india , my dear kuttichathan ( 1984 ) , was made in malayalam . [ 1 ] the first cinemascope film produced in south india was the malayalam film thacholi ambu ( 1978 ) . [ 2 ] the world ' s first film with just one actor in the star cast was the malayalam film the guard ( 2001 ) .\namma ariyan ( 1986 ) : the first film made in india with money collected from the public . the film was produced by odessa collective , founded by the director of the film john abraham and friends . the fund was raised by collecting donations and screening charlie chaplin ' s film the kid .\nthe film opens distinctly with scenes of urban singapore , first in the downtown area \u2013 the clock tower of victoria memorial hall , anderson bridge and a panoramic shot of the esplanade park ( queen elizabeth walk ) \u2013 before cutting to scenes shot in the vicinity of the katong / joo chiat area . there , a newspaper boy peddles newspapers on the move along ceylon road , makes a turn at the junction with east coast road ( where 328 katong laksa is today ) , picks up pace and begins running down east coast road , waving the newspaper sheets in the air to attract buyers . he passes a cold storage outlet ( its katong \u201cretail sub - depot\u201d [ as named in newspaper ads from the 1920s ] , or \u201csub - branch\u201d [ in ads from the 1950s ] ) .\nin the short film , which is based on a comic book strip by a brazilian artist named fabio coala cavalcanti , the boy opens up a box from his mother to find a small , excited puppy inside . the boy ' s joy , however , quickly turns to disgust when he realizes the dog only has three legs .\nsummary : typical instance of the commercially successful realist bengali melodrama of this period , as a pop variation of what the later new theatres directors were doing after the war . a compositor in a printing press ( bannerjee ) brings his wife ( sen ) and son babla ( bhattacharya ) to calcutta . he has an accident and his overworked wife succumbs to tuberculosis . babla leaves school to work as a newspaper hawker . when he finds a purse full of money , he dutifully returns it to its owner and refuses to be helped . returning home , he finds his mother dead . widely advertised in the hindi market , the film was accurately described in filmfare ( 16 . 10 . 1953 ) as failing \u2018from sheer excess\u2019 . the film\u2019s malayalam remake , newspaper boy ( 1955 ) , was much more of a critical success .\nan edinburgh teddy boy in a two piece drape suit that is in need of a good pressing - mid 1950 ' s .\n\u201c rosebud . \u201d the mysterious final utterance of newspaper tycoon charles foster kane ( orson welles ) sparks a search for its meaning . except kane died alone . so who heard his dying words ?\nthe film was released at eight centres in 1955 . it was screened at jose theatre in thrissur ,\nmr . ramdas says . the movie narrated the life of the common man on the street .\ni would not say that the audience loved watching the film . for instance , they started hooting when we said that the film is beginning at the end of it .\nchillingly one film critic , reviewing the film before her murder , described the satanists as resembling\na small , far - out californian religious sect .\nto be considered for nomination in the best foreign film category for that year , making it the first film in malayalam to be chosen for oscar nomination .\na pretty decent film noir from fritz lang . while not nearly as massive a film as say m or metropolis , this is still a very well done film , even if it isn ' t perfect . this is part murder mystery and part a movie about the newspaper buisiness and to be honest i kinda would have prefered if they had chosen one or the other to focus on , preferably the murder mystery as i found that to be the most interesting aspect of this . the love story on the side i could have done without altogether . vincent price is in this as the useless son , who has inhearited this newspaper comapny from his recently deceased father , without having any clue of how to actually run a newspaper company . he ' s good in his role . i also liked the kid who played ' the lipstick killer ' . all in all a good film , that has some minor flaws but is worth watching for fans of fritz lang or film noir in general .\nfollowing his father ' s death , a boy leaves home to study in calcutta , while his mother must face a life alone .\nthe internet and the access of historical photographs and the interest in the roots of the british teddy boy , particularly the pre - 1955 era ( before the advent of rock ' n ' roll in britain ) has given the teddy boy movement a knowledge that the rank and file of teds never had previously . this new found knowledge has given the ability for the teds to rediscover themselves and where they came from and on top of\ndulquer salmaan , is an indian film actor who appears predominantly in malayalam films . referred sometimes as\ndq\n, he is the son of film actor mammootty\nin 1996 , a brief 3min 45 sec black and white film was made by photographer and film maker bruce weber entitled teddy boys of the edwardian drape society .\nsurely what makes a cult film is if the film achieves a\ncult following\nor not . nothing to do with a set of rules to follow .\nfirst copyright case in indian film industry as well as literature publishing of kerala .\nfirst malayalam film to get a home video release in blu - ray format .\npadayottam ( 1982 ) : india ' s first indigenously produced 70 mm film .\na disneyland advertisement in the los angeles times newspaper on friday , july 15 , 1955 , had this information : \u201copening\u2014disneyland , walt disney\u2019s magic kingdom , will officially open on monday , july 18th , and remain open every day during the summer from 10 a . m . to 10 p . m . beginning in the fall , disneyland will be closed on mondays . \u201d\na group of teddy boys find themselves with nowhere to go and hang around on the old kent road at elephant and castle , south london , 13th july 1955 .\nat the same time british audiences were also beginning to encounter american rock and roll , initially through films including blackboard jungle ( 1955 ) and rock around the clock ( 1955 ) . both movies contained the bill haley & his comets hit\nrock around the clock\n, which first entered the british charts in early 1955 - four months before it reached the us pop charts - topped the british charts later that year and again in 1956 , and helped identify rock and roll with teenage delinquency .\nhere is a fairly exciting , suspenseful and provocative , if also occasionally far - fetched , melodrama of unhappy youth on another delinquency kick . the plot bears no resemblance to the content of a book of the same title published a few years ago . the book was a clinical study of a withdrawn boy . the film presents a boy [ \u2026 ]\n\u201cwe don ' t even mail a postcard out of here without [ walt\u2019s personal ] \u2018ok\u2019 , \u201d meck told newspaper columnist james bacon , so walt approved the notion that july 18 was the official opening day .\nnewspaper revived the awards , and they have been held every year since . the hosting of the grand bell awards in the spring and the blue dragon awards in december tend to draw the most local press coverage .\n( 2013 ) became the first malayalam film to cross the 50 crores mark at the box office . the film was critically acclaimed and became remade in four languages .\nthe 70s saw the emergence of a new wave of cinema in malayalam . the growth of the film society movement in kerala introduced the works of the french and italian new wave directors to the discerning malayali film enthusiasts . adoor gopalakrishnan ' s first film , swayamvaram ( 1972 ) , brought malayalam cinema to the international film arena .\nmohanlal is an indian actor who works predominantly in south indian film industry . he has enacted a wide range of characters . mohanlal has done more than 300 movies and has bagged four national film awards and nine state film awards . . . . .\nthis heralded a new era for the teddy boy movement and during the late 1960 ' s and especially during the 1970 ' s teddy boy groups and rock n roll clubs and societies could be found throughout most of britain ' s main cities and towns as the momentum picked up .\nhe edwardian drape society have arguably along with other teddy boys , been responsible for holding the teddy boy movement together during the last 25 years .\na cult film is one that is not good enough to attract a large audience .\n( formerly madras ) , which then was the capital of the south indian film industry . by the late 1980s , the malayalam film industry returned and established itself in kerala\ndaniel founded the first film studio , the travancore national pictures limited , in kerala .\nbecame the first malayalam film to cross the 100 crores mark at the box office .\nfirst malayalam film to be submitted as india ' s official entry to the oscars to be considered for nomination in the best foreign language film category for the year 1997 .\nmy dear kuttichathan ( 1984 ) : india ' s first 3 - d film .\nrecently malayalam film industry is getting concentrated in kochi contrary to the trend in 80 ' s and 90 ' s when thiruvananthapuram was the base of malayalam film industry . most of the film shooting is nowadays done in kochi and its suburbs . [ edit ]\nmaterials relating to raven knob scout reservation ; film ( f - 4688 / 1 ) and videotape ( vt - 4688 / 1 ) versions of a snapshot album of raven knob , filmed 1 - 2 april 1955 ; and other items . about 50 items .\nramadas directed his film in 1955 at the age of 22 , while he was still a student . on may 5 , 1954 , the shooting was launched in thiruvananthapuram . g . v . raja , scholar and sports promoter , was present at the function .\non july 4 , 1955 , members of the club , along with their wives and children were invited to a special preview of disneyland for a total of roughly 90 people .\nthis remarkable disney film was based on the\nuncle remus\nstories in the late 1800s of joel chandler harris ( first published as columns in the atlanta constitution newspaper ) , and was presented as one of their earliest , innovative live - action and animation mixtures . the film ' s song\nzip - a - dee - doo - dah\nwon the academy award for best song .\nthere were reports of police investigations of teddy boy activity in camden town , and a detective superintendent was widely quoted as sending out a message to his men to\nfind every teddy boy , go into the pubs and dance halls and bring in the boys of that gang\n. a week later , a 21 year old was arrested and sent for trial , the same detective superintendent said at the preliminary hearing that the boy had an ' excellent ' character and was not a teddy boy . there was no evidence that he had been a member of a gang .\nthe era of colour films came to malayalam cinema with its first colour film , kandam bacha coat ( 1961 ) . chemmeen ( 1965 ) , directed by ramu kariat and based on a story by thakazhi sivasankara pillai , went on to become immensely popular , and became the first malayalam film to win the national film award for best feature film .\nsurely what makes a cult film is the following it generates from its fans .\ncult\nstatus is not something which a film critic can just hand a film like an award . so isn ' t this article a little off the mark or what ?\nthree eccles ( salford ) teds circa 1981 / 82 at mill brow , salford where a big teddy boy fight took place in the late 1950 ' s . teddy boy , bill evans talks about this fight in the book , teddy boys a concise history by ray ferris and julian lord . bill evans was actually in that fight . the three teds sporting the pre 1955 style in the photograph are dave cotton rip , ray ferris and wayne percival ( aka percy ) .\na texas ranger ( clint eastwood ) hunts an escaped convict ( kevin costner ) who takes a 7 - year - old boy hostage in 1963 .\nclearly not one to dwell on negative energy , the playful dog stumbles while he chases a ball around the room . he grows on the boy .\nbeing a native of thrissur , this was easy for ramadas . kurup helped the director find a boy , moni , to play the lead role .\nthe hitchcocks undertook an international publicity tour for the film during november and december 1955 , telling press that he had considered making his customary cameo appearance by playing the role of harry himself \u2014\nbut it is almost impossible to direct on your back\n. [ 39 ]\ndespite the variety of styles and differences in opinions within the teddy boy movement , one thing is for sure , the british teddy boy is likely to be around for a good few years to come and represents the first distinctive style that made teenagers in britain stand out and be different from the rest . the teddy boy ' s were the originators of a distinctive youth culture in britain and the first rebels against conformity and conventional style . they have continued to maintain that reputation to this day , standing out from the rest of society - the british teddy boy really has become a british cultural icon !\non july 13 , 1955 , walt disney hosted roughly 300 guests for the \u201ctempus fugit celebration\u201d of his 30 th wedding anniversary at frontierland\u2019s golden horseshoe saloon and on the mark twain riverboat .\ni would suggest that time makes a film into a cult film . i would define it as a film that wasn ' t mainstream or generally popular when first released but the few fans who did enjoy it - loved it . over time ( years normally ) , the number of these fans increases through word of mouth etc . and the film begins to enjoy cult status . remember , a film can be become a cult film just because it ' s so terrible thus proving there are many and varied reasons why fans love particular films .\ni would say a cult film is something that is ignored by the main stream and welcomed by a select few who really\nget\nthe film . films such as clerks .\nanother noted director of the 1950s was p . ramadas , the director of the neorealistic film\nf - 4688 / 2 : camp raven knob summer camp ceremony film , ca . 1965\nmoonnamathoral ( 2006 ) : first indian film to be shot and distributed in digital format .\nit was actually paul trainor from eccles ( near salford ) in 1981 who was the first teddy boy to actually start wearing the more authentic drape .\nafter her son is kidnapped and later found , a woman ( angelina jolie ) insists that the boy who was returned to her is not her child .\ntroop lists ; materials relating to the savings stamp and victory loan campaigns ; pamphlets , including the boy scout scheme in a nutshell ; and other items .\nadaminte makan abu , the award assembling drama film directed by salim ahamed , has been chosen as india ' s official entry to the academy awards to be considered for nomination in the best foreign film category for the year 2011 . it is is the second malayalam film to be nominated for the academy award for best foreign language film after rajiv anchal ' s guru .\nin addition to reviewing films , agee was also a groundbreaking screenwriter , adapting davis grubb\u2019s novel the night of the hunter into the vividly creepy 1955 movie of the same name , and also helping to adapt c . s . forester\u2019s novel the african queen into the 1951 film classic .\nnotable personalities directors malayalam cinema boasts many brilliant film directors , starting with j . c . daniel , the director and producer of the first malayalam film , vigathakumaran ( 1928 ) . unlike other indian films at that time , most of which were films based on the puranas , he chose to base his film on a social theme . though the film failed commercially , he paved way for the malayalam film industry and is widely considered the father of malayalam cinema .\nfilm script . translation of : le voleur de bicyclette . [ paris ] : l ' avant - sc\u00e8ne du cin\u00e9ma , 1967 . original italian language film entitled : ladri di biciclette .\nlist of council officers ; membership reports ; correspondence indicating the retirement of roscoe stevens as scout executive and his replacement by ted kellogg ; long - range camping committee report ; operating income and expense summaries ; newspaper clipping about silver beaver award winners .\nhow the hell can we allow these hep cats to outdo the british teddy boy in terms of authentic clothing , we need to do something about this ! .\nwrite an assessment of richard wright : black boy with regard to its usefulness in showing connections between the facts of a writer ' s life and his works .\nthe future of the teddy boy movement will be determined by a new generation and this photograph although made to look like it was taken in 1955 was actually taken on saturday 5th july 2014 outside the famous tramway hotel , , pakefield , lowestoft , england . pictured left to right are young dublin teddy boys , daire kimmage , connor brennan and lee cummings .\non saturday , july 16 , 1955 , there was a special performance of the golden horseshoe revue show at disneyland for representatives of its corporate sponsor , pepsi cola , and some other invited guests .\nincluded in the toronto international film festival ' s essential 100 , movies every cinephile should see .\ndonnie darko a cult film ? i think that it is an insult to the definition ' cult film ' and any films that appear in the list . shallow , incohesive and overrated maybe .\nin 1973 m . t . vasudevan nair who was by then recognized as an important author in malayalam , directed his first film nirmalyam , which won the national film award for best feature film . g . aravindan followed adoor ' s lead with his uttarayanam in 1974 . k . p . kumaran ' s adhithi ( 1974 ) was another film which was acclaimed by the critics .\ntwo photographs of african - american boy scouts and other youth groups associated with the mount zion baptist church , winston - salem , n . c . , 1940s and 1950s , and a compact disc containing scanned photographs of boy scouts from the wahissa lodge and camp raven knob taken during the 1970s , 1980s , and 1990s .\nthe difference between the emergence of the teddy boy in the 1950 ' s and the re - emergence of the teddy boy in 1967 is that the teddy boy of the 1950 ' s was a youth fashion statement against austerity and the beginning of the identity of the teenager in britain . as previously stated , teddy boys in the early 1950 ' s initially had no connection with rock ' n ' roll music until it arrived in britain in october 1955 . in 1967 however , teenagers had already become established throughout the fifties and sixties and the re - emergence of the teddy boy was directly connected with 1950 ' s rock ' n ' roll music . the interesting thing is that the teddy boys who led the revival were not teenagers , they were second generation teds in their mid twenties and in some cases original teddy boys in their early thirties .\nroy william hannam in 1956 at dunscroft near doncaster in the west riding of yorkshire , a real smart teddy boy ! ( photograph courtesy of mr . hugh finnegan )\nafter reading black boy , write your own autobiography . in what ways are the dominant images in wright ' s autobiography similar or dissimilar to those in your own ?\nalthough many incidents of hooliganism , violence and rowdyism were reported at face value . the press coverage of a murder that took place in may 1955 provides an example of the role played by the mass media . a sixty year old cypriot was killed by one of a group of four youths in a road in camden town . there was nothing about this unpleasant killing that indicated a ' typical ' teddy boy crime , yet almost all the newspapers which appeared on the following morning referred to the killer as a ' teddy boy ' .\nfollowing the kansas board of review of motion picture ' s decision to ban the film , the kansas state supreme court upheld the decision . ( three states , maryland , ohio , and kansas had banned the film . ) the state ' s censorship board had used current state censorship laws to ban the film and release it without a seal of approval . in the case of holmby productions v . vaughn brought up in a maryland court in 1953 , the blocking of the film ' s release by the maryland and kansas state censor boards was contested . in 1955 , the us supreme court unanimously overturned the ruling of the kansas supreme court to uphold the film ' s banning , declaring it unconstitutional . the film ' s court victory was one more indication that the influence of the production code was weakening . a pca seal of approval was granted to two of preminger ' s films in 1961 , the moon is blue ( 1953 ) and the man with the golden arm ( 1955 ) .\ncolin kennedy , editor of uk film magazine empire , argues that if kill bill is considered cult\nwe ' ve moved so far from my understanding of what a cult film to be\n.\ni cannot believe you have missed out withnail and i . the most cult film known to film . shame on you ! if you havn ' t seen it i have one suggestion . do !\nin the film , before the first women ' s meeting , the young woman who buys a newspaper in the opening scene , mona , the comic sidekick of the megalomaniac sita devi , informs the rustic , middle - aged house cleaner ,\nnanny ,\nthat the\ndivorce bill\nis going to pass . the house cleaner responds with sarcasm :\nbeing a cult film has nothing to do with budget , director , style or content - in fact , in today ' s world where the internet brings the opinions of the few to the masses the idea of a cult film is almost inaplicable - a cult film has a cult following . using logic and statistics , if you have heard of a film , then it cannot possibly be cult .\nmarthanda varma ( 1933 ) : the first indian historical drama film . the film was based on the life of marthanda varma , the maharajah of the indian princely state of travancore in the mid 18th century . marthanda varma was film adaptation of a novel in the same name by c . v . raman pillai , making it one of the first indian film adaptations from literature other than the puranas .\n( 1955 ) launched james dean ' s career even as it signaled its abrupt end . released just one month after dean died in a car accident near paso robles , california at the age of 24 ,\nyounger teds like george from south wales will be responsible for keeping the teddy boy movement alive in future years . george is pictured here at the wildest cats weekender in july 2014 and is wearing an authentic recreation of a pre - 1955 outfit featuring a plain black single link drape jacket , a burgundy brocade waistcoat with 15 3 / 4\npleated front trousers and oxford shoes .\nan unlikely friendship forms between a bigoted war veteran ( clint eastwood ) and an asian boy ( bee vang ) who tried to steal the man ' s treasured automobile .\nprithviraj sukumaran is an indian film actor , producer , and playback singer , who primarily works in the malayalam film industry . additionally , he has also associated with bollywood , tamil , and telugu industries .\nand his comets . it was the first major film to feature rock music on its sound track .\n, a businessman with no prior film experience , who is credited as the father of malayalam cinema .\no ' faaby ( 1993 ) : india ' s first live - action / animation hybrid film .\nthis \u2018running newspaper boy\u2019 sequence is but a lead - in to introduce the key characters of the film : the miserly rich man and the noble trishaw - puller . the rich man calls for a trishaw in front of a shophouse ( no . 111 east coast road ; cold storage was at no . 103 / 105 ) and p . ramlee\u2019s character\u2019s trishaw stops for him opposite the joo chiat police station . this sets up the first encounter between the main protagonist and antagonist , a precursor to the many animosities to come later in the movie .\nthe most famous venue in london during the early 1970 ' s was the famous ' black raven ' which was the main central london teddy boy pub in bishopgate street , london ec2 . the black raven finally closed its doors on saturday 16th august 1975 , however the pub actually started to become a teddy boy haunt from about 1965 / 1966 onwards .\nalthough teddy boys are associated with rock ' n ' roll music , the style actually came before the music . rock ' n ' roll was generally adopted by the young generation ( which of course included the teddy boys ) from 1955 when the film , blackboard jungle , was first shown in cinemas in the britain .\nnational service , unfortunately , aggravates the trouble . most boys regard it as a tiresome chore that has to be completed before life really begins . between school - leaving and call - up there is little incentive to settle down .\n- unknown newspaper column 1954 .\nthis group was known as ' the edwardian drape society ' or ' t . e . d . s . for short , and had been formed with the objective of taking a co - ordinated approach at encouraging those teds still around to start wearing a more authentic form of teddy boy clothing and to reclaim the original 1950 ' s teddy boy style .\n\u2026his first major success with blackboard jungle ( 1955 ) . based on a popular novel by evan hunter , the film is set in a new york city school terrorized by teenage hoodlums ( played by vic morrow and sidney poitier , among others ) until a new teacher ( glenn ford ) intervenes . extremely influential , the drama\u2026\nthe film was accused of drawing remarkable , unflattering , and uncomplimentary parallels ( especially in regards to the susan alexander kane character ) to real - life . the notorious battle was detailed in thomas lennon ' s and michael epstein ' s oscar - nominated documentary the battle over citizen kane ( 1996 ) , and it was retold in hbo ' s cable - tv film rko 281 ( 1999 ) ( the film ' s title referred to the project numbering for the film by the studio , before the film was formally titled ) .\na film like pulp fiction is not cult , as it played to massive audiences and was marketed accordingly .\n( 2014 ) became the first malayalam film to have a simultaneous release across the globe on 6 november .\nas with the delinquency kick generally , the switch - blade stuff and the unhappiness of kids ( typically the fault of their parents in such screen fiction ) there are newspaper clippings and other evidence in support of the \u201cchicken run\u201d phobia . the sequence is rooted in ghastly reality .\nmany teddy boys that have continued to maintain the 1970 ' s style of dress saw this as a form of dictatorship , by what they considered , as a group of elitest teds who wanted to become the teddy boy fashion police . however , this was never the intention - the reason was to simply return the style of the teddy boy back to the pre\napu , a young boy , lives in a small bengal village with his parents , his sister and aged aunt on the borderline of poverty . part 1 of the apu trilogy .\nsoon , however , it became a landmark film in the fight against film censorship after a unanimous supreme court decision in 1952 , in the case of burstyn v . wilson . it stated that the new york state board of regents could not ban the film - it declared movies a form of free speech . the court ruled that\nsacrilege\nwas too vague a censorship standard to be permitted under the first amendment . film was finally freed from federal censorship , although local censorship boards could still ban a film deemed ' objectionable ' .\n\u2026\u201crock around the clock\u201d in blackboard jungle ( 1955 ) , the power of rock and roll on film was obvious . hollywood , however , treated the new music as a fad , which director frank tashlin spoofed in the girl can\u2019t help it ( 1956 ) , the story of a talentless singer ( played by jayne mansfield ) who\u2026\nmany young men in the mid - fifties however could not actually afford to purchase the entire teddy boy outfit and would wear only elements of it . the shoes were an affordable part of the teddy boy style ; brothel creepers , lots of entwined leather on the top and thick crepe soles . that element spread as shoes were more readily available than the clothes themselves .\nbest picture 2004 old boy ( dir . park chan - wook ) best director : park chan - wook ( old boy ) best actress : kang hye - jung ( old boy ) best actor : jeong jae - young ( someone special ) best cinematography : jeong jeong - hoon ( old boy ) best screenplay : jang jin ( someone special ) best supporting actor : baek yoon - shik ( the big swindle ) best supporting actress : goh doo - shim ( my mother , the mermaid ) best new director : choi dong - hoon ( the big swindle ) best new actress : kwak ji - min ( samaritan girl ) best new actor : kang dong - won ( romance of their own ) jury prize : repatriation ( dir . kim dong - won ) lee pil - woo award : lee kyung - soon , sound designer of obaltan ( 1961 ) , my houseguest and my mother ( 1961 ) , chunhyang - jeon ( 1955 ) , etc ."]}
{"id": 115234, "summary": [{"text": "garfield : a tail of two kitties is a 2006 american-british family comedy film directed by tim hill and written by joel cohen and alec sokolow .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the sequel to the 2004 film garfield : the movie .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film stars breckin meyer , jennifer love hewitt , billy connolly , ian abercrombie , roger rees , lucy davis , oliver muirhead , bill murray , tim curry , bob hoskins , rhys ifans , vinnie jones , joe pasquale , richard e. grant , jane leeves and roscoe lee browne .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "this film was produced by davis entertainment company for 20th century fox , and was released in united states on june 16 , 2006 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "a video game , garfield 2 , was developed by the game factory .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film earned $ 141.7 million . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "garfield : a tail of two kitties", "paragraphs": ["\u201cgarfield : a tail of two kitties\u201d is rated pg for some off - color elements .\nsummary : despite a cool animated cat , \u201cgarfield : a tail of two kitties\u201d is just as bland as its predecessor .\nthis cast list of who was in garfield : a tail of two kitties includes both lead and minor roles . ( 51 items )\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie garfield : a tail of two kitties ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of garfield : a tail of two kitties ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthe people vs . larry flynt , garfield : a tail of two kitties , for a good time ^ ! call . . .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties is the second live - action movie based on garfield , released in 2006 . it is a sequel to the 2004 film garfield .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing garfield : a tail of two kitties near you .\njust consider a tail of two kitties more endurable , more a movie than garfield : the movie , and you won ' t be too disappointed .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of garfield : a tail of two kitties actors includes any garfield : a tail of two kitties actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each garfield : a tail of two kitties actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of garfield : a tail of two kitties have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nthe best thing that can be said about garfield : a tail of two kitties is that the movie isn ' t quite as bad as its name .\ngarfield : a tale of two kitties : it ' s the prince and the pauper , feline - style .\nthe bottom line : only see \u201cgarfield : a tail of two kitties\u201d if you saw and enjoyed the first \u201cgarfield\u201d movie . everyone , except for children , will probably be bored .\nkids should see garfield : a tale of two kitties . it ' ll help prepare them for a lifetime of mediocre entertainment ahead .\nbut the best thing that can be said about\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\nis that the movie isn ' t quite as bad as its name .\ni spent a full day with garfield : a tail of two kitties , but it ' s a fraction of a fraction compared to the people who made it . i learned to like it . how must they feel ?\nthe title of the film is a parody of charles dickens ' a tale of two cities .\nthe garfield sequel , a tale of two kitties , is trying hard to emulate the magic of babe , adding a stable full of barnyard animals to back up the unlikable feline .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties : comedy . starring breckin meyer , jennifer love hewitt , billy connolly and the voice of bill murray . directed by tim hill . ( rated pg , 80 minutes . at bay area theaters . )\nsmarmy and smug , garfield : a tail of two kitties is the unwanted , unnecessary sequel to 2004 ' s garfield . though the script includes some ostensibly clever references to literature ( for plot , twain ' s prince and the pauper , for title only , dickens ' a tale of two cities ) , the majority of the film consists of dopey jokes about garfield ' s insatiable appetites , selfishness , and laziness .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties . garfield : a tail of two kitties is a 2 . american comedy film directed by tim hill and written by joel cohen and alec sokolow . it is the sequel to the 2 . garfield : the movie . the film stars breckin meyer , jennifer love hewitt , billy connolly , ian abercrombie , roger rees , lucy davis , oliver muirhead , bill murray , tim curry , bob hoskins , rhys ifans , vinnie jones , joe pasquale , richard e . grant , jane leeves and roscoe lee browne .\naccording to bert livingston - general sales manager of 20th century fox - garfield : a tail of two kitties was made only due to the first film ' s international success . the sequel was also not expected to do as well in the box office . [ 1 ]\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties lapped up a slim $ 7 . 3 million , a third of the first movie ' s $ 21 . 7 million opening . more often than not , family sequels make less than their predecessors , and garfield joins the ranks of 102 dalmatians , stuart little 2 and babe : pig in the city among past casualities .\neveryone else , however , looks mortified , and can you blame them ?\n[ 7 ] peter hartlaub of the san francisco chronicle gave the film one out of four stars , saying\nthe best thing that can be said about garfield : a tail of two kitties is that the movie isn ' t quite as bad as its name .\n[ 8 ] nathan rabin of the a . v . club gave the film a c , saying\ntwo kitties marks a considerable improvement over its predecessor . it ' s faster paced and the filmmakers wisely shift the focus away from bland owner breckin meyer and onto a menagerie of chattering animals . after a dreadful first entry , two kitties elevates the garfield series almost to the level of mediocrity .\n[ 9 ] claudia puig of usa today gave the film one and a half stars out of four , saying\nit comes off like a coughed - up furball : a wan rehash with too many elements of the hard - to - swallow 2 . box office [ edit ] garfield : a tail of two kitties grossed $ 2 .\njoe leydon of variety gave the film a positive review , saying\ngood kitty ! superior in every way to its underwhelming predecessor , garfield : a tail of two kitties is a genuinely clever kidpic that should delight moppets , please parents - - and maybe tickle a few tweens .\n[ 4 ] janice page of the boston globe gave the film one and a half stars out of four , saying\nyou ' ll only be attracted to garfield : a tail of two kitties if you ' re very young , you ' re very easily entertained , or you just can ' t get enough of jim davis ' s lasagna - scarfing cartoon cat .\n[ 5 ] roger ebert gave the film three out of four stars , saying\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties is actually funnier and more charming than the first film .\n[ 6 ] elizabeth weitzman of new york daily news gave the film one and a half stars out of four , saying\nconnolly , bless him , throws himself heartily into the task of acting opposite a computer - generated cat given to bad puns and flatulence .\ngood kitty ! superior in every way to its underwhelming predecessor , \u201cgarfield : a tail of two kitties\u201d is a genuinely clever kidpic that should delight moppets , please parents \u2014 and maybe tickle a few tweens . the fox release faces a real catfight at the box office , however : in addition to \u201ccars\u201d and \u201cover the hedge , \u201d the [ \u2026 ]\ncats making funny noises while eating . nom nom nom ! puppies & babies & kitties oh my ! new videos all the time ! subscribe : urltoken the billion - dollar , cutting - edge science of convincing dogs and cats to eat what\u2019s in front of them . garfield : a tail of two kitties is a 2006 american comedy film directed by tim hill and written by joel cohen and alec sokolow . it is the sequel to the 2004 film .\ndespite making many of the same mistakes , \u201cgarfield : a tail of two kitties\u201d manages to make a few new ones , too . first of all , it uses the tired old plot of \u201cmistaken identity\u201d . this story has been done so many times in so many different incarnations and it simply doesn\u2019t work anymore . there are also a couple of poor musical numbers . one takes place while garfield makes lasagna with other animals and another is done to \u201cthe jeffersons\u201d theme song .\ni tricked myself into liking garfield : a tail of two kitties , but filmmakers unknowingly trick themselves into liking and using bad movie ideas all the time . screenwriters toil over drafts of the same story for months . producers push through obvious mistakes to get the job done . executives who greenlight movies cling to familiar ideas because they seem safe .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\nis a genuinely clever kidpic that should delight moppets , please parents - - and maybe tickle a few tweens . the fox release faces a real catfight at the box office , however . but , if the tepid first pic could gross nearly $ 200 million worldwide , this frisky follow - up could claw its way toward even more impressive grosses .\nthe garfield theory - garfield ' s dream ? - cartoon conspiracy ( ep . 51 )\nhas there ever been a more emasculating title for a movie than\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\n? seriously , just for fun , stand near the box office at a big multiplex this weekend and watch all the grown men walk up .\nummm . . . one adult and three children for garfield . . . ummm . . . a tale of . . . ummm . . . forget it , kids , we ' re seeing ' the omen . '\nthis film is about garfield and an identical looking british royal cat being mixed up in identity .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\nis not so entertaining even as a children ' s film . the plot is entirely predictable , and is not so interesting either . garfield is portrayed to be unsympathetic and even annoying . breckin meyer ' s character looks entirely silly and redundant , and he could be cut away without much effect on the story . bill murray ' s voice over a garfield is monotonous , dull and un - energetic . the lengthy scene where animals cook reminds me of\nratatouille\n, but only 10 % as adorable , entertaining and fun as\nratatouille\n. ian abercrombie ' s character as a smithee the butler is the only interesting and likable character in the film .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\nis dull and disappointing . it fails to transform the magic from the original comic strips .\nwhile the story line is a bit too complex for a 5 year old , mine enjoys the antics of garfield the cat . adults may get a kick of of bill murray as garfield , ot . . . continue reading\n12 : 01pm : i think the tail of two kitties team knew they were making a terrible movie . for one , there ' s a character named smithee . for two ,\nold lady gives stupid cat her entire estate\n\u2013 aka the plot of the movie \u2013 appears as a headline on a tabloid in the movie next to something about an alien baby . for three , dargis ' attack dog is named rommel . what british lord names a dog after a high - ranking nazi field marshal ? they knew .\nthe computer animation of the two cats is once again excellent , but the novelty has worn off .\nthe\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\nscreenwriters try to mix in some adult humor because , you know , that ' s what pixar does . but the lines are mostly lame or inappropriate , including one scene where garfield imitates hannibal lecter and tells odie :\ntime to grab some chow before i eat your liver , with some fava beans and a nice chianti .\nhave fun explaining that to the kids on the way out .\nbut connolly is such a naturally winning comedic and character actor that he manages to wring a funny moment or two out of the tedious proceedings .\n7 : 01pm : feels weird eating dinner while watching garfield a 12th time . feels weird doing anything but watching garfield .\n10 : 10am : all of making a murderer is waiting for me on netflix . every 2015 best picture nominee is still in theaters . there ' s a dvd of breaking bad ' s first two seasons i haven ' t watched . david mitchell ' s slade house is on my nightstand . there ' s some nice graffiti near my house of a mustard bottle doing karaoke . i ' m acutely aware of everything else i could be watching instead of my seventh go - ' round with garfield : a tail of two kitties . i want to like this thing so much right now . but why does garfield keep doing bad impressions ? why does he sound like an angry new york hotdog vendor all a sudden ? ! ?\ncute movie . garfield gets mistaken for a regal cat with a big inheritance . funny scenes .\nbut probably you ' ll only be attracted to ` ` garfield : a tail of two kitties\nif you ' re very young , you ' re very easily entertained , or you just can ' t get enough of jim davis ' s lasagna - scarfing cartoon cat . and even then , you might want to wait till the movie comes out on dvd so you can skip over the drippy breckin meyer / jennifer love hewitt parts .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties grossed $ 28 . 4 million in north america , and $ 113 . 3 million in other countries , for a worldwide total of $ 141 . 7 million . the film opened to number seven in its first weekend , grossing $ 7 . 3 million . according to 20th century fox , the studio was aware that the film would not make as much as the first , and only made it based on the worldwide success of the first film .\namerica ' s favorite fat cat is back , and this time , he ' s giving england the royal treatment ! it ' s a british invasion of a different kind when garfield , along with pals jon and odie , travels to london and meets his mirror - image in prince , an aristocratic kitty who has inherited a fabulous castle . he two trade places , and soon garfield is living large as only he can ! there ' s just one problem : the dastardly lord dargis wants him out of the picture . a tail of two kitties is twice the laughs and double the fun for the whole family . . . it ' s good to be the king !\ngarfield is back and this time garfield and his canine sidekick odie follows their owner , jon arbuckle , to england , the u . k . may never recover , as garfield is mistaken for a look - alike , regal cat who has inherited a castle . garfield savors the royal treatment afforded by his loyal four - legged subjects , but his reign is in jeopardy ! the evil nefarious stubborn lord dargis is determined to do away with garfield , so he can turn the castle into a resort . garfield ' s bigger , better , more perfect world is soon turned upside down in this tale of two kitties .\nwhen garfield follows his owner , jon arbuckle , to england , the u . k . may never recover , as garfield is mistaken for a look - alike , regal cat who has inherited a castle . garfield savors the royal treatment afforded by his loyal four - legged subjects , but his reign is in jeopardy . the nefarious lord dargis is determined to do away with garfield , so he can turn the castle into a resort . garfield ' s bigger , better , more purr - fect world is soon turned upside down in this tale of two kitties .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\nis actually funnier and more charming than the first film . the plot contrives to get me to england in the suitcase of my master , who has flown over to propose to his girlfriend , liz ( jennifer love hewitt ) , who is attending a conference on animals at castle carlyle , which prince has just inherited from the late lady eleanor , a cat lover . with intelligent estate planning , i ' m sure we ' d see a gratifying rise in the numbers of home - owning cats .\ngarfield ' s song in the castle is a variation of\nmovin ' on up\n, the theme song of the jeffersons .\ngarfield a tale of two kitties is the most majestic and awe inspiring piece of artwork i have ever had the immense pleasure of viewing . every single inch of film in this masterpiece is pure gold to all viewers . the cast is magnificent , the scripting is beautiful and the cat himself is the most fantastic feline i ' ve ever laid eyes on . no other thing on earth will ever be able to touch the enjoyableness of this film . every time i watch it i bask in its rays of glory and wonder . everything else is 0 / 10 000 will never be as good as garfield a tale of two kitties . i would recommend this film to every single human being on earth that wants to experience something absolutely amazing . 11 / 10\nthat sales - driven tactic made me wonder whether the same phenomenon might happen with movies . could i learn to love an objectively bad movie - - garfield : a tail of two kitties , say - - by watching it over and over again ? to find out , i spent a recent fur - filled day subjecting myself to repeated viewings of the 10 - year - old sequel comedy on repeat , without distractions , for 24 straight hours . luckily for science , i took notes .\na cia interrogator is lured into a ruse that puts london at risk of a biological attack .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\ngarfield is adopted by a greedy lord with nefarious plans to open up his estate as a hunting ground .\nas in the first film , garfield spends way too much time boogying to the music of the black - eyed peas , and the slang , catch - phrases , and pop - culture references here all passed their expiration date long ago . in keeping with the refined comic sensibility of its core demographic in the under - 5 set , the comic possibilities posed by the gastrointestinal system and crotch and ass - biting are explored extensively , with connolly taking the brunt of the abuse . yet two kitties marks a considerable improvement over its predecessor . it ' s faster paced and the filmmakers wisely shift the focus away from bland owner breckin meyer and onto a menagerie of chattering animals . after a dreadful first entry , two kitties elevates the garfield series almost to the level of mediocrity .\nparents need to know that garfield : a tail of two kitties ( sequel to garfield ) has some crude humor . the villain makes rude comments about female bodies and behaves in a predatory fashion . he also tries to drown the ( animated ) cat , trains his rottweiler to attack the cat , and schemes to gain control of an inherited estate ; he wields a crossbow and an old - fashioned gun . the cat teases and abuses a smaller dog repeatedly , then draws the big dog into a trap by calling him a\ngirly dog .\nthe dog bites a man in the crotch and the butt on separate occasions ; a man is ravaged by animal - orchestrated hijinks . animals take over and trash a kitchen ( a ferret gets drunk ) . some potty humor .\nbut forget his review of\ngarfield .\nno use mewling over spilt milk . this week , my new movie comes out , inspired ( i am happy to report ) by the gratifying box - office success of the previous one .\ngarfield : a tail of two kitties\nis my most ambitious work to date , starring me in a dual role as ( ahem ) garfield and also as a british cat named prince . as in the first movie , i do bill murray ' s voice while playing myself . in my role as prince , i do the voice of tim curry , an actor i have admired ever since jon took me to a drive - in to see\nthe rocky horror picture show\nwhile he smoked human catnip .\n10 : 11pm : it ' s over . finally . happy to be alive . the funny conclusion to all of this is that , if a group of friends said they wanted to watch garfield : a tail of two kitties right now , i would probably join them . i ' ve watched it 13 times in a row ( averaging 25 - minute breaks ) , and . . . i could definitely watch it again . i ' d call that a success as far as the experiment is concerned . plus , i actively enjoy it - - i ' m not simply numb from feline water torture .\nthe dvd includes a\ndrawing with jim davis\nfeaturette and two games : garfield ' s maze , and odie ' s photo album . it also includes a music video , trailers , and footage not seen in theaters . [ 1 . the film was nominated for two golden raspberry awards in 2 .\ngood kitty ! superior in every way to its underwhelming predecessor , \u201c garfield : a tail of two kitties\u201d is a genuinely clever kidpic that should delight moppets , please parents \u2014 and maybe tickle a few tweens . the fox release faces a real catfight at the box office , however : in addition to \u201ccars\u201d and \u201cover the hedge , \u201d the surprisingly child - friendly \u201cnacho libre\u201d also is competing for family auds . but , if the disappointingly tepid \u201c garfield : the movie\u201d ( 2004 ) could gross nearly $ 200 million worldwide , this frisky follow - up may could claw its way toward even more impressive grosses before it catapults to the top of homevid sales charts .\njon and garfield visit the united kingdom , where a case of mistaken cat identity finds garfield ruling over a castle . his reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious lord dargis , who has designs on the estate .\ni ' m a fan of the garfield comics , i saw the first movie and enjoyed it . the second movie ,\ngarfield ' s a tail of two kitties\n, was about the same . i didn ' t like it any better or any worse than the first film . it wasn ' t a\nlaugh out loud\nfilm . the funny parts make you smile or make you laugh a little . the special effects for garfield looked a bit better than the first movie ' s . the story was pretty good , i thought it was clever at some parts . the movie could have been better , but it was enjoyable . it ' s a good family film , if you want to spend some time with your kids or family then see this . my score : 7 / 10\nvoice cast [ edit ] reception [ edit ] critical response [ edit ] on rotten tomatoes , the film received an 1 . the site ' s consensus reads ,\nstrictly for ( very ) little kids , a tale of two kitties features skilled voice actors but a plot that holds little interest .\n[ 2 ] on metacritic , the film has a score of 3 .\nduring the song\nmoving on up\n, we see paintings of prince ' s ancestors . in one of them is jim davis , the creator of garfield .\n2 : 42pm : ninth viewing done and i maybe , kind of like a tail of two kitties . it ' s a classically dumb kids ' movie in a post - pixar era . that ' s all . i can quote a lot of the lines now , which makes it\nquotable\nby default . everything is ingrained . i know all the beats and can accept all the nonsense at face value . there are no premature deep thoughts protecting my brain . just enjoying wacky bullshit for what it is . i ' ve lived with these harmless ( sometimes lovable ) characters so long now that i look forward to seeing their finest moments .\ngarfield inadvertently switches places with prince : jon finds prince climbing out of a drain and takes him to the hotel , while prince ' s butler smithee finds garfield in the street and takes him to carlyle castle .\nthere ' s something kind of strange about a bunch of animals cooking in a kitchen , when many of those animals would normally be getting cooked in a kitchen . but that is the least of this movie ' s problems .\ngarfield 2 is all over the map , but it ' s also a mash - up of classic slapstick . there ' s a marx brothers mirror routine , odie making like chaplin / asta from the thin man series , a dash of tom and jerry , the old\ntwo dates / same night\ngimmick , a smattering of a hard day ' s night , an agatha christie inheritance - mystery vibe , a noises off ! - style farce , and blank check .\n2 : 47am : garfield is cgi , which means there are a ton of shots of nothing in this movie . i imagine the crew on set , aiming their ridiculously expensive camera at a gutter , the director consulting with the director of photography on how many seconds of static sewer shot is needed to allow the cgi artists to add in the character . that takes planning . i respect that . if you think of garfield as invisible , this movie gets strange really fast . the crew basically shot an adaptation of garfield without garfield . shots of an empty pie tin in the back seat of a rolls royce . hotel furniture . a dog chasing nothing . all the other animals are live - action .\neven for the chubbiest comic cat in captivity , garfield ' s onscreen shtick is wearing a bit thin .\nwhen garfield is first served a meal at carlyle castle , he wonders if he is on fear factor .\nrotten tomatoes , a review aggregator , reports that 11 % of 73 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review ; the average rating is 3 . 5 / 10 . the site ' s critical consensus reads ,\nstrictly for ( very ) little kids , a tale of two kitties features skilled voice actors but a plot that holds little interest .\non metacritic , the film has a score of 37 out of 100 based on 20 critics , indicating\ngenerally unfavorable reviews\n. audiences polled by cinemascore gave the film an average grade of\nb +\non an a + to f scale , the same grade earned by its predecessor .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\ngarfield and prince parody the mirror scene from the marx brothers film duck soup .\n1 : 03pm : andy serkis ' mocap performance as garfield is really something .\ngarfield alludes to the silence of the lambs when he talks about eating odie ' s liver\nwith some fava beans and a nice chianti\n.\nwhat happens when you throw in an insecure virgin bride , a reformed playboy groom , two overbearing mothers who can ' t stand each other , one philandering husband , a high - strung wedding planner , the invasion of unruly village gate - crashes , a thief on the loose , a best man with a flashdrive full of secrets , a sexy ex with vengeance on her mind , two loyal bridesmaids ready to go to war , and a brother seeking his father ' s approval ? a hilarious melting pot of potential disaster . will it all be too much ? or will true love stand even the most chaotic of wedding celebrations as offered in the wedding party ?\nthis \u2018tale of two kitties\u2019 is yet another hollywood kids\u2019 film subscribing to the offensive stereotype that britain is peopled with aristocrats who live on vast estates and are waited on by a devoted and subservient staff . but perhaps realism was never going to be top of the menu in a film about a talking cat . that said , garfield\u2019s animation is noticeably more convincing this time , allowing him ( and doppelg\u00e4nger prince , voiced in style by tim curry ) almost to blend in with the real animal cast \u2014 not just odie , but a whole forgettable and underused menagerie on the estate .\ngarfield ( murray ) and his owner jon ( meyer ) travel to london so that jon can propose to his girlfriend liz ( hewitt ) . there , garfield is confused with a wealthy english cat ( tim curry ) and taken to live a life of luxury \u0097 making him a target for jealous lo\ngarfield may be a popular comic - strip character , but he doesn ' t exactly light up the big screen .\ngarfield travels to london and manages to trade roles with a rich , english , fat , orange cat named prince .\ngarfield gets in the way when his owner jon attempts to propose to veterinary liz .\n12 : 22pm :\nwhat garfield 2 gets wrong about feline gastric systems .\na specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world .\nwith murray tossing about impudently rude remarks like so much confetti , and connolly appearing to channel a \u201cfawlty towers\u201d era john cleese in his verbal and physical tomfoolery , \u201ca tail of two kitties\u201d remains sufficiently comical to captivate auds of all ages . ( the funniest bit for movie buffs : an inspired allusion to the groucho / harpo mirror scene in \u201cduck soup . \u201d ) hoskins adds to the fun as a gruff - spoken straight man \u2014 or , more precisely , straight dog \u2014 and there are similarly deft vocal performances by such notables as curry , richard e . grant , rhys ifans and ( perfectly cast as an intimidating but dim - witted attack dog ) vinnie jones .\nof course , garfield stows away in jon\u2019s suitcase , with odie , jon\u2019s spirited but mute pet dog , also tagging along . through a fortuitous twist of plot contrivances , garfield winds up trading places with his exact look - alike : prince ( voiced by tim curry ) , a singularly spoiled tabby who has inherited a vast fortune and palatial estate .\nwhat worked : if you liked the first \u201cgarfield\u201d movie , you\u2019re probably going to like this sequel . it\u2019s more of the same in a slightly different package .\nscooped up by the castle butler , garfield discovers what it ' s like to live in the lap of luxury while also missing no opportunity to insult his english hosts , including a bulldog voiced by bob hoskins and a goose with the honk of sharon osbourne . prince spends his time torturing odie and discovering the joys of lasagna , which stopped being a funny food about two minutes after it first appeared in davis ' s decades - old strip .\nfirst , i am owned myself by a cat , so i naturally enjoy anything having to do with cats . garfield : a tale of two kitties is a happy , funny , silly movie . it is much funnier than the first garfield movie . i think this is mainly because of billy connolly , who is hysterical as the\nbad\nguy in the movie . garfield ends up in london , and gets switched with a cat who looks just like him , and who is a prince and has a vast estate . billy connolly ' s character wants the estate , and wants to get rid of the cat . silly fluffy comedy then follows . i really enjoyed it . it is light , fun and happy . yes , it is made for children . but i think any animal lover would also enjoy this movie . just go to see it knowing it is pure fluff , and you will have a good time .\nthe film was released on dvd on october 10 , 2006 . the dvd includes a\ndrawing with jim davis\nfeaturette and two games : garfield ' s maze , and odie ' s photo album . it also includes a music video , trailers , and footage not seen in theaters .\nmuch like the previous \u201cgarfield\u201d opus , new pic offers a seamless juxtaposition of a computer - generated title character with flesh - and - blood co - stars and digitally - tweaked quadrupeds . but the sequel doesn\u2019t merely coast along on the novelty of having garfield , the indolent orange tabby of comic - strip fame , interacting with real people ( and mostly real animals ) .\nwhile prince slums with commoners jon and liz , garfield enjoys a life of luxury under the dutiful care of smithee ( ian abercrombie ) , a faithful butler , and winston ( voiced \u2014 terrifically \u2014 by bob hoskins ) , an obsequious bulldog .\ni enjoyed this movie just as much as the first one . bill murray is amazing as he returns as the voice of garfield . it all begins mostly about a month after the first movie left off . garfield and odie follow jon to london , because jon wants to propose to liz . but little does garfield know , there ' s a royal cat named prince who just inherited a million , and he looks just like garfield . but an unfortunate event that occurs , that the two - look - a - like cats switch places , so garfield is living as a king , as prince is rooming with jon and odie . will they switch back before its too late . this movie was just as entertaining as the first movie . this movie will inspire animal lovers just as well as the first movie did .\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\nin the grand estate garfield is residing in , he receives the royal treatment , including a butler and a team of four - legged servants and followers . garfield teaches his animal friends how to make lasagna , while prince learns to adapt to a more humble setting , while in jon ' s company . lord dargis sees garfield and thinks prince has come back - if the lawyers see prince / garfield they will not sign the estate over to dargis , who secretly wants to destroy the barnyand and kill the animals to build a country spa . dargis makes many attempts to kill garfield , one involving a unmerciful but dim - witted rottweiler , rommel ( voiced by vinnie jones ) .\nthe two cats meet when garfield ' s owner , jon ( meyer ) , travels to london to propose to his veterinarian girlfriend , liz ( hewitt ) . garfield and his nonverbal canine housemate , odie , smuggle themselves across the pond , eventually landing at tourist sites from big ben to buckingham palace , where odie ' s high point is peeing on a guard .\njon goes to london to be with liz and garfield sneaks with him . meanwhile a deceased queen gives everything to her cat prince xii . her only heir lord dargis becomes jealous and tries to kill prince . garfield & odie sneaks out to the streets of london . lord dargis throws prince in the river and ends up in the sewer of london . smithee the butler believes he found prince but it was really garfield and jon find odie with prince and mistakes him for garfield . now the castle animals must keep garfield safe and keep him thinking he ' s royal to save their lives .\ni am among the large minority of people that actually hate this movie . lets face it people setting it in a different country wasn ' t good enough to beat the first one . garfield 2 starts of in jon arbuckle ' s home , and after he fails to pop the question to his girlfriend , she travels to england . jon follows her and so does garfield . garfield then travels around london and gets mixed up with an identical cat . the other cat lives in a castle and garfield ends up getting pampered . the evil new owner of the castle , lord dargis , tries to stop the other cat and garfield from getting the palace back . the setting , as i said before was rubbish , the acting was wooden and garfield was annoying . not good\ngarfield , prince , odie and jon save the day , smithee alerts the authorities , and dargis is arrested . garfield , who had been trying to stop jon from proposing to liz , has a change of heart : he helps jon in proposing , and she accepts .\njon yearns for liz and they kiss at the end ; dargis insinuates sex with abby and makes crude remark to liz (\nthat makes two of you ,\nalluding to her breasts ) .\n? i have . good . ) however , just because shopping season has officially started , doesn ' t mean it ' s a slow week . far from it . this week there was a bumper crop of contenders for the dvd pick of the week . i narrowed the list to two tv on dvd releases (\nto be fair , there ' s a supporting cast of talking farm animals who are amusing at times . and while the idea of having an animated garfield and live action actors was a disaster in the first film , the special effects people have made significant improvements .\ngarfield ' s owner , jon ( breckin meyer ) chases his girlfriend liz ( jennifer love hewitt ) across the atlantic , but he ' s thwarted by his cat , garfield , and dog , odie , who stow away on the plane . garfield gets lost and ends up switching places with a wealthy british cat who just inherited a fortune . the rest of the movie is less a plot than an international incident , with garfield and his friends burping , passing gas and falling in sewage as english landmarks go by in the background . did we mention that odie urinates on a buckingham palace guard ?\nhelmer tim hill ( \u201cmuppets from space\u201d ) maintains a suitably zippy pace , even during stretches of exposition , and achieves an uproarious level of lunacy while garfield , reveling in the good life , offers his own version of \u201cmovin\u2019 on up\u201d ( aka tv\u2019s \u201cthe jeffersons\u201d theme song ) .\nfamilies can talk about garfield ' s laziness and selfishness : how does his stint as a pretend\nprince\nteach him to appreciate his generous owner jon ? they could also talk about why garfield is so likeable despite his many bad qualities .\nfirst assistant camera :\na\ncamera ( as john a . waldo )\ngarfield teaches his animal friends how to make lasagna , while prince learns to adapt to a more humble setting , while in jon ' s company . lord dargis sees garfield and thinks prince has come back - if the lawyers see prince / garfield they will not sign the estate over to dargis , who secretly wants to destroy the barnyand and kill the animals to build a country spa .\nthis is actually a pretty busy week with more than two - dozen site on the list . that makes it the busiest week in a month . however , it was one of the site that had no real updates this week that won the weekly website award this week and it was ,\ngarfield : holy cow . i could hear my footsteps . mom . . . dad . . . i ' m home . winston : your highness ! garfield : you ' re talking to me , froggy ? winston : it ' s me , your trusty servant , winston . garfield : hey . . . garfield : warning , i don ' t fight fair . i scratch , and i bite . winston : it ' s alright , sire . all is well now , your . . . garfield : . . .\ngarfield : a tale of two kitties is a very disappointing movie compared to the first garfield . i like the first one much better . it had more funny jokes , better moments and a much better plot / setting . this movie was very predictable and really boring . the weirdest part of all is how all the animals could talk but no humans understand what they ' re saying , that just sucked and was a big disappointment . this movie also isn ' t funny at all , all the\njokes\ngarfield says aren ' t funny in the least bit . he tries so hard to act funny and cool it just doesn ' t work . this movie is only about 90mins but it felt like i was watching it for hours . its really boring and not that great . this movie may be good for kids but is completely dull for teens and adults . i wouldn ' t recommend this movie at all , its a waste of time and day . . .\ngood day sir , cheerio\n- very gay line from the movie .\nmay might have gotten off to a slow start , but it sure made up for it in the end . june looks to keep up the fast pace , but out of the dozen or so movies opening wide this month , only two look like they have to potential to be monster hits and after that there is a huge drop - off in box office potential . there are a few others that should earn their keep , and maybe one or two that will surprise , but most look average at best .\na pair of mischievous high school kids create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor . while keeping his every reaction under surveillance , they see much more than they bargained for .\na tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .\njon arbuckle buys a second pet , a dog named odie . however , odie is then abducted and it is up to jon ' s cat , garfield , to find and rescue the canine .\nwait wait wait . you mean to tell me that bill murray , being the stunning hipster god that he his , thought that a script for a movie based off of a daily newspaper comic strip starring a fat , lasagna - loving orange cat was written by the coen brothers ? ! those of us who can read english know that garfield was written by joel cohen , of cheaper by the dozen fame . but wait ! it gets better !\nthe first garfield film was a huge success \u2014 with under - eights . for anyone older , it was an ordeal , and the same is true of this undercooked , prince and the pauper - style sequel .\nfor those keeping score at home , the garfield movies cast the lasagna - munching misanthrope as an anthropomorphized computer - animated talking cat . his foil odie , meanwhile , is a non - anthropomorphized , non - talking , non - animated canine played by a real dog and garfield ' s anthropomorphized animal compatriots are played by real , non - animated animals , but voiced by prominent ( human ) character actors . the series ' distracting , inexplicable mish - mash of live action and animation , genuine animals , and cartoon replications remains a mindfuck of a conceit , but the dismal first garfield at least gave audiences plenty of time to get acclimated to its multiple layers of miscalculation . it also set the bar so low that a sequel almost couldn ' t almost help but clear it .\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\nmeanwhile , at carlyle castle in the british countryside , the late lady eleanor ' s will is read . she leaves all of carlyle castle to prince xii ( voiced by tim curry ) , her beloved cat who looks just like garfield . this enrages the lady ' s nephew , lord dargis ( played by billy connolly ) , who will now only get the grand estate once prince is out of the picture . lord dargis traps prince in a picnic basket and throws him into the river . garfield inadvertently switches places with prince : jon finds prince climbing out of a drain and takes him to the hotel , while prince ' s butler smithee finds garfield in the street and takes him to carlyle castle . in the grand estate garfield is residing in , he receives the royal treatment , including a butler and a team of four - legged servants and followers .\nwhen dargis is talking to liz in the kitchen , he is wearing a brown suit . he then leaves the kitchen in pursuit of garfield , and the next scene shows him in a black jacket and gray pants . there was no time to change clothes .\nwhen his roommate spends the rent money on hookers , alex , a 35 year old video game tester has to find a new place to live . after an\nencounter\nwith his friend ' s mom , alex is forced to move in with his grandmother . trying to save face with his younger co - workers , alex says that\na really cute chick said i could sleep with her and her two crazy girlfriends\n( meaning his grandmother and her two roommates ) . written by epandzik23\nwho doesn ' t love garfield ? really cute movie that is enjoyed by the kids and adults in our family .\nurltoken is a property of mandatory , an evolve media , llc company . \u00a92018 all rights reserved copyright\none of the strongest points of the film is garfield himself . his animation is very good and the voice of bill murray is perfectly suited to the personality of the character . any time he\u2019s on the screen , the movie is at its best . and like in the previous movie , he\u2019s well paired with the cute live action odie .\nboog , a domesticated 900lb . grizzly bear , finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before open season . forced to rely on elliot , a fast - talking mule deer , the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag - tag army against the hunters .\nbut it comes off like a coughed - up furball : a wan rehash with too many elements of the hard - to - swallow 2004 original .\ntech values are exceptional across the board . best of all , rhythm & hues f / x wizards surpass their work on the previous pic with an even more animated garfield .\ni\u2019ll also add that my kids enjoyed this \u201cgarfield\u201d sequel . while they did get quite antsy in the last third of the movie , it generally kept their attention quite well .\nstory : when liz goes to london for a conference , jon decides to fly there as well and surprise her with an engagement ring . little does he know that garfield and odie have tagged along in his luggage . once there , the fat feline gets mistaken for a missing cat named \u201cprince\u201d . prince is the heir to an eccentric animal lover\u2019s fortune and now owns a large castle and is pampered by a large staff of servants . it turns out that the woman\u2019s nephew , dargis , attempted to dispose of prince to win the fortune . however , his plans fall apart when garfield was mistaken for prince and returned to the castle . after the accidental switching of identities , prince finds himself dealing with jon and odie while garfield finds himself in the lap of luxury . but what will happen to garfield and the other animals when dargis attempts to finish him off once and for all ?\ngarfield and prince taunt dargis , whose plan is exposed , and are seen by the lawyers . dargis threatens everyone if they don ' t sign the papers to him , taking liz hostage . garfield , prince , odie and jon save the day , smithee alerts the authorities , and dargis is arrested . garfield , who had been trying to stop jon from proposing to liz , has a change of heart : he helps jon in proposing , and she accepts ."]}
{"id": 115244, "summary": [{"text": "taxi ! is a 1932 american pre-code gangster film starring james cagney and loretta young .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the movie was directed by roy del ruth .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film includes two famous cagney dialogues , one of which features cagney conducting a conversation with a passenger in yiddish , and the other when cagney is speaking to his brother 's killer through a locked closet , \" come out and take it , you dirty yellow-bellied rat , or i 'll give it to you through the door !", "topic": 4}, {"text": ". \" the provenance of this sequence led to cagney being famously misquoted as saying , \" you dirty rat , you killed my brother . \"", "topic": 4}, {"text": "also , taxi ! marks the first occasion when cagney dances on screen , as matt and sue enter a peabody contest at a nightclub .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "to play his competitor in a ballroom dance contest , cagney recommended his pal , fellow tough-guy-dancer george raft , who was uncredited in the film .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "in a lengthy and memorable sequence , he scene culminates with raft and his partner winning the dance contest against cagney and young , after which cagney slugs raft and knocks him down .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "as in the public enemy ( 1931 ) , several scenes in taxi !", "topic": 3}, {"text": "involved the use of live machine-gun bullets .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "after a few of the bullets narrowly missed cagney 's head , he outlawed the practice in his future films .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "in the film they see a fictitious warner bros. movie at the cinema called her hour of love in which cagney cracks a joke about the film 's leading man 's appearance ( an unbilled cameo by warners contract player donald cook , who had played cagney 's brother in the public enemy ) saying , \" his ears are too big \" .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "also advertised in the cinema lobby in the film is the mad genius , an actual film starring john barrymore which was released the previous year by warners and is a plug by them . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "taxi !", "paragraphs": ["chosen by taxi ' s a & r ; staff and taxi members like you .\n\u201ctaxi\u201d in diccionari de la llengua catalana , segona edici\u00f3 , institut d\u2019estudis catalans .\nmr . freidman , whose holding companies have names like \u201cvodka taxi llc\u201d and \u201cpudding taxi llc , \u201d alleges that citibank refused to extend the loans for nefarious reasons .\ni ' m a full time composer because of relationships made through taxi .\nif you are wondering ,\nwho are the actors from taxi ?\nor\nwho starred on taxi ?\nthen this list will help you answer those questions .\nevgeny freidman , the taxi mogul , warned new york officials this spring that he was too big to fail and asked for a bailout of the taxi industry . he didn\u2019t get one . so , on wednesday , he filed a petition to put many of his taxi medallion - owning companies into bankruptcy .\n\u201c taxi \u201d in diccionario de la lengua espa\u00f1ola , vig\u00e9sima tercera edici\u00f3n , real academia espa\u00f1ola , 2014 .\nif it weren\u2019t for taxi , i wouldn ' t have a six - figure music career .\ni ' ve had more than 3 , 000 tv placements because of relationships made through taxi .\nfor departures early in the morning or at other specified times , we recommend ordering a taxi in advance .\nif an ordered taxi has not arrived at the address within 10 minutes , or a pre - ordered taxi has not arrived by the agreed pick - up time , you should contact the dispatch centre without delay .\ntaxi cast list , including photos of the actors when available . this list includes all of the taxi main actors and actresses , so if they are an integral part of the show you ' ll find them below . you can various bits of trivia about these taxi stars , such as where the actor was born and what their year of birth is . this cast list of actors from taxi focuses primarily on the main characters , but there may be a few actors who played smaller roles on taxi that are on here as well .\nthe order number issued upon placement of an order is not the id number or license plate number of the taxi , and it does not guarantee the arrival of a taxi . the order number is the number used to transmit the order to the automatic dispatch system , where any available taxi is free to pick it up .\na vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public , driven by a taxi driver .\n\u201c taxi \u201d in le tr\u00e9sor de la langue fran\u00e7aise informatis\u00e9 ( the digitized treasury of the french language ) .\n- daniel michael\ndanny\ndevito , jr . is an american actor , producer and director . he first gained prominence for his portrayal of taxi dispatcher louie de palma on taxi , for which he won . . . more\nwhile on ' taxi , ' the actor was also nominated for an oscar for the 1980 film \u2018ordinary people . \u2019\ni have thousands of tv placements , a gold record , and a very substantial royalty stream thanks to taxi .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing taxi driver ( 1976 ) near you .\nbefore taxi , i hadn ' t earned a single cent in royalties . things have changed pretty dramatically since joining !\nthe actors ' comedic talents made ' taxi ' a huge hit , and the show kick - started quite a few careers .\nunder normal circumstances , your taxi will arrive within a few minutes . if taxi does not arrive within a reasonable time , there may be several reasons for the delay : weather conditions , traffic congestion and peak closing times of bars and night clubs can delay the processing of an order , or another customer at the same pick - up address may have accidentally taken the taxi you ordered .\npolice inspector emilien and his taxi - driver pal daniel are back , this time on the tail of a group of japanese yakuza .\nheavily armed detectives carrying sub - machine guns stopped a seven - seater taxi during a dramatic arrest in ballybough shortly after 6pm yesterday .\nto work off his tarnished driving record , a hip taxi driver must chauffeur a loser police inspector on the trail of german bank robbers .\nin most cases you can click on the names of these popular taxi actors and actresses to find out more information about them . if you ' re looking for a particular taxi actor or actress , then type their name into the\nsearch\nbar to find them directly .\npre - orders are subject to an industry - wide surcharge of \u20ac 7 . 10 , which is added on top of the normal taxi fare .\nour services for business customers include , for example , the taksi helsinki charge card , and we can provide temporary taxi stands to cater to large events .\ntaxi members sign major and indie record deals , publishing deals , and license their music for film and tv placements , tv commercials , movie trailers , and video games . indie artists , songwriters , bands , and composers use taxi ' s expert feedback to help get them started , get great , and get signed !\nfind out why people who attend taxi ' s free convention - the road rally - say it ' s the best convention of its kind on the planet .\nlearn about record deals , music licensing , songwriting and more , weekly on taxi tv . every monday at 4 : 00 / 7 : 00 pt / et !\nhe was immortalized in the film ' man on the moon ' by his \u2018taxi\u2019 co - star danny devito , who produced the film about kaufman ' s unique life .\nafter \u2018taxi , \u2019 the actress went on to do films like \u2018johnny dangerously , \u2019 \u2018noises off , \u2019 and \u2018man on the moon , \u2019 a movie about her \u2018taxi\u2019 co - star andy kaufman . from 1990 - 1994 , she appeared on the tv series \u2018evening shade . \u2019 in 1994 she hosted her own talk show , \u2018marilu . \u2019\nfrom 1978 to 1982 , viewers were entertained by the antics of six nyc taxi drivers and their cranky dispatcher . the popular series won 18 emmy awards and many loyal fans .\nknown for his role as kenickie in 1978 film \u2018grease , \u2019 conaway was cast in \u2018taxi\u2019 as high energy driver robert \u201cbobby\u201d wheeler . he left the series in season four .\ndevito played the shady louie de palma , head dispatcher . the actor\u2019s first big role was in the film \u2018one flew over the cuckoo\u2019s nest , \u2019 but \u2018taxi\u2019 made him famous .\n- randall carver is an american actor and a native of texas . carver started his acting career in the late 1960s , and portrayed roles in films and television , such as taxi .\ntaxi has been so successful that dozens of companies have tried to copy what we do . sadly , many seem more interested in making a quick buck than acting with integrity and delivering what they promise .\nto pre - order a taxi by phone , please call 0100 0600 . the order shall be placed up to two weeks in advance but no later than a half hour before the desired departure time .\n- jeffrey charles william michael\njeff\nconaway was an american actor known for his roles in the movie grease and two us television series taxi and babylon 5 . conaway was also featured . . . more\n- mary lucy denise\nmarilu\nhenner is an american actress , producer and author . she is best known for her role as elaine o ' connor nardo on the sitcom taxi from 1978 to 1983 .\na mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in new york city , where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action , while attempting to liberate a twelve - year - old prostitute .\n- christopher allen lloyd is an american actor best known for his roles as emmett\ndoc\nbrown in the back to the future trilogy , jim ignatowski in the television series taxi , uncle . . . more\nin the video from the special , which celebrates burrows ' 1 , 000 episodes behind the camera , the surviving members of taxi look back on when christopher lloyd joined the sitcom full - time midway through season two .\nany special requests should be mentioned at the beginning of the call . requests may include , for example , a minivan , a taxi for the disabled , a taxi equipped with a safety seat for children , a need for small goods transport only , an accompanying pet , an atypically long distance etc . once a special request has been made , the customer ' s order only is only submitted to taxis that are capable of handling the request .\neach customer is given a 1 to 3 digit order number . please write it down or keep it in mind . the number ensures that the customer is matched with the taxi that has accepted the customer ' s order .\n- judd seymore hirsch is an american actor known for playing alex rieger on the television comedy series taxi , john lacey on the nbc series dear john , and alan eppes on the cbs series numb3rs . he . . . more\nnow 58 , henner has written eight books on diet on health . in her autobiography , ' by all means , keep on moving , \u2019 she discusses dating two of her \u2018taxi\u2019 co - stars : judd hirsch and tony danza .\nsince \u2018taxi , \u2019 hirsch has worked steadily , appearing on series like \u2018dear john , \u2019 \u2018without a trace , \u2019 and \u2018studio 60 on the sunset strip . \u2019 he\u2019s acted in movies like \u2018independence day\u2019 and \u2018a beautiful mind . \u2019\nmembers who are already seasoned pros spend more time making music and less time on music promotion and marketing because taxi does the legwork for them . and who really likes legwork ? click here to see how we save your legs . . .\na police officer who ' s transfered in the police of marseille gets assigned to take down a group of italian robbers who drive the powerfull ferrari ' s with the older niece of daniel , a terrible driver who gets the legendary white taxi .\ntaxi ' s industry listings tell you exactly what decision - makers need right now . pitch your music to major & independent record labels , music publishing companies , film & tv music supervisors , production music libraries , ad agencies , and video game companies .\nit\u2019s not obvious what a new york city taxi medallion is worth today . the last reported sales of fleet medallions , which may be owned by nondrivers like mr . freidman , were in march , at an average price of $ 925 , 000 . but only eight such medallions have been sold this year , two of them pursuant to an agreement entered several years ago , according to the taxi and limousine commission . this matches the sharp decline in transaction volumes seen in other cities , including boston and chicago .\n\u2018taxi\u2019 launched devito\u2019s hollywood career , and the actor quickly became a movie star . after the series , devito had roles in the films \u2018terms of endearment , \u2019 \u2018romancing the stone , \u2019 \u2018other people\u2019s money , \u2019 and \u2018l . a . confidential . \u2019\n- tony danza is an american actor known for starring on the tv series taxi and who ' s the boss ? , for which he was nominated for an emmy award and four golden globe awards . in 1998 , danza won the . . . more\nafter \u2018taxi , \u2019 conaway appeared in movies like \u2018jawbreaker\u2019 and \u2018elvira , mistress of the dark . \u2019 from 1989 - 1990 he appeared on soap \u2018the bold and the beautiful\u2019 and he played sgt . zack allen on the sci - fi series \u2018babylon 5 . \u2019\nnbc ' s upcoming primetime special , must see tv : an all - star tribute to james burrows , also will reunite the casts of classic sitcoms such as cheers , will & grace and taxi , and the hollywood reporter has an exclusive video of the latter reunion .\nhowever , since 2013 , medallion prices have fallen as uber and other app - based car services have created uncertainty in the taxi market . medallion owners in several cities , including new york , have reported increased difficulty finding drivers interested in leasing their cabs , as both drivers and passengers have switched to uber .\nother companies split submission fees with the companies that request music from them ! you might wonder if they even need the music they ' re asking for . if you want to know why taxi has an a + rating from the better business bureau , click here to see unedited posts from our members in their own words .\nwe ' ve been building relationships since 1992 and our database reads like a who ' s who of the music business . we bring real opportunities right to your front door - no matter where you live ! taxi ' s reputation and member success stories are second to none . click to see who needs your music right now .\nnow 72 , lloyd is known for his many iconic characters , beginning with \u2018taxi\u2019\u2019s rev . jim ignatowski ( a role for which he was awarded two emmys ) . other famous characters include doc brown in the \u2018back to the future\u2019 trilogy , judge doom in \u2018who framed roger rabbit , \u2019 and uncle fester in \u2018the addams family\u2019 movies .\ntaxi was the brainchild of mickey zeppelin and his son kyle , who saw a need to create a community that fostered the use of creative spaces for the new workforce . the campus has become a catalyst for collaboration and communication amongst businesses , residences and the community , making it more than a place to live or work , but something that is truly unique .\nlouie de palma is a cantankerous , acerbic taxi dispatcher in new york city . he tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him . as he bullies and insults them from the safety of his\ncage ,\nthey form a special bond among themselves , becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life .\ndevito , 65 , has been married to rhea perlman since 1982 and the actors have three children together . in 1999 , devito produced and co - starred in a \u2018man on the moon , \u2019 about his \u2018taxi\u2019 co - star andy kaufman . he\u2019s also directed six films , including \u2018hoffa , \u2019 \u2018matilda , \u2019 and \u2018death to smoochy . \u2019 ( not his finest hour . )\nin marseilles ( france ) , skilled pizza delivery boy daniel who drives a scooter finally has his dreams come true . he gets a taxi license . caught by the police for a huge speed infraction , he will help emilien , a loser inspector who can ' t drive , on the track of german bank robbers , so he doesn ' t lose his license and his dream job .\nplease note that the more specific a pick - up address you are able to provide , the more quickly and reliably you will have a taxi . always make sure to specify the city . for example , the exact same address may exist in helsinki , espoo and vantaa . specifying the city avoids unnecessary confusion , as does any other additional information that can help your driver locate the correct address .\nthe former marine travis bickle is insomniac and decides to work as taxi driver in the night shift . travis is a lonely uneducated man that spends his leisure time watching porn films in the theaters . when travis sees the gorgeous betsy working as a volunteer in the campaign for president of senator charles palantine , he has a crush on her . he invites betsy to drink coffee with him and later he dates her . however he takes her to see a porn swedish movie and she feels offended and leaves him . travis unsuccessfully sends flowers for her but she rejects him . travis meets the young prostitute iris that is trying to flee from her pimp sport in his taxi but sport takes her from the car . travis also buys several weapons from a dealer and practices shooting . when he meets iris again , he is resolute to help her . will travis succeed in his intent ?\nnew york city taxi driver travis bickle constantly , almost obsessively , reflects on the ugly corruption of life around him , and becomes increasingly disturbed over his own loneliness and alienation . in nearly every phase of his life , he remains a complete outsider , failing to make emotional contact with anyone . unable to sleep night after night , he haunts the local pornography emporiums to find diversion , and begins desperately thinking about an escape from his depressing existence .\nhome to hundreds of full time residents and over 100 creative businesses , taxi is a mixed - use community rife with inspiration . our campus , which is still expanding , is made up of nine buildings and amenities , including a fitness center , restaurant , coffee shop , breakfast & lunch counter , salon , early childhood education center , conference rooms , rec room , nursing rooms , playground , outdoor cinema , one - of - a kind shipping container pool and community garden , which are designed to keep our community connected .\ndespite the handful of transactions near a million dollars per medallion , it\u2019s not clear that a portfolio of 46 medallions could command a price sufficient to repay the citibank loans today or at any time in the future . the future value of taxi medallions will be heavily dependent on future policy choices , including whether new york city imposes new restrictions on uber such as the cap on new nontaxi livery vehicle licenses supported by mayor bill de blasio and opposed by gov . andrew cuomo . ( update : the de blasio administration is dropping the cap proposal for now . )\nthe classic sitcom set at new york ' s sunshine cab co . won three straight emmys as outstanding comedy series and had one of the all - time great ensembles , including judd hirsch , danny devito , andy kaufman , marilu henner , tony danza and jeff conaway . the episodes ( from the producers who had worked on ` the mary tyler moore show , ' ` bob newhart ' and other series from mtm productions ) could veer hilariously from the soulful to the sophisticated to the surreal . ` taxi ' ran five seasons ( and deserved 10 ) .\ntravis bickle is a lonely , impotent and insomniac ex - marine , who spends his nights driving his taxi throughout the shadowy streets of mid - 70 ' s new york city . travis is fed up with the society he finds himself surrounded by , wishing that a\nreal rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets\n. but travis ' s personality sees him being unable to connect with virtually anyone , until he becomes infatuated with a blonde campaign worker named betsy and then later meets an adolescent prostitute named iris . as travis grows increasingly more paranoid of his situations , he begins to sees these relationships he develops as ' missions ' of which he will need to be the saviour .\nthe first season of this classic sitcom started off on the ground running as we ' re introduced to the down - trodden , brow - beaten denizen taxi drivers of the sunshine cab company , the advice giving alex reirger ( judd hirsh ) , failed boxer tony banta ( tony danza , failed actor bobby wheeler ( jeff conaway ) , new immigrant , latka ( superbly played by andy kaufman ) as well as new cab drivers elaine and john ( marilu henner and randall carver respectively ) , and cranky , hateful boss louie de palma ( dsnny devito , in the role of his career ) . these people are life losers , but the writing is such that they are never treated as such . all of the characters were highly relatable and one couldn ' t help but feel empathetic to each of them . we ' re laughing with these guys , not at them . and it ' s a very funny , poignant show . guest stars this season included former welterweight champion of the world carlos palomino , tom selleck , jeffrey tambor , martin mull , and suzanne kent in a very memorable part as alex ' s blind date , the overweight self - pitying angela who would return next season in a surprising way . the first season of taxi was a few outstanding shows , a few funny ones , but not a clunker in the bunch . and you have no choice but to love that theme song . my season 1 grade : a\navoid this film at all costs ! this is just a very very cheap remake of the french movie by the same name . being a big fan of that taxi , i was intrigued to see what the yanks had done with it . watching it was painful , the only reason i watched till the end was to see how low they were going to go with this film . queen latifa ' s performance is the only redeeming aspect of this film , who does her best with an unoriginal , crass and cheap script . the best scenes are direct rip - offs of the original film and jimmy fallon is wasted on a one dimensional ridiculous character . go see the original french film and give this one as wide a berth as you can !\nspoiler : vietnam vet travis bickle is 26 , a loner in the mean streets of new york city , slipping slowly into isolation and violent misanthropy . in solving his insomnia by driving a taxi on the night shift , he grows increasingly disgusted by the low lifes that hang out at night :\nsomeday a real rain will come and wash all the scum off the streets .\nhis touching attempts to woo betsy , a senator ' s campaign worker , turn sour when he takes her to a porn movie on their first date . he even fails in his attempt to persuade child prostitute iris to desert her pimp and return to her parents and school . driven to the edge by powerlessness , he buys four hand guns and sets out to assassinate the senator , heading for the infamy of a ' lone crazed gunman ' .\ntravis bickle is an ex - marine and vietnam war veteran living in new york city . as he suffers from insomnia , he spends his time working as a taxi driver at night , watching porn movies at seedy cinemas during the day , or thinking about how the world , new york in particular , has deteriorated into a cesspool . he ' s a loner who has strong opinions about what is right and wrong with mankind . for him , the one bright spot in new york humanity is betsy , a worker on the presidential nomination campaign of senator charles palantine . he becomes obsessed with her . after an incident with her , he believes he has to do whatever he needs to make the world a better place in his opinion . one of his priorities is to be the savior for iris , a twelve - year - old runaway and prostitute who he believes wants out of the profession and under the thumb of her pimp and lover matthew .\nbelle williams is a speed demon . flying through the streets of new york in her tricked - out taxi , she ' s earned a rep as new york ' s fastest cabbie . but driving a hack is only a pit stop for her real dream : belle wants to be a race car champion . and she ' s well on her way - - until she ' s derailed by overeager cop andy washburn , whose undercover skills are matched only by his total ineptitude behind the wheel . washburn , whose lack of vehicular skills has landed him in the precinct doghouse , is hot on the heels of a gang of beautiful brazilian bank robbers , led by vanessa , their cold , calculating - - and leggy - - leader . to nab the evasive crooks , drivers license - less washburn convinces belle to team up with him to pursue vanessa and crew . belle has carte blanche to drive at any speed and break any law . the car - less cop and speed - demon cabbie - - new york ' s unlikeliest partners - - begin a high - speed game of cat and mouse with the robbers . that is , if belle and washburn don ' t end up killing each other first .\nbelle williams is a speed demon . flying through the streets of new york in her tricked - out taxi , she ' s earned a rep as new york ' s fastest cabbie . but driving a hack is only a pit stop for her real dream : belle wants to be a race car champion . and she ' s well on her way - - until she ' s derailed by overeager cop andy washburn , whose undercover skills are matched only by his total ineptitude behind the wheel . washburn , whose lack of vehicular skills has landed him in the precinct doghouse , is hot on the heels of a gang of beautiful brazilian bank robbers , led by vanessa , their cold , calculating - - and leggy - - leader . to nab the evasive crooks , drivers license - less washburn convinces belle to team up with him to pursue vanessa and crew . belle has carte blanche to drive at any speed and break any law . the car - less cop and speed - demon cabbie - - new york ' s unlikeliest partners - - begin a high - speed game of cat and mouse with the robbers . that is , if belle and washburn don ' t end up killing each other . . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyour social account may not have provided your email to us . please confirm or enter it below to complete your profile .\nwe found your email in our system . please provide your site password to link to your existing account .\nforgot your password ? enter your email address and we ' ll send you instructions on how to access your account .\nwe have not verified that the email belongs to you . please check your inbox for the verification email .\nto resend the verification email , please enter your email address and click submit .\nleonard maltin classic movie guide , copyright 2005 , 2010 . used by arrangement with penguin group ( usa ) inc .\ntm & \u00a9 2018 turner classic movies , inc . a time warner company . all rights reserved . code of conduct for this site | press room | privacy policy | | terms of use\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nthe staff of a new york city taxicab company go about their job while they dream of greater things .\nthe guys run into reverend jim and try to get him a job , but first they have to convince louie to hire him and help him pass the exam .\nelaine is invited to a high society dinner , with jim as her date .\njim has a vision that alex will die on thursday at 7 p . m . . louie is convinced that it is real , but alex refuses to believe it . latka is not allowed to talk for a week after a run - in with tony .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nthe misadventures of the staff of a struggling top 40 rock radio station in cincinnati , ohio .\na compassionate teacher returns to his inner city high school of his youth to teach a new generation of trouble making kids .\nan eccentric fun - loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there .\ntwo men , a neat freak and a slob separated from their wives , have to live together despite their differences .\nthe regulars of the boston bar cheers share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar where everybody knows your name .\nthe professional and personal misadventures of a psychologist and his family , patients , friends and colleagues .\na nouveau riche , african - american family who move into a luxury apartment building develop close , if occasionally fractious , relationships with other tenants .\na working class man constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day .\nthe misadventures of a divorced mother , her family , and their building superintendent in indianapolis .\nthe misadventures of two women and one man living in one apartment and their neighbors .\ntad dibbern < dibbern _ d @ a1 . mscf . upenn . edu >\nthe series was inspired by a 1975 article in new york magazine titled\nnight - shifting for the hip fleet\nby mark jacobson .\nread the article , which was about several drivers who worked the night shift for a new york city cab company .\n18 of 20 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nout to stop a new gang disguised as santa claus , emilien and daniel must also handle major changes in their personal relationships .\nunlucky , clumsy , charming marseile pd detective \u00e9milien coutant - kerbalec must assist worse - than - clouseau commissioner gibert guarding a belgian criminal reputed as dangerous as - and caged . . . see full summary \u00bb\na mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of new york city bank robberies committed by a quartet of female brazilian bank robbers .\nhubert is a french policeman with very sharp methods . after being forced to take 2 months off by his boss , who doesn ' t share his view on working methods , he goes back to japan , where he . . . see full summary \u00bb\nset in the ghettos of paris in 2010 , an undercover cop and ex - thug try to infiltrate a gang in order to defuse a neutron bomb .\na medieval nobleman and his squire are accidentally transported to contemporary times by a senile sorcerer . he enlists the aid of his descendent to try to find a way to return home , all the . . . see full summary \u00bb\ngravity or police , these guys don ' t believe in any law . idolised by the youth of paris as much as they ' re hated by the police , they are the yamakasis , modern samurais . with acrobatic . . . see full summary \u00bb\nafter hiding his loot and getting thrown in jail , ruby , a brooding outlaw encounters quentin , a dim - witted and garrulous giant who befriends him . after quentin botches a solo escape attempt . . . see full summary \u00bb\ndamien and leito return to district 13 on a mission to bring peace to the troubled sector that is controlled by five different gang bosses , before the city ' s secret services take drastic measures to solve the problem .\nknight godefroy has to return to our time from 1023 to get back the sacred jewels that jacquouille has taken to the 20th century .\nfell off a horse and needed to stay in hospital for a few weeks . during this time\n( 2003 ) ) filled in on - set while pir\u00e8s watched the dailies at the end of each day to check on the progress of filming .\nduring the last chase when the mercedes flips two cars you can see the ramp in front of the mercedes .\n: who cares ? look at the room ! there ' s no one here .\nthis movie is fantastic . it is simply an all action car chase romp set in the french city of marseilles . the acting is highly convincing , the direction is fresh and modern and the film is easily the best car movie in years . followed by two sequels , the film makers have kept the film very french without resorting to american - style cgi effects or bland super star actors . as a french speaker , i watched the film in its original language with subtitles in english incase i got lost . i would recommend watching the film in french to everyone , it ' s much better than the dubbed version . one of france ' s biggest films of the modern years , let ' s hope they keep the sequels rolling on !\n45 of 54 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\nwhen a lonely guy meets a woman on the internet who happens to be in prison , she breaks out to get him to prove her innocence , and proceeds to wreak havoc on his middle - class life .\na determined hairstylist ( queen latifah ) competes with her former boss ( kevin bacon ) after opening her own business in atlanta .\nupon learning of a terminal illness , a shy woman ( queen latifah ) decides to sell off all her possessions and live it up at a posh european hotel .\nas the blue bmw is waiting during the last bank robbery , a police car passes by to scope the scene . the cop car alternates between being a 1993 - 1994 ford crown vic , a 1995 - 1997 ford crown vic and a 1998 - 2004 ford crown vic between shots .\n: three cars you totalled ! cop or no cop , that is eleven points off your license . it ' s gone !\n50 of 71 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nthis page was last edited on 6 june 2018 , at 08 : 45 .\ntext is available under the creative commons attribution - sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site , you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy .\ni\u2019ve developed relationships with high - 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winning sitcom follows the lives of a group of cabbies in new york . the employees of the sunshine cab company are a motley crew , including frustrated actor bobby , struggling boxer tony , art gallery receptionist elaine , and tyranical dispatcher louie . for almost everyone , the cab company is just a temporary job that can be left behind when they make it in their chosen professions . the core of the company is disillusioned alex , who ' s sure he will be driving a cab for the rest of his life . burned - out ex - hippie minister reverend jim and mechanic latka gravas round out the group .\nmore tickets = more points = more movies on us ! rack up vip + points for every ticket you buy to score streaming movies and discounts on tickets and movie gear .\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore .\ncollect bonus rewards from our many partners , including amc , stubs , cinemark connections , regal crown club when you link accounts .\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\nalso sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies : tickets , special offers , screenings + more .\nsuffering from insomnia , disturbed loner travis bickle ( robert de niro ) takes a job as a new york city cabbie , haunting the streets nightly , growing increasingly detached from reality as he dreams of cleaning up the filthy city . when travis meets pretty campaign worker betsy ( cybill shepherd ) , he becomes obsessed with the idea of saving the world , first plotting to assassinate a presidential candidate , then directing his attentions toward rescuing 12 - 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an elite branch of the sdu - stopped a car at about 6pm .\nthe dramatic arrests took place near spring garden street , ballybough , on the capital ' s northside .\nresidents living in the area were immediately evacuated from their homes , while a takeaway was also closed .\ntwo men , aged in their 20s and originally from the north - inner city , were detained . they had been placed under surveillance by specially trained detectives ahead of the interception .\nthey are being detained at clontarf garda station under section 30 of the offences against the state act .\nthe defence force ' s bomb disposal unit arrived at the scene shortly before 7pm under a garda escort , with a large section of the area closed off yesterday evening .\nmembers of the dublin armed support unit and army personnel , carrying sub - machine guns , stood guard as locals , including young children , looked on .\nsemtex is an all - purpose plastic explosive , which is used in commercial blasting , demolition and by terrorists .\njust 250g of semtex could destroy a commercial passenger airplane , as sadly proven in the case of the pan am flight 103 bombing over lockerbie in 1988 .\nthe omagh bomb of 1998 was a 500lb fertiliser bomb with a 500g ( 1lb ) semtex trigger .\nfestival organisers pull out all the stops for safety as ' unprecedented ' warm . . .\n' i ' ll kill marty . i ' ve told him before i can ' t dance ' - jacqui\nmedallions are the licenses many cities require to operate taxicabs , and their limited number has made them increasingly valuable over the last several decades . as recently as the summer of 2013 , the kinds of medallions mr . freidman owns were worth as much as $ 1 . 2 million , far above the $ 739 , 000 of debt per medallion that is indicated in the bankruptcy filing .\nmedallion lenders , responding to the deteriorating market conditions , have tightened credit or exited the market , leaving owners like mr . freidman in a difficult position . citibank has sought to foreclose on 46 medallions owned by companies owned by mr . freidman after several loans matured in january and mr . freidman did not repay them . citibank declined to extend the loans , and mr . freidman has struggled to find alternative financing , according to an affidavit accompanying the bankruptcy petition , which seeks to halt the foreclosures .\n\u201cit is suspected that citibank\u2019s strong desire to develop a relationship with uber is a key motivator in its decision to pursue unreasonable positions against the debtors , \u201d he said in the affidavit . as evidence , he pointed to a news release in which citi announced its employees could use uber for official business travel .\nbut there\u2019s a simpler explanation for why citi would want to foreclose : its loans are due and haven\u2019t been repaid . it is typical for a secured lender to foreclose when it has not been repaid at maturity and fears the collateral may deteriorate in value .\n\u201cwe are disappointed mr . freidman has chosen not to honor his contractual obligations , \u201d said andrew brent , a spokesman for citibank . he called the claim about uber a \u201claughable conspiracy theory . \u201d\nin the bankruptcy affidavit , mr . freidman projected confidence about that price trajectory . \u201cthe debtors are confident that the market will rebound and correct , and that the medallions will continue to hold their historic value , \u201d he said .\nthe upshot provides news , analysis and graphics about politics , policy and everyday life . follow us on facebook and twitter . sign up for our newsletter .\nhair department head : second unit , new york ( as nathan j . busch )\ntalent coordinator / assistant : mr . daniels ( 65 episodes , 1978 - 1981 )\nassistant : mr . cherry / assistant : mr . daniels ( 21 episodes , 1978 - 1979 )\nassistant : mr . cherry / assistant : mr . daniels ( 18 episodes , 1978 - 1979 )\nexecutive assistant : richard sakai / assistant : mr . daniels ( 7 episodes , 1982 )\nthe classic sitcom set at new york ' s sunshine cab co . won three straight emmys as outstanding comedy series and had one of the all - time great ensembles , including judd hirsch , danny devito , andy kaufman , marilu henner , tony danza and jeff conaway . the episodes ( from the producers who had worked on ` the mary tyler moore show , ' ` bob newhart ' and other ser ( more\u2026 )\nyou must only upload images which you have created yourself or that you are expressly authorised or licensed to upload . by clicking\npublish\n, you are confirming that the image fully complies with tv . com\u2019s\nand that you own all rights to the image or have authorization to upload it .\ndo not upload anything which you do not own or are fully licensed to upload . the images should not contain any sexually explicit content , race hatred material or other offensive symbols or images . remember : abuse of the urltoken image system may result in you being banned from uploading images or from the entire site \u2013 so , play nice and respect the rules !\n\u00a9 2018 cbs interactive inc . all rights reserved . tv guide digital network | privacy policy | ad choice | terms of use\n( at left , art from the season two dvd , available here . )\nhe co - starred with arnold schwarzenegger in \u2018twins\u2019 and \u2018junior\u2019 and played the penguin in 1992\u2019s \u2018batman returns . \u2019\nthe actor currently hosts a documentary channel , jersey docs , and is a cast member on fx series \u2018it\u2019s always sunny in philadelphia . \u2019\nhe\u2019s even in something right now ! devito is currently on the big screen in the romantic comedy \u2018when in rome . \u2019 ( also not his finest hour . )\nplaying to type , the one - time pro boxer played anthony mark \u201ctony\u201d banta , a sweet , dumb boxer .\nafter the show , tony , now 59 , starred in another hit series : \u2018who\u2019s the boss . \u2019 after its run , he made guest appearances on tv shows and appeared in several tv movies .\nin 2004 , he hosted the \u2018tony danza show\u2019 which was canceled after 2 seasons . after that he made the move to broadway , starring in \u2018the producers\u2019 as max bialystock from 2006 - 2007 .\nin 2010 , danza starred in a new reality series called \u2018teach , \u2019 in which he taught a 10th grade english class . he later wrote a book on his experiences ,\ni want to apologize to every teacher i ever had .\nhenner , who got her start on broadway , played elaine nardo , a divorced mother of two and aspiring artist .\nfrom 2005 - 2007 she hosted \u2018america\u2019s ballroom challenge\u2019 and in 2008 she was a contestant on \u2018the celebrity apprentice . \u2019\nformer hippie rev . jim ignatowski was once a straight - laced harvard student .\nlike danny devito , lloyd\u2019s first big role was in the movie \u2018one flew over the cuckoo\u2019s nest . \u2019\nthe actor now does mostly voice work for kids\u2019 movies like \u2018the tale of despereaux . \u2019 he\u2019s been divorced four times .\nconaway was unfortunately best known for his participation in reality shows like \u2018celebrity fit club\u2019 and \u2018celebrity rehab , \u2019 where he\u2019s publicly battled substance abuse addiction . once married to olivia newton - john\u2019s older sister rona , conaway married keri young in 1990 .\nconaway died at the age of 60 in 2011 from complications from pneumonia and a degnerative brain condition .\npessimist and recovered compulsive gambler alex rieger was the show ' s calm in the center of the storm . hirsch won two emmys for the role ."]}
{"id": 115248, "summary": [{"text": "under the dome ( chinese : \u7a79\u9876\u4e4b\u4e0b ; pinyin : qi\u00f3ngd\u01d0ng zh\u012b xi\u00e0 ) is a 2015 self-financed , chinese documentary film by chai jing , a former china central television journalist , concerning air pollution in china .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it was viewed over 150 million times on tencent within three days of its release , and had been viewed a further 150 million times ( total 300 million views ) by the time it was taken offline four days later .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "chai jing started making the documentary when her as yet unborn daughter developed a tumour in the womb , which had to be removed very soon after her birth .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "chai blames air pollution for the tumour .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film , which combines footage of a lecture with interviews and factory visits , has been compared with al gore 's an inconvenient truth in both its style and likely impact .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film openly criticises state-owned energy companies , steel producers and coal factories , as well as showing the inability of the ministry of environmental protection to act against the big polluters .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "despite demonstrating the failure of china 's regulations on pollution , the chinese government at first did not censor the film .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "instead , the people 's daily reposted the film alongside an interview with chai , while chen jining , the recently appointed minister for environmental protection , praised the film , comparing its significance with silent spring , the 1962 book by us environmentalist rachel carson .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "however , within a week , the communist party \u2019s publicity department confidentially ordered the film to be removed .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "an employee of china business news was suspended for leaking the order . ", "topic": 5}], "title": "under the dome ( film )", "paragraphs": ["celia hatton , \u201cunder the dome : the smog film taking china by storm , \u201d bbc . com , 2 march 2015 ,\nchina ' s government leaders will appear to be very responsive to the concerns raised by under the dome .\nthe film is still widely available . the editor of the documentary channel at tencent \u2013 one of many chinese sites offering under the dome \u2013 said the film had been viewed 316 million times by thursday lunchtime .\nfan - made trailer for a non - existent movie based on stephen king ' s under the dome .\nit also helps that\nunder the dome\nincludes a call to action on the part of all chinese .\nin chester ' s mill , maine , a strange occurrence locks the town in under an invisible dome - like surface .\nunder the dome explains the social and health costs of pollution , and was watched by more than 100 million people online , sparking debates .\nunder the dome , a documentary investigating pollution and air quality in china , has been pulled from chinese video sites by the country\u2019s government .\nthe documentary , under the dome , has been available on most online video sites and has not been removed since first being posted on saturday , although some articles praising the film have been deleted by censors .\nwe were the dome all along . the dome was all inside the mind of a small child holding a snowglobe . they were dead the whole time .\nunder the dome , a year - long investigation of pollution in china , had garnered more than 100 million views in less than 48 hours .\nunder the dome is the story of a small town that is suddenly and inexplicably sealed off from the rest of the world by an enormous transparent dome . the town ' s inhabitants must deal with surviving the post - apocalyptic conditions while searching for answers about the dome , where it came from and if and when it will go away .\nthe newly appointed environmental protection minister , chen jining , had praised under the dome , telling reporters it should\nencourage efforts by individuals to improve air quality\n.\none piece in business spectator called \u201cunder the dome\u201d the \u201cfilm that is going to change china . \u201d if public outcry makes it easier for beijing to push through reforms strengthening the mep and curtailing environmental abuses by state - owned enterprises , chai\u2019s film could indeed go down in history as china\u2019s silent spring .\nsome social media users in china voiced frustration at the removal of the film .\n\u201cunder the dome\u201d , a film by journalist chai jing that explains air pollution in straightforward terms , spurred a national debate after its release and quickly garnered hundreds of millions of views on streaming video sites . ( reuters / aly song )\nwhile \u201cunder the dome\u201d called for action , the action the chinese government took wasn\u2019t what chai had in mind . after the initial surge in viewers for the documentary , the government blocked access to the online video .\nbut most have welcomed her initiative in producing the documentary with her own money . despite the criticism of government policy the video was not blocked . the website of people\u2019s daily , the main communist party newspaper , was one of the first to post under the dome . by sunday evening , however , popular chinese websites had removed prominent headlines and links about under the dome from their front pages .\n' under the dome ' by chai jing hasn ' t been banned , which suggests the government is allowing debate on environmental issues ahead of the country ' s annual parliament session in beijing .\nbut , before the end montage offered most of the main players a relatively quiet dome - free life ( for now ) , they endured an expectedly bloody , illogical end to the dome .\nbeijing \u2014 \u201cunder the dome , \u201d a searing documentary about china \u2019s catastrophic air pollution , had hundreds of millions of views on chinese websites within days of its release one week ago .\nafter a week of passionate public discourse over the film , the central propaganda department told websites on friday to remove \u201cunder the dome . \u201d mr . zhan , the journalism and media studies professor , said officials had waited through the week \u201cto see what would happen , in sort of an opportunistic strategy . \u201d\nanti - pollution film offline , \u201d bbc . com , 7 march 2015 ,\nproduced and narrated by chai jing , a former investigative reporter for chinese state television , the film\nunder the dome\nis in the style of a ted talk or an activist al gore documentary , looking at the grim state of air pollution in china and what can be done to remedy it .\nanother weibo user quoted by reuters wrote :\nsome people have the power to completely smother chai jing ' s under the dome on the internet but don ' t have the power to smother haze in this country .\nas resources dwindle , big jim holds a census in order to forecast how long chester ' s mill can continue to exist under the dome , while chaos ensues when a rainstorm turns into acid rain .\nas of saturday , the film was no longer available on popular chinese mainland video sites .\nfounded in 1999 , senses of cinema is one of the first online film journals of its kind and has set the standard for professional , high quality film - related content on the internet .\nthis is a personal grievance between me and the smog ,\nchai says in the film .\nunder the dome , a slick production by a former reporter for the state broadcaster , has gripped a public accustomed to griping about the smog . but perhaps the most striking thing about chai jing\u2019s film has been the sympathetic response that it has elicited from at least some in authority , despite its relative boldness on a potentially controversial subject .\ncalled\nunder the dome ,\nthe film released online by former china central television reporter chai jing cites weak enforcement of environmental laws and poor fuel standards among the causes of the smog . it was the most searched topic on search engine baidu early monday , and was played 21 million times on video - sharing site youku . com .\nfor a show that practically winked at the screen every other scene , under the dome didn\u2019t end in such a ridiculous fashion . all things considered , the last moments of \u201cthe enemy within , \u201d are unpredictably\u2026 simple , maybe even a little expected .\nsince its release online on saturday , under the dome has notched up some 100m views on major chinese video portals such as tencent and youku . it has also prompted 280 million posts on sina weibo , a microblogging site .\nthe above paragraph , in the context of virtually any other political subject ( democracy , constitutionalism , human rights ) would have gotten the film scrubbed from china\u2019s internet . but \u201cunder the dome\u201d is still readily available online , although china digital times reports that chinese censors have ordered media outlets not to \u201cfurther promote\u201d the documentary and to carefully \u201cregulate\u201d public opinion .\nmany western news reports compared under the dome to the al gore - narrated climate change documentary an inconvenient truth ( davis guggenheim , 2006 ) 3 , with both films drawing on the format of \u201ctedx\u201d talks by notable thinkers and innovators , sponsored by the non - profit organisation the sapling foundation . these talks have achieved widespread popularity through their dissemination online since 2006 . 4 another frequent point of comparison with chai\u2019s film was rachel carson\u2019s 1962 book silent spring , a bestseller that drew attention to the toxic effects of unrestrained pesticide use in the post - war period . 5 while the influence of al gore\u2019s tedx - style film in particular is obvious , these international analogies elide under the dome \u2019s relationship to a range of chinese documentary traditions little known in the west , including a long - standing expository documentary lineage and a more recent history of personalised , activist work . chai jing\u2019s film is notable for its online release , viral impact and the sheer scale of its viewership , but it is not without local precedent . understanding the local context from which under the dome has emerged helps us grasp the long , complex and ongoing interplay between documentary images , state controls and public opinion in china during the post - mao reform era \u2013 an interplay in which under the dome is but the latest instalment .\ntitled \u201cunder the dome , \u201d the film is an impassioned production by chai jing , a well - known journalist who left china central television last year shortly after the birth of her first child . since its release online on saturday , it has racked up some 100 million views on major chinese video portals such as tencent and youku .\nrenowned investigative journalist chai jing has been widely praised for using her own money - more than 1 million rmb ( $ 159 , 000 : \u00a3103 , 422 ) - to fund the film , called under the dome . she first started the documentary when her infant daughter developed a benign tumour in the womb , which ms chai blames on air pollution .\nafter finding themselves outside the dome , barbie turns to his estranged father for help , and sam reunites with pauline .\na potential exit from the dome is revealed just as the walls begin closing in on those trapped in chester ' s mill .\nin one particularly harrowing scene in \u201cunder the dome , \u201d a doctor pulls out pieces of lymph node from a female lung cancer patient in her 50s . they are filthy and blackened from breathing the air , though the woman has never been a smoker .\nbut interest in chai ' s film chafed a bit for some longtime players in environmental circles .\nunder the dome\nalso debuted just a day after china named a new environment minister , chen jining , who was plucked from his post as president of the prestigious tsinghua university . the move was a rare example of china appointing a minister who didn ' t come up through the bureaucracy , and chen reportedly sent chai a text message congratulating her on the film .\nabove all , under the dome hooks viewers with chai\u2019s account of learning that her unborn baby had a tumour and might not survive surgery to remove it . though the girl is thriving , her story conveys the human cost of pollution as perhaps nothing else could .\nviewers commenting on the film on the sina web portal expressed both approval of chai ' s efforts and frustration at the government .\non sunday , at the closing press conference of the national people\u2019s congress , a reporter from the huffington post asked chinese premier li keqiang what the government was going to do about some of the accusations in the film . rather than attack the film , he replied :\nthough most of the facts presented in\nunder the dome\nhave been widely presented in foreign and chinese media , chai ' s celebrity and her approachable style ( she uses a cartoon to illustrate what pm 2 . 5 means , for example ) resonate .\nin the past three weeks , an online documentary about air pollution in china called \u201cunder the dome\u201d has done exactly that for the peoples\u2019 republic . made by a well - known china central television newscaster chai jing , the film drew more than 150 million viewers in the first days after chai posted it online . in the film , chai , dressed casually in jeans and a white blouse , paces back and forth on a stage in what is essentially a 143 - minute ted talk \u2013 with devastating effect .\nthe film generated a huge , emotional response online , including angry comments directed at china ' s political authorities .\namong those interviewed in\nunder the dome\nare xie zhenhua , deputy director of the powerful national development and reform commission ; han jun , deputy director of the communist party ' s central finance affairs office ; and xiong yuehui , director of the science standards office at the ministry of environmental protection .\nthe support from state media is especially interesting given that the film dips a toe into the dangerous waters of public activism , something china\u2019s government is generally quick to censure . in the film , chai predicts that china\u2019s people will grow tired of a poisoned environment :\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nalthough river elegy and the story of its reception has been suppressed in china since the military crackdown that ended the tiananmen movement , as a senior journalist at cctv chai jing is likely aware of this history . certainly under the dome resembles river elegy to the extent that it was timed to influence government policy during a period of rising social tensions and uncertainty over future directions within the ruling elite . under the dome was released online just six days before the opening of the annual session of china\u2019s parliament , the national people\u2019s congress ( npc ) , on 5 march 2015 . although the npc\u2019s main role is to rubber stamp decisions made in advance by the ccp , its annual meeting places the spotlight on the party - state\u2019s policy directions and provokes a certain degree of discussion amongst the media , academics and the general public . under the dome was clearly intended to be a high profile intervention in these debates , advancing the case for the enforcement of environmental regulations and a more sustainable approach to economic development .\nwhile the local documentary context from which under the dome emerged has been outlined above , the film\u2019s precise relationship to the state remains a more open question . in one sense the film sits in a growing tradition of critical chinese documentary work concerned with exploring fault lines in the country\u2019s stressed social fabric . yet the circumstances of its release and apparent endorsement in some official quarters also suggest its imbrication in power plays within the ruling elite . whatever the state\u2019s relationship to this particular work , however , the staggering 300 million clicks the film inspired demonstrates the ongoing importance of documentary in china\u2019s public discursive field , especially in an environment where official media and television remain so tightly controlled . the audience size also speaks of deep societal anxieties the authorities would be ill advised to ignore .\nunlike the cctv - produced river elegy , chai jing made her film independently , but she does appear to have enjoyed some very high level assistance , including support from the national broadcaster , where she worked until she became pregnant in 2013 . 12 there was backing from another key state - owned media outlet as well \u2013 in addition to being posted on major commercial chinese video hosting sites like youku , chai\u2019s film appeared on the website of the communist party\u2019s official newspaper people\u2019s daily , along with an interview with the director . the day after the film\u2019s release , china\u2019s newly appointed minister for environmental protection , chen jining , praised under the dome at his first press conference and compared it to silent spring . 13\nthen on friday afternoon , the momentum over the video came to an abrupt halt , as major chinese video websites deleted it under orders from the communist party\u2019s central propaganda department .\nthe film\u2019s extraordinary success owes much to promotion on the website of the official people\u2019s daily and other state - run media . the environment minister has also praised it .\nthe second season of under the dome , a science - fiction tv series based on a stephen king novel of the same name , consists of thirteen episodes . it premiered on cbs on june 30 , 2014 and concluded on september 22 , 2014 . filming of season 2 again took place in north carolina , usa .\nmade by renowned investigative journalist chai jing and funded with her own money , the film sharply criticises the chinese state ' s lax environmental laws .\nalvin lin , the beijing - based china climate and energy policy director of the us - based environmental group the natural resources defense council , said :\nthey ' ve made a big deal about air pollution in the last couple of [ legislative meetings ] . under the dome made it so they really really have to talk about it .\nunder the dome ,\nmade by a popular former reporter from china central television , was released online saturday . by monday , it had been viewed more than 150 million times on video portals , dominating social media such as wechat and weibo in the way the blue - black dress phenomenon recently swamped the internet in the u . s .\nthe fact that the film was not censored and was posted on the website of the people ' s daily , the communist party mouthpiece , indicated a substantial degree of official support .\nultimately , \u201c under the dome \u201d would have been much better off , in hindsight , if it had built toward and delivered a genuine ending in its first year , following the limited - series format that has been adopted elsewhere . that certainly would have allowed for a more direct adaptation of king\u2019s lengthy novel .\nat that point , the government came rushing in , determined to sweep the whole aliens - among - us thing under the , er , rug . that allowed for a one - year flash forward , and the fleeting possibility that the dome\u2019s captives might really move on with their lives , with barbie and julia ( rachelle lefevre ) finally settling down .\nin\nunder the dome ,\nchai admits that for years she was not worried about pollution and never wore a face mask . but she became concerned about china ' s dirty skies after discovering during her pregnancy that her unborn child had a benign tumor . she reportedly financed the $ 160 , 000 project herself .\njust after the chinese new year \u2013 and only a few days before china\u2019s \u201ctwo sessions\u201d meetings of the national people\u2019s congress and chinese people\u2019s political consultative conference \u2013 a new documentary has caught fire on china\u2019s internet . the film , titled \u201cunder the dome , \u201d investigates china\u2019s pollution problem , providing visceral evidence of the inescapable problem of smog . the documentary , released on saturday , had over 147 million views on the chinese video site tencent by monday evening . it\u2019s available on youtube , with a rough english translation .\nchai has said concerns about her daughter\u2019s health prompted her to quit her job and invest her own time and money to make the film .\n\u201cdespite the censorship of \u2018under the dome , \u2019 there are still reasons to be hopeful about the future of china\u2019s environment , \u201d said georgetown\u2019s lewis . \u201cchina has become far more confident on the international stage in its environmental diplomacy , and this will hopefully lead to increased confidence in allowing for difficult conversations about the tradeoff between environmental protection and economic growth at home . \u201d\nin terms of the chinese documentary context , there are also important differences in the way films of the 1980s like river elegy and under the dome construct their expositional voices . where the former uses a disembodied address claiming to represent the views of a whole social group desiring to lead china\u2019s future , chai employs a more embodied , individualised form of address to talk to her audience as fellow citizens . it is here the film echoes developments in another important component of china\u2019s contemporary mediascape \u2013 the activist strand of filmmaking that has developed over the past decade .\nremember those initial reviews of \u201cunder the dome , \u201d most praising its considerable promise ? and what about the gaudy ratings , giving cbs a rare summer hit ? that all seems a lot longer than three seasons ago , much less the four weeks that actually transpired within the show\u2019s universe . after running in increasingly preposterous circles ( somewhat appropriately , [ \u2026 ]\na small new england town is sealed off from the world by an enormous transparent dome that inexplicably appears and forces the area ' s inhabitants to deal with the post - apocalyptic situation .\nthis brief overview of local precedents to under the dome shows that the film , in addition to being inspired by foreign works such as an inconvenient truth and the tedx talks , has emerged from several decades of documentary activity aimed at influencing both state leaders and public opinion inside china . the film\u2019s didactic verbal address , carefully timed release , and support from certain sections of the official media and state bureaucracy echoes river elegy \u2019s earlier deployment of the documentary form to intervene in public debates . more recently , an activist strain of filmmaking within china\u2019s independent realm has foregrounded a personalised documentary \u201cvoice\u201d embodied in the filmmaker\u2019s onscreen presence , to forge emotive representations of public issues frequently excluded from official media . the influence of this contemporary lineage is evident in the way chai constructs the voice of her own film in a personalised manner to achieve its rhetorical effect , and her bypassing of traditional broadcasting and film exhibition by rapidly disseminating her work on the internet to generate online public commentary and debate .\nnow though , perhaps alarmed by the massive popularity of the film , the government has stepped in to muffle it , with the film removed from video sites like youku and tencent ( it is still available on youtube , which is blocked in china ) . an interview with chai on the website of central news organisation people\u2019s daily has also been removed along with a posting of the film itself , and earlier last week there had been directives to media prohibiting reporting on it .\nremember those initial reviews of \u201c under the dome , \u201d most praising its considerable promise ? and what about the gaudy ratings , giving cbs a rare summer hit ? that all seems a lot longer than three seasons ago , much less the four weeks that actually transpired within the show\u2019s universe . after running in increasingly preposterous circles ( somewhat appropriately , given the shape of its otherworldly enclosure ) , the dome came down , along with the curtain , in what turned out to be the series finale . although the last hour didn\u2019t exactly provide closure , it\u2019s hard to argue the end came prematurely .\nwhile laws may be stringent in china , enforcement is another question : to date no manufacturers of such lorries have yet been punished under the law , ms . chai says .\nunder the dome also highlights the trade - off that china has made between economic growth and protecting the health of its people . when chai asks an official why they cannot close factories that break environmental laws , he replies : \u201cyou must be kidding \u2026 how many people are employed by virtue of 10 million tons of steel ? one hundred thousand people . \u201d\nunder the dome opens with a graph charting beijing\u2019s horrific air pollution in january 2013 , and chai jing\u2019s voice explaining the chart\u2019s content . we then see her strolling across a stage in front of a screen as the lights come up , intercut with overhead shots of a large studio audience she is addressing . throughout under the dome , chai uses the screen to display various other graphs , charts and quotes to support her verbal claims about china\u2019s shocking levels of pollution , its myriad causes and some possible solutions . the screen also punctuates her talk with what are essentially a series of short films within the feature documentary , explaining particular points through news - style reportage , narrated animations , and interviews with various academics , industrial chiefs and government officials .\nthe film\u2019s release comes just days before the start of china\u2019s most public annual political event \u2013 the meetings of the national legislature and a government advisory body . the environment is expected to figure prominently among the topics discussed .\nli yan , the climate and energy campaign manager at greenpeace east asia , said the hundreds of millions of hits generated by the film and the subsequent public discussion were \u201ca huge step forward\u201d .\nbig jim rallies the town against barbie after framing him for the murders and the shooting of julia . joe and norrie move the mini - dome to ben ' s house but it soon begins to act strangely .\nstill , he said , it was a\ngreat thing\nthat the film was raising awareness \u2013 though he questioned how long the\nfever\nmight last .\nmoreover the film\u2019s director , journalist chai jing , had input from chen\u2019s ministry , with officials explaining how little leverage they have with public and private industry to enforce anti - pollution laws . prior to the film\u2019s release she sent this interview footage to other government teams , and began a dialogue with them .\nthe film drew hundreds of millions of viewers after it was posted online last week , and there were government officials amongst its admirers . the environmental protection minister , chen jining , had said in a news conference as the film was launched : \u201ci think this work has an important role in promoting public awareness of environmental health issues , so i\u2019m particularly pleased about this event . \u201d he compared it to silent spring , the film that kickstarted a backlash against pesticide use in the us .\nimportantly , china ' s censors have done little to stifle the conversation surrounding the film , and in some sense it has received the government ' s imprimatur . chen jining , the country ' s new environment minister , praised chai and the film on sunday , saying it reflected\ngrowing public concern over environmental protection and threats to human health .\nthrough these examples , we can see that under the dome contains clear traces of the young , activist strain of documentary making that has developed in china on the heels of hu jie\u2019s pioneering work . chai jing\u2019s film draws on some of the methods used in these activist documentaries to construct a personalised , embodied form of address from a chinese citizen ( the filmmaker ) to a wider public of fellow citizens ( the audience ) . she marries this personalised voice with an overtly expository approach in the shape of a fast - paced , engaging lecture , also placing the film within china\u2019s longstanding tradition of using didactic , expository documentary films to impart ideas to a broad audience , sometimes with a view to influencing top leaders and their policy formulations .\nin \u201cunder the dome , \u201d heavy truck makers don\u2019t install pollution control devices and use phony compliance stickers instead . self - regulating oil refiners produce diesel with high sulfur content . steel manufacturers lack pollution controls while many coal - fired power plants turn off scrubbers that reduce soot and acid rain because the scrubbers use a little bit of power that could otherwise be sold .\nyet for all this apparent official endorsement , a week after its release under the dome was methodically removed from all sites hosted inside china , and discussion about the film in the chinese media ceased . long - time china watcher isabel hinton argues that these events indicate a carefully calibrated governmental plan to generate \u201cpublic support for policies that are already developed . \u201d 14 while this is possible , it seems unlikely the state would use a film with the potential to provoke fundamental questions about china\u2019s whole mode of development to garner support for moves that would almost certainly be popular anyway \u2013 public concerns about the state of the environment have been steadily growing for years , often despite state - imposed restrictions on media reportage . it is more likely that official support and subsequent censorship reflects factional conflicts and power plays within the party - state , as was the case with river elegy \u2019s production , release and subsequent banning back in the late 1980s . under the dome\u2019s timing , content and public praising by the new environment minister certainly appeared calculated to strengthen the position of china\u2019s chronically disempowered environmental protection agencies , against entrenched and powerful environmental abusers like the massive state - owned oil firm sinopec .\nding yan , director of the vehicle pollution department at the ministry of environmental protection , says in the film that he is\nembarrassed\nabout his work because his agency is so toothless .\n\u201cif the film had been this way , it would have been long , heavy and depressing , \u201d mr . yuan said . ms . chai cut that material .\nwhen a new threat from the dome intensifies , the residents of chester ' s mill find themselves at risk of being crushed to death . meanwhile , melanie ' s health continues to deteriorate as the fate of the egg remains unknown .\nthe film also provides a detailed look at how powerless china\u2019s environmental bureau really is . in one telling scene , mep officials are flatly told they have the duty to investigate for broken regulations but not the power to do so . it\u2019s no wonder minister chen was elated by the film ; in effect , it provides an impassioned argument for giving his ministry more power .\nfew documentary makers anywhere the world would dare dream of attracting 300 million viewers \u2013 especially for an exclusive online release . fewer still would imagine reaching an audience of that size within a week . yet according to some news reports , that was the scale of chai jing\u2019s audience for under the dome ( qiongding zhixia , 2015 ) , a self - funded documentary on china\u2019s chronic air pollution released across multiple websites in the people\u2019s republic on 28 february this year . 1 these figures are based on the number of \u201cclicks\u201d the video received online , which is of course not necessarily the same thing as the number of discrete viewers . we also do not know how many people watched all 104 minutes of the film . the click rates certainly suggest , however , that tens of millions , perhaps hundreds of millions , of chinese people watched at least part of under the dome in a very short period , before it was systematically removed from websites inside china\u2019s great firewall around 7 march ( the english - subtitled version is still available on youtube , which is blocked in china ) . 2\nthe film shows ms . chai showing a sonogram of her unborn baby daughter , who was diagnosed with a benign tumor at birth and had to be swiftly operated upon .\nthere are so many startling aspects to \u201cunder the dome\u201d : the fact that someone , especially a media - savvy former state television personality , would think of doing it ; the use of the internet to spread information very quickly ; the way in which middle class chinese , once obsessed purely with economic gains , are outraged about the quality of life ; the way some well - intentioned government reforms open a pandora\u2019s box of previous neglect ; and the suggestion that people are angry enough to step forward .\n] two weeks ago , an invisible dome crashed down on chester ' s mill , cutting us off from the rest of the world . why the dome is here or what mysteries lie ahead , we still don ' t know . every day it tests our limits , bringing out the best and the worst in us . some say we ' ll be stuck here forever , but we will never stop fighting to find a way out .\nas barbie ' s fate lies in big jim ' s hands , the dome presents a new threat when it becomes magnetized . meanwhile , julia seeks out the help of a stranger to save the life of a mysterious girl .\nin its reliance on the spoken word and use of images to support and substantiate the narration\u2019s claims , under the dome draws on some aspects of what bill nichols calls the \u201cexpository mode\u201d of documentary , an approach that \u201cgives priority to the spoken word to convey the film\u2019s perspective from a single , unifying source\u201d in order to \u201cfacilitate comprehension . \u201d 6 although the expository style is typically associated with disembodied \u201cvoice - of - god\u201d style narrations , rather than chai\u2019s more personalised approach , in constructing her film as an illustrated lecture chai is drawing on a very long history of didactic verbal address in chinese documentary . during the maoist era of the 1950s , \u201960s and \u201970s , for example , the expository mode was employed to the exclusion of almost any other , to convey \u201cauthoritarian government declarations , deceptions and formulations\u201d via hectoring , monological voiceovers carefully aligned with the position of the chinese communist party ( ccp ) . 7\nsome have compared her film to rachel carson\u2019s book \u201csilent spring , \u201d the 1962 book on pesticides that led to a ban on ddt and\u2014along with the santa barbara oil spill off california and ohio\u2019s cuyahoga river catching fire in 1969\u2014helped spur the creation of the environmental protection agency . others compare chai\u2019s work to al gore\u2019s film \u201cinconvenient truth , \u201d his wake - up call about climate change .\nafter the video\u2019s release , other officials , including some at state - owned enterprises that often bridle at stricter environmental regulations , came out strongly against the film . the battle lines reflected those in the broader conflict over the environment in china .\nwhen barbie is apprehended by a group of mysterious men , he is relentlessly interrogated about his connection to the dome . meanwhile , big jim makes a deal that could seal the fate of the residents of chester ' s mill forever .\nin 2011 , another activist work appeared in china that provided a smaller - scale , but very direct precedent for under the dome \u2019s release and impact \u2013 wang jiuliang\u2019s beijing besieged by waste ( laji weicheng ) . wang is a photographer by trade , and was prompted to make his film after witnessing the appalling state of local rubbish dumps photographed for another project . although large sections of his confronting documentary on beijing\u2019s waste management practices are observational in style , wang also conveys information through a voiceover narration , anchored by his own presence in many shots before the mountains of rubbish accumulating on beijing\u2019s outskirts .\nmarkets data delayed by at least 15 minutes . \u00a9 the financial times ltd 2018 . ft and \u2018financial times\u2019 are trademarks of the financial times ltd . the financial times and its journalism are subject to a self - regulation regime under the ft editorial code of practice .\nit is still common to see people exercising outdoors on heavily polluted days without protection , as the film shows . chai says she too was blase about pollution before her daughter\u2019s birth .\nearly this week , propaganda officials issued a directive telling chinese news organizations not to report on the film and ordered video websites not to play it on their home pages , though those sites could keep it online . editors at global times , a populist newspaper under the management of people\u2019s daily , had to kill articles and opinion pieces that separately criticized and supported ms . chai\u2019s documentary , newspaper employees said .\nbut in a poll conducted by phoenix tv after the film ' s release , 33 . 5 % of the 27 , 240 respondents said they have no faith in the government and do not expect the smog to be cleaned in the near future .\n\u201cthe fact the people\u2019s daily [ website ] released information on the film was really significant ; that could only have had the highest approval , \u201d suggested brady , though she also noted that sometimes state - run news outlets took risks .\ncbs deserves some credit for having kept the lights on in the summer with its serialized dramas , although \u201cextant\u201d ( another steven spielberg - anointed sci - fi project ) and \u201czoo\u201d haven\u2019t exactly adorned themselves in creative honor either . whether that means simply tinkering with the formula or a more dramatic overhaul , one thing seems as clear as the dome itself : it was time to officially turn out the lights on this dimming \u201cdome , \u201d which really was a bad egg .\n\u201cunder the dome\u201d was produced by chai jing , formerly a journalist at the state - run china central television ( cctv ) . chai explains how she came to take a personal interest in the pollution issue after the birth of her daughter . before then , she had never paid much attention to the smog ; afterward , she was frightened as to what the pervasive exposure to pollution would mean for her child\u2019s health . the resulting documentary has been compared to silent spring , the book by environmental activist rachel carson often credited with jump - starting the u . s . environmental movement .\nli predicted that the film ' s\nunusual\npopularity would help empower the environment ministry .\nthe timing of this is really unique , coming ahead of the ' two meetings ' and with a new environment minister coming on the job ,\nshe added .\nwhen barbie enlists his father \u2019s help to reach out to julia , he realizes that don may know more about the dome than he is letting on . meanwhile , big jim appoints himself sheriff of chester ' s mill .\nthroughout under the dome , chai is casually dressed and talks to her audience in a chatty , relaxed manner , interspersing her serious talk with moments of humour . she requires no introduction , since she is one of china\u2019s best known and most trusted investigative journalists , and was a constant presence on local television screens until her pregnancy in 2013 . she builds on this pre - existing relationship with her audience by immediately placing herself on a par with her viewers vis - \u00e0 - vis knowledge of china\u2019s pollution problem . as the film opens with a graph showing that beijing experienced 25 days of severe smog in january 2013 , we hear chai comment :\njulia takes over as leader of chester ' s mill after the town becomes divided in the wake of big jim and rebecca ' s plans for population control . meanwhile , joe and norrie help melanie search for more clues about her identity at the dome wall .\nthe film takes aim at the lax practices and individual poor habits that lead to smog blanketing china ' s cities . after being uploaded on the weekend , it has generated hundreds of millions of views and social media posts by chinese netizens .\nin the film , chai flies over l . a . in a helicopter and points out that the city has managed to decrease pollution even while adding cars to the roads . she hangs out with inspectors doing spot checks of pollution emitted by big rigs , and films a trucker who is being fined $ 1 , 000 because his vehicle was caught spewing smoke . ( the l . a . segment begins about 1 hour and 17 minutes into the film . )\ndan edwards is a fellow at the research unit in public cultures at melbourne university . his debut monograph , independent chinese documentary : alternative visions , alternative publics , was published by edinburgh university press in 2015 . he lived and worked in china as a magazine journalist from 2007\u201311 , and before that worked at the australian film commission . he was awarded a phd in film and television from monash university in 2014 .\ndeeply emotive , the film draws on a number of materials , from footage of her time as a reporter to official interviews to cartoon depictions of various pollutants , each wielding tiny axes directed at the human nose and throat .\nthat comparison has also been made by no less a personage than china\u2019s environmental minister , chen jining . chen said he was \u201cparticularly pleased\u201d about the documentary and the way it was \u201cpromoting public awareness of environmental health issues . \u201d indeed , the wide - spread promotion of the documentary by chinese state media signals that the government sees value in the film . the website of people\u2019s daily reposted the film and also published an interview with chai jing . china daily published its own feature on chai and her \u201ccrusade against pollution . \u201d\nthe film has done this not so much by breaking news so much as bringing it all together . chai combines personal heart - tugging narrative , investigative reporting and explanatory skills to dissect the reasons for the dire air pollution that plagues chinese cities .\nas conditions in chester ' s mill worsen , big jim and rebecca consider resorting to population control , which drives a wedge between barbie and julia . meanwhile , clues to melanie ' s past and her connection to the dome are revealed .\nthe catalyst for the buying frenzy was a 104 - minute long documentary going into details of the history , causes and impact of china\u2019s smog . an independent production by well - known reporter chai jing , \u201cbeneath the dome\u201d was released online over the weekend , and by monday morning had more than 100 million cumulative views .\nthe film includes interviews with officials from the ministry of environmental protection talking about their inability to regulate those companies . last sunday , the new environment minister , chen jining , compared the video to rachel carson\u2019s \u201csilent spring\u201d in an inaugural news conference with chinese reporters in beijing .\nthose in china who wanted to view the film on friday afternoon had to search for it in obscure corners of the chinese internet or go to sites like youtube , which is blocked here but is accessible with work - around software .\nalthough documentary making outside official channels began in china at the very end of the 1980s , chinese academic ying qian traces the birth of a specifically activist strain of work to hu jie\u2019s 2004 film searching for lin zhao\u2019s soul . 25 this rough hewn video , made using very basic domestic handy - cams and computer - based editing software , attempts to trace the story of a young writer executed for her opposition to mao\u2019s regime in 1968 , through interviews with the aging men and women who knew her . i have analysed the content of this ground - breaking film in detail elsewhere , 26 but here i wish to highlight the innovative way in which the director hu jie positions himself as the \u201cvoice\u201d of the film , in a manner that bears some resemblance to chai jing\u2019s approach a decade later .\nat the end of the film , chai encourages the public to report polluters to a government hotline . between 8 p . m . saturday and 6 p . m . sunday , the beijing hotline saw the number of calls increase 240 % over normal and the city ' s environmental protection bureau had to add more operators to the hotline , the beijing youth daily reported .\nwhat could have been an intriguing story has been ruined by a terrible script and even more terrible acting , not to mention a ridiculously over - the - top attempt at political correctness . chester ' s mill , a beautiful town in the middle of nowhere with cute little houses and perfectly manicured lawns , is probably also the most diverse place in the entire world . this sparsely populated village that fits neatly under an invisible dome has caucasians , african americans , asians , latinos , native americans , and mixed race lesbian couples ! the only group that seems to be missing is single sri lankan gay men . everyone seems to co - exist just fine , even though it ' s not clear if anyone in the town actually has a job , except for beth broderick , the local diner waitress who pours coffee all day , natalie martinez , the most incompetent cop ever to make it onto the force , and the dreadful rachelle lefevre as the local hard - as - nails journalist who spends most of her time skulking around through open fields and taking pictures of air . no wonder she lost her big city newspaper job and ended up under this plexiglass shield . once that darned dome comes down , chester ' s mill becomes a modern day peyton place and everyone ' s deep , dark secrets begin to surface . the problem here , though , is that none of the characters is compelling or sympathetic . we just wanna find out what ' s up with that dome , but instead , we ' re forced to watch these poorly conceptualized folks interact with each other with eye - rolling dialogue like ,\nso they say you ' re passin ' through town . what are you runnin ' from ?\nevery now and then , someone mentions they ' re worried the dome may collapse onto chester ' s mill . frankly , my fingers are crossed that ' s exactly what will happen . no town this boring should be allowed to stay on the map . dome = 1 chester ' s mill = 0\nthough she refrains from making a direct causal link between smog and the tumor in the film , she says ,\nwhen you carry a life inside you , what she breathes , eats and drinks are your responsibility , and you feel fear .\nall this is not to suggest that river elegy and under the dome are not very different in important respects \u2013 indeed , divergences in the arguments they present and the manner by which the films were distributed point towards some of the profound changes that have taken place in china since the late 1980s . where river elegy forcefully put a case for continued opening up and market reform of the economy to break the hold of old - time communists wedded to central planning and tight social controls , chai\u2019s film presents a more complex argument . she believes further market reform is necessary in certain areas to break the monopoly state - owned corporations have over parts of the economy . but she also argues for restraint on the part of individuals and businesses alike , and greater regulation to protect china\u2019s seriously degraded environment after two decades of explosive economic growth . unlike the 1980s , many would argue that contemporary china\u2019s key problem is not too little , but too much , industrial development .\nalthough critical official publications and programs have endured sustained governmental pressure and lost much of their investigative edge since the 2000s , the rise of the internet since the turn of this century has played a crucial role in the ongoing dissemination of views , stories and cultural objects not sanctioned by the authorities . 18 for example , the circulation of vast amounts of chinese and foreign filmic content both online and via pirate - dvds from the early 2000s led independent documentarian ou ning to write of \u201can unprecedented image democracy\u201d in contemporary china . 19 ) , urltoken ] although the online space , like the more critical official chinese media , has been increasingly circumscribed by state - sponsored voices and outright censorship in recent years , the internet not only permitted chai jing to disseminate under the dome to a massive audience without relying on older forms of broadcast media , but also provided a space for public discussion of the issues raised by the film outside officially sanctioned channels . 20 in addition , the internet provided the kind of instant international exposure for both the documentary and the subsequent public debate that would have been impossible in the pre - internet era ."]}
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", "topic": 13}], "title": "the rolling stones rock and roll circus", "paragraphs": ["the rolling stones : rock and roll circus | abkco music & records , inc .\nwere among guests performing on the rolling stones ' television spectacular , rock and roll circus .\nbrusie , david ( 12 feb 2009 ) .\n1996 : the rolling stones - the rolling stones rock and roll circus\n.\nfor the album of the same name , see the rolling stones rock and roll circus ( album ) .\nlet ' s spend the night together podcast - ep . 1 the rolling stones rock & roll circus\nyou can ' t always get what you want is found on the album the rolling stones rock and roll circus .\na song for jeffrey - jethro tull ( the rolling stones rock and roll circus ) p ' dhede ciptmas . wmv\nthe rock ' n ' roll circus -\nthe longest time\n. avi\nfischer , russ ( 04 . 02 . 2008 ) .\nstones on film : the rolling stones rock and roll circus ( 1968 / 1996 )\n.\nthe rolling stones rock and roll circus will be screened may 30th as part of the sound of music vintage music film strand at the krakow film festival .\njohn lennon - rock and roll circus - close , but no cigar ( john & mick ) . avi\nin october 1996 , following two days of screenings at the walter reade theater as part of the new york film festival , the rolling stones rock and roll circus was released on vhs and laserdisc .\nstream the rolling stones rock and roll circus by various artists and 40 million songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms and conditions apply .\nthe rolling stones rock and roll circus was , in its peculiar \u201960s way , the equivalent of giving spotify the middle finger today . fed up with record companies\u2019 reactions to the post - beatles rock \u2019n\u2019 roll tidal wave , the rolling stones decided to bust up conventional ideas about how to put on a show . their concept ? a circus featuring some of the biggest acts in music .\nfor a brief moment , it seemed rock & roll would inherit the earth .\nstream the rolling stones rock and roll circus by various artists and tens of millions of songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms apply .\nin october 1996 , following two days of screenings at the walter reade theater as part of the new york film festival , the rolling stones rock and roll circus was released on vhs and laserdisc . [ 2 ]\nin october 1996 , following two days of screenings at the walter reade theater as part of the new york film festival , the rolling stones rock and roll circus was released on vhs and laserdisc . [ 1 ]\nroll up , roll up , for the who , a whole lotta yoko and the dirty mac band .\nthere\u2019s no denying rock and roll circus is a cool , profoundly strange snippet of rock history . it\u2019s also a little like watching a late - night fever dream \u2014 and glimpsing a surreal alternate universe where the gods of rock \u2019n\u2019 roll get no satisfaction .\n: you ' ve heard of oxford circus , you ' ve heard of piccadilly circus , and this is the rolling stones rock and roll circus , and we ' ve got sights and sounds and marvels to delight your eyes and ears , and you ' ll be able to see the very first one of those in a few moments .\non dec . 11 , 1968 , the rolling stones rock and roll circus was filmed on a bbc soundstage . it was meant as a showcase for the elite in british rock . instead , it lingered in the vaults , unseen for nearly 30 years .\nthe grand masters of rock and roll from their beginnings . a must have for any real fan .\nmick jagger : you ' ve heard of oxford circus , you ' ve heard of piccadilly circus , and this is the rolling stones rock and roll circus , and we ' ve got sights and sounds and marvels to delight your eyes and ears , and you ' ll be able to see the very first one of those in a few moments . see more \u00bb\nfor a brief moment , it seemed rock & roll would inherit the earth . see more \u00bb\n\u201c rock and roll circus \u201d was long one of the most elusive of rock artifacts . shot dec . 11 - 12 , 1968 , and planned as a bbc - tv special and theatrical release , the 65 - minute picture mated the aerialists , fire - eaters and acrobats of robert fosset\u2019s circus with the day\u2019s top rock talent .\na look at the creation and impact of the 1972 rolling stones album\nexile on main st .\na concert film taken from two rolling stones concerts during their 1972 north american tour .\naccording to bill wyman ' s book , rolling with the stones , the rolling stones also performed\nconfessing the blues\n,\nroute 66\nand an alternative take of\nsympathy for the devil\nwith brian jones on guitar . [ 12 ] nicky hopkins supplemented the rolling stones on piano .\nfor all the controversy and mystery surrounding it for 28 years , these days the rolling stones rock and roll circus now comes across as a quaint time capsule of the last days of swingin & apos ; london . and as strange as the idea of combining a rock concert and a circus may be , it manages to work \u2013 even if the only person who wasn & apos ; t stoned was probably the guy who ate fire . you can see what we & apos ; re talking about from the comfort of your home , as the rock and roll circus is now available on itunes .\nbrilliant must admit do like rock n roll circus , not only the rolling stones , but seening john lennon and yoko ono , taj mahal , eric clapton , the who , marianne faithfull , jethro tull . wonderful even if it ' s in a tent lol .\nthe rolling stones rock and roll circus is a film released in 1996 of an 11 december 1968 event put together by the rolling stones . the event comprised two concerts on a circus stage and included such acts as the who , taj mahal , marianne faithfull , and jethro tull . john lennon and his fiancee yoko ono performed as part of a supergroup called the dirty mac , along with eric clapton , mitch mitchell , and keith richards . it was originally meant to be aired on the bbc , but the rolling stones withheld it because they were unhappy with their performance .\ntobler , john : who ' s who in rock & roll p . 1988 . crescent books , 1991\nwith : the rolling stones , jethro tull , the who , taj mahal , marianne faithfull , the dirty mac , yoko ono , sir robert fossett ' s circus and the nurses .\nthe rolling stones ' shows in tempe , arizona and east rutherford , new jersey during their 1981 us tour .\nupon viewing the footage , the rolling stones felt their performance was lacklustre , and that they had been upstaged by the who ' s a quick one while he ' s away , so decided not to release rock and roll circus . the audio and video footage circulated widely on bootlegs before being released officially in 1995 .\nthe last half of the show is devoted to the stones , which is why the special wasn & apos ; t aired at the time . the band held it back because they were unhappy with how they sounded . because of numerous production delays , the rolling stones rock and roll circus took 15 hours to film . with the stones up last , exhaustion and the copious substances they had ingested had taken their toll .\nthe rolling stones , jethro tull , the who , taj mahal , marianne faithfull , the dirty mac , yoko ono , sir robert fossett ' s circus and the nurses . [ 2 ]\nthe rolling stones , jethro tull , the who , taj mahal , marianne faithfull , the dirty mac , yoko ono , sir robert fossett ' s circus and the nurses . [ 1 ]\nthus , \u201crock and roll circus\u201d remained in the vaults for nearly three decades . however , in 1996 , the feature was screened at the new york film festival to coincide with its first videocassette release .\n1 . mick jagger\u2019s introduction of rock and roll circus 2 . entry of the gladiators \u2013 circus orchestra 3 . mick jagger\u2019s introduction of jethro tull 4 . song for jeffrey \u2013 jethro tull 5 . keith richards\u2019 introduction of the who 6 . a quick one while he\u2019s away \u2013 the who 7 . over the waves \u2013 rosas 8 . ain\u2019t that a lot of love \u2013 taj mahal 9 . charlie watts\u2019 introduction of marianne faithfull 10 . something better \u2013 marianne faithfull 11 . mick jagger and john lennon\u2019s introduction of the dirty mac 12 . yer blues \u2013 the dirty mac 13 . whole lotta yoko \u2013 yoko ono & the dirty mac 14 . jumpin\u2019 jack flash \u2013 the rolling stones 15 . parachute woman \u2013 the rolling stones 16 . no expectations \u2013 the rolling stones 17 . you can\u2019t always get what you want \u2013 the rolling stones 18 . sympathy for the devil \u2013 the rolling stones 19 . salt of the earth \u2013 the rolling stones\noriginally filmed in december 1968 ,\nthe rock and roll circus\nwas originally intended to be released as a television special . the special was filmed over two nights and featured not only . . . see more \u00bb\noriginally filmed in december 1968 ,\nthe rock and roll circus\nwas originally intended to be released as a television special . the special was filmed over two nights and featured not only . . . see full summary \u00bb\ndirected by david espar , michael lindsay - hogg . starring jeff barry , al aronowitz , joan baez . rock & roll circus movie was released sep 18 , 2007 by the imports studio .\nin december 1968 , the rolling stones and friends met in a north london television studio to film a concert , complete with fey late - 60 ' s flourishes like a fire - swallower , circus costumes for the rock stars and silly hats and smocks for the studio audience . the stones were joined by the who , taj mahal , eric clapton and other musicians .\na career - spanning documentary on the rolling stones , with concert footage from their\na bigger bang\ntour .\nfilmed in december , 1968 , the circus ( officially titled the rolling stones rock n roll circus ) would not see the light of day until october 1996 . some of us lucky fans got to see it years earlier , as three different bootlegs came out around the mid 1980s . since i have a copy of one of those boots , i will write about it too , as the official release is a bit different .\nunfortunately , the result was a trippy train wreck \u2014 and it ended so badly for the rolling stones that everyone forgot about it for 20 years .\ntv special the rolling stones rock and roll circus was a mick jagger - - helmed vanity project that somehow went horribly right . the chaotic show - - a hybrid of circus and rock concert with some of the hottest acts in swinging london ( john lennon , the who ) - - was shelved in the 1960s and not released on video until 1996 . the new dvd adds commentary from jagger , yoko ono and others . keith richards mumbles the best line :\ni remember not remembering everything towards the end .\nbut watching a young jagger lead the stones through sublimely insolent versions of you can ' t always get what you want and sympathy . . .\nthis is a story from the march 19 , 1970 issue of rolling stone .\ninducted into the rock and roll hall of fame for the third time , this time as a solo artist . he was earlier inducted as a member of the bands cream and the yardbirds . [ 182 ]\nrolling stones / various rock and roll circus ( 1995 us 19 - track cd for the magnificent live recording from 11th december 1968 featuring such acts as jethro tull featuring tony iommi the who taj mahal marianne faithfull john lennon ina supergroup called the dirty mac with eric clapton mitch mitchell keith richards and yoko ono plus a great performance from the rolling stones - this was the last public performance of brian jones with the stones . issued a special case picture stickered sleeve with a 40 - page booklet and housed in a card picture slipcase . the front of the slipcase shows signs of fading otherwise this copy is near as new )\nin 2004 , \u201c rock and roll circus \u201d was released on dvd , remastered in 5 . 1 surround sound , with additional footage ; new commentaries by jagger , richards , ono , director michael lindsay - hogg , ex - stones bassist bill wyman , and others ; and a film interview with the who\u2019s pete townshend .\nthe rolling stones rock and roll circus was an entertainment extravaganza planned and put on by the rolling stones in december 1968 . originally done as a bbc tv special to be broadcast not long afterwards , it has never been shown . for a while there was talk of releasing it as a feature film for theater distribution . nothing happened . there are still no definite plans for release , and it looks now as if it may never be shown , though by all accounts it is a remarkable film . the following report , written at the time , gives us a glimpse of the stones show we have never seen .\nthe rolling stones rock and roll circus - sideshows ( dvd extras ) . . . mahal , jesse ed davis ) - taj mahal ( 351 ) brian jones ' introduction of julius katchen /\nritual fire dance\n- julius katchen ( 421 )\nsonata in c 1st movement\n- julius katchen ( 211 )\nyer blues\ntk2 quad split . . .\naccording to bill wyman ' s book , rolling with the stones , the stones also performed\nconfessing the blues\n,\nroute 66\nand an alternative take of\nsympathy for the devil\nwith brian jones on guitar .\nthe lineup of all time was the beatles , the stones , and the who , at the 1966 nme concert .\nthis was one of the first grand rock ' n roll events of the 1960s , and for years it was the one that got away ! the circus was put together by the rolling stones after mick jagger came up with the main idea . it was suppose to be a tv special , filmed in december , 1968 , but was never shown and finally released years later as a vhs video and cd , in 1996 . released as a dvd in 2004 .\n1945 ) , is an english rock and blues guitarist , singer , and songwriter . he is the only three - time inductee to the rock and roll hall of fame : once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the yardbirds and cream . clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time .\nalthough it includes some not - too - hot pieces , rock and roll circus presents a strong roster of good music . none of the participants demonstrate their best work , but they mostly sound good , and the program is very cool to see from a historic point of view .\nfor nearly 30 years , the rolling stones rock and roll circus was a legendary , unexperienced piece of pop detritus , cousin to smile and jerry lewis\u2019 holocaust movie the clown that cried . the project - - a big - top - themed concert featuring the stones , the who , taj mahal , john lennon , and others - - was supposed to be shown on television , but was never broadcast . reasons for its absence abound , but the most accepted theory is that jagger and co . were unhappy with their performances and felt upstaged by their colleagues .\nthe rolling stones\u2019 rock and roll circus had more ups and downs than the last days of elvis : jethro tull and the who lead with forgettable performances , followed by a decent show of taj mahal , then another forgettable performance by marianne faithfull . lennon takes the stage and gives a stellar performance with his supergroup dirty mac . his second song starts off with a refreshing violin rock compilation , but ultimately , the song is utterly ruined by yoko\u2019s dead cat impersonation that is persistent throughout the rest of the song . possibly bolstered by the abysmal performance that preceded them , the rolling stones then performs at their best , making the rest of their show entertaining and uniquely enjoyable , allowing you to ( almost ) forget about the previous forty minutes you wished you had back .\naccording to bill wyman ' s book , rolling with the stones , the stones also performed\nconfessing the blues\n,\nroute 66\nand an alternative take of\nsympathy for the devil\nwith brian jones on guitar . [ 8 ]\nperformers wandered across the stage , rock legends oddly diminished by the offhandedness of the increasingly long night .\nvoodoo lounge live by the rolling stones is a concert video , filmed at the joe robbie stadium in miami , florida on 25 november 1994 during the voodoo lounge tour .\noriginally filmed in december 1968 ,\nthe rock and roll circus\nwas originally intended to be released as a television special . the special was filmed over two nights and featured not only the rolling stones but the who , jethro tull ( with future black sabbath guitarist tommy iommi filling in for the recently departed mick abrahams ) , marianne faithful and an all - star jam featuring john lennon , eric clapton , keith richards and mitch micthell . sadly , this also marked the final appearance of the stones founder and original guiding light , brian jones , who would be dead within six months after filming the special .\nthe whole show was arranged on something of a handshake basis , the kind guaranteed to require lawyers later on . so it has taken 28 years for ' ' the rolling stones rock - and - roll circus ' ' to surface . it will be shown for only two days , today and tomorrow at the walter reade theater , as part of the new york film festival , before its release on videocassette and laser disk next week . not many home viewing experiences are likely to match seeing this on the walter reade ' s big screen with an audience ready to roll down memory lane .\naccording to the\nled zeppelin concert file\n( dave lewis & simon palett - omnibus press ) :\nled zeppelin were also in line to appear in the rolling stones rock ' n ' roll circus tv spectacular to be filmed at intertel studios , wembley in december . after listening to an audition tape mick jagger felt their sound had too much emphasis on guitar and selected another up - and - coming group , jethro tull instead .\noriginally filmed in december 1968 ,\nthe rock and roll circus\nwas originally intended to be released as a television special . the special was filmed over two nights and featured not only the rolling stones but the who , jethro tull ( with future black sabbath guitarist tommy iommi filling in for the recently departed mick abrahams ) , marianne faithful and an all - star jam featuring john lennon , eric clapton , keith richards and mitch micthell . sadly , this also marked the final appearance of the stones founder and original guiding light , brian jones , who would be dead within six months after filming the special . written by brian washington\nquote bigtyke66 according to the\nled zeppelin concert file\n( dave lewis & simon palett - omnibus press ) :\nled zeppelin were also in line to appear in the rolling stones rock ' n ' roll circus tv spectacular to be filmed at intertel studios , wembley in december . after listening to an audition tape mick jagger felt their sound had too much emphasis on guitar and selected another up - and - coming group , jethro tull instead .\nfarley , christopher john ( 18 october 2004 ) .\nstarry circus\n. time\nthe stones had not toured recently , and were not in top playing condition to match the who .\nbefore i get into this review , i really feel that anyone who hasn ' t seen or heard the rock ' n roll circu s , should first view the video - and then get a hold of the cd .\nin between all of the songs , we get a mix of other elements . dressed as circus performers , various stones introduce the acts , and we also find genuine circus acts tossed into the mix as well . these expand the show\u2019s concept but aren\u2019t very interesting , so i always skip them .\nthe who were next , stealing the show with a ferocious version of\na quick one , while he & apos ; s away .\nalthough the complete rock and roll circus was never aired , the climax of the who & apos ; s mini - opera was featured in their 1979 documentary the kids are alright and in its entirety on its soundtrack album .\nshot in 1968 , this concert film ( conceived and organized by mick jagger ) was made in london over a two - day period . the show was literally set in a circus - like atmosphere , with the rock bands dressed in colorful costumes , and acrobats , clowns and other big - top acts performing between sets . the film captures such groups as the rolling stones and the who at the height of their creativity , providing unforgettable entertainment for fans both young and old .\nfor the first time ever in their 50 year long career , the rolling stones played in havana , the capital of cuba . the movie shows how music can work as tool of social improvement .\nat the nelson mandela 70th birthday tribute at wembley stadium and the prince ' s trust rock gala at the royal albert hall . on\nbut the stones suffered their attempt at self - promotion . \u201cthat plan just blew up in their faces , \u201d classic - rock writer jen cunningham explains .\nstraight out of its time capsule , ' ' the rolling stones rock - and - roll circus ' ' brings back the sleek young stones in all their insolent glory , recalling a time when they ruled the roost . gorgeously smug , well aware that the world is their playpen , they preside grandly over this uneven but ripely nostalgic show and then close it with a sensational set of their own . rumor had it that the stones , who were up all night before their segment was filmed , thought they looked tired and felt upstaged by the high - energy who . it hardly looks that way as mick jagger ' s fabulous performance nearly turns this into a one - man show .\nbecause these 24 hours could have been classic rock\u2019s make - or - break .\nthe best music by the stones for me was that recorded up to and including sticky fingers . this album not only features a live set from the stones but also includes some excellent live performances by jethro tull , the who and john lennon . for fans of yoko ono , she does a bit of screeching and wailing on a track as well . a worthwhile listen if you like the rolling stones .\nthe tickets , distributed by the rolling stones fan club and by the n . m . e . , were printed on gold metallic cards with a 19th century wood - cut of a galloping elephant in green . clutching them we entered the giant studio . inside , half a circus tent was draped around one end of the studio , a circus ring that came apart in the center , sawdust in the ring , ropes and poles , all the mysterious rigging of the circus reproduced inside this gigantic space . at the end of the studio was an archway covered with bare bulbs like a side show , and all the acts entered through it .\nthe rolling stones ' own performance began 2am the following morning . by this time lennon and ono had departed to do a bbc radio interview , but they returned for part of the stones ' set . the couple were also filmed at various times offstage earlier in the day , and lennon and jagger traded jokes for a link sequence to introduce the dirty mac .\nthe main rock ' n roll circus show that is shown on the new dvd , is the exact same one you see on the vhs tape , so no need to review all that again , however , like all dvds , there are a bunch of extras added in , so i ' ll cover all of them here .\nthere were so many firsts and lasts involved with the the rock ' n roll circu s , it was not only one of the first major rock n roll get - to - gethers , but also the first major gig for jethro tull , which for tull would also include the first and last gig with guitarist tony iommi , who would leave to form black sabbath just weeks later . it was one of the first times the who would perform a rock opera live . it featured one of the first rock super groups , the dirty mac ( the name through up by john lennon , as he was poking fun at fleetwood mac ) , and in turn , would be dirty mac ' s first and only ( last ) performance , not to mention lennon ' s first concert without the beatles . it also was the last time the original rolling stones would perform live , and sadly , the last gig for brian jones , who would die a few months later .\n, an acid rock - infused guitarist who used wailing feedback and effects pedals to create new sounds for the instrument .\nby that time the audience and most of the stones were exhausted ; jagger ' s sheer stamina managed to keep them going until the end . jagger was reportedly so disappointed with his and the band ' s performance that he cancelled the airing of the film , and kept it from public view . this was the last public performance of brian jones with the rolling stones , and for much of the stones performance he is inaudible , although his slide guitar on\nno expectations\nremains clear .\nthis was the last public performance of brian jones with the rolling stones , and for much of the stones performance he is inaudible , although his slide guitar on\nno expectations\n, maracas on\nsympathy for the devil\n, and rhythm guitar on\njumpin ' jack flash\nremain clear . ian anderson remarked :\nthis was the last public performance of brian jones with the rolling stones , and for much of the stones performance he is inaudible , although his slide guitar on\nno expectations\n, maracas on\nsympathy for the devil\n, and rhythm guitar on\njumpin ' jack flash\nremain clear . ian anderson remarked :\nsubscribe to the all - new rolling stone ! everything you need to know from the authority on music , entertainment , politics and pop culture .\nback in the sixties , a couple of years without touring looked like an eternity . to remind the fans that they still existed after two years off the road , the rolling stones planned an all - star musical extravaganza . this would feature a mix of other artists and culminate in a set by the stones themselves .\nask mick jagger to put on his dream concert these days , and he\u2019ll probably hire martin scorsese . forty - seven years ago , he could do even better : he put the rolling stones , the who and a beatle on the same stage and made a movie .\ntears in heaven\nwon three grammy awards for song of the year , record of the year , and male pop vocal performance . clapton also won album of the year and best rock vocal performance for unplugged and best rock song for\nlayla\n. [ 180 ]\nthe stones usually picked the hot new band of the time and tull were up and coming and getting plenty of good press in 68 much like king crimson in 69 when they joined the stones on the bill at hyde park . in hindsight they seem like bizarre choices .\nnever hit the airwaves . instead , the stones shelved it for decades until it finally came out on vhs and laserdisc in 1996 . some snippets had emerged over the years ; a little material showed up on the stones\nthis fly - on - the - wall documentary follows the rolling stones on their 1972 north american tour , their first return to the states since the tragedy at altamont . because of the free - form . . . see full summary \u00bb\nit was hard to believe it was actually happening . lennon , keith richards , clapton and mitch mitchell playing together in a supergroup , a real circus with tigers , plate spinners , a boxing kangaroo , the stones , the who , acrobats , clowns , midgets and a fire - eater , and entirely planned and produced by the stones themselves . it seemed like another unlikely pop rumor . jo bergman , stones liaison with the world , kept calmly saying , \u201cyes , it really is going to happen , \u201d and it was due to the stones\u2019 determination and the fluidity of the english music scene that this was planned , put together in two weeks and rehearsed and filmed in just two days , the 10th and 11th of december . jo bergman said about the circus getting together : \u201cthe stones wanted to get people into their movie . all the artists involved were responsible for getting it together . nobody sold out . the stones got down what they wanted to get down and it was all done inside of two weeks . \u201d\ndamn , the only bad thing about the rock ' n roll circu s video , is that it almost was never shown , and kept under wraps for so many years ! by the time it was released , several of it ' s main stars were already long dead . to even call it a video is unfair , it was really a made for tv film . but what ones gets to see here is amongst the best of shows , as far as rock n roll goes .\nthat ' s what i was thinking too . zeppelin would have totally blown the circus tent far , far away .\n2018 ultimate classic rock is part of the loudwire network , townsquare media , inc . all rights reserved .\na harrowing documentary of the stones ' 1969 tour , with much of the focus on the tragic concert at altamont .\nthe director , michael lindsay hogg ( famous as the director of ready steady go , the pop tv show , and director of most of the recent stones and beatles promotion films , hey jude , for instance ) , gives the signal : lights , sound , action , and everyone who is taking part in the circus lines up for the introduction .\nby that time the audience and most of the rolling stones were exhausted . it was only due to jagger ' s sheer enthusiasm and stamina that they kept going until the end . regardless , jagger was reportedly so disappointed with his and the band ' s performance that he cancelled the airing of the film , and kept it from public view . pete townshend recalled :\ngreatest rarities , vol . 1 headin ' for an overload cocksucker blues hot rocks , 1964 - 1971 love you live flashpoint singles collection : the london years let ' s spend the night together rome 1990 poland 1998 the stars in the sky , they never lie jumpin ' in germany , burnin ' in hollywood down to the wire winter tour ' 73 forty licks [ collector ' s edition ] live licks live licks [ uk ] live licks [ japan bonus tracks ] remastered series singles 1968 - 1971 flashpoint [ the usa collection ] let it bleed [ japan ] hot rocks , 1964 - 1971 [ japan ] singles collection : the london years [ japan ] welcome to new york rolled gold + : the very best of the rolling stones brussels affair 1973 temptation : music from the showtime series californication forty licks let it bleed ladies and gentlemen the rolling stones rock and roll circus [ import ] singles collection : the london years\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 rolling stone , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\nthe multimedia show that the stones hosted in december ' 68 and later shelved ( reportedly unhappy with their own performance ) , featuring the absolute cream of the crop of british rock witness this list of songs and artists : yer blues ; whole lotta yoko the dirty mac ( john lennon , mitch mitchell , eric clapton and keith richards ) ; a quick one the who ; song for jeffrey jethro tull ; something better marianne faithfull , and jumping jack flash ; sympathy for the devil ; salt of the earth ; parachute woman ; no expectations , and you can ' t always get what you want rolling stones .\n= = nummers = = # mick jagger ' s introduction of rock and roll circus ( 0 : 25 ) # entry of the gladiators ( julius fucik ) - orchester ( 0 : 54 ) # mick jagger ' s introduction of jethro tull ( 0 : 11 ) # song for jeffrey ( ian anderson ) - jethro tull ( 3 : 25 ) # keith richard ' s introduction of the who ( 0 : 07 ) # a quick one while he ' s away ( pete townshend ) - the who ( 7 : 32 ) # over the waves ( juventino rosas ) - orchester ( 0 : 45 ) # ain ' t that a lot of love ( willia dean parker / homer banks ) - taj mahal ( 3 : 48 ) # charlie watt ' s introduction of marianne faithfull ( 0 : 05 ) # something better ( barry mann / gerry goffin ) - marianne faithfull ( 2 : 31 ) # mick jagger ' s and john lennon ' s introduction of the dirty mac ( 1 : 05 ) # yer blues ( john lennon / paul mccartney ) - the dirty mac ( 4 : 26 ) # whole lotta yoko ( yoko ono ) - yoko ono , ivry gitlis , the dirty mac ( 4 : 48 ) # john lennon ' s introduction of the rolling stones / jumpin ' jack flash ( mick jagger / keith richards ) - the rolling stones ( 3 : 35 ) # parachute woman ( jagger / richards ) - the rolling stones ( 2 : 58 ) # no expectations ( jagger / richards ) - the rolling stones ( 4 : 13 ) # you can ' t always get what you want ( jagger / richards ) - the rolling stones ( 4 : 24 ) # sympathy for the devil ( jagger / richards ) - the rolling stones ( 8 : 48 ) # salt of the earth ( jagger / richards ) - the rolling stones ( 4 : 57 ) opmerking : volgens bill wyman ' s autobiografie speelden de stones ook\nconfessing the blues\n,\nroute 66\nen een alternatieve versie van sympathy for the devil met brian jones op gitaar .\nyears ago , i bought this cd when it first got released on cd in the late 90 ' s only bc i am a die hard beatles fan and stones fan and john lennon was a headliner as were the stones , obviously . little did i know that it was going to open my musical spectrum up so much more than i had ever anticipated ! it introduced me to classics like jethro tull , the who , and so many more great acts ! its a great musical collaboration , and i highly recommend it if you dig rock n roll and the british invasion bands !\nthis is a great album for any rolling stones fan , a true gem for anyones collection . performances from john lennon and his super band\nthe dirty mac\nconsisting of john lennon on vocals , mitch mitchell on drums from the jimi hendrix experience , eric clapton on lead guitar from cream and keith richards on bass from the rolling stones . other performances on this album are the who , jeffro tull , taj mahal , yoko ono and marianne faithfull . some true quality talent on this album . a must buy for any fan .\na significant segment , featuring the who , had been shown theatrically in the documentary the kids are alright ( 1979 ) , the only public viewing of the film until its eventual release . the rolling stones ' film was restored , edited , and finally released on cd and video in 1996 . included on the recordings are the introductions for each act , including some entertaining banter between jagger and lennon .\nclapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time . [ 1 ] [ 113 ] [ 114 ] [ 115 ] clapton is the only three - time inductee to the rock and roll hall of fame : once as a solo artist , and separately as a member of the yardbirds and cream . [ 5 ] he ranked second in rolling stone magazine ' s list of the\n100 greatest guitarists of all time\n[ 2 ] and fourth in gibson ' s top 50 guitarists of all time . [ 3 ]\nbob gulla ( 2008 ) guitar gods : the 25 players who made rock history pgs . 40\u201341 . retrieved 29 december 2010\nbob gulla ( 2008 ) guitar gods : the 25 players who made rock history p . 45 . retrieved 30 december 2010\nthe project was originally conceived by mick jagger as a way to promote the new record beggars banquet beside conventional press and concert appearances . [ 3 ] jagger approached michael lindsay - hogg , who had directed two promos for rolling stones songs ( and would go on to direct the beatles ' let it be documentary ) , to make a full - length tv show for them . according to lindsay - hogg , the idea of combining rock music and a circus setting came to him when he was trying to come up with ideas ; he drew a circle on a piece of paper and free - associated .\nthe next ( non - circus ) music we hear comes from the bluesman taj mahal and his band , but the song played ,\nain ' t that a lot of love\nis more rock sounding than blues , and it ' s a dandy ! jessie ed davis ' lead guitar is so fine , and tai mahal delivers some smooth vocals .\nthe rolling stones , the who and marianne faithfull were the marquee names . also appearing was the dirty mac , a one - off supergroup comprised of john lennon , eric clapton , keith richards , yoko ono and jimi hendrix experience drummer mitch mitchell . bluesman taj mahal and jethro tull , who had just released their debut album six weeks earlier , rounded out the bill .\nin october 1963 , clapton joined the yardbirds , a blues - influenced rock and roll band , and stayed with them until march 1965 . synthesising influences from chicago blues and leading blues guitarists such as buddy guy , freddie king , and b . b . king , clapton forged a distinctive style and rapidly became one of the most talked - about guitarists in the british music scene . [ 18 ] the band initially played chess / checker / vee - jay blues numbers and began to attract a large cult following when they took over the rolling stones ' residency at the crawdaddy club in richmond . they toured england with american bluesman sonny boy williamson ii ; a joint lp album , recorded in december 1963 , was issued in 1965 .\nby that time the audience and most of the stones were exhausted ; jagger ' s sheer stamina managed to keep them going until the end . jagger was reportedly so disappointed with his and the band ' s performance that he cancelled the airing of the film , and kept it from public view . this was the last public performance of brian jones with the rolling stones , and for much of the stones performance he is inaudible , although his slide guitar on\nno expectations\n, maracas on\nsympathy for the devil\n, and rhythm guitar on\njumpin ' jack flash\nand\nparachute woman\nremain clear . the last song ,\nsalt of the earth\n, was sung live by keith richards and mick jagger to the pre - recorded tape from the beggars banquet studio album where the song had been released .\nto some degree , it may be unfair to come down too hard on jagger and the stones for their flaws on display here . as the dvd\u2019s supplements document , the\nthe stones contended that they withheld the film ' s release due to their substandard performance , because they had taken the stage early in the morning and were clearly exhausted . many others believe that the true reason for not releasing the video was that the who , who were fresh off a concert tour , upstaged the stones on their own production .\n1 . mick jagger ' s introduction of rock and roll circus 2 . entry of the gladiators 3 . mick jagger ' s introduction of jethro tull 4 . song for jeffrey 5 . keith richard ' s introduction of the who 6 . a quick one while he ' s away 7 . over the waves 8 . ain ' t that a lot of love 9 . charlie watts ' introduction of marianne faithfull 10 . something better 11 . mick jagger ' s and john lennon ' s introduction of the dirty mac 12 . yer blues 13 . whole lotta yoko 14 . john lennon ' s introduction of the rolling stones 15 . parachute woman 16 . no expectations 17 . you can ' t always get what you want 18 . sympathy for the devil 19 . salt of the earth\nrebel rock by j . street . first edition ( 1986 ) . oxford press basil blackwell . pp . 74\u201375 .\nthe first extra in the\nsideshow\npart of the dvd , is a fairly new interview with pete townshend . pete covers several bases here , first on how the circus was thought up , second on how the song\na quick one while he ' s away\n, which the who perform at the circus , came about . then he talks about the circus itself , on what went down there . this last part of the interview is excellent and very enjoyable to hear . he tells us what the atmosphere that day and night was like , why he loved yoko ono ' s performance , and goes on to praises mick jagger to no end .\nrecorded december 11 , 1968 and performed in a fake circus show . the dvd also includes backstage footage , some artistic performances by sir robert fossett ' s circus , a photo gallery and different commentaries . comes in an a5 digipak with 4 - page booklet . \u2117\u00a9 2004 abkco films , inc . made in the eu catalog nr . : 0602 4982 48997 on spine , 0602498248997 on booklet and disc\nthe project was originally conceived by mick jagger as a way of branching out from conventional records and concert performances . jagger approached michael lindsay - hogg , who had directed two promos for stones songs , to make a full - length tv show for them . according to lindsay - hogg , the idea of combining rock music and a circus setting came to him when he was trying to come up with ideas ; he drew a circle on a piece of paper and free - associated .\n, and reflections on the other artists and the show . pete\u2019s always an interesting interview , and he provides cogent notes here .\ndirected by michael lindsay - hogg ; director of photography , anthony b . richmond ; edited by ruth foster and robin klein ; produced by sandy leiberson ; presented by abkco and the rolling stones . at the walter reade theater today at 6 and 10 p . m . and midnight , and tomorrow at 2 , 4 , 6 and 8 p . m . as part of the 34th new york film festival . running time : 65 minutes . this film is not rated .\nthe project was originally conceived by mick jagger as a way of branching out from conventional records and concert performances . jagger approached michael lindsay - hogg , who had directed two promos for stones songs ( and would go on to direct the beatles ' let it be documentary ) , to make a full - length tv show for them . according to lindsay - hogg , the idea of combining rock music and a circus setting came to him when he was trying to come up with ideas ; he drew a circle on a piece of paper and free - associated .\nin january 1969 , when the beatles were recording / filming what became let it be , tensions became so acute that harrison quit the group for several days , prompting the others to consider replacing him with clapton , an idea that particularly appealed to john lennon . [ 32 ] michael lindsay - hogg , television director of the recording sessions for let it be , states ,\ni was there when john mentioned clapton\u2014but that wasn ' t going to happen . would eric have become a beatle ? no . paul didn ' t want to go there . he didn ' t want them to break up . then george came back .\n[ 33 ] clapton was on good terms with all four of the beatles ; in december 1968 he had played with lennon at the rolling stones rock and roll circus as part of the one - off group the dirty mac . [ 34 ]\nby that time the audience and most of the stones were exhausted ; jagger ' s sheer stamina managed to keep them going until the end . jagger was reportedly so disappointed with his and the band ' s performance that he cancelled the airing of the film , and kept it from public view . pete townshend recalled :\nthe cd and show closes out with a sing - a - long , with the stones song\nsalt of the earth\n. the music was pre - recorded , only the vocals you hear were live , and includes just about all who was there singing , including the audience .\nthis was supposed to be released in 1969 , but mick jagger wasn ' t happy with the stones performance . sound is excellent throughout - jethro tull & the who were my favorites . the stones sounded fine , so i don ' t get why mick was unhappy . \ud83d\ude10\ud83d\ude10\ntv special recorded on december 10 & 11 , 1968 . directed by michael lindsay - hogg . produced by the rolling stones . the special never aired . cd & vhs video released - october 15 , 1996 , dvd released october 12 , 2004 . produced by jimmy miller , jody klien , lenne allik\naccording to bill wyman ' s book , the stones also performed\nconfessing the blues\n,\nroute 66\nand an alternative take of\nsympathy for the devil\nwith brian jones on guitar .\nnonetheless , the headliners ' scaled - back performance has definite appeal . it\u2019s interesting to hear the rolling stones with a little less energy than usual and more interesting still to hear them perform for a small audience . after an introduction from john lennon ( in its entirety : \u201cand now\u201d ) , the band starts their set with \u201cjumpin\u2019 jack flash , \u201d followed by \u201cparachute woman , \u201d \u201cno expectations , \u201d \u201cyou can\u2019t always get what you want , \u201d \u201csympathy for the devil , \u201d and show closer \u201csalt of the earth . \u201d it\u2019s a solid set , and if the rumor about the project\u2019s shelving is true , it\u2019s a shame the stones didn\u2019t have enough faith in their fans .\nworth buying for one of the greatest live performances ever - the who performing ' a quick one ' - and one which was only surpassed by the who themselves . they steal the show so one can see why the stones ( who are good too ) were reluctant for this to be seen . listen to the album version of ' a quick one ' , then the performance at monterey , at this circus , at the coliseum and then live at leeds to hear the evolution and increase in power , interplay and virtuosity of the band which has never been equalled . tasteful drumming on here by mitch mitchell with the dirty mac also .\nsign up for our newsletter and go inside the world of music , culture and entertainment ."]}
{"id": 115253, "summary": [{"text": "pardes ( english : foreign land ) is a 1997 indian hindi-language musical drama film directed by subhash ghai .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was released on 8 august 1997 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film stars shahrukh khan , amrish puri , alok nath , and newcomers mahima chaudhry and apurva agnihotri .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was a commercial , critical and musical hit .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "mahima chaudary won the best newcomer award for her performance .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film was remade in telugu as pelli kanuka ( 1998 ) . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "pardes ( film )", "paragraphs": ["new pardes ( hindi film songs / film soundtrack / bol l . . . new pardes ( hindi film songs / film soundtrack / bol l . . .\nhere is a version of the song\ni love my india\nfrom the film pardes .\npardes - ( with making of film ) bollywood dvd - shah rukh khan , mahima choudhary .\nthe film pardes is a love story about people and a love story about india . released in 1997 , the film both opens and closes with the title :\nthere are no critic reviews yet for pardes . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nfilm | rg number : rg - 60 . 1349 | film id : 2925\npardes was a three hour propaganda about the sanskari - ness of india by dissing every other culture .\nchorus : ganga why are you going to pardes ( foreign land ) , leaving your own desh ( country ) .\nthat said ,\npardes\ndoes suffer from some challengingly old - fashioned viewpoints , which i ' m sure are more difficult to take as a non - native viewer . those , coupled with an overall datedness make\npardes\nnot among my favorites .\n. while the academic study of\nfilm and religion\nas a subfield within religious studies has only come of age since the late 1980s , the connection between film and religion is as old as film itself . as film theorist andr\ntabun sutradhar composed the film ' s music . several lyricists wrote for the film , including zameer kazmi and sameer .\nat such a time , back in 1997 , subhash ghai released pardes , in the year that marked 50 years of indian independence .\npardes ( hindi film songs / film soundtrack / bollywood / shahrukh khan / yeh dil ) - buy online in uae . | audio cd products in the uae - see prices , reviews and free delivery in dubai , abu dhabi , sharjah - desertcart uae\nthis film was a surprise hit and acclaimed guddu dhanoa ' s reputation as an action film - maker . dhanoa had earlier made\nthis is the final untranslated song from pardes apart from the marriage one fs which are mostly lamentations about a girl leaving her father ' s home .\nghai is one of those directors who are known for using music very intelligently in his film . in fact he delivered some musical films like pardes , taal , yaadein , kisna : the warrior poet , yuvvraaj among others .\nsubhash ghai is one of those directors who are known for using music very intelligently in his film . in fact he delivered some musical films like pardes , taal , yaadein , kisna : the warrior poet , yuvvraaj among others .\nmadhuri dixit had great expectations from this film , produced by her secretary rikku . the film also starred sanjay kapoor and akshaye khanna . the film flopped , managing rs 13 million per territory after being sold at rs 15 million .\nanimation , graphic and web designer , vfx artists , film / video editor .\nlike when i watched pardes i asked my mum is this how it is in india , how it\u2019s shown in the film . sometimes she agrees with the film , at other times she doesn\u2019t . if she doesn\u2019t then i\u2019ll just take it in for myself and it\u2019s interesting to see how they portray india and indian things . ( p . 73 )\nit is not only the content of film that connects film and religion , for as a number of critics have observed , one can find religious interests and implications in the formal style of film , as well as in the cinematic experience of viewing film . as another early film critic and director , jean epstein , once said ,\ni would even go so far as to say that the cinema is polytheistic and theogonic\n( abel , 1988 , p . 317 ) . film , and the experience of viewing film , may be religious in and of itself , creating its own gods , goddesses , and myths , and film does not merely represent or reflect an already established religion . so , while not mutually exclusive categories , film studies and religion studies can be usefully divided into three key approaches , and the second half of this entry will examine the various scholarly responses to the connections between film and religion : religion in film , religion as film , and the cinematic experience and ritual .\n100 the country where my husband is , that is where my heart is ( but ) how difficult it is to make two hearts merge coming to a pardes ( foreign ) country .\nsimilar to the dual nation setting of dilwale dulhania le jayenge ( 1995 ) , pardes ( 1997 ) takes a serious look at the lives of westernized non - resident indians ( nris ) in north america . whereas dilwale dulhania le jayenge was about nris with indian hearts , pardes is about westernized nris . ) and hence the meaning of the title -\nforeign land\n.\nthe most awaited film of the year . indra kumar ' s fourth film proved he could have a hit without madhuri dixit , the heroine of his earlier three hits ,\nbut ghai maintains that it is too early in the game to pass a verdict on his movie . he says the film will soon settle down to steady business like his last release , pardes , which picked up after the opening week and went on to become a hit .\nsold at rs 17 . 5 million the film netted rs 25 million on an average .\nand still managed a better opening than either film . but thereafter , it lost out . sold at rs 9 million per territory , the film made rs 15 million per territory .\nghai is quite confident that his film will pick up steam soon and become a hit .\npraised victor banerjee ' s acting , but said the film was too clich\u00e9 and unoriginal .\nsubhash ghai ' s ' pardes ' celebrates 50 years of indian independence as it delves into the lives of nris in north america and beautifully encapsulates the sentiments of ' american dreams . . . indian soul ' .\nyeh vaada raha - r . d burman bollywood cassette soundtrack tape ( 1981 film ) not lp\nand kept telling all and sundry that it was his dream project . finally the film was called\nearly film theorists considered issues of religion on a regular basis . for a good critical study of early film theory and the quasi - religious language that the theorists used see rachel o . moore ,\nup to date as of july 7th , 2018 ( give or take a film or three ) .\nurltoken is a website devoted to providing authentic bollywood news , box - office reports and film reviews .\n( 1999 ) , a prime film for teaching religious studies , as it deconstructs an exoticizing gaze .\nearly film theorists , chiefly because of the visual prominence of silent film , emphatically stressed formalist understandings of cinema . they argued about the psychological and social effects that the medium of film has on its audience due to its rearranging of\nnormal\nspace and time through cinematography , mise - en - sc\nfilm and religion .\nencyclopedia of religion . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nthis article is about the film . for the park in mumbai , see jogger ' s park .\npardes got all the rewards for championing the indian values but it was actually just the music of the film , by nadeem - shravan , that created an impact that still has the ability to make the audience sing along . songs like meri mehbooba , yeh dil deewana became instant hits and can easily be credited as contemporary classics .\nthe popular feeling of celebrating the golden jubilee of india ' s independence was everywhere and bollywood was right at the forefront . jp dutta ' s border had created a huge impact already and then , it was pardes ' turn .\nthere are three key scholarly approaches to the relationship between film and religion . the first might be called\nreligion in film ,\na way of analyzing the religious dimensions of film by focusing primarily on its narrative content .\nfilm as religion\nis the second key approach , and is based on formal parallels between the aesthetic styles of film and religious practices . finally , there is an interest in\ncinematic experience and ritual ,\nwhere a focus on spectatorship and its relation to ritual takes precedence . these categories often overlap in individual studies , and are charted here for heuristic reasons . the key question that divides these approaches seems to revolve around the location of meaning : is religious meaning found in the subject matter of the film , in the aesthetic form of the film , or in the experience of viewing the film ?\ndes pardes ( hindi : ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ; translation : home and foreign land ) is a 1978 hindi film produced and directed by dev anand . this family drama stars dev anand and tina munim ( debut film ) , with ajit khan , pran , amjad khan , shreeram lagoo , tom alter , bindu , prem chopra , a . k . hangal , sujit kumar , mehmood and paintal in supporting cast .\nmain prem ki diwani hoon , is a 2003 bollywood romantic comedy drama film by sooraj r . barjatya and a production by rajshri . the film is a remake of the 1976 film chitchor and features hrithik roshan , kareena kapoor and abhishek bachchan in the lead roles . the movie had a worldwide release on 26 june 2003 . the music of this film was composed by anu malik which was a musical sensation in 2003 .\nsimilarly , on the very same day , twenty years ago , i . e august 8 , 1997 , one of srk\u2019s most loved films of the \u201990s and a sure shot box office blockbuster , pardes , had released . that film , too , had opened well and was also was universally loved by his critics as well as fans .\na westerner ' s appreciation for indian film - the stories , songs , and stars - without spoilers .\npardes ( 1997 ) the film was based on nri people who look out for young indian women to marry . ganga ( mahima ) travels abroad and gets the culture shock face and difficulties with her fianc and how srk helps her out and eventually falls in love . this was one of the first major bollywood films to do well in america .\nclad packages or slapped across grand and lavish canvases . both approaches are used in subhash ghai ' s latest film ,\nwhatever the final fate of taal , the film has opened up new vistas in the overseas market . it is the first hindi film to enter the us top 20 . clearly , the overseas market won ' t be the same again .\n( durham , n . c . , 2000 ) . useful anthologies on film theory include richard abel , ed . ,\nfor overviews of some of the studies dealing with religion in film , see chapter 1 of john c . lyden ' s\nfilm and religion .\nencyclopedia of religion . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\n< b > pardes ( 1997 ) < / b > < br > the film was based on nri people who look out for young indian women to marry . ganga ( mahima ) travels abroad and gets the culture shock face and difficulties with her fianc and how srk helps her out and eventually falls in love . this was one of the first major bollywood films to do well in america .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthe film does suffer from stereotypes of both indian and american cultures but the film makes a powerful point as well : how we treat others is a testament to who we really are . the interactions between arjun and ganga are the most engaging because they seem the most honest . late in the film , when arjun is further pressed to explain his relationship with ganga , he replies ,\ninside , presented by intel and toshiba , launches july 25 . the final film can be seen online starting aug . 14 .\ntina munim - ambani is a bollywood film actress who worked in several films between late 1970s and late 80s . she is married\nthe start of the decline of subhash ghai , the film maker . his sensibilities from desi to videsi was his greatest mistake .\nfrom ek haseena thi that tells the core story of the film or romantic numbers like dard - e - dia , main solah baras ki and a dance number like paisa yeh paisa - - all songs of the film karz received huge appreciation from audience .\nhum saath saath hain is a 1999 indian hindi language drama film written and directed by sooraj r . barjatya . the film was produced and distributed by the home production of sooraj barjatya , rajshri productions . the film stars actor mohnish behl , salman khan , saif ali khan , tabu , sonali bendre and karishma kapoor . while alok nath , reema lagoo and neelam kothari , mahesh takur play pivotal supporting roles . the story centers on a family headed by ramkishan , and containing his wife mamta as well as three sons , played by the leading actors . the film was shot in mumbai\u2019s film city and in the villages of rajasthan state .\ndosti is a 1964 indian black - and - white hindi film directed by satyen bose and produced by tarachand barjatya under his rajshri productions banner . it was sanjay khan\u2019s debut film and had sudhir kumar sawant , and sushil kumar somaya in lead roles . the film focuses on the friendship between two boys , one blind and the other a cripple . dosti was amongst the top 10 grossers of 1964 and was declared a \u201csuper hit\u201d at the box office . it was entered into the 4th moscow international film festival .\nchitchor is a 1976 hindi romantic musical film . the film\u2019s title means \u201cheart stealer\u201d in hindi . the film is a rajshri productions film produced by tarachand barjatya . it is based on a bengali story , chittachakor by subodh ghosh . recently in 2003 main prem ki diwani hoon starring hrithik roshan , kareena kapoor and abhishek bachchan was directed by sooraj r . barjatya based on same storyline . another uncredited remake titled minda poochakku kalyanam released in 1990 in malayalam starring suresh gopi , lizi priyadarshan and mukesh . it has also been remade in telugu as ammayi manasu which stars jayasudha , chandra mohan , kanta rao . a bengali remake by name sedin choitro mas was also made by director prabhat roy . a 1997 movie pardes , by subhash ghai , starring shahrukh khan & mahima chaudhry is also loosely based on this movie .\nmahima chaudhry\u2019s innocence in pardes was appreciated by all and even won her a filmfare award for best debut ( female ) . ahe disappeared from the scene for a while in 2008 , only to emerge earlier this year , first as the butt of jokes around a swiss bank account controversy and then for her foray into bengali cinema , with the film dark chocolate , where she\u2019ll be playing a character inspired by indrani mukherjee .\nramgopal verma flubbed the formula test . sold at a very high price of 17 . 5 million per territory thanks to the sanjay dutt - urmila combination , the film collapsed like a pricked balloon . the film made losses of over rs 10 million per territory .\nthe study of film and religion became solidified through the decade of the 1990s , as evidenced by the upsurge of publications in the field , the establishment of a program unit on film and religion within the american academy of religion , and the launch of the online journal of religion and film . in many ways reacting to the earlier paradigm that found film and religion only in\nserious\nart house films , the 1990s witnessed the next wave of film and religion criticism , which self - consciously took popular hollywood film as its primary focus . biblical scholars and theologians began to take a second look at popular culture , and found a wealth of resources in film , particularly in popular film . christian theologians reworked reinhold niebuhr ' s and paul tillich ' s thoughts on the relation between christianity and culture , and decided that there must be an engagement with culture , with film being one of the cultural expressions par excellence in modern life . the prevalence of the ideas of tillich and niebuhr in film and religion studies , a half - century after their writing , attest to these theologians ' keen insights in relating religion and culture , though it probably also attests to the need for new theories of culture , since the culture of the first half of the twentieth century looks less and less like that of the twenty - first .\nne , and editing . in the 1920s in france , film theorists ( in particular , louis delluc , jean epstein , and l\njoggers ' park released in india , the united states and kuwait . it also was screened at the 2003 cairo international film festival .\nkabhi haan kabhi naa ( 1993 ) srk played the role of a young musician . it was a rare film where the hero played the role of a loser . it is considered one of khan ' s best performances , and he has said that it is his favorite film .\nfrom another angle , the religious dimension to film form and style can also be seen in relation to the contemplative emphasis of various religious traditions , and here film becomes a new medium in a long list of visual media , from icons to yantras to thangka paintings , designed to facilitate meditation . francisca cho , for example , discusses the relation of korean buddhist films to a\ncultic mode\nof viewing heavily dependent on the aesthetic choices made in the making of film ( see cho in plate and jasper , 1999 ) . and as with each of the examples given here regarding\nfilm as religion ,\ncho ' s cultic mode of viewing film implicitly suggests that meaning cannot simply be found in the film form , for there must also be an audience that views the edited juxtapositions , the austere lighting , or the slow movement of actors .\nthis second wave is also marked by a number of explicitly christian theological studies , in contrast to the tendency to use existentially universal language evident in many of the first - wave publications . studies through the 1990s include the relation of film to christian , and occasionally jewish , understandings of the bible ; the relation of film to doctrines of christian theology ; and a plethora of works on christ figures in film . while there are a variety of interests indicated in these works , they can be seen collectively through their examination of popular film , by their chiefly christian theological orientation , and ultimately by the ways they see religion in film , paying scant attention to the specificities of the medium or the role of spectatorship .\nusing these lines , subash ghai made and promoted a film where the sentiment of loving your maatrbhoomi was re - enforced in almost every scene .\nthe film had a strange storyline , about a wife who sells her husband . but though it flew in the face of convention , the film did well . of course , it could also have something to do with the presence of anil kapoor , sridevi and the sensuous urmila matondkar .\ngood camerawork , exotic locations and a strong team - - david dhawan , govinda and karisma - - saw the film rake in the shekels .\ndilwale dulhania le jayenge ( 1995 ) srk - kajol starrer dilwale dulhania le jayenge was destined to create history and did so . the film was declared an all - time blockbuster and it remains as the longest - running film in the history of indian cinema . as of 2012 , it is still playing at the maratha mandir theatre in mumbai . this film also established srk - kajols pair as the most lovable on - screen pair .\ndil to pagal hai ( 1997 ) the film depicts the love story of dancers in a musical dance troupe and how they fall in love and how their story twists during a live musical play . the tag line of the film was\nsomeone somewhere is made for you . . .\nin one of the most epic scenes from the film , desi girl even manages to send a snake away by bowing down in front of it .\n, 3d ed . ( oxford , 2002 ) . many of the early film theorists took this approach as well ; see the sources listed above .\nbecause postmodern , postcolonial life consists of multicultural and interreligious encounters on a regular basis , there is an obvious need to branch out beyond the hollywood centrism evident in a majority of film - and - religion studies in the past . films made outside of hollywood do not conform to the same aesthetic standards that capitalist , industrial film relies upon , and by looking at films made in south america , africa , and asia , for example , and through attention to film form and reception , the student of film and religion begins to see the ways other worlds are visually constructed , not excluding religious worlds .\nthere were karisma , rambha and two salman khans in the film . it started of well and then lost steam . the film , sold for just rs 12 . 5 million per territory , caught the fancy of the masses with its racy lyrics and rap music . all in true david dhawan style .\nway before karan johar taught us that \u201cit\u2019s all about loving your parents , \u201d subhash ghai schooled us well in the belief that it\u2019s all about loving your country . from proudly singing i love my india to hoping , wishing and praying that ganga finds her true bliss with arjun , the 1997 film pardes gave us lots of special moments and more . but almost 20 years down the line , where can we find the cast members of this somewhat patriotic love saga now ? let\u2019s find out\u2026\nif you are jewish , it is possible to purchase a right to be buried in advance of need . you will need to bring with you documents which confirm that you are jewish . these rights are sold in our community sections . we are currently only selling these rights at pardes chaim cemetery . please call our office for more information .\nwhereas in ddlj nri ' s are viewed mostly positively , in pardes they are filled with vice and mostly evil . and we ' re supposed to view as good family values the heroine ' s offer to her father to kill herself with poison for besmirching the family honor when she returns home after an attempted rape ? um , no .\na film about the battle between love and fear , between two stubborn men and their opposing beliefs and the outcome of the love stories of 3 couples .\nand the title number amusing audiences , the film was sold at rs 10 million per territory and recovered , on average , rs 20 million per territory .\nthe film released in 2003 and did well at the box office , opening the way for a new genre of films like mumbai matinee and morning raga .\nplanet bollywood also positively reviewed bannerjee ' s performance , but criticised the film for having a\nlack of tautness that makes it drag in patches\n.\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nwhile pardes focuses on the culture clash between nris and those living in india , it also highlights the divide between rich and poor . ganga ' s family is poor in money ( compared to u . s . standards ) , but rich in family and land and love . rajiv ' s family is rich in money and possessions , but poor in love and truth . near the end of the film , kishorilal confronts arjun and asks for the truth about his relationship with ganga . arjun responds ,\npardes means foreign land . this film was released in 1997 . shah rukh khan plays the role of arjun saagar . a wealthy indian man ( amrish puri ) raises his son ( apoorva agnihotri ) in america , but wants his son to marry a native girl from india . he arranges a marriage for his son . he sends his foster son ( shah rukh khan ) to india to make arrangements for the marriage . arjun ( shah rukh khan ) speaks favorably of his\nbrother\n( apoorva agnihotri ) . however apoorva agnihotri ' s character is not good . the young indian girl ( mahima chaudhary ) comes to america and finds it difficult to adjust to the\nforeign land\n. a very beautiful song called\ni love my india\nis in this film . this is a wonderful film !\nmohabbatein ( 2000 ) srk plays a college teacher who helps three guys to get their love and fighting against the college principal . the film earned him filmfare award for the best actor . this was the first film in which amitabh bachchan and shah rukh appeared together , which created lot of buzz in the industry .\neveryone in the film worked at astonishingly low prices , basically because the director was the malayali marvel , priyadarshan . the film , starring anil kapoor , amrish puri , tabu and pooja batra , was sold at just rs 6 . 5 million per territory . and earned four times the amount in almost every territory .\nthe sanjay dutt magic has withered and waned . or maybe several years in the making made the film , which also stars madhuri dixit , lose its lustre . it was sold at rs 15 million per territory and was swiftly pulled out of theatres . the film could not even manage rs 5 million per territory .\nwhether a film plot is based on a messiah , a saint , a bodhisattva , a pilgrimage , a reenactment of a sacred text , or whether religious performances are displayed in documentary film , religion shows up in film on a regular basis . this way of thinking about the relation between film and religion seems to be the most apparent to the textual and narrative bias of most religious studies , and it has therefore become the most prominent method of examining the relationship . as with so much of the study of religion itself , a vast majority of these studies have been based in christian theology and display a euro - american outlook .\nthe film sold at rs 15 million per territory and made almost double the sum invested , rs 29 million . in bombay it got back rs 35 million .\nthis film had the highest price tag of the year , rs 22 . 5 million per territory . it could not even make rs 10 million per territory .\nthe religious implications of film reception are most obvious when the experience is understood and analyzed in terms of ritual ; this is not to say that every screening of every film is a ritual , for that would make both terms meaningless , but that the cinematic experience can become a ritual . we can see this when viewers perform\nthese men are so consumed by cinema that they refuse to notice that they are physically frail or that most of their contemporaries are deadsix hindi films released last weekend\u2014among them chargesheet , dev anand\u2019s 113th film . the film is about the murder of a top actress . dev saab ( i\u2019ve never been able to call him [ \u2026 ]\n< b > kabhi haan kabhi naa ( 1993 ) < / b > < br > srk played the role of a young musician . it was a rare film where the hero played the role of a loser . it is considered one of khan ' s best performances , and he has said that it is his favorite film .\nin july . in these ritualized performances , the religious content of the film is beside the point . rather , what is crucial is the way these activities occur at special\nset apart\ntimes ( often in seasonal cycles ) and in special places ( whether the living room of the family home or in the film theater ) in which there is an emphasis on a communal experience and on the aesthetics of seeing and listening ( and usually eating as well ) , and on interacting with other viewers and with the film . whatever else a ritual is , it certainly aims to be an activity that promotes attentiveness and sensual focus , and film form enables just that .\nany individual or production company that wants to film or take photographs at our cemeteries is required to obtain prior authorization from toronto hebrew memorial parks . to obtain authorization , send a written request to info @ thmp . ca . rules such as those relating to conduct must be adhered to by those seeking to film or photograph at our cemeteries .\n, the cinematic transformation of reality through the technological properties inherent in the form of film itself . because of its emphasis on the formal properties of filmmaking , much of this early film theory did not depend on narrative film , and indeed often triumphed nonlinear , nonnarrative films . thus , through the camera ' s ability to slow down or speed up\nreal time ,\nor to juxtapose images in ways that display new relations , or to zoom in on particular segments of visual reality , the world itself is reconfigured and viewers are given a brand new outlook , a new\nworldview .\nrepresentation became a means for knowledge ,\nrevealing\nthe truth of the world in an altogether new form . and even though debates eventually emerged between the realists and antirealists in film theory , both arguments have implications for a religious view of film form .\nentry with a nod to avant - garde film , so will this entry . there remains much promise for religious studies in the avant - garde films of stan brakhage ,\npbs is redoing several dickens books and rerunning david copperfield with daniel radcliffe\u2019s acting premiere . oliver twist is first with timothy spall ( hp film\u2019s peter pettigrew ) as fagin .\nghai went slow on the publicity of the film , shot extensively in the united states and canada . it tugged some nostalgic strings overseas too . the film was sold at a price of rs 18 million per territory , the presence of shah rukh and ghai making it stick . it collected - - on an average - - over rs 40 million . the film did well in bombay , nizam and the archaically - termed central provinces . in fact , in bombay it had a collection of around rs 60 million .\ndil se ( 1998 ) shah rukh ' s stellar performance in dil se is a journey through the seven shades of love . the different shades are described as attraction , infatuation , love , reverence , worship , obsession and death . as the film progresses , srk ' s character portrays each shade in the film with heart - touching emotions .\n< b > dil to pagal hai ( 1997 ) < / b > < br > the film depicts the love story of dancers in a musical dance troupe and how they fall in love and how their story twists during a live musical play . the tag line of the film was\nsomeone somewhere is made for you . . .\nhere is another song from pardes . i will have a go at the qawwali too but somebody more fluent in languages like professor gul agha could do it more correctly . more people should help out . even one song a week would help . best to do it for those dvds which have english subtitles . an attempt is made to make it literal even if it sounds strange sometimes .\nthe continent of africa has experienced a strong increase in film production since the 1970s , with films confronting postcolonial situations that pit the traditional against the modern ; in sub - saharan africa this often includes the conflict between christianity and indigenous beliefs and practice . egypt is the\nhollywood of the arab world\nand has garnered the attention of the international film world , especially since youssef chahine ' s destiny , a film set in twelfth - century islamic andalusia , was nominated for the golden palm at the cannes film festival in 1997 . other egyptian standouts dealing with religious - political conflicts include daoud abdel sayed ' s land of fear ( 1999 ) and atef hetata ' s closed doors ( 1999 ) .\na westerner ' s appreciation for indian film - stories , songs , stars . if you ' re new to bollywood , this is a great place to start . no spoilers .\nthen an up and coming superstar , who had begun to establish himself as something of a romantic hero with films like dilwale dulhania le jayenge behind him , shah rukh khan went from playing the little master arjun in pardes , cementing his position as a romantic lead , to being one of the biggest superstars in the country today , who can cause a stir on social media even with a simple selfie .\n< b > mohabbatein ( 2000 ) < / b > < br > srk plays a college teacher who helps three guys to get their love and fighting against the college principal . the film earned him filmfare award for the best actor . this was the first film in which amitabh bachchan and shah rukh appeared together , which created lot of buzz in the industry .\nwhich is a critical point of interrogation for the scholar of religion . while theorists of film and religion continually mention the importance of audience reception , very little work has been done in this area . scholars often theorize about the effect of editing , for example , but seldom do they do any ethnographic work to find out how audiences actually do react . more complicated still would be a study that gauged the responses to a particular film in varying locations , times , and cultures , thereby reorienting the location of the meaning of film to the cinematic event .\nsaaransh is a 1984 hindi drama film directed by mahesh bhatt and starring anupam kher , rohini hattangadi , madan jain , nilu phule , suhas bhalekar and soni razdan . it is about an elderly maharashtrian couple living in mumbai who come to terms with the loss of their only son . this was the screen debut of anupam kher . the film had music by ajit verman and lyrics by vasant dev . it was distributed by rajshri productions . it was chosen as india\u2019s official entry for the 1985 academy award for best foreign language film , where it wasn\u2019t nominated .\n< b > dilwale dulhania le jayenge ( 1995 ) < / b > < br > srk - kajol starrer < i > < / i > dilwale dulhania le jayenge < i > < / i > was destined to create history and did so . the film was declared an all - time blockbuster and it remains as the longest - running film in the history of indian cinema . as of 2012 , it is still playing at the maratha mandir theatre in mumbai . this film also established srk - kajols pair as the most lovable on - screen pair .\nof all the films of shahrukh khan which are available on dvd , i would say this is one of the least pleasing i ' ve seen . try just about any other one first . this tangled , jumbled mess of a film makes little if any sense at all . any film with alok nath trying to slash someone to death with a sword is a bad one .\nbollywood ( hindi cinema ) has had an amazing impact upon cinema audiences as well as scholars of film studies outside of india . arguably , hindi cinema has always provided a nostalgic link to the indian diaspora scattered around the world ( manas ray , 2000 ) , but it is only recently that western audiences , film studies scholars and film critics , ( who until recently described the genre somewhat negatively , and in some ways looked down upon the hindi cinema industry ) , have turned their attention to bollywood . until this period , it was predominantly films from the \u2018parallel cinema\u2019 in india , ( screened in art - house cinemas in western europe and north america ) that received attention and in some cases awards in the west . a noteworthy development occurred in 2001 when bollywood was recognised as an industry in india . the campaigning groups were the film federation and lobby groups who demanded legal status for the film industry under the industrial dispute act of 1947 . this meant that the film industry that was previously privately funded could now be funded by national banks . this period marked the new era in hindi cinema . ( bose , 2006 ) .\nwanna get famous ? want to share your analysis about a star or film ? urltoken invites you to write about your favourite films , stars or anything bollywood ! check out more details here .\nsold at rs 20 million per territory , playing on the shah rukh - madhuri - karisma combo , this film has picked up more than rs 70 million per territory already . in bombay alone , it has picked up rs 90 million . the film is also a hit in the south , where hindi films rarely do well , and in the overseas market , a chopra monopoly .\nby raveena tandon . the film , sold at rs 15 million per territory , made more than double per territory . the north netted rs 50 million , thanks to sunny ' s presence .\njab harry met sejal hit the silver screens on august 4 , 2017 and after a fair opening day and a weekend below expectations , the film is struggling to even touch rs 70 crores domestic lifetime , leave alone joining rs 100 crore club . today is august 8 and so far the film is on slippery road . even though shah rukh khan had a fan last year , which didn\u2019t go the distance , the film was critically acclaimed and was more of an experiment . and even though this film caters to a niche audience , still the rejection it has faced by the movie going audience is something shah rukh khan has not witnessed ever in his career . actually the actor had faced a similar situation only after the release of ra . one but even that wasn\u2019t as bad . anyway , while his latest film is struggling at the box office and is on course to be his biggest flop yet , it is interesting to see that around the same time in 2013 , shah rukh khan was wreaking havoc at the box office . also read : will jab harry met sejal\u2019s poor performance affect shah rukh khan\u2019s film with aanand l rai ? hear it from a trade expert\nthe figures can be approximate and we do not make any claims about the authenticity of the data . however they are adequately indicative of the box - office performance of the film ( s ) .\nbanaji\u2019s book is a brilliant integration of a review of the theoretical literature on hindi cinema and the results from her audience studies . the result is a multifaceted exploration of bollywood that draws upon a range of discussions and theories concerning hindi films , as well as audience studies . banaji weaves these theories into an analysis of the film texts and the responses of young film viewers in london and bombay .\nkuch kuch hota hai ( 1998 ) the film is shah rukh khan and kajol ' s fourth film together . the love story revolves around the college years of anjali ( kajol ) who was in love with her best - friend rahul ( srk ) , but he falls in love with tina ( rani ) who dies later . years later , rahuls daughter tries to reunite her father and anjali .\nsrk ki yeh film dekhna 1 . dtph 2 . ddlj 3 . ram jaane urltoken name is khan 5 . veer zara 6 . chak de india jo fan nahi hain vo srk ke bhakt ho jayenge\nakshaye khanna ' s rather chastening entry into bollywood . the film was sold at rs 12 . 5 million per territory , but it failed to get back more than 7 . 5 million per territory .\ntaal , a love triangle involving an nri boy , a small town girl turned international pop star and a music impresario is perhaps bollywood ' s first film to qualify both as super hit and flop .\n' s account of the arbitrariness of the sign ) and that experienced a general mode of alienation due to industrialized , modern life . in the early 1960s , avant - garde filmmaker stan brakhage would continue this language , expressing the religious possibilities of film form in his quasi - manifesto\nmetaphors on vision\n( 1963 ) . for brakhage , film artists are\nessentially preoccupied by and deal imagistically with\nthere is a lovely assembly hall located at pardes shalom cemetery . if you would like more information about renting the hall , please contact our office . if you decide that you want to use the hall for a gathering , you will be asked to review and sign an agreement . you may read the agreement here . to view a few pictures of the assembly hall and the quiet room please see photo 1 , photo 2 , photo 3 and photo 4\ndevdas ( 2002 ) a tragic story of a loser lover which helped shah rukh khan won a filmfare award . the film was recently included in time magazine ' s top 10 films of the millennium worldwide .\nthe film starts with kishorilal ( amrish puri ) , an nri who loves all things desi and even though he lives and earns in the us , his great indian dream is to find a desi bahu .\nit didn ' t do as well as expected and , considering it ' s a hit , you can gauge the expectation . it was director ' s second film with shah rukh khan and juhi chawla after\nvivah is a 2006 indian romantic drama film , written and directed by sooraj r . barjatya . starring amrita rao and shahid kapoor , it was produced and distributed by rajshri productions . vivah tells the story of two individuals , and relates their journey from engagement to marriage and aftermath . vivah is the fourth film to feature shahid kapoor opposite amrita rao . critical reception was mixed ; some reviewers found it dramatically lacking and bloated , but it also has been credited for triggering changes to the way marriage is depicted on film . it became an unexpected success , as well as rao and kapoor\u2019s biggest commercial success at that point .\nhad a sluggish start , bounced over some bad reviews , and then quickly shifted into top gear . chopra took up the worn - to - death theme of the love triangle and stuffed in a fourth angle to surprise the populace . the add - on , whose name was kept out of the poster and publicity material , did the film much good ; the film didn ' t do him much good , though .\nincarnation is out of fashion and distributors wouldn ' t touch it and the sippys released it themselves . but in bengal , the film failed even to get a release . the estimated loss was rs 30 million .\n< b > dil se ( 1998 ) < / b > < br > shah rukh ' s stellar performance in < i > dil se < / i > is a journey through the seven shades of love . the different shades are described as attraction , infatuation , love , reverence , worship , obsession and death . as the film progresses , srk ' s character portrays each shade in the film with heart - touching emotions .\nsince manisha and kajol are well known in the south , tamil nadu itself netted rs 12 . 5 million . the film collected rs 45 million in bombay and had an average collection of rs 30 million per territory .\nboth authors selected the film hum apke hain koun\u2026 ! ( hahk ) ( who am i to you ? , 1994 , dir . sooraj barjatya ) to discuss . hahk was one of the most successful films in hindi cinema in the 1990s . in the uk , hahk ran for many weeks in cinemas in london , and \u201cthe high quality of production , family values and no violence were cited by numerous indian film commentators as contributing to its huge success\u201d ( dudrah , p . 55 ) . banaji provides a very interesting interpretation of her respondents\u2019 reading of hahk , whereas dudrah gives an account of the role of the music and songs in the film .\nasked what drives him to make films on unusual subjects , ghai said , \u201ci\u2019m always been a director who is experimental by nature . whenever i worked on a subject for my film , they were ahead of its time . the same thing happened with karz . people told me that the film will not do well at the box office . but if i have to follow the box office formula , how will i make a difference ? \u201d\ndarr ( 1993 ) in the film darr , he played another negative role . srk essayed the role of an obsessive lover of juhi chawla and the lengths to which he goes to get the girl who is already engaged .\n, or have delved into the hybrid religions of afro - catholic mixings . cuba has been a fertile site for film production since the 1959 revolution , with santerian practices showing up , for example , in gloria rolando ' s\n< b > kuch kuch hota hai ( 1998 ) < / b > < br > the film is shah rukh khan and kajol ' s fourth film together . the love story revolves around the college years of anjali ( kajol ) who was in love with her best - friend rahul ( srk ) , but he falls in love with tina ( rani ) who dies later . years later , rahuls daughter tries to reunite her father and anjali .\nbut later , despite a dull first stretch in 1997 , a surprisingly large number of films did well . the consistently dull showing had been some cause of anxiety for hindi cinema , other than the aforementioned film and the 1995 hit\nnote dvd copy does not have burned - in timecode according to email correspondence in october 2016 , the jewish federations of north america does not own the copyright to this film , so fv staff changed the rights to public domain .\ndeal with the religious reception of films . film and religion are usefully brought together by the use of such third terms as cultural studies , media studies , or visual culture . from a media studies perspective , see eric rothenbuhler ' s\nthe subfield of film and religion has gradually gained acceptance in religious studies , and prominent theorists of religion now regularly incorporate discussion of films into their analyses of myth , ritual , and other aspects of religion . alongside this development are newer modes of religious inquiry that utilize material and visual artifacts as primary evidence , rather than\nillustration ,\nof religious belief and practice . as part of a broader movement within religious studies that is increasingly paying attention to visual - and material - culture studies ( and concomitantly emphasizing religious practice rather than merely belief ) , film and religion studies can continue to play a vital role in the shaping of religious studies and not merely be an appendage to the discipline . along these lines there are two key directions that the field is beginning to take ( and will likely keep elaborating on ) . first , film and religion studies is moving beyond the christian - hollywood matrix and displaying the varieties of global religious experiences and traditions as mediated through film . second , religious approaches to film are helping to point out the constructed nature of vision by making links between visual representation and the creation of socioreligious , worlds with all their attendant myths , ideologies , and practices ."]}
{"id": 115257, "summary": [{"text": "the umbrellas of cherbourg ( french : les parapluies de cherbourg ) is a 1964 french-german romantic musical film directed by jacques demy , starring catherine deneuve and nino castelnuovo .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the music was written by michel legrand .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film dialogue is all sung as recitative , including casual conversation ( similar in style to an opera ) .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it was styled full of color .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "umbrellas is the middle film in an informal \" romantic trilogy \" of demy films that share some of the same actors , characters and overall look ; it comes after lola ( 1961 ) and before the young girls of rochefort ( 1967 ) .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film was very successful in france with a total of 1,275,00 - admissions .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it was also shown internationally , introducing deneuve to a larger audience , and was nominated for several academy awards , including for best foreign film , best song , best soundtrack , and best original screenplay .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it won three awards at the 1964 cannes film festival , including its top prize , the palme d'or .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film critic jim ridley has called cherbourg \" the most affecting of movie musicals , and perhaps the fullest expression of [ demy 's ] career-long fascination with the entwining of real life , chance , and the bewitching artifice of cinematic illusion . \" ", "topic": 8}], "title": "the umbrellas of cherbourg", "paragraphs": ["the art of love \u2026 kneehigh ' s the umbrellas of cherbourg . photograph : tristram kenton\nonce upon a time . . . \u201cthe umbrellas of cherbourg , \u201d a 2008 documentary\nonce upon a time . . . the umbrellas of cherbourg ,\na 2008 documentary\njacques demy\u2019s film , more than the umbrellas of cherbourg , elevates the banal vicissitudes of lives spent dreaming .\nfrench films like the umbrellas of cherbourg may have showed chazelle a path to avoiding traditional happy endings .\nnino castelnuovo and catherine deneuve navigate the stormy channels of romance in jacques demy ' s proletariat opera\nthe umbrellas of cherbourg .\nbarbra meets french composer michel legrand (\nthe umbrellas of cherbourg\n) and they discuss collaborating on an album .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the umbrellas of cherbourg near you .\nthe summer theme in la la land is called\nmadeline .\nmadeline is one of the more melancholy main characters in the umbrellas of cherbourg . chazelle also borrowed the names of two the umbrellas of cherbourg characters for his first film , guy and madeline on a park bench .\ni\u2019ll never forget the first time i saw jacques demy\u2019s the umbrellas of cherbourg while i was still in university in the early \u201990s .\nnow let ' s move on to the more subtle references a true the umbrellas of cherbourg fan like me may read into .\nin her play , mia ' s main character is named genevi\u00e8ve , the name of catherine deneuve ' s character in the umbrellas of cherbourg .\njacques demy and michel legrand\u2019s pop art operatic masterpiece , \u2018the umbrellas of cherbourg , \u2019 stars a young catherine deneuve in the role that made her an international star \u2013 the beautiful cherbourg shopgirl swept up in the delirium of doomed first love .\nwhat ' s so overpoweringly beautiful about the umbrellas of cherbourg is that it matches human - scaled feelings of regret with the color and intensity of the movies demy loved as a boy .\ni ' m writing a play that ' s inspired by the movie called the umbrellas of cherbourg . it ' s called las tortillas de los angeles .\nthe kneehigh theatre company ' s stage adaptation of the umbrellas of cherbourg will play its final performance on may 21 at the west end ' s gielgud theatre . the musical opened on march 22 and originally planned to run through october 1 . in the umbrellas of cherbourg , based on the 1964 jacques demy film of the same title , young french auto mechanic guy . . .\nthe umbrellas of cherbourg and la la land use jazz music , saturated colors , and the eschewing of a neat , happy ending to bring to life a rich and realist presentation of young love .\nweather comes into play in the intro scene for both movies . in the umbrellas of cherbourg , constant rain comes down on the city of cherbourg . in la la land , we see the unrelenting sun . in both instances , the rain or sun is unyielding and indifferent to the moods of the characters .\none of the storefronts on the studio lot where mia works has a\nparapluies\nsign on it . much of the umbrellas of cherbourg takes place in the parapluies ( umbrella ) shop where genevi\u00e8ve works with her mother .\nthe film was part of demy ' s romantic trilogy , which included ' ' lola ' ' ( 1961 ) and ' ' the umbrellas of cherbourg ' ' ( 1964 ) . its restoration was undertaken mostly because of the determination of agnes varda , the filmmaker and demy ' s widow . ' ' the umbrellas of cherbourg , ' ' which made ms . deneuve a star , was also re - released , in 1995 .\nif you have not seen the umbrellas of cherbourg but loved la la land , i suggest you stream the french film asap . ( feel free to come back to this post after . )\nseasoned a . p . c . collaborator vanessa seward reinvents mod french chic in her costume designs for a stage version of * * catherine deneuve\u2019 * * s sixties breakout film the umbrellas of cherbourg .\nla la land ' s song\nmadeline\nalso sounds very similar to a song from the umbrellas of cherbourg . judge for yourself : listen to la la land ' s\nsummer montage\n/\nmadeline\nand the umbrella of cherbourg ' s\nla terrasse du caf\u00e9\n.\nthe film , starring ryan gosling and emma stone as a pair of star - crossed dreamers muddling through life in the city of angels , is also something of a crypto - remake of french new wave director jacques demy\u2019s 1964 masterpiece the umbrellas of cherbourg \u2014a fact chazelle himself was only too eager to admit at a special film independent at lacma screening of umbrellas on january 5 .\nthe umbrellas of cherbourg is inspired as much by ren\u00e9 clair ' s innovative french classic of 1930 , sous les toits de paris , and the prewar pagnol marseilles trilogy ( marius / fanny / c\u00e9sar ) as by hollywood .\nto demonstrate how it follows in the footsteps of the umbrellas of cherbourg , let ' s start with la la land ' s explicit references to the french classic , perhaps added by chazelle as a homage to his apparent favorite movie .\nwatching la la land , i couldn ' t help but notice references to the umbrellas of cherbourg , whether they were intentional easter eggs , stylistic choices , or plot points that left me with the same overwhelming emotions . the films may be of a different time and place , but both the umbrellas of cherbourg and la la land use jazz music , saturated colors , and the eschewing of a neat , happy ending to bring to life a rich and realist presentation of young love .\nas spun - sugar holiday treats go ,\numbrellas\nis hard to resist .\nit ' s hard for me to talk about the umbrellas of cherbourg\nbecause i think it is one if the most romantic , bittersweet movies ever made . denueve looked so ethereally beautiful it ' s almost laughable .\nas in the umbrellas of cherbourg , the young lovers of la la land don ' t end up together . chazelle uses a similar device as demy \u2014 a flash forward to the future , allowing the audience to see how much has changed . before time and distance brought an end to the relationships , the couples in the umbrellas of cherbourg and la la land told each other they would always love each other . and that may be true \u2014 but life gets in the way of them being together forever . french films like the umbrellas of cherbourg may have showed chazelle a path to avoiding traditional happy endings . professor joshua blaylock , who teaches courses on french cinema at texas christian university , explains that\nfilmmakers in france have tended to focus more on psychology and really play with the inherent ambiguities of human relationships .\ni have already said that i love jacques demy\u2019s the umbrellas of cherbourg , but i must admit : before i re - watched it recently as part of the criterion collection\u2019s new the essential jacques demy boxset , i was a bit worried i wouldn\u2019t like it as much as i once did . from what i remembered , it was a relatively simple story and i don\u2019t like musicals as much these days as i used to ( the umbrellas of cherbourg is , famously , entirely sung ) . was i merely vulnerable when i last saw it over a decade ago ? no . if anything , i underrated it . the umbrellas of cherbourg has expanded . i see now that it is ever expanding . the film\u2019s edges are porous ; it cannot contain all of the ghosts \u2014 ghosts that materialize due to absence , due to chance , due to choices not taken , due to the intractability of time \u2014 that roam the streets of cherbourg .\nthe umbrellas of cherbourg has been described as a\nlove tragedy .\nand despite all the similarities , la la land chooses a more positive ending . professor phil powrie , who teaches cinema studies at the university of surrey and has authored many books on french cinema , explains how the films depart :\nalthough seb and mia don ' t end up together , they both realize their dream .\nthe characters in the umbrellas of cherbourg , on the other hand , seem indifferent to each other at the end of the film . powrie continues ,\nseb and mia smile knowingly to each other after he plays ' their ' theme . the umbrellas of cherbourg is melancholy ; la la land plays into the american dream .\nla la land may take inspiration from french film , but its optimism is all american .\nyears later chazelle showed umbrellas to composer justin hurwitz as they began to develop the idea for la la land . soon , hurwitz \u201cbecame even more obsessed , \u201d than chazelle himself . chazelle then recalled bringing would - be financiers to hurwitz\u2019s spartan apartment , which was completely empty except for a piano and a single umbrellas of cherbourg poster .\ndirectors influence each other with their work . sometimes that influence is overt \u2014 \u201c la la land \u201d clearly evokes \u201csingin\u2019 in the rain\u201d and \u201cumbrellas of cherbourg\u201d \u2014 but other times it is more unexpected , hinging on storytelling choices or structure .\nwithout doubt one of the west end ' s most imaginatively staged shows\n( tweet from lyn gardner , guardian writer ) the innovative theatrical creative force kneehigh return to the west end with their exciting new adaptation of cult french musical film the umbrellas of cherbourg by jacques demy . featuring the beautiful songs of michel legrand including\nwatch what happens\nand\ni will wait for you\n, and directed by award - winning director emma rice , the umbrellas of cherbourg is making the west end fall in love until the 21st may 2011 . find out more at urltoken video produced by matthew titterton , advision tv ltd\nkoch lorber ' s dvd of the umbrellas of cherbourg is good news all around . criterion ' s old laserdisc and the earlier fox - lorber dvd were both time compressed ( pal conversion ? ) and slightly cropped at the sides , and this release solves those problems ( i think ! ) .\nthe quote resonated with me , as i ' ve seen the umbrellas of cherbourg at least a dozen times and can remember the emotional impact of the first time i saw it as a teenager . the film is a colorful masterpiece that will leave you heartbroken . you could say the same thing about chazelle ' s la la land .\nit\u2019s the anniversary of the release of jacques demy\u2019s the umbrellas of cherbourg and you can imagine what the birthday cake should look like : icing and candles of bright blue , pink , green and yellow . for if ever a film pops out of the screen with vibrant colour it\u2019s this 1964 musical classic , in which every dress , every shop front , every vividly wallpapered room seems freshly minted from a rainbow .\nla la land ' s first lyrics , and therefore the first words of the movie , in the song\nanother day of sun\ncould describe the plot of the umbrellas of cherbourg :\ni think about that day / i left him at a greyhound station / west of santa fe / we were 17 , but he was sweet and it was true / still i did what i had to do / ' cause i just knew .\nin the umbrellas of cherbourg , genevi\u00e8ve is 17 when she has to leave her love , guy , at the train station . he is sweet and their love is true , but she soon makes the calculation that they can ' t be together .\nsplurge on criterion ' s 2014 jacques demy box set if possible , but if money ' s tight or you ' re just looking to step into a rain shower before diving headfirst into demy ' s cinematic pool , this wonderful release of the umbrellas of cherbourg is likely the best place to start .\nthe umbrellas of cherbourg begins a two - week run at ut ' s hogg auditorium beginning friday , july 19 - thursday , august 1 . shows run daily every evening except mondays ; consult listings for daily show times or call 475 - 6666 for recorded info .\nkneehigh theatre company , the imaginative british group behind broadway\u2019s recent multimedia romance brief encounter , has a new creation hitting the london stage : a musical reimagining of that classic of french cinema , the umbrellas of cherbourg . catherine deneuve starred in the 1964 jacques demy film , and olivier award winner joanna riding and cabaret artist meow meow star in this stage version . . .\n( 2012 ) , the umbrellas of cherbourg is director jacques demy\u2019s third feature , a controversial palme d\u2019or winner , more for its groundbreaking technique than its own substance , nevertheless it instantly launched the starlet catherine deneuve into stardom and has initiated her extended and illustrious career not only limited in the french cinema .\nno movie has ever hit me more . i remember seeing it for the first time as a kid and going from annoyed \u2014 ' are they really going to do this much singing ? ' \u2014 to utterly overwhelmed by the end . it was the combination of fantasy and realism that got me .\nspeaking to the hollywood reporter , la la land director damien chazelle described his reaction to jacques demy ' s 1964 romantic musical the umbrellas of cherbourg ( les parapluies de cherbourg ) .\nin terms of films released in the uk , 2005 was not that strong a year , with the exception of some wonderful revivals , ranging from nashville ( robert altman , 1975 ) and the \u2018director\u2019s cut\u2019 of the big red one ( samuel fuller , 1980 and 2004 ) to les parapluies de cherbourg ( the umbrellas of cherbourg , jacques demy , 1964 ) and l\u2019eclisse ( michelangelo antonioni , 1962 ) . but in terms of films i saw premiered at festivals during 2005 , it was actually pretty good . because of this unusually clear split , i offer two separate lists and a note concerning two pieces of work by abbas kiarostami .\ndirectors influence each other with their work . sometimes that influence is overt \u2014 \u201cla la land\u201d clearly evokes \u201csingin\u2019 in the rain\u201d and \u201cumbrellas of cherbourg\u201d \u2014 but other times it is more unexpected , hinging on storytelling choices or structure . variety asked this year\u2019s directing nominees to help us trace the dna of their movies , [ \u2026 ]\nsoothing , mournful , and delightful exhilaration from the first frame to the last . didn ' t know that the umbrellas of cherbourg was actually a non - stop musical , but after that initial jarring moment , i was completely on board . it ' s a typical story of romance and adolescent passion laid against the harsh realities of the world , but every blooming color , gentle glance and sudden burst of cinematic exuberance swept me into a snuggling ball of warmth .\nkneehigh theatre , the company behind the recent broadway hit brief encounter , has announced casting for its newest creation , an adaptation michel legrand\u2019s the umbrellas of cherbourg . olivier award winner joanna riding and cabaret artist meow meow will star in the musical reimagining , directed by emma rice with lyrics translated by sheldon harnick . the show will premiere at the curve leicester . . .\nwe were there to talk about another matter\u2014her costumes for a musical stage adaptation , opening at the th\u00e9\u00e2tre du ch\u00e2telet tomorrow , of the umbrellas of cherbourg . director jacques demy\u2019s deliriously beautiful , 1964 palme d\u2019or winner was also catherine deneuve\u2019s breakout film , a tale of missed chances and love gone awry in a provincial french town during the late fifties , at the height of the algerian war . every word of the film\u2019s dialogue is sung to * * michel legrand\u2019 * * s lush score .\nkneehigh theatre , which presented the broadway - bound international hit brief encounter in 2008 , will return to london\u2019s west end with its newest musical reimagining , that of michel legrand\u2019s the umbrellas of cherbourg . directed by emma rice with lyrics translated by sheldon harnick , the new version will play the curve leicester from february 11 through 26 , 2011 , before transferring to a west . . .\nthe umbrellas of cherbourg continues performances ( eves : wed . - sat . 8 pm / mats : sat . & sun . 3 pm ) through october 9 , 2005 at the two river theatre company , 21 bridge street , red bank , new jersey 07701 . box office : 732 - 345 - 1400 ; online urltoken\n\u2013 which draws as its inspiration from the classic musicals singin\u2019 in the rain and the umbrellas of cherbourg \u2013 has provoked such ire , this is the pop cultural world we live in . every piece of art is now politicized and parsed for its problematic elements . these complaints may take some of the joy out of a film intended only to entertain , but they also reveal vital perspectives that have been hidden for too long from our white - male dominated discourse .\nthe umbrellas of cherbourg koch lorber 1964 / color / 1 : 85 anamorphic 16 : 9 / 91 87 min . / les parapluies de cherbourg / street date april 6 2004 / 24 . 98 starring catherine deneuve , nino castelnuovo , anne vernon , marc michel , ellen farner , mireille perrey cinematography jean rabier production designer bernard evein film editors anne - marie cotret , monique teisseire original music michel legrand produced by mag bodard written and directed by jacques demy\nin conjunction with the release of the essential jacques demy box set , criterion has offered up a supplemental look inside the 2013 digital restoration of the umbrellas of cherbourg . above , agn\u00e8s varda , the couple\u2019s children , mathieu and rosalie , and technical specialists discuss the intricacies of upgrading the film\u2019s sound , color , and image for the modern viewer . it\u2019s depressingly easy to see why so many films fall by the wayside as prints run obsolete , and digital projection cements its spot as the industry standard . the attention to detail is , as criterion notes , painstaking , to say nothing of the expense .\nconsidered one of the most beautiful color films ever made , jacques demy\u2019s the umbrellas of cherbourg \u2014a masterpiece of music and romance and winner of the 1964 cannes film festival grand prize\u2014catapulted the 20 - year - old catherine deneuve to international stardom . the memorable 1960s french romance finds an umbrella shop girl ( deneuve ) distraught when her boyfriend is called for military service in algeria , forcing her to face a life - altering decision alone . the director enlisted michel legrand to compose the music dialogue and songs .\nthe average imdb vote of the best 5 films of each star gives the ranking . maximum 100 persons .\nif the red shoes sent a million girls to ballet lessons , the umbrellas of cherbourg re - popularized taking french in school . i have fond memories of my sister coming home from a french class field trip to the art theater in the next town to see this splendid operetta . considering the level of culture where we lived , it must have been a revelation . somewhere life was beautiful . the french language practically sounded like it was being sung anyway .\nif memory serves , when this adaptation was staged at the public theatre in 1979 , it had much greater vitality . i recall the use of screens to provide a cinematic flow , and the employment by the cast of a panoply of brightly colored umbrellas ( most likely during curtain calls ) .\nif that makes the umbrellas of cherbourg sound old - fashioned , demy\u2019s film was anything but . the director was one of the great , young , modern - minded filmmakers who emerged during the french new wave of the 1960s . demy was more nostalgically minded than directors like jean - luc godard and alain resnais , but , though his paintbox vision of life in the seaside town of cherbourg is a loving tribute to old hollywood musicals , it\u2019s also a film that tackles very real - world issues , like unexpected pregnancy , the algerian war , parental pressures on their children , and what happens to young love when time and circumstances are against it . the bittersweet climax even occurs at an esso petrol station .\nafter months of speculation , barbra is announced as the winner of the coveted role of fanny brice in the broadway musical\nfunny girl .\neven before the title appears , demy establishes a universe that fuses the commonplace and the cinematically heightened . the iris that closed on the black - and - white world of his 1961 debut lola opens on the sepia - toned harbor of coastal cherbourg , its workaday fleets of trawlers and naval ships . without cutting\u2014a seamless transition into the realm of stylization\u2014jean rabier\u2019s camera tilts directly down on the waterfront\u2019s stone streets . a light rain begins ; pastel umbrellas seen from overhead engage in delicate spatial choreography with the credits . on the soundtrack , we hear the first wistful iteration of michel legrand\u2019s \u201cje ne pourrai jamais vivre sans toi , \u201d the theme song that will follow the leads like the fading scent of prom gardenias .\nby the mid - 1970s , the received wisdom on demy was that he was a dabbler in irrelevant genres whose time had passed . and none of his films sounded sillier in the abstract than the umbrellas of cherbourg , this oddity in which every line of dialogue is not only sung but sung in french . it didn\u2019t help that his movies grew harder to find in subsequent years , or that the superlatives of his style\u2014brilliant color , exquisite framing , elegantly choreographed camera work\u2014were grotesquely ill served by the aesthetic abattoir of lop - and - chop vhs .\nguided tour of the building of 1903 , staircase of honour , big ( great ) lounges ( shows ) , marble fireplaces of different provenances , footbridges passageways , movies of mark ( brand ) real cherbourg in the room of video - conference , museum living on the umbrella , embroidery , factory and shop . and exclusively , enter the strongroom of the old ( former ) bank of france ( lasted 2 h ) guided tour on saturday and sunday 10 h , 14 h and 16 h\n3 . the power of nightmares : the rise of the politics of fear ( adam curtis , 2004 ) \u2013 television version a film of ideas and provocative , sustained argument . great use of sabu , too .\nthe movies ' endings also include references from earlier in the relationships that prove the former couples have not forgotten each other . seb names his jazz club\nseb ' s\n\u2014 a suggestion of mia ' s \u2014 and uses a logo she made him . in the umbrellas of cherbourg , we find out that both guy and genevi\u00e8ve name their children francoise / francois , a name genevi\u00e8ve loved and they discussed when they were together .\njourney from the fall ( ham tran , 2005 ) . who really feels the need of such an embarrassing relic of cold war - era manichaeism to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of the fall of saigon ?\npresident and co - curator of the melbourne cin\u00e9math\u00e8que ( co - curator of the national cin\u00e9math\u00e8que ) .\nhis is essentially cheating , because the umbrellas of cherbourg is first and foremost a film . written and directed by jacques demy , it wasn ' t so much released in 1964 as unleashed across cinema screens in an explosion of bittersweet sentiment , soaring music and saturated colour . there are entire scenes in which the actors are outshone by the tropical glare of the wallpaper designs \u2013 and rather than take the conventional musical route , demy opts for the quasi - operatic , with every single word of his narrative sung . the only thing not heightened to the hilt is the status of the central characters : a young apprentice mechanic and his girlfriend , the only child of a single mum . we see their\nthe young girls of rochefort site on the film , from the town\u2019s official site .\nthe angelically beautiful catherine deneuve was launched to stardom by this dazzling musical heart - tugger from jacques demy . she plays an umbrella - shop owner\u2019s delicate daughter , glowing with first love for a handsome garage mechanic , played by nino castelnuovo . when the boy is shipped off to fight in algeria , the two lovers must grow up quickly . exquisitely designed in a kaleidoscope of colors , and told entirely through lilting songs by the great composer michel legrand , the umbrellas of cherbourg is one of the most revered and unorthodox movie musicals of all time .\nthe transfer has been ported over from criterion ' s 2014 box set featuring six demy features and the restoration work on the umbrellas of cherbourg remains as impressive on a revisit . the film is so vibrant as to seem otherworldly , yet grain and in - camera effects retain the visual signifiers of the era . the interior of madame emery ' s shop staggers with its wealth of detail and color , while the rain - soaked streets shimmer with a hint of blue amid the balanced blacks . there ' s nary an inch of any single frame that doesn ' t appear to have been tirelessly scrubbed of defect or debris . sound is lossless , with the 5 . 1 dts - hd audio track booming from start to finish .\nan unsurpassed work of film as art . the director , the brilliant color cinematography , the actors and the timeless music of michelle le grande all combine to create the story of . . .\nfifty years ago today , the world fell in love with catherine deneuve and nino castelnuovo in \u201c the umbreallas of cherbourg . \u201d one of the best musicals of all time , and one of jacques demy \u2018s finest films , the sweeping tale packs romance , war , drama and music \u2014 oh , the music \u2014 into an unforgettable 90 minutes that are very much treasured by fans today .\n1 . though it has little or no discussion of politics , the umbrellas of cherbourg is a great anti - war movie . it ' s guys like guy who get sent away to be killed leaving lovers to deal with the loss . i saw this film just as it was becoming apparent that i had to make some choices about vietnam . staying home with genevi\u00e8ve or madeleine or even the caf\u00e9 pickup ginny is the better choice , believe me . return\nthe umbrellas of cherbourg contains so many emotional , dramatic , cinematic , and musical riches that it is easy to see why many people consider it not only demy ' s masterpiece but one of the greatest films , musical or otherwise . it reminds us that we can mend our hearts even when they are at their most broken \u0096 although in ways which we may never have expected , even as we hold onto our memories of the romantic fantasies which we left behind long ago .\nn addition to the marvelous music and the visuals , the film features a very young and fresh catherine deneuve , an actress so pure - looking that the very sight of her was enough to set both roman polanski and luis bu\u00f1uel scheming for revenge , like villains in a potboiler . for a lone bit of heavy irony in the umbrellas of cherbourg , demy includes a pleasant dockside whore who tries to give the grieving guy some solace . to add to his misery , it turns out her name is jenny , short for genevieve .\njacques demy in the umbrellas of cherbourg essentially reinvents the operetta format . when people aren ' t flat - out singing they ' re speaking in rhythm to the melodies . the direction and especially the vivid color stylize the film just enough to make it all work . even though the streets , apartments and shops are basically naturalistic , the candy colors and manipulation of elements ( mostly rain and snow ) are all carefully orchestrated . we accept demy ' s melodic world as easily as we accept ballet dancers in manhattan in west side story .\nshe can say that encore une fois . the most salient feature of the screen musical is that , though it has only one real song , the plangent reprised - to - death\nif it takes forever ( i will wait for you )\n, all the dialogue , including the most thudding banalities , is sung too . i ' m normally a huge admirer of composer , michel legrand . but much of the brush - on - cymbals - hustled jazz music here sounds like so much doodling and the english translation is often risibly flat . so i ' m afraid to say that this account of the umbrellas of cherbourg kept reminding me of the game on i ' m sorry i haven ' t a clue where they struggle to fit the words of one song on to the tune of another .\nthe colors , the picaresque locales , the entirely sung dialogue , and the angel that is catherine deneuve !\nthe umbrellas of cherbourgh\nis 90 minutes of cinematic joy . simple human melodrama made engaging , profound , and unforgettable in the hands of a master ( demy ) . if the ending doesn ' t make you weep then i guess you ' re just not human . a classic musical and easily one of the finest ever crafted .\nwith the umbrellas of cherbourg , demy expanded his fictional world , and his filmmaking , through a bold use of such new ( for him ) elements as color and a greatly expanded role for music . but before exploring those aspects , let ' s look at his original screenplay , and what it brings to this extraordinary film . ( demy was a true writer / director , having authored nineteen of his twenty - one films ; the two exceptions were early shorts . )\n\u201cof all the new wave directors who once professed their joy in cinema , demy remained most faithful to the delights of sight and sound and to the romance of movie iconography . with loving attention to those atlantic - coast towns\u2014rochefort , cherbourg , and nantes , where he grew up\u2014demy invented a world of benign and enchanting imagination . it is constantly on the verge of fairy story , but never yields to the foreboding of the grimm brothers . instead , demy has his own domain of chivalry and love , born out of perrault and schoolgirls\u2019 novelettes , the rural sentiment of rouquier , and the hollywood scheme of coincidence and happily ever after , but as distinguished and ennobling as , say , the beautiful hours of the duc de berry .\n\u2014 a biographical dictionary of film , by david thomson\ni think the film is one of the best musicals ever written for the screen . the music is gorgeous and the use of color and camera movement is masterful .\nthe cover states :\noriginal sound track from the french film ( les parapluies de cherbourg ) the umbrellas of cherbourg dialogue by jacques demy music by michel legrand\ncomes in a thick gatefold sleeve with an 8 page booklet featuring the original french lyrics and their english translation . notes on inside booklet : all selections published and licenced [ sic ] by south mountain music corp . ( b . m . i . ) distributed in the united states by the landau releasing organization noted on back cover : printed in u . s . a . \u00a9 wayne printing corp . 1964 two sided insert pictured promoting other\nconnoisseur collection\nreleases was inside cover .\nwhen the academy film archive embarked on a new restoration of the front page , preservationists stumbled onto a mystery regarding the existing prints of the film .\njames ryan endowed professor of film studies , professor of english at the university of nebraska , lincoln , and , with gwendolyn audrey foster , editor - in - chief of quarterly review of film and video .\nthe umbrellas of cherbourg\ndid not initiate a new movie style ( although demy tried it again in\nthe young girls of rochefort ,\nin 1967 , with deneuve , her sister francoise dorleac and gene kelly ) . but it is remembered as a bold original experiment , and now that it is restored and back in circulation , it can also be remembered as a surprisingly effective film , touching and knowing and , like deneuve , ageless .\nthis is life as viewed through demy\u2019s lens . but if umbrellas uses the conventions of the hollywood musical to express the immediate exhilaration of young love , it also subverts them to convey what\u2019s left when the illusions fade . among other things\u2014many things\u2014the film is about how our lives measure up against the romantic ideals we see on the big screen . \u201cpeople only die of love in movies , \u201d a character tartly observes\u2014yet her pronouncement has an unmistakable note of regret .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nhas there ever been an actress in the history of the movies who has changed as little and aged as slowly as catherine deneuve ? here she is in\nthe umbrellas of cherbourg ,\nher first major film , made in 1964 and now restored . thirty - one years later , i met her at the 1995 cannes film festival . to the degree that she had changed , it was simply to ripen , to add experience and sympathy to the raw beauty of a teenager . i am not making empty compliments . her beauty , then and now , is like a blow to the eyes .\nheaven and hell michael atkinson\u2019s review of the 2001 re - release of la baie des anges from the village voice .\nwhat demy delivers instead is the most affecting of movie musicals , and perhaps the fullest expression of a career - long fascination with the entwining of real life , chance , and the bewitching artifice of cinematic illusion . more than any other film i know , umbrellas affects people differently at different stages of life . when i first saw it , newly married but still remembering vividly the pang of adolescent crushes , it played as tragedy : the story of a young love snuffed out by war , fate , and economic hardship . over the years , seen in the light of demy\u2019s other films , it has come to seem more properly an exaltation of life\u2019s bittersweet balances and trade - offs\u2014of unexpected triumphs made richer by the dashed hopes that offset them .\nbut despite the presence of one of hollywood\u2019s most exciting young filmmakers , it wasn\u2019t until the lights dimmed that the real fun began , as the opening moments of umbrellas began to swirl onscreen to legrand\u2019s evocative score . and once the characters started singing they didn\u2019t stop until 90 minutes later , at which point the crowd filtered out of lacma\u2019s bing theater onto an la street that maybe wasn\u2019t quite as magical as the ones found in la la land \u2014but which wasn\u2019t far off .\nbut in umbrellas , demy found an ingenious way to extend the form of the screen musical , restoring its effervescence in part by reducing its scale to something recognizably human . rather than surge and lunge in elephantine production numbers , the entire movie would flow on an uninterrupted current of music . the singing and color would evoke the piercing immediacy of first love , even as the abstraction granted a very contemporary distancing effect .\nthe films selected for the 2013 edition of cannes classics will be screened in the company of those who restored the films as well as those directors still alive .\nhas been under the spell of the cinema for half a century . he was involved with the film society movement , assisted with the former national film theatre of australia and was a committee member of the melbourne film festival in the 1970s .\nthe film print comes appended with various restoration credits that add twenty seconds to the running time . the disc ' s one extra is a pleasant excerpt from an agnes varda docu about her director husband jacques demy . in it we meet the producer of umbrellas - a woman - and see anne vernon , nino castelnuovo and mirelle perrey at the re - premiere of the movie .\nwhen she made\numbrellas\nfor the french director jacques demy , deneuve was 20 , and her work in this film was a flowering that introduced one of the great stars of modern french cinema . the film itself was a curious experiment in which all of the words were sung ; michel legrand wrote the wall - to - wall score , which includes not only the famous main theme and other songs , but also demy ' s sung dialogue , in the style of the lines used to link passages in opera . this style would seem to suggest a work of featherweight romanticism , but\numbrellas\nis unexpectedly sad and wise , a bittersweet reflection on the way true love sometimes does not ( and perhaps should not ) conquer all .\nthe team behind that great revival of brief interlude a few years ago mounted a surreal production of\numbrellas\nin the west end in maybe 2012 or 2013 which i took my parents to see . great director , great cast , but again an insufferably repetitive libretto and score made all of us really eager for the thing to be over well before the folks onstage were done .\npress j to jump to the feed . press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts\namong demy\u2019s few disciples in pushing the film musical in a modern direction \u2013 at least until damien chazelle came along \u2013 is baz luhrmann , whose paris - set moulin rouge ( 2001 ) scored a similar tale of unrequited love to a mashup of pop songs old and new . but , watching the digitally restored version of the umbrellas of cherbourg ( available on dvd and blu - ray ) , with the colours once again as wet - paint bright as demy intended , it\u2019s easy to see how this world of heightened d\u00e9cor has also been an influence on the films of wes anderson . from the darjeeling limited ( 2007 ) to moonrise kingdom ( 2012 ) , anderson\u2019s films share the same wistful romanticism , the same care and attention to set design and immaculate story worlds .\nthe restoration teams at warner bros . and criterion explain how they captured the silken texture of the nitrate print of michael curtiz\u2019s classic noir melodrama .\nonce upon a time . . . the umbrellas of cherbourg is a 2008 documentary , directed by marie genin and serge july . it runs 55 minutes and features a variety of interviews , including some from jacques demy and michel legrand . it was great to hear how these two collaborated to create the film that just affected me so much ( their goal all along ) . it was also wonderful to see legrand sitting at a piano while being interviewed , just popping out the tunes on request . the documentary is more broad that just those two , also going into the film\u2019s place in the context of world events .\nthe story spans the years 1957 through 1962 , and tells of the romance of 17 - year - old genevieve , who works in her mother ' s umbrella shop , and guy , a 20 - year - old garage mechanic . their relationship is interrupted when guy is called up to fight in algeria . umbrellas is divided into three sections , the departure , the absence , and the return . there is one intermission after the first section , and , although the first section is the longest of the three , it comes very early in the arc of the musical . it would probably work best without any intermission , but that is the least of the problems here .\nthe umbrellas of cherbourg ( french : les parapluies de cherbourg ) is a 1964 french musical film directed by jacques demy , starring catherine deneuve and nino castelnuovo . the music was written by michel legrand . the film dialogue is all sung as recitative , even the most casual conversation ( similar in style to an opera ) . nominated for the academy award for best foreign language film at the 37th academy awards held in 1965 nominated for four more academy awards at the 38th academy awards held in 1966 , three for legrand and demy , though it did not win any :\nbest song\n( for\ni will wait for you\n) ,\nbest original score\n,\nbest scoring - adaptation or treatment\nand\nbest screenplay written directly for the screen\nlast week , we were saddened to learn of the passing of raoul coutard . our technical director , lee kline , shared some memories of working with the great cinematographer .\nfounded in 1999 , senses of cinema is one of the first online film journals of its kind and has set the standard for professional , high quality film - related content on the internet .\n* follow the bouncing bus * ( all images are iphone photos taken of frames of the film playing off the arrow blu - ray of the film . ) = = = if paul mccartney w . . .\nstreisand becomes the second woman in history to be honored by the friar ' s club with one of their legendary roasts as entertainer of the year .\nbarbra is one of the entertainers at the democratic inaugural gala for president lyndon johnson .\nemy was himself the son of a small - town auto mechanic . in the documentary\nthe five stars are simply because amazon had this movie at a decent price . i purchased it for my mother who is 91 and not so nice about my gifts over the years . watching this movie with my mom back in the 60 ' s was always a special treat - we had to wait until it was on television , then we piled into her bed after the little sisters were sleeping , and cried to the beauty of the music and singing , the diplomacy in handling the subject matter , and the soul - tugging sadness of tough decisions and a first love that never dies . instead of an actual gift , my mother will receive a lovely basket of movie night - umbrellas of cherbourg , some canned stuffed grape leaves , her favorite crackers , and a few other items to provide memories of the things i know she used to love .\nher work in theater , she says , is \u201clike a breath of fresh air . so much else is involved in fashion\u2014it\u2019s a business . here it\u2019s all about art , but at the same time , you are part of a team , and your work has to serve the production . so for fashion designers , i think it\u2019s a good exercise , and a challenge . \u201d what\u2019s more , she says , in this umbrellas of cherbourg , \u201ci\u2019m playing with timeless staples . and in my work as a designer , that\u2019s what i try to do . \u201d\nsince lola , demy had been cultivating a project for an experimental musical , \u201ca film entirely sung\u201d . ( 3 ) les parapluies de cherbourg ( the umbrellas of cherbourg , 1964 ) continued the path of the lola protagonist roland cassard , but in a completely new form , all of its dialogue set to composer michel legrand\u2019s music . les parapluies , with its color , spectacle , and melodrama , featured an unknown catherine deneuve and opened to wide critical acclaim . demy took this musical experiment further with les demoiselles de rochefort ( the young girls of rochefort , 1967 ) , another legrand musical , starring deneuve , her sister fran\u00e7oise dorl\u00e9ac , george chakiris , and gene kelly , who also choreographed the film\u2019s dance sequences . while les parapluies had ventured into new territory as a quotidian opera , rochefort alternated music and spoken dialogue , in the tradition of american musical comedy . critics in france and abroad criticised demy for replacing substance with spectacle .\nthe irony is that this hilarious artiste is both the best thing about the show and an unwitting act of sabotage given that her rapport with the audience and her scandalous / mock - scandalised antics serve to expose the enervating wispiness of the central story . at the start , maitresse clambers over the front rows , her legs thrust out in ballet extensions designed to offer the punters a gynaecologist ' s - eye - view of her assets . she then gives us crash course on cherbourg and on its strange customs \u2013 the locals never stop singing .\n, deneuve plays the 16 - year - old genevieve , who is in the throes of experiencing her first love . she lives in the rainy harbor town of cherbourg with her mother ( anne vernon ) , who owns the ever - colorful umbrella shop called\nles parapluies de cherbourg .\ngenevieve and guy ( nino castelnuovo ) are starry - eyed lovers who coo their proclamations of eternal love , and believe every word they sing . then guy receives his draft notice and departs for his two - year military stint ( made all the more dangerous because of france ' s then - involvement in the algerian war ) . after guy ' s departure , which is followed by his infrequent letters , genevieve learns she is pregnant . deciding what to do and then facing the consequences of that decision form the rest of the movie ' s plot line .\nin umbrellas of cherbourg , roland is a successful jewel merchant , and we may question his motives as he becomes friendly with genevi\u00e8ve\u2019s mother . he wants to help this widowed woman and her daughter , so he plans to step in and marry genevi\u00e8ve . he is at least empathetic enough to understand genevi\u00e8ve\u2019s reluctance and he sings about lola . here\u2019s the set of lola , up in nantes , where roland and lola met up again after years and where he realized he was losing her . it\u2019s empty :\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nnone of these films have ever approached the popularity of umbrellas , whose influence turns up in the least expected of places . even if they hadn\u2019t featured the undimmed presence of deneuve , such dramatic musicals as lars von trier\u2019s dancer in the dark and fran\u00e7ois ozon\u2019s 8 women would be unmistakable as tributaries of demy\u2019s initial vision . curiously enough , one of the strangest yet most astute homages to the movie is a 2002 episode of the animated science - fiction sitcom futurama , in which the cryogenically thawed hero debates whether to clone a dna sample from his dog , left a millennium earlier with the instruction not to move from his spot . he ultimately decides that the dog must have moved on and leaves the matter be\u2014at which point the show cues a time - lapse montage of the dog waiting faithfully for his owner for years , until the moment he slumps to the sidewalk . the music playing over the montage is connie francis\u2019s recording of \u201ci will wait for you\u201d ( the americanized version of legrand\u2019s song ) \u2014that anthem of a finite forever and an eternally preserved present that never loses its ache .\nsenior film editor of time out london magazine , programmer of london\u2019s national film theatre and the author of numerous books on the cinema , the most recent being a monograph for the bfi modern classics series on abbas kiarostami\u2019s 10 ."]}
{"id": 115271, "summary": [{"text": "christmas in canaan is a 2009 american/canadian drama film starring country music singer billy ray cyrus .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is based on the book of the same name written by country music artist kenny rogers and donald davenport .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "filming began at the end of august 2009 and finished in mid-september .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "it was filmed in vancouver , british columbia , canada .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film premiered on december 12 , 2009 , on the hallmark channel .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "its theme song , \" we 'll get by somehow ( we always do ) \" ( performed by cyrus ) , was made into a music video . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "christmas in canaan", "paragraphs": ["learn more about the cast of\nchristmas in canaan\nby reading their bios .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of christmas in canaan by kenny rogers .\nchristmas in canaan opens with this narration : the bible says canaan is the promised land , and the joke in this texas town is that the bank has the promissory notes to prove it .\nfind out more about the hallmark channel original movie\nchristmas in canaan ,\nstarring billy ray cyrus & gina holden .\nit breaks rob smith\u2019s achy breaky heart that he can\u2019t say no to billy ray cyrus\u2019 hallmark holiday movie , \u201cchristmas in canaan . \u201d\nleave no heartstring untugged\u201d seems to be the maxim of \u201cchristmas in canaan , \u201d an original movie for hallmark channel starring billy ray cyrus and based on the book by kenny rogers and donald davenport . in the grand tradition of an epic country song , \u201ccanaan\u201d pulls out all the stops , including endless drama \u2014 not the [ \u2026 ]\n2018 christmas in july - tv schedule ! greetings christmas movie watchers ! ! ! thank you for stopping by today to visit ! be sure to sign u . . .\nso if you fall into any one of those categories , or you just want to get an innocuous stocking - stuffer , christmas in canaan is available at many fine retailers , and probably several lousy ones . ho ho ho and all that shit .\nbetter than some christmas books . had the predictable good ending but a racial twist is thrown in . i liked the ending which made up for some slow parts at the beginning . put me in the christmas spirit . very easy to read and goes quick .\ni need to find out what kind of jacket ( brand and style ) billy ray was wearing in christmas comes home to canan .\nin ' saint ' nick crosby ' s old - fashioned year - round christmas village santaville , working as an elf on christmas preparations all year killed his daughter holly ' s seasonal spirit . so she . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin 2017 , hallmark movies & mysteries premiered * 13 most wonderful movies of christmas ! * with thirteen films , this was hallmark movie . . .\nheather is a charming , free spirit and bobby is a naval officer home from serving overseas . thanks to a fun - filled theater production of\na christmas carol ,\nthese two unlucky and unlikely people end up falling in love at christmas .\nleave no heartstring untugged\u201d seems to be the maxim of \u201cchristmas in canaan , \u201d an original movie for hallmark channel starring billy ray cyrus and based on the book by kenny rogers and donald davenport . in the grand tradition of an epic country song , \u201ccanaan\u201d pulls out all the stops , including endless drama \u2014 not the least of which is a wounded puppy . still , there is just enough well - meaning intent between the cliches to qualify as a feel - good holiday diversion . sporting a rare , cropped \u2018do , cyrus ( displaying better acting chops than his work on \u201channah montana\u201d would have viewers believe ) stars as widower daniel burton , struggling to raise his family and keep his farm afloat in 1960s texas .\nracial tension and a fight between school boys seems an unlikely start for a christmas story , yet that is exactly how christmas in canaan begins . rodney , a smart black boy , lives with his grandmother . dj , a white boy , is the son of a farmer and struggles with school . after getting into a fight , both boys resent each other . they are horrified when dj\u2019s father and rodney\u2019s grandmother force them to live together for four days . they might have remained enemies if not for an injured dog . as they tend to the dog their grudging partnership grows into the bonds of a friendship that will last a lifetime . their friendship carries them through the death of rodney\u2019s grandmother , hard times on the burton farm , and a christmas where they can\u2019t afford gifts . it\u2019s on that christmas that mr . burton teaches them that , wherever friendship is , there will always be \u201csome christmas\u201d . and , years later , when christmas comes to canaan , rodney is ready to bring \u201csome christmas\u201d to the friends that have become his family . this is a heartwarming tale of friendship . the story rambles along like a stream but is not without a few rapids . a great read for anytime of year , but especially good for the holiday season .\na developmentally challenged young man with a penchant for caring for animals in need sets out to convince his family - and their whole rural community - to participate in a local shelter ' s inaugural\nadopt a dog for christmas program .\nbilly ray cyrus stars in this touching story about the true meaning of the holiday season . when a pair of boys with nothing in common team up to help an injured dog , an unlikely friend ship begins . as they grow into adults , their beliefs are tested by the rapidly changing world and they see that it will take strong faith and family spirit to keep them together . based on the book co - written by kenny rogers and featuring an original song by billy ray cyrus , christmas in canaan is a touching drama that shows that the most important gifts in life are the ones money can\u2019t buy .\nit\u2019s a hallmark movie , so one tends to expect a predictable story with weak but earnest acting , little in the way of any real suspense ( in spite of a late attempt at a plot twist , like when rodney\u2019s mom shows up with 20 minutes left in the film ) , and characters straight out of the annual stereotypes - r - us catalog . the last is particularly funny ( however unintentionally ) \u2014 christmas in canaan has the crusty grandpa ; the nurturing black grandmother ; the sweet kid - turned - housewife daughter ( played by hot little number emily tennant ) ; even the grumpy bus driver .\ni felt pretty enthusiastic about the first half of this book but the believability waned in the second half . overall , it cheered me which is what i want from a christmas book .\ni reckon there ' s nuthin ' worth learnin ' from the coloreds , dj answered , again turning to the window . that right ? his father asked ' nuthin ' worth learning from them folks ? yeah , dj said . nuthin ' . completely nuthin ' . in the quiet , rural town of canaan , texas , a clash between two classmates - - one , a tough farm boy , and the other , a bright , black , aspiring writer - - spins into anunlikely friendship . when the clever arrangement their families devise to teach dj and rodney a lesson seems hopeless , their cooperative effort to heal a wounded puppy helps them move past an unsettled battle . not surprisingly , the truce that follows becomes an amiable kinship . but can life in canaan lived under the shadow of racism ever really deliver the milk and honey of the promised land ? it is amidst the magic of a christmas they ' ll never forget that the boys learn a lesson about family , hope and love . and they will know for the rest of their lives that when times are hard , there will always be christmas in canaan .\nracial tension and a fight between school boys seems an unlikely start for a christmas story , yet that is exactly how christmas in canaan begins . rodney , a smart black boy , lives with his grandmother . dj , a white boy , is the son of a farmer and struggles with school . after getting into a fight , both boys resent each other . they are horrified when dj\u2019s father and rodney\u2019s grandmother force them to live together for four days . they might have remained enemies if not for an injured dog . as they ten\nshortly thereafter , civil rights meets white supremacy , shit gets set on fire , the youngest boy ends up in a wheelchair , rodney\u2019s estranged mother ( played like a crackhead with the dts by rukiya bernard ) comes back for him , he goes on to be a great writer with an afro wig , blah blah blah , they have christmas again in canaan , and everyone ends up happy and well - filled . except for the grandcorpse , who eventually goes back into the dirt from whence he came .\nhighly recommend for those in middle school range . haven ' t picked it up in so long , but still have lingering feelings towards it .\nmovie review movie : a joyous christmas network : hallmark movies & mysteries original air date : november 26 , 2017 . . .\nchristmas wishes made before a long - abandoned house that start coming true lead an elementary schoolgirl to discover a reclusive woman living inside .\nwhile her life is falling apart , single mom christine finds a magical family heirloom that leads to love and good fortune during christmas .\noh , thank you , hallmark , for your beautiful story\nchristmas in canaan\n. it is so great to see billy ray cyrus , doing what he does so well . . . being himself . i have enjoyed him from the start , both as a musician and as an actor . still watch the reruns of\ndoc\n. it is my hope that hallmark will make more movies starring billy ray . he certainly exemplifies ' good down - home family living ' and we surely could use more of that ! merry christmas to all of you at hallmark ! maryann dumond bristol , ct\nin the rural town of canaan , texas , a clash between two classmates \u2013 one , a tough farm boy , and the other , a bright bookish black boy \u2013 evolves into an unlikely friendship . the boys\u2019 families devise a plan to teach them a lesson after they fight , but it is a wounded puppy that eventually brings them together . it is amidst the magic of christmas that the boys learn about family , hope and love despite living under the shadow of racism .\nthis is another of those christmas tv movies that are constantly turned out . christmas movies are generally pretty undemanding and predictable and this is no exception . however that really is the point of them , something easy on eye with a predictable cheery ending to watch on a winter afternoon in the run up to christmas . i would say this is an above average effort for this type of movie , it ' s well filmed and has a good cast . i am aware of billy ray cyrus who had a uk hit with ' achy breaky heart ' in the early 90 ' s . he proves a likable main character in this but to me the acting honours are stolen by gina holden who is thoroughly charming . all in all i enjoyed this film more than i thought i would and it is recommended for those who want something heart - warming to watch prior to christmas .\none or more items could not be added because you are not logged in .\nthis year , santa ' s daughter ( maria thayer ) takes her first trip away from the north pole during the christmas season hoping to find adventure and love in sunny california . while santa . . . see full summary \u00bb\nwelcome back . just a moment while we sign you in to your goodreads account .\nus soldier visits the town from where an inspirational christmas card was sent to him by a church group that mails cards out to servicemen as a goodwill effort .\ndj and rodney don ' t like each other from the start . rodney thinks dj is an ignorant white farm boy , and dj thinks rodney acts too smart for his own good . after a school bus scuffle between the two , dj ' s father and rodney ' s grandmother come up with a clever solution that brings the boys closer than either of them would like . living in canaan , texas in the 1960s does not make it easy for a black boy and a white boy to forge a friendship . it is only amid the magic of an unforgettable christmas that dj and rodney discover a land of milk and honey where hope and love make all the difference .\ni loved this book , i saw the movie on the either the hallmark channel or lifetime channel . it was so good i bought the book for my dad and myself . it is a feel good book and movie . it is set in small town east texas in the early 60 ' s . easy read i highly recommend . not just for christmas reading !\nsara vancamp ( ' eva larue ' ) is a busy mom with no christmas spirit . christine ( summer glau ) , an elf from santa ' s village who wonders if there could be more to life than making toys in the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin the story , daniel ' s son bobber needs extensive orthopedic surgery and months of intensive physical therapy to recover from being struck down by an automobile . rodney freeman , the young black man who daniel took into his home and raised as another son , has become a famous writer and offers to fly daniel and bobber to san francisco and to pay for the surgery . once in san francisco , daniel meets and falls for briony adair , a physical rehabilitation specialist who will be working toward bobber ' s recovery . when therapy progresses slowly , bobber invites briony to come home to canaan to spend christmas with the burtons and continue his treatment . briony is a natural at caring for a thriving family , but sarah , daniel ' s daughter distances herself not wanting to dishonor her late mother ' s memory , and a disastrous christmas visit drives daniel and briony apart . in the soul searching that follows , daniel finds the strength to open his heart again and invite love back into his life .\na boy is in need of extensive medical treatment after being hit by a car , and is taken from his rural home to a san francisco hospital . his widowed father falls in love with one of the physical therapists helping the youngster and invites her to spend christmas with the family - but his daughter resents the relationship . drama sequel , starring billy ray cyrus and gina holden .\nunresolved issues return to trouble widower billy ray cyrus and his rural texas clan in this flimsy sequel to tv - movie heart - tugger christmas in canaan . but though the story is about reawakened feelings , there ' s no emotional impact to the 1970s - set events , as cyrus ' s farmer daniel speedily falls for the physiotherapist ( gina holden ) assigned to help his crippled young son try to walk again . with the unfeasibly considerate woman then brought home for the festive season , he and his family ' s buried fears and grief blandly resurface . it ' s all very flat and predictable , and the unnatural dialogue and inexpressive performances are no help , either . the only real meat comes from a subplot involving the continued racism in the town , yet even that ' s so underwritten and convenient , it plays like an afterthought .\nfilled with a great christmas spirit of kindness and friendship , this wonderful movie will entertain the family . we are proud to award this film with the dove \u201cfamily - approved\u201d 12 + seal .\nin the early 1960s in a rural , racially - charged texas town , a poor white boy struggling to get through school and a book - loving black classmate find the common ground on which to build true friendship .\ni reckon there ' s nuthin ' worth learnin ' from the coloreds , dj answered , again turning to the window . that right ? his father asked ' nuthin ' worth learning from them folks ? yeah , dj said . nuthin ' . completely nuthin ' . in the quiet , rural town of canaan , texas , a clash between two classmates - - one , a tough farm boy , and the other , a bright , black , aspiring writer - - spins into a\nthe automobile that rodney ' s mama picks him up & packs his belongings in is at least a 1970 - 1972 oldsmobile cutlass ; the story was supposed to take place in ' 60 ' s . was this error ?\nseven years go by , with dj and rodney ( now played by jacob blair and matt ward , respectively ) maintaining their just - shy - of - gay biracial friendship , deep in the heart of a clearly disapproving texas . when rodney\u2019s grandmother dies , daniel brings rodney home to live with him and dj and their siblings and grandcorpse . they have a special christmas in which daniel hands out pictures of presents ( cuz , you know , they can\u2019t afford real ones ) in a \u201ccelebration not of things , but of hope . \u201d\ndaniel burton ( billy ray cyrus ) learns to love again when he meets briony adair ( gina holden ) , the rehabilitation specialist treating his son , and invites her to spend christmas with his family .\nproduction : filmed in vancouver by hatchery , in association with bauman entertainment . executive producers , ted bauman , howard braunstein , dan angel , margaret loesch ; producer , randolph cheveldave ; director , neil fearnley ; writer , donald davenport .\nother : racism is mentioned as some people won & apos ; t support a black man & apos ; s shop ; a young woman yells at an older adult when she accidentally breaks a christmas ornament .\nthis is a story of two young men from different cultural back grounds put together because of a dispute . dj thinks rodney is too smart for his britches and rodney thinks dj is a stupid white boy who doesn\u2019t know anything . so the two despise each other . but after a fight on the bus , dj\u2019s father and rodney\u2019s grandmother come up with a punishment that neither boy can believe . living in the 1960\u2019s in canaan , texas , does not make it easy for a black boy and a white boy to be friends . but when the two boys work together to save a young puppy , the friendship becomes a life long relationship .\nthe movie gains credibility as the action picks up a few years later when the boys are teens . the civil rights movement is in full swing , but is met with stiff resistance in the rural texas town . daniel\u2019s farm still hasn\u2019t turned a good profit and money is tighter than ever . that doesn\u2019t stop the family from taking rodney in when miss eunice dies suddenly . their christmas together is short on presents , but big on hope and love . it\u2019s this time together , and the burtons\u2019 unprecedented acts of kindness that spur rodney to write a book about the experience .\nmary tobin has wonderful memories of family gatherings at the christmas lodge . when she arrives for a weekend vacation , she quickly realizes that the lodge that she loves has fallen into . . . see full summary \u00bb\ngr 6 - 9 - a poor white boy who is academically challenged and shares his neighbors ' racial prejudice becomes friendly with a book - loving black boy when they rescue and raise an injured pup together . set in east texas in the early 1960s with a flash - forward to the boys ' adulthood in 1975 , this well - intentioned novel labors under the weight of its message of tolerance . the celebrity author ' s collaborator is a screenwriter ; and , indeed , this treatment might have been more successful as a television holiday special . here the characters remain flat and one - dimensional ; the plot , predictable . the dialogue , particularly that of the black characters , is unconvincing . truman capote ' s a christmas memory ( knopf , 1989 ) is a more satisfying story of a christmas in a rural past , celebrated by unlikely companions with more affection than money . - v . w . ( c ) copyright 2010 . library journals llc , a wholly owned subsidiary of media source , inc . no redistribution permitted .\nin fact , bobber is the last one not quite grown , as daughter sarah has just applied for college . bobber had an accident years before and can\u2019t walk but there is hope that a surgery can restore most , if not all of his ability to walk . so daniel takes him by plane to have surgery in california and while there they meet dr . briony adair ( excellently played by gina holden ) , who takes a liking to bobber and encourages him in his rehab . she and daniel also take a liking to each other but things become complicated when briony visits for christmas and daughter sarah has a difficult time adjusting to the new woman in her father\u2019s life . like all good dramas , this one sets up the plot nicely : will bobber walk again ? will briony and daniel get together ? and how about the poor shop owner named shoup ( julian d . christopher ) as his small shop is in danger of going under ?\njessica is a federal lawyer who returns to her parent ' s home for christmas . when she discovers that the house where she grew up was sold to a stranger , jessica look for ways to buy it back . . . see full summary \u00bb\nno one celebrates the holidays like emily merkle - or mrs . miracle as she is known by some - who is back to ensure that this christmas is the most magical and meaningful of all . when mrs . . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin the rising heat of the civil rights movement , daniel burton a widowed farmer struggling to make ends meet , forces his young son , dj , who has begun to show racist tendencies , to spend time with his black classmate , rodney , leading to an unexpected friendship . as the years pass and racial tensions in their town build , an unforgettable christmas will teach the boys the importance of hope and the true meaning of family . based on a novel co - written by kenny rogers . stars billy ray cyrus , zak ludwig , and jaishon fisher .\nso here\u2019s the plot ( based , oddly enough , on a book co - written by kenny rogers ) : cyrus is a poor farmer named daniel , who lives in canaan , tx in 1964 with his three kids and his father - in - law\u2019s reanimated corpse ( played convincingly by real - life representative of the undead , tom heaton ) , having lost his wife after the birth of their third child . oldest boy dj ( zak ludwig ) , a fifth - grader , gets into a fight with bookish black kid rodney ( jaishon fisher ) and , to punish his son and make him more sympathetic to \u201ccoloreds , \u201d daniel arranges for the boys to spend a week staying over at each other\u2019s houses . of course , they detest each other , until they find a dog that\u2019d been shot by crazy , shotgun - toting neighbor carl hammer ( the squirrelly lookin\u2019 tom mcbeath ) , nurse it back to health , and become bffs .\nrob smith is a writer , teacher , wage earner , and all - around evil genius who spends most of his time holed up in his cluttered compound in central pa . his favorite color is ultramarine blue . his imaginary band mr . vertigo tours every summer . you can follow rob on twitter , if you desire .\nonce all the players are in place , you can pretty much guess the plot without even watching the thing ( since i can\u2019t say no , though , i sat through it all ) . the movie seems tailor - made for several key hallmark demographic groups : those who need something on in the background while wrapping gifts , those whose cable systems do not show syndicated reruns of the waltons , catatonic head trauma patients , billy ray cyrus fans , and evil editors - in - chief .\nthis movie stands strong on bible principles . prayers spoken throughout are said in the name of jesus . there are strong messages about loving god and loving your neighbor .\nthe movie schedule below contains the premiere dates for new family movies on tv in 2018 ! note : if anything is marked * new - i have not . . .\nin addition to starring , cyrus provides the original song \u201cwe\u2019ll get by somehow ( we always do ) , \u201d which revisits basic plot points with a catchy country tune .\nwhen eunice passed away , rodney was a teenager , and daniel immediately asked rodney to come and live with their family , in spite of his father - n - law protesting .\nold flames reunite and sparks are reignited at christmastime in florida , but the man is already engaged to another woman so a recently retired couple try to intervene with the help of their dogs .\nan unlikely friendship blossoms between two 10 year - old boys from different backgrounds during the racially charged backdrop of rural texas , 1964 . through the years into manhood , prevailing attitudes and the growing civil rights movement severely test their friendship . in the end , they will discover that despite people ' s differences , it ' s the memories you make that determine your happiness and peace in life .\ncountry and western star rogers and co - writer davenport deliver a novel of interracial friendship that opens in the 1960s . as punishment for fighting - after texas farmer ' s son dj tells off bookworm rodney\nfor actin ' so smart for a colored\n- the two boys must spend several days in each other ' s home . a rocky start gives way to friendship , charted here as the novel tracks the boys ' growth through turbulent times to manhood . some of the plot twists are more akin to the neatly made stuff of tv drama . for instance , a meager but memorable christmas in which the only gifts are catalogue pictures is recreated years later ( after rodney has achieved success as a playwright ) , this time with real gifts . even so , the writing is able and the narrative marked by a number of genuinely moving moments . all ages . ( oct . ) ' ( c ) copyright pwxyz , llc . all rights reserved\ntwo boys , one black and the other white , grow up in a racially divided texas community in the 1960s . the pair take an instant dislike to each other , but their families are determined to end the conflict by forcing them to spend time together . the youngsters grow to become firm friends , but the tension among their neighbours is harder to resolve . drama , with jaishon fisher and zak ludwig .\nin the story , daniel ' s son bobber needs extensive orthopedic surgery and months of intensive physical therapy to recover from being struck down by an automobile . rodney freeman , the young . . . see full summary \u00bb\nand because the holidays can sometimes make us feel \u2026 irregular , i give you the following billy ray cyrus video , to help you with any bout of constipation you may have in the next few weeks . peace out .\nbased in the 1960s , this story is about the lives of two families - one white and the other black . through christian love , we see the two families come together , even though the world would tear them apart .\nthis was one heartwarming book ( and also a good movie to watch at christmas on the hallmark channel ) . dj is a white boy who has trouble in school - - he never gets his homework done since he has to help at home . rodney is black and a good student , reads and writes all the time . one day on the bus , dj asks what the capital of new york is and most of his friends tell him it ' s new york city . but a voice at the back of the bus tells him it ' s albany . dj finds out it ' s rodney that answers and a fight ensu\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\nlove is the glue in this warm but idealistic family heart - tugger , based on a novel co - written by country singer kenny rogers . opening in 1960s texas , it sees billy ray cyrus ' s principled widower initiate an unlikely friendship between his farmboy son and a bookish black classmate when he forces them to spend time together as punishment for fighting each other . one injured puppy and some clunky acting and dialogue later , and the lads have naturally bonded for life : the first in a series of rushed and simplistic resolutions as the episodic narrative then leaps forward seven years . from here , the film covers so much ground that it barely does any event justice , sadly diluting the impact of even the most dramatic moments .\n\u201cwhen you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase , this can result in this site earning a commission . affiliate programs and affiliations include , but are not limited to , the ebay partner network and amazon . \u201d\nevoking the humble , but happy spirit of the walton family , burton and his three kids maintain a delicate harmony . when 10 - year - old dj ( zak ludwig ) gets in a fight with fellow classmate rodney ( jaishon fisher ) , daniel learns that dj has burgeoning racist sentiments ( rodney is black ) . daniel and rodney\u2019s grandmother miss eunice ( candus churchill ) hatch a plan to make the boys live and work together for a week in an effort to resolve their differences .\nbeautifully written story by the singer kenny rogers and co - author about race in the olden days . i really enjoyed this book . the movie is almost spot on as well . read the book before the movie is my suggestion , enjoyed both .\nat first , it only seems to emphasize their contempt for one another , but when they find a wounded puppy in the woods , the two work as a team to nurse it back to health . their time together eventually blossoms into a lifelong friendship .\na widower tries to ease the racial hostility between his young son and a classmate by forcing them to spend time together . the boys forge a bond while caring for a wounded puppy , but tensions in 1960 ' s texas aren ' t so easily resolved .\ngr . 5 ^ - 8 . the lives of two texas boys are forever altered one morning in the 1960s after one has a run - in with the other on the school bus . rodney , a quiet bookworm , sits at the rear of the bus because he ' s black . dj , a white boy frantically finishing his homework needs to know a state capital . when rodney supplies the right answer , dj is teased that he is dumber than rodney . a fight ensues between the boys , and dj ' s father decides the wisest punishment is to have the boys live together , two days at each house . rodney ' s grandmother agrees . the kids find the experience very trying until a wounded dog draws them together . then the friendship is sealed , and the gentle narrative chronicles a sweet , lifelong bond . the story culminates in racial unrest that puts rodney ' s life in jeopardy . the holiday backdrop makes this good seasonal fare , and the engaging premise , resonant narrative , and believable characters will reach a wide audience . - - shelley townsend - hudson\nthe second christmas shown . . . is at the end of the movie . the children are all grown and the grandfather has since passed away . rodney asks them all to meet him and since he has become a succesful writer , due to the burton families encouragement many years before , he gives them each the gifts that were in the pictures from that old catalog years ago . it ' s such a precious moment , and it ' s easy to see that they are more thrilled just to be together than anything ! rodney has also promised daniel that he will get the best medical help for bobby with his leg . it ' s such a beautiful story of a family - that doesn ' t see color . . . only the love of christ .\nset in east texas a half - century ago , two boys strike up an unexpected and unlikely friendship when the father of one of the boys decides it ' s time for his son to walk in the other boy ' s shoes ( and vice versa with the other boy who lives with his grandmother ) for a week . their friendship survives from age ten thru their teen years at which time the stakes are raised and they become even closer friends as they weather hardships . through the bulk of the book it seems to be a novel for tweens or te\nthis is a beautiful story of an unlikely friendship between two young men , who would have never been friends if not for a great dad . one is white and one black , a highly unusual friendship for the time . it depicts the hardships of blacks and the poor rural whites of that time . there is a scene where because they are so poor , the dad ( billy ray cyrus ) gives everyone pictures instead of real gifts for christmas , because that ' s all he could afford . i cried watching it . it was so sweet . the movie gets into some touchy areas , like the black struggle to vote back in those times . and the attitudes that went along with that struggle . this is a really touching , beautifully made movie . i do highly recommend to all .\nviolence : scars on a woman & apos ; s arm and neck are seen due to a fire ; when a snooty host at a restaurant demands a character wear a tie , his date suggests they leave and he tosses the tie in a fire ; a few tense scenes between characters .\nset in east texas a half - century ago , two boys strike up an unexpected and unlikely friendship when the father of one of the boys decides it ' s time for his son to walk in the other boy ' s shoes ( and vice versa with the other boy who lives with his grandmother ) for a week . their friendship survives from age ten thru their teen years at which time the stakes are raised and they become even closer friends as they weather hardships . through the bulk of the book it seems to be a novel for tweens or teens , but near the end there is a time jump , following one boy into his early adult success as a playwright . the story still works for the younger reader , but it is a bit confusing . i listened to the audio edition which is performed and orchestrated very well . the book would serve as a great holiday season read - aloud if the audio version is not at hand . they boys straddle the racial tension of the locale and time in which it is set . i would like to see the story re - imagined , reversing the race of each boy which would result with the african - american family taking in the caucasian boy .\nhere is a wonderful movie which is good for any occasion or even for just some great family viewing ! billy ray cyrus is terrific as daniel burton , a widower who has been single for a long time because of his devotion to raise his children , d . j . , sarah and \u201cbobber\u201d . he also took in a young black boy named rodney , d . j . \u2019s good friend , who is now grown , is a writer , and still lives with the family . the story takes place in the mid - seventies , and we glimpse a clip of president jimmy carter on the tv at one point .\nthis movie is a great history lesson for children - because it shows the struggle of the black people during that era . although , please note , there is some violence in this movie . . . a dog is shot and wounded - however , two young boys - one white , d . j . , one black , rodney - work together to save him . earlier , these same boys had an argument on the school bus . d . j . ' s father daniel burton , ( billy ray cyrus ) didn ' t want his son to grow up to be a bigot , so he worked out a deal with rodney ' s grandmother , eunice , for the boys to live in each others home for a week . this created their bond .\nthis was one heartwarming book ( and also a good movie to watch at christmas on the hallmark channel ) . dj is a white boy who has trouble in school - - he never gets his homework done since he has to help at home . rodney is black and a good student , reads and writes all the time . one day on the bus , dj asks what the capital of new york is and most of his friends tell him it ' s new york city . but a voice at the back of the bus tells him it ' s albany . dj finds out it ' s rodney that answers and a fight ensues . between dj ' s father and rodney ' s grandmother , the two boys learn to work together and become fast friends . and the rest of the story is about them . this book shows what life was like under the shadow of racism . how some people couldn ' t tolerate the different color of someone ' s skin . but it also shows what it is to love one another no matter who you are or what you look like .\nafrican american voters gather together at a tent meeting . town bigots , carl and his son , firebomb the tent and take off in their truck . on their way out , they hit daniel ' s youngest son , bobby . he had rode there on his bicycle to warn his friend rodney and the others . bobby is taken to the hospital , his leg is injured , but he recovers .\nthen again , the movie is really about family and creating meaningful relationships and experiences without material ( and sometimes social ) support . director neil fearnley fashions a visually nostalgic backdrop , creating some genuinely touching moments from davenport\u2019s overwrought script . although the first half of the film features the most clunky acting , there\u2019s power in the scene when dj races to the back of the school bus to discuss the wounded puppy\u2019s progress with rodney , much to the astonishment of his segregated classmates .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\n\u201cblessed is the nation whose god is the lord ; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance . \u201d ~ psalm 33 : 12\n# 1 new release fire tv cube hands - free with alexa 4k ultra hd streaming media player tune to live sports and the latest must - see tv shows through fire tv cube without cable or satellite service . subscribe to apps like hulu , playstation vue , and sling tv to access the live content you care about most . more details . . .\nhome security ring wi - fi enabled video doorbell see , hear & speak to anyone at your door from your smartphone , tablet or pc .\nelection time rolls around . rodney is torn between his devotion and love for the burton family and the civil rights movement .\nthis drama is intense , heartwarming , and realistic . billy ray cyrus is wonderful as the father and all of the children are fantastic , too . . . you are instantly drawn into their characters and family life on the farm .\ntwo christmases are shown during the course of this movie . the first is when the children are all still at home and rodney is living with them , too . they don ' t have much , and yet the father has decided to give them pictures from the sears catalog of what he would like to get each of them . it ' s a beautiful scene . . . each one is so full of love for their father , even though they had so very little - they were grateful to have each other , love , family , and hope !\nplease comment and share your thoughts on movies and more . . . you may comment by using an account , name , or by choosing anonymous ! ( if you pick name , you can add your name , nickname , initials , or favorite handle ! you can also leave the url space blank , if you do not have a web - site . ) whatever you choose , i enjoy hearing from you ! blessings , net\nfor more movies , see the tv movie list or for times airing see the tv movies schedule .\nusa today has revealed that kellie pickler , american idol alum , country singer , and co - host of the talk show pickler & ben - will st . . .\nmovie review movie : yes , i do network : hallmark channel original air date : june 30 , 2018 cast : jen lilley . . . charlot . . .\nclick on movie titles below for more information . . . * please note : be sure to check ratings before viewing any of these new\nmade - for . . .\n\ud83c\udf86 happy fourth of july ! \ud83c\udf86 god bless america . . . land that i love ! !\nvintage patriotic card happy birthday america ! i just couldn ' t resist this patriotic image above - as we celebrate independence da . . .\nhello blog friends & followers ! my nickname is net and more than anything , i love my savior , jesus , and my precious family ! it ' s my joy to share and review movies here on this blog ~ that the entire family can watch together on tv ! thank you so much for stopping by , please leave a comment . . . i enjoy hearing from you ! ~ net\n* all hallmark channel and hallmark movie channel movie images are the property of hallmark ' s crown media family networks . * all abc family movie images are the property of abc , abc family , and disney . * all lifetime and lifetime movie network images are the property of lifetime . * all disney movie images are the property of walt disney co . , disney channel , and pixar . * all masterpiece theater images are the property of pbs . * all insp movie images are the property of insp . * all up movie images are the property of up . all anne of green gables images are the property of sullivan entertainment inc .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ndj and rodney don ' t like each other from the start . rodney thinks dj is an ignorant white farm boy , and dj thinks rodney acts too smart for his own good . after a school bus scuffle between . . . see full summary \u00bb\nhotel transylvania 3 : summer vacation stars plan their dream summer getaways to some memorable movie settings .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\noverwhelmed widower seth webster is searching for a housekeeper to help him with his unruly six year old twin sons .\nmrs . miracle\nmysteriously appears and quickly becomes an irreplaceable nanny , chef , friend . . . and matchmaker .\nthe locke family are devastated when they learn their 2 - year - old son , dax , has leukemia .\na young boy learns to be a man after the death of his father and forms a special bond with a dog .\nan executive examines her company ' s new property and prepares a presentation to transform the rustic lodge into a new hot spot .\n13 of 14 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nguess if i ' d done my homework that day , none of this would be happenin ' .\ni ' ve always liked that quote and the whole conversation surrounding it , had dj done his homework he never would have fought with rodney and they never would have been forced to spend time getting to know each other . causing them both to overcome their differences and feelings about each other and making them lifelong friends . i ' d actually never read the book before this , it ' s just incredibly similar to the hallmark movie ,\nguess if i ' d done my homework that day , none of this would be happenin ' .\ni ' ve always liked that quote and the whole conversation surrounding it , had dj done his homework he never would have fought with rodney and they never would have been forced to spend time getting to know each other . causing them both to overcome their differences and feelings about each other and making them lifelong friends . i ' d actually never read the book before this , it ' s just incredibly similar to the hallmark movie , all book to movie adaptions should be this good , there was maybe only one or two things taken or added , but both are still perfect .\ni saw the movie last year . now i need to read the book .\ni found this to be a sweet book about looking beyond race , friendship , family , and gratitude .\nthis is a good quick read , it will also make your eyes water as good as onions .\nthere are no discussion topics on this book yet . be the first to start one \u00bb\n\u201cthat\u2019s what i always wanted to know . why would some fella be willing to do something generous for a kid he doesn\u2019t even know ? \u201d rodney asked . \u201chave to say i\u2019m surprised , mr . burton . of all the people on the face of the earth , \u201d he said , his voice softening , \u201ci figured if anyone knew the answer to that one , it\u2019d be you . \u201d\nthe dove foundation is a 501 ( c ) 3 non - profit organization whose mission is to encourage and promote the creation , production , distribution and consumption of wholesome family entertainment . we are supported primarily by donations from families such as yours . all donations are tax deductible .\nit\u2019s pretty amusing ( at least to me ) that i wound up watching this fecal coil of a hallmark holiday film mere days after its star , billy ray cyrus , discovered , along with the rest of us , his daughter miley\u2019s appreciation for psychedelic herb . and while watching the phone camera video of her going all cypress hill on her career as a tween star was more than a little awkward , it was infinitely more entertaining than slogging through 90 minutes of her old man\u2019s earnest slow - motion attempt at being the next andy griffith . i\u2019m not certain who provided miley with a bongful of salvia , but i know i can thank my editor , jeff giles ( y\u2019all ) , for sending this southern - fried , vanilla - scented dump my way .\nmany thanks to all of you who read this column regularly , send your suggestions , and leave comments . i\u2019m shutting \u2018er down until january , so i\u2019ll take this opportunity to wish all of you a safe and happy holiday season .\ntv on dvd : \u201cmst3k vs . gamera : mystery science theater 3000 , volume xxi\u201d\nleave no heartstring untugged\nseems to be the maxim of this hallmark movie .\nno doubt the similarities to box office success \u201cthe blind side\u201d make this film particularly timely , though the two are very different ; the issues of race and class are mere subplots here and not fully explored ."]}
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", "topic": 18}], "title": "waiting ( 2015 film )", "paragraphs": ["nycc 2015 \u2013 weta warcraft movie armor props . blizzplanet ( 2015 - 10 - 12 ) . retrieved on 2015 - 10 - 15 .\nactivision blizzard to host investor day on nov 6 at blizzcon 2015 . blizzplanet ( 2015 - 10 - 14 ) . retrieved on 2015 - 10 - 16 .\nthis article is about the 2015 film . for other films with similar titles , see waiting ( disambiguation ) .\nduncan jones wants to make two warcraft sequels , live from sdcc 2015 . youtube ( 2015 - 07 - 08 ) . retrieved on 2015 - 07 - 26 .\nmedievaldragon 2015 - 03 - 09 . ramin djawadi finishing warcraft film score . blizzplanet . com . retrieved on 2015 - 03 - 19 .\n6 things we learned about warcraft from its director . wired ( 2015 - 05 - 27 ) . retrieved on 2015 - 05 - 27 .\nwarcraft film \u2013 duncan jones says cgi is a tool that can be done well . blizzplanet ( 2015 - 02 - 20 ) . retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 20 .\nkudos to undoubtedly guilty for winning best film of 2015 . their film waiting on a train will go on to represent dublin against all the other city winners around the world at filmapalooza 2016 .\nit first aired on itv on 26 september 2010 and ran until december 2015 .\nbut i have found that shooting film and waiting to get my film has taught me how to be more patient .\nmartin d ' souza of glamsham said :\nwaiting is all about waiting and menon raises the bar of subtlety with her deft direction . waiting is a lesson in life . . . waiting is stark and makes you uncomfortable . waiting also has you making choices for the protagonists .\non the whole , ' waiting ' is a well - made film . do watch !\nthe visit official trailer # 1 ( 2015 ) - m . night shyamalan horror movie hd\n2015 has been a busy year for clelia murphy . as well as a hectic schedule on rte\u2019s fair city she has found time to co - produce and star in a new short film \u2018waiting for tom\u2019 .\nthe visit official trailer # 1 ( 2015 ) - m . night shyamalan horror movie hd - youtube\nscreenings sunday 9 | 8 | 2015 \u00b7 21 : 30 \u00b7 cinema rialto 2 \u00b7 sub . english\napart from diagnostic waiting times , nhs england also publishes on referral to treatment ( rtt ) waiting times , of which diagnostic waiting times is a key part . rtt waiting times measure the patients full waiting time from gp referral to treatment , which may include a diagnostic test . therefore , ensuring patients receive their diagnostic test within 6 weeks is vital to ensuring the delivery of the rtt waiting times standard of 18 weeks .\nit is surprising that such a soothing and touching tale would come from one - film - old director anu menon in her film ' waiting ' .\nnethaera 2012 - 03 - 15 . world of warcraft movie . retrieved on 2015 - 05 - 18 .\non 11 december 2015 to positive reviews from critics . it was also screened at the closing gala of the\nreviewed at dolby screening rooms , london , feb . 26 , 2015 . ( in tribeca film festival \u2014 spotlight . ) running time : 87 min .\nwaiting has premiered at dubai film festival and the response was great . it was screened to packed houses . in the trailer of the movie , the characters are shown sitting in a waiting room .\nblizzard at comic - con ( 2015 - 07 - 09 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 .\nkalki koechlin and naseeruddin shah in a still from waiting . ( youtube grab )\ncanada \u00b7 2015 \u00b7 dcp \u00b7 color \u00b7 93 ' \u00b7 o . v . english / bosnian / serbo - croatian\nthe average wait for a patient requiring orthopaedic surgery has increased by more than five weeks since 2015 , new figures reveal .\nat the end of march 2015 a patient waiting on elective orthopaedic surgery was on average expected to wait 23 . 4 weeks until admission , but a rise in demand for orthopaedic services and a shortfall in staff has driven up waiting times to over 28 weeks as of june 31 this year .\nnaseeruddin shah stars alongside kalki koechlin in anu menon ' s drama\nwaiting\n.\nfor buying film , i recommend checking out camera film photo , amazon , or bh photo .\nrumours of a feature - length film have been circulating since the itv period drama concluded in december 2015 and it has finally been confirmed . so , what do we know ?\ni like the added complexity of multi - layered images , and hope to experiment more with these kinds of images in 2015 .\nhow much do you help a young filmmaker , with a film like waiting ? how much do you bring of your own . . .\nstar wars effects studio working on warcraft film , an orcs vs . humans origin story . gamespot ( 2013 - 11 - 09 ) . retrieved on 2015 - 05 - 09 .\nhowever anu menon\u2019s debut film london paris new york didn\u2019t really work at the box office and ever since her first was released she has been planning to start her next film o womaniya . reportedly , due to some reason the film didn\u2019t really start and she started writing for the film waiting .\n' waiting ' , directed by anu menon , also stars rajat kapoor and suhasini maniratnam .\nslow down the virtual reality hype . we\u2019re still waiting for the good stuff | the verge\nthe 2016 unitec graduate - year film , waiting written by samuel kamu and directed by amberley jo aumua , is one of six short films selected by the eminent filmmaker for the new zealand international film festival\u2019s annual new zealand\u2019s best short film competition .\namanda rivera 2007 - 08 - 04 . liveblogging the blizzcon movie panel . wow insider . retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 20 .\nconsidering the grim subject and setting \u2013 the intensive care unit of a luxe hospital in kochi \u2013 waiting is a surprisingly pleasant and positive film .\ndoes that signify something , like waiting for a miracle ? \u201cit symbolises a lot of things . we all are waiting \u2014 all the time \u2014 for something or the other . and literally these two characters are waiting while their spouses are in a coma , \u201d she adds .\nthe itv period drama came to an end on christmas day in 2015 , but it was finally confirmed by the sun in may that a full length feature film edition would be made .\nto continue this little essay on shooting film , let me talk more about the specific details of how i shoot film , how i get my film processed and scanned , and how i store my film .\nover the last few years several unitec short films have been selected to the prestigious new zealand international film festival including yamin tun ' s wait in 2016 and her film two princes in 2012 , and mine directed by paloma schneideman shortlisted in 2015 .\nloretta devine , whitney houston , angela bassett and lela rochon starred in \u201cwaiting to exhale . \u2019\u2019\nthere are no featured reviews for colin hay : waiting for my real life at this time .\nfor the best part of a century , film fandom was defined by waiting : waiting for a movie to be made , waiting for it to be released one continent at a time , and finally waiting for it to arrive on home video , often as much as a year after its initial premiere . today , such delays seem laughable , as films routinely debut in dozens of countries simultaneously before shuffling on to laptop screens a week later .\nfor a list and discussion of the differences between the film universe and the main universe , see warcraft film universe . for a list of differences between the film and its official novelization , see differences from the film .\nluke karmali 2013 - 08 - 29 . warcraft movie to start filming in january 2014 . ign . retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 20 .\nchris hardwick 2014 - 11 - 24 . blizzcon 2014 \u2013 warcraft movie presentation panel transcript . blizzplanet . retrieved on 2015 - 03 - 11 .\nfor film , i would also experiment . try using different films , and stick with one film you like .\nfilm and video editors and camera operators typically need a bachelor\u2019s degree in a field related to film or broadcasting .\nthe programme ' s stars have , by and large , been desperate to reprise their roles on the big screen , remaining hopeful of a film ever since the series came to an end in 2015 .\nnaseeruddin shah and kalki koechlin ' s emotional outing ' waiting ' garnered mixed responses from the critics .\nedmonds just didn\u2019t compose the songs ; he also wrote the lush score for \u201cwaiting to exhale . \u201d\ni will keep shooting film as long as i can afford it , and if my specific film does get discontinued , i will just switch to shooting a different film .\nwaiting movie review : both naseer and kalki are good fits for their parts in a film which segues easily between english , hindi and a smattering of malayalam .\nmark julian 2013 - 08 - 17 . world of warcraft movie moves to universal . video game films . retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 20 .\ndirector of photography on the film was christian o\u2019brien while location sound recording was overseen by peter nicell . the editor of \u2018waiting for tom\u2019 is shane callan . music for the film comes courtesy of the sunday school sessions .\ni actually don\u2019t think that film is \u201cbetter\u201d than digital . i just personally prefer the process of shooting film than shooting digitally . shooting film makes me happier than shooting digitally , and i prefer my final outcome of my film photos .\nwaiting movie review : both naseeruddin and kalki koechlin are good fits for their parts in a film which segues easily between english , hindi and a smattering of malayalam .\nwaiting is a 2015 indian drama film directed by anu menon . produced by priti gupta and manish mundra under the banner of ishka films and drishyam films respectively , the film was co - written by menon and james ruzicka , and stars naseeruddin shah and kalki koechlin in lead roles . waiting focuses on the relationship between two people from different walks of life who befriend each other in a hospital , while nursing their respective comatose spouses . rajat kapoor , suhasini maniratnam , arjun mathur , ratnabali bhattacharjee and rajeev ravindranathan play supporting roles in the film .\nmicky neilson on twitter ( 2015 - 04 - 23 ) . \u201cwarcraft movie release date has changed to june 10th , 2016 . announced at cinemacon . \u201d\nwaiting is beautiful and believable , a well - chiselled marvel that is watchable all the way .\nsearching for a rewarding career in nyc ? there could be a position waiting for you at nycedc . \u203a\ni am at a different stage of grief , he explains in waiting\u2019s most profound and haunting scene . their mentally arduous journey into the final leg of this inevitable juncture is the crux of the layered , lyrical waiting .\nunklerupert 2015 - 01 - 06 . duncan jones interview with mtime on warcraft and daniel wu . man made movies . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 .\nanu menon\u2019s second feature , waiting , is miles apart from her first , london paris new york . screened at the ongoing dubai international film festival , waiting unfolds in a swanky kochi hospital - - where two grieving people meet and strike a rapport , despite a yawning age difference .\nanu menon\u2019s upcoming movie waiting tells a story of humour and hope and is set in a hospital in kochi .\nlife is waiting : referendum and resistance in western sahara - official trailer from cultures of resistance films on vimeo .\njim vejvoda 2014 - 07 - 26 . sdcc 2014 : duncan jones gives fans their first look at warcraft . ign . retrieved on 2015 - 02 - 20 .\nwhen does a movie break even at the box office ? . box office flops ( 2015 - 10 - 12 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 .\njames is the co - writer of waiting ( 2015 ) . a graduate of cambridge university and the london film school , he has written comedy for bbc radio 4 , film criticism for filmexposed , and a number of feature film screenplays that are currently in development . he produced the award - winning short film \u2018discombobulated\u2019 in 2005 . as stand - up comedian \u2018jimmy razor\u2019 he appeared on the bill at more than 300 live comedy gigs , and was seen on bbc2 , itv and channel 5 . he is also a fully qualified medical doctor .\nfirst experiment shooting film with the cheapest film camera money can buy ( you can even buy disposable film cameras at the local drugstore , check out the ilford disposable xp2 black and white film camera . if you like the look , the experience , and the process\u2014 then perhaps you can upgrade your film camera down the road .\nreportedly , the film is about two strangers who do not know what they want to do in life and they\u2019re in coma in a hospital while waiting to see their loved ones .\nin an overly written script , these would be jarring , but waiting\u2019s serene narrative relies on their ambiguities for soul .\nkalki koechlin , who was last seen in waiting , is all set for her new venture as a host . kalki\u2026\n\u201cwaiting\u201d , which also features suhasini ratnam , rajat kapoor , arjun mathur , is set to release in may 13 .\nwaiting director : anu menon cast : kalki koechlin , naseeruddin shah , rajat kapoor rating : 3 . 5 / 5\nthe real brilliance of waiting , though , is its ability to make you cry and smile at the same time .\nsimon reynolds 2015 - 11 - 02 . warcraft : the beginning poster revealed ahead of trailer release on friday . digital spy . retrieved on 2016 - 05 - 12 .\nsteven soderbergh ' s atmospheric , film - noirish and experimental b / w film was a mystery - thriller tale of sad romance .\nfilm and video editors held about 34 , 200 jobs in 2016 . the largest employers of film and video editors were as follows :\nthe development of the film began in june 2014 , when menon signed koechlin and shah for an untitled project . principal photography started in november 2014 in the south indian coastal city of kochi ; neha parti served as the cinematographer for the film . new zealand - based singer - songwriter mikey mccleary composed the film ' s score . nitin baid and apurva asrani edited the film , and atika chohan wrote the dialogue . waiting also marked the hindi film debut of the prominent south indian actress - director suhasini maniratnam . koechlin also made her debut as a lyricist with the film ' s soundtrack , writing the song\nwaiting on you\n.\nnaseeruddin shah and kalki koechlin have impressed bollywood critics again with their performances in anu menon ' s film\nwaiting .\nanu menon ' s directorial has also opened to positive reviews .\ntara and shiv are tara deshpande - kapoor ( kalki koechlin ) and professor shiv natraj ( naseeruddin shah ) in this hindi - english - occasionally - malayalam ( subtitled ) film waiting .\nactress suhasini is also seen in a significant role in the movie . more than a movie that was shot extensively in kerala , what makes waiting a movie worth waiting for malayalis is that it includes a lot of malayali actors as sidekicks .\nthe situation , you know , our times . a hundred years from now , they ' ll see these movies and they should know what the india of 2015 was like .\nover the past few days , i\u2019ve been talking with filmmakers and production chiefs about the lessons of 2015 . in planning their future films , they yearn to find a way to approximate that first \u201cstars wars\u201d experience . they also understand that too many of their 2015 releases , particularly in the specialty arena , have been not intrinsically cinematic \u2014 or theatrical .\non 1 october 2013 a release date for the movie was announced : 18 december 2015 . [ 49 ] however , by 2014 this had been scrapped due to conflicts with star wars episode vii : the force awakens , and the film was moved to a march 11 , 2016 release . [ 50 ] in april 2015 this was in turn cancelled due to further challenging scheduling , with the film finally being released in may ( international ) / june ( us ) 2016 . [ 51 ]\n' waiting ' raises important questions about life , love , and letting go . plus there are those two splendid performances .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for colin hay : waiting for my real life . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nfor color film , it is generally very cheap to get your film processed as a c41 process at a local drugstore or camera store .\nfilm and video editors and camera operators must have an understanding of digital cameras and editing software because both are now used on film sets .\nthe team of editors for waiting was headed by apurva asrani and nitin baid . the sound mixing was done by london - based sound engineer roland heap , with assistance from mandar kamalapurkar and udit daseja . [ 9 ] shiji pattna was the film ' s art director , and the marketing department was headed by parull gosain . [ 20 ] the editing process for the film took place in march 2015 . [ 21 ] the film ' s final cut ran for a total of 98 minutes . [ 20 ]\nwarcraft ( released internationally as warcraft : the beginning ) [ 5 ] is a 2016 fantasy epic film based on the warcraft series and set on the world of azeroth . it opened in more than 20 countries at the end of may 2016 , and was released in the us on 10 june 2016 . [ 2 ] it is rated pg - 13 . [ 6 ] the film ' s trailer made its debut on 6 november 2015 at blizzcon 2015 . [ 7 ] the film was shot over 123 days , from 20 january through 23 may 2014 . [ 8 ]\nfor naseeruddin shah , script is the star of any film and he says within few minutes of reading the story of upcoming \u201cwaiting\u201d he knew he would do it as the plot kept him hooked .\n\u201cwaiting to exhale\u201d earned $ 81 . 5 million internationally . part of its success was not only the cast and screenplay but actor forest whitaker , who made his feature directorial debut with the film .\nvalued viewers : waiting for tickets at a movie theater in wuhan , china . a chinese film official predicts that china\u2019s box - office receipts will overtake america\u2019s within three years . reuters / darley shen\nthe may 27 release waiting , directed by anu menon and starring kalki koechlin , naseeruddin shah , suhasini and rajat kapoor , is the kind of independent drama - oriented film that seems to have little scope for music . yet , the movie has four songs because if it didn\u2019t , it would be a challenge to market its niche and metro - targeted narrative . the soundtrack has been composed by mikey mccleary , who has worked on advertisement and movies , including chennai express ( 2013 ) , bombay velvet ( 2015 ) and margarita with a straw ( 2015 ) .\nthat was 1977 , but in 2015 , as the franchise approaches its seventh big - screen instalment , interest in star wars shows no sign of abating \u2013 this week bringing news of a new film about han solo and of a reappearance for darth vader .\nin \u201cwaiting\u201d shah plays shiv , an old - school philosophy professor while kalki , 32 , plays an advertising professional named tara .\n\u2018waiting for tom\u2019 is currently finishing post - production in high wire , with emer sands of avenue 33 providing the sound mix .\nkalki attended a special screening of radhika\u2019s film , while radhika attended the screening of kalki\u2019s film . both the actresses couldn\u2019t stop praising each other .\nthis article was amended on 28 january 2015 to clarify that the 3 , 000 figure came from the number of foreign - trained doctors on its register , not from nhs recruitment numbers .\nas a note , in 2015 i plan to shoot more with my contax t3 . it is the perfect \u201ccarry - around\u201d film camera that fits easily in a coat pocket . i shoot with it in \u201cp\u201d mode , and just point - and - click .\nwaiting had its world premiere on 11 december 2015 at the 12th edition of the dubai international film festival . [ 28 ] there the film ' s executive producer priti gupta , founder of ishka films , emphasised the universality of the film and said ,\nit is an endearing and beautiful movie for not just indian [ s ] , but the world audience , as it is essentially about the universal human circumstances , which are deftly portrayed in a tender yet humorous way .\n[ 29 ] manish mundra , founder of drishyam films , expressed his delight at the screening of the film , acknowledging that dubai was one of the biggest overseas markets for indian films . the film was also screened at the closing gala of the london asian film festival , and at the indian film festival of los angeles . [ 30 ] [ 31 ]\nso first of all , i order all of my film ( kodak portra 400 ) either on amazon or bh photo ( whatever is cheaper ) . i shoot 95 % of my film on a leica mp camera , or on my contax t3 ( compact ) camera . i generally store my film in the japan camera hunter film cases , and don\u2019t refrigerate my film .\nsurabhi redkar of urltoken said :\nwaiting is a clear sign of mint - fresh direction . lovable and relatable characters etched into a fine story makes this one a great slice of a life film !\nhealth minister michelle o ' neill has said tackling excessive waiting times is high on her agenda . photo by kelvin boyes / press eye\ni have said consistently since becoming minister in june that tackling excessive waiting times is high on my agenda ,\nshe added .\nthe downton abbey series may have come to a close in 2015 , but that wasn ' t the end of the franchise . after two years of speculation , a movie has finally been confirmed .\nof the five ambulance trusts hiring from abroad , the south - east coast ambulance service said it had recently brought staff from poland and australia and is seeking 20 - 40 international graduates during 2015 .\ntwo new zealand feature films and one short film have been selected to screen at the 2017 toronto international film festival ( tiff ) . nic gorman\u2019s debut feature , human traces and anthology film , waru , written and directed by nine m\u0101ori women will have their north american premieres in the discovery section of the festival . short film , waiting , written by samuel kamu and directed by amberley jo aumua will screen in the festival\u2019s short cuts section .\nchristie golden on twitter ( 2015 - 09 - 07 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 . \u201cit ' s to set up certain things we ' ll see in the movie : ) \u201d\nfor the uninitiated , partha ' s film released in august last year . on the other hand , anu had talked about being in the middle of the editing process of waiting to this reporter in march last year .\npowerful performances and a realistic approach make this a film you\u2019d want to watch .\ncopyright \u00a9 2001 - 2018 48 hour film project , inc . all rights reserved\ni also find that when shooting film , it helps me to stay better \u201cin the flow\u201d . film helps me shoot as a \u201c stream of consciousness \u201c .\nwaiting will be screened at 9 . 15pm on saturday , december 12 , at the mall of the emirates . for tickets , go to urltoken\nwaiting does not spoonfeed us responses to these questions as universal truths . it leaves us to find our own answers while its protagonists find theirs .\namy was hiding in a campground resort in the ozarks , waiting for nick to be convicted and given the death sentence for her presumed murder .\ngarry winogrand , one of the most prolific street photographers who have ever lived ( it is rumored that he shot at least 10 rolls of film a day ) made the practice of generally waiting about a year before getting his film processed . in - fact , he was so prolific that when he passed away prematurely at age 56 , he left behind about 2 , 500 rolls of undeveloped film .\nuday bhatia of livemint said :\nyet , apart from a few wobbles , waiting walks the line between emotional resonance and emotional manipulation skilfully .\nbut some production houses are seeking to encourage new talent . among them is dhrishyam films , which produced masaan , dhanak , ankhon dekhi and waiting .\nwith waiting , suhasini maniratnam makes her debut in hindi cinema . how was it directing a well - known actor who has been a director herself ?\n' garnered mixed responses from the critics . though the film opened poorly at the box office at rs 20 lakh , it was praised across the film fraternity . while naseeruddin made it clear that it ' s not for people who whistle during a salman or shah rukh film , know what the moviegoers said about the film on twitter '\nwarcraft on twitter ( 2013 - 10 - 01 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 . \u201cwe\u2019re pleased to announce that @ legendary pictures\u2019 warcraft will be released by @ universalpics on december 18 , 2015 . \u201d\nout of all the films i ' ve watched so far at this year ' s dubai international film festival , the one that touched me most profoundly - - reaching deep into those crevices of my heart that find it cathartic to cry and laugh at once during a film - - is anu menon ' s waiting .\nthough one may be tempted to compare waiting with the irrfan khan starrer , the lunch box , the two films are very different . admittedly , the story in waiting - - like on the lunch box - - involves two people divided by a huge difference in age . but there ends the similarity . in waiting , there really is no romance between tara and natraj - - contrary to what some of the indian papers and magazines have been writing .\nwhen we caught up with anu , she denied having any clue about the bengali film . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdnope , i ' ve never seen or heard about this film . i hardly know anything about the bengali industry , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd said the director . on being asked about the inspiration of her film , she said , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd a very close relative of mine was in coma for 8 months . i don ' t like to talk about that phase . but as i said , i have never seen this bengali film . my film draws from the processing of my life , and the questions i asked myself at that point of time . i ' ve been working on this film for five years and it was ready by may 2015 . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ndirector anu menon has surely surprises the audience with this hard hitting yet emotional film .\nblizzard first began talking with legendary pictures about the possibility of a warcraft film more than ten years before the film would eventually release , in may 2016 . [ 25 ]\nconcept art of teldrassil was released in relation to the film , hinting that at least some of the film takes place there , and perhaps by extension , in darnassus .\ntherefore in that sense , film has a longer longevity than digital . it is easier to store film for a longer period of time than it is archiving digital data .\nbut for me , i always get more emotional satisfaction shooting on film than digital .\nsony altered \u2018concussion\u2019 film to prevent n . f . l . protests , emails show\nmovie news , screening invitations and reviews from the world of independent film and beyond .\n? , starring swastika mukherjee and ritwick chakraborty , which released in august 2015 . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthere are too many similarities to ignore . even the name card , red lettering on white background , is the same , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd said partha .\npost - production was handled by industrial light and magic . [ 66 ] at the start of post - production , ilm had to work on over 1000 visual effects . by may 2015 , 50 remained . [ 67 ]\nchristie golden on twitter ( 2015 - 08 - 23 ) . retrieved on 2016 - 06 - 29 . \u201cthis will help set up the events of the movie , so it ' s the movie ' s lore . \u201d\nalso the thing to note is that when you shoot film , you shoot a lot less than you expect . i know most guys who shoot film can sometimes struggle to shoot an entire roll of film in a week . if you are busy with work or a family , shooting film can actually be more economical than buying expensive digital cameras .\ndespite its sombre setting , the mood is far from brooding . waiting communicates normalcy around the given trauma in ways as genuine as one\u2019s need to breathe .\nwaiting , which premieres at diff , stars veteran actor naseeruddin shah \u2013 who will receive a lifetime achievement award at the festival \u2013 and actress kalki koechlin .\nactress kalki koechlin said her ' waiting ' co - star naseeruddin shah constantly surprises everyone with his performance and even argues for the honesty of his character .\npackaged with naseeruddin as the adorable old man struggling to understand a younger generation and kalki as the charming young , energetic woman , waiting is a delight .\nand that is waiting for you , a movie about love , life and their complexities , subtly portrayed on screen by anu menon , and brilliantly so .\njames caan , keir gilchrist and logan miller are starring in the indie thriller \u201c the waiting , \u201d with shooting starting in los angeles later this month .\nthe quarterly diagnostics census collects data on patients waiting over 6 weeks for a diagnostic test . data for this collection is available back to feb - 06 .\nstudios also have to work with china film group corp , a state - owned conglomerate that imports and distributes foreign movies . in some cases china film also acts as an investor . in the emails , sony executives discussed a co - financing arrangement whereby china film will cover 10 percent of the budget of \u201cpixels . \u201d china film is run by la peikang , a communist party member and the former deputy head of the film bureau .\nthe term indie film is used to describe independent films which are usually produced outside of the major film studio system . such films are also mostly distributed by independent entertainment agencies .\nthe biggest unexpected benefit of shooting film ( and not processing my film for a full year ) is that it allowed me to re - live some of my experiences vividly .\nbassett , who directed \u201cwhitney , \u201d the 2015 lifetime biopic on the movie , noted , \u201cwhitney and gregory were both magnificent , talented and gracious creatures . he , utterly charming , and she , a force of joy . \u201d\nchina is on course to set a new record this year : box office receipts were $ 3 . 3 billion in the first half of 2015 , china\u2019s state - run media reported . action movie \u201cfast & furious 7\u201d was the best ticket seller in china by early june 2015 , grossing $ 383 million \u2013 higher than the $ 351 million in the united states and canada combined . it was followed by \u201cavengers : age of ultron\u201d and \u201cjurassic world . \u201d\nearlier in the month , news surfaced that a childish gambino and vince staples song was put together for the forthcoming film , creed . creed is now set to hit theaters at midnight tonight , and in anticipation of that release , the film\u2019s lead song had arrived . entitled \u201cwaiting for my moment , \u201d the track links childish gambino , jhene aiko and vince staples over producton by past gambino collaborator ludwig goransson . ludwig goransson was also responsible for curating the film\u2019s soundtrack , which also boasts selections from future and lupe fiasco . you can check \u201cwaiting for my moment\u201d a listen below .\nthis is just personal preference\u2014 i think film still looks far better than digital . of course you can work on digital photos with vsco presets and make them look quite \u201cfilm - like\u201d . but in my experience , film will always have a nicer aesthetic than digital .\ndirector anu menon\u2019s waiting , a tender tale of love and letting go , recognises this largely neglected sentiment and builds its premise around two strangers bonded by despair .\nanushka manchanda returns to sing the laconic \u201cwaiting for you\u201d with mccleary . it\u2019s similar in arrangement to \u201ctu hain toh main hoon\u201d , with the same twee sound .\nwhich is why it isn\u2019t hard to be invested in the central conceit of waiting , director anu menon\u2019s film about two people who meet and form a connection \u2013 despite their yawning age difference \u2013 while biding time in the sterile confines of a hospital .\nthe music of the film is designed to be true to the game series ' soundtracks .\nwhen traveling , i don\u2019t bother having the people hand - check my film ( airport x - rays don\u2019t affect your film as long as they are under iso 800 ) . some people have reported that scanning your film ruins the image quality . to me , i haven\u2019t noticed any image degradation even after having my film x - ray scanned 5 + times .\ni personally prefer kodak portra 400 for color film , and kodak tri - x for black - and - white . ilford hp5 is another great black - and - white film .\nfilm and video editors and camera operators manipulate moving images that entertain or inform an audience .\nchinese government and film - industry officials didn\u2019t respond to requests for comment for this story .\nin the end , waiting is a film about hope , even in the face of impossible odds . despite a few niggles here and there , it succeeds by choosing subtlety over melodrama , and understatement over pompous declarations , even in the face of predictability . for a hinglish film about life , death , and friendship , that\u2019s no small achievement .\nthe producers stated in 2015 that if the film was a success they would be excited to continue the story . a trilogy hasn ' t been ruled out . metzen has teased many trilogies if they put their mind to it . [ 6 ] jones has mentioned the possibility of an additional two films as well . [ 76 ]\ni have my own film scanner at home ( epson v750 ) , but frankly speaking\u2014 i don\u2019t have the time to scan so much film , nor do i enjoy the process of scanning film . i\u2019d rather be shooting , traveling , teaching , writing , or making videos .\nradhika apte\u2019s phobia and kalki koechlin\u2019s waiting locked horns at the box office last friday . instead of any catfight , the two actresses were seen appreciating each other\u2019s work .\nthe monthly diagnostics collection collects data on waiting times and activity for 15 key diagnostic tests and procedures . data for this collection is available back to jan - 06 .\nkalki koechlin attended a special screening of radhika ' s film , while radhika apte attended the screening of kalki ' s film . both the actresses couldn ' t stop praising each other .\nanu menon ' s waiting offers a heart - wrenching account of how hostile , confusing and tormenting the waiting room at a hospital can be . the trailers of the film reveal the basic plot , so i am at no risk of giving out any spoilers . shiv natraj , essayed effortlessly by naseeruddin shah , is a jolly old man whose wife has been in coma at a kochi hospital for the last eight . . .\nwhen quizzed on a downton abbey film at the same event , laura carmichael - who played lady edith crawley - quipped :\nwell , tell my agent , because we ' re still waiting to know . we ' re hoping that will happen soon .\nbut when \u201cwaiting to exhale\u201d opened two decades ago this holiday season , the movie not only became a breakout success but also touched a cultural nerve with an underserved audience .\nfinally , what we\u2019ve all been waiting for : a breakthrough at the box office after a summer that was down 15 % with an estimated $ 3 . 8 billion .\nchart - topping album a month before the film was released , the soundtrack of \u201cwaiting to exhale\u201d was released featuring 17 songs composed by kenneth \u201cbabyface\u201d edmonds performed by female r & b artists such as houston , cece winans , mary j . blige and aretha franklin .\nenvelopes of film at home , ready to take out the cd\u2019s to transfer to my laptop .\nalthough digital has sometimes yielded better results than my film photographs ( one of my favorite \u201cpinocchio nose girl\u201d photos is shot on a digital ricoh gr ) i overall still prefer the film process .\nhonestly , just pick up the cheapest film camera you can find . canon ae\u20131\u2019s are great bargains ( you should be able to find them for under $ 200 on ebay ) . i actually don\u2019t recommend buying a film leica unless you are going to really dedicate yourself to shooting film .\nthe median annual wage for film and video editors was $ 61 , 180 in may 2017 .\nwaiting\nis a comedy - drama about two people from different walks of life . naseeruddin and kalki meet each other in a hospital where they are nursing their spouses . one would expect the film to be serious , as it is shot in a hospital , but the film is a comedy drama and critics have said that it stands true to its genre .\ndialogues by atika chohan are so relatable especially few conversations of naseeruddin shah and kalki . screenplay by anu menon , atika chohan and james ruzicka is the backbone of the film . the characters of the film live with you till the last frame . the interesting part of waiting is its edit , apurva asrani and nitin baid made this 1 hr 40 minutes worth watching .\nanu menon\u2019s waiting is a film about an unlikely bond that develops between a retired professor , shiv nataraj ( naseeruddin shah ) , and a young i - want - to - say - digital - ad - executive ( ? ) , tara kapoor ( kalki koechlin ) .\nin hindi cinema . the film is about the special relationship between two people who befriend each other unexpectedly in a hospital , while nursing their individual spouses in coma . it is a film about grief , but more than just dealing with it , the film is also about confronting it and discovering a sliver of hope between the lines . it is a life - affirming story representative of urban india and its ethos . directed by anu menon and produced by ishka films and drishyam films , ' waiting ' had premiered at the dubai international film festival ( diff ) .\nin regards to storage of film , i am a mess . i generally toss them into boxes , which are marked by year ( 2013 , 2014 , 2015 ) . i only had to go back once or twice to hunt down a negative to re - scan ( when 3 , 000 pixels wasn\u2019t big enough ) . it took me forever .\nmoving freely between hindi and english , waiting takes place at a hospital\u2019s intensive care unit where two lives hang in the balance . despite its brisk pace and lush production values , this is by no means a chipper milieu and any resistance waiting \u2019s distributor shoreline will face is in its downbeat subject matter . yet this waiting is a universal film : this could be any hospital , in any country , with the kochin setting simply adding rich flavour and more dramatic contrasts \u2013 the slow south of india , where mumbai hipster tara kapoor ( koechlin ) is summoned after her new husband is involved in a life - threatening accident .\nin their first interaction , a bewildered tara ( kalki koechlin ) looks around the hospital waiting room and spots a lone shiv ( naseeruddin shah ) scribbling notes on a paper .\nthe film , that was screened at the closing gala of the festival , has been wowing not just the critics and cinema - lovers , but even the regular public at the several film festivals .\nstar thrower produces both film and television projects . the company\u2019s first film jamsey boy was directed and co - written by trevor white and starred mary - louise parker , taissa farmiga and james woods .\ni try to do my \u201cserious photography\u201d on film , and on digital i like to take photographs of my food , random snapshots , and like to use it when i run out of film .\nif you\u2019re on a budget , i recommend the fujifilm c200 color film , and bulk - loading your own black - and - white - film ( you can google how to do this ) .\ni am worried about kodak potra 400 being discontinued . but i think that film will never go away . in the future film will probably become more expensive , but it will always be around .\nhorgan has an impressive track record , including his production \u2018paddy\u2019 ( 2000 ) which was short listed for oscar nomination in 2001 and has five awards to its\u2019 credit . his first film , \u2018adeste fideles\u2019 ( 1991 ) was awarded the james horgan prize for best animation at the galway film fleadh . he has taught animation and film at the european school of animation and national film television school ireland .\nlast november , the vice president of the china film producers\u2019 association , wang fenglin , said the chinese film market would overtake the united states to become the largest in the world within three years .\nurltoken is a website devoted to providing authentic bollywood news , box - office reports and film reviews .\nshubhra gupta shubhra gupta is film critic and senior columnist with the indian expr . . . read more\neaster eggs referencing the film will be placed inside the world of warcraft game series . [ 6 ]\nanimated short films funded by the ifb are included as part of a new occasional series of short film screenings from the irish film institute ( ifi ) , which begins next tuesday ( april 28th ) .\nexplore resources for employment and wages by state and area for film and video editors and camera operators .\nanu menon , director of the upcoming movie \u201cwaiting\u201d , says the confirmatory e - mail from veteran actor naseeruddin shah for accepting the role is one of her \u201cmost - prized possessions\u201d .\nin the end , waiting urges for a life full of faith and laughter against all odds , but it also shows the troughs one must go through , especially when tragedy strikes .\nfirst of all , they are the most affordable place to get color c41 film processed in the states . it costs around $ 5 to get one roll of film developed and scanned ( to around 3000 pixels wide ) . if you just want to get your film developed at costco , it costs only $ 1 . 59 per roll of film . the scans cost $ 2 . 99 for a roll .\nit is at the waiting room of the hospital , that tara meets shiv and thus beginning their emotional journey to self discovery . in the coarse of time , shiv and tara seeks each other\u2019s help and become friends . will shiv and tara be able to overcome the fear of loosing their loved one ? this is what you have to watch ' waiting ' for .\nnot only that , but it takes me a long time trying to get my digital shots look like my film shots . if i\u2019m wasting all of this time trying to make my digital shots look like my film shots , it just makes more sense for me to shoot film from the get - go .\nrahul desai of catch news said :\neventually , ' waiting ' serves a calm and dignified reminder of how the act itself is anything but . it is a fine little film about love , and a kind of anguish that has its own little quirks and half - smiles .\nwaiting simmers in its locales without being brash or boastful ; the colours of india are there , glowing at the sidelines , in a handsomely - realised production which should resonate with viewers .\nthese ' actions ' include recent initiatives to support the increase in orthopaedic capacity across the north such as : waiting list validation of all patients waiting over nine months ; increasing clinical assessment and treatment services ( icats ) capacity ; the development of regionally agreed outpatient referral guidance and the continued roll - out of ' e - triage ' to support medically led triage for orthopaedic referrals .\ntab _ 151212 _ kalki _ koechlin indian actress kalki koechlin at the dubai international film festival . photo zarina\nat the end of the day , i think that it isn\u2019t a question of film vs . digital . the question is\u2014 how can a photographer shoot both film and digital and how can it make them happy ?\nif you can make your digital shots look like film , and they make you happy\u2014 that is awesome .\nso don\u2019t take my word and excitement of shooting film at face value . try it out for yourself .\nthe anguished duo spends hours in the hospital ' s waiting room and seeks solace in each other ' s company even as they get into violent arguments over the fate of their respective spouses .\ninvolved a lot of waiting \u2026 the toughest part about my role was to find the character . we kept writing and rewriting her as tara was based on anu somehow , \u201d said koechlin .\n\u2019s character professor shiv natraj has been waiting in the hospital for eight months hoping that his wife , pankaja ( suhasini mani ratnam ) , would rise from her coma and smile , demanding her favourite biryani ( steaming hot , please ) , which her hubby gets from his club where he goes to watch his favourite game , cricket . also waiting at the hospital is tara kapoor (\nruchika oberoi had a hard time convincing big studios and producers in mumbai to fund her\nexperimental\nfilm , island city .\nfinally , the national film development corporation gave me the money ,\nshe says . but now that her film has been screened at various festivals around the world and bagged an award at the venice film festival , it has helped her gain a toehold in the industry .\nat least i get heard now ,\nsays oberoi , whose next feature film is a children ' s comedy cum adventure .\nfilm and video editors work in editing rooms by themselves , or with producers and directors , for many hours at a time . cinematographers and operators who film movies or tv shows may film on location and be away from home for months at a time . operators who travel usually must carry heavy equipment to their shooting locations .\nthe madman entertainment jury prize for the best new zealand short film at nziff 2017 was awarded to waiting , directed by amberley jo aumua . the jury noted in their citation that they were particularly impressed with the screenplay which contributed to the film\u2019s success and that the filmmakers had created a story with lasting impact despite having very few resources . director amberley jo aumua receives a cash prize of $ 5 , 000 .\nnow , 38 years later , on the cusp of the release of the franchise\u2019s seventh film , \u201c the force awakens , \u201d disney clearly isn\u2019t waiting for critical reaction . the release will be sprawled over 4 , 000 screens , and the studio expects a $ 200 million u . s . opening ."]}
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", "topic": 4}], "title": "cecil cunningham", "paragraphs": ["cecil cunningham was born on august 2 , 1888 in st . louis , missouri , usa as edna cecil cunningham . she was an actress , known for\nplaya del rey is more often remembered as the former home of another cecil ; cecil b . demille , but cecil cunningham who lived here as well , was huge star in her day .\nin memory of cecil f . cunningham - - meyer brothers funeral homes , sioux city , ia\ni thought you might like to see a memorial for cecil cunningham i found on findagrave . com .\nhe was preceded in death by his father , dr . cecil cunningham ; and maternal and paternal grandparents .\n\ud83c\udf1f e - boks free download cecil cunningham rtf by wade anastasia jere\n| unlimited ebooks for life .\n) , memorial page for cecil cunningham ( 2 aug 1888\u201317 apr 1959 ) , find a grave memorial no .\ncecil cunningham ( august 2 , 1888 \u2013 april 17 , 1959 ) was an american film and stage actress . she appeared in more than 80 movies between 1929 and 1946 .\neven in her briefest appearances , cecil cunningham managed to draw attention to herself , usually through such simple expedients as a firmly planted tongue in cheek and a withering , all - knowing glare .\ncecil cunningham was born on august 2 , 1888 in st . louis , missouri , usa as edna cecil cunningham . she was an actress , known for the awful truth ( 1937 ) , playboy of paris ( 1930 ) and cowboy serenade ( 1942 ) . she was married to jean c . havez . she died on april 17 , 1959 in los angeles , california , usa .\nsioux city - - cecil f . cunningham , 49 , of wichita , kan . , formerly of sioux city , died friday , july 9 , 2010 , at his residence following a brief illness with cancer .\nmr . cunningham , age 89 years , passed away saturday , april 11 , 2009 at bay regional medical center . cecil was born january 15 , 1920 in omer , mi to the late charles and nina ( valentine ) cunningham . he married dorothy i . corry and she predeceased him on . . .\nhe will be missed by his family and friends including his mother , gloria cunningham of sioux city ; a brother , scott cunningham of sioux city ; two sisters , sheryl cochnauer of joplin , mo . , and laura griffin and her husband , fred of sioux city ; five nephews , aaron and steven cunningham , david griffin , lucas cunningham and joshua cochnauer ; three nieces , holly , latasha and aislinn cunningham ; and his good friends in wichita , allyn kouri , eric galiton and todd cooper .\nstatuesque , foghorn - voiced comedienne cecil cunningham at one time pursued an operatic career . after extensive training , cunningham made her stage debut in the chorus of a fritzi scheff musical . she played her first important role in the 1911 production will o\u2019 the wisp , then enjoyed her greatest success as a serious singer in the 1913 operetta pink lady .\nby the time she started making movies cecil cunningham was an extremely distinctive character actress in her early forties , often in small or un - credited parts . her white hair was usually cut in a mannish way , her eyes were blunt and disbelieving , and her voice was the ultimate in butch skepticism . was cunningham herself as lesbian as she seems in many of her movies ? she married once to the actor jean havez from 1915 to 1917 , and when they hit the divorce court cunningham testified that havez was lazy and that she was tired of supporting him . havez told the court that cunningham had been merely a \u201cmarble bride . \u201d\ncecil was born aug . 18 , 1960 , in holden , mo . , the son of dr . cecil and gloria ( balsley ) cunningham . he was baptized and confirmed at st . paul ' s lutheran church and attended st . paul ' s lutheran school . he graduated from east high school in 1979 and then attended morningside college for two years . he went to western iowa tech community college and received a degree in electronic communications .\ncunningham herself seems to have been a rather tender - hearted lady according to mitchell leisen , who said that she had trouble being mean to sexy carole lombard in swing high , swing low ( 1936 ) . \u201ccecil had to be tough with carole and we just couldn\u2019t get it out of her , \u201d leisen said ( david chierichetti\u2019s leisen book mistakenly calls cunningham \u201chim\u201d at this point instead of \u201cher . \u201d ) cunningham told leisen , \u201cshe\u2019s so beautiful and pathetic , i just can\u2019t be tough with her . \u201d so lombard suggested they shoot it over her shoulder and she would do different dialogue to get the nasty reaction from cunningham they needed , and this story suggests that perhaps the young femmes found cunningham a soft touch , or gently maternal . sometimes people in movies really are the opposite of what they seem .\nfollowing graduation , cecil went to work for kake - tv in wichita , where he worked for 25 years . he received several awards from kake for his dedication to his job . he never took off for sickness until his recent illness .\ncunningham had her longest and best part as the sophisticated aunt patsy in the classic screwball comedy the awful truth ( 1937 ) . \u201cif i\u2019d known we were going to be buried side by side i never would have taken this apartment with you ! \u201d says the fun - seeking patsy to her niece lucy ( irene dunne ) . \u201cwhere can two women go alone ? \u201d lucy innocently wonders , and surely cunningham knows the answer to that question , but she can\u2019t even hint at it in 1937 .\ncunningham was born in st . louis , missouri , in 1888 . she trained to be an opera singer and made her debut on stage at age eighteen in the chorus of a musical called mademoiselle modiste . cunningham did many other musicals and became a headliner in vaudeville , often playing at the palace theatre in new york during her brief marriage to havez . info is scarce on how she spent the 1920s , but she kept working on stage and hopefully wore suits after hours and kept femme cuties in line .\nalas , nervous tension robbed cunningham of her glorious singing voice , whereupon she cut her losses and went into comedy . for many years she was a headliner in vaudeville , performing first - rate material written for her by her then - husband jean havez .\ncunningham still worked a lot after that peak , finishing her film career with stanwyck again in my reputation ( 1946 ) . she died in 1959 at age 70 in los angeles , a time and place where it could not have been imagined that someone like jane lynch could make a career as an openly lesbian comedian and actress , and often in lead roles , too . in my mind , i imagine cunningham and franklin pangborn having some secret hollywood salon , laughing over their bit parts and enjoying themselves as much as possible .\ncunningham worked for dorothy arzner in anybody\u2019s woman ( 1930 ) and made her first impression on screen as the opera diva madame swempski , huffing in outrage at an insult barrage from groucho marx in monkey business ( 1931 ) . even more colorfully , cunningham played the madam who calls hooker dorothy mackaill with a job in the first scene of safe in hell ( 1931 ) , where she wears heavy make - up , curly hair , a sleazy robe , and carries a pekinese dog . ( \u201clisten , dearie , \u201d she says , \u201ca friend of mine called up and he\u2019s lonesome , see ? \u201d ) cunningham carried a pekinese again in the barbara stanwyck prison movie ladies they talk about ( 1933 ) , so that her gender - bending in pre - code movies came to be attached to the criminal underworld , and even circus folk in susan lenox : her fall and rise ( 1931 ) .\nin his youth , he loved to swim , build model cars and was involved in boy scouts . he loved visiting his grandmother in kansas city and going to worlds of fun . he enjoyed fishing and rebuilding antique cars with his father . he also helped his father on many construction projects . cecil taught himself to play the guitar and loved playing chess . he also liked animals and kids .\ncomedy fans hold a special place in their hearts for two of cunningham\u2019s 1930s appearances : in if i had a million , she plays the haughty ex - trapeze artist who is put down in short order by w . c . fields ; and in leo mccarey\u2019s the awful truth , she enjoys one of her juiciest parts as irene dunne\u2019s waspish aunt patsy .\ncunningham can be seen as a brutally frank party hostess in paramount on parade ( 1930 ) , as supercilious opera star madame swempski in the marx brothers\u2019 monkey business ( 1932 ) , as a outraged dowager whose beauty treatment has left her totally bald in kiss and make up ( 1934 ) and as jack benny\u2019s dry - witted secretary in artists and models ( 1937 ) .\ntall , droll , low - voiced , aunt patsy is the flip side of cunningham\u2019s earlier pre - code criminals ; in this movie her signaled lesbianism was made to stand in for manhattan glamour . patsy zeroes in on dan leeson ( ralph bellamy ) , an oil millionaire , but nearly right away she can see her mistake when he laughs too long at one of her zingers . \u201cmr . leeson , won\u2019t you tell us something about\u2026oklahoma ? \u201d patsy asks , unable to keep a very derisive note out of her voice when she mentions his home state ( she even has to slightly close her eyes when she says it ! )\npatsy tries to counsel lucy about rebound relationships : \u201cthere\u2019s the first bounce and then the second bounce\u2026well look at me , you wind up like an old tennis ball . \u201d patsy speaks up for lucy\u2019s fun ex - husband jerry ( cary grant ) and tells her niece that if she wants security she should just buy an annuity . observing a farcical conclusion to a scene where jerry and the troublemaking armand ( alexander d\u2019arcy ) run out of their apartment , patsy simply says , \u201cthey forgot to touch second , \u201d with tomboy aplomb . surely most of us could really benefit from having an aunt patsy in our lives , and cunningham gives her all the style and hard - edged wit she deserves .\n. she died on april 17 , 1959 in los angeles , california , usa .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\nstage play : the greenwich village follies [ 1919 ] . musical revue . book by philip bartholomae and john murray anderson . lyrics by john murray anderson and\n. musical director : hilding anderson . music orchestrated by hilding anderson . additional lyrics by\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nactress . she appeared in 84 films , including\nmata hari ,\nblonde venus ,\nmr . deeds goes to town ,\ncome and get it ,\nthe awful truth ,\nlillian russell ,\nnew moon ,\ndu barry was a lady ,\nand\nthe horn blows at midnight .\nshe was married to writer jean c . havez .\n, citing chapel of the pines crematory , los angeles , los angeles county , california , usa ; maintained by find a grave .\nthank you for fulfilling this photo request . an email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request\noops , something didn ' t work . close this window , and upload the photo ( s ) again .\nmake sure that the file is a photo . photos larger than 8mb will be reduced .\nall photos uploaded successfully , click on the < b > done button < / b > to see the photos in the gallery .\nthe sponsor of a memorial may add an additional 10 photos ( for a total of 30 on the memorial ) .\nyou are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial .\nthe email does not appear to be a valid email address . verify and try again .\nthis flower has been reported to site administrators for review . the flower will remain visible until an administrator has reviewed it .\nquickly see who the memorial is for and when they lived and died and where they are buried .\nfor memorials with more than one photo , additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab .\nall photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage . to view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added , click the photo to open the photo viewer .\nflowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the flowers tab . to add a flower , click the \u201cleave a flower\u201d button .\nuse the links under \u201csee more\u2026\u201d to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery , city , county , etc .\nremove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $ 5 . previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option .\nsave to an ancestry tree , a virtual cemetery , your clipboard for pasting or print .\nthanks for using find a grave , if you have any feedback we would love hear from you .\ngreat news ! 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{"id": 115313, "summary": [{"text": "robocop is a 1987 american cyberpunk science fiction action film directed by paul verhoeven and written by edward neumeier and michael miner .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars peter weller , nancy allen , dan o'herlihy , kurtwood smith , miguel ferrer , and ronny cox .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "set in a crime-ridden detroit , michigan , in the near future , robocop centers on police officer alex murphy ( weller ) who is murdered by a gang of criminals and subsequently revived by the megacorporation omni consumer products ( ocp ) as a superhuman cyborg law enforcer known as robocop .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "themes that make up the basis of robocop include media influence , gentrification , corruption , authoritarianism , greed , privatization , capitalism , identity , dystopia , and human nature .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it received positive reviews and was cited as one of the best films of 1987 , spawning a franchise that included merchandise , two sequels , a television series , a remake , two animated tv series , a television mini-series , video games , and a number of comic book adaptations/crossovers .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film was produced for a relatively modest $ 13 million .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "honors for the film include five saturn awards , two bafta award nominations and the academy award for best sound editing , along with nominations for best film editing and best sound mixing . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "robocop", "paragraphs": ["a new robocop guide that will give you all . there has never been a robocop guide like this . it contains 130 answers , much more than you can imagine ; comprehensive answers and extensive details and references , with insights that have never before been offered in print . get the information you need - - fast ! this all - embracing guide offers a thorough view of key knowledge and detailed insight . this guide introduces what you want to know about robocop . a quick look inside of some of the subjects covered : robocop ( franchise ) - comic books , robocop 3 - music , robocop ( character ) - in other media , robocop 2 - cast , omni consumer products ( robocop ) - video games , mamonas assassinas ( album ) - robocop gay , robocop ( character ) - robocop : prime directives , robocop ( comics ) - robocop 3 ( 3 issue mini - series ) ( july 1993 - november 1993 ) , omni consumer products ( robocop ) - robocop : prime directives , robocop ( character ) - robocop 3 , robocop 2 - filming , robocop 3 - production , robocop ( franchise ) - robocop : prime directives , robocop ( character ) - perception , robocop ( video games ) - reception , robocop 2 - critical response , omni consumer products ( robocop ) - statue , robocop ( franchise ) - robocop : the series , robocop ( video games ) - robocop ( 2003 ) , robocop ( 2014 film ) - soundtrack , omni consumer products ( robocop ) - robocop : the animated series , robocop ( video games ) - robocop 3d , robocop ( comics ) - robocop 2 ( 3 issue mini - series ) ( august 1990 - september 1990 ) , robocop 2 - frank miller ' s robocop , robocop ( disambiguation ) , robocop 3 - critical reception , robocop : the animated series - home media , robocop ( 2014 film ) - plot , nancy allen ( actress ) - robocop era , robocop versus the terminator ( comics ) - human allies , robocop ( character ) - crossovers , robocop ( comics ) - robocop : prime suspect ( 4 issue mini - series ) ( october 1992 - january 1993 ) , and much more . . . show more\nstill , robocop without the over - the - top violence isn ' t gonna feel like robocop .\nbuild a robocop statue in detroit added . . . - build a robocop statue in detroit | facebook\ntitle theme tune :\nrobocop ! robocop ! ro . . . bo . . . cop !\nrobocop bends the nose of hophead ' s gun . hophead tries to run away but robocop tosses him into a freezer\nthe hot seat\n: dr . mcnamara frees the vandals from prison and hires them to steal robocop\u2019s charging chair , without it , robocop is a piece of junk . the vandals gets robocop\u2019s chair and tries to sell it to dr . mcnamara . will robocop & anne lewis get robocop\u2019s charging chair back , before robocop runs out of power ? written by marv wolfman\nbut everyone also loves satire and social commentary done in a snarky way . and that was something that made robocop , robocop .\nrobocop ' s primary weapon , the auto - 9 remained stored in a mechanical holster which deployed from robocop ' s right leg . it was also modified so it would not fire unless robocop was the one using it .\nterminator vs robocop . ep1 extended cut . official . narrative movie mashup . amdsfilms\n[ 13 ] robocop , directed by paul verhoeven , orion pictures , 1987 .\nbobbie wygant interviews peter weller on location for robocop . behind the scenes rare .\nperception have just released a case study of their recent ui work on robocop .\nbox office : ' robocop ' tops wednesday with soft $ 2 . 8 million\nmovie robocop 3 with jet pack 1 / 5 vinyl model kit 15 . 00eur\nrobocop : the animated series is an animated series produced in the 1980s by marvel productions , and is based on the character and events of the movie robocop .\nnow look at robocop 2 , where nearly every crime is drug - related , where cain is king and robocop is superhuman : everything feels forced and cartoonlike .\ncyborg law enforcer robocop returns to protect the citizens of old detroit but faces a deadly challenge when a rogue ocp member secretly creates a new , evil robocop 2 .\nas a huge robocop fan myself since being a kid it was a great honor and a really fun challenge to work on the designs for the robocop remake film .\nrobocop 3 should have been this idea but let ' s just call my idea robocop ultra for the sake of arguement . ok so here ' s how it went :\nwait just a god damn minute . holder from the killing is robocop ? ? ?\nthe point - of - view shots from robocop include references to ms - dos .\nit\u2019s my pleasure . i love giving great films like robocop the treatment they deserve .\nif you know of a good link for robocop locations , please let us know .\nthe theme song also made its way into the arcade and nes robocop video games .\ncorporate monopoly themes in robocop . . . - collative learning - rob ager | facebook\nclassically generic cover for the robocop novelization . love that funky font on the title .\nthe lancer : anne lewis , alex / robocop ' s trusted partner and friend .\neh , a slight misinterpretation . verhoeven made robocop to be american jesus in the film and not the other way round . it is how he perceived robocop to be .\nhowever , robocop does not yet have a designated final resting place in the city .\nhanyoyo : if robocop can be improved i ' d love to see it . that would mean a movie better than robocop which is in the top 10 movies of all time\nrobocop is a great movie but it ` s not sacrosanct . it can take it .\nfunniest line in robocop :\ni ' m not arresting you anymore . . .\nthe robocop remake is a pitch - perfect update of a movie that is practically legendary .\nboddicker ' s gang tracks robocop to the same abandoned steel mill where the gang killed murphy . in a final showdown , robocop and lewis kill boddicker ' s group . the battle leaves robocop with further damage and lewis seriously wounded . boddicker tries to shoot lewis dead but robocop comes to her rescue . he stabs the villain in the neck , killing him .\nthe computer that robocop looks up criminal records on is actually a northern telecom telephone switch .\nthough robocop was an original screenplay , it derived its darkly humorous tone from two sources .\ndavid versus goliath : robocop vs . ed - 209 , a taller and robotic walker .\nsourmilk : eh , a slight misinterpretation . verhoeven made robocop to be american jesus in the film and not the other way round . it is how he perceived robocop to be .\nthis one ' s also a cool clip . robocop musical ? take my money now !\nthe scrambler\n: a former ocp member , now criminal , hacks into robocop ' s controls system . after that he escapes prison with the help from a brainwashed robocop . criminals can now control robocop and give him the mission to assassinate ocp\u2019s leader the old man .\ndon\u2019t miss yesterday\u2019s keynote on how robocop \u2019s hero reflects its detroit setting . tomorrow , scott tobias talks to the film\u2019s writer , ed neumeier , about robocop \u2019s origins and prescient themes .\nuse the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to robocop . you can also suggest completely new similar titles to robocop in the search box below .\nstill the best evil head of an evil giant corporate monster even counting robocop ' s ocp .\nrobocop official trailer # 1 ( 2014 ) - samuel l . jackson , gary oldman movie hd\nexcellent , excellent post . enjoyed the reed , will enjoy robocop even more from now on !\npingback : what makes the robocop vs . ed - 209 fight so memorable ? | deja reviewer\neast - end traffic will be rerouted in parts of the city sunday as robocop filming continues .\nbox office : ' robocop ' tops wednesday with soft $ 2 . 8 million | hollywood reporter\nmatt huckle on twitter :\ni found robocop dabbing in @ forbiddenplanet . # deadoraliveyouredabbingwithme urltoken\nthe director of the original robocop and total recall on where the remakes went wrong . . .\nwhen the law - enforcing robocop cleans up corrupt motown , his victory is satisfying because he ' s got machinery and morals on his side . robocop is where high - tech meets high noon .\nrobocop was converted into 3d specifically for china , and it is the only country in the world that is releasing robocop in 3d , said li chow , general manager of sony pictures entertainment china .\ngod robocop 2 is fantastic . everything about it is awesome except the music sucks compared to the original\nnot to over - analyze it , but there is something sad about detroit getting a robocop statue .\nreleased in 1987 , robocop is set in a futuristic detroit plagued by financial ruin and economic decay .\nthis robocop manages to resurrect the franchise and establish a strong build - up for sequels to follow .\nnot funny enough and video - game violent , robocop is more like a fanfic than a movie .\nthe pointless remake trend continues as robocop comes to town , and toronto takes a turn as detroit .\nprotagonists of the animated series . robocop ( left ) and anne lewis , officers of detroit ocp police\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of robocop by ed naha .\nwritten by ed naha who also wrote the robocop 2 novelization as well as the ghostbusters ii novelization .\n: nobody in these movies ever seems to reload their guns , even robocop and his machine pistol .\nmighty glacier : robocop is slow , but can take most of the things thrown at his way .\nrobocop 2 is the 1990 sequel to the 1987 film robocop . directed by irvin kershner of the empire strikes back fame , robocop 2 sends the cyborg into an even more violent world , as ocp begins its hostile takeover for the birth of delta city , and there is a new narcotic designer drug called\nnuke\n, distributed by a man called cain . a sequel to this film robocop 3 released in 1993 .\nthe only replaceable part in o . g . robocop was nancy allen . everybody else was perfectly cast .\nfrank miller ' s electra is basically robocop 2 . that ' s how he must have got the job\nrobocop official trailer # 1 ( 2014 ) - samuel l . jackson , gary oldman movie hd - youtube\nmany nerds are irate that robocop is even being redone , but we\u2019re not made at who they\u2019re casting .\njennifer ehle is in talks to join the cast of jose padilha\u2019s robocop , says a story at deadline .\nrobocop ' s right arm contained a display that alerted personnel to his health status . robocop ' s hands also contained actuators strong enough to crush every bone in a human hand ( about 400 foot pounds ) .\nthe movie is on track for $ 200 million worldwide , with china\u2019s input giving robocop a welcome boost .\ninto the wilderness\n: robocop tries to stop an ocp factory that pollutes the water and environment .\nin robocop 2 , robo ' s auto - 9 relative to the standard - issue dpd service pistols .\nfew genre movies are as perfect as robocop . so of course they tried to milk it to death .\na sunday email from the robocop statue team revealed a completed bronze head and other exciting bits and pieces .\nverhoeven himself said that the original robocop was anti - christian and anti - american . meant to criticize both .\nremaking robocop is as retarded as remaking total recall . verhoeven is a fucking iconoclast , and cannot be topped .\ni haven ' t read anything about jose padilha ' s robocop being in 3d , but . . . .\njeebsus , first total recall and now a robocop remake ? they are just pissing on verhooven ' s legacy .\nrobocop ( 1987 ) is the first film i reviewed on this website , so it\u2019s fitting that it should be the first that i talk about here . get ready to see how robocop is an almost perfectly symmetrical film .\nabove : mike seymour looks into the suit creation vfx in robocop , thanks to our media partners at wired .\n' having a reliable and creative vfx vendor is key for movies like robocop . i was very lucky this way , as mgm introduced me to framestore . one of the best things that happened to me on robocop . '\nand the top competitor for the financial backing of ocp . he continually develops other mechanical menaces that threaten robocop .\nthe man in the iron suit\n: dr . mcnamara creates an iron suit that is designed to be far superior to robocop and gets lieutenant hedgecock\u2014who despises robocop\u2014into the suit to challenege robocop and prove to the old man that his product is far superior . the old man is only concerned about which product would profit the most so he has hedgecock and robocop challenge one another in a competition to determine which product is superior and more profitable .\nrobocop ' s program intervenes to prevent him from killing clarence in cold blood . he releases clarence from his grasp\nof his identity - - that outrageous final moment when robocop reclaims his former name / self . in a hegelian\ncool gun : robocop ' s heavily modified beretta 93r , referred to as the\nauto - 9\n.\nall i ' ll say here is i didn ' t find anything particularly campy about the original robocop movies .\ni remember when i saw robocop two years ago , even , i couldn ' t shut up about it .\nthe first scene in detroit pd has alex murphy whistling the robocop theme song as he enters the front office .\nthe newly - released merkur xr4ti makes a cameo appearance as an executive vehicle when robocop is delivered to the precinct .\nas of june 2010 , robocop ' s taurus is on display at the branson auto museum in branson , missouri .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing robocop ( 2014 ) near you .\nthe designers also tried to make robocop ' s target look like sort of like the omnicorp logo , making it vaguely octagon shape . since robocop is still a product of omnicorp , they wanted to make sure it looked properly branded .\nwatch a featurette about robocop ' s suit , including a look at legacy effects ' work on the practical build .\nthe effects : mr . x created digital em - 208s , plus a digital and augmented robocop for the skirmish .\nflesh and steel : the making of robocop . dir . jeffrey schwarz . blu - ray . mgm , 2013 .\nsalad is murder : data east . . . easter . . . holy crap i think robocop really is jesus .\nbing replied to the tweet saying there were currently no plans to build a robocop statue in the city of detroit .\ncasually straightening his tie , the old man looked up .\nnice shooting , son ,\nhe asked robocop ,\nwhat ' s your name ?\nrobocop turned to look at the old man , answering ,\nmurphy .\nfor example , the museum will also have batman and catwoman costumes , and both the car and costume from \u201crobocop . \u201d\nim a huge robocop fan . this movie is full of action and intense peril that everyone has a guilty pleasure for .\nrobocop is a remake of the 1987 film about a badly injured policeman who is transformed into a powerful crime fighting cyborg .\nperhaps the most egregious waste of potential in this movie is the way it fails to deal with robocop becoming alex murphy .\nrobocop stars joel kinnaman , samuel l . jackson , gary oldman and michael keaton . it is currently in theaters now .\nrobocop : alpha commando : animated , 1998 . which was less than well received . filled the world with smartass ais .\nbig bad : clarence boddicker and dick jones in robocop , cain in robo cop 2 , mcdagget in robo cop 3 .\ndeadpan snarker : robocop to some extent , notably when he is usually damaged in some way or has done some damage .\nunusual user interface : robocop ' s computer input jack that ' s built into his glove . also see robo cam .\nthirteen years after the original robocop , delta city , considered to be\nthe safest place on earth !\n, has become a futuristic city owned and operated by ocp , and robocop , alex murphy has . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin 2014 , brandon walley , development director for imagination station , checks out the progress of building the robocop statue at venus bronze works . on its website , the robocop statue team just released new photos that update the progress of the project .\nthis is pretty straightforward . the movie is bookended by its title . \u201crobocop\u201d is the first thing we see . no \u201ca film by paul verhoeven\u201d or \u201corion presents\u201d preceding it . and \u201crobocop\u201d is the last thing we see before the end credits roll .\nthe new robocop is a generic shoot - em - up for much of the film , one no different than any other .\nrobocop goes to a night club to find a member of boddicker\u2019s gang who can lead him to the crime lord\u2019s hideout so he can kill boddicker . later , jones gives boddicker a tracking device to lead him to robocop\u2019s hideout so boddicker can kill him .\nthe robocop reboot has been gathering momentum since elite squad director jose padilha joined , but the big question has been who ' s playing robocop ? we ' ve heard rumors of michael fassbender and russell crowe , but the truth is someone far more unexpected .\nmaybe starship troopers had a harder time of it than robocop . we\u2019ll examine three reasons why this might have been the case .\nrobocop wins , but only because of a bizarre , but logical , time travel plot involving no less than three timeline alterations .\npg - 13 robocop . that ' s all i needed to know that it ' s going to be dull as dogshit .\nreality ensues : in scene 59 , the ocp building is undergoing repairs from the fight between robocop and ed - 209 earlier .\nrobocop ' s terminal strip was a sharp spike - like device that protruded from robocop ' s right fist . this device could be used by robocop to interface with a corresponding data port in order to download information from the police database and compare information he gathered from his missions with the police database . this device was also used to kill clarence boddicker ; having pinned robocop under a pile of scrap metal , the cyborg waited for boddicker to approach and then stabbed boddicker in the throat , killing the crime lord .\nas a huge robocop fan myself since being a kid it was a great honor and a really fun challenge to work on the designs for the robocop remake film . working with the production designer martin whist and the art - director dave scott was a fun creative collaboration where we were able to try a lot of different ideas for various designs , including the robocop suit , ed209 robot , the robocop ' s bike , weapons and various props . below are some of the designs that i had a chance to work on .\nbefore he could get to his feet , the droid was upon him . it raised its cannon , the muzzle hovering mere inches from robocop ' s face , and prepared to execute him , but robocop grabbed the droid ' s arm and deflected its aim , then directed the blazing cannon into the other arm , which exploded , stunning the machine and allowing robocop to escape to a staircase . ed - 209 tripped and fell behind him , unable to get up , thrashing wildly on the landing , allowing robocop to escape .\nmy initial reactions to the 1987 ' ' robocop ' ' and ' ' dirty dancing ' ' theatrical trailers were pretty much identical .\nand the designers really did try to create a whole consistent operating system , that would make sense as something that could actually exist . there are more than 100 shots in the film that show robocop dealing with different situations , from robocop ' s point of view .\nthe action : in order to test robocop\u2019s abilities in the field , he takes on several em - 208s in a training area .\n\u201cwe are very excited by the success of robocop in china . the end of february is traditionally a very slow period for film openings , but chinese audiences embraced robocop due to its great visual effects and the fantastic 3d version shown in china , \u201d li said .\nthis new robocop film might enter the bitter hatred and clash of fandom man of steel & iron man 3 went through in 2013 .\nread more : review : \u2018robocop\u2019 starring joel kinnaman , gary oldman , abbie cornish , samuel l . jackson , michael keaton & more\nthere is a powerfully ironic moment toward the end of the film . as robocop and lewis lay wounded , having successfully battled the boddicker gang , robocop says :\nthey ' ll fix you . they fix everything .\nbut it is clear at this point that\nthey\n\u2014 the technocrats \u2014 cannot fix everything , and robocop sarcastically is referring to how brutally they had\nfixed\nhim .\nto top the original will actually be harder than trying to re - make star wars . i believe you could top star wars since we ' ve seen empire do that already . but robocop is a 1st person visceral experience where you basically become robocop for the first part\nand joining us ? part man , part machine , all badass , the first and the greatest robocop : peter weller ! the icon will be there live and in person for a conversation and q & a that\u2019ll get beamed into robocop movie party screenings across the country .\nthe scene where robocop leaves the precinct was the first scene shot using the suit . the shot of robocop catching the cruiser keys was very difficult as they kept bouncing off the rubber hand of the suit . it took at least fifty tries before they got it right .\nalso , the designers tried to\nshow one thing at a time ,\nso they could see what robocop was doing , in order , instead of a jumble of events . so you can see what robocop is achieving at any moment , based on the situation .\njust as clarence and leon celebrated , lewis managed to fire off a shot from clarence ' s discarded assault cannon , which annihilated leon and the control room , sending clarence into a rage . he grabbed a length of scrap and splashed over to robocop , proceeding to batter him mercilessly . robocop managed to deflect a few of the blows , but an upended plunging strike got through his parry , penetrated a fissure in his breastplate . robocop screamed in pain , and clarence brought his face in close as he spat a final goodbye to the cyborg . robocop unsheathed his dataspike and stabbed clarence through the neck , opening a sufficiently lethal wound that killed clarence in moments . desperately , robocop called to lewis , who was in bad shape . robocop reassured her not to worry , as ocp could put anything back together .\nso when it comes to technology , it\u2019s not surprising that movie logic takes precedence . the development of technology in robocop 2 ignores the one blindingly obvious trait that made both ocp ' s robocop project and the first movie so successful , and that ' s alex murphy .\nthe robocop will patrol the halls of gisec until tuesday evening before in high - density areas of the city . the robocop\u2019s wide - ranging skills include the capability to map the insides of a building and navigate its path automatically via its self - control and drive feature .\nwe can all read the satire of consumer capitalism . but robocop also exaggerates action movies as well . robocop interrupts a rapist from assaulting a woman . he uses his cyborg accuracy to shoot through the woman\u2019s dress , piercing the rapist between the legs . robocop\u2019s massive weapon not only symbolically gets the girl by tearing open her dress , but it literally vanquishes the phallus of the other man . later , in a climactic fight with gang leader clarence boddickker , robocop gets impaled on a massive metal shaft . but robocop triumphs by using his computer interface spike , ejected from his right arm , to pierce boddickker\u2019s throat . in the new information age , digital phalli triumph over industrial ones .\nthe turning point of the movie is when robocop arrests boddicker . up \u2018til then , he\u2019s been indestructible and able to handle anything that comes his way . but after throwing boddicker through several glass windows , robocop is about to crush his throat when he\u2019s reminded that he\u2019s a cop . his programming takes over and denies him the ability to kill boddicker . he arrests the criminal instead . then , when robocop confronts jones , he\u2019s prevented from arresting him by his programming . and robocop gets knocked through several glass doors / windows by ed - 209 .\nthe new robocop isn ' t very interesting . he ' s a bunch of drones you never see because you ' ve already been shot\nthe action : robocop\u2019s trademark suit - seen in both silver and black form - was of course a key design element in the film .\nwidely regarded as an inferior sequel , robocop 2 has flashes of brilliance and lapses of logic . andrew takes a look back . . .\nthe article shows that everyone gets robocop , and not starship troopers , but does not offer an explanation of why this is the case .\nsuper toughness : robocop is made of titanium / kevlar and so he can shrug off small arms fire , great falls , and explosions .\nyou could make not ocp the good guys or have them as grey as you want to or you could make is as black and white as you please if only this wasn ' t a\nrobocop\nmovie where certain things have to be taken from\nrobocop\n.\nour robocop remake is a parody / fan remake of the original robo cop 1987 , produced by david seger and released in february 2014 .\nrobocop had an internal zoom capability for better aim as well as tracking . robocop also had different vision modes . his systems used a grid which was crucial to robocop ' s targeting as well as bullet trajectory , allowing him to make ricochet shots . his programming prevented him from targeting children , which allowed hob to shoot robocop and escape the nuke drug lab . he also had a recorder which could detect voice fluctuations and stress as well as play back audio / visual . this recording capability enabled robocop to document any situation he encountered with perfect recall and unbiased neutrality , with his memory being deemed through legal agreement as admissible evidence in a court of law . robocop also possessed a directional microphone with which he could track conversations from a distance . it was very sensitive , as he could hear vehicles approaching from afar despite being indoors .\ntested recently visited tippett , the academy award - winning special effects animator behind the empire strikes back , robocop , and jurassic park , in his studio . there , tippett showed off the full - sized cain puppet from robocop 2 , as well as the insanely detailed models used for stop - motion scenes in the film . according to tippett , designer craig hayes was so upset by the ed - 209 model kits that hit the market after robocop that he deliberately created a design that \u201cno one in their right mind would try to reproduce\u201d for robocop 2 .\nthank you for your kind comment . it\u2019s amazing how some things hide in plain sight for so many years . i totally agree that robocop\u2019s fight with ed - 209 is really cool . i even deleted some other similarities , such as boddicker falling through the ceiling when he tries to jump from the bridge and ed - 209 falling down the stairs . plus , robocop preparing to crush boddicker\u2019s throat only to be stopped by his programming , and then ed - 209 preparing to blow robocop\u2019s head off with his massive gun , but being prevented by robocop\u2019s human ingenuity .\nrobo cam : numerous scenes are shown from robocop ' s pov , complete with scanlines , subtle pixelation , hud messages and when robo is hurt , interference . the hud is justified , since robocop is technically still human and would need some information displayed to help him make decisions .\ntoss in robocop & toxic waste guy & somebody saying\nbitches leave\nand that ' s the only elements you need to toss in .\nwe take a look at just some of the major visual effects shots and sequences in the new robocop with the film ' s lead vendors .\n\u201ci will see everyone in a few days ! let\u2019s see\u2026 toby care instructions\u2026 \u2018toby also likes it if you read him the novelization of robocop and speak murphy\u2019s dialogue like a robot after he becomes robocop\u2019 . dad ! next time mom is writing my care instructions ! ! ! \u201d ~ toby\nnerd glasses : many of ocp ' s staff , as well as the gas station attendant robocop saves from a criminal in the first film .\nawhile back , with much fanfare and commotion on the internet , a crowdfunded kickstarter campaign raised thousands of dollars to construct a giant robocop statue .\ncreators of a 10 - foot bronze replica of the original robocop are putting finishing touches on the statue that may soon call detroit its home .\nso , taking all of this into account , it\u2019s easy to see how a studio might be willing to take a different road with the robocop concept . jose padilha\u2019s robocop remake elicited strong feelings from fans ( before any had even seen a single frame of film ) , simply because the original is such a revered piece of genre filmmaking . and while the robocop reboot was a conflicted and not entirely effective film , there is one thing it inarguably did much better than the original : this robocop had all of its franchise ducks in a row , right out of the gate .\npeter weller , a method actor known for playing everyman characters , was cast as murphy / robocop in robocop . his light build made it easier to work in the bulky robocop costume . peter spent seven months training with a mime coach to fine tune his robotic movements only to find that the suit was far too bulky for what he had practiced . he used the practiced movements and let the restrictions of the suit slow him down .\nweller does a good job of humanizing robocop , and allen is tough and loyal as his partner . the scenes of robocop ' s engineering are intriguing , and it ' s fun to watch him make the bad guys squirm . still , some of the movie feels dated and over the top . in spite of that , robocop still remains a thought - provoking action movie that examines the use of technology and the abuse of power .\n\u201csomehow they seem to think that the lightness of say total recall and robocop is a hindrance . so they take these somewhat absurd stories and make them much too serious . i think that is a mistake . especially in robocop when he awakens they gave him the same brain\u201d , verhoeven said .\nrobocop is truly a great violent movie . packed with plenty of blood and violence , this is one entertaining movie . set in detroit , one of the most violent city ' s , robocop is the story of a police killed by a ruthless gang . he is later used in a experiment , and becomes the half man half machine , robocop . peter sellers gives us the best movie of his entire career . paul verhoevan has made some great film like basic instict , hollow man , starship troopers and total recall . i think robocop , is still is best work out of the lot . it is the best out of the robocop trilogy by a margin . the second part was entertaining in some scenes and is worth watching . the third was a absolute disaster , with nothing great about it , apart from robot ninjas . watch robocop 1 , it is a fabulous movie .\ngood cop , bad cop . . . will hugh laurie play the villain in jos\u00e9 padilha\u2019s upcoming remake of robocop ? photograph : broadimage / rex features\nin the original version on the dvd box set , any unauthorized duplication , distribution or exhibition of robocop will result in criminal prosecution by enforcement droids .\nstudio canal will release robocop theatrically in the uk , france and germany in 2013 . studio canal acquired the rights to the film for 20 years .\n/ wp - content / uploads / 2014 / 02 / robocop _ suit _ up _ final _ txt _ stereo _ h264 _ hd . mp4\nno - holds - barred beatdown : robocop is always on the receiving end of these , putting him out of commission for awhile in every movie .\nunorthodox holstering : murphy ' s cool spinning trick , which he later refines as robocop ( he can store his pistol in his leg armor ) .\nit ' s been a long , laborious journey toward the robocop statue that was sparked by a 2011 tweet to then - detroit mayor dave bing .\n\u201csomehow they seem to think that the lightness of say total recall and robocop is a hindrance . so they take these somewhat absurd stories and make them much too serious . i think that is a mistake . especially in robocop when he awakens they gave him the same brain , \u201d verhoeven said .\nwhile we ' re waiting to see if jos\u00e9 padilha ' s robocop remake is a worthy successor to the original , the folks behind our robocop remake have beaten padilha to the punch by releasing their entire feature - length , crowdsourced remake that lovingly spoofs each scene in paul verhoeven ' s film .\nin a recent interview , the screenwriter for the original robocop reflected on how the film ' s script is starting to play into reality :\nwe are now living in the world that i was proposing in robocop\u2026how big corporations will take care of us and\u2026how they won ' t .\n[ 14 ]\nrobocop is a product of its time . fully loaded with reagan - era cynicism and endless hallmarks from that golden age of action movie excess , there\u2019s a razor\u2019s edge that robocop manages to walk . neither a total nod - wink satire nor an endorsement of the film\u2019s \u201cfuture of law enforcement\u201d tagline , robocop effortlessly blends over - the - top violence with disturbingly gory practical effects and a cutting sense of humor about consumerism , corporate culture , and the media .\nmuch like robocop : the animated series was the harbinger of robo\u2019s many weaknesses as an action character , robocop 2 exposed how poorly the franchise could fare when the razor sharp wit of the first film was replaced by more on - the - nose situations and an ultimately tedious \u201cdrugs are bad\u201d message . robocop 2 \u2019s best sequence remains the roll - out of potential\nrobocop 2\nmodels , each one more terrifying and prone to malfunction than the last . the scene is played for laughs , but watching it today , the evil scientists\u2019 quest to improve on the intangible formula that made robocop the character so effective can almost be seen as a metaphor for how the suits\u2019 desperate desire to turn robocop the concept into a viable franchise misfired at every turn . kurtwood smith and miguel ferrer are sorely missed , as is anything resembling the title character\u2019s growth after his breakthrough final word of the first film : \u201cmurphy . \u201d\nthe star of the previous films , peter weller , did not reprise the role for robocop 3 , as he was starring in naked lunch . robert john burke was signed to play the cyborg character instead . the robocop suit burke wore in the movie was originally built for robocop 2 . since burke was taller than weller , he complained that wearing it was painful after a short time . burke worked very hard to recreate the movements that weller had perfected in the previous movies . other than a very noticeable change in the voice effects burke ' s robocop was well received even if the movie wasn ' t .\nto entice oldman the character must have more scope in his ethical dilemma , hence a riff on shelly ' s scientist , rather than robocop ' s .\nwhen robocop punches the city councilman , who had taken the mayor and others hostage , through the window , the glass breaks before he falls through it .\nrobocop relies for most of its impact - - and , more disturbingly , for much of its comedy - - on an absurd exaggeration of physical force .\noverall , the suits were still the ones used on robocop 2 , which meant that burke had to endure not only the already restrictive and uncomfortable nature of the suits , but also all the additional weight of the auto body filler used to repair the suits over the course of robocop 2 ' s production .\nthrough a lot of effects work and compositing , our team was able to slowly refine and come up with a beautiful and surreal transition for robocop\u2019s reveal .\nthe score for robocop was composed by basil poledouris , who used both synthesized and orchestral music as a mirror to the man - versus - machine theme of the movie . the score alternates brass heavy material , including the memorable robocop theme and ed - 209 ' s theme , with more introverted pieces for strings , such as during robocop ' s home - coming scene . the music was performed by the sinfonia of london conducted by howard blake and tony britton .\nrichard m . nixon is escorted by robocop at a national board meeting of the boys club of america . the robocop character was on hand to call attention to orion home video\u2019s robocop rubout promotion . sweepstakes tickets , packaged with each \u201crobocop\u201d cassette , offer a number of instant prizes for retailers as well as $ 25 , 000 in donations to the boys club . the sweepstakes is part of a $ 3 million promotional effort launched by orion in conjunction with the action - adventure film\u2019s video release . the cassette will be available in video stores beginning jan . 28 for a suggested list price of $ 89 . 98 .\nfor now , here ' s our look back at the first of the films you can choose from : paul verhoeven ' s 1987 classic , robocop .\nrobocop , a classic rumination on capitalism is evil , has its title character featured in a korean advert for a chicken - frying machine . also , the general idea behind robocop and the sheer amount of merchandise behind the character , to the point it becomes bizarre , as mentioned in the misaimed fandom section .\nsuperhero : robocop is a superhero in all but name . he can get up moments after a fifteen - story fall when his organics should be shmooshed .\nthe pda / gps that jones and boddicker use to track robocop ' s movements through the city . it even looks like a palm v - series .\ni was absolutely horrified when i saw the butchering of whatshisname before he was robocop in the first one . would this happen in a pg13 ? noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo .\nskye wingfield ( urltoken ) returns to discuss paul verhoeven\u2019s science fiction classic \u2018robocop\u2019 ( 1987 ) and what went wrong with the subsequent films in the franchise .\na portion of the robocop statue from a february 2017 online update on the project ' s progress ( posted originally by the imagination station on kickstarter ) .\nduring the unveiling of delta city and robocop 2 at a press conference , the ocp president unwittingly presents a canister filled with nuke . cain escapes control , destroying the control device that arms his weapons , and opens fire on the crowd . robocop arrives , and the two cyborgs battle throughout the building , eventually falling off the roof and into an underground facility . as the rest of the police force arrives and engages cain ( who , having gone berserk , fires at armed personnel and innocent civilians alike ) , robocop heads back to the ocp building to get the canister of nuke . upon seeing the canister , robocop 2 immediately ceases fire and takes it . while distracted , robocop jumps onto his back , punches his way through to cain ' s brain , and crushes it .\nrobocop proceeds to ocp headquarters and plays a recording of jones ' confession to the murder of morton at an ocp executives meeting . he also reveals that he cannot act against an officer of ocp . jones panics and takes the ceo hostage , demanding a helicopter to make his escape . the old man fires jones , invalidating his directive four protection . robocop thanks the old man and shoots jones , sending his body flying through a boardroom window and plunging down to the ground . the old man compliments robocop on his shooting and asks his name . robocop , having regained his former memories , smiles and replies :\nmurphy .\nthe robocop remake doesn ' t just reinvent his outer shell with a sleek new shape \u2014 it also changes how the cyborg police officer sees the rest of the world . we spoke to lead designer mert kizilay from the l . a . design studio yu + co about creating a new user interface for robocop .\nby the time he faced the urban rehabilitators , robocop was outfitted with a gunarm . to use it , robocop removed his left hand and replaced it with the weapon assembly . it contained a 9mm machine gun , a flamethrower , and a small missile launcher with a projectile potent enough to destroy an armored vehicle .\npoint 2 : dialogue in the robocop movies was highly campy . the quips made by murphy were classic camp . also see robocop 2 ' s reveal scenes for the version 2 . 0 robocop failures . it was hilarious . also in the first movie the ed - 209 stairs scene was also pretty campy . the original was good overall but denying the campy nature in it is an exercise in willful ignorance . i ' ll amend that there was a serious tone mixed with campy elements but i ' ll never say it wasn ' t in the realm of camp at any time . also the little league team robbing the store in robocop 2 , the fact that robocop was reading a dead guy miranda also in that scene , the cheesy gun flipping , those are all camp elements .\nwhilst robocop was wrestling with his malfunctioning software , dick jones unveiled his own security concepts crime - fighting machine : an ed - 209 . as it approached the crippled robocop , dick jones gloated ,\ni had to kill bob morton because he made a mistake . now it ' s time to erase that mistake !\ned - 209 opened fire , throwing robocop through the heavy set of double doors in a shower of glass and splinters . as he pulled himself upright , ed - 209 delivered an uppercut powerful enough to bust open robocop ' s visor and threw him across the office to land heavily on the marble floor .\nwhile over - the - top and gory , robocop is also a surprisingly smart sci - fi flick that uses ultraviolence to disguise its satire of american culture .\nbasil poledouris ' score to robocop is one of the almighty scores of the 80s and a true testament to the power and awe of real movie music composition .\nthe first , robocop : the series , ran for 22 episodes , toned down the violence , and amped up the satire . . . to mixed results . robocop : the series came from the minds of ed neumier and michael miner , writers of the first film , and the show borrowed elements from their unproduced sequel , robocop : the corporate wars . while the show had some reasonable production values for a syndicated show , ratings were poor , recognizable characters beyond robo were noticeably absent , and the series often took bizarre turns . . . like the time robocop took on a superhero named commander cash , played by \u201crowdy\u201d roddy piper .\nwith the sculpture\u2019s assembly from the ground up already in progress , the final major molds of the robocop statue were completed and poured in mid october of 2016 .\nat her first opportunity , lewis stops robocop and says , \u201cmurphy , it\u2019s you . \u201d this reveals his real name , which he had forgotten . later , robocop removes his helmet , revealing his face , which he hadn\u2019t seen since his death . lewis says , \u201cit\u2019s really good to see you again , murphy . \u201d\none flaw : in \u201cj , \u201d robocop doesn\u2019t cause any of the property damage , even though he\u2019s pictured in front of the burning gas station . emil shot through the fuel line , causing a gas spill , and threw his lit cigarette in front of the widening spill . that\u2019s what caused the explosion - not robocop .\nfriends , it\u2019s been while since we\u2019ve posted an update on the robocop statue . the campaign to bring a 10 - foot bronze robocop statue to detroit posted two short updates last year , none in 2015 , and a few in 2014 . don\u2019t fear ! it\u2019s still in the works . still coming . . . soon !\nrecognizing her late partner , lewis confronts robocop and asks his name , but when he cannot respond she says , \u201cmurphy , it\u2019s you . \u201d an outpouring of memories flow into robocop\u2019s head , and all at once he seeks out boddicker and arrests him , inciting boddicker\u2019s confession that he\u2019s on jones\u2019 payroll . though murphy wants to strangle his killer , robocop\u2019s programming doesn\u2019t allow it . instead , he hauls boddicker downtown for booking , and then he confronts jones and plans to arrest him only to discover directive 4 , a measure which prevents robocop from arresting any ocp executive . jones retaliates with ed - 209 , arranges the release of boddicker to have morton killed , and orders the police to destroy robocop . badly damaged and barely escaping with the help of lewis , our hero repairs himself and reveals to lewis that a part of him is still murphy . he wonders where his family is , and she explains that murphy\u2019s wife and son have left town , believing him dead . together , robocop and lewis take down boddicker\u2019s crew . afterward , robocop confronts jones in a board meeting attended by the old man , exposing jones\u2019 association with boddicker and his attempt at a hostile takeover of ocp . the old man responds directly by firing his company\u2019s traitor and therein quashes directive 4 , which permits robocop to kill jones . his life and company just saved , the old man asks our hero , \u201cnice shootin\u2019 son , what\u2019s your name ? \u201d robocop replies , \u201cmurphy . \u201d\nscumbags see the judge on monday morning !\nwhy remake robocop . everything in this movie is gold .\nand now give me my fucking phone call !\nrobocop saves the day once more . this time the half man / half robot takes on ruthless developers who want to evict some people on\ntheir\nland .\ni think it was absolutely deliberate on the writers / producers parts , and it is quite possibly why robocop and other films like it stand the test of time ."]}
{"id": 115323, "summary": [{"text": "hard core logo is a 1996 canadian mockumentary adapted by noel baker from the novel of the same name by author michael turner .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film was directed by bruce mcdonald and illustrates the self-destruction of punk rock .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "released in 1996 , the film documents a once-popular punk band , hard core logo , comprising lead singer joe dick ( hugh dillon ) , fame-tempted guitarist billy tallent ( callum keith rennie ) , schizophrenic bass player john oxenberger ( john pyper-ferguson ) , and drummer pipefitter ( bernie coulson ) .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "julian richings plays bucky haight , dick 's idol .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "several notable punk musicians , including art bergmann , joey shithead and joey ramone , play themselves in cameos .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "canadian television personality terry david mulligan also has a cameo , playing a fictionalized version of himself .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "in a 2001 poll of 200 industry voters , performed by playback , hard core logo was named the second best canadian film of the last 15 years .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "in 2002 , readers of playback voted it the 4th greatest canadian film ever made .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "a sequel , hard core logo 2 , premiered at the whistler film festival on december 4 , 2010 with the members of die mannequin and mcdonald walking the red carpet .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "it had its second screening at the victoria film festival on february 6 , 2011 . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "hard core logo", "paragraphs": ["he had both his 1996 hoser rock \u2019n\u2019 road classic hard core logo and its belated sequel hard core logo ii screening at the fest .\nending movie soundtrack week # 2 with a bang \u2014 here\u2019s hard core logo .\nhard core logo and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\nturner , michael . hard core logo . vancouver : arsenal pulp press , 1996 .\nanderlini , ken . \u201chard core logo\u201d take one ( 1996 ) : 42 - 44 .\nmore than a decade and a half after bruce mcdonald ' s hard core logo , we now have the release of hard core logo 2 , offered not so much as a sequel as an afterthought .\nvish khanna remembers watching hard core logo when it came out , likely seeing it at the bookshelf .\nwyndham wise . 2009 . hard core logo . the canadian encyclopedia urltoken ( accessed july 9 , 2018 ) .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing hard core logo near you .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of hard core logo by michael turner .\nthe lj community group session contains fic and fanart for hard core logo . the crack van overview is here .\nwise , wyndham . 2009 . hard core logo . the canadian encyclopedia urltoken ( accessed july 9 , 2018 ) .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing hard core logo ii near you .\ncelebrate 20 years of hard core logo on wednesday may 17 at the bookshelf ( 41 quebec st ) , including a book launch and screenings of the films hard core logo and weirdos , plus a q & a with director bruce mcdonald .\ngolfman , noreen . \u201chard core logo : a love story . \u201d canadian forum december . 1996 : 30 - 31 .\nwhich brings us to hard core logo : live , michael scholar ' s stage adaptation of michael turner ' s poetic , well - respected book hard core logo from 1993 and bruce mcdonald ' s equally well - respected 1996 mockumentary of the same name .\nh ard core logo ii : still hard picks up 10 years after the original left off and sticks to a mockumentary style .\nwyndham wise , r . the canadian encyclopedia . ( 2009 ) . hard core logo . retrieved july 9 , 2018 , from urltoken\nhard core logo : live is a stage adaption of michael turner\u2019s book from 1993 and bruce mcdonald\u2019s 996 mockumentary of the same name .\nwise , w . . r . the canadian encyclopedia . ( 2009 ) . hard core logo . retrieved july 9 , 2018 from urltoken\nwise , w . . r . the canadian encyclopedia . ( 2009 ) . hard core logo . retrieved july 9 , 2018 from urltoken\nwise , wyndham .\nhard core logo .\nin the canadian encyclopedia . historica canada , 1985\u2014 . article published june 12 , 2009\nwyndham wise .\nhard core logo\nin the canadian encyclopedia . historica canada , 1985\u2013 . article published june 11 , 2009 . urltoken\nreviewing a film like hard core logo ( 1996 ) , particularly in conjunction with its belated sequel , hard core logo 2 ( 2010 ) , poses a special challenge , one brought into sharp relief by the new blu - ray edition of the former which includes the latter .\nhard core logo is a great film , one of the best fictional treatments of rock ever made . hard core logo 2 falls well short of that greatness , but does so in such a sideways kind of way that its failings , or imperfections , hardly tarnish the original .\nhard core logo 2 , the sequel to bruce mcdonald\u2019s beloved punk rock mockumentary , will have its world premiere at the whistler film festival .\nwise , wyndham .\nhard core logo\n. the canadian encyclopedia . toronto : historica canada , 2009 . web . 12 jun 2009 .\nwise , wyndham .\nhard core logo\n. the canadian encyclopedia . toronto : historica canada , 2009 . web . 12 jun 2009 .\nbruce mcdonald was afraid that by making a sequel to hard core logo , he would\ndisfigure\nthe original , well - loved movie .\nwyndham wise\nhard core logo\nthe canadian encyclopedia . eds . . toronto : historica canada , 2009 . web . 9 jul . 2018 .\nhard core logo ( 1996 ) is a film about a wild , intense road trip that atones for an unsettled past and its impact on the future .\n1996 : mcdonald directs the mockumentary hard core logo . starring headstones lead - singer hugh dillon as joe dick , and actor callum keith rennie as billy tallent\na sequel to the cult classic hard core logo will begin shooting early next year with a third instalment to follow shortly thereafter , says director bruce mcdonald .\nbruce mcdonald ' s classic 1996 canadian rockumentary hard core logo told the story of a self - destructing punk band hitting the road for one l . . .\n( people . i just pushed one of aaron\u2019s buttons . hard core logo 2 and 3 don\u2019t exist in his world . ( nor mine either actually . )\nhard core logo : live - a punk - ass play is currently taking place in toronto running from march 9 - 26 , at the cave above lee\u2019s palace .\nthe quality of this film is so high on every level . . . what more can i say . . . see hard core logo again and again and again .\nwhen director bruce mcdonald finished production on his 1996 film hard core logo , he could not have conceived of the various platforms these characters and this plot would crossover into .\nhe says he wants shooting to take place in january and february for hard core logo ii : still hard . the story picks up about 10 years after the original left off , with the film sticking to a mockumentary style .\nhard core logo . dir . bruce mcdonald . per . hugh allen , callum keith rennie , john piper , and bernie coulson . terminal city pictures and shadow shows , 1998 .\na heart wrenching interpretation of truthful struggles with laughter and anguish of broken dreams . this well performed stage adaptation of hard core logo is a truly astounding masterpiece that cannot be missed !\nhard core logo are one of the greatest fictional bands of all time . right up there with spinal tap , strange fruit and wyld stallions , hard core logo are legendary . fronted by joe dick ( hugh dillon of the headstones ) , hard core logo are so fucking good that you only wish they were real . this soundtrack cd is the one to get . there is a much more common \u201ctribute\u201d to hard core logo cd out there , and it\u2019s even included with the dvd of the film . for some reason , the actual songs from the movie as performed by dillon ( and swamp baby ) were much harder to find . it was aaron at the kma who pointed me in the direction of this cd on the discogs .\nbfl theatre presents hard core logo live in toronto , on @ the cave above lee ' s palace march 09 - 27 2017 . check out the details and the opening night review .\nhard core logo is a fake - documentary about the fake punk band hard core logo . the cast of hard core logo includes fan favorite callum keith rennie as billy tallent and hugh dillon as joe dick . the film was written by noel baker ( who also wrote a\nmaking of\nbook called hard core roadshow , which fans have mined for behind the scenes gossip ) and directed by bruce macdonald . the film was based on a novel by michael turner ; there is also a graphic novel of the film and a\nsoundtrack\nof covers of the film ' s songs by real canadian bands that pretends to be a tribute album to the\nfake\nband .\nbaker , noel s . \u201chard core roadshow\u201d university of toronto quarterly v . 68 ( 1998 ) : 593 - 594 .\nthe first hard core logo , based on michael turner ' s epistolary book , starred callum keith rennie and hugh dillon as a pair of feuding punk rockers on a western canadian reunion tour .\nbfl theatre presents hard core logo live in toronto , on @ the cave above lee ' s palace march 09 - 27 2017 . check out the details and the opening nig . . .\nwe believe that hard core legal , tax and estate planning must be integrated with family virtues and values for a lasting legacy .\nnolan , as joe dick , spits a lot \u2013 a punk thing . the audience clapped heartily at the end of the show , but that ' s not punk . the respectful thing to do would have been to spit back . maybe hard core logo : live hadn ' t worked up their hard - core juices .\nplans are afoot for a fourth \u2014 maybe even a fifth \u2014 film inspired by a fake canadian punk band called hard core logo that implodes while on an ill - fated reunion tour in 1996 .\nhard core logo is set to become a movie franchise . a sequel to the cult classic will begin shooting early next year with a third instalment to follow shortly thereafter , says director bruce mcdonald .\nbruce mcdonald\u2019s hard core logo , an adaptation of michael turner\u2019s novel of the same name , was released in 1996 and is generally regarded as one of the greatest movies to have come out of canada .\nhard core logo live by michael scholar jr . ( bfl theatre ) . the cave at lee\u2019s palace ( 529 bloor west ) . runs to march 26 . $ 36 . see listing . rating : nnnn\nbfl theatre presents hard core logo live in toronto , on @ the cave above lee ' s palace march 09 - 27 2017 . check out the details and the opening night review . | within punk zine\npart 3 \u2013 tentatively titled hard core logo : 45s \u2013 will be shot in a more straight - up feature style and picks up roughly six months later . it was written by canadian playwright daniel macivor .\nspinal tap are in the metal / arena rock / get rich / get famous mode of aspiring rock stardom , while hard core logo are in the punk / clubs and auditoriums / get angry / be alienated mode , a state of being necessarily at odds with the very idea of stardom . hard core logo ' s relationship to spinal tap , whether intentional or no , reprises punk ' s historic response to prog rock .\n1993 : michael turner publishes hard core logo . he tells the story through set lists , phone interviews , lyrics , poems , conversations , etc . turner tours with the book , which is studied throughout north america\nhard core logo , first published in 1992 , is an epistolary novel acclaimed for its realistic depiction of the life of a punk rock band . consisting of monologues , conversations , letters , interviews , photographs , and related paraphernalia , hard core logo tells the story of joe dick , an unrepentant , true - blue punk rocker whose scarred ideals are renewed when his band reunites for one last shot at rock ' n ' roll glory . hard core logo was made into a feature film in 1996 ; a sequel went into production in february 2010 . michael turner ' s other novels include the pornographer ' s poem ( soft skull press ) .\nhard core logo : live will run from march 9 through 26 in toronto at lee ' s palace , upstairs in the cave . further information on tickets and performances are available through the production ' s official website .\nhowever , while it is easy to list the ways in which hard core logo is similar to spinal tap , such a comparison also masks critical differences . these differences are foregrounded by the opposing identities of the two bands .\nfor those hoping to see more of dick and tallent , and bandmates , john oxenberger ( john pyper - ferguson ) and pipefitter ( bernie coulson ) , hard core logo 2 will fall somewhere between interesting puzzle and disappointment .\nit\u2019s rare to find a soundtrack so perfectly composed of original music and classic tunage . it\u2019s one of the things that made hard core logo , the movie , such a triumph . see it , and get this cd .\nearlier this month at toronto ' s revue cinema , fans held a hard core logo tribute night in which participants could sing along to the soundtrack . mcdonald was astounded by how many knew the words to songs like\nson of a bitch to the core\nand\nedmonton block heater .\ni ' m quite fond of the film version of hard core logo . it made an admirable indie out of literal scraps . i ' m also quite fond of michael turner , but this is far from his best work .\nin celebration of the 20th anniversary of craine\u2019s take on hard core logo , house of anansi press is reissuing the book in an expanded edition , which includes a new introduction by lynn crosbie and additional insights and images by craine .\nlead singer joe dick ( hugh dillon ) decides to reunite his cult punk band , hard core logo , for a canadian tour . but guitarist billy tallent ( callum keith rennie ) is waiting to hear back from jenifur , a popular los angeles - - based group considering bringing him on - - which causes tension with joe , for whom hard core logo is everything . along with erratic bassist john oxenberger ( john pyper - ferguson ) and hard - partying drummer pipefitter ( bernie coulson ) , the contentious duo take to the road .\nostensibly the story of a reunited canadian punk band , out on the road for a series of charity gigs to aid a colleague going through a hard time , hard core logo also explores loyalty , success , failure , friendship , poverty , and the highs and lows of maintaining a rebellious , independent spirit .\nfilmmaker bruce mcdonald returns to the mockumentary format of his 1996 cult favorite hard core logo in this sequel of sorts . in this film ' s alternate universe , mcdonald left his native canada after the box - office success of hard core logo for the united states and a successful career directing cable television projects . now his career has gone into a tailspin and he ' s working on a cheesy reality show on wiccans to pay the rent . in the course of his research , he encounters care failure , the manic , drug - fueled lead singer with the punk band die mannequin , and learns she ' s convinced she ' s been possessed by the spirit of the late hard core logo frontman joe dick .\nrecently released on sterling blu - ray ( mvd ) , the package also includes the sequel hard core logo 2 , an entertaining but less impactful follow - up with faint connections to the original , but is nice to have , nevertheless .\nmichael turner : michael turner\u2019s novel hard core logo was made into an indie feature film in 1996 by canadian director bruce mcdonald ; since then , this epistolary novel about a punk rock band\u2019s ill - fated reunion tour has attracted a cult following .\nhard core logo , much like every other canadian movie , is a purely original movie . it takes a look at vancouver ' s favourite bad boys of punk , hard core logo . bruce mcdonald ' s direction is simply amazing and callum rennie and hugh dillon are brilliant as billy tallent and joe dick . the frenzied music drives the picture and noel s . baker ' s writing shows just what a first - time script writer can do with a little persistence and many script rewrites . hard core logo has been compared to this is spinal tap . although there are similarities , hcl ' s furious , biting , raunchy humor , wit and believability crushes spinal tap and leaves it flapping in the wind like yesterday ' s news .\nmcdonald , along with co - writer dave griffith , honor the passage of time by setting the second film fifteen years after the first rather than picking up with the characters closer to the mid - 1990s , or excavating hard core logo ' s pre - history . this decision necessarily entails a re - orientation of the narrative , but hard core logo 2 goes so far as to introduce an almost entirely new cast of characters , albeit for the purpose of looking back on the old .\nhard core logo was a look at fading musicians trying for one last shot before settling in as cab drivers . a 1996 release , it came at least 10 years after the fading of the hardcore scene , and almost 20 after punk\u2019s heyday .\nthe commentary track is freewheeling and entertaining , while the music video intercuts shots from the film with\nconcert footage\n, and a riff on the beatles in a hard day ' s night ( 1964 ) . the original trailer , like hard core logo itself , stays in\ncharacter\nas a preview for a documentary .\nhard core logo is an epistolary novel that portrays a punk rock band reunited for one last shot at glory . adapting a scrapbook approach , consisting of monologues , conversations , letters , interviews , photographs , and related paraphernalia ( including posters , invoices and contracts ) , hard core logo tells the story of joe dick , an unrepentant , true - blue punk rocker , whose no - holds - barred approach to music was severely undermined by the breakup of his band , hard core logo , done in by changing times and fortunes . however , when he and the band are asked by a longtime fan to reunited for an environmental benefit , his passions are once again stirred , and he convinces his bandmates to turn the one - time reunion into an actual tour . the book provides a fascinating , warts - and - all glimpse into the life and times of a rock band , and the dichotomy between the grim realities of life on the road , and the rock ' n ' roll spirit that inspired them in the first place . hard core logo was made into a feature film by director bruce mcdonald , debuting at the cannes film festival in 1996 to rave reviews . hard core logo has also been adapted for radio ; a stage version will debut in vancouver in 2010 .\nthe other group consists of a series of filmmaker interviews , and steps outside of the joke to speak to the director , producer rob merilees , and actors failure and richings as the actual makers of hard core logo 2 and not as characters from the film .\nmayes , alison . \u201chard core logo : mock documentary mistaken for the real thing . \u201d the calgary herald 16 october . 1996 , final ed . : c6 + \u201cmovie reviews . \u201d maclean\u2019s ( toronto edition ) 14 october . 1996 : 89 - 90 .\nmichael turner\u2019s novel - in - verse about the legendary punk band hard core logo\u2019s reunion tour transforms the rock \u2019n\u2019 roll road experience into a tale of broken dreams and shattered friendships . the feature film was released in the u . s . by quentin tarantino .\nin the sequel , bruce the filmmaker ( mcdonald ) receives a call asking if he wants to interview canadian punk band die mannequin lead singer care failure , who claims to have channeled the spirit of joe dick , the departed lead singer of hard core logo .\nthe new film picks up 15 years after hard core logo . this time the focus is on bruce ( mcdonald ) , the filmmaker from the previous film , as he attempts to exorcise his residual guilt about joe ' s suicide and deal with his midlife career crisis . having profited largely from hard core logo , bruce is now living well in los angeles . he has sold out , making a good living directing a television show called the pilgrim , a sort of christian - themed version of the old series kung fu .\nthe book and the film will be celebrated on wednesday may 17 at the bookshelf , where hard core logo will be screened at 6 : 45 pm , followed by a q & a with mcdonald , and then a special screening of his new film , weirdos .\nit\u2019s hard to believe , we know . we\u2019ve timed it and can prove it .\nsets itself in the boring bit \u2014 the recording \u2014 but lead care failure , supposedly channelling hard core logo ' s joe dick , never manages to do anything more interesting than pout in slow motion at the camera in staged shots , which she does about 300 times .\na guelph resident , craine is a musician who toured canada with his band black cabbage . he\u2019s also a noted visual artist who , to date , has adapted two of mcdonald\u2019s films , dance me outside and hard core logo , into stand alone , critically acclaimed graphic novels .\ni ' m supposed to like this film aren ' t i ? everyone loves hard core logo as canada ' s great spinal tap . there ' s only one problem . spinal tap is far superior and my readers know how much i have a thing against band films .\nsegwit looks like a reality on the network , but with it comes a 2mb hard fork . whether the 2mb hard fork will have teeth is an open question , but the fact that a significant percentage of the economic nodes have signed an agreement to hard fork means , well , that there will probably be a hard fork . if there is even a little resistance to a hard fork , we can expect two bitcoins around november 18 .\nthe story as presented in this rambunctious but skimpy production involves the fictitious four - piece punk crew hard core logo on a short reunion tour through western canada after an ugly breakup six years prior . stops include\ndeadmonton\nand the saskatchewan city that\nrhymes with fun .\nmcdonald also uses the cinema verite style as a way of creating realism in the process of filming the band . golfman describes mcdonald\u2019s use of this film genre : the device permits mcdonald not only to shoot himself , but also to experiment with the conventions of naturalistic filmmaking : hand - held camera work , moments of apparent off - the - record candor , overlapping sound , chaotic composition and a general sense of episodic unpredictability ( golfman 30 ) . although the chaotic nature relates to postmodernism\u2019s penchant for the unreal , this same element of chaos also makes hard core logo actually seem more realistic . mcdonald once called hard core logo , \u201cspinal tap\u2019s mean little brother\u201d ( anderlini 43 ) . however , hard core logo goes beyond the grass roots of spinal tap . whereas spinal tap gives the viewer a comical look at heavy metal band parody , hard core logo dances between the logic of documentary and narrative . by keeping the movie stars out of the film and using canadian ensemble - style casting , macdonald creates a sense of edgy reality . maclean\u2019s magazine notes that \u201calthough hard core logo is an affectionate parody , this parody is undercut by the raw nerve of realism\u201d ( 89 ) . while bruce mcdonald views hard core logo as a story about growing up and growing apart , hugh dillon , who plays joe dick , sees the film as \u201ca hard core destruction of masculinity\u201d ( anderlini 44 ) . the book by michael turner shows the band\u2019s road trip as a process of a punk band\u2019s demise , as well as a unique reading process for the audience . throughout these processes , one thing is clear . although both forms of storytelling play with many elements of postmodernism , neither can be labelled as precise examples of postmodernism . in fact , both the book and the film are hybrids , a combination of genres , pulled together to create there very own style , unique entities . while turner\u2019s book playfully explores different genres to tell a story , mcdonald\u2019s film uses the parody of the documentary structure to create a conventional realist feel to his film . so , how can one describe the book and film hard core logo ? only four words need come to mind ; it\u2019s an experience , man !\nbruce macdonald follows punk bank hard core logo on a harrowing last - gasp reunion tour throughout western canada . as magnetic lead - singer joe dick holds the whole magilla together through sheer force of will , all the tensions and pitfalls of life on the road come bubbling to the surface .\nteaching the film , i have observed that students either love hard core logo or they hate it . the surprise is arguably more meaningful to those who love the movie , but even the haters have different reactions . if the reveal were simply about the machinery of the story , i ' d be less concerned with how to approach the film . the fact that the unexpected in hard core logo is about affect and emotion , rather than a particular , traceable consequence to the reading of plot , is what leaves me feeling circumspect about openly discussing the film and its successor .\nhard core logo , the novel by michael turner , first appeared in 1993 . following a legendary fictional punk band from vancouver as they reunite and go on tour in western canada , the story is told through a collection of notebook scraps , overheard conversations , set lists and song lyrics .\npart three \u2014 tentatively titled hard core logo : 45s ( as in the gun , someone ' s age and those vinyl records ) \u2014 will be shot more in a straight - up feature style and picks up roughly six months later . it was written by canadian playwright daniel macivor .\nhard core logo is a strong cinematic work by mcdonald . it takes place in a world were the 4 band members are interviewed , tell each other stories and lies , make candid confessions on camera , stab each other in the back , and communicate best when performing onstage . it was named best canadian feature of the year by the fledgling toronto film critics association in 1996 , and it won a genie award for best song . mcdonald was also nominated for best director . at the vancouver international film festival , hard core logo was named best canadian feature and best canadian screenplay .\nthis film just goes to show what the much - ignored canadian film industry is capable of . a small - budget but still very impressive film like hard core logo makes one wonder what could be coming out of canada if canadians would actually support their own film industry , instead of running out to spend their hard - earned cash on mass - market pulp like\narmageddon .\nappropriately , the members of spinal tap are depicted as bombastic and buffoonish , deluded about their place in the world , but also charming , and a little sad , in their dysfunction . where spinal tap are , ultimately , harmless despite cultivating an image as hard rock bad boys , the members of hard core logo are , largely , marginal misfits , edgy to the point of violence .\ndirector bruce mcdonald , a frequent mckellar collaborator , chimes in at # 4 with hard core logo and with highway 61 . while mcdonald has tried for years to mount a film version of chester brown\u2019s underground comic book yummy fur , he has found it easier to raise funds for the kind of road movie which established him . but the elements all gelled in hard core logo , a mock - rockumentary about a punk band\u2019s last gasp reunion tour through western canada . while neither it nor highway 61 set the box office ablaze , their strong showings in the poll speak to mcdonald\u2019s cult popularity .\nmcdonald , or\nbruce the filmmaker\nas he is credited in the present work , is one of two returning characters , the other being music producer and joe dick mentor / rival , bucky haight ( julian richings ) . however , filmmaker bruce has a new band to focus on , die mannequin , but while hard core logo 2 teases with the idea that die mannequin is the new hard core logo and frontwoman care failure , credited as herself , is the new joe dick , this time , the filmmaker , and not his subjects , is placed at the center of the story .\nhard core logo can be summed up in three words , metafiction goes punk . it ' s the prose medium at its most hybrid . to take it out of shorthand and give it an elaborated review , however , you can read hard core logo a few different ways : firstly , as its metaphor , secondly , as metafiction and finally , as mockumentary posing as prose . let ' s look at how the book is formed first . it ' s a mix of john ' s ( bassist ) near - scrutinising journal entries , our protagonists side of phone calls in transcribed form , r\nbruce macdonald follows punk bank hard core logo on a harrowing last - gasp reunion tour throughout western canada . as magnetic lead - singer joe dick holds the whole magilla together through sheer force of will , all the tensions and pitfalls of life on the road come bubbling to the surface . written by\nplans are afoot for a fourth \u2013 and maybe even a fifth \u2013 film inspired by a fake canadian punk band called hard core logo that implodes during an ill - fated reunion tour in 1996 . despite the dire ending of the original film , the possibilities for sequels are endless , mcdonald insists .\nmcdonald says the real - life billy talent were hard core fans of the film , and sent him backstage passes to an arena show last year as thanks for inspiring the group ' s name .\nas a director , mcdonald gained fame for a trio of road movies ( preceding hard core logo were roadkill and highway 61 ) , in which the forward momentum was built into the plot . that kind of push is simply not available in a drama based around the repetitious business of making a record .\nthe new blu - ray\nall access edition\nof hard core logo includes the sequel and two sets of extra features . related to the original film are : a commentary track with mcdonald , hugh dillon , and writer , noel baker , a video for hard core logo ' s biggest\nhit\n,\nwho the hell do you think you are ?\n, the original trailer , and an excerpt from paul mcewan ' s book - length critical treatment of the film published by university of toronto press ( 2011 ; the disc also includes a discount code for purchase of the book ) .\nearlier this month at a revue theatre , fans held a hard core logo tribute night featuring a screening , a q & a with mcdonald and others involved in the film , and a live cover band . fans were invited to sing along to the soundtrack and mcdonald says he was astounded by how many actually knew the words to songs like son of a bitch to the core and edmonton block heater .\nwhile postmodernism is reflected in turner\u2019s book , hard core logo , what makes this story postmodern is ironically also what makes this story not postmodern . the idea of making the book like a collage , or fragments of a story , is postmodern , yet this approach also challenges postmodern ideology . turner\u2019s story is about memories . these memories reflect the history of the band and the different perspectives of all involved , much like a diary or an interview would . memories are fragmented , non - linear versions of reality . this makes turner\u2019s book more realistic then one may think . yet , one aspect of postmodernism is to deconstruct reality . turner takes fragmented genres , and turns them into memories , a collaboration of thoughts and ideas that a creative collective genius has gathered . hard core logo becomes a road story scrapbook of pictures and writings by the band . the compilation of entries in this book make the story of the band , hard core logo , seem less fictional and more realistic . postmodernism strives on breaking down realism , becoming fictional , almost dreamlike , unreal and deliberately hazy . hard core logo lacks the linear structure a traditional novel is based on . this non - linear aspect is found in life as well . the style in which hard core logo is written creates a realistic snapshot of daily life by taking journal entries and other writings and turning them into a story that has anything but a narrative structure . lyrics , invoices , and photos make the book non - fictional , which in fact , challenges the postmodern penchant for non - reality .\nin fact , according to charlie shrem\u2019s tweet above , the hope of segwit2x is that the hard fork changes would simply be accepted into bitcoin core . of course , some signers of the new york agreement have explicitly stated they don\u2019t want core to control the reference client , so this is an open question .\nhard core logo is one of the better canadian independent films made . i liked hard core logo and i do not like indie style films which says a lot . another fake documentary which gets across as so real ! hugh dillon , who is the lead singer of the headstones , added many real life experiences in the movie . one experiences what a van ride / tour for five days would be like ! the winnipeg meltdown , and the stage performance memorable . when hard core logo plays , there is an real life performance . ( authentic ) the movie ' s foreground is about a friendship between john dic and billy talent . john is a real friend and is a in your face does not care guy . john hates phonies , and is self - destructive . billy is angry at john for wrecking his career , and wants to grow as a musician . one experiences a real friendship in the movie between the two protagonists , but as the movie progresses the past strains the relationship . hard core logo show everyone uses everyone , and getting back stabbed . john the guy who does not actually care , does care and the unbreakable breaks . john gets broken and one experiences real pain / tears and a horrible ending . seven out of ten stars .\nhard core logo : live is entertaining ( if occasionally silly ; the acid - trip scene was pure spoof ) , and scene - stealer jennifer walls is fun in a variety of the roles she plays . ultimately , however , beyond its rugged charm , the production is under - nourishing and puzzlingly lacking in intensity .\nthis movie totally rocks . i was in vancouver in the early 80s at the time that hard core logo would have been breaking out it they had been a real band - - spent lots of time at the smilin ' buddha watching pointed sticks and doa and whoever - the - hell was on stage . re this movie , watch it and enjoy it , but do not miss the book\nhard core logo\nif you can help it . it is a sort of\nmnaking of\nbook by screenwriter noel baker , whom i knew both as a child when we were at school when we were , oh twelve or so , and then met briefly in vancouver during the punk heyday . the book is his narration of being on set as the movie filmed and is hilarious , insightful , and very well written . even if hard core logo had never existed , or if you have not seen it ,\nhard core roadshow\nwould be worth reading . the book is hard to find now , but * damn * it is worth it . it lives up to the spirit of the movie and the 80s vancouver punk scene , but it is also touching and very funny . bravo noel if you ' re out there dude . i wish you all the best .\ncarlson , tim . \u201c rebel to the hard core : novelist , poet , and songwriter michael turner has little time for anything conventional . \u201d vancouver sun 13 nov . 1996 , final ed . : c5 .\ndespite the conventional - sounding title , hard core logo 2 is not a straight - forward sequel . the newer film does not so much continue the story of the first , but reflect back on the events and aftermath of the original , concerned more on dealing with the past than addressing the present , or what happens next .\nhp desktop dc7800 sff desktop computer pc ~ powerful intel core 2 duo 2 . 33ghz processor ~ 160gb hard drive ~ 4gb memory ( ram ) ~ dvd rom ~ windows 7 professional ~ wi - fi ( usb )\nhard core logo\u2019s material is a mixture of originals and covers . the monster riff of \u201cwho the hell do you think you are ? \u201d commences the soundtrack with hard core logo\u2019s signature tune . dillon\u2019s snotty vocals perfectly nail the vibe of the movie . it\u2019s dangerous sounding punk rock , pissed off but simultaneously fun . equally dangerous is \u201crock and roll is fat and ugly\u201d , and let\u2019s not forget the canadiana of \u201cedmonton block heater\u201d . for some serious pain and heart , check out \u201cchina white\u201d . headstones fans are automatically going to want this whole soundtrack , because dillon\u2019s voice and the sound of headstones are so closely associated . dillon is 100 % genuinely the real deal . always has been .\nthe version of hard core logo on the blu - ray is a new transfer , supervised by mcdonald , and the side - by - side comparison of the two films on the disc allows for an appreciation of the different media used for each , analog in the case of the original , and ( mostly ) digital in the case of the sequel .\nwhere the original hard core logo looked outwards , to the bygone landscape of canadian punk rock , ii turns in , bringing mcdonald ( in his fictional and real incarnations , though the film is keen to blur the distinction ) to the centre . hard core logo ii is a punk rock barney\u2019s version , an unflinching analysis of its maker\u2019s move from sneering rock \u2018n\u2019 roll filmmaker to chubby old dude in a trademark straw cowboy hat . it\u2019s this introspection that impresses , proving that mcdonald has not only aged , but matured , while also channeling the flair and polish of his earlier features . and more than all this , it\u2019s genuinely , strangely affecting : something a bruce mcdonald film hasn\u2019t been since , well , ever .\nsegwit2x branched off the bitcoin core 0 . 14 release and has a diff of less than 500 lines as of this writing from bitcoin core 0 . 14 . about half are related to bip91 ( orphan blocks that don\u2019t signal segwit ) and the rest is split between testnet5 ( new testnet ) , change of name ( bitcoin core = > segwit2x ) and bip102 ( 2mb blocks ) . it\u2019s within the realm of possibility that this code can get merged into core , for example .\nhard core logo is frequently compared to this is spinal tap ( 1984 ) , and , as a matter of form , the comparison is apt . both films are faux documentaries about fictional rock bands , each of which lend their names to their film ' s title . neither group is shown at the height of their reputed powers . not surprisingly , given the nature of the mockumentary , both films work as absurdist comedies . both rely on the tour as a narrative device . the two also share the conceit of having the director of the actual movie also play the role of the director of the film within the film ( rob reiner as marti dibergi in spinal tap and bruce mcdonald as\ndocumentary filmmaker\nin hard core logo ) .\nboth satire and bittersweet life quest , his new hard core logo ii \u2014 opening this weekend at tiff bell lightbox \u2014 picks up from the radical flameout of hugh dillon\u2019s rock lifer joe dick at the end of the first film . it then heads into something resembling a rock \u2019n\u2019 roll ghost story , starring mcdonald and care failure , the singer for punk band die mannequin .\nmost people are going to buy this cd just for the hard core logo tracks , but there is some excellent additional music after that . swamp baby without hugh dillon provide a cover of \u201chawaii\u201d by the young canadians . short n\u2019 sweet , and then on to some actual punk classics : teenage head ( \u201cbonerack\u201d ) , the ramones ( \u201ctouring\u201d ) , and chris spedding ( \u201cwild wild women\u201d ) . i can always go for some teenage head , and you can hear a lot of teenage head in hard core logo\u2019s tunes . as for the ramones , joey had a brief cameo in the film , lending it some extra authenticity sauce . although i find many ramones tunes to have a sound - alike quality , \u201ctouring\u201d just makes me smile .\noften characterized as a more elegiac and dark version of this is spinal tap , the film was a cult hit both in canada and the united states , where it was released under the auspices of quentin tarantino . hard core logo ended with dillon ' s character , joe dick , committing suicide on camera by shooting himself in the head , which made an orthodox sequel impossible .\nbip102 is a flag - day hard fork to 2mb , written in 2015 by jeff garzik . jeff garzik created a pull request to the bitcoin core repository on july 16 , 2015 and after 8 months of discussion , it was never merged . jeff garzik closed this pull request in september of 2016 as it seemed pretty clear that bip102 was not getting merged into core .\nhard rock daddy box set : rock star romance books 1 - 3 sand & fog series ( parker saga . . .\na bitterly enjoyable and humorously hard - edged insider ' s look into the music industry\u0097a rollicking glimpse between the liner notes .\nhenderson is one of many members of guelph\u2019s arts community whom craine wrote into his book . in the mockumentary film , mcdonald has various actors and luminaries , including joey ramone , art bergmann , and terry david mulligan , reminiscing about hard core logo but , in his book , craine swaps them out for local musicians like dave withers , lewis melville , and suzi chick , among others .\nfrontman hugh dillon playing the role of punk singer joe dick , who fronted the fictional hard core logo , using him again would have been difficult considering , well , the character killed himself in the flick ' s final moments ( sorry for the spoiler ) . that didn ' t dissuade director bruce mcdonald from bringing the character back for a second feature , albeit in a slightly different form .\nthe film hard core logo , directed by bruce mcdonald , was inspired by turner\u2019s unique book . although the basis for both the book and film genres is similar , mcdonald uses the characteristics of film to change turner\u2019s story , making it original and successful as a feature length film . in an interview with the vancouver sun , turner described himself as being \u201caligned closer with the worlds of music , visual arts and media art than with the orbit of any writing supports establishment\u201d ( carlson , c5 ) . the success of the movie hard core logo shows turner\u2019s insight . mcdonald employ cinema verite , a film technique that uses aleatory methods and does not interfere with the way events take place in reality . although hard core logo is a fictional film , \u201cit unreels in a surprising form of cinema verite documentary covering a reunion tour of a four man punk band\u201d ( golfman 30 ) . this style of film - making is uncommon , but well chosen to represent turner\u2019s uncommon book . mcdonald layers the film hard core logo with postmodernist elements . the idea of filming a mockumentary is postmodern in itself . the style in which mcdonald films this movie , much like the way turner wrote the story , interrogates truth claims . by making this movie a fake documentary , mcdonald takes the truest form of truthful filmmaking , the documentary , hence interrogating the truth origins and history of the film . the mockumentary , much like punk music , is a revolt on the genre from which it originated . this genre uses the power of capturing reality , and deconstructs it by using fiction as the basis of the film .\nnovember 18 \u2014 this is around when we can expect block 494784 , which is when segwit2x should hard fork to 2mb blocks .\nlet ' s get it over with right from the beginning : the only thing that\nthis is spinal tap !\nand\nhard core logo\nhave in common is the documentary set up . while spinal tap was a comedy that - as the name of the genre\nmockumentary\nsuggests - mocked the heavy metal scene ,\nhard core logo\nis a character study that takes an honest look at a band and life on the road . actually , the whole framework is rather unnecessary in this movie as it serves no real purpose and characters didn ' t act like they were in front of a camera ( unlike say\nthe office\n, where people behaved as if they were aware of being filmed ) . besides , the pictures are shot too beautifully anyway for this to feel like a real documentary . that ' s not to say\nhard core logo\nisn ' t realistic , though . the movie gives us a quite real impression of being in a punk band , caught between different agendas , personalities , power struggles and the sheer need to survive . this is why , apart from a few moments that will make you chuckle ,\nhard core logo\nisn ' t really trying to be funny , either . just like real life the tragic moments outweigh the comedic ones by far . the acting is great and the soundtrack is accurate , two very important things to make a movie about punk rock work . apart from maybe the drummer the band members aren ' t over - subscribed and you can really see guys like joe dick or billy talent playing in actual bands ( guess what , hugh dillon actually was the singer of his own band , the headstones ) .\nhard core logo\nworks on every level and is very entertaining to watch , too . there are quite a few details in the story hinted at rather subtly , which you ' re probably not going to get the first time around , so a second or third viewing is recommended .\nthe book\u2019s growing audience set it on a course that mirrored a typical band\u2019s career . the original release , a glorious , rough debut , was followed by a more mainstream version , in this case bruce mcdonald\u2019s 1996 faux - documentary , which was successful even as it conceded some of what made the original book great to the realities of filmmaking . both were followed in 1997 by the graphic novel hard core logo : portrait of a thousand punks , a sort of return to what made the book good , like a band trying to shake off the compromises of mainstream success without alienating their new , wider audience . hard core logo spinoffs have continued since , with a play , an opera and a second film moving us firmly into the \u201coh , they\u2019re still putting out albums ? \u201d phase of the franchise .\nhard core logo helped to establish director bruce mcdonald as one of the leading filmmakers in canada , and he has continued to have a close relationship with the canadian music scene in the years since . he\u2019s been behind several recent films about canadian music , including the broken social scene concert film this movie is broken and a series about toronto\u2019s 1960s rock and soul scene titled yonge street : toronto rock & roll stories .\nleggere solo questo libro non basta . dentro ci sono tanti spunti , tante atmosfere , ma non \u00e8 sufficiente . dopo aver letto il libro \u00e8 essenziale guardare anche il film , il mocumentary hard core logo del 1996 ( diretto da bruce mcdonald , con callum keith rennie e hugh dillon ) , per capire personaggi e situazioni , per\nrespirare\ngli anni ' 90 e la musica del tempo . comunque ottima idea ."]}
{"id": 115332, "summary": [{"text": "jolly llb is a 2013 indian hindi-language black comedy film , written and directed by subhash kapoor .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars arshad warsi , boman irani and amrita rao in the lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the theatrical trailer was revealed on 8 january 2013 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "released on 15 march 2013 , the film revolves around the early life of lawyer jagdish tyagi a.k.a. jolly ( played by warsi ) and focuses on his attempt to earn six innocent wage earners their rights and his journey against the monopolistic behavior of the rich and judicial corruption .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the storyline is inspired by the 1999 hit-and-run case of sanjeev nanda and a minor reference to priyadarshini mattoo case .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "it is the first installment of jolly llb ( film series ) the film won the national film award for best feature film in hindi , while saurabh shukla won the national film award for best supporting actor .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film has been remade as manithan .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "a sequel , jolly llb 2 was released in february 2017 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "jolly llb", "paragraphs": ["jolly llb 2 sequel confirmed . but will jolly llb 3 star akshay kumar ?\njolly llb 2 sequel confirmed . but will jolly llb 3 star akshay kumar ? - ndtv movies\nthe trailer for the upcoming bollywood film jolly llb has gone online . | bollywood trailer | pinterest | jolly llb and arshad warsi\nakshay kumar ' s jolly llb 2 has a lot in common with arshad warsi ' s jolly llb . let us tell you 7 such similarities .\nakshay kumar ' s jolly llb 2 2nd day collections had a big jump . friday to saturday saw collections of jolly llb 2 grow by 35 %\njolly llb 2 , starring akshay kumar and huma qureshi in the lead roles , is the big bollywood release this week . will the sequel to jolly llb match up to the first film ? here is our jolly llb 2 movie review .\njolly llb 2 is estimated to be releasing on around 3600 screens across india .\njolly llb 2 10th day ( second sunday ) box office c . . .\njolly llb 2 8th day ( second friday ) box office co . . .\njolly llb 2\u2019s music album has been released and has been composed by various artists .\nask any avid moviegoer and bollywood fan ( someone who has watched jolly llb ) to predict the plot of jolly llb 2 and he or she may just get it right .\noverall , the album of jolly llb 2 is a mixed bag with two brilliant songs .\narshad warsi is a bit bothered that akshay kumar was replacing him in jolly llb 2 .\ntotal box - office collection of jolly llb 2 after thirteen days : rs 100 . 37 crore\ntotal six - day box - office collection of jolly llb 2 : rs 72 . 86 crore\njolly llb 2 box office collection day 1 : akshay kumar film collects rs 13 . 20 cr\nindian bollywood actress huma qureshi also star in jolly llb 2 . ( photo courtesy getty images )\njolly llb 2 is expected to mint money at the box office till the end of this week .\nnorth india multiplexes especially punjab and delhi are the ones where jolly llb 2 continues to be good .\n\u2018jolly llb\u2019 released in 2013 was a courtroom comedy drama film , written and directed by subhash kapoor .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing jolly llb near you .\nakshay kumar , huma qureshi starrer jolly llb 2 is all set to hit the theaters on 10th february .\nfilm\u2019s lead actor arshad warsi is also happy with the award . he too tweeted : \u2018jolly llb\u2019 . \u201cjolly llb has won the national award for best film\u2026 i am soooooooooo happy\u2026 . , \u201d tweeted arshad warsi .\nakshay kumar ' s courtroom drama film ' jolly llb 2 ' which features him as lawyer jagdishwar mishra aka jolly , has been appreciated by one and all .\nthe rest of the cast of jolly llb 2 include huma qureshi , kumud mishra , sayani gupta and inaamulhaq .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing jolly llb 2 near you .\n, ceo at fox star studios announced the next installment of the franchise - \u2018jolly llb 3\u2019 at the event .\nthe makers of the jolly llb franchise on wednesday confirmed that there will be a third installment of their film .\nthe follow - up to jolly llb , jolly llb 2 stars comedic actor akshay kumar as the clumsy lawyer who is faced with representing the most critical court case of his career . cosponsored with the cornell india association . subtitled .\njolly llb 2 box office collection day 1 : akshay kumar film collects rs 13 . 20 cr | the indian express\napart from akshay kumar in the lead role , jolly llb 2 stars huma qureshi and saurabh shukla in pivotal roles .\njolly llb 2 movie review : akshay kumar takes a cue from the original jolly , arshad warsi , and adds his own touch to it . read our movie review here .\ndirector subhash kapoor finally puts a rest to the controversy around akshay kumar replacing arshad warsi in jolly llb 2 . . .\njolly llb 2 box office collection day 1 : akshay kumar film has collected rs 13 . 20 crore on first day .\nsubhash kapoor ' s ' jolly llb 2 ' is a courtroom comedy and the songs in the album are equally quirky .\nactors boman irani and arshad warsi are overjoyed and elated as their film ' jolly llb ' has won two major awards .\nmumbai : the makers of the jolly llb franchise on wednesday confirmed that there will be a third installment of their film .\njolly llb 2 is the second installment in the jolly llb series which began in 2013 . both films , directed by subhash kapoor , albeit with different cast , followed the same structure of storytelling ; jolly is a small - time lawyer who grows a conscience and fights for justice against a rich and corrupt lawyer .\nshahid , jolly llb and ship of theseus emerged as the big winners when the 61st national awards were announced on wednesday . read on .\narshad warsi doesn ' t seem to have forgotten akshay kumar replacing him in jolly llb 2 . the actor , if reports are to be believed , is apparently planning to release his upcoming film irada on the same day as jolly llb 2 hits the screens : february 10 .\njolly llb , the 2013 courtroom comedy was a wholesome entertainer . comedy , entertainment , romance , drama \u2013 you name it and the movie had it . so if you fell in love with this arshad warsi starrer and have been waiting eagerly for its sequel , jolly llb 2 is here . very few bollywood sequels have outshone their predecessor and jolly llb 2 may well be one of the films that managed this mammoth task .\nour trade expert reveals that akshay kumar and huma qureshi ' s jolly llb 2 will have a fantastic start at the box office . . .\nthe lead actress of the film amrita rao also took to twitter to congratulate her \u2018jolly llb\u2019 team . \u201cdude ! congratts team jolly llb . . national award best hindi film . . & finally @ saurabhshukla _ s justice for the judge ! ! @ subkapoor @ arshadwarsi , \u201d amrita tweeted .\naka jolly , has been appreciated by one and all . the makers of the film are excited about the success and held a press conference to share their joy . overwhelmed with the success of \u2018jolly llb 2\u2019 ,\njolly llb 2 is a comedy drama , starring akshay kumar , annu kapoor and huma qureshi , and directed by subhash kapoor . it is the sequel to the 2013 hit , jolly llb . set in lucknow , jolly llb 2 is the story of the blunt , abrasive and yet oddly compassionate jagdishwar mishra , aka jolly , a small - time , struggling lawyer who has moved from kanpur to lucknow to pursue his dream of becoming a big - time lawyer . watch the full film , streaming on hotstar .\njolly llb 2 is made on a budget of 45 crores all inclusive as shared by producers this figure is without including akshay kumar ' s salary .\nshe is happy when jolly wins his first major case . jolly , his young son and pushpa go back to a good life .\njolly llb 2\nis a sequel to subhash kapoor ' s\njolly llb\n, a satire on the country ' s legal system . the movie , which also starred boman irani and amrita rao in pivotal roles , was lauded with the national film award for best feature film in hindi .\nthe trailer of jolly llb 2 is out already and we can definitely say that the actor won\u2019t disappoint his fans with this new outing . akshay is extremely good in certain genres , like comedy and action and those are his forte which is why jolly llb 2 will be treat for all of them .\njolly llb 2 has joined last year ' s airlift , housefull 3 and rustom to become akshay ' s fourth rs 100 - crore grosser since 2016 .\nthe central board of film certification ( cbfc ) has granted akshay kumar ' s upcoming courtroom drama ' jolly llb 2 ' a u / a certificate .\non the whole , jolly llb is a power - packed courtroom drama . but , most importantly , it celebrates the spirit of the common man seeking justice and impartiality most effectively . just don\u2019t miss this jolly good film !\nkapoor\u2019s jolly llb starred arshad warsi as small - time lawyer , jagdish tyagi , better known as jolly , who dreams of becoming a star litigator and gets embroiled in a high - profile hit - and - run case .\n' jolly llb 2 ' which stars akshay kumar , huma qureshi , annu kapoor and saurabh shukla in pivotal roles , is slated to hit screens on february 10 .\nat a success party of the recently released jolly llb 2 , the makers were asked if they are planning to roll out another movie in the courtroom drama franchise .\njolly llb 2 leaves you with a strong sense of deja vu . annu kapoor is among the weaker points of the film . kapoor ' s character is tolerable to a certain point before saturation hits you like a bus . huma qureshi doesn ' t have much to do in jolly llb 2 . the supporting cast is chosen well .\nactor arshad warsi says for jolly llb 2 , the sequel to his hit movie jolly llb , the producers wanted a bigger star than him and so they have chosen akshay kumar . while he admits he is a tad bothered , but believes that for the movie makers , casting a star like bollywood\u2019s \u2018khiladi\u2019 is less of a risk .\nthe paan and people of lucknow are captured well on camera . kudos to subhash kapoor for making his jolly llb 2 on a believable plot . these are all real cases we have seen , heard of , grown up with . from references to sunny deol to what actually goes on inside a courtroom , jolly llb 2 has it all .\nthere is a real world outside bollywood courtrooms where a common man can\u2019t differentiate between a corrupt judicial system and a fraudulent police administration . and this world comes charging at you before you can look away . add a few bullets and some dark humour and you get jolly llb 2 , the second film in the jolly llb ( 2013 ) franchise .\njolly llb 2 is a complete entertainment package , a movie that raises the right questions about india\u2019s justice system while bringing us moments of fun and laughter at the same time .\njolly llb 2 fails to meet the high standards of its predecessor , despite having a fine cast of akshay kumar , saurabh shukla , huma qureshi , kumud mishra and annu kapoor .\njolly llb 2\u2019s music is strictly average and low on longevity . baawra mann is one of the nicest tracks from the album . a 2 . 5 / 5 for this soundtrack .\nfox star studios ceo vijay singh said :\ni think that ' s a very easy question . yes . . . there will definitely be a jolly llb 3 ' .\njolly llb 2 is a film worth its name and your money . this akshay starrer will not disappoint but if you start to miss arshad , do look out for his cameo appearance .\nthe use of local slang sometimes looks forced and the film does away with the innocence of jolly llb ( 2013 ) , in order to become a tearjerker . the ploy doesn\u2019t work .\nin the courtroom drama called jolly llb 2 , jagdishwar mishra aka jolly ( akshay kumar ) is the lead actor . jolly llb 2 is generously peppered with one - liners that deserve to be repeated . most of these high - voltage lines are mouthed by the film ' s pivot , justice sunderlal tripathi ( an inimitable saurabh shukla ) . shukla brings his humour and straight - faced dialogue - delivery from the first jolly llb , including slight references to it . however , this is a different courtroom . this is lucknow and you ' re told\nmuskuraiye , aap lucknow mein hain ,\neven as goons blow bullets through your brains .\nheard few scenes of\njolly llb 2\nlast night . i don ' t have words to describe my excitement and eagerness to start the film ,\narshad posted on twitter .\nin the first part , arshad warsi played jolly while the antagonist ' s role was essayed by boman irani . in the second part , akshay kumar plays jolly while annu kapoor plays the evil lawyer . saurabh shukla , who won the national award for best supporting actor for his performance in jolly llb , reprises his role of justice sunderlal tripathi in this film .\neven after receiving mostly good reviews and earning over rs 50 crore over the weekend , reaching the rs 100 - crore mark at the box office looks like an uphill task for jolly llb 2 .\nsaurabh shukla is an indian film , theatre and television actor , director and screenwriter . he is best known for his work in films like satya ( 1998 ) , barfi ! ( 2012 ) , jolly llb ( 2013 ) , kick ( 2014 ) , and pk ( 2014 ) . in 2014 , he won the national film award for best supporting actor for his role in jolly llb .\nas such , the producers of irada feel that releasing their film on february 10 will mean not being swallowed up by titans raees and kaabil . however , february 10 would mean clashing with akshay ' s jolly llb 2 . releasing irada on february 10 is being construed as an angry arshad warsi ' s method of getting back at the jolly llb 2 team for replacing him with akshay kumar .\nwhile the first jolly llb film featured arshad warsi in the lead role , the second movie features akshay kumar as a lawyer who takes on a complicated court case against an expert and ruthless advocate .\njolly llb dealt with the ' don ' t drink and drive ' message , and its sequel - - which also features huma qureshi and sanjay mishra - - raises a sensitive subject like terrorism .\nwell - intentioned but inconsistent , ' jolly llb ' blends elements of a satire and a thriller in this story inspired by the events of the sanjeev nanda hit - and - run case of 1999 .\njolly llb 2 is well budgeted movie but with a share of profits number fixed it means that the movie will recover its costs at 45 crore but will be considered a hit if it crosses 70 crores .\nlike all reboots , jolly llb would try to be different while at the same time being the same just enough for us to give it a chance . yet like heraclitus said no man ever steps into the same river twice for it is not the same river and he is not the same man , would we have cared about the new jolly as much had we not met the older jolly ?\nseasoned actor arshad warsi can ' t wait to begin work on\njolly llb 2\n, but says that everytime he gets busy with shooting , he misses the joy of being with his kids the most .\nakshay kumar in a still from \u2018jolly llb 2\u2019 . the courtroom drama that opened to rs13 . 20 crore on friday grew over the weekend , making a grand rs50 . 46 crore by the end of sunday .\nthe subhash kapoor - directed film is a sequel to the 2013 national award - winning comedy jolly llb , starring arshad warsi and boman irani , which had earned rs32 . 71 crore in box - office collections .\nwell - known actor - writer saurabh shukla , who played a judge in the light - hearted legal drama jolly llb , says the national award for his role in the film came as a surprise to him .\nchances are that winning streak will continue with writer - director subhash kapoor\u2019s jolly llb 2 , an irreverent satire on the country ' s judges , lawyers and corrupt cops , which launches on feb . 10 internationally .\njolly llb 2 , starring akshay kumar and huma qureshi , tells the story of a small - time lawyer who is faced with a pivotal case in his career . check out some pictures and trivia from the movie .\nboman , who played the role of money minded tejinder rajpal in the film , tweeted his joy saying , \u201coverjoyed , elated and proud to learn that jolly llb wins national award for best film . good cheer @ subkapoor\u201d .\njolly is a clumsy lawyer who is faced with representing the most critical court case of his career .\njolly ' s wife pushpa panday ( huma qureshi ) stands by his side throughout and supports him .\njolly llb 2 box office collection day 1 : akshay kumar film was made on a budget of rs 45 crores including \u2013rs 30 crore for cost of production and rs 15 crore on p & a ( promotions and advertisement ) .\nthanks to a combination of akshay kumar\u2019s willingness to work for a modest fee and canny deal making by the producers , the bollywood star\u2019s latest film jolly llb 2 will start generating profits from today , the first day of release .\nit\u2019s the terrific support cast of jolly llb 2 that sustains the momentum . if saurabh shukla is exceptionally adorable as the tired judge , huma qureshi perfectly fits in the role of a gucci - loving , wine - swigging housewife .\nactors boman irani and arshad warsi are overjoyed and elated as their film \u2018jolly llb\u2019 has won two major awards including best film ( hindi ) and best supporting actor at the 61st national film awards on wednesday ( april 16 ) .\nakshay kumar is on a roll these days . the 49 - year - old actor is busy playing some of the best characters on screen . from a patriot to rustom to a lawyer in jolly llb 2 , all his on - screen avatars have got a thumbs up from fans and critics alike . and khiladi kumar has all the reasons to be ecstatic as his last release jolly llb has crossed the rs 100 crore mark within 13 days of its release .\nafter jolly llb , akshay will be next seen in a cameo in naam shabana . khiladi kumar has a string of interesting films lined up for 2017 such as toilet ek prem katha , rajinikanth - starrer 2 . 0 and padman .\nhowever , both the lead actors \u2013 arshad and boman irani and amrita rao have been replaced in jolly llb 2 . annu kapoor replaced boman as the rich , powerful and sharp defence lawyer who is determined to make jolly lose his case . while huma qureshi plays akshay\u2019s wife in the film , amrita rao was arshad\u2019s wife in the prequel .\njolly llb was a jolly good movie . a little film by subhash kapoor , jolly llb was shouldered by actors like arshad warsi and saurabh shukla . actors , not stars . so when a second film in the franchise is announced , and an akshay kumar is attached along with it , it sort of brings about mixed feelings in people . on the one hand , while a star comes with expectations along , there ' s somewhere a shred of regret at seeing yet another tiny film being hijacked by a star . but kumar doesn ' t let his stardom overshadow his performance .\nafter seeing the trailer for jolly llb 2 advocate ajay waghmare filed a petition in the bombay high court objecting to scenes which showed lawyers playing cards and dancing in court premises and kumar\u2019s character jumping on the table in front of a judge .\nthis song celebrates the spirit of jolly . an indianised version of \u2018for he\u2019s a jolly good fellow\u2019 , this one\u2019s a situational track . the music is by meet bros and they have crooned it has well . the problem with meet bros songs are they mostly sound the same . the lyrics by shabbir ahmed are a little off track . this number can be avoided easily . also read : akshay kumar\u2019s jolly llb 2 gets u / a certificate and no cuts\nfour songs . five composers ( including the co - composer for go pagal ) . and an average end product , pretty much like jolly llb 1 was . the movie was fun though , hope the sequel turns out that way as well .\nin order to arrange money for his own chamber , jolly lies to a pregnant lady , hina ( sayani gupta ) and convinces her to give him rupees 2 lakh as fees so that rizvi sahab would fight her case . jolly uses that money to pay the final payment for his own chamber and opens it with a ceremony . when hina finds out that she has been bluffed by jolly , she commits suicide . everyone blames jolly for her death , including jolly ' s father , who worked for 30 years as a clerk for rizvi sahab .\nasked why he is not doing the jolly llb sequel , arshad told ians : \u201ci am not doing it\u2026 akshay is doing it . i was supposed to do it , but fox star studios needed a bigger star , so they chose akshay . \u201d\njolly llb 2\u2019s music album is in fact a medley . the four tracks have been composed by various artists . given the theme and the composure of the film , some of the songs do come across as imposed . the qawaali number \u2018o re rangreza\u2019 is a power - packed song . \u2018jolly good fellow\u2019 is a fun track and the remaining songs are merely average .\nthe court had appointed a three - member committee to review jolly llb 2 for objectionable content , and the amicus curiae found that several contents in the film are defaming the image of the indian judiciary and the legal fraternity , amounting to contempt of court .\nto create an instant connect and leave an impression in a role that was already made famous by another actor takes immense skill , confidence , and , even a fair bit of gall \u2013 qualities which were displayed with aplomb by akshay in jolly llb 2 .\nso barring that last song , jolly llb is a soundtrack that largely belies the imaginativeness that krsna displayed in his debut . then again , the movie may not necessitate more ingenuity than this . shall wait until the movie is out , to decide on that .\nwith jolly llb 2 , which satirizes india\u2019s judiciary and police corruption , starring huma qureshi and annu kapoor , alongside kumar , fox star india aims to rake in more cash . given the star value that kumar adds to the film , jolly llb 2 is expected to earn more than $ 15 million at the box office , according to industry observers . annu kapoor , who plays kumar\u2019s main adversary in the film , concurs : \u201c akshay kumar is the most saleable , commercially viable superstar of this era . trade analysts have declared that . \u201d\nhe was one of the major reasons for jolly llb to be loved by the audience and critics alike . and rightly so he won national award for that and that may be the reason , he is the only one who returns for the sequel from the previous film .\nthe one big challenge with producing a sequel is that viewers often tend to make comparisons and reviews tend to be harsher . while we admit that akshay kumar could have been the only one to replace arshad warsi as our own jolly , we did kind of miss the warsi magic . another parameter by which jolly llb 2 falls short of its prequel is the sheer simplicity of the warsi starrer .\njolly and another junior lawyer birbal spot an opportunity here . they tell hina that they will get her case represented if she gives them two lakh rupees . hina does the needful . but she later learns that jolly has lied to her . he has taken the money to get himself a chamber , so that he can become a practicising lawyer . hina is heartbroken that she has been cheated and she confronts jolly . even jolly ' s own father reprimands him for telling lies . a repentant jolly vows to correct his wrong doing . however before he can do that , hina throws herself off the terrace .\nbawara mann video song | jolly ll . b 2 | akshay kumar , huma qureshi | jubin nautiyal & neeti mohan |\nthe collections dropped dramatically this week with a little rise on valentine ' s day . yesterday , the film ' s collection dropped again and with a bunch of small releases blocking the upcoming friday , it remains to be seen if jolly llb 2 can break through the clutter .\njolly and birbal confront pramod mathur ( annu kapoor ) who is defending the police inspector singh in justice tripathi ' s ( saurabh shukla ) court . mathur is top shot lawyer and he is confident that a novice like jolly will be easily defeated .\njolly llb 2 director subhash kapoor today gave an undertaking in the bombay high court that they would delete four scenes as found objectionable by the committee appointed by the court . the two - page statement said ,\nin view of the imminent release of the film jolly llb 2 and steps undertaken in relation thereto , we offer the following statement without prejudice to the objections raised by the film producers on 30th january with regards to the jurisdiction , constitution and appointment of a committee particularly when the film has been duly certified by the statutory authority that is the cbfc .\njolly llb is a 2013 national award winning bollywood courtroom comedy drama film , written and directed by subhash kapoor . the film stars arshad warsi , boman irani and amrita rao in lead roles . the theatrical trailer was revealed on 8 january 2013 . the film released on 15 march 2013 .\nkapoor said :\ni always try to connect my work with real life issues . after the first jolly llb , i was researching on many things but i zeroed in on this subject . i felt that many things can be conveyed though this one ( the second film ) .\na lucknow based lawyer , jagdishwar mishra , better known as jolly ( akshay kumar ) works as an assistant to rizvi sahab who is lucknow\u2019s famous lawyer . jolly belongs to kanpur and comes to lucknow to become a big lawyer and own his personal chamber .\nand jolly llb \u2014 had a budget within rs 18 crore . says bhushan kumar , head of t - series , \u201cwe have got into films that have good music , the rights to which we own . our knowledge of the music business has helped us invest in the right films . \u201d\njolly llb 2 starring akshay kumar has collected rs 13 . 20 cr on first day . trade analyst taran adarsh tweeted , \u201d # jollyllb2 fri \u20b9 13 . 20 cr . india biz\u2026 merits coupled with + ve word of mouth should help garner a lucrative total on sat and sun . \u201d\nhowever , when you are working with a superstar does it increase the pressure to fall back on same old formula ? subhash kapoor added , \u201cnot with akshay . he is a director\u2019s actor . not once did we have to go to his vanity van for a shot call . sometimes , he\u2019d sit around on set , and no one would say that a superstar was around . the challenge was , in fact , to find a fitting story for the sequel . also read \u2013 7 similarities between jolly llb and akshay kumar\u2019s jolly llb 2 that will get you extremely excited about the film\nit\u2019s only in the second half that jolly llb 2 comes back to a prolonged courtroom battle and gives its actors a chance to rise and shine . here , annu kapoor gives akshay kumar a solid run for his money . over - emphasis on melodrama hampers a well thought - out central idea .\nkumar will share in the back - end profits . star has the satellite rights and t - series bought the music rights . the sequel to kapoor\u2019s 2013 hit jolly llb , which starred arshad warsi in the title role , is getting the second widest release for kumar behind his 2015 action drama brothers .\nfebruary 10 is the day akshay ' s jolly llb 2 hits the theatres . the republic day weekend will see shah rukh khan ' s raees clashing with hrithik roshan ' s kaabil , and if both the films do well , they are bound to continue at the screens for at least two weeks .\non the face of it , apna jolly is a novice indulging in petty crimes because he knows the loopholes in the law . at home , he is the hen - pecked husband of lush , pushpa panday ( huma ) who loves whisky , gucci dresses and her chubby son in that order . but these are just asides and not the main premise of courtroom drama , which in many ways follows the template of the 2013 prequel , jolly llb .\nset in lucknow , jolly llb 2 is the story of the blunt , abrasive and yet oddly compassionate jagdishwar mishra , aka jolly , a small - time , struggling lawyer who has moved from kanpur to the city of nawabs to pursue his dream of becoming a big - time lawyer . a hustler by nature , jolly survives by fighting petty cases and using every tactic under the sun to make a quick buck and earn a decent living . having spent years in the chaotic and dingy court corridors jolly is looking out for an opportunity that could turn the tide in his favour and help him achieve his dream of becoming a full - fledged lawyer with a chamber . when faced with the glimpse of such an opportunity , jolly jumps at the chance and in the bargain commits an innocent mistake with irreversible consequences that makes him ready for a big fight with the ruthless advocate mathur .\nadvocate mathur , uses his power and money to tamper with the narco test video of the witness and proves jolly wrong in the court . judge orders the temporary suspension of jolly ' s license as a lawyer , but later , chairman of discipline commitee , rizvi sahab gives jolly , 4 days of time to prove himself correct . jolly soon notices that a kashmir police constable visited lucknow to identify the terrorist during iqbal and hina ' s wedding . jolly travels to kashmir and meets the constable , fahim butt , who is now suspended and arrested in a fake case . the constable reveals that the person who died in the encounter was not the real terrorist and is ready to give the statement in the court . jolly manages to bring the constable to lucknow court in the next hearing to prove that iqbal qasim was not the real terrorist . meanwhile , jolly also convinces the police commissioner to tell the truth or else , he will file pil against all the encounters done by him .\nthe times of india ' s meena iyer declared ,\nakshay changes shades from crooked to straight , like a chameleon . in top form , he puts up a perfect display of a street - smart lawyer who hasn\u2019t read legal tomes but who has instead picked up tips from courtroom corridors to become jolly llb .\nbollywood hungama ' s joginder tuteja predicts jolly llb 2 will have a bigger first day than airlift\u2019s 12 . 35 crore ( $ 1 . 8 million ) and rustom\u2019s 14 . 11 crore ( $ 2 . 1 million ) and could even surpass housefull 3\u2019s 15 . 2 crore ( $ 2 . 3 million ) .\nactor saurabh shukla grabbed the award for best supporting actor for jolly llb while the award for best supporting actress was shared by amruta subhash for astu and alia el kashif for ship of theseus . pranjal dua ' s chidiya ud won him the best director award for short film . kaphal was awarded the best children ' s film .\nin akshay kumar\u2019s case jolly llb also gives him the possibility of exploring a new franchise . kumar has already had successful series with awara paagal deewana ( 2002 ) and hera pheri ( 2000 ) , but like ajay devgn\u2019s golmaal series these are not the kind of franchises that kumar could carry on doing beyond a certain age . the kind of character that advocate jolly is makes him someone that kumar , like peter sellers and his pink panther series , could partake on for decades to come .\nthe aurangabad bench of the bombay high court has ordered the deletion of four scenes in akshay kumar and huma qureshi ' s upcoming film jolly llb 2 - a scene where a scared judge is hiding behind the chair , another where a shoe is hurled , a scene with objectionable signalling and dialogues in an argument scene have to be modified .\nin his effort to come up with a bigger , better film , subhash kapoor added a tad bit more spice and melodrama than was necessary . this dilutes the rock solid theme at times . if you haven\u2019t watched jolly llb ( 2013 ) , you may not notice these bits and you\u2019re sure to have a complete entertainer on your hands .\njolly llb is an upcoming bollywood comedy drama film directed by subhash kapoor . the film features arshad warsi , amrita rao and boman irani in lead roles . the music is composed by krsna of tanu weds manu fame . the film is expected to release on 15th march 2013 . the film is a social satire on the law system of the country india . the story follows a struggling lawyer named jolly ( arshad warsi ) who wants to make it big in life like his idol ( boman irani ) . but when he is signed a court case against his own idol , jolly must prove his worth and his skills as a lawyer and win the case ! jolly hails from a small town in india . to make it big as a lawyer and prove his worth , he moves to the city .\nnew delhi : with his latest offering , jolly llb 2 , akshay kumar has delivered his fifth hit in a row , cementing his position as possibly the most bankable star in bollywood . the courtroom drama that opened to rs13 . 20 crore on friday grew over the weekend , making a grand rs50 . 46 crore by the end of sunday .\ngo pagal was the first song to be released from jolly llb 2 and became a hit instantly . it is a fun , upbeat holi song that brings in the festive flavor perfectly . sung by raftaar and nindy kaur , go pagal has a very desi touch and that\u2019s quite appealing . it is certain to enter your holi playlist this season .\nakshay kumar and huma qureshi are pairing up for the first time ever in jolly llb 2 . though the trailer has very limited scenes where huma is concerned , we do get a glimpse of their on screen chemistry . huma might have a small share of screen presence compared to akshay kumar but that will be enough for her to stand apart .\ni agree with the comments , but arshad warsi was the best as shown from meerut . the problem is with director who was unable to get arshad into the character . everyone knows arshad warsi character in\nlage raho munna bhai\n. the film is a fun watch if you are willing to overlook its minor indulgences and the slow pace of the first half . jolly llb ' s first half meanders a bit , featuring a clumsy ' daaru ' song and a meerut that mysteriously hides - but boy , does its second half hammer things home . with crackling scenes between jolly versus rajpal ( irani deadly smooth , like velvet soaked in blood ) and rajpal versus judge tripathi ( shukla in a brilliant show , hysterically yelling , gavel kidder - rakha ha ? !\n, thundering at rajpal ,\nsit down ! yeh meara court ha aapka club nahin !\n) , the action becomes electric . drama builds as jolly ( warsi , highly endearing and impressive ) finds his voice . jolly ' s astonishment at rajpal ' s callousness -\nfootpath sone ke liye nahin ha\n- jolly responding ,\nfootpath gaudy chalane ke liye bi nahin ha !\n, mirrors the aam aadmi ' s bewilderment and determination to fight . jolly llb works because of its bigger point - decency is for all and worth fighting for . using bittersweet satire and plot twirls , the film shows corruption even used against the corrupt . despite that weaker first half , this truly becomes a jolly good show .\njolly llb works for yet another reason : it\u2019s a fascinating account of an underdog who locks horns with a much - senior , much - powerful and much - influential lawyer and emerges triumphant , after facing a lot of hardships . this slice of life film celebrates the spirit of the aam aadmi so admirably and capably that in his triumph lies your triumph !\njolly [ arshad warsi ] , a meerut - based lawyer , arrives in delhi in search of a case that would make him affluent and celebrated instantaneously . as luck would have it , jolly gets involved in a case which pitches him against a mighty opponent \u2014 the hugely successful and unbeatable lawyer [ boman irani ] .\nthe aurangabad bench of the bombay high court today ordered the makers of film jolly llb 2 to delete four scenes from the film after the committee that it had formed to view the film objected to a few scenes in the film . the committee comprising two senior lawyers from aurangabad and a doctor said that the film does show the lawyers and judges in bad light .\nearlier , when akshay kumar was asked about his comments on replacing arshad warsi in the sequel to jolly llb , he said ,\nit is the producer ' s call . i did ' welcome ' ( 2007 ) , but not ' welcome back ' ( 2015 ) ; i did not feel bad . it was my franchise , so should i feel bad ?\nin an interview to mid - day , subhash kapoor said , \u201cwhen i wrote the first draft of jolly llb , akshay was the first actor i approached . we couldn\u2019t work together because of date issues . the template of my film is that of a courtroom drama . unlike the munnabhai series where the character is the same , here , the setting remains unchanged . \u201d\nin an interview with the same tabloid , arshad had mentioned , \u201cit is the insecurity of the production house that they decided to go with akshay ( kumar ) . it was a calculated business move by the marketing and pr team ; akshay\u2019s presence is enough to get them publicity . \u201d also read \u2013 here\u2019s what arshad warsi felt after watching akshay kumar\u2019s jolly llb 2 trailer\nin his review the hindustan times ' rohit vats opined ,\nakshay kumar\u2019s comic timing is the backbone of this story . his dialect , theatrics , dialogues , everything is spot on , but he is yet to deliver a powerful speech like arshad warsi . with a fantastic support cast like saurabh shukla , annu kapoor and inamul haq , jolly llb 2 looks like a winner .\nthe charm of this film lies in the details . scenes like saurabh shukla discussing his daughter ' s wedding lehenga on the mobile in front of a board asking people to not use mobiles inside the courtroom are brilliant . there are little things here and there that are extraordinarily done . the music is not impactful . jolly llb 2 would have been the same even without the numerous songs .\nwhile bollywood fans eagerly awaited akshay kumar\u2019s new release , jolly llb 2 started to make news and attract its share of controversies . from taking on a footwear major to being reviewed by the chief justice of india himself , the movie has courted ( pun intended ) criticism . turning a blind eye to these news bytes , director subash kapoor has dished out his first hit of the year .\nlooking at the trailer of jolly llb 2 where akshay kumar plays the titular role , one is convinced that there could not have been a better option than kumar to play the small - time lawyer who would take on the state . and , just then the images from the original version where arshad warsi excelled as the slacker jolly who files a pil against a bigwig lawyer ( boman irani ) come to mind . wonderful as the original was would you even bother with the sequel had it not featured , for the want of a better word , a bigger star .\non the very first date , jolly requests the court for an impartial enquiry into the encounter once again . however court gets adjourned . jolly is able to get fir copy & papers regarding the case with the help of a bookie guru ji ( sanjay mishra ) in varanasi by paying him rs . 5 lakhs . later he is able to track ram kumar bhadouriya , the son of the constable who died in the fake encounter however , during the court hearing , under a heated argument , jolly slaps advocate mathur . court orders a narco test of ram kumar . jolly is attacked by two henchmen sent by inspector singh , but survives with two bullet wounds . however , singh is suspended from police department .\nthe central board of film certification had already cleared jolly llb 2 , but will have to reissue the certificate in light of the court order . the akshay kumar - starrer got caught up in controversy when nanded - based advocate ajaykumar waghmare filed a petition , saying that the film is\nnothing but an attempt to portray the indian legal profession and judicial system as a laughing stock to the society at large .\nthe akshay kumar we knew from the khiladi movies of yesteryears is not the akshay who wows us with his presence and his spectacular acting skills these days . continuing with the trend of airlift and rustom , akshay has put up a splendid performance in jolly llb 2 . make no mistake , veteran actor annu kapoor has given him a run for his money and saurabh shukla shines out with his near - perfect histrionics .\nakshay changes shades from crooked to straight , like a chameleon . in top - form , he puts up a perfect display of a street - smart lawyer who hasn\u2019t read legal tomes but who has instead picked up tips from courtroom corridors to become jolly llb . huma and annu are also compelling enough . it is the fine display of histrionics by all these refined actors , which makes the movie , worth seeing .\nlarge chunks of the film remind the viewer of those legal satire shows where the judicial system looks like a big , dark joke . mostly the joke is on jolly , and sometimes it\u2019s on us . we somehow know that there\u2019s no escaping the wrath of overworked judges and a broken system . but jolly needs to find loopholes in the system to keep his hopes afloat .\nit becomes one of the highest grossing movies in the first half of 2017 , along with baahubali 2 , raees , jolly llb 2 , badrinath ki dulhania , hindi medium and tubelight . the critical reception of the movie was quite impressive as well . many of the critics called this movie \u2018gripping\u2019 and an endearing tale of courage and revenge . hrithik roshan\u2019s performance as a blind and vengeful man was lauded by the critics across the country .\nthe difference a reboot promises to make is that an average viewer gets intrigued even though there might not be anything substantial left to explore in a story . simply put , the reimagining of jolly llb with a better production quality is what makes the whole prospect inviting . known for his comic timing and his finesse for delivering ordinary lines as the funniest thing one would ever hear make pitch perfect for jolly llb . the writer - director of the original , subhash kapoor , would not have had any trouble persuading kumar to step into warsi\u2019s shoes thanks to the success of the first film but at the same time , it is simply impossible to picture kumar in the original . in fact , had kapoor approached kumar for the original , kumar , too , for his part might have refused as the film did not have the kind of scope that kumar could have pictured himself in .\nat its core , jolly llb 2 is the story of the condition of courts in the country , much like its predecessor . akshay kumar is the driving force of this drama . director subhash kapoor doesn ' t do enough to extract the best of akshay ' s comic timing . but there are enough to get by . saurabh shukla ' s dialogues make you break into a laugh every now and then . the man steals the show .\nreboots are not an uncommon phenomenon in hindi cinema . production houses such as the mukesh bhatt\u2019s vishesh films have been doing this successfully for years where a franchises such as raaz or aashiqui are reconceptualised with somewhat similar plot elements and story lines , etc , are presented to the same audience but now with jolly llb 2 , which is both a sequel as well as a reboot , the idea seems to have finally arrived in its full glory .\nthe rare on - screen teaming up of akshay kumar , annu kapoor and saurabh shukla was surely going to be a unique concoction of laughter and drama . and as the reviews are still pouring in , a unanimous positive word of mouth seems to be building around akshay kumar\u2019s film . trade analyst taran adarsh earlier observed , \u201cakshay kumar\u2019s winning streak will continue with # jollyllb2\u2026 extremely positive reports pouring in\u2026 should hit the bull\u2019s eye . \u201d jolly llb 2 has already recovered its cost , according to trade analyst joginder tuteja . the film was made on a budget of rs 45 crores including \u2013rs 30 crore for cost of production and rs 15 crore on p & a ( promotions and advertisement ) . jolly llb 2 has already earned rs 45 crore from the sales of satellite , music and digital rights of the film . this implies that akshay kumar movie will start earning profits from day 1 .\ncome to think of it , very few movies can claim to make you laugh at the right places , yet mirror the realities that plague the nation concurrently . jolly llb walks the thin line wonderfully . the on - screen characters seem straight out of everyday life and if i am not mistaken , this is , perhaps , the first hindi movie that finds humor within the confines of a courtroom , besides presenting a captivating courtroom drama so effectively .\nwe\u2019re tempted to say that akki is the star of jolly llb 2 but we must admit that it is the theme that takes the top spot . taking a real hard look at the dark and murky side of the indian legal system is something most writers and artists have shied away from , but this bollywood flick is a satire that forces us to wake up . if art is meant to be a commentary of society , this film succeeds spectacularly ."]}
{"id": 115333, "summary": [{"text": "on the beat ( chinese : \u6c11\u8b66\u6545\u4e8b ; pinyin : m\u00edn j\u01d0ng g\u00f9 sh\u00ec ; literally : \" people 's police story \" ) is a 1995 chinese film directed by ning ying .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the second film in ning ying 's beijing trilogy , a collection of three films that follows the massive changes to beijing in the last decades of the twentieth century .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "whereas ning 's previous film , for fun dealt with the older generation , on the beat is firmly focused on the story of the middle-aged .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "i love beijing , meanwhile , would follow characters belonging beijing 's younger generations .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "on the beat was coproduced by eurasia communications , euskal media and the state-operated beijing film studio .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "some funding was also from the international film festival rotterdam 's hubert bals fund .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "on the beat follows a group of police officers in the deshengmen precinct during the slow months of winter .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the policemen , stuck in the dull winter months of beijing , get stuck in routine , only occasionally finding excitement , as when they chase after a rabid dog .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "released in 1995 , on the beat made the rounds of most of the major international film festivals , including toronto , telluride and san sebastian , among others . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "on the beat ( 1995 film )", "paragraphs": ["there are no critic reviews yet for on the beat . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nthe 1995 film ended with a climactic\ndeep dive\nscene ; the 2017 live - action reboot rushes almost immediately to this moment .\n0 for 9 the play that fared the worst on tony night was indiscretions ( 1995 ) , which won no awards despite having received nine nominations .\nseventeen again is a fantasy\u2013comedy film . it first aired on showtime on november 12 , 2000 , and was released on dvd on april 9 , 2002 . the film stars tia & tamera , and their brother tahj . . . more\nthe us shocked many by finishing fourth in the 1995 copa am\u00e9rica . photograph : alejandro pagni / afp / getty images\nthis generic , hologram - coated city of the future looks a lot less like the world of the 1995 film . the setting played a big part in the anime ' s commentary on a rapidly changing hong kong .\nclueless is a 1995 american comedy film loosely based on jane austen ' s 1815 novel emma . it stars alicia silverstone , stacey dash , paul rudd , and brittany murphy . the film is set in beverly hills . . . more\nthe oregon governor ' s office of film & television promotes the development of the film , . . .\nfounded in 1988 , the european film academy now unites more than 3 , 200 european film professionals with the common aim of promoting europe\u2019s film culture .\nthe tournament kicks off in the us next week . but it was the 1995 edition that helped lay the foundations of a new era in american soccer\nmean girls 2 is a 2011 american teen comedy television film directed by melanie mayron . it is a sequel / spin - off to the 2004 film mean girls . the film premiered on abc family on january 23 , 2011 . . . more\na little princess is a 1995 drama film directed by alfonso cuar\u00f3n , starring liesel matthews , eleanor bron , liam cunningham , and vanessa lee chester . set during world war i , it focuses on . . . more\nhairspray is a 2007 american musical romantic comedy film based on the 2002 broadway musical of the same name , which in turn was based on john waters ' s 1988 comedy film of the same name . set in . . . more\ntoday , i consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth .\nthe sound world of on the beat , too , reflects the new culture : the film ' s soundtrack is largely the background noise of tv ( constantly on in the police station ) , usually a barely audible american cop show ( hunter , in fact , with big guns a - blazing ) , offering its counterpoint to the scenes we ' re watching .\neven though this film was a box office failure , quentin tarantino is a huge fan of this film .\neuropean short film nominees on tour next screenings in palic , vila do conde , jerusalem , . . .\nalexi lalas , pictured in a pre - copa warm up in 1995 , scored usa\u2019s second goal against argentina . photograph : rick stewart / getty images\nto be clear , the film isn ' t a remake of the 1995 film , but rather a\nspiritual sequel ,\none that will reportedly pay tribute to robin williams ' character . with that in mind , it has plenty else to offer , so here is what we know :\nthe television special afi ' s 100 years . . . 100 movie quotes originally aired on cbs on june 21 , 2005 .\nexcerpt from the film on the beat , a facets video release . directed by ning ying for more info or to order this film , visit urltoken or contact sales @ facets . org . facets multi - media is a non - profit media arts organization founded in chicago in 1975 , and dedicated to making cinema accessible to all through film preservation , distribution , presentation , and education . for more information , visit urltoken on the beat offers a humorous look at the daily grind of a beijing police station through the perspective of two mismatched partners . this is the second film in ning ying ' s\nbeijing trilogy ,\nwhich follows three generations of residents as they respond to the fast - paced lifestyle and rapid changes of china ' s capital city . i love beijing focuses on the heartbreak of young love , for fun concerns the elderly and china ' s disappearing traditions and cultural values , and on the beat offers a humorous look at the everyday lives of middle - aged adults .\n[ ying ' s ] film has effortless authenticity and a quiet , watchful style\n( janet maslin , the new york times ) .\nthe lizzie mcguire movie is a 2003 american teen comedy film which was released by walt disney pictures on may 2 , 2003 . the film serves as the finale of the television series lizzie mcguire . it . . . more\nella enchanted is a 2004 british\u2013american\u2013irish fantasy romantic comedy film loosely based on gail carson levine ' s 1997 novel of the same name . the film stars anne hathaway as ella and hugh . . . more\nhe is to cut it into pieces . . . including the head and the fat . and the priest shall arrange them on the burning wood on the altar .\nlemonade mouth is a 2011 musical drama film based on the book of the same name by mark peter hughes . the film was directed by patricia riggen and written by april blair , and stars bridgit . . . more\nwhat a girl wants is a 2003 american film starring amanda bynes , colin firth , kelly preston and oliver james . directed by dennie gordon , the film is based on the 1955 play the reluctant . . . more\nthe princess diaries 2 : royal engagement is a 2004 american comedy film and the sequel to 2001 ' s the princess diaries . unlike the first film , this movie is not based on any of the books . most of . . . more\nnanny mcphee is a 2005 british fantasy film directed by kirk jones . the film stars emma thompson and colin firth . thompson also scripted the film , which is adapted from christianna brand ' s nurse . . . more\nmy girl is a 1991 american comedy - drama film directed by howard zieff and written by laurice elehwany . the film , starring macaulay culkin and anna chlumsky in her feature film debut , depicts the . . . more\nhen you have diego simeone\u2019s attention , you know about it . \u201cwe were warming up in the tunnel , and simeone was cursing us out and calling us all kinds of names , \u201d eric wynalda says , as he recounts the day usa took on argentina at the 1995\nsteven soderbergh ' s atmospheric , film - noirish and experimental b / w film was a mystery - thriller tale of sad romance .\nfreaky friday is a 2003 comedy film based on the novel of the same name by mary rodgers . it stars lindsay lohan as anna coleman and jamie lee curtis as her mother . in the film their souls are . . . more\nthe tony award itself is a disk - shaped silver medallion with the masks of comedy and tragedy on one side and the name of the winner , the category , and year on the other . since 1967 the medallion has been mounted on a curved armature atop a black pedestal .\na cinderella story is a 2004 american teen romantic comedy film . the film stars hilary duff , chad michael murray , jennifer coolidge , and regina king and was directed by mark rosman . the film ' s . . . more\nthe european film academy ( efa ) and berlin international film festival congratulate : berlin short film nominee burkina brandenburg komplex by ulu braun germany , experimental , 19 min \u2018a presumably african village , inhabited by germans . the film burkina brandenburg komplex describes a geographical construction that makes use of \u201cour\u201d medial . . . .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nhow we became middle - earth : a collection of essays on the lord of the rings .\nthis average action film looks so much worse through the lens of its original form .\nin 1965 , the canadian broadcasting corporation ( cbc ) made a documentary on her performances and her social activism for their telescope program , which brought her to the attention of two national film board producers , wolf koenig and bob verrall . they were working on a documentary on activists and invited her to consult on this and several other projects . by 1967 , she was working on her own projects , including multimedia educational kits for the manowan and l ' hawat tribes .\nwhen ghost in the shell reached theaters in 1995 , it was one of the sci - fi film genre ' s only iconic combinations of high - action setpieces and\nhow tech influences our lives\nplots . that , of course , changed once the matrix entered the film lexicon , but ghost in the shell really nailed it first\u2014and as an anime , it never quite reached the heights of popularity it deserved .\nthe sisterhood of the traveling pants is a 2005 american drama film , based on the novel the sisterhood of the traveling pants by ann brashares released by warner bros . pictures . it was directed . . . more\nnewson , janice a .\noutstanding contribution award 1994 : alanis obomsawin .\nsociety : soci\u00e9t\u00e9 . vol . 19 , no . 2 ( may 1995 ) , p . 37 - 39 .\ndue to the extensive number of memorable movie lines in american film , jurors could also write in votes for up to five quotes that may not already appear on the ballot .\nharriet the spy is a 1996 film adaptation of the 1964 novel of the same name by louise fitzhugh , and starring michelle trachtenberg as the title character . this film was directed by bronwen . . . more\ncasablanca has seven quotes in afi ' s ballot , making it the most represented film .\nbeauty and the beast is a 1991 american animated musical romantic fantasy film produced by walt disney feature animation and released by walt disney pictures . the 30th film in the walt disney . . . more\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\noleg sentsov in eighth week of hunger strike : european film academies network appeals to president putin to show a human faceacademy representatives at the annual meeting of fan of europe ( picture : efa ) on day 54 of oleg sentsov\u2019s indefinite hunger strike the members of fan of europe , the european network of national film academies and the european film academy , representing . . . .\namerican film institute - afi ' s 100 years . . . 100 movie quotes\npitch perfect 2 is an upcoming music and comedy film written by kay cannon .\nthe sound of music is a 1965 american musical drama film produced and directed by robert wise and starring julie andrews and christopher plummer . the film is an adaptation of the 1959 broadway . . . more\nin 1971 , alanis completed her first film , christmas at moose factory , a film that reflects her attachment to the children of this remote cree village on james bay . she did this by presenting the drawings and paintings of the children and by giving them the opportunity to talk about these images and daily events in their community . her second film , mother of many children ( 1977 ) was a project alanis felt very strongly about from the beginning . in this film ,\nthe producers of this week ' s new ghost in the shell film must really believe nobody has seen its source material . that ' s the only way to enjoy this live - action reboot : oblivious to 1995 ' s original anime film or its manga comic - book precursor . scarlett johansson runs around futuristic , cgi - filled worlds in a skin - tight outfit . she shoots guns , kicks faces , and beats the bad guys . not bad .\ni enjoyed the film overall . the subject of the film was absorbing . each aspect of the abuse was spot on and very thoughtfully done . the acting was pretty bad , i think they deliberately act this way for this type of movie . this didn ' t bother me too much . it ' s well worth a watch .\nthe european film academy ( efa ) and clermont - ferrand international short film festival congratulate : clermont - ferrand short film nominee shame sram by petar krumov bulgaria , fiction , 24 min macho is a poor boy who skips school to work on a construction site . the only ray of light in his life is his girlfriend , donna . but she is ashamed . . . .\non the alley the tony awards ceremony has been presented at the shubert theatre eight times , more than at any other broadway house .\nwe got the beat\nis an episode of full house starring john stamos , bob saget , and dave coulier . stephanie , her friends and kimmy form their own band , and allow jesse to be their manager . jesse proves too demanding and too critical , so they drop him and attempt to make it on their own .\nthe princess diaries is a 2001 american comedy film produced by singer and actress whitney houston and directed by garry marshall . it is based on meg cabot ' s 2000 novel of the same name . the . . . more\nthe european film academy ( efa ) and the international film festival rotterdam congratulate : rotterdam short film nominee what ' s the damage by heather phillipson uk , experimental , 8 min what\u2019s the damage is a proposition and a provocation ; a call against dominant power structures answering back to ongoing crises under white patriarchy , . . . .\nfinally , the two boys threatened to set the curtains on fire . ignoring her , elias pushed lukas\u2019s hand into the curtains , and set the room ( and their mother ) on fire . it was not clear whether elias also perished in the blaze .\non the beat is the second film in director ying ning ' s beijing trilogy . i ' m not familiar with the other films . it follows a group of police officers and their routine daily lives during the slow months of winter . chase after a rabid dog is a moment of joy for them . it ' s actually quite a funny movie . but at the same time it has much to say about the westernization of china and the changing cultural ideals . shot in a neorealistic manner with non - pro actors .\ndirty dancing is a 1987 american romantic drama film . written by eleanor bergstein and directed by emile ardolino , the film stars patrick swayze and jennifer grey in the lead roles , as well as . . . more\ntake crime out of police work , and what ' s left is procedures . in the western sector of beijing , we follow the tedium of police officers . a rabid dog is loose in guoli ' s beat : a gang of . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe neverending story is a 1984 west german epic fantasy film based on the novel of the same name by michael ende , about a boy who reads a magical library book that tells a story of a young . . . more\nenter your email address or username and we\u2019ll email instructions on how to reset your password .\naquamarine is a 2006 australian - american teen fantasy comedy film starring sara paxton , emma roberts , and joanna\njojo\nlevesque . the film , which was made in both the united states and . . . more\nnancy drew is a 2007 american film loosely based on the popular series of mystery novels about the titular teen detective . it stars emma roberts as nancy drew , max thieriot as ned , kay panabaker . . . more\nmatilda is a 1996 american fantasy comedy children ' s film directed and narrated by danny devito . the screenplay by nicholas kazan and robin swicord is based on roald dahl ' s novel of the same . . . more\nthe original hollywood romcom , this whipsmart road movie about an heiress on the run and the sleazy reporter who picks up her trail scandalised america in the 1930s . it went on to win a bunch of oscars , though , so all was clearly forgiven\u2026\ni ' m going to let you in on a little secret . . . and tell you that six of tonight ' s greatest movie quotes come from one film . casablanca .\nramona and beezus is a 2010 fox - walden film adaptation of the ramona series of novels by beverly cleary . the film ' s title derives from beezus and ramona , the first of cleary ' s ramona books , . . . more\nlater , her films covered more political and social issues , beginning with incident at restigouche ( 1984 ) , a film about the two controversial raids by a battalion of 550 quebec provincial police of a small mi ' kmaq reserve on the restigouche river . the reason given for the raids was that the quebec ministry of fisheries needed to investigate alleged salmon overfishing on the reserve . this film was an important one for alanis because it was one of the first to demonstrate her strength of character . gittings calls alanis ' confrontation of the then quebec minister of fisheries , lucien lessard , one of the\nstrongest scenes\nof any documentary film because she points out the\nhypocrisy and short - sightedness of his position on national sovereignty\n:\nmamma mia ! is a 2008 british / american / swedish musical / romantic comedy film adapted from the 1999 west end / 2001 broadway musical of the same name , based on the songs of successful pop group abba , . . . more\nvote up the best movies for girls below or add one you think is great but isn ' t already on the list .\nwizards of waverly place : the movie is a 2009 american made - for - television comedy - drama fantasy film based on the disney channel original series wizards of waverly place . it was directed by lev . . . more\nbette davis , greta garbo , judy garland and vivien leigh each have four memorable movie quotes on the ballot .\nbreaking news and analysis on all the latest tv , movies , music , books , theater , and art .\nrugby has long been viewed in south africa as a game for the white population , and the country ' s success in the sport has been a true source of afrikaner pride . when the 50 - year - old policies and entrenched injustices of apartheid were finally overthrown in 1994 , nelson mandela ' s new government began rebuilding a nation badly in need of racial unity . so the world was watching when south africa played host to the 1995 rugby world cup . though they had only one non - white player , the south african springboks gained supporters of all colors as they made an improbable run into the final match where they beat the heavily favored new zealand team .\nfunny , satirical , humanistic and thought provoking ; this film is easily one of the greatest film ' s on the police force i have seen . when the common man on the street starts making more sense than the beat constable , you know there is something wrong with the system . the beijing police force in ning ying ' s film , sing song ' s in praise of chairman mao and take pride in their procedures but they don ' t realize how anachronistic and foolish they are starting to appear to the public . the last resort for them to enforce their rules is to growl at people and if by chance they use force , they get suspended having violated one of their own rules . under - equipped , under - staffed , over - worked and under - paid , you cannot help feel sympathy for these well meaning yet misunderstood police officers , even as you laugh at them .\ngrease is a 1978 american musical romantic comedy - drama film directed by randal kleiser and produced by paramount pictures . it is based on warren casey and jim jacobs ' 1971 musical of the same . . . more\njohansson stars as major , an almost entirely robotic human . roughly one year before the start of the film , set in a vaguely east asian city smothered in neon lights and holograms , major ' s brain was salvaged from a major accident and transplanted into an otherwise synthetic form . now she ' s an elite member of a law enforcement agency known as section 9 , and this film starts much like the 1995 anime : with our star jumping from the top of a building to infiltrate a skyscraper and disrupt an assassination attempt .\njumanji fans can expect to enter the game on dec . 20 , 2017 , just in time for next christmas !\nblended is an upcoming comedy film written by ivan menchell and clare sera and directed by frank coraci .\nthe european film academy ( efa ) and tampere film festival congratulate : tampere short film nominee prisoner of society sociumis patimari by rati tsiteladze georgia / latvia , documentary , 15 min prisoner of society is an intimate journey into the world and mind of a young transgender woman trapped between personal desire for freedom and traditional expectations of her . . . .\nthe haunting , 7 - hour - and - 47 - minute dickensian epic about the life of o . j . simpson , which pulls a myriad of cultural , racial and political issues into its orbit , premiered to unanimous acclaim at the sundance film festival in january . the raves kept coming as it was released \u2014 first in movie theaters in may ( necessary for academy award qualification ) and later aired on tv . in june , ew awarded the project an extremely rare a + grade when it debuted on abc and espn . on rotten tomatoes , the film holds a 100 percent fresh rating with 39 reviews banked .\nlegacy movie quotes that viewers use to evoke the memory of a treasured film , thus ensuring and enlivening its historical legacy .\nmarlon brando and frank sinatra star in the coolest musical on the block . the duo play nyc hustlers who lay bets on whether brando can seduce pious salvation army girl jean simmons . it\u2019s the movie that brought us the song \u2018luck be a lady\u2019 , so that\u2019s surely reason enough to watch it .\nit\u2019s the film that made high - schoolers think that standing on someone\u2019s lawn holding a boombox was the ultimate declaration of love . a baby - faced john cusack stars as a wannabe kick - boxer who falls for a straight - a student .\ni have seen the future and it is not here yet . . . : or , on being ambitious for audience research\ni have seen the future and it is not here yet . . . : or , on being ambitious for audience research\nsince the late 80 ' s , during the final phase in the struggle against apartheid , he began shooting and directing long - form documentary films on what was heppening in the country for the bbc . in 2001 , bbc worldwide distributed\nkillers don ' t cry\nwhich was screened by 84 broadcasters . it went on to win two grierson awards , made by the british guild of directors for the best documentary shown on british television .\nin the last two decades the primary focus of my research has been on film audiences . my research has covered audience responses to , and understandings of , films as diverse as judge dredd , crash , straw dogs , and being john malkovich . i directed the international project on the reception of the film of the lord of the rings , and most recently directed a project funded by the british board of film classification into audience responses to screened sexual violence . i have side - line interests in a range of topics , including such topics as the history of the iwo jima image , and film failures . i also retain an active interest in various aspects of film history and textual form , and continue to collaborate with roger sabin ( university of the arts , london ) into the continuing history of fenimore cooper ' s last of the mohicans . i was founder , and am co - editor ( with sue turnbull , latrobe university , melbourne , australia ) of the online audience studies journal participations .\nselect a category actor in a leading role actor in a supporting role actress in a leading role actress in a supporting role art direction cinematography costume design directing documentary ( feature ) documentary ( short subject ) film editing foreign language film irving g . thalberg memorial award jean hersholt humanitarian award makeup music ( original score ) music ( original song ) best picture short film ( animated ) short film ( live action ) sound sound effects editing visual effects writing ( screenplay based on material previously produced or published ) writing ( screenplay written directly for the screen )\nthis film also might make us wonder why these cops have so little of importance to do . and an uncomfortably funny scene near the beginning offers an answer . policeman yang has taken wang to meet the neighbourhood committee of his new beat . there , the\nseven swans\n( seven grannies on the committee ) proudly , gleefully show off their amazingly detailed contraception files on the women of the neighbourhood , and brag about their ability to get a neighbour to abort an inappropriate pregnancy . big laughs for these redoubtable grannies from the audience , but unease , too , underneath . when the people police themselves so expertly , what else is left for the people ' s police to do ? police themselves , perhaps , as we see in the final scene . or else catch dogs .\nlas vegas stripper , penny slot ( rena riffel ) , sets out on an adventure to become the star dancer on a dance television show . with stars in her eyes , she tries to find the pot of gold at the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe general was court - martialed and found guilty for failing to report and concealing the west point gang - rape . he subsequently withdrew from public life . the film ' s ending title :\ntoday , nearly 200 , 000 women serve on active duty in the military services .\nwriting ( screenplay based on material previously produced or published ) - william broyles , jr . , al reinert\nmean girls is a 2004 american teen comedy film . mark waters directed , and tina fey wrote the screenplay , which is based in part on rosalind wiseman ' s non - fiction book queen bees and wannabes , . . . more\nphan - tastic ! the best musical with the longest broadway run to date is the 1988 winner , the phantom of the opera , which opened on january 26 , 1988 and is still going strong .\nafi ' s 100 years . . . 100 movie quotes is a list of the 100 top film quotes of all time .\nthe film ' s theme tied together puberty with blood , sexual desire and metamorphic body changes ( including possession and infection ) .\nelsewhere , passarella attempted to save face . after bemoaning his team selection in the post - match press conference , he ultimately handed credit to the us . argentina were forced to play brazil in the next round , where they lost on penalties , but the united states had won fans in paysand\u00fa by beating the albiceleste . \u201cwe came to uruguay and beat argentina , so we earned instant hero status , \u201d wynalda says . \u201cwe went out that night and we drank quite a bit . \u201d\n13 going on 30 is a 2004 american romantic comedy fantasy film written by josh goldsmith and cathy yuspa , and directed by gary winick . starring jennifer garner , mark ruffalo , judy greer , andy . . . more\nblack and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances of winning money on the street courts and in a basketball tournament .\nthe ' ghostwriter ' wrote the sentence on a piece of paper , passed through a number of hands to ruth , and shortly after , as he stepped outside with the original manuscript , he was run - down ( off - screen ) in the street ( the same thoroughfare in the film ' s opening ) . he was murdered like mcara , in order to silence him - or were both deaths just an accident ? his manuscript papers blew down the street in the wind as the film faded to white before the credits .\nand despite the uphill climb , as it heads into the oscar marathon , perhaps what gives o . j . : made in america the greatest advantage is the current political climate . among many other topics it explores , edelman\u2019s film is most remarkable for how it dissects the culture\u2019s \u2014 and specifically the media\u2019s \u2014 obsession with celebrity and obscenity at the sake of reporting actual news . as extensively detailed in the documentary , the o . j . simpson trial in 1995 gave rise to the 24 - hour news cycle , fueled by the football and movie star\u2019s fame and dictated by viewers\u2019 craving for every sordid detail of his trial .\nin the final lines , patrick volunteered to look after amanda as her irresponsible mother went out on a date with someone she met during the ordeal , without arranging for a baby - sitter . he spoke to amanda on the sofa , who was holding her doll and watching television :\nthis list collects every film from the starting list that became they shoot pictures don ' t they ' s 1000 greatest films . this\u2026\nthe european film academy ( efa ) and krakow film festival congratulate : krakow short film nominee release the dogs by emmanuelle fleytoux france / belgium , fiction , 20 min anouck has found herself in a toxic triangle , torn between the two men who are at each other\u2019s throats . she loves them and they do not want to live without her . living with a partner and a . . . .\non the other hand , this conceit could have been fascinating . the idea of asian \u201cghosts\u201d being implanted into white \u201cshells\u201d opens the floor for a whole array of interesting questions and possibilities . what effect does this have on the asian population of this dystopian future\u2014will their racial identity eventually be wiped out ? how might a japanese person who is not yet a cyborg deal with this phenomenon on an emotional and psychological level ?\nnevermind that major glosses over the dozens of people whom kuze kidnaps and tortures as part of his revenge\nnetwork ,\nnor that one of the major plot threads now revolves around government bureaucrats suddenly , and conveniently , changing their minds to enable major\u2019s eventual revenge plot . the entire film takes a dump on every cool , intriguing , and subtle concept in the 1995 film . sanders inserts a few obvious throwbacks , including a zillion - fingers typing android and a couple of guys driving around town in a garbage truck . but these are so bizarrely disconnected from sanders ' version of the story that they look like they were filmed solely for the sake of this movie ' s trailers\u2014to assure worried fans that they ' re in good hands . they ' re not .\nhad the film been just a straightforward american remake of a japanese film , such as , say , the american remake of the ring , which starred naomi watts and took place in the united states , ghost in the shell probably wouldn\u2019t feel as troublesome . it might have simply gotten by as a stylish ( if unnecessary ) remake with some dazzling visual effects and very on - trend costumes . but by wading into such treacherous territory without really grappling with the implications , the film makes its artistic liberties feel cheap and even more infuriating\u2014like a 21 st - century , \u201cpost - racial\u201d incarnation of yellowface .\na day in the lives of two convenience clerks named dante and randal as they annoy customers , discuss movies , and play hockey on the store roof .\nbrian : i think it lost a lot of credibility for both of us in 1995 , the year that letterman hosted , and bombed , and when robert zemeckis\u2019 forrest gump beat pulp fiction for best picture . we were college kids and movie dorks back then , all fired up about our opinions , and our reaction to that was equivalent to the nation\u2019s shock and horror at dave\u2019s \u201c oprah . uma . uma . oprah \u201d bit . so , we\u2019ve both seen pulp fiction fairly recently , but we just watched forrest gump for the first time in forever . i still haaaaaated it . bradley , what were your impressions , and how do they compare to the way you felt in 94 ?\nsince then , alanis has made several other films , including one on an addictions recovery center near edmonton , one on homeless people in montr\u00e9al , and a film about a day care center in montr\u00e9al \u2014 all about aboriginal institutions serving aboriginal people . then came the events at oka , and the series of films that evolved from behind - the - scenes film footage , including the arrest of one of the individuals involved in the stand - off and a personal look at one of the\nwarriors\n, an iron worker who had worked on high rises in new york city . more recent films include is the crown at war with us ? ( 2002 ) , which depicts the violence and racial tension evident in the political events concerning the new brunswick fisheries near the mi ' kmaq community of esgenoopetitj ( burnt church ) .\nmotivated by passarella\u2019s lack of respect , the us camp were determined to prove a point . \u201ci think collectively we said : just don\u2019t give these guys time , \u201d wynalda explains . \u201cone thing you learn as a footballer over time is that when you\u2019re hesitant , or scared to go in hard on someone , it\u2019s because you\u2019re afraid to get beat . there was an \u2018i\u2019ve got your back , \u2019 attitude on that team . if you miss the tackle , i\u2019ll be right behind you . no one let anybody down . our mindset was do not let them look up . \u201d\ni am passionate about the 1995 rugby world cup and its effect on south africa as a turning point in the nation ' s history . we will chronicle how mandela used rugby to heal a deeply divided nation when traditional politics failed . put simply , sport transformed a country and undoubtedly saved lives . as mandela said best ,\nsport has the ability to change the world . it has the power to inspire , the power to unite people that little else has . . . it is more powerful than governments in breaking down racial barriers .\nin the brilliant first two - thirds of the film , the focus was on the strange and random behavior of the mother ( a\nbait - and - switch\ndirectorial technique ) , not on what the twins were doing . they went to extremes to test and torment her - changing the film ' s mood to torture - porn . elias let a giant pet madagascar hissing cockroach squirm from his sleeping mother ' s chest into her mouth . in a ghastly and brutal torture sequence , the two twins tied their mother to her bed and demanded that she prove her identity , or tell them where their real mother was .\nfx\u2019s masterful limited series the people v . o . j . simpson : american crime story performed a virtual clean sweep of the emmy awards this past september . and now it\u2019s looking increasingly possible that director ezra edelman\u2019s deep , wide ocean of a documentary , o . j . : made in america , might very well beat the odds and score a spot among the nominees at this year\u2019s oscars .\nning ying ' s on the beat is a pointedly funny\npolicier\n, but not of the usual kind . she uses real policemen on location as actors to show what life as a cop in 1994 beijing is really like . and on first glance , it looks routine , sometimes silly , and not all that exciting . her choice of actors and method suggests a sort of post - neo - realism , somewhere along the lines of zhang yimou ' s the story of qiu ju ( and ms . ning has even inserted a little tribute to zhang ' s movie in her own ) . and her compassion and respect for her cop / actors comes across quite clearly . in her comments after the screening in toronto , she cited the chinese film censor , who told her no one would go see her movie , since it just showed a true picture of boring daily life . well , not exactly .\na jury of over 1 , 500 leaders from the creative community , including film artists , critics and historians . selection criteria included choosing quotes from american films which circulate through popular culture , become part of the national lexicon and evoke the memory of a treasured film , thus ensuring and enlivening its historical legacy .\n0 for 12 the musicals that fared most poorly on tony night were the scottsboro boys in 2011 and mean girls in 2018 . the shows each received 12 nominations but won no awards .\nthis archived web page remains online for reference , research or recordkeeping purposes . this page will not be altered or updated . web pages that are archived on the internet are not subject to the government of canada web standards . as per the communications policy of the government of canada , you can request alternate formats of this page on the contact us page .\na police department tackles a rabies scare in their precinct after a handful of stray dog bites . their response is increasingly overeager and sometimes absurdly draconian . this a comedy , to be sure , but a very dark one . while in many ways stylistically similar to ning ying ' s previous film , for fun , in its use of non - professional actors , sometimes documentary - like aesthetic , and interest in the everyday , on the beat takes its sardonic approach to chinese bureaucracy up several notches . one of the most striking things about this police department is how they manage to seem both ruthlessly efficient and thoroughly incompetent simultaneously , and the portrayal of the way decrees pass down from the highest levels of government to the lowest like a\u2026\nif a woman approaches an animal to have sexual relations with it , kill both the woman and the animal . their blood will be on their own heads .\na newly recruited night security guard at the museum of natural history discovers that an ancient curse causes the animals and exhibits on display to come to life and wreak havoc .\n4 . toy story 2 ( 1999 ) toy story 2 should have been a disaster . designed to be a straight - to - dvd feature but then slotted for a theatrical release by pixar\u2019s disney bosses , who were much happier with the in - progress film than the pixar brain trust were , the sequel had to be reconceived on the fly and rushed to completion , grabbing story beats that had been rejected from the original film . miraculously , toy story 2 shows no signs of the panic that went into making it . expanding woody and buzz\u2019s universe without losing focus on the characters , laughs , or sentiment , this follow - up deepens the themes of the original while keeping a wistful eye on childhood\u2019s end . joan cusack is the mvp as the rootin\u2019 - tootin\u2019 cowgirl jessie , and her \u201cwhen she loved me\u201d flashback sequence remains one of the great cries in pixar\u2019s rich history of tearjerking moments .\nand now with the awards season heating up , o . j . : made in america has been named best documentary by every film - award group that has given out prizes thus far , including from the gotham awards , the national board of review , the new york film critics circle , and the critics\u2019 choice documentary awards . it\u2019s also in the running for an ifp independent spirit award .\nworth waiting for barbara cook received her first tony award and nomination in 1958 , for creating the role of marian ( the librarian ) paroo in the music man . she was next nominated in 2010 for her performance in sondheim on sondheim . that\u2019s a 52 - year gap , the longest any individual has had to wait between nominations ( though in the interim , she starred in the 2002 revue barbara cook in mostly sondheim , which earned a nomination as best special theatrical event for the show\u2019s producers ) . cook beat out jane fonda , who received her first nomination in 1960 and her second 49 years later , in 2009 .\nis the eighth installment in afi ' s centennial celebration of american cinema , meant to spark a national discussion of america ' s film history among movie lovers across the nation .\nthe oscar nominations got us thinking : there have been nearly 90\nbest picture\nwinners over the years , and film can be an exciting way to walk through history .\nbrian : that song is more interesting than anything on the forrest gump soundtrack . how did the heavy rotation of pop hits , like \u201chound dog\u2019\u201d and \u201ccalifornia dreamin\u201d in the movie work for you ?\nshe had difficulty convincing others to fund the film . the topic was not of interest to the film board , nor did it garner the support of the department of indian affairs ( which had partially financed other films ) . alanis received letters telling her to\nforget it\n. at one point , she gave up but then reconsidered because of all the energy she had already invested into it . she went to ottawa and started knocking on doors until she came back with funding from the secretary of state . it was necessary for her to do one segment at a time and then go looking for more funding . when the film was finally finished , she received a letter from the secretary of state saying they had\nnever invested their money in a better way in any film up to that time .\n( alioff & schouten levine , p . 14 )\nshe also made the film for other children :\ni want people who look at the film to have a different attitude next time they meet what is called a ' problem child ' , and develop some love and some relationship to the child \u2014 instead of alienating him .\n( alioff and schouten levine , p . 12 )\non this week\u2019s good one podcast , vanessa bayer tells the full story of her most beloved character , from her own bat mitzvah to her final snl .\nthe protagonist of the piece , yang guoli ( played by a cop of the same name ) teaches us all about the boredom and fecklessness of contemporary urban psb police work as he shows recruit wang liangui the ropes - - an education that gives the film its narrative shape .\nthe mastermind behind these killings resembles the\npuppetmaster\nhive - mind concept from the original film , though in this reboot , he appears as hideo kuze , a character from the stand - alone complex follow - up anime series . sanders decides to toss details and ideas from both characters into a juicer , then ditches the healthy pulp to reveal a more boring character instead . the subtlety and philosophical ruminations of 1995 ' s puppetmaster have been replaced with a sullen , emo - band crybaby who complains about his human - to - robot experiment gone awry . when he eventually meets major , all he talks about is getting revenge .\nthis kind of movie trivia is fun , but the movies are never trivial . consider mrs . miniver . . . a film released the same year as casablanca . its closing lines were so powerful to president franklin roosevelt , that he ordered them printed on millions of leaflets and dropped over nazi - occupied europe .\nduring the beginning of his search ( conducted like the film blow - up ( 1966 ) ) , mikael became suspicious that he was being tracked and someone had hacked into his computer .\na hilarious and realistic look at ( police ) life in beijing ; this film was produced on location and used real police , not actors ; allegedly , the criminals shown were actually apprehended during the production of the film . the other review commented that this film was incredibly dull and boring - - i it found the exact opposite . it was absolutely amazing to see the real mid - nineties beijing . the supposedly\nevery - day\nnature of the material is enlightening to one who has not experienced the mid - nineties beijing , and is surely an insightful\nstep - back\nanalysis even to one who has experienced it . all the material is first - rate . for someone not particularly looking for sensationalism , for someone who is fascinated by amazing ( but not ridiculous ) people and things that happen in the real world , this is a great film . i marvelled at the resourceful - - albeit somewhat pathetic , but nonetheless likable - - police officers and criminals .\ni was very pleased when the alberta government bought the rights to the film . many social workers in different departments see it now . one time i was in edmonton . . . and a man who had been the provincial ombudsman presented me with two new reports , saying that the richard cardinal film had helped force new policies and laws in alberta . young people in the audience said to him , ' why do you need a film to be made before you change the law ? ' he quickly replied , ' well , sometimes the government waits for the public to make a move , to push , otherwise they don ' t know . ' it was incredible . i was shocked but happy that the film was able to do that . but primarily , i made it for richard .\ntake crime out of police work , and what ' s left is procedures . in the western sector of beijing , we follow the tedium of police officers . a rabid dog is loose in guoli ' s beat : a gang of police officers hunts it down . then , word comes from on high to pick up all the dogs in the sector : fear of rabies combines with the dogs ' being status symbols of the nouveau riche . occasionally a criminal is picked up : someone selling porn , someone running a three - card - monte game . cops smoke , go to meetings , and hold trainings . they patrol on bicycles and enforce edicts . guoli works nights . he ' s lazy at home , his wife wants him to do more . is there any more to do ?\nthe princess bride is a 1987 american romantic comedy fantasy adventure film directed and co - produced by rob reiner . it was adapted by william goldman from his 1973 novel of the same name . the . . . more\nmovie quote a statement , phrase or brief exchange of dialogue spoken in an american film . * ( lyrics from songs are not eligible . )\nfrozen is a 2013 american 3d computer - animated musical fantasy\u2013comedy film produced by walt disney animation studios and released by walt disney pictures . it is the 53rd animated feature in the . . . more\nthe three main sections of the film were told from different viewpoints : first tully , then jake , and finally lena . jake was warned not to get involved by various competing interests , and clearly cautioned by american colonel muller ( beau bridges ) :\nwhen i was at west point , we put a uniform on a mule .\ncamp rock is a 2008 disney channel original movie starring the jonas brothers and demi lovato . the music is written by julie brown , paul brown , regina hicks and karen gist . the film is directed . . . more\nto avoid capture by brenner , kent suicidally killed himself by stepping on a\nbouncing betty\nmine that he had planted in the surrounding mine - field training site ."]}
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", "topic": 0}], "title": "deiva magan", "paragraphs": ["deiva magan ( 1969 ) - m . s . viswanathan - listen to deiva magan songs / music online - musicindiaonline\ndeiva magan movie rating is 96 / 100 based on reviews submitted by 1 users .\ndeiva magan was first tamil film sent by india to the oscars in the best foreign language film category .\nthe film gets tremendous title value as deiva magan is vikram ' s grandfather sivaji ganesan ' s evergreen super hit .\ndeiva magan will see the very talented vikram playing a role of a mentally challenged person . there has been recent talks that director a . l . vijay and vikram are giving a second thought regarding the title of the movie deiva magan .\n' deiva magan ' starring meera jasmine in the lead role went to the floors a few weeks ago . the film reportedly has rechristened as ' adhi narayana ' .\ndeiva thirumagal is an inch by inch copy . . i wont say it as inspired . .\nmalaikallan , madurai veeran , thirudathey , enga veetu pillai and anbeva among the mgr movies . parasakthi , uthamaputhiran , bale pandiya , deiva magan and vasantha maligai among the sivaji movies .\ndeiva magan ( 1969 ) language : tamil director : a c tirulokchandar cast : sivaji ganesan , jayalalithaa deiva magan was a triple whammy with sivaji ganesan playing three roles - a father , and his twin sons . he was widely praised for all three performances - the father unable to bear the sight of his scarred son , the timid brother and his angst - ridden twin .\nnow the reason behind this change of mind is that vikram prabhu will be marking his entry as an actor soon . this particular movie will be directed by ameer and surprisingly they have decided to choose the title deiva magan for the project . well the fact that deiva magan was sivaji ganesan\u2019s blockbuster hit ( grandpa of vikram prabhu ) makes it a bit more special for the to - be hero .\njayalalithaa recalled that he directed anbey va ( her mentor and aiadmk founder mg ramachandran starrer - movie ) deiva magan , engiruntho vanthal , dharmam engey and enga mama , in which she played the lead roles .\nthevar magan . raaj kamal film international . scene from 1 . 45 . 41 to 1 . 49 . 50\nthings have now cleared up with vijay and vikram deciding on the title \u2018deiva thiru magan\u2019 . earlier , there were rumors that this flick has been titled \u2018pitha\u2019 but that also did not materialize with another filmmaker refusing to part with the title .\nthe film ' s director vettri vendhan , said , ' we chose the name ' deiva magan ' because we felt it was an appropriate title for the story . however due to some unforeseen circumstances , we are forced to go for a title change . '\nnow it is clear that since vikram prabhu is debuting with deiva magan , the title will not be given by sivaji productions under any circumstances . meanwhile al vijay and mohan natrajan are looking around for a new title for their under production film , which is fast nearing completion .\ndeiva magan had the distinction of first tamil films , which went for academy awards for best foreign language film category . he had directed jayalalithaa in avan thaan manithan . he also directed rajinikanth in vanakatthukuriya kadhaliye . his hindi movies include dharmendra\u2019s main bhi ladku hoon and teri kasam .\nthis page hosts a weekly slideshow related to tamil movies . each slide includes a picture and some description about that picture . all the slides will have a recurring theme . people looking for actress stills , actress images , actor stills , actor images , movie stills , movie images , and other interesting topics , relevant issues in tamil cinema will find this page useful . deiva thirumagal - deiva magan | 20 films that had a completely different title before release .\nthe vikram starrer , which is being directed by vijay , was named \u2018deiva magan\u2019 but the director had to opt for another title as it has already been registered by someone else . following this , there was a lot of confusion over the title of this film which also stars anushka and amala paul .\ndeiva magan tamil full movie hd , part 14 , kaathalikka katrukollunga video song featuring sivaji ganesan and jayalalitha in lead roles on thamizh padam . directed by a . c . tirulokchandar , music composed by m . s . viswanathan and produced by shanti films . deiva magan tamil movie also stars pandari bai , m . n . nambiar and chittoor v . nagaiah among others . click here to watch : mannan tamil full movie hd : urltoken muthu tamil movie hd : urltoken pudhu kavithai tamil movie hd : urltoken duet tamil movie hd : urltoken puthu puthu arthangal songs hd : urltoken for more thamizhpadam : subscribe us : urltoken like us : urltoken follow us : urltoken\nthevar magan , pandiyan , kaaviya thalaivan , rasukutty , thirumathi palanisamy , senthamizh pattu - 1992 - the celebrated head - on collisions at the box - office .\ndeiva magan tamil movie songs hd , kootathile video song featuring sivaji ganesan and jayalalitha on mango music tamil . music composed by ms . viswanathan , directed by ac . tirulokchandar and produced by periyanna . song : kootathile yaarthan singer : p . susheela lyrics : kannadasan deiva magan tamil movie also stars chittor v . nagaiah , pandari bai , major sundarrajan and m . n . nambiar among others . click here to watch : ayya tamil movie songs hd : urltoken guru sishyan tamil movie songs hd : urltoken vanakkam vathiyare tamil movie songs : urltoken senthamizh paattu tamil movie songs : urltoken appu tamil movie video songs hd : urltoken paarthale paravasam tamil movie video songs hd : urltoken for more tamil movie songs : subscribe : urltoken like us : urltoken follow us : urltoken\ndeiva magan tamil movie songs hd , kettathum koduppavane video song featuring sivaji ganesan and jayalalitha on mango music tamil . music composed by ms . viswanathan , directed by ac . tirulokchandar and produced by periyanna . song : kettathum koduppavane krishna singer : tm . soundararajan lyrics : kannadasan deiva magan tamil movie also stars chittor v . nagaiah , pandari bai , major sundarrajan and m . n . nambiar among others . click here to watch : ayya tamil movie songs hd : urltoken guru sishyan tamil movie songs hd : urltoken vanakkam vathiyare tamil movie songs : urltoken senthamizh paattu tamil movie songs : urltoken appu tamil movie video songs hd : urltoken paarthale paravasam tamil movie video songs hd : urltoken for more tamil movie songs : subscribe : urltoken like us : urltoken follow us : urltoken\ndeiva magan tamil movie songs hd , kadhal malar kootam video song featuring sivaji ganesan and jayalalitha on mango music tamil . music composed by ms . viswanathan , directed by ac . tirulokchandar and produced by periyanna . song : kadhal malar kootam singer : tm . soundararajan lyrics : kannadasan deiva magan tamil movie also stars chittor v . nagaiah , pandari bai , major sundarrajan and m . n . nambiar among others . click here to watch : ayya tamil movie songs hd : urltoken guru sishyan tamil movie songs hd : urltoken vanakkam vathiyare tamil movie songs : urltoken senthamizh paattu tamil movie songs : urltoken appu tamil movie video songs hd : urltoken paarthale paravasam tamil movie video songs hd : urltoken for more tamil movie songs : subscribe : urltoken like us : urltoken follow us : urltoken\ngrowing up with a sibling who needed special attention , fear was my constant companion , once the carefree days of childhood began to draw to a close . every grey hair on my father\u2019s head would send a shiver through me . every time i felt a stab of fear , i would recite every sloka i knew , and then i would , for good measure , hum m . s . viswanathan\u2019s \u2018 kaettadhum koduppavanae krishna \u2019 from \u2018deiva magan , \u2019 repeating the line \u2018 ulagathil vaazha vidu . \u2019 in \u2018deiva magan , \u2019 sivaji is rejected by his father , because of his unprepossessing appearance , and is brought up by nagaiah . nagaiah\u2019s life is ebbing away , when sivaji sends up a desperate prayer to spare the life of the only man who ever loved him .\nlisten to the heartwarming prayer song\nkettathum koduppavane krishna\nsung by legendry tm sounderarajan from super hit film deiva magan starring sivaji ganesan in triple role . director : ac trilogchander cast : sivaji ganesan , pandari bai , jayalalitha music : ms viswanathan lyrics : kannadasan release : september 5 , 1969 for more updates : subscribe to us on : urltoken follow us on : urltoken like us on : urltoken\ndeiva magan tamil movie songs hd , kadhalikka katru video song featuring sivaji ganesan and jayalalitha on mango music tamil . music composed by ms . viswanathan , directed by ac . tirulokchandar and produced by periyanna . song : kadhalikka katru kollungal singer : t . m . soundararajan , p . susheela lyrics : kannadasan deiva magan tamil movie also stars chittor v . nagaiah , pandari bai , major sundarrajan and m . n . nambiar among others . click here to watch : ayya tamil movie songs hd : urltoken guru sishyan tamil movie songs hd : urltoken vanakkam vathiyare tamil movie songs : urltoken senthamizh paattu tamil movie songs : urltoken appu tamil movie video songs hd : urltoken paarthale paravasam tamil movie video songs hd : urltoken for more tamil movie songs : subscribe : urltoken like us : urltoken follow us : urltoken\nhe had directed legendary mgr for anbe vaa for avm and 25 films with nadigar thilagam sivaji ganesan . his combo with sivaji worked wonders at box office , especially he specialised in remakes of other language films into tamil in his own inimitable style . with sivaji , he wielded megaphone for memorable films like thangai , iru malargal , enga mama , engirundho vandhaal , bharata vilas and deiva magan among others .\nstalin rajangam , writer , who has extensively written on the \u2018caste component and narrative structures of tamil films concurs . he says that thevar magan was first of its kind with stronger idioms of caste and glorification of caste - based practices . [ 23 ] tamil writer s . ramakrishnan said that thevar magan captured the very essence of the south tamil nadu\u2019s rural culture . [ 25 ]\nthe film buff\u2019s passion for worthy reels of the past makes him see mere borrowing of titles as unfair moves . so he\u2019s relieved when the new thiruvilaiyaadal is forced to have an add - on \u2014 aarambam \u2014 after a hue and cry from sivaji ganesan fans . ( the film was a landmark in the thespian\u2019s career . ) more recently , deiva magan ( again the earlier film\u2019s hero was ganesan ) had to be changed to deiva thirumagal , albeit for a different reason . now , naan , the jayalalitha - ravichandran starrer and a runaway success of the 1960s will soon have a namesake in the form of vijay antony\u2019s naan .\ntamil cinema ' s all time masterpieces ' kamal hassan ' s nayakan ( 1987 ) ' & thevar magan draws inspiration from the hollywood ' s master piece ' the godfather ( 1972 ) ' .\ndeiva thirumagan is a forthcoming indian tamil drama film written and directed by a . l . vijay , starring vikram , anushka shetty and amala paul in the lead roles , with karthik kumar in a guest appearance . titles including deiva magan and pitha were under consideration for the film , but unavailable since being registered already by other filmmakers . the film is currently in its post - production stage and is expected to release on may 14 , 2011 cast vikram as krishna anushka shetty as anuradha ragunathan amala paul as shwetha santhanam as vinod nassar as bashyam kpac lalitha m . s . bhaskar pandi m . r . kishore as nandu yana gupta karthik kumar ( cameo )\nthis page hosts a weekly slideshow related to tamil movies . each slide includes a picture and some description about that picture . all the slides will have a recurring theme . people looking for actress stills , actress images , actor stills , actor images , movie stills , movie images , and other interesting topics , relevant issues in tamil cinema will find this page useful . deiva magan | 9 tamil films that have knocked the oscar doors .\nn . linguswamy , [ 52 ] mysskin and gautham menon called thevar magan as their favourite film . [ 53 ] [ 54 ] padma s . while writing for hindu listed thevar magan among her favourite films . [ 55 ] a poster of the film designed by abinav bhatt from bangalore depicted moustache . [ 56 ] gauthami listed it as her one of the favourite films she had acted . [ 57 ] karthi in an interview mentioned thevar magan as his favourite alongside other films . [ 58 ] in 2009 , meera vasudevan said ,\ni\u2019d love roles similar to revathy in devar magan\n. [ 59 ] thevar magan served as one of the inspirations for aadukalam ( 2011 ) directed by vetrimaaran . [ 60 ] sify in its review of sandakozhi ( 2005 ) compared rajkiran ' s character with sivaji ganesan ' s character from the film . [ 61 ] the magazine south scope included haasan ' s performance in the film in its list of\nkamal ' s best performances\nin its july 2010 edition . [ 16 ]\nshe was barely 15 when she was introduced by the legendary filmmaker boodgur ramakrishnaiah panthulu in the kannada film industry . her film deiva magan ( 1969 ) with sivaji ganesan was the first ever tamil film to be submitted to the academy awards ( oscars ) . one of her kannada films chinnada gombe ( 1964 ) was remade into tamil and hindi . jayalalithaa portrayed double roles in eight films . super - hits among them were gemini ganesan\u2019s ganga gowri ( 1973 ) and yaar nee ( 1966 ) .\ndeiva magan tamil movie video song jukebox exclusively on mango music tamil . deiva magan tamil movie ft . sivaji ganesan and jayalalitha in lead roles . directed by ac tirulokchandar , music composed by ms viswanathan , produced by periyanna in the banner shanthi films . for more super hit songs of sivaji ganesan & msv , subscribe to mango music tamil - urltoken deiva magan also stars chittor v nagaiah , pandari bai , vijayasree , major sundarrajan and mn nambiar among others . full details : actors : sivaji ganesan , jayalalitha , chittor v nagaiah , pandari bai , vijayasree , major sundarrajan and mn nambiar among others . music : ms viswanathan director : ac tirulokchandar producer : periyanna banner : shanthi films track list : song : deivame deivame nandri solven @ singer : tm soundararajan lyrics : kannadasan music : ms viswanathan song : kadhal malar kootam @ singer : tm soundararajan lyrics : kannadasan music : ms viswanathan song : anbulla nanbare @ singer : tm soundararajan lyrics : kannadasan music : ms viswanathan song : kadhalikka katru kollungal @ singer : tm soundararajan , p susheela lyrics : kannadasan music : ms viswanathan song : kootathile yaarthan @ singer : p susheela lyrics : kannadasan music : ms viswanathan song : kettadhum kodupavane krishna @ singer : tm soundararajan lyrics : kannadasan music : ms viswanathan click here to watch : karna movie songs - urltoken thillu mullu movie songs - urltoken top 10 songs of mgr - urltoken veera movie songs - urltoken for more tamil movie songs : subscribe : urltoken like us : urltoken follow us : urltoken\nthevar magan scenes inspired from godfather : in godfather , marlon brando death scene while playing with his grand son and similarly sivaji ganasen ' s death scene in the movie thevar magan while playing with his grand daughters . even though the essence of those scenes are similar , the style and construction are different . there are also another scene inspiration for rajni kanth ' s annamalai , rajni hits his sister ' s husband for torturing her . there is a similar scene in godfather too where al pacino does it .\ndeiva magan ( english : divine son ) is a 1969 tamil language film starring sivaji ganesan in a triple role . sivaji ganesan enacted three roles for the second time in his career after bale pandiya . [ 1 ] he acted as a father and two sons . [ 2 ] the film has pandari bai and jayalalitha as the female lead . the film was the first ever tamil film to be submitted by india in contest for the academy award for best foreign language film . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] the film had a song deivamae deivamae sung by t . m . soundararajan\nram ; is daiva magan the film where 2 shivajis have a scarred face ? well ; it ' s very good film . but no nedd to remake as the film is good to watch even now . if they remke ; kamal can be preferred first and ajith or vikram next .\nit\u2019s ironical that despite anbe vaa\u2019s extraordinary success , thirulok never got to make another mgr film but became sivaji\u2019s favoured director and lavished his cinematic skills on the thespian , as for example in the latter\u2019s triple role tour de force , deiva magan . sivaji\u2019s forte in portraying tragic heros stood out in thirulok\u2019s babu ( remade from malayalam odayil ninnu ) and avanthaan manidhan ( from kannada ) . the director\u2019s skill in portraying national integration stood out in bharata vilas , while his yen for comedy was seen in anbe aaruyire . thirulok\u2019s iru malargal , a love triangle comprising sivaji , padmini and k . r . vijaya that he directed for veteran sound engineer and studio owner dinshaw tehrani was eminently successful .\nbefore you confuse yourself over the title , its \u00e2\u0091madrasapattinam\u00e2\u0092 director vijay that we\u00e2\u0092re talking about . the director has started calling shots for his next movie \u00e2\u0091deiva magan\u00e2\u0092 starring vikram and anushka . a low affair opening ceremony was held to mark the beginning of the movie that is produced by mohan natarajan . the first schedule of the movie is slated to be held shortly after deepavali in ooty . buzz is that \u00e2\u0091deiva magan\u00e2\u0092 is a remake of a hollywood flick \u00e2\u0091i\u00e2\u0092m sam\u00e2\u0092 that\u00e2\u0092s a story of a mentally challenged man , obviously played by vikram in the tamil version . anushka apparently plays a role of a lawyer , going by the story of the english version . director vijay would have changed his script to suit his audiences . more updates about this movie , coming up !\nthe scene where kamal ' s character take over his father ' s duty as village head was included by behindwoods in its list\ntop 20 mass scenes\nand also in another list named\n10 mass interval blocks\n. [ 70 ] [ 71 ] the same site included the film on its list\nsuperstars show the power pf veshti\n. [ 72 ] on kamal haasan ' s 60th birthday , an agency named minimal kollywood posters designed posters of kamal haasan ' s films . the poster of thevar magan featured blood under the lock . [ 73 ] although no print of thevar magan has survived , the film is still available on home video . [ 74 ]\ntamil super hit film\ndeiva thirumagal ( 2011 )\nwas adapted from sean penn ' s oscar nominated flick\ni am sam ( 2001 )\n. it has been also noted that this film was already been unofficially remade in bollywood as\nmain aisa hi hoon ( 2005 )\n. also in the tamil version famous song\npapa paapa\nwas shamefully copied by g . v . prakash from a cartoon named\nrobin hood ( 1973 )\n.\nthe simpleton rangan with a heart of gold in\npadikatha medhai ,\nthe struggling , sacrificing gentleman raghu in\nnenjirukkum varai ,\nlord siva rescuing the poverty - stricken poet dharmi with resplendence and rage in\nthiruvilaiyadal ,\nthe love - struck brilliant nadhaswaram vidwan sikkil shanmugasundaram in\nthillana mohanambal ,\nthe disfigured and disowned son kannan in\ndeiva magan\n, prestige padmanabhan , the good - hearted brahmin factory manager heart - broken by family tragedy in\nvietnam veedu ,\nsaapaturaman , the epileptic village bumpkin in\nraman ethanai ramanadi ,\nrajnikanth , the glamorous and hypersensitive brahmin barrister stuffed with self - importance in\ngauravam ,\nthe long - suffering village elder refreshed by a breeze of love in middle age in\nmudhal mariyadhai\nand the hired suave\nforeign\n- father in\nonce more\nare among sivaji ' s many unforgettable roles .\nrajan krishnan , phd scholar in film studies from columbia university , says that it was kamal hassan who brought that sickle bearing genre . he says ,\ni would like to propose that it is a kamal hassan film of high authenticity markers called thevar magan ( 1992 ) that can be said to have inaugurated the era of the south being represented as primarily a sickle bearing space\n. [ 23 ] [ 24 ]\nin 1986 , muktha srinivasan initially planned to direct a film based on american film godfather with sivaji ganesan and kamal haasan however the project was dropped after kamal haasan ' s then associate ananthu felt that it would be a ganesan - focused film and not a kamal haasan film as ananthu thought that haasan would fit the role better . the project was dropped . [ 5 ] influential and prolific malayalam filmmaker bharathan was approached by kamal haasan to direct thevar magan for which he scripted . the film was said to be an adaptation of 1972 american film the godfather . [ 6 ] this was bharathan ' s last film in tamil . haasan said it was the first film which was written using a screenwriting software called\nmovie magic\n. [ 7 ] kamal initially thought of naming the film as nammavar but ilayaraja suggested him to name the film as thevar magan to which kamal agreed . [ 8 ]\nbalaji , personally i don ' t like this . espcially if someone remakes billa then it will god - awful attempt . . not to forget billa itself was a remake : - ) of don . now they have remade don in hindi . should we have to see a remake of billa as well : - ) remake > remake > remake > remake ! omg ! god save tamil film world ! doing a remake of yesteryear movies will not only make serious comedies , but will also signify the lack of scripts in tamil . btw , i don ' t think the script in varalaaru was pretty weak . the script was pretty good . the first 40 mins and last mins masala turned it into a mixed package . i know in this space won ' t agree with me / this statement : - ) iwould say it was much close to deiva magan in script ! the narration went down ! and the long making of the film added enough insult to the injury ! : - )\nthevar magan ( english : son of thevar ) [ lower - alpha 1 ] is a 1992 indian tamil drama film directed by bharathan . the film stars sivaji ganesan , kamal haasan , nassar , revathi and gouthami in pivotal roles . the film ' s soundtrack album and background score were composed by ilaiyaraaja while the cinematography was handled by p . c . sriram . the film ' s script was written by kamal haasan who also produced the film along with his brother chandra haasan under the production company raaj kamal films international .\ng . dhananjayan in his book pride of tamil cinema - 1931 - 2013 stated\nthis film is a treat to the eyes not only because of p . c . sreeram ' s cinematography , but also because of the presence of some of the best actors from south\n. [ 8 ] tamil magazine ananda vikatan in its review dated 8 november 1992 appreciated the film mentioned\nfor kamal , the film is another milestone . . . the film ' s naturalism is greatly enhanced by equal opportunity given to all actors in the film . .\n. [ 8 ] behindwoods praised sivaji ganesan ' s performance calling it\none of the finest in tamil cinema . .\n. [ 50 ] indiaglitz stated\nif , \u2018nayagan\u2019 was epic , \u2018devar magan\u2019 is way above all adjectives\n. [ 51 ] rediff stated\nkamal ' s story and script , and bharatan ' s powerful direction , made this a film to savor\n. [ 2 ]\nit was sivaji\u2019s tragedy that , as the years progressed , opportunities for him to display his acting talent became scarce . but he did act in cameo roles , often stealing the scenes , as in thevar magan , which won him the national awards jury\u2019s special jury award in 1993 . ( sivaji , incidentally , declined the award . ) ironically , the man hailed as the greatest actor of tamil cinema never won an indian national award for best actor . he was conferred the dadasaheb phalke lifetime achievement award for meritorious service to indian cinema in 1997 . the tamil film journal pesum padam gave him the honorific \u2018nadigar thilagam\u2019 ( doyen of actors ) . sivaji was honoured with the titles padma shri and padma bhushan and the tamil nadu government conferred on him the kalaimamani award . the french government honoured him with chevalier in the order of arts and literature . in sri lanka he received the title \u2018kalaikkurusil\u2019 from the then radio ceylon . sivaji ganesan passed away at a chennai hospital on 21 july 2011 . although the brightest star in the tamil film firmament is no more , sivaji ganesan\u2019s films are there to provide pleasure to his fans and keep his memory alive .\ninteresting topic , bb . you made some nice observations . i agree with you on the point that people would inevitably say ,\nif it aint broken , dont fix it .\nraja parvai - puhleezzz ! the kamal - madhavi romance has to be ' experienced ' to be believed . andha birthday scene onnu porumey . yes , masala potboilers are easy to remake . the list is endless but here ' s my list of what i think would be the more interesting ( more importantly , challenging ) remakes : 1 . galatta kalyanam - a zany comedy that could be adapted with some talented comedians and more ' modern ' situations . 2 . nool veli ( k . balachander ) - the director of azhagiye theeye could handle material like this . someone please change the ridicuuuulous climax to this otherwise brilliant movie . powerful , controversial , ageless . hell , its k b ! 3 . netrikann - am sure sj suryah will say ,\nnaan panren naan panren !\nbut though adult , the movie is still very , very funny . anyone other than sjs who can handle adult material w / o turning it into a sleaze fest . 4 . pagal nilavu - a good movie that if remade could be made into a very good one if the director knows what to retain and what to throw out the window ( to begin with , counder ' s\ncomedy\n) . the aggressive youth character will never die in thamizh cinema ! 5 . dheiva magan - am sure people who love sivaji more than i do , will be thinking ,\nyou must be kidding !\nbut if ppl . can make a soththa script in varalaaru into a big hit , they should make this one a big hit as well . . . three v a r i e d characters . . . any takers ? ! ps : yes , am way too protective of kamal haasan ' s films to recommend any !\nthe passing away of sivaji ganesan on july 21 , 2001 , will remain a dark hour in the history of tamil cinema . a year has gone by , but the immense talent of the actor will be remembered and revered forever , writes a . v . ashok .\nsivaji ganesan raised an amazing body of work from\nparasakthi\n( 1952 ) to\nthanga padakkam\n( 1974 ) that is unequalled in the history of indian cinema . he was the most gifted actor of our times and a complete artiste in whom voice , diction , looks , face , expression , posture , gesture and presence miraculously combined to create a histrionic charisma of haunting intensity and awesome dignity .\nendowed with a sterling voice that he magically modulated , sivaji excelled in histrionics of aural splendour that beautifully brought to the fore the glory of the tamil language .\nit is no exaggeration to say that sivaji ' s heroic outpouring as veerapandiya kattabomman is an integral part of the tamil cultural psyche . alongside his enchanting voice , sivaji was gifted with a malleable face that so naturally accepted any type of moustache and hairstyle and that inflected an infinite range of expressions from royal majesty to rustic simplicity .\nsuperadded to voice and face was sivaji ' s singular gift of mesmerising bodily postures and gestures that he aesthetically used with inventive embellishment in his art of characterisation .\nall the intensity , wonder , and dignity of sivaji ' s histrionics were in place even in his very first film and in that poignant courtroom\nstill\ndeeply etched in the tamil imagination .\nsivaji scaled a new and brilliant standard of histrionics in the 1960s in a captivating series of films of family melodrama directed by bhimsingh :\nbagappirivinai\n,\npadikatha medhai\n,\npaava manippu\n,\npaasamalar\n,\npalum pazhamum\n,\npaarthal pasitheerum\n,\npadithaal mattum podhumaa\n,\npaar magale paar\nand\npachai villaku\n. whether it was a patriot like v . o . chidambaram pillai or a mythological character like karnan or a saint like appar or a monarch like raja raja chozhan or an aristocrat or a middle class householder or a village idiot or even the lord himself , sivaji composed manifold portraits of attractive form and soulful depth .\nthe veteran had a flair for comedy too . . . with ` thengai ' srinivasan and nagesh in\nanjal petti 520\n.\nit is not so much the staggering range of sivaji ' s roles that inspires awe but far more importantly that sivaji crafted his infinite roles from the inside with uncanny understanding . all the memorable roles of sivaji are manifestations of one sovereign role : that of a custodian of culture .\nwith lip - sync of stunning perfection , sivaji revealed an unattainable dimension of his own , in rendering songs . t . m . soundararajan ' s resonant voice and viswanathan - ramamoorthy ' s lilting music also made sivaji ' s songs a perennial delight .\nsivaji enacted philosophical songs with gripping seriousness and love songs with vivacious joy . his songs sung as a husband in the company of the wife while musing over an hour of sorrow in the family are deeply moving images of conjugal spirituality . sivaji was much more than an actor . for an entire generation , he was synonymous with\nexcellence\n. sivaji is the only indian actor who leaves us awestruck by the stupendous scale of his achievement and makes us curious about the source of his genius .\n( the writer is a professor , school of critical humanities , central institute of english and foreign languages , hyderabad . )\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nyou can update your channel preference from the settings menu in the header menu .\nthe movie stars a newcomer kajan . meera jasmine plays the heroine . according to reports the actress was impressed with the storyline and agreed to be part of the film .\nkajan says , ' meera has encouraged and motivated me a lot . initially i was afraid to share the screen with such a seasoned actress . however she helped me overcome the fear ' .\nkarthik - gautham karthik ' s ' mr . chandramouli ' chennai box office report\npaattum naane bhavamum naane - thiruvilayadal song - sivaji ganesan , t . s . baliah\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nstory is about a father and his sons . triple roles portrayed by sivaji ganesan . where one son who was missed since from the birth re - unites and spends time with his father and solves the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nfollows rajasekhar and his relationship with his younger sister . she falls in love with his friend .\nbrave and loyal warrior - archer karna joins the kauravas to battle the pandavas in the kurukshetra .\nparasakthi\nnarrates the misfortunes that befall the members of a tamil family . the youngest sister gets widowed and becomes the victim of an attempted rape by a temple priest . sivaji . . . see full summary \u00bb\nlove between a danseuse and a musician brought under attack from various sources . will their love survive amidst treachery and competition ?\nsusi ' s family is stalked by a vengeful killer . during an attempt to save susi from this madman , her boyfriend , baskar , gets a good look at the attacker ' s eyes . using this as a clue baskar attempts to find the person haunting susi ' s family .\na friendship between a middle - aged upper - caste man in a village and a boatman ' s daughter raises eyebrows .\nthe story revolves around an unhappy groom and bride forced into a wedding . the groom backs away because he is reluctant to give up his life of wine and women in the city while the bride is . . . see full summary \u00bb\na family with 4 sons and their parents who lead life with small departmental store . the story goes with their bachelor life and the married . love of one of the brothers and the misunderstandings with their wives\nravi is an electronics engineer who works in a bank and is in love with nandhini . fareed is a criminal who claims that he can prove that ravi has killed a man and blackmails him into robbing the bank .\ne along with his friend tony ( karunas ) carries out small crimes to earn money . e brought up in tough conditions , grows up as a tough , fearless and emotionless guy . meanwhile ; . . . see full summary \u00bb\nnavarathri traces nalina ' s ( savitri ) experience of nine emotions on nine consecutive nights .\nstory is about a father and his sons . triple roles portrayed by sivaji ganesan . where one son who was missed since from the birth re - unites and spends time with his father and solves the remaining problem of the family . when the father sivaji ganesan given words of to his wife about her birthday gift and he shows the senior son sivaji ganesan at the end and sadly he dies infront of his parents and brother after saving the family from the goons .\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nit looks like we don ' t have any release dates for this title yet .\nbe the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the release dates submission guide .\nit looks like we don ' t have any akas for this title yet .\nbe the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the akas submission guide .\na total of 9 tamil films have been the nation ' s choice for oscar submission for the\nbest foreign language film\ncategory till now . here ' s a look at each one of them in light of the latest addition to that list .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\nthe first tamil film which impacted on me greatly during childhood was \u2018veera pandiya kattabomman\u2019 . it was a kind of bio - picture about a \u2018paalayakkaaran\u2019 or polygar ( feudal chieftain ) who defied the british during the last decade of the 18th century and paid the supreme penalty . kattabomman whose full name was veera pandiya kattabomma karuthaiyya nayakkar governed an area known as paanchaalankurichi which is in the thoothukkudi district of tamil nadu state in india . i was five years old when i first saw the film with my parents at elphinstone theatre . the upper portions of the theatre were encased in hardboard , resembling the structure of a fortress . there were two cut - outs on either side of two men with upraised swords on horses . in the middle was another cut - out of a man literally taking a bull by its horns . the two horsemen were kattabomman played by the actor sivaji ganesan and his brother kumaraswamy alias ommaithurai played by oak devar . the\nman taming the bull was vellaiyhathevan , the commander of kattabomman\u2019s forces . the actor was gemini ganesan . my family was living in hulftsdorp then . the film which played at elphinstone , maradana moved on to gaiety , kotahena . i can recall seeing the film four times at elphinstone and twice at gaiety . this was because several relatives and family friends took me along when they went to see the film as those in our family circle knew how crazy i was about this particular film kattabomman . even in later years i never missed seeing it when an old print was screened in a theatre . nowadays in canada i have a dvd of the film which i view occasionally if not regularly .\nthe magic of the movie to me at that time was the portrayal of kattabomman by the doyen of tamil actors , sivaji ganesan . the highlight of that performance was the powerful delivery of fiery dialogue by the film hero kattabomman played by sivaji . i memorised the dialogue ( written by sakthi t . k . krishnasamy ) from \u2018veera pandiya kattabomman\u2019 in those days and repeated them with appropriate mannerisms to entertain family , relatives , classmates and friends . two remarkable passages lingering in memory still are the verbal duels between kattabomman and jackson ( played by c . r . parthiban ) and kattabomman and bannerman ( played by javer seetharaman ) . unlike most of the actors seen in the tamil films of today , sivaji ganesan spoke tamil on screen the way the mellifluous , vibrant language should be spoken . it is no exaggeration to say that he was the role model for many of my generation in pronouncing tamil dialogue in dramas . it is in this context of reviving memories about the first tamil film to impact upon me greatly that i focus the \u2018spotlight\u2019 this time on its hero sivaji ganesan , about whom i have written extensively in the past . the man regarded as the greatest thespian of post - independence tamil cinema passed away on 21 july 2001 , three months short of his 73rd birthday . though known as sivaji , that was not his real name . it was a name bestowed upon him for playing the role of sivaji in a popular drama .\nsivaji was no stranger to sri lanka . his movies ran to packed houses in the island . several of his films were adapted and remade in sinhala . substantial portions of the films \u2018pilot premnath\u2019 and \u2018mohanapunnagai\u2019 starring sivaji were shot in sri lankan locales with sri lankan artistes malani fonseka and geetha kumarasinghe in the lead female roles . \u2018pilot premnath\u2019 in 1978 was an indo - sri lankan co - production directed by a . c . trilokachander . shot in many scenic places in sri lanka , the film had a lively baila type song \u2018udarata menike\u2019 sung in lilting tones by l . r . easwari and a . e . manoharan , which had audiences\u2019 foot - tapping in india and sri lanka . but the most popular song was \u2018ilankayin ilankuyil\u2019 ( the young cuckoo of sri lanka ) with vani jayaram lending her voice to malani , and t . m . soundararajan voicing for sivaji . music was by m . s . viswanathan . shot in eastman colour , this film was about an air ceylon pilot and his family . it ran for more than 100 days both in tamil nadu and sri lanka . \u2018mohana punnagai\u2019 starring sivaji ganesan and geetha kumarasinghe was made in 1981 . the film directed by c . v . sridhar did well in sri lanka but had an average run in tamil nadu despite the fact that it had sivaji in the lead . the beautiful song sequence picturised on geetha bathing in a waterfall - stream with sivaji taking photos from different angles was unforgettable . the song \u2018thennilankai mangai\u2019 ( south sri lanka maiden ) is sung by s . janaki to music composed by m . s . viswanathan .\np . k . balachandran , the \u2018new indian express\u2019 correspondent in colombo , in a recent article interviewed both malani and geetha about sivaji ganesan . here are excerpts : \u201csivaji ganesan was a great actor and a great human being too , \u201d enthused malani fonseka , who was his leading lady in the 1978 tamil blockbuster pilot premnath . \u201cit was sivaji who urged me to become a producer . he would say \u2018malani , you should make a no . 1 sri lankan creation , \u2019\u201d malani disclosed . \u201ca warm and friendly man , sivaji introduced me to his wife and children and invited me for dinner at his house . i was very happy to work with him . in fact , it was an honour to work with him , \u201d malani said in a fulsome tribute to the thespian , who is no more . geetha kumarasinghe , the lankan leading lady of yore , who was paired with the tamil thespian in mohana punnagai ( 1981 ) directed by c . v . sridhar , said sivaji was a thorough gentleman . \u201cwe got along very well even though he was in his fifties and i was only 26 . he was very knowledgeable , not just on film making , but about many other subjects , though he had not gone to any university , \u201d geetha recalled . geetha said she got offers from madras film makers after mohana punnagai but could not take them because she got married .\nsivaji ganesan\u2019s acting career , which began at the age of eight , could be divided into three phases \u2013 1936 to 1952 , when he acted only on stage ; 1952 to 1974 , when he acted for the big screen and also gave stage performances ; and 1974 to 1999 , when he acted only in films . despite achieving stupendous success on the screen , sivaji remained faithful to his first love , the stage , and acted in plays for decades . with more than 300 film roles to his credit , he inspired a whole generation of artistes , virtually creating a new school of acting . essentially a creature of the stage when he entered films , sivaji ganesan brought that baggage with him and superimposed it effectively on the film medium . yet his brilliant acting made this so - called violation of screen norms the accepted norm of film acting . generations of tamils learnt to appreciate the beauty and power of the tamil language because sivaji ganesan breathed new life into it .\nvizhuppuram chinniah ganesan , or v . c . ganesan , was born on 1 october 1928 , in vizhuppuram , which was then in the arcot district of the former madras presidency . his parents were chinnaiapillai mandrayer , a railway employee and freedom fighter , and rajamani , in whose name he was to launch later a successful film company , rajamani pictures . ganesan belonged to the kallar division of the mukkulathor caste . his ancestors hailed from soorakkottai in thanjavoor district . smitten by a street drama about kattabomman , the feudal polagar of panchalan - kurichi who fought the british , young ganesan became enamoured of acting and abandoned school when he was in class two . forsaking home , he along with his boyhood chum \u201ckaka\u201d radhakrishnan ( veteran comedian who passed away in 2012 ) joined the madurai - based bala gana sabha drama troupe first , and later the troupe run by ethaartham ponnusamipillai . from child roles he graduated to female roles and then on to the \u201craja part , \u201d the role of the hero , as it was known then . the first landmark in his career was his portrayal of the maratha warrior sivaji in the drama \u2018sivaji kanda indhu rajyam\u2019 written by dravida kazhagham and later dravida munnetra kazhagam leader c . n . annadurai , who went on to become the tamil nadu chief minister . e . v . ramaswamy , the patriarch of the dravidian movement , acclaimed his stellar performance and referred to ganesan as \u2018sivaji\u2019 ganesan . this was in 1946 . the sobriquet stuck .\nsivaji ganesan played a wide range of characters , from god and king to commoner . whether it was the mercurial chola emperor raja raja cholan , lord siva , lord muruga , saivite saint appar , vaishnavite saint periyaalvar or tamil poet ambigapathy , sivaji\nsivaji was no stranger to sri lanka . his movies ran to packed houses in the island . several of his films were adapted and remade in sinhala . substantial portions of the films \u2018pilot premnath\u2019 and \u2018mohanapunnagai\u2019 starring sivaji were shot in sri lankan locales with sri lankan artistes malani fonseka and geetha kumarasinghe in the lead female roles\nsivaji ganesan played a wide range of characters , from god and king to commoner . whether it was the mercurial chola emperor raja raja cholan , lord siva , lord muruga , saivite saint appar , vaishnavite saint periyaalvar or tamil poet ambigapathy , sivaji was always at his scintillating best . he was equally splendid in contemporary roles and stereotypes making every performance a memorable one\nsivaji\u2019s chief lead actor contemporaries were \u201cpuratchi nadigar\u201d m . g . ramachandran ( mgr ) , his namesake gemini ganesan ( kadhal mannan ) and \u201cilatchiya nadigar\u201d s . s . rajendran ( ssr ) . the only film he acted together with mgr was the controversial \u2018koondukkili\u2019 by t . r . ramanna . with gemini he acted in many hits like pennin perumai , pathi bhakthi , veerapandiya kattabomman , paarthaal pasi theerrum , paasamalar , pandha pasam , kappalottiya thamizhan , saraswathy sabatham , thiruvarutselvar and unakkaaha naan . he also acted with ssr in films like parasakthi , rajarani , aalayamani , shanthi , pachai vizhakku , pzhani , kaikodutha deivam , etc his younger son prabhu known as \u201cilaya thilagham\u201d has also made his mark in films as an actor . prabhu was a very successful hero in the eighties and nineties with many of his movies breaking box office records . sivaji\u2019s elder son ramkumar keeps the home production company sivaji films ticking . the box - office record breaking \u2018chandramukhi\u2019 starring rajnikanth was their production . now prabu\u2019s son and sivaji\u2019s grandson vikram prabu too has begun acting and done well in films like \u2018kumki\u2019 and \u2018arima nambi\u2019 .\n( d . b . s . jeyaraj can be reached at djeyaraj2005 @ yahoo . com . )\n2 . comments that are abusive , obscene , incendiary , defamatory or irrelevant will not be published .\n5 . spamming the comments section under different user names may result in being blacklisted .\n\u2018tabs for a / l students\u2019 and \u201913 years of education for all\u2019 are two promises from the 2015 election manifesto of the unp . both are game - changer promises , but a promise in a manifesto is only a starting point . bureaucrats have to expand the id\nthe new economy has greatly changed our economic environment in relation to how the government and businesses operate and provide goods and services . prosperity in the new economy involves more than capitalising on knowledge assets . prosperity involv\nthe importance of the public sector is an indisputable social and economic reality throughout the world . the public sector usually comprises of organisations that are owned and operated by the government and exist to provide services such as public e"]}
{"id": 115345, "summary": [{"text": "baby blood ( titled the evil within in the united states ) is a french horror film directed and co-written by alain robak , and starring emmanuelle escourrou and jean-fran\u00e7ois galotte .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is about a pregnant woman named yanka whose womb is invaded by a parasite .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the organism transforms her fetus into a monster that desires human blood .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "yanka heeds the demand of blood for the creature until it requests to be carried to the sea where it was originally spawned .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the film was shown at the avoriaz fantasy film festival and the sarasota french film festival in 1990 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "at avoriaz , it became the first film to win a jury award despite not being in competition .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "in 2008 , a sequel to the film was released titled lady blood . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "baby blood", "paragraphs": ["other causes include internal bleeding and the transfer of blood between the baby and the mother while the baby is still in the womb .\nnewborn blood spot screening involves taking a blood sample to find out if your baby has 1 of 9 rare but serious health conditions .\nmy review of an older french horror film , baby blood score - 3 . 5 / 5\nhayley often referred to her baby as\nmagical miracle baby\nbut also called her\nmy little girl\nand\nbaby girl\nin a letter to her .\nyou should not give your baby non - fortified or low - iron formula unless otherwise advised by your baby\u2019s doctor .\ntreatments and prognosis for blood diseases vary , depending on the blood condition and its severity .\n80 ' s horror movies : baby blood a . k . a . the evil within ( 1989 )\ni started feeling a lot better about baby blood once i realized it was supposed to be a comedy .\nare replenished as needed . blood cells are divided into three groups : the red blood cells (\nwhen is your blood baby due ?\nis like asking her when she is going to have her period .\nvasa previa . in this very rare condition , the developing baby ' s blood vessels in the umbilical cord or placenta cross the opening to the birth canal . vasa previa can be very dangerous to the baby because the blood vessels can tear open , causing the baby to bleed severely and lose oxygen .\nit ' s not always easy to soothe a crying baby . we can help you figure out what to do when your baby wails .\nas she shares the same blood as her father klaus , her blood could presumably cure a werewolf bite .\nblood loss in the neonatal intensive care unit usually occurs because we have to take frequent blood tests . these tests are needed to help the medical team manage your baby\u2019s condition . the blood that is taken is not replaced quickly , which causes anemia .\nevery baby is offered newborn blood spot screening , also known as the heel prick test , ideally when they ' re 5 days old .\nwhen your baby is 5 days old , a health professional will prick their heel and collect 4 drops of blood on a special card .\nbehavior is it normal that my baby drinks bathwater ? is it normal for my baby to tug on his penis ? is it normal that my . . .\nblood cells and some of the special proteins blood contains can be replaced or supplemented by giving a person blood from someone else via a transfusion . besides receiving whole - blood transfusions , people also can receive transfusions of a particular component of blood , such as platelets , rbcs , or a clotting factor . when someone donates blood , the whole blood can be separated into its different parts to be used in these ways .\npolycythemia vera : the body produces too many blood cells , from an unknown cause . the excess red blood cells usually create no problems but may cause blood clots in some people .\nthrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura : a rare blood disorder causing small blood clots to form in blood vessels throughout the body ; platelets are used up in the process , causing a low platelet count .\nsee when dr . suzanne dixon suggests making a baby checkup appointment with your pediatrician .\nfind the best gear for your baby . see the 2018 moms ' picks winners .\narteries carry oxygenated blood ( blood that has received oxygen from the lungs ) from the heart to the rest of the body .\nmost of the time , blood functions without problems . but sometimes , blood disorders or diseases can cause illness . diseases of the blood that commonly affect kids can involve any or all of the three types of blood cells . other types of blood diseases affect the proteins and chemicals in the plasma that are responsible for clotting .\nwhat should your baby ' s poop look like ? learn about different types of baby poop , what ' s normal , and when to call the doctor . see all videos\nsepticaemia is an infection of the blood with bacteria . it is often called ' blood poisoning ' . if bacteria multiply and release poisons ( toxins ) into the blood it can cause serious illness .\nyou should be given information about the blood spot test and the diseases it screens for in advance so you can make an informed decision for your baby .\nbabies who have anemia have a red blood cell count that is lower than normal . red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body .\nmost of the time , treatment for bleeding or spotting is rest . you may need to take time off from work and stay off your feet for a little while . you may need medicine to help protect your baby from rh disease . rh disease is when your blood and baby\u2019s blood are incompatible ( can\u2019t be together ) . this disease can cause serious problems \u2014 even death \u2014 for your baby .\n# period # period pain # cramps # popping the cherry # blud baby # tampons .\nmake meatballs for baby using a mixture of ground / minced beef and iron fortified cereal .\nfever - but the baby may not look hot and the skin may look pale or blotchy , or turn blue . the hands and feet may feel cold . the baby may shiver .\nhuman and rodent placentation is hemochorial , the fetomaternal interaction between the two blood circulations involving direct physical interaction between maternal blood and the chorionic trophoblasts .\nother changes that you won ' t feel are happening at the celluar level . for the past week , your baby ' s bones have begun producing fetal red blood cells . previously , the baby ' s liver and spleen were responsible for this job , but as the bones mature , they will be able to sustain your baby ' s red blood cell needs . by week 30 , the spleen will stop producing red blood cells , and a few weeks before birth , the liver will stop , too .\nin dance back from the grave , while rebekah is prisoner forms a spell cast by papa tunde , elijah bites hayley so he can use the power of the baby ' s blood to unbalance the spell as the baby is revealed to be a quarter witch as well .\nthe underlying blood is moving sluggishly , so the normal veins underneath that carry blue , oxygen - poor blood back to the heart are more noticeable .\n) , and the blood platelets ( thrombocytes ) . the white blood cells are subdivided into three broad groups : granulocytes , lymphocytes , and monocytes .\nred blood cell , cellular component of blood , millions of which in the circulation of vertebrates give the blood its characteristic colour and carry oxygen from the lungs to the tissues . the mature human red blood cell is small , round , and biconcave ; it appears dumbbell - shaped in profile . the\u2026\nnurse :\noh my god , she & apos ; s birthed satan !\ndoctor :\ncalm down , that & apos ; s just a blood baby .\nread more about cystic fibrosis , or download a leaflet for parents whose baby has suspected cystic fibrosis .\na bulging fontanelle sometimes develops . the fontanelle is the soft spot on the baby ' s head .\nbut you don ' t need to worry if your baby ' s hands and feet turn blue for a short period of time when the rest of the body is pink and your baby is breathing normally .\nsometimes a second blood spot sample is needed . the reason for this will be explained to you . it doesn ' t necessarily mean there ' s something wrong with your baby .\nthe lungs are not getting enough oxygen . since oxygen is what makes blood turn red , blood cells without oxygen remain blue (\ncyanosis\n) .\ndepending on which one affects your baby , the condition may be life threatening or cause severe developmental problems .\nthe results should be recorded in your baby ' s personal child health record ( red book ) . it ' s important to keep this safe and take it with you to all your baby ' s appointments .\nif you haven ' t received your baby ' s results , speak to your health visitor or gp .\niron supplements for infants in these categories may be recommended by the baby\u2019s health care provider at some stage .\nhere are the basics about the mysterious , life - sustaining fluid called blood .\nblood cells do not originate in the bloodstream itself but in specific blood - forming organs , notably the marrow of certain bones . in the human adult , the\nbaby blood\nstarts out promising , reminding me somewhat of\nfreaks\nwith its circus setting . it seems that some sort of parasitic creature has infected one of the circus animals .\noccasionally , the sample may need to be taken when your baby is 6 , 7 or 8 days old .\nit ' s not compulsory , but it ' s recommended because it could save your baby ' s life .\nfind out how lactation expert susan condon describes the color and consistancy of a baby ' s first bowel movements .\nryan you see that ginormous fucking chick over there . . . & apos ; yah , & apos ; . . . that & apos ; s one fucked up blood baby dude !\nwhy did the goats start lactating blood ? and all your other questions , answered .\nsophie and tyler both referred to her as\nthe hybrid baby\nand celeste called her\nthe wolf\n.\niron - deficiency anemia : iron is necessary for the body to make red blood cells . low iron intake and loss of blood due to menstruation are the most common causes of iron - deficiency anemia . it may also be caused by blood loss from the gi tract because of ulcers or cancer . treatment includes iron pills , or rarely , blood transfusion .\nhope has the blood of three species in her ; vampire , witch , and werewolf .\nand it has been suggested that these cells might able to migrate into the maternal blood .\namo h , kajino g . demonstration of foetal cells by chromosome analysis of maternal blood .\nengelhardt b . molecular mechanisms involved in t cell migration across the blood - brain barrier .\nif you don ' t want your baby to be screened for any of these conditions , discuss it with your midwife .\nlearn how to prevent dehydration in babies , how to spot dehydration in your baby , and when to get medical help .\nin long way back from hell , elijah justifies his choice to save hayley because the baby that she ' s carrying .\nin from a cradle to a grave , there ' s a flashback in which hayley lets klaus feel the baby kick .\nseveral different parts of blood are involved in fighting infection . white blood cells called granulocytes and lymphocytes travel along the walls of blood vessels . they fight germs such as bacteria and viruses and also may attempt to destroy cells that have become infected or have changed into cancer cells .\n) . fetal blood enters and leaves the fetal placenta / labyrinth via the umbilical cord , whereas maternal blood enters and leaves the fetal placenta / labyrinth via the utero - placental circulation .\nin bloodletting , it is revealed that the baby ' s blood is capable of turning werewolves into hybrids . however , the hybrids created are sired to its mother - likely due to it and her being one and the same for the time being . tyler lockwood kidnaps hayley and tries to kill the baby , as he believes that klaus desires to use the baby to sire a second army of hybrids . klaus scares him off , however , tyler then goes to marcel , and informs him of the baby ' s existence , and that its abilities will prove a threat to the vampire kingdom .\nyou can tell if there is insufficient oxygen in the blood by checking the color of the skin all over your baby ' s body . if there is a bluish cast everywhere ( especially in areas with a lot of blood flow , like the lips , tongue , and vagina or scrotum ) , this could mean all of the blood is blue and there could be a problem with the heart or lungs .\nonce the baby is born hayley asks if she could hold her . genevieve hands the baby over , but monique slits hayley ' s throat only a few moments later . monique breaks klaus ' neck and they leave with the baby . the witches have taken the baby to the cemetery , where they plan to sacrifice her . klaus and elijah try to find them , but they had cast a spell that creates the illusion of a maze . elijah is heartbroken that hayley is dead . they are unable to find the baby , when hayley walks in . the blood of her daughter brought her back to life , she is in transition . she can feel her daughter and she leads klaus and elijah to the witches . genevieve is about to stab the baby , but elijah stops her . monique and abigail try to stop them by calling upon their ancestors .\nyou can ease any distress for your baby by cuddling and feeding them , and making sure they ' re warm and comfortable .\nas with breastfed babies , it is important that the diet of a formula fed baby also contain plenty of iron rich foods .\na baby born whilst her / his mother is on her period . thus , when s / he is born , she is covered in blood . the effect is especially pronounced on children born to women with heavy flows .\nparents should investigate any bluish color they spot on their baby ' s skin . blue skin means the underlying blood has a blue cast rather than the nice pink color of blood with lots of oxygen in it . fortunately , in most cases it ' s quite normal and harmless as long as it ' s temporary .\nand blood only becomes evident in the intervillous space of the fetal placenta after ten weeks gestation .\nwhen something is so absurd that the only way of describing it is to relate it to a baby covered in bloody anal beads .\nyou should receive the results either by letter or from a health professional by the time your baby is 6 to 8 weeks old .\nmolar pregnancy . this is when a mass of tissue forms inside the womb , instead of a baby . molar pregnancy is rare .\nhypercoaguable state ( hypercoagulable state ) : a tendency for the blood to clot too easily ; most affected people have only a mild excess tendency to clot , and may never be diagnosed . some people develop repeated episodes of blood clotting throughout life , requiring them to take a daily blood thinning medicine .\nthey feed her snake blood to make her the betrothed of satan and the mother of the antichrist .\nthe body needs iron to make haemoglobin , which is responsible for supplying oxygen to all the cells through the blood . it is also responsible for the colour of red blood cells \u2013 so if someone\u2019s body lacks sufficient iron , these blood cells become small and pale , resulting in iron - deficiency anaemia .\nanemia from inadequate rbc production . conditions that can cause a reduced production of red blood cells include :\nmalaria : a mosquito ' s bite transmits a parasite into a person ' s blood , where it infects red blood cells . periodically , the red blood cells rupture , causing fever , chills , and organ damage . this blood infection is most common in parts of africa but can also be found in other tropical and subtropical areas around the world ; those traveling to affected areas should take preventive measures .\nbatcup g , tovey la , longster g . fetomaternal blood group incompatibility studies in placental intervillous thrombosis .\nmost babies have some anemia in the first few months of life . this is known as physiologic anemia . the reason this anemia occurs is that baby\u2019s body is growing fast and it takes time for red blood cell production to catch up .\nplacental abruption . in about 1 % of pregnancies , the placenta detaches from the wall of the uterus before or during labor and blood pools between the placenta and uterus . placental abruption can be very dangerous to both the mother and baby .\nin crescent city , c\u00e9leste states elijah has a niece on the way . giving viewers a second confirmation on the sex of the baby .\nhe took blood plasma \u2013 the fluid portion of blood that is not cells \u2013 from two - month - old mice and injected small amounts , around 5 % of the total amount of blood in a mouse by volume , into 18 - month - old animals eight times over the course of a month .\nthe continuous process of blood cell formation ( hematopoiesis ) takes place in hematopoietic tissue . in the developing embryo , the first site of blood formation is the yolk sac . later in embryonic life , the liver becomes the most important red blood cell - forming organ , but it is soon succeeded by the bone\u2026\nif there is a bluish cast over the entire body , the blood may be lacking sufficient oxygen . blue primarily around the lips may also indicate low blood oxygen . this is very worrisome and you should seek medical attention immediately . it\u2019s also concerning if you notice any blueness at all when it seem like your baby might be having trouble breathing .\nred blood cells ( rbcs , also called erythrocytes ) are shaped like slightly indented , flattened disks . rbcs contain the iron - rich protein hemoglobin . blood gets its bright red color when hemoglobin picks up oxygen in the lungs . as the blood travels through the body , the hemoglobin releases oxygen to the tissues .\nscreening for sickle cell disease also finds babies who are carriers of this or other red blood cell diseases .\nas the heart beats , you can feel blood traveling through the body at pulse points \u2014 like the neck and the wrist \u2014 where large , blood - filled arteries run close to the surface of the skin .\nblood contains other important substances , such as nutrients from food that has been processed by the digestive system . blood also carries hormones released by the endocrine glands and carries them to the body parts that need them .\nwalker sp , meagher s , white sm . confined blood chimerism in monochorionic dizygous ( mcdz ) twins .\nbleeding or spotting can happen anytime , from the time you get pregnant to right before you give birth . spotting is light bleeding . it happens when you have a few drops of blood on your underwear . spotting is so light that the blood wouldn\u2019t cover a panty liner . bleeding is when the blood flow is heavier , enough that you need a panty liner or pad to keep the blood from soaking your underwear and clothes .\nbabies who have anemia have a red blood cell count that is lower than normal . red blood cells carry oxygen throughout the body . this article discusses the causes , diagnosis , and treatment of anemia in newborn children .\nhumans can ' t live without blood . without blood , the body ' s organs couldn ' t get the oxygen and nutrients they need to survive , we couldn ' t keep warm or cool off , fight infections , or get rid of our own waste products . without enough blood , we ' d weaken and die .\nyour baby may have swallowed blood from a cracked nipple during breastfeeding . ( the crack may not be obvious and it may take some searching to find it . ) this will not hurt the baby and you may continue to breastfeed as your nipple heals . the blood may be from a scratch or crack in the skin of your baby ' s rectum if she has had dry , hard , or large bowel movements , but this is rarely a problem for newborns since they have not yet started on solid foods and are unlikely to be constipated . you can help it heal by applying antibacterial ointment or moisturizer to the irritation if it is on the outside skin .\nyou ' ll be contacted sooner if your baby screens positive . this means they ' re more likely to have one of the conditions tested for .\ncow\u2019s milk is not a suitable source of nutrition during baby\u2019s first year ( see the risks of early introduction of cow\u2019s milk for more information . )\nmyelodysplastic syndrome : a family of blood cancers that affect the bone marrow . myelodysplastic syndrome often progresses very slowly , but may suddenly transform into a severe leukemia . treatments may include blood transfusions , chemotherapy and stem cell transplant .\nsargent il , johansen m , chua s , redman cw . clinical experience : isolating trophoblasts from maternal blood .\nthe cells travel through the circulatory system suspended in a yellowish fluid called plasma , which is 90 % water and contains nutrients , proteins , hormones , and waste products . whole blood is a mixture of blood cells and plasma .\nanemia usually is caused by either inadequate rbc production or unusually rapid rbc destruction . in severe cases of chronic anemia , or when a large amount of blood is lost , someone may need a transfusion of rbcs or whole blood .\nsee what pediatrician joann rohyans says about urate crystals in your baby ' s diapers - - what they mean and why they look like b . . .\nlearn what dr . david geller has to say about the correlation between your baby ' s alertness , feeding , and wetting diapers and hi . . .\nthe earlier appearance of fetal cells in maternal blood in humans may suggest more active migration of certain fetal cells . potentially there may be multiple cell types and phases of migration involved . more detailed investigation of the time course of the appearance of maternal blood in the placenta and the appearance of fetal cells in maternal blood in humans may be informative .\nthe reason for this reduction in iron absorption is that the breastmilk proteins , lactoferrin and transferrin , can become saturated by the excess iron . this reduces their efficiency in delivering iron to your baby , meaning that more iron is available to harmful bacteria ( leading to digestive problems ) and less is available to baby .\nsickle cell disease affects haemoglobin , the iron - rich protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen around the body .\noccasionally , other medical conditions are picked up by blood spot test screening . for example , babies with beta thalassaemia major , a serious blood disease , will usually be detected . these babies also need to be referred for early treatment .\ndownload a leaflet about the newborn blood spot test ( pdf , 4 . 35mb ) \u2013 also available in other languages\n) . in the human , the channels through which the fetal blood flows , the chorionic villi , form trees with numerous branches and sub - branches terminating in villous blunt - endings . the maternal blood flows in the relatively open intervillous space . in contrast in the mouse , the maternal blood flows through a labyrinthine network of interconnected cavities or lacunae .\nhas conclusively demonstrated fetomaternal microchimerism . the number of mice in which fetal cells can be detected in maternal blood and the number of fetal cells in maternal blood declines towards the end of gestation , at least in syngenic and allogenic crosses .\nvan dijk ba , boomsma di , de man aj . blood group chimerism in human multiple births is not rare .\ndouglas gw , thomas l , carr m , cullen nm , morris r . trophoblasts in circualting blood during pregnancy .\nshe is also seemingly very intelligent as she was able to use her magic to turn camille ' s car on and off , despite still being a baby .\nthis is particularly true during the first 6 months and is another reason why your baby should be at least 6 months of age before you consider introducing solids .\nis suing his german baby mama . . . claiming she falsely accused him of rape and got him arrested in the process - - nearly ruining his life .\nblood is essential for good health because the body depends on a steady supply of fuel and oxygen to reach its billions of cells . even the heart couldn ' t survive without blood flowing through the vessels that bring nourishment to its muscular walls .\nare stem cells that have developed to the stage where they are committed to forming a particular kind of new blood cell .\nthe appearance of fetal cells in maternal blood at gd10 to gd12 in syngenic and allogenic crosses is consistent with the establishment of uteroplacental circulation . maternal blood first appears in the labyrinth between gd9 and gd10 and extensive fetal capillary formation occurs by gd12 .\nwhy do newborns and babies hiccup so often ? get the answer , find out if you can stop hiccups , and learn if your baby ' s hiccups . . .\nbake muffins or bread for baby using the iron rich grains listed above \u2013 try mixing the flour from these grains with wheat flour , which is fairly low in iron .\ngrind your baby\u2019s meat finely \u2013 new research has shown that babies are better able to absorb the iron from very small particles of meat than they are from larger pieces .\nmore clearly because the bones of her inner ear are developed enough to detect vibrations . some studies suggest that your baby will feed more vigorously if you read to her in utero , so why not try it ? it ' s fun and it ' s a great way to connect with your baby . but your baby will be busy exploring other sensations too , stroking her face as she gets to know herself . ( like her fingernails , which have grown long enough to cover her fingertips by now . )\nabout 1 in 2 , 000 babies born in the uk has sickle cell disease . this is a serious inherited blood disease .\nan occasional spot of blood in a newborn ' s diaper is nothing to be alarmed about . there are many possible causes .\n, but it is soon succeeded by the bone marrow , which in adult life is the only source of both red blood cells and the granulocytes . both the red and white blood cells arise through a series of complex , gradual , and successive transformations from primitive\nin the big uneasy , klaus tells elijah that , while he feels hayley and the baby will be better protected in the bayou with the crescent wolves , he will bring hayley back before she goes into labor . klaus wishes the baby to born in the compound . the child later kicks for the first time onscreen when the wolves are telling campfire stories , and hayley happily puts jackson ' s hand on her belly so he can feel . monique deveraux later tells genevieve that the baby must die in exchange for genevieve ' s life .\nin city beneath the sea , dahlia states that hope ' s magic would be tainted by vampire blood and the aggressive werewolf temper .\nblood also carries carbon dioxide and other waste materials to the lungs , kidneys , and digestive system to be removed from the body .\nthrombocytopenia : a low number of platelets in the blood ; numerous conditions cause thrombocytopenia , but most do not result in abnormal bleeding .\nin the mouse , the timing of the appearance of fetal cells in maternal blood is consistent with the hypothesis that fetomaternal exchange occurs between fetal and maternal blood at the placental barrier in the fetal placenta / labyrinth . in the fetal placenta / labyrinth , the maternal blood comes into direct contact with the zygote - derived trophoblast and it has been proposed these may also be deported into the maternal circulation .\nblood contains far fewer wbcs than red blood cells , although the body can increase wbc production to fight infection . there are several types of wbcs , and their life spans vary from a few days to months . new cells are constantly being formed in the bone marrow .\na layer of trophoblast cells forms the interface between the maternal blood and the fetal tissues . it is these trophoblast cells that form the placental barrier between maternal and fetal circulation . in the human , this interface consists of a syncytium of syncytiotrophoblasts directly contacting the maternal blood (\nthis problem is common when the mother\u2019s and baby\u2019s blood types do not match . this is called rh / abo incompatibility . these babies usually have jaundice ( hyperbilirubenemia ) , which can cause their skin to turn yellow . in a few babies , anemia can also be caused by infections or genetic ( inherited ) disorders .\nin the originals , the witch sophie deveraux revealed that hayley was in fact pregnant with klaus ' child . she revealed that the baby is one of natures\nloopholes .\nshe later revealed that it was because of klaus ' werewolf side that hope was conceived . sophie then demands that klaus help her or she will kill the baby and it ' s mother .\na female infant may have a little bloody vaginal discharge in her diaper due to the withdrawal of maternal hormones after delivery . this usually stops as the hormones return to normal levels . a male infant may be bleeding a little from a healing circumcision . finally , diaper rash can lead to some bleeding if it gets severe enough . blood in the diaper is a problem only if the bleeding becomes heavy or persistent , or if your baby appears ill , has a high fever , or bruises easily . if you do notice any blood in your baby ' s diaper , make sure you mention it to your pediatrician to be on the safe side .\nif you\u2019ve been cooking with cast iron for a long time and are an adult male or menopausal female , it might be wise to donate blood right away . this practice will reduce iron stores immediately . remember , loss of blood is the only way to resolve iron toxicity problems . continue regular blood donation until you can completely switch over to another type of nontoxic cookware such as enamel , glass , or titanium .\ninadequate hydration can cause fatigue , poor appetite , heat intolerance , dizziness , constipation , kidney stones and a dangerous drop in blood pressure .\nhematopoiesis ( the production of blood cells ) occurs in the bone marrow , and many types of blood disorders can be best diagnosed by analyzing a sample of bone marrow removed by a needle from the centre of the pelvic bone or the sternum ( bone marrow biopsy ) . \u2026\nbianchi dw , flint af , pizzimenti mf , knoll jh , latt sa . isolation of fetal dna from nucleated erythrocytes in maternal blood .\nin a closer walk with thee , klaus goes to father kieran o ' connell ' s funeral . when he walks into the church the coffin is closed . he looks confused at everyone who ' s sitting there and opens the coffin . when he opens the coffin he sees a baby lying in it . he smiles at the baby and tries to pick her up , but someone drives a stake through his heart . when he turns around he sees that it ' s mikael . he then wakes up and realizes it was a nightmare . he later tells cami o ' connell that he dreams of mikael because he ' s afraid of becoming a father , he doesn ' t need a psychologist to figure that out . but elijah has also been dreaming of mikael and they realize something else is going on . at kieran ' s funeral hayley starts coughing up blood and faints thanks to a spell monique deveraux had cast . klaus , elijah and genevieve take her to the compound . elijah can ' t hear hayley ' s heartbeat , but only that of the baby . genevieve tries to save her by using magic . klaus gives hayley his blood , but it doesn ' t work . klaus then tells elijah he won ' t lose that baby and he wants to deliver the baby now , but elijah stops him . genevieve agrees with elijah , if they deliver the baby hayley will bleed to death .\naplastic anemia : in people with aplastic anemia , the bone marrow does not produce enough blood cells , including red blood cells . this can be caused by a host of conditions , including hepatitis , epstein - barr , or hiv - - to the side effect of a drug , to chemotherapy medications , to pregnancy . medications , blood transfusions , and even a bone marrow transplant may be required to treat aplastic anemia .\nserve high iron foods along with foods containing vitamin c \u2013 this helps your baby\u2019s body to absorb more of the available iron . a good example is spaghetti with a meat and tomato sauce .\nintroducing cow\u2019s milk into baby\u2019s diet before 1 year of age can also lead to iron - deficiency anaemia . this is because cow\u2019s milk can irritate the lining of the intestine , causing a loss of blood . although the amount lost is small , it can be significant over a prolonged period of time , causing a noteable loss of iron .\ngranulocyte , any of a group of white blood cells ( leukocytes ) that are characterized by the large number and chemical makeup of the granules occurring within the cytoplasm . granulocytes are the most numerous of the white cells and are approximately 12\u201315 micrometres in diameter , making them larger than red blood cells\u2026\nit is a voracious parasite from the dawn of creation , surviving centuries in search of the one thing it needs : to be born of a human . but when this cunning creature slithers inside a sexy circus performer ( voluptuous french starlet emmanuelle escourrou ) , it demands gallons of fresh blood to grow stronger . now this reluctantly expectant mommy and her chatty mutant fetus are off on a cross - country killing spree where pre - natal care means violent carnage , horny men make tasty meals , and the ultimate mother\u0092s milk is baby blood ! throw away those grainy bootlegs and get ready to feel this one kick : baby blood \u0096 also known as the evil within \u0096 is now presented totally uncut and uncensored with all of its infamous womb - raiding , gore - spewing and flesh - baring beauty fully restored for the first time ever in america !\nblood then travels through veins back to the heart and lungs , so it can get more oxygen to send back to the body via the arteries .\nhawes cs , suskin ha , petropoulos a , latham se , mueller uw . a morphologic study of trophoblast isolated from peripheral blood of pregnant women .\ncheck the color of the blood . your provider may want to know . it can be different colors , like brown , dark or bright red .\n) . numbers of fetal cells are present in maternal blood by gd10 to gd12 days ( gestational days , the day of vaginal plug detection being designated gd0 ) in pregnancies from syngenic and allogenic crosses ; however the cells do not appear in blood in until gd13 to gd16 in pregnancies from outbred crosses .\nonce your breastfed baby is eating foods containing iron on a regular basis , then it\u2019s important to ensure that he is eating enough foods naturally high in iron to compensate for the reduced iron intake from breastmilk .\nif iron - deficiency anaemia is diagnosed by a doctor , then iron supplements for infants may be prescribed , although borderline anaemia can often be corrected when baby\u2019s diet is adjusted to include more iron rich foods .\nthe following interview contains many spoilers about the true blood series finale . proceed with caution \u2014 or come back after you\u2019ve gotten around to watching the episode .\nserve oatmeal with blackstrap molasses , which is not only rich in iron , but also contains b vitamins , essential for the production of red blood cells .\nmultiple myeloma : a blood cancer in which a white blood cell called a plasma cell becomes malignant . the plasma cells multiply and release damaging substances that eventually cause organ damage . multiple myeloma has no cure , but stem cell transplant and / or chemotherapy can allow many people to live for years with the condition .\nthe mechanism by which cells are exchanged across the placental barrier is unclear . possible explanations include deportation of trophoblasts , microtraumatic rupture of the placental blood channels or that specific cell types are capable of adhesion to the trophoblasts of the walls of the fetal blood channels and migration through the placental barrier created by the trophoblasts (\nwhether or not iron supplements for infants are necessary depends on individual circumstances . but it\u2019s important to understand the key role that iron plays in good infant nutrition and how solid feeding can affect your baby\u2019s iron levels .\nbleeding and spotting in pregnancy don\u2019t always mean there\u2019s a problem , but they can be a sign of miscarriage or other serious complications . miscarriage is when a baby dies in the womb before 20 weeks of pregnancy .\nrarely , this germ ( bacterium ) overcomes the body ' s immune system and gets into the blood to cause meningitis and / or blood poisoning ( septicaemia ) . it is not clear why a few people are prone to serious illness and many other people are carriers of the same bacterium but experience no ill effects .\nit ' s important to know that screening isn ' t 100 % certain . a baby with a negative screening result may later turn out to have the disease screened for . this is known as a false negative .\naccording to rebekah , hope looks like her mother . on the other hand , klaus blissfully implies that hope has inherited his eyes . as a baby she had dirty - blonde hair and round dark - blue eyes .\nimportant : the information given here is meant as a guide and does not replace professional medical advice . always consult a doctor when you introduce new foods to your baby or when you have any concerns about his health .\nabnormal bleeding in late pregnancy may be more serious , because it can signal a problem with the mother or baby . call your doctor as soon as possible if you experience any bleeding in your second or third trimester .\nthe most common condition affecting rbcs is anemia , a lower - than - normal number of red cells in the blood . the symptoms of anemia \u2014 such as pale skin , weakness , a fast heart rate , and poor growth in infants and children \u2014 happen because of the blood ' s reduced ability to carry oxygen .\ngreat news , wicked queens of america ! your shit just got hella validated . new research out of stanford university indicates that the brains of older mice can be rejuvenated by commingling their blood supply with the blood of young mice . well , kapow .\ndo i think that giving young blood could have an effect on a human ? i ' m thinking more and more that it might ,\nsaid researcher saul villeda .\ni did not , for sure , three years ago .\nhemophilia : a genetic deficiency of certain proteins that help blood to clot ; there are multiple forms of hemophilia , ranging in severity from mild to life - threatening .\nreed w , lee th , norris pj , utter gh , busch mp . transfusion - associated microchimerism : a new complication of blood transfusions in severely injured patients .\niverson gm , bianchi dw , cann hm , herzenberg la . detection and isolation of fetal cells from maternal blood using the flourescence - activated cell sorter ( facs )\nbianchi dw , zickwolf gk , weil gj , sylvester s , demaria ma . male fetal progenitor cells persist in maternal blood for as long as 27 years postpartum .\nthe amount of iron available to baby from breastmilk reduces somewhat when solid foods or mixed feeding ( breastmilk and formula ) are introduced and can be greatly reduced by the addition of iron fortified foods or iron supplements for infants .\nleukemia : a form of blood cancer in which a white blood cell becomes malignant and multiplies inside bone marrow . leukemia may be acute ( rapid and severe ) or chronic ( slowly progressing ) . chemotherapy and / or stem cell transplantation ( bone marrow transplant ) can be used to treat leukemia , and may result in a cure .\nthe fetal cell type or types responsible for fetomaternal microchimerism are unknown . candidates include all cell types in fetal blood and trophoblasts . however , considerable evidence points towards the conclusion that fetal stem or progenitor cells may also be involved . subsequent pregnancies appear to trigger further proliferation and mobilization to maternal blood of fetal cells acquired during previous pregnancies .\nthus in humans , the first appearance of fetal cells in maternal blood occurs slightly before the completion of fetal organogenesis , the onset of fetal circulation to the placenta , and the appearance of maternal blood within the fetal placenta . plugs of invading trophoblast cells , which block the tips of the uteroplacental spiral arteries , are progressively dislocated after 10\u201312 weeks\nbianchi dw , shuber ap , demaria ma , fougner ac , klinger kw . fetal cells in maternal blood : determination of purity and yield by quantitative polymerase chain reaction .\nanemia of chronic disease : people with chronic kidney disease or other chronic diseases tend to develop anemia . anemia of chronic disease does not usually require treatment . injections of a synthetic hormone , epoetin alfa ( epogen or procrit ) , to stimulate the production of blood cells or blood transfusions may be necessary in some people with this form of anemia .\nin farewell to storyville , rebekah says to hayley that the mikaelson family has many enemies , and that when she is born she will inherit all of them . she also says that , though niklaus is a dangerous person , there is hope for him , and the baby is a focal point of that . finally , she asks that hayley tells the baby stories of ' her crazy aunt bex ' and , despite her absence , she really does love her niece .\ni woke up in the church and all i felt was this hunger , and then i knew what i needed - i needed her . i can feel her . she ' s here . i can feel my baby .\nif your baby is following a vegetarian diet , make sure that you serve him plenty of iron rich foods , along with foods rich in vitamin c \u2013 this converts non haem iron into a form more easily used by the body .\nthis is a truly amazing horror gem , made in 1989 and released in 1990 its about a demon that wants to be re - born and takes host in a pregnant woman ' s baby and needs her to kill . . .\nectopic pregnancy . this is when a fertilized egg implants itself outside of the uterus and begins to grow . an ectopic pregnancy cannot result in the birth of a baby . it can cause serious , dangerous problems for the pregnant woman .\ncertain types of wbcs make antibodies , which are special proteins that recognize foreign materials and help the body destroy or neutralize them . the white blood cell count ( the number of cells in a given amount of blood ) in someone with an infection often is higher than usual because more wbcs are being produced or are entering the bloodstream to battle the infection .\nlymphoma : a form of blood cancer that develops in the lymph system . in lymphoma , a white blood cell becomes malignant , multiplying and spreading abnormally . hodgkin ' s lymphoma and non - hodgkin ' s lymphoma are the two major groups of lymphoma . treatment with chemotherapy and / or radiation can often extend life with lymphoma , and sometimes cure it .\npeople with sickle cell disease can have attacks of severe pain and get serious , life - threatening infections . they ' re usually anaemic because their blood cells have difficulty carrying oxygen .\nthe blood spot screening test means that babies with sickle cell disease can receive early treatment to help them live healthier lives . this may include vaccinations and antibiotics to prevent serious illnesses .\nwhen large blood vessels are cut , the body may not be able to repair itself through clotting alone . in these cases , dressings and stitches are used to help control bleeding .\nin humans , fetal dna has been detected in maternal blood as early as four weeks and five days after conception and both fetal cells and dna are consistently detected from seven weeks .\nherzenberg la , bianchi dw , schroder j , cann hm , iverson gm . fetal cells in the blood of pregnant women : detection and enrichment by fluorescence - activated cell sorting .\nin the battle of new orleans , genevieve subdues hayley , this causes the placenta to abrupt and hayley starts having contractions . hayley is brought to st . anne ' s church by the french quarter coven . genevieve and monique deveraux inform her that they plan on sacrificing the baby for the ancestors . hayley starts screaming in terror and tries to fight the witches , swearing that they will not take her baby and she will kill all of them . klaus hears her screams and screams in agony .\na cruel circus owner beats and abuses his pregnant wife . one day the circus receives a leopard newly captured in africa , but the animal soon dies . however , an evil creature that was inside the leopard bursts out of the animal ' s body , burrows into the wife ' s body and takes over her fetus . it soon starts demanding blood , and the woman goes searching for victims for her new\nbaby .\nat the beginning of the movie a newborn girl was taken from her mother immediately after birth to a darkened room of the hospital . there , the baby was chanted over and fed snake blood ( remember the snake in the garden of eden ? ) to make her the betrothed of satan and the mother of the antichrist . i know of nowhere in the bible that it tells us satan will sire the antichrist with a human woman - - a mockery of the human yet immaculate birth of baby jesus ? the snake in the movie was a rattlesnake . having witnessed a rattlesnake roundup in sweetwater , texas i can tell you rattlesnakes do not bleed like the one in this movie .\nmolar pregnancy ( also called gestational trophoblastic disease ) . this is a very rare condition in which abnormal tissue grows inside the uterus instead of a baby . in rare cases , the tissue is cancerous and can spread to other parts of the body ."]}
{"id": 115357, "summary": [{"text": "this is personal : the hunt for the yorkshire ripper is a british television crime drama miniseries , first shown on itv from january 26 to february 2 , 2000 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the series is a dramatisation of the real-life investigation into the notorious yorkshire ripper murders of the late 1970s , showing the effect that it had on the health and career of assistant chief constable george oldfield ( alun armstrong ) who led the enquiry .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the series also starred richard ridings and james laurenson as dsi dick holland and chief constable ronald gregory , respectively .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "although broadcast over two weeks , two episodes were shown consecutively each week .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the series was directed by david richards and written by neil mckay .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "production was overseen by then-itv executive producer jeff pope , who commissioned it as the first feature in a trilogy of series about the most notorious murder cases of the past century , with the later series being see no evil : the moors murders and the award winning appropriate adult .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the series was nominated for the british academy television award for best drama serial at the 2001 awards .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the series was released on dvd on january 7 , 2013 , individually and as part of a \" british serial killers \" box set , which also includes the itv-produced series harold shipman : doctor death , a is for acid and the brides in the bath . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "this is personal : the hunt for the yorkshire ripper", "paragraphs": ["this is personal : the hunt for the yorkshire ripper \u2014 killer 50 no . 37\nwe don ' t have any reviews for this is personal : the hunt for the yorkshire ripper .\nthis is personal : the hunt for the yorkshire ripper \u2014 killer 50 no . 37 - crimetimepreview\npeople who like this is personal : the hunt for the yorkshire ripper also like . . .\nseason 1 of this is personal : the hunt for the yorkshire ripper premiered on january 26 , 2000 .\ntrack and react with millions of this is personal : the hunt for the yorkshire ripper fans just like you on tv time .\nthis is personal : the hunt for the yorkshire ripper\nepisode # 1 . 2 ( tv episode 2000 ) - imdb\nalun armstrong stars as ' george oldfield ' , the man leading the hunt for the yorkshire ripper .\nthis week , itv presents this is personal , the first fictionalised account of the hunt for the yorkshire ripper . t & a television writer david behrens meets the people who have made a drama out of a tragedy .\nwe don ' t have enough data to suggest any tv shows based on this is personal : the hunt for the yorkshire ripper . you can help by rating tv shows you ' ve seen .\ntwo - part documentary focusing on the investigation to capture the yorkshire ripper by the west yorkshire metropolitan police .\nthis is personal : the hunt for the yorkshire ripper is a 2000 british television miniseries , first shown on itv from 26 january to 2 february 2000 . it starred alun armstrong , richard ridings and james laurenson . it is a dramatisation of the real - life investigation into the notorious yorkshire ripper murders of the late 1970s , showing the effect that it had on the health and career of assistant chief constable george oldfield who led the enquiry .\nidentikit : assistant chief constable george oldfield takes over the police investigation into the hunt for the 1970s serial killer known as the yorkshire ripper , a campaign that becomes bogged down in errors and data overload .\nhis enforced penance followed the widespread condemnation of the inquiry he had helped to run : the five - year manhunt for the yorkshire ripper . that is what has now fuelled the interest of the tv company that is his host this afternoon .\ngood film about the very expensive , long and frustrating police hunt for peter sutcliffe , the ' yorkshire ripper ' as he was popularly known . some good acting ; the pain and struggle that some of the police officers endured is very well portrayed .\n4 of 6 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nanthony lewis hails from leeds and is best known as regular marc reynolds in emmerdale . as a teenager , he played the title role in the children\u2019s tv series adam\u2019s family tree and scott morris in children\u2019s ward , the children\u2019s tv series created by paul abbott and leeds own kay mellor . his films includes a passionate woman , boy a , girls ' night and this is personal : the hunt for the yorkshire ripper .\nthis is a dramatisation of the real - life investigation into the notorious yorkshire ripper murders of the late 1970s , showing the effect that it had on the health and career of assistant . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthis week ' s drama is the first to be based on the yorkshire ripper . but 22 years ago , bradford ' s second most notorious serial killer was also being impersonated by an actor .\nthis is a dramatisation of the real - life investigation into the notorious yorkshire ripper murders of the late 1970s , showing the effect that it had on the health and career of assistant chief constable george oldfield who led the enquiry .\nknow what this is about ? be the first one to add a plot .\nwas nominated for the british academy television award for best drama serial at the 2001 ceremony .\ngranada has turned the investigation into a four - hour drama called this is personal , the first half of which will be screened this week . it is the first time that actors , rather than old news clips , have been used to tell the story .\nin the mid - 1970s , a serial killer dubbed the yorkshire ripper is stalking prostitutes in the north of england . the largest manhunt ever mounted in the uk has so far failed to find the man responsible for the mutilation killings and the pressure is on to find him before he strikes again . then the killer sends a tape recording to assistant chief constable george oldfield , the officer in change of the investigation , and the arrest of the killer becomes a personal campaign for oldfield .\n\u2018the story is told with compassion for the victims and does not cross the line of thrill seeking . the author has quite obviously researched this crime well and taken time to tell this very sad story . the book is well written and a pleasure to read\u2019\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed .\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 9 / 10 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\ndick holland ' s paunch is fighting for space inside the confines of his sports jacket .\nthis reconstruction , generally faithful to the actual hunt for the yorkshire ripper , is well - conceived and constructed , and alun armstrong carries off the character of the lead detective , warts and all . this isn ' t just a detective story - there are intersting insights into the impacts on lives of victims and their families , the frustrations and pains they go through , the impatience with lack of evident progress at many turns . not light entertainment , but well worth the time to view at least once , and good value for money .\nbut ronald gregory , west yorkshire chief constable during the ripper years , has stayed silent since selling his memoirs to a national newspaper in the early eighties .\nstarring alun armstrong as george oldfield this drama follows the investigation into the ripper killings and in particular the devastating effect it had on oldfield . .\na team of investigators attempt to stop a serial killer known as the yorkshire ripper from claiming his next victim , but uncover something far more terrifying .\ndavid richards directs this fact - based drama exploring the case of ' the yorkshire ripper ' . throughout the 1970s and early ' 80s , the serial killer preyed on young women and committed a total of 13 murders in the west yorkshire area . this film shows a dramatisation of the investigation led by detective george oldfield ( alun armstrong ) which took its toll on both his career and personal life but which also led to the conviction of peter sutcliffe ( craig cheetham ) in 1981 .\nthis was originally shown as a 2 part drama on itv and is a portrayal of the search for the yorkshire ripper , peter sutcliffe . it was a case that was littered with mistakes and over sights due to the lack of technology available at the time . the emotion and frustration of the west yorkshire police is portrayed very well and alun armstrongs performance is outstanding . i would recommend this to anyone who has not seen it and it stays true to the real life events that took place in the 1970 ' s / 80 ' s until he was finally caught\nfor decimal figures , where the actual value for a statistic is greater than zero but less than the value which would round to the smallest decimal used for the set of figures , * indicates a figure between zero and the smallest figure shown .\ndramatisation of the real - life investigation into the notorious yorkshire ripper murders of the late 1970s , showing the effect that it had on the health and career of assistant chief constable george oldfield who led the enquiry .\nfounded by the major players in the industry it supports , barb is a not - for - profit limited company . it is one of the uk\u2019s joint industry currencies .\nhow the police caught the yorkshire ripper peter sutcliffe . the mistakes they did they interviewed him 8 or 9 times and released him . the false tape of the voice named jack put police on the wrong track . tells you about what happened to the officer ' s and the ripper it says the man who made the false tape was never caught but after this dvd was made a john humble got 8 years for perverting the course of justice . john humble the hoax ripper voice on an audio tape . great film . prominent to me my sister went for a ride in his truck but was ok . possibly because other friend saw her with him .\nthe yorkshire ripper is not the most auspicious role in which to make your tv debut ,\nadmits dormer . george oldfield ' s widow , margaret , granted the film - makers\nlimited co - operation\nand maintained cordial relations with them .\n\u2022 crime novelist pauline rowson , author of the marine series of mysteries , is pulled into crimetimepreview headquarters for questioning .\nbased on the personal testimonies of many of those most closely involved , five daughters recounts the final weeks in the lives of the five young women murdered in ipswich in 2006 .\ndidn ' t realise this was out on dvd now , shall have a look for it on amazon or play . com .\nthe story of peter sutcliffe / yorkshire ripper really intrigues me . i ' ve seen reviews complaining about the length and lack of pace - what can you expect from a film about a long drawn out murder investigation ? the length is absolutely vital , baring in mind it took 12 years for them to catch him . i thought this was very well acted and something i will watch a number of times .\na fantastic 2 part itv drama from 2000 is at last getting a dvd release on the 7th of january . starring alun armstrong as george oldfield this drama follows the investigation into the ripper killings and in particular the devastating effect it had on oldfield . i remember enjoying this very much when i saw it originally , looking forward to buying the dvd .\nyou can multi - select weeks in this report by holding down the control key .\nalmost the only character displaying genuine humanity is doreen hill , the distraught mother of the ripper ' s last victim , jacqueline . she thought the police were a bunch of idiots , and told them so .\nweekly programme information on this website is initially posted 8 days after the end of the week . it may subsequently be updated 6 weeks later to include any amendments made by broadcasters to the transmission logs originally provided , and to allow for inclusion of programme data where transmission logs were not provided in time for the initial data release .\nthe pain and struggle that some of the police officers endured is very well portrayed .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\n\u2022 peter robinson is the author of the inspector banks novels \u2013 the fourth series of which has just started on itv ( see the post below ) . a multi - award - winning novelist , he was born in yorkshire and now divides his time between toronto and richmond , north yorkshire . we brought him in for questioning , and here he makes a full and frank confession of his criminal viewing and reading habits\u2026\nfred and rose west were britain ' s most prolific serial killers . this series reveals their dark childhoods and how their terrible crimes went unnoticed for decades .\ndormer , meanwhile , acknowledges the anomaly of itv ' s scheduling of the drama , just a few months after the same network ' s major documentary on the ripper .\nthis is really good and no not graphic at all . it was a standard tv drama of the time on the same level of a taggart or a touch of frost etc . keep an eye out for one of girls aloud as alun armstrong ' s daughter\nthe programme audience is the average audience of all the minutes covered by the programme transmission ( excluding commercial breaks and promotions ) .\nwatercooler fact : after this is personal , scriptwriter neil mckay followed up with stints on heartbeat and holby city , but also became something of a specialist in the far more difficult discipline of exploring real - life crimes through controversial \u2013 but award - winning \u2013 dramas such as see no evil : the moors murders and appropriate adult ( about fred west ) .\nhow they are built and how they work is open to scrutiny \u2013 they are transparent in what they do . the currencies are the most robust and comprehensive datasets available . each is produced and offered at cost , delivering unrivalled value for money .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nconverted for the new archive on 30 june 2000 . some images and formatting may have been lost in the conversion .\nthe joint industry currencies are unique . the industry created them to provide audience numbers and trading metrics for each advertising medium .\nthis is a great crime drama , well directed and filmed , with gripping performances by all involved . however , it is quite a letdown because of the poor quality od the dvd . according to imdb and wikipedia , this film was shot in 16 : 9 , but the format on the disc is 4 : 3 . i though the days of wrong formatting were long gone , but here we go again . another disappointment : there are no subtitles . none . nada . it ' s impossible for me to understand the strong dialects and slang expressions in this film , so for any british film subtitles should be mandatory , and most dvds have them , but not here . sound quality is bad or volume too low in several scenes which would also imply subs . hey amazon , you should not offer dvds with such low technical standards . with your strong influence , you could help improve dvd quality . please , dot it ! ps : apart from qrong formatting , the picture quality is fine for such an old film . it surely helped that is was shot on film instead of tape .\n\u2022 aline templeton is the author of the series of novels about di marjory fleming , set in scotland . her stand - alone mysteries include past praying for , the trumpet shall sound and shades of death . she lives in edinburgh . she was brought into crimetimepreview hq for questioning about her tv viewing habits\u2026\ni would love to see this , the ripper had such an effect on my growing up years , being brought up in manchester we were all walking round petrified when he killed someone from there ( probably the poor woman that bruce jones , aka les battersby found ) i followed all the investigations and can still remember the chilling voice on the hoax tape that completly derailed the investigation . although it is obviously such a gruesome subject it is still so interesting even after 32 years .\ni have it recorded from a sky channel . it was going to be shown and then john humble was arrested for the hoax tape , so it was delayed for a couple of weeks . everyone should read michael billingtons book on the investigation . it is fascinating and features some humourous bits in such a dark event . the book , first written in 2003 tells of one of the victims being found opposite jimmy saviles flat , this was referenced from the sun in 1977 . yet newspapers were\nexclusively revealing\nthis fact in october when the savile scandal errupted .\n\u2022 we brought thriller writer matt hilton into headquarters for questioning about his tv and reading activities .\nby signing up for an account on tmdb , you can post directly to twitter and facebook .\nobviously , they ' ve gone for character rather than physical similarity ,\nhe muses .\nexcellent . wasn ' t this made by itv ? i think this was one of the first films that made me realise that it was itv which produces the best drama now ( especially real crime drama ) , while the bbc seems to have lost its way rather .\nwhen a programme is split into two separate parts on the same day ( e . g . by a news bulletin ) , the audience reported is an average of the network audiences to the two parts weighted by their respective durations .\nthis is very much a ' police procedure ' film , with passing glimpses of oldfield as the hard drinking , hard smoking cop and his private ' family man ' life with devoted wifey and . . .\n\u00a9copyright 2001 - 2018 . this site is part of newsquest ' s audited local newspaper network . a gannett company . published by newsquest yorkshire & north - east , a division of newsquest media group limited , with trading address at hall ings , bradford bd1 1jr . newsquest media group ltd is registered in england and wales at loudwater mill , station road , high wycombe , buckinghamshire hp10 9ty , co number : 01676637 .\nhistory has not been kind to dick holland or george oldfield in its assessment of the ripper inquiry . and neither has granada ' s dramatist , neil mckay .\nbuzzing comedies such as the spy who dumped me await you in our summer movie guide . check in for all the info you need .\nneilson , meanwhile , is serving the balance of his life sentence at full sutton prison , york . he is 63 now . no one expects him ever to be set free .\n\u2022 hauled in for questioning is british crime writer and guardian reviewer laura wilson , who is currently working on her 10th novel . laura , whose books include the di stratton series among other mysteries set in the recent past , talks about her tv and reading habits , from cagney & lacey to agatha christie\u2026\nregion : region 2 ( this dvd may not be viewable outside europe . read more about dvd formats . )\nthe movie was set for a boxing day release in 1977 , but in the days before multi - screen cinemas , there were few takers .\nrichard ridings , an actor familiar from guest - parts in heartbeat and pie in the sky , impersonates holland for the camera . despite the ex - detective ' s insistence to the contrary , there is a notable physical resemblance : both are thinning on top and hemispheric below .\n\u2022 manchester - based crime writer cath staincliffe is interrogated below for evidence of her tv viewing and reading activities . she writes the novels based on the scott & bailey series , which stars lesley sharp and suranne jones and is soon to return to itv \u2013 with her latest book about the female detectives being bleed like me . cath is also the author of the sal kilkenny private eye stories and creator and scriptwriter of blue murder , which was on itv and starred caroline quentin .\nthis classic drama has taken about 20 years before it was published on dvd . my old self - recorded video tape was close to wearing out ! ! this was probably alun armstrong ' s highpoint in his career . strongly recommended . the only criticism of this film is that the director and script writers omitted to give credit where it was due when they failed to name the two patrolling constables who actually caught sutcliffe ' on the job ' . they deserved some recognition when all the armies of cid etc , failed to catch him for so long . the actors who performed their roll didn ' t even appear in the final credits , despite having small speaking rolls . it is rather strange when you realise that , not just sutcliffe , but almost all major serial killers are eventually caught by patrolling officers , after the failure of the defectives .\nwhere hour and minutes are shown , * indicates that the recorded figure is between zero and half a minute .\noh i often wondered if there was a film / tv series about this . it looks quite good but harrowing . is it graphic ? ( i thought the makers behind ' see no evil ' and ' appropriate adult ' had the stories done brilliantly ) .\nyou can multi - select stations in this report by holding down the control key . former station names are grey ; hover to show station history .\noldfield wasn ' t a saint by any means ,\nsays mckay ,\nbut he was a decent man who was trying to do something almost impossible : catch the ripper .\nwhen the police recieve and then play a hoax tape from a man claiming to be ' jack ' , the tape is the original recording sent to real life police .\noldfield is played by alun armstrong , a well - known character actor who looks nothing at all like the former chief .\ninstantly receive a \u00a310 urltoken gift card if you\u2019re approved for the amazon platinum mastercard with instant spend . representative 21 . 9 % apr ( variable ) .\nas well as creating the standard metrics that serve as the bedrock for evaluating and trading advertising media , the joint industry currencies also provide critical inputs that enable advertisers and their agencies to understand the effectiveness of cross - media marketing campaigns .\nthere ' s been a lot of press misunderstanding and misrepresentation about this ,\nsays holland . but , blunt yorkshireman that he is , he cannot stop himself adding :\nit was , quite frankly , a c * ck - up .\nthe former detective superintendent is sipping coffee inside a television preview theatre in leeds , looking at a reflection of himself 25 years earlier .\nhe carried the weight and the expectations of the whole of the north of england on his shoulders .\nthe cast is led by gary lucy as gaz , with andrew dunn as gerald , louis emerick as horse , chris fountain as guy and kai owen as dave . anthony lewis is now playing the role of lomper , as joe absolom had to withdraw due to contractual filming commitments .\nup to december 2001 when a programme or episode of a serial was repeated within the same week , audiences to each showing were aggregated within these top 30 listings . from january 2002 this rule is no longer applies , top 30 listings up to december 2001 should not be compared with later data .\nthey are owned and developed by the communications industry . advertisers , agencies and media owners work in concert to deliver one , credible and objective trading currency for each medium .\nit was shot mostly in leeds and bradford , though not always at the authentic locations . neither leeds city council ( who feared the city would be seen in a bad light ) nor west yorkshire police would let granada on their premises , so substitute buildings had to be found .\ni also have the dvds of appropriate adult & see no evil too & not sure ' enjoyed ' is the right word but i did find them fascinating & well writen .\nsutcliffe , whose face is seen only in the film ' s last few scenes , is played by craig cheetham , a manchester actor who at the time of filming had never appeared on tv , but who has since made episodes of heartbeat and granada ' s hospital drama , always and everyone .\ni don ' t remember any graphic scenes but i may be wrong , it ' s 13 years since i saw it and i was around 16 at the time . i remember that it terrified me ! the atmosphere was spot on and , even knowing it was fake , the audio of the hoax ripper tape scared me senseless\n\u00a9 2015 hearst magazines uk is the trading name of the national magazine company ltd , 72 broadwick street , london , w1f 9ep . registered in england 112955 . all rights reserved .\nthis website uses cookies to improve your experience . we ' ll assume that ' s ok , but you can opt - out if you wish . accept read more\nexcellent film , well acted , alun armstrong at his best . well worth a watch if reality is your choice ! .\n\u2022 award - winning british novelist ann cleeves is a serial crime writer , with her collections including amateur sleuths george & molly , inspector ramsay , the soon - to - be - televised vera stanhope and the recent shetland island quartet ( now a bbc1 series with douglas henshall ) . crimetimepreview pulls her in for questioning about her tv habits\u2026\nwatch movies online and tv shows once again on cartoon hd . gappcenter has re - released cartoon hd in both a website and app format . registration is required by both , but they are also free . sign up is simple and easy and only requires a few steps . cartoon hd has a large collection of tv shows and movies to watch and it works on any device . it has little to no ads at all which makes this the top choice . give it a try and we promise you won ' t want to click the back button . try it today and let us know what you think in the comments section below . please continue to check back as we update this site with news , updates , and video tutorials about the latest version of cartoon hd available for desktop , ios , android , xbox , ps4 , and other devices .\nthis website and associated newspapers adhere to the independent press standards organisation ' s editors ' code of practice . if you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion , then please contact the editor here . if you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact ipso here\nbased on true events . scotland yard detective inspector jack whicher is sent to rural wiltshire to investigate the horrific murder of a three - year - old boy .\na\ndouble\nalso had to be found for sutcliffe ' s house . permission could not be obtained to use the original , in garden lane , heaton , so the film makers repaired instead to otley road , leeds .\nnow simon beaufoy\u2019s the full monty is getting its hat on ready to hit the leeds stage from monday 28th november to saturday 3rd december and has added an extra performance on thursday 1st december at 2 . 30pm .\ni had nightmares about this * * * * so i don ' t think i will be watching . i ' ve had a phobia of beards since : mad : and hammers : mad :\ni remember seeing one episode of this . i thought it was a bit hammy , with some clunky dialogue .\nhave you got balls ? we can play a game .\n: rolleyes :\nyour selection will not generate a report . please select one or more channels and a date range . n . b . multiple week selections are only available for a single channel .\nwhicher is hired by a powerful political grandee to investigate violent threats made against his son , who has recently returned from india with his young family .\ni meant that the drama focuses particularly on the effect the investigation had on oldfield , not that he was affected in a greater way than any of the families .\nthe cast also includes andrew ashford , adam beresford , pauline fleming , william ilkley , jonathan mcgarrity , charlotte powell , jess schofield and fiona skinner . the role of nathan is shared by reiss ward , james burton , monty poole and felix yates .\n\u2022 sophie hannah , whose novel the point of rescue was recently turned into the drama case sensitive by itv1 , is the author of internationally bestselling psychological thrillers \u2013 little face , hurting distance , the other half lives and a room swept white . crimetimepreview recently brought her in to be questioned about her addiction to class a plotting on television\u2026\n\u2022 belfast crime writer sam millar , author of books such as the redemption and the award - winning memoir on the brinks .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nthe film was directed by david richards and written by neil mckay . the production was headed by itv executive producer jeff pope , who used it as the first feature in a trilogy of films about the most notorious murder cases of the past century ( the later films being see no evil : the moors murders and the award winning appropriate adult ) .\nlater , when the police asked to see a preview of the film , the tv company was mutually non - co - operative .\n\u2022 we\u2019ve dragged one of britain\u2019s major crime practitioners in for questioning . multi - award - winning ian rankin is the creator of edinburgh detective inspector john rebus , the tenacious but chippy hero of bestsellers such as black and blue , fleshmarket close and resurrection men . the character was turned into a series by stv with first john hannah and then ken stott portraying him . itv filmed rankin\u2019s standalone novel doors open in 2012 . after retiring rebus in exit music , he introduced his readers to malcolm fox in the complaints , before bringing rebus back in 2012\u2019s standing in another man\u2019s grave .\nyou can ' t deny the incredible amount of interest the subject still holds .\n\u2022 adrian mckinty is one of the most acclaimed new crime writers from across the irish sea , routinely mentioned alongside ken bruen , declan hughes and john connolly . his series of edgy thrillers about catholic detective sean duffy and the character\u2019s exploits while working in the none - too - comfortable surroundings of the ruc during the troubles , and later mi5 , are developing a big following and have been hugely praised by reviewers . these include the cold cold ground , in the morning i\u2019ll be gon e and gun street girl . here , he reveals his favourite tv shows , characters and authors\u2026\n\u2022 award - winning crime author stephen booth has written 11 mysteries involving the detectives ben cooper and diane fry with a distinctive , sometimes menacing peak district setting . he was a newspaper and magazine journalist for 25 years before publishing the first cooper / fry novel , black dog , in 2000 . crimetimepreview quizzed him about his criminal viewing activities\u2026\n\u2022 zoe sharp wrote her first novel when she was 15 . it was not until 2001 , however , after she had tried her hand at jobs ranging from van driver to newspaper ad sales to motoring correspondent , that she finally publisher her breakout charlie fox novel killer instinct . fox , the self - defence instructor with a shady military background , has proved hugely popular with readers through nine novels and has been optioned by twentieth century fox tv . we brought zo\u00eb in for questioning to see who she would like to see playing charlie on screen , and what tv shows tick the right boxes for her\u2026\nthe real - life story of the peoples temple cult led by reverend jim jones and the events involving its move to guyana and its eventual mass suicide .\npeter sutcliffe , the bradford lorry driver eventually convicted of 13 murders and seven attempted murders , figures only marginally , his shadow occasionally decorating the edge of the screen as he flees from the scene of his crimes .\ni ' m not so sure , if it wasn ' t for two bobbies doing what good bobbies do , i . e . using a thing called experience and copper ' s eye , [ and a bit of luck ] sutcliffe might have stopped killing and never have been caught .\ndramatisation of the case of serial killers fred and rose west , focusing on the way in which they were brought to justice .\nbumping my own thread to add that i ' ve now watched the dvd . it was a fantastic drama , despite bring three and a half hours long it flew by - if anything it could have been a little longer as the end felt a little rushed . it is comparable to appropriate adult and see no evil - i ' m baffled that its taken so long to be released .\nhe falls silent and reflects on the scale of his mistake as , on the screen , his character scrawls the word\nfile\non sutcliffe ' s paperwork and consigns it to an inactive out - basket .\nthe film , a chronological and precise dramatisation concentrating on known events rather than interpretation or characterisation , opens in 1981 at the time of sutcliffe ' s arrest , then flashes back to the scene of his earliest crimes .\na pair of girls seeking adventure beyond the their western washington trailer park encounter the area ' s most ruthless serial killer . based on sheriff david reichert ' s book ,\nchasing the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nhe and his boss , the late assistant chief constable george oldfield , give the narrative its main focus , as they buckle under the weight of their own paperwork , become obsessed with the correspondence of a notorious geordie hoaxer , and allow their petty rivalries with other detectives to flare into internecine warfare .\ndonald neilson , the ex - soldier who in 1975 kidnapped and then murdered 17 - year - old heiress lesley whittle , was the subject of a little - seen feature film named after his swaggering other self , the black panther .\na three - part drama based on the crimes of convicted murderer malcolm webster .\nthe police , in his evaluation , are as subtle as a sack of coal , not just with their suspects but also with the victims and their families .\nit had a bit of an effect on the murdered women ' s families too . but , yes , oldfield made , in hindsight , bad decisions that , some say , maybe cost women their lives . i ' m not so sure , if it wasn ' t for two bobbies doing what good bobbies do , i . e . using a thing called experience and copper ' s eye , [ and a bit of luck ] sutcliffe might have stopped killing and never have been caught .\nit had a bit of an effect on the murdered women ' s families too .\nthe film concentrated on neilson himself and reconstructed each of his crimes in meticulous detail .\nin 1997 , a british film about six out - of - work sheffield steelworkers with nothing to lose , took the world by storm becoming one of the most successful british films ever made . the story still resonates today , probably more so now than ever .\nto gain access to the full details about all programmes in our catalogue you will need to register . here are just some of the benefits of signing up to itv studios .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nall content \u00a9 2018 thetvdb . com , llc unless otherwise specified . all series , season , episode , and actor images and overview text are the property of the submitter and are available to non - commercial projects under the cc 3 . 0 non - commercial attribution license .\nrichard went to the same school as me , huddersfield college , and he played the same position on the rugby field ,\nsays holland .\nbut that ' s not surprising because with our build , you can ' ' t do ' owt else but prop .\ni think kimberley was born the year peter sutcliffe was convicted , i was born the year after that , in an area nearby to bradford . i didn ' t really know too much about the murders , only odd bits from my mum about how you never went out by yourself .\na vivid drama that documents the notorious\nmoors murderers\n, ian brady and myra hindley .\nnevertheless , as oldfield ' s health starts to suffer , mckay ' s script perpetrates the widely - held view that despite his shortcomings , the policeman was actually another of sutcliffe ' s victims .\ndonald sumpter , a highly regarded character actor now , was seen as the fanatical neilson , plotting what he considered to be the perfect crime , inside a den at his terrace house in thornbury .\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nsounds good ! ( in a non - weird way . . . . sometimes it ' s best to sort of think of the tv dramas separately to the real crime , if that makes sense ) .\nwe knew it was a very sensitive subject and we went to the greatest lengths we could not to exploit the story , but to look at those parts of it that are of legitimate public interest .\nwelcome to the digital spy forums . if you\u2019d like to join in , please sign in or register .\nsutcliffe ' s wife sonia , portrayed on screen by claire webzell , was kept out of the research process .\ndonald sumpter went on to acclaim in such major tv productions as great expectations and our friends in the north .\nit was the * * * * hole of hell ,\nhe reflects , bluntly .\nand when things weren ' t going well , it was a pile on the * * * * hole of hell .\n\u2022 crimetimepreview apprehended simon kernick , one of britain\u2019s most exciting thriller writers to grill him about his viewing proclivities . he arrived on the crime scene with his acclaimed novel the business of dying , a terrific story about a corrupt cop who moonlights as a hitman . his authentic thrillers are basedon research with members of special branch , the anti - terrorist branch and the organised crime agency . he has just finished writing his latest book , which will be called siege .\nthe uk joint industry currencies are abc , barb , jicpops , jicreg , jicwebs , pamco , rajar and route .\nbut it ' s a generation later , and the documentary got audiences of eight million ,\nhe says .\nwas she a pro ?\nasks one detective , as , on the screen , a woman lies dead .\nthe murder of my friend\ncharlie minor\n. . 17 years ago today he was gunned down . . we miss charlie\n\u2022 texan crime novelist bill crider , author of the sheriff dan rhodes mystery novels , talks about his favourite television and authors .\nisn ' t she from that neck of the woods so would probably remember a bit of it ? ( she ' s 30 now i believe ) .\ni don ' t remember any graphic scenes but i may be wrong , it ' s 13 years since i saw it and i was around 16 at the time .\nbut there was no dramatic subtext , and horror writer michael armstrong ' s script offered little insight into the mind of a killer who claimed to harbour a grudge against society .\nkimberley walsh isn ' t she from that neck of the woods so would probably remember a bit of it ? ( she ' s 30 now i believe ) . jta : found it on youtube : urltoken\nholland has been retired 17 years now , and , despite his girth , looks well on it . he quit the force at 50 when they put him back in uniform and packed him off to sowerby bridge .\ni watched footage of him and i got to know how the man behaved ,\nhe says .\ni ' m a geordie and i remember how i felt when those infamous tapes were released . every geordie became a suspect .\nby the time he broke into her bedroom like a cat burglar , he had already murdered three sub - postmasters , one of them in harrogate , and shot and killed a night watchman . there was outrage when plans emerged to turn neilson ' s story into an x - certificate film , especially so soon after his capture and conviction .\namazon ' s choice recommends highly rated , well - priced products available to dispatch immediately .\ncredit offered by newday ltd , over 18s only , subject to status . terms apply .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n\u2022 scottish author tony black , creator of gus dury in stories such as gutted and long time dead .\nbut , yes , oldfield made , in hindsight , bad decisions that , some say , maybe cost women their lives .\nyep i deliberately didn ' t say it was kimberley to get people googling to see which one it was .\nfull hd backgrounds you can use as your desktop wallpaper or in your favorite tv project . all are 1280x720 or 1920x1080 .\nposters can be used in coverflow applications and in social media applications . they are 680x1000 .\nwhen whicher offers to help a country lady find her niece , he ' s drawn into a disturbing case of murder which brings him up against wealthy and powerful figures and throws him into conflict with his former police colleagues .\ncan ' t find a movie or tv show ? login to create it .\nyou need to be logged in to continue . click here to login or here to sign up .\ni ' m a blunt yorkshireman ,\nhe says .\nthat much they ' ve got right .\nwhy we finished up with four separate files on sutcliffe , i ' ll never know .\ndo you know who i am ?\nhe asks sutcliffe upon his eventual capture .\npeter sutcliffe ' s own story we wouldn ' t have touched with a barge pole .\nhis plan was to extort \u00a350 , 000 from miss whittle ' s wealthy midlands family .\nit surfaced a few years later and gained currency as an early\nvideo nasty\n, even though it contained no explicit violence ."]}
{"id": 115359, "summary": [{"text": "mogudu ( english : husband ) is a 2011 telugu drama film produced by nallamalapu srinivas ( bujji ) on lakshmi narasimha productions banner , directed by krishna vamsi .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "starring gopichand , taapsee pannu in the lead roles with rajendra prasad , roja and naresh in supporting roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "music composed by babu shankar as his first debut .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film recorded as flop at box office .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film is all about how a man truly becomes husband when he understands his wife and wins her love .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film released on 4 november 2011 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "later film dubbed in hindi as mard ki zaban .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "it was dubbed into tamil as my dear purushan . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "mogudu ( film )", "paragraphs": ["\u200eyamudiki mogudu ( 2012 ) directed by e . sathi babu \u2022 film + cast \u2022 letterboxd\nwatch mogudu vs pellam new romantic telugu short film 2016 . watch mogudu leni pellam v / s pellam leni mogudu | | latest romantic telugu hot short film , cast - satish , suma , nkm - presents , d . o . p - s . b , editing . watch pakkinti pellam donga mogudu romantic telugu short film 2016 . watch mogudu pellam o panivadu . . latest romantic short film hd | | raasaleela hi\u2026 raasaleela is a you tube channel contains content of tamil and telugu .\nhave a fact about mogudu ( film ) ? write it here to share it with the entire community .\nhave a definition for mogudu ( film ) ? write it here to share it with the entire community .\nyamudiki mogudu : ee nela thakkuvodu is a 2012 released telugu socio - fantasy and comedy film directed by e . satti babu .\nmogudu ( original motion picture soundtrack ) by b . babushankar on amazon music - urltoken\nurltoken has 700 , 000 + monthly visits . tell hyderabad what you feel about mogudu !\non 7 august , times of india newspaper reported that the film is likely to be titled as yamudiki mogudu after the 1988 film yamudiki mogudu starring chiranjeevi . [ 7 ] on 22 august , title of the film was officially announced as yamudiki mogudu with the tagline ee nela thakkuvodu . [ 8 ] the announcement came on the occasion of popular actor chiranjeevi ' s birthday , as the film title was inspired by his 1988 hit film . [ 9 ] it was also announced that the popular song\nattho atthamma koothuro\nfrom chiranjeevi ' s alluda majaka was remixed in the film . the film is scheduled to release on 27 december 2012 .\nat the box office , the film will find it hard to survive . the only consolation is taapsee , only she can pull in some crowds . bottomline : drama mogudu\nyears was released on the film ' s silver anniversary ; it is the first documentary about a telugu film . siva , which attained cult status , is considered nagarjuna ' s breakthrough film .\nfinal point : it is sometimes sad to see movies like bhale mogudu bhale pellam . though the topic of miscommunication between husband and wife has so many ways of being translated onto big screen , bhale mogudu bhale pellam is a sorry tale .\nd irector krishnavamsi is known for his films with meaningful themes . his latest telugu film is mogudu , starring gopichand , taapsee pannu and shraddha das ( besides rajendra prasad , naresh , and roja ) .\nyamudiki mogudu ( = one who trumps mr . yama himself ! ) is a hit 1988 telugu ( indian language ) action - fantasy film starring chiranjeevi , vijayashanti and radha . this film marked the 100th film for chiranjeevi . the plot deals with kaali - a small town robin hood , yama - lord of underwood and the challenge he throws at yama for his wrongful death .\nmogudu telugu full movie wi . . .\nthis video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by aiplex software private limited .\nyamudiki mogudu : ee nela thakkuvodu is a 2012 telugu socio - fantasy and comedy film directed by e . satti babu , produced by chanti addala under friendly movies banner and starring allari naresh and richa panai in lead roles . the film also features ramya krishna and naresh in pivotal roles . the soundtrack for the film was composed by music director koti , and the cinematography was handled by ravindra babu . the film was theatrically released on 27 december 2012 . [ 1 ]\n` yamudiki mogudu ` is an upcoming telugu socio - fantasy comedy , directed by e . satti babu , produced by chanti addala under friendly movies banner . starring allari naresh and richa panai in leading roles , the film also has popular telugu actors like ramya krishna and naresh in pivotal roles . the film ` s music was composed by popular music director koti and ace camera man , ravindra babu has shot the film .\nthe film has about eight songs and the music is composed by newcomer babu shankar who is from the advertising field . cinematographer srikanth is also making his debut with this film .\nthe film was completed in four months . overall , with all expenses for rights and remunerations , the film costed makers 10 . 5 lakh rupees , and they got a table profit of six lakhs . the film celebrated hundred day runs in almost all centers it was released .\nyamudiki mogudu : ee nela thakkuvodu ( telugu : \u0c2f\u0c2e\u0c41\u0c21\u0c3f\u0c15\u0c3f \u0c2e\u0c4a\u0c17\u0c41\u0c21\u0c41 : \u0c08 \u0c28\u0c46\u0c32 \u0c24\u0c15\u0c4d\u0c15\u0c41\u0c35\u0c4b\u0c21\u0c41 ) is an upcoming telugu socio - fantasy and comedy film directed by e . satti babu , produced by chanti addala under friendly movies banner and starring allari naresh and richa panai in lead roles . the film also has popular telugu actors like ramya krishna and naresh in pivotal roles . soundtrack for the film was composed by popular music director koti and cinematography is handled by ravindra babu\nall in all , mogudu is a below - the - mark film by any standard . it is a well - meaning attempt gone awry because of the poverty of imagination . also , as said above , its subject is not contemporary , which is its greatest demerit .\nthe soundtrack for the film was provided by telugu music director koti . the album was released through aditya music label on 25 november 2012 at an event held at shilpakala vedika in hyderabad . koti remixed one of his popular song\nattho atthamma koothuro\nfrom the 1995 film alluda majaka in the film .\nmogudu is bogged down by many minuses . firstly , the story is archaic and old . secondly , krishna vamsi ' s style is routine . the actors do exaggerated comedy as well as teary acts . mogudu has not got a single comical moment . what a tragedy , considering the fact that ninne pelladatha and chandamama were such enjoyable family entertainers from the same maker !\nto begin with , there is nothing new in this film that we have not seen in krishna vamsi ' s films in the past . mogudu is a family drama wherein the over a score of family members bond together like birds of same flock . a drama whrein the eldest member ( rajendra prasad in this case ) wears his love for the members on the sleeves ( and sometimes the members on the sleeves , literally ) . they are seen in a huddle every time . in short , mogudu is a film where krishna vamsi professes the ideology of joint family , once again .\non 18 march , the film was officially launched and the muhurat of the film was held at ramoji film city in hyderabad . it was announced that the film would be produced by chanti addala under friendly movies banner . in the muhurat event , it was announced that the film is set on yamalokam backdrop and sayaji shinde will play the role of yama while popular actress ramya krishna would be playing the role of yama ' s wife . [ 5 ] producer chanti addala announced that the regular shooting will begin in april and the entire filming will be done in 4 schedules from april to july . he also revealed that there would be six songs in the film and that graphics would play a vital role in the film . [ 6 ]\neven the actors in my film expose their bodies . so it ' s not just the heroine alone .\nbond returns ( 2016 ) telugu film dubbed into hindi full movie | jr . ntr , samantha , kajal aggarwal\nwhat is good : rajendra prasad and suhasini easily share the responsibility of shouldering the film through to its end . naresh has a small role , and it isn ' t hard for him either . the best part of the movie is that it isn ' t too long and it doesn ' t have unnecessary songs . inspite of its mask that the film has a message , bhale mogudu bhale pellam has too many loopholes .\nyes , there is a big family in mogudu but for me it ' s a game shooting with such a big star cast . i enjoy that . i live those moments . i work with excitement .\nvedam had no promotional activities since the film ' s launch a year ago . first activity happened just before the music launch , by releasing the wallpaper masking the main actors and highlighting the film ' s title at www . idlebrain . com . after the film ' s music launch , the wallpaper was re - released without masking the actors . [ 6 ] the film was given a certificate because of violence and anushka ' s character by cbfc for video release .\nmogudu is a film that should have been ideally released in the times of evv satyanarayana and muthyala subbaiah . no , we are not complaining about how the hero comes to marry the heroine twice in the film . the problem is that there are many things in mogudu that seem too much to digest . gopichand looks twice the age of the average telugu hero ; tapsee taps her tears twice as is required ; everyone from roja and rajendra prasad to the hero - heroine duo scream twice their pitch ; characters slap one another twice more than expected . ( shraddha das shows her skin twice more than she has done previously , but we are not complaining about that ) .\nhe takes some time off from post - production to talk to radhika rajamani about his film which releases on november 4 .\n( srikkanth ' s 100th film ) krishnavamsi is back with a family - oriented subject , which is his strong point .\nwhat is bad : bhale mogudu bhale pellam has a very weak story line . a man finding a hot girlfriend to win his wife ' s attention back doesn ' t make too much of a story . that kaveri jha is too uptight in her role adds nothing to the film . for a film that is supposedly for family audiences , it has unnecessary double entendres . it is a pity that jhansi chose to do such a role . while there is no necessity that a film should have out door locations , almost all of this film has been shot indoors . as a result we feel that we are watching a tv serial , with loud comic scenes , though there is nothing to laugh in them .\nthis is a family film with lots of fun , group activities and a marriage song - - all that they can expect from a kv film . it will be a aratti aaku meeda telugu bhojanam ( a telugu meal spread out on a banana leaf ) .\nprema yuddham telugu movie featuring nagarjuna , amala , mohan babu , amjad khan , devaraj . directed by sv rajendra singh babu , produced by p vijaya kumari and music composed by hamsalekha . this film is a remake of the 1990 kannada film , bannada gejje starring ravichandran . cast & crew : ( filmography ) nagarjuna akkineni is an indian film actor well known for his movies like manam , shiridi sai . he has been the recipient of 2 national film awards , 9 nandi awards and 2 filmfare awards south . he received critical reception for his performance in biographical and historical films like annamayya and sri ramadasu . amala akkineni is an indian film actress well known for movies velaikaran , sathya , vetri vizha . she received filmfare awards for the movies - ulladakkam , and life is beautiful ( telugu ) . mohan babu is an indian film actor well known for movies like rowdy , pandavulu pandavulu tummeda , allari mogudu , major chandrakanth and kondaveeti donga . amjad khan is an indian film actor well known for movies like sholay , muqaddar ka sikandar , lok parlok , santosh , love . s . v . rajendra singh babu is an indian film director & producer well known for movies like rebel , love , karna , antha . hamsalekha is a music composer , song writer and screen writer well known for movies like agni , shanti kranti , anantana avantara . he has won indian national film award , filmfare award for 6 times , karnataka state film awards for 7 times . click here to watch : nagarjuna telugu full movies - urltoken puri jagannadh telugu full movies - urltoken jr . ntr telugu full movies - urltoken\nbabu shankar is a top ad filmmaker whose passion is music . after a long time , one will hear telugu songs in the film .\nthe film was dubbed in malayalam and krish later remade the film in tamil as vaanam ( 2011 ) , with silambarasan , bharath and prakash raj , while anushka and saranya reprised their roles . [ 4 ] it was also dubbed in hindi as\nantim faisla\nby goldmines telefilms .\n( us $ 2 . 5 million ) , making it a table profit film even before its release . allu arjun took an acting fee of\nnote the beginning tune of the song andam hindolam is repeated as background score every time chiranjeevi is shown in any stunt or action in the film .\nthe film ' s music was composed by m . m . keeravani while the lyrics were written by sirivennela seetarama sastry , sahiti , e . s . murthy and m . m . keeravani [ 11 ] the audio was released in the presence of notable telugu film personalities [ 11 ] on 3 may 2010 .\ngopichand seems uncomfortable in his role ; he is more suited to action roles . taapsee pannu is the one bright spot in the film though she has to contend with poor characterisation . shraddha das flits in and out of the film , adding some sex appeal , while rajendra prasad does the father ' s role well .\na thoroughly entertaining feature film with a tinge of mythology , a dose of ethics , a dash of stunts and a lot more punch of fun in it .\non the other hand , he was starred in blockbusters like alludugaru ( 1990 ) alongside ramya krishnan , assembly rowdy alongside divya bharti , allari mogudu alongside meena , major chandrakanth alongside nagma , veedevadandi babu alongside shilpa shetty , pandavulu pandavulu thummeda alongside raveena tandon , and rowdy alongside jaya sudha .\nexcept for three days of shooting in madras ( now chennai ) , siva was filmed in andhra pradesh . produced on a budget of . although venkat and surendra expected the film to have average earnings , it was commercially successful ; siva completed a 1 . it was screened in the mainstream section of the international film festival of india , held on 1 . january 1 . 99 . 0 . in addition to the filmfare award for best film \u2013 telugu , siva won three nandi awards : best director ( varma ) , best first film of a director , and best dialogue writer ( bharani ) . a documentary titled exploring shiva after 2 .\nare you hinting at skin show ? people want to see glamour . a film should have all the ingredients as , after all , people spend their hard - earned money to watch a film . in the relationship between a husband and wife , there is a physical aspect . i can shoot that aesthetically and in a classy way .\nrecommendation : a thoroughly entertaining feature film with a tinge of mythology , a dose of ethics , a dash of stunts and a lot more punch of fun in it .\nthe reason for me to pick this movie was because of one particular song from this film that was remixed for another telugu film that released earlier in the year 2016 . that remix song made me want to watch the movie the original song was from . thus the review . ( check spoiler alerts below for details around the remix song )\nsiva ( also spelt shiva ) is a 1989 indian telugu - language crime drama film written and directed by ram gopal varma in his directorial debut . produced by akkineni .\nanalysis : krishna vamsi is a talented storyteller and a highly regarded technician . so it is natural to have high expectations on his films . given the fact that this was a film on family bonding , some expected it to be another \u00e2\u0080\u0098murari\u00e2\u0080\u0099 . however , there is a chalk and cheese difference between that . the primary reason for the film to suffer is a weak script . taking cinematic liberties is alright but not to the extent where audience is dumbstruck . here are few instances which resulted in the audience getting disconnected from the film totally\n2 ) chiranjeevi had the title of\nsupreme hero\nstill at the time of this film . naturally the song andam hindolam made sense to have the word supreme in it .\nsiva ( 1 . 98 . 9 telugu film ) - wikipedia . siva ( also spelt shiva ) is a 1 . indian telugu - languagecrimedrama film written and directed by ram gopal varma in his directorial debut . produced by akkineni venkat and yarlagadda surendra under their banners of annapurna studios and ss creations , siva starred akkineni nagarjuna , amala , and raghuvaran . the film ' s basic plot , adapted from bruce lee ' s . way of the dragon ( 1 . siva and bhavani , a reputed crime boss mentored by the politician machiraju .\nchitemma mogudu is a movie starring mohan babu , pooja bedi , and divya bharti . the young village girl chitti ( divya bharti ) is a bubbly and fun - loving childwoman . she is enjoying life with her young group of friends consisting of three younger boys . one day , while . . . see full summary \u00bb\ni ' m not trying to preach . it ' s just an evolution of boy / girl to man / woman and husband / wife . you will connect with the film , you will be reminded of yourself , your kids , your parents and your family . the film is drawn out of my family and personal experiences . so , all the experiences are based on reality .\ngopichand wanted to do a family film . he wanted to work with me for a long time , and he managed to corner me off . i finally gave up . producer , n bujji , was also interested in making a film . so , keeping in mind gopichand ' s immense capabilities , body language , his undiscovered talent and personality , i decided on a theme about human relations .\n, in a lead role opposite academy award nominee taraji p . henson . trained at the london academy of music and dramatic art , hope has also worked in film / tv projects such as :\nvedam received critical acclaim . the times of india gave a review stating\nafter watching contrived plots and stereotype protagonists , this path - breaking movie arrives as a breath of fresh air . undeniably , it ' s another inspiring film from the maker of gamyam .\n[ 7 ] rediff gave a review stating\nvedam is a must - watch for its story , screenplay , direction and technicalities . it offers a hope to the audience interested in good and sensible cinema that such a film can be made in telugu . vedam is a beautiful confluence of writing and technical aspects . it has set a benchmark in telugu cinema .\n[ 8 ] urltoken gave a review stating\nvedam is a good film . please watch it and encourage good / meaningful cinema . this film will be liked by classes and a center audiences . if masses and b / c centers patronages vedam , it will not only do good to the film , but to the entire telugu film industry .\n[ 9 ] esskay of urltoken gave a review stating\nif films like vedam aren ' t encouraged , we will be left with films that will be made with only money and without a soul ! watch vedam and ask your friends to watch it , for the sake of good cinema in telugu . the noise of clapping by the audience after the film finished is the loudest i ' ve heard . i plead and rest my case !\n[ 10 ]\n5 ) aali has a very small role in this film as one of the street kids who depend on kaali . he has no dialogues as well , just expressions . check him out in the picture below .\nmogudu : once its said that a krishnavamsi mark movie is a very good movie , , , now coming to mogudu this movie has its krishnavamsi mark only in its picturisation . the movie starts as a feast with all the dishes u want to have but soon proves that the dishes are lacking taste and flavor , , , too much melodrama makes this movie a below normal one but u can look out for the way krishnavamsi pictured the movie ( colorful ) and the way he showed thaapsi in some shots , , , the character doesn ' t fix to gopichand but he has done well in some scenes , , , thapsi did good but her own dubbing seems out of the line in some scenes , , shradda das once again into a routine character , , , rajendraprasad again lived in his part .\nin january 2012 , e . satti babu who previously worked with allari naresh on betting bangaraju and nenu had announced that they would collaborate again for a new film . [ 2 ] it was reported that the film was titled as nela thakkuvodu and would begin production in early 2012 . [ 3 ] in february 2012 , more details about the project were revealed about the project it was announced that the project would be a socio - fantasy film and eight huge sets were being built for the project . the director also announced that prominent music composer koti had already started working on the project and would compose the entire soundtrack . it was also revealed that pre - production work was going on since three months and the filming will begin from 17 march 2012 . it was also announced that the process of selecting the heroine has not been completed . the director also revealed that the title for the film had not been decided . [ 4 ]\nb . next they show a song sequence from the 1985 hit telugu film vijetha ( = winner ) . sung by s . p . balasubrahmanyam and s . jananki , music composed by k . chakravarthy and lyrics penned by veturi sundararama murthy\nperformance - wise , tapsee shines in the film . she is watchable in the rom - com episodes of the second half . besides her , roja fits the bill and her arrogant character is a treat to watch . rajendra prasad is good .\nthere is something about rajendra prasad , even though he does movies which senior actors like him wouldn ' t have done . however , it is the same man who came up with interesting characters like the way he did in aa naluguru , mee sreyobhilashi brahmalokam to yamalokam via bhoolokam etc . bhale mogudu bhale pellam doesn ' t definitely belong to any of the movies mentioned above , even though it has seasoned actors like suhasini and naresh to accompany .\nis another family entertainer from director krishnavamsi , but the telugu film is stuck in a time warp . it harks back to a time when such films reflected the society of which they were a part , but times have changed and so have people .\nvedam ( english : chant ) is a 2010 telugu language indian drama film written and directed by radhakrishna jagarlamudi , starring allu arjun , manoj manchu , anushka shetty , manoj bajpayee , [ 2 ] saranya ponvannan , deeksha seth , lekha washington , and siya gautham . broadly falling into the hyperlink cinema genre , the film was critically acclaimed , receiving several accolades including four filmfare awards ( best movie , best director , best actor and best actress ) and had a decent run at the box office as well . [ 3 ]\npadaharella vayasu is a 1978 telugu film starring sridevi kapoor , chandra mohan , and mohan babu . directed by k . raghavendra rao , it is a remake of the tamil super hit\n16 vayathinile\n( 1977 ) which starred kamal hassan , rajinikanth and sridevi .\nas with any chiranjeevi - radha - vijayashanti combo films , this one also comes with some good music . apart from andam hindolam there are other tunes that are somewhat remembered even after almost 30 years of the release of the film . music composed by raj - koti , lyrics penned by veturi sundararama murthy - a combination that vouches for some amazing songs . s . p . balasubrahmanama , mano as nagoorbabu , p . susheela , and s . janaki constituted of the singers for these tunes . here are the all the songs from the film :\nvarma wanted m . keeravani to compose the film ' s soundtrack and score , since keeravani had assisted k . chakravarthy on rao gari illu . as both were inexperienced , keeravani suggested that varma choose a more seasoned technician and ilaiyaraaja was signed instead . s . gopala reddy , thota tharani and sattibabu were the film ' s director of photography , art director and editor , respectively . varma found him the only actor who could understand his perspective . that , and varma ' s passion for and dedication to films , prompted nagarjuna to work with him .\nthis film revolves around a 16 - year - old girl , malli ( sridevi ) . she is a recent high school graduate ( 10th pass ) with exceptional scores . she is an attractive , intelligent woman living in a small society filled with ambitions of becoming a teacher .\nafter learning that steadicam was available in chennai for four years and was already obsolete , varma decided to use it despite gopala reddy ' s apprehension . except for three days in chennai , the film was shot in andhra pradesh . the scenes of the protagonist ' s college life were filmed at keyes high school , near secunderabad junction railway station . a school wall was demolished and a gate was repaired for the film ' s opening scene . raghuvaran was carried away during the shoot of few action sequences and slapped brahmaji for nearly six times in a row .\n4 ) kaikala satyanarayana reprised his role as yama in the 1994 hit telugu comedy film yamaleela ( = the stories of yama ) . however this time around brahmanandam played the role of chitragupta instead of allu ramalingaiah . another good movie that is on my list to post . : )\nrajendra prasad is an extremely popular hero and actor . everyone likes him . the mere mention of his name brings a smile to people ' s faces . he is god ' s gift to the telugu film industry . no other language has this kind of a performer , hero or actor .\nthe film has many positive features that made it a huge success . satyanarayana , allu ramalingaiah and velu made the perfect trio of yama - chitragupta - vichitragupta . not only the timing of their dialogues matched but also the emotions and expressions were perfect . normally a film has one or two major villains . however in this three actors who made their name big as villains are included - rao gopala rao , gollapudi maruthi rao and kota srinivasa rao . to keep all four balanced in their roles is a feat that the director achieved it well . neither characters were portrayed less nor more .\nilaiyaraaja composed siva ' s soundtrack and score , and s . gopala reddy was its director of photography . thota tharani and sattibabu were the film ' s art director and editor , respectively . its principal photography began on 1 . february 1 . 98 . 9 , and was completed in 5 .\npadaharella ammayi ( english : sixteen years girl ) is a 1986 telugu , comedy film , produced by r . d . reddy on sri sailaja films banner and directed by p . s . krishna mohan reddy . starring rajendra prasad , sudha in the lead roles and music composed by sivaji raja .\nas for the lead actresses - radha and vijayashanti - both ruling the telugu film industry then - complemented to each other rather than being opponents and creating a chaos in the middle . then the trio of villainesses / mothers - suryakantam - annapurna - y . viajaya - who better but these could portray these roles .\nfitting for susheela to sing this one as she sung the original one too . the beginning tunes of the song very closely resembles the song piluvaku ra from the 1957 hit telugu film suvarna sundari sung by p . susheela . music composed by p . adinarayana rao and lyrics penned by samdurala raghavacharya aka samudrala senior .\nproducer midde rama rao bought the remake rights of tamil film\n16 vayathinile\nat the cost of 1 . 25 lakhs . sobhan babu showed interest in character but the character was ultimately played by chandramohan . mohan babu was selected to play the antagonist . sridevi reprised her role from the original after attempts to sign jayasudha turned out unsuccessful .\nthe song\negiripothe entha baguntundhi\n, performed by sunitha & m . m . keeravani , became a major hit in hyderabad and the state of andhra pradesh in the months following the release of the audio and film . tracks 9 to 12 of the soundtrack were only made available on the official digital release [ 12 ] and not the physical cd .\nhe was ready to do any kind of role in my film , so when i needed a guy to play the hero ' s father , and since rajendra prasad wanted to work with me , i approached him . he said ' there is no need to narrate the story . i know you will show me in a fresh way and extract something different ' .\n1 ) in the 2016 telugu film supreme , the song andam hindolam was remixed for the lead actors - sai dharam tej and raashi khanna . sai dharam tej is chiranjeevi ' s nephew - on whom the original song was pictured . music composed by raj - koti , lyrics penned by veturi sundararama murthy - both the original lyricist and musician . however the remix song was sung by chitra and l . v . revanth .\nkrishnavamsi ' s fascination for the family and for tradition is given full play in the film . the decibel levels are high : everyone is either shouting , screaming , or hitting everyone else . the lyrics are meaningful in the song kaavali picturised on the bare - chested hero and glamorous heroine . \u00ac\u2020shraddha das too bares some skin in one of her songs . dialogues are tacky and it ' s all just one big high - voltage melodrama .\nthe casting worked out well in bringing out the manliness and femininity . shraddha das who is also a part of the cast is a surprise package in the film . she plays a girl who is confused and doesn ' t experience the depths of life . she is a representation of the camouflaged hearts of today ' s society - - no deep values , just floating and flowing around . shraddha is star material ; she has the capacity to become a star heroine .\n10 ) towards the end , the characters radha and gauri entertain us with a version of dance on the song\nnalla vaade ammammo allari pillavaade\n- originally from the 1971 hit telugu family drama dasara bullodu ( = a guy as festive as the festival dusshera ) . sung by s . janaki and p . susheela to the music composed by k . v . mahadevan and lyrics penned by acharya aatreya . another film that is on my list to post a review of .\ntechnical departments : as said already the movie has a very weak story line and only an expert comedy director like priyadarshan could have done a better job out of this film . the director of this movie dinesh babu is no priyadarshan . inspite of many follies , he manages to ensure that the situation of a married lady trying to woo a young kid doesn ' t look too ugly . there is nothing much left to be talked about . cameraman and art director had very little to do , and the music director chose to do very little .\nwe were contemplating many girls . bujji ( the producer ) suggested taapsee . i was hesitant initially as i felt she looks urbanised and westernised and i wondered if she would suit the character . then i saw her tamil film adukalam and i liked her performance . she plays an anglo - indian character and i liked the way she projected life into her character . i worked a lot on her in terms of dress and looks . she is very enthusiastic and has a fighting spirit . she has done an amazing job . gopichand , too , has performed well . i ' m happy .\nits tamil - dubbed version , udhayam , was also successful . varma remade the film twice in hindi with the same title . the first , starring nagarjuna , amala and raghuvaran , performed well at the box office , but the second , with mohit ahlawat and priyanka kothari , did not . siva , a student , comes to vijayawada from a nearby town to pursue his education . he lives with his brother sharath ' s family , and enrolls in the vas college of arts and sciences . although sharath and his daughter keerthi get along well with siva , his wife considers him a financial burden .\nramprasad , also known as bujji ( gopichand ) , is the only son of anjaneya prasad ( rajendra prasad ) who runs a mercedes benz showroom . he and his three sisters and their families live with their father .\none day bujji sees a girl dancing with others at the golconda fort and it is love at first sight for him . she introduces herself as rajarajeshwari ( taapsee pannu ) , who happens to be the daughter of a politician chamundeshwari ( roja ) . she too falls in love with bujji and the wedding is fixed .\nafter the wedding , there is an argument about the taking of the gowri idol , which leads to a scuffle between the two and ends with rajarajeshwari throwing off her mangalsutra . her mother wants her to apply for a divorce and bujji reluctantly signs the divorce papers to save his family from being\nthe two meet again at the airport when taking a flight to mauritius . a friend of bujji ' s from the past ( shraddha das ) also reappears , and as rajarajeshwari shows signs of being jealous of bujji ' s old flame , the question predictably is : will this rekindle the old emotions in rajarajeshwari and bujji ?\nwhat is a r rahman doing at a dubai mall ? reader talib sends us a picture .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nto preserve integrity , urltoken allows ratings / comments only with a valid email . your comments will be accepted once you give your email , and will be deleted if the email is not authenticated within 24 hours .\n\u00a9 copyright 1999 - 2009 lrr technologies ( hyderabad ) , pvt ltd . all rights reserved . fullhyd , fullhyderabad , welcome to the neighbourhood are trademarks of lrr technologies ( hyderabad ) pvt ltd . the textual , graphic , audio and audiovisual material in this site is protected by copyright law . you may not copy , distribute , or use this material except as necessary for your personal , non - commercial use . any trademarks are the properties of their respective owners . more on hyderabad , india . jobs in hyderabad .\nthe relationship between a man and woman caught my fancy . is it lust ? is it sex ? is it emotional dependency or more ? what is the connection ? then automatically marriage and family come . making it entertaining , spicy , heartfelt and soulful , i wove a dramatic story around that phenomenon .\nfor the last 20 years , nobody has touched the subject - - man and woman as husband and wife . human relationships are taking a bashing because of various pressures . i want to rekindle the beauty and importance of the relationship , the uniqueness of the relationship , in a dramatic and cinematic form . this is an age - old phenomenon and i am putting it in an audio - visual , entertaining form . i am also looking at the family , at values , traditions and cultures .\nthat is where our identity and soul is . otherwise we are employees , students , citizens etc . we exist because of the family ; we belong there .\ny ou said gopichand wanted to work with you . how did you choose taapsee then ?\nit was indeed a nice experience and a pleasure working with him . i ' ll cherish those moments .\ns ome of the posters show a glamorous side of taapsee . what ' s your view on this ?\nyour films have something to take home as they entertain . what is it this time ?\nmy guru , sita ramasastry garu , has created magic with the lyrics for the song kavaali . just like there is this sanskrit sloka karyeshu mantra karneshu daasi . . . which gives the attributes of how a wife must be , sastry garu has written how a man should be . every word of his is vedam . this song will become an anthem for wives and husbands !\nshe ' s my worst critic . she saw the songs and surprised me by saying they are good . she doesn ' t involve herself in my work . if i ask , she ' ll see and give her opinion .\ni ' m exhausted now . for the last six months , i have been working continuously . i ' m drained physically and mentally . i want to sleep , then wake up and see . there are some ideas . i ' ll think about them after a few days .\nirector krishnavamsi is known for his entertainers laced with a message . after the debacle of\n, starring gopichand , taapsee and shraddha das , is produced by nallamallapu srinivas ( bujji ) .\nand wins her love . the story is set in a large family and there are twists and turns in the plot and enough emotion to satisfy any audience .\nrajendra prasad plays gopichand ' s father while naresh and roja play taapsee ' s parents . krishnudu , venu madhav , ahuti prasad , geethanjali are others in the cast .\nthe movie story deals with surendra an honest and hot - blooded cop . archana is the daughter of police commissioner . they meet accidentally and their relationship blossoms into love . archana ' s father is of bihar origin . parents settle the match of surendra and archana . when they are about to get engaged , surendra expresses his reservations due to archana overhearing her father ' s conversation with his long estranged sister on the subject of archana and sinha marrying . surendra takes the blame for the destroyed relationship and archana goes back to bihar to wed her cousin sinha . the rest of the story is all about how surendra goes to bihar and wins archana back .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\na couple truly in love get married . on the day of marriage just after the ritual due to a stupid reason an argument sparks , egoes crash which turns into violence . the couple separates . how they finally unite is rest of the movie .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nfind out which telugu movies got the highest ratings from imdb users , from classics to recent blockbusters .\nvenky tries to right his wrongs by involving his family and also convince the girls side without getting messed up in between .\njai ( gopichand ) is a fire officer . he happens to help a stranger ranganath ( brahmaji ) , who is the right man of mumbai don chota naik ( kabir duhan singh ) . ranganath turns informer and runs . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe son of a billionaire decides to take an extreme step by leaving behind his riches and swapping his life with a depressed techie look - alike who wants to be a billionaire .\ngautham varma , an a . t . m security guard , goes on a treasure hunt for the diamonds hidden by his grandfather in the hinglaj temple during the time of the india - pakistan partition .\nwhile visiting india , krishna prasad is arranged to get married to sruthi but an external force at play threatens their safety and relationship .\nram babu ( gopichand ) is the only son of cute couple ram babu and janaki ( chandramohan and jayasudha ) , who have earned so much for their son to lead a happy life without doing any work . in . . . see full summary \u00bb\nsoukhyam tells the story of a happy - go - lucky young man , who wants to provide the comforts of life to his family . when he falls in love with a girl , he suddenly faces a lot of obstacles . how . . . see full summary \u00bb\nan ' encounter specialist ' police officer is accused of extortion and accepting bribes .\nvicky ( prabhas ) , an expert in gaming software , lives in australia and never compromises in his life , a principle he adheres to since his childhood . he believes that one should be oneself in . . . see full summary \u00bb\nan nri wants to sell his ancestral home , but later hears rumours of it being haunted . unwilling to sell the property at a throwaway price , he asks a team of four guys to spend a night in the house and prove that it isn ' t a ghost den .\na man discovers that he must complete a gruesome task to marry the woman he loves .\n1 of 1 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nyou can update your channel preference from the settings menu in the header menu .\nanjaneya prasad ( rajendra prasad ) wants his son ( gopichand ) to marry a suitable girl at the earliest . our hero has a problem though . he wants a girl who can live at the home with his family members without carping about the largeness of the size . ( now , why does such a man go to see a wannabe fashion model , played by shraddha das , is a puzzle ) . however , one fine day , he spots raja rajeshwari ( tapsee pannu ) doing classical dance and it is love at first sight for our hero .\nhe again bumps into the girl on a night when she , now drunken , comes to him asking for lift . our hero brings her home . as you think of taking forty winks , love blossoms between them . they are married off .\nbefore you start wondering as to why the post - marriage rituals are dealt with elaborately , you see rajendra prasad and roja ( bride ' s loud - mouthed mother ) in violent disagreement over a tradition followed post - marriage in the groom ' s family . it results in one too many slaps . result : gopichand and tapsee break up .\nthe second half is about how the divorced couple patch up and the two families bury the hatchet following a tear jerker by gopichand . ( the climax is the blandest one in recent times ) .\nhowever , gopichand is a disappointment . he should stick to doing roles that suit his age . he is a complete misfit in the romantic scenes .\nthis product uses the tmdb api but is not endorsed or certified by tmdb .\nalthough updated daily , all theaters , movie show times , and movie listings should be independently verified with the movie theater .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nbujji is also a man of ideals and believes in essence of marriage as a lifelong commitment . his life takes a turn when he sees rajeshwari ( taapsee ) and in no time they fall in love . rajeshwari\u00e2\u0080\u0099s mother ( roja ) is a politician .\nthe initial process goes smooth but moments after the marriage takes place , a clash between the traditions of both families leads to major fight . it leads to bujji and rajeshwari going for divorce . the misunderstanding widens further due to certain incidents . however , both bujji and rajeshwari love each other . do they unite ? what happens to the families ? all this forms the rest of the story . performances : gopichand has come up with a mild and subdued performance and this is not something his fans would like to see but , he did his best to give a matured and balanced act . it is good to see rajendra prasad in a full length role and that too in a very effective manner . though his role was not etched rightly , he has given a valuable act . taapsee is the show stealer . she is sexy , she is energetic and she has carried her role with aplomb . the dubbing she has done was not that perfect but it was natural to an extent . shraddha plays the typical sacrificial role and oozes her bit of glamour wherever required . but she has developed ease and confidence in her expressions and body language .\nahuthi prasad appeared in a short role saying a dialogue about ys jagan , chiranjeevi and chandrababu . his role is a bit hilarious . roja was loud as usual and more than her dialogues , it is her expressions which were apt . naresh was natural and made his presence felt . the support artistes in the form of pragati , raghava , harshavardhan , lakshmi bhargavi , taapsee\u00e2\u0080\u0099s friend , gitanjali were there to fill the screen and give the required emotional dose . venu madhav was just okay . highlights :\ndrunk taapsee brought to gopi\u00e2\u0080\u0099s home and the next day she is considered as a traditional girl and welcomed with open arms . such things are not common in regular telugu families .\nchain reaction of slapping between the families of gopichand and taapsee . kv tried to bring an intense emotion but it turned out to be a comedy .\nrajendra prasad being a senior citizen gets all geared up with a knife and rushes to roja\u00e2\u0080\u0099s home with vengeance . that\u00e2\u0080\u0099s absurd for his image and characterization .\nthe conversation between roja and taapsee in their puja mandiram about sleeping with husbands . that was cheap .\nsince it was being essayed as a neat family treat , the dialogues should have been polite , the number of times they got muted goes to show the flavour of raunchiness .\nas such , the idea of coming up with the value of marriage , importance of family is all good but there is a way one has to execute it and krishna vamsi has failed this time .\nsign in to disable all ads . thank you for helping build the largest language community on the internet .\nhave a better pronunciation ? upload it here to share it with the entire community .\nsimply select a language and press on the speaker button to listen to the pronunciation of the word . leave a vote for your preferred pronunciation ."]}
{"id": 115362, "summary": [{"text": "dasharatham ( malayalam : \u0d26\u0d36\u0d30\u0d25\u0d02 ) is a 1989 malayalam drama film written by a. k. lohithadas and directed by sibi malayil .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars mohanlal , rekha , murali , nedumudi venu , sukumaran , karamana janardanan nair , sukumari , kaviyoor ponnamma , k. p. a. c. lalitha and jayabharathi .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the music was composed by johnson .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film deals with the subject of artificial insemination .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "a. k. lohithadas won the kerala film critics award for best scriptwriter .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "this is widely regarded as one of the best films from the writer-director duo lohithadas-sibi malayil .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "dasharatham was the first malayalam movie officially dubbed and released in marathi .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it released in marathi as mazaa mulga ( meaning : my son ) . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "dasharatham", "paragraphs": ["round - stories - of - the - film - dasharatham - 035404 . html\ndasharatham - 12 mohanlal & lohithadas finest malayalam movie w / eng . sub ( 1989 )\ndasharatham - 13 mohanlal & lohithadas finest malayalam movie w / eng . sub ( 1989 )\ndasharatham - 15 mohanlal & lohithadas finest malayalam movie w / eng . sub ( 1989 )\ndasharatham - 16 climax mohanlal & lohithadas finest malayalam movie w / eng . sub ( 1989 )\nback to movies . . innale kanan pattathirinna # dasharatham . . . innu kananam . . .\nan old still of @ mohanlal from # dasharatham location . # mohanlal playing chess during break . urltoken\ndasharatham - 16 climax mohanlal & lohithadas finest malayalam movie w / eng . sub ( 1989 ) - youtube\nadded to countless list though still getting same emotion when the movie meets its end . # lalettan # dasharatham urltoken\nmandharacheppundo , , , , , malayalam song , , , , dasharatham , m . g . sreekumar , k . s . chithra\nmandharacheppundo , , , , , malayalam song , , , , dasharatham , m . g . sreekumar , k . s . chithra - youtube\nmix - mandharacheppundo , , , , , malayalam song , , , , dasharatham , m . g . sreekumar , k . s . chithra\njust watched # dasharatham . @ mohanlal sir at his best . especially emotional scenes . i am a kannadiga who admired ur masterpiece ! ! # respect\ndasharatham : mohanlal delivered a mesmerising performance in the movie , which dealt with the subject of surrogacy . he played rajeev menon , a rich o\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\n@ kannuraan i was also plannin to watch rithu , but not yet decided . . sakudumbam shyamala ond . . so athu kanano ennum doubt , then # dasharatham\n@ nimishhalkar # dasharatham is a clasic 1989 mohanlal flm wch dlt wit de subject of surrogacy ! p . s mohanlal ' s acting at its bst ! mst wac ! urltoken\ndasharatham movie is all about rajiv menon ( mohnalal ) who is born into riches and who is an alcoholic womanizer with absolutely no aim in life . with no parents . . .\nagashadoothu rt @ aashkey : not really ! . rt @ sadu _ arun # dasharatham rt @ aashkey : can anyone tell me the most tear jerking mallu movie ever ? . .\n@ ashwinkgopal and how about # dasharatham ? it ' s my all time favorite . . . so natural . . . so perfect . . . again it ' s a villianless movie . . .\nsibi malayil and lohitadas formed such a prolific combo in the eighties and nineties to pull of so many successful heartbreaking tearjerkers like thaniyavarthanam , bharatham , kireedom . dasharatham is one another gem in that elite list . its one pair , that we really wished , shouldn\u2019t have split up as they never found such critical or commercial success individually after parting ways . johnson\u2019s music once again proves a great asset to a movie with both the song \u2018 mantharacheppundo\u2019 and its theme version adding soul and depth to dasharatham .\nvery few writers could leave lump in our throats consistently at the end of their movies end like lohitadas did with almost his every other script . just like kireedom , bharatham or amaram , dasharatham also reminds you how much we miss the great writer today .\n\u201credbus created a huge market for online bus ticketing , not even seen as a market by the big players , and helped create several other companies along the way , \u201d said dasharatham bitla , founder and chief executive of bitla software , which also develops bus travel management software .\nsiddharth menon is a playback singer and film actor from mumbai , india . menon has rendered some film songs but is most popular for his band thaikkudam bridge . his rendition of\nmandaracheppundo\nfrom the movie dasharatham for a musical show\nmusic mojo\nin the malayalam channel kappa tv topped the music charts .\n24 years ago , dasharaham told a unconventional story that was much ahead of its time . the concept of renting a womb , artificial insemination etc did not sit well with the audience back then and the movie did not get the success it deserved . but today dasharatham is a movie that a lot of us love watching many a time and also confounds us at the fact that we had such ace film makers in the past who could create such fresh and innovative stories .\ni ' m tamil . malare kinda gets played here often on most crappy speakers , so i kinda know well it can get screwed up . i do like the song quite a bit much tho ! i ' ve seen limited malayalam films - dasharatham , munnariyippu and a few nivin pauly movies . i ' m not a big fan of ar rahman ( and my favorites of him are not really the popular ones - see my reply to aornic ) , but his songs get played around often and i kinda know them well as well .\ndasharatham which released in 1989 told the story of a rich reckless young man , rajiv menon , who is alcoholic and has no aim in life . he gets attached to his friend\u2019s children during their family\u2019s stay at his house and decides to rent a womb and get a child through artificial insemination . the character might look crazy on paper but mohanlal\u2019s awe - inspiring portrayal gives rajiv menon a whole different dimension on screen . when he tells nedumudi venu \u2013 \u2018thommiye eniku tharumo\u2019 or tells karamana janaardhanan \u2013 \u2018njan avanu oru adi kodukatte uncle\u2019 , mohanlal amuses us with his innocence .\nfrom tamil star surya to malayalam actor ganesh , one common thing a lot of them use to say about mohanlal is that even his fingers and fingernails can act . in dasharatham\u2019s climax , when mohanlal rests his hand on sukumari\u2019s shoulder and tells her - \u201d annie mone snehikunna pole maggieku enne snehikaamo\u2019 , you could just watch his fingers and you would understand what they all mean . mohanlal\u2019s terrific acting quite ably supported by the ever versatile sukumari and a hauntingly beautiful background score makes sure lohitadas\u2019s well scripted climax is one that viewed by many of us multiple times and which stays with you for long anytime you watch it .\nthere is a general notion that even if you don\u2019t have a great script or character for mohanlal , if you can cast him as a drunkard throughout a movie , you could have wonderful returns . hello is a fine example of this where the makers produced a huge hit just at a time when mohanlal was having flops and siddeeq too tried the same with the recent \u2018ladies and gentlemen\u2019 . there are few actors in the business who could match up to mohanlal\u2019s flamboyance when he acts drunk . in dasharatham too , he just sizzles on screen as you see in several instances like his introduction scene where he asks random people in the bar to give him a company , when he gets out and walks into the glass door and when he gets into the jeep and searches for the steering .\ndasharatham movie is all about rajiv menon ( mohnalal ) who is born into riches and who is an alcoholic womanizer with absolutely no aim in life . with no parents to guide him and with the family business being run by a trusted manager pillai ( karamana janardanan nair ) , rajiv is free to waste his life and money on drinks and debauchery . a close friend scariah ( nedumudi venu ) with his wife and children come over to stay at rajiv\u2019s palatial house for a week . soon rajiv gets attached to one of scariah ' s children and decides that he wants to have a child of his own , but neither does he want to get married nor does he want to adopt a baby . good friend , guide and philospher dr . hameed ( sukumaran ) advises rajiv to rent a womb . they come across a former football player chandradas ( murali ) who is in dire need of money for an operation , his wife annie ( rekha ) agrees to give birth to rajiv\u2019s child through artificial insemination . both charandas and annie aren\u2019t happy about the decision \u2013 it\u2019s clearly a desperate solution to their financial needs .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nrajeev , an orphan eccentric millionaire , has his own strange taste towards everything . with less knowledge about family relationships , he struggles hard to achieve his aim to become a father without marrying .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\ntop rated malayalam movies # 29 | see the top rated malayalam movies as rated by our users .\ndiscover the top 50 malayalam movies as rated by imdb users \u2013 from all - time favorites to recent hits .\nthe retelling of epic ramayana through the lives of two brothers , their affection , their professional rivalry and the eventual transition of each person .\njayakrishnan falls in love with two girls , radha and clara , and fights his confusion about whom he should marry and spend his life with .\nthe life of a young man turns upside down when he intervenes in a dispute in order to rescue his father ( a cop ) from a ruthless local outlaw .\na stranger comes to live in a small town and rapidly changes the local balance of power .\nchacko master ( thilakan ) is a school headmaster in mathematics . he is a very strict teacher and does not go easy with his own son thomas ( mohanlal ) . frustrated with his father ' s . . . see full summary \u00bb\ngovardhan , a doctor by profession , is wrongly accused of bombing a train and is jailed by the british in cellular jail , also known as kala pani , in the andaman and nicobar islands . he witnesses the sufferings of hundreds of indian prisoners there .\na woman hires a stranger to pose as her husband because she doesn ' t want her ailing father to know that her fiance broke their engagement .\nthe heir to a village elder ' s family squanders his inheritance and bullies all and sundry .\nsituations turn a man who believes in secularism into an extremist . he plots to bomb a monastery where the survivors of a riot take refuge .\na man falls in love with his new neighbor but then finds that her family life is difficult .\na depressed kathakali artist falls in love with a member of an aristocratic family .\nrajeev menon ( mohanlal ) is a wealthy orphan , a spoilt rich brat who grew up to be an eccentric millionaire . while his trusty manager ( karamana janardhanan nair ) takes care of his vast estates , rajeev drowns his days in alcohol . his lack of values stems from bitter childhood memories of his mother deserting his father . his eccentricities vary from picking up drunken brawls with strangers to wanting to experience ' interesting ' things in life like being handcuffed by the police . winds of change gush into his lonely life when he agrees to play host to his friend scaria ' s ( nedumudi venu ) family for the vacation . scaria ' s brood of mischievous kids take a liking to rajeev . as they tear his palatial house down , they also make him realize what he ' s been missing in life . once they leave , he feels a void in his existence which he intends to fill by adopting a child . when he is denied adoption due to his wayward ways , his friend dr . hameed ( sukumaran ) suggests artificial insemination as a way of . . .\nthe film was released on 19 october 1989 and has a running time of 154 minutes .\ni just happened to watch this movie . loved the storyline , the direction and every character . the songs are brilliant too . it is so heart touching and beautifully portrayed . an underrated movie , this truly deserves a 10 . the storyline and mohanlal ' s character feels so real . a must watch malayalam movie and my all time favorite actor is at his best . most actors in the movie have showed a brilliant performance . the direction is amazing and the song is extremely beautiful . watch it if you haven ' t already !\n4 of 4 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nevergreen malayalam full movie | mizhikal sakshi [ \u0d2e\u0d3f\u0d34\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d7e \u0d38\u0d3e\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d37\u0d3f ] | ft . mohanlal , sukumari\nphantom malayalam full movie 2002 | mammootty , manoj k . jayan | malayalam action movies full\nmalayalam family entertainment movie | kudumba vishesham | super hit movie | ft . jagadeesh , urvashi\nmalayalam comedy movie | chanjattam [ hd ] | full movie | ft . jayaram , urvasi , jagathi\nmohanlal or mammootty is best . . ? ? must see . . its a judgment . .\nthe bestest climax ever made in malayalam . none could beat this till date . mohanlal - you are quite astonishing !\nduring the final portions of the movie where he visits murali\u2019s house and asks to hold his son for one last time , later when he tells annie \u2013 \u2018ninniloode njan puthiyathu palathum padikkan thudangukayaanu\u2019 and in the closing scene with sukumari , mohanlal makes a wonderful transition as his character learns some new lessons in life and he just tugs at our heartstrings with his brilliant and effortless acting .\n\u2018namuku gramangalil chennu rapaarkam , athikalathu munthirithoppukalil poyi munthirivalli thalirthu poovidukayum mathalanarakam pookukkayum cheytho ennu nokkaam\u2026\u2019 solomon ( mohanlal ) tells sofia ( shari ) this and asks her to check bible for the rest of the lines . a proposal in malayalam cinema has never been so beautiful before or after . padmarajan\u2019s 1986 movie \u2013 \u2018namuku parkaan munthiri thoppukal\u2019 released with [ \u2026 ]\n\u201c\u0d1e\u0d3e\u0d7b \u0d35\u0d32\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d34\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d07\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d3f \u0d15\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d24\u0d4d \u0d0e\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d46\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d06\u0d18\u0d4b\u0d37\u0d19\u0d4d\u0d19\u0d33\u0d4a\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d46 \u0d09\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3e\u0d15\u0d41\u0d2e\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d34\u0d3e\u0d23\u0d4d . . \u0d07\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d4b \u0d1e\u0d3e\u0d7b \u0d15\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d24\u0d4d \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d25\u0d24\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d41 \u0d35\u0d47\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3f \u0d06\u0d23\u0d4d . \u0d1e\u0d3e\u0d7b \u0d24\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d1a\u0d4d\u0d1a\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d4b \u0d0e\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d4d \u0d38\u0d4d\u0d35\u0d38\u0d4d\u0d25\u0d24 \u0d09\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41 . \u0d0e\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d31\u0d46 \u0d39\u0d43\u0d26\u0d2f\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d1a\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d24\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d32\u0d41\u0d02 \u0d12\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d46 \u0d05\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d4b \u0d38\u0d3f\u0d28\u0d3f\u0d2e \u0d2e\u0d3e\u0d24\u0d4d\u0d30\u0d2e\u0d47 \u0d09\u0d23\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3e\u0d2f\u0d3f\u0d30\u0d41\u0d28\u0d4d\u0d28\u0d41\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d41 . \u0d0e\u0d32\u0d4d\u0d32\u0d3e\u0d02 \u0d2a\u0d4b\u0d2f\u0d3f . . i lost everything everything . . \u201d i think udayananu tharam has one of mohanlal\u2019s most underrated performances since 2000 . the more restrained or subtle mohanlal is in a [ \u2026 ]\nsome of our blockbusters in recent years make you wonder if they are really worth all its success . 28 years back when chithram ran for around 400 days in theaters , no one would have really doubted if it was deserving of its phenomenal success . it might still be the all time highest grossing malayalam movie [ \u2026 ]\nclick on the menu icon of the browser , it opens up a list of options .\nhere click on the \u201cprivacy & security\u201d options listed on the left hand side of the page .\na pop up will open with all listed sites , select the option \u201callow\u201c , for the respective site under the status head to allow the notification .\nonce the changes is done , click on the \u201csave changes\u201d option to save the changes .\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . this includes cookies from third party social media websites and ad networks . such third party cookies may track your use on filmibeat sites for better rendering . our partners use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you . if you continue without changing your settings , we ' ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on filmibeat website . however , you can change your cookie settings at any time . learn more\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\nyou can add location information to your tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - 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sibi - lal were at the helm of affairs it was destined to stand out as a jewel in indian cinema .\nwatching the movie for the first time , i was blown away by the audacity of lohi to even come up with a story that could well have had the conservatists demanding for his execution ! i am pretty certain that the movie would have met with a fair amount of consternation at that time but eventually it prevailed over these impediments to give us one of the most touching films . clearly the golden period of malayalam cinema also meant that lohi was at his writing peak and thank goodness for it .\nthe most telling aspect of ' dasaratham ' is the treatment rendered to the script by lohi and sibi . had the same movie been made in tamil , i am certain it would be vulgar , obscene and highly objectionable . there is not a moment in the movie where you sense any vulgarity or obscenity and that according to me is perhaps the usp of the movie performances notwithstanding . in this sense i feel this also sibi ' s best directorial venture to date . he could have easily crossed the line and made it crass but instead he decided it should a classic ! kudos to sibi .\ncoming to the performances - lal is just phenomenal . he underscores his genius in this cult classic . he brings to the table his entire repertoire of acting skills and displays the whole range of emotions in his own inimitable restrained style . to show case comic skills and the ability to emote they way he did in the climax is just top notch . the body language of lal especially in the climax just before he asks sukumari to be his mom is brilliant , the trembling hand before he asks sukumari the question is etched vividly to this day in my mind . lal shines like an incandescent light throughout the movie .\nmurali ( expected ) and rekha ( surprisingly ) have turned in performances that would leave the movie goers at the end of the movie on their feet and clapping . murali is without doubt a jewel in the actors guild but highly underrated for reasons beyond my comprehension . the helplness portrayed by these actors in varyiing degrees of the movie is highly commendable . nedumudi venu is brilliant as usual .\nthe film is to be watched , admired and celebrated as a classic for a long time to come .\nupload photo files with . jpg , . png and . gif extensions . image size per photo cannot exceed 10 mb\nan otp has been send to your mobile . please enter otp to verify your mobile number\nan otp has been sent to your email address . please enter otp to verify your email address\nella mai \u2013 boo ' d up ( remix ) ft . nicki minaj & quavo\nurltoken is the second highest transacted travel website in the country , next only to irctc .\nomewhere in 2006 when phanindra sama and his friends approached the indus entrepreneurs ( tie ) for support to incubate their raw business solution as a venture , it introduced them to their first mentor , anand rajaram , himself a successful entrepreneur and a seed investor .\nthe first advice he gave to sama and his teammates made a lasting impression on the minds of these aspiring entrepreneurs and led them to build one of the most successful ecommerce ventures in the country .\nrajaram told them he often felt surprised and laughed at people who spend a lot of money on t - shirts with logos of well - known brand to earn respect from others . instead , they should buy clothes that give comfort .\nthe moral of the story for the team was to be careful about their spending habits . it should be need - based , instead of massaging egos and earning respect . till date , not just sama but most of the team management prefer to travel by buses when going to neighbouring cities to do jobs that can wait for the time spent on a night\u2019s travel .\nrajaram , who spent his initial years at wipro working closely with its founder chairman azim premji , used to tell the redbus founding team stories on how the latter never compromises on the value system and never takes short - cuts like bribery to get work done .\naybe , we could have grown a little faster by getting work done by paying a bribe but that was never meant to be long - lasting , \u201d says sama , the co - founder and chief executive of pilani soft labs , which owns the redbus platform .\nthe company , recently acquired by south african media giant naspers through its indian subsidiary , ibibogroup , for around $ 120 million ( around rs 790 crore today ) , has since grown at a scorching pace to establish a virtual monopoly in the bus ticketing market in india .\nit commands a whopping 65 per cent market share in this segment , issuing 12 million bus tickets a year , with a gross merchandise value ( gmv ) of around rs 600 crore . the platform developed by sama and his two other colleagues , charan padmaraju and sudhakar pasupunuri , initially as a not - for - profit initiative , today supports 1 , 200 bus operators belonging to 24 states , apart from the road transport corporations of five states .\n\u201credbus is the dominant online bus ticket aggregator , with a well - recognised brand among bus travellers , as demonstrated by its market share , growth , quality of traffic and conversation rates , and with deep relationships among major luxury bus operators , \u201d said nitin nayar , managing director , warburg pincus india .\n\u201cfurther , redbus is developing proprietary data to strengthen its long - term lead . user reviews on the consumer side , and custom analytics to help operators plan routes and offer dynamic pricing will ensure all participants continue to be engaged with the platform , even as the market becomes more competitive , \u201d nayar added .\nhat made redbus grow at such a past pace ? sama says there are many factors . from the external point of view , it could be the sheer luck of identifying the right opportunity at the right time .\n\u201cwhen we started this , internet was not that big . we were perhaps slightly ignorant , because nobody else believed that even so many number of bus tickets could be sold though internet . otherwise , somebody else would have started , \u201d says sama .\nfor sama and his friends , the idea of developing an online bus ticketing platform came out of their personal need , to address an issue most bus passengers face .\nit started after sama failed to get a bus to his home city during the durga puja time in 2005 . when he proposed an idea to develop this platform , his other two co - founders who were staying in the same flat liked it very much . they started taking the help of a few other techies ( in fact , initially seven of them had started working on developing the platform ) , who were staying in the same flat . the idea was to empower bus operators by providing this as an open source platform . but it never clicked , as not many were ready to take it even as free . at this juncture , someone suggested they approach tie .\ns advised by their mentor , sama and his team had to first identify the market opportunities for their venture . they decided to start with karnataka . there was no study done to evaluate this industry . at that stage , they did not have funds to appoint anybody to do it . so , they decided to do it themselves .\n\u201cwe went to kalasipalyam ( a place in bangalore from where most private buses operate ) and checked shop by shop . they gave some information but that was based more on guess . so , we tried to find the most repetitive number . that\u2019s how we did the survey , \u201d recalls sama .\nthus , the team gave shape to a company known for its flagship redbus platform . sama virtually built a sector that was almost non - existent and created the market and the demand .\nedbus created a huge market for online bus ticketing , which was not even seen as a market by the big players and helped create several other companies along the way , \u201d he added .\nredbus and sama never looked back since then . with an initial funding of just rs 2 . 5 crore from seedfund in 2007 and a subsequent round by inventus of around rs 8 crore ( rs 80 million ) , the company started growing at a scorching pace from the first year .\nfrom just rs 50 lakh of gmv in the first year ( it\u2019s for six months as the company started in august ) to rs 5 crore ( rs 50 million ) in the second year and rs 30 crore ( rs 300 million ) in the third year . the gmv had hit rs 600 crore ( rs 6 billion ) in 2012 , when the company last publicly disclosed the figure .\napart from giving birth to the online bus ticketing industry , redbus engine today runs on most of the competing online bus ticketing platforms . the bus ticketing platforms of the competitions such as makemytrip , expedia and urltoken share the revenues with it for every ticket booked using its platform .\nand that is what sama believes in . \u201cin internet , there is space for only one company in every field of internet . for example , we only have one popular search engine , one popular social platform . so there is always a big race to become that large company because all of them know that unless they become large , they will become smaller and smaller and die one day , \u201d concludes sama .\nthis new site reveals so much more . enter a name and state to begin .\nthe feedback you provide will help us show you more relevant content in the future .\nonly the genius of mohanlal could pull this off ! the complexity of the lower caste kathakali artist kunikuttan ' s character earning for his father ' s acceptance and grieving over his estranged son has been performed extremely graciously by him . this is perhaps one of the greatest characters he has ever performed ! and rightfully so he received his 3rd national award for best actor with this !\nthis particular scene is considered as one of the most heart wrenching scenes in malayalam movie history . a distraught rajiv menon ' s emotions have been brought to life by mohanlal to create an extremely emotional climax to the classic .\nsethumadhavan is perhaps one of the most unforgettable performances by the stalwart ! the angst of shattered dreams as well as the gravity between the father ( brilliantly portrayed by another maestro - thilakan ) and the aspiring police officer son is showcased brilliantly in this sibi malayil masterpiece . this movie fetched him his first national award !\nmanichitrathazhu is a landmark movie in malayalam cinema on many fronts . the look of fear is evident on dr . sunny ' s face as he tries to comfort a worried nakul is depicted with ease by mohanlal . to stand out considering that shobhana has provided one of the best performances as a mentally unstable ganga in this technical masterpiece is a feat in itself . dr . sunny is as fondly remembered just as ganga is feared by the malayalis all around the world .\nthis movie shows the versatility of mohanlal . gifted with one of the finest comic timings , he makes you laugh clinching your stomach and then he makes you cry .\nensure your application gets content from any user , any device , anywhere in the world with filestack .\nsethu madhavan in chenkol . one of the best movies in which a character grows and matures in front of your eyes . i consider this as mohanlal ' s the most powerful character in malayalam . not poetic , not heroic , but the simple frustration of a common man due to the circumstances he is thrown into . just watch the below scene . the first time i saw this , i was mesmorized . i didnt see\nlalettan\n. i only saw sethu . i dont know if there exists one with english subtitle though . if anyone wants to know , i will translate when free : )\nthe film revolves around t . p . balagopalan ( mohanlal ) , a middle class post - graduate salaried person , who wants to build himself and also needs to take care of his extended family members . the film went over factors influencing kerala of the 1980s such as widespread unemployment , poverty , and the poor economy .\nthe film is the story of a doctor played by mohanlal , who unknowingly kills his junior played by vineeth in medical college ragging , while he was a senior student and that incident always haunting his guilty mind and his reciprocation towards vineeth ' s poor family . ultimately he helps vineeth ' s sister parvathy to become a doctor .\nit tells the tale of balan ( mohanlal ) who ' s on the lookout for revenge against raju ( salim ghouse ) for the murder of balan ' s wife .\n' s perspective . how , in the absence of his elder brother , bharath takes the responsibility of the family and hides his griefs is the core of the story .\nthe story is about convict sathyanathan ( mohanlal ) sentenced to death following multiple murders ( of two adult men and two girl - children ) he has committed and his subsequent prison life till death .\n) as a once respected dance teacher turned a drunkard after his wife ' s death at the kerala kala mandiram .\nthe film deals with the relationship between siblings unnikrishnan ( mohanlal ) and meenakshi ( vinduja menon ) who have an almost 30 year age difference between them .\nis a fantasy film . it is highly symbolic and makes a statement on terrorism by religions and the evils of the world . the film was selected as\nhe plays the role of a jeep driver who finds his childhood friends to prove his innocence after 30 yrs .\nits a movie dealing with alcoholism , mohanlal plays the role of raghunandan a tv show host an alcoholic .\noh ! my god\u2026there will be a big list . he is one of the best and the most complete actor the country has ever scene . during the 80\u2019s and 90\u2019s often termed as \u201cgolden age of malayalam cinema\u201d , there are so many characters that he has performed where nobody can match with him .\nthere are also movies where his screen presence is just for 15 minutes or even less than that and that one small portion will speak about his acting excellence . these are some of them ,\nmohanlal the complete actor and he acting in malayalam industry around 3 decades . there are many unforgettable role are there and he is very flexible actor and he can suite any role . some of best roles played by mohanlal is sethumadhavan in kireedam , its hurt touching movie and its about father son relationship . onother strong character played by mohanlal is aaduthomma in sphadikam , its ever green action movie and thomma one of the strong character . vishnu in chithram is make every one cry , only mohanlal can act there character in malayalam industry .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n* setting channel preference will take you directly to the respective channel when you come in next time .\nmohanlal , nedumudi venu , sukumaran , murali , rekha , sukumari , kaviyoor ponnamma , jayabharathi , k . p . a . c . lalitha , ajay mathias , m . s . thripunithura , kollam thulasi , karamana janardanan nair , vineeth kumar\nsupported browsers : internet explorer : version 7 . 0 and above , chrome , firefox and safari . best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution and above .\nyou are being redirected to sinemia social . are you sure you want to leave sinemia premium ?\ncan ' t find a movie or tv show ? login to create it .\nby signing up for an account on tmdb , you can post directly to twitter and facebook .\nyou need to be logged in to continue . click here to login or here to sign up .\nthis is one of the cult classic film of mohanlal . a . k . lohithadas won kerala film critics award for best script writer . the movie is partly adapted from the korean movie the surrogate woman .\none of many finest hours in malayalam cinema . very few actors can pull of childishness and sincere vulnerability with equal elan and depth like lalettan . as for the final scene it ; s one of the most heart breaking in indian cinema .\nerror . page cannot be displayed . please contact your service provider for more details . ( 10 )\nit looks like we don ' t have any soundtracks for this title yet .\nbe the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the soundtracks submission guide .\n2018 copyright . all rights reserved . the sponsored listings displayed above are served automatically by a third party . neither the service provider nor the domain owner maintain any relationship with the advertisers . in case of trademark issues please contact the domain owner directly ( contact information can be found in whois ) . privacy policy\npress j to jump to the feed . press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts\ni ' m currently digging on daft punk ' s random access memory . let ' s share and compare !\nnothing beats stuff ( of decent / good enough production and mastering ) that you are intensely familiar with .\nwhen i demo ' d the orpheus , i listened to tracks i had known for at least a decade by artists like pink floyd , nine inch nails and prince .\nbeyond that , i even find stuff like k - pop ( slick production , overly processed vocals ) to be a good test of how headphones perform on different types of music . the hd800 butchers k - pop , especially female groups because of the shrill vocal production , but the omni and elear accentuate the low end and mids to make the sound have more body to it while taming the highs . the he - 500 is more towards the omni and elear ' s end of the spectrum . whenever i mention how a headphone performs on\nelectropop\nin my reviews , i usually just mean k - pop but am too self - conscious to mention it on video .\nbeyond that , binaural recordings and stuff like this ( not a binaural recording but similar in feel ) are great for testing soundstage and imaging . due to using these , i found that the hd800 was a clear winner in all headphones that i ' ve reviewed in these categories .\nedit : i ' d also like to highlight\ndreams\nby fleetwood mac . hell , the entire rumours album is a great test for audio equipment .\ni was on the fence between the hd650 and he - 400i , but then i put on\nthe chain\nand suddenly the sennheiser wasn ' t an option any more .\nso the elear isn ' t the hd800 killer ? ( i got badly carried away by innerfidelitys - wall - fame ) .\nit is for my tastes , overall . but it ' s apples and oranges really .\nwhat do you think would suit my tastes tho ( my reply to op has what i love for now ) ? and i kinda love headphones that demolish autotune / huge modulation in voice in exchange for magic when it comes to acoustic and 70s and a little bit of synthetic music . i do like electronic and pop , but the daft punk and backstreet boys kinda stuff . and if i am right , minority by green day should sound better on elear than 800 or is it the other way around ?\nand eager about the hd598 review . i have one , just curious to learn what i ' m missing out from high end headphones . . if possible please compare the 598 against hd600 and hd800 , ( i know mine is gonna be crushed , but still curious )\nall the ones you mentioned are better on the elear , especially if you like indian soundtracks by the likes of ar rahman where there ' s a lot going on .\ni ' ll review the hd598 in the near future , need to do an iem on loaner first . i can already tell you that it ' s warmer than the hd800 . the soundstage is comparable to the elear and hd600 in my view , even though i heard from people that the 598 has a wider soundstage than the hd600 .\nno doing ar rahman well is not a criterion for headphones for me . my favorite arr albums are not very popular ( ayutha ezhuthu , new , uyire / dil se , may maadham , kangalal kaidhu sei , boys , guru , shivaji the boss ) . as a matter of fact i hate most ar rahman songs that came after 2007 ( but it ' s nice to see him being popular abroad ) . his songs are played around here often and just kinda know them well , so i use it when testing my headphones . but i do love indian voices like shreya ghoshal ' s ( especially barso re ) , hariharan and chitra and indian classical music and instruments like sitar , mridangam , etc . .\nmy major preferences are pink floyd , michael jackson especially those 2 albums i mentioned , followed by the songs i specifically mentioned for testing like summertime sadness , alphabeat , minority , that soundstage bubbles song , those sound tracks and artists like sarah jarosz ( especially ring them bells ) , mariah carey , daft punk , etc . . so yep quite a lot of genres . in your elear review , i guess you mentioned hd800 does focused songs like pink floyd better and that kinda got me , but i do listen to chunky songs like minority as well . i do listen to other electronic / dubstep but they are hardly a priority for me .\nmy tracks kept changing with new gear . my first one was kryptonite , the sound magic e10 did that song some real good justice , drums were very punchy . then when i got my vsd3s , i knew songs with lots of female vocals , dubstep and 70s classics . three particular songs i thought i knew end to end was bet my life by imagine dragons , dreams by beck and the right time by the corrs . but now hd598 s came and my current test tracks ( including what i obtained from my vsd3s ) are\nmichael jackson - man in the mirror ( emotion , feel , mids and highs . . became my most favorite after hd598 came )\nenrique iglesias - why not me , disclosure ft sam smith - latch , the script - walk away ( bass quality and coherence with rest of spectrum ) .\nmichael jackson - blood on the dance floor . ( the chorus around 3 . 15 ) michael jackson - butterflies ( the backgroud female vocals that come around the later part of the song ) - ( both for testing if any mids is being submerged / compressed and fighting for room , and testing choruses brings out the best in mids )\ns . o . a . d - b . y . o . b , and some raps like eminem - lose yourself ( check how effortlessly i can make out the lyrics , lesser the effort better the headphones . they flow like butter out of my hd598 )\nnorah jones - don ' t know why , bjork - quiet , cranberries - zombie , lana del ray - summertime sadness ( extremely quiet masters , show how contrasting sounds your headphone can produce especially when it played after alphabeat ) . . will show if your source is under driving your headphones .\nmetallica - nothing else matters , avenged sevenfold - hail to the king , mariah carey - always be my baby ( coherence , ease of understanding lyrics especially in hail to the king , feel and continuity ) . i also use always be my baby as sub bass nsturality / existence if any test ( 12 to 22 seconds )\nthe corrs - toss the feathers , cma - fragments of the past , audiomachine - breath and life , baptiste thirty - dreams ( non vocal music ) .\nsoundtracks - hans zimmer ( especially inception ) , thomas newman , james horner ( this guy ' s my most favourite ) , james newton howard . . american beauty soundtrack is pretty amazing to test stuff .\nquite a bit of v shaped , bass head or dubstep tracks . skrillex - bangarang ( feat . sirah ) , benny benassi ft . gary go - cinema ( skrillex remix )\nsennheisers test tracks of hd800 or orpheis . . found them somewhere on youtube and they were damn impressive even on my vsd3s .\nthis malayalam song is one of my favorites , so i kinda know it pretty well .\nsome videos from the net like ads ( they have some really epic music ) and some live stage performances like world of dance for testing emotion , stage feel , realism and sub bass quality / existence . soundstage as well to an extent , but realism > too much soundstage in this case .\ni listen to a looot of genres - vocals , instrumentals , orchestras , live videos , short films , lots of ads and adventure videos like devinsupertramp and music from 70s classic 8 / 90s pop to modern hip hop , dubstep , electronica , metal , etc and am open to trashing my old collection and moving to newer ones . fortunately i ' ve never had to trash much other than some chris brown , justin bieber and the likes stuff . but my favorites wavered a lot before settling on the 70s greats of pink floyd ( shine on you crazy diamonds , crying song , us and them , brain damage ) , the doors ( the end , riders in the storm ) , eagles and queen . so much feel , coherence and complexity , yet simple . and exceptional talent . if these felt spot on on any headphone , it ' ll be my end game . and i also find michael jackson ' s invincible ( especially speechless , heaven can wait and break of dawn ) and dangerous ( could there be anyone who doesn ' t like this album ? ) albums to be incredibly good for enjoying and testing . they have all tests in one package . they sound good on anything decent , but they keep scaling as the equipment quality increases . none of my headphones keep me contended with these and give me one big reason to go down the rabbit hole .\ni wouldn ' t be surprised if all other songs got replaced from this list with my next headphone , except those 4 70s greats and invincible and dangerous . the soundtracks i mentioned are pretty deep as well .\ni also listen to some ar rahman music on new headphones , not because i ' m a fan or anything , just because i know them pretty well and his songs are mastered very well . they are decent but nothing special to test for me .\nand sometimes you can confirm your headphone is excellent if it shows how horrible some music / mastering is . lot of people say rhcp sounds bad on good headphones , but to me songs like scar tissue and hey oh sound just fine on all my gear . . i haven ' t tried californication yet tho ! ! . i have certain youtube tracks that have pretty bad mastering , random jumping and popping of music and my hd598 show them clearly well , like a magnifying gslass . kinda makes me feel very good about them .\ni think quite a lot of songs above could be used for testing imaging and timbre , but i ' m newbie when it comes to audio , and i don ' t know musical instruments any good . so can ' t comment on that .\nand yes , one song will never make it for me . i never get excited for reviews stating about 10 - 15 minute experiences , except if for pink floyd , doors or eagles .\ni like your style man - also i like your comments on the songs , im only 1 quater through but lovin most so far .\nthey ' ve put out apologies with albums for not sounding as good as they wanted , albums that years later are still held in exceptional regard for their quality . they ' re studio perfectionists . . ."]}
{"id": 115363, "summary": [{"text": "good morning , vietnam is a 1987 american military comedy-drama film written by mitch markowitz and directed by barry levinson .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "set in saigon in 1965 , during the vietnam war , the film stars robin williams as a radio dj on armed forces radio service , who proves hugely popular with the troops , but infuriates his superiors with what they call his \" irreverent tendency \" .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the story is loosely based on the experiences of afrs radio dj adrian cronauer .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "most of williams ' radio broadcasts were improvised .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film was a critical and commercial success ; for his work in the film , williams won a golden globe award for best actor \u2013 motion picture musical or comedy and was nominated for an academy award for best actor .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film is number 100 on the list of the \" american film institute 's 100 funniest american movies \" . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "good morning , vietnam", "paragraphs": ["get quick answers from good morning vietnam italian restaurant pizzeria staff and past visitors .\ngood morning , vietnam proved that robin williams could act and be hilariously funny in the same film .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie good morning , vietnam ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of good morning , vietnam ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing good morning , vietnam near you .\nthis cast list of who was in good morning , vietnam includes both lead and minor roles . ( 43 items )\nfeatured in good morning , vietnam / leonard part 6 / eddie murphy raw / housekeeping / siesta ( 1987 ) . see more \u00bb\ngood morning , vietnam cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of good morning , vietnam actors includes any good morning , vietnam actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each good morning , vietnam actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of good morning , vietnam have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nactor robin williams in character as air force disc - jockey adrian cronauer in director barry levinson ' s 1987comedy drama ,\ngood morning vietnam .\nas\ngood morning , vietnam\ntakes place two decades ago , one of walker ' s first tasks was to import vintage props and materials .\njust how much of the fresh , cheeky williams brilliance was going up the chimney can now be seen in ' ' good morning , vietnam . ' '\nactor robin williams , who died on monday , got his breakout movie role in\ngood morning vietnam ,\na fictionalized account of adrian cronauer ' s stint in vietnam as an air force disc jockey .\nadrian cronauer , left , shown in a 1987 photo , talks with army times about actor and comedian robin williams , who portrayed cronauer in the 1987 movie\ngood morning vietnam .\nreal - life ' vietnam ' dj recalls williams ' portrayal actor robin williams , who died on monday , got his breakout movie role in\ngood morning vietnam ,\na fictionalized account of adrian cronauer ' s stint in vietnam as an air force disc jockey . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nin looking for a suitable location to film\ngood morning , vietnam\nlevinson and johnson , accompanied by production designer roy walker , explored many possible sites before settling on the bustling capital .\nin working together on\ngood morning , vietnam ,\nrobin williams and his lovely co - star , like their celluloid counterparts , learned to communicate with each other without the benefit of a shared language .\nwhat you end up with in\ngood morning , vietnam\nis a peculiar hybrid - - a robin williams concert movie welded clumsily onto the plot from an old danny kaye picture . and neither half works .\nthere is no stock footage in ' good morning , vietnam , '\nemphasizes mark johnson .\neverything in the film , including the montage sequences that resemble old newsreel material , was created especially for this movie .\neveryone thinks they\u2019re a comedian . or , at least , they do behind the ranks in saigon , vietnam in the 1987 film \u201cgood morning , vietnam . \u201d adrian cronauer ( played by a 36 - year - old robin williams ) is flown in from the isle of crete , to be a radio dj and provide a much - needed morale boost for the american troops . but there\u2019s a war at the radio station when adrian\u2019s quips fail to make some of his superiors laugh . things get political when adrian learns hard lessons about whose side he\u2019s really on during the vietnam war . it\u2019s been 25 years since this bunch of wisecracks teamed up for \u201cgood morning , vietnam\u201d and our friends at urltoken find out where they are now . photos : see all the pics of ' good morning , vietnam\u2019 \u2013 where are they now 25 years later\nrecognizing its value as a motion picture property , brezner and client robin williams engaged markowitz to write the screenplay and then approached the team of producer mark johnson and director barry levinson about bringing\ngood morning , vietnam\nto the screen .\nstepping off the plane in bangkok , where principal photography on\ngood morning , vietnam\ntook place , both the cast and the british - american crew had an immediate\nsense of place ,\nas the temperature registered near 110 degrees .\nmake no mistake about it : mr . williams ' s performance , though it ' s full of uproarious comedy , is the work of an accomplished actor . ' ' good morning , vietnam ' ' is one man ' s tour de force .\ngood morning , vietnam made him a movie star . he\u2019d done some movies but they hadn\u2019t worked on a popular basis . the audiences knew adrian cronauer was the role robin was destined to play . the moment it opened he was a movie star .\nthe first time i met him was a luncheon just before we went to bangkok for four months to film good morning , vietnam . it was a transformative film for barry [ levinson , who directed ] , for robin [ williams ] and for me .\nin a strange , subtle way , \u201cgood morning , vietnam\u201d is not so much about war as it is about stand - up comedy , about the need that compels people to get up in front of the room and try to make us laugh - to control us .\ngood morning , vietnam was comedian robin williams\u2019s breakthrough film that transformed him into a major star . loosely based on the true - life experiences of adrian cronauer as a broadcaster for armed forces radio during the vietnam war , the film not only portrays cronauer\u2019s battle with the military censors , but also shows the deadly consequences when censorship is applied in an arbitrary fashion .\nrobin williams is the heart and soul of everything this film is , finding a perfect balance between his frantic comedy and weighted dramatics . if you ' re going to watch ' good morning vietnam ' , you ' re going to watch it for robin williams and robin williams alone .\nbiography ,\nand there was a morning man there by the name of reeves cordick and he sort of owned morning drive - time radio . my conception of what a good morning show should sound like was pretty much what cordick did , so i deliberately fashioned and modeled my show on that .\nonce he was stationed in vietnam , cronauer tried to duplicate the sound of stateside radio by including top 40 hits with his comic monologues which were usually pre - recorded . however , unlike the character in the film who gets shipped stateside early , cronauer served his full 12 - month tour in vietnam .\nrobin williams was finally given a showcase for his extraordinary improvisational skills in this , the first comedy set in vietnam . based on the story of real - life armed forces radio disc jockey adrian cronauer , good morning , vietnam begins in 1965 , as cronauer ( williams ) arrives in saigon , imported because his comedic broadcasts have proven a huge morale - booster . . . read more\nrounding out the cast is a quartet of actors who are alumni of levinson ' s previous film\ntin men ;\nbruno kirby , j . t . walsh , richard portnow and ralph tabakin lend their considerable talents and professionalism to\ngood morning , vietnam\nas cronauer ' s fellow servicemen .\nunaware of how fertile the land was , walker and his co - workers planted a rice field in the area surrounding their constructed community of huts . the rice grew in so quickly , though , that the\ngood morning , vietnam\nteam had to harvest the crop and replant before shooting could begin .\n' good morning , vietnam ' is not an easy film to label ,\nconcludes mark johnson .\naudiences will discover that although it is set against a serious backdrop , it has great humor . i find the co - existence of these two elements in one movie to be very exciting .\nfrom the very inception of the project ,\nremarks producer larry brezner ,\nthe dream was to make ' good morning , vietnam ' as a metaphor for the war . in early 1965 , no one was taking the vietnam situation very seriously , but by the end of the year , the number of troops had increased by the thousands . 1965 was the year that jekyll became hyde .\nfor the final week of shooting , the\ngood morning , vietnam\nunit moved to phuket , a lush tropical island located at the southern tip of thailand . it was in the remote area that roy walker and his associates built the vietnamese village that appears in the film as tuan and trinh ' s home .\nit ' s not necessarily the situation that has to be funny , but what the characters do and say in the situation that produces laughter ,\ncomments levinson .\nthe humor in ' good morning , vietnam ' stems from robin williams ' characterization of a radio d . j . and his outrageous behavior on the air .\nmake no mistake about it : mr . williams ' s performance , though it ' s full of uproarious comedy , is the work of an accomplished actor . ' ' good morning , vietnam ' ' is one man ' s tour de force . making ( air ) waves - good morning , vietnam , directed by barry levinson ; written by mitch markowitz ; director of photography , peter sova ; edited by stu linder ; music by alex north ; production designer , roy walker ; produced by mark johnson and larry brezner ; released by touchstone pictures in association with silver screen partners iii . at loews 84th street six , at broadway ; cinema 2 , third avenue at 60th street .\none of the most poignant elements in\ngood morning , vietnam\nis the relationship that develops between adrian cronauer and trinh , the vietnamese girl who captivates the outgoing disc - jockey with her beauty and shyness . as captured by levinson , the scenes between cronauer and the young woman serve as a sensitively - drawn framework around a picture of growing ugliness and violence .\nthe advance press has suggested that his new movie ,\ngood morning , vietnam ,\nwill change all that . and the movie does live up to part of its billing : it gives us a lot of robin williams . but it hardly delivers on the promise of giving us the pure , undiluted williams - - williams at his best . what ' s more , it ' s not even close to being his best movie . it ' s not even close to being good .\nbut while he\u2019s assaulting the microphone , levinson is doing something fairly subtle in the movie around him . he has populated \u201cgood morning , vietnam\u201d with a lot of character actors who are fairly complicated types , recognizably human , and with the aid of the script they set a trap for williams . his character is edged into a corner where he must have human emotions , or die .\nrobin williams delivers his quintessential comedic performance as army dj adrian cronauer . deployed to vietnam to host a morning radio show , cronauer ' s hilarious rants are a hit with the troops in the field but a headache for his by - the - book superiors .\nlocated at the center of mui ne , good morning vietnam is an authentic italian restaurant that offers a wide range of superior quality foods at reasonable prices . the natural decor , the well spaced tables and chairs , the pleasant atmosphere and an extensive menu make the restaurant a treat . the restaurant specializes in pizza made fresh from wood fired oven , pasta home made and classic , home made italian desserts , ice cream and italian coffee . the menu varies from imported meats to local seafoods and fish . in addition , a good selection of imported red and white wines exquisitely complements the menu . it opens everyday from morning to late evening , free delivery is available .\nrobin williams was finally given a showcase for his extraordinary improvisational skills in this , the first comedy set in vietnam .\nplaying with your emotions until the very end ,\ngood morning , vietnam\nis the type of film that will have you thinking a certain way about something until it is completey turned around into something different . beginning as a comedy about a dj who has come to vietnam to run a radio station in hopes to lighten the mood of troops in the war and to give a quirky version of the serious news to people around the country . although it is the reason he is brought in , it may also be the reason they want him to leave . one thing leads to another and the film does a total 180 , turning into an all out drama where robin williams gives one of his best performances ever . extremely well - written , well - directed , and superbly acted by everyone ,\ngood morning , vietnam\nis easily one of the best films i ' ve ever seen robin williams in .\ngood morning , vietnam [ dvd ] [ 1988 ] : urltoken robin williams , forest whitaker , tung thanh tran , chintara sukapatana , bruno kirby , robert wuhl , j . t . walsh , noble willingham , richard edson , juney smith , richard portnow , floyd vivino , peter sova , barry levinson , stu linder , ben moses , harry benn , larry brezner , mark johnson , mitch markowitz : dvd & blu - ray\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\ni got you ( i feel good ) written and performed by james brown courtesy of polygram special projects a division of polygram records , inc .\ni know there are other ways to read this material . \u201cgood morning , vietnam\u201d works as straight comedy and as a vietnam - era \u201cmash , \u201d and even the movie\u2019s love story has its own bittersweet integrity . but they used to tell us in writing class that if we wanted to know what a story was really about , we should look for what changed between the beginning and the end . in this movie , cronauer changes . war wipes the grin off of his face . his humor becomes a humanitarian tool , not simply a way to keep him talking and us listening .\nin the role of tuan , the young vietnamese boy who is befriended by cronauer , is tung thanh tran . an eighteen - year - old refugee who escaped from saigon with his family in 1979 , tran was discovered in chicago , where he was attending high school and working part - time in a vietnamese community center . returning to his roots to act in\ngood morning , vietnam\nwas an experience the fledgling actor will not soon forget .\nthe film is distinctive for being hollywood ' s first vietnam comedy and among the first movies to treat the vietnamese themselves as real people .\nhad come out . vietnam was still considered box - office poison , and not only that - i ' m doing a comedy ! nobody could envision how you could do anything that ' s going to be humorous about vietnam . i think they saw it as some kind of goody comedy , like abbott and costello in vietnam - a service comedy .\nregardless , scenarist mitch markowitz ( who had written for the\nthis is the perfect role for robin ,\nsays producer mark johnson , who also takes to the boards in\ngood morning , vietnam\nas adrian cronauer ' s compatriot sloan .\nnobody else works with the inventiveness , the quickness and the zaniness of robin williams . when he sat down in the control booth to do the scenes involving cronauer ' s broadcasts , we just let the cameras roll . he managed to create something new for every single take .\nwe are pizza lovers , can\u2019t live without it but really difficult to find out pizza with good place in mui ne . then i found out your place\nthe time of ' ' good morning , vietnam ' ' is 1965 . adrian cronauer ( robin williams ) , an armed forces radio disk jockey previously stationed in crete , lands in saigon to breathe a little life into the local programming . until cronauer ' s arrival , the afr saigon station has depended largely on the music of mantovani and percy faith and helpful hints on how to withdraw books from the army ' s lending libraries , interrupted from time to time by sanitized newscasts .\nwe found this hotel via hostelbookers . it had good reviews and seemed to be in a convenient location and it lived up to its description . rooms were good and clean , the breakfast was basic but good ( coffee unlimited , which is important for me ! ) and the girl on reception couldn ' t have been more helpful . we booked a trip to the cao dai temple and cu - chi tunnels through the hotel and i would recommend that trip and this hotel to anyone .\n' ' good morning , vietnam , ' ' directed by barry levinson ( ' ' diner , ' ' ' ' tin men ' ' ) succeeds in doing something that ' s very rare in movies , being about a character who really is as funny as he ' s supposed to be to most of the people sharing the fiction with him . it ' s also a breakthrough for mr . williams , who , for the first time in movies , gets a chance to exercise his restless , full - frontal comic intelligence .\njust months after james mccloughan was deployed to vietnam , his courageous actions over two days of close - combat would earn him the nation\u2019s most prestigious military award .\nwhat is inspired about \u201cgood morning , vietnam , \u201d which contains far and away the best work williams has ever done in a movie , is that his own tactics are turned against him . the director , barry levinson , has created a character who is a stand - up comic - he\u2019s a fast - talking disc jockey on armed forces radio during the vietnam war , directing a nonstop monologue at the microphone . there is absolutely no biographical information about this character . we don\u2019t know where he comes from , what he did before the war , whether he has ever been married , what his dreams are , what he\u2019s afraid of . everything in his world is reduced to material for his program .\nour first treat the following morning was a cyclo ride . the indian bicycle rickshaw leads with the cyclist , with the passengers seated on high behind him with a restricted view ; the vietnamese have reversed this arrangement , leading with the passenger almost at ground level and the cyclist power unit behind . this may be better from the sightseeing point of view , but is somewhat unnerving at the height of the morning rush hour .\nas a heads up\u2026vietnam has wifi everywhere ! i\u2019m currently writing this blog whilst on a bus to the airport for the next leg of our journey . . . .\nthe 196th infantry brigade lost 1 , 188 soldiers in vietnam , a number that would have been undoubtedly higher if not for the lives mccloughan is credited with saving .\non the dvd : good morning vietnam gets the special edition dvd with digitally remastered audio and picture . extras include a couple of previews - - both the theatrical and a teaser trailer - - as well as a production diary which contains interviews with director levinson , crew and the real cronauer . but the best feature by far is the\nraw monologues\n: introduced by levinson , this featurette shows the process that robin williams went through to improvise the radio slots and is a valuable insight into the comedic talents of the film\u0092s star . - - kristen bowditch\nthe uber - exec\u2019s dna is all over many of hollywood\u2019s biggest hits and success stories . at paramount he oversaw \u201cstar trek , \u201d \u201craiders of the lost ark , \u201d \u201cterms of endearment , \u201d and \u201cbeverly hills cop . \u201d at disney he handled \u201cgood morning , vietnam , \u201d \u201cthree men and a baby , \u201d \u201cwho framed roger rabbit , \u201d and \u201cpretty woman . \u201d he produced \u201cthe little mermaid , \u201d \u201caladdin , \u201d \u201cthe lion king , \u201d and \u201cbeauty and the beast , \u201d the first animated film to be oscar - nommed for best picture .\nin 1965 , an unorthodox and irreverent dj named adrian cronauer begins to shake up things when he is assigned to the u . s . armed services radio station in vietnam .\nit ' s gonna be hot and wet ! that ' s nice if you ' re with a lady , but it ain ' t no good if you ' re in the jungle .\nin 1965 , military d . j . adrian cronauer was sent to vietnam to build morale . his strategy : keep ' em laughing . his problem : staying out of trouble .\nthis is the soundtrack to the film . the music is mainly us hits and from circa 1965 . there are lots of good tracks on this cd . . . including beach boys them james brown and some of adrian cronauer ' s humour which is very irreverent . if you have the film or want to buy it then you must get this cd as its good driving music . recommend .\nduring the eleven year span from the release of good morning , vietnam till the release of patch adams , robin williams was one of the biggest movie stars around . he was in eight films that reached $ 100 million domestically . he was also in more than a few bombs during that time , while his star power eventually declined when people grew a little tired of the repetitiveness of his schtick . it is this second point that is the most troubling for me . when looking back at his older work , will i be reminded of what made robin william a big star ? or will it feel stale and dated ? more . . .\nhad this originally in cassette tape ! bought cd as sticking filler for hubby . he loves it ! can ' t beat robin williams when he was on top form . good value & arrived on time .\nacademy award - winner robin williams shakes up 1965 saigon in the role the critics agree he was born to play - irreverent , nonconformist deejay adrian cronauer . imported by the army for an early a . m . radio show , cronauer blasts the formerly staid , sanitized airwaves with a constant barrage of rapid - fire humour and the hippest tunes from back home . the g . is love him - but the top brass is outraged ! riddled with sidesplitting comic bombshells and studded with hot ' 60s hits , the film depicts cronauer ' s raucous saigon adventures amid a world gone mad . good morning vietnam is a direct hit - the classic robin williams comedy !\ncomment : the dvd has been used but is in very good condition . the case is intact . thank you for your interest in hospiscare - care and support for the people of exeter , east and mid devon .\nwhen told this , sondheim responded :\noh my god . i mean , don ' t make me cry on camera ! talk about selflessness . gee whiz . that ' s what a good teacher is .\nat the outset of the vietnam war , the eleven military radio stations that were located throughout southeast asia comprised the armed forces vietnam network . with facilities that rivaled nbc studios in new york , the afvn signal became the soldier ' s lifeline , featuring a mixture of eclectic music ( everything from country and western ballads to the soulful sounds of james brown ) and information regarding the status of the war .\nwithin a year of accepting work as a coach and teacher at a michigan high school , mccloughan found himself drafted into the army , sent to basic training and deployed to vietnam from march 1969 to march 1970 .\nafter a walking tour all morning we needed something other then local food . we ordered a large cold beer and the swordfish tartar to start . server was helpful in ordering just the type of pizzas we all wanted . food was great and quick . so happy . . .\nwe went to gmv for dinner on our last night in hoi an . we absolutely recommend a meal here if you are local food\nout\n! the serves were big and the food authentic and beautiful . service was good too\n, earned reviews that were even remotely good . unfortunately , there are only a few smaller releases that are worth checking out , so it ' s a pretty shallow week as well . as far as pick of the week is concerned ,\nthough mr . williams is the film ' s life as well as its conscience , mr . levinson knows how to present the star without exploiting him to a point of diminishing returns . ' ' good morning , vietnam ' ' surrounds mr . williams with an especially strong cast of supporting actors , including two recruits from ' ' tin men . ' ' they are bruno kirby , as a polka - loving officer who longs to replace adrian cronauer as the station ' s star disk jockey ( ' ' in my heart i know i ' m funny , ' ' he says after his first disastrous broadcast ) , and j . t . walsh , as a sergeant major who ' s offended by cronauer ' s loose ways with regulations .\nthe trio of talents were immediately excited at the prospect of doing a movie that used the dramatic backdrop of the vietnam war as a setting for a behavioral comedy about a group of characters who are thrown together by circumstance .\ngood morning , vietnam\nis truly robin williams at his best . as anarchic dj adrian cronauer in 1965 saigon , he makes sure that you never stop laughing . i really liked what he did with the tape of richard nixon ' s speech , and then his comment about the bombing of a restaurant . most amazing is that he ad - libbed the whole thing ( but hey , that ' s robin williams ) . maybe cronauer wasn ' t that wacky in real life , but every one of williams ' comments makes the movie worthwhile . the soundtrack even includes his monologues ( you ' ll go crazy over the imitation of lyndon johnson , and the commentary from\nroosevelt e . roosevelt\n) . a comedy classic in every sense .\nthe hotel is located at the quiet end of the street . the room was clean and nice . the staff were friendly and helpful . breakfast on the top floor has a good view of the river . overall , happy with the hotel .\nlevinson serio - comedy about vietnam is first and foremost a star vehicle for comedian robin williams , who gives a manic , highly - charged performance as the real - life dj adrian cronauer in the early years of the war .\n: good morning , vietnam ! hey , this is not a test . this is rock and roll . time to rock it from the delta to the dmz ! is that me , or does that sound like an elvis presley movie ? viva da nang . oh , viva , da nang . da nang me , da nang me . why don ' t they get a rope and hang me ? hey , is it a little too early for being that loud ? hey , too late . it ' s 0600 what ' s the\n0\nstand for ? oh , my god , it ' s early . speaking of early , how about that cro - magnon , marty dreiwitz ? thank you , marty , for\nsilky - smooth sound . . .\ninspired show about vietnam . at the time , the network passed on the idea - the time was not yet right for a comedic take on the war , which had only ended a few years earlier . adrian j . cronauer , whose experiences as a dj in saigon in 1964 - 65 were the basis for the eventual film , had joined with producer ben moses , who had known cronauer in vietnam , to develop the idea into a feature - length script .\nit hardly delivers on the promise of giving us the pure , undiluted williams - - williams at his best . what ' s more , it ' s not even close to being his best movie . it ' s not even close to being good .\nas we weren ' t very hungry , so two of us shared a pizza and it was pretty good . half pepperoni and half ham and pineapple with a thin crust . easy to find and worth the effort . reasonably priced so we would recommend .\ni tried to find good rating hotel with swimming pool with view in ho chi min . whenever i stayed in ho chi min i always stays no pool hotels . here this mb hotel is awesome ! good view and amazing swimming pool ! in fact pool is very small . but nobody use so i owned all ! ! ! restaurant in the 11th floor is also great ! french manager did it cery well ! he said he stayed here 3 years . this is a paradise in old town of ho chi min city\nthis is not quite as good as i remember it from the cinema at the time . some of the conflicts with authority seem clich\u00e9d and the attitude to the vietnamese borders on patronising . but , what is just as good as i recall , and must be the real reason for buying the film , is robin williams hilarious stream of consciousness broadcasting to the troops . so it is a bit like the marx brothers on film ; sitting through the plot to get at the comedy ( but the music in this is great )\ni found the hotel to be very clean and quaint . the staff very helpful andattenttive at all times . the only drawback would be that the ensuite in the room was to small . overall a very good hotel and i would have no problem recommending to other travellers\ndear customer , thank you for your good comment about the food . we are sorry for serving the main course too fast , but when the restaurant is busy the kitchen try to speed up all the dishes in order to not let the customers wait long . . .\nwe had a really nice stay at the millenium boutique hotel for 3 nights . the hotel is pretty new and modern , beds are so comfortable . the staff was so friendly and helpful and all of them spoke english really good ! thank you for these relaxing days !\nregardless of what he felt like politically , he recognized the fact nobody seemed to recognize during vietnam , which was that there ' s a difference between the people who are making the policy and the people who are carrying out that policy , the military .\ndear ms karolina , thank you for coming and have reported about tasty pizza . regarding the seafood picture on the menu , whenever we missed a good quality picture , we used some not made in our restaurant as we thought the picture is necessary to show which . . .\nwe chose this place as fancied some italian food . our experience of the food here is very good as the pizza and pasta dishes we had were very nice , in fact one of the best pizzas i\u2019ve had . main issue is the service , not very . . .\nwe were encouraged to try this place by fellow travelers . there was nothing wrong with the food and i guess if you live in asia , the italian food could be considered pretty good . but , if you tasted genuine italian food , then it misses a bit . . . .\nbooked through hostelworld , where the map shows the wrong location . i was concerned that place would be hard to find , but the location where the bus from phnom penh dropped us was just very close to the alley ( clean and well lit - lots of hotels / hostels here ) leading to phan lan 2 . reception staff were very friendly and helpful . rooms ok - ac worked fine . shower was good , but managed to spray most of the bathroom when in use - these one room toilets and showers are pretty common in cambodia and vietnam .\nfirst of all , as far as i know , it ' s the first film that began to show americans in vietnam as they really were instead of a bunch of murderers and rapists and baby - killers and dope addicts and psychotics . that was sorely needed at the time .\ni stayed two time at this hotel in may 2017 and i was not disappointed . check in was quick and we got a free room upgrade . the hotel is new ( about 2 yo if remember correctly ) and very clean . the restaurant is on the top floor with a great view on the city and the river . breakfast was good , but not enough vietnamese dishes . the pool bar on the roof is nice and the service is good . location is not bad , but about 15 minutes walk from main attractions in the city . the hotel is at the end of a dark dead end , but the area seems safe .\nthe movie took many historical liberties . in the movie , williams ' character becomes friends with a vietnamese boy who turns out to be a viet cong terrorist . eventually , the fictional adrian cronauer is forced to leave vietnam before the end of his tour . none of which happened in real life .\nwhen you watch this movie you begin to realise the extent of rw ' s talents . his comedic energy and timing is remarkable , and more so because his ability to draw you into his character with that skill is something that so many actors don ' t have . he will make you laugh and cry , within one short rollercoaster ride , in one scene . that mesmerising talent clearly came at a price . he was nominated for the oscar for his portrayal of adrian cronhaur and like us doubtless many feel he should have won . he had drawn on experience of entertaining servicemen something he did repeatedly throughout his career when there were wars and places he had been told not to risk going to . a testament to his soul . a film which was probably met with resistance by the great american powers that be , good morning vietnam will forever be a true classic , and a terrific reminder of war , what goes on behind it , and the efforts of those who want to make a difference .\nbruno kirby as steven hauk \u201cthat is not what we program , here ! \u201d lieutenant steven hauk means well , he thinks he\u2019s a funny , politically correct guy . he even has two jokes that \u201creader\u2019s digest\u201d might publish . but when adrian waltzes onto the show , hauk\u2019s failed attempts at comedy fall flat compared to adrian\u2019s more natural gags . in fact , when hauk takes over during adrian\u2019s suspension , servicemen listeners practically boycott the show in order to get adrian back on the air . poor hauk , if adrian hadn\u2019t showed up , they wouldn\u2019t have known what they\u2019d been missing . bruno kirby perhaps best remembered as pete clemenza in \u201cthe godfather part ii , \u201d bruno kirby\u2019s non - intended comedic performance in \u201cgood morning vietnam\u201d made him ideal for the role of jess in \u201cwhen harry met sally\u2026\u201d ( 1989 ) , best friend to harry burns played by comedian billy crystal . he and billy teamed up again in 1991 for the cult classic \u201ccity slickers . \u201d in 2003 , kirby married the actress lynn sellers , but he sadly passed away in 2006 due to leukemia - related illness .\n( edited by david thompson ) .\nit ' s funny in retrospect , because now it seems such a commercial project . before we made it , i talked to some people who went , ' my god , making a film about vietnam , that ' s like a death wish . ' of course , this was before\nthe hai van pass is probably best known to many of us from the top gear special in vietnam , but it is certainly pretty spectacular , particularly when looking back over da nang bay ( which both the french and the americans used to offload men and materials ) . we paused at the summit to take in the view .\nwithin several days of taking over his dawn show , adrian cronauer has become the biggest , most controversial personality in vietnam . out the window have gone mantovani , percy faith , bing crosby and perry como , to be replaced by the raucous laments and urgent innuendoes of james brown , martha reeves and the vandellas and wayne fontana , among others .\nthe movie , which opens today at the loew ' s 84th street sixplex and cinema 2 , is very much a star vehicle , but it ' s an exceptionally strong one . mitch markowitz ' s screenplay , based loosely on the experiences of a real - life vietnam disk jockey , skids over a melodramatic subplot that would be fatal to any other movie .\nshe recalled bringing her work to her teacher :\n' ms . rains , i wrote this sentence . is this good enough ? ' and she said , ' well , it can be better . ' and i said , ' well , i ' m not sure how to make it better . ' and she said , ' well . let ' s think through this . '\non day two we visited hoa lo prison situated in hanoi city , again this costs 30 , 000vnd to enter . the prison is a great way to get some historical culture about vietnam , it gives you a tour of the buildings including prisoners cells which is very creepy , explains the history of the prison and the story of usa troops who were incarcerated there .\nrains said ,\ni think that approach that says , ' we need to make everybody feel good , ' at the expense of honest accomplishment , actually diminishes students ' self - esteem . i ' ve told students , ' when i tell you to do this again and again , you should see that as a compliment , because it means i know you can do this better . '\nonce levinson establishes that cronauer is an embattled genius , the movie loses whatever starch it might have had . and after cronauer is temporarily suspended for reporting a news story that hadn ' t first been screened by the military , the film ' s tone shifts from irreverent to serious and suddenly the subject becomes\nhow i went to vietnam and had my consciousness raised .\njust got this album it was listed as having 3 discs with a total of 60 tracks when in reality it is only one disc with nineten tracks most of which don ' t seem to bare with the music that i accociate with the vietnam era . it was agood job it only cost \u00a32 . 08p so not a great deal of money lost , but still irksome .\nthe next morning we were summoned from the arms of morpheus at an early hour ( one of the many benefits of being billeted near the anchor ! ) and were taken round a floating market ( mainly for wholesale ) where the various boats advertise their fruit and vegetable wares by hanging samples on poles , and then to a noodle - making factory ( this is basically the same process as making rice paper , at which i failed so lamentably ) before being returned to shore and our guides .\nhaving finished with the basic \u2018tourist visiting sights\u2019 part of the holiday , we set off the following morning for a cruise on the mekong river . we embarked after a 3 - hour drive from ho chi minh city and spent a pleasant day trundling slowly along the waterway , as small villages and the occasional larger settlement came into , and passed from , view . we paused at one of them for a wander along a fruit - tree laden route while our village host fashioned crickets and grasshoppers out of reeds .\nactor robert pattinson shot to superstardom as smoldering vampire edward cullen in the smash hit\ntwilight\nseries . but he ' s been warding off typecasting ever since , with challenging roles in such films as\ncosmopolis ,\nmaps to the stars\nand\nthe lost city of z .\nhis latest film is\ngood time ,\nin which he plays a gruff and manipulative bank robber . michelle miller reports .\nrobin williams received an oscar nomination for giving here what is essentially a stand - up comedy performance . he plays a motormouth disc jockey sent to vietnam to entertain the gis , but , in the event , adds rather more salt , pepper and hot sauce to the place than the military brass would have preferred . based on the case of a real us armed forces dj , the film is distinctive for being hollywood ' s first vietnam comedy and among the first movies to treat the vietnamese themselves as real people . the movie loses its way , however , whenever it tries to get serious , but when williams is behind the studio mike , it offers a decent showcase for his virtuoso talents . if williams is not to your taste , there ' s still the superb 1960s soundtrack to enjoy .\nlower floor rooms if you ' ve got old joints : ) ) rooms 103 , 203 , 303 , 403 have windows looking out to the alley . 102 , 202 , 302 , 402 are the smaller rooms . rooms good enough for 3 people . flat screen tv , ref available . towels are a bit thin but manageable . no cnn or bbc on cable . i need the blue slippers explained to me : ) love this place !\nall this seems compulsory and condescending . and the flat , soft - focus view levinson takes in shooting these scenes , with their concentration on the quaint vietnamese villagers , comes across as too uncomplicated , too tidy . looking at levinson ' s shots of both the countryside and the city , you can ' t help but think that the worst has happened - - that he ' s turned vietnam into a suburb .\nset in saigon in 1965 , the movie introduces us to adrian cronauer ( williams ) , an air force disc jockey who ' sbeen flown in from another assignment to a post at the center of the escalating conflict in vietnam . the character is based on a real deejay who ran afoul of the military authorities in saigon because of the on - air liberties he took with regard to matters of style and language and musical taste .\na new disc jockey is shipped from crete to vietnam to bring humor to armed forces radio . he turns the studio on its ear and becomes wildly popular with the troops but runs afoul of the middle management who think he isn ' t g . i . enough . while he is off the air , he tries to meet vietnamese especially girls , and begins to have brushes with the real war that never appears on the radio .\nis a more than usually human take on america\u0092s most controversial war , an often poignant and always entertaining fictionalisation of the vietnam years of dj adrian cronauer ( robin williams ) . cronauer is employed as the voice of the us armed forces radio in south east asia , but it soon emerges that his idea of entertaining the troops and the army\u0092s are poles apart . this isn\u0092t a biopic - - director barry levinson doesn\u0092t give any detail of cronauer\u0092s life before vietnam - - instead it\u0092s about cronauer discovering a better understanding of the war , the people and himself . interspersed with the radio sequences is a gentle plot which follows cronauer as he teaches english to some vietnamese kids , falls for a local girl and narrowly misses being killed in a terrorist attack . however , it is the sheer frenetic genius of williams\u0092 largely improvised radio monologues that account for the film\u0092s box office success .\nwe spent so much time together during filming . we did everything together . robin would get up in the morning and say ,\nwe have to do yesterday\u2019s work all over again . i\u2019ll pay for it .\ni\u2019d say , \u201cwhat are you talking about ! it worked great . \u201d spent so much time together after that . we were great personal friends . we would vacation together \u2014 his place in tahoe and traveling together \u2014 me and my wife , robin and marsha [ garces ] , barry and diana [ rhodes , levinson ' s spouse ] .\nthough behind - the - lines sabotage is on the rise , and huge numbers of additional troops are arriving daily , the programming of the saigon station reflects a prescribed sunniness that has less to do with the increasingly grim reality of vietnam than with that of a giant rec room for pre - teens of the 1950 ' s . at the top of the charts in this never - never land : ' ' around the world in 80 days . ' '\na new disc jockey is shipped from crete to vietnam to bring humor to armed forces radio . he turns the studio on its ear and becomes wildly popular with the troops but runs afoul of the middle management who think he isn ' t g . i . enough . while he is off the air , he tries to meet vietnamese especially girls , and begins to have brushes with the real war that never appears on the radio . written by john vogel\n, starring robin williams \u2013 was a peculiar melange ( 13 april , 10pm ) . made to mark the 40th anniversary of the end of that war , it opened with cronauer musing on america\u2019s catastrophist domino theory , which held that \u201cif vietnam did fall to the communists then the next one would be laos , and the next one would be cambodia , and the next one would be thailand , and eventually the communists would attack pearl harbor . . . \u201d\na new disc jockey named adrian cronauer ( robin williams ) is shipped from crete to vietnam to bring humor to armed forces radio . he turns the studio on it ' s ear and becomes wildly popular with the troops but runs afoul of the middle management who think he isn ' t g . i . enough . while he is off the air , he tries to meet vietnamese especially girls , and begins to have brushes with the real war that never appears on the radio .\nthis was enlivened by our gamble on 3 hours being sufficient time for a 40 - minute flight ( phu quoc to ho chi minh city ) , baggage collection and changing terminals . it turned out that our inbound flight to phu quoc was delayed , followed by floating about in a holding pattern over ho chi minh city . it was only due to some sterling efforts on the part of vietnam airlines staff that we made it to the gate for the london flight 15 minutes before take off !\nif the film were merely a playground for williams - - and if williams were in good form - - it might have been tolerable . but when williams has to play a scene in which cronauer makes contact with real soldiers and is forced to realize just how much he means to them and how petty his battles have been compared with the hardships endured by these brave boys , then you think ,\nenough !\nit ' s one thing to want to turn robin williams into a star - - it ' s another to turn him into bob hope .\nradio funny man adrian cronauer ( robin williams ) is sent to vietnam to bring a little comedy back into the lives of the soldiers . after setting up shop , cronauer delights the g . i . s but shocks his superior officer , sergeant major dickerson ( j . t . walsh ) , with his irreverent take on the war . while dickerson attempts to censor cronauer ' s broadcasts , cronauer pursues a relationship with a vietnamese girl named trinh ( chintara sukapatana ) , who shows him the horrors of war first - hand ."]}
{"id": 115388, "summary": [{"text": "gordon hessler ( 12 december 1925 \u2013 19 january 2014 ) was a british film and television director , screenwriter , and producer .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "born in berlin , germany , he was raised in england and studied at the university of reading .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "while a teenager , he moved to the united states and directed a series of short films and documentaries .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "universal studios hired hessler as a story reader for the alfred hitchcock presents television series .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "he became story editor for two seasons ( 1960 \u2013 1962 ) for that series , then served as the associate producer for the alfred hitchcock hour from 1962 until its cancellation in 1965 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "he directed episodes of that series and several other shows , including hawaii five-o and sara .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "in 1969 , he directed his debut feature film , the oblong box , starring vincent price .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was the first of three horror films hessler would direct with the veteran horror star , the other two being cry of the banshee ( 1970 ) and scream and scream again ( 1970 ) .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "hessler 's other films include murders in the rue morgue ( 1971 ) , the golden voyage of sinbad ( 1974 ) , kiss meets the phantom of the park ( 1978 ) , pray for death ( 1985 ) and the girl in a swing ( 1988 ) starring meg tilly , an adaptation of richard adams 's ghost story novel .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the majority of hessler 's directorial work from the late 1970s on was in television .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "hessler died in his sleep on 19 january 2014 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "gordon hessler", "paragraphs": ["gordon hessler : i must say that wilfred josephs ' music held the picture up , it made it more mysterious .\npresents this exclusive new interview with director gordon hessler . mr . hessler was kind enough to meet me in person to discuss the four films he did for american international pictures - -\ngordon hessler was born in germany , the son of a danish mother and an english father . educated in england , he moved to the us while in his late teens and spent several years working in documentaries . at universal ,\ni guess because i had an english accent\n, hessler was placed under contract to\ngordon hessler , the british feature film and television director , passed away in his sleep on sunday , january 19 , 2014 after an undisclosed illness . he was 88 , although most sources erroneously list him as being born in 1930 . the news was confirmed by douglas dunning of cinema epoch , who was a good friend of mr . hessler\u2019s . in addition to director , mr . hessler was also a screenwriter and a producer .\ngordon hessler : she made some very well known pictures . again , that was deke heyward ' s idea . she was marvelous , out of her depths and aged at the time , and playing a very strange part . but she gave it her everything .\ngordon hessler : hilary dwyer was almost under contract . i don ' t know what the situation was , but they liked her and they kept pushing you to use certain actors . i guess the management must have thought she was star material or something like that .\ngordon hessler : yes , it would be 1 . 85 . by that time we were composing the films that way , but we were also conscious of the television ratio . we had to be careful because the soundman would always dip his microphone into the picture frame .\ngordon hessler : yeah , it was a gift you know . the gift of hiring the person who had researched all the stuff for a richard burton picture , or a big universal picture of some kind . he would understand the authenticity of what you were trying to do .\ngordon hessler , the british - born director who was best known for his horror films but who had a longer career as a producer and director of american episodic television , died on january 19 at the age of 87 . although mainstream outlets have yet to announce hessler\u2019s death , it has been confirmed by his wife yvonne ( via historian tom weaver ) and a friend .\n\u2013 something of a comedown from the prestigious association with hitchcock . ) hessler worked on the first season of\n( 1978 ) . ( oddly , a fangoria post with tributes to hessler from two kiss members appeared ahead of any confirmation of his death . ) of the episodic work , hessler contributed to some good shows :\nin its final ( 1966 - 1967 ) season , under executive producer gordon oliver . at least two of those , \u201cthe fatal mistake\u201d and \u201cblind man\u2019s bluff , \u201d were english - flavored suspense pieces that deliberately sought to recapture the\nbelow is an image taken of mr . hessler\u2019s last appearance at the new beverly , with cinema proprietor michael torgan .\nde sade with keir dullea is one of mr . hessler\u2019s weirdest films . panned by many but i enjoyed it .\ni would also add that , frustratingly , i could not verify which episodes of the chrysler theater hessler produced , beyond the two mentioned above . hessler was at the outset one of four producers working under gordon oliver on just the fourth season \u2018s 21 dramatic segments ( the comedies were produced by people drawn from bob hope\u2019s camp ) , the other three being jack laird , stanley chase , and ron roth . later bert mulligan joined the rotation . math would suggest that hessler handled at least one to three other segments ( unless perhaps mulligan replaced him ? ) . does anyone out there have that information ?\ngordon hessler : well , i ' m sure he was , he was very careful with money . what aip would do was probably give him a very liberal expense account per week so he could stay at the best hotels . he stayed in tiny little rooming houses , so i ' m sure he was spending the rest of the money on art . deke was buying art too .\ngordon hessler : lilli palmer had a big part . she was vital to the plot and by cutting her scenes down , it was like she was an extra in the film . i don ' t know what she must have thought when she saw it , she must have been astounded . she ' s a fantastic actress when you think about all the films she ' s done .\ngordon hessler : i always got along well with him . he was very politically adept at handling things at aip . he would protect you from [ sam ] arkoff and [ james ] nicholson because they ' d come into town and stay at the savoy hotel , and then they ' d go in to discuss the picture , or they would see the finished product and make their suggestions .\ngordon hessler : i think they were upset with murders in the rue morgue , at least i suspected that . aip started to disintegrate after that point . when arkoff received my letter concerning my thoughts on rue morgue , i ' m sure he wasn ' t too pleased with it , although it was a reasonable letter i thought . but again , we had great fun making those pictures .\nthe end of the war meant that hessler was entering the workforce just as thousands of servicemen came home to reclaim their old jobs . while still in the army , hessler knocked on doors in the film industry , working as an extra ( somewhere in the background of\n, to star clint walker and suzanne pleshette . that production was cancelled at the last minute and hessler moved immediately to another indie ,\nhessler also directed theater productions in his spare time . but at universal , competent producers were in shorter supply than directors , and the studio consistently ( and rather cruelly ) blocked hessler\u2019s attempts to transition into directing , even though he made it clear to anyone who would listen that that was his goal . following harrison\u2019s departure in 1963 , hessler was promoted to producer , but even then he was seen as a junior staffer , subordinate not only to lloyd ( now the showrunner , and with whom hessler had a good and lasting relationship ; he cast lloyd in his final film ,\nwere adaptations of short stories , and as \u201cstory editor\u201d hessler was essentially a glorified reader . he did talk his way into directing a single hitchcock episode in 1961 , as well as some actors\u2019 screen tests for universal . hessler didn\u2019t get a regular screen credit until 1962 , when the series expanded into\ngordon hessler : yes , deke heyward was a wonderful character , literally running aip in london , which was where they were making all their movies at the time . they had a staff in los angeles , but they weren ' t making any movies , and of course they were very jealous of that london department . deke had a tiny office and since he collected art , he had all these paintings as well as an organ there ( laughs ) .\ngordon hessler : herbert lom is a character actor anyway , so he fitted right into the part . jason robards was hired by aip because of his name , and he was quite well respected . most actors like to play a horror part at some point in their life , so he was brought onboard . he was fine to work with , but about two weeks into the picture , he said ,\ngordon , i ' m doing the wrong part , i should be doing the other part .\ni said ,\njason , you ' re the star , you could ' ve chosen any part you wanted , you just had to ask for it !\nit ' s always the monster who gets the best part in a horror picture , it ' s much more juicy .\nat this point during our 1997 interview i started counting on my fingers , because every reference source gave hessler\u2019s date of birth as december 12 , 1930 . hessler conceded that , having sensed the film industry\u2019s potential for ageism early on , he had subtracted four years from his age at the start of his career .\n\u201ci hated the studio system , \u201d hessler told me flatly . \u201ci was not cut out for it . i liked to freelance . \u201d leaving universal in 1967\nhessler was born in berlin , to an english mother and a danish father , in 1926 . his father died when he was three and hessler , whose first language was german ( but only \u201ckinderdeutsch , \u201d he said ) , moved back to england with his mother as \u201cthings got a little steamy there\u201d in germany . as a teenager he studied aeronautical engineering , and \u201cat the tail end\u201d of world war ii he was conscripted into the british army , although the war ended before hessler saw combat .\nhessler , with his sheepish grin and self - effacing air , was a genial and always accessible friend to film historians . he came across as so quintessential an english gentleman to americans that i fear hessler\u2019s quiet ambition , and his attitudinal kinship with the \u201cangry young man\u201d generation of his countrymen , have been overlooked in accounts of his career .\nfordel films employed some fellow english expatriates , and hessler worked his way up to \u201crunning the company , [ as ] sort of a vice president of directing pictures , \u201d hessler said . he made documentaries in atlanta ( about the school system ) and annapolis ( about st . john\u2019s college ) . the tv listings of the may 20 , 1956 edition of\nhessler was out of work for a year before mca , which was expanding in conjunction with its acquisition of universal studios , hired him in june of 1958 , initially as an assistant to story editor mae livingston . he became one of four or five people who \u201cfloated around the lot , \u201d assigned to various producers ( including , in hessler\u2019s case , former\nhessler worked as an editor first for a company called films for industry and then for fordel films , in the bronx . \u201ci had no formal education on editing , \u201d said hessler , who scrambled to learn the trade from anyone who would show him . the first film he was assigned was directed by jack arnold , who would soon go to hollywood to make pictures like\nflavor , and thus bore hessler\u2019s clear fingerprints . he also got to direct \u201cblind man\u2019s bluff\u201d \u2013 it was his second episodic television credit as director , only six years after the first .\nthan any other series , perhaps a definitive signal that hessler\u2019s enthusiasm and good taste didn\u2019t align with first - rate opportunities as often as he , or his admirers , might have hoped .\ngordon hessler : well no , that ' s not true actually . you see , they have wonderful costumes in england . when they would make a classic period film , something like a shakespeare film with richard burton , all those costumes that were made would go back to the rental house , and they ' re ready to be rented . and of course you ' d get them for practically nothing , so we got all the best costumes . you couldn ' t get that in hollywood rental places , everything they had was just awful . mgm studios had their own costume place , but the rental houses in hollywood had nothing .\non a personal note , hessler was one of the first people i interviewed at length when i was a film school undergraduate in los angeles . he invited me up to his lovely home overlooking sunset boulevard not once , but twice , enduring many of the same questions a second time after i discovered that a mysterious tape recorder malfunction wiped out most of the first go - round . gordon also generously brokered introductions to norman lloyd and ray bradbury , both of whom i suspect would otherwise have been inaccessible to me at that point . how , i ask , can you not hold in special esteem the person who brings ray bradbury into your life ?\ngordon hessler : oh , marvelous , he was a marvelous man , highly intelligent . i remember at shepperton studios , during the oblong box , we had an african prince who was the head of this tribe . so we put them in the film for this dance sequence . i asked vincent if he wouldn ' t mind having lunch with this african prince , or king , or whatever he was . you know , most actors always talk about themselves ; vincent was completely the opposite . he talked to him about african art , and all about the various art he knew about and so on . i was just stunned at the conversation and his knowledge . what a unique man .\ngordon hessler : i got on very well with christopher lee . he became even more talented as he moved on in his career . i was quite surprised at how good he was in certain movies . when you ' re shooting , you ' re so busy and you never really get to know the actors very well . you meet them and they get a sense of what you want , and then you don ' t see them again because they ' re off doing another picture . i think that the thing with a horror picture is that you have to convince your actors to believe in what they ' re doing . you really have to get embellished in it and enjoy it .\ngordon hessler : well , he never really understood scream and scream again . i don ' t think he liked it . he was very upset that he wasn ' t in murders in the rue morgue , but i had nothing to with that . i really don ' t know the contractual details though . i know that when we did cry of the banshee , he was very upset with aip . when we had the wrap party , he didn ' t want to come if arkoff was there . i told him that i wouldn ' t dream of having the party without him . so he came , and of course he was quite drunk . it was most embarrassing ( laughs ) .\ngordon hessler : i imagine it was a contractual tiff of some kind . i never knew what it was about exactly . these after - picture parties are usually so boring , so i requested that everyone dress in costumes , we had hundreds of these period costumes left over . i wanted everybody in costume , including arkoff and nicholson . i think we had a naked ( or semi naked ) girl pop out of a huge cake . but vincent really didn ' t want to come if arkoff was there . he did finally agree , and when we were looking for the knife to cut the cake , vincent said ,\ntake the knife that ' s in my back and use that !\ndrawing - room suspense niche . this , his second feature , was filmed at the end of 1967 but released two years later . by that time , hessler had taken a job at aip , in what at first appeared to be another staff producing role . happily , it evolved into an opportunity to direct a series of english horror pictures that starred the genre icons of the day : vincent price , christopher lee , peter cushing . those four films became the works for which hessler is best remembered :\ngordon hessler : well , spain was a very cheap place to film . hollywood made a great deal of their large pictures in spain , where you could get the crowds cheaply and horses , etc . all the david lean pictures for columbia were being made in spain . you would bring in a skeleton crew - - either from hollywood or london - - and the rest was a very elaborate , well - trained spanish crew , and they would give you anything you wanted . we shot that in toledo , and the streets there are so similar to paris . you couldn ' t shoot that in london unless you built sets . we just shut down toledo when we made tha , and shot in the streets and in this theater - - it was a very french - looking theater . so that ' s why i chose that .\ngordon hessler : well , they didn ' t know what the film was about and were always questioning what i was doing . the editor kept assuring them that everything was fine , but they didn ' t quite know what they had as a picture . i ' m sure they were a little queasy when that film came out because arkoff had to try and sell it . we knew we had a good film . it was different . it was a science fiction film really , but the thing is , although the pulp book was very badly written , once chris wicking had put the nucleus of that idea into it , it elevated the whole picture and made it much more interesting . but all these pictures were made so quickly with so little money , i think we shot that in three or four weeks . but we had fun making it .\nalthough he directed clusters of little - known features in both the early seventies and late eighties , hessler spent much of the time in between directing american episodic television and movies of the week . of the latter , the best known fall , fittingly , into the horror genre : 1973\u2019s\ngordon hessler : it ' s amazing . deke was the one who put that animation in , always being way in advance of everyone else . about the music , i suspect that les baxter was a great friend of somebody high up at aip and was doing scores for them at the time . perhaps he or someone else saw it and criticized the music , so they were advised to change it . wilfred josep hs is perhaps not the greatest composer in the world , but he certainly did a good job . the music is very important to these movies , and to take it off after spending so much money was a huge decision by somebody . but to have les baxter do a kind of period picture where you have minuet dancing and that sort of thing , it ' s ludicrous . you really have to have somebody who has an idea of that time period .\ngordon hessler : no , i was only on it shortly on a production level . then i was totally concentrated on this horror picture , which is kind of a formula script . the way they worked , i assume , because hammer worked the same way , is they ' d have a poster drawn with their star in it and present it to the distributor as their next picture . the script was then written around that . it happened to be an english writer / director who had written the script , lawrence huntington . i never met him , it was just a script that arrived . christopher wicking was brought in originally by michael reeves , and that ' s how i met him . wicking did an enormous amount of re - writing on the oblong box . so my association with him began as a result of working on this film together . then he worked on all the pictures that i did for aip .\nunder the legendary director\u2019s banner . the hands - on producers were joan harrison , who was english , and new jersey - born norman lloyd , whose mid - atlantic erudition was so cultivated that he was often taken for an englishman . hessler assumed that he got the job simply because his accent fit in .\n. like the chrysler theatre s , this carried some dna from his hitchcock gig : the film was based on a novel \u2013 jay bennett\u2019s catacombs \u2013 that had been rejected for hitchcock , and hessler brought in joel murcott , one of the series\u2019 regular writers , to do an uncredited rewrite of daniel mainwaring\u2019s screenplay . )\n, he lurks ) and talking his way into a meeting with alexander korda\u2019s right - hand man . but he observed that \u201cthere was a depression in england in the film business . it was pretty tough \u2013 you couldn\u2019t get financing . \u201d hessler opted to emigrate to the united states , figuring he\u2019d have a better chance to break into filmmaking there .\ngordon hessler : no , he hated the project and he loathed the script . of course , it was a big comedown because he was going to do the biggest picture they had before he got sick , and then he was to do this standard horror picture . when i met with him , he was doing electric shock treatment . i was staggered ! i assumed he had some sort of mental health problems of some kind , i don ' t know what it was . i never got to know him that well . he was very talented , extremely talented . witchfinder general is a wonderful picture . i didn ' t really meet with him that much because gradually , he just couldn ' t do the oblong box . eventually i took the whole project over and directed and produced it . aip didn ' t care at the time about this picture because they were too involved with all the production problems of de sade . that film , we moved it from munich to berlin to shoot . so i actually went to berlin for two or three works before going to england to do the oblong box .\nhis last film , journey of honor ( 1991 ) , was released on laserdisc here in the states . it was also known under the titles of kabuto , mayeda , and shogun warrior . below is a photo of mr . hessler next to douglas dunning and sho kosugi at the world premiere of the film , which was titled shogun mayeda , in january 1991 .\ngordon hessler : i really didn ' t get to know him because he was put into the picture . that was deke heyward ' s idea . deke would try to find some well known actor to dress up the picture - - who at least americans would be familiar with - - which was a good idea . he did the same thing with lilli palmer in murders in the rue morgue . when i was doing the aip pictures , i tried to keep a stable of actors and give them different roles . they were so wonderful , and they had to work for practically nothing . since i was producing and directing , i had to go to the actors and tell them that i could only offer them so much , and that they could take it or leave it . it ' s not that i was in a situation to bargain with them . i just didn ' t have it in the budget . when you only have \u00a370 , 000 and you ' re working in a large studio , everybody else got screwed - - these actors . hopefully they get some residuals of some kind , i ' m not sure .\nwhen hitchcock went off the air in 1965 , hessler was still under contract to universal and left more or less to fend for himself in terms of attaching himself to existing shows or developing new properties and getting the studio to green - light them . ( lloyd found himself in a similar limbo , and ended up producing a few early made - for - tv movies and some episodes of\n. \u201ci couldn\u2019t put the thing together ! \u201d hessler remembered . \u201cthe film looked awful . i went to the optical lab and said , \u2018you\u2019ve got to help me . it\u2019s my first picture . \u2019 they said , \u2018jack arnold shot the whole thing incorrectly . he didn\u2019t know what he was doing . \u2019 all the pieces were facing the wrong way . all i could do to make it work was flip the film . \u201d\n\u201ci was making really a tremendous amount of money at that time for a young guy , and i gave it all up to come to los angeles , \u201d hessler recalled . \u201ci\u2019d had awards with my documentaries . i thought , \u2018god , this is going to be easy , taking these pictures and showing them to [ executives ] . \u2019 nobody was slightest bit interested in even looking at them ! no matter what awards i\u2019d won . \u201d\nin new york , he took a night shift job at an automat ( possibly the famous horn and hardart ) while looking for movie work during the day . warner - pathe news hired him as a driver , \u201cwhich was perfect for me , \u201d hessler said . \u201ci took the film to all the editors , and each editor i met , [ i\u2019d ask ] , \u2018could you hire me ? \u2019 finally i got hired in the documentary business . \u201d\n\u201ci was so arrogant in those days , \u201d laughed hessler , who felt keenly the generational divide between himself and the established producers and directors for whom he worked . \u201ci was assigned to paul henreid as sort of a gofer . they\u2019d say to look after him , so i would go over there , take him to lunch , and make sure he had everything . i thought , \u2018oh , god , when can i get away from this old duffer ? \u2019\ngordon hessler : well , the oblong box was very successful for them . they were in tremendous trouble with de sade . they didn ' t get along with cy endfield and all sorts of other problems existed . it was the greatest piece of luck that i was fired from it . when i did the oblong box , they left me alone , there was nobody there . the day i started , nicholson came on the set and said ,\ngood luck .\nthat ' s it , and he was off . that film was made for \u00a370 , 000 , which is about $ 250 , 000 . at shepperton studios , you could shoot from 8 am until about 4 pm because of the union . if you wanted to do overtime , you ' d have to let them know by lunchtime that you were going to take it one more hour . and only if all the union leaders agreed would they go along with it . it was a very tough assignment to shoot and get finished . actually , when we were finishing it , i had three or four more days left . they [ aip ] said ,\nlook , we like what you ' re doing , take an extra week . can ' t you make this bigger ?\nthis never happened to me before , so i was happy with the situation and i took an extra week at the studios and built up certain sequences . i can ' t remember which , but whatever we were shooting , we elaborated on it . and the film did very well for them .\ngordon hessler : he ' s a highly intelligent fellow , very witty . he ' s a wonderful guy . on scream and scream again , he did extraordinary work on the script . that was really a pulp book , a throwaway book that you read on a train . there was nothing in it , just empty pieces of action . but it was chris who gave it a whole new level by using it as a political process of what might happen in the future . that is what made the picture , he ' s the one that came up with all those ideas , yet he still managed to keep the nuances of the sort of pulp fiction novel . he was a fine writer , i thought . he had some very good ideas . it ' s funny because we never thought much of those films . they were just formula pictures as far as we were concerned , but we enjoyed making them . the problem was what do you do with a script , how do you solve a problem ? cry of the banshee had the same problem . we got the script from aip - - somebody had written it and sent it to us , and we were asked to make it . the film was sold and we had to have it finished by a certain time . chris wicking and i went to scotland to make a whole different picture about witches . the whole of aip got so alarmed because we were changing it so much . they came down on us and said that we could alter it 10 percent , but no more than that . so all of our work went down the drain on cry of the banshee . out of all the films i did for aip , i think it ' s the least interesting .\ngordon hessler : i ' m amazed that mgm had the instinct to do this version of it after so many years . i was appalled when i originally saw the theatrically released version . i wrote a five - page letter to arkoff . i knew it was his picture and he could do what he wanted with it , but i asked him to do certain things so it would at least make more sense . but by that time , it was already out and released . there ' s another film that i did - - which i feel very strongly about - - called girl on a swing that was terribly mauled . it ' s awful what miramax did . they spliced ten or 15 minutes out of it , and it didn ' t make any sense . we all wanted to take our name off of that picture . in my contract , they had to give me a 35mm print of the original version - - it ' s the only one in existence . but as far as murders in the rue morgue , it seems that someone at mgm is doing some researching or something , releasing my cut of the film . this cable tv version - - which i haven ' t yet seen - - is apparently the original . i remember the flashbacks were originally never tinted , but aip tinted them for the theatrical release . the whole idea was not to tint them so that you wouldn ' t know when you ' re more or less in a dream sequence or just being puzzled by it . the whole trick in that was instead of it being a flashback , this would be a flash - forward , which people really hadn ' t done before at that time . it was a premonition of what was going to happen . when it ' s tinted , it ' s just so obvious . audiences picked up on it immediately .\ngordon hessler : i was asked to produce a film , de sade , for aip while i was in los angeles that was taking place in munich , germany . i flew into london and met the writer , and the director was supposed to be there , but he never showed up . he didn ' t come to the meeting ; he was sick or something like that . having met the writer , i flew to munich to set up the film about eight weeks before they were going to start shooting . i was there preparing the production and then i was told that the original director was not going to make the picture . so we waited for a while , and finally the american director who did zulu , cy endfield , came in to do it . this was a big picture for aip , which usually made very cheap pictures , and i was an outsider . i was not an employee , just a freelance director . my position got very shaky there , even though i was very friendly with everybody . i was actually fired from the job because the local people employed by aip wanted to produce the picture rather than have an outsider like me . but they did give me a consolation . they said ,\nlook , we want to put you on another picture in ireland and you can produce that .\nso , i thought that was fine as it was going to be a horror picture shot in ireland . they sent me to ireland , i looked at the facilities , and decided to bring the production to london , at shepperton studios . i had a pretty free hand because everybody was concentrating on de sade at the time . and michael reeves , who was supposed to direct that picture , was to direct this one , the oblong box . he was on it for a short while , but then he got sick . he must have been already sick with some mental health problems .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nchase williamson teams up with lauren ashley carter and matt mercer in horror thriller , artik .\ninvisible woman , mr . fantastic , the thing , & human torch by artgerm\n10 year anniversary : a look back at horrornews . net , the tech , and where we are !\nnew book of illustrated \u201cscary stories to tell in the light\u201d launching on kickstarter june 11th . * fully funded * as of 6 / 20 / 18\nalthough he was born and raised in england , he and his family moved to the united states during his adolescence . he got behind the camera for a series of short films and then progressed to documentaries before working for universal studios as a story reader and story editor on alfred hitchcock presents .\nhe got into feature filmmaking with the woman who wouldn\u2019t die ( 1965 ) , the last shot you hear ( 1969 ) , and a series of well - known horror films : the oblong box ( 1968 ) , scream and scream again ( 1970 ) , cry of the banshee ( 1970 ) , and murders in the rue morgue ( 1971 ) . the golden voyage of sinbad followed in 1974 , along with much television work such as the strange possession of mrs . oliver ( 1977 ) and the infamous kiss meets the phantom of the park ( 1978 ) .\narguably considered to be his best work ( yours truly agrees ) is his often maligned 1988 film adaptation of richard adam\u2019s 1980 novel the girl in a swing , a romantic ghost story which stars meg tilly in the title role and rupert frazier as the man who falls for her . the film was released unrated here in the states by millimeter films , a subsidiary of miramax , and received a vhs and laserdisc release . truncated and marred by the addition of a voiceover by actor frazer in an effort to fill in the blanks , the uncut version has remained largely unseen . it is my hope that it finds its way to blu - ray and is rediscovered by a new generation of fans who have never heard of it because it deserves to be seen .\ncan anyone provide a uk release date for the oblong box . cheers , rob\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\n- the world ' s oldest motive ( 1965 ) . . . ( producer )\n- the photographer and the undertaker ( 1965 ) . . . ( producer )\nhimself / himself - director , ' scream and scream again ' / himself - director / . . .\n[ talking about working with actor hugh griffith ] hugh was a terrific guy , and he was in a number of big pictures , too , like\ntom jones\n. but at the time ( of filming\ncry of the banshee\n) , he was an alcoholic , and a person would have to assist him on the set and make sure that he didn ' t receive any alcohol , otherwise he ' d be drinking the whole time . a great shame .\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n) and tasked with coming up with ideas for series to pitch to the networks .\n\u2013 which meant that he had to start binge - reading novels instead of short stories .\n, twenty - some years later ) but to various other studio producers who were assigned batches of hitchcock episodes during the final two seasons .\n( \u201cthe spanish moss murders\u201d ) that is routinely cited as the best of its twenty episodes . but he directed more for\ni had the great pleasure of watching \u201cthe spanish moss murders\u201d the night of its original broadcast , which along with the original abc movie of the week \u201cdon\u2019t be afraid of the dark\u201d turned me into a lifelong horror junkie .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\ngeorge reis : there are often rumors that you actually directed parts of de sade . is that true ?\ngeorge reis : most critics say that about cry of the banshee , but i quite enjoy it .\ngeorge reis : when you say that they didn ' t want the script altered , who did you report to , louis m .\ndeke\nheyward ?\ngeorge reis : obviously they were happy with you , as you continued to wor k with them .\ngeorge reis : you often used the same actors and actresses in your aip films , such as hilary dwyer .\ngeorge reis : i ' m sure you ' re aware that your director ' s cut of murders in the rue morgue has been restored and remastered by mgm and recently aired on u . s . cable tv .\ngeorge reis : aip also removed a lot of lilli palmer ' s scenes .\ngeorge reis : murders in the rue morgue was shot in spain . why did aip decide to do it there rather than england ?\ngeorge reis : scream and scream again is an extraordinary film , very different from the typical poe / price cycle . was aip happy with it ?\ngeorge reis : you had christopher lee in small parts in the oblong box and scream and scream again . how did you get along with him ?\ngeorge reis : you also worked with peter cushing in scream and scream again .\ngeorge reis : in cry of the banshee , you had elisabeth bergner who was a silent film star .\ngeorge reis : did you know that the american version of cry of the banshee was severely altered ? for instance , terry gilliam ' s opening animation sequence was removed and the wilfred josephs score was replaced with one by les baxter . mgm home video thankfully released the uncut british version on vhs and i take it they will eventually do the same on dvd .\ngeorge reis : was banshee lower - budgeted that the other aip films you did ? i always heard that they re - used costumes from another film .\ngeorge reis : the films you did in england had an authentic look to them .\ngeorge reis : in victoria price ' s book about her father , you were quoted as saying that you didn ' t think vincent understood the films you did with him . what did you mean by that ?\ngeorge reis : when your aip films come out on dvd , they will be presented in the 1 . 85 : 1 aspect ratio . is this the true ratio you were shooting in ?\nphotos are copyright \u00a9 2002 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . all rights reserved .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\n\u2014 in elizabethan england , a wicked lord massacres nearly all the members of a coven of witches , earning the enmity of their leader , oona .\n\u2014 a serial killer , who drains his victims for blood is on the loose in london , the police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist .\n\u2014 a former ninja living in america avenges terroristic attacks against his family by gangsters ."]}
{"id": 115410, "summary": [{"text": "first blood is a 1982 american action adventure film directed by ted kotcheff .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was co-written by and starred sylvester stallone as john rambo , a troubled and misunderstood vietnam veteran who must rely on his combat and survival senses against the abusive law enforcement of a small town .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "it is based on david morrell 's 1972 novel of the same name and is the first installment of the rambo series .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "brian dennehy and richard crenna also appear in supporting roles .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film was released in the united states on october 22 , 1982 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "despite initial mixed reviews , the film was a box office success , grossing $ 47.2 million at the box office .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "since its release , first blood has received reappraisal from critics , with many praising the roles of stallone , dennehy , and crenna , and recognizing it as an influential film in the action genre .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it has also become a cult film .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film 's success spawned a franchise , consisting of three sequels ( all of which were co-written by and starred stallone ) , an animated series , comic books , novels , and a bollywood remake .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "a fifth film , tentatively titled rambo : last stand , was cancelled in january 2016 when stallone stated that he was retiring the character . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "first blood", "paragraphs": ["reuben ottenberg performs the first blood transfusion using blood typing and cross - matching .\n1985 the first blood - screening test to detect hiv is licensed and quickly implemented by blood banks to protect the blood supply .\nbritish physician william harvey discovers the circulation of blood . the first known blood transfusion is attempted soon afterward .\nread a review of the\nfirst blood\ndvd , the\nrambo : first blood part ii\ndvd , and the\nrambo iii\ndvd .\nkarl landsteiner , an austrian physician , discovers the first three human blood groups .\nthe first casting call for blood country , our western thriller set in mississippi .\nabo blood - typing and syphilis testing is performed on each unit of blood .\n1949 - 1950 the us blood collection system includes 1 , 500 hospital blood banks , 46 community blood centers , and 31 american red cross regional blood centers .\nthe first recorded successful blood transfusion occurs in england : physician richard lower keeps dog alive by transfusing blood from other dogs .\nthe red cross begins the first nationwide blood program for civilians by opening its first collection center in rochester , n . y .\nthe u . s . blood system is comprised of 1 , 500 hospital blood banks , 46 community blood centers , and 31 american red cross regional blood centers .\nfeatured in the making of ' first blood ' ( 1982 ) . see more \u00bb\n. first blood also screens tonight at brooklyn\u2019s bam , also with kotcheff in attendance .\nu . s . blood banks move toward an all - volunteer blood donor system .\nblood country is on facebook . to connect with blood country , join facebook today .\nriver city retro : blood . . . just blood ( may 1 , 2010 )\n1665 the first recorded successful blood transfusion occurs in england : physician richard lower keeps dogs alive by transfusion of blood from other dogs .\n2005 fda approves the first west nile virus ( wnv ) blood test to screen donors of blood , organs , cells and tissues .\nfirst blood ultimate edition dvd cover . note that the knife is the rambo iii knife .\nfirst blood from bookrags . ( c ) 2018 bookrags , inc . all rights reserved .\nfirst blood : [ screenplay ] ( archival material , 1980 ) [ worldcat . org ]\n1958 the aabb publishes its first edition of standards for a blood transfusion service ( now titled standards for blood banks and transfusion services ) .\n1947 the american association of blood banks ( aabb ) is formed to promote common goals among blood banking practitioners and the blood donating public .\n11 . a line in rambo : first blood part ii inspired a new sly stallone trilogy .\njohn elliott develops the first blood container , a vacuum bottle extensively used by the red cross .\nfirst blood : [ screenplay ] / michael kozoll ; william sackheim ; david morrell ; 1980 .\n1979 a new anticoagulant preservative , cpda - 1 , extends the shelf life of whole blood and red blood cells to 35 days , increasing the blood supply and facilitating resource sharing among blood banks .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie first blood ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of first blood ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\n1953 the aabb clearinghouse is established , providing a centralized system for exchanging blood among blood banks . today , the clearinghouse is called the national blood exchange .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of first blood by david morrell .\nthis cast list of who was in first blood includes both lead and minor roles . ( 17 items )\na scene from the blockbuster hit\nfirst blood ( 1982 )\nstarring sylvester stallone & richard crenna .\n1962 in the us , there were 4 , 400 hospital blood banks , 123 community blood centers and 55 american red cross blood centers , collecting a total of five to six million units of blood per year .\n7 . for rambo : first blood part ii , james cameron wrote the action and stallone wrote the politics .\nthe u . s . blood banking groups issue their first warning about acquired immune deficiency syndrome ( aids ) .\nfirst blood doesn\u2019t just plop down on your doorstep . it requires skill ( theoretically ) , timing ( sometimes ) , and the ability to dish out some serious damage . which champions , then , are most likely to bag first blood ? we looked at all ranked games on summoner\u2019s rift over the course of patch 7 . 3 ( i see you , lethality ) to see who stood atop the first blood game . we calculated first blood rate as\nrengar , everybody\u2019s favorite crusher of marksman dreams , gets the biggest dose of catnip from first blood , going from a 49 percent win rate without first blood to a 63 . 4 percent win rate with it\u2014a whopping 14 . 4 percent\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing rambo : first blood near you .\nbritish obstetrician james blundell performs the first successful transfusion of human blood to a patient for the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage .\nsylvester stallone has squashed rumors of his involvement in the upcoming indian remake of 1982\u2019s \u201cfirst blood\u201d from filmmaker tiger shroff .\n1628 english physician william harvey discovers the circulation of blood . shortly afterward , the earliest known blood transfusion is attempted .\nfirst national testing laboratory , applying standardized tests to ensure safety of red cross blood products , opens in dedham , mass .\n1960 the aabb begins publication of transfusion , the first american journal wholly devoted to the science of blood banking and transfusion technology . in this same year , a . solomon and j . l . fahey report the first therapeutic plasmapheresis procedure \u2014 a procedure that separates whole blood into plasma and red blood cells .\n1907 hektoen suggests that the safety of transfusion might be improved by crossmatching blood between donors and patients to exclude incompatible mixtures . reuben ottenberg performs the first blood transfusion using blood typing and crossmatching in new york . ottenberg also observed the mendelian inheritance of blood groups and recognized the \u201cuniversal\u201d utility of group o donors .\nthe american association of blood banks forms its committee on inspection and accreditation to monitor the implementation of standards for blood banking .\nwith all of this talk of win rates and first blood , it\u2019s starting to look like a pretty scary thing . we know it\u2019s nice to have , but how does first blood stack up to other \u201cfirsts\u201d on the rift in terms of team success ?\nfirst blood cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of first blood actors includes any first blood actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each first blood actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of first blood have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nimmediately after the food and drug administration ( fda ) licenses the first test to detect the antibody to hiv on march 3 , red cross blood services regions begin testing all newly donated blood .\n1795 in philadelphia , american physician philip syng physick , performs the first human blood transfusion , although he does not publish this information .\nin addition to the american red cross , local organizations accepting blood donations are carter bloodcare and the south texas blood & tissue center .\np . s . for the person who has everything\u2026the survival knife that rambo uses in first blood was designed by the late jimmy lile who was known as the arkansas knifesmith . for $ 3 , 500 you can have a knife like rambo\u2014it\u2019s called the new lile first blood .\ntop : first world war blood transfusion apparatus . below : the thomas splint introduced in 1916 . pictures courtesy of getty images and wellcome images .\ngather \u2018round and take a knee , summoners . let\u2019s talk about what we\u2019ve learned . first , life isn\u2019t fair and first blood isn\u2019t for everyone ( unless you\u2019re talon ) . second , champions vary drastically in how well they capitalize on first blood . if you must feed , locate the nearest tank . third , first blood isn\u2019t everything . it stings to give it up , but bagging objectives is correlated with a much higher chance of team success . run your face into baron , tell \u2018em boom bear sent ya . finally , if you give up first blood to that blitzcrank spamming his mastery emote\u2014sleep well . he\u2019s not gonna do squat with it .\nrambo ' s significant beefcake factor is so pronounced in first blood : part ii that it practically begs to be taken as queer - baiting camp .\nin all , six knives were created to be used during production of first blood , with additional updated versions made for subsequent movies in the series .\nrambo : first blood part 2\nis the bloodstained crown jewel of my 80s action dvd collection . the finale is like the third act of\nthis is a good soundtrack , rambo 3 was good rambo first blood was good to , they ware all good . these soundtracks are all good .\n) . this gives us an idea of how much of a win rate boost is associated with a champion scoring first blood . using the highly technical formula\nacross all ranked games in patch 7 . 3 , the team that secured first blood registered a respectable 59 . 4 percent win rate . in comparison , grabbing first tower ( 71 . 7 percent ) , dragon ( 68 . 3 percent ) or baron ( 81 . 5 percent ) were all associated with much higher rates of team success\u2014and it makes sense . first blood can be anything from a mechanical outplay or well - timed gank to absent mindedly walking face first into an all too willing to accept tower . first blood favors skilled players and clutch plays , but it\u2019s a pretty noisy signal when it comes to predicting team success .\nnow that we know who\u2019s getting first blood , let\u2019s find out who\u2019s actually doing something with it . one way to think about this would be to compare champion\nit\u2019s ironic that not until the end of the research did i discover that morrell had written \u201cfirst blood\u201d while he was a professor at the university of iowa .\n1916 francis rous and j . r . turner introduce a citrate - glucose solution that permits storage of blood for several days after collection . allowing for blood to be stored in containers for later transfusion aids the transition from the vein - to - vein method to indirect transfusion . this discovery also allows for the establishment of the first blood depot by the british during world war i . oswald robertson , an american army officer , is credited with creating the blood depots . robertson received the aabb landsteiner award in 1958 as developer of the first blood bank .\nbased loosely on david morrell ' s 1972 novel of the same name , it was the first of the four - film and ongoing rambo series . unlike the following sequels which were war adventure films set in foreign countries , first blood was a post - vietnam war psychological thriller set in the united states . first blood particularly lacks the gore and violence that would later become a trademark of the series .\nthe british army began the routine use of blood transfusion in treating wounded soldiers . blood was transferred directly from one person to another . but it was a us army doctor , captain oswald robertson , who realised the need to stockpile blood before casualties arrived . he established the first blood bank on the western front in 1917 , using sodium citrate to prevent the blood from coagulating and becoming unusable . blood was kept on ice for up to 28 days and then transported to casualty clearing stations for use in life - saving surgery where it was needed most .\nrambo first entered the world in 1982 in first blood , which made over $ 125 million worldwide . it has been followed by a number of successful remakes , including the most recent rambo ( 2008 ) , which earned $ 113 million globally .\nread empire ' s review of there will be blood . buy the film now\n1950 audrey smith reports the use of glycerol cryoprotectant for freezing red blood cells .\n1983 additive solutions extend the shelf life of red blood cells to 42 days .\n1997 u . s . government issues two reports suggesting ways to improve blood safety , including regulatory reform . national blood data resource center founded by aabb to collect , analyze and distribute data on all aspects of blood banking and transfusion medicine .\nanand said he had a script which will\nresonate in india\n- but warned :\nit could be controversial like rambo first blood was in the 80s .\nthe tv version of first blood premiered on nbc on sunday night , may 12 , 1985 , as a tie - in to rambo : first blood part ii . 3 minutes were edited out , and any suggestive dialog was changed . however , the following scenes were added in order to make up for anything that was cut :\nthe unused alternate ending of first blood , in which trautman shoots and kills rambo , can be seen briefly in the dream sequence in the fourth film , rambo .\namerican national red cross board of governors receives report that national headquarters will host a national rare blood donor registry for blood types occurring less than once in 200 people .\ndavidson said blood droplets were sprayed against the wall as the weapon was raised . he said investigators used 3 - d technology to determine the blood\u2019s point of origin .\ni perked up when i saw the title of your post . huge first blood fan . i used to be able to recite the entire movie , line for line .\nparkour enthusiast and lethality apologist talon reigns supreme as king of first blood , notching the first takedown of the match in a whopping 25 percent of the ranked games he plays in . fellow assassins pantheon , katarina , and leblanc also ride high on the chart .\n2003 fda issues final guidance regarding \u201crevised recommendations for the assessment of donor suitability and blood and blood product safety in cases of known or suspected west nile virus infection . \u201d\ndeath incarnate encrusted with dried mud , dried blood , streaked with rivulets of sweat .\ncutscene image gallery : a gallery of cut scene shots , including those from blood .\nthis study guide consists of approximately 28 pages of chapter summaries , quotes , character analysis , themes , and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of first blood .\n1840 at st . george ' s school in london , samuel armstrong lane , aided by consultant dr . blundell , performs the first successful whole blood transfusion to treat hemophilia .\n1950 in one of the single most influential technical developments in blood banking , carl walter and w . p . murphy , jr . , introduce the plastic bag for blood collection . replacing breakable glass bottles with durable plastic bags allows for the evolution of a collection system capable of safe and easy preparation of multiple blood components from a single unit of whole blood . development of the refrigerated centrifuge in 1953 further expedites blood component therapy .\nnew blood will be the first time that the serious fraud office ( sfo ) and the police have been portrayed on screen together , where junior investigators stefan and rash individually work .\n1937 bernard fantus , director of therapeutics at the cook county hospital in chicago , establishes the first hospital blood bank in the united states . in creating a hospital laboratory that can preserve and store donor blood , fantus originates the term\nblood bank .\nwithin a few years , hospital and community blood banks begin to be established across the united states . some of the earliest are in san francisco , new york , miami , and cincinnati .\none hundred . they both collapse , face - down , breathing heavily . brewer rises first .\nhelp fight a blood shortage and end patient suffering . please schedule to donate this week .\npretty self explanatory . was just in a game , our top laner got first blood . everything was going normal until about 3 : 10 when the enemy team threw out the / remake vote and ended the game . i thought you couldn & # 039 ; t remake after first blood ? ? ? or was this an intended change that i missed in the patch notes ?\nbecause filming of first blood was primarily in the hope area , the hope and district chamber of commerce has developed a walking and driving tour of some of the film ' s key locations .\ni thought you might be interested in this item at urltoken title : first blood : [ screenplay ] author : michael kozoll ; william sackheim ; david morrell publisher : 1980 . oclc : 31627181\nthe film opens with a brief montage of\nfirst blood ,\nculminating in the police station . . . rambo is confronted by trautman , who tells rambo his personal war is over .\nposted in screenwriting | tagged arkansas knifesmith , audie murphy , born in the usa , bruce springsteen , david morrell , first blood , frankenstein , jimmy lile , joesph campbell , michael kozoll , new lile first blood , post - traumatic stress disorder ( ptsd ) , st . jerome university , star wars , sylvester stallone , the hero with a thousand faces , william sackheim | 3 comments\nfrom the official soundtrack of the rambo film\nfirst blood\ndan hill singing - it ' s a long road . ( music video ) youtube exclusive in hd . please enjoy this exclusive music video only available on my channel . all comments are welcome thank you ! this song is taken from the official 1982 soundtrack album\nfirst blood\nby jerry goldsmith . starring sylvester stallone .\n( panting ) this your first day ? podovsk catches his assistant ' s hand before he swings .\njerome got a new motorbike and his first real job \u2013 but then his debts began to spiral .\nas a combination survival and action film , ' first blood ' delivers enough excitement to please fans of this sort of thing , although it must settle logically for a less than wholly satisfying ending .\ninitial drafts of the screenplay for the sequel to first blood were written by james cameron , who at the time was still looking for his big break . cameron\u2019s script , which was titled first blood ii : the mission and was written simultaneously with the scripts for the terminator and aliens ( two movies which ultimately gave him that big break ) , differed substantially from what ended up on screen .\nrambo : first blood part ii is the only rambo movie to be nominated for an oscar . it received a nod for best sound effects editing in 1986 but lost to back to the future .\nblood is now routinely used in hospitals throughout the world , with stockpiles that can be called upon when required . in the military , the medical emergency response team is able to give wounded soldiers blood on the ground , helping to prevent deaths from shock . developments in wound shock treatment in the first world war - from the use of saline , through direct donor - to - patient blood transfusion and the development of techniques to store blood - have helped shape much of modern practise .\nstory in \u201cblood sisters\u201d is set at a strict school for vampires designed to retain their humanity .\nblood omen : legacy of kain ( 1996 ) at dark chronicle ( by marie tryhorn ) .\nno matter how it goes down , first blood is a big deal . it gets both you and your team off on the right foot , and can be a delightful opportunity to explore the finer points of coordinated mastery emote and dance spamming . but how big of a deal is first blood ? which champions get it the most ? who gets the most out of it ? the answers lie below .\ndavidson said the amount of blood at the scene suggested meketech was there for some time . he told jurors there was a huge pool of blood measuring one metre by 60 centimetres under her body .\ndavid morrell ' s action thriller , first blood , is considered the grand daddy of the modern action thriller . better known as the first rambo story , first blood is the story of a homeless vietnam vet who , pushed to the brink by harassment from southern small town cops , erupts into a murderous rampage . i never cared much for the rambo movie starring sylvester stallone . but having served in the american south at the end of the vietnam war , i was well acquainted with the harassment service members endu\nfetal development begins soon after conception . find out how your baby grows and develops during the first trimester .\ndentsu marcom has created the launch campaign for honda ' s sports bike cbr 150r . for the campaign , the agency has come up with the thought ' taste first blood ' . riders evolve from everyday biking enthusiasts to the ' cbr club ' with the first exhilarating experience of the 150r , is the message .\nsaline infusion replaces milk as a \u201cblood substitute\u201d due to the increased frequency of adverse reactions to milk .\nlong - term anticoagulants , among them sodium citrate , are developed , allowing longer preservation of blood .\nthe red cross begins national blood donor service to collect blood for the u . s . military with dr . charles r . drew , formerly of the plasma for britain program , as medical director .\napheresis is used to extract one cellular component , returning the rest of the blood to the donor .\ngrimacing from the blow . there are board red welts over both collarbones , oozing blood in places .\ncausation . although first blood likely increases your chances of winning , it\u2019s also likely to fall to the better team more often than not . in the current analysis , we don\u2019t attempt to tease apart these elements .\n1940 the united states government establishes a nationwide program for the collection of blood . charles r . drew develops the \u201cplasma for britain\u201d program \u2014 a pilot project to collect blood for shipment to the british isles . the american red cross participates , collecting 13 million units of blood by the end of world war ii .\n1962 the first antihemophilic factor ( ahf ) concentrate to treat coagulation disorders in hemophilia patients is developed through fractionation .\n1884 saline infusion replaces milk as a \u201cblood substitute\u201d due to the increased frequency of adverse reactions to milk .\n1914 long - term anticoagulants , among them sodium citrate , are developed , allowing longer preservation of blood .\n1957 the aabb forms its committee on inspection and accreditation to monitor the implementation of standards for blood banking .\n1972 apheresis is used to extract one cellular component , returning the rest of the blood to the donor .\nprima games / ian osborne . blood omen : legacy of kain : official game secrets . ( 1996 )\nblood ( sometimes informally called blood : spill some or blood 3d ) is a pc first person shooter computer game released for ms - dos on may 31 , 1997 . it was developed by monolith productions and distributed by gt interactive . the game became well - known for its copious amounts of violence and numerous stylistic and cultural references to literary and cinematic horror works . it was also the first build engine game to feature voxels and simulated room - over - room , which were both also later seen in shadow warrior . the game falls in the first - person shooter category and has an arsenal of curious weapons , numerous enemies , and liberal amounts of gore .\n1900 karl landsteiner , an austrian physician , discovers the first three human blood groups , a , b , and c . blood type c was later changed to o . his colleagues alfred decastello and adriano sturli add ab , the fourth type , in 1902 . landsteiner receives the nobel prize for medicine for this discovery in 1930 .\nscott hardy has put an amazing amount of work into finding each location from the film shot - by - shot . his website , first blood filming locations , has a wealth of photos , maps , and stories about each place and is undoubtedly the most definitive source out there . herve attia also produced a video , on the set of first blood , in which he visits the locations today and lines them up shot - for - shot .\nthis might have been my first scary movie . scared the shit out of my seven - year - old self .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\nas the first feature installment of the \u201cvampire academy\u201d fantasy series for financiers reliance entertainment and im global , says varierty .\nthe salvation army says it is providing food and water to first responders and preparing for massive feeding efforts for residents .\nfirst blood ( 1982 ) was adapted from writer david morrell\u2019s 1972 novel of the same name . morrell named the character \u201crambo\u201d after a type of apple cultivated by a 17th - century swedish settler named peter gunnarson rambo . in the book the character didn\u2019t have a first name , but in the movie he was given the full name john rambo .\nfirst blood required stallone to be ripped ( he shot rocky iii shortly before starring in the first rambo movie , which helped ) , but for the second outing he really needed to pump some iron . the actor trained for eight months prior to the film\u2019s start date in late 1984 , but he maintained a strict regimen during shooting as well .\nalthough our ult - gated buddies may not have the most potent first blood potential , they\u2019re working with an embarrassment of riches compared to the bottom of the list . janna , in all of her tornado - slinging , glacially slow auto - attack glory \u201csecures\u201d first blood in only 1 . 7 percent of the games she plays . the picture isn\u2019t that much prettier for the rest of the support squad , with traditional supports rounding out the entirety of the bottom ten . even bot lane terror blitzcrank ( aka mr steal yo kill ) only pulls in first blood 1 out of every 20 games . for all of you playing support purely for the glory , i urge you to reconsider .\nwashington : in a first , scientists have discovered a way to accurately predict whether a child has autism spectrum disorder by analysing a blood sample , an advance that opens the door to earlier diagnosis and potential future development of therapeutics .\nthe red cross ends its world war ii blood program for the military after collecting more than 13 million pints .\nthe u . s . enters korean war . red cross becomes blood collection agency for military during korean war .\nfirst blood ( also known as rambo or rambo : first blood outside the united states ) , is a 1982 action / thriller film directed by ted kotcheff . the film stars sylvester stallone as john rambo , a troubled and misunderstood vietnam war veteran , with hope , washington sheriff will teasle ( brian dennehy ) as his nemesis , and colonel samuel trautman ( richard crenna ) as his former commander and only ally . it was released on october 22 , 1982 .\n1990 introduction of first specific test for hepatitis c , the major cause of \u201cnon - a , non - b\u201d hepatitis .\nfirst blood ' s portrayal of a vietnam veteran also sparked some controversy . jeremiah kipp argued the film\nreflect [ ed ] a new compassion towards traumatized veterans of the vietnam conflict\n, while others view the film as insulting and stereotypical .\nhoping to nip a growing swell of internet rumors in the bud , sylvester stallone has communicated to deadline that he absolutely is not taking part in the tiger shroff \u2019s first blood , a redo of the 1982 film that launched the rambo franchise .\nunderworld : blood wars is set to debut friday , january 6 , and the first reviews have been released on rotten tomatoes . at the time of writing this article , the film has garnered a mrere 10 % score on the review site .\nfirst blood was also a film that dealt with post - traumatic stress disorder ( ptsd ) and while not giving any answers , morrell says that he heard reports that many vietnam vets wept for the first time since the war as the film somewhat depicted how hard it was to make the transition from solider to civilian in a country where they were often despised and rejected .\nthe rh blood group system is discovered by karl landsteiner , alexander wiener , philip levine and r . e . stetson .\nfood & drug administration ( fda ) begins to regulate all 7 , 000 u . s . blood and plasma centers .\nfirst blood isn\u2019t just for lane bullies , though . a host of early game junglers such as lee sin ( 17 . 8 percent ) , kha\u2019zix ( 16 . 7 percent ) , and elise ( 16 . 0 percent ) also fall in the top 15 , proving once and for all that just because you can\u2019t farm creeps doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t farm champions . no matter ap or ad , lane or jungle , there\u2019s no substitute for good ol\u2019 fashioned early game burst when it comes to first blood .\nfirst blood stands out because it\u2019s a very , very different kind of action movie than its sequels . three years after first blood , stallone would remake rambo as a sinewy caricature of right - wing fantasy fulfillment , the sort of guy who\u2019d put explosives on the tips of his arrows and rewrite entire chapters of recent american history . that later rambo is the one that became a popular halloween costume and cartoon series . ( they seriously made a rambo cartoon , which becomes way weirder once you\u2019ve watched this movie . ) the gulf between the first rambo movies and the ones that followed is even wider than the one between rocky and its sequels .\ndue to the high fan demand for more blood content , especially after monolith stopped working on the series , many add - on projects have sprung up . the goal of most of these has been to replicate or expand on the original blood experience .\nshroff , 27 , said he thought the project was\ntoo good to be true\nwhen he was first approached about it .\n[ \u2026 ] \u201cthey drew first blood , not me . \u201d john rambo the road to the first rambo movie being released in 1982 was a long journey . the novel was published in 1972 and reports are that the property went through three studios , 16 scripts , and a lot of high - profile actors and directors before it became sylvester stallone\u2019s second [ \u2026 ] original source\u2026 [ \u2026 ]\ndue to its graphic violence , blood was placed on the bpjm list of restricted games in germany . a period editorial for the los angeles times derided both blood and redneck rampage , stating that\njust when you thought bloody shoot - ' em - up games had gone too far in adolescent humor and senseless gore , these titles go even further .\nan article on salon commented upon the infamous\nbathtub of blood\nadvertisement for blood in relation to the video game controversy following the columbine shooting .\nvinh snorts in disgust and points at some trampled stalks . there is a bright smear of blood , and beyond , another .\nyushin spins to see a filthy , blood - encrusted rambo coming through the gun door . yushin charges as rambo swings inside .\ntwo different expansions , cryptic passage and the plasma pak , were released shortly after the game was produced , although only the plasma pak added new weapon modes and enemies . on july 15 , 1998 a special edition collection titled one unit : whole blood was released , which included the fully - patched full version of blood , the cryptic passage expansion pack , the plasma pak expansion pack , and the game wizards interactive walkthrough / strategy guide . in total two strategy guides were released : blood : the official strategy guide by mel odom and ted chapman , and blood : unlock the secrets by game wizards . blood ii : the chosen , the sequel to blood , was released in 1998 and was followed by its own the nightmare levels expansion pack in august 1999 .\nthese are the multiplayer maps ( bloodbath ) that were included with the retail version of blood . expansion packs added other maps .\nthe teleporter , a common trope in first person shooter games like quake , is rarely used in blood , which has a less high - tech motif and adds to the realism and super natural feel . blood also contained secrets - areas that are difficult to access or find and often contain bonuses , but added the new concept of\nsuper secrets\n- areas that are nearly impossible to find or reach , but which merit large rewards , such as allowing the player access to a napalm launcher in the very first level .\nthe player ' s progress is further complicated by different types of traps , including crushing blocks , explosive barrels , lava pits , precarious cliff - sides , jumping puzzles , and combination lock doors . blood was also one of the first first person shooter games ( along with marathon , strife , system shock and dark forces ) to feature alternate firing modes for each weapon . most guns in blood have two completely different methods of dealing damage , compared to earlier games in which each weapon had only a single type of firing mode .\nblood soon grew into a cult classic , especially among fans of other build engine titles . after its release monolith productions put a selection of contemporary reviews of the game up on the blood website , most of which are now only available through the wayback machine .\nthe first keizoku ( series , 1999 ) was the best dorama i ever watched . i hope spec can live up to such standards .\nhad been knocking around hollywood for quite a while before you turned it into a movie . how did you first become aware of it ?\nfirst blood is the debut novel by writer david morrell . first blood is about a vietnam veteran , rambo , who is travelling across the country alone . rambo becomes wary of the small town sheriffs who are constantly forcing him to move on due to his appearance and lack of employment . rambo decides to make a stand in kentucky against small town sheriff wilfred teasle . however , in making his stand , rambo becomes the most wanted man in the state . rambo uses the skills he was taught in the green berets to fight teasle and his deputies , but neither man will allow his pride to let him stop , to admit defeat , despite mounting losses . first blood is a novel about war , about choosing sides , and about the gray areas that make it difficult for either side to be a clear winner .\nludvig hektoen suggests that the safety of transfusion might be improved by cross - matching blood between donors and patients to exclude incompatible mixtures .\nearly 1980s with the growth of component therapy , products for coagulation disorders , and plasma exchange for the treatment of autoimmune disorders , hospital and community blood banks enter the era of transfusion medicine , in which doctors trained specifically in blood transfusion actively participate in patient care .\n1989 human - t - lymphotropic - virus - i - antibody ( anti - htlv - i ) testing of donated blood begins .\nrcmp sgt . ashley davidson was called to examine blood patterns after hanne meketech was found dead in her mobile home in september 2015 .\nhis key model for the rambo character was world war ii hero audie murphy . morrell has gone on to have a long successful career as a novelist . he received his undergraduate degree at the st . jerome university ( a roman catholic university in canada ) , and his m . a . and ph . d . in comparative literature from penn state . he said on the dvd commentary that he always thought of first blood as being a western and lists the sheepman ( 1958 ) as a film that was a sort of parallel to first blood .\ni had this soundtrack 30 years ago when the movie first came out and played it to death , so i know every note by heart .\nfirst blood by david morell a retroview by eric allen i led a rather sheltered childhood , and i did not get to see my first r rated move until i was well into my teens . looking back , i find that i am actually rather grateful that i did not have such influences as prolific cursing and blood and gore on my formative years . i believe that it allows me to more appreciate the gravity of them now . it did not keep me from chafing under the strictures placed upon me by my parents when i was young , though .\n1941 isodor ravdin , a prominent surgeon from philadelphia , effectively treats victims of the pearl harbor attack with cohn ' s albumin for shock . injected into the blood stream , albumin absorbs liquid from surrounding tissues , preventing blood vessels from collapsing , a finding associated with shock .\ndespite his notorious reputation for shooting first and asking questions later , rambo doesn\u2019t actually do anyone in in first blood\u2014 he only severely wounds the people trying to hunt and harm him . this was a conscious effort on stallone\u2019s part in his script to change the character into an underdog from the character in the book who , due to his ptsd , goes on a wild killing rampage , which stallone felt would alienate the audience .\nblood and its expansions were made available for purchase from the digital distribution service urltoken under the one unit : whole blood name on april 10 , 2010 . this was followed by a release on valve software ' s steam service on july 14 , 2014 alongside blood ii : the chosen and its the nightmare levels expansion . atari also began selling the games directly through its own website at around the same time .\nblood takes place in 1928 . the game documentation does not specify a specific year , and the developers described the game as not having a set time period , but the game ' s sequel blood ii : the chosen takes place in 2028 and states that it has been one hundred years since the events in blood . although the backstory was not delineated within the game itself , the monolith website , the blood manual , and an accompanying text file presented the few facts known about the precursory events , such as caleb ' s relationship with ophelia .\nsequel to the awesome first blood , first blood part ii revolves around john rambo is sent into vietnam to take pictures of a supposed abandoned pow camp . when he finds that the camp is still operational , he liberates a pow and subsequently gets betrayed by the men who hired him to get the job done . after this , he takes matters into his own hands and takes on half the vietnamese army and a squad of russian troops and attempts to rescue the other pows ' s . first blood part ii follows the events of the first film and the mission that rambo goes on is a chance for him to get pardonned over the events of the first . first blood part ii is a solid sequel that offers everything you ' d expect from a rambo film . sure some aspects of the film are silly , but the key words you need to remember is \u00e8rambo film ' ehen this is a rambo film , you should expect something over the top . the film delivers the usual top notch action thrills with decent acting , but as usual it ' s not anything great . but what do you expect in the acting department of a rambo flick . though lacking in some aspects of the picture , the film more than makes up for it with it ' s action . thats the reason why rambo films are excellent , the nonstop action . the filmmakers know how to craft a solid actioner , even at times if it ' s not truly perfect , there are a lot of things going for this film that surpasses the low points . as far as action films are concerned , first blood part ii delivers everything you ' d expect and more . first blood part ii is an underrated film that doesn ' t deserve the flack it has received . sure it ' s totally different , but theres an interesting plot to keep you entertained . even if the plot is average , the action is flawless and its what makes this film a blast to watch again and again .\nfirst blood\nmay have signalled the beginning of the incredibly lucrative\nrambo\nseries but for sylvester stallone it represented his first success outside the\nrocky\nfranchise . the the heavily dramatic\nfist .\n( 1978 ) , the critically acclaimed\nnighthawks\n( 1981 ) , or the risible\nescape to victory\n( 1981 ) were among the notable flops stallone starred in between the\nrocky\nfilms .\nfirst blood arrived in theaters in october 1982 , some seven and one - half years after the end of the vietnam war . veterans ' rights were still a significant issue , although their prominence was waning . with its message about how returning soldiers had been marginalized by a divided country in desperate need of healing , first blood sought to bring more to the table than the story of an unhinged survivalist lashing out at a bunch of close - minded bigots . based on david morrell ' s novel , the screenplay by michael kozoll , william sackheim , and stallone sought to mix politics with action . as established by the movie , rambo wasn ' t merely the target of a group of small - minded local law enforcement officials , but the pawn of a system that created him then set him adrift and , in a larger sense , of a society that had no use for him beyond the soulless business of warfare . in first blood , rambo is a victim . in the three sequels , he is\nredeemed\nand transformed into a hero . first blood has a moral compass ; the subsequent entries in the series do not .\n1959 max perutz of cambridge university deciphers the molecular structure of hemoglobin , the molecule that transports oxygen and gives red blood cells their color .\nfirst came the man : a young wanderer in a fatigue coat and long hair . then came the legend , as john rambo sprang from the pages of first blood to take his place in the american cultural landscape . this remarkable novel pits a young vietnam veteran against a small - town cop who doesn ' t know whom he ' s dealing with - - or how far rambo will take him into a life - and - death strugg\nthe road to the first rambo movie being released in 1982 was a long journey . the novel first blood was published in 1972 and reports are that the property went through three studios , 16 scripts , and a lot of high - profile actors and directors before it became sylvester stallone\u2019s second franchise character ( after rocky ) . and though stallone had become a superstar after the 1976 release of rocky his other non - rocky films ( f . i . s . t . , nighthawks & paradise alley ) hadn\u2019t faired so well . nor was the topic of vietnam a popular one in \u201982\u2014the last u . s . troops pulled out of saigon in \u201975 . there weren\u2019t strong indicators that first blood was going to be a hit film .\nearly blood processing program for relief of english war victims , called plasma for britain , begins under direction of charles r . drew , md .\n1996 hiv p24 antigen testing of donated blood begins . although the test does not completely close the hiv window , it shortens the window period .\ni ' m ashamed to say that i had no idea first blood was a book before it was a movie . glad to have this error corrected and was equally glad to have gotten the chance to read this amazing book . now , there were some drastic changes from film to print or print to film more like . and that ' s okay . i never expect the movie to be just like the film . there have to be differences , so long as the essence remains intact . and for the most part , the essence of first blood , be it sylvester stallone or just the\nssg : spy / spec - ops . . . : in your opinion , what books kicked off the spec / ops genre in the first place ?\nmost people will come to first blood having seen the film first , as well as the three sequels . while the book does contain the thriller aspect and some of the action of the film , it is also a kind of dark character study into how a person can be affected by military training and the traumas of war . in terms of the influence of this novel on me as an author , i would say that the protagonist , john rambo , has a number of similarities to my own john kennedy character . these will become even more apparent as the drug gang series continues . first blood is both a fascinating and an exciting read , probably more reminiscent of the film the deer hunter , in many ways , than the actual rambo movies .\nat the bottom , it\u2019s not all resets and adoration stacks . tanky supports ( taric , alistar , leona ) and traditionally full tank solo laners ( trundle , sion , shen ) reap comparatively small benefits from first blood , likely due to their power scaling expressing itself as \u201cbeing real good at not dying\u201d rather than \u201cbeing real good at killing other stuff . \u201d what i\u2019m trying to say is if you\u2019ve gotta feed , feed the tank . it\u2019s also worth mentioning that the solo queue blitzcrank in your game who is \u201cdefinitely gonna carry\u201d is one of the least effective at translating first blood into a juicy\nsylvester stallone is one of the great physical actors in the movies , with a gift for throwing himself so fearlessly into an action scene that we can ' t understand why somebody doesn ' t really get hurt . when he explodes near the beginning of \u201cfirst blood\u201d , hurling cops aside and breaking out of a jail with his fists and speed , it ' s such a convincing demonstration of physical strength and agility that we never question the scene ' s implausibility . in fact , although almost all of \u201cfirst blood\u201d is implausible , because it ' s stallone on the screen , we ' ll buy it ."]}
{"id": 115411, "summary": [{"text": "captain eo is a 1986 american 3d science fiction film starring michael jackson and directed by francis ford coppola ( who came up with the name \" captain eo \" from the greek , cf. eos , the greek goddess of dawn ) that was shown at disney theme parks from 1986 through 1996 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the attraction returned to the disney parks in 2010 as a tribute after jackson 's death .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film was shown for the final time at epcot on december 6 , 2015 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film 's executive producer was george lucas .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film was choreographed by jeffrey hornaday and michael jackson , photographed by peter anderson , produced by rusty lemorande and written by lemorande , lucas and coppola , from a story idea by the artists of walt disney imagineering .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "lemorande also initially designed and created two of the creatures , and was an editor of the film .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the score was written by james horner , and featured two songs ( \" we are here to change the world \" and \" another part of me \" ) , both written and performed by michael jackson .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the supreme leader was played by anjelica huston .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "cinematographer vittorio storaro was the lighting director during much of the principal photography .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "captain eo is regarded as one of the first \" 4d \" films ( 4d being the name given to a 3d film that incorporates in-theater effects , such as lasers , smoke , etc. , synchronized to the film ) .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "captain eo was the first professional collaboration between coppola and lucas since american graffiti ( 1973 ) , and marked the end of a professional and personal estrangement between the two men following lucas ' decision not to direct apocalypse now ( 1979 ) . ", "topic": 5}], "title": "captain eo", "paragraphs": ["official black cap ( with eo logo ) from disneyland sold at the captain eo 2011 tribute . comes with a double sided\ncaptain eo\ntag .\nwell , technically captain eo did not come back to disneyland . the 2010 version of the attraction was called captain eo tribute .\ncaptain eo , eo , captain eooo\u2026 . now i can\u2019t get the song out of my head ! ! can\u2019t wait for july 2nd !\none sided kid ' s shirt with the captain eo movie one sheet picture on the front . reads\ncaptain eo tribute\nwith logo . comes with a double - sided captain eo custom tag . these shirts were sold at disneyland during the captain eo tribute in 2011 .\nerica \u2013 \u201ccaptain eo\u201d is expected to return once the film previews are complete .\nat disneyland , a new theater for captain eo would replace the space stage .\n\u201cwe\u2019ll also share a special \u201ccaptain eo\u201d announcement on twitter early next week . \u201d\ndebbie\u2013\u201choney i shrunk the audience\u201d has closed in order for captain eo to play .\ncaptain eo begins with a male narrator setting the scene . he tells guests :\ncaptain eo ( alternately , captain eo ) is a 1986 3 - d film which is shown at epcot , disneyland park , tokyo disneyland , and disneyland paris .\ni heard that not all the in - theater effects returned when captain eo re - opened at disneyland . will this also be true for captain eo\u2019s return to epcot ?\nmost guests reacted favorably to captain eo . a few newspaper articles were more critical .\nlove it or hate it , captain eo\u2019s message to the world isn\u2019t going anywhere .\npart of the tribute at captain eo tribute was a new pre - show with flat screens showing footage from a tv documentary , the making of captain eo ( 1986 ) .\ni am in disneyland now and just found out captain eo will be returning this tuesday .\nbuckethead - captain eo ' s voyage ( album review ) - sputnikmusic\n. .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for captain eo . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nare there any \u201ccaptain eo\u201d pins ? i would love to own one or trade for it .\nstar trader next door capitalized on the renewed interest in michael jackson and nostalgia for captain eo .\ndocumentary of the making of michael jackson ' s captain eo film for the disney theme parks .\nwhite vinyl bracelet used at the premiere of captain eo at disneyland . with\ncaptain eo\nlogo , reads :\nvalid sep . 19 - 21 , 1986\n. ( usa )\nblue and gray visor with captain eo logo sold at disneyland and disney world . 1986 disney .\nthe logo design for captain eo inspired the logo for 1980s computer games company electric dreams software .\nmichael was great in captain eo . can ' t wait for my kids to see this .\nkenny \u2013 \u201ccaptain eo\u201d is expected to return in the future , once the film previews are complete .\nthe lost legend of captain eo begins in a desolate and dark place : disneyland in the 1980s .\npromo poster board for captain eo , signed by michael in black marker\nmichael jackson 1998\n.\nofficial brass pin with\nmovie one sheet\nartwork that comes on a black plastic card . reads\ncaptain eo tribute featuring michael jackson\n. was sold at the captain eo tribute opening at disneyland .\nsounds fun , but i am sad to see that captain eo will be missing for even longer now .\nseptember 18 , 1986 : captain eo , a 3 - d film starring jackson , premieres at disneyland .\nsmall 7 3 / 4\nx9 1 / 4\nblack totebag with\ncaptain eo\nlogo .\nrip captain eo . the show is gone in disneyland and it looks like it will be too in epcot .\nin the homestar runner cartoon\nthe house that gave sucky tricks\n, marzipan dresses up as captain eo .\nmichael jackson ' s\ncaptain eo\nhas temporarily closed at disneyland \u2014 and might be gone for good .\ncaptain eo ' s crew ( from left to right ) : major domo , idey and ody , hooter .\ni love captain eo my mother does too she says he ' s the finest super hero she ever saw .\njake \u2013 the attraction will be closed on april 10 . the last chance to see \u201ccaptain eo\u201d before the start of the preview is april 9 ; however , \u201ccaptain eo\u201d is expected to return at some point in the future .\nthe last place to watch captain eo was at epcot , where it was good bye on december 6 , 2015 .\nsure , captain eo could still \u201creturn at a later date\u201d to disneyland , but nobody still expects this to happen .\nthis kit comes in a black folder with purple\ncaptain eo\nlogo . 1986 walt disney / eastman kodak .\nthis card comes in a special folding cardboard display holder with\ncaptain eo\nlogo . the card features mickey and minnie mouse with characters from captain eo . tokyo disneyland / the walt disney company . c . 1988 ( japan )\ngetting there is half the fun , especially when the good captain starts boogying and the special effects start flying . captain eo . dvd only . no case or cover art included .\ni am so disappointed that captain eo isn\u2019t going to be in orlando . i was looking so forward to it . do you have any idea at all when captain eo will be coming to orlando . i can\u2019t wait to see it .\nat one time , captain eo was showing at disney parks in california , florida , japan , and france . the final place at which you could see captain eo was at cin\u00e9magique , presented by kodak , in discoveryland at disneyland paris . in late summer 1998 , the captain departed from paris as well .\nhi ana . captain eo will run until at least the end of the year \u2013 the final closing date is tbd .\nthis is the song\nwe are here to change the world\nfrom the\ncaptain eo\nattraction at disneyworld .\nguitarist buckethead titled his 2010 album captain eo ' s voyage in reference to the passing of michael jackson . [ 19 ]\nweiss , werner .\ncaptain eo at yesterland\n. . yesterland . com . retrieved on august 20 , 2012 .\nhooter the elephant 15\nplush doll from the micheal jackson 3d film captain eo , shown at disneyland and disney world .\ncaptain eo\neventually opened at tokyo disneyland and disneyland paris . however , by 1998 , all of the\ncaptain eo\nattractions had ended their runs at the assorted disney parks throughout the world . the company was moved , however , to return the show to its parks in 2010 , starting with disneyland ' s version , renamed\ncaptain eo tribute .\n18\nx24\nposter from disneyland with\neo\nlogo and reads\nfeaturing michael jackson\non bottom . sold at disneyland during the opening of the captain eo 2010 tribute .\nat disneyland park in california , you can catch this limited time intergalactic preview in 3d with special in - theater effects at the magic eye theater in tomorrowland , where captain eo is typically shown . captain eo is expected to return at a later date .\nheather are there any plans to do a premeire week - end like d . l did for captain eo back in the 80\u2033s\nat over 1 million dollars per minute , captain eo is one of the most expensive per - minute films of all time .\nofficial 10\nx8\npromotional photo of mj from captain eo , with dancers . the back has typed caption :\nnbc - tv will spotlight the new michael jackson starring 3 - d film captain eo saturday , sept . 20 . . .\nthis post just made the argument for why captain eo will one day be named to the smithsonian ' s national film registry .\nfor more swg remixes , visit : urltoken eo music / we are here to change the world track from the disney 3d movie ' captain eo ' , starring michael jackson . - singlewhiteglove -\n\u201cat disneyland park in california , you can catch this limited time intergalactic preview in 3d with special in - theater effects at the magic eye theater in tomorrowland , where captain eo is typically shown . captain eo is expected to return at a later date . \u201d\nsince we first announced the return of \u201c captain eo \u201d on the disney parks blog , there has been an incredible response from fans , and we\u2019ve received many enthusiastic emails and phone calls asking exactly when the classic \u201ccaptain eo\u201d attraction featuring michael jackson will reopen .\ni sure hope there will be plans to bring captain eo as well as magic journey to 3d blu - ray and dvd soon .\nus flyer with captain eo images ; used to celebreate the 50th anniversary of ' snow white & the 7 dwarfs ' at disneyland .\nsigned captain eo one sheet poster signed\nlove michael jackson\nin black sharpie pen . signature measures over 9\nin length .\nin early march , be on the lookout for a specially created captain eo embroidered nylon jacket . see merchandise and prices at disneyparks .\nfor captain eo tribute , the budget did not include bringing back the old effects , but the \u201cnew\u201d effects were matched to the show .\ncaptain eo and his space crew are on a mission to save the world from the evil queen by giving her a song and dance .\na celebration broke out to\nanother part of me\n, as captain eo and his crew triumphantly exited and flew off into space .\nsilver thigh - high custom boots made for michael by his personal designer bill whitten , that he wore in disney ' s captain eo .\ncaptain eo pencil sketches of\nthe supreme leader\n, played by anjelica huston . signed\ntom bari / burman ' 85 .\nthe costume for hooter is believed to be based on max rebo , from return of the jedi , because george lucas produced captain eo .\nthe preshow for the second incarnation of captain eo , consisted of the made for tv special\nthe making of captain eo\n. the documentary was directed by muffett kaufman and hosted by whoopi goldberg . the film showed interviews with cast , crew and the producers of the film .\ni am so happy that captain eo is returning . i was one of the people that signed the petetion for it\u2019s return and want to thank disney for listening . thank you thank you thank you ! ! ! i will make a special trip just to see michael in captain eo .\nafter epcot opened , peter worked on several other disney projects including \u201camerican journeys , \u201d \u201ccaptain eo , \u201d \u201cmuppet * vision 3d\u201d and more .\nmichael jackson : we are here to change the world * 1986 * ( captain eo version ) ( . m4a / aac ) [ hq ]\nexcited for tomorrowland , but concerned for my eo . when is eo expected to return ? will it be once tomorrowland is in theaters ?\nby this point , coppola was already involved in his next film , peggy sue got married that would open a month after captain eo , and lucas was struggling with howard the duck , which would open one month before captain eo \u2014and work on the \u201cstar tours\u201d attraction was falling behind schedule .\nalthough built for captain eo , disneyland ' s magic eye theater , that seated about 700 guests , opened in may 1986 with the amazing magic journeys , the original 3 - d movie from epcot ' s imagination pavilion , in preparation for the captain eo debut . live theater special effects were added for the captain eo presentation including lasers , fiber - optic stars , and fog effects that were all painstakingly synchronized with the action on screen .\nawesome ! i love captain eo ! i hope it will still be there in late september when i come down . thank you disney people ! \ud83d\ude42\ncaptain eo is only 17 minutes long and with a cost of 17 to 30 million $ it\u2019s probably the most expensive movie ever created . a \u2018making of\u2019 was also produced and presented by whoopi goldberg . \u2018the making of captain eo\u2019 was broadcasted on may 15 1988 as a promotion for the attraction .\n( featuring 3d like captain eo triangle on front of folded invite ) . authentic premiere invitation . captain e . o . from estate of actress tracy reiner . perfect for framing . 9 . 5\nx 7\nunfolded .\nthe result of this collaboration was captain eo , which opened at disneyland on september 18 , 1986 ( six days after it opened at epcot center ) .\nnow , please continue to captain eo at epcot from 2010 to 2015 , and what replaced it ( updated yesterland article , originally published in 2015 ) .\nbrady macdonald .\niger : no plans to bring \u2018captain eo\u2019 back to disneyland\n. . los angeles times . retrieved on september 26 , 2009 .\na flyer announcing the opening of the captain eo film at disney\u2019s epcot center on september 19 and 20 , 1986 . signed by michael in silver marker .\ni am planning a trip in september . i haven\u2019t been there since they opened captain eo , so i hope they open it soon after this promo ends .\ni noticed a comment indicating that the newly - released captain eo show in anaheim was slightly different than original show when it first debuted . has anything changed ?\n\u2018stitch encounter\u2019 to replace \u2018captain eo\u2019 at tokyo disney resort\n. . stitch kingdom ( december 19 , 2013 ) . retrieved on december 19 , 2013 .\nhoney , i shrunk the audience was produced in 65mm and captain eo was shot in 70mm , therefore the resulting loss of picture is just under 10 % .\ncaptain eo returning to walt disney world resort \u00ab disney parks blog\n. . urltoken ( april 28 , 2010 ) . retrieved on december 4 , 2011 .\non december 19 , 2013 , tokyo disneyland announced it would be closing captain eo on june 30 , 2014 , to make way for stitch encounter in spring 2015 .\nall the members of his crew then assure themselves that they will not fail , however idey and ody quickly inform the captain that an enemy patrol ship is flying by . although captain eo initially tries to outrun the patrol , they are hit by the ship ' s lasers . alarmed , captain eo asks for the map of the planet , only to find that hooter ate it . at this point , captain eo ' s superior , commander bog , appears on a holographic screen and demands to know what is going on ( as captain eo was late checking in ) . when the commander begins to realize that captain eo is in combat against orders , hooter throws something that sticks to the holographic image , obscuring bog ' s vision and keeping him from realizing what ' s happening . hooter then brings in the ship ' s sail , just before the ship enters a tunnel . despite their best efforts however , the ship still crashes onto the planet . after crashing , captain eo discovers that they have \u201clanded\u201d right next to the homing beacon , a fact that he is able to report to the commander . commander bog then gives eo further instructions , saying :\npetersen worked at epcot when eo replaced an original park show , magical journeys .\nthis disparity of popularity was not lost on disneyland management . in september 2009 , the magic eye theater was temporarily closed to the public for several days . officially , the reason was to show captain eo to michael jackson\u2019s children . but it was also an opportunity to test the feasibility of bringing back captain eo for a public run .\nof course there was merchandising for captain eo but not in the amount that one would expect from a combined effort from lucas , disney and jackson . there are a few pins , several caps , some posters , stuffed creatures ( fuzzball , the geex and hooter ) , some pvc figures , t - shirts , keychains , wristwatches and a 3d comic . there never has been an official release of captain eo or \u2018the making of captain eo\u2019 on any format , though many bootlegs can be found online .\ncaptain eo wound up running at disneyland until 1994 , and screened at orlando\u2019s epcot from 1986 to 1997 , \u2014 at which point jackson\u2019s scandals had alienated some of his fanbase . but the outpouring of grief that occurred after the singer\u2019s death in 2009 led disney to return captain eo to many disney parks the following year . when it closes this year , eo will have run for nearly two decades and in four locations .\nwhy can\u2019t we just bring back captain eo permanently ? you know , in memory of michael . i bet he would have loved to see his movie back at epcot .\nharrison ellenshaw , who was in charge of creating many of the groundbreaking space backgrounds in the star wars films , was brought in to be captain eo\u2019s visual effects supervisor .\non november 13 , 2015 , disney announced that captain eo would be closing december 6 , 2015 , to make way for\ndisney & pixar short film festival\n.\ncaptain eo and his rugged crew set out on a mission to deliver a special gift to a wicked queen who lives on a dark , desolate world . getting there is half the fun , especially when the good captain starts boogying and the special effects start flying .\n( i also agree that it\u2019s time for captain eo to leave permanently . its time was long gone before sentiment brought it back , and even that\u2019s wearing thin now . )\nofficial reopening date set for ' captain eo ' featuring michael jackson\n. . disney parks blog ( february 19 , 2010 ) . retrieved on february 19 , 2010 .\nwhite long - sleeve shirt with a rainbow motif , ribbed neck and zip closure at back of neck . worn by michael jackson for his role in the film captain eo .\ni really loved captain eo . this is prescious work of a master . long live the king & his legacy . r . i . p . michael . with love manvi\nalthough built for captain eo , disneyland\u2019s magic eye theater opened in may 1986 with the delightful magic journeys , the original 3d movie from epcot\u2019s imagination pavilion . actually , magic journeys was no stranger to disneyland\u2019s tomorrowland , having enjoyed a previous run at the outdoor space stage . in september of the same year , captain eo moved into the magic eye theater .\nas a side note , it\u2019s been fun having captain eo back , but i do hope that the imagineers have something new planned for the magic eye theater space in the future .\noh , oh\u2026 captain eo and his crew have been captured , taken to the wicked supreme leader ( played by anjelica huston ) , and sentenced . \u201cjustice\u201d is swift and severe . captain eo accepts his sentence , one hundred years of torture , with grace . he tells the supreme leader that he has brought her a gift , which she will see\u2014and hear .\non december 19 , 2013 , tokyo disneyland announced it would be closing captain eo on june 30 , 2014 , to make way for stitch encounter in spring 2015 . [ 14 ]\ncaptain eo will stand alone . it\u2019s not the greatest movie ever made , but it\u2019s a great musical piece , up there with thriller . and it\u2019s survived the test of time .\n\u201c captain eo ran over budget . the biggest factor was special effects , some 150 of them , more per minute than lucas had used in star wars , \u201d eisner said .\nsame blue and gray ( battery operated ) lighted visor as the usa version , with captain eo logo except reads\ntokyo disneyland\nacross the top . c . 1988 disney .\nthe story of the making of muppet vision 3 - d is deserving of an entire column and i am only mentioning it here to demonstrate that captain eo could have been a better film and cost less money . certainly muppet vision 3 - d has been inspirational in other similar projects that have been developed over the years , while captain eo became a trivial anecdote .\nrich : though it shows all the signs of age that michael jackson\u2019s face never did when he was with us ( alternate title : the picture of dorian eo ) , i loved this experience so much , and i give captain eo an a for anjelica huston alone .\nthis 17 - minute short staring michael jackson as captain eo follows a group of space travelers who are captured by the oppressive leaders of a remote planet and sentenced to 100 years of torture . the captain responds with an impromptu rock concert that transforms the evil leaders into peaceful humanoids .\nit has been 16 years since captain eo played at epcot . we don ' t want to print spoilers , but here are a few elements of the production that might spark memories .\nwe are booked for sept . for our 20th wedding anniversary and our children\u2019s birthdays . seeing captain eo will definitely make it a celebration for us ! pins , pins , pins ! !\nsupreme leader : \u201cyou think me beautiful ? \u201d captain eo : \u201cvery beautiful within , your highness , but without a key to unlock it\u2026 and that is my gift to you . \u201d\ncaptain eo closed quietly and without fanfare at disneyland april 1997 . it had closed july 1994 at epcot , september 1996 at tokyo disneyland , and lasted until august 1998 at disneyland paris .\n11 3 / 4\nx16 3 / 4\nposter comes sealed on a cardboard backing . features the movie one sheet with\neo\nlogo and reads\nfeaturing michael jackson\non bottom . sold at disneyland paris during the opening of the captain eo 2010 tribute .\ndisney has said that\neo\nis\nexpected to return at a later date ,\nthough some disney fan blogs \u2014 including dlandlive and mice chat \u2014 are speculating this could be the end of\neo .\nthe tokyo disneyland equivalent of the show recently announced the permanent closure of their\ncaptain eo tribute ,\nwhich will shutter on june 30 .\non march 26 , 2015 disney announced that captain eo would be temporarily closed on april 10 , 2015 . following this date , the theater showed a sneak peak of the 2015 disney movie\ntomorrowland\n. although the attraction returned following tomorrowland ' s release , on november 13 , 2015 disney announced that captain eo would be permanently closing . this happened on december 6 , 2015 , with eo being replaced with thee disney & pixar short film festival [ 1 ] .\nthe 3d technology for eo was groundbreaking , but also led to a rather deliberate produciton .\n* technology : eo\u2019s ship shows similarities to jabba\u2019s luxury sail barge and the bantha ii cargo skiffs used by jabba . ubrikkian constructs both vehicles so eo\u2019s ship could easily be another of ubrikkian\u2019s products . dooku\u2019s solar sailer used a star sail , just as eo\u2019s ship does .\na celebration breaks out as eo and his crew triumphantly exit and flies off into space .\nexperience the singing , dancing , and song - writing talents of michael jackson as captain eo\u2014on a quest to change the world . it\u2019s a spectacular , 70 - millimeter , 3d space adventure .\nin may 1998 , the former magic eye theater became the west coast home of the 3d movie honey , i shrunk the audience , which had already replaced captain eo at epcot in 1994 .\ni also hope that captain eo has descriptive audio for the visually impaired . wouldn\u2019t that be sweet ? something to improve over the original . amazing sound with description would make an amazing experience .\non november 13 , 2015 , disney announced that captain eo would be closing on december 6 , 2015 to make way for a\ndisney & pixar short film festival\n. [ 1 ]\nby june 19 , the\ncaptain eo\nattraction ' s sign had been removed , prompting super fan guy selga to sadly tweet :\ni ' m going to be sick .\nthis is a dvd of the original captain eo show at disneyland . that is about all the information i have on it . it does play all the way through though . no scratches .\n4\nx9\nfolding brochure from disney world . has captain eo ads throughout with mickey , minnie , and\n15 years\nbirthday cake on cover . 1986 kodak / disney world .\nthe original disney artwork for michael jackson ' s 3 - d short film captain eo which was used on the film poster , disney attraction posters , comic book art , and disney merchandising .\nanaheim , california \u2013 michael jackson ' s 3 - d short film captain eo is playing again at disneyland , and the 24 - year - old space opera still holds up . mostly .\nand what about the illumgrids seen in the cockpit of the ship ? they look a lot like the lights inside the death star . the planet where eo\u2019s crew crashes seems to look like another death star trench . holograms and homing beacons are also known in the universe of captain eo .\ni remember enjoying \u201ccaptain eo\u201d during its original run at epcot from 1986 - 1994 . but for some of you , it\u2019ll be a new experience . the film features michael jackson as \u201ccaptain eo\u201d and a crew of disney - created space characters . during their journey , the group uses the power of dance , light and music to turn a colorless planet into a world of color and happiness .\nultra rare from captain eo anjelica huston supreme leader head cast . unfinished piece from disney imagineers . based on the makeup appliances applied to her actual face . the finished piece was display . . .\nfuzzball . jackson ' s tiny , furry , flying companion serves no purpose other than to sell plush toys at the captain eo gift shop . ( they aren ' t even available anymore . )\nit was the same movie in the same theater . the 3d technology and special effects of captain eo had been state - of - the - art in the 1980s , but looked dated when the show returned . audiences of 2010 were accustomed to digital 3d at their local cinemas and complex cgi wizardry , such as in james cameron\u2019s avatar . in comparison , captain eo was downright old - fashioned .\ncaptain eo agrees to that punishment , but also tells the queen that she is beautiful , but without a key to unlock that beauty . his crew transforms into a musical band , but before he can share his magical song , hooter accidentally stumbles into the equipment rendering it momentarily useless , angering the queen who orders her guards to capture captain eo and his crew . a short battle ensues before hooter repairs the equipment . eo\u2019s song transforms the dark , mechanical inhabitants into agile and colorful backup dancers .\n: the cosmos , a universe of good and evil , where a small group struggles to bring freedom to the countless worlds of despair . a rag - tag band lead by the infamous captain eo .\nthe cosmos : a universe of good and evil where a small group struggles to bring freedom to the countless worlds of despair ; a rag - tag band led by the infamous captain eo .\ni can\u2019t believe captain eo is back ! i saw this when i was 4 and it was way too intense for me . all i remember was crying and my mom having to take me out .\nin december 2009 , disney officials announced that captain eo would return for a limited engagement to the disneyland resort only . on february 23 , 2010 , thousands of michael jackson and captain eo fans lined up outside the tomorrowland theater to welcome back the film that was on a 13 - year hiatus . they donned space gear , futuristic outfits and a couple even were dressed like the king of pop himself .\n12\nx20\ndouble sided plastic shopping bag with handle from tokyo disneyland . reads ( in part ) :\n3 - d musical motion picture space adventure : captain eo . . .\nhas blue\neo\nlogo on black\nspace\nbackground ( same design on both sides ) .\ncaptain eo needs to go away . it\u2019s time has come and gone , come again , and now needs to be retired once and for all . please , please , please replace it with something new !\nwalt disney world continues its wave of nostalgia with the rebirth of captain eo - - a 3 - d sci - fi movie featuring michael jackson and a crew of fuzzy space explorers - - at epcot .\ni saw captain eo on my senior class trip . by the time i returned to disney world again ( in 2008 ) it was long gone . it will be great to share this with my kids !\ncompleted version of the entrance music to captain eo . i ' m still not totally happy with the audio quality but it was the best i could do . music composed by james horner special thanks to urltoken\nin my subsequent visits to disneyland - - like one in the mid - ' 90s , when the magic eye theater was still showing the film - - i skipped captain eo entirely , opting for faster , more relevant thrills . a few years ago , on another trek to the park , captain eo was gone entirely , a mere memory , a relic . ( disneyland stopped showing the film in april 1997 . )\nstacey \u2013 unfortunately , no . april 10 is the first day the \u201ccaptain eo\u201d attraction will be closed to prepare for the sneak peek , so the previews won\u2019t be ready to go until sometime the following week .\ncaptain eo returns to the disneyland resort for a limited engagement in honor of michael jackson , the king of pop who died june 25 , 2009 . this 3 - d movie that he starred in was revived in february 2010 at the southern california theme park and will run indefinitely . under the new title of captain eo tribute , the movie replaces the long - running honey , i shrunk the kids at the tomorrowland theater .\ngetting there is half the fun , especially when the good captain starts boogying and the special effects start flying . making of captin eo - whoopi goldberg . dvd contains the following dvd - region 1 u . . .\nwith the announcement that captain eo will return for a limited engagement at disneyland this february ( test screenings have already been done for disney executives and the jackson family , including jackson\u2019s three children who had never seen the film ) , this seems like a good time to write as much of the story of captain eo that i know in the hopes that others will help fill in the gaps to this little documented footnote in jackson\u2019s amazing career .\ncaptain eo is a young adventurer who is supposed to bring peace to a planet that is being suppressed by an evil queen ruler ( anjelica huston ) . eo\u2019s commander is commander bog ( dick shawn ) . eo sidekicks include the flying fuzzball , the geex ( an alien with three legs and two heads : idy and ody ) , hooter and the robotic duo major and minor domo . the geex was specially recruited for this mission because eo thought an extra crewmember was needed and that even in space two heads are better than one .\neo started playing again at disneyland in february and is also playing at disney parks in tokyo and paris .\ncaptain eo was a 1986 american 3d science fiction film starring michael jackson and directed by francis ford coppola ( who came up with the name\ncaptain eo\nfrom eos , the greek goddess of dawn ) that was shown at disney theme parks from 1986 through 1996 . the attraction returned to the disney parks in 2010 as a tribute after jackson ' s death . the film was shown for the final time at epcot on december 6 , 2015 .\non july 2 , 2010 , following the death of michael jackson , captain eo returned to epcot as a tribute to the late singer . the film replaced honey , i shrunk the audience almost exactly 16 years after its initial closure . although the film had returned however , many of the original in - theater effects were removed when honey , i shrunk the audience was built , and thus they are not used in the second version of captain eo .\nthe two robot members of the crew transformed into musical instruments , and the crew members began to play the various instruments . as hooter ran toward his instrument , he tripped over eo ' s cape and broke it , stopping the music . the spell broken , the supreme leader ordered her guards to capture captain eo and his crew .\nat this point ,\nwe are here to change the world ,\n( a song written by michael jackson specifically for the film ) begins . during the introduction captain eo transforms various minions of the supreme leader into dancers that join him in the song . eventually , the supreme leader sends in her\nwhip warriors\n( two soldiers who attack captain eo with electronic whips ) while\nwe are here to change the world\nquietly continues in the background . although he struggles for a while , fuzzball ties the two whips together , incapacitating the warriors and allowing captain eo to use his energy powers on them . captain eo then transforms the prisoners trapped in the walls into another group of dancers , as the song continues in full force . captain eo next flies up to the supreme leader and transforms her into a beautiful woman , before using his energy to transform the lair into a beautiful palace with greek columns . with the sun now shining , everyone celebrates as \u201canother part of me\u201d ( the second original song in the film ) is performed . the film then ends with the triumphant crew flying off towards their next mission .\npeter anderson is behind the disney 3d camera rig during filming of\ncaptain eo\nfor disney ' s theme parks . francis ford coppola , the film ' s director , can be seen to the right of the camera .\nwhen will they be closing honey i shrunk the kids close to start putting in captain eo ? i am going in the begging of june and i want to see honey i shrunk the kids one more time before it closes .\ncheck back on the disney parks blog next week for more updates . we\u2019ll also share a special \u201ccaptain eo\u201d announcement on twitter early next week . to be the first to hear it , follow us on twitter : @ disneyland .\ncaptain eo opened at epcot on september 12 , 1986 , but the big premiere was scheduled for its disneyland opening on september 18 , 1986 . the film would later open in tokyo disneyland in 1987 and disneyland paris in 1992 .\nover the past few months , the theater has been used for a variety of purposes , mostly to exhibit upcoming disney features like brad bird\u2019s tomorrowland and disney\u2022pixar\u2019s inside out . but now captain eo is back and we couldn\u2019t be more excited . it\u2019s an attraction that feels so classically epcot , one that has one foot in fantasy and the other in science fiction ; that is both futuristic and warmly nostalgic . it\u2019s an attraction shares epcot\u2019s view of the future as a place where anything is possible and everything is super fun . captain eo is the story of \u201ca ragtag band led by the infamous captain eo , \u201d and almost 30 years later , it\u2019s enough to make you smile \u2026 and dance .\n\u00e3\u0083\u00e2\u0082 michael ' s wardrobe is mostly a white , leather space - captain number , but he accessorizes with a cape .\nth 1986 was the grand opening . it was a huge celebration with movie stars and music stars . also on the dvd will be the complete captain eo attraction in full screen and wide screen . getting there is h . . .\nwhite ceramic mug with blue and purple logo sold at disneyland paris during the 2010 eo tribute re - release .\n7\nround foil balloon with blue and purple\neo\nlogo on black background . c . 1988 disney\nplease tell me honey , i shrunk the audience is coming back\u2026 please , please , please ! i am looking forward to seeing captain eo . . but i think once will be enough ! i love honey , i shrunk the audience .\nthere was a wealth of talent on the set of the film , which led to groundbreaking work \u2014 but also some difficulty . everyone had strong opinions ( and other projects ) vying for their attention , which slowed down captain eo considerably .\ncaptain eo disneyland ride - compilation dvd ( tv special , ride , music video ) . it contains the following - set of 5 dvds featuring over 15 hours of recordings from cnn ' s live coverage of his shocking d . . .\nthough we may be surprised that coppola directed this musical , he did in fact direct several musicals earlier in his career , such as \u2018finian\u2019s rainbow\u2019 and \u2018the cotton club\u2019 . rumours say that coppola didn\u2019t really do a lot on captain eo .\nupon arriving on the planet , the crew was captured by the henchmen of the supreme leader , and brought before her . she sentenced the crew to be turned into trash cans , and captain eo to 100 years of torture in her deepest dungeon . before being sent away , captain eo told the supreme leader that he saw the beauty hidden within her , and that he brought her the key to unlock it : his song ,\nwe are here to change the world\n.\ncaptain eo provided both and was a welcome addition to the list of epcot offerings . this is also the first time that the eisner publicity machine was used to its maximum ability . as part of the media campaign , the new disney channel broadcasted a 45 minute special on \u201cthe making of captain eo\u201d hosted by whoopi goldberg . the show itself was nothing short of spectacular and the sheer number of in - theater effects really did elevate the status of this film to a true attraction .\nover the years , the crowds disappeared . movie - based attractions tend to have less repeat appeal than rides . michael jackson\u2019s star shined less brightly . after a run of over ten years at disneyland , captain eo closed quietly in april 1997 .\naround the time huston was offered the job , she won raves for her performance in prizzi\u2019s honor ( which would later win her an academy award for best actress ) . prizzi\u2019s honor debuted in early june , weeks before captain eo began shooting .\njackson wrote two new songs for the film , one of which , \u201cwe\u2019re here to change the world , \u201d was used in the climactic stand - off between captain eo and the queen , and culminated with jackson leading an army of dancers .\ni know there must be much more to the story of captain eo , but nobody has written much of anything , so here , for future researchers , is what little i know to help them better understand that small footnote in jackson\u2019s life .\nin\ncaptain eo ,\nlasers fire through the audience and science - fiction robots spin past your head . in\nbebop bamboozled ,\ndancers threw a few frisbees off the tv screen , and all the long shots lost their perspective .\ndisney enthusiasts will be excited to find special captain eo inspired merchandise created in celebration of the re - opening of the attraction . merchandise will include , ladies and men\u2019s tees , fleece , military and beanie style hats , posters and souvenir items .\ni really love captain eo mj is not only a fantastic singer and dancer he ' s also an amazing actor he really acts very well < 3 < 3 we ' re here to change the world < 3 . . another part of me\nin fact , captain eo is a wonderful example of people trying to build their own little empires ( often by overstating their contribution or pointing an accusatory finger at someone else ) and , as a result , it got out of control . when i mentioned that captain eo was a troubled production , i didn ' t fully appreciate how troubled it was and one of the reasons again was too many chiefs not listening to the common sense of others and the lack of necessary pre - planning .\nin 1994 captain eo disappeared in epcot and the other disney parks followed ( disney resort paris was the last one in 1998 ) . eo was replaced by \u2018honey , i shrunk the audience\u2019 . reasons for the disappearance of eo include the fact that the special effects had become too old but the fact that jackson was accused for the first time in 1993 of sexual harassment may have been the main reason . one can understand that this was not at all to the liking of disney .\nto make way for this new offering , \u201c captain eo , \u201d the current occupant of magic eye theater will say its final farewell december 6 . hope many of you are able to come out to see them change the world one more time .\nwe are visiting disney world later this year and are very excited for this attraction . although we also love honey i shrunk the audience\u2026 why not have both ? some showings of captain eo and others of honey i shrunk the audience ? thank you !\nadds to the greatness of michael jackson . this was closed at disneyland when i was a kid , so i didn ' t really remember it that well , but it was brought back after michael jackson ' s passing . captain eo is an amazing short 3d film the great minds of francis ford coppola and george lucas behind it . aside from having mj , his dancing , and singing it it , this film has a good message behind it . captain eo will never get old to me .\nthe comic book was actually published in two sizes , the normal comic book size and this huge , 17\nx 11\nsize which is the most collectible one . in both cases the cover was captain eo ' s famous artwork . . .\nthis film was always my achilles heel i love both captain eo i ' ve come to dream xd , draw . . . i love it . i ' m too in love with him . it ' s my dream , my inspiration . .\nthe film for captain eo is really a mix between the two remaining concepts . the first was for a pan - like character that defeated an ice queen with power of music and dance , and a space opera originally titled \u201cintergalactic music man . \u201d\nrepresenting the height of 1986 movie technology , captain eo was a lavish collaboration between disney and george lucas ' industrial light & magic studio . directed by francis ford coppola and starring jackson at the zenith of his career , the 17 - minute film was shown only in custom - built theaters in disney parks from 1986 to 1994 . following jackson ' s death in 2009 , fans clamored for captain eo ' s return , and disney brought it back , though only to disneyland , on feb . 23 .\n\u00e3\u0083\u00e2\u0082 the ship is manned by a\nragtag band led by the infamous captain eo .\nthat ' s michael jackson , backed by a bunch of furry creatures that have a bad - - yet unspecified - - combat record . the most comic of the comic relief is a character named hooter , who keeps foiling things , which makes the captain giggle . hooter also plays keyboard .\nlemorande : we suddenly had a way bigger star . she became famous very quickly after captain eo . she didn\u2019t have an oscar before we hired her . if she had an oscar before we hired her , i\u2019m sure she wouldn\u2019t have done the job .\nwe went to epcot again in december and needless to say , i was unsuccessful in the few attempts i made to \u201caccidentally\u201d end up near the ride and , \u201cwell , since we\u2019re here we might as well just see captain eo again . . . \u201d\nwhen captain eo begins , the furry puppets and outdated robots might disappoint you , but the supreme leader definitely won\u2019t . anjelica huston gives a chilling performance as a transhuman evil queen whose torso is connected to the ceiling with dozens of coiling wires . she\u2019s alien , she\u2019s human , she\u2019s machine , and she\u2019s totally awesome . she sentences mj\u2019s crew to be turned into trash cans and captain eo himself to \u201cone hundred years of torture in my deepest dungeon . \u201d that\u2019s when the captain of pelvic thrusts pulls out a great song to unlock the beauty hidden within the evil queen , and though she battles him fiercely with her cybernetic \u201cwhip warriors , \u201d in the end she\u2019s transformed into her true , lovely , definitely human self . her twisted , metallic world turns into a lush paradise in which she seems equally at home , and she and captain eo are now the best of friends . what is not to love ?\nthe others all ran away , leaving captain eo to fight the whip warriors alone . eo was trapped by a closing gate and was preparing for a last stand as both the whip warriors drew their whips back for a final blow . fuzzball dropped his instrument and speedily flew over to tie the two whips together , causing the whip warriors to be thrown off balance and giving eo an opportunity to transform them as well . with no further obstacles , eo used his power to transform the remaining four henchmen ( not yet unleashed ) and they , the transformed whip warriors and the other dancers , pressed forward in dance before eo transformed the supreme leader into a beautiful woman , her lair into a peaceful greek temple , and the planet into a verdant paradise .\ndisneyland\u2019s \u201cexclusive , limited engagement\u201d turned out not to be so exclusive . captain eo reopened at disneyland paris on june 12 , 2010 ; at tokyo disneyland on july 1 , 2010 ; and at epcot on july 2 , 2010\u2014without \u201ctribute\u201d tacked onto the movie\u2019s name .\nthe film told the story of captain eo ( michael jackson ) and the ragtag crew of his spaceship on a mission to deliver a gift to\nthe supreme leader\n( anjelica huston ) , who lived on a world of rotting , twisted metal and steaming vents . captain eo ' s alien crew consisted of his small flying sidekick fuzzball , the double - headed navigator and pilot idey ( debbie lee carrington ) and ody ( cindy sorenson ) , robotic security officer major domo ( gary depew ) , a small robot , minor domo ( who fits like a module into major domo ) , and the clumsy elephant - like shipmate hooter ( tony cox ) who always managed to upset the crew ' s missions . dick shawn played captain eo ' s boss , commander bog .\nwhen eo finally reaches their destination they fall under attack from patrol cruisers . the can evade the enemy fire but crash on the surface . since hooter has eaten the map , they have no idea where they are . guards immediately surround eo and his crew so it seems they have landed in the right place after all . the evil queen ruler , who looks like a metallic spiderlike witch , convicts eo to severe punishments . eo apologises but wishes to present her with a gift before his punishment begins . eo asks her not only to see the gift but listen to it as well . major and minor turn into a drum and guitar that are being used by hooter and the geex . de queen sees what\u2019s happening and orders her guards to intervene but eo\u2019s power turn them into dancers . the queen then sends her whip warriors who are far stronger than the regular guards . the warriors corner eo but fuzzball saves the day and eo can transform the warriors into allies as well . when all her guards are defeated , the queen is without a proper defence . eo uses all his power and turns her into a beautiful woman . the metallic environment of her fortress and the planet transform into a lush paradise . eo\u2019s mission is a huge success ."]}
{"id": 115414, "summary": [{"text": "thirteen women is a 1932 american pre-code psychological thriller film , produced by david o. selznick and directed by george archainbaud .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars myrna loy , irene dunne and ricardo cortez .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film is based on the 1930 bestselling novel of the same name by tiffany thayer and was adapted for the screen by bartlett cormack and samuel ornitz .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "several characters were deleted from the film 's final release , including those played by leon ames , phyllis fraser , and betty furness ( in what would have been furness ' film debut at the age of 16 ) .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the film portrays only eleven women , not thirteen , with fraser and furness playing the two characters edited out of the film .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the film premiered in october at the roxy theater in new york city on october 15 , 1932 , then released in los angeles , and a few other cities in november 1932 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "a limited national release came in 1933 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "originally running seventy-three minutes , the studio edited fourteen minutes out of the picture prior to release .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film was re-released in 1935 ( post-code ) by rko , hoping to turn a profit by cashing in on the growing popularity of stars dunne and loy .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "thirteen women has been cited as an early \" female ensemble \" film . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "thirteen women", "paragraphs": ["women , war & peace is a co - production of thirteen and fork films .\nvampires , weres a . . . : thirteen ( women of the other world # 13 )\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing thirteen women near you .\non february 21 , 2012 , thirteen women was released on manufactured - on - demand dvd through the warner archive collection . [ 8 ]\nif you are on twitter you can follow thirteen at @ thirteenwnet and me at @ e20launderette . on instagram , find thirteen at @ thirteenwnet and me at @ gothamtomato .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of thirteen by kelley armstrong .\nmakers : women in film airs tuesday , october 7 at 9 p . m . on thirteen , and october 10 at 6 p . m . on wliw world .\nhall , mordaunt ( 1932 ) .\nanother murder mystery . thirteen women . . .\n, part of multiple film reviews , the new york times , october 15 , 1932 . retrieved november 22 , 2017 .\n, which spotlights the first fifty women in morocco to graduate from an imam academy in rabat .\nyou can also find the text of thirteen women online at the internet archive : urltoken . be sure to browse through one of the formats that preserve david berger\u2019s illustrations from the book , some of which were pretty strong stuff for their time .\naha ! it was something called \u201cthirteen men\u201d ( first edition ) . correctly surmising the reason for its placement there , i immediately started reading it .\nthe french political thinker alexis de toqueville travelled extensively through the united states in gathering research for his book democracy in america . in this excerpt , he described the belief that american men and women lived in \u201cseparate spheres : \u201d men in public , women in the home . this expectation justified the denial of rights to women . all women were denied political rights in nineteenth century america , but only a small number of wealthy families could afford to remove women from economic production , like de toqueville claimed .\nthirteen women : urltoken shortly before shedding her snakeskin vamp persona for good by wrapping herself in the ermine confines of nora charles , myrna loy terrified and terrorized as the murderous mesmerist ursula georgi in the pre - code horror show thirteen women . following a racist sorority ' s cruel rebuff , half - caste ursula embarks on a blood - thirsty trail of deceit and murder until only one woman ( irene dunne ) is left to face her . aside from the allure and interest of its two leading ladies - - each on the cusp of their ascension into cinema legend - - thirteen women ' s delights are rather more diabolical and devastating than the more domestic concerns of a traditional\nwomen ' s picture .\nfrom its breathless and terrifying ( and arrestingly staged ) opening aerial atrocity through its stabbings , suicides and hidden bombs , thirteen women ' s relentless pace startles and astonishes , ever driven by loy ' s portrayal of ursula ' s unalloyed and unapologetic evil . - - - - - - 1 , 000 + rare films , tv movies , and series on dvd direct from the studio . urltoken\nfeaturing narrators matt damon , tilda swinton , geena davis and alfre woodard , women , war & peace is the most comprehensive global media initiative ever mounted on the roles of women in war and peace .\nwhen the u . s . troop surge was announced in late 2009 , women in afghanistan knew that the ground was being laid for peace talks with the taliban . peace unveiled follows three women in afghanistan who are risking their lives to make sure that women\u2019s rights don\u2019t get traded away in the deal .\nafter thirteen years held captive by her kidnapper , ivy moxam escapes . piecing back together the version of family life that existed before is no easy task .\nthirteen - year - old danielle bregoli , aka the \u201ccash me outside\u201d girl , is slamming the \u201cdr . phil show\u201d for its editing , which she says \u201cwas\n\u2022 from jana pruden of the walrus : thirteen years ago , a five - year - old girl named tamra keepness disappeared in regina . she has never been found\nwomen have been present in the film industry since its inception , but often in roles that make them all but invisible . makers : women in film brings due recognition to those who have worked hard to make hollywood more inclusive . while there\u2019s still a long way to go , here are ten more women who changed the shape of the movie industry :\nfrom bbc three\u2019s thirteen and the oscar - winning room to the the unbreakable kimmy schmidt and 10 cloverfield lane , british and american pop culture has been gripped by the kidnap narrative .\nfour women brawled at a traffic light in florida , with one suspect appearing to use a baton as a weapon . p\nthirteen - year - old danielle bregoli , aka the\ncash me outside\ngirl , is slamming the\ndr . phil show\nfor its editing , which she says\nwas\nthirteen women was made into a film within a few months of its publication in 1932 . starring irene dunne and myrna loy , \u201cthirteen women\u201d is a good example of a talkie from the brief period before the hayes code took effect , and was considered so lurid that rko trimmed out two of the dozen deaths in the picture soon after its first release . you can read several appreciations of the film , at the irene dunne project and une cinephile . and , if you have the stamina , you can watch the whole thing online at youtube : part 1 , part 2 , part 3 , part 4 , part 5 , and part 6 .\nlaura benanti , patti lupone , sherie rene scott and nikka graff lanzarone in\nwomen on the verge of a nervous breakdown .\nfictional story is that of \u201cthe indiana mole women\u201d , four women kept in an underground bunker by a doomsday cult leader , who told them that the world above ground had burnt to nothing . despite its surface tonal silliness , it shares dna with the story of \u201c\nhartigan - o\u2019connor , ellen . ties that buy : women and commerce in revolutionary america . philadelphia : university of pennsylvania press , 2009 .\nworldwide \u2013 35 . 6 per cent \u2013 will experience physical or sexual violence in their lifetime . we know more about the lingering psychological affects physical and sexual abuse have on women , and we also know that the women that surround us are not solely defined by these experiences .\nthe idea of separate spheres also displayed a distinct class bias . middle - and upper - classes reinforced their status by shielding \u201ctheir\u201d women from the harsh realities of wage labor . women were to be mothers and educators , not partners in production . but lower - class women continued to contribute directly to the household economy . the middle - and upper - class ideal was only feasible in households where women did not need to engage in paid labor . in poorer households , women engaged in wage labor as factory workers , piece - workers producing items for market consumption , tavern and inn keepers , and domestic servants . while many of the fundamental tasks women performed remained the same\u2014producing clothing , cultivating vegetables , overseeing dairy production , and performing any number of other domestic labors\u2014the key difference was whether and when they performed these tasks for cash in a market economy .\nthirteen women is a 1932 american pre - code psychological thriller film , produced by david o . selznick and directed by george archainbaud . it stars myrna loy , irene dunne and ricardo cortez . the film is based on the 1930 bestselling novel of the same name by tiffany thayer and was adapted for the screen by bartlett cormack and samuel ornitz . [ 1 ]\nthe vast majority of today\u2019s conflicts are not fought by nation states and their armies , but rather by informal entities : gangs and warlords using small arms and improvised weapons . women , war & peace reveals how the post - cold war proliferation of small arms has changed the landscape of war , with women becoming primary targets and suffering unprecedented casualties . yet they are simultaneously emerging as necessary partners in brokering lasting peace and as leaders in forging new international laws governing conflict . with depth and complexity , women , war & peace spotlights the stories of women in conflict zones from bosnia to afghanistan and colombia to liberia , placing women at the center of an urgent dialogue about conflict and security , and reframing our understanding of modern warfare .\nseveral characters were deleted from the film ' s final release , including those played by leon ames , phyllis fraser , and betty furness ( in what would have been furness ' film debut at the age of 16 ) . the film portrays only eleven women , not thirteen , with fraser and furness playing the two characters edited out of the film . [ 2 ]\nthirteen women , who were sorority sisters at the all girl ' s college st . alban ' s , all write to a clairvoyant\nswami\n( c . henry gordon ) who by mail sends each a horoscope foreseeing swift doom . however , the clairvoyant is under the sway of ursula georgi ( myrna loy ) , a half - javanese eurasian woman who was snubbed at school by the other women owing to her mixed - race heritage , eventually forcing georgi to leave school . she now seeks revenge by manipulating the women into killing themselves or each other . she also goads the clairvoyant into killing himself by falling into the path of a subway train .\ndublin , thomas . transforming women\u2019s work : new england lives in the industrial revolution . ithaca , n . y : cornell university press , 1994 .\nthirteen ( or 13 ) marks the end of an era . for at least a few years , there won ' t be any full - length women of the otherworld books . i ' m still hoping she will write some spin - offs in the form of a trilogy or something . i think i ' m completely in denial that this actually might really be the end . i have had a hard relationship with the last few books in this series , but thirteen returned to that what made me fall in love with the series . awesome characters , cute interactions , and plenty of action . i w\n. reticker is one of the world\u2019s leading documentary filmmakers putting a lens on the real - life dramatic stories of women\u2019s rights and international social justice issues .\nsimply by calling attention to the multitude of films that do not meet the criteria , bechdel has exponentially raised awareness of misrepresentation of women in the movies .\nexplores kimmy\u2019s techniques for dealing with her trauma , but also in many ways aligns itself with modern american sitcoms about women in new york city . we are explicitly interested in women telling their own stories . arguably , to tell their own nuanced , varied , individual stories , these characters must first survive their kidnaps .\ndisney also co - founded the daphne foundation , which works with low - income communities in the five boroughs of new york city . her work in philanthropy , women\u2019s engagement and leadership , and conflict resolution has been recognized through the epic award from the white house project , the changing the landscape for women award from the center for the advancement of women , and the prestigious international advocate for peace ( iap ) award from the cardozo law school\u2019s cardozo journal of conflict resolution .\n, the first full length documentary about the impact of hiv on women in the u . s . she produced and directed the 2005 emmy award - winning documentary\nfor the pbs series wide angle , which focuses on the role of women in rebuilding post - genocide rwanda . she also garnered an emmy for directing and producing\nhalttunen , karen . confidence men and painted women : a study of middle - class culture in america , 1830 - 1870 . yale university press , 1982 .\n\u2022 a remarkable story by washington post reporter craig m . whitlock on the fbi\u2019s investigation of complaints that bobby knight groped women at u . s . spy agency\nellen hartigan - o\u2019connor , ties that buy : women and commerce in revolutionary america ( philadelphia : university of pennsylvania press , 2009 ) , 138 . [ \u21a9 ]\nit also reflects a culture more specifically interested in female experience than before , as well as one in which women writers have more creative influence than ever . emma donoghue\u2019s\n\u201cit has to ( 1 ) have two women in it , ( 2 ) who talk to each other , about ( 3 ) something other than a man . \u201d\nheld back the release of\nthirteen women\nto take advantage of irene\u00b4s great success in\nback street\ndidn\u00b4t help matters . it seems this story of deleting one victim after the other , which reminds slightly of slasher elements of our modern films was just too brutal for contemporary moviegoers - and i assume that this film was quite a shock for irene dunne fans having still the impression of\nback street\non their minds .\nthirteen marks the final entry for full - length novels in the otherworld series . perhaps uncreative with its title , thirteen can also indicate bad luck and superstition , so maybe it works well enough . i ' m happy the author changed the formula up a bit by having this be multiple point of view . the series has been filled with a few mains , not just one , so having their individual perspectives makes sense . still she mainly makes this a savannah book , leaving the young witch as the focal point to wrap\nthirteen women who were schoolmates send to a swami for their horoscopes . little do they realize that ursula , a half - breed asian , is using her hypnotic powers over the swami and them to lead them or their families to their deaths . it seems that she too went to their school , but was forced to leave by their bigotry , and is exacting revenge . will she be stopped in time to save laura ' s son , bobby ?\n\u201d : three young women who were kidnapped and kept in an bunker , where they were sexually abused and tortured ( sometimes becoming pregnant ) . they escaped after ten years underground .\nwomen , war & peace premiered on your local pbs station in the autumn of 2011 . the bold five - part series challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace is men\u2019s domain .\nthirteen women who were schoolmates send to a swami for their horoscopes . little do they realize that ursula , a half - breed asian , is using her hypnotic powers over the swami and them to lead them or their families to their deaths . it seems that she too went to their school , but was forced to leave by their bigotry , and is exacting revenge . will she be stopped in time to save laura ' s son , bobby ? written by robert tonsing\nwith a trapeze mishap , the\nmarvel circus\nbegins a series of horrifying accidental deaths , which seem to be hypnotically predicted by an exotic\nswami\nfrom the far east . as the bodies pile up , a connection becomes clear ; they are among the\nthirteen women\nwho attended a boarding school with sexy mystic myrna loy ( as ursula georgi ) . it quickly becomes evident that ms . loy is seeking revenge against twelve schoolgirls . they were cruel to , and exposed loy , who was trying to pass as white .\ndo you know what it means to be a half - breed , a half - caste in world rule by whites ?\nloy asks . sensible irene dunne ( as laura stanhope ) tries to reassure the still friendly women , but they are understandably wary . handsome detective ricardo cortez ( as barry clive ) investigates the deaths , which threaten to include ms . dunne ' s cute son . there are a few good moments , but they don ' t add up . * * * * * thirteen women ( 9 / 16 / 32 ) george archainbaud ~ myrna loy , irene dunne , ricardo cortez , jill esmond\nthirteen is the final book for kelley armstrong\u2019s women of the otherworld . while i\u2019m very sad to see the end of one of my favorite series , i\u2019m also glad that armstrong chose not to drag it out until she was beating a dead horse . the world is turning to chaos as the supernatural liberation movement sets into motion their plans to expose the supernatural population . with powerful demons now choosing sides , all the factions of the otherworld must work together if they hope to successfully stop the m\nblewett , mary h . men , women , and work : class , gender , and protest in the new england shoe industry , 1780 - 1910 . urbana : university of illinois press , 1988 .\nthe women , war & peace podcast series features interviews with gloria steinem , sheryl wudunn , mona eltahawy , gayle tzemach lemmon , and many more . find the full series on our site or on itunes .\nwhile the market revolution remade many women\u2019s economic roles , their legal status remained essentially unchanged . upon marriage , women were rendered legally dead by the notion of coverture , the custom that counted married couples as a single unit represented by the husband . without special precautions or interventions , women could not earn their own money , own their own property , sue , or be sued . any money earned or spent belonged by law to their husbands . women shopped on their husbands\u2019 credit and at any time husbands could terminate their wives\u2019 access to their credit . although a handful of states made divorce available\u2014divorce had before only been legal in congregationalist states such as massachusetts and connecticut , where marriage was strictly a civil contract , rather than a religious one\u2014it remained extremely expensive , difficult , and rare . marriage was typically a permanently binding legal contract .\nthat\u00b4s an interesting , odd , disturbing little film which hadn\u00b4t the luck of being successful in its time but has got some appreciation in the last years . after poor reviews ,\nthirteen women\nwas edited from its initial 74\u00b4minutes down to 59\u00b4minutes , which is the duration of the print we can watch nowadays . those missing 15 minutes explain some of the discrepancies of the script - to start with the fact that there are only 10 women and not the announced 13 . two characters were deleted completely and as rumors will have it a scene of myrna chasing irene through a train - i\u00b4d love to watch that ! considering what is packed in the surviving 60 minutes one can only imagine what happened in this missing quarter of an hour . even the fact that\npamela hogan is an executive producer of women , war & peace , producer / writer of the film about bosnia which kicks off the series \u2013 i came to testify \u2013 and co - writer of the series\u2019 fourth film , the war we are living , about colombia . previously , she has been at the forefront of making pbs\u2019s emmy - winning , international documentary series wide angle , a standard setter in the coverage of global women\u2019s issues .\nsimilar domestic expectations played out in the slave states . enslaved women labored in the fields . whites argued that african american women were less delicate and womanly than white women and therefore perfectly suited for agricultural labor . the southern ideal meanwhile established that white plantation mistresses were shielded from manual labor because of their very whiteness . throughout the slave states , however , aside from the minority of plantations with dozens of slates , the majority of white women by necessity continued to assist with planting , harvesting , and processing agricultural projects despite the cultural stigma attached to it . white southerners continued to produce large portions of their food and clothing at home . even when they were market - oriented producers of cash crops , white southerners still insisted that their adherence to plantation slavery and racial hierarchy made them morally superior to greedy northerners and their callous , cutthroat commerce . southerners and northerners increasingly saw their ways of life as incompatible .\nthirteen women features the only film appearance of actress peg entwistle . entwistle became despondent over her career and jumped to her death from hollywood sign on september 16 , 1932 . the film premiered in new york on october 15 ( almost exactly a month after her suicide ) , and in los angeles in november . [ 2 ] [ 7 ] entwistle had a supporting role as\nhazel cousins\nin the original cut with scenes running approximately sixteen minutes long . her time onscreen was subsequently cut to four minutes after the film performed poorly for test audiences . [ 1 ]\nwhich is also , of course , what also makes them almost irresistable . if you\u2019re going to read a bad book , you don\u2019t want one that\u2019s half - heartedly bad , one whose author betrays any misgivings or sense of aesthetic standards . you want a full , unrepentant wallow\u2013and that\u2019s exactly what you get . in the case of thirteen women , you get adultery\u2013both hetero - and homosexual\u2013suicide , murder , rape , revenge , envy , gossip , corruption , show business , clairvoyance , yoga , blackmail , and chain letters . and i probably left something out of that list .\nas myrna is typecast in this period as exotic vamp - still some way to the\nthin man myrna\n- irene is typecast as being poised , behaved and sensible - the most interesting aspect being that she is totally defined through motherhood in this film . irene\u00b4s screen persona certainly had a maternal streak through the years ; she played 18 times a mother in her 41 films . i can\u00b4t imagine that\nthirteen women\nwas much of an acting challenge for irene - not after\nback street\n- but it\u00b4s surely once again a consolidating of her screen image .\nthis review was posted at under the covers it is sad to see a series that i love come to an end but it ' s also refreshing to see one ending on such a high note . oftentimes series just start falling on the quality and originality of the books but women of the otherworld has always either kept steady or improved . and thirteen is one of the best books in the series ! a truly perfect grand finale . and all i can do is applaud ms . armstrong for a job well done and now go cry in a corner because i won ' t\ndomestic expectations constantly changed and the market revolution transformed many women\u2019s traditional domestic tasks . cloth production , for instance , advanced throughout the market revolution as new mechanized production increased the volume and variety of fabrics available to ordinary people . this relieved many better - off women of a traditional labor obligation . as cloth production became commercialized , women\u2019s home - based cloth production became less important to household economies . purchasing cloth , and later , ready - made clothes , began to transform women from producers to consumers . one woman from maine , martha ballard , regularly referenced spinning , weaving , and knitting in the diary she kept from 1785 to 1812 . 41 martha , her daughters , and female neighbors spun and plied linen and woolen yarns and used them to produce a variety of fabrics to make clothing for her family . the production of cloth and clothing was a year - round , labor - intensive process , but it was for home consumption , not commercial markets .\nmalenda m . edwards to sabrina bennett , 4 apr 1839 , quoted in thomas dublin , ed . , farm to factory women\u2019s letters , 1830 - 1860 ( new york : columbia university press , 1993 ) , 74 . [ \u21a9 ]\njune mathis was one of the most powerful women in hollywood in the 1920s . she served as the first ( and most highly paid ) female executive at mgm , and wrote the hugely successful 1921 film the four horseman of the apocalypse .\nin the\nnote from the author\nat the end of thirteen , she says this is the last book in the otherworld series but raises the possibility of revisiting the world - presumably through the darkest powers and darkness rising series , which are clearly related in supernatural - powers / ideas but so far haven ' t quite been played out . ( less )\nwomen might also parlay their feminine skills into businesses . in addition to working as seamstresses , milliners , or laundresses , women might undertake paid work for neighbors or acquaintances or combine clothing production with management of a boarding house . even slaves with particular skill at producing clothing could be hired out for a higher price , or might even negotiate to work part - time for themselves . most slaves , however , continued to produce domestic items , including simpler cloths and clothing , for home consumption .\npray the devil back to hell is the astonishing story of the liberian women who took on the warlords and regime of dictator charles taylor in the midst of a brutal civil war , and won a once unimaginable peace for their shattered country in 2003 .\nthis fantastic movie is based on the bestselling novel of the same name written by tiffany thayer . the movie is not faithful to the book . there are a few differences . the plot for this one is about a woman , ursula georgi ( myrna loy ) , revolted by the fact that she was snubbed by the other women owing to her mixed - race heritage decides to revenge by tricking the women into killing each other and themselves . curious fact : the 12th and 13th women scenes were deleted from the film , leaving it with only 11 . also , peg entwistle ' s scenes in the original cut had 20 minutes , then it was cut to 16 minutes and then reduced to 4 minutes . each women received a horoscope , sent by a clairvoyant\nswami\n( c . henry gordon ) , on which it tells that each one of them will die by commiting suicide or by the hand of others . georgi also hypnotizes the victims , leading them to commit suicide . in the end , when she confronts the last survivor of the women , laura stanhope ( irene dunne ) , doesn ' t kill her . ursula hypnotizes her into falling asleep . after that , she is caught and runs to the back of the train jumping to her death .\nalison bechdel although she works as a cartoonist , alison bechdel has been a hugely influential figure in the world of film . in her comic dykes to watch out for , she outlines a set of criteria that are meant to score films\u2019 depictions of women .\nis an executive producer of women , war & peace , producer of the film pray the devil back to hell and writer on peace unveiled , the third film in the series about afghanistan . her longtime passion for women\u2019s issues and peacebuilding led her to producing films . she has executive produced films that address various social issues , including family affair , playground , sun come up ( academy award\u00ae nominee 2011 , best documentary short ) and return , and is involved in several more films in various stages of development and production .\nthe film premiered in october at the roxy theater in new york city on october 15 , 1932 , [ 2 ] then released in los angeles , [ 3 ] and a few other cities in november 1932 . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] a limited national release came in 1933 . originally running seventy - three minutes , the studio edited fourteen minutes out of the picture prior to release . the film was re - released in 1935 ( post - code ) by rko , hoping to turn a profit by cashing in on the growing popularity of stars dunne and loy . thirteen women has been cited as an early\nfemale ensemble\nfilm . [ 6 ]\n, about the role of women in re - building post - genocide rwanda . she also directed wide angle\u2019s post - film interviews , including conversations with arundhati roy , james a . baker iiird , joseph stiglitz , leon panetta , susan rice , and george mitchell .\nin 1741 , english colonists in new york city felt anxious . they worried about spanish and french plans to gain control of north america . they felt threatened by a recent influx of irish immigrants , whose catholicism might incline them to accept jobs as spanish spies . and , above all , they feared that the city ' s growing slave population , now numbering about 20 % of the 11 , 000 residents of manhattan and increasingly competing with white tradesmen for jobs , might revolt . when a series of thirteen fires broke out in march and april of 1741 , english colonists suspected a negro plot - - perhaps one involving poor whites . much as in salem a half century before , hysteria came to colonial america , and soon new york city ' s jails were filled to overflowing . in the end , despite grave questions about the contours of the suspected conspiracy , thirty - four defendants were executed . thirteen black men burned at the stake and seventeen more hanged . in addition , four alleged white ringleaders - - two men and two women - - made trips to new york city ' s gallows .\nin cities , where women could buy cheap imported cloth to turn into clothing , they became skilled consumers . they stewarded money earned by their husbands by comparing values and haggling over prices . in one typical experience , mrs . peter simon , a captain\u2019s wife , inspected twenty - six yards of holland cloth to ensure it was worth the \u00a3130 price . 42 even wealthy women shopped for high - value goods . while servants or slaves routinely made low - value purchases , the mistress of the household trusted her discriminating eye alone for expensive or specific purchases .\nthis understanding of the young woman kidnapped as a human being with a full , rounded life that both precedes and extends beyond her relationship with her kidnapper reveals a society with a greater awareness of both the extent of violence against women , and its impact . we know now that , for example ,\nand while thirteen is fiction , part of that realness lies in the fact that , unlike a grisly headline , it moves beyond the misery . sensitivity is key but so too is suspense and \u2013 though there\u2019s no kimmy schmidt - style screwball comedy \u2013some humour . \u201cthere\u2019s a lot of hope and humanity , \u201d dickens insists , before adding in a deadpan voice , \u201chopefully people don\u2019t watch it and go , \u2018that was a bit of a downer . \u2019\u201d\nthe idea for the five - part thriller , which airs on the now web - only bbc3 , came from the londoner\u2019s fascination with what happens once survivors are out of the public eye . \u201cthere are so many of those real - life horror stories of people who are taken , and i do think people are traditionally more interested in what happened wherever they were kept , \u201d dickens explains . \u201cbut i just thought : what happens to these women \u2013 and it does tend to be women \u2013 after the press is out of their face ? how do they begin to return to real life ? \u201d\nchaudry travels internationally to documentary forums , festivals and markets ; has been a judge and panelist for the independent filmmaker project , silverdocs , pov , among others ; and is as an advisor on a feature documentary about floating schools and solar power in bangladesh . in addition to her documentary work , chaudry was a senior editor for a national women\u2019s health magazine ; reported for the new york times ; produced a women\u2019s health website for lifetime television ; and performs voiceovers . she holds degrees from columbia college and the columbia graduate school of journalism and is a member of the american federation of television and radio artists .\nher plays include abeyance ( druid debut , druid theatre co ) , pumpgirl ( bush / traverse / manhattan theatre club ) , which won the 2007 susan smith blackburn award , the stewart parker award and was nominated for the irish times best new play , strandline ( fishamble ) which was shortlisted for the susan smith blackburn award and nominated for the meyer whitworth award , and bogwog ( npc ) o\u2019neill centre connecticut . lally the scut was named by fintan o ' toole ( irish times ) as irish play of the year 2015 and poena 5x1 premiered in the underbelly at the edinburgh festival 2016 , receiving fantastic reviews . her short plays include thirteen ( women in power and politics , tricycle theatre ) , shaving the pickle ( 59e59 nyc ) and rubberfoot ( pentabus ) .\nthe war we are living travels to cauca , a mountainous region in colombia\u2019s pacific southwest , where two extraordinary afro - colombian women are braving a violent struggle over their gold - rich lands . they are standing up for a generation of colombians who have been terrorized and forcibly displaced as a deliberate strategy of war .\nwatching thirteen women i wonder what merle oberon must have thought . she lived in real life what myrna loy ' s character was experiencing in the film . it was only after she died that it came out that merle was of mixed racial origin . she successfully passed her entire life . loy who was in fact caucasian until she became the incarnation of the perfect wife and mother played a whole lot of these exotic characters . she borrows a bit from her performance as fu manchu ' s daughter in playing a woman who is exacting terrible revenge on members of a sorority at a finishing school who discovered her background and used it to get her expelled . it was her ticket into the white world and respectability as she saw it . using c . henry gordon as a phony swami she has unpleasant horoscopes made against her thirteen enemies . loy doesn ' t want to just kill them , she wants to torment them and uses gordon as her means . loy wants maximum satisfaction . in the case of irene dunne who she sees as her chief enemy loy also has plans for dunne ' s child as well . a whole lot of women dominate this film as the sisters like kay johnson , jill esmond , florence eldridge and more . ricardo cortez plays the police sergeant who tracks down loy and edward pawley plays another of the men she uses in her fiendish schemes . as this was a before the code film , there was some frank talk about racism under the guise of snobbery . no doubt that dunne and the rest were guilty of it . it drove loy off the deep end and she enacts a terrible vengeance . a really good before the code film that should be better known .\nin the first half of the nineteenth century , families in the northern united states increasingly participated in the cash economy created by the market revolution . the first stirrings of industrialization shifted work away from the home . these changes transformed americans\u2019 notions of what constituted work , and therefore shifted what it meant to be an american woman and an american man . as americans encountered more goods in stores and produced fewer at home , the ability to remove women and children from work determined a family\u2019s class status . this ideal , of course , ignored the reality of women\u2019s work at home and was possible for only the wealthy . the market revolution therefore not only transformed the economy , it changed the nature of the american family . as the market revolution thrust workers into new systems of production , it redefined gender roles . the market integrated families into a new cash economy . as americans purchased more goods in stores and produced fewer at home , the purity of the domestic sphere\u2014the idealized realm of women and children\u2014increasingly signified a family\u2019s class status .\nit\u2019s the most contemporary project that barnard has been involved with in a while , and slightly jarring to see him using an iphone and offering up predictions on the future of tv . he reckons that true crime hits like making a murderer have had an effect on what audiences want from scripted drama . \u201cwe\u2019ve had so many period dramas and all the rest of it . we want to watch real situations happen in the now , \u201d he says , citing thirteen as an example of what he sees as a larger trend .\ni ' ve been a fan of the otherworld series ever since i picked up bitten and fell in love with the hot , complicated and largely dysfunctional romance between clay danvers and elena michaels . over the years , i have liked some stories more than others . some had better narrators , others had a stronger story arc , and yet others appealed more to the romance lover in me . but these last two otherworld books took the series to an entirely different level . thirteen was everything i wanted . . . everything i n\nin thirteen\u2019s opening episode , protagonist ivy moxam ( jodie comer ) begins to answer those questions , as she makes her escape from the bristol basement where she\u2019s been held for 13 years . the world has carried on in the 26 - year - old\u2019s absence : her parents have separated , her younger sister is engaged and her first love tim is married . unable to believe that ivy is alive , her sister even demands that the police carry out a dna test to make sure that the person claiming to be her sister isn\u2019t an imposter .\nnever dwells or reimagines her sexual trauma ; it is dealt early on in the single throwaway line : \u201cyes , there was weird sex stuff in the bunker . \u201d in fact , all these narratives focus not on the immediate experience of victimhood , but ultimately on survival . the singular experience these women share is not that they are kidnapped , but that they escape .\nwar redefined , the capstone of women , war & peace , challenges the conventional wisdom that war and peace are men\u2019s domain through incisive interviews with leading thinkers , secretaries of state and seasoned survivors of war and peace - making . interviewees include secretary of state hillary clinton ; liberian peace activist leymah gbowee ; bosnian war crimes investigator fadila memisevic ; and globalization expert mois\u00e9s na\u00edm .\nplease note : as this is a new release , this will be a mostly spoiler - free review of \u201cthirteen\u201d . however , since the other books have been out for a while , they are fair game . please do not reveal spoilers in the comments to allow others the chance to enjoy the book . there\u2019s something about reaching the final book in a series that you love that makes you a little crazy . there\u2019s a large part of you that\u2019s excited and says , \u201cit\u2019s here ! finally ! \u201d however , there\u2019s also a smaller part of you that whispe\ni came to testify is the moving story of how a group of 16 women who had been imprisoned and raped by serb - led forces in the bosnian town of foca broke history\u2019s great silence \u2013 and stepped forward to take the witness stand in an international court of law . their remarkable courage resulted in a triumphant verdict that led to new international laws about sexual violence in war .\nlauren feeney is the senior web producer for women , war & peace . an award - winning documentary filmmaker and multimedia journalist , lauren\u2019s reporting has taken her from the crime - infested streets of west philadelphia to the mountains of northern pakistan . her work has been featured on pbs and pbs . org , al jazeera english , newyorktimes . com , urltoken and the huffington post , among others . before joining women , war & peace , lauren was the senior editor for pbs\u2019s need to know and the senior multimedia producer for pbs\u2019s wide angle . while at wide angle , she produced an online - exclusive series of documentary shorts called focal point , which was nominated for a webby award . lauren is a graduate of bard college and the columbia university graduate school of journalism .\nloy is a half - japanese , half - indian woman forced to leave a college sorority because of 12 racist members . she sets up a plan for revenge using gordon , an astrologer , to assist her . he comes up with terrifying horoscopes for the assorted victims that frighten the women into doing terrible things . one kills herself , while another murders her husband . the . . . read more\n, kidnapped women are a very specific staple of the patriarchal canon . when we view the girl suffering at the hands of her abuser , the male gaze functions in a specific voyeuristic way : the straight male viewer can both , on one level , distance himself from ( and condemn the actions of ) the abuser , pitying his victim whilst simultaneously enjoying the on - screen depiction of transgressive sexual fantasies .\nthe revolution reverberated across the country . more and more farmers grew crops for profit , not self - sufficiency . vast factories and cities arose in the north . enormous fortunes materialized . a new middle class ballooned . and as more men and women worked in the cash economy , they were freed from the bound dependence of servitude . but there were costs to this revolution . as northern textile factories boomed , the demand for southern cotton swelled , and american slavery accelerated . northern subsistence farmers became laborers bound to the whims of markets and bosses . the market revolution sparked explosive economic growth and new personal wealth , but it also created a growing lower class of property - less workers and a series of devastating depressions , called \u201cpanics . \u201d many americans labored for low wages and became trapped in endless cycles of poverty . some workers , often immigrant women , worked thirteen hours a day , six days a week . others labored in slavery . massive northern textile mills turned southern cotton into cheap cloth . and although northern states washed their hands of slavery , their factories fueled the demand for slave - grown southern cotton and their banks provided the financing that ensured the profitability and continued existence of the american slave system . and so , as the economy advanced , the market revolution wrenched the united states in new directions as it became a nation of free labor and slavery , of wealth and inequality , and of endless promise and untold perils .\njust as children were expected to be sheltered from the adult world of work , american culture expected men and women to assume distinct gender roles as they prepared for marriage and family life . an ideology of \u201cseparate spheres\u201d set the public realm\u2014the world of economic production and political life\u2014apart as a male domain , and the world of consumers and domestic life as a female one . ( even non - working women labored by shopping for the household , producing food and clothing , cleaning , educating children , and performing similar activities . but these were considered \u201cdomestic\u201d because they did not bring money into the household , although they too were essential to the household\u2019s economic viability . ) while reality muddied the ideal , the divide between a private , female world of home , and a public , male world of business defined american gender hierarchy .\nf marnie dickens crossed paths with tina fey , she reckons they would have a laugh about their differing approaches to writing about kidnap and survival . \u201ci\u2019d be like , \u2018your show looks more fun to write , \u2019\u201d the emerging screenwriter quips . while dickens has a playful nature that extends from her frequent witticisms to her bright blue nails , her debut drama is essentially the antithesis of unbreakable kimmy schmidt , fey\u2019s offbeat comedy about a twentysomething cult escapee . don\u2019t expect a weepy life - affirmer like lenny abrahamson\u2019s oscar - nominated room , neither ; thirteen also subverts traditional abduction tales , but it\u2019s a more adrenaline - charged offering .\nthese images are each taken from a different film , novel , or tv show . but they\u2019re all variations on the same story . a girl suddenly disappeared . she was just a child , or perhaps a teenager . she vanished from the face of the earth so completely that even her own family have resigned themselves to never seeing her again , and never knowing why . she\u2019s been missing for five , thirteen , fifteen years , alive and imprisoned all the while in a suburban cellar or basement or shed . and then , as suddenly as she disappeared , she is miraculously reinserted into her old life : once lost , now found .\nanne goodwin winslow australia biography children ' s book christina stead death diaries dorothy richardson england essays ethel mannin felix riesenberg fiction france g . b . stern gavin lambert germany helen bevington herbert clyde lewis historical fiction history hollywood humor illness india isabel paterson jetta carleton louise bogan memoirs michael frayn music new york city nonfiction pilgrimage poetry politics r . v . cassill russia science fiction sea short stories travel women writers world war one world war two\nmajor funding for women , war & peace is provided by the 40x50 , a group of visionary donors who have provided key support for this initiative ; norwegian ministry of foreign affairs ; foundation to promote open society ; ford foundation ; john d . and catherine t . macarthur foundation ; swanee hunt family fund of the denver foundation ; starry night , an anne delaney charitable fund ; lauren embrey , gayle embrey and embrey family foundation ; the atlantic philanthropies ; dobkin family foundation ; cheryl and philip milstein family ; gruber family foundation ; bill haney ; pierre n . hauser ; susan disney lord ; partridge foundation , a john and polly guth charitable fund ; vital projects fund ; elizabeth h . weatherman and the warburg pincus foundation ; the shelley & donald rubin foundation ; cynda collins arsenault ; barbara h . zuckerberg ; sigrid rausing trust ; more than 1 , 500 members of thirteen ; and corporation for public broadcasting . major funding for i came to testify is also provided by national endowment for the humanities , and for peace unveiled by the david and lucile packard foundation . funding for the online education guide is provided by the overbrook foundation .\nthe story is , at best , preposterous . a group of women , all former members of a literary club at a prestigious girls\u2019 school , receive mysterious letters from a swami yogadachi . the letters foretell some terrible event that will occur to each within the next few weeks . and sure enough , it does\u2013at least to the first few . one commits suicide . another starves to death . a third murders her cheating husband in front of his entire office .\neducation equipped young women with the tools to live sophisticated , genteel lives . after sixteen - year - old elizabeth davis left home in 1816 to attend school , her father explained that the experience would \u201clay a foundation for your future character & respectability . \u201d 34 after touring the united states in the 1830s , alexis de tocqueville praised the independence granted to the young american woman , who had \u201cthe great scene of the world\u2026open to her\u201d and whose education prepared her to exercise both reason and moral sense . 35 middling young women also utilized their education to take positions as school teachers in the expanding common school system . bristol academy in tauten , maine , for instance , advertised \u201cinstruction\u2026in the art of teaching\u201d for female pupils . 36 in 1825 , nancy denison left concord academy with references indicating that she was \u201cqualified to teach with success and profit\u201d and \u201cvery cheerfully recommend [ ed ] \u201d for \u201cthat very responsible employment . \u201d 37\nthirteen white women who all went to school together are marked for death by a half - caste woman that they were cruel to as kids . irene dunne plays the lead , an early precursor to the final girl from slasher movies made decades later . myrna loy as the killer is the principal reason to watch . she was cast as asian or half - asian a lot in early films . here , whatever they ' ve done to her makeup - wise works because she ' s stunning . ricardo cortez plays the detective investigating the case . it ' s nice to see an actual police detective be smart and not bumbling or corrupt . notable as the only film of peg entwistle , a young actress who infamously committed suicide by jumping off of the hollywood sign . one of the earliest movies with a female ensemble . the racial subject matter is also pretty frank for the time . i mentioned slasher films before . well , structurally this one is very similar so , in a sense , it ' s one of the earliest examples of what would become that subgenre . it ' s a very interesting movie with some good performances , clever direction , and bonus historical value ."]}
{"id": 115425, "summary": [{"text": "comedy 's dirtiest dozen is a stand-up comedy concert film featuring big name talents before they reached stardom , including tim allen , chris rock , and bill hicks .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "it was created and produced by stuart s. shapiro after the cult success of his film mondo new york .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the performances were shot on film , instead of on tape like most comedy shows of the time .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "island films ( an offshoot of chris blackwell 's island records ) intended to run comedy 's dirtiest dozen in theaters and not on cable tv .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "due to financial changes at island , the film was only screened in new york and los angeles , only to be released on vhs and dvd after tim allen and chris rock became stars .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it has been shown on the ovation channel .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "richard baker and rick messina of messina baker mgmt auditioned hundred of comics in new york and los angeles for this production .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "in reviewing the film playboy magazine singled out chris rock and larry scarano as standouts .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "otto & george and bill hicks were praised in other reviews . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "comedy ' s dirtiest dozen", "paragraphs": ["comedy ' s dirtiest dozen , laughing out loud : vol . 2 , redneck comedy roundup\ncomedy ' s dirtiest dozen / heavyweights of comedy video comedy ' s dirtiest dozen - stand up at it ' s best - before they all got\nbig\nheavyweights of comedy - tough to sit through wasn ' t as good as dirtiest dozen .\ncomedy ' s dirtiest dozen / heavyweights of comedy film great comedy . if you like good comedians buy this dvd . it ' s worth every penny . gloria .\ncomedy ' s dirtiest dozen / heavyweights of comedy movie was released dec 04 , 2001 by the eclectic dvd distribution studio .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie comedy ' s dirtiest dozen ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of comedy ' s dirtiest dozen ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthis cast list of who was in comedy ' s dirtiest dozen includes both lead and minor roles . ( 12 items )\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about comedy ' s dirtiest dozen !\ncomedy ' s dirtiest dozen cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of comedy ' s dirtiest dozen actors includes any comedy ' s dirtiest dozen actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view trivia about each comedy ' s dirtiest dozen actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to a page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of comedy ' s dirtiest dozen have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\ncomedy ' s dirtiest dozen : this classic comedy concert film launched the careers of tim allen , chris rock and jackie the joke man martling . it also features the definitive performance of . . . see full summary \u00bb\ncomedy ' s dirtiest dozen / heavyweights of comedy review this is by far the funnist comedy tape of all time . comedy ' s dirtiest dozen / heavyweights of comedy dvd for sale you can experience the beginnings of the great careers of tim allen and chris rock , along with other well know comedians . comedy ' s dirtiest dozen / heavyweights of comedy movie i personally have had a copy of this since 1991 and have worn out the tape , which is why i came here to buty the dvd . comedy ' s dirtiest dozen / heavyweights of comedy video there isn ' t anyone on this tape that isn ' t hilarious . i ' ve seen everyone on this tape in other shows and movies that i didn ' t even know who thet were before or wouldn ' t have known who they were if it weren ' t for this taps . i ' d pay double the price for this than they are charging here !\nthis double - feature dvd includes two hilarious comedy films . comedy ' s dirtiest dozen features tim allen , chris rock , jackie the jokeman martling , otto & george , stephanie hodge , monty hoffman and many others ! heavyweights was shot on the same weekend as comedy ' s dirtiest dozen and features 8 of the heaviest and funniest comedians ever such as bob woods marci rose , billy elmer , tim o ' rourke , queen kong and more !\na must have to add to any comedy collection . this classic is a great asset to any comedy lover , and a good source of comedy in it best form : uncensored .\nhere ' s a not - so - shining example of why stand - up comedy rarely works onscreen .\nin 1998 to celebrate its ten year aniversay , plans to shoot comedies dirtiest dozen ii or the new dirtiest dozen fell through after no interest from financial backers could be found willing to invest . it was rumored that john\ndr . dirty\nvalby was set to host .\nfilmed at new york ' s minetta lane theater , comedy ' s dirtiest dozen presents snippets of the x - rated acts of 12 stand up comics . included are routines by tim allen , chris rock , jackie the jokeman martling , and others including ben creed , thea vidale , and john fox .\none of bill ' s greatest sets ever , from the film ,\ncomedy ' s dirtiest dozen\n. other versions of this have been uploaded , but have poor video or sound . this is direct from the dvd , by d3k films . this is for bill hicks fans everywhere . let ' s hope they re - release this film on blu - ray someday .\ncomedy ' s dirtiest dozen : this classic comedy concert film launched the careers of tim allen , chris rock and jackie the joke man martling . it also features the definitive performance of legendary bill hicks . the heavyweights of comedy :\nfat is where it ' s at !\nthis heavy film was shot on the same weekend as comedy ' s dirtiest dozen . it features 8 of the heaviest and funniest comedians ever . among these comedians are some rare jewels , including bob woods who died in 1990 . woods ' comic impression of jackie gleason is considered among comedians as the definitive gleason impersonation of all time . you will also recognize tim o ' rourke as the bartender from the\ndrew carey show\nand thea vidale who had her tv series ,\nthea\n. this uncensored , no holds barred comedy film ends in a comic feast so large that even the chairs could not hold them .\ncomedy ' s dirtiest dozen presents snippets of the x - rated acts of a dozen stand - up comedians , filmed live on an evening in 1988 at new york ' s minetta lane theater . tim allen and chris rock have since gone on to fame and fortune in tv and movies , and jackie the jokeman martling is a member of radio star howard stern ' s troupe . the other performers , including ben creed , thea vidale , and john fox , are likely to be unfamiliar to all but a handful of viewers . the film ' s producers maintain that these performers are legends on the regional comedy club circuit , but that the\nadult\ncontent of their material keeps them off cable comedy and talk shows . based on what we see of their routines , it ' s obvious why . not only is the humor almost entirely about sex , much of it seems intentionally calculated to offend . it should be reported that the audience eats it up . the film only has an 88 minute running time , so the comics rotate on and off stage at a rapid clip .\npack your beach blanket for a bittersweet tale of love and summer ' s magic .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\ni purchased this dvd as a gift for my husband . it was great ! the jokes were solid , and as an added bonus , you also got to laugh at thea vitale ' s hair and chris rock ' s goofy pants . gotta love the 80 ' s . . .\ni rented this dvd because i am a big bill hicks fan . i figured if hes on it , it can ' t be that bad . i watched the whole thing , and it was awful . seeing tim allen was kind of fun , but the rest , besides bill hicks where very bad . seriously , if your a bill hicks fan interested in this dvd , don ' t bother he just does about 10 - 15 minutes of stand up . the only thing worse than\ncomedy ' s dirtiest dozen\nwas the\nheavy weights of comedy\npart . this was just some obese men and women coming out and making fat jokes about themselves . this was awful , don ' t bother .\nyou all talk about bill hicks . yeah , he ' s great , but what about otto & george ? the best on the show !\nhe ' s the best comedian ever . better than so many of his other contemporaries . i enjoyed the other acts as well . i just wish they had more like this video .\nthis is actually a great dvd . you actually get a chance to see some of out more famous comedians in action back when they were almost unknown . the highlight of this dvd , for me anyway and hopefully others , was that this is one of the very few chances you get to see the late , great bill hicks on camera . for fans of his cd ' s , it ' s worth the money just to see him on film . definitely worth it .\nthis is a really bad dvd . none of the comedians set the place alight at all . tim allen ' s performance is the pick of the bunch , even though it wasn ' t that good either . i found chris rock ' s material to be very weak for a guy that i consider to be the funniest comedian of all time . he has surely come a long way . bill hicks is his usual animated and unfunny self . this was a waste of time and money .\ni rented this solely because of tim allen , chris rock , and bill hicks , and as i expected , they were the highlights of the movie . the title doesn ' t lie - - these 12 performers really are comedy ' s dirtiest . the humor is vulgar , shocking , and totally filthy , but only these three know how to do it right . it also says a lot about the overall quality of this movie that they are the only ones who have anything original to say . the rest of them are all from the school of comedy that teaches if you can ' t think of anything creative , a bunch of anal sex jokes will do . personally , i thought tim allen gave the very best performance . he is uproariously funny , and it is hard to believe that he went from doing this to fluff like\nhome improvement\n( a good show , but not anything like his early standup ) . he is the only one who actually had me laughing out loud . chris rock is also good ( not great ) . he is very young here , but he already has his\nborn suspect\nact nailed . he is pretty good for an up - and - coming comedian , and any fan of his should rent this movie immediately . and , of course , there ' s bill hicks , who outshines everyone else by far ( allen made me laugh the hardest , but bill still has the better act ) . how they can include a genius like hicks with the likes of stephanie hodge is beyond me . he was one hell of a comedian , and almost makes it worth it to buy this . almost . 5 / 10 stars . watch it for the guys you know .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyou can unsubscribe from our emails at any time , and we ' ll still let you know when this product is available .\nget ready for prime day with the amazon app . no purchase necessary . learn more\nbought this for my husband and he just loves it . it has comedians from when we were younger .\nprime members enjoy free two - 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{"id": 115437, "summary": [{"text": "amanda knox : murder on trial in italy ( also known as the amanda knox story ) is a 2011 american true crime television film .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "it stars hayden panettiere as amanda knox , paolo romio as raffaele sollecito , djibril k\u00e9b\u00e9 as rudy guede and amanda fernando stevens as meredith kercher , and first aired on the lifetime network on february 21 , 2011 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "set between 2007 and 2009 , amanda knox : murder on trial in italy is based on the murder of meredith kercher in perugia , italy , and the subsequent trials of the suspects , guede , knox and sollecito .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "it was written by wendy battles , who has worked on scripts for the american television series csi : ny and law & order , and filmed in rome , after officials refused to grant the production team permission to shoot in perugia .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film contains a re-enactment of the murder .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "in italy , the television film has been transmitted on canale 5 , on december 3 , 2012 , after amanda knox sent a team of lawyers to mediaset , to prevent the airing .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "after its first broadcast , the film was followed by a one-hour documentary , beyond the headlines : amanda knox , which examines the italian judicial system and includes interviews with the parents and friends of knox , investigators , prosecutors and legal scholars . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "amanda knox : murder on trial in italy", "paragraphs": ["amanda knox listens to questions during her trial in perugia , italy , on june 12 , 2009 .\njailed suspect amanda knox attends a murder trial session in perugia april 18 , 2009 .\nwith the headline : american student , on stand in her murder trial in italy , claims police mistreatment .\nmeredith\u2019s mum arline said she could not bear to watch the previews of amanda knox : murder on trial in italy , to be screened on tv on february 21 .\namanda knox on trial in 2011 , shortly before her conviction for the murder of meredith kercher was overturned .\namanda knox : murder on trial in italy will be broadcast on the lifetime network on feb 21 . filming took place last autumn in rome , perugia and knox ' s home town of seattle .\namanda knox in a perugia , italy , courtroom on monday after her conviction was overturned .\noctober 3 , 2011 - american amanda knox is freed after her murder conviction in italy is overturned .\nitaly ' s highest court acquitted american amanda knox of murder friday , ending her legal saga .\ncollege student amanda knox ( hayden panettiere ) stands trial in italy , accused of murdering her roommate , meredith kercher ( amanda fernando stevens ) .\nthe film ,\namanda knox : murder on trial in italy ,\nalso upset the family of the murder victim , meredith kercher , and knox ' s ex - boyfriend raffaele sollecito , who was convicted of murder along with knox .\namanda knox is driven into court at midnight to hear the sentence in her murder trial on december 5 , 2009 in perugia , italy . picture : franco origlia / getty images\nfeedback on \u201ctimeline : the key events in the trial for the murder of meredith kercher \u201d .\namanda knox listens to questions during her trial in perugia , italy , on june 12 , 2009 . tiziana fabi / afp / getty images hide caption\namanda knox : murder on trial in ital y\nwas broadcast on the lifetime channel last night despite objections from both miss kercher ' s family and the knox family .\nitaly ' s supreme court orders knox and sollecito stand trial again for the kercher murder , overturning their acquittals on a point of law .\namanda knox : trial in italy was originally aired on us tv station lifetime in february . now curt knox is suing the channel to have repeat showings of the film stopped .\nperugia , italy \u2014 with a rapt worldwide television audience looking on , an italian court on monday reversed the murder conviction of 24 - year - old amanda knox , the american student whose sensational murder trial had reverberated on both sides of the atlantic .\namanda knox will soon find out whether her conviction for murder will be confirmed by italy ' s highest court .\n' amanda knox \u2014 murder on trial in italy\u2019 does a credible job of navigating a complex case without coming down one way or the other on whether knox and her then boyfriend , raffaele sollecito , are innocent or guilty .\nwith doubters saying knox is now \u201ccashing in\u201d on the tragic murder and her trial , it doesn\u2019t matter to her .\nhayden panettiere and marcia gay harden star in the lifetime original movie amanda knox : murder on trial in italy based on the story of an american exchange student accused by italian authorities of brutally killing her roommate . did amanda knox murder her college roommate or is she a victim of the italian justice system ?\nknox did not have to attend the trial because italy does not require defendants to be in court personally .\namanda knox looks on during a session of her trial on dec . 4 , 2009 . ( tiziana fabi / afp / getty images )\nlifetime ' s movie about the amanda knox trial will be updated after an italian court overturned its guilty verdict on monday . amanda knox : murder on trial in italy starred hayden panettiere as knox . it aired last february despite protests by the knox family , who felt it could sway the court as they continued to fight for her release .\nbased on the events surrounding the murder of british student meredith kercher . hayden panettiere amanda knox paolo romio raffaele sollecito amanda fernando stevens meredith kercher\namanda knox and boyfriend raffaele sollecito after they found out about meredith kercher\u2019s murder .\nhowever , according to candace dempsey , author of the knox trial - based book\nmurder in italy ,\nthe statute of limitations on the defamation case eventually ran out .\namanda knox\u2019s father has launched a lawsuit to stop a dramatisation of his daughter\u2019s trial being broadcast .\namanda knox and her former boyfriend raffaele sollecito had a guilty conviction against them overturned in italy\u2019s highest court .\nemail \u201ctimeline : the key events in the trial for the murder of meredith kercher \u201d .\non the handle was amanda ' s dna and on the blade , meredith ' s .\namanda knox was acquitted over the murder of her housemate meredith kercher . picture : myspace\non 2 november 2007 , amanda knox arrived home to her apartment in perugia , italy , to find her british flatmate meredith kercher dead .\nan italian court that convicted amanda knox in her roommate ' s 2007 murder said tuesday that the two exchange students fought over money on the night of the murder .\namerican college student amanda knox was convicted and then acquitted in the murder of her british roommate meredith kercher in italy . knox ' s acquittal was overturned in 2013 and she was again convicted of murder in 2014 . her conviction was overturned in 2015 .\namanda knox has been acquitted of all charges by italy\u2019s highest court . photograph : mark lennihan / ap\nknox and sollecito are indicted on murder charges . guede is found guilty of murder in his fast - track trial and sentenced to 30 years . ( the sentence is reduced to 16 years on appeal in december 2009 . )\nupdate : on march 26 , 2013 , italy ' s highest criminal court overturned the acquittal of knox in the murder of her british roommate and ordered a new trial . if knox chooses not to return to italy for the retrial , she will be tried in absentia .\namanda , raffaele , and rudy were indicted on murder charges , and rudy , who had asked for a fast - track trial , was sentenced to 30 years in jail in 2008 for meredith\u2019s murder , cnn reports .\namanda knox of seattle , who is accused of killing her housemate , testified friday for the first time in her trial in perugia .\nflorence \u00e2\u0080\u0093 the appeal trial of us student amanda knox and her italian former boyfriend raffaele sollecito got under way in italy monday , but without the stars of the show .\nwatch the trailer for the amanda knox documentary being released on netflix in september 2016 . credit : netflix\nms kercher was found dead in the flat she shared with amanda knox in perugia , italy in november 2007 having been sexually assaulted and stabbed in the throat .\namanda knox ' s father , curt , with his wife , cassandra , in the courtroom after the murder conviction was reversed on monday .\nstory : amanda knox verdict : conviction overturned panettiere declined to comment on the knox verdict via her manager .\nafter dna evidence was found on a knife belonging to knox\u2019s boyfriend \u2014 it was later revealed the knife had been contaminated \u2014 the couple was put on trial for murder .\nitaly\u2019s top court rules that knox and sollecito did not murder kercher , bringing the case to an end .\nand so after the trials by the courts in perugia \u2013 and the trial by media \u2013 comes the trial by autobiography .\nin 2009 , amanda and raffaele were found guilty on all counts of killing meredith , and amanda was handed a 26 - year sentence . amanda and raffaele both appealed their sentencing in 2010\nthe case surrounding the murder of meredith kercher at her home in perugia , italy was ended on friday after seven years of legal wrangling .\nafter the acquittal was overturned , the new trial began on september 30 , 2013 . because the court in perugia lacked the appropriate amount of space needed , the location of the second trial was in florence , italy , with judge alessandro nencini overseeing the trial . knox made no arrangements to attend any portion of the trial , while sollecito attended the trial as it came to an end with a verdict .\nthey were first convicted of murder in 2009 , but the verdicts were overturned on appeal in 2011 .\na defamation ruling against knox for initially accusing congolese bar owner patrick lumumba of the murder was upheld by a court in italy .\nshe became the centre of italy\u2019s trial of the decade after her roommate meredith kercher was sexually assaulted and murdered in their apartment in perugia .\nin a separate 2008 trial , guede was found guilty of murder and sexual assault and sentenced to 30 years .\namanda knox is back in the spotlight . picture : franco origlia / getty images\njudge indicts knox and sollecito on murder and sexual assault charges . guede , pictured , who was granted a fast - track trial , is convicted of murder and sexual assault and sentenced to 30 years in prison .\nhayden panettiere on amanda knox :\nexcited to see . . . a second chance at life\nnow , however , amanda knox and raffaele sollecito , both jailed for their part in the murder of surrey student meredith kercher , could claim millions in compensation after italy\u2019s top court cleared them unreservedly .\nin a new documentary to be released by netflix , amanda knox , mignini reveals his fixation on finding the killer .\nthe documentary shows that a mismanaged police investigation and sensationalised media coverage turned knox\u2019s predicament into italy\u2019s trial of the century . the documentary concludes that knox was innocent .\nfor most of their adult lives they have been entangled in one of europe\u2019s most intriguing murder mysteries , prime suspects in the near - inexplicable murder of a young home counties woman in italy .\nmeredith kercher who was found dead in her bedroom in perugia , italy . photograph : pa\nthe house in perugia , italy , where meredith kercher was murdered on november 1 , 2007 . photo / getty\na view of perugia during the meredith kercher murder trial at the perugia courthouse on november 28 , 2009 . picture : franco origlia / getty images\nthe film based on the life of us student amanda knox convicted of murdering meredith kercher in 2009 will debut this february .\namanda knox speaks to the media during a brief press conference in front of her parents ' home in seattle on march 27 , 2015 .\nin 2007 , american exchange student amanda knox was accused of killing british student meredith kercher in the home they shared in perugia , italy . a new netflix documentary , amanda knox , is taking a close look at the brutal murder and the subsequent years of global legal battle surrounding the case .\nrome \u2014 italy \u2019s highest court overturned the murder convictions of amanda knox and her italian former boyfriend on friday , throwing out all charges and ending a long - running courtroom drama over the killing of a british student in 2007 .\ndo not watch this cinematic showing of the amanda knox trial if you believe in innocence . there were multiple incorrect facts , including her flatmates ( depending on whether or not . . .\ncan a person be on trial their whole life ?\nhe asked .\nwe have to ask if amanda knox is being treated equally under the law .\nher lawyers appealed to italy ' s highest court , which ruled that the statement could not be used at her trial for murder . yet the jurors will hear it . in italy , a civil suit arising from a criminal prosecution is usually addressed as part of the resulting trial . in this instance , knox ' s statement cannot be admitted in her murder trial , but it is central to a slander suit lumumba has brought against her for identifying him in the statement as a murderer .\nknox and sollecito go on trial for murder . knox was heavily characterised in the italian press for her supposed sexual promiscuity , with her diaries being released and scrutinised by the italian press for evidence of this .\nthose are the chilling words from amanda knox in a new trailer from an upcoming documentary about her murder trial in italy coming to netflix on september 30 . if you ' re currently traveling abroad as a college student , or considering it , you don ' t want to miss this real - life horror flick .\nguede was found guilty of murder after a fast - track trial and sentenced to 30 years in jail , reduced to 16 on appeal . he remains behind bars .\nin december 2009 knox , a college student from seattle , was sentenced to 26 years in prison for the murder of miss kercher in a cottage the two shared while studying in perugia , italy .\nthe murder case went to italy ' s high court after an appeals court found knox guilty of the killing last year . kercher was found dead in the apartment she shared with knox while studying abroad in italy in 2007 . she had more than 40 stab wounds on her body and her throat slit .\nknox sits with her lawyer luciano ghirga on the final day of the meredith kercher murder trial on dec . 4 , 2009 . her jury would soon announce a guilty verdict . ( oli scarff / getty images )\namanda knox , now 29 , was an american student studying abroad in perugia , italy , when one of her roommates , 21 - year - old british student meredith kercher , was found dead in their apartment . at the time of the murder , amanda was dating an italian man , raffaele sollecito , who was later tried for meredith\u2019s murder as well . amanda maintained her innocence throughout her trial , despite being convicted of the murder ( which she later appealed and won ) .\nthe italian court found rudy was involved in meredith\u2019s murder , with his bloodstained fingerprints found at the murder scene .\nmeredith kercher was found murdered in a house she shared with amanda knox . photo / getty\nraffaele sollecito ( left ) and girlfriend greta menegaldo , an italian air hostess , pictured in milan in february last year . amanda knox ' s former lover has cast doubt on her alibi on the night of meredith kercher ' s murder\namanda knox prepares to leave the set after a television interview friday in new york . knox said she will fight the guilty verdict against her and an ex - boyfriend in the slaying of a british roommate in 2007 in italy .\nmignini became even more suspicious when amanda blamed the murder on her boss , patrick lumumba , who gave her a job at his bar .\namanda knox , an american college student studying abroad in italy , found herself in the international spotlight nearly a decade ago when she was accused of killing her roommate in a case so sensational media outlets around the world dubbed it the trial of the decade .\nlibel being a criminal charge in italy , knox ' s parents faced a fine in addition to six months to three years in prison .\nthis post is based on a version originally published on march 26 , 2013 .\nhowever , italy\u2019s supreme court sent the case back to trial , and last year , their original guilty convictions were upheld by a court in florence .\nivory coast national rudy hermann guede is extradited from germany , where he was arrested , and jailed on arrival in italy .\nmeredith kercher is found dead in the house in perugia , italy , that she shared with amanda knox . police say her body is partially clothed , with her throat cut .\nby candace dempsey , author of murder in italy , the story of amanda knox . winner of best true crime 2010 editor\u2019s and reader\u2019s choice awards . library journal bestseller . get case updates and leave comments on facebook and twitter @ candace _ dempsey .\nmurder in italy et plus d ' un million d ' autres livres sont disponibles pour le kindle d ' amazon . en savoir plus\nknox and sollecito\u2019s convictions were overturned in 2011 after a first appeals court trial only for them to be convicted again in 2014 .\non appeal , amanda was found not guilty of murdering meredith and immediately went home to seattle in october 2011 .\nhayden didn\u2019t help matters , going on tv beforehand to insist that \u201cmurder on trial in italy\u201d won\u2019t hurt amanda\u2019s appeal chances because \u201cit\u2019s pretty fact - driven . \u201d yeah , that would\u2019ve been nice . she begged the knox family to give the film a chance . instead , the trailer made amanda sick . hayden said her family offered to let her meet amanda , but she decided the one - hour drive from rome to capanne prison would be too difficult while filming .\nit\u2019s worth remembering , that someone else was convicted of the murder . loads of forensic evidence implicated rudy guede , who left italy right after the murder and was arrested in germany . he was later convicted of sexual assault and murder .\npublic prosecutor giuliano mignini had a gut feeling that amanda knox and boyfriend raffaele sollecito were responsible for the murder . photo / getty\nthey were again convicted over the murder before italy\u2019s highest court finally acquitted them and the case was closed last year .\nthe retrial of amanda knox over the murder of british student meredith kercher is due to begin today in florence . knox and her italian ex - boyfriend raffaele sollecito were found guilty in 2009 , two years after kercher ' s death , but acquitted on appeal in 2011 . italy ' s supreme court has overturned both acquittals and ordered the whole process to begin again \u00e2\u0080\u0093 but knox will not be in italy for the retrial .\nbesides spending over $ 1 million on attorneys and for flights from their home in seattle to see their imprisoned daughter in addition to having to rent a home in perugia , italy , amanda knox ' s parents would face their own courtroom ordeal .\ntwo days after the murder amanda went back to the house with mignini and he said she lost it .\nsollecito embarked on a job as a true crime reporter in italy earlier this year . knox , meanwhile , been doing press ahead of the documentary release .\nexclusive : amanda knox ' s supporters expect her to be found . . .\nkendra caldwell duggar struggles through labor on counting on . . . before welcoming baby garrett\nitaly ' s high court later threw out that acquittal and ordered a new trial , resulting in january ' s conviction . the court sentenced knox to 28\u00bd years in prison and sollecito to 25 years .\nan italian appeals court convicts knox and sollecito of murder charges . knox , who is living in the united states , had her sentence increased to 28 years and six months . sollecito , who returned to italy during the trial , was sentenced to 25 years .\nmiss knox and her boyfriend , who were imprisoned shortly after the killing , were found guilty of the murder and sexual assault of miss kercher in 2009 , but were acquitted at a second trial in 2011 . after that , ms knox left italy for good and returned to her home in seattle .\nthe italian court found rudy was involved in meredith ' s murder , with his bloodstained fingerprints found at the murder scene .\nmy book on the spell - binding amanda knox case is murder in italy ( penguin / berkley books ) . a library journal bestseller . winner of best true crime 2010 editor\u2019s choice and reader\u2019s choice awards . called \u201ca real - life murder mystery as terrifying and compelling as fiction , \u201d it\u2019s built on diary excerpts , wiretaps , court scenes , trial transcripts , first - hand experience and interviews with key players for all sides .\nin their previous two trials , knox maintained that they were together at sollecito ' s flat on the night of the murder after which miss kercher , 21 , was found half - naked with her throat slit in the cottage she shared with knox in perugia , italy .\nthe couple was again convicted of the murder but italy\u2019s highest court finally acquitted them and the case was closed last year .\nin 2009 , amanda and raffaele were put on trial , which attracted journalists from all over the world . italian journalists targeted amanda , calling her \u201cfoxy knoxy , \u201d and painting her as a sex - crazed woman who killed meredith in a sex game gone wrong .\non february 27 and february 28 a dozen police officers testified that amanda knox was not mistreated . see rita ficarra ' s testimony in particular .\nknox and sollecito ' s murder trial begins . reporters from all over the world attend , and some sit at the defense table because of limited space in the courtroom .\nbased on the disturbing murder trial that gripped the nation , this lifetime original movie tells the story of a seductive , aspiring photographer found guilty of killing her former lover .\nupdate : on oct . 3 , 2011 , amanda knox and raffaele sollecito were acquitted of murder on appeal in italy . dna experts determined the dna on the so - called murder weapon was actually from bread crumbs ( as in victim meredith kercher handling the bread and some crumbs ending up on the knife ) . knox ' s conviction for slandering diya lumumba was upheld , though evidence came out that knox had implicated the bar owner after 50 hours of interrogation without a lawyer present . as of oct . 3 , 2011 , knox ' s parents still face trial for slander for accusing italian police of brutality and intimidation .\namanda knox is speaking out about spending four years in an italian prison after being convicted of murdering her roommate in italy .\nwhen [ meredith kerscher ] was murdered and i was arrested , it was so shocking ,\nthe 25 - year - old seattle native tells people magazine .\nit was paralyzing . everything toppled .\nknox was originally sentenced to 26 years in prison , but her conviction was overturned on appeal in 2011 . hayden panetierre played her in the lifetime movie amanda knox : murder on trial in italy . although she has since returned to seattle to go back to school , knox admits that what happened still haunts her and affects her everyday life .\nthings creep up on me and . . .\namanda knox and raffaele sollecito in their infamous clinch after they were named as suspects in ms kercher ' s murder . sollecito now claims their stories on the night of ms kercher ' s death are not ' intertwined '\nthe family of amanda knox have claimed a film about the murder of meredith kercher was\nselfish , profit - making , inaccurate and shameful\nafter it aired on us television .\nit had been claimed at the first trial that knox\u2019s dna had been found on the handle of the kitchen knife used in the incident and that sollecito\u2019s dna had been found on the clasp of kercher\u2019s bra .\nwatch :\nit ' s my turn now to turn the attention towards exonerees .\n\u2013 amanda knox on new documentary urltoken\nnaomi campbell wows in flamboyant feathered gown . . . while ashley graham sizzles in plunging lace dress as they walk in dolce & gabbana show in italy\nmilan ( ap ) \u2014 an italian court that convicted amanda knox in her roommate ' s 2007 murder said in lengthy reasoning made public tuesday that the victim ' s wounds indicate multiple aggressors , and that the two exchange students fought over money on the night of the murder .\n11 . amanda didn\u2019t come into court on a red carpet but from a police van in the back of the courthouse .\nthank god it ' s over , they can get on with their lives ,\ncandace dempsey , author of\nmurder in italy ,\na book about the case , told one of the guardian ' s reporters on the ground in seattle , knox ' s hometown .\nthey were again convicted over the murder before italy ' s highest court finally acquitted them and the case was closed last year .\nms . kercher was found dead on the morning of nov . 2 , 2007 , lying on the floor of her bedroom in perugia , a university town in central italy that is popular with foreigners .\nhe said :\ni am 101 per cent certain amanda knox was there\n.\namanda knox has now had her name cleared . picture : ap photo / antonio calanni\nin 2013 the italian supreme court ruled the couple had to stand trial again . knox was only 25 at this stage .\nin the film knox is portrayed by rising american actress hayden panettiere in a dramatic rendering based on court records .\nthe judge in the libel case against knox ' s parents resigns because he was involved in the trial of knox and sollecito . paolo micheli says he will recuse himself .\nswimmer amanda beard competed in four olympic games , the first in 1996 when she was just 14 years old . she appeared on the cover of playboy in 2007 .\nknox returned to her hometown of seattle following the acquittal but was then tried and convicted in absentia and ordered a new appeals trial in 2014 .\nby warning against a pop psychology approach to criminal investigation , the streaming giant have made a documentary that is both wise and alarming related : who is amanda knox ? the truth is , truth outs . that\u2019s why hollywood has to be careful when it rips stories from the headlines : unsolved mysteries are liable to solve themselves in due course . in telling the story of meredith kercher , the british student murdered in italy in 2007 , the lifetime network waited cautiously until after the conviction of kercher\u2019s american roommate amanda knox to begin chronicling the affair . little did they know that their glossy , hayden panettiere - starring dramatisation amanda knox : murder on trial in italy would be nullified six months after its release by knox\u2019s surprise exoneration on appeal . continue reading . . .\nknox is currently free in the us and previously said that if she were convicted , she would\nbecome a fugitive .\nshe spent four years in prison in italy during the trial and after the initial guilty verdict was handed down .\nshe was a young and beautiful british exchange student who moved to perugia in italy to study .\nus amanda knox ' s former lover raffaele sollecito takes place in court at the start of a session of knox ' s appeal trial in perugia ' s courthouse on june 27 , 2011 . rudy guede , the third person convicted of killing a british student took the stand for the first time on monday against amanda knox , the us woman appealing a sentence for her part in the same murder . afp photo / alberto pizzoli ( photo credit should read alberto pizzoli / afp / getty images )\nantonio curatolo was a homeless man who claims to have seen amanda knox and raffaele sollecito in piazza grimana on the night of the murder . this was an issue for them because it invalidates their alibi and puts them near the cottage around the time the murder was committed .\n4 december 2009 knox and sollecito are convicted of murder and sexual assault and jailed .\n\u201camanda knox : murder on trial in italy\u201d poses the question of whether knox ( hayden panettiere ) , the seattle honors student accused of murdering her college roommate meredith kercher ( amanda fernando stevens ) in 2007 with her boyfriend raffaele sollecito ( paolo romio ) and acquaintance rudy guede ( djibril k\u00e9b\u00e9 ) , actually committed the crime or was herself a victim . referred to as \u201cfoxy knoxy\u201d by her italian prosecutor , guiliani mignini ( vincent riotta ) , and the press , knox was painted as an oversexed , remorseless killer during her two - year trial leading up to her conviction and subsequent sentencing to 26 years in jail . marcia gay harden portrays amanda\u2019s mother , edda mellas .\nsollecito says he has returned to italy to fight his new murder conviction . knox has said that she\nwill never go willingly\nback to italy . but sollecito said he came back\nas soon as i understood the verdict .\ncultural sexism : what if amanda knox had been andrew knox ? : 13 . 7 : cosmos and culture : npr\nknox and sollecito were originally convicted in 2009 of the murder of briton meredith kercher , found stabbed to death in the flat she shared with knox in november 2007 . they were acquitted on appeal , but that ruling was annulled by italy ' s high court in march , which cited faulty reasoning by the perugia appeals judges . it sent the case back to court for a second appeal trial \u00e2\u0080\u0093 this time in florence .\nmeredith kercher , a british student , was murdered in the apartment she shared with three other young women , in perugia , italy , on the night of november 1 , 2007 . three people were charged with the murder :\nthe retrial begins in a florence appeals court . the defence hinges on the fact there was no dna evidence which linked knox and sollecito to the murder .\namanda knox was convicted of the 2007 murder of her former roommate , meredith kercher , in an italian appeals court in florence on thursday , overturning an earlier acquittal . the decision concludes four months of argument in what has been the third trial of knox and her ex - boyfriend and co - defendant , raffaele sollecito . the judge sentenced knox to 28 years , and sollecito to 25 years .\nthe third defendant , guede , was convicted in a separate trial of sexually assaulting and stabbing kercher .\nknox had already spent two years in an italian prison before she was first found guilty of the murders in 2009 , in an ignominious trial . she was sentenced to 26 years in prison .\nknox has made it clear she is unlikely to return to italy , but has said her life is on hold until her ultimate appeal has been heard .\namanda knox speaks during a news conference shortly after her arrival at seattle - tacoma international airport tuesday , oct . 4 , 2011 , in seattle , after she won a reversal of her first murder conviction on appeal .\namerican knox and italian boyfriend sollecito are in the middle of an appeal against convictions for slashing meredith\u2019s throat at a student house in perugia , italy .\nknox and sollecito cleared of meredith kercher ' s murder . knox told to pay 22 , 000 euros in compensation to diya\npatrick\nlumumba , a barman she falsely accused of the murder .\nknox returned to the u . s . italy ' s high court later threw out that acquittal and ordered a new trial , resulting in january ' s conviction . the court sentenced knox to 28 and a half years in prison and sollecito to 25 years .\nthe knife has been a crucial piece of evidence in the long - running case . prosecutors have argued it was the murder weapon because it\nmatched kercher ' s wounds\nand evidence presented in the first trial that convicted knox and sollecito , suggested kercher ' s dna was on the blade and knox ' s was on the handle .\nonly when a final conviction was reached could italy start extradition procedures against her .\nitaly\u2019s highest court annulled the second convictions of amanda knox and raffaele sollecito for the murder of 21 - year - old meredith kercher in 2007 . the decision ends a tortuous legal odyssey that lasted more than seven years and ultimately included two convictions and two acquittals for knox and sollecito .\n2 november 2007 british exchange student meredith kercher , 21 , is found dead in her student flat in perugia , italy .\n2 . amanda and raffaele never picknicked in icy perugia that winter , nor has anyone in living memory .\nhayden panettiere won ' t have to go back to being a brunette ( at least , not for this role ) . after drawing in 2 . 8 million viewers with amanda knox : murder on trial in italy in 2011 , it only makes sense that lifetime would jump at the chance of shooting a sequel now that amanda knox is facing a retrial . right ? ! nope , the network doesn ' t see it that way , anyway . a source tells e ! news that lifetime has no plans on shooting a sequel to the tv movie and left it at that . the flick , which debuted in february 2011 and starred panettiere and marcia gay harden , depicted the events surrounding knox ' s trial for the murder of british exchange student meredith . . .\nknox\u2019s parents say she will not return to italy to serve her sentence . on the same day , sollecito is found by police in a hotel , close to the austrian border .\nitaly ' s supreme court overturns the murder convictions of knox and sollecito . the case is now closed , the court says , and the two are free to go .\nin 2015 , italy\u2019s top criminal court issued a final verdict in the case , vindicating the pair for kercher\u2019s murder after finding an \u201cabsolute lack of biological traces\u201d of knox or of sollecito in the room or on the victim\u2019s body , according to the associated press . the court also blamed flaws in the case on intense media scrutiny and possible contamination of evidence .\nnetflix\u2019s new documentary amanda knox takes an in - depth look into the evidence and includes interviews with knox , her ex - boyfriend raffaele sollecito , chief prosecutor giuliano mignini and nick pisa , the daily mail reporter covering the trial .\nknox , 20 at the time of the murder , is played in the film by heroes star hayden panettiere .\nburleigh is writing a book on the knox case , to be published by broadway books in 2011 .\nthe courts have cast wildly different versions of events . knox and sollecito were convicted of murder and sexual assault in the first trial based on dna evidence , confused alibis and knox ' s false accusation against a congolese bar owner , for which she was also convicted of slander .\nthe film focuses on knox ' s relationship with her mother , edda mellas .\nrudy hermann guede , an ivorian , is serving a 16 - year sentence for the murder of kercher , found stabbed in her bedroom in a house she shared in perugia with american student amanda knox . knox and her former italian boyfriend raffaele sollecito , after flip - flop verdicts of convictions and acquittal , were ultimately exonerated of the murder by italy\u2019s top criminal tribunal , the court of cassation .\nshe also blamed the murder on her boss , patrick lumumba , who gave her a job at his bar .\nthe document states : ' in these proceedings amanda knox and raffaele sollecito have been considered , wrongly , as an inseparable entity . this distorted image has certainly impaired the proceedings from the first trial . '\none protagonist did appear : patrick lumumba , the innocent congolese pub owner knox originally blamed for the murder . knox was convicted of calumny by italy ' s high court this year for her false accusation of lumumba . on monday he said he was there because he still hasn ' t received a penny in compensation and wanted to be a civil party in the trial , in hope of someday being compensated .\n1 . amanda and raffaele meet cute and then frolic at an outdoor amusement park they never visited during their six - day relationship . amanda\u2019s italian roommate , filomena , did ride the ferris wheel on the night of the murder with her boyfriend .\namanda knox and her ex - boyfriend raffaele sollecito were acquitted at the end of last week .\nabout 23 . 00 my father called me on my house phone line . i recall amanda was not back yet .\nmurder in italy is online at amazon . com , barnes & noble , borders , and indiebound . in bookstores everywhere , it\u2019s also a kindle & ebook . i\u2019ll blog about the knox case until the final appeal .\nitalian prosecutor giuliano mignini believed knox was at the apartment with her boyfriend and guede on the night of the murder , and they were involved in a sex game .\nher subsequent murder trial dominated headlines for most of 2008 and 2009 . the sordid story that was rehashed over and over again in the media was that after an orgy went wrong , amanda knox , an exchange student from america , and her italian boyfriend murdered kercher .\nthe man convicted of murdering the british student meredith kercher in italy has said she was trying to tell him something in the moments before she died and that he is\n101 per cent convinced\namanda knox was there .\nhayden panetierre in court , playing amanda knox . the film was made in rome and other locations , because filmmakers didn ' t feel welcome in perugia , where the murder occurred on nov . 1 , 2007 . amanda and raffaele ' s case is on appeal . lifetime ' s decision to air its biopic at this time has angered all of the families involved , including the kercher family .\nthe crime scene he found himself in the middle of in november 2007 was the murder of meredith kercher .\nin a book deal worth \u00a32 . 5 million , amanda knox , whose conviction for the murder of meredith kercher was overturned , will at last reveal her side of the story .\nprosecutor alessandro crini had said it was the defence that was dragging the case out by asking for so many aspects of the trial to be discussed again . crini had argued that the new trial should be more limited in scope , concentrating on the murder weapon and using more sensitive forensic equipment for analysing trace dna .\nrudy guede opted for a fast - track trial . in october 2008 , he was found guilty of the murder and sexual assault of meredith kercher , and was sentenced to 30 years in prison .\namanda and her italian boyfriend of one week , raffaele sollecito , had their ordinary lives blown up when they were found guilty of meredith\u2019s murder in 2009 .\nthe knox case exposed differences in italy ' s justice system , where defendants can be tried over and over again for the same crime .\nms knox and mr sollecito were initially also convicted of mr kercher\u2019s murder in 2009 before being acquitted two years later .\na third defendant , rudy guede , 24 , was also convicted of miss kercher\u2019s murder in a separate trial and was sentenced to 30 years in prison . his conviction was upheld on appeal , but his sentence was shortened to 16 years . defense lawyers in this trial tried to convince the court that mr . guede had been the sole perpetrator of the crime .\nknox signs a deal with harpercollins to write a memoir about her trial , conviction and acquittal for murder . the book , based in part on journals she kept , will give never - before heard details about her\nharrowing experience\nwhile in custody there , the publisher says .\nmeredith kercher , 21 , from coulsdon , surrey , was sexually assaulted and stabbed to death in her bedroom in 2007 while studying in perugia , italy .\nvideo : amanda knox leaves italy for u . s . after guilty verdict overturned lifetime will broadcast the movie again tuesday night - - about 24 hours after the verdict was revealed , and as knox remains a hot topic in the media .\nin 2007 , a british student named meredith karcher was murdered while studying abroad in perugia , italy . her american roommate , amanda knox , and knox ' s then - boyfriend , raffaele sollecito , were immediately implicated in the murder . a new netflix documentary reexamines the case that stretched on for eight years , thanks , in part , to italy ' s somewhat confusing legal system , which allows cases to be retried , even after defendants have been acquitted . knox and sollecito , were convicted , sentenced to 26 and 25 years in prison , respectively , had their convictions overturned , and then were retried again . but do amanda knox and raffaele sollecito still talk ?\nknox , 23 , from seattle , and sollecito , 25 , an it graduate from bari in southern italy , were found guilty of murder and sexual assault by a perugia court in dec 2009 and sentenced to 26 and 25 years in prison respectively .\nbut amanda appealed her first conviction and there was an independent forensic investigation that found dna evidence could not be relied on .\ndespite being incorrect on multiple facts the allegation that the police orchestrated this intentionally is contradicted by amanda ' s own testimony .\nhis fingerprints were found at the murder scene but despite this , knox was still being blamed .\nraffaele sollecito leaves the court in florence . judges in a florence court gathered to decide whether us amanda knox and her italian ex - boyfriend raffaele sollecito are guilty of the 2007 murder of british exchange student meredith kercher in perugia , 2014\nrudy guede leaves his prison in viterbo , italy , on june 25 to enjoy 36 hours outside the walls of his cell in recognition of good behavior . ( gregorio borgia / ap )\nrudy guede , a perugia resident born in the ivory coast , was convicted of murder in a separate trial in connection with ms . kercher\u2019s death , as one of three assailants . defense lawyers for ms . knox and mr . sollecito had always argued that mr . guede committed the crime on his own .\namanda knox was tried and convicted for the murder of british student meredith kercher , who died from knife wounds in the apartment she shared with knox in 2007 . knox and her then - boyfriend , raffaele sollecito , were both found guilty of killing kercher , receiving 26 - and 25 - year prison sentences , respectively . in october 2011 , knox and sollecito were acquitted and set free . in march 2013 , knox was ordered to stand trial again for kercher & apos ; s murder ; italy & apos ; s final court of appeal , the court of cassation , overturned both knox & apos ; s and sollecito & apos ; s acquittals . knox and sollecito were again found guilty of murder in february 2014 , with sollecito receiving a 25 - year prison sentence and knox receiving a 28 . 5 - year sentence . the supreme court of italy overturned her and sollecito & apos ; s convictions in 2015 .\nseen here on \u201cgood morning america , \u201d amanda knox made several media appearances to discuss accusations that she murdered her roommate . ( lou rocco / abc )\nguede is sentenced to 30 years in jail for the murder and sexual assault of kercher . his sentence is later reduced to 16 years on appeal . he later went on to state on italian television that he was innocent and had been wrongly imprisoned .\nultimately , brian mcginn and rod blackhurst\u2019s documentary , like italy\u2019s supreme court , sides with knox and sollecito\u2019s innocence . but the point of amanda knox isn\u2019t to determine whether or not knox and sollecito were guilty , rather it analyzes how they became swept up in this media circus in the first place .\nthe prosecutor , giuliano mignini , claimed that it was knox ' s sexual activities that provoked kercher ' s criticism and inflamed knox to the point of murder . according to the prosecutor ' s reconstruction , knox returned home on the evening of november 1 , 2007 accompanied by sollecito and rudy guede - the ivorian who has already been convicted of murder in a separate trial - and encountered kercher .\nearlier today , lawyer giulia bongiorno defended her client to italy\u2019s highest court by comparing him to forrest gump \u2013 she may have now cemented her reputation as italy\u2019s foremost defense attorney .\na fast - track trial requested by guede ' s lawyers in the hopes that he would receive a lesser sentence instead resulted in his conviction on oct . 28 , 2008 . for the crimes of murder and sexual assault , judge paolo micheli would hand down 30 years in prison .\nin this saturday , june 25 , 2016 file photo , rudy hermann guede leaves the viterbo\u2019s penitentiary , italy .\nknox lawyers say that , according to the italian constitution , knox and sollecito are presumed innocent until the legal process is complete . in italy , a conviction and sentence are not final until the appeals process concludes . it is unprecedented in italy that a film airs before legal proceedings are over\nno , just as frank bruni writes in last sunday ' s new york times , the\nveritable drumbeat of sexual shaming\nheaped on amanda knox amounts to sexism run rampant .\nnot long after returning home , knox picked up her studies at the university of washington , majoring in creative writing . in a sharp turn of events in march 2013 , knox and sollecito were both ordered to stand trial again for the murder of meredith kercher by the italian supreme court . italy & apos ; s final court of appeal , the court of cassation , overturned the acquittals of both knox and sollecito .\nthe alleged murder weapon \u2014 a kitchen knife \u2014 was found in raffaele ' s apartment .\namanda knox\u2019s appeal trial is now in its eighth month , and knox\u2019s family is warily optimistic . so , it seems , is knox . in a recent letter to paxton , knox drafted a list of things she wants to do if she is released : work for the innocence project , serve as a translator and be \u201ca mom . \u201d\nwhen amanda knox was first acquitted in 2011 , four years after she was originally arrested for kercher ' s murder , italian newspaper il giornale titled its story about the case ,\namanda and raffaele acquitted : it ' s the magistrates who should be convicted .\nthe new movie\u2019s previews show meredith screaming in terror as she is attacked by killers amanda knox , raffaele sollecito and rudy guede .\nthe real meredith : a charming erasmus scholar from london , she had many friends in perugia . amanda knox was her roommate .\nin march 2015 , italy\u2019s supreme court again overturned the murder convictions of amanda and raffaele . as to who killed meredith , that question is still unanswered . rudy , however , who was convicted alongside amanda and raffaele , is still behind bars after several unsuccessful appeals , though his 30 - year sentence was reduced to 16 .\na new dna trace on the knife allegedly used to kill british student meredith kercher , belongs to her alleged killer amanda knox , an italian court has heard .\none of the main bits of evidence against amanda was a knife found in her boyfriend\u2019s house .\nbut reactions to the handling of the couple ' s original trial were , in some cases , even more outraged .\namanda was just 20 years old when she was accused of killing her roommate while studying abroad in perugia , italy . her subsequent court case made headlines around the world , and she spent four years in an italian prison awaiting trial , serving her sentence , and eventually , successfully appealing her guilty verdict ."]}
{"id": 115442, "summary": [{"text": "spin is a 1995 documentary film by brian springer composed of raw satellite feeds featuring politicians ' pre-appearance planning .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "it covers , not only the presidential election , but also the 1992 los angeles riots as well as the operation rescue abortion protests .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "using the 1992 presidential election as his springboard , springer captures the behind-the-scenes maneuverings of politicians and newscasters in the early 1990s .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "pat robertson banters about \" homos , \" al gore learns how to avoid abortion questions , george h. w. bush talks to larry king about halcion \u2014 all presuming they are off camera .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "composed of 100 % unauthorized satellite footage , spin is a surreal expose of media-constructed reality .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the film also documents behind the scenes footage of larry agran who unsuccessfully sought the democratic party nomination for president .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "agran was generally ignored by the media during his candidacy , a topic covered in the documentary .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the media did not report his polling numbers even as he met or exceeded the support of other candidates such as jerry brown .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "party officials excluded him from most debates on various grounds , even having him arrested when he interrupted to ask to participate .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "when he managed to join the other candidates in any forum , his ideas went unreported .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "spin is a followup of the 1992 film feed ; for which springer provided much of the raw satellite footage . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "spin ( 1995 film )", "paragraphs": ["spin is a 1995 documentary film by brian springer composed of raw satellite feeds featuring politicians ' pre - appearance planning .\nspin is a followup of the 1992 film feed ; for which springer provided much of the raw satellite footage .\nall the films not on my ultimate film canon lists . found these on letterboxd , from lists from the halliwell ' s film\u2026\nspin is a 1995 documentary film by brian springer composed of raw satellite feeds exposing politicians ' pre - appearance planning . it covers , not only the united states presidential primaries , 1992 and presidential election , but also the la riots as well as the operation rescue abortion protests . see how far we have come in 16 years .\ni think you are missing the point that this took place in 1995 when people were less aware of all the work that was taking place in the background .\nit ' s a shame springer didn ' t do much else in film , he had a knack for dodging the obstacles most documentarians get stuck on , and making it into something powerful without forcing every bit of interest out of it . incredible film , and despite an abrupt ending , that final shot is just outstanding .\npirated satellite feeds revealing u . s . media personalities ' contemptuous plans for their viewers come full circle in spin . tv out - takes appropriated from network satellite feeds unravel the tightly spun fabric of television , a system which silences public debates and furthers the intolerance of anyone outside the pack of journalists , politicians , spin doctors and televangelists who manufacture the news . spin moves through the l . a . rebellion and the floating tv talk - show called the 1992 u . s . presidential election .\nomg ! you know there is spin but to actually witness it is another thing . omg , some of the s # it that comes out of these newsanchors ' mouths .\npirated satellite feeds revealing u . s . media personalities ' contemptuous plans for their viewers come full circle in spin . tv out - takes appropriated from network satellite feeds unravel the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe result of his research is spin , one of the most insightful films ever made about the mechanics of how television is used as a tool of social control to distort and limit the american public ' s perception of reality .\ntake the time to watch it from beginning to end and you ' ll never look at tv reporting the same again . tell your friends about it . this extraordinary film released in the early 1990s is almost completely unknown . hopefully , the internet will change that .\nintensely close to the action , it ' s incredible how unrestrained and vicious brian springer is as a director , while offering nothing but facts . unbiased , yet says so much more than if he were to put his own spin on it .\nhaving said that . i searched for about an hour for a stream of feed somewhere and couldn ' t find anything , so if anybody does find it i ' ll be over the moon . i really enjoyed spin so i feel i ' ll really like feed too .\nsomeone please tell me where i can find a copy of this for sale ! this should be mandatory viewing for high school students and every american . this pretty much killed pat robertson ' s hopes of becoming president . it is amazing to really see the discriminatory remarks come from his mouth and then to hear the television producers ( or the spinners ) laud his behavior . i know people who protest at political rallies and upon seeing this film , i was able to inform them how the television directors will manipulate the camera set - ups and microphone set - ups to cut them out of the shot , making it impossible for the protesters to be seen or heard . the wide shots simply make it seem as if they are a part of the crowd supporting him . an amazing piece of film . also , see the film\nfeed\n( 1992 ) which is even more great political footage recorded by the same director , brian springer .\nif the film made that link at any point , i definitely missed it . . . and if that was the point , are you at all surprised to learn that larry king is an empty suit ? i was always under the impression that his ' kid gloves ' style is the reason he got all of his guests . . . low risk .\ni think the fact i saw this based on a lot of breathless hype in a reddit thread about it being eye opening and mind blowing was a big factor in being underwhelmed by this film , because i ' m not sure what the huge revelation here is . every politician of a certain level has handlers and spin doctors , and spinning off a probing question onto one of your preferred talking points is a technique almost as old as politics itself . larry king constantly comes off as an egotistical , king making sleazeball , katie couric is not so cute and fuzzy when she thinks she ' s off air , and of no surprise to anyone , pat robertson is a hateful , scheming little shrew .\nusing the 1992 presidential election as his springboard , documentary filmmaker brian springer captures the behind - the - scenes maneuverings of politicians and newscasters in the early 1990s . pat robertson banters about\nhomos ,\nal gore learns how to avoid abortion questions , george bush talks to larry king about halcyon - - all presuming they ' re off camera . composed of 100 % unauthorized satellite footage , spin is a surreal expose of media - constructed reality . brian springer\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\n: 1992 was the year of kings . there was the l . a . p . d . beating of rodney king videotaped from an apartment balcony and the hovering coverage of tv cameras and helicopters circling the city as the public rebelled . it was nearly twenty - five years after the assassination of dr . martin luther king and bill clinton , a child of the ' 60s , was campaigning to become commander - in - chief , a king among the contenders .\n10 of 11 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith god on our side : george w . bush and the rise of the religious right\nwhats wrong with secretary kim \uc601\uc900\uc774 \uc7ac\ub2a5\uad50\uc721 \uc2dc\uc791\ud588\ub2c8 ? ( \uc790\uae30\uc758 \uc77c\uc740 \uc2a4\uc2a4\ub85c . . . \ud558\uc9c0\ub9c8 . . . ) 180704 ep . 9\nperot told us 25 years ago people ! this would happen and it did . . .\nyes . ted turner is a big fan , he ' d uh , he ' d like to serve you .\ni have to say i was massively disappointed by larry king . i did not expect such complacency from him . that bit with perot was also very unsettling .\nyeah the most revealing part of this whole doc is how much of a dick larry king is .\nlarry king has been with cnnia since ' 85 . that ' s like 25 years of sucking the dick of the supposed democratic propaganda wheel . so of course , when king interviews someone not in line with the company direction , king is not going to hold them up like when he did with clinton .\nking might be a good speaker and journalist , but his joining cnnia pretty much put an end to his radio journalism direction where he managed to piss off a lot of corporate heads .\nsame here . had no clue king was such a scumbag . and a drug peddler !\nyeah , i forgot about that one ! what a fucking douche . his ego is bigger than the building too , i had no idea . fucker plays his cards right .\ntrue ! even bush and clinton seemed a little creeped out by his halcion - pushing : ) sleazy old geezer . sleazer .\nclinton was smart enough to keep mum . he wasn ' t dumb enough to say something that incriminating in public . perhaps . . . .\nif you ' re on the fence about watching this don ' t let its homemade quality put you off . i ' m about twenty minutes in and it ' s a unique and illuminating look at one aspect of the political process .\ni . . . so to speak . . . fric - . . . you see . . . so to speak . . . get on . . .\nthis sound clip is waaaay overused . i ' m twenty minutes in and that ' s my only real complaint so far . it ' s already stuck in my head .\ndrove me crazy last night . but after watching a minute of it i was too sucked in to care anymore .\nbut . . . but it is an hour . the injustice of these downvotes !\nit really boggles my mind to imagine how much more this kind of stuff must have advanced with how heavily technology has also moved . imagine the amount of power real - time monitoring of social networks for example must give .\nsomething i didn ' t expect from this was seeing people trying to get around being muted by the media , like the dr from mlk hospital at around 20 : 00 .\ni remember posting ' 10 / 10 would watch again ' on 4chan when this got posted like 2 years ago . i guess i have to watch it again .\ni ' ve seen only the trailer and this talk / q & a about it but i ' m sold . his comments about the life of kate austin led me to a pdf repository of an anarchist / labor newspaper she often contributed to , entitled lucifer the lightbearer . and the droning computer - generated narration in the trailer made me keen to find out if i could endure 70 minutes of it .\ntwo tears later they made wag the dog . i wonder if they ' re related .\ni saw this when i first saw feed and thought they were like a companion set of videos but now that i look i guess they ' re made by different people . so if you want to see a similar thing , look that one up ( i couldn ' t find it on youtube )\nas far as i know no . those days were analog and what he was receiving was intended for tv stations not the public . i assume everything is encrypted now .\ni ' m guessing even if it is not , you break some sort of laws if you intercept the signal .\nthis is why i come to this subreddit . most documentaries here are lack luster . but occasionally , you find a gem like this .\nnot to be\nthat guy\nbut you saw all this stuff happen with ron paul also . i ' m sure its happened every election .\ni heard ron paul talk about how the media was distorting his campaign etc . i never saw it portrayed candidly like this .\ni could not believe i ' d never heard about this raw satellite feed business until i watched this awesome documentary .\ni wouldn ' t be surprised if this was used in the development of west wing . a lot of congruent themes .\nthank you . this was extremely intriguing and i ' ll make sure i forward this to my politically conscious friends .\nthis documentary shows that there is prep , planning , make - up jobs & rehearsing . . . but it never really ties those things to anything . . . i kept thinking ,\nso what ?\nyou missed the part where the media is the covert ally of the political process , feigning representation of the viewers interests when in reality they are merely a conduit for whatever bs their guests want to spew . it exposes the illusion of independent and driven journalism , it ' s all just political theater and there is no fourth estate .\nthen you missed the part where the campaigns produce their own\nnews segments\ncomplete with news anchor script to be given to news stations and run as actual news segments when they ' re really campaign ads .\nrather than just doing a copy n paste of my previous comment . . . . . . . i ' ll just say that all of the illusions and campaign - ad - news - segments are definitely lame . . . and should stop . . . but this documentary does a poor job of exposing anything that isn ' t pretty widely known nor does it explain the negative impact they have . . . if you can get there on your own , godspeed [ and you probably don ' t need to watch this at all to come to the same conclusions ] . . .\ni ' ll attempt to be positive . . . this documentary might lead a viewer who is unaware of the current state of cable news to explore the impacts that lazy or soft journalism has . . . . if they were motivated enough by what they saw in this documentary . i ' ll stop whining now . . . good stuff , thanks for the chat .\nmost memorable documentary i ' ve seen . loved it when i discovered it 2 years ago and still do . it needs to circulate like wildfire every election season when the brains get washed by corporate whore media .\nwhat is it that you thought this would accomplish ? you do know that reddit isn ' t just for you and just because you ' ve seen something continually reposted doesn ' t give you the right to deprive other people of it . that ' s so selfish and inconsiderate . there ' s obviously , judging by the success of the post , a good amount of people who enjoyed it . just ignore it if you already seen it , it ' s a lot cheaper than complaining about it . complaining about it just makes you look like a whiny self centered little cunt .\nsooo . . . i couldn ' t help but notice you have a lot of shakti going on there .\ni use baconreader for android , which lets you save posts to yoir device or profile .\nartist brian springer spent a year scouring the airwaves with a satellite dish grabbing back channel news feeds not intended for public consumption .\nsave my name and email in this browser for the next time i comment .\nit ' s just a mater of having a tuner designed for the particular frequency range . you can adapt any dish to pick up frequencies outside the normal range called a ( broad band pass filter ) . i installed the equipment on a giant commercial satellite dish that use to pick up the evening news form london many years ago . this dish sent the very first trans atlantic tv signal back in the 50s . later on , a man named peter jennings was the anchor man , a real babe magnet , athletic sort o guy , but he smoked marlborough cigarets like a smoke stack . i would see the feed coming in for about an hour before the broadcast would start , that was before cable tv when the signals were all air bound . it always amazed me that he smoked . as you might expect he died of lung cancer at 55 . as long as the signal isn ' t encrypted you can pick it up . there is some really bizarre stuff to pick up out there , you ' ll be amazed . we even heard transmissions from antarctica with scientists talking to their colleagues back home . you have to realize this dish was a special dish 75 feet across , and 100 feet high with a very broad spectrum from microwave frequency to radio frequency capabilities , and a few million dollars worth of frequency analyzers . the satellite was a ( geosynchronous / stays fixed over one spot on the globe ) satellite , as are most communications satellites . it hovers over the mid ocean , because of the curvature of the earth , so the signal goes up and is relayed back down overcoming the curvature . the satellite is so far out in space , i believe the ( tellstar ) early satellite was about 500 to 3000 miles out if i ' m not mistaken , whats known as apogee , and perogee . fun for the whole family , including the nsa . i know more than you wanted to hear ,\nsorry\n.\nwhy are the bad guys wining ? cause they take freaking action , we the ones who try to do something are often paralized by those who are too bussy complining about everything , you cant suspect everybody of working for the system ! ! ! , you paranoid people ! ! ! ! , and even if it was propaganda , still , all this deluded people who think they are doing good but are acctually working for the\ngreat power\nto take over afrika , are getting together doing something , later they may unite to do actual good that doesnt fullfill the systems agenda cause there will be an stablished group .\nthank you , brian ! this country is still the best place to live in this chaotic world mainly for people like you and the freedom we still enjoy with the so far unobstructed internet . i ' ll spread this as far as i can . thank you too , tdf !\nthis is awesome - wish it could be done in this day in time . . .\na must see . amateur but good . i can not help to just shutter when i watch how they act and what they see . . . they believe in make up and cover ups .\ntruly bizarre really . . . but i hope people begin to wake the hell up . because we do not live in a democracy .\nif you think you do live in a democracy . . . consider this . when you goto the polls and vote . . how many choices do you have ?\n3 / 300 million + people . . . you do the math . you . . yes you . . . and i do not live in a democracy . it is just a fact .\npretty interesting , especially if you are old enough to remember the players and the time it happened . very funny watching larry king campaign with each of the three nominee ' s to to be asked to be the moderator for the debate\ni really enjoyed seeing the older footage and seeing slightly forgotten characters . we ' ve come so far since this was relevant and so much has happened since then .\ni found that some of the subject matter he covered actually shed some light and reminded me a several things i haven ' t thought of for a long time . it ' s so different when you ' re on the outside looking in . if we understood what goes on behind the scenes , it would completely change the way we look at media in our society .\nit runs about an hour , and i ' d recommend it to anyone who has an interest in the subject . you can see how they were just starting to do things , as compared to the sophistication of how they do it now . he also did a great job of preserving the media historically , capturing it over time from various raw satellite feeds .\ncan it change your life ? no guarantees there , but it could help you make better informed decisions . all i can say is don ' t ever take anything for face value . these people are professionals and they know exactly what they are doing . it ' s a science that has been evolving and gaining unparalled levels of sophistication - all for the purpose of controlling and manipulating your decisions .\ni like how the producer / director not only dished out a bunch of footage but strung together a very convincing and despite its running time entertaining narrative .\nyou get a sense that the guy knows how the media circus plays us . and how much they are in bed with the political establishment .\nexcellent documentary . lots of unique , excellent footage . much of it of highly famous people like bush senior , clinton , larry king , al gore , etc not aware of themselves being recorded . strongly recommended to all , even those aware of the issue beforehand .\nseems to me if you know your tech you can use a converter box to do anything u chose . you can even activate your dvr without paying for it ; download movied from your dvr to your computer ; and probably can go into all feeds running on air . just takes the knowledge to do this . its just a converter box not a space ship .\nnot ! with a converter boxs , . there all programs channels , you can , t get this dish sty anymore . this is wy . some people don , t want you to see this .\npretty interesting . especially when you consider that this dish system isn ' t used anymore . they all come with subscription services and preprogrammed converter boxes now .\nmr . kanamori , a teacher of a 4th grade class , teaches his . . .\nthere are several ways to be notified about new content on tdf . combined , there are more than 200k people following us through these channels :\nyou should sign up for our newsletter . it ' s a free compilation of all documentaries posted each week , straight to your inbox .\na documentary about the 1992 u . s . presidential election based on pirated satellite feeds .\ni ' m just happy larry king doesn ' t come off too bad here & pat robertson is confirmed as always to be a piece of shit .\nshamefully obscure , but essential . it didn ' t receive any votes on the sight and sound documentary poll , but i see it gaining a following within the next decade or so .\nslightly informative documentary ; shows just how bullshit politics and media coverage is . everything biased , and whatever little truth there is , it is purposefully selected to support the broadcasters party . felt incomplete , though ; this needs to be followed by a sequel .\ni wonder if a movie like this is technically achievable today - if the pre - air feeds are still available in our digital era . i suppose they still exist in some form ; i recall watching the first airstrikes of the iraq war on cnn ' s syndicate feed .\nanyhow , it was kind of fun to see all of these politicians playing the same games we play today , but with players we haven ' t seen in a while . i ' m sure that ' s not the right take - away here .\nrevels in revealing the obvious : that politicians wear makeup , that they\u2019re awkward when off script and say stupid things when they think no one\u2019s watching . still , useful as a reminder of the theatrical nature of political performance , and especially as an early document of the cable news machine\u2019s insistent war on reality . this gets hinted at most prominently with the rodney king / gulf war connection , the growth of us vs . them documentation techniques pushing the expansion of the modern other , using the medium to close people out rather than broaden our understanding . would love to see a movie compiled solely from footage of larry king\u2019s painful off - air guest repartee ."]}
{"id": 115460, "summary": [{"text": "oozham ( english : chance ) is a 2016 indian malayalam-language action drama film written and directed by jeethu joseph .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars prithviraj sukumaran , neeraj madhav , divya pillai and debutant rasna pavithran in the lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "shamdat sainudheen handled the cinematography .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "oozham revolves around a demolition expert who teams up with his fiancee and friend to avenge the deaths of their family members from the ceo of a pharmaceutical company who got them killed .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film released on 8 september 2016 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "oozham grossed more than 15 crores from kerala boxoffice and 30 cr from worldwide boxoffice thereby becoming a super hit . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "oozham ( 2016 film )", "paragraphs": ["oozham cast list , including actors and actresses . this film release in 2016 .\nthe film released on 8 september 2016 in 97 screens in kerala . [ 13 ]\nkerala fashion league 2016\nstarring the best of malayalam film stars\norganized by espanio events .\nthe film is all set to hit the theatres during the coming onam season and the makers are planning to release the trailer of the film tomorrow ( august 27 , 2016 ) .\nanuraga karikkin vellam song | poyimaranjo . . | new malayalam movie songs 2016 | official video songs\noozham ends up being a mediocre film though it tries to be a lot more .\noozham plot is unknown at this time . we will update oozham plot as soon as possible .\noozham is currently scheduled to release on september 8 th , 2016 , just ahead of the onam festival , a popular movie season in the state of kerala .\nhave a look at the box office numbers for the film oozham . for more filmi updates visit urltoken\njames , anu ( 4 february 2016 ) .\nprithviraj sukumaran - jeethu joseph join hands for ' oozham ' ; actor releases first look poster\n. international business times .\ni would love to give the credit to the makers of the film , the director of the film and the film itself for being nice and hence appreciated .\noozham ends up being a mediocre film though it tries to be a lot more , says paresh c palicha .\nprithviraj ' s last film was jeethu joseph ' s revenge thriller\noozham\nwhich opened to lukewarm reviews .\nthe trailer of the film would go live on youtube at 7pm tomorrow evening . the first official teaser of the film was released on july 6 , 2016 and it did garner wide appreciations . the teaser has crossed 6 lakh views on youtube now .\nthe makers are planning to release the movie on september 8 , 2016 . incidentally , mohanlal ' s oppam would also be released on the same day .\nafter completing life of josutty ( 2015 ) director jeethu joseph announced his next film entitled oozham which features prithviraj sukumaran in the lead . the film marks the second collaboration of jeethu and prithviraj who had worked earlier in the 2013 crime thriller film memories . [ 10 ] [ 11 ] the director delineate the film is not a thriller like his previous films , it is a revenge drama with some action . [ 12 ]\naccording to the reports , oozham is touted to be a revenge drama and would be not on the lines of a suspense thriller . jeethu joseph had recently stated that the suspense factor of the film would be revealed within the first ten minutes of the film . jeethu joseph and prithviraj team ' s previous film memories was an investigative thriller .\nmohanlal films are always touted as festival releases for the malayalam film audience . and when the superstar collaborated with his favorite director priyadarshan for oppam , the sky was the limit for the blockbuster actor - director duo that had delivered more than 25 successful films at the box office . oppam was the first malayalam release for lalettan in 2016 and the film had a grand welcome at the kerala box office . the mohanlal - priyadarshan film , has overpowered the opening week collections of nivin pauly ' s premam . at the end of 11 theatrical days , oppam has minted a whopping rs 18 crore at the kerala box office , which is an earth - shattering response considering that that film had to battle out with six major onam releases . the word - of - mouth of the film is super strong and will help the film beat the life - time collections of 2016 ' s top malayalam grosser , jacobinte swargarajyam .\nviacom18 motion pictures . # thebody film post - production of the film will begin next month . best of luck @ emraanhashmi @ sobhitad @ vedhika4u # jeethujoseph @ viacom18movies # b2aeh\ndirector jeethu joseph ' s\noozham\nis touted to be a revenge thriller .\nit has been raining teasers in the mollywood film industry for eid , well sort of .\noozham is one of the most awaited films of the recent times as it brings back the combo of jeethu joseph and prithviraj , after the film memories , which released in 2013 .\nprithviraj - starrer oozham teaser is nothing less . the first look of the teaser hints that the film is going to be a revenge drama but as jeethu joseph of drishyam - fame has confirmed on twitter that this film is going to be different from the others he has directed .\nit is hard to believe that the man who made drishyam and papanasam made this film too .\n\u200bprithviraj earlier this week tweeted saying the film would release in september , sometime around onam . \u200b\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing oozham near you .\noozham has prithviraj in the role of a guy named soorya krishnamoorthi . the film also features balachandra menon , seetha , neeraj madhav , divya pillai , rasna , pasupathy , jayaprakash etc . in important roles .\nthe two tied the knot on february 3 , ahead of the film ' s release on february 24 .\noozham - a good one . . . . but never expect another\nmemories\n. . . .\n# oozham satellite rights bagged by asianet for 4 . 20 cr , christmas premiere on asianet ! ! !\nmuch awaited , mohanlal - starrer janatha garage and prithviraj - jeethu joseph\u2019s oozham teaser were out one day apart .\nmohanlal ' s\noppam\nand prithviraj ' s\noozham\nhave been gathering positive response from the audience .\noozham ( aka ) ozham is a malayalam movie with production by anto padinjarekkara , g george , direction by jeethu joseph , cinematography by shamdat sainudeen , editing by ayoob khan . the cast of oozham ( aka ) ozham includes prithviraj .\n\u201cgemini is by p . k . baburaj who was associate director of g . s . vijayan at the time he took the tv series \u2018the officer\u2019 in which i played the lead . \u201d kishor is quite happy that babu chettan remembered him when he took a film after many years . \u201cit must have been difficult to convince producers but he did . \u201d then there is a film by jeethu joseph called oozham where kishor becomes city police commissioner parthasarathy . prithviraj plays the lead in the film .\noozham ( 2016 ) is a malayalam crime drama starring prithviraj sukumaran , divya pillai and neeraj madhav , directed by jeethu joseph . surya , as the son of a health inspector , is working in the united states . he returns home for his sister ' s engagement . but , his sister is killed . with the aid of his gadget skills , his adopted brother ajmal and his fiancee gayathri , he sets out for revenge with the people behind this . watch oozham full malayalam movie online , streaming only on hotstar .\nif the script was a bit tighter and the lags absent , the film could well have been a perfect hollywood style thriller .\nafter the 2013 movie\nmemories ,\nprithviraj sukumaran and jeethu joseph have joined hands for malayalam film\noozham .\nthe revenge thriller hit 97 screens in kerala on thursday , sept . 8 and will be released outside the state on friday .\n# oozham jeethu joseph - @ prithviofficial team disappoints this time . non linear presentation in the 1st half and predictable 2nd half\nthe two actors had recently clashed at the box office , prithviraj with\noozham\nand mohanlal with\noppam\n.\nmalayalam film oozham ( 2016 ) vfx breakdown by magmyth : directed by jeethu joseph produced by g . george & anto padinjarekkara starring : prithviraj sukumaran , balachandra menon , neeraj madhav , kishor satya , pashupathi , jayaprakash , divya , rasna pavithran etc . dop : shamdat sainudeen music : anil johnson lyrics : santhosh varma , amit kumaren editor : ayoob khan art : sabu ram make up : rahim kodungalloor costumes : linta jeethu production controller : vinod mangalath associate director : cylex abraham vfx : tony magmyth stills : ananthu krishnan designs : collins leophil\nthe film had done good business in rest of india market as well and it will release in overseas as well , from today .\nthe film dealt with the story of an indian army officer guarding a picket alone in kashmir , and his friendship with a pakistani soldier .\nthey believe the credit goes to the sheer hard work of the team behind the film and not to the buzz their recent marriage created .\njeethu had told us that oozham is not a suspense thriller but a tale of revenge told with an action mood . the movie stars\njeethu joseph , the master director in mollywood had come up with the revenge drama named oozham in this onam season and young super star prithviraj sukumaran had played the lead in the movie . the film was produced by fine tune pictures and it had received decent reviews from the audience . even though the burden of expectation had made a section of the audience disappointed , the film is doing good business in box office .\nbollywood ' s just married duo riteish deshmukh and genelia d ' souza are happy with the success of their film tere naal love ho gaya .\nit is hard to believe that the man who made drishyam and papanasam could come up with this tripe . image courtesy : oozham facebook page\nthe film though is not free from flaws \u2014 something you would not expect from a veteran like jeethu . the action and blast sequences are amaeuterish and the dubbing does not always sync with the lip movements . there is even a scene where a character who is supposedly dead flutters his eyelashes in a close - up . the camera work by shamdat is praiseworthy . oozham is definitely a film that stands out for its swift execution .\n\u201csome years ago , i had acted in ansar\u2019s short film and sujith was the cinematographer . it is our friendship from those years that made sujith remember me when he took a film . \u201d kishor plays dr alexander , husband of alice\u2019s sister mercy . \u201cdr alexander runs the house when james and alice leave to start their lives together , he interferes when they have issues . \u201d it is a character that\u2019s there throughout the film . in gemini too , he gets an important role . he is in fact one of the three main leads in the film along with renji panicker and sijoy .\n# oozham revenge story decently made liked it . dont expect much twist and turns . but it ll keep you hooked till the end . good\n# oozham its just a matter of time . . . . perfect direction by # jeethu . . . . kidu kidu . . . .\n# oozham : usual revenge drama without much thrills . avg as a muvi but coming from jeethu , quiet a disappointment . @ prithviofficial was gud\noozham \u2013 it\u2019s just a matter of time is directed by jeethu joseph who has been the toast of the national film circuit since the release of drishyam starring mohanlal in 2013 . that film was so finely crafted , well - written , well - acted and entertaining that it was appreciated by both audiences and reviewers , including those who criticised joseph for not acknowledging what they believed was his inspiration , the japanese novel the devotion of suspect x . the malayalam drishyam was remade in four indian languages , and joseph himself helmed the tamil remake papanasam with kamal haasan , arguably an even better film than the first . how do you go from that to this ? how do you go from drishyam to oozham in a span of just three years ? how ?\nbilled as a story of happiness , family , friendship and revenge , malayalam writer / director jeethu joseph\u2019s latest film defies easy categorisation . since it reunites him with \u2018memories\u2019 star prithviraj , many fans anticipated another thiller . but after that film and the mega - hit \u2018drishyam\u2019 , versatile jeethu has been eager not to become pigeonholed as a director of straightforward thrillers . indeed , his previous release , \u2018life of josutty\u2019 , was an inspirational entertainer . while keeping plot details under wraps , he\u2019s described \u2018oozham\u2019 as a revenge drama with plenty of fights and action , but not one that qualifies as a generic action film .\nshockingly mediocre fare from a very promising filmmaker ! ! guess you cant do much to help the film when the story is as old as the hills .\n# oozham : quite an engaging thriller . the story may be stale , but the terrific narration and a share of boom moments make it worthwhile .\nprithviraj starrer oozham too hits the jackpot at the kerala box office . the dhrishyam maker , jeethu joseph ' s new directorial was rock steady despite many new onam releases in the last week . the film has so far minted a good rs 9 . 50 crore at the kerala box office and will cross the rs 10 crore mark within next two days . the film also delivered second hit in a row for prithviraj - jeethu joseph duo after the blockbuster memories .\njanatha garage , a malayalam remake of telugu film that goes by the same name is directed by koratala siva , who has paired lalettan and ntr - jr . at the first sight the film seems like a suspense - thriller with a background music that goes with a flow . we also see a glimpse of the macho - man ntr - jr . the film , which also stars samantha ruth prabhu and saikumar in the lead roles , is set to release on august 12 .\noozham is a malayalam language thriller about a man seeking revenge on the ceo of a pharmaceutical company after his family were attacked and killed in their home .\ndileep - starrer life of josutty was jeethu\u2019s latest outing in malayalam . according to the sources close with the project , oozham will start rolling from april .\nverdict : a light - hearted film that is also thought - provoking . director binu s . embarks on a different trip after ithihasa and style with . . .\n# aadhi ( malayalam 2018 ) average thriller film by # jeethujoseph . super acting @ impranavlal . wafer thin story . action stunts & parkour scenes are absolutely brilliant .\nsummary oozham is a malayalam language thriller about a man seeking revenge on the ceo of a pharmaceutical company after his family were attacked and killed in their home .\n# oozham : ) usual story line but unusual kind of making and filled with many cliches ! ! still its entertaining : ) by comparing to other jeethu joseph movies , oozham is not up to that : / good perfo by prithviraj . watchable one ( y ) ; ) go for it with less expectations ! !\nafter four consecutive super hits , prithviraj is all set to join hands with film maker jeethu joseph , who has earlier called the shots for the actor\u2019s thriller movie memories .\nif\ndrishyam\n, a tightly - knit thriller about a man and his family who cover up a murder , was all about the plot ,\noozham\nis all about what can happen when the plot goes awol . despite prithviraj ' s considerable screen presence , the film suffers because the storyline simply does not match up .\nvikram ' s action packed anand shankar film produced and distributed by shibu thameens has taken a good opening and held on well for a week . it had also an early start by releasing on september 8 and could cash in due to vikram ' s all round promotions in kerala . the nayanthara factor also helped the film to generate a huge opening .\nonam kerala boxoffice # oppam 32 . 83cr - 26days # oozham 15 . 25cr - 25 days # welcometocentraljail 14 . 25cr - 24days # irumugan 8 . 56cr - 26days\n@ prithviofficial # oozham satellite rights bought by asianet for 4 . 20cr . 15days gross : 12 . 08 + ( apprx . ) share : 5 . 47cr . urltoken\n# oozham : definitely better than what the reviews said . you ' ll like it more if you favor jeethu joseph ' s serious style which is here in full .\nmalayalam director jeethu joseph has been playing down expectations for\noozham\n, warning the audience not to expect another\ndrishyam\n. he was right to do so .\na cobweb , oozham , the movie title written over it and the tag line . . . ` it ` s just a matter of time ` e . . .\n\u201coozham definitely is not a thriller . it\u2019s more of a revenge drama with the right amount of action in it . it has fight sequences , but you can\u2019t call it an out - and - out action film either , \u201d jeethu posted on his facebook page . divya pillai , who made her debut opposite fahad fazil in ayal njanalla is the lead actress . neeraj madhav , irshad , sreejith ravi and tamil artistes sampath and jayaprakash are also part of the cast . hyderabad , coimbatore , chennai and ernakulam are the main locations for the film .\nafter memories , jeethu has collaborated with mohanlal for drishyam and it has become a one of the huge hits in m\u2019town and later he remade the same film with kamal hassan in tamil .\nit remains to be seen if jeethu joseph can recreate the magic he made with drishyam , but the teaser trailer for oozham is packed with the elements that made drishyam a success .\nas an american crime show junkie , this film made me want to scream in exasperation at the tackiness of the proceedings and team oozham \u2019s lack of even a skeletal knowledge of criminal investigations and procedures . forget that , this film lacks an understanding of simple questions relating to computers and the social media . these days i am watching season 13 of law and order : special victims unit ( svu ) starring mariska hargitay \u2013 one of my all - time favourites \u2013 and i would like to apologise to the makers because i grumbled to a friend this week that the quality of the writing in svu has declined since season 1 . i apologise because svu exists on the same planet as oozham and i was still finicky enough to fuss about it .\ndileep is the darling of the masses but his onam release welcome to central jail disappointed almost everyone . but the janapriya nayakan\u2019s popularity among kids and family audiences ensured the film a good opening . welcome to central jail , opened on saturday two days after oppam and oozham , which proved to be a disadvantage . anyway along with satellite rights it would be a profitable venture .\nthere is also an untitled film by joe eshwar waiting kishor . but with all the film projects , he has not left television . \u201cthere is the serial karuthamuthu on asianet , i do only one television project at a time . \u201d and kishor also has his cricket to take care of , he is the team captain of atma ( association of television media artistes in malayalam ) .\ni was excited that prithviraj\u2019s onam malayalam release oozham [ turn ] was coming to chicago , but i was forewarned that it wasn\u2019t his best film . i didn\u2019t care . i was still excited to see prithviraj on the big screen for the first time . i have not yet seen writer director jeethu joseph\u2018s previous films drishyam ( mohanlal ) or memories ( prithviraj ) . from the reviews i\u2019ve read , and especially this savage 1 / 2 star take down by anna vetticad , the disappointment in oozham is particularly acute because jeethu joseph\u2019s previous films have been so great .\nit has been pretty long since filmmaker priyadarshan ruled the box office like the way his latest offering oppam fared . he teamed up with his lucky mascot , superstar mohanlal , in this crime thriller . the hero , who had no other malayalam releases in 2016 before oppam ( both vismayam and janatha garage were telugu films ) , played a blind man . the script had quite a few loose ends , but oppam set the cash registers ringing .\njust finished watching oozham excellent first half with crisp editing and average second half , technical side it ' s top notch the tempo goes down in the second half . prithviraj delivers a decent performance\n\u201cthat\u2019s again come through ansar , and also prithviraj who recommended me after james and alice . \u201d the fourth film vella kaduva sees him in a smaller role . \u201cbut that\u2019s by my guru jose thomas who introduced me in films through youth festival . i would accept any role he gives , even if it is a passing shot . \u201d ansar too is making a film where kishor will play a guest role .\nlet this be clear . oozham is no drishyam by any means . this one has its moments but one gets the feeling that it could have been better scripted . now decide on your own .\nthere is no real suspense here and it is evident quite early on who the baddies are . how surya and his friends give them back the pain that they suffered , is what the film talks about .\noozham ,\nwhich also stars divya pillai , rasna pavithran , balachandra menon , neeraj madhav , seetha and pashupathy in key roles , is one of the most anticipated onam releases of the year .\nmeanwhile , revenge thriller\noozham\nhas earned a total of rs . 4 . 45 crore within four days . the gross collection of the jeethu joseph - directorial on sunday alone is said to be approximately rs . 1 . 32 crore and the first day collection is believed to be rs . 1 . 25 crore , with a distributors ' share of over rs . 60 lakh . read oozham review\noppam is followed by revenge thriller oozham , directed by drishyam - fame jeethu joseph . the movie is said to have collected rs 15 . 25 crore after successfully running for 25 days in the state .\nprithviraj stars in jeethu joseph ' s powerful malayalam revenge drama . billed as a story of happiness , family , friendship and revenge , malayalam writer / director jeethu joseph ' s latest film defies easy categorisation . since it reunites him with ' memories ' star prithviraj , many fans anticipated another thiller . but after that film and the mega - hit ' drishyam ' , versatile jeethu has been eager not to become pigeonholed as a director of straightforward thrillers . indeed , his previous release , ' life of josutty ' , was an inspirational entertainer . while keeping plot details under wraps , he ' s described ' oozham ' as a revenge drama with plenty of fights and action , but not one that qualifies as a generic action film . shot in locations that include hyderabad , coimbatore , chennai and ernakulam , the film ' s female lead is divya pillai , who was first seen opposite fahad fazil in \u2018ayal njanalla\u2019 . rasna pavithran makes her movie debut alongside neeraj madhav in key roles as the siblings of busy , multiple award - winning prithviraj ' s character .\nsimply brilliant one , nothing more to say .\nits just a matter of time\n! do watch it , different faces of revenge in jeethu joseph style - oozham ) : a complete revenge drama .\na plot that has been seen many a time \u2014 a happy family that is annihilated by the villain who leaves just the son to take revenge . oozham starring prithviraj in the lead and directed by jeethu joseph follows this simple straightforward formula . unlike his earlier offering drishyam , jeethu does not keep the viewers in any suspense about the plot . the antagonists are revealed early on in the film but what makes oozham engaging is not the \u2018who\u2019 and \u2018why\u2019 but \u2018how\u2019 aspect . for all those complaining about the disappearance of parents and sibling characters from the big screen , jeethu focuses on family through this drama sans any cuss words or double entrendes .\nhen one of your films has created history at the box - office , you are always under pressure to repeat that kind of success every time you make a new film . you can sense that kind of pressure while watching\nthe film begins explosively enough - yes , there ' s a bomb involved . prithviraj appears as the smoke clears . and we ' re introduced to surya krishnamoorthy , a man with a tragic past . it turns out that as in\nmemories\n( prithviraj ' s earlier film with jeethu joseph ) , his family has been killed right in front of his eyes . only , this time around , surya witnesses it all through a webcam .\nthis is a special chat show featuring cast and crew of the film oozham . kairali people is a leading malayalam news channel , owned by kairali tv , which brings to you round the clock coverage of breaking news . the channel is reputed for its accurate , fast and unbiased coverage of news stories . apart from regional news , this channel brings to you news from across the globe . subscribe : urltoken circle us on g + : urltoken\noozham is the latest jeethu joseph movie , the director of the blockbuster movie drishyam , which released in 2013 . prithviraj sukumaran plays the lead role in this revenge drama and it is the fourth movie for this talented actor this year after pavada , darvinte parinamam and james & alice . joseph ' s previous suspense thrillers like drishyam and memories lead to high expectations of this director . however , he fails to meet them with oozham .\njeethu says fans wouldn\u2019t be disappointed anyhow . \u201ci wouldn\u2019t claim that the film will be some out - of - this - world narrative . but there will be elements that will keep you glued to it , \u201d says jeethu .\ndrishyam\nis a hard act to follow but the disappointment with\noozham\nis independent of that . this is a bomb that comes defused and sadly , we ' re nowhere at the edge of our seats .\nfrom the trailer , it appears that the film is about a jewish man named abraham ezra and the mystery surrounding his death . his spirit\ndislocated from his body\nin 1941 ad , as a printed piece of paper tells us .\n\u201cit\u2019s actually in a film called gemini that i act ed after the long gap but that\u2019s only going to release , \u201d kishor says . james and alice had come to him through a common friend he has with director sujith vaassudev , ansar khan .\nfollowing mixed reviews for\noozham\nand his fans taking to social media to retaliate against the criticism , prithviraj had recently requested them not to do such things . he said that he was embarrassed by their attack on other actors too .\njeethu joseph\u2019s 2013 film drishyam ( \u201cvisual\u201d ) caused a sensation in the malayalam film industry ( from the state of kerala in the south of india ) when it became a smashing box office success \u2013 it managed to revive the flagging career of complete actor mohanlal and its box office record take of over 60 crore rupees remains unbeaten . it went on to remakes in four other indian languages , including a tamil version , papanasam ( \u201cdestruction of sins\u201d ) starring tamil superstar kamal haasan and directed by joseph himself .\nmalayalam actor prithviraj is all set to make his directorial debut . and guess who will star in his first film as director ? mohanlal ! this is seen as a big announcement in the malayalam industry as prithviraj has always spoken about becoming a movie director .\nit is after around three years\u2019 gap prithvi and jeethu are teaming up for a movie - oozham . prithvi has revealed the title through his facebook page with a caption \u2014 \u201cgetting back together with a friend . let\u2019s crack this one jeethu ! \u201d\nwhy you should watch this movie the actor - director duo of jeethu joseph and prithviraj is back after their first movie , memories , another suspense thriller . if you want to see some good acting by prithviraj , go for oozham this weekend .\nkuchacko boban revived his home production banner udaya pictures with kochauvva paulo ayyappa coelho . jude anthany joseph\u2019s return to direction after the breezy ohm shanthi oshaan . the film took a poor opening due to lacklustre content and bad release strategy of pitting it against biggies in a festival season . another film that suffered and did not get an opening was oru muthassi gadha , which also had no big stars in its cast . releasing days after oppam established itself as a hit also proved to be a costly mistake for both the films .\noozham - official trailer\nit ' s just a matter of time . . ! !\ndirected by jeethu joseph produced by g . george & anto padinjarekkara starring : prithviraj sukumaran , balachandra menon , neeraj madhav , kishor satya , pashupathi , jayaprakash , divya , rasna pavithran etc . dop : shamdat sainudeen music : anil johnson lyrics : santhosh varma , amit kumaren editor : ayoob khan art : sabu ram make up : rahim kodungalloor costumes : linta jeethu production controller : vinod mangalath associate director : cylex abraham vfx : tony magmyth stills : ananthu krishnan designs : collins leophil official online partner : poffactio central pictures release on 08 / 09 / 2016 . follow us for all latest updates : facebook : : urltoken , urltoken , urltoken instagram : : urltoken youtube : : urltoken twitter : : urltoken google plus : : urltoken\noozham \u2019s screenplay saddles the actors with the most absurdly gauche lines ever written in english for a malayalam film \u2013 lines so bad that they immediately reminded me of another mollywood disaster from recent months , uday ananthan\u2019s white starring mammootty and huma qureshi . it is hard to believe that someone has actually matched mammukka\u2019s prakash roy telling the heroine of white on her birthday , \u201ci never wanted to be the first person to wish you , neither the last . but i wanted to be a person to wish you . \u201d\namong the onam releases this year , it is mohanlal ' s crime thriller oppam that has become the highest grosser of the festive season . it is followed by prithviraj sukumaran ' s revenge thriller oozham , which has been garnering positive response from audience .\nafter his thriller hits memories and drishyam , jeethu joseph is all set for his new one . the success of kamal haasan - starrer papanasam makes fans expect more of the same genre from his latest - oozham . at least the uncanny poster speaks so .\nmohanlal ' s\noppam\nand prithviraj sukumaran ' s\noozham\nhave continued their good run at the kerala box office . among the onam releases , the priyadarshan - directorial has become the winner of the season with tremendous collections since sept . 8 .\nsurya krishnamoorthy ( prithviraj ) is an engineer based in united states , who is an expert in using explosives for technical purposes . the initial portions of the film are about his visit to his home , where his tamil brahmin family is getting ready for his sister ' s marriage .\nit feels as if every frame of this film is saying that this should be better than drishyam ( 2013 ) . in drishyam , a virtually illiterate man takes on the powers that be to protect his family . here a youngster uses his technical knowledge to avenge the murder of his family .\nafter the detective , memories and drishyam , jeethu joseph has again proved that he is a master in making thriller / family drama . gripping background music made the movie in an interesting way and the climax is extraordinary . the only negative i felt is the film lags at some scenes for making thrilled , but utterly failed . as the director says ,\nwho\nand\nwhy\nare known and the\nhow\nmakes you watch the movie interestingly till the end . overall , oozham is one of the grippy thriller that ever made in malayalam . 4 / 5\nthe combined total collection of all films after the onam weekend was a massive rs 47 crore , which is now the highest ever in the malayalam film history . and as expected , mohanlal ' s oppam creates history by emerging the all - time top opening week record at the kerala box office .\nshot in locations that include hyderabad , coimbatore , chennai and ernakulam , the film\u2019s female lead is divya pillai , who was first seen opposite fahad fazil in \u2018ayal njanalla\u2019 . rasna pavithran makes her movie debut alongside neeraj madhav in key roles as the siblings of busy , multiple award - winning prithviraj\u2019s character .\nin an interview with manorama online , jeethu joseph spelt out his assessment of oozham . it is a revenge story . in terms of a script , we dont claim any novelty . in world cinema , revenge has been a popular theme . we worked on that base , the director said .\nthe onam releases \u00e2\u20ac\u201d\noppam ,\noozham\nand\niru mugan\n\u00e2\u20ac\u201d have been performing well at the box office in kerala upon their release on sept . 8 . the big - budget movies are competing against each other to become the winners during the festive season in the state .\nthat felt really really sudden ! it would have been so easy to just tack something on with neeraj , divya , and prithviraj moving into the country house and starting life fresh or something ! this ending was just plain weird . and , well , kind of lazy and \u201cgood enough\u201d , just like the rest of the film .\neven though jeethu has stated that\noozham\ndoesn ' t have any surprise factor like his blockbuster movie\ndrishyam ,\naudience have been expecting it to be a thrilling entertainer that will make a mark at the box office . the trailer and video song of the revenge thriller have already impressed the audience .\nthe much awaited onam weekend finally comes to an end on a rocking note at the kerala box office . the 11 - day - long festival period saw more than seven releases , including mohanlal ' s oppam , vikram ' s iru mugan , dileep ' s welcome to central jail and prithviraj ' s oozham .\ni didn\u2019t hate oozham like anna , but i certainly don\u2019t love it either . it\u2019s okay \u2014 and with prithviraj , i also would expect better than okay . the man has made what , 100 films ? i\u2019ve only been watching the cream of the crop , and they can\u2019t all be at the level of mumbai police .\njeethu josephs oozham , is a revenge family drama with the right amount of action in it . this action entertainer stars prithviraj in the lead role as surya . neeraj madhav does a full length character named ajmal , along with prithviraj . balachandr menon as krishna murthy , divya pillai and new face rasna , have other prominent roles .\nprithviraj does nothing in the film that will elevate his stock as an actor . he has to be the good boy next door , and he does so with ease . neeraj madhav as the goofy younger sibling is just his usual self . balachandra menon , an old man with a lot going on in his mind does create a mystery around himself .\nthe sundar dass ' directorial , welcome to central jail opened to negative reviews at the kerala box office . the film was criticised heavily for its poor content and low comedy . but , wait ! it has not affected the dileep - starrer at the box office . yes , welcome to central jail once again proved that negative reviews can ' t affect the collection of a dileep film . the no - brainer - comedy - entertainer minted rs 9 crore at the kerala box office and earned another hit for malayalam cinema ' s janapriyanayakan after two countries and king liar . like his previous two hit films , wtcj is also set to cross the rs 10 crore mark soon at the kerala box office .\njeethu joseph\u2019s films are much awaited by the malayali viewers , especially after my boss , memories and the spectacular drishyam . the expectations were sky high as jeethu teamed up with prithviraj to play the lead in a revenge drama . the film received mixed reviews but the collections were reasonably good , as it had an early mover advantage of releasing on september 8 .\nhere is a quick look at the onam box office . we will not publish the figures as all of them are highly exaggerated and unbelievable . how can 100 to 120 screens playing a malayalam film in kerala get rs 15 cr plus gross collections in a week ' s time ? the ratings are purely based on the pressure cinema theaters in kerala experienced during onam season .\nverdict : fails to impress . oozham is the latest jeethu joseph movie , the director of the blockbuster movie drishyam , which released in 2013 . prithviraj sukumaran plays the lead role in this revenge drama and it is the fourth movie for this talented actor this year after pavada , darvinte parinamam and james & alice . joseph ' s previous suspense [ ] . . .\nwe have done two films together \u2014 masti was a commercial success and tujhe meri kasam initially did not do well , but if you ask a trade analyst , you will find that since there was no dvd and satellite rights for the film , it is still being shown in many towns . so , our marriage has no connection to the success of [ tere naal . . . ] ,\nsaid deshmukh .\n# oozham - jeethu joseph . . who is mastered in making thriller movies is back again with an absolute stunner ! ! engaging , gripping and thrilling . . but is completely different from memories and drishyam . . a revenge story which is all about how he ' ll do it . . ! grab your tickets if you want to see something different from usual flicks . . loved it . . rating : 3 . 75 / 5\nthe conversations in oozham are conducted in a mix of malayalam , tamil and bombastic , grammatically poor english . the corrupt industrialist wilfred marquez ( jayaprakash vittal ) , for instance , glares at a hired hand and bellows , \u201chow dare ! \u201d at him , because i suppose the pronoun \u201cyou\u201d at the end of that sentence would have required too much of an effort . he does this twice , not once \u2013 yes , i counted .\n# oozham - jeethu joseph . . who is mastered in making thriller movies is back again with an absolute stunner ! ! engaging , gripping and thrilling . . but is completely different from memories and drishyam . . a revenge story which is all about how he ' ll do it . . ! grab your tickets if you want to see something different from usual flicks . . last but not least # prithviraj he is just awesome love u rajuetta\nokay , so where was i ? oh yes , oozham . surya krishnamoorthy ( prithviraj sukumaran ) is home on a break from his job in the us to spend time with his family \u2013 his father krishnamoorthy ( balachandra menon ) who is a health department official in tamil nadu , his mother subbahlakshmy and sister aiswarya . soon after , tragedy strikes them and the family of krishnamoorthy\u2019s friend , the honest top cop sp parthasarthy ( kishore sathya ) .\nmeanwhile , prithviraj sukumaran ' s\noozham\nhas earned an approximate amount of rs . 7 . 34 lakh on its second day at the multiplexes in kochi , taking its total to rs . 16 . 9 lakh in two days . jeethu joseph ' s revenge thriller is said to have collected a gross amount of rs . 1 . 25 crore on the first day from all over the state , with a distributors ' share of over rs . 60 lakh .\nhere i have a big news for my million splendid audience about my upcoming project . a big budget movie from antony perumbavoor under the banner of aashirvad cinemas , which sees collaboration of two icons of malayalam film industry behind the camera for the first time , who are also distinguished for their uniqueness . . . prithviraj son of my dearest sukumarettan doing his directorial debut and murali gopy son of our gopiettan penning story and script . . . and the movie ' s name is ' lucifer ' .\nthe last malayalam onam release , jude anthany ' s oru muthassi gadha is performing decently at the kerala box office . the vineeth sreenivasan - aparna balamurali - starrer , which had released on onam , 14 september had a decent 5 - day opening weekend at the box office . the film , which was made on a small budget by mukesh ratilal mehta has grossed more than rs 1 . 75 crore on its opening weekend and has every chance to become a good success at the kerala box office .\nas per the latest collection report from the trade pandits in the industry , oozham had grossed around 5 . 40 crore from its 5 days run here in kerala . on its first day , it had grossed 1 . 16 crore from here and it is was a decent opening . on its second day , the collection witnessed drop and it was only 96 lakhs . but third day showed hike in figures as it had grossed around 1 . 13 crore from here on that day .\nthe kunchacruko boban - starrer kochavva paulo ayyappa coelho had an average second weekend at the kerala box office . it was really disappointing to see the film under - performing at the box office despite getting very good reviews from critics and the audience . the siddharth shiva directorial has failed to get the deserving number of screens and has affected the collection of kochavva paulo ayyappa coelho at the box office . by the end of its 10 - theatrical run , kpac managed to gross an average rs 3 crore at the kerala box office .\nafter a brief foray into the coming - of - age genre with popular comedian dileep in 2015\u2019s life of josutty , joseph is back with his memories star prithviraj ( who is coming off a string of hit films in the last year ) in a revenge drama ( with a small side of thriller ) , oozham ( \u201ctime\u201d or \u201cturn\u201d ) . the supporting cast includes newcomer rasna pavithram , as well as balachandra menon , kishor satya , irshad and neeraj madhav ( who played the role of georgekutty\u2019s assistant in drishyam ) .\nafter a good opening week , vikram - starrer iru mugan has showed noticeable drop in its second weekend at kerala box office . the anand shankar directorial was expected to repeat the performance of vikram ' s i at the kerala box office . but the tamil sci - fi thriller had a tough time with back - to - back onam malayalam releases at kerala box office . by the end of 11 theatrical days , iru mugan has collected a rs 6 crore at the kerala box office , which is just an above average performance for a vikram - starrer . his 2015 film with shankar , i minted rs 19 . 75 crore at the kerala box office .\nnow , here\u2019s the coolest bit of the film . and it does kind of scan . prithviraj and neeraj and divya had been split up for a bit by this point , so they wouldn\u2019t know the details of his plan because he couldn\u2019t have shared it with them . and i suppose he could have figured out how to fight just enough to make the capture look real , and make it look like desperation when he finally threw the bomb , but at the same time do it in such a way that they could easily grab him before he set off the detonator . and then just assume that at some point they would strap the bomb to him and detonate it ?\noozham begins with prithviraj ' s character surya krishnamoorthy being chased by a couple of well - built men wearing similar clothes . surya works in the us as a controlled explosion expert and has come down to meet his family in coimbatore . his family comprises of his father krishnamoorthy , a health inspector ( balachandra menon ) , mother lakshmi ( seetha ) , sister aishwarya ( rasna ) and foster brother ajmal ( neeraj madhav ) . they are a happy family , but an unexpected turn of events leads surya to take drastic steps in order to avenge the wrong done to his family . the entire story is about surya hunting down the baddies one by one .\nright at the opening , there is an interesting pattern established , with us watching a massive action chase fight explosions sequence with prithviraj being chased by like 3 dozen guys , that cuts back to \u201chappy past\u201d on clever little moments like a photo of his face fading into his face , or looking through a window at a happy family reminding him of his own happy family and so on and so on . it\u2019s a nice idea the first , say , 5 times it happens . especially in the first half of the film , when there are no real action scenes in the \u201cpresent\u201d , cutting to the chase serves to get the adrenaline going and remind you it\u2019s an action movie after all . but then it just keeps going and going and going and we keep cutting back to it even when the stuff in the \u201cpresent\u201d is much more exciting .\nprithviraj again delivers a top - notch performance once again . the film has rasna and divya pillai as the female leads . rasna does absolute justice to her role as a sister - cum - friend to her brother surya . divya pillai who plays the role of gayathri does an okay job with her role . neeraj madhav as the foster brother of surya is seen in a very different role . balachandra menon as krishnamoorthy , a simple government employee and a father never fails us with his performance . the other supporting roles are played by pasupathy , jayaprakash , kishor satya , anson paul and tony luke . model - turned - actor tony luke ' s character of a spoilt rich brat andrew marquez , was tailor - made for him . captain ( pasupathy ) , the man chasing surya has his own unique style , which fails to impress in some scenes .\nthe director has tried a non - linear approach that has prithviraj enacting soorya \u2014 a controlled explosion expert working in usa . he has a close - knit family consisting of a health inspector father played well by balachandra menon , mother sita , adopted brother neeraj madhav and younger sister enacted by rasna pavithran . into this heavenly garden of eden enters the serpent in the form of a ruthless business magnate played to brilliance by jayaprakash . soorya has the misfortune of seeing his entire family getting wiped out in front of his eyes , while on a skype call with his sister and he comes back to avenge his family . how he goes about seeking revenge forms the rest of the plot . he is joined in his mission by neeraj madhav and divya pillai who too have faced losses . in the background , the film tackles the malpractices and unethical business deals in the high stakes medical industry .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nkishor satya found his hands full of opportunities when he came back to films after a gap of two - and - a half - years .\nit\u2019s raining again and kishor satya rushes through the muddy roads in thiruvananthapuram to buy bags for his son , before coming home on a sunday . he will have to get busy again soon . life had stayed quiet for a while and suddenly burst with opportunities he had been hoping would come ."]}
{"id": 115466, "summary": [{"text": "dark blood is a 2012 american-dutch thriller film directed by george sluizer , written by jim barton , and starring river phoenix , judy davis , and jonathan pryce .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was not completed due to the death of phoenix shortly before the end of the project ( it would also be the final film made by sluizer ) and remained unfinished for 19 years .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "it was the last movie to feature river phoenix and the only one where phoenix played the villain .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "it premiered to a private guest audience on september 27 , 2012 at the netherlands film festival in utrecht , netherlands .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film was shown twice more , publicly , on october 2 , 2012 at the festival .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it was shown at the 63rd berlin international film festival in february 2013 , the miami international film festival in march 2013 , the split film festival in september 2013 , and the brussels international fantastic film festival in april 2014 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film follows boy ( phoenix ) , a young widower , who retreats to the desert after his wife dies of radiation following nuclear tests near their home .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "boy is waiting for the end of the world and carves kachina dolls , believing they contain magical powers .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "a couple , harry ( pryce ) and buffy ( davis ) travel to the desert on a second honeymoon in an attempt to save their marriage .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere and the couple is rescued by boy .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "boy holds them prisoner because of his desire for buffy and his ambition to create a better world with her . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "dark blood", "paragraphs": ["cannes : final river phoenix pic \u2018dark blood\u2019 finally gets u . s . release\ncannes : final river phoenix pic \u00bfdark blood\u00bf finally gets u . s . release\n\u201cdark blood\u201d has its american premiere at the miami international film festival on march 6 .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dark blood near you .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of dark blood by christine feehan .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of dark blood by stuart macbride .\nriver phoenix ' s ' dark blood ' to make u . s . debut despite family pressure | hollywood reporter\nwhen river phoenix died of a drug overdose in 1993 , he was nearly done filming his movie dark blood .\ndark blood by christine feehan is the 3rd and final book in this dark trilogy that began with dark lycan , then dark wolf , leading to this one . it is in actuality the 26th book in the dark series . in dark lycan we met fen , dimitri\u2019s brother , and finally got to see tatijana , one of the dragonseeker aunts , as she was fen\u2019s lifemate . in dark wolf , the couple we have been waiting for , dimitri and skyler had their story . now in dark blood , it\u2019s bronnie\u2019s ( the other aunt ) story , and zev is her lifemate\nit explains in dark blood that skyler ' s mother was a mix of carpathian , lycan , jaguar and human .\ndark blood trailer : river phoenix ' s last film will be released 20 years after its production ( video ) .\n' dark blood ' the final film made by river phoenix , \u201cdark blood , \u201d will receive its north american debut at the 30th annual miami international film festival 20 years after it was made . the festival runs march 1 - 10 .\nin october 2011 the dutch film company , eyeworks , expressed plans to finish dark blood in cooperation with director george sluizer .\nriver phoenix in a scene from his final film\ndark blood ,\ndirected by george sluizer . ( berlin film festival )\ndirector george sluizer has revealed that he expects the legal issues surrounding dark blood to be resolved within the next \u201cfour weeks . \u201d\nbottom photo shows a positive 35mm . image is an example of the actual dark blood film ( source : notes on photographs ) .\nif lycan and carpathian become mixed blood , why aren ' t jaguar and carpathian mixed blood too ? doesn ' t make sense .\nriver phoenix ' s final film dark blood lands us release date . . . 20 years after he died from a drug overdose at age 23\nsources tell thr that miami festival organizers felt pressure to drop\ndark blood ,\nwhich continues to draw the ire of the late actor\u2019s family .\nread more : yes , plans exist to finish the river phoenix vehicle\ndark blood .\njust don ' t expect to see it soon .\nin may 2012 director george sluizer decided to crowd - fund his post - production to finish ' dark blood ' through www . cinecrowd . nl .\nread about how sluizer finally completed dark blood \u2014 and why not everyone\u2019s happy about it \u2014 in this week\u2019s issue of entertainment weekly , on newsstands sept . 21 .\nmuller g . h . ( 2017 ) chapter 8 dark days : \u201ca shower of blood\u201d . in : abraham lincoln and william cullen bryant . palgrave macmillan , cham\ndark blood , the film river phoenix was shooting before he died , could finally be shown to the world as its director george sluizer revealed he has finished production on it .\n\u20ac 15 : receive a personal thank you dark blood postcard from george , watch one of george sluizer ' s films on urltoken & get mentioned on the website and newsletter .\ndark blood tells the story of a loner \u2013 played by phoenix \u2013 who has a life - changing experience when he rescues a couple whose car breaks down in the american desert .\nin addition to the dark blood premiere , the 2012 netherlands film festival also will screen a retrospective of sluizer ' s work and will publish a book on the director ' s life .\n\u2018dark blood\u2019 is a film of legend , one of hollywood\u2019s great mysteries , \u201d said miff executive director jaie laplante . \u201cthe tragic loss of river phoenix\u2019s outstanding talent is still profoundly felt 20 years later . we are proud that george sluizer has honored miami as the place to finally share his remarkable collaboration with phoenix and the other great artists involved with \u2018dark blood . \u2019\u201d\ndark blood ,\nin its imperfect but freestanding form , premiered at the netherlands film festival and has since played around the world , including at the berlin and miami film fests .\n\u20ac 3000 : you will be mentioned as ' supporting producer ' of dark blood on the end credits & imdb ( 4 supporters max . ) , you will be invited to an exclusive pre - screening with dinner ( 4 supporters max . ) , get 1 minute of positive 35mm material in the original dark blood film canister ( 4 supporters max . ) plus all previous rewards .\nmiami - - as dark blood prepares to make its north american premiere at the miami international film festival on wednesday , controversy continues to swirl around the film that marks river phoenix \u2019s final performance .\na hollywood couple is stranded in more ways than one in\ndark blood ,\nthe resuscitated 1993 feature by dutch director george sluizer that was abandoned after the sudden death of star river phoenix .\n,\ndark blood\nsurvived not only the loss of its leading man but also the near - destruction of the original footage and a life - threatening ailment that struck dutch director george sluizer .\nif you are a fan of river phoenix or george sluizer and would like to get this film finished as much as we do , you too can participate in this crowdfunding campaign and receive unique dark blood gifts .\nthe fourth leg will always be missing but with three legs the chair will stand upright ,\nsays sluizer in a voice - over .\nplease take pleasure in the unfinished film ' dark blood . '\nsome initial impressions : for what little it matters , the\nnew\n60 drk feels quite empty compared to the\nold\n60 drk , to say nothing of 50 and below . however once you have most of the blood gauge kit on the road to 70 it becomes pretty fun . lot of buttons , lot of spamming dark arts . blood gauge strikes an interesting balance with dark arts and mp management ( simplified now that darkside doesn ' t drain mp ) . gauge is gained by : 10 for every souleater ( combo ' d , of course ) . 1 per tick , per target , for salted earth . 3 per physical attack landed during blood weapon ( requires trait at 66 ) . 1 per hit taken during blood price ( w / 66 trait ) . 4 per tick while blood price is active ( w / 66 trait ) . the tooltips for gauge gain with salted and blood price are pretty misleading . delirium is a really nice cooldown as it gives extra duration on blood weapon or blood price ( 8s and 16s ) as well as giving you a mp\nchunk\n. the timer extensions generally make up a good chunk of delirium ' s blood gauge cost as well . quietus is a decent aoe spender for blood gauge ( and notably you can rack up a lot of refunded mp if you use this in a pack with blood weapon ) . bloodspiller needs no real introduction . both of these ws also do not break your combo . neither does grit or unleash , if those were not new changes . the blackest night seems like a very interesting way to gain blood gauge and good utility besides , especially given the low cooldown of tbn itself , however making the trade of mp for blood probably needs to be weighed with the situation as tbn costs the same as dark arts and dark arts further enhances bloodspiller and quietus . dark arts potency gains : + 350 - carve and spit + 175 - bloodspiller ( grit ) + 140 - bloodspiller ( no grit ) , syphon strike , souleater + 110 and blind effect - dark passenger * + 50 - quietus ( aoe ) increased enmity - power slash hp drain effect - abyssal drain 15 % - > 30 % magic vuln down - dark mind * passenger ' s mp cost is extremely high , same as dark arts , which makes it virtually the worst use of dark arts and even the base skill isn ' t that great now .\nit was on october 31st 1993 when the main actor river phoenix ( 23 ) died during the shooting of dark blood\u0094 . \u0093his unfortunate death\u0094 brought the production to a complete stand still . studio fine line hollywood believed back in 1993 , after seeing great rushes and the unusual quality of the acting , dark blood would be the independent surprise of the year . now , in 2012 , george sluizer is finally able to start editing the never finished movie .\ndirector george sluizer had held onto the dark blood footage for close to 14 years . in 2007 , when he was told an aneurysm would limit his remaining years , he decided to complete the film , glossing over the unfilmed scenes with voiceover narration . the result is still an unfinished product , but one whose dark story , striking imagery , and intense acting have produced critical acclaim on the festival circuit . the phoenix family has declined to comment on , or be involved in , the film ' s release . dark blood will be available on demand later this year .\nthe third book , dark blood , in the new trilogy is a lycan hunter by the name of zev who is lifemate to bronnie , tatijana ' s sister . it is scheduled to be coming out in septembe of 2014 .\nit ' s fascinating to watch the feature after all these years of rumors and leaked clips , finally able to grasp the last images of river phoenix before his untimely death . for that alone , dark blood is worth a look .\ncologne , germany - - dutch director george sluizer has finally finished dark blood , the movie actor river phoenix was working on when he died at age 23 of a heart attack on halloween night 1993 outside the viper room in west hollywood .\ndark blood was shown for the first time on september 27th 2012 at the netherlands film festival . although the phoenix family offered no support to this movie , it is reputed that river phoenix ' s mother wished the makers all the best .\ndark blood quickly announces itself as pure folly - - a movie that , had it made it to theaters two decades ago , would be long forgotten by now , save for the occasional late - night airing in the basic - cable badlands .\nunderworld : blood wars is a nonsense movie that barely hangs together and no one seems interested in actually being in it .\nwhen phoenix died of a drug overdose in 1993 at age 23 , he had completed 80 % of filming on \u201cdark blood . \u201d sluizer saved the footage and finally finished production on it , then world premiered it at the dutch film festival last fall .\nwildfire will publish blood orange as a\nlead\nhardback , e - book , and export trade paperback in january 2019 .\namong the objections fielded by miff was an email sent feb . 1 from a man purporting to be a confidant of the phoenix family and dark blood co - stars judy davis and jonathan pryce . the email , which the hollywood reporter obtained , took particular issue with sluizer\u2019s efforts to raise money via dutch crowd - financing site cinecrowd , which promises a limited - edition dark blood dvd to donors who pledge more than \u20ac50 ( the site no longer accepts donations for the project , saying the goal has been met ) .\nwildfire has pre - empted a debut thriller , blood orange by harriet tyce , exploring the power of desire , jealousy and betrayal .\ndutch production house eyeworks helped sluizer navigate the legal issues surrounding the film . after phoenix ' s death , sluizer confiscated the dark blood footage and took it back to the netherlands . he kept it hidden , fearing , he said , that it otherwise might have been destroyed .\nconventional 2d carotid plaque imaging is done with transverse orientation . recently , it was shown that longitudinal views provide additional complementary information ( 18 ) . the t2w - space sequence always comes with longitudinal views of the vessels , thus reducing the need for slice repositioning and shortening scan times . the technique also provides several advantages over other dark blood 2d or 3d mra techniques . t2w - space is more efficient than previously reported 2d and 3d dark blood sequences used to image the carotid arteries in terms of speed and spatial coverage ( 19 ) . compared to ssfp based dark blood 3d techniques , t2w - space is insensitive to magnetic field inhomogeneity and can be used at high field strengths ( eg , 3 t ) where improved signal - to - noise ratio favors higher spatial resolution imaging . the variable flip angle used in t2w - space also reduces the specific absorption rate ( sar ) relative to comparable 3d fast spin echo methods , an important consideration in high field imaging . moreover , t2w - space is an intrinsically dark blood technique\u2014flowing spins dephase along the readout ( frequency encoding ) direction ( 20 , 21 ) .\nso sluizer scoffed at the relatively mild deprivations of dark blood : the production booked a local motel and rented some nearby houses . the theme of hollywood people being unable to cope with the real world is a major aspect of dark blood : a hollywood couple drive their bentley into the desert on a second honeymoon , and get in big trouble when it breaks down . the couple , harry and buffy , were played by british actor jonathan pryce and australian actress judy davis ( oscar - nominated for her work in david lean\u2019s a passage to india and woody allen\u2019s husbands and wives ) .\ndark blood\nwas not an easy production . the material was heavy , they filmed in desolate locations and davis was difficult to work with and was often hard on phoenix . he also had dyslexia and struggled to remember long segments of dialogue , which he occasionally asked sluizer to shorten .\nsources say that festival organizers felt pressure to drop the george sluizer - helmed drama , which continues to draw the ire of the late actor\u2019s family . in 1993 , a 23 - year - old phoenix was in the final three weeks of shooting dark blood when he died of a drug overdose .\ni ' m very pragmatic and reasonably cool about things ,\nhe acknowledges , when asked about the circumstances surrounding his uncompleted 1993 film , dark blood ,\nbut i must admit river had a very strong charisma . he had something special which you do not find with other actors .\nphoenix ' s character in dark blood , a disturbed young man living in the wilds and waiting for the apocalypse , was difficult to play , but sluizer saw no signs that the role was getting under the actor ' s skin . as far as he was concerned , phoenix was a model professional .\nwildfire has pre - empted a debut thriller , blood orange by harriet tyce , exploring the power of desire , jealousy and betrayal . . . .\nin the case of dark blood , there are ways for the insurance company to recoup some of its losses : the wardrobe and props may be sold , and exterior shots can be converted to stock footage . in the future , a producer could also buy the script from the insurance company and attempt to start from scratch . but more likely , dark blood will simply stay on the shelf , maybe someday going the way of two other uncompleted movies \u2014 orson welles\u2019 it\u2019s all true ( 1941 ) and marilyn monroe\u2019s something\u2019s got to give ( 1962 ) , which have been the subjects of documentaries about the makings of the films .\nthe film\u2019s footage remained fallow for 14 years . in 2007 , doctors told the dutch director that he didn\u2019t have long to live due to an aneurysm , prompting sluizer to tackle his unfinished opus . miff marks the third festival to screen dark blood ( the netherlands and berlin fests also showed the completed film ) .\nit ' s just vampires vs werewolves for the next 90 blood - soaked minutes , and there ' s nothing remotely difficult about keeping up with that .\nsimonetti op , finn jp , white rd , laub g , henry da . \u201cblack blood\u201d t2 - weighted inversion - recovery mr imaging of the heart .\ndark blood ( db ) mra methodologies have the potential to measure carotid stenosis using either of these methods . prior two dimensional ( 2d ) iterations of this technique have suffered from partial volume artifacts , inadequate slice positioning , and prolonged imaging time ( 10 , 11 ) . the use of double inversion recovery ( dir ) for blood suppression , which is most effective with thin slices oriented perpendicularly to the direction of blood flow , poses challenges owing to the tortuosity of the carotids ( 12 ) . sampling perfection with application optimized contrast using different flip angle evolution ( space ) is a recently developed single slab three dimensional ( 3d ) turbo spin echo sequence with high sampling efficiency . there is intrinsic blood suppression in the readout direction allowing efficient coronal slab - orientation when imaging the carotid arteries .\ndark blood is fragmentary , uneven and downright odd in parts but it ' s also has huge curiosity value . the director ' s solution for bridging the considerable gaps is to read out descriptions of what is missing . it ' s a simple but surprisingly effective tactic . his narration ensures that the film is just about coherent .\non sept . 27 , director george sluizer will unveil a finished version of dark blood , the film river phoenix was working on when he died in 1993 , at a dutch film festival ( it\u2019s unclear whether it will ever get a theatrical or dvd release ) . here\u2019s an excerpt from our story about the movie\u2019s tangled history .\nriver phoenix , the unnervingly talented actor and elder brother to joaquin phoenix , was just 23 when he died of a drug overdose . at the time , he was about 80 percent through the arduous production of dark blood , which would become the final film in a short but legendary career that includes classics like my own private idaho .\na hollywood couple is stranded in more ways than one in \u201cdark blood , \u201d the resuscitated 1993 feature by dutch director george sluizer that was abandoned after the sudden death of star river phoenix . using the helmer\u2019s straightforward v . o . to bridge some story gaps , the current edit reps a surprisingly coherent vision of a decidedly oddball [ \u2026 ]\na woman at the helm not only infuses the series with some new blood , but also inherently brings the defiantly feminist voice of the series ' protagonist into the foreground .\nafter 21 years ,\ndark blood\nwill finally see the light of day . river phoenix ' s final film , which suspended production in 1993 when the actor died of an overdose but was improbably salvaged by its director years later , has been acquired for u . s . distribution by lionsgate , the sales company cinemavault announced friday in cannes .\nriver phoenix was shooting george sluizer ' s film\ndark blood\nwhen he died of an accidental drug overdose in los angeles in october 1993 . the film , which was 80 % completed at the time , remains unfinished but last year sluizer , at age 80 , tried to salvage it by providing narration for the missing scenes that were never shot .\nadding on to what shubhra said , the abso - pure jaguar blood is different , but there are more pure - blooded lycans than there are pure - blooded jaguars . \u2026more\ndark blood by christine feehan is the 3rd and final book in this dark trilogy that began with dark lycan , then dark wolf , leading to this one . it is in actuality the 26th book in the dark series . in dark lycan we met fen , dimitri\u2019s brother , and finally got to see tatijana , one of the dragonseeker aunts , as she was fen\u2019s lifemate . in dark wolf , the couple we have been waiting for , dimitri and skyler had their story . now in dark blood , it\u2019s bronnie\u2019s ( the other aunt ) story , and zev is her lifemate . all the pieces of all three books come together in this exciting climax to this trilogy . as noted in the description , zev , who was near death at the end of dark wolf , was turned to carpathian , as a mixed blood of lycan and carpathian . we do learn that zev already had carpathian blood . what follows is an exciting story of an unknown threat against the lycans and the carpathians , with the vicious sange rau on the attack . there is a dangerous enemy that is behind these attacks , as we have suspected form the beginning of this trilogy , and we do learn in this book , who that is\u2026surprises are in store . the danger escalates where it will take everyone to work together to hope to survive . the best part of this book , was seeing so many of our favorites , besides the three couples i mentioned above . ivory , razvan , gregori , mikhail , and especially in one scene so many more with their mates . very nicely done . as i have noted , this was an exciting story , and the romance between zev and bronnie ( branka ) was very nice . i loved them together . however , and i will not give spoilers , but christine goes back in time to give us a villain that in my opinion , though it made for an exciting storyline , i felt it cheapened one of the best endings of a previous book . i liked the story , but i did not like bringing this type of villain back . overall , it was exciting story , fun , with a great couple , and i loved seeing so many of our favorite carpathians , not to mention many of the children . we are at 26 novels and there are so many more stories to be told in this wonderful series . barb the reading cafe\nadding on to what shubhra said , the abso - pure jaguar blood is different , but there are more pure - blooded lycans than there are pure - blooded jaguars . even juliette isn ' t a pure - blood . so far we ' ve only met one - solange . and she isn ' t fully carpathian , even after she hooks up with dominic and fully commits to him . she ' s more like maryann - a mixed - blood . and like manolito , dominic can be out in the daytime . ( less )\nyu w , underhill hr , ferguson ms , et al . the added value of longitudinal black - blood cardiovascular magnetic resonance angiography in the cross sectional identification of carotid atherosclerotic ulceration .\nin \u2018dark blood\u2019 we meet zev hunter a warrior who has lived a very lonely life . now he has been reborn after he had a lethal wound . together with the beautiful and seductive dragonseeker branislava , zev finds the strength to carry on . soon zev finds out that he is part of a \u2018special\u2019 blood line and that he has a part in the future for all species . well , the first thing that i would like to say about this book is that i would recommend reading the first two books in this trilogy first . i received t\nat the time of filming , sluizer (\nthe vanishing\n) was making a foray into hollywood , and phoenix was a rising star . when phoenix overdosed outside a west hollywood nightclub on halloween , about 75 % of\ndark blood\nhad been shot , and salvaging the movie was deemed unfeasible . production shut down , and an insurance company took possession of the film .\nriver came to los angeles for the last time on tuesday , oct . 26 , 1993 . he didn\u2019t stay at his usual hotel , the st . james\u2019s club\u2014the dark blood production booked him a room at the elegant , japanese - themed hotel nikko . after two months of staying straight on a stressful movie , river took the opportunity to cut loose and promptly started a drug binge .\nbabiarz ls , astor b , mohamed ma , wasserman ba . comparison of gadolinium - enhanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance angiography with high - resolution black blood cardiovascular magnetic resonance for assessing carotid artery stenosis .\nchristine feehan is a # 1 new york times bestselling author multiple times over with her portfolio including over 70 published novels , including five series ; dark series , ghostwalker series , leopard series , drake sisters series , the sisters of the heart series and torpedo ink . all of her series have hit the # 1 spot on the new york times bestselling list as well . her debut novel dark prince received\nstill , at least one party has explored getting dark blood completed and released . writer - director larry cohen ( it\u2019s alive , the ambulance ) says that steven ransohoff , vice president of film finances , which issued the completion - bond guarantee for dark blood ( and thus backed the production\u2019s bank loan ) , approached him . \u201di got a call from him to see if i might be interested in talking , \u201d says cohen . \u201d [ we agreed ] i would have to see the picture and see what the story is about , to see if we can manipulate it . \u201d cohen\u2019s previous experience with 11th - hour retooling made him a logical candidate ; he had previously worked with film finances to rewrite wicked stepmother after star bette davis dropped out of the 1989 comedy 10 days into production .\nbalu n , chu b , hatsukami ts , yuan c , yarnykh vl . comparison between 2d and 3d high - resolution black - blood techniques for carotid artery wall imaging in clinically significant atherosclerosis .\nafter phoenix ' s death , the\ndark blood\nfootage was impounded by an insurance company and placed in a vault where it languished for years . according to sluizer , when he heard that the company was going to burn the film in 1999 rather than pay to keep it stored , he somehow contrived to steal it away within forty - eight hours . recently sluizer was told by doctors that he was seriously ill and did not have long to live , and he was determined to use the time he had left to bring what remained of\ndark blood\nto an audience . he hired florencia di concilio to write a score for the film , and he himself recorded a narration in his thick dutch accent to explain what was supposed to have happened in the scenes that were not shot .\non nov . 18 , dark blood was officially abandoned . now the film\u2019s insurance company ( which has asked everyone associated with the project not to release its name ) finds itself the somewhat surprised owner of the movie , which sits locked away in a lab\u2019s vault . the producers and director are no longer speaking about the film , and in all likelihood , it will never be seen by the public .\nat long last you are truly back with us\u2026 zev hunter was an elite warrior , a dark - blood dealer of death to rogue lycans who preyed on mankind . he was a loner , never given to personal attachments , and damned fierce at his job . but zev begins to question his past and his purpose when he awakens in the darkness of the sacred cave of warriors\u2014and is soothed back to consciousness\na hollywood couple is stranded in more ways than one in \u201cdark blood , \u201d the resuscitated 1993 feature by dutch director george sluizer that was abandoned after the sudden death of star river phoenix . using the helmer\u2019s straightforward v . o . to bridge some story gaps , the current edit reps a surprisingly coherent vision of a decidedly oddball story set in the arizona desert ( 80 % of the pic had been shot when production was halted ) . rights issues surrounding the negative remain unresolved , meaning \u201cblood\u201d was shown for free at its netherlands premiere and is currently a problematic item in terms of festivals and sales .\nriver phoenix\u2019s death from a drug overdose in october left hollywood grief - stricken in an unusually public way . but while the mourning of friends and family made front - page news , one drama was quickly stifled \u2014 that which surrounded the panicked director and producers of dark blood , the movie phoenix was making at the time of his death . barely halfway through production , they suddenly found themselves without a star .\nadapted by sluizer from a screenplay written by jim barton ( who later co - founded tivo ) , the film offers up an offbeat twist on a well - tread story - - something akin to knife in the water meets the hills have eyes , with the latter\u2019s flesh - eating mutants replaced by a mournful loner who\u2019s part - native american ( the \u201cdark blood\u201d of the title ) and altogether horny and weird .\nmiami - when actor jonathan pryce first received a copy of river phoenix ' s last film\ndark blood ,\nit sat unwatched on his desk for months . he worried about how he would feel reliving phoenix ' s death , growing nostalgic about memorable dinners the two shared after long days of filming in utah and recalling the shocking 5 a . m . phone call telling him the young actor had died .\nit will never catch on : richard eisenbeis of kotaku named the title of his review\nfingers crossed the last dark is blood - c ' s first and last feature film\n, showing his dissatisfaction on the movie and thinking that this is the final entry of the franchise . three years later , a stage play which act as interquel was released which is followed by a live - action film in 2017 .\ndark blood the unfinished movie with river phoenix , judy davis & jonathan pryce . help finish this movie at cinecrowd . n ! urltoken directed by george sluizer in 1993 in the desert of utah , production ended ten days before the end of shooting due to the sudden and unfortunate death of uprising hollywood star river phoenix . studio fine line in hollywood believed dark blood would be the independent surprise of the year 1993 . now in 2012 george sluizer is finally able to start the editing of the unfinished film . as a rivier phoenix fan your can participate now in making this film happen . support the crowdfunding campaign trough urltoken and get rewarded with the first screening and even an actual 35mm film frame with river phoenix . if you have any questions about the campaign , website or payment system , please refer to us @ cinecrowd on twitter .\ndark blood the unfinished movie with river phoenix , judy davis & jonathan pryce . help finishing this movie at cinecrowd . com ! urltoken directed by george sluizer in 1993 in the desert of utah , production ended ten days before the end of shooting due to the sudden and unfortunate death of uprising hollywood star river phoenix . studio fine line in hollywood believed dark blood would be the independent surprise of the year 1993 . now in 2012 george sluizer is finally able to start the editing of the unfinished film . as a rivier phoenix fan your can participate now in making this film happen . support the crowdfunding campaign trough urltoken and get rewarded with the first screening and even an actual 35mm film frame with river phoenix . # # for any questions about the campaign , website or payment system , shout out to us at twitter : @ cinecrowd .\ntyce said :\ni ' m delighted by the reception that has been given to blood orange by the wildfire team , ben and lindsey at grand central and beyond . it ' s been extraordinary to see their huge enthusiasm and understanding of what i wanted to achieve with the book and i ' m extremely excited and honoured to be working with them . blood orange could not have found a better home .\nconvinced that there was no cost - effective way to salvage dark blood , the insurance company made the call to abandon the project and pay out the claim to the original investors , at which point the insurers became the owners of the film . dark blood sat in storage until 1999 , when sluizer heard some disturbing news . the insurance company didn\u2019t want to pay to warehouse his film anymore \u2014 and was planning to destroy it . \u201cthat\u2019s when i said , \u2018no , no , i\u2019m going to save it from destruction , \u2019 \u201d says \u00adsluizer . so he did , although he won\u2019t explain exactly how he got his hands on the footage . \u201ci have good assistants , if i can put it this way , and some \u00adpeople who are clever in finding the right key , \u201d he says with a laugh . \u201ci am an enterprising person . \u201d\nstephenson said :\nblood orange is a stunning piece of psychological suspense that demonstrates harriet\u2019s deep understanding of and passion for the genre . her twists are perfectly engineered to take the reader completely by surprise . this book is utterly addictive , with a spectacularly dark and satisfying ending . our colleagues in the us were equally quick to fall under harriet\u2019s spell , and thrilled at the prospect of sharing this exciting debut launch with us .\nat oktober 31th 1993 , on halloween night , river phoenix died by heart failure on the curbs outside of west hollywood ' s legendary nightclub ' the viper room ' . phoenix had just returned to la early that week from utah to complete the three weeks of interior shots left on his last project dark blood , of which 79 % had already been filmed . the autopsy report of his death showed lethal levels of cocaine and morphine .\nsluizer was diagnosed with a heart arrhythmia in 2007 and\nthe doctors basically condemned me\n. but the director recovered and felt compelled to finish\ndark blood\nbefore it was too late . he sorted through the material , uncovering missing and damaged reels and narrated the voiceovers himself to fill in missing pieces of the plot . he doesn ' t think it is now dated , calling it a story with themes that transcend time .\ndark blood released a trailer today , confirming that the film will , more than two decades after its production , finally see a release . phoenix plays boy , a widower who lives on a desert nuclear testing site . one day , glamorous hollywood couple harry ( jonathan pryce ) and buffy ( judy davis ) suffer a car breakdown nearby . boy proceeds to hold the two hostage , with dreams of seducing buffy and starting a new world .\n\u201cdark blood\u201d is the 6th book in macbride\u2019s books featuring detective sergeant logan mcrae . i like the harsh and brittle dialogue that this writer brings to his books . i like the characters . di steel continues to keep me laughing . macbride packs a lot of crime and police procedure into one book . multiple stories , a very busy logan mcrae , minor characters who i really want to know more about . this series is certainly keeping me entertained .\nlionsgate has taken north american rights to the last film starring river phoenix . existential western dark blood was originally shot in 1993 but had lingered in a rights quagmire from which director and co - writer george sluizer had been trying to extricate the pic . apparently that has been done , and lionsgate is planning a vod release after it screened in 2013 at the berlin film festival and has made the fest rounds since then . cinemavault sold the pic at cannes .\nin the film , phoenix plays boy , a young widower living on a nuclear testing site in the desert . while he waits for the end of the world , boy carves katchina dolls that supposedly contain magical powers . his life is disrupted when a hollywood jet - set couple traveling across the desert become stranded after their car breaks down . boy rescues the couple and then takes them prisoner . dark blood also stars judy davis , jonathan pryce and karen black .\njara h , yu bc , caruthers sd , melhem er , yucel ek . voxel sensitivity function description of flow - induced signal loss in mr imaging : implications for black - blood mr angiography with turbo spin - echo sequences .\nsluizer , the phlegmatic , sixtysomething dutchman , and river phoenix , the wild young hollywood icon , make an unlikely combination . nevertheless , sluizer relished working with phoenix . he is still haunted by the circumstances under which dark blood was abandoned . the 23 - year - old actor died of a drugs overdose 11 days before the film was due to be completed . sluizer , who was staying in the same la hotel , remembers vividly his last meeting with the star .\nnow , 20 years later ,\ndark blood\nmade its u . s . premiere at the miami international film festival on wednesday , a testament to the endurance of 80 - year - old director george sluizer , who almost died before the film was completed , and a tribute to phoenix ' s timeless charisma . it ' s uncertain whether the film will ever go to a general release . sluizer said negotiations are ongoing with the company that owns the movie .\nriver revered pryce : he had starred in river\u2019s favorite movie , brazil , the absurd urban dystopia directed by terry gilliam ( formerly of monty python\u2019s flying circus ) that river had seen 13 times . things were tougher with judy davis , who was brilliant , but famously acerbic . dark blood producer nik powell said , \u201csince david lean could not get davis to do what he wanted her to do in his film , it is no surprise that george sluizer had difficulties . \u201d\nberlin \u2013 i toyed with not giving one of our customary letter grades to \u201cdark blood , \u201d a new film from 80 - year - old dutch veteran george sluizer that isn\u2019t new at all . ( it\u2019s 19 years old , as it happens , which isn\u2019t too far off the age river phoenix , the incandescent young actor so abruptly taken from the living in 1993 , was when he filmed it . ) it\u2019s only three - quarters of a movie , after all .\nthis march 6 , 2013 photo shows director george sluizer , seated left , speaking with florencia di concilio as james michael taylor , rear , looks on during a reception before the u . s . premiere of sluizer ' s film ,\ndark blood ,\nstarring the late river phoenix , at the miami international film festival in miami . di concilio wrote the score for the film and taylor has three of his songs included in the film . ( ap photo / wilfredo lee )\n1 . 5 stars . once an author gets to the point where they have to introduce the unknown identical twin brothers of a former villain , as new villains , its time to call it quits . xavier and xaviero ? really ? ! ugh . its too bad feehan has taken what started as a good series and turned it into an overlong , monotonous , corny mess . i could add more to this review , but i don ' t want to waste anymore time on dark blood .\nphoenix isn\u2019t the first star to die in the middle of making a movie ; films from gone with the wind to plan nine from outer space have continued shooting after a cast member\u2019s death , often by simply recasting . in fact , this is the second time in less than a year that a production has had to deal with the accidental death of a young star . and as the producers of dark blood found themselves frantically seeking a solution , they may have looked to the frenzy surrounding the crow last spring .\nsince march 2012 , george sluizer and editor michiel reichwein started editing dark blood . it is intended that the film \u0093will have its world premiere at\u0094 the dutch film festival later this year , provided the post - production budget gets fully funded . besides editing , there is also a budget needed for sound editing , music composing & recording , color correction and mixage . the netherlands film fund will supply a part of the post - production budget needed . there rest of the budget will be raised by george sluizer himself .\nwith spoorloos ( the vanishing ) in 1988 he received worldwide recognition . the film won him many awards and was the dutch entry for the 1989 academy awards . in 1992 he directed a remake of the vanishing for 20th century fox , starring jeff bridges , kiefer sutherland and sandra bullock . in 1991 sluizer directed an adaptation of bruce chatwin\u2019s novel utz , starring armin mueller - stahl ( best actor in berlin 1992 ) , and in 1993 dark blood , kept unfinished because of the death of its leading actor river phoenix .\nfor those of you unfamiliar with the development of \u201cdark blood , \u201d a surprisingly straightforward psychological thriller embellished with erotic overtones and over - exoticized native american mythology , it represents one of the more remarkable rescue missions in the history of a defeat - prone industry . intended to be an english - language debut for sluizer , who had made an international splash five years before with the ingenious dutch horror film \u201cthe vanishing , \u201d production was indefinitely halted , with around 80 % of the script already shot , following phoenix\u2019s death .\nin conclusion , dark blood mri of the carotid arteries using the t2w - space sequence is clinically feasible . it provides accurate measurements of the vascular lumen and degree of nascet stenosis in comparison with cemra , and can be used to replace cemra in patients with kidney failure . it provides greater inter - observer reproducibility for the measurement of ecst stenosis than cemra due to direct visualization of the vessel wall . finally , it provides reproducible measurements of vessel wall area and area stenosis , which may be of potential value in clinical trials .\nblood orange , publishing in january 2019 , is set to be\na major debut launch\nas\na stunning piece of psychological suspense\n, according to wildfire , which said it has a\nspectacularly dark and satisfying\nending . its protagonist alison wood is a criminal barrister in london whose personal life is imploding while her career flourishes . as she takes the lead in her first murder case , her passionate affair with another man spirals out of control , into an obsession that will put everything she values at risk .\nbrilliant amazing story telling ! ! brilliant ! ! zev and branislava story was all i have been waiting for an more . their romance was scorching hot and very heart felt . in other words very believable . i felt it there love all the way down to in my soul . the story is extremely well thought out . it answered all the questions we readers have been waiting for over the last 2yrs or more starting with dark lycan . the story is also , very funny at times while zev and branka as zev calls her ; face some very dangerous situations . they fight side by side with all of my favorite warriors . razvan gregori , darius , dimitri , fen and dominic and monalito is back along with all their lifemates and there beautiful children . it was almost like a reunion . i was especially glad at the beginning of the story to know gary and luis were well and the scene with them and zen being presented in the ancient warrior cave to the ancients who had gone before was exceptionally well written and very moving . to learn of a new long forgotten lineage that was thought to be long gone was a surprise . their are many surprise in dark blood . one of the funniest scenes in the story was while fighting the sange rau brianni , tatijana and skylar cast an illusion that they are zombies . it made a very dangerous situation funny . dark blood is amazing and is very well written . i got everything i hope for in this finale of 3 book series incorporating the lycans in the dark series story line . bravo cf ! ! ! story telling at its best ! ! !\nafter his death , there was talk of finding another actor to replace phoenix or using special effects to finish\ndark blood .\nthe film was about 80 per cent complete and most of the missing scenes were between davis and phoenix . but sluizer ultimately passed on those options and the film footage sat untouched in a vault for years . in 1999 , the dutch director learned the footage was going to be burned to make space for new material , so he quickly transported it to the netherlands , where it sat for another decade .\nto be fair bloodspiller didn ' t look great on paper ( in practice , it ' s up quite often due to pretty bursty blood gauge gain ) and blackest night is better than it has any right to be . not op but an extremely solid ability .\njohn implored river to get out of the movie business before it ate him up . eventually , river acceded , either because john had convinced him or because he was tired of arguing about it . but he had to fulfill his agreements , he told his father : he had signed contracts to appear in dark blood and interview with the vampire , and he had promised william richert that he would be in his version of the man in the iron mask . after he made those three films , he could quit and move down to costa rica .\nnarm : some of saya ' s lines in the spanish dub , like\ni ' m looking for a sword . . . that makes me invencible !\nthis is particularly egregious compared with the same country dub of blood - c , which was highly praised .\nthe $ 8 million movie \u2014 an intended fine line features release about a love triangle involving an estranged married couple ( judy davis and jonathan pryce ) and a drifter played by phoenix \u2014 had completed five weeks of filming in remote torrey , utah , and director george sluizer ( the vanishing ) had reassembled the cast and crew in los angeles for interior shots . on oct . 31 , with three weeks of production remaining , phoenix died . the next morning , dark blood \u2018s producers and director told the cast and crew they were being let go .\nprobably 3 . 5 + stars actually . this is the 6th book in the ds logan mcrae series set in aberdeen . the books are a bit of an acquired taste - - they are generally incredibly violent , with excessively gruesome crimes and sadistic villains . things are mostly told from the perspective of the police , since logan is the primary main character . however the police are not always portrayed in positive lights , and in this one logan is at his most unlikable , so much so that his boss , di steel , a lesbian with somewhat questionable ethics and disturbing unhygienic habits gives him a talking to about his\nattitude .\nin dark blood , convicted serial rapist / senior abuse richard knox is also a pov character and he is definitely not a sympathetic person . logan is almost comically overworked and overburdened with the number of crimes he ' s expected to solve in every book i have read in the series so far , but in dark blood it is more disturbing than comedic . that being said , by the end of the book , a fair number of the 1 / 2 dozen cases on logan ' s brief do get resolved , one way or the other . however for some reason in dark blood , the dark and depressing downward spiral both logan ' professional and personal lives appear to be in for most of the book made me less likely to engage with the story . i ' m not sure why this was the case this time . i suppose it ' s because we have seen logan generally get fantastic results so many times before that it is starting to feel oppressive that he doesn ' t get the recognition he deserves and is instead apparently engaged in self - sabotage for reasons which are somewhat opaque . happily by the end of the book he does appear to be cutting down on both the smoking and the boozing so there is hope that things will be looking up for him im future entries . i hope so ."]}
{"id": 115477, "summary": [{"text": "army of shadows ( french : l'arm\u00e9e des ombres ) is a 1969 french film directed by jean-pierre melville .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is a film adaptation of joseph kessel 's 1943 book of the same name , which blends kessel 's own experiences as a member of the french resistance with fictionalized versions of other resistance members .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "army of shadows follows a small group of resistance fighters as they move between safe houses , work with the allied militaries , kill informers , and attempt to evade the capture and execution that they know is their most likely fate .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "while portraying its characters as heroic , the film presents a bleak , unromantic view of the resistance .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "at the time of its initial release in france , army of shadows was not well received or widely seen .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in the wake of the events of may 1968 , french critics denounced the film for its perceived glorification of charles de gaulle .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "at the time american art-film programmers took their cues from cahiers du cin\u00e9ma , which had attacked the film on this basis .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it was not released in the united states for almost forty years .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "in the mid-1990s cahiers du cin\u00e9ma published a reappraisal of the film and melville 's work in general , leading to its restoration and re-release in 2006 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film was greeted with critical adulation in the u.s. , appearing in many critics ' year-end top ten lists . ", "topic": 6}], "title": "army of shadows", "paragraphs": ["rui nogueira , \u201cmelville on melville : army of shadows\u201d , army of shadows , the criterion collection , pp . 30 - 40 .\narmy of shadows ( the crit . . . has been added to your cart\nroger ebert , \u201carmy of shadows\u201d , urltoken , ( 21 may 2006 ) .\nan overview of the career of great french director of\nle samoura\u00ef\nand\narmy of shadows .\nan analysis of joseph kessel ' s book\narmy of shadows\nwhich melville adapted to make his movie .\nuse the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to army of shadows . you can also suggest completely new similar titles to army of shadows in the search box below .\nfor anyone interested in the impact of war on ordinary men , army of shadows proves a sobering and invaluable experience .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the army of shadows near you .\n) in\narmy of shadows\nto london , where members of the british government are expecting him . the two board a submarine that takes them away .\njean - pierre melville , director , army of shadows ( 1969 ) , 140 min . les films corona , fono roma , france / italy .\nthe restricted photographic palette of army of shadows , with its muted and desaturated blue , green and grey conveys an ominous , even ghostly , mood of menace , ambuguity and confinement .\nexpect your units to be a lot more vocal in shadows of valentia with tons of voice acting .\nback on the streets of paris , gestapo and the vichy police begin tracking down philippe ' s men . some panic and leave , but new men join\narmy of shadows\n.\namy taubin , \u201cout of the shadows\u201d , the criterion collection , ( 11 january 2011 ) .\nfrom the first sight of german soldiers goose - stepping past the arc de triomphe to a postscript that spells out the fate of characters whose moral confusion is all too real , army of shadows is a movie of its time - - and ours .\njean - pierre melville\u2019s film army of shadows ( 1969 ) gives a dramatic account of the extreme dangers faced by the french who resisted the german occupation of 1940\u20131944 . the time of the story is unspecified , but it is probably 1943 , late enough \u2026\ntrailers - 1 . original - the original french trailer for army of shadows . in french , with optional english subtitles . ( 3 min , 1080i ) . 2 . u . s . premiere - army of shadows was screened theatrically in the united states for the first time in 2006 . this is the trailer for the film distributor rialto pictures created . music only . ( 2 min , 1080i ) .\nthe glacial pacing can be an irritant as the film unfolds - - i repeatedly wanted to speed things up - - but army of shadows won ' t leave you alone after you ' ve seen it .\nwhen\narmy of shadows\nwas originally released , a french critic wrote that\nthis resistance epic was , in the end , a sublime thriller .\nmelville rejected the comparison , even if it is also entirely possible to see his sublime thrillers as epics of resistance . the great man died in 1973 at the unfair age of 55 , collapsing into the arms of a male friend . he left behind one short film and 13 features , a few of which , including\narmy of shadows ,\nare worthy of that overused superlative masterpiece .\nbeware , major spoilers ahead . elegant , brutal , anxiety - provoking , and overwhelmingly sad , jean - pierre melville\u2019s 1969 army of shadows was released theatrically for the first time in the united states in 2006 , to nearly universal critical accla\u2026\narmy of shadows was the third and final film melville made that directly involved the german occupation of france , but it was also made during the middle of his gangster pictures as well and if looking closely army of shadows blends a little of both of those themes . the film was adapted by joseph kessel ' s book army of shadows which was an account of the author ' s experience in the french resistance which was published in london in 1943 . at age 20 melville was drafted in the army in 1937 , and changed his name from grumbach to that of his favorite american writer and kept the name after the war . melville was involved in the resistance between 1941 and 1943 , was jailed in spain and his brother was killed trying to reach him . he then joined the free french in north africa in 1943 and took part in the italian and french liberation campaigns in 1944 . even though service with the free french has never been disputed some have been skeptical on melville ' s connection to the resistance .\njean - pierre melville ' s\narmy of shadows\nis about members of the french resistance who persist in the face of despair . rarely has a film shown so truly that place in the heart where hope lives with fatalism . it is not a film about daring raids and exploding trains , but about cold , hungry , desperate men and women who move invisibly through the nazi occupation of france . their army is indeed made of shadows : they use false names , they have no addresses , they can be betrayed in an instant by a traitor or an accident . they know they will probably die .\nand his memories of those times were clearly draped in the dark noirish shadows of those desperate circumstances . in any case melville had the right idea about movies [ 8 ] :\nfor more on melville ' s career , see : diane christian and bruce jackson ( eds . ) , \u201cconversations about great films : army of shadows / l\u2019arm\u00e9e des ombres\u201d , goldenrod handouts , buffalo film seminars , xv : 6 , the center for studies in american culture , state university of new york .\n) , a civil engineer and one of the leaders of\narmy of shadows\n( the french resistance ) , is sent to a concentration camp where he meets a young communist who offers to help him escape . he accepts the offer . shortly after , philippe is arrested and transported to hotel majestic , the gestapo headquarters in paris .\nmelville ' s film army of shadows was very faithful to the novel and melville realized that many of the resistance fighters who he based his characters on in the film have died probably not knowing their actions contributed to their side winning the war . gerbier is the main character in army of shadows and even though you hear other character ' s first person voice over during the story it usually is from gerbier . the actor lino ventura who plays gerbier creates a remarkable and subtle character who is intelligent , mysterious , calm , and full of intensity . melville once said that no one taught ventura how to say lines , but he said them more convincingly than anyone else .\nby then he had already directed two other films about the war , along with some of the thrillers for which he is justly renowned , like\nbob le flambeur .\nbut he clearly wasn ' t finished with the fight of his life and not long after making\narmy of shadows\nhe exclaimed ,\nthe war period was awful , horrible marvelous .\nmade four decades after the release of melville ' s movie , robert guediguian ' s the army of crime makes for a fascinating comparison with army of shadows . guediguian ' s movie employs a much more colorful palette than shadow ' s monochromatic hue , and is considerably more blood - thirsty , featuring an escalating range of violent range of set - pieces depicting resistance attacks on german occupation forces . both movies depict the resistance as weakened by internal tensions and betrayal from within . in fact , guediguian is much more explicit in his portrayal of the pervasiveness and effectiveness of collaboration during the war . both movies are concerned with the corrosive effects of danger and violence on their protagonists .\nafter a quiet december , criterion will kick off the new year with renewed energy , as five very varied titles have been announced for blu - ray release in january . on january 11 , the army of shadows ( l ' arm\u00e9e des ombres ; jean - pierre melville , 1969 ) and robinson crusoe . . .\nit ' s certainly true - as has been often pointed out - that army of the shadows owes much to melville ' s gangster films , in the particular attention it pays to the same stately codes of loyalty , sacrifice and honour that the director put to such brilliant effect in le samourai and le cercle rouge , the two films he made either side of this . melville makes no concession whatever to the tide of nouvelle vague - inspired realism that was sweeping world cinema in the late 60s , and in some ways army in the shadows is as stiffly arranged as any of the old black - and - white films that melville himself idolised . but in its devotion to , and forging of , the mythology surrounding the french resistance , it remains a work of moving ideological commitment as well as beautifully detailed orchestration .\nin a welcome surprise criterion releases jean - pierre melville\u0092s army of shadows on blu - ray after many feared it would be the next dvd in the collection to fall victim to \u0093oop\u0094 status after the last couple of waves of studio canal titles criterion lost . criterion again presents the film in its original aspect ratio of 1 . 85 : 1 on this dual - layer disc and give it nice looking 1080p / 24hz transfer .\njean - pierre melville , filmmaker\n- in this introductory piece , directed by jacques dupont and part of the show chroniques de france , jean - pierre melville discusses what inspired him to shoot army of shadows , how he interacts with the actors he likes to work with , etc . in french , with optional english subtitles . ( 5 min , 1080i ) .\nin kessel\u2019s book , ger\u00adbier , who believes he\u2019s going to be killed by a firing squad , thinks , \u201ci am going to die . . . and i\u2019m not afraid . . . it is because i\u2019m too limited , too much of an animal to believe it . but if i don\u2019t believe it until the last possible moment , until the ultimate limit , i shall never die . what a discovery ! \u201d melville uses the entire text as a voice - over , one of many spoken by gerbier and other characters . as much as kessel\u2019s concept of fiction as disguise , this idea affects the shape of army of shadows and the late gangster films that bracket it . the extreme elasticity of subjective time , particularly in the face of death\u2014of subjectivity defined by that elasticity rather than by conventional point - of - view shots\u2014is what makes melville\u2019s films , and army of shadows in particular , not merely exquisite abstractions or exercises in style but graphs of human consciousness grappling with mortality .\nnotwithstanding what vincendeau refers to as \u201ccontradictory testimony\u201d around melville\u2019s resistance activities , army of shadows has the quality of lived experience like no other film in the director\u2019s oeuvre . by comparison , even the most dazzling and affecting of the gangster films\u2014 le doulos ( 1962 ) , le cercle rouge , le samoura\u00ef \u2014seem like game playing . they transcend genre but not their own fetishistic defenses . ( this criticism is , of course , relative . one has only to compare melville\u2019s genre excursions to quentin tarantino\u2019s to understand the gravity of melville\u2019s project . ) and while melville told nogueira that the attack on army of shadows by some french critics for presenting the resistance fighters as if they were characters in a gangster film was \u201cabsurd , \u201d he himself made another kind of connection : \u201ctragedy is the immediacy of death that you get in the underworld or in a particular time such as war . the characters from army of shadows are tragic characters . you know that from the very beginning . \u201d those who come to the film with expectations of romantic heroes and daring action sequences that culminate in uplifting endings , that is , will be bewildered and disappointed by melville\u2019s rigorous focus on process rather than action , and by the pessimism that tempers his characters as individuals and comrades in arms .\nmelville ' s world is a world of broad shoulders and heavy burdens , shaved and grizzled faces , the civilized and the savage . it is a world in which a man ' s hat is an emblem of his professionalism , part of the armor he dons for battle . when a resistance member walks into a bo\u00eete in\narmy of shadows ,\nand melville shows us a row of nazi caps neatly lined on a shelf , it ' s as if he were showing us a cache of weapons .\nas someone who was never able to play the early fire emblem games , shadows of valentia seems more than just a retread of familiar ground , and with fun little changes to the formula to challenge the tactician in me .\narmy of shadows was the third and final film in which melville dealt directly with the german occupation of france\u2014 le silence de la mer ( 1949 ) , his first feature , and l\u00e9on morin , pr\u00eatre ( 1961 ) were also set during that time\u2014and his only film devoted to the resistance . but it was made in the middle of his stunning late run of gangster films , preceded by le deuxi\u00e8me souffle ( 1966 ) and le samoura\u00ef ( 1967 ) and followed by le cercle rouge ( 1970 ) and un flic ( 1972 ) , and it has more in common with them , formally , narratively , and philosophically , than with the earlier war films . even if you do not conclude , as so many now do , that army of shadows is melville\u2019s most significant film\u2014his signature work\u2014and certainly one of the greatest films of the sixties , it will at least change the ways in which you make meaning of his surrounding work .\nthe film is adapted from joseph kessel\u2019s army of shadows , an account of the author\u2019s experience in the french resistance , published in london in 1943 . born in argentina , to a lithuanian jewish family , and educated in france , kessel was a journalist , novelist , and screenwriter ( he also famously wrote the source novel for luis bu\u00f1uel\u2019s belle de jour ) , and army of shadows reflected this multiple training . \u201ceverything had to be accurate , and at the same time , nothing must be recognizable , \u201d kessel wrote in his preface . in other words , fiction , as a protective strategy , was applied to a work of reportage . in rui nogueira\u2019s melville on melville , the director says that he read kessel\u2019s book when he , too , was in london in 1943 , and immediately wanted to film it . he also seems to have taken kessel\u2019s method as the guiding principle for his entire oeuvre , explaining to nogueira , in a different context : \u201cwhat people often assume to be imagination in my films is really memory , things i have noticed walking down the street or being with people\u2014transposed , of course , because i have a horror of showing things i have actually experienced . \u201d the filmmaker whose subject was underground man assumed as a creative artist the strategies of secrecy , subterfuge , and masquerade that were life and death matters for his characters , whether gangsters or r\u00e9sistants . the meshing of this method of constructing story and identity in film ( and perhaps in life as well ) with the behavior of characters as seemingly different from each other as gerbier in army of shadows and corey in le cercle rouge largely accounts for the surprising emotional resonance and profound sense of unease across all of melville\u2019s films , but most powerfully in army of shadows and the late gangster cycle\u2014works that are as precise , distanced , and abstract as a game of chess .\nthe timing of army of shadows\u2019 s initial french release , in the fall of 1969 , could not have been worse . most serious french critics , including those of the influential cahiers du cin\u00e9ma , savaged the film for what they saw as its glorification of general charles de gaulle , who , then president , was despised as the betrayer of the may 1968 student uprising . de gaulle , in fact , is a marginal figure in this french resistance saga , and melville depicts him with an irony that makes it clear his heroism would not outlive the extreme circumstances in which the war had placed him . given the enormous sway cahiers du cin\u00e9ma held over american art - film programmers and distributors during the heyday of the french new wave , it\u2019s not surprising that the film was ignored here for so long . in the midnineties , however , cahiers du cin\u00e9ma published a reconsideration of melville , and particularly of army of shadows , which led to a restoration of the original 35 mm camera negative by studiocanal and a rapturously received rialto pictures release in the united states .\njean - pierre melville\u0092s masterpiece about the french resistance went unreleased in the united states for thirty - seven years , before its triumphant theatrical debut in 2006 . atmospheric and gripping , army of shadows is melville\u0092s most personal film , featuring lino ventura , paul meurisse , jean - pierre cassel , and the incomparable simone signoret as intrepid underground fighters who must grapple with their own brand of honor in their fight against evil .\ndark as pitch and utterly without compromise ,\narmy of shadows\ntraces the harrowing feats of a small band of resistance fighters operating during the occupation . melville first read joseph kessel ' s slim novel of the same title in 1943 , the year it was published , and for the next quarter - century nurtured a desire to turn it into a film . ( cinephiles will appreciate that kessel also wrote the novel\nbelle de jour .\n) he finally did so in 1969 .\nwhen french director jean - pierre melville ' s movie about the french resistance , army of shadows , was released in 1969 , it was met with critical and box - office indifference . its languid pace , long set - pieces , bleak tone and sombre style made it unpopular . politically , the movie ' s reception was controversial and hostile . for melville , himself a former resistance member , had daringly upturned the conventional view of the resistance that had dominated france since 1945 - a national movement of brave men and women unified in their determination to overthrow nazi occupation , supported and admired by the french population at large . it wasn ' t until the end of the century - decades after melville ' s death in 1973 - that army of shadows at last received the acclaim it deserved , and the recognition that it was probably the best film ever made about the resistance movement .\nwhy people chose to join the resistance is a question that historians must strive to answer , and they do so with caution and trepidation because there is no simple answer . if fiction offers far greater freedom to speculate on the motivations of resisters , two of the most potent films to grapple with this issue , army of shadows and lacombe , lucien , jettison a psychological approach . the first presumes that resistance was necessary and focuses on the moral dilemmas such engagement posed for participants ; the second famously proposes that the decision to resist or to collaborate was the result of circumstances rather than ideological commitment . whether one agrees with this proposition or not , lacombe , lucien just like army of shadows , raises the important question of choice and what it entailed , as our two specialists demonstrate . students like to imagine how they would have responded and need sophisticated ways to think about it . the resistance continues to attract writers and film - makers , as witnessed by the release of ismael ferroukhi\u2019s les hommes libres ( free men ) in september which , like other recent films , seeks to highlight a little - known aspect of parisian resistance . michael lonsdale plays si kaddour ben ghabrit , rector of the paris mosque , who saw it as his humanitarian duty to hide jews and resisters , and tahar rahim , of the prophet fame , a young algerian who drifts , somewhat lucien lacombe - like , into collaboration before experiencing moral qualms and a change of heart . unlike the despair of army of shadows or the cynicism of lacombe , lucien , and without being maudlin , the film offers a psychologically credible depiction of engagement .\nthis masterpiece by jean - pierre melville about the french resistance went unreleased in the united states for thirty - seven years , until its triumphant theatrical debut in 2006 . atmospheric and gripping , army of shadows is melville\u2019s most personal film , featuring lino ventura , paul meurisse , jean - pierre cassel , and the incomparable simone signoret as intrepid underground fighters who must grapple with their conception of honor in their battle against hitler\u2019s regime .\nworld film directors , vol . ii . , john wakeman ( ed . ) , wilson , co . , ny 1988 , quoted in \u201cconversations about great films : army of shadows / l\u2019arm\u00e9e des ombres\u201d , diane christian and bruce jackson ( eds . ) , buffalo film seminars , xv : 6 , the center for studies in american culture , state university of new york , buffalo , ny ( 2 october 2007 ) .\npierre lhomme - in this interview , cinematographer pierre lhomme , who supervised the restoration of army of shadows , discusses the various obstacles that had to be overcome to reproduce as best as possible the original look of the film . a collection of stills from the film is also included . in french , with optional english subtitles . ( 15 min , 1080i ) . 1 . rediscovering the film 2 . earning melville ' s respect 3 . a low - budget mentality 4 . cool tones and darkness 5 . respect for the audience\nthis memorable movie movingly pays tribute to those who chose not to remain silent , to those ordinary men and women who chose to do extraordinary things . . . from the shadows .\ndiscussing army of shadows , melville once declared that he had\nno intention of making a film about the resistance . so with one exception - the german occupation - i excluded all realism .\nathough the movie , as ebert notes , is primarily about the state of mind of those working under extreme psychological pressure and constant danger , it is in many ways one of the most realistic of all films about the resistance in its emphasis on the necessary details and routines of resistance work . these range from apparently mundane aspects as arranging clandestine meetings and issuing orders , to the problems posed by new neighbours near a safe house - which leads to the issue of deciding how best to execute an informer with the minimum of noise .\nthe hideous mess in iraq , the sense that we are enmeshed in a situation in the middle east where all options are bad , may partly account for the embrace in 2006 of melville\u2019s depiction of the tragedy within even the \u201cgood\u201d war . in their pessimism about the inevitability of war and its cost in individual lives , clint eastwood\u2019s admirable and moving world war ii films letters from iwo jima and flags of our fathers , released late in the same year , have something in common with army of shadows . all three films show that in the worst of circumstances , human beings can act with courage and honor , but that there is a larger tragedy in the fact that war is the realm in which such heroism comes into being . perhaps a line from roger ebert\u2019s review best accounts for the contemporary power of this emissary from 1969 : \u201crarely has a film shown so truly that place in the heart where hope lives with fatalism . \u201d amy taubin is a contributing editor for film comment and sight & sound . she also writes frequently for artforum . this piece originally appeared in the 2007 dvd edition of army of shadows .\nthere may be psychosexual explanations for why this is the case , but the war and france ' s shame were reason enough . melville , a jew , was serving in the military when france capitulated to germany , and he subsequently joined several networks in the resistance . decades later , while discussing\narmy of shadows ,\nhe pointedly noted ,\ndon ' t forget that there are more people who didn ' t work for the resistance than people who did .\nit ' s no wonder\narmy of shadows\nfeels like a cold rejoinder to the cherished romance of the french resistance fighter , wearing a beret and a sneer , and holding back the nazi tide that had already swept the country . kessel writes :\ntoday it is nearly always death , death , death . but on our side we kill , kill , kill .\nthat is melville ' s war .\njean - pierre melville ' s masterpiece about the french resistance against the nazi occupation went unreleased in the united states for thirty - seven years , before its triumphant theatrical debut in 2006 . atmospheric and gripping , army of shadows is melville ' s most personal film , featuring lino ventura , paul meurisse , jean - pierre cassel , and the incomparable simone signoret as intrepid underground fighters who must grapple with their own brand of honor in their battle against hitler ' s regime .\nhowever , melville ' s chief interest , as in most of his films , was in examining the self - imposed codes of honor and behaviour that his main characters tried to maintain . philippe gerbier , like most of melville ' s protagonists , ( frequently thieves or gangsters ) takes pride in his professionialism : the careful , studious application of personal expertise . army of shadows reveals melville ' s fascination with the choices that people have to make under extreme pressure , and by how his protagonists accept the consequences of those decisions . what melville admires is the stoicism , even fatalism , of his ' heroes ' as they abide by their code of honor . his film is not concerned with the morality of otherwise of their actions , but with their loyalty to a particular group and adherence to a personal ethical code .\nalthough kessel\u2019s book ends hopefully , it was written during the war , so understandably the novelization focuses on hope rather than despair . melville\u2019s army of shadows is quite the reverse . for the director , the film was a historical marker , signifying his generation\u2014the pre - may 1968 generation . it does not highlight the past or future but instead remains in the film\u2019s present : the sad mental state of necessary maquis cells operating during wwii . for every procession of german soldiers marching on the champs - elys\u00e9es , there was a small company of everyday frenchmen , working in the gloom of their eventual deaths to stop them .\ncommentary - in this audio commentary , recorded for the british film institute in 2006 , film historian ginette vincendeau discusses jean - pierre melville ' s involvement with the french resistance , joseph kessel ' s novel , the various similarities between the french director ' s gangster films and army of shadows , the mixed reviews the film received from various critics after it premiered in france , its main characters , the unique use of color , unorthodox message , etc . in english , not subtitled .\nhe second stunning revival of the week comes by way of jean - pierre melville ' s 1969 war movie , which tells in typically sombre , deadpan style , of the french resistance and their operations against the nazi occupation forces . forget about the bullet - ridden hell - storms or raffish derring - do of your conventional second world war picture : this is a world of cold , grey - painted rooms , as often as not containing immobile figures dripping with blood . melville ' s own history with the free french is well - known , and army in the shadows , an adaptation of joseph kessel ' s novel was his third time with the subject .\nif army of shadows is a tragedy rather than a melodrama\u2014and i believe it is\u2014this is its first act . the narrative will come full circle , and the theme music will be heard again , in the last sequence , when once more gerbier , this time with his commander , luc jardie ( paul meurisse ) \u2014the character partly modeled on the legendary resis\u00adtance hero jean moulin\u2014decides it is necessary to kill one of their group . but now it is one of the most valued members . after the damning deed is done , melville shows us , one by one , the agonized faces of those remaining and , through the windshield of their car , the arc de triomphe . a second later , a series of title cards briefly describe how each of them was executed by the germans . one expects that an image or two from a film as powerful as this one will stick in one\u2019s memory , but in the months since i\u2019ve seen army of shadows , it\u2019s these words , which originate not with kessel but with melville , that will not leave my mind . all the bleak beauty of the film\u2019s drained color palette and the nearly impenetrable blacks , which are a tribute to the title , lead to this series of filmic tombstones\u2014white letters on black grounds .\nthis film is a sad and tragic film and after the murder of madame mathilde ; the film shows the unfortunate endings of each member of what was left of the resistance .\narmy of shadows barely received acknowledgment in france upon its initial release ; the critical response was polarized , and the film did not perform well at the box office . ginette vincendeau attributes the film\u2019s failure to poor timing . it was considered a gaullist picture . by the time it was finished , general de gaulle had been voted out of politics after the student strike of may 1968 , at which time gaullist theory was suddenly unpopular . and so the film never obtained u . s . distribution . melville , however , did receive a number of letters from real - life resistance members praising him for his affecting film . while in france army of shadows was remembered fondly over time , even the most devout american cinephile could not place it within melville\u2019s oeuvre ( unless having seen it in france during its initial theatrical run ) . in 2006 , rialto pictures circulated a print around art house and minor revival theaters in america , introducing this forgotten classic to new audiences . the film received massive critical acclaim , with many calling it the best film released that year .\nfilm historians and melville scholars have noted that army of shadows bears a \u201cfuneral tone\u201d throughout , as if mourning the resistance fighters either already dead or soon to die within the picture . melville\u2019s films often brood , and in many cases , preemptively grieve for the hero\u2019s death . then again , his filmic moods could be interpreted as simply pensive\u2014a stylistic trait creating atmosphere through silent protagonists . except , such an explanation is perhaps too simple when looking at his career . in le samoura\u00ef and le cercle rouge , for example , his male narcissistic heroes harbor the same meditative disposition as army of shadows \u2019 lead philippe gerbier ( played by lino ventura ) \u2014in each of these three films the tone reaches levels of almost ceremonial defeatist stoicism , and in each the \u201chero\u201d dies in the end . ( whereas in bob le flambeur , the hero\u2019s attitude is relatively blithe , allowing the protagonist to live . ) melville adds the tone , the lack of dialogue and humor , as part of his minimalist style . the result crafts an appropriately poetic feel ( both poignant and harrowing next to bob le flambeur ) given this comparatively serious subject matter .\nif melville wished , he could have added action into army of shadows , making scenes like the escape attempt from the gestapo prison in lyon more about brute force than suspense . when maquis member lepercq is captured , tortured , and imprisoned , gerbier allows a break - out attempt where three resistance fighters go undercover as medical transports . but rather than grandiose music and fluid camerawork , melville shoots this scene like many of his finest sequences\u2014with no music and patient concentration on detail . this scene compares to the robbery from le cercle rouge or the train heist from un flic , as all are virtually silent , meticulously paced , and with little focus on dialogue . his approach is intellectual rather than physical , making us ponder frame of mind . recognizing the process of decision making becomes more important than action or suspense . melville , having fought in the resistance , understands such a state of mind more than any other filmmaker , which is why army of shadows emerges as a meditation more than a historical account . the film\u2019s events are not realistic , save for their psychology . it contemplates the type of person required to expect betrayal around each corner , to prepare for any unforeseen event , and to survive , all by means of melville\u2019s own romantic penchant for masculinized storytelling .\nthe hideous mess in iraq , the sense that we are enmeshed in a situation in the middle east where all options are bad , may partly account for the embrace in 2006 of melville\u2019s depiction of the tragedy within even the \u201cgood\u201d war . in their pessimism about the inevitability of war and its cost in individual lives , clint eastwood\u2019s admirable and moving world war ii films letters from iwo jima and flags of our fathers , released late in the same year , have something in common with army of shadows . all three films show that in the worst of circumstances , human beings can act with courage and honor , but that there is a larger tragedy in the fact that war is the realm in which such heroism comes into being .\nthis film , which was never released in america and will now be making its way across the country in limited release , has been immaculately restored and features new subtitles . you can get lost in the blackness of its heart and its shadows . you might never come back .\njean - pierre melville ' s\nl ' arm\u00e9e des ombres\na . k . a\narny of shadows\n( 1969 ) arrives on blu - ray courtesy of criterion . the supplemental features on the disc include an audio commentary with film historian ginette vincendeau ; interview with cinematographer pierre lhomme ; interview with editor francoise bonnot ; selection of excerpts from the french television program\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthe next interview is with film editor fran\u00e7oise bonnot . for 11 - minutes she talks about her mother who was an editor , and then covers her work on z , which earned her an oscar . she then talks about melville ( saying he\u0092s a \u0093tyrant\u0094 to work with ) and the work she did with him , army of shadows primarily of course . she goes into great detail about the sound effects and then the opening march , which apparently moved from the beginning to the end and back again and again . in all it\u0092s a charming interview and one of the better ones to be found on the release .\njean - pierre melville died of a heart attack in 1973 at the age of fifty - five .\nwe also briefly dabbled in shadows of valentia\u2019s amiibo functions . using the new alm and celica amiibo , we were given the option of either trying out a special dungeon , or being able to summon the amiibo in the battle map . in battle , the amiibo serve as phantom allies of other protagonists for a single turn . we were also told that all fire emblem amiibo from the super smash bros . series could also be used to summon phantoms of their counterparts , complete with new art . you\u2019re even able to use non - fire emblem amiibo to summon run - of - the - mill monsters to help you out for a single turn . but don\u2019t think you\u2019ll be able to summon a phantom army without consequence , as doing so will cost some of your unit\u2019s health .\nnow we have the american premiere of perhaps his greatest film ( i have not seen them all , but i will ) . when\narmy of shadows\nwas released in 1969 , it was denounced by the left - wing parisian critics as\ngaullist ,\nbecause it has a brief scene involving degaulle and because it involves a resistance supporting his cause ; by the late 1960s , degaulle was considered a reactionary relic . the movie was hardly seen at the time . this restored 35mm print , now in art theaters around the country , may be 37 years old , but it is the best foreign film of the year .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nthose familiar with recent fire emblem titles like awakening and fates may be disappointed to learn that pairing up units for dual strikes or guard stance won\u2019t be a part of this remake . but on the bright side , new , fully voiced supports between units who fight close together can be viewed on the battlefield , so expect your units to be a lot more vocal in shadows of valentia with tons of voice acting .\njean - pierre melville ' s 1969 french resistance masterpiece is\nthe best film of 2006 !\n( premiere , new york times , l . a . weekly , sight and sound , film comment ) . jean - pierre melville ' s masterpiece about the french resistance against the nazi occupation went unreleased in the united states for thirty - seven years , before its triumphant theatrical debut in 2006 . atmospheric and gripping , army of shadows is melville ' s most personal film , featuring lino ventura , paul meurisse , jean - pierre cassel , and the incomparable simone signoret as intrepid underground fighters who must grapple with their own brand of honor in their battle against hitler ' s regime .\nat least one woman is present in melville\u2019s film , but in a way that removes her femininity . french actress simone signoret plays mathilde , just as valuable a member of her resistance group as any one of the men . mathilde is an older , de - sexualized female . dressed in common , muted colors , she integrates into the resistance collective as easily as if she were male . years prior , signoret was a beauty in casque d\u2019or and diabolique ; in army of shadows , she is one of the boys , showing but a glimmer of femininity only once in the film\u2014in her glassy eyes after failing to free their comrade from the lyon prison . melville has often been criticized for his depiction of women , who are regularly only set - pieces to the director\u2019s male hero . here , though she is void of cinema\u2019s stereotypical feminine qualities , namely sexuality , but she is nonetheless a strong female hero . by the end of the film , melville asserts that mathilde may be the most valuable member of the film\u2019s resistance group .\nbooklet - a 44 - page illustrated booklet containing amy taubin ' s essay\nout of the shadows\n, originally published in the may / june 2006 issue of film comment ; professor roberto o . paxton ' s essay\nmelville ' s french resistance\n; and an interview with jean - pierre melville excerpted from rui nogueira ' s\nmelville on melville\n.\nelegant , brutal , anxiety - provoking , and overwhelmingly sad , jean - pierre melville\u2019s 1969 army of shadows was released theatrically for the first time in the united states in 2006 , to nearly universal critical acclaim . from the village voice \u2019s j . ? hoberman ( \u201cemerges from the mists of time . . . as a career - \u00adcapping epic tragedy\u201d ) to the new yorker \u2019s anthony lane ( \u201clovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras , turn up the collars of their coats , and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain\u201d ) to newsweek \u2019s david ansen ( \u201cthe best foreign film of the year\u201d ) , critics from across the spectrum , who almost never agreed , rallied around melville\u2019s neglected masterpiece . too bad the director , who died in 1973 , at age fifty - five , was not around to experience the tide turn for his most personal film .\nthis is not to discount melville\u2019s gangster films from his typically more serious work such as army of shadows , silence , or l\u00e9on morin , pr\u00eatre ; on the contrary , these tonal similarities bring them closer together . melville\u2019s stories , regardless of genre , act as tenants to his distinctive style ; the plot is secondary to the film\u2019s mood\u2014an atmospheric architecture where aesthetics take precedence . his characters even dress the same : gangsters , nazi intelligence , and resistance members all wear similar trench coats , with collars up and guns concealed in their pockets , as if out of a 1940\u2019s hollywood gangster picture . ( certainly mathilde\u2019s assassination in the finale better resembles a capone - style drive - by more than a covert execution . )\nre - released in 2006 to rave reviews (\nfor the first , and maybe the only , time this year , you are in the hands of a master ,\ndeclared anthony lane in the new yorker ) , melville ' s tense , gripping tale of honour and betrayal in the clandestine world of the french resistance was selected by melville authority chris peachment as one of the ten greatest films in the history of cinema . flinty lino ventura plays philippe gerbier , a resistance leader who escapes from the gestapo and goes after the turncoats who betrayed his cadre ; simone signoret brings fatalistic fatigue to her role as one of gerbier ' s operatives , whose love for her daughter is eventually turned against her . melville , who worked for the resistance during the war , called the joseph kessel novel on which the film is based\nthe greatest and most comprehensive document about this tragic period in the history of humanity ,\nand the director does it full justice , giving army of shadows a clenched , existential tone , a steely visual design and an epic sense of gravity .\nfrance , 1942 , during the occupation . philippe gerbier , a civil engineer , is one of the french resistance ' s chiefs . given away by a traitor , he is interned in a camp . he manages to escape , and joins his network at marseilles , where he makes the traitor be executed . . . this non - spectacular movie ( do not expect any rambo or robin hood ) shows us rigorously and austerely the everyday of the french resistants : their solitude , their fears , their relationships , the arrests , the forwarding of orders and their carrying out . . . both writer joseph kessel and co - writer and director jean - pierre melville belonged to this\narmy in the shadows\n. ( imdb )\nbeware , major spoilers ahead . elegant , brutal , anxiety - provoking , and overwhelmingly sad , jean - pierre melville\u2019s 1969 army of shadows was released theatrically for the first time in the united states in 2006 , to nearly universal critical acclaim . from the village voice \u2019s j . ? hoberman ( \u201cemerges from the mists of time . . . as a career - \u00adcapping epic tragedy\u201d ) to the new yorker \u2019s anthony lane ( \u201clovers of cinema should reach for their fedoras , turn up the collars of their coats , and sneak to this picture through a mist of rain\u201d ) to newsweek \u2019s david ansen ( \u201cthe best foreign film of the year\u201d ) , critics from across the spectrum , who almost never agreed , rallied around melville\u2019s neglected masterpiece . too bad the director , who died in 1973 , at age fifty - five , was not around to experience the tide turn for his most personal film .\nsetting the tone to army of shadows ahead of the opening credits , melville shows us german soldiers marching on the champs - elys\u00e9es . aside from the obvious visual significance\u2014the collective body stomping with an orderly and geometric shape , more assembled and impenetrable than a tank\u2014melville fought just to shoot such an image . subsequent to wwi , any german uniform was forbidden on the champs - elys\u00e9es . dressing up actors ( or in this case dancers , to capture the robotic movement that would enunciate the sound of the german march ) in nazi dress proved a difficult sell , but melville convinced the powers that be to allow it . an aperture to the rest of the film , soldiers step directly toward the camera , as if about to march right through the screen to trample the audience , filling the viewer with dread and with the promise of an equally despairing finale .\nin the short demo i experienced , we were able to try out one regular battle map and part of a dungeon . while the battles and maps didn\u2019t offer much variety in terms of topography or objectives , both experiences highlighted some of the more interesting tactical choices shadows of valentia has to offer compared to other titles on the 3ds . like fire emblem awakening , you\u2019re able to traverse a world map between points of interest - enemies on the map will launch you into battles , while certain towns and other places will let you freely explore them from a different perspective .\nthe same can be said of\narmy of shadows ,\nwhich is bleak and beautiful by turns , that rare work of art that thrills the senses and the mind . lino ventura plays philippe gerbier , a resistance fighter who has willingly surrendered his entire being to the cause . ( much as melville surrendered to cinema . ) the film opens with gerbier ' s imprisonment in a concentration camp and , shortly thereafter , his escape from his captors . exciting if implausible , the escape seems almost an afterthought to the scene immediately after in which gerbier hides in a barbershop . sitting in a chair with a face full of lather , his throat to a strange blade , the escapee seems cruelly vulnerable anew , the tension abating only after the barber puts down his razor and shows his true colors .\nnext is a making - of made by studio canal in 2006 called melville et \u0093l\u0092armee des ombres\u0094 . it again features lhomme talking again about the look of the film and how tough it could be to work with melville . bonnot also appears again , talking about the same material she covers in her lone interview found in this set . but we also get interviews with jean - pierre cassel , composer eric demarsan , and then filmmakers philippe labro and bertrand tavernier . though some of the material covered in here is mentioned elsewhere , primarily within the commentary track , there\u0092s still a wealth of information here about melville and his career , along with material specific to army of shadows , like the touchy working relationship between melville and actor lino ventura , his friendlier working relationship with simone signoret , and then the director\u0092s american influences . again some of the material is repeated in the other supplements but it\u0092s a decent making - of . it runs 28 - minutes and has been divided into 6 chapters .\non the ninety - ninth anniversary of jean - pierre melville\u2019s birth , we\u2019ve gathered a selection of essays , photos , and videos that showcase the best of the iconic director\u2019s varied oeuvre .\njean - pierre melville ' s\narmy of shadows\nopens with the startling image of german soldiers marching down the champs - \u00e9lys\u00e9es , framed by the arc de triomphe . the image was , this french director later admitted to an interviewer , a\ncrazy idea .\nactors in german uniforms had not been permitted on the avenue since world war i , or so he claimed , and the shot was both costly and logistically complex . and yet ,\nit was a fantastic sight ,\nmelville said with unmistakable satisfaction .\nwagnerian . unfilmable .\nthis former resistance fighter had exacted a peculiar revenge on his complicit countrymen : he had invaded paris himself , seizing it for his own vision ."]}
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", "topic": 15}], "title": "the fugitive ( 1910 film )", "paragraphs": ["\u200ethe fugitive ( 1910 ) directed by d . w . griffith \u2022 reviews , film + cast \u2022 letterboxd\nwatch the fugitive , the silent war film by d . w . griffith | fandor\ndorothy - west - in - the - fugitive - 1910 - 03 . jpg\nthe fugitive\n( 1910 ) director d . w . griffith , cinematographer billy bitzer\nthe fugitive\n( 1910 ) director d . w . griffith , cinematographer billy bitzer - youtube\nkate - bruce - and - edward - dillon - in - the - fugitive - 1910 - 01 . jpg\nclara - bracy - and - edwin - august - in - the - fugitive - 1910 - 04 . jpg\nkate - bruce - and - dorothy - west - in - the - fugitive - 1910 - 05 . jpg\nclara - bracy - and - lucy - cotton - in - the - fugitive - 1910 - 06 . jpg\nsurvival status : prints exist in the library of congress film archive [ 35mm nitrate negative , 35mm paper positive ] ; in the george eastman museum film archive ; and in the film holdings of film preservation associates [ 35mm preservation negative ] .\nin may it won the silver award at the 2015 international independent film awards .\nat the accolade global film competition . of equal merit is the inclusion of the documentary in the official selection of the san jose international short film festival in october 2015 . in december\nthe fugitive is a 1910 american drama film directed by d . w . griffith . prints of the film survive at the film archive of the library of congress and at george eastman house . the script was by john macdonagh , who would later fight in the easter rising under the command of his brother , thomas macdonagh , one of the seven signatories of the proclamation of the irish republic , who would be executed by the british along with 15 other leaders after the rising .\nlove among the roses ( dir . d . w . griffith , 1910 )\nthe fugitive\nis a short civil war drama directed by d . w . griffith . this film illustrates the work of our star cinematographer billy bitzer .\ndorothy west looks on as her fiance leaves for the front in\nthe fugitive\n( 1910 ) , directed by d . w . griffith , cinematographer billy bitzer .\nclara bracy and edwin august bid farewell in the union camp in\nthe fugitive\n( 1910 ) , directed by d . w . griffith , cinematographer billy bitzer .\nedward dillon enthusiastically shows his confederate uniform to kate bruce in\nthe fugitive\n( 1910 ) , directed by d . w . griffith , cinematographer billy bitzer .\nwon the extremely prestigious diamond award at the 2015 california film awards . the amazing run of recognition for our documentary continued in 2016 . in february it was included in the official selection of the buffalo niagara international film festival .\n! in march 2015 it won the distinction\naward of merit\nat the san francisco film awards .\nkate bruce and dorothy west in the confederate camp rejoice at some good news from the front in\nthe fugitive\n( 1910 ) , directed by d . w . griffith , cinematographer billy bitzer .\nclara bracy and lucy cotton in the union camp also rejoice at some good news from the front in\nthe fugitive\n( 1910 ) , directed by d . w . griffith , cinematographer billy bitzer .\na growing source of silent era film information . this listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett . copyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 by carl bennett and the silent era company . all rights reserved .\nthe unchanging sea ( 1910 ) - mary pickford - d . w . griffith | g . w . bitzer\n, and was the only film - maker able to ignore the coming of sound . a complex genius , he\u2019s among the greatest artists of all time\nthis film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are . see what\u2019s now showing\nsign up now to be the first to hear about new and featured films , film culture news and exclusive offers from fandor .\nand other classics , becoming arguably the greatest film actress of the time . she brought an ethereal openness to her work , a combination of vulnerability and resilience , which is to be seen at its finest in masterpieces directed by swedish film - maker victor sj\u00f6str\u00f6m :\nreferences : film credits , film viewing : barry - griffith p . 42 ; sloan - loud p . 148 ; spehr - american p . 2 ; usai - griffith - 4 p . 211 : website - afi .\nthere are hundreds of films from 1910 that survive but are not on dvd . making a list of 1910 films available on dvd / bluray is a useful exercise , but for all surviving films you ' ll need access to the fiaf archive database .\nwe don ' t have enough data to suggest any movies based on the fugitive . you can help by rating movies you ' ve seen .\n[ \u2026 ] she grows into a somewhat bouncy dorothy west ( from \u201cthe house with closed shutters\u201d and \u201cthe fugitive\u201d ) , who attracts the hand of the lawyer\u2019s young cousin from england . george , having fulfilled [ \u2026 ]\nbiograph company production ; distributed by biograph company . / scenario by john mcdonagh . cinematography by g . w . bitzer . / \u00a9 14 november 1910 by biograph company [ j147671 ] . released 7 november 1910 . / standard 35mm spherical 1 . 33 : 1 format .\n[ \u2026 ] of a union soldier ( charles west , who wore the opposite uniform in \u201cswords and hearts\u201d and \u201cthe fugitive\u201d ) , rather than a confederate . the storyline roughly parallels that of the red badge of courage [ \u2026 ]\n[ \u2026 ] movie sets the stage in a similar manner to the earlier d . w . griffith short , \u201cthe fugitive , \u201d but with the advantage of more time to develop character . two families are presented , one [ \u2026 ]\nattention please . registration and donation are required to watch the films part of the series ' hidden gems ' . please complete the steps in the article ' gems for donation ' before proceeding . registered users who made the required donation please click here to watch this gem . below is a short preview of the film .\n( 1928 ) as a fugitive disguised as a boy and living among hobos . but her reputation rests on two silent german classics , gw pabst\u2019s subtle , mature\nthis film is part of our series ' hidden gems ' . it can be watched by registered users who make a donation . for more details , please click here .\n, a pastiche of a monochrome hollywood movie of the 20s , has created a welcome new interest in the silent cinema . it\u2019s probably inspired by real - life lovers john gilbert , whose star waned when the talkies came , and greta garbo , who became even more successful when her first sound film proclaimed \u201cgarbo talks ! \u201d . she made one film in her native sweden and a second in germany before coming to hollywood . the camera loved her , and she made 10 silent films in five years , the greatest being\nthe stoneman family finds its friendship with the camerons affected by the civil war , both fighting in opposite armies . the development of the war in their lives plays through to lincoln ' s assassination and the birth of the ku klux klan .\nas strong and powerful a western drama as ever released by this firm . there are strong dramatic crises which are developed to the utmost and are made as much of by the capable actors as possible . and there is a dash and go to the entire picture which makes it stirring at times . there is a love story connected with it which gives it a heart interest and serves to develop and maintain a human , not a wholly curious interest . details are worked out with careful attention . the acting is sympathetic and the photography helps to make it a complete and satisfactory film , certain to please an audience . - the moving picture world , april 2 , 1910\n( 1921 ) . featuring a famous tango , it\u2019s his best film . often a parody of what people think of as silent movie acting , valentino became an exotic heart - throb with gleaming eyes and flaring nostrils , in\n( 1864 - 1946 ) although born in new york , the serious , leathery hart grew up travelling the late 19th - century west with his father , an itinerant miller . so when after some years on broadway he entered film , aged 49 , he brought profound personal knowledge of the old frontier to the western , giving the genre an uncommon realism and moral power . he embodied \u201cthe good - bad man\u201d , a figure in search of redemption , and reached his peak with\nfive years before his controversial epic the birth of a nation , d . w . griffith directed this relatively muted melodrama of two johns fighting in the civil war ( one for the union and the other for the confederacy ) . both men say goodbye to mothers and sweethearts and make haste for overgrown battlefields . a desperate fight between the two johns results in the union boy seeking refuge with his confederate counterpart ' s mother . the relatively simple story may rely heavily on coincidence but griffith ' s early mastery of pacing and parallel editing makes the fugitive an affecting fable of sacrifice and forgiveness . - max goldberg\nthe cricket on the hearth\n( 1909 ) director d . w . griffith\nneither should you assume that , just because a movie has ratings , it is extant . there is an unfortunate number of titles with ratings and even reviews that have truly not been seen for decades , even a century for 1910 films . bob\nyours is a laudable though sisyphean task , dan . for starters , i regularly see silent features and shorts at various film festivals and , when later looking them up online , see that they appear not to exist ! imdb , understandably , has massive holes everywhere and in the case of the bfi , not all of its holdings are even listed in its own database . the same pattern repeats in archives around the world .\nthe son of a wealthy tobacco farmer leaves the plantation to fight for the confederacy . he loves a well - heeled belle but the daughter of the\npoor white class\nfrets over him while he ' s away .\nthis movie was shot on a limited number of sets in new jersey in the winter , and that may have limited the use of outdoor setups . there are some nice panoramas , i assume of the hudson river area , but the porches of the two homes appear to simply be the same set shot from the opposite angle . the editing is less taut than we saw in \u201cthe house\u201d or than would be the case in other griffith shorts . overall , it seems that the story suffers from a rather conventional approach , and there isn\u2019t much here to pull it out of its banality . one historical footnote is that the original story was written about the fighting in ireland , and that the writer himself died in 1916 during the rising there , fighting for the green side against the orange .\na little girl for the union shelters a confederate soldier , thereby initiating a chain of events that symbolically repairs the damages wrought by the civil war .\nin the middle of the american civil war , in a peaceful valley , a foraging union soldier meets a confederate picket and shoots him . what will the confederate soldier ' s mother do when she discovers the refugee she has sheltered may have killed her child ? griffith , reviled for the racism of birth of a nation , sometimes by those familiar with the work and sometimes by those who have no idea what is in that movie , saw the civil war as a tragedy for all americans , full of complex problems for which there were no solutions . the fugitive , although not one of his best works , has been made available on dvd by kino and is well worth your viewing time .\ndirected by d . w . griffith produced by biograph company scenario by j . mcdonagh cinematography billy bitzer starring kate bruce , edward dillon , clara t . bracy , edwin august , dorothy west distributed by biograph company release date november 7 , 1910 running time 17 min . country united states language silent , english intertitles\nthanks greta . that was quick ! as i went through imbd ' s lists of films released in 1910 i thought it was safe to skip titles with no ratings but now i see that ' s a lazy approach . can you recommend any reference materials that might be an easier way for me to compile my lists . i ' m trying to do this for every year from 1888 to the present .\nplease use this button for a one - time donation . use the button on the right - hand side for a recurring donation .\n( 1895 - 1966 ) on stage from the age of three , joseph frank keaton was nicknamed buster by houdini , he was the youngest , most cinematically inventive and endearing of hollywood\u2019s three greatest silent comics ( the others being chaplin and lloyd ) , and the only one to experience post - stardom obscurity , though , fortunately , his films were discovered and his reputation restored in the 1960s . the stone - faced buster was the determined , dedicated everyman , a sisyphus who sometimes manages to get his stone over the hill . his finest films \u2013\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\ntwo johns , a confederate and an union soldier , leave their family to go to the front . after a skirmish they end up separated from their respective sides , the union soldier shoots the confederate , but he has to escape and look for refuge in the house of his enemy .\ntwo johns , a confederate and an union soldier , leave their families to go to the front . after a skirmish they end up separated from their respective sides , the union soldier shoots the confederate , but he has to escape and look for refuge in the house of his enemy .\na man is reunited with his childhood friend and her husband , who believe he knows the truth about the death of her rich aunt years earlier .\n[ \u2026 ] turns out that not just d . w . griffith was making movies about the civil war during the early teens . the kalem company produced a series of them between 1911 and 1915 , which [ \u2026 ]\nminnie harding , a western maiden , is preparing for a hard washing day . sam , the negro helper , is assisting her with the wash , carrying water and filling the tub . while he is making his third trip to the well , a cowboy rides up to the cottage and asks minnie for a drink . she goes to get it and the cowboy , taking advantage of her hospitality , makes love to her . minnie repulses him and the cowboy becomes insulting . when sam returns he finds minnie struggling in the arms of the cowboy , but being a coward himself , he runs out to the road to see if other help cannot be secured . ross white , another cowboy , is cantering by when sam sees him and tells him that minnie has been insulted by a strange cowboy . white is a good friend of minnie ' s and , hurriedly dismounting , runs to the house . white orders the cowboy away and the latter , menacing white with future revenge , sneaks away . the scene changes to the front of a little western saloon and gambling house . white rides up , dismounts and enters . . . .\ntwo johns , a confederate and an union soldier , leave their family to go to the front . after a skirmish they end up separated from their respective sides , the union soldier shoots the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nno , this is not a movie about a man on the run seeking a one - armed assassin . instead , it is another of d . w . griffith \u2019s pre - \u201c birth of a nation \u201d explorations of the civil war . this time , we start with not one , but two tearful farewells , as a confederate ( edward dillon , also in \u201c what shall we do with our old \u201d and \u201c in the border states \u201d ) and a union soldier ( edwin august , who appears in \u201c the house with closed shutters \u201d and \u201c the eternal mother \u201d ) depart for the front in one of many examples of parallelism the movie provides . in a typical coincidence , they both get separated from their units and the yankee kills the reb , only to find himself on the run when his fallen foe\u2019s enemies find the body . stretching that coincidence even further , now the survivor seeks shelter in his enemy\u2019s home from his victim\u2019s mother ( kate bruce , also seen in \u201c the red man\u2019s view \u201d and \u201c the unchanging sea \u201d ) ! she nearly turns him in , but \u201cthinks of another mother , awaiting her son\u2019s return and does the decent thing . dorothy west ( who starred in last night\u2019s \u201cthe house with closed shutters\u201d ) is the fianc\u00e9 who loses her beau , and her while exuberance worked on the battlefield , it seems out of place in a bereaved lover .\n( 1895 - 1926 ) the son of a military vet , valentino drifted from italy to hollywood , working as a dancer and gigolo . after specialising in oily villains , he found overnight stardom as the argentinian hero of the first world war epic\nanother d . w . griffith short dealing with the civil war . good story and poignant . i ' m finding it interesting with the silent films how the use of title cards can be too spare or too frequent . it must have been difficult to determine how to tell a story visually and use the right amount of cards to relate the action / dialogue and not be annoying by using too many .\nminnie harding , a western maiden , is preparing for a hard washing day . sam , the negro helper , is assisting her with the wash , carrying water and filling the tub . while he is making his . . . see full summary \u00bb\n( 1883 - 1925 ) this french comedian turned to the cinema in 1905 , creating the first widely popular comic character \u201cmax\u201d , an aristocratic , skirt - chasing boulevardier . he was much admired by chaplin , who gave him a photograph signed : \u201cto max , the professor , from his disciple charles chaplin . \u201d seriously wounded in the great war , he suffered from depression and experienced failure in the us . but in the early 20s and with chaplin\u2019s help , he made two classics in hollywood ,\n( both 1929 ) , reflecting the corrupt weimar republic . her dark bobbed hair , the perfect complexion , the infinitely expressive face and graceful movement made her a much - imitated fashion icon . back in america , she became a recluse and wrote a splendid memoir\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nd . w . griffith throws an exciting wrench in this otherwise conventional civil war melodrama when a proud daughter of the confederacy takes her coward brother ' s place on the battlefield .\nhere ' s by the faith of a child ( vitagraph ) looks like maurice costello , i haven ' t watched the whole thing . there are probably a lot in the eye collection online but i haven ' t figured out a good way to find them . greta\nd . w . griffith ' s cinematic debut was already laced with dramatic irony , dynamic staging and deft parallel editing , ingeniously coaxing maximum drama out of the sight of the barrel .\nnavigation is clumsy and awkward ; older posts get buried more or less irretrievably , at least as far as the average reader is concerned . the more content you generate , the worse it gets , you ' ve got some hidden gems on your site , but i really had to go digging for them !\nthanks . i noticed that that most of the films you posted had either norma talmadge or clara kimball in them . i ' m still impressed by how quickly you found the films missing from my list !\njohn macdonagh ' s script was originally on an orange / green theme , and set in ireland where unionists and nationalists were at war , rather than the american civil war theme to which it was adapted . the plot involves two soldiers , one confederate and one union , who leave their families to go to war . after a skirmish they end up separated from their own sides ; the union soldier shoots the confederate . escaping from pursuing confederates , he looks for refuge in the house of his enemy ' s family .\nuntil now there has never been an organization with the purpose to place a star on the hollywood walk of fame for movie personalities from a century ago . silent hall of fame is this historic organization . silent hall of fame is the only organization of its kind . we will make history and we invite you to become a part of history by sponsoring a silent movie star for the hollywood walk of fame . all contributions are tax deductible .\na poor girl is secretly in love with a wealthy young planter . during the civil war she helps him escape capture by union soldiers . after the war , with his fortune gone , she confesses that she loves him .\nthe painted lady ( 1912 ) - blanche sweet - d . w . griffith | g . w . bitzer\nduring the civil war , a father living in a border state leaves to join the union army . after he leaves , confederate troops forage on his property , where a soldier encounters one of his . . . see full summary \u00bb\na confederate officer is called off to war . he leaves his wife and daughter in the care of george , his faithful negro servant . after the officer is killed in an exciting battle sequence , . . . see full summary \u00bb\ncast : kate bruce [ the confederate mother ] , edward dillon [ john , her son and a confederate soldier ] , clara t . bracey [ the union mother ; and woman among the confederate wellwishers ] , edwin august [ john , her son and a union soldier ] , dorothy west [ the confederate son\u2019s finac\u00e9e ] , lucy cotton [ the union son\u2019s fianc\u00e9e ] , w . chrystie miller [ top - hatted old man among confederate wellwishers ] , lily cahill [ among the confederate wellwishers ] , dell henderson [ among the confederate wellwishers ; and a union soldier ] , jeanie macpherson [ among the confederate wellwishers ] , claire mcdowell [ among the confederate wellwishers ] , guy hedlund [ a union soldier ; and a confederate soldier ] , alfred paget [ a union soldier ] , charles h . west [ a union soldier ; and a confederate soldier ] , frank evans [ a confederate soldier ] , francis j . grandon [ a confederate soldier ] , j . jiquel lanoe [ a confederate soldier ] , w . c . robinson [ a confederate soldier ]\nunion soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds . after the battle turns against the union army , one soldier runs away , hiding in his girlfriend ' s house . ashamed of his cowardice , he . . . see full summary \u00bb\nduring the civil war a young soldier loses his nerve in battle and runs away to his home to hide ; his sister puts on his uniform , takes her brother ' s place in the battle , and is killed . . . . see full summary \u00bb\ncopyright \u00a9 2013 - 2018 silent hall of fame | all rights reserved | silent hall of fame is a tax - exempt 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) organization and your donation is tax deductible as a charitable contribution to the fullest extent of the law .\nthe differences and pros and cons of blogs vs sites are a big subject and you ' d be better off doing a search . there are some great sites ( and blogs ! ) which go into some detail . personally , i ' m not a fan of the blog format : i think it was already dated when it appeared in the 1990s and it seems like more of an anachronism with each passing year .\nour users have spoken , and we have listened . you want to see rare and hard to find films , and we have created for you the silent gems collection , available on ebay . this dvd collection includes rare and for the first time available films with our stars , as well as other silent masterpieces . these are high quality films that are hard to find anywhere else . please click on this link to see the collection :\n( 1883 - 1939 ) the handsome son of a jewish lawyer , fairbanks achieved success as the ideal , all - american boy on broadway . on screen , he first played athletic , devil - may - care types , then switched to being a swashbuckling hero in tongue - in - cheek adventure yarns such as\na young woman ' s peaceful existence is shattered when she is abducted by the crew of a boat of smugglers , who then also turn against their captain .\ni don ' t know of an easy way to go about it - - the ones i posted were just films for people i had been researching . greta\nall users agree to use this website as spelled out in the terms of use . silent hall of fame will not be held accountable for activity outside of these terms\na union soldier panics during his first fight and flees to his girlfriend ' s house . she bullies him back into harm ' s way as the balance of war begins to shift .\nthanks brent ! yes , i ' ve noticed there are films not listed on imdb , etc . in my index their titles are in b & w because i had no reference site to link to . i also realize that the task i ' ve set for myself would take more than one lifetime to complete on my own but it keeps me out of trouble . it may be possible to at least list nearly all films from the silent era that are available for home viewing but even that would need to be constantly updated due to new discoveries and releases . btw , i just discovered this urltoken which may prove very helpful . thank you for the compliment on my reviews . what would the advantage be to setting up a proper site over blogging ? best regards , dan\nyou don ' t have to leave our website in order to obtain the films from our silent gems collection . these gems are now available to our users as a reward for donation . for details click\n( 1923 ) , he plays an accident - prone small - town boy in new york . its climax sees lloyd ascending a skyscraper kong - style , one of the scariest , funniest sequences ever made\n. if you intended generating masses of future content that you intend to be navigable , i sincerely doubt that ' s the case . there ' s a reason why wikipedia and imdb are not blogs ! good luck .\nhis trust , subtitled\nthe faithful devotion and self - sacrifice of an old negro servant ,\nis something of a race - relations precursor to d . w . griffith ' s better - known birth of a nation .\n( 1889 - 1977 ) following a dickensian working - class childhood in london , chaplin became a music hall star before finding overnight success in 1914 as an inventive director - star in hollywood . his tramp persona \u2013 bowler hat , baggy trousers , outsize boots , moustache , funny walk \u2013 made him the most famous man who ever lived , and one of the richest . after a decade making shorts , he produced feature films in his own studio , most famously\n( 1893 - 1971 ) son of a californian pool hall manager , lloyd entered films as a teenager at the fun factories run by hal roach and mack sennett , and in 1917 invented a screen persona that lasted him for life \u2013 that of a sympathetic , slightly na\u00eff middle - class go - getter wearing a suit , tie , boater and horn - rimmed glasses . he owned what he produced and became rich . in his best , most famous movie , the magnificent\nas for your task at hand , though i wish it were otherwise , you will simply get overwhelmed and give up , as you begin to realise the impossibility of it . so far i ' ve a dozen or so articles that just list\ncontinuing where his trust ( 1911 ) leaves off , george , a slave , takes care of his deceased master ' s daughter after her mother ' s death . he sacrifices his own meager savings to give the girl a . . . see full summary \u00bb\nyou have come to this website , because you like silent films and silent movie stars . there are many places like this . but unlike other sites , here at silent hall of fame you can make a real difference . you can help us show for the first time many films featuring your favorite silent stars that have not been seen in generations . this will bring their names back into the public discourse . but you can do much more than that : you can help your favorite silent stars receive belated recognition and glory .\nthanks bruce . i listed the films in print in case someone knew where i could find any of them on dvd or streaming online . i just keep a record of them to check once in a while to see if any have made their way to dvd .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\n0 of 0 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\na drunkard ' s reformation\n( 1909 ) director d . w . griffith starring arthur v . johnson\nyou stream , we stream ! this week only , get a fourth deal for your fandor movie subscription ! click here to subscribe .\nurltoken uses javascript extensively . please enable javascript in your browser preferences before proceeding .\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nclick on a button below to sponsor a silent movie star with your tax - 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{"id": 115503, "summary": [{"text": "raiders of the lost ark ( also known as indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark ) is a 1981 american action adventure film directed by steven spielberg , with a screenplay written by lawrence kasdan , from a story by george lucas and philip kaufman .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was produced by frank marshall for lucasfilm ltd. , with lucas and howard kazanjian as executive producers .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "starring harrison ford , it was the first installment in the indiana jones film franchise to be released , though it is the second in internal chronological order .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it pits indiana jones ( ford ) against a group of nazis who are searching for the ark of the covenant , which adolf hitler believes will make his army invincible .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film co-stars karen allen as indiana 's former lover , marion ravenwood ; paul freeman as indiana 's rival , french archaeologist ren\u00e9 belloq ; john rhys-davies as indiana 's sidekick , sallah ; ronald lacey as gestapo agent arnold toht ; and denholm elliott as indiana 's colleague , marcus brody .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the film originated from lucas ' desire to create a modern version of the serials of the 1930s and 1940s .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "production was based at elstree studios , england ; but filming also took place in la rochelle , france , tunisia , hawaii , and california from june to september 1980 .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "released on june 12 , 1981 , raiders of the lost ark became the year 's top-grossing film and remains one of the highest-grossing films ever made .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it was nominated for eight academy awards in 1982 , including best picture , and won four for best art direction , film editing , sound , and visual effects with a fifth academy award : a special achievement award for sound effects editing .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film 's critical and popular success led to three additional films , indiana jones and the temple of doom ( 1984 ) , indiana jones and the last crusade ( 1989 ) , and indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull ( 2008 ) , with a fifth slated for 2020 ; the television series the young indiana jones chronicles ( 1992 \u2013 1996 ) , and 15 video games as of 2009 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "in 1999 , the film was included in the u.s. library of congress ' national film registry as having been deemed \" culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant \" .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "raiders of the lost ark is often ranked as one of the greatest films of all time , both in the action-adventure genre , and in general .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film also ranks # 2 on empire 's 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "raiders of the lost ark", "paragraphs": ["read empire ' s review of raiders of the lost ark . buy the film now\nraiders of the lost ark ( 1981 ) d . steven spielberg , 115 minutes\nf1r3fly - raiders of the lost ark - freeform . png - official media - ark - official community forums\n' raiders of the lost ark ' : best summer blockbuster no . 5 | urltoken\nchicago \u2014 first , there was \u201craiders of the lost ark . \u201d now , there\u2019s \u201cmailers of the lost package . \u201d\nthis is the theme song from the movie raiders of the lost ark . hope you enjoy\nindiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark plot holes ( by e . smith )\n1981 raiders of the lost ark featurette . a 10 - minute romp through the production :\nthe best scene from raiders of the lost ark !\ntanis development proceeding . . .\ngeorge lucas ' telegram to steven spielberg regarding raiders of the lost ark on oscar night . urltoken\nsteve edge on the \u201craiders of the lost ark\u201d set in the 1980s . ( courtesy of steve edge )\nparamount is extending the run of steven spielberg ' s remastered raiders of the lost ark by another week .\nchicago - first , there was\nraiders of the lost ark .\nnow , there ' s\nmailers of the lost package .\ni ' ve seen\nraiders of the lost ark\nseveral times . it ' s a great\nbut originally , \u201craiders of the lost ark\u201d was the title . and it still is , in my book .\nraiders of the lost ark cast list . this list of the raiders of the lost ark actors\u2019 names ( actors in the movie raiders of the lost ark ) contains photos of the cast members when available . this fact - based cast roster includes any raiders of the lost ark actresses and all other actors from the film . raiders of the lost ark cast members have done many other films so be sure to check out the filmographies and individual pages of the stars of raiders of the lost ark . this list of who was in raiders of the lost ark can be sorted by any column , but is currently alphabetical and includes photos of who starred in raiders of the lost ark when available . this castmember list includes all major roles and many bit parts for actors in this movie . you may want to copy this list to build your own just like it , re - rank it to fit your views , then publish it to share with your friends . ( 15 items )\nintroduction of indiana jones ; next app . in further adventures of indiana jones # 1 ; adapted from movie raiders of the lost ark\nso in the meantime , check out this excellent discussion about the making of raiders of the lost ark and dust off the old dvds .\nthe only video game based exclusively on raiders of the lost ark was released in 1982 by atari for their atari 2600 console .\nraiders of the lost ark won 4 academy awards . best film editing / best art direction / best sound / best visual effects\nalso as a follow up to that \u2013 the movie isnt called the lost arc . its the story of \u2018indiana jones and the raiders of the lost arc\u2019 .\nadditional sources : raiders of the lost ark blu - ray special features the complete making of indiana jones , by j . w . rinzler ,\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing raiders of the lost ark ( 1981 ) near you .\ntoronto symphony orchestra will play along alive to the raiders of the lost ark on wednesday in a sold - out event at roy thomson hall .\nfind high quality raiders of the lost ark gifts at cafepress . shop a large selection of custom t - shirts , sweatshirts , mugs and more .\nremember that huge stone ball chasing indiana jones in the opening scenes of raiders of the lost ark ? that\u2019s what it\u2019s like once a project is underway .\nindiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark plot holes ( by e . smith ) - movie plot holes - where suspension of disbelief comes to die .\nraiders of the lost ark licensed by lucasfilm ltd and paramount pictures . motion picture , artwork , photos \u00a9 1981 lucasfilm ltd . all rights reserved .\ni\u2019m glad to hear that minor story problem doesn\u2019t affect your love of indiana jones . raiders of the lost ark is still one of my favorite movies , too .\nthe raiders of the lost ark ( indiana jones ) cast by steven spielberg . harrison ford karen allen paul freeman ronald lacey john rhys - davies denholm elliot\nunder the baton of jack everly , experience raiders of the lost ark like never before as the bso performs john williams ' epic score alongside the classic steven spielberg film .\nraiders of the lost ark starts with indiana jones looking for a golden idol in the peruvian jungle . the island of kauai ( hawaii ) was used to portray the jungle .\nraiders of the lost ark has it all - - or , anyway , more than enough to transport moviegoers back to the dazzling , thrill - sated matinee idyls of old .\nthank you for your concern . you can definitely find plenty of things to nitpick about that show\u2019s claim that indiana jones has no effect on the ending of raiders of the lost ark .\nwe ' re not even sure why you ' re here , honestly . the first ten minutes of raiders of the lost ark are possibly the best ten minutes in all of movie history .\nraiders of the lost ark has more size than substance but nevertheless it ' s a delightful special big surprise package of a movie that should turn indiana jones into a national figure .\nit is one of three films directed by spielberg in channel 4 ' s countdown . his 1993 blockbuster jurassic park is at 12 , with raiders of the lost ark at 20 .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged analysis the - big - bang - theory indiana - jones raiders - of - the - lost - ark .\nearlier this week the university of chicago received what might be an elaborate hoax , a miracle , or the best college admissions application of all time : abner ravenwood\u2019s journal from raiders of the lost ark .\nraiders of the lost ark could be a silent film at times , because spielberg favors actions over words , telling his story with great camerawork . [ full review in spanish ]\ndays after the university of chicago announced it had received a replica of the journal from the film \u201craiders of the lost ark , \u201d the school says it has solved an international mystery with its roots in guam .\ndays after the university of chicago said it had received a replica of the journal from the film\nraiders of the lost ark ,\nthe school says it has solved a mystery with its roots in guam .\nlet\u2019s take a detailed behind - the - scenes look at how steven spielberg and company crafted one of the most iconic sequences in film history : the golden idol scene from raiders of the lost ark .\nharrison ford may have gotten on the marquee ' raiders of the lost ark , ' but the snake wranglers helped get him in and out of the well of souls safely . ( lucasfilm ltd . & tm )\nremember when the big bang theory ruined raiders of the lost ark by pointing out the \u201cglaring story problem\u201d that the iconic hero indiana jones has absolutely no effect on the outcome of the story ? none at all .\nthe imam warns indy and sallah about the dangers of the ark of the covenant : if anyone touches or looks at the ark they will die .\nas strange as it sounds , \u201craiders of the lost ark\u201d toys and merchandise were somewhat hard - to - find treasures when the film became a box - office sensation back in 1981 .\narchaeologist indiana jones , played by actor harrison ford , attempts to remove a golden idol from a booby - trapped altar in the 1981 action - adventure film raiders of the lost ark .\nthere are few adventure films in all of movie history that are as exciting and timeless as raiders of the lost ark . from harrison ford\u2019s iconic turn as indiana jones to the eye - popping action sequences to the endlessly quotable dialogue ( \u201csnakes ? why\u2019d it have to be snakes ? \u201d ) , raiders of the lost ark is that rare movie that\u2019s almost flawless in its execution .\nwriting in the chicago reader , dave fehr compared the film unfavourably \u2014 and today quite ironically \u2014 to disney and to raiders of the lost ark , which he also seemed less than impressed by .\ncoate : thank you , steven , laurent , scott , eric , mike , and joseph , for participating and sharing your thoughts on raiders of the lost ark on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of its release .\nother films criticised include raiders of the lost ark , where , say the authors , the egyptian backdrop is portrayed using a stereotyped shorthand including veiled women hurrying through bazaars to the sound of snake - charming music .\nyes , it ' s as entertaining as you have heard . maybe more so . raiders of the lost ark is , in fact , about as entertaining as a commercial movie can be .\nawalt : the true legacy of raiders of the lost ark is why i think pictures of its ilk are chiefly made : films like raiders forever place audiences under a completely enchanting , exciting and emotional spell as it sweeps viewers up . few films have ever done that as brilliantly as raiders of the lost ark , and its reputation with audiences over the last 35 years certainly bears this out . for me , raiders is an oversized barrel of fresh , hot movie theater popcorn and a tall ice cold coke on a summer\u2019s day in a dark and cavernous theater looking up toward a bright , massive movie screen . it\u2019s a dream of a movie , and movies like raiders of the lost ark are made to help us all dream .\ni think you missed the point of raiders of the lost archives . it is not claiming anything was copied , it ' s simply complimenting the accuracy of the representation of the genre .\nin february , chris , eric , and jayson each received a letter from the director of raiders of the lost ark himself , saying he had appreciated their \u201cloving and detailed tribute . \u201d back in austin , the drafthouse movie theater booked raiders of the lost ark : the adaptation for a three - night engagement to begin may 30 , with a special appearance by the filmmakers , who hadn\u2019t seen one another in years .\nraiders of the lost ark is often playing tropes straight , but it\u2019s sending them up or deconstructing them equally often , and particularly with the ending , which still makes me think after all these years .\nrichard edlund , kit west , bruce nicholson , and joe johnston winning the oscar\u00ae for visual effects for\nraiders of the lost ark\nat the 54th academy awards\u00ae in 1982 . presented by dan aykroyd .\nbehind - the - scenes peeks are a perfect way to understand everything that goes into making movie magic . let\u2019s look at the iconic opening sequence of raiders of the lost ark , from previsualization to post - production .\nreineke is conducting williams\u2019 score for raiders of the lost ark during a special screening of the 1981 film wednesday \u2014 in partnership with the toronto international film festival \u2014 that has long been sold out at roy thomson hall .\nhowever , in mississippi \u2013 there was a 10 year old boy , also born in 1971 that saw raiders of the lost ark and he didn\u2019t idly think\u2026 i want to be indiana jones\u2026 he was determined to be indiana jones . his name , chris strompolis . he had friends and they all began hatching a plot , \u201cwe\u2019ll film a shot - for - shot remake of raiders of the lost ark ! \u201d\nsteven soderbergh\u2019s black and white treatment of raiders of the lost ark is married with the social newtworks\u2019 soundtrack . the purpose of this experiment is to focus the filmmaker\u2019s brain on the staging , editing and quality of lighting by changing the visual and auditory familiarity . source\nhigh quality raiders of the lost ark inspired t - shirts , posters , mugs and more by independent artists and designers from around the world . all orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours .\nthe kipu ranch located on the huleia river served as filming location for the booby - trapped temple where indy retrieves the idol . kipu ranch adventures actually organize sightseeing tours that cover indiana jones raiders of the lost ark filming locations .\nin order for spielberg to stay on task and on budget , he had his artists craft storyboards for raiders of the lost ark . these storyboards included the iconic temple sequence with the golden idol and out - of - control boulder .\nin 1982 , fans delved into further adventures with the famed archeologist with a couple of board games and the first - ever indiana jones video game : a \u201craiders of the lost ark\u201d cartridge for the atari 2600 home video - gaming system .\nis the ark of the covenant real ? the whole point of the movie is finding the ark of the covenant before the nazis . indy and his pals cross the globe to get to it first .\nthe main religious artifact : the jewish ark of the covenant that once held the ten commandments .\nthe complete transcripts can be found online in html format or pdf format . you can also find a copy of the revised third draft of the raiders screenplay dated august 1979 online . together , along with the movie version of raiders of the lost ark , we have several resources as screenwriters to discover how the story came to life .\nraiders of the lost ark is an action / adventure film created by george lucas and released through paramount pictures in 1981 . it is the first indiana jones movie ever released and is considered to be chapter twenty - four in the complete adventures of indiana jones . to be consistent with later titles in the franchise , the film was retitled indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark for its video release packaging in 1999 , though the original title is retained onscreen in the movie . amongst fans it is usually referred to simply as raiders .\nthough fans will have to wait until 2019 to see what happens next , on the 35th anniversary of the original film ' s release , we ' re going back to the beginning with these 20 adventurous facts about raiders of the lost ark .\nraiders of the lost ark is my favorite movie . i don ' t have to tell you why it ' s great . you know why it ' s great . instead , what follows is a list of very personal moments .\ntwo of the longest takes in raiders . staging and blocking in full effect :\nthis was pre - dv so they had to capture things with betamax recorders , vhs camcorders\u2026 they had substandard equipment , but they got their shots . they weren\u2019t trained actors , but they knew raiders of the lost ark .\nthe first adventure of the indiana jones quadrilogy ( sic ) is also a fantastic ode to travel that takes you from the peruvian jungle to egypt through nepal and the greek islands of the agean sea . discover below the complete itinerary of indiana jones raiders of the lost ark and list of filming locations .\napart from it being the closing scene of a movie in which everyone has been obsessing about a mysterious object , and picturing the said object being lost in a crate among lots of other crates . it\u2019s a quote , basically \u2013 and if you google \u201ccitizen kane\u201d \u201craiders of the lost ark\u201d you\u2019ll see i\u2019m not the first person to notice it .\ndespite what the dvd marketeers are currently claiming , the title of this movie was , is , and always shall be raiders of the lost ark , not indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark . there are times when revisionism can be taken too far , and this is one of those instances . i don ' t need all of my indiana jones titles next to each other in my dvd library . i ' m perfectly capable of going to the\nr\nsection for raiders rather than having it alongside the sequels , indiana jones and the temple of doom and indiana jones and the last crusade .\nraiders of the lost ark was * original * . its structure seems trite now , after decades of copies , but it was an original structure at the time . in this era of blake \u201csave the cat\u201d synder formula movies , we don\u2019t get original very often .\nfor composer john williams , who has long been favored by both spielberg and lucas , the chance to work on raiders of the lost ark offered him an opportunity to collaborate with them both , and to add another memorable theme song to his list of credits . in the five - year period from 1977 to 1982 , williams created five of movie - dom ' s most popular title tracks : star wars , close encounters of the third kind , superman , raiders of the lost ark , and e . t .\nthe film that gave the world one of its greatest movie heroes , indiana jones , is back and better than ever before ! relive the ultimate great adventure , raiders of the lost ark , with john williams\u2019 epic score performed live to picture by the utah symphony .\nwhile giving a lecture at marshall college , indy receives the visit from two army intelligence agents who ask for his help to counter the plans of nazi germans with the lost ark of the covenant .\nthere is a charm and vitality to raiders of the ark , which spielberg later admitted was\nthe first movie where i actually shot the movie without thinking\n.\nspielberg\u2019s superlative directorial choices certainly playing a significant role in its success . the filmmaker does an excellent job of balancing the disparate elements in lawrence kasdan\u2019s screenplay , and it\u2019s no wonder that the american film institute named raiders of the lost ark one of the best 100 movies ever made .\nother objects\u2014like the sankara stones , the cross of coronado , and a chachapoyan fertility idol\u2014were imagined for the movies . and then there are some that hover in the fact - or - fiction netherworld : the holy grail , for instance , and the ark of the covenant . ( since no actual ark has ever been found , the one built for raiders of the lost ark , on display here , has become the iconic image\u2014a case of life imitating art . )\nmany actors have played nazis . fewer have made a career out of it . by the time wolf kahler appeared in raiders of the lost ark , he ' d played a nazi soldier in force 10 from navarone ( alongside ford , fresh off his star - making turn as han solo ) , the boys from brazil , and john sturges ' last film , the eagle has landed , making him a perfect fit to play herman dietrich , one of belloq ' s nazi contacts in raiders of the lost ark .\nsure , a minor character wouldn\u2019t get killed , but the main story would not be affected at all by the absence of atticus . just like how there are obviously aspects of raiders of the lost ark that would change without indiana jones , but the overall conclusion would be the same .\none lucky adventurer will find themselves as our golden winner of the indiana jones sweepstakes ! the prize has been revealed to be ( 1 ) pair of tickets to raiders of the lost ark \u2013 in concert on august 4 , 2017 . sweepstakes end july , 31 , 2017 .\nnorman reynolds , leslie dilley and michael ford win the oscar for art direction for raiders of the lost ark at the 54th academy awards . karen allen and howard e . rollins jr . present the award , hosted by johnny carson . watch more of the 1982 oscars : urltoken\nas the creator says , in the intro : shot - by - shot comparison of\nraiders of the lost ark\nvs . scenes from 30 different adventure films made between 1919 - 1973 . my love letter to indiana jones and the films which served as inspiration .\nand you\u2019re absolutely right that it\u2019s supposed to be ironic that the ark gets lost by the government . the more things change , the more they stay the same , even thousands of years later .\nthose iconic jungle - treasure - hunting scenes in raiders of the lost ark were supposed to be taking place in the wilds of peru . they were actually shot on the island of kauai , hawaii , with the famed rolling - boulder scene shot in and around the huleia national wildlife refuge .\nmichael kahn is an absolute genius when it comes to editing . for raiders of the lost ark , he utilized spielberg\u2019s storyboards and slocombe\u2019s perfectly paced visuals to craft an amazing story . however , it\u2019s more than just trimming and pasting into place .\nthe staff of ra and the ark of the covenant were both added as background elements to the clone wars television series .\nalex jones ( host ) : remember in indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark , folks , where he\u2019s running through the egyptian town , or i guess it\u2019s the tunisian town looking for the lost ark and a big swordsman comes out and swings a sword around ? if you\u2019re a radio listener , i\u2019ll describe it for you . well we put trump\u2019s face on harrison ford\u2019s there . we\u2019ll see how cnn likes that .\nset design is crucial to the success of a film , as quality set design will allow the audience to become lost in the world of the film . for the opening sequence of raiders of the lost ark , spielberg and company knew that converting the elstree studios soundstage into a peruvian temple was going to be a tough task \u2014 but if done correctly , it would transport the audience to another place and time .\nthe omission of the airfield fight scene , along with less pomp , gives raiders of the lost ark : the adaptation a running time friendlier than the 115 minutes of the original . it\u2019s 100 minutes , which is probably the maximum for any movie made for under $ 10 , 000 , no matter how charming .\nas the bespectacled gestapo agent arnold toht , ronald lacey ' s most memorable moment in raiders of the lost ark comes at the end , when the ark ' s mystical powers melt his face off , but don ' t sell lacey short . a decorated stage and screen actor , lacey brought almost two decades of experience to the raiders set , and spent most of the ' 80s playing villains in movies like red sonja and clint eastwood ' s firefox .\ntwo eighties adventure movies that are quite a bit better than raiders : romancing the stone and tremors . ( and i think raiders is decent . )\n' raiders of the lost ark ' was nominated for eight academy awards in 1982 and won four ( best sound , best film editing , best visual effects , best art direction - set decoration ) . it won numerous other awards including seven saturn awards .\nthe name \u201craiders of the lost ark\u201d was changed years later to include the words \u201cindiana jones and the\u201d at the start of it to match the other films in the series , much like the original \u201cstar wars\u201d was given the subtitle \u201cepisode iv : a new hope\u201d after it became successful enough to warrant sequels and prequels .\nis tanis a real place ? indy ends up in tanis , where the nazis are searching for the ark of the covenant . it ' s in tanis that the professor eventually finds the ark .\nduring the scene in the nazca graveyard , one of the attackers shoots a poisoned dart at mutt which sticks in the shovel he is holding . this scene mirrors on the one in raiders of the lost ark when indy ' s torch is hit by a similar dart while trying to reach the golden idol .\nthe closing scene in particular is a brilliant piece of accurate satire . the lost ark is more lost in a government warehouse than it was when protected by snakes and whatnot . ( and no , the ending is completely different from the ending of citizen kane , not even related in tone or meaning . )\nraiders of the lost ark is in good and bad company with this collection of films . each of them has a protagonist who failed to accomplish anything in terms of changing the direction of the conclusion of the story . that\u2019s not to say these are all terrible films . many of them are undisputed classics . but now you have a more complete perspective on each of them .\narchaeologist and adventurer indiana jones is hired by the us government to find the ark of the covenant before the nazis .\nduring a school assembly that spring , chris noticed eric again : he was up on the screen , playing a gestapo - type villain in a super - 8 movie made by a group of sixth - graders under a teacher\u2019s supervision . chris loved every minute of it\u2014and it wasn\u2019t lost on him that eric had modeled his character after toht , the sadistic nazi from raiders of the lost ark .\nthat was enough to put it straight to the top of the charts in europe with receipts of \u00a312 . 5m in britain and \u00a37 . 1m in france . in the us , producers said audiences were boosted by nostalgic fans of the franchise , which began with raiders of the lost ark in 1981 , bringing their children along .\nso what\u2019s the movie actually like ? as knowles suggested , you watch raiders of the lost ark : the adaptation with a double perspective\u2014partly rooting for indiana jones to beat the nazis , and partly rooting for the kids on - screen to pull off a filmmaking feat they don\u2019t know is impossible .\nover 35 years after its debut , raiders of the lost ark remains one of the most exciting , popular , and influential action films ever made . even people who haven ' t seen raiders are probably familiar with the rolling boulder that caps off the film ' s first big set piece , the film ' s face - melting finale , and its swaggering hero , indiana jones .\nbrown\u2019s novels are obviously inspired by indiana jones and \u201craiders of the lost ark . \u201d but he can only emulate the galloping narrative drive and the fascination with mythological archetypes , pyramids , holy grails , treasure maps and secret codes ; he can\u2019t summon the sexy , playful side of the spielberg - lucas legacy .\nedinburgh international film festival team up once again with the royal scottish national orchestra to present steven spielberg\u2019s first great indiana jones adventure \u2013 raiders of the lost ark \u2013 accompanied by john williams\u2019 iconic score performed live to screen by the rsno . one of cinemas greatest heroes has never looked or sounded better !\nin the first movie ,\nraiders of the lost ark ,\nindiana jones is being chased through the streets of cairo by a bunch of goons . he comes face to face with a scary swordsman who brandishes his weapon , preparing for what seems to be an epic duel . instead , indiana shoots the swordsman .\nwhen raiders of the lost ark came out in 1981 it was a revolution in the adventure movie genre . besides the sarcastic humor and cheeky candor of harrison ford\u2019s indiana jones , it was the ideal combination of adventures , romance , special effects and a riveting storyline flavored with mythical ( legendary ! ) and historical elements .\nraiders of the lost ark is a glorious obsession of mine . i have watched it close to 100 times and always glean a new detail or filmmaking tidbit on each viewing . as a child i looked up to indy , now as a filmmaker i look up to spielberg . raiders of the lost ark is a masterpiece that fires on all cylinders with equal parts : adventure , comedy , action , thriller , love story and the supernatural . i\u2019ve scoured the internet for rare content and also created my own video essays in order to assemble this \u20181 - page film school\u2019 .\nindy managed to take over the truck and thus the ark ended up on the bantu wind instead .\n[ if you\u2019ve seen anselm kiefer\u2019s il mistero delle cattdrali , you can read it as a kind of highbrow raiders of the lost ark for fans of neo - expressionism . it is not clear to me that anselm kiefer would be flattered by this comparison . and albert speer probably wouldn\u2019t be amused ] .\nspoilers ahoy ! : the assumption is that everyone reading this review has seen raiders of the lost ark . the review discusses in frank detail things about the ending , so , if you haven ' t seen the film and don ' t want its secrets spoiled , watch the movie before reading this review .\nin the transcripts , lucas , spielberg and kasdan spend a great deal of time developing an action set piece in shanghai , which is supposed to be the first action sequence after indy leaves the university to track down the puzzle pieces that will lead him to the ark . in fact , you can read this sequence in the raiders of the lost ark screenplay marked as a revised third draft , dated august 1979 .\nafter the relative disappointment of indiana jones and the temple of doom , spielberg must have felt tremendous pressure to return the series to the fun , fast - paced territory of raiders of the lost ark . this is a rollicking adventure that comes awfully close to matching its 1981 predecessor in terms of excitement and entertainment value , with the casting of sean connery as indy\u2019s cantankerous father nothing short of brilliant .\ngeorge lucas and steven spielberg developed the base concept for raiders of the lost ark back in 1977 , just as star wars was being released worldwide . it wasn\u2019t long before lawrence kasdan was brought on to write several drafts of the script . the entire film hinged on setting the stage for the character and the narrative in the opening sequence .\njust as \u201creturn of the jedi\u201d seemed disappointing after the first two \u201cstar wars\u201d entries , so does \u201cindiana jones and the temple of doom\u201d come as a letdown after \u201craiders of the lost ark . \u201d this is ironic , because director steven spielberg has packed even more thrills and chills into this followup than he did into [ \u2026 ]\nthe naval base where the ark is unloaded is the commercial port of la rochelle ( west coast of france ) , la pallice .\nwow . in 1978 , george lucus gathered together steven spielberg and screenwriter lawrence kasdan to go over ideas for a film lucas had wanted to make about a swashbuckling archeologist , i . e . raiders of the lost ark . their sessions were recorded and there\u2019s a transcript available online .\nin honor of the 30th anniversary of \u201craiders of the lost ark , \u201d hero complex will be screening the film on monday with an onstage q & a with steven spielberg . leading up to the event , we\u2019ve been looking back at the landmark film and its influence on cinema and pop culture . today , a trip down the toy aisle .\n2 . raiders is better than flash gordon serials , better than zorro too .\nobject of indy\u2019s dangerous quest , the ark of the covenant was a golden chest that held the ten commandments , according to the bible . the actual ark has never been found , but the movie prop gets star billing in the national geographic exhibition .\nthis impressive piece of action movie history features a custom - designed poster display in homage to indiana jones : raiders of the lost ark . in a sophisticated wood frame , this unique collectible includes a certificate of authenticity and has been signed by harrison ford , steven speilberg , paul freeman , and john rhys - davies .\nthis entry was posted in random stuff and tagged comic books , drama , film endings , films , harry potter , heavens gate , indiana jones , movie review , movies , raiders of the lost ark , science fiction , star trek , to kill a mockingbird , watchmen . bookmark the permalink .\nfor its 1999 vhs re - issue , and the subsequent dvd release four years later , the outer package bears the new title indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark . however , the title in the film itself remains unchanged , even in the restored dvd print . this change was made to correlate with the titles of the film ' s prequel and sequel . raiders was later released on dvd in 2003 and was reissued in may 2008 .\ntoht follows indy to nepal , without indy the nazi\u2019s can\u2019t find the bar , or the headpiece or the ark .\nfamilies can talk about what indiana jones stands for in raiders of the lost ark . if he ' s a good guy , why does he break the rules ? is that ok ? what separates him from the\nbad\nguys ? are real - life bad guys as thoroughly evil as the ones in movies ?\nthere used to be a magazine named thrilling wonder stories , and every shot in\nraiders of the lost ark\nlooks like one of its covers . it ' s the kind of movie where the hero gets out of bed wondering what daring exploits and astonishing , cliff - hanging , death - defying threats he will have to survive in the next ten seconds .\nawalt : without a doubt , raiders is the very top - shelf in the indiana jones adventures . i\u2019m a huge fan of temple of doom since back to 1984 , and i enjoy last crusade and yes , kingdom of the crystal skull , but raiders stands very tall within the series and also within all adventure films throughout all of hollywood history . it\u2019s where the world first met , fell in love with and thrilled to the adventures of indiana jones , marion ravenwood , sallah and marcus brody . everything that has followed builds on the rock - solid foundation that is raiders of the lost ark .\ncomposer john williams ' rousing and iconic raiders march has come to symbolise indiana jones .\nyou\u2019re totally out of your mind . wreck - it ralph couldn\u2019t even be a sideshow to raiders .\ncould be because it wasn\u2019t all that great to begin with . raiders of the lost car park as my spouse called it . the most boring exciting movie ever . spielberg is almost the neal stephenson of film . that\u2019s not a good thing .\ni saw raiders on the first or second day after release , and the same for star wars .\np . s . : i have always wondered how indy managed to get the ark off the island .\nthe ark ending up in the warehouse is definitely indy ' s doing , and it ' s super important , the outcome of the whole story ! so indy ' s involvement is hugely meaningful . because of indy , neither the germans nor the u . s . gets the ark ( the u . s . has it but it ' s lost forever among their artifacts ) .\ncritics consider the 1954 paramount pictures adventure film secret of the incas starring charlton heston as adventurer harry steele on the trail of an ancient incan artifact , to be prototypical to raiders of the lost ark in both theme , and style . [ 2 ] while the film is not officially credited as an influence , costume designer deborah nadoolman notes that the steele character ' s outfit was the direct inspiration for jones ' s attire and recognises secret of the incas as raiders almost shot for shot . [ 3 ]\nafter the ark of the covenant was recovered , dietrich planned to transport the treasure back to germany in a plane , . . .\non the nazis motives not making much sense in raiders of the lost ark : ( a ) the whole film has the tone of comic book pastiche , so making sense is not really a requirement ( b ) the actual real - life ahnenerbe did a bunch of stuff that didn\u2019t make a lot of sense either , so nazis as romantics with a shortage in the critical thinking department isn\u2019t so implausible .\nmany actors would love to be a part of one major franchise . george harris got to be part of two . in 2007 , 26 years after he appeared in raiders of the lost ark as smuggler captain katanga , harris appeared in harry potter and the order of the phoenix as kingsley shacklebolt , a dumbledore - friendly double agent inside of the ministry of magic . harris returned as shacklebolt in both halves of harry potter and the deathly hallows .\nit is the least ambitious movie [ steven spielberg ] has made , being virtually a two - hour series of none - too - carefully choreographed chase sequences \u2026 it is impossible not to feel slightly cheated at the end of this darker , more bloody reprise of raiders of the lost ark . the only imagination that seems to have gone into it lies within the technique with which it is made .\nafter a heroic jungle rescue to start of raiders of the lost ark , indiana jones ( harrison ford ) forks over a valuable relic to dastardly french archeologist belloq ( paul freeman ) , under threat of death by a band of spear - wielding natives . indy is then sent by the u . s . military to outdo the nazis in a race to find the secret resting place of the ark of the covenant - - which purportedly contains the remnants of the ten commandments . he reconnects with former girlfriend marion ( karen allen ) , and they end up in cairo , where they battle all manner of thugs - - nazi and otherwise - - as they search for the ark .\nnazis were favorite villains of saturday serials , prized more for their costumes and accents than for their evil beliefs . spielberg here makes manifest their values , and then destroys them :\nraiders of the lost ark\nhas all the qualities of an exuberant serial , plus a religious and political agenda . that spielberg places his message in the crevices of the action makes it all the more effective .\nraiders\nmay have an impersonal superstructure , but its foundations are personal , and passionate .\nwhen 10 - year - old chris strompolos and 11 - year - old eric zala decided to remake raiders of the lost ark , shot for shot , in the summer of 1982 , they never imagined it would take 7 years\u2014and emerge , two decades later , as a minor cult phenomenon . a tale of love , obsession , and pissed - off moms .\nreleased : 1981 directed by : stephen spielberg cast : harrison ford , denholm elliot , alfred molina , anthony higgins the film : steven spielberg and george lucas have a knack for producing great adventures , and this is certainly the case with raiders of the lost ark . you ' re in for thrills as indiana jones confronts snakes , nazis and one astonishing cliffhanger after another - all topped off by the opening of the mystical ark of the covenant . it ' s possibly one of the greatest adventures of all time . composer : john williams ' s rousing and iconic raiders march has come to symbolise indiana jones . the soundtrack received an oscar nomination for best original score , but lost out to vangelis ' electro - synth based score for chariots of fire .\nshowdown : ' raiders ( imax ) ' vs . ' top gun ( 3d ) '\nraiders of the lost ark commenced its one - week exclusive run on sept . 7 in 267 imax theaters , and has grossed a strong $ 2 . 4 million to date . as of sept . 14 , it will be playing in more than 300 regular digital theaters across north americal ( it ' s imax engagement has ended ) .\n177 : jones doesn\u2019t believe in the ark\u2019s powers , and the us can\u2019t have assumed that the ark would turn on the nazis , tho it was obviously a good guess ( hebrew relic ? nazis ? hello ? ) .\nindy\u2019s involvement in the storyline is similar to the excellent observation you made about harry potter in the sorcerer\u2019s stone . if he hadn\u2019t traveled to egypt and enlisted sallah\u2019s help to find the ark\u2019s resting place there\u2019s no guarantee that belloq and the nazi goons would have found the ark\u2019s chamber . it\u2019s entirely possible that no indy = no ark .\nraiders of the lost ark is filled to the brim with great character moments , and it starts it off with an extended scene at the very beginning of the film when we\u2019re first introduced to indiana jones . the entire opening sequence \u2013 from that first reveal as indy steps out of the shadows , to the plane right out of danger \u2013 reveals piece after piece of indy\u2019s personality without ever outright saying it . here\u2019s a run - down :\nkaren allen may be best known as marion ravenwood , indiana jones ' feisty love interest in raiders of the lost ark ( and bride , in 2008 ' s sequel , indiana jones and kingdom of the crystal skull ) , but she ' s also an accomplished comedic actress who had roles in national lampoon ' s animal house , scrooged , and the sandlot .\nthere was a toy line for raiders of the lost ark released in 1982 . the line was made by kenner and was a huge hit . it only lasted through 1983 . numerous action figures , vehicles , playsets , and a 12 inch indiana jones large sized action figure were released . years later , in 2001 , disney parks released an indiana jones toyline based on raiders . a second line was also released in 2003 . on may 1 , 2008 , a brand new raiders toyline hit stores in conjunction with the release of indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull .\nboth harry knowles and eli roth believe there\u2019s a movie to be made out of all this . knowles has introduced eric , chris , and jayson to several agents at icm , while roth has had casual discussions with a dreamworks executive . and so , like the other indiana jones movies , raiders of the lost ark : the adaptation may one day have a sequel of its own .\naction movies were a different breed in the pre - 1981 years than they are today , and one of the reasons for their transformation had to do with raiders of the lost ark . before this movie , james bond ruled the roost and the bond formula was the accepted path that any self - respecting action movie would follow . the first indiana jones outing changed that . the film was constructed as a series of cliffhangers with narrow , death - defying escapes . not since the era of serials have audiences so often asked the question ,\nhow ' s he going to get out of this one ?\nit ' s unfair to claim that the 007 outings were unexciting , but , compared to raiders of the lost ark , they come across as sedate . raiders transformed the action movie landscape . in the years that followed , nearly every action movie would try to generate the same sense of suspense and tension . even the bond movies would catch on .\ni don\u2019t think it\u2019s \u201ca serious movie , \u201d but just a more serious movie than raiders .\njust as\nreturn of the jedi\nseemed disappointing after the first two\nstar wars\nentries , so does\nindiana jones and the temple of doom\ncome as a letdown after\nraiders of the lost ark .\nthis is ironic , because director steven spielberg has packed even more thrills and chills into this followup than he did into the earlier pic , but to exhausting and numbing effect .\njust as \u201c return of the jedi \u201d seemed disappointing after the first two \u201c star wars \u201d entries , so does \u201c indiana jones and the temple of doom \u201d come as a letdown after \u201c raiders of the lost ark . \u201d this is ironic , because director steven spielberg has packed even more thrills and chills into this followup than he did into the earlier pic , but to exhausting and numbing effect .\nin 1981 \u2013 i was 9 years old when i saw raiders of the lost ark . some of you , though it boggles my brain , were not even born yet . however , to the crowd right now entering our thirties , heading into our mid - thirties and even stepping well into our forties and fifties\u2026 june 12 , 1981 was one of those \u2013 ohmygod moments in history . i actually saw raiders of the lost ark at a sneak preview at the fox theater here in austin , tx 4 days before it opened . that theater is now , oddly , a mercedes benz outlet . i was a maniac before and after that film , but i don\u2019t think i knew a kid that didn\u2019t want to be indiana jones .\nthe germans believe that ravenwood has the headpiece to the staff of ra needed to pinpoint the ark ' s resting place . the headpiece is a golden disk that , when affixed to the top of a shaft of specific height , focuses a beam of sunlight onto a model of tanis , an ancient egyptian city , thus revealing the ark ' s location . according to ravenwood , the pharaoh shishak stole the ark from jerusalem then buried it in the desert sands of his capital city , tanis , in the well of the souls .\nindiana jones : the complete adventures debuts on blu - ray sept . 18 from lucasfilm and paramount , and includes seven hours of bonus material , including a brand new two - part documentary titled on set with raiders of the lost ark - - from jungle to desert and from ad . it also features nearly an hour of rarely seen footage from the set of the film and archival interviews with spielberg , lucas and ford .\nnewly produced \u201craiders of the lost ark\u201d toys and games continue to be popular with collectors today . in july , new sets of 3 3 / 4 - inch figures \u2014 which pay homage to the style of the original kenner \u201craiders\u201d line \u2014 quickly sold out at comic - con international in san diego . the line featured for the first time ever the character called satipo . the name doesn\u2019t ring a bell ? he\u2019s alfred molina\u2019s character , the doomed double - crosser who utters that classic line , \u201cthrow me the idol \u2014 i throw you the whip ! \u201d"]}
{"id": 115510, "summary": [{"text": "the peacemaker ( 1956 ) is a western film directed by ted post and starring james mitchell , rosemarie bowe , and jan merlin .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "hal richards based the script on the novel of the same name by richard poole .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "producer hal r. makelim intended the peacemaker to be the first of a series of low-budget productions .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "according to merlin , who played the villain , shooting took only \" seven or ten days . \"", "topic": 6}, {"text": "although the film featured some successful character actors like hugh sanders in supporting roles , none of the performers qualified as marquee names ; in fact , at this point in his career , star james mitchell was known only as a dancer ( despite some dramatic roles at mgm ) .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "while makelim tried to compensate for these problems by marketing the film to a religious audience \u2014 the local clergymen were invited to the film 's premiere in wichita -- the peacemaker enjoyed only sporadic distribution and was not widely reviewed .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "makelim managed to produce only one more film , valerie ( 1957 ) , and mitchell would not make another film appearance until the turning point ( 1977 ) . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "the peacemaker ( 1956 film )", "paragraphs": ["the thunder child : thursday at williamsburg film festival 2006 . jan merlin on the peacemaker\nan artifact of the atomic age , the 1956 big budget film , the conqueror could be considered just another costly hollywood mistake .\nthe peacemaker ( 1956 ) is a western film directed by ted post and starring james mitchell , rosemarie bowe , and jan merlin . hal richards based the script on the novel of the same name by richard poole .\nhoward hugh\u2019s film , the conquerer ( 1956 ) was a big budget flop and nearby nuclear testing was blamed for 91 or 220 of the film cast suffering from cancer in subsequent years .\nplease look closely at the photo ( this is the exact poster you are buying ) . this collectible half - sheet poster , printed in 1956 to promote theatrical release of the peacemaker , is not a reproduction or a reprint .\nthis is an original half - sheet movie poster from 1956 for the peacemaker starring james mitchell , rosemarie bowe , jan merlin , jess barker , hugh sanders , robert armstrong , and taylor holmes . ted post directed the cowboy western .\nafter the film was over , jan merlin came to the front of the room give a brief talk . questions in\n. rosemarie bowe was married to stack from 1956 until his death in 2003 . she acted in only a few movies and briefly in television . ]\nstrictly a b affair , but not that bad if you don\u2019t mind the preachy nature of the film .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\njan began by speaking of hal r . makelim . this was the first film makelim produced .\nsome of her tv and film credits include : tv : blake ' s seven - gambit ( chenie ) [ 1978 ] [ see picture , above right , in which sylvia coleridge , mrs butterworth from a little learning , also starred ] the onedin line ( ada gamble ) [ 1976 ] on the buses - bye bye blakey ( lady doctor ) [ 1972 ] tracey and me ( dorothy ) [ 1956 ] two ' s company [ 1956 ] film : home sweet home [ 1945 ] nicolette is the sister of nicolas roeg , the famous film director , who directed performance , don ' t look now , the witches and the man who fell to earth .\n\u00a9 2018 original film art - vintage movie posters . - 100 % ssl secure site .\nwork on the film progressed with a degree of enthusiasm that should accompany a blockbuster . principle outdoor photography took place near st . george , utah , during the summer of 1954 . john wayne went on a crash diet for his role . the local community was wildly enthusiastic at having a big budget film crew in their midst . the film used many locals as extras , including native north americans as horseback warriors . hughes bankrolled the shipment of sixty tons of sand and soil from the area to hollywood for use in retakes .\nthis entry was posted in agnes moorehead , atomic radio , dick powell , howard hughes , john wayne , the conqueror and tagged agnes moorehead , atomic fallout , atomic radio , dick powell , film star cancer , howard hughes , pedro armendariz , susan hayward , the conqueror , worst film of all time . bookmark the permalink .\none thing that can be said for legendary tycoon howard hughes : when he made a mistake , it tended to be an incredibly costly mistake . the film had a $ 6 , 000 , 000 budget , and a domestic gross of just $ 4 , 500 , 000 ; an almost textbook definition of a failed movie . hughes felt bad enough about the mistakes on the film that he bought every existing print of the film for $ 12 million and kept it from view until 1974 .\nthe conqueror was the last film with which howard hughes involved himself . the movie\u2019s high cost was one of the final factors in the demise of rko studios . along with another cold war fable , ice station zebra , it was one of the films that howard hughes watched repeatedly during the isolated madness of his final years .\nthe parson allays the fears of the townsfolk when they learn of his past , wins a brawl with viggo then nurses him back to health , and spends most of the film encouraging his congregation to love \u2014 not kill \u2014 their neighbors .\nthe posters and lobby cards offered by original film art were printed specifically for use in a movie theaters . we do not sell any reprints or reproductions .\nthe conqueror was a lousy film . it appears on several lists the \u201cworst films of all time . \u201d it is a story based on the life of the mongol warrior temujin , whom history remembers as ghengis khan . marlon brando was the intended lead when the script was written . it eventually wound up in the hands of radio and movie star dick powell .\nvirginia mayo and joel mccrea meet a tragic end in this 1949 western directed by raoul walsh and based on his 1941 film ,\nhigh sierra .\nanswer\nthe st . george area was within 135 miles of the nevada test range . although no test detonations occurred during production of the film , 11 atomic explosions took place the previous year , including two exceptionally \u201cdirty\u201d above ground tests with high degrees of fall out . the dunes around st . george were natural collecting areas for wind - borne material , including fallout . the dunes were also the preferred location for many of the movies very dusty action scenes .\nthe film marked the directorial debut of ted post , who later worked with clint eastwood on the rawhide series . when eastwood returned to the u . s . as a mega star from his stints in spaghetti westerns , post directed some of his big - budget films , including hang \u2018em high . rosemary bowe was the wife of actor robert stack .\nalong with all american john wayne cast as the mongol leader , susan hayward came on board as a red - headed tartar princess and the picture\u2019s love interest . very creditable supporting roles went to pedro armendariz and radio and film star agnes moorehead .\nthere were , of course , many other factors behind these cancer deaths than spending the summer of 1954 near the nevada test range . agnes moorehead was a heavy smoker . unfiltered cigarettes were as much a part of john wayne\u2019s screen persona as his colt peacemaker . however , of the conqueror\u2019 s production company of 220 people , 91 contracted some form cancer by 1981 ( statistically , a group that size should see around 30 cases of cancer . ) this number does not include the high incidence of cancer among the families of the stars who spent that summer in st . george . the residents of that area of utah have an inexplicably high rate of cancer , as well .\ni looked good horizontal , ya ? know . they once in a while gave me a chance to be a good fella . i was a nice fella in a film called\nthe rest of the cast includes rosemarie bowe as ann davis , the shopkeeper\u2019s daughter who falls for the preacher ; and dorothy patrick as edith sawyer , who angers her dad by falling for and marrying halcomb , the leader of the ranchers .\nhe did the best he could with this film . as you can see he had some real fine actors in it . robert armstrong . . . i was still green enough in hollywood so that when i saw robert armstrong on the set i was in awe of him . this is the guy who was in\njames mitchell , who played the parson , was a broadway musical star , dancer and actor . . . he came out to hollywood to do film acting . i think he did a darn good job in the picture . [ james mitchell may be best known to today ' s audiences as palmer cortlandt in the soap opera\nmitchell is a gunslinger turned preacher who has put down his weapons in favor of wisdom and the lord ' s word in this small western with religious overtones . he gets mixed up in a feud between the farmers and ranchers , but ultimately brings law to the land . the first film directed by ted post , who would later direct clint eastwood in hang ' em high .\nafter ending his association with nbc radio\u2019s richard diamond , private detective , powell began directing films . john wayne was near the end of a three film contract with hughes\u2019 rko studios , and came to powell\u2019s office to review scripts . at some point , powell left the office for a few minutes , and the duke began perusing the conqueror . he expressed enthusiasm for the project when powell returned to the office . powell would later comment \u201cwho am i to turn down john wayne ? \u201d\nclick on the icons for new features in the thunder child . radiation theater : 1950s sci fi movies discussion boards the sand rock sentinel : ripped from the headlines of 1950s sci fi films\na former gunfighter who went to prison but then took up religion arrives in a western town as the new preacher . there he finds a feud between the ranchers and the farmers . the railroad agent is after the ranchers land and has his men causing all the trouble . the new preacher sets out to bring the two sides together and he says he will not need a gun .\nabove : two images of paul seed [ with him in the second is robert reegan as sholakh ] as the graff vynda k in the doctor who : the ribos operation [ 1978 ] .\nof all the men the parson tries to save from violence , it\u2019s the gunman viggo he identifies with the most . he sees himself in the youngster , and figures he still might be toting a gun for the highest bidder if he hadn\u2019t been thrown in jail and found religion as a result .\nwhen john wayne heard about armendariz\u2019 suicide , he commented \u201ci don\u2019t blame pete . i\u2019d have done the same thing . \u201d wayne\u2019s doctors diagnosed lung - cancer in 1964 , which the duke battled nobly . his entire left lung and four ribs had to be removed , and he was declared cancer free . he would continue to work , including a physically demanding role in the 1969 cold war classic the green berets . john wayne\u2019s final film was the eerily prescient ; the shootist centered on an aging gunfighter suffering the ravages of cancer . wayne died of stomach cancer in 1979 .\nthe time when the preacher walked out with the dead man that i ? d shot , and he carried him out in his arms . . . well , ted framed the shot so that you saw the dead man in his arms while the preacher ? s talking , but the dead man ? s breathing . i don ? t know whether you caught that\nbefore eastenders , derek had various roles in series such as the governor ( deputy governor - garry marshall ) , the bill , the detectives , crime monthly , shoestring , target , dempsey and makepeace , the professionals , the duchess of duke street and doctor who . derek has notched up eight appearances in doctor who , as an extra , stuntman and most significantly as mitchell in the classic 1977 story image of the fendahl . ( his other doctor who ' s were the romans , the massacre , the highlanders , the web of fear , inferno , the mind of evil and the claws of axos . ) derek has also starred in the films : piggy bank [ 1997 ] and boston kick out [ 1994 ] .\nbelow . change permissionsreadwriteexecuteusergroupother a couple of years ago the smithsonian was cleaning out closets , they came across the head , and they contacted the family in florida - and they had a family burial plot there , where the boy ? s body was buried after he was hung . and they returned the head , so the family could put it in the family plot .\ntom and i were hired for the picture . . . he was supposed to play the good fella . . . lieutenant or whatever it was , and i was supposed to play the bad guy , the bad soldier . and during the course of the picture the bad soldier would carry the lieutenant around because the lieutenant got blinded after they landed . . . he got hit in the face . and the producers looked at us and tom was about this much taller than me , and he was going to be the good guy , and i was going to carry him around through the picture ? that wouldn ? t work . so the producers kind of said , ? look , fellas , would you mind if we changed parts ? ?\nwe have not verified that the email belongs to you . please check your inbox for the verification email .\nthat little town didn ? t exist . they had two stages down at the hal roach studios , and they ? d opened the ends of ? em so the two of them were one huge stage . they built the town\na former gunfighter who went to prison but then took up religion arrives in a western town as the new preacher . there he finds a feud between the ranchers and the farmers . the railroad . . . see full summary \u00bb\nheather emmanuel heather appears as tessa in the 1975 doctor who story , the android invasion , one of the operatives at the devesham space research centre [ see below left ] . she was also a regular play school presenter , had minor roles in two carry on films [ up the jungle and again doctor ] and appeared variously as nurses and lab assistants in the professionals , the andromeda breakthrough and danger man . she is still acting today .\nthe blood was . . . sometimes it was a mixture they made up in the makeup department , but it had a tendency to stain the clothes permanently . i had a nice jacket i once wore , it was my own . . . they stained it forever , i was sorry i ? d let ? em use it . but sometimes they ? d use chocolate syrup when it was a black - and - white film . then when we went to color why they had to use color , so they tried ketchup for a while , they were better off to have the makeup department mix up the stuff .\nno , i write books now . i write some film books , i write about films , but mostly i write novels . they ? re all based on people i know , places i ? ve been . if i write about africa every word of it is based on what i ? ve really seen and its described in its entirety . the languages of the countries i ? ve been in are in the books . if i ? m writing about the philippines you get tagalog , their philipino language . if i write about africa you get arabic , bantu , all the other . . . swahili . i love doing books like that .\nbuzzing comedies such as the spy who dumped me await you in our summer movie guide . check in for all the info you need .\nafter the picture was done hal mikelim bought himself a combination restaurant and bowling alley . i ? ve forgotten where it was , but i did go to see him there . he was going to convert it into a studio , a film stage , and he was going to shoot pictures in it . i went out to see him because he was interested in having me do some more pictures for him .\nalan halley alan halley has principally worked in the theatre since his role in survivors , although he did appear in the blake ' s seven episode pressure point ( see below ) and the series blore m . p . in 1989 .\ni had a wonderful time in those days . i loved playing the bad guy because he ? s the engine of the show . he causes - that ? s why the picture ? s made . it ? s about the troubles he ? s started or got into or whatever . . . and i didn ? t care about riding off in the sunset with the girl , i wanted to get in there and have a lot of fun . you enjoy yourself being rotten . . . it ? s a wonderful way to make a living .\nbased on the novel by richard poole . screenplay by hal richards and jay ingram\nto resend the verification email , please enter your email address and click submit .\ni ran into dick boone ? s son , peter about two years ago . i ? d never met him . . . young fella , and i got to talking with him . he never knew that his father had once been a dancer . i said , ? wait . ? the next time i saw him i had a photograph of his father in the dance pose with the bunch of us . he ? s busy kicking me in the ribs and i ? m on the floor with the other people , and i also gave him a copy of the\nwhen finished , click save or cancel we got a letter from the great - great - great grandson of one of that boy ? s sisters . they still lived in florida . and he wanted a copy of the book . and he got it . and he let us know that the head of the confederate boy - payne he was called - was removed after the hanging . in those days they ? d study the criminal head and brain and what not . and it was in a jar at the smithsonian , and it was off in some closet somewhere .\none of my recent books , which is a favorite of mine , was a book about the lincoln assassination . i wrote it from the point of view of the young rebel soldier who was hung for being one of the conspirators . but it ? s written from his point of view , and therefore you never read about the actual assassination , because we ? ve all read about that a thousand times .\nor not . he sometimes . . he ? d get confused about what to do and the lighting men up above would call down and give him a suggestion . and i was getting angrier and angrier and of course it showed within the character , who was supposed to be kind of an angry fella . every once in a while you ? d see me - the eyes were blazing because i was angry with ted at some dumb thing he might have done . but ted was a good director , he wound up doing a lot of good work . but that was his beginning as a film director .\njames mitchell is parson terrell butler , an ex - gunslinger turned preacher who\u2019s determined to cleanse the town of penbrook with the good word rather than a fast gun .\nthe man behind the feuding is gray arnett ( herbert patterson ) , who wants to scare the ranchers off their land , then snatch it up at bargain prices . he has his own fast gun ( jan merlin as viggo tomlin ) working for him .\n, which was shooting . . . was going to shoot , in boston . and i went to boston , and while i was there , i was playing a kid of about 15 in that , i was actually much older , i was about 26 , and after the day ? s shooting i ? d go off in the bar with the rest of the fellas and get a drink , and the rest of the kids who were in the show would go back to the hotel with their mommies , and the director looked at me and said , ? how old are you ? ? and i said , ? well , i ? m 26 . ? he says , ? well , you could play yorself as the older part , ? and i said ? of course . ? he said , ? you ? re going to hollywood . ?\npaul seed paul seed went on to play the villainous graff vynda k in doctor who : the ribos operation [ see below ] the following year . during the rehearsal period for this story , it was actually paul ' s dog that bit tom baker ' s face . tom ' s ' wound ' can be clearly seen in this and the following story , the pirate planet . paul gave up acting pretty soon after he started out and become an accomplished tv director instead . some of his directing credits ( many of which are for award winning series ) include : house of cards , to play the king , murder rooms , playing the field , a rather english marriage and a touch of frost .\nthe poster measures 22\u201d x 28\u201d and is in very good condition with minor edge and fold wear . the poster was folded at the time of printing however it has been stored flat for many years and will be rolled for shipping in a rigid , tube mailer .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\ni wish i had known that because . . . it would have been a wonderful tag in the book , but instead i tagged the book with what the defense attorney had to say about him , because the papers at the time , and everything you read about him , describe this monster of a person , this killer , this real awful person , which he was not . that he was illiterate , which he was not . he was the son of a baptist minister . the family owned slaves , they moved to florida from alabama . he was well - educated . he was nice enough , and charming enough so that when he was a captive , having been wounded , and he was a captive of the union army , they allowed him to help tend the wounded . and when he was eventually put in prison his guards found him so charming and delightful , they really , really really liked him , and the picture of him , you would swear it was taken of some young kid today , who could have been in the movies .\nhe steps into the middle of a land war between cattlemen led by lathe sawyer ( hugh sanders ) and farmers led by ed halcomb ( jess barker ) . seems when the railroad came through , it wound up with one mile of land on either side of the tracks and sold that land to farmers when ranchers couldn\u2019t meet the asking price , robbing them of land where they used to graze their cattle .\ni heard about some kind of space show they were going to be shooting for television . i went over to see them . i guess i must have been about the first one they saw . i was the first one cast , and then they had me remain and read with other actors and they cast finally the other two fellows who were going to be the permanent people , frankie thomas , one of ? em .\nparson : \u201cquoting the scriptures with every breath doesn\u2019t make a man any better or worse . it\u2019s what\u2019s inside \u2014 the way a man secretly thinks \u2014 that\u2019s what he is , no matter what his mouth declares . \u201d\nyou asked how i got out to hollywood . i was down to my last 15 cents after i ? d finished the schooling , and i ? d tried auditioning for shows and hadn ? t gotten anywhere . they called me from the school and said that joshua logan , who had just directed the biggest hit in town ,\ngenerally tea , sometimes coca cola . generally it was tea . . . all about the same color . .\nwell , yeah . i loved westerns mostly because you could get dusty and they weren ? t forever at you with a powder puff and making you look pretty . you could get as grungy as you wanted , especially being the heavy . a lot of times i ? d be playing the grungy heavy and i ? m better looking than the hero was . i think because of all the grungy stuff , you know , it was more interesting .\ni ? d been doing . . . when i got out of the navy nobody needed torpedomen so i was looking for something to do . . . i got into summer stock theater by accident . i was very handy , i was able to paint and draw , i was a pretty good carpenter . i got me a job building sets for a summer theater , and in the course of that summer i watched those actors and i thought , ? i could do that , ? and i ? d been told about a school called the neighborhood playhouse school of the theater . i went around to see them . . . and the fella there , who was a big time teacher , named sanford meisner . i didn ? t know it at the time , i was raw out of the navy , for heaven ? s sake , i still had a chip on my shoulder , and he was supposed to be practically godlike in the theater school business , he was supposed to be the best teacher around .\nthat ? s the fun of being an actor and writing a book . both fields marry each other in the work . you can get inside your characters ? heads in a different way . you can write them emotionally rather than just descriptively .\ngary arnett , about viggo being a hired gun for the farmers : \u201cyou don\u2019t fight rifles with a willow stick . \u201d\nbut today the tendency is to show you these psychotics who hate themselves and they hate the way they live . they wouldn ? t stand a chance of robbing a bank because everybody ? d say ,\nout . you ? re cuckoo .\ni guess he wound up just running the restaurant and bowling alley - i lost track of him , never saw him again .\ni went down to the theater and fifteen million actors were there waiting to be seen . we went in small groups , progressively smaller groups . they ? d say , ? well , you guys stay and you guys go . ? and finally i was in a group of four . the stage was dark , and they were silent out there for a while , and then we heard them say , ? well , take off your shirts , boys . ? so we took off our shirts to show what are physiques looked like , and there was again silence , and then the fellow came walking up to the apron of the stage and it was josh logan . he looked up at me and he said . ? i ? ve got a young fellow leaving the cast of\nhe said , ? you ? ll see it tonight , and you ? ll rehearse tomorrow . ? the next day was saturday . ? rehearse tomorrow with the stage manager , and you ? ll go on tomorrow night . ? and that was my first show , a broadway show . i stayed with that for two years . after two years . . the cast asked for a raise . the producers all said , ? well , gee fellas , we ? d love to have money put by for a rainy day , but we just can ? t see it .\nfrom that day on everybody in the cast began looking for another job .\nit was extraordinary to reach back into time , which i love doing , i did that with the african books . you get back into that era , and you really live in that era , so when you ? re writing it , to be called at the end of the day to come to dinner , or get disturbed , it ? s like . . . suddenly being pulled out of a totally different period of time and brought back to life and everything looks strange because you ? re living within the era .\nname the 2010 western that featured peter dinklage of\ngame of thrones\nand jason priestly of 90210 fame in supporting roles . answer\nas background . today you have extras who shuffle around . . . they ? re just waiting for lunch . they ? re not doing any acting . if they do , it ? s pretty rare to see . it ? s because they ? ve been ordered without any . . . big shouts - do this , do that . you didn ' t have to get these people to act then . . . they knew how to work as extras in film . they were old professionals , and that ? s what they did for a living . they were wonderful to work with .\nthat stage , brought in dirt for the horses to ride on , and lit it all for daylight or night , whichever . it was a pleasure to work there , ya know . here i was in the hal roach studios , for heaven ' s sake - when you went in to work there you passed a swimming pool and on the side of the building next to it was a bronze plaque that said it was dedicated to laurel and hardy , who did most of their water jokes in that thing . later on - not much later on - they paved it over and made a parking lot out of it for the studio . i was kind of upset with that .\none of the little teachers at the school had a modern dance company , she worked with martha graham . martha taught us to dance . this little lady asked dick and i whether we ? d like to be in her dance company . she was going to do something for the young women ? s jewish association , and we said sure , we were going to get paid twenty - three dollars per performance .\n. and he was a television director . poor ted , this was his very first movie . and we had some problems with him , because the poor guy was shooting as if he was shooting for television . he headed right into the scene , he wanted you to see the faces and all , as if you were going to be looking at a little , tiny screen . but we were being shown in theaters .\njan brought the talk to a close with a few more words , then thanked us for coming , and there was a round of applause .\nif you really think about it , the westerns have changed so much since those times . if you watched those extras , we still had extras who\ni become them . i become them . if i ? m writing from their point of view i become them . which , is peculiar to say , but that ? s what i mean about getting into the emotional parts of them , it ? s the only way i can reach them , i have to find out why they would think or say or do whatever they do , i have to find the thing that creates those characters . it ? s the same thing you do when you ? re acting . . . when you ? re playing a heavy you ? re not playing a\nactress agnes moorehead was one of the first to express concern about rumors over \u201cradioactive germs\u201d near the filming sites . shortly after agnes moorehead\u2019s final role in radio mystery theater , moorehead died of uterine cancer in 1972 . director dick powell died of cancerous lymphoma in 1963 . pedro armendariz received diagnosis of cancer of the kidney in 1960 , and committed suicide when his condition became terminal in 1963 . susan hayward passed away in 1975 from pneumonia related to complications due to brain cancer .\nnicolette roeg nicolette starred in many west end musicals before she turned her attention to television . her most celebrated stage performance was as nancy in the 1966 production of oliver ! . jon pertwee was also in the cast as fagin . this performance can be heard on lp . other lps featuring nicolette include the pajama game , in which she sings ' hernando ' s hideaway ' , belle and two cities . [ nicolette is pictured , below left , during her musical heyday ] .\nrosemarie bowe was later married to bob stack . stack would come around and watch us rehearse . [ robert stack is most famous for the role of elliott ness in\nbut it just never worked out , because when they released this picture , the time had passed for the kind of . . . . that ? s a real old time western . that ? s not the kind of westerns you have today . there was no psychoanalyzing , there were no dirty words in it . you didn ? t see too much blood at all . and people were just genuine moral people . and we don ? t make pictures like that anymore . and when the picture came out they were already exposed to a different kind of western . they wanted blood and gore . they wanted something different . . . so his dream didn ? t work out .\ni stayed with that show for only three years . i just couldn ? t take it . i . . . just didn ? t want to be a space cadet . they began to show cartoons in the sunday papers of tom corbett , space cadet , and i thought , ? i don ? t want to end up being like the fellas who played tarzan or dick tracy , that ? s all they ever played , ? so i left the show , and i took my wife i had then , who has since died , i took her off to africa for a while , came back . they asked me to come back to the show and i wasn ? t getting any offers from anybody else , so i went back to the show for a short time again , but i knew i shouldn ? t stay , so i quit again , permanently .\nderek martin derek is now best known for his current role as long suffering dad , charlie slater , in the bbc soap eastenders . [ picture below left \u00a9 steve lewis . ]\nwe looked at each other and laughed because he always wanted to play a bad guy and i always wanted to play a good guy . he said , ? sure , fine . ? we didn ? t even have to change the contracts . that ? s the way we did that picture . tom was a nice fella to work with . he was a good man .\nthe ingenious mrs behn ( lord greville ) 1997 private ear and public eye ( charles ) 1988 wife begins at forty ( lead ) 1987 having a ball ( ritchie ) 1983 what the butler saw ( sgt match ) 1983 bedroom farce ( nick ) 1981 stage struck ( robert ) 1981 clouds ( ed ) 1980 outside edge ( denis ) 1980 alan now lives in maidstone and performs many tv voiceovers .\nviggo tomlin : \u201cit\u2019s a funny town stranger . man can live long or die sudden . \u201d parson : \u201ci\u2019ve heard that before . just what does this depend on ? \u201d viggo tomlin : \u201csimple , friend . just watch the ground before your feet . folks have been known to live for months that way . \u201d parson : \u201cwhy you\u2019re a light in the darkness ? a bit dim and uncertain . but still a light . \u201d\nsavecancelclosedick and i were living off of our fifty - two / twenty club . you got $ 20 dollars for 52 weeks from the government while you were going to school , and we ? d do anything to make some money .\nthis picture ? i think we did it in about seven or ten days . the outdoor scenes were shot in chatsworth , i believe , but all of that town stuff was done inside those . . . great big stages put together .\nbut writing it this way you ? ve got a totally different aspect . because its told entirely through the confederate ? s point of view , and how he got involved with j . wilkes booth and how he came to his sad end . i like that book , a lot .\n. i was just in awe of him . . . i couldn ? t go up and say , ? gee , i saw that movie . i thought you were wonderful in it and i ? m so proud to be in the picture with you . ? i never got to say it .\nreview . he was astounded , he just couldn ? t believe it . but it wouldn ? t have been something that dick would brag about . but we did it for the 23 bucks . we were grateful . we didn ? t keep it up , though , she had to replace us .\nit was . . . yeah , i guess it might have been cheaper , because you didn ? t have to pay for transportation somewhere , lugging all that equipment back and forth , lugging the actors and extras back and forth , having food trucks sent out . you cut a lot of money that way .\ndick and i were . . . we were fresh out of service , we didn ? t take much guff from this teacher who was supposed to be the greatest thing in show business . we were there and we thought it was lovely to be there with these young girls who wanted to be actresses and they were simply delightful . they were college age girls , came from wealthy families and beautiful to look at , it was a grand time to be in school .\nagnes moorehead arthur q . bryan bea benaderet bill thompson billy mills and his orchestra bing crosby bob hope charlie mccarthy daniel sutter ( director ) director ) don quinn ( writer ) don wilson earle ross edgar bergen fred allen fred collins ( announcer ) gale gordon great gildersleeve harlow wilcox harold peary isabel randolph jack benny jack webb jim jordan john laing ( announcer ) johnny dollar lillian randolph louise erickson lucille ball marian jordan nbc chimes obituary old time radio orson welles our miss brooks phil leslie ( writer ) radio history richard legrand serial shirley mitchell suspense ! the king ' s men walter tetley war bonds william welch ( producer )\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\n, that i ? d seen as a kid , i thought he was really a marvel .\n- terrall butler - ann davis - viggo tomlin - ed halcomb - lathe sawyer - gray arnett - edith sawyer - mr . wren - sheriff ben seale - elijah maddox - sam davis - doc runyan - walt kemper - miss smith - cowpuncher\ni was deep into my bad guy times . i played ten years of being everybody ? s bad cowboy , ten years of being everybody ? s gangster , ten years of everybody ? s nazi or middle - european or russian . . .\nhe wanted to know why i wanted to be an actor and i . . . i had no answer . i said , ? i don ? t know . ? but nevertheless he accepted me . to my surprise we had people like . . . dick boone was studying there , eli wallach , marion seldes , she ? s a big broadway star now . . . a lot of good types came out of there .\nwe joined her company , and we worked with her , rehearsing with her for about a month or so , and kind of crazy numbers and dances and funny costumes . dick had a kind of toga drag that he wore . he had lines to say that he did with great elocution and gestures . . . and . . . it was . . . well , let ? s face it . . . we got panned by dance magazine .\n, was casting a new show , and they were looking for military types , and they figured i might go down and try out for it .\njan merlin far left , henry fonda far right , mr . roberts . ( click for enlarged , entire photo ) photo courtesy jan merlin\nhe said , ? have you seen it ? ? i said ? no . ?\ni came out to hollywood , and i never left . after i got to hollywood i never stopped working . it was a good move to have made . and that ? s how i got to hollywood .\nwhen you ? re writing your books do you see yourself as an actor inside them , or you ? re strictly . . . ?\n, you ? re playing a guy who thinks he ? s right . you ? re playing a guy who thinks , ? hey , i ? m somebody . i ? m pretty good . that ? s why they ? re so arrogant . they ? re so . . . everybody finds them so vicious , because they ? re enjoying it , they ? re enjoying their lives .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\n8 of 8 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyour social account may not have provided your email to us . please confirm or enter it below to complete your profile .\nwe found your email in our system . please provide your site password to link to your existing account .\nforgot your password ? enter your email address and we ' ll send you instructions on how to access your account .\nleonard maltin classic movie guide , copyright 2005 , 2010 . used by arrangement with penguin group ( usa ) inc .\ntm & \u00a9 2018 turner classic movies , inc . a time warner company . all rights reserved . code of conduct for this site | press room | privacy policy | | terms of use\ncast : james mitchell \u2026 parson butler rosemarie bowe \u2026 ann davis jess barker \u2026 ed halcomb hugh sanders \u2026 lathe sawyer herbert patterson \u2026 gray arnett dorothy patrick \u2026 edith sawyer jan merlin \u2026 viggo tomlin taylor holmes \u2026 mr . wren robert armstrong \u2026 sheriff ben seale philip tonge \u2026 elijah maddox david mcmahon \u2026 sam davis wheaton chambers \u2026 doc runyan jack holland \u2026 walt kemper\nbart allison ( randolph scott ) to rancher morley chase in 1957 ' s decision at sundown : \u201cwhere i come from , we don\u2019t find it cause to celebrate when a man acts like a man . \u201d\ndesktop : hover on image to zoom . click to enlarge . mobile : pinch to zoom .\n\u00b0 standard shipping : starting at $ 12 . 99 usd ( based on size of poster ) \u00b0 shipping upgrades available at checkout . customers from other countries :\n\u00b0 standard shipping : starting at $ 14 . 99 - 19 . 99 usd ( based on size of poster )\nour goal is to offer complete satisfaction and peace of mind to our customers .\nevery poster we sell includes a certificate of authenticity ( coa ) and a lifetime , money - back guarantee .\nexclusive discounts , details on new arrivals and more . we will not sell your information .\nevery poster we sell is 100 % authentic with a lifetime money - back guarantee .\n[ below left : alan halley today , \u00a9 caroline harris . below right : alan as arle ( with martin connor as berg ) in blake ' s seven - pressure point ( 1979 ) ] .\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , cities , . . . more"]}
{"id": 115519, "summary": [{"text": "aladdin is a 1992 american animated musical fantasy film produced by walt disney feature animation for walt disney pictures .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film is the 31st disney animated feature film , and was the fourth produced during the disney film era known as the disney renaissance .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was directed by john musker and ron clements , and is based on the arab-style folktale of the same name from one thousand and one nights and the french interpretation by antoine galland .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the voice cast features scott weinger , robin williams , linda larkin , jonathan freeman , frank welker , gilbert gottfried and douglas seale .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film follows aladdin , a street urchin , who finds a magic lamp containing a genie .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "in order to hide the lamp from the grand vizier , he disguises himself as a richest prince , and tries to impress the sultan and his daughter .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "lyricist howard ashman first pitched the idea , and the screenplay went through three drafts before then-disney studios president jeffrey katzenberg agreed to its production .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the animators based their designs on the work of caricaturist al hirschfeld , and computers were used for both finishing the artwork and creating some animated elements .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the musical score was written by alan menken and features six songs with lyrics written by both ashman and tim rice , who took over after ashman 's death .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was released on november 25 , 1992 and became the most successful film of 1992 , earning over $ 217 million in revenue in the united states , and over $ 504 million worldwide .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film won many awards , mostly for its soundtrack .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "aladdin 's success led to other material inspired by the film , including two direct-to-video sequels , the return of jafar and aladdin and the king of thieves , an animated television series of the same name , toys , video games , spin-offs , including a live-action remake directed by guy ritchie , disney merchandise , and a broadway adaptation that debuted in 2014 . 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( 1992 ) . disney\u2019s aladdin . ny : disney press .\n\u2018equally miserable\u2019 \u2026 princess jasmine and aladdin in the 1992 film . photograph : disney / everett / rex features\nblue movie \u2026 genie and aladdin in the 1992 film . photograph : allstar / disney / sportsphoto ltd . / allstar\naladdin , the 1992 disney classic animated feature , won two oscars , with robin williams voicing genie .\n1992 walt disney aladdin vhs . black diamond\nthe classics\n. good condition . tape works .\n1 ) aladdin , 1992 . film . directed by ron clements and john musker , u . s . a . walt disney pictures .\nin 1992 , disney ' s animated feature\naladdin\nraked in a whopping $ 504 million worldwide .\ndisney ' s ' aladdin ' : the broadway musical vs . the animated film\nthe opening song from the 1992 disney film may seem harmless now , but that wasn ' t always the case . in 1993 , disney agreed to\nthe magic carpet ( better known as just carpet ) is a sentient persian carpet , and silent supporting character from disney ' s 1992 film aladdin .\ndisney is going back to the world of aladdin , its 1992 animated classic , with a live - action prequel .\nguy ritchie is nearing a deal to direct disney\u2019s upcoming live - action adaptation of the studio\u2019s 1992 animated classic aladdin .\nit doesn ' t take a disney legend to debunk an urban legend about a disney film .\ncontroversy ensued immediately after disney announced that it would remake aladdin , the cartoon fantasy film released in 1992 . the outcry centred largely on the casting for the film , and specifically , who would play the roles of aladdin and jasmine .\naladdin is the 31st entry into the disney animated canon . released in 1992 , the film is a very free and loose adaptation of the arabian nights tale of\naladdin and the wonderful lamp\n.\naladdin is a centuries - old arabic folk tale that got the animated disney treatment in 1992 in a film featuring robin williams as the voice of the blue - skinned genie .\nhowever , aladdin was the first disney film to have a character almost entirely rendered though computer animation .\nthe 1992 film was set in the fictional arabian sultanate of agrabah , moved from the original location of baghdad , iraq .\ndisney infinity \u2022 disney infinity : 2 . 0 edition \u2022 disney infinity : 3 . 0 edition\ndisney ' \u0080\u0099s aladdin - \u0080\u0093 a musical spectacular on board the disney fantasy . photo by matt stroshane , courtesy disney cruise line\n\u201caladdin\u201d was the highest - grossing film of the year in 1992 , and won academy awards for best score and best song for \u201ca whole new world . \u201d\nrobin williams was the voice of the genie in the 1992 movie . picture : supplied\ncredits from the 1992 disney film aladdin . music during the credits is\nfriend like me ( instrumental reprise )\nand\na whole new world\nsung by peabo bryson and regina belle .\nas disney announced during its d23 expo \u2013 the exposition convention for the official disney fan club \u2013 the i am legend actor will reprise the role made famous by robin williams in the original 1992 animated film .\na live - action prequel feature film following a young cruella de vil , the villain from the disney film ' 101 dalmatians . '\ndisney cruise line\u2019s newest ship the disney fantasy also stages disney\u2019s aladdin \u2013 a musical spectacular on board in the art - deco styled 1 , 300 + seat walt disney theatre .\naladdin\nwas the highest - grossing film of the year in 1992 , and won academy awards for best score and best song for\na whole new world .\ndisney\u2019s aladdin is best remembered for robin williams beloved voicing of the wisecracking genie , who grants aladdin his three wishes . the film won oscars for best score and best song ( a whole new world ) , and was the highest - grossing film of 1992 . a stage musical based on the film opened on broadway in 2014 , and is currently playing .\nthe role was famously voiced by robin williams in the 1992 classic and would mark smith\u2019s first animated film since dreamworks animation\u2019s 2004 comedy \u201cshark tale . \u201d\ndisney is mounting a live action prequel to aladdin , the classic 1992 animation best known for the late robin williams\u2019s exuberant voice work as the famed genie of the lamp .\ngenie\u2019s not the only aspect of 1992\u2019s \u201caladdin\u201d to earn a face - lift for the great white way . here are six more changes\u2026\n\u201caladdin\u201d was the top grosser of 1992 , and won academy awards for best score and best song for \u201ca whole new world . \u201d\naladdin was the highest - grossing movie of 1992 . it was also the first animated movie to gross more than $ 200 million .\nscott weinger was only 17 when he voiced aladdin as a young adult in this film .\nrumours of the forthcoming aladdin film struggling to find actors for its lead roles set social media ablaze . the film ' s casting became a globally trending\nwalt disney home video ( aka walt disney studios home entertainment ) is the home video branch of the walt disney company .\ndouglas seale ' s second disney animated feature film after the rescuers down under ( 1990 ) , and his last animated film before his death in 1999 .\nwas released by disney in 1992 and was a critical and box office smash , grossing over $ 500 million worldwide ( not adjusted for inflation ) and becoming the highest - grossing film of the year .\ncasting an arab in the role of aladdin will not correct the film ' s inherent racism .\n26 . advertisement for the film aladdin in the sarawak tribune , 26 june 1993 , 24 .\n55 . fox ,\ndisney will alter song in aladdin ,\nf1 .\ndisney is in a whole new world of trouble . the live - action adaptation of aladdin is reportedly struggling to cast its lead roles of aladdin and jasmine , the street rat and the arabian princess who stole each other\u2019s ( and our ) hearts in the classic 1992 animated film .\n36 .\narab americans say disney film ` aladdin ' contains racial slurs ,\nthe jakarta post , 11 june 1993 , 7 .\nwe\u2019ve seen some leaked pictures and making - of footage already , even though we still have four months to wait before the remake of the 1992 film hits cinemas .\nsocial media critics slammed the casting decision tuesday and accused disney of \u201cwhitewashing\u201d the plot of the film .\nfor many , disney\u2019s 1992 film aladdin conjures up images of innocence : star - crossed lovers on a magic carpet , a benevolent pet tiger and a comedic genie who would grant every heart\u2019s desire . less well known is the fact that the film sparked a racial controversy , one that is still reverberating today .\nthomas schumacher said in an interview that the final two - act\naladdin\nwill build on the 1992 film blockbuster with new songs by alan menken , additional characters and , appropriately , some magic tricks .\naladdin is a film that ' s held dear by many a disney fan - namely thanks to robin williams ' stellar performance as the genie .\nguy ritchie is reported to be in negotiations to direct this live action remake of disney\u2019s 1992 adventure movie , but a release date has not been announced .\nthis undated publicity photo provided by disney theatrical productions shows aladdin with a lamp in a scene from the 1992 animated film ,\naladdin .\na stage musical of\naladdin\nis riding a magic carpet to broadway and the president of disney theatrical productions promises it will be\na full - length , big song musical with big dance numbers .\nthomas schumacher said on friday , jan . 18 , 2013 , that the final two - act\naladdin\nwill build on the 1992 film blockbuster with new songs by alan menken , additional characters and , appropriately , some magic tricks . ( ap photo / disney theatrical productions )\ndisney has officially cast its aladdin and jasmine . they were announced at d23 expo .\nfor sale is this - walt disney limited oop black diamond edition vhs tape aladdin .\noriginal walt disney aladdin vhs tape , black diamond label ( 1662 - 1 ) .\nalthough i know i ' ve seen the animated 1992 disney film\naladdin\npreviously , it ' s been decades since my last encounter with a blue genie and therefore , i admit my knowledge of the characters and the storyline rates as hazy at best .\nlinda woolverton , who had written the screenplay to beauty and the beast ( 1991 ) , did a first - draft screenplay for aladdin ( 1992 ) .\nthe genie from\naladdin ,\nvoiced by robin williams in the 1992 classic , is getting his own live - action prequel titled\ngenies .\nthe original movie was the highest - grossing film of its year , 1992 , and won academy awards for best score and best original song for \u201ca whole new world . \u201d\nthe most successful film of 1992 , based on the arab folktale of aladdin and the magic lamp from 1001 nights . the film also won many awards , most of them for its soundtrack . aladdin ' s success led to many material inspired by the film such as toys , video games , spin - offs , and merchandise . pictures of characters with cast as speaking and singing voices\n10 . marcy magiera ,\ndisney ' s aladdin eyes hispanics ,\nadvertising age 63 , 47 ( 16 november 1992 ) : 12 ; and cyndee miller ,\ndisney launches huge ethnic campaign for aladdin ,\nmarketing news 27 , 2 ( 18 january 1993 ) : 12 .\nit looks as though the live - action feature film adaptation of disney\u2019s aladdin will be clear of accusations of whitewashing , with its casting call recognising that leads aladdin and jasmine are middle eastern .\nthis undated publicity photo provided by disney theatrical productions shows aladdin with a lamp in a scene from the 1992 animated film ,\naladdin .\na stage musical of\naladdin\nis riding a magic carpet to broadway and the president of disney theatrical productions promises it will be\na full - length , big song musical with big dance numbers .\nthomas schumacher said on friday , jan . 18 , 2013 , that the final two - act\naladdin\nwill build on the 1992 film blockbuster with new songs by alan menken , additional characters and , appropriately , some magic tricks . ( ap photo / disney theatrical productions ) ( / ap )\nthe film that arguably started the disney renaissance , being both a box office success and a critical success . it should be noted that this was the first fairy tale based film made by disney in over 30 years .\nreplying in 2013 to a comment to a comment from 2010 on a review from 2004 for a movie from 1992 .\nrobin williams recorded most of his scenes in between filming breaks on hook ( 1991 ) and toys ( 1992 ) .\nnearly a quarter - century after its original release , aladdin \u2014disney ' s oscar - winning animated film from 1992\u2014is getting a 21st - century upgrade with its much anticipated blu - ray and digital edition . read on to discover a whole new world of dazzling things you might not have known about this beloved disney classic .\nremains a magnificent animated film , as truly timeless as any disney classic that came before it or come since .\ndisney has not yet given a release date to \u201caladdin . \u201d see smith\u2019s post below :\naladdin disney classics vhs . condition is very good . shipped with usps first class package .\nwalt disney pictures ' aladdin : diamond edition is available now on digital , disney movies anywhere and blu - ray / dvd combo pack .\non friday , april 22 , 2005 , asifa - hollywood hosted the aladdin crew reunion , which occupied the glendale central library and provided a re - cap on the film\u2019s production history as well as several amusing anecdotes . this celebration of the 1992 disney spectacle involved the following people :\ndisney is in talks with guy ritchie to direct its live - action \u201c aladdin \u201d movie .\n* nov . 1992 - present : musical counterpoint . the film\u2019s romantic duet , \u201da whole new world , \u201d has topped the singles chart for months ; the soundtrack is already double - platinum .\n* april 1992 : attractor trailers . last spring , 11 million video copies of 101 dalmatians went out with aladdin trailers . subsequent disney tape releases ( such as beauty and the beast ) continued the coming - attraction strategy .\nsandwiched in between them is disney\u2019s long - awaited diamond edition blu - ray disc edition of the 1992 animated classic \u201c aladdin , \u201d featuring the voice talents of the late robin williams , which bowed at no . 2 .\nwilliams , who won critical acclaim for his voice work as the chameleonlike wisecracking genie in the 1992 film , said it was too late for him to sue the studio but said he was hurt and indicated that he may not work for disney again .\npinocchio\nwas disney ' s second animated film , released in 1940 . it is being adapted into a live - action version that will be loosely based on the original animated film .\nthe original animated aladdin was released in 1992 and included the late robin williams as the genie . the remake directed by guy ritchie doesn ' t yet have a release date .\nessays , uk . ( november 2013 ) . theory of orientalism and disneys aladdin film studies essay . retrieved from urltoken\nthe 1992 animated film was loosely based on a syrian tale , but helmed \u2014 and voiced \u2014 by white people . debates over the authenticity of the live - action remake are understandable , but a radical change in representation would require an overhaul of the film\u2019s source material .\nthe original 1992 film retold the middle eastern folk tale of a young man granted three wishes by a genie trapped in a lamp and the evil sorcerer who wants the magical object - and its power .\nsmith is playing the genie \u2013 previously voiced by the late robin williams in the 1992 animated film . the photo shows smith and co - stars mena massoud ( aladdin ) , naomi scott ( princess jasmine ) , and marwan kenzari ( jafar ) .\nthe animated film aladdin was released by disney in 1992 and was a critical and box office smash , grossing over $ 500 million worldwide ( not adjusted for inflation ) and becoming the highest - grossing film of the year . the film won the oscar for best original score and introduced the hit song \u201ca whole new world , \u201d which won the second of the film\u2019s two academy awards as best original song . the peabo bryson / regina belle recording of the tune soared to # 1 on the billboard hot 100 chart .\nwill smith has shared the first cast photo of disney\u2019s live - action \u201caladdin\u201d with a post on his facebook page as guy ritchie begins filming the movie in london . smith is playing the genie \u2013 previously voiced by the late robin williams in the 1992 animated film . the photo shows smith and co - stars mena massoud ( aladdin ) , [ \u2026 ]\n9 / 21 / 04 aladdin special edition soundtrack available sept . 28 ( from walt disney records )\n3 . aladdin marked t he end of voice actors in disney musicals needing to be magnificent singers .\ndisney production president sean bailey said this morning that newcomer mena massoud will star as the scrappy aladdin .\ndisney has revealed that it intends to cast newcomers as characters for the roles of aladdin and jasmine .\na walt disney classic aladdin black diamond edition 1662 untested video . returns accepted in all original packaging .\ndenser and wackier : compared to many other disney films , especially the films preceding it , aladdin is a very comedic film , especially when genie shows up . it ' s also this compared to the original aladdin story .\nas the film - makers of the new live - action remake of aladdin struggle to cast their hero , sophia smith galer looks at the troubled history of the disney classic .\nthe original animated disney film was based on an arab - style folktale and depicted the characters as being of middle eastern descent .\npeter pan\nhas been brought to life in numerous incarnations , but disney is set to remake its 1953 animated film .\ntied with michael l . fink , craig barron , john bruno , and dennis skotak for batman returns ( 1992 ) in second place .\nbuena vista pictures ( 1992 ) ( usa ) ( theatrical ) ( distributed by ) ( as buena vista pictures distribution , inc . )\nwill smith is reportedly in early talks to play the genie in disney ' s live - action reboot of the 1992 animated musical classic aladdin . the film will be directed by guy ritchie . many wonder if the shoes are too big to fill though , since the role of the genie was originally voiced by comedic actor robin williams , who passed away in 2014 . aladdin was the highest - grossing film in 1992 and it won two academy awards for best score and best song for\na whole new world .\nurltoken urltoken this video was produced by yt wochit entertainment using urltoken\ndisney has officially found its aladdin , jasmine , and genie for the live - action \u201caladdin\u201d remake . the three cast members were announced at the d23 expo on saturday . the house of mouse may have been having problems finding its titular aladdin for the remake of the 1992 animated classic prior to d23 this weekend , but the same [ \u2026 ]\n* dec . 1992 - present : crowd control . on dec . 21 , the disney - mgm studios theme park in florida unveiled \u201daladdin\u2019s royal caravan . \u201d to a recording of \u201dprince ali , \u201d the daily parade marches along streets lined with shops that \u2014 surprise ! \u2014 carry aladdin merchandise .\nthe story about how genie ended up in the lamp could lead to a live - action\naladdin\nfilm as well .\njade thirlwall has been tipped to play princess jasmine in guy ritchie\u2019s live - action remake of disney\u2019s aladdin .\nthe genie of the ring makes no appearance in the disney adaptation , nor does aladdin ' s mother .\nprevious live versions of aladdin , unrelated to the new broadway production , have included the popular disney\u2019s aladdin \u2013 a musical spectacular that has run for 10 years in the hyperion theater at disney california adventure theme park .\nthe story behind how the genie from disney ' s ' aladdin ' became trapped inside a magic lamp .\nintroduction by diane disney - miller ( hd ) : diane disney - miller provides a quick introduction to the film , touching on her father ' s attraction to adapting j . m . barrie ' s tale and the artwork created during the film ' s development .\ncarpet appears alongside aladdin in voyage to the crystal grotto , both in the aladdin - themed display , as well as the finale with aladdin and jasmine .\ntied with michael l . fink , craig barron , john bruno , and dennis skotak for batman returns ( 1992 ) in . . . more\nscott weinger & linda larkin reunite at a 2004 press event for the dvd release of disney ' s\naladdin . copyright disney enterprises , inc . all rights reserved\njonathan freeman mugs with a jafar maquette at one of the original recording sessions for disney ' s\naladdin .\ncopyright disney enterprises , inc . all rights reserved\nin november 1992 , the wide release of aladdin marked the start of a shift in disney\u2019s brand of storytelling . where the studio once produced anglo - ambiguous fairy tales for u . s . audiences , for the most part , disney has spent the past couple of decades growing into a global role as the world\u2019s premiere myth factory . slowly , but necessarily , disney has come to grips with the challenges that diversity presents in practice . aladdin was a rough stab , and a few critics , including roger ebert , knocked the film\u2019s goofy , muddled sense of ancient arab culture upon the film\u2019s release in 1992 . but in recent years , the company has gradually improved upon its attempts to demonstrate respect for foreign cultures .\nin early visual development , aladdin resembled michael j . fox . as the film developed , jeffrey katzenberg did not think aladdin had enough appeal to women , so he asked that aladdin be beefed up a bit to resemble tom cruise .\nmagnussen , who played a prince in disney\u2019s \u201cinto the woods , \u201d was slated to play prince anders , who was not a character in the 1992 animated version . the telegraph reported that magnussen\u2019s character would be aladdin\u2019s rival to winning over princess jasmine\u2019s heart .\nit took nearly 20 years for aladdin to make its way from the screen to the stage . the 1992 disney flick , which made more than $ 504 million at the box office worldwide , hit broadway in 2014 after getting its start with local productions .\nplot unknown . described as a live - action feature film about prince charming .\nrosenbaum , j . ( 1975 , january - february ) . dream masters ii : walt disney . film comment , pp . 9 .\ndisney has finally found the actors who will play aladdin and jasmine alongside will smith\u2019s genie after months of looking .\nand slated for release in theatres in 2018 , will be the latest instalment of disney ' s aladdin franchise .\nproduction is due to begin later this year with the script drawing inspiration from the 1992 animation as well as the folk story aladdin and the magic lamp from the book of one thousand and one nights .\nwill smith has already been cast as the genie , the role made popular by robin williams when he lent his voice to the 1992 animated feature .\nafter shaheen protested against the film alongside the american - arab anti - discrimination committee , disney agreed to alter the lyrics in arabian nights for aladdin ' s video release in 1993 , and defended it , as it was a rare film to feature an arab hero and heroine .\n\u201ci\u2019d ask the animators to add benevolent market - vendors and heroic guards who befriend aladdin , \u201d shaheen said of the 1992 aladdin , conscious of the image of middle - eastern people that might be made on the film\u2019s young viewers . he also asked the producers \u201cto respect islam and to add a humane character , aladdin\u2019s mother , an arab woman willing to sacrifice everything for her son\u2019s happiness . \u201d\nwill smith is in early talks to voice the genie in disney\u2019s live - action \u201caladdin\u201d reboot from director guy ritchie . the role was famously voiced by robin williams in the 1992 classic and would mark smith\u2019s first animated film since dreamworks animation\u2019s 2004 comedy \u201cshark tale . \u201d following a string of adult dramas and action movies like \u201ccollateral beauty\u201d and [ \u2026 ]\narabian nights days : the film is set in a rather stereotypical middle eastern city , although the original aladdin is usually set in china .\ndisney has officially found its aladdin , jasmine , and genie for the live - action \u201caladdin\u201d remake . the three cast members were announced at the d23 expo on saturday .\nthe script is by john august , based on the 1992 classic animated film and stories from one thousand and one nights . dan lin is producing , while marc platt , jonathan eirich , and kevin de la noy serve as executive producers .\njohn august ( big fish ) scripted the story based on the 1992 animated classic and follows the story of aladdin and princess jasmine after the commoner aladdin finds a magic lamp and , upon shining it up , a genie is released from being trapped inside . the bigger - than - life genie then grants aladdin three wishes .\ntinker bell graced the 1994 - 1999 walt disney masterpiece collection vanity plate , the disney dvd intros used from 2001 - 2014 , and the disney ' s fastplay screen from 2004 on .\ndisney ' s first animated feature to be based on historical fact , and also the lowest rated film of the renaissance , according to rotten tomatoes .\nthe latest of disney\u2019s live action adaptations is set to be directed by the snatch film - maker . his pitch is said to be \u2018non - traditional\u2019\ndisney is in talks with guy ritchie to direct its live - action \u201caladdin\u201d movie . dan lin , who produced ritchie\u2019s two \u201csherlock holmes\u201d movies for warner bros . , is also producing \u201caladdin\u201d through his lin pictures company . jonathan eirich is exec producing . john august , whose credits include \u201cbig fish , \u201d wrote the new \u201caladdin\u201d script . the original animated movie was released in 1992 as [ \u2026 ]\n* oct . 1992 - present : tie - ins , tie - ins , tie - ins . more than a month before the film appeared , manufacturers began unveiling thousands of aladdin products : stuffed animals ( \u201dplushes , \u201d disney calls them ) , a 3 - d board game , neckties , sheets , cookie jars , and much more , churned out by hundreds of licensees worldwide \u2014 the largest such disney program of all time .\n\u201caladdin is not an entertaining arabian nights fantasy as film critics would have us believe , \u201d wrote jack shaheen in 1992 , then a professor of mass communications at southern illinois university , \u201cbut rather a painful reminder to 3 million americans of arab heritage , as well as 300 million arabs and others , that the abhorrent arab stereotype is as ubiquitous as aladdin\u2019s lamp . \u201d\nrare and collectible black diamond\nthe classics\nwalt disney ' s aladdin vhs 1662 . pre - owned one owner .\nbilly magnussen , a white actor , has been cast to play a prince in disney\u2019s upcoming \u201caladdin\u201d live action remake but many social media users criticized the move , accusing the studio giant of \u201cwhitewashing\u201d the film\u2019s plot .\nthe one downside ? the live action film that enticed williams properly back to disney was 1996\u2019s \u2018jack\u2019 . but let\u2019s just remember the genie , shall we ?\nwhether it was an innocent error or someone trying to slip a suggestive image into the film , disney has since edited the scene to remove the bulge .\naladdin stands to become the studio\u2019s next major hit . the film will debut late in 2018 , though a release date has yet to be announced .\nhe was awarded an honorary cbe ( commander of the order of the british empire ) in the 1992 queen ' s birthday honours list for his services to entertainment .\nwill is reportedly in talks to play the genie in the live - action remake , the role famously voiced by the late robin williams in the original 1992 animation .\njafar at the start of the film when gazeem gets eaten by the cave of wonders .\nsony sets release dates for \u2018bad boys for life , \u2019 tom hanks mr . rogers film\nafter proving his abilities to aladdin by getting them out of a collapsed cave , genie calls aladdin\nmr . doubting mustafa\n. in the classic tellings of the aladdin story , mustafa was the name of aladdin ' s late father .\nplease find below all the aladdin\u2019s kingdom in the 1992 disney film answers which belongs to codycross amusement park group 211 puzzle 2 . codycross is a famous newly released game which is developed by fanatee . it has many crosswords divided into different worlds and groups . each world has more than 20 groups with 5 puzzles each . lately the developers have also released the spanish and portuguese language .\n) alterations made to the film ' s original color and contrast are contrary to walt disney and his animators ' intentions and the film ' s original presentation . the debate is admittedly a noble one . should a classic film be subjected to such changes ? should disney attempt to create a transfer that ' s truer to the original cel art or to the 1953 theatrical image ? ideally , a release like\nupdate : comcast tops disney\u2019s offer for fox assets with roughly $ 65 billion cash , disney raises offer to $ 71 . 3 billion\n4 . the character of aladdin was meant to do for disney princes what ariel and belle had done for princesses . . .\nwill smith is in early talks to voice the genie in disney\u2019s live - action \u201c aladdin \u201d reboot from director guy ritchie .\nconnects to urltoken reviewer kenneth brown ' s insights on the film - and these advance copies contain an insert teasing disney ' s 2012 blu - ray slate .\ntheory of orientalism and disneys aladdin film studies essay .\nukessays . com . 11 2013 . all answers ltd . 07 2018 < urltoken > .\nukessays . theory of orientalism and disneys aladdin film studies essay [ internet ] . november 2013 . [ accessed 9 july 2018 ] ; available from : urltoken\nlike any new show , what ' s in store for\naladdin ,\nbudgeted reportedly between $ 12 million and $ 15 million , is up in the air . but it has a great pedigree and several things going for it . the show is based on disney ' s 1992 film blockbuster ( $ 500 million worldwide ) that starred robin williams as the voice of the wisecracking genie .\na far more likely explanation is that it\u2019s actually \u201csfx , \u201d a nod to disney\u2019s special effects department who would have animated the plant dust . whatever the intention , disney altered the suspicious frame in later releases of the film .\nwalt disney animation studios president ed catmull afterwards thought that disney had shot itself in the foot by having the word\nprincess\nin the title of the movie , which was thought to have put people off the animated film .\naccording to the hollywood reporter , disney ' s take will be similar to what was done with maleficent , the villainess of\nsleeping beauty .\nthat film humanized one of disney ' s darkest villains by telling her backstory .\ndisney\u2019s newsies made its big - screen debut in 1992 , starring christian bale , bill pullman , ann - margret , and robert duvall , among others . in 2012 , the story arrived on broadway , featuring new music by alan menken .\nthe animated version of\naladdin\nstarred robin williams as the voice of the big blue genie and earned $ 500 million worldwide . the film score was created by menken and howard ashman , with additional lyrics provided by tim rice after ashman ' s death . menken won the 1992 oscar for best original musical score and the film ' s hit song ,\na whole new world ,\nwon a grammy and oscar .\nthis hungarian film is a careful , compassionate and beautifully acted character drama with a social conscience .\nmark hamill , who plays luke skywalker , said fans should expect the unexpected from the film .\nthe film will have middle eastern leads , staying true to the animation and the original story .\nwhittock , t . ( 1990 ) . metaphor and film . ny : cambridge university press .\nthe gays love disney , and with good reason \u2014 disney ' s animated films are rife with lgbt subtext , imagery , and themes .\na stage musical of the animated film\naladdin\nis riding a magic carpet to broadway and the president of disney theatrical productions promises it will be\na full - length , big song musical with big dance numbers .\nusing the concepts and theory of orientalism from the lecture topic race and whiteness this essay will analyse the 1992 disney film aladdin . this essay will use the theory of orientalism to analyse how western culture depicts a constructed reality open the eastern oriental body in order to promote an inferior east and a powerful west . this essay will first discuss what the concept and theory of orientalism is before giving a brief synopsis of the movie aladdin . this essay will then analysis the film aladdin in relation to the constructed stereotypes that surround the oriental figure such as western concepts of eastern ideologies , physical appearance and the sexualising of the oriental figure .\nthe genie has a gripe with disney : movies : robin williams goes public with his beef with disney over ' aladdin ' marketing and says he won ' t work for ' the mouse ' again .\naladdin borrows many elements from the 1940 film the thief of bagdad , particularly the characters of the evil vizier ( who was named jaffar ) and the sultan .\nukessays . november 2013 . theory of orientalism and disneys aladdin film studies essay . [ online ] . available from : urltoken [ accessed 9 july 2018 ] .\nall answers ltd , ' theory of orientalism and disneys aladdin film studies essay ' ( ukessays . com , july 2018 ) < urltoken > accessed 9 july 2018\naladdin is one of many disney animated features getting the live - action remake treatment and it ' s being directed by guy ritchie .\nrare vhs video walt disney ' s\naladdin\nanimated feature . reasonably priced so get it now while it ' s available !\nsimilar to aladdin \u2018s \u201cgood teenagers\u201d controversy , the lion king had some parents accusing disney of sending inappropriate subliminal messages to their children .\n' cause - - let ' s face it , folks - - disney ' s\naladdin\nwas a damn - near - perfect animated film . this 1992 release from walt disney pictures was beautifully designed . it was loaded with big laughs , great songs and memorable characters . best of all , in spite of all the topical humor that ron musker & john clements crammed into\naladdin ,\nthe picture really hasn ' t aged a day . it ' s still as relentlessly entertaining as it was nearly a dozen years ago .\non saturday , disney announced the main cast for its live - action adaptation of the 1992 cartoon film classic aladdin . the guy ritchie\u2013directed remake , due out in 2019 , will star the egyptian canadian actor mena massoud as aladdin , the british indian actor naomi scott as princess jasmine , and black american movie star will smith as genie . what a relief \u2014 we have thankfully dodged the prospect of prolonged , widespread disagreement over the ethnic integrity of aladdin , a children\u2019s movie\u2013musical that white people made about a middle eastern kingdom that doesn\u2019t exist .\ndisney ' s own corporate magic lamp had grown a bit tarnished over the years . the vaunted mouse house helped to invent the long form animated film and then created one undisputed masterpiece after another , films so legendary they still resonate down the halls of film history :\nin the end , he has been shown to have a strong bond with aladdin , not only saving aladdin ' s life on multiple occasions but also doing favors for him such as helping aladdin and jasmine fall in love , despite his distaste for aladdin ' s lies . in return , aladdin has said to trust him with his life ( in aladdin and the king of thieves ) .\nadam jacobs as the title character in\ndisney ' s aladdin : the new stage musical .\nphoto by mark kitaoka . copyright disney enterprises , inc . / the 5th avenue theatre . all rights reserved\na young chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father . a live - action feature film based on disney ' s ' mulan . '\nstarring whoopi goldberg , maggie smith , and harvey keitel , sister act hit theaters in 1992 . after bringing in $ 231 . 6 million worldwide at the box office , the film was adapted for the stage , debuting in california in 2006 and making it to broadway in 2011 .\njonathan freeman as grimsby in the broadway production of disney ' s\nthe little mermaid .\ncopyright disney enterprises , inc . all rights reserved\nthe third film of the renaissance , largely considered one of the greatest of walt disney ' s features , and the highest rated film of the renaissance , according to rotten tomatoes , and also being the first animated feature to be nominated the academy award for best picture .\nwhen aladdin realizes that he might become the next sultan he worries and the genie tries to cheer him up by saying ,\naladdin , you ' ve just won the heart of the princess ! what are you going to do next ?\n, setting him up for the popular disney advertising campaign line ,\ni ' m going to disney world !\naladdin does not say this , but we hear the disney theme music in the background . similarly , when the genie gets ready to leave at the end of the film , he is wearing a disney souvenir goofy hat .\nother bonus features include a pair of deleted scenes , an introduction to the film by walt\u2019s daughter diane disney miller ( clip below ) at the walt disney family museum in san francisco , and plenty of classic features inherited from previous dvd releases .\nfor granted . number thirty - one on the disney studio ' s list of animated releases , the film made its way to theaters in the middle of a five - year period of creative high we now look at as the disney renaissance .\n13 .\ndisney cartoon aladdin to open at 17 cinemas ,\nthe straits times ( singapore ) , 3 may 1993 , 25 .\n:\nphenomenal cosmic power . . . itty - bitty living space .\nused by genie when complaining to aladdin about being a genie in the first place , and then used by aladdin at the climax of the film , after\nharry potter : complete 8 - film colle . . . $ 44 . 99 , save 55 %\nhosannas are ringing through the film industry today . and the jingle of coins is providing the percussion .\nprompted by a suggestion from zemeckis , lloyd does not blink even once while onscreen in the film .\nthe genie has a gripe with disney : movies : robin williams goes public with his beef with disney over ' aladdin ' marketing and says he won ' t work for ' the mouse ' again . - latimes\nthe sources indicate that will smith is in talks to voice the iconic genie who is a character and first brought to life in 1992 by the phenomenal voice - acting of robin williams .\nostman , r . e . ( 1996 ) . disney and its conservative critics : images versus realities . journal of popular film and television , 24 , 83 - 89 .\nobviously , this is walt disney ' s attempt to add childhood expectation to the cultural debate over the role of women in the military ,\npence wrote , alleging that the film was the work of\nsome mischievous liberal at disney\n.\naladdin , adapted from centuries - old arabian folktales including \u201cone thousand and one nights , \u201d will feature a full broadway score including the five beloved songs from the film .\ndisney ' s animated aladdin got off to a rough start in 1992 due to some lyrics that drew the ire of arab - americans . casey kasem , the long - time dj and host of american top 40 , led the fight , and by the time the movie was released on home video , the song was changed .\nin case you didn ' t know , the live - action film based on the 1992 disney original , will feature a few new original characters including mara , a handmaiden and friend of jasmine ' s , played by nasim pedrad . but the news of a brand new\nwhite prince\nstrolling through the gates of agrabah has pissed a lot of people off .\nthe original animated classic - walt disney ' s aladdin black diamond collection . this is the last disney video title to be released under the\nclassics\ncollection and the artwork on the case is in perfect condition !\ndisney is dumb . this is the 20th anniversary year of aladdin and no theater re - release or blu - ray ? sad . . .\ni read the title of this as\ndisney treasures 2012\nand got excited . alas . will get aladdin , pass on the rest .\nthe so - called disney renaissance , a blessed run of goldmines including \u2018beauty and the beast\u2019 ( 1991 ) , \u2018 aladdin \u2019 ( 1992 ) and \u2018 the lion king \u2019 ( 1994 ) , had to end sometime . \u2018pocahontas\u2019 was the first disney animation to be based on a real - life historical character . what a shame the studio opens itself up to legitimate charges of stereotyping native americans . joshua rothkopf\nwith the sad death of robin williams this week , thoughts have been turning to his greatest roles . his performance as the genie in 1992 ' s ' aladdin ' was certainly one of those - a madcap , comedic rollercoaster , much of which was adlibbed .\naladdin and abu , aladdin and the carpet , jasmine and rajah , jafar and iago ( if you consider them friends . . . )\nok , so the\nmary poppins\nsequel isn ' t exactly a remake , but it is a continuation of a classic 1964 disney film that did include some animated components .\nyet even with these trusty ingredients wrapped around aladdin , katzenberg insists that the up - to - date comedy at the core of the film has him in a flop sweat .\ntheory of orientalism and disneys aladdin film studies essay .\nall answers ltd . ukessays . com , november 2013 . web . 9 july 2018 . < urltoken > .\nthe studio and aladdin director guy ritchie launched a global casting call in march to find the stars for the musical based on the hit 1992 animated film about a street kid who teams with a genie to woo the princess jasmine . disney , ritchie and casting director randi hiller brought on casting directors around the world , from london to egypt to abu dhabi and india , for what sources say is a massive global search : around 2 , 000 actors and actresses have read for the lead roles of jasmine and aladdin .\nafter spending the past 10 years locked in a disney bottle , aladdin ( and genie ) will become part of a whole new home video world on oct . 5 when the disney animated hit makes its debut on dvd .\nthe sense of place is as pervasive as a character in \u201cmoss , \u201d a film by daniel peddle .\nthis film became the fourteenth ( and the first animated ) movie to gross more than 200 million dollars .\nthe color design of the film was inspired by old persian miniatures and victorian paintings of the middle east .\ngirls on film is a weekly column focusing on women and cinema . it can be found at urltoken every friday morning . and be sure to follow the girls on film twitter feed for additional femme - con .\n. when on jasmine ' s balcony , aladdin supposedly told someone ( perhaps virtuous adolescents ) to\ntake off ( their ) clothes .\nsurely such a claim is silly , but when disney goes and edits the original film , the rumor looks legit . the urban legend of aladdin ' s naughty advice is even addressed\nit takes more than wishes to make a movie like aladdin the best - grossing film in disney history , raking in $ 180 million to date . of course , critical acclaim and word of mouth have played important parts in the film\u2019s success . yet much of that record revenue is the result of a promotional campaign with even more shapes than robin williams\u2019 genie :\nwith its unforgettable story , outstanding voice acting , and beautiful score and songs , aladdin ranks as one of disney ' s very best animated classics .\nthere is even an inside joke about it in the episode were they go to disney world , in which steve shows up briefly dressed as aladdin .\naddison , e . ( 1993 ) . saving other women from other men : disney\u2019s aladdin .\ncamera obscura , 31 , 5 - 25 .\n48 .\ndisney meets group on ` aladdin ' charges ,\nthe borneo bulletin ( brunei ) , 22 / 23 may 1993 , 11 .\nwhen it was first announced that disney would be moving forward with a live - action remake of mulan , fans were curious to see how the studio would proceed . concerns were raised when rumors swirled that the film might introduce a \u201cwhite knight\u201d narrative to the film , but disney quickly put a cap on those fears , promising a cast full of chinese actors and actresses .\nfor disney , aladdin is far more than just a film . it is a multimillion - dollar franchise - one that encompasses television and film spin - offs , rollercoaster rides , halloween costumes , and scores of trademarked toys , gadgets and other products that generate considerable revenue for the mass media and entertainment conglomerate . the live action remake , to be directed by british director\nstreib\u2019s study , titled benign inequality : frames of poverty and social class inequality in children\u2019s movies , found that the majority of characters in disney and pixar films could be called upper and upper middle class . in the real world , roughly 25 % of american children live in poverty . streib and her team highlighted a section of the 1992 film aladdin as representative of the film\u2019s attitude to class and poverty . in one scene , the street urchin aladdin and the wealthy princess jasmine compare their lot and find themselves equally miserable . he is poor , she is unhappy because she has \u201cpeople who tell you where to go and how to dress\u201d .\nthe first disney - owned catalog title to be offered in 4k . the same year , disney movies anywhere became movies anywhere , and started offering other studios ' works in addition to disney ' s . meanwhile , disney vhs releases ( particularly the animated ones ) have become collectibles and part of a niche market .\n: aladdin is jealous that jasmine lives in wealth , while jasmine is jealous that aladdin ' s life isn ' t as regimented as hers .\n, adapted from the disney film and centuries - old folktales including \u201cone thousand and one nights , \u201d is brought to fresh theatrical life in this bold new musical . aladdin\u2019s journey sweeps audiences into an exotic world of daring adventure , classic comedy and timeless romance .\nin the first film , he was a bit shy when he first encountered aladdin and abu , but was curious enough to nervously fly over to investigate ; eventually hiding once aladdin first saw him or whenever abu looked over . aladdin had to coax him out of hiding , and soon , he quickly befriended aladdin and risks his own life to save him . he happily joins aladdin on his magical adventure to win the heart of jasmine . one thing he does not enjoy is how aladdin would not tell the truth about him truly being a street urchin , which was the only time he showed any annoyance towards aladdin .\ndisney ' s latest animated feature is a thoroughly satisfying musical - comedy romp .\ncopyright disney enterprises , inc . / the 5th avenue theatre . all rights reserved\njonathan freeman at the opening night party for the broadway production of disney ' s\nthe little mermaid .\ncopyright disney enterprises , inc . all rights reserved\n\u2022 peter pan steelbook ( zavvi exclusive ) ( the disney collectio . . .\nthe disney wiki has a collection of images and media related to magic carpet .\nschickel , r . ( 1968 ) . the disney version : the life , times , art and commerce of walt disney . ny : simon & schuster .\nthe first disney feature to have a budget of higher than $ 100 million .\nwalt disney ' s multiplane camera ( filmed : feb . 13 , 1957 )\nin 1994 as the first in the walt disney masterpiece collection line ) . some time after this , the term\nuntouchable\napparently became abandoned at disney .\nsorcerer mickey graced the original print logo , the 1986 - 2001 walt disney home video vanity plate , and the 1988 - 1994 walt disney classics opening ident ."]}
{"id": 115520, "summary": [{"text": "phool aur patthar ( flower and rock ) is a 1966 hindi-language indian film , directed by o. p. ralhan , and written by akhtar ul iman and ehsan rizvi .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film made dharmendra a star in the hindi film industry .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it starred meena kumari along with dharmendra who played a villainous character ( or patthar , literally a stone ) whose inner good being ( or phool , literally a flower ) is drawn out by meena kumari .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the movie also starred shashikala , lalita pawar , madan puri and iftekhar .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "this was the movie which went on to become a golden jubilee hit catapulting dharmendra to stardom .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the movie was highest grossing for the year 1966 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "due to his rugged physique , he was also acknowledged as the he-man of the indian film industry .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "in fact , a scene in the movie where he takes off his shirt to cover the ailing meena kumari was one of the highlights of the movie .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "his performance in the movie ensured him a nomination in the best actor category in the filmfare awards for that year .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "however , it was won by dev anand for his performance in guide .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "he made his presence strongly felt despite the fact that he did not lip sync for any songs in the film .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "in the 1960s , it was very unusual for the leading man not to sing any songs in a movie .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was also instrumental in making dharmendra-meena kumari a popular couple and they went on to act in more movies like chandan ka palna , manjhli didi and baharon ki manzil after this .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "before shooting for the film , o. p. ralhan had wanted sunil dutt to don the leading role but it did not work out .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "during shooting , at one point of time , dharmendra had a show-down with the film 's director o. p. ralhan since he felt that the director had an arrogant attitude and he contemplated quitting the film mid-way .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "however , sense prevailed and he resumed shooting .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was remade in tamil as oli vilakku with m. g. ramachandran and in malayalam as puthiya velicham with jayan . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "phool aur patthar", "paragraphs": ["song from the movie ( phool aur patthar 1966 ) by mohd . rafi .\n: ~ phool aur patthar - ( 1966 ) full ' movie ' - ' free ' hd : ~ phool aur patthar - ( 1966 ) full ' movie ' online ' hd : ~ phool aur patthar - ( 1966 ) full ' movie . . .\nphool aur patthar is a social hindi movie , directed by o . p . rathan , starring dharmendra , meena kumari , jagdeep , sapru along with others . phool aur patthar story goes like this : shaka is a robber whose boss gives him 50 % commission for each robbery . shaka is in love with a club dancer rita . the boss assigns one new contract to shaka - to rob jeevanram , a miser . during that time the plague hits jeevanram . jeevanram is asked to vacate his house . this clears shaka ' s path for t here , on the movie page , you will find every thing that you need to know . get the up - to - date news updates of phool aur patthar , as it happens . among phool aur patthar songs , diya na bujha mere ghar ka , laayi hain hazaaron rang holi , mere dil ke andar chalaati hain khanjar , are most popular . check out what others are saying about the movie on twitter .\nphool aur patthar was o . p . ralhan ' s 1966 hindi film that made dharmendra a star in the hindi film industry . it starred meena kumari along with dharmendra who played a villainous character ( or patthar , literally a stone ) whose inner good being ( or phool , literally a flower ) is drawn out by meena kumari . the movie also starred shashikala , lalita pawar , madan puri and iftekhar .\nphool aur patthar , 1966 , 182 / 365 bollywood centenary celebrations | india video 182nd episode of 100 years of bollywood , a series featuring the milestones of hindi cinema , india . directed by o . p . ralhan , the 1966 released phool aur patthar was the movie that made dharmendra to stardom . for more details click on : - urltoken do like , share , comment & subscribe to our channel . subscribe to youtube : urltoken * * join us on * * facebook - - urltoken google + - - urltoken twitter - - urltoken linkedin - - urltoken\nmere dil ke andar jalaati hai khanjar bacha lo mujh khush nazar se bacha lo . phool aur patthar was o . p . ralhan ' s 1966 hindi film that made dharmendra a star in the hindi film industry . it starred meena kumari along with dharmendra who played a villainous character whose inner good being is drawn out by meena kumari .\nthe concept of the anti - hero became a trend in indian cinema with the unusual success of the hindi film kismet ( 1943 ) produced by bombay talkies . ashok kumar played a pickpocket in the film which was probably inspired by john cromwell\u2019s algiers ( 1938 ) . premapaasam ( tamil , 1956 ) , bhale ramudu ( telugu , 1956 ) and kanaka chilanka ( malayalam , 1966 ) were remakes of kismet . similar films with the anti - hero concept followed in various languages . o . p . ralhan\u2019s phool aur patthar ( 1966 ) with dharmendra in the lead , and its tamil remake oli vilakku ( 1968 ) with mgr as the anti - hero were huge hits .\none of the best works of dharmendra and meena kumari . it is a shame that dharmendra never received a film fare award . phool aur pathar is evident that he could meet the class and skill level of a legend meena kumari . dharmendra starred in number of critically acclaimed and box office successes and he was one of top actors at par with some of industry ' s legends . however he is never respected the same way and reduced to an action star . dharmendra is a living legend , handsome as ever , and one of the best industry has seen .\nunfortunately the review does not do justice to a super - hit movie may be because sometimes it is hard for non - indians to accept the dogmas of indian culture . look , in the 60\u2019s , widow remarriage was not very common . so , if ralhan showed a widow moving in with a goonda , that itself was something that was way ahead of its times . granted that dharmendra had hits before , but this was his first solo - hit and this could not have been achieved without meena kumari . to give due credit to her , her image as a weepy heroine helped the movie . i do not think mala sinha or waheeda rehman or sadhana or vyjayanthi could have done this role . it was a deglamorised role and most actresses in the 60\u2019s were too concerned with their make - up and look . the real life chemistry between the lead pair helped the movie\u2019s success . reports say that dharmendra did not take too kindly to ralhan\u2019s arrogance and almost walked out of the movie . meena kumari\u2019s personal life was in shambles \u2013 almost a real life version of chotti bahu in \u201csahib biwi aur ghulam\u201d . this explains why we could never see the meena of 50\u2019s [ baiju bawra , magroor , kohinoor , yahudi , footpath , azad ] in the 60\u2019s . she had a neighbour called janki doss and as per reports , he was the one who spread rumours about her !\nafter nearly a decade the same story was remade in malayalam as puthiya velicham , which was released on october 12 , 1979 . the unusual success of this action - packed film has been attributed to jayan\u2019s performance in the negative role .\nproduced by subramaniam kumar for sastha productions , the film was directed by sreekumaran thampi , who also wrote the script , dialogues and lyrics . the colour film was shot at vahini , arunachalam , prakash and balaji gardens . cinematography by n . a . thara , editing by narayanan and music by salil chaudhary were commendable .\njayan , jose prakash , sankaradi , jagathi sreekumar , sreevidya , jayabharathi and meena played significant roles in the film .\nthe story focussed on widow remarriage pivoting around the life of a thief . circumstances force venu ( jayan ) to turn into a criminal . he falls prey to a blackmailer , johnson ( jose prakash ) who uses his hotel as a cover for all his fraudulent activities . venu is in love with lilly ( jayabharathi ) a dancer in this hotel .\nvenu then meets lakshmi ( sreevidya ) in a mansion which he breaks into . a widow , lakshmi has been locked up inside the mansion by her husband\u2019s parents . suffering from typhoid , lakshmi is looked after by venu . timely medical care saves her life and she leaves the mansion .\nlakshmi\u2019s in - laws , panicker ( sankaradi ) and maheswari ( meena ) return from madras and find that their house has been looted . lakshmi is accused of the crime . she is beaten up and her brother - in - law balan ( vijay raj ) attempts to molest her . venu reaches in time to save lakshmi . and when she is thrown out of the house venu gives her refuge . lakshmi succeeds in reforming venu . he begins to work as a labourer and promises lakshmi that he would never go back to his criminal ways .\nin his attempt to save a young girl from fire venu sustains severe burn injuries . lakshmi\u2019s loving care brings him back to full health .\nnow , johnson sets a trap to bring venu back to his fold . he sends his men to lakshmi with the false news that venu is injured in an accident . lakshmi rushes to meet venu but is accosted by johsnon who attempts to rape her . she is saved by the timely intervention of lilly . in the ensuing fight , lilly is shot dead by johnson . the police appear on the scene and arrest johnson . the film ends with the marriage of venu and lakshmi .\nthe film made full use of jayan\u2019s macho image putting him through numerous fight sequences . sreevidya also did well in her role .\ndeviating from his usual character roles , thikkurissi sukumaran nair as lohithaksha bhagavathar did full justice to his comic role . jagathy sreekumar as a pick pocket , \u2018parippuvada\u2019 kuttappan , sreelatha as his lover and poojappura ravi as a doctor created moments of laughter .\nthe songs written by sreekumaran thampi and set to tune by salil chaudhary became hits . most of them were repetitions of his bengali film and non film tunes . jhil jhil jhil chilampanangi \u2026 . ( p . jayachandran - p . susheela ) was a direct copy of the tune that he used for the bengali film pasher bari ( 1953 ) . other songs like aaraattu kadavil \u2026 ( jayachandran ) , aaraaro swapnajalakam \u2026 ( ambili ) , manasse nin ponnambalam \u2026 . ( s . janaki ) , poovirinjallo athil \u2026 ( k . j . yesudas ) turned very popular .\nwill be remembered : a a good entertainer with a message on widow re - marriage ; for jayan\u2019s performance and for its songs .\nfunny qwalli - pho . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nna tum hato na hum haten ( very rare qawali ) . mohd . rafi sahab\naaj kyon ham se parda hai . . rafi , lata _ kaho ji tum kya kya kharidoge . . vyajyantimala . . a tribute\nude jab jab zulfen teri full video song | naya daur | dilip kumar , vyjayanthimala | mohd . rafi , asha\nruk meri rani _ dil daulat duniya _ kishorek _ shanker - jaikishen . mp4\nhum intezar karenge - meena kumari , asha bhosle , mohd . rafi , bahu begum song\nwe are updating our terms of service , privacy policy , and cookie and internet advertising policy effective may 25 , 2018 ! you can preview the new version and see details about the updates here .\nhello ! we have selected english as your language preference . if you would like to browse in a different language , please choose a language using the dropdown . deutsch english espa\u00f1ol fran\u00e7ais italiano \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\nthis may improve readability of textual content and reduce power consumption on certain devices . experiment at will .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ndon ' t want to miss anything new ? enter your email address to subscribe and receive notifications of new posts by email .\ni\u2019m on a dharmendra or dog co - star kick this week apparently . this movie has both !\nit\u2019s oodles of good masala fun , despite the unfortunate presence of a weepy and sanctimonious meena kumari . i know she and dharmendra carried on a real - life affair for awhile , but it\u2019s a thanda jodi onscreen for sure . she was really beautiful and fun in the 50\u2019s ; i don\u2019t know how she became so maudlin in the 60\u2019s . however ! ! ! the film is saved by the presence of numerous character actors in all their glory ( and occasionally in drag ) , beautiful songs by ravi and the aforementioned dharmendra and famous dog bhairon . fun for everyone !\ni\u2019ve decided that another reason i love hindi movies is because all the people in them show up over and over for decades and become like family .\nshaka ( dharmendra ) has been a criminal from his orphaned childhood : in and out of jail , familiar with the police in his town , and the object of scorn and insults from the people he lives among . he works for \u201cboss\u201d ( madan puri in a red wig ) , who owns a hotel ; and he is loved by bad girl rita ( shashikala in a platinum blonde wig ) , a dancer at the same hotel .\ni must note here that in spite of numerous fashion don\u2019ts , shashikala is quite wonderful . she\u2019s yet another actress whose lack of stardom i don\u2019t understand . and the music by ravi is just fabulous , especially if you are a big fan of the \u201cindian twist\u201d like i am .\nboss has a new target for shaka , the zamindar of a nearby town named jeevan lal ( jeevan ) . he is very rich , but so kanjus that he refuses to put his wealth in the bank , but keeps it in the house where he can maintain a close eye on it .\non the way to jeevan\u2019s village shaka meets an old friend ( from jail no doubt ) sadakram ( played by director op ralhan ) and his gang of pickpockets working a crowd . one of them is ram avtar ( most famous as the fat guy laughing uncontrollably on the train at the start of teesri manzil ) . i love him . he is just so\u2026fat !\nsadakram tells shaka that jeevan\u2019s town is infested with the plague ( another theme i encountered recently , in dhoop chhaon ! ) . the inhabitants have all fled , leaving their homes ripe for the picking . shaka is pleased to hear this : his job will be easy .\nhe reaches the deserted village and goes into jeevan lal\u2019s house . sadly , jeevan and his family have taken all their valuables with them . but\u2014they\u2019ve left their widowed daughter - in - law shanti ( meena kumari ) , who is bedridden and ill , to die . they haven\u2019t even left her with any water . of course , she\u2019s not one to complain .\nshaka takes pity on her and forces the neighboring town\u2019s doctor ( sundar ) to treat her . shanti slowly gets better . when the plague ends and jeevan , his wife ( lalita pawar ) and son kalicharan ( ram mohan ) return to find her alive , kalicharan attempts to rape her . shaka returns just in time to save her , and takes her home with him . she has come to represent something to him .\ni don\u2019t know that i could stand her weeping and self - pity , but maybe i am one of those worse people .\nshe moves into his house , and of course asks him for a krishna murti that she can pray to . she cleans up the place , too . and finally stops crying ! but only for a minute : the prying and curious neighbors unfortunately don\u2019t treat her any better than they do shaka .\nmeanwhile , back at jeevan lal\u2019s , a lawyer for shanti\u2019s uncle has shown up . the uncle has died and left her 6 lakhs in his will , but the lawyer will only deliver the papers to shanti herself .\nthey tell him that she\u2019s gone on a pilgrimage , and then come up with a plan . they bury their wealth ( which appears to consist mostly of large pieces of gold jewelry ) in the back yard , and then call the police to report that they have been robbed and shanti has been kidnapped .\ntheir plotting is overheard by the doctor , though , and he steals the jewelry from the yard and gives it to his wife ( the one and only tun tun ) .\nshe is probably the only woman large enough to carry off wearing it all at once ! shaka\u2019s friend sadakram is passing by , though , and manages to steal a bangle off her wrist .\nwhen shaka finds out that the townspeople taunted shanti , he beats up one of them . she gets angry at him ( and she already disapproves of his profession ) . he tells her about his sad childhood , how he was forced to steal in order to eat , and then he starts crying .\nat this point i am fed up with both of them and decide that shaka falling in love with shanti is just not believable , and i stop caring much about the plot . if you want to know more you\u2019ll have to watch it .\ndharmendra saves a little girl from a burning house , thus redeeming himself in the eyes of his neighbors . they love him now . yay ! ( and he comes out unscarred and still beautiful ) :\nposted on april 23 , 2008 at 4 : 07 pm in hindi movies | rss feed you can skip to the end and leave a reply .\numm , wow . that was quite an ambiguous review . still seems fun though , especially since it has hijras in it .\ni think it was dharmendra\u2019s first hit . the two went on to make several forgettable films after that . i was always under the impression that the movie was b & w \u2013 guess the tv channels show it in b & w to make it a \u201cclassic\u201d !\nnot really . this was the movie that made dharmendra a star . however , he did have hits like haqeeqat ( 1964 ) , kaajal ( 1965 ) , aaye milan ki bela ( 1964 ) and others before this .\ni really want to see this \u2013 and not just for dharmendra \u2013 the english subtitles look really funny , and i always enjoy that . and the songs look like good fun too \u2013 especially the one with the crooks in drag .\nyes , it was all good except for meena and her constant weeping : - ) i really loved the songs but can\u2019t find them anywhere\u2026might have to resort to extracting them from the dvd .\ni wonder how bhairon got famous - and where he was famous at \u2013 rofl .\niftekhar had maybe two lines in this film , and did some standing around but not much else .\nmanmohan krishna makes me think of one of snow white\u2019s dwarves or something . he\u2019s just so cute . love those eyes . he usually is a kindly character too .\nexcellent images here memsaab ! eventually i will see it . i especially agreed with youre statement here : \u201ci\u2019ve decided that another reason i love hindi movies is because all the people in them show up over and over for decades and become like family . \u201d\nor maybe they used a dummy\u2026although i don\u2019t think so . looked pretty real , and i don\u2019t think animal safety was a big concern back then\u2026i prefer not to think about it : - )\ndon\u2019t you watch the latest bollywood movies like krazzy4 , om shanti om , etc . ? the latest ones are completely different and you will like them too .\nsome of them make you cringe . watching some of new film with young kids ? nah ! it shows unnecessary skin & smooching .\nhey\u2026\u2026 quick question\u2026 . how do you get such fantastic stills from the vids you watch ? i have tried everything\u2026 but they are so poor , that half the fun is gone . . do let me know . . thanks\ni play the dvd on my mac and use a dashboard app to capture them ( screenshot ) , then resize them in photoshop ( any image editing application would do , though ) \u2026i do spend time making sure the picture is as clear as it can be before i screen cap it too .\ni just watched this film 2 nites ago on dvd . i enjoyed it , but you could be right about meena kumari in this one . all the supporting actors were great , manmohan krishna cuddly as ever , iftekhar ( what can be said about him ) & shashikala like ive never seen her before . i went around the house twisting all the next day .\npoor meena . i just find her so hard to take in the 60s . she was beautiful and scintillating in the 50s before heartbreak and alcohol did her in though .\nand i really liked this film , except for the whole weepy thing . shashikala was awesome and bhairon the dog too : - )\nim thrilled to have found your website . i have loved hindi films for most of my life & i have a dvd collection of over 150 films from 1948 to 1980 . i will need to spend so much time on this site & im very excited about it . ive only had my computer for 2 months & i look forward to being able to share my feelings & opinions on these films & actors & songs with others . i not only love these films , i am in love with them .\ni must say i find this site pretty interesting too and am so glad to have found people watching and actually discussing these old films . like eva , i too , am in love with hindi films ( and the old songs ) even when they\u2019re silly ( i like that too ) . true about meena k being a tragey queen with too much tears but i haven\u2019t this film yet \u2013 pakeeza is one of my absolute favourite ones , it\u2019s awesome and raaj kumar very attractive in it .\n\u201cshashikala is quite wonderful . she\u2019s yet another actress whose lack of stardom i don\u2019t understand . \u201d\nshe didn\u2019t understand that herself . she had to play even mala sinha\u2019s mother ( or in - law ) in paisa ya pyar . she was just great in sujata and anupama . i remembered reading the paisa ya pyaar incident somewhere . she started crying at the sets , whereupon dadamoni console dher and said \u201clook at me , i\u2019ve played mala sinha\u2019s hero and now i play her father\u2019s role\u201d .\nmeena kumari in the 60\u2019s played only herself or atleast her projection of herself . the nadir of this evolution line is i think in chandan ka palna . just obnoxious !\nit is great fun to read your review immediately after seeing a movie because the film is fresh in your mind and you get a \u201cmemsaab take\u201d on the film which you can immediately relate to the film .\nagree with your review to a large extent . except that i am so used to meena kumari in her weepy roles that it did not surprise or bother me too much here .\nshashikala was fabulous . i readily join the group of \u201cpuzzled fans who never shashikala not becoming a bigger star\u201d .\nyou have not said much about dharam here . to be honest , he looked a bit old and tired to me . and even looked like he had put on weight . this was 1966 \u2013 he should have looked young and fresh . i have seen later movies of his where he looks younger and fitter . maybe he needed a hema or sharmila or asha pairing to bring out some freshness in him .\nall in all , i liked the movie . had heard a lot about it \u2013 now i have seen it .\nin fact for his performance , he was nominated in the filmfare best actor category . however , dev anand won it ( and rightfuly ) for guide ( 1966 ) .\ni liked it too , but truthfully just wanted to give meena a tight slap . self - inflicted misery is intolerable to me , and she needed it . dharam was fine , but he spent too much time with her and i preferred all the other good stuff going on . : ) he probably looked old and tired because he was dealing with meena both on and off - screen ! i\u2019ve said it often on here , but i find her so sad\u2026she was so gorgeous and lively in the 50s , and i hate to watch what happened to her .\nslap * her * ? not the people around her who were mistreating meena kumari and were causing her misery ( in the movie , that is ) ? it\u2019s not like she cried for fun in the movie . i can understand you wanting a more proactive heroine , but your frustration is misplaced . it\u2019s cruel and callous to take your anger out on the victim rather than those around her who deserve it .\ni just watched this one this afternoon , and completely agree with you about mena kumari\u2019s incessant weeping . there was something touching about shanti and shaka that made some of the more lugubrious stuff bearable for me . the crook reformed by the love of a good woman\u2013a favorite plot , so perhaps i am too generous . they were a real life couple for a while ? hard to imagine . especially since she looks older than him due to the ravages of her illness . as always , thanks for naming the character actors\u2013but which dancer is saroj khan ? shashikala\u2019s outfits were super hideous , and not in a good way , although the white chiffon she wore in the drinking song is a bit enviable .\ndharmendra by himself can pretty much make up for anything in my book : - ) shashikala\u2019s blonde hair made my head spin . i loved her outfits\u2014they were eye popping 8 - d\nok , i have to ask , this is the movie where dharmendra takes off his shirt for the first time . it is supposed to be the most sensual moment in the movie and in bollywoodom in general . i saw a clip of this from the dharmendra biography on youtube urltoken and maybe there is some context i am missing but him covering up meena with a blanket is supposed to be sensual ? ?\nwow , shashikala looks really different in this . i think she didn\u2019t become a leading lady because she was type - cast as the mean sister - in - law ( i . e . aarthi ) in a lot of her movies . that\u2019s a hard image to escape .\ndespite her steady decline in the 60\u2019s , you have got to credit her for the success of movies like pakeezah , dushman , a jeetendra starrer & the legendary gulzar classic \u2013 mere apne before she passed away into a zone that offered her eternal peace from all prying eyes .\nif you look at the movie chandan ka palna , it becomes clear that she would not live long . heavy drinking had already taken a toll on her . it is so sad that she died in penury and only good souls like nargis and sunil dutt helped in performing her last rites .\nshashikala too had a disastrous personal life , poor lady , she suffered a lot in life and you know that for you to succeed in bollywood , you have to compromise a lot , fight hard to change your image and network aggressively .\nbut the truth is that this was a big hit in the 60\u2019s and though this melodrama may not be watchable today due to changing times , it at least had a progressive streak in its screen play .\nto be fair , it\u2019s sometimes hard for south asians as well , particularly the ones in the western countries . thankfully , the movies of today are moving away from sati - savitri tragedy and pity ( well , for the most part ) . your balanced , informed comment is appreciated though . it gives the movie more perspective . : )\nthe best thing about this movie was meena kumari\u2019s performance . dharam was a horrible actor . this movie was a hit because of meenas performance .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nshaka is a robber whose boss gives him 50 % commission for each robbery . shaka is in love with a club dancer rita . the boss assigns one new contract to shaka - to rob jeevanram , a miser . during that time the plague hits jeevanram . jeevanram is asked to vacate his house . this clears shaka ' s path for to robbing jeevan ' s house . when he goes to rob he cant find any money but he sees a lady battling for life . shaka brings the local quack and saves that lady from death . that lady happens to be shantidevi , a widow of jeevanram ' s elder son . jeevanram ' s wife and son dont like shantidevi because of which they leave her behind during the plague . when they come back they are suprised to see shantidevi alive . they see a man ' s jacket and so they start thinking that she is into a relationship . kalicharan tries to rape shantidevi but she escapes and runs away with shaka to his house . as time passes shantidevi ' s goodness starts impressing shaka who transforms himself slowly . he proves this by saving a child from a burning building risking his own life . both fall in love . shaka ' s withdrawal leaves his boss and rita at a loss . so the boss kidnaps shantidevi and takes her to an unknown place and tries to rape her but shaka enters just in time to save her . during the fight rita dies . after overcoming many more hurdles shaka and shantidevi start leading a life of health and happiness .\ncopyright 2010 - 2013 : gomolo . all rights reserved . | terms | privacy\nshaka is a robber whose boss gives him 50 % commission for each robbery . shaka is in love with a club dancer rita . the boss assigns one new contract to shaka - to rob jeevanram , a miser . during that time the plague hits jeevanram . jeevanram is asked to vacate his house . this clears shaka ' s path for to robbing jeevan ' s house . when he goes to rob he cant find any money but he sees a lady battling for life . shaka brings the local quack and saves that lady from death . that lady happens to be shantidevi , a widow of jeevanram ' s elder son . jeevanram ' s wife and son dont like shantidevi because . . .\nthis is the film which earned the famous\nhe man\ntitle for dharmendra .\nin attempt to rob a house , shaka comes across shanti , who is unwell and has been abandoned by her in - laws . shaka brings her back to good health but soon her family returns hatching a plot to get her back when they find out that she has been left a legacy .\na noteworthy potboiler depicting a forbidden liaison between a widow ( meena kumari ) and a petty criminal ( dharmendra ) . the sequence in which dharmendra crept up to the supine heroine in a shirtless , drunken stupor had audiences whistling in delight . the screenplay blended the elements of a typical entertainer with a strong social comment on widow remarriage . the assertive vamp ( shashikala ) provided a persuasive counterpoint to the chaste and inviolable widow . it was by far the most fruitful collaborative effort of dharmendra and meena kumari during their much talked - about friendship in the 1960s .\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed .\nhello zafar ji , you can email the information on mathurjayshree @ urltoken she is mr . karan dewan ' s daughter and lives in mumbai\nthanks for sharing such a valuable information gathered at one place . do you have film\nbaadil starring habib and deeba\nmujhe pyar ki zindagi dene wale . . rafi - asha - pyar ka sagar .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 hungama digital media entertainment pvt . ltd . all rights reserved .\nthis email id is already registered with us with facebook . please login with facebook .\nby submitting this form you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of cinestaan . com .\nthe 14th filmfare awards were held in 1967 , honoring the best hindi films of 1966 . producer and star dev anand ' s smash hit guide was named the best film of the year , winning a few other major and minor awards , including best actor for dev anand and best director for his brother vijay anand .\nthis page is based on a wikipedia article written by authors ( here ) . text is available under the cc by - 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{"id": 115536, "summary": [{"text": "the public domain is a 2015 drama film set in minneapolis , minnesota .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the film follows characters whose lives were impacted by the collapse of the i-35w mississippi river bridge on august 1 , 2007 .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the story takes place seven years later .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "it is centered on a bar in a polish neighborhood named the public domain .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the time is around the feast of saint casimir ( march 4 . ) the film was shot on location in minneapolis and st. paul .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "budget came from the minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund , through a reimbursement program administered by the minnesota film & tv board independent filmmaker project minnesota .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "to qualify , films have to be set in the state and/or have a strong minnesota focus . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "the public domain ( film )", "paragraphs": ["urltoken public domain movie torrents hosts a wide variety of movies now in the public domain .\nohio artists remix the public domain : q & a with celia c . peters , producer of public domain pop - up exhibit\non ohio artists remix the public domain : q & a with celia c . peters , producer of public domain pop - up exhibit\nohio artists remix the public domain : q & a with celia c . peters , producer of public domain pop - up exhibit | copyright corner\nplease note that the laws of various countries define the scope of the public domain differently , making it necessary to specify which jurisdiction ' s public domain is being discussed .\non the strength of its film \u201canother earth\u201d , the non - profit - making artists public domain production company is planning to develop a support and advisory site for independent film directors .\nfilms published march 1 , 1989 to present the only films published anywhere after march 1989 in the us public domain are us government films and ones that the producer dedicated to the public domain .\nthe earliest films are the easiest to explain : those from before 1923 are in the public domain .\nthis guide concerns films in the public domain . for a guide to all types of creative works ( books , photos , music , software , etc . ) , see the public domain sherpa . this site provides helpful information on finding and using public domain material in the united states .\nnote : there is no definitive\nslam dunk\ncertainty or official list when it comes to the question of whether a film is in the public domain . because a film can incorporate cinematography , drama , literature , music , art , and / or trademark , it is more difficult to determine the public domain status of film than for any other media . unfortunately , there is no single method for determining if a film , or parts of it , is in the public domain .\nfestival films festival films claims that it carries the largest selection of public domain feature films in the world .\nall titles in the public domain catalog are available from festival films in the inexpensive dvd - r format .\nfilm superlist : motion pictures in the u . s . public domain , a series of copyright reference books created by attorney walter hurst ( 1930 - 1991 ) .\nfilmmaker patrick coyle\u2019s new movie , the public domain , centers on the psychological aftermath of the i - 35w bridge collapse .\nfollowing are some online resources for finding listings of films and television shows believed to be in the public domain .\n\u201cforgotten faces : why some of our cinema heritage is part of the public domain , \u201d by david pierce ( film history , vol . 19 , no . 20 )\nin 1998 an additional 20 years was granted to the copyright period making all films for 1923 on available for a 95 year period of protection . all films made before 1923 are permanently in the public domain . through all of these extensions , american films which had already fallen into the public domain for the reasons sited above continued to be public domain .\nthe public domain \u2019s official premiere is scheduled for march 27 at the lagoon theater . if you miss it there , you can catch it at the duluth superior film festival in june .\none of charlie chaplin\u2019s most acclaimed works ( and a favorite of chaplin himself ) , the gold rush actually exists in two versions , one of which is entirely public domain . the copyright renewal for the original film was never filed , meaning that version became public domain in 1953 . however , in 1942 chaplin himself reedited and re - released the film with a new score and recorded narration . while the original footage , and therefore the original film in its entirety , are still public domain , chaplin\u2019s additions were copyrighted , and the copyright was later renewed .\nfirst of all , in writing the film , coyle dispensed with all the easy , obvious plot options . whatever your expectations may be for a film \u201cabout\u201d the 35w calamity , the public domain will defy them . the characters are not based on real people .\npatrick coyle ' s\nthe public domain ,\nopening friday at lagoon cinema , dissects the human damage from the 2007 disaster .\nthe pd catalog contains mostly american films made before 1964 . these carefully researched films have been considered to be in the public domain in the usa for many years . why is a film in the public domain ? study all about it in this copyright discussion . briefly , films fall into the public domain because they were never properly registered with the library of congress in the first place or were not renewed as required by the prevailing copyright laws at the time .\nfor larger collections of the best public domain feature films , check out our gold and silver collections of 50 films each .\nthe christmas classic might be the most famous public domain movie of all time , but you may have noticed it only airs on one tv network ( nbc ) every holiday season , which isn\u2019t exactly public domain treatment for such a sought - after seasonal movie . that\u2019s because , while technically still in the public domain , it does enjoy certain copyright protections now that it didn\u2019t in the decades when it became a constantly re - running holiday staple on public television . in 1974 , the initial 28 - year copyright on the film expired when owner republic pictures failed to renew it , and so the film entered the public domain . in 1993 , though , republic used a new supreme court ruling to essentially reclaim the film by asserting their copyright to the original story on which the film is based\u2014\u201cthe greatest gift\u201d by philip van doren stern . using this and their copyright to the film\u2019s music , republic was able to reassert a degree of ownership over the film , and in 1994 they granted nbc a long - term deal to broadcast the film each christmas , which continues today . technically , the film itself is still public domain , so if you wanted to completely reedit it and change the music , you could \u2026 but who wants that ?\nperhaps the greatest of buster keaton\u2019s legendary silent comedies , the general shares the gold rush \u2019s slightly complex release history . the original keaton film entered the public domain in 1956 , when the original copyright expired , but another version exists . in 1953 , film distributor raymond rohauer re - released the film with new edits , music , and an introduction . the rohauer copyright was later renewed , but as with the gold rush , only the additional elements are under copyright . keaton\u2019s original remains public domain .\nmanos is famously bad , so much so that almost no one had heard of the film until the cult tv series mystery science theater 3000 mercilessly mocked it in a 1993 episode . that episode vaulted the film into the public imagination , and it has since gained considerable fame among bad movie fans . the original film features no copyright notice , placing it in the public domain , but the story\u2019s gotten more complicated in recent years .\nacquires title to , and control over , the physical items . the intellectual property of works not in the public domain remains with their legal owners . the\nfestival films has been in business for over 35 years and has acquired thousands of public domain films and tv shows . we constantly add titles and update quality with new film to video transfers . click on the cafe roxy sign for\nvariety programs\nof public domain films . click on lost & rare for exclusive rare films !\nfilms created by and for the us government except in fairly rare cases where the us government commissioned a film and expressly allowed the producer to maintain copyright , all films from the us government are in the public domain . the us may maintain copyright protection in foreign countries . in addition , films made by local and state governments may or may not be in the public domain .\npublic domain is an intellectual property designation referring to the body of creative works and knowledge in which no person , government or organization has any proprietary interest such as a copyright . these works are considered part of the public cultural and intellectual heritage of content that is not owned or controlled by anyone and which may be freely used by all . according to wikipedia :\nthese materials are public property , and available for anyone to use freely ( the\nright to copy\n) for any purpose . the public domain can be defined in contrast to several forms of intellectual property ; the public domain in contrast to copyrighted works is different from the public domain in contrast to trademarks or patented works .\nthe public domain | out + about features | the best of the twin cities | mpls . st . paul magazine - mpls . st . paul magazine\nalthough the film won the international prize at the 1951 venice film festival and was a hit with the british press , critical reaction in the u . s . was mixed . the\ninfodigi ' s public domain resource infodigi provides an list ( in alphabetical order from a through z ) of films that are probably in the public domain . if you plan to use one of these films we recommend that you consult with an attorney to ensure that it meets the standards .\nfor laws specific to the united states , see the section\nus copyright rules : films in the us public domain\nincluded at the end of this guide .\nall users of public domain films should become familiar with the concept by perusing this copyright discussion . briefly , films fall into the public domain if they are released without any \u00a9 notice in the credits , if they are never registered with the library of congress , or if they were not renewed after 28 years as required for films and tv shows made before 1964 . oh , yes , any film from any country that was made before 1923 is in the public domain . there are other nuances so do study up !\nthese are some companies that distribute public domain films for commercial purposes such as transferring to different formats for retail sale and generating stock footage .\nthe film is about four strangers whose lives are connected by the 35w bridge collapse in 2007 . it has also been tapped to screen at the minneapolis - st . paul international film festival in april and the duluth superior film festival in june .\nhis girl friday is one of the most famous films in the public domain\u2014but with an interesting loophole . the play on which the film is based , 1928\u2019s the front page , was copyrighted and renewed , which means it\u2019s still protected and therefore so is any work directly based on it . this makes his girl friday practically unusable in terms of free exhibition , because you\u2019d need permission from the copyright owners of the front page , even though the film is , technically , public domain .\nwhat was the first article you posted ? we initially focused on things that were coming into the public domain that year . in many countries , works enter the public domain 70 years after the death of the author or artist , and 2011 saw the works of nathaniel west enter the public domain , including his most famous book , day of the locusts . the first article was about that and west\u2019s relationship with hollywood , written by marion meade , who\u2019d recently published a book on the subject .\nthe public domain is coyle\u2019s third feature film . his first two\u2014 detective fiction ( 2003 ) and into temptation ( 2009 ) \u2014were critical ( if not commercial ) successes . likewise , the public domain should secure coyle\u2019s reputation as one of the most serious and interesting filmmakers in town\u2014which may or may not be a good thing , depending on your tolerance for movies that make you think .\na film ' s protected status and protectable life begins with the initial commercial showing , the copyright registration date , or the in - notice date - whichever comes first . to help people understand the general principals of why a film enters the public domain , festival films has put together a helpful synopsis , which is reproduced below .\nmclintock ! , one of five films to feature the iconic partnership of john wayne and maureen o\u2019hara , is both a public domain film and the subject of an interesting public domain court case . the initial copyright , held by wayne\u2019s company batjac productions , expired in 1991 . in 1996 , batjac attempted to register copyrights on two drafts of the mclintock ! screenplay , and filed suit that same year against goodtimes home video , a company that began releasing vhs tapes of the film as a result of its public domain status in 1993 . batjac\u2019s argument was that , since it owned the screenplay , the screenplay drafts should be copyrighted and the film should therefore fall under the screenplay copyright . a u . s . district court ruled that the release of the film itself \u201ceffected the publication of the unpublished screenplay to the extent that the screenplay was incorporated into the film , \u201d and denied batjac\u2019s claim . the decision was later upheld by the ninth circuit court in 1998 .\nwhy is this man smiling ? patrick coyle ' s movie\npublic domain\nhas been picked up by landmark and will premiere here march 27 .\npeters : we initially provided artists with links to a plethora of public domain material that they could use for their pieces . artists in the show are providing me with links to sources that confirm that either the expired copyright of the content they\u2019ve used was not renewed or that the work has been put into the public domain by the copyright owner .\n\u201cit\u2019s a wonderful life\u201d became a fixture on television after apparently falling into the public domain , but it was often broadcast using substandard prints . eventually , the film was brought back into the copyright fold partly via the 1939 short story on which it was based .\nwired magazine compiled this list of the 10 best public domain movies worth downloading to your computer or mobile device . find them at sites like urltoken or urltoken .\n\u201cwe typically prioritize the preservation of public domain titles here because we figure if we don\u2019t , then no one is likely to , \u201d mr . mashon wrote .\nstanley donen\u2019s classic thriller is still praised today for its screenplay and its hitchcockian filmmaking , but an early error made it one of the most high - profile films to ever enter the public domain . the final version of the film bears the notice \u201cmcmlxiii by universal pictures company , inc . and stanley donen films , inc . all rights reserved . \u201d somehow , no one working at the print lab or at universal noticed the lack of the word \u201ccopyright\u201d or the copyright emblem , and so the film fell into the public domain immediately upon release .\nwe reached out to the exhibit\u2019s founder and producer , celia c . peters , to learn more about the upcoming show and the relationship between artists , art , and the public domain .\nbuster keaton in the 1926 silent film \u201cthe general , \u201d directed by keaton and clyde bruckman .\n\u201ci remember seeing those public domain \u201839 steps\u2019 prints . it\u2019s not just that the film is dupey , \u201d he said , referring to the duplication of inferior prints without reference to an original negative . \u201cthe soundtracks were so muddy you could hardly hear them . \u201d\nthe public domain : how to find & use copyright - free writings , music , art & more by stephen fishman . berkeley , ca : nolo , 2014 .\nwhat criteria do you use to choose stuff for the review ? as the name suggests , all our content is in the public domain , so that ' s the first criterion . we try to focus on works that are in the public domain in most countries , which isn\u2019t as easy as it sounds since every country has different rules . generally , it means stuff created by people who passed away before the early 1940s . the second criterion is that there are no restrictions on the re - use of the digital copies of the public domain material .\nopenflix openflix provides a directory of movies commonly thought to be in the public domain and works their owners are willing to let be distributed . use of movies in the public domain , though , is limited by difficulty of identifying works that truly do not have any proprietary interests . through dialogue , openflix hopes to resolve some of the confusion .\nfestival films catalog of public domain action , comedy , horror , war , science - fiction , cartoons , serials , black heritage , 1950s tv and more .\nthe issue may be increasingly moot as viewers become more accustomed to high - definition quality , which restorations like those by the british film institute and the library of congress make possible . the public domain prints of the films in the \u201chitchcock 9\u201d series , for instance , are a distant memory .\ndvd - r prices start at $ 30 for a feature film , 4 half - hour tv shows or a cafe roxy program , with discounts for volume purchases . see our pricing page . dvds come with a statement as to why each film or films are in the public domain . a free dvd sampler disc is available on request .\nthe public domain ( a quintessential northeast pub invented for the locally shot film ) is where callers go to revisit time in a bottle . we enter this home away from home eight years after the disaster alongside several regulars , each still coping with unique varieties of life\u2019s fallout .\n\u201cthe public domain\u201d is the second movie to wrap production that has received legacy - amendment public money from the minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund , through a reimbursement program administered by the minnesota film & tv board independent filmmaker project minnesota . in order to qualify for up to $ 175 , 000 , films have to be set in the state and / or have a strong minnesota focus .\nfilm superlist : motion pictures in the u . s . public domain . created by walter e . hurst ; updated edition by d . richard baer . hollywood , calif . : hollywood film archive , 1992 - 1994 . ( three volumes to date , covering 50 , 000 films from the years 1894 - 1939 , 1940 - 49 , and 1950 - 59 . )\nin order to comply with copyright laws of the 1960s , a film had to display its release year , its copyright owner , and the copyright logo ( or the word \u201ccopyright\u201d ) somewhere on the final release cut . when the walter reade organization agreed to distribute night of the living dead , it was called night of the flesh eaters . a legal dispute with another similarly named film necessitated a title change , but when the change was made , the distributor failed to include the copyright notice on the print , so the film immediately fell into the public domain .\nafter 1923 , public - domain challenges arise when the copyright is not renewed . later congressional extensions of copyright complicate the matter ( and have been the subject of debate ) , but the initial period is crucial .\ndrag story hour brings glitz and kid lit to st . paul ' s public libraries\nfishman , stephen , the public domain : how to find & use copyright - free writings , music , art & more by stephen fishman . berkeley , ca : nolo , 2006 .\nmadeleine carroll and robert donat in \u201cthe 39 steps , \u201d a 1935 film directed by alfred hitchcock .\nif a tv station , film society or movie theater wants to try public domain films , they often ask which ones go over best with audiences today ? here are recommendations for 3 features in each genre . some are available as\nprograms\nwith shorts and cartoons .\nin 1966 congress prepared a new copyright law that extended protection to 75 years from the date a film was released . this same extension applied to films which had not entered the public domain prior to 1966 . thus any film in copyright after 1909 and renewed automatically had its copyright period extended to 75 years . in 1992 legislation extended to films made prior to 1978 and after 1963 the automatic extension of their initial copyright . such films were automatically protected without copyright renewal . this law did not set aside the requirement under law for prompt registration for film made prior to 1978 and as such failure to register those films within the copyright registration period of 28 years automatically transferred the materials to the public domain .\nmarch of the wooden soldiers is a particularly interesting case , because depending on who you ask , it might not actually be in the public domain . the film was originally babes in toyland , a 1934 laurel and hardy vehicle based on the victor herbert operetta of the same name . in 1950 , after some financial juggling , the original film was licensed to distributor lippert pictures for a re - release . lippert made some cuts to the original film and retitled it march of the wooden soldiers , believing that a title suggesting war would earn more box office bucks . in the process , though , lippert failed to add a copyright notice for the new title . the copyright for the original babes release was renewed , but the copyright for march never existed , leading some distributors ( and now youtubers ) to continue putting that cut of the film out as a public domain release .\nthere are now three versions of a star is born ( with a fourth on the way in 2018 ) , but the original is the only one in the public domain . originally produced by the legendary david o . selznick under his selznick international pictures banner , the film bounced around quite a bit in years after its release . as selznick international pictures dissolved , the rights to the film went to financier john hay whitney , who then sold them to film classics , inc . in 1943 . when its theatrical rerun potential declined , film classics put the film up for sale , and producer edward l . alperson bought it , hoping to remake it . alperson then sold the rights again in 1953 to warner bros . , which then produced a 1954 remake starring judy garland and james mason . somewhere in all that hand - changing , the film\u2019s copyright renewal was forgotten .\na scene from \u201cnight of the living dead , \u201d a horror film directed by george romero from 1968 .\nneed more assistance determining whether or not a movie is in the public domain ? contact the sights and sounds department at ( 410 ) 396 - 4616 or e - mail us through our ask a question service .\nthere are books that purport to list films in the public domain , but they should be used only as a preliminary source of information . the film superlist : motion pictures in the u . s . public domain and motion picture copyrights & renewals 1950 - 1959 ( bibliographic citations below ) expand upon library of congress publications of the catalog of copyright entries by providing renewal information . however , even for films where no renewal was found , you will need to check further . be sure to read the introductory matter when using either publication .\nin 2011 , film school graduate and collector ben solovey discovered an unedited work print of the film and began raising funds to restore it . he later copyrighted his restoration , which was released on blu - ray in 2015 . joe warren , son of manos writer and director harold warren , disputes that copyright and the film\u2019s public domain status , based on a copyright notice filed on the original screenplay , which warren discovered in 2013 . the dispute still isn\u2019t resolved , and warren recently filed to trademark the title of the film , putting a number of fan projects in jeopardy . as of february 2017 , a fundraising effort was underway to challenge warren\u2019s trademark claim .\nuntil the sonny bono copyright term extension act in 1998 , films could generally enjoy 75 years of copyright protection . anything that had fallen out by then , however , was understood to stay in the public domain . that alone covers a wealth of film history , including much of the work of foundational filmmakers including griffiths and keaton .\nby frances hodgson burnett . the film was the first shirley temple movie to be filmed completely in technicolor . < / >\nfilmmaker patrick coyle \u2019s locally shot \u201cthe public domain\u201d has been picked up by landmark , and will get its premiere at the lagoon on march 27 , with more cities to follow based on how well it sells here .\nhow to access material from the nfsa collection as well as information about screening loans , black screen and the film australia collection .\n20 , 000 leagues under the sea the universal film manufacturing company was not known in the silent era as premier producer of motion pictures .\noddly , even though hitchcock\u2019s early films have rights holders , that does not appear to have stopped versions from going on the internet . \u201cthe 39 steps , \u201d \u201cthe lodger\u201d and others are online as supposed examples of public - domain works .\nlist of films in the public domain in the united states ( wikipedia ) this is an incomplete wikipedia list , which may never be able to satisfy certain standards for completion . it provides an alphabetical list , a through z .\nso no royalties and no fears . public domain films may be broadcast on cable tv , on the internet , duplicated freely , sold on dvd , used for stock footage in various projects and shown to audiences everywhere !\nthere are hundreds of movies , cartoons and dozens of television shows that are now in the public domain , which means that they may be shown at public screenings without violating copyright laws . some of these movies are considered classics such as george romero ' s night of the living dead ( 1968 ) , charlie chaplin ' s the kid ( 1921 ) , and alfred hitchcock ' s the man who knew too much ( 1934 version ) . the copyrights to many of these movies were either not properly registered initially or were not renewed and therefore the content is now in the public domain .\nplease call or write me at fesfilms @ urltoken for a price quote on higher format masters for dvd authoring . public domain means no royalties and no cost beyond the initial purchase . you may then broadcast the film , sell it on dvd , put it on the internet for downloading or simply watch and enjoy it like millions of fans out there .\nthe public domain review collates out - of - copyright works online , providing the world with an accessible alley to explore how some of the most interesting and formative parts of our culture existed centuries before tumblr and spotify were ever dreamed . . .\ncopyright notice publication of materials without notice caused the materials to immediately fall into the public domain . the law required that a copyright notice consisting of the year , the word copyright or the symbol for copyright ( \u00a9 ) in its place , and the name of the claiming copyright owner . the notice had to be clearly displayed and readable somewhere in the opening or closing credits of a film or television production . publication of a defective notice was the same as publication without notice and the work would fall into the public domain . examples of films released without \u00a9 notices are night of the living dead , mclintock ! , carnival of souls , some 1950s tv shows and many roger corman films .\nis a 1939 american drama film directed by walter lang . the screenplay by ethel hill and walter ferris is loosely based on the novel\nstill , bruce goldstein , the film forum programmer in charge of repertory , can recall what happened when those protections lapsed .\npeters : well , i don\u2019t want to give too much away\u2026but i will say that public domain is a group show and that it features artists working in a mix of media : illustration , 3d art , painting , graphic art , video and even paper sculpture . there are very diverse aesthetics and very distinctive perspectives represented in the show , which is exactly what i\u2019d hoped for . the artists have pulled from very different areas of the public domain for inspiration and , something else that i\u2019m quite excited about : many of them chose to use public domain content in a different medium than the one their piece is in . i love that they\u2019ve mixed it up . it\u2019s all about imagination !\nindicate that paramount paid luis kutner for the rights to the story\ncicero , illinois ,\nbut no material from the story was used in the film .\nthat is not the case with the film forum retrospective , which will include the silents known as the \u201c hitchcock 9 \u201d that have been restored by the british film institute . yet other titles are not so lucky , raising the question of why these movies wind up in this predicament in the first place .\nwe constantly seek rare films ourselves that are not widely available and transfer from 16mm film format to video master . an example from june , 2010 , is the 1952 lloyd bridges film three steps north that will be released by alpha video in the fall .\n\u201ci know people will find this confusing , but this isn\u2019t a film about the bridge collapse , \u201d coyle explains . \u201cit\u2019s a film about people , and the bridge just happens to be part of their life experience , whether they like it or not . \u201d\nand as late as the 1990s , the early british films of alfred hitchcock were considered to be in the public domain . these works , ranging back from \u201cthe 39 steps\u201d in 1935 to lesser - known titles , frequently circulated in the united states in inferior prints and subpar home video editions .\nquality is guaranteed . any film found to be inferior may be exchanged for another title . some films because of their age or rarity are simply not available in perfect condition . whenever better material turns up , we upgrade our masters . there are no company logos or watermarks over the picture , and none of those scary fbi warnings that do not apply to public domain films .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\npeters : the public domain is important to artists because it connects us to artists from the past and our shared drive to create ; there\u2019s something very powerful about that . it also removes the barrier of licensing fees from the equation . depending on the nature of a project , an artist may need to access music , imagery or other creative elements from outside sources\u2026 . and that can be cost prohibitive or challenging in terms of tracking down who actually owns the rights and paying to use the content . but , in the case of public domain content , though , it belongs to all of us !\nfor her first scene in the twin cities - shot feature \u201cthe public domain , \u201d emily bridges takes a sunny august trip across the interstate 35w bridge into downtown minneapolis . she\u2019s costumed for a summer afternoon spin in a light sleeveless blouse , driving her car with its windows rolled all the way down .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\nwhy watch it ? this film was based on ernest hemingway\u2019s novel by the same name . and similar to the book , which experienced censorship issues , the film had difficulty getting approved . particularly , the board had problems with hayes\u2019s childbirth scenes , which included labor pains , vocal discomfort , and funnily enough , gas .\nlike many of cult movie master roger corman\u2019s films , the little shop of horrors was made cheap and fast ( corman apparently only shot for two days ) . it was also made with only the initial theatrical release earnings in mind . since corman didn\u2019t see the potential for the film\u2019s market beyond that theatrical run , he apparently didn\u2019t copyright the film . two decades and countless tv broadcasts later , it inspired the hit musical of the same name , which was in turn made into the hit 1986 film .\nto acquire the worldwide distribution rights . as the production of the film cost 150 , 000 dollars , to which an equivalent amount should be added for delivery , apd consequently recouped\nbridges , daughter of actor beau bridges and niece of his oscar - winning brother jeff bridges , dealt with the trials of the arctic shoot like a los angeles trouper \u2014 even though \u201clast winter was the coldest winter we had since 1847 , \u201d said the film\u2019s writer / director , patrick coyle . his third feature , \u201cthe public domain\u201d begins a run at lagoon cinema in minneapolis on friday , march 27 . landmark theaters plans a national release based on the local ticket sales .\nevents like the bridge disaster send a ripple of fear through our collective consciousness . yet we all absorb and process that emotion in different ways . fear can paralyze and destroy ; it can breed anxiety , addiction , guilt , depression , and anger\u2014but it can also motivate and inspire . local filmmaker , actor , and writer patrick coyle has attempted to capture some of the psychological complexity of this emotional ripple effect in his new film , the public domain .\nwhy watch it ? this fast - talking screwball comedy , under the direction of howard hawks \u2014 the big sleep ( 1946 ) , bringing up baby ( 1938 ) \u2014 is actually an adaptation of the play \u201cthe front page . \u201d actually , it\u2019s the second adaptation , with the first being the 1931 lewis milestone\u2013directed the front page , which also fell into the public domain . rosalind russell wasn\u2019t the film\u2019s first pick for leading lady : irene dunne was originally pegged for the part , but she felt the role was too small . joan crawford , claudette colbert , and jean arthur also refused the part .\nprior to 1988 , when the u . s . finally signed the berne convention implementation act , all films distributed after 1909 were required to provide a registered copyright . if properly printed , the copyright lasted for 28 years before it needed be renewed , assuring that the film would remain property of whatever studio owned it . but studios during the golden age were focused on profit , not preservation , making it easy to lose track of renewal deadlines \u2014 meaning many of those forgotten films fell into the public domain .\nafter the film ' s release , writer victor desny sued wilder and paramount in a $ 150 , 000 breach of contract suit . according to a july 1956\nhe cited the examples of the buster keaton film \u201cthe general\u201d ( 1926 ) , \u201chis girl friday , \u201d \u201cmeet john doe\u201d and \u201cnothing sacred , \u201d a 1937 screwball comedy starring carole lombard .\nthousands upon thousands of films have been released in the united states since the dawn of cinema , which means it\u2019s only natural for some to fall through the cracks , even classic ones . today , movie studios guard their products with armies of copyright lawyers intent on preserving every possible aspect for potential commercialization , but it wasn\u2019t always so regimented , and as a result thousands of films are in the public domain . some are studio releases with unrenewed copyrights , others are independent productions with errors in the credits , and still more are the impetus behind some interesting legal proceedings . from horror icons to silent classics , here are 11 films and their public domain stories .\nthe uniquely non - profit feature of artists public domain is essential in determining the many resources the outfit uses to support independent cinema it is there to defend . one of its support programmes involves the direct funding in particular of directors and cinematographic projects supported by ifp , another non - profit organisation that since 1979 produces and assists independent authors in implementing their projects . what is more , apd is also the producer of its own short and long features , both dramas and documentaries . during 2010 , several film projects with budgets\ntyler brodie and hunter gray that the story began in new york in 2001 . the two producers occupied positions in a profit - making film production company but wanted to develop ancillary projects , often more ambitious but much less certain as to their profitability . artists public domain was then set up with the operating principle of supporting only projects without purely profit - making ambitions ten years later , apd has held to that course and now brings together five professionals from the independent american film world . apart from the founders , who are also at the head of verisimilitude films , the management team is made up of paul mezey of journeyman pictures , of alex orlovsky , a producer with hunting lane films and of joana vicente , executive director of the independent filmmaker project ( ifp ) . as all hold a full - time job outside this set - up , none of the members is paid for the work put into artists public domain , so that all the financial resources available can be fully devoted to films in production . it is only very recently that the company hired its first member of staff .\npeters : there were a couple of artists who ( like many others in the general public ) weren\u2019t quite clear on the boundaries of copyright . i think feel it\u2019s very important for all of us as artists to know what protection our own work has as well as making sure we don\u2019t violate anyone else\u2019s intellectual property rights , in particular having access to something versus having permission to use it . i . so i try to shed light on copyright and also clarify where the public domain comes into play . and of course , having the support of the copyright resource center was a great resource ! [ editor\u2019s note : thanks ! it was our pleasure . ] in talking to people about the show , i\u2019ve found that lots of folks have heard the term \u2018public domain , \u2019 but they weren\u2019t really sure what it means . that\u2019s why i decided to include the definition on the show\u2019s web site !\ncopyright renewal initially under copyright law the first registration with the library of congress was for a term of 28 years , and that term could be renewed for another 28 years for a total protected term of 56 years . failure to renew 28 years after a movie or tv show was made is the main reason that american films made before 1964 are currently in the public domain .\nmuch of the film\u2019s month of shooting was outdoors , said coyle , whose earlier local productions were the 2003 sundance entry \u201cdetective fiction\u201d and 2009\u2019s \u201cinto temptation , \u201d starring jeremy sisto and kristin chenoweth .\nfilms first published outside the us prior to gatt , nafta , and other treaties , foreign films had to follow the same rules as ones originally published in the us . these treaties retroactively relaxed the requirements of copyright renewal and notice for foreign films . while many foreign films published 1923 or after used to be in the us public domain , currently almost none are . for films first published outside the us before 1923 , almost all are in the us public domain . in addition to the provisos listed above for us pre - 1923 films , there is another exception for foreign published films between 1909 and 1923 that were first published without a copyright notice ( or based on a published work without copyright notice ) . the online books page does an excellent write - up of this exception .\nas the film ' s new title . modern sources note that the change was made in reaction to the picture ' s poor box office receipts . actor frank jaquet is listed eighth in the opening cast credits , but twelfth in the end credits .\nwhy watch it ? we\u2019re sure plane enthusiasts will get a kick out of this film , as it features authentic american airlines dc - 6 and convair 240 planes . filming commercial aircraft during their early years was costly , but mgm and american airlines struck a deal : mgm would feature genuine aircraft , and american airlines would promote the film\u2019s upcoming release .\nnews item announced barbara rush as a cast member , she did not appear in the final film . as noted in production files , richard gaines replaced roy regnier in the role of\nnagel .\nat first glance , the public domain appears to be a deep , intimidating vortex of innumerable media . to some extent , this is true \u2014 by way of making it slightly less so , let\u2019s talk about what , exactly , it is . a free , accessible resource for films , books , and music available to the public , the public domain\u2019s been in existence ever since copyright laws were implemented back in the 18th century . in their early years , copyrights ( indicated by that \u00a9 you\u2019ve seen in books , music , movies , and other works ) varied from country to country . it wasn\u2019t until the berne convention of 1886 \u2014 an international agreement governing copyright that protects literary and artistic works \u2014 that a universal copyright procedure was assembled . but not for the united states , which refused to take part in the convention for over 100 years , because it required too many significant changes to their moral rights and copyright formalities .\nthe national film and sound archive of australia acknowledges australia ' s aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live and gives respect to their elders both past and present .\n, a website offering advice and working support to film directors . following the very lucrative sale of one of its films , this non - profit organisation has decided to develop its services further .\nall works of art eventually fall out of copyright . the laws surrounding the topic vary from country to country and case to case , but the symphonies of beethoven , brahms , and tchaikovsky , for example , are all out of copyright and in the public domain , meaning you could technically hire an orchestra , rerecord any piece of their music , and use it to soundtrack your student film . nobody ' s done it yet because it would be a very expensive , selfless thing to do , but the option ' s there for any philanthropic millionaire with a taste for three - hour existentialist ruminations on the self .\na bridge spanning a river collapses during rush hour . eight years later , the lives of four people , impacted by the tragedy and on the run from their personal demons , intersect in the public . . . see full summary \u00bb\nnara has an extensive collection of films created for and produced by the u . s . government that are in the public domain , including military films , educational and documentary films ( 1915 - 1976 ) . nara also has gift materials from private sources , such as universal newsreel releases and outtakes ( 1929 - 67 ) . you can search some of their holdings using the arc online catalog .\nwhy watch it ? jane russell , a notable hollywood bombshell , rose to fame due to the publicity of this film , which had russell sporting a shockingly low - cut shirt , lying seductively in a pile of hay . the film was completed in 1941 but wasn\u2019t actually released widely until 1946 , because of the motion picture production association\u2019s request that director howard hughes cut down the amount of screen time given to russell\u2019s cleavage .\nthis sudden interest by the major groups of the audiovisual and cinema industry in low - budget productions somewhat surprised the members of artists public domain and complicated the way the organisation operates . it is now pondering the borderline between a commercial and a non - commercial project . moreover , for a non - profit outfit whose financial operations are based simply on reinvesting the earnings from earlier productions into subsidising the next , what is the appropriate use to be made of a substantial amount of money acquired from the sale of another earth ?\n\u201cthis is an issue about rights holders policing their material on the internet , \u201d bryony dixon , curator of silent film at the bfi national archive , wrote in an email . \u201ca lot of the time this is not worth the labor involved . \u201d\narticle , the court\naffirmed the reversal\nof the summary judgment , ruling that a writer with a story based on an idea not otherwise protected by law - i . e . one that is in the public domain - can still compel payment if he takes the proper steps to protect himself . modern sources note that in august 1956 , desny received $ 14 , 350 as part of a private settlement with wilder and paramount .\n\u201cmost commonly , a film\u2019s copyright might not be renewed after its initial 28 years of protection had expired , \u201d michael mashon , head of the moving image section at the library of congress , wrote in an email .\nall titles in the public domain catalog ( above ) are also available on top - quality , economical dvd - r format as well as mpeg2 video files for internet streaming . many tv stations use dvd - r for their broadcasts . we supply cafe roxy programs on dvd - r because most movie theaters and other venues have dvd projection or large screen tvs in place .\nthey show up in discount dvd bins , or more often today online , sometimes looking a little worse for the wear . a general pall of darkness might cloud the image ; the dialogue might be a bit tinnier than you remembered . often the quality is not too shabby , though in the case of the web , it can be a surprise that they\u2019re online at all . they\u2019re films that have fallen out of copyright for one reason or another and must weather the wilds of the public domain .\nwhy watch it ? welles was known for his unpopular talent of overspending and overscheduling his movies . for welles , the stranger was supposed to challenge that reputation by making this film on schedule and within its budget . upon completion , welles would be given a four - picture contract with international pictures , but they thought the film would be futile and backed out . the stranger was his first and only real box - office success .\nthe majority of the digital copies featured are in the public domain or under an open license all over the world , however , some works may not be so in all jurisdictions . on each collections post we\u2019ve done our best to indicate which rights we think apply , so please do check and look into more detail where necessary , before reusing . all articles published under a creative commons attribution - sharealike 3 . 0 license . strong freedom in the zone ."]}
{"id": 115540, "summary": [{"text": "the hunting ground is a documentary film about the incidence of sexual assault on college campuses in the united states and what its creators say is a failure of college administrations to deal with it adequately .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "written and directed by kirby dick and produced by amy ziering , it premiered at the 2015 sundance film festival .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was released on february 27 , 2015 , an edited version aired on cnn on november 22 , 2015 , and was released on dvd the week of december 1 , 2015 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "lady gaga recorded an original song , \" til it happens to you , \" for the film .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the documentary focuses on annie e. clark and andrea pino , two former university of north carolina at chapel hill students who filed a title ix complaint against unc in response to their rapes while enrolled .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the use of title ix in campus sexual assault cases became a model for universities across the country .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "critics of the film , including writer emily yoffe and a number of harvard law school professors , have questioned the hunting ground 's accuracy and objectivity .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "among the issues raised by critics are the film 's portrayal of one man as a rapist , while not disclosing that the university and the police had found him not responsible for the alleged sexual assault , and for use of controversial statistics .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the filmmakers have actively defended their work , responding to most criticisms . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "the hunting ground", "paragraphs": ["the edits fall in line with the narrative of\nthe hunting ground .\n( photo courtesy of screen shot of\nthe hunting ground\nofficial trailer )\nthe hunting ground , a campus rape documentary that fails to provide a full picture .\na scene from the hunting ground documentary , that airs on abc2 on wednesday night .\njameis winston , the 2013 heisman trophy winner , figures into the documentary \u201cthe hunting ground . \u201d\nthe\nhunting ground\nfeatures an fsu student who accused quarterback jameis winston of rape .\na crew member associated with \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d has been making changes to the film\u2019s wikipedia page .\nthe makers of\nthe hunting ground\ntell us how this haunting collaboration came to pass .\nthe hunting ground\nairs on cnn november 19 at 9 p . m . et .\nerica kinsman tells her story in a video released by makers of\nthe hunting ground .\nthe hunting ground : a closer look at the influential documentary reveals the filmmakers put advocacy ahead of accuracy .\nthe hunting ground full ' m . o . v . i . e ' 2015\nhd\nkamilah willingham appears with lady gaga at a screening of\nthe hunting ground\nin january 2016 .\n' the hunting ground ' crew member alters wikipedia pages to conform to film a crew member associated with \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d has been making changes to the film\u2019s wikipedia page . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\n\u201cthe hunting ground\u201d is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . stories about violent sexual assault .\nbut the atmosphere of alarm that pervades the hunting ground does not serve accusers , the accused , or their classmates .\nthere is a great deal of humor and irony in \u201cthe hunting ground . \u201d what purpose does it serve ?\n\u201cthe hunting ground\u201d premiered last week at the sundance film festival . radius - twc will release the film later this year .\nan image from \u201cthe hunting ground . \u201d professors at harvard law say the film misrepresents the case of a student there .\nflorida state is featured in kirby dick\u2019s documentary \u201cthe hunting ground , \u201d about rape on college campuses across the united states .\nfsu president john thrasher asked people not to watch the hunting ground . this is what he was afraid you would see .\nalready , 150 colleges and universities have scheduled screenings of\nthe hunting ground .\nhundreds more have inquired about the film .\nin an emailed statement , \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d director kirby dick and producer amy ziering also denounced the website from winston\u2019s legal team .\nwillingham , featured in the campus rape documentary\nthe hunting ground ,\nsaid she ' s\ncoming back swinging .\nas the hunting ground shows , these legislative mechanisms have been invaluable in allowing students and survivors to hold their universities to account .\npuck ' s political hunting - ground - - how he has made game of the politicians / j . keppler ' 85 .\nthe hunting ground\ndirector kirby dick , left , and star amy ziering pose for a portrait . ( ap photo )\nnineteen harvard law school professors have signed a statement criticizing the documentary \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d for its portrayal of a sexual - assault case .\nwinston ' s legal team believes the hunting ground only focuses on one side of the story and is\nreplete with errors .\nsubscribing to the more - is - more school of documentary : a scene in \u201cthe hunting ground , \u201d directed by kirby dick .\nalva is the assistant editor and technical supervisor for chain camera pictures , the production company associated with\nthe hunting ground\ndirector kirby dick .\n' the hunting ground : ' acclaimed documentary about campus rape draws critics too the hunting ground , shortlisted for next year ' s oscars , has inspired a backlash \u2014 not only for its perspective but for the factual foundation on which it is based and its reporting methods .\nthe hunting ground\nfeatures former florida state university student erica kinsman , who accused then - fsu quarterback jameis winston of rape .\n\u201ceverything in the hunting ground is accurate and supported by documentation , \u201d director kirby dick and producer amy ziering said in a statement .\nwinston ' s attorney , john boudet , fired off a letter to cnn this week urging the news network to not show the hunting ground .\nmuch has been said about the hunting ground documentary , airing on the abc tonight . but just how relevant is it to australian uni students ?\nfrom its first moments , the new documentary\nthe hunting ground\ninstills a sense of dread that is very , very tough to shake .\nkirby dick ' s film ,\nthe hunting ground ,\ndocuments sexual assault on college campuses and features former fsu student erica kinsman .\nit seems that edward patrick alva , cinematographer on the campus rape film \u201c the hunting ground , \u201d may have neglected to read that particular page .\nhunting ground\ncrewmember alva had made multiple edits to the wikipedia pages of subjects from his film . ( ap photo / sunday alamba )\nan earlier version of a capsule summary for this article on the apple watch misstated the name of a documentary about sexual assault on campus . as the article correctly notes , it is \u201cthe hunting ground , \u201d not \u201cthe hunting grounds . \u201d\nstuart taylor : and she made that allegation to the police , but then when the toxicology , and she made that allegation on\nthe hunting ground .\non tuesday , the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences listed \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d as one of 15 films shortlisted for nomination in the documentary feature award category .\n\u2018the hunting ground , \u2019 kirby dick\u2019s new documentary on sexual violence at u . s . universities , shines a light on institutional problems and brave survivors\nwatch the trailer for the hunting ground , a feature documentary chronicling the personal stories of students who have been sexually assaulted on american university campuses . courtesy : madman films\n\u201c the hunting ground , \u201d sexual assault , and the failure of civil society reviews the documentary from a libertarian perspective and in its context as an advocacy film .\nthey recommend reading investigative reporter emily yoffe\u2019s slate breakdown of the hunting ground from june . ( yoffe , by the way , just jumped ship for the atlantic . )\nbut in reality , it\u2019s far from clear that the hunting ground \u2019s accused rapists are even actually guilty\u2014let alone serial sociopaths who stalk and incapacitate their victims .\nin\nthe hunting ground ,\nwillingham says her attacker is\na guy who\u2019s a sexual predator , who assaulted two girls in one night .\nthe filmmakers of\nthe hunting ground\nhave been called out for inaccuracies , distortions and false statistics , and for disregarding journalistic integrity in order to push propaganda .\nthe next day , the producers guild of america nominated the hunting ground for best documentary film . on tuesday it landed on the official shortlist for next year ' s academy awards .\nthe whole thing made me fearful for my daughter and ashamed . the hunting ground underscores all that and brings to light the faces wronged and those looking to make it stop .\nwhen the hunting ground documentary was first screened at australian university campuses , the most common reaction was one of shock , followed by immediate denial and trademark nimby - ism .\nthe hunting ground is playing in a few theaters around the country . there is no word yet on when\ntill it happens to you\nwill be officially released .\nthe following is the transcript for the full panel discussion taped for the cnn program\nsexual assault on campus ,\nwhich aired after\nthe hunting ground\non sunday , november 22 .\ntallahassee , fla . - - cnn is set to air \u201cthe hunting ground\nthis week - - a controversial documentary that focuses on sexual assault on college campuses .\nthe four young women , whose campus sexual assaults were detailed in the documentary ' the hunting ground , ' said the song will help other victims feel less\nisolated or alone .\nthe professors claim that the filmmakers named the perpetrator of willingham\u2019s assault . the hunting ground did not ever name the perpetrator . winston was first named by journalists , and then in the statement by the professors .\nkirby dick \u2019s \u201c the hunting ground , \u201d a buzzed - about documentary about the epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses , premiered at the sundance film festival on friday afternoon .\namy herdy , a producer of the hunting ground , has shambolically tried to present the veneer of a balanced documentary whilst privately admitting she never intended to give an impartial account .\nwhen and where your frustration and anger boil over while watching\nthe hunting ground\nis an individual experience , one that will be different for everyone who sees it .\nthe most talked about song at the sundance film festival is one that very few people have heard : lady gaga ' s\ntil it happens to you\nfrom the hunting ground .\nschools , rather than addressing the problem , have in many , many cases covered this up ,\nsays kirby dick , director of the hunting ground . the film collaborative hide caption\nthe hunting ground explores its disturbing subject so thoroughly that the documentary feels more like a horror film - a slasher movie where the psyches of its young , smart victims are in tatters .\nwatching\nthe hunting ground\nis not going to end violence , but education and awareness are necessary steps . this film and this issue isn ' t about one survivor , and the schools in\nthe hunting ground\nare not the only schools with a problem . schools that are publicly\ncalled out\nonly represent a microcosm of the situation at hand .\nkinsman shared her side of the story in the hunting ground - a documentary which focuses its lens on sexual assaults on campus - and what it calls\ninstitutional cover ups .\nas criticism mounts against ' the hunting ground , ' set to air nov . 22 , director kirby dick tells thr :\nwe ' ve really touched a nerve .\neverything in the hunting ground is accurate and thoroughly vetted . we fully stand behind kamilah willingham and all the cases we feature in the film . the facts of the cases in the film can be found here .\non mar . 24 , alva edited the wikipedia page for andrea pino , one of the main accusers in\nthe hunting ground\nto remove the word\nalleged\nbefore a description of the film .\nin the hunting ground , in the absence of other named perpetrators , the quarterback is the representative rapist . research in the us and my own research in the uk has found that interracial sexual assault is disproportionately represented in news media . though it is beyond the scope of the hunting ground , a companion film which builds a collective analysis of perpetrators \u2013 thus challenging myths around race \u2013 would be invaluable .\nit wasn ' t until september 18 , six months after creating his user profile , that alva acknowledged he had been editing wikipedia pages related to ' the hunting ground . '\none reproach that\u2019s been made against \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d is that you hardly talk to perpetrators of sexual assaults . in fact , you only show one . did you try approaching some ?\na crew member from\nthe hunting ground ,\na one - sided film about campus sexual assault , has been editing wikipedia articles to make facts conform with the inaccurate representations in the film .\nan official selection for the 2015 sundance and sydney film festivals , the hunting ground takes audiences to the heart of a shocking epidemic of violence and institutional cover - ups across college campuses in america .\nwelcome to all of you . stuart , i want to start with you . you are a critic of\nthe hunting ground .\nwhat ' s your biggest issue with it ?\nashe schow , in criticizing our conflict of interest , doesn\u2019t acknowledge her own conflict of interest : she is an alumna of florida state university , an object of the hunting ground\u2019s criticism .\nlast week 19 harvard law school professors released an inaccurate and misleading statement to the press criticizing the hunting ground for its portrayal of the sexual assault of harvard law school student kamilah willingham and her friend .\nthe documentary the hunting ground provides \u201ca seriously false picture both of the general sexual assault phenomenon at universities\u201d and of a case involving harvard university students , 19 harvard law professors said in a statement wednesday .\nin the near term , severe public shaming will arrive via mr . dick\u2019s film , which mentions dozens of schools by name and focuses on six . \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d will be released in theaters on march 20 by radius - twc , a division of the weinstein company , which is known for stirring controversy to support film releases . \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d poster resembles an ad for a horror movie .\nwinston and his accusers also threatened legal action against cnn for airing\nthe hunting ground\non sunday , claiming the documentary \u201cmanipulates , misstates or simply omits facts to present a false narrative . \u201d\nthe hunting ground is a film that features claims made about former florida state qb jameis winston , who was never charged with a crime and was cleared of wrongdoing in an fsu disciplinary hearing .\nbrandsynopsis : an official selection for the 2015 sundance and sydney film festivals , the hunting ground takes audiences to the heart of a shocking epidemic of violence and institutional cover - ups across college campuses in america .\nwillingham ' s story has been picked apart in the year since\nthe hunting ground\nwas released . she said harvard mishandled her report and ultimately allowed the student she had accused to return to classes .\nthe hunting ground qualifies as activist filmmaking . more power to it . you can read all the statistics you want , but there ' s no substitute for bearing witness - especially in such overwhelming numbers .\nthe hunting ground\naired on cnn on sunday , november 22 , at 8 p . m . et . the film was immediately followed by a special hosted by cnn ' s alisyn camerota .\nthe hunting ground\nis a documentary that discusses rape on college campuses . a portion of the film is focused on erica kinsman and her accusation that former florida state quarterback jameis winston raped her .\nthe hunting ground\nis not about fairness . it is about politics and ideology . for those consumed by either , the editing of truth and the destruction of innocents may seem a small price to pay .\naudio of a new track by lady gaga surfaced online on feb . 27 . she serves a heavy dose of heartbreaking reality on\ntill it happens to you\nfrom the hunting ground soundtrack .\nthe power of the hunting ground lies in the first - person testimonies . women\u2019s testimony has long been central to feminist theory and activism against male violence . feminist theory was built from the ground up , starting with women\u2019s experiences and thinking about what they had in common in order to build an understanding of shared oppression .\nnearly all of alva ' s wikipedia edits have related to\nthe hunting ground ,\neither through edits to the film ' s main wikipedia page or through edits to the pages of some of the people featured in the film .\nms . kinsman came forward publicly in a documentary , \u201cthe hunting ground , \u201d about sexual assault on college campuses . in a statement monday , the filmmakers called the settlement \u201chistoric\u201d and \u201ca win for survivors everywhere . \u201d\nthe hunting ground\nartfully lays out a blistering indictment of college administrators , who seem more concerned about maintaining good public relations\u2014and more to the point , good donor relations\u2014than they are about seeking justice for victims .\nq : last week , slate published an article that attacked the hunting ground , saying it was a film that perpetuated the moral panic around sexual assault and the stereotype of women as helpless victims . how do you respond ?\nmtv news has officially set up shop at the festival , so we took the opportunity to chat with\nthe hunting ground\ndirector kirby dick and producer amy ziering to get the scoop on how this emotional collaboration came to pass .\nthe hunting ground posits that campus sexual assault is not only endemic\u2014statistics cited in the film say that one in five women are sexually assaulted while in college\u2014but that universities take pains to cover up instances on their own campuses .\nthe first few weeks i made some of my best friends , but two of us were sexually assaulted before classes even started .\nthose are the words of a sexual assault victim featured in\nthe hunting ground .\namid a growing controversy involving questions of accuracy and fairness , the makers of the hunting ground , a documentary indictment of campus sexual assaults , are defending the film , which is set to air on cnn on nov . 22 .\nfurther hampering\nthe hunting ground ' s\nportrayal of the winston case is the fact that even the education department , in its investigation into harvard ' s alleged mishandling of sexual assault accusations , failed to vindicate willingham ' s claims .\na crew member associated with \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d \u2014 a documentary focusing on rape on college campuses \u2014 has been making changes to the film\u2019s wikipedia page and other pages with connections to the film , according to a report from the washington examiner .\nstill , halley praised the site and argued that viewers of the \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d can now review allegations against winston and compare them to court documents . halley said she also placed the case documents in the harvard law school library for others to view .\nwhether on university campuses or in the media , we can all do better in making our culture less conducive to rape and rape myths . the hunting ground offers an important opportunity to open up these conversations on campuses around the world .\nformer harvard law school student kamilah willingham , whose report of being sexually assaulted by a fellow student was challenged after she was featured in the campus rape documentary ,\nthe hunting ground ,\nis fighting back for the first time .\nthe documentary the hunting ground , a searing look at the failure of american universities to grapple successfully with campus rape , has been embraced by cnn and shortlisted for next year ' s oscars , while helping to sharpen the focus of college administrators .\nthe hunting ground is a clear piece of survivors ' advocacy . dick ' s purpose is not to be fair to both sides . but is that such a problem when no one has been fair to his subjects ?\nwe believe the same is true with \u201cthe hunting ground . \u201d five months ago , we approached cnn\u2019s general counsel along with the executive vice president for news standards and practices to express our concerns about the factual , statistical and ethical defects in the film .\ntwo days before cnn is set to debut the hunting ground , an attorney for former florida state university and current tampa bay buccaneers quarterback jameis winston is warning the cable news network that its documentary about college campus rapes is defamatory .\nhis law studies were significantly sidetracked and he is still being attacked via the cinematic potshots of the hunting ground after being exonerated . like paul nungesser , no amount of legal and other vindication will seemingly spare winston from this fate .\ncnn has said that its airing of \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d will be accompanied by \u201cextensive associated coverage\u201d that will give \u201cfull and fair treatment\u201d to the subject of sexual assault on college campuses . typically , the network would air a film twice on the day of its premiere . but \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d is airing only once on sunday , partly because the associated discussion stretches the presentation to three hours , and partly because terror attacks and alerts around the world have given live news programming an especially high priority .\nwikipedia employs\ntalk pages\nto allow editors to discuss changes to articles . alva used the winston talk page to suggest the edit of\nupheld\nwithout disclosing his conflict of interest as a member of\nthe hunting ground .\nlegal counsel for a harvard law school student who was accused\u2014but never found guilty in court\u2014of sexually assaulting a fellow student and her friend have launched a website to publicly contest the portrayal of his case in the documentary film \u201cthe hunting ground . \u201d\nyou will not see or hear any of this in \u201cthe hunting ground . \u201d and that is why i \u2013 and i believe the presidents of other universities portrayed in the film \u2013 have decided not to participate . it\u2019s about the journalism , not the subject .\nwe also take seriously the need for journalists to observe basic ethics and standards .\nthe hunting ground\nfails to meet those standards and , as a result , fails to present balanced and responsible coverage of this very important issue .\nyet the hunting ground chillingly reveals the extent to which , in a market economy where brand is everything and higher education funding is overly dependent on an old boy network of successful alumni , rape allegations are an exercise in reputation management .\n\u201cthe hunting ground , \u201d a documentary that scrutinizes how sexual assault is handled on college campuses and heavily features harvard , misrepresents statistics on instances of reported sexual assault at harvard , calling the rigor of the film\u2019s fact - checking process into question .\nthe hunting ground bills itself as a documentary about the campus sexual assault crisis in america . but as more of the film ' s premises are debunked , it looks less like a documentary and more like a film in search of a problem .\nnineteen harvard law professors have written a letter condemning\nthe hunting ground ,\na film purporting to be a documentary about campus sexual assault . the film has been getting some oscar buzz , and cnn is preparing to air the program next week .\nwales renewed interest in the policies follows a washington examiner report that a crewmember of\nthe hunting ground ,\na one - sided film about campus sexual assault , had been editing wikipedia pages to promote the film and conform facts to its narrative .\ncnn is scheduled to air the documentary the hunting ground on sunday ( nov . 22 ) at 8 p . m . et . but a lawyer for tampa bay buccaneers quarterback jameis winston is threatening to file legal action if the film runs on the network .\nwe believe the same is true with\nthe hunting ground .\nfive months ago , we approached cnn ' s general counsel along with the executive vice president for news standards and practices to express our concerns about the factual , statistical and ethical defects in the film .\nflorida state president john thrasher is also condemning the hunting ground . thrasher was invited by cnn to be on a panel to discuss the documentary , but declined because he believes the film\ncontains major distortions and glaring omissions to support its simplistic narrative .\na group of harvard law school professors have started a publicity campaign to challenge the depiction of the school\u2019s sexual assault grievance process in\nthe hunting ground ,\na documentary film about campus sexual assault that cnn is scheduled to air on nov . 19 .\nyou will not see or hear any of this in\nthe hunting ground .\nand that is why i - and i believe the presidents of other universities portrayed in the film - have decided not to participate . it ' s about the journalism , not the subject .\nbrandon winston was hardly a perfect gentleman on the night of jan . 15 , 2011 . but aside from kamilah willingham\u2019s assertions in the hunting ground , there is no evidence to suggest he is dangerous or a predator . nor do willingham\u2019s claims of institutional indifference hold up ; harvard twice delayed winston\u2019s education while its own and later middlesex county\u2019s adjudication processes unfolded . neither found evidence to substantiate willingham\u2019s claims in the hunting ground , and winston has since received the punishment the legal system deemed appropriate for his actions .\nthe documentary expresses its anti - rape message with heart , honesty and a harrowing sense of realism , urging audiences to prevent their university from turning into a hunting ground . powerful lessons abound for not just students , but all who watch the film .\nas kinsman and winston duel with each other in court \u2014 she ' s suing him for sexual battery , he ' s brought counterclaims for tarnishing his image \u2014 the hunting ground has lurked in the background after premiering at the sundance film festival earlier this year .\nlos angeles \u2014 in the face of threatened legal action from the football star jameis winston , cnn did not back away from broadcasting \u201cthe hunting ground , \u201d a documentary about sexual assault on college campuses that has stirred controversy since its january debut at the sundance film festival .\nthe documentary the hunting ground\ncontains major distortions and glaring omissions ,\njohn thrasher , florida state university ' s president , said in a statement monday , comparing the film to rolling stone ' s botched attempt at reporting on sexual assault at the university of virginia .\nthe hunting ground features the first interview with the student who accused winston of rape . that student - - who had attempted to remain anonymous during the initial investigation but was later outed by florida state fans and winston ' s lawyer - - is now suing florida state .\nthe gender violence program screened the critically - acclaimed documentary the hunting ground on sexual assault on u . s . campuses and its impact on the victims and their families . this was followed by a discussion led by lecturer of law and director of the gender violence program diane rosenfeld .\nin his letter on the fsu website , thrasher compared the hunting ground to rolling stone \u2019s university of virginia fraternity rape story .\nif this sounds familiar , there\u2019s good reason ,\nhe wrote , adding that it ' s been less than seven months since rolling stone retracted its story amid\nrevelations that it took a victim\u2019s story at face value without getting the other side or checking the details with other sources , including the accused .\nhe further added :\nwe believe the same is true with the hunting ground .\nthe makers of the hunting ground , of course , are not interested in anything resembling the truth . indeed , an email from investigative producer amy herdy made public confirmed recently this beyond any doubt . in the email , herdy told kinsman\u2019s lawyer that the makers of the hunting ground , \u201cdo not operate the same way as journalists\u2014this is a film project that is very much in the corner of advocacy for victims , so there would be no insensitive questions or the need to get the perpetrator\u2019s side . \u201d in a separate email , herdy discusses tactics for \u201cambushing\u201d jameis winston .\n. . . in the moment ( hey , there ' s nothing that says documentarians have to abide by lawful definitions of\ninnocent until proven guilty\n, i guess ) there is an undeniable power to the hunting ground that is hard to ignore .\nflorida state university president john thrasher has declined an invitation from cnn to talk about the hunting game documentary . ( getty images )\nour film the hunting ground and the new york times have already detailed the extent of fsu ' s derailment of jameis winston ' s rape case , but a recently released , explosive deposition shows how top - level administrators were actively involved in this cover - up .\nnineteen members of the harvard law school faculty , heavily tilted to the left , including feminist and black professors , wrote their own press release today assailing the campus sexual - assault documentary the hunting ground as \u201cpropaganda\u201d that continues to smear an innocent student , their own brandon winston .\nproduced by amy ziering , the hunting ground joins other kramer awards recipients including an inconvenient truth , hotel rwanda , fruitvale station and last year\u2019s the normal heart . the honor will be presented january 23 at the 27th annual producers guild awards at the hyatt regency century plaza in los angeles .\nthe question is whether it ' s rape . and the reason i wrote about it is not so much i want to vindicate this kid . he ' s got lawyers . it ' s the way the media covered it .\nthe new york times\nfirst , and then\nthe hunting ground .\nthere is very serious evidence casting grave doubt on her credibility , especially on the drug testing that the original version of\nthe hunting ground\nas well as\nthe new york times\nsystematically concealed that evidence because it didn ' t fit their narrative .\na powerful documentary about rape is touring uk universities . the hunting ground focuses on rape and sexual assault on us campuses and gives voice to victims and survivors . it asks difficult questions about how women have been failed by image - conscious college authorities .\nas a country with a deep respect for the rule of law , we cannot allow ourselves to become a hunting ground for foreign governments to exact revenge on those it considers its political opponents . on that there should be no prevarication and no price .\nthe hunting ground , a 2015 documentary about sexual assault on college campuses exposed conflicts of interest , malfeasance and cover - ups . to learn about a complex topic\u2014especially if powerful institutions have a major stake in it\u2014we rely on experts . people who devote \u2026\nkamilah willingham , the african - american answer to emma sulkowicz . with her claims against brandon winston discredited after both harvard and law enforcement investigations , the hunting ground continues to falsely portray her as a \u201csurvivor\u201d . she\u2019s now creating a career as a professional sjw .\nanother question needs to be answered . if , in fact , neo is using\nthe hunting ground\nas a fund raiser , did neo finance its development in any manner ? is there a connection between director kirby dick and neo ? the source of funding is difficult to uncover . indeed , even how much the ' documentary ' cost to make is something of a mystery . mojo lists the budget for\nthe hunting ground\nas\nn / a .\nother sources claim it was $ 1 . 8 million .\nflorida state university ' s president has denounced the hunting ground . a group of 19 harvard law professors wrote that it\nprovides a seriously false picture both of the general sexual assault phenomenon at universities and of our student\naccused in a case depicted in the film .\nhappily ,\nthe hunting ground\nhas not been well - received and its circulation has been limited . unhappily , cnn has been heavily promoting a showing of the documentary . it is irresponsible to the point of unethical for a\nnews\nchannel to do so .\n\u201cthe disturbing irony is that harvard law is doing exactly what the hunting ground shows universities have done for the past 50 years : discrediting survivors to protect their own reputations and funding , all at the expense of their students\u2019 safety and well - being , \u201d ziering and dick wrote .\nthe hunting ground and its crew have taken great care to respect wikipedia\u2019s principles and values . as documentary filmmakers , prior to our colleague\u2019s engagement , we agreed that the goal was to improve wikipedia according to its own standards , not to boost the film . we sought the advice of\na related concern : critics allege that the filmmakers did not seek to contact all of the men accused of attacks by the movie in a timely way . dick and ziering acknowledge they did not do so in all cases by the time t he hunting ground was first shown publicly .\ni ' m not attending ,\nfsu president john thrasher said . thrasher is on record as calling the hunting ground\ndistorted\nand\none sided\nand says its makers did not initially disclose kinsman would be going public in the 90 minute documentary .\nwe respectfully but emphatically disagree with your criticisms of our film the hunting ground . instead of making unwarranted and unsubstantiated attacks on the film , we urge you to take a leadership role in addressing the problem of sexual assault that exists on your campus and far too many others .\nmr . winston\u2019s threat of legal action came a week after 19 harvard professors attacked \u201cthe hunting ground , \u201d saying it distorted the university\u2019s handling of a sexual assault claim . the accusation eventually resulted in a conviction for misdemeanor nonsexual assault against a student , brandon winston , who was not named in the film , but was named in the professors\u2019 letter . late last week , brandon winston\u2019s defense team and supporters unveiled an elaborate website that explains their view of his actions and takes \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d to task for what it calls \u201ccritical omissions and distortions . \u201d\nwe respectfully but emphatically disagree with your criticisms of our film the hunting ground . instead of making unwarranted and unsubstantiated attacks on the film , we urge you to take a leadership role in addressing the problem of sexual assault that exists on your campus and far too many others .\nthe hunting ground was released in the year 2015 , some songs of the official soundtrack are till it happens to you by lady gaga , til it happens to you by lady gaga , stay gold by first aid kit , anything could happen by ellie goulding . listen the soundtrack online !\nmeanwhile , criticism has been lobbed at \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d for months . shortly after its theatrical release , the harvard crimson faulted the filmmakers\u2019 calculation of the college\u2019s sexual assault statistics , and , in june , emily yoffe published a blistering takedown in slate of the documentary\u2019s presentation of ms . willingham\u2019s case .\nthe student in the film , nicole c . hirschhorn \u201916 , was a sophomore at harvard when she acted out the scene for campus comedy group on harvard time . after viewing that segment of the film , she confirmed that the clip in \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d is from the prank video . she called the video \u201cdefinitely fake . \u201d\nafter the world premiere of\nthe hunting ground\nat sundance , senator gillibrand , a new york democrat , told me she was confident there would be strong bipartisan support for her legislation\u2014the campus accountability and safety act\u2014and that 20 co - sponsors were already seeking to make it happen .\nthe veracity of one of this year\u2019s most talked about documentaries , \u201cthe hunting ground , \u201d has been attacked by 19 harvard law school professors , who say the film\u2019s portrayal of rape on college campus is distorted , specifically when it comes to their school\u2019s handling of one particular case .\nthis is not the first time the filmmakers have had to defend the hunting ground against critics . earlier this year , they posted a detailed fact page on the film ' s website after slate published an article questioning some of the documentary ' s claims . the harvard professors referenced that article in their statement wednesday .\ncritics of the hit documentary the hunting ground - which illuminates in damning detail the prevalence of sexual violence at american universities - are ramping up their attacks just in time for the hunting ground ' s prime time debut on cnn this sunday , november 22 . and if they aren ' t careful , their aspersions might dovetail with the massive audience cnn commands to result in a spectacular backfire : for the film ' s central premise is that whistle blowers on campus sexual violence are demonized and delegitimized by the very same universities who are going on the offensive in advance of sunday ' s screening .\n\u201cthe reason i participated in the law professors\u2019 press release is not that a student came forward and complained about sexual assault , nor that she complained in the criminal process , \u201d halley said . \u201cit is that \u2018the hunting ground\u2019 has profoundly misled the public about the ensuing processes which came out decisively against those claims . \u201d\nchiding cnn for deciding to screen the hunting ground , fsu president john thrasher excoriated the film for its \u201cmajor distortions and glaring omissions . \u201d its producers have fallen into the same trap as rolling stone \u2019s editors did with their discredited story about gang rape at the university of virginia , wrote thrasher .\nin short , the hunting ground relies on false statistics and twisted accusations in order to convince its audience of a preferred narrative that rape is around every corner of college campuses . this wouldn ' t be necessary if the problem was as real and as rampant as they claim .\nannie e . clark is the executive director of end rape on campus and is featured in the documentary ,\nthe hunting ground ,\nwhich airs on sunday , november 22 , 2015 , at 8 p . m . est on cnn . the opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author .\nwhat is the subtle profit ? it arises at the end of the ' documentary . ' after heart - breaking and rapid - fire accounts of rape on campus , which offer no mitigating perspective , viewers are exhorted to\ntake action !\nthe\ntake action\nbutton on the left - hand side of\nthe hunting ground\nwebsite takes a visitor to a page that reads ,\ndonate . the hunting ground is proud to partner with neo philanthropy to ensure that your tax - deductible donation supports student - led campaigns , public education , policy reform , and prevention approaches .\nmany of the professors challenging the documentary\u2019s portrayal of harvard are vocal critics of the university\u2019s own approach to handling sexual harassment and the government\u2019s interpretation of title ix . last october , 28 professors\u201417 of whom signed the letter about \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d\u2014 blasted harvard\u2019s central sexual assault policy in an open letter in the boston globe , calling it biased against the accused .\ndocumentarian kirby dick \u2019s 2012 oscar - nominated \u201cthe invisible war\u201d was a searing look at the epidemic of sexual assault in the military . \u201c the hunting ground \u201d serves as something of a companion piece , insofar as it also explores the institutional dysfunction that leads judicial powers to turn a blind eye on victims of abuse .\nnow , a new u . s . documentary about sexual assault on campus , the hunting ground , features interviews with dozens of women who were attacked on u . s . campuses and who say that the only thing worse than the assault itself is how the university mishandled their cases after they reported them .\nwe want to make you aware that\nthe hunting ground ,\na film about campus sexual assaults that debuted in los angeles and new york city thursday , is seriously lacking in credibility and presents a one - sided view of florida state ' s actions in the jameis winston case .\n\u201ci think it\u2019s a terrible idea for him to go on campus educating about rape and rape culture , \u201d said kamilah willingham , an activist who appeared in \u201cthe hunting ground , \u201d the campus rape documentary . \u201che still doesn\u2019t get it . he\u2019s trying to have it both ways . \u201d\ncnn officials believe their broadcast version of the film takes into account the concerns of the film\u2019s critics . an earlier cut of the hunting ground \u2014 the work of director kirby dick and producer amy ziering \u2014 has been shown on college campuses across the country and has been endorsed by the obama white house as part of its national initiative to combat the problem .\n\u201c the hunting ground truly embodies the spirit , courage and intention of the award\u2019s namesake , \u201d producers guild awards co - chairs michael de luca and jennifer todd said in a statement . \u201cthis powerful documentary gives a voice to the victims of student sexual assault \u2013 a national problem too long clouded in secrecy and shielded from public attention . the visceral reaction this film evokes has mobilized audiences worldwide to take action , and has served as a focal point in campus discussions and in revising institutional policies . the producers guild is honored to recognize the hunting ground and its contribution towards greater awareness of this national problem . \u201d\nthe hunting ground\ndoes not provide the most basic safeguards of accuracy . there is no presentation of the men ' s stories . there is no indication of men who have been falsely accused , no mention of the many lawsuits brought against universities and false accusers . the film is rife with misrepresentations or outright lies .\nsince its debut early this year , the hunting ground has been cited as an inspiration for action by the white house and by new york gov . andrew cuomo . the film has also inspired a backlash \u2014 not only for its perspective but for the factual foundation on which it is based and its reporting methods .\nthe possibility of\nthe hunting ground\nbeing a fund - raiser for social justice causes unrelated to rape is disturbing . the ' documentary ' is emotionally jarring . the new york times article notes ,\nat the premiere here on friday , audience members repeatedly gasped as student after student spoke on camera about being sexually assaulted .\nit leaves viewers in the sort of angry turmoil that not only drives legislation but also opens wallets . if the donations are going to a transformative grantmaker with priorities other than preventing rape on campus , then\nthe hunting ground\nappears to exploit that issue and to do so for profit .\nkirby dick\u2019s \u201cthe hunting ground , \u201d a buzzed - about documentary about the epidemic of sexual assault on college campuses , premiered at the sundance film festival on friday afternoon . \u201ci want to thank to the hundreds of survivors who interacted with us , \u201d dick told the packed crowd at the marc theatre before the screening . appearing with four of the [ \u2026 ]\nin bringing together so many accounts , the hunting ground gives a voice to survivors while ensuring that no individual has to carry the burden of representing the group . that the accounts from women of different ethnic backgrounds , attending a variety of colleges , spanning the length and breadth of the us , echo one another , lends a collective weight .\nwillingham had pro bono legal representation during the law school\u2019s administrative hearing . her lawyer , colby bruno of the victim rights law center , says in the hunting ground of the harvard process : \u201cthe message is clear : it\u2019s \u2018don\u2019t proceed through these disciplinary hearings . \u2019 no matter what you do , you\u2019re not going to win . \u201d\nbut are they succeeding ? if anything , the battle between sjws and elder academics demonstrates that the former group is probably already winning . cnn\u2019s shameless showing of the hunting ground this week , all while claiming to be a news network , only adds fuel to an assertion that the insane are running the asylum of american college campuses .\ntrue , but these are young people who\u2019ve been indoctrinated , and are competing with each other to be the most radical . there feet aren\u2019t even touching the ground\ntill it happens to you\nis featured in the film the hunting ground , which is a documentary about rape and sexual assault on college campuses . the track was penned by legendary songwriter diane warren and reportedly produced by gaga herself . audio leaked out thanks to fans who were recording it while watching the movie .\neven some critics of the hunting ground acknowledge that university procedures for handling accusations of rape and sexual assault have long handled victims ' concerns inadequately . those policies started changing in earnest in 2011 under reforms promoted by the obama administration and a series of reviews conducted by the u . s . department of education .\nbut since the film , directed by kirby dick and produced by amy ziering , came out last year , clark and pino have expanded their work to continue combating campus sexual assault . the hunting ground is not just their story , but their work may keep stories like theirs from happening again in the future .\n\u201cwe\u2019re not afraid , \u201d jeff zucker , president of cnn worldwide , said after the panel , when asked about a potentially forceful response from higher education officials to \u201cthe hunting ground . \u201d \u201cthey\u2019re on the wrong side . \u201d cnn has not revealed an air date except to say that it will run the film by the end of the year .\ncolleges and universities have a real responsibility to keep their students safe . obviously being sexually assaulted is completely a safety issue ,\nhunting ground director kirby dick told npr .\nif approximately 1 in 5 women are being sexually assaulted , the schools are really failing in this area .\njanet e . halley , one of the law school professors challenging \u201cthe hunting ground\u201d and a signatory of the 2014 globe letter , said the group will launch a website and upload documents about winston\u2019s case to further challenge the documentary . halley argued that the decision to name winston constituted \u201can attack\u201d and that she and the other professors felt compelled to come to his defense .\ndirected by kirby dirk and produced by amy ziering , hunting ground spotlights kinsman coming forward to speak publicly for the first time about what winston allegedly did to her , as well as the ensuing investigations . at sundance , the film was warmly received , but it ' s since been attacked as unfair in some circles .\nthe hunting ground\npresents the stories of numerous young women who have reported being raped on campus by other students , only to be dismissed , ignored , cajoled , or threatened by university officials , police , and prosecutors who seek to quash allegations of sexual assault on campus for a variety of reasons .\nlet me admit to another reason for my lack of objectivity . i\u2019m about to embark on a series of college trips with my daughter , a high - school junior , and have found myself jotting rape school next to several of the candidates . the hunting ground is an essential component of a college education .\n\u201ci fully support the hunting ground film , which is all about ending the silencing of survivors , \u201d she said . \u201ci am bound by the principles of confidentiality under which the hearing was conducted , so i cannot say anything about the substance of the case . i can however say that the signatories of the press release represent only a minority of the [ harvard law school ] faculty . \u201d"]}
{"id": 115547, "summary": [{"text": "aattakatha : the final rehearsal is a 2013 malayalam musical romance film written and directed by kannan perumudiyoor .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film marks his directorial debut and is based on his own novel cholliyattam .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "he had earlier produced films such as ee puzhayum kadannu ( 1996 ) and nakshatratharattu ( 1998 ) .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "set in the background of kathakali , aattakatha depicts the power of love which crosses boundaries .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the film has six songs composed by late music maestro raveendran and penned by late poet gireesh puthenchery .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "a long delayed project , it released on 24 may 2013 . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "aattakatha ( 2013 film )", "paragraphs": ["\u201cthis , i think , will be the last film to release that contains raveendran\u2019s songs . aattakatha is very much a musical film , \u201d says kannan perumudiyoor , director of the film\ncentennial , this film was selected one of the best 150 egyptian film productions .\nek ruka hua faisla is fantastic art film . you did not mentioned the name of this film\nwatch full length malayalam movie aattakatha ( 2013 ) movie name : aattakatha ( 2013 ) ( malayalam movie ) cast : vineeth , meera nandan , eereena , malavika wales . director : kannan perumudiyoor producer : sadique pattambi , premachandran puthenchira & g . k . moorthi dubai music by : raveendran , mohan sithara we are adding latest regional movies regularly . subscribe us to stay updated . subscribe us : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken\nvineeth and meera nandan in a scene from aattakatha . photo : special arrangement | photo credit : special arrangement\nwatch full length malayalam movie ' aattakatha ' released in year 2013 . directed by kannan perumudiyoor , produced by kannan perumudiyoor , music by raveendran , mohan sithara and starring vineeth , meera nandan , eereena , malavika wales . movie : aattakatha cast : vineeth , meera nandan , eereena , malavika wales . director : kannan perumudiyoor producer : kannan perumudiyoor music : raveendran , mohan sithara release : 2013 we are uploading fresh mollywood movies regularly . subscribe us to to stay updated . subscribe us on youtube : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken follow us on google plus : urltoken\nplz update these all movie list with release year & one best image of film .\nname of the film is \u2026 tarpan . . @ syed\u2026 . story of well cleaning . .\naattakatha , directed by kannan perumudiyoor , is a journey through the cultural landscape of kerala . the movie has songs composed by the late composer raveendran .\nfew composers in malayalam cinema have had as big a fan following as raveendran did . eight years after his death , his songs continue to delight . the new film aattakatha , which has six songs composed by the late legend , reaches cinemas today .\nthese film makers used cinema to highlight prevalent issues . this new style of cinema got world wide acclaim and fame . chetan anand\u2019s neecha nagar ( 1946 ) , a social realist film won the grand prize at the first cannes film festival . bimal roy\u2019s do bigha zamin ( 1953 ) was both a commercial and critical success . guru dutt\u2019s film pyaasa ( 1957 ) featured in time magazine\u2019s \u201call - time\u201d 100 best movies list .\nmalavika wales also has an important role . \u201cthe film is actually narrated from her character , meleena\u2019s point of view . she is searching for her mother . the film is a nostalgic trip through kerala\u2019s culture and art , \u201d he says .\nnowdays . good art film doesnt make why is this ? and i would like to be a actor wht should i do . thnkx\naattakatha is kannan\u2019s debut as a director but he has made a name for himself in the industry as the producer of ee puzhayum kadannu , a love story starring dileep and manju warrier in the lead . \u201c aattakatha is a love story . i would say it is an old - fashioned love story . the film is based on my novel cholliyattam . it is about cultural conflict . the main plot of the film involves a french woman , played by german actor irina jacoby , who comes to kerala to study kathakali , and her relationship with a kathakali actor called unni ( vineeth ) . meera nandan plays the other prominent role of sethulakshmi , a student of music , \u201d says the director .\ngenesis1986 , mrigya 1976 , sadgati , ( very good series ) kaurya . gaman the perfect murder sanshodhan dharm mati maay ( marathi film ) shorts .\nart films , also known as parallel cinema , form an integral part of bollywood . they are an alternative to the mainstream commercial cinema especially for the people who use their brain while watching movies . art films are not considered to the part of mainstream cinema due to their serious content , realism and naturalism . the culture of art films first started in bengali film industry by critically acclaimed filmmakers such as satyajit ray , mrinal sen , ritwik ghatak and others and then gained prominence in the other film industries of india including hindi film industry .\ntarpan ( english title : the absolution [ 1 ] ) was a 1994 indian hindi drama film written and directed by k . bikram singh , and starring om puri , revathy , dina pathak , manohar singh and mita vashisht in lead roles . this directorial debut film was jointly produced by nfdc and doordarshan . the film set in the 1940s , in a fictitious village in the shekhavati region in rajasthan , where no girl child survives beyond the age of seven . it deals with larger issues of communalism and caste system through four inter - related stories .\n\u201ci am glad that such a film , which is so rooted in our culture is still being made . songs by raveendran are a reminder of our rich music tradition , \u201d he says .\nfaten hamama plays hoda , a poor woman who leaves an orphanage to live with three young men ( ahmed , ali , and ramzi ) in a room on a building rooftop . the three of these men fall in love with her , but she prefers ahmed , who is played by omar sharif , and the others accept that and stay loyal to their friendship . when , one day , hoda gets sick , the three men urgently work hard to gather enough money to pay for her surgery . the film is not conclusive about what happens to hoda , but she is supposed to live with her sickness for the rest of her life and can hardly work or get married . what the film shows is the love and fraternity that is created in her friends through her sickness .\nby the early 1990s , the rising costs involved in film production and the commercialization of the films had a negative impact on the art films . the fact that investment returns cannot be guaranteed made art films less popular amongst filmmakers . underworld financing , political and economic turmoil , television and piracy proved to be fatal threat to parallel cinema , as it declined . however , we can still see the touch of parallel cinems in the movies of mani ratnam , nagesh kukunoor , anurag kashyap etc .\nduring the 1970s and the 1980s , parallel cinema entered into bombay\u2019s hindi film industry . this was led by such directors as gulzar , shyam benegal , mani kaul , rajinder singh bedi and saeed akhtar mirza , and later on mahesh bhatt and govind nihalani , becoming the main directors of this period\u2019s indian art cinema . benegal\u2019s directorial debut , ankur ( seeding , 1974 ) was a major critical success , and was followed by numerous works that created another field in the movement . these filmmakers tried to promote realism in their own different styles , though many of them often accepted certain conventions of popular cinema .\n' sanju ' box - office collection day 5 : sanjay dutt ' s biopic rakes in rs 21 . 50 crore\n, while in kerala to learn the art form . set in the background of kalamandalam , the movie depicts the power of love which crosses boundaries .\nget latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with news app . download the times of india news app for your device . read more entertainment news in english and other languages .\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\netimes is an entertainment , tv & lifestyle industry ' s promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved .\nincidentally , five of the songs were written by gireesh puthencherry , the late lyricist who had forged a successful partnership with raveendran . m . d . rajendran has penned the other . k . j . yesudas , chithra , vijay yesudas , biju narayanan , radhika thilak and asha menon have sung the songs .\n\u201csince he is a talented dancer , he could carry off the role of a kathakali actor quite well . in the climax , i was planning to use bits of kathakali , but since vineeth was so good , we decided to focus on him alone , \u201d says kannan .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\nare you ready for skyscraper ? we are ! see which other movies and tv shows we ' re excited about .\ndiscover the top 50 malayalam movies as rated by imdb users \u2013 from all - time favorites to recent hits .\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved . for reprint rights : times syndication service\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved . for reprint rights : times syndication service\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthis article will be permanently flagged as inappropriate and made unaccessible to everyone . are you certain this article is inappropriate ?\nas part our commitment to scholarly and academic excellence , all articles receive editorial review .\ncopyright \u00a9 world library foundation . all rights reserved . ebooks from world library are sponsored by the world library foundation , a 501c ( 4 ) member ' s support non - profit organization , and is not affiliated with any governmental agency or department .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\niffcrm , naa banggaru talli ( left to right : ageng kiwi , rajesh touchriver , dr . sunitha krishnan , lily wahid ( jury ) , king of\nkutai mulawarman , dr . hc . m . s . p . alpiansyahrechza fachlevie , rudy pesik ( jury and patron festival ) , rector of\nmercu buana university dr . ir . arissetyanto nugroho , mm , and damien dematra ( founder and director festival )\ndirected by kannan perumudiyoor , starring meera nandan and vineeth radhakrishnan in the lead roles .\nsign up and get access to some cool features . create watchlists , check in at movies , rate them or even write whole reviews ! you can also share literally everything on moviebuff with your friends , enemies , frenemies , family , babysitter or pets . is that enough incentive for you ?\nthe parallel cinema movement started in the late 1940s to the 1960s , by india\u2019s great filmmakers such as satyajit ray , ritwik ghatak , bimal roy , mrinal sen , khwaja ahmad abbas , chetan anand , guru dutt and v . shantaram . real - life movies by these directors added a new perspective to the indian movie industry . that is why this period is still considered as the golden age of indian cinema . for the first time , cinema became the mirror of the contemporary indian society as movies which were made during this period were largely influenced from indian literature and current socio - political situations .\nparallel cinema of 70s and 80s gave careers to a whole new breed of young actors , including shabana azmi , smita patil , amol palekar , om puri , naseeruddin shah , kulbhushan kharbanda , pankaj kapoor , deepti naval , farooq shaikh etc . actors from commercial cinema such as rekha and hema malini ventured into art cinema .\nalthough nothing much happened during late 80 and 90s for the parallel cinema , mira nair\u2019s salaam bombay ! ( 1988 ) gathered a lot of national and international acclaim and is remembered till date as one of the finest bollywood movies ever made on the daily lives of street - children of mumbai .\ni have compiled the list of 100 best bollywood hindi art films . please let me know , if i am missing any good movie in this list .\nhow i have to watch libaas 1988 movie , this movie i could not find on net so any body have link of movie plz tell me .\ni am dreaming of creating a database of all the art movies made in india . i use your list and the films that came up in comments as reference \ud83d\ude42\n1 . 1084 ki maa 2 . aghaat ( govind nihalani ) 3 . aarohan 4 . dayra ( amol palekar ) 5 . parinati\nu can watch this movies on youtube . any good art movies kindly update . cheers\u2026 .\ngharam hawa rajani ghandha ( amol palekar , vidhya sinha ) paar ( nasirudheen sha , shabhana azmi ) party dr . ambedkar ( mamootty ) lahore vijetha ( kunal kapoor and supriya pathak ) katha ( farook shaikh , deepti neval )\naligarh is also falls in art movie category . can someone please advise me non commercial movie on md drugs - mumbai lifestyle .\nthe list is good but why no movies after 2000 . i wud like to recommend some dor pitah panch ( unreleased ) kaun ek hasina thi raqeeb swades udaan i am kalaam the blue umbrella shaurya gangs of waseypur dil se teen karthik calling karthik 404 : error not found dil dosti etc satya shool company yuva a wednesday dev d omkara khonsla ka ghonsla chalo dilli dasvidaniya mithya oh my god dharm sankat me bheja fry shanghai gulaal oye lucky lucky oye socha na tha ek chalis ki last local love sex ar dhoka citylights babar do dooni char shahid badlapur iqbal sankat city shaitan\nthis is a story about having an extra marital affair within the family itself . vikram ( suresh oberoi ) and his younger brother yatin ( akbar khan ) lead their import \u2013 export business . eventually vikram meets sadhavi ( deepti naval ) who is a painter with the family in nepal . they become great friends and one day vikram decides that sadhavi should marry his younger brother yatin . they get married and were having happy married life till sadhavi discovers that yatin only wants sexual pleasure but does not want to give her his time . one day due to a big fight between husband and wife , sadhavi leaves the house and goes back to nepal . vikram goes there to bring sadhavi back . there is a great bond between them and they both end up having an extra marital affair . sadhavi finally wants to become a saint and leave the world of pleasure .\nparched gulal the lunchbox no smoking dear dad udaan rang de basanti nishabd dil dosti etc . life in a metro saheb biwi aur gangster returns a wednesday dhobi ghat black friday johnny gaddar dev d oye lucky lucky oye manorma six feet under yeh saali zindagi dil chahta hai khosla ka ghosla gangs of wasseypur salaam bombay page3 monsoon wedding i am kalaam karthik calling karthik yuva dum chalo dilli do dooni chaar shaitan piku haider\nhey everyone ! ! ! great work people . i needed some help regarding an art movie i watched long time ago . i only remember the plot and could not remember the name . if anyone can help it will be highly appreciated . the movie is about simple village people where some bad things start to happen all of a sudden . i don\u2019t remember much but the villagers for self redemption get together around the village well and start cleaning the well . with each cleaning turn a story unfolds telling about the misdeeds and sins of notable members of village . if anyone have watched the movie than please tell me the name of the movie . i ll be much obliged\nhi everyone ! nice work ! ! ! i needed some help . i watched an art movir long time ago and i don\u2019t remember the name of the movie . its plot i remember . it so happens that some bad things start to happen in a village and i remember the scenes where all the villagers sit around a well and try to clean the well as the water becomes bad too . for each cleaning a story unfolds telling us about the sins of the villagers . if anyone knows about the movie than please tell me its name . the help will be highly appreciated . thanks\nsir . kindly upload all rarest rare movie such as contributions of musicians jaidev , lacchi ram , raghunath seth , basu manohari etc .\npls i need a help . i watched a movie on zee cinema . mithun chakraborthy and sanjay dutt appeared at the beginning of the movie . is a like a guy is sent to china for a mission . there are two ladies in the movie . one lady is in india while the other is in china . two of them are looking alike . also , they locked one of the ladies in a motor boot , mistakenly thinking that is the other one . please what is the title of the movie\ni also have seen the movie on durdarshan but i also dont remember its name . may be dd people can help\nan awesome list i have found ever . i think \u2013 woh chhokri ( pallavi joshi , paresh rawal , om puri ) is missing here .\nnice list compilation\u2026 . actually m also hunting badly for a muvie \u2026 the name is not at all anywhere near the plot also is lil sketchy \u2026 there is a married lady in a house situated in deep jungle \u2026 . the house is creepy with lots of antique hunting trophies in the form of heads of bulls and all that \u2026 the lady is a wife of a forest officer i guess and they have a servant who is from a village nearby \u2026 young and quite \u2026 he never speaks anything \u2026 . . the lady keeps getting bored in the house alone and one day ventures out in the forest . she sees at night that the servant is the leader of a community and is sacrificing sumone to a holy fire or sumthing similar to this \u2026\u2026 . i saw it way back in 1998 i guess \u2026 even the memory is quite sketchy now \u2026 . i just can\u2019t get the name of the muvie \u2026 . plz help \u2026 plzzzz\nsign in to disable all ads . thank you for helping build the largest language community 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{"id": 115548, "summary": [{"text": "david edwin woodley is an australian film , television and theatre actor .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "he began his career as a stage actor in brisbane , australia performing under the direction of renown shakespearean director bryan nason am .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "woodley toured with local theatre company grin and tonic .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "before again performing under the direction of bryan nason in dual roles as ea and utnapishtim , in the royal queensland theatre company 's production of gilgamesh .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "believing the uk produced most exceptional actors , woodley moved to england to undertake drama studies at st catherine 's drama studio in guildford , surrey , uk under the direction of june and adrian cooper .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "whilst living in the uk , he also undertook private voice studies with alan woodhouse at guildhall school of music and drama , london .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "being an avid and competent horseman , on woodley 's return to australia he trained in stunts with canadian born stunt co-coordinator ric anderson in ' horses and heroes ' a live western stunt show on the gold coast .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "he relocated to sydney in 1995 after gaining the role of series regular , hopper hadley in the network 10 television drama echo point , along with fellow actors , rose byrne ( 28 weeks later ) and martin henderson ( the ring ) .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "woodley went on to become a series regular with the long running series , home and away from 1997-2000 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "woodley has performed roles in many australian drama series including the award winning abc tv series rake as well as us productions of spartacus - gods of the arena and legend of the seeker woodley plays mike evans in the first installment of the science fiction trilogy the three-body problem ( film ) adapted from the novel the three-body problem written by acclaimed chinese author and winner of the 2015 hugo awards , liu cixin .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film is due to be released in july 2017 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "woodley holds a degree in film production from sae institute sydney . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "david e woodley", "paragraphs": ["- not for nothing ( 2013 ) . . . marcus ( as david woodley )\n- the perfect storm ( 2013 ) . . . marcus ( as david woodley )\n- missing in action ( 1999 ) . . . kerry taylor ( as david woodley )\n- ice cream truck ( 2006 ) . . . ( casting assistant - as david woodley )\n- it ' s no secret ( 1997 ) . . . kerry taylor ( as david woodley )\nwhat were your thoughts on joel nash played by david e woodley from 1998 - 2000 . personally i loved him as a character . my favourite storylines with him were the robert perez , nat ' s affair , the mudslide and his bond with gypsy .\ndavid edwin woodley was born in brisbane , queensland , australia to beryl marcia ( bailey ) and john richard woodley . his mother is of french and english decent and his father has english , irish and french ancestry . after only having portrayed a french can - can dancer in an high school bastille day celebration , woodley , this time in pants , took to the . . .\ngrin and tonic has been serving the state of queensland in australia for over forty years . at the helm of queensland theatre , the company delivered the inaugural production of the queensland theatre company in 1969 , peter shaffer\u2019s the royal hunt of the sun . with a strong youth and education arm , the grin and tonic theatre troupe is well respected for its high standard of work in the education system throughout australia and asia . our company boasts such luminaries as geoffrey rush , david gulpilil , jack thompson , deb mailman , bille brown , roxanne macdonald , ian stenlake , veronica neave , eugene gilfedder , russell dykstra , jane harders , leo wockner , don batchelor , jennifer flowers , sean mee , caroline kennison , james stewart , john batchelor , andrew buchannan , hayden spencer , carita farrer , donald hall , elizabeth navratil , sir james killen and cicely berry to name a few .\njason klarwein is a producer , director and actor who works nationally and internationally with australia ' s leading theatre companies . jason has been an associate member of grin and tonic for over fifteen years . 2017 marks his eight year as artistic director . other companies jason has worked for include the bell shakespeare company , sydney theatre company , belvoir st theatre , melbourne ' s malthouse , la boite theatre , black swan , adelaide festival centre and the queensland theatre company , which jason has had a thirteen year association with . in 2007 jason was one of five australian artists invited by london ' s almeida theatre and the sydney theatre company to participate in an international shakespeare laboratory led by cicely berry of the royal shakespeare company and the almeida theatre ' s artistic director michael attenborough . in 2009 jason toured the united states alongside cate blanchett in the sydney theatre company ' s production of a streetcar named desire , directed by norwegian screen and stage legend liv ullmann . jason starred as macbeth in the highest grossing show in 21 years at the queensland theatre company directed by michael attenborough cbe and co - produced with the grin and tonic theatre troupe . in 2017 jason was nominated for a helpmann award for best actor in a play for sam strong\u2019s production of michael gow\u2019s once in royal david\u2019s city . jason has directed many acclaimed theatre works including orbit , oedipus doesn\u2019t live here anymore , much ado about nothing , st mary\u2019s in exile , the 7 stages of grieving ( brisbane , sydney , melbourne , montreal , london ) , hoods and my name is jimi ( cairns , brisbane , thursday island , sydney ) .\ngrin and tonic\u2019s founding director , bryan nason has received many prestigious awards for the company\u2019s dedication to theatre including an honourary doctorate of letters from the university of queensland , a queensland centenary medal , and a member of the order of australia which is the highest award given by the governor general of australia for the company\u2019s service to the performing arts in queensland , through the development of professional theatre groups and regional touring . since 2009 the company is guided by kellie lazarus and jason klarwein .\nkellie has actively worked with the queensland theatre company from 2001 in michael gow ' s production of richard the second and was a proud member of the emerging artists program in 2002 . theatre performances for queensland theatre company include the cherry orchard show , road to the she devils salon , the orphanage project and we were dancing . kellie has also performed with grin and tonic theatre troupe on their 2002 touring shows and in othello , much ado about nothing , hamlet , macbeth , the taming of the shrew , a midsummer night ' s dream , henry the sixth parts 1 , 2 and 3 and troulius and cressida . fractal - dracula and boucicca . zen zen zo \u2013 macbeth as told by the weird sisters and unleashed . kellie graduated from qut with a ba of arts drama 1996 . kellie is a qualified secondary drama and dance teacher with over seven years experience with the department of education , having worked with excellence students in performing arts schools through to facilitating workshops for the bell shakespeare company , her work includes industry - recognised experience with national theatre companies . kellie is a proud member of meea .\ntravis is a theatre director and workshop artist based in brisbane and is currently the associate director of the grin and tonic theatre troupe . his directing credits include , i am romeo and juliet ( grin and tonic ) , warning small parts ( grin and tonic ) , the last five years ( ignations / qpac ) , the dream project ( grin and tonic ) , lazarus won ' t get out of bed ( metro arts ) , furious angels ( metro arts ) , oh the humanity ( vena cava ) , sleep rest repose ( la boite scratch ) and as an assistant director for thom pain ( qtc ) , the miracle at cookies table ( bungabura productions / qpac ) and the lieutenant of inishmore ( as theatre ) . his workshop experience includes west farmers regional acting studio ( qtc ) , theatre residency week ( qtc ) , the lifeline drama disability program ( qtc ) , youth ensemble ( qtc ) , and various workshop programs with grin and tonic , backbone youth arts , the empire theatre , and the university of southern queensland . travis also sits on the sector program reference group ( arts queensland ) and the backbone bounce committee ( backbone youth arts ) .\njustin grew up in mackay , performing in amateur theatre productions from the age of 7 . continuing his interest in theatre through high school , justin moved solely into technical production .\njustin later moved to brisbane to pursue a career in the film and television industry , and graduated from griffith film school with a bachelor of film and screen media production in 2008 . justin has since worked on national and international feature film and television series , tvc ' s and documentaries , as well as toured with cirque du soliel\u2019s \u2018dralion\u2019 production in 2008 - 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{"id": 115549, "summary": [{"text": "the fiendish plot of dr. fu manchu is a 1980 comedy film , primarily notable as the final film of peter sellers , david tomlinson and john le mesurier .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "pre-production began with richard quine as director .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "by the time the film entered production , piers haggard had replaced him .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "peter sellers handled the re-shoots himself .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "based on characters created by sax rohmer , the film stars sellers in the dual role of fu manchu , a stereotypical chinese evil genius , and english country gentleman detective nayland smith .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "released only two weeks after sellers death , the film was a commercial and critical failure .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was also the final screen appearance for tomlinson , who retired from acting shortly before its release . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "the fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu", "paragraphs": ["sad goodbye case file # 182 : the fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu\npicks and pans review : the fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu | urltoken\nthe fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu ( 1980 ) - trivia - imdb\nfor fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu , the ( 1980 ) you can\nthe fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu ( 1980 ) - box office mojo\nthe fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu | helen mirren | pinterest | movie\nthe fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu movie review ( 1980 ) | roger ebert\nfilm review : the fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu ( 1980 ) | hnn\nfiendish plot of dr . fu manchu , the ( 1980 ) - overview - urltoken\nthe fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu ( 1980 ) [ 360 ] : fullmoviesonyoutube\ngoon talk : the not - so - fiendish plot of bob dylan and dr . fu manchu\nthe fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu , peter sellers , 1980 , ( c ) orion\nthe fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu ( 1980 ) - full cast & crew - imdb\nsome funny bits from the fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu ( 1980 ) , starring peter sellers as fu manchu and nayland smith .\nthe fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu , peter sellers , helen mirren , 1980 , ( c ) orion\nthe fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu , from left : clement harari , peter sellers , 1980 , \u00a9 orion\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about the fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu !\nthe fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu\nis not actually the longest title of any\nfu manchu\nmovie as 1924 ' s\nthe further mysteries of dr . fu manchu\n( containing the same number of words but more letters ) was slightly longer .\n' s\nfu manchu\nstories , fu manchu ' s daughter and dr . petrie ( a friend of nayland - smith ) , do not appear in this movie .\nthe movie actually had little resemblance to any earlier\nfu manchu\nfilm or original sax rohmer\nfu manchu\nstory .\none of two movies with famous fictional asian central characters which had a long title and were released in the usa in 1980 - 81 within six months of each other . the movies were the fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu ( 1980 ) and charlie chan and the curse of the dragon queen ( 1981 ) .\nhe acted in films with a long list of stars , including sellers in \u2018\u2018the party\u2019\u2019 and \u2018\u2018the fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu\u2019\u2019 ; lewis in \u2018\u2018which way to the front ? \u2019\u2019 and \u2018\u2018hardly working\u2019\u2019 ; marlon brando and jack nicholson in \u2018\u2018the missouri breaks\u2019\u2019 ; and james garner and julie andrews in \u2018\u2018the americanization of emily . \u2019\u2019\nfirst\nfu manchu ' feature film in eleven years , the last had been sax rohmer ' s the castle of fu manchu ( 1969 ) starring christopher lee .\nregular characters in sax rohmer ' s\nfu manchu\nstories , fu manchu ' s daughter and dr . petrie ( a friend of nayland - smith ) , do not appear in this movie .\nin search of a secret formula to prolong his life , dr . fu manchu must battle his arch rival , a scotland yard detective named nayland smith , for the right to world domination . peter sellers stars as both nayland smith and dr . fu manchu in his final film appearance .\nthus we return to one of our established mummies , peter sellers . his own posthumous movie , the fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu ( 1980 ) , is an oh - my - god - crazy - offensive yellowface farce starring a 168 - year - old fu manchu , and is full of gong blasts , casual racial slurs , and eyelid tape . this two - hour piece of shit is based on a novel by sax rohmer , the pseudonymous creator of fu manchu ( first published story : \u201cthe mysterious mummy\u201d ) , and has sellers playing both fu manchu and nayland smith , longtime nemeses . \u201che is evil to my good , yea to my nay , yin to my yang , \u201d smith remarks , having had a previous clash with fu manchu in\u2014where else ? \u2014a pyramid in egypt .\n\u2014why are there no fatal falls in the fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu , the mummy , or lolita ? no shattered glass in eyes without a face ? perhaps the template is flawed . like freud , \u201cwe must be prepared to admit that there are other elements besides those which we have so far laid down , \u201d and that we\u2019ve overlooked some denominators shared between mummies and the uncanny .\nfu manchu was always a problematic character in this respect . the fu manchu films were the subject of protests and petitions as early as 1932 . during world war ii , with china joining the allies in the fight against imperial japan , rohmer\u2019s publishers suspended the series , leading to a seven - year gap between books , and the us state department shut down production of a republic pictures film featuring the character . even when the franchise was revived in the late 1950s , there was a sense that fu manchu had become an embarrassment ; christopher lee played fu in five films in the 1960s , but these have rarely been shown on tv because of pressure by anti - defamation groups . by the late \u201870s , the character\u2019s reputation had become so toxic that even the fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu \u2014 a blatant satire starring peter sellers \u2014 was greeted with protests .\ncloud cuckoolander : as a result of years of torture at fu manchu ' s hands , nayland smith insists on keeping a lawnmower with him at all times . fu manchu is even able to take him out of commission for a large portion of the movie by stealing the mower .\n\u2014the beginning of the film doesn\u2019t necessarily coincide with the beginning of the cycle .\nand , for that matter , they ' re not so funny anyway . the movie has some good moments ( what peter sellers comedy could not have ? ) , but the story never really involves us , the characters aren ' t all that interesting once you get beyond the makeup and the funny names and it ' s a bit disappointing that\nthe fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu\ndoesn ' t grab the obvious opportunity to satirize all the old boris karloff lateshow specials .\nchristiane\u2019s body rejects the face graft ; meanwhile , the police become suspicious at the uncanny resemblances between the discovered victims , and ( as in the fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu ) dispatch a decoy to dr . genessier\u2019s office to ensnare him . the decoy is captured , but in the final scene , christiane saves her , and releases genessier\u2019s laboratory doves and dogs , the latter of which tear genessier\u2019s face off . christiane , with a dove perched on her arm , wanders off . doves are homing pigeons , so if it\u2019s guiding her anywhere , it\u2019s probably returning somewhere it\u2019s been before .\ni would like to be able to say that the megawatt tackiness and jaw - dropping bad taste of that sequence is indicative of the film as a whole , but the \u201crock a fu\u201d sequence has a vulgar , shameless energy that\u2019s largely missing from the rest of the film . it\u2019s egregiously awful , whereas the remainder of the film is overwhelmingly , unintentionally sad . and incredibly , incredibly dull . the fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu offers the sad spectacle of a great artist ( and deplorable human being ) prostituting his tremendous gifts for one last mercenary paycheck . listen closely , and you can hear the muted sighs of a dying man\u2019s disappointment and regret in sellers\u2019 every scene .\nthe fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu premiered after sellers\u2019 death , and was panned by the critics mercilessly and regretfully , as if he ought not to have survived long enough to make it . there is a certain poignancy in the central story - line : his minions attempt to locate a life - giving elixir while the aged fu manchu is kept alive by increasingly violent electric shocks . unfortunately , sellers\u2019 touching , finely detailed performance as dennis nayland - smith \u2013 an \u2018old - school\u2019 englishman in flannel trousers , houndstooth checkered jacket and wool tie \u2013 sadly went unnoticed in the rain of adverse criticism .\nwhen fu manchu drops the sword , terry picks it up and hacks him to death . while terry frees sheila and carries her away , nayland smith and von berg incinerate fu manchu ' s followers using the same weapon . safely aboard a ship bound for england , nayland smith tosses the sword over the side so that the world will be safe from any future fu manchu .\nthe mask of fu manchu is a 1932 pre - code adventure film directed by charles brabin . it was written by irene kuhn , edgar allan woolf and john willard based on the 1932 novel of the same name by sax rohmer . starring boris karloff as fu manchu , and featuring myrna loy as his depraved daughter , the movie revolves around fu manchu ' s quest for the golden sword and mask of genghis khan . lewis stone plays his nemesis .\nfu manchu ' s 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills fu ' s age - regressing elixir vitae . fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir , . . . see full summary \u00bb\nvillain protagonist : the film is very much fu manchu ' s story , with nayland smith just being a bystander for the most part .\nduring its initial release , the mask of fu manchu was criticized by the chinese government , and the chinese embassy in washington launched a formal complaint against the film for its hostile depiction of the chinese . the speech where fu manchu tells his followers to\nkill the white man and take his women !\nwas singled out for strong criticism . [ 2 ]\nmcleod is killed by one of fu manchu ' s men during a robbery attempt , after mcleod kills one of fu manchu ' s men . when that fails , an emissary offers to trade barton for the priceless artifacts . despite terry ' s misgivings , sheila persuades him to take the relics to fu manchu without smith ' s knowledge . however , when fu manchu tests the sword , he determines that it is a fake ( nayland had switched them ) . terry is whipped under the supervision of fah lo see , who is attracted to him . meanwhile , fu manchu has barton ' s corpse delivered to sheila . when nayland tries to rescue terry , he is taken captive as well .\nthe name of the rare canary diamond was\nthe star of leningrad\n.\nbefore master of kung fu \u2014 one hundred years ago , in fact , in 1913 \u2014 a trashy pulp novel called the mystery of dr . fu manchu became an unexpected bestseller on both sides of the atlantic . in mystery , the english writer arthur sarsfield ward ( using the pen name sax rohmer ) created the character who would introduce a new archetype to popular fiction : the world - conquering criminal mastermind .\nknown for playing multiple characters in movies , peter sellers plays four roles in this movie , two of them cameos . the characters included dr . fu ' fred ' manchu , sir dennis nayland smith , a mexican bandito and an antique dealer .\nthe mummy is an ingredient in fu manchu\u2019s longevity elixir , which restores his youth , with a side effect : the face - clutchingly awful finale has fu manchu inexplicably possessed by elvis . thus fu manchu , the west\u2019s caricature ( ( as long as we\u2019re on fu manchu , we can also contemplate his archetypal inverse : the obsequious charlie chan , most famously played by a yellowface warner oland , who\u2019d also played fu manchu . bruce lee was screentested for the part of charlie chan\u2019s \u201cnumber one son\u201d\u2014a role he would\u2019ve inherited from keye luke . luke would go on to become the first asian actor to play charlie chan , the same year he played david carradine\u2019s mentor master po in kung fu , and one year before overdubbing the voice of the lead villain in enter the dragon , who fights by hiding in a hall of mirrors . ) ) of asian supremacism , assumes a caricature of white culture\u2014yellowface in whiteface .\naround seventeen years prior to this film , peter sellers once appeared in an episode of the telegoons ( 1963 ) in 1963 called the telegoons : the terrible revenge of fred fu - manchu ( 1964 ) .\non dr . fu manchu ' s 186th birthday , someone spills his age - reversing elixir , and the evil doctor sends his minions off to find the ingredients to make more . the first item they need is the star of leningrad diamond which they steal while it is on exhibition in washington . the fbi needs help in solving the crime so they send for nayland smith , a retired scotland yard investigator and an expert on his nemisis fu manchu .\nthe name of the hot - air balloon was\nthe spirit of wiltshire\n.\na 1980 parody of the fu manchu novels and films , best known in retrospect for being the final ( completed ) film of peter sellers , who died a few days before it was released .\non dr . fu manchu ' ' s 186th birthday , someone spills his age - reversing elixir , and the evil doctor sends his minions off to find the ingredients to make more . the first item they need is the star of leningrad diamond which they steal while it is on exhibition in washington . the fbi needs help in solving the crime so they send for nayland smith , a retired scotland yard investigator and an expert on his nemisis fu manchu .\nthird spoof asian characterization in a decade for actor peter sellers . sellers plays a parody of fu manchu , dr . fu ' fred ' manchu in this movie . in _ soft beds , hard battles _ , sellers played a japanese military officer prince kyota whilst in ' neil simon ' ' s murder by death ( 1976 ) , sellers played sidney wang , a spoof of charlie chan .\nsir denis nayland smith ( lewis stone ) of the british secret service warns egyptologist sir lionel barton ( lawrence grant ) that he must beat fu manchu in the race to find the tomb of genghis khan . the power - mad fu manchu ( boris karloff ) intends to use the sword and mask to proclaim himself the reincarnation of the legendary conqueror and inflame the peoples of asia and the middle east into a war to wipe out the\nwhite race\n. sir lionel is kidnapped soon afterward and taken to fu manchu . fu manchu tries bribing his captive , even offering his own daughter , fah lo see ( myrna loy ) . when that fails , barton suffers the\ntorture of the bell\n( lying underneath a gigantic , constantly ringing bell ) in an unsuccessful attempt to get him to reveal the location of the tomb .\nthe fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu consequently doesn\u2019t feel directed so much as assembled , then grudgingly completed because that seemed a slightly preferable alternative to shutting down production and calling it a day . no one seems to be steering the ship . a handful of quirky , engagingly weird gags die at the hands of listless execution , like a sequence where the motley crew of international crime fighters decide they need a female constable to impersonate the queen as a decoy , so they hold open auditions of lady constables performing the kinds of acts that would get laughed off the gong show . helen mirren wins , of course , with a performance of \u201cgood ship lollipop . \u201d who is better suited to playing the queen ? but the tone is all off ; instead of raucous and irreverent , this sequence of mirren auditioning comes off as airless and grey .\npeter sellers doing accents and talking dr . strangelove on nbc ' s today show interview ( 1980 )\nworthy opponent : fu manchu acknowledges nayland smith as this near the end of the movie , and even gives him his own supply of elixir vitae so that they can continue their rivalry for decades to come .\nfu manchu ' s 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills fu ' s age - regressing elixir vitae . fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir , starting with the star of leningrad diamond , nabbed from a soviet exhibition in washington . the fbi sends agents capone and williams to england to confer with nayland smith , an expert on fu . nayland suspects fu will kidnap the king and queen and demand the george v diamond as ransom . scotland yard recruits alice rage to stand - in for the queen . fu nabs the\nfake\nqueen ; rage becomes enamored of fu and aids him in his quest for the george v diamond .\nsynopsis : \u201cfu manchu\u2019s 168th birthday celebration is dampened when a hapless flunky spills fu\u2019s age - regressing elixir vitae . fu sends his lackeys to round up ingredients for a new batch of elixir , starting with the star of leningrad diamond , nabbed from a soviet exhibition in washington . the fbi sends agents capone and williams to england to confer with nayland smith , an expert on fu . nayland suspects fu will kidnap the king and queen and demand the george v diamond as ransom . scotland yard recruits alice rage to stand - in for the queen . fu nabs the \u2018fake\u2019 queen ; rage becomes enamored of fu and aids him in his quest for the george v diamond . \u201d ( courtesy imdb )\nthe name of the musical playing at the theater was\nthe gay crusader\n.\nas mentioned above , there was a martial arts vogue sweeping the nation concurrent with the nostalgia boom . along with the fu manchu license , marvel held an option on the tv show kung fu , the genre - mashing chopsockey western starring david carradine . tasked with creating a vehicle for fu manchu , writer steve englehart and artist jim starlin essentially combined the two properties , bringing the contemplative tone of kung fu into rohmer\u2019s lurid pulp world . they chose for their protagonist a na\u00efve young man , raised in a monastic setting , now adrift in a western world that he little understands . like kwai chang caine , he possesses remarkable fighting skills , but seeks only to live in peace ; yet he is continually drawn into conflicts not of his choosing \u2014 conflicts , in this case , with the forces of fu manchu . and just to give the conflict a personal stake , the protagonist is , in fact , fu manchu\u2019s own son .\npeter sellers\u2019 ferociously uneven career should have ended with his idiot saint of a gardener - turned - guru in being there walking on water , having transcended this corrupt spiritual realm and evolved into a higher state of being . after all the bad movies sellers made , and all the turmoil and unhappiness that characterized his personal and professional life , it would have been glorious for his career to end on a note of absolute peace and tranquility . instead , sellers ended it by donning an elvis - style blue - and - white , rhinestone - studded jumpsuit , a goatee , and a pompadour , and singing the following lines from \u201crock a fu\u201d as the title character in 1980\u2019s the fiendish plot of dr . fu manchu : \u201cfrom san francisco to peking / confucius say this cat\u2019s the king / the cops they tell you i ain\u2019t nice / fu knows how to fry that rice . \u201d\nbut don\u2019t bother to go looking for it , because you won\u2019t find it . though it was one of the first mainstream comics to be deliberately conceived and executed in long story arcs , perfectly suited for collection , you can\u2019t buy it in paperback . no part of master of kung fu \u2019s classic ten - year run has ever been reprinted . unless you\u2019ve got the original issues , you\u2019re out of luck . and it\u2019s all because of that criminal genius , dr . fu manchu .\nthe cameo : burt kwouk , who co - starred with sellers as kato in the pink panther films , makes a brief appearance at the start of the film , during which fu manchu tells him ,\nyour face is familiar .\n\u2014mummies tend to have counterparts of the opposite sex : billy lo and ann miller , eric draven and shelly webster , fu manchu and helen rage , imhotep and helen grosvenor , humbert and lolita , quilty and vivian , beatrix and bill , christiane and dr . genessier . the actors who played them were all married .\nagain there are telltale resonances between this film and others in our expanding mummyverse . the film opens as fu manchu , whose ludicrous weeping - willow hair resembles the geezered - up billy lo\u2019s , is about to be administered a longevity elixir by one of his si - fan ( ( \u201cthe most diabolical secret oriental organization in the world , \u201d and a near - homophone of bruce lee\u2019s original genderqueered birth name , sai fon . ) ) dacoits . \u201cyour face is familiar , \u201d fu manchu tells him for no reason ( ( no reason within the movie , i mean . it\u2019s most likely a reference to the fact that the extra , burt kwouk , acted alongside sellers in the pink panther and appeared in two fu manchu films . this is another example of the phenomenon of the uncanny double vision that marks a mummy sighting : fu manchu can apprehend kwouk\u2019s familiarity , but not his identity . ) ) ; when the bumbling servant accidentally destroys the elixir , an enraged fu manchu commands his other servants to \u201cbury him alive in the red ant hill\u201d\u2014which resembles imhotep\u2019s punishment .\n\u2014mummy movies tend to be parts of series , sequences , or revivals : polanski\u2019s apartment trilogy , the game of death series and its imitators , kung fu , the ring , the dozen - or - so installments of the mummy , the half - dozen fu manchu films , lolita and its remake , kill bill \u2019s two volumes ( with others possible ) , and so on .\nok ! maybe it is not the best film making but it is fun , and is the last hurrah for one of the great comic actors of all time . a gentle spoof of all of those fu manchu films over the years , ( and frankly better than many of them ) it contained many of the hallmarks of sellers films such as playing multiple roles ( fu manchu and nemesis nayland smith ) using comic actors of similar stripe ( sid caesar ) re - uniting with bert kwouk ( his man - servant in many of the pink panther movies . ) this was also the farewell film of actor david tomlinson and john le messeur both of whom retired from films after this . the movie is a fun romp with a mix of the absurd slapstick and the witty dialog of the characters . one of my favorite lines happens after a line of dacoit assassins appear in front of fu manchu and he says\nyou can ' t fool me with a cheap cinematic trick .\nthis was very fitting farewell to a great comic genius .\nthe project must have been just the kind sellers loved to work on . he plays two of the major roles in the movie , the ancient fu manchu and the unflappable nayland smith of scotland yard . he also turns up in a variety of other disguises , as a chinese chef , a foppish antique dealer and the young fu . the roles required complex makeup jobs ( as old fu , he looks like one of madame tussaud ' s bad dreams ) ; then sellers plays around with accents , props , all the schtick he can dream up .\n\u2014the curse\u2019s cyclical nature is betokened by annular objects : a shot of a roulette wheel introduces the game of death \u2019s title sequence ; a spiral staircase leads up to trelkovsky\u2019s room in the tenant ; eric draven fights to reclaim his wedding ring ; the mummy was based on the hg wells story \u201cthe ring of thoth\u201d ; freud exemplifies \u201cthe ring of polycrates\u201d as uncanny ( ( the title alludes to a ring that polycrates threw into the sea but returned to him in the body of a fish . ) ) ; nathaniel in \u201cthe sandman\u201d seeks a ring to offer to olympia ; a mysterious millstone sits in nayland smith\u2019s yard in the fiendish plot\u2026 ; and then there\u2019s the ring and circle of iron .\ngainax ending : things get very strange in the last fifteen minutes or so , which has nayland smith ' s house suddenly sprouting a hot air balloon , flying to china , and then smith for some reason just giving fu manchu the diamond he needs to finish the elixir vitae . the strangeness then gets turned up to eleven in the final moments , when the rejuvenated fu manchu suddenly performs a rock musical number .\ncaptured by fu manchu , the party is sentenced to death or enslavement , but not before sheila manages to bring terry back to his senses . sheila is to become a human sacrifice , nayland smith is to be lowered into a crocodile pit , and von berg placed between two sets of metal spikes inching toward each other . terry is prepared for another dose of the serum , which will make him a permanent slave of the whims of fu manchu ' s daughter .\nyellow face : surprisingly enough , played completely straight . the film never once lampshades or even acknowledges the fact that fu manchu is being played by a white man in heavy make - up .\nhowever , nayland smith manages to free himself , terry , and von berg . using one of fu manchu ' s own weapons\u2014a death ray that shoots an electric current\u2014the men incapacitate the arch - villain as he raises the sword to execute sheila .\nface heel turn : after being captured , alice suddenly falls deeply in love with fu manchu for some reason ( loosely implied to be a shared love of musical theatre ) and helps him steal the crown jewels .\nfatal falls . clockwise from top left : trelkovsky , eric draven , edna gruber , yousef bey , billy lo , dr . land\nfor the \u2018double\u2019 was originally an insurance against the destruction of the ego , an \u2018energetic denial of the power of death\u2019 , as rank says ; and probably the \u2018immortal\u2019 soul was the first \u2018double\u2019 of the body . this invention of doubling as a preservation\u2026 led the ancient egyptians to develop the art of making images of the dead in lasting materials\u2026 but when this stage [ of primary narcissism ] has been surmounted , the \u2018double\u2019 reverses its aspect . from having been an assurance of immortality , it becomes the uncanny harbinger of death . \u2014sigmund freud , \u201cthe uncanny\u201d\non his 168th birthday , dr . fu manchu ( sellers ) is set to take a dose of his age - regressing elixir vitae . unfortunately , an incompetent henchman sets himself on fire and uses the elixir to douse the flames , leaving the supervillain with only a few months to gather enough diamonds to create a new elixir . fu manchu soon targets the crown jewels of the british royal family , and scotland yard calls his old rival , nayland smith ( also sellers ) out of retirement . smith has gone a little . . . odd as a result of a previous period of being captured and tortured by his nemesis , but he comes up with a plan to save the jewels , including having a talented policewoman , alice rage ( helen mirren ) impersonate the queen .\nthe movie ' s original director was richard quine who had directed peter sellers ' previous film the prisoner of zenda ( 1979 ) . quine was the film ' s director during pre - production . however , the two fell out over that movie prior to\nfu manchu\nstarting filming .\nthe plot , in hindsight , is also just a little morbid , given sellers ' recent death . as fu manchu , he plays a 168 - year - old man who starts fading fast after a clumsy assistant spills the vial containing his youth potion . manchu has to reassemble the secret ingredients , including a precious jewel , and so he stages an international crime wave . but his life force is ebbing low , and there are scenes where his assistants feed him jolts of electricity to keep him turning over . it is just a shade hard to laugh at some of these scenes so soon after the funeral .\nfu manchu was certainly one of the big names , but \u2014 for a number of reasons \u2014 presented a problematic figure around which to build a franchise . foremost of these was the inherent storytelling problem of having a baddie as the name above the title . the powers at marvel decided early on to use fu manchu in an antagonistic role , and to build a book around around a protagonist opposing him . not nayland smith \u2014 who to be frank was never a particularly interesting character \u2014 but someone new , and modern ; someone without the baggage of smith or petrie , through whom a new audience could find an entry point for a sixty - year old franchise .\njean hill of hill irish dance school brings the culture of ireland to oklahoma dancers .\nbut if fu manchu was not the first fictional villain to embody these simmering racial anxieties , it was in him that all the storytelling possibilities came together . the character became wildly popular , and remarkably durable . rohmer wrote about fu manchu off and on until 1959 , and he appeared in many films ; but his true legacy is in the many , many subsequent villains of fiction to be modelled \u2014 in whole or in part , consciously or not \u2014 on the devil doctor of limehouse . there were legions of outright knock - offs , most of them lost now to obscurity , and deservedly so . but some were as memorable as the good doctor himself . flash gordon \u2019s ming the merciless , marvel baddies the mandarin and the yellow claw , the shadow \u2019s shiwan khan , james bond\u2019s enemy doctor no \u2014 all straight - up homages to fu manchu . but elements of the character show up even where the ethnic signifiers are absent , in the likes of doctor doom , or in the batman\u2019s immortal arch - enemy ra\u2019s al - ghul , even in star trek \u2019s khan .\npress j to jump to the feed . press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts\nfrankenstein is a resurrected mummy , so we know just what kind of curse the curse of frankenstein delivers . this film was the first of hammer films\u2019 occult classics , the third of which was , naturally , a reboot of the mummy , starring christopher lee .\nthere are some amusing exchanges , for instance , when fu manchu is informed of a new disaster befalling his organisation , he says \u201cthat is good news . \u201d \u2013 \u201cwhy is it good news , master ? \u201d \u2013 \u201cbecause i\u2019m in no condition to receive bad news . \u201d in another scene fu manchu\u2019s minions attempt to kidnap queen mary at the botanical gardens by disguising themselves as englishmen\u2026and flowers . but the script lacks discipline and the supporting cast \u2013 including helen mirren , david tomlinson , sid caesar , john le mesurier , steve franken and burt kwouk \u2013 lacks direction , suffering irrevocably from sellers\u2019 tampering . by the time the film finishes with a rejuvenated fu manchu impersonating elvis presley for no particular reason , it becomes painfully obvious that all involved had run out of both steam and ideas .\nmaster of kung fu is the story of shang - chi \u2014 a name which means \u201cthe rising and advancing of a spirit\u201d \u2014 raised by his nefarious father in the isolation of a fortress compound , where no western influence could penetrate . shang - chi\u2019s upbringing is a perverse experiment in using innocence as a tool of evil . he is raised with a reverence and respect for all life , and grows into a youth of near - superhuman martial prowess and impeccable moral character . but he has been lied to , since birth \u2014 taught to idolize his father as a paragon of all that is good and righteous . when shang - chi comes of age , fu manchu orders him to travel to london , and to kill his father\u2019s enemy , dr . petrie . shang - chi , believing petrie to be evil , willingly undertakes the mission , and heads off into the big world for the first time , like candide recast as an assassin . but nayland smith intervenes and confronts shang - chi with evidence of his father\u2019s villainous career . realizing the monstrous deception that has deformed his entire life , shang - chi rebels against fu manchu .\nbefore the closing production number sends the film out on an appropriately horrifying note , fu manchu has another moment of unexpected pathos in which the famously self - loathing sellers acts out his internal war through his dueling doppelg\u00e4ngers . for reasons i\u2019m not sure anyone involved in the production even understood , sellers\u2019 evil doctor ends the film by giving his ostensible nemesis smith the secret to eternal youth as part of an image makeover .\nclockwise from top left : christiane\u2019s \u201cface\u201d ; dr . genessier\u2019s first victim , disguised and reflected ; a masked christiane regards herself in the mirror ; edna gruber , faceless and bandaged .\nnone of this was precisely new . there\u2019s more than a little of professor moriarty in the doctor\u2019s makeup , and the honorable - adversary relationship between fu and smith cannot help recall that between the great detective and his nemesis . ( smith even has a sidekick , dr . petrie , who narrates his adventures . ) nor was fu manchu popular fiction\u2019s first would - be conqueror of asian extraction . that dubious honor one goes to one kiang ho , a harvard - educated warlord who featured in an 1892 \u201cscientific romance\u201d called tom edison jr . \u2019s electric sea spider , or , the wizard of the submarine world , which i mention here primarily for its irresistible title . for kiang ho , you see , was just a warm - up act for dr . yen how , from m . p . shiel \u2019s the yellow danger , a hysterical racist screed from 1898 ; a half - chinese / half - japanese military strategist , yen how unites the two countries and unleashes all the limitless hordes of asia upon the unsuspecting west .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nburt kwouk : as fu manchu ' s servant . kwouk worked with peter sellers on four pink panther movies . upon seeing him in this film , seller ' s character says ,\nyour face is familiar\n. this can be interpreted as both a reference to them having appeared in those four films as well as a reference to kwouk ' s uncredited appearances in two\nfu manchu\nfilms which starred christopher lee .\n\u2014lee , kubrick , nabokov , polanski , tarantino ( ( in a 2009 interview , tarantino claimed he isn\u2019t religious but believes in \u201cpast lives . \u201d ) ) , and humbert were all atheists . many of the narratives concern tampering with the occult or playing god : dr . genessier , imhotep , fu manchu , top dollar , and those seeking revenge ( contra romans 12 : 19 ) . our word for \u201cuncanny\u201d derives from the scottish for occult . linking mummyism to divine retribution seems reductive , but it\u2019s telling that many religions promise a remission of the cycle of death and rebirth .\nin this episode of the bloody pit brian lindsey and i discuss the character ' s various film incarnations with special concentration on karloff ' s scenery chewing villainy in mgm ' s lavish the mask of fu manchu ( 1932 ) and christopher lee ' s 1965 to 1969 five film run as a more accurate version of the character for producer harry allan towers . we also touch on the novels , the 1940 republic serial and the last ( so far ) big screen attempt to use fu in peter sellers ' final film in which the star plays both fu and his nemesis sir nayland smith . we both fear that the possibilities of a modern adaptation of these sax rohmer stories are next to nil but we do give a few suggestions about what would be necessary to accomplish such a difficult ( and probably financially ruinous ) task .\nchristopher frayling , quoted in\nfu manchu\n, in newman , kim ( ed . ) , the bfi companion to horror . london , cassell , 1996 , pp . 131 - 32 ; isbn 0 - 304 - 33216 - x\nunfortunately , the movie itself gives him little support . the screenplay doesn ' t seem to have been thought through on the level of small details , and details are what make movies like this funny . the hazard in these enterprises is that the story sounds so funny ( fu manchu needs secret youth elixir , stages raid on british crown jewels ) that the screenplay is never pushed to the next level of detail . by contrast , the inspector clouseau movies always felt meticulously thought - out .\nbut even if the legal issues were somehow resolved , it\u2019s doubtful that master of kung fu would ever be reprinted \u2014 because fu manchu has become an untouchable character . the devil doctor is now a symbol of attitudes that were once all too prevalent , attitudes that we would prefer to forget . such a character can never again be played straight ; the only way to approach the archetype is through a protective layer of irony \u2014 as was done with the mandarin , in iron man 3 \u2014 and even then you risk giving offense . ( the fact that china is now the biggest overseas market for us films only compounds the irony \u2014 and the risk . )\nconsider the name of the game of death . neither bruce lee\u2019s original project nor the final product had anything to do with games . games are abstract , constructed metaphorical systems bound by rules , experiences that are also doppelgangers of experience . the game of death is a fake death , but the death of what ? and for whom is the game of death a game ?\neven in master of kung fu , there\u2019s some visual stereotyping . there are none of the slitty - eyed , buck - toothed caricatures that make ( say ) the 1940s blackhawk so excruciating to read , but the inconsistencies of the coloring are troublesome . the jaundiced yellow skin tones of fu manchu and shadow - stalker , seen above , are pretty horrific , especially given that most of the other asian characters are colored more realistically . ( oddly , shang - chi\u2019s unnatural orange pigmentation doesn\u2019t \u201cread\u201d as stereotypical , as he is the only character , asian or western , to be so colored . it marks him out , giving a unique visual signature as a literal and metaphorical \u201cgolden boy . \u201d )\nit will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .\nthe latest releases on dvd of this movie by warner bros have restored the above scenes .\n. due to such criticism , the 1992 vhs release of the film removed several scenes containing the most criticized lines of dialogue , such as the\nkill the white man\nspeech , and the scenes of myrna loy in an orgiastic frenzy while witnessing a torture whipping .\nfu manchu is offstage for long stretches , but he casts a shadow over the entire series \u2014 so that when he does occasionally emerge , he gains a renewed grandeur . his periodic appearances , in massive , intricate story arcs unfolding over a year or more\u2019s worth of issues , feel truly epic .\nmany of the issues we\u2019ve discussed appear in wittgenstein\u2019s posthumous writings , like his notion of \u201cfamily resemblance\u201d ( which resembles our idea of paratransmission ) , or his famous analogy between language and games , but maybe nowhere more than in the regard of the face , his incessant analogies between faces and intrinsic meaning\u2014\u201cthe face is the soul of the body , \u201d he wrote .\nthere\u2019s even a real - life connection between the two films , as with the crow : bruce lee personally instructed roman polanski in kung fu ( yes , really ) .\npeter sellers had such a weak heart , that he was advised not to make this film at all . he ignored that advice and did the movie anyway . chillingly prophetic was part of the film ' s storyline where fu manchu keeps his heart beating by intermittently giving himself electric shocks . the movie was sellers ' final film . the picture debuted about a month after sellers ' passing .\nthis is complex , provocative stuff , even for 2013 . for all its occasional missteps , master of kung fu is not only beautiful , ground - breaking comics storytelling \u2014 it advances the conversation on race with a candor and fearlessness not often seen in pop entertainment . it reclaims the fu manchu archetype from the realm of camp , only to slyly interrogate and eventually dismantle that archetype over the course of its run . that these stories are only available in moldering back - issue bins seems criminal ; it is sad to think that one day they shall be gone forever , as the ravages of time render their pages brittle and discolored \u2014 another sort of yellow peril \u2014 before turning them to dust .\nis this reputation deserved ? certainly fu manchu , as originally conceived , is a vile caricature , and rohmer\u2019s early books are filled with casual anti - asian slurs and nativist rhetoric . rohmer \u2014 who had once been a newspaper reporter , covering the limehouse crime beat \u2014 offered the the mealy - mouthed \u201chey , some of my best friends are chinese\u201d excuse so typical of the bigot . in his autobiography , he wrote : \u201cof course , not the whole chinese population of limehouse was criminal . but it contained a large number of persons who had left their own country for the most urgent of reasons . these people knew no way of making a living other than the criminal activities that had made china too hot for them . \u201d\nwhile we reflect on a moment of poignancy , what happens next is bizarre in the extreme . smith is left to ponder as to whether to take the elixir ( which fu has already taken and is now once again young and virile ) and is questioned as to \u201cwhat on earth\u2019s going on nayland ? \u201dsmith simply says , \u201ci\u2019m not entirely sure\u201d while looking lost and confused . fu reappears and sings us out with a questionable faux - rock number called \u201crock a fu\u201d . we then get a few moments of smith still looking confused while the song plays out and we end on a freeze frame of sellers\u2019 fu - manchu miming to a rather poor song . as endings go it isn\u2019t a classic . in fact it surely smacks of a lack of any clear idea of what to do with the film . that is the last moment of sellers on film we are left with . not chance on that lake , walking on the water as sellers slipped off into the unknown . instead we are left with sellers dressed up in \u201cyellow - face\u201d in an elvis costume miming to a terrible song .\n\u2014theft and trespass are recurring motifs : billy lo , beatrix kiddo , quilty , humbert , edna gruber , trelkovsky , fu manchu , imhotep , nina sayers , and eric draven either have important things stolen from them or orchestrate thefts themselves . and billy lo , beatrix kiddo , quilty , humbert , trelkovsky , fu manchu , imhotep , and eric draven all commit some b & e or inveigle themselves into someplace forbidden . kidnapping is also common . these crimes are all built into the archetypal raid of the mummy\u2019s tomb ; with respect to identity , possession constitutes theft , trespass , and kidnapping .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nwriter doug moench is a white liberal , and he works to give even fu manchu a certain dignity , portraying his anti - western xenophobia as a reaction to occidental racism , \u201cthe hate that hate produced\u201d \u2014 malcolm x as supervillain . but from our contemporary viewpoint , where race is understood as primarily a social construct , we still find in master of kung fu some jarring notes of racial essentialism . certainly a panel such as this one ( at right ) must give us pause .\nthe bad guy wins : fu manchu steals all the diamonds , rejuvenates himself and even manages to snag himself a hot girlfriend , with nayland smith only managing to temporarily inconvenience him . having said that , smith does succeed in retrieving everything else that the doctor stole . . . mostly because he decided to just give back all the stuff he didn ' t need .\nmost remember carradine , if not for his comeback as bill in kill bill ( in which his face is mostly concealed ) , then as the actor who launched a career in yellowface as kwai chang caine in the tv series kung fu . carradine ate bruce lee\u2019s lunch in all sorts of ways : lee originally conceived kung fu as the warrior , but was rejected for the lead role because warner brothers deemed american audiences unready for an asian man playing an asian man\u2014they favored the more \u201cserene\u201d carradine ( ( ed spielman , the credited creator of kung fu , disputes this account . i guess it\u2019s possible they independently pitched movies about a wandering chinese martial artist exiled in the american west to warner bros . at the same time\u2014but , hmm . at any rate , regarding the decision not to cast an actual asian , abc\u2019s vice president reportedly said , \u201cif we put a yellow man up on the tube , the audience will turn the switch off in less than five minutes . \u201d ) ) . caine\u2019s grandfather is played by dean jagger ( who played dr . land ) , and in kung fu : the movie , carradine starred alongside brandon lee , who played caine\u2019s son . ( that\u2019s right : carradine played the role of brandon lee\u2019s father while playing brandon lee\u2019s father\u2019s role . ) brandon lee then went on to play his own grandson in kung fu : the next generation , while carradine played his own grandson , also named kwai chang caine , in kung fu : the legend continues . in his memoir years later , carradine wrote : \u201ci was a fake . when i left the series after four years i knew nothing about kung fu . \u201d ( though he spawned fakes of his own\u2014an asian caine impersonator stars alongside the bruce lee impersonator in the dragon lives on . )\nif you\u2019ve never read one of the man of bronze\u2019s adventures this podcast can serve as an introduction to him and his world . although the character is not very well known these days , doc savage has a long and storied history . born out of the fertile imagination of the great lester dent in the depression of the 1930\u2019s he is the perfect heroic man meant to exist as a beacon of nobility for people to aspire to emulate . an adventurer and righter of wrongs with an unbreakable code of ethics , savage was the type of pulp fiction hero that could be enjoyed by readers of any age looking for fast action and wild plots . yes , the violence often gets brutal in a doc savage novel but the bad guys will always be the ones that end up on the unfortunately placed sharp stick or at the bottom of that undiscovered deadly pit ."]}
{"id": 115551, "summary": [{"text": "the girl from utah is an edwardian musical comedy in two acts with music by paul rubens , and sidney jones , a book by james t. tanner , and lyrics by adrian ross , percy greenbank and rubens .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the story concerns an american girl who runs away to london to avoid becoming a wealthy mormon 's newest wife .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the mormon follows her to england , but she is rescued from a bigamous marriage by a handsome actor .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the piece opened at the adelphi theatre in london on 18 october 1913 and had an initial run of 195 performances .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "an american version was produced by charles frohman that had a successful run of 140 performances at the knickerbocker theatre , opening on august 24 , 1914 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "frohman hired the young jerome kern to write five new songs for the score together with lyricist herbert reynolds to strengthen what he felt was a weak first act .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "julia sanderson and donald brian starred in the production .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "their song \" they did n't believe me \" became a hit .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the musical also toured in other countries , including south africa , australia and new zealand .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "\" they did n't believe me \" , with its conversational style and modern 4/4 time signature instead of the older waltz style , put kern in great demand on broadway and established a pattern for musical comedy love songs that lasted through the 1960s .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it became a standard and has been recorded by many artists .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "a recording of a concert performance of the show is available from the comic opera guild . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "the girl from utah", "paragraphs": ["two die trying to save girl from utah river a four year old girl went missing on monday when she fell into utah ' s provo river . six adults jumped in to rescue her . the girl ' s mother and a second adult were pulled from the river downstream in critical condition . both later died . ( may 30 ) check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nlogan , utah \u2014 two teenage boys accused of wounding a girl with a gunshot to the head concocted the plan in small - town utah while playing video games and discussing their desire to \u201cget rid\u201d of the girl who was sending messages to one of them , authorities said .\na four year old girl went missing on monday when she fell into utah ' s provo river . six adults jumped in to rescue her . the girl ' s mother and a second adult were pulled from the river downstream in critical condition . both later died . ( may 30 )\nfinale act ii -\nshe ' s a girl from utah , in the u . s . a . , but on an early day she ' ll marry dandy sandy ! . . .\nthe rock just added a jewel from the crown to his fa . . .\nabc4 utah published : thursday , june 2 , 2016 logan , utah ( abc4 utah ) after nine years and $ 11 million in renovations a cultural icon in cache county is finally ready to reopen . click here to view video \u00bb\nfirst recording of the show , a complete rewrite from the synopsis , utilyzing the original orchestration .\ndeserae turner , a utah teenager who was shot in the head and left in a ditch .\nsame sort of girl ( music by jerome d . kern ; lyrics by harry b . smith )\njill parker , a spokeswoman for the girl\u2019s family , provided a family statement with an update on deserae\u2019s condition wednesday .\nby katie peikes , utah public radio published : friday , june 3 , 2016 when michael ballam , the founding general director of the utah festival opera & musical theatre , came home from sabbatical in italy 10 years ago , he saw the utah theatre at 18 w . center st . - closed at the time - and knew instantly he wanted to reopen it . listen |\nhighlights from performances by gersh morningstar , one of the foremost comedians of the um gilbert and sullivan society and comic opera guild , from 1956 t0 1974 .\n\u00a92018 utah festival opera & musical theatre . all rights reserved . | privacy policy | site map\ntop selections from the jerome kern festivals , and other cog productions of kern shows .\npublished : friday , february 24 , 2017 woodruff elementary 3 rd and 4 th graders were treated to the movie toy story at the utah theatre wednesday , february 22 . watching a movie in the middle of the school day served as a reward for students who achieved their reading goals . so far this year , ellis and woodruff elementary schools have taken advantage of the new program offered by utah festival opera & musical theatre . to find out how your school can participate , call gary griffin at 435 - 750 - 0300 ext 114 . under the direction of michael ballam , the utah festival supports a variety of education initiatives and programs . the utah theatre serves as the headquarters of utah festival academy , opera by children , utah high school musical theatre awards , and the utah festival conservatory of the performing arts \u2013 all education programs that benefit youth both locally and statewide .\nshe\u2019s a normal almost - teenage girl in utah : she loves to draw and make art . when she grows up , she wants to be a disney animator . her favorite bands are imagine dragons and fall out boy .\nwhile lacking any conflict to drive its loose plot , when you wish offers an authentic , emotional theme . in the beginning a little girl receives a bedtime story compilation of disney tales and visits several of these stories in her dreams . the little girl meets and interacts with characters from aladdin , the little mermaid , newsies , hercules , pocahontas and many more . throughout the night , her mother sings disney lullabies to calm the little girl\u2019s troubled sleep . at the end of her adventure , the little girl pantomimes her experience to her mother , who responds in an understandably skeptic way . that is , until mary poppins appears from behind the bed and the mother becomes as enchanted as her daughter . in the end , the musical is about the generations of girls who have grown up on disney movies then turn into mothers who pass on the tales . it is about every girl , little or grown , who would give anything to be a part of the disney magic for just one night .\nby clicking\nsubmit\n, i consent to receiving the above communication from postmedia network inc . i understand that i may unsubscribe from these communications at any time .\nthe girl in the clogs and shawl ( music by harry castling and c . w . murphy ; lyrics by harry castling and c . w . murphy )\nfind out about playlisting , what \u201cmatrix\u201d means , and other ways to get the most from the national jukebox .\nthe funniest moments in song from guild performances . the talents of cog ' s writers and singers are both on display\nhighlights from cog ' s translations of offenbach operettas , making the genius of the french master more accessible to american listeners .\n{\nmediaobjectid\n:\na2671acd2e80037ce0438c93f116037c\n,\nshortname\n:\ngems from the girl from utah\n,\nmetadata\n: [\ngems from the girl from utah\n,\nvictor light opera company\n,\n1914 - 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new york city , broadway - style event . click here to view video \u00bb\nhowever , the performance suffered from several sound issues , including the microphones of sebastian and several of the newsies not working at critical times . but when the microphones were working , the sound design by david swenson carefully balanced the singing with the live orchestra .\ndisney\u2019s when you wish is part of tuacahn amphitheatre\u2019s schedule now through october 16th . the theater is located in ivins , utah , approximately 20 minutes from st . george . for exact performance dates and times and for ticket information , visit www . tuacahn . org .\nby jennie christensen , cache valley daily published : tuesday , may 5 , 2015 more than 200 performers from 24 high schools across utah will perform and compete in the fifth annual utah high school musical theater awards on saturday , may 9th . the finalists , including ensembles and individuals , will perform in front of the live audience at 7 p . m . at the kent concert hall of the utah state university fine arts center . the evening ' s program will be hosted by michael ballam , founding director of the utah festival opera and musical theatre . after the performance , awards will be given for best musical , best actor and actress , best supporting actor and actress as well as best director , choreographer , ensemble and orcestra . awards will also be given in technical categories for best set design , costume design , lighting design and technical crew .\nin compiling and arranging music and lyrics derived from sixteen existing works , jim abbott successfully created a cohesive score that still highlighted the original feeling from each film . \u201cthat\u2019s how you know\u201d from enchanted kept its quirky syncopated feel while songs from the jungle book remained jazzy . while lyrics were occasionally changed to accommodate this new plot , the familiar disney melodies did their part to stir up instant and strong emotions . great attention was given to ensuring that the little girl ( played by bridgette biggers ) could be anyone . i particularly enjoyed doug ellis \u2018s design of her bed , including a princess bedding set and stuffed disney characters . while so much of this production was intended to be a fantasy , that bedroom seemed real . then , during the second act as belle ( kari yancy ) stepped out of her waltz with the beast ( jason michael evans ) , offering the dance to little girl , the concept of when you wish seemed genuine .\nhighlights from cog ' s translations of works by mozart , strauss and lehar , making the genius of the viennese masters more accessible to american listeners .\nby rachel j . trotter , standard - examiner published : friday , april 22 , 2016 ogden \u2014 vanessa ballam had the dream of taking the utah high school musical theatre awards to different venues around the state and now this year her dream is becoming reality as the show moves to ogden high school . ballam is one of the directors of the utah festival opera & musical theatre in logan and oversees the utah high school musical theatre awards . the awards on may 7 will honor high school students for every aspect of their musicals for the past year . \u201cit\u2019s like the tony awards for high school , \u201d ballam said in a phone interview . the awards have been held in logan , the home of utah festival opera , prior to now , but ballam knows that many students travel from all over the state to participate so she wanted to make the event closer to home for some of the students . \u201cutah state university has been so good to us , but they are undergoing some renovations this year so it seemed like the perfect year to make a move , \u201d ballam said . \u201cplus the ogden high school auditorium is just beautiful and they have been wonderful to work with , \u201d she added . click here to read the complete article \u00bb\nallison holker ( cheerleader dancer ) you may be asking yourself , why the hell is refinery29 focusing on a girl who was credited as\ncheerleader dancer\n? i can ' t even tell which girl in this picture is actually allison holker . why are they digging this deep into the high school musical bench ? do i need to know anything about her ? all your questions will be answered !\nin her latest youtube hit , the utah toddler belts out toy story theme tune you ' ve got a friend in me alongside her father , dave crosby , 28 .\nconcert performance of full show . piano accompaniment mastered from multi - track recording . conducted by david troiano .\nyolanda hadid ' splits from boyfriend matt minnis ' . . . less than a year after david foster divorce\nbookstore owner who called 911 to defend steve bannon from abusive customer is former episcopal priest whose . . .\n\u201csavannah invited a few close friends as allies , \u201d heather tells cnn , responding to the statement from the local bishop . \u201cthere was no group . \u201d\nclaire made her singing debut on youtube last january in a breathtaking performance of part of your world from disney film the little mermaid .\nby rachel j . trotter , standard - examiner published : wednesday , may 11 , 2016 ogden \u2014 excitement was in the air saturday , may 14 , [ sic ] at ogden high school\u2019s spencer fox eccles auditorium as the utah high school musical theatre awards went into full swing . students from 26 high schools in utah were nominated for a range of awards and were on hand for a ceremony that mirrored broadway\u2019s tony awards . the show has some ties to new york city and broadway , too , as the best actor and actress winners will spend one week in june training on broadway and competing for the national best actor title and thousands of dollars in scholarships . vanessa ballam , of logan\u2019s utah festival opera & musical theatre , directs the high school awards show and said the night at ogden high school was amazing . her father , michael ballam , a well - known opera singer and founder of the utah festival opera , was the master of ceremonies and didn\u2019t waste any time praising ogden high\u2019s art deco auditorium . \u201ci want you to take a moment and look around at this magnificent temple to the arts , \u201d michael ballam said . \u201cthe community rose this from the dust and it shows it is invested in students in utah , as are we . \u201d click here to read the complete article \u00bb\nthe library of congress presents the national jukebox , which makes historical sound recordings available to the public free of charge . the jukebox includes recordings from the extraordinary collections of the library of congress packard campus for audio visual conservation and other contributing libraries and archives .\nclips from many of our shows are available for viewing on youtube ( enter\ncomic opera guild\n) .\nsong - una & chorus -\nwhere do you think i ' ve come from ? . . .\nrescued thai cave boys face a lifetime of trauma from their ordeal as traumatic memories could trigger fear . . .\nthe herald journal published : saturday , may 16 , 2015 two utah high school performers are on their way to new york city after winning best actress and best actor in the fifth annual utah high school musical theater awards in logan on may 9 . on friday , the winners were announced , with abby watts from woods cross high school in salt lake city getting a top prize for her title role as mary poppins and jordan kirkham from northridge high school in layton winning for his portrayal of robbie hart in\nthe wedding singer .\nthe students will represent utah at the national high school musical theatre awards in new york city in june where they will experience five days of private coaching , master classes and rehearsals with theater professionals . the week culminates june 29 at broadway ' s minskoff theatre when they perform and compete for the prestigious jimmy award , which includes scholarships , opportunities for professional advancement and other prizes . click here to read the complete article \u00bb\n\u201ci was mostly nervous for her and where this would take her as a 12 - year - old girl , \u201d said josh . \u201ci\u2019m mostly really nervous for her and how people would react . \u201d\nby lis stewart , the herald journal published : saturday , september 26 , 2015 you could call him the michelangelo of the utah theatre . italian master painter nino de robertis has been working on the interior of the art deco theater for several weeks now , nearly finished on his part of the utah festival opera and musical theatre ' s ( ufomt ) renovation of the historic icon in downtown logan . he doesn ' t speak much english , but he happily greeted the herald journal with a smile and ,\npleased to meet you ,\nfriday morning in the theater , located at 18 w . center st . michael ballam , the opera company ' s founder and de robertis ' translator , said he met de robertis nearly 20 years ago in italy , and they became fast friends . when de robertis came to utah this august to see shows put on by ufomt , ballam convinced him to stay a little longer and lend his talents to the utah theatre renovation . click here to read the complete article \u00bb\nby melissa allison , cache valley daily published : saturday , june 4 , 2016 the utah theater came to life friday night as it welcomed the many benefactors who made the renovation possible . ben clawson is a member of the board of directors for the theater . \u201cit\u2019s been 10 years in the waiting ,\nclawson said .\nwe\u2019re really excited for this event and these opportunities . \u201d as the lights lowered , the 2004 movie production of the phantom of the opera began to play on the movie screen . michael ballam is the visionary and founding director of the utah festival opera & musical theater and thrilled the audience as he rose from the belly of the stage sitting at the wurlitzer organ accompanying the theme song of the musical . ballam\u2019s vision marries old theater fly systems with cutting - edge technology for lighting and sound . the audiences were treated to scenes from the silent film , you\u2019re darn tootin\u2019 and star wars , as well as live performances of songs from show boat and ragtime to show off the diverse capabilities of the theater . the patrons erupted in applause as peter pan , played by adam biner , flew over the audience for the grand finale . barbara fjeldsted is a member of the advisory board . \u201ci grew up just down the street so i came to the utah theater a lot ,\nfjeldsted said .\ni am so glad that they restored it and kept it in our community . \u201d kelly hubbard is one of many benefactors . \u201cit\u2019s a wonderful place and everyone should be proud of such a great theater , great facility and great opportunities here in cache valley ,\nhubbard said .\nfor a town that sometimes falls off the map off the freeway , it has spectacular offerings . \u201d the grand opening is scheduled for june 24 with the stage production of peter pan .\nby clayton gefre , the herald journal published : friday , june 3 , 2016 in the summer of 2007 , new york native bass - baritone performer earl hazell delayed a planned european tour to perform a creatively challenging repertoire at the utah festival opera . at the same time , arizona state university vocal graduate student alexis davis was recommended by her voice teacher to seek out - of - state performance opportunities , joining the utah festival opera in her first major on - stage role outside of arizona . nearly a decade later , earl and alexis have returned to logan to perform in the utah festival opera and musical theatre\u2019s 2016 season \u2014 this time as husband and wife instead of strangers . click here to read the complete article \u00bb\nnaya rivera sells her five - bedroom la home for a cool $ 3 . 55 million after finalizing her divorce from ryan dorsey\n' hi . i ' m linda o ' keefe . . . 45 years ago today , i disappeared and my killer was never found ' : police tweet as the 11 - year - old girl who was murdered in 1973 in a bid to publicize the cold case\nby jennie christensen , cache valley daily published : saturday , september 10 , 2016 the fall season opens saturday at the newly - remodeled and renovated utah theatre and operations manager gary griffin says it promises to be a lot of fun . he says the utah theatre will be the home of classic movies starting with the sound of music sing - along on saturday .\nthe words to the songs will appear on the screen ,\ngriffin explains .\npeople can sing along with julie andrews to that wonderful classic . we ' ll have showings at 2 p . m . and 7 p . m . on saturday .\nwe ' ll be open with movies every night tuesday through saturday night . next week we ' re going to show the classic film charade starring cary grant and audrey hepburn .\nthere will be other sing - along movies , including grease and mamma mia . griffin says during the month of october classic horror shows such as the night of the living dead , frankenstein and dracula will be shown at the utah theatre , which is part of the utah festival opera and musical theatre company .\nhaving seen several of the highlighed shows produced on the tuacahn stage and other stages throughout the state , i found that the moments i enjoyed the most were from shows i have not previously seen . watching hercules brought to the live stage was a huge highlight of the evening for me . for this reason , when you wish offers something most shows can\u2019t : a large sample of what disney has to offer in live theater . instead of taking a child to see newsies or aladdin in its entirely , theatergoers now have an opportunity to experience this broad spectrum of disney entertainment presented in the unique way that only tuacahn can deliver . if you have ever been little girl or if you know a little girl who would give anything to be a disney princess , this show is an absolute can\u2019t miss .\nstudio 5 - urltoken published : wednesday , july 8 , 2015 in logan , the five week long summer festival bursts onto the stage with four blockbuster events you won ' t want to miss . michael ballam , founding director of the utah festival opera shares all the details on this years performances .\nset in new york city at the turn of the century , newsies is the rousing tale of jack kelly , a charismatic newsboy and leader of a ragged band of teenaged \u2018newsies , \u2019 who dreams only of a better life far from the hardship of the streets . but when publishing titans joseph pulitzer and william randolph hearst raise distribution prices at the newsboys\u2019 expense , jack finds a cause to fight for and rallies newsies from across the city to strike for what\u2019s right .\nby ali snow , utah public radio published : thursday , july 31 , 2014 have you ever considered what an amazing act of faith it is , as a conductor , to do an upbeat and come down and expect sound to happen ? we now introduce a fearless karen keltner , resident conductor of the san diego opera , who has helped to make the utah festival opera and musical theatre a success now for eighteen seasons . listen |\nby jennie christensen , cache valley daily published : friday , july 22 , 2016 you ' ll have a chance to go back to the 1920 ' s now at the newly - revamped and remodeled utah theatre . gary griffin , general operations manager for utah festival opera and musical theatre ( the organization which now owns the facility ) , says the theater is now ready to show silent movies , something that was promised when reconstruction began .\nwe ' re going to show herald lloyd in the freshman . it ' s a movie from the ' 20s ,\nsays griffin .\nmike ohman , the gentleman who put the organ in for us , is a master organist . he will be there to accompany this movie .\nwe ' ll do another one on the following friday , the 29th . we ' re going to do buster keeton , in the general .\ngriffin says the last of the series will come on august 2 and it will be another harold lloyd movie safety last . griffin says tickets are selling for $ 15 each and you can get them at the theater or at the dansante . he says viewing a silent movie at the utah theatre is an experience you don ' t want to miss .\nthe stage was beautifully set with these special effects , which only added to the immense talent on stage . a majority of the songs were large production numbers , which meant there were many opportunities for the choreography of jeffry denman and assistant daryl getman to shine . several numbers stood out throughout the night for their creativity and synchronous execution including the native dancing in pocahontas , the apes in the jungle book sequence , and the fan dancing in mulan . \u201czero to hero\u201d from hercules brought the most vibrant energy of the evening , while the tap dance sequence in \u201cstep in time\u201d from mary poppins was the most technically impressive . i also appreciated the careful balance of aerial choreography ( cees de kok ) and stage choreography throughout the tarzan numbers .\nfrom eva likova in 1975 ' s die fledermaus , the guild has featured outstanding ladies in lead roles . those who appeared in at least two shows are honored here .\nthose joining jordan from the original broadway cast include : kara lindsay \u201ckatherine , \u201d ben fankhauser \u201cdavey\u201d and andrew keenan - bolger \u201ccrutchie , \u201d with north american tour stars steve blanchard \u201cjoseph pulitzer\u201d and aisha de haas as \u201cmedda larkin . \u201d additional cast from the broadway and north american tour ensemble will also return . the three - day event was captured live at the pantages theatre in hollywood in september 2016 .\nas the little girl , biggers was tasked with carrying this production . she was on stage during many of the transitions from story to story , solely responsible for tying the selections together . additionally , her role included many opportunities to sing duets with the disney characters . in nearly every case , she sang harmony while the disney character remained on the melody . despite singing against the beautiful and strong solo voices of these equity actors with impressive credits , biggers held each harmony confidently and blended styles as required by the song . moreover , she was required to participate in the dances , getting to perform as a newsie and as one of the recruits in \u201ci\u2019ll make a man out of you . \u201d biggers operated the same rolling mermaid mechanism as the other girls in the little mermaid , and she flew to the top of the theater at the end of the production . whatever task she was given , biggers commanded the stage , and she truly was the star of this production .\nsome of these camps are almost full , but if you can add it to your cart online it\u2019s available . # utahmom # utahsummer # utahkids # utahsummercamp # utahtheatre @ utah children ' s theatre urltoken\nby katie peikes , the herald journal published : thursday , june 9 , 2016 a historic theater stood stationary on center street for several months after closing in 2006 until members of the utah festival opera & musical theatre decided they wanted to reopen it . built in the 1930s , the utah theatre was built as a gorgeous , classy place for people to watch movies . its historic venue attracted many from around utah who saw it as a unique space for social outings and entertainment . when it closed , it left a gaping hole in downtown logan , taking away the movie theater vibe , leaving residents with shopping and restaurants , but no place to go for a movie . no one had thought about reopening until ufomt founding general director michael ballam came home from sabbatical in italy and saw the building in the beginning of its demise . he decided to do something different with it . after almost 10 years of restoration efforts , the theater will open with the premiere of \u201cpeter pan\u201d on friday , june 24 . \u201cit\u2019s going to be a unique theater in northern utah , \u201d ballam said . \u201cwe\u2019re going to be able to do things that we cannot do in the ( ellen ) eccles theatre or any other theater north of salt lake city . our company , the ufomt , has grown to the point where we need an additional venue . we\u2019re growing and we want to be able to have more offerings , and we want to be able to do things year - round , not just in the summer . \u201d click here to read the complete article \u00bb\naaron lazar has starred in 10 broadway productions : he debuted in the phantom of the opera ; originated roles in the world premieres of a tale of two cities , impressionism , and the last ship ; starred in the revivals of a little night music and les miserables ; and romanced audiences in the light in the piazza at lincoln center and live from lct on pbs .\nso where ' s ryne sanborn now ? after he finished playing jason cross , sanborn gave up acting for good . instead , he reportedly headed to the university of utah , where he majored in architecture , according to j - 14 .\nthen : lori petty was a little - known actress when she was cast as tyler endicott , the orphan surfer girl who johnny falls in love with after she teaches him about the surfer lifestyle . petty had only some television credits to her name and a role in & apos ; cadillac man . & apos ;\nfor many directors , coming - of - age films stem from a desire to recreate their own pleasures ( and pains ) of growing up . and that was precisely the case for\nthe new details about last month\u2019s attack emerged during testimony from cache county sheriff\u2019s deputy brian groves during a hearing in which a juvenile court judge ruled that there was enough evidence for the boy to stand trial , the deseret news reported ( urltoken ) .\nhe could not go through with it , so instead he shot her in the back of the head in an isolated ditch behind a high school using a gun he grabbed from underneath his brother\u2019s mattress , police said .\nnumber of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time . . .\non film , mr . lazar has worked with acclaimed directors including clint eastwood , mary harron , shawn levy , martin scorsese , and the russo brothers . television guest star roles include : nbc\u2019s \u201cthe blacklist ; \u201d cbs\u2019s \u201cblue bloods , \u201d \u201cthe good wife , \u201d and \u201cbull ; \u201d and fox\u2019s \u201cthe following . \u201d in addition , aaron has recurred on disney\u2019s \u201cgirl meets world , \u201d fx\u2019s \u201cthe strain , \u201d and ifc\u2019s \u201cthe onion news network . \u201d\nby charlie schill , the herald journal published : friday , july 1 , 2016 it feels entirely appropriate that a new chapter in the life of the historic utah theatre in downtown logan should open with a light - hearted production of the beloved musical \u201cpeter pan . \u201d the delightfully dated show being staged by the utah festival opera & musical theatre through early august gives director vanessa ballam the opportunity to indulge in seldom - seen theater magic , including peter pan triumphantly flying over the heads of the audience . this fun - filled exploration of a fairy tale also seems to signal that cache valley now has its own neverland , a theatrical playground with technical capabilities so state - of - the - art that future directors will be bound only by their own imaginations . click here to read the complete article \u00bb\nby jennie christensen , cache valley daily published : thursday , july 17 , 2014 each year around the july 24th pioneer day holiday the utah festival opera and musical theatre presents a special pioneers and patriots concert . founder and general director michael ballam says this year the concert will pay tribute to john philip sousa who came to logan to perform in 1927 . on a recent kvnu crosstalk program , ballam said it will be one of the most exciting evenings we ' ve had since sousa played on the stage of the capitol theatre .\nit ' s now the eccles theatre and we are recreating that night ,\nballam said .\nit is going to be amazing .\nballam said that utah festival opera and musical theatre will be getting some help from utah state university to recreate the magic of that evening 87 years ago .\nmichael bankhead , the head of the usu music department who has had an amazing career with the armed forces music , is going to be mr . sousa . we found the program , quite by accident .\nballam said the program was found in some old storage bins . he said the tribute to john philip sousa begins tuesday , july 22 at 7 : 30 p . m . in the eccles theatre . it will include a 42 - piece band with choir , soloists and surprises .\nby jennie christensen , cache valley daily published : saturday , may 14 , 2016 nine years after the utah festival opera and musical theatre company purchased the abandoned utah theater in downtown logan , the theater is almost ready to re - open for cultural events . there were construction complications along the way but gary griffin , operations manager , says the public will be extremely impressed with the beauty of the renovated theater . griffin says it will not be long before it is available for use because the final touches are underway .\nthe people that are voicing the organ and getting that all set and ready are here ,\nsays griffin .\nso that will be up and operating . we ' re going to start rehearsals for peter pan .\nwe ' ll have our first performance of that on june 24th . tickets are on sale now at the box office , you can come in and get them . it should be a great season .\ngriffin says the company ' s founding director , michael ballam , will be playing the role of captain hook while peter pan will be played by adam biner . he says the utah theatre will be opened for the public to tour prior to the production .\nnorton singer\u2019s latest musical production is \u201cthe scarlet pimpernel\u201d based on the novel by baroness emma orczy written in 1905 . the novel was a romance - adventure novel . both the novel and musical is about the double life of an english nobleman . percy pretends to be a foppish wastrel while he and his band of other english noblemen sail over to france to rescue victims of the reign of terror from the guillotine following the french revolution .\nby katie peikes , the herald journal published : thursday , june 2 , 2016 nine years and $ 11 . 5 million later , the utah theatre at 18 w . center st . will finally open to the public june 24 . michael ballam , the founding general director of the utah festival opera & musical theatre , was on a yearlong sabbatical in italy over a decade ago . when he returned to logan , he drove past the theater and saw , to his disappointment , that it was closed . he called gary griffin , the managing director of the ufomt and inquired about it . when griffin found out the theater was owned by the hansen family , he called them to ask what they were going to do with it . \u201che ( keith hansen ) said he was waiting for mr . ballam to come back so he could sell it to him , \u201d griffin said . they closed the paperwork within seven days , in 2006 . and that\u2019s when ballam started to work on his vision for the theater . the former utah theatre had been a movie theater , but ballam knew he wanted something that combined the former purpose with live theater , he said . \u201cit\u2019s going to be a unique theater in northern utah , \u201d ballam said . \u201cwe\u2019re going to be able to do things that we cannot do in the ( ellen ) eccles theatre or any other theater north of salt lake city . \u201d click here to read the complete article \u00bb\nthe family felt strongly that they didn\u2019t have the right to prevent savannah from telling her story publicly , including sharing it with cnn , but asked that their hometown and last names be withheld to give them a measure of privacy .\ntristan thompson goes house hunting alone as he checks out $ 2m property in la with its own basketball court . . . just minutes from khloe ' s mansion\nby katie peikes , the herald journal published : tuesday , july 14 , 2015 a local theater company ' s renovations to the historic utah theatre are nearing completion , coinciding with the company ' s intentions to re - open the theater this fall . the utah festival opera and musical theatre ( ufomt ) is currently in the process of preparing to repaint the theater ' s walls . gary griffin , ufomt ' s managing director , said that a designer is building a decoration for the proscenium , and led lights will adorn it . an organ will provide live musical accompaniment for silent movies . in addition , a new crown molding will encircle the theater . griffin said that when it opens this fall , the intention is to provide the community with live productions , which the theater has never been associated with before . in addition , the community will be entertained there by classic movies , concerts and organ recitals . the aim centers on providing the community with a classy venue that fits with the scope of downtown . click here to read the complete article \u00bb\nat the start of the video , dave sing alone , but claire takes over for the second verse .\nso where ' s olesya rulin now ? she ' s been pretty successful . key example : rulin played abby on the hit show greek from 2009 to 2011 . you remember abby , right ? raises her hand basically every time she speaks . since then , she ' s been on shows like drop dead diva , ncis , and eye candy . these days , rulin is on the playstation show powers , which is based on a marvel comic by the same name . in the series , rulin plays calista secor , a girl who ' s hoping that her own superpowers reveal themselves .\nwith so much going on visually on the stage , it would have been easy for the vocals to get lost in the production . however , under the music direction of andrew graham , this production was a lot like listening to a great disney station on pandora with vocals flawlessly executed throughout . i was particularly impressed by the scatting abilities of caliaf st . aubyn ( as king louie ) and dwelvan david ( as baloo ) during the jungle book sequence . but drew aber was the vocal champion of the evening for me , singing both \u201cgo the distance\u201d from hercules and \u201csanta fe\u201d from newsies . his soaring notes filled the theater with a beautiful power unequaled by any other performer . unfortunately , a few soloists also fell short of delivering their iconic solos in a way that matched the original movies . as shang from mulan , jace coranado possessed neither the physical prowess nor the vocal power to convincingly portray the leader of an army . as rapunzel , donna louden struggled to reach some of the lower notes in \u201cwhen will my life begin . \u201d\nthis recording is protected by state copyright laws in the united states . the library of congress has obtained a license from rights holders to offer it as streamed audio only . downloading is not permitted . the authorization of rights holders of the recording is required in order to obtain a copy of the recording . contact [ email protected ] for more information .\nby chuck nunn , the herald journal published : tuesday , july 5 , 2016 it ' s been a long time since the utah theatre has been the location of a live performance \u2014 a very long time .\neighty - two years it ' s been , since any live performance took place on that spot ,\nsaid michael ballam , director of the utah festival opera and musical theater , which owns the newly renovated venue .\nand my grandfather was in it . eighty - two years ago , that ' s a long time to be asleep . i ' m sure she ' s happy . she ' s been awakened .\nand the production ballam envisioned bringing to the historic theater has been a big part of that awakening . this year ' s festival opened with\npeter pan ,\na musical based on the play by sir j . m . barrie , on june 24 and will continue on select dates through aug . 4 .\nfrom the moment larry and gail miller bought the utah for us and i had the vision that it could become a live theater , which it was not at that point , ' peter pan ' was always the show i thought we should open with ,\nballam said .\nand so the technology that was put into this theater was so that we could do this .\nclick here to read the complete article \u00bb\nthe ap is part of a media coalition that persuaded a judge to keep the proceedings open to the public .\ngroves said that when he asked the boy why they took the money , the teen said , \u201cgreed . \u201d\ndave told local newspaper the deseret news he came up with the idea for the video at a gas station when claire began serenading the other customers .\nmesmerising maps reveal record - breaking temperatures across the world as the earth experiences ' one of the . . .\nthen : gary busey played fbi agent angelo pappas , johnny utah & apos ; s partner and a veteran of the agency . busey was known for roles in & apos ; the buddy holly story , & apos ; & apos ; lethal weapon & apos ; and & apos ; predator 2 . & apos ;\nbart johnson ( coach jack bolton ) of course , troy bolton ' s father was the head coach of the school ' s basketball team . he was also very against troy and gabriella ' s relationship \u2014 because he didn ' t want her to distract troy from basketball . lol . in the end , he comes around since his son is so happy with her . from there on out he ' s supportive of troy on and off the court . alls well that ends well , right ?\nby james sohre , opera today published : friday , august 8 , 2014 utah festival opera and musical theatre has gifted opera enthusiasts with a thrilling barber , and i don\u2019t mean . . . of seville . at a time when few companies risk devoting resources to lesser - known lyric theatre , this enterprising operation has gambled , and won , with a handsome new production of samuel barber ' s vanessa that was characterized by first - rate musical and theatrical values . conductor barbara day turner wielded a commanding baton that made the ( slightly reduced ) orchestration pulse with character and vitality . the top - notch instrumentalists , assembled from near and far , played as one and the maestra elicited many happy revelations from the rich orchestral writing . she unleashed every bit of passion from the rhapsodic moments , and discovered a beautiful balance with the more straightforward ( and sometimes witty ) conversational exchanges . moreover , the conductor was a collegial partner with the singers who were coached to a fare - thee - well . barbara day turner may have just achieved the most accomplished and inspired operatic conducting i have experienced in recent memory . click here to read the complete article \u00bb\nthis post contains spoilers for the first purge . the first purge \u2014 which is actually the fourth film in the purge franchise , and a prequel \u2014 was\nthe guild has audio recordings of every stage show it has produced . when the production is an original translation or performing version , credit for the english lyrics and dialogue is given following the composer . the reference numbers tell the following :\n' she didn ' t get those from me ' : kylie jenner says daughter stormi has dad travis scott ' s lips . . . as star reveals her breasts are ' three times the size ' post - baby\n\u201cthis incident has created some tender emotions , first and foremost for a brave young girl , \u201d said law in his emailed statement to cnn . \u201cas a congregation , we continue to reach out , and do all that we can to make sure she knows that we love her and her family . \u201d\nthe first opera of the master , and a hilarious one . 2 piano accompaniment\nunfortunately , the incredible execution of these numbers made a few others pale in comparison . i was underwhelmed by the staging in \u201cunder the sea , \u201d feeling as though the production relied too much on the wow - factor of the wheeled mermaids and wall of water . in addition , the dancing in a few songs was less polished with obvious differences in timing from one ensemble dancer to the next . this problem was most apparent during \u201cseize the day , \u201d \u201ci\u2019ll make a man out of you , \u201d and \u201cthat\u2019s how you know . \u201d\nthose documents , confirmed by the church to cnn to be authentic , apostatize same - sex couples who marry and bar any of their children from blessings or baptism until they themselves reach legal age . they remain church policy .\nconcert performance of complete score , including lost and cut material . performed with a 36 piece orchestra and 53 member chorus . mastered from multi - track recording . conducted by adam aceto .\nyou\u2019ll remember hart from the first potter film as the two - faced weirdo professor quirrell . since then , he\u2019s had minor roles in popular tv programs such as \u201cbates motel , \u201d \u201cmarvel agents of s . h . i . e . l . d . , \u201d \u201cboardwalk empire\u201d and \u201cthe bridge . \u201d\nthank you to all of the talented artists who gave their best in the competition , and a special thanks to our audience for your support and participating in the vote ! the 1 st place winner will be sent expense free to alessandria , italy to compete in the finals of the concorso internazionale di musica\ncappucilli - patan\u00e9 - respighi\n, where they will join contestants from around the globe for the opportunity to sing in front of european agents and operatic producers . they will also present a debut performance in italy . should the 1 st place winner not be able to participate in the finals , the alternate will go in their place .\nthank you to all of the talented artists who gave their best in the competition , and a special thanks to our audience for your support and participating in the vote ! the 1 st place winners will be sent expense free to alessandria , italy to compete in the finals of the concorso internazionale di musica\ncappucilli - patan\u00e9 - respighi\n, where they will join contestants from around the globe for the opportunity to sing in front of european agents and operatic producers . they will also present a debut performance in italy .\nthis is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated . please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated .\ngroves , the sheriff\u2019s deputy , said the teen who fired the shot told him that without his friend there , he would not have had the courage to shoot deserae .\nthe recordings listed were recorded live on stage , and the sound quality is , with very few exceptions , very good . most were recorded using a five microphone setup and an uncompressed format . also included in the list are recordings made by the small company , the immediate predecessor of the comic opera guild . all performances are in english . many are available in both music only and complete editions . music only versions may feature soloists from two casts .\nan emailed statement to cnn from the local bishop , judd law , said , \u201cit is common for members of the church of jesus christ of latter - day saints to stand before a congregation of families and share feelings and beliefs \u2014 a testimony \u2014 during a worship service . \u201d\nbookstore owner who called 911 to defend steve bannon from abusive customer is former episcopal priest whose wife got 5 years for embezzling $ 2 . 2 million in church funds \u2013 and donald trump ' s sister was the judge who sentenced her !"]}
{"id": 115553, "summary": [{"text": "a man for all seasons is a 1966 british biographical drama film in technicolor based on robert bolt 's play of the same name and adapted for the big screen by bolt himself .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was released on 12 december 1966 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was directed by fred zinnemann , who had previously directed the films high noon and from here to eternity .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film and play both depict the final years of sir thomas more , the 16th-century lord chancellor of england who refused to sign a letter asking pope clement vii to annul king henry viii of england 's marriage to catherine of aragon and refused to take an oath of supremacy declaring henry viii supreme head of the church of england .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "paul scofield , who had played more in the west end stage premiere , also took the role in the film , starring alongside wendy hiller , robert shaw , orson welles and susannah york .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "also appearing are nigel davenport , leo mckern , corin redgrave and , in one of his earliest screen roles , john hurt .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "a man for all seasons was a critical and box office success .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film won six oscars at the 39th academy awards , including best picture , best director , and best actor .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it also won the golden globe award for best motion picture - drama and the bafta awards for best film and best british film . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "a man for all seasons ( 1966 film )", "paragraphs": ["a man for all seasons\n( 1966 ) film . columbia / zinneman - youtube\nquotes from ' a man for all seasons ' from a man for all seasons by robert bolt . this page : a man for all seasons : common man : \u201c [ ] his\nman for all seasons , a ( 1966 ) - - ( movie . . .\nman for all seasons , a ( 1966 ) - - ( movie . . .\nman for all seasons , a ( 1966 ) - - ( movie clip ) . . .\nman for all seasons , a ( 1966 ) - - ( movie clip ) . . .\ntcm ' s saturday afternoon host tiffany vazquez introduces a man for all seasons , 1966 . >\nman for all seasons , a ( 1966 ) - - ( movie clip ) lord . . .\nman for all seasons , a ( 1966 ) - - ( movie clip ) pray . . .\nman for all seasons , a ( 1966 ) - - ( movie clip ) he . . .\na man for all seasons . a man for the all seasons by robert bolt compiled by . syed wafiullah\nmuslim\n, jalalabad , afghanistan syedwafiullah @ gmail\nproducer - director fred zinnemann has blended all filmmaking elements into an excellent , handsome and stirring film version of a man for all seasons .\na man for all seasons by robert bolt - act 1 , section 2 summary and analysis .\nman for all seasons , a [ dvd ] [ region 2 ] ( english audio . english subtitles )\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing a man for all seasons near you .\nhis first film role came in the\nangry young man\ndrama\nyoung and willing\nin 1962 and his first major role in\na man for all seasons\nin 1966 , imdb said .\ntitle a man for all seasons year 1966 distributor ( s ) columbia picture corp . ltd classified date ( s ) 13 / 12 / 1966 submitted run time 120m 17s approved footage 10826 bbfc reference aff044960\nbattle of conscience for thomas more in\na man for all seasons\nat mccc ' s kelsey theatre jan . 9 to 18\na man for all seasons robert bolt the common man is intended to embody , as bolt puts it in the preface , \u2018that which is common to us all\u2019 ( p . xix ) ,\nby robert bolt exposition king henry the common man , he is a true gentlemen whatever conditions he finds himself in . he is , therefore , a man for all seasons .\n1966 , film title : man for all seasons , director : fred zinneman , pictured : 1966 , awards - academy , best actor , paul scofield , orson welles , religious , clergy , candle , priest , robe , sitting , seated . ( credit image : snap )\na man for all seasons\nis an adaptation on a historical play by robert bolt . the film won six academy awards , including best picture , best director , and best actor .\n\u02c3\u02c3\u0442xt\u02c3\u02c3 a man for all seasons by robert bolt selling pocket . , . ipad . . , original . . , buy . . , information\na man for all seasons remains a top - quality historical movie \u2013 though in terms of entertainment it would have benefited from a less regal pace , or a less pious more .\nsacrificing life for beliefs and values is the theme of the well written play a man for all seasons . sir thomas moore makes the decision to go against his will and\na one off production of robert bolt ' s a man for all seasons at the new theatre royal , portsmouth , hampshire . 17 - 20 march , 2010 newtheatreroyal\nhurt\u2019s first major role was as richard rich , who would conspire with cromwell against sir thomas more , in the oscar - winning historical drama \u201ca man for all seasons\u201d ( 1966 ) , with paul scofield and leo mckern .\n] death comes for us all , my lord . . . even for kings .\nsummoned to see cardinal wolsey ( orson welles ) , thomas more ( paul scofield ) makes no apology for not helping the king seek another divorce , in fred zinnemann ' s best picture academy award winner , a man for all seasons , 1966 . >\noff stage \u2026 paul scofield as more and robert shaw as henry viii in a man for all seasons , adapted from robert bolt ' s play . photograph : kobal\nthe chief justice ( jack gwillim ) administers the most holy oath of office to the new chancellor sir thomas more ( paul scofield ) in an impressive single shot from fred zinnemann ' s a man for all seasons , 1966 . >\ncomposer : georges delerue music from : a man for all seasons ( 1966 ) the story of thomas more , who stood up to king henry viii when the king broke with the roman catholic church for four main reasons : power , money , succession and religion .\nget this from a library ! a man for all seasons by robert bolt . [ leonard smith ; robert bolt ] - - background - summary - themes - technical features - critical reception\na man for all seasons was released by eureka ! through their masters of cinema series , on special dual - format edition blu - ray on the 20th february , 2017 .\nmajestic music by georges delerue accompanies the opening sequence and credits from the 1966 best picture winner a man for all seasons , directed by fred zinnemann , starring paul scofield , robert shaw and leo mckern , from the play and screenplay by robert bolt .\nbook a man for all seasons by robert bolt description : a man for all seasons is a play concerned with morality , politics and the common man . it is a play that though written decades ago , holds great wisdom for the individual of today and in its own particular way utilises a known historical event to address particular issues . the core argument of this play is whether morality and law or religion and law must be separated . whether it s . . .\nmajestic music by georges delerue accompanies the opening sequence and credits from the 1966 best picture winner a man for all seasons , directed by fred zinnemann , starring paul scofield , robert shaw and leo mckern , from the play and screenplay by robert bolt . >\nthe columbia film production of\na man for all seasons\nis for everybody . it is a faithful and beautifully impressive transition to the screen of a robert bolt ' s superb historical play . the film had its new york premiere last night at the fine arts theatre , where it should run , if it is to be fully appreciated by the public , for a long , long time .\nnewly appointed chancellor thomas more ( paul scofield ) suffers impertinence from suitor roper ( corin redgrave ) , daughter margaret ( susannah york ) and knave rich ( john hurt ) in a man for all seasons , 1966 , from robert bolt ' s play . >\nimportant films on religion , according to the vatican list , included such familiar pictures as\nben - hur\nand\na man for all seasons ,\nthe story of thomas more .\nstalsworth observes , \u201cthis material will make audience members think and maybe reconsider their position in the course of the show . robert bolt\u2019s \u2018a man for all seasons\u2019 is that sort of theater . \u201d\nthe battle of will that is joined in\na man for all seasons\nis comparable to that of the bitter contest between henry ii and thomas a becket , when the other henry tries to force another thomas to his will on a matter of conscience in the jean anouilh drama ,\nbecket ,\nwhich was presented on broadway in october , 1960 .\na man for all seasons\nopened here in november , 1961 .\na man for all seasons is tasteful and moderately enjoyable ; robert bolt\u2019s dialogue is crisp , lucid , and well - spoken ; the actors are generally efficient . fred zinnemann\u2019s direction is placed at the service of bolt\u2019s material\u2014in the manner of a good , modest stage director who does not attempt more than a faithful , respectful interpretation of the play . it\u2019s pleasant to see a movie made with integrity and sensibility : a man for all seasons wasn\u2019t that easy to do and it wasn\u2019t \u201csafe\u201d\u2014though it appears to have turned out well for all concerned .\nking henry viii ( robert shaw ) and his party pretend their visit to thomas more ( paul scofield ) is a surprise , his daughter ( susannah york ) and wife ( wendy hiller ) acquiescing , in fred zinnemann ' s a man for all seasons , 1966 , from the robert bolt play . >\nadd your ratings ! each of the detailed ratings you select will result in a cumulative score for this film .\n: why richard , it profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world . . . but for wales ?\ntitle a man for all seasons year 1966 formats dvd , cinema distributor ( s ) video collection international , rca / columbia pictures video ltd , columbia / tri - star home video , columbia picture corp . ltd classified date ( s ) 21 / 08 / 2000 main language english bbfc reference azf044960\nadaptation of robert bolt ' s play about sir thomas moore , a catholic statesman in england who rebelled against henry viii ' s self - proclaimed status as the head of the church of england and paid for his religious beliefs by having his head exhibited on london bridge . ( original title - a man for all seasons ) \u00a9 1966 , renewed 1994 highland films , ltd . all rights reserved .\nthe attention placed in the film on one man versus the system reflects the mood of the 1960s activist movements , at the time that both the play and the film were produced .\nacademy award - nominated actor sir john hurt , who earned accolades for his performances in such classics as \u201ca man for all seasons , \u201d \u201cthe naked civil servant , \u201d \u201cmidnight express , \u201d \u201calien , \u201d and \u201cthe elephant man , \u201d died friday , january 27 , 2017 . he was 77 .\nrobert bolt borrowed the title from robert whittinton , a contemporary of thomas more , who in 1520 wrote of him :\nmore is a man of an angel ' s wit and singular learning ; i know not his fellow . for where is the man of that gentleness , lowliness and affability ? and , as time requireth , a man of marvelous mirth and pastimes , and sometime of as sad gravity : a man for all seasons .\nsee more \u00bb\nproducer - director fred zinnemann has blended all filmmaking elements into an excellent , handsome and stirring film version of \u201ca man for all seasons . \u201d robert bolt adapted his 1960 play , a timeless , personal conflict based on the 16th century politico - religious situation between adulterous king henry viii and catholic sir thomas more . latter is played by paul scofield [ \u2026 ]\na man for all seasons\n( 1966 ) , is a film about a devout catholic belief of a man whose conscience about the pope ' s divine right over all , the church & the king , couldn ' t be swayed , by his king ' s passing of a law as the head of the church . his refusal to accept it as a devout catholic , led to his trial & finding him guilty of high treason by his detractors , punishable by death . directed by fred zinneman & the character of sir thomas more played by paul scofield , won the film 6 oscars including best - pic , dir , & acting .\na man for all seasons ( 1966 ) is a delight to watch . the multi - oscar winning period drama charts the true story of the fall of sir thomas moore ( paul scofield ) england\u2019s chancellor during the reign of henry viii ( robert shaw ) , who lost his head because he stood up to the tyrant king on a matter of principle .\ntickets for \u201ca man for all seasons\u201d are $ 18 for adults , $ 16 for seniors and $ 14 for students and children . free parking is available next to the theater . tickets may be purchased by calling the kelsey box office at 609 - 570 - 3333 or online here . kelsey theatre is wheelchair accessible . free parking is available next to the theater .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nbolt himself wrote the screenplay for zinnemann\u2019s film , and was greatly involved in the final production of the picture .\nthe name of saint thomas more has cropped up in recent discussion of current events as never since \u2014 well , if not since the english reformation , at any rate probably since one of my all - time favorite films , a man for all seasons , won six academy awards at the 1966 oscars , including best picture , best director ( fred zinnemann ) , and best actor ( paul scofield ) .\nnew york daily news published this on dec . 13 , 1966 . ( new york daily news )\nroper was a man who had much political sympathy with thomas more , and deep respect for the man who had so much influence over his own , and his wife\u2019s life .\n\u201che was a truly magnificent talent , \u201d said \u201celephant man\u201d producer mel brooks .\nrobert bolt ' s boring historical drama functions best as an anthology of british acting styles , circa 1966 .\nfirst staged in 1960 at the globe theatre in london , it became an international success in 1962 , and was made into an academy award - winning film by fred zinnemann in 1966 .\nin this book , more proposed the ideal society , in which all people are equal and all have equal opportunities .\nbolt\u2019s more is the kind of hero we used to read about in the biographies of great men written for twelve - year - olds : the one against the many . perhaps people think a man for all seasons is so great because unlike the usual movie which is aimed at 12 - year - olds , it\u2019s aimed at 12 - year - old intellectuals and idealists . and if they\u2019ve grown into compromising and unprincipled people , they can hail a man for all seasons as a masterpiece : heroism so remote , so totally the property of a supra - human figure , absolves them of human weakness . it becomes romantic .\na man for all seasons is the story of a man who knows who he is . the 1966 film ( there is also a 1988 charlton heston made - for - tv version ) , which won six academy awards , including best picture and best actor ( paul scofield ) , is brilliant and compelling , steely with conviction , luminous with genuine wisdom and wit . the screenplay , well adapted by robert bolt from his own stage play , is fiercely intelligent , deeply affecting , resonant with verbal beauty and grace . scofield , who for years starred in the stage play before making the film , gives an effortlessly rich and layered performance as sir thomas more , saint and martyr , the man whose determined silence spoke more forcefully than words , and who then spoke even more forcefully by breaking it .\nthe theme of the film is , after all , that of the struggle between the pressures of the state versus the conscience of the individual .\nwest windsor , n . j . \u2013 when one\u2019s own conscience proves stronger than the strongest political pressures , a high price is bound to be paid . join pinnworth productions at mercer county community college\u2019s ( mccc ) kelsey theatre for \u201ca man for all seasons , \u201d based on the life and times of the british lord chancellor thomas more .\nwith a screenplay by robert bolt based on his 1960 play , this biographical film stars paul scofield who won a best actor oscar for his portrayal of sir thomas more , lord chancellor of england under henry viii . exploring sir thomas more\u2019s experiences , the film examines issues surrounding religious and social change and matters of individual conscience at the time of the reformation . the film reflects a rapidly changing time when henry viii was awarded both accolades of defender of the faith by rome ( 1521 ) and supreme head of the church of england ( 1534 ) . a man for all seasons launches lisburn museum\u2019s talks commemorating the 2017 quincentenary of the reformation .\nthe forbearing side of more is depicted in the film in his actions towards roper .\njohn hurt received his first best actor oscar nomination for \u201cthe elephant man\u201d ( 1980 ) , the true story of john merrick , a horribly deformed british man kept in a freak show , who is taken in by a london surgeon to study .\noriginally a swiss film made in 1940 , it was reedited for u . s . release by robert snyder , and won an oscar as best documentary .\nresisting any temptation to exaggerate , this is a superior film , one of a handful produced by a commercial studio that repays repeated watching . the show . . .\nwatched this film years ago and loved it , now my granddaughter is doing her exams and needs to learn about the tudors i thought this film would help her with this subject .\n( originally published by the daily news on dec . 13 , 1966 . this story was written by kate cameron . )\n- the story of st . thomas more as a man of conscience . won six oscars .\ntherefore , before we even begin to look at the film and its historical accuracy , we must be aware that the play that gave birth to the film already distorted the true events .\nactors john hurt and brad davis , writer billy hayes and director alan parker , of the film \u201cmidnight express , \u201d pose at the 31st cannes film festival , may 18 , 1979 .\nthe film that columbia thought no one would want to see won best picture , best actor for scofield , best director for zinnemann , best writing screenplay based on material from another medium for bolt , best color cinematography for ted moore , best color costume design for elizabeth haffenden and joan bridge , and robert shaw and wendy hiller were nominated for best actor and actress in a supporting role , respectively .\ncopyright 2017 cable news network , inc . , a time warner company . all rights reserved .\nthe film works well in all departments , in fact - - design , photography , and music . one just wishes that its central conception had been more interesting .\nfred zinnemann studied film in paris in 1927 - 28 , and emigrated to america in 1929 .\nthus , there is already the possibility for a bias slant to the play and later the film . no matter how realistic the style , or how apparently historically correct the film might appear to be , these points cannot take away from the fact that the film simplifies the characters in the play even further , thus losing even more of the truthfulness of events .\nfor these reasons , the film need not be viewed with such a strong emphasis as it puts on religious values , but in a more balanced manner , with political events being equally as important .\nyou ' ve been inactive for a while , logging you out in a few seconds . . .\nanne bancroft ( wife of the film\u2019s producer , mel brooks ) as madge kendal , an actress who befriends john merrick ( john hurt ) in \u201cthe elephant man . \u201d\nit is a travesty that this film is not in the top 250 . something is very very wrong with rating system that says the big lebowski is a better film . i can ' t add anything to what has already been said about a man for all seasons . unquestionably one of the greatest films of all time , and stands the test of time . it will be revered as a great film 100 years from now . will lebowski ? doubt it . winner of nearly every award it was nominated for . best picture , best director , best actor , best screenplay , etc . one of the few movies that makes my whole being vibrate when i watch it . i am moved to tears in almost every scene because the scene is executed so perfectly . please imdb , this must give you pause . any system that does not put this film in the top 100 borders on insanity or uselessness .\nalso sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies : tickets , special offers , screenings + more .\ntm & \u00a9 2018 turner classic movies , inc . a time warner company . all rights reserved .\n\u201czinnemann has done a fine job of putting upon the screen robert bolt\u2019s play , and presents us with an awesome view of a sturdy conscience and a steadfast heart . \u201d bosley crowther , the new york times , 1966\n- remake of 1996 film and closer to robert bolt ' s play . it is hard to imagine the off screen conversations ebtween heston and redgrave about politics . by all accounts heston has great respect for her as an actress .\nin addition , more did not die for refusing to give his reasons for not swearing to the acts \u2013 as depicted in the film \u2013 for he did have private speech with henry viii , at which time he enumerated his reasons to the king alone .\nfor all that bolt describes the political confrontation in england , he makes no mention of the political situation in the rest of europe .\ncall it the vatican ' s guide to the greatest movies of all time .\n\u201cto be quite honest , the film was misery to make because of the physical problems , so if it\u2019s working i\u2019m jumping for joy , \u201d hurt said in a 1980 interview . the film would earn 8 oscar nominations total , including best actor , best picture and best director . [ there was at the time no academy award category for makeup . ]\nexcellent movie - had been looking for this all over . extremely lucky to find collectors edition on amazon at such a reasonable price . arrived safe and sound , in position next to dvd player ready for second viewing ! !\ncolumbia - the name conjures up pictures of quality during the 50 ' s and 60 ' s such as on the waterfront , picnicbridge on the river kwai , lawrence of arabia , oliver , funny girl , guess who ' s coming to dinner , and this film arguably one of the finest films of all time : a man for all seasons . paul scolfield won the oscar and deservedly so in a tight battle with richard burton for his brilliant george in who ' s afraid of virginia woolf , but scolfield deserved to and did win . fred zinneman a great director won the oscar presented by audrey hepburn whom he guided to her finest work in the nun ' s story .\na middle - aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other .\nin a document marking the centennial of film , a vatican committee has selected 45 movies - - from charlie chaplin ' s\nmodern times\nto ingmar bergman ' s\nthe seventh seal\n- - that represent the best film has to offer from the church ' s perspective .\nto give some examples of good films , foley and about a dozen experts on film , including movie librarians and academics , compiled the list .\nthe film\u2019s wordiness and stagy direction betray its theatrical origins , making it an atypical project for director fred zinnemann , better remembered for the likes of high noon ( 1952 ) and the day of the jackal ( 1973 ) . paul scofield gives a career - defining performance ( he won an oscar for best actor , one of six awarded to the film ) , reprising the role from the play\u2019s west end and broadway runs .\nnevertheless , it does seem a little odd that only margaret and not her mother , nor queen catherine are portrayed in anything like such a strong presence , so perhaps it was just a marketing strategy to try and increase ticket sales ! however , margaret remains obedient to her father in all matters for all that she has a strong mind and character .\nproducer - director fred zinnemann has blended all filmmaking elements into an excellent , handsome and stirring film version of \u201ca man for all seasons . \u201d robert bolt adapted his 1960 play , a timeless , personal conflict based on the 16th century politico - religious situation between adulterous king henry viii and catholic sir thomas more . latter is played by paul scofield who created the legit role in london , later n . y . william n . graf is exec producer , utilizing britain\u2019s shepperton studios and environs . primary market is the class audience , with columbia gearing its roadshow sell accordingly . subsequent general playoff may be spotty .\njohn hurt won critical acclaim , as well as a bafta award , for his performance as quentin crisp , a flamboyant gay man who lived openly at a time when homosexuality was a crime in britain , in the british tv biofilm \u201cthe naked civil servant\u201d ( 1975 ) .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\n\u00a9 2018 cable news network . turner broadcasting system , inc . all rights reserved .\nsorry , this image isn ' t available for this licence . please refer to the license restrictions for more information .\nthe film ' s most significant invention is its portrayal of richard rich ( john hurt ) , the solicitor - general . rich ' s onscreen backstory , showing a lengthy association with more , is speculative . but the depiction of rich ' s probable perjury during more ' s trial does fit with the record , and with the judgment of most historians . in the film , he has done it all to be made attorney - general of wales .\nwhy , richard , it profits a man nothing to give his soul for the whole world ,\nsighs more ,\nbut for wales ?\nas a guide to learning more about the period and the events alongside those occurring in england at the time , the film badly lets down its viewers .\na science fiction film set in scandinavia of the iron age ? that\u2019s \u201coutlander\u201d ( 2008 ) , in which john hurt played rothgar , king of heorot .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase . buy tickets\n. attracting men in every generation , more\u2019s lasting reputation is one of integrity against all .\nfor all that the play is viewed by many as an enduring modern classic , both it and the film do not do justice to the character of thomas more , nor do they educate the audience as to the political or religious events surrounding the period on which they focus .\nfor those who view religious groups as unrelenting critics of hollywood , there are a few surprises .\ncleaver loves the movies and will watch almost anything , though he favours those with a darker air . a contributor to various magazines and websites , he has written for the sunday times magazine , l . a . review of books and we belong dead magazine , as well as several books on film . he edits the news page at flickfeast to bring you the latest news and gossip from the world of film .\na man for all seasons is an erudite examination of the old biblical maxim : a man cannot serve two masters . sir thomas more ( poignantly portrayed by paul scofield ) struggles to be true to both his faith and his monarch ( the lusty and hearty king henry viii superbly played by robert shaw ) . i think it is difficult for citizens in our present secular society to truly understand just how central a role religion played in a man ' s life during the period of the film ; it was an age of faith when christianity exerted the most powerful of influences on one ' s thinking . on a side note , the american republic wisely sought a nation that\ndivided church and state .\nhowever , the fine distinction remains that it would be a state informed by faith but not run by the church . the aforementioned exemplary performances by the leads are backed by excellent supporting turns , especially from orson welles as the less than saintly cardinal wolsey and the eternally ebullient susannah york as sir thomas ' s daughter margaret . this is a true masterpiece that richly deserves all the accolades and plaudits it has received .\nat the start of shooting , few would have predicted that the screen adaptation of a man for all seasons would soon be scooping up the oscars , garnering six in total , including awards for best actor ( paul scofield ) , best director ( fred zinnemann ) and best adapted screenplay ( robert bolt ) . columbia certainly did not anticipate such a conquest . the relatively low budget ( \u00a3600 , 000 ) , combined with location shooting thousands of miles away , meant that studio interference remained minimal and expectations modest .\nfor a print copy of the 2014 - 15 season brochure , call the box office . for the complete events schedule and more at kelsey theatre , visit :\nin the united states , the catholic communication campaign last fall launched an 800 telephone line of movie reviews to assist people in choosing movies and videos for their families . the church ' s office for film and broadcasting reviews current movies for the line , which logged 100 , 000 calls in its first four months .\n- garbo ' s greatest role , perhaps . set in sweden in 1637 . christina was raised as a man , she tells advisors she will not marry and have children . she has eyes only for countess ebba ( with whom she exchanges a kiss ) , who betrays her by falling in love with a man . christina , distraught , dresses as man and takes a room in a local inn . there she meets , and falls in love with a spanish nobleman . she eventually abdicates to be with him , but is killed before they can marry .\n\u201ca man for all seasons\u201d was first performed in london in 1960 and later came to broadway , where it enjoyed critical and commercial success . in addition to several revivals , \u201ca man for all seasons\u201d was made into an academy award - winning film in 1966 . it has been performed by theater companies throughout the country and on television . the cast stars julian azan of chesterfield as king henry ; john shaken - kaye of huntington valley , pa . , as sir thomas more ; and rupert hinton of princeton as more\u2019s nemesis , thomas cromwell . also featured are alana caraccio of doylestown , pa . , as lady alice more ; krista coleman of somerset as lady margaret more ; jeff dworkin of somerset as the common man ; andrew james gordon of west windsor as william roper ; laura b . lowrie of east windsor as catherine anger ; stephen pie of hamilton as master richard rich ; john pinto of yardley , pa . , as signor chapuys ; barry a . schreier of princeton as the duke of norfolk ; william walters of columbus as cardinal wolsey ; and russ weiss of princeton junction as bishop cranmer . in addition to stalsworth , the production team includes set and costume designer kate pinner and sound and light designer robert terrano . the stage manager is rachel piscopo .\nthis 1966 drama ticks most of the right boxes when it comes to entertaining as well as educating . pity they didn ' t let thomas more be more scatalogical than saintly\ntm & \u00a9 2018 turner classic movies , inc . a time warner company . all rights reserved . code of conduct for this site | press room | privacy policy | | terms of use\n: why not be a teacher ? you ' d be a fine teacher ; perhaps a great one .\njohn hurt played a man named guitar in jim jarmusch\u2019s tale of an assassin in spain , \u201cthe limits of control\u201d ( 2009 ) .\nneedless to say that if the film were remade today , she might be less obedient to her father , and would very likely be involved in a sex scene .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\na well acted filmabout true events . well worth buying in my opinion . recomended for the acting .\nhence , although the film could influence those people in modern day society to believe that more was a martyr \u2013 totally alone and unsupported \u2013 to die for such an apparently simple inaction , he was clearly not alone in his beliefs .\nweary of the conventions of parisian society , a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan - in - training enjoy a platonic friendship , but it may not stay platonic for long .\nin \u201c10 rillington place\u201d ( 1971 ) , john hurt played an innocent man charged with multiple murders .\ndirected by david lynch , \u201cthe elephant man\u201d was a mixture of surrealism and brutal realism , softened by the spirit of john merrick , here constructing a model of a cathedral he views outside his hospital room window .\na man for all seasons is based on the true story of sir thomas more , the 16th - century chancellor of england , who refuses to endorse or denounce the king ' s wish to divorce his aging wife so that he can marry his mistress and produce a male heir to the throne . king henry viii ' s request is supported by all of his religious advisors except the highly devout sir thomas more . when cardinal wolsey , chancellor of england , names more as his successor , it becomes important for henry to get more ' s support , but more cannot be swayed . henry demands the clergy to renounce the pope and to name him head of the church of england . oliver cromwell frames more , forcing him to resign as chancellor . eventually , more is brought to trial , found guilty of treason , and beheaded . bolt ' s play was successful in england , won the tony award for best play when it premiered on broadway , and was adapted for the screen , winning the 1966 oscar for best picture .\nactor john hurt , photographed on sept . 29 , 1980 , in advance of the opening of \u201cthe elephant man . \u201d hurt won the bafta award for his performance .\nbritish actor john hurt attends a press conference for the drama \u201cthe shout , \u201d may 22 , 1978 .\nthe character of more\u2019s daughter , margaret , is one that comes out particularly strongly in the play , but more so in the film .\nfor pure enjoyment , the faithful are advised to scour their video stores for films ranging from\nit ' s a wonderful life\nto\nthe lavender hill mob .\ni watched\na man for all seasons\na few nights ago . i would have chosen it as best picture . the competition in 1966 were films driven by strong lead actor performances ( and lead actress as well , with the\nwho ' s afraid of virginia woolf ?\n) , not strong films . i agree with mr . higgins - one has to be in the mood with this historical piece . however , one can always appreciate the performance of paul scofield . as with general patton and george c . scott , when i read about sir thomas more , i will see scofield . and like how scott declined the oscar , scofield said no to being knighted .\nbut that\u2019s really just about all i can say for it . as conceived by bolt , sir thomas more isn\u2019t a man for all seasons : he isn\u2019t particularly relevant to this season , i doubt if he\u2019s relevant to any season . ( and as interpreted by paul scofield , he\u2019s not my kind of guy , either . ) bolt\u2019s presentation of more\u2019s martyrdom is so totally one - sided that we don\u2019t even get to understand that side\u2014as we might if it were challenged and engaged in conflict . though the principle for which he is beheaded ( his belief that the pope represents divine law so that he is saving his soul in taking the catholic position against henry viii\u2019s marriage to anne boleyn ) seems doubtful at best , it is given as beyond question in this film that a man should follow the dictates of his conscience . ( the afrikaners willing to die for apartheid\u2014and they find their justifications in divine law also\u2014could probably make as good a case . ) this more is simply right and he\u2019s smart and good and just about omniscient ( he even knows his judas ) ; his great opponent , henry viii , is vain and childish , and everyone else is weak , stupid , cowardly , or corrupt . more is the only man of honor in the movie , and he\u2019s got all the good lines .\nreceive a free * exclusive ' ant - man and the wasp ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\njohn hurt starred as winston smith , a man accused of thought crimes , in michael radford\u2019s darkly rapturous dramatization of george orwell\u2019s \u201c1984\u201d ( 1984 ) .\nyou can also write a review by clicking here . your review will then be posted for everyone to read .\n: man , you ' re ill . this isn ' t spain , you know . this is england .\nmore was not the only man of importance to refuse to take oaths to the acts of supremacy and treason .\nan engaging period drama that won the best picture oscar of ' 66 . sir thomas more refuses to relinquish his integrity when his life is threatened . scofield won the oscar as more , hiller was nominated as his wife & shaw became the second actor to be nominated for playing henry viii . director zinnemann & screenwriter bolt won awards and the film was honoured for its photography and costume design . a great study about a great man ' s downfall amidst corruption of henry ' s court . i give it a 5 / 5 .\njohn hurt appears on the red carpet during the 8th rome film festival at auditorium parco della musica on november 9 , 2013 in rome , italy .\nreflecting many of the events of the time , the story of one man standing up against the \u2018system\u2019 could have attracted a great following in 1960s america .\nalternatively , the fact that both the play and the film were produced in the 1960s , when women\u2019s rights was a strong political dynamic , could also have had an influence in the productions .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\n\u00a9 1997 - 2018 nash information services , llc . all rights reserved . the numbers is a registered trademark of nash information services , llc for comments or corrections , please email us at corrections @ urltoken privacy policy - about us - glossary\n[ 1966 ] .\nas far as columbia was concerned this was a very modest , and in a box office sense , totally unpromising project . it had many counts against it : ' nobody wants to see a costume movie ' ; very little action , let alone violence , no sex , no overt love story and , most importantly ,\nin the town for which the movie is named , sheriff shaw . . .\nthe film focuses on henry viii\u2019s appeal to his public because he was such a \u201cjolly king\u201d as conveyed by the actor , yet totally ignores his clever use of the printing press to boost his public reception .\n: the king wants sir thomas to bless his marriage . if sir thomas appeared at the wedding , now , it might save us all a lot of trouble .\n1183 a . d . : king henry ii ' s three sons all want to inherit the throne , but he won ' t commit to a choice . they and his wife variously plot to force him .\nit all goes to show , said foley , that excellent films can be made without pandering to violent or pornographic interests .\nfather charles o ' mailey , a young priest at a financially failing church in a tough neighborhood , gains support and inspires his superior .\ncromwell gives rich the office of attorney general for wales in exchange for rich\u2019s false testimony at more\u2019s trial . though more never opened his mouth , rich claims he heard more deny the king\u2019s authority over the church . more is sentenced to death but not before he can express his disapproval of the supremacy act and his disappointment with a government that would kill a man for keeping quiet . more goes to his death with dignity and composure , and the play ends with his beheading .\n: . . . not so . i am the king ' s true subject , and i pray for him and all the realm . i do none harm . i say none harm . i think none harm . and if this be not enough to keep a man alive , then in good faith , i long not to live . nevertheless , it is not for the supremacy that you have sought my blood , but because i would not bend to the marriage !\nben - hur\nmade the list .\nthe ten commandments\ndidn ' t .\ngandhi ,\nthe bicycle thief\nand the\nwizard of oz\nall made the cut . but not\ncasablanca\nor any film starring arnold schwarzenegger or jean claude van damme .\n: richard , you couldn ' t answer for yourself even so far as tonight .\nwhen statesmen speak their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties they lead their country by a short route to chaos .\njohn hurt played high chancellor adam sutler in a dystopian future britain in \u201cv for vendetta\u201d ( 2005 ) , based on alan moore\u2019s graphic novel about freedom fighters combating a fascistic government .\nan african american police detective is asked to investigate a murder in a racially hostile southern town .\nset in the wake of the 1916 easter rising , a married woman in a small irish village has an affair with a troubled british officer .\n160717 reckon one of best of uk films ever made , arrive safely and on time , should be shown in all schools .\nhenry viii wants to divorce his wife , and seeks the approval of the aristocracy . sir thomas more is a man of principle and reason , and is thus placed in a difficult position : should he stand up for his principles , risking the wrath of a corrupt king fond of executing people for treason ? or should he bow to the seemingly unstoppable corruption of henry viii , who has no qualms about bending the law to suit his own needs ?\nnot all the movies selected presented flattering portraits of catholics and members of the church hierarchy . in\nnazarin ,\nhypocritical church members dump their priest for trying to live up to his faith by aiding a prostitute . in\nthe mission ,\nheroic missionaries in brazil are undermined by a cynical church leader .\n: no , thomas , i respect your sincerity . but respect . . . man , that ' s water in the desert .\nthe good roles kept coming . he went on to play a turkish prison inmate in\nmidnight express\nin 1978 and the gentle , disfigured john merrick in\nthe elephant man\nin 1980 . those roles earned him oscar nominations and he won a golden globe for best supporting actor in\nmidnight express .\nconsequently , it is clear to see that henry viii did not only want a divorce because catherine was barren \u2013 although the need for a male heir was highly important to his sovereignty .\nthis is a great film . i believe it is the most profound cinematic depiction of the life of any saint . the fact that it was written by a non - christian to me only makes the compelling power of more\u2019s faith and virtue more apparent : here is a man whose inner light is so radiant that the very unbelievers are drawn to pay tribute to it . ( the same might be said for joan of arc , who so dazzled that crusty old skeptic mark twain that he wrote her life story and loved it best of all his works \u2014 despite the fact that she , a medieval french peasant catholic girl , embodied everything that he , an 19th - century freethinking southern gentleman , was bound to disdain ! )\njohn hurt received his first academy award nomination , for best supporting actor , for \u201cmidnight express\u201d ( 1978 ) , the true story of american student billy hayes ( brad davis ) , who was arrested and imprisoned in turkey for attempting to smuggle drugs . hurt played max , a british drug addict and fellow inmate .\nactor john hurt , the gravelly voiced british actor who garnered oscar nominations for his roles in\nmidnight express\nand\nthe elephant man ,\nhas died at the age of 77 , publicist charles mcdonald said friday .\nwhen statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties , they lead their country by a short route to chaos .\nwith lawerly integrity , sir thomas more poltiely defies henry viii ' s increasingly threatening demands that he publically approve of henry ' s divorce and break with the roman catholic church . released in 1966 , more ' s principled , moving and fatal civil disobedience struck a universal chord and made this intricate character driven historical costume drama a surprise hit .\nwe have received your ratings and calculated them into the overall user ratings for this title .\nan expatriate british publisher unexpectedly finds himself working for british intelligence to investigate people in russia .\nhenry viii wants to divorce his wife , and seeks the approval of the aristocracy . sir thomas more is a man of principle and reason , and is thus placed in a difficult position : should he . . . see full summary \u00bb\n: oh confound all this . i ' m not a scholar , i don ' t know whether the marriage was lawful or not but dammit , thomas , look at these names ! why can ' t you do as i did and come with us , for fellowship !\ni do none harm , i say none harm , i think none harm . and if this be not enough to keep a man alive , in good faith i long not to live .\njohn hurt attends the opening night gala screening of\nthe imitation game\nduring the 58th bfi london film festival at odeon leicester square on october 8 , 2014 in london , england .\n: oh , thomas , thomas , thomas ! does a man need a pope to tell him where he ' s sinned ? it was a sin . god ' s punished me . i have no son . son after son she ' s borne me - all dead at birth or dead within the month . never saw the hand of god so clear in anything . it ' s my bounden duty to put away the queen and all the popes back to peter shall not come between me and my duty ! how is it that you cannot see ? everyone else does .\ni ' m a movie nut - - i love movies of all kinds - - & this movie is in my top 3 of all time . even though paul scofield absolutely makes the movie , for me the quality of the movie rests on the uniformly great cast - - i especially loved orson welles ' portrayal of cardinal woolsey . the music score , though contemporarily composed , is perfectly suited to the 16th century setting ."]}
{"id": 115560, "summary": [{"text": "back to the future part ii is a 1989 american science-fiction adventure comedy film directed by robert zemeckis and written by bob gale .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the sequel to the 1985 film back to the future and the second installment in the back to the future trilogy .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film stars michael j. fox , christopher lloyd , thomas f. wilson , and lea thompson and continues immediately following the original film .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "after repairing the damage to history done by his previous time travel adventures , marty mcfly ( fox ) and his friend dr. emmett \" doc \" brown ( lloyd ) travel to 2015 to prevent mcfly 's future son from ending up imprisoned .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "however , their presence allows biff tannen ( wilson ) to steal doc 's delorean time machine and travel to 1955 , where he alters history by making his younger self wealthy .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film was produced on a $ 40-million budget and was filmed back-to-back with its sequel , part iii .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "filming began in february 1989 after two years were spent building the sets and writing the scripts .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "two actors from the first film , crispin glover and claudia wells , did not return for the final two .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "while elisabeth shue was recast in the role of wells ' character , jennifer , glover 's character , george mcfly , was not only minimized in the plot , but also was obscured and recreated with another actor .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "glover successfully sued both zemeckis and gale , changing how producers can deal with the departure and replacement of actors in a role .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "back to the future part ii was also a ground-breaking project for effects studio industrial light & magic ( ilm ) : in addition to digital compositing , ilm used the vistaglide motion control camera system , which allowed an actor to portray multiple characters simultaneously on-screen without sacrificing camera movement .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "back to the future part ii was released by universal pictures on november 22 , 1989 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film received mixed reviews from critics and grossed over $ 331 million worldwide , making it the third-highest-grossing film of 1989 . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "back to the future part ii", "paragraphs": ["futurequote has a collection of quotes related to back to the future part ii .\n[ ii ] quoted in back to the future part ii production notes , universal pictures , 1989 .\nsee also : why crispin glover never did back to the future part ii .\ntoday is the future from ' back to the future part ii . ' where is my hoverboard ?\nback to the future part ii ( 1989 ) d . robert zemeckis , 107 minutes\nbunnies : back to the future back to the future uploaded by mr . pink\ntoday is the future from ' back to the future part ii . ' where is my hoverboard ? | big think\nback to the future in actual . . . back to the future uploaded by don\n[ iii ] marc shapiro , \u201cback to the future part ii\u201d , starlog 149 , december 1989 .\n[ iv ] marc shapiro , \u201cback to the future part ii\u201d , starlog 149 , december 1989 .\n[ viii ] marc shapiro , \u201cback to the future part ii\u201d , starlog 149 , december 1989 .\n[ xi ] quoted in back to the future part ii production notes , universal pictures , 1989 .\nback to the future - 2015 ver . . . back to the future uploaded by jacob\nback to the future ii was closer to the mark when it came to home entertainment .\nback to the future part ii plot holes - movie plot holes - where suspension of disbelief comes to die .\nhd : it does . but it\u2019s frankly not as good . back to the future part ii even goes back to back to the future part i , when marty goes to 1955 to sneak around his first - part counterpart . it\u2019s so cool !\nback to the future part ii is a 1989 film directed by robert zemeckis , starring michael j fox and christopher lloyd . it is the second part of the back to the future trilogy .\nas part of the collection\nback to the future 25th anniversary trilogy\n.\na 2015 police escort , according to back to the future ii ( 1989 ) . universal\nhere are 10 back to the future ii inventions that are available for purchase today .\ngreat scott ! was the only thing \u201cback to the future part ii\u201d predicted accurately about the future the . . . chicago cubs being champions ?\nof course , now everyone \u2014 save me \u2014 loves back to the future part ii and cannot stop talking about the imagined future and back to the future day . who am i to argue ?\nit took eleven months for this movie and back to the future part iii ( 1990 ) to be filmed back - to - back .\nback to the future part ii at vidtaggr - regularly updated trivia and information viewed in real - time with the movie .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing back to the future part ii near you .\n[ xiv ] bob gale and neil canton , back to the future part ii audio commentary , universal pictures , 2002 .\n[ xvii ] bob gale and neil canton , back to the future part ii audio commentary , universal pictures , 2002 .\nin 1989 , back to the future part ii predicted 2015 would be the year we all got automatically adjusting jackets and hoverboards .\ni never really liked the frenetic , overloaded back to the future part ii and always thought that most critics agreed with me .\nfrom academy award\u00ae - winning filmmakers steven spielberg and robert zemeckis , back to the future part ii proves true excitement is timeless .\nback to the future part ii\nmade some incredible predictions in the ' 80s for what the year 2015 would look like .\nback to the future part ii is a 1989 movie and is the second part of the back to the future trilogy . it is the sequel to the first movie in the trilogy , back to the future . it was directed by robert zemeckis and written by zemeckis and bob gale . this movie and the third part of the trilogy , back to the future part iii , were filmed simultaneously and released six months apart .\nback to the future part ii was shot under the working title\nparadox\n. this was done to try to lessen the amount of publicity .\nread empire ' s review of the godfather part ii . buy the film now\nthe film trilogy had a number of screenings around the world to celebrate the day marty mcfly and doc brown traveled to the future in ' back to the future part ii . '\nin back to the future part ii , when marty and doc have travelled back to the alternative 1985 , we learn that the doc has been committed several years before .\n[ xiii ] zach schonfeld , \u201chere\u2019s the original futuristic concept art from back to the future part ii\u201d , newsweek , 10 january 2015 .\nsplit screen comparison of shots from the end of\nback to the future\nwith shots from\nback to the future part ii\n. some shots altered for time match . . . .\nin october 2015 , back to the future part ii ' s predictions may not have all panned out , but the film remains a delight .\nhaving finished production on\nback to the future part ii ,\nzemeckis , along with michael j . fox , christopher lloyd , lea thompson and thomas f . wilson immediately began work on\nback to the future part iii .\nwhat can filmmakers expect from the further adventures of marty and doc ?\nback to the future part iii ,\nsays zemeckis with a grin ,\npicks up where ' back to the future part ii ' leaves off . . .\nin a new interview with crispin glover , he reveals his reasons for not reprising the role of george mcfly in back to the future part ii .\ni love back to the future part ii ' s sheer level of ambition , for starters , because few sequels can match it in that regard .\nbd : in the back to the future part ii version of 2015 , no one would have to ask that because they\u2019d still be making more jaws films .\ncrazy piano ! back to the futu . . . back to the future uploaded by baluh the alchemist horse\nthat ' s because in\nback to the future part ii ,\nmarty mcfly ( michael j . fox ) sets his delorean time machine to that day to check on his future family .\noverall , the praise for back to the future part ii was somewhat measured . ebert said it\nlacked the genuine power of the original .\nhe added :\nmarty mcfly ( michael j . fox ) tries out a hoverboard in the 1989 movie\nback to the future , part ii .\n( video still )\nfrom the present , to the future , back to the present , then back to the past . one great ride !\nnew collectible ' back to the future part ii ' levitating miniature hoverboards to debut at the wizard world philadelphia comic con , benefiting the michael j . fox foundation for parkinson\u2019s research\nhe played the role of george mcfly in back to the future , but declined to participate in the sequels \u2013 though footage from the first film featuring him was reused in back to the future part ii ( with glover being billed in the closing credits as ' george mcfly in footage from back to the future ' ) .\nhd : i see your rule . so you\u2019re saying that marty in part ii should pass out when he sees marty in part i ?\nwhile some have been content just to parse the predictions back to the future part ii made about 2015 , others got their kicks falsifying the date marty and doc traveled to the future , the better to fool unsuspecting grandparents on facebook .\n' back to the future part 2 ' : designing a future for 30 years ago in the classic movie back to the future part ii , michael j . fox ' s marty mcfly travels forward 30 years to oct . 21 , 2015 . is life like the movie predicted ? maybe . but was it ever supposed to be ?\ntwo years were spent building the sets and completing the scripts for this film and back to the future part ii ( 1989 ) . they were both filmed over the course of eleven months . this film was being edited while back to the future part iii ( 1990 ) was being filmed .\nin\nback to the future part ii ,\nmarty mcfly and doc brown travel to the year 2015 , a world filled with flying cars , hoverboards and kitschy 1980s nostalgia .\nthe delorean dmc - 12 from\nback to the future ii\nis pictured in detroit on jan . 14 , 2014 .\nlea thompson reprised her role as marty ' s mom , lorraine baines - mcfly , in\npart ii\nand\npart iii .\nthese are questions i ought to answer on my own time before i claim any more of yours . today is the day marty mcfly traveled to in the film back to the future part ii .\nmichael j . fox , who reprises his role as marty mcfly , filmed\nback to the future part ii\nand the television series\nfamily ties\nsimultaneously , just as he had four years earlier with\nback to the future .\nfans flocked to theaters on wednesday to celebrate oct . 21 , 2015 : the day that \u201cback to the future\u2019s\u201d doctor emmett brown and marty mcfly touched down in the future . well , their future is now our past , and some of the things that \u201cback to the future part ii\u201d predicted have not come to pass . most [ \u2026 ]\nback to the future part iii was filmed in california and arizona , and was produced on a $ 40 million budget back - to - back with part ii . part iii was released in the united states on may 25 , 1990 , six months after the previous installment . part iii earned $ 244 . 5 million worldwide , making it the sixth - highest - grossing film of 1990 .\nback to the future part 2 official trailer # 1 - michael j . fox , christopher lloyd movie ( 1989 ) hd\nthe scene where marty mcfly finds his new toyota in the garage and jennifer parker meets him at his house as doc brown arrives from 2015 was shot twice , for both the end of back to the future and the beginning of back to the future part ii .\nthe real difference between the drones in\nback to the future part ii\nand the drones we have right now ? in the movie , people don ' t seem worried about them .\nread empire ' s review of back to the future . buy the film now\na 30th anniversary edition of the back to the future trilogy is now available .\nwhen marty mcfly was sent 30 years into the future as part of the plot in\nback to the future part ii ,\nhe arrived in a time when where there were hoverboards zipping around , people wore self - lacing shoes and flying cars were the norm .\nin back to the future part ii , marty mcfly ( michael j . fox ) slips on his nike sneakers and rides a mattel hoverboard in front of a texaco gas station .\nabout back to the future part ii getting back was only the beginning as the most spectacular time - travel adventure ever continues in back to the future part ii - the sequel that proves lightning can strike twice . picking up precisely where they left off , marty and doc launch themselves to the year 2015 to fine - tune the future and inadvertently disrupt the space time continuum . now , their only chance to fix the present is by going back to 1955 all over again before it is too late . from the academy award - winning filmmakers robert zemeckis and steven spielberg , back to the future part ii is part of one of the most successful trilogies ever and is an unrivaled adventure that stands the test of time . for more information , visit urltoken .\nthe writers certainly got the part about the ' 80s nostalgia right . but what about the other stuff ? we talked to bob gale , who wrote\nback to the future part ii\nwith director robert zemeckis , about how their vision of the future looks now that 2015 has arrived .\nthe interior of the delorean dmc - 12 from\nback to the future ii\nis pictured in detroit on jan . 14 , 2014 .\nhd : exactly . back to the future would not fly in north korea .\nback to the future part 2 official trailer # 1 - michael j . fox , christopher lloyd movie ( 1989 ) hd - youtube\n\u201cback to the future part ii\u201d airs today on esquire network at 2 : 30 p . m . and 10 p . m . and discovery family at 9 : 30 p . m .\nour list of nerdy things you might have missed in back to the future part iii begins on the next ( and final ) page .\nthe advent of the fax machine felt like the future when \u201cback to the future part ii\u201d was made , but in the time since , the internet happened , and the only place you\u2019re likely to find one now is in a landfill . so when marty mcfly sr . gets fired in 2015 and several faxes pop up around his house , \u201cpart ii\u2019s\u201d vision of the future feels even more comedic than intended .\nwhat ' s entertaining about back to the future part ii is the way christopher lloyd , as doc , breathlessly tries to figure out what ' s happening as he flies through time trying to patch everything together again .\nback to the future day took in an estimated $ 4 . 8 million at the global box office , with marathon screenings of the universal trilogy held around the world on the date \u2014 oct . 21 , 2015 \u2014 that michael j . fox\u2019s marty mcfly and christopher lloyd\u2019s doc brown traveled to the future in back to the future part ii .\nbox office : ' back to the future ' day earns $ 4 . 8m worldwide\nbox office : \u2018back to the future\u2019 re - release zooms to $ 4 . 8 million worldwide\ncarter says time - travel stories are more about the time in which they were made . and what was big in the late ' 80s when back to the future part ii was made ? buying stuff .\nmichael j . fox played marty mcfly in the\nback to the future\ntrilogy .\nmichael j . fox models the fir . . . back to the future uploaded by don\nand a campaigner trying to restore hill valley ' s clock tower even seems to be using a tablet in one of back to the future ii ' s other scenes .\nback to the future part ii\ncame out 25 years ago in 1989 , and remains one of the most beloved time travel movies of all time . ( no offense , bill and ted . )\nhere ' s the thing : back to the future part ii had no idea what 2015 would look like . but it sure had fun imagining it , and that ' s all we could have wanted .\nso , like a lot of people , i re - watched back to the future part ii recently in honor of \u201cback to the future day . \u201d while it\u2019s undeniably a fun and enjoyable film from a trilogy i have always loved , here\u2019s an issue with back to the future ii that i just simply couldn\u2019t avoid : the writers utterly failed to deal appropriately\u2014or intelligently at all\u2014with the character of jennifer , marty\u2019s girlfriend , in the second film of this series .\nin the dvd extras of back to the future part ii ( 1989 ) , robert zemeckis had said that he really did not want the movie to take place in the future . that is because he felt that every time that a movie takes place in the future , it is mis - predicted .\nupon its release , back to the future was a critical and commercial success . the film earned a rating of 96 % on rotten tomatoes [ 2 ] and a score of 86 on metacritic . [ 3 ] during its theatrical run the film grossed more than 380 million dollars worldwide . [ 4 ] the success promoted two follow up films back to the future part ii ( 1989 ) and back to the future part iii ( 1990 ) .\ntoday is october 21st , 2015 , the day that marty mcfly travels to in the future in back to the future part ii . it\u2019s # backtothefutureday . to celebrate , i woke up my brother harry in los angeles and forced him to talk about th e film with me .\nmore time periods are visited in back to the future part ii ( 1989 ) than in any other back to the future movie : the good 1985 , 2015 , 1985 - alternate , 1955 , and 1885 . although the last one was not visited until back to the future part iii ( 1990 ) , the trailer for part iii is shown just before the closing credits , so in a way , it could be considered part of this movie as well . the\noriginal\n1985 , in which back to the future ( 1985 ) starts , is only represented for less than a second - - in the part iii trailer , we see marty and jennifer reuniting outside her house from the end of the film .\nmichael j . fox and christopher lloyd reprise their roles as marty mcfly and\ndoc\nemmett brown in\nback to the future part ii ,\na steven spielberg presentation of a robert zemeckis film .\nclaudia wells , who had played jennifer parker in back to the future , opted to drop out of acting in 1987 after her mother had been diagnosed with cancer . the producers reluctantly cast elisabeth shue for the part , which required re - shooting the closing scenes of back to the future for the beginning of back to the future part ii . a comparison of both films reveals that shue appears to be considerably older than wells ( and slightly taller than michael j fox ) .\nand while you ' re checking out the stars from 30 years ago , we have a look at where they are now . here is the cast of\nback to the future part ii\nthen and now :\nback to the future re - release scores $ 1 . 7 million at domestic box office\norigins : one of the more memorable details of back to the future ii ( 1989 ) , the second entry in the back to the future trilogy , were the incredible hoverboards depicted in that film . in a futuristic tie to the original back to the future , the sequel ( set thirty years in the future from the original , in the year 2015 ) featured airborne hoverboards , a 21st century updating of the skateboard marty mcfly opportunistically \u201cinvented\u201d in 1955 to escape a gang of pursuing bullies . but unlike the earthbound versions of bobbysoxer times , these back to the future ii boards could fly .\nsynchronize your watches . the future is coming . . . back .\ngriff ' s\npit bull\nhoverboard was originally to be called\nmad dog\nto foreshadow his character in back to the future part iii ( 1990 ) .\nmost of the\nback to the future\ncast returned to reprise their roles in the sequel , which was shot back - to - back with a third film , completing the trilogy by 1990 .\nwhen going back to 1955 , the time circuits flicker to 1885 for a second , which is where\ndoc\nis sent when struck by lightning and where marty goes in back to the future part iii .\nthat ending was simply a joke ,\nadds bob gale , referring to the scene that closes\nback to the future\nand serves as the start of\nback to the future part ii .\nwe all thought it was appropriate for the heroes to go flying off into the proverbial sunset and off to a new adventure . how could anyone predict a movie is going to be as successful as ' back to the future ?\n'\nthe 1989 film ' back to the future ii ' did not correctly predict chicago would be the winner of a 2015 cubs - marlins world series match - up .\nin back to the future part ii , marty mcfly ( michael j . fox ) slips on his nike sneakers and rides a mattel hoverboard in front of a texaco gas station . courtesy of the kobal collection hide caption\nmemory is a funny thing , especially when you ' re dealing with time travel . things get lost , mixed up , views get distorted . take my perspective on back to the future part ii , a film i ' ve been forced to revisit thanks to the arrival , on wednesday , of the official back to the future day .\nis heard briefly in\nit ' s clara ( the train part ii ) .\nalthough the primary theme of time alteration from\nmichael j . fox saw a 2015 that featured a chicago cubs world series victory in a scene from the 1989 motion picture ' back to the future ii . '\nit would be remiss not to add , of course , that this is the only film where michael j fox plays his own daughter . it led to guffaws when i saw the film on the day it first came out , but it now feels part of back to the future part ii ' s charm .\nother cool stuff for back to the future fans includes the upcoming blu - ray and dvd re - release of the back to the future trilogy . we\u2019ve featured this before , but gale has revealed a special feature we weren\u2019t aware of before . the fourth disc in this set has a new featurette called doc brown saves the world with christopher lloyd reprising his role as the scientist and explaining why the 2015 we\u2019re living in now isn\u2019t the same as the one we saw in back to the future part ii . back to the future day\nwhile makeup was used to age the cast for\npart ii ,\nhere ' s what the cast members actually look like 26 years into the future and what they have been up to since .\nanother star of all three films , thomas f . wilson , played biff tannen and griff tannen in\npart ii .\nmotor giant lexus has teased back to the future fans with a video of a functional hoverboard .\nbox office : \u2018back to the future\u2019 re - release earns $ 4 . 8 million \u2013 variety\nbd : chili\u2019s is not the future . chili\u2019s is an alternate future we need to escape .\nthere\u2019s a whole back to the future day coming up next month , on october 21st , 2015 . as fans of the time traveling franchise will tell you , that\u2019s an important date in the movies as it\u2019s the exact day and year that marty mcfly ( michael j . fox ) and doc brown ( christopher lloyd ) travel to in the future in back to the future part ii .\nthe three films received a limited theatrical engagement re - release timed to back to the future day , oct . 21 , 2015 , which was the day doc and marty arrived at in the future in back to the future part ii . the screenings made $ 1 . 65 million from 1 , 815 north american theaters , and $ 3 . 2 million abroad for a total of $ 4 . 85 million worldwide on wednesday . the back to the future films will continue to show through the weekend .\nalthough\nback to the future part ii\nonly represents fox ' s seventh starring role in motion pictures , his previous films are a diverse body of work , encompassing the worlds of light comedy as well as intense drama .\ngreat scott ! it ' s future day ! in back to the future , doc brown sets the time circuits for 25yrs in the future . . that day is today ! # futureday\nelijah wood played a bit part in the 1989 film , ' back to the future part ii , ' playing\nvideo game boy\nin a scene with michael j . fox . at eight years old , it was his first big role , and the next year , he played a much bigger part in the oscar - nominated film ' avalon . '\nwhen the future marty mcfly attempts to play his guitar , he plays part of the main riff of\npower of love\nby huey lewis and the news , the theme song for back to the future ( 1985 ) .\nthey include\nteen wolf ,\nback to the future ,\nlight of day ,\nthe secret of my success ,\nbright lights , big city\nand\ncasualties of war .\nwithin weeks of the completion of\nback to the future part ii ,\nfox , along with co - stars christopher lloyd , lea thompson and thomas f . wilson , continued the saga of marty mcfly and doc brown in\nback to the future part iii .\nchristopher lloyd and elisabeth shue appeared in back to the future part iii ( 1990 ) , twenty bucks ( 1993 ) , and piranha 3d ( 2010 ) .\nin back to the future part ii , there is a scene where old biff exits the delorean . here he seems to be in a lot of discomfort . he breaks his cane too . he just made himself a rich man , shouldn ' t he been seen coming back happy ?\nyou may have heard that marty mcfly traveled in time to today ' s date . what you might not know : he did so in back to the future ii , not i\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged plot - explanation time - travel back - to - the - future - part - 2 .\nas bob gale mentions in the audio commentary , he said that the trailer appearing to advertise back to the future part iii was taken from the device used to advertise the four musketeers within the three musketeers .\ncomputation of ac - dc system disturbances . part ii - derivation of power frequency variables from convertor transient response - ieee journals & magazine\nin back to the future part ii , doc picks up marty in 1985 and takes him to 2015 . then old biff realizes the delorean is a time machine . old biff steals the delorean and travels from 2015 to 1955 to give the 1955 version of himself the 2015 sports almanac .\nyes , there were hoverboards , drones , wearable tech , videoconferencing and even a baseball team in miami . back to the future part ii also brought back george mcfly , the father of the protagonist traveling to oct . 21 , 2015 , which as everybody knows , is this date in history .\nben dreyfuss : today is october 21st , 2015 . happy back to the future day , harry .\nbd : my real problem with back to the future 2 is that it really makes no sense .\nback to the future re - release scores $ 1 . 7 million at domestic box office | urltoken\nbox office : ' back to the future ' day earns $ 4 . 8m worldwide | hollywood reporter\nthis is a list of known filming locations used in universal studios ' back to the future trilogy .\n[ i ] ian nathan , \u201cback to the future : the oral history\u201d , empire , april 2010 .\n[ ix ] ian nathan , \u201cback to the future : the oral history\u201d , empire , april 2010 .\n[ xxi ] ian nathan , \u201cback to the future : the oral history\u201d , empire , april 2010 .\nback to the future - behind the scenes - secrets of ( 1985 ) - michael j . fox hd\nmore importantly , back to the future ii speculated on what 2015 was going to look like , and there is nothing fandom loves more than picking apart the object of its affection for sport .\nnike just announced a self - lacing shoe called the hyperadapt 1 . 0 , bringing to life the dream that sneaker fans have shared since back to the future ii premiered almost 30 years ago .\nanother interesting aspect of\nback to the future\n( 1985 ) and its successor\nback to the future part ii\n( 1989 ) is that the character of jennifer parker is played by different actresses in the two movies . claudia wells was unable to reprise her role in the second movie due to health reasons , so elisabeth shue took on the part . since\nback to the future part ii\nstarts with the last scene from\nback to the future ,\nthe scene had to be re - filmed . this re - enactment was pretty accurate , so when i saw\nback to the future part ii\nin the movie theater , i believed it was the same scene with the same actress . it wasn ' t until i saw a back - to - back broadcast of these two movies on television that i realized the closing and starting scenes were different . i thought it would be cool to do a side - by - side comparison of the two versions of the scene , so the remaining pictures in this ced feature provide seven such comparisons . a lot of subtle differences can be spotted , like marty ' s watch and the stickers in the windows of the house .\nfor those of you too busy putting on your self - tying nikes , back to the future part ii is the 1989 sequel to 1985 ' s wildly popular back to the future starring michael j . fox and christopher lloyd . the former is a teenager in 1985 and the latter is an aging , mad scientist . they have a delorean time machine . the movie was made without a thought of a sequel , which is why the name of the second movie , with its part ii , has always rankled me .\nthe actor talks about how the makers of back to the future fooled audiences into thinking he was in the sequels .\neven though the action of ' back to the future , part ii ' requires doc to resort to a blackboard at one point just to explain where in time he and marty have been and where they will be going , it manages to be giddily and merrily mind - boggling rather than confusing .\never since back to the future part ii came out and tickled my fanciful soul with the nike air mag , i ' ve been waiting to get my hands on a pair . they ' re finally real and oh my god they ' re so dreaaamy .\nthe 1987 film back to the future ii correctly predicted that the florida marlins would win the 1997 world series and that the cubs would play florida in the 2015 world series . see example ( s )\nback to the future part ii commenced shooting on 20 february 1989 . the film begins with a recap of the original back to the future \u2019s final moments . this required a reshoot due to claudia wells\u2019 replacement with elizabeth shue , and during this second shoot a few lines received minor changes . the aerial footage of clouds during the film\u2019s opening credits was actually shot for the 1984 clint eastwood film firefox , and re - purposed for back to the future as a cost - saving measure .\n1955 ! doc : no ! it can ' t be ; i just sent you back to the future ! marty : no , i know ; you did send me back to the future . but i ' m back \u2014 i ' m back from the future . ( beat ) 1955 ! doc : great scott ! ( he faints )\ni think they were probably right . even robert zemeckis in more recent times has admitted that it ' s the film in the trilogy he ' s probably the least happy with , given how quickly he had to edit it . it ' s no secret that back to the future part ii and back to the future part iii were shot back to back ( just one of the ways in which the films were ahead of their time ) , and that truncated the post - production time available on the second film . furthermore , you can imagine the zemeckis was in the editing room trying to focus on the second film , whilst having to make lots of decisions about the third . often , he ' d had to fly to the set of part iii , before hopping on a plane back to sort part ii out . it ' s pretty amazing it came out this well at all .\nback to the future is an american fantasy comedy film about a teenager who travels back in time . it is the first film in the time traveling trilogy .\ntoday , ' back to the future ' would be a hollywood laughingstock . . . until it hit netflix\nfans flocked to theaters on wednesday to celebrate oct . 21 , 2015 : the day that \u201c back to the future \u2019s\u201d doctor emmett brown and marty mcfly touched down in the future .\nit ' s back to the future day - the date marty and doc crashed the future in the second of the three time - hopping sci - fi adventure films .\nseveral video games based on the movies were released . see back to the future video games for a list .\nhd : i think we settled this . you just hate movies and back to the future is the best .\nit ' s the day that\nback to the future\nfans have been waiting almost three decades for .\n[ xix ] ryan gilbey , \u201chow we made back to the future\u201d , the guardian , 26 august 2014 .\nthe 30th - anniversary \u201cback to the future trilogy\u201d on blu - ray is available today online and in stores .\noct . 21 , 2015 , is when the first act of back to the future part ii is set . in the sequel , marty mcfly goes forth and back in time , and complications ensue . it ' s a 2015 that ' s different from the one we know now \u2014 but not that different .\nrejoice , nerds : today is october 21 , 2015 , which means it ' s officially the day marty mcfly and doc brown arrived from the past in the 1989 film back to the future ii .\nbd : okay , okay , he killed the shark . but let\u2019s get back to back to the future part ii . there is no jaws 19 in the real world . and , like , outside the theater the shark hologram eats marty mcfly , and we don\u2019t really have that sort of thing at theaters now and days either .\nthe theatrical version had a teaser for back to the future part iii ( 1990 ) . some later versions do not have a teaser at all , only showing\nto be concluded\n, and skip to the credits . some have\nto be concluded\nfollowed by\nback to the future iii\n. some cable versions retain the teaser for back to the future part iii , but , of course , do not say\ncoming summer 1990\n. it was , however , added back to the film for its digital download and blu - ray versions . see more \u00bb\n\u2018there was a lot of stuff going on at home , \u2019 said wells , \u2018my mom was diagnosed with fourth stage cancer and that was right before back to the future ii and back to the future iii were to be filmed so i backed out of those films to deal with the turmoil at home . \u2019 [ vi ]\nback to the future part iii : the deluxe edition original motion picture soundtrack music composed and conducted by alan silvestri everybody has been waiting for this one ! and now\u2019s the time ! we\u2019re just nine days away from back to the future day on october 21 and we are thrilled to announce our 2 - cd 25th anniversary edition of alan silvestri\u2019s rousing western finale to the back to the future trilogy \u2026 back to the future part iii : the deluxe edition is here ! they ' ve saved the biggest trip for last as the most popular time - traveling movie trilogy ever comes to a rousing conclusion in back to the future part iii ! stranded in 1955 after a freak accident , marty mcfly ( michael j . fox ) discovers he must travel back to 1885 to rescue doc brown ( christopher lloyd ) before he becomes smitten with school teacher clara clayton ( mary steenburgen ) . now , it ' s up to marty to keep doc out of trouble , get the delorean running , and put the past , present and future on track so they can all get back to where - and when - they belong . from the academy award - winning filmmakers steven spielberg and robert zemeckis , back to the future part iii is a spectacular grand finale to the timeless blockbuster series . the epic conclusion of the back to the future saga is now complete ! limited edition of 5000 copies\ncontains variations of\nskateboard chase\n,\nhoverboard chase\n, and\nback to the future\n.\nthe ledge on the clock tower that doc broke in back to the future ( 1985 ) is still broken in 2015 .\nbest sound bill varney b . tennyson sebastian ii robert thirlwell william b . kaplan\nthe two of them go back to 1955 . doc advises marty to wait until biff of 2015 gives his younger self the almanac so that he can go back to the future with the time machine .\ngoldie wilson ii ( shown in promotional posters and the city - greeting sign . )\nback to the future was content to travel from 1985 back to 1955 , but back to the future part ii zipped every which way , just because it could . writer / director robert zemeckis and co - writer bob gale went from 1985 to 2015 , back to an alternate 1985 for a dystopian nightmare sidebar , and then further back still to the 1955 they had crashed in the first movie . it is a hugely ambitious movie that envisions several parallel worlds all at once , and even if it ' s not always successful , it can ' t be faulted for a lack of imagination .\nvery futuristic and broad in direction , back to the future part ii is adventurous , even though it doesn ' t compare to the impact the first installment provided . fox and lloyd once again partner up and make a great team in zemeckis ' sci - fi picture . 4 / 5\nwas ' back to the future ii ' right about cubs ? chicago ' s division - series win brings cubs a step closer to 1989 film ' s 2015 reality . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nmost movies set in the future jump far enough ahead to be completely removed from modern society , or at least don ' t peg a specific date to the action at hand ( see : the martian , her ) . but back to the future part ii had to be close enough to 1985 that marty ( michael j . fox ) could collide with his future self . the first film leapt 30 years into the past , so it only made sense to leap 30 years into the future in the second .\nplus , in addition to the we\u2019re going back celebration coming in october in los angeles , the city will get yet another tribute to back to the future in march of 2016 when secret cinema brings their huge , interactive screening of the movie to the united states . be sure to keep your ear to the ground for anymore cool back to the future stuff on the way .\none scene from back to the future part iii ( 1990 ) was filmed during the shooting of this movie . after filming the scene where doc and marty return from the future to\n1985a\nand drop jennifer off on her front porch swing , the cast and crew waited for daylight and filmed the part iii scene where she is awakened .\ntake that : the fake shark from jaws 19 , alluding to the jaws franchise and its not - so - well - received sequels , especially jaws : the revenge , which came out between part i and part ii and was ripped apart by critics .\ncollege humor did a parody of what part ii ' s 2015 sequence would be like if 2015 as it ' s turned out for real was used .\nscreenwriters bob gale and robert zemeckis imagined a creative and vibrant future filled with flying cars and gadgets . marty mcfly and doc brown ' s time - traveling adventures in \u201cback to the future part ii\u201d helped the film gross $ 118 . 5 million at the u . s box office . their predictions 26 years ago today have become part of pop culture history . click on the gallery to see what became a reality .\njeffrey weissman , the poor man under the crispin glover latex in back to the future part ii , tells gaines that his fellow actors didn ' t exactly welcome him with open arms ; in fact , they barely bothered to learn his name . thompson even took to introducing him to people as\nthe guy playing crispin\n.\npeople have been clamoring for marty mcfly ' s future nike ' s from back to the future part ii for years now , but nike has done nothing about it . until now . they aren ' t releasing the actual shoes from the movie , unfortunately , but they are releasing shoes\ninspired by\nthose future kicks . it ' s a start . click to see the full sneaks .\nin the back to the future trilogy , the\npresent\ndate is october , 1985 ( 2015 is the future , 1885 and 1955 are the past ) . exactly 25 years later on october 26 , 2010 the back to the future trilogy was released on blu - ray in a 25th anniversary edition .\npremiere 2 - cd release of expanded alan silvestri soundtrack for middle installment of incredibly popular back to the future trilogy .\ntoday , ' back to the future ' would be a hollywood laughingstock . . . until it hit netflix - cnet\ndiscuss : today , ' back to the future ' would be a hollywood laughingstock . . . until it hit netflix\nagain , it ' s picky , but there ' s a point in back to the future part ii when older jennifer meets younger jennifer . yet , surely older jennifer would know that younger jennifer was in the house ? and surely , therefore , she would be expecting her to be ?\nfor back to the future : making the trilogy ( 2002 ) , parts 1 , 2 and 3 . for the trilogy .\nthe cleverest part of back to the future part ii for me is when we scoot back to 1955 , and zemeckis weaves in a recreation of the enchantment under the sea dance with footage from the first film . this is brilliantly and confidently done , made in an era where computers could only help so much . zemeckis plays happily with moments from the first movie , and whilst there ' s no requirement for familiarity with the original to enjoy part ii , this is the sequence where you really feel the benefits of watching part i so many times . what ' s more , it ' s very much an example of technology being used for the sake of the film , rather than the other way around .\ndoc . brown comes back from the future and claims that he needs marty and jennifer to follow him in order to save their future children . this is one of the most retarded things ever put on a screenplay . if your children are in danger in the future and you go in the future to save them ; when you are coming back to the present nothing that you did in the future changed anything . you will still have to save them again when the present will reach the future moment .\nthe production of this film ( and of back to the future part iii ( 1990 ) ) was delayed for three years because robert zemeckis was busy making who framed roger rabbit ( 1988 ) .\n\u201cback to the future ii\u201d was full of tech we drooled over . while the hoverboard , flying cars and instant pizza hut are some way off , marty mcfly\u2019s nike shoes with power laces are going to become a reality .\ndonald o . mitchell , gregg c . rudloff , elliot tyson , russell williams ii\nsequels are common in hollywood . good sequels are much rarer . back to the future part ii , released in november 1989 , is arguably one of the most inventive and jaw - dropping sequels ever made . the noted astronomer and science communicator carl sagan once told its director that it was \u2018the best movie ever made on the science of time travel\u2019 . that crown has since arguably been passed on to shane carruth\u2019s labyrinthine thriller primer , but even so back to the future part ii remains a landmark in american science fiction cinema , and a sequel of which its creators can rightfully be enormously proud .\nthe colonial theater , 227 bridge st . , phoenixville , has a single showing of \u201cback to the future part ii\u201d tonight at 7 : 30 . adults , $ 9 ; seniors , $ 7 ; children , $ 5 . for more information , call 610 - 917 - 1288 .\nsince back to the future part 2 accurately predicted the political rise of trump , maybe that means real hoverboards will be on the way soon , too . hey , take your silver linings where you can .\nback to the future part iii is a 1990 american science fiction western comedy film and the third and final installment of the back to the future trilogy . the film was directed by robert zemeckis , and stars michael j . fox , christopher lloyd , mary steenburgen , thomas f . wilson and lea thompson . the film continues immediately following back to the future part ii ( 1989 ) ; while stranded in 1955 during his time travel adventures , marty mcfly ( fox ) discovers that his friend dr . emmett\ndoc\nbrown , trapped in 1885 , was killed by biff tannen ' s great - grandfather buford . marty decides to travel to 1885 to rescue doc .\nadditionally , for part ii , there was an addition to the scene with biff tannen witnessing the delorean take off , fly up the street and back , and then explode in light and wind . this scene sets up his motives in 2015 .\nwhen doc brown ( christopher lloyd ) and marty mcfly ( michael j . fox ) blasted their delorean into the future at the end of the 1985 cult classic sci - fi film and landed in hill valley at the start of 1989 ' s\nback to the future part ii ,\nthe date was october 21 , 2015 - - which just happens to be today !\nas the below matrix shows , though , not all of back to the future ' s predictions were total shots in the dark .\nthe shooting of the back to the future sequels , which were shot back - to - back throughout 1989 , reunited much of the crew of the original . the films were shot over the course of 11 months , save for a three - week hiatus between filming of parts ii and iii . the most grueling part was editing part ii while filming part iii , and zemeckis bore the brunt of the process over a three - week period . while zemeckis was shooting most of the train sequences in sonora , gale was in los angeles supervising the final dub of part ii . zemeckis would wrap photography and board a private plane to burbank , where gale and engineers would greet him on the dubbing stage with dinner . he would oversee the reels completed that day , and make changes where needed . afterwards , he would retire to the sheraton universal hotel for the night . the following morning , zemeckis would drive to the burbank airport , board a flight back to the set in northern california , and continue to shoot the film ."]}
{"id": 115579, "summary": [{"text": "ammavin kaipesi ( english : mother 's cell phone ) is a tamil drama film directed and cinematographed by thangar bachchan .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "shanthnoo bhagyaraj , iniya form the cast .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "director thangar bachan who gave the most memorable films like azhagi , solla marandha kadhai , pallikoodam and onbadhu roobai nottu , is coming with a new directorial and production venture ammavin kaipesi .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film is based on a novel of the same name written by the director .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "shanthanu and iniya play the lead role while thangar bachan plays a pivotal role .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "ammavin kaipesi was among 2012 deepavali releases and was released along with podaa podi and thuppakki receiving mixed to positive reviews . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "ammavin kaipesi", "paragraphs": ["max enterprises produly presents ' ammavin kaipesi ' tamil movie directed by thangar . .\nthat director thangar bachan is making ' ammavin kaipesi ' starring shanthanoo and i . .\nkanakam husband gets bundle of money . . how ? - ammavin kaipesi thamizh movie scene\nshanthanu bhagyaraj has transformed himself as a rural youth for his forthcoming tamil film ' ammavin kaipesi ' .\neven though its heart is in the right place , too much melodrama brings tamil film ammavin kaipesi down .\niniya is currently expecting the release ' ammavin kaipesi ' , in which she will be seen opposite shanthanu bhagyaraj .\nwith no big names associated with it , ' ammavin kaipesi ' hits the right chords and keeps you engaged throughout .\nis a tamil family movie , directed by thangar bachchan . the cast of ammavin kaipesi includes shanthanu bhagyaraj , iniya .\n' ammavin kaipesi ' is an emotional story , which revolves around how a mother and son gets separated from each other .\nthangar bachchan is all set to release his \u2018ammavin kaipesi\u2019 on 13th of november along with vijay\u2019s thuppakki and simbu\u2019s podaaa podi , on the occasion of diwali . shanthnu bhagyaraj , the hero of ammavin kaipesi is confident about the success of the film .\ndirecetd by thangar bachan of ' azhagi ' fame , ' ammavin kaipesi ' stars shanthnu , iniya and revathy in pivotal roles .\nammavin kaipesi tries to take us back to the last decade . but , the entertainment quotient and emotional connection with the audience are completely missing .\ndebutant music director rohit kulkarni has composed music and background scores for ammavin kaipesi under the production of thankar thiraikalam maxpro entertainers . thangar bahchan himself has cranked the camera besides writing the script and directing the film , ammavin kaipesi while kishore te . has handled the editing department among the crew .\nammavin kaipesi is a tamil drama film directed and cinematographed by thangar bachchan . shanthnoo bhagyaraj , iniya form the cast . director thangar bachan who gave the most memorable films like azhagi , solla marandha kadhai , pallikoodam and onbadhu roobai nottu , is coming with a new directorial and production venture ammavin kaipesi .\nthe actor has begun work on her next project titled , \u201cammavin kaipesi , \u201d being directed by thankar bachchan , who is known for making family entertainers .\n' thupakki ' , ' poda podi ' , ' ammavin kaipesi ' and ' ajantha ' are slated to hit the screens on diwali , november 13 .\nfor audience who patronize , thankar\u2019s work , ammavin kaipesi does not disappoint . for the main stream entertainment expecting populace , ak will prove to be a different experience .\ndownload kaipesi full video in hd 1080p 720p 3gp mp3 mp4 torrent free - rollbd . com\n\u201cjus watched ammavin kai paesi . . shudnt be gabbing about my own film , but its def a treat for the ladies and families\u2026 pls do support : ) , \u201d said shanthnu in his twitter page . iniya is playing the lady love of shanthnu in thangar bachchan\u2019s ammavin kaipesi .\ndirector thankar bachan is known for his poignant tales of human relationships on celluloid and he follows the same syntax in ammavin kaipesi too which is a cinematic adaptation of his own literary work of the same name .\nsouthern filmmaker thangar bachan , known for his artistic and emotional tamil films such as ' azhagi ' and ' thendral ' , says his upcoming movie ' ammavin kaipesi ' will shake up those who ' ve disowned their mothers .\nnenjil eno indru lyrics ammavin kaipesi is a kollywood movie , music produced by rohit kulkarni . it stars iniya , shanthnoo bhagyaraj in main roles , this movie released in 2012 . the soundtrack album is composed by rohit kulkarni . produced by thangar bachan\nentertainment value is minimal in ammavin kaipesi ( ak ) which appears quite lengthy at 152 minutes . close to climax , the director builds his tempo in untangling the knot and if this pace was uniform , ak may have fared better . ( more )\ndirector thankar bachan is known for his poignant tales of human relationships on celluloid and he follows the same syntax in ammavin kaipesi too which is a cinematic adaptation of his own literary work of the same name . thankar is identified for his . . .\non wednesday , a section of the media had reported that shanthnu was getting married to keerthi , his childhood friend . but the\nammavin kaipesi\nactor has refuted those reports and cleared the air on twitter .\nim clearing the air that the news of . . .\nthangar bachan is known for his artistic and heart melting films , and yet again he is all set to do the same . the audio launch of his next film , ammavin kaipesi happened at the satyam cinemas on 1st october . the guest list included k bhagyaraj . . .\niniya has had a superb start to this year . she won three awards for her amazing performances in vaagai sooda vaa and ammavin kaipesi and has been roped in for a women centric film , masani that will be directed by padmarajan . it is touted that the title . . .\nthe film is based on a novel of the same name written by the director . shanthanu and iniya play the lead role while thangar bachan plays a pivotal role . ammavin kaipesi was among 2012 deepavali releases and was released along with podaa podi and thuppakki receiving mixed to positive reviews .\nammavin kaipesi is supposed to be about the distances between members of the same family , and how a cell - phone often takes the place of near and dear ones but even though its heart is in the right place , too much melodrama and an endlessly meandering screenplay brings it down .\nk . r . manigandan of the hindu speaks with national award - winning director thangar bachan on his latest , ' ammavin kaipesi ' , based on his novel of the same name . the director talks about the handpicked cast of the film . null . more in cinema multi media . . .\nbut in some ways , the focus is more or less turned on thankar , and he manages to acquit himself reasonably well . rohit kulkarni ' s score is passable , while thankar ' s camera - work is faultless . kishore te ' s editing could have been tauter . ammavin kaipesi . . .\ndirector / cinematographer / writer thankar bachan has always had a knack of bringing sensitive stories and characters on celluloid with his distinct touches . this time , he presents tamil film ammavin kaipesi ( mother\u2019s cell phone ) , produced by thankar thiraikkalam , and based on his own novella , of the same name .\nit should have taken a lot of guts for the makers of ammavin kaipesi to release their film alongside thuppakki and podaa podi . director thankar bachan , best known for his film azhagi is back with yet another emotional tale ( supposed to be so ) with family values . does the movie have it in it to face stiff competition from the biggies ?\n` ammavin kaipesi ` explores how people are dependent on mobile phones to stay connected to their loved ones . a mother has nine children but is separated from them . the only way she ` s in touch with them is via her mobile . this consequently leads her to getting possessive of her mobile . the film also depicts the relation between her and her youngest son , shanthanoo .\nwatch ammavin kaipesi ( \u0b85\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0bbe\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bbf ) tamil movie best scenes cast & crew - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - directed by thangar bachan produced by thangar bachan written by thangar bachan starring shanthnu bhagyaraj , iniya music by rohit kulkarni cinematography thangar bachan edited by kishore te . production company thankar thiraikalam subscribe for more latest tamil hd full movies , songs urltoken\nfilmmaker thangar bachchan , known for his offbeat films such as ' azhagi ' and ' thendral ' , weaves an emotional tale of motherly love and how relationships are distanced by technology . with no big names associated with it , ' ammavin kaipesi ' hits the right chords and keeps you engaged throughout . of course , there are moments of highs and lows , but in essence , it is an effort and a plot worth special mention .\nthankar is identified for his uncompromising styles of film making and ammavin kaipesi is no exception either . ak is about the boundless love of a mom towards her youngest wastrel of a son and his tryst with life to prove a point to the world . the pain that a mom feels on being forced to evict her son out and then suffer his absence are all well etched out by thankar . and a cell phone plays a significant role in the film justifying the title .\nak abounds in maudlin moments and such melodrama on the lines of television soap may prove pure poison at the cash counters and with the contemporary audience . the film certainly has a succulent story line but sadly the narrative style , the premise and the presentation are not in tune with current sensibilities . entertainment value is minimal in ammavin kaipesi which appears quite lengthy at 152 minutes . close to climax , the director builds his tempo in untangling the knot and if this pace was uniform , ak may have fared better .\nthankar is identified for his uncompromising styles of film making and ammavin kaipesi is no exception either . for thankar , traversing in the intricate emotional by lanes is just a sweep and he does that in ak too . the ironical aspect of what happens to mom and son is very interesting and is a typical thankar style . the pace is leisurely but at points , brisk especially in the second half . the director\u2019s passion for nativity is well known and praise points are due to the film\u2019s real feel approach in showcasing the customs and practices of rural tamil nadu .\nwatch ammavin kaipesi thamizh full movie scene cast & crew - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - directed by thangar bachan produced by thangar bachan written by thangar bachan starring shanthnu bhagyaraj , iniya music by rohit kulkarni cinematography thangar bachan edited by kishore te . production company thankar thiraikalam supporting cast - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - revathi thangar bachan meenal nagineedu azhagam perumal thambi chozhan nsk . senthil kumar\nfilmmaker thangar bachchan , known for his offbeat films such as \u201cazhagi\u201d and \u201cthendral\u201d , weaves an emotional tale of motherly love and how relationships are distanced by technology . with no big names associated with it , \u201cammavin kaipesi\u201d hits the right chords and keeps you engaged throughout . of course , there are moments of highs and lows , but in essence , it is an effort and a plot worth special mention . based on an eponymous novel written by the director , the story of the film revolves around an ageing mother and her nine children , who are only connected through mobile phones .\ncasting is one of the highlights of ammavin kaipesi where every artist from the core to the periphery has done their job convincingly . for shanthanoo , ak would be a milestone in his career graph that has essayed the role of annamalai with deep understanding and an apt body language . iniya delivers it right but the young girl is on the road of getting typecast as village belle . thankar as the money crazy and spineless prasad is a good choice and he earns brownie points in the scenes with his wife and also later as the guilt ridden man on a mission . meenal , azhagam perumal and revathy are adequate as support cast .\nstarring nandita das and parthepan . it was nandita das ' first tamil film , and the director had waited for two - and - a - half years to get her nod .\nonly through a mobile phone . she is most attached to her youngest son ( played by shantanoo bhagyaraj ) .\nwas based on a short story of his . revathy , who had acted with the likes of mgr , plays the mother .\nthe audio launch of the film was unique . thankar bachan had requested invitees to come with their mothers !\nmany celebrities such as suhasini and a r rahman were accompanied by their mothers .\nsuhasini said it was the first time that her mother was attending a film function ; in fact , she had not attended a single function of hers or kamal haasan ' s .\nwhat is a r rahman doing at a dubai mall ? reader talib sends us a picture .\nmy film is about a mother , who is abandoned by her son . those , who have done something similar in their lives , will regret their action if they will watch the movie ,\nbachan told ians .\nthe emotional drama features shanthnu bhagyaraj , iniya , revathy , thangar bachan and meenal in pivotal roles .\ntalking about shanthnu , he said that the had not seen any of his films .\na close friend showed me some scenes from one of his films and i knew immediately he had it in him to play the character in my film ,\nhe added .\nthe 50 - year - old cinematographer - turned - director is known for his offbeat and strikingly unique films . one of his critically acclaimed films is ' azhagi ' with nandita das .\nrohit kulkarni has composed the music for the film which is slated to release on oct 19 .\ncnn name , logo and all associated elements \u00ae and \u00a9 2016 cable news network lp , lllp . a time warner company . all rights reserved . cnn and the cnn logo are registered marks of cable news network , lp lllp , displayed with permission . use of the cnn name and / or logo on or as part of urltoken does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of cable news network in respect of them . \u00a9 copyright network18 media and investments ltd 2016 . all rights reserved .\nwill parthepan make it to the guinness book ? if all goes well , the actor may soon find his name in the guinness world records . parthepan , who is to remake his national - award winning \u201cpudhiya padhai , \u201d will be reprising his character from the original .\nsays parthepan : \u201cthe film will be the same , but with a different screenplay . the original was all about how a vagabond outrages the modesty of a girl and how she reacts to the situation . the story will be the same up to a point . however , in the new film , the girl will react to the depressing situation in a completely different fashion . i will be reprising the vagabond ' s role ; i believe no actor in the world has attempted to play the same role he had played 23 years ago . so , i ' ve applied to the guinness authorities in this regard . \u201d\nthe idea has already triggered interest in the industry with many calling up the actor to know how he intends to go about the film .\nsays parthepan : \u201ci am on the lookout for a heroine . once i finalise the heroine , i ' ll start work on the film , hopefully by the end of june . \u201d\nthe team of \u201cvazhukku en 18 / 9\u201d had one more reason to cheer as the superstar himself took time off his hectic schedule to watch the film .\nsources close to the unit say a special screening of the film was arranged for the superstar , who is busy with \u201ckochadaiyaan\u201d being directed by his daughter , at four frames on saturday .\nsays a source : \u201cthe superstar was visibly impressed with the film . he congratulated the entire team on having done a fine job . producer lingusamy , cameraman vijay milton and actor sri were among those present on the occasion . \u201d\niniya , who impressed audiences and critics alike with her scintillating performances in sargunam ' s \u201cvaagai sooda vaa\u201d and arul mozhi ' s \u201cmouna guru , \u201d is back in the news .\nsays iniya , who was in chennai on sunday for a photoshoot of the film : \u201ci play a college - goer called selvi who studies in a small town . shanthanoo and i play the lead . the music is to be scored by rohit kulkarni . \u201d\niniya is also busy with another film in tamil and one each in malayalam and telugu .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nthe film is intended to be about a separated son annamalai ( shantanoo ) and his mother . annamalai is forced to leave his village after he is falsely accused as a thief . after seven years , he tries to reconnect with his mother through a mobile phone ( why was he waiting for seven long years ? ) . also , there is a small love track between him and his uncle\u2019s daughter selvi ( iniya ) . on a parallel track , prasad ( thankar bachan ) comes to his home with huge sum of money and his wife tells him to give it back to the person who gave it . how is prasad connected with annamalai and what happens to annamalai forms the rest of the story .\nshanthanoo needs to improve on his expressions as they look plain and artificial . the scenes where he breaks down do not create the necessary impact on the audience . iniya scores in certain scenes , like the scene in which she reads the letter in the bathroom . the person who plays the mother\u2019s character is overdramatic at times , but good towards the end . thankar bachan , with his rural slang and rustic looks is too loud . one would wonder if his role was stretched a little too much .\nrohit kulkarni\u2019s background score is adequate and suits the milieu . but , the songs do not add much value to the film . thankar bachan\u2019s camera work is functional while kishore\u2019s editing is disappointing . many scenes look endless .\ngoing by the title , one might naturally expect the movie to revolve around the son and mother . but for unknown reasons , the movie wanders around more on the sub - plots , thus bringing down the importance of the central theme . there are some heart warming scenes but they are far and few in between . many scenes look pretty unrealistic and overdramatic ( like the scene in which annamalai is accused as a thief ) . the only consolation is thankar bachan\u2019s earnest attempt to make a movie in his trademark style without compromising on his vision . but , in the process , he has made the film look too outdated and draining .\nmovies this week : mr . chandramouli , pantham & my s . . .\nsteve ditko co - creator of marvel ' s spiderman & doc . . .\nkarenjit kaur : the untold story - sunny leone ' s biop . . .\nprivacy policy | | sitemap | | advertisment plans | | contact us copyright @ 2017 moviecrow , inc . all rights reserved .\none more movie has joined the deepavali race , it seems . with three films ( ' thuppaki\u0003 . .\ndirector thangar bachan , revathy , nagi needu , heroine iniya , hero shantanoo , lyricist ekada . .\nsatyaraj , director vasanth , suhasini , parthiban , shanthanoo , bhagyaraj , poornima bhagyaraj . .\nirector / cinematographer / writer thankar bachan has always had a knack of bringing sensitive stories and characters on celluloid with his distinct touches . this time , he presents tamil film\n( mother ' s cell phone ) , produced by thankar thiraikkalam , and based on his own novella , of the same name .\nthe story kicks off from the present when prasad ( thankar bachan ) arrives at his locked home , enters it in stealthy fashion and climbs a loft to open a bag bursting at the seams with money . his wife catches him at it ; raves and rants about his stealing habits and begs him to return the loot . slowly , we ' re shown the story of the bag , its contents , and a letter , through which we ' re introduced to annamalai ( shantanoo bhagyaraj ) , his beloved selvi ( iniya ) , annamalai ' s mother and their lives .\nit ' s simplicity itself : annamalai is a youngster who ' s led a pretty happy - go - lucky life with his eight siblings and a doting mother . he ' s in love with his cousin selvi , and their marriage has the sanction , more - or - less , of the adults of the family . much - maligned for loafing about for years , annamalai suddenly changes his lifestyle and earns the goodwill of selvi ' s father but just when everything seems set for a good life , he ' s accused of theft .\nthe settings and characters are extremely realistic , which is what you only expect of a thankar movie but it ' s equally obvious that there ' s precious little in the story that can be drawn out for almost three hours . characters change themselves at the drop of a hat , the narration is choppy and you wonder what happened to the finesse that ' s usually a part of his work . the story also revolves around a mystery , almost a whodunit - - except that you know what ' s going to happen right at the very end . but what truly sinks the movie is the melodrama which drags on and on .\nshantanoo , given that he ' s presented with an opportunity to actually prove himself in a rustic role , does work hard , but can ' t rid himself of hamming .\niniya looks very pretty and cries well too - - in fact , all the characters do , at some point .\nbut in some ways , the focus is more or less turned on thankar , and he manages to acquit himself reasonably well .\nrohit kulkarni ' s score is passable , while thankar ' s camera - work is faultless . kishore te ' s editing could have been tauter .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nfor thankar , traversing in the intricate emotional by lanes is just a sweep and he does that in ak too . the ironical aspect of what happens to mom and son is very interesting and is a typical thankar style . the pace is leisurely but at points , brisk especially in the second half . the director\u2019s passion for nativity is well known and praise points are due to the film\u2019s real feel approach in showcasing the customs and practices of rural tamil nadu .\nrohit kulkarni\u2019s background score is neat and \u2018enna senju pore\u2019s melodious rhythm is soothing . a few songs appear quite forced like the one which involves thankar and his wife meenal . even the item number types in the initial scene are also unwarranted . thankar\u2019s cinematography is functional and his frames are good .\nbased on an eponymous novel written by the director , the story of the film revolves around an ageing mother and her nine children , who are only connected through mobile phones . the mother , who is forced to stay away from her children in isolation , creates a strong liking for her mobile phone , which she guards and protects with much care as she believes it ' s her only way to stay connected with her family . will the mother forever maintain her relationship through the mobile phone or not forms the rest of the story .\nthangar presents the story in such a way that two interpretations can be drawn from it . firstly , the focus is on how technology helps people to be connected irrespective of the places they are in . secondly , it also focuses on how technology has paved the way to the distance in a relationship . for instance , since there are mobile phones and internet , people seldom take out time to meet their family members or even parents , for that matter . of course , as a viewer you ' re free to choose what ' s right from your perspective , but the director needs special mention for giving the audience the opportunity to put on their thinking hats and ponder over the story . brilliant !\nyes , the film is relatively slow and patience - testing , but it is definitely worth the time and money spent . the director keeps everything as real as possible , but doesn ' t attempt to tamper with the setting of the film or its characters .\nthe actors have played their part quite well , and especially shantanoo and thangar have excelled in their respective roles . iniya , after her award - winning performance in ' vaagai sooda vaa ' , shows maturity in overall acting .\nkishore ' s editing is crisp and reminds us why he walked home with a national award for his work in ' aadukalam ' , while rohit kulkarni ' s music was poignant and melodious .\nthangar ' s screenplay , which is slow at times , maintains high emotional quotient throughout the film . having called the film an emotional tale , let me also clarify that it isn ' t tear - jerking . if you find moments that may give work to your tear glands , then please know that it is completely based on the person who is watching it , and not intentional .\nclick on the menu icon of the browser , it opens up a list of options .\nhere click on the \u201cprivacy & security\u201d options listed on the left hand side of the page .\na pop up will open with all listed sites , select the option \u201callow\u201c , for the respective site under the status head to allow the notification .\nonce the changes is done , click on the \u201csave changes\u201d option to save the changes .\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . this includes cookies from third party social media websites and ad networks . such third party cookies may track your use on filmibeat sites for better rendering . our partners use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you . if you continue without changing your settings , we ' ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on filmibeat website . however , you can change your cookie settings at any time . learn more\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 www . tamilyogi . com ( tamilyogitv . com , yogitv , tamilyogi . me , tamilyogi . net , urltoken com , yogi tamil . com ) . all rights are reserved to their respective owners .\nwe don ' t know when or if this item will be back in stock .\nlist & earn rs . 250 * extra . available in bangalore , mumbai , chennai , hyderabad .\npay on delivery ( pod ) includes cash on delivery ( cod ) as well as debit card / credit card / net banking payments at your doorstep .\nprime members enjoy unlimited free , fast delivery on eligible items , video streaming , ad - 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testing , but it is definitely worth the time and money spent . the director keeps everything as real as possible , but doesn ` t attempt to tamper with the setting of the film or its characters .\nthe actors have played their part quite well , and especially shantanoo and thangar have excelled in their respective roles . iniya , after her award - winning performance in \u201cvaagai sooda vaa\u201d , shows maturity in overall acting .\nkishore ` s editing is crisp and reminds us why he walked home with a national award for his work in \u201caadukalam\u201d , while rohit kulkarni ` s music was poignant and melodious .\nthangar ` s screenplay , which is slow at times , maintains high emotional quotient throughout the film . having called the film an emotional tale , let me also clarify that it isn ` t tear - jerking . if you find moments that may give work to your tear glands , then please know that it is completely based on the person who is watching it , and not intentional .\nsynopsis / plot : technology helps us be connected with our near and dear ones , but doesn\ufffdt it also distance ourselves from our family and friends physically , form the crux of the film .\ngoing by the title , one might naturally expect the movie to revolve around the son and mother . but for unknown reasons , the movie wanders around more on the sub - plots , thus bringing down the importance of the central theme . 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best scene | shanthanu bhagyaraj | srushti dange | g . v . prakash kumar\nrabhasa full movie part 3 | | jr . ntr , samantha , pranitha subhash\nwikinow lets you discover the news you care about , follow the topics that matter to you and share your favourite stories with your friends .\nsouthern actress iniya has been roped in by thiru for his next , naan sigappu manithan . the actress is now a part of the cast that includes vishal and lakshmi menon . the film will be produced by vishal , ronnie screwvala and siddharth roy kapoor .\ntamil nadu ' s favourite and one of the most celebrated comedians , goundamani is likely to return to cinema . we hear the veteran actor will be making an appearance in vaaimai , directed by senthil kumar , a former associate of director vasantha balan .\nthankar bachan , well known tamil cinematographer , made his debut as a director with the much acclaimed azhaki starring nandita das and parthepan . it was nandita das ' first tamil film , and the director had waited for two - and - a - half years to get her nod .\nviu is an ott video service with more than 30 million downloads across 15 markets including hong kong , singapore , malaysia , india , indonesia , the philippines , thailand . . .\nthe story kicks off from the present when prasad ( thankar bachan ) arrives at his locked home , enters it in stealthy fashion and climbs a loft to open a bag bursting at the seams with money . his wife catches him at it ; raves and rants about his stealing habits and begs him to return the loot . slowly , we\u2019re shown the story of the bag , its contents , and a letter , through which we\u2019re introduced to annamalai ( shantanoo bhagyaraj ) , his beloved selvi ( iniya ) , annamalai\u2019s mother and their lives .\nit\u2019s simplicity itself : annamalai is a youngster who\u2019s led a pretty happy - go - lucky life with his eight siblings and a doting mother . he\u2019s in love with his cousin selvi , and their marriage has the sanction , more - or - less , of the adults of the family . much - maligned for loafing about for years , annamalai suddenly changes his lifestyle and earns the goodwill of selvi\u2019s father but just when everything seems set for a good life , he\u2019s accused of theft .\nthe settings and characters are extremely realistic , which is what you only expect of a thankar movie but it\u2019s equally obvious that there\u2019s precious little in the story that can be drawn out for almost three hours . characters change themselves at the drop of a hat , the narration is choppy and you wonder what happened to the finesse that\u2019s usually a part of his work . the story also revolves around a mystery , almost a whodunit \u2014 except that you know what\u2019s going to happen right at the very end . but what truly sinks the movie is the melodrama which drags on and on .\nshantanoo , given that he\u2019s presented with an opportunity to actually prove himself in a rustic role , does work hard , but can\u2019t rid himself of hamming .\niniya looks very pretty and cries well too \u2014 in fact , all the characters do , at some point .\nrohit kulkarni\u2019s score is passable , while thankar\u2019s camera - work is faultless . kishore te\u2019s editing could have been tauter .\nnw1w . after a decent start in porkkalam ( 2009 , tamil ) and a non - descript single in chalo dilli ( 2011 , hindi ) , this is a shocking turn for the worse from rohit .\nwondering , in the first place why thangar bachan went to a hndi composer , considering the kind of films he makes . vidhyasagar would have worked well\nexactly my wonder too \u2013 he was getting good music from vidyasagar and raja . i have heard that even bharadwaj gave him superb music for his now - stuck - in - the - cans \u2018kalavaadiya pozhudhugal\u2019 ( starring prakash raj , prabhu deva and bhumika chawla ) . strange choice for composer , this time !\nwhat kind of a review is this ? have you heard all the songs ? instead of dissecting the songs you have just given a one line statement demeaning the man\u2019s work ! i just heard all the tracks and each one is unique and shows the versatality of the music director . it is music which touches the soul and will be proven once the music releases .\nw . r . t the comment below , music has no language ! just like how rehman has scored for other languages other than tamil , why can\u2019t someone else score for a tamil film ? it is time we got out of this narrow minded mentaility and opened our minds in this changing world .\nsorry \u2013 i should have added some context to thangar roping in a new composer and my comment on it . thangar bachan has always been a staunch supporter of tamil artists and tamil pride . so it is rather surprising that he actually someone from outside tamil nadu for this project . not that there\u2019s anything wrong with it \u2013 just surprising , given his past utterances on this subject .\non the other point \u2013 about my opinion on this soundtrack\u2026 it remains the same . not demeaning it , but i can\u2019t wax eloquent on it either , since that would be against my conscience . you just have to live with the fact that there is at least one person whose soul has not been touched with this soundtrack / these songs .\nporkkalam was purely director\u2019s show . bandi sarojkumar is a one man army . you can sense his style of cinematography and music in asthamanam too similar to his 1st movie porkalam , with a different set of technical crew for his 1st movie . i also follow bandi\u2019s interviews which are very informative and knowledgeable , which express his strength towards technical aspects . so i strongly feel rohit will have nothing to get compared with porkkalam . this must be his actual potential though . but i respect thangar bachan sir for his off - 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listed for the 2012 academy awards , talks about his film .\nthe actor will be seen playing an important role in mani ratnam ' s kadal .\npavithra srinivasan feels the music of tamil film kadal offers a truly beautiful listening experience .\nit is an interesting film shot at a wonderful location . a must - watch .\npavithra srinivasan feels that tamil film needhane en ponvasantham isn ' t as good as director gautham menon ' s previous films .\nget your lowdown on what ' s going on in the world of malayalam film industry .\nparesh c palicha feels malayalam film matinee tackles a dark subject with much conviction .\nviswaroopam ' s songs manage to convey a plethora of emotions , beautifully sometimes , a little faltering in other places . on the whole ,\nshaji kailas ' s madirasi , sunil ibrahim ' s chapters , anil ' s hide n ' seek and bala ' s hit list open in theatres today .\ngautham karthik is the son of karthik , who also acted in ratnam ' s mouna raagam .\ndirector v k prakash promised a vibrant film but ends up delivering a very bland one .\nradhika rajamani feels krishnam vande jagadgurum has a fine story and well - defined characteristation .\nneer paravai is a beautiful record of the lives of a community , their hopes and dreams , and the harsh reality of their lives .\nthe actor talks about his wife ' s much talked about comeback , among other things .\narun vaidyanathan is all set to produce kalyana samayal sadham : the big fat indian wedding .\n101 weddings it is just a typical shafi entertainer , which takes a while to reach the climax .\nthe film holds itself together because of the actors but remains average on other counts .\nthe plot is borrowed from at least a dozen films made on the same theme .\ndamarukam is one - of - its - kind socio - fantasy in today ' s times and can be watched once for its stunning visuals .\nthe film which release on november 23 was postponed twice due to finanical reasons .\nactor sundeep kishan talks about his first solo telugu film , routine love story .\nan all - women crew is getting together to bring out a kannada movie called ring road shuba , and offering a chance to young girls to star in it .\nradhika pandit shares her excitement about playing the lead for the first time in a yogaraj bhat ' s film drama .\nthe film ' s interesting plot keeps its viewers gripped but leads to lukewarm ending .\nthe film has some real funny moments that keep the audience engaged and entertained .\ndirected by newcomer koratala siva , anushka shetty and richa gangopadhyay play the female leads .\njaggesh ' s maiden directorial venture guru with his son gururaj in the lead , is hitting the screens this friday .\ndespite varu ' s great performance , the film ends in a disappointing fashion .\n916 ends up just being preachy at the cost of telling a good story .\nstarring dileep and mamta mohandas in the lead the film is just another loud gender war .\nthe exhibitors federation are demanding an increase in the service charge from rs 2 to rs 7 .\nkamal hassan interviewed ang lee who was in chennai to promote his film life of pi .\nlucky is a very average film even though the theme of respecting women may be good .\none of her picture has been taken by tokyo television for the show yari - sugi ko - ji urban legends special .\nthe costliest - ever kannada film , krantiveera sangolli rayanna is releasing this week .\nthe film has some interesting insights into religious thought but peters out along the way .\naarohanam tells the tale of a woman ' s struggle with bi - polar disorder .\njawan of vellimala has echoes of the mullaperiyar dam controversy ; here , unfortunately , the conspiracy theory feels a bit too stretched , says paresh c palicha .\nkannan ' s jawan of vellimala and ayalum njanum thammil will release this week .\nganesh ' s mr 420 and prajwal devaraj ' s gokula krishna to release this week .\nthe film has a slow narrative but is a good attempt and keeps the audiences engaged .\nthe actor ' s next kaalaaya tasmai namaha is all set to release today .\ncinematographer turned film - maker , k v anand talks about shooting a film on conjoined twins .\nthe actor sports a new look and plays the role of a don in the film .\nsuriya who plays conjoined twins in his next , maattrraan talks about shooting for the film ."]}
{"id": 115584, "summary": [{"text": "the switch is a 2010 american comedy-drama film directed by josh gordon & will speck .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "based on a screenplay written by allan loeb , the film , formerly titled the baster , was inspired by the short story baster by jeffrey eugenides , originally published in the new yorker in 1996 .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film stars jennifer aniston , jason bateman , and child actor thomas robinson .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "patrick wilson , juliette lewis , and jeff goldblum appear in key supporting roles .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "filming began in march 2009 , and ended in may 2009 .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "re-shoots took place in october 2009 .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "upon its release , the switch received mixed reviews from critics , who praised its premise and the performances of its cast but felt that the plot was formulaic .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the switch was the last miramax film to be distributed by disney before the former was sold to filmyard holdings on december 3 , 2010 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "the switch ( 2010 film )", "paragraphs": ["' s film life of crime ( 2014 ) started off with the title\nthe switch\n.\ndespite a novel plot device , the switch is a disappointingly formulaic film and at times quite soulless .\nthe switch - 2010 the most unexpected comedy ever conceived . plot : seven years after the fact , a man comes to the realization that he was the sperm do . . .\nthe $ 30 , 000 canada goose award for best canadian feature film went to robin aubert\u2019s zombie film les affames .\nthe $ 15 , 000 city of toronto award for best canadian first feature film went to wayne wapeemukwa for luk\u2019 luk\u2019l . the film is a hybrid documentary about five vancouverites living on the fringes of society during the 2010 winter olympics .\nthe switch ,\nthe very dry romantic comedy starring jennifer aniston and jason bateman , is what you might call a bate - and - switch affair . more his journey than hers , more satire than slapstick , the film is that rare example of rom - com about men , which turns out to be a nice switch indeed .\nfeatured in hot tub time machine / chloe / how to train your dragon ( 2010 ) . see more \u00bb\nthe film stars tiffany clark , molly hollenbaugh , tommy gaylor , paul gingras , jeremiah geisinger , and richard ewing . the film is currently in production .\nmom - ok so i watched switch with jennifer anniston and jason bateman . are you there ?\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the switch near you .\nyou have to overlook a whole lot of guff in order to enjoy the slight but pleasurable entertainment of the switch .\nrage against the machine \u2013 xx 20th anniversary deluxe box set contains never before seen early concert footage and full 2010 finsbury park victory concert .\nthe life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the world .\nthere aren ' t enough surprises to justify the title , but the switch produces sufficient light for a late - summer diversion .\njason bateman plays a guy who discovers he ' s the father of his friend ' s son in ' the switch . '\ndrucker will star in the new film as greg while asztalos will play his best friend rowley .\ndespite a strong cast and technical specs , the switch remains another easily disposable entertainment built out of the rubble of a promising literary prospect .\nthe production of the film , and the marketing of it , turned into sort of a meta experience for skyler and the crew of wildcats she had to help her , such as film students hannah sweet and alex zhao , who helped primarily with the marketing aspects : promoting the film on social media , helping assemble miniature promotional cardboard brillo boxes and learning about how a filmmaker ' s process doesn ' t end when the film is finished .\n. year - to - date , 2010 has a $ 300 million lead on 2009 at $ 7 . 36 billion to $ 7 . 05 billion .\nharry dean stanton in what will be his final film , lucky . photograph : allstar / superlative films\ntruth is deadlier than fiction . the stan original film the second - in cinemas now & exclusively on stan july 20 .\nmore than 40 years later , in 2010 , the skyler family coffee table sold at christie ' s ( the big - deal british auction house ) auction for over $ 3 million .\nthe diary of a wimpy kid film franchise , based on jeff kinney\u2019s series of books , launched in 2010 with the first film earning $ 75 . 7 million worldwide . three films have been released ( all by fox and color force ) , for a global tally of $ 225 . 2 million . zachary gordon starred as the main character greg heffley in the first three films , but is not returning for the next project .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\njason ian drucker and owen asztalos have been cast as the young leads in the film , which will be directed by david bowers .\n. 2010 still has a $ 300 million lead over 2009 at $ 7 . 53 billion to $ 7 . 23 billion and i ' m not concerned about the big picture , yet .\nopened with nearly $ 40 million . we will be lucky if any film makes half of that this weekend .\nthat sort of critical reception , and a summary rejection from the sundance film festival , should have seen birdemic shelved and forgotten about by everyone except the poor , benighted souls who worked on the film . but nguyen , who has cheerfully admitted that he\nnever went to film school\n, refused to be beaten by the simple fact he had made a terrible , appalling movie .\nthe film on lamotta ' s life was adapted from his 1970 memoir\nraging bull : my story .\nalthough the film was a minor commercial success , deniro won an academy award in 1980 for best actor and trained with lamotta in the ring for the fight scenes .\nthe martin mcdonagh film about revenge and redemption in small - town america beat out several other buzzworthy titles for the grolsch people\u2019s choice award at a ceremony sunday closing out the 11 - day festival . the tiff win comes on the heels of best screenplay honours for three billboards at the venice film festival .\njeanna french , a former student of skyler ' s , ran into her old professor at ( where else but ) the loft shortly after her graduation . french became the editor of the film , working with skyler on a volunteer basis until the film was picked up by hbo .\njames nguyen has achieved all that . but not quite in the way he expected . his horror film , birdemic : shock and terror , is now being hailed as the worst film ever made . indeed its sheer awfulness is at the core of its rapidly growing success .\nbut that ' s not the only way that warhol ' s influence rippled outward from the brillo box to the film ' s production and marketing team .\nthis list collects every film from the starting list that became they shoot pictures don ' t they ' s 1000 greatest films . this\u2026\nthe fox and color force film franchise based on the popular book series is rebooting with two new young stars : jason ian drucker and owen asztalos .\nthe signs could be pointing to award season accolades for three billboards outside ebbing , missouri , after the dark comedy captured the people\u2019s choice prize at the toronto international film festival .\nskyler heard about the auction just in time to go film it , and shot intermittently through 2013 . the editing process went on until early 2016 . last month , the film debuted on hbo ( after running the gamut of international film festivals ) , and is now streaming on hbo go , hbo now and on - demand . the film is showing at the loft at p . m . on sunday , sept . 24 , as a part of national arthouse theatre day celebration . the screening will be followed by a q & a with skyler and loft cinema program director jeff yanc .\nformer middleweight champion jake lamotta , the gritty boxer portrayed by robert de niro in the 1980 film\nraging bull ,\ndied tuesday at the age of 95 .\nit ' s not a bad film , really , just sort of average . but bateman is so good in it - - natural , funny , yet full of real emotion - - that you immediately want to see him again in a better film .\nthe switch\nhas many of the same virtues of 2002 ' s\nabout a boy ,\nwith hugh grant excellent in a similar role . the film also plays with the difficulties of late - entry fatherhood that\nthe kids are all right\nhandles so brilliantly . though the film never quite rises to the level of either , the filmmakers show enough restraint to keep things interesting , aniston and bateman keep things both light and dark when they should , and robinson ' s sebastian steals everyone ' s heart .\nbrian campbell covers mma , boxing and wwe . the connecticut native joined cbs sports in 2017 and has covered combat sports since 2010 . he has written and hosted various podcasts and digital shows for espn . . . full bio\nthere ' s much to enjoy , if not quite enough to disguise the film ' s essential awkwardness in trying to cover too many bases .\nagainst a film resume that is decidedly mixed , ranging from such lows as\nderailed\nand last year ' s\nlove happens\nto such highs as\nthe break - up\nand\nmarley & me ,\nswitch\neventually might be seen as just another stumble that sets the stage for her next recovery .\nsam rockwell ( left to right ) , frances mcdormand , martin mcdonagh and graham broadbent attend the\nthree billboards outside ebbing , missouri\npremiere during the 2017 toronto international film festival .\nin late 2009 a successful campaign was launched by jon morter and his wife tracy to promote an alternative to the omnipresent x - factor winner being the christmas # 1 in the uk singles chart . the track they nominated as the alternative was \u201ckilling in the name\u201d by rage against the machine . the band supported the campaign , donated the proceeds from the sales to charity and lead singer zack de la rocha promised that rage against the machine would perform a free concert in the uk to celebrate the achievement . this went ahead in london\u2019s finsbury park on 6th june 2010 and it is that fiery set that is captured on this film .\ndvd # 1 included in the deluxe box set features rage against the machine\u2019s historic free concert in finsbury park on june 2010 , performed as a thank - you to uk fans for making \u201ckilling in the name\u201d the uk\u2019s number one single during christmas week 2009 . also included is the band\u2019s groundbreaking music videos plus live concert performance clips .\nwell , it could be because the reentry drastically changed the atmospheric conditions in the pod which may have caused calvin to go dormant . alternatively , calvin plans to use david as bait to get out of the pod . either way , the film ends with multiple boats coming to the pod to rescue david as he screams for them to not to . they manage to open the pod . the film ends . earth is doomed unless there is a sequel .\ndrucker starred in nickelodeon\u2019s series every witch way and was most recently seen in the film barely lethal with hailee steinfeld . he\u2019s repped by industry , coast to coast and myman abel .\nbateman and aniston are fine but don ' t have any real chemistry together , whilst the direction is flat and rather uninteresting . it has the occasional good moment , but\nthe switch\nfails to push any buttons . or , indeed , pull any switches .\nas it happens , just how to end the film was much debated by those more directly involved . one of these was scorsese ' s psychiatric adviser , professor james gilligan of new york university . on a visit to the location where most of the film was shot , the now - abandoned medfield state hospital in massachusetts , i asked the professor what was really supposed to be happening . his answer was clear cut .\nthe switch ,\nis an offbeat comedy about kassie , a smart , fun - loving single woman who , despite her slightly neurotic best friend wally ' s objections , decides it ' s time to have a baby - even if it means doing it by herself - with a little help from a charming sperm donor . but , unbeknownst to her , kassie ' s plans go awry because of a last - minute switch that isn ' t discovered until seven years later when wally finally gets acquainted with kassie ' s precocious - though slightly neurotic - son . from the people behind\nlittle miss sunshine\nand\njuno\ncomes\nthe switch ,\ndue in theaters this summer .\n- - but she can ' t open a film by herself . her boxoffice track record has more to do with the power of her various male co - stars than anything else .\nmost aspiring hollywood directors have a clear - cut dream : packed premieres , adoring crowds , and the sort of feverish internet buzz among film nerds that a marketing budget simply cannot buy .\nlos angeles , ca : in their first concert in their hometown of los angeles in 10 years , rage against the machine will take the stage at the hollywood palladium on july 23 , 2010 to support arizona organizations combating the sb 1070 law set to go into effect july 29th . conor oberst and the mystic valley band will join them as a special guest .\nforget inception ; leonardo dicaprio ' s previous film , martin scorsese ' s shutter island , confused just as many cinemagoers . david cox investigates the curious history behind one of the more troubling conclusions in recent cinema\nthe core of elsevier\u2019s operation is in scientific journals , the weekly or monthly publications in which scientists share their results . despite the narrow audience , scientific publishing is a remarkably big business . with total global revenues of more than \u00a319bn , it weighs in somewhere between the recording and the film industries in size , but it is far more profitable . in 2010 , elsevier\u2019s scientific publishing arm reported profits of \u00a3724m on just over \u00a32bn in revenue . it was a 36 % margin \u2013 higher than apple , google , or amazon posted that year .\n\u201cthe battle of britain\u201d \u2013 previously unreleased finsbury park , london england ( june 6 , 2010 ) 1 . testify 2 . bombtrack 3 . people of the sun 4 . know your enemy 5 . bulls on parade 6 . township rebellion 7 . bullet in the head 8 . white riot 9 . guerrilla radio 10 . sleep now in the fire 11 . freedom 12 . killing in the name\ndave is a married man with three kids and a loving wife , and mitch is a single man who is at the prime of his sexual life . one fateful night while mitch and dave are peeing in a fountain , lightning strikes and they switch bodies .\nskyler , a filmmaker with several films under her belt , set out to make brillo box ( 3\u00a2 off ) , a film about the brillo box ' s journey from her family ' s living room to the heights of the art world .\n\u201cit\u2019s not an easy film to watch ; but as far as being indigenous and an indigenous filmmaker , it\u2019s the truth , \u201d said thornton of sweet country , which set in 1929 in australia\u2019s northern territory .\njuly 29 , 2010 \u0096 swu music and arts festival \u0096 an event that takes place at fazenda maeda , in the city of itu , s\u00e3o paulo , between the 9th and 11th of october , mixing music , arts and awareness in an unique experience in brazil \u0096 is proud to announce hugely anticipated rage against the machine . this is the very first time the band plays in brazil and south america .\njust as the tabloids have turned her personal life into an ongoing saga of triumph over heartbreak , she has overcome equally long odds in hollywood , becoming the only member of the\nfriends\nensemble to graduate to a full - time film career .\nlast weekend the birdemic bandwagon landed in new york , packing out two screenings at the independent film centre in greenwich village . it now has dozens of other screenings scheduled across the us for the next three months from san francisco to philadelphia . it has even been picked up by severin films , which is hoping for a general release date later this year . severin chief executive carl daft has called it :\ntruly unlike any other film we have seen .\nanother exhaustingly slow week . it seems like forever since there was a week with two or more top - tier releases . there is one film that was a hit both at the box office and with critics ,\nswitch\nwas problematic because it isn ' t a typical rom - com ; its father - son plot is as prominent as its romantic resolution . the campaign , in which aniston had a hand , tried to suggest a bit of an edge instead of just the usual sunny cliches .\nuniversity of arizona professor lisanne skyler , as a child , posing for a glamour shot on a warhol sculpture her family owned in the 1960s . that sculpture sold for $ 3 million , and the story of its journey is the subject of skyler\u2019s new film .\ndavid bowers , who helmed 2011 ' s diary of a wimpy kid : rodrick rules and 2012 ' s diary of a wimpy kid : dog days , is returning to direct the new film based on the book diary of a wimpy kid : the long haul .\nnot that nguyen is complaining . he has endured all the laughter and jokes at his expense with sheer delight , attending many of the screenings in person and soaking up the attention . indeed he is now working on a sequel to be called birdemic : the resurrection . as horror film blogger melissa lafsky wrote :\nbirdemic really is that bad . but at the end of the day , nguyen wrote , directed , and completed a feature - length horror film , and now all the cool internet kids are talking about it . so who ' s the moron now ?\ni rather suspect that bateman ' s intensely neurotic , sweater - vest - wearing finance professional , wally , is the cause of the film ' s marketing difficulties - - but he ' s also what makes\nthe switch\nmore interesting than your average rom - com . this kind of movie is normally expected to focus on the female character ' s traumas and travails , but aniston ' s kassie is more like the sidekick or enabler for wally ' s long and angst - ridden voyage of self - discovery , which begins with him exiling himself to the role of her gay best friend .\ntelevision offered him the chance to return to his villainous ways as a satanic church leader of a polygamous group in 39 episodes of big love ( 2006 - 2010 ) . on the whole , the quality of his films declined , but stanton could always be relied upon to hold audience\u2019s attention , paradoxically , with his understated portrayals . \u201cusually , i just play myself , \u201d stanton explained . \u201cwhatever psychological traumas or conflicts i\u2019m going through at the time i try to put into the role . sometimes it\u2019s quite a feat to pull off , but sometimes it works . \u201d his final film , lucky , directed by john carroll lynch , is due for release at the end of september .\ni don ' t know whether the aniston - o ' reilly cage match can pump up much consumer appetite for\nthe switch ,\nwhich is not just an orphaned film from an orphaned studio ( miramax , which disney is unloading to a private investment group ) that ' s being dumped in the doldrums of late august , but also the second movie of the year to star a formerly huge actress named jennifer as a turkey - baster mom . but here comes the surprise : it ' s peculiar , and pretty good ! ok , compared to\nthe back - up plan\n( jennifer lopez ' s unhappy comeback vehicle ) ,\nthe switch\nis the collected works of preston sturges and ernst lubitsch , but that ' s not a fair standard of comparison . taken on its own terms , it ' s a light , sweet , curiously enjoyable misfit romance , whose real star is not aniston but her magnificently awkward lothario , jason bateman .\nthis article aims at explaining the plot and ending of the movie life ( 2017 ) . spoiler alert ! life is brought to us by director jorge daniel espinosa . the film is about a crew on a space station which is conducting research on mars\u2019 soil . the movie stars jake gyllenhaal , rebecca ferguson , ryan reynolds , hiroyuki sanada , ariyon bakare and olga dihovichnaya . this is a rare film of jake\u2019s where you don\u2019t have to put in many hours to understand the movie\u2019s plot . it\u2019s rather straightforward except for a few bits . there was a rumour that the film is a prequel to a movie about venom ( spiderman ) . well , no it\u2019s not . ryan reynolds is now deadpool so his contract wouldn\u2019t allow him to feature in a venom\u2019s prequel . let\u2019s get to the plot .\nas a film actress , she has taken a dual - track path , veering between such smaller indie efforts as miguel arteta ' s\nthe good girl\nand nicole holofcener ' s\nfriends with money\nand glossier studio fare .\nthe switch - 2010 the most unexpected comedy ever conceived . plot : seven years after the fact , a man comes to the realization that he was the sperm donor for his best friends boy . story : kassie ( jennifer aniston ) and wally ( jason bateman ) are best friends . being unlucky in love , kassie has decided to have a child using artificial insemination . wally doesnt like this idea , but he isnt capable of admitting to himself , let alone to kassie , that hes in love with her . at kassies artificial insemination party , wally gets very drunk and spies the sperm donors sample in the bathroom . wally was way too drunk to know what he did that night , and kassie has moved away because she doesnt feel that new york city is a place to raise a child . now 7 years later , kassie has moved back with her son sebastian . while she is looking to get roland ( the sperm donor ) more involved in their lives , wally cant help but notice the many striking similarities that he and sebastian share . did you know : wally wears a rolex gmt master with a\npepsi\nbezel throughout the film . release date : 11 november 2010 user votes : 5 . 9 countries : usa , stars : jennifer aniston , jason bateman , patrick wilson , see full cast and crew , genres : comedy , drama , romance , mpaa rating : unknown runtime : 101 minutes oscars : none\nthis might have worked better as a television episode or a short film , but as a feature , it ' s merely another one of those overly - long films where the audience must wait around in silence for the same conclusion we ' ve seen countless times .\niranian - born , montreal - based filmmaker sadaf foroughi won the discovery program prize for ava . her directorial debut centres on an iranian teenage girl struggling between traditions and modernity , and also earned an honourable mention for best canadian first feature film .\nset in manhattan ,\nthe switch\nis all over the place , but around the halfway point it starts getting interesting and the people who put it together are at least working in a realm of reasonable intelligence and wit and respect for the audience . i wish it were great , but\npretty good\nputs it ahead of plenty of recent romantic comedies . puh - len - ty .\nstanton\u2019s film career really took off in the 70s , with two more roles for hellman \u2013 two - lane blacktop ( 1971 ) and the cockfighter ( 1974 ) \u2013 and sam peckinpah\u2019s pat garrett and billy the kid ( 1973 ) . stanton recalled that during the latter , he became friends with bob dylan . \u201cwe hung out quite a bit during the shoot , \u201d he said . \u201cdrove together all the way from guadalajara , mexico , to kansas city together . we jammed together quite a bit . \u201d stanton sang with dylan and joan baez in the sprawling film dylan directed , renaldo and clara ( 1978 ) .\nfull financial estimates for this film , including domestic and international box office , video sales , video rentals , tv and ancillary revenue are available through our research services . for more information , please contact us at research @ urltoken .\nneither aniston ' s representatives nor disney would comment on the situation . but a source close to the film said aniston , who served as an executive producer with her producing partner kristin hahn ,\nwas ferocious and tireless on behalf of the movie and is to be greatly admired for that .\nin humans , different types of cells come together to form eyes , muscles and the brain . for the alien , the cells are kind of supercells . i know i ' m trying to justify the explanation in the film . but honestly , i have no idea what the concept of this all brawn and brain thing is . but hey , it ' s fiction .\nfirst runner - up was i , tonya , a mockumentary - style dark comedy starring margot robbie as disgraced u . s . figure skater tonya harding . the craig gillespie film explores harding\u2019s hardscrabble upbringing and ascension up the skating ranks , and looks at the infamous 1994 attack on american rival nancy kerrigan .\nthank you all for a thousand followers ! that ' s crazy ! to celebrate here ' s a new edition of kathy ' s korner , where my mom watches a movie and then talks to me about it . she just watched the switch and then called me up to chat about it , and then advertise her business\nultimately , disney agreed to distribute the title for a fee through its touchstone label . sources claim that the studio promised the\nswitch\nteam it would give the movie the same level of support that helped turn sandra bullock ' s romantic comedy\nthe proposal\ninto a hit last summer but that disney ' s ad buy ultimately fell short of that mark . there was even talk that aniston confronted disney marketing head m . t . carney about the issue .\ngiven the origin of\nthe switch ,\na short story called\nbaster\nby jeffrey eugenides , author of\nmiddlesex\nand a master at mental contortions and relationship confusions , wally ' s emotional slings and arrows cause just as much damage to him as anyone around him . and screenwriter allan loeb stays true to that same dysfunctional spirit .\ngiven the title of the movie , i don ' t think that qualifies as a spoiler . anyway , most of\nthe switch\ntakes place years after that event , when kassie returns to new york with a precocious and maddeningly compulsive 6 - year - old named sebastian ( the delightful thomas robinson ) who is self - evidently wally ' s son , although nobody involved wants to face that fact .\nthe switch ,\nwhich is directed by\nblades of glory\nduo josh gordon and will speck , and adapted by allan loeb from a jeffrey eugenides short story , mostly isn ' t the zany farce its premise suggests . it ' s funny in bits and pieces , and around the edges , and the chemistry between its stars is sweet but very slow getting out of the bottle , like maple syrup from the freezer .\ngenerating pre - release controversy between star - exec producer jennifer aniston and fox news\u2019 bill o\u2019reilly , artificial - insemination comedy \u201cthe switch\u201d turns out to have bigger problems than tv newsies . an unfunny , manipulative romance about two unlikable people and their prop of a son , the pic mangles the premise of its source material ( \u201cbaster , \u201d a 1996 short story by [ \u2026 ]\nthe switch\nenters the marketplace at a time when audiences may be tiring of sperm , what with everything from\nthe back - up plan\nto\nthe kids are all right .\nbateman ' s comic wiles are considerable , his ironic inflections deadly \u2014 and his ability to turn off a good portion of any audience , undeniable . he is not an actor who cares much about being liked .\nthe film had a lot of different beginnings ,\nshe says .\nbecause we had this photo in our family album [ of me with the brillo box ] and it was always kind of a mystery . ' how did we get this warhol ? what was the role this had in our family ? '\nfor the film , skyler interviewed everyone from her parents to museum curators to artist peter young ( the artist behind the piece skyler ' s parents traded their brillo box for ) , who lives over in bisbee . hearing all of these perspectives on the same object makes you feel like you ' re looking at the brillo box through a kaleidoscope : this story definitely has more than six sides .\nsecond runner - up was luca guadagnino\u2019s call me by your name , a heartbreaking love story and coming - of - age tale set in the italian countryside . the film centres on 17 - year - old elio ( timothee chalamet ) who finds himself infatuated with an older student ( armie hammer ) working for his father .\nbut teaming with such lesser lights as steve zahn in last year ' s\nmanagement ,\nwhich received only a token release , and aaron eckhart in september ' s\nlove happens ,\naniston hasn ' t been able to drag movies over the finish line by herself . in fact ,\nlove\nopened to the same sort of weekend that greeted\nswitch\n: $ 8 million .\nfrom the start , there was concern within the aniston camp that the offbeat comedy , which also stars jason bateman as a surprise sperm donor , was a tricky sell .\nswitch\nwas produced independently for about $ 19 million by mandate and bona fide prods . as filming began , miramax picked up domestic rights for about $ 6 million . then the movie nearly became an orphan when disney decided to sell miramax to an investment group headed by ron tutor .\nin 2010 , skyler ' s mom told her to check out the christie ' s catalogue , and there it was : the same yellow box that skyler ' s parents had perched her atop for photo opportunities as a baby . skyler was sure it was the same one because a ) warhol had produced mostly large white brillo boxes ( the yellow ones were much more rare ) , and b ) because , at her father ' s behest ( he wanted there to be evidence that the piece was an authentic warhol ) , warhol had signed the bottom of her family ' s brillo box in red crayon .\nin the year of 2000 the band has stopped it\u0092s activities and surprised the public seven years later on their comeback at the coachella festival , in the united states . they were the headliners of the festival , selling out the tickets in record time in the history of the festival .\nperhaps we can guess . according to gilligan ,\nmartin scorsese said this film will make double the income because people will have to see it a second time to understand what happened the first time .\nso marty at least may have known what he was doing . shutter island has already become his highest - grossing picture to date .\nfrom the desk in her office , where the group of filmmakers is gathered , skyler is beaming . to her , what makes art appealing is exactly what you see in it for yourself , whether it ' s a cardboard brillo box , a wooden warhol reproduction , a film about both or even a miniature promotional reproduction of a reproduction .\nhere she moves through the film effortlessly adjusting kassie ' s emotional colors , slipping into friend , girlfriend and mommy mode as needed , reminding us just how good she was at sharing center stage in\nfriends .\n( it also makes it easier to forget about the spring fiasco of\nthe bounty hunter\nand last year ' s\nlove happens .\n)\nshutter island is no impenetrable art - house enigma : it ' s an old - fashioned noirish thriller that ends with a massive plot twist . as such , you might have thought it would have been easy to understand . in fact , since the film was released in march , the blogosphere ' s been awash with debate about what actually happens in the final scene .\nwhen i heard about the switch , a romantic comedy starring jennifer aniston as a manhattan singleton who decides to get pregnant on her own , i confess that i had no desire to see it . i\u2019d already been through jennifer lopez in the back - up plan , and frankly , one screwball sperm - donor chick flick per year seemed more than enough . but the switch is a pleasant surprise . it\u2019s a by - the - numbers movie , but the dots that get connected feel new . aniston , playing a forward - thinking lonely girl , is at her most sexy and charming \u2014 and no , i\u2019m not saying that to be nice , i\u2019m saying it because she\u2019s sexy and charming , dammit . why all the internet brickbats toward this woman ? sure , a lot of her movies ( such as the bounty hunter ) are crap , but that has more to do with the current state of romantic comedy than it does with her willowy and buoyant middle - class appeal .\n; however , all four landed on the top of the chart . leading the was way\nthe icelandic drama \u201cunder the tree\u201d has its finger on the pulse of today\u2019s irrational times .\nthe news of the day as interpreted in the work of our award - winning cartoonists .\nit ' s unclear if the five survived the sinking or never got on the boat .\nthis debate shows some signs of being rekindled : growing understanding of brain physiology is reawakening interest in tinkering with its workings . gilligan , however , is firmly opposed to this trend , and keen to see psychosocial treatments defended . shutter island the book shows such a treatment failing . the film , according to gilligan , shows it succeeding , at least in dispelling delusion .\na second look at the film suggests that gilligan ' s reading must be right . in his final murmurings , dicaprio is clearly trying to act as if he ' s acting . after uttering that last line , he leaps up and strides purposefully into the midst of the waiting lobotomists ; they don ' t have to jump him . so why all the mystery ? why weren ' t things just made a little bit clearer ?\njuly started out rather well , and while there was a little weakness in the end , four films surpassed $ 100 million , and another could join them soon . that said , there don ' t appear to be any $ 100 million movies opening in august ; in fact , there is a chance none will come close . worse still , august of last year saw three $ 100 million movies open in the first three weeks . there ' s almost no chance that will happen this year , so 2010 will likely lose ground to 2009 in the yearly box office race . more . . .\nthese two versions of what the film means could hardly be more at odds . yet scorsese hasn ' t chosen to indicate which is the right one . nor has dicaprio . perhaps the latter isn ' t sure himself . he found his role traumatising , and told an interviewer :\ni remember saying to marty , ' i have no idea where i am or what i ' m doing . '\nwe are consistently ranked among the top universities in the world , including the latest qs rankings .\n\u201clive at finsbury park\u201d captures an exuberant performance by the band with the audience cheering them all the way to the inevitable climax of \u201ckilling in the name . \u201d\nthe male saltwater crocodile measured 4 . 71 metres - the length of the average family car .\nthe film ' s been described as faithful to the book , and many cinemagoers seem to have assumed that it ' s telling the same story . leonardo dicaprio ' s teddy does indeed turn out to be andrew . however , before he falls into the clutches of the lobotomists , he utters a line that isn ' t in the book .\nthis place makes me wonder ,\nhe asks ,\nwhich would be worse \u2013 to live as a monster , or to die as a good man ?\nan unmarried 40 - year - old woman turns to a turkey baster in order to become pregnant . seven years later , she reunites with her best friend , who has been living with a secret : he replaced her preferred sperm sample with his own . the switch - josh gordon & will speck ( blades of glory ) , jennifer aniston , jason bateman , jeff goldblum , patrick wilson , juliette lewis , bryce robinson , todd louiso , scott elrod\nin today & apos ; s entertainment world , a good amount of movie and tv production occurs on a studio soundstage . but every once in a while , a show or film will take place in a real - world location that anyone could wander by . according to a study by verve search , illinois is the fifth most - filmed state in . . .\nbrazilian fans have been waiting for the band since 1992 , when the hit \u0093killing in the name\u0094 was released . the band\u0092s comeback at coachella 2007 was the fastest sold out in history of the festival .\nthe attraction has been closed until further notice following the second death at the site in four months .\ngenerating pre - release controversy between star - exec producer jennifer aniston and fox news\u2019 bill o\u2019reilly , artificial - insemination comedy \u201cthe switch \u201d turns out to have bigger problems than tv newsies . an unfunny , manipulative romance about two unlikable people and their prop of a son , the pic mangles the premise of its source material ( \u201cbaster , \u201d a 1996 short story by pulitzer - winning novelist jeffrey eugenides ) in ways that ought to baffle viewers of all sociopolitical stripes . thanks in part to the free publicity provided by o\u2019reilly , the miramax release should do respectable business upon its aug . 20 release .\nthere are winsome touches in the switch , like the way that sebastian collects brand - new picture frames , so he can pretend that the models in the sample photos are his family members . and there\u2019s some nice clowning from jeff goldblum , who delivers spaced - out nuggets of wisdom as wally\u2019s faithful colleague . the romantic - triangle plot , however , is standard issue : wilson , looking more than ever like paul newman , does his jerk - lite variations , and bateman winds his way toward the big moment when he declares his feelings to aniston . fortunately , he\u2019s not standing in the rain or running after her at an airport . so you can enjoy what happens without feeling too guilty about it in the morning . b\nin the beginning of the movie , when miles is producing a song for a movie , he hits all the wrong keys even though the computer screen shows the correct notes .\nfollowing on from the riot that filled the story in season 5 , the new season of . . .\na controversial knock on call at the death meant the brumbies had to settle for just the bonus point .\njennifer aniston and bill o ' reilly should definitely send each other christmas cards this year . by getting into a ritualized kerfuffle over aniston ' s new movie ,\nthe switch ,\nwhich proposes the daring hypothesis that some women may decide to have children without a man in their lives , these two fading pop celebrities managed to make themselves briefly seem relevant . unless you ' re old enough to remember dan quayle vs .\nmurphy brown\nfrom 18 years ago , that is , in which case the whole thing seemed like warmed - over cultural warfare from the early pat buchanan epoch .\nratm , one of the bands with the most dedicated and active fans in the world , is the headliner of swu on the 9th of october . south american followers of the band , an icon of the 90\u0092s , have been waiting for an opportunity to see ratm live in the continent since 1992 , when the hit \u0093killing in the name\u0094 was released .\nwhile a few lines of dialogue are taken verbatim from the eugenides story ( though wally\u2019s opening voiceover , in which he muses , \u201clook at us , always rushed , always late ; i guess that\u2019s why they call it the human race\u201d is most assuredly not ) , the source material provides only the first 15 minutes or so of screentime . the rest of the script ( by allan loeb ) has been invented wholesale . while eugenides\u2019 story portrays wally\u2019s switch as a twisted , almost rape - like violation , helmers josh gordon and will speck attempt to play it off as a charmingly bumbling folly ( and to further excuse it by making wally drunk at the time ) , imparting a sour feeling to all that follows .\nhave you ever wished you could just flip a switch and change the trajectory of your life ? do you dream of achieving real happiness ? if you could change your life overnight , would you want to know the simple steps to do it ? if you answered yes to any question , then do not want miss amplified with ken rochon & co - host andrea adams - miller ! special guest : contagiously lovable kevin clayson , author of\nflip the gratitude switch : a simple formula to change the trajectory of your life , and when they interview kevin clayson , aka america ' s chief officer of awesome . kevin , a well respected & well loved keynote speaker , is a co - founders / owners of strongbrook , a multi - million dollar real estate investment company . even more is his attitude on life ! a must listen to guest ! also , greg jacobson , a world\u2019s leading strategist & ceo of happily achieving recaps city gala , a grammy party , & andrea adams - miller , ignite your relationships , shares love secrets that light your heart & soul !\nbirdemic now has all the makings of a true cult hit , in part because nguyen clearly did not intend the film to be bad . it was a genuine labour of love .\nyou can ' t set out to make a cult hit . cult moves like this evolve because the audience decides they are going to like it because it is so bad . we anoint them as cult hits ,\nsaid professor robert thompson , a pop culture expert at syracuse university .\nnothing happens\nis hardly a motto for movies today . but at the end of the second world war , when cinemas were packed , desire on the screen was fabulously ( and sometimes hysterically ) inflamed by self - denial , shyness and censorship . it ' s an open question , of course , but consider the possibility that movie romance , and its dream of desire , were stimulated by the various controls that blocked abandon . those devices include our innocence . in 1945 , there wasn ' t a hint of irony or parody in the film ' s pounding rachmaninov score ( the second piano concerto , played to the hilt by eileen joyce ) .\nthose predicting elsevier\u2019s downfall had assumed scientists experimenting with sharing their work for free online could slowly outcompete elsevier\u2019s titles by replacing them one at a time . in response , elsevier created a switch that fused maxwell\u2019s thousands of tiny monopolies into one so large that , like a basic resource \u2013 say water , or power \u2013 it was impossible for universities to do without . pay , and the scientific lights stayed on , but refuse , and up to a quarter of the scientific literature would go dark at any one institution . it concentrated immense power in the hands of the largest publishers , and elsevier\u2019s profits began another steep rise that would lead them into the billions by the 2010s . in 2015 , a financial times article anointed elsevier \u201cthe business the internet could not kill\u201d .\neverything looks better when the team is winning , but the waratahs aren ' t out of the woods yet .\nthe decision to buy four of the planes follows australia ' s commitment to buy 15 of the surveillance craft .\n, who announces to his disappointment that she ' s about to inseminate herself . at what the invitations call her\npregnancy party\nhe gets very drunk , replaces her donor ' s sperm with his own and becomes the top seed before blacking out . seven years later he meets her cute son , his physical and psychological double , repressed memories slowly return and life becomes complicated . the film isn ' t as bad as it sounds , and aniston is her sweet vague self .\ntoday , the set - up begs for satire . but brief encounter has survived such threats , because it is so well made , because laura ' s voiceover narration is truly anguished and dreamy , because the music suckers all of us , and because celia johnson and trevor howard are perfect . i realise ,\nperfect\nseems dangerously prim and old - hat , an ultimate proof of hopeless gentility . but that ' s not fair . howard could be a wild man \u2013 as we know from his later work \u2013 and you feel recklessness and revolution as a wind tugging at him . as for celia johnson , it is due largely to her that the film is still so moving . her agony and her rapture stay interior , and they flip - flop like nerves in this beautiful , grave black - and - white movie . her voice is measured but the eyes are desperate . that she holds the film together is beyond doubt .\nan aussie rules field the size of the mcg will be built at royal randwick racecourse in a landmark partnership between the australian turf club and the afl .\nthe planned green line station at damen avenue and lake street near the united center will feature a glass - covered bridge over the platform that will provide both connections between inbound and outbound trains and views of the chicago skyline , the city said . the mayor\u2019s office , the cta , and the . . .\nluckily , because i was otherwise so healthy and young , i had a lot of fight and responded well to chemo . i had a few chemo treatments and the main tumor responded , shrinking , leaving a hollow cystic shell , but then chemo stopped working . i wanted to take it to the fullest extent , but it was decided i\u2019d switch to an oral treatment , which saved my life by binding with the receptor of my certain type of cancer cell to block it from multiplying . if i had this disease 10 years ago , i would not have had this option and might not be alive today .\nthe canberra raiders will roll the nrl tribunal dice as they look to clear joe tapine to play against the cowboys .\nthe england defender is recognisable as a player from the heartlands , rather than the luxury academies we come to expect .\nmartin scorsese ' s film is based on a best - selling novel by dennis lehane . the book ' s protagonist , teddy daniels , who ' s apparently a us marshal , turns out to be andrew laeddis , a demented killer . he ' s a patient in a mental hospital who ' s been encouraged by his psychiatrist to act out his delusion in the hope that this will dispel it . the role play fails : after a brief recovery , andrew relapses into insanity and is therefore taken off to be lobotomised .\ncut to seven years later , when kassie is living in minnesota with her 6 - year - old son , sebastian ( thomas robinson ) , who unbeknownst to everyone is really wally\u2019s son . even wally doesn\u2019t know it ; he has no memory of that fateful night , or of the switch that he drunkenly , passive - aggressively instigated . when kassie and sebastian move back to new york , though , and wally begins to hang out with them , he and the kid hit it off . they may be barely conscious of it , but both father and son are neurotic , slightly gloomy , and winningly smart in exactly the same ways ."]}
{"id": 115598, "summary": [{"text": "molotov alva and his search for the creator : a second life odyssey , originally titled my second life : the video diaries of molotov alva , is a 2007 american documentary film created by douglas gayeton .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "molotov alva tells the story of a man 's passage from his real ( analog ) life in petaluma , california into a new ( digital ) existence inside linden lab 's virtual world second life .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the production was filmed entirely in second life using machinima , the use of real-time 3-d graphics engines to create animated films .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "molotov alva was commissioned in 2006 by vpro , a dutch television broadcaster , and by submarine , a dutch television and internet production company .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the first dispatch , titled \" out of his skin \" , was placed on youtube in february 2007 .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "a rough cut of the documentary premiered at toronto 's hot docs film festival in 2007 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it subsequently appeared in festivals around the world , including the tokyo international film festival , the rome film festival and sxsw .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the north american broadcast rights were purchased by hbo documentary films in august , 2007 , marking the first time a us television network purchased a series which premiered on youtube .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the first six episodes of molotov alva and his search for the creator premiered on cinemax on may 15 , 2008 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the final four episodes were distributed via video on demand , itunes , and youtube , making it the first simultaneous multi-platform distribution of an american television series . 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( 2009 ) . hbo documentary films . accessed june 9 , 2009 , from urltoken\nhbo ( 2007 ) molotov alva and his search for the creator : a second life odyssey . retrieved june 9 , 2010 , from hbo : urltoken\nin 2007 , a man named molotov alva , disappeared from his californian home .\nmolotov ' s alva and his search for the creator : a second life odyssey is the first minimovie in a series of documentaries produced specifically for online video channels , ipods and mobile phones .\nmolotov and orhalla search for the creator of second life . their journey brings them into contact with gorean sex slaves , cyberpunks , and furries . despite these encounters , molotov and orhalla fail in their search .\nfilmmaker douglas gayeton spent a year in second life , documenting his experiences and the people he met via a character named molotov alva . molotov alva and his search for the creator : a second life odyssey will air on hbo , cinemax , ondemand and online on may 15 , 2008 .\nmolotov alva and his search for the creator was screened at cannes short film corner , south by southwest , web flash film festival ( centre pompidou , paris ) , hotdocs , and more .\nfinally he showed me his latest work , 4 minute episode of the film . \u201cmolotov alva and the search for the creator : a second life odyssey\u201d . ( hbo soon bought all 12 episodes from him ) .\ndouglas gayeton directed and wrote molotov alva and his search for the creator : a second life odyssey ( 2008 ) . he is a director and writer also known for the story of an egg ( 2012 ) and lost in italy ( 2003 ) . source : imdb\nmolotov ' s alva and his search for the creator : a second life odyssey is a compilation of ten video diaries made by molotov alva , who disappeared off the face of the earth in january of this year , only to re - appear subsequently in second life . the diaries form the basis of the documentary directed by douglas gayeton .\ntouriel decided to develop his land primarily so that he could pass his business to his son and meanwhile provide for his own retirement .\nwho would you be if you could choose your looks , identity , body type , gender and even your historical era ? prepare for questions like these and more in the offbeat and provocative film\nmolotov alva and his search for the creator : a second life odyssey\n( 7 p . m . , cinemax ) .\nan animated documentary that chronicles an avatar named molotov alva and his travels through the virtual world learning of the complex social interactions that take place within second life .\nmolotov and orhalla return to many of the locations they\u2019d visited earlier in the documentary , yet find no sign of the creator . orhalla ultimately brings molotov to the oracle , who explains that there is no one single creator of second life , but that it is , instead , a world made by its users , each of whom is the creator .\nmachinima has found its way on the mainstream and satellite networks , including the bbc , mtv , and hbo , the first network to air a full - length machinima film from a virtual world . the documentary molotov alva and his search for the creator : a second life odyssey was shot and produced in second life . the premise of the documentary follows \u201ca man named molotov alva [ 10 ] [ who ] disappeared from his california home in [ january 2007 ] , just as a series of video dispatches by a traveler with the same name began to appear inside second life\u201d ( molotov , 2009 ) .\nthe advanced search uses custom search algorithms to get you the best possible results . here ' s a few notes on using the advanced ebook finder .\norhalla zander , a seeker who scoffs at the pursuit of personal possessions , and who inspires molotov to seek the creator of sl . subsequent dispatches involve alva\u2019s romance with abigail , as well as his adventures among the various sl communities such as the furries .\nhis goal was to develop his students\u2019 love for cycling \u201cso they would carry it on for many years\u201d and to teach his 1 , 300 students safe cycling .\nhidden code for a ' visual search ' feature hints at snap ' s next move .\ninstead of constricting his muscles , searing his flesh , burning his lungs and stopping his heart , the extreme electrical current gives the boy the ability to compete in the nba .\nthe boy said his favorite game was frogger . and his grandpa\u2019s ? the \u201cmoneymaking game . \u201d\nreported to be the first film ever created in the virtual reality of the\nsecond life\ncommunity ,\nmolotov\nis the story of filmmaker douglas gayeton , who abandons his real life , or , as he calls it , his\ncarbon life ,\nto live exclusively in his second life as his avatar , or alter ego , molotov alva .\ncherney and bari sued investigators , alleging false arrest , illegal search , slanderous statements and conspiracy .\nmolotov decides to search for a mate and settle down . various misadventures ensue until molotov finally meets abigail . they set up house together but are continually troubled by their inability to have physical intimacy . orhalla ultimately appears with news that he\u2019s found the creator . faced with the decision of either staying with abigail or joining orhalla , he ultimately decides to complete his unfinished journey .\na man leaves his petaluma , california home and enters a virtual world called second life as an avatar named molotov alva . he arrives with no possessions , not even clothing . alva considers all that he has left behind in coming here , and concludes that when his memories of the real world eventually recede into nothingness , his old life will have disappeared .\nin this second life adventure molotov alva encounters everything from furries , to cyberpunks to neo - luddites to gorean sex slaves , to the king of the hobos : orhalla zander , who becomes molotovs guide as he searches for the creator of their brave new world .\nbilly martin , lawyer for the levy family , said it is \u201cdisturbing\u201d that police didn\u2019t find the bone and the wire during the search .\nmolotov sets out to create a life for himself in second life . he begins by building his own home and furnishing it with objects he discovers during his travels . however , he ultimately decides that his new home is merely a trap , one that keeps him tied to memories of the life he ' d just left . molotov eventually gets rid of his home ( and everything in it ) and continues on his journey .\nthe hafler trio \u2013 wolf sheep cabbage 2 : evidence pertaining to the creator = 4 . 00\nadmission is $ 2 for adults , $ 1 for seniors , and $ . 50 for\none summer , foer hopped on a plane and headed out to the ukraine for four days , in search of the woman who hid his grandmother from the nazis during world war ii .\nthe result was\nmolotov alva and the search for his creator : a second life odyssey\n, and the story of its viral ascent into a major cable network was covered here . since writing that post last year , i should say by way of full disclosure , douglas and i have become friendly . but i was enthralled by\nmolotov alva\nthe very moment the first part aired last march on youtube , and having seen the whole film since , that sense is only heightened : dizzying , funny , profound , it ' s a fever dream vision that perfectly captures the essence of second life . ( i ' m hardly its only admirer . )\nmika vainio + ryoji ikeda + alva noto \u2013 live 2002 = 3 . 45\npolice said they would search the site again to see if they could find other overlooked evidence .\nin january 2007 , a man named molotov alva , disappeared from his californian home . shortly thereafter , a series of video dispatches by a traveler of the same name appeared within a popular online world called second life . filmmaker douglas gayeton ( interview ) came across these video dispatches and put them together into a documentary of ten episodes , shot entirely in second life . an instant youtube classic , \u201cmy second life\u201d as the show was originally called , was snapped up by hbo and received rave reviews in the us . molotov alva and his search for the creator was screened at cannes short film corner , south by southwest , web flash film festival ( centre pompidou , paris ) , hotdocs , and more .\nthree quarters of the locations in \u201cmolotov alva\u201d don\u2019t exist anymore , removed by their owners or creators for one reason or another . \u201cwe\u2019ve documented something that\u2019s never gonna exist again , \u201d he observes .\nin january 2007 , a man named molotov alva , disappeared from his californian home . shortly thereafter , a series of video dispatches by a traveler of the same name appeared within a popular online world called second life .\nswisher said he hasn\u2019t discussed his immediate future yet with his agent , joe bick of cincinnati .\nit begins with correspondence between alex , a ukrainian , and the main character , coincidentally named jonathan safran foer . alex is to be foer\u2019s guide as they search for his grandmother\u2019s old shtetl .\nthe workshops also show participants how to search through the stacks and stacks of field notes filed by berkeley researchers over the years .\ngayeton pitched submarine on shooting molotov alva and his search for the creator : a second life odyssey , a documentary set entirely within the world of second life . it was only when submarine gave the project the green light that gayeton realized he actually had no idea how he was going to shoot it . he jokes , \u201cignorance is bliss unless ignorance is you having taken money from a documentary fund , and then having no idea what to do with it . it definitely wasn\u2019t bliss . \u201d\nmachinima has found its way on the mainstream and satellite networks , including the bbc , mtv , and hbo , the first network to air a full - length machinima film from a virtual world . the documentary molotov alva and his search for the creator : a second life odyssey was shot and produced in second life . the premise of the documentary follows \u201ca man named molotov alva molotov alva and his search for the creator who disappeared from his california home in january 2007 , just as a series of video dispatches by a traveler with the same name began to appear inside second life\u201d ( molotov , 2009 ) . the first full length machinima series based on the motion picture terminator salvation was released may 2009 through itunes , xbox live , sony playstation , and urltoken . it was produced by the film\u2019s director and machinima inc . , distributed by warner brothers and developed and produced through halcyon games . it is a 6 part series that relies on the engine of the game terminator salvation . its plot begins two and a half years before the motion picture\u2019s storyline ( terminator , 2009 ) . \u201cmachinima is the next generation of storytelling , \u201d posits diane nelson , president of warner premiere ( terminator , 2009 ) . cos lazouras , president of halcyon games , [ 16 ] explained to business wire ( terminator , 2009 ) , \u201cre - purposing our game to produce the very first dramatic series in this medium is a fantastic innovation and will become the norm for game makers in the future . \u201d\ntenants there would pay for touriel\u2019s retirement . his son could run the flower business .\nbakersfield \u2013 an amtrak train struck a pickup thursday , hurling the driver 50 feet from his truck and breaking his leg .\n- frankenstein vs . the monster at this point in the novel , i sympathize with the monster even though he has become a terrible person . as his creator , victor frankenstein should have cared for the monster despite his disgusting appearance . frankenstein failed to provide the monster with any type of parental guidance and instead ran away from his responsibilities . in the first few hours of his birth , the monster is faced with rejection , even from his creator . if frankenstein would have guided and nurtured him , then the monster would have never sought revenge on frankenstein and his family . . . . [ tags : english literature ]\nthe name \u201cmolotov alva\u201d was taken from an alternate reality game douglas created for microsoft in the 90s , naming his hero after skateboard icon tony alva . ( in yet another life , douglas was an avid skateboarder , and to his joy , the surname was available when he created a second life account . ) in creating molotov\u2019s avatar , he went through a dozen versions , but ultimately , took a lesson from scott mccloud\u2019s classic understanding comics - - \u201cthe more simplistic a character looks , you see yourself as the character . \u201d hence molotov\u2019s aging , average looking persona , crafted by avatar skin master chip midnight .\ngayeton\u2019s filming process is crucial to understanding the documentary nature of the project . molotov alva looks like an animated film , and it\u2019s easy to assume while watching it that the director just created the scenes he needed . but gayeton is not an animator , and molotov alva is not a special effects film . the only reason that his film is animated is that the world he is documenting happens to be an animated world . the visual style of the film simply reflects the reality of gayeton\u2019s subject .\nnick swisher is accustomed to being different . his cowboy boots and west virginia upbringing earned the ribbing of his ohio state teammates .\nhis body looks sculpted by praxiteles , his thick blond hair is youthfully tousled , and he commands the stage like a star .\nkeith van horn , from nearby diamond bar , spent his childhood rooting for the lakers .\nneighbors said they hadn\u2019t seen his parents for a year and that pineiro had said they moved away .\n\u201cmcnulty\u2019s working for enron , and so is d\u2019angelo barksdale , \u201d simon , the show\u2019s creator and executive producer , said during a location shoot on baltimore\u2019s notoriously violent pennsylvania avenue .\n- viewing frankenstein\u2019s monster as a human the literary critic harold bloom , in his afterward in the signet edition of frankenstein states that , \u201cthe monster is at once more intellectual and more emotional than his creator . \u201d bloom continues to say that the creature is more human , more lovable , and more to be pitied than doctor frankenstein ( 292 ) . throughout the novel frankenstein , the monster portrays more human qualities than his creator dr . frankenstein . dr . frankenstein appears less human than his creation because he rejects his own creation and he fails to plan for the results of his experiment . . . . [ tags : mary shelley , literary analysis , analytical essay ]\nmolotov reconnects with abigail and they rekindle their relationship . the two even consider starting a family , but after molotov realizes that he is immortal he abandons the thought of having children . he subsequently becomes depressed and for the first time misses his real world life . finally , abigail announces that she has found a way out of this virtual world and leaves . molotov realizes that abigail is the only real thing he\u2019s found in this virtual world and follows after her .\njohnny howard and his orchestra \u2013 the world of johnny howard = 3 . 75\n! prince brad sends the evil giara to defeat ditt and his friends . giara\nprosecutors said azmath sold personal information to someone who obtained credit cards in his name , purchasing $ 58 , 747 in services and merchandise . ricco said his client received only several hundred dollars for his part in the conspiracy .\nhaving solved the riddle of the creator , molotov sets out to become one himself . he apprentices at various jobs , including a stint with otis mapplethorpe , \u201cthe johnny appleseed of this new world\u201d , before setting out to make his own exotic plants . the high demand for his products attracts the attention of a large company , which crushes him with their mass produced goods . molotov soon learns that corporations have entered this virtual world en masse and have filled it with their \u201cbrand pollution\u201d . molotov tries to escape to a desert island , only to find that the corporations have made it even here .\nwhat it became was several months of gayeton immersing himself in sl , learning the culture\u2019s conventions and mores . he created his avatar , molotov alva , who had to overcome the challenges of entering a closed community and gaining the inhabitants\u2019 trust . gayeton compares the process to that of an anthropological documentarian who goes down to\nwe ' re often reminded that people can lose themselves in online realms like second life .\nmolotov alva\nshows us that they can find themselves , as well . or at least try .\nis about a man that gives up his real life to escape in a virtual one . with new friend , orhalla zander , by his side , they venture forth in a search to meet the creator of this magical place they ' re in . along the way , he is tempted into griefing , tries out relationships , and learns a lot about himself in the process .\nwhile croy in civilian clothes waited in the gallery for his case to come up , a prisoner bolted from the courtroom . croy jumped out of his seat and ran after the fleeing man .\nwhat\u2019s ironic about making molotov as an everyman , \u201d douglas says now , is how that helped provoke a bidding war between sundance , mtv , and hbo . \u201cthey all said molotov was their demographic . \u201d mtv even saw molotov as their new max headroom , and wanted to buy the avatar from douglas outright , and turn him into an mtv product .\nmolotov meets a hobo named orhalla zander , who introduces the\nfive ways of the seeker\n. these include :\nin this movie director douglas gayeton explores the online life of molotov alva , a californian man who disapeared without a trace from \u2018real life\u2019 . suddenly he appears in second life with a series of 10 video dispatches .\ngee hopes his presence on the nine person commission will offer berkeley a fresh perspective , and that his constituency will see him as a resource and channel to the labor commission and city council .\nryuichi sakamoto , alva noto & bryce dessner \u2013 the revenant ( original motion picture soundtrack ) = 3 . 57\ncnn\u2019s anderson cooper and his cnn colleagues vs . anderson cooper , \u201960 minutes\u2019 correspondent\njacque jones was 3 - for - 4 with two doubles and two rbis for minnesota .\nhear an old recording of alva pierce reading the 1897 holiday classic\nyes virginia , there is a santa claus .\nfor more info and to subscribe , visit urltoken\nwhen molotov alva decided to make a documentary , he picked up a camera and started shooting the world around him . there\u2019s just one little twist : alva is an \u201cavatar\u201d in second life , the virtual world created by linden labs . when one lives in a \u201cfake\u201d world , is it possible to engage in an art form that centers on capturing reality ?\nrespondents also displayed a high interest in movies depicting the personal stories of world trade center survivors and the hunt for osama bin laden and his terrorist group .\nbeen elected plumbers of the year . 23\nhooded robin and his mario men\n\nhe said his jaw was wired shut at a hospital in germany , and his doctor issued him a pair of wire clippers to carry at all times in case he became sick and needed to open his jaw to avoid choking .\nby going 3 - for - 6 , with his first homer of the season and two doubles , benard raised his average from . 229 to . 250 . dunston is hitting . 135 .\nby selling his ' breakthrough scoop ' to news channels he hopes to increase his chances to immigrate to the us .\nread the rest\na search of a vehicle and a hotel room in ellensburg turned up credit cards and checkbooks in a variety of names , computer equipment to make checks and three ounces of methamphetamine .\nthere ' s a recent interview with bryan lee o ' malley over at urltoken manga where the scott pilgrim creator talks about the influence of shonen ( boy ' s ) manga on his comic series .\nsnap for his album\n, sydney morning herald , 7 may 1967 , p 3 .\nnavel\nremember when everything was about\nvr\n? yeah , we were all going to travel to a different dimension via our eyes and ears , as long as we never ran out of quarters to feed the machine transporting us there . now that vr seems more dated than futuristic ,\nmolotov alva and his search for the creator : a second life odyssey\nmerely comes across as self - consciously bizarre , like something you ' d hallucinate after eating a handful of oreos whose freshness expired back in ' 99 . it doesn ' t even look all that intriguing - - essentially like stop - motion animation on steroids .\nas molotov alva . here and there , he made a few friends , and documented the entire process . when he looked back , he had hundreds of hours of footage and began to sift through it to weave a story . after completing it , he posted it to youtube , where\nin speaking to the court , sanchez said he still has five bb pellets embedded in his body , including one below his right eye and two in his ear . \u201ci want justice according to the law , \u201d he said .\nwhen the documentary was completed , the first episode was accidentally posted on youtube . within three days , the video had 500 , 000 hits . gayeton signed a deal with hbo , allowing molotov alva to be distributed across multiple media including tv , ondemand and on the web .\nwest , a native of sheffield , england , is starring in his first series after a run of supporting roles in films including \u201d28 days\u201d and \u201crock star . \u201d during a chat in his trailer , he\u2019s self - effacing about his uneasiness playing a baltimore detective and his attempts to lick the american accent .\nvictor touriel left monday\u2019s landmarks preservation committee meeting disappointed and unsure of his financial future .\nmolotov ' s machinima techniques not knowing what \u201cmachinima\u201d was , douglas didn\u2019t about the usual tools for making it . \u201ci have to say i was pretty na\u00efve about how it worked , and kind of just stumbled through it . \u201d his solution was to set his high definition video camera three feet away from his 23 inch monitor , and simply record the action that way , as he sat at the computer .\nthe boy was vacationing on the island with his family . he was released from a panama city hospital saturday , but his name was not released .\nthis documentary takes us into the world of molotov who is a new avatar entering the online social network site - second life . the film follows the beginnings of his new life and what he has to give up in order to live in that world . he struggles with the separation between his new life and his former life but ultimately falls into the new life and begins to live as he would normally . inevitably , that life leads him back to real questions about existence and the creator . we leave him as he continues his search for the creator of this new world . i found this to be an interesting look into a world that most people either love or don ' t ! i give the director credit for diving headfirst into his experience and not making this a film about criticizing or accepting the life people choose to have in these internet social groups . he made it seem like his interest for the people he encountered were genuine and non - judgmental worth the 35 minutes it took to watch . i would be interested in watching additional footage , which i hope is included on the dvd , or am curious if the plan is to have a follow - up because my only complaint was the ending sort of left me hanging . . .\none day a guy named douglas gayeton came to meet stopped by our office in sausalito . he wasn\u2019t looking for a job , just to share ideas and inspiration . we sat at a cafe by the beach and i listened to his story . ( his bio is here ) . he was a filmmaker and had collaborated with william gibson on the first interactive film , a cd - rom of johnny mnemonic . he\u2019d worked as creative director at napster but also lived in tuscany and had made video games for years in europe . he\u2019d spent the past year making a film about an explorer named molotov alva who wanders through second life on a search for meaning . the more douglas spoke the more i liked him \u2014 eccentric , mad and weirdly lovable .\nthe state - appointed administrator would serve for two years and under his or her tenure progress reports would be submitted to the every three months .\nprosecutors say thrasher was beaten to death and run over with his own vehicle . his body was found in a ditch near russellville nearly two days later .\nbehind the university\u2019s formula are two professors \u2014 one for the science , one for everything else .\nthe boy originally didn\u2019t want to talk to police because he thought he and his sister were in trouble for stealing . police coaxed him into telling them about the money when they asked what games he and his grandfather liked to play .\n\u201cit\u2019s the difference between night and day , \u201d he told reporters from his perch in the train\u2019s nose .\nscissors and sellotape \u2013 \u2026 for the tired and ill at ease \u2026 = 3 . 73\nthe jurors must decide whether or not the defendants violated the first amendment rights of plaintiff bari and cherney through false arrest and unlawful search , and whether there was a conspiracy on the part of law enforcement to violate these rights .\nmaking a virtual documentary douglas chose\nhobo king\norhalla zander both as molotov alva\u2019s guide , and his virtual world producer , finding him locations , arranging interviews with residents , and so on , talking with douglas via skype as they maneuvered their avatars through various scenarios . these were recorded live , and events unfolded naturally . mostly . in the scene where molotov fights a duel to gain entrance to samurai island , for example , the warrior he fights was so good , douglas remembers , orhalla had to step in with a bindle stick to keep alva from getting killed . \u201cwe were literally shooting as we went and figured out how to turn into it a story . \u201d\nsuzuki lofted a home run about 10 feet inside the foul pole in right field to open the game . it was his first home run of the season and his second career leadoff homer , with his other one coming at los angeles last july 6 .\nanastasio , 53 , currently is deputy director for strategic operations at lawrence livermore , and during his 22 years at the lab has been nationally recognized for his leadership in the design and safe stewardship of nuclear weapons . he will take office july 1 , replacing c . bruce tarter .\nthe first episode takes place in second life and gayeton has plans for 12 more episodes in which alva will document and report what he finds in virtual words such as world of warcraft . he sees that virtual worlds are competing for audiences with hollywood and that they are winning .\nmiguel tejada\u2019s single in the first inning extended his hitting streak to 13 games .\na weekly radio show broadcasted live on urltoken with your hosts christian alva and dj unit , live from southern ca . enjoy ! ! ! !\nfinding and working with the subjects of molotov alva presented an issue unique to sl . according to gayeton , there is a generally accepted code in the virtual world that people don\u2019t ask about who you are or what you do in \u201creal\u201d life . you never know anyone\u2019s real name . when gayeton and alva wanted to contact an sl resident to set up an interviews or rendez - vous , the practice was to e - mail them at a gmail account set up in their avatar\u2019s name . alva and gayeton ultimately made a film where they never met any of their subjects in the flesh .\n\u201cteachers don ' t get paid much , but when i teach a kid to float and i tell him to use his arms and he realizes he is swimming , he gets such a look on his face . the look on his face is payment enough . \u201d\nwhenever the band took the stage , roger daltrey provided the sound and townshend the fury . off to the side , frozen except for the fingers flying across his fretboard , stood \u201cthe ox\u201d \u2014 entwistle .\nuse all these words or the e book finder above to search all of our titles , authors , subjects , or all three using any keyword .\npresley made three movies in hawaii and staged two of his best - known concerts there : a benefit for the uss arizona in 1961 and \u201caloha from hawaii\u201d in 1973 .\nduring the deliberation period jurors requested copies of the first and fourth amendments to the u . s . constitution to clarify accusations of false arrest , unlawful search , and conspiracy to interfere with free speech made against the defendants .\nthe bible reveals two aspects of god\u2019s rule over his creation . the first is his universal rule in which he sovereignly decrees whatsoever comes to pass and \u201cworks all things after the counsel of his will\u201d ( eph . 1 : 11 ) . there are times when god accomplishes his will immediately without the assistance of others ( such as in the creation ) , and other . . . \u2026\nmolotov attempts to make friends in second life . along the way he meets the people of caledon , a luddite community still living in the 19th century .\nlawyers for the fbi and opd objected to the jury\u2019s request but wilken overruled them .\nin part 2 i will lead you through molotov\u2019s journey of through the geography and culture of second life . in a world where anything is possible , this traveler searches his soul to ponder love and friendship . he trudges through deserts and sails the virtual seas to answer one basic question :\nhis suspension comes two days after gov . gray davis announced plans to build a state nursing home for veterans at the site .\ncanon city , colo . \u2013 dozens of families headed back into the charred foothills tuesday to search for remnants of their lives after a 4 , 400 - acre wildfire destroyed more than 80 homes .\nthe change could affect cost , said alva spence , area manager for sodexho and food service consultant for the district . currently , school lunches cost students about $ 2 . 20 . the price of milk alone could rise about 50 cents for an 8 - ounce carton when the move is made to organic , spence said .\nfor phillips , who has lived in west berkeley for 47 years , promoting economic self - sufficiency is not just attacking an isolated issue , it\u2019s fighting a core ailment that has afflicted his neighborhood for years .\nthis is about peace , about establishing international borders for israel for the first time , and about reducing the incentives for both palestinian and israeli defense force terrorism ( assassinations and violent coercion of civilians under us congressional definitions ) .\ntorres issued his ruling with the jury out of the courtroom . it came seven weeks into the trial .\nin these final episodes , alva grows frustrated by the arrival of corporations and excessive commercialism in second life , and lashes out , even becoming a griefer . ironically this was a plot twist inspired , he says , by his brief time as creative director with nwn partner millions of us , where he set up advertising sites for various major clients . ( gayteon\u2019s real life experiences , in other words , changed the storyline for his avatar . )\n\u201cwe were looking to make the collections come alive . julia and lucy are prime examples of that search . we wanted to provide access to and take the next step to present these objects and this history to the general public , \u201d said takiguchi .\nosha lowered his intermediate - term rating to \u201cneutral\u201d from \u201cstrong buy\u201d but is maintaining a \u201cstrong - buy\u201d rating for the long term .\ntureck and his staff are slated to update city council on the status of the locker program at a july 23 meeting .\nyokohama , japan \u2013 what a time and place for the first world cup meeting between brazil and germany \u2014 in the final , for the trophy , with all the world watching .\n\u201cwhen i saw him on his bike with his students he was really happy . he always had fun with them . he was always an advocate for the students , \u201d says former king science teacher warner freeman .\n- childhood felix arvid ulf kjellberg , or pewdiepie , was born in october 24 , 1989 and spent his childhood in gothenburg , sweden . his parents named him felix because in latin it means happy . the you tube star rarely cried when he was baby and his favorite word was \u201cgooo . \u201d since the day he was born he was trying to live up to his name ; and for the most part he did . when he first went to kindergarten he \u201cwent to kindergarten and wore a skirt with his hair up and told everyone he was a girl . \u201d pewdiepie spent most of his time in kindergarten drawing . . . . [ tags : personal narrative ]\nin which he produces works under the pseudonym of ill robinson . part of his credits include director for the project hardly workin that won a best in sho award in 2001 and in 2002 an award for best acting in amas ' s machinima film festival . among his credits , marino created a machinima video for mtv2 on the action game [ 7 ]\nkiesle\u2019s attorney , bill gagen , said police violated his client\u2019s privacy without evidence .\njames jenkins , 19 , of la crescenta , was on a hiking trip wednesday with his father . after the pair became separated , horace jenkins reported his son missing .\nseattle\u2019s ichiro suzuki extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a single in the seventh .\nthree young classmates held his body up to keep the rope from tightening , police said .\nlt . greg miller , a combat medic and member of a special forces patrol and a purple heart recipient , was shot in kandahar in april . the bullet passed through his jaw , severing nerves and leaving him without feeling in his mouth .\nchef nick erven has all the vegans mad at him for deciding to bring in meat and dairy to his once vegan restaurant . nick joins the fellas to talk about weathering the vegan backlash which includes : threats from angry carrot - heads , having moby be mad at you and having your restaurant attacked with a chia - seed molotov cocktail . \u2026\nvan houten , manson , his chief lieutenant charles \u201ctex\u201d watson , and two other women , susan atkins and patricia krenwinkle , were convicted and sentenced to death for their part in the tate - la bianca murders .\nuse this exact wording or phrase to search all of our titles , authors , subjects , or all three using any specified keyword or key - phrase .\noriginally ab 2160 would have allowed teachers , who can only bargain for wages , benefits and salaries , to negotiate the processes for selecting textbooks and curriculum .\n- . . . his unnatural appearance will never grant him a seat in society and will never be accepted . his destiny is doomed to living a lonely life separated from the rest of the world . the monster is rejected by society . however , his monstrosity results not only from his horrendous appearance but also from the unnatural origin of his creation . for example in chapter 15 , \u201cat that instant the cottage door was opened , and felix , safie , and agatha entered . who can describe their horror and consternation on beholding me . . . . [ tags : message , monster , social means ]\nhe started in all but three games in his three seasons and finished with a . 323 career average .\nand while guzman acknowledges his lack of experience in city government , he recognizes he has to start somewhere .\none of the main reasons the lakers beat the kings was o\u2019neal\u2019s ability to ignore the pain from his arthritic right big toe and produce dominating efforts in games 6 and 7 .\nnew jersey\u2019s byron scott , meanwhile , is in his second year as an nba head coach \u2014 both with the nets , who were 26 - 56 in his first season .\nshooting survivor conrad ibasco , 45 , dragged his wife to safety after his 8 - year - old daughter , barbara , was shot in the head as mother and child stood in line at the checkout stand .\nashford , wash . \u2013 the four friends whose trek to the summit of mount rainier ended in disaster and three deaths were expert climbers in search of the breathless views at the top of the region\u2019s rugged mountain ranges , their friends say .\nmiller had flown to the bay area to visit his mother , the administrative assistant to the superintendent of the millbrae school district .\nst . mary\u2019s athletic director and football coach jay lawson said moore set his focus for the future on baseball despite a promising season on the football field after a year out of the sport .\nbrazil\u2019s rivaldo was fined $ 7 , 000 for faking an injury in the late stages of his team\u2019s opening 2 - 1 victory over turkey .\nafter the heroics , the prosecutor dropped all charges against the deputy , preserving his 20 - year law enforcement career .\nisaiah thornton and ricardo mejicano are the perfect combination that is needed to create a molotov cocktail of topics designed to hit america . this is the minority agenda podcast . all challenges are welcomed .\n\u201cthe quietest man in private but the loudest onstage , \u201d wyman said of his late friend . \u201che was unique and irreplaceable . \u201d\n\u201cmisha\u201d seemed ageless in his appearance with the white oak dance project at zellerbach hall last weekend \u2013 not that time hasn\u2019t altered the golden glow of his youth to a mellower shade . his dancing isn\u2019t as breathtaking as it once was , but it\u2019s wiser , humbler , deeper .\nanastasio graduated from johns hopkins university with a bachelor\u2019s degree in physics and earned his master\u2019s degree at the state university of new york at stony brook , where he also earned his doctorate in theoretical nuclear physics .\nthe padres kept barry bonds in the ballpark , but he walked and scored in the third . bonds , who hit his 586th homer sunday night to tie frank robinson for fourth on the career list , was 2 - for - 3 with two walks .\npolice said they found jose luis landeras on tuesday stuffing moneymaking material down his pants .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nultimately takes the form of a series of dispatches from sl exploring issues ranging from relationships to individual freedom to personal identity . early on , alva meets \u201chobo king\u201d\nzillah watson , commissioning editor for virtual reality at the bbc , on how to make vr work for audiences .\nfreed of the necessities of everyday living , alva discovers that second life can be both a liberation and a burden . his\nwho - am - i ?\nand\nwho created - this - world ?\ncuriosity leads him on a pilgrimage with another offbeat second life seeker as well as into the\narms\nof a woman who may turn out to be the greatest relationship of his life .\nthere are currently openings for the commission on the aging and the solid waste management commission in hawley\u2019s district 5 .\nscott played 11 of his 14 nba seasons with the lakers and was a starter on three of their five championship teams in the 1980s .\nshamszad , the owner of ziba photographics in berkeley and san francisco , did not comment on the case , citing instructions from his lawyer .\nuse the one or more of these phrases fields to search all of our titles , authors , subjects , or all three using up to three specified keywords or key - phrases .\npolice spent a week searching the area of rock creek park , employing cadaver dogs , crime scene technicians and cadets to look for bones and other evidence after a man walking his dog discovered levy\u2019s skull and other bones on may 22 .\ndeblois and his partner , chris sanders , got a private tour of graceland . one long hallway is lined with presley\u2019s gold and platinum records .\nalbert fish . we give a gentleman some advice . rip alva campbell and billy herrington . martin shkreli sentenced to 7 years in prison . another pizza bombshell ! mel gibson quotes .\nin his first public appearance since his resignation from the accounting firm in march , joseph berardino was scheduled to speak late tuesday before the commonwealth club in palo alto on how the enron scandal forever will change accounting .\nat jennie richie \u2013 vaudeview over for blackened tea and hashishans = 3 . 60\njasper and damery begin their paranormal investigations of the barn . alva and derrech snoop around for illegal activity on the premises , and everyone becomes quickly confused about what precisely is going on around here . traditional scooby - dooing ensues ! explore : urltoken contact : welcometowarda @ urltoken tweet : @ welcometo . . . \u2026\nrevelation of a long - kept secret of his own ancestry . november 22 , 2004 21\nthe article adds that\nduring his years on \u2018laugh - in , \u2019 sues became the spokesman for peter pan peanut butter and appeared in numerous tv commercials and print ads in which he portrayed an outrageously flamboyant peter .\nransom coached the freshman team at berkeley high during the 2000 - 01 season , but decided to step away after his proposals for study programs and community service for the players fell on deaf ears . with the budget getting tighter every year at bhs , the support system for younger players can be lacking . in fact , with the newest set of budget cuts , the freshman team has been eliminated for the upcoming school year .\na - sun amissa \u2013 you stood up for victory , we stood up for less = 4 . 50\nformer students can join mr . ball for a bike ride . call teri gerritz at for more information .\nsharrell lovejoy , 80 , remembers when the stoplight was built in the 1940s , just down the street from his bobcat diner .\ndouglas gayeton , talked about his experiences working in cinema , music , and print . he collaborated with ea and ubisoft . at ubisoft he worked on\nworkers who picketed outside the company late thursday night expressed wariness and wanted to see the details for themselves .\nthe shooting left the market spattered with blood . but it was cleaned up and open for business friday .\nthe american meteorology society sets the national standards for broadcast meteorology . it judges both education and communication skills .\ndan belson , associate civil engineer for the city of berkeley is the project manager for the rebuilding project , officially called a \u201cseismic retrofit . \u201d\n- the vyacheslav molotov book report for much of the time between 1930 and 1952 , vyacheslav molotov , a laconic , unsmiling man called mr nyet behind his back by western diplomats , was second only to joseph stalin in the soviet union . he played a decisiverole in the famine of 1932 , during which millions of peasants died of starvation and disease . he was instrumental in liquidating the kulaks ( the land - owning farmers ) . he was stalin ' s faithful henchman during the great terror , in 1936 - 38 , when both the red army command and the country ' s political leadership were decimated . . . . [ tags : essays papers ]\nnordvargr \u2013 for the blood is the life \u2013 the second strain ep = 3 . 40\nvarious artists \u2013 tradition and avantgarde in japan \u2013 japanese music for voice , koto and shamisen = 4 . 33\nblack characters were more likely to appear in comedies , with 39 percent of all black characters in sitcoms compared to 31 percent for whites , 23 percent for hispanics and 21 percent for asians .\nthe case , which has bounced through the court system and never gone to trial , was filed in 1993 by a black officer who claimed he was passed over for a promotion because of his race .\nstriker hwang sun - hong , playing in his fourth world cup , opened the scoring and yoo sang - chul provided the clincher for the team that now poses a major threat to keep the united states from advancing to the second round .\nsimon has refused to release his personal tax returns , but the returns of nonprofit organizations are public documents .\nthe missing boy\u2019s father , from beverly hills , said his son may have wandered to nearby holmby park .\nkrause eventually wound his way through richmond and onto the bridge , sheriff\u2019s lt . larry gregg said . on the other side , san rafael police picked up the chase , which ended around 4 : 50 p . m . when cruisers pushed him off the road and boxed in his gray honda .\nfor barbara takiguchi , coordinator of public programs for hearst museum , the mother and daughter represent a link between information and material culture . the cultural interpreters are a part of this year\u2019s \u201cregeneration theme\u201d at family day , an event run by the museum for the past 12 years .\n- oscar de la hoya is a famous professional boxer . he is known all over the world for his looks , talent in the ring and his great sportsmanship . he is one of the best fighters in the field of boxing and a good role model for young children in the world today . personal oscar de la hoya lives and was born in east los angeles , california on february 4 , 1973 . his parents names are joel , a former professional boxer from durango , mexico , and dona cecilia de la hoya . his mother , cecilia , passed away in her late thirties when breast cancer attacked her body . . . . 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{"id": 115613, "summary": [{"text": "bol ( urdu : \u0628\u0648\u0644 meaning speak ( or \" word/s \" ) ) is a 2011 pakistani urdu language social drama film written , directed and produced by shoaib mansoor .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars humaima malik , atif aslam , mahira khan , iman ali , shafqat cheema , amr kashmiri , manzar sehbai and zaib rehman in the lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it concerns a religious muslim family facing financial difficulties caused by too many children and changing times , with a major plot involving the father 's desire to have a son and his rejection of his existing transgender male-assigned-at-birth daughter .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "bol was a critical and commercial success , and became one of the highest-grossing pakistani films of all time .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "this film was part of a maternal and child health project , paiman ( pakistan initiative for mothers and newborns ) , implemented by jsi research & training institute , inc. and the johns hopkins university center for communication programs ( jhu.ccp ) which entered in a partnership with shoaib mansoor 's shoman productions in 2009 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the objective of the project was to advocate for women 's rights by bringing the focus of media and the elite of pakistan to family planning and gender issues .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the paiman project communications advisor and country representative of jhu.ccp , fayyaz ahmad khan , served as the executive producer of the movie .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film was reviewed by the central board of film censors in lahore on 8 november 2010 and received its approval the next day .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "bol is set in lahore and many students from national college of arts ' ( nca ) filmmaking department assisted shoaib mansoor on it . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "bol ( film )", "paragraphs": ["new delhi : film maker shoaib mansoor\u2019s second film \u2018bol\u2019 opened in india on eid to rave reviews on wednesday .\nlahore : the pakistan film censor board has censored and cleared shoaib mansoor\u2019s second full - length feature film , bol .\neven though his second film bol , is slated to releas\u00ade soon , mansoo\u00adr is stayin\u00adg quiet .\npakistani film bol : a hard - hitting masterpiece ! . urltoken website , retrieved 21 april 2016\neven though his second film bol , which was recently cleared by the pakistan film censor board , is slated to release soon , mansoor is staying quiet .\nabhishek bachchan and ajay devgn starrer bol bachchan has not only wowed film fraternity but also the movie buffs .\nthe musician also shot for his debut film last year , shoaib mansoor\u2019s second feature film , titled bol . it stars umaima abbasai and mahira khan along with aslam , who plays a doctor in the film .\nthe pakistani film section will be headlined by a screening of shoaib mansoor\u2019s bol which will be followed by a question and answer session with the film\u2019s lead actor humaima malick . additionally , there will also be a documentary on behind - the - scenes of the film tamanna which will discuss both the film and the pakistani film industry .\nbol , the much - awaite\u00add film by shoaib mansoo\u00adr , is likely to be releas\u00aded after the cricke\u00adt world cup .\ncomplete cast : atif aslam , mahira khan , . . . - bol - a film by shoaib mansoor | facebook\nnew delhi : pakistani film bol , starring singer - actor atif aslam , is set to release in india on eid , aug 31 .\nshoaib mansoor\u2019s 2nd full length feature film \u201cbol\u201d has broken all the previous records of business at the box office , pakistan . the pakistani film made 22 million rupees in just first 6 days of its release .\nbollywood has rejuvenated dying pakistani theatres and now pakistan\u2019s film industry is looking to indian audiences for survival . bol is just the third film produced this year in pakistan . \u201cthe film industry has to cater to larger markets , which are very different from those that existed in past .\npeople expressed mixed reviews about bol , but only the film\u2019s box office record will reveal its standing after it hits cinemas nationwide on june 24 .\nkolkata : four years after \u2018bol\u2019 released , kolkata was gearing up for the release of yet another pakistani film \u2014 \u2018bin roye\u2019 . but with maharashtra navnirman sena ( mns ) asking the film\u2019s distribution company not to release it in maharashtra , the film\u2019s release in kolkata has also become uncertain .\nin a nation with no \u201creal\u201d film industry and very limited talent and creativity , a film like \u201cbol\u201d would obviously generate hype . but does this movie actually lives up to it ? the answer is a resounding no .\nbol is a great movie\u2026 . it was nice story . beat by indian cinema\nbol\nis upcoming pakistani movie under the banner of geo films and shoman production . bol release date is 24 june 2011 . this upc . . .\nali , usman .\nshoaib mansoor\u2019s bol to focus on women\u2019s issues\n.\nreview : bol \u2013 ndtvmovies . com . urltoken ( 30 august 2011 ) .\nbol review by galaxy lollywood\n\u00ab galaxy lollywood ( 7 july 2011 ) .\ntaran adarsh of india\u2019s popular cinema portal \u2018bollywoodhungama . com\u2019 and one of india\u2019s most respected film critics gave the film a 4 / 5 too .\nmust bol , a youth led campaign against gender violence , invites young filmmakers to participate in an online short film contest . at must bol , we believe that young people have something to say and can use films to express themselves . so borrow a camera to make a film and win your own video camera !\ni can\u2019t forget the experience of \u2018khuda ke liye\u2019 . can\u2019t wait to watch \u2018bol\u2019 .\nhello guyz , although i m frm india and i hate pakistan , bt your movie bol has forced me to say , u people r may b gud . its only sum bad people who r making it dirty . i don\u2019t hav words to praise the movie bol . really i don\u2019t hav any bol ( bol meaning in india is to speak ) for your super duper awesum fosum movie bol . grt work my dear neighbours\nbol has a star studded cast with tv actor humaima abbasi making her feature film debut and khuda kay liye star iman ali playing a courtesan . photos : publicity\nhello guyz , although i m frm india and i hate pakistan , bt your movie bol has forced me to say , u people r may b gud . its only sum bad people who r making it dirty . i don\u2019t hav words to praise the movie bol . really i don\u2019t hav any bol ( bol meaning in india is to speak ) for your super duper awesum fosum movie bol . grt work my dear neighbours .\nkhuda kay liye was the first pakistani film to be officially released in india after many years , and mansoor was confident that bol would also hook the indian audience .\nrelease of pakistani film ' bol ' , starring singer atif aslam , finally confirmed in india - 31 august . same week as salman ' s ' bodyguard ' .\nkhuda kay liye \u2014 a film is about the life of muslims after 9 / 11 \u2014 was the first pakistani film to be officially released in india after many years , and now mansoor is confident that bol will also hook the indian audience .\nif bol remains in cinemas in bangalore for another 10 days , i will watch it .\nurltoken has 700 , 000 + monthly visits . tell hyderabad what you feel about bol !\nshoaib mansoor\u2019s bol is a major disappointment and leaves the viewer wondering why they watched the movie .\nit means i should drop my plan of watching bol as pakistanis himself are saying it depressing .\nmahmood , rafay ( 1 june 2011 ) .\nbol\u2019s music : a surprising disappointment\n.\nhaa all indians want are naked sheela and munni\u2019s in their films 2 seduce and entertain their illiterate crowd\u2026 . watch a realistic film like bol and elevate ur maturity levels ! ! !\non the whole , bol is a courageous film that has the guts to expose issues plaguing the society . it raises questions , challenges the age - old customs and mirrors a reality most convincingly . a brilliant film embellished with bravura performances . not to be missed !\nbol was released on 24 june 2011 under the banner of geo films . bol also released in india on 31 august 2011 , making it third pakistani film , after ramchand pakistani and khuda kay liye , to release in india . apart from india , bol was released , united states , canada , united kingdom , u . a . e and australia on 31 august 2011 .\nst\u00e1bla , z . , in film a doba ( prague ) , january 1975 .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie bol ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of bol ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nbol has given us prestige which is much more than getting money from \u2018munni badnam hui\u2019 type songs .\nmahira khan - askari stars in bol , along with atif aslam and umaima abbasi . photo : file\nthis cast list of who was in bol includes both lead and minor roles . ( 19 items )\nbol bachchan ' s collections suffered in the south and north centers due to release of regional films .\nbol was released on 24 june 2011 under the banner of geo films . bol also released in india on 31 august 2011 , making it third pakistani film , after ramchand pakistani and khuda kay liye , to release in india . [ 11 ] apart from india , bol was released , united states , canada , united kingdom , u . a . e and australia on 31 august 2011 .\nbol was released on 24 june 2011 under the banner of geo films . bol also released in india on 31 august 2011 , making it third pakistani film , after ramchand pakistani and khuda kay liye , to release in india . [ 8 ] apart from india , bol was released , united states , canada , united kingdom , u . a . e and australia on 31 august 2011 .\naccording to the film\u2019s website , bol is set in lahore and focuses on a household of women . iman ali , who starred in khuda kay liye , plays the role of a courtesan .\naccording to ians film critic satyen k . bordoloi , who gave bol a generous 4 / 5 stars , said that it was embarrassing to see a pakistani film \u2018eclipse\u2019 most commercial indian films , especially considering the fact that compared to india , pakistan produces a handful of films annually .\nwho is doing a film with shah rukh khan . yet , \u2018br\u2019 is being targeted .\nshoib mansoor is a great person as well as great director . aadee ( atif aslam ) in film make high level . . nd i am waiting of releasing the film . .\naccording to a source in the censor board , the film was reviewed by the board on monday in lahore . the film is expected to release at the end of january 2011 .\ni am looking forward to this ! i am sure it will be an excellent film .\ncast of the forthcoming hindi indian bollywood film ' zindagi na milegi dobara ' . . .\nbol cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of bol actors includes any bol actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each bol actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of bol have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nbol stars pakistani singer atif asla m as well as mahira khan and umaima abbasi . while mansoor has not revealed anything about the film so far , aslam told the express tribune in an interview in september that he plays a doctor in the film and has contributed two songs to the soundtrack . he said at the time that the film \u201cwas being made for a good cause . \u201d\ncast . yet , despite the minor aberrations , bol leaves you spellbound at the conclusion of the story .\nmansoo\u00adr ' s ' bol ' gets critic\u00adal acclai\u00adm in india , gets an overal\u00adl genero\u00adus four star rating .\ntaran adarsh on twitter :\nrelease of pakistani film ' bol ' , starring singer atif aslam , finally confirmed in india - 31 august . same week as salman ' s ' bodyguard ' .\nguys ! no doubt shoaib mansoor is legend i think that is enough to say what a wonderful film is bol going to be\u2026 . but mani who\u2026 ? ? ? ? who is that . . ?\nwonderful film and still house full in london cinemas . . what esle can you ask for ?\natif aslam may be the next pakistani heart - throb to star in an indian produce film .\nmansoor\u2019s first feature film , khuda kay liye , starred shaan , fawad khan and iman ali .\nhi friends\u2026bol is a good movie . you should watch it\u2026its about some serious issues of our society\u2026 ! ty\u2026 !\netapy bol ' shogo puti ,\nin iskusstvo kino ( moscow ) , no . 5 , 1996 .\nthis is indeed a proud moment for the failing pakistani film industry . this is a brilliant opportunity for\nleyda , jay , kino : a history of the russian and soviet film , london , 1960 .\nurltoken is a website devoted to providing authentic bollywood news , box - office reports and film reviews .\nplease send in a youtube link of the film to mustbol @ urltoken latest by 5th december 2011 . the winning entries will win a samsung video camera and two runner ups will get apple ipods . most importantly , the better films will also be showcased in must bol film screenings and be part of a compilation dvd .\nmaestro shoaib mansoor\u2019s hard - hitting social drama titled bol is set to release in india on eid , august 31 .\nreview : bol \u2013 urltoken archived 8 november 2011 at the wayback machine . . urltoken ( 30 august 2011 ) .\nrave reviews : bol inspires audiences across the border\n. pakistan news today , ( 31 august 2011 ) .\nhello to all\u2026 i have watched the film bol 3 times and really love the movie . with out any doubt best pakistani film ever and one of the best i have ever seen . recommended for the youth specially . music is much better than body guard , ready , kuda k liyai etc . not a boring film at all the truth is that when some one shows mirror to our society we dont like it . and if there was a element of nudity in the movie people say \u201cwhat a film\u201d be realistic face the truth\u2026\u2026\nmuch more was expected from the music producer , who worked with the legendary vital signs and gave pakistani film music a new identity by fusing together pakistani pop , classical and rock music in his first film .\nhello to all\u2026 i have watched the film bol 3 times and really love the movie . with out any doubt best pakistani film ever and one of the best i have ever seen . recommended for the youth specially . music is much better than body guard , ready , kuda k liyai etc . not a boring film at all the truth is that when some one shows mirror to our society we dont like it . and if there was a element of nudity in the movie people say \u201cwhat a film\u201d be realistic face the truth .\nwith only 12 films released in 2010 , lollywood suffers as film - makers continue to delay release dates .\nseveral students from the national college of arts\u2019 ( nca ) filmmaking department have assisted mansoor on the film .\n. it became the highest earning film in pakistan in its first week of release , breaking all records .\nwatch or not ? : this is easily passable . there\u2019s no great action or acting in this film .\nfreddy daruwala has managed to give the same expression for the entire film and kudos to him for that .\nif you want to see the film in a cinema please check here for the cinemas closest to you .\n\u2019s rights for rs 5 crore . it plans to release the film shortly in india . we believe the film has the ingredients , like a strong script and good performances , to do well in india . \u201d\nsimilarly , ashutosh gowariker said :\nvery good , a riotous film , very funny . i think ajay and abhishek are brilliant in the film . the entire cast is brilliant but i found abhishek outstanding .\n\u2018baadshaho\u2019 overseas box - office collection day 13 : ajay devgn film earns rs 8 . 97 crore in gulf\n@ sana : who is the neighbour ? didn\u2019t get your point . but bol was real bore to say the least .\n\u2022 filmmakers will retain copyright to their work , but must bol campaign may screen the films in online and offline spaces .\npakistani singer atif aslam has been shortlisted in the category of \u2018the best music talent\u2019 for his song \u201cbol\u201d . photo : file\nfamily name alive . admiring bol and not appreciating shoaib would be doing a great disservice to the individualist film - maker . he deserves brownie points for not just choosing a controversial subject , but also handling it with aplomb . that\u2019s not\nbol ' s release was highly anticipated in india after it was announced earlier this year that it would be releasing this eid .\ngreat news ! bol movie definitely deserves an applause and its healthy trend that pakistani films are now buzzing there in indian cinemas .\nfilm in the region , beating the likes of his earlier films like \u2018golmaal returns\u2019 , \u2018bol bachchan\u2019 , \u2018singham returns\u2019 and \u2018drishyam\u2019 . \u2018golmaal returns\u2019 was the highest earning ajay devgn in the gulf with a collection of $ 1 . 34 million .\nbol received highly positive reviews from critics . taran adarsh of bollywood hungama gave 4 / 5 describing it as\na brilliant film embellished with bravura performances .\nlikewise , komal nahta of the times of india gave the film 4 / 5 by going on to describe it as\ntopical and thought - provoking .\nsaibal chatterjee of ndtv gave 3 on 5 stating that the\nmessage that the film delivers is urgent , heartfelt and of considerable import .\n\u2026 . . bol made 2 . 5 crore in less than one week in pakistan . its not dead yet ! in the uk , it is showing to packed houses . in here , they reduced the shows within a day if the film does do well . in bol\u2019s case , its shows have been increased to 4 a day where it started with just one show .\nbol received highly positive reviews from critics . taran adarsh of bollywood hungama gave 4 / 5 describing it as\na brilliant film embellished with bravura performances .\nlikewise , komal nahta of the times of india gave the film 4 / 5 by going on to describe it as\ntopical and thought - provoking .\nsaibal chatterjee of ndtv gave 3 on 5 stating that the\nmessage that the film delivers is urgent , heartfelt and of considerable import .\n[ 15 ]\nbol received highly positive reviews from critics . taran adarsh of bollywood hungama gave 4 / 5 describing it as\na brilliant film embellished with bravura performances .\nlikewise , komal nahta of the times of india gave the film 4 / 5 by going on to describe it as\ntopical and thought - provoking .\nsaibal chatterjee of ndtv gave 3 on 5 stating that the\nmessage that the film delivers is urgent , heartfelt and of considerable import .\n[ 12 ]\nsorry to say . . bol is a very borin movie . . ppl appreciate the outspoken value . . but its depressing and boring\nbol has recovered its finance many times over already in pakistan . with this negativity , it is only you who is being misguided !\nbol has a striking story to tell . it\u2019s about a hakeem sahab\u2019s quest to have a son that sees his wife give birth to fourteen children , but only seven daughters survive . the eighth is a hermaphrodite , much to hakeem\u2019s embarrassment . the film\ncomparing to what the pakistani music scene is currently offering , bol \u2019s music is simply banal . it also suffers in terms of production . in fact one wonders why mansoor didn\u2019t collaborate with great music producers like meekal hassan and rohail hayyat . it is very unfortunate that the music of the second biggest film of recent times sounds like that of an average indian film .\nmontagu , ivor ,\nthe soviet film industry ,\nin sight and sound ( london ) , autumn 1941 .\nthis is not a film , this is real life of pakistani society , shoaib sab is legend for real stories .\n\u201ca courageous film that has the guts to expose issues plaguing the society . it raises questions , challenges the age - old customs and mirrors a reality most convincingly . a brilliant film embellished with bravura performances . not to be missed ! \u201d\nbol is the soundtrack album of the 2011 urdu - language pakistani film bol by shoaib mansoor . before the movie ' s release , atif aslam ( who plays one of the main roles ) in an interview stated ,\ni have done two songs for the soundtrack . it ' s been a great experience working with shoaib mansoor , he is an amazing person and very dedicated . my role isn ' t controversial and we discussed it beforehand . it\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds a film that is being made for a good cause .\nplease check our website urltoken & our facebook page urltoken to engage further & find out more about must bol as well as filmmaking contest .\nits a good film . every piece of art has some glitches which must be overlooked for the sake of overall impact .\nit feels great to be appreciated not only for my film achievements but also for my humanitarian and charity work .\nhindi film awards for social causes archived 2 march 2012 at the wayback machine . . urltoken ( 30 october 2011 ) .\nbol is the soundtrack album of the 2011 urdu - language pakistani film bol by shoaib mansoor . before the movie ' s release , atif aslam ( who plays one of the main roles ) in an interview stated ,\ni have done two songs for the soundtrack . it ' s been a great experience working with shoaib mansoor , he is an amazing person and very dedicated . my role isn ' t controversial and we discussed it beforehand . it\u2019s a film that is being made for a good cause .\n[ 22 ]\nbol is the soundtrack album of the 2011 urdu - language pakistani film bol by shoaib mansoor . before the movie ' s release , atif aslam ( who plays one of the main roles ) in an interview stated ,\ni have done two songs for the soundtrack . it ' s been a great experience working with shoaib mansoor , he is an amazing person and very dedicated . my role isn ' t controversial and we discussed it beforehand . it\u2019s a film that is being made for a good cause .\n[ 20 ]\nthe full - length pakistani urdu feature film bol is all set to release in the biggest cinema industry of the world i . e india . the movie is being released in india by eros international , in association with geo films and shoman productions . bol which has been released in pakistan on 24th june , has already made a record of earning the most at box office in the first week of its release .\nfans in india , especially of atif aslam , are desperately waiting for bol movie to get it released in india . the promotional campaign for shoaib mansoor\u2019s bol has already been started there in india and a new promotional trailer has just been released , which looks more bold to say the least .\nalmost all hollywood film spend nearly half of their budget on advertising and publicity . good films die because of lack of awareness .\nthis film is the starting point for a people - powered change , based on the wisdom of the keepers of the earth .\nan elderly man appeared overwhelmed as he shared his view on the film . \u201ci think it is a really good film and i am sure it will definitely get a number of awards and a lot of recognition in the west , \u201d he commented emphatically .\ndistributor rajesh thadani of mumbai - based multimedia combine , says the film did well on sunday and there wasn\u2019t a big dip in the footfalls monday . \u201c bol bachchan has done pretty well all over india during the weekend . it had a business of rs 38 crore all over india . the film picked up quite well on sunday , and there was not a great fall on monday either , \u201d said thadani .\n, protests the ban . \u201cthere should be no politics in film releases . i will like to catch this movie in kolkata . \u201d\nits a business model . if he made a film only for less than 1 % , how come its the highest earner ? ?\nthe film\u2019s cast includes humaima malik , atif aslam , iman ali , mahira khan , shafqat cheema , manzar sehbai and zaib rehman .\nfilm sucks and the worst part was the boy being left with truck drivers to learn \u201cart\u201d and they rape him . mani is right\nit was awarded the best hindi film award in irds film awards 2011 by the institute for research and documentation in social sciences ( irds ) , a lucknow - based civil society organization for raising many social issues including the regressive attitude of a male - dominated society .\nthe film\u2019s opening was a savvy event . a long red carpet paved the way to atrium and as a prelude to the film ; a separate partition had adorned with huge posters of bol . upon entering the premises , all the guests had to pass through a series of stringent security checks . the organisers were smart for being meticulous about security arrangements \u2014 since shoaib mansoor\u2019s films have a tendency to touch on controversial subjects .\nwatching \u201cbol\u201d was like watching a kid play with too many toys . there was no storyline , just a hodgepodge of all the ills in our society .\n\u201ci don\u2019t know when the film is releasing , maybe october or november . i have done two songs for the soundtrack . it\u2019s been a great experience working with shoaib mansoor , he is an amazing person and very dedicated . the film is about sunnis and shias . \u201d\ntaylor , richard , and ian christie , editors , the film factory : russian and soviet cinema in documents 1896\u20131939 , cambridge , 1988 .\ncommando 2 does no justice to its name . it\u2019s a lackluster action film with remotely riveting story . a 2 / 5 for this .\nfeminism and film : critical approaches . camera obscura 1 may 1976 ; 1 ( 1 ( 1 ) ) : 3\u201310 . doi : urltoken\nbollywood actors varun dhawan and alia bhatt at a promotional event for upcoming bollywood film badrinath ki dulhania in mumbai . ( photo courtesy getty )\n' jurassic world : fallen kingdom ' box - office collection day 4 : j . a . bayona ' s film dominates the domestic circuit\n' kaala ' box office collections : pa ranjith and rajinikanth ' s film rakes in rs 112 . 2 cr worldwide in its first weekend\nlahore : following the success of saving face , which earned an oscar last month , the films bol and the yet - to - be released tamanna have started generating buzz as they have been shortlisted for the 14 th london asian film festival , set to place from the march 16 to 24 .\n, i will e - mail back all the music of bol in 256 kbps quality , i am sure you will enjoy it . have a good day .\nif bol was a bore watching bhai log makes one look like fool . you are going to be disappointed at this one as well dude\u2026 . i was .\nlondon asian fil festival is a joke created by few indians living in london . the so - called festival is an ethnic social event with non - entities forming part of their team . pakistan has to make films that shown in known and recognised festivals around the world . bol though made by a very talented film maker , did not pass the tests for entries into such festivals around the world , like cannes , london film festival , raindance film festival , abu dhabi , new york , san fransisco , india etc . the funniest comments made by some were that they beat michael winterbottom and a r rehman in the \u201crace\u201d . they won\u2019t even know who showed their film and whether they had permission from the producers .\nbol ( lit . speak or word ( s ) ) is a 2011 pakistani urdu language social drama film written , directed and produced by shoaib mansoor . the film stars humaima malik , atif aslam , mahira khan , iman ali , shafqat cheema , amr kashmiri , manzar sehbai and zaib rehman in the lead roles . the film marks the debut of singer atif aslam and mahira khan . it concerns a religious muslim family facing financial difficulties caused by too many children and changing times , with a major plot involving the father ' s desire to have a son and his rejection of his existing intersex child . bol was a critical and commercial success , and became one of the highest - grossing pakistani films of all time . [ 4 ]\nit was awarded the best hindi film award in irds film awards 2011 by the institute for research and documentation in social sciences ( irds ) , a lucknow - based civil society organization for raising many social issues including the regressive attitude of a male - dominated society . [ 16 ]\nit was awarded the best hindi film award in irds film awards 2011 by the institute for research and documentation in social sciences ( irds ) , a lucknow - based civil society organization for raising many social issues including the regressive attitude of a male - dominated society . [ 14 ]\neveryone , their wives , five kids and dogs have already seen the film bol so i decided to follow suit and headed towards the only decent cinema in the twin cities of islamabad and rawalpindi . the cinema was packed and the queue was long but we were lucky enough to get really good seats .\nplease don\u2019t get articles written from college drop outs . hire some mass comm grads and this bol bashing is not reflecting very well on express\u2019 as everyone knows its only coz its a geo venture . plus if u gotta pay some elitist wannabe to trash bol why does it have to be the same kid everytime ? ? ?\nthe official trailer for bol the movie , by shoaib mansoor , with atif aslam in one of the lead roles . check out my other videoes for demo songs .\nrave reviews : bol inspires audiences across the border\narchived 9 march 2012 at the wayback machine . . pakistan news today , ( 31 august 2011 ) .\n\u201cnot at all . my role isn\u2019t controversial and we discussed it beforehand . it\u2019s a film that is being made for a good cause . \u201d\nuhse , b . ,\ntschapajew \u2014wir erlebten ihn wie unser eigenes leben ,\nin film und fernsehen ( berlin ) , july 1977 .\ndufour , d . ,\n! revolutie ?\nin film en televisie + video ( brussels ) , no . 448 , january 1995 .\nesha gupta is like rustom part two in this film . she\u2019s poor in her acting skills and i don\u2019t know why directors keep casting her .\nnandita das debuted her short film on writer saadat hasan manto , titled in defence of freedom , on day 2 of the india today conclave 2017 . nawazuddin siddiqui , who plays the role of manto in the film , was also present at the india today conclave . the filmmaker - actor duo spoke about what manto probably would have had to say about freedom of speech in the current day and more . watch the film here .\nprakash jha said :\nit ' s sheer madness , lovely , brilliant film . he ( rohit shetty ) has surpassed his golmaal .\n\u2018baadshaho\u2019 overseas box - office collection day 13 : ajay devgn film earns rs 8 . 97 crore in gulf | hindi movie news - times of india\nadditionally , pakistani singers atif aslam and rahat fateh ali khan have been shortlisted in the category of \u2018the best music talent\u2019 for their songs \u201cbol\u201d and \u201ckoi dil mein\u201d ( from the movie tamanna ) respectively . joining them in the same category is ar rehman , who has been shortlisted for the soundtrack of michael winterbottom\u2019s film trishna .\nsorry guys . films like bol are really bad pr for pakistan and you need to see that . shoaib mansoor needs to promote tolerance with his cinema rather than creating divisions .\nformer principal of nca and human rights activist salima hashmi told the express tribune , \u201cshoaib is a very courageous filmmaker . his earlier film created a debate on various interpretations of islam . nobody at that time imagined that the film could be a hit because it was based on a very hard - hitting topic . i believe that bol will also open up a debate on women\u2019s issues which is always good to solve problems . this is how a great filmmaker can contribute to society . \u201d\nwao ! you are so good at criticizing . why don ' t you make a film of your own : ) . its so easy to criticize others . don ' t you think shoaib mansoor is doing excellent work out there . who else can you compare with him in our so called film industry .\nparwaaz hai junoon just announced new release date and the decision is bad for both the film and the industry . parwaaz hai junoon saw release . . .\nbol \u2013 starring humaima malik , manzar sehbai , atif aslam , mahira khan and iman ali \u2013 was released all over pakistan on 24th june 2011 . and supported by the movie promotions by the biggest media group of pakistan and the charisma of super star atif aslam , bol managed to gather general masses of pakistan who had forgotten to watch movies in cinemas .\nthe author is making no sense here . the music of bol is awesome and worth listening again and again . i dont know what made this author to write such pathetic review in this so called article . masses are loving this newly released album and we are looking forward for film release . hats off to shoaib mansoor for quality work .\nsanju breaks two years old record of fastest to 25cr mark . sanju has shattered multiple records in second weekend . film not only registered biggest day . . .\nbased in lahore , the film tells the story of a girl who stands up and challenges the age - old societal norms of treating women as lesser beings .\nsocial messages can be potrayed thru entertainment cause its difficult to grab attentions for 2 - 3 hours\u2026 . however even on those standards the film dissappointed me . .\nbol ( lit . speak or word ( s ) ) is a 2011 pakistani urdu language social drama film written , directed and produced by shoaib mansoor . the film stars humaima malik , atif aslam , mahira khan , iman ali , shafqat cheema , amr kashmiri , manzar sehbai and zaib rehman in the lead roles . it concerns a religious muslim family facing financial difficulties caused by too many children and changing times , with a major plot involving the father ' s desire to have a son and his rejection of his existing transgender male - assigned - at - birth daughter . bol was a critical and commercial success , and became one of the highest - grossing pakistani films of all time .\nmanzar sehbai , winner of the lsa for best actor for bol , was mia on tuesday evening . in his absence , cast member actor mahira khan received the award on his behalf .\ni havent watched it \u2026 but atleast its a mass entertainer . . i dont like the vulgur cinema i guess in it . but bol was really a joke at revival of cinema .\nshoaib is indeed a courageous storyteller and this film must have sparked off a debate when it released in pakistan several weeks ago . like khuda kay liye , bol addresses the religious extremism in the neighboring country . it\u2019s about a daughter who stands up against her father , but most importantly , she dares to defy the age - old societal norms that treat women as lesser beings . the fact that a pakistani film - maker has had the courage to tackle this theme makes it all the more commendable and praiseworthy .\n@ ifthikhahmad : i suggest you do a bit of research before making such statements . the london asian film festival is one of the most respected south asian film festivals held in uk with patrons such as the bachans , mira nair ( salaam bombay ) , shyam benegal , nandita das , and other \u201cinternationally\u201d recognized indian filmmakers . and michael winterbottom was fully aware of his film being shown , riz ahmed ( the actor of trishna ) won the award for his film and was present at the event and a . r . rehman was invited as a nominee guest . please get your facts straight before embarrassing yourself and other pakistanis on an online forum .\nstream & watch back to back full movies only on eros now - urltoken bol is a hindi movie which speaks about the hardships faced by a woman in a society that claims to be very educated . this film stars humaima malik , atif aslam , mahira khan , iman ali , amr kashmiri , shafqat cheema , manzar sehbai . film \u2013 bol music \u2013 atif aslam , sajjad ali , ahmed jahanzeb , hadiqa kiyani actor \u2013 humaima malik , atif aslam , mahira khan , iman ali , amr kashmiri , shafqat cheema , manzar sehbai . produced by \u2013 shoman productions directed by - saqlain nawaz to watch more log on to urltoken for all the updates on our movies and more : urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken\nthe net worldwide collection of record - breaking pakistani movies has been expressed in pkr as per the conversion rate of rupee used in the period of the film release .\nto plan the publicity tour of the film with all the actors & actresses for around the world . there could be mini premiers in the major capitals of america .\ngalaxy lollywood , in its review gave 4 . 4 / 5 stars to the film and stated it to be\nmeeting public expectations\nafter khuda kay liye .\nfeaturing great pop icons like sajjad ali , hadiqa kiani , atif aslam , ahmed jahanzeb , shuja haider and shabnam majeed , bol is certainly not worth the hype associated with these big names .\n' bol is shoaib mansoors second dramatic breakthrough of revealing life with its complexities . after khuda kay liye , that went on to win several international awards , bol is another gripping story authored by him . bol is a roller coaster of emotions , yet carries subtleties that make your heartbeat stop . ' bol ' shows a family that can barely make ends meet . based in the heart of lahore , the story takes place in a house full of daughters , with vibrancy of life , yet restrictions on blooming imposed by their father who subscribes to a set of values that embody contradictions , values that have not been questioned . ' bol ' questions these values . humaima malick plays a daughter who gets affected the most by the tensions within the family . she respects the norms she has been given by her parents yet is compelled by her intuitive logic and sense of justice to rebel . bol takes you through a journey into the life of this family experiencing their troubles , sufferings , resolves and high points . as family members take decisions to solve their problems they step into deeper troubles . the complexity of their circumstances becomes a struggle of life and death .\nincidentally , 60 % of the film\u2019s revenue is generated from maharashtra . \u201cnot releasing a film in maharashtra upsets the economics of releasing it in india . we were supposed to release 100 prints of \u2018br\u2019 in india . but now , everything is undecided . i\u2019m surprised with the hypocrisy over issuing bans . there is no ban on \u2018br\u2019 actress\nearlier this year , when the film released on june 24 in pakistan , was declared a super hit despite receiving mixed reviews , as it had received a tremendous opening .\ni agree with ovais , shoaib mansoor tends to showcase the worst of pakistan , i have yet to see a hollywood film on corporate abuse , the failed - jail system or how they wreck the world . i think reema has hit the right note with her film , that is the kind of uplifting cinema we need to see more of . will be checking out love mein gum very soon , it\u2019s showing with more screenings than the bollywood film running alongside , which is an encouraging sign for pakistani cinema .\nthe film released in pakistan on june 24th and has been declared a super hit as it has received a tremendous opening and grossed about 49 lakhs on the first day .\nthe management must be commended for starting the film punctually , in fact they were so punctual that a number of people didn\u2019t even realise the movie had begun and missed the first few minutes . bol premiered to a full house in all the cinema halls at atrium . yet the people , who had excitedly entered that cinema hall , had mixed reactions when they exited .\ni never expected a pakistani film to be without flaws but dang it , i ' m going to watch this film the moment it ' s released in my part of the world . shoaib mansoor is the only one currently coming out with movies . there are others in line and i can only hope that pakistani cinema sees a revival soon .\nthose who have watched pakistani movies are curious to watch \u2018br\u2019 . composer prabuddha banerjee says , \u201ci\u2019ve watched \u2018bol\u2019 and \u2018kkl\u2019 . i\u2019m interested to watch this film too . \u201d director bappaditya bandyopadhyay had watched \u2018kkl\u2019 in cairo and \u2018rp\u2019 in delhi . \u201cthe fact that \u2018br\u2019 also has \u2018henna\u2019 - starrer zeba bakhtiar in the cast is an added attraction for me , \u201d he says .\nhowever , public is likely to watch bodyguard because of its masala content . pakistanis seem quite mature to me as khuda ke liye and bol film have done far better than commercial cinema ( including many bollywood blockbuster ) . this is against the trend if we look at box office reports from around the world ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !\n\u2026 . bol is much cheaper movie . even indian films dont cost that much ( according to times of india whole of bollywood earns less in a year than one hollywood blockbuster like pirates of carribean .\nlahore : in 2009 , actor and producer aamir khan was spotted in different cities in india at events such as weddings . it was a promotional tactic inspired from the plot of his then - upcoming film , 3 idiots , which sees his friends embarking on a road trip to hunt for khan . the strategy helped propel the film to break box office records .\nferro , marc ,\nl ' id\u00e9ologie du r\u00e9gime stalinien au travers d ' un film tchapaiev ,\nin la sociologie de l ' art , ( paris ) , 1976 .\nin two weeks , the total gross revenue of the film from 24 screens amounted to pkr 94 , 287 , 090 , thus finishing its run with 120 million in its bank .\ngalaxy lollywood , in its review gave 4 . 4 / 5 stars to the film and stated it to be\nmeeting public expectations\nafter khuda kay liye . [ 13 ]\nbol features the talents of humaima malick , singing sensation atif aslam , vj mahira khan and model - turned actor iman ali , along with many other popular pakistani actors . the film tells the tale of a girl who and challenges the age - old societal norms of treating women as the lesser sex . based in lahore , the film aims to highlight the plight of women , who are often treated as burdens by a large percentage of society . the movie also treads no - go areas like homosexuality and the life of eunuchs , in addition to talking about shia - sunni dynamics .\nthe film , which is the first by the talented director after his critically acclaimed and award - winning khuda kay liye ( 2007 ) , released in india on august 31 as planned .\ni had to rub my eyes to see deven bhojani\u2019s name as director whilst watching the trailer . the talented actor and writer coming up with a film like commando 2 seems quite vague .\nmajority of the film revolves around investigation and i missed watching some hardcore action here . they could have taken inspiration from baaghi which had completely paced up in the second half with action .\nsays aniket kawade , vice - president of b4u that is releasing the film nationally in india , \u201cwe aren\u2019t releasing the film in maharashtra after we got a letter from mns . the box office is too crowded this week with \u2018bajrangi bhaijaan\u2019 releasing and \u2018baahubali\u2019 doing well . so , we are still undecided over whether we will at all release the movie this week or not . \u201d\ngreat art movie . best ever film by pakistan . show the realty of life with very organize way . best movie i have ever see . people how have taste must like this movie .\n\u201ci make films on sensitive issues . if i reveal the content of the movies beforehand it might lose vitality , \u201d shoaib mansoor told the express tribune . when asked about the release of the film , he said some issues had to be settled with the distributors but it would hit the cinemas soon . according to a source , the film is slated for release in january 2011 .\nsays subhasis ganguli , regional director , inox , \u201cwe are supposed to screen \u2018br\u2019 at the quest mall . since the film is in urdu , we are expecting a good turnout in a theatre situated in park circus . if plans change at the last minute , we will have to alter our programming . but security will never be an issue while releasing a pakistani film in kolkata . \u201d\nand bodyguard is a mass appeal movie . critics dont really know what people wants . bol is not a mass entertainer and thus not a good movie that will revive pakistani cinema . the revival depends on success of mass entertainers\nin september 2011 , the times of india reported that sahara one network has bought seven - year satellite rights of 100 films , including shoaib mansoor ' s bol for a total of rs 12 . 2 crore for all .\nthis film was part of an entertainment education project by the johns hopkins university center for communication programs ( jhu . ccp ) which entered in a partnership with shoaib mansoor ' s shoman productions in 2009 . [ 3 ] the objective of the project was to advocate for women ' s rights by bringing the focus of media and the elite of pakistan to family planning and gender issues . the country representative of jhu . ccp , fayyaz ahmad khan , served as the executive director of the movie . [ 4 ] the film was reviewed by the central board of film censors in lahore on 8 november 2010 and received its approval the next day . [ 5 ] bol is set in lahore and many students from national college of arts ' ( nca ) filmmaking department assisted shoaib mansoor on it . [ 6 ]\nwhat i found most refreshing was how the film was received among the audience . the film is a three - hour - long advertisement for family planning and the virtues of having a small family are repeatedly stated , yet none of the usual suspects have called it un - islamic . one character openly asks others to take off their hijabs , leave the four walls of the home and experience life ; yet the film has not attracted any major fatwa . i know it is not much but it gives me hope for a pakistan where people are tolerant and fatwas are hard to come by .\nan undercurrent of tension every time they share the screen space . also , the start of the film , when humaima begins to narrate her story and the way her story unfolds , is shocking ."]}
{"id": 115618, "summary": [{"text": "drop dead fred is a 1991 british-american black comedy fantasy film directed by ate de jong , produced by polygram filmed entertainment and working title films and released and distributed by new line cinema .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was promoted as a lighthearted children 's film , but there are notable adult themes and gags , and some elements of black comedy , emotional abuse , mental illness , bizarre visual and make-up effects , and profanity .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "rik mayall starred as the title character : a happy , anarchic , and mischievous imaginary friend of a young girl named elizabeth ( phoebe cates ) and nemesis of her overbearing mother , polly ( marsha mason ) .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "he causes chaos around the home and neighborhood , but nobody can see him except her .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "when she grows up and has an emotional crisis , he returns to \" cheer her up \" in his own unique way , causing more chaos than ever before .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the supporting cast included carrie fisher , ron eldard , tim matheson , and bridget fonda . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "drop dead fred", "paragraphs": ["polly : no , i don ' t remember drop dead fred at all .\nwe revisit drop dead fred , starring the late , great rik mayall . . .\nthat time drop dead fred made a shaved pussy joke ten minutes into a kids\u2019 film .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie drop dead fred ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of drop dead fred ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing drop dead fred near you .\ndrop dead fred is a 1991 comedy film directed by ate de jong , starring phoebe cates and rik mayall .\ncharacter title : drop dead fred is lizzie ' s imaginary friend , and arguably the deuteragonist of the film .\nthis cast list of who was in drop dead fred includes both lead and minor roles . ( 11 items )\nthe ' 90s were full of weird and wonderful things , but nothing quite compares to the cult hit , drop dead fred .\ndrop dead fred cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of drop dead fred actors includes any drop dead fred actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each drop dead fred actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of drop dead fred have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nmarsha mason played lizzie ' s overbearing mother , polly cronin , in drop dead fred , though her nickname , according to fred was\nmega b - - -\n.\ndrop dead fred is a movie for people who like the sound of fingernails on blackboards and the feel of a drill bearing into a bicuspid .\nmayall - - who starred in the cult 90s comedy\ndrop dead fred\n- - passed away on monday at the age of 56 .\nthe first rule of fred club is we do not talk about fred club .\ndrop dead fred is an erratic stab at making madness sensible , a slapstick nightmare that goes too sane , that tries too hard to be both good and rotten .\ndrop dead fred ( 1991 ) follows the life of elizabeth cronin ( phoebe cates ) who catches her husband in bed with another woman and has to move in with her mother , when she moves back into her childhood room she awakens her old imaginary friend , drop dead fred ( rik mayall ) and her life is turned upside down .\nwhen elizabeth cronin ( phoebe cates ) comes to stay with her overbearing mother ( after her husband leaves her for a younger woman ) , she rediscovers her wacky imaginary childhood friend , drop dead fred ( rik mayall ) . drop dead fred and elizabeth have a number of mischievous , sometimes malicious , adventures as elizabeth struggles to regain her sense of self and independence .\ndrop dead fred is a therapeutic fable for people who believe that by becoming an adult , one inevitably loses the capacity to have fun . but the alternative it suggests is nothing short of horrifying .\nashley peldon played the young elizabeth\nlizzie\ncronin and was seven at the time of drop dead fred ' s release . she was cute , curious , and loved her imaginary friend , fred , unconditionally . . . . until she grew up !\nphoebe cates , who played the fragile and vulnerable lizzie ( or\nsnotface\naccording to fred ) , was a screen queen in the ' 80s and early ' 90s . prior to drop dead fred , she stole hearts in fast time at ridgemont high and gremlins .\non 11th october 1991 drop dead fred opened in uk cinemas . this footage is from a channel 4 morning programme called box office . it features a short interview with rik , clips and a review of the film .\nin response to exxon\u2019s statement oil change international issued a press release , entitled \u201c exxon to world : drop dead \u201d , which sums up the oil company\u2019s attitude .\n\u201ci should never have let my mother know how much she could hurt me , once she knew how , she knew that she could do it all the time . and she did . \u201d \u2013 elizabeth cronin , drop dead fred\nso we have cobbled together a quick snapshot of the company\u2019s 25 year \u201cdrop dead\u201d denial campaign , where the oil company has deliberately obfuscated the debate , exaggerating the scientific uncertainties .\nreleased november 22 , 2011 lyrics : nobull ; drop dead fred ; efeks ; stic . man ; cyclonious ; rick fury ; akala production : mr . blazey ; bertie buster ; joonipah ; truescribe ; steady rock ; shangxi productions ; professor ojo\nwhen lizzie ( elizabeth ) cronin ( cates ) manages to lose her purse , her car , her job and her husband all in one day , her domineering mother forces her to move back home where she starts reorganizing her life . elizabeth then finds the box that contains her imaginary childhood friend drop dead fred who used to create great mischief - throwing paint at people , shaving cats , making mud pies and the like . reopening the box , she causes drop dead fred to emerge and start causing chaos afresh .\nstarring phoebe cates , rik mayall , bridget fonda and carrie fisher , drop dead fred is a hilarious comedy about a young woman who suddenly finds herself reunited with an old\nfriend .\nwhen elizabeth ( phoebe cates ) returns to her mother ' s home after her marriage breaks up , she recreates her imaginary childhood friend , fred ( rik mayall ) , to escape from the trauma of losing her husband and her job . in between the chaos and mayhem that fred creates , elizabeth desperately attempts to win back her husband and return to normality , with comical results . ( original title - drop dead fred ) - 1991 universal studios . all rights reserved .\nfred 2 : night of the living fred ( 5 / 10 ) movie clip - mr . devlin is a vampire ( 2011 ) hd\ndrop dead fred was critically panned upon release . leonard maltin stated that\nphoebe cates ' appealing performance can ' t salvage this putrid mess . . . recommended only for people who think nose - picking is funny .\nrotten tomatoes gave it a score of 9 % based on 34 reviews . gene siskel named drop dead fred as the worst film of 1991 . writing for entertainment weekly , margaret lyons asked ,\nis it supposed to be hilarious , or a really , really depressing story about the long - term effects of emotional abuse ?\nhey , snotfaces , what do you get when you mix mary poppins and beetlejuice ? look no further than 1991 ' s drop dead fred , a fantasy comedy about an imaginary friend , which turns out to be about a woman ' s mental breakdown after years and years of emotional abuse .\nbesides a few moments where the writers stumbled upon a lucky line that happened to work ,\ndrop dead fred\nis easily the most brainless film i have ever seen in my entire life . as a childhood imaginary friend comes back to haunt her and her new job , along with her relationship , everything goes to hell as she seems to be insane . this film is just one annoying scene after another and it is solely the most painful experience i have ever had , trying to get through a movie .\ndrop dead fred\nis easily the worst movie i have ever seen , hands down !\ncates is so natural at playing the straight man to mayall\u2019s unhinged drop dead fred that it\u2019s easy to forget how great she is at it . she may not have the dramatic chops to land all of the script\u2019s references to childhood loneliness , but when it comes to physical comedy , the lady has skillz .\ni\u2019m glad that it offered up serious subjects in a silly way . i\u2019m glad that it has inspired late - night conversations in my sister\u2019s kitchen about our strange childhood obsessions . i\u2019m glad that my five - year - old self got to hang out with her friends lizzie and drop dead fred every friday night .\ndespite my sibling\u2019s gruff ( and in hindsight reasonable ) protests that watching it again and again was a \u201cwaste of money\u201d and that she didn\u2019t want to sit through it one more friggin\u2019 time , i stood firm in the knowledge that farts were funny and she was wrong . drop dead fred was a genius children\u2019s movie .\nlizzie finally finds happiness in her life , but she can no longer see fred .\nrik mayall plays drop dead fred who ' s elizabeth ( phoebe cates ) imaginary friend from childhood . drop dead fred comes back when she loses who husband and job all in one day . she moves back in with her mum and finds the jack in the box toy that fred is in , she opens it and out pops fred . you have flashbacks on when elizabeth was a child and the stuff she got up to with fred you also see what her mother was like to her and why the dad left . fred is only back because she ' s lonely so he helps her try win back her husband ( tim matheson ) who is good at playing a cheating rat . a childhood friend called mickey is attractive to her but she doesn ' t notice she just wants her cheating husband back . mickey thinks she ' s funny the things she does . take the restaurant scene when mickey joins in which is funny . carrie fisher plays elizabeth best friend she doesn ' t have a lot of scenes but she is funny in the film . i couldn ' t see any actor other than rik mayall playing drop dead fred . it ' s a shame that he never was a hit in america . this is a very funny film . if you want a good laugh then this is the film for you .\na remake of the 1991\ndrop dead fred .\nthe original starred phoebe cates as a wallflower who loses her job and husband during the course of a lunch hour . forced to live back home , she ' s reunited with her childhood imaginary friend ( rik mayall ) , who promises to help but causes more havoc .\nthe film ' s popularity with the audience that found it on vhs was clearly evident enough for short - lived talk of a remake starring russell brand , who relished the prospect of playing a nastier \u201cmore victorian\u201d fred in interviews while doing press rounds for his version of arthur . the revamp was briefly dredged up again when drop dead fred trended on twitter on the sad day of mayall ' s passing , right alongside the young ones and blackadder , but it seems safe to declare that remake dead ( spelled \u201cduh - eh - duh ! \u201d ) .\ndrop dead fred is a side - splittingly hilarious film , with rik mayall as the fantastic lead role - drop dead fred . after breaking up with her boyfriend and losing her job , elizabeth returns to her mother ' s house . after discovering a taped up jack - in - the - box in the cupboard , drop dead fred escapes from his prison , and bursts out into freedom . . . only chaos can ensue now ! phoebe cates , who plays elizabeth , now has a whole new load of trouble on her hands . fred is her childhood imaginary friend - and only she can see him ! there are so many funny parts in this film , it ' s impossible to name them all , but rik mayall never fails to bring up the laughs in any scene , as he gives a highly energetic , enthusiastic performance . the ending is really touching and i can never forget how when i was younger i always got upset by it . it beautifully concludes the movie , and will make you feel warm inside . watch it and try not to laugh . it ' s near impossible .\nthe starlet took a break from the spotlight to start a family with her oscar - winning husband , kevin kline . in 1991 , the same year drop dead fred was released , the couple welcomed a son , owen . three years later , they welcomed a daughter , greta . and kevin and phoebe are still together today . cute !\ntoilet humour : in one scene , fred smears dog poop on polly ' s carpet .\nfred\u2019s return into elizabeth\u2019s adult life starts by her ripping tape off a jack - in - the - box , which is later explained in a flash back . elizabeth\u2019s mother did this after one play time with fred got out of hand , so she taped up the box in which fred was hiding . in an almost horror movie scene , later that night , now the tape was all off , the box starts playing by itself like a demonic force waking elizabeth up , then a glowing green ball springs forth and rolls under the bed , it\u2019s pretty scary . one way to look at this scene is that drop dead fred was trapped in the box by elizabeth\u2019s mother because she was being naughty all the time , so in desperation she pretended to \u2018lock\u2019 fred away .\nthis family tradition dictated that each sibling could choose one weekly video \u2014 no new releases , nothing ma , nothing starring animal from the muppets . so while my teenage sister widened her world with the likes of point break and my girl , i cherished regular screenings of drop dead fred \u2014 the not so critically acclaimed tale of a girl and her flame - haired imaginary friend .\nthis crass and crazy comedy was loathed by critics . but for many who were kids in the early & apos ; 90s , & apos ; drop dead fred & apos ; is a beloved\u2014though definitely bizarre\u2014part of our childhood . now that we & apos ; re all grown up , we & apos ; ve taken a look back to catch up with the cast , then and now .\nwe ' re not trying to pin drop dead fred ' s meaning down or paint it as a great misunderstood film , because there are definitely a couple of missteps that almost overturn the whole thing . for instance , to end on fred befriending mickey ' s daughter , also a child of divorce , has much darker implications than we can countenance in an intended happy ending . we ' re meant to take away that lizzie is with mickey , fred has a new pal and all is well , but in his own words , if that kid is happy , then why is he there ?\nlizzie had forgotten all about fred and their adventures they had together when she was young . fred is happy to be out of the box , but dismayed to see lizzie all grown up , and unhappy . fred sees it as his misson to make lizzie happy again . fred thinks with the mind of a child , using tactics such as mud pies , dog poo , and boogers to get lizzie what she whats .\ndrop dead fred is a therapeutic fable for people who believe that by becoming an adult , one inevitably loses the capacity to have fun . but the alternative it suggests is nothing short of horrifying . elizabeth cronin ' s ( phoebe cates ) life is a shambles . her philandering husband charles ( tim matheson ) has left her to move in with a blond bombshell , her car . . . read more\nit isn ' t much of a stretch to imagine lizzie as severely schizophrenic ( especially when her interactions with fred cause her to act in extremely erratic and destructive ways ) . when you look at lizzie ' s childhood , she lives with a mean mother and rebels against her - except with fred doing the rebelling for her . when she takes drugs as an adult to make her stop imagining fred , fred becomes lethargic . if you think of fred as lizzie ' s subconscious , it becomes a very depressing and disturbing film .\nvery bizarre film in the most wonderful way . rick mayall steals the show . my son loves this and drop dead fred ' s personality is very infectious . definitely worth watching . i think the 12 rating is a bit excessive though , there ' s a bit of swearing and mild sexual references but it ' s no worse than the original ghostbusters for that sort of content and that ' s pg .\ndrop dead fred is a film i haven\u2019t seen since the 90\u2019s . back then i found the film hard to get into and just weird . i only watched it because it had the beautiful phoebe cates in it from fast times at ridgemont high and gremlins . i believe this was one of the last films phoebe cates did before leaving the spotlight of hollywood . i think i\u2019m going to watch it again .\n( 1988 ) , which geffen distributed 3 years earlier . finally they showed the film to new line cinema . new line ceo robert shaye and executive michael deluca bashed and hated the movie with shaye allegedly calling the movie\nhorseshit\n. but fellow executive sara risher was the only one who liked the movie . she felt that the character of drop dead fred was a comedic reversal of freddy krueger in their\nit was never going to get a great score on the imdb parents ' guide , but if we go by the old platitude that every film eventually finds its audience , it seems drop dead fred ' s audience was actually kids all along . reflecting upon the film in an interview with time out , mayall said : \u201cmums complained that i had corrupted their sons and taught them to wipe bogeys on the furniture . \u201d\nmost friday nights in 1992 , if you were looking to high - five a slightly rotund kid with a blonde bowl - cut , all you had to do was head on down to the children\u2019s section of civic video . there you would have found me nursing a copy of drop dead fred on vhs while my teenage sister whipped around the aisles seeing which m - rated movie she could convince mum was actually quite pg .\nit ' s definitely a film about overcoming emotional abuse , but neither the film nor its subtext could ever be called subtle . the subtext is dressed in garish green and yellow , demanding that you take it at face value . while drop dead fred is a figurative manifestation of lizzie ' s repressed rebellious side , imaginary friends have to have some literal tangibility within the world of the film in order for it to work .\nthis off - the - walls comedy from 1991 followed lizzie cronin , a grown woman who & apos ; d failed to blossom after her parents locked away her fantastical bff . but when her life hits a serious low point ( no husband , no job , no money or car ) , she comes across a taped - up jack - in - the - box and rediscovers her moxie as well as drop dead fred .\nfred warmbier praised the trump administration ' s efforts :\nthey have our thanks for bringing otto home .\ndrop dead fred is a 1991 british - american black comedy fantasy film directed by ate de jong , produced by polygram filmed entertainment and working title films and released and distributed by new line cinema . the film was promoted as a lighthearted children ' s film , but there are notable adult themes and gags , and some elements of black comedy , emotional abuse , mental illness , bizarre visual and make - up effects , and profanity .\ndrop dead fred is a 1991 british - american black comedy fantasy film directed by ate de jong , produced by polygram filmed entertainment and working title films and released and distributed by new line cinema . the film was promoted as a lighthearted children ' s film , but there are notable adult themes and gags , and some elements of black comedy , emotional abuse , mental illness , bizarre visual and make - up effects , and profanity .\nfred hasn ' t gone far as he is now the imaginary friend of mickey ' s ( lizzie ' s childhood friend ) daughter and lizzie realizes this when she notices the little pinkie sign she used to do with fred .\nwhen i recently re - watched this childhood fave , i assumed i\u2019d bear witness to 90 minutes of rik mayall embodying anarchy in a bottle ; a sanitised reworking of his obnoxious character in the young ones . i remembered drop dead fred calling his young charge lizzie \u201csnot - face\u201d , mud pies being made on the dining room table and lizzie\u2019s beautiful yellow jumper being unravelled by one stray thread ( and being really , really upset about that ) .\nelizabeth cronin is an unassertive and repressed woman , domineered by her controlling mother , polly . while taking her lunch break from work , she visits her husband , charles , from whom she is separated , hoping to sort out their problems . he reasserts his desire for a divorce and says that he is in love with another woman named annabella . while she is at the public phone , a man walking down the street breaks into her car to steal her purse . then her car is stolen as well . forced to run back to work ( at the courthouse ) , she arrives late and loses her job . while leaving the courthouse she runs into an old friend , mickey , who brings up childhood memories they shared , which includes memories of elizabeth ' s childhood imaginary friend , drop dead fred . mickey explains how only elizabeth could see drop dead fred , and everybody else thought she was crazy .\nhey presto , we have a solid foundation to conclude that perhaps drop dead fred isn\u2019t as light hearted as we though . ( the hair cutting clip literally lasts minutes , again , welcome to psychoanalysis of film ) . the page also suggests the following behavioural characteristics are forms of self harm : staying in abusive or unsatisfactory relationships , excessive risk taking or putting oneself at risk and criminal behaviour . on paper , elizabeth cronin is quite the troubled young woman .\nthen : at the time of & apos ; drop dead fred & apos ; s & apos ; release , peldon was a child actress with two years experience , having made her film debut in the 1989 diane keaton dramedy & apos ; the lemon sisters . & apos ; notably , she also starred on the soap opera & apos ; guiding light , & apos ; and at age four was the youngest performer to be put under contract for the series .\npercussive maintenance : fred thinks lizzie wants him to do this to janie ' s houseboat . he winds up sinking it .\nnow : since & apos ; drop dead fred , & apos ; cates has largely stepped out of the spotlight , appearing in just three features , the most noteworthy of which was the earnest biopic & apos ; princess caraboo . & apos ; she owns the blue tree boutique in nyc and has two children - - owen and greta - - with actor kevin kline . ( owen made his acting debut in & apos ; the squid and the whale . & apos ; )\nfanservice extra : a male example . a really hot waiter wearing only a toga accidentally gets stripped by fred at one point .\nimaginary friend : fred of course . although some of his behavior makes him look more like an imaginary enemy in some sequences .\nredhead in green : fred has an outfit for every occasion , but definitely doesn ' t believe in branching out , chromatically .\nelizabeth ( cates ) is going through a crisis . her husband has left her and she was just fired from her job . she goes to live with her overbearing mother . then something unusual happens . she picks up an old toy and suddenly a green spark escapes from it and grows . it ' s elizabeth ' s childhood imaginary friend drop dead fred ( mayall ) ! he was locked in the jack - in - the - box by elizabeth ' s mother when elizabeth was a kid . now , fred can ' t leave until elizabeth is happy , and that means getting elizabeth back together with her husband , charles . along the way , fred is causing a lot of trouble for elizabeth , just like in the old days . can elizabeth get charles back ? does she really want him ? will fred ' s antics be the end of elizabeth ? find out in this hilarious movie !\nboth tim burton and robin williams were offered the role of director and fred respectively . they turned the project down . [ 2 ]\nhe first re - emerges after lizzie has lost the three major totems of adulthood - her marriage , her job and her car - within the space of one lunch hour , and she is forced to move back into her childhood home with her domineering mother polly ( marsha mason ) . opening up a jack - in - a - box wrapped up in tape , she releases her long - forgotten imaginary friend drop dead fred , who immediately starts trying to cheer her up by making a massive mess of her already shattered life .\nhe first re - emerges after lizzie has lost the three major totems of adulthood \u2014 her marriage , her job and her car \u2014 within the space of one lunch hour , and she is forced to move back into her childhood home with her domineering mother polly ( marsha mason ) . opening up a jack - in - a - box wrapped up in tape , she releases her long - forgotten imaginary friend drop dead fred , who immediately starts trying to cheer her up by making a massive mess of her already shattered life .\nbunny - ears lawyer : janie . she ' s apparently a professional woman with a high - paying job , but she is also a complete flake who is very much into new age type thinking and is uncommonly accepting of the very strange . when lizzie tells her about fred she simply accepts it , and when fred sinks her houseboat she gets mad at fred ( not lizzie ) and tries to beat him up .\ntraumatic haircut : fred does this to lizzie ' s new ' do while she ' s sleeping . and also once when she was younger .\nafter a pep talk from her friend janie , elizabeth moves back into her mother ' s home , having nowhere else to go . while rummaging through past belongings in her childhood bedroom closet , elizabeth finds a taped - shut jack - in - the - box , which polly supposedly trapped drop dead fred in years ago . she places the box by the window and gets into bed . through a series of flashbacks , it is revealed that while he caused havoc for her , he also gave her happiness and a release from her oppressive mother . elizabeth wakes up to find the jack - in - the - box slowly playing music . she removes the tape and the box continues to play itself , faster and faster , until drop dead fred flies out of the box , finally freed after all these years . he agrees to help her become happy again , which she believes will only happen when she wins back charles . however , his childish antics do more harm than good . he sinks janie ' s houseboat , causes havoc at a restaurant , and even makes elizabeth attack a person playing a violin in a shopping mall .\nunfortunaly , lizzie is no longer a child , and while appreciating fred ' s help , she most work to undue any damage he has done . also , lizzie must deal with the fact that while the damage fred causes is very visible , no one can see or hear him but her .\nit ' s a good thing too , because drop dead fred is a real curate ' s egg - too weird and complex to simply tear apart and make better . it ' s a post punk comedy in every sense and even if it ' s not as universally well regarded as some films of its era that have already been remade , it has the same untouchable status for those who love it . as with so many true cult classics , it was utterly unmarketable , but that is not to say that it is unremarkable - not by any stretch of the imagination .\npoltergeist : fred can interact with people and things , even give the illusion that he can appear as another person ( the violinist in the mall ) .\nelizabeth ' lizzie ' cronin is a very mild , meek young woman who is controlled and stepped over by all , espically her mother and husband . lizzie is a dutiful , loving wife to her husband charles , who barely notices her and has affairs . she listens to everything her overbearing , divorced mother says . while visiting her mother in her childhood home , lizie finds an old jack - in - the - box toy she had forgotten about . she winds up the box and out pops\ndrop dead fred\n, an imaginary childhood friend who only lizzie could see as a child .\nin - series nickname : fred has a few nicknames for polly . his most common is the megabitch / megabeast . and for lizzie , more affectionately , snotface .\ngreat analysis ! if i may elaborate : fred represents the part of lizzy that she had to always repress around her mother ( the part of her that was a child , curious , fun , alive ) . fred became more and more destructive because she used fred as a way to act out the anger she felt inside for being afraid all of the time . when he reappears and smacks her on the head it\u2019s not because he is cruel . it is because lizzy has been living as a quiet doormat and she has finally had a mental breakdown from recent circumstances . she calls on fred for help and that part of her brain reactivates to come to her rescue . she does in fact smear dog feces on her mother\u2019s carpet because she is weak and can\u2019t stand up to her ( passive aggressive ) . when she cuts her hair it is an act of rebellion towards her controlling mother . if you remember her mother takes her to get a makeover earlier that day and has lizzy\u2019s hair cut just like hers . lizzy is trying desperately to get away from her mom but doesn\u2019t know how because she has been mentally beaten down into pulp by her all of her life . fred isn\u2019t a bad guy ( metaphorically speaking ) , he\u2019s trying to wake her up and get her to stand up for herself , but he is a angry child so he comes off as destructive . i love drop dead fred , he is the part of me that is me that she can never reach .\npolygram and working title films did not have us distribution divisions at the time . they often relied on other distributors to handle us distribution for their movies . they were both struggling to find a us distributor to sell the film to . they showed the final cut of drop dead fred to various distributors including orion pictures , miramax films , the samuel goldwyn company , vestron pictures , tristar pictures , mgm / ua , and 20th century fox . all of them called the film\na depressing children ' s movie on drugs\nand turned the movie down . they even brought it to the geffen film company . but they turned it down because they felt the movie was a rip off of\nunwanted assistance : lizzie in understandably displeased by fred ' s attempts to make her lighten up . it isn ' t until the climax that she realizes why she needed him all along .\non top of this , there\u2019s the opening credits sequence with cartoon toys being mutilated , fred looking up lizzie\u2019s mother\u2019s dress and shouting \u201ccobwebs ! \u201d , and him generally being a serious creeper .\ndesignated hero : fred . he acts like an absolute psychopath and damn near ruins elizabeth ' s life but is supposedly doing it for a good purpose , which makes him a good guy .\nher marriage on the rocks , lizzie cronin ( phoebe cates ) is forced to return to her domineering mother . in desperation , lizzie calls upon fred ( rik mayall ) , the imaginary friend of her childhood , to help her through this difficult period . but fred proves to be more hindrance than help - the effects of his actions are far from imaginary and lizzie must take the blame .\nfred warmbier appeared critical of the obama administration ' s handling of otto ' s detention , saying the family heeded the us government ' s initial advice to take a low profile\nwithout result .\nelizabeth\nlizzie\ncronin ( cates ) has had a horrible day , her entire life falling apart within a single lunch hour . first , while trying to reconcile with her husband over his affair , he dumps her . her purse and then car are stolen as she tries to figure out what to do about her life , and finally she loses her job . lizzie ' s controlling mother polly ( marsha mason ) arrives on the scene and shanghais lizzie into staying with her . upon returning to her childhood home and exploring her old room , lizzie discovers an old , taped up jack - in - the - box . when she opens it , lizzie ends up releasing her childhood imaginary friend drop dead fred ( mayall ) , whom her mother had trapped inside the toy many years ago .\nworried by elizabeth ' s recent strange behavior , polly brings her to a ( children ' s ) psychologist . in the waiting room , fred is seen meeting up with the imaginary friends of other patients , who are all children . the doctor prescribes medication to rid her of him , whom he and polly believe is a figment of her imagination . she also changes her appearance and wardrobe . charles now wants her back and she is overjoyed , until fred discovers he is still cheating on her with annabella . heartbroken , she tells fred that she cannot leave charles , because she is scared of being alone . they escape to a dream sequence in which she is finally able to reject him , stand up to polly , and declare she is no longer afraid of her . she frees her imprisoned childhood self . fred tells her that she no longer needs him , so they kiss and he disappears into her eternal subconscious .\nin another flashback of her childhood , elizabeth and fred pretend to burgle their own house , resulting in her father getting arrested . the more i watch this film , the more i think fred is a really unhealthy manifestation in her childhood , and perhaps , resulted in the parent\u2019s divorce . this also shows the first evidence of clear mental abuse and neglect from the mother , elizabeth tries to make amends for her actions and she downheartedly says : \u201cmaybe mommy\u2019s right , i never do anything right . \u201d that phrase shouldn\u2019t ever leave a child\u2019s mouth , regardless of their behaviour and from this point ; the film takes a dark turn . fred consoles her by saying : \u201cshe\u2019s always fighting with your dad ; she\u2019s always calling you horrible things . \u201d \u2013 that\u2019s also not right . regardless of whether fred is a \u2018real\u2019 imaginary friend ( you get what i\u2019m saying ) , elizabeth felt this way as a child , which is textbook abuse .\nelizabeth ' s [ phoebe cates ] world has been turned upside down . her marriage to charles [ tim matheson ] appears to be over following her discovery that he has cheated on her ; but she simply can ' t stop loving him . despite the support of her friend janey [ carrie fisher ] she is unhappy . in her misery , her imaginary childhood friend fred [ rik mayall ] reappears , having being previously locked away from her . his sole purpose to cheer elizabeth up , although things do not go to plan . elizabeth stays with her mother [ marsha mason ] ; quite cold to elizabeth , who intends to put elizabeth back with charles but in the meantime makes her into a younger double of herself . elizabeth works to get charles back into her life , even turning up at a party ( with fred ) despite part of elizabeth being overjoyed at seeing fred again and remembering their fun care - free times together , all he ever seems to do for elizabeth is cause trouble . after a certain number of unforgiveable actions , elizabeths mother takes her to ' get help ' and rid her of fred forever . . . elizabeth returns to charles and starts taking ' mediacation ' to rid herself of fred . it is only when taking the last pill that she realises charles hasn ' t changed at all and that fred is really the only person she can trust . when she follows him into a dream like world , she gets the chance to overcome her greatest fears : her mother , charles ' infidelity and the little girl inside dealing with loneliness . unfortunately , the only way she can truly rid herself of the fears is to lose fred for good by realising she doesn ' t need him any longer .\nif you ' re of a certain age and , much like phoebe cates ' protagonist elizabeth at the beginning of the movie , you haven ' t seen fred since you were a child , you may remember it as a childhood staple that you were probably a bit young to be watching and for many , it might have been your introduction to mayall ' s comic stylings . however , also like lizzie , fred ' s anarchic behaviour has different implications when you meet him again in adulthood .\nif you ' re of a certain age and , much like phoebe cates ' protagonist elizabeth at the beginning of the movie , you haven ' t seen fred since you were a child , you may remember it as a childhood staple that you were probably a bit young to be watching . for many , it might have been your introduction to mayall ' s comic stylings . however , also like lizzie , fred ' s anarchic behavior has different implications when you meet him again in adulthood .\nthen : prior to playing the booger - flinging fred , the british comedian was famous in the uk for appearances on such comedy shows as & apos ; filthy rich & catflap & apos ; and & apos ; the young ones . & apos ;\nthe beloved comedy classic - released on april 19 , 1991 - centered around lizzie and her childhood imaginary friend fred . it brought us a whole lot of joy , and probably , way too many late blockbuster fees ( sorry , mum ! ) .\nthe latest confirmed fatality monday came at around noon in porter , a town immediately north of houston in montgomery county . police said a woman in her 60s was napping in her bedroom when a large oak tree landed on top of her mobile home . by the time rescue workers waded through the waist - deep water to rescue the woman , she was dead .\nhaving been imprisoned in the toy for twenty - three years , fred is surprised to find lizzie grown up , depressed and piled under her unhappy life . as her imaginary friend , he tries to help her put things back together and cheer her up like he did when she was little . fred ' s sense of humour and disregard for consequences cause some more problems for elizabeth , but he ultimately helps her rediscover her inner child and the strength to live her own life free from her domineering , emotionally abusive mother .\nsince losing her job elizabeth moves back into her mother ' s home . while rummaging through past belongings in her childhood bedroom closet , elizabeth finds a taped - shut jack - in - the - box . she places the box by the window and gets into bed . through a series of flashbacks , it is revealed that while he caused havoc for her , he also gave her happiness and a release from her oppressive mother . elizabeth wakes up to find the jack - in - the - box slowly playing music . she removes the tape and the box continues to play itself , faster and faster , until drop dead fred flies out of the box , finally freed after all these years . he agrees to help her become happy again , which she believes will only happen when she wins back charles . however , his childish antics do more harm than good . he sinks janie ' s boat , causes havoc at a restaurant , and even makes lizzie attack a person playing a violin in a shopping mall .\nthis completely relates to elizabeth\u2019s situation , she hasn\u2019t ever had control over her own life . in childhood her parent\u2019s marital problems were completely out of her control , it was an event that she could not change . her mother makes it clear that she believes elizabeth\u2019s behaviour as a child resulted in her father leaving , and i feel that in the flashbacks , she constantly regrets her actions , which she also had no control over because of , fred . her marriage failing was because she was unable to control charles , which her mother also blames her for . at one point she describes fred as being \u2018out of control\u2019 but if we are looking at this as fred being a part of her psyche that she invented to express herself , she is talking about herself and her behaviour \u2013 that\u2019s some deep shit .\nthe film makes no secret of elizabeth having a bad childhood . there are constant hints to her mother ( marsha mason ) being a tough parent , and even in the opening scenes , elizabeth\u2019s childhood friend , mickey ( ron eldard ) , admits : \u201cwe were all a little afraid of your mother\u201d . mickey reminds elizabeth that she had an imaginary friend who \u2018made her\u2019 shave his cat and throw yellow paint over his grandmother , all of which she had completely forgotten about . the film deals with the issues surrounding elizabeth\u2019s parents and their divorce , which were all cushioned by drop dead fred . he was there to serve a purpose and that was to help elizabeth cope with these traumatic events of childhood through fun and mischief , and she eventually repressed these memories , which does allude to a deeper , darker pain that she associates with this time in her life . these playful gags can be seen as comedy , or as cries for attention , for help , or , a desperate longing to be accepted by her parents \u2013 it can easily be viewed in two different ways .\nan aesop : elizabeth ' s greatest fear is being alone . after defending herself and freeing her younger self in her dream , fred tells her that all she had to learn was that as long as she had herself and stood up for herself , she was never really alone .\nprior to playing fred , comedian rik myall already had a legion of fans from his role as the charismatic lord flashheart in blackadder . he went on to do a bunch of a different projects - from merlin to voicing lord reginald on spongebob squarepants ( who knew ? ! ) .\nit ' s capped by the introduction of the green pills prescribed by the psychologist , whose purpose we first hear of in the waiting room , in the only scene of the movie in which fred is alone . you can still argue for the reading that fred is purely in lizzie ' s mind , which is supported by the immediate negative effect of the medication on him , but this scene first upholds the intention that he is ' real ' enough in the world of the film , even though only she can see him and he is bound to her emotionally .\nlizzie ' s / fred ' s actions include rubbing dog shit on the carpet and asymmetrically cutting her own hair after a makeover designed to make her look just like polly , but also sabotaging lizzie ' s healthy relationships by sinking janie ' s houseboat and causing a small riot during dinner with a besotted mickey . as in childhood , she ' s left blaming fred for each of these seemingly inexplicable aberrations , but before she can get better , she must eventually own up - to herself , if no one else - that she ' s scared of winding up alone .\nin the movie elizabeth loses her husband and her job , than lizzie ' s mother forces elizabeth to live with her again and than begins to start reorganizing elizabeth ' s life . while staying in her old room she finds a jack - in - the - box that contains her childhood imaginary friend . she remembers that her mother had locked him in there when she was a child . now , fred cannot leave elizabeth until she is happy again which means getting her husband back and putting her life in order . while doing this though fred is still his old self always causing mischief in lizzie ' s life .\n\u201cfred ' s imaginary , so he can be anything , \u201d mayall told film 91 during a set visit that was previewed ahead of the film ' s uk release date . \u201che can be over - the - top and loud and stupid and childish . . . so that means i can be me . \u201d\nanother way to look at it is that , the box is symbolic of her childhood , and the removal of the tape was a ritual unlocking of repressed memories , such as abuse and her parents\u2019 divorce \u2013 which would have undoubtedly caused some trauma . this theory would also explain why elizabeth was shown at the beginning of this scene crying in her sleep , and then it fades to a flashback of her crying as a child , then fred\u2019s hand comes out from under the pillow and slaps her in the head . that scene in itself is pretty rich in potential meanings , maybe fred hit her because he wanted to toughen her up and help her develop a thick skin so she could cope with her parent\u2019s separation , or maybe fred is the abuser and was asserting his dominance , or maybe , he was just hitting her because he\u2019s being a cheeky shit , and there are no hidden meanings ? i dunno , welcome to film psychoanalysis .\nwhile i can\u2019t say that fred is attractive in his cringe - worthy up - skirt gags or certain casually misogynistic sentiments , it\u2019s quite a surprise to discover how tender he is during the film\u2019s quieter final third . like the time he comforts five - year - old lizzie as she berates herself for never doing anything right\u2026\nvisible to believers : fred is an imaginary friend who was sealed in a jack - in - the - box for many years , until his creator accidentally releases him . presumably if he hadn ' t been sealed up he ' d have been out in the world even if he had no longer been believed in .\n1992 : exxon is a prominent member of the global climate coalition ( gcc ) , the most active fossil fuel front group questioning the science of climate change . in 1992 the gcc begins using well - known climate skeptics like patrick michaels , robert balling and fred singer ( all partly funded by exxon ) as \u201cexperts\u201d .\nwhile he spends most of the movie ricocheting around at full volume , he ' s not without nuance , especially in the latter parts of the film . fred ' s goodbye to lizzie , which takes place in the tim burton - esque home ground of her subconscious , is as touching as the film gets and mayall ' s warmth is only more pronounced by virtue of him having been such a shit for the rest of the movie . just a few years later , in 1994 , many of the critics who drubbed fred embraced jim carrey for acting just as silly in a trio of more commercial movies , ( including the mask ) that weren ' t about as much ."]}
{"id": 115634, "summary": [{"text": "old mother riley is a 1937 british comedy film directed by oswald mitchell and starring arthur lucan in the lead , with kitty mcshane , barbara everest , patrick ludlow and hubert leslie .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "mother riley and her daughter stop the plans of some disinherited relatives to overturn the terms of a will .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "this is the first in a series of films made between 1937-1952 , featuring arthur lucan 's elderly drag character , and her daughter kitty .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "after small roles in the irish kathleen mavourneen ( also 1937 ) , lucan and mcshane were approached to star in their own film , old mother riley .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was cheaply made ( it cost \u00a3 2,000 , taking six weeks to shoot ) and based on their music hall sketch \u2018 the matchseller \u2019 .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "old mother riley was a box office success and old mother riley in paris soon followed . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "old mother riley ( film )", "paragraphs": ["old mother riley runs into a ghost who turns out to be an old pirate searching for buried treasure .\nold mother riley and her daughter kitty stop the plans of some disinherited relatives .\nthe best old mother riley i ' ve seen . . . for what that ' s worth\nold mother riley loses her laundry job and then battles her ex - boss in a parliamentary election .\nappears as a man . he briefly appears as a crook who then disguises himself as old mother riley .\nit was lucan and mcshane who gave jimmy clitheroe his big break , casting him in the 1939 old mother riley pantomime , \u2018the old woman who lives in a shoe\u2019 , and giving him his first film part , a small role in their 1940 picture , \u2018 old mother riley in society \u2019 .\nthere is an appreciation society dedicated to old mother riley , endorsed by arthur and kitty\u2019s families . for information , contact :\nmuch of the humour in the performance is derived from the fact that old mother riley is so obviously a man dressed up .\nmother riley takes over a circus on the point of closing down , and makes it a success .\nwere a box office success . meanwhile , the theatre performances continued , along with a radio series . another sign of the character\u2019s popularity was that old mother riley had her own comic strip in both \u2018radio times\u2019 and \u2018film fun\u2019 magazines .\nnot a great film and very low budget but with some knockabout shenanigans featuring spies and silliness . kitty has become engaged and her fianc\u00e9 has been sent to paris which he is rather pleased about so he can get away from old mother riley . kitty and her mother go to paris to keep tabs on him and find out her fianc\u00e9 has become involved in a spy ring . there are nice scenes of some entanglement in a night club between old mother riley and a latin dancer but apart from that it is too old fashioned .\nnice boxed set this and first time in decades of film collecting i had seen the newly release film in the box which was . . .\ndirected by john baxter for british national , and distributed by anglo - american , \u2018old mother riley in society\u2019 is the fifth film in the long running series . the first half of the picture follows the usual routine of boisterous slapstick ; but in the second half it becomes somewhat sentimental , as mother riley - estranged from her daughter after kitty\u2019s marriage - seeks to become reunited with her .\nfor all those with fond memories of the halcyon days of old mother riley , there ' s a touring stage play about arthur lucan and bela lugosi making lucan ' s last film , mrs riley meets the vampire . the cinema museum in london is staging the vampire and mrs riley on september 5th and 6th , 2014 . come along , have a laugh . this is a play , based on real events surrounding the film , not a screening of the film . full details of the show are on - line at : urltoken\nold mother riley ( arthur lucan ) and kitty riley ( kitty mcshane ) are shop assistants in a failing antique shop . befriended by the ghost of the infamous captain morgan , old mother riley is directed to a map detailing the location of the captains buried treasure ; whereupon they set off to find their fortune . despite a gang of crooks and angry natives being hot on their heels , old mother riley manages as ever to save the day ! this is a delightful little romp from arthur lucan and his wife kitty , along with a notable appearance from peter butterworth ; who later went on to appear in some of the long running british ' carry - on ' films .\nthe film has the highest rating of any 21st century film on the top 100 films of all time list on the review aggregator rotten tomatoes , rated at number 7 .\nmother riley and her daughter foil a plan of disinherited relatives to break a will , which states that two strangers must be taken in for 6 months .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nin the late 1930s , arthur lucan and his wife kitty mcshane were britain\u2019s biggest box office draw . in their roles as old mother riley and her daughter kitty , lucan and mcshane topped the bill in the variety theatres , and were star attractions in the cinema . it was essentially a music hall drag act , but it was also a double act . arthur played the dame , old mother riley , an irascible irish washerwoman , and kitty played the wayward and headstrong daughter .\ninside out is a 2015 american 3d computer - animated comedy - drama disney / pixar film , it was released on june 19 , 2015 . it is pixar ' s 15th feature - length animated film . in keeping with pixar tradition , a short film called lava accompanied the movie .\nthis is the first pixar film to lack a concrete main antagonist . anger , jangles , and the forgetters are the closest the film gets to having an antagonist , and even joy herself shows shades of antagonism towards sadness , but other than that , the film has no main villain .\npolice find the body of a missing four - month - old boy near . . .\nbritish film distributors promoted arthur\u2019s films strongly , anxious to find a home - grown series with which to fight back against the dominance of the american - made laurel & hardy pictures . in all he made 17 films , all but two of them in the role of mother riley . at the height of his cinema fame , arthur was voted the sixth biggest british box office star by the motion picture herald in 1943 . and at the time of his death arthur was still a box office draw , scheduled to film a sixteenth old mother riley picture ,\nold mother riley ' s trip to mars\n( a spoof of the popular 1938 universal serial , flash gordon ' s trip to mars ) , but which arthur , sadly , would not live to star in . he died on 17th may 1954 , in the wings of the tivoli theatre in hull , while waiting to go on stage . a memorial to him stands on the spot where he died , although the theatre no longer exists ; the site is now a bakery .\na brief tribute to british comedian arthur lucan , better known as\nold mother riley .\nborn arthur towle in 1885 , lucan became a professional entertainer as a teenager and was working in films and on the stage until his death in 1954 . for all but his final movie - -\nold mother riley meets the vampire ,\naka\nmy son the vampire\nand\nvampire over london\n( with bela lugosi ) - - lucan ' s co - star was his real - life wife , kitty mcshane ( who played his daughter in their act ) . background music :\ndanger\nby rick and the fairlanes .\nthis is also the first pg - rated pixar film to not feature any blood , which the other three films had .\ncouple arrested after their four - year - old son accidentally shots himself between the eyes could face ten . . .\ncomes an inventive new film that explores a world that everyone knows , but no one has seen : inside the human mind .\ndespite being more than 70 years old , the film contains some devastatingly funny one - liners from arthur , and some great visual gags . jimmy , who was then aged 18 , and who plays the boot boy in the grand household into which kitty has married , looks - and sounds - about 6 years old . he was offered the part after making a big success in pantomime with arthur and kitty in 1939 . kitty plays a chorus girl who marries into high society , hence the title of the picture . mother riley is a square peg in a round hole in the grand household .\nmrs . riley and her daughter kitty go to paris , and get involved with spies .\nat the same time , in so far as riley never comes into focus as a true flesh and blood girl ( she is just a vessel ) , there is something odd about the fact that riley ( isn ' t riley a boys name ? ) plays a stereotypical male sport ( ice hockey ) . it ' s as if the film ' s creators resist really dealing with a female character \u2014 even though , reportedly , doctor drew on his experience parenting a young girl . riley and her mother are certainly called on to play the stereotypically feminine role of supporting dad as he settles into the new job for which they accompany him to san francisco .\narthur lucan had a long career as a female impersonator , playing old mother riley , a stock irish washerwoman on stage and screen until his death . he appeared in just shy of a score of films as the character , with his wife , kitty macshane , playing his daughter . in this one , from an idea from mrs . lucan , kitty marries into society and her mother masquerades as her nurse in order not to embarrass her . the mother - in - law is a snob and the servants are even worse snobs and the entire movie is as obvious in its execution as any bowery boys movie . it ' s not just stereotyped , it ' s petrified . there is some good talent behind the camera , particularly in the opening sequence in which mother riley stops a bar fight . credit cinematographer james wilson and editor michael chorlton . but they really can ' t do much to save this one .\narthur lucan , a lancashire lad , played old mother riley , a comic irish irish crone , for many years old the stage and screen ; his wife , kitty mcshane , played his daughter . the only modern comparison would be to tyler perry ' s madea . . . if madea were played by rob schneider acting like stepin fetchit . produced cheaply for the home market , old mother riley was enormously popular . in this movie , mrs . riley goes for a job with a failing circus and saves it , discovers kitty mcshane , her long - lost daughter has been with it since she was an infant and has to save it again from roy emerton , its shoddy owner . the comparative excellence - - so to speak - - - is achieved by the use of circus acts and a subplot in which riley goes to an illegal nightclub , where an uncredited young woman in a spangly bikini sings and does a tap dance . i credit director thomas bentley , a specialist in portraying and staging dickens , whose movie career stretched back to 1912 , and included those were the days , a british movie which showcased several music hall acts and an early appearance by will hay . this was his last film credit .\na little interesting detail in the movie is that riley and her mom ' s vision from the inside is an oval - shaped screen , while riley ' s father is rectangle - shaped screen .\nthis is the first full feature film from arthur luca and kitty macshane following on from their appearance in stars on parade . an eccentric millionaire leaves his estate to his family on condition that they take into the home the first person who is found on the street selling his briggs matches . that person is of course old mother riley . daughter kitty is of course also brought along and they make themselves at home . as the months pass riley becomes more dominating . kitty is of course romances by a member of the family . relatives plot to get her out of the house by planting jewels in her bedroom . a burglar friend is caught in possession of the jewels . a criminal trial takes place . riley takes control of the defence personally and cross examine the witnesses . riley is of course victorious . reasonable start to long series .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\nmrs . riley is tricked out of her licence for a pub and joins her daughter in portugal .\ndr robert kenny previously organised the one - day conference at the london cinema museum on 12 october 2013 , which featured several distinguished academic speakers . saturday 12 october 2013 london cinema museum website : urltoken it was a one - day event , celebrating the life and films of arthur lucan , and the centenary of his marriage to kitty mcshane . included talks , discussions , exhibitions , and film screenings . speakers included dr anthony slide , prof jeffrey richards , prof steven fielding , and dr robert kenny ( author of the forthcoming book ,\nthe man who was old mother riley\n) . the morning session of talks by specialist speakers lasted from 10 : 30am to 1 : 00pm , followed by an afternoon session including more informal round - table discussions and reminiscences , and the showing of two rare films : margery baker ' s 1969 documentary ; and the master copy , on loan from the bfi , of ' old mother riley in business ' .\nmr . docter said goofball island was an emotional concept for him , making him think about his own daughter , on whom the film\u2019s story is based .\n' he was my son ! ' devastated father sobs as he is detained by police moments after his two - year - old . . .\nbleeding cool published an article stating the name of pete docter ' s next film would be the inside out . then on february 8 , 2013 , urltoken reported that the film ' s title would be inside out . disney / pixar officially announced the title on twitter on april 17 , 2013 during cinema con .\nduring the fire scene , mrs . riley goes to throw a large vase out of the window but , as\nmary gibbs as young riley ( during her crying and tantrums ) ( recycled recordings from monsters , inc . )\ninside out is the first full - length film to personify and characterize human emotions and the second disney media work to do that since the short reason and emotion .\na running gag that occurs in the film is that anger is shown reading a newspaper with a headline that displays what ' s happening . here are the known occurrences :\neight years before meeting talulah riley , the south african - born musk had courted and married canadian author justine wilson .\nan american who sells cars in england receives a mysterious invitation from an old , eccentric millionaire to visit his house in which he lives with his twin brother .\nfive living emotions are created : joy , sadness , fear , disgust and anger . joy was created first , and controls a console which consists of only one button , at the beginning . 33 seconds later , sadness is born and presses the button , making riley cry . joy is not happy that riley is crying and pushes sadness aside , pushing the button to make riley happy again . this was the first of many moments where joy wouldn ' t let sadness control riley .\nanthony bourdain leaves majority of his $ 1 . 2m estate - which was rumored to be worth at least $ 16m - to 11 - year - old daughter ariane\nthe otherworldly concerto part of\ngrim grinning ghosts\nis heard during riley ' s bad dream about her new home .\non its release in america , inside out had the biggest opening weekend for any original film in box office history , sailing easily past avatar\u2019s $ 77m to an incredible $ 91m . it\u2019s already pixar\u2019s eighth consecutive film to have taken over $ 500m worldwide , and we\u2019ve only just had the opening weekend here in the uk , where it took \u00a37 . 35m . if some were beginning to worry that the studio had gone the way of disney , following five years of prequels , sequels and the critically mixed reception to their fairy tale , brave , this new film has proven that pixar is still capable of the funny , surprising and layered storytelling that made its name . but the secret ingredient of this film\u2019s success ? sadness .\nchris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens\nmy 10 - year - old son turned to me during the movie and asked whether the brain people in riley ' s head had brain people inside their heads , too . and later on , showing even more insight , he suggested that the problem with the movie was that nothing much happened .\nthis is where sadness comes in . when we get a glimpse into riley\u2019s mother\u2019s head at the dinner table , we can see her own sadness is in charge of operations , and that\u2019s why , even though yellow joy is generally in charge of riley\u2019s hq , she has sadness\u2019s blue hair and aura . perhaps worried that riley might take after her , riley\u2019s mother wants her to be a \u2018happy girl\u2019 , but as things go from bad to worse , the pressure to be happy begins to seem like the real problem . indeed , recent studies by social psychologist dr brock bastian and others confirm that negativity is often our most useful companion when times are tough \u2013 it helps us anticipate problems , find solutions and empathise with others when things are going badly . it\u2019s not negative emotions that are bad for us , but the suppression of them , especially when they are healthy , functional responses to difficult situations .\njoy is not the default emotion for everyone , either . in riley ' s father , anger is in control , and sadness is in control of her mother . the\ncool girl\nhas fear as the main emotion , and the bus driver ' s emotions , aside from their colours , all look exactly like anger .\nthe character quickly developed a life of her own . sitting in a cafe having lunch one day , arthur , who when out of costume was quite unrecognisable , overheard two women at the next table . they were discussing that week\u2019s bill at the local variety theatre . \u2018are you coming to see old mother riley tonight ? \u2019 one woman asked her friend . \u2018i\u2019ll not bother , \u2019 the other replied , \u2018i\u2019ve heard it\u2019s just some man called arthur lucan , taking her off . \u2019 the character had an irish name , riley , and had previously had the even more obviously irish name of o\u2019flynn . mother riley was , moreover , always represented not just as a washerwoman , but as an irish washerwoman . kitty played the role of the daughter in a very pronounced irish accent ( which was , in fact , her natural speaking voice ) . with all this , and despite his adopted irish surname of lucan , arthur always played the part with an english accent !\nchris woodward has written a book about the palladium , entitled \u2018the london palladium - the story of the theatre and its stars\u2019 . he tells me the book mentions nearly every act which ever appeared there , including lucan and mcshane . page 146 has a photo of arthur on stage , in character . and the book also includes reproductions of posters , including a couple showing old mother riley ' s billing . this is not a book about arthur lucan , but it does include him . \u00a335 from jeremy mills publishing .\ni ' m inserting reviews for films i ' ve seen that lack one , review . . . . weaker entry in the series , here the daughter gets kidnapped in portugal by wine thieves . not much of a review i ' m afraid , but it ' s not much of a film , the copy i saw in nov - ' 07 was soft , worn & cut to 73 min ' i ' m not certain if any good copies of this film survive , as it mine is only it ' s 9th vote here . it would be useful if a fan of the film / omr series was to post a review , till then this is it . i need to pad as the above is insufficient waffle for imdb to accept , so i will add that a , lucan appeared on film on 17 occasions , always as omr , and k . mcshane made 16 appearances , as kitty only absent in the final film , some 9 years and 5 films after this one .\n1936 . musical . this 1936 musical film shows a rare chance to see some of the greatest acts from the music hall years . starring sam barton , mabel constanduros , horace goldin and many more .\npete docter was an animator on cranium command , a former epcot attraction that shares many of the film ' s themes of personifying human thoughts as well as the setting of the mind of an adolescent .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\na girl named riley is born in minneapolis , minnesota and , in her mind , emotions are born at different points in her life .\nat one point , mrs riley calls her daughter bridget instead of kitty . bridget has been the character ' s name in their stage act .\nseveral months later , now 12 years old , riley has recovered . she now has new personality islands , all created by mixed core memories ( anger notes that he likes how friendship island has expanded with a new\nfriendly - argument - section\n, suggesting that that island is powered by a joy / anger core memory ) . meanwhile , sadness is finally treated as an equal among the other four emotions , and joy solemnly remembers bing bong ' s sacrifice as things begin to return to normal and riley , now twelve years old , adapts to life in a new city . finally the five emotions now have a larger , more complete console wherein they can act at the same time and help riley better . disgust also notes a large red button labelled\npuberty\nand questions what it does , joy dismisses it as\nnot important\n. meanwhile , at a hockey game , riley picks up a water bottle belonging to a boy , and inside his mind we see his own emotions freaking out , with a large klaxon alarm shouting\ngirl !\n, possibly hinting at what is to come for riley ' s own emotion in the coming years .\nalso , all the emotions in riley ' s mom are all female and resemble her , and the emotions in riley ' s dad are all male and resemble him , but riley has 3 female emotions and 2 male emotions who look nothing like her . in this aspect she is unique , as everyone else ' s emotions ( including those of people the same age of her ) are all the same gender and clearly resemble their human\nhost\n.\nhe retreated within himself . he lost a lot of weight , bags formed under his eyes and ' he looked like death itself ' , riley said .\nthis image shows how the island appears in the film . inspired by oil refineries , the filmmakers included tubes , pipes and scaffolding on each island . because the islands are roughly seven miles from the headquarters , from which audiences first view them , each of their major attributes had to read clearly , hence their large scale . and each is powered by one of riley\u2019s core memories .\nmaureen lipman , the well known jewish comedian , was a surprising choice for the part of the fiery irish catholic girl , kitty mcshane . but maureen grew up in hull , and remembered old mother riley\u2019s connection with the city . brian told an amusing account of his first meeting with frank seaton , who was understudying him in the play . \u2018have you ever done any understudy work before ? \u2019 , he asked innocently . \u2018well , \u2019 came the reply , \u2018i actually was arthur lucan\u2019s understudy , and went on for him the night he died . \u2019 \u201ci fell off my chair backwards , \u201d laughed brian .\nup to this point , the act was still billed in the theatres as \u2018lucan and mcshane\u2019 , and arthur\u2019s character of the old woman went under the name mrs o\u2019flynn . it was con west , screenwriter of their\nsustaining marriage for the 44 - year - old billionaire entrepreneur and innovator is almost as challenging as developing his electric car tesla , designing rockets that deliver supplies to the space station - spacex , or founding paypal .\npixar\u2019s filmmakers and designers have always worked their imaginations to create their films\u2019 original worlds and narratives . but they might have met their biggest challenge in tackling the well of imagination itself \u2014 the mind . that\u2019s mainly where pixar\u2019s latest movie , \u201cinside out , \u201d takes place : in the head of an 11 - year - old girl , riley , at a major moment of change .\nalthough the other emotions beg her to stop riley from running away and fix the relationship between her and her parents , joy turns control over to sadness , which surprises the others , because they need her to help riley . sadness decides to pull the idea bulb out of riley ' s mind . this makes riley , under the command of all her main emotions again , give up on running away , and she decides to return home , to her worried parents . joy gives sadness the happy memories and they turned into sad ones . sadness takes control of the panel and riley finally reveals her true feelings to her parents as she begins to cry , telling her parents that she hates san francisco , misses the good old days in minnesota , and that she was pretending to be happy and was afraid of making them mad because she has always been their\nhappy girl\n. riley ' s parents admit they feel the same way , creating a new core memory - only this one is a mixture of yellow and blue ; both joy and sadness . it creates a new\nfamily island\nthat is visibly more complete , and allows for the various aspects of her personality to return in full .\nbing bong discovers that his rocket had already been dumped into\nthe memory dump\n, a seemingly , never - ending pit of darkness beneath headquarters where obsolete memories go to be erased from existence for good . meanwhile , in riley ' s mind , anger , disgust and fear are doing their best to guide riley through her new surroundings . anger accidentally instigates a confrontation with riley ' s friend meg when video chatting her , which causes the island which controls this part of her personality ,\nfriendship island\nto collapse into the abyss . the emotions realize that tampering with riley ' s personality will cause it to further be erased , with potentially disastrous results .\nthis sketch is a storyboard for goofball island . it was drawn by the film\u2019s co - director , ronnie del carmen . in their efforts to lock down the script and shape the film\u2019s structure , the filmmakers drew the entire movie almost like a comic book . they put it together with music , sound effects and dialogue to approximate what the movie would be like . the idea for the islands came late in the development process , and the filmmakers needed a sketch that would resemble their idea .\nriley\u2019s main problems \u2013 growing up , and moving away from her childhood home \u2013 are identical to those of pixar\u2019s first feature film , toy story . in the latter , andy\u2019s fear and distress is played out by the toys , the whole story enacting the kind of imaginary play we might expect to see in a child\u2019s psychological evaluation , with woody and buzz vying as male role models ( the implication being that the family is downsizing following a divorce ) . when inside out treats the same topic , the adventure is the emotional journey itself : will joy reign over riley\u2019s head once again ?\narthur joined a family act called the musical cliftons , and later toured with the comedian will pepper . while he was appearing in ireland in 1913 , he met and married a young irish girl named kitty mcshane , with whom he developed a double act . arriving in dublin , he found he needed an irish surname in order to obtain work . legend has it he saw a milk cart go by from lucan\u2019s dairy ; and lucan he remained ever after . with kitty he created his most famous routine , the sketch brigettes night out . for this he dressed in a frock for the first time , taking the appearance of an old woman . he modelled the costume on the old - fashioned clothes his mother used to wear , and he based the character on gossipy irish women he\u2019d seen while on tour . the fame of the sketch led to them appearing in the 1934 royal command performance . this royal appearance gave them celebrity status , and launched them into their first film .\nin this latest film , pixar are not just putting us through the mill . they\u2019re showing us that , somewhat paradoxically , the way to be really happy is to experience a whole range of emotions . when riley is born , there is only joy , standing in front of a laughter button , but as riley grows older , she is joined by anger , disgust , fear and sadness . when life gets really tough , sadness is not the antagonist she first appears , but the unsung hero . that\u2019s the real lesson : joy might be fun to hang around , but wellbeing is a team effort .\nriley herself never comes into focus as a person ; her parents , teacher , school mates , past life and new environment , are sketched in the most simple , generic terms .\nin the teaser trailer , riley and her family are eating from chinese food boxes of the same type as the one seen in a bug ' s life and several other pixar films .\nthere are currently 2 versions of the film ' s first official trailer , and there ' s only one major difference : in the uk version of the official trailer , the dad ' s emotions were watching soccer , but in the us version , they were watching hockey .\nemotions are personified as characters who direct riley\u2019s feelings from a control center , and memories are tactile spheres to be collected and stored . extending from the control center are places that guide riley\u2019s actions . with few hard reference points for how to portray these interior aspects of psychology , the filmmakers had the freedom to go anywhere with the look . eventually , they were guided by light .\nhere is a closer look at goofball island , powered by riley\u2019s moments of silliness and her enjoyment of the playful . the director pete docter and mr . eggleston provide commentary on its development .\neach emotion has a defined purpose in riley ' s life : joy attempts to keep her happy , anger keeps her life fair , disgust keeps her from being poisoned both physically and socially and fear keeps her safe . sadness , however , doesn ' t think she has a purpose in riley ' s mind , or that of the other emotions , and is ignored as a result .\n\u201cthe idea ultimately was the word \u2018electrochemical , \u2019 \u201d the production designer ralph eggleston said in a telephone interview . \u201cit meant thinking of things as energy or energy - based , excitable . \u201d that idea led to light - filled characters , and translucence in many of the objects in riley\u2019s mind . the filmmakers met with neurologists and scientists to better understand the mind\u2019s inner workings and came up with places like the islands of personality , powered by riley\u2019s most significant , or core , memories . with names like family island and hockey island , each has recognizable structures that correspond to riley\u2019s memories .\noblivious to sadness ' crisis , the other emotions focus on organizing riley ' s memories , which are housed in luminous spheres known as memory orbs . the most relevant memories , known as core memories , power up five\nislands\nin riley ' s mind , each reflecting a different aspect of her personality : family island , friendship island , goofball island , hockey island and honesty island .\n' hi . i ' m linda o ' keefe . . . 45 years ago today , i disappeared and my killer was never found ' : police tweet as the 11 - year - old girl who was murdered in 1973 in a bid to publicize the cold case\nthe old mother riley series was certainly an interesting concept . heterosexual british males really relish dressing up in drag ( dame edith , monty python , benny hill , etc . ) , and this series may well have started more modern comedians on their way . unfortunately , the films have suffered in quality over the years , and are faded or spotty . some that i have viewed have such poor sound quality that i lost a goodly portion of the jokes as well as the plot !\nheadmistress\nhas survived somewhat better , probably because it was towards the end of the series , but lucan ' s physical comedy has become automatic and predictable in this one . still , if you are a lover of brit humor , as i am , you ' ll find this a pleasant pasttime .\non riley ' s first day of school , joy orders sadness to not touch anything and let the other emotions do their job . but sadness touches a memory that makes riley cry in front of her new class which creates a new core memory . joy desperately tries to dispose of the new core memory by using a vacuum tube that leads to the mind world , but a struggle with sadness leads to the core memories being knocked out from the container . before joy can put them back , she and sadness are carried off with the core memories , leaving disgust , fear and anger to deal with riley .\nat night , joy and her fellow emotions finally reach the loading dock , although it is now so late that the train of thought will not arrive until morning . they give riley a nightmare by awakening a monstrous clown named jangles , from her subconscious and fear , being on dream duty that night awakens her , jump starting her train of thought . joy , sadness and bing bong are nearly at headquarters when the other bunch of emotions put their plan in action , instructing riley to steal from her mother ' s bag and pack it to run away to minnesota . this action causes riley ' s\nhonesty island\nto crumble , destroying the train of thought . joy finds a way back to headquarters through a broken recall tube , but after sadness almost turns the core memories sad , joy decides to leave her behind . she starts up the tube , but as riley gets on the bus , family island begins to crumble , destroying the tube and causing joy to fall into the memory dump . bing bong tries to get her , but the ground he was standing on falls , while sadness barely escapes the same fate .\nin a way , that ' s the movie ' s real point . life ' s true dramas , it is implied , are internal and there ' s little more to dad or mom or place than the role these play in triggering events inside of riley \u2014 or inside each of us . and that , finally , is where the movie falls flat . it purports to the be the story of a girl , but in fact there is no girl character in the film . riley is not a person , she is a robot , a complicated vessel whose actions and intentions are controlled by persons \u2014 emotions and memory workers \u2014 inside of her . riley is no more an agent in her own right than is , say , a ship an agent in its own right . or , to change the image , she is like a puppet controlled by the team working in headquarters : s he is empty .\ninside out begins with a question , posed by the movie ' s narrator , joy , who is an emotion living inside of riley : did you ever look at a baby or a person and ask yourself what ' s going on in there ? a good question , but the movie ' s playful answer unfolds more like a textbook presentation of the awkward synthesis than by providing any insight into what it is like to be riley or any other person . headquarters is staffed by five emotions ( joy , sadness , anger , fear and disgust ) . these compete among themselves to operate the joysticks and dashboard that control the person whose emotions they make up . they handle , store , protect and disregard memories and experiences . at night they do\ndream duty ,\nprojecting film clips ( memories ) onto the screen of riley ' s consciousness . each of them , driven by their own dominant disposition \u2014 sadness tends to be sad , joy tends to be optimistic and happy \u2014 participates in a kind of give and take , a negotiated peace in which they manage riley ' s states and cause her to react to events in the world around her .\nkitty protests that she loves the man and wants to marry him . she plays her ace . \u201cafter all , mother , you know what it\u2019s like to be in love . you\u2019ve been married yourself . \u201d but arthur effortlessly trumps her : \u201cyes , but i married your father ; you want to marry a stranger ! \u201d eventually kitty decides to stay , and mother celebrates . \u201ci\u2019ll give you a party : i\u2019ll open a tin of sardines ! \u201d the sketch has double - talk comedy , moments of pathos - and pure slapstick as a furious row develops in which lucan as the old woman destroys every piece of china on the set , hurling plates , cups and jugs until only one piece remains intact . until , of course , he forgets he\u2019s holding it , and smashes it . the moment when he realises , not daring to look , holding just the handle as he feels for the non - existent jug , is pure theatrical magic .\njoy and sadness venture the various islands and a labyrinth - like place called long term memory , where riley ' s past memories are restored . they are soon assisted by riley ' s childhood imaginary friend bing bong , a scrappily - dressed pink cotton candy - elephant - cat - dolphin creature . bing bong was hoping to reconnect with riley via a memory of his song - powered wagon\nrocket\n. although initially , bing bong is happy and cheerful , the pair discover that he is secretly miserable , having been out of a job since riley was four , he desperately wants to feel loved again , reasoning that , if he has no purpose , he will cease to exist . although joy attempts to keep this revelation positive , sadness comforts a crying bing bong ( which leaves joy more confused than ever as to how being sad could help bing bong ) .\nthe playground seen in riley ' s memory orb is taken from sunnyside daycare from toy story 3 , with the only difference being that the slide is not coiled but straight . the setting is also different from sunnyside .\nwhen the story was being developed , it was originally going to be joy and fear who get lost in riley ' s mind . according to the developers , they thought it was\nlike the funniest choice .\nsilicon valley tycoon , elon musk , called the thomas edison of our time , remains married to his second wife , talulah riley , after divorcing her once , marrying her twice and tearing up the second set of divorce papers .\npixar have never shied away from presenting everything that life can throw at you . perhaps the most famous example is in the montage of carl and ellie\u2019s life together at the start of up , which , taken alone , stands as perhaps the greatest short film of all time , not just for its miracle of condensation , but for the emotional impact of their childlessness , which has reduced audiences of all ages to tears . ( careful viewers may even spot scenes from this sequence in the great bowling - ball alleys of riley\u2019s long term memory . ) equally , on the death of riley\u2019s imaginary friend , who sacrifices himself to save joy , the cinema erupted with the sound of children crying , which is just as well because i think a number of the adults were sniffing too . the whole audience left the cinema elated .\nrobert kenny\u2019s new book on the lives and films of lucan & mcshane was published by bearmanor media books on 31st october 2014 . the book is entitled \u201cthe man who was old mother riley - the life and films of arthur lucan and kitty mcshane\u201d by dr robert kenny . it corrects many errors of fact concerning the biographies of lucan & mcshane . and it includes the first serious full - length analysis of arthur lucan\u2019s films , which have previously been sadly neglected . it contains hitherto unknown reviews and interviews from the hull daily mail in the 1930s , which reveal the depth of public affection for the dame who could make ' em cry as well as laugh . as dr kenny puts it :\narthur lucan at his best provoked thought as well as laughter . . . to the intense annoyance of the establishment , working - class audiences adored this screechy - voiced virago . . . always the underdog , shaking her scrawny fist at the world in defence of the downtrodden .\ninside out follows 11 - year - old riley and the five emotions \u2013 joy , fear , anger , disgust and sadness \u2013 that live in the control room of her head . when riley\u2019s family moves away from her childhood home in minnesota to san francisco , she loses sight of the core memories that tell her who she is , prompting joy and sadness to go on a journey deep into her mind to get them back . the topography grates : having to catch the train of thought home because honesty island has crumbled sounds like the worst allegory since pilgrim\u2019s progress , if you think about it too hard . but as ed catmull , pixar\u2019s co - founder and president , wrote in his book creativity inc . , \u2018if you give a good idea to a mediocre team , they will screw it up . if you give a mediocre idea to a brilliant team , they will either fix it or throw it away and come up with something better , \u2019 and in the hands of pixar\u2019s story artists , the landscape of riley\u2019s mind becomes the battleground for a new way of looking at wellbeing .\nregular readers of my comments know that i take each movie as a special challenge . some movies are rewarding in themselves , they intrinsically enrich or give value . most are less than that and require work to make the experience valuable or at least interesting . sometimes the challenge is significant . readers have been sending me movies to test my ability , sort of like audience members throwing chain saws to jugglers . there ' s a really challenging batch in my pouch right now , some abbott and costello nuisances , and all of the mother riley things . of them , this is the most challenging , which is to say that it has nothing in it that by itself is remotely interesting . there ' s none of the ordinary leverage you can get with bad movies : nothing in the badness is comically bad . its quite simply unsuccessful in its two goals . the setup is mrs riley , played by a man and his on screen daughter played by his wife . she ' s so much younger that early in their careers they were advertised as father and daughter . she ' s alarmingly unattractive . mrs riley is nauseatingly unfunny . usually when jokes don ' t work , it is because there ' s a certain ticklish spot that some folks have and you just fall out of the demographic . so you can dismiss it as bad humor , but in doing so you acknowledge that it is humor . the funny bit with mrs riley is rooted in the bristish class system and a specific niche . this is a lot like eddie murphy playing a fat black mama . we all know the type . we all recognize what murphy is playing with . but in 50 years , that stereotype will be gone , the class structure will have mutated and the riff will be completely incomprehensible because its center will have evaporated . well , that ' s what happened here . the joke about a specific type of old bag may have had resonance in its time and place \u0097 it surely did . but now , it is fossilized humor . the story is unique for the riley serious , i think . it tries to have the old family lost and regained plot . well , that i can be sure of is merely incompetent . ted ' s evaluation - - 1 of 3 : you can find something better to do with this part of your life .\njoy , sadness and bing bong hatch a plan to ride the\ntrain of thought\nback to headquarters , and begin their trek through various parts of riley ' s mind in order to reach the loading dock ( areas such as imagination land , dream productions , and so on ) . meanwhile , with disgust , anger and fear in control , riley ' s life begins to crumble . she alienates her former friends from minnesota , fails to connect with her parents , and struggles in the new school . as joy and company close in on their destination , anger , disgust and fear finally reason that , if riley was only happy in minnesota , there is no choice but to tell her to return there , and prepare to run away from her own family .\nand , then , it ' s hard to know what to make of the fact that riley ' s emotion controllers are made of three females in dresses ( joy , sadness , disgust ) and two men in male garb ( fear and anger ) . are fear and anger male emotions ? are disgust , joy and sadness female ? and then there ' s the fact that riley is the only character we meet whose internal chorus is made up of male and female characters . mom is all female within . and dad is all male . is riley bi - sexual ( in the relevant sense ) because she ' s pre - pubescent ? is there a biological theory of gender at work here ? ( another interesting question : why is there no racial variation in our internal population ? )\none notable occurrence is when anger is referring to the fact that riley ' s happy core memories were created in minnesota and uses the console to call up that memory , but is instead met with the commercial . he then yells ,\ndid i ask for the gum commercial ? !\n11am - 4pm . talk by dr robert kenny ,\narthur lucan and the hull connection\n. round table , q & a ; ' s . showing of thames tv ' s 1969 lucan documentary . visit to the lucan memorial in orchard cafe , paragon street , on the site of the old tivoli theatre . 3 : 30pm . wreath - laying at arthur ' s grave in hull eastern cemetery .\ni don ' t mean to be humorless about this . i get the joke . it ' s an old joke . recall the sperm people in woody allen ' s everything you always wanted to know about sex who live and die by the motto\nfertilize an ovum or die trying !\n\u2014 or the taste buds in the 1979 budweiser commercial who complain about the dry mouth that accompanies the munchies ."]}
{"id": 115641, "summary": [{"text": "bed and sofa ( russian : \u0442\u0440\u0435\u0442\u044c\u044f \u043c\u0435\u0449\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f ) is the english name of a 1927 soviet silent film originally released in the soviet union as tretya meshchanskaya , and is sometimes referred to as the third meschanskaya .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "in addition to the title , bed and sofa it was also released outside of the soviet union under the alternate titles of three in a cellar , old dovecots , and cellars of moscow .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the film gets its russian title from the street on which the main characters live , third meshchanskaia street .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "directed by abram room and written by room and viktor shklovsky , the film starred nikolai batalov as the husband , kolia , lyudmila semyonova as the wife , liuda , and vladimir fogel as the friend , volodia .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "billed as a satire and comedy , bed and sofa nonetheless portrayed the realities of the moscow working poor , while also dealing with starkly sexual situations such as polygamy and abortion .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it was originally banned in both the united states and europe due to those stark sexual situations .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the screenplay was supposedly based on the true love story of the acclaimed russian poet vladimir mayakovsky who lived with his \" muse \" lilya brik and her husband osip brik for some years .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the characters themselves also resembled the trio , with vladimir fogel as mayakovsky , lyudmila semyonova as lilya and nikolai batalov as osip brik .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the parallels were so obvious that some critics and associates accused viktor shklovsky of indelicacy and gossiping .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "shklovsky himself never openly admitted it , yet in his diaries he mentions that during the work on the screenplay they \u00ab were living next to mayakovsky and lilya brik \u00bb , which is an obvious hint .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "while movies made in the ussr would soon be regulated to the ideals of soviet realism , some films at this time were able to present starker themes .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "even so , bed and sofa was controversial at the time of release in the soviet union , due to its focus on human relationships , while the state and the party are almost completely disregarded .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in fact , at one point kolya even declines to go to a party meeting .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in addition , the film 's resolution is ambiguous and comes about without any input from the collective .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "however , it is now considered a landmark film because of humor , naturalism , and its sympathetic portrayal of the woman . 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or queen - size beds , making finding the right sofa bed even easier . have a small office that you want to double as a guest room ? get a full - size sofa bed for an easy fix . maybe you want your basement to be a fun place for the kids to hang out , but also be a cozy master suite when the grandparents visit . try a queen - size sofa bed . the multifunctional possibilities are endless .\nswitch on the flatscreen , plug in the playstation and get ready to play on peggy , the informal sofa bed . available in bermuda orange or cygnet grey .\nwinny is a double sofa - bed with a simple patented extension mechanism . when closed , it has all the charm of a soft , welcoming flexform sofa , epitomizing sophisticated elegance . at the . . .\na real space saver , sofa beds and sofa bed chairs are easy to use \u2013 rolling out seamlessly to a bed . it\u2019s perfect if you\u2019re looking for something to use less regularly , but still want you or your guests to have for a great night\u2019s sleep . whether you go for a cotton mix , polyester , velvet , wool , linen or leather sofa bed , our wide selection of fabrics ensures that you find your perfect match .\nthe name , sedac - meral was born from the merger of sedac and meral in 1988 . the group is the european leader in the manufacturing of sofa beds and convertible bed mechanisms .\nwhy our sofa beds are so comfy ? we are proud to say that gainsborough sofa beds are some of the most comfortable ones around . gone are the days of the sofa bed being used as a last resort , with guests being left with bad backs due to an uncomfortable nights sleep . now is the era of the cosy , comfortable sofa bed and with gainsborough you can choose one of three fantastic mattress options depending on your needs .\noz , a product that from \u201c sofa \u201d is easily converted into a comfortable bed . a newly developed mechanism opens a 200cm bed base . the transition from one function to the other entails extraction . . .\nburov presents a high - end sofa bed that offers the benefits of a real bed . unfolded , the couch offers a mattress of a thickness of 18 cm , providing a great comfort , with . . .\nlooking for a sofa bed for your living room or would like something smaller to use now and again , we ' ve got plenty of options to choose from .\na sophisticated and revolutionary mechanism patented at the international level characterises this sofa bed containing two superimposed beds , thanks to a combined tilt up opening of the . . .\na woman has urged couples never to go to bed angry after she banished her husband to the sofa after a row \u2013 and found him dead the next day .\nso you\u2019re looking to transform your living space with a sleek and comfortable sofa bed \u2013 now for the exciting part , choosing a style , colour and type that sits perfectly in your home . sofa beds create a little extra flexibility \u2013 and as so many of our sofas are also available as sofa beds , you can still get the perfect look .\nthe jaybe retro sofa beds all have a full depth sprung mattress with sumptuous comfort layers , so it\u2019s just like sleeping on a real bed .\nburns , paul e . ,\nan nep moscow address : abram room ' s third meshchanskaia ( bed and sofa ) in historical context ,\nin film and history , december 1982 .\ngreat space saver right ? for more information and to buy the footstool bed by jaybe click here .\ntagged with : andre ernotte \u2022 bed and sofa \u2022 lab production \u2022 laurence klavan \u2022 michael x . martin \u2022 philip lehl \u2022 polly pen \u2022 terri klausner \u2022 theater \u2022 theatre\ndesign : danilo bonfanti . modern intelligent sofa bed for a quick sofa - bed transformation . italian quality and smart design with a strong italian bedspring and mattress included . square wide armrests . wide polyurethane foam back and seat cushions and chrome feet . available in a wide selection of modern elements to create superb designer compositions . chrome feet . multiple fabrics types available as well as full grain leather and ultrasuede coverings . as shown : 120\nx 69\napprox - queen size bed 63\nx79\n.\nunexpected guests ? we\u2019ve got it covered with our range of sofa beds . they allow you to have more room when not in use and are great for sleepovers . and because you shouldn\u2019t have to compromise on the style in order to have comfort , our range of sofa beds includes a variety of colours , materials and sizes to choose from . take a look at vallentuna range to find modular sofa beds and corner sofa beds . for extra comfort , the ypperlig sofa bed has the same construction as a pocket sprung mattress . you can also find sofa beds with covers that can be removed and washed . browse our range and find the best option to suit your needs .\nbed and sofa ( 1927 ) , black & white , 87 minutes , not rated , with chess fever ( 1925 ) , black & white , 28 minutes , not rated .\norigins of the sofa bed and other intriguing facts ; innovative furniture in america : from 1800 to the present , by david hanks . new york : horizon press . $ 30 .\nsimply fold out to turn into a comfy bed for one or a cosy bed for two . fixed cushions mean minimal fuss to set up or put back .\n. . . can be accessorized with comfortable roll headrests . the carcass the seat cushions sit on can accommodate bed base mechanisms for the pull - out bed .\npronto - letto is a system that opens the bed with one simple action .\nthe sofa which becomes bed , a versatile proposal , which transforms the daily living style ; essential , simple and absolutely comfortable during the day , generous and pleasant during the night , thanks to . . .\nfinally the ultimate answer for those seeking the perfect sofa and the perfect bed without compromising as function and design no longer need to pay a price . all milano sofa beds work with a simple one touch operation without the need of removing any cushions only to display an option of 9 different 6\nmattresses including ; latex / pocket / spring / memory / micro pocket . never before has there been such a comfortable sofa bed on the market !\nthere are few sofa beds on the market with a mattress of this quality \u2013 it is perfect for using on a daily basis just as a normal bed .\norigins of the sofa bed and other intriguing facts ; innovative furniture in america : from 1800 to the present , by david hanks . new york : horizon pre . . . - urltoken\nelegant modern sofa bed with a high back for maximum comfort . a one touch opearation easy to use system convert the sofa into a queen size bed withtout the need to remove any cushions . available in three different sizes with a queen , full or twin size bed . the mattress options offer a pocketed spring mattree or a full polyurethane foam one with a firm density . this modern sofa beds is a fusion between a contemporary and a modern style and makes a perfect product for different decor styles . ofa composition made to entertain , relax and lounge in your\ndon\u2019t wait for the panic to set in \u2013 prepare for potential houseguests ahead of time . when you\u2019re shopping for your perfect sofa , consider getting a sofa bed . these sofas have built - in beds that tuck away nicely for easy clean - up . when the bed is not in use , just tuck it back into the sofa and you\u2019ll be able to move freely around your home \u2013 no air mattresses to trip over .\nmeral bg is located in bulgaria and manufactures sofa bed systems . our sales represent 60 % of the local market . meral is pursuing its growth by exporting in romania , greece , turkey and ex - yugoslavian countries .\na modern armchar which converts into bed . a comfortable armchair and a comfortable bed . versatile and practical . available with or without armrest . the back is adjustable at different positions . the footrest is discontinued . metal base grey painted . the chair converts into a bed by simply unzip the cover and open up the chair into a single bed . available in many different modern fabrics colors , gorgeous first quality leather and microfiber . a perfect solution for limited spaces or those who need extra bed space . it also can be combined in two and three elements to create a sofa - like layout and have three single and separate beds . length 39 . 3 ' - depth 33 . 8 - height 32 . 2 ' - bed size 35 . 4 x 74 . 8 . 1 armrest and no footrest .\nfree is a sofa model available in both fixed and sofa - bed versions . this piece features a wooden structure and padding made with white feather and polyurethane foam . the covering , which is fully removable , is available in fabric , eco - leather and leather . the feet are available in anthracite grey oak , dark brown oak or satin finish aluminum .\ntied ribbons folding portable reclining lounge chair cum bed for patio garden campi . . .\nit\u2019s single size , and it\u2019s great value . which makes it an easy win for guest bedrooms , games rooms and small living spaces . and if you want to make it a double , you could combine it with a second peggy sofa bed .\n. . . stitching on leather coverings and a wide range of available colors and cover types . taylor can also be easily turned into a sofa - bed to host your extra guests . soft , wide and cozy , taylor is definitely . . .\nthe delaktig bed , designed in collaboration with british designer tom dixon and seen in detail here for the first time , can convert into a sofa , a chaise , or even a luxurious dog bed . it ' s endlessly configurable\u2014so long as you have stuff to reconfigure it with .\nall 7 rooms boast fireplaces and offer free wifi and balconies or patios . mp3 docks and sofa beds are standard , as are flat - screen tvs with cable channels .\nthe unique roll - out mechanism allows them to be transformed from a stylish sofa into a comfortable bed in seconds , without the need for removing the seat or back cushions .\nsofas , sofa beds , upholstery stool and other seating for home use are assessed according to en 12520 : 2015 .\nthe modern pocket sprung sofa bed is more traditional in style and shape than the retro models and should therefore suit a wider range of tastes . because it comes with a pocket sprung mattress the price point is a little lower at \u00a3950 .\nthe perfect solutions in the need of a comfortable 7\nmattress for everyday use or to maximize the space when a milano sofa bed cannot be used due to a space limitation .\nthis room features a sofa bed and a cable tv with dvd player . a microwave , a small fridge and coffee - making facilities are included . rates are based on 2 guests . maximum occupancy is 3 guests ( see hotel policies ) .\ngainsborough design experts have two main objectives when designing our sofa beds , the first to provide a perfect sit and the second to deliver a peaceful nights sleep . we have achieved this by using the best two folding mechanism on the market . combining flexible webbing beneath the seat cushions and laminated beech slats under the mattress that produces an elegant sofa and a comfortable bed .\nestraibile\nis a comfortable sofabed that can be used as double bed or as two single beds at your choiche . estraibile is a trundle bed you can easily transform from . . .\ni am learning to design furniture framing and sofa design is very important with custom furniture . this has been very helpful .\na sofa that turns into a bed , a bed that turns into a table and table that turns into a console : smart and functional furniture is the gospel of the new generation . with pieces designed to change its function with a click of a button , it\u2019s easy to save valuable space in the family room , bedrooms or work area .\nsedac sofabeds components ( sscs ) is our production unit in shanghai which produces sofa bed mechanisms under lincense . s . s . c . s . plays a key role in penetrating the southern asian market and from there , deliver australia and new zealand\nthe sofa bed comes in 2 sizes . wooden frame . upholstery in polyurethane foam . seat cushions in polyurethane foam and fibre . back cushions in piumaroll . the mattress support in metal with belts , is supplied . . .\ndirector ' s chairs date back to ancient greece and rome . during military campaigns , george washington slept on a bed that folded out of a trunk . in the 19th century , victorians enjoyed such luxuries as a combined sofa - bathtub and reclining chairs .\nif you are into more contemporary styles but want to mantain a high quality of comfort and buy a good durable sofa bed , this elegant version of our modern sofa bed may be right for you . a simple touch can change everything . the cover ends up to the floor into a skirt with no visible feet and give this sofa - bed a more contemporary touch . as all of the other modern sofabeds from our colleciton , this piece easily converts into bed by simply pulling the back forward until the bedfeet touch the floor and both seat and back cushions are safely secured and protected underneath the structure . the best quality of our modern sofa beds is that you will never sleep on the seat cushions because each of our sofa beds have folding concept and mattresses hidden inside the sturcture . inside hidden storage pockets for sheets and pillow storage . removable cover . mattress included . available in modern single or sectional versions . as shown : length - 80\n- depth 37\n- height 33\n- seat height 18\n- mattress size 63\nx79\n- different sizes available .\nextremely simple to use , just pull strauss ' s front panel towards you and the chair rolls out , converting into a bed within seconds . a counter lever motion returns the bed to chair quickly and easily . the fibre - filled bolster cushions are included .\nthe typical ikea beddinge sofa bed . good mattress , 1 . 40 x 2 . 00 m . clic opening system . el t\u00ecpico sofa beddinge de ikea . buen colch\u00f3n de 1 . 40 x 2 . 00 m . sistema apertura y cierre tipo clic . le sofa lit beddinge de ikea avec clic systeme pour ouvrir et fermer . 1 . 40 x 2 . 00 m .\nsenza is one of our most basic and easy - to - use designs . inspired by the hippo ' s thick mattress . clever corner assembling gives you a nice looking sofa , with the stool it gives you a great option to make a l - shape sofa or even longer then normal sofa . modular and ease of use with many options .\nsofas , sofa beds , upholstery stools and other seating for non - domestic use are assessed according to en 16139 : 2013 .\ndesigned with great comfort , vallentuna series can be an every night bed when combining modules for sleep .\ni m a student of interior design and i m doing a project on sofa detail and furnishings and for furniture details . this site is helpfull for me and all student who do and doing interior design course . this websitewas gave me all the information i needed\nmeda is a classic sofa bed containing a 7 inch hypoallergenic orthopedic mattress . the frame is plywood with wormwood treatment . seat cushions available in your choice of soft , medium or firm density . . .\nat your service 24 hours a day , a sofa bed is a great way to save yourself space and money . we ' ve a lot of variety in our range . you ' ll find leather or fabric options , corner sofa beds , ones where you can choose your mattress and ones with covers you can remove to keep clean . the choice is yours !\nfunk has many faces \u2014 and they\u2019re all delightful . the funk chair features a comfortable , thick futon surrounded by a stylish , slatted black frame at the sides and back . pull the futon out flat and in seconds you\u2019ll have a lovely , 80x190 cm twin guest bed with a headboard . the funk sofa is also a master of change . its large futon acts as a comfy sofa by day , then converts into a full - size , 160x190 cm bed by night . and , with two 40x80 cm cushions to lean against , the funk sofa also works well as a daybed for those times when you just want to relax at home .\ndesign : studio archimeta . modern looking sofa bed . the design features wide armrests and cushions with a flip - up headrest which is very usefull when the sofa is converted into bed . the opening system is easy and very practical . this modern design is available in single and sectional composition . armchair is also available . the cover can be completely removed for dry cleaning or just because you get tired of the color ! the fabric selection is huge and includes modern colors and textures as well as more contemporary ones . there are a number of optional elements if you need to make up a composition , you can choose ottomans or storage chaise lounges which makes this sofa bed very appealing and extremely useful . as shown : 114\n. depth 37 . 8\n- chaise depth 75\n- height 37 . 4\n.\nmeral is located in the west of france , in aubign\u00e9 - racan , and manufactures steel structures for sofa beds , convertible bed systems and pull - out beds which are sold mainly in france . 30 % of its turnover is achieved abroad including u . k , germany , spain , poland and to a lesser extent australia and new zealand .\n. . . inspired to the urgency of a sole and simple gesture . it is only necessary to pull a handle to transform the sofa in a few seconds into a bed without removing the cushions . the extracting frame is in . . .\nson is marked by a strong practical spirit : the front opening easily turns the armchair or sofa into a covenient bed . thanks to the rear castors , son can be moved conveniently from one place to another .\na different concept , a brand new idea for this modern sof abed chaise . each seat slides forward into a chaise for a deeper seat and more comfort and then release it even more to make it a ready to use bed . metal bed structure , reliable and easy to use , completely removable fabric or leather , available in different colors and textures .\njaybe have been researching the uk sofa bed market for a number of years and have developed their range with care to maintain the highest levels of quality and at the same time meet consumer demands around pricing . jaybe has a solid reputation for high quality beds , so decided to cut no corners with their first upholstered range of sofa beds through the use of high quality wovens from huddersfield .\nthe dvd of abram room ' s 1927 soviet silent classic bed and sofa includes vsevolod pudovkin ' s comic 1925 short chess fever , which runs through a set of well - timed gags about a nation in a state of persistent distraction as its citizens stare obsessively at miniature chessboards . chess fever is a light , funny piece , but its central story\u2014about a woman left waiting while her fianc\u00e9 ponders his moves\u2014echoes bed and sofa in its depiction of a man going about his business without considering his mate .\n5 in 1 best way air sofa if you are looking for more than\njust an air bed\n, then the smart air beds 5 x 1 inflatable sofa bed is probably the right piece of inflatable furniture for you . depending on the chambers you inflate and the configuration , the smart air beds 5 x 1 inflatable sofa bed can be : an air bed perfect for two or three people as a short term sleeping solution a raised air bed that measures great for a temporary bed for one a relaxing lounger - from the air bed position , just inflate the back and arm rests a sturdy recliner - take the lounger and flip it over so the arm / back rest is sitting on the ground and of course , a spacious three person sofa five uses from one product - hence the name 5 x 1 the smart air beds 5 x 1 inflatable sofa bed is made of pvc vinyl which is easy to clean or repair should any kind of mishaps occur ( comes with a patch kit ) . also included absolutely free with your purchase are a detachable ac pump with nozzles and a lightweight carry bag to take everything with you . when you are finished using the product , deflation and storage is a snap . simple release the air through the three quick release valves ( most of the air will immediately evacuate ) , use the deflation port on the ac pump to suck out the remaining air , fold the sofa up , and store it in the carry bag . when it ' s all said and done , the item is no bigger than an average gym bag ! who buys a smart air beds 5 x 1 inflatable sofa bed ? ? ? people who have overnight guests college students people with small living quarters people with guest homes or rec rooms people looking for something different as patio or pool furniture campers people who are having construction on their home and need temporary furniture military people and other people in industries where they may move or travel a lot you ! dimensions : size 193cm x 152 cm x 64 cm / 76\nx 60\nx 25\nbed and sofa originally premiered at the vineyard theatre in new york , where it garnered two obie awards ( including distinguished music ) and seven drama desk nominations ( including best musical ) . it has since been revived several times off - broadway and across america . this new production at the finborough theatre marks the european premiere of this captivating and innovative piece .\ndescatalogado - sofa cama nido de catalogo , increible acabado , alta calidad . ref . para web : div\ndoing two jobs to save you space and money , our sofa beds never rest \u2013 they leave that up to you or your guests . we have a big choice of styles and colors , with options like pull - out beds , futons and corner sofa beds . many have built - in storage for bed linens , too . with some models you can even choose the type of mattress to get exactly the comfort you prefer .\n\u201ci had a go at him and told him to sleep on the sofa which was stupid because i really just wanted him around more . \u201d\nfor those who couldn ' t care less about 80 - year - old cinematic op - ed pieces , bed and sofa offers the common treats of the russian silents , particularly the inventively expressionist montage linking naturalistic scenes of people building , cleaning , or playing with their cats . the competition between early soviet filmmakers and their ideological commitments spawned a string of movies focused on people , but dripping with style . room merges the two modes in bed and sofa , returning repeatedly to half - admiring , half - critical , always beautifully composed shots of citizens at work and machines grinding away .\n. . . providing excellent comfort and when needed , a transformability evolved . ability to insert in the compositions a comfortable bed . functional pouf container .\nit is important to consider how the sofa will fit into its environment and whether a style which blends in or stands out is preferred . the dimensions of the open bed should not be excessive for the space . if it will be used often , consider a design that is comfortable , robust and easy to operate and maintain .\n. . . tazebao consists of beds , shelves , desks . the bed is available in 40 possible combinations in bunk , cabin or sofa version , with fixed or liftable mesh with storage unit or alternatively , . . .\ni . f . a . is located in portugal and manufactures sofa bed systems . with a capacity of 70 000 mechanisms per year , i . f . a . sells locally to wholesalers and to the upholstery industry . i . f . a . covers the local market as well as spain , italy and north african countries .\nthanks to a 30 - year experience in the sofa business , sedac - meral enjoys strong brand recognition and maintains a reputation for technical know - how . in fact , the name sedac - meral has become the name of reference in the convertible sofa sector .\ncamilion is the new calia italia sofa that inspires a feeling of intimacy and sociability and suits to wide and comfortable living areas . thanks to its contemporary design , camilion is not only a beautiful , well finished . . .\nthe pocket sprung and open coil mattresses are 14cm deep \u2013 memory foam being slightly shallower , so only 6cm less than a standard double bed mattress and so offer a very comfortable nights sleep .\nthe back folds down with a simple folding mechanism , making a roomy bed that takes just seconds to set up .\nshin sano has many faces \u2014 and they\u2019re all delightful . the shin sano sofa features a comfortable , thick futon surrounded by a stylish , slatted frame at the back . pull the futon out flat and in seconds you\u2019ll have a lovely , 140x200 cm twin guest bed with a headboard . and , with two 50x55 cm cushions to lean against , the shin sano sofa also works well as a daybed for those times when you just want to relax at home .\nresting on the sprung bed base the mattress combines two layers of airflow fibre for exceptional support and comfort . a soft top layer provides pressure relief and a higher density lower layer offers extra support .\na traditional victorian sofa purchased as part of a parlor suite by mary todd lincoln after her husband ' s assassination .\nlyttons bar and brasserie - restaurant and bar serving breakfast , lunch , and dinner . kid ' s menu available .\nthe simple fold out bed makes switching from seating to sleeping in a few short moments . perfect for last minute preparation .\nbed and sofa is a refreshingly stark contrast to the usual west end tourist favourites . this intimate production of a rather frank but nevertheless surprisingly topical subject can only be applauded . a fine example of why the fringe is an important and vital part of london ' s theatre scene .\njennifer reischel , fringe review\nfurnished with rakks shelving , a blu dot table , and a sofa bed from abc carpet & home , the floor also includes a spacious guest bedroom . a bright - yellow color accent , painted onto the wall in benjamin moore\u2019s sunburst , acts as a subtle , minimalist headboard .\nmum - of - three ashley murray , 33 , said she had a heated row with mikey , 36 , because of his long shifts at work . when the argument wasn\u2019t resolved before bed , she told him to sleep on the sofa .\nwe were super pleased with this little unit . the kitchen was well stocked with everything you ' d need and the bed was extremely plush and comfy . also the staff were friendly and helpful and the amenities at the christiana hotel that come with this unit were close / convenient . \u2026\nthe chico is one of our most basic and easy - to - use designs , but it is also highly adaptable to your changing needs . built with just two tatami mats , two mattresses , and two cushion sets , the chico changes shape smoothly and simply . there are no hinges ; in fact , its pieces fit together fluently without any type of connecting parts . this means you can effortlessly convert your chico between a sectional , a smaller sofa , and a bed ! this simple yet effective sofa is great for throwing parties , relaxing , and hosting guests .\nikea creative director james futcher and dixon don\u2019t yet know which student designs will make it to manufacturing , but so far have seen the delaktig as a bunk bed , airport seating , and a faraday cage .\ngreat value with parking and great service . food good in restaurant and bar area open until late . rooms big and clean with all your needs catered for . parking facilities and taxi service quick and fast\ncolborn , marge .\nis this a good sofa ?\nthe detroit news homestyle section , august 3 , 1996 .\n\u201closing mikey has changed my entire perspective on life . life is too short to go to bed angry and not to spend every moment you can with your family . \u201d\nthe collection # bertolive includes sofas , sofa beds , armchairs , coffee tables and accessories , all inspired by our music and our passions . \u2022 from two to three - seater version available , . . .\nbed and sofa is by no means slapstick , but rather ( unexpectedly , given its historic source ) a wry and sardonic sex comedy . kolya ( a construction worker engaged on the restoration of the bolshoi theatre ) and lyuda live in a one - room basement apartment with a view of the legs of passers - by from its single window . kolya\u2019s old army chum volodya arrives in moscow to take a job in a printing house , but with nowhere to live . kolya happily offers him their sofa .\na remake of abram room ' s 1927 silent russian feature , ' bed and sofa . ' heralded as a revolutionary feminist film , room ' s version was suppressed for its radical treatment of sexual freedom , women ' s rights , and abortion . armatage ' s version shifts the emphasis to the woman ' s point of view and stylizes the narrative . a comedy .\nrussian writer / director abram room never again made anything as good - - or as highly individual - - as his 1927 silent film bed and sofa . in this one - of - a - kind satire of the moscow housing shortage , a married construction worker invites an old pal to stay with him . the friend not only accepts the worker ' s hospitality , but the favors of his wife as well . impregnated , the wife tires of being a pawn for two rampaging male libidos and leaves both men , seeking a new life of her own . bed and sofa is also known as the third meschanskaya . ~ hal erickson , rovi\nthe modern - day demand for multifunctional furniture has not produced the oddities conceived by the victorians . as russell lynes notes in the introduction , the complexities of a combination baby carriage , high chair , folding table , and rocker that could take seven different configurations\nmust have made mothers and nursemaids frantic .\nand even the most elaborate desk , bed , and media center grouping could not surpass the originality of a convertible bedroom piano complete with bureau and roll - out bed .\n. . . success . now the all - rounder also appears as a sofa bed , ideal for use in apartments , studios or guest rooms . even in the living room , the variously configurable upholstery can quickly turn a sit - in into . . .\nthe sofa bed , for example , was as necessary to victorian hostesses as it is to studio - apartment dwellers today . as described by 19th - century tastemaker andrew jackson browning , sofa beds\nare particularly convenient in a house where the number of bedrooms is limited . . . enabling the mistress of the house , when her hospitality is severely taxed , to turn a dressing room into a bedroom at a moment ' s notice .\nsofa beds have changed in appearance , but the concept remains the same .\nroom was born in what is now vilniuse , lithuania and after studying medicine and psychiatry , served in the red army as a medical officer during the russian civil war . he also did amateur theater work and from 1914 - 1917 directed the students theater of the institute of psyco - neurology . in 1923 he was invited to join the theater of the revolution and became director of the state film school . a pupil of lev kuhleshov , room began working as an assistant director on films in 1924 . in making bed and sofa , room intended to make a film that not only spoke out against abortion on demand and the sexual freedom that had come about during the revolution years , but one that also explored the social problems of urban life during the final years of the new economic policy . bed and sofa met with much criticism and negativity from the government when it opened , and we will soon see why .\nyou\u2019ll always be on point with this innovative sofa bed , designed not just to save space , but to maximize it . the point pairs convenience with gorgeous materials that make a cutting - edge fashion statement while being friendly to the environment . you\u2019ll enjoy the comfort of karup\u2019s legendary futon , now offered in an array of new colors , textures , and fabrications . functional as well as beautiful , the point transforms from sofa to bed in just seconds . for complete , heavenly comfort , add the optional long , body - length pillow to complete the picture . point taken .\nit is interesting that most sofa beds on the market are made by sofa companies that expanded their range to include beds , but with jaybe it is the opposite \u2013 they are experts in beds and therefore have applied this expertise to sofas . seems like they are doing a pretty good job of it too !\n. . . polyurethane foam - high resiliency bi - density 30 / 35kg / m3 back : polyurethane foam - high resiliency bi - density 23 / 30kg / m3 sofa bed : 90 x 190 - 3 folds mechanism laths base bultex mattress - thickness : . . .\nsituated in durango , this bed & breakfast is within 6 mi ( 10 km ) of henry strater theater , durango and silverton narrow gauge railroad , and sorrel sky gallery . durango area tourism office and durango arts center are also within 6 mi ( 10 km ) .\nnone of room ' s three previous pictures\u2014two short comedies from 1924 that are no longer extant and the action adventure death bay ( bukhta smerti , 1926 ) \u2014prepared critics or audiences for bed and sofa , a brilliant psychological chamber drama that lay bare the dysfunctions and contradiction of early soviet society . from the opening shot , we know that we are not going to see a schematic narrative about enthusiastic revolutionaries .\nin the russian cinema class i took years and years back , i remember reading julian graffy\u2019s book , \u201cbed and sofa : the film companion\u201d . i suggest this work for people who are serious about this genre and its permutations in russia at the time . she makes some fascinating observations about the meaning of the objects in the room , difficulties in production , the actors , the government response , etc ."]}
{"id": 115652, "summary": [{"text": "kadal ( english : the sea ) is a 2013 indian tamil crime-drama film co-written , co-produced and directed by mani ratnam .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film features debutantes gautham karthik , son of actor karthik , and thulasi nair , daughter of radha , in the lead roles , with arjun sarja and aravind swamy in supporting roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the music was composed by a. r. rahman .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film revolves around life of christian fishermen who instill the fact that how faith can sometimes lead to the triumph of humanity .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film was dubbed into telugu as kadali .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the film was released worldwide on 1 february 2013 in both the versions . 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awaited film kadal is scheduled on february 1 , 2013 . the film ' s release was initially planned for january 2013 but with the likes of kamal hassan ' s vishwaroopam also schedule for release around the same time ,\nas of 8 june 2013 the song\nkadal raasa naan\nhad topped all the radio fm charts in southern india .\nfor the premiere of the song\nnenjae ezhu\non 3 may 2013 .\ncharts for the month of may and june 2013 . further , for the remaining months of 2013 , it maintained its position in the top 10 music album charts .\ngautham karthik ( born 12 september 1989 ) is an indian film actor who works in the tamil film industry . he made his acting debut in mani ratnam ' s kadal ( 2013 ) .\nthe teaser of the song\nnenje ezhu\nwas released on 26 april 2013 .\nexcellent article . . watched kadal 4 times already . . . its very very sad that a film like kadal got this fate\njayabharathi has been honoured with the lifetime achievement award at the 61st idea south filmfate awards 2013 .\nreview : kadal has nothing new to offer \u2013 urltoken movies . urltoken ( 2013 - 02 - 01 ) . retrieved on 2014 - 05 - 08 .\nattends the gala presentation ' kadal ' at the shinsegae centumcity cultural hall during the 18th busan international film festival ( biff ) on october 6 , 2013 in busan , south korea . the biggest film festival in asia . . .\na r rahman talks about his new film kadal , his album infinite love and his working style .\nmore topics : film review | kadal | mani ratnam | rajiv menon | a . r . rahman |\nbut unlike kadal , that 1981 film had a compelling narrative . maybe mani ratnam should revisit it . rediff review : also read : review : kadal has nothing new to offer\nthe duo split due to some creative differences after the film . for his next film\n24 fps 2013 will host some exciting competitions and fun elements throughout the day , followed by much - awaited animation awards nite .\ndespite the terrific performances and the memorable music , kadal did not live up to the expectations from a mani ratnam film .\ndirector mani ratnam attends the gala presentation ' kadal ' at the shinsegae centumcity cultural hall during the 18th busan international film festival ( biff ) on october 6 , 2013 in busan , south korea . the biggest film festival in asia showcases 299 films from 70 countries and runs from october 3 - 12 .\nnational film development corporation of india ( nfdc ) , directorate of film festivals ( 1988 ) .\non 13 may 2013 , worldwide . the music received extremely positive critical reception and overwhelming audience response after its release . it also topped the\nrajeev menon has won the best cinematographer filmfare award for his tamil movie kadal .\nkadal - moongil thottam tamil lyric | a . r . rahman | gautham karthik\nkadal is at the center of controversy with distributors demanding compensation for its losses .\nthe film was ranked among the top 20 indian films in the british film institute ' s rankings .\nso it was with a conflict of emotions and expectations that one sees mani ratnam\u2019s latest film , kadal ( ocean in tamil ) .\nas the hero of the film is an auto driver the makers of the film have hired auto rickshaws with banners of the film prominently displayed on it .\ntags : celebrities opine as kiss scenes happen in movies including upcoming \u2018kadal\u2019 , celebrities opine as kiss scenes happen in movies including upcoming \u2018kadal\u2019 , kadal movie , kadal tamil movie , maniratnam , thulasi nair , thulasi actress , gautham hero , gautham actor , tamil movies , tamilmovies , tamil cinema , tamil cinema , tamil cinema celebrities .\nit was an awesome experience watching kadal . superb review by baradhwaj rangan . i really enjoyed watching the film and songs are great . picturisation was sensational and i dont understand why kadal got average reviews in all webpages .\nradhika rajamani says mani ratnam\u2019s kadal has some great performances but lacks a good story .\ncounter - confirmed that he was the first choice for\nkadal raasa naan\n.\ndirector mani ratnam attends the gala presentation ' kadal ' at the shinsegae . . .\nnivin pauly and gautham karthik have shared the best debut actor filmfare award for their performances in malayalam movie neram and tamil film kadal respectively .\nthe hyderabad based vfx studio has been doing some good work down south , and one of those in the recent past was \u2018attarintiki daredi\u2019 , which was a 2013 telugu comedy drama film helmed by trivikram srinivas .\ncopyright \u00a92013 baradwaj rangan . this article may not be reproduced in its entirety without permission . a link to this url , instead , would be appreciated .\nthe complete track listing was revealed on a . r . rahman ' s official website on 4 may 2013 . [ 33 ] the complete soundtrack album was released at the composer ' s recording studio in chennai on 13 may 2013 . the album was also made available as mastered for itunes version . [ 34 ]\nexhibition ( 2013 ) taking eeriness to the domestic realm , joanna hogg delivered another of the freshest brit offerings we ' ve seen this year . idiosy\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\nkadal is an upcoming tamil romantic thriller movie directed and co - produced by mani ratnam .\nwas released worldwide on 1 february 2013 to mixed reviews from critics and became a box office failure . later the distributor of the film filed a police complaint against mani on account of the huge losses suffered by him .\nmaryan is the soundtrack album , composed by a . r . rahman for the 2013 tamil film of the same name directed by bharatbala . the film that is produced under the banner aascar films stars actor dhanush and actress parvathy in the lead roles . the album was released under the label sony music on 13 may 2013 , worldwide . the music received extremely positive critical reception and overwhelming audience response after its release . it also topped the itunes india charts for the month of may and june 2013 . further , for the remaining months of 2013 , it maintained its position in the top 10 music album charts . the soundtrack album was adjudged as\ntamil album of year\nin itunes\u2019 best of 2013 . rahman won the norway tamil film festival best music director award and the siima award for best music director in 2014 . the soundtrack was nominated at the 2014 edison awards and vijay awards for both best music direction and best background score . rahman was also nominated for filmfare award for best music director \u2013 tamil but he won the same award for his compositions to kadal .\nmaryan is the soundtrack album , composed by a . r . rahman for the 2013 tamil film of the same name directed by bharatbala . the film that is produced under the banner aascar films stars actor dhanush and actress parvathy in the lead roles . the album was released under the label sony music on 13 may 2013 , worldwide . the music received extremely positive critical reception and overwhelming audience response after its release . it also topped the itunes india charts for the month of may and june 2013 . further , for the remaining months of 2013 , it maintained its position in the top 10 music album charts . the soundtrack album was adjudged as\ntamil album of year\nin itunes\u2019 best of 2013 . rahman won the norway tamil film festival best music director award and the siima award for best music director in 2014 . the soundtrack was nominated at the 2014 edison awards and vijay awards for both best music direction and best background score . rahman was also nominated for filmfare award for best music director \u2013 tamil but he won the same award for his compositions to kadal .\nalagappan n ( born 30 november 1957 ) is an indian cinematographer , film director and producer in indian cinema since active in 1977 . he made his directional debut through the movie pattam pole in 2013 . he received graduate diploma in cinematography from institute of film technology adyar chennai .\nkadal\nis the upcoming mani ratnam film that has been causing waves of expectation over the audience . this film has big names thrown in , like ar rahman , rajiv menon and mani ratnam himself .\nit was a special occasion for maac , being the tenth 24 fps animation awards night , hosted at the lalit in mumbai on friday , december 6 , 2013 .\nnews has it , that bookings for ' kadal ' is to be open from january 30 .\nexcellent writing , loved every bit of it , my 2nd visit to kadal made more sense .\nmuch awaited tamil movie ' kadal ' will feature actors karthik and thulasi in the lead roles .\n2013 is shaping up to be a year of high profile indian directors making so - so films . a few weeks ago , i reviewed hindi auteur vishal bhardwaj ' s\non 31 march 2013 , a 40 - second teaser with a musical score of\nsonapareeya\nwas released which showed dhanush with a spear in his hand , diving into deep sea in a breath and hunting on the seabed . [ 29 ] [ 30 ] the teaser of the song\nnenje ezhu\nwas released on 26 april 2013 . [ 1 ] it crossed over three lakh views on youtube in less than two days . [ 31 ] a . r . rahman extended an invitation through youtube for the premiere of the song\nnenjae ezhu\non 3 may 2013 . [ 32 ] the track was released as a single on 3 may 2013 . [ 1 ]\nmany fans were upset that mani rathnam released kadal when vishwaroopam was at the peak of its struggle . the fans felt let - down and thought that mani should have stood behind kamal by postponing kadal ' s release . many others were in no mood to watch kadal until viswhwaroopam ' s controversy came to a closure . this resulted in poor opening for kadal ( and also david ) .\nmaryan ( english : the immortal ) is the soundtrack album , composed by a . r . rahman for the 2013 tamil film of the same name directed by bharatbala . the film that is produced under the banner aascar films stars actor dhanush and actress parvathy in the lead roles . the album was released under the label sony music on 13 may 2013 , worldwide . the music received extremely positive critical reception and overwhelming audience response after its release . it also topped the itunes india charts for the month of may and june 2013 . further , for the remaining months of 2013 , it maintained its position in the top 10 music album charts . [ 2 ] the soundtrack album was adjudged as\ntamil album of year\nin itunes \u2019 best of 2013 . [ 3 ] rahman won the norway tamil film festival best music director award and the siima award for best music director in 2014 . the soundtrack was nominated at the 2014 edison awards and vijay awards for both best music direction and best background score . rahman was also nominated for filmfare award for best music director \u2013 tamil but he won the same award for his compositions to kadal .\nnational film development corporation ( nfdc ) backed gujarati film \u201cthe good road\u201d shall be representing india in the best foreign film category at the oscars . the film federation of india\u2019s sixteen member committee studied 22 films after which debutant director gyan correa\u2019s film was finalized as india\u2019s nomination for the academy awards . the film is about two children who\u2019re lost in the great rann of kutch .\nalso , ar rahman ' s ' kadal ' have already topped the chart busters with overwhelming response .\nar rahman has got the best tamil music director filmfare award for his work in the movie kadal .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing kadal near you .\ngautham karthik ' s first public appearance ! thursday january 10 , 2013 gautham karthik will be making his debut with the mani ratnam directed kadal . this film\u2019s telugu version , kadali , is also getting ready for release along with the tamil version and the audio launch of this film is slated to be held today in hyderabad . revealing about this , gautham karthik said that he will be participating in this event . he added that it will be his first public appearance and is quite excited and nervous at the same time . when mani began kadal , his first instruction to the lead pair \u2013 gautham and thulasi \u2013 was not to make public appearances or reveal their photos in public domain . but all these restrictions have come to an end with kadal due for release on february 1st , 2013 .\nit ' s a great news for deccan cine buffs ! ! ! the release date of ' kadal ' is at last out . director mani ratnam who has made his ' yet another ' creation titled ' kadal ' in association with ar rahman and rajiv menon for the music and cinematography respectively has decided to release the movie on the 1st of february 2013 . the songs of the film has already gone viral among the youth since it ' s release . resultantly , the film is also likely to be a hit .\nhe biggest disappointments of 2013 were surprisingly from some of the most influential and popular filmmakers . being successful might not be easy , but maintaining success certainly seems to be a monumental task .\nsorry mr . rangan you are a big hypocrite\u2026\u2026how can you write good things about boring films like nep and kadal\u2026 alex pandian was much better film than this one\u2026 . .\nmani ratnam ' s # kadal confirmed 4 february 1 . # gemini film circuit ( gfc ) who r marketing have informed their regular distributors 2day 2 block best screens .\nthala\najith ' s\narrambam\n, which hit the screens in 2013 , won the vijay award for favourite film . ilayathalapathy vijay won the favourite hero award , while versatile actor kamal haasan bagged the best actor award for\nvishwaroopam .\nkadal review & budget report - a . r rahman , mani ratnam , gautham kartick , tulasi | tamiltalkies\ncoming back to kadal , the only glaring fact that stood out was the extent of coverage of christianity .\n, n . g . john , a malayalam film producer , offered him a chance to direct a film in malayalam . scripted by\nkadal is the story of a young direction - less man and the influences on his life with a fishing hamlet as the backdrop . however , the pivot is the conflict between arvind swamy and arjun which forms the warp and weft of kadal on which the entire film is woven .\nwe bring you the complete winners list of 61st idea south filmfare awards 2013 - 14 in four languages like telugu , tamil , kannada and malayalam . continue to see them in the slideshow .\njun robles lana is one of the philippines\u2019 most accomplished and internationally acclaimed filmmakers . his multi - awarded film \u201cbwakaw\u201d became the philippine entry to the oscars in 2012 and was screened at many international film festivals including tokyo , toronto and new york . this was followed by \u201cbarber\u2019s tales\u201d which won the philippines\u2019 first best actress award at the 2013 tokyo international film festival and the crystal mulberry audience award at the 2014 udine far east film festival in italy . his 2015 one - shot film \u201cshadow behind the moon\u201d won best director , best actress , fipresci critics prize and netpac best asian film at the pacific meridian film festival in vladivostok , russia and won best director at the international film festival of kerala . his latest film , \u201cdie beautiful\u201d is one the highest - grossing filipino films of 2016 , and won best actor and audience award at the 2016 tokyo international film festival .\nin 2013 , he made his directional debut malayalam romantic film pattam pole . the film tracks the relationship between a brahmin youth , karthik dulquer salmaan and a christian girl riya ( malavika mohanan ) . archana kavi , anoop menon , lalu alex , jayaprakash , seetha , leema babu , shraddha gokul , nandhu and ilavarasu play supporting roles .\nshakthisree gopalan has bagged the best tamil playback singer ( female ) filmfare award for her song nenjukulla in kadal .\nas usual , your review saves the day for kadal . awesome man . your best review after inglourious basterds .\nlee soo - sung is executive producer , producer and film director based on seoul south korea and his first debut feature film , \u2019 mr . zombie\u2019 was welcomed from audiences and film critics with its new film genre developing and innovating when it was theatrically released . also he was a executive producer of korea\u2019s hit film , and is currently ceo of lee film . inc and a film producer in korea . for his festival award feature , lee took a famous traditional story and turned it into the erotic joseon era drama . the film screened at the bucheon international fantastic film festival in 2015 and awarded best asia feature at hong kong puff film festival . that same year he produced death in desert and amor .\n2013 saw the debut of gautham karthik ( karthik ' s son and muthuraman ' s grandson ) and thulasi nair ( radha ' s daughter ) in the eagerly awaited mani ratnam film kadal . however , the film turned out to be a damp squib and sank badly . the lead pair failed to reproduce the enviable chemistry that their respective famous parents shared . though the film bombed , we hear that gautham karthik is working on three tamil films currently . thulasi nair has bagged the lead in yaan , an upcoming thriller film directed by ravi k . chandran . she co - stars with jeeva , with whom her sister karthika nair , produced the hit film ko ( 2011 ) .\nar rahman on the story of kadal [ img ] urltoken ar rahman had recently tweeted in his micro blogging page that the story of kadal is about a christian fisherman and how faith can win over humanity . ar rahman is always attached spirituality and is known for delivering such musical genre in style . this has made him endeavor with this album . the theatrical trailer of kadal will be launched on february 1 , 2013 followed by the release during the second week of the same month . only couple of posters of gautham and tulasi have been released till now .\nace cinematographer rajiv menon recalls the challenges of shooting a real storm for mani ratnam\u2019s kadal . sudhish kamath is all ears\nif you are expecting just a pure entertainer , \u2018kadal\u2019 is not for you . if you are someone who can appreciate a strong concept , characterization , good cinematography , exceptional performances , the interesting and intense \u2018kadal\u2019 is definitely for you .\nsaw your tweet and immediately bought the \u201ckadal\u201d chapter of \u201ccwmr\u201d on google play . can\u2019t wait to read it tonight !\nreliance mediaworks had worked on the visual effects of mani ratnam\u2019s film \u2018kadal\u2019 , released on 1 february . the company provided end to end solutions for services in visual effects , digital intermediate ( di ) , elaborate colour grading and digital cinema mastering for the film . kadal , revolves around the life of christian fishermen who instill the fact how faith can lead to the triumph of humanity .\nthere ' s a striking image of a shipwreck in the film . its a beautiful image , but a surprisingly good metaphor for this entire film .\nit is a tamizh comedy - drama film starring an ensemble cast from actors in the tamizh film industry and shot by a large technical team from the industry . the film was planned by giridharilal nagpal and brought together 14 major directors , 19 cinematographers and over thirty leading actors in the tamizh film industry .\nhowever , sources say that ' kadal ' will be facing problems unless there are clarificationsregarding the status of ' vishwaroopam ' .\ngood review . . . loved kadal a lot . . & i loved the second half when i watched it the second time\nmastering : louie teran at marcussen mastering studios , los angeles | r . nitish kumar for the song\nkadal raasa naan\ncontrary to klta , kadal bombed at box - office resulting in distributors failing to recover even the 30 % of their investments with the film opening to lukewarm responses both in tamil nadu and in overseas markets .\nthe film rejected today will be accepted by tomorrow . and the film accepted in today may be get rejected in future . why should a really intelligent filmmaker care about success and failure ? both are accidents . kadal is a very unique movie . don\u2019t compare that with any other mainstream movies\nozon ' s provocative film can do much to improve attitudes towards lgbti people .\nthe above three are the only reasons worthy of making you watch this film .\n5 . aval appadithaan : this film made by mostly fresh film institute graduates was refreshingly experimental in all aspects of film making like theme , treatment , dialogues and shot selections . this movie remains a bench mark for good cinema till today .\nthe film marks the debut of salaam bappu as a director and releases today .\nmalayalam film rebecca uthup kizhakkemala is like a tv serial on the big screen .\nthe film portrays a special bond between a single father and his autistic son .\nnagarjuna plays a nri in the film which is set to release in march .\nthe stars have sleep - walked through their roles resulting in a bad film .\na film about love letters going astray , galaate is just pastime for youngsters .\ndirector v v vinayak has mixed in the right ingredients for this sankranthi film .\nand his uncle\nvenus\nkrishnamurthy was a film producer . his elder brother\nthe film explored the relationship between a young man and an older woman . although an average grosser at the box - office , the film fetched mani ratnam the\ngopalan , lalitha ( 2005 ) .\nbombay : bfi film classics\n.\n. the film premiered at the soorya festival on 14 september 1998 . it stars\non 31 march 2013 , a 40 - second teaser with a musical score of\nsonapareeya\nwas released which showed dhanush with a spear in his hand , diving into deep sea in a breath and hunting on the seabed .\nthe film also holds the guinness world record for casting the most stars in a film and also for being the quickest ever feature - length film made , with filming being completed in 23 hours and 58 minutes . the film released on 16 july 1999 , to positive reviews from critics , praising the intentions of the makers .\nvikram prabhu made an impressive debut in kumki ( 2012 ) . following the footsteps of his grandfather , the legendary sivaji ganesan and his father , the versatile prabhu , could not have been easy but the youngster won over the critics with his portrayal of a mahout in the film . his new film ivan veramaathiri ( 2013 ) , too , has had a good opening at the box office .\nyet there is another faith - based exercise in progress here . ratnam fans who were disheartened by his recent missteps , notably the bilingual raavanan / raavan , can take heart from kadal . the film - maker\u2019s ability to lift ordinary stories with extraordinary film - making panache returns in satisfying measure .\n[ \u2026 ] transpired outside the bounds of the play\u2019s time and space . baradwaj rangan in what is a very rewarding piece on kadal highlights ratnam\u2019s narrative ellipses in both the present film and his previous [ \u2026 ]\nrangan sir\u2026 you should have released the book after this film . at least , mani ratnam would have explained the film which most of us have difficulty in comprehending .\nkadal means sea lead roles are from debutantes gautham karthik , and thulasi nair , the music and background score for the film is done by a . r . rahman . the film is about the life of fishermen who instil the fact that how faith can sometimes lead to the triumph of humanity .\nreason being , mani ratnam ' s ' kadal ' and bejoy manbiar ' s ' david ' will get released on february 1 .\nthis was a very well made period film , which got an award during the norway film festival screening . the movie was set to be explaining things mentioned in sangam literature happened during 300 bce . the director senthamizhan was d\u00e9butante who made this film .\na romantic anecdote set in a coastal village backdrop , the film showcases the tensions prevailing over the missing fishermen in the high tides of the ocean . kadal was shot in the locales of andaman and southern tamil nadu .\neventually becoming one of the highest grossing films of the chennai film industry , the film was well - received both critically and commercially , and it was screened at many international film festivals including the philadelphia film festival in 1996 where it was an audience favourite . the film ' s soundtrack sold 15 million units , becoming one of the best - selling film soundtracks of all time , and earning composer a . r . rahman his fourth consecutive filmfare best music director award ( tamil ) . however , the film caused considerable controversy upon release in india and abroad for its depiction of inter - religious relations and religious riots . the film was banned in singapore and malaysia upon release .\nthe winners of the much - awaited 61st idea south filmfare awards 2013 - 14 were announced at a starry and glitzy event held at nehru stadium in chennai on july 12 . more than 45 stars from telugu , tamil , kannada and malayalam film industries walked away with black lady ( winners trophy ) at the grand gala event , which witnessed the presence of who ' s who of south indian film industry .\ndirector pandiraj injects a good dose of humour and makes the film enjoyable to watch .\nthe film is worth watching should be watched for the performances by the lead actors .\nthe actor plays a guy with a cleft lip and defective voice in the film .\ndirector ramesh ' s biopic on forest brigand veerappan makes for quite an engaging film .\nthe actor says that he is starting a second innings with his upcoming film charminar .\nprakash raj and ajay are the other actors in the film which releases in january .\nkamal hassan speaks about showcasing his new film vishwaroopam on dth before its theatrical release .\nher name featured under the singer ' s list in the opening credits of film .\nthe film was well received among a variety of audiences , thus earning critical acclaim .\nmani ratnam is married to tamil actress suhasini and has a son with her . he has won several film awards , including six national film awards , 7 filmfare awards south and three bollywood filmfare awards , and a few awards at various international film festivals .\nnew delhi : the first trailer of ' kadal ' is out . directed by mani ratnam , the film stars gautham karthik and thulasi nair in the lead roles . it will also feature arvind swamy in an important role .\nmani ratnam has clarified that his production house madras talkies is not responsible for the losses incurred by the recent tamil romantic - drama kadal .\nchennai , mar 25 ( truthdive ) : kadal , the beautiful romantic drama by seasoned director mani ratnam might be a forgotten movie now .\nmadhu eravankara is an internationally acclaimed filmmaker , film critic , film scholar and writer . recipient of the indian national film award with presidents gold medal , several state film awards and film critic\u2019s awards , he has directed more than twenty documentaries both in india and abroad . author of a dozen books on cinema , madhu has served as a member of jury in many international film festivals . he was also credited with senior fellowships from national film archive of india and dept : of culture , govt . of india . he serves as faculty in cinema in many of the state and national institutions too . currently he is professor and head , dept . of film studies , thunchathezhuthachan malayalam university , kerala .\nkadal\nhas a lot of major selling points , one of which is the fact that karthik ' s son and radha ' s daughter are pairing up as a debut couple in this film . production houses have been thriving to get hold of distribution rights for this sure to be hit flick . seems like the winner in some areas is thirupathi brothers . they have bagged the distribution rights for\nkadal\nin chennai , madurai and coimbatore . this production house recently released the superhit film\nkumki\nand their luck is indeed running well since they bagged\nkadal\nnow too .\nscheduled on december 6 , 2013 , the line - up of events will showcase the amazing talents of maac students . shortlisted students from all over india will flaunt their talent at the lalit , mumbai and win the coveted prize in the below competitions :\nto encapsulate , the bar is always pushed several notches up when it comes to mani ratnam\u2019s films and in that vein , kadal may disappoint the general audience whereas it would appeal to his fans who are still patiently waiting for his magical spell on them which is missing in kadal .\nkadal is an upcoming tamil romantic thriller film being directed and produced by mani ratnam . the film features debutants gautham karthik , son of actor karthik , and thulasi nair , daughter of radha , in the lead roles director : mani ratnam cinematography : rajiv menon music : a . r . rahman production company : madras talkies\nthe track\nkadal raasa naan\nwas initially sung by a . r . rahman but he felt his voice did not suit the track .\nneelakasham pacha kadal chuvanna bhoomi is a malayalam language drama feature in which two friends take a road trip , all in the name of love .\nnewcomers gautham karthik and thulasi nair , who are making their debut in mani ratnam ' s kadal , has not only drawn attention with their looks in the forthcoming tamil film but also through their first - ever on - screen kiss .\nnazriya has won the best debut actress filmfare award for her performance in malayalam film neram .\n4 . 16 vayathinele : this debut film of bharathi raja had a village bumpkin for hero , and was the first tamil film to be shot entirely outdoors , without artificial lighting .\nmamta mohandas , meera jasmine , padmapriya and mithra kurian play the heroines in the film .\nthe film does not make any sense if you want to take something back from it .\ndirector s s rajamouli tops the list as he received phenomenal response for his film eega .\nthe film is a tad slow and long and cruises along without much of a story .\nthe film is a chain of interesting moments woven into the thread of a love story .\nthis article is about the film . for other uses , see bombay ( disambiguation ) .\nwon \u2013 tamil nadu state film award for best music director \u2013 a . r . rahman\n, and the film became a huge success and brought him recognition at the national level .\nthat\u2019s a shame . for kadal is one of the best movies to hit the screens in tamil nadu . long after vishwaroopam is forgotten ( except for the controversies around it ) kadal will be remembered , discussed , and recognised as one of the milestones in tamil cinema . for three reasons .\nso who exactly are these christians with strange sounding foreign names ? thomas , beatrice , bergmans . how did this come about ? mani ratnam\u2019s kadal needs this backstory of the fishermen community , to be understood in the christian context peculiar to this film . i am from there and i thought this would be essential reading for anybody trying to understand these hot - headed characters of kadal : urltoken\nan interesting week ahead , mani ratnam ' s ' kadal ' and bejoy manbiar ' s ' david ' will get released on the same day .\nbehindwoods quoted ,\nkadal is salt of the earth stuff from a . r . rahman that is rewarding of your time spent on it .\nthe film was completed with in two months and got released in april 1984 . mani ratnam attributed the failure of the film to the conflict of interests that he and the producer had .\nmani ratnam will be reportedly filming the first schedule of the movie in kashmir . in the film , karthi plays a pilot and aditi plays the role of a doctor . ar rahman has scored music for the film . the film will be jointly produced by madras talkies and thenandal films\n1 . andha naal : this whodunnit directed by the maestro s . balachandar was inspired by the cinematic technique introduced in the japanese film rashomon by the legendary auteur akira kurosawa , and this film was the first one in the annals of tamil film history without any songs or dances .\nessentially , kadal moves back and forth between being a tender love story and a revenge drama , heavily leaning towards the vendetta angle in the second half . one has seen the trajectory this film takes before , the only difference being the milieu .\ngautham karthik ' s yet another face jan 08 , 2013 gautham karthik is all set to make his debut as hero with mani ratnam\u2019s kadal . the young actor is ready for stardom but very few people know that he is very skilled in repairing bikes . even on the sets of the film he was working , gautham took the opportunity to repair bikes that needed his attention , say sources . gautham , son of ace actor karthik , is reportedly in talks with prabhu solomon for his next venture , we hear .\ndirected by mani ratnam , the film stars gautham karthik and thulasi nair in the lead roles .\nas they were shooting , rajiv menon created what he calls a look book for the film .\nmalayalam film rose guitarinaal doesn ' t offer anything new to viewers , writes paresh c palicha .\nthe film also brings together mani ratnam and oscar award - winning music composer ar rahman . the music of the film is getting superb response and a few tracks have already topped the chartbusters .\nbeing a satisfiable film ; the rest three were done with a lot of\ncompromises\n.\n. it was also the first indian film to focus on marriage between hindu and muslim people .\n. the film focussed on marriage and explored relationships and their consequences , and garnered critical recognition .\nkadal is an upcoming tamil romantic thriller movie directed and co - produced by mani ratnam . kadal means sea lead roles are from debutantes gautham karthik , and thulasi nair , the music and background score for the film is done by a . r . rahman . the film is about the life of fishermen who instil the fact that how faith can sometimes lead to the triumph of humanity . directed by mani ratnam produced by a . manohar prasad mani ratnam written by jeyamohan screenplay by mani ratnam jeyamohan stor\nkadal maybe not mani sir ' s typical movie , but its worth to watch . i really njoy it from the casting till the music . thumps up\nverdict : with a beautiful story and an imaginative screenplay , kadali is a breathtaking film topped with fine performances which convey a range of emotions ; the film weaves a number of immensely watchable scenes .\non the other hand , distributors of ' kadal ' are facing a hard time booking theaters as most of them have ' vishwaroopam ' running at big screens .\nkadal hits the screens on february 1st gemini film circuit & madras talkies ' kadal ' - a mani ratnam film | music by a . r . rahman starring : gautham karthik , thulasi , arvind swami , arjun & lakshmi manchu . crew : produced by : manohar prasad & mani ratnam directed by : mani ratnam written by : mani ratnam & jeyamohan music by : a . r . rahman cinematography by : rajiv menon art direction by : shashidhara adapa film editing by : sreekar prasad lyrics : vairamuthu & madhan karky visual promotion by : deepak bhojraj connect with us on facebook - urltoken subscribe to our youtube channel - urltoken\nthe film has an intelligent story , a multi - layered screenplay , excellent cinematography and powerful performances .\nmade at a small budget of 6 crores , the film achieved widespread critical acclaim and commercial success .\nwill undoubtedly end up being one of the best indian films of 2013 . the cinematography , the music , and the performances by veterans and debuting actors alike are all fantastic . this is a film that just wasn ' t quite as good as the sum of its parts , in spite of the impressive pedigrees of those parts . this may be a film i warm up to on repeated viewings . after the initial experience , however , i can ' t help feeling that it was compromised .\nthe audio composed by oscar award winner has impressed the audience and has created more hype on kadal . the film has seven songs and ' adiye ' , ' nenjukkulle ' , ' moongil thottam ' and ' anbin vaasale ' have got thumbs up from tamil audience .\n\u201ckadal\u201d pulled me out the established comfort zone and yes i didn\u2019t like that experience . one goes to watch a mani ratnam film expecting \u201cexcitement\u201d but this film is devoid of it . i felt ratnam could have lingered more on thoma\u2019s spiritual crisis after he sides with bergmans . nevertheless , i will watch it again as i could not easily put away this film ! there is something in it , which is hard to place and makes me want to watch it again ! !\nmani ratnam\u2019s kadal hasn\u2019t turned out to be a profitable experience for any of the stakeholders concerned . the movie has also been receiving mixed reviews from day 1 . and with vishwaroopam practically cornering all the theaters , kadal is left in the lurch with just a handful of theaters despite this being just the second week of its run .\nkadal is not a perfect storm , but it\u2019s far from a sinking proposition . it floats comfortably midstream , coasting along on the strength of attractive actors and visuals .\nthe biggest drawback of kadal is that mani ratnam was never able to get me hooked into his tale . drawing parallels with mythology and archetypes would increase curiosity only if i was engaged to the script in the first place . i think that is where kadal was a epic let down . i was appalled by the visuals of \u201cadiye\u201d\nkadal kadannoru mathukutty directed and scripted by renjith , the movie will have mammootty in the title character as an nri who moved on to germany after marrying a nurse .\nvinod sukumaran is an indian filmmaker who has won the national film award for \u2018best non - feature film of a director\u2019 for his film \u2018diary of a housewife\u2019 ( 2001 ) . he is an alumnus of the film and television institute of india . he has won the award for best editor in 2007 for the malayalam movie ore kadal ( kerala state film awards ) . vinod holds a master\u2019s diploma in film making with the specialisation in film editing from film & television institute of india ( ftii ) , pune . vinod has actively worked with the theatre groups for many years . his major works are involved with well - known theatre luminaries like kavalam narayana paniker , b . v karanth , alakananda samarth and s . ramanujam etc . vinod has worked in bollywood as an editor for films like papa kahte hain , is raat ki subah nahin and pardes . his idea and screenplays of 90 second themed films were selected for commonwealth vision award in 2003 and in 2005 and awarded 1000 pounds for each screen play . he has worked with veteran director shyamaprasad as an associate director for the film \u2018agnisakshi\u2019 . the pair has since worked together on several other projects . in 2015 vinod directed \u2018haram\u2019 a feature film in malayalam .\nwho is this condescending\nfilmmaker\nhiding behind a pseudonym and pontificating as to who should be qualified to review a film ? it is people\u2019s prerogative to talk , write , discuss about a film once it is released in theaters . by the way , tom & jerry is a work of sheer brilliance . by equating the flamboyant cartoon series with \u201ckadal , \u201d the\nfilmmaker\nis inadvertently admitting that the film is also brilliant - - contrary to what he wanted to say .\nkadal was not a glamorous film to shoot . \u201cit ' s a hard film set in a hard landscape . most of the film had to look barren initially , so we had to pull up and accentuate the sand by muting the colours of the costume to show the boy grow up in a hostile environment . manappad , near tiruchendur , where we shot most of the film , is a lot like spain or portugal . it doesn ' t have much of vegetation and there are big churches . so we focussed on breaking the sky with the crucifix since there are no trees . \u201d\ni come to this place as a ritual to see how like minded kadal belivers like me muse . . great insight from br , kutty and others\u2026 . reverse crusifixion man that is good\u2026 br more stuff for your next interview with mr\u2026 i am glad mr is back in tamil . . ravanna and kadal is a new mani fr tamil cinema\u2026\ntamil filmmaker mani ratnam is maintaining a low key profile for his forthcoming film kadal as he wants to keep the details of the shooting of the movie a secret . the director has already released the first look of the movie , but it does not show any actor clearly .\nsid : see am aravind\u2019s comment . probably have to see the film again for some of this stuff .\nyou\u2019ve done an excellent job of elaborately analyzing a film that struggles to rise above the tide of mediocrity .\ndebutant director jayan cherian ' s had a tough time getting past the censor board to release the film .\nthe film is about a day in the life of four perfectly etched characters who give a flawless performance .\ndirector g n r kumaravelan talks about his film about the relationship between a father and his autistic son .\nthe film is set in the early 1950s , became a box office success , and received critical acclaim .\nindian film major eros international media on friday reported improved financial results for the fiscal year ended march 31 .\nkadal was shot on 35mm , and not only for sentimental reasons . \u201cone reason is the film\u2019s ability to take a battering\u2014the cameras are so solid , \u201d menon explains . \u201cthe horizon blows out in digital camerawork , it becomes white and the sea and the sky become one . \u201d\nkarthik ' s son gautham and samantha are playing the lead roles in the movie kadal , which was previously titled pookkadai . others like arjun , aravind swamy and pasupathy are in the supporting cast . the film is expected to hit the screen by the end of the year 2012 .\nas for the film , it was a good watch . i being a mani ratnam fan , have to say that it was a good effort by the film - maker . the camera and the music were excellent .\ncouldn\u2019t agree with you more\u2026 the film needs some time to digest . . if you overlook the details then the film doesn\u2019t make sense as what people have been syaing in almost all reviews ! i really enjoyed it !\nso if mani ratnam wasn\u2019t wielding the megaphone , arjun would not have played the antagonist in kadal ? \u201cexactly , if it hadn\u2019t been a director i was confident about i would not have gone ahead . the character is one that wishes his wrongs had been forgiven . i loved my role in kadal . \u201d despite unique casting and his brilliant performance , kadal hasn\u2019t exactly set the box office on fire . \u201cthat\u2019s something i feel sad about . it should have done much better . yet accolades continue to come my way . \u201d\nall the songs marked their position in the top ten songs category on itunes . this made kadal ' s soundtrack enter into number one soundtrack album of india by december 2012 .\nmani ratnam\u2019s 2013 box office disaster and regarded as one of his \u201cnot so great films\u201d ( i also thought that 4 years ago ) watched it again after his new film kaatru veliyidai , just to see if i could warm up to it a little more . and i did . kadal is a biblically inspired tale set in the backdrop of the lives of christian fishermen in southern tamil nadu , ratnam seems to be asking some questions throughout the film\u2026 when faced with the\nantagonist\ndestroying everything you stand for , which path would you choose ? what leads to spiritual enlightenment , following a preacher formally educated in a religious discipline , or a peek into a heart filled with childlike innocence . can a human\u2026\nspeaking to the times of india , ratnam ' s wife suhasini denied the reports , saying :\nno , it ' s wrong . mani is currently focused on kadal , which still has seven days of shoot left . he will decide on his next only after this film releases ."]}
{"id": 115666, "summary": [{"text": "battle of neretva ( serbo-croatian : bitka na neretvi / \u0431\u0438\u0442\u043a\u0430 \u043d\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0442\u0432\u0438 , slovene : bitka na neretvi , ) is a 1969 yugoslavian partisan film .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film was written by stevan bulaji\u0107 and veljko bulaji\u0107 , and directed by veljko bulaji\u0107 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is based on the true events of world war ii .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the battle of the neretva was due to a strategic plan for a combined axis powers attack in 1943 against the yugoslav partisans .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the plan was also known as the fourth enemy offensive and occurred in the area of the neretva river in bosnia and herzegovina .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "battle of neretva is the most expensive motion picture made in the sfr yugoslavia .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it was nominated for the academy award for best foreign language film , the year after sergei bondarchuk ( playing the role of martin in neretva ) won the honour for war and peace .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the score for the english-speaking versions was composed by bernard herrmann .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "its soundtrack was released by entr ' acte recording society in 1974 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was re-released on southern cross records on cd .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "one of the original posters for the english version of the movie was made by pablo picasso , which , according to bulaji\u0107 , the famous painter agreed to do without payment , only requesting a case of the best yugoslav wines . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "battle of neretva ( film )", "paragraphs": ["the battle of neretva was nominated for an academy award for best foreign language film in 1969 , but lost to the algerian film z .\naccording to news items , working titles for the american version of the film included the battle of the neretva , the battle on the river neretva and the battle of the river neretva . many of the names credited onscreen were spelled differently in other sources . several of the main characters are shown briefly in the beginning of the film in battle scenes and conferences with officers , but do not figure into the story until later in the film .\nworld war two drama about the 1943 battle around the neretva river between axis forces and yugoslav partisan units .\ntoday , there is a museum dedicated to the battle in the town of jablanica .\nthe battle of neretva\nis actually the second world war 2 film that herrmann supplied a scored ( in this case , an alternate score ) , after\nthe naked and the dead\n.\npablo picasso designed poster for a bosnian ww2 movie\nthe battle of neretva\n. . . i ' d kill for a copy , or even a better resolution photo . . . .\nthe cd\nbattle on the neretva\nis well done and well acted with major world stars in leading roles , e . g . yul brynner , orson wells . .\n. many of the names credited onscreen were spelled differently in other sources . several of the main characters are shown briefly in the beginning of the film in battle scenes and conferences with officers , but do not figure into the story until later in the film .\nbattle on kozara known as the ' third offensive ' is the hardest and most tragic battle led by the yugoslav partisans in world war ii . in june of 1942 germans and their collaborators decide . . . see full summary \u00bb\norson welles in f for fake ( 1974 ) , a film essay and the last film he completed .\nbattle on neretva known as the ' ' fourth offensive ' ' the most humane battle in world war ii led by yugoslav partisans . in january 1943 german army , afraid of allied invasion of balkans , launched great offensive against yugoslav partisans in western bosnia . they encircle the mountain and begin the mop up operation . out gunned and outnumbered the partisans must not only take care of themselves but try to protect thousands of refugees too . providing a heroic resistance , multiple superior enemy partisans advancing towards the only remaining bridge over the neretva river , through which they intend to transfer himself and wounded at free territory . therefore , all the shock decision of the supreme headquarters to demolish the bridge , but it is just as foolish ruse to weaken the enemy forces on the other side of the river . movie battle of neretva is usually the most famous work by the yugoslav film industry has produced .\nthe battle of neretva had a long and complicated production and distribution history that resulted in variations of running times and credits for the two different versions . because of the difficulty in obtaining funding for such a large - scale film , initial funding was provided by united yugoslavia producers film production organization , a consortium of yugoslavian film production companies including jadran films of zagreb and bosna films of sarajevo . according to a 16 nov 1968 variety article , six yugoslavian film production companies were involved in the consortium , each one representing a different republic in the country ; however , no additional yugoslavian film companies were listed in reviews and news items . additional funding was provided by eichberg films of munich and igor films of rome .\nthe battle of sutjeska known as ' ' fifth offensive ' ' is the hardest , most tragic and the greatest battle that was led yugoslav partisans in world war ii . chaos , hell , fates , suffering , . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe axis powers tried , ultimately unsuccessfully , to annihilate the partisan guerrillas in a series of fierce military operations . at times , the axis powers came quite close to annihilating the resistance , especially during what would be later known as the battle of neretva , which was the culmination of an operation codenamed fall weiss .\nas described in the film\u2019s narration , marshal josip broz tito ( 1892 - - 1980 ) ruled over yugoslavia , a country formed out of various independent states , during world war ii . the partisan guerrilla tactics and maneuvers lead to the defeat of nazi forces after several battles , including the battle at the neretva river , which lies in southwestern yugoslavia .\nas described in the film ' s narration , marshal josip broz tito ( 1892 - 1980 ) ruled over yugoslavia , a country formed out of various independent states , during world war ii . the partisan guerrilla tactics and maneuvers lead to the defeat of nazi forces after several battles , including the battle at the neretva river , which lies in southwestern yugoslavia .\nalthough tito is not pictured onscreen , his orders for the partisan forces are referred to throughout the film . at the close of the film , voice - over narration dedicates the film to all of the people who made the defeat of the nazi forces possible , explaining that out of the thousands of deaths , the new nation of yugoslavia was born .\nin january 1943 german army , afraid of allied invasion of balkans , launched great offensive against yugoslav partisans in western bosnia . the only way out for partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river neretva .\nthe most expensive yugoslavian production of its day ( $ 12 million ) and an oscar nominee for best foreign - language film , the battle of neretva is an international war epic that was originally to have run 240 minutes , was cut to 175 minutes for its ( successful ) yugoslavian run , and emerged at 106 minutes on videocassette . set in early 1943 , as the yugoslavian . . . read more\nat the neretva in occupied europe , we fought one of the most celebrated and the most heroic battles for the wounded . here was decided the fate of the revolution . here was victorious the brotherhood and unity of our peoples . tito\n106 minutes on videocassette . set in early 1943 , as the yugoslavian partisans are battling the onslaught of german and italian troops , the film focuses on a group of local resistance fighters who struggle to cross the neretva river and reach a mountain stronghold . determined to destroy this\nin january 1943 the german army , afraid of an allied invasion of the balkans , launched a great offensive against yugoslav partisans in western bosnia . the only way out for the partisan forces and thousands of refugees was the bridge on the river neretva .\nresistance movement is german general lohring ( curt jurgens ) and his aide , col . kranzer ( hardy kruger ) . after intense battling and severe losses , the partisans make it to the neretva , only to learn from demolitions expert vlado ( yul brynner ) that marshal tito has ordered the neretva valley bridge\nthe battle of neretva ( original title : bikta na neretvi , 1969 ) was a multinational coproduction . many countries ended up with different edits of the film , running anywhere from its original 175 mins , down to 102 mins . most countries saw it with its original music score by vladimir kraus - rajteric . the british and american edits featured a different score by bernard herrmann . for a moment , let\u2019s concentrate on the bernard herrmann version .\nhad a long and complicated production and distribution history that resulted in variations of running times and credits for the two different versions . because of the difficulty in obtaining funding for such a large - scale film , initial funding was provided by united yugoslavia producers film production organization , a consortium of yugoslavian film production companies including jadran films of zagreb and bosna films of sarajevo . according to a november 16 , 1968\nthe battle of neretva ( original : bitka na neretvi ) is a 1969 yugoslavian war drama recounting the largest combat encounter between the axis occupiers and the partisans in the territory of the former yugoslavia during world war ii . the film was an italian - german co - production directed by veljko bulajic and was the most expensive film produced in the country of what was then still yugoslavia . the international cast included yul brynner , orson welles , sergei bondarchuk , hardy kr\u00fcger , curt j\u00fcrgens , franco nero and sylva koscina and is also notable for the massive amount of soviet - made armor used in the production .\nreported on december 8 , 1969 that brynner and other members of the cast were in dubbing and looping sessions for the american version of the film .\nas the leader of the partisan fight against the nazis during the second world war , tito was not only involved as a supporter of the \u2018gibanica\u2019 westerns , but also as a character in some of these stories . cinema komunisto documents how important tito would find the information disseminated from these films , from the historically accurate recreation of situations to the correct serial number on his car . as a unifying patriarchal figure for the country , the representations of tito on film as a national hero are given great importance , including the choice of actors to portray the character of tito on film . for sutjeska the actor chosen to play tito is richard burton , who is given marshall tito\u2019s original uniform jacket in order to increase the authenticity of the portrayal . this idea of authenticity is further reinforced by the blowing up of a real bridge at jablanica during the filming of battle of neretva , which tito authorised himself . nowadays this is still a tourist attraction , where the yugo - nostalgic communities reunite to sing partisan songs and throw red carnations into the river neretva below . thus the blurring of fiction and reality , the yugoslav illusion and that which remains , meet in this significant location , in an act of commemoration of the past .\nat a crucial point in the battle , the partisans found themselves surrounded in a narrow pocket on the west bank of neretva river , near the town of jablanica , herzegovina . with their backs to the river , they faced the advance of main the german force , supported by several panzer brigades . the opposite side of the river , the east , was guarded by far inferior chetnik forces . despite this , the partisans didn\u2019t have enough time to force their way across the river . the neretva is a swift river , flowing through mountainous terrain and impassable at most places . the only link to the other side was a single railway bridge heavily guarded by chetnik forces .\ntilva ros ' ' is a serbian coming - of - age film about skateboarding teenagers in a depressed mining town .\n\u201ci hope that , despite what happened , people will still want to shoot here , \u201d said ms . zbanic , a co - founder of the film production company deblokada in sarajevo , who has lobbied officials on behalf of the bosnian film industry .\nreview , commonwealth was responsible for increasing yul brynner ' s participation in the film .\nin 1943 , hitler orders the final destruction of the yugoslav partisans . the partisans and thousands of refugees begin a trek northward to the bosnian mountains ; their goal is to cross the treacherous neretva gorge over the one remaining bridge in order to get to safety .\nalthough the film ' s credits include a 1970 copyright statement for commonwealth united entertainment , inc . and yugoslavia film , the picture was not registered for copyright at the time of its release . however , commonwealth united entertainment ' s video edition of the film was registered for copyright on 14 oct 1994 under the number pa - 769 - 128 .\nduring his years in power , important film studios in belgrade and zagreb had their heyday and local films like \u201cthe ninth circle\u201d ( 1960 ) \u201ctri\u201d ( 1965 ) and \u201cthe battle of neretva\u201d ( 1969 ) were all nominated in the best foreign film category at the academy awards . meanwhile , foreign productions like \u201csophie\u2019s choice , \u201d \u201cfiddler on the roof\u201d and \u201cthe trial\u201d \u2014 directed by orson welles \u2014 were shot in the country . hollywood a - listers like richard burton ( who played tito in the 1973 biopic \u201csutjeska\u201d ) , clint eastwood and yul brynner all came to make movies .\nalthough the film ' s credits include a 1970 copyright statement for commonwealth united entertainment , inc . and yugoslavia film , the picture was not registered for copyright at the time of its release . however , commonwealth united entertainment ' s video edition of the film was registered for copyright on october 14 , 1994 under the number pa - 769 - 128 .\nafter the war , a new railway bridge was built on the same spot . the events of the battle were depicted in a 1969 yugoslavian movie which featured well - known hollywood actors yul brynner and orson welles , the latter in the role of a chetnik commander .\nevery film that has ever been nominated for an academy award in any category . enjoy !\nthe academy award for best foreign language film is handed out annually by the u . s . - based academy of motion picture arts\u2026\nthis yugoslav film was probably the most shown yugoslav film of all times , but for the most westerners is still unknown ! produced by anthony b . unger , henry t . weinstein and steve previn , written by stevan bulaji\u0107 and veljko bulaji\u0107 , who was the director , it was starring sergei bondarchuk , yul brynner , anthony dawson , franco nero , milena dravi\u0107 and orson welles . a real second world war epic with outstanding cinematography of tomislav pinter . it is based on the true events of world war ii . the battle of the neretva was due to a strategic plan for a combined axis powers attack in 1943 against the yugoslav partisans . the plan was also known as the fourth enemy offensive and occurred in the area\u2026\nthe partisans for disposal of bridge or stockpiles of enemies weapons use a unidentified bombs .\njosip tito , marshall of the former yugoslavia and kim\u2019s fellow cinephile ( his personal projectionist reported that he watched more than 8 , 000 films in 30 years ) , fared better . he was seeking to distance himself further from the more severe soviet form of communism , as well as bulk out his country\u2019s sagging foreign - currency reserves , when he began to encourage international productions to come to belgrade in the early 60s . since the 40s , the yugoslavian industry had pumped out \u201cpartisan films\u201d glorifying tito\u2019s struggles against the nazis . but familiar faces later began appearing among the whiskery slav regulars : yul brynner , franco nero and , inevitably , orson welles in 1969\u2019s battle of neretva , the most expensive yugoslavian film ever made ; then richard burton , who was paid $ 1m to play tito himself in 1973\u2019s the battle of sutjeska .\nmy guess would be that herrmann ' s original recording session tapes may entangled ( perhaps lost ) amidst international rights / storage / transaction issues . that entr ' acte ers 6501 lp album was copyrighted 1975 and released 1976 , so herrmann most likely re - recorded a half - hour ' s worth of material from his manuscript for listening purporses rather than deal with whomever had distribution rights and so forth regarding the original soundtrack for\nbattle of the river neretva\n. . .\narticle , six yugoslavian film production companies were involved in the consortium , each one representing a different republic in the country ; however , no additional yugoslavian film companies were listed in reviews and news items . additional funding was provided by eichberg films of munich and igor films of rome .\none of the best war films to come out of continental europe . - - film4 . com\nnow that the region is relatively stable and most of the countries of the former yugoslavia are moving toward european union membership ( slovenia already joined in 2004 ) , the film industry has begun to blossom again \u2014 not only in terms of the number of films being made but also in subject matter .\naccording to mila turajli\u0107 , the film addresses the trajectory of the film industry in yugoslavia as a metaphor for the creation and the breakdown of the country ( van duijnhoven , 2010 ) . between 1945 and 1990 there were 890 completed films in yugoslavia ( jankovi\u0107 pilji\u0107 , 2009 ) , out of which 350 were partisan films ( goulding , 2002 ) . thus , these propagandistic narratives are central to the construction of a national identity , and thus are a central part of the cinema komunisto film . these productions of historical epics , meant to create a sense of national identity for a newly formed state , use historical fact and creative embellishment to instil a sense of national pride and move the viewer towards creating a shared collective memory . contrary to the situations in other eastern european countries during the second world war , in yugoslavia the liberation of the country happened not through the intervention of either the soviet or western allied forces , but rather through the fight of the partisans . the representations of these stories in film have become essential to the establishment of a foundational myth for the young country of yugoslavia .\nlast point : are the original tracks for this film still in existence ? it would be nice to hear exactly what herrmann recorded for the film , including all the cues that didn\u2019t make it to the cd .\nthe film , which won best documentary at the chicago international film festival , tells the story of the golden years of the yugoslav film industry , from the 1950s to the 1980s . ms . turajlic , however , believes that the best days of filmmaking for the countries of the former yugoslavia \u2014 serbia , croatia , bosnia , slovenia , macedonia , montenegro and kosovo \u2014 may still lie ahead . \u201ci think there is a fresh energy in the balkans in terms of filmmaking , \u201d said ms . turajlic , sipping her tea . \u201cso this is an exciting time . \u201d\nnote that the submachine gun seen is a soviet pps - 43 , a gun not seen in the film .\ni\u2019ve got a lot to say about this film and its score . i will try to keep it coherent .\nwhile it might be premature to claim that there is a second new wave of western balkan cinema ( the first new wave \u2014 or \u201cnovi film\u201d \u2014 movement happened in yugoslavia in the 1960s ) , it can be said that a large group of talented young filmmakers from the region are making an impact on the international film circuit .\nno one is quite sure of the origins of these idyllic natural hot springs at an abandoned mountain resort .\nthe sad remains of a monument to martial arts legend and movie star bruce lee\u2014in the middle of balkans .\nthis is the best place to attempt to hear bernard herrmann\u2019s score as heard in the film itself . i say \u201cin the film itself\u201d , because it appears to be a different recording than the one released on lp and cd by john lasher under various labels through the years . i say this because there are cues in the film which do not appear on the cd , and conversely , there is music on the cd which is not in the film , or if it is , it\u2019s a different version . many cues in the film are truncated or buried under effects .\nnothing pertaining to the score proper here , but i had a friend in the 70 ' s who persisted in calling this movie the battle of ner - tava - even when i corrected him , he still said it . he was an idiot , but a lovable one . . . .\nthe battle of neretva was originally released in yugoslavia in 1969 under the yugoslavian title bitka na neretvi , which had a running time of 175 minutes . after extensive editing , a 102 minute american version in the english language was released in the u . s . by american international pictures and opened in los angeles on 30 apr 1971 . that version was produced by steve previn with a new score by bernard herrmann , which was played by the london philharmonic orchestra . the print viewed was a video release of the american version . most american reviews combined credit information for the yugoslavian and american versions ; the credits above reflect onscreen credits for the american version .\nin order to realistically depict the battle\u2019s climactic scene in the movie\u2019s finale , director veljko bulajic decided to blow up the actual bridge . he expected that the remains of the bridge would become a tourist attraction . but none of the actual shots made it into the final cut , as thick clouds of black smoke obscured the view . the scene was finally shot with a scale replica on a sound stage in prague .\n\u201cyou do not have a serbian film any more in terms of production , \u201d said bojana bandic , the artistic director of serbia\u2019s cinema city international film festival . \u201cthere is always a part of the money , for example , from croatia , bosnia or slovenia , because the only way to find enough money to make a decent film is to connect all these countries and their budgets . \u201d co - productions also make sense for balkan filmmakers because some countries \u2014 like bosnia and macedonia \u2014 lack infrastructure , including equipment , crews and post - production facilities . renting a camera from serbia , doing editing in croatia or having a star from serbia appear in a bosnian film have again become a normal part of filmmaking .\nthe film opens with footage reminiscent of home movies , where a statue of tito\u2019s head is being placed on a table , while the view is turned upside down and right again . as such the sense of constructing / depicting a repository of personal memory is established , as is the underlying idea of deconstructing and reconstructing nostalgia . alongside the tone of personal memory , this idea of recherche as the mode of memory is most felt when viewing cinema komunisto . the sentiment of nostalgia , then , is reinforced by the use of melancholy music and the feeling is further evoked by the recent footage of abandoned state film studios , avala film , in belgrade . music has been found to be essential in eliciting feelings of nostalgia , a bittersweet emotional state which combines positive affects ( love , pride and joy ) as well as negative ones ( sadness , disappointment , suffering ) , in creating affective and mnemonic experiences . empirical research has shown that autobiographical contexts ( familiarity of the song , memory linked to the song and previous affective experiences ) is fundamental to the eliciting of feelings of nostalgia ( janata , et al . , 2010 ) . it is thus important to underline that the reception of the film and the nostalgic responses are dependent on the spectator\u2019s familiarity with that which was ( and is virtually being recuperated on film ) yugoslavia . moreover , cinema komunisto showcases how a nation can be constructed through images and how cinema functioned as a propaganda tool , as yugoslavia , the country , and its idea , a concept of socialism ( brotherhood and unity ) , seemed to have existed only in images of fiction films produced under the state , especially after its collapse and the recent war .\ngroup of petty criminals is trying to make some money under the disguise of musical band in nazi - occupied serbia .\nthe late marshal josip broz tito is a huge cinephile who watches hundreds of movies a year , invites the likes of hitchcock and sophia loren to his compound to mingle , being best buds with orson welles , and even built his , i mean his state ' s premier production company avala film , which churned a lot of high quality films and numerous international co - productions , putting yugoslavia in the map of cinema . he was basically living the dream of every 80s film aficionado . it helps when you ' re a powerful dictator of the most prosperous socialist country of that era , but hey , if you had that power you ' d do that too\ni have a hard time believeing that herrmann would go back and actually\nre - record\nthis music after the original recording sessions for the film . i ' m sure that the soundtrack release was made up of cues strung - together from the original recording sessions for the film . . . . .\nat the end of the well - known and highly controversial film , underground ( 1995 , dir . emir kusturica ) , the wedding party in the last scene is floating away on a piece of land separated from the river bank , symbolically representing yugoslavia and the end of a myth . cinema komunisto seems to continue where underground left off , in the opening sequence of the film one of the images used is the animation of the now former yugoslavia\u2019s map , divided into individual states floating away from each other . mila turajli\u0107 , the director of cinema komunisto , takes the viewers on a journey through personal and collective memories to that imaginary island , where it all began .\narticle noted that more than 150 , 000 extras were used in the making of the film , along with 6 , 000 yugoslavian troops . modern sources add the following persons to the cast : faruk begolli , vasa pantelic , bozidar smiljanic , abdurrahman shala , demeter bitenc , ranko gucevac , milos kandic , zaim muzaferija , tomaz sarc , goran smigic , risto siskov and antun tudic . an ampas document found in ampas library file on the film lists studio barrandov , a czechoslovakian film studio located in prague , as a participant in the film ' s production , but the exact nature of the studio ' s involvement remains undetermined .\n\u2018gibanica\u2019 westerns are local versions of the red ( ostern ) western , which refer to partisan films of the 1960s , 1970s and 1980s , and which retain some of the same characteristics of the western genre , especially the binary positions of the loyal and courageous partisans who fight for the freedom of their people , and the villainous figures of the enemy ; the climactic fights between the two sides ; the figure of the hero as a figure commonly motivated by a sense of justice ; and the symbolic value of the landscape\u2014these films generally being situated in the mountains and outside of the realm of civilization . these characteristics are exemplified in cinema komunisto , through the montage of a series of selected scenes from partisan films , reminiscent of spaghetti westerns , or rather \u2018easterns\u2019 here , where the embodiment of the yugoslav national hero of the partisan , bata \u017eivojinovi\u0107 , is shown killing the nazis in spectacular ways . furthermore , the fictionalised persona and mythicized figure of this actor , is reinforced by the inclusion of a popular joke , which bata \u017eivojinovi\u0107 recounts in the interview himself : \u201cwhat\u2019s the last thing hitler said before he died ? \u2013 kill bata \u017eivojinovi\u0107 ! \u201d\nthe battle of neretva was one of those big war movies \u2013 like the longest day and a bridge too far - that ended up being as big a logistical nightmare as the campaign it was portraying . shot in 1969 on a state - sponsored budget in what was then yugoslavia , it included yul brynner and orson welles among its mostly indigenous serbo - croat - speaking cast . dubbed into english for an international release in 1971 , it provided herrmann with a vast canvas to work on , even though its original three hour running time had been whittled down to 102 minutes . herrmann , in fact , compared the film to \u201ca great big roast beef\u201d , overdone in parts and undercooked in others . if his music was to be the gravy , then he poured it on thick .\narticle , columbia pictures was considering u . s . distribution of the film , which had been shooting throughout 1968 , with yugoslavian and american versions being made simultaneously . on november 13 , 1968\nquality of movie was very poor and nobody spoke a word of english . i would not recommend this title to anybody .\ndirector mila turajli\u0107 has constructed in this film an imaginary museum of collective memory for a country , yugoslavia , that no longer exists , but that has left traces , however faint , on the consciousness of some 23 million ex - citizens . by collating images from fiction films made in yugoslavia ( 1945 \u2013 1991 ) , cinema komunisto exemplifies the capacity and power of film to make visible that which is no longer there . for many post - yugoslavs , the film holds cathartic value , as it attempts a reconstruction of the collective cinematographic memory of yugoslavia , a nation that no longer exists and has gradually been erased from the newly constructed national memories of each successor state . cinema komunisto is a daring film addressing a sensitive issue \u2013 the socialist pasts of the new successor states . its main achievement is the effort to illuminate some aspects of yugoslav history and cultural memory which have not been dealt with in recent films , and it stands as a small torch in a fog amongst the barren landscape of filmmaking in the post - states , as contemporary films often focus on the conditions and effects of the recent war , forsaking their socialist pasts .\nthe wars that tore apart yugoslavia in the 1990s also destroyed its film industry , which , according to ana ilic of the serbia film commission , was in the 1960s and 1970s second only to britain for the number of foreign - shot hollywood productions . foreign filmmakers stopped coming , and despite notable exceptions like emir kusturica \u201cunderground\u201d ( which won the palme d\u2019or at cannes in 1995 ) and danis tanovic\u2019s \u201cno man\u2019s land , \u201d which won best foreign film at the 2001 oscars , the local industry all but dried up .\nwhat appear to be tiger i tanks are also seen used by german forces in the film . in reality , these were t - 34 ' s with modified turrets to resemble the tiger . these mockups were so well detailed that three of them were eventually reused in the 1970 clint eastwood war film kelly ' s heroes .\nmusic : citizen kane , the devil and daniel webster , the magnificent ambersons , jane eyre , hangover square , anna and the king of siam , the ghost and mrs . muir , the day the earth stood still , on dangerous ground , white witch doctor , five fingers , the snows of kilimanjaro , beneath the 12 - mile reef , king of the khyber rifles , garden of evil , the egyptian , prince of players , the trouble with harry , the kentuckian , the man who knew too much , the man in the gray flannel suit , the wrong man , williamsburg : the story of a patriot , a hatful of rain , vertigo , the naked and the dead , the 7th voyage of sinbad , north by northwest , journey to the center of the earth , blue denim , psycho , the three worlds of gulliver , mysterious island , tender is the night , cape fear , jason and the argonauts , the birds , marnie , joy in the morning , torn curtain , fahrenheit 451 , the bride wore black , twisted nerve , the night digger , battle of neretva , endless night , sisters , it ' s alive , obsession , taxi driver , the twilight zone , the alfred hitchcock hour\non 27 nov 1967 , daily variety reported that bulajic had also originally considered van heflin for a role in the film and planned to begin shooting that dec . according to a 14 aug 1968 variety article , columbia pictures was considering u . s . distribution of the film , which had been shooting throughout 1968 , with yugoslavian and american versions being made simultaneously . on 13 nov 1968 hr reported that commonwealth united entertainment , inc . , a company owned by henry t . weinstein and anthony b . unger , had secured u . s . distribution for the film and was involved in its production . according to the 10 dec 1969 variety review , commonwealth was responsible for increasing yul brynner\u2019s participation in the film . hr reported on 8 dec 1969 that brynner and other members of the cast were in dubbing and looping sessions for the american version of the film .\nexcept , of course , when they do . most totalitarian regimes have understood the propagandist value of cinema . hitler and stalin both tightly controlled film production \u2013 inglourious basterds even mentioned the attempts to create a star - studded rival to hollywood at german studio ufa .\nthere are , however , still issues in some countries in terms of logistics \u2014 and bureaucracy . bosnia does not have a cohesive strategy for luring in foreign filmmakers , which was an obvious problem last year when ms . jolie wanted to film in the country . her permission to shoot in sarajevo was briefly revoked because the subject matter of the film \u2014 about a love affair between a serbian prison guard and a muslim woman in a war camp \u2014 stirred up ferocious controversy . in the end , most of the film was made in hungary , though there were still several scenes shot in bosnia .\nclap your hands at the base of the pyramid , and the song of a sacred mayan bird will echo through the air .\nwith the openness towards the western world , and the distancing from the soviet influence , one of the things that had changed was the fact that soviet film productions were no longer circulating in yugoslavia , and thus the film industry had oriented itself towards the west , circulating especially hollywood productions . not only did it reorient itself towards hollywood mainstream cinema , but yugoslavia became a coproducing entity for historical epic films and a tourist destination for some of the stars of the period .\nslovenia , an e . u . member and therefore a more expensive filming locale , has recently reorganized the slovenian film center and is campaigning for tax rebates . macedonian film advocates are also hoping to get a new law for tax incentives soon , and the government recently announced plans to invest in a film studio . there is also talk of creating a regional database that will make it easier for foreign filmmakers to scout locales , find crews and production facilities in the various countries .\ntiger i tanks are also seen used by german forces . these were modified t - 34 ' s and were subsequently reused in the film\nin 1984 , nta video released a 106 min . version , or so the box says , i haven\u2019t checked out the running time on my vcr . ( it was also later released on a bci / eclipse vhs , and in a horrible transfer on a pal region 2 dvd ) . this is the american cut of the film . this is the best place to attempt to hear bernard herrmann\u2019s score as heard in the film itself . i say \u201cin the film itself\u201d , because it appears to be a different recording than the one released on lp and cd by john lasher under various labels through the years . i say this because there are cues in the film which do not appear on the cd , and conversely , there is music on the cd which is not in the film , or if it is , it\u2019s a different version . many cues in the film are truncated or buried under effects .\nnews item noted that the film was to be directed by veljo bulajic with the advice of italian screenwriter and director elio petri and italian screenwriter sergio amidei ; however , no additional information about the involvement of petri and amidei has been determined . the article also noted that kirk douglas , ugo tognazzi , curt jurgens and romy schneider were to star in the film , but douglas , tognazzi and schneider were not in the completed version .\nat one point in cinema komunisto gile \u0111uri\u0107 in an interview introduces a wall of photographs of foreign celebrities in the lobby of hotel metropol in belgrade , and at several points in the film it is mentioned that famous film stars have visited and spent time on tito\u2019s private island , brioni , off the coast of croatia . the bourgeois luxury and celebrity status that josip broz tito and his wife jovanka broz enjoyed during his role as leader of yugoslavia seems to come in stark contrast to the socialist ideology . cinema komunisto uses the news footage of richard burton and elisabeth taylor spending their holidays in tito\u2019s exclusive summer villa on the highly coveted brioni islands , exposing this increasingly contradictory situation of the country in an ironic way . the glamour of entertaining movie stars on his private island or yacht seems incongruous with the position of a communist leader , however it is undoubtedly one of the elements which have constructed a positive , benign image of tito in the west , one which was more open towards cultural and economic cooperation and less entrenched in the strict codes of communist ideology . the film uses a clip of an interview with orson welles , evoking tito\u2019s cult personality , in which the famous filmmaker stated : \u2018since we judge greatness in a man\u2014 usually\u2014 by leadership , it is a self - evident fact that the greatest man in the world today is president tito\u2019 .\nendless night was a british movie based on an agatha christie whodunit set in an isolated house on a stretch of remote english coastline . the film was given a theatrical release in the uk in 1972 , but its poor reception led it to being sold directly to american tv . murder on the orient express was still two years away , and producers had not yet twigged to the fact that agatha christie adaptations always worked better as period pieces . the grand dame of crime fiction did not care for the modern tone of the film and was shocked by the inclusion of nudity .\nin 1999 , a poll of croatian film fans found it to be one of the best yugoslavian films ever made . people still enjoy it and it is prasised for being historically correct and entertaining at the same time . it still has fans all over the former sfry . ( wikipedia )\nthe unmodified t - 34 russian tank is the most widely seen armored vehicle in the film , which was typically seen utilized by the german forces .\nperhaps we should be thankful that cinema can be a playpen in which godlike dreams of creation and destruction can be reduced to manageable size . it\u2019s bertolucci who hit on the deepest kinship between dictator and director . the film - maker , stalking the chambers of the forbidden city in the 80s , imagining himself in the shoes of his child emperor pu yi , saw the powerful as continually compelled to re - enact an \u201cecstasy of omnipotence\u201d . the director writes : \u201cthe child starts running from the amniotic shadow of the hall of supreme harmony toward the yellow silk curtain that will birth him to the world outside , billowing in the wind like a sail which will cast him adrift on a sea of omnipotent fantasies . \u201d maybe that\u2019s how film - makers feel on the red carpet , too .\nthe battle of neretva , an epic world war ii movie from 1969 , with epic tank scenes , no cgi back then , a whole mechanized regiment of jna army , 10000 people strong took part in making the movie ; ) . what is funny is that axis side is using sherman and t - 34s tanks as well as few t - 34s that were fixed and prepared in such way that they resemble tiger and panther tanks , i guess back then they counted on ignorance of viewers , the tanks were later used ( as well as other props from this movie ) in making kelly ' s heroes . tanks that were really used during this axis operation were panzer iii and panzer iv as well as some self - propelled guns and armored vehicles . the scenes in this video are from the german cut of the movie and it is probably the most preserved and already digitally remastered version of this world war 2 classic . imdb : urltoken historical background : urltoken\nalong with brynner , the film featured an international cast that included russian director and actor sergei bondarcuk , italian actor franco nero , yugoslavian actress silva koscina , american director and actor orson welles , british actor anthony dawson and german actor hardy kruger . the 14 aug 1968 variety article noted that more than 150 , 000 extras were used in the making of the film , along with 6 , 000 yugoslavian troops . modern sources add the following persons to the cast : faruk begolli , vasa pantelic , bozidar smiljanic , abdurrahman shala , demeter bitenc , ranko gucevac , milos kandic , zaim muzaferija , tomaz sarc , goran smigic , risto siskov and antun tudic . an ampas document found in ampas library file on the film lists studio barrandov , a czechoslovakian film studio located in prague , as a participant in the film\u2019s production , but the exact nature of the studio ' s involvement remains undetermined .\nthe soundtrack is available on the southern cross label ( b000056wod ) . one of the cues is also available on the ghosts of bernard herrmann ( ill 313002 ) , a compilation of the composer\u2019s greatest hits arranged for solo piano \u2013 a curio of an album , but highly recommended .\nhe assembled an army of musicians to play the most bombastic score of his career , a huge fortress of sound that towered over the film . among the themes he included was the unused murder music from torn curtain ( it\u2019s not recorded whether hitchcock ever saw the picture ) and a delicate melody from souvenirs de voyage , a clarinet quintet he had written for his wife in 1967 . it\u2019s unlikely that anybody but herrmann was aware of these self - borrowings at the time . one of the stand - out tracks is \u201cthe retreat\u201d , which captures the futility of war with a slow deliberate march set against a long yearning melody for strings . i\u2019m listening to that cue right now on the bernard herrmann at the movies disc ( label x atm cd 2003 ) . the tribute film classics label are bringing out a re - recording of the score in the summer of this year .\nlost in karastan is a comedy about washed - up british director creating the hagiography of tinpot ruler of a fictional asian republic . photograph : pr\nduring the opening credits , partisan troops and innocent civilians are being slaughtered by dozens of bombs . the battle scenes continue as voice - over narration explains that the partisan forces led by marshal josip broz tito are attempting to prevent the german invasion of the balkans during world war ii . the narration adds that nazi forces supplemented their 200 , 000 troops with italian soldiers and serbian chetniks and other pro - nazi bolsheviks , outnumbering the partisan forces ten to one .\n\u201ci feel this is a time of big things happening in terms of expression here , \u201d said teona strugar mitevska , a macedonian director whose latest film , \u201cthe woman who brushed off her tears , \u201d will hit the festival circuit in early 2012 . \u201cfor many years we went through wars , we made films about war but now , more and more , we are speaking of other things . we are becoming more universal in terms of the message . \u201d\nreported that bulajic had also originally considered van heflin for a role in the film and planned to begin shooting that dec . according to a august 14 , 1968\nthe seventies saw the rise of a new breed of film makers \u2013 once dubbed the movie brats , or , as billy wilder called them , \u201cthe kids with the beards\u201d \u2013 a cine - literate generation who had grown up on movies and tv . they formed the vanguard of a new hollywood , and , although they initially rejected the old studio system in favour of independent guerrilla - style film making , they were respectful of those that had gone before them . steven spielberg , martin scorsese , john milius , george lucas , francis ford coppola and brian de palma were starting to make names for themselves , and for a few brief years \u2013 before corporate merchandising tempted many of them over to the dark side \u2013 hollywood was an exciting place to be a movie maker .\nan 11 aug 1967 hollywood review ( hr ) news item noted that the film was to be directed by veljo bulajic with the advice of italian screenwriter and director elio petri and italian screenwriter sergio amidei ; however , no additional information about the involvement of petri and amidei has been determined . the article also noted that kirk douglas , ugo tognazzi , curt jurgens and romy schneider were to star in the film , but douglas , tognazzi and schneider were not in the completed version .\nben hopkins , co - writing with oscar - winning ida director pawel pawlikowski , says the film is based on their experiences working abroad and hob - nobbing at \u201cwhite elephant\u201d film festivals hosted by questionable regimes eager to flex cinematic pecs . pawlikowski also chronicled men with overweening ambitions in his early career : politician radovan karad\u017eic and rightwing russian demagogue vladimir zhirinovsky . but the main inspiration was sinister rumours about what happened to peter webber , director of girl with the pearl earring , when he headed for qatar in the mid - noughties to make an emirate - sponsored film about their founding sheikh .\nindeed , according to press articles and reports , the film has screened widely throughout the ex - yugoslav states , receiving very positive feedback but having also been accused of yugo - nostalgia . for instance , the journalist nenad polimac reports in the croatian daily press jutarnji list that the premiere of cinema komunisto in sava center in belgrade , serbia\u2019s capital , had a turnout of 3500 spectators , while at the premiere in the cinema europa , in zagreb , croatia\u2019s capital , members of the \u2018older generations\u2019 were seen with tears in their eyes at the end of the screening . mila turajli\u0107 attempts to explain this underlying feeling of negotiating with the past , in her note : \u2018i enter this story as a member of a new generation of yugoslav filmmakers , one that has hazy memories of a country that no longer exists . we come of age surrounded by the ruins of something that is nostalgically referred to as a golden era , but no one has yet offered me a satisfactory insight into how it was all thrown away . \u2019 ( 2010 ) cinema komunisto offers the possibility to travel back and fictionally inhabit old yugoslavia , even if only for the time space continuum of its screening , and functions as a contemporary site of memory , where each spectator of the fragmented nation can negotiate their past ."]}
{"id": 115691, "summary": [{"text": "mustang is a 2015 internationally co-produced drama film directed by turkish-french film director deniz gamze erg\u00fcven .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is set in a remote turkish village and depicts the lives of five young orphaned sisters and challenges they face growing up as girls in a conservative society .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the event that triggers the family backlash against the five sisters at the beginning of the film is based on erg\u00fcven 's personal life .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it was screened in the directors ' fortnight section at the 2015 cannes film festival where it won the europa cinemas label award .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "mustang is the first feature film directed by deniz gamze erg\u00fcven .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "she explains her motivation to make the film was to uncover the women issue in turkey .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film won the 2015 lux prize .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it was selected to be screened in the special presentations section of the 2015 toronto international film festival .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film won polish filmmakers ' association award for best feature movie at the 33rd ale kino ! festival .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film was nominated for the best foreign language film at the 88th academy awards .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it was also nominated for a golden globe award for best foreign language film .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it received nine nominations at the 41st c\u00e9sar awards , and won four , for best first feature film , best original screenplay , best editing and best original music .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "mustang has received widespread critical praise . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "mustang ( film )", "paragraphs": ["mustang is a superb , thought provoking film and one i really hope that you will watch .\nerg\u00fcven studied at a film school in paris , where she met mustang\u2019s co - writer , alice winocour .\nturkish - french film director deniz gamze erg\u00fcven thanks parliament for awarding her the 2015 lux prize for her film mustang . \u00a9 eu 2015 - european parliament\nin 2015 , mustang received an oscar nomination for best foreign film . it lost out to son of saul .\nwe ' ve recently been at the edinburgh international film festival and the cannes film festival .\nhigh - profile crowd gathers to celebrate u . k . film at the toronto film festival\nilyada akdo\u011fan , centre , as sonay in mustang . photograph : allstar / canal +\narnaud desplechin\u2019s \u201cmy golden years , \u201d xavier giannoli\u2019s \u201cmarguerite\u201d and deniz gamze erg\u00fcven\u2019s foreign - language oscar nominee \u201cmustang\u201d were the frontrunners for the best film nod .\nci : you wrote mustang with a french co - author . how did the writing process work ?\nci : how do you explain mustang\u2019s success ? it could have just been a \u201cconfidential\u201d independent turkish film . why do you think it resonates among so many people ?\nforeign film oscar contender\nmustang\nis a turkish - language film from a turkish - born director that was filmed in turkey and tells a distinctly turkish story with turkish actresses . but it was not turkey that submitted the film for consideration for the academy awards \u0097 it was france .\nmustang is now on dvd , blu - ray , and hd digital to rent and own . order your copy !\nas a new yorker raised in turkey , i dig deep into the issues raised by \u201cmustang\u201d with the filmmaker below .\ncan \u0131m istanbul : hi deniz ! we\u2019re very happy to talk with you today . first let\u2019s talk about mustang\u2019s life in the past few months . the film was well received in cannes , then 450 . 000 people saw it in france , currently mustang is being shown at film festivals around the world and now it is perhaps on the road to the oscars\u2026 i guess you weren\u2019t expecting all of this when you made the film . how does it feel ?\nbut the story in\nmustang\nrepresents a truth about the country and the situation for girls there that she needed to tell .\nmustang\nalso recently won best picture at the lumiere awards , france & apos ; s equivalent of the golden globe awards .\nbut i also thought your film was very universal about all women ( not just turkish ) , perhaps thanks to the film\u2019s fairytale - like nature .\nci : so now you started the path to the oscars , as france\u2019s official movie for best foreign language film . would you have preferred mustang to represent turkey instead of france ? or do you not care ?\nfrom left , tugba sunguroglu , doga zeynep doguslu , elit iscan , ilayda akdogan and g\u00fcnes sensoy , who play sisters in \u201cmustang . \u201d\nshe studied literature and african studies at university , after which she enrolled at film school in paris , one of only two women in her class ( the other was mustang \u2019s co - writer , alice winocour ) .\nthe florida film critics circle ( ffcc ) is an organization of 25 film critics and writers from florida - based print and online publications . founded in 1996 , the ffcc strives to recognize outstanding work in film , further the cause of good movies , and maintain the highest level of professionalism among film critics in florida .\nannouncing season 2 of ' cohen film classics ' on kcet and link tv .\nasghar farhadi ' s the salesman wins the oscar\u00ae for best foreign language film .\nthe premise of \u201cmustang\u201d may sound familiar\u2014and visually , director and co - writer deniz gamze erg\u00fcven does seem to have borrowed a few cues from sofia coppola \u2019s stirring 1999 debut , \u201c the virgin suicides , \u201d in making her own feature film debut . but \u201cmustang\u201d grabs you with its own sense of haunting melancholy , as well as an increasing feeling of urgency and outrage .\nbest foreign language film \u201cson of saul\u201d \u201cmustang\u201d \u201cthe fencer\u201d \u201cbrand new testament\u201d \u201cthe club\u201d immediate reaction : \u201cson of saul , \u201d from hungary , france\u2019s \u201cmustang\u201d and the chilean film \u201cthe club\u201d have been getting plenty of buzz . the big surprises here are \u201cthe brand new testament\u201d ( belgium ) , a comedy about god \u2014 who lives in brussels , apparently \u2014 and \u201cthe fencer\u201d ( finland ) , which follows an estonian fencer who gets mixed up with russian secret police .\nthe association voted son of saul as the best foreign language film of the year . runners - up included the assassin ( 2 ) , the second mother ( 3 ) , mustang ( 4 ) and goodnight mommy ( 5 ) .\nwe ' re bringing you all the latest from the karlovy vary international film festival .\nfor now , erg\u00fcven is continuing work on a film about the l . a . riots that she & apos ; s been toying with since before\nmustang ,\nand enjoying the final stretch of the experience of this little , personal film with a big global impact , regardless of whose name is called on sunday .\ntitle mustang year 2016 distributor ( s ) artificial eye film co . ltd classified date ( s ) 09 / 02 / 2016 main language turkish submitted run time 97m 5s approved footage 8737 + 8 bbfc reference aff335920 registration number cfj38677 remarks subtitled\nrussell smith award ( named for the late dallas morning news film critic . the honor is given annually to the best low - budget or cutting - edge independent film . )\nit\u2019s also cleaning up during awards season . the day before i get 37 - year - old director deniz gamze erg\u00fcven on the phone , it\u2019s announced that mustang has received a pack - leading nine nominations for the c\u00e9sar awards ( french film\u2019s highest honor ) , and that\u2019s not to mention its golden globe nod or its oscar nomination in the hotly competitive best foreign film category . mustang is one of only two female - directed films nominated for an oscar this year ( the other is liz garbus\u2019s documentary what happened , miss simone ? ) , and , true to the spirit of her film , erg\u00fcven had plenty to say about the state of women in the film industry . we also talked about the movie\u2019s controversial reception in turkey , the oscars\u2019 diversity problem , and , of course , that time the mustang sisters met george clooney .\nsemaj : but the situation is even a little different in \u201cmustang , \u201d because there are five of them , and they\u2019re all so good , so specific .\nifestival award : tisure by adrian geyer voted for by the 2015 stockholm film festival audience .\ndallas - fort worth film critics association all rights reserved . theme by colorlib powered by wordpress\njames : i think this is my favorite film this year . at least so far .\njames : as they should . it\u2019s a beautiful film \u2014 beautiful acting and beautiful directing .\npresident martin schulz announced that mustang had won the 2015 european parliament lux prize for cinema at a ceremony in the chamber in strasbourg at noon on tuesday . mustang tells the story of five sisters who have been promised to husbands through forced marriages but who , determined to live their own lives , break the yoke of tradition .\non being awarded the prize , the winning director , deniz gamze erg\u00fcven said :\nin its way , mustang promotes the ideals of the european union . [ . . . ] thank you for the impact this film has through the lux prize .\nbeautifully shot and performed , the oscar - nominated mustang is both a rousing tale of spirited youth and a powerful , moving and timely work of engaging social cinema .\nfor\nmustang\ndirector deniz gamze erg\u00fcven , it makes sense . she was born in turkey , but raised mainly in france . france was also where she was educated in cinema , and the country has supported the film \u0097 her first \u0097 from the start , choosing it as an official directors & apos ; fortnight selection at the cannes film festival .\n\u2018it took us nine months to cast\u2019 : g\u00fcne\u015f \u015fensoy , do\u011fa do\u011fu\u015flu , tu\u011fba sun guro\u011flu , elit i\u015fcan and ilayda akdo\u011fan in mustang . photograph : allstar / canal +\nalso recently acquired for u . s . distribution \u2014 this time by cohen media group \u2014 turkish - french helmer deniz gamze erg\u00fcven\u2019s mustang nabbed the label europa cinemas prize . mustang will now receive the support of the europa cinemas network , with additional promotion and incentives for exhibitors to extend the film\u2019s run on screen . sold internationally by kinology , it\u2019s a drama about sexual repression that sees five orphaned sisters held captive in their grandmother\u2019s home .\nwe had the chance to talk with deniz gamze erg\u00fcven , mustang \u2019s director . as you probably understood last week , we loved this film ( it\u2019s coming out tomorrow \u2013 if you missed our review , it\u2019s here ) so we were thrilled to spend some time with deniz .\ndge : i\u2019m slightly afraid that the film will go unnoticed . i would like for turkey to embrace it fully . the discussion around \u201cis this a turkish film or not ? \u201d went too far and shocked me . in cannes , there was a turkish producer who was writing a blog about the festival . here we have a film in turkish , with turkish actors , shot in turkey\u2026 and she didn\u2019t even mention it . when we started talking about the film in turkey , we had to explain to people that it\u2019s a turkish film but they would reply \u201cno , it\u2019s a french film\u201d .\nnever miss a story from austin film critics association , when you sign up for medium . learn more\nthe dallas - fort worth film critics association voted the newsroom drama spotlight as the best film of 2015 , according to the results of its 22nd annual critics\u2019 poll released today . this year\u2019s awards are presented in memory of philip wuntch , the longtime dallas morning news film critic who passed away in october .\nleads 2015 florida film critics circle ( f . f . c . c . ) awards nominations .\nin this tuesday , feb . 9 , 2016 photo , cast members tugba sunguroglu , from top left clockwise , director deniz gamze erguven , elit iscan , doga zeynep doguslu , gunes sensoy and ilayda akdogan from the film ,\nmustang ,\npose for a portrait in west hollywood , calif . the 88th academy awards best foreign language film nominee\nmustang\nis a unique case , being a turkish language and made film submitted for consideration by france , and also for being the only narrative feature nominated from a female director , erguven . the oscars will be presented on sunday , feb . 28 , in los angeles . ( photo by rich fury / invision / ap )\nbest script : deniz gamze ergu\u0308ven and alice winocour , mustang the writers of this film depict a serious topic with both humour and warmth . it is a touching story of sisterhood , an empowering film that challenges patriarchal oppression with its stale views on female sexuality . conservative values are placed in opposition to modern society , the life within each of us \u2013 and every person\u2019s right to their own bodies .\nthe austin film critics association ( afca ) announced its 2015 awards today , with george miller\u2019s \u201cmad max : fury road\u201d winning best film and best director and leading the group\u2019s top ten list . \u201croom\u201d received three awards , the most for a single film . \u201cex machina\u201d and \u201cinside out\u201d also won multiple awards this year .\n\u201ckumiko , the treasure hunter , \u201d directed by david zellner , received the austin film award . this award is given to a film made by a director whose primary residence was austin during the time of filming .\nthe louis delluc prize kicks off the french awards season , which culminates with the cesar awards in february . the louis delluc jury is presided by former cannes film festival president gilles jacob and comprised of film critics .\nhowever , erg\u00fcven\u2019s film is not , for the most part , a tough watch . ( its most upsetting moments take place off camera . ) instead , mustang has a lightness of touch . it is funny ( i laughed much more than i thought i would ) and there are many uplifting scenes .\nthe association voted tangerine as the winner of the russell smith award , named for the late dallas morning news film critic . the honor is given annually to the best low - budget or cutting - edge independent film .\nyou can film a point of view with desire by focusing on a specific parcel of skin . i remember a film of jean - claude brisseau [ \u201csecret things\u201d ] . during the first shot , i was so disturbed by the look he had on his [ female ] actors . some people\u2014and it shocks me each time\u2014 say , \u201ci see something erotic in a mustang . \u201d but again , it\u2019s their look .\nin this interview , she talks about mustang \u2019s incredible journey ( from indie first - movie to the cannes film festival\u2026 to the oscars ) , how living between france and turkey gives her perspective on women\u2019s condition here , the difficulty of talking about sex in turkey , female characters in cinema and much more .\nsome have likened the film to the virgin suicides . erg\u00fcven thinks it\u2019s more like escape from alcatraz \u2013 with frocks\nreviewed at cannes film festival ( directors\u2019 fortnight ) , may 13 , 2015 . running time : 97 min .\nmustang is a subtitled turkish language drama about five young sisters who are imprisoned in their house by their grandmother as punishment for their perceived flirtatious behaviour , and to keep them unsullied for their future husbands .\nmustang , by deniz gamze ergu\u0308ven , won the europa cinemas award , which aims to enhance the promotion , circulation and box - office runs of european award - winning films on the screens of a cinema network stretching across europe . in the film , five turkish adolescent sisters have their basic freedoms unjustly stripped from them .\nwhen asked about their oscar prospects , the \u201cmustang\u201d girls lit up and crossed their fingers in unison . \u201cwe\u2019re so proud that france has trusted us , given this responsibility to us , \u201d said iscan . \u201cit\u2019s great for the women of turkey , because this film is making their voice heard all around the world . \u201d\nci : i heard in one of your first interviews that you were a bit worried about the film coming out in turkey . is it still the case ? with the film\u2019s success , are you feeling more relaxed or stronger ?\nthe washington , d . c . area film critics association comprises 52 dc - va - md - based film critics from television , radio , print and the internet . voting was conducted from december 5 - 7 , 2017 .\nsummary mustang is a subtitled turkish language drama about five young sisters who are imprisoned in their house by their grandmother as punishment for their perceived flirtatious behaviour , and to keep them unsullied for their future husbands .\nthat this is happening in today\u2019s supposedly enlightened world , is outrageous and almost beyond belief . and yet mustang does not incite a sense of rage . instead it provokes a more thoughtful ( albeit insistent ) response .\nmustang \u2019s international success has brought with it some extraordinary experiences for its young stars . erg\u00fcven wasn\u2019t able , in spite of her best efforts , to bag them tickets for the oscars ( they had to stay back at the hotel ) . but at least they managed to get themselves photographed with george clooney at the toronto film festival .\nbest film : louder than bombs by joachim trier the prize for best film goes to an aesthetic masterpiece , a film that innovatively uses all cinematic components to move freely between present , past , dream and imagination . with this tightly woven family drama , the director gradually patches together our broken inner places and makes us visible to ourselves \u2013 and to each other .\nthe florida film critics circle is an organization of 30 writers from florida - based print and online publications . founded in 1996 , the ffcc strives to recognize outstanding work in film , further the cause of good movies , and maintain the highest level of professionalism among film critics in florida . bill gibron of urltoken and urltoken has served as chairman since march 2013 .\n\u201cmustang\u201d won four nods including first film , original screenplay , music and editing . \u201cmy golden years\u201d won best director . both \u201cmy golden years\u201d and \u201cmargerite\u201d were nominated for 11 nods each . after winning best actor at cannes , vincent lindon won the best cesar nod for his performance in stephane brize\u2019s social drama \u201cthe measure of a man . \u201d\n\u201cmustang\u201d director deniz gamze erguven and cast members ( ilayda akdogan , gunes sensoy , doga zeynep doguslu , elit iscan and tugba sunguroglu ) sat down with variety\u2018s deputy awards editor jenelle riley to discuss the film\u2019s real - life roots , the casting process and how the story deals with the end of childhood as part of the variety screening series .\nthe film\u2019s reception speaks to a cultural divide that the director has been navigating for years . \u201cmustang\u201d was a box - office success in france , selling more than 500 , 000 tickets . released in turkey in october , it met mixed reviews . one critic called it \u201cdisturbingly orientalist , \u201d and others said it was tailored to western tastes .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nthe turkish reception to the film ranged in extremes . there was love , but then you saw the flip side too .\nnicolas pariser\u2019s \u201cthe great game , \u201d meanwhile , won for the louis delluc prize for best directorial debut . \u201cthe great game\u201d won over deniz gamze erguven\u2019s \u201cmustang\u201d which is the french candidate in the foreign - language oscar race . clement cogitore\u2019s \u201cthe wakhan front , \u201d thomas salvador\u2019s \u201cvincent\u201d and cyprien vial\u2019s \u201cyoung tiger\u201d also competed for the first film award .\n\u201cmustang\u201d director deniz gamze erguven and cast members ( ilayda akdogan , gunes sensoy , doga zeynep doguslu , elit iscan and tugba sunguroglu ) sat down with variety \u2018s deputy awards editor jenelle riley to discuss the film\u2019s real - life roots , the casting process and how the story deals with the end of childhood as part of the variety screening series .\nmustang is a movie starring g\u00fcnes sensoy , doga zeynep doguslu , and tugba sunguroglu . when five orphan girls are seen innocently playing with boys on a beach , their scandalized conservative guardians confine them while forced marriages are arranged .\nat the cannes film festival ' s atelier for beginner film makers where they were the only two women attending the program . erg\u00fcven was there to work on a film entitled\nkings\nabout the la riots . after she failed to attract producers and financiers winocour suggested erg\u00fcven should do a smaller scale movie to prove that she was capable of directing . together they started working on\ndirector l\u00e1szl\u00f3 nemes\u2019 \u201cson of saul\u201d won best foreign - language film and director joshua oppenheimer\u2019s \u201cthe look of silence\u201d won best documentary .\nalso competing for nine cesar kudos is \u201cmustang , \u201d a coming of age tale centering around five sisters struggling to break free from their conservative upbringing in northern turkey . produced by charles gillibert\u2019s cg cinema , the movie has been on a winning path since opening at directors\u2019 fortnight . pic is nominated for best film , directorial debut , director and original screenplay .\nxavier giannoli\u2019s \u201cmarguerite\u201d and arnaud desplechin\u2019s \u201cmy golden years\u201d are leading the nominations at this year\u2019s cesar awards , along with \u201cmustang , \u201d deniz gamze erg\u00fcven\u2019s oscar - nominated feature debut , and jacques audiard\u2019s palme - d\u2019or winning \u201cdheepan . \u201d\nhave you been following the # oscarssowhite controversy ? what\u2019s your take on that ? i have . before mustang , i wrote a script that took place in south central los angeles , with mostly african - american characters . i remember , when i spoke with producers , people very candidly said that a film with african - americans is an urban film , and that\u2019s a more restricted audience . it went way further than just the frontiers of the u . s . ! i remember a producer telling me , \u201ci can\u2019t sell a film with african - americans to japan or german television . \u201d i remember exactly those sentences .\nfor a long time , it seemed like mustang was a film that would never be made . set in a lush turkish village on the black sea , the five youthful , wild sisters at its heart have as much of a hold on the local boys as the lisbon girls do in the virgin suicides . and , though it is no fault of their own , their allure becomes the sisters\u2019 downfall in their conservative muslim society . the controversial story and its message of freedom made it even harder for first - time filmmaker deniz gamze erg\u00fcven , a woman director working in turkey , to pull off . partly raised in paris , erg\u00fcven learned today that mustang was nominated for a best foreign language film oscar , as france\u2019s entry .\nin february , ms . erg\u00fcven and her husband welcomed a son . at cannes , in may , she was breast - feeding between meetings at which distributors from around the world vied to pick up \u201cmustang . \u201d \u201che\u2019s the co - director , \u201d ms . erg\u00fcven said of her son . \u201ci was as much pregnant with the film as with the baby . \u201d\nthe short film illy award went to rate me ! by fyzal boulifa with a special mention for the exquisit corpus by peter tscherkassky .\nthe oscar - nominated french - turkish film is a tender , funny , and painful portrait of five sisters fighting for their freedom .\nerg\u00fcven is certainly doing that . mustang , nominated for best foreign language film at the 2015 oscars and the winner of four c\u00e9sar awards in france , has opened countless new doors for its director and , as a result , her appetite for work is more voracious than ever . even so , she finds it hard to imagine working in turkey again . her second feature , which she is shortly to start shooting , is an english - language picture set in los angeles at the time of the 1992 riots . \u201ci detested the response [ to mustang ] in turkey , and so i withdrew from it . \u201d\nafter triumphing at the c\u00e9sars just two days ago , deniz gamze erg\u00fcven ' s mustang has been named audience favourite at the 2016 glasgow film festival . i just eat lou mcloughlan ' s documentary 16 years till summer , whose festival screenings may sadly have been its last in scotland after it was attacked by the brother of its subject , who called it a work of fiction .\non wearing chanel throughout the mustang press tour :\nthat has been a bit my shield during this experience . and in places where we were the most attacked , i felt like wearing chanel at 8 o ' clock in the morning .\nthe french academy controversially selected the french - financed award - winner to contend for the oscar over a strong roster of festival hits including jacques audiard\u2019s palme d\u2019or - winning \u201cdheepan\u201d and xavier giannoli\u2019s \u201cmarguerite . \u201d yet , an assured female point of view is always a welcome addition to the oscar race . \u201cmustang\u201d is playing well for academy members and is considered a best foreign film frontrunner .\nin this tuesday , feb . 9 , 2016 photo , director deniz gamze erguven poses for a portrait in west hollywood , calif . the oscar best foreign language film nominee\nmustang\nis a unique case , being a turkish language and made film submitted for consideration by france , and also for being the only narrative feature nominated from a female director , erguven . the 88th annual academy awards will be presented on sunday , feb . 28 , in los angeles . ( photo by rich fury / invision / ap )\nthis photo provided by courtesy of cohen media group shows , tugba sunguroglu , from left , as selma , doga zeynep doguslu as nur , elit iscan , as ece , ilayda akdogan as sonay , and gunes sensoy as lale in the film ,\nmustang ,\ndirected by deniz gamze erguven , in turkey . the movie is nominated for best foreign language film at the 88th annual academy awards . the oscars will be presented on feb . 28 , 2016 , in los angeles . ( cohen media group via ap )\nsorrentino won best film two years ago with the great beauty at the efas , along with the directing prize and best actor for toni servillo . that movie went on to the best foreign language film oscar but youth is not eligible in the upcoming race as it\u2019s predominantly in english . he said tonight that youth is \u201ca small film about the perception of freedom , a theme more timely than ever in europe . \u201d\n\u201cbeasts of no nation , \u201d netflix\u2019s first move into original feature film making , also picked up a second nod for fukunaga for cinematography .\nmustang ' s sisters are full of life and are wonderfully at ease with one another . indeed , they are often seen as a single entity - a tumbling tangle of happy limbs . it is easy to forget that we are watching actresses here .\nthe film comes close to being a beautiful but ultimately tragic bit of cinema , until mustang \u2019s exhilarating final act rescues it from ending on a wholly grim note . some might see the conclusion as the product of wish - fulfillment . but erg\u00fcven isn\u2019t peddling blind optimism so much as a realism animated by the belief that freedom\u2014far from being inevitable\u2014must be fought for . that it will be fought for .\nthe dallas - fort worth film critics association consists of 31 broadcast , print and online journalists from throughout north texas . for more information , visit\nbest animated film honorees include \u201canomolisa , \u201d \u201cthe good dinosaur , \u201d \u201cinside out , \u201d \u201cthe peanuts movie\u201d and \u201cshaun the sheep movie . \u201d\nsubscribe to the cmg newsletter and receive information about theatrical releases , home video , classic cinema , and news from the world of independent film .\ni realised just how invested i was in her story when , towards the end of the film , i had to remind myself to breathe .\nin its final act , mustang becomes extremely tense . gone are the scenes of youthful rebellion - when escape was a game to play . lale\u2019s situation is grave , her life at stake . she must use all of her strength and resourcefulness to break away .\nthe foreign language category includes two films on the academy\u2019s short list . the biggest studio in contention for the foreign language trophy is sony pictures classics with the first person perspective holocaust film son of saul . the other ffcc nominee to share a spot on oscar\u2019s short list is turkey\u2019s mustang . the category was rounded out by hou hsiao - hsien\u2019s intimate martial arts masterpiece the assassin , canada\u2019s mommy and germany\u2019s phoenix .\nhow have the girls dealt with the success of the film ? it\u2019s like a dream . we\u2019ve been together a lot accompanying this film around , and they\u2019re even more like a litter of kittens . they really became like sisters \u2014 and they take it as a responsibility as well . i feel responsible towards france right now , and they feel responsible , mostly , towards the girls who live lives close to the ones pictured in the film .\nin september , france selected \u201cmustang\u201d as its official oscar submission . it was a surprising and political choice , given france\u2019s historically turbulent relationship to its muslim immigrant population . despite french crew members and a distinctively western sensibility , the film is deeply turkish : it was shot in turkey , in the turkish language , with turkish actors and crew . but erg\u00fcven said this decision isn\u2019t entirely unprecedented . she points out that france has a tradition of supporting foreign directors , and that the cannes film festival , supported by the french government , is the epicenter of world cinema .\n\u201cdheepan , \u201d meanwhile , is nominated for nine awards , including best film , director and original screenplay for noe debr\u00e9 , thomas bidegain and audiard .\nalejandro gonzalez inarritu\u2019s \u201cbirdman\u201d won best foreign - language film , beating laszlo nemes\u2019 \u201cson of saul , \u201d one of the foreign - language oscar contenders .\nthey might have a better idea if they knew what you went through to get the film made . yeah , honestly it was quite a fight .\nthe academy in 2006 changed its rules to allow for countries to submit films that aren & apos ; t in their native language , as long as the film played theatrically in the country . but it also reflects something bigger about the inherent complexities in tethering a foreign film to a particular country .\ntelia film award : mediterranea by jonas carpignano with a warm , humanistic touch jonas carpignano has written and directed a film with acute relevance and unexpected humour . populated by brilliantly crafted and depicted characters with complexity , throughout the story , with an outstanding koudous seihon in the male lead . a beautiful film that humanizes what it is to live in the world today and offers a unique glimpse into experiences shared by many of the people fleeing across the mediterranean sea .\njames : yeah , that movie was awesome . but \u201cmustang\u201d is different because there is no mediating group of characters looking at the sisters here . the narrator is lale , the youngest of the sisters . we see almost all of the action through lale\u2019s eyes , and because of that the sisters are more present to us . we are situated in a much closer relationship to them than in \u201cthe virgin suicides . \u201d there , the sisters are meant to be mysterious , and removed . semaj : and \u201cmustang\u201d is in some ways more active , less bleak . \u201cthe virgin suicides\u201d gets much of its power from the pall of inevitable tragedy that is cast over the sisters . even the title tells us that things are not going to end well , as opposed to the \u201cmustang\u201d title , which i read as a characterization of the youngest daughter , lale , because she is like a little feral horse , bucking against her situation . james : yes , the sisters in \u201cmustang\u201d are less resigned to their fate . they all actively push back against their imprisonment , and the patriarchal mores forced upon them .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\ngetting intimate with the cast of the year ' s most powerful ( not to mention portentous ) film about what happens when we hold young women back .\nnamed for the wild - horse - like power of the sisters , \u201cmustang\u201d opens on the girls swimming in the ocean in their school uniforms and riding on the shoulders of boys , causing a scandal . the scene was taken from an incident involving ms . erg\u00fcven\u2019s relatives . as soon as she recounted the story to her friend alice winocour , a screenwriter and director who co - wrote the film , they knew they had a movie .\nshe and ms . winocour wrote \u201cmustang\u201d quickly over the summer of 2012 . \u201cwe were making fun and having jokes all the time , \u201d said ms . winocour , who met ms . erg\u00fcven when both had scripts chosen for the cannes\u2019 cin\u00e9foundation , which helps young filmmakers secure financing .\ngirls , both the song and the french - turkish film mustang declare , want to have fun . they want to go to dance all night , wear cute clothes , swim , go to soccer games , hook up with boys , and , generally speaking , not have fussy adults always telling them what they can and can\u2019t do . but the five sisters at the heart of mustang also want to choose who they marry ( or if they marry at all ) . they want to drive , have their own money , go to school , and see the world that lies beyond their remote , oppressive seaside town . they want their lives to be their own , even if it means taking drastic measures to make them so .\nphilippe faucon \u2019s \u201c fatima , \u201d a tender portrait of a devoted moroccan single mother living in france , won the louis delluc prize for best french film .\non an especially gray february afternoon in new york city , the five young stars of mustang are gathered with their director around small , warmly lit tables at cafe gitane . just weeks ahead of this sunday\u2019s oscars , they\u2019re taking a break from promoting their best foreign language film\u2013nominated movie , which follows five young orphaned sisters in rural turkey as they become literally and figuratively imprisoned by an increasingly conservative society . \u201cthe film is written in a fairy - tale way , \u201d explains director deniz gamze erg\u00fcven . \u201cbut it\u2019s very much a reflection on the question of freedom in turkey today and the place of women . \u201d\nbest short film : a few seconds by nora el hourch in a very unique and bold way of storytelling the director manage to show how much humanity in the characters in such a short time . there are so many layers of emotions in this film . we are excited to discover this new talent in her future work .\nparis \u2014 for a film about death , \u201cmustang\u201d is incredibly alive . it tells the story of five orphaned sisters in rural turkey whose boundless lust for life runs up against the confines of a conservative muslim society , leading some to suicide . a first feature by deniz gamze erg\u00fcven \u2014 directed , written by and starring young women \u2014 it was a hit when it played the directors\u2019 fortnight for independent films at cannes and is france\u2019s foreign - language oscar submission .\n. there are a few categories where the film i really think deserves the award was not even nominated , plus a few i don\u2019t have a real opinion on .\nthough the \u201cmustang\u201d actresses \u2014 elit iscan ( 21 ) , ilayda akdogan ( 17 ) , g\u00fcne\u015f \u015fensoy ( 14 ) , doga zeynep doguslu ( 15 ) and tugba sunguroglu ( 16 ) \u2014 have experienced a liberal youth compared to the characters they portray , they too feel restricted by turkish gender norms .\nmustang has been well received around the world . however , the reception in turkey has been deeply troubling . both erg\u00fcven and the five central actors have been threatened , leading the director to question ( in a fascinating interview with the guardian ) if she would return to her home country to work again .\nnatalie portman\u2019s \u201ca tale of love and darkness , \u201d based on amos oz\u2019s bestselling novel , will receive its north american premiere following its debut at the cannes film festival .\nso there was no way in the world that exists today that turkey could\u2019ve claimed this film as their own ? no , it didn\u2019t happen that way . the feeling there has been uneasy to this point : it\u2019s like , \u201cokay , we\u2019re not going to do anything against the film , but we\u2019re not fine with it , either . \u201d\nfounded in 2005 by cole dabney and bobby mccurdy , the austin film critics association is a group dedicated to supporting the best in film , whether at the international , national , or local level . the afca has seen its numbers grow to more than 30 members with a diverse roster of professional film critics who regularly review movies for national television stations , daily newspapers , weekly alternatives , local radio , monthly magazines , and websites with international prominence . each december , afca members vote on the year\u2019s best in film , celebrating excellence on both sides of the camera . the outlets afca members represent include ain\u2019t it cool news , the austin american - statesman , the austin chronicle , birth . movies . death . , cinapse , dvdactive , fandango , film school rejects , firstshowing . net , gotchamovies . com , hill country news , horror\u2019s not dead , koop 91 . 7 fm radio , movies . com , one of us , screencrush , slackerwood , smells like screen spirit , twitch , we live film and ynn austin .\nafter getting a master\u2019s degree in african history in johannesburg , she entered la f\u00e9mis in paris , france\u2019s premier film school , where the french director olivier assayas led the jury that chose her for its selective directing program . \u201cdeniz really stood out , \u201d mr . assayas said . he said her years of trying to get a bigger project off the ground didn\u2019t weigh down \u201cmustang . \u201d \u201cit doesn\u2019t feel like someone making her first feature , \u201d he said . \u201cit\u2019s very confident .\ni imagined you already had a speech prepared from when mustang was nominated at the globes . are you basically going to just use that one since you didn\u2019t get to deliver it ? no . from where we stand in the world , the oscars is the one and only universal tribute . along with cannes .\n\u201cmustang\u201d ( deniz gamze erguven , france ) . set in a remote turkish village , erguven\u2019s debut ( co - written with alice winocour ) tells of a 13 - year - old girl who tries to break free with her sisters from the rigid destiny imposed on them by their family . ( sales : kinology )\nwhile watching deniz gamze erg\u00fcven ' s mustang , which became france ' s official 2016 oscar entry for best foreign language film after it took home the europa cinemas prize at the cannes film festival , one gets the unsettling sense of being swallowed . the film follows a group of orphaned sisters living in turkey , whose budding sensuality is viewed as a threat to their marriageability . and as it progresses , the cinematography grows purposefully murkier\u2015the light nearly siphoned from the frame\u2015as does the livewire spark that makes the group of girls so irresistible . it ' s as if we can actually see their inner flames being violently snuffed . and as the sisters find themselves figuratively ( and literally ) imprisoned by their caretakers in a fortress - like house , we find out that the key to breaking wild horses is simple : you have to break up the pack .\nthe florida film critics circle has announced its nominees for the best films and cinematic performances of 2015 , and it looks to be a strong race between major studios indie subsidiaries .\nturkish people look very closely into how you represent the country and i guess they wanted to have more of a film that looked like a postcard ,\nsaid erg\u00fcven .\ndavid gordon green\u2019s \u201c our brand is crisis , \u201d starring sandra bullock and billy bob thornton ; james vanderbilt\u2019s cbs scandal film \u201c truth , \u201d starring cate blanchett and robert redford ; and \u201ctwilight\u201d director catherine hardwicke\u2019s \u201cmiss you already , \u201d starring drew barrymore and toni collette , will world premiere at the 2015 toronto international film festival , it was announced tuesday .\nphilippe faucon\u2019s \u201cfatima , \u201d a tender portrait of a devoted moroccan single mother living in france , won the louis delluc prize for best french film . the film , which world premiered at cannes\u2019 directors fortnight , raises contemporary issues , such as the economic and social situation of immigrants living in france through the tale of a middle - age woman [ \u2026 ]\nsemaj : oh , well it is and it isn\u2019t . yes , it is about five sisters who get locked in their house ostensibly for their own protection , but the way their stories play out , and the way that the characters are accessed in \u201cmustang\u201d is completely different than what happens in \u201cthe virgin suicides . \u201d\nthough set in turkey , shot in turkish , and telling a turkish story about the demonization of female sexuality , deniz gamze erguven \u2019s beautifully mounted debut , \u201c mustang , \u201d has an unmistakable west european sensibility . whether that\u2019s a good thing or not depends on audience perspective , but while many turks will find the final salvation distinctly inorganic , few can argue with the director\u2019s talent or that of her exceptionally fine , largely unknown cast of young women . set in a remote black sea village where five sisters are forced to suppress their burgeoning sensuality , \u201c mustang \u201d will gallop through fruitful festival fields , finding fertile pastures on euro arthouse screens .\nprevious , 11 am pt : the european film awards are being handed out tonight in berlin and we\u2019re updating the winners below as they\u2019re announced . leading nominations for the 28th ceremony is paolo sorrentino\u2019s bittersweet relfection on life , youth . sorrentino took the top prize from the european film academy for the greaty beauty two years ago , and went on to win the best foreign language film oscar . the efas regularly align with the u . s . academy\u2019s eventual outcome , but two of tonight\u2019s major nominees , youth and yorgos lanthimos\u2019 the lobster , are in english which means they are not in contention for that race whose shortlist will be unveiled next week . of the other movies in the top efa category , three are their countries\u2019 reps : sweden\u2019s a pigeon sat on a branch reflecting on existence , france\u2019s mustang ; and iceland\u2019s rams . check out the winners below :\nby showing us the joyous , unrestrained nature of the five sisters , we feel the dangerous claustrophobia of their confinement . as the film progresses , so the situation becomes increasingly desperate .\nthe girls in\nmustang\nare essentially put under house arrest by their conservative uncle after they cause a minor scandal by playfully frolicking in the sea with a group of boys , and sitting on their necks in a game of chicken . the adults in their world see the act as disgusting and worthy of drastic punishment .\ndavid gordon green\u2019s \u201cour brand is crisis , \u201d starring sandra bullock and billy bob thornton ; james vanderbilt\u2019s cbs scandal film \u201ctruth , \u201d starring cate blanchett and robert redford ; and \u201ctwilight\u201d director catherine hardwicke\u2019s \u201cmiss you already , \u201d starring drew barrymore and toni collette , will world premiere at the 2015 toronto international film festival , it was announced tuesday . natalie [ \u2026 ]\nreceived a nod for best director , and the film is also in contention for best picture . it\u2019s other nominations include best score , best art direction / production design and best cinematography .\nindies dominated the best documentary and foreign language film categories . the most recognizable distributor is a24 with the tragic story of singer - songwriter amy winehouse via amy . another musician , however , took to directing a film essay on death and national surveillance with the moving heart of a dog . other documentaries nominated include best of enemies , cartel land and the look of silence .\n1 km film - scholarship : i turn to you by victor lindgren two siblings are forced to experience the implosion of their parents\u2019 relationship . the director poses an inconvenient question to us in the audience , can a child\u2019s will to survive overcome the self - destructive desires of the parent . the film seamlessly connects refined form with emotional impact and the director shows great courage and promise .\ninside out was named the best animated film of 2015 , with anomalisa as runner - up . tom mccarthy and josh singer shared the best screenplay award for spotlight over emma donoghue for room .\nzhao is one of three female filmmakers represented in the program : the others are turkey\u2019s deniz gamze erguven , making her debut with \u201cmustang , \u201d a drama about rigidity and intolerance in a remote turkish village ; and chile\u2019s marcia tambutti , presenting \u201callende , mi abuelo allende , \u201d a documentary portrait of her grandfather salvador allende . another film from south america , bolstering the region\u2019s limited presence in cannes this year , is \u201cembrace of the serpent , \u201d an amazon - set drama from the colombian director ciro guerra ( \u201cthe wind journeys\u201d ) .\nthere\u2019s such striking intimacy between the actresses that sometimes it\u2019s hard to believe \u201cmustang\u201d isn\u2019t a home movie . \u201cthere was this scene where we were playing in our rooms , and i felt like there was no camera there , that\u2019s how comfortable we were with each other , \u201d said iscan . \u201cthe camera became like our sixth sister , \u201d added akdogan .\nit was the norwegian director joachim trier who received the bronze horse at the award ceremony on friday evening . below are all the winners who were awarded at the stockholm international film festival award ceremony .\nzita hanrot won best female newcomer for her perf in \u201cfatima\u201d while the film\u2019s protagonist , soria zeroua , had scored a nomination but lost to catherine frot for her role in xavier giannoli\u2019s \u201cmargerite . \u201d\nsometimes they also redo scenes from the film . when we were in new york , they were in a car with the top open , and of course they had to redo the bus scene .\nthough set in turkey , shot in turkish , and telling a turkish story about the demonization of female sexuality , deniz gamze erguven\u2019s beautifully mounted debut , \u201cmustang , \u201d has an unmistakable west european sensibility . whether that\u2019s a good thing or not depends on audience perspective , but while many turks will find the final salvation distinctly inorganic , few can [ \u2026 ]\nproduction : ( france - turkey - germany ) an ad vitam release ( in france ) of a cg cinema , vistamar filmproduktion , uhland film , bam film , kinology production , with the participation of canal plus , cine plus , zdf / arte . ( international sales : kinology , paris . ) produced by charles gillibert . co - producers , frank henschke , anja uhland , mine vargi .\nalicia vikander received best supporting actress for \u201cex machina , \u201d which was tied for # 6 on the afca top ten list . directed by alex garland , \u201cex machina\u201d also was named best first film .\nrounding out the program are \u201cpeace to us in our dreams , \u201d the eighth feature from lithuanian director sharunas bartas , and \u201cthe here after , \u201d a first film by swedish helmer magnus von horn .\nare the ones predicted to win by our readers ( we\u2019ll have a full rundown of the predictions at noon , after the contest ends ) . if i am predicting a different film , those are in\nshe dumped it because she thought a pregnant woman shouldn\u2019t be out of the house ? yeah . she sent a letter to everyone on the film saying that i was pregnant . and she\u2019s a woman !\nwhile erg\u00fcven must be commended for her light touch with some of the more tragic sequences , she and co - writer alice winocour have a few opportunities for a snip . some of the voiceover narration has a tendency to describe exactly what it is we\u2019re seeing , and while some of the third act\u2019s action ( ish ) scenes are thrilling , there are one or two contrivances that don\u2019t quite feel realistic . nevertheless , mustang is a gripping film , and one that ought to stir up a bit of controversy in turkey . it\u2019s worth noting that this is a french production .\nwhat\u2019s beautiful for me is that this is prolonging the life of the film\u2019s family . we\u2019re always together , living this adventure all together . that\u2019s a big luxury and it makes us all stronger over time .\nnot just as a woman filming in turkey , but a pregnant woman . yes ! the producer dumped the film three weeks before shooting . i had found out i was pregnant just one week before that ."]}
{"id": 115692, "summary": [{"text": "hollywood pinafore , or the lad who loved a salary is a musical comedy in two acts by george s. kaufman , with music by arthur sullivan , based on gilbert and sullivan 's h.m.s. pinafore .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it opened on broadway at the alvin theatre on may 31 , 1945 , and closed on july 14 , 1945 after 52 performances .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it was directed by kaufman himself and starred shirley booth , victor moore , george rasely , and william gaxton .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the adaptation transplants the maritime satire of the original pinafore to a satire of the glamorous world of 1940s hollywood film making , but sullivan 's score is retained with minor adaptations .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "according to howard teichmann 's 1972 biography george s. kaufman : an intimate portrait , kaufman had the inspiration for hollywood pinafore during a poker game with his friend charles lederer .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "while lederer was arranging his cards , he idly sang a few bars of \" when i was a lad \" from pinafore while ad-libbing a new lyric : \" oh , he nodded his head / and he never said ' no ' / and now he 's the head of the studio . \"", "topic": 3}, {"text": "kaufman insisted on paying lederer a token fee for the idea of transplanting pinafore 's setting to a hollywood studio .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "although kaufman 's lyrics are witty , the book is static for a musical .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "however , it has been revived a number of times in recent years , including a 1998 \" lost musicals \" staged concert production at the barbican centre in london . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "hollywood pinafore", "paragraphs": ["hollywood pinafore by arthur sullivan and george s . kaufman ( 1998 , paperback )\nhollywood pinafore by arthur sullivan and george s . kaufman ( 1998 , paperback ) | ebay\nhollywood pinafore opened on may 31 , 1945 at the alvin theater . it ran 52 performances .\nthe musicals in mufti series will present hollywood pinafore , happy hunting , silk stockings , and more during the winter 2013 season .\nour second mufti of the season . check out hollywood pinafore , music by sir arthur sullivan and lyrics by george s . kaufman . performances march 1 - 3\nsource : excerpted from baseline . baselinestudiosystems \u2014 a hollywood media corp . company .\nsullivan - he is an englishman - h . m . s . pinafore / / puccini e la sua lucca\nthe york theatre company continues the winter 2013 musicals in mufti series with hollywood pinafore , with book & lyrics by george s . kaufman and music by sir arthur sullivan . ( more . . . )\noriginally presented on broadway in the spring of 1945 , and directed by george s . kaufman himself , hollywood pinafore has never before been published in its entirety\u2014until now . with loving respect for what makes gilbert and sullivan ' s h . m . s . pinafore a masterpiece , kaufman ' s dazzling lyric writing transplants the maritime world of the original pinafore to the californian milieu he knows best : the glamorous world of hollywood film making . and all the while , he ' s kept sir arthur sullivan ' s charming score intact , complete with all the favorites you remember from the gilbert and sullivan operetta .\nthe york theatre company continues the winter 2013 musicals in mufti series with hollywood pinafore , with book & lyrics by george s . kaufman and music by sir arthur sullivan . hollywood pinafore was originally produced in 1945 . directed by mark kaufmann and with music direction by beth falcone , the cast features susan blommaert , claybourne elder , jennifer evans , sara jean ford , tom galantich , julie kotarides , dennis parlato , andrew ragone , kilty reidy , danny rutigliano and mary stout . ( more . . . )\nthe york theatre company continues the winter 2013 musicals in mufti series with hollywood pinafore , with book & lyrics by george s . kaufman and music by sir arthur sullivan . hollywood pinafore was originally produced in 1945 . directed by mark kaufmann and with music direction by beth falcone , the cast will feature susan blommaert , claybourne elder , jennifer evans , sara jean ford , tom galantich , julie kotarides , dennis parlato , andrew ragone , kilty reidy , danny rutigliano and mary stout . ( more . . . )\nsynopsis : a hollywood starlet is in love with a struggling writer but promised in marriage by her director father to the head of the studio , in george s . kaufman ' s update of gilbert and sullivan ' s h . m . s . pinafore .\nthe york theatre company continues the winter 2013 musicals in mufti series with hollywood pinafore , with book & lyrics by george s . kaufman and music by sir arthur sullivan . hollywood pinafore was originally produced in 1945 . directed by mark kaufmann and with music direction by beth falcone , the cast features susan blommaert , claybourne elder , jennifer evans , sara jean ford , tom galantich , julie kotarides , dennis parlato , andrew ragone , kilty reidy , danny rutigliano and mary stout . broadwayworld has a first look at the cast in action onstage below ! ( more . . . )\nthe york theatre company ( james morgan , producing artistic director ; andrew levine , executive producer ) continues the winter 2013 musicals in mufti series with hollywood pinafore , with book & lyrics by george s . kaufman and music by sir arthur sullivan . hollywood pinafore was originally produced in 1945 . directed by mark kaufmann and with music direction by beth falcone , the cast will feature susan blommaert , claybourne elder , jennifer evans , sara jean ford , tom galantich , julie kotarides , dennis parlato , andrew ragone , kilty reidy , danny rutigliano and mary stout . ( more . . . )\nnever mind the why and wherefore ( the myob song )\n(\nnever mind the why and wherefore\n- h . m . s . pinafore\n)\nhollywood pinafore is george s . kaufman ' s 1945 transplant of gilbert & sullivan ' s\nh . m . s . pinafore\nfrom the world of british maritime to a hollywood movie studio . arthur sullivan ' s sparkling score is wed with kaufman ' s canny , hilarious lyrics , making for a merry trip through the glamour and absurdity of hollywood . kaufman translates the original story of a naval captain ' s daughter , in love with a lowly sailor while promised to\nthe ruler of the queen ' s na - vee\n, to that of a director ' s self - involved movie star daughter , in love with a lowly writer , while promised to theclueless studio head . the action plays amidst a swirl of hollywood types , including a daffy gossip columnist , a bundleofsunshine publicist , and a devious , sharp - as - a - tack agent - - who is , naturally , the villain of the piece . kaufman ' s wit is on full display in this delightful satire , complete with a surprising hollywood ending .\nkaufman had always been a gilbert and sullivan fan and when a fellow card - player once murmured a bit of doggerel to a bit of hms pinafore \u2014\nhe nodded his head and never said no , / and now he ' s the head of the studio\n\u2014kaufman was inspired . he used the tunes of sir arthur sullivan and , for the first time in his career , wrote the lyrics as well as the libretto to a new musical . although kaufman got some heat from the press for returning the scene of previous hollywood satires , pinafore remains fresh and imaginative . a great companion piece to the operettas of g & s , pinafore works brilliantly for those who know the original pieces and just as well for audiences encountering the songs for the first time .\nthis is an australia / new zealand release . the same publisher also offers a four - video package that includes cox and box , trial by jury , the sorcerer , and h . m . s . pinafore .\njoseph porter heads pinafore pictures amid a swirl of recognisable hollywood types : louhedda hopsons , a gossip columnist a veritable chain gang of imprisoned screen writers and dumb blondes looking to become famous ; a devious agent , and brenda blossom , a love - struck starlet pining for a lowly writer , yet promised in marriage to the studio head by her father ( a director looking to advance his own career ) .\na musical comedy in 2 acts . based on w . s . gilbert and arthur sullivan ' s h . m . s . pinafore . book and lyrics revised by george s . kaufman , with deepest apologies to william s . gilbert . music by arthur sullivan\nis the pianist , narrator and producer of hollywood revisited . he has appeared on numerous television programs including amc ' s hollywood fashion machine , a & e ' s the incurable collector , entertainment tonight , hard copy and the montel williams show . all have featured various movie costumes from his vast personal collection . some of these costumes are on display at the new hollywood history museum in hollywood , california . mr . schreiner serves on the piano faculty at cerritos college , has several recordings in release and was composer / performer for the educational television series masters of the silent screen . greg also is an active participant in the music community of southern california as the accompanist for the mansfield chamber singers of beverly hills . he is also the president of marilyn remembered , a club devoted to preserving the memory of marilyn monroe . greg schreiner is truly a renaissance man !\nis the pianist , narrator and producer of hollywood revisited . he has appeared on numerous television programs including amc ' s hollywood fashion machine , a & e ' s the incurable collector , entertainment tonight , hard copy and the montel williams show . all have featured various movie costumes from his vast personal collection . some of these costumes are on display at the new hollywood museum in hollywood , california . mr . schreiner serves on the piano faculty at cerritos college and santa monica college , has several recordings in release and was composer / performer for the educational television series masters of the silent screen . greg also is an active participant in the music community of southern california as the accompanist for the mansfield chamber singers of beverly hills . he is also the president of marilyn remembered , a club devoted to preserving the memory of marilyn monroe . greg schreiner is truly a renaissance man !\ni ' ve got a little list ( i ' ve got a little list - the mikado ) andy extracts his revenge against liberals , professors , wikipedia , and hollywood - types by creating lists of all their attributes .\nin hollywood , teenagers are expected to go on murderous killing sprees . it is a rite of passage . and adults , well , we all know adults are capable of just about anything . but evil children push the envelope .\nyork theatre company ( james morgan , producing artistic director ; andrew levine , executive director ) has announced principal casting for the remaining three musicals in its winter 2013 musicals in mufti series : hollywood pinafore ( march 1 - 3 , 2013 ) , happy hunting ( march 15 - 17 , 2013 ) , and silk stockings ( march 22 - 24 , 2013 ) at york theatre company at its home in saint peter ' s ( entrance on east 54th street , just east of lexington avenue ) . ( more . . . )\nthe story : joseph porter heads pinafore pictures amid a swirl of recognizable hollywood types : louhedda hopsons , a gossip columnist ; a veritable chain gang of imprisoned screen writers and\ndumb blondes\nlooking to become famous ; a devious agent ; and brenda blossom , a love - struck starlet pining for a lowly writer , yet promised in marriage to the studio head by her father ( a director looking to advance his own career ) . what ' s brenda to do ? if she marries the poor , starving screen writer , ralph , she ' ll be tossed out of hollywood and forced to make a living on ( gasp ! ) the stage . it ' s too much to be endured . fortunately , everything turns out for the best for everyone when it is discovered that a mix - up in louhedda ' s column was responsible for ralph ' s fall from grace . in reality , it was ralph who was meant to head the studio instead of porter . upon this classic turnaround , happiness befalls each of the characters in turn\u2014just what you ' d expect from a hollywood picture .\nthe story : joseph porter heads pinafore pictures amid a swirl of recognizable hollywood types : louhedda hopsons , a gossip columnist ; a veritable chain gang of imprisoned screen writers and dumb blondes looking to become famous ; a devious agent ; and brenda blossom , a love - struck starlet pining for a lowly writer , yet promised in marriage to the studio head by her father ( a director looking to advance his own career ) . what ' s brenda to do ? if she marries the poor , starving screen writer , ralph , she ' ll be tossed out of hollywood and forced to make a living on ( gasp ! ) the stage . it ' s too much to be endured . fortunately , everything turns out for the best for everyone when it is discovered that a mix - up in louhedda ' s column was responsible for ralph ' s fall from grace . in reality , it was ralph who was meant to head the studio instead of porter . upon this classic turnaround , happiness befalls each of the characters in turn - just what you ' d expect from a hollywood picture .\nfrom the silent movie era and the glamour of 1920s hollywood , this classic show tells the heart - wrenching love story of two of its greatest legends ; director mack sennett \u201cthe king of comedy\u201d and creator of the keystone kops , and his star mabel normand .\nsince its premiere in 1878 , gilbert and sullivan\u2019s wildly popular operetta h . m . s . pinafore has delighted audiences with a nautically - tinged story of star - crossed lovers . the gentlemanly captain corcoran of the good ship pinafore has a daughter , josephine , who is in love with a lowly but gallant sailor named ralph rackstraw . the captain forbids the marriage , wanting to match josephine instead with the well - bred sir joseph , first lord of the admiralty . in the meantime , the captain finds himself in nearly the same position as his daughter : his former nanny , little buttercup , falls in love with him , but he hesitates to reciprocate due to his higher social rank . the whole situation is turned on its head when little buttercup reveals a game - changing secret she has kept for decades . a rollicking farce with endearing characters , memorable tunes , and a hilariously happy ending , h . ms pinafore is a classic , time - tested delight not to be missed .\nwhile recent features have fizzled , brooks continued to delight audiences with his riotous appearances on tv as a talk show guest , such as his memorable turn on one of the last installments of the johnny carson tonight show in 1992 . while promoting life stinks , he appeared on three consecutive nights of later , the late - night talk show hosted by bob costas , where he rattled off many hilarious show biz anecdotes . in a more serious vein , as a guest on the revealing cable documentary series , naked hollywood , brooks spoke candidly about the machinations necessary to remain a player in contemporary hollywood .\nwhat ' s brenda to do ? if she marries the poor , starving screen writer , ralph , she ' ll be tossed out of hollywood and forced to make a living on ( gasp ! ) the stage . it ' s too much to be endured . fortunately , everything turns out for the best for everyone when it is discovered that a mix - up in louhedda ' s column was responsible for ralph ' s fall from grace . in reality , it was ralph who was meant to head the studio instead of porter . upon this classic turnaround , happiness befalls each of the characters in turn - just what you ' d expect from a hollywood picture .\namericans will recognize peter marshall as emcee of television ' s hollywood squares , but he has a broadway background , and perhaps others will share my surprise that he is actually a strong singer and a capable dancer . unfortunately , he turns the captain into a pantomime caricature , with mugging and overacting that simply don ' t belong in this opera .\nthe york theatre company ( james morgan , producing artistic director ) has announced the four - show line - up for its winter 2013 musicals in mufti series featuring the music works of legendary broadway writers richard rodgers , cole porter , howard lindsay & russel crouse and two by george s . kaufman . the roster of broadway musicals include two by two ( february 15 - 17 , 2013 ) , hollywood pinafore ( march 1 - 3 , 2013 ) , happy hunting ( march 15 - 17 , 2013 ) , and silk stockings ( march 22 - 24 , 2013 ) at the york theatre company at its home in saint peter ' s ( entrance on east 54th street , just east of lexington avenue ) . casting will be announced at a later date . ( more . . . )\naccepts students of all ages and levels . joshua heads up the musical theater emphasis at california lutheran university in thousand oaks and has created the intensive musical theater training program , the anmt performers ' workshop in north hollywood . joshua has his mfa in classical theater from the university of delaware . among his many roles , he starred on broadway and in london as\nmolina\nin\nthe american century theater ( tact ) will welcome helen hayes award - winner brian childers back to the stage for an evening with danny kaye . this production , to be performed as part of the robert m . mcelwaine reflections series , pays tribute to one of broadway and hollywood ' s greatest showmen - danny kaye . stephen nachamie directs and jeff biering is the musical director . ( more . . . )\ntheatrical dance champions cate caplin is a thirty - four times regional and international champion in theatre arts adagio and has appeared on television , in commercials , in feature films and in a variety of prestigious venues across the county and worldwide including the white house , the kennedy center , the metropolitan opera house , ford ' s theatre , the hollywood bowl , the paris opera house , rockefeller center , the palace of fine arts , the orpheum theatre , the ritz carlton , caesar ' s palace , the hollywood palladium , the los angeles theatre center , house of blues , shanghai china ' s sports arena , tokyo ' s hakuhinkan theatre and the broadway stage . she is also a theatre director and choreographer and recently wrote and directed her first feature film ,\nmating dance\nproduced by cineville / kestone , scheduled for release later this fall .\nin kaufman ' s hysterical reimagining of the world of gilbert and sullivan on a hollywood studio lot , this musical captures the broad personalities , the social satire , the plot contrivances and unforgettable music from the d ' oyly carte days . joseph porter is the bumbling head of pinafore pictures wants to be married to screen idol brenda blossom , who ' d far prefer to marry the poor but well - meaning script writer ralph rackstraw . faced with the terrible prospect of being poor and having to earn her living acting on a stage\u2014\nand should you give a bad performance upon the stage , the critics will actually say so in print ,\nwarns her agent , dick live - eye\u2014brenda is in despair . but , at the final curtain , all is saved when movie columnist louhedda hopsons reveals that through a mix - up in her column , it is rackstraw who should be studio chief , while porter is demoted to being a lowly screenwriter . fade - out , the end .\nas it happens , we need to talk about kevin , which stars tilda swinton and john c . reilly , is not a great film . but the fact that top - tier hollywood keeps coming back to this theme , year after year , is testament to the power of the creepy kid genre , and what it has to say about our anxieties regarding the nature - versus - nurture argument , where evil comes from , and what to do when evil appears to emerge from nowhere .\nby now an established figure , he also directed most of the subsequent productions on which he worked . in the \u201930s and \u201940s these included \u201cof thee i sing , \u201d for which he won a pulitzer , \u201cface the music\u201d ( director only ) , \u201clet \u2018em eat cake , \u201d \u201ci\u2019d rather be right , \u201d \u201csing out the news , \u201d \u201cseven lively arts , \u201d \u201chollywood pinafore , \u201d and \u201cpark avenue\u201d ( 1946 ) . in 1950 kaufman earned a tony award for his direction of the superb \u201cguys and dolls , \u201d and , five years later , collaborated with his second wife , the actress leueen macgrath , on the book for the cole porter musical \u201csilk stockings . \u201d his work in the musical theater was just a part of his wider output . he is credited with 45 plays written in conjunction with some 16 known collaborators who included edna furber , ring lardner , and his principal later collaborator moss hart . with hart he wrote some of the american theater\u2019s most enduring comedies \u2014 \u201conce in a lifetime , \u201d \u201cyou can\u2019t take it with you\u201d ( for which he won his second pulitzer prize ) , and \u201cthe man who came to dinner . \u201d\nis not only a lead performer but is also the director and choreographer of hollywood revisited . he has directed everything from cabaret to industrial film and has been fortunate enough to perform and direct all over the world . selected directing credits include love ' s faire game ( feature film ) , the l . a . premiere of the musical the spitfire grill which received a best musical nomination from the ovation awards as well as the l . a . times ' critic ' s pick of the week , violet ( scenie award best musical and best direction and la premiere ) , songs for a new world ( bay area premiere , the rrazz room - san francisco ) , together at last ( 54 below nyc ) , the wedding night ( pick of the hollywood fringe ) , a ring in brooklyn ( scenie award , best choreography , noho arts center , world premiere ) , the journey of love ( guildford , england ) , passion by stephen sondheim ( the chromolume theater , los angeles ) . in addition , mr . finkel coaches acting and public speaking privately in los angeles - - his\npatty mccormack ( in one of the creepiest of creepy kid performances of all time ) is a sweet - faced little blonde , with pigtails and a pinafore , roller - skating and skipping through the house . she knows the upstairs neighbor , an elderly lady who is quite taken with the child . rhoda is always polite when grownups are around , but can be vicious and ruthless to those she perceives as foes . she has exquisite manners . when she wants to get her way , she cuddles up to her mother in an adorable and yet pitiful way . it works like a charm . and yet her mother can ' t quite shed the feeling that something is a bit\noff\nwith her daughter .\nhollywood loves scary children . of all of the frightening images in stanley kubrick ' s the shining , the most haunting is the grady twins , those two dead - eyed girls in identical blue dresses standing at the end of the hallway . the twins call out in unison to the boy on his bicycle ,\nhello danny . come and play with us . come and play with us , danny . forever . . . and ever . . . and ever .\njack nicholson galumphing around with an axe is pretty scary , but he ' s got nothing on those creepy twins .\ncreepy kids strike fear into our hearts , and make us shiver . a preternaturally mature and cunning child messes with our assumptions about the world in which we live and how it operates . this is true in real life as well , which is why hollywood loves to toss out a creepy kid once a season , because it reflects something accurate . when kids do horrible things , the entire culture jumpstarts into jittering overdrive , wondering why . is it marilyn manson ? too many video games ? were the parents neglectful ? or were the kids given too much ? there is never just one answer , and that is the scariest thing about it , because it can ' t be predicted or prevented .\nthere was no george white \u201cscandals\u201d in 1927 , but there was a show about the \u201cscandals\u201d entitled \u201cmanhattan mary , \u201d which ran for a decent 264 performances . white produced it and also co - wrote the book with billy k . wells . it too had songs by desylva , brown , and henderson , which included \u201cthe five - step\u201d and \u201cit won\u2019t be long now , \u201d and starred white himself and the highly popular zany comedian ed wynn . the \u201cscandals\u201d proper resumed in 1928 , and there were further editions in 1929 and 1931 . in the latter show , the future movie star , alice faye , appeared in the chorus , and this time the songs were by lew brown and ray henderson ( desylva had gone to work in hollywood ) . ethel merman introduced the lovely \u201clife is just a bowl of cherries\u201d and \u201cladies and gentlemen , that\u2019s love , \u201d as well as duetting with rudy vallee on \u201cmy song . \u201d vallee also sang \u201cthe thrill is gone\u201d ( with everett marshall ) and \u201cthis is the missus\u201d ( with peggy moseley ) . george white\u2019s \u201cmusic hall varieties\u201d replaced the \u201cscandals\u201d in 1932 , and in the cast was another hollywood star of the future , tap - dancer supreme eleanor powell , and the likeable song - and - dance man ( among other things ) harry richman , who introduced herman hupfield\u2019s delightful ballad , \u201clet\u2019s put out the lights and go to sleep . \u201d\naccepts students of all ages and levels . joshua heads up the musical theater emphasis at california lutheran university in thousand oaks , and has created the intensive musical theater training program for adults and teens : the nmi actor masterclasses in north hollywood . joshua has his mfa in classical theater from the professional theatre training program located at the university of wisconsin - milwaukee / university of delaware . among his many roles , he starred on broadway and in london as\nmolina\nin kiss of the spider woman opposite chita rivera and vanessa williams , which he then took to india twice . joshua performed the role\nthenardier\nin les miserables in la and on tour and opposite hugh jackman as valjean . among joshua ' s film roles , his favorite was creating the physical life for prince eric in disney ' s the little mermaid .\nin the \u201960s and early \u201970s he worked on productions such as \u201cwildcat , \u201d \u201csubways are for sleeping , \u201d \u201chere\u2019s love , \u201d \u201cben franklin in paris , \u201d \u201cskyscraper , \u201d \u201cbreakfast at tiffany\u2019s\u201d ( which closed during previews ) , \u201cthe rothschilds\u201d ( 1970 ) , \u201ccyrano , \u201d and a revival of \u201cgood news\u201d ( 1974 ) . kidd also filled the big screen with his brilliant and exuberant dance sequences in classic hollywood musicals such as the band wagon , seven brides for seven brothers , it\u2019s always fair weather , and hello , dolly ! he co - starred with gene kelly and dan dailey in it\u2019s always fair weather , and appeared in several other films , including movie movie , an affectionate parody of a typical \u201930s double feature that went largely unappreciated in 1979 . however , recognition of his immense contribution to the screen musical came in 1997 when he received a special honorary academy award .\nis one of the singer / models in hollywood revisited . a native of los angeles , tod starred in the west coast premiere of the revue bed , boys & beyond and the critically - acclaimed two - man production of stephen sondheim ' s marry me a little . tod created the role of bris boy in the long - running hit musical revue naked boys singing ! for which he won the 1998 l . a . weekly award for best new musical ensemble . he can also be heard on that show ' s original cast recording which received a 1998 glama award . tod studied theatre at ucla where he starred as jesus in godspell and adil in the u . s . premiere of tewfik al - hakim ' s political drama fate of a cockroach . tod is also part of the vocal quartet four level interchange . tod will soon be seen as thomas in the television movie detective starring bruce boxleitner , tom berenger and annabeth gish .\nhe brought his own brand of \u201cinfectious , eye - popping pizzazz\u201d to a string of hit shows : \u201ca day in hollywood , a night in the ukraine\u201d ( 1980 ) , \u201cnine\u201d ( 1982 ) , \u201cmy one and only\u201d ( 1983 , in which he also co - starred with twiggy ) , \u201cgrand hotel\u201d ( 1989 ) , and \u201cthe will rogers follies\u201d ( 1991 ) . they gained him a total of nine tony awards , and induction into new york\u2019s theater hall of fame in 1991 . in the following year , tune took time out from appearing in a lucrative u . s . tour of \u201cbye bye birdie\u201d to stage the london production of \u201cgrand hotel , \u201d which was greeted with apathy by the critics and public alike . in december 1992 he presented his own \u201ctommy tune tonight ! \u201d on broadway for a limited period , prior to a 20 - week 1993 national tour . also in 1993 , he directed the takarazuka theater company in japan , and two years later , his new production of \u201cgrease\u201d opened on broadway . during the remainder of the \u201990s , he toured with \u201ctommy tune and the rhythm kings : everything old is new again , \u201d but withdrew from the musicals \u201cbusker alley\u201d and \u201cthe royal family\u201d while they were still on the road . he also experienced problems with the broadway - bound stage version of the highly successful movie easter parade , in which he was set to play the fred astaire role . however , things looked up in january 1999 , when tune took over from david cassidy as the star of the special - effects musical spectacular \u201cefx\u201d in las vegas .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nsince 1989 lost musicals\u2122 has been giving contemporary audiences , in london and new york , a unique chance to see neglected or forgotten works by the finest librettists , lyricists and composers of the early twentieth century musicals . over the last seventeen years , their estates have allowed us to organise reconstructions of over 60 different such works .\nlost musicals\u2122 is always faithful in presenting the writers work and their shows as they first appeared , but recreated in concert form to be performed in london and new york . these first division theatre writers and composers have included cole porter , richard rodgers , george s . kaufman , oscar hammerstein ii , moss hart , george gershwin , ira gershwin , e . y . harburg , kurt weill , irving berlin , stephen sondheim , jerome kern , herbert fields , dorothy fields , s . j . perelman , ogden nash , burton lane and alan jay lerner .\nas a theatre director , i direct and oversee the casting of my shows . the primary homes for our work , lost musicals\u2122 , have included london ' s barbican centre , the royal opera house covent garden and currently sadler ' s wells .\nwe present fund - raising shows in new york to benefit our government sanctioned charity , the lost musicals charitable trust , a theatre education based charity . many of our performances have been broadcast by the bbc and the work of lost musicals\u2122 has greatly influenced many similar series to spring up .\nthe true stars of this work are the writers themselves . their work , through the authenticity of lost musicals\u2122 can again be recognised and celebrated by the new generations of audiences .\nplease consider supporting us by whitelisting urltoken with your ad blocker . thank you !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nsecretaries , guard , actors , actresses , assistant directors , cameramen , technicians , etc . singers and dancers\ni am the monarch of the joint - joseph w . porter , miss liebe , ensemble\ni am the monarch of the joint ( reprise ) - joseph w . porter , miss liebe , ensemble\nhe is a movie man - joseph w . porter , dick live - eye , ensemble\nthe merry maiden and the jerk - dick live - eye , joseph w . porter\npretty daughter of mine - mike corcoran , ralph rackstraw , miss liebe , joseph w . porter , dick live - eye , ensemble\nfarewell , my own - ralph rackstraw , brenda blossom , miss liebe , joseph w . porter , louhedda hobson , bob beckett , ensemble\nlove quirks , a unique new musical by seth bisen - hersh and mark childers about four young adults exploring various types of relationships in nyc , will be playing a limited three week run midtown at theatre 54 ( 244 w 54th street , 12 floor ) with previews beginning on thursday , september 11 , 2014 at 8pm . the show will have its official opening on friday , september 19 , 2014 at 8pm and will run through sunday , september 28 , 2014 at 3pm . ( more . . . )\nlove quirks , a unique new musical by seth bisen - hersh and mark childers about four young adults exploring various types of relationships in nyc , will be playing a limited three week run midtown at theatre 54 ( 244 w 54th street , 12 floor ) with previews beginning tonight , september 11 , 2014 at 8pm . the show will have its official opening on friday , september 19 , 2014 at 8pm and will run through sunday , september 28 , 2014 at 3pm . ( more . . . )\nbroadwayworld has just learned that beginning tomorrow , november 1 , danny rutigliano will assume the role of ' danny ' in holiday inn on broadway , replacing lee wilkof . ( more . . . )\n59e59 theaters ( elysabeth kleinhans , artistic director ; peter tear , executive producer ) welcomes the return of fascinating aida to brits off broadway with the us premiere of fascinating aida - absolutely miraculous ! , written by dillie keane and adele anderson and directed by frank thompson . ( more . . . )\nhere are the broadway , off - broadway and west end shows which opened on may 31 along with all of the upcoming show openings , closings and special events ! ( more . . . )\nthe muny announced today the complete cast for its production of irving berlin ' s holiday inn . based on the 1942 film , irving berlin ' s holiday inn features music and lyrics by irving berlin with a book by gordon greenberg and chad hodge . greenberg will direct the muny production with choreography by denis jones . musical direction is by james moore , vocal and dance arrangements are by sam davis with additional arrangements by bruce pomahac , and orchestrations by larry blank . the muny ' s production of irving berlin ' s holiday inn is its second production worldwide . ( more . . . )\ndanny and sylvia the danny kaye musical opens at st . luke ' s theater 5 / 13\nhy juter and edmund gaynes will present ' danny and sylvia : the danny kaye musical ' at the st . luke ' s theatre , 308 west 46th street , beginning saturday , may 2nd at 2 pm with the official opening on wednesday , may 13 at 8 pm ( more . . . )\nbristol riverside theatre ends its mainstage season triumphantly with the farcical period - piece musical triumph of love , based on the play by marivaux , with book by james magruder , music by jeffrey stock , and lyrics by susan birkenhead on may 1 - 20 . directed by keith baker , music directed by douglass lutz , and choreographed by stephen casey , the ensemble cast features jake delaney , joy franz , adam hoyak , alex keiper , rebecca robbins , danny rutigliano , and carl wallnau . ( more . . . )\nbristol riverside theatre opens the hit rock musical jesus christ superstar starting march 21 and running through april 16 . ( more . . . )\ncabaret and concert star andrea marcovicci brings her own captivating high style to the role of the magnificent and mercurial fashion doyenne , gabrielle ( coco ) chanel in 42nd street moon ' s upcoming production of coco . alan j . lerner and andre previn ' s musical memory play - unseen anywhere since the early 1970s - - will preview april 24 and 25 , open on april 26 , and run through may 11 . ( more . . . )\nthe york theatre company presents the new york premiere of the new musical unexpected joy , with book and lyrics by bill russell ( side show ) and music by janet hood ( elegies for angels , punks , and raging queens ) . ( more . . . )\nthe muny presents irving berlin ' s holiday inn , beginning tonight , july 6 , and running through july 12 , 2015 . ( more . . . )\nbristol riverside theatre presents the ever - popular musical the producers with book by mel brooks and thomas meehan and music and lyrics by mel brooks on march 6 - april 1 . the multiple tony - award winning musical is directed by keith baker , music directed by douglass lutz , with choreography by stephen casey and starring danny rutigliano and michael doherty and featuring nicole benoit , fred inkley , morgan w . reynolds , jo twiss , and danny vaccaro . the ensemble features luke bradt , kathryn brunner , nicole calabrese , zachary j . chiero , john d . diferdinando , becca goebel , louis jannuzzi iii , lauren krigel , patrick ludt , niklaus patrick miller , james e . ofalt , dominick sannelli , erika wasko , and keith watford . ( more . . . )\nthe york theatre company ( james morgan , producing artistic director ) has announced that broadway veterans jason alexander (\nseinfeld ,\njerome robbins ' broadway ) and tovah feldshuh ( golda ' s balcony , irena ' s vow ) will star in the season opener of the winter 2013 musicals in mufti series : two by two , with book by peter stone , lyrics by martin charnin and music by the legendary richard rodgers . additional casting will be announced shortly . ( more . . . )\nthe york theatre company has announced complete casting for the season opener of the winter 2013 musicals in mufti series : two by two , with book by peter stone , lyrics by martin charnin and music by the legendary richard rodgers , starring broadway veterans jason alexander and tovah feldshuh . ( more . . . )\nthe york theatre company , as part of its winter 2013 musicals in mufti series , presents a conversation with anne kaufman , a one - night only special event on monday , march 4 at 7 : 00 p . m . at the york theatre company at saint peter ' s ( entrance on east 54th street , just east of lexington avenue ) . ( more . . . )\nbristol riverside theatre continues its 30th anniversary season with the hit rock musical jesus christ superstar , running march 21 - april 16 . with music by andrew lloyd webber and lyrics by tim rice , jesus christ superstar is directed by keith baker , music directed by douglass lutz , with choreography by stephen casey and features julian alvarez , derrick cobey , patrick h . dunn , robert farruggia , adam kemmerer , ciji prosser , darren ritchie , danny rutigliano , and steve steiner . the ensemble features jason taylor armstrong , daniel bontempo , elena camp , john diferdinando , maggie griffin - smith , megan helen jones , lauren krigel , caitlin ort , william pazdziora , miriam grace payne , christopher j . perugini , dominick sannelli , keith l . watford , and timothy walton . ( more . . . )\namerican century theater audiences are getting a special gift this holiday season : an american century christmas , a new musical revue full of old classics , christmas chestnuts , memories , laughs , tears and christmas spirit , opening wednesday , december 10 and running through january 4 at theater ii , gunston arts center , 2700 s . lang street in arlington , virginia . ( more . . . )\n' cops ' a police drama , begins at gunston art center jan . 4\ncops , the intense 1976 police drama , begins a month - long run at theater two in arlington ' s gunston art center on january 4 ( more . . . )\nbristol riverside theatre concludes its 2015 - 2016 season daring audiences to\ndream the impossible dream\nwith the ever - popular musical man of la mancha running may 10 - june 5 . with music by mitch leigh , lyrics by joe darion , and book by dale wasserman , the production is directed by keith baker and features the triumphant return of gypsy star robert newman , joined by sharon alexander , julian brightman , lauren cupples , robert farruggia , tamra hayden , christopher roche , danny rutigliano , dwayne alistair thomas , and danny vaccaro . the cast is supplemented by the ensemble of rajeer alford , daniel bontempo , elena camp , will connell , stephan dagrosa , john diferdinando , adam hoyak , kevin murray , and victor rodriguez . ( more . . . )\nst . louis : backstage bite : deluca celebrates the muny ' s 100th season w / ooey gooey st . louie bars\nenjoy live events at insider prices . club members can see a different show every night of the week !\nstay abreast of discount offers for great theater , on broadway or in select cities .\nby signing up you are confirming you are 16 or over . view our privacy policy\nadditional casting for the musicals in mufti production also includes jennifer evans , julie kotarides , and kilty reidy .\nfee : quoted upon application . instrumentation : piano / vocal . for orchestration , contact the play service .\nthe 2018 combined auditions equity : monday , august 20 , 10 : 00am - 6 : 00pm non - equity : tuesday , augu . . . read more\nauditions for bat boy will be held july 16 & 17 , 2018 from 6 : 30 - 9 : 00pm . preregistration is stro . . . read more\nauditions will be held at curtain call , 1349 newfield avenue , stamford , ct . monday and tuesday , . . . read more\nwant to see your job listed here ? click here to post your opportunity .\nthe online guide to modern playwrights and theatre plays which have been written , adapted or translated , into english since the production of look back in anger in 1956 . urltoken contains information on 55 , 439 playwrights and 187 , 659 of their plays .\neach page of urltoken has links to play / book outlets , either directly to the publisher , through urltoken and amazon to the second hand and 1st editions of abebooks . these links will automatically take you to the relevant area obviating the need for further search .\naccess the whole of urltoken $ 5 . 00 for a week access $ 25 . 00 for a year access ( or currency equivalent )\nestablished in 1981 theatre record has probably the most influential readership in the uk .\ndoollee receives review copies of plays and theatre books from the world ' s leading publishers .\nyou are able to see all the latest publications as soon as they appear . a few of the highlights are shown below .\nurltoken receives over 12 , 000 unique hits and 80 , 000 impressions daily .\nlawrence harbison : my latest ' on the aisle with larry ' column , containing my thoughts on mean girls , harry potter and the cursed child , carousel , three tall women , travesties , saint joan , mlima ' s tale and a brief history of women is now posted on my blog at urltoken and will be up shortly on urltoken . congrats to playfixer client jennifer o ' grady , whose charlotte\u0019s letters has won the henley rose playwrights award !\nwestminster reference library in leicester square , at the heart of london ' s theatre and cinema world , has a collection of some 15 , 000 books covering the performing arts , a third of which are available to borrow .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\n. . . foote fans and scholars will find much resonance in a poignant and haunting drama about the sadness , depression and regret that come with growing older . . . like most of foote ' s later plays , this is a multi - layered work with such rich characters that they co bill corbett ' s satirical comedy the big slam . . . is swift , smart , and ultimately irresistible . - - the washington post . a non - stop roller coaster of rapier wit and sexual energy . . . corbett . . . serves up a hilarious two act tour de force . . . - - the washington review . a\ncopyright \u00a9 1995 - 2018 ebay inc . all rights reserved . user agreement , privacy , cookies and adchoice\nwe need to talk about kevin , which opens nationwide on friday , features another creepy kid who does horrible things , and his evil seems to emerge from a clear blue sky . how did this happen ? was he born this way ?\nin the bad seed ( 1956 ) , christine penmark ( played by nancy kelly ) makes the following statement about rhoda ( patty mccormack ) , her 9 - year - old daughter :\nthere ' s a maturity about her that my husband and i find disturbing .\nthere is a lot of literature out there about\nbad\nchildren , mini - psychopaths , and even more so now with the recent breakthroughs in genetic mapping and mri - work on brain functionality . the new consensus , which is an idea as old as time itself , is that psychopaths are often not made , but born . it has been a common belief for about two centuries that a child ' s environment is the key factor in developing its character , although psychiatrists and neuroscientists are now arguing that this is often not the case . while coming from a good home impacts a child ' s chances of living an upstanding life , there have always been horrifying crimes committed by children of\ngood\nfamilies , which throw the whole belief system into chaos . the columbine killers are the most notorious example , but the list is a long one .\nthe human race has been coming up with explanations for evil since the dawn of time . the devil fell from heaven , took up residence on earth , and has been making mischief ever since . man has the capability for evil because eve ate the apple . cain slew abel . that sin reminds us what we all are capable of .\njohn steinbeck ' s east of eden is a biblical parable of the cain and abel story . there are the\nbad\nbrothers ( whose names start with c ) , and the good brothers ( whose names start with a ) , and their fates seem to be sealed from birth . cal , from the third generation , ( played by james dean in the movie of the same name ) is the first one who tries to be\ngood ,\nat least as good as his brother aron . cal was born of the union between a saintly man named adam and a devilish woman named cathy . after the birth of cal , cathy promptly abandoned the family and set up a bordello in a nearby town . when steinbeck introduces us to cathy as a small child , it is , along with dostoevsky ' s raskolnikov in crime and punishment , the most insightful portrait of a psychopath ever put on paper . steinbeck doesn ' t mince words , and it is worth it to quote extensively :\ni believe there are monsters born in the world to human parents . some you can see , misshapen and horrible , with huge heads or tiny bodies ; some are born with no arms , no legs , some with three arms , some with tails or mouths in odd places . they are accidents and no one\u2019s fault , as used to be thought . once they were considered the visible punishment for concealed sins . and just as there are physical monsters , can there not be mental or psychic monsters born ? the face and body may be perfect , but if a twisted gene or a malformed egg can produce physical monsters , may not the same process produce a malformed soul ?\nmonsters are variations from the accepted normal to a greater or a less degree . as a child may be born without an arm , so one may be born without kindness or the potential of conscience . a man who loses his arms in an accident has a great struggle to adjust himself to the lack , but one born without arms suffers only from people who find him strange . having never had arms , he cannot miss them . sometimes when we are little we imagine how it would be to have wings , but there is no reason to suppose it is the same feeling birds have . no , to a monster the norm must seem monstrous , since everyone is normal to himself . to the inner monster it must be even more obscure , since he has no visible thing to compare with others . to a man born without conscience , a soul - stricken man must seem ridiculous . to a criminal , honesty is foolish . you must not forget that a monster is only a variation , and that to a monster the norm is monstrous .\nit is my belief that cathy ames was born with the tendencies , or lack of them , which drove and forced her all of her life . some balance wheel was misweighed , some gear out of ratio . she was not like other people , never was from birth . and just as a cripple may learn to utilize his lack so that he becomes more effective in a limited field than the uncrippled , so did cathy , using her difference , make a painful and bewildering stir in her world .\nthere was a time when a girl like cathy would have been called possessed by the devil . she would have been exorcised to cast out the evil spirit , and if after many trials that did not work , she would have been burned as a witch for the good of the community . . .\neven as a child she had some quality that made people look at her , then look away , then look back at her , troubled at something foreign . something looked out of her eyes , and was never there when one looked again . she moved quietly and talked little , but she could enter no room without causing everyone to turn toward her . . .\nsince cathy was an only child her mother had no close contrast in the family . she thought all children were like her own . and since all parents are worriers she was convinced that all her friends had the same problems ."]}
{"id": 115693, "summary": [{"text": "chariots of fire is a 1981 british historical drama film .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it tells the fact-based story of two athletes in the 1924 olympics : eric liddell , a devout scottish christian who runs for the glory of god , and harold abrahams , an english jew who runs to overcome prejudice .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film was conceived and produced by david puttnam , written by colin welland , and directed by hugh hudson .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "ben cross and ian charleson starred as abrahams and liddell , alongside nicholas farrell , nigel havers , ian holm , lindsay anderson , john gielgud , cheryl campbell , and alice krige in supporting roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it was nominated for seven academy awards and won four , including best picture and best original screenplay .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it is ranked 19th in the british film institute 's list of top 100 british films .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film is also notable for its memorable electronic theme tune by vangelis , who won the academy award for best original score .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film 's title was inspired by the line , \" bring me my chariot of fire , \" from the william blake poem adapted into the popular british hymn \" jerusalem \" ; the hymn is heard at the end of the film .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the original phrase \" chariot ( s ) of fire \" is from 2 kings 2:11 and 6:17 in the bible . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "chariots of fire", "paragraphs": ["stage \u2022 student actors give national premiere of adaptation of\nchariots of fire .\nas olympics fever mounts , helen brown examines the renaissance of chariots of fire .\n\u2014 re - release trailer for chariots of fire . chariots of fire tells the story of two very different men who compete as runners in the 1924 paris olympics\ndr rice said :\nobviously the most famous of these productions is chariots of fire .\nthe prince of wales box at colombes stadium . | chariots of fire | pinterest | wales\nchariots of fire [ blu - ray . . . has been added to your cart\nthe real chariots of fire is on itv1 on monday , 2nd july at 9pm .\nchariots of fire photograph : the kobal collection / www . kobal - collection . com\nvangelis - chariots of fire ( synthesizer greatest vol . 1 by star inc . )\n' we want another chariots of fire , ' i was told . ' it is another chariots of fire , ' i said . ' men against the establishment .\na victory lap for the u . s . premiere of chariots of fire | utah theatre bloggers\neven after 31 years , chariots of fire doesn ' t simply impress ; it inspires .\nfounders of chariots of fire ( l to r ) lewis isaacs , jeremy francis , bill matthews .\nchariots of fire is one of cambridgeshire\u2019s largest annual charity events . teams of six each run a 1 . 6 mile course in relay format . chariots of fire is organised and managed by hewitsons charitable trust .\nthis cast list of who was in chariots of fire includes both lead and minor roles . ( 64 items )\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie chariots of fire ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of chariots of fire ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\njolly inspiring stuff , but chariots of fire won ' t be allowed anywhere near the history medals podium .\nchariots of fire\n, includes images from the film and vangelis playing the piano , smoking a cigarette .\nthe trinity great court run , made famous by the film chariots of fire , has defeated many top athletes .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing chariots of fire near you .\nfinishers were spurred on in the final 300m by the sound of the theme from classic athletics film , chariots of fire .\ntalented teenagers are being recruited to line the flame\u2019s route and perform the iconic music from the film chariots of fire .\nit was the unforgettable scene from chariots of fire in which determined runners compete against each other - and the clock .\nrowan atkinson played 1 , 021 d flats on the keyboard during chariots of fire ( yes , i counted ) .\nemotionally lacking , chariots of fire is only limitedly entertaining as a piece of cinematic history and a glimpse into the history of a handful of olympic hopefuls .\nwest sands in st andrews was used to portray broadstairs in kent for one of the best - known scenes in chariots of fire .\npeter lambert plays eric liddell and alex diaz plays harold abrahams in byu ' s new production of\nchariots of fire .\nnate\nstephen moore plays sam musabini and alex diaz plays harold abrahams in byu ' s new production of\nchariots of fire .\nnate\nnate edwards | byu photo peter lambert plays eric liddell in byu ' s new production of\nchariots of fire .\nrunning for\nif the games immortalised by chariots of fire helped change sport , the film itself wrought a minor transformation on havers himself .\ncomment : shipped within 24 hours . you buy : vangelis - chariots of fire ( soundtrack , 1981 ) [ cd ]\ncommitted british runners strive for the 1924 olympics in the academy award - winning best picture chariots of fire ( 1981 ) .\nchariots of fire opened in britain in april 1981 . immediately the press divided over its merits . david robinson of the london times said :\nmeg flinders plays sybil evers and alex diaz plays harold abrahams in byu ' s new production of\nchariots of fire .\nnate e\neventually chariots of fire took \u00a326 million at us box offices alone \u2013 and al fayed made a reported \u00a36 . 5 million .\nchariots of fire\nwas the seventh most popular 1981 movie at the u . s . a and canada box office .\ntitles ; five circles ; abraham ' s theme ; eric ' s theme ; 100 metres ; jerusalem ; chariots of fire .\ncontinue onto broughton place where scenes from chariots of fire and the illusionist were created , then head up towards west register street .\ni took rocket to america immediately after chariots of fire had come out ,\nhe wrote in the guardian in 2001 .\nchariots of fire cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of chariots of fire actors includes any chariots of fire actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view trivia about each chariots of fire actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to a page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of chariots of fire have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nchariots of fire tells the story of runners harold abrahams , a jew , and edinburgh - born christian eric liddell and the 1924 paris olympics .\nthe film ' s producer david puttnam gave dr rice an example of the pride scots have in chariots of fire ' s close connections with scotland .\nchariots of fire producer david puttnam said welland was\nan unswervingly good man ; a fine actor , and a seriously gifted screenwriter\n.\npeter lambert plays eric liddell and alex diaz plays harold abrahams in byu ' s new production of\nchariots of fire .\nnate edwards | byu photo\nmeg flinders plays sybil evers and alex diaz plays harold abrahams in byu ' s new production of\nchariots of fire .\nnate edwards | byu photo\nstephen moore plays sam musabini and alex diaz plays harold abrahams in byu ' s new production of\nchariots of fire .\nnate edwards | byu photo\nnate edwards | byu photo peter lambert plays eric liddell in byu ' s new production of\nchariots of fire .\nrunning for stage glory at byu\nspurred on by the arrival of global running day four teams of lawyers from hewitsons solicitors have committed to join chariots of fire , the region\u2019s longest running charitable relay race .\ni loved coming into the tunnel when they were playing chariots of fire , it brought a lump to my throat ,\nsaid sarah .\n' ' chariots of fire , ' ' which is rated pg ( ' ' parental guidance suggested ' ' ) , contains some vulgar language .\nwe know all this because the film chariots of fire told us so and took four oscars as a consequence in 1982 , including best picture .\nwelland won an oscar in 1982 for best original screenplay for writing the film chariots of fire , about two athletes at the 1924 olympic games .\n\u201cchariots of fire\u201d is one of the best films of recent years , a memory of a time when men still believed you could win a race if only you wanted to badly enough .\nin his 1982 oscars acceptance speech for \u201cchariots of fire , \u201d he created something of a stir by declaring at the end , \u201cthe british are coming . \u201d\nchariots of fire runs until june 16 at the hampstead theatre , and at the gielgud theatre w1 until november 10 . ( 020 7722 9301 ) .\nafter the success of chariots of fire , he tried to make a film titled rocket about george and robert stephenson , the father and son who developed rail travel .\nnow there will be an official unveiling and mike has ensured that the re - enactment of the iconic beach run from the film chariots of fire will take place in aid of charity .\na re - enactment of the famous chariots of fire run and an unveiling of a blue plaque in honour of the 1924 olympic games athletes who stayed at a broadstairs hotel will take place next month .\nlondon olympics - inspired film , fast girls ( above ) , has been described by the guardian as the\nnew chariots of fire\n. stars lenora crichlow\nchariots of fire is hitting the stage \u2013 with nine races on an indoor athletics track . lyn gardner finds out what happens when performers are pushed to the limit\n\u2014 trailer for the 1981 classic chariots of fire . director hugh hudson ' s absorbing drama , based on a true story , deals with the personal struggles faced\nwelland won an oscar in 1982 for best original screenplay for \u201c chariots of fire , \u201d about two very different british athletes competing at the 1924 olympic games .\nfilm producer lord puttnam has revealed he ordered dodi fayed off the set of chariots of fire after the man who later stole princess diana\u2019s heart tried to give the cast cocaine .\nlord puttnam continued :\nthese gifts not only brought him most of the accolades tv and cinema can ever offer , but cemented the careers of everyone who rode on the back of his chariots of fire .\nbring me my arrows of desire . . . bring me my chariot of fire . . .\nas the film is re - released , producer david puttnam reveals . . . i threw dodi fayed off chariots of fire set for trying to give the cast cocaine\nit was this company that provided nearly \u00a32 million to finance the early development of chariots of fire , meaning its future hinged on the whims of an unreliable and often drug - addled young man .\ncambridge , eton , what ' s the difference ? \u2026 ben cross and nigel havers in chariots of fire ( 1981 ) . photograph : allstar / cinetext / warner bros\nnigel havers ( who portrayed lord andrew lindsay in the film ) hosted a 2012 documentary , the real chariots of fire , where he further explores the lives of harold abrahams and eric liddell .\nlondon \u2014 joseph fiennes , who was bafta nominated for \u201cshakespeare in love , \u201d has taken the role of scottish runner and devout christian eric liddell in \u201cthe last race , \u201d which plays like an unofficial sequel to \u201cchariots of fire . \u201d liddell\u2019s feats as an athlete , and his rivalry with harold abrahams , were immortalized in \u201cchariots of fire , \u201d [ \u2026 ]\nadapted by mike bartlett and directed by hampstead artistic director edward hall , chariots of fire runs from 22 may ( previews from 9 may ) to 16 june 2012 ahead of the forthcoming london olympics .\nbrigham young university presents the u . s . premiere of\nchariots of fire ,\nwith production assistance from ed eyestone , the university & apos ; s track coach and former olympic runner .\n\u201cyou leave chariots hyped up and humming \u2018jerusalem , \u2019 party to england\u2019s colonial willfulness . little wonder it ' s the opening night selection ( in new york ) : chariots of fire salutes the condescension and noblesse oblige of the dress shirts in the audience . \u201d ( 10 )\nthe first chariots of fire charity race took place in 1992 and was the initial idea of bill matthews , race director for many years , who joined the committee of a local charity and was looking for fundraising ideas . watching the famous film re - kindled memories of an earlier trip to olympia in the peloponnese and he came up with the inspired idea of a local charity fund - raising race in the vein of the chariots of fire film .\ndespite its bombastic tendencies , chariots has a healthy glow that ' s charming .\nchariots of fire is not one of my more anticipated best picture winners , and this might have been a self fulfilling prophecy . sure , i probably should have paid a bit more attention to chariots of fire as it played in front of me , but nevertheless i though it was pretty dull . like the best oscar bait , it seems to focus more on its own importance than anything else .\nwarren beatty wasn\u2019t the only one surprised when chariots of fire finished ahead of his megabudget reds as 1982\u2019s oscar - winning best picture . made for a scant $ 6 million , the uplifting story of england\u2019s 1924 olympic heroes was an oscar long shot and an even bigger box office gamble whose gross is now some $ 42 million . but then chariots of fire ( the name is taken from a william blake poem ) is about winning against the odds through courage , discipline and character . most of chariots\u2019 olympians have died in the nearly 60 years since their youthful triumphs , but people correspondents have sought out surviving runners and the descendants of the others to continue the fascinating story that chariots of fire began .\nchariots of fire is a tale of sport untainted by commercialism , made when the country seemed to be falling apart . its director tells geoffrey macnab why now is the right time to re - release it\nin its promotion of essentially victorian values and its resolute focus on the past , chariots of fire strikes me as the most reactionary film i ' ve seen in some time .\n( 2 )\n\u201c chariots of fire \u201d director david puttnam told the bbc that welland was \u201can unswervingly good man ; a fine actor , and a seriously gifted screenwriter . these gifts not only brought him most of the accolades tv and cinema can ever offer , but cemented the careers of everyone who rode on the back of his \u2018chariots of fire . \u2019 the depth of his feelings , and sense of identity with the people he wrote about , was achingly real . \u201d\nas the film is re - released , producer david puttnam reveals . . . i threw dodi fayed off chariots of fire set for trying to give the cast cocaine | daily mail online\nthe organisers of chariots of fire have selected cambridgeshire community foundation ( ccf ) as the official charity for 2018 . money raised will contribute to the cambridgeshire high sheriff\u2019s award scheme , a fund managed by ccf .\nthe scene where clark and rusty are running in slow motion to the song from\nchariots of fire\nwas also the parking lot of santa anita racetrack in arcadia ca . [ thanks to dino falabrino ]\nstream chariots of fire - the play by vangelis and 40 million songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms and conditions apply .\na track seemed necessary for actors to portray runners in brigham young university & apos ; s national premiere of\nchariots of fire ,\na stage adaptation of the iconic movie about athletes competing for honor in the 1924 olympics .\nshe married harold m . abrahams , the 1924 olympic champion in the 100 meter dash and subject of the film chariots of fire . ( miss evers is misidentified in the film as\nsybil gordon .\n)\nstephen moore as sam musabini , peter lambert as eric liddell , alex diaz as harold abrahams and meg flinders as sybil evers in byu ' s new production of\nchariots of fire .\nnate edwards | byu photo\nmr . bean instantly springs back to life and finishes off\nchariots of fire\nwith an upbeat flourish . the olympics crowd goes wild , but the conductor still doesn ' t seem very happy .\nlord puttnam , creator of the film \u201cchariots of fire , \u201d started the race in 2003 and said \u201ci am very proud of the fact that , twenty five years after its production , chariots of fire is still proving its value by , among other things , helping to raise money for charities in cambridgeshire year after year after year . it must have struck a chord for i know of no other film that manages to evoke the same , entirely positive reaction\u201d .\nhe went on to star in a series of hollywood television projects , none of which brought him as much acclaim as chariots .\nwith the london olympics just weeks away , chariots of fire is about to be re - released in our cinemas . for the film\u2019s extras , it\u2019s another chance to relive their unexpected moment of glory , writes dani garavelli .\nthe final , subtlest , and most effective reactionary idea that chariots peddles is fundamentalist religion .\n' ' chariots of fire ' ' is a celebration of a number of things , not the least of which is a kind of highly committed , emotionally involving drama that knows the difference between sentiment and sentimentality . it also introduces more a than half - dozen talents , mostly english , and celebrates the british film industry , which , with ' ' the french lieutenant ' s woman ' ' and now ' ' chariots of fire , ' ' is quite evidently in top form once again .\nliddell\u2019s feats as an athlete , and his rivalry with harold abrahams , were immortalized in \u201cchariots of fire , \u201d which won four oscars , including best picture . \u201cthe last race\u201d portrays liddell\u2019s life after the events depicted in \u201cchariots of fire , \u201d when he worked as a teacher and missionary in china , the independent newspaper reported . he was interned by the japanese in 1943 , and died in the prison camp of a brain tumor .\nmonday the 1 st may is the official launch of chariots of fire 2018 , the region\u2019s largest charity relay race , and this year all sponsorship monies raised will go to this year\u2019s official charity cambridgeshire community foundation ( ccf ) .\nin pre - olympic britain , a familiar piece of film music from more than 30 years ago is once again stirring the popular imagination . this , after all , is going to be britain ' s chariots of fire summer .\nin a week when lord puttnam of queensgate has called for more support for p & a funding across the film industry , the bfi announces lottery funding through its p & a ( prints and advertising ) fund to bring chariots of fire to cinemas up and down the uk from friday 13 july \u2013 just two weeks before the opening ceremony of the london 2012 olympics . the bfi has provided lottery funding of \u00a3150k through its prints and advertising ( p & a ) fund to support the 2012 theatrical release of chariots of fire . the bfi\u2019s funding is specifically aimed at broadening the release of the film , to give audiences across the nations and regions of the uk the opportunity to see chariots of fire on the big screen in celebration of britain\u2019s filmmaking and sporting achievements .\nchariots of fire is being released in cinemas and on blu - ray in july in time for the olympics . the department of film studies at the university of st andrews has been looking at the 1981 film ' s legacy in the fife town .\nthe beach run , which opens and closes chariots of fire , has become one of the most iconic scenes in british cinema , often imitated and , as a multi - oscar winning film , widely recognised at home and overseas . for st andrews , this short sequence , depicting a group of runners along the west sands beach , may be the defining visual depiction of the town . however , it was only by chance that chariots of fire came to be filmed in st andrews .\nfilms which use previous music by vangelis include\nthe year of living dangerously\n( l ' enfant ) ,\nmy life\n( chariots of fire ) ,\nsomeone to watch over me\n( symphonic version of memories of green ) ,\nwarriors of virtue\n( song of the seas ) .\nthere have been a lot of sports dramas made into films over the years , including\nrocky\nand last year ' s over - praised\nthe fighter ,\nbut\nchariots of fire\nremains one of the best because it transcends sports .\nvangelis was accused of having plagiarized the main theme from chariots of fire . during the trial ( in which vangelis was fully cleared of all accusations ) vangelis showed his methods of composing by setting up his gear in court and improvising new music with the entire courtroom as audience .\ndebuting in chariots of fire , which will be directed by garnhum with set and costumes by the award - winning bretta gerecke , are harry judge , who is frequently at the chicago shakespeare theatre and shaw , and charlie gallant , who has appeared at a number of vancouver - based theatres including the arts club , studio 58 , and bard on the beach . judge and gallant are the lead actors ( and runners ) in this north american premiere of the stage adaptation of chariots of fire .\ni was thinking that there would be chariots in this movie , but it ' s a story of some guys running during a real early olympics . i really want to see movies where there ' s chariots .\nlondon \u2014 joseph fiennes , who was bafta nominated for \u201cshakespeare in love , \u201d has taken the role of scottish runner and devout christian eric liddell in \u201cthe last race , \u201d which plays like an unofficial sequel to \u201cchariots of fire . \u201d\nthough ' ' chariots of fire ' ' is mostly about the very privileged , it is so carefully balanced that it doesn ' t deny the realities of lives less privileged . it ' s an exceptional film , about some exceptional people .\nrobinson makes no mention of anti - semitism , instead concentrating on\nuninhibited britishness .\nso begins the acceptance of chariots ' veneer .\ncertainly liddell ( who hailed from a family of missionaries ) led his entire life with a selflessness rarely seen . and as his biographer sally magnusson once put it : \u201cthe story in chariots of fire stopped just before his life got interesting . \u201d\nan official designation of paris for the 2024 olympics has yet to be announced . assuming it clinches the summer games for that year , it would mark the centenary of the 1924 paris olympics , depicted in the 1981 oscar - winning motion picture\nchariots of fire .\nrowan atkinson , who may be best known as the character\nmr . bean ,\nwas the talk of the 2012 london olympic opening ceremony after he sneezed , texted , prodded , and daydreamed his way through playing\nchariots of fire .\ntwitter users have been quick to post about how happy they were with the skit .\nmr . bean ,\nchariots of fire ,\nand\nrowan atkinson\nwere all trending topics , with mr . bean even\n38 . andrew sarris ,\nchariots of mixed feelings ,\nvillage voice , 7 october 1981 , p . 51 .\nthe charity race follows in the heroic footsteps of the famous film \u201cchariots of fire\u201d . the film tells the story of harold abrahams , a cambridge runner , and his bid to win a gold medal in the 1924 olympics . it includes the iconic scene of the race around trinity college great court .\nconductor and composer harry rabinowitz , who conducted the scores for films including chariots of fire , the english patient and cold mountain , has died at the age of 100 . his family tells the jewish times rabinowitz died at his home in provence , france .\nemad mohamed al - fayed , egyptian - born producer of motion pictures , including the world according to garp and the oscar - winning chariots of fire , and playboy son of multimillionnaire mohamed al - fayed , the owner of harrods department stores . fayed was killed in an automobile crash with diana , princess\u2026\nchariots of fire , british dramatic film , released in 1981 , that tells the true story of two british runners who brought glory to their country in the olympic games of 1924 in paris . the film won both the bafta award and the academy award for best picture and also garnered the\u2026\n' robert stephenson couldn ' t read and write , yet he was the greatest engineer of his generation . he had the world against him , yet he fought through . it is another chariots of fire . ' but they wanted another film about runners .\nchariots of fire is now being re - released in a new digitally re - mastered version in july just before the summer olympics in london . it was hudson ' s debut feature but it remains the title for which he is best known .\nvangelis has always been one of my favourites and chariots of fire one of his most famous works . for the 2012 olympic revival of chariots of fire as a stage play , vangelis re - worked the music written for the film to adapt it for the stage version . as the stage play and the film differ in a number of respects it is not totally surprising that the two versions of the music have important differences . just as the music enhances the film , the re - worked music was a wonderful feature of the stage version , which i enjoyed a great deal . this was an excellent purchase and a great souvenir of a superb thearical adaptation .\nthat is the persistent question at the heart of chariots of fire , the newest offering and united states premiere of the stage adaptation of the iconic 1981 film currently running at byu\u2019s pardoe theatre . wonderfully and inventively adapted by mike bartlett , the play opened in london in 2012 and was \u201cpartially inspired\u201d by the london olympics .\nwinner of four academy awards including best picture , chariots of fire is the inspiring story of eric liddell , harold abrahams and the olympic team of 1924 , who brought britain one of its greatest sporting victories . this internationally acclaimed film came back on the big screen in a brand new digitally remastered version in july 2012 as an official part of the london 2012 festival celebrations .\nwithout doubt one of scotland ' s greatest sporting heroes , eric liddell , owes much of his fame more to a race he didn ' t run than any he did . however , the uplifting manner in which he lived his life , as portrayed in the film chariots of fire , truly marks him as one of the greatest of scottish heroes .\nchariots of fire is in most respects the kind of picture for which we have been looking in british cinema , in vain , for many years . it is proudly and uncompromisingly british in theme and temperament , with no debilitating concessions to chimerical notions of ' international ' style .\n( 7 )\nsince the event started in 1992 , chariots of fire has raised over \u00a31 million for local and regional charities , with an estimated 6 , 245 teams having taken part in the race , with approximately 37 , 470 individual runners pitting themselves against each other .\nthere ' s barely a whiff of melodrama in chariots of fire , which makes the film - watching experience all the more effective \u2013 director hugh hudson shows respect for the integrity of his material and the intelligence of his audience . the absence of mawkish moments provides the narrative with a genuine quality that supports its factual background . not only do we care about the characters , but we accept that they really existed . in fact , the entire production claims that same sense of verisimilitude . most sports movies rely on nostalgia and adrenaline \u2013 chariots of fire stands on strong writing , direction , and acting . appreciation of this picture doesn ' t demand a love of sports , merely an understanding of human nature .\nand he said , this will be the manner of the king that shall reign over you : he will take your sons , and appoint them for himself , for his chariots , and to be his horsemen ; and some shall run before his chariots .\nlondon march 23rd 2012 for the first time in a generation audiences across the uk will have the opportunity to enjoy hugh hudson and lord puttnam\u2019s internationally acclaimed , multi oscar\u00ae - winning olympic drama , chariots of fire on the big screen as an official part of the london 2012 festival celebrations .\nseveral londoners are cast in the coming season including jim doucette , patrick monaghan , owen barteet ( who makes his acting debut as tiny tim in a christmas carol ) , and artistic director of london\u2019s original kids theatre company , andrew tribe who will be assistant director for chariots of fire .\nextras : this single - disc blu - ray platter also serves up an agreeable assortment of supplementary material . all of the extras from fox ' s 2005 two - disc special edition uk dvd release are present , including director hugh hudson ' s informative audio commentary , the polished 27 - minute wings on their heels : the making of chariots of fire documentary , 19 - minute chariots of fire : a reunion roundtable featurette , seven additional scenes and the thatrical trailer . also present are ben cross and ian charleston ' s screen tests , which previously appeared on warner bros ' 2005 us dvd release .\nthe subsequent success of chariots of fire has left a lasting legacy on st andrews . aside from the international recognition provided by the film , the film is memorialised in a myriad of ways : a heritage plaque commemorates the filming on the west sands ; a local bar is named \u2018chariots\u2019 and contains a historical picture of the film\u2019s protagonist eric liddell outside , while hotels and local businesses publicise their connections with the film . furthermore , events are regularly staged revisiting and recalling the film , such as the annual charity \u2018chariots\u2019 fun run , which takes place in period costume on the beach .\nchariots of fire has already become a piece of u . s . culture , to be quoted from as a modern classic . a current budweiser commercial imitates the now famous beach running sequence , complete with horse ( instead of men ) splashing in the surf and mock - vangelis synthesized music . the commercial makers knew that chariots has become so popular and so acceptable that pirating from it would be a sure - fire advertising gimmick . even now , many people consider this film a truly inspirational masterpiece or at least a harmlessly entertaining piece of fluff . in the future , the voices of the few insightful reviewers and a fraction of the public who saw the film ' s true meaning will be forgotten , and they have already begun to shrink under the weight of the film ' s popular and critical successes . like abrahams and liddel , chariots of fire will become a legend , and the reactionary elements will be even harder to point out .\nthis is strange . i have no interest in running and am not a partisan in the british class system . then why should i have been so deeply moved by \u201cchariots of fire , \u201d a british film that has running and class as its subjects ? i ' ve toyed with that question since i first saw this remarkable film in may 1981 at the cannes film festival , and i believe the answer is rather simple : like many great films , \u201cchariots of fire\u201d takes its nominal subjects as occasions for much larger statements about human nature .\nchariots of fire plays tuesdays through saturdays at 7 : 30 pm and saturdays at 2 pm through april 15 at the pardoe theatre in the harris fine arts center on the brigham young university campus . tickets are $ 8 - 16 . for more information , visit urltoken .\nin 2011 , the year before the london olympic games , he thought he would see if the broadstairs and st . peter\u2019s town council would agree to a blue plaque being erected to commemorate the true - life story which was depicted in the film , chariots of fire .\nreview : chariots of fire is a pleasant , mildly inspirational movie but hardly worthy of all the accolades it received . this true story , based on an original screenplay by colin welland , is about what it means to win and what one must do to achieve it . eric liddell\u2026 ( more )\nat the dedication of the vietnam memorial on the mall in washington dc on november 13 , 1982 the soundtrack to\nchariots of fire\nwas repeatedly broadcast over loudspeakers as thousands of vietnam veterans , most wearing old service uniforms , walked up to the wall , many for the first time . it was chilling to see .\nthere ' s a touching moment at the end of the new stage production of chariots of fire when , after winning gold in the 100m of the 1924 paris olympic games , harold abrahams reflects on the differences between himself and his fellow british athlete , \u201cflying scotsman\u201d eric liddell . \u201ci was faster , \u201d he says , \u201cbut eric was better . \u201d\na stage adaptation of chariots of fire seems almost inevitable in the year that london hosts the olympics . some might call it cynical . but mike bartlett\u2019s generous interpretation of the oscar - winning early - eighties film is already scheduled to transfer to the west end , and it\u2019s the sort of stirring crowd - pleaser that is likely to do well there .\n2 porritt came third in the 100 metres final even though he had never been properlycoached . the race was immortalised in chariots of fire , though in the film the third place winner was called \u2018tom watson\u2019 , as porritt self - effacingly refused to be named in the script .\nwe made an invasion upon the south of the cherethites , and upon the coast which belongeth to judah , and upon the south of caleb ; and we burned ziklag with fire .\nchariots of fire is a british film released in 1981 . written by colin welland and directed by hugh hudson , it is based on the true story of british athletes preparing for and competing in the 1924 summer olympics . the film was nominated for seven academy awards and won four , including best picture .\nwatching chariots of fire in the 21st century , the viewer notes , with a wry smile , the few desultory advertisements hung around the stadium . runners may have dug their own starting blocks for thin , black leather shoes , but sport was on the cusp of becoming the big business it is today .\nchariots of fire is a pleasant , mildly inspirational movie but hardly worthy of all the accolades it received . this true story , based on an original screenplay by colin welland , is about what it means to win and what one must do to achieve it . eric liddell ( ian charleson ) is a serious\n1981 fangio \u2013 una vita a 300 all ' ora ( fangio , a life at 300 km / h ) \u2013 doc . 1981 chariots of fire 1984 greystoke : the legend of tarzan , lord of the apes 1985 revolution 1989 lost angels 1995 lumi\u00e8re and company \u2013 doc . 1999 my life so far 2000 i dreamed of africa 2011 rupture : a matter of life or death \u2013 doc .\nthe best portrayals of sport are never about the sport itself , but rather the human condition in pursuit of its glories , which is why you can excuse chariots of fire its intentional inaccuracies . it captures the inherent decency of liddell . he is much more fascinating and likable than the relentlessly driven abrahams , presented as his implacably bitter rival to ratchet up the drama .\nthere was a misprint of polydor ' s release of jean michel jarre ' s\nrendez vous\nalbum ( 1986 ) as the track list and artwork including print on the cd claimed the jarre album while the music on the disc itself actually was vangelis ' chariots of fire . obviously this is an extremely rare collectible for both camps .\nthe location for a bbc remake of the 39 steps , based on the classic novel by scottish author john buchan , and set in the build up to the first world war , starring rupert penry jones ( burn up , spooks ) as richard hannay . restaurant scenes for chariots of fire were filmed in the restaurant of the caf\u00e9 royale .\nso from the outset , the lines of critical opinion were drawn , but imeson ' s view was overshadowed as chariots began to travel around the world .\nthe documentary - makers have dug up some extraordinary archive footage of abrahams in training . as executive producer dan goldsack explains : \u201cthe story of chariots of fire is also the beginning of professional sport . when abrahams hired a professional coach , he was flying in the face of that old , amateur , corinthian attitude to sport . his goal wasn\u2019t to do his best \u2013 he wanted to win . \u201d\nin the opening scene of the 1978 memorial to harold abrahams , by a mistake aubrey montague is shown as one of only two remaining survivors of the 1924 olympic gb runners . in fact montague died on 30 january 1948 , coincidentally the day that mohandas k . gandhi was assassinated . gandhi ( 1982 ) won the best picture oscar the year after chariots of fire did .\nsince it began over 20 years ago , the grand\u2019s high school project has produced some of the country\u2019s top actors . several alumni of the program return to the grand this season including ellen denny , david michael moote , and anwyn musico in chariots of fire , as well as aidan desalaiz , kelsey falconer , and moote in a christmas carol .\nian charleson , scottish stage actor best known for his work in the film chariots of fire ( 1981 ) , which won an academy award oscar for best picture . charleson received an m . a . in architecture from edinburgh university ( 1970 ) before training at the london academy of music and dramatic art . very soon\u2026\nthree decades on , hudson is still in touch with many of his other collaborators from chariots of fire . he saw ben cross recently in bulgaria , where cross now lives .\nian holm i keep in touch with , nigel havers i keep in touch with . puttnam is a very close friend . i ' ve known him for a very long time right from the early 1960s . . . we ' re very closely bonded by chariots .\nas they were walking along and talking together , suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them , and elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind .\n2 kings 2 : 11 ( niv ) is a verse from the bible that has the title of the film . the old testament is read by both people of the jewish faith like harold and people of the christian faith such as eric .\nas vangelis\u2019 instrumental \u2018chariots of fire\u2019 reverberates in audiences ears , one cannot close their eyes without imagining the famous slow motion running sequence from the film . the stage adaptation packs just as much energy , passion and conviction as its screen - based predecessor and audience members will not be disappointed in this fantastic celebration of british olympic history .\nantalya , turkey \u2014 it\u2019s been 16 years since the release of hugh hudson\u2019s last feature film , \u201ci dreamed of africa , \u201d but the 80 - year - old helmer has hardly been in an artistic drought . directing three documentaries over the past decade \u2013 while also bringing his iconic \u201cchariots of fire\u201d to the stage in london \u2013 hudson seems to [ \u2026 ]\nit ' s to the credit of both mr . hudson and mr . welland that ' ' chariots of fire ' ' is simultaneously romantic and commonsensical , lyrical and comic . david watkin ' s photography is very fine , and the track sequences - even to someone who has no real interest in track - are charged with poetry .\ni doubt that even the olympic games themselves will provide a more satisfying and uplifting experience than the rerelease this week of chariots of fire , the classic british film from 1981 . in a time when drug tests and synthetic fibres have replaced gumption and moral fibre , the tale of two runners competing against each other in the 1924 olympics has a simple , undiminished power .\nthis is undeniably bombastic fare . if you\u2019re the sort of person who sheds a tear at jerusalem , there\u2019s a strong chance you\u2019ll love it . if you\u2019re not , you may still marvel at the hearty physicality on show . although not in the end a gold - medal performance , energy and conviction make chariots of fire a satisfying experience .\nthis makes ' ' chariots of fire ' ' as festive a film as one could imagine to open the 19th new york film festival tonight with two showings , at 7 : 30 at alice tully hall and at 9 at avery fisher hall . it will begin its regular commercial run tomorrow at the cinema i .\ncameron saunders , managing director , uk theatrical at twentieth century fox uk , said : \u201cthanks to the bfi\u2019s support audiences throughout the uk will be able to make chariots of fire their first olympic experience of the summer . i challenge anyone not to be extraordinarily excited about london 2012 having enjoyed this most iconic olympic film on the big screen . \u201d\npicture : visually , chariots of fire ' s avc 1 . 85 : 1 1080p blu - ray encode is unlikely to win gold from those av fans looking for the absolute pinnacle of hi - def imagery . however , for a piece of british cinema of its vintage , this blu - ray release appears to do a pretty good job of capturing the authentic look of the original filmstock and measures up well to films of a similar age that have been given a blu - ray release .\nmakeup artist joyce bonelli reaches out to the kardashian clan on instagram . . . after the famous family ' fire ' and unfollow her on social media\n\u201cchariots of fire , \u201d which weaves the stories of two former british track aces who both won major events at the 1924 paris olympics , is about the will to win and why . it\u2019s also a winner for director hugh hudson in his theatrical bow after an apprenticeship in commercials . with strong script values and top - notch performances , [ \u2026 ]\nvangelis has composed 15 film soundtracks in total , including ridley scott ' s blade runner , 1492 : conquest of paradise and oliver stone ' s alexander . apart from film and personal compositions , he created the music for wayne eagling ' s ballet frankenstein and over the years has released no fewer than 40 albums \u2013 his 41st , a new edition of chariots of fire , comes out at the end of july .\nantalya , turkey \u2014 it\u2019s been 16 years since the release of hugh hudson \u2019s last feature film , \u201ci dreamed of africa , \u201d but the 80 - year - old helmer has hardly been in an artistic drought . directing three documentaries over the past decade \u2013 while also bringing his iconic \u201cchariots of fire\u201d to the stage in london \u2013 hudson seems to have settled into the late - career stage of his life .\nlittle did they realise they were about to carve themselves a place in cinematic history . the scene they were about to shoot was the iconic opening sequence of the multiple oscar - winning movie chariots of fire . within a few months of its release , the poster on which they featured would adorn the wall of many a bedsit and the theme tune , by greek - born composer vangelis , would be instantly recognisable on both sides of the atlantic .\nbyu & apos ; s\nchariots of fire\nfeatures choreography mixing dance , gymnastics and running ( created by becky wright phillips ) that nods to the slow - motion running sequences employed so memorably in the film . that kind of abstract movement might be difficult to pull off onstage , threlfall admits .\nwe & apos ; ll find out .\nvangelis has always been a favourite of mine for the past thirty years or so . he is such a talented musician . the first time that i noticed a piece of his music was hearing the jon and vangelis\ni hear you now\n. and then someone played me the original recording of chariots of fire . i instantly fell in love with it , such a brilliant film score . and i never tire of hearing it played . now i have recently purchased his new cd for the stage production of chariots of fire , the play . i have played the disc a few times and i have to say that i think it is beautiful . the newly composed tracks fit around the original ones so nicely . i think that any vangelis fan will find this cd a valuable addition to their collection .\nlosing a dearly fought athletic contest may very well build character . but winning the contest can build self - confidence as well as character - there ' s no need to settle for less . this is one of the points made in ' ' chariots of fire , ' ' the unashamedly rousing , invigorating but very clear - eyed evocat ion of values of the oldfashioned sort that are today more easily satirized than celebrated .\nhugh hudson ' s chariots of fire seemed nostalgic enough when it was first released in 1981 . at the nadir of the thatcher era , when there were riots in english cities as well as rising unemployment and racial tension , hudson made a movie about patriotic british athletes striving for success at the 1924 paris olympics . thirty years on , that nostalgia is amplified .\nproducer lord puttnam of queensgate cbe said : \u201cchariots of fire is about guts , determination and belief . just as the film succeeded in raising spirits and aspirations thirty years ago , i believe it could deliver exactly the same message today . at the heart of the film is the quest for olympic glory , and i find hard to imagine anything more likely to resonate throughout the country this summer . \u201d\nthe most common piece that\u2019s used around the world is [ the theme to the movie ]\nchariots of fire\nby vangelis ,\nguegold says . whatever the music , however , audiences can expect it to be a kind of fanfare .\nthe the brass , percussion , marching band sort of big piece , something that is kind of grand , seems to fit the venue . it seems to fit the visual spectacle of the olympics very well .\nremember the exhilarating opening scene from chariots of fire : those barefoot athletes pounding through the icy water of that flat , grey british beach ? after 22 seconds , 28 - year - old nigel havers appears on the left of the screen , mud spattering his crisp white shirt and an expression of sheer , uncomplicated joy on his face . playing the fictional lord andrew lindsay , he\u2019s laughing into the wind as he pelts from the screen .\ndirector tim threlfall saw the london show and thought its themes about determination and religious integrity would play well at byu . he and jeff martin , who directs byu & apos ; s bravo ! performing - arts series , spent five years pursuing the rights for\nchariots of fire ,\nnow receiving its first production since its london debut .\nchariots of fire is a pleasant , mildly inspirational movie but hardly worthy of all the accolades it received . this true story , based on an original screenplay by colin welland , is about what it means to win and what one must do to achieve it . eric liddell ( ian charleson ) is a serious scottish christian who runs for the glory of jesus . harold abrahams ( ben . . . read more"]}
{"id": 115697, "summary": [{"text": "carnegie hall is a 1947 film directed by edgar g. ulmer .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars marsha hunt and william prince .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "ulmer made carnegie hall with the help of conductor fritz reiner , godfather of the ulmers ' daughter , ariann\u00e9 .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the new york city concert venue carnegie hall serves as the film 's setting for the plot and performances presented .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "a tribute to classical music and carnegie hall , the film features appearances by some of the prominent music figures of 20th century performing within the legendary concert hall .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "based on a story by silent movie actress seena owen , carnegie hall follows the life of irish immigrant nora ryan who arrives in america just as the grand concert hall is christened in 1891 , and whose life is intertwined with the performers , conductors , aspiring artists and humble employees who call it home .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the plot serves as a thread to connect the music performances . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "carnegie hall ( film )", "paragraphs": ["artur rubinstein playing chopin and de falla in the film ' carnegie hall . '\n\u200ecarnegie hall ( 1947 ) directed by edgar g . ulmer \u2022 reviews , film + cast \u2022 letterboxd\nfeature film made in carnegie hall , in english . ( 1947 ) . 144m . b & w .\ncarnegie hall is a 1947 film directed by edgar g . ulmer . it stars marsha hunt and william prince .\ncarnegie hall jazz band with various guests cd / lp / track review carnegie hall aaj staff warner bros . united states eastwood after hours\nthe evening began with a concert in carnegie hall ' s stern auditorium / perelman stage , hosted by film star richard gere .\ni so enjoyed this film . just to watch these\nbest of best\nperform on film in carnegie was exceptional . to see some of these greats and enjoy . . .\ncarnegie hall ( 1947 ) - - ( movie clip ) artur . . .\ncarnegie hall ( 1947 ) - - ( movie clip ) i just . . .\ncarnegie hall in 1891 , the year it opened with a concert featuring tchaikovsky conducting .\ndavid diamond interviewed by ellen taaffe zwilich at carnegie hall on october 15 , 1995 .\nmorton gould interviewed by ellen taaffe zwilich at carnegie hall on november 10 , 1995 .\nlukas foss interviewed by ellen taaffe zwilich at carnegie hall on april 30 , 1996 .\nned rorem interviewed by ellen taaffe zwilich at carnegie hall on may 8 , 1996 .\nelliott carter interviewed by ellen taaffe zwilich at carnegie hall on november 14 , 1996 .\nellen taaffe zwilich interviewed by ara guzelimian at carnegie hall on april 16 , 1999 .\npierre boulez interviewed by ellen taaffe zwilich at carnegie hall on may 7 , 1999 .\ncarnegie hall ( 1947 ) - - ( movie clip ) from your own . . .\nin this month ' s reviews ) accompanies the full carnegie hall band on\nsatin doll .\ngunther schuller interviewed by ellen taaffe zwilich at carnegie hall on april 21 , 1998 . part 1 .\ngunther schuller interviewed by ellen taaffe zwilich at carnegie hall on april 21 , 1998 . part 2 .\nan employee of carnegie hall wants her son to be a musician and raises him in the hall . they attend performances by many greats of the day .\n\u201c carnegie hall contains indelible scenes of some of music\u2019s top personalities of the 1940s at work performing . \u201d\nanother performance from the 1947 ' carnegie hall ' film , this time with pianist artur rubinstein . be sure to stick around past the chopin polonaise for de falla ' s ' ritual fire dance . '\ndanny boyle , center , will direct the american premiere of \u201cthe children\u2019s monologues\u201d at carnegie hall on nov . 13 .\ncarrying on her late husband ' s lifelong pursuit , elizabeth segerstrom served as co - chair for the recent carnegie hall event .\npossibly the heftiest piece in the picture , the celebrated pianist plays chopin ' s\nheroic\npolonaise , the director edgar g . ulmer feeling it as well , in the loosely - dramatic mostly - performance tribute film carnegie hall , 1947 .\nand the laughs come thick and fast as the oscar - winning actress ' s eponymous heroine fulfills her dream of playing carnegie hall , and thus becoming the worst opera singer of all time in the film ' s first full - length trailer .\nbenefactor andrew carnegie , the steel magnate and namesake of the music hall , was quoted saying ,\nit is probable that this hall will intertwine itself with the history of our country .\npossibly the heftiest piece in the picture , the celebrated pianist plays chopin ' s\nheroic\npolonaise , the director edgar g . ulmer feeling it as well , in the loosely - dramatic mostly - performance tribute film carnegie hall , 1947 . >\nmore than 650 guests attended , raising an impressive $ 4 . 85 million in support of carnegie hall ' s artistic and educational programming .\non may 5 , 2016 , carnegie hall celebrated its milestone 125th anniversary . a spectacular concert and glittering black - tie dinner marked the occasion on the exact date the hall first opened in the 19th century .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nspecial guests the canadian brass will also be joining the wind symphony at carnegie hall , following their february 7 concert at memorial auditorium in athens .\ncarnegie hall : 120 years , thousands of great performances : deceptive cadence in honor of the hall ' s 120th anniversary gala concert tonight , five remarkable clips filmed at the world ' s most famous classical venue .\na carnegie hall employee who dreams of success for her young son raises him in the legendary concert venue in hopes that inspiration will shine through the music in this film featuring performances by bruno walter , ris\u00eb stevens , jan peerce , ezio penza , leopold stokowski and many more .\n\u201ci have performed at major venues around the world but never at carnegie hall so i am very excited to have that opportunity , \u201d said braun .\nfollowing the performance , guests traveled from carnegie hall to the waldorf astoria on park avenue for a spectacular late - night supper and dance . the crowd peered out of the tall waldorf windows to catch a glimpse of the starlit new york skyline and the top of the empire state building , which was aglow with carnegie hall red to mark the 125th anniversary of the hall .\nwith the headline : ' carnegie hall , ' in which an array of musical talent is seen , has dual premiere - - two other films arrive .\nmarsha hunt narrates as irish\nnora ,\nrecalling her first night in america , greeted by conductor damrosch ( harold dyrenforth ) , who arranged for her to see tchaikovsky , during the 1891 opening week , in edgar g . ulmer ' s tribute film , carnegie hall , 1947 . >\non may 5 , 1891 , new york ' s iconic carnegie hall opened with a concert featuring tchaikovsky . it was the russian composer ' s american debut .\nmischa portnoff \u2013 the 57th street rhapsody ( composed for this film ) \u2013 pianist uncertain ; portnoff ' s hands are filmed playing the climactic piece .\nsome hollywood actors , including charlize theron , james mcavoy and ewan mcgregor , will perform onstage nov . 13 at carnegie hall in the american premiere of \u201cthe children\u2019s monologues , \u201d a fund - raiser for concert hall and the arts charity dramatic need .\nas a bit of historical background , carnegie ' s wife , louise , was a singing member of a society in new york known as the oratorio . louise was traveling with her husband on a cruise to scotland in 1887 along with a friend , walter damrosch , conductor of the new york symphony and the oratorio , when she asked carnegie to build a new home for music in new york city . the seeds of carnegie hall were planted by louise carnegie .\na team of 17 student pianists from 14 countries is set to perform a concert of music by composers from across the globe , 7 : 30 p . m . monday , may 8 , 2017 , at carnegie hall\u2019s weill recital hall in new york city .\nsamba in braddock saturday , october 29 , 1\u20134 p . m . braddock carnegie library ; free\nindustrial tycoon andrew carnegie first conceived of the concert hall in 1887 while on his honeymoon voyage to scotland , during which the young conductor walter damrosch helped plant the idea . after returning to the states , carnegie hired architect ( and cellist ) william burnet tuthill to design the venue . as his wife laid the cornerstone , carnegie declared ,\nit is probable that this hall will intertwine itself with the history of our country .\nhe wasn ' t wrong .\nmarilyn horne singing copland and more at the hall ' s centennial gala , 1991 .\nellen taaffe zwilich held the first carnegie hall composer\u2019s chair from 1995 to 1999 . one of her many initiatives as chair was to build a video archive of interviews with composers whose works were premiered at carnegie hall and whose careers were influenced by that venerable cultural institution . these rich and often remarkably candid conversations feature composers pierre boulez , elliott carter , david diamond , lukas . . .\ncarnegie hall is still where emerging artists yearn to make their mark . here ' s pianist george li at age 11 , playing liszt at carnegie ' s zankel hall for the npr program ' from the top . ' li , who is now 16 , recently won the extremely prestigious gilmore young artist award \u2014 and played at the white house for the obamas and german chancellor angela merkel .\nby the time florence stood on the carnegie hall stage she was 76 . the comic charms of her recent recordings meant tickets sold out in days - but it didn ' t stop them from laughing\na mother ( marsha hunt ) wants her son ( william prince ) to grow up to be a pianist good enough to play at carnegie hall . the son would prefer to play jazz with vaughan monroe ' s orchestra . but mama ' s wishes prevail and the son appears at carnegie hall as the composer - conductor - pianist of a modern trumpet concerto , with harry james as the soloist .\nshe also won the heart of dashing english actor bayfield ( played by hugh grant in the film ) who would work tirelessly behind the scenes to help her realise her dreams .\nfrom ella fitzgerald\u2019s eyeglasses to benny goodman\u2019s clarinet , more than 400 items are on display in the rose museum as part of the history of carnegie hall , a comprehensive exhibit that looks back on the outstanding music and events since the hall\u2019s opening in 1891 . located on the second floor of carnegie hall , the rose museum is free to the public and open daily , 11 am\u20134 : 30 pm . it is also accessible before concerts and during intermissions of events in stern auditorium / perelman stage .\nother versions of the film omit some of the music and have distorted soundtracks . the bcs version is full length , with all the music . the soundtrack is distortion - free .\nand while the film is set to celebrate the enduring nature of the human spirit , the power of music and the passion of amateur musicians , florence is also laced with sadness .\nwe often assume the appreciation of heroic failure is a british phenomenon . but the story of the excruciatingly bad soprano who overcame the odds to sell out carnegie hall in 1944 is an all - american adventure .\nchris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens\nnathan lane will reprise the role of nathan detroit in a one - night - only carnegie hall concert on april 3 of guys and dolls , with megan mullally , patrick wilson and sierra boggess also set to star .\nmeryl streep as florence foster jenkins with hugh grant as her manager and partner , st clair bayfield , in stephen frears\u2019s film of the amateur opera singer\u2019s life . photograph : allstar / bbc films\noriginal 1947 versions of carnegie hall differed from one another . some were released with certain musical selections abridged or omitted ; some omitted portions of dialog . we pieced together our print from four sources to include all the material .\nthe obvious and significant value of the film is its enabling us to see some of the masters of a time now long past . i wish it were possible , however , for . . .\nbut while the preview hints at the many of the film ' s great comedic set - pieces and punch lines , the touching and inspirational story behind the deluded aristocrat ' s dream shines through .\nvideorecording | 1 videorecording ; 1 hr . , 32 min . | recorded on april 21 , 1998 . ( date ) . recorded at carnegie hall , new york city . ( venue ) . transcribed by elisa weber . edited by pedro gonzalez and james l . wolf . ( general ) . courtesy of carnegie hall ( copyright notice ) . videorecording ( form ) . this has been a presentation of the library of congress . visit us a urltoken\nvideorecording | 1 videorecording ; 1 hr . , 33 min . | recorded on april 21 , 1998 . ( date ) . recorded at carnegie hall , new york city . ( venue ) . transcribed by elisa weber . edited by pedro gonzalez and james l . wolf . ( general ) . courtesy of carnegie hall ( copyright notice ) . videorecording ( form ) . this has been a presentation of the library of congress . visit us a urltoken\nbefore filming began , workmen cleaned and redecorated carnegie hall so that it would appear as new for the scenes set in 1891 when it first opened , according to an article in the october 5 , 1946 edition of cue magazine .\nthrough adversity we live an evening of brazilian music and conversation with mcg jazz & special guests friday , november 11 , 7 : 30\u20139 p . m . carnegie music hall $ 35 ( $ 30 members , $ 25 students )\none reporter felt that \u2018the audience\u2019s frenzied laughter was the cruellest and least civilised behaviour i have ever witnessed in carnegie hall . \u2019 bayfield later claimed that the response broke her heart . \u2018she had not known , you see . \u2019\napril 21 : faculty and alumni chamber concert @ glidden recital hall at 7 : 30 p . m .\nin the bel canto society store we sell hundreds of hard - to - find dvd , video and cd titles : operas , concerts , opera singers on film as well as classical instrumental performances . plus\nduring the making of the film frears noted that jenkins had often reminded him of margaret dumont , the comic actress who appears in many marx brothers films as the butt of their jokes . the creators of the french film appear to have made the same connection . their gallic version of jenkins is called marguerite dumont . it is a role that has already earned frot france\u2019s most prestigious acting award , a c\u00e9sar .\nwhile these concert tickets are available for purchase on the carnegie hall website , interested guests are encouraged to join the school of music before the concert for a special reception , reservations and concert tickets can be purchased via the alumni association here .\ndavid diamond speaks with ellen taaffe zwilich about his life and career as a composer . videorecording | 1 videorecording ; 2 hrs , 51 min . | recorded on october 15 , 1995 . ( date ) . recorded at the carnegie hall , new york city . ( venue ) . transcribed by john d . spilker . transcription edited by robin rausch and james l . wolf . ( general ) . courtesy of the carnegie hall institute ( copyright notice ) . videorecording . . .\n\u201cgregor piatigorsky performs a beautifully refined rendering of saint - sa\u00ebns\u2019 \u2018the swan\u2019 . yet the highlight of the entire film is a magnificent scene featuring the first movement of tchaikovsky\u2019s violin concerto with jascha heifetz and fritz reiner . even with cuts , this blazing performance offers polished and remarkable close - ups during virtuosic passages . the stylish filming of these two sequences is even more striking given the wooden direction of the film\u2019s main narrative .\nyuja wang fiery and clever , this pianist had not yet announced her carnegie hall recital program when these listings went to press . but no matter the repertory , even if she\u2019s not always successful , she\u2019s always interesting . may 17 ; urltoken .\nmorton gould speaks with ellen taaffe zwilich about his life and career as a composer . videorecording | 1 videorecording ; 2 hrs . , 48 min . | recorded on november 10 , 1995 ( date ) . recorded at carnegie hall , new york city . ( venue ) . transcribed by lyndsey thorton woods . edited by pedro gonzalez and james l . wolf . ( general ) . courtesy of the carnegie hall institute ( copyright notice ) . videorecording ( form ) . this . . .\nlukas foss speaks with ellen taaffe zwilich about his life and career as a composer . videorecording | 1 videorecording ; 2 hrs . , 28 min . | recorded on april 30 , 1996 . ( date ) . recorded at carnegie hall , new york city ( venue ) . transcribed by paul luongo . edited by pedro gonzalez and james l . wolf . ( general ) . courtesy of the carnegie hall institute ( copyright notice ) . videorecording ( form ) . this has . . .\nand while the deliriously happy florence is protected from any true criticism by her husband - thanks to his skilful management of putting her in private concerts alongside the ever - faithful cosme - her aspirations for carnegie hall put him in a difficult bind .\na young irishwoman comes to the united states to live and work with her mother as a cleaning lady at carnegie hall . she becomes attached to the place as the people she meets there gradually shape her life . the film also includes a variety of performances from some of the foremost musical artists of the times : conductors bruno walter & leopold stokowski , solists arthur rubinstein & jascha haifetz , singers lily pons & jan peerce and bandleader vaughn monroe among many others .\njoin us for a pre - concert drink and snacks at the parterre bar in zankel hall before carnegie hall presents concerts that start at 9 pm or later . the first 200 concertgoers receive their first drink on us ! simply pick up your voucher and grab your chance to relax between dinner and the show . doors open one hour before the performance . learn more\nelliott carter speaks with ellen taaffe zwilich about his life and career as a composer . videorecording | 1 videorecording ; 2 hrs . , 58 min . | recorded on november 14 , 1996 . ( date ) . recorded at carnegie hall , new york city . ( venue ) . transcribed by amy dunning . edited by pedro gonzalez and james l . wolf . ( general ) . courtesy of carnegie hall ( copyright notice ) . videorecording ( form ) . this has been a . . .\nellen taaffe zwilich speaks with ara guzelimian about her life and career as a composer . videorecording | 1 videorecording ; 2 hrs . , 54 min . | recorded on april 16 , 1999 . ( date ) . recorded at carnegie hall , new york city . ( venue ) . transcribed by denise von glahn . edited by pedro gonzlez and james l . wolf . ( general ) . courtesy of carnegie hall ( copyright notice ) . videorecording ( form ) . this has been . . .\npierre boulez speaks with ellen taaffe zwilich about his life and career as a composer . videorecording | 1 videorecording ; 2 hrs . , 22 min . | recorded on may 7 , 1999 . ( date ) . recorded at carnegie hall , new york city . ( venue ) . transcribed by matthew mcallister . edited by james l . wolf . ( general ) . courtesy of carnegie hall ( copyright notice ) . videorecording ( form ) . this has been a presentation of the . . .\ncarnegie museum of art carnegie museum of art enriches people\u2019s lives through art . the museum is committed to global engagement and regional advancement . we champion creativity and its importance to society with experiences that welcome , inspire , challenge , and inform . our core activities\u2014collecting , conserving , presenting , and interpreting works of art\u2014make those experiences possible . our world - class collection of over 30 , 000 works emphasizes art , architecture , photography , and design from the 19th century to the present . one of the four carnegie museums of pittsburgh , carnegie museum of art was founded by industrialist and philanthropist andrew carnegie in 1895 . learn more : call 412 . 622 . 3131 or visit urltoken .\nned rorem speaks with ellen taaffe zwilich about his life and career as a composer . videorecording | 1 videorecording ; 2 hrs . , 42 . min . | recorded on may 8 , 1996 . ( date ) . recorded at carnegie hall , new york city . ( venue ) . transcribed by jason p . hobratschk . edited by pedro gonzalez and james l . wolf . ( general ) . courtesy of carnegie hall ( copyright notice ) . videorecording ( form ) . this has been . . .\na mother ( marsha hunt ) wants her son ( william prince ) to grow up to be a pianist good enough to play at carnegie hall but , when grown , the son prefers to play with vaughan monroe ' s . . . see full summary \u00bb\n' music is my life , ' declares the 66 - year - old actress in her role as the new york aristocrat , sitting at dinner dressed in white and dripping with pearls , in the opening seconds of the film .\nis a two disc set taken from an october 1996 concert at carnegie hall to honor clint eastwood for all of the work he has done on behalf of the world of jazz . what work , you may ask ? well , in addition to directing the biographical movie\nfilm screening and conversation : h\u00e9lio oiticica saturday , october 1 , 1 : 30\u20133 : 30 p . m . lynn zelevansky with c\u00e9sar oiticica filho cmoa theater ; free , but seating is limited portuguese with english subtitles ; 94 min .\nand so it is to this man that the carnegie hall jazz band , along with several very esteemed and talented guests , gathered to paid homage with a concert , featuring music from several of eastwood ' s projects . the results are spectacular . directed by gillespie protege jon faddis , the carnegie hall jazz band just might be the roaring basie band to modern lincoln center ' s ellingtonesque jazz orchestra . however , as great as the main band is in its namesake venue , the real star performances here are turned in by the guests .\nthe narrative featuring marsha hunt nearly abandoned here , in favor of the performance by the french - born soprano lily pons , singing from one of her signature roles , from delibes '\nlakme ,\nin the 1947 tribute to the famous theater , carnegie hall . >\ntwo of the biggest events include the 100 th anniverary concert at carnegie hall february 27 , and the centennial celebration in athens , april 21 - 22 . the full list of events , concerts , and happenings can be found on the school of music\u2019s 100th anniversary site .\nlawrence a . johnson , reviewing in gramophone \u201cthe main interest in carnegie hall now stems from footage of artists , which is worked into the narrative , often artlessly so . bel canto has provided a master video of sorts , including all alternate musical scenes shot for different versions .\nwhen performing , jenkins would dress in extravagant homemade costumes and throw flowers into the audience . the highlight of her career came on oct . 24 , 1944 , when she performed at carnegie hall where tickets were for once available to the general public ( and music critics ) .\n\u2018blank out\u2019 a new chamber work by michel van der aa , known for experimenting with technology on the opera stage , demands that the soprano miah persson , singing live at the park avenue armory , interact with a co - star , roderick williams , who is present only in a 3 - d film . ( one of mr . van der aa\u2019s previous live - film amalgams , \u201csunken garden , \u201d comes to the dallas opera in march . ) opens sept . 21 ; urltoken .\nhave a pre - concert sip and a snack with delectable nibbles and drinks from starr events at the caf\u00e9 . the caf\u00e9 is easily accessible from the parquet level of stern auditorium / perelman stage . please remember , food and drinks are not permitted in any of the carnegie hall auditoriums .\ncarnegie hall ( 1947 ) was an atypical entry in ulmer\u2019s filmography , a ua musical that was more highbrow than his usual efforts . although the plot was contrived\u2014an aggressive stage mother ( marsha hunt ) pushes her shy pianist son ( william prince ) \u2014it featured notable appearances by such classical music\u2026\nadvocacy award / grant birthday book / magazine career contest crowdfunding campaign economics education event festival for sale interview job posting looking for . . . music industry obituary opinion performance / tour radio recording rights social gathering special offers technology trends tv / film video / dvd website\na mother ( marsha hunt ) wants her son ( william prince ) to grow up to be a pianist good enough to play at carnegie hall but , when grown , the son prefers to play with vaughan monroe ' s orchestra . but mama ' s wishes prevail and the son appears at carnegie hall as the composer - conductor - pianist of a modern horn concerto , with harry james as the soloist . frank mchugh is along as a carnegie hall porter and doorman , and martha o ' driscoll is a singer who provides the love interest for prince . meanwhile and between while a brigade of classical music names from the 1940 ' s ( and earlier and later ) appear ; the conductors walter damrosch , bruno walter , artur rodzinski , fritz reiner and leopold stokowski ; singers rise stevens , lily pons , jan peerce and ezio pinza , plus pianist arthur rubinstein , cellist gregor piatigorsky and violinist jascha heifetz .\nif you are wondering what encores were performed at the conclusion of your carnegie hall presents concert , be sure to visit the event page the next day to see if your guess was correct . it will satisfy your curiosity and is a fun way to show your friends how much you know about music !\ninspired by the majesty of the facility and , more significantly , by its roster of outstanding performing talent , segerstrom , himself a significant financial benefactor to the carnegie hall foundation , began to form his own plan to create culture in orange county that would also intertwine itself with the history of our country .\nby the time florence stood on the carnegie hall stage she was 76 . the comic charms of her recent recordings meant tickets sold out in days . people had to stuff handkerchiefs into their mouths to silence their giggles as she delivered mozart\u2019s queen of the night aria twice , persistently failing to hit those stratospheric high notes .\nmeryl streep and her co - stars in the upcoming film about florence ' s life . she eloped aged 14 with the 30 - year - old son of a rear admiral . although the age of consent was just ten in pennsylvania at that time , her elopement was still shocking\nmarsha hunt is a maid on the staff , mother of an aspiring pianist ( william prince ) , their chat leading to another performance , by mezzo - soprano rise stevens , star of the metropolitan opera , with a selection from her celebrated interpretation of bizet ' s\ncarmen ,\nin carnegie hall , 1947 . >\nopening scene , near the middle of a convoluted narrative , hans yaray at the piano , harold dyrenforth playing the conductor walter damrosch , and marsha hunt who is , at this stage , just an irish immigrant maid , in director edgar g . ulmer ' s elaborate all - star tribute to carnegie hall , 1947 . >\nthe academy award - winning director danny boyle has organized the production , which he has staged twice before in london , in 2010 and 2015 . this staging , a collaboration between dramatic need and carnegie hall , will feature a largely new cast and roster of playwrights who have adapted real monologues from children in rural south africa .\nwho wouldn\u2019t want to keep a visual memory of a carnegie hall visit ? however , please remember photos can only be taken with handheld devices when the performance isn\u2019t in progress . sound or video recording of any performance without written permission of management is strictly prohibited . unauthorized photographs , videos or other recordings may be deleted at management\u2019s discretion .\na great way to learn about the music you are going to hear begins with a visit to the event page . you\u2019ll find a list of the works being performed , blurbs and program notes about the music , artist biographies , and even listening samples . it\u2019s the best way to get a head start on your carnegie hall visit .\n\u2018rinaldo\u2019 harry bicket , leading the latest installment in what has happily become an annual series of handel operas in concert at carnegie hall with his english concert ensemble , fields a superb cast in this exquisite score : iestyn davies , jane archibald , jo\u00e9lle harvey , luca pisaroni , sasha cooke and jakub j\u00f3zef orli\u0144ski . march 25 ; urltoken .\nover time , and by inviting guests to recitals , the real jenkins built up an affectionate , satirical public following . her tone - deaf musical peak was reached in 1944 at a sellout concert in carnegie hall , new york . amused punters queued around the block to see the singing society dame in the flesh . it is the nerve - racking runup to this ill - advised concert , given a month before jenkins died , that forms the centre of nichola martin\u2019s screenplay for the film . \u201cthe central characters of florence and bayfield are ridiculous , touching and preposterous at the same time but they work well together , \u201d said frears .\nmitsuko uchida the queen of pianistic subtlety delves into schubert with a pair of carnegie recitals devoted to his sonatas \u2014 three each night . feb . 26 , march 2 ; urltoken .\ngeneral operating support for carnegie museum of art is provided by the heinz endowments and allegheny regional asset district . the programs of the heinz architectural center are made possible by the generosity of the drue heinz trust . carnegie museum of art receives state arts funding support through a grant from the pennsylvania council on the arts , a state agency funded by the commonwealth of pennsylvania .\ncarnegie hall has no specific dress code , so you might see a variety of attire : tuxedos and long dresses at gala concerts , business attire on weeknights , or other more casual outfits . use your judgment based on the type of artist or performance you are attending . we also offer a coat check with a $ 2 per item charge .\nthe movie - helmed by director of the queen , frears - tells the real - life story of florence who heard her voice as divine , but to the rest of the world it was hilariously awful , and her devoted husband and manager , st clair bayfield , as she gears up to give her first public concert at new york\u2019s carnegie hall .\nglorious and grandiose , florence foster jenkins - played by meryl streep in the new film - was the embodiment of her nation\u2019s dauntless can - do spirit . \u2018people may say that i couldn\u2019t sing , \u2019 she conceded towards the end of her life , \u2018but no one can say that i didn\u2019t sing . \u2019\ntonight , carnegie hall pulls out all the stops to celebrate the beginning of its 120th season . there ' s a starry gala this evening , a snazzy new mobile app and a lavish coffee - table book chronicling the venue ' s history . ( frankly , one does wonder what ' s in store for the bigger anniversary five years from now . )\nselected carnegie hall presentations begin with pre - concert talks to guide you through the music you are about to hear , providing an entertaining and enlightening look at the repertoire and composers before the performances even begin . arrive one hour before the concert time for these talks\u2014free for all ticket holders\u2014and visit our website for speaker updates and additions to the season\u2019s offerings . learn more\nmarc - andr\u00e9 hamelin as technically accomplished as any pianist , mr . hamelin doesn\u2019t rest on those laurels . he delves deeply into dusty corners of the repertory , and emerges , in this recital at carnegie hall , with rarities by samuil feinberg and leopold godowsky , alongside works by liszt and the first book of debussy\u2019s \u201cimages . \u201d nov . 1 ; urltoken .\nfrot\u2019s director , xavier giannoli , has expressed surprise that the films have been released within a few weeks of each other . \u201ci am very curious , \u201d he said last week . \u201ci\u2019m glad it\u2019s coming after my film . i hope the two films do not damage each other . i don\u2019t think they will . \u201d\nthere ' s not much good to say about the 1947 melodrama flick ' carnegie hall ' \u2014 in its review at the time of its release , the new york times called it\nhackneyed and maudlin\nand\none of those soggy fables\n\u2014 but boy , there were some good performances sprinkled therein , including this one with violinist jascha heifetz playing tchaikovsky .\nthe beloved frank loesser musical , based on damon runyon \u2019s short stories about gangsters , gamblers and other denizens of the new york underworld , will be staged as a special benefit for carnegie hall\u2019s artistic and music education programs . three - time tony - winner jack o\u2019brien ( currently in previews with a broadway production of macbeth , starring ethan hawke ) will direct the concert .\nthis striking documentary , crafted from rare found - footage , creates an experience analogous to oiticica\u2019s sensual , dynamic art practice . exhibition curator and cmoa director lynn zelevansky joins film director c\u00e9sar oiticica filho , the artist\u2019s nephew , in conversation about the art and ideas of this compelling artist , as seen through his own words and images .\nin the new biopic ,\nflorence foster jenkins ,\nmeryl streep plays the title role of a wealthy philanthropist with the desire \u2014 but not the talent \u2014 to be a singer . the stephen frears film is based on the real - life character who was a prominent figure in new york arts scene for almost half a century .\nthe segerstrom vision would become the segerstrom center for the arts complex , which has grown to include segerstrom hall , the ren\u00e9e and henry segerstrom concert hall , the samueli theater and the future permanent home for the orange county museum of art . arguably , these formidable elements of culture have elevated orange county into a community worthy of considerable attention and cultural achievement .\nalthough the dates don ' t actually line up as the venue opened in may 1891 , carnegie hall is making much of the fact that tchaikovsky came all the way to america to conduct his marche solennelle at carnegie ' s very first concert , and stuck around to lead several more of his pieces later in that inaugural week . overbooked composers of any era might empathize with tchaikovsky ' s plan , which was simply to re - title the coronation march he had written for czar alexander iii and pass it off as a new work . he was caught \u2014 but the piece was performed anyway .\nphiladelphia orchestra this burnished ensemble from down i - 95 has become practically a house band at carnegie hall in recent years under its vibrant music director , yannick n\u00e9zet - s\u00e9guin . it opens carnegie\u2019s season with lovable standards by gershwin and bernstein , then returns for three more dates , in december , march and april , including new works by tod machover and michel van der aa and a freshly expanded suite from thomas ad\u00e8s\u2019s opera \u201cpowder her face . \u201d bernstein is a recurring strand , too , with \u201cserenade ( after plato\u2019s \u2018symposium\u2019 ) \u201d and the \u201cchichester psalms . \u201d oct . 4 ; urltoken .\ncarnegie museum of art ( cmoa ) announces events and programming for h\u00e9lio oiticica : to organize delirium , the most complete us presentation to date of this important brazilian artist . programming is far - ranging , with offerings for art lovers , gourmands , and curious passers - by alike . they include a film screening with director c\u00e9sar oiticica filho , the return of our culturally immersive feast featuring s\u00e3o paulo chef ana luiza trajano , an evening of music and conversation with mcg jazz , classes , tours , talks , and late - night third thursday activities .\nwilson , who starred on broadway in the musicals the full monty and oklahoma before branching into film and television , is cast as high - stakes player sky masterson . and boggess , seen on broadway in the phantom of the opera , the little mermaid and master class , will play sarah brown , the christian missionary who catches sky\u2019s eye .\nto celebrate its 100 th anniversary , the school of music has planned events sure to make 2017 an exciting and memorable year for faculty , students , alumni , and friends . highlights include fantastic guest artists visiting and performing on campus , a carnegie hall concert in february , a weekend of alumni reunion events in april , and the marching 110 performing in the macy\u2019s thanksgiving day parade next fall .\n\u2018cdmx\u2019 festival boldly declaring irrelevant old distinctions between high and low art , the los angeles philharmonic\u2019s immersion in the music of today\u2019s mexico city includes commissions from gabriela ortiz and arturo m\u00e1rquez ; an evening of brand - new chamber works conducted by carlos miguel prieto ; the philharmonic and gustavo dudamel performing with natalia lafourcade and caf\u00e9 tacvba ; film music , including a screening of alejandro g . i\u00f1\u00e1rritu\u2019s \u201cbirdman , \u201d with live accompaniment ; and organilleros ( organ grinders ) deployed through walt disney concert hall . oct . 9 - 17 ; urltoken .\nit is interesting to note comparisons between the cultural leaders of the 19th century such as carnegie and modern examples such as henry segerstrom . much of the inspiration in both cases came from the women beside the men .\nthe hall invited tchaikovsky for its may 1891 opening\u2014and his american debut . the composer sold out all five nights ; according to lore , ushers were sneaking people in for $ 1 . 50 . but carnegie didn ' t want performances restricted to just classical music . prominent figures like mark twain , billie holiday and winston churchill came to read , perform and orate . by the end of 1950s , however , carnegie hall had begun to fall into disrepair , the resident new york philharmonic was preparing to decamp for ( then under construction ) lincoln center and a date was even set for the venue ' s demolition . in 1960 the city stepped in and saved it . designated a landmark two years later , the venue has been attracting top musical acts and hosting community - based educational programs ever since .\nsphinx organization devoted to promoting racial diversity in classical music through competitions , grants and educational activities , this invaluable entity also presents an annual concert at carnegie hall featuring its flagship orchestra , the sphinx virtuosi ; this year it includes pieces old ( vivaldi , beethoven , vaughan williams ) and new ( the new york premiere of a jimmy l\u00f3pez work for violin , cello and strings ) . oct . 13 ; urltoken .\ncleveland orchestra celebrating its centennial in 2018 , this peerlessly refined ensemble \u2014 perhaps america\u2019s best \u2014 arrives at carnegie hall under franz welser - m\u00f6st for a pair of programs that include a broad span of music , from haydn\u2019s oratorio \u201cthe seasons\u201d to a new work by johannes maria staud , by way of mahler\u2019s ninth symphony . no flashy concertos here : the orchestra is the star . jan . 23 - 24 ; urltoken .\nh\u00e9lio oiticica is organized by lynn zelevansky , henry j . heinz ii director , carnegie museum of art ; elisabeth sussman , sondra gilman curator of photography , whitney museum of american art ; james rondeau , president and eloise w . martin director , the art institute of chicago ; and donna de salvo , deputy director for international initiatives and senior curator , whitney museum of american art ; with anna katherine brodbeck , associate curator , carnegie museum of art .\nmet orchestra returning for its customary post - opera - season stand at carnegie hall , this ensemble , buffed by james levine over decades , will be led by mirga grazinyte - tyla ( in debussy , mussorgsky and tchaikovsky ) ; gianandrea noseda ( mozart and mahler ) ; and mr . levine ( mozart , mahler and the premiere of charles wuorinen\u2019s \u201ceros and nemesis\u201d ) . may 18 , 30 , june 5 ; urltoken .\nlos angeles philharmonic those who can\u2019t make it out to california for this ensemble\u2019s sensational season at walt disney concert hall will have to settle for this pair of programs at david geffen hall , led by gustavo dudamel and featuring a new work by esa - pekka salonen , edgard var\u00e8se\u2019s \u201cam\u00e9riques , \u201d bernstein\u2019s \u201cchichester psalms\u201d and two symphonies : shostakovich\u2019s fifth and beethoven\u2019s ninth . april 27 , 29 ; urltoken .\na conversation a little over a year ago about the 40 - year anniversary of an historic 1976 concert , the marching 110 was the first marching band to play carnegie hall , set the stage for an exciting concert event celebrating the school of music\u2019s 100 th anniversary . this event features the ohio wind symphony , the school of music alumni , faculty , students , and special guest artists , february 27 , in new york city .\nnora is a selfish and pathetic person in whom we have little or no interest , her piano - playing son has the personality of a goldfish , and the film is the clunkier for them both . tip - if you see this on video fast - forward to the musical bits . they are well worth it and amazingly , all still look great after all these years !\nin addition to ms . theron , mr . mcavoy and mr . mcgregor , other film stars include susan sarandon and daniel kaluuya . others include the \u201cdaily show\u201d host trevor noah , of south africa , and lena dunham . also appearing are the six - time tony award - winner audra mcdonald , and two \u201chamilton\u201d performers , the tony - winner daveed diggs and javier mu\u00f1oz .\n\u201c\u2026i discovered around fifteen rolls of super 8 film . i was impressed that they were still unknown , as he was one of the greatest artists of the second half of the twentieth century . at that moment i had the sensation that , together with the cassette tapes\u2026one would be able to see through the eyes of the artist and hear his inner thoughts . \u201d \u2013c\u00e9sar oiticica filho\nboston symphony orchestra after he canceled on the met\u2019s new \u201ctosca , \u201d it became clear that jonas kaufmann\u2019s opera engagements in new york might well be attenuated in coming years by family obligations . that ups the ante on his appearance with this pristine ensemble at carnegie hall in the lovelorn second act of wagner\u2019s \u201ctristan und isolde , \u201d a work he has not yet sung onstage , with the soprano camilla nylund and the conductor andris nelsons . the bostonians and mr . nelsons play bernstein , shostakovich , mozart , strauss and j\u00f6rg widmann in their other two programs at carnegie ( where mr . kaufmann will have appeared in recital in january ) . april 11 - 13 ; urltoken .\nsol gabetta a cellist of style and focus , ms . gabetta appears at alice tully hall with the pianist bertrand chamayou in a program of sonatas by beethoven , britten and chopin . may 12 ; urltoken .\nshift : festival of american orchestras after a successful inaugural run , this showcase for ensembles thinking outside the box \u2014 modeled on the spring for music festival at carnegie hall a few years ago \u2014 returns to the kennedy center in washington . this time the featured orchestras , presenting both concerts and community events , will be the fort worth , albany and indianapolis symphonies , as well as washington\u2019s own national symphony orchestra . april 9 - 15 ; urltoken .\nthe wind symphony , who recently released their second commercial recording color + light , makes its carnegie hall debut in celebration of the ohio university school of music\u2019s 100th anniversary . under the baton of director of bands andrew trachsel , the ensemble performs a diverse program that features the canadian brass , broadway star den\u00e9e benton of natasha , pierre & the great comet of 1812 , percussionist roger braun , and world premieres by composers dave malloy and mark phillips .\nit might have been more appropriate if our next - door neighbor , olin downes , had been given this delicate assignment of reviewing\ncarnegie hall ,\nwhich had a dual premiere at the winter garden and park avenue yesterday . for it is more of a musical concert than it is a motion picture , actually ; and since music is mr . downes ' department , it would not be our wish to intrude . view full article in timesmachine \u00bb\n\u2018the exterminating angel\u2019 thomas ad\u00e8s conducts the met premiere of his seething 2016 opera , based on the surreal luis bu\u00f1uel film about an elegant dinner party whose guests find it \u2014 first oddly , then ominously \u2014 impossible to leave . tom cairns , who wrote the libretto , directs ; the large ensemble cast includes audrey luna , amanda echalaz , sally matthews , alice coote , iestyn davies , joseph kaiser , rod gilfry and john tomlinson . ( on oct . 15 at zankel hall , a few of the singers and mr . ad\u00e8s will perform songs by him and others . ) opens oct . 26 ; urltoken .\nchicago symphony orchestra over the past few years , riccardo muti has shaped an ensemble both powerful and lyrical . he brings it to carnegie hall in works by stravinsky , britten , chausson ( the \u201cpo\u00e8me de l\u2019amour et de la mer , \u201d with the juicy mezzo - soprano cl\u00e9mentine margaine ) , verdi and brahms , and new pieces by jennifer higdon ( a concerto for low - brass quartet ) and samuel adams . feb . 9 - 10 ; urltoken .\n\u2018the mother of us all\u2019 virgil thomson and gertrude stein\u2019s quirkily heart - rending pageant - opera about susan b . anthony and the struggle for women\u2019s suffrage will be staged by the searching young director r . b . schlather in a site - specific production at the 19th - century hudson hall in hudson , n . y . ( schlather completists will want to check out his staging of a new piece , \u201cfilm stills , \u201d based on cindy sherman\u2019s photographs , in the spring at national sawdust in brooklyn , alongside a new opera by anna clyne based on eva hesse\u2019s diaries . ) opens nov . 11 ; urltoken .\nhere ' s marilyn horne singing a medley of americana , including aaron copland ' s setting of the shaker tune\nsimple gifts ,\nat the hall ' s centennial gala in 1991 , with james levine conducting .\njulia bullock a deeply communicative singer in a range of styles , this young soprano unites classic lieder and a set of jazz and blues songs at weill recital hall , joined by the pianist john arida . april 20 ; urltoken .\nin may , meryl streep will be seen in the pearls and jewelled headband of the deluded star in a british - made film , florence foster jenkins , that co - stars hugh grant as her dashing manager and partner , the middle - ranking english shakespearean actor st clair bayfield . a french version of the jenkins story , the acclaimed marguerite , came out last month and stars catherine frot as the so - called \u201cdiva of din\u201d .\n. however , eastwood ' s contributions to the jazz world go beyond his efforts in jazz oriented films . a fan of jazz from the age of 16 , eastwood has never forgotten the music he loves , and has quietly used it in most of his films . in fact , much of the credit for the rebirth in interest in dinah washington and johnny hartman can be attributed to eastwood ' s prominent use of their music in his film adaptation of\nphilip glass carnegie hall celebrates this prolific artist , who holds its debs composer\u2019s chair this season , with a series of concerts . most intimate may be a selection of glass songs , arranged by nico muhly and performed by him and some close collaborators . other programs feature the philip glass ensemble ( \u201cmusic with changing parts\u201d ) , the louisiana philharmonic orchestra ( \u201cdays and nights in rocinha\u201d and the concerto fantasy for two timpanists and orchestra ) and the pacific symphony ( \u201cthe passion of ramakrishna\u201d ) . feb . 8 ; urltoken .\n\u201cthe real florence foster jenkins was the ultimate club lady , \u201d streep said . \u201cthose were the days when the professions were not open to women , so there were women of means who to keep themselves busy did charitable good works . florence was a great patron of the arts in new york and that\u2019s how she moved up through the social echelons of society . she kept the musical life of the city alive \u2013 she underwrote concerts at carnegie hall and spread around the money she had inherited from her husband and father . \u201d"]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "ice age : continental drift", "paragraphs": ["ice age 4 : continental drift : master of the sea ' s lyrics .\nlisten to ice age : continental drift ( original motion picture score ) now .\n\u2014 tv spot for ice age : continental drift spoofing the dark knight rises .\nproduct review : ice age : continental drift - arctic games for nintendo ds .\nthe original motion picture soundtrack of ice age continental drift movie is composed by john powell . here is track listing of all songs from ice age continental drift film \u2013\nice age : continental drift is now in theaters . find out more at urltoken .\nfilm : ice age 4 : continental drift year : 2012 soundtrack : ice age continental drift original soundtrack track nr . : 1 song : morning peaches artist : john powell\n\u2014 collection of footage from national signing santa day for ice age : continental drift .\nget ready to brave the icy cold glacial games in ice age : continental drift .\nscrat ( chris wedge ) and his acorn in\nice age : continental drift .\nbutton to find out if ice age : continental drift is playing in your country .\n\u2014 tv spot for ice age : continental drift promotes the films ' digital hd release .\nproduct review : ice age : continental drift - arctic games for nintendo ds . | wired\n\u2014 footage of peter de s ve ( ice age character designer ) at national signing santa day for ice age : continental drift .\nthe animated family flick ice age : continental drift , the fourth installment in the . . .\n\u2014 footage of keke palmer ( peaches ) at national signing santa day for ice age : continental drift .\n\u2014 interview with aziz ansari ( squint ) at the new york screening for ice age : continental drift .\n\u2014 interview with john leguizamo ( sid ) at the new york screening for ice age : continental drift .\n\u2014 interview with keke palmer ( peaches ) at the new york screening for ice age : continental drift .\n\u2014 interview with queen latifah ( ellie ) at the new york screening for ice age : continental drift .\n\u2014 interview with ray romano ( manny ) at the new york screening for ice age : continental drift .\nget your copy of ice age : continental drift on blu - ray and dvd december 11 , 2012 .\nforeign box office : ' ice age : continental drift ' opens wide overseas , seizing the no . 1 spot\n\u2014 footage from the q & a ; session at the new york screening for ice age : continental drift .\n\u2014 viral video for ice age : continental drift has people around the world do the ' sid shuffle ' .\nice age : continental drift - arctic games is a video game based on the film of the same name .\nthe original motion picture soundtrack cd ( ost ) of ice age continental drift is now available on amazon and itunes .\n\u2014 music video for the wanted ' s ' chasing the sun ' from the ice age : continental drift soundtrack .\nice age : continental drift [ 2 ] ( also known as ice age 4 and ice age 4 : continental drift ) is a 2012 action adventure film and the fourth installment in the ice age franchise and sequel to ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs . the sequel was announced on may 5 , 2010 and it was released on july 13 , 2012 . it is the second ice age installment that uses digital 3d .\nice age : continental drift finds manny the mammoth and his friends , sid and diego , having to rescue manny\u2019s family from pirates . ice age : continental drift is a delightful animated movie with a positive message about the importance of family .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing ice age : continental drift near you .\n\u2014 holiday tv spot for ice age : continental drift announces the film ' s release to blu - ray and dvd .\nforeign box office : ' ice age : continental drift ' opens wide overseas , seizing the no . 1 spot\nforeign box office : ' ice age : continental drift ' opens wide overseas , seizing the no . 1 spot | hollywood reporter\nice age has proven to be a huge franchise for fox , raking in more than $ 4 billion . a fourth film , ice age : continental drift , debuts this july .\nice age : continental drift - arctic games is available for the nintendo ds , nintendo 3ds , xbox and wii . image : urltoken\nan official screenshot from the teaser trailer of ice age : continental drift was released january 6 , 2011 on examiner . com . [ 12 ]\nice age : continental drift is the soundtrack of the film scored by john powell and was released on july 10 , 2012 . [ 17 ]\nice age : continental drift was released on dvd , blu - ray , and blu - ray 3d on december 11 , 2012 . [ 1 ]\n\u2014 interview with chris wedge , who plays scrat in ice age : continental drift : 1 . how he came to voice scrat 2 . his favorite characters\nthe ice age : collision course score is the album consisting the musical scores for ice age : collision course . they were composed by john debney , instead of john powell who did the scores for the last three sequels of the franchise , ice age : the meltdown ( soundtrack ) , ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs ( soundtrack ) , and ice age : continental drift ( soundtrack ) .\nthese films are generally good at being good enough , and the fourth installment , ice age : continental drift , doesn ' t deviate from that modest tradition .\nice age : continental drift 3d is out on blu - ray\u2122 3d , blu - ray\u2122 and dvd on december 11 , but fans can prebook november 14 .\ncontinental drift is the first time that you haven ' t worked with carlos saldanha on an ice age film . how did that affect the working environment for you ?\n\u2014 interview with michael thurmeier , who is a director for ice age : continental drift : 1 . how an animated movie starts 2 . favorite characters 3 . strength\nice age : continental drift , the fourth film in the franchise , is set for release in 3d on july 13th , 2012 . the story picks up after scrat\u2019s continental cataclysm , which has triggers the greatest adventure of all for \u201cice age\u2019s\u201d intrepid trio \u2014 manny , diego , and sid .\n\u2014 interview with sean william scott , who plays crash in ice age : continental drift : 1 . crash ' s evolution 2 . ease of getting into character 3 . working in\n\u2014 interview with keke palmer , who plays peaches in ice age : continental drift : 1 . her character 2 . character ' s struggles 3 . if peaches had a facebook 4 .\nfox animation and blue sky studios ' ice age : continental drift has become the studio ' s biggest film ever in latin america , and the no . 2 title overall behind the avengers .\nheather morris , josh gad , alan tudyk , kunal nayyar , alain chabat , joy behar , nicki minaj , nick frost and j . b . smoove signed on to ice age : continental drift\n\u201cice age : continental drift\u201d does accurately convey a sense of prehistoric times . carbon - dating techniques peg its inspiration to approximately 2006 , when movies about pirates and tyler perry still seemed relatively new .\nwith batman lurking , the prehistoric critters of ' ice age : continental drift ' ran off with the box office , earning $ 46 million in their opening weekend , according to studio estimates sunday .\nin ice age : continental drift , gamers of all ages can use teamwork or go head - to - head as their favourite characters in a motion controlled competition that\u2019s fun for the whole family .\nscrat the saber - toothed squirrel gets a well - earned promotion from series mascot to plot catalyst in ice age : continental drift , the anticipated fourth entry in the hugely successful computer - animated franchise .\nkids might be inspired to learn about prehistoric animals , but ice age : continental drift is obviously intended for entertainment purposes and shouldn ' t be considered an accurate depiction of the way ancient mammals interacted .\n\u2018ice age 5\u2019 gets title , date change ; weinstein co . adjusts \u2018about ray\u2019\nthe latest ice age sequel sees manny and friends setting sail on an iceberg .\nthis list is incomplete . you can help ice age wiki by expanding it .\noutgrossed dreamwork ' s madagascar 3 : europe ' s most wanted , but the latter outgrossed continental drift in the united states .\nfamilies can talk about ice age : continental drift ' s defining message about the meaning of family . what defines a family ? how is sid ' s\nbiological\nfamily a disappointment compared to his herd ?\nthis article is a stub . you can help ice age wiki by expanding it .\nit ' s not the best of the ice age franchise , but still funny .\nice age 5\u2032 gets title , date change ; weinstein co . adjusts ' about ray\nice age : continental drift has a strong message about the importance of family . the production quality of 3d animation is fantastic . the humor is a mix of slapstick comedy and some scatological jokes . the plot jumps once in awhile . this is sometimes confusing . however , the characters are lovable and memorable . children will laugh , and parents will enjoy continental drift .\nice age is a delightful family friendly movie that requires a very slight caution for parents .\nbox office update : \u2018ice age\u2019 freezes the competition with $ 16 . 5 million on friday\nwith the release of gulliver\u2019s travels , fox attached a 3d short film based on their popular ice age series , titled \u201c scrat\u2019s continental crack - up \u201c .\npassing the half - billion foreign gross mark ( $ 516 . 3 million ) was the weekend\u2019s no . 2 title , ice age : continental drift , which grossed $ 50 . 7 million at 15 , 932 venues in 69 markets .\nice age 4 is the second most successful title in the family franchise after ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs , which grossed $ 886 . 7 million worldwide , including $ 694 internationally .\nwanda sykes steals the show as the ice age gang become separated from their friends and family .\nforget katniss everdeen and\nthe hunger games\n: besides\nmarvel ' s the avengers\nand\nthe dark knight rises ,\nno film released in 2012 has grossed more around the world than\nice age : continental drift .\ncologne , germany - - 20th century fox is taking manny , diego , sid and the endlessly frustrated squirrel scrat to the cineeurope film distributors ' trade fair , where fox ' s ice age : continental drift will have its world premiere june 20 .\ntwentieth century fox ' s ice age : continental drift is off to a great start at the international box office , where it has earned $ 11 million in only two days from 12 markets , including strong performances across latin america and in france .\nan early poster of the movie was revealed at the 2010 licensing international expo in las vegas . [ 10 ] on december 19 , 2010 , 20th century fox released the first screenshot of ice age : continental drift ( pictured ) . [ 11 ]\ninterwoven with these epic tales of family exploits are the continuing adventures of scrat , whose sole purpose in life - whose very existence - revolves around an acorn as elusive as it is cherished . scrat ' s quest for the nut has had consequences ; in the first\nice age\nscrat ' s obsession triggered the ice age itself . in ice age : continental drift , scrat and the object of his pursuits are nothing less than the catalyst for a cataclysm . forget what you ' ve learned in geology about the continents forming as a result of massive tectonic turbulence and volcanic eruptions tearing land masses apart . ice age : continental drift reveals that these seismic shifts came about from scrat ' s misadventures .\nthe animated film - - the fourth in the\nice age\nseries - - has earned an astonishing $ 620 . 5 million internationally thus far , more than any other cartoon in history except for\ntoy story 3\n( $ 649 million ) and\nice age : dawn of the dinosaurs ( $ 694 million ) . since release on july 13 ,\nice age : continental drift\nhas earned more internationally than every 2012 release except for\nmarvel ' s the avengers .\n(\nthe dark knight rises\nhas grossed roughly $ 180 million less than\nice age : continental drift\noverseas , but is beating the film in north america by almost $ 250 million . )\nthe animated film from 20th century fox is the fourth in the ' ice age ' series and the first in 3 - d . the north america performance of ' continental drift ' was on par with previous ' ice age ' movies but well below the opening weekend of the second installment , ' the meltdown , ' which opened with $ 68 million in 2006 .\nice age : continental drift was released in the united states on july 13 , 2012 , by 20th century fox . this was the first ice age film to be presented in the 2 . 39 : 1 aspect ratio . the film grossed $ 877 million worldwide , marking it the fifth highest - grossing film of 2012 and the highest - grossing animated film of 2012 .\nfox\u2019s ice age : continental drift , the fourth film in the animated franchise , won the weekend with an estimated $ 46 million opening at the box office . the family - friendly flick bowed in 3 , 881 theaters and earned an $ 11 , 853 per - theater average over the friday - to - sunday period . the film has already made roughly seven times that much in foreign territories . compared to the previous installments in the ice age series , continental drift fell smack dab between the second and third film\u2019s openings . and thanks to an bullish \u201ca - \u201d grade from cinemascore , continental drift should get some strong word of mouth and hold up well with younger audiences and their parents .\nice age : collision course\nis surprisingly entertaining \u2013 especially for the fifth installment in the franchise .\nice age 4\u2032 foreign debut $ 78m and no . 1 in all 34 markets : already breaking records\nit continues the story from the first continental crack - up , released in january , which serves as the plot - launching catalyst for the feature film ice age : continental drift , in which scrat\u2019s continent - splitting shenanigans launch manny ( ray romano ) , diego ( denis leary ) , and sid ( john leguizamo ) on an ocean - spanning adventure .\nthe original , 2002\u2019s ice age , grossed a total of $ 381 . 8 million globally with most of that ( $ 207 million ) coming from overseas playoff . the worldwide take for 2006\u2019s ice age 2 : the meltdown increased to $ 649 . 5 million with $ 457 million derived from the foreign circuit . continental drift opens this week in 14 markets including germany and holland .\npreceded by a simpsons short shot in 3 - d\u2014perhaps the only thing more superfluous than a fourth ice age movie\u2014 ice age : continental drift finds a retinue of vaguely contemporaneous animals coping with life in the post - pangaea age . the core ice age cast\u2014wooly mammoth manny ( ray romano ) , sabertooth tiger diego ( denis leary ) , and sloth sid ( john leguizamo ) \u2014are set adrift , sailing the high seas on a chunk of ice until they collide with a bellicose primate ( peter dinklage ) . meanwhile , on land , manny\u2019s daughter ( keke palmer ) trudges toward a land bridge as the continental shelf bears down on her family and friends with alarming , geologically improbable speed .\ncontinental drift , featuring the voices of ray romano , denis leary and john leguizamo , will close out the cineeurope conference , which runs june 18 - 20 in barcelona .\n\u201cice age : continental drift\u201d continues in the same cavalier vein , with far too many characters and an everything - but - the - kitchen - sink plot that drags in the birth of the continents , ancient greek mythology and some beethoven symphonies on the soundtrack . also , pirates .\nthe ' ice age ' franchise has now surpassed $ 2 . 2 billion worldwide , and the studio expects ' continental drift ' to equal the global total of the last installment , 2009 ' s ' dawn of the dinosaurs , ' which took in $ 886 . 7 million .\nthe following is a list consisting of all songs featured in the ice age films , score songs not included .\nthe latest \u201cice age\u201d sequel opens today . can anyone out there honestly say they\u2019ve been looking forward to it ?\nice age veterans ray romano , john leguizamo , denis leary , and queen latifah are back . composer john powell ( ice age ii and iii , how to train your dragon ) returns for his third chapter of the ice age franchise , armed once again with his symphonic and choral forces . our prehistoric friends are in good hands .\na sequel , titled ice age : collision course , was released on july 22 , 2016 . [ 5 ]\nice age : continental drift \u2013 arctic games , a video game based on the film , developed by behaviour interactive , published by activision and was released on july 10 , 2012 [ 56 ] for wii , nintendo 3ds , nintendo ds , playstation 3 and xbox 360 . [ 57 ]\nice age : continental drift - arctic games is rated \u201ce\u201d ( everyone ) by the esrb and is available on kinect for xbox 360 for a suggested retail price of $ 39 . 99 , wii and nintendo 3ds for $ 29 . 99 , and nintendo ds for $ 24 . 99 .\nready for one of the surprises of the summer ? here ' s our review of ice age 4 . . .\nmy kids really enjoyed the ice age movies , so it was a no brainer to buy them the ds game .\nthe opening continental drift figures indicate the title is on track for a foreign gross total of at least $ 500 million . biggest franchise grosser thus far is 2009\u2019s ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs , drawing a worldwide total of $ 887 . 1 million of which $ 693 . 9 originated offshore .\nice age : continental drift is a 2012 american 3d computer - animated comedy adventure film produced by blue sky studios . it was written by jason fuchs and michael berg , and directed by steve martino and michael thurmeier \u2014the first film in the series not to be directed by carlos saldanha . [ 4 ]\nbox office milestone : ' ice age 4 ' becomes top fox film in latin america , no . 2 of all time\nit grossed $ 715 million overseas , making it the highest - grossing ice age film outside of the u . s .\nice age movie tops box office with $ 46 million opening weekend . . . but batman is lurking to snatch the title\nice age : continental drift has a strong message about the importance of family . the production quality of 3d animation is fantastic . the plot jumps once in awhile . this is sometimes confusing , but the characters are lovable and memorable . the humor is a mix of slapstick and scatological jokes mostly appropriate for children .\nabsolutely in the league of the previous ice age movies , this hilarious story will take you through the drift of the continents via the adventures of scrat the unlucky squirrel and the consequences of it on all the other characters .\nworking with brand experience agency maraduke grimwig to capitalise on jubilee celebrations , fox hired look - alikes of prince charles , katie and william , prince harry , and of course , her majesty queen elizabeth , to take part in the dance as part of a global internet film to promote ice age 4 : continental drift .\nreview : neolithic nirvana . this hilarious computer - animated feature about three ice - age animals and a human baby turns an age - old story of unlikely allies into something as fresh as the driven snow . it ' s 20 , 000 years ago , and as the ice age approaches the early ma\u2026 ( more )\nfox ' s wildly popular prehistoric toon series shows no sign of extinction in\nice age : continental drift ,\nan amusing , adds - nothing fourth chapter in which manny and his woolly mammoth family find their lives disrupted by the separation of pangaea - - an event that occurred roughly 200 million years before their time .\na sequel , titled ice age : collision course , was released on july 22 , 2016 . [ 5 ] [ 58 ]\nice age : continental drift\nwill perhaps be a delight for little kids , judging by their friendly reaction at a saturday morning sneak preview i attended . real little kids . real , real little kids . i doubt their parents will enjoy it much , especially after shelling out the extra charge for the 3 - d version .\nlast year ' s ice age : continental drift took in $ 874 . 9 million worldwide , including a massive $ 714 million internationally . fox hasn ' t released any details about the fifth installment , although most of the main voice cast - - led by ray romano as manny the wooly mammoth - - is expected to return .\ndiego ( left , voiced by denis leary ) and shira ( jennifer lopez ) are in love in the fourth \u201cice age . \u201d\nbox office milestone : ' ice age 4 ' becomes top fox film in latin america , no . 2 of all time\nthe first details of the film were revealed on january 10 , 2010 when the new york times reported that blue sky was working on a fourth film , and was in negotiations with the voice cast . fox later confirmed on may 5 , 2010 that ice age : continental drift would be released on july 13 , 2012 . [ 9 ]\nice age 4 has grossed $ 181 million in the region , besting the $ 177 million earned by fellow fox film avatar . in terms of the overall record for top performer in latin america , ice age 4 is second only to avengers ( $ 207 million ) .\nfox\u2019s wildly popular prehistoric toon series shows no sign of extinction in \u201cice age : continental drift , \u201d an amusing , adds - nothing fourth chapter in which manny and his woolly mammoth family find their lives disrupted by the separation of pangaea \u2014 an event that occurred roughly 200 million years before their time . not that scientific accuracy has [ \u2026 ]\nmobile game developer gameloft has announced an exclusive deal with fox to launch a new title based on the popular animated film series ice age .\nbox office milestone : ' ice age 4 ' becomes top fox film in latin america , no . 2 of all time | hollywood reporter\nbut in the end , this latest \u201cice age\u201d movie is about as surprising and unpredictable as a glacier . and not much more fun .\nice age : continental drift 3d is coming to theaters july 13 . along with it , fans will be treated to the 3d animated short \u201cthe longest daycare , \u201d featuring young maggie simpson in what appears to be a prison movie spoof of some kind . this will mark the springfield family\u2019s first foray to the big screen since their feature film in 2007 .\nfor anyone who has followed the\nice age\nfranchise , these numbers aren ' t too surprising . while\nice age\nonly earned $ 206 million internationally after its release in 2002 , the next three films were all global juggernauts .\nice age : the meltdown\ngrossed $ 460 million internationally , which accounted for 70 percent of the film ' s total gross ;\nice age : dawn of the dinosaurs\nsaw 77 percent of its total gross come from international markets ; and the fourth film has seen 81 percent of its total gross come from overseas ticket sales so far . perhaps not coincidentally , with the franchise gearing itself to a global marketplace ,\nice age : continental drift\nhas the lowest domestic gross of any film in the series ( $ 144 million ) , but could pass the original film , which earned $ 176 million in north america , before it shuffles out of theaters .\nok , ice age 1 was hilarious and a new standard for animation humor ; together with shrek , that came a year earlier . but where shrek kept pretty consistent through the sequels ( the attack of the princesses in part 3 was a absolute high in animation comedy ) , ice age dropped away further each sequel . shrek stopped in time , ice age should have stopped after 3 . continental drift was already hardly worth watching . this latest sequel is maybe one of the worst animation movies ever . the story - line is horrible and it is simply not funny . the writers are clearly struggling to make up a story the use all clich\u00e9s they can find . even scrat is not funny most of the time , although he lifts the rest of the movie up . will kids like this movie ? probably , but it lacks the wonder and quality of the first ice age . an ice age fan better avoids this movie\nthe first details of the sequel were announced on january 10 , 2010 , when the new york times reported that blue sky was working on a fourth film and was in negotiations with the voice cast . [ 15 ] fox later confirmed on may 5 , 2010 , that ice age : continental drift would be released on july 13 , 2012 . [ 16 ]\nthe magical ingredient of the franchise is its focus on family . this provides the stories ' rich emotional underpinnings , as well as much of their comedy and adventure .\n' ice age ' has always been about family ,\nsays lori forte , who has produced the entire series and co - wrote the story for ice age : continental drift .\nno matter what the plot is of a given ' ice age ' film , it still comes down to family - and about how manny , diego , sid and the now - extended clan look out for one another . that kind of storytelling and humor appeals to everyone , everywhere .\nin the end , this latest\nice age\nmovie is about as surprising and unpredictable as a glacier . and not much more fun .\nstory : foreign box office : ' ice age 4 ' reclaims no . 1 berth , ' amazing spider - man ' slips to second place\nparents need to know that ice age : continental drift is the fourth installment in fox ' s popular prehistoric animal franchise . even the youngest moviegoers will want to follow manny , sid , and diego ' s latest adventures . like ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs , this one ' s in 3 - d and features some cartoonish violence , mild romance , a smattering of insults , and some scatological humor . on the plus side , there are a lot of overtly positive messages about family and friendship .\nyou watched ester dean\ndrop it low\nwith chris brown and recently heard her on nicki minaj ' s billboard hot 100 no . 4 ,\nsuper bass .\nnow the singer , also one of the industry ' s busiest songwriters , is moving back into the limelight with a role in ice age : continental drift and a solo album in the works .\nin\nice age : continental drift ,\nscrat ' s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn , which he ' s been after since the dawn of time , has world - changing consequences - - a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for manny , diego and sid . in the wake of these earth - shattering upheavals , sid reunites with his long lost family , and the gang encounters a ragtag menagerie of colorful new characters determined to stop them from returning home .\nwhenever i watch an\nice age\nmovie , i understand how my mother felt whenever i zoned out in front of the television after school .\n\u201cice age : dawn of the dinosaurs , \u201d from blue sky , was the no . 1 animated film of 2009 at the international box office .\nice age continental drift official trailer # 1 ( 2012 ) hd movie subscribe : urltoken scrat ' s nutty pursuit of the cursed acorn , which he ' s been after since the dawn of time , has world - changing consequences - a continental cataclysm that triggers the greatest adventure of all for manny , diego and sid . in the wake of these upheavals , sid reunites with his cantankerous granny , and the herd encounters a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates determined to stop them from returning home .\ndomestically , ice age 4 has grossed $ 136 million to date for a worldwide total of $ 743 million , on par with the dark knight rises .\nlove all the ice age films and now my son wants to watch every single one . once again this one didn ' t disappoint . loved it .\ncontinental drift - - which doesn ' t open in north america until jul 13 - - is rolling out in a total of 37 markets this weekend , inlcuding the 11 territories where the film began unspooling mid - week or on thursday .\nfilm : ice age : continental drift ( 20th century fox ) total products spotted : 0 standout placement : n / a most memorable placement ( positive ) : n / a most memorable placement ( negative ) : n / a overall product placement integration grade ( 1 - 10 ) : n / a comments : it\u2019s a real challenge to justify brand - based references and jokes in a film that\u2019s mean to take place tens of thousands of years ago . it\u2019s even harder to legitimately place a product on the screen . that\u2019s why product placement in animated features set in ye olde pre - marketing times is scarce and left to contemporary kid pics like madagascar 3 while , like ancient scotland - set brave , the ice age franchise \u2014 the new # 1 movie at the box office following the weekend opening of ice age : continental drift \u2014 is left to drift product placement - less . offscreen , however , the film put together a wooly mammoth\u2019s worth of tie - ins and marketing muscle , well beyond augmented reality and a dark knight rises spoof . [ more ]\nice age : continental drift is a heartwarming film promoting the importance of family relationships . the same original characters are reintroduced including diego the saber tooth tiger , manny the mammoth , ellie the female mammoth , and sid the sloth . they introduce some new characters , including louis , a mole hog , manny\u2019s and ellie\u2019s daughter mammoth peaches , sid\u2019s grandmother , and a female saber tooth tiger named shira .\nyet while the filmmakers could have taken a lazy approach to ice age : continental drift , rushing the sequel into cinemas and cackling maniacally as the money floods in , they actually seem to have taken some time and care over this one . so while the narrative is nothing to write home about , following the template of countless family flicks , the visuals are striking and lush and the jokes consistently hilarious .\nice age is an uneven movie franchise . shrek on the other hand has four good movies instead of three . this movie was hilarious ! i loved it !\ngranny\u2019s feisty efforts , combined with beautiful 3d images that pop off the screen in spectacular fashion , produce as good an ice age film as we\u2019ve yet seen .\nthe fourth installment of the ice age franchise isn\u2019t set to hit theaters until july 13 , 2012 , but if your animation appetite is getting ravenous , ew has your first look at scrat\u2019s continental crack - up \u2014 part 2 , a short set to premiere on itunes this wednesday .\nin ice age : continental drift \u2013 arctic games , a secret treasure has fallen into the hands of the ice age gang and trouble has stirred over the glaciers as to who will keep the prized riches . naturally , the best way to settle the score is through a series of wintery sporting events ! join the jolly \u201cherd\u201d or the mischievous \u201cpirates\u201d to compete in the first ever arctic games to determine who can land their paws on the prize . play as manny , diego , sid , and other prehistoric pals in competitive games like glacier hopping , ski jumping , and squirrel cannon . gamers can compete through story mode , free play , and tournament style games to reach for new records and earn gold , silver , and bronze acorn medals . ice age : continental drift \u2013 arctic games is perfect for gamers of all ages to get together and laugh their way through silly competition . it\u2019s time to team up with your favorite sub - zero friend and go for the gold !\nthe film is the fourth installment of the ice age series and the sequel to ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs ( 2009 ) . the plot focuses on scrat sending manny , sid , and diego adrift on an iceberg with sid ' s granny and causing them to face a gang of pirates led by captain gutt .\nneolithic nirvana . this hilarious computer - animated feature about three ice - age animals and a human baby turns an age - old story of unlikely allies into something as fresh as the driven snow . it ' s 20 , 000 years ago , and as the ice age approaches the early mammals start migrating south . resigned to the facts of global climactic change , evolution and the food . . . read more\nit\u2019s familiar , drawn - out shtick , and the humor lacks the subtlety of the first and best ice age , but there are some visually inventive high points .\nopening more than two weeks before its july 13 u . s . and canada debut was blue sky studio\u2019s ice age : continental drift , which introduced itself via 20 th century fox to 9 , 653 screens including some 4 , 200 3d venues in 35 markets for a weekend take of $ 80 . 3 million for an average of $ 8 , 319 per site . it ranks no . 1 on the weekend .\ncontinental drift features a whole bunch of stars from the pop & urban music worlds - queen latifah of course , but also drake , nicki minaj , jennifer lopez , ester dean . did you end up incorporating anything special in your music for their characters ?\npictured at the\naccordageddon\nsampling session for ice age : continental drift on the warner bros . lot : back row ( l - r ) : beth caucci , doug petty , gee rabe , john powell , germaine franco , nick arriondo , joshua kaufman , michael lehmann boddicker . front row ( l - r ) : victor chaga , michael mollo , edie lehmann boddicker , adam merrin . photo by melinda lerner .\nso then why ice age 4 ? it\u2019s an odd partnering until one learns that the latest ice age film \u2014 despite taking place tens of thousands of years before ships sailed the seas or gold had any value whatsoever \u2014 includes a ragtag menagerie of seafaring pirates . ( oh , what pirates of the caribbean \u2018s success hath wrought . )\nice age village features a variety of quests and mini - games players can experience as they meet notable characters from the film series , including sid , manny and diego .\ncomposer john powell returns for his third chapter of the ice age franchise , armed once again with his symphonic and choral forces . our prehistoric friends are in good hands .\nthis is the best ice age film out of all of them ! it ' s so underrated . . . this film is amazing , you should really watch it .\nthe ice age series is one of the more endearing animated franchise from the past decade . the first was a heartwarming and genuinely funny adventure taking place during the time of mammoths , sabertooth tigers , and clumsy sloths . the first sequel lost a lot of that magic , but dawn of the dinosaurs did do some fresh things with the series . however , generally , over time , the films have gained plenty of characters , but lost most of its charm . the fourth in the series , continental drift , is the least exciting , least funny , and cheapest of the bunch . that ' s not to say that ice age 4 doesn ' t have its moments : the main characters still have their appeal and there are a few good laughs , but it is clear that the ice age train is running out of steam here . continental drift kicks off with the lovable rodent scrat causing the continents to drift apart . the trio of manny , diego , and sid are soon embarking on an adventure adrift on the open sea . they meet up with pirates ( and a whole collection of new characters ) and try to find their way home . the plots of the ice age films have gotten simpler as they go , instead relying on introducing as many new characters as possible . the problem with ice age 4 is that none of the new characters are memorable , funny , or charming . the effort just seems to be down here . ray romano , dennis leary , and john leguizamo , still manage to breath some life into the picture , but the passion is clearly not there like it was in 2002 . the animation is also less - than - stellar . ice age continental drift could be a tv movie and i wouldn ' t know the difference . it ' s just cheap . there are some moments of wit and excitement in ice age 4 , but on the whole , it is an exercise in diminishing returns . most of the passion and effort of the series is gone , leading to a generic and , dare i say , boring animated adventure . look elsewhere for family fun . 42 / 100\nit is fitting that fox would pick cineeurope to bow the latest ice age installment . european audiences are crazy for the prehistoric cartoon , produced by blue sky studios . the previous entry in the franchise , 2009 ' s ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs , grossed nearly $ 700 million internationally , with some $ 430 million coming from europe .\nice age 4\ncomes in at no . 2 , drifting past the half - billion foreign gross mark ;\namazing spider - man\ntops $ 410 million .\nthe first\nice age\nis still the best , but as fabricated and saturday morning as this installment is , it ' s still an accomplished bit of animated filmmaking .\nthis is the third ice age film that you ' ve scored . did you have the chance to introduce any new techniques or sounds in your score to keep it fresh ?\nset during the ice age , a sabertooth tiger , a sloth , and a wooly mammoth find a lost human infant , and they try to return him to his tribe .\n\u2014 it is twenty - thousand years ago . the earth is a wondrous , prehistoric world filled with danger , not the least of which is the beginning of the ice age\npeaches ' biggest conflict with her dad stems from the increasing amount of time she ' s spending with her teenage friends , especially ethan , the big mammoth on campus , voiced by hip hop sensation drake . for drake , working on ice age : continental drift was akin to joining a new family , and , as he puts it ,\nbeing on a big emotional roller coaster ride . i am thrilled to be part of it .\n' there ' s really not very many animated franchises that have had three sequels , ' said aronson . ' the performance of ` ice age ' has been remarkably consistent . '\nice age : continental drift had its premiere on june 20 , 2012 , at the cineeurope film distributors ' trade fair in barcelona . [ 21 ] it publicly premiered on june 27 , 2012 , in belgium , egypt , france , switzerland , and trinidad , and was released on july 13 , 2012 , in the usa . [ 22 ] the film is accompanied by the short animated film the longest daycare featuring maggie simpson . [ 23 ] [ 24 ]\nis the third film in the ice age franchise to gross more money than a pixar movie that opened the ssme year . in this case , this movie grossed $ 877 . 2 million , while brave ( 2012 ) grossed $ 540 . 4 million . the first time was ice age : the meltdown ( 2006 ) , which grossed $ 660 . 9 million while cars ( 2006 ) grossed $ 462 . 2 million , and the second time was ice age : dawn of the dinosaurs ( 2009 ) , which grossed $ 886 . 7 million while up ( 2009 ) grossed $ 735 . 1 million . ice age ( 2002 ) grossed $ 383 . 3 million , but a pixar movie wasn ' t released in 2002 .\nascap composer john powell has earned fistfuls of critical kudos for his music to animated favorites how to train your dragon , rio and happy feet . his latest film ice age : continental drift is in theaters today , and along with it comes another boisterous score from the british expatriate . powell gave exactly the kind of answers to our interview questions that you\u2019d expect from a man who gets to soundtrack wooly mammoths , domesticated dragons and tap - dancing penguins for a living .\nthis ice age would make a great family movie . however , there may be some scenes that may freak out or confuse some little kids . overall , this movie is the best !\nno small feat , but then parents are desperate for entertainment during the summer . of course , mcdonald\u2019s helped spread the word by incorporating the ice age characters into happy meal kids packs .\none of the odder marketing partners for ice age 4 is pirate\u2019s booty , the air puffed snack brand that bills itself as a healthier alternative to chips and other kid - centric snacks .\nand it\u2019s the voice work that really brings continental drift to life . romano , leguizamo and leary deliver the goods once again , but game of thrones star peter dinklage gives them a run for their money as captain gutt , a pesky pirate primate with a penchant for sea shanties and death .\nice age village is a mobile video game , developed by gameloft , and was released on april 5 , 2012 to iphone , ipad and various android devices . [ 54 ] [ 55 ]\ncopyright \u00a9 2012 - 2018 , filmtracks publications . all rights reserved . the reviews and other textual content contained on the urltoken site may not be published , broadcast , rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of christian clemmensen at filmtracks publications . all artwork and sound clips from ice age : continental drift are copyright \u00a9 2012 , var\u00e8se sarabande and cannot be redistributed without the label ' s expressed written consent . page created 7 / 14 / 12 ( and not updated significantly since ) .\nprevious films have also used him to great effect , but they ' ve been lively enough and engaging enough in the bits inbetween for you not to notice scrat ' s absence . in continental drift , you find yourselves twiddling your thumbs waiting for the squirrel to show up and generate some chuckles .\nblu - ray trailer for ice age : continental drift . history ' s greatest heroes return for the most outrageously funny and entertaining ice age adventure in two million years . when scrat ' s acorn antics cause a cataclysmic crack - up , manny ( ray romano ) , sid ( john leguizamo ) and diego ( denis leary ) go where no herd has gone before on a high - seas quest aboard a floating iceberg . but a menagerie of misfit pirates are determined to shiver their timbers and capsize their journey home . join a boat - load of lovable new characters ( voiced by jennifer lopez , aziz ansari and peter dinklage ) for original songs , spectacular animation and heartwarming family fun .\noverflowing with treasure for the whole family to enjoy , ice age : continental drift 3d is filled to the bow with bonus material including an all new coloring app with enhanced blu - ray features , interactive features such as \u201cparty with a pirate ! \u201d mode , sing and dance along songs , music videos , deleted scenes , exclusive featurettes , and more ! in addition , fans can watch the film in sign along mode with american sign language interpretation from actor sean berdy ( \u201cswitched at birth\u201d ) .\nblue sky now has an incredible amount of pressure to keep the hits coming . a fourth \u201cice age\u201d is in the works \u2014 the studio is working to nail down agreements with the voice cast \u2014 and chris wedge , a blue sky co - founder and the director of the first \u201cice age , \u201d is working to develop \u201cthe leaf men , \u201d based on the book by william joyce .\nthere has now been a decade of ' ice age ' films , allowing the characters voiced by ray romano , queen latifah and john leguizamo to become increasingly familiar to audiences , particularly international ones .\nbamboo technology : this movie gives us sailing ships made of ice , complete with wooden cannons .\nice age : continental drift earned $ 161 , 321 , 843 in north america , and $ 715 , 922 , 939 in other territories , for a worldwide total of $ 877 , 244 , 782 . [ 3 ] its worldwide opening weekend totaled $ 126 . 9 million . [ 30 ] worldwide , it is the 47th - highest - grossing film of all time , [ 31 ] the fifth - highest - grossing film of 2012 ( also , the highest - grossing animated film of that year ) , [ 32 ] and the second - highest - grossing film in the ice age series . [ 33 ] overall , it is the eleventh - highest - grossing animated film of all time .\nice age franchise was one of the best animated film there is . i don ' t see why some butt - hurts and nit - picks have a problem with it hahaha , ugh i bet these guys have brain issues or something , i mean my son , at 3 can understand the sense of humor of this movie . our family loves ice age from the beginning , we watched it all kudos to blue sky . please make more franchise series of ice age . it is such a great entertainment for the whole family . my baby always loves the part where scrat messes up , lol , and my dad , 45 finds it funny too . for thirteen years blue sky is making ice age more and more exciting and we just can ' t get enough of it , we want more haha\nthe other night , we watched ice age : continental drift . it was awesome ! we really enjoyed it ! its a great family movie ! there are a few violence scenes in the movie , but not a lot . i think it would be more appropriate for ages 5 + . the movie has a lot of positive messages including : respect your parents , trust in others , and never give up . all - in - all , it was an amazing movie ! it was very cute and hilarious !\nand while the fourth film earned \u201cjust\u201d $ 166 million in north america but earned another $ 715m overseas for a $ 866m worldwide cume . the $ 715m in foreign grosses for ice age : continental drift was still the eighth - biggest overseas total ever , although it would be 10th by the end of 2012 ( thanks , skyfall and the hobbit : an unexpected journey ) . it was the fifth biggest global grosser of 2012 , ahead of the first the hunger games and the last twilight film and behind only the four films ( avengers , dark knight rises , skyfall , and the hobbit : an unexpected journey ) that topped $ 1 billion that year . and now we have ice age : collision course .\nbbfc rating : suitable for 12 years and over . not for sale to persons under age 12 . by placing an order for this product , you declare that you are 12 years of age or over .\nas a promotion for ice age : continental drift , fox released two 3 - minute short segments from the film , [ 25 ] titled scrat ' s continental crack - up and scrat ' s continental crack - up : part 2 . the first part premiered as a theatrical release attached to gulliver ' s travels in 2010 , [ 26 ] and it was released on - line on january 6 , 2011 , on itunes movie trailers . [ 26 ] the second part was released on november 16 , 2011 , on itunes , [ 27 ] and debuted in theatres with alvin and the chipmunks : chipwrecked . [ 28 ] the first part shows how the scrat ' s actions lead to split of the continents , while in the second part , scrat ' s underwater pursuit of acorns leads him to a pirate ship ."]}
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( kazoku wa tsurai yo ) is written and directed by yoji yamada , who is well - known for working in the otoko wa tsurai yo film series and the samurai trilogy .\ni thought you might be interested in this item at urltoken title : otoko wa tsurai yo . bokyo - hen author :\ndr . nakamura visits the filming location of \u201cotoko wa tsurai yo . \u201d on holidays . the shop used as the backdrop of the movie \u201cotoko wa tsurai yo . - torajiro ' s holiday\u201d is now closed ( mameda - cho , hita city , oita prefecture ) .\nfind similar and related movies for otoko wa tsurai yo : uwasa no torajiro ( 1978 ) - yoji yamada on allmovie find similar and related movies for otoko wa tsurai yo : uwasa no torajiro ( 1978 ) - yoji yamada on allmovie allmovie new releases in theaters new on .\n1 user rating ; 2 profile ; 3 movies . otoko wa tsurai yo : torajiro sarada kinenbi ( 1988 ) - machiko the silk road\nshin otoko wa tsurai yo | f . u . l . l . movie o . n . l . i . n . e\nthe character was created in 1968 for the original television series \u201cotoko wa tsurai yo\u201d ( two episodes of which are also available on dvd ) .\notoko wa tsurai yo : katsushika risshihen | f . u . l . l . movie o . n . l . i . n . e\notoko wa tsurai yo : torajiro yuuyake koyake | f . u . l . l . movie o . n . l . i . n . e\notoko wa tsurai yo - hd remastered : fukkoku toranku ( 54 dvds ) ( english subtitled ) ( first press limited edition ) ( japan vers . . .\notoko wa tsurai yo : torajiro haru no yume | f . u . l . l . movie o . n . l . i . n . e\nthe complete \u201cotoko wa tsurai yo\u201d box set is now available . the first 40 episodes can also be purchased individually ; the remainder will be released nov . 27 .\nsearch results for ' otoko wa tsurai yo torajiro koi yatsure ' see more msn results on bing web . add this movie to your queue to receive more information .\nsho\u0304chiku eiga ; hyakuhon yamada yo\u0304ji , miyazaki akira ; gensaku , kantoku yamada yo\u0304ji .\nnaruto s01 - ep64 kumo wa ii naa . . . yaruki zero no otoko hd watch\ndownload otoko wa tsurai yo : torajiro no kokuhaku torrent from series & tv category on isohunt . torrent hash : febf54c4be3525ada97be1b72b3b4e0223b9ab7d toggle navigation torrents anime torrents software torrents games torrents adult torrents latest .\nother versions of\notoko wa tsurai yo - hd remastered : fukkoku toranku ( 54 dvds ) ( english subtitled ) ( first press limited edition ) ( japan vers . . .\nwell , i should have never feared . i was less than half an hour into the lead film , 1969 ' s tora - san , our lovable tramp ( otoko wa tsurai yo )\nnaruto s01 ep114 saraba tomo yo . . . ! sore demo ore wa . . . hd watch\nsorry , we do not have a video of otoko wa tsurai yo : torajiro no wasurenakusa . if you have one , or know of one on youtube , vimeo or any other site , let us know\n\u201cotoko wa tsurai yo ! \u201d ( \u7537\u306f\u3064\u3089\u3044\u3088 ; it\u2019s hard being a man ) ! these famous words , now part of japanese folklore , are synonymous with the lovable movie character , tora - san ( \u5bc5\u3055\u3093 ) .\notoko wa tsurai yo : torajiro kurenai no hana sukenti subscribe subscribed unsubscribe 0 0 loading . add to want to watch this again later ? sign in to add this video to a playlist . sign in share more report .\notoko wa tsurai yo . bokyo - hen / yo\u0304ji yamada ; akira miyazaki ; tetsuo takaba ; kiyoshi atsumi ; chieko baisho\u0304 ; aiko nagayama ; chishu\u0304 ryu\u0304 ; sho\u0304chiku kabushiki kaisha . ; ; [ hong kong ] : panorama entertainment : distributed by panorama distributions co . , [ 2002 ]\nit ' s\notoko wa tsurai yo\naccording to : urltoken otoko wa tsurai yo (\nit ' s tough being a man\n) is a japanese film series starring kiyoshi atsumi as\ntora - san\n, a kind - hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love . spanning 48 installments ( 1969\u201395 ) , it is considered by the guinness book of world records to be the longest movie series ( in number of installments ) in the world\n\u2026tora - san ) in the 48 - film series otoko wa tsurai yo ( \u201cit\u2019s tough being a man\u201d ) . the series ran from 1968 to 1996 and was the longest - running film series in which the same actor portrayed the central character .\n\u201cotoko wa tsurai yo is incomparable , when you speak of the cinematic and other aesthetic elements . i am sure it will be a hit among the sri lankan viewers . this tele film helps us understand the similarities between japan and sri lanka , \u201d professor ratnayake explains .\nyesasia : otoko wa tsurai yo - hd remastered : fukkoku toranku ( 54 dvds ) ( english subtitled ) ( first press limited edition ) ( japan vers . . . dvd - atsumi kiyoshi , baisho chieko , shochiku home video - japan movies & videos - free shipping\nread the otoko wa tsuraiyo : tabi no onna to torajiro movie synopsis , view the movie trailer , get cast and crew information , see movie photos , and more on movies . com . news + features in theaters at home reviews trailers ' when i was 14 , i was the oldest i . original title otoko wa tsurai yo : torajiro koiuta status released original language english runtime 1h 54m budget - revenue - homepage urltoken\notoko wa tsurai yo ( it\u2019s tough being a man ) is the latest gift from japan , following its hallmark production , oshin . the tele film stars kiyoshi atsumi as tora - san a kind - hearted vagabond who is always unlucky in love . the series has been referred to as tora san by its fans . spanning 48 installments released between 1969 and 1995 , all of the otoko wa tsurai yo films except episodes 3 ( azuma morisaki ) and 4 ( shun\u2019ichi kobayashi ) were directed by yji yamada , who also wrote ( or co - wrote ) all the screenplays .\ndo you love otoko wa tsurai yo : torajiro no wasurenakusa , or do you think it is the worst cartoon ever ? let us know what you think ! surely you have an opinion . . . so share what you think . take a minute and post your own comments about this cartoon here .\ndo you love otoko wa tsurai yo : torajiro no wasurenakusa , or do you think it is the worst cartoon ever ? let us know what you think ! surely you have an opinion . . . so share what you think . take a minute and post your own comments about this cartoon here .\nshibamata taishakuten in katsushika ward , tokyo , is famous as a location for the movie \u201cotoko wa tsurai yo , \u201d and the temple , along with the monzenmachi area , receive many foreign tourists looking for its picturesque atmosphere . urltoken retro street urltoken as one walks through monzenmachi , lined with restaurants and diners , there is a delicious smell drifting\u2026\nreleased as a tv special . a spinoff from yoji yamada ' s live - action\ntor\u00f4san\nseries , which spawned 48 movies , starting with 1969 ' s\notoko wa tsurai yo\n(\nit ' s tough to be a man .\nin late 1996 , the future of the live - action franchise was thrown . . . (\n\u7537\u306f\u3064\u3089\u3044\u3088 ( otoko wa tsurai yo / it\u2019s tough to be a man ) was supposed to be one single movie , released in 1969 . it was the start of the production of 48 movies made over the period of 27 years , with almost two releases a year . the series ended with the death of its main actor , kiyoshi atsumi , in the summer of 1996 .\njapanese digital television provider dtv has begun streaming all 48 films and 1 tv special of otoko wa tsurai yo (\nit ' s tough being a man !\n, known internationally as tora - san ) , a much - beloved japanese film series about a loveable loser that currently holds the guinness book of world records for the longest - running movie series starring a single actor .\nhe gets rid of stress by watching the movie series \u201cotoko wa tsurai yo . ( it ' s tough being a man . ) \u201d he is such a fan of this movie series that he named the comet dust torajiro after the main character , who was a travelling salesman . he carries dvds of this movie series with him , and listens to its songs during his travel .\ndo you have anything to add to this page ? have we made any mistakes . . . or do you have any additional information about otoko wa tsurai yo : torajiro no wasurenakusa ? if so , we would love to hear from you . please send us a quick note with your additions or corrections to this page , and we will make the corrections as soon as possible !\nanime adaptation of the\notoko wa tsurai yo ( it ' s tough being a man )\nfilm series by youji yamada . kuruma torajirou ( or tora - san ) , a traveling salesman whose sole possessions include only the contents of a small suitcase , the clothes on his back and some pocket money , wanders from town to town peddling his wares . ( source : wikipedia )\nalso released in 1969 was\ntora - san ' s cherished mother\n( zoku otoko wa tsurai yo ) . as explained in the first film , tora ' s birth mother was a geisha and tora himself was a ' mistake ' made by his father . tora learns that she has retired from being a geisha and is running a hotel in kyoto . with visions of the perfect reunion\nreleased under the umbrella title of \u201cotoko wa tsurai yo\u201d ( \u201cit\u2019s tough being a man\u201d ) , these films focused on torajiro kuruma ( tora - san ) , a rough - edged , irresponsible yet sincere , enterprising and basically decent fellow , who works as an itinerant peddler , returning periodically to his hometown , shibamata in tokyo\u2019s katsushika ward , and to the long - suffering family of which he is the black sheep .\n1970 saw the debut of the third film ,\ntora - san : his tender love\n( otoko wa tsurai yo : futen no tora ) . once again , tora leaves home when the attempts of his family to arrange a marriage for him result in tora reuniting the woman with her real love . tora takes up a position working at a hot springs resort to get closer to its owner , oshizu . by now , you know this relationship is not going\ntora - san ' s grand scheme\n( shin otoko wa tsurai yo ) . tora has hit it big at the racetrack and wants to use his winnings to send his auntie and uncle on their dream vacation to hawaii . of course , this doesn ' t come off as planned , and circumstances dictate that tora and his family are unable to turn over a captured burglar to the police without losing face because of it . tora again comes off looking like a\nthe director and the writer were compelled to bring the character back to life . they recommenced the production , this time for a long run . that earned tora - san a secure place in the guinness world record as the longest running tele film series . tora - san is the lead character of the tele film which is originally titled as otoko wa tsurai yo ( it\u2019s tough being a man ) . the film had been telecasted between 1969 and 1995 with 48 episodes .\nshibamata makes for a wonderful day trip , with its edo temples , riverways , and showa ( \u662d\u548c ) spirit . the ghost of tora - san is truly alive in this traditional part of tokyo . as my small , two - carriage train snakes its way back to modern tokyo , and images of travel , unrequited love , family and dango start to fill my head\u2026 those famous words come back to haunt me , \u201cotoko wa tsurai yo ! \u201d ( it\u2019s hard being a man ) !\norigin of the series . it was originally titled . in the final episode of the tv series , torajir . this denouement made the audience angry and a film version of otoko wa tsurai yo followed . initially , shochiku , the distributing agency , was not enthusiastic about the film ' s prospects but y . the film series went on to become a huge success with films released every summer and new years . the series has occupying a large position within the realm of japanese pop culture psyche .\nfarewell , friend ( \u3055\u3089\u3070\u53cb\u3088 , saraba tomo yo ) is the twenty - fourth episode of the 2007 anime series . . .\nthere ' s a pleasing formula to the tora - san movies . in each installment , the film basically begins with some kind of predicament that doesn ' t go tora ' s way , often centering around the return to his family in shibamata ( in this way , being a little like the movies themselves , visiting the audience periodically ) . if tora - san doesn ' t return home at the start , such as in the fourth film tora - san ' s grand scheme ( shin otoko wa tsurai yo )\nso , the plot of our lovable tramp sees tora - san come home for the first time in a long time , reuniting with his sister and helping her get married , as well as falling in love with the beautiful fuyuko ( sachiko mitsumoto ) . when it is revealed that fuyuko is already engaged , the shamed and heartbroken gambler departs . the film closes in voiceover with tora ' s letter to fuyuko , asking her to watch over sakura and her newborn child . film # 2 , tora - san ' s cherished mother ( zoku otoko wa tsurai yo )\nhowever , in his shy efforts to win the madonna ' s heart , tora usually ends up inadvertently bringing her together with an old flame or another man . tora - san invariably ends up heartbroken but puts on a brave face and wanders off again on his journey to heal his broken heart . origin of the series . it was originally titled . in the final episode of the tv series , torajir . this denouement made the audience angry and a film version of otoko wa tsurai yo followed . initially , shochiku , the distributing agency , was not enthusiastic about the film ' s prospects but y .\nurltoken tora - san : collector ' s set 1 : kiyoshi atsumi , yoji . in the series , followed b . . . chieko baish\u00e3\u00b4 - imdb 1990 tora - san takes a vacation sakura suwa ( torajiro ' s sister ) 1989 otoko wa tsurai yo : boku no ojisan sakura suwa ( torajiro ' s sister ) . tora - san ' s lullaby movie download download tora - san ' s lullaby tora - san ' s tropical fever is one of the best of the . these films . meanwhile , his aunt and uncle decide to take a long - overdue vacation to a hot spring resort in the mountains . . lights , camera , vacation ! film tourism | urltoken \u00e2\u20ac\u201c st . want to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below . louis . tora - san takes a vacation (\notoko wa tsurai yo : torajir\u00e5\u008d no ky\u00e5\u00abjitsu\n) lights , camera , vacation ! film tourism | travel - urltoken lights , camera , vacation ! film tourism this year ' s best picture nominees go to some far - flung places . . title : tora - san takes a vacation ( 1990 ) 5 . 5 / 10 . ( cnn ) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d many years ago , in the days when air travel was a jacket , tie and cloth - napkin affair , movie studios used to make short travelogues . movie studios used to make short travelogues . tora - san ' s grand scheme . tora - san , the expert - wikipedia , the free encyclopedia tora - san takes a vacation ( 1990 ) tora - san confesses ( 1991 ) tora - san makes excuses ( 1992 ) tora - san ' s matchmaker ( 1993 ) tora - san ' s easy advice ( 1994 ) tora - san to the rescue ( 1995 ) otoko wa tsurai yo - wikipedia , the free encyclopedia all of the tora - san movies had the same basic plot with some minor variations . . watch tora - san ' s lullaby full movie good quality by ~ hineluke on . tora - san takes a vacation ( 1990 ) - imdb share this rating\nalthough niji was a tribute to movies in general , the final scenes were yamada ' s touching , loving posthumous tribute to the tora - san series and to atsumi kiyoshi . almost all of the principal actors from otoko wa tsurai yo have cameos in the niji film , and the tora - san character even makes a surprise cameo appearance near the end of the movie hinting that perhaps tora is still out there somewhere . the film ends with a dedication to atsumi kiyoshi . basic plot . he yearns to return to his home in shibamata , katsushika , tokyo . his sole surviving family members include sakura ( his kind - hearted half - sister ) , hiroshi ( sakura ' s husband ) , mitsuo ( sakura and hiroshi ' s son ) , tatsuz .\nthe film series ended with atsumi\u2019s declining health and death from lung cancer at age 68 , without tora - san ever settling down and finding domestic happiness . atsumi was so identified with the tora - san character that his death was also considered by fans to be the death of tora - san . director yamada decided not to continue the series after atsumi\u2019s death , but reworked a tora - san script stuck in development as niji wo tsukamu otoko starring nishida toshiyuki as a traveling cinema operator . although niji was a tribute to movies in general , the final scenes were yamada\u2019s touching , loving posthumous tribute to the tora - san series and to atsumi kiyoshi . almost all of the principal actors from otoko wa tsurai yo have cameos in the niji film , and the tora - san character even makes a surprise cameo appearance near the end of the movie hinting that perhaps tora is still out there somewhere . the film ends with a dedication to atsumi kiyoshi .\nbut where chaplin and tati \u2014 and most of the other great egoists of the western comic tradition \u2014 leave chaos in their wake , upsetting social structures and challenging authority , tora - san is fundamentally concerned with maintaining order and continuity . he wants nothing more than to be an exemplary older brother to his half - sister sakura ( chieko baisho ) , and invariably proves to be a better matchmaker for others than for himself . he is a creator and protector of families , constantly reconciling quarreling husbands and wives or parents and children , at the expense of remaining alone and homeless himself . the japanese title of the series , \u201cotoko wa tsurai yo , \u201d is usually translated as \u201cit\u2019s tough being a man , \u201d which nicely summarizes its sense of ineluctable duty and ineffable sadness .\nalso there exists a film series with basically the same basic plot , featuring a different beautiful lady for each episode . i would say that it is the most popular japanese film series . the title of the series is\notoko wa tsurai yo\nmeaning\nit ' s tough being a man\nand the story was originally a teledrama which aired from 1968 to 1969 on fuji tv the film series began in 1969 and 48 stories were produced until 1995 when the starring kiyoshi atsumi had passed away . the movie was recognized as the longest running film series in history acted by the same actor by the guinness book of world records . tora - san is the main character but is far from being handsome like james bond . instead , he is a warm - hearted vagabond wondering from town to town with just one little suitcase . in each episode , he falls in love with a ' madonna '\nalmost all of the principal actors from otoko wa tsurai yo have cameos in the niji film , and the tora - san character even makes a surprise cameo appearance near the end of the movie hinting that perhaps tora is still out there somewhere . the film ends with a dedication to atsumi kiyoshi . basic plot . he yearns to return to his home in shibamata , katsushika , tokyo . his sole surviving family members include sakura ( his kind - hearted half - sister ) , hiroshi ( sakura ' s husband ) , mitsuo ( sakura and hiroshi ' s son ) , tatsuz . the film often begins with tora - san dreaming of doing grand deeds , anxious to be worthy of his family , usually resulting in disappointment and subsequent awakening . tora - san unexpectedly drops in on his family . while the family is glad to see him , tora - san ' s stay eventually causes some kind of ruckus and usually a violent family argument ensues .\ntora - san comes from shibamata , a temple town located in a tokyo suburb . traditional family values still exist there . he has an uncle , an aunt and a sister , all of whom love him unconditionally . wherever he may be drifting , he has this family and hometown as constant reference points . even when he is away from home for a long time , he keeps himself informed of what is happening there . in the first film , tora - san , our lovable tramp ( otoko wa tsurai yo , 1969 ) , he returns to shibamata after twenty years . the onset of spring , as he observes , reminds him of his roots . on his return , he nostalgically visits his childhood haunts . he meets familiar figures , like the priest , and easily revives the warmth of the old days . he quickly joins a passing ritual procession . this is the culture he grew up with and the film suggests that he remains very much in conformity with japanese tradition .\nyoji yamada is a japanese film director known outside his country mainly for his \u201csamurai trilogy\u201d : the twilight samurai ( tasogare seibei , 2002 ) , the hidden blade ( kakushi ken oni no tsume , 2004 ) , and love and honour ( bushi no ichibun , 2006 ) . the twilight samurai , his biggest international success , was nominated for the academy award for best foreign language film . he has also made other popular films like a distant cry from spring ( haruka naru yama no yobigoe , 1980 ) and yellow handkerchief ( shiawase no kiiroi hankachi , 1977 ) . but the main source of his popularity in japan may be attributed to the film series called otoko wa tsurai yo ( \u201cit is hard to be a man\u201d ) . the series is centred on the character of a likeable itinerant ne\u2019er - do - well called tora - san . produced between 1969 and 1995 , there are 48 films in total , and the tora - san series holds the record for the longest running film series starring the same actor ( kiyoshi atsumi ) .\n; ; yo\u0304ji yamada ; akira miyazaki ; tetsuo takaba ; kiyoshi atsumi ; chieko baisho\u0304 ; aiko nagayama ; chishu\u0304 ryu\u0304 ; sho\u0304chiku kabushiki kaisha publisher : [ hong kong ] : panorama entertainment : distributed by panorama distributions co . , [ 2002 ] oclc : 52756303\na set of 48 picture postcards featuring a poster for each of the films in \u010f otoko wa tsurai yo \u0113 (\nit ' s tough being a man\n) , by far the longest - running film series in japanese history ( and the second - longest overall in the world ) , went on sale jan . 20 , 1997 , at post offices throughout tokyo to honor the series\u00ed late star , kiyoshi atsumi . a ceremony was held the same day to mark the start of the sales at shibamata taishakuten temple in katsushika ward , tokyo , hometown to atsumi\u00eds character , torajiro kuruma , popularly known as tora - san . during the ceremony , actor gajiro sato , who played the role of gen - chan in the films , spoke of atsumi\u00eds kindness and selflessness . sato remembered when he was hospitalized due to a car accident and unable to appear in one of the tora - san films . although atsumi was very busy because shooting had just begun , he visited sato in his hospital room daily . the memorial postcard project was launched after local residents asked postal authorities to do something to mark the passing of atsumi in august , 1996 .\nyamada\u2019s hugely popular film series otoko wa tsurai yo is also centred upon the character of a drifter , in this case tora - san ( or torajiro kuruma ) , a drifter with a heart of gold . he is haunted by the fact that he was born out of his father\u2019s illicit relationship with a geisha . yamada\u2019s drifter characters are usually lonely men , misunderstood by their friends , neighbours and strangers . tora - san conforms to this pattern . it is no wonder that charlie chaplin\u2019s tramp is adored in japan . not unlike chaplin , tora - san manages to find joy through sadness . both are stuck in an \u201ceternal childhood . \u201d they are sometimes childish and illogical in their behaviour , yet immensely kind - hearted and loving . chaplin\u2019s tramp , like tora - san , gets into silly fights and arguments quite regularly with those around him . yet , when it matters , both chaplin and tora - san can act with the purest of hearts , untainted by dishonesty and pettiness . it is this quality that film critic roger ebert noted in his review of the twilight samurai , describing tora - san \u201ca little chaplin , a little jerry lewis , a little red skelton\u201d ( ebert ) .\nthe first film in the set is\nour lovable tramp\n. the japanese title for this 1969 release , otoko wa tsurai yo ( ' it ' s tough being a man ' ) became the umbrella title for the entire series . as with most initial films of a series , this one is notable for establishing the main characters , their backstory , and the locale . here tora - san , a rough - around - the - edges peddler who had left home at an early age after a fight with his father , decides to return to shibamata in tokyo after 20 years . his parents and older brother have all passed away , but his sister sakura is still living there with ' uncle ' and ' auntie ' . tora - san attempts to reestablish himself with them , but his loutish behavior ruins sakura ' s miai ( a meeting that introduces the proposed partners in an arranged marriage ) . also introduced is the group of workers in the factory next door that play a big part in the series - one of them , hiroshi , is taken to task by tora - san for showing too much interest in his sister . tora ' s now - and - future flunkies ( it ' s hard to imagine so\nfrom 1 . 99 . 0 to 1 . new year release . anim . eigo released a boxset of the first four films in the united states in 2 . atsumi was so identified with the tora - san character that his death was also considered by fans to be the death of tora - san . director yamada decided not to continue the series after atsumi ' s death , but reworked a tora - san script stuck in development as niji wo tsukamu otoko starring nishida toshiyuki as a traveling cinema operator .\ni went to shibamata taishakuten temple with my family . the temple is famous for the serial movie\notoko wa tsuraiyo\nor\nit ' s tough being a man .\nthe main character , tora - san lives near the taishakuten temple in the movies . most of the movies have the same basic plot . a traveling salesman tora - san arrives in some remote town planning to sell his wares to the locals . he meets a local woman and falls in love with her . however , he usually ends up inadvertently helping bring her together with another man . he ends up being heartbroken at the end of the movie . i like the movies and watched them many times , but had never been taishakuten temple before . we visited tora - san museum , sweets shop toraya and taishakuten temple . its a really wonderful town . tora - san fans should visit the town . \u3010music\u3011 electronic organ is played by koichi or youtube id ' atelierorgan . ' i used the music here with the kind permission of ' koichi . ' you can hear more of koichi ' s music : urltoken -\nanim . eigo released a boxset of the first four films in the united states in 2 . atsumi was so identified with the tora - san character that his death was also considered by fans to be the death of tora - san . director yamada decided not to continue the series after atsumi ' s death , but reworked a tora - san script stuck in development as niji wo tsukamu otoko starring nishida toshiyuki as a traveling cinema operator . although niji was a tribute to movies in general , the final scenes were yamada ' s touching , loving posthumous tribute to the tora - san series and to atsumi kiyoshi .\nthe tora - san series originally ran from 1969 to 1995 . the films star kiyoshi atsumi as tora - san , a itinerant peddler with a big heart and a boisterous personality . tora - san wanders around japan , all the while dreaming big dreams and falling in love with every pretty woman that he meets , although the poor fellow can never seem to catch a break .\ndirector yoji yamada directed 46 of the 48 tora - san films ( the 3rd film was directed by azuma morisaki , while the 4th film was directed by shinichi kobayashi ) . yamada also wrote or co - wrote all of the screenplays for the tora - san films . the series began streaming on dtv on december 01 , 2015 .\nyou can edit the text in this area , and change where the contact form on the right submits to , by entering edit mode using the modes on the bottom right .\nfor over 25 years , animeigo has specialized in releasing the finest in subtitled japanese anime and live - action films .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ntora - san , an itinerant peddler who is thrown out of his father ' s house twenty years before but reconnects with his aunt , uncle and sister sakura . tora wreaks some havoc in their lives , like getting drunk and silly at a marriage meeting .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nin an effort to get him to settle down , tora ' s family attempts to arrange a marriage for him . unfortunately , tora ' s goodwill backfires once again , and he leaves for a remote hot springs . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntora - san , an eccentric and resourceful tramp , is always cheerful . although he is an orphan , he decides to go back home after a long absence . he thus sees again his sister sakura suwa , who . . . see full summary \u00bb\na care - giver at a small retirement home takes one of her patients for a drive to the country , but the two wind up stranded in a forest where they embark on an exhausting and enlightening two - day journey .\nthe aso family live in the old town of nara . one day , kei , one of the aso ' s twin boys suddenly disappears . five years later seventeen - year old shun , the remaining twin , is an art student . . . . see full summary \u00bb\non a beautiful island in seto inner sea , seichi and minko make their living by transporting rocks to construction sites by boat . they cherish the deepest affection for this piece of land . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin the year 2012 a comet approaches earth , threatening to end civilization when it impacts . on the streets of japan , a single music store remains open , its proprietor insisting to his . . . see full summary \u00bb\nmarcos lusts after his boss ' s promiscuous daughter , but after botching an extortion scheme , he becomes wracked with guilt .\na quasi - docu - drama pertaining to the monumental process to bring a performance troupe to a small japanese village to perform for one night .\nwhere character of tora - san came out is an interesting topic . the huge success of this series of course owes a lot to the great talent of actor kiyoshi atsumi , and director and screen writer yoji yamada , but something about this story must hit close to home in the minds of japanese audience . tora - san is as imperfect as a human can get . yet , he has no ill intentions to anyone he meets which makes him endearing to the audience . also the culture of down town tokyo is very special . although people may not be rich or refined in modern ways , they genuinely care and look after each other , while holding to their tradition . perfection is obvious in the story and cinematography presented by director yoji yamada . in some ways he shot some of the most beautiful scenes of his career in this series . this movie was conceived due to two events which precedes its creation . first was another movie starring kiyoshi atsumi called haikei tenno heika sama ( dear his majesty ) which he made stellar performance in , and idea of using atsumi in a similar role was conceived . the other was the tv drama version of this story where in the end tora dies from a poison snake bite . the ending of this series was hugely unpopular with the audience , and this movie series was born with non - tragic ending for tora - san in each episode . initially the series was to conclude after five episodes , but due to its popularity , it continued for 48 episodes ( yoji yamada ' s plan was to shoot 50 episodes , but it ended by atsumi ' s untimely death ) . by watching this series , you will understand the underpinning of japanese culture better than any class in sociology can give . the brisk exchange between the characters , quick tempered brawls , who cares attitude , self pity , abandonment , sense of obligation which are all unique to the japanese society . although japan now wears a facade of modernization , in its roots is the feeling like those of the people in this movie . it embodies the modern representation of what the japanese call\nnaniwa bushi\n. the movie is all star cast including takashi shimura , chishu ryu , future stars of j - drama like daisaku akino , and gin maeda . stellar performance by cheko baisho as sakura , and sachiko mitsumoto adds to the story . the seminal episode of tora - san movie is a delight to watch both from the story , and its beauty .\n2 of 2 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\na mysterious stranger appears at the door of a farmhouse on a stormy night and asks for shelter . the young widow who owns the farm puts him up in the barn . at dawn , he helps to deliver a . . . see full summary \u00bb\nduring the time of change of the mid - 19th century , yaichiro is bid farewell by his fellow samurai friends munezo and samon as he leaves their clan ' s fiefdom on the northwest coast of japan . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthis is japanese melo - dramatist director yoji yamada ' s ode to 1930s film production during the transition from silent film to talkies . with many loose associations we can see the rise of a . . . see full summary \u00bb\n7 of 10 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ntora - san works hard to bring together his nephew , mitsuo , and mitsuo ' s girlfriend who is engaged to someone else .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\ntora - san , the n\u00e4ive and romantic peddler , returns once more to his home in hokkaido where , as usual , he falls in love with a lovely young lady . the girl this time is rinko ueno , who has . . . see full summary \u00bb\namerican private - eye harry kilmer returns to japan to rescue a friend ' s kidnapped daughter from the clutches of the yakuza .\nthe well - intentioned , kind - hearted , and somewhat awkward but always lovable tora - san makes one of his periodic visits to his sister and her family in tokyo . his nephew , mitsu , is depressed . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntora - san ' s family is gathered around the tv wondering where he could be . and there he is on the tube ! he had made his way to kobe after the earthquake and volunteered as a rescue worker . a different kind of rescue operation later awaits him when his nephew , shocked at his girlfriend ' s announcing her engagement to someone else , disrupts the ensuing wedding reception . fleeing to his uncle , he confesses all and tora - san works hard to bring the couple together .\nwell , i have only seen this film out of all the tora - san series , and i ' m not sure whether that makes me too ignorant of the rest of the series to review this film , or in fact , puts me in the perfect unbiased state to review this . either way , there seems to be no reviews of this movie here , so mine should at least be better than none . i had seen yoji yamada ' s samurai films , the twilight samurai and hidden blade before this , the latter i really enjoyed . i do believe he is an excellent director , although an unoriginal one . in tora - san number 48 , not a lot happens . tora - san isn ' t even in it for about half of it . so don ' t expect too much of him . i really thought the plot with his nephew in the first half was more interesting than tora - san ' s story , and there are a few interesting scenes , including a wedding scene . but the 2nd half seems to just slowly fizzle out . there ' s just not enough material for yamada to work with . instead of entertaining us , his long takes begin to seem obvious , and he begins to look like some third - rate yasujiro ozu , being not quite as effective to a story that has very little to it . if the rest of the series is similar to this film , i will be scratching my head as to why it is so popular .\n2 of 7 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nduring the bloody war in chechnya , a british couple and two russian soldiers are taken hostage by chechen rebels . two of the hostages are then released to bring the money for the british woman who is forced to wait for the ransom .\nthree devil ' s island escapees hide out in the home of a kindly merchant and repay his kindness by helping him and his family out of several crises .\nthe well - intentioned , kind - hearted , and somewhat awkward but always lovable tora - san makes one of his periodic visits to his sister and her family in tokyo . his nephew , mitsu , is depressed because he has failed his university entrance examination , and also because izumi , a young girl he is in love with , has transferred to a school in saga , kyushu . mitsuo leaves home and finds her , but her bad - tempered uncle disapproves of her riding around with a young man from tokyo . tora - san gets involved in this complex interplay of relationships , and in his usual delightful and unexpected way , facilitates a satisfactory resolution .\nahh , poor tora - san\u2026 that traveling salesman whose comical exploits cause his family endless problems . the poor guy whose romances never work out the way they should . yet with his old brown suitcase , brown suit , and blue collarless shirt , tora - san has become a legend . his forty - eight movies ( all of which have similar plots ) have made him and shibamata ( \u67f4\u53c8 ) , the town the movies were filmed in , a household name .\nshibamata , on the banks of the edogawa ( \u6c5f\u6238\u5ddd ) , can be reached using the small , privately run keisei kanamachi line ( \u4eac\u6210\u91d1\u753a\u7dda ) . most people access it from keisei - takasago station ( \u4eac\u6210\u9ad8\u7802\u99c5 ) , which connects to the keisei main , narita sky access , and hokuso lines ( \u5317\u7dcf\u7dda ) . i took the train from keisei - ueno ( \u4eac\u6210\u4e0a\u91ce ) and a one - day keisei pass ( 500 yen ) gave me unlimited access along the route to shibamata .\non leaving shibamata station , you are welcomed by a statue of the lovable traveler himself . with his smiling face and kindly expression , it depicts one of the classic endings to most tora - san movies ; tora - san , after failing to get the girl of his dreams or find success in his life , leaves shibamata to try his luck in another town . he says farewell to his sister , sakura , with these parting words \u2013 \u201ci\u2019m hitting the road\u201d . plans are now underway to build a statue of sakura to keep tora - san company .\nthe 200 - meter - long taishakuten sando leading up to the shibamata temple gives visitors an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of tora - san , buy souvenirs and sample exquisite food , the most famous being kusa dango ( \u8349\u56e3\u5b50 ; mugwort and rice dumplings ) .\nyou can visit takagiya ( \u9ad8\u6728\u5c4b ) ( japanese only ) , the store featured in the films , and try their delicious snacks , or sample products from the other dango shops in the street . many owners can be seen through large shop windows preparing their products ; the sight is a thrill \u2013 the taste , even better ! you can also sample crackers ( senbei ; \u305b\u3093\u3079\u3044 ) , japanese dishes and sake here .\ntora - san was a good man , though a little hot - tempered and sometimes got drunk . while the street will not get you hot - tempered , it might encourage you to eat and drink as you soak up its atmosphere \u2013 so be warned !\nthe shibamata taishakuten daikyoji temple has a long history ( more than 380 years ) and is popular with worshippers as well as tora - san fans . the shibamata taishakuten , formally known as kyoei - zan daikyoji ( \u7d4c\u6804\u5c71\u984c\u7d4c\u5bfa ) , is a truly beautiful buddhist temple . founded in 1629 , it is one of the centers of buddhist prayer and tradition .\ntaishakuten is originally a brahman god from india , and you will notice elements of classical indian buddhist architecture throughout the temple .\nthe temple has a japanese garden at the back , and the wooden carvings that surround the outer walls are a photographer\u2019s dream . the carving panels portray stories from the lotus sutra ( medicine - king ) , one of the classics texts of buddhist scripture . the carvings and garden can be viewed at a reasonable price , but you can explore the other buildings for free . tora - san often visited the shibamata taishakuten and its vista can be seen in many of his films .\nvisitors can access the temple\u2019s interior sanctums and there is even a series of walkways between buildings to enjoy . in 1996 , the temple was designated one of the 100 great soundscapes of japan and in 2009 , it was named one of the 100 landscapes of japan . you can\u2019t get a more glowing testament than that !\nthe tora - san museum is located to the south of the temple . it is well presented , with interactive displays and life - size film sets for people to explore , including the \u201coriginal\u201d family dango sweet shop where many of tora - san\u2019s stories take place . the museum also has a virtual train people can ride . sitting inside a carriage , visitors \u201ctravel\u201d the japanese countryside while through the windows , excerpts from the films are shown .\none missing feature in the museum is the history of the actor who played tora - san , the late kiyoshi atsumi ( \u6e25\u7f8e\u6e05 ) . this is unfortunate , as his life was an interesting one . atsumi grew up in downtown ueno ( \u4e0a\u91ce ) . a minor \u2018thug\u2019 during the hardships of post - war japan , he joined a traveling theater , did stand - up comedy in a strip bar in asakusa ( \u6d45\u8349 ) and was discovered after acting in nomura\u2019s famous film ,\nhe went on to star as tora - san , thanks to his loveable , but not - so - handsome face\u2026 and the rest is movie history . the director of the tora - san movies , yoji yamada ( \u5c71\u7530\u6d0b\u6b21 ) , does have a section devoted to him , which covers all his films , including his award - winning\nthe tora - san women , who give each movie its special quality , are not forgotten . known as \u2018madonnas\u2019 , they help make the tora - san formula work .\nwhat is the formula ? well , it starts with tora - san creating some comical disaster , affecting either his family or livelihood . during this stage , he meets a woman who he falls madly in love with , only to find his affections rejected ( due in part to his looks and insecure lifestyle ) . he then retreats to his home in shibamata for help and advice . the film ends with tora - san bidding farewell to his sister and boarding a train from shibamata to continue his quest for love and wealth in a new town .\ninterestingly , chieko baisho ( \u500d\u8cde\u5343\u6075\u5b50 ) , who played tora - san\u2019s sister , was a popular singer in the 1960s , and is now a famous voice actress . she is the voice of sophie in the ghibli film\nthe tora - san museum is well worth the 500 yen ticket price . however , the majority of signage is in japanese , which is a shame for tourists who can\u2019t speak the language , as it would be nice to understand more about the history and watch some of tora - san\u2019s classic exploits with english subtitles .\nin the past , the yagiri - no - watashi was just one of many man - powered ferries used to carry passengers and goods . now , it is the only active one remaining in tokyo .\na hidden gem , you can see it by walking towards edogawa and up the hill . a hand - written sign indicates the price ( 200 yen ) ; there is no timetable . just watch for the man as he rows across the river and back again . both the river and ferry are featured in tora - san films .\nthe yagiri - no - watashi has also been immortalized in books , including the famous \u2018nogiku no haka\u2019 ( \u91ce\u83ca\u306e\u5893 ; grave of wild chrysanthemum ) and in a 1980s song . the ride across the river is a must ; sit back and relax as it transports you to a quieter , slower and more peaceful time .\nwhile not a prominent feature in the tora - san movies , the shibamata hachiman shrine is still a very special place . located close to the train station , it is worth a look - see .\nwell - presented with an awe of stillness ( in contrast to the more active taishakuten daikyoji ) , the shrine was built on top of the ancient shibamata village . the shrine dates back to 721 , but the current structure was built in 1633 . popular during festival season , the shrine is a wonderful final stop on any shibamata tour ."]}
{"id": 115722, "summary": [{"text": "eyes wide shut is a 1999 erotic drama film directed , produced , and co-written by stanley kubrick .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "based on arthur schnitzler 's 1926 novella traumnovelle ( dream story ) , the story is transferred from early 20th century vienna to 1990s new york city .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film follows the sexually-charged adventures of dr. bill harford , who is shocked when his wife , alice , reveals that she had contemplated having an affair a year earlier .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "he embarks on a night-long adventure , during which he infiltrates a massive masked orgy of an unnamed secret society .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "kubrick obtained the filming rights for dream story in the 1960s , considering it a perfect text for a film adaptation about sexual relations .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the project was only revived in the 1990s , when the director hired writer frederic raphael to help him with the adaptation .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film was mostly shot in the united kingdom ( aside from some exterior establishing shots ) , and included a detailed recreation of some exterior greenwich village street scenes at pinewood studios .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film spent a long time in production , and , at 400 days , holds the guinness world records longest continuous film shoot .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "eyes wide shut was kubrick 's last film ; he died six days after showing his final cut to warner bros . to ensure a theatrical r rating in the united states , warner bros. digitally altered several sexually-explicit scenes during post-production .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "this version was released on july 16 , 1999 to moderately positive reactions from critics ; worldwide takings at the box office amounted to $ 162 million .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the uncut version has since been released in dvd , hd dvd , and blu-ray disc formats .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "as with many of kubrick 's works , reception to eyes wide shut has become more favorable since the film 's initial release . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "eyes wide shut", "paragraphs": ["but eyes wide shut is also a startling piece of evidence of cruise\u2019s courage .\neyes wide shut masks . the true original from stanley kubrick film . | maskedart\n25 vaughan , hunter ( 2002 ) eyes wide shut : kino - eye wide open in the film journal .\nin the new york observer .\nperhaps if eyes wide shut just popped out of\ni believe you need to re - evaluatethe iilluminati as your eyes are wide shut .\neyes wide shut - waltz no . 2 , jazz no . 2 - music video\neyes wide shut is a 1999 drama film based upon the 1926 nove . . .\ntom cruise and nicole kidman in\neyes wide shut .\n( warner bros . )\nin eyes wide shut nothing works .\n- louis menand in the new york review\ntwo verhoevens in the top 20 ? yes . eyes wide shut # 2 ? yes .\nraphael , frederic . eyes wide shut : a memoir of stanley kubrick . & nbsp ;\nand on the poster of eyes wide shut . don ' t you see the pyramid ?\nwatch the video essay below for more reasons why \u201ceyes wide shut\u201d is kubrick\u2019s immersive masterpiece .\nwhy eyes wide shut is stanley kubrick ' s best film | l . a . weekly\ni\u2019ll get you going with some crossovers from this list : watchmen , eyes wide shut .\ncheck these two films out they are as good as the matrix and eyes wide shut .\neyes wide shut - waltz no . 2 , jazz no . 2 - music video - youtube\narticle details ,\nopening eyes wide shut : genre , reception , and . . .\nthin red line and eyes wide shut for the top 2 . whoever made this list is on drugs\n: stanley kubrick ' s last film , ' eyes wide shut , ' concerns unfulfilled sexual longings .\nvery much enjoying this write - up on ' eyes wide shut ' . good work , vc .\nkubrick was extremely happy with the way eyes wide shut turned out and considered it his greatest film .\nuse the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to eyes wide shut . you can also suggest completely new similar titles to eyes wide shut in the search box below .\n\u2022 what ? a clockwork orange , eyes wide shut , and 2001 24 - bit p . . .\nthe hidden ( and not so hidden ) messages in stanley kubrick\u2019s \u201ceyes wide shut\u201d ( pt . i )\nthe hidden ( and not so hidden ) messages in stanley kubrick\u2019s \u201ceyes wide shut\u201d ( pt . ii )\njohn f . kennedy , jr . died the exact same day eyes wide shut was released in theaters .\nis eyes wide shut a genius ' s final erotic masterpiece ? over to the us critics . . .\ngreat list . happy to eyes wide shut rank so highly , i \\ ' ve always loved that film .\neyes wide shut came out a full 12 years after kubrick\u2019s previous film , 1987 ' s full metal jacket .\nthat particular royal event featured masked women who were as not dressed as those in the eyes wide shut ritual .\nthis is the short story published in 1926 that the movie eyes wide shut ' s adaptation is based upon .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing eyes wide shut near you .\n( 2012 ) . eyes wide shut : persistent conflict and liberal peace - building in nepal and sri lanka .\nthe statement form warner bros . was released during pre - production for ' eyes wide shut ' and states :\nessays , uk . ( november 2013 ) . eyes wide shut : adaptation of dream story . retrieved from urltoken\nthe title\neyes wide shut\nmeans probably that the masses have their eyes wide open but since they don ' t understand all the symbolic meanings in media and politics , they could as well have their eyes shut , since they are basically blind to all of this .\nit ' s important to point out the connection with ' iris ' the goddess of rainbows and the film ' eyes wide shut ' . iris ? eyes ?\nthere are currently no comments on adaptation : \u201ceyes wide shut\u201d . perhaps you would like to add one of your own ?\neyes wide shut\nis a production of cnn interactive sister company warner bros . , a time - warner property .\nit\u2019s precisely this futility that makes eyes wide shut such an essential christmas movie , however , and makes the holiday so vital to eyes wide shut . bill harford isn\u2019t trying to get away from his wife \u2014 he\u2019s trying to get back to her .\nyou can ' t help but be impressed by the level of research you did for this article . i ' m currently downloading eyes wide shut so i can now watch it with my eyes wide open .\ncinematographer larry smith helps stanley kubrick craft a unique look for eyes wide shut , a dreamlike coda to the director\u0092s brilliant career .\neyes wide shut screened on sbs australia and is now available to watch online for a limited time - link appears below article .\nanyone who has not watched annie hall should go do so it really is almost like a companion piece to eyes wide shut .\nfour days after delivering a final cut of eyes wide shut to warner brothers executives , kubrick died of heart failure . the publicity surrounding the movie took on a sanctified air . eyes wide shut would be the final statement of one of cinema history\u2019s most celebrated personages .\nthe hidden ( and not so hidden ) messages in stanley kubrick\u2019s \u201ceyes wide . . .\neyes wide shut ,\nwhich was kubrick & apos ; s final film , was released with the r rating on july 16 .\nah , impressive investigation ! ! ! i havent seen eyes wide shut , but all of a sudden , i\u2019m intrigued to watch it .\nin eyes wide shut is going to be severely disappointed since kubrick makes it clear from the outset that gratification is completely off the table .\n2 ) in annie hall there is a scene involving smoking pot almost exactly like eyes wide shut and wearing same clothing type as well .\ni really love eyes wide shut . i just wonder if stanley kubrick really did finish it the way he wanted to before he died .\n] this point is reprised overtly in eyes wide shut when we hear the title of a beethoven opera used as the password to an orgy .\nvery interesting\u2026i ' ve always been creeped out by eyes wide shut\u2026i agree with the conclusions of your articles . keep up the great work vc !\nnicole kidman and tom cruise in stanley kubrick ' s final film ( and unlikely modern holiday - movie classic ) ' eyes wide shut . '\nis eyes wide shut a genius ' s final erotic masterpiece ? over to the us critics . . . | from the observer | the guardian\ntom cruise and nicole kidman have delighted crowds at the uk premiere of stanley kubrick ' s long - awaited eyes wide shut with an unscheduled walkabout .\nwhat all this portends , say those who track box office , is that\neyes wide shut\nis something of a test case in marketing .\nthe hidden ( and not so hidden ) messages in stanley kubrick ' s\neyes wide shut\n( pt . i ) - the vigilant citizen\nthe hidden ( and not so hidden ) messages in stanley kubrick ' s\neyes wide shut\n( pt . ii ) - the vigilant citizen\neyes wide shut : adaptation of dream story .\nukessays . com . 11 2013 . all answers ltd . 07 2018 < urltoken > .\nukessays . eyes wide shut : adaptation of dream story [ internet ] . november 2013 . [ accessed 9 july 2018 ] ; available from : urltoken\nthat eyes wide shut has its detractors is not only understandable , it\u2019s inevitable . sixteen years later , the question persists : what is this thing ?\neyes wide shut \u2013 see beyond ? ears wide closed \u2013 listen beyond the spelling ? sommerton = sumer - ton babylon ? rainbow \u2013 free masonic symbolic element . over the rainbow - wizard of oz .\nyou have your eyes shut if you do know the capabilities of humanity before you read this article .\nso , why does amazon offer the unrated dvd but only the r - rated video download ? anyone who wants eyes wide shut wants the unrated version .\ni love eyes wide shut and this analysis is just so great . can i translate it into chinese in my own blog if i attached the source ?\nukessays . november 2013 . eyes wide shut : adaptation of dream story . [ online ] . available from : urltoken [ accessed 9 july 2018 ] .\nall answers ltd , ' eyes wide shut : adaptation of dream story ' ( ukessays . com , july 2018 ) < urltoken > accessed 9 july 2018\nin what has become a holiday tradition for many across the country , the nation\u2019s creepy uncles have begun preparations for their christmas viewings of eyes wide shut .\nwatch the entire discussion ( which also includes an anecdote about \u201c the shining \u201d ) below , along with the original teaser for \u201ceyes wide shut . \u201d\nlike most of kubrick ' s movies , eyes wide shut didn ' t get a very good critical reception until a couple of years after its release .\n' eyes wide shut ' actress : i came out as a conservative in hollywood . here ' s the incredible story of what happened next | fox news\nthe meaning of the movie is very simple and if you don ' t have your eyes wide shut , kubrick literally tells you the meaning in large print .\nkubrick ' s odyssey 3 : kubrick the magician coming soon , breaking down eyes wide shut and a . i . can ' t wait ! ! ! !\nraphael went on to write a memoir of the director , eyes wide open , that christiane kubrick dismissed .\nvigilant citizen ( vc ) takes \u201cthe profane\u201d on a guided tour of stanley kubrick\u2019s last film , \u201c eyes wide shut \u201c to reveal occult meaning of what\u2019s right in front of otherwise \u201ceyes wide shut . \u201d a series of three articles , vc hands readers sets of glasses to give them the \u201ceyes to see . \u201d first article begins with apt description of our modern couple :\nin the final analysis , the marquee names are all that really distinguish eyes wide shut from , say , a really well - photographed installment in the emmanuelle series .\nthe purpose of kubrick ' s style in\neyes wide shut\nis to lure the viewer into a dreamlike state . here ' s how he achieved it .\n\u201ceyes wide shut\u201d was promoted as a steamy , suspenseful movie starring the \u201cit\u201d couple of the day : tom cruise and nicole kidman . while the actors were prominently featured in the movie , it is everything around them that told the true story of \u201ceyes wide shut\u201d . stanley kubrick\u2019s attention to detail and symbolism gave the movie an entire other dimension \u2013 one that cannot be seen by those who have their eyes wide shut . this multiple - part series will look at the hidden symbolism of kubrick\u2019s final film .\ndirector stanley kubrick ' s final film , the steamy thriller eyes wide shut , has shot to the top of the us box office chart , according to industry estimates .\nfrom what i heard , the uncut version of eyes wide shut contains lot of material from the orgy and also suggests that nicole kidman ' s character was there too .\n( 3i ) & ( 3ii ) terry semel and jan harlan quotes from\nthe last movie : stanley kubrick & eyes wide shut\na film by paul joyce .\neyes wide shut : adaptation of dream story .\nall answers ltd . ukessays . com , november 2013 . web . 9 july 2018 . < urltoken > .\nthe latest projected release date for eyes wide shut , which has become notorious for the length of time it has taken to be released , is\nsummer 1999\n.\ntom cruise and nicole kidman spent so long living in the uk , due to the prolonged shoot on\neyes wide shut\n, that their 2 children acquired english accents .\nmovies : warner bros . uses the late director ' s plan to market ' eyes wide shut , ' starring tom cruise and nicole kidman . but will america buy it ?\ni\u2019ve always wondered why the new york set of eyes wide shut seemed so lazy and unconvincing , especially because kubrick was from the city and lived in greenwich village for years .\nto be fair , given the film ' s stylistic intentions , this is far from a bad transfer of ' eyes wide shut . ' but taken in the context ofthe more revelatory remasters in the kubrick collection ( particularly ' the shining ' and the absolutely stunning ' 2001 ' ) , the picture quality on ' eyes wide shut ' is likely to disappoint .\nhuge crowds built up at the cinemas where it played - and it took over $ 57 , 400 at each screen , compared to $ 9 , 400 for eyes wide shut .\ngreat list . the thin red line was a pleasant surprise for # 1 . it ' s also cool to see stuff like eyes wide shut , naked , and heat so high .\nhunter , stephen .\nthe lust picture show : stanley kubrick stumbled with his eyes wide shut .\nthe washington post , 16 july 1999 , p . c5 . & nbsp ;\naccording to writer frederic raphael a few of the proposed titles for the film were\nyou and me\nand\nthe female subject\n. stanley kubrick personally chose\neyes wide shut\n.\ni mentioned this in comment for the previous eyes wide shut article on vc \u2013 nicole kidman and tom cruise both said eulogies at kubrick ' s funeral . it just becomes all the more strange .\nalexander walker , the venerable critic for london ' s evening standard , has seen stanley kubrick ' s final film eyes wide shut , almost a month prior to its world premier in new york .\npeter bradshaw : eyes wide shut is sui generis in modern anglophone cinema : in a genre , if not a league , of its own , this genre being best described as manhattan porn gothic .\nnotes on the initial dvd release : warner brothers was kind enough to send me an advance dvd of eyes wide shut , and so in return , i wanted to post a new review of it .\nkubrick never let the character or us find confirmation . what they resolve not to see is inevitably how they see , accept , and live with each other and themselves . conscience , eyes wide shut .\neyes wide shut is stanley kubrick\u2019s unappreciated masterpiece . the film has largely been overlooked as a giant of the medium and it has been misunderstood by the general audience , film critic and film theoretician alike .\nyes a deal was struck i believe regarding the filmed\nmoon walk\n, but he made\neyes wide shut\nto gradually expose\nthem\nas he knew all along they were nefariously evil .\nit has been documented that the rothschilds do actually partake in masked events very similar to those shown in eyes wide shut . here are rare pictures from a 1972 party given by marie - h\u00e9l\u00e8ne de rothschild .\ni ' m a kubrick fan but have not yet seen eyes wide shut . i am so looking forward to it . and now i understand why kubrick , was dead so soon afterward . thanks vc !\nand yet , as i was watching , i began to notice some spatial issues of my own . could eyes wide shut be part of the conspiracy too ? ? let\u2019s take a trip to kubrick\u2019s greenwich village\u2026\n* warner brothers will release the kubrick documentary along with a box set of his work by the end of the year . it will likely contain an nc - 17 cut of\neyes wide shut .\nif eyes wide shut left you with a modern occult - shaped hole in your life , you might dig the mysterious brew ' s latest print ad , which appeared in an issue of peruvian magazine lima .\nin early june of 1999 frederick raphael was asked to write an article for new yorker magazine entitled ' a kubrick odyssey ' , about his experiences working with stanley kubrick on what was to become eyes wide shut .\nthere ' s a serious error in this article : eyes wide shut is 159 minutes , not 179 ( two hours and 59 minutes ) as you state . 159 minutes * is * 2 hours and 39 minutes .\npretty woman ) . stanley kubrick\u2019s notorious orgy scene in eyes wide shut earned the film an nc - 17 for this reason , that is , before the studio employed some digital wizardry to obscure the most \u201coffensive\u201d parts .\nluckily for me , diminished expectations can be a godsend . i didn ' t see ' eyes wide shut ' until it first hit dvd , and by that point i had been bombarded by so many negative reactions that i expected a disaster of epic proportions . instead , i was rather pleasantly surprised . is ' eyes wide shut ' flawed ? certainly . but it is it a train wreck devoid of any and all merit ? hardly .\ni watched this film because i ' m an avid movie buff and i have my freedoms and no my limits . children of no age should be subjection to the soft - core pornography within\neyes wide shut\n.\non its release eyes wide shut was sighted by many as slow and old fashioned . how could it be contemporary when kubrick had not even visited manhattan in years and unconvincingly constructed it in a sound stage in england ? the critics missed the point . eyes wide shut is contemporary . it takes the basic themes of traumnovelle and adapts it from its early twentieth century vienna setting to offer insight into the post - feminist gender politics of a modern relationship .\nif the subsequent critical and commercial reaction to ' eyes wide shut ' is anything to go by , the answer is not very well . despite an almost unheard - of level of advance buzz , audiences were cool , and critics surprisingly dismissive of what was supposed to be kubrick ' s final masterpiece ( the director passed away shortly before its release ) . in fact , ' eyes wide shut ' wasn ' t just poorly received , it was eviscerated .\neyes wide shut represents a major artistic advancement in the career of stanley kubrick . it ' s a shame that it ' s his last film . but it ' s also a blessing that he left us a final masterpiece .\ni\u2019ll second josh\u2019s favorable remarks on basic instinct . thanks for the kind words about eyes wide shut , which may well share the fate of some of kubrick\u2019s other films : denigrated when they came out , celebrated as classics later .\nwhile theorists may believe that kubrick was murdered by the illuminati , there ' s also a simpler explanation . kubrick was never upfront about what his films were actually about , and that ' s probably so people would interpret and analyze them for years to come \u2014 which , naturally , they did . 15 years after eyes wide shut hit theaters , we ' re still looking for a bigger cultural message . what eyes wide shut means is up to you .\nhe was preparing\nai\nfor some time , as he was\neyes wide shut\nand he was determined after the screenplay that collectively we did not go forward on it , which was really his choice . he decided to have more than one choice the next time . so he took an extra year or two and was working on more than one project at the same time . one was eyes wide shut and the other was ai .\n10 kubrick , stanley and raphael , frederic ( 1999 ) eyes wide shut : a screenplay by stanley kubrick and frederic raphael and it\u2019s inspiration dream story by arthur schnitzler , london : penguin books ltd . , p . 98 .\nwhatever else might by said about eyes wide shut \u2013 it\u2019s a stunning film to look at . one of the most intensely realised visual extravaganzas ever committed to celluloid . kubrick\u2019s obsession with achieving perfection in his lighting of sets was never more fully realised . the camera pans gracefully around the scenes like a viennese waltz , recalling the cinematography of max ophuls at his elegant best . every shot contains some new wonder for the viewer to feast his eyes upon . as a visual artefact crafted with unparalleled technical expertise , eyes wide shut is unsurpassed .\nalice oh , shut up . . . ok , let ' s go .\neyes wide shut\nis in the genuis book of world records for the longest production / filming ever at 15 months , and some even argue that the entire movie making process from pre to post production took over 3 years .\nstanley kubrick unexpectedly died only five days after submitting the final cut of the movie to warner bros , making eyes wide shu t his swan song . considering the fact that eyes wide shut is about an occult secret society that eliminates those who cross its path , some theories arose about kubrick\u2019s death and its suspicious nature . did he reveal to the public too much , too soon ? maybe .\nollywood - - the new york film critics circle has joined los angeles critics in attacking the motion picture association of america for requiring that stanley kubrick & apos ; s\neyes wide shut\nbe altered to qualify for its r rating .\nthe common narrative around stanley kubrick ' s final film , the intense 1999 erotic thriller eyes wide shut , is that it was a strained , laborious process , driven by the secretive , perfectionist director ' s penchant for changing the script .\nthis essay is a critical analysis on the adaptation of dream story as eyes wide shut . the analysis is organised around the key points identified within the argument such as ideology , point of view and the gendering of representation in narrative cinema .\nopening eyes wide shut : genre , reception , and kubrick ' s last film\nby ransom , amy j . - journal of film and video , vol . 62 , issue 4 , winter 2010 | online research library : questia\ni ' ve always felt the same way about\neyes wide shut\nbut this article really nails it down . what a great job . i can ' t wait for part 2 then i ' m going to watch the movie again .\nstanley kubrick masterful film eyes wide shut ( 1999 ) is a faithful adaptation of arthur schnitzler ' s novella - dream story ( traumnovelle , published in 1926 for the first time ) . in terms of genre eyes wide shut combines a drama , a thriller , a neo - noir conspiracy mystery , a road story , erotic and melodrama . both kubrick and his co - screenwriter frederic raphael created a very faithful script , with only few alterations that were made because of the artistic narration that is very difficult to put on screen . kubrick merged in his film the boundaries between different types of adaptation making the film both a transposition and a commentary on dream story . according to credits eyes wide shut was\ninspired by traumnovelle\n.\nfor those who view cinema as something more substantive than an evening ' s diversion , the release of eyes wide shut is an event - one more momentous than the unveiling of the phantom menace . however , while george lucas ' latest venture into a galaxy far , far away left some fans feeling disappointed and betrayed , stanley kubrick ' s final directorial effort will reward a majority of his loyalists with a sense of satisfaction . in terms of power and effect , eyes wide shut approaches ( but does not surpass ) kubrick ' s vintage work - it is thought - provoking and unsettling . impressions and images linger long after the projector has finished weaving its peculiar magic , making eyes wide shut one of 1999 ' s best offerings to date .\nsiegel , lee .\neyes wide shut : what the critics failed to see in kubrick ' s last film .\nharper ' s magazine , october 1999 , vol . 299 , # 1793 , p . 76 - 83 . & nbsp ;\njon , while i was researching , i came across notes to the effect that days before he died , kubrick told his brother - in - law and a colleague that eyes wide shut was his best work . i do love a clever plot .\nanyway , this past christmas , i was watching eyes wide shut , and i found myself paying particularly close attention to the greenwich village set used in the movie , which was filmed entirely in england due to kubrick\u2019s fear of flying ( lame ) .\ntaking this theme with us as we move on to eyes wide shut we will see that jack from the shining and bill from eyes wide shut share a similar sense of male angst , although deal with it in completely different ways \u2013 the psychopath versus the essentially good husband and father . we shall see how it presents \u201can obsessive and \u2013 for its central character \u2013 unsuccessful quest for ways to maintain male sexual dominance and overcome the upheavals caused by the shifting relationships between genders . \u201d [ 7 ]\nit is tautological to state that a film covers the journey between the first and final shots but in the case of eyes wide shut these two images which bookend the picture offer us incredible insight into how the central theme of the film plays out .\nfirst time i saw part 1 i was going through a spiritual awakening , i was fasting and praying , then all of sudden i switched on my tv ( why ? temptation to watch tv ) , and saw the movie , i knew that god was trying to say something using the movie but then , my eyes were wide shut . now my eyes are wide open and i can see how twisted the world is\u2026\nyou can take any of those lines and put them into any other tom cruise movie with ease . in eyes wide shut he works for the elite for a brief moment at the party , in other movies he works full time , like a scientologist .\narthur schnitzler\u2019s traumnovelle ( dream story ) tells the story of a viennese doctor who attends an orgiastic masked ball , confesses his transgression to his wife the next day but is forgiven \u2013 and , in kubrick\u2019s eyes wide shut - even rewarded with a tryst .\neditor ' s note : the u . s . ( region 1 ) dvd release of eyes wide shut presents the film in its r - rated u . s . theatrical version - - submitted and approved by stanley kubrick per contractual obligation - - with digitally inserted figures added to obscure explicit sexual activity during the 65 - second orgy scene . at present there are no plans to release the\nunaltered\nversion on dvd in region 1 . regarding the full - screen format of eyes wide shut on dvd , the official wording on the dvd packaging is as follows :\nthis feature is presented in the full aspect ratio of the original camera negative , as stanley kubrick intended .\nas with the dvd formatting of the shining and full metal jacket , eyes wide shut was matted in the 1 . 85 : 1 aspect ratio for theatrical presentation , but the director composed his films in camera to accommodate television broadcast and home video viewing . the official aspect ratio of eyes wide shut on dvd is 1 . 37 : 1 .\nthere are also several party organizers in london and germany who organize theme events with the theme of the eyes wide shut orgy , and these events are normally attended not by\nmind control slaves\n, but by couples who want to extend their sexual experiences .\n{ { cite web | last = essays | first = uk urltoken | title = eyes wide shut : adaptation of dream story | publisher = ukessays . com | date = november 2013 | accessdate = 9 july 2018 | location = nottingham , uk } }\nthe guinness world records recognized eyes wide shut as the longest continual film shoot \u2014 over 15 months . cruise and kidman\u2019s contract was open - ended . this meant they couldn\u2019t be released from the project until kubrick gave his word , however long the shoot lasted .\nthe scene i chose to analyse was a scene out of stanley kubrick\u2019s drama , eyes wide shut . tom cruise plays the main character as a new york city doctor ( dr . william harford ) and nicole kidman plays as williams\u2019s wife ( alice harford ) .\nnormally , a film like this gets restored on video . american pie was a recent example . viewers have the option to rent or purchase either the\nrated r\nversion or the\nunrated\nversion . guess which one sold more ? i had fearlessly predicted that we would be able to see the uncut version of eyes wide shut on home video , and so i was incensed when i found out that warners was cravenly sticking to their\npolicy .\nviewers in the us can ' t even buy the european dvd of eyes wide shut because of the\nregion coding\ninvolved with those machines . so there is still no way for americans to see the real eyes wide shut as kubrick filmed it . ( though i ' ve seen comparisons on the web . )\nnicole kidman and tom cruise , hollywood ' s premier couple , are furious with an american magazine for alleging that they needed sex therapists to help them perform on camera during the filming of stanley kubrick ' s final film , an erotic thriller called eyes wide shut .\nin two television spots , one accompanied by chris isaak singing\nbaby did a bad , bad thing\nand another featuring pulsating piano music , warner bros . is cranking up its marketing campaign for\neyes wide shut ,\nstanley kubrick ' s final film .\nas ' eyes wide shut ' was stanley kubrick ' s last film , it ' s not entirely surprising that the film is rarely discussed on its own terms , but instead as an epitaph to kubrick ' s larger , more highly - regarded body of work .\nrounding things out is a short d . w . griffith award acceptance speech that kubrick gave right before his death , as well as two tv spots and a theatrical trailer for eyes wide shut . ' all are presented in 480i / mpeg - 2 video only .\nbut it seems like the same thing hasn ' t happened with eyes wide shut , and in all honesty i think it ' s because of tom cruise ' s weird beliefs and even weirder personal life overshadowing his film work ( beyond popcorn blockbuster type films ) .\nto solve that mystery , all you have to do is keep your ears wide open .\nin the past two decades , venice has held world premieres for several hundreds of u . s . works , including stanley kubrick\u2019s \u201ceyes wide shut , \u201d oscar - winners \u201cbrokeback mountain\u201d and \u201cthe hurt locker\u201d and george clooney\u2019s \u201cmichael clayton , \u201d plus obviously \u201cgravity\u201d last year .\neyes wide shut marked kubrick ' s return to film - making after a 12 - year hiatus . the film was in the final stages of post - production when he died at his home in hertfordshire . it was finally released to mixed reviews and middling box office .\njudging from the initial reviews , the ducks are waddling right into line once again for\neyes wide shut ,\nthe sexually charged farewell from a director who was brilliant , unyielding in his personal vision and wholly capable of making suspect films . just like a real person .\npractically , it\u2019s an attempt to explicate internal drama . if sexual jealousy so often feels epic , it\u2019s just as often rooted in empty paranoia . eyes wide shut walks a line \u2014 for all its sights and sounds , it presents no actual infidelitous copulation from either husband or wife .\noriginal eyes wide shut teaser that kubrick cut it himself for showest convention . he died before all the other marketing material had been completed , but this one teaser is the only piece of marketing he had a hand in . all other teasers / trailers are cut by warner bros .\n6 cornellier , bruno ( february \u2013 march 2003 ) \u201cthe gendering of representation : a theoretical account of gender and sexual politics in film representation , and its application for a critical understanding of kubrick\u2019s eyes wide shut , \u201d concordia university ( montreal , quebec , canada ) in cadrage .\noccasionally , eyes turn towards him but immediately look away as soon as he notices them .\nbut if kubrick\u2019s body of work is rife with illuminati symbolism , his final film eyes wide shut is the climax . not only is this film about a mysterious , perhaps murderous , secret society , it is drenched in allusions to the new world order cabal . occult symbols like the pentagram can be found throughout the film , as well as multiple references to rainbows and looking glasses . . . eyes wide shut , the phrase itself , is a calling card among secret societies , meaning \u2018my eyes are shut to your misdeeds , brother . \u2019 this anonymity is required of the participants , otherwise the society\u2019s moneyed elite would be revealed . for as one character in the film says , \u201cif i told you their names i don\u2019t think you\u2019d sleep so well . \u201d\nthe writer at the ghost diaries also indicates that warner bros . , the studio that released eyes wide shut , made considerable edits to the film after kubrick ' s death . though the studio said that it was due to the sexuality of the film , illuminati theorists believe something else entirely :\nthe second part of this series of articles on eyes wide shut takes a closer look at the elite secret society discovered by the film\u2019s main character , bill harford , and how it resembles real life organizations . was stanley kubrick trying to warn the world about the occult elite and its depraved ways ?\nwhen will eyes wide shut be ready ? a film set at christmas time ought to come out at christmas . it must do to qualify for next year ' s oscar nominations . but kubrick is as fastidious about editing as he is about shooting . like warner brothers we may have to wait .\nopening day , doors spring wide . fragrant tomatoes bid you welcome . sans 100 emilys of course .\neyes wide shut is all the more amazing when you consider the critique that most of kubrick ' s work is\ncold\nand non - human . sex has not been a motif in any of his films , unless it be depraved sex , as in lolita ( 1962 ) or a clockwork orange ( 1971 ) , or humorous sex as with the mid - air refueling in dr . strangelove ( 1964 ) . that eyes wide shut is a mature , artful , and honest look at human sexual emotions and dreams , especially for a filmmaker at the end of his career , is astonishing .\neyes wide shut ,\nwhich premiered 15 years ago this month , has made its mark as not just kubrick ' s final film , but one that refused its potential to legitimize the nc - 17 rating and somehow managed to make us feel sorry for tom cruise . after a record - breaking production period , kubrick sent the studio a final cut , dying less than a week later . for the\neyes wide shut\nanniversary , warner brothers evp jeff baker visited kubrick ' s estate to work on a documentary * about the director who hollywood had begun to understand as a recluse .\n? don ' t they know that it , too , will be seen as a classic in time ? maybe their eyes were wide shut . steven spielberg , in his interview on the dvd , insists that kubrick films were meant to be seen many times . he cites a story in which he saw\nraphael became concerned with a lack of title for the project when they were deep into rewrites and faxed kubrick a possible contender : ' the female subject . ' kubrick reportedly did not acknowledge receipt of this suggestion but some days later proposed ' eyes wide shut ' as the title he had decided upon .\nlear jet left luton for los angeles on june 3 , carrying the cruise family back to los angeles . tom cruise and nicole kidman like england , where photographers mostly leave them alone . but they must have felt a certain relief . finally , it seemed , they had finished shooting eyes wide shut with\nbarry lyndon it is ,\ndan said as he leaned her gently backwards , splaying out on top of her propped up by his elbows .\nstrangely , i have this feeling eyes wide shut will turn out to be my favorite kubrick film ,\ndan said before he kissed her again .\n5 in loewenberg , peter ( 2006 ) \u201cfreud , schnitzler , and eyes wide shut , \u201d in depth of field : stanley kubrick , film , and the uses of history , edited by geoffrey cocks , james dietrick and glenn perusek , london : the university of wisconsin press , p . 257 .\ni picked this up in a university bookstore while getting books for my own courses that year . another class was apparently going to study eyes wide shut , so i decided to grab myself a copy for my own reading purposes . took me a while to get to it , but here we are .\nthe actress writes for thr about working on the master ' s final film ,\neyes wide shut ,\nas lacma unveils its retrospective nov . 1 :\npeople thought that making the film was the beginning of the end of my marriage , but i don ' t really think it was .\nin spite of kubrick ' s reputation as an important - albeit reclusive and eccentricauteur and his death on 7 march 1999 , a few months before the film ' s release , reviewers did not handle eyes wide shut ( 1999 ) with kid gloves . indeed , it has since become commonplace to assert that critics overwhelmingly panned the film ( d . johnson 55 ; kreider 280 ; sperb ,\ntheir eyes\n125 ) . clearly , eyes wide shut was widely misunderstood , but it elicited a somewhat more ambivalent response than subsequent analyses have suggested . although some labeled it puerile , pompous , unrealistic , risible , unsexy , and anachronistic , the film nonetheless caught viewers ' attention with its dreamlike camera work , paranoid protagonist , and\nextraordinary orgy sequence\n( ebert ) . more recent assessments , such as michel chion ' s monograph devoted to what he considers one of kubrick ' s top three films ( 9 ) , suggest the need for a r\u00e9valuation of the initial critical reaction to eyes wide shut and the reasons for it .\neyes wide shut doesn ' t deserve to be treated as a disappointing footnote to an otherwise exceptional career - or worse , disregarded as a minor work : it ' s a picture of texture and depth made by a director at the peak of his creative vision . nevertheless , it ' s ironic that in an age where film criticism is becoming increasingly democratised , and critics themselves are quicker than ever to champion movies that never quite get their due , eyes wide shut continues to be classed as a pariah in the kubrick pantheon . we forget all too easily that most of kubrick ' s films received mixed reception on their original release , only to obtain classic status after years of study and re - evaluation . it ' s time to return to eyes wide shut with ( yes , i will say it ) eyes wide open and embrace it as an original , distinctive piece of filmmaking so bold in its execution and intent that it continues to linger in the mind and haunt the imagination long after many of its imitators ( naming no names , but wes anderson ' s smartarse grand budapest hotel deserves an honorary mention ) evaporate from memory .\nmy eyes were definately shut when i saw this movie . i didn ' t get it . it ' s great that you ' re breaking it down . these are the days of noah part 2 .\n. . . kubrick ' s previously announced sci - fi film , ' a . i . ' , believed to be one of the most technically challenging and innovative special effects films yet attempted , is in the final stages of set design and special effects development , and will follow eyes wide shut\n.\nhe drinks slowly from alice ' s glass and looks directly into her eyes as he does so .\nthe film has generally received panning from critics and audiences alike , with many considering eyes wide shut to be a disappointing finish to a rather exceptional career . however , it is worth noting that many of kubrick\u2019s film were not thought of as of great quality upon initial release , the shining for example was nominated for several razzie awards , including worst director . it is quite possible , then , that time will eventually show eyes wide shut to be right up there with kubrick\u2019s best . many think that the film is a dull \u2018affair\u2019 , and at two and a half hours centred on one scene , it is an understandable criticism .\nat its core , eyes wide shut is about marriage and the challenges it represents . when kidman and cruise attempt to reconcile what has happened to them , the marriage bond works like an invisible adhesive . kidman sums everything up in the movie ' s all - important last line and we go home charged and enlightened .\n5 . to say kubrick is a perfectionist is an understatement : his intent was to film scenes so many times that it would wear down his actors and they ' d forget the cameras existed . during the course of shooting\neyes wide shut ,\nthe director filmed 95 takes of cruise walking through a door .\nbuser m . , koch c . ( 2012 ) eyes wide shut ? loyalty and practical morality in engineering education . in : christensen s . , mitcham c . , li b . , an y . ( eds ) engineering , development and philosophy . philosophy of engineering and technology , vol 11 . springer , dordrecht\nps \u2013 there\u2019s one shot in eyes wide shut that i was sure was filmed in new york \u2013 when bill walks by the village\u2019s very real pink pussy cat boutique . but i was only half right . look closely and you\u2019ll see that cruise is just walking in front of a rear projection that looks quite fake .\nthe article which offended mr kubrick appeared in the\nlowdown\ngossip column in last august ' s issue of punch . the anonymous article , about his latest film , eyes wide shut , said of mr kubrick :\nthere ' s a thin line between being an artistic perfectionist and being a barking loon .\nkubrick took so long to make his films , and re - shot individual scenes so many times , that a spontaneous erection would seem beyond the realm of his imagination . unfortunately for\neyes wide shut\n( and for the few critical audience members the film will actually draw ) , kubrick never really loosened up .\nthis emergent marketing won\u2019t be measuring itself in terms of campaign roi or response rates . it will be focused on harnessing the value creation and delivery network , working with customers , partners and suppliers as co - creationists . the cmo will take a pan - organisational view charged by the ceo to ensure that the organisation builds a compelling future for customers and employees , so that shareholders enjoy superior returns . successful firms will fly - by - wire and with their eyes wide open , and no longer with ' eyes - wide shut ' .\nofengenden , ari .\nagency , desire , and power in schnitzler ' s dream novel and kubrick ' s adaptation eyes wide shut .\nclcweb : comparative literature and culture 17 . 2 ( 2015 ) : < urltoken > this text has been double - blind peer reviewed by 2 + 1 experts in the field .\n\u201cps \u2013 there\u2019s one shot in eyes wide shut that i was sure was filmed in new york \u2013 when bill walks by the village\u2019s very real pink pussy cat boutique . but i was only half right . look closely and you\u2019ll see that cruise is just walking in front of a rear projection that looks quite fake . \u201d\nwhile the original story that eyes wide shut is based on is set during mardi gras in 1900s vienna , kubrick changed the setting to christmas in new york city . christmas lights and decorations appear in almost every scene , and critics have pointed out that they give the movie amazing color and other - worldliness in its lighting .\nso much has been conjectured and written about\neyes wide shut\nbefore its release that it almost seems ridiculous to introduce the key players . ( us magazine had a hilarious cover story several weeks ago , the writer wondering whether this is the sexiest film ever made . . . before anybody had even seen it . )\nin part 2 , vc takes reader on an esoteric ride , passing scenes only encountered in secret societies . bill , for his part , shows ingenuity in gaining access to forbidden , dangerous places ! series , is clearly , some of vigilant citizen\u2019s best work that captures atmosphere of \u201ceyes wide shut\u201d perhaps better than film itself !\neyes wide shut is two hours and 59 minutes long , and at the screening held a few days before he died , he apparently told the head of warner bros . , terry semel , that the final cut would be two hours and thirty - nine minutes long . and , as this respected kubrick site points out :\neyes wide shut is kubrick through and through , from the frequent long , unbroken takes to the camera ' s refusal to remain static . kubrick ' s style , which became increasingly personalized with every new project , is one of eyes wide shut ' s most recognizable traits . every shot and camera angle was selected with great care . there were no happy accidents - each moment of screen time was meticulously plotted , with many scenes being re - done at a later date when the initial version did not meet with the director ' s approval . ( the time allotted for re - shoots allegedly equaled the period most movies demand for primary filming ) .\nhaving said all that , most will probably never warm to ' eyes wide shut . ' as is so often the case with kubrick , the director seems so hell - bent on not catering to expectations that his film lacks any and all mainstream appeal . of course , this is what earned the director the label of iconoclastic auteur - - in an industry that ' s often obsessed with the bottom line , kubrick refused to shape his film to be mere\nproducts .\nalthough ' eyes wide shut ' may not succeed anywhere near the level of the director ' s most revered classics , like all of his work , its vision is uncompromising .\nin one of those glorious coincidences that are too lucky to be true but would be luckless for the undeserving , kubrick happened to look in on his choreographer ' s rehearsal of the masked ball orgy scene for his film\neyes wide shut\nwhile pook ' s composition\nbackwards priests\nwas playing as a reference track .\ni recommend you purchase the 2 disc special edition eyes wide shut . the version of the movie is the un - rated version which does not have the black silhouettes blocking the guests at the palace during the orgy scene . the movie has scenes which are a bit long but that was kubrick ' s movie style of filming .\nfalse : the film was shooting concurrently with ews in a st . albans property that used to be a bacon factory that kubrick had bought and converted in to a studio . although chris cunningham , built robots for kubrick there and it has been reported that parts of eyes wide shut were indeed shot in the converted bacon factory ."]}
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", "topic": 9}], "title": "second skin ( 2008 film )", "paragraphs": ["information on the second skin site says you spoke to some experts during the film . can you tell us who ?\nyou don\u2019t have to be a video game player to enjoy second skin , and you might even enjoy the film more if you you aren\u2019t .\nsecond skin , the upcoming documentary on the lives of mmo players , has become my fascination as of late .\nthe film is an interesting tour of a strange subculture that ' s becoming increasingly impossible to ignore , and for that reason , second skin is well worth a look .\nsecond skin will be presented by empirecon at their geek pride celebration on may 21st in syracuse . go and check it out .\ngeorge carlin , who voiced fillmore , died of heart failure in june 2008 . lloyd sherr provided the voice of fillmore in the film .\nthat said , the film is an interesting tour of a strange new subculture that ' s becoming increasingly impossible to ignore , and for that reason , second skin is well worth a look .\nnicholson jk , lindon jc ( 2008 ) systems biology : metabonomics . nature 455 : 1054\u20131056 .\n[ online ] , 3 - 1 | 2008 , document 6 , online since 02 june 2008 , connection on 09 july 2018 . url : urltoken ; doi : 10 . 4000 / ejas . 2263\nthis entry was posted in commentary and tagged documentary , edward castronova , everquest , film , gamers , nick yee , real world , review , second skin , virtual world , wow . bookmark the permalink .\nvolatile compounds with significant increase in frequency distribution from frozen skin ( m ) melanoma , s - skin . ( * - n / a ) .\npeter sciretta is a film geek and popcultured fanboy living in los angeles . he created / film in 2005 .\nlos angeles art association presents second skin : a powerful one - night only performance art event featuring kristine schomaker , denise siegel , elizabeth tobias and marjan vayghan .\nwe partnered with snagfilms to have a way for our fans to watch second skin streaming for free ! we like what they ' re about because they care about content and distributing on a great platform with incredible selection . i hope you enjoy watching second skin , available again for the first time online in over 2 years !\nu . s . congress reauthorizes the ryan white care act for the second time .\nwhat ' s it like to live in a virtual world ? juan carlos pineiro escoriaza speaks with marisha ray about his documentary second skin , which follows hardcore video gamers .\ngallagher m , wysocki cj , leyden jj , spielman ai , sun x , et al . ( 2008 ) analyses of volatile organic compounds from human skin . br j dermatol 159 : 780\u2013791 .\nsecond skin is fascinating , though - provoking , insightful , and more importantly , it ' s fair . there ' s a certain love for the material here and the film balances the positive and negative aspects of playing a mmorpg deftly .\ni just watched juan carlos pineiro - escoriaza\u2019s 2008 documentary second skin ( touted at sxsw and as the first widely released film about virtual worlds ) , and i must admit that my overall response is ambivalent . the film follows a group of mmorpg players , mostly world of warcraft and everquest 2 , their trials and tribulations , and attempts to articulate \u201csomething\u201d about the nettling tensions of terms like \u201creal world\u201d and \u201cvirtual world . \u201d\nsecond skin won honorable mention at the adobe max awards in the entertainment category . they are a global awards program that recognizes the best uses of adobe software for creating engaging experiences .\nd ' amico a , bono r , pennazza g , santonico m , mantini g , et al . ( 2008 ) identification of melanoma with a gas sensor array . skin res technol 14 : 226\u2013236 .\n2001 - 3 associate professor of film studies , carleton university . tenured . 1996 - 2001 assistant professor of film studies , carleton university\nthe film was preceded by a short film titled hawaiian vacation , directed by gary rydstrom and starring the characters of the toy story franchise .\nto get into skin of harry potter\u2019s \u00adnemesis lord \u00advoldemort , fiennes shaved his head every day , wore fake \u00adfingernails , dentures and reptilian skin , and underwent a three - hour makeup session .\nlin jy , fisher de ( 2007 ) melanocyte biology and skin pigmentation . nature 445 : 843\u2013850 .\nsecond skin takes an intimate look at computer gamers whose lives have been transformed by the genre of massively multiplayer online games ( mmos ) . games such as world of warcraft , second life , and everquest allow millions of users to simultaneously interact in virtual worlds . second skin introduces us to couples who have fallen in love without meeting , disabled players who have found new purpose , addicts , chinese gold - farming sweatshop workers , wealthy online entrepreneurs and legendary guild leaders - all living in a world that doesn ' t quite exist .\nsecond skin is a movie starring dan bustard , ashley esqueda , and andrew monkelban . an intimate , fascinating look at computer gamers whose lives have been transformed by the emerging , hugely popular genre of computer games .\n\u201cmarjan vayghan\u2019s second skin performance is going to take the shape of long black , lace , head dresses , which will be placed on pedestals . the artist will bring awareness to the mournful skin of funeral processions that have plagued families and communities in iran and throughout the arab spring . as governments will to hold on to allusions of power translate into ongoing genocides across the middle east , families of those who are killed wear their sorrow as a second skin and hold funeral processions throughout the streets fearless of their illegal funerals held . \u201d\nmarjan vayghan \u2018s second skin performance is going to take the shape of long black , lace , head dresses , which will be placed on pedestals . the artist will bring awareness to the mournful skin of funeral processions that have plagued families and communities in iran and throughout the arab spring . as governments will to hold on to allusions of power translate into ongoing genocides across the middle east , families of those who are killed wear their sorrow as a second skin and hold funeral processions throughout the streets fearless of their illegal funerals held .\nnarrated by walter cronkite , this 2008 documentary is a behind - the - scenes look at the lasting impact of the 1940 documentary . . .\nsecond skin takes an intimate , disturbing look at three sets of computer gamers whose lives have been transformed by the emerging genre of computer games called massively multiplayer online games ( mmos ) . world of warcraft , second life , and everquest allow millions of users to simultaneously interact in virtual spaces . second skin introduces us to couples who have fallen in love without ever meeting , disabled players whose lives have been given new purpose , those struggling with addiction , chinese gold - farming sweatshop workers , wealthy entrepreneurs and legendary guild leaders\u2013all living within a world that doesn\u2019t quite exist . second skin focuses on a couple who met in a virtual world , an addict whose life was ruined by mmos , and a group of mmo gamers who spend most of their lives inside virtual worlds .\n( 3 minutes ) by laura u . marks . super - 8 film made for one take super 8 festival , organized by iris film collective , vancouver .\nmazzone pj ( 2008 ) analysis of volatile organic compounds in the exhaled breath for the diagnosis of lung cancer . j thorac oncol 3 : 774\u2013780 .\n, ed . fiona candlin and raiford guins ( new york : routledge ) , 503 - 505 . 2008\ngenetic algorithms , caucasian carpets , and\nbetween 12 and 35 per cent in the symmetric bending - stiffness layer on the second - order ogden model substrate . however , when the film was further compressed beyond 41 per cent nominal strain , the bi - modal primary wrinkle created by the second transition returned back to the single mode primary wrinkle as shown in\nsecond skin takes an intimate , disturbing look at three sets of computer gamers whose lives have been transformed by the emerging genre of computer games called massively multiplayer online games ( mmos ) . world of warcraft , second life , and everquest allow millions of users to simultaneously interact in virtual spaces . second skin introduces us to couples who have fallen in love without ever meeting , disabled players whose lives have been given new purpose , those struggling with addiction , chinese gold - farming sweatshop workers , wealthy entrepreneurs and legendary guild leaders - - all living within a world that doesn ' t quite exist . second skin focuses on a couple who met in a virtual world , an addict whose life was ruined by mmos , and a group of mmo gamers who spend most of their lives inside virtual worlds .\nsecond skin at sxsw\nis an amusing vlog examining the intense ride of a press tour .\nthe syndicate\nis a brief short made as a gift for one of the online communities . topping off this fully - packed special edition is the film ' s theatrical trailer and a photo gallery .\nwhile some of the statistics this film uses might be somewhat out of date by now ( i\u2019m assuming most of it is from between 2005 - 2008 somewhere ) , the documentation of gamers and society\u2019s views on them is perfectly executed .\nfrom the moment we brought you the trailer to the recent announcement that the film will debut at the opening night of austin ' s sxsw film festival i ' ve been in contact with victor pineiro , one of the film ' s writers and producers .\nbelow are some hollywood greats who had gone the extra mile for a film role .\n, the single mode of the primary wrinkle persisted and the second bifurcation was not observed in the model of a symmetric bending - stiffness layer on the neo - hookean substrate . on the other hand , the second bifurcation occurred at a nominal compressive strain\nsix volatile compounds with significant increase in frequency distribution from frozen melanoma ( m - melanoma , s - skin ) .\nbut second skin is not an anti - gaming , it treats the unique and quirky cast of video game geeks with respect , probably too much at times . most of my friends are obsessive video gamers , maybe not of the mmorpg variety , but still , i recognize a lot of them in the characters featured in this film . second skin could have been trekkies for hardcore online video gamers , but at times holds back on this type of humor . i feel like the filmmakers , chose to protect some of these characters rather than give full access to the quirks connected with hardcore gamers .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\n3 . second skin ( 2008 ) millions of gamers play massively multiplayer online games like world of warcraft , spending countless hours grinding for experience points and farming imaginary gold . who are these people , and what compels them to give up their real lives for fake ones online ? second skin delves into these questions in a surprisingly entertaining and not at all condescending way . it\u2019d be easy to poke fun at wow addicts as immature man - children living in their parents\u2019 basements \u2014 and to be fair , a few of those do show up \u2014 but second skin is about examining the social effect , both good and bad , that games present for those who love them . people who love mmo\u2019s will finally see an honest , reasonable portrayal of their favorite pastime , while people who don\u2019t know what they are might just become interested . this one is about as good a doc for explaining why people like video games as i\u2019ve yet seen .\nbickers dr , athar m ( 2006 ) oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of skin disease . j invest dermatol 126 : 2565\u20132575 .\nralph waldo emerson famously said , \u201cto be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment . \u201d in today\u2019s society it is the media and advertising that offer promises of love , happiness , success and freedom through an unattainable ideal . in kristine schomaker \u2018s performance for second skin , she will use the virtual world of second life as a platform for activism .\nlast night i was able to catch a great movie called second skin ( bad title ) , about the culture behind the gamers who inhabit the virtual online worlds of world or warcraft , everquest and second life . over 50 million people around the world live in these online worlds , and second skin takes a look at a few of the characters in this space , running the gambit from a couple who met online in wow and will be meeting for the first time ever in the real world , to a young man who\u2019s addiction to wow drove him to move into a boarding house as part of a 12 - step online gamers self help group called online gamers anonymous .\n= 0 . 1 for the ion - deposited gold film , with finite - element simulations .\ncarine adler\u2019s sexy and dark debut , starring samantha morton in her first major feature film role .\naddiction can come in many sizes , shapes and forms \u2013 from tobacco , drugs and alcohol to sex , chocolate and even , for robert palmer in the mid ' 80s anyway , love . second skin , a new film playing at this year ' s sxsw festival , examines a disturbing new addiction that is afflicting an increasing number of people \u2013 namely online gaming .\nthree voice actors of the original cars film have also died since the first film had been released . joe ranft , who voiced red and jerry recycled batteries , died in a car accident in 2005 during production of the first film . red appears in the movie and does an inaudible cry .\nshows the experimental uniaxial stress\u2013strain curve of the pdms substrate , together with the best fits of two hyperelasticity models . the second - order ogden (\nit ' s one thing to snap someone ' s picture . it ' s another thing entirely to capture the essence that made you reach for your camera in the first place . now a top hollywood pro shares his secrets for the digital capture of human skin in all its variety : young , old , male , female , different skin tones and ethnicities , with makeup or without\u2014even tattooed skin !\nsecond skin takes an intimate , fascinating look at computer gamers whose lives have been transformed by the emerging , hugely popular genre of computer games like world of warcraft , second skin and everquest , which allow millions of users from around the world to simultaneously interact in virtual spaces . we meet couples who have fallen in love without meeting , disabled players whose lives have been given new purpose , those struggling with addition , chinese gold - farming sweatshop workers , wealthy online entrepreneurs and legendary guild leaders - all living in a world that doesn ' t quite exist .\ncars 2 marks the first pixar film not to be nominated for an oscar . it is also the first pixar film not nominated for best animated feature in the 2001 - present history of that award .\n59 the second annual report of the aborigines protection society , may 21 st , 1839 ( london : society , 1839 ) , 28 - 29 .\nbamshad j , lerner ab , mcguire js ( 1964 ) catechol o - methyl transferase in skin . j invest dermatol 43 : 111\u2013113 .\nwe are very excited to announce second skin premiers tomorrow december 8th at 10pm on current tv all accross the united states . they changed the name to my gaming addiction so it grabs more attention as people flip channels . luckily we are told they have not reedited the film accept to add commercials . needless to say , we are thrilled the film will be getting out to such a huge audience . tell you friends , because the more people who watch it the heavier rotation it will get .\nmurphy played seven characters in the film , where he had to wear a fat suit made of polyurethane and spandex , oversized rubber hands , and latex bladders . the film won an oscar for best makeup .\ncars 2 is a 2011 american computer - animated action comedy film produced by pixar , and it is the sequel to the 2006 film , cars . in the film , race car lightning mcqueen ( voiced by owen wilson ) and tow truck mater ( voiced by larry the cable guy ) head to japan and europe to compete in the world grand prix , but mater becomes sidetracked with international espionage . the film is directed by john lasseter , co - directed by brad lewis , written by ben queen , and produced by denise ream . cars 2 is also the first film john lasseter has directed since the original cars in 2006 . george carlin who voiced fillmore was replaced by lloyd sherr after he died in 2008 .\nviros a , fridlyand j , bauer j , lasithiotakis k , garbe c , et al . ( 2008 ) improving melanoma classification by integrating genetic and morphologic features . plos med 5 : e120 .\ntagore r , thomas hr , homan ea , munawar a , saghatelian a ( 2008 ) a global metabolite profiling approach to identify protein - metabolite interactions . j am chem soc 130 : 14111\u201314113 .\nthe film was released in disney digital 3 - d , imax 3d , reald 3d , and 2d .\ncars 2 made $ 25 . 7 million on its debut friday ( june 24 , 2011 ) , marking the second - largest opening day for a pixar film after toy story 3 ' s $ 41 . 1 million , but it was still the third least - attended first day for a pixar film , only ahead of up and ratatouille . it also scored the fourth largest opening day for an animated feature , trailing only toy story 3 , shrek the third ( $ 38 . 4 million ) , and the simpsons movie ( $ 30 . 8 million ) . on its opening weekend as a whole , cars 2 debuted at no . 1 with $ 66 . 1 million , marking the largest opening weekend for a 2011 animated feature , the sixth largest opening for pixar , the fifth largest among films released in june , and the third largest for a g - rated film . in its second weekend , however , the film dropped 60 . 3 % , the largest second weekend drop ever for a pixar film , and grossed $ 26 . 2 million . it became pixar ' s lowest - grossing film since a bug ' s life , making the film their first financial disappointment in north america , since the film cost $ 200 million to make . it was the most expensive pixar film for 2 years along toy story 3 , until monsters university , which is claimed to have cost $ 270 million to make .\n, ed . dominique chateau and jos\u00e9 moure ( amsterdam university press ) . 258 - 263 . 2008\nrevealing : new media art according to laura u . marks ,\ninterview with nat muller ,\nwas originally commissioned for american television but released theatrically in the uk , making it only the second animated feature to be made in britain . the first was 1954\u2019s\nhawaiian vacation , a short film starring barbie and ken from toy story 3 , was attached to cars 2 .\ndirector : professor asbj\u00f8rn gr\u00f8nstad 2015 - present advisory board member , film thinks : how cinema inspires writers and thinkers , i . b . tauris 2015 visiting scholar ,\ncamera as cultural critique\nresearch group , university of moesgard , denmark . march 15 - 18 . 2014 jury member , best short film , doxa documentary film festival , vancouver\nyet on the other side of the coin there are many positives to be taken from second skin . lonely individuals find a way of connecting with others through mmorpgs , and the film is full of stories in which gamers have made friends or found love in the virtual world . some of the film ' s most entertaining scenes take place at conventions where online communities ( or\nguilds\nin the case of wor ) meet and converse for the first time , and it ' s wonderful to witness the connection these people so obviously feel for each other .\nyet on the other side of the coin there are many positives to be taken from second skin . lonely individuals find a way of connecting with others through mmorpgs , and the film is full of stories in which gamers have made friends or found love in the virtual world . some of the film ' s most entertaining scenes take place at conventions where online communities ( or ' guilds ' in the case of wor ) meet and converse for the first time , and it ' s wonderful to witness the connection these people so obviously feel for each other .\nexhibition , backed by the bfi film fund , is in cinemas nationwide and on the bfi player from 25 april .\nthere was huge support for lynne ramsay when we asked you on facebook and twitter what we\u2019d missed from our list . a week after we included ramsay\u2019s 1999 movie ratcatcher in our rundown of 10 great films set in glasgow , the same film became by far the film you most suggested as our most embarrassing omission . ramsay\u2019s second film , morvern callar , was not far behind . andrea arnold also got a lot of love : we included wuthering heights ; you thought fish tank and red road deserved to be in there too .\naddiction can come in many sizes , shapes and forms \u2013 from tobacco , drugs and alcohol to sex , chocolate and even , for robert palmer in the mid ' 80s anyway , love . second skin examines a disturbing new addiction that is afflicting an increasing number of people \u2013 online gaming . more specifically , the film charts the rise of mmorpgs \u2013 massive multiplayer online role - playing games \u2013 and especially the online phenomenon that is world of warcraft .\nshot by ken loach\u2019s regular cinematographer , barry ackroyd , the film\u2019s hand - held angles and obscured shots succinctly mirror iris\u2019s inner chaos . significantly , rita tushingham plays iris\u2019s mother , creating a link between under the skin and a taste of honey , an earlier british feminist film from 1961 that explored a mother - daughter relationship and a young woman\u2019s emancipation . the film won the michael powell award at the edinburgh film festival in 1997 and was a landmark moment for british and feminist cinema in its fresh and uncompromising exploration of female sexuality , the body and familial relationships from a female perspective . sadly , adler stepped away from filmmaking in 2002 .\n( a ) an s - tem image of the cross section of a 50 nm thickness gold film showing an asymmetric distribution of grain grooves , which creates asymmetric bending stiffness of the film . ( b ) a schematic of the relationship between bending moment and curvature of the thin gold film . ( c ) experimentally measured nominal stress\u2013strain curve of the pdms substrate .\nliterature data on volatiles released from skin does exist [ 27 ] , [ 28 ] . a comprehensive study of human skin volatile compounds identified mostly carboxylic acids . in addition c3 - c9 aldehydes ; alkanes and alkenes ; c4 - c10 ketones and many heterocyclic structures detected [ 27 ] . skin , the largest body organ , is exposed to many environmental toxins that are either oxidants themselves or produce reactive oxygen species ( ros ) [ 29 ] . aldehydes in the skin are generated by the oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids released from membrane phospholipids by uv generated ros . consistent with these previous studies , in the current study using frozen tissue bank samples , we detected many aldehydes from frozen skin and in particular nonanal ( see table s4 ) . nonanal is formed by the oxidative degradation of sebaceous component , mainly oleic acid [ 30 ] .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\ncruise put his good looks aside to play overweight , \u00admiddle - aged , and extremely potty - mouthed film \u00adproducer les \u00adgrossman .\nno stranger to \u00adadopting a new look for his film roles , in black mass , depp plays \u00adviolent boston mobster whitey bugler .\nthe film was distributed by walt disney pictures and pixar animation studios and was released in the united states on june 24 , 2011 . the film was presented in disney digital 3d and imax 3d , as well as traditional two - dimensional and imax formats . the film was first announced in 2008 , alongside up , newt , and brave ( previously known as the bear and the bow ) , and it is the 12th animated film from the studio . the film opened to mixed reviews from critics , and is pixar ' s worst reviewed feature film to date ; even by fan standards . at the time of its release , it was the studio ' s lowest - grossing film in north america since a bug ' s life . despite this , it continued the studio ' s streak of box office success , ranking # 1 on its opening weekend in the u . s . and and canada with $ 66 , 135 , 507 , and topping international success of such previous pixar ' s works as wall - e , cars , monsters , inc . , toy story 2 , a bug ' s life , and toy story .\ni caught this movie on tv after watching a rather suspicious promotional trailer . the first scene with the sensual natasha henstridge dressed in a semi - transparent white dress hooked me and i decided to give the movie a try . the first half of second skin is pretty tolerable . i felt i was watching a fair and honest low budget noir picture , certainly moving toward some major twists . but i could never expect the plot could become so flawed and the second half of the movie could become so lame and dreary . this predictable , clich\u00e9 - ridden movie could have been interesting . the music and the photography create a nice , moody atmosphere . henstridge is , well . . . sensual as the femme - fatale , and macfadyen is ok as the guy running from his past . even though i don ' t like the way some scenes are cut , the real problem is the plot which turns out to be some kind of mess in the second half of the movie . after the 90 minutes of second skin it ' s frustrating to realize probably nothing will linger in your memory apart from the beauty of henstridge .\nwinner of the grand jury prize at the sundance film festival , troublesome creek : a midwestern was nominated for best documentary . . .\n\u201cphiladelphia , \u201d film starring tom hanks as a lawyer with aids , opens in theaters , becoming first major hollywood movie on aids .\nsecond skin is presented in 1 . 33 : 1 full frame . this transfer is about what you ' d expect from the low - budget documentary . the shot - on - video look does hurt the overall professional feel of the film , but the editing and interview subjects make up for those faults . contrast runs a little hot at times , and fleshtones are often saturated and grimy . the encode itself seems proficiently mastered , with very few flaws , though i did detect a slight hint of interlacing between edits on occasion .\nsanchez - del - campo l , rodriguez - lopez jn ( 2008 ) targeting the methionine cycle for melanoma therapy with 3 - o - ( 3 , 4 , 5 - trimethoxybenzoyl ) - ( - ) - epicatechin . int j cancer 123 : 2446\u20132455 .\ncopyright \u00a9 2005 - 2018 / film . privacy policy / cookie policy . web design by pro blog design . logo concept by : illumination ink\nearly detection of melanoma is of great importance to reduce mortality . discovering new melanoma biomarkers would improve early detection and diagnosis . here , we present a novel approach to detect volatile compounds from skin .\nsecond skin is a fantastic look into the lives of people that live in two dimensions , but at what cost or gain ? \u00e2 and then there is the idea of time investment being converted in virtual assets that now have a physical value attached . over a hundred thousand gold farmers operate out of china , creating an un - level playing field where gold and advanced levels can be bought instead of earned .\n1996 ph . d . in visual and cultural studies , university of rochester . dissertation :\nthe skin of the film : experimental cinema and intercultural experience .\n1994 m . a . in visual and cultural studies , university of rochester . 1987 b . a . with high honors , art history and sociology / anthropology , swarthmore college .\npaul newman , who voiced doc hudson , died of cancer in september 2008 . lasseter was at first adamant that newman would return , even though he had announced his retirement from acting . after newman ' s death , lasseter said that they would see how the story would proceed with doc hudson . finally , it was decided that doc wouldn ' t be voiced by another actor in the movie , tactfully implying that doc hudson had died at some point between the first and second films .\nthese are 15 of the best video game documentaries we\u2019ve ever watched . hit up your netflix account immediately and seek out these great pieces of film .\nbeyond the first bifurcation point for neo - hookean substrates , we searched for the second bifurcation possibility of the primary wrinkle when the amplitude becomes larger under further compression . however , in our limited computational search range of 1\u2264\n\u00bb 30 october 2000 robinson crusoe in movies , japan\u2019s first film actress , irving berlin on film , topsy turvy , fetishes , water drops on burning rocks , fire , from the edge of the city , criminal lovers , orphic trilogy , scandal in paris , daughter of dr . jekyll , and more\ndunn wb , broadhurst d , ellis di , brown m , halsall a , et al . ( 2008 ) a gc - tof - ms study of the stability of serum and urine metabolomes during the uk biobank sample collection and preparation protocols . int j epidemiol 37 : suppl 1i23\u201330 .\nthis is the only film in the cars trilogy not to be scored by randy newman , since it is instead scored by other recurring composer michael giacchino .\nsecond skin takes an intimate look at three sets of computer gamers whose lives have been transformed by online virtual worlds . an emerging genre of computer software called massively multiplayer online games , or mmos , allows millions of users to interact simultaneously in virtual spaces . of the 50 million players worldwide , fifty percent consider themselves addicted . from individuals struggling with addiction to couples who have fallen in love without meeting ; from disabled players whose lives have been given new purpose to gold farmers , entrepreneurs and widows , the film opens viewers ' eyes to a phenomenon that may permanently change the way human beings interact .\nmore specifically , the film charts the rise of mmorpg \u2013 massive multiplayer online role - playing games \u2013 and especially the online phenomenon that is world of warcraft .\nat the disney shareholders meeting in march of 2014 , disney ceo and chairman bob iger confirmed that pixar is in pre - production on the third cars film .\nthe film\u2019s title derives from the street in bradford\u2019s buttershaw estate , brafferton arbor , where dunbar was brought up and drew inspiration for her gritty realist plays . eschewing convention , barnard , who shares her protagonist\u2019s yorkshire roots , revisited a method of storytelling that she had experimented with in one of her earlier shorts , random acts of intimacy ( 2002 ) , in which actors lip - synch to audio recordings of real people talking about having sex with strangers . deployed in the arbor , the technique gives nuance to the realist elements and results in a subtly unsettling film that hailed the arrival of a fresh voice in british cinema . her second film is the highly acclaimed social - realist fable the selfish giant ( 2013 ) .\n2016\nculture file : process philosophy for dummies ,\npodcast by luke clancy for rt\u00e9 , irish public radio . urltoken 2016\nthe skin and the screen\u2014a dialogue ,\ninterview with dominique chateau and jos\u00e9 moure , in\nthe availability of the fresh melanoma tissue is often a limiting step in the experimental work . thus , other sources , such as frozen tissue , need to be considered and explored . with this in mind , 18 frozen melanoma and 20 frozen skin samples obtained from the chtn tissue bank were collected and analyzed . similar to our work with fresh samples , analysis of frozen melanoma and frozen skin revealed differential volatile profiles in the two biopsy sets . demographic data and histopathology reports for frozen melanoma tissue samples were summarized in the table s3 . in total , 220 compounds in the two sample sets were detected ; this is less than the 325 detected in fresh samples . out of 18 melanoma samples , only 3 were skin biopsy samples , the remaining samples were metastatic melanoma tissue from : lymph node ( 10 ) , intestine ( 2 ) , liver ( 1 ) , lung ( 1 ) and breast ( 1 ) . compounds listed in table 2 were present at a significantly increased frequency distribution in the melanoma group vs the skin group . compounds listed in table s4 are volatiles detected at a significantly higher distribution frequency in skin samples . xylene was detected in the frozen skin samples . we also detected this compound in fresh melanoma , but not in the fresh naevi group ( see discussion ) . volatiles with significantly increased mean value and their associated p - values in melanoma vs skin group are presented in table 3 . two compounds , dodecane and 5 - methyl dodecane , were significantly increased in melanoma using either the expression level ( table 3 ) or the frequency of distribution ( table 2 ) .\nduring the summer of 2008 , john lasseter announced that cars 2 would be pushed forward and released in the summer of 2011 , one year earlier than its original 2012 release date . the us release date was later confirmed to be june 24 , 2011 , with a uk release date set for july 22 , 2011 . the world premiere of the film took place at the el capitan theatre in hollywood on june 18 , 2011 . cars 2 was released in 4 , 115 theaters in the usa and canada setting a record - high for a g - rated film and for pixar . the latter was surpassed by brave ( 4 , 164 theaters ) .\nbale\u2019s diet consisted of one can of tuna and an apple a day . his 38kg weight loss is said to be a record for any actor for a film role .\n\u201coprah\u2019s faulkner . \u201d ed . peter lurie and ann j . abadie . faulkner and film ( jackson : university press of mississippi , 2014 ) , 120 - 145 .\nno relation to jonathan glazer\u2019s recent film , brazilian - born writer / director carine adler \u2019s under the skin is a phenomenally intense drama that charts the psychological breakdown of 19 - year - old iris ( played by samantha morton in her first starring role ) , who , prompted by the untimely death of her mother , tries to find meaning for herself through relentless and increasingly masochistic casual sex with strangers .\nit took a long time for the team to decide of the emotional center of the film . notably doc hudson ' s death was envisaged as the emotional center of the film , as he could be considered as lightning and mater ' s father , but finally , this idea was abandoned , and lightning and mater ' s friendship was retained .\naccording to the film ' s site , you guys also explore the world of chinese gold farmers . is that profession as close to human slavery as many american gamers believe ?\nthis is the only cars film , including planes and planes : fire & rescue , where the main character does not appear with a new paint job in the last scene .\nwe report the synthesis and application of an elastic , wearable crosslinked polymer layer ( xpl ) that mimics the properties of normal , youthful skin . xpl is made of a tunable polysiloxane - based material that can be engineered with specific elasticity , contractility , adhesion , tensile strength and occlusivity . xpl can be topically applied , rapidly curing at the skin interface without the need for heat - or light - mediated activation . in a pilot human study , we examined the performance of a prototype xpl that has a tensile modulus matching normal skin responses at low strain ( < 40 % ) , and that withstands elongations exceeding 250 % , elastically recoiling with minimal strain - energy loss on repeated deformation . the application of xpl to the herniated lower eyelid fat pads of 12 subjects resulted in an average 2 - grade decrease in herniation appearance in a 5 - point severity scale . the xpl platform may offer advanced solutions to compromised skin barrier function , pharmaceutical delivery and wound dressings .\nwe used head space solid phase micro - extraction ( hs - spme ) and gas chromatography / mass spectrometry ( gc / ms ) to identify volatile signatures from melanoma , naevi and skin samples . we hypothesized that the metabolic state of tissue alters the profile of volatile compounds . volatiles released from fresh biopsy tissue of melanoma and benign naevus were compared based on their difference in frequency distribution and their expression level . we also analyzed volatile profiles from frozen tissue , including skin and melanoma .\nachieving accurate skin tones is one of the most challenging tasks in digital photography . master this challenge with professional photographer lee varis as he covers a range of skin : women and men , young and old , various tones , in - studio and outdoors , tattoos , and more . his step - by - step tutorials and before - and - after illustrations demonstrate various techniques for topics such as digital - specific lighting challenges and what can and cannot be done in post - process .\nrather , the film takes on several mainstream narratives to frame the stories of the gamers under the microscope : first , the narrative of power and choice and games as level playing field ; second , the narrative of love , of finding love online , of coupling and heteronormative relationships ; and third , perhaps the most prevalent , the narrative of coming of age , of growing up , of the realization that the game is just a game and that \u201creal life\u201d must come first . much of these things , of course , are intertwined , particularly given the intensification of neoliberalism . there are unresolved tensions that both the film and its subjects bring up and try to work through . but on the whole i argue that the film exposes these tensions as a way to excoriate them , even unconsciously or unintentinally .\nthere ' s an alternate reality living inside your computer , and to many gamers , it ' s no different \u2013 and oftentimes more agreeable \u2013 than the daily grind . second skin is the story of seven hardcore gamers whose lives have been changed forever by massively multiplayer online role - playing games , be it love , friendship , or addiction . the 10 million world of warcraft subscribers and the original everquest pioneers know that mmogs smoke like fantasy crack , but pi\u00f1eiro equally illuminates the games ' therapeutic roles , for disabled gamers and introverts alike . the doc is a car wreck in rush hour , even from a gamer ' s perspective : you can ' t look away no matter how depressing , unbelievable , or grotesque the story becomes . but this isn ' t just the pitfalls of the gaming industry ; it ' s a hell of a lot of fun . mixing expert opinion with amazingly true testimonials , second skin might just be the most accurate and entertaining glimpse of the economy and psychology of technology since tron .\nindonesian actor nicholas saptura looks dashing in most of his films . but in the dain said\u2019s latest film interchange , which opens in cinemas today , the actor appears as a sinister creature .\n, and discussion with walid sadek . beirut art center . december 9 . 2015\narchival romances ,\nfilm department , american university of beirut . december 9 . 2015 book launch ,\nretention times from the chromatograms obtained from frozen skin and melanoma samples were used to create a table of test samples from which volatile compounds relevant for the discrimination between the skin and melanoma groups were derived . from a total of 38 samples ( 18 melanoma and 20 skin samples ) , twelve volatile compounds were identified as relevant and a fuzzy logic prediction algorithm was created . the list of these compounds with their relevant goodman kruskal lambda value is presented in figure 4a . a higher goodman kruskal lambda value indicates a higher likelihood that a volatile compound is predictive for melanoma . these potential candidate markers were evaluated by fuzzy logic analysis and demonstrated the ability to distinguish melanoma from skin with 89 % sensitivity ( 16 / 18 ) and 90 % specificity ( 18 / 20 ) . nonanal is a common and abundant compound found on human skin ( table s4 , p < 0 . 0001 , see discussion ) . fuzzy logic analysis identified this volatile as one of the 12 compounds that can be used to distinguish melanoma from skin ( figure 4 ) . leave - one - out cross validation with variable selection in each leave - one - out run was used to assess the predictive performance of the fuzzy logic analysis . the area under the receiver - operating characteristic curve ( roc ) is determined as 0 . 936 ; indicating that these 12 compounds are able to correctly classify melanoma with high sensitivity and specificity ( figure 4b ) . a graphical representation of these data is presented in the form of the heat map ( figure 4c ) .\nthe eu - wide classification , labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures ( regulation 1272 / 2008 ) otherwise known as the clp regulation governs the classification , labelling and packaging of hazardous chemicals . chemicals , either substances or mixtures must be classified , labelled and packaged in - line with this regulation before they are placed on the market . suppliers must :\nfirst and foremost , the film follows the now fashionable and almost de rigeur indie documentary trend of uncovering the secret lives of nerds , geeks , dorks , and freaks ( cf . king of kong , monster camp , darkon , ringers , and as far back as trekkies ) . i will support the projects , of course , but i do think that many of these films , second skin included , aren\u2019t quite sure about what they\u2019re trying to do , trying to argue . the film has been met with unbridled popularity and acclaim\u2013i think mostly due to the fact that it is about a population that gets very little attention much less media coverage . some representation , albeit problematic , is better than no representation at all\u2013so it seems . moreover , there is the feeling of finally being \u201cin\u201d and \u201ccool\u201d and that though the film is marketed toward a \u201cgeneral\u201d audience , there is the doublefold sense that almost everyone is a \u201cgamer\u201d or at least understands the double - life of being online and that those who are \u201chardcore\u201d gamers are sharing in some sort of inside joke , insider commentary , and imagined community .\nvictor pineiro : second skin explores the phenomenon of mmos through the story of three sets of mmo gamers . we follow a couple that met in everquest 2 through their first meeting and everything that results , an addict who lost everything to mmos , and a group of mmo gamers in indiana who live , eat and breathe gamer culture . alongside these stories we delve into guild dynamics by exploring the syndicate , gold farming and economy by traveling to china , and identity by hanging out with disabled mmo gamers . our movie is jam - packed .\nxylene has been previously identified as skin volatile compound [ 27 ] . it is part of the btex compounds , that are gaining more attention as these compounds are found to be ubiquitous pollutants both indoors and outdoors [ 31 ] . d - limonene is significantly increased in both fresh and frozen melanoma , however , it is likely that d - limonene is an air and / or cosmetic contaminant because this compound was detected in blank air samples ( table s5 ) , and also in the frozen skin samples ( table s4 ) .\ngeneral product safety is regulated by the general product safety regulations 2005 ( gps regulations ) . they apply to all products ( new and second - hand ) used by consumers . product - specific legislation continues to take precedence in areas where the provisions have similar objectives to the gps regulations .\nthe second daughter was pamela . she is remembered as the most private person of the mitford family . she lived a calm life , managing the estate and growing and cooking her food . the only \u2018gossip\u2019 we know about pamela is that she had a dalliance with the poet john benjamin .\nwhatever the imperfection of the film\u2019s second half , wuthering heights is a visionary piece of filmmaking , and a thoroughly modern adaptation . redrawing heathcliff from a vaguely exotic mysterious stranger to a most definitely black and fiercely resented outsider , arnold strips back the trappings and distance of traditional costume drama . it is her work with director of photography robbie ryan that\u2019s the real revelation though : together they create a natural landscape that brutally evokes the passionate cruelty at the gothic heart of the source material .\nin america , catlin had spiced his gallery lectures by appearing in 1838 in the extravagant costume of a blackfoot medicine man , with an all - encompassing bear skin draped over his body and a surfeit of animal skins hiding his face , shaking a rattle and waving a spear .\nthe spy theme of cars 2 emerged from a scene developed for cars , which would have seen lightning and sally go to the drive - in movie theater , where they would have seen a spy film . although the scene didn ' t make it to the final film , john lasseter loved so much the idea of spy cars that he kept it in is mind and it became a main element in cars 2 .\nthe full length trailer for cars 2 was released on pixar ' s official youtube account on november 15 , 2010 and later appeared in front of the animated disney film tangled . from early 2011 to the opening of cars 2 , disney / pixar massively published stills , video clips and concept art from the movie . characters of the film where also regularly revealed , and for most of them a turntable video was provided .\ncitation : abaffy t , duncan r , riemer dd , tietje o , elgart g , milikowski c , et al . ( 2010 ) differential volatile signatures from skin , naevi and melanoma : a novel approach to detect a pathological process . plos one 5 ( 11 ) : e13813 . urltoken\nbernier ur , kline dl , barnard dr , schreck ce , yost ra ( 2000 ) analysis of human skin emanations by gas chromatography / mass spectrometry . 2 . identification of volatile compounds that are candidate attractants for the yellow fever mosquito ( aedes aegypti ) . anal chem 72 : 747\u2013756 .\nthe requirement for ce marking and the exact process you will need to go through varies from product to product . different types of product are governed by different european directives . for example , the trade of certain machinery , equipment and safety components is governed by the supply of machinery ( safety ) regulations 2008 ( as amended ) . the regulations implement a european directive aimed at removing technical barriers to trade ."]}
{"id": 115728, "summary": [{"text": "roxy theatre ( also known as the roxy ) was a movie theatre in edmonton , alberta , canada , that was later converted into a live-action performance venue .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "it opened on october 13 , 1938 and was destroyed by fire on january 13 , 2015 .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the theatre was designed by william g blakey and built by i.f.shacker of hanna .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "it was managed by bill wilson , the son of a famous players theatre manager .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "it was considered luxurious for its time as it had air conditioning , spring seating , and extra legroom .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "in 1941 , the theatre was leased to odeon theatres of canada ] ] .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "after odeon 's lease ran out , the cinema was operated as a part of inner city cinemas along with the avenue theatre and varscona theatre .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "inner city cinemas ran a calendar program that ran movies for three days first at one , then the next , then the next cinema .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "famous players leased all 3 theatres from inner city , which ended their unique venture .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "when famous gave up the lease , the roxy became the $ 2 roxy , operating as a discount theatre with all shows $ 2 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "in 1989 , the building was taken over by the theatre network and converted to a live-theatre venue .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "a fire at the theatre was called in to the edmonton fire department just before 4 am on january 13 , 2015 .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "firefighters were unable to control the blaze and the building was destroyed .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "as of june 2015 , the cause of the fire remains unknown .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the theatre network had planned to open a new show the night of the fire and had to find alternate venues for its shows .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the theatre network plans to rebuild the theatre . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "roxy theatre ( edmonton )", "paragraphs": ["edmonton\u2019s theatre community is rallying to ensure the show will go on after edmonton\u2019s iconic roxy theatre burned to the ground tuesday .\ntheatre network ~ live at the roxy 8529 gateway blvd . edmonton , ab t6e 6p3\nnearly two months after edmonton ' s roxy theatre was gutted by a massive fire , theatre network is still struggling to recoup its losses and find venues for its shows .\ninvestigators are now on scene at edmonton\u2019s roxy theatre , where an early morning fire tore through the building , leaving only a couple walls standing .\nfirefighters put out hotspots on jan . 13 , 2015 , during the fire that destroyed the historic roxy theatre at 124th street and 107th avenue in edmonton .\nbut edmonton\u2019s theatre community is reaching out to offer support and the theatre network , a registered charity , continues to take donations at urltoken .\nbradley moss , artistic director of theatre network , takes us through the burnt remains of the roxy theatre after it burned down on jan . 13 , 2015 . video by ryan jackson , edmonton journal .\na statement from adam kuss , artistic director of the walterdale theatre , called the roxy an institution .\nafter a fire destroyed the roxy theatre on 124 street in edmonton , theatre network has moved into a temporary venue located beside the yardbird suite which is owned and operated by the edmonton jazz society ( ejs ) . a former home to catalyst theatre \u2013 theatre network has renamed the venue the roxy on gateway with the support of the ejs . we serve the city of edmonton , and we also serve the communities of st . albert , stony plain , sherwood park , leduc , and millwoods .\nwe are deeply saddened \u2014 this is a loss for the edmonton theatre community that is beyond words .\nthe roxy first opened in 1938 as a movie theatre . it was converted to a live performance facility in 1989 .\nlive theatre in edmonton . theatre network ~ live at the roxy presents live performances out of the newly named roxy on gateway after a fire that destroyed the company\u2019s beloved roxy on 124 street in edmonton . lead by artistic director bradley moss , theatre network produces contemporary canadian theatre from a diverse range of artists . with the mainstage season , you will see the best of canada\u2019s playwrights , actors , set & production designers in an amazing collection of the best live theatre that edmonton has to offer . with the roxy performance series , bradley moss programs a schedule of artists and performers from a variety of performance disciplines , including comedy , variety shows , dance , puppetry , clowning , and musical shows . with a focus on canadian playwrights , edmonton plays , and local artists , theatre network provides the city of edmonton and its communities with accessible and thought provoking performances that enrich our minds and improve our quality of life . theatre network also hosts the emerging artist festival , nextfest and presents live performances from established and burgeoning theatre companies from around alberta . the dedication to artists and risk - taking performances have helped theatre network become a vital hub in the edmonton arts community for over 40 years .\nthe historic roxy theatre was gutted by an early - morning fire on jan . 13 . ( dave bajer / cbc )\nonly one day after the fire , theatre network , which owned and operate the roxy , announced it planned to rebuild .\nthe roxy , home of theatre network since 1989 , was built in 1938 and first operated as a neighbourhood movie house .\ntheatre network is slowly starting to make headway on its plans to rebuild the roxy in the same spot at 10708 124th st .\non behalf of the walterdale theatre , our hearts go out to the theatre network family and all the artists that have ever graced the stage at the roxy ,\nhe wrote .\nit ' s a tough old fire ,\nsaid deputy fire chief barry lamb of the roxy theatre blaze . ( cbc )\nmaggie baird , associate producer of the theatre network , which operates out of the roxy , says everyone associated with the venue is grieving .\nin 2003 , theatre network presented metis mutt at the roxy . it was the first time some of my immediate family had seen it .\n\u201con behalf of the walterdale theatre , our hearts go out to the theatre network family and all the artists that have ever graced the stage at the roxy . an institution in our city has been lost , \u201d said adam kuss , walterdale theatre\u2019s artistic director .\nthe iconic roxy theater is an edmonton gem . unique plays at a reasonable price . staff is always friendly . loved when it was on 124th street - hope it returns there !\nseveral peopled posted thoughts and memories about the roxy theatre and what it meant to them on twitter and facebook wednesday . here are some of them .\nteen girls weep as judge dismisses sexual assault charges from west edmonton mall wave pool . . .\nmembers of edmonton ' s theatre community have been mourning the loss of the space , which had become an integral part of the city ' s performing arts scene .\nflora and fawna ' s field trip : edmonton ' s darrin hagen and trevor schmidt . . .\ngreyhound canada to end service in prairies , b . c . , eliminating 415 jobs | edmonton journal\nlamb said he felt a\ntwinge\nwhen he realized edmonton was likely losing one of its landmark buildings .\nedmonton oilers situation with milan lucic is\nalmost untenable\nand he must be moved\nwhatever . . .\n\u201cat this point it\u2019s hard for us to find the words to describe how we feel . we are thankful for all the support , \u201d reads a tweet from roxy theatre .\nyou can find out more about our neighbours at the edmonton jazz society by visiting the website for the yardbird suite . urltoken\nseveral fundraisers have been held by other theatre groups over the past several weeks .\nthe show will be the first held at the backstage theatre , a new venue the varscona is creating inside the arts barns in collaboration with fringe theatre ventures .\nmade their way to the theatre as soon as they heard about the fire .\nthree hours after arriving on scene , fire crews continued to douse the roxy theatre in water . officials say the building to the south will likely sustain some water damage . ( lydia neufeld / cbc )\nmorgan smith , cheerleader\u2019s producer , said when she heard the fire call to the roxy , her \u201cheart just stopped . \u201d\nan edmonton actors theatre production burning bluebeard by jay torrence inspired by a true story , burning bluebeard tells the tale of six singed clowns who emerge from the burnt remains of a theatre to perform their spectacular christmas pantomime . this time , they hope to finally reach the true happy ending of their second act and \u2026\na new show \u2014 cheerleader from human loser theatre \u2014 was set to open tuesday . \u200b\nmatwichuk said buildings to the north and south of the roxy theatre have some smoke and water damage , but crews were able to stop the fire from spreading . there are no estimates yet for the total cost of the damage .\n\u201cthe roxy is a home for many artists and community members . everyone who touched that building lost something today . we are speechless . \u201d\nmany people have already taken to social media to start planning efforts to rebuild the historic theatre .\ndeputy fire chief lamb was among the first to speak out about the theatre\u2019s history and importance tuesday morning .\nit has since relocated to the former c103 space on gateway boulevard , which has been renovated and renamed the roxy on gateway . its 41st season is underway .\n* feb . 2013 \u2014 shops and cafes in edmonton\u2019s trendy 124 street area are closed for business as owners struggle to repair flood damage after a massive water - main break .\nstreet around 4 a . m . after getting a call that the theatre ' s smoke detector was going off .\nin the past few seasons leona has designed costumes for theatre network\u2019s productions of excavations , perfect pie and all clear . other recent credits include honour , the odd couple , the beginning of august , the glace bay miners\u2019 museum and the last train , all for shadow theatre , the citadel theatre\u2019s homeward bound ; the margin of the sky , skirts \u2026\npower was also shut off to homes and businesses within two or three blocks of the roxy for several hours , but has now been restored to all but the immediately neighbouring buildings .\ntheatre network recognizes that we have the dual responsibility of our commitment to our mainstage season , a performance series made up of local independent theatre companies , the nextfest arts company and as well , to create a hub of artistic activity in our neighbourhood .\nthe theatre network\u2019s annual spring fling gala will also help with fundraising efforts . it takes place april 29 at the chateau lacombe .\nby 6 : 30 a . m . , the theatre ' s roof , front and some of its walls had collapsed .\nfirefighters were called out to the 124th street theatre early on the morning of jan . 13 but were unable to save the building .\nthat project is being bolstered by funding from three levels of government , a fundraising campaign and an infusion of cash from a crowdfunding campaign launched by former edmonton actor nathan fillion , who stars in the television show castle .\nin the past few seasons leona has designed costumes for theatre network\u2019s productions of excavations , perfect pie and all clear . other recent credits include honour , the odd couple , the beginning of august , the glace bay miners\u2019 museum and the last train , all for shadow theatre , the citadel theatre\u2019s homeward bound ; the margin of the sky , skirts on fire , the vile governess and pith for teatro la quindicina ; leona recently returned from performing in winnipeg and new york in pith and she will design and perform in that companies upcoming production of feverland . leona is a regular cast member of edmonton\u2019s on - going weekly soap opera die - nasty .\nwhen they arrived on scene just four minutes later , they found heavy smoke pouring out of the back of the theatre and called a second alarm .\ndespite losing the former cinema built in 1938 and the challenges that came with it , the contemporary theatre company has persevered and has much to celebrate .\ntheatre network\u2019s artistic director of 15 years woke up a year ago wednesday to learn the company\u2019s historic building on 124th street had gone up in flames overnight .\nmetis mutt began as a 7min monologue for a vocal masque project while i was attending grant macewan college\u2019s theatre arts program in 2001 . i performed it at the roxy in summer of 2001 at nextfest . my drama instructor and mentor , kenneth brown , asked me if i would be willing to turn it into a full one man show . after graduating from the theatre arts program in 2002 , ken and i spent the summer writing the show together and presented it at nextfest . it went really well and launched us into a sold out edmonton fringe run that same summer , winning 2 sterling awards for best new fringe work , and best fringe performance by an actor . the show toured ottawa for the magnetic north theatre festival\u2019s inaugural launch . it then went on to tour new zealand , and all over canada . it was later adapted for a high school tour with azimuth theatre that toured rural alberta . the play then went on to become more of a motivational speaking tool . it toured to many reserves , and settlements in its simplest form with only me , a chair , and a guitar , followed by a drama , self - empowerment workshop , helping students build confidence through telling their own stories .\nthe company has received 70 per cent of its $ 3 . 8 - million insurance coverage , but won\u2019t get the remaining money until they break ground , moss said . to rebuild the 188 - seat theatre , it will likely cost closer to the $ 7 . 5 - million price tag of the varscona theatre , which was rebuilt at 10329 83rd ave .\nit managed to carry on with the remainder of its 40th season at a temporary space , after receiving an outpouring of support from the local theatre community , audience members and many others , moss said .\na sterling award winning actress and an artistic associate of teatro la quindicina davina spent this past august in new york performing in stewart lemoine\u2019s award winning production of pith ! and directing silly soup for the edmonton fringe festival . among her other favourite roles have been hedda in hedda gabler , agnes in dancing at lughnasa , \u2026\nhey ladies ! is not your average info - tainment , game / variety / talk show . then what is it ? it\u2019s tattoos , homemaking tips , booze , prize and even get some culture all in one spectacular evening ! each show features local edmonton businesses , celebrities , bands , cocktail - of - the - night , baddies and troublemakers .\nlewis cardinal is a board member with theatre network and has spent most of his professional life in the field of education and public service . his long track record of public service includes his involvement with many human rights and social advocacy boards .\na series of five unique cabarets by actress / singer patricia zentilli , each with a different theme and special guests . piano accompanist : liz han september 30 , 2017 , october 28 , december 2 , 2017 february 3 , may 12 , 2018 showtime : 8pm details on the saturday may 12 performance pattyzee @ theroxy returns to the roxy on gateway for her 5th and final cabaret \u2026\nnoel has been very active in the theatre community over the past many years . a trained teacher noel is currently teaching high school drama , advanced acting and social studies . a long time improviser noel has been with hey ladies since the first episode . in the past few seasons noel has been a guest for the \u2026\nand a great title it is . do you identify yourself as an indigenous artist ? i do identify as an indigenous artist . i think i was always defined as one whether i wanted to be or not . i think that it has opened many doors and provided me opportunities that many of my other theatre colleagues would never have .\nnoel has been very active in the theatre community over the past many years . a trained teacher noel is currently teaching high school drama , advanced acting and social studies . a long time improviser noel has been with hey ladies since the first episode . in the past few seasons noel has been a guest for the live improvised soap opera die nasty .\ni had a terrible experience with the box office at this theatre . i could not receive my ticket purchased online , paid again for a second ticket and then was asked to sit on the stairs next to the audience after paying double . staff are inexperienced , did not know who their management team was , and did not have the necessary cognitive skills to solve a simple problem .\nwhat inspired the story of infinity ? on some level , ross manson , who commissioned it for volcano theatre , did . he set me the task of writing about time . because it was such an opaque topic , such an intangible one , so structural and so impenetrable , i wrote personally about time : the relationship between time and ambition , time and love , and time and death .\nin 2017 , former artistic director , ryan cunningham of native earth performing arts , asked if i would be interested in doing the show again , but in toronto at their theatre . i told him that i had never done it in toronto , and that if i was going to do it again , i would want to make some changes and breathe some new life into it . he agreed . with the help of the amazing stage manager and designer , tessa stamp , media designer , erin t . gruber , sound designer , aaron macri , and under the new direction of ron jenkins , the play came back to life . i knew that with this amazing team , the piece would become a theatre play again and embrace some more of its technical elements while keeping the integrity of the original work .\na sterling award winning actress and an artistic associate of teatro la quindicina davina spent this past august in new york performing in stewart lemoine\u2019s award winning production of pith ! and directing silly soup for the edmonton fringe festival . among her other favourite roles have been hedda in hedda gabler , agnes in dancing at lughnasa , cecily pigeon in the odd couple , pam in cocktail at pam\u2019s , nina in evelyn strange , and theresa in marion bridge . davina is also a core company member of the improvised soap opera die - nasty which was recently honored with a canadian comedy award . she recently finished work on peter wunstorf\u2019s short film , patiences . upcoming projects include cathleen rootsaert\u2019s new play house of cats and the remount of the guys in disguise production of bitchslap ! davina\u2019s love of gourmet food grew out of her first job as a clerk on woodward\u2019s food floor .\n\u201cit\u2019s been really overwhelmingly busy\u201d he said . \u201ci think a lot of people think we\u2019re back up and we\u2019re happening and stuff . but it\u2019s still a struggle to find venues . there\u2019s a lack of venue space in the city . \u201d\n\u201cwe really are starting from scratch . we lost everything . it\u2019s all gone . we do have insurance , but that\u2019s all in process now as we start to build ourselves back up . \u201d\nanniversary show . summer of amazing luck willl run march 6 and march 7 , and will feature an array of local talent .\n\u201cthere will be bricks for sale from the building . and we\u2019re trying to have some tongue - and - cheek fun , like serving some baked alaska . that doesn\u2019t mean you don\u2019t have reverence for the building we were part of and caretakers of for 30 years . don\u2019t misinterpret our humour \u2014 it\u2019s part of the healing process . \u201d\nthe show will be a major event for the group , which still has a long way to go in their fundraising efforts .\n\u201cmillions and millions . . . just to give you an idea ,\nsaid moss .\nif you think about the varscona project , they\u2019re about a $ 9 - million or $ 10 - million project , so i can only imagine we would be somewhere in that area . we are a slow fix situation . \u201d\nto encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations , first and last names will appear with each submission to cbc / radio - canada ' s online communities ( except in children and youth - oriented communities ) . pseudonyms will no longer be permitted .\nby submitting a comment , you accept that cbc has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part , in any manner cbc chooses . please note that cbc does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments . comments on this story are moderated according to our submission guidelines . comments are welcome while open . we reserve the right to close comments at any time .\naudience relations , cbc p . o . box 500 station a toronto , on canada , m5w 1e6\nit is a priority for cbc to create a website that is accessible to all canadians including people with visual , hearing , motor and cognitive challenges .\nclosed captioning and described video is available for many cbc - tv shows offered on cbc watch .\nabout 50 firefighters responded to the live performance venue at 124 street and 107 avenue just before 4 a . m .\nfire crews were able to contain the blaze to the building before the roof collapsed . no injuries were reported .\n\u201cseeing it come down right now is just devastating , \u201d said baird , as fire crews continued to put out hotspots just before lunch on tuesday .\n\u201ci was holding off tears all morning , and when i saw the back of the building , i had to stop my car and cry for a long time .\n\u201cwhen i turned the corner and saw the roof had collapsed , that was the end . watching it burn down is like watching my home burn down . \u201d\n\u201cit\u2019s like watching a friend in pain , or a friend who is injured or sick and you can\u2019t do anything to help them . it\u2019s the worst . \u201d\npower remained out along the trendy strip of galleries , shops and restaurants along 124 street for much of tuesday as fire crews remained on scene .\nthe 124th street gallery district has seen its share of recent emergency calls and been transformed over the decades . some highlight include :\n* nov . 2012 \u2014 greasy and fat stained rags left in a laundry room dryer are the cause of an early morning blaze that tore through smokehouse bbq restaurant located at 10810 124 st . the fire was under control within 45 minutes . fire officials said the rags left inside a laundry room dryer self heated and ignited the restaurant . the blaze quickly spread to the roof of the building , causing significant fire and smoke damage . nobody was in the restaurant at the time of the blaze , which caused approximately $ 500 , 000 in damage .\n* june 2005 \u2014 goodbye edward . hello 124 street . the 124 street and area business association officially says goodbye to edward street and sheds the street\u2019s original name . edward street was the name of 124 street at the turn of the century and when the city\u2019s street numbering system was standardized in 1914 , edward street was given the numerical moniker of 124 street .\nby clicking\nsubmit\n, i consent to receiving the above communication from postmedia network inc . i understand that i may unsubscribe from these communications at any time .\nprovided support . however , structural damage to the building and the intensity of the blaze prevented crews from entering the building to fight the fire .\nfor safety reasons , we had to fight the fire from outside ,\nsaid deputy fire chief barry lamb on tuesday morning .\nit ' s a tough old fire .\nsaid a team of 16 firefighters will remain on scene putting out hot spots through the afternoon while investigators begin sorting through the rubble .\navenue was diverted for hours tuesday morning while firefighters put out the flames . most have now been reopened\njust in time to see the walls collapse and everything come down , \u201d said production manager scott peters .\na lot of things go through your head , you know , \u201d added marketing direct taylor chadwick . \u201cwe had a show ( cheerleader ! ) that was set to start performances tonight , actually ,\nhe said .\nlong ago , one odd and lonely night , the otherwise kindly children\u2019s book author lewis carroll was overtaken by a strange trance . his eyes rolled back gruesomely in their sockets , and his hand , as if possessed , scribbled out seemingly random combinations of letters \u2013 slowly , fiendish phrases emerged , forming some kind of dire incantation from the nether depths , written in some forgotten and diabolical language : the dread verses now known as jabberwocky .\nthe poem is nigh incomprehensible to us today . but tweed - clad and bewhiskered experts on mysterious and secret subjects have managed to eke out some scraps of meaning : it tells the tale of a monster and its slayer , a tale as old as or older than the telling of tales itself , a tale told even amongst our tongueless protozoan ancestors . it\u2019s the story scrawled on einstein\u2019s blackboard , the story that spurs atomic flickers , microbial battle - cries , even our sperm\u2019s frantic race to be devoured by the egg ; the same story is shrieked from pulpits , murmurs in the minds of maniacs , or whispers from the pages of sinister children\u2019s books somehow meant to comfort us in the night . it\u2019s the story that surges in our youthful muscles on summer days , but it\u2019s also the resolute rhythm of the ticking of the clock , our imminent dwindling , our forlorn forecast : hast thou slain the jabberwock ?\nso asks the poem . so too asks the show you are about to see , an attempt to adapt those ancient and esoteric stanzas for the stage . are you haunted by that same question , on odd and lonely nights , yearning for sleep ?\nin lewis carroll\u2019s through the looking - glass , and what alice found there , alice comes across a poem which makes no sense \u2013 or rather , as alice puts it : \u201csomehow it seems to fill my head with ideas\u2014only i don\u2019t exactly know what they are ! however , somebody killed something : that\u2019s clear , at any rate . \u201d\nit\u2019s mentioned again briefly later on , but it\u2019s not really important to the plot ; truth be told it\u2019s sort of hard to say what actually is important to the plot of that book , since almost everything that happens in it comes out of the blue and then goes right back there . there\u2019s no jabberwock that alice defeats to win the day or anything , and alice doesn\u2019t seem to be a character in the poem , either . apparently lewis carroll wrote it for his school newspaper many years before he even ever thought up any of the alice stuff , and maybe just stuck it in there because it pleased him , whether or not it made any sense , which is as good a reason as any to do something , really . point being : the poem really has nothing to do with alice , and in case you\u2019re worried that you need to remember what happened to her to grock this show : you don\u2019t . the poem is its own strange self - contained little universe .\nbut it does seem to have some strange resonance which has kept it skulking around in the back of our collective minds since it was first thought up . the resonance perhaps has something to do with taking the epic hero quest mode in one hand and then gobbledygook in the other and mashing them together , and that\u2019s probably what attracted us to making this show \u2013 nonsense is a variety of nihilism with a sense of humour , which is a strange philosophical disposition for children\u2019s book writing but seems to have been a sort of victorian obsession .\nanother victorian eccentricity that inspired this show was their enthusiasm for things called \u2018toy theatres\u2019 ; apparently in those days it was popular to have a miniature cardboard proscenium in your living room for entertaining guests , and publishers sold books with scripts and cut - out paper puppets and sets . we were also kind of fired up about scrolling panoramas , a wildly high - tech avant - garde theatrical contraption from the same era ( we saw a version in the whaling museum in new bedford many years ago ) , which involved a narrator turning the crank on a long unspooling canvas scroll painted with scenes from the story ( melville probably saw the same one we saw , which is hand - painted and 1300 feet long , for crying out loud ) .\nall of this adds up to a kind of proto - animation , created with great physical effort , which is of course a completely absurd way to tell a story now that actual animation has been invented . but we old trouts are attracted for some peculiar reason to the anachronistic , the primitive , the unnecessarily difficult ; because to us there is some inkling of beauty in the pointless , a glimmer of truth in nonsense , that is kind of what puppetry is all about .\n` twas brillig , and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe : all mimsy were the borogoves , and the mome raths outgrabe . \u201cbeware the jabberwock , my son ! the jaws that bite , the claws that catch ! beware the jubjub bird , and shun the frumious bandersnatch ! \u201d he took his vorpal sword in hand : long time the manxome foe he sought \u2014 so rested he by the tumtum tree , and stood awhile in thought . and , as in uffish thought he stood , the jabberwock , with eyes of flame , came whiffling through the tulgey wood , and burbled as it came ! one , two ! one , two ! and through and through the vorpal blade went snicker - snack ! he left it dead , and with its head he went galumphing back . \u201cand , has thou slain the jabberwock ? come to my arms , my beamish boy ! o frabjous day ! callooh ! callay ! \u2019 he chortled in his joy . ` twas brillig , and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe ; all mimsy were the borogoves , and the mome raths outgrabe .\na one little indian production m\u00e9tis mutt written & performed by sheldon elter in sheldon elter\u2019s hilarious and heartbreaking one - person show , we follow a young m\u00e9tis man on his journey out of a destructive cycle . in dynamic shifts between storytelling , stand - up comedy , and multi - character vignettes ; this personal tale unfolds to expose the impact of family \u2026\ni have always hoped that people will walk away from this show questioning their use of racial stereotypes in everyday conversation , in jokes , stories , etc . in this day and age , anyone can film us , record us , and take our words out of context and twist our meaning . we must all educate ourselves on language and context so that we can truly take responsibility of our own words . in truth , it is getting harder for me to continue the use of the word , \u201cindian\u201d , in my everyday language . in the context of the show it may work , but in my daily conversations it will have to change . being bullied for being an \u201cindian\u201d , or being bullied for not being \u201cindian\u201d enough , has always made me feel that i have earned the right to use that word , despite its social and political inaccuracies . i have literally fought people about this word . times have changed . we are finding clearer language to use in the proper context . i will have to change too .\nthe main thing i hope people will understand is that through my own unique , indigenous experience \u2013 despite the harsh realities of history and oppression , loss of culture and identity , dysfunctional family life as a result of intergenerational trauma , and the present day society\u2019s inherent need to define me through colonial measurements \u2013 at the very least i can take responsibility for my own actions and create positive change for myself one day at time to overcome all odds . hopefully , so can everyone else , whatever their story is .\ni have been very lucky to have had time to develop this piece over some time now . it has given me the confidence to push forward , despite the fact that some audience members may even walk away completely missing my point . if my play can at least create discussion , then hopefully through active , fractious disagreement can we all hold each other accountable , including those we choose to lead us .\nlewis and sheldon recently sat down to talk about m\u00e9tis mutt and the work sheldon has done to get to where he is .\nthanks for taking the time to chat with me , sheldon . i\u2019d like to start at the beginning . what is the origin of the play\u2019s title , m\u00e9tis mutt ? while i was in college at grant macewan and my instructor , mentor , and co - creator of metis mutt , kenneth brown , was doing a lesson on vocal masque . we were asked to think of a theme that would represent ourselves . being a young procrastinator , and a pothead , i forgot and hadn\u2019t put any thought into it . we were in class when he asked us to share our titles . i was sweating bullets and thinking hard , but had nothing . after hearing some of my classmate\u2019s titles , i started formulating something . it was my turn , and i just blurted out , \u201cmetis mutt ! \u201d everyone laughed . i secretly was relieved , and now had to figure out what that title meant .\nwhile it opened up doors and opportunities , do you feel that title limits you or has emboldened you ? i used to worry as a young , emerging artist that it would hinder me , or pigeonhole me , and that i would only ever play native roles . i am not sure why i thought that might be a bad thing , but i wanted to be able to have the opportunity to play all kinds of parts . my friend , shaun johnston , a wonderful artist and all around great guy , said he worried that he would always be type cast to play bad guys because that was all he ever seemed to be cast as . he said he got his first big break in film working with gordon pinsent , and asked him some advice about being type cast . he said mr . pinsent laughed for an uncomfortable amount of time before gathering himself to say , \u201cyoung man , you don\u2019t have to worry about being type cast . you have to worry about being cast ! \u201d beautiful advice for any budding actor .\nthis story seems like it would be difficult for you to share . why do you keep revisiting it and sharing it ? it is very difficult to share this story and every time i do it i ask myself this very question . it always takes me until my first performance in front of the audience to be reminded of why this piece of work still has value and should be told . after the show , people of all genders and ethnicities speak as if i was telling their story . each time i am reminded that if i can be brave enough to tell my truth as best i can , that the story becomes more human and relatable .\nat the same time , truth can be difficult , painful , and yet so necessary to move forward and gain the necessary knowledge to grow . you look at a lot of negative stereotypes through off - colour \u201cjokes\u201d in the play . why do you think you were encouraged to tell those jokes when starting your comedy career ? simply , because they got laughs . great laughs , in fact . sometimes , 1500 people laughing at my stuff . i was rewarded with laughter , but i was too young to fully comprehend the impact of what i was saying . this began at an early age as a class clown . i grew up in a small town where i experienced a lot of racism . i learned quickly that if i made negative , stereotypical jokes about natives , i could win over those who would likely make fun of me first . i will always carry the shame of unknowingly perpetuating these negative stereotypes of my own people .\nshame can be such a teacher and a catalyst for change . do you encounter feelings of \u201cresponsibility\u201d to the indigenous community to share this story ? i often feel immense , overwhelming responsibility to the indigenous community . i have often been called a \u201cleader , \u201d a \u201crole model , \u201d and many other titles that scared the crap out of me . here i am sharing all my dark secrets about myself onstage , and i am still being called these things ? i often feel that people expect i am not only speaking on behalf of the metis , but on behalf of all indigenous people . i can\u2019t do that . i have for too much to learn . it puts a lot of pressure on me to feel that i should have all the answers . i don\u2019t .\nwhat are the main messages you hope the community can resonate with or learn from ? i am constantly learning who i am , and slowly learning to take responsibility for my own actions . i hope my audiences know that they don\u2019t have to have all the answers right now either . i hope they are inspired to create positive change for themselves .\noften times storytelling is used as a way in which to make and inspire positive change . can you talk a bit about the importance of storytelling you had in your life and how that lead into a passion for the arts ? i had some understanding of my own cultural importance of storytelling growing up . it was how we passed down knowledge . stories carry powerful medicine through teachings . but i think at the heart of it , i just wanted to truly be remembered . i seemed to have a knack for telling stories , and it seemed the more i told them , the better the stories got , and the more people remembered them . ( because they had heard it a thousand times )\nit\u2019s easy to see this as your story , but there is a lot in it about your mother . how did that evolve as you developed the piece over the years ? i am very lucky i have my mother\u2019s blessing to tell these stories . the play in the past mainly focused on the relationship with my father . it still does , but as the play has grown and changed over the years , i started thinking about the great lengths my mother had gone through to protect me . it was my mother\u2019s bravery to finally leave my father for good , breaking a cycle of family violence . i wanted to make that clearer in the piece . she is my hero .\ni guess , in a way , storytelling can be an act of heroism and healing . pieces like metis mutt can bring up a lot of feelings and emotions in audiences . why is that an important part of healing ? i think when we see and hear others sharing their stories , it can sometimes give us the confidence to share our own . i have gotten a lot of disclosures over the years doing this play . i think it helps audience members feel brave enough to begin their own healing by first voicing what is troubling them .\nif the mature sheldon of today could talk and advise the growing teen artist sheldon , what would you give \u2013 what would you say ? or , would you say anything ? wow . umm\u2026let\u2019s see . \u201cstay away from cocaine , crack , and meth . every time you think you are giving anything your all , if you dig deeper , you\u2019ll find more . and don\u2019t just be an actor . write more , sing more , paint , draw , dance , whatever . just keep creating . if you are just an actor , you will always be waiting for someone to give you a job . \u201d i don\u2019t know if that would inspire my younger self , or if i would look at me and say , \u201cwho is this chubby , jaded old fart ? and what does he know ? \u201d\ndo you see yourself still doing this show in 10 years ? maybe . but it will be a different show , because i will be different . if it continues , it needs to grow and change as me , the artist does as well .\nhow do we measure time ? we have clocks and calendars and yet those have proven to be not as accurate or reliable as we would like them to be with our consistent realignment of our calendars throughout our history . we see the physical effects of time all around us , as we grow older with our kids growing up or losing our pets to old age . time passes in forward increments , out of an unknown future into a fading past . time reflects the pattern : now this / now this / now this / etc .\ni believe that we measure time with our relationships , first with our parents and then with our peers , then with our own kids and then with old age . i think that time evolves us as we move through life and as well our perception of time changes .\ni have more of my life in the rear view than in the forward view and as i pile up my experiences i begin to see more of the past , which i have learned from this play time is fixed and not only fixed but the past is also timeless and is etched in our memories for eternity .\nit is that thought that haunts me , how our past experiences affect our future . when we look at our past we start to see the patterns in our lives and how our relationship with our parents resonates throughout our lives .\ntime is malleable but we experience it in a forward movement and we carry it with us in each present moment : the past , the present and the future , all of them moving along with us with each step we take .\nlove . love is the force that provides the impetus for us to change .\nthe love we all experience in our lives : love of a parent , love of a child , love of pet , love of a partner , love of nature , love of science , and love of art is where we find value in our lives . and like time , love exists for us on all three planes of our past , present and future . love is the true determining force in our existence as it looks back at us from the abyss of time .\nin your opinion , what do artists and scientists have in common ? my experience working on the show with our consulting theoretical physicist named lee smolin gave me some insight into what we have in common . we both had a strong desire to creatively understand the universe .\nwhen you write characters is it difficult to not put some aspects of yourself into them ? sometimes it\u2019s easier not to than others . when i\u2019ve used interviews with , say , our canadian soldiers returning from panjwaii , afghanistan as the source material for a play , i think there is less of me in it . sometimes i write confessional work , in which \u201channah moscovitch\u201d is a character in the piece , and the point is to put all aspects of myself into the work . infinity is somewhere in between i think .\nhave you ever let your passion for your work become more important than other aspects of your life ? how do you find balance ? when my son was born , i learned about work / life balance . before his birth , work / life balance was uninteresting to me \u2013 i loved my work and wanted to work all the time . that meant i saw friends less and had no hobbies , but i loved my non - work / life balance . now that i have a son , i can\u2019t work flat out without the cost being his wellbeing . and i love him and want to be hanging out with him . so now i have work / life balance .\ndo you think canadian writers are forced into telling canadian stories ? for you , what is a canadian story ? hunh . i think canadian writers are forced into telling american stories . most of the canadian playwrights i know are tv writers living in la . in terms of a canadian story , i distinguish between sensibility and content . if i write it , it\u2019s canadian in its sensibilities i think . implicitly canadian . if there\u2019s canadian content in it as well , then it\u2019s explicitly canadian . there are also degrees of explicit . in infinity , the backdrop is canadian but not the discussion . i name canadian cities . but the themes of infinity \u2013 broken love , time , death , ambition \u2013 don\u2019t lend themselves to content about nationality for me . this is war , my project set during our war in afghanistan , lends itself to a more comprehensive discussion within the piece about \u201ccanadian - ness\u201d .\na lot of plays explore the lives of intellectuals and artists \u2013 what have you seen from those stories in the past and what did you want to do differently when exploring the lives of artists and professors in infinity ? a lot of projects about intellectuals and artists speak mostly about academics and art \u2013 the conversation is epistemological and existential . i was interested in the personal lives of my intellectual and artistic characters . i get criticized sometimes for that , for not being interested in the \u201cbig questions\u201d and focusing on sexuality , gender politics and psychology . but for me , those are the big questions .\nhow important is love in your life ? for family , friends , work and everything in between . how does that love keep your creating ? love is everything . what else is there ? ( safety ? money ? health ? i mean those things become more important than love when you don\u2019t have any or enough of them . otherwise : love . ) i do love my work , and i get to be guided in my work choices by desire rather than fear . so i\u2019m unusual and i\u2019m lucky .\nwhat do you enjoy doing with your free time ? what is your escape and how do you recharge ? i spend time with my husband and son , in our garden , in halifax . we have grapes in our garden , and mint , and tomatoes , and tulips , and also , there\u2019s a swing . ( i\u2019m making this sound amazing . it\u2019s a tiny overgrown garden . )\nso\u2026 in your opinion \u2013 is time actually a construct ? no , time is real . like death is real . you are going to die , in real time .\nnewman mentalism presents mind games by jeff newman & hannah rudd jeff newman will mess with your head . in mind games , newman will influence your thoughts , makes impossible predictions , and even read your mind while revisiting some of his favourite childhood games as they get a mentalist twist . audiences will gasp , laugh , and cheer as they \u2026\nhey ladies 2017 / 2018 hey ladies ! is not your average infotainment game / variety / talk show . what is it ? comedy , music , drinks , prizes and unexpected hijinks homemaking tips ! booze ! prizes ! and a bit of culture all in one spectacular evening . each show features local businesses , celebrities , bands , featured cocktails + more . fun for all sexes ! featuring : miss leona brausen , miss \u2026\na what it is productions presentation the aliens by annie baker original music & lyrics by michael chernus , patch darragh and eric gann two best friends in their early 30s hang out behind a vermont coffee house to play music and discuss bukowski when an impressionable young employee of the shop stumbles upon them . the \u2026"]}
{"id": 115735, "summary": [{"text": "matrimony 's speed limit is a 1913 silent comedy short film produced and directed by pioneering female film maker alice guy-blach\u00e9 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was produced by solax studios when it and many other early film studios in america 's first motion picture industry were based in fort lee , new jersey at the beginning of the 20th century .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the story concerns a young man ( fraunie fraunholz ) who refuses to accept financial assistance from his wealthy girlfriend ( marian swayne ) in favor of earning his own fortune on the stock market .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "she concocts a plan to convince him that he will collect an inheritance from a wealthy aunt if he marries before noon .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "while he desperately proposes to every female he meets , she is trying to reach him before he finds a girl who will say \" yes \" .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "with only minutes to go before the deadline expires , he gives up his search and intends to commit suicide under the wheels of the next passing car .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "however , the vehicle contains both his fiancee and a minister , who marries them on the spot .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "one of only two of guy-blach\u00e9 's films to survive out of her ouvre of more than 300 , its preservation was initially financed by the women 's film preservation fund upon its inauguration in 1995 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "subsequently , it was selected to the national film registry by the librarian of congress in 2003 . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "matrimony ' s speed limit", "paragraphs": ["matrimony ' s speed limit is a 1913 short film directed by alice guy - blach\u00e8 .\nmatrimony\u2019s speed limit . 1913 . directed by alice guy - blach\u00e9 desperately seeking susan . 1985 . directed by susan seidelman\nmatrimony\u2019s speed limit . 1913 . directed by alice guy - blach\u00e9 desperately seeking susan . 1985 . directed by susan seidelman | moma\nmatrimony\u2019s speed limit . 1913 . usa . directed by alice guy - blach\u00e9 . silent , with piano accompaniment by ben model . 14 min .\nfor the first year , all of victor\u2019s productions featured florence lawrence . playing opposite her was owen moore , formerly one of the biograph company\u2019s favorite leading men and the husband of mary pickford . victor\u2019s productions were gradually absorbed into universal\u2019s general program . representative films : not like other girls ( 1912 ) ; sorrows of israel ( 1913 ) ; flo\u2019s discipline ( 1913 ) ; the girl o\u2019 the woods ( 1913 ) .\nthis film accompanies carte blanche : women\u2019s film preservation fund\u2014women writing the language of cinema .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nhappily failed suicide : fraunie , despondent when he thinks he ' s failed to get the inheritance , decides to kill himself , and lays down in the road in front of a car . it ' s marian ' s car , which screeches to a halt just in time .\ndecent silent short . it ' s mildly amusing but rather predictable and the acting is overly broad .\nmilking the giant cow : a lot of exaggerated gesturing from fraunie when he finds out he ' s ruined .\nmany of the universal productions made in new jersey studios were short films . among them : neptune\u2019s daughter , 1914 ; morgan\u2019s raiders , 1918 ( with violet mersereau ) ; absinthe , 1914 ( with king baggot ) ; the house of fear , 1915 .\nthis list collects every film from the starting list that became they shoot pictures don ' t they ' s 1000 greatest films . this\u2026\na man believes he must marry by noon or lose his inheritance . alice guy - blach\u00e9 , the world\u2019s first female filmmaker , was a key figure in the development of narrative film . she directed and produced hundreds of films , and was the first ( and , so far , the only ) woman to own and run her own film studio . preserved with support from nywift\u2019s women\u2019s film preservation fund .\neasily forgiven : fraunie eventually finds out that the telegram , which almost caused him to marry a stranger and then almost caused him to kill himself , was marian ' s trick , and thus she tricked him into marrying her . one kiss and she ' s forgiven .\na man must marry by noon or lose his inheritance . it ' s 11 : 50 a . m . and he can ' t find his fianc\u00e9e\na man must marry by noon or lose his inheritance . it ' s 11 : 50 a . m . and he can ' t find his fianc\u00e9e .\nunable to support a wife : never mind that marian is loaded and doesn ' t need supporting ; fraunie ' s broke so he won ' t get married .\na ticker - tape spells out a man ' s doom : he ' s lost his investments . his girlfriend , who is very well off , offers him her finances , but he won ' t have it . a telegram is sent that he is due an inheritance if he is married before noon . she rushes out in her car with a priest in tow to meet him , while he tries proposing to every woman in sight . it ' s an amusing comedy , not uproariously funny , but cute .\nmarry by a certain time , or forfeit your inheritance\nwas probably an old plot device even when this was made , and yet it ' s still around . here , though , it ' s the woman ' s attempt to save the pride of the man she loves . a bit embarrassing that he didn ' t think to call her when he got the telegram - i don ' t know if she ' d be happy to learn he tried proposing to everyone he encountered .\nzany scheme : marian ' s whole plot to trick fraunie into marrying her . she doesn ' t take into account the possibility that a pending deadline might cause fraunie to marry someone else .\nscreenplay by leora barish . with rosanna arquette , aidan quinn , madonna . through a series of missteps , a new jersey housewife loses her memory , convincing herself and a handsome man , dez , that she is an elusive hipster . shot on location in nyc\u2019s downtown scene , many nywift members ( including seidelman ) worked on this film . madonna\u2019s \u201cinto the groove\u201d performance helped launch her career and made the song a club classic .\nartcraft pictures was formed in the summer of 1916 as a prestigious offshoot of adolph zukor\u2019s famous players\u0096lasky corp . , which was at the time the most powerful company in the movie industry . the talent gathered together to launch the new company included d . w . griffith , thomas ince , cecil b . demille , mary pickford , douglas fairbanks , elsie ferguson , william s . hart , geraldine farrar , and george m . cohan .\nalice guy - blach\u00e8 was film ' s first female director . she happened to see one of the first screenings of the lumiere films in 1895 and within a couple of years was making her own movies ; she worked until 1920 .\nmotion picture film stills or motion picture footage from films in moma ' s film collection cannot be licensed by moma / scala . for licensing motion picture film footage it is advised to apply directly to the copyright holders . for access to motion picture film stills please contact the\ngoldwyn pictures corporation was formed in december , 1916 by samuel goldfish , edgar and archibald selwyn , margaret mayo , and arthur hopkins . the name was formed by combining the names of goldfish and selwyn . the dominant figure in the company was sam goldfish , who had been one of the founding partners in the jesse l . lasky feature film co . two years earlier . he was forced out of the company in early 1916 when lasky\u2019s business connection with adolph zukor\u2019s famous players film co . was tightened . sam goldfish liked the goldwyn name so well that he had his name changed to goldwyn .\nnew jersey\u2019s world pictures was founded to import foreign - made features on a title - by - title basis . in 1914 , several investors came together and bought the company to distribute the product of their newly - established feature - filmmaking enterprises . the central figure in the negotiations was lewis selznick . selznick started a new production company , equitable pictures , and enticed movie queen clara kimball young away from the vitagraph company . equitable joined with a production company founded by the shubert theatrical company , managed by broadway producer william a . brady , and with jules brulatour\u2019s peerless pictures under the banner of world pictures , the former distributing company .\nif you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in moma ' s collection , or an image of a moma publication or archival material ( including installation views , checklists , and press releases ) , please contact art resource ( publication in north america ) or scala archives ( publication in all other geographic locations ) .\nthe victor film company , founded in 1912 by the screen\u2019s first popular actress , florence lawrence , and her husband , harry salter , was one of the first companies formed to feature the work of a single star . florence lawrence began her movie career with the edison company in 1907 and had worked with vitagraph before she began to gather national attention while playing for american mutoscope and biograph . the company never revealed the names of its players , hoping the producer\u2019s name would attract an audience , but theater owners began publicizing lawrence as \u201cthe biograph girl\u201d and audiences responded . in 1910 , she was hired by carl laemmle\u2019s imp company and he publicized her name , featuring her in a number of films . after a brief stint with the lubin co . , she retired to her home in westwood , nj , but stayed only a few months before the new company was born . the victor studios were in fort lee , and shortly after the company was organized it joined the newly formed universal film manufacturing co . , which released its product .\nthe solax company was founded in 1910 by alice guy blache , her husband herbert , and a partner , george a . magie . at the time , herbert blache was managing the american production branch of leon gaumont\u2019s paris - based filmmaking company . alice guy blache was artistic director for the new company and directed many of its releases . solax\u2019s first studios were in flushing , ny , but , as solax grew , the blaches invested in a modern production plant in fort lee . the new studios , completed in 1912 , cost more than $ 100 , 000 . the solax studios had shooting stages under a glass roof , dressing rooms , shops , administrative offices , places for scenic and costume design , and a laboratory to process and handle the finished films .\nfounded in 1916 by richard rowland and louis b . mayer , metro did most of its productions in los angeles and new york city . it occasionally leased facilities in fort lee . among metro\u2019s fort lee productions were : the eternal question , with olga petrova , ( 1916 ) ; the divorce\u00e9 , with ethel barrymore ( 1919 ) ; what people will say ? , directed by alice guy blache ( 1915 ) .\nfox players included theda bara . the first big hit for fox was a fool there was ( 1914 - 1915 ) , which made theda bara an overnight star and gave a new meaning to the word \u201cvampire\u201d , creating a whole generation of \u201cvamps\u201d . this one movie made the company a major force in the movie world . theda bara was a huge star and a completely new phenomenon , a mass - produced celebrity instantly familiar to millions of people through the images seen on the screen . during the next four years , bara ( real name thodosia goodman ) made more than 40 pictures . she played solome , cleopatra , juliet , and madame dubarry . other fox stars included valeska suratt , william farnum , and june caprice . in 1919 , fox\u2019s fort lee operations were closed down , ending fort lee\u2019s role in the establishment of one of the legendary movie companies , 20th century - fox .\nworld pictures personalities included albert capellani , maurice tourneur , alice brady , clara kimball young , and elaine hammerstein . world pictures filmed lillian russell in her theatrical hit wildfire , and they hired marie dressler and lew fields . they made film versions of a number of well - known plays , such as alias jimmy valentine , across the pacific , after dark , the boss , camille , the hungry heart , mother , and man of the hour . the most talented and best - remembered of world\u2019s directors was maurice tourneur . the legendary joseph von sternberg worked as a film cutter at world . frances marion , one of the industry\u2019s best writers , got her first full - time writing job at world . in 1919 , selznick was able to establish his own successful company and he bought world , absorbing it into his company . fort lee remained the production center for world pictures until its purchase by selznick .\ntfw your aunt leaves you a ton of money if you get married in 10 minutes but you have no idea where your girlfriend is . we ' ve all been there . while there is some unconscionably bad mugging going on here , i ' ll give credit that the backseat ceremony is pretty funny and inspiredly pulled off . it ' ll also be neat to watch\nseven chances\nas a remake . other than that , there ' s nothing too special happening here .\nessentially a los angeles - based film distribution company managed by harry aitken , triangle co . leased production facilities in new jersey . the leases were for one or more productions at a time . in late winter of 1915 - 1916 , douglas fairbanks worked on his picture in the papers , directed by emerson and written by emerson and his wife anita loos . at the time , fairbanks was triangle\u2019s fastest rising star . he then worked on the habit of happiness , directed by alan dwan .\nat the same time , keystone sent comedy star fatty arbuckle east to make several slapstick comedies in the fort lee studios . arbuckle directed a number of them himself . among these films : a reckless romeo , 1916 : he did and he didn\u2019t ( with mabel normand ) , 1916 ; love and lobsters ( with mabel normand ) , 1916 ; the bright lights , 1916 ; the waiter\u2019s ball ( with al st . john ) , 1916 ; and the moonshiners ( with al st . john and alice lake ) , 1916 .\nthe films produced by artcraft were not offered in famous players\u2019 regular programs of films but , instead , were distributed through paramount pictures , the distributing organization controlled by zukor\u2019s companies . artcraft pictures were made in famous players\u2019 hollywood and new york studios and the peerless studio in fort lee , which was leased to expand production . the first film produced in fort lee was the pride of the clan ( exteriors shot at marblehead , ma ) , directed by maurice tourneur and starring mary pickford . this was followed by a poor little rich girl , also directed by tourneur with mary pickford returning to her popular young girl role .\na number of well - known movie personalities formed their own production companies ; sometimes they were closely aligned to larger film companies . clara kimball young\u2019s two companies were equitable and clara kimball young film corporation , which were related to world pictures and selznick . silent film actress and broadway star gail kane formed her own production company . among the largest of these independents were maurice tourneur productions ; jans pictures , inc . , leonce perret pictures , inc . ; albert capellani productions ; emile chautard productions ; and hope hampton productions ( founded by her husband , jules brulatour ) . many of these companies were formed at the time the larger companies were leaving new jersey for hollywood .\nbiograph used fort lee extensively for location shooting as early as 1908 . numerous biograph films directed by d . w . griffith and filmed by his famed cameraman billy bitzer survive today and are part of the library of congress paper print collection . griffith filmed his epic civil war film the battle on hammett\u2019s hill in coytesville in 1911 . the social commentary short for his son was shot in 1910 using the exterior of the old stone building behind borough hall . the new york hat ( 1912 ) , filmed along washington avenue in coytesville and on main street in fort lee , starred mary pickford , lionel barrymore , and lillian gish . griffith was with biograph from 1908 to 1913 .\nwilliam fox started his own filmmaking company in 1914 . the first fox studio was rented from c . a . \u201cdoc\u201d willat in fort lee . it had two large shooting stage areas resembling gigantic twin glass barns . this remained fox\u2019s principal studio for the next several years until production was shifted to new york city and los angeles in 1919 . many other studios in new jersey were used , among them facilities in hoboken , jersey city , grantwood , and cliffside , as well as fort lee . branch studios were also built in jamaica and los angeles . among its directors , fox hired a young man working for d . w . griffith , raoul walsh , destined to become one of the most famous hollywood directors .\nlewis selznick , founder of a dynasty of independent movie producers , was forced out of his position as general manager of world pictures in 1916 . in leaving world pictures , selznick took clara kimball young with him and formed his own production company . he leased the solax studio in fort lee and made it the production center for the clara kimball young film corp . selznick also released movies made by joseph and nicholas schenck , partners with marcus lowe in a chain of movie theaters and a new amusement park in fort lee / cliffside park , palisades amusement park . the schencks and lowe would later be important partners in metro - goldwyn - mayer . in 1916 , they began to produce movies starring joseph schenck\u2019s new wife , jersey city - born norma talmadge .\nin the early days of the american movie industry , the fort lee\u0096coytesville area became new jersey\u2019s busiest production center . the first permanent film studio built there was the champion film company . champion was one of the independent companies that defied the dominance of the motion picture patents company . its studio was built in a remote area in coytesville , north of fort lee . the building was designed to look as little as possible like a movie studio so the motion picture patents company ( dubbed \u201cthe trust\u201d , of which thomas edison was a key component ) detectives would have a hard time finding it . champion was one of the companies which joined in the founding of universal in 1912 . the old champion studio building , still standing on a side street in the coytesville section of fort lee , is one of the few surviving movie buildings .\nother artcraft productions in fort lee were : wild and wooly ( with douglas fairbanks ) , 1917 ; barbary sheep ( tourneur and elsie ferguson ) , 1917 ; and the man from painted post ( douglas fairbanks ) , 1917 . during 1918 and 1919 , new jersey facilities were also used for productions of famous players , artcraft\u2019s parent company . maurice tourneur made the bluebird ( 1918 ) and prunella ( 1918 ) for famous players . other famous players productions made in fort lee included : when the boys come home ( directed by john emerson , written by emerson and anita loos ) , 1918 ; the test of honor ( with john barrymore ) , 1918 ; mrs . woggs of the cabbage patch ( with marguerite clark ) , 1919 ; billeted ( with billie burke ) , 1919 ; and black is white ( with dorothy dalton ) , 1919 .\nthe universal film manufacturing co . was formed in 1912 as a combination of several existing companies , including three new jersey ones : \u00e9clair , champion , and nestor . these companies joined several of the other independent film companies : imp ( independent motion picture co . ) , powers , bison , crytal and rex . universal also formed two new companies , gem and fort lee\u2019s victor . at first , it was a loose confederation , but universal soon underwent a series of intense control battles which eliminated pioneer film executives such as mark ditenfass and david horsely . carl laemmle gained control , and would lead universal studios thorough the mid - 1930s . smaller studio facilities were gradually eliminated and production was consolidated in larger , more central facilities . in the west , universal city was built ; in the east , a new studio was built in fort lee in 1916 . in 1917 , the studios were leased to goldwyn , with universal announcing that it would use the old champion studios in coytesville .\nrepresentative films : abernathy kids to the rescue ( 1910 ) ; the cowboy and the squaw ( 1910 ) ; days of the early west ( 1911 ) ; camille ( 1912 ) . champion performers included gertrude shipman , irving cummings , and evelyn frances .\nthe french film manufacturing company , societe francaise des films et cinematographes \u00e9clair , opened an american branch with a studio at fort lee in 1911 . its studio , designed by the firm which designed its new paris facilities , was considered the very latest in movie studio design . it combined glass - covered shooting stages with administrative offices , photographic laboratory , dressing rooms , scenery storage , and workshops , all in one plant . in 1912 , the \u00e9clair american company joined with the new universal film manufacturing company and its productions became associated with the release patterns of the larger company . on march 17 , 1914 , fire destroyed negatives and the main studio building . \u00e9clair officers included jules brulatour ( 1911 ) .\nthe product of \u00e9clair consisted mostly of short films but , as feature productions became more prominent , disappeared from the universal studios program . representative films : hands across the sea ( 1911 , 1st release ) ; robin hood ( 1912 ) ; soul to soul ( 1913 ) ; the jester ( 1914 ) . starring in \u00e9clair productions were british actress barbara tenant , fred truesdell , swedish actor oscar a . c . lund , muriel ostrich , and john adolfi .\nalice guy blache qualifies not only as one of the first women to direct movies , but one of the first business women in the industry as well . when the blaches were not using their studio , they would lease it to other production companies , and the facilities continued to be used under the solax name even when they were leased to companies such as goldwyn . the blaches continued to work in this pattern until late in the \u2019teens , when dissolution of their marriage ended their partnership .\nrepresentative films : dublin dan ( 1912 ) ; rogues of paris ( 1913 ) ; shadows of the moulin rouge ( 1914 ) ; the pit and the pendulum ( 1916 ) . solax performer included olga petrova , ethel barrymore , john barrymore , and alla nazimova .\nin 1914 and 1915 , world pictures released equitable , peerless , and shubert pictures , as well as the products of a number of independent companies , including a san francisco - based company , the california motion picture corp . production was gradually concentrated at the fort lee studios , centering about the peerless studio , built in 1914 ( by jules brulatour , who had made a fortune selling film stock to independent filmmakers ) and the paragon studio , built in 1916 ( the \u201cbrulatour building\u201d which brulatour built to produce film stock , still stands today on jane street ) . the name of the film distribution company gradually began to dominate the operations of these various production companies and world pictures is the name best remembered today .\nselznick merged with adolph zukor , president of famous players pictures , in 1917 . the company name was changed to select pictures . selznick organized a new selznick film company . he acquired enough capital to buy out zukor and merged the two companies into selznick - select . he then bought control of world pictures\u2019 film exchanges , renaming them republic distributing corporation . he began a shift of operations to california , although selznick films continued to be made in new jersey well into 1920 .\nrepresentative films : war brides ( 1916 ) ; the easiest way ( 1917 ) ; the claw ( 1918 ) ; getting mary married ( 1919 ) ; the flapper ( 1920 ) . representative players include clara kimball young , jack holt , owen moore , richard barthelmess , hedda hopper , matt moore , alice brady , marion davies , and norma talmadge .\nthe goldwyn company rented studios in fort lee , at first the solax studios but later the larger universal studios on main street . the first picture released was polly of the circus in september , 1917 , starring mae marsh . although most of it was shot in fort lee , scenes of a horse race were filmed in ho - ho - kus , a circus parade in englewood , and the early arrival of the circus in kirksville . sam goldwyn remained the dominant figure in the company until september 1920 , when he was forced to resign in an ownership struggle . by this time , the company purchased the former triangle studios in los angeles and had leased two more studios in new york . the operation in fort lee was virtually ended .\nrepresentative films : polly of the circus ( 1917 ) ; tillie the scrubwoman ( 1917 ) ; thirty a week ( 1918 ) . featured players included mae marsh , mabel normand , pauline frederick , madge kennedy , tallulah bankhead , marie dressler , will rogers , and e . k . lincoln . featured directors included raoul walsh , ralph ince , and frank loyd .\nmuch of the above material is from the book the movies begin : making movies in new jersey ( 1897 - 1920 ) by paul c . spehr .\nsite created / maintained by virtual town pages / fort lee online . fort lee film commission logo designed by / courtesy of blue point graphics . copyright \u00a9 2002 - 2004 benevento publishing , inc . all rights reserved .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nturner classic movies showed a version with a piano score on the soundtrack , and running 14 minutes .\n2 of 2 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nyou need to login to do this . get known if you don ' t have an account\nfraunie is a businessman who has a rich girlfriend , marian . after fraunie is ruined in the stock market , he breaks off his engagement to marian . marian offers to bail him out , but he refuses . marian then hits on an idea : she will fake a telegram to fraunie in which he is told he will receive a large inheritance , but only if he marries that day . however , marian doesn ' t consider that the time pressure might lead fraunie to marry someone else .\nestablishing character moment : marian is shown in her first scene flouncing around the garden picking flowers , establishing her as sweet and feminine .\nfainting : one decidedly plain woman faints dead away when fraunie makes his proposal .\nrace against the clock : fraunie has a tight deadline to get married by 12 noon in order to get the money . or so he thinks .\nrace for your love : marian has to go on a frantic cross - town chase to make sure fraunie marries her and not some other woman .\nask the tropers trope finder you know that show . . . trope launch pad reviews live blogs\ntvtropes is licensed under a creative commons attribution - noncommercial - sharealike 3 . 0 unported license . permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff @ urltoken . privacy policy\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nnywift programs , screenings and events are supported , in part , by grants from new york city department of cultural affairs in partnership with the city council , and new york state council on the arts with the support of governor andrew cuomo and the new york state legislature .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyour social account may not have provided your email to us . please confirm or enter it below to complete your profile .\nwe found your email in our system . please provide your site password to link to your existing account .\nforgot your password ? enter your email address and we ' ll send you instructions on how to access your account .\nwe have not verified that the email belongs to you . please check your inbox for the verification email .\nto resend the verification email , please enter your email address and click submit .\nleonard maltin classic movie guide , copyright 2005 , 2010 . used by arrangement with penguin group ( usa ) inc .\ntm & \u00a9 2018 turner classic movies , inc . a time warner company . all rights reserved . code of conduct for this site | press room | privacy policy | | terms of use\nextra star just for the steamroller coming up behind the in - car wedding ceremony . that was the only thing that made me laugh , besides the fact i ' m pretty sure the girlfriend forged the death inheritance telegram ? well played .\npart of my 1910s list , my national film registry list , and my shorts list .\nthe just thing would ' ve been for the steamroller to run them both over .\nproduced and directed by a female , this comedy features a clever concept but only one or two laughs ( one of which is not so pc for modern audiences ) .\nour site uses technology that is not supported by your browser , so it may not work correctly . please update your browser for the best experience .\ndesperately seeking susan . 1985 . usa . directed by susan seidelman . 104 min .\nif you would like to reproduce text from a moma publication or moma . org , please email\nopen today , 10 : 30 a . m . \u20135 : 30 p . m .\ndesperately seeking susan . 1985 . usa . directed by susan seidelman . courtesy orion pictures corp . / photofest"]}
{"id": 115740, "summary": [{"text": "dhoom ( english : blast ) is a 2004 indian action thriller film written by vijay krishna acharya and directed by sanjay gadhvi .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars abhishek bachchan , uday chopra , john abraham , esha deol , and rimi sen in lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "dhoom was the first action film produced by yash raj films in 16 years , since yash chopra directed vijay ( 1988 ) .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it tells the story of a motorbike gang committing robberies throughout mumbai and the police officer who teams up with a motorbike dealer to stop them .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "earning over \u20b9 290 million ( us$ 4.5 million ) nett gross in india , the film became one of the top-grossing hindi films of 2004 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it spawned a film series , with its sequel dhoom 2 , released on 24 november 2006 , and dhoom 3 released on 20 december 2013 . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "dhoom", "paragraphs": ["dhoom has style , but no substance . dhoom has gloss , but no script . dhoom has thrills in abundance , but the outcome is least exciting . in short , dhoom ranks amongst yashraj ? s weakest films .\nurltoken salman khan dhoom 4 trailer - deepika first look - bollywood star cast in dhoom 4 in this video we show you the best bollywood star actor salman khans ' s new film dhoom 4 new look . please subscribe to my channel video url : urltoken helpful keywords : salman khan , dhoom 4 , salman new look , salman khan dhoom 4 trailer , salman khan dhoom theatrical trailer , dhoom 4 teaser . . . bollywood super star salman khan recent look , salman khan workouts in zym , salman khan movies dhoom 4 , salman ' s new movie , bollywood ( film genre ) , bollywood super star salman khan recent look ,\nwell , i was recently watching dhoom 3 and a plot came to my mind for dhoom 4 . it should be a \u201ccomeback\u201d - but comeback of which villain ?\n\u2018dhoom\u2019 series has been going very strong with each film surpassing the previous one dominantly .\nbest playback singer ( female ) - sunidhi chauhan ( dhoom machale . . . )\nprobably my character from dhoom reloaded could have been a high profile shooter or a hacker .\non the whole , dhoom is a terrible letdown thanks to its insipid script . at the box - office , dhoom will lose its sparkle after the first day or two of glory !\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie dhoom ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of dhoom ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\ndhoom , the latest offering of yashraj films is an action thriller . the movie has created great hype\u2026\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dhoom near you .\nthis cast list of who was in dhoom includes both lead and minor roles . ( 15 items )\nit is the third dhoom movie . i did not see the plot coming . music is good .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dhoom 2 near you .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dhoom dham near you .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing dhoom 3 . near you .\nhey ! just to keep it short and to the point . firstly , it would be a khan playing the main character . obviously not aamir khan since he ' s already done it . stakes has been raised by aamir so dhoom reloaded will be with either salman or srk . secondly , dhoom franchise is a theme based movie . all the dhoom parts had no story and a similar plot . dhoom part 1 became a cult because of realistic scenes and the attitude potrayed by mr . abraham . expect dhoom reloaded to be a no brainer like the last installments .\nthe best song ever dhoom machale from the movie dhoom yeahhh . . . i realize that the video quality is crap , but when i posted this i couldn ' t find the whole song anywhere on youtube . . . : p\ndhoom cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of dhoom actors includes any dhoom actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each dhoom actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of dhoom have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\ndj ) was flexible with his schedule and very thorough on what he does . dhoom decoration went above and beyond . decoration\nthe third installment of the dhoom franchise has been directed by vijay krishna acharya and will hit the theatres on december 20 , 2013 .\nresidential land available for sell . located in dhoom manikpur . available at an price of 11 lacit is a freehold property amenities : maintenance staff\nnothing can be said about the plot as of now . but rumors were prabhas bagging the project . as of now yrf has officially announced dhoom 4 .\nbest lamb biryani and chicken thighs cooked ( forgotten what they are called ) in the tandoori oven ever . however i am not indian , so i am not completely sure what i am talking about : ) . my wife ( she is indian ) and i have been at dhoom many times for dinner . never disappointed . by the way , dhoom has disappeared from all of the food delivery sites and tonight they are not answering their phone ! is dhoom doomed ? ?\nresidential land available for sell . located in dhoom manikpur . available at an price of 11 lacit is a freehold property . located near nh 24 airforce station dadri .\nwe worked with milin at dhoom events and from day 1 he was extremely responsive , reliable , professional , and helpful . dhoom was organized and available to offer help / suggestions during the planning process . they were also able to offer mc services , assist in organizing the baraat , and proved their ability to mix between different types of songs / time periods / genres / etc . during the reception . we would be happy to recommend dhoom to anyone interested in an excellent dj service provider for an event .\naamir khan ' s dhoom : 3 trailer that released on october 30 is creating quite a buzz online . the aamir khan and katrina kaif starrer is a year end release .\nresidential land available for sell . located in dhoom manikpur . available at an price of 9 lacit is a freehold property amenities : water storage . it is located near to nh - 91\nthank you dhoom events for truly making our wedding a such a joyous celebration ! our diverse family and friends all commented on how much they loved all the music . some even requested the playlist !\nmilin and dhoom events did an awesome job at my wedding . music selection was great . very professional , courteous and timely . thank you for making our day so special ! robert and linda tassara\naamir khan ' s dhoom : 3 trailer that released on october 30 is creating quite a buzz online . the video has already got 3 , 476 , 353 views in 3 days of its release .\nfor what producers had described as the widest ever release of an indian film in china in more than three decades , dhoom 3 arrived here on july 25 not with a bang , but with a whimper .\namitabh bachchan is also said to be playing a key role , which is kept in suspense . vaani kapoor or parineeti chopra might grab the chance to play the sexy lady in the new film titled \u2018dhoom reloaded\u2019 .\nrumors are there that hrithik and amitabh will be a part of dhoom 4 . hrithik is a good actor , but with his great body he is limited to do certain characters . i think roles like these will gain him good acclaim .\nabhishek bachchan and uday chopra who were seen in all the first three films will be missing and current bollywood heartthrob ranveer singh will play the hero . so , this \u2018dhoom\u2019 will be a cat and mouse game between ranveer singh and salman khan .\ndj milin from dhoom events made our wedding memorable by creating the perfect ambiance with the led lighting and by playing fantastic music . his was organized , responsive and his professional experience enabled him to execute our vision flawless and keep our guests entertained .\nthis is the sneak preview of cultural event held at grand star reception on 11th june . join dhoom films facebook page urltoken download our app on android phone available now from playstore . urltoken subscribe to our youtube channel . urltoken follow us on twitter urltoken\nmilin and his team at dhoom were fantastic and very professional . kept an entire dance floor packed for two nights in a row . loved their blend of indian and american music . didn ' t narrate too much which we appreciated : ) highly recommend !\ndhoom events is a great company . we hired them for dj and dhol for our hindu - jewish wedding in september 2013 . milin is great and extremely helpful in planning all aspects of music for the wedding . he is very responsive and gives great recommendations . one the day of the event , dholi viral and dj vinit were amazing . viral got the crowd pumping for the bhaarat - he is very talented . dj vinit kept everyone on the dance floor all night playing a great mix of music . the lighting at the event was also done by dhoom events and really transformed the room . aside from being a great company , each person i met was friendly and fun to talk to . i highly recommend dhoom events if you want your event to flow smoothly !\ni placed the order for my family party where we order from dhoom restaurant they have given use bad smell uncooked biryani must be day old because when i opened the tray smell came and the chicken color had changed . i feel really very embarrassed . . .\ndhoom events did a great job with my sister ' s wedding ! they were very responsive , flexible and willing to make accommodations for our bi - cultural event . and they throw a great party ! all of the guests danced and had a great time .\ndhoom events was excellent in all their contracted services ! we worked directly with the owner milin , for providing the entertainment at our mendhi party and wedding celebration . for us , the most important elements were finding a dj that would be able to contract live musician , baraat horse , and be able to cater to our mixed american / indian crowd . boy , did they deliver ! ! dhoom events provided some great entertainment ! manish was the best mc for our wedding ! he was energetic , friendly , and helpful when we were anxious and on - edge . he and his team took care of everything professionally and flawlessly . dj vinit and mc manish were fantastic in facilitating the wedding day , and the team did a great job keeping everyone on the dance floor and having a good time . dhoom events really knew how to manage our multicultural group , and it was clear that they had the expertise we were seeking . dhoom events also helped us contract ' big bob , ' the baarat horse who was a huge hit . we applaud\ni literally wanted to spice up my taste buds after staying in business district of secaucus on a 2 weeks business trip and there is no better place than dhoom . even though you dont get the authentic indian food taste , it does taste better for . . .\ni am a big fan of indian food . i just smell of those aromatic herbs & spices which makes a indian resturant exotic . great drinks to match the food . good food , good service & a good experience in all . thanks a lot dhoom ! ! !\nthere comes several schematics and adrenaline rushed chase scenes and just when the abhishek bachchan & uday chopra duo are about to capture the villains abhishek bachchan double - crosses the good guys . and now the total bad guys are 4 - thus signifying the title \u201c dhoom 4 \u201d\nafter john abraham , hrithik roshan , and aamir khan , bollywood box office king , salman khan is all set to do the villain role in the fourth film in the blockbuster series . it may be noted that villains have more mileage in the \u2018dhoom\u2019 series than heroes .\nsolid solid solid . i dont even know why i bothered researching the handful of south asian dj ' s in the tri - state area for my wedding and holud events . from the very start , dhoom was professional and remained so even after signing the contract . they took real care to study our itinerary almost minute by minute to ensure we covered all our bases . they insisted on making it the best possible event for us and we are so glad they did . days before the wedding a million things popped up and we werent able to focus as much on the little details but dhoom did this for us . on the day of , dhoom also got their hands a little dirty by helping with odds and ends that didnt even fall into their scope of responsibilites . all the niceties aside , dhoom actually delivered in a major way with music , sound , lighting and solid mc ' ing . the dance floor never stopped and mc manish was spectacular at getting the crowd going . he even found us at the end taking pics outside the venue and made sure we made it back\nyes , dhoom , directed by sanjay gadhvi , contradicts all expectations . you saunter into the cinema hall expecting the banner to change lanes [ from mushy love stories to thrillers ] , but this bike ride is as nightmarish as driving a bmw on a road full of potholes .\nthe view in china , however , was that the film\u2019s performance was underwhelming in comparison to usual china film group releases \u2014 which are backed by the government \u2014 and the performance of low budget domestic films that made more in a single day then dhoom 3 did in a week .\nthank you dhoom events ! our reception was great . our dj , milin , did a great job with introductions , entertainment and keeping the show moving ! the music and entertainment was great and pleased everyone at our indian \u2013 american event . milin was able to work well with us and all of our last minute changes . the photo booth was a great add on and the guest enjoyed it so much , it was so much fun looking through the photo binder after our event ! we would recommend dhoom events to anyone getting married or just looking to have a fun event !\nwe had dhoom events for our wedding an they did such a fantastic job ! everything from the announcements to the music on the dance floor was perfect . special shout out to the mc chirag , he did a great job keeping the crowd hyped up the whole time . highly recommend ! !\nthank you dhoom events ! dj , chirag , did a great job with introductions , entertainment and keeping the show moving ! the music and entertainment was great and pleased everyone at our wedding and reception event . dj chirag was very flexible and able to work well with us on our last minute changes .\nbest dj experience ever ! ! ! all my guests were so happy with the music ! my two most important things were the music and the food and dhoom did not dissapoint ! by far , my favorite vendor ! never had to stress about anything with milan and chirag . thank you , guys ! ! !\nwe worked with milan and dj chirag for our wedding events this past november 2017 for our wedding events . music was one of the priorities for our wedding weekend and we could not have been more happy . when we first contacted dhoom , we spoke to milin who talked with us about what our musical vision was for our wedding ! he was engaging and was very knowledgeable about his field . prior to the events dhoom sent us reminder emails with different details that we needed to provide . prior to the event we spoke to our dj - dj chirag who went through our entire itinerary with us along with individual name ' s pronunciation .\nto start with , the viewer has witnessed such chor - sipahi , cat - n - mouse games time and again . however , dhoom not only takes its inspiration from several bollywood flicks , but also seems slightly similar to a few hollywood thrillers [ coincidental ? ] , namely the fast and the furious and biker boyz .\nyashraj films . the banner is a brand to reckon with today . it goes without saying that the expectations from every yashraj product are gargantuan . but after having watched dhoom , you wonder whether you ? ve entered the wrong cinema hall or perhaps , the makers weren ? t able to control this [ mis ] adventure after a point !\nresidential land available for sell . located in dhoom manikpur . available at an price of 12 lacit is a freehold property amenities : maintenance staff . located near physical college . 30 schools near the property and the property is on the main road located near physical college . 30 schools near the property and the property is on the main road .\nthe problem with dhoom is that it relies too heavily on thrills to take it forward . that explains why the bike chase , at several points in the story , is far more interesting than the story itself . in fact , all you remember at the end of the show are some expertly executed chases [ allan amin ] , not the drama .\naamir khan ' s dhoom : 3 trailer that released on october 30 is creating quite a buzz online . the video has already got 3 , 476 , 353 views in 3 days of its release . aamir , who ' d be seen in a full - fledged negative role for the first time , impresses with his bike stunts and ' scary joker ' act . ' hats ' off to him ! katrina kaif ' s acrobatics make for an interesting watch . the lady seems to have worked hard for the movie . abhishek bachchan and uday chopra also star in the yash raj movie . the third installment of the dhoom franchise has been directed by vijay krishna acharya and will hit the theatres on december 20 , 2013 .\nbest dj ! from my sweet sixteen to my wedding , we have stuck with dj milin . he is absolutely amazing and knows how to keep the party going . we had the best time having dhoom events for our wedding this past september . i can not even count the number of guests who kept asking about our dj because of how great the music was that night . highly , highly recommend ! ! !\nour night was made even more special thanks to dj vinit from dhoom . from the ceremony music to the very last song . . . i couldn ' t have asked for a more romantic and fun night . and it was all executed flawlessly ! honestly , kudos to you and your staff for making it so perfect ! it was all truly special and magical , and i hate to sound hokey , but i mean it . bringing two families from two different cultures can be difficult - - but your music provided a common ground for everyone to have fun and dance the night away . the songs were a perfect mix for exactly what i had hoped for ! i received many compliments on what a fun celebration it was , and it was thanks in part to dhoom being there . thank you again for creating such a celebratory atmosphere for me and my husband !\nmilin and dhoom events are absolutely incredible ! for anyone that wants to make sure you have a packed dancefloor - old and young , indian or not - they know how to get the job done ! i ' ve been to so many weddings were the crowd dies off at some point in the night and was amazed to say our dancefloor during our reception was packed by everyone until the last second ! so much so that my wonderful father in law wanted to extend the reception for an hour because everyone was having so much fun : ) . milin , thank you for flawless execution , wish i could relive the day ! one of the most memorable parts of the weekend was when you guys on cue started playing the joote dedho song at the perfect time when the shoes got stolen during the ceremony , will never forget it ! ! everyone needs to use dhoom !\ndhoom starts with a bang , and continues with a lot more right until the end . the tale begins in mumbai where a sophisticated gang of robbers is sweeping through the city , giving nightmares to the police department . they come like wind , sweep the place and disappear on their hi - tech bikes - the slickest and fastest riding machines on the road . jai dixit ( abhishek bachchan ) , an honest police officer is brought in on the case . soon he is on the trail of the robbers - a gang headed by kabir ( john abraham ) , an evil perfectionist with an attitude . jai ropes in the services of ali ( uday chopra ) , a happy - go - lucky garage mechanic and a prodigious bike rider . the two don ' t get along at first , but soon jai realizes that the clown can ride bikes like the wind and decides to team up with him to try and bring the robbers to justice . kabir soon catches up on jai - ali ' s teaming up and his arrogance pushes him to take up the challenge openly . from the mean streets of mumbai , the chase shifts to the sun kissed beaches of goa . and so starts the hunt . . . where sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted . dhoom reinvents the classic cops and robbers tale and brings it into the 21st century . with fast bikes , big action , non - stop fun and a thrilling story that leaves you out of breath , dhoom is a powerhouse of adventure and excitement waiting to explode . its like your favourite roller coaster ride . . . once youre on , the only thing you want to do is to go back and take that ride all over again ! come let dhoom take you to the ride of your life !\ndhoom events were great at the wedding . all our friends and family had a great time . starting from the baarath van , which was on point , to the reception . the team was responsive and also accommodated last minute changes and requsest . over all well organized , only thing they can improve on is mixing the songs showing off some crazy djing skills : ) anyway all in all the event was successful and we including our guest had a ball .\ng from the baraat to the reception . my brother had a powerpoint he made to go along with his speech . he had trouble with the clicker , and milin took time out to help him with the technical difficulties . mc manish called me the week of my wedding to review what i expected and go over pronunciations of names ; he was eloquent and had great crown control . the mixes were fantastic and timing of music was impeccable . he played music that managed to entice the entire crowd . a lot of our guests didn\u2019t end up eating dinner because they wanted to keep dancing . we got a photobooth from dhoom events as well , and we were very satisfied ; i\u2019ve seen photobooths that have been small with poor lighting . also , we highly recommend dhoom events to everyone . we still get compliments about how our reception was the best they\u2019d been to months after the event . we had such a blast !\nlocal hit the continent , written by blogger han han , opened on the same day and made $ 64 million in the first week . a horror movie set in beijing called the house that never dies made $ 59 million . in a competitive box office where earnings have of late been dominated by overseas imports \u2014 only last month transformers 4 became the most successful film in chinese box office history making $ 300 million \u2014 dhoom 3 \u2019s $ 2 . 65 million barely left a mark .\nthe success of 3 idiots likely prompted the china film group to bring dhoom 3 to china . the state - run company , according to reports , secured rights to screen the film in 2 , 000 screens around the country . opening on july 25 , the film has brought in $ 2 . 65 million in its first week , according to the chinese box office . producers yash raj films hailed the earnings for breaking into the chinese top ten for the week , coming in at ninth .\nmilin and chirag at dhoom events were so easy to work with ! they were very professional in the planning stages and organized all the events ( flow and times ) very well . they definitely got the party going and within 10 minutes of playing baraat music , our guests were raving about the music and dj ! milin and his team were also very accommodating and incorporated all our requests . even better , they were very reasonably priced . definitely recommend them for your wedding / reception and any other party !\ni did not have an indian wedding but dj milin and his team provided excellent music and lighting for my wedding in a warehouse loft . my husband and i created playlists for each segment of the night and he stuck with them , with some crowd - pleasing additions . he also created the logo with my name and my husband ' s name that was projected onto one of the walls throughout the reception . you can ' t beat dhoom if you need both a dj and lighting specialists for your wedding .\ndhoom events did a phenomenal job at our engagement party , wedding and reception ! we were impressed with milin from when we first met him . he was very professional , and prompt in responding to our emails which is critical when trying to plan a wedding . he was very helpful throughout the entire process and always gave us his honest opinion . we were planning our wedding from connecticut and were having it in long island , but even with the distance , milin was always able to accommodate our crazy schedules . the day of our event was perfect , milin , mc manish , chirag and the entire dhoom team were absolutely amazing and i cannot thank them enough for how seamlessly our day went . our reception was very organized and mc manish did an excellent job not only mcing , but also coordinating all the details that i may have missed with our venue . milin and his team kept the music going all night and kept everyone on the dance floor . with all the stress of planning a wedding , milin and his team too\nconsidering that he had already lifted turkish superstar tarkan in dhoom , this is a dead give - away ! the prelude is the same , while the parts with ' dooba dooba . . . ' are again lifted straight off the ' kuzu kuzu ' part in the original . but , strangely enough , the main tune which goes , ' dil samandar ' does not seem to be a direct lift ! but just one listen to the complete samples below ( don ' t stop mid way ! ! ) would easily prove the inspiration !\nour experience with dhoom events was absolutely stellar . music is incredibly important to us so finding the right dj was paramount in putting together our perfect wedding . luckily we came across milin and his company . milin was incredibly professional and responsive from the outset . he never came across and sales - y or pushy and seemed to genuinely care about our interests . we read excellent reviews for one of his djs ( chirag ) and requested him for our two - day event . milin made it happen . dj chirag was such a pleasure to work with . he spent time on the phone with us prior to the wedding in order to review our timeline and learn name pronunciations . he even gave us helpful suggestions along the way . chirag was incredible during the wedding weekend - he shined as both a dj and emcee . his music selection was perfect and he was able to keep everything moving with ease . most importantly , chirag was incredibly receptive and accommodating to any and all timeline changes , delays , etc . and never skipped a beat . we recommend dhoom wihtnout hesitation !\nthe film\u2019s lengthy , and unwieldy , chinese title further puzzled moviegoers , who were left wondering what the the magical car god : the magic thief\u2019s passion could possibly be about . marketing failures aside , the launch of dhoom 3 in china has served another reminder of the vast \u2014 and untapped \u2014 potential of the chinese film market for bollywood . films from india were hugely popular here in the 1970s , the only overseas films allowed back then . raj kapoor is still a household name in china , and \u2018awara hoon\u2019 still crooned by taxi drivers in beijing .\nmilin and his team for doing such a stellar job on every detail of our wedding ! the live tabla , sitar , and shinai players for both the ceremony and cocktail hour were talented , professional , and ably managed the unexpected rain ! our wedding day is a day that was memorable and magical - the best day of our lives . dhoom events added to the memory by bringing the fun and unifying all the variety of cultures , and you can never hear\nthat was the best wedding we ' ve ever attended !\nenough . reception : the manor , west orange , nj\ndhoom events did an incredible job creating our ideal wedding musical experience ! the djing was top notch for our mehndi / sangeet event ( dj vinit ) and our wedding ( dj milin ) - - both events were so different in their music and everyone loved the music and dancing ! our family and friends were on the dance floor till very end for both events . generally , very professional and courteous throughout , with excellent suggestions on how to improve our planning for the two events , and they coordinated everything without a hitch ! would highly recommend if you want to have an amazing and fun indian wedding and dance the night away !\nthe favourite indian action franchise is back with a dhoom / bang . this time jai dixit and ali return to match their wits with the enigmatic clown thief , sahir , who has the city of chicago in his thrall . the pursuit that ensues is thrilling , entertaining and emotional by turns . it is a journey that will test all the players to their breaking point , where the game of chess played between sahir and jai will never be won until all the secrets have been unlocked . in this battle of revenge and dignity the lines blur and the conventional definition of good and bad don ' t apply anymore . prepare to watch a spectacle that will thrill you and move you .\nthe tale begins in mumbai where a sophisticated gang of robbers is sweeping through the city , giving nightmares to the police department . they come like wind , sweep the place and disappear on their hi - tech bikes - the slickest and fastest riding machines on the road . officer jai dixit ( abhishek bachchan ) is brought in on the case . soon he is on the trail of the robbers - a gang headed by kabir ( john abraham ) , an evil perfectionist with an attitude . jai ropes in the services of ali ( uday chopra ) , a happy - go - lucky garage mechanic and a prodigious bike rider . the two reluctant partners join forces , and soon jai realizes that the clown can ride bikes like the wind . kabir soon catches on to jai - ali ' s teaming up and his arrogance pushes him to take up the challenge openly . from the mean streets of mumbai , the chase shifts to the sun kissed beaches of goa . and so starts the hunt - where sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted . dhoom reinvents the classic cops and robbers tale and brings it into the 21st century . with fast bikes , big action , non - stop fun and a thrilling story that leaves you out of breath , dhoom is a powerhouse of adventure and excitement waiting to explode . it ' s like your favourite roller coaster ride - once you ' re on , the only thing you want to do is to go back and take that ride all over again .\nmilin and his team did such an amazing job for our wedding . we can\u2019t even put it into words . the music was fantastic . everything song we requested was played and other songs that went with the general theme of what we liked . we asked that milin set - up in the balcony of our wedding reception venue and he worked with our venue production coordinator to make our wishes happen . the sound quality was loud as desired - perfect for dancing ! if he was unsure about anything , milin checked in and made sure that our speeches , first dance , dance floor session , etc . were perfect for our big day . if you want a fun , enjoyable yet classy indian wedding , i highly recommend you chose dhoom events !\nthe tale begins in mumbai where a sophisticated gang of robbers is sweeping through the city , giving nightmares to the police department . they come like wind , sweep the place and disappear on their hi - tech bikes - the slickest and fastest riding machines on the road . officer jai dixit ( abhishek bachchan ) is brought in on the case . soon he is on the trail of the robbers - a gang headed by kabir ( john abraham ) , an evil perfectionist with an attitude . jai ropes in the services of ali ( uday chopra ) , a happy - go - lucky garage mechanic and a prodigious bike rider . the two reluctant partners join forces , and soon jai realizes that the clown can ride bikes like the wind . kabir soon catches on to jai - ali ' s teaming up and his arrogance pushes him to take up the challenge openly . from the mean streets of mumbai , the chase shifts to the sun kissed beaches of goa . and so starts the hunt . . . where sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted . dhoom reinvents the classic cops and robbers tale and brings it into the 21st century . with fast bikes , big action , non - stop fun and a thrilling story that leaves you out of breath , dhoom is a powerhouse of adventure and excitement waiting to explode . it ' s like your favourite roller coaster ride . . . once you ' re on , the only thing you want to do is to go back and take that ride all over again !\ndhoom events was my vendor of choice for my wedding on june 3 , 2017 . milin lead the team and from day 1 , he won me over with his calm voice and his pitch as to what he will deliver . there are a lot of good dj\u2019s out there who have made their name into a brand name . dhoom events is a team . without a team , there\u2019s no dj . milin represents just that . him and his team , along with dj chirag , who did my garba / sangeet night , were simply outstanding . i was there to see a little bit of behind the scenes work , and i must say that everything was handled very professionally and we did not even feel a bump . starting from the garba / sangeet night , dj chirag lead the night and did an awesome job getting the crowd on the floor . we were there until we were told to stop by the venue . songs selection was perfect and he pitched in where needed to , and got everyone moving . come wedding day , milin and his team lead the way . i cannot say enough words about how much at ease i was because i knew milin was taking care of it . i saw him move and work alongside his team . a true quality of a leader . when i saw that , it inspired and humbled me , that there are people out there who work hard for what they do . he lead the baraat like a full force hurricane . my family and friends danced for almost an hour . he moved the pace so perfectly that everything got done on time . come reception , he was the star of the show . made me and my bride look like the king and queen . the night was lead by mc manish and dj milin . they crushed the dance floor and my family and friends can\u2019t stop talking about how much fun they had . their motto is your event , your way . simple , to the point , and perfect . i know there are a lot of you out there looking for a brand name dj . dhoom events is a premiere company and a huge brand . whether it be a grand event , or something simple , they will make you happy . they have my highest recommendation ! ! thank you guys for creating a great memory for us . we will never forget our wedding .\npop video meets shampoo ad in director sanjay gadhvi ' s energetic and ultra - glossy sequel to his 2004 bollywood action thriller , dhoom . a vacuous but entertaining genre - hopper , it sees abhishek bachchan and uday chopra reprise their roles as the chalk - and - cheese mumbai cops - this time , they are on the trail of a master - of - disguise thief ( hrithik roshan ) , whose hi - tech heists provide the stunt - packed centre pieces for an otherwise rambling picture . hunky roshan and his wannabe accomplice ( played by aishwarya rai ) sizzle , and help to hide the many plot holes with their strong chemistry and model looks . elaborate musical sequences and a pumping soundtrack add to the overall breathless vibrancy , though chopra ' s misfiring comic interludes are a pace - slowing annoyance .\ni came here twice , for buffet and for evening dinner . chef chetan invited me to check it out , because he knows that my absolute favorite cuisine is the indian . thank you ! it was totally delicious ! ! immediately knew it was going to be a good meal just based on how good the restaurant smelled . buffet was very fresh with lots of vegetarian options . absolutely tasty ! ! and the food looks as good as it tastes because the presentation is really nice ! it ' s fresh indian cuisine , spiced just right . aromatic as it should be ! ! i love the decoration of the restaurant , it ' s special and cool . i ' ts not a typical indian restaurant . and the seats are very comfortable . i will definitely recommend all my friends to visit this place . please , if you like indian food do yourself a favor , make dhoom your favorite . and if you never try it before , this is the best place to do it .\none of the finest indian cuisine i have found in this area . such a brilliant concept of incorporating the whole bollywood theme into the decor of the restaurant . the interior lightings were just so perfect , making the atmosphere so cozy and lounge - y . we came here on a friday night to get dinner before a movie at the kerasotes . it was quite a search due to the limited dining options in secaucus , but i ' m so glad i came across dhoom on my search . excellent customer service from the seating hostess as well as our server . wide selection of drinks and they have some great original cocktails on the menu . i totally got hooked to the indian punch ! we ordered samosas for appetizer and chicken curry accompanied with rice and naan . all of which was super delicious . just some tips : one entree and one order of rice are quite enough for 2 people . if you come here in a group , i ' d definitely recommend ordering few different things to be shared ; )\ni had little respect for sanjay gadhvi after his futile attempt of making bollywood version of highly adorable my best friends wedding . but with dhoom - he back on track . its interesting to see yashraj into action - thrillers who generally stick to love themes , proving they are developing into professional production houses . a good storyline filled with witty one - liners , good comic scenes , great songs , plenty of flesh and of course great action sequences - a perfect recipe for a masala bollywood action . the pace of the movie is so good that you don ' t want to leave your seat . abshishek ' s performance is good - within the boundaries of his can ' s and cannot ' s . uday chopra overacts . john abraham fits the role to the\nt\n. heroines have small roles but oozing with sex - appeal ( the action theme demands it - remember ? ) . abhishek - uday combo is similar to 48 hours and evokes good mirth . an entertaining fare from start to finish . go watch it ! ! !\ni love to dance , and my husband and i knew that we wanted to have the best music for our reception . we hired dhoom events based on their great reputation , and they went above and beyond our expectations . dj milin was professional and prompt to respond to my multitude of phone calls and emails . he provided great suggestions for entrances . given our busy work schedules , milin made appointments at my house to make it more convenient for me . he even offered to format our table seating electronically so we could project it . milin also made us a cd to play music through the sound system of our venue during the lunch . our wedding planner also said it was refreshing to work with milin since he spoke to her directly about specifics of our event , e . g . , the size of our white dance floor . on a side note , the quality of our dance floor was also much better than others we\u2019ve danced on . our big day went flawlessly due to dj milin\u2019s meticulous itinerary . they had the crowd entertained and goin\nthe tale begins in mumbai where a sophisticated gang of robbers is sweeping through the city , giving nightmares to the police department . they come like wind , sweep the place and disappear on their hi - tech bikes - the slickest and fastest riding machines on the road . officer jai dixit ( abhishek bachchan ) is brought in on the case . soon he is on the trail of the robbers - a gang headed by kabir ( john abraham ) , an evil perfectionist with an attitude . jai ropes in the services of ali ( uday chopra ) , a happy - go - lucky garage mechanic and a prodigious bike rider . the two reluctant partners join forces , and soon jai realizes that the clown can ride bikes like the wind . kabir soon catches on to jai - ali ' s teaming up and his arrogance pushes him to take up the challenge openly . from the mean streets of mumbai , the chase shifts to the sun kissed beaches of goa . and so starts the hunt - where sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted . dhoom reinvents the classic cops and robbers tale and brings it . . .\nhigh - speed criminals terrorize a city , and it ' s up to one man and his sidekick to bring them down in this action thriller from india . a crime wave hits the city of mumbai when a gang of daring thieves on souped - up motorcycles , led by the corrupt but methodical kabir ( john abraham ) , stage a series of daring and lucrative robberies , then go into hiding posing as pizza delivery drivers . the police have been unable to track down the bandits thus far , so top detective jai dixit ( abhishek bachchan ) is given the assignment of bringing them to justice . jai enlists the help of mechanic and expert motorcycle rider ali ( uday chopra ) , and while ali ' s neo - slacker attitude doesn ' t mesh well at first with jai ' s no - nonsense efficiency , they learn to work as a team . but as they begin to tighten the net around kabir ' s gang , the clever thief realizes the police are closing in . dhoom star abhishek bachchan also starred in another major bollywood production , phir milenge , both of which received their american debut on the same weekend .\nthe world ' s oldest desert , the namib - a solitary railway line . . . a royal family on a royal journey . from the sky . . . like lightening . . . a flash . . . the centuries old royal crown is stolen . back in action . . . dhoom : 2 reinvents the action comedy genre and propels it into the 21st century . ali ' s ( uday chopra ) dream of becoming a police officer has come true . he is now acp jai dixit ' s ( abhishek bachchan ) right hand man . together they are trying to keep a tight leash on the crime in india , little do they know what they are going to be up against . enter aryan - mr . a ( hrithik roshan ) a high tech international thief after pulling off a series of impossible heists all over the world . his next target is mumbai , india . the case is given to acp jai dixit and ali helping them put the pieces of the puzzle together is acp shonali bose ( bipasha basu ) . for the last two years shonali has been tracking these amazing thefts and is now an expert on this thief , who no one has seen . once in mumbai mr . a finds his match in sunehri ( aishwarya rai ) . a petty yet clever thief . she makes him an offer he finds very hard to refuse . a partnership aryan accepts . and so the game begins . the cops , jai , shonali and ali and they are after aryan and sunehri - the robbers . from the desert of namibia to the backwaters of goa , the mean streets of mumbai and the ancient forts of rajasthan and finally to wild and exotic rio brazil . does acp jai dixit manage to nab mr . a ? go on ! enjoy the ride ! ! once again ! ! !\nthis review is for the current groupon that allows you to share 2 drinks , 1 app , naan , 2 main course dishes + 1 desert for $ 55 . this deal is still available & i suggest you grab it before its gone ! honestly , this was a lot of food for 2 people , but we are not complaining . we started off with the madras pepper shrimp - - a curried , garlicky shrimp that comes on a tortilla chip . if you like spice , you ' ll love this . from the main course we opted for the kakori kababs & the murgh haryali kabab . the kakori is an established favorite and scored over the green murgh ( chicken ) kabab for us . maintaining the authenticity of the scared tandoor ( flame grill ) is the specialty of dhoom and till they keep doing that , we ' ll make sure to keep going back for more . by far the best kababs in new jersey . the meal was accompanied by black daal , naan and white rice ( at no extra charge ) and the daal was a great accompaniment to the grilled delicacies . to wrap it all off , the manager vivek s , suggested kulfi falooda & we went with it . he also surprised us with complementary ras malai and it was absolutely fresh and luscious . if i had to choose though , i would opt for the kulfi , because it was so good - just like it ' s back home in bombay . happy to report that the service this time was top notch and had the personal touch . the manager was great with his suggestions and a special mention for the innovative drinks menu with many bollywood theme drinks like the sholay 75 - a flaming cockatail named after the 1975 bollywood western blockbuster sholay ( flames ! ) . we had a great time and left with plenty of leftovers ."]}
{"id": 115744, "summary": [{"text": "inland empire is an internationally co-produced 2006 film written and directed by david lynch .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the feature took two-and-a-half years to complete , and was lynch 's first film to have been shot entirely in standard definition digital video .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film is a co-production of france , poland and the united states .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it premiered in italy at the venice film festival on 6 september 2006 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film tells the story of an actress ( laura dern ) whose world becomes nightmarish and surreal when she starts to take on the personality of a character she plays in a film .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the cast includes such lynch regulars as dern , justin theroux , harry dean stanton , and grace zabriskie , as well as jeremy irons , karolina gruszka , peter j. lucas , krzysztof majchrzak , julia ormond , and diane ladd .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "there are also very brief appearances by nastassja kinski , william h. macy , laura harring , terry crews , mary steenburgen , and ben harper .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the voices of harring , naomi watts , and scott coffey are included in excerpts from lynch 's rabbits website project .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "inland empire was named the second-best film of 2007 ( tied with two others ) by cahiers du cin\u00e9ma , and listed among sight & sound 's \" thirty best films of the 2000s \" , as well as the guardian 's \" 10 most underrated movies of the decade \" . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "inland empire ( film )", "paragraphs": ["a film projector projects the title\ninland empire\nin black and white .\nwhen it comes to movie - making , california\u2019s inland empire has it all .\nalongside lynch\u2019s pitch was a banner with the slogan \u2018without cheese there wouldn\u2019t be an inland empire . \u2019\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie inland empire ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of inland empire ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlynch\u2019s reasoning was simple : \u201ci ate a lot of cheese during the making of \u2018inland empire . ' \u201d\nthis cast list of who was in inland empire includes both lead and minor roles . ( 15 items )\nwithout cheese there wouldn ' t be an inland empire & cheese is made from milk . get it ?\nie film commission services do include serving as an advocate to local government entities because the inland empire needs a new incentive bill , according to davis .\nsecondly after inland empire . . . wow . . . i wouldn ' t be in a rush to make another film either , after that .\ninland empire cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of inland empire actors includes any inland empire actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each inland empire actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of inland empire have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nsubmissions are now open for the inland empire film and beer competition which will occur on october 14 , 2017 at the california theater in san bernardino california .\neligibility : the inland empire film and beer competition is open to all residents of the world . films must have been produced by january 1 , 2016 .\ncopyright 2007 david lynch mc for the us and international . copyright 2006 inland empire productions , inc . printed in the usa\nso that is my interpretation of inland empire , hopefully it is somewhat understandable . what are your thoughts on the movie ?\ninland empire local resident rule # 1 at least one ( 1 ) leader who lives , works or has shot in california ' s inland empire must attend at least their film\u2019s total inland empire film festival ( ieff ) screening block plus the 2018 ie holiday eve awards show , in order for their film to be screened . ( leaders who supply proof of having personally attended any film festival that is physically located in the inland empire , qualify as ieff local leaders ) . a production ' s leader is the film ' s producer , screen writer , production director , director of photography , editor and / or key cast member ) . all submissions must include in its filmfreeway cover letter that local resident\u2019s name ( s ) plus inland empire home or office street address . submissions may be disqualified if this street address is not supplied in the cover letter .\nattracting those film companies in the first place is the job of the inland empire film commission , the san bernardino - based agency that provides 24 / 7 services to production crews and scouts , serving as a film advocate to local government entities .\none of the submitted film ' s leaders who lives in the inland empire region of southern california , usa is required to attend at least their own film ' s block of screenings . see other rules to complete your submission ! under 5 minute film\none of the submitted film ' s leaders who lives in the inland empire region of southern california , usa is required to attend at least their own film ' s block of screenings . see other rules to complete your submission ! under 10 minute film\none of the submitted film ' s leaders who lives in the inland empire region of southern california , usa is required to attend at least their own film ' s block of screenings . see other rules to complete your submission ! under 15 minute film\n, dern mentioned that her husband was from the inland empire ( an area east of los angeles county , including riverside and san bernadino county ) . lynch confesses he stopped listening to what she was saying because he loved the sound of the words\ninland empire\n, and finally decided on these words as the title of his movie because\ni like the word inland . and i like the word empire .\ntaking place in california ' s inland empire , an actress ( laura dern ) gets caught up in a mystery , landing her into trouble .\nstarting this year ( in addition to its short film screenings ) the inland empire film festival ( ieff ) will also begin screening five ( 5 ) ieff judge selected top music video award finalist ( www . ietmv . com ) .\nlynch hasn\u2019t made a picture since 2006\u2019s \u201c inland empire . \u201d now , he tells the sydney morning herald that \u201cinland empire\u201d represents the end of his filmmaking career . it\u2019s a changing business , after all , and there isn\u2019t much room anymore in the blockbuster - and franchise - minded industry for creatives like him .\nin order for a short film to reach final qualification to win top movie honors and / or the grand prize , its inland empire local leader must be present at the ie holiday eve awards show .\nfollowing is a list of awards to be presented for the inland empire film and beer competition competition . other awards may be included at the prerogative of the jurors and / or slate inc . management .\nwelcome to the riverside county film commission , your one - stop resource for film and tv production in film friendly riverside county .\nwinners will be announced during the awards ceremony to be held at ritual brewery in redlands california . a variety of awards and prizes will be presented to various winners of the inland empire film and beer competition .\n\u201cinland empire\u201d is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . it includes adult language , partial female nudity , bloody violence and ubiquitous menace .\ninland empire was david lynch ' s first film not to be scored by angelo badalamenti since the two first worked together on 1986 ' s blue velvet . any original score for the film was composed and performed by lynch himself . a soundtrack for the film was released on september 11 , 2007 .\none of the submitted film ' s leaders who lives in the inland empire region of southern california , usa is required to attend at least their own film ' s block of screenings . see other rules to complete your submission ! a family friendly film which is under 15 minutes screens outdoors under the stars\nwhen nikki gets a visit from her neighbour , she is asked questions like : - is your husband in your film ? - is there a murder in your film ? which also reveals some of the processes in making a film . what i love about inland empire is all the layers , that intertwines .\nso , it ' s finally here - the british release of david lynch ' s mesmeric inland empire , a film i and other contributors to this blog have been over - excitedly discussing for what seems several years now .\nlynch fans already know about his use of transcendental meditation and how it affects his work . the characters and scenes of inland empire are informed by his long time practice of tm .\nthe city of pomona , at the western end of the region , has been a local draw because of its \u201ceverywhere\u201d settings in the inland empire , according to victoria howard , location manager and founder of film pomona in 2011 .\nfilm noir : parts of the film mimic the genre , especially scenes of a private investigator .\na listing of credits on wednesday with a film review of \u201cinland empire , \u201d using material provided by the filmmakers , misidentified the editor . it was david lynch , not mary sweeney . ( ms . sweeney was a producer of the film , along with mr . lynch . )\nthe inland empire film and beer festival seeks short films from around the world . the shorts films can be narrative , web series premieres , documentary , or experimental . there will be a special category for those films that utilize the world ' s healing beverage of beer in their film .\ninland empire is a 2006 film written and directed by david lynch , starring laura dern . it was a u . s . - poland co - production . it involves a movie star becoming trapped in the world of her film as the result of a curse , reliving an old story involving infidelity and murder . the film takes place on multiple planes of reality . its tagline is ,\na woman in trouble .\ninland empire premiered at the venice film festival on september 6 , 2006 , and opened in limited release in the u . s . on december 6 , 2006 .\noverview : the inland empire film and beer festival seeks to feature new voices in independent cinema . if you incorporate beer into your film that ' s will be rewarded as well . this is a juried competition featuring a jury of industry professionals from a major hollywood distribution company , media personalities , and marketing directors .\nup until inland empire , the straight story was the least recommendable of lynch ' s films . the straight story was easy to follow and well - acted , but the drama wasn ' t stimulating . . .\ninland empire opens and contracts in your imagination while you watch it - - and you ' re still watching it well after it ' s left the screen . it ' s a long but thoroughly absorbing three hours .\ncheese refers to the lousy work of hollywood , and without a cow , there would be no milk and without milk there would be no cheese , and without cheese , there wouldn ' t be an inland empire .\nevery complete 2018 mv submission will become an award semi - finalist . plus its local resident will receive a formal invitation in the mail encouraging that artist to attend this year\u2019s inland empire film festival ( ieff ) on indigenous people ' s holiday eve , october 7 , 2018 .\ninland empire is a wild ride . . . . very hallucinogenic in nature . i am now looking at the david lynch movies , especially the ones between twin peaks and twin peaks : the return , to . . .\nthe title of the film came to lynch when dern told him that ben harper , her boyfriend ( later husband ) is from inland empire . he immediately realized that he wanted this to be the title of the film . ( source : catching the big fish , david lynch , 2006 , penguin group , p . 143 . ) lynch consistently writes the title of the film in all capitals , for unknown reasons .\nsince cecil b . demille\u2019s \u201cbirth of a nation\u201d in 1919 , and shirley temple as \u201cheidi\u201d in 1937 \u2013 both shot in the san bernardino mountains \u2013 to \u201cstar trek\u201d in 2009 , the inland empire\u2019s 27 , 000 square miles have provided the perfect setting for hundreds of film - friendly shooting locales .\nin my opinion david lynch has made three masterpieces , each about a\nwoman in trouble\n: twin peaks : fire walk with me , mulholland drive , and inland empire . mulholland drive is by far the most accessible , really the only one which is accessible at all because you really have to be a fan of the show to enjoy fwwm and i think you really need to be at least of fan of lynch ' s other movies to enjoy inland empire .\ni simply can ' t stand this movie . david lynch has his moments for me ( namely\nblue velvet\nand\nmulholland dr\n) but\ninland empire\nis his most self indulgent and utterly meaningless film to date . laura dern is shockingly committed to this material , turning in one truly bizarre performance . no matter what lynch says ( or does not say ) about the picture ,\ninland empire\nis meaningless and the exact definition of artistic masturbation . ( and believe me , i have given this film more chances that it deserves . i sat through it 3 times . )\ni ' ve said this before here a while back , but mulholland dr . and inland empire are very similar films in the subject matter they tackle - specifically as you say , the space or void between the actor and their audience by using film as a medium ( or digital in the case of ie ) - but they are solid inverses of each other . mulholland dr . is about a woman trying a to escape reality by falling into a dream and inland empire is about a woman trying to break out of a nightmare to return to reality .\ninland empire ( lynch for some reason is insistent on the capitalisation of the title ) is an experience to say the least . whether you view it as one of lynch ' s best movies or an elaborate joke on the audience depends on how you view the director\u2019s work as a whole . i am unapologetic in my love of lynch and whilst i am not quite blind to his faults i am very much a fanboy . for this reason , inland empire is a work of mind - fucking brilliance .\n\u201cwe want to encourage elected officials to vote for a new incentive bill \u2013 the inland empire needs this and it is imperative that california does this . combining a strong state incentive program with the county incentive program sends a positive message to the industry . \u201d\ninland empire was , i believe , done all on digital cameras ( somebody please correct me if i ' m wrong ) , the format was new to him . if he had been using celluloid his final product would have looked much , much different .\nnow also offering the new entering hollywood actor intensive 13 day residency , with a new outdoor theater being built for 2018 ( pictured above is the new construct prep fence ) , the inland empire film festival highlights explorations of regional / local film makers plus international talent employment support . every indigenous people ' s day eve , southern california artists and other regionally connected film makers gather to share their work in an intimate , informal , pressure free luxury housing complex holiday short film marketing desert retreat in rancho cucamonga , california\u2019s solamonte theaters usa\n\u201cthings changed a lot , \u201d said lynch , whose most recent narrative film was 2006\u2019s inland empire . \u201cso many films were not doing well at the box office even though they might have been great films , and the things that were doing well at the box office weren\u2019t the things that i would want to do . \u201d\nin poland , janek and smithy drive to the site of a few trailers in the woods , looking for the phantom . gordy comes out of a trailer and tells smithy that the phantom is gone . he says that he \u201ctalked , mumbled something about inland empire . \u201d\ncalifornia film & tax credit program has been renewed with even more incentives for filmmakers . check out the program on the california film commission website !\nto qualify for consideration , an mv leader who lives , works or has shot in the inland empire region of california , usa must agree to attend at least their own film block . ( leaders having attended a previous ieff qualify as locals ) . a leader is the producer , song writer , production director , director of photography , editor and / or recognizable cast member ) . submission must include in its film freeway cover letter leader ' s name plus inland empire street address . submissions may be disqualified if address is not in cover letter . ieff prefers that the inland empire local leader make the submission . prior to submitting mv w / poster must be listed in www . imvdb . com . previously released mv submissions must include a link to its public urltoken post . any world premiere mv submission must include an uploaded teaser / trailer of the submitting mv or include in its submission overview section a complete story board displaying images in the production photos section of its submission .\nbarely over 10 years ago , in december of 2006 , a buddy and myself took a bus 350 miles to nyc ( with the sole intention ) to see inland empire in nyc , knowing it would not be playing in our area . we took a bus back 2 hours later .\nduring this time , i learned david lynch was planning to downsize from celluloid to video with a project called inland empire . getting rid of all the \u201cproduction\u201d associated with film and moving to digital has tremendous cost savings . by omitting shooting on celluloid , we filmmakers would omit having to house and feed 42 people . we also omit the excessive equipment rental costs and several hundred thousand dollars of unneeded expenses associated with a project shot on film .\nyour finished film as per the specifications above . your film should not be shorter than 4 minutes and not longer than 50 minutes . this includes credits .\nlynch shot the film on a pd - 150 , which is not merely an outdated low - end digital camera but one that doesn\u2019t run at 24p ( a mode designed to deliver an image that looks somewhat like film ) . the pd - 150 produces images that look like nothing but video . the visuals in inland empire look as if they\u2019re decomposing before your eyes , as if any minute they are going to disappear into a void , and the extreme lighting adds to the effect of the film\u2019s porous borders . [ 4 ]\ni am sad to say i could not make it through ' inland empire ' . i don ' t understand david lynch ' s use of dream - like imagery . i was lost in the story , an found the film way too creepy and unentertaining . typical lynch fans may find plenty to love , but everyone else should stay as far away from this one as possible .\nnikki / susan herself begins to show shades of this late in the film .\n) the rest of the film does this to several characters with lighting tricks .\nby rational you are in the ' cult ' of no film school then .\nthe art institute of california \u2014 inland empire , a campus of argosy university , is one of the art institutes , a system of nonprofit schools throughout the united states . programs , credential levels , technology , and scheduling options vary by school and are subject to change . not all online programs are available to residents of all u . s . states . several institutions in the art institutes system campuses of argosy university . the art institute of california \u2014 inland empire , 674 east brier drive , san bernardino , ca 92408 - 2800 \u00a9 2018 . the art institutes . all rights reserved . our email address is materialsreview @ urltoken .\ndavid lynch\u2019s inland empire ( us / france / poland , 2006 ) , produced nearly a decade after the films that rodowick discusses in the opening chapter of his book , aligns cinema with a form of spectatorship that is characterised by a sensation of disappearance . my interest in this film is not in terms of its place in lynch\u2019s \u0153uvre . what intrigues me most is the way that it summons cinema as ( to borrow rodowick\u2019s phrase ) a \u201cmodality of desire\u201d that is characterised first and foremost by aphanasis , a lacanian term for the disappearance or fading of the subject . in inland empire , the spectator finds him / herself drawn to a blind field \u2014a space that one can look at but that cannot look back at you\u2014a spectatorial space that is primarily constituted by the film\u2019s engagement with ideas of cinematic scale .\nlost in character : happens to nikki on several occasions , it ' s hard to tell which scenes are real and which are parts of the film within a film .\nthe film was made by studio canal ( who had also produced lynch ' s last two films , the straight story and mulholland drive ) , lynch ' s companies absurda and asymmetrical , and the polish film festival camerimage ( their first film production ) .\nthat being said i think inland empire is lynch ' s most daring and creative movie , basically throwing away any concern for the studios or the audience and making the film he really wanted to make . i wouldn ' t blame anyone for hating the film because of its nearly impenetrable story and strangeness but i do think the bizarre connections make sense in some way for both the story and the themes that lynch is trying to portray ( regardless of how it was made ) . the film is extremely dreamlike but unlike mulholland drive i don ' t think the film depicts a dream or fantasy . in my opinion the film is a lot more similar to twin peaks : fire walk with me as it depicts a woman caught in a battle between supernatural forces . i will give my interpretation of the events of the film and its subtextual meaning .\n\u201cinland empire\u201d isn\u2019t a film to love . it is a work to admire , to puzzle through , to wrestle with . its pleasures are fugitive , even frustrating . the first time i saw it , i was repulsed by the shivers of lynchian sadism , a feeling doubtless informed by my adoration of the far more approachable , humanistic \u201cmulholland drive . \u201d on second viewing , though , \u201cinland empire\u201d seemed funnier , more playful and somehow heartfelt . certainly , there is nothing but love in ms . dern\u2019s performance , which is as much a gift to us as to the director who has given this actress her greatest roles . it\u2019s easy to get lost in a david lynch film , but ms . dern and her amazing rubber - band mouth , which laughs like the sun and cries us a river , proves a magnificent guide .\nafter taking the lead in a new movie hollywood star nikki grace learns the script is based on an old polish film , which was abandoned after the two lead roles of the film were murdered , thinking the film is cursed nikki ' s imagination runs riot .\ndark is not evil : many interpretations of the film indicate that the creepy rabbit people and the strange women that appears at the beginning of the film are actually trying to help the lost girl . . . but being a film of david lynch , you never know .\ninland empire revolves around an actor , nikki grace ( laura dern ) , and the tumultuous journey of her performance in a film that bleeds into and out of both the film that we are seeing and the film being made . but the porous borders between story worlds do not end there : the film that is being made , on high in blue tomorrows , is itself ghosted by an earlier absent and unfinished work , 47 . in familiar lynch style , this journey sees the character unfold and fracture into various other characters and identities\u2014with dern\u2019s diverse , split characters slipping , sliding and being flung between these various interlocking stories . \u201ci thought of it as playing a broken or dismantled person , with these other people leaking out of her brain , \u201d dern said in a telephone interview . [ 7 ] and with a sizeable portion of the action taking place on / through dern\u2019s face as nikki and the character she is to play in the film - within - the - film ( susan ) and a host of other fractured characters hustle for appearance or find themselves thrown into visibility , this sense of people \u201cleaking out of her brain\u201d seems to be a particularly apt description of both dern\u2019s relation to her part and of inland empire itself .\nthe problem with trying to come up with a single interpretation for this movie is that this defies lynch\u2019s explicit intent . i\u2019ve found a couple of other explanations that seem at least as convincing as this one , linked to at the bottom of this post . but before i advance my hypothesis about inland empire \u2018s plot , let\u2019s clarify some terminology .\ninland empire situates itself on the fringes of the film industry as well as on the fringes of what we think of as cinema . running for an uncomfortably long three hours , calling for repeated viewings , and slipping over into additional scenes on lynch\u2019s website and on the dvd release ( also incorporating earlier short films by lynch that were posted on and made for his website ) , inland empire also largely bypassed the traditional theatrical exhibition route with lynch distributing the film and dvd ( at least in the us and canada ) himself . it is also the first film that lynch has shot entirely in digital video . and while lynch\u2019s decision to shift to digital is certainly significant , more interesting is the kind of camera he used . rather than turning to high - end digital video for this project , lynch used a low - resolution domestic quality camera . as amy taubin writes in her essay , \u201cthe big rupture : david lynch , richard kelly , and the new cinematic gestalt\u201d :\ninland empire\npresents itself as a hollywood movie ( and a movie about hollywood ) in the guise of an avant - garde mega - meta art movie . when people say\ninland empire\nis lynch ' s\nsunset boulevard ,\nlynch ' s\npersona ,\nor lynch ' s\n8 1 / 2 ,\nthey ' re quite right , but it also explicitly invokes connections to stanley kubrick ' s\nthe shining ,\njean - luc godard ' s\npierrot le fou ,\nbunuel and dali ' s\nun chien andalou ,\nmaya deren ' s la - experimental\nmeshes of the afternoon\n( a lynch favorite ) , and others .\nthe apparent obscurity of a david lynch film can be pierced if you follow the ear from blue velvet . lynch goes down a tunnel darkly : the ear in blue velvet , the keyhole of the blue box in mulholland drive , the cigarette burn in the silk in inland empire . down that tunnel you ' ll find the underbelly of society , like the bugs in the undergrowth of the garden that ' s being watered in blue velvet . lynch does something differently in inland empire , he brings laura dern back thru the tunnel ( hole ) - she arrives back to affluent society as her underbelly self . the moment is quite shocking when the ' star ' with her common accent is told to ' get out ' by the man who has been her seducer ( or does she seduce herself / ) . following this clue gives an overview and an undertanding of the plot line . but inland empire is perhaps more confusing than the other two films mentioned because of the plethera of chracters , some who are not referred to elsewhere in the film , i . e . the man to whom the ' common ' laura dern confesses . perhaps some of these moments cannot be clarified but if attempted further viewings of the film would be needed and at a running time of 3 hours that ' s a daunting task . hats off to laura dern - what a performance !\nthe top entry will be declared the winner . in the event of a tie , the tie will be broken based on the highest score in the first judging criteria , continuing thereafter to each judging criteria in order , as needed to break the tie . entrants agree that slate inc management has the sole right to decide all matters and disputes arising from this project and that all decisions of the inland empire film and beer competition management are final and binding .\nbut predictably , the most inventive ideas have appeared on forums , in particular that of lynch ' s own inland empire site . there , posters have mused at length on what the director was intending the film to signify . the permanence of memory ? the future of eastern europe ? his own body of work ? telepathy ? the natures of men and animals ? the terror of one woman ( but not dern ) at the loss of her husband and child ?\nmaybe i will come back , and write a more cohesive take on this film later , but right now i just want to voice how genuinely shocked and amazed i am by this bizarre film .\neach officially selected ieff film will have devoted to it a separate , unique screening block followed by a five ( 5 ) minute marketing discussion of the film . that live discussion must include at least the film\u2019s two ( 2 ) attending leaders . this allows after film viewing discussions to be much fresher and on point , since no one attending has to struggle to remember each work ' s content .\nhow nikki and the other characters wind up in these rooms \u2014 how , for instance , the pampered blonde ends up talking trash in a spooky , b - movie office \u2014 is less important than what happens inside these spaces . in \u201cinland empire , \u201d the classic hero\u2019s journey has been supplanted by a series of jarringly discordant scenes , situations and setups that reflect one another much like the repeating images in the splintered hall of mirrors at the end of orson welles\u2019s \u201clady from shanghai . \u201d the spaces in \u201cinland empire\u201d function as way stations , holding pens , states of minds ( nikki\u2019s , susan\u2019s , mr . lynch\u2019s ) , sites of revelation and negotiation , of violence and intimacy . they are cinematic spaces in which images flower and fester , and stories are born .\ntwo instrumental easy listening tracks recorded by the mantovani orchestra are used in the film , both in conjunction with the filming of on high in blue tomorrows , highlighting the idealized , romantic style of the film .\ntop movie awards as well , professional entertainment industry judges will select in advance the year ' s top movie in three ( 3 ) categories : short , mini short & micro short . winning films will be offered streaming distribution on our inland empire films channel . also , winning production companies will each be offered a submission waiver and special consideration for a single subsequent year ieff qualified film submission . further , only at the ie holiday eve awards show , framed winner certificates will be awarded to top movies .\nstay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nstudents : the film and beer competition requires students to provide a copy of a their current registration receipt .\nstay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nwhich brings us to the most puzzling part of the film : the scenes in poland , some seeming to recreate the ill - fated film that led to the deaths of its protagonists . of several recurring motifs , the most emphatic is an ancient gramophone player . if we indulge lynch in his use of metaphor here , infidelity is literally the same old song , going back hundreds of years , and the film is filled with crimes of passion : wives killing lovers , husbands , rivals . similarly , inland empire is riddled with holes , not in terms of plot but in imagery that echoes stab wounds and bullet holes , another visual rhyme that enables the freefalling nikki to go from one ( imagined ) place to the next .\ninland empire is lynch\u2019s true masterpiece in experimental filmmaking . lynch is so much more than just an eccentric film director , he is a true artist that brings you the gallery of his minds eye and leaves the interpretation of his art up to the viewer and allows you to see what you want to see . as with all the films and television lynch has ever written , from blue velvet to twin peaks : the return don\u2019t fight it with your traditional sensibilities just go along for the ride and you won\u2019t be disappointed .\n\u201cthings changed a lot , \u201d lynch tells the sydney morning - herald in an interview published earlier today . \u201cso many films were not doing well at the box office even though they might have been great films and the things that were doing well at the box office weren\u2019t the things that i would want to do . \u201d asked point - blank if inland empire would be his last film by an interviewer who doesn\u2019t seem to think that lynch\u2019s 2014 duran duran concert documentary counts , lynch says , \u201cyes it is . \u201d\na nightmare from the mind of david lynch . inland empire is his most disjointed and fragmented which also makes it the most dreamlike . his startling images instantly strike different emotions in viewers . at 3 hours long , this surreal masterwork is not an easy watch and can be a frustrating one but can be a rewarding one if in the right mindset . laura dern puts in a brave performance in the leading role .\n4 . the highest quality digital copy available of the applicant ' s completed under fifteen ( 15 ) minute film must be emailed only through urltoken in order for a film to receive semi - finalist selection status . submissions may become disqualified if ieff has not received , vie wetransfer , the submitted film by july 31 , 2018 .\ndavid lynch has never been one to play by hollywood ' s rules of filmmaking - - or storytelling - - but lynch is trying something new for his latest work : he ' s distributing it himself . and the director of such cult classics as blue velvet and mulholland drive has also shot inland empire on digital video - - another first for him . he still won ' t say what it ' s about .\nif it sounds like an overly intellectual exercise , though , this is more a pop - art challenge than an ordeal , an experiment in comprehension that will surprise many who think that a movie needs a clear narrative to make sense . many will hate it , and that\u2019s their prerogative , but for those intrigued by lynch\u2019s recent direction \u2014 his incredible flair for mood and dream logic \u2014 inland empire is a terrific , albeit labyrinthine , funhouse of a film , rich with the promise of mystery in all its dark , inviting doorways .\nof course , it ' s also a tour - de - lynch , in which we virtually revisit spaces and images and faces ( laura dern , justin theroux , grace zabriskie , harry dean stanton . . . ) that resonate with memories of\neraserhead ,\nblue velvet ,\ntwin peaks ,\nwild at heart ,\nlost highway ,\nmulholland drive ,\ninland empire\nitself - - and some perpetually unfinished lynch movie of the future . because , in the inland empire , nobody can quite remember if it ' s today or two days from now , because yesterday and the day after tomorrow are all transpiring in the present tense . or , as one character puts it so memorably ,\ni suppose if it was 9 : 45 , i would think it is after midnight .\nklavier konzert ,\na piece composed by polish modernist composer boguslaw schaeffer , also features in the film .\nremember , when filming at a private property in unincorporated riverside county , a film permit is required from rcfc .\nantony todd is senior lecturer in film studies , london college of communication , university of the arts , london .\ni was close to the sound during the film and it worked . i was mainly interested in finding the album to see the breakdown of tracks and the credits for each track . i didnt know this time around that lynch was involved as much as he is . although angelo badalamenti is not credited for music , he is thanked in the inner sleeve . i enjoy lynch ' s continuity of sound throughout all his work including the direct influence i feel when listenining to inland empire , to a lot of his other amazing ethereal throw downs .\nor they were for me , at least . thus far , the response to the film has been distinctly divided - if lynch ' s last feature mulholland drive seemed to restore the warm consensus that surrounded him during the first series of twin peaks , inland empire has shattered it anew . ( after the recent nft screening of the film , an event you might imagine to have been filled with happy - clappy lynch devotees , there were as many sceptics as zealots . my colleague xan brooks summed up the un - wowed school of thought when he told me he thought the movie resembled\nthe work of an old genius with alzheimer ' s\n) .\ngrand prize each audience member will create their own criteria in selecting the year\u2019s ieff short film grand prize winner . annual audience ballots will select a single ieff publically screened short film that will be awarded a framed certificate at the ie holiday eve awards show . that winning film will also be offered future streaming distribution on our inland empire films channel . in addition , the grand prize winning production company will be offered a single yearly submission waiver and special consideration for its films that qualify during subsequent years of ieff participation . as well , this winning short\u2019s executive producer will later be mailed an engraved trophy commemorating the short\u2019s grand prize selection . additionally , this audience selected film will receive multiple entertainer . academy worldwide film festival submissions , where up to $ 100 . 00 in submission fees will be paid . last years winner received 9 submissions on 3 continents to 5 countries and 5 united states . the result , so far , is 2 official selections : hollywood ' s famous tcl chinese 6 theatre & a tour of schools . in identifying the grand prize winner , neither of the two leader attendees will be allowed to vote for their own film .\nthe college of architecture , visual arts and design at california baptist university invites applications for adjunct instructor in film studies .\nnext hell town screening is in charleston , sc at crimson screen horror film fest on may 16 . details at urltoken\nstars laura dern and justin theroux have both said they have no idea what the film is about . see more \u00bb\nand\ninland empire\nis very much a movie about acting , built around a towering performance by dern that is itself about giving ( and watching ) a towering performance . there ' s a moment , when dern ' s distorted , clown - like face is actually projected onto someone else ' s head , which has got to be the ultimate actor ' s nightmare :\nthis is what i do : i make big , grotesque clown - faces to parrot human behavior .\nyou ' ll want to scream ; you probably will . lynch has actively campaigned ( with a cow , on sunset boulevard ) for an academy award nomination for dern , and for very good reasons . not only is dern mind - blowingly terrific , but a nomination itself would be a meta - expansion / continuation of\ninland empire ,\nand the performance ( s ) she gives in it .\nwell you took the same comment thread and started talking about something hugely irrelevant , with frankly a very poor assessment of a film . this being film discussion i gave my own rating of the film in question and you absurdly inflated my score to an impossible one - and talked a out a ' hot mess from south america ' ? ? talk about irrelevant\nin many respects , inland empire can be seen as the latest instalment in this long - running cycle . and as with so many of its predecessors\u2014most notably s unset blvd . and what ever happened to baby jane ? ( robert aldrich , us , 1963 ) \u2014 the woman at the centre of this film , precarious though that centre may be , is a woman in trouble ( and a woman in trouble is also , in fact , its official subtitle ) . as much a eulogy for cinema as a homage to film acting \u2013and female performers in particular\u2014the two are inextricably bound here and are bound through the ways that the latter has served to articulate an idea of cinema that is tied to an experience of scale . cinema appears in this film as both a lost object and in , and as , its possible futures\u2014when dern / nikki states early on in the film that \u201cthis is a story that happened yesterday but i know it\u2019s tomorrow\u201d , the story she is referring to could well be that which the film is telling about cinema itself .\nin this sense , you might say ,\ninland empire\nis a digital film , through and through . not because lynch shot it with the relatively small sony pd - 150 digicam and fell in love with the smeary , malleable and unstable texture of digital video ( where the brightest los angeles sunlight can be as void and terrifying as the darkest shadow ) , or because the first pieces of the movie were digital shorts he made for his web site before they grew and crystallized into a narrative idea .\ninland empire\nunfolds in a digital world ( a replication of consciousness itself - - hence the title ) , where events really do transpire in multiple locations at the same time ( or multiple times at the same place ) , observers are anywhere and everywhere at once , and realities are endlessly duplicable , repeatable and tweakable . this is a digital dimension where , to paraphrase jean - luc godard , there ' s no difference between ketchup and paint and light and blood : on the screen , it ' s red .\ndavid lynch believes that his new film makes sense . in fact , that it makes perfect sense . and not only is he not joking ; he\u2019s saying this about the most screwed - up , far - out film he\u2019s made since eraserhead . it\u2019s a three - hour psychotropic odyssey that throws conventional narrative out of the window . characters mutate and morph , time zones overlap , and wormholes connect worlds within worlds within worlds . but through it all lynch maintains an astonishing sense of commitment that almost dares you to keep up : if mulholland drive laid down the gauntlet , inland empire ( lynch insists the title be capitalised ) is the duel that follows , a mystery like nothing you\u2019ve ever seen before .\nit\u2019s been more than a decade since david lynch released inland empire in 2006 . and even before taking on the job of directing a new season of twin peaks , lynch didn\u2019t seem to have any trouble filling his time , painting , acting , composing music , making weird lo - fi commercials for his line of coffee , and , of course , extolling the virtues of transcendental meditation in the late 2000s . now that new season is done and ready to be unleashed onto the world , and lynch insists that the experience hasn\u2019t made him miss the process of making a feature film .\nasked point blank whether he has made his last feature film , lynch paused , and then confirmed it . \u201cyes . \u201d\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nthe conversation between the homeless black woman and the asian girl is a reference to lynch ' s short film darkened room .\nwell i spent two years editing my film . it ' s been up on vimeo for 3 weeks and . . .\nsimilarly , in the decade where of all unlikely events david cronenberg went mainstream , his fine london - set portrait of delusion , spider , rarely rates a mention now . i have a feeling the more david lynch ' s mulholland drive is ( rightly ) ushered into the canon , the more inland empire will become an unwatched footnote ; and the garlands for there will be blood shouldn ' t obscure paul thomas anderson ' s wonderfully sui generis punch - drunk love .\nit\u2019s a fair statement to say that no american filmmaker has made a greater contribution to the realm of surrealism as david lynch . his debut film , eraserhead , still stands as a benchmark in surrealist horror , and lynch would go on to define surrealism in film through his later works blue velvet , twin peaks , lost highway , mulholland drive and inland empire . but what gives lynch\u2019s strange masterworks their life and longevity is his keen artistic eye , his fascination with the light and dark of american life and his brilliant command of character and melodrama . it\u2019s a powerful and heady brew , one that has earned david lynch a legion of devoted fans and earned him a place as one of the greatest filmmakers in history .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\neven if that proves to be the case , however , lynch has pledged that the new twin peaks will be plenty cinematic . he recently told ew , \u201ci see it as a film . a film in parts is what people will experience . \u201d\nthe film was shot with sony pd - 150 digital cameras . lynch at the time frequently stated that he was done shooting on film . lynch has since backtracked somewhat , saying that he is falling back in love with celluloid . he preferred digital because he could shoot on the fly with much more fluidity , not having to constantly stop to reload film , reset lighting cues and move clunky camera equipment . this enabled him to experiment far more , finding scenes as he shot and improvising greatly on set . he also felt that avoiding lengthy downtime helped the actors to stay in an unbroken mood . many scenes in inland empire mock the tedious nature of the traditional filming process , with nikki and devon spending most of their time on the film set sitting in darkness waiting for the crew to set up shots . every time they finish shooting a scene , a crew member yells ,\ncheck the gate !\nthis refers to the practice of making sure that the just - completed shot is free of film scratches and\nhairs ,\nsomething lynch no longer had to worry about shooting on digital .\ni have read that this was his first all digital film also . he was fascinated by being able to film anywhere he wanted at any time it seems . i also read that he made up a lot of the film as he went along . he very well might do this in all of his films though . he leaves things abstract enough to warrant it at times .\nas an actress starts to adopt the persona of her character in a film , her world starts to become nightmarish and surreal .\nthanks for opening up the discussion again on this brilliant film . i hope it finds a more general audience eventually . and to anyone who is hesitant to watch it , the film is extremely effective with or without any meaning , reason , or interpretation ."]}
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", "topic": 2}], "title": "the fault in our stars ( film )", "paragraphs": ["[ warning : spoilers ahead for the film the fault in our stars . ]\nthe hollywood film , the fault in our stars , featured shailene woodley and ansel elgort .\nthe 1 - disc dvd version of the fault in our stars includes a few of the available the fault in our stars movie special features .\nmeet the cast of \u2018the fault in our stars\u2019 in a city . . .\n\u2018the fault in our stars\u2019 filming in pittsburgh ( filming locations open . . .\nthe fault in our stars ( dvd format ) : the theatrical version of the film on dvd .\nhere are five of the best songs on \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d soundtrack .\nlisten to the fault in our stars : music from the motion picture now .\nbe sure to cast your vote for which actor should play augustus in the fault in our stars film .\nmore casting calls for \u2018the fault in our stars\u2019 announced , filming . . .\nhow\nthe fault in our stars\ncast stayed upbeat on . . .\nthe fault in our stars is currently available on blu - ray and dvd .\nthe fault in our stars opens in theaters on june 6 . for information about\nthe night before our stars ,\nclick here .\nthe times critic a . o . scott reviews \u201cthe fault in our stars . \u201d\nansel elgort , left , and shailene woodley in ' the fault in our stars . '\nthe fault in our stars ( digital copy ) : the theatrical version of the film ( digital copy ) .\nthe girls were beside themselves to find the actual bench where the stars declared their love in the fault in our stars in amsterdam .\n\u2018fault in our stars\u2019 opens with $ 8 . 2 million thursday night | deadline\nthe fault in our stars has become the surprise cinematic and literary hit of the year .\ncasting call looking for stand - ins for \u2018the fault in our stars\u2019 . . .\nthe fault in our stars beats tom cruise ' s edge of tomorrow . . .\n' the fault in our stars ' movie poster . credit : twentieth century fox .\nthe fault in our stars has gotten a release date - - june 6 , 2014 .\nthe fault in our stars ( blu - ray format ) : the theatrical version of the film on blu - ray .\nyoung love \u2026 ansel elgort and shailene woodley in the fault in our stars . photograph : james bridges\nbox office : \u2018fault in our stars\u2019 soars past tom cruise with $ 48 . 2 mil\nthe fault in our stars cast and author will be embarking on a promotional tour to promote the june opening of the film .\nhere is a list of the fault in our stars blu - ray special features , for the 2 - disc little infinities extended edition of the fault in our stars . all of the available the fault in our stars special features are included on this version , along with an infinity bracelet .\nthe summer release date of\nthe fault in our stars\npits the film against tom cruise ' s action film ,\nedge of tomorrow .\nthe fault in our stars bench \u2013 now gone walkabout . photograph : james bridges / twentieth century\nfull listings of special features are shown here for each version of the fault in our stars .\n\u201c the fault in our stars \u201d hits theaters june 6 . watch the full press conference below :\nthere is nothing to the conflict in the fault in our stars , nothing to the characters , other than cancer .\ndetails : below the chart , get more details and find a full listing of the included the fault in our stars special features , or bonus features , for each edition of the fault in our stars .\nwhat you wanted - one republic ( lyric video ) ft . the fault in our stars trailer clips\nafter spending nearly two months filming in pittsburgh , production on the film adaptation of john green\u2019s the fault in our stars has moved to amsterdam .\nthe fault in our stars will give you all the feelings , as they say , beginning june 6 .\nthe movie adaptation of ' the fault in our stars ' by john green will be released june 6 .\nthe fault in our stars \u2013 extended edition ( blu - ray format ) : the extended version of the film on blu - ray .\nshailene woodley has been offered the role of hazel grace lancaster in the adaptation of john green\u2019s the fault in our stars .\nshailene woodley to donate hair for role in ' fault in our . . .\nget ready for an encore presentation of \u201cthe night before our stars . \u201d watch \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d followed by a rebroadcast of the q & a ; with film\u2019s cast and crew , featuring :\nthe fault in our stars begs us to cry , and that ' s where it loses its composure .\ni recently watched the extended cut for fault in our stars . do you consider that a director\u2019s cut ?\nany fan of \u2018the fault in our stars\u2019 must stop at these locations next time they are visiting amsterdam .\nmuse : shailene woodley plays hazel grace in the film version of the fault in our stars . ansel elgort portrays gus . the adaptation was inspired by esther\nansel elgort , left , and shailene woodley portray indianapolis teenagers visiting amsterdam in\nthe fault in our stars .\nansel elgort , left , portrays augustus waters while shailene woodley portrays hazel lancaster in\nthe fault in our stars .\nansel elgort , left , and shailene woodley portray indianapolis teenagers who visit amsterdam in\nthe fault in our stars .\nwoodley ( left ) , sophie guest ( middle ) , and green ( right ) in the fault in our stars .\nwatching this remake will be fault in our stars ! ! btw the real couple behind the story died last week .\nworking with 20th century fox to promote their recent film , the fault in our stars . in advance of the film\u2019s release date , theamplify selected five key influencers within its entertainment affinity to attend a screening of the film .\nhong kong \u2013 india \u2019s fox star studios is to produce a local remake of hit cancer romance film \u201c the fault in our stars . \u201d\n\u201cthe fault in our stars \u201d is such a guaranteed tear - jerker , gabler said the studio made tissue packs for press screenings with the film\u2019s logo .\nnow , according to latest reports , karan might be remaking the 2014 film the fault in our stars based on the john green novel of the same name .\nanother day , another time\nthe fault in our stars\nhit us squarely in the feels . in a brand new exclusive clip unveiled during the pre - show for the 2014 mtv movie awards ,\nthe fault in our stars\nhas done it again .\ntitle the fault in our stars also known as the fault in our stars extended version , the fault in our stars - international trailer a ( esprit id 3214763 ) year 2014 formats dvd , cinema distributor ( s ) twentieth century fox home ent . , 20th century fox film co . ltd classified date ( s ) 23 / 09 / 2014 main language english bbfc reference azf308438\neven\nthe fault in our stars\nauthor green said he has a\ncomplicated relationship\nwith tax incentives .\nshailene woodley has admitted that she wrote to the author of the fault in our stars , begging him to allow the book to be made into a film .\ni think you will taste the stars when you see the fault in our stars . it is a love story for our time that encourages us to remember , love is stronger than death .\nansel elgort and shailene woodley play teenagers who find love as they meet in a cancer - support group in \u201cthe fault in our stars . \u201d\njohn green signs copies of his novel\nthe fault in our stars\nat an event for the film in nashville . ( rick diamond / getty images for allied )\ndrop dead gorgeous \u2026 ansel elgort , left , and shailene woodley in the fault in our stars . photograph : james bridges / ap\nthe fault in our stars could indeed become this generation ' s love story - - mildly implausible , but genuinely moving .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the fault in our stars near you .\ndivergent ,\na highly anticipated sci - fi film starring\nthe fault in our stars\nlead actress shailene woodley , was made in chicago earlier this year .\nlikewise , there are a lot of differences in the scenes , characters and other things in the movie version and the book ' the fault in our stars ' .\nthe fault in our stars is a story about two terminally ill youngsters , who fall deeply in love and embark on an extraordinary journey .\ncasting news : willem dafoe ( ! ! ! ! ) will play peter van houten in the fault in our stars movie . # tfiosmovie\nthe fault in our stars\nis unabashed in its efforts to make you well up , but the tears come from a real place .\nproduction crews on the set of ' the fault in our stars ' along 11th street in oakmont on tuesday , aug . 27 , 2013 .\nif you\u2019d like to tear up at work , now\u2019s your chance ! the new trailer for the fault in our stars is here .\nthe fault in our stars does , however , grant the audience ' s wish for a literate , exuberant and wise teen romance .\n1 - disc dvd \u2013 the fault in our stars includes the movie , and a few of the available special features . [ dvd ]\nthat\u2019s when it hit us : using our daughters\u2019 favorite film , the fault in our stars to guide the way . the very popular teen lit book and subsequent movie are both fan favorites in our house and both girls have a \u201cbieber - esque\u201d crush on the young male star in the film , ansel elgort .\nthe fault in our stars is available on dvd and blu - ray in several versions . get details on the fault in our stars blu - ray special features and dvd special features . compare versions in the chart below , and see which features are included with each of these versions :\n\u2018i was very nervous watching the film . and i was even more nervous for our other two daughters . it took them a long time to read the fault in our stars , so i thought the film might be upsetting for them . \u2019\non wednesday , the trailer for the film\nthe fault in our stars\nwas posted online . on thursday , the novel was on top of amazon ' s bestseller list .\nthe movie\nthe fault in our stars\nis coming to theaters june 6 . that means there ' s about 16 weeks left to read the book before seeing the film .\njust seen the fault in our stars ,\ntweeted singer nina nesbitt after the uk premiere .\nswimming home in my own tears .\nin anatomy of a scene , josh boone narrates a sequence from \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d featuring shailene woodley , ansel elgort and nat wolff .\nsometimes when a book is being adapted for film , aspects of the source material must be expanded for the screen . that is the case for an imperial affliction in the fault in our stars .\ncompare : check the following special feature comparison chart to see which versions do or don\u2019t include a the fault in our stars special feature .\nthe fault in our stars is a terrific and powerful romantic drama that ' s going to be absolute catnip to its target demographic .\njosh boone has been hired to direct the fault in our stars , fox 2000\u2019s adaptation of john green \u2019s acclaimed best - seller .\nupdated : \u2018the fault in our stars\u2019 spectacular friday , matinees exceptional , stellar $ 8 . 2m thursday ; \u2018edge of tomorrow\u2019 yesterday\u2019s news\nthe fault in our stars\nis based on the bestselling novel by john green about two teenagers who meet in a cancer support group and fall in love .\nlast week , fault in our stars fans around the world were shocked by the news that the bench where hazel and augustus kiss in amsterdam had been stolen .\nthe fault in our stars , the teen weepie about cancer patients who fall in love after attending a support group , has been named the most popular film of summer 2014 on social media sites .\nyou\u2019re here because you love the fault in our stars . we\u2019re here to ask if you\u2019d like to take that to the next level and become a # tfios brand ambassador , because we recognize that the fans are our stars !\nwhen director josh boone set out to make\nthe fault in our stars\nhe knew there was one song that absolutely had to be in the movie .\ni know that there was a screenplay [ by scott neustadter & michael h . weber ] already in place when you joined fault in our stars \u2026\ndetails are shown below for the fault in our stars blu - ray special features included on the 2 - disc blu - ray combo pack version of the fault in our stars . this 2 - disc blu - ray combo includes most of the special features that can be found in the little infinities extended edition .\nnovelist john green spent the past week on the set of\nthe fault in our stars ,\nthe film adaptation of his novel that ' s sold about 1 million copies since its publication in january 2012 .\nthe author met esther at a harry potter convention and they became fast friends . she was his inspiration for the character played by shailene woodley in the fault in our stars\nthe film adaptation of\nthe fault in our stars\nfinally has a release date . twentieth century fox will open the adaptation of john green ' s celebrated novel on june 6 , 2014 .\n\u201cwere she better or you sicker , then the stars would not be so terribly crossed , but it is the nature of stars to cross , and never was shakespeare more wrong than when he had cassius note , \u201cthe fault , dear brutus , is not in our stars / but in ourselves . \u201d but there is no shortage of fault to be found amid our stars . \u201d\n' the fault in our stars ' is nearly flawless john green ' s book is less about cancer than heartfelt romance . the film follows his lead . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nboone : that movie definitely got me the job to make fault in our stars . i think [ the studio ] liked that young love aspect and the relationship between those kids translated tonally to fault .\nansel elgort , right , and shailene woodley portray indianapolis teenagers visiting an upscale amsterdam restaurant in\nthe fault in our stars\n- - the film adaptation of john green ' s best - selling novel .\n\u2014 amsterdam film comm . ( @ amsterdam _ film ) july 7 , 2014\ngreen shared the tidbit after he received questions from those who are watching the fault in our stars at home thanks to this week\u2019s release on digital hd .\n\u201cbut it is the nature of stars to cross , and never was shakespeare more wrong than when he has cassius note , \u2018the fault , dear brutus , is not in our stars / but in ourselves . \u201d\nthe fault in our stars is a fabulous book about a young teenage girl who has been diagnosed with lung cancer and attends a cancer support group .\nthe fault in our stars , divergent and the hunger games : catching fire show up a bunch in the movie nominations , while the vampire diaries and pretty little liars get recognized in the tv categories .\nthe fault in our stars | official trailer : hazel ( shailene woodley ) and gus ( ansel elgort ) are two extraordinary teenagers who share an acerbic wit , a disdain for the conventional , and a love that sweeps them - - and us - - on an unforgettable journey . their relationship is all the more miraculous , given that they met and fell in love at a cancer support group . the fault in our stars , based upon the number - one bestselling novel by john green , explores the funny , thrilling and tragic business of being alive and in love . subscribe : urltoken connect with the fault in our stars online : visit the fault in our stars website : urltoken like the fault in our stars on facebook : urltoken follow the fault in our stars on twitter : urltoken add the fault in our stars on google + : urltoken follow the fault in our stars on instagram : urltoken about 20th century fox : official youtube channel for 20th century fox movies . home of avatar , aliens , x - men , die hard , deadpool , ice age , alvin and the chipmunks , rio , peanuts , maze runner , planet of the apes , wolverine and many more . connect with 20th century fox online : visit the 20th century fox website : urltoken like 20th century fox on facebook : urltoken follow 20th century fox on twitter : urltoken the fault in our stars | official trailer | 20th century fox urltoken\nthe fault in our stars is a romance / drama based on the novel of the same name by john green . directed by josh boone , it stars shailene woodley as hazel and ansel elgort as augustus .\nbeautiful acting aside , it isn ' t hard to find fault in ' our stars ' the adaptation of john green ' s bestselling young adult novel the fault in our stars \u2014 about two teens with cancer \u2014 is among the year ' s most anticipated films , but david edelstein wasn ' t impressed .\nbut the fault in our stars has been giving nothing but positive vibes to its fans , with the trailer being one of the most liked videos on youtube . so how does the film measure up to the book ?\nled by the unforgettable work from a young actress who ' s among the best of her generation ,\nthe fault in our stars\nis a lovely work .\nthe actors had to do a lot of crying in \u201c the fault in our stars , \u201d but apparently , it was john green , the author of the book on which the film is based , who cried the most on set .\nfor the next two weeks , fox ' s \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d will be filming at a home on eleventh street between hulton road and virginia avenue .\n\u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . normal adolescent language and behavior , but not too much of it .\njohn green author , the fault in our stars a signature marketing move : green is so devoted to fans , he agreed to sign the entire first printing of the fault in our stars . all 150 , 000 copies . \u201cthat dramatically expanded the initial reach of the book , \u201d he says . [ photo by ryan lowry ]\ntrue blood\nstar sam trammell is set to play shailene woodley ' s father in fox ' s\nthe fault in our stars ,\nthewrap has learned .\nstephanie garrison of pittsburgh is meeting ' the fault in our stars ' author john green , who was on set in oakmont on tuesday , aug . 27 , 2013 .\ndirector homi adajania , producer dinesh vijan and fox star studios are all set to team up again for the hindi adaptation of the hollywood film the fault in our stars , after the trio\u2019s latest release , finding fanny .\nonline buzz aside , \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d looks well - positioned to score at the box office , said urltoken vice - president and senior analyst phil contrino .\nin this image from\nthe fault in our stars ,\nhazel lancaster ( portrayed by shailene woodley ) and augustus waters ( portrayed by ansel elgort ) visit the anne frank house in amsterdam .\nspecial features on the blu - ray / dvd include 6 deleted scenes with optional audio commentary ; the stars align : book to screen ; an audio commentary by director josh boone & author john green ; promotional featurettes : the cast , the making of the fault in our stars , the transformation , literature to life , our little infinity , the music behind our stars ; gallery .\ncontinuing its dazzling run , ya drama the fault in our stars has crossed the $ 300 million mark at the global box office in a major win for fox 2000 and author john green .\nhe has made a point of staying in regular contact with esther\u2019s loving parents wayne and lori and they were at the star - studded premier of the fault in our stars in new york last monday .\neditor ' s note : the film adaptation of\nthe fault in our stars ,\na novel by indianapolis - based author john green , will arrive in theaters on june 6 . the indianapolis star published this report on indiana filmmaking in september 2013 .\nnow all you need to make your fault in our stars fantasies come true is a ticket to amsterdam\u2026plus ansel egort and / or shailene woodley , of course .\nfault in our stars opened in early june in north america , beating fellow opener edge of tomorrow , warner bros . \u2019 big - budget sci - fi actioner starring tom cruise , in its debut weekend .\nin the book , hazel is a vegetarian but this is not referenced in the film .\nansel elgort ( augustus ) and shailene woodley ( hazel ) star in the fault in our stars , the film adaptation of john green ' s bestselling young adult novel about two teens with cancer . james bridges / twentieth century fox hide caption\nhe made his debut with brother alex on nickelodeon ' s\nthe naked brother ' s band ,\nbut these days nat wolff is recognized for his portrayal of isaac in the film adaptation of the bestselling novel\nthe fault in our stars .\nthe fault in our stars hit movie theatres last saturday and instantly became a smash hit that that beat tom cruise ' s latest action flick to the top of the box office charts .\nthe title refers to a line from william shakespeare ' s julius caesar :\nthe fault , dear brutus , is not in our stars , but in ourselves , that we are underlings .\njohn green ' s young adult novel\nthe fault in our stars\nwas published in january 2012 . since then , it ' s had plenty of time at the top of bestseller lists , including 68 weeks on our own hardcover list .\nabout a year and a half ago , \u201cjack reacher , \u201d starring tom cruise , was filmed inside a house located just down the street from \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d set .\nultimately , msgr . rossetti said , \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d emphasizes that \u201cthe love we share with each other , even through it may cause pain , gives us hope . \u201d\nthe fault in our stars is a drama , adapted from a young adult novel , about two teenage cancer patients who fall in love and support each other as they face their uncertain futures .\ngus ( elgort ) and hazel ( woodley ) help isaac ( nat wolff ) , their blind friend , as he \u201ceggs\u2019 his ex - girlfriend\u2019s car in \u201cthe fault in our stars . \u201d\nmusic inspired by the book\nthe fault in our stars\nby john green . i really liked this book , and decided to translate my feelings into music . i consider it as my own , personal ' soundtrack ' for this book . therefore , it is ' unofficial ' . of course , i do not claim any rights of this brilliant work by green . enjoy ! _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tags john green , book , books , the fault in our stars , the fault in our stars , the fault , the fualt , stras , soundtrack , ost , movie , film , trailer , new , original , screenplay , the fault in our stars book , tfios film , progress , news , new , the fault in our stars film , facebook , original , john green writer , writer , author , bestseller , best - seller , best - selling , bestselling , best , music , sad , happy , tear up , tear , love _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _\nwhile you can download the film now , fault won\u2019t hit dvd and blu - ray until september 16 .\nthe same is true of trailer views . the film that \u201cfault in our stars\u201d beat out as the most - viewed youtube trailer is \u201cthis is us , \u201d the one direction concert movie that debuted to less than $ 16 million last august .\n2 - disc blu - ray combo pack \u2013 the fault in our stars [ blu - ray / dvd / digital copy ] includes the movie , and most of the available special features .\nnew came with a foreign case but film was in english so this did not affect the viewing . the film was great .\n\u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d was adapted by scott neustadter and michael h . weber , writers of one of the best films of 2009 , \u201c ( 500 ) days of summer . \u201d\nfresh from kicking butt in divergent , shailene woodley is set to spend this summer warming hearts . the 22 - year - old actress will portray a cancer - stricken teen named hazel in the film adaptation of john green\u2019s novel the fault in our stars , out june 6 .\nfilmmaking is magical ! in best - selling novel the fault in our stars , protagonist hazel grace lancaster ( played by shailene woodley in the upcoming film adaptation ) has a favorite book . it ' s an imperial affliction by peter van houton , and it ' s a fake book by a made - up author . the fault movie\nwhile hazel\u2019s tale is sure to bring on the water works , woodley\u2019s fault in our stars confessions left us smiling . from kissing siblings to popcorn obsessions , get all the quirky details below .\nthe problem may be that the fault in our stars is based on a book by john green ; this certainly wouldn ' t be the first time a strong literary narrative had troubles translating to the screen .\nthe latest of these films is the fault in our stars . based on a best - selling book by john green , this romantic , heart - tugging film about two young lovers stricken by illness has become an absolute sensation around the world since its release in 2014 . some of the most memorable scenes in the movie were filmed here , and by using this guide to the fault in our stars\u2019 shoot locations in amsterdam , you will be able to retrace the steps of hazel and augustus during your trip here\u2026\ndirected by josh boone , \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d follows these bright teens with opposing \u2014 though hardly clashing \u2014 approaches to cancer and mortality on their stirring , tender and funny journey .\nthe fault in our stars may not show the true messiness of cancer , but it does grapple with death and the ability to survive great loss . maybe that ' s enough truth for one movie .\nthe fault in our stars ,\nthe bestselling young adult novel by john green , made its way to movie screens this weekend , and the literary adaptation topped the box office , soaring over its competition .\ncharlotte , north carolina casting call \u2013 \u2018paper towns\u2019 movie casting call for featured roles in charlotte . the movie \u201cpaper towns , \u201d based on the novel written by author john green ( \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d ) will be\u2026\n' the fault in our stars ' : love in a time of cancer two terminally ill teenagers fall in love in this sensitive , surprisingly heartening young - adult novel that asks big questions with gravity , and approaches tragedy with humor and heart .\nbased on the bestselling book of the same name , \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d is already one of the most popular films of the summer grossing $ 48 . 2 million its opening weekend and taking the top spot at the box office .\nthe film version of\nthe fault in our stars\nwas hotly anticipated by fans , who have had glimpses of the movie - in - progress through green ' s robust online presence . he posted updates about the film and photos from his time on the set on his popular tumblr blog , which were circulated tens of thousands of times .\nit\u2019s no coincidence that the movie\u2019s main theme references snow patrol\u2019s \u201cchasing cars . \u201d ed sheeran sounds like he\u2019s definitely channeled the spirit of the northern irish band\u2019s slow - burning megahit in his contribution to \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d soundtrack .\nit ' s been over a year now since the reports of the hindi remake of the fault in our stars has been making news . while initially there were speculations that deepika padukone and sushant singh rajput have been approached for the film , the list of actors kept changing .\nbased the popular john green\u2019s young adult best - selling novel , \u2018the fault in our stars , \u2019 the film adaptation does a great job in not making the subject matter , which is about two terminally ill star - struck lovers , a depressing film . in fact , shailene woodley and ansel elgort are so captivating and genuine in their performances , they manage to make this intensely poignant film very moving , romantic and highly entertaining .\ni review the fault in our stars and discuss the differences between the book and the movie . \u2606 subscribe to my channel ! \u2606 urltoken \u2606 let ' s be friends ! \u2606 follow me on twitter : urltoken like me on facebook : urltoken follow me on instagram : urltoken follow me on snapchat : @ kaymaldo1 my website : urltoken \u2606 about the fault in our stars \u2606 the fault in our stars is a ya novel by john green that was adapted into a 2014 movie directed by josh boone . two teens , both who have different cancer conditions , fall in love after meeting at a cancer support group . the film stars shailene woodley as hazel grace lancaster , ansel elgort as augustus waters , and nat wolff as isaac . \u2606 books by john green \u2606 looking for alaska an abundance of katherines paper towns will grayson , will grayson the fault in our stars \u2606 watch more \u2606 the fan club : urltoken book vs . movie reviews : urltoken movie reviews : urltoken movie images courtesy of tmdb . this product uses the tmdb api but is not endorsed or certified by tmdb . screenshots taken from ' the fault in our stars ' movie trailer : urltoken\nthe film is faithful to a fault from the dialogues to the clothes , the setting and the food , even while skipping over some of the unpleasant details .\nthe fault in our stars\nmay not show the true messiness of cancer , but it does grapple with death and the ability to survive great loss . maybe that ' s enough truth for one movie .\n\u201cthe fault in our stars , \u201d underscores what a fine sense woodley has of the authentic . \u201chonest\u201d describes her gifts . and as the narrator of her and gus\u2019 story , hazel\u2019s not one to hold back .\nthe fake book in ' the fault in our stars ' gets a real cover in john green ' s novel , protagonist hazel loves the fake book ' an imperial affliction ' by fake author peter van houton . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nwhat happens in the romance between teen cancer survivors is , of course , already known to anyone who has read\nthe fault in our stars .\nbut that seems not to have gotten in the way of this film - - in fact , the chance to spend time with the book ' s characters in a new format may have helped it .\nnew york , ny - june 02 : shailene woodley attends ' the fault in our stars ' premiere at the ziegfeld theater on june 2 , 2014 in new york city . ( photo by stephen lovekin / getty images )\njosh boone : well \u2013 stuck in love didn\u2019t have much success . that movie didn\u2019t really find its audience until i got fault in our stars \u2014 and then all those kids [ watched ] that movie .\nto the girls , more important than the historical aspect of the anne frank house was the fact that scenes from the fault in our stars were also filmed at the anne frank house . the lead characters toured the historic home , and our family \u2014 you guessed it \u2014 walked the very same steps the characters did in the movie . the girls were beside themselves in anticipation .\nand wayne has fulfilled his obligation , compiling a book of all esther\u2019s journals , thoughts and letters called \u2018this star won\u2019t go out\u2019 . it is published by the same company as the fault in our stars .\nthe actors had to do a lot of crying in \u201cthe fault in our stars , \u201d but apparently , it was john green , the author of the book on which the film is based , who cried the most on set . the cast revealed that and several other tidbits during a yahoo press conference sunday in promotion for [ \u2026 ]\n\u201cthe night before our stars encore\u201d will take place on june 28th . tickets to this special event are on sale now .\ntitle the fault in our stars year 2014 distributor ( s ) 20th century fox film co . ltd classified date ( s ) 08 / 05 / 2014 main language english submitted run time 125m 46s approved footage 10890 + 0 bbfc reference aff308438 registration number cfj32173\nin the book , hazel searches for the letter , while in the film , van houten gives it to her .\nwhen asked her favorite line from the fault in our stars , she quickly responded , \u201cmy absolute favorite is , \u2018i fell in love with him the way you fall asleep : slowly , and then all at once . ' \u201d\nthe romantic comedy \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d opened last friday and instantly struck a chord with filmgoers , earning $ 58 million during its first weekend . now , that success is set to translate to the movie\u2019s soundtrack .\nteen romance the fault in our stars trounced tom cruise ' s latest action movie when it opened at the us box office ; now it ' s time for the uk ' s cinemas to be flooded with tears .\nthe title is taken from cassius in shakespeare ' s julius caesar :\nthe fault , dear brutus , is not in our stars / but in ourselves , that we are underlings .\nperhaps getting cancer was written in the stars for them , but hazel and gus realise that it is\nin themselves\nto do something in response , up to them to make the best of life . that ' s fair enough . and perhaps therapeutic escapism is the point of the fault in our stars \u2013 although hazel claims that it is the real thing . this prettified cancer fantasy comes nowhere near .\nthe fault in our stars\nfans : haven ' t cried enough over this summer ' s de facto weepfest ? well luckily , birdy is out with a new music video for\nnot for angels ,\nher contribution to the film ' s soundtrack .\nintl box office : \u2018edge of tomorrow\u2019 no . 1 with $ 81m ; \u2018fault in our stars\u2019 shines bright in brazil , mexico , oz ; \u2018maleficent\u2019 adds $ 61 . 7m ; \u2018x - men\u2019 crosses $ 100m in china ; more\nthe altogether lovely romance \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d \u2014 based on the best - selling young - adult novel by john green \u2014 shows what a franchise behemoth can do to actors and why intimate dramas offer them \u2014 and us \u2014 illuminating insights into our tiny yet vast worlds .\nin this image from\nthe fault in our stars ,\nansel elgort , left , and shailene woodley , right , help nat wolff throw eggs at a car owned by a girl who dumped wolff ' s character .\nhollywood has recently pumped out a string of top - grossing movies with dynamic , tough female protagonists : the hunger games , frozen , maleficent , divergent , gravity . this past week , the fault in our stars joined that list . while the teen - centric blockbusters are about trying to save the world , the fault in our stars is a movie about the transience of your own , little life . the film is about life - and - death , but on a personal scale\u2014and that\u2019s why it\u2019s powerful .\nfault in our stars , costing just $ 12 million to make , is easily one of the most profitable titles of 2014 so far , if not the most profitable , and has now surpassed fellow shailene woodley ya film adaptation divergent ( $ 286 . 3 million ) .\nheartfelt but never mawkish , the fault in our stars is a sharp and emotionally - sophisticated weepie that imbues its teenage characters with rare intelligence , and tackles its bleak subject matter with acerbic wit and tenderness .\nreports of the hindi remake of one of hollywood ' s hit films , the fault in our stars , have been doing the rounds for two years now . the recent buzz is that alia bhatt and aditya roy kapur have been roped in to play the lead actors in it .\n\u201cthe fault in our stars , \u201d the big - screen adaptation of the bestselling young - adult novel by john green , is killing it on social media . whether that will pay off at the box office remains to be seen .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\n' the fault in our stars ' movie gets a release date and author john green has been on set filming , tweeting and instagramming the entire book - to - movie process . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nnow , a fresh report by a leading tabloid claims that jhanvi and shahid kapoor\u2019s brother ishaan khatter are giving look tests for the remake of hollywood tearjerker \u2018the fault in our stars\u2019 , starring shailene woodley and ansel elgort .\n\u201csome infinities are bigger than other infinities\u201d is another favourite line of the fault in our stars \u2013 the point being about time being what you make of it . the film may not stand that test of time but , something tells us , the line will . that may be infinite enough .\nnow , fans of the film can re - create that same moment , ( or just sit on the bench ) and pretend they are in the film .\non a crisp day in early october as cameras rolled on fox 2000 ' s film adaptation of his 2012 novel\nthe fault in our stars ,\na bestselling love story about two wry , cancer - stricken teenagers , the 36 - year - old author was exerting a strong gravitational pull .\nyounger females have fueled fault in our stars , starring woodley and ansel elgort as two young lovers who meet in a cancer support group . josh boone directed from an adapted script by scott neustadter and michael h . weber .\nif that doesn ' t get you psyched to see the movie version of\nthe fault in our stars ,\nwe don ' t know what will ! enjoy , and pack plenty of tissues . okay ? okay .\n\u201cthe fault in our stars \u201d launched to an astounding $ 48 . 2 million this weekend , justifying 20th century fox\u2019s gamble that summer crowds would show up to a low - budget romance about cancer patients in the height of popcorn movie season .\nfrom the moment woodley\u2019s character , hazel grace lancaster , identifies herself in an opening voice - over as \u201cthe keith richards of cancer kids , \u201d the fault in our stars is eager to display that it isn\u2019t one of those cancer movies , not part of the tradition of the soapy \u201c sick flick \u201d in which beautiful young people\u2014usually women\u2014die far too soon , but nobly and photogenically , their distraught lovers by their sides . i don\u2019t doubt that , for many viewers , the fault in our stars will succeed in subverting that model\u2014it certainly allows its heroine more agency , and better wisecracks , than your run - of - the - mill nicholas sparks tearjerker . but for all the film\u2019s best intentions\u2014and a finely tuned performance from the ever - better woodley\u2014for me the fault in our stars never entirely found its way out of sparks territory .\npreviously , the buzz was that sridevi ' s daughter jhanvi kapoor and shahid kapoor ' s younger brother ishaan khatter would star together in the hindi remake of the acclaimed marathi film sairat . now it has emerged that the duo will be part of the hindi remake of teen romantic - drama the fault in our stars , reports mumbai mirror .\nthe fault in our stars has already made nearly $ 200m worldwide since its release . its stars shailene woodley and ansel elgort are currently filming the sequel to dystopian teen thriller divergent , while nat wolff who also features in fault is to take the lead in another green adaptation , paper towns . actor and director sarah polley , meanwhile , is to adapt green ' s debut novel looking for alaska for the screen .\novernight , studios around town started to see elgort as a sensitive leading man . \u201c the fault in our stars \u201d was the rare commercial hit anchored by layered performances , uncommon for an industry run by comic - book reboots .\nthere seems to be an existential philosophical outlook in both fault and stuck in love . does the guise of a date - night film lend itself to exploring such deeper themes ?\n2 - disc blu - ray combo \u2013 the fault in our stars : little infinities extended edition ( with infinity bracelet ) [ blu - ray / dvd / digital copy ] includes the movie , and all of the available special features .\n. - bestselling movie and book \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d provides material to think more deeply about belief and skepticism \u2013 as well as the lessons on suffering and vulnerability that the terminally ill can teach us , clergy and cultural observers say .\nno tears will be shed for the sales results on the fault in our stars ! after an awesome launch on dhd , the title is tracking 12 % above its digital , which is overshadowed only by its phenomenal physical performance , currently tracking 30 % above its ultimate and one of the strongest converters in the ya genre to date .\n- 20 th century fox home entertainment . the fault in our stars has positioned itself as the first major movie title to drive younger moviegoers to embrace digital hd .\nalso below , see behind - the - scenes footage for the film , videos for two of the promotional featurettes included with the dvd / blu - ray ( the transformation , our little infinity ) , and the extended trailer for the film .\nfizziology said the romance ' s success had been fuelled by the popular twitter account run by john green , author of the original young - adult novel version of the fault in our stars . green ' s account has more than three million followers .\nthe title , of course , is from julius caesar , from cassius ' exhortation to action :\nthe fault , dear brutus , is not in our stars , but in ourselves , that we are underlings .\nhere , though , the fault does seem to be in the stars \u2014 in an unjust universe . what else to blame for kids getting terminal cancer ? but as hazel and augustus prove , we never have to be underlings .\nthe fault in our stars casting is now a hot topic among fans since news has been increasing over the last few weeks . especially since the breaking dawn premiere where producer wyck godfrey commented that the script is as good , if not better than the book .\nfox home entertainment has positioned the fault in our stars dhd as the must - own young adult film of the year . we creatively sought to educate teens of the benefits and convenience of digital hd while standing out in the increasingly competitive space of young adult film adaptations . we were tasked with creating an innovative , engaging campaign that would showcase the themes of the film , cut through the competitive clutter and allow us to educate users about the new digital hd format \u2014 all while driving purchase intent .\nthese swedes have been a cult favorite for years and this pretty ditty dates back to their 2003 debut album , \u201clesser matters . \u201d being part of the \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d soundtrack is bringing them some long - overdue attention .\nusa today movie critics scott bowles and claudia puig discuss\nthe fault in our stars\nand tell you whether to\ncatch it ,\nrent it ,\nor\nskip it\nin this week ' s edition of the screening room .\nthat ' s a key line in john green ' s beloved 2012 best - seller the fault in our stars and a major component in the movie adaptation ( * * * 1 / 2 out of four ; rated pg - 13 ; opens thursday night in select cities and friday nationwide ) .\nat this stage , however , sources say woodley , who stars in neustadter and weber\u2019s now , has not been offered a role in the film ( but she ' s in the running for the female lead as in hailee steinfeld ) .\nelgort said that uplifting tone spilled over to the set while shooting the film in pittsburgh and amsterdam .\nthe last we heard about the fault in our stars remake was when homi adjania confirmed that he\u2019s been approached to script the hindi version . he had even given out a statement back in 2014 saying , \u201cyes , i have been asked to make a hindi adaptation of the best - selling book the fault in our stars . as of now , it\u2019s being scripted and only after i lock the draft will we finalise the cast and decide when to shoot it , \u201d so now that the cast is almost in place with alia and adi coming together , can we hear an official announcement on the film going on floors soon ?\nit is not much of a spoiler to reveal that , unlike many recent young adult books - turned - movies , the fault in our stars does not feature any vampires ( twilight ) , or take part in a dystopian universe ( the hunger games ) .\nit turns out the fault in our stars isn\u2019t total crap on the page or on the screen . green made the wise choice to be funny in telling his sad story . and the film , directed by josh boone from a wittily nuanced script by scott neustadter and michael h . weber , of ( 500 ) days of summer , follows suit .\nthough it\u2019s correctly categorized as a teen romance , \u201cthe fault in our stars\u201d is above all a movie about cancer . cancer provides the butt of the film\u2019s most caustic jokes , provides the magnetic pull that first draws its star - crossed couple together , and provides the power with which the story eventually starts to squeeze its viewers\u2019 [ \u2026 ]"]}
{"id": 115765, "summary": [{"text": "springtime in a small town ( chinese : \u5c0f\u57ce\u4e4b\u6625 ; pinyin : xi\u01ceoch\u00e9ng zh\u012b ch\u016bn ) is a 2002 chinese film directed by tian zhuangzhuang .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is a remake of director fei mu 's 1948 film , spring in a small town .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "though the two movies are referred to by different english titles , they share the same title in chinese .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "springtime in a small town marks the return of tian zhuangzhuang to the director 's chair , following a nearly nine-year absence since his last film , the blue kite ( 1993 ) .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it was funded by several production companies from china ( beijing film studio , beijing rosart film ) , france ( orly films , paradis films ) , and the netherlands ( fortissimo films ) .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "unlike kite , which deployed a large cast , spanned decades , and carried a political message , springtime is a small intimate chamber-piece . ", "topic": 8}], "title": "springtime in a small town", "paragraphs": ["springtime in a small town full movie | springtime in a small town full movie | springtime in a small town full movie | springtime in a sm . . .\nspringtime in a small town full movie | springtime in a small town full movie | springtime in a small town full movie | springtime in a small town ( 2002 ) ( plot ) in a mansion decimated during world war ii , a frustrated , bored housewife , yuwen , is torn between caring for her ailing husband and her longing for a former sweetheart , a doctor who has come to treat her husband .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing springtime in a small town near you .\nspringtime in a small town moves at a leisurely pace . and because it ' s a work of taste and tact , you can watch it in a pleasurable state .\ni need to move to a small town , meet a good godly man and settle down\u2026 .\nspringtime in a small town\nis director tian zhuangzhuang ' s first film in 10 years after being banned when his film\nthe blue kite\nwas released .\nspringtime in a small town is the first film by director tian zhuangzhuang in ten years , after he was banned for the heartbreaking the blue kite which explored the cultural . . .\nand stanford overberg ? coastal town but inland . also very good little town and pretty too .\nthis isn ' t a radical film by any means , but in its gentle tempo , its avoidance of the obvious and stubborn insistence on the decency of its three touchingly human characters , ' springtime in a small town ' weighs in as refreshingly , pleasurably different .\nthe oldest hotel in sa , pig and whistle is situated in this town .\nkaapscheoop is so beautiful small town in mpulmanga . . especially nice view and wild horse . . many tourism come there . .\ni thought knysna will be on this list . i wonder why knysna is not on this list . it\u2019s a beautiful small town .\nphotos like these give expats of twenty five years all the joys of coming home one - day\u2026\u2026 the joy of a small town\u2026 . .\nthat tian can finally work again is a blessing . for chinese viewers i imagine springtime in a small town represents both a formidable cinematic challenge and a way of resituating the present in relation to the past . tian himself , interviewed in the hour - long documentary the making of \u201cspringtime in a small town\u201d that\u2019s included on the english dvd of the film , says that \u201cit was as if fei mu was teaching me how to make movies \u2014 the proper attitude towards movies , and how to understand and present the characters in movies . \u201d for practically everyone else it\u2019s a new story that can fully stand on its own .\ntian , blacklisted for opposing government policies on human rights , returns with a remake of one of the most illustrious films from china\u2019s past . the original \u201cspringtime in a small town\u201d ( also known as \u201cspring in a small city\u201d ) was made by pioneer director fei mu in 1948 , not long before the communist party took over the country . tian\u2019s remake is basically faithful , though there are changes in emphasis .\nhi errol , sedgefield is a coastal town on the garden route in the western cape .\nhorseshoe bend is one of the most beautiful look out points in the surrounding area . so much history from a small town that never seems to be mentioned .\ni love these small towns in south africa , and i grew up in graaf reinet . married in that beautiful church , in the sixties ! ! !\nnice blog post . i think one of the nicest small towns i have ever seen are parys in the free state . we enjoyed that town more than paris in france . well worth a mention .\na lonely housewife finds her monotonous life altered when her childhood sweetheart returns to town .\nother residents are more wary . they ' re not sure whether the event will be a boost to the local economy , a burden on their small - town resources or a stage for heated protests .\na cheshire town is set to welcome 74 new homes , as leading builder , stewart milne homes , unveils plans for a new development on the outskirts of the town centre .\nhave you seen port st johns lately ? scenically beautiful but the town is a disgrace .\nwe go back to napier time and again . this small town has so much to offer , with the population as friendly as that of st helena island .\nwhen tian was in hong kong in 2002 , the trip was essentially to help promote his new film , springtime in a small town . but the more time the director spent in front of the press , the more he seemed to want to turn attention to the original and - many would argue - not only the best version of the story , but also the best chinese film ever made .\nan exquisitely constructed romantic drama , springtime in a small town is the first film by tian zhuangzhuang since the controversial the blue kite in 1993 . set in a bomb - scarred chinese town in the aftermath of world war ii , the film tells the story of the passionless marriage of the ailing liyan and his beautiful wife yuwen . their lives are disturbed by the arrival of liyan ' s old school friend , zhichen , a cultivated doctor from shanghai , who was also the teenage love of yuwen . despite their attempts to conceal their emotions , yuwen and zhichen find that their feelings for each other are re - ignited and , eventually , secrecy and jealousy take their toll on all concerned . beautifully photographed and delicately played by an outstanding cast , springtime in a small town is a haunting , sensual and long overdue return to filmmaking from one of china ' s finest directors .\nbeautiful to visit , but i live in one of these small towns and the saying\u2026 . \u2018if you dont know what you are doing , someone else does\u2019 rings true . if you are thinking of moving to a small town , move for the place , not the people\u2026otherwise you will be disappointed .\na highly charged erotic chamber drama about unfulfilled adulterous passion , spring in a small city \u2013 made just a year before the communist victory in mainland china \u2014 is set in 1946 , shortly after the retreat of the defeated japanese . the film takes place in and around the ruins of a mansion in southern china . it\u2019s part of a small town that we don\u2019t see much of but can intuit from the heroine\u2019s references to her daily shopping and the school her teenage sister - in - law attends .\nyes i agree with you all and can add gems like kathu , potch and a zillion other small towns .\nthere is a valley in sa , which is deffinitely the most beautifull place in the world during autumn . the valley is secluded and the town is unknown to many . its called hexvalley and the town , de doorns .\nstewart milne homes is creating a place to call home in one of the uk\u2019s happiest locations with a selection of beautiful homes situated in the charming coastal town of troon .\nwould love to have seen jacobsbay on your list . the most beautiful flowers in springtime , wild ostriches roaming in the roads , beautiful thatch houses , pristine beaches . west coast hospitality !\nwhat a lovely town , few peoole seem to know calitsdorp and what about oudshoorn . ever heard about kaapsche hoop near nelspruit . we surely have a beautiful country , even parys is a pretty town . what about balgowan in the midlands and rosetta ?\njust wondering why there is a picture of knysna in the title but it isn\u2019t mentioned of one of the top25 small towns . explanation please ?\nthe header image was taken at garden route national park , which we\u2019ve listed under number 25 , wilderness . we felt knysna couldn\u2019t really be considered a \u2018small town\u2019 , but we certainly agree that it\u2019s a truly marvelous place !\nclearly the writer has never been to bredasdorp , struisbaai and the southermost town in africa , l\u2019agulhas\u2026 . .\nif there is any small or bigger town out there that needs someone like me to truly see you , hear you , feel you , even by the very least acknowledge you\u2026 please submit a comment .\nspringtime in a small town was a slow movie . the set was beautiful and i was really waiting for something special to increase my interest in this movie but it never happened . the movie was boring , it only had 5 people in the movie and it was almost two hours long which was totally unnecessary . most of dialogues were slow and meaningless . the movie tone was also dark , which felt so depressing to watch . i know this was a remake of a 1948 version , which i heard the original version was way better . my problem with springtime was despite the beauty , there was no depth to the story .\nnieuwoudtville is known for the springtime bloom of wild flowers which results in explosions of vibrance of colour . however , this town is worth visiting all year round as it has all the natural beauty , peace , quiet and genuine hospitality anyone can ask for .\ntony testa , owner of rocky ' s new york pizza in town , is just hoping for the best .\nstewart milne homes is boosting its offering at the popular monarch\u2019s rise development in the beautiful seaside town of arbroath .\nyou must have missed heidelberg and witsand in the western cape \u2026 try them next time around . . beautiful small towns and a pleasure to live here .\nwith the picturesque clanwilliam and bulshoek dams and the spectacular cederberg mountains in the area , this town offers the perfect weekend getaway . two hours\u2019 drive from cape town , the town is the perfect base from which to explore the surrounding area , including the magnificent , but secluded biedouw valley .\ni can\u2019t wait to visit all of these small towns and self - publish a book with photos about the town and people . i think it should be a top 50 , judging by all the comments ? i would definitely include witsand .\nperched on a hill overlooking a river valley , this red - roofed farmhouse is an elegant tableau of orchards , manicured terraces , and vegetable gardens . host a springtime ceremony in the rose garden\u2014an oasis of stone sculptures and wrought - iron gates\u2014followed by an outdoor luncheon in a field of daffodils ! ; urltoken\nand if tian ' s version - quite brilliant in its own right - woke some up to the genius that is spring in a small town , the fact that the hong kong film awards association in 2005 named it the greatest chinese film brought fei ' s production alive once again into the mainstream .\nurltoken springtime in a small town : jingfan hu , jun wu , bai qing xin , xiao keng ye , si si lu , ping bin lee , zhuangzhuang tian , alain vannier , buting yang , eric heumann , marc sillam , michael j . werner , shaohong li , william kong , wouter barendrecht , xiaowan li , yatming tang , cheng ah , mu fei , tianji li : movies & tv\ni hope we don ' t have any problems with protesters . this is a quiet town , and people aren ' t used to that stuff ,\nhe said .\nbut it could be a boost to the town .\nthe first couple to move into the north - east\u2019s newest town said starting off with no neighbours was a \u201csurreal\u201d experience .\njohn kinnaird , a town commissioner and former chair of thurmont ' s economic development committee , said businesses are hoping for a\nshot in the arm\n\u2014 whoever provides it .\ntian said he had been saddened over the years that fei mu ' s spring in a small town had largely been forgotten as it was the film that had inspired him to become a director . he hoped that if people saw his version , they would hunt down fei ' s film , too .\ni would remove polka restaurant from the graaff - reinet places to visit . it is most certainly not the best eatery in town !\nspring in a small town ( 1948 ) - trailer | bfi dvd fei mu ' s piercingly poignant study of adulterous desire and guilt - ridden despair , newly restored by the china film archive , is a remarkable rediscovery , and is available on dvd from 23 february . pre - order your copy here : urltoken\ngraaff reinet is south africa\u2019s fourth oldest town , and arguably one of its most beautifully - preserved . the hometown of one of south africa\u2019s greatest industrialists and philantropists , anton rupert , the town boasts leafy streets and a treasure trove of quaint restaurants and caf\u00e9s . camdeboo national park and the valley of desolation , just outside town , is a wonderland of scenic contrasts .\nspringtime in a small town is tian zhuangzhuang ' s first film as director for ten years . in 1985 his third feature , horse thief , gained wide critical acclaim and established him alongside chen kaige and zhang yimou as a leading member of the ' fifth generation ' of chinese film - makers . but his 1992 film the blue kite , a semi - autobiographical family saga exposing the brutalities and idiocies of official party policy under mao ' s regime , aroused the fury of the chinese authorities and tian was blacklisted . in the interim he ' s been active as a producer , furthering the careers of younger directors .\ngreat article i love to travel and sa has beautiful small towns , the only problem i have is with the people in these small towns . i\u2019m not a racist , and i love to engage with people , but when one visit these places there\u2019s a lot of racist remarks / reception towards black people . i still don\u2019t get it , we are a rainbow nation !\nour preview section is your best , most complete guide for all the films , big and small , coming your way soon .\nyou should add steytlerville to this list . it is an awesome little town with so much to enjoy !\na beautiful , slow - motion melodrama from tian zhuangzhuang , director of the horse thief and the blue kite , and a leading light in china ' s cinematic rebirth during the 1980s and ' 90s . the year is 1946 and the setting is a small town in southern china , decimated by a long war that ' s only just ended . zhang zhichen ( xin baiqing ) , a doctor , returns to his hometown . . . read more\ni dare say a valid case could be made for any of perhaps a hundred small towns and villages not included in the list . where , for instance , are hout bay , simons town , fish hoek , gonubie , cintsa east ( once the potholes have been repaired ! ) , graskop \u2026 ? it\u2019s all a matter of individual taste , really .\nthe first neighbourhood within an \u00a3800 million new town in aberdeen , backed by an innovative uk government funding scheme , has welcomed its first residents .\na heady mix of rustic charm and serious luxury , this former ghost town in the san juan mountains has emerged as one of america ' s finest small resorts . it ' s also the perfect place for a cowgirl - chic wedding : think log cabins , an open - air chapel , and a down - home dance - hall reception ; duntonhotsprings . . com\nhanna , what a great idea . a book on these places . and you could add some of the towns that others have mentioned , such as stanford , rhodes , pennington . there are others not mentioned yet . wakkerstroom ; askham ( in the northern cape ) ; calitzdorp ( oh , the port wine ) ; ficksburg , kommetjie ; siomonstown , etc , etc . but what is the definition of a \u201csmall town\u201d . i wouldn\u2019t have thought stellenbosch or tzaneen were small towns . go for it hanne .\neverybody seems to be kind of up in the air about what ' s going to happen ,\nsaid virginia laroche , owner of the timeless trends boutique , which sells antiques and home decorations .\nwe ' re just a small town . it ' s not like being on the world stage .\nspringtime in a small town is tian zhuangzhuang\u2019s first film in nearly a decade and it tells the story of a young woman who falls in love ( again ) with her sick landowner - husband\u2019s college friend . zhang zhichen ( xin bajqing ) blows into town to visit dai liyan ( wu jun ) and discovers that his ailing friend is married to his childhood sweetheart yu wen ( hu jingfan ) . liyan suggests that zhichen wait two years and marry his 16 - year - old sister dai xiu ( lu sisi ) , but liyan\u2019s sickness encourages liyan and dai liyan to rekindle their age - old affections . as shot by long - time hou hsiao - hsien collaborator mark li ping - bing , springtime in a small town moves like a hou film though it\u2019s never as penetrating as goodbye south goodbye or good men , good women . the film\u2019s landscapes evoke the demystifying horrors of the war ; indeed , the river ride the four main characters make through the countryside must count as one of the most subversive scenes of the year . tian emphasizes the isolation of these characters by confining color to liyan\u2019s backyard . it is there that the sickly young man seemingly draws his breath from a weakened mother nature . the film exudes a sense of fleetingness ; however static these lives may be , tian\u2019s narrative perfectly evokes a changing season . zhichen says that liyan will get better yet there\u2019s an overwhelming feeling that zhichen will leave town and nothing will change for liyan and his family . at least not until next season .\nhi anne , while it\u2019s possible that the town of port st . johns itself has seen better days , the towering cliffs and unspoilt forests surrounding the town are the real attraction . for those seeking out a more rustic type of adventure , port st . johns has a lot to offer .\na living museum which offers an insight into the gold rush at the turn of the 20 th century , the entire town has been declared a national monument . as much as the town itself is interesting and quirky ( don\u2019t miss the royal hotel\u2019s church bar , which was transported from cape town to pilgrim\u2019s rest , via maputo , by sea and ox - wagon ) , the town is on mpumalanga\u2019s picturesque panorama route , which boasts some of the most majestic scenery on earth . everyone should see the view from god\u2019s window at least once in their lives .\nonce i discovered that fei mu\u2019s black - and - white film lives up to its reputation , i mentioned it casually to a local chinese film buff , who told me it was readily available at the video store he frequents in chinatown . why then are english subtitled versions so scarce ? after all , the film was a key inspiration for wong kar - wai\u2019s in the mood for love ( 2000 ) , which has been savored by non - asians across the globe . and tian zhuangzhuang\u2019s color remake of fei mu\u2019s classic , springtime in a small town ( 2002 ) , showing this week at the gene siskel film center , is no less accessible .\nclarens is far too over - rated . unnecessarily pricey and the \u201cart\u201d less than mediocre . the town is run by a nucleus of white supremists , some allegedly ripping off bee deals for their own benefits ! it may be a cutesy town on the surface , maar onder draai die diuwel rond !\nwe are obviously all very passionate about the beautiful small towns and villages we live in \u2013 and south africa is blessed with many of them . i would have included stanford in the list \u2013 which perhaps cannot be numbered or ordered in any way !\nloxton , northern cape , where you don\u2019t need to make up any excuses for doing absolutely nothing for a few days . some folks have very strange ideas about what \u201csmall\u201d is\u2026\nlaird\u2019s gate , established in 2012 , is already an award winner after scooping the large housing development of the year at the scottish home awards in june 2015 . the development boasts a collection of , 3 , 4 , 5 , and 6 bedroom family homes in stewarton and has already been praised for its quiet and scenic surroundings by homeowners , who also enjoy having the small town of stewarton so accessible .\nit\u2019s strange and very telling that the film most highly regarded in the chinese - speaking world \u2013especially in hong kong and taiwan \u2014 is hardly known outside china . fei mu\u2019s 1948 spring in a small city , as it\u2019s usually called in english , is a film i doubt i ever would have seen if a chinese friend hadn\u2019t sent me a subtitled copy taken from a rare showing on sbs , australia\u2019s state - funded multicultural tv channel , several years ago .\nthurmont residents have seen some big names and a few protesters pass through town before , during events at camp david . but the g8 summit is different .\nin old shanghai , two sisters , a prostitute and a singer , tried to escape from the local scoundrels with the help of a trumpet player and a newspaper seller .\nthe impression is that with springtime tian , understandably enough , is playing it careful . where the blue kite deployed a large cast , spanned more than two decades and carried a fierce political message , springtime is a small , intimate chamber - piece with a cast of five , taking place over a few days and avoiding any overt political allusions . what ' s more , it ' s a remake of a much - loved classic film of the same title , made by veteran director fei mu in 1948 . differences between the two films are chiefly a matter of emphasis . where fei presents the story mainly from the point of view of yuwen , the wife , with her voiceover shaping the narrative , tian maintains a sympathetic equidistance ; and husband liyan ' s illness in the remake is more psychosomatic than physical . if the two films feel very different in texture , it ' s not simply the shift from monochrome to colour : unlike fei , tian shot almost entirely on location .\nprince albert lies in a picturesque fertile valley on the edge of the great karoo on the one side and the swartberg mountains on the other . the legendary showroom theatre , with its art deco architecture , attracts many well - known artists to the small town and visitors can choose from many good - quality restaurants , guest houses and art galleries . the spectacular swartberg pass , one of the most dramatic and scenic mountain passes on earth , starts just outside town .\nthe family of a parisian shop - owner spends a day in the country . the daughter falls in love to a man at the inn , where they spend the day .\nlegend has it that hogsback was the inspiration for the worlds j . r . r . tolkien created in his \u201clord of the rings\u201d and \u201cthe hobbit\u201d books . there is something undoubtedly magical about this village . the road leading to it winds steeply through lush green forests until the small town reveals itself perched atop the amathole mountains . with regular snowfall in winter and its pristine forests , the town of hogsback can confidently claim to be one of the most picturesque towns in south africa , if not the world .\nstewart milne homes has unveiled a stunning new carlyle show apartment at its the courtyard development in the charming stirlingshire town of dunblane where close to 60 % of the available properties have now been sold .\nthe play equipment of a disability resource centre in castlemilk in glasgow and in a park in bridge of allan is set to be upgraded after winning support from stewart milne group\u2019s ruby campaign as part of its 40th anniversary celebrations .\nfor his first feature since 1993 ' s acclaimed the blue kite , director tian zhuangzhuang chose to remake a classic 1948 chinese film , springtime in a small town . the film takes place in 1946 . yuwen ( hu jingfan ) lives on a country estate with her sickly husband , dai liyan ( wu jun ) , and his rambunctious teenage sister , dai xiu ( lu sisi ) . they are waited on by the family ' s longtime servant , lao huang ( ye xiaokeng ) . yuwen cares for her husband and she ' s kind to him , but she doesn ' t seem to love him . frustrated with his inability to give her a child due to his constant illness , she sleeps in a separate room . for his part , liyan feels guilt and shame over his inability to properly care for his wife . their lives are disrupted by the arrival of liyan ' s childhood friend , zhang zhichen ( xin bajqing ) , a well - traveled doctor . liyan soon learns that his old friend was once his wife ' s neighbor , but he doesn ' t know that they were also in love , and had at one time planned to marry . tensions swirl about the household as yuwen and zhichen try to reconcile their lingering feelings for each other with their responsibility to liyan . springtime in a small town won the san marco prize at the 2002 venice film festival , and was selected for the 2002 new york film festival .\ni usually don ' t dig chinese movies . as far as asian cinema is concerned , i am more a japanese or korean fan . but this springtime is bliss . just about everything is beautiful , from script to cinematography to acting ( with the notable exception of the girl who plays the young sister , whom i thought was over - acting ) . one thing i thought was interesting is the way director tian expressed his intention of editing from the original version of the movie ( shot in the ' 50s ) all the elements that would not appeal to a viewer today . therefore , we must assume that pre - arranged weddings are still a common fact in today ' s china . what about love ? well , enough for the pseudo - sociological analysis . on a more pleasure - oriented level , this is a jewel . not a perfect movie , granted , i couldn ' t rate it more than the 8 i gave it , but such a nice little piece of work . colors , sounds , camera movements , actor ' s play , everything is fluid , warm , inhabited . a very nice springtime in a small town indeed . . .\nyou should visit rhodes , in the eastern cape highlands . i can assure you that you will mark it as one of the top best small towns to live in . i am absolutely surprised that it is not on the list .\nbarge cruising is a delightful way to enjoy the beautiful dutch landscape , gliding along canals and rivers to visit small villages and famous cities . aboard the m . s . magnifique ii , luxury travels with you . leaving the bustling harbor of amsterdam , cruise one of holland\u2019s major canals , passing heavily loaded barges headed to germany or france . enter small canals to encounter little villages where little has changed in centuries . your expert adds a unique element and knowledge to your journey . see holland close up during the most beautiful time of year \u2014 tulip season \u2014 while relaxing with a small group of like - minded travelers .\nlocated in a fertile valley cradled by mountains , the town of villiersdorp is as charming as you\u2019ll ever visit . the quiet streets are lined with storm water trenches and oak trees as well as beautifully maintained gardens and old houses , giving the town a lovely country feel . getting there is a pleasure , with four spectacular mountain passes to choose from ( the franschhoek pass is particularly breathtaking ) . to top it all off , the nearby theewaterskloof dam is a playground for watersports in summer .\nbuyers aiming to move in to a new home in time for summer are being urged to look no further than stewart milne homes\u2019 wallace gardens development in stirling .\nprince albert is indeed a very beautiful town . it has been dramatically gentrified over the past 2 years , dramatically this last year . i am stunned that the art deco theatre should be mentioned . it is a vulgar monstrosity , sticking out like a sore thumb in this ancient beauty .\nfor his first feature since 1993 ' s acclaimed the blue kite , director tian zhuangzhuang chose to remake a classic 1949 chinese film , springtime in a small town . the film takes place in 1946 . yu wen ( hu jingfan ) lives on a country estate with her sickly husband , dai li - yan ( wu jun ) , and his rambunctious teenage sister , dai xiu ( lu sisi ) . they are waited on by the family ' s longtime servant , lao huang ( ye xiaokeng ) . yu wen cares for her husband and she ' s kind to him , but she doesn ' t seem to love him . frustrated with his inability to give her a child due to his constant illness , she sleeps in a separate room . for his part , li - yan feels guilt and shame over his inability to properly care for his wife . their lives are disrupted by the arrival of li - yan ' s childhood friend , zhang zhi - chen ( xin bajqing ) , a well - traveled doctor . li - yan soon learns that his old friend was once his wife ' s neighbor , but he doesn ' t know that they were also in love , and had at one time planned to marry . tensions swirl about the household as yu wen and zhi - chen try to reconcile their lingering feelings for each other with their responsibility to li - yan . springtime in a small town won the san marco prize at the 2002 venice film festival , and was selected for the 2002 new york film festival .\nat the foot of the langeberg mountains on the eastern edge of the cape winelands , lies the charming village of montagu . the town has an old - world charm , great restaurants , a vibrant saturday market and superb guest accommodation which caters for every budget . whether visiting for a weekend of fun with the kids , relaxing with friends or a romantic breakaway with a loved one , montagu will not disappoint . voted \u201ctown of the year\u201d by urltoken in 2012 .\nwhen the summit convenes may 18 and 19 at the presidential retreat , nestled in catoctin mountain park beyond the mottled springtime canopy of hills just outside thurmont , it will bring a handful of the world ' s most powerful men and women to the area . falling in line behind them will be their many aides , dozens of members of the press and , some believe , a crowd of protesters .\nstewart milne homes today ( wednesday 1st june ) welcomed a select group of senior 1 pupils from marr college to its earl\u2019s green development in barassie to plant a time - capsule showcasing what life is like in a family home in 2016 .\nhi lettie , i\u2019m well - versed in the tasting of robertson\u2019s wines , but cannot claim to have had the pleasure of visiting the town itself just yet . i certainly plan on rectifying that in the very near future !\nwonderful . south africa is beautiful ! i\u2019ve visited quite a few of these small towns ! each has their own special charm . disappointing that howick didn\u2019t make it . the falls are a famous attraction and it\u2019s the gateway to the midlands meander .\nthe year is 1946 ; the war against japan is over , but the shattered buildings in this small town are testament to the awful conflict that has so recently ended . dai liyan ( wu jun ) , a well - to - do aesthete , lives in the part of his old family home that is still habitable . eight years ago , he entered into an arranged marriage with yuwen ( hu jingfan ) , but they have no children and now sleep in separate rooms .\nhave you ever experienced the beauty of robertson before ? it\u2019s an unbelievable little town with a warm heart and alot attractions . the top wines come from our grounds ! : ~ ]\naberdeen based home builder stewart milne homes has proudly donated \u00a3500 worth of materials towards the regeneration of local attraction alford heritage museum centre . the materials , a mix of timber , insulation and plasterboard , have been used to create a small kitchen area and a new library and research room .\nstewart milne homes is providing a taster of life at den view in kingswells with the opening of a stunning new showhome .\nthe leader of wirral borough council has visited a new housing development in upton which will create 180 new homes in the region .\nstewart milne homes\u2019 the courtyard development in dunblane has been shortlisted in the apartment development of the year category in the scottish home awards .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nin a drive to help those in need over the festive period , stewart milne homes has donated \u00a31500 to food banks across chester .\ncommunal outdoor spaces and facilities in and around aberdeen are in the running for a makeover from the stewart milne group as part of a campaign to mark the company\u2019s 40th anniversary .\nstewart milne homes has revealed plans for its luxury new colinhill grange development \u2013 a collection of 4 , 5 and 6 bedroom detached family homes - in one of south lanarkshire\u2019s most popular neighbourhoods ; the charming , historic market town of strathaven .\ni love my country , south africa and i live in montagu which makes is really hard to choose between these small towns , they are all great ! but i guess , where my house is , my heart is . montagu\npilgrim\u2019s rest does definitely not look like that anymore . it shouldn\u2019t even be on this list . if that photo is anything to go by , i wonder how many other small towns don\u2019t look as they appear in the photos .\nfor a romantic wedding in the wilderness , paws up resort is the place . for a more formal affair in the bull barn , or an intimate gathering of your 30 nearest and dearest under the clear montana skies , this rustic ranch offers a one - of - a - kind setting for your wedding . plus , get pampered with your girls in the charming spa town\u2014a group of tents pitched for massages with the ranch in plain site\u2014and treat your guests to an array of traditional ranch activities like fly fishing , horseback riding , and lassoing ; urltoken\nin the little town of thurmont ( population not quite 6 , 200 ) , the recession has taken a heavy toll on main street , but things are picking up as residents prepare for next month ' s g8 summit at nearby camp david .\nfamilies making a fresh start in a new home in one of the enviable locations of crathes in royal deeside , stonehaven or westhill will be spoiled with even more luxury thanks to stewart milne homes\u2019 new fresh start luxury living package .\nmy geboorteplek\u2026 . in 1958 , maar in ashton gebly . my pa was stasie meester daar \u2026\nlaird\u2019s gate in stewarton and sunnymead in uddingston have been shortlisted in the prestigious rics ( royal institute of chartered surveyors ) awards , residential category .\nthank you very much for your incredible efforts in building new homes for our kids in kenya .\nnestled at the foot of the green mountain national forest in middlebury vermont , this 200 - year - old inn is full of country charm . from in - house food with local vermont flair , to the warm small - town treatment , the inn is fit for an intimate fairytale winter , spring , summer , or fall . plus , the inn is famous\u2014it starred as the fictitious stratford inn on the popular 80s tv show newhart ; urltoken\nwhether you ' re marrying in michigan or maui , searching for a fairy - tale castle or a soaring city loft , we ' ve compiled a list of the dreamiest spots in the country to say\ni do .\nyou wouldn\u2019t guess why i am on google researching the best small towns of sa\u2026 . i have visited all of these and they are truly beautiful ! i miss south africa ! nothing like home is a saying more people should take to heart . i came to zanzibar one year ago to try and open my restaurant here\u2026 . . the most difficult thing i have ever tried and somehow survived but now its time to get of this island . i am a traditional fusion cuisine chef . i own the hit brand boer \u2018et roos plaaskombuis . had some in pretoria\u2026 . i should never have left . any suggestions ? which small town needs another or a first really excellent restaurant which offers almost tailor made delicacies to its patrons ?\nbaggage : we assume no liability for loss or damage to baggage in transit to and from a tour or while on a tour . we recommend purchasing a supplemental travel insurance package .\ncommunal outdoor spaces and facilities in glasgow and bridge of allan are in the running for a makeover from the stewart milne group as part of a campaign to mark the company\u2019s 40th anniversary .\nspring is just around the corner and stewart milne homes is offering buyers the chance to be settled in a new home in time for the bulbs blooming at its ardgowan rise development in inverkip .\nin 1940s china , small - town landowner liyan ( wu jun ) leads a sad existence ; his property is in ruins , his health isn ' t much better , his marriage to wife yuwen ( hu jingfan ) is almost loveless and the presence of his boisterous teen sister xiu ( lu sisi ) only makes things worse . then zhang ( xin baiqing ) , a doctor who is an ex - lover of yuwen ' s and a boyhood chum of liyan ' s , arrives to treat the ailing man . he brings passion back into the household , but also extreme tension .\nthe disillusioned general of an ancient chinese army regiment finds himself stranded in a village populated by a strange clan with mystical connections to wolves .\nin a series of posts on social media , protesters , including members of the occupy movement , have expressed interest in coming to frederick county .\nin a bid to make history lessons exciting , adlington primary school has taken its pupils down to stewart milnes homes\u2019 douglas meadow development in adlington .\nearly morning sun , lazy summer days in the garden and family barbecues are just some of the wonderful things about summer in a new home .\nthe town of wilderness encapsulates everything there is to love about the garden route \u2013 it has a long , white sandy beach and azure ocean ; a wonderfully mild climate , lush forests , majestic mountains and a number of lakes , rivers and estuaries . the garden route national park is beautifully maintained and offers excellent accommodation at a reasonable price .\nbordered by mountains on three sides and located in a fertile , serene , wine - producing valley , tulbagh is a hidden gem . the town is one of south africa\u2019s oldest ( the first farmers settled here in 1700 ) and in church street visitors will find the highest concentration of national monuments in the country ( 32 ) . the nearby matroosberg reserve is known for its snowfall during winter and saronsberg wine estate produces some of south africa\u2019s best wines .\nposted in blog , explore sa , play in sa , popular , visit sa and tagged travel .\ninteresting how many of these are in the western cape province . best run province in the country .\naward - winning housebuilder stewart milne homes has launched a new development of family homes in alsager .\nappearing only every fourth year , a leap year marks a special day in the calendar and this year stewart milne homes is offering buyers something extra to celebrate at its courtyard development in dunblane .\ni agree , rhodes is b / ful ! pilgrimsrest is a shame & a ripoff .\nsabie and its surrounds is a paradise for nature lovers and adventure seekers . game viewing , hiking , fly fishing , white - water rafting , rock - climbing & abseiling are only some of the activities on offer . add to that the majestic scenery on the panorama route and the fact that day trips to the kruger national park can easily be made from town . named \u201ctown of the year\u201d by rapport and kw\u00eala in 2012 .\nspringtime in a small town is an exquisitely crafted romantic drama . director tian zhuangzhuang ( horse thief ) has created a sublimely beautiful portrait of a disintegrating arranged marriage . director of photography mark lee ping - bing , who has done stunning work for wong kar - wai ( in the mood for love ) and hou hsiao - hsien ( the puppet master ) keeps his camera gliding smoothly through one elegantly composed long take after another , while the production and costume design of tim yip kam - tim ( crouching tiger , hidden dragon ) perfectly captures the period , and the environs of a wealthy country estate in decline . tian ' s cast of relative unknowns deliver strong but understated performances , with wu jun , as the sickly landowner , liyan , particularly affecting . the filmmaker introduces the simple plot slowly , shooting the action in rather long shots through windowpanes and screens , keeping the audience at a respectful distance , creating a sense that we ' re eavesdropping on these lives . the film lugubriously builds an emotional power , bringing the characters closer together , and climaxing as one character smashes a window in desperation of reaching another . once one gives oneself over to the film ' s restrained storytelling and leisurely pace , the film casts a powerful spell . filmmaker tian zhuangzhuang triumphantly returns to narrative filmmaking with a visually masterful work of quiet power .\nthe development of the first neighbourhoods within countesswells has a firm focus on design and build quality , creating new homes in a carefully landscaped setting .\nthe sunnymead development in uddingston was originally built on empty brownfield land at the edge of the town . now , the attractive streetscapes of sunnymead lead into the vibrant community situated just outside of glasgow and the thoughtfully designed development has created a community atmosphere to once derelict land .\nonly a director who truly knows repression could have made a movie so subtle and so understanding .\ncountesswells presents a unique opportunity to create a new place with its own distinct character and identity .\nlimited - time only : buy a season 1 colleggtible & get 50 % off a second .\nlittle more than an hour\u2019s drive from cape town is the picturesque village of greyton . founded in 1854 , visitors can unwind and step back in time as they stroll through the village\u2019s oak - lined lanes , past free - roaming cows and donkeys . calming scenic beauty coupled with excellent restaurants and caf\u00e9s make greyton a favourite on our list .\nthis morning , visit gouda\u2019s local market and the cheese - weighing house , de waag , where you can test your knowledge of cheese and sample some of the appealing varieties . ( yes , there\u2019s more than one kind of gouda . ) then continue along the canals toward gouwsluis . after lunch on board , you can take a bike ride through the nearby countryside , or just relax and enjoy the scenery . gouwsluis is a small dutch town renowned for its great lift bridge . after dinner on board , attend a presentation and tasting of dutch beer .\nwork has begun on a new development which will create 31 new family homes on wrexham road in chester .\nthis really isn\u2019t a case of sour grapes but rather a subjective opinion : as someone who has visited most of these towns , and agree wholeheartedly with the majority of your choices , i nevertheless believe that de rust , the town i call home , should have been included in place of at least 3 on this list . just saying !\nyoung expects the event to have a positive impact for the area \u2014 whether the protesters come to town or not .\nthere will be other people who will need rooms to rent and who will eat dinner ,\nhe said .\ni don\u2019t know what criteria were used to compile this list but i have visited some of the listed towns in the recent past and they simply cannot compare with kleinmond ( on the whale route in the overberg ) . we have the magnificent kogelberg biosphere reserve world heritage site on the northern boundary and a beautiful coastal reserve to the south \u2013 which includes the 4km sandown bay beach . we have a harbour with restuarants ( 6 + ) , art gallery , photographic gallery and various other tourist shops . about 10km to the west we have the beautiful harold porter botanical gardens ( which is taking centre stage at this year\u2019s kirstenbosch exhibit at the chelsea flower show ) and 10km to the west we have the arabella golf course ( regularly rated amongst the top in south africa ) . bordering the kogelberg at the top of town we have our own beautiful kleinmond golf club which \u2013 if your golf enables you to appreciate the surroundings \u2013 is about as good as a 9 hole golf course gets . the town also has a tennis club , a bowls club as well as a jukskei club ! many of the homes in kleinmond are holiday homes . the town is small , is very clean , and has all the necessary services \u2013 which all work ! to get to kleinmond from cape town from the west one drives along the r44 over the spectacular clarence drive which is cut into the far side of our kogelberg mountains , along the southern coast of false bay . clarence drive has been rated as one top ten drives in the world and has been featured in many new car adverts . to get to kleinmond from the east from cape town one drives along the n2 over sir lowrie\u2019s pass , through elgin and down the houwhoek pass \u2013 which means that all roads leading to kleinmond are beautiful !\ndubbed \u201cthe jewel of the free state\u201d , clarens is a haven for artistic and food - loving types . nestled in the foothills of the maluti mountains and a stone\u2019s throw from golden gate national park , which lies on the border between the free state , kwa - zulu natal and the mountain kingdom of lesotho , clarens would be a serious contender for the title of \u201csouth africa\u2019s favourite town\u201d .\nthis is a sensual , haunting film , atmospheric and moving , full of melancholy and a subtle eroticism , and tian draws beautifully nuanced performances from his unknown cast . ( all four principal actors are making their big - screen debuts . ) now and then one gets a sense of the director reining himself in , painting a miniature when his talents are crying out for the bold sweep of a fresco . but if tian is easing himself cautiously back into direction he has good reason to do so ; and any misgivings he may have had (\ni hadn ' t made a film in so long , and i was afraid i ' d lost the ability\n) should have been thoroughly dispelled by the warm reception springtime has enjoyed ."]}
{"id": 115773, "summary": [{"text": "the saint meets the tiger is the title of a crime thriller produced by the british unit of rko pictures , produced in 1941 but not released until 1943 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "this was to be the last of the eight films in rko 's film series about the saint after his the saint 's vacation ( 1941 ) , hugh sinclair makes his second ( and final ) appearance as templar in this adventure , which sees templar investigating a dead body left on his doorstep .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "this leads him to a quiet seaside village in cornwall where he pursues a mysterious villain known as the tiger .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "co-starring in the film is jean gillie as templar 's love interest , patricia holm .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "although this character made many appearances in the book series , this is to date the only film in which she appears .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the character next appears on screen portrayed by eliza dushku in an unbroadcast pilot for a saint tv series produced in the 2010s .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "because of a dispute between rko and the saint 's creator , leslie charteris , the film was put on hold after shooting finished in june 1941 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the reason for the dispute was that rko was about to release the gay falcon in october 1941 , the first film in their new the falcon series , and leslie charteris felt that the falcon was nothing but a copy of the saint , enhanced by the fact that george sanders played the falcon .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "he was the most established face of the saint , after having played the character in five of the previous films , whereof the last had been released earlier the same year .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "rko eventually sold the us distribution rights to republic pictures , while its british arm handled the uk distribution as planned , and the film was released in both countries in 1943 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the saint meets the tiger is an adaptation of charteris ' first saint novel , meet - the tiger ! , and was the last saint novel adapted by the rko series .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "in a sense it was also the last film in the rko series , as the final film , the saint 's return did not come until ten years later and was produced and distributed in the uk by british hammer films , while rko only handled the us distribution . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "the saint meets the tiger", "paragraphs": ["\u200ethe saint meets the tiger ( 1943 ) directed by paul l . stein \u2022 reviews , film + cast \u2022 letterboxd\nmeet the tiger\n( later retitled\nthe saint meets the tiger\n) published in 1928 , was leslie charteris ' s first book in the saint saga ( even though hodder & stoughton later . . .\nthe saint meets the tiger [ dvd ] : urltoken hugh sinclair , jean gille , gordon mcleod , paul l . stein : dvd & blu - ray\nthe saint : five complete novels : the man who was clever , the lawless lady , the saint closes the case , the avenging saint , the saint vs . scotland yard\nwhen a crook develops a conscience and tries to expose his cohorts , they murder him at templar ' s doorstep in the saint meets the tiger . the saint trails the mystery to a remote english village where small - town manners cover up a hotbed of intrigue and a bloodthirsty band of gold smugglers .\nthe last words uttered by by a conscience - stricken crook dying on the saint ' s doorstep lead the detective in pursuit of gold smugglers and the master crook known as the tiger .\nthe saint meets the tiger\nwas the first of the saint books , but appeared rather late in the series of movies . the saint is following the trail of a million pounds sterling of gold stolen from a bristol bank by a gang headed by\nthe tiger\n, a criminal mastermind . hugh sinclair , who doesn ' t much look the part initially , grows on you as the saint with his witty and confident performance . his sidekick , horace , has been transformed from a rough retired seaman to a dapper butler . the story isn ' t , of course , exactly the plot of the book , but it is close enough to give you fond reminiscences of the book . the cast is very similar in most respects to the main characters in the book . one of the main differences is that the identity of the tiger is revealed quite early in the movie , and that revelation is virtually the last event in the book . some of the action scenes are a bit simplistic , to the point of virtually being bungled . yet the charm of the dialog and the heroes overcomes those deficiencies . if you like these classic old mysteries , you can do a lot worse than\nthe saint meets the tiger\n.\nthe saint meets the tiger : urltoken hugh sinclair stars as simon templar in this thrilling double feature of the saint . in the saint ' s vacation , templar is puzzled by an innocent - looking music box . surrounding it is a legacy of robbery , torture and murder . as the saint explores sinister places in the dead of night , he learns the box contains the key to a valuable code sought by ruthless thieves . when a crook develops a conscience and tries to expose his cohorts , they murder him at templar ' s doorstep in the saint meets the tiger . the saint trails the mystery to a remote english village where small - town manners cover up a hotbed of intrigue and a bloodthirsty band of gold smugglers . - - - - - - 1 , 000 + rare films , tv movies , and series on dvd direct from the studio . urltoken\nwhen a man is killed on his doorstep and he is suspected of the crime , the saint swings into action against a gold - smuggling gang and their ruthless leader - the tiger .\nsimon templar contre le saint ( simon templar vs . the saint ) ( the art of alibi ) ( lsdm # 72 )\nldp 5501 . le saint se fache ( 1981 ) ( the saint gets angry ) ( the saint in trouble ) ( by graham weaver , john kruse & terence feely ) .\nlivre de poche originals : ldp 5045 . le saint et le collier des hapsbourg ( 1977 ) ( the saint and the hapsburg necklace ) ( by christopher short ) . ldp 5362 . le saint et les faussaires ( 1980 ) ( the saint and the forgers ) ( catch the saint ) ( by fleming lee & norman worker ) .\n( the saint fights nazi scientist anton morgan and his wife greta to prevent the release of the deadly virus 13 . the saint eventually kills anton but greta escapes with the money . )\nthe best saint yet late in the day having seen all of the others . but hugh sinclair is far more like the saint in the early books . than any of others . better film the others too .\nemily ( the doodlebug ) ( also published in myst\u00e8re magazine no . 40 , 1951 , under the title le saint a le filon ( the saint finds the gold ) . )\nldp 5456 . le saint \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision ( 1980 ) ( the saint on tv ) ( by fleming lee & john kruse ) .\nsimon templar , the saint , travels to san francisco to solve crime mysteries within the police department .\nwhile on vacation , the saint discovers a much - sought - after music box .\nthe saint ' s vacation / th . . . has been added to your cart\nleslie charteris & apos ; third book , and the first to star the saint . he refused to allow reprints after 1981 . the world met the tiger in june 1928 , in the third novel by leslie charteris . the story introduced an athletic 27 - year old , simon templar , who lived in a converted devon pill - box with his manservant orace . partly because of his initials , he had acquired the nickname saint some eight years earlier , although we have never known how . simon meets a local ward of court , patricia holm , and falls in love . he later meets the eponymous tiger and also detective inspector carn , who is on the trail of a missing million dollars . needless to say , the saint beards the tiger in his den and appropriates the loot for a 20 % reward . in 1980 leslie wrote a new introduction for the charter edition . in it , he wrote\ni can see so much wrong with it that i am humbly astonished that it got published at all\n. he never allowed it to be republished after this . therefore there is a finite number of copies of this scarce book .\nthakkar , tiger . cedars , s . r . ed .\nfifth business summary\n. gradesaver , 29 july 2014 web .\nwatched\nthe saint meets the tiger\nfirst since it was based on the first book of the series . i really liked the complexity of the story , things get really twisted up till the end when the saint cuts through the tangled strands to explain everything . the second film in the set -\nthe saint ' s vacation\nis a more of a hid & seek sort of story with a mysterious non - musical music box being hunted by various parties , with the saint trying to keep it out of their hands long enough to figure out what makes it valuable enough to kill . this was a bit shorter movie - coming in about an hour long . i enjoyed both films and am happy i added this set to my collection . the dvd - r worked fine and the quality of both films was more than adequate given the age of the source material .\nand although the main character ' s name was simon templar , the\nsaint\nwas never mentioned .\nin 1941 , george sanders left the role simon templar in the saint series and was replaced by hugh sinclair . the contrasts between sanders and sinclair is pretty striking . for sanders , the saint was an early highlight of a career that would see him earn parts in a pictures and even earn an academy award . for sinclair , this was as good as it got . sinclair just didn ' t have the presence that sanders did , and so both of his saint films were below sanders best stories . though both films were better than sanders subpar the saint ' s double trouble . the saint ' s vacation ( 1941 ) is the better of the two films and truthfully above average when compared to most 1940s b detective features . the saint is on vacation and gets involved in international intrigue over a music box which serves as the stories macguffin . it ' s not an original idea , but the execution of it in this film is pretty enjoyable . the end is somewhat frustrating and drawn out particularly since we never get to find out what exactly the hubbub was about other than that it was a macguff . the saint meets the tiger ( 1943 ) is based on the first saint novel and finds the saint on the trail of international gold smugglers . most of the movie is a little boring and hard to follow , so it ' s a bit below average . however , at the end of the movie , a madcap scene where the saint ' s sidekick and girlfriend are knocking people out aboard a ship really livens things up . so in short , the two films are almost mere images of each other . the saint ' s vacation is an above average film that ' s pretty interesting in the beginning but is bogged down by a slow ending . the saint meets the tiger is a below average film that ' s propped up by an ending that ' s a lot more fun than the film itself . overall , i ' d give the dvd 3 . 0 out of 5 . 0 and recommend it only for saint completists at its retail price .\nat last i managed to get the last book in ` the saint ' collection within breaking the bank . great find , thrilled\nonce you get past the idea of the saint having a moustache , the films are a pleasure . i enjoyed the clever way the original stories are re - scripted for the screen .\nalthough not the first screen appearance of simon templar , this film is based on the very first saint novel .\na man murdered at the saint ' s doorstep manages to utter a few words to simon templar before he dies , sending him off to the quaint resort village of baycombe where he confronts crime mastermind ' the tiger ' and his gang as they plan to smuggle gold bullion out of the country .\na superb introduction to the saint in north devon . although leslie charteris was rather critical of his first saint adventure , there is plenty of action and the true identity of . . .\n1 .\nbeauty scam\n( the saint defeats a beauty institute scam in hollywood . )\nthe saint returns to london and with the help of an american pickpocket and a beautiful adventuress breaks a counterfeiting ring .\ni like all the saint ' s characters no matter the actor . these two films are two of my favorites .\nit ' s a shame hugh sinclair didn ' t continue as the saint because he makes a decent fist of it in this and the preceeding movie ' the saint ' s vacation ' . here he ' s battling gold smugglers on the english coast in the penultimate film in the series . louis hayward ( who began the series with the saint in new york ) was to return for the final movie . . .\none of the two saint films that rko made in britain , the saint ' s vacation is a brisk little tale in which the eponymous hero ( hugh sinclair ) successfully smuggles a box out of an . . .\na man murdered at the saint ' s doorstep manages to utter a few words to simon templar before he dies , sending him off to the quaint resort village of baycombe where he confronts crime mastermind ' the tiger ' and his gang as they plan to smuggle gold bullion out of the country . written by doug sederberg\nunpublished : the saint returns ( by fleming lee , d . r . motton , leigh vance and john kruse ) ( except that one of its two stories , the gadget lovers , translated by m . michel - tyl , was published in le saint detective magazine nos . 151 - 152 ) the saint and the fiction makers ( by fleming lee and john kruse ) the saint abroad ( by fleming lee and michael pertwee ) the saint in pursuit ( by fleming lee and leslie charteris ) ( arguably , since an earlier french version was published as fayard no . 64 ) the saint and the people importers ( by fleming lee and leslie charteris ) send for the saint ( by peter bloxsom , john kruse and donald james ) the saint and the templar treasure ( by graham weaver and donne avenell ) count on the saint ( by graham weaver and donne avenell ) salvage for the saint ( by peter bloxsom and john kruse ) capture the saint ( by burl barer ) movie novelization : le saint ( the saint ) ( by burl barer ) ( flammarion / j ' ai lu , 1999 ) original pastiches :\nle saint en france\nby thomas narcejac ( in confidences dans ma nuit , coll . , ath\u00e9n\u00e9e , 1946 , reprinted as usurpation d ' identit\u00e9 , credited to boileau - narcejac , hachette , 1980 ) . this is a collection of literary pastiches - - short stories written in the styles of simenon , maurice leblanc , sir arthur conan doyle , g . k . chesterton , pierre very - - and leslie charteris . in the prologue , narcejac is recovering from his wounds in a ww ii hospital and meets lupin , maigret , dr . watson , father brown , the saint , and pierre very ( creator of prosper lepicq )\na bit better than vacation , but still not as good as the sanders films . the movie has a decent mystery involving who the tiger is and a few saint - like attributes ( a bit of humor between the saint and his detective friend , a little fun with his support team ) , but its still missing too much of what made the sanders films fun that it never becomes more than a bland generic b - picture .\n( greta morgan uses a drug to brainwash the saint , who then helps her run a pirate ring in the atlantic . eventually free of the drug ' s influence , the saint then prevents greta from kidnapping greek millionaire kyros chrysos . greta escapes . )\nhugh sinclair stars as simon templar in this thrilling double feature of the saint . in the saint ' s vacation , templar is puzzled by an innocent - looking music box . surrounding it is a legacy of robbery , torture and murder . as the saint explores sinister places in the dead of night , he learns the box contains the key to a valuable code sought by ruthless thieves .\n1 . ( the saint fights crime bourgeois leo garmish , his lieutenant halber and the beautiful midnight over the murder of a journalist in new york . )\nhugh sinclair steps into the immaculate shoes of leslie charteris ' gentleman adventurer the saint for a grand british adventure in this 1943 comedy - thriller ! when a petty crook promises him a million pounds - and then turns up dying on his doorstep - simon templar realises he ' s in for one of the strangest and most dangerous cases of his career . the dying man mentions a criminal mastermind named ' the tiger ' and a tantalising clue to his location . . . and soon the saint and his faithful manservant horace are on a tiger hunt - in deepest , darkest cornwall ! the tiger himself remains strangely elusive , but as simon templar mingles with cornwall ' s high society he soon finds a pretty girl ( jean gillie ) and some dirty rotten bankers intent on swindling out of her land rights . as the bullets start to fly and the double crosses come thick and fast , the saint must uncover the connection between the girl ' s supposedly worthless land , some old smuggler ' s tunnels and a fortune in gold bullion from a recent bank robbery in bristol !\nsimon templar , the saint , is brought to new york . his search for the identity of\nthe big fellow\ntakes him through many dangerous situations .\n1 .\nchinatown\n( in san francisco , the saint fights a racket preying on chinese families . )\nanother\nsaint\nstory that suffers from low - budget and hugh sinclair . . .\nwhen a man is killed on his doorstep , simon templar ( hugh sinclair ) tries to find out the reason in\nthe saint meets the tiger ,\na 1943 film also starring gordon mcleod , jean gillie and wylie watson . in this episode , the saint has a butler ( wylie watson ) who regrets not taking a job in chicago so he could work with mobsters ; a death on the doorstep is what he ' s been waiting for . the man utters a few words before he dies , which lead simon and his butler to a small town . there they meet a young woman , pat ( gille ) , who becomes part of the\nteam\ntrying to uncover the identity of\nthe tiger\nand reveal a scam involving gold and an old mine . the scenes on board ship were good , with the butler and pat working together knocking people out and not realizing simon was on board , too , and simon not knowing they were on board . the two would run across a body and accuse the other of knocking him out . inspector teal shows up posing as a professor . this is pleasant enough , though sanders brought a certain panache to the role of the saint that is missed here . and why , when the series was imported to britain , wasn ' t the saint ' s whistle brought along with him ?\ni was disappointed when the saint didn ' t kiss his butler / man - servant horace at the end , but the girl did , causing horace to shoot his gun off . i ' m thinking that if the saint would have kissed horace , more than a gun would have gone off !\nthe overwhelming reason why anyone would be anxious to catch\nthe saint meets the tiger\nis the bright , charismatic , lively and super lovely jean gillie . here delightfully animated gillie not only has a lead role that is right up her alley but a photographer in australian - born robert krasker who really knew how to present her super - attractively . the rest of the players \u2013 including the rather dull hugh sinclair as\nthe saint\n\u2013 in this otherwise rather routine if reasonably pacey entry , don ' t make anything like the same impression \u2013 aside from charles victor who registers strongly in a very small role . the direction by the always competent paul l . stein would certainly win no awards here . as said , it ' s competent but routine , serviceable but unexciting . i ' d normally give a movie like this one , a seven , but miss gillie turns into a top - drawer eight ! available ( coupled with\nthe saint ' s vacation\n) on an excellent warner archive dvd .\ngeorge sanders shall always be my favorite saint ( followed a distant second by roger moore in the 60s and warren william while on break from perry mason ) , yet hugh sinclair ' s portrayal is not too far off and fits well with my 30 ' s - 40 ' s collection of crime - solving amatuers and pro ' s , alike . the saint ' s vacation is closer to the sanders version while tiger seems a bit too thin and likely ended sinclair ' s saint career . yet , i ' ll likely watch them both as often as my favorites !\ntranslates to ' the saint lies in wait ' in english . this film was not distributed in any english - speaking country .\nthe saint meets the tiger is the second film rko made in britain with a british cast with hugh sinclair in the title - role . the plot is a familiar one : the saint ( hugh sinclair ) travels down to cornwall to uncover a smuggling plot involving in which one million pounds of gold will leave the country . what makes this thriller worth watching , however , is its incidental pleasures : although much of it is shot in the studio , with quite obviously phony backgrounds , there are occasional sequences shot on location in cornwall , where we get an authentic impression of what british seaside life was like during the middle of world war ii . there are some notable performances from wylie watson as horace , the saint ' s faithful butler with a penchant for listening to gangster thrillers on the radio . when he is drawn into the action he takes every opportunity to assume the tough - guy role , pointing his loaded pistol at the villains . the eponymous tiger / tidemarsh ( clifford evans ) comes across as a very clever mastermind - on the one hand he is more than willing to look after pat holm ( jean gillie ) and ensure that she comes to no harm ; on the other hand he shows his true nature while trying to deal with his gang . the members of said gang are cleverly delineated , ranging from crooked financier lionel bentley ( dennis arundell ) , whose facial expressions seldom change , even when he is holding the saint at gunpoint ; to bittle ( charles victor ) , a tough - guy with an accent combining south african clipped vowels and a chicago twang . needless to say they are outwitted at the end , leaving the saint to walk off into the sunset with pat on his arm , but one has to admire their ambition .\nan enigmatic gang leader known as\nthe boss ,\nwho is a dead - ringer for simon , puts\nthe saint\nunder suspicion of murder .\nthe saint meets the tiger\nfeatures competent british acting circa 1940 ' s but is just not up to the high expectations you might have after seeing the george sanders\nsaint\nseries . there is nothing really wrong with hugh sinclair ' s acting but it seems he would be more suited for one of those tough british wartime roles as a heroic commander or something like that . he is more in the strong military or policeman mold rather than the suave saint type as personified by the smooth , charismatic sanders . jean gillie is cute and youthfully energetic as the female lead and does a fine job of perking up this movie . the overall story is outstanding as the saint is on the trail of a crime ring and coyly infiltrates the inner workings of a small coastal town to look for stolen gold . i don ' t regard this movie as slow , but you could consider it methodical and geared for mystery / crime fans , and competently directed and plotted to showcase the well - conceived story . if you are expecting an example of beautiful 1940 ' s black - and - white cinematography you won ' t find it here . the movie seems more\ngrey - and - white\n, at least the print of it i saw on tv . a shame . die - hard saint fans should be satisfied as the movie seems to make a great effort to remain true to its book - series roots .\nthe criminal - turned - sleuth finds a dying man whose last words provide a clue to the whereabouts of the loot from an unsolved gold robbery . following the trail to a cornish village , he is drawn into a showdown with a criminal mastermind known as the tiger , who has a plan to smuggle the ill - gotten gains out of the country . detective adventure , starring hugh sinclair and jean gillie .\nthe supporting cast is mostly weak , though jean gillie isn ' t bad as the love interest , and charles victor has a fair scene in which he tries to frame the saint for murder .\nafter a two - year gap , rko continued its wildly inconsistent saint series with this feeble story of smuggled ingots and worthless gold - mine shares . hugh sinclair is simply dreadful as simon templar in a cheapskate mystery directed by paul stein , an austrian who spent 25 years churning out insignificant programme fillers in both britain and hollywood . the studio bosses were so embarrassed by this penultimate film in the series , that they passed it to poverty row company republic to distribute in the usa . the sole interest comes from the fact that the tale was based on leslie charteris ' s first saint novel . eleven years later , louis hayward - the original saint in 1938 was tempted back to the role for the final film in the series , the saint ' s girl friday .\nover in europe , dunstan meets a jesuit priest named padre blazon , an eccentric whose attitudes on religious are devout but questioning . through long conversations , he encourages dunstan to become more active in his own life , and to embrace his natural dark side .\nthe eighth and final saint film from rko . well , technically it was released here by republic but it was produced by rko two years earlier and sat on the shelf while the studio worked out its legal issues with saint creator leslie charteris . it ' s also the worst movie of the series , although still perfectly watchable . the plot has the saint up against a villain called the tiger . that ' s pretty much all you need to know to realize this isn ' t going to be much more than a generic programmer . returning as the saint is charmless hugh sinclair . his comic relief sidekick this time is valet horace , played by wylie watson . he ' s an improvement over the last sidekick but not by much . pretty jean gillie is the would - be love interest pat holmes . apparently this character was a bigger deal in the saint books but is just now making an appearance in this series . gillie does a fine job and arguably has the most personality of anyone in the cast . but her banter and romance with the dull sinclair is never very believable or interesting . everything is very 1940s british , staid and mannered and leisurely paced . the story isn ' t particularly strong but they shove enough humor and action in to keep it your interest .\nval kilmer stars as simon templar , alias the saint . elisabeth shue stars as the leading lady . other cast members include valery nikolaev , rade serbedzija , and evgueni lazarev .\ni became a saint fan in my teens and collected all the books eventually up to about 1980 but this one was one of the hardest to get - no internet then .\ni have really enjoyed watching the saint movies today . simon templar has been so busy catching the bad guys . love too see charlie chan , boston blackie , . . .\nthis movie is fast on action as the saint finds out about stolen gold from a man murdered on his door step . it has low budget rko written all over it during this wartime release . because of this , there was no follow up to what could have enriched this film series . that is the addition of jean gillie as a love interest for the saint . this is her only time as pat holme who is a character in the novels . it actually looks at times that there are some real sparks between her hugh sinclair who is taking his second turn as the saint here . this followup to the saint takes a vacation is actually a pretty much standard detective film other than that . because of a dispute between the creator of the saint , leslie charteris and rko , this movie completed filming in june , 1941 and was not released until 1943 . it is also rko ' s last actual saint production as rko ' s the saint returns was actually produced by britains hammer productions . sadly jean gillie would die a few years later on pneumonia at age 33 .\na highly entertaining movie - adaption of the first adventure of simon templar ! hugh sinclair performs for the second time as\nthe saint\nand gives a nice performance . great plus of this movie - adaption ( presented in very good picture - quality ) is the appearance of templar ' s love - interest pat holm ( she appears only in this movie ) and templar ' s butler horace . and we can watch how\nthe saint\nuses his infamous knife ! that ' s very rarely seen . because of that this dvd is a great addition for your personal\nthe saint\n- collection ! thanks to\nodeon entertainment\nfor releasing the\nsaint\n- movies !\nultra lightweight movie almost floats away . jean gillie is fine as pat holm ( borrowed from the very early saint novels ) , but hugh sinclair suffers compared to the more magnetic george sanders and lacks the vocal charm of vincent price ' s radio saint . one of the appealing things about the simon templar character was the suspicion that he was only on the side of the good guys for as long as it would prove profitable . none of this comes through in this republic effort , though the production values are reasonably high .\nwhen boy , as head of colborne ' s board , asks dunstan to step down after the war , dunstan asks for a sabbatical , and with it travels to mexico to conduct some saint research . there , he meets paul again . paul has excelled even more as a magician , and has re - branded himself as magnus eisengrim . his show amazes dunstan . he spends time with the troupe at the behest of liesl , the bearded lady who manages the show ' s finances . she is a brilliant woman , and commissions dunstan to write a fictional biography of the great magician .\ni enjoyed this saint double - feature and expect to do so again in future . the stories move along briskly ( at just 61 and 69 minutes long , respectively ) , the actors are all very capable , and there ' s plenty of excitement and humor . hugh sinclair is no george sanders , and i much prefer the latter in the role of the saint , but mr . sinclair isn ' t bad and he has two pretty solid screenplays to work with . in fact , the stories are better than those for a number of the george sanders\nsaint\nfilms , so these hugh sinclair ones are worthwhile viewing . recommended for fans of\nthe saint\n, british classic films , and light murder mystery or crime capers .\n( in the south of france , the saint thwarts a new plot by greta morgan , who steals famous paintings and threatens to destroy them unless insurance companies pay her ransom money . )\nat the geographer\u2019s suggestion , the little prince visits earth , but he lands in the middle of the desert and cannot find any humans . instead , he meets a snake who speaks in riddles and hints darkly that its lethal poison can send the little prince back to the heavens if he so wishes . the little prince ignores the offer and continues his explorations , stopping to talk to a three - petaled flower and to climb the tallest mountain he can find , where he confuses the echo of his voice for conversation . eventually , the little prince finds a rose garden , which surprises and depresses him\u2014his rose had told him that she was the only one of her kind .\n( in the original nyh - t strip , the grey hoods are called the gray ghosts . )\ni have been a saint fan for years , with the exception of that horrible recent movie with val kilmer . this movie pack has two movies , and hugh sinclair is an affable , if not somewhat goofy , version of the saint . his interpretation is quite contrary to the george sanders debonair saint most of us remember . having never read the books , i do not know which actor has the closest portrayal to the original . nonetheless , both of these movies are good fun , and produced back when movies were cranked out by studios by the day . good and simple scripts , decent acting , and few if any special effects - all lost arts . add this to your collection of saint movies starring george sanders .\n( the saint foils the plans of big tony , a gangster who is determined to do everything in his power so that his daughter , lizza , who ignores his identity , is happy . )\nsaint meets the tiger , the ( 1941 ) * * ( out of 4 ) eighth and final film of the original series switched from rko over to republic . this time out the saint ( hugh sinclair ) gets involved with a gang of gold thieves who will stop at nothing to keep their riches . this entry is certainly better made than the previous film but in the end it still doesn ' t work too well . once again , we ' ve got a pretty interesting story to follow but sadly there ' s really no excitement and never any sense of real danger going on . this film also has a lot more comic relief than previous entries but , again , none of it really comes off too well . i think sinclair is a lot better here than he was in the previous film as he manages to make the best scenes in the movie . the supporting cast are all pretty forgettable , which is another downside to this series as they never really had any good character actors working in them . having now seen all of the films in the series i must say that overall this was the least interesting of them all . i think holmes , chan , boston blackie , the falcon and the crime doctor all were better series and this one here , to me , ranks at the bottom . i know this series has a strong following but it just didn ' t cut it for me .\n( in the south of france , the saint defeats sir charles to keeps his niece wendy living in a fairy tales castle , ch\u00e2teau sorcelou , so that he can have her committed and keep her inheritance . )\n( in los angeles , prof . pilby discovers a wonder drug endowing super strength and speed . the saint defeats gangsters who have their own ideas for its creative use . )\n( drug kingpin warner wilson uses the saint to eliminate his four partners : lane , becker , harlan and henley , so that all the profits from their traffic will remain his alone . the plot revolves around the crestview medical facility and lane ' s use of chinese coffins to smuggle drugs . )\nwhen you deposit a body on simon templar ' s doorstep what else can you expect but that the saint will get involved . but on which side of the law ? in an opening that was taken from the maltese falcon when captain jacoby arrives on sam spade ' s door dying and with the falcon , simon templar has a similar experience and before long is involved in exposing a smuggling racket . he ' s got competition though , another master criminal called the tiger , identity unknown , is also cutting himself in on the plans . we ' re not sure who ' s with who except that scotland yard has an undercover man as well . this is the second of two films that hugh sinclair starred in as simon templar over in great britain . this one ' s not as good as the first though sinclair makes one breezy saint . the story line is kind of muddled though that could be bad editing . for fans of the series only .\n( in england , the saint takes part in a cross - country race to protect young automobile engineer ian foyle and his fianc\u00e9e margaret westland from her villainous cousin charles west . )\nthe narrator takes comfort when he cannot find the prince\u2019s body the next day and is confident that the prince has returned to his asteroid . the narrator is also comforted by the stars , in which he now hears the tinkling of his friend\u2019s laughter . often , however , he grows sad and wonders if the sheep he drew has eaten the prince\u2019s rose . the narrator concludes by showing his readers a drawing of the desert landscape and by asking us to stop for a while under the stars if we are ever in the area and to let the narrator know immediately if the little prince has returned .\nfor sinclair , his two films as the saint were a mere blip on his career radar . he would continue his stage career with notable performances in t . s . eliot ' s\nthis late , british entry in the saint series starts and ends quite well , but has an incredibly boring , extended middle , full of secret passages , dull characters and awkward pauses .\njean gillie ( sp ? ) makes this movie . she ' s too cute for words with her gung ho attitude . she ' s not really believable imo . she ' s just too calm in the face of danger given her background , but it ' s fiction after all , why not have a really strong female character to match up with the saint . a lot of the supporting cast is pretty dull george sanders is better as the saint imo . hugh does ok - he ' s charming and competent enough the plot is weak like most saint movies . i don ' t care really as long as the dialog entertains , and it does . i admit to having a real love for the early saint movies for their totally relaxing experience - the violence is comic when there is violence , and you always just assume the saint will manage to come out alive . even though the violence is comic , the body count is high in this movie . heck , i can ' t even remember how many people get killed ( or one assumes their wounds are fatal . ) i would say , if you liked the sanders saint movie , this one might appeal to you . if you like comic - mysteries from this era and don ' t mind weak plots you will like this . i think most people just have to like jean gillie here , what ' s to not like ?\ni enjoyed the clever way the original stories are re - scripted for . . .\n( the french motion picture\nadaptation\nbears no resemblance to the book . )\nwhile journeying , the narrator tells us , the little prince passes by neighboring asteroids and encounters for the first time the strange , narrow - minded world of grown - ups . on the first six planets the little prince visits , he meets a king , a vain man , a drunkard , a businessman , a lamplighter , and a geographer , all of whom live alone and are overly consumed by their chosen occupations . such strange behavior both amuses and perturbs the little prince . he does not understand their need to order people around , to be admired , and to own everything . with the exception of the lamplighter , whose dogged faithfulness he admires , the little prince does not think much of the adults he visits , and he does not learn anything useful . however , he learns from the geographer that flowers do not last forever , and he begins to miss the rose he has left behind .\nwas met with decidedly weak box office response . in fact , rko was so unhappy with their two british - shot saint films they kept the second from u . s . screens for two years after\naltogether not too bad a saint entry , the big problems being it was low budget and the annoying decomposition of the film when the ' 50 ' s tv dupe was made . unfortunately this can give you the feeling that by mistake you ' re watching dick barton , another ( ultra ) cheapo british sleuth series i like . i take it the original is lost ? to make up for it they did their british best with some atmospheric sets , nice templar repartee and a competent story . i haven ' t seen this film for over 20 years now or read meet the tiger for over 30 but it seemed familiar ie faithful to charteris ' s first saint story written in 1929 . i can ' t remember inspector teal in it however but all of the stalwart british cast work well together in an effective potboiler . the incidence of a man murdered on the saint ' s doorstep leads him and valet ( mr memory from the 39 steps ) - and teal - to a nest of savage gold smugglers in a quaint english seaside town . there ' s a pretty frank love interest and many twists and turns and multiple plot lines going on to keep you guessing how it will all turn out , although if you know your saint you know the ultimate outcome with the opening titles . hugh sinclair was not my idea of simon templar - he was chunkily adequate - but at this distance i wish he ' d gone on to make a dozen or so more i ' d yet to see ! so , imho well worth watching for fans and completists alike , especially if you can get over the bad condition of the print .\nthis entry begins with an intriguing opening - - a man is found dead on simon ' s doorstep and immediately simon calls an inspector who , as usual , suspects simon is holding out and knows more than he cares to reveal about the murder of a well - known bookie . inspector teal also has a confrontational moment with simon ' s innocent butler .\nbut i don ' t know anything ,\nsays simon ' s butler .\nif you say that again , i ' ll arrest you on suspicion .\nsimon refers to his butler as a man who\nsees the world through crime - colored glasses .\nthe attempts at humor are as dull as the script . unfortunately , hugh sinclair as\nthe saint\n, has none of the charisma of either a george sanders or a tom conway , which is a huge drawback and jean gillie is so - so as the romantic interest . her instant dislike of simon is a bit overdone .\ni didn ' t recognize you without your halo ,\nshe tells him by way of apology . nothing much happens that hasn ' t happened in a dozen other\nsaint\nmovies as simon attempts to find stolen gold and expose a crime boss called the tiger .\ncrooks work in the most select circles these days ,\nhe says , on the trail of gold thieves , while he moves through upper crust society . once again , inspector teal comes close to arresting simon for murder in a cat - and - mouse game . all the other familiar ingredients are here too , with simon making escapes from the bad guys in incredible fashion . but i was already weary of the plot by the time it got to the smuggler ' s cave of gold . the revelation of the tiger is only a modest surprise . summing up : moves quickly , but only moderately satisfying for\nsaint\nfans .\nomnibus editions ( les trois saints ) vol . 1 ( 1955 ) rep . nos . 72 , 2 & 6 vol . 2 ( 1956 ) rep . nos . 18 , 10 & 9 vol . 3 ( 1956 ) same as vol . 1 vol . 4 ( 1956 ) rep . nos . 70 , 5 & 8 vol . 5 ( 1957 ) rep . nos . 7 , 11 & 13 vol . 6 ( 1957 ) rep . nos . 16 , 15 & 12 vol . 7 ( 1958 ) rep . nos . 17 , 19 & 20 vol . 8 ( 1958 ) rep . nos . 22 , 14 & 21 uncollected : le noble sportsman ( the noble sportsman ) - le saint detective magazine no . 24 ( febr . 1957 ) le saint et les prospecteurs ( the saint and the prospectors ) - le saint detective magazine no . 112 ( june 1964 ) bruce taylor , a hollywood writer , buys the rights to adapt the tall tales stories that an old prospector / gold miner old man gibbs likes to tell . adapted from a ny herald tribune strip ( september 13th - november 6th , 1954 ) . vendetta pour le saint ( vendetta for the saint ) ( with harry harrison ) . - le saint detective magazine no . 130 - 135 ( dec . 1965 . - may 1966 ) - serialized in t\u00e9l\u00e9 7 jours ( 1967 - 68 ) amours , gadgets et colonel ( love , gadgets and colonel ) ( the gadget lovers ) ( with john kruse & fleming lee ) - le saint detective magazine no . 151 - 152 ( sept . - oct . 1967 ) untranslated : the uncritical publisher\n( in california , hamilton uses simon to unmasks a foreign spy ring led by raab , dancey and hilda shane . they throw the saint in the ocean , but he escapes . he pretends to be dead and returns to spook them up into surrendering . )\nan otherwise innocuous - looking music box is the coveted macguffin that provokes treachery , robbery , torture , murder , and a chase across the continent involving one of simon templar ' s greatest nemeses , rudolph hauser .\nthe saint\nis aided by amiable sidekick monty hatward and spunky girl reporter mary langdon .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\nit is now the narrator\u2019s eighth day in the desert , and at the prince\u2019s suggestion , they set off to find a well . the water feeds their hearts as much as their bodies , and the two share a moment of bliss as they agree that too many people do not see what is truly important in life . the little prince\u2019s mind , however , is fixed on returning to his rose , and he begins making plans with the snake to head back to his planet . the narrator is able to fix his plane on the day before the one - year anniversary of the prince\u2019s arrival on earth , and he walks sadly with his friend out to the place the prince landed . the snake bites the prince , who falls noiselessly to the sand .\nthe next day , boy is found dead in the bay , clutching his steering wheel and with the stone in his mouth . that night , dunstan attends the eisengrim show , and realizes through one of the episodes that paul had killed boy . he has a heart attack on the spot .\n( in new york , simon is framed by lorraine , the wife of gambler tom clark , for her husband ' s murder . in reality , clark is still alive under the guise of gangster steve masco . the saint also becomes involved with a crooked fight , and escaped convict savadel who is looking for revenge . )\nthe second , and last , of the saint films made by rko\u2019s british subsidiary ( although , strangely , distributed in the states by republic ) \u2013 like the first it stars hugh sinclair . and , although not nearly as formalized as the hollywood saint films , it\u2019s not nearly as good . not that the hollywood ones were that marvellous , but george sanders gave them a certain charm ( admittedly , a slightly smug charm ) and a certain humour . . . he always looked like he was having fun . but hugh sinclair is just a bit dull : there were times when i was hoping that the bad guys would have done with it and just shoot him . and the whole thing is plodding . and there is lots of humour that is just\u2026\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 9 / 25 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 9 / 20 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\nl ' artiste de la puissance ( the power artist ) ( previously published in le saint detective magazine no . 153 - 154 ( nov . - dec , 1967 ) as un puissant artiste , translated by m . michel - tyl )"]}
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", "topic": 14}], "title": "big fish", "paragraphs": ["check out the video for\nbig fish\nabove and look out for big fish theory to arrive june 23 via blacksmith / artium\u200b / def jam .\nrpg productions today announced the cast for their upcoming april production of big fish .\nbig fish nw talent is a spokane talent agency and a seattle talent agency .\nstaples also told zane lowe that his upcoming sophomore album big fish theory will be released on june 23 . in the meantime , you can watch \u201cbig fish\u201d below .\nbig fish has a hook , a line , but it ' s a sinker .\nduring an interview with complex , staples gave insight into big fish theory \u2018s themes .\nbig fish student films win 1st and 2nd prizes at the national bafundi film festival .\nlizzie : \u201cbig fish\u201d is special because it\u2019s relatable and could be a metaphor for absolutely anything . are you a big fish in a small pond ? a big fish in a big pond ? are you trying to keep your head above water while everything around you points to imminent danger ? are you a pescatarian ?\nbig fish from bookrags . ( c ) 2018 bookrags , inc . all rights reserved .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at one big fish , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the one big fish company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at one big fish .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at big fish design , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the big fish design company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at big fish design .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at big fish group , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the big fish group company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at big fish group .\nbig fish opens in limited release on december 10 , expanding on christmas day and january 9 .\nglassdoor office photos give you an inside look at employers , such as big fish games . this is big fish games office photo was submitted anonymously . shown in this photo : awards and accolades\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at big fish restaurant group , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the big fish restaurant group company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at big fish restaurant group .\nvince staples\nbig fish theory\navailable now : urltoken music video by vince staples performing big fish . ( c ) 2017 def jam recordings , a division of umg recordings , inc . urltoken\n\u00a9 copyright 2007 - 2018 & big think , big think edge , smarter faster trademarks owned by the big think , inc . all rights reserved .\nbig day for vince staples and his fans . shortly after releasing his new song\nbig fish ,\nthe long beach rapper went on zane lowe ' s radio show to reveal that he will release his album big fish theory on june 23rd .\nwelcome to the new big fish audio website ! save up to 70 % in our weekly specials .\nbig fish digital , inc . 3030 n rocky point dr w , suite 150 tampa , fl 33607\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie big fish ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of big fish ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nmusical in 2 acts - music and lyrics by andrew lippa ; book by john august ; based on daniel wallace\u2019s 1998 novel , big fish : a novel of mythic proportions , and the 2003 film big fish .\nthis cast list of who was in big fish includes both lead and minor roles . ( 21 items )\nvince staples\u2019 sophomore album has arrived . the outspoken mc comes through with his latest offering titled big fish theory .\nbig fish : winner of the prestigious stevie international business award , for media affecting change \u2013 transformation and democracy .\nenter the email address you use for your big fish account . we\u2019ll email you a temporary password . need help ?\nview the album stream , cover art and tracklist for big fish theory below , or buy it on itunes now .\nthe def jam signee\u2019s second studio lp is made up of 12 tracks , also including \u201cbagbak\u201d and \u201cbig fish . \u201d\n\u201cdivert nova scotia contracted big fish to create a mobile app for a province - wide network of enviro - depots . the work was completed on time and on budget . my experience with big fish was fantastic . they are professional , creative , focused and fun to work with . i have no hesitation recommending big fish as a mobile app developer . \u201d\nbbc world series my country south africa broadcast six documentary films globally . three of these were made by big fish students .\nbig fish cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of big fish actors includes any big fish actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view trivia about each big fish actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to a page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of big fish have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nour boy vince staples is almost ready to drop his new album big fish theory . he has most recently bestowed \u201crain come down , \u201d featuring ty dolla $ ign , upon us , and dropped the video for \u201cbig fish\u201d featuring juicy j last month .\nshortly after releasing big fish theory staples will head out on tour with gorillaz , with whom he collaborated on their latest album humanz .\ni applied online . the process took 1 day . i interviewed at big fish design ( london , england ) in june 2015 .\nrpg productions will soon present the australian premiere of big fish at hayes theatre co . in sydney from april 18 to may 14 .\nbig fish : winner of the prestigious stevie international business award , corporate social responsibility program of the year in the middle east and africa .\nthe story of \u201cbig fish , \u201d is a story that , given a long enough timeline , will be one we can all relate to .\npopular games sir match - a - lot baywatch slot machine game big fish games app big fish casino gummy drop ! dungeon boss sunken secrets plants vs . zombies fairway solitaire midnight castle zuma deluxe bejeweled 2 deluxe ways to play pc games mac games online games ipad & iphone games android games\nfor more information on \u201cbig fish , \u201d check out the full listing here , and browse more l . a . opportunities in backstage casting !\nbig fish theory drops june 23 before the long beach rapper sets out on tour with the gorillaz starting in july and going through the fall .\n\u201cour work progress increased 45 % after implementing the mobile app that big fish created for us . imagine if you found the perfect fitting shoe . now imagine if those shoes made you run ten times faster . that\u2019s my experience with big fish and we are overwhelming happy with all they have done ! \u201d\nbig fish the musical offers students , teachers , and parents numerous insights into family relationships , truth and illusion , and what is important in life . it is uplifting , bittersweet , and comical , reflecting the experiences of our own lives . there are many lessons to be learned from big fish the musical .\nat big fish digital works , you will have access to a team of digital marketers who are dedicated to client goals and driven by results . we lis\u2026\nvince staples continues to promote his forthcoming big fish theory album with\nbig fish ,\nthe latest single from the project . the rapper also serves up a david helman - directed video for it , and fittingly , he appears to be in the middle of an ocean , the captain of his own ship .\n\u2018big fish\u2019 explores themes of family , life and death golden west adapts musical version of story popularized by tim burton movie . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\npaige stewart , left , and eli sanchez rehearse for golden west ' s production of the musical\nbig fish\non tuesday , march 28 , 2017 .\nbroadway records has announced plans to release the original cast album of the new andrew lippa musical big fish , starring two - time tony award winner norbert leo butz .\nbig fish is a professional app design and development company in tampa florida . we help organizations like yours create mobile applications that transform your product , service or operations .\nlizzie : the goldfish gets pretty big by the end of the video , which you could attribute to salt bloat , but i have seen a big goldfish before .\nthe world premiere of big fish began april 2 , prior to an official opening april 19 , at chicago ' s oriental theatre , where it played through may 5 .\n: there are some fish that cannot be caught . it ' s not that they are faster or stronger than other fish , they ' re just touched by something extra .\nbig fish really belongs to albert finney , who proves that when it comes to large performances there is no one who can quite match a british shakespearean with good camera sense .\nthis study guide consists of approximately 23 pages of chapter summaries , quotes , character analysis , themes , and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of big fish .\nthe big fish team develops native and cross - platform custom mobile applications for ios and android . we manage the complete software development life cycle , including ongoing maintenance and updates .\nwe create custom mobile apps that solve our clients\u2019 unique business challenges . our proven approach makes partnering with big fish less complicated , and less time - consuming for your team .\nthe wrenching \u201cbig fish\u201d musical , based on the film of the same name and which bowed on broadway in 2013 , will hold an upcoming open call for several nonunion actors .\neveryone must be represented by an agency . this production will only book extras working through a talent agency . if you are not currently represented by big fish nw for extra work , click here instructions and general information . if you are currently represented by big fish nw , your big fish nw - agencypro ( ap ) & casting networks - big fish background ( cn - bfb ) profiles must be current . if you need to update photos on cn - bfb , there is no charge for extras to do so \u2026 send the images to rich @ urltoken vs . replacing on the cn site . [ note : if you are a big fish nw talent principal character actor wishing also to be considered for extra work , you will need to \u2018link\u2019 your main bfnw - casting networks profile to cn - bfb . not sure how ? ask becky @ bigfishnw . com . ]\npersonally , \u201cbig fish\u201d is a good reminder of the time i went to a vince staples concert with my friend lizzie , who writes one half of one video every week .\nthe wait is almost over for vince staples & apos ; new album big fish theory as the long beach rapper has revealed it will come out in june . he made the announcement on zane lowe & apos ; s beats 1 show , and followed that up by dropping the david helman - directed video for his new single\nbig fish .\nthere are some fish that cannot be caught . it ' s not that they are faster or stronger than the other fish , they ' re just touched by somethin ' extra .\nwhen it catches fire , this great - looking movie offers hilarious diversions . and as father and son struggle toward a hard - won reconciliation , big fish reveals its beating heart .\nyou guys must have compromised with each other - i doubt whoever picked war of the worlds , miami vice or big fish also put in votes for gw or w & l .\neli sanchez ( plays edward bloom ) : no i wasn ' t a fan at all when i heard we were doing big fish , i never heard of it till our drama teacher told us about it . when he first showed us the movie i fell in love with big fish , and when he showed us the broadway soundtrack i fell even more in love .\nzach glasgow , left , natalee clements , paige stewart and eli sanchez rehearse for golden west ' s production of the musical\nbig fish\non tuesday , march 28 , 2017 .\nbig fish is a tampa bay mobile app developer , founded in 2010 . we create mobile apps for fast - moving companies throughout the tampa area , around florida and across the united states .\nbig sean - i don ' t fuck with you ( explicit ) ft . e - 40\njune 23 will see the release of vince staples ' s new album big fish theory . little is known about the album as yet , besides the two tracks we have heard in\nbagbak\nand\nbig fish .\nhowever , staples opened up a little in a new interview with la weekly , in which he talked about his desire to keep moving forwards with his music .\nthe project marks the def jam recordings artist\u2019s second studio album and is the follow - up to 2016\u2019s prima donna ep . check out zane lowe\u2019s post with the big fish theory release date above .\nvuka ! rising star award won by three big fish students for the public service announcement ( psa ) they made for powa ( people opposing women abuse ) against verbal and physical abuse of women .\n( first lines ) there are some fish that cannot be caught . it ' s not that they are faster or stronger than the other fish , they ' re just touched by somethin ' extra .\nthe original broadway cast album of big fish will be released digitally feb . 7 , 2014 , with a feb . 11 in - store arrival . the album will be produced by lippa and michael croiter .\njanice whorton , city clerk and a lifelong resident of wetumpka , said not many visitors ask about \u201cbig fish\u201d these days , although some signs of filming are still visible in fake facades left on downtown buildings . the small town of about 6 , 500 residents has had the excitement of having three movies filmed there : 1995\u2019s \u201cthe grass harp\u201d and 2002\u2019s \u201cthe rosa parks story , \u201d in addition to \u201cbig fish . \u201d\nbuilt in 2003 , the magical village of spectre was left standing after filming of tim burton ' s\nbig fish .\npermission is needed to enter ; it ' s built on a private island .\noverflowing with heart , humour and spectacular stagecraft , big fish opened on broadway in 2013 and reminds us why we love going to the theatre \u2013 for an experience that\u2019s richer , funnier and bigger than life itself .\n* when ordering the download product from big fish audio you will be given one or more links for each of your product purchases . the links will be active for 24 hours . during this time you should download the file and expand it . you can return to your big fish audio account at any time and download your products . you will find your products in the\nmy products\narea of your account page .\na field service company , with employees who travel to job sites in their territory , hires big fish to design an ipad app that will enable their teams to complete work orders digitally and communicate in real - time .\nas the release date for big fish theory inches closer and closer , vince staples unveiled the project\u2019s tracklist sunday ( june 11 ) . this comes days after the single \u201crain come down\u201d with ty dolla $ ign dropped .\noverflowing with heart , humour and spectacular stagecraft , big fish is an extraordinary new broadway musical that reminds us why we love going to the theatre \u2013 for an experience that\u2019s richer , funnier and bigger than life itself .\ngoogle lake jackson island . it cost $ 3 . 00 to enter gate . people fish , boat and swim\nbig fish takes a while to get its bearings , but it gets better and better . steve buscemi and helena bonham carter show up , and the story works its way to a finale that can make grown men sniffle .\nthe uninhibited town of spectre was designed by dennis gassner dennis gassner ( born october 22 , 1948 ) is an american production designer . he is notable for his work in bugsy , road to perdition , and big fish .\nurltoken - please rate & subscribe - joined by nikki march i hunted down the spots used to create the tim burton film big fish . an amazing movie and an amazing adventure to retrace the fantastic films locations . enjoy !\n\u201cwe making future music , \u201d announced staples in the run - up to \u2018big fish theory\u2019\u2019s release . \u201cthis is my afro - futurism . \u201d whatever this is , it\u2019s jaw - dropping . over to you , kendrick .\nbig night for ' chicago ' at subdued 75th oscars . cnn ' s eric horng reports ( march 24 )\nat white marlin open , all - women team breaks barriers with big fish for the first time in tournament history , an all - women ' s team has entered the white marlin open . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nbig fish : recipient of the \u2018investing in culture\u2019 platinum award presented by the then minister of arts and culture , minister z . pallo jordan , in recognition of excellence in technical innovation , capacity building and sustainability for outstanding performance .\ngoogle lake jackson island . it cost $ 3 . 00 to enter gate . people fish , boat and swim .\nbig fish , based on the 1998 novel by daniel wallace and the subsequent 2003 film by august , opened oct . 6 at broadway ' s neil simon theatre , following previews that began sept . 5 . read the reviews here .\nthe long beach rapper\u2019s sophomore album big fish theory is set to drop friday , june 23 and you can pre - order it right here . before its release , check out our staff pick review of \u201crain come down\u201d right here .\nalthough many fans had hoped for a new album from vince staples friday ( may 19 ) , it turns out the instagram photo he posted over the weekend with the date \u201c5 . 19 . 17\u201d was hinting at the \u201cbig fish\u201d video , which he released thursday ( may 18 ) , a day early . the \u201cnorf norf\u201d rapper followed up with an announcement on beats 1 radio where he revealed the actual release date of his big fish theory lp is june 23 .\na very big presence in my life . i know this sounds like a joke , but it isn ' t .\nto quote tim burton , the director of the 2003 film version of big fish , \u201c big fish is about what\u2019s real and what\u2019s fantastic , what\u2019s true and what\u2019s not true , what\u2019s partially true , and how , in the end , it\u2019s all true . \u201d edward creates elaborate myths about his past to hide himself , using storytelling as a means to avoid the truth . will desires logic and honesty , but edward is proud of who he is : a storyteller .\nbig fish nw talent is a spokane talent agency and a seattle talent agency . we have offices on both sides of the state covering the washington , idaho and oregon markets . big fish proudly has thousands of talent available for principal roles , extra roles and promotional / live events throughout the region . our talent can be readily found in films ranging from indies to theater blockbusters , regional & national commercials , training videos , gaming , voice - overs and many other projects .\nwhen vince staples isn\u2019t instigating fights between artists and music critics , the long beach rapper is preparing to roll out new music , specifically the full - length follow - up to his 2015 studio debut summertime \u201906 , titled big fish theory .\nour kid\u2019s menu offers dishes in the $ 6 to $ 8 range , including cod fish & chips and chicken tenderloins .\nvince staples has dropped his new song \u201cbig fish , \u201d a follow - up to february\u2019s \u201cbagbak . \u201d the new release is in line with his more accessible recent work ( at least comparatively accessible ) , and takes cues from west coast funk . what hasn\u2019t changed is staples\u2019 mordant introspection : \u201cit\u2019s funny i was going crazy not to long ago / with my problems every morning like the maury show . \u201d the accompanying music video for \u201cbig fish\u201d shows staples performing atop a sinking boat .\nreliant more on powerful familial emotions than wacky splendor ,\nbig fish\ntreads as close to our real world as tim burton ever could - a melancholy dissection of paternal distance and never truly knowing how many lives those we love can truly affect .\nwill\u2019s quest to seek out the truth in his father\u2019s tall tales in order to mend their relationship before his father dies is a major theme in big fish the musical . edward ends up suffering a stroke and cannot tell his stories , so right before he dies , he asks will to tell him the ending . it is at this point where the conflict is resolved in the musical . will finally lets go of his anger and begins to understand his father for the first time and the reality concerning who his father was . will realizes that his father is on his own quest to be a \u201cbig fish in a big pond , \u201d so before his death they escape to the river where everyone in edward\u2019s \u201cmythical\u201d life appears to say goodbye to him . will carries his father into the river where he is transformed into a \u201cbig fish\u201d\u2014symbolizing what he had always dreamed of being , and always had been .\nthere are long stretches of burton\u2019s big fish in which you can feel the loopiness of his spirit busting free . based on a novel by daniel wallace , the movie is a gently overstuffed cinematic pi\u00f1ata , crammed with tall tales \u2014 with giants and circuses and fairy - tale woods , plus a huge squirmy catfish , all served up with a literal matter - of - fact fancy that is very pleasing . \u201dbig fish , \u201d however , is also a father - son reconciliation movie that wants to give you a big cry . i\u2019m generally a sucker for that sort of thing , but the movie ends up milking the audience when it should soar .\nthe set built on a small island near millbrook , ala . , to create the fictional town of spectre for the movie\nbig fish\n10 years ago is slowly decaying . see all of blogger glenn wills photos from urltoken in the video slideshow above .\nbig fish development provides web design , business planning , social development planning and various other services to business , organizations and community projects . our office is situated in jeffreys bay in the eastern cape and we mainly work along the coastal areas between port elizabeth and george .\nbig fish nw talent represents all ages , sizes and ethnicities throughout the pacific northwest . wherever your project is , we have trained , experienced , and dependable actors and extras with specialized skills to help make your project a success . learn more about hiring our talent .\nbut fear not staples fans . the dynamic west coast artist is dropping big fish theory on june 23 , which basically means christmas is coming in just over one month & apos ; s time . that & apos ; s not so long a wait , right ?\n? title your email entry \u201cbig fish giveaway\u201d and include your full name and age . this competition opens saturday , april 1 , and closes monday , april 10 , 2017 . tickets are only valid for the april 18 show and are valued at $ 65 each .\nnow , burton takes on a less flashy fantasy , with hints of surrealism sprinkled throughout . big fish tells the parallel stories of edward bloom ' s life and his death . at the end of his life , he tells fanciful stories about his youthful adventures involving giants , witches and circus freaks . then we get to see those adventures . there ' s a utopian town that looks like a toned down version of scissorhands ' suburban neighborhood . the title fish is a big old animatronic exaggeration of aquatic life , like something out of pee wee ' s big adventure . but for all of these burton - esque staples , the filmmaker doesn ' t even acknowledge his own style .\ndaniel wallace is the author of three novels : big fish ( 1998 ) , ray in reverse ( 2000 ) , and the watermelon king ( 2003 ) . his stories have been published in many magazines and anthologies , including the yale review , the massachusetts review , shenandoah , and glimmer train , and his illustrated work has appeared in the l . a . times and italian vanity fair . big fish has been translated into 18 languages and was adapted for film by tim burton and john august ; it is now available on dvd , loaded with extras .\nwills writes that he watched the film again to familiarize himself with spectre , which had only a small part of the movie . wills also mentioned some interesting casting tidbits , which i also discuss in my story \u201c7 odd facts about the \u2018big fish\u2019 cast . \u201d read it here .\nkaitlyn : \u201cbig fish\u201d is special because it\u2019s a good reminder that not all of your summer jams have to be peppy , it\u2019s okay to indulge in some humidity - induced gloom , and a good reminder that vince staples is releasing a new album soon called big fish theory . it should also give you a little nudge to recall some of vince\u2019s other music videos , which he famously comes up with the concepts for himself . for example , in a 10 - minute short film for his 2016 ep prima donna , vince raps as a bobblehead version of himself .\nintending to reel in the fish herself , the other men aboard the boat grabbed the rod from nikki and proceeded to bring the catch in .\nthe world premiere of the new musical big fish , based on the 1998 novel by daniel wallace and the 2003 columbia pictures film written by john august , began its pre - broadway engagement april 2 , prior to an official opening april 19 , in chicago . read the urltoken story .\nromero likens the process to an amateur fisherman using a fish finder device to help identify where fish are in a lake . an experienced fisherman would probably know where to look simply by the fish species , time of day , and so on . \u201csimilarly , a really good officer would be able to go out and find these boxes . this kind of makes the average guys ' ability to find the crime a little bit better . \u201d\ntim burton ' s fancifully sweet big fish ( * * * \u00bd out of four ) has enough tasty bait to satisfy an array of moviegoers : burton fans , albert finney fans , fans of tall tales well spun by experts and fans of movies that don ' t look like any other .\nwe lived in alabama all our life and just discovered this cool place . just north of montgomery lies a portion of the film town from big fish . two mechanical trees from the forest still stand . we were fortunate to get to talk to the owner of the property to learn the history .\nbased on the celebrated novel by daniel wallace and the acclaimed film directed by tim burton , big fish centers on edward bloom , a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest . edward\u2019s incredible , larger - than - life stories thrill everyone around him \u2013 most of all , his devoted wife sandra . but their son will , about to have a child of his own , is determined to find the truth behind his father\u2019s epic tales . overflowing with heart and humor , big fish reminds us why we love going to the theatre \u2013 for an experience that\u2019s richer , funnier and more extraordinary than life itself .\nthe following end user license agreement is included with cinematic orchestral themes . this license is only valid for the individual who has purchased an unopened , new and lawfully made copy of cinematic orchestral themes from a dealer or distributor authorized by big fish audio .\nthe samples contained herein are licensed , not sold to you , the individual end user , by big fish audio . this non - exclusive , non - transferable license is granted only to the individual end user who has purchased an unopened , new and lawfully made copy of this product from a dealer or distributor authorized by big fish audio . all samples remain the property of big fish audio and are licensed only for use in the creation of a live or recorded performance that includes the licensed samples as part of a derivative musical work created by the licensed end user . this license expressly forbids resale , rental , loan , gift or transfer of these samples in any format or via any medium , except as part of a derivative musical work . the samples may not be included , whether unmodified or as part of a derivative work , in any music library or sample library product . any unlicensed usage will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law .\nsynopsis : big fish centers on the charismatic edward bloom , whose impossible stories of his epic adventures frustrate his son will . as edward\u2019s final chapter approaches , will embarks on his own journey to find out who his father really is , revealing the man behind the myth , the truth from the tall tales .\n' big fish ' by daniel wallace is the story of a a son , william , and his father , edward . we ' ll take a look at the novel ' s plot summary while analyzing it , in which edward is dying and william struggles to understand the man whom he loves before he passes .\nedward bloom has lived a full and fantastical life , populated by witches , giants , and mermaids , marked by true love that stops time in its tracks , and framed by heroics that push the limits of believability . his adult son , will , is no longer amused by his father\u2019s fantastical tales , insisting on a rational rather than a fantastical account of one\u2019s life . when edward\u2019s health declines , and will learns that he and his wife , josephine , will have a son of their own , will decides to find out his father\u2019s \u201ctrue\u201d life story , once and for all . big fish is a heartfelt , powerful , and truly magical musical about fathers , sons , and the stories that we use to define our identities . with spine - tinglingly beautiful music and lyrics by andrew lippa , and a funny , heartwarming book by john august , big fish is a magnificent \u201cbig fish\u201d of a tale , itself - - spectacular , fantastical , and overflowing with love .\nkaitlyn : there was , and it was integrated into the light show and graphics that accompanied the music . it was vince\u2019s way of hinting that this day \u2014 the day of the \u201cbig fish\u201d video \u2014 would come eventually . lizzie couldn\u2019t see it because there were tall men in front of her , and she\u2019s quite small .\none day , when the two went out on a charter boat to fish with a group of friends , nikki looked over and saw a tug at her line .\nbig fish , which will end its broadway run dec . 29 , features music and lyrics by grammy and tony nominee lippa ( the addams family ) with a book by grammy and bafta award nominee john august . the production features musical direction by mary - mitchell campbell , orchestrations by larry hochman and dance arrangements by sam davis .\neverything . they pay you generously , treat you like family , and help you when you are in need . they have very high standards for their employees , which instills personal responsibility and valuable life lessons ( no tardiness allowed , no lying to customers ever , extremely high standards with allergies ) . loved my time at big fish .\ngolden west\u2019s drama department\u2019s production of \u201cbig fish\u201d opens wednesday , april 5 at the l . j . williams theater , while still young , some of the actors are drawing on their real - life experience with familial troubles and death as a way to enhance their performances and , perhaps , work through their emotions in sort of therapeutic theater .\nin big fish : a novel of mythic proportions , which is a 1998 novel written by daniel wallace , we see a story with grains of truth and immense imagination . william struggles to come to terms with the dying of his enigmatic father and develops stories to define the man he never really knew . his stories show his love for his dad by how big and amazing he made his life . by the end , william realizes he loves the man he knew , whether his life was truth or fantasy .\nspectre was a \u201ctown\u201d built as a set for the filming of the movie \u201cbig fish , \u201d which premiered in december 2003 but had its wide release 10 years ago , in january 2004 . with the exception of one scene in paris , the entire movie was filmed in alabama , a rarity in a time before the state offered film incentives .\nwhat do ewan mcgregor , miley cyrus , steve buscemi and danny devito all have in common ? physically , not much . however , if you were to peer into the world of tim burton and john august\u2019s adaptation of \u201cbig fish , \u201d you will find them all playing their own part , as each holds a role in this beautifully crafted film .\nbusinesses succeed when owners develop their business plans and plan for success . big fish facilitates business and organizational planning . we make use of a participative planning method which include all roleplayers in the planning process and therefore giving them ownership of the plan . this ensure that everyone accepts responsibility for the outcomes and a positive team spirit is developed . click here to read more\nearlier this week , staples tweeted out a photo of what appeared to be the album cover for his new project , along with the date may 19 . we took that to mean he was dropping his album this friday ( may 19 ) , but in actuality , he was speaking about the release of the song\nbig fish ,\nnot the lp .\nwill bloom : a man tells so many stories , that he becomes the stories . they live on after him , and in that way he becomes immortal .\nan adventure as big as life itself .\nbig fish is a very interesting movie . the plot jumps around and while we are being told the stories , we , like the child of the man in the stories , don ' t know what ' s true and what ' s false . now , big fish isn ' t one of my favorites from tim burton , but it does show some expansion in his filmmaking . this movie is more real life than anything he ' s ever done . sure there ' s some fantastical elements that remind us of other burton films , but this one is so much more different than anything he ' s ever done . big fish is the life story of a dying old man , ed bloom . he is a storyteller , that tells fantastical stories about his life , which seem to have little to do with reality . his son , will , also is under the belief that the stories are made up . either way we get to hear and see the stories the way ed would have told them . there ' s a lot of bizarreness going on here as you would suspect with any burton film . there ' s a giant , a witch , a humongous fish , and a love story that stops time . overall the plot elements add up to a pretty satisfactory story even if something seems to be missing from he overall outcome . big fish is a film i more appreciate then enjoy . i never have fallen in love with it , but it always entertains and intrigues me . it ' s well worth a watch as it has solid direction from burton and it boasts a strong and well - know cast .\nat big fish , we believe that marketing is all about knowing who you are talking to , what you want them to think and then working out how you are going to make them think those thoughts . this starts with the brand proposition and ends with a thank you letter from your most loyal consumer inviting you to their wedding because they love your brand so much .\nour goal as a full - service talent agency is to provide you with highly motivated professional talent . based on our decades of industry experience , you can rest assured that big fish talent will consistently respond to your needs , provide outstanding service and recommend the best talent in town for all mediums - print , on - camera , voice - over , spokespeople and promotional talent .\nbut back to your question . in the book it remains somewhat vague , where all these stories come from . clearly some come from the father , some come from the son . the son ' s mythologizing of his father is encouraged by the father , at the very least . so that theme is there . in the end , though , it ' s impossible to make a big hollywood movie unless the characters are seen to be on some kind of quest . the father ' s quest is to be a big fish in a big pond , and the son ' s quest is to see through his tall tales . had john stuck to the predominant theme as presented in the book , the son wouldn ' t have the same clear quest .\ntwo - time tony award winner butz ( dirty rotten scoundrels , catch me if you can ) tells the\nbig fish stories\nin the musical adaptation , in which he stars as edward bloom opposite tony award nominee kate baldwin ( finian ' s rainbow ) as sandra bloom and tony award nominee bobby steggert ( ragtime , off - broadway ' s giant ) as will bloom .\nthe extras casting team on z nation uses an online profile / casting system to book the show ; and , big fish nw uses yet another online system when casting the majority of the projects we book . we cannot submit you for opportunities unless you have profiles ( both accurate and current ) in the two online portfolio systems . if you have not completed your profiles , start here : urltoken .\nknowing his wife was capable of bringing the fish aboard herself , the event put an idea in walter ' s mind that grew until it turned into something no one expected \u2013 the women\u2019s offshore alliance .\nwhat is the story of big fish ? big fish tells the larger - than - life tale of edward bloom , a man who leads an extraordinary life\u2014according to the stories he tells his son , will . but will , who is getting married and expecting a child of his own , doesn\u2019t think there\u2019s any truth to the extravagant tales his father tells about meeting witches , kissing mermaids or joining the circus . he doesn\u2019t even believe the story of how his father proposed to his mother , sandra , in a field full of daffodils . when edward\u2019s health begins to decline , will visits his father and tries one last time to find out the truth behind the tall tales . as edward and will\u2019s relationship becomes increasingly strained , will must decide whether to accept his father\u2019s wild stories as fact or risk losing him completely .\n\u201cthe fish doesn\u2019t know ( who\u2019s catching it ) , and that\u2019s a great equalizer . i\u2019m glad for it , i think it\u2019s great , \u201d said jim motsko , founder and president of the white marlin open .\none day as edward walks under the big top , he becomes mesmerized by his first glimpse of sandra , and time crawls into slo - mo as he knows immediately this is the woman he is destined to marry .\nbig think edge helps organizations by catalyzing conversation around the topics most critical to 21st century business success . led by the world\u2019s foremost experts , our dynamic learning programs are short - form , mobile , and immediately actionable .\ntim burton may be the biggest name attached to big fish , but its really screenwriter john augusts ' movie , as he masterfully adapts a book about storytelling into a movie about storytelling with ease . in fact , i ' d say the biggest detriment to the film is burton himself , who seems out of his element , trying to cling to any creepy element he can find . in the non - fantastical scenes , his direction is boring and bland ; without any crazy stylistic flourishes , he seems to simply get the easiest shots possible . the actors in the movie are all incredibly talented , yet for some reason , none of them seem to be at their best ( except maybe albert finney ) . in the end , the story is involving and deep enough to carry all the flaws to the end , making big fish an understandably flawed but nonetheless ambitious and charming adventure .\nspectre is quite a unique town brought to reality strongly through the imagination of dennis gassner . dennis is an american production designer , known for his work in \u201cbugsy , \u201d \u201croad to perdition , and of course \u201cbig fish . \u201d while many films will collect their footage from locations anywhere but what was actually written into the story , it was jointly agreed upon that \u201cbig fish\u201d be shot exactly where the story takes place \u2013 alabama . you see , this town was never truly inhabited by a single soul \u2013 it was built on an island , specifically for the purpose of filming . the \u201ctown\u201d lived a life of no more than a couple short years , providing a unique space for actors and actresses to dance wildly through the night , or for steve buscemi to eat pie . while it may appear to be an incredibly bizarre \u201clost\u201d or \u201chidden\u201d town , that\u2019s not entirely the case .\nthe novel begins with the birth of edward bloom in ashland , alabama . he was a special kind of person , he had a way with animals , on his ninth birthday it snowed in alabama - which never happened , he never forgot a name or a face and by his twelfth year he knew everybody in his hometown by the sound their shoes made when they walked and he always wanted to be a big fish in the world .\nyes you can\u2026it is very easy to visit\u2026drive to the gate , fill out the envelope and place $ 3 / person in the envelope\u2026call the number and get the code to open the gate\u2026you can also fish on the bank .\n\u201cwe\u2019d like to continue to grow the team because our future is to fish in every tournament , \u201d said ehinger . \u201cif one of us can\u2019t do it , hopefully we\u2019ll have another team member who can step in . \u201d\nno matter what the project is , here at big fish , we always insist on working through our branding process to establish the creative brief with our clients . one of the reasons we never pitch is that we believe it is impossible to gain a real understanding of a brand without working closely with the owners . one of the other reasons is that we charge lots of money for this work and don\u2019t believe in giving things away for free .\neverything we do at big fish has to look fantastic . we believe that design is about evoking as well as telling a clear story exploiting every single one of the senses . every creative brief we work on needs to allow us the freedom to explore any opportunity at the outset and not limit our imaginations . this is another reason why we never work on projects where design guidelines are already in place as we\u2019re not good at adhering to rules .\nbased on the celebrated novel by daniel wallace and the acclaimed film directed by tim burton , big fish centres on edward bloom , a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest\u2026 and then some ! edward\u2019s incredible , larger - than - life stories thrill everyone around him \u2013 most of all , his devoted wife sandra . but their son will , about to have a child of his own , is determined to find the truth behind his father\u2019s epic tales .\nfor much of \u201dbig fish , \u201d we\u2019re inside a crackpot magical - realist version of the american south , watching the storybook memories and fantastical whoppers \u2014 or are they true ? \u2014 of a man named edward bloom . we see him , at first , as an old , dying patriarch , played by albert finney with bullfrog jowls and a drawl he chews on like the sweet crushed leaves of a mint julep . finney , evoking the operatic splendor of charles laughton , makes bloom a blustery , arrogant crank , at loggerheads with his glumly rational son , will ( billy crudup ) , who resents his father because he has never known anything about him except for the outlandish yarns he tells . but then the movie swan - dives right into those stories , and suddenly bloom is no longer a smug , cantankerous big daddy . he\u2019s a lean and happy young man , played by the spectacularly ingratiating ewan mcgregor , agleam with valor and optimism . \u201dbig fish\u201d turns into a wide - eyed southern gothic picaresque in which each lunatic twist of a development is more enchanting than the last . it\u2019s like \u201dforrest gump\u201d without the bogus theme - park politics .\nbased on the celebrated novel by daniel wallace and the acclaimed film directed by tim burton , big fish centres on edward bloom , a traveling salesman who lives life to its fullest ( and then some ! ) edward\u2019s incredible , larger - than - life stories thrill everyone around him \u2013 most of all , his devoted wife sandra . but their son will , about to have a child of his own , is determined to find the truth behind his father\u2019s epic tales .\nthe german film\nnowhere in africa\nwon for best foreign - language film . best animated feature was won by the japanese work\nspirited away\nagainst some very successful - - and big - budgeted - - hollywood competition ."]}
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", "topic": 18}], "title": "valerian and the city of a thousand planets", "paragraphs": ["watch the trailer for\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets .\nsucker punch , jupiter ascending and valerian and the city of a thousand planets . composite : rex / allstar\n\u2019s goofy sci - fi valerian and the city of a thousand planets . it might look a bit like his film\n1 . it would have positioned valerian and the city of a thousand planets as the last big movie of the summer .\nvalerian ( dane dehaan ) and laureline ( cara delevingne ) in valerian and the city of a thousand planets . all images : stx\ni ask him if he\u2019s seen the clips for valerian and the city of a thousand planets that we\u2019re about to watch .\nvalerian review : a thousand planets but a frustrating plot | birth . movies . death .\nthe federation : the united human federation which runs alpha , a . k . a . the city of a thousand planets .\nif two minutes of\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets\nleaves you borderline speechless , imagine what the whole movie will do .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing valerian and the city of a thousand planets near you .\nno movie this summer will leave your jaw on the floor and your eyeballs as wide as saucers like luc besson\u2019s valerian and the city of a thousand planets .\nmy first tweet ever ! let\u2019s share a real news ! my next film is a big sci - fi : # valerian and the city of a thousand planets .\nchinese authorities have given an aug . 25 release date to luc besson \u2019s sci - fi epic \u201c valerian and the city of a thousand planets . \u201d\nthe first teaser for valerian and the city of a thousand planets is expected to be released nov . 10 , with another teaser in january and then a full trailer in march .\nafter its ill - fated release in north america and most foreign territories , \u201c valerian and the city of a thousand planets \u201d looked to china as its final hope .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets is playing everywhere . try convincing your most literal - minded friend to see it with you . it\u2019ll make for a good story .\nwhile the special effects are sure to help make valerian and the city of a thousand planets as visually rich as the fifth element , the heart of the film\u2019s story is its two main characters : valerian and laureline .\nhere\u2019s a wide shot of alpha , the titular city of a thousand planets . most of the movie takes place here and its construction is detailed in a breaktaking opening sequence that spans centuries of space exploration .\nthe first five minutes of valerian and the city of a thousand planets , iconoclast luc besson\u2019s latest magnum opus , emotionally overwhelmed me in a way i wasn\u2019t expecting , in a way i dare not say a word more about .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets is set for release on july 21st , 2017 and features a cast that also includes clive owen , rihanna , ethan hawke , john goodman , herbie hancock and kris wu .\nluc besson\u2019s valerian and the city of a thousand planets started strong at the french box office , topping 1 . 3 million admissions on 970 screens over the opening weekend in the director ' s native country .\nif you think that\u2019s cool , a new website just launched that\u2019s even better . it\u2019s the world of valerian , \u201can in - depth 360 - degree look at the visual development of valerian and the city of a thousand planets from legendary directory luc besson . \u201d\nluc besson is a grandmaster of cinematic kitsch , a director who can make us gasp in wonderment one moment and groan in dismay the next . valerian and the city of a thousand planets ( based on a french comic strip ) is a crash course in the best and worst of besson .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets is the visually spectacular new adventure film from luc besson , the legendary director of the professional , the fifth element and lucy , based on the ground - breaking comic book series which inspired a generation of artists , writers and filmmakers .\nthese men represent everything that director luc besson did not want in \u201c valerian and the city of a thousand planets , \u201d his big - budget sci - fi phantasmagoria , which opens in theaters this weekend .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets features about 60 major aliens ( all told there are hundreds , besson said ) . each of those aliens has their own backstory and history , all put together in a 15 - page dossier .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets , the latest sci - fi epic from luc besson , had far more humble beginnings than the silver screen . it started out as a series of french comics called val\u00e9rian and laureline that launched in 1967 and wrapped in 2010 .\na dark force threatens alpha , a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets . special operatives valerian and laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just alpha , but the future of the universe .\nit\u2019s easy to see why valerian and the city of a thousand planets is bombing hard . for starters , it\u2019s called valerian and the city of a thousand planets , a name that means nothing to american audiences . like other high - profile , auteurist , director - driven science fiction flops such as sucker punch , chappie , sky captain and the world of tomorrow and jupiter ascending , valerian is audacious , original and ambitious to a fault . like those oddball flops , it\u2019s clearly the work of an auteur willing to pursue his creative vision even if makes him seem ridiculous and laughable .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets is not to be confused with the czech cult film valerie and her week of wonders , though a week of wonders is what it feels like writer / director luc besson delivers here . which is to say , it\u2019s a visual marvel , but a long sit .\ndirector luc besson is a world - builder , and that\u2019s never been more evident than his upcoming comic adaptation valerian and the city of a thousand planets . his heroes traverse the galaxy , encountering fantastic places and things , before landing on the biggest cultural melting pot in history : alpha .\nwith a week left of shooting on valerian and the city of a thousand planets , luc besson roams around the vast cite du cinema studio with a dazed look , appearing even more unkempt and bedraggled than usual . as he describes it , \u201ci\u2019m like a runner in the last 15 meters of a marathon . exhausted . deeply . physically . \u201d\nall we needed was some 70s - style art - porn erotica and it could be walerian borowczyk and the city of a thousand planets . the movie keeps striving for a kind of artless modernity , and yet it keeps looking like something from 10 or 20 years ago .\nthe story for valerian and the city of a thousand planets is based upon the valerian and laureline comics by pierre christin and jean - claud mezleres taking a serialized approach to its story structure . major valerian ( dane dehaan ) and sergeant laureline ( cara delevigne ) are highly decorated special operatives in the 28th century who are on a top - secret mission to recover stolen government property . they need to return the property to alpha , the city of a thousand planets , into the hands of commander arun filitt ( clive owen ) . once they arrive at alpha , the mystery deepens as a rogue group of aliens attack kidnapping commander filitt . valerian and laureline pursue the group into the red zone where their actions threaten to destroy alpha and all those who live in the city .\nthe return of western movies to chinese cinemas after a month of absence was an anticlimax . the top ten films earned a combined $ 76 . 7 million , making it only the 20th best weekend of the year to date . \u201cvalerian and the city of a thousand planets\u201d became the film to finally depose \u201cwolf warriors ii\u201d after [ \u2026 ]\nto date , the cast for valerian and the city of a thousand planets includes dane dehaan , cara delavingne , ethan hawke , clive owen , and rihanna . hancock is repped by paradigm , redlight management and melinda murphy . europacorp\u2019s red distribution label is releasing valerian on july 21 , 2017 . besson\u2019s instagram is below .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets is the visually spectacular new adventure film from luc besson , the legendary director of the professional , the fifth element and lucy , based on the ground - breaking comic book series which inspired a generation of artists , writers and filmmakers . in the 28th century , valerian ( dane dehaan ) and laureline ( cara delevingne ) are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories . under assignment from the minister of defense , the two embark on a mission to the city of alpha\u2014an ever - expanding metropolis where species from all over the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge , intelligence and cultures with each other . there is a mystery at the center of alpha , a dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the city of a thousand planets , and valerian and laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just alpha , but the future of the universe .\nchinese authorities have given an aug . 25 release date to luc besson\u2019s sci - fi epic \u201cvalerian and the city of a thousand planets . \u201d europacorp\u2019s \u201cvalerian\u201d will be one of the first imported films allowed into china following the usual summer blackout period . a rep for the company confirmed the date to variety . an official announcement is [ \u2026 ]\nluc besson has taken to instagram to announce that he\u2019s wrapped filming on valerian and the city of a thousand planets , the upcoming big screen adaptation of pierre christin and jean - claude m\u00e9zi\u00e8res french comic series , which stars dane dehaan ( the amazing spider - man 2 ) and cara delevingne ( suicide squad ) .\nbut let ' s not get ahead of ourselves , here ; for now let ' s all get really excited about\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets .\n( between this and\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ,\nsummer 2017 is going to be full of really crazy space operas . )\njustin chang reviews ' valerian and the city of a thousand planets ' directed by luc besson , starring dane dehaan , cara delevingne , clive owen , rihanna , ethan hawke , herbie hancock , kris wu , rutger hauer , and john goodman . video by jason h . neubert .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets ( val\u00e9rian et la cit\u00e9 des mille plan\u00e8tes ) , shortened to valerian , is a 2017 american / french space opera film produced , written and directed by luc besson ( of the fifth element fame ) . it is based on the french science fiction comic book series valerian , and stars dane dehaan as valerian , cara delevingne as laureline , clive owen as commander ar\u00fcn filitt , and rihanna as bubble .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets \u2019 lack of dramatic interest amidst its visual splendor might have been less frustrating a decade or so ago . but the bar has been raised in recent years by the many special - effects blockbusters that have offered solid human grounding amidst the spectacle ; the best comparison would be the guardians of the galaxy duo , which indulge in plenty of nuttiness while keeping us involved with its core protagonists . the city of a thousand planets has had plenty of attention lavished upon it , and it would have helped if besson had taken as much care with the hero who shares the titular billing .\nit\u2019s rare that a modern scifi movie shows you something you\u2019ve truly never seen before , but that happens a lot in luc besson\u2019s valerian and the city of a thousand planets . there\u2019s innovative action , wondrous landscapes , creepy aliens , awesome weapons and technology , all of which combine to create a massive , magnificent universe . unfortunately , all the focus on the setting causes valerian \u2019s story to suffer .\new can exclusively reveal that luc besson\u2019s riotous 23rd - century caper will mark its 20th anniversary next month with a two - day theatrical re - release . presented by fathom events and sony pictures , the screenings will showcase a 4k restoration of the fifth element and an exclusive preview of besson\u2019s new space opera valerian and the city of a thousand planets , which opens in july .\nafter its ill - fated release in north america and most foreign territories , \u201cvalerian and the city of a thousand planets\u201d looked to china as its final hope . now , the middle kingdom\u2019s summer blackout period has come to an end , and europacorp\u2019s \u201cvalerian\u201d has ended the weekend on top . luc besson\u2019s $ 180 million sci - fi epic \u2014 considered [ \u2026 ]\nso if you ' re familiar with the tastes of todd mccarthy and typically agree with him , valerian and the city of a thousand planets may not be your cup of tea . that being said , there are still plenty of other professional voices who are singing praise for the blockbuster ' s ambition and spirit , and your own personal tastes may line up more with theirs ' .\nafter taking to instagram last weekend to announce that ethan hawke was joining the cast of the sci - fi epic valerian and the city of a thousand planets , director luc besson has posted an item that multi - grammy winning jazz musician herbie hancock will have a role in the feature adaptation of the french 1967 graphic novel series by pierre christin and jean - claude m\u00e9zi\u00e8res .\nit\u2019s a cynical world in which we live , even within our fantasies , and that\u2019s a big part of the reason why luc besson\u2019s ambitious sci - fi spectacular valerian and the city of a thousand planets plays like a welcome reprieve from literally everything everywhere . it welcomes the audience into a future world full of dangers and conflict , certainly , but also of hope , sensitivity , acceptance and \u2013 perhaps most importantly \u2013 the most eye - popping imagery imaginable .\nunfortunately , many of valerian \u2019s coolest designs \u2014 the underwater alien farmers , walking goldfish bowls , and peacock - human hybrids of alpha station \u2014 don\u2019t get the time and attention they deserve . a city of a thousand planets is too big to show in its entirety , of course , but instead of weaving these wondrous elements into the film\u2019s most important scenes , besson uses them as exposition and window dressing .\nin the 28th century , valerian ( dane dehaan ) and laureline ( cara delevingne ) are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories . under assignment from the minister of defense , the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of alpha\u2014an ever - expanding metropolis where species from all over the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge , intelligence and cultures with each other . there is a mystery at the center of alpha , a dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the city of a thousand planets , and valerian and laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just alpha , but the future of the universe .\n\u201c valerian and the city of a thousand planets \u201d became the film to finally depose \u201cwolf warriors ii\u201d after an unprecedented run . \u201cvalerian\u201d opened as the top film with a creditable $ 28 . 8 million , according to data from ent group . that total was earned on close to 80 , 000 screenings per day . and it included $ 3 million from 431 imax screens .\nin the movie , special operatives valerian and laureline head to the sprawling intergalactic city of alpha of 17 million inhabitants to try and stop a threat that places the entire human race in great danger .\nin the 28th century , valerian ( dane dehaan ) and laureline ( cara delevingne ) are a team of special operatives charged with maintaining order throughout the human territories . under assignment from the minister of defense , the two embark on a mission to the astonishing city of alpha - - an ever - expanding metropolis where species from all over the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge , intelligence and cultures with each other . there is a mystery at the center of alpha , a dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the city of a thousand planets , and valerian and laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just alpha , but the future of the universe .\nfrom that point on , valerian and the city of a thousand planets quickly evolves into a story of intrigue , with a core conspiracy that begs to be uncovered . of course , valerian and laureline are the only two that can solve the mystery . but any seasoned moviegoer will see the villain and the motivation coming a mile away - - the villain\u2019s reasoning is far too poorly conceived and is based on so much crucial missing information that providing any early clues would venture too far into spoiler territory .\nbesson has secured the rights to nine of the comic books in the series and will have a script for the second film by the time\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets\nhits screens next summer ( a trilogy has been fully mapped out , as of now ) , so if the movie turns out to be as awe - inspiring as the trailer suggests , there should be a lot more from the franchise coming your way very soon .\nat the time of this article ' s posting , only 23 reviews of valerian and the city of a thousand planets have been written and activated , which means that it ' s score could still fluctuate a bit - - but given what we ' ve seen so far , it seems as though the fifth element is a good field - guide to understanding how critics en masse will react to the blockbuster .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets opened this weekend with ( as of this writing ) a $ 17 million fri - sun frame . that ' s relatively lousy and immediately puts it in the company of the likes of king arthur : legend of the sword , jupiter ascending , pan , john carter , battleship and 47 ronin as a very expensive movie ( $ 150m after rebates ) that couldn ' t remotely pull its weight in north america .\nthey arrive at the titular city of a thousand planets , a space station citadel of thousands of different alien races all coexisting together in harmony . suddenly , the film stops to go through the different names , species , and environments shown later in the film . rarely have i ever seen a film crowbar its own trailer into the narrative . but , never say never . what\u2019s even more awkward is that valerian and laureline are the ones that asked for the little lesson on the city\u2019s demographics and population for no reason whatsoever .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets is a summer movie that leaves the block unbusted . in fact , it leaves the block pristine and box - fresh and , if you kept the receipt , in a fit condition to be returned to the block store . it is a cordial addition to that genre of films that in a bygone age would lurk in the discount bin in a thousand vanished video shops , but is now destined to occupy a tiny space on itunes , waiting for rihanna fans bored enough to want to stream it . dehaan and delevingne can do better \u2013 and so can the rest of us .\ntwenty years ago , writer / director luc besson brought a new sci - fi vision to the big screen , heavily inspired by the work of pierre christin and jean - claude m\u00e9zi\u00e8res . . . and now he ' s done it again . there are many connections to draw between the cult classic the fifth element and the upcoming valerian and the city of a thousand planets - - but it seems that a new thing the two movies have in common is the critical response .\nat times bubble has to climb onto valerian ' s shoulders in order to disguise them both , in scenes that sadly omit the punch line\nyou can stand under my umbrella .\nthere ' s no denying that\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets\nis something to see , but even with rihanna and herbie hancock onboard , it ' s nothing you want to listen to .\nthe wga west has reached a $ 1 million settlement with luc besson ' s seaside productions to cover unpaid residuals on 23 films . guild records show that the company , which is owned and managed by the french filmmaker , had a\nhistory of contract violations and noncompliance\nand has been\ninconsistent in paying residuals .\nbesson is perhaps best known as the writer - director of the fifth element , lucy and last year\u2019s valerian and the city of a thousand planets , though it ' s\u2026\nthe fifth element had 188 special effects shots over the course of the movie , besson told us , and a lot of them were practical . valerian and the city of a thousand planets has 2 , 734 special effects shots . there are so many , in fact , that besson decided to break them up into three types and send them out for bids . ultimately , weta digital , industrial light & magic and rodeo fx signed up to provide the effects .\nafter watching the trailer , we mingled with besson , who was on hand to answer any questions and also to have some wine and cheese with a small assortment of journalist ( he ' s french , after all ! ) the filmmaker said of\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets ,\nit ' s my dream sci - fi movie .\nand there ' s a sense that he has been working towards this film his entire career - -\nthe fifth element ,\nwhich will be 20 years old by the time\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets\nhits the big screen , felt like an initial stab at this kind of material . it , too , was inspired by french comic books ( m\u00e9zi\u00e8res was often cited ) and had a similarly decadent , larger - than - life aesthetic ( those jean paul gaultier costumes ! )\nbased on the french graphic novel series ' val\u00e9rian and laureline ' which enjoys cultural impact in europe some 40 years after its debut ( despite little awareness elsewhere on the globe ) , valerian and the city of a thousand planets goes head to head against better - established properties from the likes of dc and marvel in a risky , but ballsy , move - the likes of which we don ' t really see in an increasingly risk - averse hollywood .\nthe first reviews for luc besson ' s valerian and the city of a thousand planets heap praise upon the movie ' s cgi and spectacle , if not so much its human protagonists . valerian itself is an adaptation of the french sci - fi comic book series val\u00e9rian and laureline ( which turns 50 this year ) and follows the misadventures of space / time - traversing crime fighters valerian and laureline , as played respectively by dane dehaan ( chronicle , the amazing spider - man 2 ) and cara delevingne ( paper towns , suicide squad ) in besson ' s big screen interpretation .\nall of this comes into light not just on the world of valerian website , but when valerian hits theaters on july 21 .\nthis is mul . it\u2019s the home of a very elegant race of beings who control some of the secrets of the universe . its fate and legacy are a huge part of what valerian is about .\ni mostly enjoyed valerian and the city of a thousand planets and i sincerely hope that it kicks butt overseas ( c ' mon , china , pull another billy lynn and show you have better taste than we do ) . moreover , i hope that folks who would enjoy seeing it in theaters make time to do so . you ' ll regret waiting for vod on this one .\nwhich is not to say that\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets ,\narriving 50 years after its source material was first published , is anything but a highly derivative pop bauble . besson , an industrial - strength entertainer and the reigning maximalist of the european film industry , isn ' t selling originality so much as volume . he has made a madly overstuffed mos eisley cantina of a movie , one that surveys its diverse alien constituencies with the wide - eyed wonderment of a small child and the attention span to boot .\nthe dossiers were handed out to the actors to read over , especially the ones who play the cops of this mammoth city .\nyes , valerian and the city of a thousand planets really is that bad , bad enough that you don ' t know for the longest time that valerian is one of the lead characters and not a planet or a spaceship . sporting special effects and sets that smack of 50 - year - old barbarella - style tackiness , luc besson ' s $ 200 - million eyesore will barely trigger a momentary blip on the american box - office radar screen , leaving besson with the lone hope that there are parts of the world where the entertainment tastes remain , ahem , less discriminating .\nfinal update , writethru , 1 : 16 pm : after a long six weeks during which the chinese market was cordoned off from imports , this was the frame that marked the return of foreign movies to proc screens . they include the session leader valerian and the city of a thousand planets ( $ 28 . 9m ) , as well as cars 3 ( $ 10 . 7m ) and baby driver ( $ 9 . 6m ) .\nwhy won\u2019t audiences embrace new space operas ? john carter of mars , jupiter ascending and now valerian and the city of a thousand planets all met tepid to disastrous box office responses in most national markets , all but assuring an unlikely franchise future . meanwhile , any old star trek or star wars film will make at least $ 500m and the \u201cgood\u201d ones will crack $ 1billion . franchise fever is self - perpetuating .\nand yet , valerian and the city of a thousand planets still works , albeit in its own offbeat way . the visuals , especially in 3d , are some of the best you\u2019ll see this summer . besson\u2019s penchant for incredible action is there at all times . as a showcase for a new scifi universe , there\u2019s rarely been better . it\u2019s just the most important stuff\u2014character , emotion , plot\u2014is overshadowed by that universe . that\u2019s what keeps valerian from being great . . . but damned if it isn\u2019t a fun watch .\ninevitably , valerian and the city of a thousand planets will be seen by naysayers as a knockoff of the iconic george lucas films , but i can only judge what is on the screen . wacky as the story is , and wooden as some of the acting is , including brooding lead dane dehaan , the pure visual technicolored visual wonder of besson\u2019s view of the 28th century , along with some way - out - there supporting characters , won me over . it is a must in 3d , where this time that format actually makes a difference .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets may only be a month away from hitting theaters , but it ' s just added a new cast member - - elizabeth debicki - - for some last - minute voice - over work . the project , based on a graphic novel , is an english - language french film set to hit theaters on july 21 . the film is directed by luc besson ( the fifth element ) , and stars cara delevingne and dane dehaan .\nwhat were the selling points for valerian and the city of a thousand planets ? it was from a noted visionary filmmaker . it offered something that audiences hadn ' t seen before . it offered a unique cinematic experience explicitly served by seeing it on the biggest movie screen possible . it was a break from franchise reboots , revamps and sequels , offering a story that wasn ' t necessarily original but was a new - to - cinema adventure . now , pop quiz hotshot , am i talking about valerian or am i talking about dunkirk ?\nthe gorgeous world of mul is a mystery that\u2019s central to valerian . all images : europa\nat the time of writing this , valerian and the city of a thousand planets is holding a 72 % fresh rating on rotten tomatoes after 18 reviews , meaning the critical consensus could easily change ( for better or worse ) as more reactions are published ahead of the movie ' s theatrical release next week . to find out more about what critics are saying thus far , read on for some spoiler - free valerian review excerpts ( with links that you can click on for the full reviews ) .\nwithout a doubt , luc besson knows how to make a lavish , astonishing , cinematic big screen event films but continues to struggle to connect with the characters and hitting key emotional beats within the story being told . valerian and the city of a thousand planets excels at being visually striking and exciting , rousing eye candy full of imagination , color , and spectacle ; but , it too is weakened by failing to connect its lead characters , valerian and laureline , to the story itself . by comparison to dazzling wonders to behold , valerian and laureline are flat and dull . it doesn\u2019t help that dane dehaan as valerian and cara delevigne as laureline have very little chemistry which is a critical misstep for the film given how much of the film\u2019s dialog between the two is centered around valerian proposing to laureline . surprisingly , the character of bubble played by rihanna is given a far more engaging arc than the lead characters . this cripples the overall appeal and effect of the film . while audiences will be amazed by the lush landscapes , astonished by the colorful special effects , and thrilled by the fast pacing , the film itself feels hollow without a strong enough character to connect to within its story . the film has plenty of opportunities but almost always opts to focus on the presentation instead of the ingredients . even with this tragic flaw , valerian and the city of a thousand planets nearly succeeds by pure spectacle alone .\nthat could easily come from a review of valerian and the city of a thousand planets , but it ' s actually from roger ebert ' s write - up of the fifth element when it first came out . like the many who now qualify themselves as fans , notable writers like ebert , gene siskel , and owen gleiberman gave luc besson ' s bombastic sci - fi flick positive marks for its creativity and ingenuity - - even while recognizing that it still has significant problems .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets is sure to amaze and astonish audiences with its superb visual style and sci - fi elements . it collapses under the weight of those elements without a strong emotional core to keep the story itself compelling and engaging . it zips along like so much fluff without challenging its characters or its audience . it may be the best eye - candy of the year , however . for many , that will be enough . the biggest issue the film has is that its leads are miscast . dane dehaan fails to bring the charm and anti - hero shenanigans necessary to elevate valerian to the roguish appeal of a han solo type character . cara delevigne is a little more successful at bringing some cinematic lure and charisma to laureline but the weak dialog does her efforts in . besson seems to realize this perhaps by the amount of time and attention he gives to the aliens , their worlds , and the sci - fi aspects of the story . whenever he is able to do so without burying his film under exposition , the film shines as the opening sequence with the pearls exemplifies . regardless , for valerian fans and those who adore sci - fi fantasy spectacle , valerian and the city of a thousand planets is likely to fit the bill .\namong the current slate of movie sequels , franchises , and cinematic universes , it\u2019s hard to come by a film with both great imagination and creativity . fortunately , one such film is 2017\u2019s valerian and the city of a thousand planets . based on a french graphic novel , one of the top five franco - belgian comics from publisher dargaud , it\u2019s only appropriate that luc besson \u2013 director of the fifth element , lucy , and leon : the professional \u2013 would take it upon himself to deliver on the source material as both writer and director . and in the realm of visual effects and design , valerian knocks it out of the park consistently thanks to weta digital , ilm and rodeo fx \u2013 just to name three of the vfx studios that worked on film .\nin some ways , \u201cvalerian and the city of a thousand planets\u201d builds on a key aspect of \u201cthe fifth element , \u201d which revolved around a gun - wielding maverick with a surprising sentimental core , portrayed by bruce willis . the difference ? \u201cdie hard , \u201d \u201cthe last boy scout , \u201d \u201cpulp fiction\u201d and \u201c12 monkeys\u201d had lent willis an unrestrainable machismo , maintained in \u201celement . \u201d dehaan , less of a household name than willis was in 1997 , has a more malleable reputation and a more gaunt countenance , as evidenced earlier this year in \u201ca cure for wellness . \u201d put differently , willis was a brand ; dehaan is not .\nbesson , a frenchman whose eye - popping aesthetics won him american success , had sought to adapt \u201cval\u00e9rian and laureline\u201d \u2015 the comics series he loved as a child \u2015 since making the 1997 oddity \u201cthe fifth element . \u201d a futuristic space opera set in the outer reaches of the galaxy , \u201cvalerian and the city of a thousand planets\u201d evolved throughout its development , getting an entire rewrite after besson saw \u201cavatar\u201d and decided his initial script \u201c wasn\u2019t good enough . \u201d but one thing never changed : besson always wanted a leading man without typical leading - man attributes .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets shows flashes of the fun , excitement , and infatuating creativity you\u2019d hope to see in a modern space opera . ( without giving it away , the film\u2019s first 5 - 10 minutes , which provide an abridged montage of alpha station\u2019s origin , using the film\u2019s interesting art and design to great effect . ) despite these glimpses of compelling lore , most of valerian feels like a series of concepts , connected by an extremely bare - bones action tale . from afar , its best ideas look as if they\u2019ve been drawn from an imagination running wild \u2014 but get closer and there\u2019s no aspect of this movie that really stands out .\nbut it ' s not just\nthe fifth element\nthat\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets\ncalls to mind . there ' s also echoes of the absurdist humor that ran through things like\nangel - a\nand\nthe family ,\nand the kind of harmonious one - love message of his brilliant\nlucy ,\nwhich was sort of like terrence malick ' s contemplative\ntree of life\nbut remade as a late - night direct - to - cinemax action movie . and someone from besson ' s europacorp told us that the original comic books that inspired\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets\nhave largely informed besson ' s entire career , from the way he writes rat - a - tat dialogue between actors to his fascination with a strong female central character . when i asked besson about alexandre desplat ' s score for the film ( which , honestly , seems like an odd tonal fit considering the composer ' s rather somber proclivities ) , since it was announced that he would be handling the music shortly after leaving similar duties on\nrogue one : a star wars story ,\nbesson said he hadn ' t heard anything yet .\nhe starts this week ,\nbesson explained . so while things that he had been tinkering with for\nstar wars\ncould end up in the mix for\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets\n( and given how long desplat was a part of\nrogue one ,\nthat seems likely ) , besson hasn ' t heard a note .\n\u201cvalerian and the city of a thousand planets\u201d is an utter delight and one of the most gorgeous fantasies to hit the screen in recent memory\u2014the kind of film that can take moviegoers logy from the usual array of craptaculars and render them giddy with its pure fun . the question , of course , is whether viewers will be willing to give its weirdo charms a chance . but if you want to come away from a film feeling dazzled instead of simply dazed , this is an absolute must . besides , it is almost certainly going to become a cult favorite in a few years , so why not get in on the ground floor while you can ?\n, the two of them are suddenly standing in the surf of a painfully beautiful beach completely out of the blue . laureline is quick to remind valerian of his promise .\nin his ludicrously entertaining 2014 science - fiction thriller ,\nlucy ,\nthe french director luc besson gave us a chemically enhanced action heroine with the rare ability to harness 100 % of her brainpower . besson ' s latest futuristic whatsit ,\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets ,\nseems determined to induce the opposite effect in the viewer . when you enter the theater , you can pick up your 3 - d glasses with one hand and drop off your brain with the other .\nthe review embargo for valerian and the city of a thousand planets lifted yesterday evening , and the earliest write - ups suggest the movie is going to get a mostly positive , but mixed response . every critic thus far has commented on the intense visual spectacle the film , but some are more forgiving when it comes to the weaknesses in its narrative and its pacing . it seems that it ' s a blockbuster you ' re either on board with or not , and that ' s practically identical to the responses that the fifth element received back in the late 1990s .\nspaceship girl : valerian ' s ship has a female a . i . called alex .\nin the century xxviii , the space station alpha is a city where beings from different planets live together exchanging their knowledge and culture . peace is granted by a human force , including major valerian and his partner sergeant laureline . they are assigned by the defence minister to retrieve the last species of converter in a dangerous mission . they succeed and back to alpha , unknown humanoids abduct commander arun filitt expecting to steal the converter . they head to a forbidden area that is infected but valerian and laureline follow them and disclose a hidden secret about the race and the infected area .\nwhen besson is working on a big canvas , as with 1997\u2019s the fifth element , a film with the straight - faced audacity to posit that love truly is the fifth element , it becomes impossible to deny his auteur status . two decades after the fifth element was a worldwide box - office success and attained instant cult classic status , besson has made another magnum opus , another labor of love , another movie that is so personal that it\u2019s essentially luc besson in cinematic form , in valerian and the city of a thousand planets .\nseven centuries in the future , alien species from across the universe have converged to call the city of alpha home ; a sprawling melting pot where planets share and coexist in harmony for the betterment of all . but during a mission which finds them called to hunt down a rare , and priceless prize , agents valerian ( dane dehaan ) and laureline ( cara delevingne ) become embroiled in a conspiracy which could spell doom for alpha and all that ' s been built .\nred shirt : the squad of soldiers who accompany valerian and laureline on their mission at the beginning of the movie . not one of them survive it .\nthe summer isn ' t quite over , but valerian and the city of a thousand planets is certainly the frontrunner to be named the spectacle of the summer , and while many franchises have disappointed , this is a movie that ends with you wanting to see much more from the universe it introduces . it ' s visually stunning , beautifully prescient in its humanist themes ( alien - ist too , i suppose ? ) , and while its reach doesn ' t match its grasp in some respects , you ' re still left respecting the hell out of the reach alone .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets hopes you don\u2019t focus too much on the script and characters , or lack thereof , while at the same time , it amazes you with incredible visuals and design . so much of the world of valerian looks applicable and reasonable to various alien species - - aliens that are robots manage the economy , floating up and down while collecting data ; aliens that exist underwater need an apparatus to successfully farm their crops . the vfx does a fantastic job making you believe that this world exists . it even does an admirable job making all the real actors look like they belong in this universe too\u2026most of the time . several times , valerian walked into a location where you can literally see the greenscreen , abruptly snapping you out of any suspension of disbelief you might have .\nvalerian and the city of a thousand planets is a jaw - droppingly beautiful and often delightfully exciting sci - fi adventure . taking place in the not - so - near future , it is ( like the fifth element before it ) an uncommonly optimistic portrait of the future . . . while the main selling point will be the 3d - friendly spectacle , besson remembers to root his story in character . okay , his heroic duo , valerian ( dane dehaan ) and laureline ( cara delevinge ) aren\u2019t exactly classic cinematic creations . but they are a lot of fun to spend time with , which only adds to the razzle - dazzle .\nit\u2019s a shame that besson so brilliantly brought this universe to life , but wasn\u2019t able to help the audience connect with the characters or the script . the humans act weird while certain weird aliens display more life and personality than any of the cast . the setting is beautiful and the action well - choreographed . but , there\u2019s no tension in any of the scenes because dehaan and delevigne don\u2019t act like real people in danger . as a result , there is no reason to care about what happens to either of them . valerian and the city of a thousand planets is a typical case of a big production that\u2019s all sizzle and no steak , that never connects with an audience or gives them anything or anyone to root for .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nnow that ' s not to say that valerian and the city of a thousand planets would have opened at $ 40 million had it debuted on aug . 4 , 2017 . it still may well have lost out on the imax screens and the plf theaters to a still relatively\nnew\ndunkirk , and the whole\nno movie stars\n( rihanna fans didn ' t show up the way harry styles fans did ) and\nobscure source material\nthing still would have been a handicap . but opening away from the chris nolan war drama would have allowed valerian to stake its claim in terms of what it had to offer as the summer wound down .\nbased on pierre christin and jean - claude m\u00e9zi\u00e8res\u2019 valerian and laureline graphic novels that began in the \u201960s\u2014and inspired besson\u2019s equally outr\u00e9 the fifth element \u2014the movie plays as if the filmmaker desired to cram every odd element from the comics into one feature . you can\u2019t accuse valerian and the city of a thousand planets of lacking ambition or visual imagination ; there\u2019s a new , sometimes eye - popping sight every few minutes . besson also continues his fifth element penchant for casting recognizable actors in oddball supporting roles ; here , ethan hawke plays jolly , the gonzo owner of a club in this universe\u2019s red - light district , where rihanna portrays bubble , an alien dancer with cgi - enhanced costume changes .\nprogressive era montage : an opening montage shows the evolution of a human space station into the eponymous city in space , and its role as a diplomatic nexus first for human races , then alien ones .\nbreaking : in a major move that redefines stx entertainment \u2019s place in the distribution landscape and decimates the distribution pipeline red , stx motion pictures group has made a three - year deal with europacorp films usa to release and market the upcoming films hatched by luc besson \u2019s production entity . that includes europacorp\u2019s biggest gamble , the besson - directed valerian and the city of a thousand planets , the most fiscally and creatively ambitious film in that hit - making director\u2019s career , at around a $ 180 million budget . the deal was announced by adam fogelson , chairman , motion picture group , stx entertainment , and marc shmuger , europacorp ceo .\ndehaan and delevingne will play valerian and laureline in the adaptation of the original story , which centered on a pair of spatio - temporal agents who help defend a utopian 28th century earth and its neighboring planets from bad guys , with the pair\u2019s adventures rooted in space opera and time travel themes not so much unlike fifth element , besson\u2019s seminal 1997 pic .\nand now , a few of the beings in the film . this is a kortan dahuk , one of the many races who contributes to the creation of alpha .\n\u201cthe first woman i fell in love with was probably laureline , \u201d luc besson , the french director behind the forthcoming film valerian and the city of a thousand planets , said last year . \u201cshe was totally free and badass , and . . . was a very modern heroine at the time . \u201d besson was talking about one half of the duo at the center of val\u00e9rian and laureline , the legendary sci - fi comic series his new movie is based on . written by pierre christin and illustrated by jean - claude m\u00e9zi\u00e8res , the comics debuted in 1967 and follow the two eponymous \u201cspatio - temporal agents\u201d who work for an organization called galaxity , and , later , as mercenaries . val\u00e9rian and laureline travel as partners\u2014both professional and romantic\u2014through space and time to resolve conflicts and foil villainous plots ."]}
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footage horror film , spectre of death 3d , but find themselves in a found - footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .\na group of filmmakers sets out to make the first 3d found footage horror movie , but find themselves in the first 3d found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .\nfound footage 3d \u2019s world premiere is saturday august 20th , at the bruce campbell horror film festival .\nfound footage 3d - a horror movie by s . degennero | official teaser trailer [ hd ] - youtube\n- esque sort of way . there are things that we can do , as a found - footage movie shot in 3d , that no found - footage movie or 3d movie has ever been able to do before .\nfound footage 3d is a movie starring carter roy , alena von stroheim , and chris o ' brien . a group of filmmakers set out to make the first 3d found footage horror movie , but find themselves in a found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .\nthe cast and crew of the first 3d \u201cfound footage\u201d film encounters unexpected horror while shooting in a haunted cabin .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing found footage 3d near you .\nit\u2019s a great movie about the spirit of all bad found footage movies coming together and killing anyone who tries to make another found footage movie .\na group of filmmakers set out to make the first 3d found footage horror movie , but find themselves in a found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .\nthe film tells the story of a group of filmmakers who set out to make \u201cthe first 3d found footage horror film , \u201d and find themselves in the first 3d found footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind the scenes footage .\na group of low - budget filmmakers sets out to make \u201cthe first 3d found footage horror film , \u201d but find themselves * in * the first 3d found footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .\nenter writer - director steven degennaro\u2019s debut feature film , found footage 3d , and it\u2019s a triumph on all fronts .\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about found footage 3d !\nsynopsis : a group of filmmakers sets out to make the first 3d found footage horror movie , but find themselves in a found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .\nhow can a horror film hope to make a splash without drowning in the \u201cfound footage\u201d flood already eroding the market ? by being the first \u201cfound footage\u201d film to shoot in 3d , that\u2019s how .\nthe film tells the story of a group of filmmakers who set out to make \u201cthe first 3d found - footage horror film , \u201d and find themselves in the first 3d found - footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .\nsteven degennaro : six filmmakers go out to a cabin in the woods of central texas to shoot \u201cthe first 3d found footage horror movie\u201d , but find themselves in the first 3d found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .\nthere are so many ways that found footage 3d could have imploded , as evidenced by the self - aware cynicism of its title . but steven degennaro and his terrific cast have instead crafted a movie that is the opposite of cynical , as it takes two of the cheapest marketing scourges currently blighting the horror landscape\u2014the found footage film and 3d exhibition\u2014and instead turns both into some of the movie\u2019s biggest assets . this isn\u2019t just a movie that makes lemonade out of 3d , found footage lemons . it\u2019s one of the best 3d and one of the best found footage movies i\u2019ve ever seen . found footage 3d is really something special .\nfound footage 3d doesn ' t exactly have great box art , nor does the premise sound all that interest . after all , as pitched it ' s a pretty straight forward 3d found footage , and the very fact it ' s in 3d adds an extra layer of stupidity to the mix .\na found - footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .\na group of filmmakers set out to make\nthe first 3d found - footage horror film\n, but find themselves * in * a found - footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage .\ndegennaro : \u201cand it can\u2019t feel rehearsed because we\u2019re making a found footage movie . \u201d\nsg : found footage 3d will tell the story of a group of filmmakers who set out to make \u201cthe first 3d found footage horror film\u201d but find themselves in the first 3d found footage horror film when the evil entity from their movie escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage . like the scream movies , it\u2019s got jokes and clever commentary on the genre , but it\u2019s not a spoof . it\u2019s going to scare the shit out of people .\nif you are one of those cheapskates who have been waiting to see found footage 3d for free , then your wait is almost over .\ni watched this meta - found - footage flick in 2d . i ' m not sure how good it will look in 3d , but there is supposedly a 3d version coming out soon .\nthis one tells you what it is right up front . titled found footage 3d this one promises to do for the found footage sub genre what scream did for the slasher genre back in the day . pretty hefty shoes to fill .\nfound footage 3d is a 2016 horror american film written and directed by steven degennaro and co - produced by degennaro , charles mulford , and kim henkel ( co - writer of the texas chain saw massacre ( 1974 ) . it is the first found footage horror movie shot natively in 3d .\nconceived as the antidote to the common found - footage film , found footage 3d entered production in january of 2014 . degennaro , a former sound designer and no stranger to the film business teamed with charles mulford ( producer , two step ) and kim henkel , the co - writer and producer of tobe hooper\u2019s the texas chainsaw massacre and writer - director of texas chainsaw massacre : the next generation , to bring the world\u2019s first 3d found - footage film . on paper , a 3d found - footage film makes no sense whatsoever , a fact the filmmakers are quick to smartly address and quickly move on from . in practice , this 3d found - footage film works like gangbusters .\naptly titled found footage 3d , the innovative film is the brain - child of steven degennaro , who had previously directed the 2011 short first date .\na refreshing stab at the found footage genre . the film could have easily made itself standout by just telling a story in 3d , but by adding the film crew element they add something unexpected . in an over saturated genre , found footage 3d holds it\u2019s own \u2013 scream meets the blair witch project .\nthe biggest surprise out of wizard world\u2019s bruce campbell horror film festival was steven degennaro\u2019s found footage 3d , which held its world premiere this past friday night .\nwriter / director steven degennaro is excited , he states the following : \u201cthe 3d aspect isn\u2019t just a marketing ploy\u2014it\u2019s integrated into the story in a very scream - esque sort of way . there are things that we can do , as a found footage movie shot in 3d , that no found footage movie or 3d movie has ever been able to do before . \u201d\npart of the issue with found footage 3d is that it\u2019s not as clever as it thinks it is , nor does it fully take advantage of its post - modern setting . it talks about the tropes of found footage movies in several scenes , but it doesn\u2019t push the satire . worse still , as the film comes to its conclusion , it becomes everything the characters hate about the genre . steven degenerro writes throughout the entire script that found footage has become predictable and every movie is the same , but found footage 3d ends up being \u2018just another found footage movie\u2019 . \u201cwhat can we do to separate ourselves from every other shitty found footage movie\u201d asks one of the characters . the answer appears to be \u2018very little\u2019 .\n' found footage 3d ' is an absolute riot that ' s also quite scary , setting up a multitude of payoffs that deliver a flurry of satisfying punches .\nin the end , found footage 3d is an exceptional addition to the found footage family of films . while it will certainly be known for the immersive 3d aspect , its ability to seamlessly move from an almost satirical take on the style to an outright horror movie is what it should be lauded and , ultimately , remembered for .\ninstantly , weinberg replies , \u201ci said i\u2019m in ! i said it because i like found footage and i hate 3d . i think it\u2019ll be a fun challenge . \u201d\nalso working for the movie are its horror moments as there are some sequences in found footage 3d that are genuinely terrifying , and degennaro directs with a brilliant flow . with such a glut of found footage films released each and every year , it\u2019s impressive to see one that\u2019s directed this well . it may not get its tone or satire right , but it\u2019s mostly effective in its execution of being a found footage movie . there\u2019s a line where andrew says there\u2019s only ever been two and a half good found footage movies and one of those came out fifteen years ago . well , found footage 3d isn\u2019t bringing that number up by much , but it\u2019s better than most .\nthere ' s a twinge of recognition with any found - footage horror movie : filmmakers getting slaughtered before their own lenses . found footage 3d apes that convention , with a crew making a found - footage movie , spectre of death , as well as their own documentary about making their own mockumentary . under duress from their dictatorial producer ( carter roy ) , they ' re doing both in 3 - d . but what happens when they start finding evidence of something really evil in their fake found footage ?\ni ' m a sucker for found footage movies , especially when they ' re self aware like this one .\nsteven degennaro ' s found footage 3d is hilariously scary ! doing what scream did for the slasher genre , ff3d plays to every trope of the found footage subgenre and exceeds thanks to a tight script and fantastic performances . strap yourselves in for the ride as the outcome is truly remarkable !\nsg : found footage 3d is a movie people are definitely going to want to see in a theater . this will be the first found footage horror movie in 3d , which is reason enough to see it . the 3d aspect is not just some lame marketing gimmick . it\u2019s integrated into the fabric of the story and it\u2019s an important part of the way we plan on shooting it . there are things that we can do , as a found footage movie shot in 3d , that no found footage movie or 3d movie has ever been able to do before . as a director , i really want to explore the boundaries of the 3d medium and do something unique and original , and this story is the perfect forum for doing so . so people will need to come see this in a theater to really get the full experience .\nwhat i didn\u2019t realize , and what i was soon informed of , was that pre - production had at the time already begun on the first ever 3d found footage horror movie .\nfound footage 3d just screened at bruce campbell\u2019s horror fest , where it won the jury award , and it can next be caught at london\u2019s frightfest this coming monday , august 29th .\ncoming just before the release of blair witch , the second to the creator of this sub - genre , found footage offers a new and refreshing perspective . fans and haters of the found footage film will all find something to enjoy .\nfilms within films are always tricky to get your head around , but found footage 3d is on a whole different level . this film has more layers than the end section of inception .\n\u201cfound footage 3d\u201d is among the better \u201cfound footage\u201d films , although it is not among the best . charming characters carry momentum for miles and a shockingly graphic climax reinvigorates energy for the film\u2019s final breaths . the route taken to get there just isn\u2019t quite creepy enough and could use some more bite behind its bark .\nthe guide for frightfest says that found footage 3d hopes to do for the genre what scream did for slashers . it\u2019s the first post - modern found footage movie that isn\u2019t afraid to play within the genre conventions while also poking fun at them , and for the most part it works . but not everything does .\nfound footage 3d has been bought by amc networks for their horror streaming service shudder , which has been called\nthe netflix of horror\n. the movie will be available on their streaming platform starting october 26th , just in time for halloween ! and best of all , it will be available in 2d , 3d side - by - side ( for 3d televisions and vr ) , and red - blue anaglyph 3d . indiegogo backers : dust off those 3d glasses !\nhalloween love : one of the most noteworthy aspects about found footage 3d is that texas chainsaw massacre co - creator kim henkel is attached to produce . how did henkel become involved with the project ?\nand thus concludes found footage 3d . it ' s such a great watch that understands how to poke fun at itself while still remaining superior to the majority of its competitors . # shudder # ff3dlive\nso , as far as these things go , found footage 3d is sufficiently entertaining , and tailor - made for horror movie buffs . there ' s no real reinventing found footage at this point , i think we can all agree on that , but degennaro and company have admirably delivered a satisfactory new title to the mix .\n\u201cshot natively in 3d\u201d . many big budget hollywood productions are converted into 3d after shooting . generally , they look horrible as a result . urltoken\ndon ' t forget : if you want to see the movie again , or share with your friends , it is available on @ shudder in four different versions , including 2d , 3d for 3d tvs , red - blue 3d , and a director ' s commentary . also available on itunes under the title\nfound footage\n. # shudder\nthe surrounding story they are plugged into could use a swig of that spirit . where \u201cfound footage 3d\u201d runs into roadblocks , particularly with that last number and letter , is that it isn\u2019t terribly exciting .\nbased on his love for the blair witch project , scream and paranormal activity , director steven degennaro unleashes a sharp , scary and smart comedy horror that he hopes will do for the found footage genre what the wes craven franchise did for slasher flicks . a group of filmmakers sets out to make the first 3d found footage horror movie , but find themselves actually in the first 3d found footage horror movie when the evil entity from their film escapes into their behind - the - scenes footage . produced by kim henkel , co - creator of the texas chain saw massacre , a fresh horror experience for genre junkies .\nmotion sickness sufferers need not fear found footage 3d as , with our story origin being the making of film , it\u2019s been shot by a professional . there\u2019s none of that shaky , jerky , nausea induced camerawork .\nseveral months back , i jokingly made a remark on twitter that someone should make a found footage movie in 3d , due to the recent surge in popularity of both storytelling devices \u2013 or gimmicks , if you prefer .\nfound footage 3d receives its world premiere at the bruce campbell horror film festival in chicago on aug . 20 at 10 p . m . the film is also playing at fright fest in london on aug . 29 .\nsadly it feels as though found footage 3d is a missed opportunity . everyone has gone into this with the best of intentions and it mostly works , but it\u2019s sadly rather forgettable . it doesn\u2019t quite know who its pitching too ( those who hate found footage or those who love it ) and so it ends up a bit bland . a very nice cameo from scott weinberg ( who also produces ) is a funny addition and allen perry has some real laugh out loud moments , but found footage 3d just feels like every movie you\u2019ve ever seen from the genre . a shame .\n\u201cff3d tells the story of a film crew who travel to a remote cabin in the woods to shoot a 3d found footage horror film , but get more than they bargained for when the evil entity they created for their film starts showing up in their behind - the - scenes footage . \u201d\na genre film found footage 3d might be , but it also works well as a \u2018how to make a found footage film\u2019 guide . throughout the course of the movie there are several discussions between cast and crew . they discuss what locations will work , how to stand out , and most importantly why their characters will keep on filming as the world falls down around them . these are all very solid concerns for a found footage movie in general and is clearly a conversation the actual cast and crew had .\n) for post - production costs , adding 3d visual effects and festival entries .\nit\u2019s not about stuff popping out at the audience or anything cheesy like that . it\u2019s about immersion in the world , which is what makes found footage and 3d such a natural fit in my opinion . found footage is about tricking your senses into thinking you are watching something real , even if you know it isn\u2019t . and 3d is about putting you inside the world of the story , physically . so doing them both together seems like a natural fit .\nfound footage 3d does attempt to do something different with the found footage genre by filming it as the making of a found footage film . we follow a group of people who are making a found footage film in an old abandoned house in the country . the film does a good job of turning the cliches of the genre in on it\u2019s self . one great example has a girl scream and all of the plates and cups flying out of the cupboards in the kitchen . we\u2019ve of course seen this before , but we the viewer at first think that it\u2019s something supernatural , but we then learn it\u2019s an effect for the film in the film . but then it\u2019s revealed the\u2026\nthere are moments throughout found footage 3d where we get to watch the crew edit footage , while a webcam screen is open showing what\u2019s behind us . there\u2019s no doubt filming this was as confusing as it sounds , but these sequences were essential in order to deliver some of the best scenes in the movie .\nanna biller\u2019s the love witch , tim reis\u2019 bad blood : the movie , steven degennaro\u2019s found footage 3d , ali abbasi\u2019s berlin hit shelley and shelden renan\u2019s controversial documentary the killing of america are among the films in the discovery screen strand .\nsteven degennaro : anyone interested in more info about the film , or to keep up with the latest developments , can visit the found footage 3d website or any of our various social media pages ; facebook , instagram , twitter and youtube .\nfound footage 3d had its world premiere at the bruce campbell horror film festival last week , where it won the jury award . it will screen at frightfest in london on august 29th . it does not yet have a formal release date .\npete barnstrom ( film editor ) was an editor on the found footage film exists by blair witch project creator eduardo s\u00e1nchez , which premiered at sxsw 2014 .\nso blair witch is the best ff feature , but for my money , the best found - footage horror movie of all time is gareth evans\u2019 short \u201csafe haven\u201d from v / h / s / 2 . it\u2019s a masterpiece of short horror and by far the most effective use of found footage i\u2019ve ever encountered .\na dash of local production news : indie horror found footage 3d by austin director steven degennaro (\nfirst date\n) has wrapped up the first week of shooting down in gonzales , and they ' ve released this short production video diary .\nfound footage 3d begins as many found footage films do , with a clearly defined goal . we\u2019re quickly introduced to a group of filmmakers headed by leading man derek ( carter roy ) , director andrew ( tom saporito ) , cameraman and derek\u2019s brother mark ( chris o\u2019brien ) and sound guy carl ( scott allen perry ) as they discuss the project they\u2019re about to embark on , a found footage movie , \u201cthe spectre of death 3d\u201d . derek reveals to the audience and to his crew that not only are they making a found footage film , they\u2019re going to make a making - of documentary , and to top it all off it\u2019s all going to be in 3d . andrew immediately derides the idea as absolutely ludicrous , and derek says they\u2019ll figure out how to make it work , because in order to get the big press , you\u2019ve got to be the first to do something . meta .\n, a film that is a brilliant sendup of the subgenre , a loving tribute to found footage , and one of the best surprises in horror this year .\nfound footage fans can claim rewards that include digital downloads , 3d glasses , props from the film , signed texas chain saw massacre memorabilia , and private screening invitations . full fan and rewards information can be seen on the indiegogo campaign page here : urltoken .\nplot : a small crew of filmmakers head to a remote countryside in texas to make a 3d found footage horror movie . little do they know the cabin they ' re shooting in is haunted - or has the apparition in their own movie bled into reality ?\n\u201cit doesn\u2019t quite know who its pitching too ( those who hate found footage or those who love it ) and so it ends up a bit bland . a very nice cameo from scott weinberg ( who also produces ) is a funny addition and allen perry has some real laugh out loud moments , but found footage 3d just feels like every movie you\u2019ve ever seen from the genre . a shame . \u201d luke owen , flickering myth\nthe true surprise hit of the festival was the world premiere of found footage 3d , a meta comedy / horror film that is , in fact , a 3d found footage movie written and directed by steven degennaro . even more than any of the repertory screenings , found footage played best to the packed - house crowd of any movie during the weekend . it ' s a modest film , about a small group of filmmakers who go to a remote cabin to make a movie until life starts to imitate art , which , in turn , imitates life . while i ' m no real fan of found footage movies , degennaro and the cast found a way to have their cake and eat it , too ; the film is both a critique of found footage and one of the best found footage movies ever made - - the rare sendup that works as both a goof on the thing and as a great example of the thing itself . there are really funny observations about the horror genre and the filmmaking process , but a handful of terrific scares as well . while horror movies - - and in particular found footage movies - - aren ' t known for great character work , that ' s what ' s best about found footage 3d . degennero and the cast ( who are , to a person , terrific ) understand that we have to care about these people in order to give any kind of shit about what happens to them , and the film has an amazing ability to shift tones and sympathies multiple times in the course of a single scene . i don ' t think the movie has distribution yet , but keep an eye out for it and hit up social media saying you want to see it if you can . it really is something special .\nbut it would only work if we could shoot in 3d and do it properly . so we looked into what it would take to shoot the movie in 3d and we discovered that it was not at all prohibitive , financially or logistically . in fact , the price of 3d camcorders has dropped so precipitously in the last few years ( the camera we shot on costs less than 2 grand to buy ) that it suddenly seemed inevitable that someone would shoot a found footage horror movie in 3d in the next few years , and it may as well be us .\nah , found footage . the bad penny of mid - naughties horror that turned a brutally realistic storytelling device in cannibal holocaust into countless low - rent , inc . . .\nan entertaining watch despite its missteps , and it ' s still far better than most found footage films as it delivers solid performances , smart observations , and a fun ride .\nin the same way that scream deconstructed the slasher sub - genre in the 90\u2019s , ff3d takes a found - footage horror movie and populates it with people who are aware of all of the rules , tricks , and clich\u00e9s of the genre . they know how to make a found - footage movie . but do they know how to survive one ?\none of the fun aspects of found footage 3d is that we get some great special effects gags and even a blood bath of a third act . jessica perrin , who plays lily , gets pretty beat up throughout the movie , including one of the movie\u2019s first jump scares .\nweinberg : \u201cfound footage really constrains you on what you can do editorily . you shoot a traditional movie and shoot five takes , you can mix and match what you want . \u201d\nbut as goofy as the idea of a 3d found footage movie may sound , director degennaro fully leans into the concept and delivers one of the best 3d experiences i\u2019ve had in a theater since the format had its resurgence in 2009 . this isn\u2019t a slapdash post - conversion ; the depth and clarity have clearly been thought through , and the movie offers a number of sequences in which the 3d is used in new ways to brilliant effect . it\u2019s one of the few theatrical experiences i\u2019ve had in a long time that i won\u2019t just suggest be seen theatrically in 3d , but demand it .\nthere is a lot to like about found footage 3d however . unlike a lot of films in the genre , the movie features a cast of very likeable characters from the struggling director andrew and the loveable sound guy carl ( played brilliantly and hilariously by scott allen perry ) . production assistant lily adds a real sweet quality to the cast , and this is countered perfectly by writer and all - round asshole derek ( perfectly portrayed by carter roy ) and flip - flopping amy . in a really smart move , the plot of found footage 3d mirrors the film they\u2019re making , titled spectre of death . the film within the film surrounds a couple escaping to a cabin in the woods to help their marriage , which reflects derek and his co - star amy\u2019s failed marriage . it\u2019s all surface level stuff , but it adds a lot to found footage 3d .\nwhy would anyone make , or want to see , a found footage movie in 3d ? that ' s the question posed to pompous actor - writer - producer derek ( carter roy ) , whose bright idea it is to travel , along with a small band of very patient friends , to an isolated location and knock out a quick and dirty thriller called spectre of death , which is basically the blair witch project meets paranormal activity . derek is the kind of guy who only thinks in big picture terms , content not to worry about little things like sensible plotting or character motivation ; all he knows is that 3d movies make more money than 2d ones , so their cheap found footage movie might as well utilize the format . the director of spectre of death , andrew ( tom saporito ) , asks the obvious questions : why would a couple vacationing in the woods have 3d cameras ? who has ever heard of 3d security cameras ? and , the most common issue for a found footage movie , why haven ' t they dropped the camera yet ? derek - and found footage 3d - never really comes up with a satisfactory answer for this , but the true reason is clear : don ' t matter , it ' s a movie .\nas writer , producer , and star of the horror movie \u201cspectre of death , \u201d derek james surprises director andrew reed , sound operator carl , and new p . a . lily by announcing that theirs will be the first \u201cfound footage\u201d film to shoot in 3d . derek\u2019s brother mark is also given a 3d camera to use for shooting the behind - the - scenes \u201cmaking of\u201d documentary .\nif you consider that the found footage horror film really found its footing in 1999 with the release of the blair witch project , then you understand just how bold a claim ,\nfirst found - footage horror film to . . .\nreally is . doesn ' t really matter what follows those first six words . we ' re talking about a sub - genre that ' s beyond exhausted , and approached in seemingly every way possible . over 18 years of making excuse after excuse as to why the camera must keep rolling .\nfirst found - footage horror film to . . .\ncouldn ' t possibly mean anything today . could it ?\n\u201c found footage 3d is destined to become a franchise , and for once \u2013 i am rooting for such a thing . it\u2019s clever , smoothly - produced with a constant wink to the audience ( perhaps not the dumb ones \u2013 the film\u2019s words , not mine ! ) and it contains an exceptional excuse \u2013 one to beat all others in the found footage world \u2013 as to why they continue to film\u2026 because they\u2019re filming a movie . duh ! \u201d michael klug , horrorfreak news\nconsider , for example , the very \u201chook\u201d of the movie , which is to be the first - ever found footage movie shot in 3d ( at the time it went into production , this was the case ; paranormal activity : the ghost dimension technically beat this one to the punch , but that\u2019s a movie destined to be forgotten ) . on the one hand , it\u2019s ludicrous and completely at odds with the found footage aesthetic , which is to provide as \u201creal\u201d and immediate an experience as cinema allows . by putting the idea in the brain of cynical , opportunistic derek , found footage 3d stays a step ahead of the audience by openly admitting to all of its own potential faults\u2014it beats us to the critical punch , at the same time mining satire about the way artistic decisions are made in the movie business .\na small production team are hard at work on their latest film project , a found footage horror . worried that the genre has been done to death , star and producer derek ( carter roy ) comes up with an ingenious idea , to film it in 3d . to further set it apart in the crowded market he also decides that the behind - the - scenes documentary should also be filmed in that format . however , unbeknownst to the crew they have just become the stars of their very own found footage film\u2026\nthe film is well shot , perfectly replicating the style of footage one might find in a low budget making - of feature . the plot is whip crack smart and the performances are all organic and believable . one of the easiest way to screw up your found footage horror film is bad acting and found footage 3d deftly avoids that pitfall . every character feels real and grounded in our world , which is key when shit starts hitting the fan . the entire cast is strong ; roy\u2019s derek is every inch a schlock film maker , o\u2019brien\u2019s mark is the shy technical wizard , perrn\u2019s lily the charming if unremarkable easy target .\nthis is a prime example of a movie that tries way too hard to be a satire , kind like how scream was a satire of slasher films ( only that scream was actually incredible ) . this movie tries to be a satire of the found footage genre , but there is so many problems with this movie it ' s not even funny . first off the acting is terrible there ' s so many moments that are so out of left field , the writing feels like someone who ' s trying to be funny but really isn ' t . also this is one of those found footage movies , idiots argue for like 80 minutes and then something not very interesting happens at the last 10 - 15 minutes . i will say there were some moments that made me laugh so i guess that counts for something , but overall found footage 3d is a terrible satire on the found footage genre which is dying . . . . .\nnow available on shudder and itunes .\na near - perfect horror experience\n- - bloody disgusting .\none of the best found footage movies i ' ve ever seen .\n- - daily dead\nfrom the description above , \u201cfound footage 3d\u201d might sound like it has the potential to be cartoonishly off kilter in balancing its kook with its kills . it does have that potential , but immense credit goes to the film\u2019s complete cast and director steven degennaro for keeping comedy tuned with subtlety so it doesn\u2019t detract from the drama .\nsteven degennaro\u2019s short film first date was voted \u201cbest of fest\u201d by five festival audiences , won a jury award for directing , and was given a special commendation by united states senate majority leader harry reid . he currently teaches sound design and mixing at the university of texas at austin . found footage 3d is his first feature .\nin case you haven\u2019t heard yet , found footage 3d surrounds a group of filmmakers who set out to utilize their budget limitations and create the next big found footage movie , spectre of death 3d . the director of the movie within a movie , derek ( carter roy ) casts himself as the lead in a vain attempt to exploit his own failed relationship with amy ( alena von stroheim ) , even casting her as his female lead . their characters in spectre feel a trip into a cabin in the woods might help solve their problems and he wants to document the experience\u2026in 3d . of course , strange things start happening and a supernatural force seems to feed off their negative energy and familiar devices ensue . derek\u2019s crew decide on what kind of gimmicks they\u2019re going to use , including filming with 3d cameras in order to capitalize on ticket surcharges so the movie is a guaranteed financial success . his feelings towards the people he hopes will pay to see the movie aren\u2019t the most passionate , but greed is what motivates him and begins to create tension amongst the crew . this leads to the spirit from their movie to transition into reality and everything they were making fun of becomes what drives the terror in found footage 3d .\nthe way that steve degennaro and his team have striven to make found footage 3d as much of a behind - the - scenes dramatisation as possible , has resulted in almost a documentary feel . this is exactly what you want in your found footage horror . above all else it has to seem real , otherwise it won\u2019t have the desired effect . if you think back to the blair witch project \u2013 the film that started the genre \u2013 you forgot that you were watching fiction . similarly , at times , you get the same experience here .\nas promised by the premise , a meta aspect exists where the movie criticizes the current state of \u201cfound footage\u201d and its associated clich\u00e9s . a big chunk of that lamentation isn\u2019t incorporated into either plot , however . a lot of it is simply \u201cdid you ever notice ? \u201d dialogue reflecting the same sentiments shared by everyone fatigued on the first - person format . satire isn\u2019t simply identifying tropes through a character\u2019s open rant . \u201cfound footage 3d\u201d makes moves to turn certain ideas on their ear , though it misses opportunities to be as clever as it can .\nin brief , producer derek ( carter roy ) wants to shoot a found footage flick that does what no other film in this overcrowded realm has done before . he turns up one day with a couple of suitcases full of cutting edge tech that would allow them to shoot their film in 3d . we all know that every found footage movie should have a reason why people would keep on shooting when supernatural shit starts hitting the fan so everyone just laughs the 3d gimmick idea off at first and this provides for a great bit of raillery as to why on earth anyone in their right minds would be heading off to the woods to shoot something sinister , let alone in 3d . but boys will be boys when it comes to new toys and once they get their hands on the equipment , the whole idea seems to make perfect sense so they load up the car and set off to shoot \u201cthe spectre of death 3d . \u201d\ni don\u2019t have a favorite 3d horror film , to be honest . my favorite 3d films are all non - horror : gravity , avatar , and hugo spring to mind . the 3d for those films was innovative and immersive in a way that most 3d features aren\u2019t . gravity , in particular , was absolutely riveting in imax 3d . i\u2019m as big a critic of the \u201clet\u2019s convert every big - budget film to 3d\u201d as anyone . if you are going to use the tool , use it wisely and not just because it will let you charge an extra three bucks . it would be the height of hubris to compare ff3d to any of those films , but at the same time , like those movies , i want people to come out of the theater and tell their friends : \u201cyou have to go see this in 3d ! \u201d that\u2019s my goal .\nreview : before i start in earnest , full disclosure : i did not see this movie in 3d . i know , seems as though that would negate at least part of the novelty of found footage 3d , which aims to tease - and honor - the trappings of both found footage and 3d horror movies , but the truth is , the film is only just now barging out of the gates at a handful of horror film festivals , ones that i ' m not able to attend , but i was not about to allow that to dissuade me from seeing it early . the good news is , i liked it ( for the most part ) , more than enough to want to check it out in the theater with those damn glasses on when the time comes , just to give it its full due .\nurltoken - found footage 3d official trailer ( 2016 ) horror movie hd when he ' s hired to document the behind - the - scenes action of the ultra low - budget horror movie spectre of death (\nthe first 3d found - footage horror film\n) , an aspiring filmmaker packs up his camera and travels with the film ' s crew to a creepy cabin in the woods . but when the fictional evil presence from their film begins appearing in his behind - the - scenes footage , he has to figure out how to stop it , or it just may find its way into the real world . starring : carter roy , alena von stroheim , chris o ' brien , tom saporito , scott allen perry , jessica perrin , scott weinberg website : urltoken \u25basubscribe to joblo movie trailers : urltoken\n2 of 2 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ni\u2019m glad to be able to report that writer / director steven degennaro\u2019s feature debut , found footage 3d succeeds in very much the same way by adopting a similar attitude , presumably the fruit of degennero\u2019s designs to pinpoint where so much of all the crappy found footage that has been put out before shot itself in the foot and gave the sub - genre the bad rep it has right now . although the plot is a bit more bare bones compared to the aforementioned leslie vernon , found footage 3d\u2019s ace up its sleeve is the deftly written dialogue and inspired humor , all buoyed by a completely committed cast who really make the whole thing all the more palpable and , accordingly , you can\u2019t help but get sucked right in . and despite the film being a comedy at its core , it also manages to include a few well devised shit - your - pants scares that i honestly wasn\u2019t expecting to see before heading into this one .\nplays with the tropes and the medium of found footage in ways that are genuinely funny and entertaining in its most memorable scenes . unfortunately the majority of the movie devolves into a grating stream of arguing and mumbling that just drags .\ndegennaro and his cast and crew have brought to life the ideal love child of multiple gimmicks and the end result is much greater than the sum of its parts . smartly written , believably acted , and deftly crafted , found footage 3d is funny , smart , and scary as hell . when you get the chance , you need to see this movie .\nday 7 \u2013 derek forces andrew to rig a 3d surveillance camera using two gopros , even though it makes no narrative sense .\nmidway into the movie , i forgot i was watching in 3d . not because it became a naturally seamless part of the presentation , but because there ceased to be anything of import occurring within that third layer . outside of obligatory first act goofs like water spray , items , and hands making accordion moves toward the lens , \u201cfound footage 3d\u201d neglects that last part of its title as the movie rolls forward , which wouldn\u2019t be too big of a deal if it wasn\u2019t the whole hook .\nthat said , i did see some great stuff , mostly at festivals ( of which i attended 10 this year , thanks to found footage 3d ) . i like to include festival movies on my list because i think it\u2019s good to make people aware so that you can catch them in their general release . here\u2019s the best of what i saw in 2016 :\nsteven degennaro : the original idea , which didn\u2019t involve 3d at all , was born when i realized that in 2012 ( when i wrote the first draft ) , the found footage genre was rapidly heading toward the same morass of mediocrity that the slasher genre had been mired in in the early 90\u2019s when kevin williamson wrote scream . and yet , despite a number of ( absolutely terrible ) straight - up spoofs of found footage , no one had yet attempted the post - modern , scream - esque version of the genre . so i decided i was going to take a crack at it .\nas always , screening info and tickets can be found on our screenings page . enjoy the show ( s ) !\nat this point , horror has gotten so\nmeta\nthat there ' s nowhere to go but where found footage 3d goes , which is meta upon meta . ( a character even remarks ,\nnice , that ' s very meta .\n) if that sounds annoying , thankfully it is not . the film , in the early going , is cute with its exploitation of cliches and horror movie tropes without going too far overboard . that said , once the real horror of the story kicks in , this angle doesn ' t exactly matter anymore . found footage 3d ultimately reveals itself to be all too faithful to the genre it ' s initially satirizing ; it ' s not too meta to avoid the found footage characteristics we ' ve gotten so used to . it ' s like scream or behind the mask in that sense ; it ' s a send - up of a subgenre while also quite responsibly checking off all the required boxes . only problem with that , for me , is that i like slasher movies a lot more than i like found footage movies , but if you ' ve got room in your heart for at least one more paranormal pov flick , this one should suffice .\nwhen he ' s hired to document the behind - the - scenes action of the low - budget horror movie spectre of death (\nthe first 3d found - footage horror film\n) , an aspiring filmmaker packs up his camera and travels with the film ' s crew to a creepy cabin in the woods . but as interpersonal issues threaten to topple the endeavor and the production spirals out of control , the fictional evil presence in their film begins appearing in the behind - the - scenes footage . if he can ' t figure out how to stop it , it just may find its way into the real world . they know how to make a found footage movie , but do they know how to survive one ?"]}
{"id": 115851, "summary": [{"text": "little vera ( russian : \u043c\u0430\u0301\u043b\u0435\u043d\u044c\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0432\u0435\u0301\u0440\u0430 , malenkaya vera ) , produced at the gorky film studio and released in 1988 , is a film by russian film director vasili pichul .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the title in russian is ambiguous and can also mean \" little faith , \" symbolizing the characters ' lack of hope ( or a glimmer thereof ) .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the film was the leader in ticket sales in the soviet union in 1988 with 54.9 million viewers , and was the most successful soviet film in the us since moscow does not believe in tears .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "part of its popularity was due to being one of the first soviet movies with explicit sexual scenes .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film 's main character and namesake is a teenage girl , who just having finished school feels trapped in her provincial town .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "with its pessimistic and cynical view of soviet society , the film was typical of its time ( perestroika ) , during which many such films , collectively known as the chernukha ( russian : \u0447\u0435\u0440\u043d\u0443\u0445\u0430 , roughly \" black stuff \" ) , were released .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "however , the film 's popularity did not prove long lived .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film received 6 awards and was nominated for 8 more .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "among its wins , it received \" best actress \" for natalya negoda at the nika awards in 1989 .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film 's director , vasili pichul , received the special jury prize at the 1988 montreal world film festival and fipresci prize at the 1988 venice film festival .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the soundtrack 's main theme consists of two songs performed by sofia rotaru \" bylo no proshlo \" ( it was , but it has gone ) and \" tol ' ko etogo malo \" ( only this is not enough ) , \" the leitmotif of the perestroika classic little vera \" . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "little vera", "paragraphs": ["the irony is that\nlittle vera\nis being sold as a sex film .\nshe may have little faith , but there ' s lots of faith to be had in the movie .\nbecause vasily pichul ' s ' ' little vera ' ' is a russian film , i suppose that vera must be analyzed as a political statement , a startling indication of just how open mikhail s . gorbachev ' s new russian society actually is .\nlittle vera\nis extremely autobiographical . vasily pichul , 27 , director of this first feature , was born into vera ' s grim blue - collar milieu in the smoke - infested , water - polluted port city of zhdanov - - named for andrei zhdanov , a notorious architect of stalin ' s purges . there ,\nlittle vera\nwas filmed in an apartment identical to that still occupied by pichul ' s parents .\nfor americans ,\nlittle vera\nconfirms what we already knew : life for the poor , the unemployed and the alcoholic is as bad in the soviet union as it is here .\n' ' little vera ' ' will be shown tonight at 9 and tomorrow at 12 : 30 p . m . at the museum of modern art in the new directors / new films series .\nwith\nlittle vera ,\na daring 1988 feature from moscow ' s gorky studio unveiled at the 12th montreal world film festival which wraps up today , glasnost comes storming out of the gate . even those skeptical about the new artistic freedom in the soviet union must concede that\nlittle vera ,\nwhich opens later this year in the soviet union and the united states , breaks the rules and crosses all boundaries .\nscintillating portrait of russia after the fall of communism . vera painfully navigates the course of societal freedom minus any structure ( with little guidance from her dysfunctional family ) . natalya negoda is amazing in the title role .\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\n/ \\ russian and soviet films with english subs on my channel . bring a little piece of russian culture into your life ! / \\ ussr , 1988 genre - drama cast : natalya negoda - - vera andrei sokolov - - sergei yuri nazarov - - kolya ( vera ' s father ) lyudmila zajtseva - - rita ( vera ' s mother ) aleksandr negreba ( billed as aleksandr alekseyev - nyegreba ) - - victor ( vera ' s brother ) andrei fomin - - andrey watch my channel and enjoy ! )\nthe strategy of selling a foreign film on its sexual content is tried and true , but\nlittle vera\nis not a sexy film , and its star is not the new bardot or loren . the sex in\nlittle vera\nis sweaty and passionate but not erotic . the film ' s real fascination comes from its portrait of everyday life in the soviet union - life that contains few surprises but never has been shown with such frankness and honesty in a soviet film .\n, with regular excursions to the bedroom of vera ' s lover . vera is well played by natalya negoda , whose beautiful body and somewhat grating voice make her at once sensuous and irritating . with blond - streaked hair , cigarettes , and a promiscuous manner of behavior , vera represents the rebellious soviet youth . vera struggles throughout the movie to overcome her mundane surroundings and banal existence , but to no avail .\nsergei represents sophistication to vera . he is laid back , cool , completely sure of himself . at his initial meeting with vera ' s parents , a formal sunday dinner , he turns up wearing bermuda shorts . during the meal , bored by the conversation , he grabs vera ' s hand and walks out .\nat recent soviet - style sneak previews of\nlittle vera ,\naudiences were especially impressed by nazarov ' s expert portrayal of the lowly alcoholic father , because the actor ; pichul explained , normally plays ,\ncommissars , party people , those who don ' t know what doubt means .\nwith the headline : reviews / film festival ; ' vera , ' a russian love story , abrasive and comic .\n' ' little vera ' ' is a far cry from ' ' moscow does not believe in tears , ' ' the schmaltzy russian romantic comedy that won the foreign - language oscar some years ago , though not because of its partial nudity and its awareness that people sometimes enjoy sex out of wedlock .\namong the scenes in\nlittle vera\nthat we have not seen in a soviet movie before is one where policemen with guard dogs break up a meeting place of teenagers . the film is frankly on the side of youth and against authority , and the cops are seen as repressive agents of a humorless system .\none of the major aspects of\nmalenkaya vera\n( called\nlittle vera\nin english ) is that it was the first movie from the soviet union that featured a sex scene , albeit a short one . the title is important : vera is the russian word for\nfaith\n, identifying that punk vera ( natalya negoda ) has little faith in the soviet system . and as the movie shows , there ' s not much faith to be had in it . the opening scene shows the bleak industrial town of zhdanov , nearly a hell on earth . when vera ' s lover sergei ( andrey sokolov ) moves in with her family , it leads to some unexpected events . like in many russian movies , people ' s names describe their characters . for example , there ' s viktor ( remember that\nvictor\nmeans winner ) . all in all , this is a good look at the soviet union while it was collapsing - and we can see why it was collapsing . really good .\nuntil now ,\nlittle vera\nhas eluded censorship , though pichul acknowledged that\nrumors persist in some official circles that the film distorts reality , blackens everything , and that such works shouldn ' t be allowed to exist .\nbut the film has strong allies within the soviet filmmakers union , and groundswell public support bolstered by pichul ' s strategic casting of two beloved soviet actors , ludmilla zaitzeva and yuri nazarov , as vera ' s parents .\nlife in the cramped apartment becomes impossible . the drunken father fights with sergei , who moves out , and vera attempts suicide .\n' ' little vera ' ' is less critical and daring than honest and frank . more important , it doesn ' t simplify or attempt to explain the contradictory natures of the characters . they ' re not exactly chekhovian , but they are complex , sometimes self - deluding and almost always , at some point , most engagingly comic .\nbut nothing works in her life , including engagement to a nihilistic university student . vera teeters between a doomed marriage and the allure of suicide .\nthe title character of the russian little vera is a headstrong teenage girl , played by natalya negoda . to the dismay of her parents , vera lives only for the moment , making no provision for her future . she ' d rather hang out at local cafes in garish makeup and provocative clothing . a chance meeting with handsome student sergei ( andrei sokolov ) develops into a sexual relationship . her parents send out vera ' s brother ( alexander alexeyev - negreba ) to talk some sense into her , which proves to be doubly dicey when it turns out that the brother is an old acquaintance of the rebellious sergei . vera lies , saying that she ' s gotten pregnant by sergei , so he obligingly marries her and moves in with her family , which serves only to make matters worse , as vera ' s drunken father ( yuri nazarov ) ends up stabbing his son - in - law . persuaded to lie about the incident to keep her father out of jail , vera takes her family ' s side . a last - minute tragedy is barely averted , but the audience gets the distinct feeling that vera ' s problems with her family in particular and her life in general are far from over . ~ hal erickson , rovi\nmiss negoda ' s vera is an enchanting creature . she ' s willful , sweet , a little silly and essentially honest . she has a laugh that is a fishwife ' s cackle , which , like elizabeth taylor ' s , is all the more infectious for having no apparent relation to the beauty from which it issues . miss negoda could be the discovery of the year .\nbut ' ' little vera ' ' is so funny , so abrasive and so true that it transcends newsworthiness . it stands on its own . it also suggests that in mr . pichul , its 28 - year - old director , and in mariya khmelik , who wrote the screenplay , the russians have a pair of first - rate new film makers who will soon be internationally known .\nhowever , the most radical element of\nlittle vera\nis its obstinately pessimistic tone , a total rejection of the mandated pollyannaish romanticism of traditional stalin - khruschev - brezhnev cinema . never has there been such a bleak , kitchen - sink look at the daily life of soviet citizenry . some viewers may even wish for the return of the halcyon days of happy , politically correct tractor drivers .\nlittle vera\ncomes advertised as the first soviet film to deal frankly with youth rebellion , discontent with the system , and sex . its star , natalya negoda , has gained a measure of fame by being the first soviet actress to appear nude in a fairly explicit sex scene . to help launch the film in america , negoda posed nude for playboy and told her story to people magazine .\n' ' little vera ' ' will be opening a regular commercial run at the lincoln plaza on april 14 . go . adrift in a world of people on course little vera , directed by vasily pichul ; screenplay ( in russian with english subtitles ) by maryia khmelik ; photography by yefim reznikov ; edited by yelena zabolotskaya ; music by vladimir matetsky ; art direction by vladimir pasternak ; production company , gorky film studios ; an international film exchange release . at roy and niuta titus theater 1 , museum of modern art , as part of the new directors / new films series . running time : 130 minutes . this film has no rating . vera . . . natalya negoda sergei . . . andrei sokolov the father . . . yuri nazarov the mother . . . lyudmila zaitseva andrei . . . andrei fomin viktor . . . aleksandr alekseyev - negreba tolik . . . aleksandr mironov chistiakova . . . aleksandra tabakova mikhail petrovich . . . aleksandra linkov\nvera ( natalia negoda ) is a tough , coarse 18 - year - old residing with her parents in a public housing project in a factory town far south of moscow . vera ' s pathetic father drinks himself sick every day in search of his male self - respect . her angry mother screams and shouts in stream - of - consciousness across the apartment ' s tiny three rooms . vera fights her claustrophobic home life by donning leather miniskirts , streaking her hair , and chasing after boys .\nwhen sergei very casually suggests that maybe he and vera should marry , her parents immediately insist that he move in with them , which is when the trouble really starts .\nis a coming - of - age film centered around vera ' s relationship with her family and her tumultuous affair with a good - looking but egocentric college student . this hunk , sergio ( andrei sokolov ) , after deciding that he and vera shall be wed , moves into her humble home . sergio ' s disdain for vera ' s parents soon becomes mutual , resulting in a progressively more belligerent atmosphere . vera eventually confides to her best friend lena that she is completely miserable in what should be\nthe happiest time of her life .\nwhen lena shares a stress - reducing yoga exercise learned from her boyfriend , the two fall to the floor and laugh with a single\nha !\nin montreal , this metal worker ' s son wore fancy continental clothes , drank campari for the first time , and swore allegiance to the international film community of directors schlondorf , scorsese and tarkovsky . he was flanked at parties by his attractive wife , the daughter of a well - known screenwriter , and by\nmy platonic love ,\nlittle vera ' s\nlead , negoda , 24 , sultry and leggy and who could emerge as the soviet union ' s first sex star .\na story about a young woman , vera , who is somebody , living the life of a troubled teenager in the time right before the end of the soviet union . she lives in a very small russian apartment with her mother and father , however being this close to each other makes the living get rough . their daily life is plagued with massive amounts of alcohol ( mainly vodka ) and when she tries to escape her home life , she meets up with a boyfriend , sergei who then moves into her already small apartment after sleeping with her . every day little vera has to go through hell just to get by , which even involves her going against her own morals after her father has done something extremely wrong .\nvera , played with remarkable comic authority by natalya negoda , is not doomy enough to be classified as seriously alienated . underneath the punk hair style that her parents have learned not to criticize , she ' s bright , quick and common - sensical , adrift in a world where everyone else appears to be traveling a set course . vera is just out of school and about to take a job with the telephone company .\nperhaps the most striking moment of the film occurs when vera learns that she was not a\nwanted\nchild . why didn ' t her parents abort the pregnancy ? the answer is not the one americans would expect : vera was born so that her father could get the larger apartment he wanted . this situation is typical of the film - - it provides american viewers with a characteristic slice of life in the soviet union .\nher mother and father panic when vera acknowledges she ' s having an affair with a good - looking young student named sergei , whom she met one night after a public dance that turned into a rock - riot .\nvera herself finds what cheer she can in the arms of sergei , who meets her at a dance . he is an\nintellectual ,\na nonconformist , but it is hard for him to express his free spirit when he must move into vera ' s flat with her warring parents . ( the housing shortage in the soviet union actually is one of the film ' s most important themes ; none of the characters can count on a moment ' s privacy . ) vera and sergei share a few moments of happiness , including one ironic interlude on the beach , where they pause in their lovemaking to discuss their goals , and vera says ,\nin our country , we have but one goal : communism .\nthis line , in all of its sarcasm , reportedly has become as famous in the soviet union as\nplastics !\nbecame after the 1967 release of\nthe graduate\nin this country .\na story about a young woman , vera , who is somebody , living the life of a troubled teenager in the time right before the end of the soviet union . she lives in a very small russian apartment . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe sole reference to marxist ideology is an ironic one , when the bikini - clad protagonist , vera , lies across her amour ' s body on the beach and declares , tongue - in - cheek ,\nwe have a common goal : communism .\nnot surprisingly , vera seeks to escape from this life , and she leaves the apartment with relief , dressed in a mini - skirt , to hang out with a group of nonconformist teenagers who like to listen to rock ' n ' roll and bait the authorities .\nin the meantime , she waits around . when she can , she hangs out with her girlfriends , picking up boys . she shares a cramped , working - class apartment with her father , who is a decent sort until he drinks ( when he turns into a slob ) , and her mother , a once pretty woman who works too hard at her job and spends her exhausted off hours fretting . the arbiter of family disputes is vera ' s older brother , viktor , a doctor who lives in moscow and who is telephoned every time vera does something wrong , which is constantly .\ndoes dust intend to make any political commentary ? maybe not . but its imaginative use of the soundtrack\u2014in counterpoint to the image\u2014is quite damning . lesha\u2019s therapeutic dance with the psychology student is set to alla pugacheva\u2019s pop rendition of mandel ' shtam\u2019s macabre \u201cleningrad . \u201d lesha\u2019s comic attempts to impress chance acquaintances with the documentary evidence of his \u201cother body\u201d are accompanied by sofia rotaru\u2019s \u201conly this is not enough\u201d\u2014the leitmotif of the perestroika classic little vera ( vasilii pichul , 1988 ) . but the film\u2019s gem is viktor tsoi\u2019s song \u201cwe are waiting for changes ! \u201d which acquired a quasi - religious status after the release of sergei solov ' ev\u2019 assa ( 1988 ) . the song plays twice at the film\u2019s end : the first time as an ironic quote , when lesha runs through the long corridor towards the lab and the promised land ; the second as the final credits start rolling . this time , the song acquires a body : a young man angrily interprets the lyrics into sign language .\nthe film takes place in a provincial city where vera , a restless teenager , lives in a cramped three - room apartment with her al coholic father and her thoroughly disillusioned mother . a brother has moved to moscow . life in the family is a drab routine : the self - pitying , unemployed father gets up in the morning and starts to drink , and the mother and daughter plan their days around his rages and remorses .\ncut to a small , exceptionally pretty young woman as she stands on the tiny balcony of one of those apartment blocks , leaning on the rail in cheeky boredom . she is vera and she is definitely not forever . with the exception of her surprising spirit , everything about her will soon wear out or be cheerfully forgotten , including her dark glasses , the gum she is chewing and the loud rock music she ' s listening to .\ntakes place in the soviet union , the moral of the film is foreign only to the extent that americans ( and hollywood films ) seem to pride themselves on a constant glimmer of hope . the misery , however , is universal . it is not until half - way through the film , when vera says to sergio ,\nwe have a common goal . . . communism ,\nthat we are forced to remember that we are dealing with the soviet union and not just any desolate place .\nthe film that shocked the soviets with its depiction of your average russian family as a squalid , sottish , violent bunch of amoral no - hopers . filtered through western eyes , the sex scenes seem mild , the foul language blunted by subtitles , and the rebellious stance tame . but the film ' s message is still subtly affecting . the circumscribed sadness of life in a dull industrial town ; the inability of the generations to understand each other ; the hard eyed look at love as an explosive and divisive , not redemptive force ; these themes are mercilessly delineated . there ' s also a welcome anarchic humour at work : when stolid sergei bemoans vera ' s lack of purpose , she writhes on top of him purring : ' you and i share the same goal . communism ' . you can feel the shock waves from here . the film ' s chief revelation is negoda ' s searing performance as vera , a feisty , mean - minded hellcat who injects chaos into every life that touches hers . the booze fuelled tale is wildly melodramatic , but the performances , pitilessly shot in gritty , realistic settings , are excellent .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nan independent , small - budget ( no - budget , to be precise ) film shot on digital camera , dust seemed an unlikely candidate for any recognition amidst the bombast of such new russian \u201cblockbusters\u201d as the turkish gambit ( dzhanik faiziev , 2005 ) and company 9 ( fedor bondarchuk , 2005 ) . nonetheless , upon its release in june 2005 loban\u2019s film immediately raked in a dozen enthusiastic reviews by major russian film critics , who repeatedly called this modest film a sign of a new direction in russian cinema . screened in the \u201cperspectives\u201d program at the moscow film festival , [ 1 ] dust received a diploma of the jury of russian film critics for the \u201cexperiment on the body of the hero and on the language of cinema . \u201d while the second part of this peculiar citation is expected praise for an independent production , the first part has to do with the script . the plot is simple , clever , and\u2014to avoid the tired imprecision of the word \u201ctopical\u201d\u2014contemporary .\nthe hero of dust is lesha sergeev ( aleksei podol ' skii ) , an obese 24 - year old man , balding and myopic , who lives with his grandmother . this intelligentnaia woman monitors every aspect of lesha\u2019s life , from the intake of proteins and glucose ( franks and sugar - loaded tea for breakfast ) to suitable leisure ( making model airplanes ) to an appropriate outfit ( an oversized t - shirt with a kitten print , purchased in a second - hand store ) . for the duration of the film , lesha\u2019s amorphous body will be draped in this \u201cunisex\u201d monstrosity , exchanged for female clothing at the film\u2019s end . this expository part of the film is a small masterpiece of acting , editing , and mise - en - sc\u00e8ne . unpretentious and unsentimental , the sequence has lesha\u2019s entire life laid out with an unerring feel for turn - of - the - millennium russia : a fully internalized sense of alienation from \u201creality . \u201d lesha\u2019s face , torso , hands , and even the kitten on his t - shirt , magnified and distorted by close - ups , all articulate dejected bewilderment .\nby some fluke lesha is selected by the fsb to participate in an \u201cexperiment\u201d for the \u201cglory of russian science . \u201d neither the purpose nor , indeed , the nature of the experiment is clear , but its side effect has a profound impact on lesha in the form of a flickering image of the\nlesha , a muscular , fit , and assertive one . in a gogolian attempt to regain this other body\u2019s \u201cbeauty and power , \u201d the hero desperately chases after his athletic double through the streets , clubs , and gyms of post - soviet moscow . the hero\u2019s sluggishness and submissiveness disappear , replaced by an outburst of activity . initially lesha follows the fsb instructions : do not return to the lab and call a psychologist in case of \u201canxiety . \u201d lesha\u2019s further actions follow the same obscure but effective logic as ivan the homeless\u2019 attempts to catch the elusive \u201cforeigner\u201d in mikhail bulgakov\u2019s\n. first lesha goes to victory park on poklonnaia mountain ; then tries to squeeze his way back into the lab ; finally , he tracks down the professor of gynecology in charge of the experiment ( petr mamonov ) and , despite the latter\u2019s warnings , goes in for a lethal dose of the \u201cexperiment . \u201d\nto say that dust is an independent cinema project by a team of audacious alternative artists only begins to describe this uncanny film and its creators . during the 1990s , director sergei loban and scriptwriter marina potapova created an art group with the shocking name zaibi\u2014 \u201cfor anonymous and free art . \u201d the two of them plus cameraman dmitrii model ' also worked on the program up to 16 and older for the ort channel . the self - proclaimed anarchists invited alternative artists to their programs , organized \u201cstreet parties\u201d ( a post - soviet analogue of conceptualist collective actions ) , and arranged fake pr campaigns for aspiring duma candidates . by 2000 their unorthodox activities became too much for the channel to take , at which point the trio announced the creation of the studio svoi 2000 . after several shorts , svoi 2000 made its debut feature film dust .\ndust \u2019s symbolic budget of $ 3 , 000 , as well as its non - professional cast , which consists of the filmmakers\u2019 friends plus petr mamonov , exemplifies zaibi\u2019s slogan : \u201ceven a naked man in open space can be creative . \u201d albeit non - professional , the actors in dust are all familiar faces in the russian artistic underground . gleb mikhailov , the director of black dude ( chernyi fraer , 2001 ) \u2014a campy parody of aleksei balabanov\u2019s brother ( 1997 ) and brother - 2 ( 2000 ) \u2014plays lesha\u2019s \u201cbody . \u201d russian rappers white hot ice and rustaveli appear as carjacking gangsters . the former muztv host larisa piatnitskaia ( also known as squirrel ) appears as the fsb - employed psychology student , while the \u201crevolutionary writer\u201d dmitrii pimenov is featured as an fsb official .\nshot with a hand - held digital camera , dust abounds in tight close - ups of unappealing faces and bodies , captured at strange angles . yet this is neither naturalism nor an attempt to go out on a limb for visual originality . the film\u2019s zero - budget and the filmmakers\u2019 inexperience may account for the rough picture , but the \u201cdogme - 95 style\u201d works well for the film . when the camera focuses on lesha\u2019s bloated face or relentlessly pursues him through his meaningless search it is , as the authors claim , hyperrealism : we are challenged to watch a movie that , in the process of constructing reality , strips it of any cinematic glamour .\nthe trashy visual quality has another effect that is key to the film\u2019s narrative . on the one hand , we are privy to the grainy but endearing authenticity of a home - video . on the other hand ,\nthe texture of [ video ] format inevitably brings to mind countless wedding recordings , video reports of investigative police actions , house security monitors , police surveillance [ \u2026 ] and other such foul material , dispassionately documenting in every detail the grimy everyday life . [ 2 ]\ndespite all these signs of art - house marginality , dust is not an obscure avant - garde text , with appeal only to critics and insiders . surprisingly enough , it is a cause - and - effect narrative film , character - centered , with clear psychological motivation . the narrative steadily progresses from initial equilibrium to disruption to resolution . as in classic hollywood films , the hero is driven by desire . the film suggests , however , that our desires and drives are side - effects of some ill - designed neuro - social experiment , whereas final equilibrium is achieved through a pulverization of the hero , who is finally able to catch up with his media - enhanced reflection\u2014a kind of prequel to the matrix ( andy and larry wachowski , 1999 ) set in a country that never valued individual consciousness in the first place .\ndust shares its penchant for hyper - realistic fantasy with such recent russian films as 4 ( il ' ia khrzhanovskii , 2004 ) and bipedalism ( evgenii iufit , 2004 ) . the loban - potapova - model ' team , however , are straight shooters . beginning as a profoundly humanistic narrative , dust gradually transforms into a godardian act of aggression on the viewer , as lesha gets lost among the forces of the post - soviet moscow - scape . the fsb appeals to lesha\u2019s \u201clove for the motherland\u201d and harasses him ; 1960s intellectuals praise the new generation \u201cwhich grew up free\u201d ; liberals and neo - dissidents suggest emigration ; the fsb - employed psychologist encourages lesha to \u201copen up and communicate\u201d ; the keyboard - thumping preacher ( played with gusto by psoi korolenko ) at a religious sect meeting promises new life through god ; and so on and so forth . by the time the misanthropic professor delivers his outrageous 10 - minute long lecture - monologue ( which can only be compared with the marxist lecture in jean - luc godard\u2019s weekend , 1967 ) on human insignificance\u2014also known as \u201cdust\u201d\u2014 the viewer cannot but identify with the blessedly autistic hero . none of these discourses has any effect on him . he just stands meekly in the frame with a vacant stare , silent except for bashmachkin - like mumbling : \u201cmy body is there . i want it back . for keeps . \u201d\nthe viewer does not know how to feel . perhaps this explains why in a collective act of denial many russian critics described lesha using a transplanted term : \u201closer . \u201d but if the buff supercop / gangster / special forces agent , populating a score of recent films and tv productions , represents the positive pole of this paradigm , the \u201cexperiment\u201d has , indeed succeeded . dust is a funky and accurate picture of putin\u2019s russia : a stagnant police state with \u201ckgb basements\u201d below and the desolate imperial ensemble at the poklonnaia mountain above , and with second - hand consumer capitalism stuck in the middle . in the closing sequence , the flickering post - experiment lesha joins his grandmother in front of a tv , where stand - up comedian evgenii petrosian is doing his routine : like a cackling demon of banality , he spews out discursive fragments of the new \u201cfree\u201d society .\ndust is not easy viewing but it is a surprising discovery . the team\u2019s next low - budget project , a film about summer vacations , is already underway . it is definitely something to look forward to .\n1 ] dust was reportedly invited to participate in the cannes film festival but was not included because of problems with translation .\n2 ] anton kostylev , \u201cbrat - 3 : vernite telo , \u201d urltoken ( 14 july 2005 ) . .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nhotel transylvania 3 : summer vacation stars plan their dream summer getaways to some memorable movie settings .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\na hospital nurse becomes an\ninternational girl\n, a prostitute who caters to foreigners with hard currency .\nthe story of a teenager boy in times of the comunism fall in the soviet union .\nplaton ryabinin , a pianist , is traveling by train to a distant town of griboedov to visit his father . he gets off to have lunch during a twenty minute stop at zastupinsk railway station . he . . . see full summary \u00bb\na teenage girl nicknamed avariya -\ncrash\n- is a rebel child that just can ' t get along with her family members that try to persuade her to behave normally - that is as other people do . but . . . see full summary \u00bb\nan engineer in charge of the production line of a factory in moscow is sent to a small town to try to specify the distributor the new dimensions of a mechanic part they need . but in this . . . see full summary \u00bb\nassa is set in crimea during the winter in the mid eighties . a young musician ( bananan ) falls for mobster ' s ( krymov ) young mistress ( alika ) . the parallel story line involves an 18th century . . . see full summary \u00bb\ncinematographic adaptation of classical russian play\ndowry - less\nby a . ostrovsky . noble but poor widow seeks to arrange marriage for her three daughters . she maintains\nopen house\nor . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe tiger sher - khan abducts the small child who gets in the family of wolves and becomes their adopted son and their brother .\nprofessor preobrazhensky and his colleague place some human parts into a dog named sharik . soon the dog transforms into a human .\nthree men vacation on a deserted beach near the black sea , trying to get away from women and society . however , two women arrive and try to claim the vacation spot as their own . the groups scheme to run each other off the beach .\n8 of 10 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\na look back at robert zemeckis ' half - animated classic , who framed roger rabbit , on its 30 - year anniversary .\na tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .\nthe strangest thing about this process is that it has made a truly revolutionary soviet film look like another one of those\none summer of happiness\nsex romps from scandinavia .\nher brother , visiting from moscow , screams in anguish over his impossible family situation . but what the film makes clear is that much of the unhappiness comes from a social system that has given people no clear tasks , few areas to exercise personal ambition , cramped living quarters , no privacy and too much bootleg booze .\neroticism in soviet films reminds me of dr . johnson ' s famous line about a dog standing on its hind legs :\nit is not done well , but one is surprised to find it done at all .\nwhat this film does express , strongly and clearly , is a deep discontent among the soviets who have lived in an incompetently managed society for too long . the angers in this film are the same ones that have produced mikhail gorbachev ( and , it would appear , the same ones that have resulted in the astonishing election results in poland ) .\nan interview with terry gilliam , director of\nthe man who killed don quixote .\nthe ebert club is our hand - picked selection of content for ebert fans . you will receive a weekly newsletter full of movie - related tidbits , articles , trailers , even the occasional streamable movie . club members also get access to our members - only section on urltoken\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nmontreal \u2014 glasnost for the soviet cinema began promisingly with the dramatic release in 1986 of the long - suppressed , controversial films ,\ncommissar\n( 1967 ) and\ntheme\n( 1979 ) , shelved with finality during the brezhnev era . still , those pictures were made a long time ago . would gorbachev ' s rhetoric encouraging internal criticism of soviet life actually be carried out in the newest cinema ?\nthere is casual nudity and several steamy sex scenes , beyond anything before on the soviet screen . uniformed soviet police , buttressed by snarling german shepherds , are photographed in several episodes as the enemy of youth trying to have fun . official soviet policy about aids is satirized when a student reads aloud from a stodgy government missive warning against\nsexual contact with homosexuals , drug addicts , and those who lead a dissipated sexual life .\nthe script by pichul ' s moscow - raised wife , maria khnelik , was conceived by her after a visit to zhdanov to meet the in - laws .\ni can ' t really say that i have some special strength ,\nhe said through a russian translator here at the festival .\nmaybe it ' s luck . as a boy , i was a soccer player , preparing to be a pro . some of my friends made that career , and sometimes i envy their fame , money , and their having less problems . but when i was 17 , and full of myself , the only career which could match my ambitions was to be film director - - although i didn ' t know at all what that profession really meant . people at the vgik film school in moscow were very kind to pick me . i think it ' s a miracle .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nthe camera pans across a bleak industrial landscape of factories , smokestacks , warehouses , rows of identical apartment blocks . on the soundtrack can be heard the occasional call of a dove mixed with the noises of urban intercourse . there is a sense of activity , purpose and routine , of the heavy momentum that carries a great modern society from one day to the next , possibly forever .\nfrom the new york times . you may opt - out at any time .\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nshe receives excellent support from the other cast members , especially andrei sokolov as the debonaire sergei , and yuri nazarov and lyudmila zaitseva as her parents .\nwe are continually improving the quality of our text archives . please send feedback , error reports , and suggestions to archive _ feedback @ nytimes . com .\naccessibility concerns ? 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", "topic": 2}], "title": "jeanne sakata", "paragraphs": ["this sunday , there will be a q & a with hold these truths playwright jeanne sakata after the 2pm performance .\n( l - r ) pasadena playhouse , producing artistic director danny feldman ; playwright jeanne sakata ; actor ryun yu and director jessica kubzansky at the opening of hold these truths at pasadena playhouse .\nthank you , jeanne for taking your considerable time to enlighten my fellow asian - americans ' history .\njeanne sakata is an asian american film , television and stage actress and playwright whose work is known for provoking public conversation about culturally significant topics . jeanne ' s career spans across theater , film , television , and voiceover . in 2015 , her celebrated solo play hold these truths was selected to be featured in seattle ' s act . . .\ni was most excited to get jeanne ' s insight on this dark and deplorable episode of american history .\nan interview with playwright jeanne sakata about her play hold these truths , performed at the pasadena playhouse until june 25th . it tells the story of gordon hirabayashi , a civil rights leader who took his fight against japanese american internment in world war ii all the way to the supreme court .\njoel de la fuente stars in jeanne sakata\u2019s one - man show inspired by the true story of first generation japanese american and courageous civil rights leader gordon hirabayashi . challenging the forcible removal of all people of japanese ancestry on the west coast , gordon journeys toward a greater understanding of america\u2019s triumphs\u2014and a confrontation with its failures .\nin december 2011 , jeanne was honored with an outstanding artist award for her career achievements by los angeles\u2019 asian pacific american friends of the theatre .\nsakata ' s first appearance on the big screen was in the 1992 erotic thriller poison ivy . in 2005 she appeared in a minor role as a field reporter in xxx : state of the union .\nhas attracted rave reviews from the new yorker , washington post and ap critics , as well as additional raves across the country . the script , published in japan studies association journal in 2010 , is currently on display at the library of congress playwrights archive in the asian american pacific islander collection in washington dc , where the jeanne sakata collection was established in july 2011 .\njeanne resides in los angeles with her husband tim , and together they enjoy traveling , cooking and baking , reading , writing , hiking , charity work , and music .\nthe epic theatre ensemble ' s new york premiere of jeanne sakata ' s solo play hold these truths ( formerly known as dawn ' s light : the journey of gordon hirabayashi ) , starring joel de la fuente , and helmed by lisa rothe , has been extended through november 25 , 2012 at the theatre at the 14th street y in new york . as gordon hirabayashi , de la fuente is a revelation in his nuanced tour - de - force portrayal of gordon , seamlessly transforming into 30 + other characters throughout the course of the play . i sat down to chat with jeanne sakata to talk about her inspiration to write gordon hirabayashi ' s life story , how she did her research , why she chose the solo show format and what she hopes audiences will take away from de la fuente ' s performance . urltoken\nwow ! just from your answers , i can feel how close to your heart and passionate you are about this . i cannot wait to see hold these truths . thank you again , jeanne !\nthis evening\u2019s performance will be followed by a special talkback featuring playwright jeanne sakata , actor joel de la fuente , kathryn bannai ( the first lead attorney on the hirabayashi case ) , and activist suki ports . g . w . ( greg ) kimura , president / ceo of the japanese american national museum in los angeles , california , will moderate the conversation on the legacy of the hirabayashi case in the context of asian american struggles for civil rights .\nten years ago , actress / playwright jeanne sakata began writing down her various thoughts on her personal connections with the subject matter of her dawn ' s light : the journey of gordon hirabayashi . through various reincarnations over the last decade , and a title change to hold these truths ; jeanne will be opening her play at the pasadena playhouse , in association with the east west players , may 30 , 2017 . hold these truths recalls the true story of gordon hirabayashi , a university of washington student , who began a 50 - year quest to right the wrongs to his family and his fellow japanese - americans who were relocated to internment camps in world war ii .\nthroughout her more than 30 - year career , jeanne has been honored as an actor for dynamic portrayals in both comedy and drama . called a \u201clocal treasure\u201d by the los angeles times , her talent has been reflected onscreen in\nis a renowned actor and playwright known for using her passion , versatility , talent and wit to provoke public conversation about culturally significant topics . jeanne\u2019s talents span across theater , film , television , and voiceover , with upcoming productions in 2017 - 18 of her nationally acclaimed solo play\njeanne sakata : initially , the inspiration came from john de graaf\u2019s fascinating documentary film a personal matter : gordon hirabayashi vs . the united states , where i learned about gordon for the very first time in the 1990s , and which you can now watch online . then further inspiration came from peter irons\u2019 book the courage of their convictions which featured a couple of chapters on gordon ; sansei poet david mura\u2019s poem gardens we have left , which mentions the deep impact that meeting gordon had on him ; and of course , gordon\u2019s own writings \u2013 articles , interviews , and letters he wrote in wwii as a college student at the university of washington .\nsakata has performed in many stage productions , working often with east west players ( ewp ) in los angeles . in 2002 she won the ovation award for lead actress in a play for her performance in chay yew ' s red at ewp . in 2007 , her first play , dawn ' s light : the journey of gordon hirabayshi , premiered at ewp .\nearlier this year , jeanne\u2019s voice work was featured in jennifer phang\u2019s acclaimed indie film advantageous , which world premiered at the sundance film festival\u2019s u . s . dramatic competition , and followed by showings in new york , los angeles , and san francisco . other feature film credits include playing mom wanda to olivia munn in the comedy the babymakers , xx2 : state of the union , and american fusion .\nwell known to los angeles theater fans , jeanne performed in the 2011 - 2014 seasons in the brothers paranormal at la jolla playhouse , blood at the geffen playhouse , hannah and the dread gazebo at the ojai playwrights conference , a cage of fireflies at the sundance institute theatre lab , seven at usc as cambodian human rights activist mu sochua and in julia cho\u2019s the language archive at east west players . an la ovation award winner for best lead actress for her cross - gender portrayal of master hua in chay yew\u2019s red at ewp , jeanne has performed regionally with the public theater , lincoln center theater , kennedy center , mark taper forum , la jolla playhouse , south coast rep , american conservatory theater , northlight theatre , intiman theatre , berkeley rep , a contemporary theatre , portland center stage , syracuse stage and the arizona theatre company . she received a 2013 monaco charity film festival award for best actress for her work in the indie film adultolescence , a stagescene \u201cbest of 2007\u201d outstanding performance mention for her performance as maria callas in ewp\u2019s master class , an entertainment today award for best supporting actress in chay yew\u2019s a winter people at theatre @ boston court , and a dramalogue award for outstanding performance for her work in jean genet\u2019s the maids at ewp .\na limited number of a / p / a - sponsored tickets are available for this performance and talkback . for nyu students , tickets are free ( limit 1 ) , but must be reserved with a $ 5 deposit ; for non - students , tickets are discounted ( limit 2 ) and priced at $ 10 each . please email apa . rsvp @ urltoken for more information or to make a reservation , indicating the number of tickets desired ( for non - student rate ) and nyu id # if you are a student .\nhold these truths will be at the theatre at the 14th street y from october 21 to november 18 , 2012 . please visit http : / / epictheatreensemble . org for additional information on showtimes and ticketing .\nco - sponsored by the japanese american association of new york , japanese american national museum , and japanese american citizens league ny .\nunless otherwise noted , all content copyright new york university . all rights reserved .\nthe supreme court was right to overturn korematsu . now it needs to overrule hirabayashi\n@ elmunc ' s wonderful essay in la times on # gordonhirabayashi ' s supreme court case - - a warning for us today . urltoken\n@ ctschroeder please join us carrie , and bring everyone you know - - we ' d love to meet you . \ud83d\ude4f\nfriends ! check out this terrific interview with @ joeldelafuente , starring as # gordonhirabayashi in # holdthesetruths @ theatreworks , directed by @ lisamarierothe 7 / 11 - 8 / 5 . thanks @ mercnews ! # bayareatheatre urltoken\nbuzzing comedies such as the spy who dumped me await you in our summer movie guide . check in for all the info you need .\n- listen to the rain on the roof ( 2006 ) . . . li wang\n- i ' m your boogie man ( 2004 ) . . . mai lin\n- suffer unto me the children . . . ( 2003 ) . . . nguyen\n- good to the last drop ( 1991 ) . . . foreperson # 1\n- do not attempt to remove ( 1990 ) . . . shopper # 4\n: played\nprudencia\nin\nthe house of bernarda alba\n, a play by ' federico garcia lorca ' , adapted by chay yew ( mark taper forum , los angeles , california , usa ) .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nnspired by the true story of civil rights pioneer gordon hirabayashi , to whom president obama posthumously awarded a presidential medal of freedom , the nation\u2019s highest civilian honor , in 2012 . after its world premiere in 2007 at east west players , and subsequent workshops with the lark play development center and the the new york theatre workshop , the play made its off - broadway debut in 2012 with the epic theatre ensemble , and has since been performed at pasadena playhouse , portland center stage , the guthrie theater , perseverance theatre , seattle\u2019s act theatre , playmakers repertory company , honolulu theatre for youth ( co - produced with daniel dae kim ) , terranova collective , people\u2019s light & theatre , plays and players , coachella valley rep , and silk road rising .\na justin lin ( fast & furious 6 ) yomyomf youtube webseries . a recipient of the la ovation award for best lead actress for her cross - gender portrayal of master hua in chay yew\u2019s\nshe has recently developed and performed new works with the la jolla playhouse , geffen playhouse , sundance theatre institute and ojai playwrights conference , as well as the east west players , the nation\u2019s premiere asian american theatre . she has also performed with the public theater , lincoln center theater , kennedy center , mark taper forum , south coast rep , american conservatory theater , northlight theatre , intiman theatre , berkeley rep , a contemporary theatre , portland center stage , syracuse stage and the arizona theatre company , and is a member of la\u2019s acclaimed classical group , the antaeus company . other special honors include the 2016 lee melville award for outstanding contribution to the los angeles theatre community from playwrights\u2019 arena , los angeles\u2019 pacific american friends of theatre outstanding artist award , city of pasadena certificate of recogntion for\ntap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you .\nhold these truths\nwas first produced in 2007 by east west players under the title\ndawn ' s light : the journey of gordon hirabayashi .\nthe current production at pasadena playhouse is directed by jessica kubzansky and stars ryun yu who directed and performed in the first run . can you talk about this play ' s 10 year journey ?\nwe\u2019ve been very fortunate in that we\u2019ve had several different productions that have happened across the country in that 10 - year span . after ryun and jess premiered the play at east west players in 2007 and took it to silk road rising in chicago , lisa rothe directed joel de la fuente in a production at the epic theatre ensemble in new york , that subsequently went to playmakers repertory honolulu theatre for youth , act seattle , and the guthrie . jess and ryun also took the play for a second time to act seattle , then portland center stage , and next year , they\u2019ll be at the arena stage .\nleslie ishii directed greg watanabe in a perseverance theatre production , and there have also been two other director - actor teams : daniel student and makoto hirano at players and players , and ron celona and blake kushi at caochella valley rep . marty yu played gordon in the first east west players high school tour . and finally , michael hisamoto will be doing the role in december at lyric stage company , directed by benny sato ambush . so , yes , literally an embarrassment of riches in terms of the brilliant artists and dear friends that have brought hold these truths to life over the last 10 years .\nwhen i first wrote the play , it was intended to be told only from the very personal perspective of gordon himself . after our world premiere in 2007 , i got a chance to workshop the play with the new york theatre workshop , and the main feedback there was that it would be a more powerful play if gordon\u2019s personal narrative were juxtaposed against the larger narrative about the social and political forces operating in 1940s america that led to this mass incarceration of american citizens .\nthe main reaction i\u2019ve gotten over the years is astonishment from audience members that they have never heard of gordon . his story is simply not in our history books , and that\u2019s a real shame .\nalso , as our country\u2019s politics have lurched to the right , with hate crimes against minority groups and anti - immigrant hysteria terrifyingly on the rise , more and more audience members seem to be viewing gordon\u2019s story as almost a direct response to threats and tragedies happening here and now .\none of the best moments for sure , was when the hirabayashi family \u2013 gordon\u2019s wife , children , nephews and grandchildren all came down to see the play in seattle . they loved the play , which was deeply gratifying , and i even ended up babysitting gordon\u2019s great - grandchild in the lobby so that his granddaughter could watch the show !\nthe greatest challenge was writing the first rough draft , which incorporated tons of historical research\u2014facts , data . but , above all , i wanted the play to tell a great story , vibrant and alive , and not just be a recitation of those facts . so i had to do a lot of cutting and reworking before i felt i had achieved that .\nthe title\nhold these truths\nrefers to the passage of the declaration of independence ,\nwe hold these truths to be self - evident : that all men are created equal .\ncan you talk about your thoughts on this as it applied in world war ii for japanese americans , and how this might apply now ?\ni think it would have been very difficult for most of the wwii japanese american community members to \u201chold the truths\u201d of their constitutional rights during that period of wartime , so rife with fear and hysteria and racial hostility , and to defy the government orders as gordon did .\nmany went into the camps , hoping that by cooperating with the government\u2019s orders , they would win the trust of the american government , and also the trust of their fellow americans .\nculturally , many were not brought up to resist the group dynamic , as japanese culture emphasizes the group over the individual , and putting the group\u2019s needs first . that\u2019s why gordon\u2019s defiance dismayed and shocked so many in his own community .\ntoday , if the government ordered americans of asian ancestry into concentration camps , i think the reaction would be very different \u2013 i think there would be much more active and impassioned resistance , because we have been able to absorb the lessons of our parents\u2019 suffering .\ni didn\u2019t have a specific process in mind when i started out \u2013 i just plunged in with great passion for the story , knowing that i had terrific mentors like chay yew , len berkman , and so many others to whom i owe so much .\nmy script is based on personal interviews that i and historians , including roger daniels , had with gordon , as well as letters and articles that gordon wrote . i also drew heavily from dr . peter irons\u2019 book justice at war , and my research on the wwii seattle japanese american community .\nin the script , i often used direct quotes of gordon\u2019s and stuck to the events as they actually happened whenever possible , but real life doesn\u2019t always fit into the structure of a good drama , so there is also some ficitonalization of events and conversations in the play , and some chronological changes and compression of events .\nin this production , gordon hirabayashi is played by ryun yu , who ' s not ethnically japanese ( it seems , please correct me if i ' m wrong ! ) . have people ever taken issue with this for your play or has this mainly been a non - issue ?\ngordon has been played by a korean american , a chinese american , a filipino american and three japanese americans \u2013 and gordon\u2019s wife told me she thought gordon himself would have been very pleased by that ! it hasn\u2019t been much of an issue , as i don\u2019t think this particular play demands an exact match of ethnicity . the larger requirement is that the actor cast can command a stage for 90 minutes solo , can bring gordon alive in a dramatically wonderful way , and have the versatility and virtuosity to create some 30 - plus other characters of different genders , ages , ethnicities and dialects !\nthat\u2019s a huge topic , and i can\u2019t cover it all here , but off the top of my head , i think of the phrase \u201ctwo steps forward and one step back . \u201d\nthere are reasons to be encouraged . there are more asian american series regulars than ever before , more indie filmmakers and screenwriters who are doing stellar work . there are amazing asian american playwrights who are in the spotlight now and who are getting regularly produced at our country\u2019s leading regional theaters .\nbut that progress is still slowed by whitewashing and limited perceptions on how apas can , and should , be cast .\ni hope first , that they will be inspired and uplifted to have shared in a great american story , so little known by most of the country , as i was . i hope they will feel the urgency of recognizing that we can never take our freedom and our constitutional rights for granted , that we have to be willing to fight for them , not just for ourselves , but for future generations . and i hope gordon\u2019s quiet heroism , his persistence and heart , will remind each of us that in our own individual ways , we can take small steps to build a world that may not be here yet , but that is still to come .\n8 p . m . tuesdays - fridays , 4 and 8 p . m . saturdays , 2 and 7 p . m . sundays ; ends june 25\nthis interview was edited for clarity and length , and cross - published in alhambra source .\nthis post was published on the now - closed huffpost contributor platform . contributors control their own work and posted freely to our site . if you need to flag this entry as abusive , send us an email .\nfirst - person essays , features , interviews and q & as ; about life today .\nyou had the world premiere of your hold these truths ten years ago at the east west players . how does it feel to celebrate its 10 - year anniversary coming full circle with east west involved with the pasadena playhouse this month ?\nit feels incredibly gratifying . east west players launched the play in 2007 with our world premiere , and since the script ( then titled dawn ' s light ) was new and untested , it was still in a lot of flux . i have vivid memories of wrestling with the script with jessica ( kubzansky , hold these truths ' director ) and ryun ( yu , the original gordon ) , who both contributed so generously to its development , along with the rest of the team - we were dissecting , cutting , adding , exploring moments from every angle , and then there was the thrill of watching it all come to life onstage for the very first time . and i remember walking into the gorgeous interior of the pasadena playhouse as a young actor , and hoping i would get to work there someday . so , this feels like a special l . a . homecoming in more ways than one .\nin the 1990 ' s , i saw on pbs , a documentary film made by john de graaf called a personal matter : hirabayashi vs . the united states , where i first learned about gordon . and i was just floored , because here was this absolutely riveting story about a young japanese - american college student who had taken such a brave stand for his rights as an american citizen , and i had never heard about him . it was fascinating , and enthralling , and also upsetting at the same time . i asked myself the same question that many people ask when they come to see the play -\nwhy haven ' t i heard this story before ? why isn ' t it in our history books ?\nafter that , i became absolutely obsessed with the story and determined that i was going to find out everything i could about it .\nthat ' s right . gordon adamantly refused to register for the camps on several occasions , baffling and confounding officials who couldn ' t figure out what to do with him . so , he never set foot in the camps as a prisoner , although he did visit a couple of them .\nhis immediate family - his mother and father : mitsu and shungo , and his sister and brothers : esther , richard , james and edward - they were all prisoners behind barbed wire at tule lake , along with all of his relatives who lived anywhere on the west coast .\nyes , i actually met gordon and his two brothers ed and james , all on the same day . gordon was visiting in california ' s bay area and he needed a ride from james ' place in mill valley to ed ' s in glen ellen , so he suggested i give him a ride and said we could do my first interview with him up at ed ' s . so , my husband and i drove him up there . gordon and ed started reminiscing over lunch and pretty soon they were just laughing and ribbing each other and telling stories about when they were kids . so i just sat there listening , taking it all in . and a story that ed told about the family\nofuro ,\nor their japanese - style outdoor wooden bath , made it into the beginning of the play . later on , when i finished a first rough draft , james read it and gave me a lot of great suggestions as well . he also sent me writings by shungo and mitsu , their parents , and more anecdotes and historical details . and finally , in seattle , i met and became good friends with his sister , esther , who passed away only recently ; she was the last surviving hirabayashi sibling .\nmy father ' s side of the family was living in my hometown of watsonville , california , on the west coast when wwii broke out - so , yes , my father and my aunts and uncles , and my grandparents , all had to pack up with just a few days ' notice , and abandon their homes and schools and business , and they were all imprisoned in the poston camp in arizona .\nno , never . if it was ever mentioned , it was in a very oblique way , and then they would quickly change the subject . later on , when i was older , and i was determined to learn more about the camps , i would ask my father questions ; but it was clear from his silences that he didn ' t want to discuss it . i didn ' t get much further with my aunts and uncles - just little bits of information given here and there , but almost secretively , like they weren ' t supposed to talk about it out loud . you could feel how deeply those experiences were buried , how traumatic it must have been for them\nallegiance was a tremendous achievement , and i take my hat off to all who had a hand in its making . if you had told me years ago there would be a broadway musical telling the story of the wwii japanese - american concentration camps in my lifetime , i ' m not sure i would have believed it . watching it onstage , i wished my parents were still alive , so that they ' d witness their history being acknowledged on the american stage like that . and i think what allegiance did so successfully was to illuminate the very painful schisms that emerged in the japanese - american community by the internees being forced to declare whether they would : 1 ) be willing to fight in the armed forces for the united states , and 2 ) be willing to swear unqualified allegiance to the united states and forswear all allegiance to the japanese emperor . the paralyzing question of whether to answer\nyes , yes\nor\nno , no\ncaused great panic and turmoil in the camps and tragically set friend against friend , family member against family member , often for a lifetime . the lasting impression i have of allegiance is watching george stand onstage at the end as the elderly sam kimura , finally forced against his will to come to terms with that schism in his community , in his family , in his own scarred psyche . it ' s a powerful moment i won ' t ever forget , especially knowing george as a friend , and all he went through during wwii with his own family .\ni ' ve been in touch with susan carnahan , gordon ' s second wife , over the years , and so when she told me that the hirabayashi family was going to the white house to accept the medal of freedom ' s on gordon ' s behalf , i was just so happy for all of them - and for gordon ' s legacy , because he has been an unsung american hero for so many decades , and still unknown to many americans . i wish this had happened in his lifetime , to have been honored at the very same white house whose occupants persecuted him in the 1940 ' s for standing up for the constitution . and when i watched the ceremony on the white house website , and president obama giving gordon ' s medal to susan , it was incredibly moving .\nthis happened when i was having talks with the epic theatre ensemble and others in new york about an east coast production . it was suggested that dawn ' s light , while being a beautiful image , didn ' t actually tell you much about what actually happens in the play . so , the brainstorming began for a new title . and i started riffing on phrases from the constitution , from the preamble , from the declaration , the most obvious of these being\nwe hold these truths . . .\n. and my friend zak berkman , one of the epic ' s founders , said ,\nhey , what about that phrase without the ' we ' ?\nand i knew that would be a great new title , because that is exactly what gordon tries so hard to do through all the twists and turns of this unpredictable journey - to just hold on to the truths of the constitution , and not let go , no matter what .\nyou bring hold these truths to high schools . why did you condense your 90 - minute show to half its length to tour schools ? was that to better fit into school class period restraints ?\nmarty yu , the actor that did the first east west players school tour , told me this great story about when he did the play at a high school with a large asian population . when the play finished , these students all jumped to their feet , cheering , and then they rushed up to marty and surrounded him , all wanting to talk . they wanted to help him take down the set , and help him carry the props to the car . and that meant a great deal to me , because when i was a young student growing up at a time when so few people on tv or in the magazines , or in the history books looked like me ; i know how much it would have meant to have a performer of asian ancestry come to my school , and share the story of an asian - american hero .\nyou are working with director jessica kubzansky and ryun yu as gordon hirabayashi again . ryun was the original gordon and has played the role in numerous productions since the first . any major changes or just minor tweaks between this production and the original 2007 east west production ? any specifics you kept in from the abridged school version ?\nwith the invaluable input of jess and ryun , i ' d actually made a number of changes in my original script for our ewp premiere . and then afterwards , one more change came about when i had the opportunity to do more work on the play with the new york theatre workshop at their dartmouth residency . up to that point , i had exclusively focused on gordon ' s personal journey in fighting the us government ' s racially targeted curfew order , and later , executive order 9066 . at dartmouth , and working this time with the east coast team of director lisa rothe and actor joel de la fuente , who each made wonderful contributions of their own , i discussed the play with jim nicola , linda chapman and geoffrey scott , who felt the play could benefit by addressing some additional questions : how did this mass violation of thousands of american citizens ' constitutional rights occur ? what were the social and political forces at work that allowed it happen ? who was responsible ? who could have stopped it and didn ' t ? they suggested some answers to these questions would be a great counterpoint to gordon ' s personal quest for justice . so , i added some of that content , and it gave the play a scope and breadth that i ' ve been very pleased with .\nhold these truths lives on as you ' re taking it to dc ' s arena stage next year from february 23 through april 8 . any other plans for it ? more school tours ?\ni n addition to the arena stage production next year , i ' m excited there will also be two new productions in 2017 in massachusetts - at the new century theatre in south hadley , massachusetts , july 27th to august 5th ; and the lyric stage company in boston , december 1st to 31st . there are also plans being developed to take the play as a dramatic staged reading into colleges , where it would be accompanied with a talk about the wwii japanese - american experience . and i ' m hoping to work on a screenplay soon !\nyears ago , after one of our very first staged readings in the ctg playwrights ' group , a mexican - american woman in the audience said that the way ryun played gordon , with such an engaging\neveryman\nquality , along with the ordinary circumstances of gordon ' s college life that had been so similar to her own - dorm life , dating , struggling to pay her tuition , struggling with racial discrimination , experiencing that first political awakening - that all these things made her feel like she was gordon . so much so that in the play , when he was suddenly thrust into extraordinary circumstances where he had to make some agonizing choices , she felt that shock and confusion right along with him . and i think that ' s what we are ultimately hoping for - that our audiences will identify in a very personal way with gordon , that they will feel they are walking in his shoes . i ' m sure gordon himself would wish to impress upon us all , that it is up to each of us to fight to protect our rights as american citizens , that we can never take them for granted . as echoed in the title of john de graaf ' s documentary film , the constitution is a personal matter . it is only a piece of paper unless , we as american citizens , safeguard it and give it life .\nst . louis : backstage bite : deluca celebrates the muny ' s 100th season w / ooey gooey st . louie bars\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nactor / author , hold these truths , inspired by gordon hirabayashi . join us at theatreworks in the bay area , july 11 - august 5 , 2018 !\ngordon hirabayashi ' s wife susan has given # holdthesetruths the best review of all :\ngordon would have been thrilled .\nurltoken\nit\u2019s a good time to remember that 3 days ago a school teacher named @ kristinminkdc spoke truth to power , confronting pruitt in a restaurant . the next day pruitt was trending on twitter . we should all have her moral courage and raise our voices . they\u2019re needed now more than ever .\nthe supreme court was right to overturn korematsu . now it needs to overrule hirabayashi\nla - 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( 4 - 28 - 17 )\ntwo films that connect the roots of recorded music with contemporary performers are among the music documentaries playing the nashville film festival in april .\nnashville is rapidly becoming a hub for talent in the southeast , and the nashville film festival is showcasing the wealth of talent curated from the area , as well as filmmakers from across the globe , at the 2017 edition . founded in 1969 , nashville is the oldest running film festival in the american south , and one of [ \u2026 ]\nthe last songwriter will premiere at the nashville film festival on thursday , april 27 at 6 p . m . , with a second show on friday , april 28 at 3 p . m . the nashville film festival will run from april 20 - 29 at its new location at regal hollywood stadium 27 , located at 719 thompson lane in nashville .\nnashville is rapidly becoming a hub for talent in the southeast , and the nashville film festival is showcasing the wealth of talent curated from the area , as well as filmmakers from across the globe , at the 2017 edition .\nthe town in america where nobodies go to become somebodies . . . . nashville\nthe nashville music mill is not responsible for signing taylor swift on her talent .\nincredible people ! incredible city ! incredible festival ! our foxwood team had the most wonderful time with the block our film was in as well as many others . thank you nashville film fest ! we had a blast !\nthe nashville film festival was first established in 1969 , and continues to grow larger with each passing year . this year\u2019s festivities ran april 20 - 29 .\nread more about \u201cswim team\u201d and the npt human spirit award at nashville public television .\noriginal content : all entries submitted to the nashville film festival ( nashfilm ) vr & 360 film competition must be original works by the applicant . by submitting to this competition , you are attesting that this work is yours and that you have the authority to submit this work to the nashville film festival and agree to all of the rules of the competition and the festival as a whole .\nthe 48 th annual nashville film festival , ongoing in nashville , tennessee , on its 10 - day run until april 29 , has continued to grow since its humble origins in 1969\u2014when it was known as the sinking creek film celebration . today , as the south\u2019s oldest - running film festival , it\u2019s been in existence almost a full decade longer than sundance , and nearly 25 longer than tribeca .\nnashville productions is a company that caters to businesses and artists that want to promote their product through video . we also develop and film short and feature independent films . nashville productions is a very personal and hands on boutique styled production company specializing in service\u2026\nnashville film festival ( naff ) , april 16\u201325 , 2015 , presented by nissan north america , brings the world to nashville in a 10 - day celebration of film . naff celebrates the diversity of the human vision by curating diverse program segments . founded in 1969 by mary jane coleman , it is one of the oldest film festivals in the u . s . naff is an academy award qualifying event .\nbowles , stephen e . ,\ncabaret and nashville ,\nin journal of popular film ( washington , d . c ) , no . 3 , 1978\u201379 .\nhe says he aspires to reach the national prominence of south by southwest and the tribeca film festival . \u201ci want them to talk about nashville the same way . \u201d\nkristen forrest porchlight is a turnkey commercial production company dedicated to . . . nashville commercials directors\n1521 graybar lane nashville , tn 37215 get directions \u00bb phone : 615 . 385 . 3729\nnashville had a bit of a complex about being looked down on ,\nexplains rick sanjek , who spent the 1970s working in the nashville offices of bmi and atlantic records .\na lot of people saw nashville as just another example of people calling us hayseeds .\nglaessner , verina , in focus on film ( london ) , autumn 1975 .\nstrick , philip , in monthly film bulletin ( london ) , october 1975 .\ntheme crafted by george e . frog . film music reporter wordpress theme by :\nin the end , this is a film rooted in authenticity . a story filled with passion and truth . a film made simply for the love of music .\nalthough i consider the long goodbye to be altman ' s greatest film , nashville runs a close second . this is not only a time capsule of 1970s america but it is also the greatest ensemble film ever made . altman worked best with a lot of people and the ending is one of the most powerful ever committed to film .\nfor the second screening of the keepers on april 20 at 12 : 15pm , nashville film festival and bridgestone americas ( bridgestone ) will present a day of free films for the nashville community . for one day only , bridgestone has purchased every film ticket at the festival and is making all of them available to the public at no charge . all tickets must be reserved at urltoken or at the festival box office while supplies last . \u201cnaff will present 26 film screenings that day , everything from comedy , drama , and documentaries , to inspirational films , \u201d said ted crockett , executive director of the nashville film festival .\nspecial thanks : shannon kelley , todd wiener , steven hill\u2014ucla film and television archive ; gary huggins ; jim mcdonnell ; kyle westphal\u2014northwest chicago film society ; sophie cavoulacos\u2014museum of modern art , new york ; amy sloper\u2014wisconsin center for film and theater research .\ni hate to go out on a limb after only one viewing , but nashville strikes me as altman ' s best film , and the most exciting dramatic musical since blue angel .\nwe hope to see you out at the regal hollywood 27 at 100 oaks shopping center in nashville .\nnashville film festival offers $ 65 , 000 in cash and in - kind sponsor prizes to filmmakers with winners selected by industry power players - including studio representatives , producers and fellow filmmakers .\nmovie news , screening invitations and reviews from the world of independent film and beyond .\naltman seminar\nin dialogue on film ( beverly hills ) , february 1975 .\naltman issue\nof film heritage ( dayton , ohio ) , fall 1975 .\nthanks for showing our film weed the people ! ! we had an amazing time .\nnashville film festival artisict director brian owens said of the selection , \u201ci really love the variety of voices present in this selection \u2013 from a rapper working in a nearly extinct language to composers creating some of the most familiart tunes known to us all \u2013 there is a little bit of everything in these nine exciting films . \u201d 2017 marks the nashville film festival\u2019s 48th annual event .\nwho the movie is about is the city of nashville ,\nscreenwriting guru syd field writes in his how - to manual screenplay .\nnashville is the main character because it holds everything together .\ny\u2019all come on back on thursday , when keith phipps and genevieve koski continue the nashville discussion in the forum discussion , and charles bramesco dives into the film\u2019s memorable music in an accompanying essay .\n[ video essay ] in 1975 robert altman painted filmic satire on a grand scale with\nnashville .\na hilarious satire of country music , altman ' s nashville is one the best ensemble pieces ever created .\nduring his interview for the last songwriter , brooks stated that nashville has lost 80 percent of its songwriters .\nmasbany , r . ,\nsaturday night fever and nashville : exploring the comic mythos ,\nin journal of popular film ( washington , d . c ) , no . 3 , 1978\u201379 .\nthe individual or corporation submitting the film hereby warrants that it is authorized to commit the film for screening , and understands and accepts these requirements and regulations . the individual or corporation submitting this film additionally grants the nashville film festival the right to up to three public screenings of the entry during the dates of may 10 - 19 , 2018 . important : entries that are not completed or available for screening must pull their entry prior to march 15 , 2017 or the film will be screened as entered . nashville film festival is hereby granted the right to utilize an excerpt from any film submitted and accepted for exhibition at the festival for promotional purposes . the undersigned shall indemnify and hold harmless nashville film festival from and against any and all claims , liabilities , losses , damages , and expenses ( including but not limited to attorney ' s fees , and costs of the court ) which may be incurred by reason of any claim involving copyright , trademark , credits , publicity , screening , and loss of or damage to the screening copies or files .\n, this is nashville ! they can ' t do this to us here in nashville ! come on , sing ! sing , somebody , sing ! i ' m fine , i ' m fine . you sing !\ndavid bennett , a nashville native and former executive director of the tennessee film , entertainment and music commission , was just entering his 20s in 1974 . he recalls his exhilaration when altman and his team arrived .\nthe winning short films in the narrative , animated and documentary short film competitions are eligible for academy award\u00ae consideration without the standard theatrical run , provided the film otherwise complies with the academy rules .\ntewkesbury , joan , in american film ( washington , d . c ) , march 1979 .\n\u201ci think i made a peculiar film in some ways , you know ? \u201d he says .\nfilm score composer tim regan will also be in attendance at the festival . the original music in the film was recorded in austin , texas . the film\u2019s sound design and mix was done by six - time grammy - nominated producer kevin houston at the music + arts studio in memphis .\n: haven hamilton pretty much acts like a pompous , arrogant narcissist for most of the film .\npompously , haven wrathfully berates his piano player frog ( richard baskin , the film ' s musical director ) :\nyou get your haircut . you don ' t belong in nashville .\nthe film cuts to the\nwelcome to nashville\nsign above the airport , accompanied by loud band music . self - important individuals ( civic leaders with ribbons on their lapels ) are admitted through security and march toward the camera .\nself , robert ,\ninvention and death : the commodities of media in robert altman ' s nashville ,\nin journal of popular film ( washington , d . c ) , no . 5 , 1976 .\ncardullo , r . j . ,\nthe space in the distance : a study of altman ' s nashville ,\nin literature / film quarterly ( salisbury , maryland ) , no . 4 , 1976 .\neric d . snider ( website ) , like nashville and watergate , is a product of the mid - 1970s .\nartistic director brian owens believes that the 2017 nashville lineup parallels the strong set of films the fest featured in 2016 .\nnashville is the most important piece of americana to ever grace the silver screen . it ' s a masterwork that fills\u2026\nreview , select , and facilitate edits for film screenings , film loops , and multi - media programs . serving nearly 100 , 000 people per year through 1 , 100 programs , . . .\nruckusfilm is an award - winning film , video & television production company based in nashville , tn . we develop and produce programming for cable and network television , feature films , music videos , commercials , and documentaries .\nin addition to recognition from the show \u201cnashville , \u201d crockett traces the festival\u2019s popularity to one word : deals . \u201chere at the nashville film festival , if we\u2019re not making deals for creatives then we\u2019re wasting our time , \u201d crockett says . \u201cwe need to help the people who are creating screenplays and creating films and creating original music . \u201d\nwhen you complete your bachelor\u2019s degree in film and media studies at wells college , you\u2019ll be ready to pursue careers in a variety of fields including advertising , public relations , journalism , freelance writing , film criticism , film production , screen or playwriting , or enter graduate programs in any of these areas .\nthis film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are . see what\u2019s now showing\nthe 2017 nashville film festival has officially come to an end after selecting its winners and honorees saturday . the rapidly growing competition received over 5 , 500 submissions this year , and 303 of those films and shorts were selected .\nwhen the nashville film festival begins in april , the last songwriter and dog years will both have showings . floyd\u2019s parents will be among those in attendance , to watch their daughter\u2019s story and work come to life on the screen .\nbyrne , connie , and william o . lopez , in film quarterly ( berkeley ) , winter 1975\u201376 .\nhummingbird productions is a film and music company that is here to make the world a better place . we do that through\nfusic\n- the process of fusing film and music production from beginning to end .\na 1975 film directed by robert altman . it boasts a huge ensemble cast of 24 \u2014 count ' em , 24 \u2014 principal characters , and follows them around over the course of five days in the country music capital of nashville .\n\u201ci noticed there wasn\u2019t a way for songwriters to make a living . i realized it was a story that needed to be told in a film , \u201d said elliott , who previously worked in nashville as a songwriter for several years .\nnashville is boisterous , good - natured , funny , exciting and brutal ; it will exhaust you and you will feel rewarded .\nnashville , tn - the nashville film festival ( naff ) , presented by nissan , announces the world premiere of the keepers , a documentary portrait of the work and personalities of zookeepers shot with unprecedented behind - the - scenes access at the memphis zoo . produced and directed by sara kaye larson and joann self selvidge ( true story pictures production ) , the film is an indie - filmmakers take on the unique career of zoo keeping . from the penguin keeper who sings her own hymns to the exotic birds in her care to the dungeons and dragons - playing big cat keeper , they all tell the rare story of finding a perfect place to work . the first screening will be saturday , april 18 , at 4 : 15pm , with a second screening on monday , april 20 at 12 : 15pm ( part of naff\u2019s free film day ) . tickets available online and at the box office . nashville film festival week at the movies runs april 16\u201325 at regal green hills cinema . zookeepers from the film and from the nashville zoo will attend .\nalthough nashville was left treading water in the wake of filmdom\u2019s first summer blockbuster , jaws , the film was nevertheless a box office hit and went on to earn five academy award nominations , including one for best original song for \u201ci\u2019m easy , \u201d written and performed by actor keith carradine . five years later , another nashville - based film , coal miner\u2019s daughter , would earn widespread acclaim in country music circles and also win sissy spacek an oscar for her portrayal of loretta lynn . lynn , who had no interest in seeing that film ( since she had already lived through it once ) , had famously boycotted the nashville premiere , too , telling a reporter at the time , \u201ci\u2019d rather see bambi . \u201d\nfestival screening the individual or corporation submitting the film warrants that he / she is authorized to commit the film to at least three screenings at any time during the 2018 nashville film festival ( nashfilm ) - may 10 - 19 , 2018 . selected entries must send festival screening copy on dcp , preferably ntfs - formatted . please no mac - formatted hard drives ! you must also send a bluray backup for exhibition in case something goes wrong with a digital file .\nfounded in 1969 as the sinking creek film celebration , nashville film festival ( nashfilm ) is one of the longest - running film festivals in the country and one of the most acclaimed festivals in the south . hosted in music city , usa , nashfilm attracts enthusiastic film lovers from all across the country and has been praised by film - goers and filmmakers alike for its unique combination of big city festival atmosphere and laid back southern hospitality . with over 300 films from 56 countries , a screenplay competition , episodic competition , live music showcases , the new creators conference and parties almost every night , the 2017 festival drew approximately 40 , 000 attendees and sold out nearly 40 films and events .\nrepresent provident films at promotional and industry events , film festivals , conferences , travelling when necessary . . . .\ntake the first step toward earning your bachelor\u2019s degree in film and media studies at wells college . apply now .\nas one of the fastest growing cities in america , nashville\u2019s film industry is rapidly expanding . our city was built on the entertainment industry and southern hospitality . our local community of artists truly cares about the next generation and is always willing to provide new opportunities . from music videos to television shows to national commercials , nashville receives high praise for it\u2019s commitment to excellence in the industry .\ntaking down pauline kael ' s 1976 collection reeling to re - read her famous review of\nnashville ,\ni find a yellow legal sheet marking the page : my notes for a class i taught on the film .\nwhat is this story about ?\ni wrote . the film may be great because you can ' t really answer that question .\nthe film will be shot with 2 blackmagic pro 4 . 6 ursa cameras . we are in the process of filming\nthe fix - it - shop\n, a low budget film based on the novel by . . .\nproduction : paramount pictures ; metrocolor , 35mm , panavision ; running time : 159 minutes . released 1975 . filmed on location in nashville .\nnashville , ( 1975 ) , by robert altman . soundtrack :\ni ' m easy\n, performed by keith carradine . hd .\nvincent canby ' s review of the film in the new york times is representative of the critical response to it .\ninterested in learning more about wells college and our film and media studies bachelor of arts program ? request more information .\nmight be the hottest young film actress out there right now . several studios bid for her fall slot , and scrappy\nson in , but through it all the enduring love of a mother and son carry this film with great effect .\ny ' all take it easy now . this isn ' t dallas , it ' s nashville ! they can ' t do this to us here in nashville ! let ' s show them what we ' re made of . come on everybody , sing ! somebody , sing !\nscore : a film music documentary / usa ( director : matt schrader ) - - score : a film music documentary follows the creative struggles of designing a modern soundtrack from scratch , featuring some of cinema\u2019s most recognized names in film music . cast : hans zimmer | danny elfman | john williams | trent reznor | randy newman | quincy jones . tennessee premiere\nshooting with west coast talent at a midwestern location on a modest budget ( less than $ 1 million ) meant that being able to assemble a nashville - based crew was essential . kogonada says line producer max a . butler , who had worked previously with so yong kim on the nashville - shot lovesong , was \u201creally critical for us to be able to make the film when we made it . \u201d\nelsaesser , thomas ,\nnashville : putting on the show ,\nin persistence of vision ( maspeth , new york ) , summer 1984 .\nlippy , t . ,\nwriting nashville ,\nin scenario ( rockville ) , vol . 1 , no . 1 , winter 1995 .\nthe suburbanization of country music extended its reach in ways that had both cultural and political consequences . in nashville , triplette , the advance man for unseen political candidate hal phillip walker , scrambles to stage the rally that will provide the film ' s jarring climax . played by michael murphy , who ' ll appear in coming weeks at the belcourt , he cogently explains nashville ' s place in the culture wars .\nthe quintessential american film . robert altman ' s nashville is nothing less than flawless , tackling the messy ambition of america with dazzling energy and flourishing detail . every aspect was so exemplary and captivating that i was practically hugging my tv by the end of its rich and potent tapestry . breathtaking , human , and groundbreaking cinema ; nashville is fascinating because of its dissection of the world that it was created in .\nopryland is now a mall . exit / in today opens to the front . east nashville , where altman recorded hal phillip walker ' s campaign monologue in the storied woodland studios , has challenged the rock block ' s hip cachet . today ' s schism between pop country and americana , inscribed onto the geographic territories of music row and east nashville , repeats the country / folk cleavage of altman ' s film .\nwhen it comes to multi - story narratives , i will always consider jean renoir ( la regle du jeu ) to be the master , but altman ( nashville , short cuts ) and anderson ( magnolia ) are definitely up there . this film is an absolute delight .\nlike the city , altman ' s film is a lot to take in at first . a numbing 24 major characters traverse a wide array of nashville locations : then - tiny berry field airport ; the knotted highways strangling downtown ; vanderbilt hospital ; the grand ole opry house and the opryland theme park ; varied nightclubs , churches and private residences ; a wrecking yard ; the nashville auto speedway ; and ultimately centennial park .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nnumber of doors knocked on in nashville \u2013 0 number of pool tables slept on to save gas money to the next gig \u2013 0 number of personal items pawned to make rent - 0 number of \u2018play for the door\u2019 honky - tonk gigs in nashville \u2013 0 number of records sold \u2013 millions .\nnashville , ( 1975 ) , by robert altman . soundtrack :\ni ' m easy\n, performed by keith carradine . hd . - youtube\nmix - nashville , ( 1975 ) , by robert altman . soundtrack :\ni ' m easy\n, performed by keith carradine . hd .\nactor , screenwriter and frequent altman collaborator allan nicholls will discuss nashville after the 8 p . m . show friday , june 5 at the belcourt .\ninternational competition for experimental non - narrative films under 40 minutes in length . the winning film receives a $ 500 cash prize .\nthis promotional film provides helpful hints for aspiring models and a behind - the - scenes look at the ford modeling agency , for whom it was made . altman intended the film as the first of a weekly series , but the project never took off .\nexamine print and visual media to understand the value of media in our society in the film and media studies program at wells .\nif the\ncountry\nlabel had been promoted as a substitute for hillbilly , it also served to distinguish nashville music from the folk revival taking shape in northern cities . folk and country drew from a common musicological well but expressed very different political and cultural values , even though the boundaries were surprisingly permeable . johnny cash regularly made the pilgrimage from nashville to the newport folk festival , and bob dylan had recorded two seminal albums in nashville studios by 1974 .\nand yet\nnashville ,\nwith its scope , its narrative complexity , and its dead - on understanding of a country besotted with easy dreams of success , stuck in the american consciousness . that led to discussions between weintraub and altman about turning the film into a tv series , before weintraub concluded that they were movie people , not tv people , and that a film sequel was a more viable path .\nbut 40 years later ,\nnashville\nremains \u2014 a tribute to tewkesbury , altman and a brilliant cast , and to the confluence of watergate , the american bicentennial , and our unshakable penchant for plowing ahead , protected by our illusions . it is a film for the ages .\n15 films will be selected to compete for up to $ 4 , 000 in cash . $ 2 , 000 will be given to the grand jury prize winner , with a $ 1 , 000 bonus given if the filmmaker is in attendance to receive the award and an additional $ 1 , 000 bonus if the film is either a world or north american premiere at the 2018 nashville film festival . each film with an attending qualified representative ( director , producer or lead actor ) will receive a $ 450 travel stipend upon arrival to the 2018 festival . one check per film . additional non - cash prizes are available for acting , music , original song and more .\nto ponder robert altman ' s nashville is not merely to examine a profoundly important movie , but to deal with the very birth of a filmic ideal .\nknorr , w . ,\nbuffalo bill und die indianer : nashville ,\nin medien und padagogik ( munich ) , no . 4 , 1976 .\ntewkesbury , joan , and tod lippy ,\nnashville ,\nin scenario ( rockville ) , vol . 1 , no . 1 , winter 1995 .\nnashville is one of those films that , while you ' re watching it , seems like the only kind of movie there is or ever should be .\n' 70s through and through , this film is a masterpiece . through joan tewkesbury ' s masterful screenplay , robert altman brings to life one of musics biggest cities . intertwining stories , great performances and music make this film a must see and a true classic .\nhenry gibson as the king of nashville musicians has the great song ' we must be doing something right to last 200 years ' , and he shouts out the splendid final line : ' this isn ' t dallas , it ' s nashville . . . come on everybody , sing ! somebody , sing ! '\nnashville , tn \u2013 nashville film festival announces the first nine titles selected for the 2017 festival ( april 20 - 29 ) . films featuring artists as diverse as snoop dogg , john williams and bonnie raitt are included in this section . the slate includes two world premieres and five southeastern us premieres . these nine titles are part of the music films / music city competition celebrating films about music , musicians and the impact music has on our lives .\nriddlehoover , who was born in bermuda and grew up in charleston , south carolina , moved to nashville ten years ago to attend watkins college of art , design , and film . \u201ci had gone to a small arts high school , \u201d riddlehoover explained . \u201ci looked at bigger schools in tempe and new york , but watkins , like my high school , was small and focused on the individual . that drew me [ to nashville ] . \u201d\nlike many young filmmakers , riddlehoover headed for los angeles after school . \u201ci got out there and worked on a couple of projects , but , you know , it\u2019s day and night . when i wasn\u2019t busy with work , it was apparent that la wasn\u2019t for me . nashville had become home to me . \u201d so riddlehoover returned to nashville and started working on some of his own projects . to date , most of his features have been filmed on site in nashville .\neventually , we realized that we have been on the same page with certain directors for so long we decided to join together and give a label to what we had been doing all along : fusic ( the perfect blend of film and music ) . since that time , hummingbird has engaged heavily in the film industry , both in the commercials world and in feature film . through a subsidiary of hummingbird , liberty films , we are presently in pre - production for the sequel to the classic film it ' s a wonderful life .\ngrand ole opry stalwart minnie pearl was , as usual , the epitome of southern diplomacy , noting at the premiere that the film was \u201cvery interesting . \u201d later , however , she would add that \u201cthe music was terrible\u201d and also expressed disdain for the way the film portrayed the opry and the \u201cplastic look\u201d it gave the fans in attendance . webb pierce predicted altman would never return to nashville and that if he did , he would probably be hanged . other stars at the premiere , including dottie west and carl smith , were more complimentary of the film .\ncomuzio , e . ,\nuna canzone - azione in nashville di robert altman ,\nin cineforum ( bergamo , italy ) , january - february 1990 .\nnashville was altman ' s first ensemble film , with no single main character or main story line , a style he employed with great success in future films such as short cuts and gosford park . fabulous ensemble cast here , and great photography . i am subtracting a star however , because with the exception of the two keith carradine songs , the film is chocked full of really bad music , deliberately bad and lots of it .\nmade in 1975 , nashvile is considered to be one of robert altman\u2019s masterpieces . but how was the film received upon its initial response ?\nyou can also make new friends overseas while exploring film and media studies around the world . learn more about study abroad programs at wells .\nsinger , songwriter and actor kris kristofferson made it big with country songs like\nme and bobby mcgee\nbefore starting his film career .\nhallmarks of altman ' s aural and visual style are evident everywhere - overlapping dialogue , life - like improvised roles and ensemble acting , multiple means of communication to connect the characters ( phone calls , tape recordings , radio and tv , and p . a . announcements ) , a continuously moving camera , long takes , and imaginative sound and film editing . the bicentennial film was the recipient of five academy award nominations - best director , best picture , best supporting actress ( 2 ) ( ronee blakely and lily tomlin ) , with its only win for best song (\ni ' m easy\n, sung by keith carradine ) . when backing from united artists fell apart , altman was able to find independent financing for the film through paramount and abc . but the film was so long that there was talk of releasing it as two features : nashville red and nashville blue .\n- - films that have shown theatrically or been broadcast on television in nashville prior to the festival or are available on dvd or vod are not eligible for competition .\npitiot , p . , and h . talvat ,\nrobert altman de mash a nashville ,\nin jeune cin\u00e9ma ( paris ) , september - october 1976 .\nross , b . ,\nneither plot nor hero : the script of nashville ,\nin michigan academician , vol . 29 , no . 3 , 1997 .\ntennessee has a built - in creative industry that stretches from the stages of memphis to the studios of nashville to the world - renowned television production facilities of knoxville .\nmoreover , as the urban folk revival was petering out up north , more and more of its veterans were winding up in nashville . they found each other easily .\nthis movie tells the intersecting stories of various people connected to the music business in nashville . barbara jean is the reigning queen of nashville but is near collapse . linnea and delbert reese have a shaky marriage and 2 deaf children . opal is a british journalist touring the area . these and other stories come together in a dramatic climax .\ni think that the power and the theme of the film lie in the fact that while some characters are more\nmajor\nthan others , they are all subordinated to the music itself . it ' s like a river , running through the film , running through their life .\nthe film started about a year after the project had taken off . musicians in the film , among them john doe of x , victoria williams and ben vaughn , were shot specifically for the full - length feature that also includes visits with archivists , collectors and other presto enthusiasts .\nwhen influential new yorker critic pauline kael first saw the film , she applauded altman ' s vision ,\ni ' ve never before seen a movie i loved in quite this way .\nher laudatory review , based on a screening of a pre - release version of the film , caused a minor flurry of controversy about critical responsibility and was not able to help the film out of its box - office doldrums . but despite its lack of popular success , nashville has since been heralded as one of director altman ' s finest films and one of the quintessential american movies of the 1970s .\nnashville is about big people , little people , cycle freaks and groupies ; candidates , crackpots and lovers ; simple folk , crazy folk and chock - full of music .\nif mccabe and mrs miller is altman\u2019s poem to the weary travelers of the old west , then nashville is his ode to the losers and the dreamers of 1970\u2019s america .\nlevine , r . ,\nr . altman & co . ,\nin film comment ( new york ) , january - february 1977 .\nthe film and media studies major provides a mix of discussion - based and writing - intensive classes , reinforced by hands - on experiences in the field . you\u2019ll get to analyze films with your classmates and pursue projects through our film production club . you can learn how to write a screenplay , make short films with your friends , or immerse yourself in creating productions for the stage . to further prepare you for careers in film and media , we will also teach you the business side of film studies and media studies , with courses offered through our sullivan center for business and entrepreneurship .\njoin us as we present the winners of the short film awards - including the three films that will become qualified for submission to the 2018 academy awards ( provided they meet all other eligibility requirements ) . we will also name the nominees for the tennessee horizon audience award for best short film .\nthe nashville film festival awards some $ 35 , 000 in cash prizes and scholarships to filmmakers of movies selected before and during the festival . and again\u2014being nashville and music city\u2014it has a special awards category for original song ; this year the nominees included soundtrack selections written by diane warren and performed by willie nelson ; another written and performed by beril guceri , the former lead singer of the philadelphia - based band east hundred ; rock and country producer julian raymond and actor / singer keith carradine ; oklahoma folk - americana singer - songwriter john moreland ; and jamie floyd and john martin , a nashville duo who record as stranger friends and recently signed a recording deal with sony .\njoin us on monday , april 24 for pride film night ! our friends at the nashville film festival are showing some powerful and thought provoking lgbt films on monday ! since you are a friend of pride , you can receive a $ 2 discount on tickets to any of the below films . purchase tickets online using code pride or at the festival box office with this posting . if you are a friend with benefits , check your email for an even better offer !\nriddlehoover\u2019s nashville films do depend on donors like californian david peters , who not only helped crowd fund paternity leave but also came to nashville for the entire filming . peters wasn\u2019t above getting his hands dirty , either , and riddlehoover said , \u201che quickly became a part of the movie making family . he was there longer than most of the leads . \u201d\nthough it has politics at its center , nashville is also about things like the nature of success and celebrity in america ; the role of women in modern society ; and the changing face of that most american of musical genres , country - and - western . in all these areas , altman reflected the current mood so well that nashville is something of a time capsule . if someone wanted to re - create the mid - 1970s - - and i cannot imagine why they would - - nashville would be a good reference point .\none of the first film festival vr & 360 film competitions , accepting entries from all across the globe for 360 film , vr experiences , and more ! vr file must be uploaded to the nashfilm cloud drive or , if the content is released , a download code must be provided for submission to be considered complete and eligible in competition . include your wab or ff tracking number when you upload your entry to nashfilm ' s cloud drive : urltoken\nbelmans , j . ,\npour bientot de robert altman ,\nin amis du film et de la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision ( brussels ) , january 1976 .\nexplore your interests in film studies and media studies through wells ' vibrant campus activities . below are just a few clubs that might match your interests :\ni love this film festival . i have sadly missed it the last few years and am * really * looking forward to going again for 2018 .\n\u201ci want the festival to become one of the biggest film festivals in the world and we\u2019re already getting there , \u201d crockett says of his goals .\nbeyond offending local listeners , this decision compounded umbrage at the film ' s portrayal of characters like haven hamilton . as played by gibson , the peacocking hamilton is the opry ' s senior statesman in the film , widely perceived to have been inspired by hank snow as well as the aging acuff .\nrobert altman ' s nashville is an explosive drama and a human comedy that delineates and interweaves the lives of 24 major characters during five days in the country music capital of the world . although its setting is tennessee , nashville is a much broader vision of our culture , a penetrating and multi - level portrait of america at a particular time and place .\nrobert altman made plenty of largely plotless films featuring sprawling ensemble casts , but 1975\u2019s nashville , newly released on a dual dvd / blu - ray set by the criterion collection , is his most virtuosic juggling act . unfolding over five days and building , loosely , to an outdoor festival that doubles as a rally for a grassroots presidential candidate , the film features so many significant , memorable characters that just naming them all and drawing the connections between them would require a lengthy essay of its own . part of what makes nashville such a heady experience is the seemingly effortless way altman introduces each new thread of his immense tapestry , as his camera glides away from one prickly interaction to pick up somebody else who happens to be strolling by . altman keeps the baton - passing structure in play for the entire movie , which runs nearly three hours . saying that a film\u2019s setting is \u201calmost a character\u201d has become a clich\u00e9 , but nashville is about nashville itself , even if nashvillians didn\u2019t see it that way at the time .\naltman , rick ,\n24 - track narrative ? robert altman ' s nashville ,\nin cin\u00e9mas ( montreal ) , vol . 1 , no . 3 , spring 1991 .\nthe golden globes have an ear for musical drama , handing two nominations to abc ' s new\nnashville\nand a nod to nbc ' s freshman series\nsmash .\nrobert altman\u2019s 1975 film nashville opens with an ad for itself . a fast - talking commercial heralds the main actors (\nthe amazing lily tomlin !\n) , as though they were lots in an auction or artists on a k - tel compilation . in the background a group of album covers\u2014all fictional , all from the movie\u2014glide by on an endless loop . it\u2019s a slyly disorienting opening sequence , dutifully listing the cast and director while blurring the line between fiction and reality . only after the film ( and the soundtrack ) have been advertised does nashville settle into the city proper , with the voice of fictional politician hal phillip walker taking over for the commercial barker .\nnashville is , above all , a celebration of its own performers ,\nfilm critic pauline kael wrote in her controversial new yorker review .\nthe actors have been encouraged to work up material for their roles , and not only do they do their own singing but most of them wrote their own songs\u2014and wrote them in character .\nin films like mash and the long goodbye , altman toyed with cast , often assigning roles counterintuitively and letting the actors improvise their own dialogue . in 1975 , nashville appeared to take that strategy even further by letting the actors devise their own music . most journalists and critics repeated kael\u2019s assertion , creating a memorable myth around the film .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\n- - selected films must who submitted a rough cut must submit a copy of the final edit of their film on vimeo or other digital streaming service .\nsack , c . ,\njoan tewkesbury on screenwriting : an interview ,\nin literature / film quarterly ( salisbury , maryland ) , winter 1978 .\nedgerton , g . ,\ncapra and altman : mythmaker and mythologist ,\nin literature / film quarterly ( salisbury , maryland ) , spring 1983 .\nyet altman , who died in 2006 ( a prairie home companion was his last film ) never came close to matching mash ' s level of popular success . the second - highest - grossing film of his career was popeye ( 1980 ) , whose $ 50 million take would be $ 136 million in 2010 dollars - - and , what ' s more , that film is generally remembered now as a disastrous flop . ( it actually turned a profit . )\n161 rains ave . nashville tn 37203 usa phone : 615 - 742 - 2500 fax : 615 - 742 - 1004 2018entries @ urltoken http : / / www . nashvillefilmfestival . . .\nartist / illustrator j . william myers , who did the painting over nashville ' s opening credits , will introduce the 1 : 30 p . m . show saturday , june 6 .\nconsidered to be one of altman\u2019s most accomplished feature , this explores the intersecting lives of various people connected to the music business in nashville . their stories tie together with a dramatic climax .\nessentially ( and masterfully ) shot as a documentary , ' nashville ' uses comedy to disguise the characters ' profound sadness while painting an often times satirical but always poignant portrait of the\nideal\namerica . a heartbreaking film wrapped tidily with pageant - like bow - tie . not my favorite altman but an absolute masterclass in directing and producing .\ni\u2019ll let others battle over whether m * a * s * h or this sprawling satire is robert altman\u2019s masterpiece . nashville has much in common with m * a * s * h , of course , from its acidic take on americana ( in this case , nashville\u2019s country and gospel music scene ) to an unseen character who exists only as a voice over a loudspeaker .\nthe 2017 nashville film festival has officially come to an end after selecting its winners and honorees saturday . the rapidly growing competition received over 5 , 500 submissions this year , and 303 of those films and shorts were selected . \u201csome freaks , \u201d a love story about an overweight girl and a boy with one eye , from director ian [ \u2026 ]\nbut nashville gets a good deal of credit . one of the downsides of being an independent filmmaker is a lack of resources . but , as tittle pointed out , \u201cthe scope of matt\u2019s work is such that we can work on less . and people believe in his work , so resources become available . \u201d nashville has been generous , riddlehoover said , adding , \u201cfor this film i thought it would be hard to get locations we needed , a doctor\u2019s office for instance , but in the end people offered everything we wanted and more !\nexplore film studies and media studies through a broad liberal arts curriculum that gives you experience working on both sides of the lens . in the film and media studies bachelor ' s degree program , you ' ll have unique opportunities to produce your own works in film as well as journalistic and creative non - fiction writing , advertising , and public relations . at wells , you ' ll also find small classes with one - on - one mentorship and a close sense of community that will enrich your undergraduate experience . the film and media studies program leads to a bachelor of arts degree and can be complemented with a variety of minor program options .\nscripted by a twenty - eight - year - old robert altman after a brief , frustrating sojourn in los angeles trying to find work as a hollywood screenwriter , corn\u2019s - a - poppin\u2019 is a zero - budget backstage musical that serves as an early example of altman\u2019s fondness for musicians and performers as characters . the plot concerns the efforts to defend the pinwhistle popcorn hour\u2014a down - home variety show with acts ranging from ex\u2013hog - caller lillian gravelguard to hobie shepp and his cow town wranglers\u2014from corporate sabotage engineered by a rogue pr man in his bid to gut the pinwhistle empire . shot in kansas city by a band of young talent schooled in the production techniques of the calvin company\u2014the midwest\u2019s most innovative industrial film studio\u2014 corn\u2019s - a - poppin\u2019 experienced extremely limited play at rural drive - ins and hootenannies before disappearing for decades . although altman would not direct his own feature for another year , this film looks forward to nashville and , even more uncannily , his last film , a prairie home companion , half a century later . restored by the northwest chicago film society in conjunction with the wisconsin center for film and theater research , with funding from the national film preservation foundation .\nsalamon , julie ,\non film : altman ' s in a class by himself ,\nin wall street journal ( new york ) , 30 september 1993 .\nbut in the intervening years the only award stallone has been consistently nominated for has been the razzies , which\nhonor\nthe worst in film for the year .\nthe british academy of film and television academy awards , known as the bafta tv awards , will be held in london on sunday , feb . 10 , 2019 ."]}
{"id": 115858, "summary": [{"text": "herbert neil travis ( october 12 , 1936 \u2013 march 28 , 2012 ) was an american film and television editor with about 28 feature film credits from 1970 \u2013 2007 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "he is likely best known for editing the television miniseries roots ( 1977 ) and the feature film dances with wolves ( 1990 ) .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "travis was born in los angeles , california , and received a bachelor 's degree in film and theater arts from the university of california , los angeles .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "travis won the primetime emmy award for outstanding film editing in a drama series for the first part of the television miniseries roots ( 1977 ) , and he and james heckert were nominated for the award for the second part as well .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "travis won the academy award for best film editing and the american cinema editors eddie for the film dances with wolves ( directed by kevin costner-1990 ) .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "travis had been selected as a member of the american cinema editors , and received the career achievement award in 2010 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in 2010 , travis was interviewed about his career by karen herman for the archive of american television . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "neil travis", "paragraphs": ["editor neil travis on editing the miniseries\nroots\n- emmytvlegends . org - youtube\nherbert neil travis was born in 1936 in los angeles . he received a bachelor\u2019s degree in advertising art with a minor in theater arts from ucla .\nneil degrasse tyson is an eminent astrophysicist and a popular science communicator . this biography of neil degrasse tyson provides detailed information about his childhood , life , achievements , works & timeline .\nfilm editor neil travis , an oscar winner for his work on dances with wolves and an emmy recipient for roots , died march 28 of natural causes at his home in arroyo grande , calif . , uta reported . he was 75 .\ntravis was a member of the american cinema editors , and in 2010 he received ace\u2019s career achievement award .\nfilm editor neil travis , who won an oscar for his work on \u201cdances with wolves\u201d and an emmy for his work on the miniseries \u201croots , \u201d died of natural causes at his home in arroyo grande , calif . , on wednesday , march 28 . he was 75 . in addition to oscar best picture winner \u201cdances with wolves , \u201d travis edited [ \u2026 ]\nfilm editor neil travis , who won an oscar for his work on \u201c dances with wolves \u201d and an emmy for his work on the miniseries \u201croots , \u201d died of natural causes at his home in arroyo grande , calif . , on wednesday , march 28 . he was 75 .\nherbert neil travis was born on 12th october 1936 and studied advertising and theatre arts at the university of california in his native los angeles . he began his career as an assistant editor at paramount studios in his early twenties , becoming second editor on a series of television shows for fox and in 1970 received his first credit as a film . . .\nneil travis was an american film and television editor best known for the tv series roots ( 1977 ) and the film dances with wolves ( 1990 ) and had a credit of over 28 feature films . his other works include terminator 3 , along came a spider and stepmom . he had also won an oscar . he died on march 28 , 2012 .\nneil travis , who won an oscar for best editing for dances with wolves , died march 28 of natural causes at his home in arroyo grande , calif . he was 75 . with a career that spanned more than four decades , the native angeleno began his entertainment business career as an assistant editor at paramount studios while he was in his early 20s . travis subsequently worked as a second editor for a fox television series and shortly was offered a position to help edit the traveling executioner . his tv work continued and in 1977 , travis won an emmy for his work on the groundbreaking miniseries roots . travis eventually edited more than 25 blockbuster features including no way out , patriot games , deceived , clear and present danger and terminator 3 : rise of the machines . in 2010 he received the american cinema editors career achievement award . travis is survived by his wife , ruth and two children , michael and michelle . services will be held in arroyo grande on may 12th . in lieu of flowers the family suggests donations to hospice partners of the central coast , ymca or boy scouts of america .\nin addition to oscar best picture winner \u201c dances with wolves , \u201d travis edited films including \u201ccocktail , \u201d \u201cno way out , \u201d \u201cpatriot games , \u201d \u201cclear and present danger\u201d and \u201cterminator 3 : rise of the machines . \u201d\nin a 2010 interview with the archive of american television , travis explained his philosophy : \u201cevery movie is different ; you can\u2019t apply the same rules , \u201d he said . \u201ci don\u2019t have editorial rules . i just approach everything as if it were brand new , the first piece of work i\u2019ve ever done . \u201d\nin addition to oscar best - picture winner dances with wolves ( 1990 ) , travis\u2019 resum\u00e9 includes the cowboys ( 1972 ) , hot stuff ( 1987 ) , no way out ( 1987 ) , cocktail ( 1988 ) , deceived ( 1991 ) , outbreak ( 1995 ) and terminator 3 : rise of the machines ( 2003 ) .\ntravis edited more than 25 films over the course of a career that spanned over four decades . he began in the entertainment business as an assistant editor at paramount studios in his early 20s , went on to work as a second editor for a fox television series ; soon thereafter , he helped edit his first feature , 1970\u2019s \u201cthe traveling executioner . \u201d\nduring his four - decade career , travis also teamed with the directors phillip noyce on patriot games ( 1992 ) and clear and present danger ( 1994 ) , two films based on tom clancy novels ; with lee tamahori on the edge ( 1997 ) and along came a spider ( 2001 ) ; and with chris columbus on stepmon ( 1988 ) and bicentennial man ( 1999 ) .\nbesides the extended cut of the film , this two - disc special edition features two full - length audio commentaries that , all told , wind up providing eight hours of dances with wolves discussion . the first , with kevin costner and producer jim wilson , is the better of the two tracks . the duo talk about virtually everything : turning the novel into a screenplay , the hurdles encountered with undertaking such an enormous production , the cast and crew , the difficulties working as both a director and actor , and the film ' s success and accolades . if you can stand to hear costner ' s voice for nearly four straight hours , this track offers a comprehensive history of the film . the second commentary , with cinematographer dean semler and editor neil travis , is not nearly as compelling , but winds up providing a nice bit of background on the specific strategies used for shooting and cutting such a lengthy film . semler and travis have a tendency to go silent , but the information they provide is well worth a listen . also on disc 1 is the original 1990 promotional featurette the making of dances with wolves , which offers behind - the - scenes footage and generic interview soundbites , and a silly original music video for john barry ' s theme music .\nhis profile rose with work on kevin costner starrer \u201cno way out\u201din 1987 , tom cruise starrer \u201ccocktail\u201d in 1988 and \u201cdances with wolves , \u201d for which he won an oscar . travis edited the tom clancy adaptations \u201cpatriot games , \u201d \u201cclear and present danger\u201d and \u201cthe sum of all fears\u201d ; the julia roberts - susan sarandon vehicle \u201cstepmom\u201d ; robin williams starrer \u201cbicentennial man\u201d ; and the morgan freeman thriller \u201calong came a spider . \u201d\ndisc 2 ' s best extra is the new hour - and - a - half documentary the creation of an epic : a retrospective . the doc features recent interviews with everyone involved with the film - costner , wilson , author / screenwriter michael blake , semler , travis , mary mcdonnell , graham greene , as well as many crew members - and each contributes fond memories of working on the film . the documentary ' s general tone is one of subjective admiration , and the constant praise bestowed upon costner can drive one batty after a while , but the wealth of insightful anecdotes and production footage make it a worthy addition to this great disc . a photo montage features numerous production stills set to music , and a poster gallery , tv spots , and theatrical trailers ( for dances with wolves , windtalkers , and platoon ) round out this magnificent dvd release .\none of the most popular science communicators in the contemporary world , neil degrasse tyson is an american astrophysicist and cosmologist who served on the 12 - member commission that studied the future of the us aerospace industry in 2001 . as an astrophysicist his achievements are many but it is his works as a science communicator that has made him the widely popular name that he is today . he hosted \u2018nova science now\u2019 , an educational news magazine for a few years , helping disseminate scientific knowledge to the audience . over the years he went on to become a much loved science communicator , gaining fans not just in the united states , but from all over the world . tyson is not just a brilliant scientist , but also an awesome presenter . his vast knowledge in a variety of scientific fields , his sense of humor , rhetoric , and the manner in which he presents the shows adds to his mass appeal . the thousands of views his youtube videos garner is a proof of his ever growing popularity . he is particularly famous for his views on science and spirituality , a topic on which he has written numerous articles and given many speeches . as an african american he also has very strong views about racial equality and social justice .\nearly on in kevin costner\u2019s dances with wolves , a disturbed military bigwig tells costner\u2019s lt . john dunbar , \u201ci have just pissed in my pants , and nobody can do anything about it . \u201d the same can be said about academy members in 1990 , who famously screwed martin scorsese out of the best director statuette for goodfellas in favor of costner\u2019s proficient but overrated work ; 13 years after its original release , the film remains nothing more than a well - polished but generic example of epic hollywood filmmaking . the tale of lt . dunbar\u2019s spiritual journey from disenchanted civil war soldier to revered member of the great plains sioux tribe is one that admirably forgoes demonization of the country\u2019s original inhabitants in favor of a compassionate portrait of indigenous people attempting to survive the encroaching hordes of american settlers .\ndunbar , electing to take a post in the middle of nowhere rather than continue to do battle with his fellow countrymen , finds himself surrounded by both the sioux and pawnee communities , neither of which is interested in accommodating white strangers\u2014except , that is , for prescient sioux holy man kicking bird ( graham greene ) , who correctly surmises that a man stranded alone in the vast plains isn\u2019t looking for a fight . soon , lonely dunbar is accepted by the native americans , dubbed dances with wolves ( for his friendship with a stray wolf ) and falls in love with a white woman named stands with a fist ( mary mcdonnell ) who had been kidnapped and raised by kicking bird as a child .\ndespite its empathy and respect for native americans , the film has very little going for it besides its admittedly majestic trappings . working with cinematographer dean semler on location throughout the american west , costner captures a dizzying array of gorgeous panoramic compositions that situate tiny silhouettes of humans amid expansive stretches of green fields and blue skies . what the first - time director doesn\u2019t do , however , is infuse these images with any thematic weight or import\u2014they are , in the end , just pretty landscape shots . unlike legendary western directors john ford or sergio leone , costner doesn\u2019t intend for these snapshots of sprawling vistas to symbolize much of anything ( here , they\u2019re just transitional devices or mere filler material ) , and thus the size and scale of the film , although logistically quite immense , seems , in terms of emotional resonance , to shrink before our eyes .\nif the film\u2019s visual splendor lacks profundity , costner does provide a handful of transcendent moments , the most spellbinding of which is dunbar\u2019s participation in a sioux buffalo hunt . and i\u2019d be remiss in not congratulating the actor - director for taking a leisurely , contemplative approach to a story that could have functioned as mere pretense for extravagant and indulgent open - field battle sequences ( a pitfall mel gibson would fail to avoid in 1995\u2019s ponderous braveheart ) . it\u2019s a laudable adventure that neither redefines nor simply mimics the genre\u2019s storied conventions , a sturdy , mildly stirring revisionist cinematic portrayal of the american west as a place where manifest destiny meant not only modernity\u2019s expansion , but also ancient cultures\u2019 decimation . but time hasn\u2019t changed the fact that scorsese remains a victim of grand theft oscar .\nmgm ' s lavish dances with wolves : special edition features a new extended cut of the film , integrating 52 minutes of previously unseen footage into costner ' s already lengthy western opus . fortunately , viewers will have an extremely hard time recognizing the new from the old based solely on video quality . the 2 . 35 : 1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is an absolute stunner , with only two unimportant shortcomings : every once in a while , flesh tones seem a bit rosy , and the image has a tendency to appear a tad soft . otherwise , the picture exhibits fantastic color reproduction , rich black levels , impressive image detail , and wonderful contrast . ably matching this beautiful transfer is an immersive dolby digital 5 . 1 soundtrack that boasts a heavy amount of panning and imaging effects and some strong bass reproduction . john barry ' s sweeping score comes through with sharp and accurate fidelity , and dialogue - with a couple of exceptions - sounds perfectly natural .\nin the spirit of the great sioux tradition , i dub dances with wolves \u2019 kevin costner\ndirectorial one - hit wonder .\nbuy dvd | soundtrack release date may 20 , 2003 distributor mgm home entertainment runtime 236 min rating r year 1990 director kevin costner screenwriter michael blake cast kevin costner , mary mcdonnell , graham greene , rodney a . grant , floyd\nred crow\nwesterman , tantoo cardinal , robert pastorelli , charles rocket\ndonate slant is reaching more readers than ever before , but advertising revenue across the internet is falling fast , hitting independently owned and operated publications like ours the hardest . we\u2019ve watched many of our fellow media sites fall by the way side in recent years , but we\u2019re determined to stick around . we\u2019ve never asked our readers for financial support before , and we\u2019re committed to keeping our content free and accessible\u2014meaning no paywalls or subscription fees . if you like what we do , however , please consider becoming a slant patron . you can also make a one - time donation via paypal :\naaron sorkin deep dives into self - parody from the opening moments of molly\u2019s game .\nthis is a cerebral , 25 - year - old film that follows the blueprint for today\u2019s endless glut of superhero movies .\nwind river succumbs to its main character\u2019s didacticism : his perceived humility masks a smug , manichean worldview .\nour preview section is your best , most complete guide for all the films , big and small , coming your way soon .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\n- for the love of money ( 1975 ) . . . ( film editor )\n- the day the play got away ( 1967 ) . . . ( assistant to the producer )\n- a matter of concentration ( 1967 ) . . . ( assistant to the producer )\n- when i was a young man ( 1967 ) . . . ( assistant to the producer )\n- just while you ' re resting ( 1967 ) . . . ( assistant to the producer )\n- when i was a young man ( 1967 ) . . . ( written by )\ngraduated with a b . a . in advertising and theatre art from ucla . started work as assistant editor at paramount . his outstanding achievement was his oscar - winning work on\n( 1990 ) , which he pared down from the original ' rough cut ' of over five hours , to 181 minutes .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nhe worked on \u201cdances with wolves , \u201d \u201cpatriot games\u201d and \u201ccocktail\u201d and earned an emmy for the miniseries \u201croots . \u201d\nthe los angeles native and ucla graduate began his career as an assistant editor at paramount in his early 20s . his first feature was the traveling executioner ( 1970 ) , and , in addition to 1977\u2019s roots , he worked in tv on such series as please don\u2019t eat the daisies and harry o .\nsurvivors include his wife ruth and children michael and michelle . services will be held in arroyo grande on may 12 . in lieu of flowers , the family asks that donations be sent to hospice partners of the central coast , the ymca or the boy scouts of america .\nduring the 1970s he edited several telepics , the landmark 1977 miniseries \u201croots\u201d and its sequel , and episodes of series including \u201charry o . \u201d\nfeature work of the period included \u201cthe cowboys\u201d with john wayne , \u201cjaws 2\u201d and the dom deluise comedy \u201chot stuff . \u201d\nin 2003 he cut \u201cterminator 3 , \u201d and his last efforts , in 2007 , were the sandra bullock thriller \u201cpremonition\u201d and , in a return to television , \u201cthe 79th annual academy awards , \u201d for which he shared an emmy nomination .\nhe is survived by his wife , ruth ; a son ; and a daughter .\nservices will be held in arroyo grande on may 12 . donations may be made to hospice partners of the central coast , ymca or boy scouts of america .\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 variety media , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . variety and the flying v logos are trademarks of variety media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 penske business media , llc . all rights reserved . hollywood\u2122 & design \u00a9 2018 hollywood chamber of commerce . the hollywood sign is a trademark and intellectual property of hollywood chamber of commerce . all rights reserved .\npaul bogart on directing\nall in the family ' s\nedith ' s 50th birthday - 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{"id": 115862, "summary": [{"text": "beverly hills ninja is a 1997 american martial arts comedy film directed by dennis dugan , written by mark feldberg and mitch klebanoff .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars chris farley , nicollette sheridan , robin shou , nathaniel parker and chris rock .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the main plot revolves around haru ( portrayed by farley ) , a white orphan boy who is found by a clan of ninjas as an infant in an abandoned treasure chest and is raised by them .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "haru never quite conforms to their culture and never acquires the skills of a ninja , but is nonetheless good-natured and persevering in his personal ambitions .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "his first mission brings him to beverly hills to investigate a murder mystery .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "it was the last film featuring farley to be released in his lifetime . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "beverly hills ninja", "paragraphs": ["why christian bale calls chris farley . s beverly hills ninja his favorite movie of all time\nbeverly hills ninja by original soundtrack ( cd , jan - 1997 , emi music . . .\nchristian bale loves ' beverly hills ninja . ' amy adams has said\nnot in the butt .\nbeverly hills ninja is a 1997 comedy film starring chris farley and chris rock . it is a parody of the american ninja film series .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie beverly hills ninja ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of beverly hills ninja ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beverly hills ninja near you .\nthis cast list of who was in beverly hills ninja includes both lead and minor roles . ( 51 items )\nbeverly hills ninja ( 1997 ) | cd | blondie , baltimora , right said fred . . . . .\nbeverly hills ninja / bewitched / cable guy , the / mixed nuts / pest , the / s . . .\nyikes . with this , 90210 , beverly hills chihuahua , and the planned beverly hills cop 4 , it ' s starting to look like this might be the year we have to stop allowing anyone to ever make anything in any way related to beverly hills .\nbeverly hills ninja cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of beverly hills ninja actors includes any beverly hills ninja actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each beverly hills ninja actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of beverly hills ninja have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\ndefendants include beverly hills ninja 2 llc , dancing ninja productions , legacy filmworks , gv entertainment and its principal jungho han ( aka john han ) , danielle na and deboragh gabler .\nout of respect for the memory of chris farley , a sequel to beverly hills ninja will begin shooting in october , starring david hasselhoff . from variety :\n5 . 0 out of 5 stars - beverly hills ninja / bewitched / cable guy , the / mixed nuts / pest , the / s . . .\nbeverly hills ninja : comedy . starring chris farley and nicollette sheridan . directed by dennis dugan . ( pg - 13 . 90 minutes . at bay area theaters . )\nthe film ,\nbeverly hills ninja 2 ,\nwas set to star david hasselhoff , lucas grabeel (\nhigh school musical\n) and taiwanese model - actress lin chilling .\nbeverly hills ninja 2 ,\na sequel to the 1997 action comedy , will lense in south korea starting next month , making it the first mainstream hollywood pic to do so .\n1 . christian bale ' s favorite movie is beverly hills ninja .\nchris farley was just phenomenal . beverly hills ninja will always remain one of my tops . one time i sat down and watched [ that movie ] two nights in a row , and cried with laughter both times . the guy just was a phenomenon , and is missed dearly in my household .\n\u2014 esquire\nfilm . meanwhile , there ' s a better option ,\nbeverly hills ninja\n- - not the kind of picture that gets respect from new york critics , but it ' s funny .\nbut in doing so , beverly hills ninja 2 will become the first mainstream hollywood movie to shoot entirely in south korea . it\u2019ll be interesting to see if any others follow suit over the coming years .\nthere ' s more legal fallout from the doomed korean - produced sequel to beverly hills ninja , which was set to star david hasselhoff instead of the original 1997 comedy ' s lead actor , chris farley .\nin fact , beverly hills ninja 2 will focus on an orphaned boy who wants to be a ninja . when he comes to hollywood to look for his real parents , he winds up involved in a crime and then has to stop the bad guys etc . etc .\nbeverly hills ninja received generally negative reviews . review aggregator rotten tomatoes gives it a 14 % rating , based on reviews from 28 critics . metacritic gives it a score of 27 / 100 based on reviews from 11 critics .\nanyway , no point arguing about it now : klebanoff successfully sued last year and now so is doing the same , all but ensuring that beverly hills ninja 2 will never see the light of day . it will , however , live on in various courtrooms , where judges will actually have to sit and listen to two people argue over their respective visions for beverly hills ninja 2 , and all without just sentencing both to 20 years hard labor .\nchris farley more one time make other silly comedy , but beverly hills ninja doesn ' t have one single not funny scene and entertaining , something rare in an american comedy movie from 90 ' s . beverly hills is not the best movie by farley , that was a unique and terrific comedian , but definitely isn ' t the worst and promise all the time great laughs . fresh .\n, it ' s starting to look like this might be the year we have to stop allowing anyone to ever make anything in any way related to beverly hills .\nbeverly hills ninja 2 , a sequel written by mitch klebanoff and co - directed by klebanoff and kelly sandefur . the film would feature david hasselhoff and lucas grabeel , and began shooting scenes in south korea in october 2008 . during filming , the name was changed to dancing ninja and released in 2010 .\nbeverly hills ninja received generally negative reviews . review aggregator rotten tomatoes gives it a 14 % rating , based on reviews from 28 critics . metacritic gives it a score of 27 / 100 based on reviews from 11 critics . ( wikipedia )\nmitchell klebanoff , the co - writer and co - producer of\nbeverly hills ninja ,\nhas filed suit in los angeles superior court against a group of korean investors over the sequel to the 1997 chris farley martial - arts comedy .\nwhen haru encounters alison in beverly hills , she asks him ,\nharu , what are you doing here ?\nhowever , the audio clearly skips on the word\nwhat\n.\nin beverly hills , haru meets joey washington ( rock ) a hotel employee who , realizing that haru is a ninja , begs him to be trained as one and helps him get around . eventually haru meets sally again and , after several madcap events , finally confronts the criminals . when he finds out gobei is in danger , he spontaneously develops full ninja powers and rescues him and defeats the bad guys . in the end , haru , now declared a full ninja by his clan , decides to stay in beverly hills ( with sally ) though he proves to still be an accidental threat to people around him .\nbeverly hills ninja 2\nis a sequel to the 1997 action comedy starring chris farley . mitch klebanoff , a writer and co - producer of the original film , has scripted and will direct the sequel . the story involves an orphaned boy who wants to be a ninja but becomes involved in a crime in hollywood while looking for his real parents .\nsaturday night live veteran chris farley stars as an orphan who was raised from infancy by the head of a ninja institute . farley grows into an overweight young klutz who manages to become a ninja , albeit and inept one . his first assignment is not to screw up a murder investigation in beverly hills . \u00a9 1997 tristar pictures , inc . all rights reserved .\nbeverly hills ninja\nis a silly movie , with silly jokes and a silly story . but the talents at work in it are not silly . the picture has , at worst , a 10 - minute sag in the middle . but the rest of it is a pleasure .\ndid you catch that bit ? it means that somewhere , there\u2019s a mysterious korean who thought beverly hills ninja 2 starring david hasselhoff was a good enough idea that he was willing to finance the entire project himself . i picture this guy as a cross between steven seagal and jackie treehorn .\nurltoken all got our stock answers for when urltoken asked about our favorite film of all time . not just that , but you also have to be able to provide a sturdy reason for why you love the movie , all while trying not to sound pretentious . no one can accuse christian bale of being the latter though , because when he was asked what his favorite film of all time was the welsh actor rather surprisingly revealed that it is the chris farley - led 1997 comedy beverly hills ninja . despite currently having an imdb rating of 5 . 5 and just 14 % on rotten tomatoes , christian bale has been able to overlook the critical mauling of beverly hills ninja . in fact , bale insisted that he absolutely adores beverly hills ninja because it managed to make him weep with mirth two days in a row . the batman begins actor actually made this revelation to esquire , via yahoo ,\nnearly four years ago , the unlikely sequel beverly hills ninja 2 was greenlit as the first mainstream hollywood film to shoot in south korea , symbolizing just how much america values that special relationship . unfortunately , the would - be continuation of a story even cable has forgotten hit a few significant snags along the way , not least of which is that it was a sequel to the commercially dismal , critically reviled beverly hills ninja \u2014a project chris farley himself would refuse even if he weren\u2019t dead , which forced the producers to find a replacement star in david hasselhoff , who would do it . . .\nphilippe dauman , left , then ceo of viacom , and paramount pictures chairman brad grey greet sumner redstone at a harvard law school reception in beverly hills in 2014 . ( alex j . berliner / ab images )\nit ' s the story of an unlikely overweight man named haru who was an orphaned baby back then when he was raised by ninjas in japan . his physical challenges , still becomes a ninja , albeit a klutzy white one . his first mission brings him to beverly hills to investigate a murder mystery .\nyou ' re a ninja ? . . .\n\u2013 chris farley , chris rock\nit ' s the story of an unlikely overweight man named haru who was an orphaned baby back then when he was raised by ninjas in japan . his physical challenges , still becomes a ninja , albeit a klutzy white one . his first mission brings him to beverly hills to investigate a murder mystery . ( imdb )\nah , the eternal middle - man dilemma . if your only job is to put people together , what\u2019s to stop them from telling you to f * ck off once they\u2019ve met ? anyway , two koreans arguing over money , i could see that anywhere . what of beverly hills ninja 2 , starring david hasselhoff ? !\nfor a guy who\u2019s been dead for over a decade , chris farley has been dominating empire\u2019s thoughts today . not just because his younger brother , kevin , has been involved in the creation of david spade\u2019s new film , but because \u2013 somewhat incredibly \u2013 a sequel to his 1993 hit , beverly hills ninja has just been announced .\nif you\u2019re wondering how that justifies the use of the beverly hills ninja brand name ( and there\u2019s a sentence we never thought we\u2019d write ) , well , the movie will be written and directed by mitch klebanoff , a writer and co - producer on the original . it remains to be seen if there are any further links .\nfarley is at his best playing someone trying to contain an innate hysteria . that ' s why the ninja gimmick is an inspiration . when the young ninja acciden tally finds himself onstage in a beverly hills strip joint , the kick is not just in watching farley disintegrate into a wild man , it ' s in watching him struggle against his natural impulse . it ' s in knowing this character better than he knows himself .\ndid i say ninja ? i meant ' ninny ' , haru you are such a ninny .\nthe breakfast room . the exterior of lebowski ' s mansion is that of a different house , located in holmby hills .\nastral projection : apparently a standard ninja power , though haru isn ' t very good at it .\nmistaken for badass : almost the entire plot hinges on haru being consistently mistaken for a badass ninja .\nyou ' re the big , fat ninja , aren ' t you ? . . .\nfarley plays haru , who hopes someday to become the\ngreat white ninja\nprophesied in the sacred scrolls . hired by a mystery woman ( nicollette sheridan ) to spy on her boyfriend , he pursues the case all the way to beverly hills , where he leaves his shoes outside his posh hotel every day - - only to have the maintenance man dispose of them .\nan average comedy from late comedian chris farley . stupid in every respect , but still lots of fun , chris farley delivers yet another silly performance . beverly hills ninja may not be chris farley ' s best effort , but it definitely has good enough moments to make you laugh . he does all his usual antics here , and he definitely knows how to make you laugh . beverly hills cop is not a perfect film , but it has enough good moments to make you laugh and enjoy yourself . chris farley was good comedian and he always managed to make me laugh . beverly hills cop isn ' t his greatest film , but it definitely isn ' t his worst . there ' s enough laughs in this film to make this a decent comedy , and despite the fact that it slows down somewhat , there ' s enough elements to enjoy in this wacky comedy to be entertained . sadly this would be one of chris farley ' s last film roles , as he would pass away the same year from a drug overdose . looking back at his short career , he has made quite a few memorable comedy films . never perfect , but funny enough to uplift your mood . beverly hills ninja is such a film , though not his best , this film has plenty of good , funny elements to deliver you a great time . what do you expect from an eccentric comedian such as chris farley ? he was unique and watching his films , you ' ll understand why . beverly hills ninja is a fun comedy with good laughs and has everything you ' d expect from a chris farley film , however my personal favorite of his , is tommy boy .\nwhite orphan boy being found in a treasure chest by a clan of ninjas and then raised in their ways , before then traveling to beverly hills to investigate a murder mystery , is obviously the perfect tonic after a hard day\u2019s work for christian bale . check out a clip from\n: haru ' s ninja clan . the sensei is shocked when he hears reports of a ninja committing a murder . odd for a group that developed as spies and assassins for hire . their training techniques , temple layout , orange clothing , and aversion to murder seems to show they were not based off ninja , but instead shaolin monks .\ni always choose\u2026 the default answer for me is beverly hills ninja . it\u2019s an easy one to give because most people go , ' what ? oh , okay . \u2019 but chris farley\u2019s fantastic . clearly i\u2019ve got other films , but i just watched that two nights in a row and was crying with laughter both times , so i just went , ' yeah i\u2019ll give that as my answer . \u2019\nif you like chris farley , see tommy boy or black sheep . beverly hills ninja doesn ' t cut it . farley , himself , is his usual ; a blubbering idiot that runs into a lot of walls . it gets old after a couple movies . though the plot is fairly good , most of the movie is dumb , the jokes are stupid , and his sidekick ( chris rock ) is a moron .\nmore recently comes a lawsuit from jay so , who , in perhaps the saddest part of the lawsuit , was once a scholarship student and a best picture - winning graduate of afi , who says he was unlawfully terminated by investors and stiffed on his promised $ 100 , 000 producing fee . for trying to produce beverly hills ninja 2 . starring david hasselhoff . ( really , i can\u2019t stress this part enough ) .\nchristian bale has a strong reputation as one of this generation ' s more serious actors . so when it was revealed a few years ago that beverly hills ninja is his favorite movie , it took some fans by surprise . though , it kind of makes sense . the actor is known for taking on mostly dramatic roles , as well as for playing the most brooding batman to ever hit the big screen in the dark knight trilogy . of course he ' d gravitate towards lighter fare while enjoying himself at the movies . some believe that this is just an interesting fun fact that holds no merit or weight . while the idea that christian bale loves beverly hills ninja has been the subject of many listicles , no one ever bothers to source the original link this info came from . until now . yahoo has tracked this bit of trivia back to an esquire interview from 2010 . the actor was\nbeverly hills ninja starring : chris farley , nicolette sheridan , chris rock and robin shou genre : action / comedy rated : pg - 13 this is one of the most funniest chris farley movies ever ! the movie is a where a child becomes the great white ninja but not really great because haru ( chris farley ) keeps making one mistake after another ! but when a beautiful stranger ( nicolette sheridan ) needs his help he goes to beverly hills and fight all the bad guys and doesn ' t know that his brother gobei ( robin shou ) is helping him and joey ( chris rock ) helps haru out later in this movie . i thought the movie was funny because chris farley ' s phyiscal comedy is hilarious ! i laughed til i cried ! this was one of chris farley ' s last movies before his death in late 1997 , i miss chris farley i wish he never died .\nso david hasselhoff has signed on for a sequel to beverly hills ninja , one of those awful latter - day chris farley movies . this has serious potential to be the worst sequel ever made tm , but there ' s some heavy competition . here ' s a look at the worst of the worst . feel free to nominate your own candidates in the comments . ( or defend a personal favorite , like if you really love grease 2 . )\nbut what\u2019s really interesting empire is the decision to shoot the film entirely in south korea ( we\u2019re guessing that there might be some location in and around beverly hills , otherwise they might as well call it clapham junction ninja ) . atm , which is stumping up the cash ( sony , which produced the first movie , has us distribution rights to this sequel ) is a south korean company , and presumably it\u2019s a lot cheaper to shoot over there , particularly in the current economic climate .\nhe [ so ] adds that he set up the production entitity , \u201cbeverly hills ninja 2 , llc , \u201d contacted and worked with visual effects and bonding companies to obtain estimates for the film , met with sony , negotiated waivers with the guilds to start casting , and so forth . then , in may 2008 , he says that klebanoff and han made a deal with each other without his knowledge to change the name of the production entity to \u201cbhn2 , llc\u201d and replace him with han .\none example : there ' s a running joke in which the spirit of the young ninja ( farley ) leaves his body to commune with his ninja master . each time his spirit returns , the impact sends farley blasting backward , through walls and windows . the bit gets funnier each time .\nsometime later back in japan , haru informs his sensei he will be returning to beverly hills to live with his girlfriend alison . haru and alison leave together on a bus . a grappling hook tied to a rope has fallen from the bus and hooks into gobei ' s wheelchair , causing him to be thrown into the ocean . haru shouts an apology to gobei .\nafterwards , so claims that he commenced substantial pre - production efforts and activities , including sourcing potential investors . he says that he was the one who lined up jungho han , the korean who agreed to provide 100 percent of the financing for the project . he adds that he set up the production entitity ,\nbeverly hills ninja 2 , llc ,\ncontacted and worked with visual effects and bonding companies to obtain estimates for the film , met with sony , negotiated waivers with the guilds to start casting , and so forth .\nmighty whitey : parodied . haru is the most incompetent ninja in the entire movie , although this says less about his race than it does his character .\n\\\nbeverly hills ninja 2 , \\\na sequel to the 1997 action comedy , will lense in south korea starting next month , making it the first mainstream hollywood pic to do so . \\ n \\ nmitch klebanoff , a writer and co - producer of the original film , has scripted and will helm the sequel . story involves an orphaned boy who wants to be a ninja but becomes involved in a crime in hollywood while looking for his real parents . \\ n \\ ndavid hasselhoff , lucas grabeel ( \\\nhigh school musical \\\n) and taiwanese model - turned - actress lin chiling ( \\\nred cliff \\\n) are set to star in the sequel .\ninstead it all boils down to soured relations between the movie ' s korean investors and producer jay so\u2014a man described , in perhaps the story ' s saddest detail , as a former \u201cprestigious scholarship recipient\u201d at the american film institute who graduated with a best picture award , then suddenly found himself setting up a production entity titled \u201c beverly hills ninja 2 , llc\u201d and spending much of a year working on that , as well as telling people that\u2019s who he worked for . as a reward for his devotion , so soon found himself ousted from the production without explanation by original screenwriter mitchell klebanoff , who struck a secret deal to replace him with producer jungho han . and then\u2014just as those two had finally completed some shoots with hasselhoff in l . a . and vancouver , and seemed ready to make totally unmerited movie magic\u2014klebanoff too was fired , after he and han \u201cargued over things like whether the film ' s lead actress should appear nude in the film . \u201d which , obviously she should , because otherwise it is a beverly hills ninja sequel with david hasselhoff and zero female nudity .\nthis formulaic tale of a ninja klutz trying to break a counterfeit ring can be recommended only to undemanding children , and even they may find it a drag .\nnaked women ? no no no . nothing should distract from david hasselhoff playing a ninja . jesus , man , it\u2019s like you don\u2019t even understand the appeal .\nwe don\u2018t know ninja monkey weddings \u2018s story by heart , but we can assure you it\u2018s pretty awesome . message them to get to know more about their business .\none night , while the rest of the clan is away , their dojo is visited by a beautiful woman named sally ( nicolette sheridan ) who wants to hire a ninja to spy on her businessman boyfriend , whom she suspects is involved in shady deals . haru , taken in by her beauty , tells her he is a full ninja ( he hasn ' t actually graduated yet ) and goes on the mission . it turns out that her lover is indeed a criminal , involved with the yakuza in an international counterfeiting scheme - and a cold - blooded killer to boot . obsessed with protecting sally , he decides to go to beverly hills to find her . unknown to him , gobei is following him , and keeping him out of danger without his noticing .\nfor most of the film haru is hopelessly inept at being a ninja . but during the final battle he suddenly becomes a badass , surprising the hell out of gobei .\nharu is a white man raised by a ninja clan in japan , after he was found as a baby on a shipwreck . they believed he might be the\nwhite ninja\nprophesied by their legends , a foreigner who would grow up to become their greatest member . however , haru grows up to become both clumsy and clueless . although disappointed in him , his clan still loves him like one of their own . in turn haru idolizes gobei , his\nolder brother\nand the best ninja of the clan .\nharu : i may not be a great ninja ; i may not be one with the universe ; but i will say this : no one messes with my brother . see more \u00bb\nthere ' s more legal fallout from the doomed korean - produced sequel to beverly hills ninja , which was set to star david hasselhoff instead of the original 1997 comedy ' s lead actor , chris farley . last year , mitchell klebanoff , who co - wrote the original and was tapped to direct the follow - up , won a lawsuit against korean investors who bought rights to the franchise from sony . an arbitrator in the dispute determined that the investors hadn ' t properly terminated him as a director and awarded him nearly $ 262 , 000 . now comes a new lawsuit from jay so , who says he was contracted by klebanoff and read more\npimp duds : after haru arrives in america , he goes to a costume shop to swap his ninja attire for something that will blend in better . he walks out wearing a pimp costume .\nraphael , april o ' neil and vernon fenwick crash through a driveway door at the estate of sacks industries ' evil ceo , eric sacks , in teenage mutant ninja turtles ( 2014 ) .\nin 2007 , he says he was introduced to klebanoff and was hired as producer for an up - front fee of $ 100 , 000 , a credit , and backend participation in ninja 2 .\nhe has made recent moves to boost the studio . he brought bruckheimer on board from disney in 2013 to reboot franchises such as\nbeverly hills cop\nand\ntop gun ,\nand abrams re - upped in 2015 . grey has also bolstered paramount ' s television business , which had been neglected after cbs was spun off from viacom 10 years ago . its\nschool of rock\nnickelodeon show launched in march , and\ngrease live\nwas a big ratings hit for fox this year .\nfor the first few minutes of beverly hills ninja , it looks as if chris farley may have finally found a movie to match the size of his talents . as an orphan raised in japan by martial - arts masters , farley displays a hippo - ballet grace while bonking himself on the head with various instruments of death . this chop - shtick generates a few belly - laugh - inducing quips ( \u201dsensei is going to kill me ! \u201d farley panics after smashing a shelfful of ancient artifacts ) . but as soon as the action switches to l . a . , a yawner plot about farley busting up a yen - counterfeiting ring kicks in \u2014 and slowly starts to squeeze the life out of the movie .\njames berardinelli panned the film , stating that\nbeverly hills ninja is essentially a one - joke film . that joke has to do with chris farley [ . . . ] , who plays one of the clumsiest men on earth , crashing into objects or having things fall on his head\nand concluded that it\nisn ' t just juvenile , it ' s lackluster and unfunny .\nbruce fretts of entertainment weekly also criticized the film , complaining it had\n. . . a yawner plot about farley busting up a yen - counterfeiting ring\nand that\n. . . when the writers run out of ideas , they simply have farley walk into a lamppost , or cop from old snl skits .\nthe premise is as obvious as a 250 - pound guy in a ninja outfit . that ' s the movie ' s one joke - - contrasting the precision of the ninja with the out - of - control physicality of comedian chris farley - - and it doesn ' t sound like much . but that incongruity is enough for three big laughs before the opening credits are even finished , and the jokes keep coming .\nfarley stars as haru , an orphaned american who washes to shore in japan and is mistaken for the great white ninja of legend . raised among the finest ninjas , haru grows into a big , strong , slapstick disaster ! an embarrassment to his clan , haru has no hope of ever becoming a full ninja . but when a beautiful blonde pleads for help , haru is given one dangerously funny chance to prove himself .\ntoday marks the 20th anniversary of chris farley ' s death . david spade , who starred alongside farley in the film tommy boy , commemorated the comedian ' s death on twitter .\n20 years ago today ,\nhe tweeted along with a picture of farley and the years of his life ( 1964 to 1997 ) . a comedy legend , farley later played mike donnelly in black sheep and haru in beverly hills ninja . however , some of his most celebrated characters were those he played during his tenure at saturday night live . here ' s a look back at some of this best moments on the show : 1 . when he played the eccentric motivational speaker matt foley in this 1993 sketch , farley plays a boisterous . . .\nnow comes a new lawsuit from jay so , who says he was contracted by klebanoff and the koreans to act as a producer on the film but was stiffed on his own compensation during the development of ninja 2 .\nthis is my son ' s favorite movie . of course he is 10 . my husband and i watch it and find it entertaining as well . it is silly and the physical comedy can be over the top , but that is classic farley . we also like tommy boy , another farley classic , and dirty works also with farley , all though that flick is definitely not appropriate for children . beverly hills ninja , however is appropriate for most children 10 and over . pretty mild by today ' s standards . one of my favorite performances in this movie is the work of supporting actor robin shou . he is a great straight man and shows great martial arts skills as well as comedic timing . chris rock also has a small roll in this film .\nfollowing a ship wreck , a baby is rescued by a clan of ninja warriors and raised by them as one of their own . but haru , as he is called , never quite fits in , nor does he manage to make a worthy ninja . however , the good - natured and persevering haru , in his own bumbling way , and with some help from gobei , manages to prove himself to be a winner in the end .\nthe hollywood reporter today has one of those stories that sheds light on the scummy underbelly of hollywood , where shady producers and once wide - eyed rubes sue each other over bounced checks and broken promises , all because they couldn\u2019t agree on who should control a project . and the real loser in all this ? you and i , the viewers , who\u2019ll probably never get to see beverly hills ninja 2 now , starring david hasselhoff . no , really , that was the jumping off point . multiple people thought it would be a good idea to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars making a sequel to the worst movie from chris farley , a guy with the charisma to carry an entire film by himself , starring david hasselhoff , a guy who couldn\u2019t even hold a hamburger .\nfollowing a ship wreck , a baby is rescued by a clan of ninja warriors and raised by them as one of their own . but haru , as he is called , never quite fits in , nor does he manage to make a worthy ninja . however , the good - natured and persevering haru , in his own bumbling way , and with some help from gobei , manages to prove himself to be a winner in the end . written by jeff hole\nsince the late 1940s , filmmakers have been transforming the magnificent greystone mansion into cinematic settings such as hospitals , funeral homes , government offices , hotel rooms , military schools and more , not to mention palatial estates . filming at greystone really took off in the mid - 1960s after the city of beverly hills purchased the property , but then dwindled in the ' 70s when the mansion became home to the american film institute . since the early ' 80s , though , when afi ' s lease expired , greystone has been home to an average of two films per year . from\nthis martial arts comedy from the producers of no - brainer classic dumb and dumber was a box - office number one in the states and features one of the last performances of chubby comic chris farley . he plays an american baby who washes up on the shores of japan and is brought up by a clan of martial arts masters . now haru ( farley ) , a willing but clumsy pupil , must journey with a skilled sidekick ( robin shou ) to the\nhills of beverly\nto rescue a beautiful american girl from yakuza counterfeiters . the slapstick may appeal to undemanding viewers .\nin one scene hauru ' s\nbrother\nis talking with the master ninja about hauru . the brother has a gold necklace around his neck , but in the story line he does not receive that necklace until later in the movie .\nwhen haru is about to get arrested ( right before the ninja dude throws that little ball and takes his place ) , the stocky and balding cop all they way to the left ( or right ? ) is kevin farley , chris ' s brother .\nmitch klebanoff , a writer and co - producer of the original film , has scripted and will helm the sequel . story involves an orphaned boy who wants to be a ninja but becomes involved in a crime in hollywood while looking for his real parents .\nburger fiction is back with part 2 of their\nimprobable weapons used in movies\nsupercut series . to catch up on the first entry , click here . this second edition features some pretty ridiculous items used as weapons , including a razor scooter in kiss of the dragon , barstools in both the world ' s end and foxy brown , and many , many others . check out the full list below the video : daredevil - paper clips aliens - power loader an eye for an eye - telephone hellboy - payphone beverly hills ninja - fish austin powers - toothpaste hot shots ! part deux - chicken hot fuzz - wet floor sign kill bill : vol . 1 - frying pan tangled - frying pan walking tall - frying pan kiss of the dragon - chopsticks machete - meat thermometer nacho libre - corn sleepwalkers - corn project a - chili peppers hancock - candy bar law abiding citizen -\ni grew up watching chris farley on saturday night live and in his various big screen roles . i liked everything he did even if the material wasn\u2019t all there ( beverly hills ninja ) . he was an explosive force of comedy and now nearly 20 years after his death , it still stings to think about . a new documentary doesn\u2019t look to make things easier with a look at farley\u2019s life , character , and career through the recollections of those who knew him best . mike myers , adam sandler , bob odenkirk , bob saget , christina applegate and more join david spade , farley\u2019s brother kevin farley , and lorne michaels to remember the late comedian . from the press release for network entertainment \u2019s documentary : before his untimely death at only 33 years of age , farley left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry through his groundbreaking work on television in both second city and saturday night live ,\n\u201che was infectious . and he was kind . and he was a puppy dog . \u201d that was what christina applegate had to say about the late comedian chris farley as part of a trailer for the documentary that will take a look at the life of the star of saturday night live , tommy boy , and beverly hills ninja . the documentary is directed by brent hodge and derik murray and features conversations about farley with david spade ( his co - star in many films ) , adam sandler , bob saget , lorne michaels , mike myers , molly shannon , and dan aykroyd among others . it is set to profile the comedian , who died in 1997 of a drug overdose , and speak with some of the people who spent the most time with him . the film is set to open in theaters on july 31 and will be available on vod and digital download on august 11 . chris farley lived his life full speed\nmy 10 / 10 rating assumes that you ' re the type who just watches these sorts of movies to get entertained , and you sure will with\nbeverly hills ninja\n. chris farley makes the most of his\nbig , fat idiot\npersona as a white man raised among ninjas , now trying to investigate a counterfeiter . of course , the plot is an excuse to have farley trash everything surrounding him . . . and you ' d better believe that he does ! it ' s nice , silly fun to the max ! all in all , if this movie is stupid , then it doesn ' t pretend to be anything else . it ' s just a shame that chris farley is no longer with us . but up in the van down by that great river in the sky , he can take comfort knowing that we remember him . also starring nicolette sheridan ( of\ndesperate housewives\n) and chris rock .\ni am not so much reviewing this album as providing a guide for people to find copies of baltimora ' s tarzan boy . if you are lucky enough to find an original album or single of the song , you will probably have to shell out $ 100 + . so here are some alternatives on amazon : original one hit wonders $ 15 . 99 new ( all prices listed are current as of may 08 ) $ 8 . 67 used contains the original album version of the song with the\ncarribean steel band sound\ntime life modern rock : nightclubbing $ 39 used contains a 6 + minute extended version beverly hills ninja : original motion picture soundtrack $ 4 . 65 contains the version i heard in the clubs . 3 - 4 minutes in length . this is a dance mix , not the original album mix . 2013 update : europa ( part of the disco discharge series ) $ 12 . 41 contains the 12\nmix\nwow ! so very happy we went with frank from ninja monkey to video our wedding ! my husband and i were so impressed by the amount of professionalism and creativity that frank showed ! you could really tell he knew what he was doing behind his ca . . .\nfrank and ninja monkey media was exceptional ! he came recommended from our photographer and we hired him to shoot our wedding . we were planning our wedding in miami from philly , so we had several skype / google chat calls with frank to get to kno . . .\nremember 1997 ? sure you do . it was the year of princess diana ' s funeral , the year the front page of the new york times went to color , the year of the famous iowa septuplets and dolly the cloned sheep . it was also the year , of course , of a bunch of movies you may or may not remember , starting with beverly hills ninja in january and ending , of course , with titanic . this weekend ' s 3d re - release of titanic got us on a nostalgia trip , thinking about the movies we loved back in 1997 and have forgotten , and the movies we new nothing about at the time and loved today . so , of course , we made a yearbook of them , figuring out which senior superlatives these movies would have won back in 1997 , and how those reputations hold up today . are the kids most likely to succeed at the time still making good careers for themselves ? is\nupdate : peter and bobby farrelly with fox will complete the casting on the three stooges by the end of next week . at this point , hank azaria has emerged as a frontrunner for the role of moe , the group ' s stern disciplinarian and the guy who dishes out the slaps and eye pokes . as for the simpleton larry , the name i am most often hearing is james marsden . marsden worked for fox as cyclops in the original x - men films , but he has played comedy in films like enchanted and next stars in the universal / illumination entertainment film hop . 7 : 31 pm : madtv alum and cbs\u2019 $ # * ! my dad says star will sasso has been cast as curly in the three stooges movie being made at 20th century fox and directed by the farrelly brothers . sasso did the films life as we know it , best in show , drop dead gorgeous , beverly hills ninja , and happy gilmore ,\njob description he\u2019s the honcho of a department that edits hundreds of films each year for broadcast on tv and airlines , re - cutting films to address time constraints and standards & practices issues , all while preserving the asset as it travels through the many versions that are created in post - theatrical life . terman and his team write , edit and direct promo vids , tradeshow sizzle reels and industrials for sony corporate divisions in addition to editing dvd added - value material , docus , musicvids and screen tests . terman also works with actors to replace original dialogue with tv - safe alternatives \u2014 if actors are unavailable , he auditions sound - alikes to revoice lines \u2014 or convinces the original thesps to make it work . special challenges for \u201c beverly hills ninja \u201d replacement dialogue : \u201ci went to the actor and shot him in the car while we were driving down pico boulevard . he just didn\u2019t have time , and i was like , \u2018dude i gotta get you ,\nanytime you get to talk about chris farley is a good day .\nbuzzfeed has debuted the first official trailer for the documentary i am chris farley , a profile about the life of the beloved comedian who died in 1997 . it ' s probably that many of you grew up watching chris farley , whether it was on\nsaturday night live\nor in tommy boy , black sheep or beverly hills ninja . he died almost 20 years ago , if you can believe it was that long ago , and they ' ve finally made a documentary about him and it ' s out this summer . i am chris farley features all his friends and colleagues , from adam sandler to lorne micheals , david spade , molly shannon , christina applegate , and bob saget . i ' m looking forward to catching this doc sometime , looks pretty good . here ' s the trailer for brent hodge & derik murray ' s documentary i am chris farley , found via buzzfeed : chris farley lived his\nhighly visible ninja : played straight with haru , who at one point goes so far as to charge into enemy territory wearing black with a sword on his back through the front gate in broad daylight . averted with gobei , who ' s very good at staying hidden or blending in .\neveryone at ninja monkey is heartbroken over this review . we all feel terrible things ended up this way , but we don ' t feel this review was deserving . - - there is no\nmoney back guarantee\nand half of the wedding was missing from the video ! - . . .\nwhat is the song playing near the beginning of the movie when huru ( chris farley ) is trying to do the same thing his brother is doing ? i think its called\nthe great white ninja\nbut i can ' t find info on it anywhere . ( from j in nd )\nwe ' re just days away from the release of death race 2 ( blu - ray review here ) so we figured that we ' d take this opportunity to show off some of the film ' s female assets ! from the press release a deadly driving competition spawns a racing legend in death race 2 , an all - out action thrill ride , coming to blu - ray\u2122 , dvd and digital download january 18 , 2011 from universal studios home entertainment dvd originals\u2122 . danny trejo ( machete ) , ving rhames ( piranha 3d ) , sean bean ( the lord of the rings trilogy ) and luke goss ( hellboy 2 : the golden army ) star , along with returning cast members fred koehler ( \u201c lost \u201d ) and robin shou ( beverly hills ninja ) , in an all - new prequel to paul w . s . anderson \u2019s 2008 adrenaline - fueled action - thriller , death race . packed with more of the heart - stopping action , spectacular stunts and shocking twists that propelled the original to cult status , the 2 - disc death race 2 blu - ray\u2122 combo pack and dvd will include unrated\nblindfolded trip : parodied . haru is blindfolded when he is first taken to the tanley ' s warehouse . later , he blindfolds himself and tries to use his\nninja skills\nto remember the route . he is completely clueless , of course . luckily , gobei knows the route well and takes the wheel without haru knowing .\nharu ( chris farley ) is at first believed , when he is found as an infant orphaned from a shipwreck , to be the great white ninja of legend . as he grows up at the shinto temple it is obvious he is not ninja material , wrecking everything in sight . he meets a beautiful american stranger ( nicolette sheridan ) . she gives him the alias sally jones and asks him to spy on her boyfriend . the mission is a ruse to set him up as the killer when the criminal operation goes awry . haru must go to la to find\nsally\nand let her know that the boyfriend is a dangerous killer . haru ' s brother is dispatched to keep him out of trouble ."]}
{"id": 115892, "summary": [{"text": "crash is a 1996 british-canadian psychological thriller film written and directed by david cronenberg based on j. g. ballard 's 1973 novel of the same name .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it tells the story of a group of people who take sexual pleasure from car crashes , a notable form of paraphilia .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film stars james spader , deborah kara unger , elias koteas , holly hunter , and rosanna arquette .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film generated considerable controversy upon its release and opened to mixed and highly divergent reactions from critics .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "while some praised the film for its daring premise and originality , others criticized its combination of graphic sexuality and violence .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it premiered at the cannes film festival , where it won the special jury prize , considered the third-most prestigious prize of the festival .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it won six genie awards from the academy of canadian cinema and television , including awards for cronenberg as director and screenwriter ; the film was also nominated in two further categories , including producer . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "crash ( 1996 film )", "paragraphs": ["holly hunter crash 1996 image : the movie network / telefilm canada , via ballroom marfa .\npaul haggis ' ' crash ' vs . david cronenberg ' s ' crash '\ntrailer 2 for david cronenberg ' s crash ( 1996 ) . music : lush - undertow ( spooky remix )\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing crash ( 1996 ) near you .\nnot the oscar bait film , but the good - very good cronenberg film about sex and car crash fetishists .\none of the film ' s creatures on the cover of the july 8 , 1996 issue of time .\nbetween 1996 and 1997 , crash ( canada , 1996 , d . david cronenberg ) , based on j . g . ballard ' s celebrated novel , became the focal point of one of the most hysterical furores that british film censorship had seen to date .\njames spader as james ballard and elias koteas as vaughan . crash , 1996 photographer : michael gibson\ncrash\nappears courtesy of entertainment one . licensed by : warner bros . entertainment inc . all rights reserved .\nthe 1996 summer movie preview : july entertainment weekly . retrieved on july 8 , 2008 .\ngabrielle james ballard\u2019s leg brace worn in the film by james spader ( prop ) . stephan dupuis , special effects makeup john jackson , fabricator crash , 1996 aluminum , metal bolts courtesy david cronenberg\ngabrielle\u2019s leg brace , worn in the film by rosanna arquette ( costume ) . stephan dupuis , special effects makeup and prosthetics designer crash , 1996 moulded plastic , fiberglass 70 x 12 x 15cm david cronenberg collection , tiff film reference library\ngabrielle ( rosanna arquette ) in steel - reinforced leg and hip braces . crash , 1996 photographer : jonathan wenk\ncrash\nappears courtesy of entertainment one . licensed by : warner bros . entertainment inc . all rights reserved .\nrevisit the shock of symphorophilia with will self and chris beckett , editor of a new edition of crash . their discussion is followed by a rare chance to see the uncut version of david cronenberg\u2019s 1996 film adaptation on the big screen . cronenberg\u2019s film of crash ( 1996 ) , which ballard greatly admired , was awarded a special jury prize at its premiere at the cannes film festival . the film introduced a second generation to ballard\u2019s unsettling vision , and sparked a censorship controversy that led to the film being banned by westminster city council . the film will be introduced by its producer , jeremy thomas . full details\nnot long after the release of kids in 1996 , there were calls for the banning of david cronenberg ' s film , crash . once again , the bbfc considered the film very carefully - including screening the film for lawyers and for a group of disabled people - but found that there was no case to answer . the film was rated 18 uncut .\nfilm quarterly offers serious film lovers in - depth articles , reviews , and interviews that examine all aspects of film history , film theory , and the impact of film , video , and television on culture and society .\nthis crash is a fascinating film , rather than a good one . i think is difference is important . the other crash is a fine film , in a very different way . i wasn ' t at all unhappy when it won the oscar .\ndirector david cronenberg and james spader ( james ballard ) inspect the hip and leg braces worn by rosanna arquette as gabrielle . crash , 1996 photographer : jonathan wenk\ncrash\nappears courtesy of entertainment one . licensed by : warner bros . entertainment inc . all rights reserved .\n- i\u2019m watching a david cronenberg film . - i don\u2019t know what that is . - he is a director known for his body horror and themes of sex and death . he made the fly , videodrome , crash , and scanners . - oh , crash is good . - nope , you\u2019re thinking of the crash that came out in 2004 and was about racial tension and how our lives intersect , cronenberg\u2019s crash from 1996 is about people who get sexually aroused by car crashes . - weird - yep\ncrash is a mutant work of art - - a bracing splash of ice water .\nnever has a film turned me on as much as crash . yes , that was a shitty car joke . i will not apologize .\ndavid cronenberg said during his promotional run for the film crash :\ni see technology as being an extension of the human body .\ncrash is difficult to watch because of the moral chaos it portrays , but it is best film i have seen in a long time .\nwhitty , stephen ( july 2 , 1996 ) . template : citation / make link . mercury news : p . 1e .\nindependence day ( 1996 ) also known as :\nid4\n.\nrotten tomatoes . retrieved on october 16 , 2007 .\nfor the record , based on j . g . ballard ' s novel , writer - director david cronenberg ' s 1996 crash stars james spader , holly hunter , elias koteas , deborah kara unger , rosanna arquette , and peter macneill .\na top quality film that follows the lives of varied people over 24 hours and how they\ncrash\ninto each other . quite original idea as well .\nalthough it had generated some controversy when premiered at the cannes film festival in may 1996 , it was not until the first british screening at the london film festival in november that the film became a tabloid cause celebre , with the daily mail and evening standard in particular attacking it on a regular basis , often on the front page .\naberly , rachel and volker engel . the making of independence day . new york : harperpaperbacks , 1996 . isbn 0 - 06 - 105359 - 7 .\nbobenko said the lancaster desert area is highly recommended to film companies because of its remote site . employees of a company making a rap music video nearby witnessed the crash .\nwhen\ncrash ' ' premiered in may , 1996 , at the cannes film festival , some people fled the theater . the movie has played in canada and europe to widespread controversy , inspiring polemics both pro and con . ted turner , whose studio , fine line , is distributing the film in the united states , has said he hates it . certainly it will repel and disgust many viewers .\nthe film had its official premiere held at the now - defunct mann plaza theater in los angeles on june 25 , 1996 . [ 37 ] it was then screened privately at the white house for president bill clinton and his family [ 38 ] before receiving a nationwide release in the united states on july 2 , 1996 , a day earlier than its previously scheduled opening . [ 39 ]\nthe city\u2019s famous babelsberg film studios , now a theme park dedicated to film ( and a good one ) , was once a powerhouse of european film production . this was where fritz lang shot \u2018 metropolis \u2019 . this was where marlene dietrich began her film career .\ntoronto has long been a favourite for filmmakers who opt to head north in an effort to slash budgets . while some films made here feature the city like scott pilgrim vs the world ( 2010 ) , and crash ( 1996 ) , others use toronto to double for us settings .\nthis ain ' t your grandma ' s crash movie . it ' s fabulous ! james spader at his best .\nthe film was scheduled for release on july 3 , 1996 , but due to the high level of anticipation for the movie , many theaters began showing it on the evening of july 2 , 1996 , the same day the film begins . the movie ' s combined domestic and international box office gross is $ 816 , 969 , 268 , which at one point was the second - highest worldwide gross of all - time . it holds the 25th highest worldwide gross of a movie all - time .\njohn kerry vietnam war movie , ' crash ' title battle : toronto controversies \u00a9 2004\u20132018 alt film guide and / or author ( s ) . text not to be reproduced without prior written consent .\nas for the controversy surrounding paul haggis ' generally well - received crash , that ' s a direct result of the fact that the ensemble drama shares the same title \u2013 but not the same plot \u2013 as the 1996 david cronenberg movie about car crashes , mutilations , and kinky sex . according to the toronto star , those behind cronenberg ' s work are now threatening to take legal action against the producers of the new crash .\nthe crash controversy was significant for the way it publicly revealed the often conflicting structures of british film regulation , and the supremacy of local government over the bbfc and national government , neither of whom had any real powers when it came to preventing the release of a film .\nby the way , crash director and co - screenwriter paul haggis also wrote clint eastwood ' s million dollar baby , starring eastwood , hilary swank , and morgan freeman , and which opens later this year . haggis ' crash screenplay collaborator was bobby moresco .\nnaked lunch ( 1991 ) , based on william burroughs ' s novel of the same name , was thought by many to be unfilmable . a long - cherished project of cronenberg ' s , it was a cinematic success . m . butterfly ( 1993 ) was based on the play by david henry hwang , and cronenberg ' s most controversial film , crash ( 1996 ) , was based on the novel by j . g . ballard . crash , which won a special jury prize at the cannes film festival for\noriginality , daring and audacity ,\nran into censorship problems in some countries .\nwoody allen\u2019s midnight in paris ( 2011 ) was not his first film about the city and followed his 1996 movie everyone says i love you . richard linklater\u2019s before sunset ( 2004 ) was possibly more of a love story about paris than it was about the characters .\nafrican american cinema archives b . ruby rich blu - ray / dvd reviews book reviews chinese cinema digital media documentary feminism film festivals film reviews french cinema hollywood interviews joshua clover paul julian smith race and film rob white social justice television\nthe winnipeg film group is a non - profit organization committed to promoting the art of cinema . \u00a9 2018 the winnipeg film group . all rights reserved .\nnew york is also the home of some of the world\u2019s leading film festivals like tribeca and the new york film festival . it\u2019s also the home of some of the world\u2019s leading film schools at columbia , nyu and new york film academy . with so much creativity in the city , it\u2019s no surprise that new york remains one of the most important cities for film production in the world .\nfor a movie obsessed with the connection between sexual intercourse and car accidents , david cronenberg ' s crash could hardly be more stationary .\npropaganda films had no permit from the federal aviation administration or the film office to use a helicopter in the scene , said officials from the two agencies . the faa is also investigating the crash , a spokesman said .\nin creating the prosthetics and scars for the injured characters in crash , the production team turned to real - world inspirations . hear from stephan dupuis as he discusses constructing the braces , body armour , and scars for the film .\nkatherine dieckmann\u2019s film is beholden to a studiously weird narrative that\u2019s governed by formula screenwriting .\nvisual and special effects film milestones . urltoken . retrieved on july 8 , 2008 .\nthis is a great film and much better than the one of the . . .\nmajor funding for film quarterly is provided by the justfilms initiative of the ford foundation .\nwhile promoting stargate in europe , emmerich came up with the idea for the film when fielding a question about his own belief in the existence of alien life . he and devlin decided to incorporate a large - scale attack when noticing that aliens in most invasion films travel long distances in space only to remain hidden when reaching earth . principal photography for the film began in july 1995 in new york city , and the film was officially completed on june 20 , 1996 .\ntruly a one of a kind film that can never , and will never be replicated .\n, which some critics described as ' child pornography ' . the bbfc considered the film very\nadvertising executive james ballard and his wife catherine lead complex , if hollow , sexual lives . following a near fatal crash with dr . helen remingto . . .\nrobert altman\u2019s fascinating and divisive psychological horror film receives a top - notch transfer from arrow academy .\npowell , anna . deleuze and the horror film . edinburgh : edinburgh university press , 2007 .\npropaganda films , a subsidiary of polygram filmed entertainment , got its start 10 years ago producing music videos and at one time produced 40 % of the videos aired on mtv . the company also is very active in commercial production and has in recent years moved into feature films . the firm produced the 1996 film\nbarb wire\nwith pamela lee , the horror film\ncandy man\nand the madonna documentary\ntruth or dare .\nbased on the novel by j . g . ballard , crash tells the story of a group of people who take sexual pleasure from car accidents . highly controversial when first released ( banned in britain ) this psychological thriller won the special jury prize at cannes for its \u201coriginality , daring and audacity\u201d and was voted one of the top ten films of the year for 1996 by the prestigious french cinema journal cahiers du cinema .\nmarks , laura u . the skin of the film . durham : duke university press , 1999 .\nand forest gump is an amazing film ? i ' m not a huge fan of avatar but it ' s the highest grossing film of all time ! this writer doesn ' t have a clue .\nfinally saw this film . so beautifully executed . the rips on cronenberg that this film is too cold is off to me . it ' s just insanely focused . i love the attention to physical details .\n) . upon its very first screening , the film became instantly controversial because of one specific scene towards the end of the film , when sevigny performs unsimulated fellatio on gallo and swallows his semen . sevigny\u2019s agency\ndespite this , the movie won the academy award for visual effects , [ 69 ] beating twister and dragonheart . it was also nominated for an academy award for best sound but lost to the english patient . [ 70 ] composer david arnold won a grammy award for his work on the film . [ 71 ] the movie also won an amanda award for best foreign feature film . [ 69 ] viewers voted for independence day to receive an mtv movie award for best kiss , [ 72 ] a people ' s choice award for favorite dramatic motion picture , [ 73 ] and a kids ' choice award for favorite movie . it received saturn awards for saturn award for best director , best science fiction film , and best special effects . [ 74 ] the film was awarded best film editing and best visual effects at the inaugural golden satellite award ceremony . the film received a golden raspberry nomination in 1996 for worst written film grossing over $ 100 million but lost to twister . [ 69 ]\nif anything , cronenberg ' s films have revealed more about their audience than their director . look at the way britain lost its head over crash , back in 1996 : the reaction of the press in this country to the film ' s vehicular eroticism was so disproportionately hysterical , it looks comical in retrospect .\nban this car crash sex film ,\nfrothed the daily mail , until the matter was taken up by politicians and councillors .\ncrash surprised me totally , the reception ,\ncronenberg says now .\nit was a 20 - year - old novel , well accepted as part of jg ballard ' s canon . i really didn ' t think this movie that was fairly faithful to the tone of the novel would be so shocking to people here .\nballard described the furore as\nlittle england at its worst\n, symptomatic of a\nstrange , nervous nation\n. there was no crash controversy in france or canada , cronenberg points out .\ndifferent countries have different reactions . some films are successful in some places ; some not . i think shivers played in glasgow for three years non - stop . why was that ? i have no idea .\ncrash\ndoesn ' t extend beyond its most immediate sensationalism . when the movie does attempt to find a theme , it slams into a brick wall of mumbo - jumbo .\n[ crash ] is familiar enough that it slips easily into our film - watching faculty without any fuss , yet [ haggis ' ] handling of it - - his muscular belief in what he is doing - - makes us hope that his next screenplay will be a bit less safe .\nin my opinion , this film is a masterpiece by cronenberg . features a frightening performance from elias koteas .\ntop ten : most shameless uses of product placement in film urltoken . retrieved on july 8 , 2008 .\neastern promises a review of david cronenberg ' s masterful film\neastern promises\nfrom rogerebert . com .\nloved it . the scene with holly hunter early in the film is one of the sexiest things in movies .\nkingsley said the production company was not trying to avoid faa or film office approval review of the helicopter shots .\ni definitely liked cronenberg ' s version of crash better . classic creepy movie with a stellar cast . roles like this were made for james spader . i thought holly hunter was terrific too .\ncrash\nwas directed by paul haggis , whose screenplay for\nmillion dollar baby\nled to academy awards . it connects stories based on coincidence , serendipity , and luck , as the lives of the characters crash against one another other like pinballs . the movie presumes that most people feel prejudice and resentment against members of other groups , and observes the consequences of those feelings .\nthe philistinism of ted turner in initially refusing to release ' ' crash ' ' thus becomes a lot less surprising than it ought to be . this film ' s graphic , macabre sex scenes are staged as literally as ordinary pornography , without enough of a directorial viewpoint to expand their meaning . and after the film has achieved its initial shock value , it simply lingers on a plateau , with new sexual permutations among the characters doing little to enhance what has already been seen . yet ' ' crash ' ' is so fastidious and schematic that it clearly intends a more complex vision than the one it reveals .\nso the creepy rituals and joyless couplings of ' ' crash ' ' do amount to a form of daring . or they would have , if the film had had more passion of its own . but mr . cronenberg , for once oddly inhibited by brazen subject matter , has made a meticulously stylized and controlled film that leaves many of its characters ' ideas muffled and lacks the true audacity its material demands . a film that shows its characters in such a debased and disturbing light had better also show the courage of its convictions .\ndavid cronenberg lives and works in toronto , where he was born and where he began making films in 1966 .\nsomething of a dream\n( pevere 138 ) for critics because he writes as well as directs many of his films , 1 cronenberg\u2019s thirteen feature films have won over forty international and national critical awards ( including four canadian genies as\nbest director\n) . in 1990 , he was honored with france\u2019s prestigious chevalier de l\u2019ordre des arts et des lettres . the cannes film festival and the berlin film festival each awarded him a special jury prize : in 1996 to crash for its\naudacity , daring , and originality\nand in 1999 to existenz for\noutstanding artistic achievement .\ncrash remains the penultimate example of this parallel genre . it is extraordinarily beautiful and everything , including the road , seems to come alive . cronenberg has discussed the set of crash as one that was highly sexualized , where even the city itself had a sexual quality , but perhaps we can replace sexual with vibrant or , to use another bennett term , evanescent . bennett asks where evanescence lies , as property of stuff or of people ? in crash it oscillates between the two entities , and the elaborate braces facilitate the sexualized agency of these strange hybrids , bridging the relationship between humans and machines .\nbut just give us ' electric boogaloo ' . us fellow kinky film - lovers need to be given another bone .\n1 . of his thirteen feature - length films , five are adapted from his own stories ( for which he also wrote the screenplays ) : shivers ( 1975 ) , rabid ( 1976 ) , the brood ( 1979 ) , scanners ( 1980 ) , and videodrome ( 1982 ) . he wrote the screenplays for naked lunch ( 1991 ) and crash ( 1996 ) , and co - wrote for fast company ( 1979 ) , the fly ( 1986 ) , and dead ringers ( 1988 )\nsince a road accident left him with serious facial and bodily scarring , a former tv scientist has become obsessed by the marriage of motor - car technology with what he sees as the raw sexuality of car - crash victims . the scientist , along with a crash victim he has recently befriended , sets about performing a series of sexual acts in a variety of motor vehicles , either with other crash victims or with prostitutes whom they contort into the shape of trapped corpses . ultimately , the scientist craves a suicidal union of blood , semen , and engine coolant , a union with which he becomes dangerously obsessed .\na psycho - sexual journey into oblivion in this controversial film from acclaimed director david cronenberg . james spader is a bored film director who explores new realms after a near - fatal car accident introduces him to a world of sexually obsessed car cra\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nsince a road accident left him with serious facial and bodily scarring , a former tv scientist has become obsessed by the marriage of motor - car technology with what he sees as the raw sexuality of car - crash victims . the scientist , along with a crash victim he has recently befriended , sets about performing a series of sexual acts in a variety of motor vehicles , either with other crash victims or with prostitutes whom they contort into the shape of trapped corpses . ultimately , the scientist craves a suicidal union of blood , semen , and engine coolant , a union with which he becomes dangerously obsessed . written by matt a . knapp\nthe scenes and settings of crash are stunning ; industrial landscapes , metallic and concrete country sides . the script is the real gem . it is a monstrous concept that possibly only cronenberg could have handled so well .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nin the uk the daily mail newspaper led the calls for the film to be banned with a front page headline reading\nban this car crash sex film\n. to cover themselves against possible prosecution the bbfc consulted a qc to determine whether the film contravened the obscene publications act , a psychologist to see if it could potentially incite copycat behavior , and a group of disabled people to see if the character played by rosanna arquette would be considered offensive to them . after all 3 consultations proved to be successful and the bbfc were able to pass the full unrated version completely uncut . see more \u00bb\nafter getting into a serious car accident , a tv director discovers an underground sub - culture of scarred , omnisexual car - crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they . . . see more \u00bb\n4 .\nsonic details that supply information about the concrete materiality of sound production in the film space\n( 188 ) .\nberlin\u2019s artistic side was shown on film in berlin : symphony of a city ( 1927 ) and in rainer werner fassbinder\u2019s epic berlin alexanderplatz ( 1980 ) , but the city\u2019s film scene struggled through two wars and recovery was slow . the berlinale was set up in 1951 and is now one of the leading film events in the world , but it took decades to build its reputation .\nin order to figure out what about car wrecks so excites them , james and remington make their way to a secret exhibition run by vaughan ( elias koteas ) , whom we met earlier posing as a medical photographer taking loving pictures of james ' leg brace . vaughn restages\nclassic\ncar crashes such as james dean ' s death for a small but dedicated crowd of crash enthusiasts sitting in bleachers hollering as if nascar fans got turned on by all the wrecks they hope to see . james and remington immerse themselves fully into this sub - section of society , and soon they peruse photographs of crash sites and view crash test footage as if viewing pornography .\nits fiftieth anniversary offers an occasion to challenge some of the commonplaces about the film and to show that there remains much to be clarified about its character . an attention to location in the film and a focus on its little - discussed coda can resituate battle as a film that , going beyond its well - recognized revolutionary narrative , deals with the end of the french empire and represents the first in a line of banlieue cinema\u2014that is , as a film that presciently anticipates postcolonial conditions on the territory of france itself .\na month after the film ' s release , jewelry designers and marketing consultants reported an increased interest in dolphin - themed jewelry , since the character of jasmine in the film wears dolphin earrings and is presented with a wedding ring featuring a gold dolphin . [ 55 ]\nif you ' re aged 16 to 25 , you can get \u00a33 cinema tickets at bfi southbank to any film , any time .\nthe winnipeg film group is an artist - run education , production , exhibition and distribution centre committed to promoting the art of cinema .\nan inconsistent but nonetheless beautiful restoration makes for the best - looking home - video release yet of alfred hitchcock ' s most underrated film .\nin reply to accusations that zev asher ' s documentary glorifies the killers , toronto film festival co - director noah cowan defended the film ' s screening , stating : \u201cpeople who have viewed the film \u2013 and that includes several toronto journalists and our curators \u2013 indicate that it certainly does not allow room to sympathize with the actions of the convicted criminals portrayed in the documentary and shows them to be morally bankrupt . \u201d\nif there ' s anything worse than a film with no point , it ' s one that ' s all point and nothing but .\n' ' crash ' ' has the nc - 17 rating ( no one under 17 admitted ) that it fully deserves . it includes frontal nudity , many sexual encounters and coolly grotesque situations linking sex and violence in graphic , sickening ways .\nsome film historians presume that robert bresson \u2019s final film , l\u2019argent , was booed because audiences had simply had enough of bresson\u2019s decisively understated style . me ? i\u2019ll never grow tired of bresson\u2019s minimalist charm , but to each his own . shame , though , that l\u2019argent \u2014 a rather remarkable film concerned with the ways in which forged money can ruin a man\u2019s life \u2014 proved to be bresson\u2019s final film . maybe he had run out of creative steam , maybe it\u2019s because his age caught up with him , or maybe he\u2019d simply had enough with the critical jeers .\n' ' crash , ' ' which is disturbing in both its initial recklessness and ultimate timidity , still deserves to be taken seriously as part of mr . cronenberg ' s bravely idiosyncratic career . at the very least , it is quite literally a striking oddity . when not orchestrating strangely impersonal human couplings , the film maker stages scenes in traffic , which called for the wrecking of 25 automobiles . according to elinor galbraith , the film ' s set director , ' ' we discovered why everyone should drive a volvo . ' '\n] i myself shall play the role of dean ' s racing mechanic rolf voudrich , sent over from the porsche factory in zuffenhausen , germany . now , this mechanic was himself fated to die in a car crash in germany 26 years later .\ncronenberg ' s films have won many genie awards . dead ringers ( 10 genies ) and naked lunch ( 8 genies ) were both named best picture and earned cronenberg best director awards . he also received best director awards for videodrome , crash and spider . a history of violence received numerous accolades and awards , including oscar nominations for best adapted screenplay and supporting actor ( william hurt ) , a bafta ( britain ) nomination for best adapted screenplay , a c\u00e9sar ( france ) nomination for best foreign film , 5 directors guild of canada ( dgc ) awards , 2 golden globe nominations , and best director and canadian film from the toronto film critics association . eastern promises received an oscar nomination for best actor ( viggo mortensen ) , 2 bafta nominations , a c\u00e9sar nominaton for best foreign film , 5 dgc awards and 8 genie awards . it was nominated for 3 golden globe awards and won the prestigious people ' s choice award at the toronto international film festival .\nberlin is just a cool location for a film . probably the coolest city in europe , it inhales creatives . among them , young and exciting filmmakers , writers , performers and artists focus on creating rather than on the commercial elements of filmmaking . it\u2019s a haven for low budget and indie film production . dreams of filmmakers are made even more attainable when you look at the many financing options available for visual media and film production .\nthe film should have been nominated for best picture , but was robbed by doctor doolitle , probably the worst best picture nominee of all time .\nindependence day ( also known by its promotional abbreviation id4 ) is a 1996 science fiction film about a hostile alien invasion of earth , focusing on a disparate group of individuals and families as they coincidentally converge in the nevada desert and , along with the rest of the human population , participate in a last - chance retaliation on july 4 \u2013 the same date as the independence day holiday in the united states . it was directed by roland emmerich , who co - wrote the script with producer dean devlin .\ncrash doesn ' t represent the zenith of cronenberg as far as great films go , i believe his ultimate tome is eastern promises , but it does i believe represent his zenith when it comes to tackling the idea of sexuality and the various triggers that our sexuality has that we try and deny . because of this i understand why so many didn ' t like crash or couldn ' t stand it , but i also think a great majority of them are simply being short sighted and allowing their prudish nature to stop them from seeing the truths that cronenberg seeks . maybe i ' m wrong , i often am , but all i know is that crash spoke to me like the best cronenberg works do and i ' m happy for that .\nafter getting into a serious car accident , a tv director discovers an underground sub - culture of scarred , omnisexual car - crash victims who use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife .\n1967 - thoroughly modern millie over in cold blood - quincy jones ' music embodied the film and should have won best music score . in fact ,\nbut crash isn\u2019t about urban alienation . after smashing up his car driving home from work , ballard quickly discovers an underground community of crash addicts . he begins with dr . helen remington ( holly hunter ) , who collided with him while they were both on their way home from work . their crash was like ferocious quickie sex : a moment of impact , all shattered glass and busted fenders , followed by a long , slow breath and a reveal of her scarred breast when she tears off her seatbelt . the perversity is made more sinister when her husband is hurled through ballard\u2019s windshield and immediately killed\u2014something neither the shell - shocked survivors nor cronenberg call attention to afterwards . it\u2019s the cold survival logic of darwin , where libertarians leave their past behind as if it were dead .\nwhile the film was still in post - production , 20th century fox began a massive marketing campaign to help promote the film , beginning with the airing of a dramatic commercial during super bowl xxx , for which fox paid $ 1 . 3 million . [ 30 ] the subsequent success of the film at the box office resulted in the trend of using super bowl air time to kick off the advertising campaign for potential blockbusters . [ 31 ] [ 32 ]\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\ndennis fischer . science fiction film directors , 1895 - 1998 . jefferson , nc : mcfarland , 2000 . viii + 759 pp . $ 175 hc .\n\u00a9 2008 - 2018 the film stage . all rights reserved . | about | privacy | terms of use | advertising | staff | contact | rss feed\njames spader plays a character called james ballard , a sexual adventurer who explores new realms after a car crash introduces him to dr . helen remington ( holly hunter ) . mr . spader plays this role as if he fervently believed in the film ' s ideas , and as if he were game for anything ; that is the best that can be expected . left unsatisfied by marriage to the equally kinky and unabashed catherine ( deborah kara unger , a canadian actress with a haunting intensity ) , james pursues an erotic connection linking cars , sex and injury . eventually he meets vaughan ( elias koteas ) , who savors crash data and presides over a cult of like - minded fetishists .\ncrash\nis about the strange lure of the auto collision , provoking as it does the human fascination with death and the tendency to eroticize danger . most motorists will slow down to stare at the scene of a collision ; they may feel their pulses quickening and become aware of the fragility of their own bodies . the characters of\ncrash\ncarry this awareness a step further , cherishing and nurturing it . for them , a car collision is a sexual turn - on , and a jolting life force they come to crave .\nbesides matt dillon , ryan phillippe , don cheadle , sandra bullock , and brendan fraser , crash also features jennifer esposito , terrence howard , thandie newton , michael pe\u00f1a , loretta devine , tony danza , chris ' ludacris ' bridges , william fichtner , and shaun toub .\nultimately , crash succeeds in spite of itself . its color war starts to feel obvious and schematic . its coincidences and cliches become like a pileup on the 405 freeway , but there it is - - you find yourself rubbernecking and can ' t manage to look away .\ni seem to have been the only person who hadn ' t seen this movie so i decided to give it a watch and at the end of it , i kinda wish i had remained a crash virgin for the rest of my life . don ' t get me wrong , i love gratuitous sex on many levels but this film just didn ' t deliver any real plot to me . so they were in a car crash , then they became nymphs ? if there is any poetry in this movie it was lost on me . half a star for the idea , which was original , half a star for the cronenberg name and then one massive star for the tattoo sucking scene between spader and koteas .\nthe movie originally depicted russell casse being rejected as a volunteer for the july 4 aerial counteroffensive because of his alcoholism . he then uses a stolen missile tied to his red biplane to carry out his suicide mission . according to dean devlin , test audiences responded well to the scene ' s irony and comedic value . [ 7 ] however , the scene was re - shot to include russell ' s acceptance as a volunteer , his crash course in modern fighter aircraft , and him flying an f - 18 instead of the biplane . devlin preferred the alteration because the viewer now witnesses russell ultimately making the decision to sacrifice his life , [ 7 ] and seeing the biplane keeping pace and flying amongst f - 18s was\njust not believable\n. [ 29 ] the film was officially completed on june 20 , 1996 . [ 10 ]\nrented it years ago and loved it . i found it extremely disturbing and erotic at the same time . it was the audition tape that made me cast holly hunter in some fantasies , as well . i also liked the 2004 crash , for what it ' s worth .\nauthor stephen molstad wrote a tie - in novel to help promote the film shortly before its release . the novel goes into further detail on the characters , situations , and overall concept not explored in the film . the novel presents the finale of the film as originally scripted , with the character played by randy quaid stealing a missile and roping it to his crop duster biplane . following the success of the film , a prequel novel entitled independence day : silent zone was written by molstad in february 1998 . [ 40 ] the novel is set in the late 1960s and early 1970s , and details the early career of dr . brackish okun . [ 41 ] molstad wrote a third novel , independence day : war in the desert in july 1999 . the novel is both a midquel and sequel to the film . set in saudi arabia on july 3 , it centers around captain cummins and colonel thompson , the two royal air force officers seen receiving the morse code message in the film .\non its scandalizing surface , david cronenberg ' s ' ' crash ' ' suggests exploitation at its most disturbingly sick . adapting the cult novel by j . g . ballard ( the ' ' empire of the sun ' ' author who will never again be thought of as that nice little boy growing up near steven spielberg ' s shanghai ) , mr . cronenberg explores a newly pornographic realm of screen sex . the characters in ' ' crash ' ' are aroused by violent car crashes , and their fetishism extends up to and even beyond the point of death .\npurwin , a pilot and tamburro ' s partner in west coast helicopters , a company based at van nuys airport , was in the rear seat of the aircraft . he suffered a broken left wrist in the crash . it was not known whether he was wearing a harness or helmet .\nfletcher , a woodland hills stuntman who was standing on the ground near the crash site , was hit by flying debris . both men were released wednesday afternoon from the antelope valley medical center hospital . reached by telephone , fletcher said he had cuts on his legs but was feeling better .\ncrash ' ' is about characters entranced by a sexual fetish that , in fact , no one has . cronenberg has made a movie that is pornographic in form , but not in result . take out the cars , the scars , the crutches and scabs and wounds , and substitute the usual props of sex films , and you ' d have a porno movie . but\ncrash ' ' is anything but pornographic : it ' s about the human mind , about the way we grow enslaved by the particular things that turn us on , and forgive ourselves our trespasses .\nthis friday david cronenberg and robert pattinson are coming on the 5 live show to talk about their new film cosmopolis . here i reveal my favourite cronenberg films . . .\nthe film ' s plot deliberately and closely follows the plots of classic alien invasion fiction , most notably the war of the worlds by h . g . wells and its 1953 film adaptation . whereas the premise of the film bears little resemblance , there are many elements from war of the worlds , including the aliens ' resistance against nuclear weapons ( on a related note , the same scene shows , in the wreckage , a lamp post twisted into the shape of the heat ray from the 1953 film ) , and the aliens defeat via a virus ( however , wells ' aliens were killed by a biological virus ) . independence day has also been an influence on later fiction .\nwinnipeg free press pop culture and film writer alison gillmor returns to host our book to film discussion and screening series . following each screening , alison will moderate a discussion of how the book compares to its screen adaptation . participants who sign up for the discussion are encouraged to read the book in advance ( available at mcnally robinson ) . please register in advance ( 204 - 925 - 3456 , ext 106 ) . please note there is no fee for the discussion group , only for admission to the film .\noh dear , who wrote this . it is pretty obvious that the oscars don ' t often don ' t reflect what are the best films and performances , however there are some strong contenders on this list . the ' sounds of music ' is a beautiful directed film and ' forest gump ' is an incredibly witty and powerful film .\n20 . a comparison could usefully be made of the coda of battle and the exuberant crowd scenes that close the italian empire film bengasi ( augusto genina , 1942 ) .\nstrip away the abstract concept of love and what\u2019s left is primal desire fueled by need . but human beings don\u2019t like being told they\u2019re animals , so they allow their imaginations to construct fantasies to help them justify those needs . j . g . ballard\u2019s novel crash was pornography for philosophs , with technology as the illusion of choice . a secret society indulges in car sex , leading to accidents as erotic set pieces . the novel and david cronenberg\u2019s film adaptation implicitly state that crashing cars during intercourse allows us to feel genuine sensations as opposed to the numbness of society , jobs , and conversation . it\u2019s a far out , all or nothing premise . what\u2019s disturbing to audiences isn\u2019t that crash condemns such amorality , but that its characters are stretching their battered and scarred bodies into something new . very little is discovered about these people besides their extreme proclivities . to give you an idea : the character named ballard ( james spader ) winds up sticking his dick into the serrated leg wound of a crash survivor ( rosanna arquette ) and walks away happier for it .\nbill pullman as president thomas j . whitmore : a former persian gulf war fighter pilot and current president of the united states whose approval ratings early in the film indicate the nation ' s dissatisfaction with his performance . to prepare for the role , pullman read the commanders by bob woodward and watched the documentary film the war room . [ 4 ]\n43 . homi k . bhabha , the location of culture ( london : routledge , 1994 ) ; jonathan rutherford , \u201cthe third space : interview with homi bhabha , \u201d in identity : community , culture , difference , ed . jonathan rutherford ( london : lawrence and wishart , 1990 ) , 207\u201321 ; edward soja , thirdspace : journeys to los angeles and other real - and - imagined places ( oxford : blackwell , 1996 ) .\nalso . gone with the wind is the only film from that era that almost anyone could name - which means it has stood the test of time and deserved the oscar .\nthe aftermath : the film was released in a post - columbine climate during which films that depicted extreme violence were taken to task by moral watchdogs in a way that just doesn ' t happen anymore . american psycho might even be considered tame by today ' s standards , but thanks to the controversy generated by the bret easton ellis novel on which the film was based , the filmmakers were threatened with lawsuits before it was even released , while the news of the world deemed it\nthe most disgusting film of the year .\nthe atlanta film industry generated $ 6b in the city\u2019s economy last year . the state of georgia has the 3rd largest film production industry in the us and it looks like things are set to continue . the state easily offers the best tax incentives in the us to attract productions and the film industry in atlanta is known for having more of a \u2018can do\u2019 attitude than its glitzy , glossy rival cities . it also helps that a lot of georgia locations are permit - free , cutting through red - tape for producers and locations teams .\nbut mr . cronenberg , who will now rattle audiences even more powerfully than he did with ' ' dead ringers ' ' or ' ' naked lunch , ' ' cannot be dismissed as a twisted panderer despite the clear leanings of ' ' crash ' ' in that direction . as mr . ballard did , he envisions a work of sexually charged science fiction . the ' ' crash ' ' characters sleepwalk through this story in a state of futuristic numbness , seeking extreme forms of sensation because familiar feelings have long since failed them . it ' s a chilling , ghastly possibility that manages to exert a grim fascination .\nwhile the director remains firmly behind the wheel for the first hour or so , he cracks up toward the end with sequences that send the film and the audience into a ditch .\nthat this bloated , tedious and wildly overpriced historical epic took any awards at all is disgraceful , but the one which really sticks in the craw is cinematography . not only does the film look like it\u2019s been shot through a veneer of blancmange , but it triumphed over arguably the most visually sumptuous film ever made , \u2018 the leopard \u2019 , which wasn\u2019t even nominated .\nin the real city you\u2026 you walk . you know ? you brush past people . people bump into you . in l . a . nobody touches you . we\u2019re always behind this metal and glass . i think we miss that touch so much that we crash into each other just so we can feel something .\nin hindsight , it\u2019s actually kind of easy to see why carl theodor dreyer \u2019s final film , gertrud , was met with an immediate negative vocal reaction . the film is a painfully ( and purposefully ) slow meditation on love found and love lost , and , apparently , the cannes audiences weren\u2019t having it . either way , despite the film\u2019s undesirable response ( or is it because of it\u2026 ? ) , the 75 - year - old dreyer reportedly had the stones to flip the audience off as they were booing . might as well go down swinging .\nit was essentially illegal ,\nsaid michael bobenko , vice president of operations for a quasi - governmental office that issues location shooting permits for the film industry in los angeles county .\nmic ' s coverage of the 2017 cannes film festival brings you the latest on films that are changing the world . join the conversation and follow along on mic ' s social channels .\nnot many films have the possibility of making their audiences better people . i don ' t expect\ncrash\nto work any miracles , but i believe anyone seeing it is likely to be moved to have a little more sympathy for people not like themselves . the movie contains hurt , coldness and cruelty , but is it without hope ? not at all . stand back and consider . all of these people , superficially so different , share the city and learn that they share similar fears and hopes . until several hundred years ago , most people everywhere on earth never saw anybody who didn ' t look like them . they were not racist because , as far as they knew , there was only one race . you may have to look hard to see it , but\ncrash\nis a film about progress ."]}
{"id": 115916, "summary": [{"text": "josh or jhossh ( kannada : \u0caa \u0cb0\u0cc7\u0cae\u0cbf\u0cb8\u0c82 ) is a 2009 indian kannada language romantic film directed and written by shivamani .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "produced by sanjay babu under svp pictures , the film mainly stars debutants rakesh adiga , poorna , akshay , nithya menen , vishnu prasanna in the pivotal roles whilst dwarakish , achyuth kumar , tulasi shivamani and sihi kahi chandru feature in supporting roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the music is composed by vardhan , making his debut and the cinematography is by santhosh rai pathaje .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film released on 10 april 2009 across karnataka and went on to become one of the highest grossers at the box-collection for the year .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film garnered both critical appraise and commercial success and paved way for the lead actors success in their careers .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film had a good run over 100 days successfully at cinema halls .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film went on to win the filmfare awards in two categories out of 7 nominations at the 57th filmfare awards south . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "josh ( 2009 kannada film )", "paragraphs": ["she started her acting career in 2009 by playing the role of vidhya in the telugu film josh .\nthe 2008 - 2009 state film awards committee was headed by senior director hr bhargava and the committee watched 74 kannada films .\nthe 2nd best film - josh , director \u00e2\u0096 shivamani , producer \u00e2\u0096 s . v . babu\nin the past , shah rukh and aamir were to work together in josh ( 2000 ) and london dreams ( 2009 ) however things did not eventually materialise .\njhossh comes at a time when well wishers of kannada cinema have almost lost hopes of seeing a fresh and original kannada film .\nproducer sv babu is once again to prove his high energy levels in the kannada film industry . he is all set to make a kannada film featuring all new artists .\nthe karnataka state awards for 2008 - 2009 were announced by the karnataka chief minister dr b . s . yediyurappa today .\npooja gandhi nearing 25 films floated her website via globosport digital on 29th april 2009 . it is www . mypoojagandhi . com .\nnithya menen is an indian film actress and playback singer , who works in the south indian film industries .\nthis is the year that celebrated amrutha mahotsava 75 years of kannada cinema but the expected result from the bigwigs for sprucing up the kannada film industry after celebrations in march this year did not happen . the kannada film producers association applied the 10 point formula to check the expenses made on the films but it never bothered to think on the quality of films .\nshe worked in different languages such as telugu , tamil , malayalam , and kannada .\nthe kannada sahitya kalavidara sangha has arrived at a conclusion to protest against the stopping of charlie chaplin statue at othineni in udupi district for the kannada film \u2018house full\u2019 produced by maverick association of mumbai in the direction of hemanth hegde .\nin the first half of the year 2009 controversies took the prime spot and films miserably failed in kannada filmdom . the success rate is not even 10 percent from 65 films released in the six months . the newcomers like the last year 2008 fell like pack of cards . lack of approach and not knowing the grammar of film making plus poor selection of subjects uprooted the fate of kannada filmdom .\nin josh , aamir khan was offered the character of rahul , but he was keen to play the flamboyant character of max . owing to creative difference with the director , mansoor khan , aamir had opted out of the film .\ns . madesh the producer of \u2018sacha\u2019 kannada film who died on account of brain hemorrhage at sagar appolo hospital in bangalore - he was just 35 years .\nhas kamalini mukherjee [ her first kannada film ] in the lead role and well - known model and mr india winner , raghu mukherjee as the hero .\nin 2011 , she won several awards for her performance in the malayalam film makaramanju for best debut such as kerala state film critics award , vanitha film award , and siima award .\nhailing from karnataka , india , achyuth kumar is an indian actor , who primarily works in the kannada film industry . he gained recognition for his roles in movies such as josh ( 2009 ) , lucia ( 2013 ) , drishya ( 2014 ) , and mr . and mrs . ramachari ( 2014 ) . for josh , lucia , and drishya , he won a filmfare award each for best supporting actor , while for mr . and mrs . ramachari , achyuth kumar took home siima award best actor in a supporting role . achyuth also starred in the 2016 hit , kirik party . his 2017 release includes movies like beautiful manasugalu , srinivasa kalyana , urvi , raajakumara , aake , mugulu nage and college kumar . his 2018 releases include raju kannada medium and johnny johnny yes papa .\nthe depressing fact is that the closure of morning show of pramod theatre ( situated next to prasanna ) on busy magadi road for want of audience to the kannada film \u2018meghave meghave\u2019 . perhaps this is for the first time in the history of kannada cinema .\njhossh is a technically brilliant film with absolutely top class performances and good narration . this is film that needs to be encouraged .\nkeeping the media at a distance the screen charmer radhika appeared for the song shooting of \u2018ishwar\u2019 kannada film on thursday . she shot from morning 9 to 6 pm .\nthe 57th filmfare awards south ceremony honoring the winners and nominees of the best of south indian cinema in 2009 was held on august 7 , 2010 in chennai , india . [ 1 ]\nnithya menen is an indian film actress and play back singer . she made her acting debutent with kannada movie 7\u2019o clock directed by santosh rai and tollywood with ala modalaindi movie opposit nani directed by nandini reddy in 2011 . she has acted in telugu , tamil , kannada and malayalam movies .\nthe films that did very well in the box office are \u2013 \u2018ambari\u2019 of yogish and supritha , \u2018josh\u2019 of fresh faces , savaari of srinagara kitty , raghu mukerji and kamalini mukerjee , junglee of vijay and andrita ray and thakkath of vijay and shuba punj , \u2018yee shathamanadha veera madhakari\u2019 of sudeep and ragini and \u2018kannadadha kiran bedi of malashri\u2019 . among the newcomers one original film ambari director arjun and jacob verghese of telugu film remake \u2018gamyam\u2019 in kannada as \u2018savari\u2019 showed promising results .\nhe was one of the pillars of kannada cinema industry . hindi actor and producer feroz khan died in bangalore .\nhi i ' m sneha acharya from bangalore . studied electronics but landed being an actress through my first film josh in 2009 . my passion towards music , dance especially acting took me through several phases and i could also say\nturing points\nbe it a reality dance show , television series , movie , musicals , theatre . exploring , playing and being different characters eventually lead on to some interesting realisations & self discoveries and all of it i wouldn ' t have otherwise known ! lastly i ' d like to say\nwork is love in its visible form\n: ) currently working on 4 south indian kannada films and a television series\nthe prominent kannada film star darshan the challenging star and his \u2018navagraha\u2019 colleagues are upset with the attitude of karnataka film chamber of commerce pointing to the books it has brought out at the amrutha mahotsava event . there is no book on toogudeepa srinivas has definitely upset star actor darshan . likewise there are other actors of \u2018navagraha\u2019 the sons of veteran actors of kannada cinema also upset for documenting the services of their proud fathers .\nother works - she working as a play back singer , and has sung numerous songs in different languages like aidondla aidu kannada film in 2010 . ala modalaindi movie from telugu and malayalam in 2011 , ishq from telugu , poppins from malayalam in 2012 . jabardasth , malini 22 , and gunde jaari gllanthayyinde movies from telugu , maya movie from kannada in 2013 . rockstar film in 2015 malayalam and 100daysof love in 2016 telugu .\nramaya lashing at film journalist for her coming late to \u2018jothegara\u2019 media briefing , \u2018jothegara\u2019 film locked in financial problems , there was hue and cry for the theatre timings .\n7\u2019o clock ( 2006 ) , aakasha gopuram ( 2008 ) , vellathoval ( 2009 ) , angel john ( 2009 ) , kerala cafe ( 2009 ) , josh ( 2009 ) , apoorvarangam ( 2010 ) , makaramanju ( 2010 ) , ala modalaindi ( 2011 ) , violin ( 2011 ) , urumi ( 2011 ) , veppam ( 2011 ) , 180 ( 2011 ) , ustad hotel ( 2012 ) , karma yogi ( 2012 ) , poppins ( 2012 ) , ishq ( 2012 ) , thalsamayam oru penkutty ( 2012 ) , okkadine ( 2013 ) , jabardasth ( 2013 ) , myna ( 2013 ) , gunde jaari gallanthayyinde ( 2013 ) , malini 22 palayamkottai ( 2014 ) , ravi vrama ( 2014 ) , appavin meesai ( 2014 ) , s / o satyamurthi ( 2015 ) , malli malli idi rani roju ( 2015 ) , 100 days of love ( 2015 ) , kanchana 2 ( 2015 ) , o kadhal kanmani ( 2015 ) , jk enum nanbanin vaazhkai ( 2015 ) , janatha garage ( 2016 ) , 24 ( 2016 ) , iru mugan ( 2016 ) , mudinja ivana pudi ( 2016 ) , okka ammayi thappa ( 2016 ) , rajadhi raja ( 2016 ) , kotigobba 2 ( 2016 ) .\nninnindale ( english : because of you ) is an indian kannada romance , comedy , drama film directed by jayanth c . paranjee , a popular tollywood film director making his debut in kannada cinema . the film stars puneeth rajkumar and erica fernandes in the lead roles . the film is produced by vijay . kirgandur under the banner of hombale films . the soundtrack and original score is composed by mani sharma and the cinematography is by p . g . vindha . the film ' s title is inspired by the track called\nninnindale\nfrom puneeth rajkumar ' s earlier venture , milana . find us on facebook - urltoken twitter - @ cinekornent email - cinekornmovies @ urltoken or info @ urltoken\n108 prominent personalities plus big wigs like rajanikanth , prakash rai and others were honored on the occasion of amrutha mahotsava of kannada cinema .\nawards - she won nandi and ugadi puraskar awards for best actress in 2011 , and hyderabad times film award for promising newcomer female . in 2012 , she won cine maa award , south film fare award for best actress in telugu . in 2013 , she won south film fare award for best actress in telugu and vanitha film award for best pair in ustad hotel film . in 2014 , she won south film fare award for best actress in telugu . in 2015 , she won 5th south indian international movie award for best actress in tamil .\n\u201cstage 32 is urltoken meets linkedin for film , television and theater creatives . \u201d \u2014 forbes\ngiven the wish to play different characters in the same film , this is an indication for ss rajamouli to cast the two superstars and plan to project it as the biggest film to be made in india .\nupcoming movies \u2013 mersal is upcoming tamil film directed by atlee and produced by thenandal studio limited . vijay playing the lead role in this movie , kajal aggarwal , samantha ruth prabhu and nithya menen are the female leads . ommeomme is a kannada romantic movie directed by nagshakar .\neverything is not going in right order for the first time producers of \u2018e preethi\u2019 . the reasons for this are two persons \u2013 diganth and tejaswini the lead pair of the film . at the growing stage in career both are creating trouble and uprooting their career in kannada films .\none of the prominent supporting actor on big and small screen bharat bagavathar son of honnappa bagavathar the legend of yesteryears died on saturday on account of brain hemorrhage in bangalore . the 50 years bharat bagavathar left behind two daughters laxmi and megasri . megasri is kannada film and television actress .\nmenen appeared first on screen as a child artist when she was ten in the indian english language film , the monkey who knew too much ( 1998 ) , playing the younger sister to tabu ' s character . the 2008 off - beat film aakasha gopuram , directed by national film award - winning director k . p . kumaran , marked her debut in a leading role , in which she was paired with mohanlal . she was in the midst of her 12th class exams when she was offered the role , after mohanlal had spotted her on the front cover of a tourism magazine , stark world kerala . her performance was well received , with critics writing that she shows\nsparkle in her debut venture\nand\nmakes her entry in an impressive role\n, though the film , based on the norwegian play the master builder , got mixed reviews and was a financial failure . she next made her kannada debut with the film josh . she played a supporting role in the film , which received rave reviews , and became a commercial success as well , with her performance garnering her a nomination in the best supporting actress category at the 57th filmfare awards south .\n\u2018sukumara\u2019 kannada film launched by confident entertainment group that has been taken up for direction by rajasenan with karthik ( brother of actress sindhu menon ) gauri munjal in the lead is in cold storage . without giving reasons for such state of affairs the director rajasenan is now silently applying make up to play the hero in malayalam film \u2018bharya onnu makkal moonuu\u2019 that is launched by jini pictures in a medium budget .\nthe wedding reception of shruthi shailendra daughter of noted producer of kannada cinema shailendra babu and suraksh ravikumar was attended by many of the film industry friends on thursday evening that was held in opulent style with the backdrop of bangalore palace . shruthi is suraksha as her hubby name itself is \u2018suraksh\u2019 .\namong the developments the setting up of kannada chalanachitra academy was most wanted . ts nagabharana heads the team . this was inaugurated at banquet hall of vidhana soudha by karnataka chief minister bs yediyurappa .\nit was an evening of shani shine and duttargi dynamism surfacing at the 3rd varadaraju award presentation . it was a recap for the veterans on tuesday evening at the nayana kannada bhavana at the sp varadaraju awards .\nthe kannada version is directed by jacob varghese who won a national award for his short films . well known music director manikanth kadri is the music director . r welraj is the cinematographer and sreekara prasad the editor .\nas far as london dreams is concerned , the film was initially supposed to be directed by rajkumar santoshi and the director had arranged for a joint narration for the two superstars . however , professional differences acted as a barrier and the film was eventually made with salman khan and ajay devgn . the film was originally titled rashque ( jealousy in urdu ) and shah rukh khan was to essay the character of mannu done by salman .\nher first 2012 release was the telugu romance film ishq with nitin reddy . she acted in karmayogi , a malayalam adaptation of shakespeare ' s hamlet . for the kannada film aidondla aidu she had sung and also choreographed one of the songs , titled\npayasa\n. she was seen in two malayalam projects , t . k . rajeev kumar ' s thalsamayam oru penkutty , in which she portrayed a village woman whose daily life is filmed and broadcast as a reality show for a month , and ustad hotel directed by anwar rasheed .\nthe title of \u2018veera madhakari\u2019 will not be changed at any cost . writer b . l . venu is not the prime minister of india . he does not know what he wants . i would not budge to the title of this demand the writer has made actor cum director sudeep reacted sharply speaking to media friends after the audio release of \u2018veera madhakari\u2019 kannada film at atria hotel .\nthe cute actor of kannada cinema prajwal devaraj did not expect the strong silent protest from the media for his careless remarks . as prajwal stood up to explain his role on his new film \u2018jeeva\u2019 the media also stood up considering prajwal as the high ranking actor who spoke like jnanapeeth award winner does . what his papa had not done in three decades he has just did it in two years .\nthe filmfare best film award is given by the filmfare magazine as part of its annual filmfare awards for hindi films . the award was first given in 1954 .\nthe well packaged elements in the script and the neat and innovative narration are quite impressive . the film maintains a good pace fuelling our curiosity at every twist in the story .\ncan this vishnu not come and ask me \u2018let us do a film together in the last five years\u2019 after \u2018aptha mithra\u2019 success asked dwarakish . i have done 50 films in my life but he did not ask me to do a cinema together . is this the set up we have to continue in kannada filmdom at \u2018amrutha mahotsava\u2019 time dwarakish asks ? a person who has given super hit after 18 years is sitting blank for five years . can this happen anywhere dwarakish asks again .\nfor the first time in the history of radio channels the annual awards on the second year existence of 93 . 5 sfm a sun network channel was bagged by top playback singer the winner of three state awards nanditha . the award for nanditha was given to the song in the film \u2018slum bala\u2019 manasu rangagidhe\u2026 . the male playback singer of 2008 went to raghu dixit for his song ninna poojege bandha madeshwara\u2026\u2026in the film \u2018psycho\u2019 .\nputa tirugisi nodi . dheerendra doss \u2019s film debut is very indie in sound ( unsurprisingly ) , and highly engaging ! also good to see each of the live banned members bring out their non wacky musical side . \ud83d\ude42\nthis new film has tarun and radhika pandit in the lead roles directed by prashanth and produced by naveen . hit music director joshua sridhar has made the tunes on the lyrics of jayanth kaikini , prashanth , v nagendra prasad and kaviraj .\nvery senior director and writer n . t . jayarama reddy made a careless statement on thursday afternoon for not getting an award at the state level for his film \u2018deepa\u2019 . the panel of judges at the state award committee should make introspection he said .\njacab varghese says that he has made some changes in the film .\nthe dialogue portions are completely changed . i have only retained the original concept and some important developments in the story . i have followed a different narrative pattern ,\nadded the director .\ndr . vishnuvardhana bagged the dr . rajakumar award while life time achievement award goes to smt . parvathamma rajakumar and the prestigious puttanna kanagal award goes to veteran director renuka sharma in the 2007 - 2008 karnataka state film awards announced on sunday evening by information minister khatta subramanya naidu .\nare its cinematography , music , editing , fight compositions and choreography . shivamani ' s efforts to show the film differently has been ably complimented by santhosh kumar pathaaje ' s camera work . debutant music director vardhan has proved to be the best musical talent that has surfaced in the recent times .\nwhile jhossh will certainly remind the older generation of their college days , it will be eye opener to the younger audience . jhossh authentically and aesthetically reflects the aspirations , frustrations , adolescence and confusions of the teenagers . each sequence of the film is written and narrated to show how a student can achieve success if he has a positive frame of mind .\nin 2013 , she starred in three telugu films , okkadine , jabardasth and gunde jaari gallanthayyinde . she played a character with two shades in gunde jaari gallanthayyinde and she dubbed for her as well as for the character of her co - star isha talwar . she also signed a film of director cheran in which she is going to pair up with sharwanand .\nthis is a good movie with excellent direction and production values . vasu varma has chosen story which appears to be realistic and most of the movie is very practical . chaitanya and kaarthika are excellent in their first movie . everyone relates the movie to their real life . this is a message oriented film which helps students realize the importance of their career and helps students not to fall under the illusions we have in our young age which is happening from genrations . its true that there are people like jd in real life and also students like guna , radha , ramesh and satya ( chaitu ) . some realized their mistake and succeeded in life and some are still struggling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . nice film guys . enjoy the movie .\nin the past , aamir khan revealed that acting in mahabharata is his dream and he would love to essay the character of krishna in the epic saga . shah rukh khan has also expressed his desire to not just act in mahabharata but also associate his vfx company to produce a world class product . king khan had expressed a wish that he would love to be cast as karna in the film .\nconfidence on director chandrasekhar srivatsav by producer smt . pramila ( bjp women wing president ) and her son ajith the actor of \u2018patre love padma\u2019 and director\u2019s over confidence plus irresponsible attitude has burnt nearly rs . 1 . 5 crore . the rs . 2 crore film \u2018patre love padma\u2019 was able to get rs . 45 lakhs as satellite right and nothing came from the screening of films admits ajith son of producer smt . pramila .\namong all the heroes it is only vijay with two films , yogish , ramesh aravind , malashri and sudeep with one film each could do well in the box office in the last six months . the miserable flop films of shivarajakumar\u2019s \u2018nanda and hodi magaa\u2019 , dr . vishnuvardhana\u2019s \u2018nam yajamanru\u2019 , upendra\u2019s \u2018dubai babu\u2019 , srimurali\u2019s \u2018shivamani\u2019 and \u2018yagna\u2019 vijaya raghavendra\u2019s \u2018karanji\u2019 and \u2018nam yajamanru\u2019 , ganesh\u2019s \u2018circus\u2019 , prajwal devaraj\u2019s \u2018ghulama\u2019 , balaji and v . ravichandran\u2019s \u2018rajakumari\u2019 and premkumar\u2019s \u2018gautham\u2019 , ajay\u2019s \u2018jaaji mallige\u2019 ,\ncomposer dheerendra doss \u2019s ( who happens to be drummer of bangalore - based parody rock band live banned ) film debut gets off to a happy start with mugilu matte matte largely riding on doss\u2019s bandmate guitarist sridhar hariharan \u2019s strings ( guitars , uke and bouzouki ) but also a refreshingly hummable tune that is sung well by joel dubba ( really liked the double tracking of his voice ) . the song makes a reappearance after a short prelude in teerada joteyali that once again starts on a light - hearted note before the heavier rock elements kick in . joel once again leads the vocals , but this time the harmonic layer is supplied by a female voice , sowmya subramanian and the combination works fabulously .\nin 2011 , her first release was nandini reddy ' s romantic comedy ala modalaindi , which was nithya ' s maiden telugu venture as well . the film opened to favourable reviews by critics and turned out to become a sleeper hit , while nithya received critical praise for her performance . idlebrain ' \u200bs jeevi in his review cited that she\nepitomized nitya character with her fabulous performance\n,\nlooks beautiful in all kinds of dresses\nand was\nthe best debut in recent years of telugu cinema after samantha in ymc\n, while another critic wrote that she was a\ncharming find\nand\n. . . quite the genelia replacement that our cinema so badly needs right now .\nshe eventually won the nandi award for best actress for her performance . further more , she also sang two songs for the soundtrack album of the film , tuned by kalyani malik . nandini reddy , later , went on to describe nithya as\nthe discovery of the decade\n. following ala modalaindi , she starred in santosh sivan ' s historical fiction urumi as part of an ensemble cast . she portrayed a chirakkal princess named bala , playing the love interest of prabhu deva ' s character , which gained positive remarks , with a sify review claiming that she\nlooks pretty and is a scene stealer\n. nithya quoted that much of her character was based on\nsantosh ' s perception of who i am\n, with sivan stating that he had written that role for her and that only she could play it . she next appeared in ad - filmmaker jayendra ' s bilingual venture 180 / nootrenbadhu , made and released in tamil and telugu , in which she played a photo journalist named vidhya . she described the character as\nbubbly , full of life , nosey , wide - eyed and innocent in life\nand to be similar to herself . later the year , she was seen in sibi malayil ' s violin in malayalam and the gautham menon - produced veppam in tamil .\nj hossh directed by veteran director shivamani , known for his technical skills than his story telling ability , is a real surprise .\nhowever there are some minor errors which could have been avoided like the ragging sequences could have been a little more refined . sharan ' s comedy looks out of place .\njhossh revolves around a group of friends who are entering pre - university college . love blossoms between raakesh and meena who are classmates from high school . in college , rakesh loses his interest in studies while meena is made to understand the importance of education by her parents . meena distances from rakesh to concentrate on studies . a dejected rakesh starts loving another girl and tries to impress her for four years . by the time he realizes that she is not in love with him , it was too late . while all his friends have turned achievers , he is the only one left out . finally rakesh decides to reform himself .\nnewcomers rakesh , poorna , nithya , alok , akshay , amit , robo ganesh and others have delivered competent performances . achyutha , sudha belawadi , thulasi shivamani , sreenivasa prabhu , karibasavayya , jadhav have done a fantastic job in their respective roles .\nwhat is a r rahman doing at a dubai mall ? reader talib sends us a picture .\nclick on the menu icon of the browser , it opens up a list of options .\nhere click on the \u201cprivacy & security\u201d options listed on the left hand side of the page .\na pop up will open with all listed sites , select the option \u201callow\u201c , for the respective site under the status head to allow the notification .\nonce the changes is done , click on the \u201csave changes\u201d option to save the changes .\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . this includes cookies from third 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displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nfind out which telugu movies got the highest ratings from imdb users , from classics to recent blockbusters .\nrelangi mavayya ( prakash raj ) is a gentleman from a small village relangi and he believes in human values and relationships . he has two sons peddodu aka mallikharjuna rao ( venkatesh ) and . . . see full summary \u00bb\na stuntman is mistaken for a police officer by an idealistic woman and begins fighting crime on behalf of the police .\nkaththi ( raj tarun ) is a careless youth who spends his life without any goal . one fine day , he falls in love with a bengali girl named parineetha ( avika gor ) and her father has some conditions for him to marry her daughter .\nganesh loves sandhya obsessively , but she is not interested in him . his relentless pursuit leads to a lot of problems . however , everything changes the day he loses his father in an accident .\na straightforward man , who uses violence to settle disputes , decides to mend his ways for the sake of his lover .\na man with a violent streak is trying to reform but gets pushed into a situation where he has to take action .\na school , currently in financial troubles , hires an ex - student with a chequered past , sampath , to regain the glory of its once famous cricket program .\nsatya is a college student . he discontinues his graduation studies in vizag and comes to hyderabad in search of a job . he runs into a fight with local college students who are influenced by political mafia leader durga rao ( jd chekravarthy ) . satya tries to change the students but fails . then he joins in the college to cleanse the system . the main plot of the movie is how satya changes the students and their behavior .\n2 of 2 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe story is set on the backdrop of pre - university college . there is rakesh ( rakesh ) and his group of friends ( alok , akshay , robo ganesh ) . rakesh is a bright boy but then his life takes a turn when he falls in love with childhood friend meena ( poorna ) . he begins to divert from studies and focuses all his energies in romancing meena . though meena also likes rakesh , her parents get to know of this and their matured conversation with her makes her realize the importance of education . soon , meena begins to distance herself from rakesh and he gets frustrated . in this process , he decides to prove a point and starts chasing another girl meera ( nithya ) . rakesh spends four years chasing meera only to realize that she does not love him and meera also tells him that she would not like a guy who is not focused on his education and future . all his friends become good achievers but rakesh is left behind . more\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\n\u2022 the music director should not lie to the producer first and secondly he should obey the director . the director also should be able to take good work from the music director . instead of it giving package deal , music directors going to mumbai waiting in five star hotels for days to get the call sheet of singers is not called for attacked velu .\nyes . \u2018the money played a crucial role in the release of my father dr . rajakumar from the hands of fugitive veerappan\u2019 . i cannot say it was not there at all . i don\u2019t know how much of money was transferred and it is not right to rake up old issues now said shivarajakumar answering a question at the 7th amrutha mathu manthana at press club of bangalore . you go on digging it now it looks like a whole vicious circle he informed .\ndr . leelavathi was in shock for receiving a blow to her vehicle when she was traveling with her son vinodraj near shanthala silk house .\nactress shruthi divorced her husband director s mahender , announced marriage to chandrachud . she was asked to get down from women and children welfare department chairperson post .\ntop producer , director and actor dwarakish dashed by saying \u2018aptha mithra\u2019 director p vasu cheated me were major ones .\nraju ananthaswamy was 39 and leaves behind mother shantha and two sister who are staying in usa .\nthe first ever television awards were given away on the silver jubilee of television industry .\nthe two big bangalore royal challenger families in the cinema business rockline venkatesh and munirathna naidu children mr v . yateesh and ms m . sindhoori respectively married on 30th april in bangalore main palace in a grand style , top ranking music director hamsalekha opened a college that gives education in music , dance and drama besides teaching technical aspects .\nfor power star puneeth rajakumar starring \u2018raj the showman\u2019 the five prominent heroines of yesteryears \u2013 dr . jayaprada , jayanthi , dr . jayamala , bharathi vishnuvardhana and urvashi \u2013 all five heroines of dr . rajakumar films have come together for a song sequence of \u2018raj - the showman\u2019 .\npopular small screen \u2018badshah\u2019 ravikiran crowned the \u2018act television cable varthe television award\u2019 in the first television awards evening on 12th of april at tripura vasini hall in bangalore palace . the artists and technicians in 30 plus categories receive the awards . the lifetime achievement award will be given to hmk murthy , sihikahi chandru , ms narasimha murthy and smt . aparna .\nsreenagara kitty takes on the role played by allari naresh in the telugu original . suman ranganath , sadhu kokila , milind gunanji , prakash urs and dinesh mangalore comprise the rest of the cast .\nin centimeters - 168 cm in meters - 1 . 68 m in feet inches - 5\u2019 6\u201d\nfather - rajasekaran nair ( businessman ) mother - radha nair ( b . udaya chandrika , actress ) brother - vignesh nair sister - thulasi nair ( actress )\nkarthika is the daughter of former actress radha and niece of popular actress ambika .\ns ss rajamouli has confirmed that it ' s his dream to direct mahabharata on a scale never attempted before . the media reports are rife that after baahubali 2 , the director will start working on mahabharata which is currently planned as a trilogy spanning four to five years .\nstay up to date on all 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guest composer , live banned frontman amrit rao . dheerendra treats amrit\u2019s simple melody in an unplugged fashion ; just sridhar\u2019s guitar to support adithi\u2019s voice . in the alternate version titled yaarigu and all that jazz , dheerendra sets the same lines ( written by da ra bendre ) to a retro jazz flavoured tune and arrangement , one that reminds me at times of ajeeb dastaan hai yeh . despite that aspect though , this version trumps the unplugged one ; adithi does exceptionally well here .\nnithya menen was born in banglore , karnataka into a malayali family and studied journalism at the manipal institute of communication . she once said in an interview that she never wished to become an actress but a journalist as she was\nan idealist\n, but felt journalism was\nnot what it used to be\n. she then decided to become a filmmaker as she could express her ideas\nbetter through films\n, and enrolled for a course in cinematography at the fti pune . during the entrance 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{"id": 115923, "summary": [{"text": "celine : through the eyes of the world is a documentary \u2013 concert film chronicling the life of canadian singer , celine dion during her 2008 \u2013 2009 taking chances world tour .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it premiered in miami on 16 february 2010 and was released by the hot ticket in theaters in north america on 17 february 2010 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it was also released in australia and the united kingdom .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film received mixed reviews from critics , with most of them indicating it is mainly for the fans .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "celine : through the eyes of the world grossed $ 1,027,341 in canada alone and became the number-one domestic movie there .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it was released on dvd and blu-ray on 29 april 2010 in australia and in early may 2010 in europe and north america .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the home version of celine : through the eyes of the world includes an additional hour of footage not seen in the film 's limited theatrical run in february 2010 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "in francophone countries , it was entitled c\u00e9line : autour du monde .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the dvd/blu-ray release was commercially successful reaching number one on the charts in canada , united kingdom and belgium , and number two in the united states , france , australia , new zealand , netherlands , sweden , argentina and south africa .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it also peaked inside top ten in many other countries around the world .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "celine : through the eyes of the world was certified two-times diamond in canada , platinum in france , and gold in the united states and australia . ", "topic": 8}], "title": "celine : through the eyes of the world", "paragraphs": ["c\u00e9line dion - celine : through the eyes of the world \u2013 . . .\nceline : through the eyes of the world is not showing in any theaters in the area .\nceline : through the eyes of the world | st . louis news and events | riverfront times\nceline dion struts her stuff during her taking chances tour , which is the basis of the new documentary celine : through the eyes of the world .\nit was chronicled in the\nceline : through the eyes of the world\ndocumentary issued on dvd and blu - ray in april of 2010 .\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about celine : through the eyes of the world !\nwelcome to celine through the world , the place where you\u00b4ll find everything you want to know about celine . . . truly an unforgettable worldwide celine dion experience .\nforget the likes of don ' t look back and its ilk . celine : through the eyes of the world is a music documentary that really gets under the skin of its out - of - this - world subject\naimed squarely , if not exclusively , at the most fervid fans of power - pop thrush celine dion , \u201cceline : through the eyes of the world\u201d is less a conventional concert pic than a hagiographic homemovie .\ninternational sensation celine dion offers a unique look through the eyes of the world as she embarks on her first world tour in a decade . fans have the chance to follow celine everywhere , on stage , backstage and enjoying free time with her family .\nceline : through the eyes of the world a must - see . . . dion ' s goal was for her world to remain human , real and authentic . mission accomplished .\n- le journal de\npresented as a\nperformance\nrather than a documentary of her 2008 - 2009\ntaking chances\nworld tour ,\nceline : through the eyes of the world\nis an insult to your intelligence on many levels .\nclocking in at three hours , the home version of celine : through the eyes of the world includes an additional hour ' s worth of footage not seen in the film ' s limited theatrical run in february 2010 .\nceline : through the eyes of the world , out this week , follows the singer ' s 2008 taking chances world tour , and promises to show both sides of celine dion . yes , she ' s an incredibly wealthy singer who dazzles audiences around the world with inexplicable roy orbison cover versions and songs about horrific maritime disasters .\nthis edition includes three - hour\nceline : through the eyes of the world\nmovie dvd , 80 - minute\ntaking chances world tour : the concert\nlive dvd and 52 - page hardcover casemade book of beautiful photos from the\ntaking chances world tour\nwith foldout postcards .\nceline : through the eyes of the world , a home edition of the acclaimed feature film , newly expanded for its dvd and blu - ray disc release , and taking chances world tour : the concert , a dvd / cd of live performances from celine ' s record - breaking world tour , will be released on tuesday , may 4 .\na special limited edition deluxe two - dvd set - - featuring both celine : through the eyes of the world and taking chances world tour : the concert and a 52 page booklet and fold - out souvenir postcards - - will be available direct - to - consumer through celinedionstore . com .\n' c\u00e9line : through the eyes of the world ' follows the superstar singer on her 2008 - 09 \u201ctaking chances\u201d world tour . while she sounds great , she\u2019s not afraid to occasionally look bad , writes richard ouzounian .\nlensed during the canadian superstar ' s 2008 - 2009 taking chances world tour ( the second highest - grossing ever for a solo artist ) , celine : through the eyes of the world opens a window into the real life , both on - stage and off , of the best - selling female recording artist of all time .\nthat ' s one of the reasons that c\u00e9line : through the eyes of the world , the documentary about her worldwide\ntaking chances\ntour from 2008 - 9 , should attract a large and interested audience .\ninspirational , moving , honest and surprisingly funny , celine : through the eyes of the world captures dion ' s deft balance between the demands of an elaborate and extensive year - long worldwide tour and dion ' s top priority\u0097caring for and enjoying time with her family .\nthe film succeeds because it lets us in on celine the person as much as celine the performer .\n-\nthe english - speaking countries release poster features the title :\nceline : through the eyes of the world\nand a picture of dion taken from the\ntaking chances tour\nfootage . at the bottom of the poster , the title says\ngo beyond the music . . . in theaters february 2010\n.\nceline : through the eyes of the world will bring celine dion ' s 2008 - 2009 taking chances world tour to theaters . this event gives dion fans who attended the extremely popular tour - which placed dion second only to madonna in ticket sales in 2008 - another chance to experience the magical event , this time from a vantage point unparalleled by any ticket .\nceline through the world is a website that has been made dedicated to the world\u00b4s best selling female artist of all time . here down you will find all the stuff from the section you selected . if you are searching for something in particular , go and search it through the\nsearch bar\nin the bottom of the left column .\nceline : through the eyes of the world\nthe title of the documentary - concert film chronicling the life of celine dion during her\ntaking chances tour\n. it premiered on february 16 , 2010 in miami florida , usa . the movie was released in cinemas on february 17 , 2010 by the hot ticket , a division of sony pictures entertainment . in french - speaking countries , the film is titled\nc\u00e9line autour du monde\n. the advance movie screening of\nc\u00e9line autour du monde\nwas in quebec on february 11 , 2010 .\nceline : through the eyes of the world\nwas released on dvd as the tenth home video by celine between april 29 and may 14 , 2010 .\na music video of\nall by myself\n, with footage from the documentary - concert film\nceline : through the eyes of the world\n, was released before the release of the movie on february 16 , 2010 in miami , florida , usa . it was used as part of the promotion for the movie in usa .\nfor a limited engagement beginning february 2010 in wide release , ' celine : through the eyes of the world ' will bring celine dion ' s 2008 - 2009 taking chances world tour to theaters . this special motion picture event gives dion fans who attended the extremely popular tour another chance to experience the magical event , this time from a vantage point unparalleled by any ticket . join celine as she travels to five continents and 25 countries , putting on show - stopping performances of some of her biggest hits . for further information on ' celine : through the eyes of the world , ' please visit urltoken . limited run of eight shows : february 17 , 18 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 25 , 27 and 28 .\nthis is the reason why celine dion deserves to be cherished . and this is also the reason why celine : through the eyes of the world deserves to go down in history as the most important music documentary ever made . that and the bit where her husband hugs the lamb . words simply cannot express what a powerfully emotional moment that is .\nif i remember correctly , bob dylan doesn ' t even try to do any of these things during don ' t look back . but celine dion , on the other hand , manages to cram every last one of them into the trailer for her new tour chronicle , celine : through the eyes of the world . truly , she is a thing of wonder .\n' through my life , i only had eyes for my husband , who sat out here night after night , ' she said .\neven fans who were lucky enough to see celine dion during her sold out taking chances world tour didn ' t get the experience that the through the eyes of the world dvd has to offer . the behind - the - scenes , beyond - the - music documentary follows celine as she puts on show - stopping performances of some of her biggest hits , as well as some of her favorite songs never before recorded . more than just concert footage , it also offers a rare glimpse into celine ' s family .\nthe video of celine recording the song in the studio was posted on amazon . com .\naimed squarely , if not exclusively , at the most fervid fans of power - pop thrush celine dion , \u201cceline : through the eyes of the world\u201d is less a conventional concert pic than a hagiographic homemovie . as director stephane laporte dutifully follows dion during her worldwide 2008 taking chances tour , auds are treated to shockingly few songs presented in [ \u2026 ]\nenters top music video sales at nos . 1 and 2 with\nceline : taking chances world tour : the concert\nand\nceline : through the eyes of the world ,\nrespectively . she is the first artist other than bill & gloria gaither and the gaither vocal band to manage a double - debut in the chart ' s two top spots . the famed christian / gospel acts have claimed such simultaneous starts seven times . . .\nthis magic was able to easily burn through anti - magic physical properties , as evident when deanna burned through the iron encasing aelin ' s hand .\nceline returned to the top of the chart for the final week of 2007 , selling another 13 , 000 copies .\ntaking chances world tour captures celine at her very best , performing all her greatest hits live . the package contains both cd and dvd of the material .\nceline dion - all the way . a decade of song - live [ dvd ]\nnumber of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time since 1980\nnumber of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time . . .\n, featuring both anglophone and francophone setlists , celine ' s taking chances tour broke attendance and box office records at venues around the world .\nworking with choreographer / director jamie king , celine dion created a multi - media state - of - the - art production for the two - hour concerts on her monumental taking chances world tour , the eleventh of her career . running from february 2008 through february 2009 , featuring both anglophone and francophone setlists , celine ' s taking chances tour broke attendance and box office records at venues around the world .\nceline : through the eyes of the world\nwill bring celine dion ' s 2008 - 2009\ntaking chances world tour\nto theaters . the highly claimed tour placed dion second only to madonna in ticket sales during 2008 . this special motion picture event gives dion fans who attended the live tour another chance to experience the magical event , this time from a vantage point unparalleled by any ticket . join celine as she travels to five continents and 25 countries , putting on show - stopping performances of some of her biggest hits . however , this world tour is different as celine is traveling with her husband , her eight - year - old son , her mother , and her extended family . intercutting concert performances with behind the scenes footage , audiences will get the chance to really know celine , her family , and her co - performers , as well as those fans that she meets and performs for around the world . inspirational , moving , honest and surprisingly funny ,\nceline : through the eyes of the world\ncaptures dion ' s deft balance between the demands of an elaborate and extensive year - long worldwide tour and dion ' s top priority - - caring for and enjoying time with her family .\nceline dion , the international superstar and best - selling female artist of all time , has toured around the world and back again , and now , sony pictures releasing ' s special programming division , the hot ticket , will let audiences follow her everywhere . for a limited engagement beginning february 2010 , celine : through the eyes of the world will bring celine dion ' s 2008 - 2009 taking chances world tour to theaters . this special motion picture event gives dion fans who attended the extremely popular tour\u0097which placed dion second only to madonna in ticket sales in 2008\u0097another chance to experience the magical event , this time from a vantage point unparalleled by any ticket .\na breezy , briskly edited chronicle of dion ' s tour , st\u00e9phane laporte ' s mild hagiography crams a few timid peeks behind the scenes of her elaborately choreographed spectacle between concert snippets and gushing fan testimonials . but rather than capturing a restless star pushing at her own boundaries ,\nthrough the eyes of the world\nfinds dion sitting pretty , on top of the world and happy to stay there .\nmesmerising maps reveal record - breaking temperatures across the world as the earth experiences ' one of the . . .\nceline tam , from hong kong , stepped onstage while her parents , who are both massive celine dion fans , watched from the backstage area .\nduring the taking chances world tour , dion played concerts in five continents , 25 countries and 93 cities , selling more than three million tickets . running from february 2008 through february 2009 , featuring both anglophone and francophone setlists , the tour broke attendance and box office records at venues around the world . it was recorded in boston and montreal in 2008 and in april 2010 , dion ' s official website announced that taking chances world tour : the concert , a dvd / cd of live performances will be released on 4 may 2010 in canada and on 11 may 2010 in the united states . this concert came alongside the dvd and blu - ray release of celine : through the eyes of the world , which was issued on the same date .\n< em > celine : through the eyes of the world < / em > will bring celine dion\u2019s 2008 - 2009 taking chances world tour to theaters . this special motion picture event gives dion fans who attended the extremely popular tour \u2013 which placed dion second only to madonna in ticket sales in 2008 \u2013 another chance to experience the magical event , this time from a vantage point unparalleled by any ticket . join celine as she travels to five continents and 25 countries , putting on show - stopping performances of some of her biggest hits . however , this world tour is different as celine is traveling with her husband , her 8 - year - old son , her mother , and her extended family . intercutting concert performances with behind the scenes footage , audiences will get the chance to really know celine , her family , and her co - performers as well as those fans that she meets and performs for around the world .\n) . in 2004 , celine received the diamond award at the world music awards recognizing her status as the best - selling female artist of all time . in 2007 she was honored with the legend award at world music awards in recognition of her global success and outstanding contribution to the music industry .\ntour dvds take the top 3 spots ! may 13 , 2010 according to nielsen soundscan , celine ' s three new dvd releases debuted at the top three on the music video chart in canada . ' celine dion through the eyes of the world ' entered at # 1 . sales of this dvd achieved the second highest one week total for a music dvd , behind celine ' s 2007 release , ' live in las vegas ' . the concert dvd / cd ' tourn ? e mondiale taking chances : le spectacle ' entered the chart at # 2 followed by the english version , ' taking chances world tour : the concert ' at # 3 . this is only the second time since 2004 that an artist has held the top three positions on the chart . congratulations celine !\nif you like dion , the singer , then you will love c\u00e9line : through the eyes of the world . but even if you don ' t , you can ' t help but be impressed by this fascinating portrait of a superstar trying very hard to keep her feet on earth while her career keeps soaring ever upward .\nin the opening of celine : through the eyes of the world ( * * * out of four ) , the new documentary charting dion ' s 2008 - 09 taking chances tour , dion is seen storming stages in a succession of micro - mini dresses and gravity - defying stilettos . belting out i drove all night , the roy orbison single that she turned into a chrysler ad , she welcomes fans by barking out part of the refrain :\nis that all right ?\nthen one day in kensington gardens , he meets four enchanting little boys , the llewelyn davies brothers . he happily joins in their rambunctious games of pretend , which testify to the philosophy , later expressed in song , that \u201cthe world is so mysterious and wild / when you start to see it through the eyes of a child . \u201d\nkendra caldwell duggar struggles through labor on counting on . . . before welcoming baby garrett\nover 750 , 000 members talking about all topics relevant to pinoys around the world .\nas anyone with a passing knowledge of c\u00e9line dion ' s lung - busting ballads could guess , a finely cultivated sense of irony is not among her many gifts . even so , after watching\nc\u00e9line : through the eyes of the world ,\nit ' s hard to fathom the lack of self - awareness that went into calling her 2008 worldwide jaunt the taking chances tour .\nceline dion\u2019s version of the song was as much of a smash hit as the film . it was dion\u2019s biggest hit ever and one of the best - selling singles of all time .\nthe next day , celine performed\ntaking chances\nat the nrj music awards where she received the nrj award of honor .\nshe then continued through the 2015 tune , hitting every note flawlessly and bringing her parents to tears .\ncouple arrested after their four - year - old son accidentally shots himself between the eyes could face ten . . .\nrelease date : 17 february 2010 ( united states ) join celine as she travels to five continents and 25 countries , putting on show - stopping performances of some of her biggest hits . however , this world tour is different as celine is traveling with her husband , her 8 - year - old son , her mother , and her extended family . intercutting concert performances with behind the scenes footage , audiences will get the chance to really know celine , her family , and her co - performers as well as those fans that she meets and performs for around the world . inspirational , moving , honest and surprisingly funny , celine : through the eyes of the world captures dion\u2019s deft balance between the demands of an elaborate and extensive year - long worldwide tour and dion\u2019s top priority \u2013 caring for and enjoying time with her family . genre : documentary / music cast : celine dion , rene angelil director : stephane laporte subscribe to sony pictures for more great content : urltoken urltoken\na documentary on c\u00e9line dion ' s 2008 - 2009 taking chances world tour .\naccording to ifpi , the album has sold 3 . 1 million copies around the world in 2007 .\nwith : with : celine dion , rene angelil , rene - charles angelil .\nwith : with : celine dion , rene angelil , rene - charles angelil .\na documentary on the history , mystery , and meaning of the ubiquitous jewish standard that follows the around - the - world journey of the song from ukraine to youtube , of the song\nhava nagila .\ncompiled from footage shot during dion\u2019s travels to five continents in 25 countries , \u201cthrough the eyes of the world\u201d often plays like a very long pilot for a reality - tv series about an indefatigably chipper pop star who traverses the globe with her doting husband - manager , rene angelil , and impish young son , rene - charles , in tow .\nwhen time came to wow the judges , celine picked the same song , revealing an impressively powerful voice .\n, wowing throngs or greeting a sick child backstage , she ( celine ) emerges as a paragon of greatness and goodness . . . celine ' s film tour de force\n- usa today\nback to work ! celine dion , 47 , starts rehearsals on las . . .\nmemories : the show , which was live streamed on celine ' s website , began with a montage of family videos and photos . above , celine and rene with sons rene - charles , eddy and nelson\nit ' s a rhetorical question , of course . in the eyes of the world \u2014 that is , the world as represented by dion and those who love her \u2014 this is not a woman to be denied anything . whether frolicking with admirers in johannesburg or accepting france ' s legion of honor medal in paris , wowing throngs or greeting a sick child backstage , she emerges as a paragon of greatness and goodness .\nit\u2019s music to your eyes ! stingray qello is the world\u2019s largest collection of full - length concerts and music documentaries streamed on - demand to just about any digital device . with the greatest performances on film of iconic and new artists , stingray qello brings the concert experience directly to you .\njoin celine as she travels to five continents and 25 countries , putting on show - stopping performances of some of her biggest hits . however , this world tour is different as celine is traveling with her husband , her eight - year - old son , her mother , and her extended family . intercutting concert performances with behind the scenes footage , audiences will get the chance to really know celine , her family , and her co - performers as well as those fans that she meets and performs for around the world .\non november 4 , 2007 , celine flew to monaco where she received the legend award at the world music awards and sang\ntaking chances .\nthe performance was shown on television on november 22 , 2007 .\nsurrounded by musicians and dancers , dion performed her biggest hits and songs from her latest album , taking chances ( 2007 ) . from the energetic opening track\ni drove all night\nto the grand finale ballad\nmy heart will go on\nencore , the concert includes over 100 minutes of performances of over 20 songs . it also features cover versions of queen ' s\nwe will rock you\nand\nthe show must go on\nand james brown ' s\nit ' s a man ' s man ' s man ' s world .\nalthough performed in boston ,\ni ' m your angel\nwas cut from the english dvd / cd . the same happened with\nthe power of love\non the french dvd . a special limited edition deluxe two - dvd set featuring both celine : through the eyes of the world and taking chances world tour : the concert and a 52 - page booklet and fold - out souvenir postcards was also released in mid - may 2010 . qvc was also offering celine : through the eyes of the world with a bonus cd , containing tracks which weren ' t included on the taking chances world tour : the concert cd :\ni ' m alive ,\nfade away ,\npour que tu m ' aimes encore ,\nwe will rock you\nand\nthe show must go on .\na documentary focusing on tenacious d ' s world tour in support of their film and soundtrack to ' tenacious d in the pick of destiny ' .\nceline isn ' t the only nine - year - old wowing viewers with her gorgeous singing voice .\nworld tour when it came near you in 2008 , you now have a new chance .\n' he protected me from day one ' : celine dion breaks down in . . .\nif you\u2019re expecting a concert this isn\u2019t for you . \u201cceline through the eyes of the word\u201d this is a 3 - hour ( director\u2019s cut ) documentary following the life of celine on the road during the taking chances world tour in 2008 / 09 ( places in the world visited : south africa , europe , asia , and north america ) . the documentary consists of a mix of preformances and behind the scenes on / off the stage . i like that you get to see some of the scenery from places visited ( you wouldn ' t get to see unless you are a traveler ) and what really happens when her crew has to cancel a show due to illness . i only wish that we could get to see how they put the tour together besides just the sound checks ; that would be amazing ! ! with the dvd you get a qvc 5 song exclusive that wasn\u2019t on the taking chances tour cd . so , celine fans grab before this edition before it\u2019s all gone !\nthis documentary captures the french - canadian diva celine dion touring the world with her child and husband . in addition to footage of the award winner performing many of her most well - loved hits , the movie shows how she attempts to maintain a stable family life during these hectic tours .\nceline is celine . enjoying listening as always . but ' the prayer ' was not live with andrea ! that ' s what i bought it for so disappointed . no problems with cd quality or delivery\ntaking chances world tour : the concert , a dvd / cd souvenir combination set chronicling the event , will be available .\ncreated a multi - media state - of - the - art production for the two - hour concerts on her monumental taking chances world tour , the eleventh of her career . running from\na treat after seeing celine live in vegas last month . good value as cd and dvd included\ngarnering two of the highest sales entries in canada for two different albums in one year gave celine an unprecedented achievement in the canadian nielsen soundscan history .\nceline dion takes the stage by storm , a vision in micro - mini dresses and super - high heels .\nthe show began with a sweet montage of family photos and videos , before celine launched into her first performance since rene ' s death .\non november 27 , 2007 , celine sang\ntaking chances\nand\nmy heart will go on\non the finale of dancing with the stars .\nin canada , dion ' s new dvd releases debuted at the top three on the nielsen soundscan ' s music video chart . celine : through the eyes of the world entered at number one , selling 69 , 000 copies . sales of this dvd achieved the second highest one week total for a music dvd , behind dion ' s own , live in las vegas : a new day . . . ( 2007 ) . tourn\u00e9e mondiale taking chances : le spectacle entered the chart at number two with 31 , 000 units sold , followed by taking chances world tour : the concert at number three with sales of 8 , 000 copies . this was only the second time since 2004 , after hilary duff , that an artist has held the top three positions on the canadian music video chart . on the same week , the number - one album on the canadian albums chart has sold 7 , 100 units . this meant that tourn\u00e9e mondiale taking chances : le spectacle would have ranked number one on the canadian albums chart if it had charted there , and taking chances world tour : the concert would have been number two . with over 100 , 000 copies of all three dvds sold in one week , dion set an all - time record for music dvd sales in canada . on 21 may 2010 , cria certified all three releases : celine : through the eyes of the world with two - times diamond award for selling 200 , 000 copies , tourn\u00e9e mondiale taking chances : le spectacle with diamond for sales of 100 , 000 units and taking chances world tour : the concert with four - times platinum for selling 40 , 000 copies .\n. the song won both the grammy award for song of the year and the grammy award for record of the year .\ni bought this dvd a little suspicious of the three - hour running time , but all my worries were completely unfounded ; the documentary flew by as i watched , from the brilliant montages of celine ' s on - stage performances , to the simpler , even more wonderful scenes of celine being herself - - playing with her son , touring the world ' s most beautiful cities , and touching the heart of millions . if you ' re only a minor fan of celine dion , this one might not be for you , but if you consider yourself a big , this an absolute must - have and money well spent .\nthe movie\n. . . does more than highlight her performances during her last world tour , it also allows fans rare glimpses of her offstage life . the documentary shows dion as a goofy jokester , a doting mother , a tender wife , a wide - eyed tourist , a devoted daughter and more . the cameras tag along for intimate moments the superstar is happy to share with fans .\n- msnbc\n. . . whether frolicking with admirers in johannesburg or accepting france ' s legion of honor metal in paris , wowing throngs or greeting a sick child backstage , she [ celine ] emerges as a paragon of greatness and goodness . . . celine ' s film tour de force .\n- usa today\nceline is the james brown of her generation - - the hardest working woman in show business .\n- globe & mail\nthe film succeeds because it lets us in on celine the person as much as celine the performer .\n- boston herald\n. . . you can ' t help but be impressed by this fascinating portrait of a superstar trying very hard to keep her feet on earth while her career keeps soaring ever upward .\n- the toronto star\nceline : through the eyes of the world a must - see . . . dion ' s goal was for her world to remain human , real and authentic . mission accomplished .\n- le journal de montreal\nit also shows the behind the scenes action that an ordinary ticket holder would never get to see [ . . . ] fascinating .\n- the sunday telegraph\nand in the end , she took off to explore some of those other realms and possibilities \u2013 in the physical world , mind , just as far as baytown in texas , not the outer reaches of the galaxy .\nso while more recent rumors that she was dating backup dancer pepe munoz turned out to be unfounded , there ' s no question that she ' s doing exactly as she feels while reacquainting herself with the world as seen through a solo lens .\nwith remarkable aplomb , the girl delivered the first line of the 1997 titanic hit , then moved on directly to its most dramatic part : that one chorus where celine hits the highest note .\nscreening eight times over the course of a week and a half ,\nthrough the eyes of the world\nis intended to whet appetites for dion ' s upcoming tour , its abrupt ending serving as a setup for the imminent sequel . but although there ' s ample opportunity for dion to show off her seamless multi - octave range , few songs are presented from start to finish , and those that are lack any hint of live ambience . some concert movies make you feel like you have the best seat in the house ; this one plants you squarely in front of the jumbotron .\ntaking chances world tour : the concert is a home video / live album by canadian recording artist celine dion . it was released by columbia records on 29 april 2010 in australia and in early may 2010 in europe and north america . the concert was issued as a dvd / cd combo in two editions : english - language taking chances world tour : the concert and french - language tourn\u00e9e mondiale taking chances : le spectacle . dion had embarked on the 2008\u20132009 taking chances world tour for promotion of her 2007 studio album taking chances . it became one of the highest - grossing concert tours of all time . the performances in boston and montreal during the north american leg of taking chances world tour were filmed for a video release and directed by jean lamoureux .\nthe performance was celine ' s first since the death of her husband , but she previously spoke about him at a public memorial in las vegas earlier this month .\non the same day ,\nthe ellen degeneres show\nfeaturing celine was broadcast and included performances of\ntaking chances\nand\nbecause you loved me .\nin late october of 2007 , celine visited the united kingdom and started promoting the album by singing\ntaking chances\non\nthe x factor\non october 27 , 2007 .\na celine we rarely see .\n- la presse\nyou have the best seat in the house . . .\nchicago tribune\nthe promotion in the united states started on november 12 , 2007 when\nthe oprah winfrey show\n( dedicated to celine ) was bradcasted on television .\nceline dion may be responsible for some of the smoothest , most syrupy pop recordings in recent decades , but in concert , she is a pit bull .\nthis documentary captures the french - canadian diva celine dion touring the world with her child and husband . in addition to footage of the award winner performing many of her most well - loved hits , the movie shows how she attempts to maintain a stable family life during these hectic tours . includes over 60 minutes of footage and a booklet inside the wallet - type dvd package .\ntaking chances is celine dion ' s tenth english - language album and her twenty - third studio album overall .\non august 24 , 2007 , celine ' s official website announced that celine will release her new english - language album\ntaking chances\non november 12 , 2007 in europe and november 13 , 2007 in north america .\nit ' s been a tough journey ,\nshe told e ! news in july 2016 .\nlike i say , many times , many people go through this , and you see your husband suffer for three years , and it ' s not what you want to see . so now i know he is well , and we live with him in a different way . and i see him through the eyes of my children every single day .\nin late january of 2008 , celine returned to france . on january 25 , 2008 , she appeared on the finale of\nstar academy\nand sang\nalone\nand two of her french - language hits with the contestants .\nevery song \u2014 the titles include \u201ccircus of your mind\u201d and \u201cwe\u2019re all made of stars\u201d \u2014 vaguely reminds you of some recording you have heard in the background of your life . how can you hear the wail of a penny whistle without thinking of celine dion bewailing the titular ship\u2019s sinking in \u201ctitanic\u201d ? ( ms . kelly and mr . morrison even strike the signature pose of the star - crossed lovers from that movie . )\n, which , coincidentally , enters the billboard 200 this week at no . 33 with its debut album ,\ntear the world down\n) .\nceline broke down as she talked about her love for her husband and manager , who died last month at the age of 73 after a long battle with cancer .\nthe show began with a photo of rene and a quote from celine , reading ' i understood that my career was his masterpiece , his song , his symphony .\n\u201cin our own time\u201d is the compelling story of the bee gees career . from their roots in the north west of england , through their early career in australia , their return to england and international breakthrough in the late sixties and then on to global superstardom with \u201csaturday night fever\u201d and beyond . alongside the success there is the heartache of the tragically early deaths of first their younger brother andy and then later maurice . the story is told \u201cin their own words\u201d through in depth new interviews with barry and robin gibb and through extensive interviews with maurice filmed shortly before his death in january 2003 . these are lavishly illustrated by live performances , tv and film clips and home movies of their early days .\nranked the tune as the no . 1 song of the year in 1972 .\nnext , celine visited france and sang\ntaking chances\nand two of her french - language hits with the contestants on the show\nstar academy\non november 2 , 2007 .\nin the late 60s the album , formerly just a collection of singles , established itself as the ultimate musical statement , and an album sleeve art culture was born that forsook obvious band photos for graphical invention and far more ambitious visual pastures . we open this episode with the story of the fashions that accompanied british pop and the people who had the look . no other country ' s musicians share even a fraction of the image - fixation that has always characterised the best british pop . from the beatles ' moptop hairdos to the punks ' mohicans , the grey shirts of joy division to the tunic and feathers of adam ant , the androgynous glitz of glam rock to the jewish rastafarian chic of culture club , the sharp lines of mod to the dungarees of acid house , anthony price suits to the gypsy romance of dexy ' s midnight runners and beyond , british music always comes packaged with an ingeniously constructed image . we follow this with the story of successive waves of pioneering british album art , from the sensual psychedelia of nigel waymouth and hapshash in the 60s , to the domination of storm thorgerson and hipgnosis in the 70s , with their elaborate surrealist imagery and visual puns , to the situationist shock tactics of jamie reid and punk , the industrial minimalism and fresh fonts of peter saville , malcolm garrett and the manchester connection , and on to the appropriately anonymous , computer generated flyers of the rave age . this is the story of how british pop captured the world ' s heart through its eyes .\nthe celine dion connection played a huge part in the girl ' s life , as it led her father to realize just how talented his daughter is .\nfans will be excited by the intimate closeness this picture provides , off - stage and on . more neutral observers will be exhausted halfway through its two hours .\n\u201cthrough the eyes of the world\u201d abounds in repetitive scenes in which starry - eyed fans profess their love for dion \u2014 either to the camera , or to dion in person , or both \u2014 and spends rather too much time detailing dion\u2019s problems with excessive phlegm during a brief bout of vocal distress . and while it\u2019s disarming to see dion , her husband and their son on assorted sightseeing jaunts , the pic turns borderline offensive when the family visits nelson mandela\u2019s former prison cell and , much worse , the sachsenhausen concentration camp near berlin , just so we can appreciate dion\u2019s sensitivity by witnessing her emotional reaction .\nthe song swept at the awards , winning record of the year , song of the year , and best pop male vocal performance .\nthe song was a huge success and won grammy awards for record of the year , song of the year , best new artist of the year , and arrangement of the year . vh1 named this tune the \u201cgreatest softsational soft rock music song of all time . \u201d\nthere was palpable anticipation on the judge ' s side , with howie bringing his hands in prayer position in front of his face , while celine ' s dad gave her a nod of encouragement from backstage .\nthe song , aptly titled \u201croyals , \u201d disapproves of the luxurious lifestyles of artists . the song spent nine weeks on\nhaving sold more than 200 million albums around the world , celine dion is one of the most immediately recognized , widely respected and successful performers in pop music history . during her spectacular career celine has been honored with over 1000 awards . she is a five time grammy award winner , including album of the year and best pop album for falling into you ( 1996 ) ; and record of the year and best female pop vocal performance for\nmy heart will go on\n( 1998 ) . her recordings have won two academy awards\u00ae : best original song in 1992 for the title song of beauty and the beast ( with peabo bryson ) , and best original song in 1998 for\nmy heart will go on\n( from titanic ) . she has earned seven american music awards , 20 juno awards ( canada ) and an astonishing 40 felix awards ( quebec ) . in 2004 , celine received the diamond award at the world music awards recognizing her status as the best - selling female artist of all time . in 2007 she was honored with the legend award at world music awards in recognition of her global success and outstanding contribution to the music industry .\nup . . thanks sa pics . . ano ba silbi pag member ka dun sa team celine ? ang mahal kasi 40 $\ntaking chances world tour : the concert , a dvd / cd souvenir combination set chronicling the event , will be available in both french and english . the french version was recorded in\nthe concert itself was released on dvd and cd at the same time as\ntaking chances world tour : the concert\nand\ntourn\u00e9e mondiale taking chances : le spectacle .\nwas sung by brad kane and lea salonga in the film . the ballad between aladdin and jasmine is about the beautiful new world that they will discover while riding aladdin\u2019s magic carpet .\n' people thought that i was looking at him actually , but i didn ' t need to because every time i closed my eyes i felt rene on stage with me .\n1 . how many lion cubs does the subject cuddle during the film ? 2 . how many bemused african children does the subject tearfully coerce into performing awkward romantic duets ? 3 . how many times does the subject declare\nthank you so very much for allowing us to share love with the world\nto a crowd of people in a manner that suggests being allowed to share love with the world is of grave importance to them ?\ngo behind the scenes and explore the three year journey of imogen heap\u2019s making of the grammy award winning album , ellipse . travel the world with imogen as she invites you into her writing and recording process and building her brand new recording studio in her old family home .\nthe show began with a photo montage of rene as a child , young man and then home videos of him with celine and their children : rene - charles , 15 , and twins eddy and nelson , 5 .\nceline sang the songs\ntaking chances ,\nalone ,\neyes on me\nremix featuring will . i . am ,\nthat ' s just the woman in me ,\nand also\nsomething\n( featuring joe walsh on guitar ) ,\nthe power of love ,\nriver deep \u2013 mountain high\nand\nthe prayer\n( in a duet with josh groban ) .\nas well as material featuring them , the movie also shows celine greeting fans , visiting a belgian chocolate factory and meeting nelson mandela in south africa .\nharris poll : celine dion is america ' s favorite singer / musician a new harris poll has found that celine dion is america ' s favorite singer . the harris poll of 2 , 320 adults surveyed online between march 1 and 8 , 2010 by harris interactive , found that celine dion is the country ' s favorite singer , followed by u2 . elvis presley and the beatles were tied for third and tim mcgraw came in fifth . harris poll favorite musician poll here are some more results from the harris interactive survey that show musician favorites based on demographics . men favored u2 and women favored celine dion . harris poll favorite musician poll\n\u201cella , apart from the fact the former were gangsters and the latter lived almost entirely in sherwood forest , i\u2019m not about to go chasing off around the world on one of your whims . it\u2019s not me , you know that . \u201d\nthis was the title song from the popular 1964 play of the same name . the louis armstrong version was inducted in the grammy hall of fame in 2001 .\nended the year with sales of 50 , 000 units in the united states . as of august 2012 ,\nmidler also won the grammy award for record of the year for the song , which was certified platinum by the recording industry association of america .\nthe critical success of the tune established her as an artist and gained three grammy awards for record of the year , song of the year , and best female pop vocal performance .\ngrace is the real deal . she is the most talented person i have ever seen come along in generations . all i do is shake my head when i listen to her . i cannot believe how young she is . she is brilliant to be able to write the songs she does at her age . that is unheard of . she is a true artist and the world will know her name forever . the best to grace . she is going to change the world through music . she is a prodigy of a lifetime and i feel honored to listen to her music . little miss mozart . go grace !\nif the purpose of music is to transmit emotion , there is no one better at it than grace vanderwaal . she will only get better , but she started out by being world - class from the jump .\nin the second week , the album remained at the top of the chart , selling 44 , 000 copies .\nof course , you ' d expect nothing less from celine dion . the woman is a renegade . she works outside all perceived boundaries of rational thought . you want proof ? fine \u2013 find me another singer who can be found on the internet dancing like a chicken to an impromptu rendition of who let the dogs out . no ? what about another singer who can somehow manage to get through about 130 , 000 bathtubs of water a year in a home they don ' t even live in ? still not convinced ? ok , last chance \u2013 find one other singer on the face of the planet who doesn ' t think that celine dion performing a cover version of ac / dc ' s you shook me all night long with anastacia is the worst idea in all of human history . i rest my case .\nbefore her second visit to france , celine filmed the\nthat ' s just the woman in me\ntelevision special for the united states and canada which was broadcast on february 15 , 2008 .\naelin slipped athril ' s ring on dorian ' s finger as he stabbed her , and it is enabling him to fight the demon . the demon uses dorian ' s power to send ice daggers at aelin , but her power has returned . she counters with fire . they continue to fight . aelin ' s wound has healed . dorian finally sees through his own eyes and sees aelin .\nit was offered to celine fifteen years ago , but it wasn ' t until she began working on her new album that she knew the song perfectly suited this new phase of her artistic development .\nhe remembered the beauty of her milky - white flesh , dishevelled auburn hair tumbling over her shoulders , and most of all , the infinite yearning in those bewitching brown eyes . they revealed no guile , only joy , innocence and an all - consuming lust for life , things he admired in a woman ."]}
{"id": 115926, "summary": [{"text": "crazy sexy cancer is a documentary film created by actress/photographer kris carr .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film premiered on march 11 , 2007 , at the south by southwest ( sxsw ) film festival , and had its us television premiere on august 29 , 2007 , on tlc .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film was edited by pagan harleman and brian fassett .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the music was composed by matthew puckett .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film tells the story of carr 's battle with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma ( ehe ) , a vascular cancer in the lining of the blood vessels in her liver and lungs so rare that only 0.01 percent of the cancer population has it .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "around 200 to 300 cases are diagnosed in america every year - the cause is unknown .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "kris carr has also written two books , crazy sexy cancer tips , based upon the film , and crazy sexy cancer survivor . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "crazy sexy cancer", "paragraphs": ["crazy sexy cancer on own dec . 11 , bonus holiday recipes from kris carr\nto ask other readers questions about crazy sexy cancer tips , please sign up .\ncarr and donna karan , at the launch party karan hosted for \u201ccrazy sexy cancer . \u201d\ncrazy sexy cancer tips and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\ncrazy sexy diet teaches readers to program their bodies to eat the right things .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing crazy sexy cancer near you .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of crazy sexy cancer tips by kris carr .\nshe was given the diagnosis in 2003 and rose to prominence with a 2007 documentary called \u201c crazy sexy cancer . \u201d she subsequently wrote two successful books \u2014 \u201ccrazy sexy cancer tips\u201d and \u201ccrazy sexy cancer survivor\u201d \u2014 about her peppy , pop - spiritual approach to her disease , and she soon became what she sometimes describes as a \u201ccancerlebrity\u201d or , at other times , a \u201ccancer cowgirl . \u201d\nthe message appears to be popular ; \u201ccrazy sexy diet\u201d is officially a new york times bestseller .\nkris carr is a multi - week new york times best - selling author , speaker and wellness activist . kris is the subject and director of the documentary , crazy sexy cancer , which aired on tlc and the oprah winfrey network , and the author of the award - winning crazy sexy cancer book series . her latest books , crazy sexy diet and crazy sexy kitchen , will change the way you live , love and eat ! kris regularly l\nthe get any advice about cancer from someone who isn\u2019t an oncologist is crazy .\nturn your health and happiness around today by picking up kris carr\u2019s new book , crazy sexy diet .\n1 . life over cancer by keith block m . d . 2 . crazy sexy cancer tips by kris carr ( yours truly\u2014writing that book rescued my life ) .\nfriends : i recommend reading kris carr\u2019s book : crazy sexy diet . it will enhance your well being .\nease your cancer fears . add to crazy sexy cancer tips to your library whether you\u2019ve been diagnosed , know someone who has , or simply want to take charge of your health .\ncrazy sexy cancer tips gathers the lessons learned and cancer tips offered during my journey as well as my cancer posse\u2019s experiences . full - color photos accompany personal stories and candid revelations in this scrapbook of advice , warnings and resources for the cancer patient .\nwant to try the cleanse yourself ? \u201c crazy sexy diet \u201d is available in hardcover for $ 24 . 95 .\ncrazy sexy cancer is more than a thought - provoking documentary ; it\u2019s an attitude ! it\u2019s about rising to the challenge of life and turning lemons into champagne .\nkris carr\u2019s crazy sexy cancer will turn your world face forward so you can live every day like it\u2019s your last , because one day , you\u2019ll be right .\ncheck out the inspirational kris carr and her book , crazy sexy diet . it will rock your world inside and out !\njust read crazy sexy diet by kris carr . my kind of book , all about eating veggies and taking fun seriously .\nyou might know kris carr from the hit tlc documentary crazy sexy cancer ; when she was diagnosed with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma - - an extremely rare , and supposedly incurable , form of cancer - - she transformed her life through diet and healthy living . she ' ll be signing crazy sexy diet , which she describes as the crazy sexy lifestyle\nbible ,\ntonight at the tattered cover , 2526 east colfax avenue , at 7 : 30 p . m .\ncarr has made a second career out of educating herself and the public about what healthy actually means . she has literally traveled the world to share with others what she\u2019s learned on her own journey , speaking at medical schools and hospitals , gracing oprah\u2019s stage , and sharing green juice drinks with dr . oz . she is also the best - selling author of crazy sexy cancer tips and crazy sexy diet , and the creator - director of her own documentary , crazy sexy cancer .\nwatch kriss carr as she explains her fight with cancer . watch as she explains the benefits of juicing , while using the green star . this intriguing documentary is available by visiting www . crazysexycancer . com . learn more about cancer by visiting urltoken crazy sexy cancer\nit\u2019s not appreciated by all other cancer patients to portray cancer as \u2018sexy . \u2019 carr has been able to experience cancer as sexy , but for people who have gone through chemotherapy , had their breasts removed , a limb taken off , or had other parts of their body and life ravaged by this disease , her story transitions from \u2018inspirational\u2019 to \u2018insensitive . \u2019 from the reviews of her book , crazy sexy cancer tips , on amazon . com -\nkris carr documented her battle with stage 4 epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and her crazy , sexy life following the diagnosis . video courtesy of kris carr .\n\u201ci made it through 21 days on the crazy sexy program and am down 15 lbs . and 4 % body fat\u2014and feeling great ! \u201d\n\u2014 sensates rarely get cancer . ( \u201ccancer . a rarity for us . \u201d )\ncrazy sexy cancer blends humor , daring , and candor in a guide for taking charge of your own well - being , even when the odds are stacked sky - high against you .\nwatching the film inspired me to start following carr ' s group blog at crazy sexy life \u2014 which features health and wellness tips , advice and recipes . early this year , all that advice got compiled into book form as \u201ccrazy sexy diet\u201d \u2014 and i couldn\u2019t resist getting a copy .\nas a breast cancer survivor who has suffered through chemo , radiation , aromasin , three lumpectomies , and , finally , a prophylactic double mastectomy with reconstruction ( diep ) , i can say there is nothing crazy , sexy about cancer .\nnow kris has finished her movie and a book , crazy sexy cancer tips ( a nitty - gritty guide to facing cancer head - on\u2014sheryl crow wrote the foreword ! ) , so she had plenty of time to catch up with me .\nme : when i tell people i ' m in a movie called crazy sexy cancer , i usually get a laugh or a puzzled look . how the heck did you come up with that title ?\ncrazy sexy cancer is an irreverent and uplifting documentary about a young woman looking for a cure and finding her life . weeks after she was diagnosed , filmmaker kris carr began . . . see full summary \u00bb\ni read crazy sexy cancer tips cover to cover on a a flight from la to ny . i laughed out loud , wept quietly , and most of all , marveled at the magic that is kris carr . if deepak chopra , what to expect when you\u2019re expecting , and sex and the city had a love child , it would look just like kris\u2019 crazy sexy cancer tips . it is sheer perfection for cancer \u2018cowgirls\u2019 and their loved ones\u2014colorful , soulful and intimate .\nthere is nothing \u2018crazy\u2019 or \u2018sexy\u2019 about cancer , and there is nothing \u2018crazy\u2019 or \u2018sexy\u2019 about ehe either . carr is lucky to have a benign condition when so many ehe sufferers don\u2019t . aggressive ehe often involves surgery , chemotherapy and clinical trials with little or limited success . her \u2018beat cancer with veganism\u2019 books are dangerously misleading and deliver false hopes to sufferers of aggressive ehe who at current are facing an extremely tough battle .\ncrazy sexy diet comes on the heels of my best - selling cancer survival guidebooks and my acclaimed tlc documentary . infused with a bit of sass and an advice - from - the - trenches style , crazy sexy diet is a beautifully illustrated resource and plant - based , vegan diet plan to put you on the fast track to vibrant health , happiness and a great ass !\ntoday , kris is thriving . she is a multiple new york times best - selling author , speaker and wellness advocate , and the subject and director of the documentary crazy sexy cancer , which premiered at the sxsw film festival and on tlc , the discovery channel and own : oprah winfrey network . kris is also the author of the award - winning crazy sexy book series .\ncancer ' dying to have known ' - independent feature documentary about the gerson cure for cancer . wmv\ncan a raw diet really cure cancer ? well , it hasn\u2019t cured kris carr\u2019s \u2014 but the woman behind the 2008 documentary \u201c crazy sexy cancer \u201d has come out with a new book , \u201c crazy sexy diet : eat your veggies , ignite your spark , and live like you mean it ! \u201d this vegan - friendly tome is encouraging readers to try eating mostly raw \u2014 for optimum health , happiness and eco - friendliness .\nten years ago , carr refused to give up , deciding cancer needed a crazy sexy makeover and turning her disease into a teacher , an opportunity , and a catalyst to transform her own life - and health .\nif we all dig deep , we can use the unexpected to inspire us rather than tire us ,\nshe says . here are her crazy sexy life lessons .\ncarr\u2019s documentary , and her new book , crazy sexy cancer tips , may be the first girlfriend\u2019s guide to living with cancer\u2014a sign of the times really . more and more people are living with cancer , and carr\u2019s message is that they can live full lives and don\u2019t have to be \u201cdefined\u201d by the c - word .\nkris carr tells her story getting diagnosed with cancer and how she has dealt with it . she still has cancer and it probably will never go away . eating right and dealing with the cancer in a positive way has kept her healthy and living a happy productive life . crazy sexy cancer tips takes you through her life giving many helpful instructions on how to live with cancer . dealing with the emotions that come with a cancer diagnosis can be very difficult . reading this book will help survivors not feel\none decade , one documentary ( crazy sexy cancer , which aired on tlc in 2007 and again in 2010 on the oprah winfrey network ) , and five books later , carr ' s calm yet joyful crazy sexy energy has drawn thousands to her lectures , workshops , website , and blog posts for her inspirational story about the power of the mind to reframe what seems frighteningly bleak\u2014and the healing modalities that are accessible to everyone .\nafter being diagnosed with this chronic , debilitating illness , alex knew he needed to make a change . he dove head first into crazy sexy you and his results will leave you speechless .\nwhen i was first assigned a story about a new book and documentary called\ncrazy sexy cancer ,\ni had no idea what i would find . like most families , mine has been touched by cancer and there was nothing\ncrazy\nor\nsexy\nabout the experience . but then i watched the film , read the book and met author / documentarian kris carr ( www . crazysexycancer . com ) . i haven ' t stopped thinking about her or her message ever since .\nif this crazy sexy cancer bs gives you something to write about \u2013 you would love jess ainscough \u2013 self titled : \u2019the wellness warrior\u2019 . coffee enemas and juicing to \u2018cure\u2019 her rare , glacially slow growing epitheloid sarcoma . unfortunately , when her mum was diagnosed with breast cancer she encouraged her to ignore conventional treatment and follow her crazy woo diet and enema regimen . her mum died earlier this year !\nconsider how she opens her moving and at times hilarious film ,\ncrazy sexy cancer ,\nwhich premieres on the learning channel , tonight at 9 p . m . et . there she is , looking at scans of all the tumors inside her liver and lungs - 24 in all .\nthis is my liver , cancer , cancer , cancer , cancer ,\nshe says , pointing to the tumors .\ni just wipe ' em off , i erase them .\nafter a health crisis , fatima learned to feed her body and spirit , but was still intimidated in the kitchen . crazy sexy you helped her expand her wellness practice and support her health !\nkris : when i was first diagnosed , i ' d e - mail updates to friends , and the subject line was always\ncrazy sexy cancer .\nit was shorthand for saying that even though something really bad had happened , i was still me\u2014and still sexy ! if i didn ' t poke fun , life would get way too serious .\ncrazy sexy cancer is an irreverent and uplifting documentary about a young woman looking for a cure and finding her life . weeks after she was diagnosed , filmmaker kris carr began documenting her story . taking a seemingly tragic situation and turning it into a creative expression , kris shares her inspirational story of survival with honesty , courage , and lots of humor . crazy sexy cancer is more than a film , it ' s an attitude ! it ' s about rising to the challenge of life , and no matter what , refusing to give up who you are at your core . this story is as funny as it is frightening , as joyous as it is outrageous . ultimately , crazy sexy cancer is a thought provoking film about friendship , love and growing up .\nfour years after turning the camera on herself , carr turned her healing journey into a documentary called crazy sexy cancer , which tlc bought in the fall of 2006 . last year it had its world premiere at the south by southwest film festival in austin , tex .\nsuch an ascent might not be all that unusual if carr were simply a sparkling and attractive 39 - year - old , who looks as fresh as a blade of grass and who signs her e - mails \u201clove & glitter & unicorns ! \u201d and \u201cpeace \u2019n\u2019 veggies ! \u201d while also sharing stages with top harvard doctors and deepak chopra . but in the case of carr , the idea that everyone seems to want a little bit of what she has is frankly fascinating , because the thing she is most famous for having is cancer . she was given the diagnosis in 2003 and rose to prominence with a 2007 documentary called \u201c crazy sexy cancer . \u201d she subsequently wrote two successful books \u2014 \u201ccrazy sexy cancer tips\u201d and \u201ccrazy sexy cancer survivor\u201d \u2014 about her peppy , pop - spiritual approach to her disease , and she soon became what she sometimes describes as a \u201ccancerlebrity\u201d or , at other times , a \u201ccancer cowgirl . \u201d\ncarr ' s documentary , and her new book ,\ncrazy sexy cancer tips ,\nmay be the first girlfriend ' s guide to living with cancer \u2013 a sign of the times really . more and more people are living with cancer , and carr ' s message is they can live full lives , they don ' t have to be\ndefined\nby the c - word .\nsummer sizzler harry potter no longer rules the usa today best - selling books list roost . new at no . 1 : debbie macomber ' s 74 seaside avenue romance . and actress /\nhealing junkie\nkris carr has a new book : crazy sexy cancer tips .\ncontentsforeword by sheryl crowchapter one : mechapter two : holy shit ! i have cancer . now what ? chapter three : cancer collegechapter four : when do i become a survivor ? chapter five : go ahead - use the cancer cardchapter six : eat your veggies and shake your asschapter seven : bald is beautiful ( and other facts about femininity and fashion ) chapter eight : bandage or bondage : dating , sex , marriage , babiesconclusionappendix : resources crazy sexy cancer cuisine ( recipes )\ndescribes the author ' s experience with cancer and provides personal stories of other hip , young women with cancer , tips on everything from stylish hospital gowns to insurance , and resources for living with cancer .\ntaken from crazy sexy kitchen , published by hay house , price \u00a318 . 99 . to order a copy for \u00a314 . 99 with free p & p , contact the you bookshop , tel : 0844 472 4157 , urltoken\nmaybe carr should stop perpetuating the \u2018crazy sexy cancer fighter\u2019 sham and sell herself - more fairly - as a \u2018vegan wellness warrior\u2019 or \u2018green veggie aficionado\u2019 instead . either way , she needs to stop throwing the words \u2018cancer\u2019 and \u2018veganism\u2019 around in such close proximity . otherwise hundreds of thousands of books , tickets and subscriptions sold will be to exactly the same people - frightened , desperate and na\u00efve newly diagnosed cancer patients such as myself one year ago .\n\u2018i felt that i had a tiny little window of opportunity after oprah , and i might as well seize the day , \u2019 she continues . so she wrote a book , crazy sexy cancer tips . \u2018it\u2019s advice from the trenches , such as : \u201cok , girlfriend , you just got diagnosed ; the s * * * just hit the fan . here you go , read this , \u201d\u2019 she says breezily . \u2018because that is what i wanted when i was first diagnosed , and it wasn\u2019t out there . \u2019 a second volume swiftly followed , crazy sexy cancer survivor , focusing on self - esteem .\nkris carr tells her story getting diagnosed with cancer and how she has dealt with it . she still has cancer and it probably will never go away . eating right and dealing with the cancer in a positive way has kept her healthy and living a happy productive life . crazy sexy cancer tips takes you through her life giving many helpful instructions on how to live with cancer . dealing with the emotions that come with a cancer diagnosis can be very difficult . reading this book will help survivors not feel so alone . find a community where there are other people with the same kind of cancer . it helps to be able to vent and to ask questions . kris also has lists of food that you should and should not put in your body . some foods feed the cancer and makes it grow and spread further . this is a must read for all cancer patients and their families .\ncarr ' s documentary , and her new book ,\ncrazy sexy cancer tips ,\nmay be the first girlfriend ' s guide to living with cancer - a sign of the times really . more and more people are living with cancer , and carr ' s message is they can live full lives , they don ' t have to be\ndefined\nby the c - word .\n- - kelly wallace ,\ncbs news correspondent\ncheck out my crazy sexy love notes card deck for 52 inspirational taps on the shoulder to help you care for and appreciate yourself at the deepest level . let these notes guide you through your toughest days . get the card deck here .\nkris carr is a multi - week new york times best - selling author , speaker and wellness activist . kris is the subject and director of the documentary , crazy sexy cancer , which aired on tlc and the oprah winfrey network , and the author of the award - winning crazy sexy cancer book series . her latest books , crazy sexy diet and crazy sexy kitchen , will change the way you live , love and eat ! kris regularly lectures at hospitals , wellness centers , corporations such as whole foods , and harvard university , and is a contributing editor for natural health magazine . some media appearances include : the new york times , scientific american , glamour , vanity fair , good morning america , today , the early show , cbs evening news , the gayle king show , and the oprah winfrey show . as an irreverent foot soldier in the fight against disease , kris inspires countless people to take charge of their health and happiness by adopting a plant - passionate diet , improving lifestyle practices , and learning to live and love like you really mean it . her motto : make juice not war !\ndon\u2019t believe me ? watch these short ( but super - inspiring ) videos below . these people took back their health and their power with the help of crazy sexy you , my 21 - day total wellness program . their results are incredible !\ni\u2019m half - tempted to put down yesterday\u2019s new nyt magazine feature on crazy sexy cancer goddess kris carr . her blog was one of the first i found when i started ml , and it was the most popular link on my fledgling site until i pulled it , fearful of somehow sponsoring a too - alternative oncology perspective .\ni\u2019m glad i did . though the eating advice in \u201ccrazy sexy diet\u201d may be considered extreme , the book has a likeable , upbeat , sassy tone \u2014 kind of like \u201cskinny b * tch , \u201d except a lot less angry . \u201ccrazy sexy diet\u201d is basically all about getting you to eat organic fruits and veggies \u2014 and a lot of them . meat eaters may get a bit annoyed by the vegan menu \u2014 and certainly whether or not a vegan diet is the most optimal or greenest diet is debatable . but \u201ccrazy sexy diet\u201d isn\u2019t too overwhelmingly preachy about veganism itself , instead choosing to focus on moving away from the inarguably unhealthy and ungreen standard american diet of processed edible food - like substances ( including processed faux meats ! ) and factory farmed meats .\ni love how the image of health is evolving back to what it is meant to be - fun , exciting , nourishing and sexy \u2013 no matter what you\u2019re circumstances . reading through kris carr\u2019s book , \u201ccrazy sexy diet\u201d has been uplifting and inspiring to hear of a young sassy new york party girl who was diagnosed with a stage 4 rare form of cancer off to discover her own healing journey which she films in her documentary \u201ccrazy sexy cancer\u201d . she dives in head first into what she calls a \u201chealing junkie\u201d . practicing everything from yoga and movement , dancing and laughter , raw whole foods , green juices to alkalize , chiropractic care , and meditation . she\u2019s real and transparent in all she experiences . \u201cwhen there are no answers \u2013 you have to find your own\u2026 . there is no stage 5 . \u201d\naround the year i . . . : tropic of cancer , by henry miller\n\u201ccrazy sexy diet\u201d makes an effort to answer questions raised by some doctors about these wellness recommendations . if you\u2019ve wondered why raw foodies are so convinced their bodies will absorb enzymes from raw foods despite knowing that stomach acids can overpower those enzymes \u2014 or are worried that a colonic will flush out all the good bacteria you need in addition to the cruddy stuff you no longer want , \u201ccrazy sexy diet\u201d has answers for you \u2014 though fans of peer - reviewed scientific studies ( me ! ) may not find them satisfying enough .\n\u201csounds like me , on a mattress , like , helloooo , \u201d carr said , deepening her voice and striking a sexy pose .\nwhen first diagnosed , carr viewed cancer as a freight train to death ; now she views it as a \u201ccatalyst\u201d for change . she changed her lifestyle , met a new community of women and ditched acting for writing , something she never believed she could do . last year she wrote and published crazy sexy cancer tips ( globe pequot press ) , a book chock - full of practical advice on everything from doctor shopping to diet to how to keep your wits about you when diagnosed with the big \u201cc\u201d ( or any other disease , for that matter ) . she wrote a companion book , crazy sexy cancer survivor : more rebellion and fire for your healing journey , due out in september\u2014and is set to pen a diet and lifestyle manual to be published next year .\nkris carr ' s outlook on cancer isn ' t for everyone , but for me it was a perfect fit . being in your 30s with your whole life ahead of you when diagnosed with cancer is shocking , and people react differently . for me , my diagnosis has helped me see with more clarity what ' s important in my life . kris carr ' s positive attitude in this book is exactly how i found myself reacting to my cancer , yet many people around me were skeptical . crazy sexy cancer tips not only helped me see that it wasn ' t wrong of m\nkris , thanks so much for this and everything that you do ! i was diagnosed with borderline ovarian cancer two years ago , a week after turning 30 . after surgeries and two years of hoping it would go away ( it didn\u2019t ) , i \u201crandomly\u201d came across crazy sexy cancer tips and read it cover to cover . i can\u2019t express how much you\u2019ve helped me to shift my thinking from passive to proactive . thanks !\njust finished crazy sexy cancer tips before i send to my sister . it\u2019s a pick with some interesting information and tips , but it\u2019s definitely geared towards younger cancer patients which i found a bit frustrating since i don\u2019t consider myself \u2018old\u201d . while i really love kris\u2019 voice and some of her ideas , i wish it didn\u2019t keep mentioning \u201cyoung\u201d cancer patients and survivors . when does one have to leave that club ? i skipped most of the sections on makeup and dating . i don\u2019t agree with some of the tips\ncarr\u2019s response ? she produced a documentary on her cancer journey and tried every alternative medicine under the sun , including yoga , going vegan , green juice ( both orally and via enema ) , smoothies , and testing blood ph and alkalinity . because cancer is crazy and sexy in her world and just involves juice and yoga pants and a streak of pink hair . by the end of the documentary , she not only had her cancer pretty much under control , but she had gotten married . it\u2019s just like a bad case of acne , duh . i had some cancer but i cleared it up . look , i am cancer and so can you ! inspiration ! namaste purple !\nthe experiences of author and filmmaker kris carr , who was diagnosed with a rare and incurable cancer , illustrates how successfully one can manage cancer as a chronic disease .\njess ainscough died earlier this year , and \u201cwellness blogger\u201d belle gibson ( who claimed to cure terminal brain cancer through ) has admitted she never had cancer at all .\ni didn\u2019t want this to be my \u201csad story . \u201d i wanted to challenge the stigma and bring humanity and humor to it . what\u2019s sexy about cancer ? the women who have it ! it\u2019s not \u201cmy battle with cancer . \u201d i\u2019m a lover not a fighter . instead , i call it my\nif you are ever in the same position as kris carr , please consult your oncologist . odds are he is not going to recommend a green juice . and if he does , he probably won\u2019t recommend it via enema . maybe i get why it\u2019s called \u201ccrazy sexy\u201d now\u2026\nit\u2019s weird is all , okay ? it doesn\u2019t compute . listen . if you\u2019ve gone crazy or something i mean , if you\u2019ve if you\u2019ve gone crazy or depressed , i\u2019m just saying that\u2019s something i need to know about . okay ? i mean , that affects me .\nthe book\u2019s popularity likely isn\u2019t a surprise for those who\u2019ve watched \u201ccrazy sexy cancer\u201d \u2014 a moving documentary that begins with the then 31 - year - old actress carr discovering that she has a rare form of incurable cancer \u2014 on valentine\u2019s day , no less . but instead of sinking into despair , carr starts to take control of her life by becoming a self - described \u201chealth junkie\u201d \u2014 finding more health , happiness and even love in the process .\nbesides , she hasn\u2019t received chemo , had limb - removing cancer surgery , undergone early menopause\u2026she looks fabulous ! and with that kind of cancer , maybe so would you .\n\u201ci\u2019m not saying that cancer is sexy , \u201d she stresses . \u201cwhat i\u2019m saying is that we are still empowered . we are still alive and whole . i might have cancer , but i\u2019m dealing with it and i\u2019m still all that . the most important thing is to have a voice and use it . \u201d\nreading kris ' outlook on cancer helped me make the time i needed for myself . i have breast cancer , and am a single mom . there are zero support groups for single parents . i tweaked the book to help myself through my cancer i journey .\ncrazy sexy cancer tips covers everything from choosing an oncologist , to building a complementary team , to navigating your changing social life , to essential tips on nutrition and how to boost your immune system . you\u2019ll have recipes , medical and holistic resources , and information on young survivor support groups at your fingertips . the resulting cancer resource book is a warm , informative tool for any man or woman newly diagnosed with the disease and for the people who love them .\nit is the obscene horror , the dry , fucked - out aspect of things which makes this crazy civilization look like a crater .\nbut i give carr credit , sincerely : crazy sexy cancer is a lot more appealing a title than , say , medical lessons . i\u2019d read csc , for sure , if i had a new diagnosis or , maybe , if i were alone and bored or suffering from a condition like chronic fatigue syndrome or insomnia and hadn\u2019t gone to med school . even for people who really have cancer , letting loose and being attractive sounds , well , like a lot of fun .\non valentine ' s day in 2003 , actress kris carr was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer . the unpronounceable name : epithelioid hemangioendothelioma \u2014 a rare vascular cancer that affects the lining of the blood vessels in her liver and lungs , as she describes it . so rare , there is no cure and no definitive treatment plan , she says . carr ' s doctor suggested a\nwait and watch\napproach to see if the tumors grew . that ' s when carr , 36 , decided to turn into a\nhealing junkie\nwith immune - building nutrition and exercise . and she became as creative as all get - out , producing a documentary , crazy sexy cancer , which aired on tlc last week , and a new book , crazy sexy cancer tips ( skirt ! books ; just went back to press ; total in print : 115 , 000 ) . carr is on a book tour ( more information at crazysexycancer . com ) . the good news : her cancer is in a holding pattern .\ncancer needed a makeover ,\nshe says ,\nand i was just the gal to do it .\ni was diagnosed with a rare and inoperable brain tumor in 2010 , in the same month that i turned 30 . i was soon given not one but two copies of the \u201ccrazy sexy cancer\u201d book by two different well - meaning women . when i flipped through her book , i could see she was an \u201cactress and photographer\u201d already , who had her whole family with her all the way , had connections with people like sheryl crow , and was posing in a \u201csexy\u201d way in a photo on a ct or mri table thing in her little medical gown . her story is the story of a rich girl who is an actress making money off her cancer diagnosis . i am from a poor family , don\u2019t have much in the way of family or friends , ( like freaking sheryl crow ) and i lost my hair in the front from radiation forever . i will never feel sexy with my cancer . i hate kris carr for rubbing it in my face\u2026 . . she\u2019s a rich actress living on her big farm with rolling meadows , feeling sexy with her $ 250 / for 90 min . advice sessions and i am dying of cancer in a trailer . she makes me feel more depressed than anything ! she just cashes in on everyone\u2019s desperation , and unless you are an actress already with tons of money for special diets , etc . then forget about being as crazy and sexy as she is .\nher third book , crazy sexy diet , she calls her bible . \u2018that was very much about educating people about the philosophy , and about where food comes from and building a lifestyle around reducing inflammation . \u2019 published in 2011 , it shot to number one on the new york times bestseller list .\nthat said , \u201ccrazy sexy diet\u201d also contains recommendations that many medical professionals have quibbles with \u2014 and the superiority of an all - vegan diet is just the beginning . the diet portion of \u201ccrazy sexy diet\u201d recommends an alkaline \u2014 versus acidic \u2014 diet , which in more plain terms boils down to eating at least 60 percent raw , with a huge chunk of that raw diet coming from raw greens . the book also recommends an astounding number of supplements \u2014 though the fda has not backed the multitude of vague wellness claims made about many of these . many doctors would question whether the body really needs so many greens ; many more have argued that the body doesn\u2019t require fasting or detoxing , yet the \u201ccrazy sexy diet\u201d recommends an occasional liquid cleanse . the book also recommends colonics \u2014 another medically controversial practice \u2014 and even suggests shooting wheatgrass juice up into your lower bowels . i kid you not .\ncrazy sexy diet is a must - have if you\u2019re ready to take control of your health . kris carr takes a serious topic and makes it fun , engaging and informative . she is an incredible and tireless advocate for health , and she\u2019ll be your coach , confidant and companion page after page .\ncrazy sexy cancer is a documentary filmed and directed by kris carr , which premiered in 2007 at sxsw . kris began her journey with cancer at the age of 31 , in 2003 and decided to brave the elements and share her story with the world . carr\u2019s specific type of cancer was so rare that literally 0 . 01 % of the population has it . during her epic journey to recovery , carr allows viewers to witness her impending emotional expedition , which brings an array of different emotions and stages into view . not only does she showcase her remarkable , awe - inspiring chronicles , she manages to tell the accounts of four additional women fighting cancer , as well .\nper my brilliant friend , she suggested that i watch a documentary made by kris carr , called crazy sexy cancer . immediately after melis made the recommendation , i began researching the documentary . you see , i have a wonderful team of doctor\u2019s that is behind me , ensuring that all of the necessary measures are taken to cure me of my stage 4 colon cancer , to rid me of all of the cancerous cells remaining and ultimately put me back together ; physically . but , what about mentally ?\ncrazy sexy cancer , the documentary film i wrote and directed ( and my loving husband edited ) , premiered at the sxsw film festival and then later aired on tlc and own : the oprah winfrey network . in 2003 , when i was a 31 - year - old actress and photographer , i was diagnosed with a rare and incurable stage iv cancer . weeks later i began filming my story . taking a seemingly tragic situation and turning it into a creative expression , i share my cancer journey with courage , strength and lots of humor . this is truly where my mission , passion and work began\u2026\nher next move , however , is her most audacious , as she looks to make the leap from \u201ccancer person\u201d to \u201ctotal wellness\u201d guru . her third book , \u201ccrazy sexy diet , \u201d which came out in january , became her first new york times best seller , and for the first time for carr , the word \u201ccancer\u201d isn\u2019t on the cover . she is also in the process of consolidating a couple of her various web sites , including crazysexycancer . com , into one megasite under the name crazysexylife .\nkris carr : so the journey started in 2003 on valentine ' s day , when i was diagnosed with a very rare cancer with no cure . because i couldn ' t do treatment options , i went about creating and investigating and experimenting and finding the best diet and lifestyle out there . i talk about it a lot in crazy sexy cancer and my book of the same title , but really , crazy sexy diet is the bible . it ' s an enormous resource filled with everything i ' ve learned for people who are interested in getting well and staying well . we have an outstanding posse of contributors and doctors and wonderful smart people . i think the genesis started with sickness , and now it ' s turning into kind of a wellness revolution that i ' m happily penning from my home in new york .\nkris carr ' s outlook on cancer isn ' t for everyone , but for me it was a perfect fit . being in your 30s with your whole life ahead of you when diagnosed with cancer is shocking , and people react differently . for me , my diagnosis has helped me see with more clarity what ' s important in my life . kris carr ' s positive attitude in this book is exactly how i found myself reacting to my cancer , yet many people around me were skeptical . crazy sexy cancer tips not only helped me see that it wasn ' t wrong of me to feel the way that i did , and also gave me great tips to get through the tough parts and live life to the fullest .\nrio ferdinand jokes he ' s ' coming home ' from his world cup pundit duties in russia . . . after kate wright teases him with very sexy ' belfie '\nkris carr is a filmmaker who was known to her friends for her daring , adventurous and upbeat personality . in february 2003 , carr began feeling ill , and thinking she may have injured herself during yoga class , she went to see a doctor . on valentine ' s day , she got the unexpected word that she was suffering from a rare and virulent form of liver cancer , for which there were few treatments and no known cure . rather than give in to illness and depression , carr decided to make a film about her journey through treatment , determined to use her art to help keep her focused and sane through this profound challenge . carr ' s documentary crazy sexy cancer is her visual record of her struggle to regain her health and how she found a new life along the way as she faces a battery of treatments and therapies with irreverent humor and take - no - prisoners attitude . crazy sexy cancer was screened in competition at the 2007 south by southwest film festival .\nbefore \u201ccrazy sexy cancer\u201d had even been on tv , carr found a way of getting copies of it to a few influential people . \u201ci already knew that people were seeing me as awake , \u201d she says . \u201csomebody who had life force . and if i had that , with this cancer , it became a reflection of how their life could go . \u201d the day donna karan \u2014 the fashion designer who set up a wellness institute called the urban zen foundation after losing her husband to cancer \u2014 received carr\u2019s film , she watched it twice , phoned an assistant and said , \u201cfind this girl . \u201d karan ended up giving carr the launch party for \u201ccrazy sexy cancer\u201d at her house in the hamptons . katie couric , christie brinkley , christy turlington and ed burns attended . the event was covered by vanity fair . the morning after the film was on tv , carr woke up to thousands of e - mails in her inbox . two months later , she was telling the rest of america all about it , sitting on oprah\u2019s white couch and clinking glasses of cucumber - kale juice with dr . oz .\ntropic of cancer\nrecounts the narrator\u2019s first two years in paris after leaving new york in 1930 .\nlast night he starts texting me random things like all is well . crazy freaking making ! when i told him i was still upset , he said he misses me .\njust finished crazy sexy cancer tips before i send to my sister . it\u2019s a pick with some interesting information and tips , but it\u2019s definitely geared towards younger cancer patients which i found a bit frustrating since i don\u2019t consider myself \u2018old\u201d . while i really love kris\u2019 voice and some of her ideas , i wish it didn\u2019t keep mentioning \u201cyoung\u201d cancer patients and survivors . when does one have to leave that club ? i skipped most of the sections on makeup and dating . i don\u2019t agree with some of the tips in the book , i plan on incorporating others . overall i found it inspiring and worth the read . take away what you need and leave the rest .\nher online community , especially her informative blog , which you can find here , is jam packed with useful advice and inspiration for anyone in pursuit of a healthy lifestyle , whether chronically or terminally ill or not . if you find that her message resonates with you and want to go a bit deeper , she has also distilled her decade of wisdom into a series of books and online programs . while some of these are cancer focused , she also focuses on optimal health more generally in books such as crazy sexy diet ( which she describes as her bible for a healthy lifestyle ) and crazy sexy kitchen ( which is a more recipe - based offering ) . she is also a great speaker and magnetic personality so check out her you tube channel , and her other talks online including her interview with oprah .\nbut enough about me . there ' s someone i really want you to meet : kris carr , one of my favorite fellow cancer survivors , whose autobiographical documentary , crazy sexy cancer , airs august 29 on the learning channel . we met three years ago through kris ' cousin suzanne , glamour ' s photo director . kris , who ' s 36 , has epithelioid hemangioendothelioma ( ehe ) , an extremely rare vascular cancer that ' s invaded her lungs and liver . like my cancer , hers struck out of the blue : four years ago she was coming out of a yoga class and felt a searing pain in her side . unlike me , though , there is no proven treatment or cure for kris . and doctors can ' t say how long she has to live .\nwith a disease that has a 100 % fatality rate , kris claims to be a fan of \u201cspontaneous remission . \u201d that girl\u2019s got some strength . seven years later she still has cancer , or what she calls \u201cbeauty marks\u201d which lie dormant . she asserts cancer has been her guru , food her pharmacy and that if she hadn\u2019t made these shifts the cancer would have killed her 4 years ago . but why wait for cancer ?\nin a nutshell : embrace gorgeous greens , beans , legumes , nuts , seeds , whole grains , sea veggies , fruits and vegetables galore . crowd out inflammatory , hormone - filled dairy and other animal products ( even when organic ) by filling your plate with plant - strong , whole foods . and while you\u2019re at it , dump the processed white stuff , especially sugar ( it feeds cancer and other bullshit ) . speaking of sugar , choose low - glycemic fruits and desserts . if you\u2019re not interested in going full tilt vegan , make plants your main dish and lean animal products the side dish . reduce your consumption to 2 - 3 times per week and avoid factory farm products at all costs . for delicious recipes , check out our recipe section at urltoken , crazy sexy juice and crazy sexy kitchen .\nat the same time , she began to record her own journey of dealing with her diagnosis . \u2018i turned the camera on myself just to have somebody to talk to about it , to help me process what was going on in my life , \u2019 she says . \u2018the camera was totally neutral \u2013 it was like having a therapist in my bedroom . \u2019 the therapeutic endeavour eventually became a documentary : crazy sexy cancer . \u2018it took me four years to make the film , and it put me into debt , \u2019 she groans , rolling her big green eyes . but in 2007 , she took the finished film to the south by southwest music and arts festival in texas , and made sure copies found their way into the hands of some influential people . the fashion designer donna karan , who had lost her husband to cancer , threw a launch party for crazy sexy cancer at her house in the hamptons , with a guest list including models christie brinkley and christy turlington , and there was a write - up in vanity fair .\ni wrote a narrative of my cancer story that was therapeutic as well as enlightening for me . i chose to call it \u201cthe good cancer , \u201d and i\u2019m sure all of us with hodgkin\u2019s lymphoma could guess why .\ni began writing about and filming my journey , documenting my interactions with friends , doctors , alternative \u201cquacks , \u201d blind dates and other women with cancer , which is , sadly , a growing group . i compiled my cancer tips into a fun cancer resource book for people who want to navigate their wellness journey with humor and love .\nyes . lung cancer , inoperable \u2013 best case scenario with chemo , i\u2019ll live maybe another couple of years .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of tropic of cancer by henry miller .\ni agree , kris carr had the resources for her film and activities her unrealistic journey , not realistic to the masses . others are on state funds not actresses . she is glamorizing cancer . nothing about it is real life like . she makes kids without resources feel bad they can\u2019t eat or juice cancer out of themselves . this is like magical positive thinking your cancer away . she should document real children\u2019s and adult death due to cancer instead .\ndearest kris\u2026 . . your book crazy sexy cancer and the documentary was the first time i actually smiled and knew i was on the right track ! that was almost five yrs . ago and although a lumpectomy and then a double mastectomy followed\u2026the love and so smart info i have followed from you my dear has made a huge difference in my continuing thriving\u2026\u2026 . thank you thank you you help so many of us and we love you big time ! ! ! ! ! ! !\nher latest book , crazy sexy kitchen , is the natural follow - on from that tome . \u2018it has 150 recipes , and there are dishes in there that are very decadent , as well as ones that are clean and healing , \u2019 she says . \u2018it is really about embracing plant foods , and it takes into account that many of us are foodies . \u2019\nas a person who has acquired a shopping cart full of cancer diagnoses starting when i was 20 , i have seen these characters come and go \u2014 they fly their flag , proclaim their victories and eventually flame out , either from cancer or overexposure . they used to drive me nuts , as carr is doing within the cancer blogging community ."]}
{"id": 115931, "summary": [{"text": "cap tourmente is a canadian drama film , released in 1993 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film centres on jeanne o'neil ( andr\u00e9e lachapelle ) , a single mother running a small inn in rural quebec with her daughter alfa ( \u00e9lise guilbault ) .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the family 's life is turned upside down , however , when bisexual prodigal son alex ( roy dupuis ) and old family friend jean-louis mckenzie ( gilbert sicotte ) simultaneously arrive for a visit , causing chaos as alex 's sociopathic tendencies begin to blow the lid off the family 's dysfunctional and borderline incestuous emotional life .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "supporting cast members in the film include macha limonchik , gabriel gascon , luc picard , andr\u00e9 brassard , caroline dhavernas and mich\u00e8le deslauriers .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film garnered genie award nominations for all four of its lead actors at the 14th genie awards , with dupuis and sicotte nominated for best actor and guilbault and lachapelle nominated for best actress .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film was originally inspired by a family-owned inn in saint-joseph-de-la-rive where director and screenwriter michel langlois had worked in his youth .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film first entered development in 1984 as la travers\u00e9e , with l\u00e9a pool originally slated to direct .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "however , she dropped out of the project , and langlois brought it to french director paul vecchiali .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "vecchiali was subsequently also unable to direct the film and pool returned to the project a second time , but was again forced to drop out .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "langlois subsequently put the film on hold , opting to take other jobs in the film industry so that he could learn how to direct the film himself .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "he continued to write other screenplays , and directed several short films before completing a final draft of cap tourmente in 1991 and entering production in 1992 as the film 's director .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "both dupuis and guilbault had previously also acted in langlois ' short film sortie 234 .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "in 2009 , langlois released m\u00e8re et monde , a documentary film about the real family who had inspired the film . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "cap tourmente ( film )", "paragraphs": ["feb . 5 , 1993 : cap tourmente is selected as the opening night film for the rendez - vous de cinema quebecois , the annual quebec film and video production retrospective .\nroy dupuis en chanteur dans le film cap tourmente : ) - voir aussi http : / / roydupuis - partners . over - blog . c . . .\nseptember 1993 : cap tourmente has its english - canada debut in the perspectives canada section of the toronto festival of festivals . payeur is working on a showcase screening for langlois\u2019 film at the 1994 berlin film festival .\n\u201ccap tourmente\u201d is a tepid psychosexual drama that\u2019s unlikely to earn either critical interest or arthouse coin once it completes a go - round on the fest circuit .\njuly 1992 : cap tourmente is shot in french over 28 glorious days , starting july 20 . it\u2019s langlois\u2019 first feature film , and according to all reports , the shoot is nothing less than euphoric .\nlanglois subsequently put the film on hold , opting to take other jobs in the film industry so that he could learn how to direct the film himself . he continued to write other screenplays , and directed several short films before completing a final draft of cap tourmente in 1991 and entering production in 1992 as the film ' s director . both dupuis and guilbault had previously also acted in langlois ' short film sortie 234 .\ncap tourmente\nis a tepid psychosexual drama that ' s unlikely to earn either critical interest or arthouse coin once it completes a go - round on the fest circuit .\nin 2009 , langlois released m\u00e8re et monde , a documentary film about the real family who had inspired the film .\nbudgeted at $ 2 . 1 million , cap tourmente is produced by acpav and payeur in association with the nfb and with the financial participation of telefilm canada , sogic , the quebec tax - credit program ( 18 % ) and the film\u2019s distributor and exporter , c / fp distribution and cinepix respectively .\nspring 1991 : langlois does the final rewrite on la traversee , now called ressac , and later retitled cap tourmente . payeur works on the financing package in the fall through to winter of 1992 . the intention is to shoot in the summer of 1992 .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\n\u201ccap tourmente\u201d is a tepid psychosexual drama that\u2019s unlikely to earn either critical interest or arthouse coin once it completes a go - round on the fest circuit . script by montreal - based screenwriter michel langlois ( \u201cla femme de l\u2019hotel , \u201c\u201dstraight to the heart\u201d ) is an original , but it plays like a slightly opened - up adaptation of a one - set stage [ \u2026 ]\nit is an old russian song . it sounds in this film too . enjoy red ' s poem in the end of it vid !\nc / fp releases four prints in montreal and quebec city . payeur says the film grosses between $ 100 , 000 and $ 150 , 000 in theatres . c / fp subsequently releases 700 videocassettes and sells the film to pay - tv , super ecran , and radio - canada .\npayeur believes the film\u2019s production values represent a \u2018real accomplishment\u2019 , especially when compared to other quebec projects shot in the same period with considerably more funding .\nthe film was originally inspired by a family - owned inn in saint - joseph - de - la - rive where director and screenwriter michel langlois had worked in his youth . the film first entered development in 1984 as la travers\u00e9e , with l\u00e9a pool originally slated to direct . however , she dropped out of the project , and langlois brought it to french director paul vecchiali . vecchiali was subsequently also unable to direct the film and pool returned to the project a second time , but was again forced to drop out .\nthe film garnered genie award nominations for all four of its lead actors at the 14th genie awards , with dupuis and sicotte nominated for best actor and guilbault and lachapelle nominated for best actress .\nthe film\u2019s cast is made up of roy dupuis , elise guilbeault , andree lachapelle and gilbert sicotte in the leading roles , with support from macha limonchik , gabriel gascon , luc picard , andre brassard and michele deslauriers .\nfall 1985 : vecchiali\u2019s schedule prohibits him from directing the film . pool returns to la traversee and acpav finances the scripting of a new version . a year later , pool is forced to withdraw from the project for health reasons .\nproduction : c / fp distribution ( quebec ) release of a acpav inc . production in association with national film office of canada and telefilm canada . produced by bernadette payeur , marc daigle . directed , written by michel langlois .\nspring 1984 : screenwriter michel langlois writes a feature film script called la traversee for director lea pool . langlois has just completed cowriting pool\u2019s le femme de l\u2019hotel . bernadette payeur of acpav , pool\u2019s producer , also organizes the financing for langlois\u2019 screenplay through telefilm canada and sogic .\nspring 1984 : screenwriter michel langlois writes a feature film script called la traversee for director lea pool . langlois has just completed cowriting pool ' s le femme de l ' hotel . bernadette payeur of acpav , pool ' s producer , also organizes the financing for langlois ' screenplay through . . .\nhe directs two acclaimed shorts , sortie 234 and lettre a mon pere , both produced by acpav\u2019s payeur ( la femme de l\u2019hotel , le party ) , and two tv movies , un meme sang , produced by productions du cerf , and comme un voleur , produced by the national film board .\nthe film tells the story of the o\u2019neil clan , a passionate and proud family who live and love in isolation in a former inn on the cote - nord of the majestic st . lawrence river . one day , an old friend returns , and the family\u2019s secluded life is turned upside down .\nthe film centres on jeanne o ' neil ( andr\u00e9e lachapelle ) , a single mother running a small inn in rural quebec with her daughter alfa ( \u00e9lise guilbault ) . the family ' s life is turned upside down , however , when bisexual prodigal son alex ( roy dupuis ) and old family friend jean - louis mckenzie ( gilbert sicotte ) simultaneously arrive for a visit , causing chaos as alex ' s sociopathic tendencies begin to blow the lid off the family ' s dysfunctional and borderline incestuous emotional life . supporting cast members in the film include macha limonchik , gabriel gascon , luc picard , andr\u00e9 brassard , caroline dhavernas and mich\u00e8le deslauriers .\nsummer 1986 : langlois\u2019 story is without a director and he begins to consider directing the film himself . he then begins a long , six - year journey of self - growth , writing for other directors ( jacques leduc , francois girard ) , as well as directing his own short films , then telefilms , all with the goal of eventually directing his own feature .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nfebruary 1985 : pool has dropped out of the project and langlois travels to paris where he cowrites a new draft of the script with a french director named paul vecchiali .\nwhen the cote - nord exteriors are completed the production moves to the nfb studios in montreal in mid - august . it wraps aug . 28 .\nselected craft credits go to nfb associate producer doris girard , co - screenwriters paul vecchiali and marcel beaulieu , dop eric cayla , art director normand sarrazin and picture editor jean - claude coulbois .\nnbcu executives behind world of dance , mr . robot , master of none and more attending banff 2018 !\nwe understand your decision to use an ad blocker , however playback journalism takes time and funding . . .\nsubscriptions and advertising are both necessary to fund the journalism we bring to you . please , whitelist urltoken in your ad blocker and refresh your browser .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nalex ( roy dupuis ) has a deeply troubled mind . he also has a seriously dysfunctional - not to say incestuous - family . why then , has he returned from his merchant seaman job to the rocky . . . see full summary \u00bb\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\ndavid is an accountant . he leaves town every friday , pretending he is going to take care of his parents at their old people ' s home . but actually his parents are dead , and he spends the . . . see full summary \u00bb\naward winning artist and filmmaker andrew kotting adapts hattie naylor ' s curriculum , award - winning play , ivan and the dogs , for cinema . based on the extraordinary true story of ivan . . . see full summary \u00bb\ninvestigates and sheds light on various sexual identities and sexual peculiarities outside the accepted sexual norms .\nthe lives of a troubled veteran , his nurse girlfriend and a naive boy intersect first in alberta and then in belgium during the bloody world war i battle of passchendaele .\na lonely girl living on an isolated , mist - cloaked farm is confronted with the changes wrought by a stranger that arrives .\nmarinette turgeon , que tous appellent par son surnom de marilyn , est une femme de 50 ans de nature dynamique et joyeuse . veuve depuis deux ans , elle habite le plateau mont - royal , un . . . see full summary \u00bb\nclara ' s mother is on her death bed as she tells her daughter that she regrets they are not closer . this revelation causes clara to pursue a closer relationship with her own daughter , bianca .\nsherry , a self - destructive makeup saleswoman , hopes a new man and business venture will provide her a fresh start . after her plans are foiled , she takes control of her life in a dramatic turn of events .\nalex ( roy dupuis ) has a deeply troubled mind . he also has a seriously dysfunctional - not to say incestuous - family . why then , has he returned from his merchant seaman job to the rocky coasts of his home ? perhaps he couldn ' t cut manage to march in his father ' s footsteps in that job . his mother ( andree lachapelle ) doesn ' t seem to mind , and lets him stay at her bed and breakfast hotel . his sister ( elise guilbault ) still seems to have the hots for him , just as she does for his ( and her ) old boyfriend jean - louis ( gilbert sicotte ) , who has just shown up . even his mother seems to find him sexy . all these people appear eager to get their hands on his body , but he ' s too wrapped up in what ' s going on inside his head to notice .\nunfortunately , this movie doesn ' t come subtitled , but even if you don ' t understand french , the performances are still powerful enough to transcend language . roy dupuis is absolutely captivating . the subject matter may be disturbing for some , so go into it with an open mind .\n5 of 7 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nhannibal : caroline dhavernas\ndr . alana bloom\nseason 2 premiere on set interview part 2 of 2\nwith : alex . . . roy dupuis alfa . . . elise guilbault jeanne . . . andree lachapelle jean - louis . . . gilbert sicotte barbara . . . macha limonchik\nscript by montreal - based screenwriter michel langlois ( \u201cla femme de l\u2019hotel , \u201c\u201dstraight to the heart\u201d ) is an original , but it plays like a slightly opened - up adaptation of a one - set stage play , as langlois , making his feature directing debut , emphasizes almost nonstop talk and only perfunctory action .\ndrama is triggered by the return of alex ( roy dupuis ) , a hunky ne\u2019er - do - well who washed out while trying to follow in his late father\u2019s footsteps as a merchant seaman . alex retreats to the riverside bed - and - breakfast operated by his indulgent mother , jeanne ( andree lachapelle ) , and sister alfa ( elise guilbault ) . by coincidence , jean - louis ( gilbert sicotte ) , an old friend of the family , shows up for a visit just as alex arrives .\nit turns out that jean - louis used to have something going with alfa , and something else going with alex . alfa isn\u2019t averse to sharing jean - louis\u2019 bed again , but it seems that she\u2019s really pining for her brother . and just to make the air of incest a little heavier , jeanne indicates that she , too , thinks her son is a hot number .\ntrouble is , alex is too wrapped up in self - regarding ennui , and too strung out on drugs , to remain interested very long in anyone .\nafter a while , however , alex\u2019s childish behavior places an impossible demand on the audience\u2019s sympathies , even as he remains the darling of those around him .\nthe performances are wildly uneven , ranging from guilbault\u2019s unfortunately comical overplaying to dupuis\u2019 jeans - ad posturing .\nlachapelle works hard at creating a flesh - and - blood character , sicotte works even harder , and both succeed more often than not .\neric cayla\u2019s moody lensing and normand sarrazin\u2019s apt art direction go a long way toward giving the pic some visual variety .\ncrew : camera ( color ) , eric cayla ; editor , jean - claude coulbois ; art direction , normand sarrazin ; costumes , denis sperdouklis ; sound ( dolby ) , claude beaugrand . reviewed at festival of festivals , toronto , sept . 12 , 1993 . running time : 115 min .\nwith : alex . . . roy dupuis alfa . . . elise guilbault jeanne . . . andree lachapelle jean - louis . . . gilbert sicotte barbara . . . macha limonchik\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 variety media , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . variety and the flying v logos are trademarks of variety media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\nbeauty and the beast new rare sealed disney 1992 black diamond classics vhs . ( g21\ncopyright \u00a9 1995 - 2018 ebay inc . all rights reserved . accessibility , user agreement , privacy , cookies and adchoice\nalex , a merchant seaman , returns to the riverside bed - and - breakfast run by his mother and sister . by coincidence , jean - louis , an old friend of the family , turns up for a visit just as alex arrives . it becomes apparant that jean - louis has had an affair with alex ' s sister , as well as with alex ."]}
{"id": 115932, "summary": [{"text": "beethoven is a 1992 family comedy film , directed by brian levant and starring charles grodin and bonnie hunt as george and alice newton .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is the first in the series of beethoven films .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it was written by john hughes ( under the pseudonym edmond dant\u00e8s ) and amy holden jones .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the story centers on a st. bernard dog named after the composer ludwig van beethoven and owned by the newton family .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "beethoven co-stars nicholle tom as ryce newton , christopher castile as ted newton , sarah rose karr as emily newton , stanley tucci as vernon , oliver platt as harvey , and dean jones as dr. herman varnick .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "joseph gordon-levitt made his film debut as student # 1 .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it features music composed by ludwig van beethoven .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film has developed a small \" cult following \" . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "beethoven ( film )", "paragraphs": ["beethoven ' s 4th : naughty beethoven completes an obstacle course behind the leader ' s back .\nwho doesn ' t love the slobbery st . bernard we met in the 1992 film\nbeethoven\n?\nbedmate reveal : beethoven keeps climbing into bed with george . george is certainly not amused in the first film .\nthe cleveland international film festival promotes artistically and culturally significant film arts through education and exhibition to enrich the life of the community .\na kerosene stove explodes portentously in the beginning of the film , and beethoven ' s ninth symphony is shamelessly exploited .\nbeethoven is no classic , but it ' s a sunny , energetic children ' s film with a good notion of what young audiences like .\nmy significance sense is tingling : in the first film , beethoven sensed emily was about to fall into the pool and ran to the rescue .\nput on a bus : the entire newton family after the second film , having passed beethoven on to their relatives from the third movie onward .\nhe slobbered . he drooled . he was the coolest of the cool . and in 1992 , he was cast in the hit film beethoven !\ntransformers film series \u2014 robot action movie series based on a toy line . one animated feature film in 1985 , 4 live - action films since 2007 .\nan eighth film , beethoven ' s treasure tail , was released direct - to - video fall 2014 \u2014 it being a continuation of big break .\nbeethoven ' s christmas adventure is the seventh film in the never - ending series . but is it a lost christmas gem ? er . . .\ncheck out our faqs for answers to common questions about entering the film festival .\nthe ape woman \u2014 horror film series . 3 films between 1943 and 1945 .\njuon \u2014 japanese horror film series about vengeful ghosts . 7 films since 2000 .\nthis beethoven film begins with the death of ludwig van beethoven . his secretary and long - suffering friend , anton schindler , starts the search for the person to whom beethoven has left his possessions , his works , and his money . the will states :\nto my immortal beloved\n.\nhere is a video of a piece i wrote called , \u201cdenmark\u201d . this short film made made by two penguins productions , won awards at numerous international film festivals :\ngodzilla \u2014 japanese kaiju film series , the longest running film franchise still in production . at a current total of 30 films made over 60 years ( 1954\u0096present ) .\nsuddenly voiced : in beethoven ' s christmas adventure ( the seventh movie ) , beethoven can now speak ( with the voice of tom arnold ) .\nwhile there\u2019s no doubt that all movies about beethoven ' stretch ' historical reality , this particular film is never tiring , and the flashbacks are never too heavy .\nin search of beethoven offers a comprehensive and dynamic account of the life and works of the great composer . the film features 65 performances by the world\u2019s finest musicians . in addition 100 interviews were conducted in the making of this beautifully crafted film .\nshiloh ,\na utopia pictures / carl borack prooduction , took top honors when the 12th annual genesis awards named this heartwarming family film outstanding feature film of 1997 .\nchilds play \u2014 slasher film series starring a killer doll . 6 films since 1988 .\nrobocop \u2014 action film series . three films since 1987 . one remake in 2014 .\nshrek \u2014 4 films since 2001 and one spinoff film ( puss in boots ) .\ntremors - horror film series . five films , four direct - to - video .\nclick through the gallery to see what the actors from beethoven look like now .\n3 . a clockwork orange : symphony no . 9 \u2018ode to joy\u2019 by beethoven\nonce upon a time in china \u2014 martial arts film series . 6 films since 1991 .\nsy fy channel original movie \u2014 film series of creature features produced and aired on syfy .\nthe grudge \u2014 american horror film series based on the juon films . 3 installments since 2004 .\nrambo \u2014 action / war series . 4 films and an animated film series spinoff since 1982 .\nsara newton and beethoven spends summer with freddy kablinski in quicksilver , a weird town .\nscdc3803 - beethoven : symphony no . 3 e flat maj : eroica op . 55\nbeethoven \u2014 family series about a lovable saint bernard dog . 8 films since 1992 .\npets homage name : beethoven himself was named after the composer when he seemed to react positively to emily playing beethoven ' s 5th symphony on the piano . in beethoven ' s 2nd , in keeping with the tradition , one of his puppies is named tchaikovsky .\ntwo images in bernard rose ' s new film about beethoven ,\nimmortal beloved ,\nhave the ring of truth : the sight of a crowd of viennese mourners frantically straining to touch beethoven ' s coffin as a hearse carries it away , and the sight of beethoven as a young boy , floating in a lake , surrounded by reflections of the heavens .\nthis is the last dialogue we hear in the film . he does not get his skateboard back .\nyour donation helps fulfill our mission to promote artistically and culturally significant film arts through education and exhibition .\nthe omen \u2014 horror film series debuted in 1976 , inspired 3 theatrical films and 2 tv films .\nbeethoven lives upstairs - 1992 [ greek subs by vas mous . ] _ arc . avi\nfanservice extra : there is a lingering shot of beethoven jumping over a reclining bikini girl .\nwas in beethoven ' s 5th includes both lead and minor roles . ( 25 items )\nsymphony no . 9 in d minor , op . 125 | work by beethoven | urltoken\nthe horse whisperer\n( 1998 ) - beethoven ' s cello sonata no . 1\nthe film delves beneath the mythical image of the tortured , cantankerous genius to search for the real ludwig van beethoven . in search of beethoven addresses the romantic myth that beethoven was a heroic , tormented figure battling to overcome his tragic fate , struck down by deafness , who searched for his \u2018immortal beloved\u2019 but remained unmarried . the results reveal someone quite different and far more interesting .\ncars \u2014 animated film series . 2 films , 2 spin - offs , 16 shorts . since 2006 .\ntoy story \u2014 animated film series . 3 films , 2 tv specials , 3 shorts . since 1995 .\na final point\u2026 the music is that of\u2026 ludwig van beethoven\u2026 royally directed by sir georg solti .\ndesperate object catch : played for laughs with beethoven ' s drool in one of the sequels .\nsure , beethoven may be a famous composer , but he ' s a beloved dog , too ! the classic ' 90s film came out 23 years ago and the cast has changed a lot since then .\nthe family is pleasantly surprised and puzzled when beethoven suddenly becomes obedient . turns out it ' s a prince and the pauper scenario , with the real beethoven now living with a pompous rich family .\ncarry on \u2014 hugely popular british comedy film series , with 31 films in their catalogue between 1958 and 1992 .\nlooking at the films i enjoyed when i was a kid , this one always seemed to be a favorite among countless others , and now as an adult , i really don ' t know why i enjoyed this film . i guess it was what i thought , back then at least , a good film that was simply wonderful . unfortunately , beethoven for me , is one of those films that hasn ' t stood the test of time and doesn ' t really necessitate another viewing like so many other good family films that i enjoyed when i was a kid , because well looking back , this film is pretty stupid . the film has a poor plot , and despite the decent cast , the film suffers from a poor script , and director brian levant doesn ' t do anything interesting with the film . the film is flawed , and pretty pointless . i disliked it and thought it was one of the weaker family films to come out during my childhood . the film should be avoided and doesn ' t offer anything that will appeal to the viewer . the kids are annoying , the rest of the cast is wasted and beethoven is simply a poorly made film that really doesn ' t belong in the same category as other family oriented classics . this is a film not worth watching and really is one of the worst family films that i ' ve seen in my childhood . the film doesn ' t work , and is simply a waste of time to watch . there are so many other great family films than this . beethoven is a forgettable waste of time that is pointless entertainment . i hated this film , and you ' d be better off watching films like casper or the sandlot . beethoven hasn ' t stood the test of time , and the plot not entertaining , and the cast is simply wasted on - screen . a pointless mess of a family film .\nludwig van beethoven - sinfonie nr . 9 | gewandhaus zu leipzig ( 31 . 12 . 2013 )\nhe wants to test a new type of bullets on beethoven , something he expresses with perverse pleasure .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing beethoven near you .\nactress alicia silverstone pets ' beethoven ' the dog at the genesis awards april 5 , . . .\ncasper the friendly ghost \u2014 55 films , a tv series spinoff , and a live - action film since 1946 .\nhalloween \u2014 slasher film debuted in 1978 that inspired countless slasher movies . 10 movies since 1978 . rebooted in 2007 .\nbig eater : beethoven , who is often looking for food and annihilates a holiday turkey in one scene .\nscreams like a little girl : one of dr . varnick ' s henchmen , when beethoven broke free .\nutah symphony - beethoven - symphony no . 9 in d minor , op . 125 ,\nchoral\nemmanuelle \u2014 most popular erotic film franchise of all time . 37 official films and various ripoffs by other studios since 1973 .\nhellraiser \u2014 surreal and gory horror film about extreme s / m enthusiasts from an another dimension . 8 films since 1987 .\niron man \u2014 superhero film series , adapted from the comics . part of marvel cinematic universe . 3 films since 2008 .\nthe musical leitmotif in the film and the inspiration for its title is the final movement of beethoven ' s symphony number 9 , the choral symphony , the famous setting of schiller ' s ode to joy . from bergman on bergman :\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\neverybody cries : in the first movie , ryce , ted , and emily cry just before beethoven is sent to be put down after dr . varnick fakes a dog attack in order to label beethoven as a dangerous dog .\nactress bonnie hunt pets ' beethoven ' the dog at the genesis awards april 5 , 1997 in . . .\nbeethoven ' s 5th cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of beethoven ' s 5th actors includes any beethoven ' s 5th actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each beethoven ' s 5th actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of beethoven ' s 5th have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nasterix \u2014 based off the popular comic strip series . 9 animated film adaptations since 1967 and 4 live - action since 1999 .\nmission impossible film series \u2014 spy action adventure series based on the tv series of the same name . five films since 1996 .\nsilent night , deadly night \u2014 horror film series that started out as christmas - themed slasher movies . 5 films since 1984 .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie beethoven ' s 5th ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of beethoven ' s 5th ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nbut beethoven doesn\u2019t just pack plenty of pooch power , the movie\u2019s cast have some serious acting chops of their own .\nas you might expect , the movie made about the life of beethoven features much of the composer ' s best - known work . the 1994 movie\nimmortal beloved ,\nstarring gary oldman as beethoven , includes the following pieces .\nthis is just a small sampling of some of the most popular movie soundtracks that have used beethoven ' s work .\nrevolution studios has signed a deal with universal pictures home entertainment to create non - feature productions based on properties in revolution\u2019s film library .\nseven years after beethoven ' s 2nd , the series was resurrected with some direct - to - video sequels . the family members were replaced with suspiciously similar substitutes , with the explanation that beethoven was living\ntemporarily\nwith george ' s brother richard newton ( judge reinhold ) and his family . this family includes wife beth ( julia sweeney ) , son brennan ( joe pichler ) and daughter sara ( michaela gallo ) . after two films with them , beethoven ' s 5th featured sara ( now played by daveigh chase ) bringing beethoven along on a visit to her uncle freddie ( dave thomas ) with the rest of the family absent . beethoven ' s 5th was followed by beethoven ' s big break , which rebooted the franchise . the most recent sequel is beethoven ' s christmas adventure , which was released in late 2011 .\nthis is the seventh film in the beethoven franchise . it ' s the first movie after beethoven ' s big break rebooted the series with a new title character ( in this case a stray st . bernard that becomes a movie star ) . it ' s a straight - to - dvd tale featuring actors from american telly series , and a post - alimony john cleese .\nwhile driving beethoven to be put down , george tells him how he hated his own dad for taking his dog away .\nthe quest for the immortal beloved actually took place over 150 years in the beethoven literature and ended , as far as contemporary beethoven scholars are concerned , with discoveries by mr . solomon , which he announced in the new york times in 1972 .\nbeethoven ' s timeless music are a continuing source of inspiration for filmmakers of every stripe . mrtom - uk / getty images\n: in the first film . what if your young child got too close to the pool when the babysitter wasn ' t paying attention ?\nthe chronicles of riddick \u2014 action movie based on a comic strip . 3 films , one animated film and a separate video game series .\nnight of the demons \u2014 horror series . four films since 1988 ( an original trilogy and a remake of the first film therein ) .\n5 . beethoven , post - beethoven\u2019s big break the john hughes - penned saint bernard flick beethoven was one of the most enduring lowest - common - denominator hits of the early \u201990s , producing an animated series and a clamshell - case direct - to - video franchise that continued running into the early 2000s . that\u2019s when the series took a strange turn ; beethoven\u2019s big break\u2014 the directorial debut of mike elliott , head of the aforementioned capital arts\u2014was a meta - reboot in 2008 about a saint bernard ascending to the canine equivalent of movie stardom . beethoven\u2019s christmas adventure gave the previously non - sapient beethoven the gift of speech\u2014and the voice of tom arnold . beethoven\u2019s treasure tail , which is due out later this month , finds the titular dog\u2014previously content with merely dragging mud all over a suburban home\u2014looking for a buried pirate hoard . it features udo kier in a supporting role .\nthis film\u2019s music marks the fifth consecutive collaboration between aronofsky and english composer clint mansell , who composed the original score for the film . the non - original music featured in black swan consists of music by tchaikovsky featuring performances on - screen and in the soundtrack by violinist tim fain .\nin search of beethoven takes a comprehensive look at the composer\u2019s life through his musical output . having created a successful and critically acclaimed blueprint with in search of mozart , phil grabsky documents each piece of music chronologically marrying it to beethoven\u2019s biography and letters .\nwe hope we never again see cujo , the star of stephen king ' s horror novel - turned - film about a rabid killer dog .\ncopyright \u00a9 2005 - 2018 / film . privacy policy / cookie policy . web design by pro blog design . logo concept by : illumination ink\nthis is a film where a dog causes mild slapstick peril , only for passers by to react by saying\nomigod , was that beethoven ?\nas if benedict cumberbatch has just bounded past them , drooling uncontrollably and dragging an elf face - first through the snow .\nso they can sneak beethoven ' s puppies into the house . emily asks george where babies come from and it works perfectly .\n' beethoven ' the dog appears here with bonnie hunt at the genesis awards april 5 , 1997 in los angeles , calif .\nfeeling that something is lacking in their lives , the family of suburbanite charles grodin adopts a stray st . bernard puppy . the cute lite beast grows up to be the less - than - cute beethoven , a sloppy , slobbery , oversized and extremely destructive animal . beethoven also brings with him a lot of hidden baggage in the form of evil veterinarian dean jones , who ' ll stop at nothing to steal beethoven for the purposes of his insidious lab experiment . several sequels followed , beginning with 1993 beethoven ' s second .\nthe gamers \u2014 a film series co - produced by dead gentlemen and zombie orpheus entertainment revolving around tabletop rp gs and the people who play them .\nscooby doo direct to video film series \u2014 27 animated direct - to - video movies and 1 puppet direct - to - video movie since 1998 .\ncomic book time : there ' s a seven - year gap between beethoven ' s 2nd and beethoven ' s 3rd , but they apparently take place in immediate succession . so evidently the world just randomly jumps from the early ' 90s to the early ' 00s .\nel santo \u2014 film series built around the iconic mexican wrestler . it started in 1958 , but the first movies didn ' t make much of an impression . only from his third film on , in 1961 , did sequelmania start to blossom . since then 52 films were made starring the original wrestler .\nin the scene after beethoven\nattacks\nthe vet , dad goes into the backyard and gets beethoven to take him to the vet ' s office , the dog ' s neck and snout are mysteriously clean even though only moments earlier they were smeared with fake blood .\njerkass has a point : in the first movie , george opposes adopting beethoven\u2014saying he ' s a cute little puppy for now but will grow to be enormous , drool everywhere and wreck the house . the following montage of beethoven wrecking the house shows george had a point .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nthe phantom of the opera \u2014 horror series based on the novel by gaston leroux . 8 film adaptations since 1925 , not including phantom of the paradise .\nthe pink panther \u2014 comedy series . 7 films featuring peter sellers since 1963 , 3 more without , and a two - film reboot with steve martin .\nthe three stooges \u2014 probably the longest comedy film franchise in existence , appeared from 1934 until 1965 in 190 theatrical shorts and had appearances in 25 features .\nphil grabsky travelled across europe and north america to interview historians and musicians between rehearsals and performances . he managed to film a remarkable 65 performances for the film \u2013 and has once again captured the raw energy of these world - class artists . it includes exclusive footage of claudio abbado\u2019s critically - acclaimed performance of beethoven\u2019s opera fidelio . there are further performances from frans br\u00fcggen\u2019s orchestra of the 18th century , the salzburg camerata with sir roger norrington , leipzig gewandhaus with riccardo chailly , vienna symphony with fabio luisi , violinists vadim repin , janine jansen or pianists leif ove andsnes , ronald brautigam , jonathan biss , emanuel ax , lars vogt and cellist alban gerhardt reveal their unique approach and share their passions . the endellion string quartet gave exclusive access to film a number of complete beethoven quartets . extracts appear in the film and a selection of complete works , along with others , appear as extras on the dvd .\nimmortal beloved beethoven is a beautiful , splendid work of art . gary oldman ' s immaculate interpretation of the maestro is so uncanny that the viewer cannot imagine how beethoven could have walked , laughed , or aged any differently . the women are delicate , passionate , and loving .\nof course , the filmmaker has his own opinions and he shows us who he thinks the ' immortal beloved ' is\u2026 and explains how beethoven became deaf in a sensitive way . . . like karl , beethoven ' s nephew , you will have to discover for yourself . . .\n: the babysitter in the first film tries to gloss over her negligence by claiming that the fault lies with emily for wandering off . alice is not impressed .\nmusic flows through nearly every frame of terrence malick\u2019s darkly devotional film the tree of life . the director is an avid classical listener and the soundtrack of his film features works of fran\u00e7ois couperin , bach , berlioz , smetana , mahler , holst , g\u00f3recki , tavener , and others , alongside original cues by alexandre desplat .\nfelix the cat \u2014 oldest and longest running animated cartoons series . 182 animated theatrical shorts since 1919 , a 1950s tv series and one 1992 animated feature film .\nyou can read beethoven ' s letter to his \u201cimmortal beloved\u201d by clicking here . you will also find the immortal beloved presented there . . .\nthe immortal beloved , ' meine unsterbliche geliebte ' in german , came out in 1994 . the film exists today on dvd . a beautiful gift idea . . .\nin order of appearance in the feature film : opus 58 , piano concerto no . 4 in g major piano \u2013 ronald brautigam norrk\u00f6pping symphony orchestra conductor \u2013 andrew parrott\na nightmare on elm street \u2014 horror slasher film series . nine films since 1984 , including a crossover with friday the13th , a reboot , plus a tv show .\nyou exclamation : george shouts this at beethoven in the first movie after coming home on a rainy day to find his house completely trashed and the mud - soaked dog lying on his and alice ' s bed . beethoven stands and shake himself dry , much to george ' s further disgust .\nthe soundtrack to a clockwork orange features mostly classical music selections and moog synthesizer compositions by wendy carlos ( then known as walter carlos ) . alex ( malcolm mcdowell ) , the main character , is a charismatic , sociopathic delinquent whose interests include classical music ( especially beethoven ) , rape , and what is termed \u201cultra - violence\u201d . in the novel , alex is accidentally conditioned against all music , but in the film he is only conditioned against beethoven\u2019s 9th symphony .\nbecause you were nice to me : beethoven gives bacon to the stray dog who helped him escape from the varnick ' s goons as a puppy .\nbeethoven\u2019s symphony no . 9 was ultimately more than three decades in the making . schiller\u2019s popular \u201code to joy\u201d was published in 1785 , and it is possible that beethoven made his first of multiple attempts to set it to music in the early 1790s . he clearly revisited the poem in 1808 and 1811 , as his notebooks include numerous remarks regarding possible settings . in 1812 beethoven determined to place his setting of \u201code to joy\u201d within a grand symphony .\nthe orchestral sequences were recorded at the swedish academy of music with the assistance of sound technicians from the aga sound film laboratory and swedish radio . at the spegel cinema in stockholm where the film was premi\u00e8red , they set up a special sound system with extra speakers , one on each side of the screen . this system was highly effective in the major orchestral passages . two pioneers from the golden age of swedish silent film took part in to joy : the actor john ekman and the director and actor , victor sj\u00f6str\u00f6m . this was to be ekman ' s final film , whereas in wild strawberries , bergman handed sj\u00f6str\u00f6m one more leading role as the elderly professor isak borg .\ndue to their considerable size , st . bernards may be rather intimidating in person but there is little to be afraid of when it comes to beethoven . despite his tendency to create chaos for his owners , this dog ' s lovable clumsiness endears him to one and all , making this the perfect film for the family\nreportedly , the american veterinary association wasn ' t happy about the film featuring an evil veterinarian who uses dogs as ballistic test dummies , and wrote a scathing letter to jack valenti , then - president of the motion picture association of america . probably as a result , the sequel has a ' safe ' villain in the form of regina ( debi mazar ) , a cruella de vil - esque rich bitch and her arrogant but somewhat - dimwitted boyfriend floyd ( chris penn ) . beethoven ' s 2nd was the last film to feature the original cast and the last to be released theatrically . it was also the last film to involve reitman as executive producer .\ncelebrating cinema from around the world , supporting new filmmakers , and enhancing awareness and understanding of the art form among a diverse film - going audience since 1969 . # filmliveshere\nfriday the13th \u2014 slasher film series around hockey - masked jason voorhees . 10 films since 1980 , a crossover with a nightmare on elm street , and a 2009 reboot .\nludwig van beethoven ( 1770\u20131827 ) is one of the world ' s most famous and influential composers of classical music . his music has been played all over the world for two centuries . even if you ' ve never been in a concert hall , if you ' ve seen a movie\u2014any movie\u2014in your life , chances are you ' ve heard music by beethoven . as we will see , beethoven ' s music is used extensively on the silver screen .\none little girl is seen feeding beethoven her vanilla ice cream cone as she continues to lick it herself . understandable as she ' s just a child , but vanilla is likely not to sit well with beethoven either . had it been a chocolate cone , he ' d be even worse for the wear .\nheroic dog : beethoven saves emily from drowning , ryce from being raped , the family from being swindled , and performs tons of other feats of heroism .\nsleepaway camp \u2014 series of slasher movies . first film ( 1983 ) was a serious offering , the rest are more comedic on their subject matter . 5 films in total .\nstar wars \u2014 6 live - action films divided into two trilogies since 1977 , one computer - animated film , with another sequel trilogy ( or two ) in the works .\nin search of beethoven has brought together the world\u2019s leading performers and experts to reveal new insights into both beethoven the man and his music . the line - up of performers and interviewees includes gianandrea noseda , sir roger norrington , riccardo chailly , claudio abbado , fabio luisi , frans br\u00fcggen , ronald brautigam , h\u00e9l\u00e8ne grimaud , vadim repin , janine jansen , paul lewis , lars vogt , and emanuel ax among others . the film is narrated by juliet stevenson and young rsc actor david dawson .\nmr . rose contends that the great secret love of beethoven ' s life was his brother ' s wife , johanna van beethoven . such an outcome would explain the composer ' s shock at his brother ' s marriage , his defamation of johanna ' s character afterward ( he called her a whore ) and his attempt to wrest from her the guardianship of her son , karl . in fact , the film proposes , karl is actually the composer ' s own son from a liaison with his sister - in - law . this daring hypothesis has the virtue of explaining beethoven ' s assertion that he was karl ' s\nreal physical father .\nbeethoven , the st . bernard dog , becomes a father , but his girlfriend missy is dognapped , and his puppies are in danger of the same fate .\nin the movie duchovny plays con artist and business man brad , who is stopped in his tracks by beethoven during a disastrous meeting at the newton family home .\nelevated from the doldrums of digby - esque sentimentality by a surprisingly bouncy script , the film is also redeemed by regular interludes of acerbic dialogue and a brace of fine supporting performances .\npopularly known as the\nemperor concerto ,\nbeethoven ' s\npiano concerto no . 5 in e flat major , opus 73\nhas many wonderful sections that are perfect for film soundtracks . written for archduke rudolf between 1809 and 1811 , this concerto has many lively orchestral phrases as well as soft piano features for filmmakers to choose from .\nthis week , beethoven\u2019s pastoral symphony , his sixth . well , it does what it says on the tin , doesn\u2019t it ? a sentimental romp through the viennese countryside , a programmatic sideline to the central sweep of beethoven\u2019s development , a gentle counterpart to the fire and brimstone of the fifth symphony and the bacchanal of the seventh .\nbut that\u2019s only because history , and music history in particular , likes its battles to be epic , its progress to be heroic , and its most important leaps of imagination to be noisy , radical , and aggressive . it\u2019s as if the fifth symphony is the \u201creal\u201d beethoven \u2013 beethoven as all - conquering hero \u2013 whereas the pastoral is a sort of musical and biographical cul - de - sac . and whatever its veracity , the image of beethoven the nature - loving hippy has proved a much less enticing idea for historians to appropriate than beethoven storming the gates of revolution in a blaze of c major glory , as he does at the end of the fifth .\ntwo german - born austrian conductors offer unique\u2014and now immortal\u2014beethoven interpretations . go behind the scenes at a rehearsal of the \u201cpastoral\u201d symphony with the chamber orchestra of europe , conducted by nikolaus harnoncourt . then , savor a rare film recording of the \u201cenigmatic reclusive genius\u201d carlos kleiber ( guardian , u . k . ) conducting the fifth symphony with the storied vienna philharmonic .\ni have to strongly disagree with you about the american film\nimmortal beloved ,\nwhich is a travesty and a mockery in the worst hollywood tradition . gary oldman stomps about , gesticulating ridiculously , and making faces obviously borrowed from several not very good portraits of beethoven . i couldn ' t bear to watch all of it , even on fast forward .\na series of family comedy films about a st . bernard named after ludwig van beethoven . unlike in its animated spin - off , beethoven could not speak , although he still had amplified animal aptitude . in keeping with the theme of the composer , the sequels were named beethoven ' s 2nd , beethoven ' s 3rd , etc . it was originally executive - produced by ivan reitman , who had previously produced and / or directed such films as meatballs , stripes , ghostbusters 1984 , twins , kindergarten cop , dave , junior , and six days seven nights . it was also originally co - written by john hughes , writing under the pseudonym\nedmond dantes .\nfilm series are created when a film becomes a success . sequels , prequels and spinoffs can turn a group of films into a real cash cow franchise . sometimes the makers choose not to make another movie based on the success of the first one . this can be due to lack of interest or the knowledge that they will not be able to duplicate everything the original made great .\nmaciste \u2014 world ' s strongest man series , often set in a historical time period . one the oldest and longest running film franchises in existence : since 1914 52 movies have been made .\nanton schindler is played superbly by a jeroen krabb\u00e9 on good form . the beautiful lovers of beethoven are played by isabella rossellini , valeria golino , and johanna ter steege .\nengraving of ludwig van beethoven ( 1770 - 1827 ) after painting by j . c . stieler . photograph : time life pictures / time & life pictures / getty image\ncompelling , original and comprehensive , the connoisseurs guide to the real beethoven behind the myth . narrated by juliet stevenson . with 100 interviews / experts views / exclusive performances .\nthe symphony orchestra in helsingborg , though severaly lacking in sophistification , exuberantly played the canon of major symphonies . as often as time and circumstances allowed , i sat in on orchestra rehearsals . for their reason finale they planned to perform beethoven ' s ninth . i was allowed to borrow the score from the conductor , sten frykberg , and could actively follow , note by noto , the musicians and the members of the unpaid but passionate amateur choir . it was apowerful and touching event . i thought it was a magnificent idea for a film . it seemed so natural i tripped over the idea . i changed the theatrical people in my autobiographical film to musicians and gave it the title to joy after beethoven ' s symphony . [ . . . ] that the film ' s young violinist plays mendelssohn ' s violin concerto with about the same lackluster skill as i exhibited in crisis is just part of the whole story .\namityville \u2014 started out as a film of the based on a great big lie book , which somehow got turned into a confusing mess of a franchise since 1979 with numerous official and unofficial installments .\nhe is still bitter because of his father taking his old family dog to the vet to be euthanized , and regrets that he thought he had to do the same to beethoven ( and having the same resentment from his own kids ) . thankfully , as soon as he realizes that dr . varnick is corrupt , he does everything possible to save beethoven\nonly sane man : gender - flipped , with alice filling this role in the first two movies , mostly observing the chaos caused by her husband , kids , and beethoven .\nthe first image is a literal truth . beethoven ' s funeral was a public event attended by at least 10 , 000 mourners ; his mythic stature was never in question .\nwhat the hell , hero ? : alice calls george out for caring more about about his dream than his own family . and his kids were mad at him for taking beethoven to be put to sleep . both are angry at his\nunreasonable\nhatred of beethoven from the start and for always looking for\nexcuses\nto get rid of him .\ndogs are dumb : played with . it ' s intentionally left vague just how smart beethoven is and he does things that are both astoundingly brilliant and incredibly dumb , sometimes simultaneously .\nwhen the family of george newton ( charles grodin ) decides to adopt a cute st . bernard puppy , the patriarch soon feels displaced by the dog . before long , the adorable canine , dubbed beethoven , has grown considerably , leading to household mishaps . while george ' s wife and kids dote on beethoven , it takes time for him to see the pooch ' s finer qualities . however , beethoven ' s life with the newton family is jeopardized when a scheming vet ( dean jones ) tries to nab the dog for a deadly experiment .\none of hollywood ' s most popular golden retrievers , buddy was famous for playing\nair bud\nin the disney film , and comet , the family dog , in the\nfull house\nseries .\nthis is not the sort of entertainment i scour the movie pages for , hoping desperately for a new film about a cute dog . nor did i find anything particularly new in\nbeethoven ,\nalthough i concede that the filmmakers secured an admirable dog for the title role , and that charles grodin , who is almost always amusing , has what fun can be had playing the grumpy dad .\nin all of ingmar bergman ' s films there has been obscure religious philosophising , but in this film it occurs in a more relentless form even than in eve . there is more than a hint of edvard persson ' s philosophy , listening for a baby ' s cry the moment somebody dies , and beethoven would have been least impressed of all with these notions as a source of inspiration .\norchestre r\u00e9volutionnaire et romantique / john eliot gardiner : a recording that thrills with the extremes of beethoven\u2019s vision of the natural world . is there a more orchestra - shattering storm on record ?\nzorro \u2014 swashbuckler series . between 1920 and 2005 more than 40 movies have been made , both in the usa , as well as in mexico and europe , with numerous film , tv and literary appearances too .\nbut mr . rose has greater ambitions for this film , which he wrote as well as directed .\nthe story happens to be true ,\nhe asserts in publicity material from columbia pictures . in support of that truth , all sorts of details are culled from biographies . for example , beethoven may actually have said ,\nthe comedy is finished ,\non his deathbed ( though he would have said it in latin ) . and his amanuensis , anton schindler , really did come upon a mysterious , impassioned letter in beethoven ' s estate addressing an unidentified\nimmortal beloved .\nanother pretty big , and surprising , name in the beethoven mix is david duchovny , who most recently starred as sex addict hank moody in the hugely successful californication , from 2007 - 2014 .\nuniversal 1440 entertainment has produced installments of \u201camerican pie , \u201d \u201cbring it on , \u201d \u201ccurious george , \u201d \u201cthe scorpion king , \u201d \u201cdeath race , \u201d the chucky series and \u201cbeethoven . \u201d\nthe film\u2019s musical score by michael nyman is entirely based on themes from the slow movement of mozart\u2019s sinfonia concertante in e flat , bars 58 to 61 of which are heard in their original form immediately after each drowning .\ndifferent from those two listings , this one comes in one piece . the layout has to be simple to keep the file size down . this way , you can easily search this list , e . g . for film title , using your browser ' s search command ( ctrl + f ) . statistics : 2 . 060 database entries ( composer / work / film ) , 1 . 170 films , 810 works by 180 composers\nstream vaughan williams : film music , vol . 1 by gamba , merryn and tens of millions of songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms apply .\namong the recipients are producer ivan reitman\u2019s film , \u201cbeethoven\u201d ; playwright arthur miller\u2019s \u201cthe misfits\u201d ; nova\u2019s documentary , \u201csaddam\u2019s war on wildlife\u201d ; reporter / producer christine lund of kabc - tv for her series , \u201csaving the horses\u201d ; nbc - tv\u2019s drama , \u201csisters\u201d ; the los angeles times magazine for howard rosenberg\u2019s story on the animal rights movement ; and sports illustrated\u2019s article on the scam of killing race horses for insurance .\nunlike most other beethoven movies , ludwig is presented as a man\u2026 a genius but also a human . in the immortal beloved movie , you will hear his music throughout but more than that , you will see parts of yourself in his character and temperament , his violence and his anger , his genius and his love . . . this is the main reason why i love this movie beethoven .\nopus 93 , symphony no . 8 in f major i\u2019orchestre national de france conductor \u2013 kurt masur courtesy of beethoven festival , bonn score courtesy of breitkopf & haertel , wiesbaden , editor : peter hauschild\nthe reason you suck\nspeech : george really lays one on beethoven in the first film , failing to comprehend why his family likes a sniffing and drooling creature better than him . maybe if he paid more attention to them than his career obsession to raise more capital , hence his obliviousness to brad and brie ' s plans to eventually take over his business , it wouldn ' t seem that way so much .\nthe film prompted a number of influential stockholm critics to a vehement attack on what they regarded as bergman ' s dramatic clich\u00e9s . a . g . bergman , writing in aftontidningen , recommended the director to desist from\ntrying to be a writer\non the grounds that :\nthis his latest film reveals more harshly than any before his paucity of ideas in this area .\nin morgontidningen nils beyer condemned what he regarded as psychological myopia :\nin the same year , a dutch rock group started getting attention . their name was ekseption and centered around jazz trumpet player rein van den broek and keyboardist rick van der linden . their rock arrangements of classical works made them one of the most successful rock bands in europe . ekseption ' s version of beethoven ' s fifth symphony became a hit , storming the charts well beyond the band ' s home country . disco fever ekseption were far from the only ones who delivered a popular update of beethoven ' s fifth . in 1976 , jazz pianist walter murphy made a number one hit out of the symphony that many say begins with fate knocking at the door . murphy ' s clever idea : mixing classical with disco . his\na fifth of beethoven\ncame out in 1976 and caught the fancy of a film producer , who asked murphy if he could use it for a soundtrack . walter murphy agreed - and struck gold . the film was called\nsaturday night fever\nandhas the best - selling soundtrack of all time . a tribute from billy joel\nwritten in three movements , each offers filmmakers many inspiring sections , from quick action to mellow contemplation . the opening of movement 2 , the\nadagio cantabile\nis particularly popular , especially for highly dramatic moments in a film .\ncool old lady : if she wasn ' t so criminally negligent , the babysitter in the first film could come across as this . her idea of entertaining the kids is to play\nlady marmalade\non the piano for them .\nthis recent addition to top dog films is as warm as the colour of marley ' s yellow coat . an easy and engaging film , it is funny and sentimental in just the right places , making its box office success unsurprising .\nf\u00fcr elise is a solo piano that beethoven wrote around 1810 , but it was not discovered until 1867 , 40 years after his death . you will also hear it with an orchestral arrangement in the background .\nmany others simply go for the quick buck and mass produce new movies . though a huge flop or critically panned film can halt the sequel frenzy , there have been cases when sequels continue to be made long after audiences and critics gave up .\nprior to beethoven , grodin was offered the lead in the graduate but because of money issues the deal fell through . since then he has starred in zach braff\u2019s the ex alongside jason bateman , but not much else .\neven if it does contain cgi enhanced puppy dog eyes \u2013 like a strange bulging nietzschean abyss - it was never anything approaching hateful , even if it wasn ' t exactly gripping . if you have a tiny human creature to look after , and have run out of absolutely every option apart from a nearby pound shop , this is the film for you . if you like a script that tries really hard to avoid using the phrase ' santa ' s sack ' , this is also for you . if you can tolerate the fact that beethoven gains the power of flight at the end of the movie for the knowingly silly moment that it is , then yes , this film is sufficiently diverting for its duration .\nin to joy bergman dedicates his full attention to a theme that will recur in smaller filmic moments throughout his career : the idea of music ' s redemptive power . in a frenetic performance , actor stig olin plays an ambitious concert violinist of mercurial temperament who ends up sacrificing nearly everything for his career . the fact that his orchestra conductor is in turn played by victor sj\u00f6str\u00f6m , the grand old master director of the swedish silent cinema ( and bergman ' s main cinematic mentor as well ) , only adds to the resonances of this film as a personal parable of bergman ' s own filmmaking . beethoven ' s music , the source for the title , is equated by film ' s end with the momentary but intense joy of the swedish summer , leading bergman biographer peter cowie to cull from this film an artistic manifesto of sorts : ' there are brief instances in life that are of such exquisite beauty that they compensate for all the misery and unhappiness . '\nour hearts broke for jennifer aniston and owen wilson when marley died at the end of the 2008 film\nmarley and me .\nwe ' d like to think the lovable lab is in heaven with that little boy ' s dog , too .\npolice are useless : when george tries to report dr . varnick to the police and tells them about him faking being attacked by beethoven as an excuse to take him , the police responder replies with ' so what ? '\nin beethoven a young stanley tucci rocks a mean snarl and some loud cowboy boots as dastardly dog catcher vernon . accompanied by sidekick harvey , played by oliver platt , the pair are dumb and dumber meets the wet bandits .\ni was introduced to this music first through the symphony , sinfonia antartica , conducted by adrian boult on emi - - on the list of my top ten favorites . i didn ' t know the symphony was based on music for the film scott of the antarctic until i read about it in ursula vaughan williams biography of r . v . w . i managed to track down an old vhs of the movie at my local library . i liked the film very much , though it ' s a bit uneven . there is one particularly haunting scene where scott and the other two survivors on his team are huddled in their tent , at the end of their endurance , all dreaming of home . the film did not employ the music to its best effect - - i think it was edited before the heyday of movie score editing . but the music is delightful , and if the film had been made 10 years later , i ' m sure the score would have been knit much more gracefully into the movie . the opening sequence ascends the musical scale just as scott and his team ascended that frozen landscape , and is truly awe - inspiring . the music expresses the other - worldly quality of the place so beautifully , it could be used as a score for a film about mars . scott ' s story is fascinating and tragic , and i think his fellow brit , r . v . w . understood that on a very deep level . if anyone ever makes another film about scott of the antarctic , i hope they use this score . the wider public should hear it - - it ' s one of the greats . i own all 3 of the chandos recordings of the film music of ralph vaughan williams , and i love them . try them all !"]}
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", "topic": 14}], "title": "inglourious basterds", "paragraphs": ["inglourious basterds : real or fictitious , it doesn ' t matter . . .\nlisten to quentin tarantino ' s inglourious basterds ( motion picture soundtrack ) now .\nthat became my audition for ' inglourious basterds , '\nroth recalled .\ntarantino ' s turnaround : $ 37 . 6m for ' inglourious basterds & # 03\u2026\ninglourious basterds ( 2009 ) - vs - miracle at st . anna ( 2008 )\ninglourious basterds plot holes - movie plot holes - where suspension of disbelief comes to die .\ninglourious basterds owes its box office success to twitter , according to a hollywood industry expert .\ninglourious basterds\nawesomestories . com . jul 01 , 2009 . jul 09 , 2018 .\ntarantino takes 22 songs from classic movies to create the soundtrack to inglourious basterds . you can find all of them here . only half of them are on the official soundtrack album to inglourious basterds .\ninglourious basterds is quentin tarantino ' s biggest ever uk box office opening . isn ' t it ?\nquentin tarantino signing copies of the inglourious basterds soundtrack . photograph : jean baptiste lacroix / wireimage . com\nquentin tarantino and christoph waltz at the israeli premiere of inglourious basterds in tel aviv on tuesday night .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie inglourious basterds ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of inglourious basterds ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing inglourious basterds near you .\nthis cast list of who was in inglourious basterds includes both lead and minor roles . ( 30 items )\ninglourious basterds : real or fictitious , it doesn ' t matter . . . | scanners | roger ebert\nthe austrian actor christoph waltz has won praise as the principal bad guy in quentin tarantino\u0092s \u0093inglourious basterds . \u0094\nignited contributed media strategy to the initiative and greystripe delivered the inglourious basterds shopads across its mobile ad network .\nwar and fun inglourious basterds . photo : fran\u00e7ois duhamel / twc 2009 . courtesy of the weinstein company .\ninglourious basterds ( 2009 movie ) : when did col . hans landa discover the true identity of this character ?\ninglourious basterds interviews - - brad pitt , christoph waltz , eli roth , diane kruger and b . j . novak\ncasting \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d required the skill and patience of a team of casting directors in paris , berlin and los angeles .\ninglourious basterds ( 2009 movie ) : hitler refers to bear jew as a\ngolem .\nwhat is that ?\nquentin tarantino ' s revenge fantasy inglourious basterds boasts his trademark mix of filmic homages , star performances and razor - sharp dialogue . damon wise helps sort the fact from the pulp fiction who ' s who in quentin tarantino ' s inglourious basterds\nin inglourious basterds , does either shosanna ( the young woman who owns the cinema ) or the basterds know of the other ' s plan to destroy the ci . . .\ninglourious basterds . dir . quentin tarantino . perf . christoph waltz , brad pitt . universal pictures , 2009 . dvd .\ninglourious basterds . dir . quentin tarantino . perf . christoph waltz , brad pitt . universal pictures , 2009 . transcript .\ninglourious basterds ,\na revisionist take on wwii starring brad pitt , grossed an estimated $ 37 . 6 million .\nbarbara bierach is a sydney - based german journalist who has filed her take on quentin tarantino\u2019s \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d for j - wire .\ninglourious basterds cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of inglourious basterds actors includes any inglourious basterds actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each inglourious basterds actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of inglourious basterds have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\ninglourious basterds ( 2009 movie ) : why does col . hans landa allow shoshanna to escape ( in the opening scene ) ?\nus director quentin tarantino signs autographs before the german premiere of his new movie\ninglourious basterds\nin berlin , july 28 .\nbrad pitt and quentin tarantino have always wanted to work together but couldn ' t find the right project before\ninglourious basterds .\nquentin tarantino isn\u2019t saying why he spelled the title of his world war ii adventure , \u201cinglourious basterds , \u201d the way he did .\nthe tricky phrasing hasn\u2019t seemed to trouble many people on twitter , where \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d was a top trending topic on opening day aug . 21 . although , as one user joked : \u201ctarantino created \u2018inglourious basterds\u2019 simply to watch twitter go into fits about its spelling . \u201d\nspeaking at the jerusalem film festival , tarantino explained why he was a week away from pulling the plug on\ninglourious basterds .\nquentin tarantino\u2019s inglourious basterds swept across the international arena in an initial sortie that reaped an estimated $ 27 . 5m through universal / upi .\nbut enough from us \u2013 what do you think ? click here to check out the teaser for quentin tarantino\u2019s eagerly - awaited inglourious basterds .\nultimately , of course , he settled on inglourious basterds and used his first idea as the name of chapter one in the final film .\ninglourious basterds is one of my favorite tarantino flicks . the pacing and tension up until that final scene is textbook of his iconic style .\nthere ' s a scene in quentin tarantino ' s\ninglourious basterds\nwhere a british spy outs himself simply by ordering a drink .\ntarantino ' s turnaround : $ 37 . 6m for ' inglourious basterds ' quentin ' s biggest weekend opening ; # 1 here and abroad\ngood idea ! it\u2019s clear that inglourious basterds has faded in the oscar race and hurt locker is picking up steam and will probably win .\ninglourious basterds is quentin tarantino ' s biggest ever uk box office opening . isn ' t it ? | charles gant | film | the guardian\ni loved it but there ' s just one thing i don ' t get . is it inglourious ? or inglorious ? i ' ve seen it as inglourious basterds in a lot of places but my movie ticket says inglorious .\nthe inglourious basterds mobile ad campaign is independent of carriers , and in general adgregate does not rely on the use of carriers\u2019 infrastructure to complete purchases .\ntarantino ' s turnaround : $ 37 . 6m for ' inglourious basterds ' quentin ' s biggest weekend opening ; # 1 here and abroad | deadline\nthe success of inglourious basterds is also a result of a $ 5 million marketing blitz aimed at female and black filmgoers , according to harvey weinstein .\nso it ' s been a good month for films : in the loop , district 9 , and now inglourious basterds . things are looking up .\nintroduction : locating mr . tarantino or , who ' s afraid of metacinema ? robert von dassanowsky 1 ) the grand illousion srikanth srinivasan 2 ) exploding cinema , exploding hollywood : inglourious basterds and the problems of cinematic convention imke meyer 3 ) a slight duplication of efforts : redundancy and the excessive camera in inglourious basterds chris fujiwara 4 ) inglourious music : revenge , reflexivity and morricone as muse in ingloruious basterds lisa coulthard 5 ) lulu ' s menorah : seeing and nazi - ing justin vicari 6 ) vengeful violence : inglourious basterds , allohistory , and the inversion of victims and perpetrators michael d . richardson 7 ) inglourious basterds and the gender of revenge heidi schlipphacke 8 ) reels of justice : inglourious basterds , the sorrow and the pity and jewish revenge fantasies eric kligerman 9 ) ' fire ! ' in a crowded theater : liquidating history in inglourious basterds sharon willis 10 ) is tarantino serious ? the twofold image of the auteur and the state of exception oliver c . speck 11 ) disruptive violence as means to create a space for reflection : thoughts on tarantino ' s attempts at audience irritation alexander d . ornella 12 ) counterfactuals , quantum physics and cruel monsters in tarantino ' s inglourious basterds william brown 13 )\nwhat shall the history books read ?\nthe debate over inglourious basterds and the limits of representation todd herzog notes on contributors index\ni watched inglourious basterds ( stupid tile , great film ) today . i just googled inglourious basterds soundtrack , trying to discover if there was a track from revolver in the film or if it was my imagination , and found this blog post . really helpful and informative . nice blog too , thanks .\none of the best inglourious basterds scenes plays out in a basement tavern , as the german - speaking members of the basterds attempt to salvage a failing mission . a long , tense discussion of skiing erupts into violence .\nquentin tarantino\u2019s inglourious basterds will open the zabaltegi - pearls section , which showcases films from the big international festivals , at this year\u2019s san sebastian film festival .\nquentin tarantino ' s world war ii saga inglourious basterds is one of several major titles that will compete for the cannes film festival ' s top prize .\na proudly bonkers parallel history , \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d opens with the fairy - tale invocation \u201conce upon a time . . . in nazi - occupied france . \u201d\ntoronto - when mike myers first appears onscreen in\ninglourious basterds\nas an english general , some viewers might be a little surprised by the casting choice .\ninglourious basterds is a film which tells the fictional story of two plots to assassinate nazi germany ' s political leaders . this war film is written and directed by quentin tarantino . director enzo g . castellari ' s 1978 macaroni combat film , the inglorious bastards is the inspiration behind the deliberately misspelled title , inglourious basterds .\ninglourious basterds ( 2009 movie ) : why does hugo stiglitz kill the german officers in the first place ? the film mentions his enlistment , but h . . .\nhot off his star turn in inglourious basterds , rising uk star michael fassbender has joined forest whitaker , william h macy and thomas hayden church on the thriller a single shot .\nonce upon a time , in nazi - occupied france\u2026 quentin tarantino made his masterpiece . here are 15 behind - the - scenes tidbits to enhance your watching of inglourious basterds .\nquentin tarantino signs autographs for fans at the canadian premiere of ' inglourious basterds ' in toronto on wednesday , aug . 12 , 2009 . ( darren calabrese / the canadian press )\nquentin tarantino , upper playground and the weinstein company have teamed up to present , the lost art of inglourious basterds \u2014 a benefit for haiti this thurday , february 18th 2010 from 6 : 00 - 9 : 00pm in downtown los angeles . a bunch of artists have created their own posters based on quentin tarantino\u2019s inglourious basterds . you can check out eleven [ \u2026 ]\nafter debuting , laden down with bells and whistles , on a us tv show , the first trailer for quentin tarantino\u2019s wwii pic , inglourious basterds , has gone online over at yahoo .\nthank god for that , inglourious basterds seems to be saying . this may not be a particularly insightful message , but it ' s one that ' s never been more resoundingly communicated .\ncoming to blu - ray hi - def and dvd on dec . 15 from universal studios home entertainment , inglourious basterds stars brad pitt , eli roth , diane kruger and christoph waltz .\ninglourious basterds is a world war two adventure , directed by quentin tarantino . the ' basterds ' of the title are a group of formidable soldiers led by lt . aldo raine ( brad pitt ) , on a mission to hunt down as many nazis as they can .\nwhat are the actors from inglorious basterds up to now ? other actors from inglorious basterds include til schweiger as sergeant hugo stiglitz , gedeon burkhard as corporal wilhelm wicki . these actors are regarded as the best role players in the inglorious basterds even today .\nquentin tarantino gestures while on the red carpet for the canadian premiere of ' inglourious basterds ' in toronto , wednesday , aug . 12 , 2009 . ( darren calabres / the canadian press )\n\u201cinglourious basterds\u201d is rated r ( what did you expect ? ) r for strong graphic violence , language and brief sexuality and is in english as well as german and french with english subtitles .\nwe are a collection of inglourious basterds fanatics ! here we keep a collection of info about the movie , new tarantino films and gossip , and just about anything else we desire . : )\nmore than just\nkosher porn\nor a cheap excuse to show some bad guys getting whacked , inglourious basterds is an unsettling examination of how culturally acceptable hatred creates a terrifying mob mentality .\nacademy award - winning director quentin tarantino ' s world war ii epic , inglourious basterds , starring brad pitt , diane kruger , m\u00e9lanie laurent , christoph waltz , daniel br\u00fchl , eli roth .\nquentin tarantino\u2019s \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d opened in france yesterday . in le monde , jean - luc douin concludes , \u201cwe\u2019re certainly not in the realm of denial or revisionism . just on delicate terrain . \u201d\nthe overgrown , wooded ravine was the perfect setting for the basterds to confront their enemies and make good on the \u201cone hundred scalp promise\u201d that gains the basterds their reputation .\nplayed when the basterds scalp the dead german soldiers and when werner goes to aldo .\nthe basterds have the same idea , and the premiere is when the storylines converge .\na jewish writer , john rosenthal , believes it ' s all . . . german conspiracy . the proof is eight million euros that quentin tarantino received from german public sources for his inglourious basterds .\nin august , weinstein is scheduled to release \u201cinglourious basterds , \u201d a world war ii action film directed by quentin tarantino , and co - financed by universal pictures with brad pitt in a leading role .\nthis success is explained by the film ' s english title \u2013 inglorious bastards . fans of quentin tarantino have rushed to buy the movie whose name alone inspired his misspelled second world war fantasy inglourious basterds .\nrod taylor , the australian - born film and television actor who appeared in inglourious basterds and alfred hitchcock\u2019s 1963 classic the birds , died of natural causes wednesday , several sources confirmed . he was 84 .\nthe film that singlehandedly proves that movie fans can be excited about a film despite horrendous misspelling , quentin tarantino ' s inglourious basterds , has a release date - and it ' s august 21 , 2009 .\nediting avatar - stephen rivkin , john refoua , james cameron district 9 - julian clarke the hurt locker - bob murawski , chris innis inglourious basterds - sally menke up in the air - dana e . glauberman\nbrad pitt takes no prisoners in quentin tarantino\u2019s high - octane wwii revenge fantasy inglourious basterds . as war rages in europe , a nazi - scalping squad of american soldiers , known to their enemy as \u201cthe basterds\u201d , is on a daring mission to take down the leaders of the third reich . bursting with \u201caction , hair - trigger suspense and a machine - gun spray of killer dialogue\u201d ( peter travers , rolling stone ) , inglourious basterds is \u201canother tarantino masterpiece\u201d ( jake hamilton , cbs - tv ) !\nas the basterds were being cast , actors were chosen for the two major french roles .\nplayed when the basterds free stiglitz from jail . from the film the battle of algiers .\nlanda uses his skill in language against his enemies , but it ultimately leads to his downfall as well , which suggests that the abundant use of foreign languages in inglourious basterds is the catalyst for conflict in the movie .\nhe told them all : \u201cthe basterds are acting like apaches in a no - win situation .\nif quentin tarantino had truly been anxious about the jewish response to his nazi - bashing extravaganza inglourious basterds , then the reception at the israeli premiere tuesday night should at least have guaranteed him a good night ' s sleep .\nbrad pitt takes no prisoners in quentin tarantino ' s high - octane wwii revenge fantasy inglourious basterds . as war rages in europe , a nazi - scalping squad of american soldiers , known to their enemy as ' the basterds , ' is on a daring mission to take down the leaders of the third reich . bursting with ' action , hair - trigger suspense and a machine - gun spray of killer dialogue ' ( peter travers , rolling stone ) , inglourious basterds is ' another tarantino masterpiece ' ( jake hamilton , cbs - tv ) !\nthe good news ( as far as i\u2019m concerned ) is that tarantino is still playing his happy little film - nerd reference games in his latest film , inglourious basterds . here are a few of the ones we picked up on\u2026\ninglourious basterds is a 2009 world war ii revenge film written and directed by quentin tarantino and released in august 2009 . it is an epic ensemble war film , a\nspaghetti - western but with world war ii iconography .\n15 . basterds marked the end of a longtime collaboration between tarantino and his editor , sally menke .\nwell , there was a yogi berra , and donowitz was slightly bulkier than the other jewish basterds .\nmichael madsen was originally announced to star as a character named babe buchinsky . this character was named for charles buchinsky , better known by his stage name charles bronson , who starred in the dirty dozen , an inspiration for inglourious basterds .\nmobile commerce advertising adgregate\u2019s mobile shopads let users viewing mobile advertisements engage , shop , pre - order and buy the release of inglourious basterds on blu - ray and dvd directly within secure rich - media ad - units on mobile phones .\ngive brad pitt a dark comedy with a high body count and an extreme character to play , preferably one with a funny accent , and he comes alive . thelma and louise , snatch , burn after reading , and now inglourious basterds .\nberlin \u2013 the 7 : 30 p . m . showing of quentin tarantino \u2019s world war ii film \u201c inglourious basterds \u201d was completely sold out \u2013 like the shows that preceded and followed it at the postdamer platz sony theater in berlin .\nnegotiations are an important part of any war . even more important is the ability to effectively convey one\u2019s demands during them . one of the more comical scenes in quentin tarantino\u2019s inglourious basterds occurs during negotiations between two of the movie\u2019s rivals : colonel hans landa of the nazi ss and lieutenant aldo raine of the american mercenary group , the basterds . when landa correctly guesses that the basterds are overseen by an american general he exclaims , \u201coooh , that\u2019s a bingo . is that the way you say it , that\u2019s a bingo ? \u201d to which aldo replies , \u201cyou just say , bingo\u201d ( inglourious 145 ) . colonel landa\u2019s struggle with english slang demonstrates a theme that runs throughout the movie : the use and misuse of foreign languages . world war ii forced the contact between numerous ethnicities and , consequently , numerous languages . the impact of the exchange of languages during the war is displayed quite clearly throughout inglourious basterds . french , german , english , and italian are spoken in the movie and their usage promotes character development and is the catalyst for the emergence of conflict in tarantino\u2019s inglourious basterds .\nthe director best known for horror films such as hostel and cabin fever also appears in inglourious basterds as donny donowitz . the faux nazi propaganda film nation\u2019s pride , seen in chapter five , lasts just over six minutes and can be seen here .\ninglourious basterds reminded me of why i want to be a film maker . it ' s fantastic and couldn ' t have come at a better time then now to solidify what i want to be doing with my future . thank you tarantino .\nthe debt inglourious basterds owes to to be or not to be is easy to see . tarantino\u2019s war epic also plays with the delicate balance of light and dark , comedy and tragedy . the back half of both films are also very similar .\nthe nuance of the german characters has been appreciatively noted in the german reviews of inglourious basterds . what has as a rule not been noted is the utter superficiality and one - dimensionality of the jewish - american \u201cbasterds . \u201d indeed , though inglourious basterds is ostensibly about them , they are in fact barely more than extras in the film . when they are not slicing and dicing their german victims , they are only rarely on screen and they have hardly any dialogue \u2014 especially when compared to the german - language gab fests . only eli roth\u2019s skull - crushing \u201cdonowitz\u201d plays a marginally more substantial role .\nmaking $ 3 . 8 million for a $ 110 . 1 million 31 - day haul , inglourious basterds surpassed pulp fiction to become quentin tarantino ' s highest - grossing movie , but it will never reach that picture ' s level of attendance .\nthe first moviegoers to see inglourious basterds on friday night were quick to tweet positive messages about the second world war adventure . that helped the film to keep up momentum over the weekend , said the hollywood reporter , despite lukewarm reviews from professional critics .\nwith a $ 37 . 6 million opening weekend , the spaghetti western - flecked world war ii epic\ninglourious basterds\nhas become the biggest box - office debut of quentin tarantino ' s career . but it almost turned out to be quite a different movie , and if it had , there ' s no telling how\nbasterds\nwould have fared .\n\u201cinglourious basterds\u201d takes its cue from films tarantino loves ( nothing new there ) . but this time around he mixes anti - establishment war films like \u201cthe dirty dozen\u201d and \u201ckelly\u2019s heroes\u201d with sergio leone\u2019s spaghetti westerns to deliver a spaghetti war drama that rewrites history .\nhow can history have allowed hitler to dispatch himself so miserably and furtively in a dreary bunker ? only a spectacular armageddon of jewish revenge of the kind inglourious basterds delivers could possibly have provided a fitting end for the f\u00fchrer . reality got this one wrong .\nafter years of on - and - off writing the script and a fourteen - week pre - production , filming of quentin tarantino ' s \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d began on october 9 , 2008 in the small german town of bad schandau , near the czech border .\nthere ' s an intriguing haiti benefit coming up this thursday in los angeles centered around popmatters # 1 film of 2009 , inglourious basterds . quentin tarantino and the weinstein company are partnering with upper playground to present\nthe lost art of inglourious basterds\nfrom 6 : 00 - 9 : 00pm . artists were commissioned to create 13 limited edition posters that will be signed by the director and sold for haiti relief . only six reproductions of each poster will be made , so these will be highly collectible indeed .\nwith inglourious basterds , quentin tarantino has managed to create something entirely new : a story of emotionally uncomplicated , physically threatening , non - morally - anguished jews dealing out spaghetti - western justice to nazis . it\u2019s a film no jewish director could have made .\nbut the main weakness in \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d is the supporting cast . tarantino normally packs his film with a brilliant supporting cast , even people with a single line prove memorable . but here , only waltz , pitt , and schweiger make a real impression . the women \u2013 diane krueger as a german actress and melanie laurent as the vengeful french resistance fighter \u2013 are lovely but bland . you don\u2019t feel that depth of casting that has marked every other tarantino film to date . unlike \u201cthe dirty dozen , \u201d \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d doesn\u2019t give us a whole unit of memorable soldiers . once you see \u201cthe dirty dozen\u201d you\u2019ll always remember john cassavetes or jim brown or telly savalas because the actors made the parts vivid . in \u201cinglourious basterds , \u201d everyone except hugo and the bear jew blur together .\ni found inglourious basterds , like most of tarantino\u2019s films , to be highly entertaining , with the entertainment primarily derived from the brilliantly written dialogue . engaging dialogue has long been a great strength of tarantino . nevertheless , the film could have been so much more .\nbut does\ninglourious basterds\n\u2014 and the german public\u2019s reaction to it \u2014 really tells us anything about germany today , about the germans\u2019 earnest attempts to atone for their past ? have the decades of earnest soul - searching come to an end ? after all , yet another generation has come of age since reunification , one even further removed from the nazi era\u2019s crimes . does the reception of\ninglourious basterds\nmean germans are open to thinking in new ways about the nazis and the crimes of the third reich ?\nwhen \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d had its german premi\u00e8re in berlin , after one particularly nasty scene , in which christoph waltz plays the s . s . man hans landa , an old - school murderer , sadist , and middle - brow intellectual , spontaneous applause broke out .\ni disagree that the point was to use film as an opportunity to simply take revenge on the nazis . the scene where hitler expresses anger at the inglourious basterds mimicked the kind of dialogue that the allies expressed against hitler - it felt as if tarantino deliberately switched the roles that the two parties played , explored and made evident that the\nbad guys\naren ' t the only ones who are violent , gruesome , cruel - even the\ngood guys\n( the inglourious basterds ) can be just as unnecessarily heinous .\nthe 2010 bafta nominations have been announced , and three films boast a whopping eight nominations , with avatar , an education and the hurt locker leading the pack . just behind is district 9 with seven , followed by up in the air and inglourious basterds with six .\naccording to seesslen , the genius of\ninglourious basterds\nis that it \u201chas the audacity to ignore history . \u201d in some cases , he argues , pure cinematic fantasy can do a better job of getting to the truth than historical authenticity : fiction trumps reality .\nat cannes some questioned the tastefulness of \u201cinglourious basterds , \u201d a violent revenge fantasy that , as mr . tarantino excitedly put it at his news conference , uses the power of cinema ( and the flammable properties of celluloid ) to \u201cbring down the third reich . \u201d\n2000s : brokeback mountain ; crash ; the hurt locker ; inglourious basterds ; juno ; lord of the rings : fellowship of the ring ; million dollar baby ; monster ; the pianist ; slumdog millionaire ; ( honorary mentions : bowling for columbine ; memento ; twilight . )\ni finally ( holidays ! ) caught up with your comment on my inglourious basters blog . thanks for agreeing . try the current one on horror movies .\nby my count , there were originally nine basterds . wicki dies in the bar , aldo and utivich survive , and donny and omar die in the theater . this means there are four basterds unaccounted for by the end of the film .\nthe major\u2019s interaction with the basterds in this scene provides us insight into his character . for example , major hellstrom\u2019s ability to recognize simple gestures is indicative of his keen observance and heightened reasoning skills . in addition , the use and misuse of foreign language in this scene facilitates conflict in inglourious basterds ; it is the catalyst for the downfall of the basterds as a group and for the death of bridget once colonel landa discovers her shoe at the bar and recognizes that they were involved in the deadly actions that transpired .\ninglourious basterds is a film written and directed quentin tarantino and released in 2009 . it is based in world war ii and tells a fictional alternate history . without giving away too many spoilers to people that have no seen the movie as of yet , here is a synopsis :\nwhile is no news surrounding a broadway revival of our beloved inglourious basterds ( although that would be something , wouldn\u2019t it ? ) , tarantino has already stated that he wants his most recent production , \u201cthe hateful eight\u201d , to have a broadway adaptation by the end of 2016 .\nand as only tarantino can , with unmatched audacity , the film ' s last line is as loaded with self - referential meta - commentary as a line can be - - and i must admit , it ' s right . inglourious basterds is quentin tarantino ' s masterpiece .\nwhy aren ' t the basterds surprised when the theater catches on fire ? that wasn ' t part of their plan .\ni was already half way out the door when the weinstein company put a little new year\u2019s eve gift out for us . their website ( they now allow linking to indivual movies , yay ) lists august 21 , 2009 ( mark your calendards , you basterds ! ) as the official us release date for inglourious basterds . now go and party ! ( thanks to joblo and comingsoon for the heads up )\nit\u2019s not enough to say that \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d is quentin tarantino\u2019s best movie . it\u2019s the first movie of his artistic maturity , the film his talent has been promising for more than 15 years . the picture contains all the things his fans like about tarantino - the wit , the audacity , the sudden violence - but this movie\u2019s emotional core and bigness of spirit are new\u2026 . \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d provides exhilarating release , but it\u2019s also a deeply sad film . it leaves the audience suspended in a tangle of strong and conflicting thoughts and feelings , the hallmark of great art . \u201d\nazoury\u2019s notion of tarantino\u2019s movie - centricity echoes critics here , as , for instance , j . hoberman , who writes , in the village voice , \u201cin a sense , \u2018inglourious basterds\u2019 is a form of science fiction . everything unfolds in and maps an alternate universe : the movies . \u201d\nhe first sensed pitt could be a strong contender for the role of aldo raine , the\nfast - talking , vengeance - driven hillbilly from the mountains of tennessee\nwho leads tarantino ' s critically - divisive\ninglourious basterds ,\nwhen he was half way through writing the script .\ninglourious basterds is an agglomeration of everything tarantino has learned as a filmmaker up to this point , a perfect synthesis of his penchant for mischievous violence , delectable dialogue , plot structure , his obsession with classic film scoring , and , most especially , the performances he coaxes out of his actors .\nthe horror - movie director eli roth\u2014his film hostel is the most repulsively violent movie i\u2019ve ever seen twice\u2014plays a basterd known as the \u201cbear jew , \u201d whose specialty is braining germans with a baseball bat . roth told me recently that inglourious basterds falls into a subgenre he calls \u201ckosher porn . \u201d\nunless indicated otherwise , the text in this article is either based on wikipedia article\ninglourious basterds\nor another language wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the gnu free documentation license ; or on original research by jahsonic and friends . see art and popular culture ' s copyright notice .\neli roth told me that tarantino came to his home for passover just as he was wrestling with the final act of basterds .\nwith an opening gross of \u00a33 . 6m , inglourious basterds defied sunny skies and england ' s ashes cricket triumph to post the biggest ever uk debut for a quentin tarantino film . that ' s the simple version , anyway . of course , it ' s a bit more complicated than that .\n[ t ] oo often in\ninglourious basterds\nthe filmmaking falls short . mr . tarantino is a great writer and director of individual scenes , though he can have trouble putting those together , a difficulty that has sometimes been obscured by the clever temporal kinks in his earlier work .\ninglourious basterds won its actor christoph waltz an academy award , a golden globe , a bafta , a sag award , and a critic ' s choice movie award , marking him as the 14th actor , the 8th male actor , and the 3rd male actor in a supporting role to do so .\nthe scene takes place toward the end of quentin tarantino ' s rollicking world war ii action - drama\ninglourious basterds .\nas fire engulfs a parisian movie theater packed with german military commanders , pandemonium ensues , diverting attention from the real action : a heart - pounding confrontation between a crack team of nazi - terrorizing jewish covert operatives ( the so - called\nbasterds\n) and the third reich ' s top brass .\nlondon , england ( cnn ) - - with quentin tarantino ' s recent disclosure that brad pitt\npulled out a brick of hash\nfor the pair to smoke during a meeting about tarantino ' s new film\ninglourious basterds ,\nthe two movie icons could today be mistaken for old roomies .\n\u201ci\u2019m never going to explain that , \u201d tarantino said during a news conference in may at the cannes film festival , where \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d premiered . \u201cwhen you do an artistic flourish like that , to describe it , to explain it , would just . . . invalidate the whole stroke in the first place .\nquentin tarantino \u2019s \u201c inglourious basterds\u201d almost didn\u2019t happen . on friday , the writer - director made an appearance at the jerusalem film festival to introduce a screening of \u201cpulp fiction\u201d and told the crowd how he was one week away from pulling the plug on the 2009 war drama , the times of israel reports .\nso if you were to hold up an index finger in western europe to represent one , they might misunderstand and think you actually meant two . though you probably wouldn ' t be murdered like the spy in\ninglourious basterds ,\nyou might have to pay for two beers instead of just the one .\nthe universal studios campaign , designed to drives sales of the dvd and blu - ray editions of quentin tarantino\u2019s box - office hit inglourious basterds , is powered by adgregate markets , a provider of transactional advertising and distributed commerce technology . the company claims that this is the first - ever mobile commerce ad campaign .\nquentin tarantino \u2019s \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d is a big , bold , audacious war movie that will annoy some , startle others and demonstrate once again that he\u2019s the real thing , a director of quixotic delights . for starters ( and at this late stage after the premiere in may at cannes , i don\u2019t believe i\u2019m spoiling anything ) , he provides world war ii with a much - needed alternative ending . for once the basterds get what\u2019s coming to them .\nwalking out of the theater , i was buzzing : like every tarantino film , inglourious basterds delivers zippy entertainment , masterful filmmaking , and intelligent dialogue . this one , however , injects the fun with larger questions about revenge and national character . for me , the extra layer makes this tarantino ' s best movie .\nthe\ntalking with your mouth full\nis a common theme in a lot of sergio leone ' s work , which inglourious basterds is clearly inspired by . one of the opening scenes in a fistful of dynamite is literally nothing but rich people eating rich food , the camera panning in on their open mouths .\nthat leaves story . inglourious basterds doesn\u2019t really care about that , either . it just blasts ahead , full of its own energy , resisting categorization . it is not a boring film . saving private ryan has a very simple story , but its inexorable unveiling feels deep and rich . it is not an easy film .\nother crucial actors in the inglorious basterds are christopher waltz acting as col . hans landa . he has been up to plenty , including acting in more of tarrantino\u2019s movies ( like django unchained ) , as well as being one of the top 10 liked actors of inglorious basterds ) .\nmany reviewers in the united states have called the film a jewish revenge fantasy against the third reich , which , undoubtedly , it is . the last scene of the movie indulges this fantasy in a fantastic , yet unbelievable way . ( to see the monitor film critic ' s review of inglourious basterds , click here . )\nwe see the basterds in action in a wooded area that was part of fort hahneberg , which was built in 1888 but never actually used .\nupdate : billboard has a great interview with quentin tarantino discussing how he picked out the music for inglorious basterds from the record room in house .\non that note , it would have been hilarious if one of the basterds had scoffed that the movie got the us army uniforms totally wrong .\ntarantino\u2019s inglourious basterds is , in short , a very german film . but , it will be asked , what could possibly be german about a film that has been described as a \u201cjewish revenge fantasy , \u201d in which brad pitt\u2019s \u201caldo raine\u201d and his band of jewish \u201cbasterds\u201d brutally kill and mutilate evil nazis , cutting off their scalps as trophies ? hasn\u2019t every jew dreamt of bashing in the heads of germans with a baseball bat \u00e0 la eli roth\u2019s \u201csgt . donny donowitz\u201d ?\ninglourious basterds is the bloody , fractured fairy - tale version of world war ii , cooked to a high boil of fantasy and revenge , marched into combat by the starpower of brad pitt , where the jews get a chance to put hitler in his place in real - time while punishing the dangerous psychopaths who powered the nazi death machine .\nlast night , the new beverly cinema in los angeles held a red carpet premiere for the dvd release of quentin tarantino\u2019s world war ii opus inglourious basterds . the premiere featured cast and crew including tarantino , producer lawrence bender , and most of the titular \u201cbasterds\u201d , including eli roth . collider was there to cover the event and a full write up will be available soon . however , we wanted to let you know what roth told us about his upcoming sci - fi flick , endangered species .\ndirector enzo g . castellari of the inglorious bastards allowed quentin tarantino to use the title inglourious basterds in exchange for a cameo as a general yelling\nfire !\n( as castellari appears in his own film ) . tarantino filmed castellari as a general in the cinema pointing out the burning screen , but the scene did not make the theatrical cut .\ntrue , but he wasn ' t an original basterd . according to imdb the four awol basterds are named hirschberg , sakowitz , kagan , and zimmerman .\nhow come neither of the basterds who charged in the theater to kill hitler seemed to be surprised at the fire ? they couldn ' t have not noticed it , because the whole audience was running to the doors and the actors playing those two basterds said they almost collapsed from the heat in that scene .\nthe use of various foreign languages is significant throughout inglourious basterds . characters that are multilingual , particularly colonel hans landa , posses sly personalities that are used to manipulate others for their own benefit . simultaneously , a lack in multilingualism leads to the downfall of characters . however , in the end , the movie also displays that multilingualism can only aid one so much ; landa is eventually cornered by the basterds and they carve a swastika into his forehead so that he may never use his abilities to manipulate others again .\nin other words , torture porn ' s poster boy - - the filmmaker who committed to celluloid such images as a cheerleader jumping into the air and doing a split onto a gigantic hunting knife - - and the guy who ruthlessly bludgeons , bombs and machine guns every nazi in his path in\ninglourious basterds\nfinally got to taste the pain himself .\n( entertainment weekly ) - - score a personal best at the box office for quentin tarantino this weekend .\ninglourious basterds ,\nhis revisionist take on wwii starring brad pitt , grossed an estimated $ 37 . 6 million , besting the reigning box office champ\ndistrict 9 ,\nand giving beleaguered studio the weinstein co . a little financial relief .\nmoreover , to the extent there is anything in inglourious basterds that is recognizable as an intended joke , it is the germans that tell the jokes and the americans / jews who are the butt of them . these include , for instance , a snobbish gag about the americans\u2019 lack of knowledge of foreign languages and even a \u201cjoke\u201d about the small stature of one of the \u201cbasterds . \u201d the tongue - tied americans attempting to pass themselves off as italians cut sorry , buffoonish figures as compared to the sophisticated and multilingual landa .\nin the case of quentin tarantino\u2019s inglorious basterds , the film doesn\u2019t just have greatness in it , there\u2019s mighty rivers of greatness simply leaking out of the thing .\ninglourious basterds is a 2\u00bd - hr . period piece \u0097 a war movie with no battle scenes and lots of talk , most of it in french or german . except for brad pitt , all of its main actors are unknown to the mass american audience . its writer - director ' s last film , grindhouse , earned only $ 25 million in its entire domestic run . and harvey weinstein , whose troubled company is distributing basterds , was widely quoted as telling gq ,\nit isn ' t funny ; it isn ' t exciting . . . it isn ' t emotionally involving . . . brad pitt gives the worst performance of his life .\nactually , those words weren ' t weinstein ' s ; they were from peter bradshaw ' s early review of the movie in the guardian . but the appearance of the misquote on so many websites spread the idea that basterds was an iffy business proposition , and that its friday opening might prove to be a night of the long knives . ( read time ' s inglourious basterds review . )\nthe strategy clearly paid off . even at a budget price of \u00a34 , inglorious bastards has grossed well over \u00a31m . its sales of over 300 , 000 units must make it one of the bestselling italian films ever on dvd in the uk . by way of comparison , tarantino ' s inglourious basterds has sold 788 , 000 units , albeit at a higher price .\n\u2022 x079 june 06 \u2013 lax airport \u2013 los angeles , ca . \u2022 x007 june 07 \u2013 charles de gaulles airport \u2013 paris , france . \u2022 x001 may 19 \u2013 neil diamond concert \u2013 los angeles , ca . \u2022 x002 may 20 , 2009 \u2013 inglourious basterds ( photocall ) \u2013 cannes , france . \u2022 x006 may 26 \u2013 lax airport \u2013 [ \u2026 ]\nwhat are the actors from inglorious basterds up to now ? there are a variety of actors that acts as casts in the inglorious basterds include the following : brad pitt is the main cast or actor in the inglorious basterds . he is an actor who has been brought out as the first lieutenant aldo \u201cthe apache\u201d raine . his main role as the main actor in the inglorious basterds is to enhance or implement all the recruitment drives aimed at propelling forward . for instance brad pitt acting as the first lieutenant aldo \u201cthe apache\u201d raine recruits jewish americans with the aim of ensuring that they win the war while utilizing the determination of the jewish - american soldiers .\nquentin tarantino and robert rodriguez joined forces for the faux double bill \u201cgrindhouse\u201d just a few years ago . now they find themselves with separate and very different releases going head to head at this weekend\u2019s box office . tarantino\u2019s serving up \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d ( opening august 21 throughout san diego ) and rodriguez delivers another one of his family films \u201cshorts\u201d ( opening august 21 throughout san diego ) .\ni think tarantino knows that . the way i see it , if inglourous basterds isn ' t about nazis , then it can ' t explore its larger theme .\nmaybe the basterds shot at them first , and then they were just returning fire indiscriminately at the officer ' s table , because nobody was rational at that point .\nit ' s been suggested that we ' re expected to take brad pitt ' s final line in inglourious basterds as the director ' s comment on his film .\ni think this just might be my masterpiece\ncertainly seems over the top for the routine ( for the movies ) bit of nazi - mutilation it apparently refers to . quentin tarantino worked on basterds for a decade . he ' s said he wants it to sit alongside pulp fiction in people ' s dvd collections . yet at first glance , such an ambition looks eccentric .\na tarantino film resists categorization . \u201cinglourious basterds\u201d is no more about war than \u201c pulp fiction \u201d is about \u2014 what the hell is it about ? of course nothing in the movie is possible , except that it\u2019s so bloody entertaining . his actors don\u2019t chew the scenery , but they lick it . he\u2019s a master at bringing performances as far as they can go toward iconographic exaggeration .\n\u201cthe wide variety of perspectives with which the articles in this anthology approach quentin tarantino ' s inglourious basterds account for the film ' s large - scale significance as one of the grand works of cinematic art in the twenty - first century . therefore this book is an important contribution to the controversies tarantino ' s ' masterpiece ' launched all across the globe . being the first collection of scholarly essays solely dedicated to inglourious basterds , it provides an excellent overview of the film ' s complex and often provocative stands toward history , gender , war movie genres , violence , victimization and the representation of nazi aesthetics , as well as of the range of cinematic techniques by which the film achieves its drastic effectivity . - - mimmi woisnitza , university of chicago , germanic studies\u201d \u2013\nso it was nazis vs aliens at the box office . in terms of negative cost , the two pics are $ 72m vs $ 30m . but i\u2019ve learned that while district 9 only has a small gross participation for peter jackson and nobody else associated with the film , inglourious basterds has a big gross participation for both tarantino and star brad pitt . film financing circles tell me the film has to make more than $ 60m , and others say it\u2019s $ 80m , in north america in order to earn out . but they also expect a 70 % drop for inglourious basterds next weekend because most college campuses around the country will be back in session \u2014 and that\u2019s bad for biz . which is why the weinstein company\u2019s release of halloween 2 that weekend is so inexplicable .\ninglourious basterds has nothing really to say about war \u2014 its purpose is essentially to be a quentin tarantino flick . as such , it\u2019s excellent , probably one of his best or at least his best entertainment since pulp fiction . but i\u2019m not looking for a revenge fantasy when i pay my admission to a movie set during the years of the holocaust . i\u2019m looking for understanding and insight . for me , saving private ryan serves it up in a way that not only honors the men who gave their lives to defeat the nazis , it lets me feel their loss . i didn\u2019t feel anything about inglourious basterds except sadness that a generation is now going to think aldo raines & his men ended the war by killing hitler . our smackdown winner now is saving private ryan .\ninglourious basterds , the new film written and directed by quentin tarantino , has caused much fanfare , but also controversy . perhaps the principal reason for this is that the film deliberately re - writes history . indeed , last week the australian centre for jewish civilisation in association with the research unit in film and cultural theory at monash university held a well - attended panel discussion on this topic .\nthis movie was brilliant . brad pitt doing an tennesee accent of an eye - talian accent was fantastic . i also dare you to look at a bowie knife or a baseball bat in the same way . if only reality could have played out inglourious basterds style and we would have ( spoiler alert ) taken hitler out in a burnt down , blown up , machine gun riddled theater ."]}
{"id": 115944, "summary": [{"text": "the king of kong : a fistful of quarters is a 2007 american documentary film .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "highlighting the popular 1981 arcade game donkey kong , it follows steve wiebe in his attempts to take the world high score for the arcade game from billy mitchell , whom the film presents as reigning champion .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film premiered january 22 , 2007 , at the 2007 slamdance film festival and has been shown at the newport beach film festival , the seattle international film festival , the sxsw film festival , the tribeca film festival , the true/false film festival , the aspen comedy festival , and the fantasia festival .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film opened in limited release in the united states on august 17 , 2007 in five theaters , and by september 9 , 2007 , the film had expanded to 39 theaters in the u.s. the film 's original title was simply the king of kong but later received the subtitle a fistful of quarters .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "a scripted film adaptation is also in the works .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "director seth gordon has said that the movie might be a sequel instead of a remake , telling the story of how the documentary changed both men 's lives , as well as their continuing rivalry .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film 's dvd release was on january 29 , 2008 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "ed cunningham and seth gordon shot more than 300 hours of film to make the documentary .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film was dedicated to the memory of doris self , who appeared in the film but died before its release . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "the king of kong", "paragraphs": ["king kong deserves the title of\nthe eighth wonder of the world .\nkong count # 9 \u2013 king kong ( 1932 ) the delos w . lovelace novelization\nking kong was one of the first giant monsters to grace the silver screen , with his 1933 d\u0103\u00a9but ,\nking kong .\nthe most recent book on the making of the 1933 king kong , which includes the production , exhibition , and distribution of its sequels including the son of kong , king kong versus godzilla , the john guillermin remake of king kong ( 1976 ) , his king kong escapes ( 1986 ) , and peter jackson\u2019s remake of 2005 .\nadditionally , epoch co . released two more lcd games featured king kong in 1982 , one titled\nking kong : new york\nand another called\nking kong : jungle .\nbut i\u2019m here to do just that . see i actually like king kong lives . unashamedly and unironically . after the 1933 original and 1962\u2019s king kong vs godzilla , king kong lives is easily my next favorite kong film . [ 1 ]\nking kong was also featured in a number of pinball and pachinko games , including\nking kong - the eighth wonder of the world\nreleased by data east in 1990 , a tie - in game to the 2005\nking kong\ncalled\nkong : the 8th wonder of the world\nfor the game boy advance and a king kong pachinko game released in 2007 by taiyo elec co .\nthis would eventually lead to the 1986 sequel ,\nking kong lives .\nthe simpsons also paid homage to king kong in 1992 ' s \u201ctreehouse of horror iii\u201d special .\n' they paint me as a son of a gun , ' billy mitchell says of ' king of kong . '\non top of all this , the future of king kong on both television and film looks bright as well .\nthrough the myriad of imitators , rip - offs and wannabes , rko studios released\nson of kong\nnine months after the first release of\nking kong .\nfirst , that king kong was a part of the public domain , and then second , that king kong was not part of the public domain , and that universal possessed exclusive trademark rights in it .\nmost king kong stories tell of a group of unwitting colonialists who take kong away from skull island . boom studios\u2019 current comic kong of skull island is different : it tells the story of a group of unwitting colonialists who brought kong to skull island in the first place !\nbut there is another lost japanese king kong film , 1938 ' s\nedo ni arawareta kingu kongu ,\ntranslated as\nking kong appears in edo .\naccording to twin galaxies , wiebe set the top donkey kong score record in spring 2007 . his efforts were documented in the film the king of kong .\nthe donkey kong high score record has been shattered three times this year with steve wiebe recapturing the title from his king of kong rival billy mitchell .\nmario of the deep : the titular episode sees king koopa forcing king neptune and the underwater mermushrooms to loot a sunken ship of its horde of gold coins .\ncombining super tough materials with leather accents , the king kong tote is perfect for women on the go .\nin 1966 , rankin / bass productions and toho started talking about continuing the king kong film franchise , which would get audiences interested in seeing\nthe king kong show .\ntoho was eager to work with the character again , especially since king kong vs . godzilla ( 1962 ) was such a huge success . the resulting concept was operation robinson crusoe : king kong vs . ebirah , pitting king kong against a new monster called ebirah . for marquee value , mothra was also attached to the project .\nafter that , king kong went quiet for a while in the united states , but other parts of the world were still crazy about the eighth wonder of the world , in particular the country that is responsible for king kong ' s rebirth - japan .\nking kong fly egg 130 - wipping around , bad reception , many wifi spots . . .\nking kong backpacks are in a class of their own . built on a reputation of uncompromising quality backed by a generation guarantee .\nthe king kong show\nwas an animated adaptation of kong ' s adventures , as he encounters and befriends the bond family , who eventually take kong around the world and have kong fight many threatening foes , including monsters , aliens and robots . the design of king kong was drawn by jack davis , who would eventually go on to create artwork for\nmad\nmagazine .\nbeneath the surface of the release of the two toho king kong films continued the constant battle being fought over the legal rights of king kong and who had control over the character - creator merian c . cooper or the studio that produced the first film , rko studios . according to james van hise ' s\nhot blooded dinosaur movies\n( 1993 ) , when cooper found out that rko studios had licensed king kong to toho for king kong vs . godzilla ( 1962 ) , cooper immediately opposed the project and felt his rights to kong were unassailable . in 1963 , cooper filed a lawsuit against john beck and universal studios to prevent the distribution of king kong vs . godzilla ( 1962 ) in the united states . during this time , cooper became aware that rko studios had profited off of king kong for years without notifying cooper ' s estate , mostly through aurora toy sets of king kong .\nin this scholarly and thoughtful article , cashill theorizes about the peter jackson remake and argues that the realism of the cgi dissipates the mythic image of king kong .\nin 1986 , konami published two kong games based on\nking kong lives .\none was called\nking kong 2 : ikari no megaton punch\nand was released only for the famicom , a system only released in japan . the other game was\nking kong 2 : yomigaeru densetsu ,\nfor the msx computer , also only released in japan .\nafter all the legal trouble involving the name and brand of king kong , it had left companies uninterested in making another kong film , fearing another court case they misused the character .\nking kong lives\nwould mark the end of kong in cinema for some time . film studios were afraid of another box office bomb and that audiences had moved on from the character .\nthe other film that rankin / bass and toho agreed on did remain a king kong film and saw the return of the filmmakers that gave us king kong vs . godzilla ( 1962 ) , including ishiro honda , tomoyuki tanaka , eiji tsuburaya and akira ifukube . this lead to the 1967 film , king kong escapes . this plan would include incorporating stories and characters from the television show into the new film , in particular kong ' s most popular villain from the show , mechani - kong , a giant robot built in the shape of king kong . this also meant bringing in mechani - kong ' s inventor , dr . who .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the king of kong : a fistful of quarters near you .\nin the summer of 1968 , universal pictures released the american version of king kong escapes ( 1967 ) on a double bill with a don knotts comedy\nthe shakiest gun in the west\nand opened to mixed reviews , most saying that the special effects were noticeably bad . outside of japan and the united states , king kong escapes ( 1967 ) got a decent worldwide release , but under different names in most countries . its original japanese name was\nkingu kongu no gyakushu\nor\nking kong ' s counterattack .\nother foreign names , according to j . d . lees ' godzilla abroad ( 1996 ) included\nthe revenge of king kong ,\nthe return of king kong\nand\nking kong on terror island .\nthe most interesting name came from germany though , which was translated as\nking kong : frankenstein ' s son .\nunfortunately ,\nking kong encounter\nwas destroyed in a massive fire in the universal back lot in 2008 and was unsalvageable . but the ride was later replaced by\nking kong : 360 3 - d\nin july of 2010 .\ntheir plan is to release a remake of\nking kong vs . godzilla\nin 2020 , with the working title of\ngodzilla vs . kong .\nthey wish to\nbring together godzilla and legendary ' s king kong in an ecosystem of other giant super - species , both classic and new .\nthis would finally clear the way for the 1976 film\nking kong\n, now just around the corner from its release .\nking kong escapes ( 1967 ) takes elements from particular stories of\nthe king kong show ,\nas this new cast interacts with kong similar to the bond family did in the television show . in this case , carl nelson and susan watson befriend kong and get him to fight evil forces , in particular mechani - kong . king kong escapes ( 1967 ) also takes several elements from the 1933 film , such as kong fighting a t - rex on the island and performing a similar killing blow . the final battle also takes place at the japanese equivalent of the empire state building , the tokyo tower .\nking kong fly egg 130 - wipping around , bad reception , many wifi spots . . . - youtube\nking kong\nwas released in american theaters on december 17 , 1976 by paramount pictures . it was highly anticipated throughout the year , as advertisements built up the film and the now - iconic poster of king kong at the top of the world trade centers was released to public .\njohn beck approached toho with the idea of\nking kong vs . prometheus .\ntoho was immediately invested in the project , as the studio had been interested in making a king kong film for some time . but toho wanted to draw more people in the theaters than having kong fight a frankenstein monster , and thus decided that it would be far more profitable if the eight wonder of the world fought the king of the monsters .\nand with that , we have reached the end of king kong ' s current history with film and television . but while there are no other kong films , the future is bright for the eighth wonder of the world .\nin 2016 netflix released a new original animated series about king kong , entitled\nkong - king of the apes ,\nproduced by 41 entertainment and avi arad , the ceo and founder of marvel film studios . in these 13 half - hour long episode series , the year is 2050 and king kong is on the run after destroying most of the alcatraz natural history and marine preserve . it is later learned that kong was framed by an evil genius , who intends to use his army of robotic dinosaurs to take over the world , but the only one who can stop him now is king kong .\nwhen it came to the visual effects for\nking kong ,\nthe style of filmmaking had changed drastically since\nking kong lives .\nnow , an entire visual effects team could produce a living breathing king kong through the use of computer generated imagery , or cgi . this method of special effects work allowed for better looking results than using a man in a suit or animatronics , since now king kong could do things that a robot could never do , like jump hundreds of feet into the air on top of a massive t - rex .\nmy hassle is about king kong . i created the character long before i came to rko and have always believed i retained subsequent picture rights and other rights . i sold to rko the right to make the one original picture king kong and also , later , son of kong , but that was all .\nwhile they had a majority of the rights , they did not own the king kong name and character . the courts ruling noted that the name , title , and character of kong no longer signified a single source of origin . the courts also pointed out that the kong rights were held by three parties :\nowns only those rights in the king kong name and character that rko , cooper , or ddl do not own .\n. . . and what better competition for godzilla than his old rival king kong ? this would lead to the 2000 animated television show\nkong : the animated series .\na combination of marketing and timing led to moderate success for\nking kong appears in edo ,\nbut not with audiences .\nnot surprisingly the japanese apparently loved king kong lives when it was released there under the title \u201cking kong 2 . \u201d heisei era godzilla artist noriyoshi ohrai created a knock - out poster for the film \u2013 though i also quite like the american poster as well complete with its cheesy tagline \u2013 and two official video games based on the movie were developed and released only in japan by konami . these were \u201cking kong 2 : season of the megaton punch\u201d for the famicom and \u201cking kong 2 : revived legend\u201d for the msx . not surprisingly these games pushed the kaiju aspect of kong even further with the famicom game totally discarding the human aspect of the film and instead having players assume the role of king kong as he traverses the globe fighting giant robots in order to save lady kong . now there\u2019s another sequel i\u2019d also like to see !\nthe men who captured the giant ape king kong return to skull island and find his likewise gigantic but far more friendly son .\nshortly after this , richard cooper sold the rights to king kong to universal pictures , outside of book and publishing rights to the character . there was one more instance of king kong legal troubles , involving the creation of the nintendo video game character donkey kong , but the court ultimately ruled that universal was in bad faith for suing nintendo for copyright infringement over their character .\nthe final result was a fight scene between king kong and a t - rex that took over seven weeks to film .\nanother guest spot ! in addition to his earlier article on king kong novelizations , justin mullis also submitted this radical thesis on the oft - maligned king kong lives . many thanks to justin for the piece ! without further ado , let\u2019s get controversial !\nerb\u2019s book , revised from her earlier 1998 version , comprehensively details global and national interpretations and analyses of king kong , and includes a section on peter jackson\u2019s king kong . it is indispensable for film studies scholars who want to situate the film within competing discourses .\nthe fugard theatre\u2019s king kong is directed by jonathan munby who directed the fugard theatre ' s production of a human being died that night with noma dumezweni ( the only double olivier award - winning southern african actor ) amongst many other international productions . following king kong munby directs sir ian mckellen in shakespeare ' s king lear for the chichester festival in the uk .\nprovides the reader with information on the production of king kong and reception of the 1933 film , including animation of willis o\u2019brien . includes reviews , discussions of the writing , interpretations , animation , and an interview with fay wray .\nrko studios was not the only company to build off the success of\nking kong\nin 1933 , as shochiku studios in tokyo decided to make their own movie featuring a giant ape ,\nwasei kingu kongu ,\ntranslated as\njapanese king kong .\nshochiku studios landed the job of translating\nking kong\ninto japanese for their audiences , and wanted to create a comedic short to coincide with the release .\ni would also argue however that king kong lives is every bit as much a kaiju movie in spirit as the giant claw and that in order to fully appreciate king kong lives and everything is has to offer fans of the genre only need to view it as if it is one . seriously , if you\u2019re a kaiju fan who\u2019s reading this article and who doesn\u2019t like kong kong lives but gives king kong escapes ( 1967 . dir . ishiro honda ) a pass ask yourself \u201cwhy ? \u201d and ask yourself how much more accepting of king kong lives you might be if the movie had been made by toho rather than hollywood ? [ 2 ]\nwhen producer dino de laurentiis tried to make a sequel to his 1976 \u201cking kong\u201d remake ( which we\u2019ll get to shortly ) , the result was \u201cking kong lives . \u201d this movie stumbles with the premise : kong didn\u2019t die from falling off the twin towers . instead , he just got hurt really , really bad .\nthis british film is more of a parody of \u201cking kong\u201d than a serious contender for best kong movie , but it is worth noting for its gender reversal of the story . instead of a giant male ape after a beautiful young woman , queen kong is about a giant female ape after a handsome young man .\nhowever , the newest revival of king kong did trigger another barrage of legal battles to decide who owned the rights kong . according to ray morton ' s king kong : the history of a movie icon ( 2005 ) , the initial legal battles surrounding the 1976\nking kong\nand the rights to the character still lingered in the courts . while the three parties of rko , universal and de laurentiis argued back and forth over the matter , colonel richard cooper , son of the deceased merian c . cooper , stepped forward for the cooper estate . shortly after , universal discovered that the copyright of the novelization of the orignal\nking kong ,\nwritten by edgar wallace , had expired without renewal . universal then claimed that this made king kong public domain and that they should be able to make a movie based on a public domain story without infringing on anyone ' s rights , so long as it stayed within the context of the original story .\nthe series also spawned two direct - to - dvd movies long after the series had ended , with\nkong : king of atlantis\nbeing released in 2005 ( which contained three musical numbers ) , and\nkong : return to the jungle\nin 2007 , where poachers attempt to catch king kong and put him in a zoo .\nmore than half a century since the first performance in 1959 , the fugard theatre\u2019s production of this iconic and historic musical has receivedfive star reviews and rapturous audience responses . king kong tells the story of heavyweight fifties boxing champion ezekiel dlamini whose self - appointed ring name was\nking kong\nto the wildly exhilarating music of todd matshikiza .\nit was toho\u2019s third godzilla movie , and fortunately for the good people of japan , when the two giant monsters meet they decide to brawl rather than joining forces to wipe out the entire human population . since both godzilla and king kong seem to survive the movie , a sequel was inevitable : 1967 ' s king kong escapes , also helmed by honda . it featured a battle royale between the robotic mechani - kong and the king himself , and was based off the king kong show , an american / japanese animated series that ran for three years on abc .\naccording to steve archer ' s\nwillis o ' brien : special effects genius\n( 1993 ) , shortly after\nking kong ,\no ' brien came up with the concept of king kong fighting a massive version of frankenstein ' s monster . it wasn ' t until about 1960 that o ' brien proposed his idea to rko studios , with sketches of kong and a new frankenstein ' s monster fighting in san francisco , dubbing it\nking kong meets frankenstein .\nthere were also several tie - ins to king kong throughout video games , as well as references . konami would reuse the animations and character models from\nking kong 2 : ikari no megaton punch\nand\nking kong 2 : yomigaeru denesetsu\nin a crossover game they published in 1988 called\nkonami wai wai world ,\nwhich was only released in japan .\ntaking place directly after the events of the last film , king kong survived his fall from the top of the world trade centers and was put into a coma for ten years . he was monitored by dr . amy franklin ( linda hamilton ) , who gave kong an artificial heart to survive . however , kong loses so much blood during the surgery that dr . franklin fears kong will die , until explorer hank mitchell ( brian kerwin ) arrives with a captured giant female gorilla , dubbed\nlady kong .\nthe blood transfusion is successful and king kong awakens , only to grab lady kong and escape the complex .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing king kong ( 2005 ) near you .\nthe success of these monster movies throughout the 1940s and 1950s would bring about the next time king kong would emerge , as an idea conceived by willis o ' brien .\nadditionally , a new king kong film is in the works and is set to be released in 2017 , entitled\nkong : skull island .\nthe film will be a joint production between warner brothers and legendary pictures and is set to reboot the kong franchise .\na 1962 film which has godzilla clash with king kong . it was the third godzilla film and remains the greatest box - office hit in the series .\naffirming that the king kong novelization and serialization were indeed in the public domain , and universal studios could make its movie as long as it did not infringe on the original elements of the 1933 rko film , which had not yet passed into public domain . universal postponed their plans to film a king kong movie , called the legend of king kong , for at least 18 months , after cutting a deal with dino de laurentiis that included a percentage of box office profits from his remake .\na pharmaceutical company captures king kong and brings him to japan , where he escapes from captivity and battles a recently released godzilla .\nfinally , the biggest example of a king kong video game came in the form of a tie - in to the 2005 film . released by ubisoft in 2005 , they gave us\npeter jackson ' s king kong : the official game of the movie\nfor the xbox 360 . this was the first game ubisoft released for the xbox 360 and was nominated for video game of the year at the spike tv awards that year .\ncooper later said ,\nmy hassle is about king kong . i created the character long before i came to rko and have always believed i retained subsequent picture rights and other rights . i sold to rko the right to make one original picture ' king kong ' and also , later , ' son of kong , ' but that was all .\nthe ride combines practical effects , such as large tanks of air to simulate kong ' s breath , and computer generated effects that show kong battling dinosaurs . the ride is patterend mostly off of the 2005 film , with a similar design to skull island and kong between the film and this ride .\nskull island : reign of kong\nuses many of the same technics as one of universal ' s other big attractions\nharry potter and the forbidden journey ,\nwhere the riders are put in front of a large protector and move with the actions , in this case the movements of king kong .\nking kong has had quite the run of animated renderings ever since , including a recent appearance in the lego batman movie . other kid - friendly cartoon kongs : 1998 musical the mighty kong , which has the voices of dudley moore and the little mermaid \u2019s jodi benson ; kong : the animated series , which spawned a few straight - to - dvd movies and aired on fox kids in the early 2000s ; and current netflix series kong : king of the apes , which is set in the year 2050 and features evil robotic dinosaurs .\nthe key example of this film changing something from the 1933 film was that , at the end of the movie , rather than climbing the iconic empire state building , king kong now climbs to the top of one of the world trade center towers , which were taller than the empire state building .\nurltoken - king of kong : a fistful of quarters is a great documentary / film charting the itense rivalries of classic arcade record high score holders . it focuses in particular on billy mitchell & steve wiebe .\nking kong has continued to survive through his many theme park attractions at several universal studios parks , including ones in hollywood and orlando .\nso , where does king kong fit into all of this ? magonojyou has a pet ape that he used to kidnap chinami , and the pet ' s name is\nking kong .\nin fact , this pet ape looks more like a yeti than an ape , according to film historians .\nthe first of these attractions opened at universal studios hollywood in july of 1986 , months before\nking kong lives\nhit theaters . this ride , pictured above , was part of the theme park ' s famous studio tour . it involved the tram being confronted by king kong on the brooklyn bridge . called\nking kong enounter ,\nthe ride used a massive animatronic kong , built by disney imagineer bob gurr . universal , however , was looking to expand its theme park footprint and to continue to challenge disney . this resulted in the opening of universal studios florida in june of 1990 . one of the rides the park opened with was called\nkongfrontation\n.\nkong caged : lovelace describes kong as being shackled to the floor inside a large cage when he is presented to the public as part of denham\u2019s show , as oppose to the now iconic crucifixion pose from the 1933 film . both the 1968 comic adaptation and dino de laurentiis and john guillermin\u2019s 1976 king kong remake share the cage imagery .\none of those upcoming monsterverse flicks is the rematch , if not the remake , that we\u2019ve been waiting for since 1962 , when ishiro honda\u2019s king kong vs . godzilla debuted .\nthe fourth film in the new monsterverse cinematic universe that began with 2014\u2019s godzilla is also essentially a remake of 1962\u2019s king kong vs . godzilla . opens may 29 , 2020 .\nah , the power of it . ah , the superpower ! hail to the power ! hail to the power of kong ! and petrox !\nthese masks were composed of a plastic skull over which were placed artificial muscle groups activated by rambaldi ' s cables which entered the costume through the feet of the kong model , with a latex skin over the top of the plastic skull . these masks used hydraulics to move , which required a team of operators working off - set with control boards . finally , baker put contact lenses over the eyes of the masks so kong would resemble a gorilla . baker wore the king kong suit and performed as kong throughout most of the film .\nbut the most difficult part of filming\nking kong\nwas combining the live action sequences with the stop motion scenes , while making it seem like the actors were in the same place as these monsters .\nso why did they make a king kong film five years after the films initial release ? part of it was most likely due to\nking kong\nbeing rereleased in japanese theaters in 1938 , and zensho cinema wanted to make their own film that would build off the success of this release simply by claiming their ape was giant .\nthe battle for king kong and its resolution made headlines . many ran articles in february of 1976 quoting universal president sid sheinberg , such as the anderson herald , as he stated :\nour agreement permits mr . de laurentiis to make the best possible film , and permits universal to select the best possible approaches to its king kong venture . universal intends to produce and release a king kong film under optimum production and distribution conditions , subsequent to the de laurentiis film release .\nthe king kong suit , however , had a more difficult time being accepted , especially by tsuburaya , according to donald f . glut ' s\nclassic movie monsters\n( 1978 ) . he rejected the first suit sent his way for the legs being too long and kong being far too fat . several other designs were used before the final concept was created for kong , though the end result was the birth of the largest king kong to this date at 147 feet tall in the movie .\ndue to the success of\nking kong ,\nrko studios wanted to capitalize on its success immediately , and thus green - lite a sequel as soon as possible .\nthe world of donkey kong competition is one of the most intriguing in retro gaming , so if you want a bit of insight into the original kong off last year , check out our interview with tournament host richie knucklez .\nhowever , less than a month after his ruling , judge manuel real made a subsequent ruling , stating that all the rights in the name , character and story of king kong ( outside of the 1933 film and\nson of kong\n) belonged to the cooper estate . this would become known as the\ncooper judgment\nand was a massive victory for richard cooper , as it proved what merian c . cooper had said for years about king kong .\nthe film was titled king kong vs . godzilla ( 1962 ) because , at the time filming began , king kong was more popular in japan than godzilla , so it made sense to give him top - billing . also , given that godzilla was considered a villain at this point in time , it was also decided that king kong would triumph over godzilla , but leave enough ambiguity to suggest that godzilla is still alive for future films .\nbut what truly stands out about king kong is that he has such a powerful legacy that has lasted this long . the first\nking kong\ncame out 83 years ago , when talking pictures were still perfecting their craft and charlie chaplin ' s character of the tramp was the most recognizable image in the world . yet , here we are in the age of computer generated imagery that can bring anything we can image to life , and we still want to see king kong duke it out with godzilla . that is the definition of a classic .\nrather than wait for any legal battle to settle , de laurentiis rushed into making his king kong film instead . pouring millions into the budget , and spurring up advanced advertisements , de laurentiis made his project known to the public . faced with lengthy legals battles and the prospect of launching a king kong film immediately after paramount pictures already did , universal canceled their project under a mutual agreement with de laurentiis for a percentage of the profits from the paramount pictures film and the rights to make a king kong movie at a later date .\nthere were 25 episodes of\nthe king kong show\nbefore it was cancelled in 1969 , but it was successful enough that rankin / bass felt they could extend the kong franchise further by reaching out to an old friend : toho . . .\nlakeman was not the only player in the hunt for the donkey kong record in recent times .\nthe switch from king kong to godzilla is quite clear in ebirah , horror of the deep ( 1966 ) , as godzilla performs many actions throughout the film that are uncharacteristic for him , but common place for kong , such as godzilla gaining strength from electricity ( a power kong had in 1962 ' s king kong vs . godzilla ) , protecting the native girl from another monster , and throwing rocks at the titular ebirah , a giant lobster , rather than using his signature atomic breath .\nking kong has also faced his share of down sides , in particular the constant legal battle over the brand and who owned him - merian c . cooper , rko studios or the public . in a way , the court case might have hurt kong in the long run , because it deterred other companies from wanting to do anything with king kong , or else they might get into more legal trouble at points in history .\ncooper plainly did not obtain any trademark rights in his judgment against rko , since the california district court specifically found that king kong had no secondary meaning .\naccording to\nchronology of zensho films ( in japanese )\n( 2002 ) , the film was released by zensho cinema as a two - part drama about the giant kong kong appearing in japan ' s edo period , often depicted as a feudal period filled with samurais . posters of\nking kong appears in edo\nshow kong grasping the damsel in this film , chinami , in the palm of his hand and swatting the men trying to rescue her .\nwhen tsuburaya heard that toho wanted him to do the special effects for a king kong film , he dropped every project he had worked on to support this film . tsuburaya had been a massive fan of the special effects used in\nking kong\nsince he was a kid and considered it an honor to work on this film .\nsince hollywood has always known the importance of cashing in on one\u2019s hot property , an insta - sequel followed : 1933 ' s son of kong , helmed by cooper\u2019s king kong co - director ernest b . schoedsack . in son of kong , denham ( armstrong again ) returns to skull island on a treasure hunt and meets \u201clittle kong\u201d\u2014a smaller , much jollier , ultimately way less compelling version of his father . box office success did not repeat .\nrichard cooper filed a cross - claim towards rko , saying that while the novelization rights had not been renewed , the cooper estate still had control over the plot and story of\nking kong .\nking kong is brought in by an evil ruler to dig for precious gems in a mine when the robot mechakong is unable to do the task . this leads to the machine and the real kong engaging in a tremendous battle that threatens to level japan .\nthe 1932 film shares much with king kong , though its lack of a monster ( unless man is the true monster ? ) made me hesitate to include it here at first . however , it\u2019s worth noting because it\u2019s an underrated and influential classic ( films from hard target to zodiac to predator draw inspiration ) , and because of its ties to the king kong production .\non may 6 , 2015 , universal also announced that they were working on a new king kong attraction , that would be known as\nskull island : reign of kong\nthat would open in the summer of 2016 in their islands of adventure in the orlando theme park . the ride has had a few soft openings for advanced crowds , and the ride is similar to\nking kong : 360 3 - d ,\nas you are transported on a small truck through skull island , along with a group of cave explorers , where you encounter and are chased by dinosaurs , only to come face - to - face with king kong .\nboth legendary pictures and warner brothers are prepared to sign on to do more king kong films in the future if\nkong : skull island\ndoes well financially , but have already taken a large step towards something bigger .\nthe family that befriends kong has three principal members , professor bond , the father of the family , the teenage daughter susan bond , and little bobby bond that kong saves from a t - rex in the first episode . there is also the returning character of captain englehorn from the 1933 film , who transports kong and the bond family around the world . the bond family also has the reoccurring villain of dr . who ( not the british one ) , a mad scientist bent on conquering the world and intends to use king kong to reach his goals .\neven if you ' ve never so much as eaten a single ghost in a game of ms . pac - man , king of kong is still a remarkable ( and remarkably hilarious ) film .\nsince then , universal has largely owned the rights towards king kong . while rko studios still owned the rights towards the first two films , dino de laurentiis owned the rights of his kong films ( although de laurentiis eventually sold those rights to studio canal ) , and the cooper estate owning the book and publishing rights , universal was allowed to do as they pleased with the character . this led to king kong becoming a major attraction at universal ' s theme parks .\nto cut costs , o ' brien reused as many old animatronics and miniature sets that he could salvage , in particular from both\nking kong\nand\ncreation\nincluding an aluminum frame - work for king kong that would be used for little kong and many of the same monsters . o ' brien was also forced to cut corners on the stop motion animation to give these scenes a more cartoonish feel .\nthis court case kept filmmakers from pursuing more films starring king kong for some years . it wasn ' t until 1975 that interest in a new kong film would appear . . . only to cause another legal battle .\nfor king kong : our furry friend has left quite the legacy throughout film and television . one that has always been on the pioneering edge of special effects , whether that was stop motion animation in the 1930s , large - scale monster battles in the 1960s , massive animatronics in the 1970s or paving the way for motion capture in the 2000s , king kong has helped to aid the next step in movie effects .\nas for king kong , his popularity was once again growing and american studios were fascinated with bringing him back to american audiences . but since the last time kong was made in the states , a new form of media had become just as popular as the cinema - television .\nfor international releases , rankin / bass were in charge of the dubbing process for king kong escapes ( 1967 ) , but universal still retained the rights to king kong , so they would release the film in the united states . rankin / bass decided to have different voice actors dub over the lead roles for the american release of king kong escapes ( 1967 ) , with veteran voice actor paul frees handle most of the male roles , including dr . who . rhodes reason got to re - dub over his lines , but rankin / bass decided to not have linda miller re - dub her lines .\nafter rko sent cooper many ideas for titles for the film , including\nkong : jungle beast\nand\nkong : the jungle king .\neventually , cooper and ruth rose simply referred to the film as\nkong .\nselznick approached cooper about this , saying that with a one - word title like that , audiences might get the film confused with docudrama ' s at the time like\ngrass\nand\nchang ,\nboth films cooper had produced earlier in his career . this caused cooper to add the word\nking\nto the title , leading us to the now famous title of\nking kong .\ntelevision the king kong show ( 1966 ) . in this cartoon series , the giant gorilla befriends the bond family , with whom he goes on various adventures , fighting monsters , robots , mad scientists and other threats . produced by rankin / bass , the animation was provided in japan by toei animation , making this the very first anime series to be commissioned right out of japan by an american company . this was also the cartoon that resulted in the production of toho ' s godzilla vs . the sea monster ( originally planned as a kong film ) and king kong escapes . kong : the animated series ( 2001 ) . an animated production set many decades after the events of the original film .\nkong\nis cloned by a female scientist . this show , coming a few years after the release of centropolis ' godzilla : the series repeated at least two of the monsters ( although with vastly different backgrounds ) seen in the godzilla series . a direct - to - dvd movie called kong : king of atlantis , based on the 2001 series , was released to try and cash in on the 2005 movie . both the series and the movie were then included in toon disney ' s\njetix\ngroup for a time , also to take advantage of the 2005 movie ' s release . a year later , a follow up direct - to - dvd film was released called kong : return to the jungle . the king kong suit from king kong escapes appeared on ike ! greenman episode 38 called greenman vs gorilla . due to copyright reasons king kong ' s name was changed to gorilla .\nthis turn of events led to two parties approaching rko to get the rights to make a new king kong film . on one side was de laurentiis and the other universal , each approaching rko with a $ 200 , 000 licensing fee but with different percentages on the earnings ( 3 % from paramount pictures , 5 % from universal ) according to\nking kong : the history of a movie icon\n( 2005 ) . paramount ended up signing a contract while universal claims they had a verbal agreement to the same effect . around this time , both finally discovered that two king kong films were being made ,\nking kong\nat paramount pictures and\nthe legend of king kong\nat universal . both unhappy with this turn of events , a court battle ensued . universal struck first and sought $ 25 million in damages from both de laurentiis and rko . de laurentiis counter - sued for $ 90 million in damages on the grounds of copyright infringement .\na crew of explorers and filmmakers set out to investigate the myths of the legendary creature king kong . traveling to skull island , they discover a land unaffected by time as kong lives with dinosaurs that have been hidden and protected from man for centuries . as the crew struggles to survive on the treacherous island , they eventually capture kong through his fascination with a beautiful woman . taken back to new york , it may only be a matter of time before kong escapes his confines .\n\u201cthe original production of king kong united audiences of all races \u2013 at the height of apartheid - and was a celebration of south african talent , \u201dsays daniel galloway the executive director of the fugard theatre . \u201cwe have been delighted to see that audiences from all walks of life and across several generations have enjoyed the 2017 production which is itself a celebration of our outstanding local talent . \u201d\nas for the special effects involved in\nking kong ,\nspecial effects developer rick baker and creature designer carlo rambaldi took a cue from films like\njaws\nand decided to bring kong to life using large - scale animatronics .\nthere has also been at least one children\u2019s book adaptation of the original king kong . first published in 1983 and then again in 1988 by random house this version was based on the lovelace novelization but rewritten for children by judith conaway with accompanying illustrations by michael berenstain . conaway was not the last to rewrite lovelace\u2019s prose however . in 2005 writers joe devito and brad strickland also rewrote lovelace\u2019s 1932 novelization and published it under the title merian c . cooper\u2019s king kong : a novel . the point of this was apparently to improve upon lovelace\u2019s original as well as to bring the novelization into the same narrative continuity as devito and strickland\u2019s own original prequel kong novel kong : king of skull island .\naccording to august ragone\neiji tsuburaya : master of monsters ,\n( 2007 ) , the result was a black - and - white silent comedic short that used\nking kong\nas a backdrop to its story , as the main character dresses up in an ape costume in trying to woo his girlfriend and plays king kong for a vaudeville theater .\ndenham , who ? : actor robert armstrong played movie mogul carl denham in the 1933 film , but in lovelace\u2019s 1932 novelization the character is just called denham with no first name . this is one of the surest signs that you\u2019re dealing with a kong adaptation that is using the novel as its basis and includes both the 1968 and 1991 king kong comic adaptations and 1998\u2019s the mighty kong .\nmassive mechanical arms would be built by baker and rambaldi also , used to fit jessica lange in the palm of kong ' s arm . like the masks used for kong ' s face and the giant mechanical kong , the arms used hydraulics , and required another large team of operators to handle its movement .\nbut kong would be saved in the form of a new challenger , in an entirely different setting and vastly different period of filmmaking .\nthen we have the video games that tied into the\nkong : the animated series\ntelevision show . in 2002 , bam ! entertainment released a tie - in for the game boy advance , while mga entertainment released another in 2003 for their own electronic handheld that also came with a small figurine of king kong . also , majesco games released a tie - in to the straight - to - video animated film\nkong : king of atlantis\nin 2005 for the game boy advanced by the same title .\nin the original script , the gorilla is named\nkong\n. the film was then entitled the eighth wonder and press booklets were sent off to thousands of movie theaters in 1932 to excite the theatre owners into placing\nthe eighth wonder\nonto their advertisements . the\nking\nwas added to the title by studio publicists . apart from the opening titles , the only time the name\nking kong\nappears in the picture is on the marquee above the theater where kong is being exhibited , and the marquee was in fact added to the scene as an optical composite after the live footage of the theater entrance had been shot . however , denham does refer to kong in his speech as\na king and a god in the world he knew .\nthe giant gate used in the 1933 movie was burned along with other old studio sets for the burning of atlanta scene in gone with the wind . the gate was originally constructed for the 1927 biblical epic the king of kings . it can also be seen in the bela lugosi serial the return of chandu ."]}
{"id": 115961, "summary": [{"text": "unstoppable is a 2010 american disaster thriller film directed and produced by tony scott in his final film as director before his death in 2012 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars denzel washington and chris pine .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film , loosely based on the real-life csx 8888 incident , tells the story of a runaway freight train and the two men ( washington and pine ) who attempt to stop it .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film was released in the united states and canada on november 12 , 2010 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it has received mostly favorable reviews from film critics ; it garnered a \" certified fresh \" rating on rotten tomatoes based upon aggregated reviews , and a rating of \" generally favorable reviews \" at metacritic .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was nominated for an academy award for best sound editing at the 83rd academy awards , but it was beaten by inception . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "unstoppable ( 2010 film )", "paragraphs": ["copyright 2010 - 2018 roobla , all rights reserved . terms , privacy and cookies - sitemap\n20th century fox ( 2010 ) ( netherlands ) ( theatrical ) ( through warner bros . )\ntwentieth century fox c . i . s . ( 2010 ) ( russia ) ( theatrical )\n, so it might be impossible for 2010 to keep pace with 2009 over the next three days .\ntony scott\u2019s last film unstoppable stars denzel washington and chris pine , based on the true story of a runaway unmanned train .\nusa 2010 . dir tony scott . with denzel washington , chris pine , rosario dawson . 98min . 35mm . 12a\nunstoppable might not be adrenaline fuelled , but it is an extremely watchable flick .\n9 ) doesn ' t look like it , no . otherwise i suppose the film would be called stoppable instead of unstoppable , and who ' d watch a film called stoppable ? i mean really .\n\u201cunstoppable\u201d is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . very rapid transit .\nbox office report : \u2018megamind\u2019 stalls \u2018unstoppable\u2019 to win weekend with $ 30 . 1 mil\nthere is a \u201cwhat happened to the main cast post the film\u201d bit at the start of the credits , nothing else during the credits of unstoppable .\npg - 13 for sequences of action and peril , and some language . ( rating bulletin 2131 , 7 / 28 / 2010 )\na movie opening at # 1 automatically makes it an instant success ? i had no idea . then i look forward to reviewing unstoppable 2 : still unstoppable in 3 years .\nunstoppable is a 2010 american action thriller film directed by tony scott , written by mark bomback , and starring denzel washington and chris pine . the film , loosely based on the real - life csx 8888 incident , tells the story of a runaway freight train , and the two men ( washington and pine ) who attempt to stop it . it was scott ' s final feature film before his death in 2012 .\nbox office report : \u2018megamind\u2019 stalls \u2018unstoppable\u2019 to win weekend with $ 30 . 1 mil | urltoken\nmeans 2010 is off last year ' s pace by 13 % . year - to - date , 2010 still has a more than $ 300 million lead at $ 9 . 14 billion to $ 8 . 84 billion , so a one - week stumble like this is hardly reason to panic .\nthere ' s a gut - level simplicity to\nunstoppable\nthat works despite all its clich\u00e9s .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing unstoppable near you .\nbut perhaps the most incredible aspect of unstoppable is the speed and detail to which news media portrayed in the film gain information about the incident and those involved as it unfolds .\nunstoppable was expected to take in about the same amount of money as the taking of pelham 123 , another tony scott film involving an out - of - control train starring denzel washington . pelham took in $ 23 . 4 million during its opening weekend in the united states and canada . unstoppable had a strong opening night on friday november 12 , 2010 , coming in ahead of megamind with a gross of $ 8 . 1 million . however , megamind won the weekend , earning $ 30 million to unstoppable ' s $ 23 . 9 million . unstoppable performed slightly better than the taking of pelham 123 did in its opening weekend . as of april 2011 , the film had earned $ 167 , 805 , 466 worldwide .\nbox office : no . 1 ' megamind ' stops ' unstoppable ' | company town | los angeles times\nunstoppable suffered various production challenges before filming could commence , including casting , schedule , location and budgetary concerns .\nthis was tony scott ' s final feature film before his death in 2012 .\ndenzel washington , right , and chris pine play engineers trying to halt a runaway train in the new film\nunstoppable ,\nbased on a true incident that occurred in ohio in 2001 .\n\u201cthe relentless \u2018unstoppable\u2019\u2026explores the mechanics and uses of suspense to modulate an audience\u2019s response to narrative , \u201d nolan said .\n. ouch . 2010 is still ahead of 2009 at $ 9 . 36 billion to $ 9 . 14 billion , but that lead isn ' t safe given the sharp drop - off we just suffered . hopefully we will get back on the winning track soon . even single - digit loses will ensure 2010 sets another box office record .\nthis weekend\u2019s big - budget blow - it - all - up action film unstoppable , about an out - of - control locomotive hauling deadly cargo , claims to be \u201cbased on true events . \u201d\ndid during its debut in wide release , although it could be close for the latter . combined the two films could make more than the top five did last year . if so , 2010 should win big over 2009 , but it will be the last win for 2010 , and it still might not be enough to maintain its lead over 2009 in the end .\nchris pine and denzel washington in runaway train action adventure unstoppable . photograph : 20th century - fox / everett / rex features\nand there ' s no way to sugarcoat that . year - to - date 2010 still has a lead over 2009 , but that lead is now under 2 % at $ 9 . 78 billion to $ 9 . 63 billion . this means in less than a month 2010 ' s lead has been cut in half . this is not a good sign going forward .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nurltoken - follow us ! unstoppable hits theaters on november 12th , 2010 . cast : denzel washington , chris pine , rosario dawson , jessy schram , kevin dunn an engineer and his conductor are in a race against time . they ' re chasing the runaway train in a separate locomotive and need to bring it under control before it derails on a curve and causes a toxic spill that will decimate a town . unstoppable trailer courtesy 20th century fox .\nunstoppable received positive reviews from film critics . rotten tomatoes gives it a score of 86 % based on 177 reviews , with an average score of 6 . 9 / 10 . the film is\ncertified fresh\n, and the critical consensus is :\nas fast , loud , and relentless as the train at the center of the story , unstoppable is perfect popcorn entertainment\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand director tony scott ' s best movie in years .\nmetacritic gives the film a score of 69 % based on reviews from 32 critics indicating\ngenerally favorable reviews\nchange in the number of cars 1206 is suppose to haul . in the beginning of the film\nridley scott\u2019s seminal thriller was another film nolan referred to as an \u201cestablished classic of tension . \u201d\nluckily , having dabbled in the area with his remake of the taking of pelham 123 , tony scott has decided to focus all his energy on putting this injustice right . his imminent denzel washington - fronted unstoppable is all set to make action films about trains fashionable again . but before unstoppable is released , let ' s take a look at its trailer to see what the film is actually about . and remember , unstoppable is based on a true story , so all of this definitely happened . . .\nthe movies of 2010 will likely be looked back on as recession - era specials . the global financial meltdown sent a chill up and down the hollywood backbone \u2013 never the sturdiest of spines to begin with .\nhow this managed not to go direct - to - dvd ( and actually get a wide distribution rather than just a handful - of - theaters dump ) is one of 2010 ' s great cinematic mysteries .\nduring wwi , lewis milestone , a recent russian \u00e9migr\u00e9 to the us , made films for the signal corp , and this experience undoubtedly informed his 1930 hollywood masterpiece , all quiet on the western front . film historian kevin brownlow ( who interviewed milestone about his film career in the 1960s ) will be joined by film professional mamoun hassan to discuss \u2013 alongside film clips and a rare trailer \u2013 the history and achievement of what is considered to be the greatest anti - war film of all time .\nnolan referred to henri - georges clouzot\u2019s high - octane film as an \u201cestablished classic of tension . \u201d\ntony scott\u2019s last film , starring denzel washington , is a thrilling ride with a runaway freight train .\n' ali & cavett : the tale of the tapes ' : film review | sxsw 2 . .\n\u201cmost of the other films in this series fall into two different but overlapping categories . from established classics of tension like the wages of fear ( henri - georges clouzot , 1953 ) and alien ( ridley scott , 1979 ) through to the more recent ticking - clock nail - biters speed ( jan de bont , 1994 ) and tony scott\u2019s final film , the relentless unstoppable ( 2010 ) , our season explores the mechanics and uses of suspense to modulate an audience\u2019s response to narrative .\nthough not to be confused with latest cd from the country band , rascal flatts , the new movie unstoppable aims for a similarly blue - collar demographic .\nthis isn ' t groundbreaking fare , mind you . but unstoppable muscles through its story of peril with crafted intensity and a few well - placed grins .\nthe $ 35 - million opening of his latest film confirms the star ' s record for delivering solid hits .\nit could be a strong weekend at the box office with two wide releases , both with the potential of earning more than $ 100 million , perhaps a lot more in one case . this is great news for 2010 , as this week\n2 . unstoppable ( fox ) new [ 3 , 207 theaters ] friday $ 8 . 1m , saturday $ 9 . 9m , weekend $ 23 . 5m\nunstoppable is a 2010 thriller based on a true story that stars denzel washington and chris pine as rail men who put their lives at risk to stop an unmanned speeding train from derailing and causing a mass casualty event . unstoppable was the final feature directed by tony scott ( whose life tragically ended when he jumped from a los angeles bridge in 2012 ) and was his fifth and final collaboration with washington , who previously starred for the director in crimson tide , man on fire , d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu ( 2006 ) , and the taking of pelham 123 ( 2009 ) .\nadrev for a 3rd party ( on behalf of fox film music corp . ( fox music ) ) ; adrev publishing\nnow here\u2019s some very interesting film - loving news , as mr christopher nolan will be curating an upcoming film season at the bfi southbank in london with movies that have inspired his upcoming ww2 epic dunkirk , which opens on 21 july .\nthe filmmakers thought that all it would take to make a movie is some special effects , but this film only goes to show what most people already know : a film shouldn ' t be designed around something meant to be an afterthought .\nopened with on its own . actually , that ' s not the worst case scenario , as it is pretty damn likely . even if that does happen , there is a lot more depth this year and 2010 might still earn a solid win overall .\nif you ' re a film enthusiast and enjoy writing , we need you . become a roobla writer , now - urltoken\nmore filmmakers should take these mundane situations with mundane people and turn them into absolutely blown - up nail - biters ( but for me , more like whole finger - biter + ass - clencher ) . it ' s just so well executed for the film it ' s trying to be . scott ' s final film turns out to be the ultimate popcorn film .\nthe third movie in the\ntoy story\nfranchise crossed the $ 1 billion mark in 2010 and made disney history as pixar ' s highest - grossing film of all time . the success of\ntoy story 3\nhelped push a fourth movie into disney ' s animated movie plan . after a couple of delays ,\ntoy story 4\nis now expected in 2019 .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthe film , co - starring denzel washington and chris pine , paints the rail company as the greedy antagonist , out to make decisions based on the bottom line and not on people\u2019s lives . in the film , that company is called \u201cavvr . \u201d\npacked with stunts that would make even tom cruise grimace , unstoppable is an adrenaline - fueled action flick that leaves you at the edge of your seat until the very end .\nunstoppable is a pure thrill ride from beginning to end . well - staged action , strong performances and great direction make it one of the most exciting films of the year .\n2 .\nunstoppable\n( 20th century fox ) : the runway - train thriller sped to $ 23 . 5 million . a solid , if not spectacular , open .\nthe movie \u201c unstoppable \u201d is inspired by a true - life event , and although a good bit of it is historically accurate , the movie does often get factually derailed .\nmarysville resident jon hosfeld has something in common with superstar actor denzel washington . both have stopped a runaway train . the difference is , hosfeld did it for real nine years ago in ohio , while washington does it hollywood style in his new adventure film \u201cunstoppable , \u201d which was inspired by hosfeld\u2019s true adventure .\n. but the rest of the chart was not as strong , leading to three - day declines of 3 % from last weekend and 6 % from last year with $ 183 million . over five days , the box office pulled in $ 264 million , which is again 3 % lower than last year . 2010 ' s lead over 2009 has been cut to 2 % at $ 9 . 66 billion to $ 9 . 46 billion , which is not enough to assume 2010 will come out on top in the end , but it should be close .\nnolan cited gillo pontecorvo\u2019s war film as \u201ca timeless and affecting verit\u00e9 narrative , which forces empathy with its characters in the least theatrical manner imaginable . we care about the people in the film simply because we feel immersed in their reality and the odds they face . \u201d\nan outcast new york city cop is charged with bringing down harlem drug lord frank lucas , whose real life inspired this partly biographical film .\nmegamind ,\nwhich is tracking similarly to dreamworks animation ' s\nhow to train your dragon ,\nhad enough stamina to avoid being overrun by denzel washington ' s\nunstoppable .\n. this is the largest worldwide opening ever , and it is enough to put the film in the top 200 after one weekend of release .\nwhen tim burton ' s take on the original disney classic hit $ 1 billion at the box office in 2010 , it was only the sixth ever film to do so . in the years since , more than 20 other films have joined the club \u2014 but the sequel to this live - action\nalice in wonderland\nwas not among them .\nalice through the looking glass\n( 2016 ) grossed $ 299 , 500 , 000 worldwide .\neither way ,\nunstoppable\nwill need a strong second weekend and continued strength from overseas to be a big winner for 20th century fox , which livingston didn ' t think would be a problem .\n, a film that is supposed to begin production this fall . to the studio ' s relief , pre - production has resumed over in pittsburgh .\nunstoppable may be a predictable , unsubtle and clich\u00e9d variation of speed , but that doesn ' t stop it being the most exhilarating thriller of the year . strap yourselves in for one hell of a ride .\nit has to be said that there\u2019s enough legitimate goings on to keep unstoppable\u2019s claim up as a true story , but the real - life incident was so brief ( the runaway train is eventually stopped ) that before the film even begins you are left to wonder how this has been tenuously stretched out into 100mins . one with a sense of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu too .\n. it became only the 56th film to reach $ 600 million worldwide , and some analysts are now predicting $ 1 billion is more likely than not .\n, our target film , will be an a - list release . in order to win , one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\n\u00a9 2008 - 2018 the film stage . all rights reserved . | about | privacy | terms of use | advertising | staff | contact | rss feed\n. that film should win the weekend with relative ease ; in fact , it should earn more than the rest of the wide releases combined . plus , it is this week ' s target film in our box office prediction contest . in order to win , one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for\nchristopher nolan ' s follow - up to\nthe dark knight\nhad became the 13th film in history to reach $ 1 billion in 2012 . this achievement was remarkable , especially given concerns that the movie ' s success would be dampened after the aurora theater shooting took place during a midnight screening of the film .\nthe freight train pulls out of a siding with no engineer on board and accelerates to 70 m . p . h . , and you see how tony scott ' s\nunstoppable\ngets its title . the movie is as relentless as the train , slowly gathering momentum before a relentless final hour of continuous suspense . in terms of sheer craftsmanship , this is a superb film .\nit wasn ' t so long ago that , after putting in years building up his career , denzel washington finally cracked the $ 20 - million star salary club . but now he ' s taking a sizable pay cut to star in the upcoming 20th century fox film\nunstoppable\nafter the studio threatened to pull the plug on the picture in order to get its costs down .\nand here we begin with the seemingly unstoppable success of marvel universe movies .\ncaptain america : civil war\nwas a blockbuster hit in 2016 , and the first movie of that year to rake in $ 1 billion .\nthe season will include a special preview screening of dunkirk on thursday 13 july , which will be presented in 70mm and include an introduction from the director himself . nolan is a passionate advocate for the importance of seeing films projected on film , and , as one of the few cinemas in the uk that still shows a vast amount of celluloid film , bfi southbank will screen all the films in the season on 35mm or 70mm . in 2015 nolan appeared on stage alongside visual artist tacita dean at the bfi london film festival to discuss the importance of celluloid as an artistic medium , and he consistently shoots on film despite the industry\u2019s move toward digital .\nwill likely finish number one and thus is this week ' s target film . in order to win , one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for\nvariety reported on monday that denzel washington had dropped out of the tony scott - directed unstoppable , which will co - star chris pine ( star trek ) . the actor was said to be looking at other projects for the fall .\nunstoppable\nwas not cheap . according to one person familiar with the production , the movie cost about $ 100 million . a studio executive downplayed that number and said the cost was between $ 75 million and $ 85 million .\na truly enjoyable film , very exciting , but a railway man especially a driver , can pick holes in it \u2013 even from aussieland . so just enjoy ! kevin .\ndeathly hallows is already the fifth - biggest movie of the past 12 months after avatar , toy story 3 , alice in wonderland and inception . the film ' s only direct competition at the weekend came from previews for dreamworks animation ' s megamind , which will be included in the film ' s opening figures on this blog next week .\nlanding at number 10 is machete , the robert rodriguez mexploitation film that began as a trailer in tarantino ' s grindhouse double - bill . with \u00a390 , 000 from 158 screens , the film is the lowest - grossing title inside the top 10 since gainsbourg propped up the chart with an \u00a387 , 000 weekend tally back in early august .\nthere\u2019s trademark scott imbedded here , but you\u2019re better off remembering him through his substantially better 90\u2019s / early - 00\u2019s films because with this being more often than not unwatchable , unstoppable is strictly for fans of him , washington , or pine .\never since man on fire , tony scott has shown little regard for his audience\u2019s senses . he assaults them on a regular basis by throwing out every abrasive edit possible . my personal favorite was when he decided to change fonts on the subtitles while a character was reciting a phone number . clearly , that moment needed an extra emotional punch . after taking the same kind of approach with domino , deja vu , and the taking of pelham 1 2 3 , i held out little hope for his latest film , unstoppable . however , i must bestow upon him higher praise than i ever thought i would : unstoppable is surprisingly tolerable . it\u2019s not a smart movie , or even a particularly exciting one , but it at least doesn\u2019t over - saturate every color and will hold a shot for more than half - a - second . throw in strong chemistry between leads denzel washington and chris pine , and you have a film that is better than it should be , especially when that film is by tony scott .\nover the weekend , while another film came within a rounding error of doing so . this left the overall box office down nearly 20 % from last weekend , which combined with\nnot a bad triple set for denzel fans but as all fans of this great actor know there are many better films they could include instead of unstoppable . the siege is quite the surprise of a movie which i regard highly in the denzel filmography and man on fire speaks for itself in being one of the great films of the late tony scott . certainly worth the money but i would have taken unstoppable out and put something like crimson tide in instead . either way god love denzel washington .\nwe never thought we ' d be no . 1 ,\nsaid bert livingston , general sales manager for 20th century fox , which financed the movie along with dune entertainment and ingenious film partners . the audience for the movie was divided evenly between men and women , with 35 % younger than 25 and 65 % older . in international box office ,\nunstoppable\ntook in $ 18 . 2 million from four markets .\nunstoppable is based on true events i\u2019ve never heard of about train engineer frank barnes ( denzel washington ) and conductor will colson\u2019s ( chris pine ) brave attempt at trying to stop the unstoppable \u2013 a runaway train going speeds in excess of 70mph carrying toxic chemicals that are sure to explode from derailment once the train enters a town that has a turn that is only able to handle speeds under 30 mph . sounds exciting right ? it would be if you were able to follow the action without having a seizure .\nthe social network ,\nand not\nwall street : money never sleeps ,\nturned out to be the zeitgeist movie of 2010 . after what most of us have been through , who wants to observe the fictional gordon gekko wheeling and dealing and damaging his way back up the ladder ? watching him get his comeuppance , or , even worse , his redemption , is irrelevant .\nscott was a technical virtuoso , implementing a dizzying array of techniques including time lapse , shooting at six frames a second and using high - speed film . from man on fire onwards he utilised cross - processing to heighten colour , and photo - chemically manipulated his film stock . this experimentation produced what he called the \u201cmistakes that inspire\u2026 the magic that comes from accidents . \u201d\n, and the same weekend last year was a disappointment to begin with . 2010 still has a lead over 2009 , but that lead is down to 1 . 5 % at $ 9 . 90 billion to $ 9 . 75 billion , and by this time next weekend , that lead could be cut in half . and by the end of christmas weekend , it could be gone entirely .\na queasy counter - revolutionary note was struck again at the conclusion of crimson tide , when gene hackman \u2019s nuke - happy submarine commander , who for the whole film has been ready to vaporise russia any second now , is entirely absolved of wrongdoing by the military and positioned as the film\u2019s hero \u2013 the message being , he\u2019s basically a good guy if a little old - school .\nhollywood\u2019s more serious stabs at realist fiction emulate the social and psychological nuances of the 19th - century novel , and no one has taken american film further down that road than stroheim . shot on location in san francisco and death valley , the film was cut to less than a third of its original nine hours , but remains extraordinary for its unflinching vision of the corrosive power of money .\nall quiet on the western front is rightly recognised as one of cinema\u2019s most enduring and emotive portrayals of the tragedy of the great war . this epic film concerns a generation of german schoolboys who \u2013 exhorted by their patriotic teacher \u2013 enlist enthusiastically but are ultimately destroyed in the war . based on erich maria remarque\u2019s classic novel , the film proved highly controversial and was banned in many countries .\ntwo train operators must stop a runaway train . the opening credits claim that this film is based on a true story , but there are moments that are so implausible that i thought tony scott was pulling a coen brothers ' fargo on me . real or not , the film is exciting and fun and perfect for all of scott ' s gimmicks - - his ever - moving camera , quick cuts , big ( unrealistic ) explosions , hyper - masculine dialogue . it ' s all predictable but enjoyable , much like 1994 ' s speed . overall , this film is unsubstantial fun .\ntony scott , denzel washington and harry gregson - williams are at it again with their latest title unstoppable . this time denzel is trying to stop a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals . if they can\u2019t stop the train in time , the consequences will be disastrous . nothing new here , but i do look forward to the harry gregson - williams score and hoping it will bring me something new like spy game , man on fire and deja vu was at the time . what will the unstoppable soundtrack bring ? let\u2019s find out .\nterror on a train ( 1953 ) there ' s a bomb on a british train , threatening not only the passengers by a nearby naval shipyard . a demolitions expert ( glenn ford ) has to work quickly in this 72 - minute film . it ' s one of four films that quebec city - born ford made that year , including fritz lang ' s film noir the big heat .\none of its stars , michael ironside , remembers being menaced in a bar by two disgruntled air - force cadets who had signed up because of the film and since discovered that life in the military wasn\u2019t quite all that top gun had been made it out to be . the film was blatant propaganda , as it had to be if it was ever going to get made in the first place .\nthe 2001 incident upon which the film is based happened with the company csx . yes , that csx , of the \u201chow tomorrow moves\u201d commercials touting \u201c a ton of freight\u2026 a gallon of fuel . \u201d\nblack panther\ncrossed this milestone in just 26 days after breaking the record for best february opening weekend of all time . this movie is the 16th disney film to gross over one billion dollars .\nunstoppable ,\nwhich is washington ' s second recent foray into the runaway - train genre ( anyone remember his remake of\nthe taking of pelham 1 , 2 , 3\nwith john travolta ? ) , took in $ 23 . 5 million , good enough for second place .\ntony scott surely went out with a bang for his final film . unstoppable is a non - stop thrill ride moving at the exact same pace as the runaway train all throughout the movie . i think scott ' s pacing in this is very strategically in line with the train . it is really only the first five , maybe ten minutes where the train isn ' t in motion . scott spends very little time building up his characters before the graves stakes are out on the line . this is much to the film ' s advantage , as scott utilizes the chatty banter between washington and pine to help establish their characters to such a remarkably fleshed - out degree throughout the course of their journey . scott gradually draws the duo together\u2026\narriving so soon after the nov . 2 elections , unstoppable would seem to uncannily embody the mood reflected in the results ; life seems fractured and out of joint , there ' s a testiness in the way people relate to one another , friction between classes is worse than before and the future looks bleak . and yet one senses an innate , underlying optimism ; perhaps the nation is down , but it should never be counted out , with the film suggesting that the common people can deliver the goods as they always have .\nwhile every film in the market fell by 50 % and skyline plunged 82 % , red managed to go one better with a catastrophic plummet of 90 % , crashing from 6th place to 20th . the drop is surprising given that , previously , red had consistently outperformed the market with relatively modest dips . evidently it proved particularly vulnerable on this occasion to a fresh intake of adult - skewing thrillers . the film has accumulated a healthy \u00a36 . 91m .\ntony scott brings a true event to the big screen in the most tense and dramatic way possible . unstoppable presents the typical - scott - crazed direction along with a nerve - racking plot that gets you from start to finish , and not to mention denzel and chris ' stellar duo . 4 . 5 / 5\nsome of the interview\u2019s most fascinating moments are basquiat\u2019s memories of his hand - to - mouth existence after running away from home as a teenager . born to parents who were of haitian ( his father ) and puerto rican ( his mother ) descent , he rebelled against a middle - class background for reasons that remain unclear . a seemingly embattled relationship with his father , an accountant , is referred to but not explored . the film takes the heady view that his flight from home was the necessary odyssey of an unstoppable rimbaud - like visionary .\nfull financial estimates for this film , including domestic and international box office , video sales , video rentals , tv and ancillary revenue are available through our research services . for more information , please contact us at research @ urltoken .\nacting under the cover of a hollywood producer scouting a location for a science fiction film , a cia agent launches a dangerous operation to rescue six americans in tehran during the u . s . hostage crisis in iran in 1979 .\nah yes , the unstoppable box - office power of the\ntransformers\nfranchise . according to the wrap ,\nage of extinction\n( the fourth movie ) was made specifically with international audiences in mind \u2014 and it paid off . almost a third of the total box - office revenue came from china alone .\n, with 12 nominations , including six in seven of the most prestigious categories ( best picture , director , screenplay , and the four acting categories ) . but it was far from the only multi - nominated film on the list .\nwhile the threat of fire was real , had the csx runaway jumped the tracks in kenton \u2014 or beyond \u2014 and its two carloads of phenol had ruptured , unstoppable amps up the threat by quadrupling the phenol car - count and by placing the sharp curve atop a trestle next to a tank farm in a big city .\nthe season will run from 1 - 31 july and is personally curated by the award - winning director . it\u2019s set to offer audiences an unique insight into the films which influenced his hotly anticipated take on one of the key moments of ww2 . there will be a special preview screening of dunkirk on thursday 13 july , which will be presented in 70mm and include an introduction from the director himself . nolan is a passionate advocate for the importance of seeing films projected on film , and as one of the few cinemas in the uk that still shows a vast amount of celluloid film , bfi southbank will screen all the films on 35mm or 70mm . in 2015 nolan appeared on stage alongside visual artist tacita dean at the bfi london film festival to discuss the importance of celluloid as an artistic medium , and he consistently shoots on film despite the industry\u2019s move toward digital . here , the director sums up his programming choices for this exclusive season :\nunstoppable \u2013 tony scott ' s second train - related thriller in 16 months \u2013 debuted with a solid \u00a31 . 71m , including previews of \u00a3442 , 000 . the result is almost identical to the taking of pelham 123 ' s opening salvo of \u00a31 . 78m , including previews of \u00a3311 , 000 . both films star denzel washington , scott ' s favourite actor , with crimson tide , man on fire and d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu numbering among their earlier collaborations . 20th century fox , unstoppable ' s distributor , would have hoped to beat pelham 123 and might have done so had snow and frost not buffeted the box office in many parts of the uk and ireland .\nunstoppable was inspired by the 2001 csx 8888 incident , in which a runaway train ultimately traveled 66 miles ( 106 km ) through northwest ohio . led by csx transportation sd40 - 2 # 8888 , the train left the walbridge , ohio , rail yard with no one at the controls , after the hostler got out of the slow - moving train to correct a misaligned switch , mistakenly believing he had properly set the train ' s dynamic braking system , much as his counterpart ( dewey ) in the film mistakenly believed he had properly set the locomotive ' s throttle .\non paper , universal faced a more straightforward distribution and marketing task with its george clooney hitman thriller the american . however , given a modest debut of \u00a3412 , 000 ( admittedly on fewer screens than both unstoppable and london boulevard \u2013 see chart below ) this appears not to have been the case . presumably , director anton corbijn ' s candid insistence the film was\neuropean\nrather than american was believed by cinemagoers . in the us the picture opened in september with $ 16 . 7m , which should equate to a uk debut of around \u00a31 . 7m . takings subsequently dived across the atlantic as word percolated that the american didn ' t deliver the accessible entertainment expected of the hitman genre . the film may escape the same fate here as this fact has already been taken into consideration by the audience .\nbut in its incidental portrait of discontented and discounted working stiffs who live marginal lives on society ' s sidings and are angry to varying degrees , the film carries an unexpected weight and could connect with middle american audiences in a big way .\nthere ' s nothing stunningly original about the central ( only ) plot ; driverless train loaded with toxic chemicals speeding towards heavily populated area , another train loaded with school kids etc . etc . this film could easily be relegated to the already swollen ranks of dire channel five afternoon movies but that is never going to happen - this film is absolutely brilliant . if you were feeling cynical then you could just tally up all of the standard action movie tick boxes ; they ' re all there - experienced old - timer , new recruit , corporate bean - counters , broken marriages , police cars crashing , stuff going bang and , of course , a huge train . it is , however , totally impossible to not enjoy this film . the cast are superb , the pace is absolutely relentless , the tension builds steadily to an almost unsustainable level and , despite an utterly predictable ending all you can say as the credits roll is ` wow , what a fantastic film ' .\nobserve the trees in the background of the film . it was shot over the course of september to november hence , there are scenes with green trees , fall colors , no leaves , then green leaves , then no leaves . see more \u00bb\nlike most of his films , tony scott\u2019s unstoppable assaults the senses . all manner of cinematic loudness and flashiness is presented onscreen with a concentration on momentum more than pesky notions of character development or authenticity , leaving the cast to pick up the pieces . thankfully , scott has a strong director - actor relationship with denzel washington ( this is their fifth collaboration ) , who stars alongside star trek \u2019s chris pine . given his stars and the rather straightforward disaster - aversion scenario , not to mention the pg - 13 rating , and this is scott\u2019s most accessible film in over a decade .\n\u201cunstoppable , \u201d is about a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals . an engineer and his conductor is pitted against a train in a race against time . they\u2019re chasing the runaway train in a separate locomotive and need to bring it under control before it derails on a curve and causes a toxic spill that will decimate a town .\nthis is a comparatively restrained version of a tony scott film , at least next to his last few over - the - top releases ( domino and man on fire come to mind ) . after his heyday between top gun and crimson tide , scott\u2019s action movies have become absurdly scattershot with manic editing and bloated running times . but unstoppable tones down the flickery light show and keeps the runtime just over 90 minutes , returning a mid - 1990s version of scott\u2019s direction to the screen . after scott\u2019s train - themed flop last year ( the taking of pelham 1 2 3 ) , fox opted to contain the director some by cutting his budget , including his salary and that of star denzel washington by more than half each . good idea , given that scott hasn\u2019t had a film that\u2019s earned its budget back at the box office since 2004 .\nmilitarism wasn\u2019t just an aesthetic for scott . it was a way of working . \u201ci\u2019m a good general\u201d , he said . he shared with his elder brother ridley a sense of film as military operation : \u201ci\u2019m like patton\u201d . top gun became the cinematic cultural equivalent of bruce springsteen\u2019s song \u2018born in the usa\u2019 . the boss\u2019s anthem for forgotten vietnam vets may have been misappropriated by the reaganite right , but tony scott had scored a direct hit . the film was to define the rest of his career .\ntrain 777 is on a runaway course and is carrying tons of dangerous chemicals . if no one stops it , the train will eventually derail , most likely in a populated area , and lots of people will die . because the train company\u2019s countermeasures are useless , veteran train operator frank ( washington ) and rookie conductor will ( pine ) are the only people who have a chance of stopping it . unstoppable is a suspense film with only one bullet in its gun . the train has to keep moving or else there\u2019s no more crisis . speed made the smart decision of having the non - stop bus as only the meat of the movie , but surrounding it with the elevator situation at the beginning of the movie and the chase on the subway at the end . unstoppable is all train , all the time and you know the train can\u2019t be stopped and can\u2019t do significant damage until the finale . at one point , there\u2019s another train on the track full of innocent schoolchildren , but you just shrug . in a pg - 13 major motion picture , most moviegoers aren\u2019t going to be thinking , \u201cyeah , the film might become the non - stop thrill - ride version of the sweet hereafter . \u201d\njustified criticism aside , you would have to be spectacularly humourless as well as disinterested in film aesthetics not to find anything to appreciate or admire in scott\u2019s filmography . his worst films aren\u2019t \u2018so bad they\u2019re good\u2019 ; they\u2019re at once incredibly good and incredibly bad .\ndespite such mind blowing scenes , it\u2019s hard to watch any of it because tony scott decided to drink a keg of red bull and jolt cola before each day of shooting . seriously , unstoppable will give you a splitting headache by the time it\u2019s over . i thought michael bay was the king of the \u2018sweeping camera\u2019 shot but somehow tony scott ups that technique by using it one time almost every thirty seconds . he also abuses the \u2018zoom\u2019 button like it\u2019s a russian mailorder bride , slamming on it repeatedly . every single scene in unstoppable has either a swoop , a zoom in , a zoom out , an overhead shot , or the camera shakes for no goddamn reason . here\u2019s a breakdown of what scott wants from his dop :\nhe was a filmmaker completely willing to sacrifice continuity . testament to this is the illogical shifts in location and weather that mark his work . as he noted of unstoppable , the runaway train seems to traverse an unlikely range of territories and meteorological conditions . \u201cwe go from full green to snow , \u201d he admitted . \u201cno - one seems to have noticed yet ! \u201d\nbased on the true story of journalist gary webb . the film takes place in the mid - 1990s , when webb uncovered the cia ' s past role in importing huge amounts of cocaine into the u . s . that was . . . see full summary \u00bb\nby all accounts , including the official final investigation , csx acted responsibly and swiftly to bring its engine to a stop . but it\u2019s understandable why the company might not want to relive the incident by approving its brand for use in the film . ( trailer below )\nthe 2015 prequel to\ndespicable me\nfocused only on the overall - wearing minions the world had come to love . people clearly appreciated the yellow henchman ' s standalone film , since neither of the two\ndespicable me\nmovies have breached $ 1 billion .\nof course , unstoppable robs audiences of the usual disaster movie explosion in the finale , resulting in an anticlimactic finish as the runaway slows to a gradual halt . but at least the filmmakers can say they stuck somewhat to the true story , even though nearly every other detail about the actual event was hollywoodized for the sake of entertainment value . despite that , scott delivers an exciting and fast - paced ride that audiences will enjoy , largely due to the affability of his two leading men . had two other actors been cast , no doubt the film wouldn\u2019t have worked in the contrived - yet - effortless way that it sort of does .\nwritten and directed by tamra davis ; di - rectors of photography , ms . davis , david koh and harry geller ; edited by alexis manya spraic ; music by j . ralph , adam horovitz and mike diamond ; produced by ms . davis , mr . koh , lilly bright , stan - ley buchthal and ms . spraic ; released by arthouse films . at film forum , 209 west houston street , west of avenue of the americas , south village . running time : 1 hour 30 minutes . this film is not rated .\nfor all of you suspense and action lovers , this is the film for you ! i went to go see it and i was thrilled ! it made me so excited ! definitely must buy ! ! ! but would like to see a hd version . . . .\nin june 2007 , 20th century fox was in negotiations with martin campbell to direct the film , and he was attached as director , until march 2009 when tony scott came on board as director . in april , both denzel washington and chris pine were attached to the project .\ni\u2019m not sure when tony scott went crazy . his earlier films like revenge , true romance , etc . were masterfully shot and managed to keep the tension high while telling a compelling story . but his last few films \u2013 taking of pelham 123 , domino \u2013 have been so woefully bad that it appears as if scott abandoned all the things he learned and decided to try and make the camera and editing the most exciting parts of the story instead of the actual story itself . pelham was one of the worst movies of last year . will this year\u2019s tony scott train movie unstoppable be a better film or a total train wreck ? was that a trick question ?\nwashington had been attached since april to reteam with scott and play a veteran engineer who jumps into a locomotive with a young conductor ( chris pine ) to stop an unmanned runaway train loaded with toxic cargo . written by mark bomback , the film is loosely based on true events .\nthat ' s not quite how the runaway was stopped 9 years ago in western ohio , nor was the real incident thought to have started , as shown in the film , with a renegade engineer who couldn ' t be bothered to hook up his train ' s airbrake system .\nin unstoppable , denzel washington has the starring role of a veteran railroad engineer whose successful pursuit of the runaway in his own locomotive slows it down just enough so that it doesn ' t derail in a populated area and release highly toxic cargo . his greenhorn conductor , played by chris pine , then rides a pursuing pickup truck to the runaway ' s locomotive and leaps aboard to stop it .\n10 . denzel washington made a cool hand at the controls as the engineer , didn\u2019t he ? it was the oscar winner\u2019s fifth film collaboration with director scott . when mr . scott replaced the original director in a 2007 coup , mr . washington agreed to work with his friend again .\nalso in april 2017 , walt disney studios announced that its live - action remake of\nbeauty and the beast\nhad officially passed the $ 1 billion mark for global box - office sales . its total revenue makes\nbeauty and the beast\nthe highest grossing film of 2017 .\neven though the effects this alien invasion has to offer are top notch , every minute feels like a student film . the minimum of dialog or character development show that someone wanted to create cool action scenes and alien attacks but knew little about how to tie them into a story . so while the look of the film is major league , it never manages to grip you or make you care much about anything that ' s going on . at least the ending is somewhat surprising and fresh , but may infuriate viewers for all kinds of other reasons . wasted opportunities all around .\nrunaway train ( 1985 ) the bad cargo this time is human - a couple of escaped prisoners ( jon voight and eric roberts ) who , along with a sleeping train employee ( rebecca de mornay ) are racing through alaska without an engineer . as with unstoppable , there ' s a tight curve and a chemical plant ahead . the script is based on an original screenplay by japanese master akira kurosawa ."]}
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surprise surprise ! - it turns out megan\u2019s character ( whose name i\u2019ve already forgotten ) knows how to fix cars . \u201c what a twist ! \u201d thought famously sexist ( and over - user - of - bad - movie - cliches ) michael bay . \u201ca woman who actually knows something about cars ? unthinkable ! this will have the audience questioning reality as we know it ! and besides , it will give me a perfect chance to sexually objectify this 17 - year - old character as she leans over the engine ! \u201d ( yes , megan fox was over 18 when this movie was made , but it\u2019s still creepy , and it would be a sexist scene even if her character were an adult . you don\u2019t see bay objectifying shia labeouf in the same way , do you ? )\nso far , this movie is just a creepy herbie ripoff . i\u2019ll skip ahead a bit to when sam encounters the evil police car , pausing only to note that , when megan fox calls bumblebee - not unreasonably - a \u201cpiece of crap camaro\u201d , he gets offended , scans a passing brand - new camaro and turns into that instead . it\u2019s worth noting that the new camaro was only a concept car in 2007 , which is why it looks a bit different from the eventual production model , raising the question of why there would be one randomly passing by for bumblebee to scan .\ni\u2019ll also note the sheer cringe - y - ness of every scene with sam\u2019s parents , especially the extended conversation about sam\u2019s masturbation habits . if there\u2019s one thing we really don\u2019t need to hear about in this movie , it\u2019s that .\nanyway . the evil cop car is a mustang . bumblebee is a camaro . all the other good guys are also gm cars . while i\u2019m sure gm paid through the nose for all this blatant product placement , using a mustang - the only ford vehicle in the movie - as the villain just seems criminally un - subtle and dumb . \u201churr durr , chevy good , ford bad ! \u201d thought obsessed chevy fanboy michael bay .\nin fact , i recall reading somewhere that ford refused to license the mustang for this movie . michael bay found a loophole , though , and got tuning company saleen to license one of their customized versions instead . i bet ford was pissed .\nnow skip ahead to the part where all the transformers arrive and our heroes meet for the first time , and the character jazz ( whose entire persona is a racist stereotype ) in particular . here we have one of those lines that makes you wonder how the hell it actually made it into the final movie .\n\u201cthis looks like a cool place to kick it ! \u201d announces the token stereotypically - 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her - name get all steamy on bumblebee\u2019s hood ( and probably end up breaking his wipers ) . there\u2019s also a weird bit with a baby that , it turns out , is wrapping up an almost - nonexistent story thread from the very beginning , with some military guy whose name nobody remembers because he\u2019s barely more than an extra . this is what happens when your first draft is your final draft .\nthis movie sucks . it\u2019s too bad , really - the visual effects are great , the soundtrack is great , and there\u2019s so much about this movie that might have worked if it hasn\u2019t been directed by fucking michael bay . from everything i\u2019ve heard , the rest of the transformers sequels are even worse . i don\u2019t intend to watch them and find out . i think i\u2019ll just re - watch herbie instead .\nensure your application gets content from any user , any device , anywhere in the world with filestack .\nthe feedback you provide will help us show you more relevant content in the future .\nthis 2011 movie , a romantic thriller ( ? ? ) , starring shahid kapoor and sonam kapoor has nothing to do with comedy , but still it ' ll make you laugh in some of the serious scenes , as the plot and acting are unbelievably awful . directed by shahid\u2019s father , the talented actor pankaj kapoor , the film has numerous loopholes !\nthis again is a thriller from bollywood ( 2005 ) , featuring emraan hashmi , sonu sood and tanushree dutta in the lead . though the plot is good , the performances of the actors are horrible . it looks as if these three are fighting to get the \u2018worst actor award\u2019 . even the talented emraan looks lifeless in this pathetic flick !\ni can\u2019t believe this has\u2019t been mentioned yet . i used to catch this movie on hbo as a kid , and even then i thought \u201cwow , that is terrible acting\u201d but it is really captivating , kind of like a car crash that is so bad you have to keep watching . i actually kind of love this movie and some say it ties with the room as best worst movie ever .\nthe film crew mostly only spoke italian and filmed in utah . it isn\u2019t even a sequel to a movie . they were trying to play off another movie with the title , but there aren\u2019t trolls in the movie either .\naccording to wikipedia \u201c the cast had few experienced actors , and was primarily assembled from residents of nearby towns who responded to an open casting call , hoping to win roles as extras . george hardy was a dentist with no acting experience who showed up for fun , only to be given one of the film ' s largest speaking roles . don packard , who played the store owner , was actually a patient at a nearby mental hospital , and was cast for\u2014and filmed\u2014his role while on a day trip . he later recalled that he had smoked an enormous amount of marijuana prior to filming , had no idea what was happening around him , and that his disturbed\nperformance\nin the film was not acting .\nas neither fragasso nor drudi spoke fluent english , the shooting script was written in the same broken dialect in which they both spoke ; the cast would later recall that the script was only given to them scene - by - scene , and that they had difficulty understanding their dialogue as written . some of the cast members offered to correct their lines to sound more grammatically and syntactically correct , but said that fragasso demanded they deliver their lines verbatim .\nthe town the movie was set in was called nilbog , which the son in the movie finally noticed in a mirror to read goblin backwards . who can forget this great scene\nthis new site reveals so much more . enter a name and state to begin .\nwow - there are so so many - in fact at the world\u2019s greatest surviving video store , cinefile ( located in west los angeles ) they even have a section marked holy f * * * ing s * * t and it\u2019s true - all the movies in that section will make you say \u201chfs\u201d while watching them . here are a few but there are thousands of them ( i\u2019ve done whole pieces on npr about films so bad they\u2019re good ) .\nset in the future\u2026 . at 1994 ! ! ! a young innocent singer is seduced by a large record company - which is run by mister boogaloo ( pictured ) who turns out to be\u2026 satan ! wow , you mean the devil runs the music industry - shocker ! this jaw - dropping schlockfest was actually directed by menaham golan - of golan - globus / cannon film fame . the songs are dreadful , the costumes look like liberace would wear only if he was really , really drunk and the script is filled with bad dialogue . so bad , so good - a perfect midnight movie !\nthis is one of those \u201cfinds\u201d in a bargain bin that just makes your day . this thing is so inept , so badly done yet so stupidly entertaining . the \u201cplot\u201d involves david hasselhoff and his pet puma battling evil bikers . yes , you read that right \u2013 a puma .\nspoiler alert : these damn evil bikers have the nerve to kill his puma ! and in a classic scene , he holds the dead puma and the \u201choffster\u201d tearfully sobs , \u201cyou were the only friend i ever had . \u201d yep . he does . did we mention this is a puma ? they also have his character say one of the dumbest action film clich\u00e9s ever : \u201ci\u2019m getting too old for this shit . \u201d wow ! bad , bad fun !\nlorenzo lamas\u2019 first action film and man oh man - it is so stupid , so badly made that it is hilarious ! and for you veteran nfl fans ( especially miami dolphin fans ) yes that is legendary running back larry csonka next to lamas . he plays a cop . you have to see it to believe it . oh and ron palillo ( horshak on welcome back , kotter ) plays an arsonist named torchy .\nit\u2019s astounding how strange and bad this film is \u2013 oh , you and your friends will howl at the bizarre story and slipshod script \u2013 let\u2019s see , here\u2019s the plot - kangaroo ninjas teach a boy with a disability life lessons . yes , you read that right . and talented actor angus mcfadyen ( braveheart , lost city of z ) is the villain , komodo and instead of phoning it in , he gives it his all - 110 % \u2013 like he\u2019s playing macbeth ( while made up so that he looks like the lead singer robert smith of the 80\u2019s band , the cure )\na woman is called a \u201cnerd\u201d for watching a lot of national geographic tv .\nan old man has an arsenal of weapons , including guns , hidden in a back closet . he shows it to the main characters to hype them up for battle . there is also a large bomb lying on the floor of the closet . one person points to it and asks , \u201cwhat\u2019s that ? \u201d to which the old man replies , \u201coh , that ? i forgot i had that . \u201d\nwatching this movie made me laugh the whole time in the sense of \u201cwhat were they thinking ? \u201d when they made . ladies and gentlemen , i present to you\u2026 .\nstarring whoopi goldberg as a police officer , in a world where humans live side - by - side with ( animatronic ) dinosaurs .\nthis was a \u201cbuddy comedy\u201d intended for adult audiences . it fell so flat that it was released direct - to - video * and * still garnered ms . goldberg a razzie nomination .\nrecently , there is a movie called laali ki shaadi mein laaddoo deewana . in which features akshara hassan of shamitabh fame ( daughter of kamal hassan and sister of shruti hassan ) , vivaan shah of happy new year fame ( son of naseeruddin shah ) and gurmeet chaudhary of khamoshiyan fame . the script and plot was so bad that they are unintentionally hilarious . where a boy makes pregnant to a girl and a girl is impregnated and another boy decides to marry a pregnant woman . can you believe that ?\n7 . andheri raat mein diya tere haath mein : just read its english translation on the top of the poster . lol !\n9 . test tube baby : no . it ' s not a lab video !\n10 . tu bal bramhachari main hoon kanya kunwari : no . no . no !\n15 . salim langde pe mat ro : apparently it was a critically acclaimed film . but why this name ?\n18 . udhar ka sindur : starring jeetendra , father of ekta kapoor . no wonder even her tv shows have weird titles .\ni thought it was hilarious , and posted a speeded - up version set to the benny hill theme tune .\nredford rams a floating container in his yacht , putting a fair - sized hole in the hull . he then sails back to the container , bangs into it again , stands on the thing , and generally messes around before thinking about what do do about the water coming aboard his boat . next thing , he\u2019s got out the fibreglass repair kit that he\u2019s clearly never seen before in his life , and starts building a kind of spider - web across the hole without any kind of framing ( even a cardboard cereal packet would work ; i\u2019ve done it ) . later in the film the hole appears to have completely disappeared , repaired to commercial standards by fairies .\nnext , as i recall he tries to get his radio dried out and working , but manages to blow it up . later , there\u2019s a bad storm , his boat is dismasted , and again it\u2019s filling with water . redford takes to his bunk with a bottle of whiskey . finally , unable to fix the boat , he abandons ship and takes to the life raft . after he\u2019s safe aboard , the raft is still tethered to the now - sinking boat , but at the last moment he remembers to cut the tether . ( i\u2019m not sure why it\u2019s sinking - the hole was repaired by fairies , the storm is over , the water in the cabin could have been bailed out )\nthen , he\u2019s drifting at sea into a shipping lane . using a sextant , which again he\u2019s never seen before in his life , and some short instructions , he is able to plot gps - perfect fixes on a nautical chart while sitting in a rubber raft . ( using a sextant takes skill , a set of tables , a current almanac , a workbook or a programmable calculator . a steady platform helps , like the deck of a large ship . he has none of those . even an expert could not match a gps , even in good conditions )\nfinally , after trying in vain to attract the attention of various cargo ships , he runs out of flares and sets fire to the sextant manual to signal a fishing boat . the fire spreads to the raft itself , and while flailing ineffectually to extinguish the flames , he overbalances and falls overboard . fortunately , to preserve the comedy from descending into tragedy , he is rescued before the final credits .\nis my all time favorite . it\u2019s consistently rated as the # 1 movie with mst3k . and god is it frickin\u2019 awful , racking in at 1 . 9 on imdb .\na family gets lost on the road and stumbles upon a hidden , underground , devil - worshiping cult led by the fearsome master and his servant torgo . and it goes downhill from there\u2026\nstaring george kennedy , it has so many clich\u00e9s that it deserves a mention among all other dreadful films .\nof ed wood\u2019s howlers , but just watch the clip . the heroine tripping over the cardboard gravestone is enough on its own to make this a \u2018classic\u2019 but the woeful editing cements its status .\ntry just about troma movie or any syfy channel original movie . for the former go with something like tromeo and juliet or even rabid grannies . i would say for argument\u2019s sake \u2018ghosts can\u2019t do it\u2019 , which has the most depressing plot you can think of\u2026it\u2019s about the relationship between a much older man named scott and his wife katie ( bo derek ) and it\u2019s a john derek movie . this in some way is basically one of his attempts at making a movie starring his wife who is bo derek so there is a bit of truth in it .\nthe \u2018ghost\u2019 effects are bizarre , because they\u2019re basically like an earlier version of when jay leno did beyondo on the tonight show and the scenes with scott in ghost form have a black screen behind him . basically scott dies because he can\u2019t get it on with katie because of\u2026being too old i guess and commits suicide , and here\u2019s the thing about him as a ghost\u2026 . someone else has to die in order for him to possess their body . which doesn\u2019t make much sense .\nhowever the icing on the sundae comes in the form of how katie has to attend a meeting to save her late husband\u2019s business from\u2026wait for it\u2026 . donald trump , yep , trumpty is in this and his lines are cheese - tastic but in an enjoyable way , he\u2019s trying to be intimidating and seductive . it was released in 1989 in australia but in the united states it came out in 1990 , and the ultimate irony is that it came out there after the release of the film \u2018ghost\u2019 with demi moore and patrick swayze .\nlots of great answers here , but i must add baller blockin\u2019 to the list . it was made back in 2000 when juvenile , lil\u2019 wayne , and the hot boy $ were on top of the rap charts .\nfrom imdb : showing the life of the hot boy $ ( or cash money millionaires ) and how it goes down in the magnolia projects , including the dirty cops , drug life and shoot outs with a twist of reality .\nmy all - time favorite \u201cbad\u201d movie has to be the wicked , a 1987 australian vampire film originally released in australia with the title outback vampires .\nwhile our heroes seek shelter in the middle of the night , their horror increases as they are exposed to such hair - raising experiences like a loverboy cover band and a vampire antagonist who \u201cgrows\u201d by way of panning the camera downward and abuses a six - year - old boy dressed similarly to the twenty - something protagonist .\nit was love at first viewing and easily supplanted the attack of the killer tomatoes as best \u201cworst\u201d movie ever made .\n, infantry squad leader at u . s . army ( 1998 - present )\nhere is how the movie was made , in a nutshell\u2026 tommy wiseau and his outrageous unrecognizable accent appeared out of nowhere with $ 6 , 000 , 000 of completely untraceable money to make a romantic drama of his own writing that nobody wanted with actors that nobody ever heard of . the result was masterpiece of complete garbage . it\u2019s like a mona lisa , but one painted with human feces instead of paint . the story behind how this movie was made was so out there , that an actual big budget movie about the movie is being released starring james franco and seth rogan .\nthis one was loved by the telugu audience , but oh my god , it was just awful .\nthe main plot in this movie is that a smart and young businessman tries to get revenge on another businessman who conned his father . a simple story , but they manage to make the pompous main character ( played by ntr , jr . ) and his over - the - top dialogues so pretentiously erudite that they become stupid . there\u2019s a repeating gag about a \u201cbutterfly effect , \u201d but they aren\u2019t even using it in the correct context ( it\u2019s hilarious , i wish i could show a scene but you\u2019ll have to see the movie ) .\nanother annoying aspect of this film is that the main character tries to be a sherlock ripoff and makes all these \u201cdeductions\u201d and \u201cobservations\u201d which have no logic . here\u2019s one of the many examples :\nbut i\u2019m sure the icing on the cake is this \u2018romantic song\u2019 where ntr , jr . stalks the lead heroine ( rakul preet singh ) all around london :\nit\u2019s about a former fighter pilot in the war whose wife has left him and is going to a new city to start again . he follows her on the flight . there is trouble with food poisoning and the crew is unconscious . the airport control guy knows the pilot and they have issues\u2026it\u2019s quite well boring with hackneyed characters , an unbelievable plot , and compete with the stench of bad dialogue said with the kind of grim campy - 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the attention of our cameracorated for any function ? it as he was , taking a stroll _ _ _ i . . & amp ; lt ; . around seremban one night , looks like that , but actually the location te beac h road . they are small birds perched and these birds are understood\nbr . army to use & quot ; guided weapons & quot ; on land london . feb . 24 . \u2014 . the array announced yesterday it is preparing to introduce a jjusded weapons for war on land . the war minister . mr . anthony head , said m a state * ment published with the annual financial estimates : \u2666 & # 39 ; the alms are clear tc organise ,\nno churchill - chou talks on formosa britain will keep aloof from dispute london , feb . 24 : britain & # 39 ; s prime minister churchill said yesterday & quot ; there is no question of our being involved militarily or indeed our being needed m the defence & quot ; of the chinese nationalist field offshore islands . churchill coupled this declaration with\nb . l . p . urges neutralisation of formosa london . feb . 24 : british labour party leaders called today for neutralisation of formosa and the pescadores and the exiling of generallissimo chiang kai shek and his principal chinese nationalist supporters . the party & # 39 ; s national executive committee adopted a resolution m line with policies outlined m recent\nchiang to pull out of nanchishan ? taipei , formosa , feb . 24 : signs multiplied yesterday that nationalist china might be forced to another painful decision a pullout from nanchishan , northernmost anchor of chiang kai - shek & # 39 ; s offshore island chain . official quarters suggested to foreign correspondents that it would be unwise to over estimate the\nspell his name . . . ! lansing , micbigap feb . 24 . george pappa ? vlahodimitrakopouloua retained the distinction tjodaf of having the longed name m the lansing telephone directory . pappavlahodimitrakopoulous , a restaurant owner , has made a standing offer of a free meal for anyone who can pronounce hfl * name correctly the time . \u2014 ap .\npolling continues in andhra kurnool , feb . 24 : the fourth phase of polling m the south indian state of andhra began yesterday when more than 2 million of the 12 million electorate went to the pools they cast their votes jtt more 2 , 500 polling stations iv 34 constituencies spread throughout the\nr . i . rs . 300 m . bond issue jakarta . indonesia , feb . 1 24 ; the indonesian cabinet has decided to float a 300 million rupiah bond issue this year to help curb the vast amount of money m circulation , information minister f . l . tobing said yesterday . he declined to say what the interest\nshah in germany hamburg . kjefrmany feb . 24 \u2014the shah of iran and his half - german queen arrived here by special plane yesterday for their first official visit to west germany . over one thousand _ ersons , including many iranian residents , welcomed the royal pair at hamburg & # 39 ; s fuhhsbuettet airport / ap\nfaure heads france & # 39 ; s 21 st postwar government paris , feb . 24 : france last night got its 21st postwar government . it is headed by m . edgar faure , 46 year old radical politician , who was voted into office by the national assembly by the big vote of 369 against 210 . this ended a\nbr . diplomats to confer in singapore hong kong , feb . 24 : sir alexander grantham , governor of hong kong , leaves here today morning by r . a . f . plane for singapore to attend annual conference of governors and administrators of british territories and british ambassadorto foreign countries m the far east , it was officially announced\nthird a - blast tomorrow las vegas , nevada , feb . 24 : the third explosion of the 1955 atomic test series was postponed until friday morning at the earliest after a weather conference yesterday . unfavourable winds forced nuclear scientists to abandon any idea of detonating to tomorrow the powerful shot on a 500 - foot tower\nparatroops for malaya london , feb . 24 : mr . harold macmillan , minister of defence , said yesterday that a squau / on of parachutists was recently sent to malaya not because of a reverse but & quot ; to exploit a success . & quot ; he was answering a question m the house of commons b \\ mr . george thomson , labour , who\n\u25a0lyau ^ b . j . ew & quot ; ? ^ so h 3months . - - 533 . 00 1 bmonth s - - - ; sbb . oo vm | l 1 month . . 5i5 . 50 ii \u25a0i 3months . - & # 187 ; 330 0 \u25a01 bmonths . \u2014 5 7 a . 00 ib | l lyeagj ^ ^ ^ ^ g\nindian daily mail s ' pore , fri . feb . 25 , 1955 penang election results \u2013 a review [ article ]\nindian daily mail s & # 39 ; pore , fri . feb . 25 , 1955 penang election results a review those who do not take the trouble to analyse the background cj & quot ; the various parties that contested the penang elections held last week are apt believe that the cent per cent victory achieved by the u . m . n . o . m . c . a .\nsoviet tributes to congress govt . and nehru travda & # 39 ; and & # 39 ; izvestia & # 39 ; new delhi . a glowing tribute to the congress government m india under mr . jawaharlal nehru & # 39 ; s leadership for its achievements m the national and international spheres were paid by the soviet official organ pravda and izvestia . writing on the occasion of\neconomic development called upon to play an important hole m the develop - 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{"id": 115964, "summary": [{"text": "assassination of russia ( also known as blowing up russia ) is a 2002 documentary film that describes the september 1999 russian apartment bombings as a terrorism act committed by russian state security services .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the film was created in 2001 by french producers jean-charles deniau and charles gazelle .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "yuri felshtinsky and alexander litvinenko worked as consultants for the film ; the film was made on the basis of their book blowing up russia : terror from within .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the french producers initially worked for russian tv company ntv to expand their program \" sugar of ryazan \" and later to tv-6 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "when tv-6 channel was closed by russian authorities , the film was 70 % completed .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the remaining funds were provided by boris berezovsky .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "leader of party liberal russia , sergei yushenkov flew to the premier on march 5 , 2002 in london , to announce that his party is going to distribute copies of the film around the country to demonstrate \" how the secret services deceived russian citizens \" .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "this film was broadcast by the main tv channels of estonia , latvia , and lithuania .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "russian deputy yuli rybakov brought a hundred copies to st. petersburg , but the copies were confiscated at customs in violation of his parliamentary immunity .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "no tv station in russia was able to show the film .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "tens of thousands of copies were sold in russia in 2002 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "sergei yushenkov presented the film at the woodrow wilson international center for scholars in 2002 , decrying lack of civilian control over the russian armed forces including the secret services .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "a staffer in senate foreign relations committee said , \" we just can not go out and say that the president of russia is a mass murderer .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "but it is important that we know it . \" ", "topic": 0}], "title": "assassination of russia", "paragraphs": ["the assassination is used as an excuse for further democratic repression in both turkey and russia .\nmonday\u2019s assassination of russia\u2019s ambassador to turkey came just as relations between the two countries were warming up following a cold war over the turkish downing of a russian fighter jet .\n5 russia ' s soldiers prepare russia ' s air defence system s - 400 triumf launch vehicles on august 13 , 2014 in elektrostal , russia .\nit may not spell a third world war . but here ' s what could happen after the assassination .\nthe assassination came after days of protests by turks angry over russia\u2019s support for the syrian government in the conflict and the russian role in the killings and destruction in aleppo , the northern syrian city .\nbut mr amsterdam said his assassination is not a one - off and cannot be ignored by the international community .\nmohammed al - shibli , a syrian activist who participated , said , \u201ci felt extreme happiness when i heard the news\u201d of the assassination .\nthe assassination , an embarrassing security failure in the turkish capital , forced turkey and russia to confront a new crisis tied directly to the syrian conflict , now in its sixth year .\nrussia\u2019s tass news agency said that mr . karlov had been shot from behind while finishing remarks at the opening of an art exhibition titled \u201crussia through turks\u2019 eyes . \u201d\nmr . erdogan , in a speech late monday night , said the assassination was a provocation meant to derail efforts by turkey and russia to collaborate more closely on regional issues and economic ties .\nin 2004 , the notion of fsb involvement in the apartment bombings re - surfaced in a film with the title disbelief directed by andrei nekrasov . berezovsky had backed a shorter film alleging an fsb hand in the bombing called the assassination of russia , based on a book by one - time kgb officer alexander litvinenko , the fsb blow up russia .\nthe assassination also illustrated the long reach of the syrian war . it has destabilized europe with hundreds of thousands of refugees , spawned terrorist attacks in paris and brussels , and led to the rise of the islamic state , which controls territory across iraq and syria .\nsome of the most famous of these have been the deaths of boris berezovsky and alexander litvinenko .\nthe attack was a rare instance of an assassination of a russian envoy . historians said it might have been the first since pyotr voykov , a soviet ambassador to poland , was shot to death in warsaw in 1927 .\n\u201cturkey is very aware of the size of this failure , and i think the government will make every effort to investigate this fully , \u201d sinan ulgen , a turkish former diplomat who is the chairman of the center for economics and foreign policy studies , an istanbul research organization , said of the russian diplomat\u2019s assassination . \u201ci don\u2019t expect any crisis between turkey and russia . \u201d\namy knight ,\nthe concealed battle to run russia ,\nthe new york review of books , 13 january 2011 .\nsince the turkish military incursion into syria in august , mr . erdogan\u2019s criticism of russia over syria had been muted . but mr . erdogan faced a dilemma : even as he was warming to russia , he faced a turkish public , not to mention the syrian refugees within turkey , angry over russia\u2019s role in the bombing of aleppo .\nfor many russians , the assassination is likely to recall the 19th - century killing in tehran of aleksandr griboyedov , a poet and diplomat who died after a mob stormed the russian embassy . that episode is remembered as the most severe insult to russia\u2019s diplomatic corps in the country\u2019s history .\nmax george to ditch the wanted tom ' s wedding to jet to russia . . .\nnumerous people in trump ' s top team , including us secretary of state rex tillerson , have been accused of having close ties to russia ' s leadership .\nover 57 , 000 emails of berat albayrak , turkey\u2019s minister of energy and natural resources and also president recep tayyip erdogan\u2019s son - in - law . with indications of russia cooperating with wikileaks to publicize\nthe united states , which has tangled bitterly with russia over the syrian conflict , quickly condemned the assassination in ankara . in a statement , secretary of state john kerry called it a \u201cdespicable attack , which was also an assault on the right of all diplomats to safely and securely advance and represent their nations around the world . \u201d\nmr amsterdam believes us inaction is giving russia no holds barred permission to do what it wants .\n, the gunman said \u201cwe\u2019ll make you pay for aleppo\u201d before firing at the ambassador , likely referring to russia\u2019s backing of the syrian government in its brutal siege of aleppo .\nrussia and turkey are on opposite sides of the syrian civil war , but both helped broker the latest ceasefire that allowed rebels and civilians to leave aleppo . the assassination could cause the ceasefire collapse anew , or lead to renewed fighting elsewhere in syria . russian forces are operational in northeast syria , not far from where\nbut citing the number of diplomats killed in just the last two months alone , mr amsterdam said it is evidence russia will take bold actions in terms of its foreign policy .\nrussia was accused of violating turkish airspace in october 2015 \u2014 during the start of moscow\u2019s intervention in the syrian civil war \u2014 leading turkey to warn that it would open fire the next time .\nin the fall of 2015 , russia entered the conflict in support of the syrian government , reinforcing mr . assad at a weak moment and dealing a blow to turkey\u2019s ambitions in syria . relations between turkey and russia reached a low point in november 2015 after turkey shot down a russian jet near the syrian border .\nistanbul \u2014 russia\u2019s ambassador to turkey was assassinated at an ankara art exhibit on monday evening by a lone turkish gunman shouting \u201cgod is great ! \u201d and \u201cdon\u2019t forget aleppo , don\u2019t forget syria ! \u201d in what the leaders of turkey and russia called a provocative terrorist attack .\nthe longer - term implications for the russia - turkey relationship , which had been warming recently after plunging a year ago , were not immediately clear . but some analysts played down the notion that the assassination would lead to a new rupture , saying it could conversely bring the countries closer together in a shared fight against terrorism .\njames nixey of the british think tank chatham house predicted russia would \u201cpaint it as part of a wider war on terror\u201d and use it to leverage support for its syrian policy from president - elect donald trump .\nhe had previously accused putin of being behind the brutal slaying of investigative journalist anna politkovskaya .\ndl : the writer peter maass cites experts who think russia with its oil reserves could become a dictatorial rentier state like angola .\nan earlier version of this article misidentified the government that has collaborated with russia even though it backs a different side in the syrian conflict . it is turkey , not syria .\nrussia then announced it was ending a long delay in shipping an s - 300 ground - to - air missile system to iran \u2014 one of turkey\u2019s main regional rivals \u2014 and imposed a slew of economic sanctions and travel restrictions .\n2015 , when turkish f - 16s shot down a russian bomber on the border of syria . in response , russia embargoed many turkish goods , turkish exports to russia fell $ 737 million . further , the turkish stream natural gas pipeline , meant to be part of the two countries\u2019 \u201cstrategic partnership , \u201d was put on hold . the economic situation did not improve until erdogan apologized\ntheresa may first jeers of \u201cresign\u201d and mps waving \u201cgoodbye\u201d as she made her first appearance in the house of commons since the resignations of dav . . .\npresident - elect donald j . trump , who has been accused by critics of aligning with russia , said in a statement that mr . karlov had been \u201cassassinated by a radical islamic terrorist . \u201d\nturkey accused russia of again violating its airspace in january , but after moscow moved to ally itself with syria\u2019s kurds \u2014 who seek to carve out a country that would cross into turkey \u2014 erdogan backed down and in june apologized over the downing of the russian jet .\nother prominent officials who often criticize russia\u2019s actions in syria and elsewhere also offered their condolences . \u201cno justification for such a heinous act , \u201d jens stoltenberg , the secretary general of nato , said on twitter . secretary general ban ki - moon of the united nations said he was \u201cappalled by this senseless act of terror . \u201d\nthe russian strongman ' s government has been linked to the deaths of numerous critics of his leadership over the years .\nnews corp . is a network of leading companies in the world of diversified media , news , and information services .\nafter the failed coup against his government this july , a putsch that included an attempt on his own life . putin came to power in part by cracking down against perceived insubordination by violence in chechnya . whatever else , the assassination does not bode well for russian or turkish civil society .\nthe death of alexander litvinenko in london in november 2006 occurred a month and a half after the assassination of journalist anna politkovskaya . a post - mortem proved his body contained fatal amounts of polonium 210 , a nuclear substance , that killed him slowly and extremely painfully . with the chechen opposition apparently crushed and khodorkovsky in a siberian prison the war against the foes of putinopia had moved on . in 2007 , andrei nekrasov , now living in london , a litvinenko friend and pallbearer , agreed to talk to me about these things by telephone from london .\non monday evening in istanbul , just after the assassination , a group of protesters gathered outside the russian consulate on istiklal avenue , the city\u2019s largest pedestrian street . the gathering was more street theater than protest , with two men lying on the street , shrouded in bloody sheets and the syrian flag , and surrounded by candles , to represent the killings in aleppo .\nmore recently , the lebanese shiite militia hezbollah , now allied with russia in syria , kidnapped four soviet diplomats in 1985 , killing one and releasing three a month later .\n\u201cwe know that this is a provocation aiming to destroy the normalization process of turkey - russia relations , \u201d mr . erdogan said . \u201cbut the russian government and the turkish republic have the will to not fall into that provocation . \u201d\ndays later , putin ratcheted up tensions by accusing turkey of letting isis operate a \u201cliving oil pipe\u201d across the syrian border , and the head of russia\u2019s state - owned news agency blasted turkish president recep tayyip erdogan on tv as \u201can unrestrained and deceitful man hooked on cheap oil from the barbaric caliphate . \u2019\u2019\nrussia\u2019s foreign ministry spokeswoman , maria zakharova , told the rossiya 24 news channel that mr . karlov had died of his wounds in what she described as a terrorist attack . turkey\u2019s interior ministry said the ambassador had died at guven hospital in ankara .\nrobert amsterdam , a renowned international lawyer , said the murder of outspoken putin critic denis voronenkov is a sign of things to come .\nrussian president vladimir putin meets with deputy prime minister alexander khloponin in the kremlin in moscow , russia , friday , march 3 , 2017 . ( mikhail klimentyev / pool photo via ap )\nturkey is a nato member , making it highly unlikely that russia would consider starting an out and out war with turkey itself . karlov is probably not , in other words , another archduke franz ferdinand .\nlisteria outbreak : list of vegetables recalled by tesco , lidl , . . .\n\u201cthere are a lot of killers . we\u2019ve got a lot of killers . what do you think ? our country\u2019s so innocent ? \u201d mr . trump responded .\nafter a number of attempts i was able to arrange a telephone conversation with robert amsterdam , a khodorkovsky lawyer . why , i asked him , did his client choose to remain in russia following the july 2003 arrest of his colleague platon lebedev and the arrest of the morozova lawyer mikhail trepashkin only a few days before he himself was seized in novosibirsk . didn ' t he understand the danger ? amsterdam :\nabsolutely . but this is a man who doesn ' t see a life for himself outside russia . he believed he could get a fair trial . remember that russia was a completely different country then . there may have been other calculations he made i wasn ' t privy to . we discussed the decision . he thought he could remain and fight the charges .\ndoes he have second thoughts ?\ni can ' t talk about things he ' s told me .\ndl : do you think khodorkovsky will ever get out of prison alive ? he has been transferred from a population of political prisoners to one of thieves and killers , he has suffered at least one physical attack from a fellow inmate . . .\nbut this year , in an effort to restore relations , mr . erdogan , now turkey\u2019s president , met with mr . putin in st . petersburg , and ever since the two countries have largely put aside their differences on syria and focused on improving economic ties . in august , when turkey\u2019s military went into syria to push the islamic state out of the border town of jarabulus , the move was widely seen as having been made with the tacit approval of russia .\npresident vladimir v . putin of russia said on russian television that mr . karlov had been \u201cdespicably killed\u201d to sabotage ties with turkey . mr . putin spoke with the turkish president , recep tayyip erdogan , by phone , and the two leaders agreed to cooperate in investigating the killing , and in combating terrorism broadly .\ndoes khodorkovsky believe he will get out alive ? amsterdam said it was something he dealt with everyday ,\nkodorkovsky is being held by a completely mercenary , merciless group of people .\nafter the murders of anna polikovskaya in moscow and alexander litvinenko in london , the shooting of paul joyal outside washington d . c . , who ' d appeared on nbc ' s dateline to accuse the putin regime of murdering litvinenko , and the more recent death in questionable circumstances of moscow journalist ivan sofranov who ' d published a story about russian weapons sales to iran and syria , does he , given that those judged enemies of the regime living outside russia can be effectively targeted , feel concern for his own safety .\nif you were me would you be concerned ?\ni would , i said , be very concerned . odd though how hope endures . khodorkovsky follows newspaper reports of events , tries to reply to the dozens of letters he receives each week . a lawyer visits regularly . amsterdam , who is banned from russia , continues to work on the case in the belief that he may one day succeed in securing his client ' s freedom .\nthe hero of ilya kabakov ' s 1985 installation the man who flew into space from his apartment\n. didn ' t want to wait until the whole of the rest of the society was ready for utopia ; he wanted to head off for utopia there and then - flying out into cosmic space where he would no longer be tied to a particular place , a particular topos , but would be in an ou - topos , a ' not - place ' , weightless , floating free in the cosmic infinitude . so he built an apparatus that was capable of catapulting him straight from his bed into outer space . and the experiment evidently worked - all we see is the room the man used to occupy . the walls of the room are plastered with soviet posters designed to communicate a sense of historical optimism . inside the room we see the bed and the remains of the apparatus , along with some technical drawings showing how the apparatus functioned . a section of the ceiling directly above the bed has been destroyed . it was through this hole that the man shot out into space . visitors cannot enter the room , but they can look into it from a small vestibule outside . on the walls of the vestibule there are texts describing this event from the point of view of the man ' s neighbours and acquaintances . . in his installation kabakov uses images of red square and other symbols of the communist , soviet utopia in order to tell the story of the individual , private fate of the hero of the installation . the great utopian narrative describing how all of humanity would one day be collectively propelled out of the gravitational pull of oppression and misery and into the cosmos of a new , free , weightless life . . .\nboris groys\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nmr voronenkov was gunned down in broad daylight on thursday in the ukrainian capital of kiev .\nformer lawmaker of the russian state duma , denis voronenkov was brutally gunned down in broad daylight in kiev . ukrainian president petro poroshenko says the murder is ' an act of state terrorism '\nwhile it was too early to tell if the gunman acted alone , his use of jihadist slogans and his invocation of syria raised the possibility that he was a member , or at least a sympathizer , of an islamist group like al qaeda\u2019s syria affiliate or the islamic state , two organizations that turkey has been accused by allies , including the united states , of supporting in the past .\nan : russia has an enormous number of problems that are just swept under the carpet , not seen or reflected in official statistics . it ' s a real disaster in the making . problems are not faced the way they would be by the more or less responsible institutions in the west , because in russia there are none . the duma and a lot of the commissions are phony . people use them to launder money , to get into positions to take bribes . the result of all that at one level are the murders of politkovskaya and litvinenko . abortion in russian is like a dental extraction . it is a false freedom , permissiveness of the worst kind . in fact it has nothing to do with freedom . women get pregnant , men don ' t bother with contraception . aids is huge . not like in africa because of the macho tradition . it ' s russian chaos . the average life expectancy for men is less than 60 . why ? alcoholism , smoking . illness but not just illness . accidents , petty crime , murder from brawls , especially in the provinces . it is a very brutal life outside the glamorous centres of st . petersburg , moscow and a few other places .\nso far , russia and turkey have said that this is a move meant to weaken ties between the two countries , and the u . s . department of state said in a statement that it is ready to provide assistance to the two countries . it is unclear what will be said , or happen , next . but given tense relations between ankara and moscow over the past year , centuries of historical rivalry and animosity , and colliding foreign policies in the carnage of the syrian civil war , there are a few potential escalatory scenarios to keep in mind .\nkhodorkovsky , an ex - oligarch , is among those men who grew fantastically wealthy in the yeltsin era . through a series of complex financial manipulations of borderline legality , he was able to buy his way into a dominant position in the russian oil business worth billions . he headed yukos , russia ' s largest oil company , fourth largest in the world , a position from which he resigned following his arrest . had he been attempting to leverage his clout to forestall a new round of state oil industry taxes ? was khodorkovsky ' s real crime simply launching a political challenge to the putin regime ? in the days leading up to his arrest there were threats of arrests of yukos executives , allusions to tax arrears , to cheating and stealing and prison time for khodorkovsky .\na man , reported by the associated press to be the gunman , after the shooting of the russian ambassador , on the floor , on monday at a gallery in ankara , the capital of turkey .\nan explosion near a courthouse in izmir was the latest in a series of deadly attacks in turkey .\nan : one of the things russians find shocking about america is the attitude towards alcohol . americans appear prudish and overly moralistic , not just with alcohol , with other things . it ' s a very important cultural point . in its political essence , russia is very unfree , in fact absolutely despotic . it is a condition best described by the word vlast - absolute totalitarian power , the deification of the physical power of the state . on the other hand , there is a completely lax attitude towards abortion , alcohol , prostitution . . . russians who have a little money or a lot of money feel themselves perfectly free . it is in a sense really a completely free and easy sort of place . you can get alcohol 24 - hours a day , any time , and its cheap . what russians take for freedom is irresponsibility . what is not of immediate interest to the state is left unregulated . there is for example a huge demographic problem russia is facing and nothing is being done about it . the population is in decline . every russian woman now has 0 . 7 children . population maintenance requires two point something . it could be rectifiable .\nmikhail trepashkin , a lawyer and former kgb employee , was engaged by the sisters and given power of attorney to investigate . on october 22 , 2003 , three days before the arrest of khodorkovsky , trepashkin was himself arrested . held in the same jail that holds khodorkovsky , trepashkin was charged with possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition , possessing state secrets , and the communication of those secrets to british intelligence .\na tale of unknowables , disbelief makes the point that the assumption following the explosions was that they were gas explosions . suspicion about the involvement of the fsb surfaced when officials began blaming the explosions on chechen terrorists .\nboris johnson has said the\ndream of brexit is dying\nin his resignation letter as foreign secretary .\nthe russian envoy was shot from behind and immediately fell to the floor while speaking at an exhibition of photographs , according to multiple accounts from the scene , the contemporary arts center in the cankaya area of ankara .\nhow to explain the arrests of khodorkovsky and trepashkin coming within a few days of each other ? the only link , the journalist thought , was a regime intent on silencing the voices of opposition .\nthey don ' t care what is said abroad . khodorkovsky and trepashkin are being held in the same jail , one with a notorious reputation in russia , where people the regime wanted to silence have always been held . it doesn ' t look like trepashkin will get out of jail soon . the likelihood is that he will be kept under lock and key for a long time .\nthe russian president , he said , has played his cards very cleverly , claiming that the war in chechnya is part of the war against international terrorism . a more powerful putin has emerged with the fsb as his power base .\nwe finally decide not to go out to toshino , mostly out of fear of moscow traffic . then too , i hadn ' t been able to make contact with anyone who knew anything much about the heavy metal concert .\nanalysts told agence france - presse that monday\u2019s murder of russian envoy andrei karlov was unlikely to reverse the thaw .\nhe added :\nif mr putin ' s gang believe they can act with impunity , they will become more active in libya and the middle east and attempt to upset the balance of power in the rest of the world .\nvesselin nedkov , 57 hours : a survivor ' s account of the moscow hostage drama , viking canada , 2003 .\n) . the turkish government has been on the receiving end of such hacks before ; on dec . 7 , wikileaks\nlater that evening the private plane of mikhail khodorkovsky , russia ' s richest man , was on a re - fueling stop in novosibirsk when it was suddenly surrounded by military vehicles . khodorkovsky was seized by armed men in masks . we watched it on the tv set in our hotel room . denied bail , the russian billionaire sat for many months in a small jail cell dining on convict fish soup . he would be charged with fraud and tax evasion .\nmr . kara - murza \u2019s conversation with richard engel is scheduled to air during friday evening\u2019s episode of \u201cnbc nightly news . \u201d\nan : the release date is too far away . you know , the guys in power are very short term , they are obsessed with money , big money . the putin people just want to survive the next election , then they ' ll see . there is another tendency that has accelerated : to get capital out of the country . to buy into western businesses , to buy property , just in case , so if anything goes wrong in russia they have somewhere to run to .\nan : well , they have an interest in having him disappear . he ' s been in for over three years . once he ' s out , if he ever gets out , he ' s going to become one of those like politkovskaya and litvinenko , one of those outspoken critics continuing his campaign of criticism . they are not looking forward to it , especially with the elections coming up .\n\u201cit\u2019s pure nonsense to make any connection of this unfortunate case with president putin , \u201d kremlin spokesman dmitry peskov told cnn last month .\nan : tarkovsky was certainly interested in asia , in the traditions of japan and china , he was obsessed with that . he felt a strong empathy . i think he would have been interested in learning about the interest of chinese and cambodian cinema people in his work .\nin the past , russian cyber surrogates could target turkey , revealing more unflattering secrets about people in the orbit of president recep tayyip erdogan .\nan : it was in a non - descript working class district . the circumstantial evidence is that the bombing was done by a rogue element in the fsb . if indeed it was them they needed an absolutely typical moscow apartment building that all russians could identify themselves with . the majority of russians live in those buildings , even if they live in smaller towns or some villages . that ' s what soviet civilization did for russians . before the revolution , the majority lived in wooden huts , a minority in palaces , in apartments in st petersburg , grand apartments , in moscow town - houses . the typical soviet man lived in this tiny flat , with its tiny kitchen , tiny bathroom , a couple of rooms . he would be provided with plenty of hot water , heating , because russia is after all an energy giant . he ' d have this minimum of private space . but it is all completely anonymous . they are all the same , standardized . an explosion in a building like that would go straight to the nerves and psyche of the typical russian person .\nhe was identified by turkey\u2019s interior minister as mevlut mert altintas , from the western province of aydin and a graduate of a police college in izmir . local news reports said that mr . altintas\u2019s mother and sister had been arrested and that a computer had been confiscated from their house .\nan : disbelief was not shown in a theatre or on tv . it is available on dvd in a sort of media samizdat . there is a certain amount of scope , some people would always find it possible to sell the dvds . you can even download it . the main influence is television . only five or seven percent of the population has access to the internet , not the way it is in the west .\nthe two leaders then sat next to each other and enjoyed a few laughs at an october meeting of the world energy congress in istanbul , with anna glazova , a foreign - relations expert at the russian institute of strategic studies , later noting that putin could easily have sent an underling .\ndl : in the film tatyana morozova says :\ni could not believe people would do this to people .\nwhich seems to be where the title of the film comes from . on the other hand , the film includes an encounter with clearly disingenuous fsb officials about a related incident , and in light of the recent murders of anna politkovskaya and alexander litvinenko , and the imprisonment of mikhail khodorkovsky and mikhail trepashkin , suggests that what is in fact at issue is not an isolated apartment bombing but a condition . disbelief seems less a film about individuals than about the terrible circumstance they find themselves in .\nan : you call it a condition , tarkovsky would have said it is about a certain kind of reality where individuals may not be the main subject , a higher reality . he would very often say that he felt himself a medium , somebody who reacts , who listens , who doesn ' t act as a main protagonist of his own will , but who is a listener , trying to transmit something , to understand the meaning of what ' s going on instead of acting willfully . he saw his heroes , his protagonists not as pawns but as figures placed almost in a greek tragedy , subject to certain forces and circumstances .\ndl : i saw disbelief a year or so ago . it has since occurred to me that it is a film much like the films of andrei tarkovsky .\nhe told daily star online :\nmy opinion is very simple \u2013 what is alarming is how mr putin is taking advantage of the american [ inaction ] .\nan : i really don ' t like thinking that i ' ve left russia , that i am an \u00e9migr\u00e9 . even though i ' ve lived in the west , i ' ve kept my russian base . a lot of people don ' t advise me to go back , that it is dangerous , especially after the politkovskaya and litvinenko murders . well , go back just briefly they say , and leave . get your stuff out . this involves a very painful decision because it is one thing to leave and travel in the west and not be completely cut off . i was happy in the 1990s , i thought a new era had begun , when it would be possible to feel at home in the country of my birth . but we are reverting to the bad old days at the moment , which is a very sad and unwelcome development , not just for me but for a whole group of people .\ntatyana morozova , whose mother had occupied an apartment in one of the nine - story buildings destroyed by the blast , lived in milwaukee , was married , had a child . now her mother along with149 others was dead . she learned of the tragedy in a cnn - assisted phone call from alyona , a sister . the russian government claim that the bombing was the work of chechens was dismissed as a cover - up . in the words of a morozova uncle who lived in the urals :\nthere are bigger fish involved .\na chechen living in moscow named timur dakhkilgov was arrested for the bombing , jailed , beaten and later released .\n\u201cgiven the sophistication of the poison , and it seems to be very sophisticated , because first of all , we don\u2019t know what it is , and secondly that , you know , when it methodically shuts down all of your organs one after another within the space of a few hours , that\u2019s sophisticated , \u201d he told nbc news in an interview scheduled to air friday . \u201cgiven that , and given that i have no idea how or where it happened , so the way it was done was also sophisticated , i can only presume , that this , this was done by people , with at least , with connections to the russian special services .\ndl : in a survey done the following february , five months later , 70 % of the people surveyed said that it was chechens ! only 8 % blamed russian authorities .\nnothing has to involve a direct order from putin but those around him seem to feel they have impunity \u2013 that is very dangerous for the rest of the world .\nberezovsky was found in 2013 with a ligature around his neck in the locked bathroom of his berkshire mansion after the billionaire threatened to bring down putin ' s government by force .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\ndl : you know people i met in china fifteen or so years ago , the late film director zhang nuanxin and her husband , the literary critic li tuo , regarded tarkovsky ' s films as a model for their work . they were looking to free the chinese cinema from the maoism of low angles , clean uniforms , and perfect teeth , as well as the influence of hollywood . the cambodian director rithy panh told me that he was inspired to become a filmmaker by a screening of tarkovsky ' s andrei rublev in paris .\ni have lost touch with my russian friends . at some point sergei and the others became suddenly distant , incommunicado . who was the associate we met a couple of times in london ? didn ' t seem to be the same person i saw in the photo riding a motorcycle . how heavy a guy could he be if he always showed up on time for our dinner meetings ? did they think i was some kind of clandestine agent ? or , as jeannie suspected , did they decide i could be of very little further use to them . .\nwhen boris yeltsin was in and out of hospital , staggering around hammered , pinching secretaries ' s toocheses in plain view of tv cameras , the yeltsin\nfamily\nbecame convinced that his deteriorating condition threatened family interests . boris berezovsky ' s choice to replace yeltsin and protect those interests was kgb man vladimir putin , mistakenly judged a willing puppet . berezovsky , now a fierce putin adversary , lives in exile in surrey , outside of london , drinking thousand - dollar cognacs and consumed , one hears , with regret and a hatred that eats away at him like a cancer .\n\u201cand as for the reason , this is what i really do have no doubt about , \u201d he said . \u201cthis is because of , uh , my involvement in the russian opposition . \u201d\nsaturday , 25 october . in the hotel lobby matt damon was organizing a tour with members of a stunt crew . the actor was in moscow to shoot scenes for the bourne supremacy . jeannie picked him out . it was , she said , the smile . not very tall , wearing a black north face down jacket and cap , he looked like an ordinary american kid . a large sour - faced russian bodyguard in a black leather jacket was positioned close by .\nwe ' re going to red square . cool .\nsaid matt , leading the gang out of the hotel into a waiting white van . matt was staying at the hotel along with the second unit stunt crew . the wife of a member of the crew told us they ' d been there for months . i could only imagine the bill . the film ' s american audiences would have no idea that all those cars with the small blue dome lights chasing matt all over moscow were more than pals , more likely , very tight buddies of the czar .\na month later , a female suicide bomber pulled up in a big black benz outside the five - star national hotel down the street from the metropol . metropol guests would have heard the explosion . a report claimed the benz had pretty much disappeared in the blast . the russian foreign ministry denied chechen involvement ; the incident , they said , was the work of international terrorists , perhaps a settling of accounts in a business dispute .\nit made good on the threat less than three months later , when turkish f - 16 fighters shot down a russian sukhoi su - 24 warplane near the border of turkey\u2019s hatay region on nov . 24 , 2015 .\ndavid satter , a wall street journal reporter who appears in the film speaking at a hudson institute public lecture , described the discovery of a bomb found in an apartment building in ryazan , 200 kms southeast of moscow , placed there by fsb agents who were apprehended by ryazan police . the bomb contained the military explosive hexogen manufactured in a factory guarded by the fsb . a tv channel that broadcast a report on the ryazan affair was shut down .\nvladimir kara - murza , a pro - democracy crusader and one of mr . putin \u2019s fiercest critics , became critically ill while in moscow last month and within hours was diagnosed with organ failure and placed on life support .\nrussian news agencies said the ambassador\u2019s wife fainted and was hospitalized after learning of her husband\u2019s death . they also said that as a precaution , russian tourists in turkey had been advised against leaving their hotel rooms or visiting public places .\nan : you know people are now slagging litvinenko , after the first wave of praise there is now a lot of interest in blacking his reputation . there were claims from a suspicious russian lady who said she was a journalist but who was hiding the fact that she was working for the government . she claimed litvinenko told her he had some evidence and was going to use it to blackmail some russian politicians and business people . which i don ' t believe . . these are very bad times that are beginning . there is uncertainty as to what putin is going to do . it ' s illegal for him to run again . his own policies have deprived public life of a credible figure to replace him . it ' s a big problem for him , even with the absence of free media and his party being very influential and having all the resources of the state . those guys in his immediate entourage are mediocre . people just don ' t like them , even though with his popularity he ' s supposed to be able to just point at somebody and say : this is my heir , that this would work , but it may not work .\nan : yes and no . how can one say somebody ' s popular when the statistics and the tv channels are controlled ? it ' s like in the last days of the soviet union . they ran a referendum six months before the dissolution in december 1991 and 90 % said , yes we want the soviet union to exist forever . six months later it was gone because in reality everyone , every individual , every republic was fed up with it . now it ' s the same , so it is difficult to judge . western observers may say , well putin seems really popular . where do they get this information ? i ' d say he probably would have won the last election , but not by a margin of 80 % . his actual popularity may be in decline . there is intimidation , the glorification of putin , like in the old brezhnev days : the visits of foreign dignitaries , the awards , the ceremonies .\nthe gunman , wearing a dark suit and tie , was seen in video footage of the assault waving a pistol and shouting in arabic : \u201cgod is great ! those who pledged allegiance to muhammad for jihad . god is great ! \u201d\nas the war ground on , the consequences for turkey were profound . it was overwhelmed with refugees \u2014 more than three million now reside in the country \u2014 and the rise of the islamic state led to terrorist attacks within turkey\u2019s borders .\nan : we are very , very worried about him . he did nothing . i could vouch for his integrity . i knew him to be pretty straight , an absolutely transparent guy , a person of perfect integrity . maybe a little obstinate , somebody who can get into trouble for being too honest , not diplomatic enough . he ' s serving time for nothing . he has terrible asthma . where he sleeps is close to a source of fine dust which is killing him .\nin november , 2007 mikhail trepashkin was freed following the completion of his four - year prison term . he continues to pursue legal work defending civil rights activists . in march 2010 trepashkin added his name to an online anti - putin manifesto .\nin the wall street journal - europe , david ignatius observed that the oil oligarchs were beginning to understand that crime didn ' t pay enough , that there was even more money to be made by joining the global economy . but the business climate might not have changed all that much . there was the case of a fellow who chained the wife of a one - time business partner to a radiator to collect on a $ 24 , 000 debt . the debt paid , the wife was unchained . after a time the creditor was found dead , murdered execution - style . the rule of russian business thumb : when working with a partner one needs to build the business in such a way that your partner will find it unprofitable to kill you .\nrussian president vladimir putin condemned that incident as a \u201cstab in the back delivered by the accomplices of terrorists , \u201d and moscow quickly announced it was moving a naval cruiser loaded with high - tech missiles closer to syria\u2019s latakia province to protect its aircraft .\nthe conditions under which khodorkovsky is being held are severe . there was an incident in which a cellmate attempted to stab him in the eye with a shoemaker ' s knife while he slept ; he awakened suddenly and the knife caught him across the bridge of the nose .\ndl : i thought a key moment in the film occurred during the fsb pr man alexander zdanovich ' s meeting with the residents of a ryazan apartment building about a foiled fsb bombing attempt and the claim that this was really a training exercise . at a certain point his face goes flat .\nhe continued : \u201cthis is the first step in getting justice for the syrian people . the ambassador is not innocent . he represents the foreign policy of his murderous state and thus he is a murderer , as well . now we are waiting for revenge against everyone who shed blood in syria . \u201d\nback home , i got in touch with sasha , a chechen banker from grozny , a different sasha , to tell him about my trip . sasha had helped me with some contacts . chechens , sasha said over coffee , are proud of their untrustworthiness . what did sasha make of the khodorkovsky business ? he himself , he said , had been investigated . $ 2 million in cash had been seized from his moscow apartment . it happened as he was planning to emigrate to canada . someone in the embassy tipped off interpol who then informed russian authorities . russians , he said disdainfully , create problems and then solve them .\nan : what tatyana ' s uncle said and the chechen akhmed zakayev re - iterated\u2014remember they had never met or ever discussed the incident together\u2014was that it would have been possible for the chechens at that point to blow up just about any building in moscow with the exception of the kremlin . there were a lot of buildings where the military and government officials lived , that were completely unguarded . everyone knew where those buildings were , where the military , except for the higher ranks , and the wealthier people lived , people the chechens believed were responsible for the first chechen war and the atrocities of that war . it made absolutely no sense in terms of revenge for the chechens to destroy an ordinary apartment building , it could only provoke a russian reaction . besides , the chechen terrorists were famous for bragging about what they did . all their attacks were quite spectacular , like the nord ost incident . these things were done for effect , for show , and were brutal like beslan . the chechens were never known for doing something and not claiming responsibility . in fact shamil basayev who was killed , our number one terrorist , had often claimed responsibility for incidents he had nothing to do with , like beslan . he said it was him but in fact it was some sort of splinter group . the only attack he said he had nothing to do with whatsoever was the one at 19 gurianova street . it was strange and very atypical . the chechens had absolutely nothing to gain from such an attack . which is what zakayev said ; they very much feared a second chechen war .\nis there any truth to the claim of al qaeda involvement on the chechen side ? there may , he said , be limited financial backing , between five and ten percent . the rest comes from corruption , theft , kickbacks . money transferred from moscow for re - construction projects in chechnya winds up in chechen hands .\na russian journalist i met said he didn ' t think the putin people were directly responsible , that perhaps it was the work of a rogue element within the government . among the suspicions that floated about unconfirmed was that russian security knew the chechens were planning the incident but did nothing to stop it . on the other hand , trepashkin is , as he put it ,\na berezovsky guy .\naside from the 1998 debt default , the situation had become very difficult . a parliamentary election was scheduled for the coming winter , 1999 , a presidential election a year later . there were at the time two strong contending groups in russian political and business life he referred to as clans : the kremlin clan , meaning the yeltsin\nfamily\nwho were prepared to do anything - he emphasized the word - to hold on to power . to lose power meant they could all be jailed or exiled , in other words left with less than nothing . the opposing clan was led by yuri lushkov , the mayor of moscow and included yevgeny primakov , a former prime minister , fired by yeltsin in may of that year . have you , he asked me , seen the film wag the dog ? that was the situation . the yeltsin clan needed a virtual war to distract the electorate . were the apartment bombings the work of an administration desperate to protect the yeltsin family ?\nwe have no evidence , we can ' t say that .\nthe yukos people were reported to be re - grouping in london . they ' d be unlikely to run off to madrid or paris . london is where their children attend private schools , where they own property , the reverse itinerary of philby , maclean , and burgess . in 1907 , stalin himself sought sanctuary from the czar ' s secret police in london ' s east end ."]}
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", "topic": 9}], "title": "the incredible melting man", "paragraphs": ["shock splats out 9 shots from the 1977 gore classic the incredible melting man .\nthe title promises a melting man and damn it , we get a man who is melting .\nto ask other readers questions about the incredible melting man , please sign up .\nis manhandled onto power lines by the incredible melting man . instead of merely being electrocuted\nthe incredible melting man - review by screaming soup ! ( season 2 ep . 18 )\nplease note the following review is for the arrow uk blu ray release of the incredible melting man .\nthe incredible melting man ( 1977 ) cited by special makeup effects artist rob bottin as influence .\nshock splats out 9 awesome images from the incredible melting man . and almost 40 years later\u2026they\u2019re still pretty repellent !\n\u2022 as the man who accidentally drinks hulk ' s blood in the incredible hulk .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of the incredible melting man by phil smith .\nironically , unbeknownst to the crew , incredible melting man was also put through the wringer by its producers , and the director wound up loving the episode .\nand then you melt . i liked the melting man gimmick . kudos to rick baker .\nyour windows 95 !\nwhen the melting man kills a character who resembles bill gates .\ni ' m melting : well , obviously . though it must be said that the melting man seems to melt at the speed of plot .\nthe melting man ' s death scene is particularly gruesome , though . ( but hilarious ! )\nmystery science theater 3000 : the incredible melting man ( 1996 ) ( tv episode ) mike : up ahead is the alien 3 set , robocop and terminator 2 .\neven if the incredible melting man were deliberately retro , re - creating the look and feel of a stultifying drive - in undercard isn ' t exactly a laudable achievement .\nbefore the word splatter was officially part of the cinematic lexicon , writer / director william sachs\u0092 trashy galactic gore gem the incredible melting man was defying audiences not to lose their collective lunches .\nalthough the footage apparently no longer exists , here is a still i scanned from my stash of jonathan demme ' s ( mpaa - deleted ) disemboweling from the incredible melting man .\nted nelson was found alive , and of normal size . there was no melting man .\nmelting man looks at his reflection . mike \u201ci think it\u2019s starting to clear up a little . \u201d\nstands by and does absolutely nothing while the melting man overpowers the sheriff and subsequently tosses him into some power lines .\ntitle is similar to the incredible shrinking man but the incredible melting man has none of that inventiveness or ingenuity . it is more like a nostalgic , cheesy fun ride . those who love cinema ' so baaad it ' s good ' ( like this reviewer ) will get the most out of this shout ! factory\nin closing , if you ever asked the question : what would happen if you took a 50\u2019s monster movie and added 70\u2019s smarm what would you get ? the answer is the incredible melting man .\ndr . ted nelson was found alive and of normal size . there was no melting man .\n10 . the news report from culver university in the incredible hulk can also be seen on a screen at the end of iron man 2 .\nmore from scream factory theatrical trailers for life force ( 1 : 27 ) , the incredible melting man ( 1 : 04 ) , and invaders from mars ( 1 : 28 ) .\ni always get a good laugh early in the film when the melting man is chasing the chunky nurse and when they show it from the melting man\u2019s pov it\u2019s obvious the camera is on a rail , when servo pipes up that he\u2019s chasing her on roller blades .\npretty much mixed reviews on amazon , but they have mostly one thing in common , most say the incredible melting man is just awful and would recommend you avoid it like the plague , . . .\ni do have to look away , though , when the melting man is on - screen . boy , that\u2019s nauseating .\nan antecedently unfashioned breviloquent telegenic pericope of recrementitious vernacular ( 2012 ) ( short ) the melting man from the toxic waste is mentioned .\nfrom the very first frames , with a hair prominently caught in the film gate , you know you ' re in for something special , and the incredible melting man ( 1977 ) delivers , not missing . . .\nin a similar way to the george a . romero / stephen king collaboration creepshow , the incredible melting man tries to recapture the comic book panel effect with a lot of its shots and angles , and it largely succeeds as william sachs obviously knows how to frame an image . it also helps that the look of the melting man is similar to the cartoonish zombies that you used to see in the likes of ec comics , so stylistically the incredible melting man hits its mark and is an obvious inspiration for movies such as robocop and any amount of neon - lit madness from troma .\ndanger takes a backseat : the melting man kills an elderly couple when he creeps into the back of their car before they come back .\ncheck out this clip from the incredible melting man and buy the blu ray at : urltoken colonel steve west has just returned from an incredible history - making flight to saturn when he is hospitalized with an ailment that baffles the entire medical community . his flesh is melting and to stay alive he must consume human flesh and blood . the infected colonel west escapes from the doctors ' supervision and hides in the surrounding community where he begins to hunt for human flesh . who can stop the incredible melting man ? want more screams ? subscribe here : urltoken check us out on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken\nwhen the nurse ( from being frightened by the sight of the melting man ) smashes through the glass door out of the hospital , there is no stock smashing noise .\n5 . a clip of actor bill bixby , who played david banner in the incredible hulk tv show from the ' 70s , can briefly be seen in 2008 ' s the incredible hulk .\nthe incredible melting man [ dvd ] : urltoken alex rebar , burr debenning , miron healey , michael aldredge , ann sweeney , cheryl smith , lisle wilson , william sachs , samuel w . gelfman : dvd & blu - ray\nted nelson is shot and killed while trying and failing to convince a security guard that the melting monster is a man in need of rescue .\nsure , it ' s hard out here for an incredible shrinking man . but it gets easier . the only thing that hurts is shrinking away from it .\nthe incredible , inedible melting man oozes nicely into the \u201ccautionary tales of space travel\u201d genre of monster a go go and night of the blood beast , except this one was made post - moon landing . it\u2019s kinda the anti - 2001 : a space odyssey .\ncheck out the \u201870\u2019s porn mustache on the title character in the movie opening before he starts melting .\n: an oddly framed shot of the melting man walking through a forest with a branch in the foreground while dr . ted nelson calls for him . the riff :\n\u201cted nelson was found alive , and of normal size . there was no melting man . \u201d ( monster a - go go ) .\nthere were a lot of steve\u2019s in season 7 . what with the \u201cplanet of the steve\u2019s\u201d in blood beast , and the melting steve here . was the brute man a steve ?\nthe melting man emil attempts to run robocop over with a van - but instead , the criminal runs head on into a vat of toxic waste . swept out the rear of the van , emil emerges from the steaming muck with the flesh melting off his hands and face .\nbc watched two movies about people melting in the same day and wrote about it .\noh , my god , it ' s his ear !\nand so it goes with the incredible melting man , a piece of sci - fi cheese so pungent that it was honored with its very own mystery science theater 3000 episode .\nmy favorite has already been mentioned : \u201cted nelson was found alive , and of normal size \u2013 there was no melting man . \u201d \u2013 crow\nin an intriguing coincidence , crow finally gets to direct his first feature film ,\nearth vs . soup\n, in between viewing the incredible melting man ( 1977 ) , a film about a incredibly ' 70s . . . see full summary \u00bb\nregrettably i ' ll be aping the consensus on this one . apart from rick baker ' s awe - inspiring , excellent makeup effects (\nincredible melting man\nmore or less marking the beginning of a brilliant career ; good thing this movie didn ' t prematurely kill it ) ,\nthe incredible melting man\nis horrendous , unpleasant viewing , a confused mess of a monster movie that seems to awkwardly stumble toward being a straight horror movie before stumbling back to a parody / homage of creature features .\nin 2007 damian ortega presented his installation \u201cman is the controller of the universe\u201d at the daad gallery .\nso a word to the b - movie wise . if you can get past the flat delivery when burr debenning dolefully intones ,\noh god . it ' s his ear !\nwithout braying with laughter , then you ' re probably missing the point of the incredible melting man .\ni want them screaming that they have been plagued and deformed by the ills of science . i want the incredible melting man to shake his degenerating fist at the heavens , and i want swamp thing to weep bitter tears for his lost humanity into fetid , swamp - infested water .\n6 . the voice of bruce banner from the ' 60s hulk cartoon , paul soles , plays the owner of the pizza shop in the incredible hulk .\nthere ' s a powerful temptation to say that you never thaw a movie as foolish as \u201cthe incredible melting man . \u201d but the fact is that each spring brings similar releases to fill the need of drive\u2010in operators for something cheap to put on the screen for the kids in the cars to ignore or laugh at .\nthe incredible melting man is a cheeseball 1977 american sci - fi horror film about an astronaut who is exposed to outer - space radiation and then comes back transformed into a hideous monster . the good news is that unlike the last time this happened , there really is a monster here !\nmiami - based artist augusto esquivel designed these incredible fun fair - inspired button sculptures from hanging strips .\n\u201cit\u2019s a glop movie , \u201d writer - director william sachs admits with a shrug on the special features of the incredible melting man , his hilariously misbegotten 1977 science - fiction / horror movie . and this is absolutely true : the main reason the incredible melting man still gets talked about in cult circles\u2014beyond being mocked in the seventh season of mystery science theater 3000 \u2014are the gloppy makeup effects by the legendary rick baker . the \u201cmelting man\u201d of the title , an astronaut who returns home infected from a voyage to saturn\u2019s rings , stumbles around the movie like an unlicked ice - cream cone left in the summer sun , french vanilla and raspberry swirl pouring from the top . this isn\u2019t refined , subtly detailed makeup artistry\u2014it\u2019s blood and pus applied with a trowel . the word \u201cvat\u201d is used more than once in reference to baker\u2019s materials .\n- the grand opening : part 2 ( 1977 ) . . . man # 1\n- the grand opening : part 1 ( 1977 ) . . . man # 1\nthen of course , there is the film\u2019s hilariously grisly conclusion where the puddle that once was mr . west receives an unceremonious disposal . as sachs himself said when discussing \u2018the incredible melting man\u201ds horror - comedy origins , \u201chow can a serious horror movie end with the monster being shovelled into a garbage can ? \u201d\nwhen the nurse enters the room of the melting man , she drops the blood containers and it splatters her shoes ; then , as she runs away down the hallway , her shoes are completely clean . see more \u00bb\nin an intriguing coincidence , crow finally gets to direct his first feature film ,\nearth vs . soup\n, in between viewing the incredible melting man ( 1977 ) , a film about a incredibly ' 70s physician trying to stop an astronaut from gradually turning into soup .\ndirector william sachs originally intended the film to be a campy , comic book - type homage to old school monster movies . however , the producers wanted a more grim straight - forward horror picture . the clashing of ideas resulted in much of the off - beat ( and occasionally bizarre ) tone of the incredible melting man .\nin his instagram post , nicotero mentions that viewers didn ' t really get a good look at this walker during the carnival - centric rick and michonne episode , but you can view it in its full , gory glory below , along with an image from the incredible melting man for comparison .\nshared on instagram ( and initially reported on by bloody disgusting ) , nicotero ' s new walker image shows a member of the living dead legion whose slimy , shiny skin and deformed facial features are an homage to rick baker ' s amazing effects work on the incredible melting man ( 1977 ) .\n28 . during the new years eve scene at the beginning of iron man 3 , tony stark drunkenly meets both professor yensin , who would later help him create the first iron man suit , as well as dr . chen lu , also known as the super villain radioactive man .\ncitizen kane ( 1941 ) a man passes away and only puzzled memories remain .\nthe seventies : nothing to clearly indicate it , but the score lifted from the incredible hulk and judy ' s odd body shape give it away .\n8 . lou ferrigno , who played hulk in the the incredible hulk tv show from the ' 70s , makes a cameo as a security guard .\nswamp thing is out aug . 6 from scream ! factory on dvd / blu - ray combo pack ; the incredible melting man is out now on blu - ray from shout ! factory . next week on dvdanger : we ' ll be looking at all that heavenly glory with the bruce lee legacy collection .\n( when melt\u2019s eyes are melting ) \u201cand he still sees 20 / 20 . \u201d \u2013 crow\ntasteless or not , the melting man sequence scored highly with audiences - and with the ratings board . it was one of the scenes that the mfaa wanted to cut out . but the movie team fought like crazy to keep it in . one of their weapons was the fact that during some early screenings , the national research group had asked people what their favorite thing in the movie was - and the answer was the melting man . at that point certain people took a stand against the mpaa , because it just seemed ridiculous to cut out the one thing that audiences liked best ! ultimately they won . actually , though , the melting man also rated highly as the least favorite thing in the movie . so it got a lot of reaction .\nbut the sad truth about the incredible melting man is this : it\u2019s a compromised glop movie . working on the cheap for american international pictures , sachs claims he intended a winking nod to science - fiction comics from the 1950s , as well as classic monster movies , but his vision was so mangled by the producers that he nearly took his name off the film . in the decades since its release , the film has tasted the sweet nectar of infamy , spending some time on the imdb\u2019s bottom 100 rankings , but it remains a guilty pleasure for some , particularly fans of baker\u2019s old - school gross - out effects . he\u2019s the real auteur of the incredible melting man , and the sole discernible reason a new special - edition blu - ray has found its improbable way into the world .\nthe incredible melting man was originally entitled the ghoul from outer space and yeah , i know what you ' re thinking , and baker was thinking the same thing too . why the hell would anyone want to make a film called the ghoul from outer space in 1977 ? ( double embarrassment for baker : this was his first gig after designing the cantina aliens for star wars . )\nfirst published back in 1978 , the novel for \u201cthe incredible melting man\u201d was adapted from william sachs\u2019s screenplay for the 1977 movie of the same title . the film draws heavily from both robert day\u2019s 1959 movie \u201cthe first man into space\u201d and irvin s yeaworth jnr\u2019s 1958 sci - fi b - movie \u201cthe blob\u201d . not exactly the most complex of plots , phil smith attempts to work from a film screenplay that relied heavily on the very talented rick baker\u2019s gut churning special effects and make - up . with a simplistic\nrarely do i watch anything covered by mst3k without the robots because most of the time they ' re no good . unfortunately , the incredible melting man is also no good without riffing . the only thing the uncut version offers is more gore and cheryl\nrainbeaux\nsmith ' s breasts . the effects are pretty excellent , but they are used in the service of a poor ripoff of the quatermass experiment with a leading man who you ' d like to see get killed as quick as possible . unless there ' s a silouhette of a man and two robots in the corner of the screen , stay away .\nnerdland ( 2016 ) robo wizard parodies robocop with the half - man , half - robot concept .\npeep show : the man show ( 2004 ) ( tv episode ) mark and sophie watch the film on television .\nthe mechanical man ( 2011 ) ( short ) clips are seen in the montage of dillon watching videos about robots .\ndidn ' t think this through : as the sheriff points out ( right before he ' s killed ) , dr . ted nelson apparently never considered what they would do if they ever caught up with the melting man .\nbut it ' s definitely worth seeing , not just for the unintentional comedy ( it doesn ' t even need tom servo to be funny ) , but also for the early fx work by rick baker . apparently the actor playing incredible melting man was a pain in the ass and didn ' t want to deal with baker ' s more elaborate makeup ideas ( which were also hindered by the budget and short production time ) , so he had to scale it back - but it ' s still a pretty impressive getup , one that looks great in high def . incredible melting man is only seen in human form in his flashbacks ; after about 20 minutes he already looks like ms . rose looks like in the 3rd act of\nthe halloween season which followed the film ' s release brought at least two official merchandising products . collegeville produced a ready - to - wear children ' s costume , and imagineering offered a melting man face make - up kit .\nthis is a middle of the road episode , like all of season 7 save laserblast . a nice double feature with say , the amazing colossal man or the amazing transparent man . and the host segments were much better than the standard mike - cc era fare .\nthe movie almost begs for ' batman ' - style sound - effect captions , but provided by don martin : ' sklishity , skloshity ! ' when the melting man leaves his gluey footprints ; ' poit ! when his eyeball plops to the ground .\nto achieve the gruesome melting man monster , makeup effects artist rick baker fashioned a slightly over sized skull - shaped helmet for actor alex rebar to wear . the piece was painted flesh tone and then was cover by a gooey concoction of syrup and paint . the drippy substance would have to be re - applied for every take of the melting man . at the end of each shoot rebar would have so much of the sticky stuff on him that he would literally have to peel his costume off .\nmonsters : the family man ( 1990 ) ( tv episode ) small poster on boy ' s bedroom wall .\nemi\u2019s two outfits the h - man . \u00a9 1959 columbia pictures industries , inc . dvd : columbia pictures .\ndesignated hero : ted nelson doesn ' t do a single heroic thing at all . hell , the woman who cut off one of melting man ' s arms when he tries to kill her comes off as more heroic .\nthe lowdown director william \u2018bill\u2019 sachs originally envisioned his 1977 sci - fi the incredible melting man as a comic book spoof called the ghoul from outer space . he may have lost that fight , but his grisly humour is still very much evident ; a turkey leg mistaken for a decapitated limb is a standout , as are the closing scenes in which steve\u2019s liquefied remains gets unceremoniously shoveled into a rubbish bin .\nthe greatest attraction of the usa is the incredible diversity this country has to offer . enjoy the best of america from scenic coastlines and majestic mountains to vast prairies , desolate deserts and breathtaking canyons .\n) . luckily for me , the two films couldn ' t be less alike - their melting protagonists are the only thing they share .\nthe grand canyon , yellowstone , arches and glacier national parks compete for your attention with the iconic sights and culture of san francisco , boston and new orleans . eastern energy , slow - paced deep southern charm and the laid back lifestyle of the west coast combine to create an incredible melting pot of virtually anything .\nand i also find the scene where the old couple for some inexplicable reason opt for a moment of childish rebellion to steal some lemons only to be killed by the melting man . their attempts at being kittenish are so over - the - top i can\u2019t help but laugh .\nthe italian title of this movie is ' l ' uomo di cera ' , which means ' wax man ' .\nthe performances are decent if unremarkable , and there is a half - hearted attempt at some \u2018who\u2019s the real monster ? us or him ? \u2019 cloying morality , but it falls flat . like many of the aforementioned 1950s movies from which \u2018the incredible melting man\u2019 so clearly draws its inspiration , once we\u2019ve seen the monster in action its starring scenes quickly become all that we care about and the rest of the film becomes a tedious waiting process for our gore oozing protagonist to return to the screen .\nfrom instagram :\nthis walker from this weeks episode was an homage to rick baker ' s work in the incredible melting man and unfortunately you didn ' t really get a chance to see it in the episode but kerrin jackson and kevin wasner did a great job on this i believe the sculpture was done by norman cabrera . i loved the thick layer of ultra ice that was added to make the veins look deep under the skin @ therickbaker @ somemonsterism\naction survivor : a random woman is not only one of the few people to survive a close encounter with the melting man , but she ' s also the only person in the entire film who manages to seriously wound it ( by chopping off its arm ) and drive it away .\nliquefaction , turgidity , heat the h - man . \u00a9 1959 columbia pictures industries , inc . dvd : columbia pictures .\nfroggy liquid , puritan fire the h - man . \u00a9 1959 columbia pictures industries , inc . dvd : columbia pictures .\ncallback not listed by sampo : \u201ci don\u2019t follow you man . . no way\u201d ( san francisco international )\n9 . composer craig armstrong also gave a nod to the original tv show when he echoed\nthe lonely man theme\nmade popular by the family guy .\nthe incredible melting man ( 704 ) : every episode of the show\u2019s abbreviated , six - episode season is a home run , perhaps because they were stinging from the dual disappointments of the big screen version\u2019s poor development process and comedy central\u2019s disregard for what was once their flagship show . but this episode about a killer astronaut with serious skin problems , with its countless inexplicable moments ( the overweight nurse running through a plate - glass door , the sexed - up retirees , and , best of all , the hysterical scene where a security guard shoots a defenseless man after he shouts \u201ci\u2019m ted nelson ! \u201d ) , is the crown jewel .\nand how bad is rebar as the titular decomposing astronaut ? if you want a good reason to watch the incredible melting man , ( and i ' m not trying to give you one ) , it ' s to prove that there ' s a lot more to being a good movie monster than putting on a mask and schlepping around going\nurg urg urg .\nlet ' s just say rebar is no kane hodder .\nthe role of matt winters , the man ted kills after he kills general perry and leaves steve ' s house , is played by jonathan demme .\n13 . the comic book dragon creature , fin fang foom , can be seen on a billboard for the golden dragon casino in iron man 2 .\nanime abandon : 8 man after ( 2013 ) ( tv episode )\nsort of a proto - robocop .\nsteven west , astronaut from saturn , is melting . he must have human cells to survive . he is a living time bomb !\n1 . different versions of theme song from the ' 60s iron man cartoon can be heard throughout iron man . once in the casino scene , once when tony stark and christine everhart get together , and again as tony stark ' s ringtone on rhodey ' s phone .\n29 . the rock - man thor battles at the start of thor : the dark world is korg the kronan , who appeared in the same comic book thor first appeared in , journey into mystery # 83 .\n1977\u2019s \u2018the incredible melting man\u2019 falls firmly in the b - movie category . steve west ( alex rebar ) is an astronaut and the lone survivor of a mission to saturn that saw the rest of his crew killed by an explosion of deadly radiation . upon his return to earth he is taken to hospital , where doctors are baffled as to how he was able to survive while his crew - mates perished . while alone , west removes his bandages and finds to his horror that his flesh is melting away . terrified and angry , he leaves the hospital \u2013 not before murdering a screaming nurse \u2013 and goes on the rampage , presumably driven insane by the increasingly sticky situation he finds himself in .\nwhat to do with the incredible melting man except have him melt some more ? the film - makers never really resolve this sticky problem once their burned - up astronaut busts out of hospital and , at a snail ' s pace , starts eating the local population . this z - grade effort , lacking any low - budget energy , takes its cue from the central character : it ' s tacky and bumbling and sinks into its own morass long before its subject finally dribbles apart , slurp , glub .\nthere was also another callback that might have been missed : as the melting man is being shown on a hill with the sunset beyond him \u2013 a typical \u201970\u2019s shot \u2013 you hear m & tb softly singing the love song from \u201cthe sidehackers\u201d , \u201conly love ( pads the film ) \u201d . i love it when they go way back on a reference !\nstill , even if the incredible melting man were deliberately retro , re - creating the look and feel of a stultifying drive - in undercard isn\u2019t exactly a laudable achievement . it doesn\u2019t seem that difficult to track down a slow - moving man - beast who leaves pools of glop ( and facial features ) wherever he goes , but poor dr . ted just pokes around with his geiger counter like a retiree trolling the beach with a metal detector . the events that pass between baker\u2019s makeup effects are as arid and nondescript as the california valley on which they were shot . it helps to have mike , crow , and tom servo around as company .\nokay , now for the bad stuff : the movie is also poorly written , dimly lit , loaded with uninteresting characters , and contains an extremely bad and unsatisfying ending in which nearly everyone with a speaking part dies and the incredible melting man melts . incredibly . and is thrown away by a janitor . the director wanted to do the movie as a parody , which could have indeed worked\u0097several things left in the final film even hint at this original plan\u0097but sadly , the studio forced him to turn it into a straight horror flick , resulting in the ludicrous mess moviegoers wound up seeing .\nmovie : ( 1977 ) upon his return to earth , an astronaut develops melting skin and murderous tendencies , and the authorities try to hush it all up .\ni also never quite understood what incredible melting man hoped to achieve by killing folks every now and then . i thought there would be some sort of built in nonsense where he could consume flesh to slow / reverse the melting process , but he just gets worse throughout the film , despite racking up a decent body count ( 5 or 6 ) . i guess he just went crazy , but there ' s still a shred of his humanity in there as he saves nelson ' s life in the climax , so i dunno . all i know is , nelson ' s attempts to find / save him are limited to wandering around with a geiger counter every now and then , calling his wife to give vague status updates , and telling cops his name . and thanks to writer / director william sach ' s bizarre idea that we shouldn ' t know anything about incredible melting man until the end , there isn ' t much to his character to make him sympathetic - if sachs had his way , what little we do know would have been revealed at the end , so it would have been 80 minutes of a random melting guy killing people while a vague friend of his tries to find him when he ' s not scolding his wife for forgetting the crackers .\ndrive ( 1991 ) the driver continues :\nand robocop and die hard and die harder and batman and every other white man movie .\nrob bottin conceived , designed and fabricated the makeup , which was called\nthe melting man\nin homage to rob ' s earlier work with rick baker on a picture called\nthe incredible melting man .\nthe makeup was rob ' s conception of what someone would look like dumped into hot waste . he decided to make emil literally melt , to have his whole face start to be pulled down by gravity instead of just going through the usual blisters - and - disintegration route . the look of that makeup suggests an actual drooping of all the muscles , as if they are starting to slide off emil ' s skeleton . as the toxic waste cascades through emil ' s truck , a stuntman wearing a fairly simple makeup is washed out of the van . the next cut picks up the first stage of bottin ' s creation as actor paul mccrane staggers to his feet and realizes that he is literally failing apart .\n# 52 \u2013 \u201ccallback not listed by sampo : \u201ci don\u2019t follow you man . . no way\u201d ( san francisco international ) \u201d\nincredible melting man is a delightfully bad 1977 sci - fi horror about ill - fated astronaut steve west who returns from a space mission exploring saturn\u00e2 ( tm ) s rings with a bizarre condition where his flesh is melting . for some reason , just as mystifying as to how he got this condition ( there is a hint it was caused by viewing the sun through saturn ' s rings but , never confirmed . ) , steve must consume human flesh to slow down the degeneration . and the hunt is on as west escapes the hospital and begins to chow down on the locals . the only positive things about this production is it ' s heart is in the right place and the really cool melting / gore effects by future oscar winner / fx legend rick baker . the filmmakers are really trying hard here to deliver a new and horrifying movie monster but , the talent ( aside from baker ) is just not there behind or in front of the camera . the dialog is just as bad as the acting and the inept cast of unknowns stumbling around finding body parts both of the victims and the melting man , produce far more laughs then chills . i had fun when i saw this at the legendary oritani theater in hackensack , n . j . back in 77 and it was gleefully for all the wrong reasons . written and directed by william sachs who was responsible for the equally bad galaxina .\ndid you ever see that wonderful black - and - white movie from the 1950s ,\nthe incredible shrinking man\n? the hero , scott carey , blond and tall , is sailing his boat in the ocean beneath an infinite sky . suddenly a mist appears and covers him with a radioactive dust . slowly , he goes from 6 feet to 3 feet to 3 inches to infinitesimal .\nsteven west , astronaut from saturn , is melting . he must have human cells to survive . he is a living time bomb ! see more \u00bb\nthe incredible melting man is a decent b movie that displays some impressive special effects with a so - so storyline . this is one of those movies that should have been truly a memorable addition to the genre , but as it stands it ' s a mildly entertaining film that should have been much better than the finished product . despite the so - so ideas on - screen , this is still a worthwhile film to watch due to effective effects , which are sure to please the most diehard gore hound . the film has a decent plot , but it could have been developed a bit more to really make this one stand out . i read that this film received a lot of flack ; however i think it doesn ' t deserve all the negativity it has received . this film despite all its imperfections is a benchmark in special effects design and influenced many films years later . there are no standout performances as this is more a horror film that is designed to be a vehicle for its effects . with a decent story that is of course predictable , but is a fun film for what it is . if you enjoy low budget schlock fests , then the incredible melting man is the film to watch . rick baker ' s effects are the best aspect of the film , and really is the reason to watch the film . i enjoyed the film for what it was , and thought it was a really creative horror picture in terms of special effects , however the film could have benefitted from a rewrite in terms of storyline . adding more depth to the film ' s story would have made the incredible melting man a standout horror picture . worth checking out and it is a gooey good time from start to finish despite its shortcomings .\nwhen we choose to be here for god - - everywhere , always love , compassion and wisdom - - our ego shrinks without pain and our work becomes effortless . the more we choose to be here for ourselves , the greater our ego swells and the rest of the body , physical and mystical , suffers . either way , life says to us : you will become an incredible shrinking man .\n4 . a partially disassembled prototype of captain america ' s shield can be seen in tony stark ' s workshop in iron man .\n8th man ( 1965 ) ( tv series ) cited by director paul verhoeven , writer edward neumeier and fx artist rob bottin as influence .\nthe plot concerns an astronaut ( alex rebar ) whose biochemistry is irrevocably altered by the sun ' s rays reflected through the rings of saturn . the sole survivor of the failed space mission , he is treated on earth but soon begins to find himself with a case of very , very advanced leprosy , parts of his body dripping and falling off . the only remedy for lost cells , we ' re told , is eating those of someone else . seems logical . thus we get a wanton path of blood and destruction from the\nincredible melting man ,\nwith only dr . nelson and an ineffectual assortment of military and police to try to stop the thing .\nfirst off , the film has all the production values of a mid - season episode of the six million dollar man . all the money went on hiring rick baker to create the melting man , although legend has it that that rebar refused to wear half the prosthetics , so that was cash well misspent . the money shot , when west collapses like a rotting gourd , is pretty spectacular . although , as baker says , considering that his assistants on this went to be a who ' s who of 80s practical effects gurus , it ' s a damn shame the rest of it doesn ' t look that good .\n\u2020 the new dvd gives us the choice of watching either the english - language version of the h - man or the japanese original . with a strange contempt , though , sony has retained the export title for the dvd menu of both versions , and has not even subtitled the japanese title when it appears on screen in the original version . here i\u2019ve chosen to use its literal translation , in the shortened form of liquid human . to anglophone viewers , the \u201ch\u201d in the h - man is no doubt quite expressive ( of the homo , the he - man , the human , and the h - bomb , not to mention horror and hell ) ; but liquid human , in suspending the antitheses between definite / indefinite , singular / plural , and male / female , names something more fundamental to the film .\nthe first new horror creature before he turned his hand to lycanthropes in an american werewolf in london , shuffling zombies in the thriller music video and hostile extra - terrestrials in men in black , special effects legend rick baker lent his talents to the creation of another memorable horror creature . step forward , the incredible melting man ! when spacecraft scorpio v returns to earth following a mission to saturn , two of the crew are dead and the third , astronaut steve west , is in a critical condition . critical , that is , until he rises from his hospital bed to bite chunks out of a nurse before escaping into the surrounding countryside . the authorities set about trying to track steve down before he claims any other victims , but they don\u2019t know the really bad news yet - steve is also highly radioactive ! the incredible melting man offers up a wealth of show - stopping b - movie moments in its relatively modest running time \u2013 chief among them , the scene in which a disembodied head floats down a river only to smash messily on the rocks further downstream \u2013 but the real star of the show here is baker\u2019s ultra - icky special effects work which let you see the melting man\u2019s transition in all its gooey , glistening glory . special edition contents : - high definition blu - ray ( 1080p ) and standard definition dvd presentation of the feature , transferred from original film elements - original mono audio ( uncompressed pcm on the blu - ray ) optional english subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing audio commentary with william sachs - super 8 digest version of the film - interview with writer / director william sachs and make - up effects artist rick baker - interview with make - up effects artist greg cannom - reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by gary pullin - collector\u2019s booklet featuring new writing on the film and more !\ni ' m surprised there is no thread based on this . anywho scream factory is releasing a remastered bd release of the 1977 schlock cult sci - fi horror film\nthe incredible melting man\non july 28th with extras being commentary , interviews with rick baker and greg cannom , photo gallery and trailers . i hope this looks and sounds better than ever on hd , this movie is a guilty pleasure of mine since i was a kid when i rented it on video and i also enjoyed mst3k ' s version of it as well . i also hope later this winter shout releases the mst3k version in the next boxset .\nred dwarf : d . n . a . ( 1991 ) ( tv episode ) lister ' s\nman - plus\noutfit is basically the same design as robocop .\ncommunity : pillows and blankets ( 2012 ) ( tv episode ) as the abed ' s secret weapon , pierce is\npart man , part pillow , all carnage .\nthere are so many mysteries to the incredible melting man . why , even after much of his skin has turned into irradiated suppurating lesions , does he still have eyebrows ? why is he being treated in what looks like a warehouse ? is this really the weirdest episode of storage wars ever ? why does that nurse run through a glass door in slooooooow mooooottttiiiiooooon ? how does that child not know the rules to hide and go seek ? why are there only three people involved in a government hunt for a flesh - eating astronaut ? why does doctor nelson ' s wife invite all three over for a dinner party ?\nbeyond the makeup and gore effects , the most distinctive element of the incredible melting man is how much of a throwback it is to z - grade 1950s science fiction , to the point where it barely resembles a movie from 1977 . if not for the gore , a bit player doffing her top ( courtesy of american international pictures , no doubt ) , and some weird , almost avant - garde touches on the soundtrack , nobody would be able to tell the difference . the space effects are stock footage of a completely different grain from the rest of the movie , but the wooden performances are what stands out . sachs actually likens healey to character actor turned spoof legend leslie nielsen , but the entire cast reads their lines as if marlon brando and method acting had never happened . it\u2019s so uncanny that it almost feels deliberately retro .\nas you\u2019ve more than likely concluded , \u2018the incredible melting man\u2019 is centered around a ridiculous premise worthy of the schlockiest 1950\u2019s drive - in fodder . it would be an entirely forgettable piece were it not for one key element \u2013 the special effects and make - up of one of the all - time great monster maestros , rick baker . baker\u2019s work is , as ever , exemplary and west\u2019s deterioration looks both realistic and grotesque in the extreme . unfortunately while this means that the ( far too few ) scenes with west hold your attention and provide some gross - out chills , it also highlights just how boring the rest of the film is , with long drawn - out dialogue scenes of doctors and military personnel talking and essentially saying nothing .\nnot surprisingly , the film has a minor cult following and appeared as an episode of the always amusing film - riffing show \u2018mystery science theatre 3000\u2019 \u2013 and if you\u2019re going to check the film out , i\u2019d suggest that is the version to go for as you\u2019ll both get to see the truly great make - up effects and be kept entertained during the long lulls in monster activity . it also frequently appears in the imdb \u2018bottom 100 of all time\u2019 list \u2013 an inauspicious distinction that i don\u2019t think it truly deserves . while i certainly wouldn\u2019t call it a good movie , it has its moments and i\u2019ve definitely seen much worse . while steve west may have found his ultimate end in the bottom of a garbage can , thanks to rick baker in my opinion \u2018the incredible melting man\u2019 narrowly avoids warranting the same fate .\nafter a mishap in space , an astronaut returns to earth where he starts turning into a murderous melting monster . i must admit that while watching this b monster movie my opinion of it did change a few times . at first , after the first 15 minutes or so , i thought that this was going to be one cheesy mess of a movie . however i found myself enjoying this campy flick the further i got into it . i mainly have the great makeup effects of a young rick baker to thank for it too ! baker ' s talents are evident even in this early movie with it ' s bloody good makeup work . the oozing melting man effects are impressive for a low - budget production . there ' s also a great death - by - power line scene . still , this movie isn ' t flawless now . the performances of the cast are pretty weak and the movie has its share of silly scenes - like an overacting nurse running through a window to escape the title character or a scene where an elderly couple decide to steal some lemons and end - up paying big time ! the incredible melting man is a mixed - bag of b horror fun . nothing to be taken seriously , for sure , but b horror fans may just dig it . * * 1 / 2 out of * * * *\n26 . in one scene in the avengers , tony stark can be seen wearing a black sabbath t - shirt . this is likely a reference to the song\niron man ,\nwhich isn ' t actually related to the marvel character of the same name .\nted nelson might have been able to save his friend if he could have studied him , but then he randomly gets shot by a security guard . steve kills the guards in retaliation and ends up melting to death .\n47 . in the avengers , mark ruffalo , as dr . bruce banner , mentions a botched suicide attempt :\ni put a bullet in my mouth\u2026 and the other guy spit it out .\nthis suicide attempt is a deleted scene from 2008 ' s the incredible hulk with edward norton as bruce banner .\nthere ' s nothing in\nmelting man\nyou can ' t get from\nthe toxic avenger ,\na movie that functions as a better straight monster movie and satire of the same . when a troma film - - even one as magnificent as\ntoxic avenger\n- - makes your movie look cheap , cut - rate , and insipid by comparison , you ' ve lost your right to work in the medium of film .\n38 . nick fury ' s grave has the quote\nthe path of the righteous man\u2026\non it from ezekiel 25 : 17 . this is a reference to the film pulp fiction . the character played by samuel l . jackson in that film has that same passage memorized , and recites it several times throughout the film .\nto celebrate halloween and october , the we live film family will be reviewing various types of horror films throughout the month of october . these will range from classic horror films to lesser known films and even some b movies to add some range to the type of films being reviewed . day 13 : the incredible melting man critic : joe cauwel ( cauwel3 ) plot : an astronaut is transformed into a murderous gelatinous mass after returning from an ill - fated space voyage . cast : alex rebar , burr debenning , myron healey , ann sweeny , and janus blythe director : william sachs subscribe to joe at urltoken subscribe to we live film : urltoken join us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken"]}
{"id": 115971, "summary": [{"text": "war hunt is a 1962 war film starring john saxon , robert redford and charles aidman .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was directed by denis sanders , produced by his brother , terry sanders for t-d enterprises , and released by united artists .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the movie features the film debuts of sydney pollack and tom skerritt and the first major role for redford .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "redford and pollack met on the set of this film as actors .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the two would later form a prolific working relationship , with pollack eventually directing redford in seven films .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the national board of review named the film as one of the ten best films of 1962 .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it won the silver sail best feature film award at the 1962 locarno international film festival and was nominated for a un bafta award in 1964 . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "war hunt", "paragraphs": ["war hunt ( 1962 ) - - ( movie clip ) never lost a war . . .\nwar hunt ( 1962 ) - - ( movie clip ) we ' re . . .\nwar hunt ( 1962 ) - - ( movie clip ) leave that kid . . .\npows and intel at fort hunt in world war ii ( u . s . national park service )\na war hero tries to help a kill - crazy private during the korean war .\ntags : world war ii spies fort hunt p . o . box 1142 military training intelligence washington dc pow camps pows\nsauvie island controversy ; civil war road story ; jerry hunt / nature photographer . oregon field guide . tv | opb\nsome movies are better known for events surrounding the film than for the actual contents .\nwar hunt\nis a prime example .\none of my favorite parts was the brief introduction of the wild hunt . previously , all i really knew about the wild hunt came from previews of the witcher 3 .\nthe hunt for nazi war criminals continues | germany | news and in - depth reporting from berlin and beyond | dw | 23 . 07 . 2013\nthe mary g . roebling building 20 w . state st . map / directions to the abraham hunt house site map / directions to all trenton revolutionary war sites\ni\u2019m sure i could go on all day about folklore and different references to the wild hunt , so let\u2019s get back to the witcher saga\u2019s wild hunt . early on in the time of contempt it\u2019s mentioned that the wild hunt has been seen , and then we get to see them for ourselves as ciri flees through a storm filled with specters from her past\u2013and the specters of the wild hunt .\nthere are very few films of the korean war and this one certainly gives pause for thought concerning war and life in general .\nthe king of the wild hunt spurs on his skeleton steed and erupts in wild , horrifying laughter .\nin 1932 , the war department sold fort hunt to the public buildings and public parks of the national capital , whose functions were taken over by the nps in 1933 .\nbegins , ash sets off to war . her story , while fiction , is no fantasy : one of the books laird hunt acknow\u00adledges is deanne blanton\u2019s and lauren m cook\u2019s\naccording to pro - hunt campaigners , the fuel protests would be timed to take advantage of british troops preparing for war as well as capitalising on any future strikes by firemen .\nnow , in folklore , the \u201c wild hunt \u201d is basically a group of spectral huntsmen galloping through the sky . it\u2019s considered a sign of bad luck . the song \u201cghost riders in the sky\u201d is a reference to the wild hunt . the great hunt and the heroes of the horn in the wheel of time series may also be a reference , especially since the hunters in the wild hunt are often said to be gods or heroes , such as woden or king arthur . of course , sometimes the wild hunt is depicted as evil , too .\nfuture famous director sydney pollack ( as\nvan horn\n) and the squad ( robert redford as\nloomis ,\ngavin macleod as\ncrotty ,\njohn saxon as\nendore ,\n) roll toward the front in the korean war drama war hunt , 1962 .\na concerted campaign of major disruption is being planned by pro - hunt militants following last week ' s protests outside parliament .\na harbinger of future disruption arrived in the summer when hunt supporters caused traffic chaos by driving on the m25 at 10mph .\nfuture famous director sydney pollack ( as\nvan horn\n) and the squad ( robert redford as\nloomis ,\ngavin macleod as\ncrotty ,\njohn saxon as\nendore ,\n) roll toward the front in the korean war drama war hunt , 1962 . >\ncivil war re - enactors at gettysburg . photo : john moore / getty images\nthe king of the wild hunt laughs , the rotten teeth snapping above his rusted gorget . the skull\u2019s eye sockets glitter lividly .\nhunt for the wilderpeople tackles some fairly serious issues , but it handles those issues with just the right sense of the sweet .\ncaption ( below ) : west chester\u2019s uriah hunt painter followed the course of the civil war from the front lines , reporting to the american public through the philadelphia inquirer . photo courtesy of the chester county historical society .\nplans to bring britain to a standstill follow ugly scenes when pro - hunt supporters attempted to storm parliament as mps debated the hunting bill .\nreplacement loomis ( robert redford ) meets sergeant van horn ( sydney pollack ) , then chats with crotty ( gavin macleod ) , showalter ( tom skerritt ) and fresno ( tony ray ) , early in war hunt , 1962 . >\na novel of the american civil war that combines realism with the powerful folklore surrounding defiant women .\nrevolutionary war new jersey the ultimate field guide to new jersey ' s revolutionary war historic sites ! trenton new jersey revolutionary war sites \u2022 trenton new jersey historic sites trenton battle monument \u2022 st . mary ' s church \u2022 colonel rall headquarters \u2022 john fitch ' s gun shop \u2022 st . michael ' s church \u2022 abraham hunt house site old barracks \u2022 first presbyterian church cemetery \u2022 quaker meeting house \u2022 alexander douglass house \u2022 william trent house\nother plans touted by pro - hunt activists include blocking motorway junctions for half an hour at every fifth junction of every motorway on every monday morning .\nhessian commander johann rall , who died of wounds suffered at the battle of trenton , is buried in this cemetery . so is abraham hunt , the man whose house rall had been entertained in on the night before the battle of trenton . ( see abraham hunt house site entry above on this page . )\nthe old barracks served multiple functions at different times during the revolutionary war : as a barracks , as an army hospital , and to hold prisoners of war . it is now a museum . see the\nthe captain ( charles aidman ) tries to calm sullen endore ( john saxon ) about his citation for bravery , then they interrupt loomis ( robert redford , in his first feature ) and charlie ( tommy matsuda ) playing catch , in war hunt , 1962 . >\nmichael gove has hit out at tv shows and historians who depict the first world war as a\nmisbegotten shambles\n. but does satirising or criticising the great war really denigrate ordinary british soldiers , asks stuart jeffries\nthe back of photos sent to ginny koesters in the 1950s from indiana soldier who served in the korean war .\nwith the help of her daughter , perlee was able to provide some information on smith\u2019s life following the war .\nas donald a . ritchie , ph . d . , historian of the u . s . senate states , \u201cwhen the civil war began , the publisher of the philadelphia inquirer hired the young uriah hunt painter to \u2018go wherever you think it will advance the enterprise of the inquirer . \u2019\u201d\nmessages intercepted on the internet by anti - hunt campaigners after the violence indicate hardline pro - hunt factions are preparing for a radical campaign of confrontation and disruption . members of one radical splinter group , the countryside action network , were known to be in the parliamentary protests during which smoke bombs were hurled and an mp was shot at with a flare .\nwhat a passage ! as soon as i reached that , i couldn\u2019t wait to learn more about the wild hunt\u2013and just what\u2019s up with ciri , our mysterious child of prophecy .\n\u2022 the industrial economics subsection , focused on german industrial production and its ability to sustain the war effort\u2019s production needs .\n114 east state st . map / directions to the first presbyterian church map / directions to all trenton revolutionary war sites\nrobert redford ' s feature debut from 50 years ago is not without merit , yet even it ' s good points can ' t save war hunt ' s weak script . fun to see a young redford , along with early performances by tom skerritt , gavin macleod , john saxon and sydney pollack .\nduring world war ii , two americans are forced to bail out and parachute into a small german town . herr frick , being equal parts patriotic and lonely , keeps them as prisoners of war in his . . . see full summary \u00bb\nby 1923 , only a caretaker remained at fort hunt . from 1931 through 1933 , the first african - american rotc unit in the nation trained and then later drilled at the site .\nnearly 150 years ago , chester countian uriah hunt painter was exactly where he wanted to be \u2013in the middle of one of the biggest battles in american history , the battle of gettysburg .\nthis is a good war movie starring robert redford and john saxon during the korean war . this movie is in black & white ; and is widescreen ( 1 . 66 : 1 ) . this movie also stars ; sydney pollack , gavin macleod , charles aidman , tom skerritt , tommy matsuda , plus others . overall this is a good war movie to have .\nthat little tease is the wild hunt\u2019s only real presence in the time of contempt , but that\u2019s a good thing . if i\u2019d read the book when it first came out , instead of after learning about the third game , i wouldn\u2019t have realized the wild hunt\u2019s significance . it serves as a tiny hint of stranger things on the horizon , and i think it works very well .\nboth perels and zuroff agree that , as a result of the failures of the justice system in the past , there ' s not much time left , and that it ' s a matter of respect for the victims that the hunt for the last remaining war criminals should be intensified before it ' s too late .\na schizophrenic soldier in korea is avoided by his buddies even after he adopts an 8 year old war orphan . in hd .\n140 north warren st . map / directions to st . michael ' s church map / directions to all trenton revolutionary war sites\n143 east hanover st . map / directions to the quaker meeting house and cemetery map / directions to all trenton revolutionary war sites\nbloomsbury st . near bridge st . overpass map / directions to trenton ferry site map / directions to all trenton revolutionary war sites\nandrea geyer , sharon hayes , ashley hunt , katya sander , david thorne . 9 scripts from a nation at war . 2007 . ten - channel video installation ( color , sound ) . the museum of modern art , new york . committee on media and performance art funds . \u00a9 2012 the artists . photograph by jonathan muzikar\nafter the attack on pearl harbor on december 7 , 1941 , the war department determined that two domestic military intelligence centers would be needed and selected fort hunt as the center on the east coast . on may 15 , 1942 , the department of interior issued a special use permit to the war department for the duration of the war plus one year for the establishment of the center . the site became known only as \u201cp . o . box 1142 , \u201d the center\u2019s mailing address in alexandria , virginia . at its height , p . o . box 1142 had 87 temporary and permanent structures .\nmeanwhile , in berlin ' s theater des westens , the theatre where the kaiser sat , war horse is being performed each night .\n149 north warren st . map / directions to the john fitch ' s gun shop map / directions to all trenton revolutionary war sites\nlaird , matthew r , \u201cby the river potomac , an historic resource study of fort hunt park , george washington memorial parkway , mount vernon , virginia , \u201d prepared for national park service , august 2000 .\nthe story of uriah hunt painter and the countless other stories of chester county during the civil war will be part of \u201con the edge of battle : chester county and the civil war . \u201d this exhibition opens to the public on friday , oct . 19 , with a special opening reception featuring a keynote address by historian of the u . s . senate donald a . ritchie , ph . d . on thursday , oct . 18 . for more information , visit urltoken .\nin 1860 , on the eve of the civil war , painter found himself writing for the inquirer as a correspondent in washington d . c . by the battle of bull run in 1861 , the 24 - year - old directed the entire war bureau of the newspaper .\nhe would not confirm whether security services had approached the league for information on potentially militant hunt groups . but he claimed last week ' s protests were proof that peaceful protests have been ditched in favour of violence .\no . k . low - budget korean war movie ; although the best one in my opinion is the bridges at toko - ri .\n165 east front st . map / directions to the alexander douglass house map / directions to all trenton revolutionary war sites currently closed during restoration\nduring world war ii , fort hunt was the location of a top - secret military intelligence installation ( p . o . box 1142 ) , where high value german captives were interrogated , and means were developed for the escape of captured u . s . servicemen . after the war , some german scientists who chose to come to the u . s . rather than go to the soviet union were debriefed at fort hunt . thereafter , almost all the buildings were leveled and the servicemen who worked there sworn to secrecy . as a result , no one knew the importance of what had occurred there until the 1990s , when the information was declassified . even now , information is only slowly coming to light .\nin 1909 , when young paiute indian willie boy returns to his california reservation to be with lola , whose father disapproves of him , a killing in self defense takes place , triggering a massive man hunt for willie .\no , child of the elder blood ! you belong to us ! you are ours ! join our procession , join our hunt ! we will race , race unto the very end , unto eternity , unto the very end of existence ! you are ours , starry - eyed daughter of chaos ! join us ; learn the joy of the hunt ! you are ours . you are one of us ! your place is among us !\nthe servicemen stationed at p . o . box 1142 were sworn to secrecy never to divulge their role in world war ii . after fort hunt was declared surplus in november 1946 , the army corps of engineers removed dozens of temporary wartime buildings . the property was returned to the nps in january 1948 , with only a handful of buildings remaining . the nps converted fort hunt into a park unit within the george washington memorial parkway . based upon intensive public use of the park , the nps decided in the 1960s to build a main picnic pavilion with 8 , 000 square feet of usable space ( picnic pavilion a ) on the site of the demolished post hospital , where the e & e program had been based . in 1980 , fort hunt park was added to the national register of historic places .\non august 20 , 1945 , the war department ordered all records of the e & e program at p . o . box 1142 destroyed .\nsouth broad st . and lafayette st . map / directions to the george washington triumphal arch site map / directions to all trenton revolutionary war sites\nthe camera work is often striking , especially night scenes shot on a soundstage . . . artfully dressed as landscape . don ' t expect hawkeye or trapper ( of m * a * s * h * ) to pop up with some witty repartee . war hunt is a good little yarn about how people change , often for the worse , under battle conditions .\ni saw this film in the theatre and wanted to relive the experience . i thought the acting was good . the korean war is fading away . this movie shows us the psychological impact of war whether total or limited . we continue to expose our young people to unwinnable and unsuccessful wars .\nthe two discussed bobby max\u2019s life after the war . he was well - known and well - liked in the scircleville area where he grew up .\na spokesman for the league against cruel sports said : ' it is clear that hunt supporters , formerly engaged in lawful protest , are becoming increasingly frustrated and angry . they are now willing to step up the nature of their campaign . '\nwhile washington ' s army were preparing for their crossing of the delaware , the hessians stationed in trenton had no idea that the following morning would bring a surprise attack , the first battle of trenton . the hessian commander colonel johann rall was entertained that christmas evening at the house of abraham hunt . that house no longer stands , but a plaque on the n . warren street side of the mary g . roebling building identifies this as the site of the house of abraham hunt .\ndispatched to the front lines during the korean war , an idealistic american soldier discovers the horrors of combat and comes at odds with a psychopathic member of his platoon .\ns . broad st . and assunpink dr . mill hill park map / directions to the second battle of trenton site map / directions to all trenton revolutionary war sites\nas in every other facet of american life , the civil war proved to be a turning point in the history of journalism . as relayed by j . cutler andrew\u2019s the north reports the civil war , before the war , newspapers were \u201csmall scale enterprises . \u201d before 1861 , there was little urgency to news reporting . journalists regarded the telegraph as a cumbersome and expensive way to relay news . the wires were hard to access and unreliable . working as a journalist was dull , poor - paying work .\na weird korean war story that is interesting mostly because it features robert redford ( in his film debut ) acting with his future favorite director sydney pollack . pollack plays the stereotypical , cigar - chewing , 20 - year veteran army sergeant . redford is the innocent private struggling with the harsh absurdity of war - - and with a bat - shit crazy john saxon who creeps out of camp every night to slaughter the enemy . while some might consider this bleak tale ahead of its time , i feel it is too far out there to be meaningfully gripping . american film would later master depicting the post - wwii anti - war sentiment after the insane experience of the vietnam war .\nccc camps were set up around the country , including the one established at fort hunt on october 17 , 1933 , which was designated np - 6 . the ccc was a jobs program authorized under the federal unemployment relief act of 1933 to address joblessness in the great depression . after germany invaded poland in 1939 , np - 6 enrollees increasingly performed national defense work . along with other ccc camps , np - 6 was terminated in march 1942 , as fort hunt was made ready for a new and even more significant chapter .\nanother clue reporters missed : weeks before the war began , the transcript of hussein kamel\u2019s 1995 private briefing to u . n . inspectors was leaked and posted to the internet (\n' maybe the country losing millions a day might make these so - called leaders of ours listen to the people , ' one message from a pro - hunt campaigner read . another added : ' action in all the main cities at the same time is the next step . '\nthe civil war isn\u2019t just something in america\u2019s past . this past winter , marchers have filled the streets of the country\u2019s cities , calling for justice on behalf of those unarmed , young black men shot by police . in the us , white people have 13 times the net worth of black people , a gap that has vastly increased since the late 1980s . ash\u2019s gender , though it\u2019s the hook of this novel , isn\u2019t really the point of the tale . hunt demonstrates that this was \u2013 and is \u2013 everyone\u2019s war . yet when the war is done , ash reads what historians have written and finds that she has been erased . \u201cin these stories women are saints and angels and men are courageous noble folk and everything they do gets done nice and quick and nothing smells like blood . \u201d but it does smell like blood \u2013 still .\n9 scripts from a nation at war ( 2007 ) , a 10 - channel video installation recently acquired by moma , marks the first work for which artists andrea geyer , sharon hayes , ashley hunt , katya sander , and david thorne have collaborated . the work responds to knowledge production and communication in the context of the iraq war since the initial invasion by u . s . military forces in march 2003 . the 10 videos comprising the large - scale , spatial installation cast inquiry into the position of the individual amidst roles constructed by war . each video stages the speaking of a script from the following perspectives : citizen , blogger , correspondent , veteran , student , actor , interviewer , lawyer , detainee , and source . the scripts are enacted by both actors and non - actors , some speaking their own words , some reciting the words of others . displayed as projections and seated viewing stations in a circuitous , non - narrative structure , the performative videos create a charged environment questioning the implications of war on individual and collective subjectivity .\na similar case was kenneth pollack , the influential and heavily cited war advocate at the brookings institution . before the war , pollack had absolutely no doubt saddam hussein was hiding weapons . \u201cdoes he have the ability to attack us here in the united states ? \u201d oprah winfrey asked him on her talkshow ( 10 / 9 / 02 ) . \u201che certainly does , \u201d pollack explained .\nthis was once the site of a tavern that was the site of important events in the1780 ' s . plaques on the building commemorate several revolutionary war era events that occurred at this site :\nthe simon wiesenthal center has started a poster campaign with the slogan\nlate , but not too late .\nit wants the public ' s help in finding the last remaining nazi war criminals .\nwar hunt is an absorbing comparison of the effects of war on two individuals . one responded to the emotional impact of killing by embracing it . he becomes an isolated , cold and silent killing machine who creeps up at night and kills with a knife , then dances around the bodies . his only emotinal connection is with a young house boy . his influene on that child is chilling . the second is embodied in the introdcution of robert redford to the screen . the war seen through his eyes is tragic and wasteful . his bravery in confronting the evil influence of the first soldier represents a nobility in a man that is in sharp contrast to the dehumanizing effects of the war . some would argue that the film effects , representing the state of the art in 1961 give a dated feel that is distracting . however this lends a grittiness and documentary feel that enhances the message . the popcorn will be forgotton . save if for a second feature of a much lighter or comic vein , as this heavy film is better digested in pieces over time than brooded over as the only thought late in the evening .\ni liked a lot this little known 1962 black and white war movie . it is an independent production made on a little budget with actors who were then completely unknown , but it packs . . .\nso went the weapons hunt . on numerous occasions , the discovery of a stash of illegal iraqi arms was loudly announced\u2013often accompanied by an orgy of triumphalist off - the - cuff punditry\u2013only to be deflated inconspicuously , and in a lower tone of voice , until the next false alarm was sounded . in one episode , embedded\nkleinman , steven m , \u201cthe history of mis - y : u . s . strategic interrogation during world war ii , \u201d unclassified thesis submitted to the faculty of the joint military intelligence college , august 2002\nin the very paper that so grotesquely called into question ralph miliband ' s wartime service in the royal navy , the education secretary has sought to blame\nleftwing academics\nfor misrepresenting the first world war .\nafter years of apprenticeship on the stage and in television , robert redford finally made his feature - film debut in this odd , low - budget war film . he plays the new man , a replacement sent to a front - line platoon under aidman ' s command in korea . under the tutelage of the other men , many of them ww ii veterans , redford quickly loses his illusions about war . . . read more\nso , first of all , some history . much of hastings ' s case is an update of the scholar fritz fischer ' s 1961 work , germany ' s aims in the first world war , which fully laid the blame for the war on the german lust for european and colonial power . few on the left would wish to defend kaiser wilhelm ii against such charges of militarism .\nfirst cow the socialists , behead them and make them harmless , with a bloodbath if necessary , and then make war abroad . but not before and not both together ,\nwas his advice to his chancellor , bernhard von b\u00fclow , in 1905 .\nhe served as a colonel in the new jersey militia during the revolutionary war , and later signed the united states constitution for the state of new jersey . there were four signers for new jersey . the other three were\n' cow the socialists , with a bloodbath if necessary , and then make war ' : few on the left would defend kaiser wilhelm ii , pictured in 1906 with winston churchill , from charges of militarism . photograph : corbis\nbetween the government ' s partisanship and morpurgo ' s play , i know which is more likely to generate the kind of reflective understanding of the meaning and memory of the first world war that its history so desperately deserves .\nbut journalists looking for clues should not have had to wait for the end of the war to find evidence of this . \u201cin my view , there are no large quantities of weapons , \u201d former unscom chief rolf ekeus told\n\u2018 judith miller . a veteran of the iraqi wmd beat , miller has accumulated a bulging clippings file over the years full of splashy , yet often maddeningly unverifiable , expos\u00e9s alleging various iraqi arms shenanigans : \u201csecret arsenal : the hunt for germs of war\u201d ( 2 / 26 / 98 ) ; \u201cdefector describes iraq\u2019s atom bomb push\u201d ( 8 / 15 / 98 ) ; \u201ciraqi tells of renovations at sites for chemical and nuclear arms\u201d ( 12 / 20 / 01 ) ; \u201cdefectors bolster u . s . case against iraq , officials say\u201d ( 1 / 24 / 03 ) .\nour mad quest to catch up on the entire witcher saga before the witcher 3 : wild hunt comes out in may has brought us to the time of contempt , the second full novel in the witcher saga . the previous book , blood of elves , set the stage for ciri\u2019s story , which properly began in the short story collection sword of destiny .\nat points , painter even influenced the course of the war effort . in september 1862 , following the battle of chantilly in northern virginia , painter acquired new information about the course of lee\u2019s army . confidently , painter reported to the inquirer and the war department that the rebel army was heading north into maryland , not towards washington as other papers reported . in the end , painter\u2019s controversial report accurately foretold lee\u2019s crossing into maryland for what would ultimately become the bloody battle of antietam .\ni ' m surprised this movie managed to get made , given the psychological - tolls - of - war plot which can easily be interpreted as anti - war . . . though i guess endore can be seen as just a ' bad egg ' but i think the close up shots and the monologues make him sympathetic . beautifully shot ( or is that just young robert redford ? * rimshot * ) , great close ups . interesting little film that holds up pretty damn well .\nas pollack is a former cia analyst who specialized in persian gulf military issues , many reporters no doubt took these as first - hand assessments . yet in a post - war interview , when asked to defend his claims about iraq\u2019s arsenal , pollack demurred (\nthat is surely the point . this year ' s anniversary events need to reflect and embrace the multiple histories that the war evinces \u2013 from the royal british legion to the national union of railwaymen to the indian , ethiopian and australian servicemen fighting for the empire .\nsouth river walk park is an esplanade along the delaware river . it features a series of historical plaques set into pavement that tell the history of trenton from the 1600 ' s to the present , including a number of plaques related to revolutionary war era events .\nby evening , the american troops had held their position , but they faced difficult choices as to their next move . the following day , the british would have a full day of daylight to attack , and the british troops now greatly unnumbered the americans . washington called a council of war at the house of alexander douglass , which had been used as the headquarters of general arthur st . clair during the battle . at this council of war , the bold plan to attack princeton was decided upon . ( see next entry )\n, in which the authors supply evidence of at least 250 women who took part in the fighting . but one of the strengths of this compelling novel \u2013 the first of hunt\u2019s to be published in the uk , though he is well established in his native us \u2013 is its blend of realism with a powerful sense of the folklore around women who defy the expectations of the societies in which they find themselves .\n' people are starting to realise we have a war on . it ' s really a case of doing enough to put the wind up the government without alienating the general public too much . we need to raise the stakes in terms of irritating and inconveniencing the government . '\nthe third program at p . o . box 1142 was the military intelligence research service . this program\u2019s translators scoured captured documents , german newspapers , periodicals and scientific journals for information crucial to the war effort . information so gleaned also aided the interrogators in their questioning of prisoners .\nhe was drafted into the war after high school and served as an army corps engineer . while away in korea he received an injury to his shoulder , cutting short his military career . he then returned to scircleville to farm corn and soybeans , of which he was very well known .\nlt . john fitch ( 1743 - 1798 ) , who served as new jersey ' s official state armorer during the revolutionary war , operated his gunshop at this site . [ 12 ] when hessian soldiers occupied trenton in december 1776 , fitch and other known supporters of the american cause fled the city . he then served in the militia in buck ' s county , pennsylvania . in 1782 , fitch was held for at time as a prisoner of war by the british in canada . john fitch died by suicide sometime between june 25 and july 18 , 1798 . [ 13 ]\nfour days before the war started ( 3 / 16 / 03 ) that one reason u . n . inspectors didn\u2019t find any weapons stockpiles \u201cis because there may not be much of a stockpile . \u201d or rolf ekeus , the former head of unscom , who told a harvard gathering three years ago (\nzuroff hopes that the munich ruling now opens the possibility of bringing a few more ns henchmen to justice , even though it ' s become increasingly difficult to provide the evidence needed . the poster campaign is intended to work with the public ' s support , says zuroff :\nwe ' re saying that millions of innocent people were murdered by nazi war criminals ; some of those nazi war criminals were never brought to justice and they ' re still alive : help us bring them to court .\nand he adds ,\nworthwhile information can get a reward of up to 25 , 000 euros .\nin the evening after the fighting in the second battle of trenton , general washington held an important council of war at the alexander douglass house . ( at that time the house stood on what is now south broad street in trenton . ) the house had served as the quarters of general arthur st . clair during the battle . after a day of fighting , the british and american troops were on opposite sides of the assunpink creek . washington called a council of war here to consider a plan of action for the following day . the officers in attendance , including generals arthur st . clair , nathanael greene , james sullivan , hugh mercer , and henry knox , discussed the difficult situation they were in . to continue the battle the next morning would likely lead to a british victory ; to retreat to their position down river be difficult . revolutionary war officer james wilkinson later wrote of this council in his memoirs : [ 25 ]\neven before the battles of trenton , this quaker meeting house had been touched by the war . at some time in the first half of 1776 , american troops stayed at the meeting house . during the first half of 1776 , the meeting house was occupied by american troops en route from pennsylvania to amboy and woodbridge . this apparently caused concern to quakers who , because of their pacifistic beliefs , were opposed to any involvement in the war . [ 21 ] they had no way of knowing that their meeting house would soon be occupied by both hessian and british troops , and would be in the middle of actual combat .\nto the government ' s credit , it is using the \u00a350m commemorations fund to revamp london ' s imperial war museum and to offer school visits to the battlefields of northern france . sadly , the tories have decided to use this year ' s anniversary to sow division with ugly attacks on\nleftwing academics\n.\nreview : after years of apprenticeship on the stage and in television , robert redford finally made his feature - film debut in this odd , low - budget war film . he plays the new man , a replacement sent to a front - line platoon under aidman ' s command in korea . under the t\u2026 ( more )\nthe offer of a reward has led to criticism . the german - israeli historian michael wolffsohn calls it a bounty and says the action is tasteless and damaging , since it ' s more likely to lead to sympathy for the elderly war criminals . the former professor of politics joachim perels , whose father was executed by the nazis and who has been working on issues concerning the nazi period for years , says the simon wiesenthal center has done much good in hunting down war criminals and in supporting the authorities with its research , but he says there ' s already a functioning prosecuting authority in ludwigsburg with committed prosecutors who are currently pursuing cases against 50 former concentration camp guards .\neven more secret than the strategic interrogation program was fort hunt\u2019s escape and evasion ( e & e ) program ( mis _ x ) . even the fort\u2019s commandant was unaware of this mission to prepare u . s . servicemen to evade capture by the enemy and , if captured , to escape . this was particularly crucial for the army air force . the eighth army air force flew daylight bombing raids over nazi - controlled europe and germany itself , a hazardous undertaking in which numerous planes were shot down and survivors captured .\nwith the onset of the war , people wanted their news as instantaneously as possible . correspondents followed armies with voracious competitiveness and newspaper sales increased exponentially . between 1859 and 1863 , the circulation of painter\u2019s own inquirer skyrocketed from 7 , 000 to 70 , 000 . as summed up by andrew , people wanted an \u201cuninterrupted flow of news . \u201d\nthe british had already discovered the need for such a program , having started such bombing before america entered the war . the p . o . box 1142 program was modeled on the british one and began operations in february 1943 . the nerve center of this program was located in the renovated old post hospital , the site of the current picnic pavilion a .\nlater in the conflict , painter formed an alliance that gave him a great advantage over other reporters . as a close friend of secretary of war edwin stanton , painter had access not only to restricted information , but also stanton\u2019s own telegraph line and cipher . such an alliance proved incredibly beneficial in an age when censors scrutinized telegraph correspondence to eliminate objectionable material .\nrecruits head to the front lines towards the close of the korean war . the interaction between two of the soldiers . . . an idealistic newcomer and a psychotic who goes on one - man patrols slitting enemy throats under cover of night . . . and the orphan boy who comes between them is examined . the cease - fire brings the three to a final resolution .\nthat was above all because of the continuity in the justice system .\nin the 50s and 60s , three quarters of the judges and prosecutors had been active in the third reich in people ' s courts , special courts or in normal courts ,\nsays perels . that meant that , even decades after the war , there were\nserious miscarriages of justice .\nthe plot threads the previous book introduced are expanded upon , and it still sets the stage for future events , but its central plot feels more focused . while the time of contempt works toward the overarching saga with hints of prophecy and the wild hunt ( we\u2019ll get back to that in a minute ) , it concentrates on the political machinations and conflicts that are immediate threats , such as the growing power of the sinister empire nilfgaard . it also feels much more balanced between its protagonists . while ciri remains at the core , geralt has a strong role in the story as well .\nnone of which is to belittle the significance of the first world war \u2013 its heroism , military engagements or social and cultural consequences . indeed , the events of 1914 - 18 proved one of the prime motors of social change in modern british history . the growing impact of the state on production , employment and welfare soon came to affect most aspects of the lives of uk citizens .\nthe ghastly cavalcade turns and hurtles straight at her . the hooves of the spectral horses stir up the glow of the will \u2018o the wisps suspended above the swamps . at the head of the cavalcade gallops the king of the wild hunt . a rusty helmet sways above his skull - like face , its gaping eye sockets burning with a livid flame . a ragged cloak flutters . a necklace , empty as an old peapod , rattles against the rusty cuirass , a necklace which , it is said , once contained precious stones , which fell out during the frenzied chase across teh heavens . and became stars\u2026\nduring the war , the germans captured 95 , 532 u . s . servicemen . of those 737 escaped . it is not known how many managed to evade capture due to the e & e program . while the number of escapees was not large , the e & e program contributed to the morale of u . s . airmen sent on dangerous missions over enemy territory and of those captured .\nwhether you agree or disagree , given the deaths of 15 million people during the war , attempting to position 1918 as a simplistic , nationalistic triumph seems equally foolhardy , not least because the very same tensions re - emerged to such deadly effect in 1939 . in the words of professor richard j evans :\npropagating inaccurate myths [ \u2026 ] is no way to create a solid national identity .\nthe victory at the first battle of trenton turned around the face of the war . after months of defeat and retreat for the american army , this victory changed the morale of both the army and the country . it was followed up over the next ten days by additional victories at the second battle of trenton ( see entry below on this page ) and the battle of princeton . [ 7 ]\nrecruits head to the front lines towards the close of the korean war . the interaction between two of the soldiers . . . an idealistic newcomer and a psychotic who goes on one - man patrols slitting enemy throats under cover of night . . . and the orphan boy who comes between them is examined . the cease - fire brings the three to a final resolution . written by martin h . booda\nthe intelligence gleaned through this program was invaluable to the allied war effort . for example , german rockets , including the v - 1 and v - 2 rockets used to attack england , were made at peenemunde . the interrogation team learned that fact , and soon thereafter peenemunde became a target of intensive allied bombing . other important information was gained about enemy military operations , weapons technology and other key subjects .\nmiller\u2019s most noted contribution to the postwar media weapons hunt was a widely criticized article ( 4 / 21 / 03 ) about an iraqi scientist in u . s . custody who led soldiers to a batch of buried chemicals that he claimed had been part of an illegal weapons program . ( he also testified that materials had been smuggled into syria and that the iraqi government was liaising with al qaeda . ) despite having been written under a bizarre set of military - imposed ground rules\u2013barring miller from talking to the scientist , visiting his home or naming the chemicals in question , and establishing a three - day embargo on the article\u2019s publication\u2013the\nwhat is more , the historian christopher clark has suggested that serbia deserves significantly more blame for the spark of june 1914 , while us scholar sean mcmeekin has even argued that russian attempts to break up the ottoman empire played an incendiary role in the fallout from sarajevo . in clark ' s judgment , other nations were just as imperialistic as the germans and any attempt at a first world war blame game is futile .\nfollowing the war , painter continued as a correspondent for several other prominent newspapers . he spent many years reporting from washington , and frequented the capitol reporting on congressional matters . in fact , dr . ritchie dedicates an entire chapter in his work press gallery : congress and the washington correspondents to painter\u2019s work in d . c . dr . ritchie conducted research at the chester county historical society for portions of the chapter .\nthere was always a fear that the timing of the great war anniversary , alongside the may 2014 european parliament election and the rise of ukip could undermine a dignified response to the events of 1914 - 18 . yet few imagined the conservatives would be this crass . the reality is clear : the government is using what should be a moment for national reflection and respectful debate to rewrite the historical record and sow political division .\nmay , 1953 . us army private roy loomis is just starting his first combat assignment on the front line in korea . although scared , he is not cowardly but rather overwhelmed by everything that he experiences . the last man loomis meets among the rank and file within his squad is private raymond endore . on his own initiative , endore heads off every night on unofficially sanctioned reconnaissance missions , which squad leader , captain wallace pratt , finds invaluable . along the way , endore is not averse to killing enemy soldiers by stabbing , which he does with seeming ease . endore seems to be fighting his own war beyond what he is required to do as an army private . also traveling with the squad is a young korean boy named charlie , orphaned by the war . loomis , who tries to befriend charlie , learns that he is unofficially endore ' s ward , and loomis is better off not crossing endore in any manner , especially with regard to charlie . charlie does end up becoming a tipping point between the two men , as loomis believes endore is teaching charlie to be a killing machine in his own mold , and has made promises to him about their future together which endore cannot possibly keep . loomis ' beliefs about endore and charlie become all the more important with the official end of the war .\nby the time the war against iraq began , much of the media had been conditioned to believe , almost as an article of faith , that saddam hussein\u2019s iraq was bulging with chemical and biological weapons , despite years of united nations inspections . reporters dispensed with the formality of applying modifiers like \u201calleged\u201d or \u201csuspected\u201d to iraq\u2019s supposed unconventional weapon stocks . instead , they asked \u201cwhat precise threat iraq and its weapons of mass destruction pose to america\u201d (\nthe two met briefly on the campus of asbury hospital one summer weeks before smith was sent to serve in the korean war . though their introduction was brief , smith left a lasting impression on koesters , so she agreed to write to him while he was away . he would send pictures and letters to her for roughly four months , until the correspondence suddenly stopped \u2014 leading koesters to assume the worst , but hope for the best .\na very low - key korean war film that centres on the story of a company of soldiers . the long stretches of silence , or at least lack of dialogue , add to the muted atmosphere . redford ' s film debut is effective and understated , certainly pointing toward his lengthy and successful acting career . saxon plays a nut - job who sneaks out on solo night missions , but his skills keep him in good stead with the brass .\nand everywhere is the queer horror of the cost of that war . \u201chere and there you met a body part had broken off acquaintance with its owner . a glove had gone with a hand and a boot with a foot . . . there were dead men sprinkled all around . you would have thought to look at them that they had just got winded and decided to punk down . have a smoke . think it through a spell . \u201d\nhaving suffered a series of public humiliations from the conspicuous absence of unconventional weapons , the administration made it known that it was pinning its hopes on two trailers found in northern iraq , which they termed mobile biological weapons labs . on may 12 , nbc news correspondent jim avila , reporting from baghdad , declared that the labs \u201cmay be the most significant wmd findings of the war . \u201d joining him was hawkish former u . n . nuclear inspector david kay ( now an \u201c\nmeanwhile , union supporters celebrated a false bull run victory that washington press had erroneously reported . when painter\u2019s article announced the devastating news of northern defeat , a mob formed outside of the inquirer offices until news was confirmed . as dr . ritchie explains , \u201cwhen union troops lost that battle , the war department censored telegraph reports from washington . \u201d by taking the train directly to philadelphia , painter bypassed the censorship of the telegraph lines to report the news directly , in person ."]}
{"id": 115973, "summary": [{"text": "train ride is an award-winning , critically acclaimed feature thriller film written and directed by rel dowdell , which was released in 2005 by ruffnation films via sony entertainment .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it revolves around the consequences of an incident of date rape on a college campus in philadelphia , and stars wood harris , mc lyte , russell hornsby , thomas braxton jr. , guru , joe clair , kadee strickland , and emmy award \u2013 winning actress esther rolle .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film was shot in 1998 , though financing problems derailed the post-production process .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "philadelphia company ruffnation films supervised and funded the films completion .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it debuted theatrically in philadelphia in 2005 to positive reviews and a very successful dvd release followed .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "train ride was esther rolle 's last project before her death on november 17 , 1998 , and the film is dedicated to her .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "train ride was shot on the campus of cheyney university , which is the oldest african american college in the united states .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film recently got high praise by noted film historian/critic irv slifkin in his best-selling book filmadelphia : a celebration of a city 's movies , which was published by middle atlantic press in 2006 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in addition , the film recently ranked # 5 in the top ten \" best college movies \" on bet.com . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "train ride", "paragraphs": ["select dates may to october this classic excursion train ride brings passengers up close and personal . . .\nselect dates june - oct relish in the mid - day escape of a relaxing train ride while . . .\nas an expansion of the weekday train ride program for local school groups , the california state railroad museum offers excursion train rides to the general public on tuesdays . two train ride times are available at 11 a . m . and 1 p . m . on the scheduled tuesdays when the trains are running ( generally february - april and october ) .\nsanta\u2019s pizza party is a popular way to celebrate the holiday season with your kids because it combines everyone\u2019s favorite meal with a scenic train ride and a visit with santa . your ticket aboard santa\u2019s pizza party includes the 2 hour train ride , 1 / 2 pizza per person , your first soda , and a holiday cookie and hot chocolate on the return trip .\nrelive the magical journey of the polar express\u2122 on an hour - long train ride to the north pole . enjoy hot chocolate and delicious cookies as you ride along with many of the story\u2019s characters ; such as the conductor , the dancing chefs and a ghostly hobo . once you reach the north pole , santa will come on board to give each passenger a silver sleighbell , the \u201cfirst gift of christmas\u201d . the polar express\u2122 train ride runs in november and december .\nthis delightful , not frightful train is just the ticket for the whole family . on weekends in october , guests will enjoy exciting on - board entertainment and a tasty halloween treat . the whimsically decorated and diesel - powered train ride is crawling with spiders , cobwebs and cornstalks , and staffed by a \u201cskeleton crew . \u201d train ride guests are encouraged to get in the spirit and dress up according to these fun weekly themes : superheroes & villains , pirates & princesses and witches & wizards . for guests desiring a vip experience , ride in the first class mad scientist laboratory ! members receive discounted pricing .\ncelebrate farm - to - fork in rail - related style ! showcasing the rich history and deep connection between agriculture and the railroad , the fourth annual farm - to - fork cocktail trains are scheduled for the last weekend in september . guests will enjoy a leisurely first - class train ride as well as exquisite locally prepared appetizers and beverages . space is limited for this special event and all train ride guests must be at least 21 - years - old .\nother excursions and / or events are available . check out our complete train schedule to see all our options .\ndinner is served ! a true culinary journey , this train travels through quaint cape villages accompanied by . . .\nfirst class car : $ 24 adults , $ 16 youths ( ages 6 - 17 ) , ages 5 and under ride free .\ntickets : regular coach : $ 12 adults , $ 6 youths ( ages 6 - 17 ) , ages 5 and under ride free .\n* please note : weekend excursion train tickets are available for pre - purchase online , except for the day of the excursion . no tickets are available for pre - purchase online the day of the train ride . tickets are available on the weekends on a first - come , first - served basis starting at 10 : 30 a . m . at the sacramento southern railroad ticket office located in the central pacific passenger station . for more information about train rides , call the membership department at ( 916 ) 445 - 5995 .\nall excursion trains depart from the central pacific railroad freight depot in old sacramento ( on front street between j and k streets ) . tickets cost $ 12 for adults , $ 6 for youth ( ages 6 - 17 ) and free for children ages 5 and under . weekday train ride tickets are only available in person on a first - come , first - served basis at 10 : 30 a . m . the day of the train ride at the sacramento southern railroad ticket office , located in the central pacific passenger station . for more information , call ( 916 ) 323 - 9280 .\n7 . 5 hours showing every minute of the scenic train ride between bergen on the norwegian west coast , crossing the mountains to the capital of oslo . relax and enjoy the ride . . . bergen : 0 : 00 : 00 voss : 1 : 06 : 00 myrdal : 1 : 56 : 30 finse : 2 : 28 : 45 geilo : 3 : 09 : 30 \u00e5l : 3 : 34 : 00 gol : 3 : 54 : 00\nsunday brunch train love brunch ? so do we ! it ' s the perfect mid - day meal that ' s both sweet . . .\nduring the week or on a first - come , first - served basis on the weekends starting at 10 : 30 a . m . at the sacramento southern railroad ticket office , located in the central pacific passenger station . to reserve the entire first class car for a regularly scheduled train ride , april - september , please email\nduring summer weekend excursion train rides , enjoy a scenic , 45 - minute ride along the sacramento river and sit back in luxury and air conditioned comfort as you are served refreshments in first class style . each operating day we will be pulling one of our three elegant first class cars : the el dorado , the french quarter , and the audubon dining car .\nsince 1984 , more than one million guests have taken a ride aboard the sacramento southern railroad , served by all - volunteer crews fully trained and certified under federal railroad administration regulations . each spring , the sacramento southern railroad takes center stage as visitors enjoy the sights , smells and sounds of authentic locomotives as they roll along the levees of the sacramento river . appealing to all ages , the experience offers guests the chance to experience train travel from an earlier era .\nsee the cape by rail ! the cape cod central railroad takes guests past marshes , cranberry bogs , dunes and other places only accessible by rail , but which ride to choose ? perhaps daytime narrated tales of the history of the canal and how cranberries are harvested ? or a relaxing weekday lunch or sunday brunch is more your style ? maybe a sunset dinner train is just the ticket ? we say why choose ? come explore all the cape cod central railroad has to offer . we run rain or shine . all aboard !\nsleeping accommodations are available on most long - distance routes . amtrak trains traveling on long - distance routes typically use either two - level superliner or one - level viewliner train car equipment , each of which include bedrooms arranged in various configurations and private and public bathrooms and showers .\ncrown class features climate control for comfort , large picture windows for optimal viewing , and easily accessible restrooms . seats are arranged in sets of four with two facing each other . this is wonderful for families or parties who wish to stay grouped together throughout the duration of their ride . all guests receive a freshly baked cookie and warm cocoa served in a souvenir the polar express\u2122 tumbler .\nall aboard the california state railroad museum\u2019s popular excursion railroad \u2014 the sacramento southern railroad . 2018 marks the 35th consecutive season the excursion trains have been operating in old sacramento . train rides include closed coach cars , open - air gondolas and a first - class observation car pulled by either granite rock no . 10 steam locomotive or one of our vintage diesel locomotives from the museum\u2019s collection .\nover 88 , 000 guests rode the polar express\u2122 with the great smoky mountains railroad in 2017 and we hope to see you in 2018 ! the 1\u00bc hour round - trip excursion comes to life as the train departs the bryson city depot for a journey through the quiet wilderness for a special visit at the north pole . set to the sounds of the motion picture soundtrack , guests on board will enjoy warm cocoa and a treat while listening and reading along with the magical story . children\u2019s faces show the magic of the season when the train arrives at the north pole to find santa claus waiting . santa will board the polar express\u2122 , greeting each child and presenting them with a special gift as in the story , their own silver sleigh bell . christmas carols will be sung as they return back to the bryson city depot .\nms . new booty ! : k . michelle debuts her real butt after getting implants removed\nfrom synthesizing the sounds of jazz with r & b to empowering women to rock the short cut , anita baker has made countless contributions to music and to the culture .\n\u00a9 2018 bet interactive , llc , a wholly owned subsidiary of black entertainment television llc . all rights reserved .\nurltoken cannot make reservations with more than four different passenger types in one reservation . reduce the number of passenger types and try again .\ncall 1 - 800 - usa - rail to make reservations for 9 to 14 people . for reservations with 15 or more , complete a group travel request . more about group travel\nhere\u2019s where you tell us how many of each passenger type are traveling . everyday passenger and membership discounts are available . find out how much you can save .\nreservations made on urltoken are limited to one traveler with disability per booking . for assistance making a reservation with more than one traveler with disability , call 1 - 800 - usa - rail .\ndownload the free amtrak mobile app for iphone\u00ae and android\u2122 today for simple , intuitive access to all the travel information you need , whenever you need it .\npasswords should be at least 10 characters long and include 1 uppercase and 1 lowercase alpha character , 1 number and 1 special character . passwords are case sensitive .\nhint : check your caps lock as passwords are case sensitive . passwords should be at least 10 characters long and include 1 uppercase and 1 lowercase alpha character , 1 number and 1 special character . !\n# $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \\ ] ^ _ ` < | > ~\noops , that answer wasn ' t quite right . let ' s try a different question .\nplease enter a password . your password must be at least 8 characters long , include at least 1 alpha character , and include at least 1 number or special character ( - ? . _ @\n$ # , ) . passwords are case sensitive .\nthat answer wasn\u2019t correct either . we\u2019ve sent you an email with instructions to reset your password instead .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe polar expess\u2122 begins november 9 , 2018 , and operates through december 31 , 2018 .\nwe encourage guests to plan ahead and stay apprised of the latest weather developments . we have yet to cancel a polar express departure because of inclement weather . if you ' re staying in the gatlinburg / sevierville , tennessee area , the great smoky mountains national park service announces road closures and openings on twitter , or call ( 865 ) 436 - 1200 extension 631 for a recorded message .\nin such case highway 441 is closed through the great smoky mountains national park , interstate 40 typically remains open . use 45 mitchell street , bryson city , north carolina 28713 as your destination to find an alternate route .\npolar bear plush \u2013 this large cuddly polar bear will delight all ages . comes with blue fleece scarf with metallic gold print . coordinating metallic gold / blue embroidered \u201cpe\u201d foot patch . 12\u201d height x 10\u201d width x 9\u201d depth . includes hang tag . $ 18 . 00 each .\nalready have a reservation ? give us a call at 800 - 872 - 4681 to have a reservationist add it to your reservation .\nfleece throw \u2013 260 gsm fleece , 100 % polyester , blanket size 60\u201d x 50\u201d . printing on one side , permanent flame resistant . choose from 1 of 2 styles upon pickup , subject to availability . $ 23 . 99 each .\nthe polar express\u2122 beanie bear & blanket combo \u2013 get the combo and save ! a $ 40 value for just $ 34 ! beanie bear measures 7 . 5\u201d sitting . pure white rose fabric with embroidered \u201cpe\u201d seal on the pad of his left foot . includes red and green scarf and custom hang tag . combo with 1 of the 2 styles of fleece throws above . $ 34 . 00 each combo .\nthe polar express\u2122 lanyard \u2013 polyester color printed front and back with dog hook and plastic break - away mechanism . pouch size : 3 . 4\u201d x 6 . 9\u201d with printed 6\u201d x 2 . 4\u201d paper golden ticket in pouch . entire length with pouch is 22\u201d . $ 6 . 00 each .\nyou can purchase your tickets online or call our reservations department at ( 800 ) 872 - 4681 .\nwe strongly discourage attempting to purchase your tickets the day of as a majority of dates and / or times are sold out .\nfirst class features interior carpet and plush furniture along with new exterior paint and detailing to highlight the cars authenticity . large windows and climate control for comfort . table tops of 4 and 2 are available . you may be seated at a table of 4 if your party is 2 . all guests will receive a specialty treat bag with sweet treats , a freshly baked cookie , and warm cocoa served in a the polar express\u2122 souvenir mug !\ncoach class features windows that are able to open for fresh - air , ceiling fans and heat for cooler evenings . seats are arranged in sets of four with two facing each other . a freshly baked cookie and warm cocoa is served to guests by the car ' s friendly polar express chef !\n* the jackson , a first class service car , does not have picture windows . instead the jackson has windows that open and close .\nticket fares subject to 7 % historic preservation fee and 6 . 75 % north carolina sales tax . schedules , fares , motive power , equipment , seat selection , and meals are subject to change without notice . we guarantee the class of service you select . you will be notified if a change in schedule or motive power affects your reservation . payment in full at booking by major credit card is required to finalize a reservation . you may cancel your reservation in full or in part and receive a refund less a $ 14 . 00 fee per adult ticket and $ 7 . 00 fee per child ticket as late as 48 hours before departure . within 48 hours of the departure the reservation becomes nonrefundable . you may reschedule any time prior to your originally scheduled departure with a $ 6 . 00 fee per ticket for another date within the same calendar year . you may not reschedule a reservation after the scheduled departure .\nwhipped topping ingredients - water , high fructose corn syrup , hydrogenated vegetable oil ( palm , palm kernel , coconut , and / or cottonseed ) contains less than 2 % of the following ; sodium caseinate ( a milk derivative , not a source of lactose ) destrose , artificial flavor , polysorbate 60 , sorbitan monosterate , guar gum , xanthan gum , colored with turmeric and annatoo extract . contains : milk .\nchocolate chip cookie ingredients in order of decreasing weight : butter , flour , chocolate chips , brown sugar , white sugar , eggs , vanilla , salt , and baking soda .\nhot cocoa mix ingredients : sugar , whey , corn syrup solids , non - dairy creamer [ partially hydrogenated vegetable oil ( coconut and / or soybean oils ) , corn syrup solids , sodium caseinate ( a milk derivataive ) , dipotassium phosphate , sugar , mono - and diglycerides , silicon dioxide , sodium steroyl lactylate , soy lecithin , artificial flavors , colored with ( annatto , turmeric ) ] . cocoa processed with alkali , maltodextrin , creamer [ whey , nonfat dry milk , partially hydrogenated soybean oil , dipotassium phosphate , monoglycerides ] , cocoa salt , sodium aluminosilicate ( to prevent caking ) . tri calcium phosphate , cellulose gum , natural and artificial flavor , contains : milk and soy\nbased on the polar express book and characters trademarked and copyright 1985 by chris van allsburg . used by permission of houghton mifflin company . all rights reserved . the polar express and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and \u00a9 & \u2122 warner bros . entertainment inc . 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{"id": 115974, "summary": [{"text": "henry jaynes fonda ( may 16 , 1905 \u2013 august 12 , 1982 ) was an american film and stage actor with a career spanning five decades .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "fonda made his mark early as a broadway actor .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "he also appeared in 1938 in plays performed in white plains , new york , with joan tompkins .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "he made his hollywood debut in 1935 , and his career gained momentum after his academy award-nominated performance as tom joad in the grapes of wrath , a 1940 adaptation of john steinbeck 's novel about an oklahoma family who moved west during the dust bowl .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "throughout five decades in hollywood , fonda cultivated a strong , appealing screen image in such classics as the ox-bow incident , mister roberts , and 12 angry men .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "later , fonda moved both toward darker epics such as sergio leone 's once upon a time in the west and lighter roles in family comedies such as yours , mine and ours with lucille ball , winning the academy award for best actor at the 54th academy awards for the movie on golden pond , his final film role .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "fonda was the patriarch of a family of famous actors , including daughter jane fonda , son peter fonda , granddaughter bridget fonda , and grandson troy garity .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "his family and close friends called him \" hank \" .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "in 1999 , he was named the sixth-greatest male star of all time by the american film institute . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "henry fonda", "paragraphs": ["fonda , henry ( 1982 ) . fonda : my life , fulcrum publishing .\n\u2191 henry fonda . org , amy fonda 1953 . retrieved october 4 , 2007 .\nfonda , henry , with howard teichman . fonda : my life . orion , 1981 .\nhenry jaynes fonda may 16 1905 grand island , nebraska , u . s .\nhenry fonda . find a grave . retrieved on 2008 - 07 - 26 .\nhenry fonda and james stewart ' s lifelong friendship .\nhank & jim\nhenry fonda played the president in the suspenseful cold war drama fail - safe .\n- doris goes to hollywood ( 1971 ) . . . henry fonda ( uncredited )\n- henry fonda : hollywood ' s quiet hero ( 1997 ) . . . himself\ngoldstein , norm , henry fonda : his life and work , london , 1982 .\nthomas , tony . the complete films of henry fonda . citadel press , 1983 .\nsweeney , kevin ( 1992 ) . henry fonda : a biobibliography , greenwood press .\nthomas , tony ( 1990 ) . the films of henry fonda , citadel press .\ndespite henry\u2019s early republican experience , fonda hastened to add , \u201che changed parties . \u201d\nhenry fonda in \u201c young mr . lincoln\u201d ( 1938 ) photo : 20th century fox\n108 . ibm presents clarence darrow starring henry fonda ( 1974 ) as clarence darrow .\nfonda on his screen persona\ni ' m not really henry fonda . nobody could have that much integrity .\njane fonda also reported feeling detached from her father , especially during her early acting career . henry fonda introduced her to\nthomas , tony , the films of henry fonda , secaucus , new jersey , 1983 .\nsweeney , kevin , henry fonda : a bio - bibliography , new york , 1992 .\nross , lillian ,\nhenry fonda ,\nin new yorker , 28 october 1961 .\nfonda , henry and howard teichmann . fonda : my life . new york : new american library , 1981 . isbn 9780453004022\ndirected by richard fleischer . starring henry fonda , hurd hatfield , george . . . more info\nhenry fonda theater is located at 6126 hollywood blvd . , hollywood , los angeles , california .\nfonda , henry & howard teichmann , fonda : my life , new york , new american library , 1981 , pp . 2021\nhenry fonda\u2019s two children , jane and peter fonda , both became successful actors , the profession of their father . in terms of receiving academy awards jane fonda actually outperformed her father significantly . through his son peter and daughter jane henry had four grandchildren , bridget fonda , justin fonda , troy garrity fonda and vanessa vadim .\nsimon : henry fonda referred to method acting as a crutch . with the advantage of hindsight , could there have been more method to henry fonda than he either knew or was ready to acknowledge ?\nwith the headline : henry fonda dies on coast at 77 ; played 100 stage and screen roles .\nhenry fonda .\nencyclopedia of world biography . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\ni thought you might like to see a memorial for henry fonda i found on findagrave . com .\nhenry fonda ( centre ) in the grapes of wrath ( 1940 ) , directed by john ford .\nlist of the best henry fonda movies , ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available . henry fonda ' s highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years , earning millions upon millions around the world . the order of these top henry fonda movies is decided by how many votes they receive , so only highly rated henry fonda movies will be at the top of the list . henry fonda has been in a lot of films , so people often debate each other over what the greatest henry fonda movie of all time is . if you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining henry fonda films to end the squabble once and for all .\nacademy award winner henry fonda stars in director alfred hitchcock ' s real - life . . . more info\nsimon : we , of course , are going to play a clip of henry fonda as tom joad .\nhenry fonda made 45 years of movies . you should consider these picks just a sampler of his work .\nto see a young henry fonda we suggest jezebel . this movie has been called gwtw without color ( it ' s black and white ) , a big budget or yankees . henry fonda is bette davis ' beau .\nhenry fonda pictured ( left ) in mister roberts this tribute is not officially endorsed or authorized by henry fonda . unauthorized use of this material is strictly prohibited . \u00a9 2001 - 2011 destination hollywood . all rights reserved .\nroberts , allen , and max goldstein , henry fonda : a biography , jefferson , north carolina , 1984 .\nspringer , john ,\nhenry fonda ,\nin films in review ( new york ) , november 1960 .\n) , memorial page for henry fonda ( 16 may 1905\u201312 aug 1982 ) , find a grave memorial no .\nroberts , allen and max goldstein ( 1984 ) . henry fonda : a biography , mcfarland & co . .\ntwo hollywood greats , james \u201cjimmy\u201d stewart and henry \u201chank\u201d fonda , offer a valuable lesson for today\u2019s polarized america .\na retelling of the shootout at the ok corral . . henry fonda plays wyatt earp in my darling clementine .\none hundred years of henry fonda stage and screen actor henry fonda was born 100 years ago this month . the oregonian newspaper ' s film critic , shawn levy , has written about fonda ' s life . he offers perspective on a diverse and utterly american film icon .\nbuckley , m . ,\nhenry fonda ,\nin films in review ( new york ) , january 1982 .\nfonda , henry .\ninternational dictionary of films and filmmakers . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nhenry jaynes fonda ( born on may 16 , 1905 ) was a higly - acclaimed , academy - award winning actor , whose career spanned nearly six decades . for more information about henry fonda , please see his biography in wikipedia .\nwelcome to the henry fonda theatre academy , the educational wing of the omaha community playhouse . teaching life skills through stage skills , the henry fonda theatre academy offers something for everyone , enhancing quality of life by cultivating creativity and personal growth .\nhenry fonda .\nencyclopedia of world biography . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nfonda , henry .\nthe columbia encyclopedia , 6th ed . . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nnotable directors that worked with henry fonda include names like alfred hitchcock , fritz lang and john ford . if you ' re a fan of henry fonda , then check out our lists of the best gregory peck and rod steiger movies as well .\ni declare that i am married to shirlee adams fonda , and that we have no issue . i further declare that i have three children by previous marriages : my daughter jane fonda hayden and amy fonda fishman , and my son peter henry fonda .\nthomas , tony . the films of henry fonda . secaucus , n . j . : citadel press , 1983 . isbn 9780806508689\nmorris , george ,\nhenry fonda ,\nin the movie star , edited by elisabeth weis , new york , 1981 .\nrosterman , r . ,\nhenry fonda omaha tribute ,\nin films in review ( new york ) , april 1981 .\nthe village of fonda will fly a flag at the municipal building at half - mast for 30 days in honor of the actor henry fonda whose ancestors founded the village . the actor ' s death yesterday once again has focused attention on the village of fonda ' s legacy and its connection with members of the famous fonda acting family . though jane fonda visited the community in 1980 , henry fonda never made a similar journey .\ngeneral family history voyage to america abraham a . fonda ( 1803 - 1871 ) adam douw fonda ( 1736 - 1808 ) albert ( douw ) fonda ( 1844 - 1928 ) anthony phillip fonda ( 1878 - 1935 ) cornelius c . fonda ( 1809 - 1897 ) david bartholomew fonda ( 1834 - 1903 ) dee virgil fondy ( 1924 - 1999 ) douglas cadwallader fonda ( 1896 - 1977 ) douw jellis fonda ( 1700 - 1780 ) george farrell fonda ( 1859 - 1943 ) henry adam fonda ( 1820 - 1896 )\nspringer , john , the fondas : the films and careers of henry , jane , and peter fonda , new york , 1970 .\ndialogue on film : henry fonda ,\nseminar in american film ( washington , d . c . ) , may 1977 .\ncieutat , m . ,\nhenry fonda ou l ' am\u00e9rique des certitudes ,\nin positif ( paris ) , march 1983 .\nhenry fonda was born on may 16 , 1905 in grand island , nebraska , to william brace fonda , and his wife , elma herberta ( n\u00e9e jaynes ) . his father was an advertising - printing jobber . henry often worked at his father\u2019s plant after school .\nhenry jaynes fonda ( may 16 , 1905 \u2013 august 12 , 1982 ) was an american film and stage actor . [ 1 ]\nthis article uses material from the article henry fonda from the free encyclopedia wikipedia and it is licensed under the gnu free documentation license .\njesse james is a western film directed by henry king and starring tyrone power , henry fonda , nancy kelly and randolph scott . written by nunnally johnson , the film is loosely based on the life of . . . more\non golden pond is a treasure for many reasons . it is henry fond ' s last movie . it brought henry fonda an academy award at last . and it brought him together in a movie with his daughter jane .\nfonda , a . mark . fonda military . fonda . org , october 23 , 2006 . retrieved on january 11 , 2007 .\nfonda , henry .\ninternational dictionary of films and filmmakers . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nhenry fonda : ( as william russell ) don ' t you understand if i start to fight like cantwell , i lose all meaning .\nfonda on fonda ,\nin films and filming ( london ) , february 1963 .\nfonda\u2019s cement block will be placed right next to hand and footprints of her father henry fonda , the legendary silver screen actor who earned his spot on the walk of fame in 1942 .\nif you think the best henry fonda role isn ' t at the top , then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one . the greatest henry fonda performances didn ' t necessarily come from the best movies , but in most cases they go hand in hand .\nhenry thomas audition f\u00f6r e . t .\nok kid , you got the job\n.\nactress , writer , model , producer , activist , fitness guru ; born in new york city , daughter of legendary screen star henry fonda and new york socialite frances seymour brokaw ; sister of peter fonda , aunt of bridget fonda .\nthe return of frank james is a 1940 western film directed by fritz lang and starring henry fonda and gene tierney . it is a sequel to henry king ' s 1939 film jesse james . written by sam hellman , . . . more\nofficial twitter feed for peter henry fonda - actor / filmmaker / author / activist . visit my website for latest blog and facebook page link .\n\u2191 united states postal service , henry fonda joins u . s . postal service legends of hollywood stamp series . retrieved october 4 , 2007 .\nfonda , henry .\nthe columbia encyclopedia , 6th ed . . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nmyrna loy for the first time . this is the last film on which henry fonda worked , and work began on it following the release of\njane fonda is an american actress best known for her acting career , political activism and aerobic - exercise videos . the daughter of acclaimed actor henry fonda , the actress has won two oscars .\nfrances was the daughter of an american industrialist whose family claimed ancestry from henry viii\u2019s third wife jane seymour \u2013 a fact that was reflected in jane fonda\u2019s full name being lady jayne seymour fonda .\nroberts , allen and max goldstein . henry fonda : a biography . jefferson , n . c . : mcfarland & co , 1984 . isbn 9780899501147\nfonda , henry ( 1905 - 1982 ) .\nst . james encyclopedia of popular culture . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nhenry fonda was born in grand island , nebraska , to advertising - printing jobber william brace fonda , and his wife , elma herberta ( n\u00e9e jaynes ) , in the second year of their marriage .\nsarris , andrew ,\nhenry fonda : an appreciation ,\nin american film ( washington , d . c . ) , january / february 1982 .\nthe rounders is a lighthearted 1965 film starring glenn ford and henry fonda . the comedy was based on the novel of the same name by max evans .\nin all , fonda was married five times . he had three children : actors jane and peter fonda , and a second daughter , amy fonda . he is also the grandfather of actress bridget fonda .\nhenry returned her letters with her grammatical errors highlighted in red ink , refusing ever to discuss the suicide .\nhenry vii was a 13th century german king and son of frederick ii , who was holy roman emperor .\nhe was the patriarch of a family of famous actors , including daughter jane fonda , son peter fonda , granddaughter bridget fonda , and grandson troy garity .\nsimon : that film also marked the beginning of his long working relationship with the director john ford . how did that affect henry fonda ' s working career ?\nhenry fonda closed the door to his wife\u2019s room . he stood there not knowing what he might hear : a gasp , a sob . he heard nothing .\nhenry fonda , seen here in his oscar - nominated role as tom joad in the 1940 film version of the john steinbeck novel the grapes of wrath . fonda was the patriarch of a family of famous actors , including daughter jane fonda , son peter fonda , grand - daughter bridget fonda and grandson troy garity . he died onaugust 12 , 1982 , aged 77 .\ndespite approaching his seventies , henry fonda continued to work in both television and film through the 1970s . in 1970 , fonda appeared in three films , the most successful of these ventures being the cheyenne social club .\nhenry jaynes fonda was born in grand island , nebraska , on may 16 , 1905 , to william brace fonda and herberta krueger jaynes . he was the eldest of three children . when henry was a small child , his family moved to omaha , where his father opened a printing shop . henry was a boy scout , and liked to write stories ; he won a short - story contest when he was 10 years old .\nmeanwhile , henry was failing once more at marriage . \u201ci was ashamed to go through another divorce , \u201d he says . \u201cbut there was no way to avoid the break . \u201d afdera and henry were divorced in 1962 and fonda was certain he would never marry again .\namy fonda 1953 - fonda . org , january 16 , 2005 . retrieved on january 11 , 2007 .\nthis is the filmography of american actor henry fonda ( may 16 , 1905 \u2013 august 12 , 1982 ) , including his performances between 1935 and 1981 . fonda appeared in more than 100 films , including tv movies .\nvietnam war - what part did jane fonda play ? . . . soldiers were fighting and dying in the vietnam war , jane fonda , the daughter of henry fonda , was using her money and influence at colleges and universities to gather support to advocate communism and encourage rebellion and anarchy henry fonda , was using her money and influence at colleges and universities to gather support to advocate communism and encourage rebellion and anarchy against . . . urltoken\nhenry fonda was an award - winning american actor best known for him film roles in the grapes of wrath ( 1940 ) and on golden pond ( 1981 ) .\nhenry fonda was a well - known american film and stage actor . check out this biography to know about his childhood , life , achievements , works & timeline .\nlegendary stage / screen actor henry fonda hosted and narrated the 100th aitf episode , the retrospective\nthe best of\nall in the family\nin season 5 .\nyoung mr . lincoln was the first collaboration of director john ford and henry fonda . the movie follows abe lincoln is his early days as a small town lawyer .\nfonda , henry ( 1905 - 1982 ) .\nst . james encyclopedia of popular culture . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\ni , henry j . fonda , a resident of los angeles county , california , declare this to be my last will and revoke all former wills and codicils thereto .\njohn steinbeck wrote the book . henry fonda starred in the movie . a classic realistic portrayal of southwest america in the 1930 ' s depression . the grapes of wrath .\nthe western that henry fonda made with john wayne is one of his best . they star as ex civil war calvary men who find themselves fighting indians at fort apache .\nhenry fonda recreated his broadway role in mister roberts . he is a navy officer trapped on a cargo ship who desperately wants to get into the action in world war ii\nthis site is not officially endorsed or authorized by henry fonda ' s estate . unauthorized use of this material is strictly prohibited . \u00a9 2007 by meredy , all rights reserved .\nhenry fonda ( 1905 - 1982 ) was an american film and stage actor with a career spanning more then five decades . this is a list of his all feature movies .\njane fonda is tipped for a tony in her broadway role in 33 variations by moises kaufman . the daughter of henry fonda , she was also nominated for a tony in her debut in there was a little girl , in 1960 .\narmed with irrefutable proof , fonda casually mentioned his dad\u2019s first party affiliation in a conversation with his sister jane fonda .\nhenry fonda next returned to broadway to star in \u2018mister roberts\u2019 , which opened at the alvin theatre on february 18 , 1948 and ran for 1 , 157 performances over three years ; fonda received \u2018tony award\u2019 for his performance in the play .\nstage and screen actor henry fonda was born 100 years ago this month . the oregonian newspaper ' s film critic , shawn levy , has written about fonda ' s life . he offers perspective on a diverse and utterly american film icon .\nsweeney , kevin . henry fonda : a bio - bibliography . bio - bibliographies in the performing arts , no . 25 . new york : greenwood press , 1992 . isbn 9780313265716\nmadigan is a 1968 american dramatic thriller film directed by don siegel and starring richard widmark and henry fonda . the screenplay\u2014originally titled friday , saturday , sunday\u2014was adapted by . . . more\non august 13 , 1982 , the day after henry fonda passed away , an upstate new york local newspaper , the leader - herald , reported that the village of fonda , new york would lower the flag in honor of henry fonda . not many people outside of the albany , new york area are aware of the fact that the fonda acting family traces their dutch - american roots back to the little village of fonda in upstate new york . the earliest known fonda ancestor arrived in beverwyck , what is now albany , new york , in 1654 , from amsterdam , the netherlands . his name was jellis douwe fonda , and his offspring to this day live in the greater hudson - mohawk region of upstate new york . the village of fonda was the original residence of the fonda families .\nby now you should now that the words directed by preston sturges and screwball comedy mean you will get an entertaining movie . in the lady eve henry fonda shows he can do comedy .\nfonda on fonda ,\ninterview with r . nogueira , in sight and sound ( london ) , spring 1973 .\n\u201cshe did remarkably well , \u201d says henry . \u201cshe surprised the hell out of me by bursting into tears on cue . \u201d\nfor your consideration , here are five reasons the jimmy stewart / henry fonda friendship is a total life - ruiner and will make you want to cry into a kleenex and hug a kitten .\nhenry fonda \u2013 who died 30 years ago on aug . 12 , 1982 \u2013 was one of hollywood ' s great actors , with a career that stayed strong for almost half a century .\neveryone knows that henry fonda made westerns but the ox - bow incident is often overlooked . a story about justice and mob violence in the old west . it was nominated for best picture .\nhenry jaynes fonda ( may 16 , 1905 \u0096 august 12 , 1982 ) was a highly acclaimed american film , stage and television actor , best known for his roles as plain - speaking idealists . fonda ' s subtle , naturalistic acting style preceded by many years the popularization of method acting . he was the patriarch of a family of famous actors , including son peter fonda , daughter jane fonda , granddaughter bridget fonda and grandson troy garity .\nhenry was the patriarch of a family of famous actors , including daughter jane fonda , son peter fonda , granddaughter bridget fonda , and grandson troy garity . his family and close friends called him\nhank\n. in 1999 , he was named the sixth - greatest male star of all time by the american film institute .\ngoldstein , norm , and the associated press . henry fonda : a celebration of the life and work of one of america ' s most beloved actors . holt , rhinehart and winston , 1982 .\nsimon : what significance do we draw from the fact that henry fonda and marlon brando both came from the same area of nebraska and at least superficially seemed to be totally different kinds of actors .\ndespite approaching his seventies , henry fonda continued to work in both television and film throughout the 1970s . 1970 found fonda in three films , the most successful of these ventures being the cheyenne social club . the other two films were too late the hero , which did not feature henry fonda in a very important role , and there was a crooked man , about paris pitman , jr . ( played by kirk douglas ) trying to escape from an arizona prison .\nhis ancestors came from genoa , italy , and fled to the netherlands around 1400 . among the early dutch settlers in america , they established a still - thriving small town in upstate new york , fonda , named after patriarch douw fonda in the early 1600s . henry fonda ' s paternal grandparents moved to nebraska in the 1800s .\npeter fonda still remembers the day he discovered that his legendary dad henry - an outspoken liberal who lived and breathed the populist themes of his classic film the grapes of wrath - had been a republican .\non september 13 , 1833 , douw henry fonda was appointed a sergeant , under the command of daniel moore , in the 34th regiment , 11th brigade , 14th division of the new york state militia . as such he served seven years . he was exempted from military duty on november 10 , 1840 ; his certification was signed by his older brother , brigadier - general peter henry fonda ( 1802 - ) .\ntantalisingly , one of the only other references to the film i have found comes from the website of henry fonda\u2019s daughter , jane . in the comments to the republication of a tweet which jane fonda made on 22 october , 2010 , a lady calling herself \u2018leslie\u2019 writes :\nunperturbed , henry fonda performed on broadway that night as usual . he didn\u2019t even give their two children the farewell letters their mother had written them , and insisted that she had died of a heart attack .\nmister roberts is a 1955 american cinemascope comedy - drama film directed by john ford and mervyn leroy , and starring henry fonda as mister roberts , james cagney as captain morton , william powell . . . more\nyoung mr . lincoln is a 1939 partly fictionalized biopic about the early life of president abraham lincoln , directed by john ford and starring henry fonda . ford and producer darryl f . zanuck . . . more\njezebel is a 1938 american romantic drama film released and directed by william wyler . it stars bette davis and henry fonda , supported by george brent , margaret lindsay , donald crisp , richard . . . more\nhenry fonda received the nomination for best picture for 12 angry men because he was one of the films producers . he also reprises his broadway role as juror # 8 in this great jury room deliberation movie .\nfonda was married for a fourth time to countess afdera franchetti , on march 10 , 1957 . they divorced in 1962 . henry married shirlee adams in 1965 ; she would be his fifth and final wife .\ncontrary to popular belief , fonda did approve of his daughter jane ' s anti - war activism during vietnam and at afi life achievement award : a tribute to henry fonda ( 1978 ) told her critics to\nshut up\n, because\nshe ' s perfect\n.\nin 1959 , steve allen \u2013 the first host of the tonight show \u2013 held a meeting which inaugurated hollywood sane . members included marlon brando , marilyn monroe , arthur miller , harry belafonte , and henry fonda .\nonce upon a time in the west is a 1968 italian / american epic spaghetti western film directed by sergio leone for paramount pictures . it stars henry fonda cast against type as the villain , . . . more\nthe lady eve is a 1941 american screwball comedy film written and directed by preston sturges which stars barbara stanwyck and henry fonda . the film is based on a story by monckton hoffe about a . . . more\nfirecreek is a 1968 western movie directed by vincent mceveety and starring james stewart and henry fonda in his second role as an antagonist that year . the film is similar to high noon in that . . . more\nmiss fonda ' s 1980 visit coincided with the 200th anniversary of the killing and scalping of douw fonda , her seventh great - grandfather and founder of the village . accompanied by her two children and several cousins , she visited the department of history and archives displays and viewed a facsimile rubbing of the tombstone of henry c . fonda , a distant descendant .\none of hollywood & apos ; s most beloved actors , henry jaynes fonda was born may 16 , 1905 , in grand island , nebraska . after graduating from omaha central high school , fonda enrolled at the university of minnesota , where he intended to study journalism but eventually flunked out .\n19 . 0 19 . 1 united states postal service . henry fonda joins u . s . postal service legends of hollywood stamp series . press release , may 20 , 2005 , retrieved on january 11 , 2007 .\non golden pond is a 1981 american drama film directed by mark rydell . the screenplay by ernest thompson was adapted from his 1979 play of the same title . henry fonda won the academy award for . . . more\nfort apache is a 1948 american western film directed by john ford and starring john wayne and henry fonda . the film was the first of the director ' s\ncavalry trilogy\nand was followed . . . more\nhenry jaynes fonda ( may 16 , 1905 \u2013 august 12 , 1982 ) was the host / narrator of\nthe best of\nall in the family\nin season 5 . henry , a legendary stage and hollywood film actor , won the academy award for best actor in his very last film role in the 1981 film on golden pond . [ 1 ]\nhenry jaynes fonda was born in grand island , nebraska , to elma herberta ( jaynes ) and william brace fonda , who worked in advertising and printing . his recent ancestry included dutch , english , and scottish . fonda started his acting debut with the omaha community playhouse , a local amateur theater troupe directed by dorothy brando . he moved to the . . .\nhenry fonda married five times . he first married margaret sullavan in 1931 ; it ended in a divorce in 1933 . next in 1936 , he married frances ford seymour brokaw , with whom he had two children , jane and peter fonda . both the children grew up to be renowned actors .\nhenry fonda , who exemplified for nearly half a century a man of honesty and decency in more than 100 film and stage roles , died early yesterday of chronic heart disease in los angeles . he was 77 years old .\nmy darling clementine , a 1946 film , regarded as one of the best western movies made by director john ford , stars henry fonda as wyatt earp during the period leading up to gunfight at the ok . . . more\nthe ox - bow incident is a 1943 american western film directed by william a . wellman and starring henry fonda , dana andrews and mary beth hughes , and featuring anthony quinn , william eythe , harry . . . more\nthe tin star was first a short story then a 1957 american western film directed by anthony mann and starring henry fonda and anthony perkins , in one of perkins ' first roles . the film became one . . . more\nbattle of the bulge is an american widescreen epic war film produced in spain that was released in 1965 . it was directed by ken annakin . it starred henry fonda , robert shaw , telly savalas , . . . more\nyou only live once is a 1937 crime drama film starring sylvia sidney and henry fonda . considered an early film noir , the film was the second directed by fritz lang in america . at least 15 . . . more\nyours , mine and ours is a 1968 film , directed by melville shavelson and starring lucille ball , henry fonda and van johnson . before its release , it had three other working titles : the beardsley . . . more\ndaisy kenyon is a 20th century fox feature film starring joan crawford , henry fonda , and dana andrews in a story about a post - world war ii romantic triangle . the screenplay by david hertz was . . . more\nsometimes a great notion is a 1971 american drama film directed by paul newman and starring newman , henry fonda and lee remick . the screenplay by john gay is based on the 1964 novel of the same . . . more\nthe male animal is a warner brothers film starring henry fonda , olivia de havilland and joan leslie . the film was based on a hit 1940 broadway play of the same name written by james thurber and . . . more\nhenry fonda died at his los angeles home on august 12 , 1982 , at the age of 77 after suffering from heart failure . his wife shirlee , and daughter jane , were at his side when he passed away .\nscreen legend henry fonda is seen performing on a new york stage in 1970 . the oscar - winning actor and father of actors jane fonda and peter fonda had five wives including actress margaret sullivan , his first wife . second wife frances ford seymour brokaw was the mother of his two natural children ; he also adopted a daughter with third wife susan blanchard . fonda was married to fifth wife , shirlee mae adams , when he died in 1982 .\napparently , dorothy brando had been correct . henry fonda had acting talent and in 1929 he got a part in a broadway play , \u201cthe game of life and death\u201d . for the next several years he remained a broadway actor appearing in such plays as , \u201ci loved you wednesday\u201d , \u201cnew faces\u201d , and \u201cthe farmer takes a wife\u201d . in 1935 henry fonda made his screen debut in the film version of \u201cthe farmer takes a wife\u201d playing opposite janet gaynor .\nin 1981 , henry fonda received the academy awards in the best actor category for his role in \u2018on golden pond\u2019 . in 1982 , he received golden globe award in best motion picture actor \u2013 drama category for the same work .\nhenry fonda died of heart failure on august 12 , 1982 , in los angeles . he was an exceptionally talented actor , who never appeared to be acting . he was one of the greats of hollywood ' s golden age .\nin june 1955 , fonda agreed to star in clifford odets\u2019 the country girl at the omaha community playhouse , the hometown theater where he had got his start in 1925 . henry\u2019s sister , harriet , suggested jane play the ingenue .\na comedy about marriage and everything relating to it . new york novelist henry fonda meets up with an actress , margaret sullavan , and the two date and later marry , though neither knows of . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe fugitive is a 1947 drama film starring henry fonda and directed by john ford , based on the novel the power and the glory by graham greene . the film was shot on location in mexico , and . . . more\nthe best man is a 1964 political drama film directed by franklin j . schaffner with a screenplay by gore vidal based on his play of the same title . starring henry fonda , cliff robertson , and lee . . . more\nthe cheyenne social club is a 1970 western comedy , written by james lee barrett , directed and produced by gene kelly , and starring james stewart , henry fonda and shirley jones . it ' s the story . . . more\nsex and the single girl is a 1964 american comedy film directed by richard quine and starring tony curtis , natalie wood , henry fonda , lauren bacall , and mel ferrer . the film was inspired by the . . . more\nfonda returned to new york and did a bit of modeling for a time . before long , she decided to follow in her father & apos ; s footsteps . in 1954 she co - starred with her father , henry fonda , in a production of the country girl . fonda began to study her craft with lee strasberg at the famed actors studio a few years later .\nstewart was a conservative republican , so much so that he would come to blows over his political views from time to time . one story goes that , during a political debate with liberal democrat henry fonda , stewart and fonda got into a fistfight\u2013which fonda apparently won . the two were lifelong friends , however , and simply decided to never speak of politics after the incident . 6\nafter the war adam returned and built a house which is still standing in the village of fonda . older brother jellis became a judge in tryon county and was serving in the legislature when he died . adam ' s son henry who served as a captain in the war of 1812 had twin sons called henry douw and douw henry . douw henry , the father of albert fonda whose son is the present owner , built the farm home between 1842 - 50 . now ( when this was written ) on this farm is the ninth generation of the family in america ; the seventh on these historic acres . ( century farms of new york state - 1947 ) . the farm was sold in the late 1960 ' s but the house and barn are still occupied to this day .\nthis month marks the centennial of henry fonda . the film legend was born in grand island , nebraska , in 1905 . he was a stage actor before he ever went to hollywood , but it was his work in front of the camera that we tend to remember the most . shawn levy is film critic for the oregonian newspaper in portland . he ' s written about henry fonda ' s career and joins us from the studios of oregon public broadcasting in portland .\nthere was a crooked man . . . is a 1970 western starring kirk douglas and henry fonda and directed by joseph l . mankiewicz . it was written by david newman and robert benton , their first script to . . . more\nhe was born in grand island , nebraska to william brace fonda and herberta krueger jaynes , observant christian scientists . the fonda family had emigrated westward from new york in the 1800s , and can trace its ancestry from genoa , italy , to the netherlands in the 1500s , and then to the united states of america in the 1600s , where they founded a still - extant town called fonda , new york . in henry fonda ' s autobiography , he wrote :\nfonda ' s father did not approve of his son ' s new career choice . he made fonda take a job as a clerk in a credit company to support himself . still , fonda was cast in the lead role of\nhenry jaynes fonda ( may 16 , 1905 \u2013 august 12 , 1982 ) was a highly acclaimed , academy award - winning american film and stage actor , best known for his roles as plain - speaking idealists . fonda ' s subtle , naturalistic acting style preceded by many years the popularization of method acting . throughout six decades in hollywood , fonda cultivated a strong , appealing screen image .\n. ) and in celebration of the birthday boy ( it\u2019s his 107th ) , we decided to not focus on his glittering film career but instead on a wonderful aspect of his personal life : his lifelong bromance with best friend henry fonda .\nthe wrong man is a 1956 docu - drama by alfred hitchcock which stars henry fonda and vera miles . the film was drawn from the true story of an innocent man charged with a crime , as described in the . . . more\non may 27 , 1780 , occurred the raid which rendered sir john johnson infamous when he led a raiding party of indians and tories against his former neighbors . the 80 - year old douw fonda was one of the victims , tomahawked by a mohawk whom he had once befriended but who wanted the $ 8 bounty the british paid for a scalp . adam fonda was also seized and taken to canada with 5 fonda slaves and his house was burned . after the war adam returned and built a house which is still standing in the village of fonda . jellis became a judge in tryon county and was serving in the legislature when he died . adam ' s son henry who served as a captain in the war of 1812 had twin sons called henry douw and douw henry . douw henry , the father of albert fonda whose son is the present owner , built the farm home between 1842 - 50 . now on this farm is the ninth generation of the family in america ; the seventh on these historic acres . ( issued january 22 , 1947 )\nhenry graduated from omaha central high school in 1923 . he entered the university of minnesota to study journalism , immediately after graduating from high school . henry had two jobs while attending the university , which may have contributed to his dropping out two years later . he returned to omaha to look for a job in journalism in 1925 .\nhenry fonda ended his thirteen year old marriage with frances in 1949 . the following year he married twenty - one year old susan blanchard . together they adopted a child , amy fishman . this marriage too ended in a divorce within three years .\nhenry fonda was a rising star in 1936 when he met frances on the set of a british film , wings of the morning , which he was making in denham , buckinghamshire . after a whirlwind romance , she chivvied him into getting married .\nspencer ' s mountain is a 1963 film written , directed , and produced by delmer daves from a novel by earl hamner , jr . the film starred henry fonda , maureen o ' hara and in early appearances , james . . . more\nfonda did not reveal who raped or sexually abused her during the candid interview .\ntechnicolor movie filmed outdoors . fonda also got the nod for the lead role in\nfonda was the patriarch of a family of famous actors , including daughter jane fonda , son peter fonda , granddaughter bridget fonda , and grandson troy garity ; his family and close friends called him\nhank\n. in 1999 , he was named the sixth greatest male star of all time by the american film institute .\nfonda , jane ( 2005 ) . my life so far , random house .\nfonda , peter ( 1998 ) . don ' t tell dad , hyperion .\ngeorge fonda - pioneer of boulder county , colorado ; born in augusta , illinois , son of henry dockstader fonda , a hollander ; mother , catharine farrell of pennsylvania dutch . he moved to solomon city , kansas in 1874 , then at the age of 15 on to denver on the kansas pacific railway as a peanut boy .\nstage - actress on broadway in\npride and prejudice\n,\nmy sister eileen\nand many other plays . early in her career , in 1938 , she played opposite henry fonda in a run of plays in white plains , new york .\nwas born henry jaynes fonda in grand island , nebraska , in 1905 . his family were christian scientists and he was brought up in a strict but loving environment . his father ran a small printing company in omaha and the family were comfortably off .\nshould fonda go on to demonstrate the power of her age and experience by winning the tony this year , as critics are predicting , she will be accomplishing something her father , henry fonda , never achieved during his illustrious career : she will have attained the acting hat - trick of winning an oscar , an emmy and a tony .\nhenry fonda began his acting career in 1925 at omaha community hall , nebraska at the behest of dorothy brando . at that time he did not take it as a career option . three years later , he made up his mind to be an actor .\nwelcome to hard times is a 1967 western film based upon a novel by e . l . doctorow . the movie was directed by burt kennedy . it stars henry fonda as the leader of a dying town who is too weak to . . . more\nduring a harold lloyd master seminar talk at the afi conservatory on november 18 , 1976 , actor henry fonda talks about his very first acting job . subscribe to this channel for more exclusive videos from the afi archive : urltoken follow afi : urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken\nhenry jaynes fonda was born may 16 , 1905 , in grand island , neb . , to the former herberta jaynes and william brace fonda , owner of a small printing company in omaha . the youth was brought up there and in the suburb of dundee and graduated from the omaha central high school in 1923 . prodded by brando ' s mother\nhenry fonda was an american actor born on may 16 , 1905 in grand island , nebraska . in the 1920s and & apos ; 30s , fonda appeared on stage and film , best known for his role in the movie the grapes of wrath ( 1940 ) , which earned him a best actor academy award nomination . during world war ii , fonda served in the navy and was honored with a bronze star and presidential citation award . fonda starred with his daughter , jane , in on golden pond ( 1981 ) which garnered him a best actor award . fonda died on august 12 , 1982 .\ntwo sons of adam were twins , douw henry and henry douw ; prior to henry douw ' s death in 1891 at age 81 , they had the distinction of being the oldest male twins in the country . douw henry fonda ( 1809 - 95 ) owned 233 acres ; he married ann veeder , ( 1810 - 90 ) daughter of albert veeder , son of col . abraham veeder . soon after their marriage , they took up residence in the small stone house then standing on the farm willed to him by his father , becoming the third successive owner since his patentee great grandfather , douw\nthe patriot\nfonda , to whom it had been granted in 1748 . his family grew rapidly , the stone house became the foundation of the second home , a frame structure which douw and ann began to replace by a still larger one in 1848 , completed in 1856 .\nla fonda theater * girl ' s night in hollywood with dengue fever and tinariwen .\nacademy award nominations ( he won for the latter ) . fonda made his mark in\ni hope you won ' t be disappointed . you see i am not a very interesting person . i haven ' t ever done anything except be other people . i ain ' t really henry fonda ! nobody could be . nobody could have that much integrity .\nhenry fonda was a top american actor who appeared in film , on stage , and on television . he left a legacy of many classic performances over a long career , most of which are considered to be sterling examples of the\ngolden age of hollywood .\nhow the west was won is a 1962 western film written by james r . webb and john gay and directed by john ford , henry hathaway , george marshall and richard thorpe .\nmr . fonda married , on january 1 , 1862 , miss caroline louisa brown , daughter of isaac brown , a prominent merchant of milton . his only child , a son , lawrence b . fonda , who was educated at the university of pennsylvania in philadelphia , has recently joined the sons of the revolution through that patriotic record which has been so faithfully won by his ancestors . mr . fonda ' s grandfather ( henry fonda ) served as a captain in the war of 1812 , and his great - grandfather ( adam fonda ) was lieutenant - colonel under general herkimer at the oriskany battle . adam fonda was a son of douw fonda , who was slain by the tories during sir john johnson ' s raid in 1780 . what a debt our country owes to this ancient patriotism !\nthough a democrat for most of his life , fonda was once a registered republican , according to his son peter fonda in his autobiography don ' t tell dad : a memoir ( 1999 ) . peter believes that henry ' s liberalism caused him to be gray - listed during the early 1950s , when he experienced a six - year layoff from films .\ni appoint shirlee adams fonda , peter henry fonda and richard m . rosenthal as executors of this will , and should any one or more thereof be dead or unable or unwilling so to act , or should any one or more of them fail to complete the administration of my estate , then i appoint the remaining persons or person as executors > or executor .\nsimon : mm - hmm . i want to ask you about\non golden pond ,\nwhich , of course , was the film he made very famously with katharine hepburn and his daughter , jane fonda . he plays an aging , decent man , who ' s angry about the end of his life being at hand . henry fonda with katharine hepburn .\nhenry was married five times and had three children , one of them adopted . his marriage to margaret sullavan in 1931 soon ended in separation , which was finalized in a 1933 divorce .\ni hope you won ' t be disappointed . you see i am not a very interesting person . i haven ' t ever done anything except be other people . i ain ' t really henry fonda ! nobody could be . nobody could have that much integrity .\nfonda was raised in a family \u201cwhere there was not a lot of laughter . a long line of depressed people\u201d . henry was undemonstrative , plagued with self - doubt ; her mother , frances , slit her throat with a razor in a mental institution when jane was 12 .\njane fonda also reported feeling detached from her father , especially during her early acting career . henry fonda introduced her to lee strasberg , who became her acting teacher , and as she developed as an actress using the techniques of\nthe method ,\nshe found herself frustrated and unable to understand her father ' s effortless acting style . in the late 1950s , when she asked him how he prepared before going on stage , he baffled her by answering ,\ni don\u00b4t know , i stand there , i think about my wife , afdera , i don ' t know .\nwriter al aronowitz , while working on a profile of jane fonda for the saturday evening post in the 1960s , asked henry fonda about method acting :"]}
{"id": 115978, "summary": [{"text": "mongol ( \u043c\u043e\u043d\u0433\u043e\u043b ) , also known as mongol : the rise of genghis khan in the united states and mongol : the rise to power of genghis khan in the united kingdom , is a 2007 russian semi-historical epic film directed by sergei bodrov , about the early life of tem\u00fcjin , who later came to be known as genghis khan .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the storyline was conceived from a screenplay written by bodrov and arif aliev .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was produced by bodrov , sergei selyanov and anton melnik and stars tadanobu asano , sun honglei and chuluuny khulan in the main roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "mongol explores abduction , kinship and the repercussions of war .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film was a co-production between companies in russia , germany and kazakhstan .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "filming took place mainly in the people 's republic of china , principally in inner mongolia ( the mongol autonomous region ) , and in kazakhstan .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "shooting began in september 2005 , and was completed in november 2006 .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "after an initial screening at the russian film festival in vyborg on 10 august 2007 , mongol was released in russia on 20 september 2007 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it saw a limited release in the united states on 6 june 2008 grossing $ 5.7 million in domestic ticket sales .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it additionally earned nearly 21 million in sales through international release for a combined $ 26.5 million in gross revenue .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film was a minor financial success after its theatrical run , and was generally met with positive critical reviews .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was nominated for the 2007 academy award for best foreign language film as a submission from kazakhstan .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film is intended to be the first part of a trilogy about genghis khan , and initial work on the second part began in 2008 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the trilogy project was eventually put on the shelf , but in july 2013 , during a visit to the annual naadam festival in ulan bator , bodrov told the press that the production of the sequel had started , and that it may be shot in mongolia , as had been the intention for mongol , before local protests , fearing that the film would not correctly portray the mongolian people and its national hero , genghis khan , caused the shooting to move to inner mongolia and kazakhstan . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "mongol ( film )", "paragraphs": ["mongol film group ( mfg ) , a global . . . - mongol film group | facebook\nmongol film group\u00ae ( mfg ) , a producer and distributor of filmed entertainment , a leading content company with prominent and respected film , television and digital entertainment brands . the company ' s labels include mongol film group\u00ae ( mongolia ) , mongol film group los angeles\u00ae ( usa ) , mongol film group beijing ( china ) , mongol film group hohhot ( inner mongolia ) and mongol film development foundation\u00ae . mongol film development foundation\u00ae ( mfdf ) is a full - service film development , financing and production company based in ulaanbaatar , mongolia . mongol film group\u00ae ( mfg ) operations also include mongol film digital entertainment , mongol film home entertainment , mongol film group international , mongol film archive , mongol film licensing inc . , mongol film distribution . mongol film group\u00ae ( mfg ) cooperate with china film group in china . american society of cinematographers , producers guild of america , d\u2019alessio law group\u00ae , efilm\u00ae , california pictures , mongus pictures , maccam inc . , tiffen filter , sim group , arri rental , panavision and paramount pictures in hollywood . mongol film group\u00ae ( mfg ) founded in 2002 .\nwelcome to official facebook page of khulan chuluun , mongol actress who first gained international notice as b\u00f6rte , the wife of genghis khan , in the oscar nominated film mongol .\nmaking a transnational film : dr . jekyll and mr . hyde of sergei bodrov ' s mongol ( 2007 )\na very good film chronicling the exploits and reign of genghis khan . this is a terrific film with an excellent cast of actors . mongol is a very beautiful film and if you love foreign film , you ' ll love this one . this is a powerful film about the greatest conqueror who ever lived . mongol is a stunning historical epic in the style of braveheart . a great historical film that has a lot of action as much as story , this is a film that will please history buffs as well as film enthusiasts .\nmongol : the rise of gengh . . . has been added to your cart\nmongol has just enough characterization to sustain its own reason for being - - cinematic fullness .\nmongol ( the rise to power of genghis khan ) blu - ray version . . .\nif you haven ' t seen it , mongol is an absolutely incredible film . puts western historical epics to shame . i love this film . watch this movie ! the soundtrack is also absolutely amazing .\nmongol : you can try . ( indicates temujin ) but my liver has a new master .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing mongol near you .\nthe article first appeared in the mongol messenger ' s issue no . 8 - 9 for february 24 .\nmongol ( 2007 , andreevsky flag film co ) . the weinstein company ' s major historical drama marco polo chose kazakhstan for part of its five month shoot in 2014 .\nas for her documentary film , the british academy of film and television arts ( bafta ) reviewed and nominated the film as the ' best documentary film ' for the 70th british academy film awards . however , the academy awards or oscars considered the film ineligible for nomination . according to bbc\u2019s article \u201cis the eagle huntress really a documentary ? \u201d a reviewer described the film as a \u201cfairytale documentary\u201d . some viewers are saying the film was staged . although many audiences believe that the documentary is genuine , some factors doubt the rest .\nmongol is quality escapism : an exotic saga that compels , moves and envelops us with its grand and captivating story .\nin the movie mongol , genghis was shown as a fair and patient man . is that how mongols portray him ?\nthe film\u2019s producers also plan to release the movie to over 3 , 200 screens in china \u2013 an exceptional number for a russian film .\nearlier this year the film won for best sound direction and costumes at rival national film academy awards , the golden eagles , run by a separate organization headed by director and moscow film festival chief nikita mikhalkov .\nrudakov and others say\nhorde\nis little more than an attempt to denigrate russia ' s mongol roots and herald the role of christianity in throwing off the\nmongol yoke .\nin the film , the character of metropolitan aleksei is credited with protecting moscow from a tatar raid in the 14th century .\nwhile the historical accuracy may be dodgy , mongol is a sweeping and quasi - mythical epic that recalls lawrence of arabia .\nwith its breathtaking landscapes , bloody battles , bitter betrayals and an aching love story , mongol is a sumptuously crafted epic .\nbut not everyone is eager to see the film , which depicts life under the golden horde , the mongol khanate that controlled large portions of eurasia during the 13th , 14th , and 15th centuries .\nfind production companies , locations services , film equipment and camera rental companies , post production companies , film crew , and many more production services for your commercial , tv or film production in kazakhstan , including almaty and astana .\na movie in which acting still prevails is mongol . people often say , ' they don ' t make movies like they used to . ' maybe the russians make movies like hollywood used to . mongol , photographed beautifully in kazakhstan and the chinese province of\nbut in general the film is so impressive that we can ' t leave the theater without wanting more . and with luck ( and decent box office returns ) , we ' ll get it -\nmongol\nis projected as the first film in a trilogy about genghis khan .\nsergei bodrov\u2019s russian - made epic of the early life of warrior emperor ghengis khan , \u201cmongol , \u201d swept the board friday at moscow\u2019s nika film awards winning best director , best feature and four other prizes .\nthe venice film festival has announced nine films eligible for venice\u2019s new persol 3 - d award for the best stereoscopic 3 - d film of the year .\nthe film was inspired by the viral photographs . tell me more about that .\nrussian writer - director - producer sergei bodrov will be in berlin on sunday to unveil his upcoming directing and production slate , including the great khan , the anticipated sequel to his oscar - nominated 2007 film , mongol .\nfiofa is a new film academy , situated in ohrid . it continues in the long tradition of the prague film and tv school ( famu ) , the fifth oldest film school in the world . famu\u2019s graduates include many influential filmmakers and screenwriters , many known within international context as oscar winners or laureates of international film festivals .\na film unfinished , a documentary by yael hersonski examining the production of a notorious nazi propaganda film falsely depicting jewish life in the ghetto is gaining wider release and considerable praise . praise for the film demonstrates that winners of silverdocs\u2019 wga documentary screenplay award are films to watch out for . new york magazine considers the film\u2019s importance .\nfilm institute \u2013 film academy ohrid has opened a call for is third round of scholarship applications . the film institute is pleased to announce that is opening its third round of applications and is offering the following scholarships per department for master programs of :\ngenghis khan was a mongol warlord who fought his way up from obscurity to conquer most of asia by his death in 1227 . mongol covers his early life and first steps to power , while he still went by his given name , tem\u00fcjin . conceived as the first part of a trilogy , it was nominated for an oscar for best foreign film in 2007 .\nthe russian committee for oscars chose fyodor bondarchuk\u2019s action - drama film of the wwii period as the country\u2019s contender in the oscars\u2019 race for best foreign - language film .\nlist of illustrations acknowledgements a note on transliteration maps introduction : the study of women in the mongol empire 1 . women and politics from the steppes to world empire 2 . regents and empresses : women\u2019s rule in the mongols\u2019 world empire 3 . political involvement and women\u2019s rule in the ilkhanate 4 . women and the economy of the mongol empire 5 . mongol women\u2019s encounters with eurasian religions 6 . concluding remarks glossary list of abbreviations bibliography index\nerrementari by paul urkijo will be screen in competition at the 50th sitges film festival .\nhuun - huur - tu . soul song .\nmongol\nmovie . \u0445\u0443\u0443\u043d - \u0445\u0443\u0443\u0440 - \u0442\u0443 . \u0433\u043e\u0440\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0435 \u043f\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 . \u0444\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043c\n\u043c\u043e\u043d\u0433\u043e\u043b\n.\nmongol : the rise of genghis khan is a 2007 russian semi - historical film about the early life of tem\u00fcjin , who later came to be known as genghis khan . it is directed by sergei bodrov , with the storyline conceived from a screenplay written by bodrov and arif aliev . the film was produced by bodrov , sergei selyanov and anton melnik and stars tadanobu asano , sun honglei and chuluuny khulan in principal roles . mongol explores abduction , kinship and the repercussions of war . the film was a co - production between companies in russia , germany and kazakhstan . filming took place mainly in the people ' s republic of china , principally in inner mongolia ( the mongol autonomous region ) , and in kazakhstan .\nmongol is a 2007 film biopic about genghis khan . the film traces the early part of the life of temudgin , the man who became genghis khan , starting with his selection of future wife borte when he was nine years old . the film follows temudgin through his father esugei ' s murder , the usurpation by targutei ( another member of temudgin ' s clan ) , temudgin ' s friendship and then rivalry with jamukha ( leader of another clan ) , his defeat by jamukha , his return and triumph , and temudgin ' s eventual unification of the various mongol tribes .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\namong those offended are the very researchers who were hired to help proshkin and his screenwriter re - create the sights and sounds of life under the mongol empire .\nthe film\u2019s cast is virtually composed of unknown greenhorns in the russian movie industry with the exception of veteran actors heiner lauterbach who starred in das experiment and thomas kretschmann from the film the pianist .\npinewood studios group , film , tv shows , games and commercials ' credits . | pinewood studios\nthere is some serbian spoken in the film heaven ' s gate . is this historically accurate ?\nthe project is a feature film production company founded in 2015 by experienced professionals of the film industry , gathering altogether more than 20 years of expertise in production , funding , distribution and worldwide sales .\nmongol ii : the legend is the highly awaited sequel to the oscar - nominated mongol . part two is an epic blockbuster based on true events during the last years of genghis khan\u2019s life \u2013 the years when he conquered half the world . to this day , his last expedition remains one of the most incredible war campaigns in military history .\nthe stylistic approach - films are classified into categories which can limit the potential meanings of the film .\nthe script , which won one of eight oscars awarded to the film , bears echoes of mr . schulberg\u2019s own political struggle : the film\u2019s director , elia kazan , had also chosen to name names .\nexclusive royalty - free music library for video and film projects . find your music track in seconds !\nthe film is about mongolia , about genghis khan . and he is like god in mongolia . .\nthe filmmakers confirmed that edits have been made to the film since its initial release . \u201clike many films that screen at sundance , the film was not finished as of january . several minor changes were made to the film as part of the normal editing process , \u201d dick and ziering said in a statement .\n< p > mongol ( ws ) < / p > < p > award - winning russian filmmaker sergei bodrov illuminates the life and legend of genghis khan in his stunning historical epic , mongol . based on leading scholarly accounts , mongol delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as temudgin in 1162 . as it follows temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny , the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror , revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype , but as an inspiring , fearless and visionary leader . mongol shows us the making of an extraordinary man , and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested : his relationship with his wife , borte , his lifelong love and most trusted advisor . < / p >\na photo of eagle hunter aisholpan nurgaiv went viral in 2014 and inspired a new film about her life .\npier paolo pasolini\u2019s adaptation of chaucer\u2019s the canterbury tales , the middle film in his trilogy of life series .\nthe film ' s director , andrei proshkin , has defended the film as a work of\nhistoric fiction ,\nsaying it was never intended as a true - to - life depiction of the golden horde .\nshe must have seen the movie . that ' s about all they do in\nmongol .\nthey do not sing , dance , chant , hold summit meetings , have courts , hunt , or ( with one exception ) even cook and eat . they have no culture , except for a series of sayings :\na mongol does , or does not . . .\na long list of things , although many a mongol seems never to have been issued the list , and does ( or does not ) do them , anyway .\nanother quibble : the religious scenes , in which temudgin retreats to a sacred spot to fortify his spirits , seem cursory , as if bodrov decided the film needed a shot of instant kurosawa . you can ' t introduce a subject like mongol animistic beliefs and just touch on it in passing .\nfor its first screening , the film , almost finished at that time , was shown to a selected audience last september 19 in st . petersburg\u2019s newly constructed velikan cinema as part of the kinoexpo film - industry trade show . the said audience was composed of exhibitors as well as other industry personalities which include a - list russian filmmakers alexander sokurov of faust , alexie uchitel of the edge and sergei bodrov of mongol . after the film was shown , these same individuals congratulated director bondarchuk for a job well done .\nbattle in the rain : the final battle between temudgin and jamukha , in which temudgin wins and unites the mongol tribes . and the rain was the reason he won\u2014see call back below .\nmongol , from its thrilling battles to its intimate romance , has the look , scale , story and feel of an old - fashioned epic in the best and biggest sense of the word .\nthere are a few battle scenes , but they also seem small \u2013 no mongol hordes of thousands are here . the film\u2019s budget may have restricted what could be shown , and since the filmmaker is planning a trilogy , he may have been thinking of holding off an any grander scenes until the next installment .\nthe film crew from the production company bronte film and television complete with fifteen vehicles had based themselves at tennants in leyburn where they took over a large part of the car park ; although it is not thought they filmed there .\nbruno de nicola investigates the development of women\u2019s status in the mongol empire from its original homeland in mongolia up to the end of the ilkhanate of iran in 1335 . taking a thematic approach , the chapters show a coherent progression of this development and contextualise the evolution of the role of women in medieval mongol society . the arrangement serves as a starting point from where to draw comparison with the status of mongol women in the later period . exploring patterns of continuity and transformation in the status of these women in different periods of the mongol empire as it expanded westwards into the islamic world , the book offers a view on the transformation of a nomadic - shamanist society from its original homeland in mongolia to its settlement in the mostly sedentary - muslim iran in the mid - 13th century .\nfilm website : urltoken festivals and awards : nominated for 1 oscar . another 11 wins & 8 nominations . 2008 academy awards , usa - nominated - oscar - best foreign language film of the year ( kazakhstan ) 2007 asia pacific screen awards - nominated - asia pacific screen award - achievement in cinematography ( sergey trofimov ) 2008 asian film award - won - best supporting actor ( honglei sun ) 2009 broadcast film critics association awards - nominated - critics choice award - best foreign language film 2008 european film awards - nominated - audience award - best film ( sergey bodrov ) ; nominated - european film award - best cinematographer ( sergey trofimov , rogier stoffers ) 2007 golden eagle awards , russia - won - golden eagle - best costume design ( karin lohr ) ; - best sound design ( stephan konken ) 2009 image awards - nominated - image award - outstanding foreign motion picture 2008 las vegas film critics society awards - won - sierra award - best foreign film 2008 mtv movie awards , russia - nominated - mtv movie award - best fight ( tadanobu asano ) ; nominated - best film 2008 national board of review , usa - won - nbr award - best foreign language film kazakhstan / russia / mongolia / germany . 2008 nika awards - won - nika - best cinematography ( sergey trofimov , rogier stoffers ) ; - best costume design ( karin lohr ) ; - best director ( sergey bodrov ) ; - best film ; - best production design ( dashi namdakov , elena zhukova ) ; - best sound ( stephan konken ) 2007 rome film fest - nominated - golden marc ' aurelio award ( sergey bodrov )\nset in 1192 , mongol tells the tale of the mongolian steppe and the rise of tem\u00fcjin , who would later become genghis khan , one of the most feared and respected warriors of the medieval world .\nmongol : historical drama . directed by sergei bodrov . with tadanobu asano , honglei sun and khulan chuluun . in mongolian with english subtitles . ( rated r . 124 minutes . at bay area theaters . )\nrodolphe sanz\u00e9 and daniel goroshko will be at the afm from october 31st to november 6th , representing the project film slate .\nrob\u2019s film experience extends from finance and distribution management to creative duties on more than a dozen successful films , including such critical and commercial successes as the usual suspects , breakdown , bound , blade 2 , and cabin fever . he is executive producer of laura smiles , which premiered in the 2005 tribeca film festival , of the amateurs , a comedy starring jeff bridges , and he set up the film mongol , an action epic about the early life of genghis khan that was nominated for a 2008 academy award for best foreign language film . he is executive producer of the horror trilogy abattoir , directed by darren lynn bousman ( saw ii , iii and iv ) , which is funded by chinese investors .\nmongol was directed by sergei bodrov , and was a joint russian / kazakh / german production . the film was shot in inner mongolia and the dialogue is in the mongolian language . it is a considerably better film than previous genghis khan biopics such as the disastrous the conqueror ( 1956 , with john wayne as temudgin ! ) and genghis khan ( 1965 ) , as well as being more historically accurate , though it takes its share of major artistic license .\nmongol is a fantastic movie . the throat - singing was an eerie soundtrack , but effective . sergei always said this was to be the first in a trilogy , i ' m hoping he gets there eventually .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nnot surprisingly , mongol was nominated for best foreign film by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences . ironically , but very logically from the viewpoint of transnational cinema , it was nominated for the oscar as a film representing kazakhstan ( which provided much of the financing for the film ) . kazakhstan was put on the map of the global media two years ago by a transnational comic flick , borat : cultural learnings of america for make benefit glorious nation of kazakhstan ( 2006 ; dir . larry charles ) , a different kind of a transnational journey redefining space and the protagonist ' s identity .\ni hope this title becomes available for rental on amazon soon because more people need to see this film . it is fantastic !\nthe director of\nthe horde ,\nandrei proshkin , has defended the film as a work of\nhistoric fiction .\npeter\u2019s take : i had gone into this movie with high hopes \u2013 the mongols are a favourite subject of mine , and the story of the rise of genghis khan is something that could translate into an epic film . while mongol takes advantage of the magnificent views of the great steppe , it doesn\u2019t deliver on giving a a story to match .\nfor its two - hour running time , mongol makes you believe that you ' re in the company of the future khan and his companions as they struggle to endure the callousness of the times and the savage environment .\ngwladys fouch\u00e3\u00a9 : two sweeping historical epics are nominated for the european film awards . unfortunately both are trying to make heroes out of villains\nthe book cut so close to the bone that mr . schulberg was warned that he would never work in the film industry again .\nrobert cain : a ceo , writer , and producer , robert cain has worked for more than 20 years in hollywood and the global entertainment industry , primarily as a production , finance , strategy and creative development expert . he has been doing business in china since 1987 , where he has produced and consulted for a range of projects such as the tv broadcast three tenors in the forbidden city , the 2008 academy award nominated film mongol , and the film shanghai kiss starring kelly hu and hayden panettiere . in addition , he has acted as consultant to shanghai media group , cctv , china film group , and most hollywood studios .\nmongol\ndelves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of genghis khan , who was born as temudgin in 1162 . as it follows temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny , the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror , revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype , but as an inspiring , fearless and visionary leader .\nmongol\nshows us the making of an extraordinary man , and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested : his relationship with his wife , borte , his lifelong love and most trusted advisor .\nscenes show the mongols using simple un - recurved bows ( e . g . when temujin and borte are being chased by the merkits ) ; at least in the final battle scene they use the famous and powerful mongol recurved bows\noutside former eastern bloc countries , bodrov ' s picture functions as a film for global media consumption . it offers a melodrama plot combined with the story of a man ' s journey in search of his true identity , with the soundtrack emphasizing its foreignness for the overwhelming majority of film markets . the film ' s dialogue is in mongolian and requires subtitles or voice - over translation anywhere but in mongolia .\nthe film is critical of the law school\u2019s reversal of the decision . willingham\u2019s narrative comes at the beginning of the film , which focuses heavily on the testimony of victims of sexual assault and what they describe as the lackluster administrative responses at colleges and universities across the country .\nsergei bodrov\u2019s russian - made epic of the early life of warrior emperor ghengis khan , \u201cmongol , \u201d swept the board friday at moscow\u2019s nika film awards winning best director , best feature and four other prizes . the $ 20 million movie that features japanese and chinese actors speaking mongolian beat aleksander balabanov\u2019s late - soviet murder story \u201ccargo 200 , \u201d aleksei popogrebsky\u2019s \u201csimple [ \u2026 ]\nthe origins of sergei bodrov ' s new epic feature , mongol , part one , tell consumers and critics a lot about the fate of russian cinema in the new millennium . the german - kazakh - russian co - production venture hired a russian - born film director , together with film workers from other countries , to make a transnational film targeted at multiple national and international communities within the framework of global media - based capitalism . relying on his experience in making soviet , russian , and transnational films , bodrov completed the new project with exceptional professionalism . he started his career in the 1970s and remained prolific and successful even during the 1990s , the most difficult years for the new russian film industry . his prisoner of the mountains ( kavkazskii plennik , 1996 ) won an oscar nomination for best foreign film , and was one of the few russian films to gain international release and acclaim during this decade . in 2005 bodrov co - directed ( with ivan passer and talgat temenov ) the most expensive kazakh film ever made , a $ 40 million historical epic , nomad ( kochevniki ) .\nbased on leading scholarly accounts and written by bodrov and arif aliyev , mongol delves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as temudgin in 1162 . as it follows temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny , the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror , revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype , but as an inspiring , fearless and visionary leader . mongol shows us the making of an extraordinary man , and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested : his relationship with his wife , borte , his lifelong love and most trusted advisor .\nodnyam odsuren plays a young genghis khan in in\nmongol ,\nsergei bodrov ' s movie about the life and legend of the mongolian ruler , opening june 20 in bay area theaters . photos by igor vereshagin . ( c ) 2007 picturehouse less\nhe came away from the first meeting feeling enthusiastic that russia would\nfinally\nhave an accurate depiction of life under its mongol forbearers , who are widely credited with establishing regional government , a postal system , census - taking , and military organization .\nwith his two sons during a break in filming on the set of the conqueror , a big budget blockbuster about genghis khan shot in the utah desert in 1954 . it was one of hollywood\u2019s most famous mis - castings . the duke could do many things but playing a 13th century mongol warlord was not one of them . film geeks consider it one of the great turkeys of hollywood\u2019s golden age .\nnot accurate at all . since there is virtually no information about the early life of gengis khan and his rise to power , the film mongol can be safely regarded as a work of complete fiction . more specifically , it is russia ' s attempt to manufacture an alternate mythology to fill the chasm left behind by the disintegration of the soviet one . russia always had trouble settling on a perception of its mongol past , and this is just another swing of the pendulum . not only is it a complete fabrication on a macro scale , but the details show a complete ignorance of mongol history . one of my ' favorite ' scenes was the very end of the movie when they presumably preview the sequel , and show mongol horsemen mowing down some army by riding through them with swords sticking out on both sides . while even the wildest lord of the rings fantasy would have blown its wad at that scene , it bears no resemblance to the reality of mongol warfare . mongols rode ponies , which they remounted frequently , and avoided close - quarter engagement . their primary weapon was a short bow , which they fired from horseback , then retreated , thereby whittling down the enemy force . metalworking was not available to the nomadic mongols , and the few swords and other metal object they did have were acquired through trade , and served as a status symbol or , at most , a weapon of last resort . andrey\nbased on leading scholarly accounts and written by bodrov and arif aliyev ,\nmongol\ndelves into the dramatic and harrowing early years of the ruler who was born as temudgin in 1162 . as it follows temudgin from his perilous childhood to the battle that sealed his destiny , the film paints a multidimensional portrait of the future conqueror , revealing him not as the evil brute of hoary stereotype , but as an inspiring , fearless and visionary leader .\nmongol\nshows us the making of an extraordinary man , and the foundation on which so much of his greatness rested : his relationship with his wife , borte , his lifelong love and most trusted advisor .\nhow we got here : the film starts with temudgin as a prisoner being held captive in the tangut kingdom , before vaulting back to his childhood .\nconcerns about the documentary\u2019s portrayal of harvard\u2019s disciplinary process have previously been raised . in march , the crimson published a story challenging statistics that the film cites to describe the incidence of sexual assault at harvard and the administration\u2019s response . in particular , the film conflated harvard university and harvard college and misrepresented the sanctions handed down in some cases . since the film first came out , those statistics have been updated , reflecting the points raised by the crimson .\nmongol , germany , kazakhstan , russia , mongolia , 2007 color , 120 minutes director : sergei bodrov sr . scriptwriter : arif aliev and sergei bodrov sr . cinematography : roger stoffers and sergei trofimov composer : tuomas kantelinen cast : tadanobu asano , khulan chuluun , amadu mamadakov , basan , aliia costume design : karin lohr production : andreevskii flag film company , kinofabrika , kinokompaniya ctb , x - filme creative pool\nodnyam odsuren plays a young genghis khan in in\nmongol ,\nsergei bodrov ' s movie about the life and legend of the mongolian ruler , opening june 20 in bay area theaters . photos by igor vereshagin . ( c ) 2007 . . . more\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nwithin a year after the film debuted as a critical and commercial flop , producer howard hughes knew that problems were on the horizon . out of guilt , he purchased every single print of the movie that had ever been copied , and kept them at his mansion home . in his later , eccentric years , he would view the film every night before going to bed , regretting each day for the rest of his life the fact that he produced the film .\nin the countries of the former eastern bloc , above all in russia , kazakhstan , and perhaps mongolia , the film gets reinterpreted from the points of view of their respective cultural optics . these new countries are in the process of articulating their own national and transnational identities , their place within the global media market . in this respect , mongol mythologizes the past for the sake of explaining the present identities of these nations .\nas for being a work of russian fiction , russian director sergei bodrov ' s grandmother was a buryat mongol , he had made several prior movies based on central asian history and the production was financed mostly by kazakh money and represented kazakhstan in international movie festivals ( he had hoped to film it in mongolia , but the mongols weren ' t sure it would do justice to the great khan and wouldn ' t cooperate ) .\n3 ] writing about mongol , tsyrkun parodies the style of soviet - era textbooks about good russian empire builders : \u201cthe great and terrible genghis khan is not a ruthless conqueror , but a gatherer of mongolian lands ( that is , an extremely progressive historical figure ) . \u201d\nsergei bodrov ' s\nmongol\nis a ferocious film , blood - soaked , pausing occasionally for passionate romance and more frequently for torture . as a visual spectacle , it is all but overwhelming , putting to shame some of the recent historical epics from hollywood . if it has a flaw , and it does , it is expressed succinctly by the wife of its hero :\nall mongols do is kill and steal .\nthe action sequences here are first - rate , the performances are uniformly excellent , the cinematography as good as i ' ve seen in any film this year .\ncould this cancer have been the effects of the radioactive filming locations ? there are just too many cancer - related deaths associated with this film to be coincidence .\nchina film insider is a leading trade publication that reports on the relationship between china\u2019s film industry , hollywood , and the rest of the world . we provide you with daily news and in - depth analyses of the exchanges of capital , information , and talent flowing between china and hollywood now at an increasingly fervent pace .\nbased on a collection of medieval stories by 14th century writer giovanni boccaccio , the first film in pasolini\u2019s trilogy of life captures the joys and sorrows of life .\noffers nothing for fans on its home video release but the film itself is so solid i doubt fans will mind when they\u0092re watching the bloody battle scenes for the hundredth time . film buffs on the other hand , might be disappointed to have no insight into how budrov made everything look so stunning and easy . ( alliance )\nit happens that i have seen another movie about mongols that suggests they do more than steal and kill . this is the famous nine - hour , three - part documentary\ntaiga\n( 1995 ) by ulrike ottinger , who lived with today ' s yurt dwellers , witnessed one of their trance - evoking religious ceremonies , observed their customs and traditions , and learned in great detail how they procure and prepare food . there is also a wrestling match that is a good deal more cheerful than the contests in\nmongol .\nbut you do not have the time for a nine - hour documentary on this subject , i suppose , nor does\nmongol .\nthe nuances of an ancient and ingeniously developed culture are passed over , and it cannot be denied that\nmongol\nis relentlessly entertaining as an action picture .\nwar god : tengri is depicted as one - seeing how temujin prays to him before a battle . such as it is , there actually is a god of war in turko - mongol mythology - kyzaghan , a deity that some note is quite similar to the norse odin .\nthere are scenes of greatness in mongol . take for example , the scene where genghis khan , known in this movie as temudgin , tells his son how he chose his mother well . his wife replies ,\nyou did not choose me . i chose you\nti which temudgin replies after a moment of thought ,\ntrue !\nmongol is about the man who would become one of history ' s greatest conquerers , and this movie focuses on how temudgin ' s family life played an essential part in setting him in the path of his destiny . his wife remains his only constant through many ordeals of slavery , clan disputes , betrayal , and brotherhood . the problem is that the film oversimplifies a lot of these events . we never truly understand why after the death of his father , the remaining tribe wanted to hill temudgin . nor do we ever really see the mongol way of life , which the characters speak so highly of throughout the film . in essence , it ' s an action picture that should have been a grand epic . many of the films scenes are beautifully shot and constructed . but others feel redundant , as if we ' ve seen them in countless hollywood action epics . specifically , the battle scenes seem too much like braveheart . a well made and watchable film . but not a great one .\nthe mongol rally thunders 10 , 000 miles across the mountains , desert and steppe of europe and asia each summer . there\u2019s no backup , no support and no set route ; just you , your fellow adventurists and a tiny 1000cc car you bought from a scrapyard for \u00a311 . 50 .\nthank you for your note and for your interest . it\u2019s my pleasure to connect with you . i\u2019ll add your email address to the distribution list for china film biz .\nlaurent fumeron , produced music videos , advertising and several short films including andrew desmond\u2019s latest work \u201centity\u201d which premiered in competition at gerardmer film festival and counting 50 selections worldwide .\nthe government found the law school in violation of gender equity law title ix last december , which the film cites as evidence of the school\u2019s negligence in the willingham case .\nat a panel introduced by university president drew faust , three college alumni discussed their work in creating\nwhiplash ,\na film about a jazz student and his instructor .\nbollocks to tarmac , abs and gadgets that help you find your navel . the mongol rally is about getting lost , using your long neglected wits , raising shedloads of cash for charity and scraping into the finish line with your vehicle in tatters and a wild grin smeared across your grubby face .\nmongol is , above all , a hollywood melodrama , that is , a story of love , fall , and redemption , in fact a story of a bourgeois nuclear family threatened by historical forces beyond the heroes ' control at the film ' s beginning . the lovers ' many separations caused by larger than life historical forces , enhanced by superb camerawork , editing , and cgi , end up with the eventual reunification of the protagonists . what gives this quintessentially western story an orientalizing spice is the identity of the protagonists and the film ' s setting . bodrov tells a story of the young genghis khan ( tadanobu asano ) and his first wife b\u00f6rte ( khulan chuluun ) set against the background of exotic central asian steppes and decorated with sartorial elegance by the film ' s award winning costume designer , karin lohr .\nreleased in the spring , the film features kamilah willingham , a law school alumna , telling the story of what she describes as her and a friend\u2019s experience being sexually assaulted by another law student during her time at the school . while he is not identified by name in the film , a press release names brandon winston as the alleged perpetrator .\nthe young girl became a world star after the picture of her on top of a canyon with an eagle on her forearm was taken during the festival and sent to major western media by israeli photographer , asher svidenski . directed by otto bell , the documentary film on aisholpan\u2019s life ' the eagle huntress ' was released during the 2016 sundance film festival and has received many comments from both critics and viewers . even after traveling the world upon the film\u2019s release , aisholpan\u2019s bashful kind - heart and modest smile never once wavered .\nthe film has a visceral energy with powerful battle sequences and also scenes of striking and serene physical beauty . its only flaw : there might have been one battle too many .\nthanks for your interest , christine . for an analysis of film performance by genre please see my november 17th post , china\u2019s box office : a very good year so far .\nandrew lapin is a film critic and journalist who has written for npr , vulture , the washington post , the atlantic , and many other publications . follow him on twitter .\nyuan yuan : born and raised in shangdong province in china , yuan yuan attended beijing film academy for college and then obtained mfa from university of southern california peter stark producing program . with years of studying and working experience , she is now actively involved in the film business across china and the u . s . . her previous work varies from china - korea - us coproduction series \u201cdramaworld\u201d , which is on netflix and youku , and chinese theatrical film \u201cdream breaker\u201d , which is financed by jetavana and set to release in 2018 .\nmongol tells of the rise of the man who would become genghis khan . it was planed as a trilogy , but the last two parts have yet be made . i enjoyed the movie and found it to be interesting and fantastic . the movie has a russian director . if this movie had a chinese director the film may have been seen in a different way . tadanobu asano is temudjin . he be more familiar as hogun in the two thor movies . as a japanese actor he portrays temudjin very well . the movie tells the story of temudjin in a series of flash backs . there were a few times i got a bit lost by this technique . but i was able to figure things out . the story is well told and well directed and i wish the other parts of the story had been made . i found some of the mongol customs were interesting . a boy nine choosing a future wife from a line up of young girls , because at age 12 he would marry her . much of the film was made in mongolia which helps add to the historical value of the movie . it is a very good film .\nthe movie entitled stalingrad is the first russian movie ever to be made completely in 3d and is also the first non - us film to be produced in the imax 3d makeup .\ndaisy ridley saw an early cut of this film , and loved it so much that she wanted to be a part of it . she is now credited as an executive producer .\nfor all its beautiful costumes , gorgeous landscapes and unflinching face - smashings , mongol is all style and very little substance . the life of genghis khan is difficult to research , but it is a pity bodrov couldn ' t fill in the holes with anything more robust than dorky sword - and - sorcery fanfic .\nmongol\nhas a classic tagline -\ngreatness comes to those who take it\n- that ' s right on the money for a sweeping , old - school epic . in recounting the early life of genghis khan , this outsized film offers everything you would want from an imposing historical drama : furious battles between mass armies , unquenchable love between husband and wife , blood brothers who become deadly enemies , and many episodes of betrayal and treachery among the warring tribes of the central asian steppes .\na film adaptation of literature is successful if it has stayed faithful to the novel . beyond fidelity : the dialogics of adaptation by robert stam points of that fidelity is key , but he questions if this is even possible in adaptations . fidelity is when a film stays true to the most important components and fundamentals of the novel . even if a director is \u201cfaithful\u201d to what is being adapted , there is always going to be a difference . stam says , \u201can adaptation is automatically different because and original due to the change of medium\u201d ( stam 543 ) . the mise - en - scene , lighting , and editing changes everything . he goes on to discuss different approaches of adaptations . a film can just capture the essence of the film , or it can be translated and transformed into a whole new twist . the plots and characters can be used from a literary text and transformed into a whole new world in a film .\nandrei tarkovsky \u2019s second feature was a monumentally ambitious attempt to create a grand fresco of life in 15th - century russia . it\u2019s centred around the eponymous icon painter ( played by anatoly solonitsyn ) , who wanders through a landscape ravaged by mongol invaders , experiencing an acute crisis of faith as he\u2019s confronted with savagery and hopelessness .\nand so they went filming , and by the time it reached theaters , word spread on how awful the film was . as of right now , it currently has a cult - following of those dedicated to watching bad films . it has made its way into books focusing on razzie potential material , and is known as that project that john wayne must have been insane to sign a contract with . what makes this even more of a shock is that this film came out the same year as the searchers , a film which is said by many to be the duke\u2019s greatest performance .\nvisas are required but are easily obtained from embassies . foreigners should be registered for the term of stay in the country , which can be arranged by the local agent . there are no specific work permits for foreigners . film permits for the streets are generally not required , except in uzbekistan . there are no film or actors ' unions which means no imperative union rules . there no buyouts .\nsome were delivered by marlon brando playing the longshoreman terry malloy in the 1954 film \u201con the waterfront . \u201d malloy had lost a shot at a prizefighting title by taking a fall for easy money .\nas a result , the film consists of one bloody scene of carnage after another , illustrated by hordes of warriors eviscerating one another while bright patches of blood burst upon the screen . at the center of the killing is invariably the khan , or leader , named temudgin ( tadanobu asano ) , who is not yet genghis khan , but be patient : this film is the first of a trilogy .\nsequel hook : the film was originally proposed as the first of a trilogy , which is probably why temudgin lets jamukha go at the end . unfortunately , the sequels have gotten stuck in development hell .\nthe director together with the film\u2019s producer alexander rodnyansky also thanked the the industry audience for their trust and support and had stated that the screening was held to cultivate positive word of mouth among the industry .\nsomething else that really interested me was the repetition use of transportation . throughout the entire film , there were shots of trains , bikes , horse and buggies , cars , planes , and boats . i believe that vertov used these images to represent the movement of film . it shows that it is a new art form that has sprung from the stillness of photography into this great new movement of images .\nmongol director sergei bodrov will serve as executive producer and creative consultant on english - language uk action - thriller knuckledust . the uk - france co - production comes from featuristic films and the project with shoot due to get underway in early 2017 from second - time writer - director james kermack ( hi - lo joe ) . screen daily press release\na still image from the documentary the eagle huntress . the film follows teenager aisholpan nurgaiv , the first female in a traditionally male role , as she trains a golden - eagle chick to hunt in mongolia ."]}
{"id": 115990, "summary": [{"text": "the charles theatre , often referred to as simply the charles , is the oldest movie theatre in baltimore .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the theatre is a beaux-arts building designed as a streetcar barn in 1892 by jackson c. gott , located in what is now the station north arts and entertainment district .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the theater was renamed the charles ( for its location on charles street ) circa 1959 and became a calendar revival house in 1979 .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "many of john waters 's early films premiered at this theatre ; this honor has since shifted to the senator theatre .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "in 1999 , it underwent a major expansion and is now a five-screen theater , though the original main theater has been left largely intact and is still the largest theater in the complex .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the charles now serves as an arthouse multiplex , showing a variety of independent films along with some major studio prestige pictures .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the main theatre hosts revival series and special screenings several times a week , as well as the occasional live concert performance .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the entire theater complex served as the host of the annual maryland film festival from 1999 until 2013 the charles sits just across the tracks of the northeast corridor from penn station , putting the theater within easy walking distance of amtrak , marc , and light rail service .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "another light rail stop , university of baltimore/mt .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "royal , is also close by .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the original structure , known as the baltimore city passenger railway power house and car barn , was listed on the national register of historic places in 1998 . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "charles theatre", "paragraphs": ["the charles theatre is located at 1711 n . charles street , less than two blocks north of penn station in beautiful baltimore , md .\nford\u2019s theatre celebrates the legacy of president abraham lincoln and explores the american experience through theatre and education .\ngreat theatre , great prices . sometimes the kids can be annoying when they aren ' t with adults but can have that at any theatre .\n\u201cwhat a great little theatre in the heart of downtown collingwood . this building started out as a theatre in 1911 then changed to a movie theater and is now back to its original intent namely presenting live theatre . \u201d \u2013 rick t .\nford\u2019s theatre is operated through a public - private partnership with the national park service .\nentertainment takes on a new meaning at the charming historic gayety theatre in downtown collingwood .\nduring the civil war , ford\u2019s theatre was one of washington\u2019s top entertainment venues , giving washingtonians a much - needed break from the realities of war . president lincoln , who loved theatre , opera and shakespeare , visited ford\u2019s theatre on at least 10 formal occasions .\nlincoln\u2019s assassination shocked the nation , and ford\u2019s theatre remained closed for more than 100 years .\nnext generation theatre company is a non - profit theatre company based out of st . charles , missouri that was founded to further the education and training of young adults by providing opportunities to direct , to design and to assume other leadership roles in high quality theatrical productions .\n1711 n charles st ( 2 , 443 . 65 mi ) baltimore , maryland 21201\nfor almost 50 years , ford\u2019s theatre has produced plays and musicals exploring the american experience and celebrating lincoln\u2019s legacy . with commissions like \u201cthe guard\u201d and lincoln - based world premieres \u201cthe heavens are hung in black\u201d and \u201cnecessary sacrifices , \u201d ford\u2019s theatre is making its mark on american theatre .\nit ' s amazing how they remodeled the theatre and with all that the prices are fantastic .\n409 n main street ( 1 , 592 . 67 mi ) charles city , iowa 50616\nlove the vibe of the theatre . i think the place is perfect just the way it is .\ndiscover the history of ford\u2019s theatre and what happened to the building after lincoln\u2019s assassination . in this virtual exhibit , explore the theatre\u2019s origin as a church in 1861 and how it has changed over the years .\nthe only theatre of its kind in baltimore , the charles has the unique distinction of offering first - run specialty films in addition to hollywood movies , foreign films and cinema classics . the 1150 - seat , 23 , 000 square - foot movie house is located in one of charles street\u2019s most intriguing historic buildings .\nclean theatre , friendly staff , tasty popcorn , convenient parking , and amazing movies . 5 stars - highly recommended\nand liam ' s pub . the charles theater has been at the center of the station north revival .\ncohen\u2019s uncles encouraged charles to learn the real estate business , allowing him to handle leases as a teen .\nnext generation theatre company is seeking to fill the following positions for our upcoming production of\nnewsies\nrunn . . .\nngtc frequently performs at the james j . eagan theatre in florissant and at other various locations across the saint louis area .\nthe charles is my long time go to theatre and i love \u2764\ufe0f the old time feel . we went last night and were waiting to get let into the lion at 925 . it was 920 and they were focused on cleaning out the mov\n: the second half of the play sees various forces trying to get prince charles to abdicate before his official coronation .\ntowards the middle of the second act harry asks prince charles to remove his titles and demote him to the status of a commoner . he changes his mind after prince charles is forced to abdicate and william is to be crowned instead .\n100 % adoration rating : prince william and duchess kate argue that their nigh - universal popularity makes them better suited to monarchy than prince charles , and indeed the only members of the royal family who can undo the damage charles has caused .\n\u201cwonderful downtown historic theatre . with the change up of the lounge area now way more engaging to go attend events . \u201d \u2013 ruth\nnext generation is a 501 . c3 compliant non - profit theatre company that relies solely on sponsorship and donations . if yo . . .\nin 1968 , ford\u2019s theatre officially reopened as a national historic site and theatre producing live performances . today , ford\u2019s offers inspiring theatrical productions , interactive museum exhibits and engaging education programs . here , you can immerse yourself in america\u2019s past while finding meaningful connections to our world today .\nthe charles has the unique distinction of offering first - run specialty films in addition to hollywood movies , foreign films and cinema classics .\nthe celluloid sorceress\u2019 retrospective of joel schumacher comes to the prince charles cinema with the dark fable commonly hailed as the director\u2019s greatest masterpiece .\ncharles cohen inside cafe sapori monday , november 14 , 2016 . besides owning the carefree theatre , cohen is a commercial real estate developer , art film and classic film owner , architecture fan , a man who greatly enjoys all forms of the arts . damon higgins / the palm beach post\ni love that the charles does this . if you can ' t get to nyc to see that opera in person , this is c\ncharles dance has said in interviews , that his part was written with alan rickman in mind , and suspects rickman passed on the project .\nin 1843 , the same year charles dickens published a christmas carol , j . c . horsley and henry cole produced the first christmas card .\n\u201cstaff was very helpful with our wheelchair needs in regards to seating , entrance and exiting . the theatre was intimate and very enjoyable . popcorn was soo good ! \u201d\nanthony quinn and charles dance have co - starred with madeleine stowe . these films were revenge ( 1990 ) and china moon ( 1994 ) , respectively .\n$ 8 . 50 matinees ( all shows before 2 : 30 pm ) $ 9 . 50 senior discount $ 11 . 00 evenings $ 8 . 50 children the charles theatre box office accepts cash , checks and credit cards . gift certificates are available for purchase at our box office which opens daily at 1pm . group rates ( for 25 people or more ) and theatre lobby rentals are available . please call 410 - 727 - 3464 or e - mail charlestheatre @ urltoken for more information .\nattempted by prince charles when he moves to dismiss the members of parliament - he ' s wearing a very large ermine cape , combined with crown & scepter .\n\u201csome think i do wrong to go to the opera and the theatre ; but it rests me . i love to be alone , and yet to be with the people . \u201d\nbook your company meeting , conference , event , concert , or celebration at the historic gayety theatre today . to proceed , please fill out our booking form or contact us directly .\npen pushing president : prime minister evans flat out tells charles that his duty as a monarch is to sign bills into law whether he agrees with them or not .\ns nearby , from fancy to funky , and of course the club charles is right across the street - - you might run into john waters - - we did .\nbalcony speech : attempted by prince charles when the crowd of protesters surround buckingham palace . he even has a megaphone , but no one can hear him over the noise .\nadmit the theatre seats was a lil odd , flush with the screen no raised seating so if someone was in front of you good luck . overall i enjoyed the venue . . . pa\nbut when the time came for charles to pick a career path , he said his father did not push him into the business : \u201cthere was no pressure . never . \u201d\nour auditorium , which features a high - tech sound system , theatrical lighting , and a sprung stage with ample wings on either side can be rented for corporate and charitable events , celebrations , movie nights , performances , and more . host your next event at our theatre , and even the most discriminating attendees will be floored by the modern elements contained within this beautiful , historic theatre .\nthe lincoln medal is given by ford\u2019s theatre society to those who , through their body of work , accomplishments or personal attributes , exemplify the lasting legacy and mettle of character embodied by abraham lincoln .\nchristacular christmas cabaret thursday , december 20th & friday , december 21st , 2018 chris tsujiuchi & friends ! our friend & very talented musical director , chris tsujiuchi produces a sold - out cabaret each christmas in toronto . super fun , packed with talent , a little risqu\u00e9 ( but not really ) . this cabaret will be a great mix of holiday music , musical theatre , and pop . consider this a \u201cmorph\u201d of our love cabaret ! a graduate of sheridan college\u2019s musical theatre performance program , chris\u2019 musical direction credits include over the rainbow ( theatre collingwood ) , any dream will do ( theatre collingwood ) , onegin ( musical stage company ) , 35mm ( toronto premiere ) , a misfortune ( next stage festival ) , hair ( firstact productions ) , one song glory \u201910 \u201911 & \u201912 ( actingup stage ) , a joyful noise ( co - composer / lyricist , smile theatre ) , mickey & judy ( toronto fringe ) , and bare : the canadian premiere ( waters edge productions ) .\non april 14 , 1865 , lincoln and his wife decided to visit the theatre to see the comedy our american cousin . john wilkes booth , a confederate sympathizer , snuck into the president\u2019s box and shot lincoln with a single - shot deringer pistol . booth fled into the night , and lincoln died the next morning in the petersen house , a boarding house located just across the street from the theatre .\nthe theatres are available to rent for special events for independent filmmakers , fund - raisers , weddings and parties . call the charles at 410 - 727 - 3464 to inquire about rates .\ncharles dance plays a villain named benedict . this could be a nod to arnold schwarzenegger ' s comedy film twins ( 1988 ) , where arnold played a character named benedict as well .\nwhen prince charles hijacks the coronation by snatching the crown from the bishop ' s hands . he ultimately places it on prince william ' s head , but not before some scathing commentary .\neager to exercise his royal duties , prince charles clashes almost immediately with prime minister evans over a new bill for the statutory regulation of the press - the prime minister is for it , while prince charles wants the parliament to reconsider what effects the bill will have on freedom of speech . prince charles ' refusal to sign the bill into law creates a schism between the elected officials of the government and the hereditary rule of the royal family which threatens to tear even the united kingdom apart . complicating matters is prince harry ' s budding relationship with an opinionated republican .\nsome six decades later , on a mid - november day , the billionaire new york real estate developer was in west palm beach to talk to business and city leaders about his plans to redo the carefree theatre .\nthe 108 - year - old structures which house the charles boast a rich history . designed in 1892 by architect jackson c . gott for the baltimore traction company , the beaux - arts buildings were originally designed to be a cable car barn ( north side ) and a powerhouse ( south side ) . the buildings served as cable car facilities for four years after which they became a streetcar barn , a bus barn , a library for the blind , and the famous ballroom . in 1939 , the times theatre opened on the site as baltimore\u2019s first all - newsreel movie house . the theater was re - named the charles circa 1959 and became a calendar revival house in 1979 . the charles remained a single - screen theater until 1999 , when a dramatic expansion was completed to accommodate four additional screening rooms . the new five - screen charles has a spacious , comfortable lobby and the four new screening rooms have stadium seating . the original auditorium still has 485 seats and has been altered only slightly .\nroyal decree : prince charles ' refusal to sign the bill could be seen as this - he even puts his royal stamp on the refusal and has his underbutler personally deliver it to downing st .\nthe charles shows movies you don\u2019t see elsewhere and for the most part i love the theater . however sometimes showings are too quiet and it\u2019s hard to hear the dialogue . also we just saw first reformed\ncharles dance replaced timothy dalton as benedict . had this not happened , this would have been the second of two movies with dalton and frank mcrae . the first was licence to kill ( 1989 ) .\nwhen charles s . cohen was 3 years old , his grandmother took him out on an adventure . they didn\u2019t travel far , just to the movie theater to see walt disney\u2019s new picture , cinderella .\nwhen prince charles grabs it out of the bishop ' s grasp . he remarks on how heavy it is , before turning it over and revealing the empty interior , claiming it is\nnothing .\nthe charles is a great theater with a cool vibe . i always love seeing films there . plus , their selection of unique films and the revival series really brings something special to the table . the sta\ncharles katzenmeyer returned to the field museum in march 2013 as vice president for institutional advancement . in this role , he oversees museum - wide development , government relations and a membership community of 50 , 000 households .\nduring the past 15 years , kaplan has gotten to know cohen well enough to understand his design vision : \u201cit\u2019s clean and crisp , but with an edge . \u201d not surprisingly , kaplan is designing the lighting for the carefree theatre project .\nin 1996 , he bought new york\u2019s decoration & design building . over time , cohen has spent about $ 25 million redeveloped the vintage property , using noted classical architect allan greenberg , who also is the architect for the carefree theatre redevelopment .\nwhat i love most about the charles is their selection of films they choose to show , it ' s very hard to find a theater that plays what they show . the place is a bit dark , and the concession\nthe roster of characters includes : prince charles of wales , prince william the duke of cambridge , prince henry\nharry\nof wales , catherine\nkate\nthe duchess of cambridge , and camilla the duchess of cornwall .\nthe historic gayety theatre welcomes ron sexsmith august 3rd , 2018 ron sexsmith\u2019s status as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation has never been in doubt , even from the moment he released his self - titled major - label debut album in 1995 .\ni love the charles ! they show films the other chain theaters won ' t , so you aren ' t sharing the space with loud kids , and the large popcorn is only $ 6 ! catch a matinee and relax .\nking charles iii is a play by mike bartlett . premiering in 2014 , the dialogue is notable for being written entirely in blank verse iambic pentameter , leaning on the tradition of shakespeare ' s history plays ( it ' s even billed as a\nfuture history\n) . the narrative follows the royal family through the three months between the death of queen elizabeth ii and the coronation of the next in line for the throne : her son , prince charles of wales .\nroyals who actually do something : following the death of hm the queen , prince charles wants the monarchy to take a more active role in government . the government wants him to be a pen pushing president and stay out of their affairs .\ni go to the charles quite a bit , and i think they mostly do a good job . sometimes a woody allen flick stays a long , long time while other films never make it , but i take it they know what they ' re do\nmr . katzenmeyer received an mba from the kellogg school of management at northwestern university , where he also attended college . he recently concluded his term as president of the northwestern alumni association and member of the university\u2019s board of trustees . in may , he was elected chair of the development and membership professional network of the american alliance of museums . additional current volunteer commitments include house corporation board president for delta tau delta fraternity at northwestern and director of the gerber / hart library and archives . he has been active in the past with aboutface theatre company , american civil liberties union of illinois , association of fundraising professionals , chicago house & social service agency , cloud 42 theatre company , council for advancement and support of education , doorways ( st . louis , mo ) , howard brown health center , inspiration corporation , roycemore school and steppenwolf theatre company .\nsince being founded in 2013 by a small group of young adults looking to promote theatre in st . louis and provide more opportunites to young adults in the area , ngtc has tripled both the amount of productions in a season and the number of young adults involved in the company . we have worked with hundreds of young adults in the last two years and have seen many of our cast and crew members go on to do professional theatre across the country . we are continually growing and changing to help more individuals and make an even larger impact on the st . louis community .\nsleazy politician : stevens , the leader of the opposition . he says one thing to prince charles in private meetings and another in parliament . also mentioned to be personally acquainted with members of the press who would be affected by the passage of the media regulation bill .\na buoyant cohen talked about the carefree theatre project and other real estate ventures ; his renaissance - like interest in film and the arts ; and his family , about to get bigger in two months with the birth of his first grandchild . \u201cthis is the best time of my life , \u201d he said .\nthe crowning jewel of collingwood , ontario\u2019s heritage district , the historic gayety theatre , has been the area\u2019s home to the performing arts since 1911 . the exterior of this incredible venue , with its art deco appearance , cleverly hides its contemporary interior , which is furnished with modern amenities that attract crowds of all ages on any given night .\nour experience started out pleasant buying the tickets . the employee was friendly and welcoming , the other staff , food service and the one taking the tickets were all polite and helpful . on top of all that , i accidentally left my clutch under my seat . i got all the way home and realized i didn ' t have it . we back about a half hour before close and the staff member in the ticket booth gave it to me . all my cards , a little cash and my car / house keys were there . i was so happy . a big thank you to the employees of the charles theatre ! ! movie was fun too *\nbreaking the fourth wall : done periodically by prince charles , prince william , duchess kate , and prince harry . they address the audience with their thoughts on the nature of government , the institution of monarchy , their role in the royal family , and the kind of legacy the ' ll be leaving for their children and future rulers .\nartistic license - law : when charles refuses to grant assent to the media regulation bill , the prime minister retaliates by proposing a bill to strip the crown of its power to grant assent to any bill , which in normal constitutional circumstances can ' t make much progress in parliament without king ' s consent since it affects the royal prerogative .\ncowboy junkies play the historic gayety theatre collingwood , on tickets are $ 86 . 50 ( inclusive ) cowboy junkies have remained true to their unique artistic vision and to the introspective , quite intensity that is their musical signature , creating a critically acclaimed body of original work that has endeared them to an audience unwavering in its loyalty . for more information on cowboy junkies visit : urltoken\ndivine right of kings : prince charles argues that he was born and raised to rule the country \u2014 that monarchy and authority are an intrinsic part of his being . he claims that as the king he is answerable to all citizens of the united kingdom ( as opposed to the members of the parliament , who are answerable only to their constituents ) .\nthe goalkeeper josef bloch ( arthur brauss ) is sent off after committing a foul during an away game . losing his bearings , he wanders aimlessly through the unfamiliar town , spends the night with the box - office attendant of a movie theatre and commits a murder . but instead of turning himself in or fleeing , bloch goes to his ex - girlfriend\u2019s place in the country and passively waits for the police to catch him .\nfor sing - a - long - a grease , sound of music , rocky horror , dirty dancing or moulin rouge at the prince charles cinema , london : discount for hen night groups of 10 + \u00a314 . 50 each ( normal price \u00a316 ) plus a free bottle of bubbly . simply get in touch with us via email [ info in the footer on this website ] before buying so we can arrange !\ni love the concept of this theater , but my most recent experience was a little frustrating . i bought tickets online , but the charles makes you stand in line at the counter to present your printed confirmation , instead of being able to use the confirmation as a ticket ( it has a bar code , which should make that possible . ) i felt like i paid an extra fee for added inconvenience . then , in the middle of our movie , someone on the staff decided it was a good time to fix the theater door with an electric screwdriver . when i told a staff member about it after the fact , i was told that they were concerned the door wasn ' t closing properly and that would allow too much noise into the theater . it ' s puzzling that they thought the screwdriver was a better option . the charles could definitely stand to improve the customer experience .\nthroughout the show , prince charles , prince william , duchess kate , and prince harry make asides to the audience about their roles in the royal family , the institution of monarchy , the legacy they ' ll be leaving for future generations , and the nature of government . all must choose how they wish to see the traditions of the monarchy continued in the british isles , and then convince the others that their course of action is the best .\nclassic movie theatre feel with causal atmospheres . vegan friendly - yes food ( 4 stars ) - coffee bar w basic movie fare ambiance ( 4 stars ) - sloped movie theaters front to back service ( 4 stars ) - friendly service jimmy ' s hacks - easy parking garage directly across the and street parking ( free on the weekends ) note . . . reviews maybe updated after future visits . if you find any of my hacks or reviews helpful pls follow & like my review for more . thx\nthe impact and influence of charles dickens ' a christmas carol on the way the holiday is celebrated in britain and the u . s . can ' t be denied . many of our notions of what makes a\ntraditional\nchristmas come straight from the dickens story , even though many older\ntraditional\nwinter holiday customs were being practiced long before dickens ' tale appeared in 1843 . in fact , our present - day holiday celebrations borrow from many different cultures and religious practices .\nloooooooooove this theatre . i ' m a huge fan of their anime nights , during the week they generally play the subbed version of the film and on saturday mornings they play the dubbed version . the auditoriums are small - ish compared to a modern theater , but i ' ve never had trouble finding a good spot . i ' ve never bothered with the snack bar , however , the prices look reasonable and the popcorn always smells so good . there ' s street parking , but i always park at the garage across the street for $ 2 .\nnice to see it still going strong ! i remember when it was a dingy two - screen hold out in a block desolate but for club charles ( rip ) . glad this place is still here - the true anchor of station north . industrial chic decor , large comfy seats , excellent choice of indy movies , friendly staff , and lots of restaurants next door . parking easy if you pay 3 bucks for garage . and they accept movie pass . very nice long - term city institution going strong !\nlet me say that i ' ve been going here for many years , even before they converted to multiple screens . drove a half hour . gave the guy a fifty dollar bill , as that was all that i had .\nsorry we don ' t take fifties\n. so they didn ' t get my 9 . 50 for ticket and the 10 . 00 or more that i would have spent on food or drink . funny , i thought ticket sales for theatres have been declining . apparently , the charles doesn ' t want cash customers .\nthe filming involved a 3 : 00 p . m . to 3 : 00 a . m . , seven - day , shutdown of six - block times square area in new york city for the production . originally , a giant 75 - foot balloon of arnold schwarzenegger held three few sticks of dynamite in the balloon ' s hand but , following the then - recent 1993 bombing of the world trade center , richard brick , commissioner of the new york city mayor ' s office of film , theatre and broadcasting and gary martin , president of production at columbia pictures agreed to change the prop to a badge .\nwhat an awesome tiny treasure ! after trying to find the movie lion , i was extremely frustrated when it was out of the theaters near me . imagine my surprise when i discovered charles theater ( which is a shame because i am all things baltimore ) . i had to go ! the decorations speak to the films of yesteryear and the support of indie projects is refreshing as i ' m a filmmaker myself . the popcorn was just right and i was definitely comfortable . the only downside is it got chilly towards the end of the movie but it lasted no more than fifteen minutes . the heat was definitely off .\ncharles theater presents a trip to the university of baltimore neighborhood . i just saw la la land here and it was perfect on this big old screen . . . in an old theater . . . in the wonderful reviving station north . . . in wonderful old baltimore . it took me back . . . its the old theater experience where you line up for a ticket , then for popcorn . . . and then to get into the actual theater itself . you walk in and it just opens before your eyes . . . really large theater for the big shows and some smaller ones . a little of the old plush red left in the theater with some new comfort in the seats . they play art films and some other biggies too . . . those nominated for oscars . they will be showing film noir classic , the third man too ! the thing that is great is that folks come in off the old streets . . . piling in this great historic place . and what a potential date night with the classic club charles across the street , tapas teatro , the hot new colette next door , pen & quill on the same block . bottega and joe squared two blocks . a crazy old diner too . penn station train station next door , a crapery . and a hipster coffee house called bamf ! . all just steps from the university of baltimore .\nwhile i commend the theater for showing movies that are not being shown in the national chains , my first experience of the charles had left me not wanting to return . the theater had us worrying in the lobby and only let us into the theater ten minutes after the movie started . when we complained to the management , they would not refund our money or offer any kind of compensation . instead , they made excuses about how they were unprepared for the holiday crowds and underestimated how long it would take to check tickets . i have a hard time believing that . did they just open this year ? if they knew they were late letting people enter , why start the movie on time ? they could have waited . or given attendees a free popcorn .\nbaltimore ' s venerable art house cinema . i ' ve visited many times over the decades and again last night for the 9 : 20 showing of\nthe death of stalin .\ni brought my son who has an interest in some of the other attractions and anime . maybe he ' ll visit more often than i . great help . comfortable seats . cheap parking in the garage across the street . food options at adjoining tapas teatro and sofi ' s . the movie ? a scream . satire amid despotism and chaos . my son now wants to read up on soviet history and its brutality . that ' s a huge undertaking . but , the charles and surrounding food and drink joints will empower ye to have a decent night out on the town . have fun ! !\nthis place has such a nostalgic and authentic vibe to it i can ' t get enough . as a frequent movie goer that has trouble finding films in theaters that are sometimes indie or documentaries charles is always my first place to check . they like to keep a variety of different films playing at all times and usually you can find something you want to see . the ticket prices are also not as pricey as some of the other theaters in the area so that is definitely a plus ! being able to grab food and drinks next door at tapas is a huge plus and i love grabbing some sangria from there before i head into my film . so to those of you wondering yes you can bring drinks over from next door . recently saw the big sick there which was amazing and seeing step documentary soon !\ni come here for all of the indie films that don ' t come to the regular theaters . i love that people who frequent this theater are all liked minded - - because truly , only a certain type of movie goer comes to this place . the theater has mostly the same things as a normal theater as far as concessions . they even have a side restaurant to get small plates from before or after the movie . there are plenty of restaurants up and down charles to eat at before or after your movie too . my only criticism is that the theater is pretty classic . this is awesome in a sense , but the seating is not quite stadium style in all the theater rooms , the screens are not huge and the surround sound is just basic . but i already decided that when i come here its more about the movie and less about the theater experience .\nnpgallery allows you to search the national register information system a database of over 90 , 000 historic buildings , districts , sites , structures and objects listed on the national register of historic places . the finding aids below have information to assist in your search of the nrhp data in npgallery .\nmultiple property covers : by name : use our npgallery database and select national register multiples ( covers ) as the\nrecord category\nor use the multiple property covers 2017 spreadsheet to look up the reference number , then use the reference number to search in our npgallery database .\nspreadsheet of multiple property covers 2015 ( up to 2015 , includes links to pdfs and breakdown by states ) spreadsheet of multiple property covers 2017 ( up to 2018 , does not include links to pdfs or breakdown by states ) the sort order is by state , county and resource name or , in the case of multiples , by state and resource name . standard spreadsheet navigation tools allow you to go to \u201cfind and select\u201d in the upper right hand corner of the spreadsheet and using the find utility you can search for keywords such as \u201cfort\u201d . the default search searches all columns but you can restrict a search to a given column by highlighting the column . for example you can search for properties in fairfax county , virginia by highlighting the county column and searching for fairfax .\nnational historic landmark files : by name : use our npgallery database and select national historic landmark system as the\nrecord category\nor use the national historic landmarks spreadsheet to look up the reference number , then use the reference number to search in our npgallery database .\nnational park service properties : most nps properties have been scanned and are in npgallery . you can search by park name .\naddress search for national register listed properties : you can do an address search in the national register listed properties spreadsheet and in the weekly list search engine ( for new properties ) . many properties are within historic districts . you can look for likely districts based on the address field in the spreadsheet . federal listings can be found in these spreadsheets : federal listings : national register of historic places listed properties from federal agencies ( listings up to july , 2015 ) everything : national register of historic places properties : listed / returned / removed / eligible / ineligible ( up to december , 2017 )\ndeterminations of eligibility : does have not been scanned . you can download a federal determinations of eligibility spreadsheet for determinations up to july , 2015 .\nfor those of you who are interested in working with data in a gis environment , there is more information at national register of historic places program research page .\n\u201cmade right after the dissolution of bergman\u2019s own second marriage , thirst is an often dazzling tirade against the institution of matrimony . the principal couple , bertil and ruth , travel home by train to sweden from switzerland , at each other\u2019s throats the whole way . meanwhile , in stockholm , bertil\u2019s former lover , viola ( birgit more \u00bb\nan exploration of the life , lessons , and legacy of iconic children ' s television host , fred rogers . more \u00bb\nthe unbelievable but true story of four young men who brazenly attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in us history . determined to live lives that are out of the ordinary , they formulate a daring plan for the perfect robbery , only to discover that the plan has taken on a life of its own . more \u00bb\nlaura and her son henry are forced to drive her estranged , pot - dealing , carefree father jack across country after being kicked out of a nursing home . more \u00bb\na father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college . more \u00bb\na look at the life and work of justice ruth bader ginsburg . more \u00bb\na father and his thirteen year - old daughter are living in an ideal existence in a vast urban park in portland , oregon , when a small mistake derails their lives forever . more \u00bb\nin an alternate present - day version of oakland , telemarketer cassius green discovers a magical key to professional success , propelling him into a macabre universe . more \u00bb\n\u201cjefferson robbins ( richard widmark ) owns a roadhouse near the canadian border that is managed by his playboy buddy pete morgan and cashier susie smith . after a trip to chicago , robbins brings back lily stevens ( ida lupino ) , a chanteuse with whom he is obviously smitten . when robbins goes on a hunting trip with some pals and pl more \u00bb\nnew york , 1980 : three complete strangers accidentally discover that they are identical triplets , separated at birth . the 19 - year - olds ' joyous reunion catapults them to international fame , but it also unlocks an extraordinary and disturbing secret that goes beyond their own lives - and could transform our understanding of . . . more \u00bb\nnothing else has ever looked or felt like director ren\u00e9 laloux\u2019s animated marvel fantastic planet , a politically minded and visually inventive work of science fiction . the film is set on a distant planet called ygam , where enslaved humans ( oms ) are the playthings of giant blue native inhabitants ( draags ) . after terr , kept as a more \u00bb\non the rocky path to sobriety after a life - changing accident , john callahan discovers the healing power of art , willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious , often controversial cartoons , which bring him a new lease on life . more \u00bb\na teenager tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth - grade year before leaving to start high school . more \u00bb\n\u201cmaj - britt nilsson beguiles as an accomplished ballet dancer haunted by her tragic youthful affair with a shy , handsome student ( birger malmsten ) . her memories of the sunny , rocky shores of stockholm\u2019s outer archipelago mingle with scenes from her gloomy present , most of them set in the dark backstage environs of the theater whe more \u00bb\n\u201cone for the ten best lists . this is the boxing movie to lick all others , with ryan impeccable as the ageing fighter gearing up for a bout he ' s expected to lose ; audrey totter more \u00bb\nron stallworth , an african - american police officer from colorado , successfully managed to infiltrate the local ku klux klan and became the head of the local chapter . more \u00bb\nagnes , taken for granted as a suburban mother , discovers a passion for solving jigsaw puzzles which unexpectedly draws her into a new world - where her life unfolds in ways she could never have imagined . more \u00bb\nunusually seedy and small - scale for a fox picture of 1952 , this black - and - white thriller is set over one evening exclusively inside a middle - class urban hotel and the adjoining bar . the bar ' s singer ( anne bancroft in her screen debut ) breaks up with her sour pilot boyfriend ( richard widmark ) , a hotel guest . he responds by flirt more \u00bb\ncamille ' s life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically when she befriends a group of girl skateboarders . as she journeys deeper into this raw new york city subculture , she begins to understand the true meaning of friendship as well as her inner self . camille ' s life as a lonely suburban teenager changes dramatically . . . more \u00bb\n\u201ca profoundly stirring evocation of elemental humanity and universal heartbreak , tokyo story is the crowning achievement of the unparalleled yasujiro ozu . the film , which follows an aging couple\u2019s journey to visit their grown children in bustling postwar tokyo , surveys the rich and complex world of family life with the director\u2019 more \u00bb\n\u201cinspired by the earthy eroticism of harriet andersson , ingmar bergman had a major international breakthrough with this sensual and ultimately ravaging tale of young love . a girl and boy run away from home to spend a secluded , romantic summer at the beach . inevitably , it is not long before the pair are forced to return to realit more \u00bb\nset in a small town in 1959 england , it is the story of a woman who decides , against polite but ruthless local opposition , to open a bookshop , a decision which becomes a political minefield . more \u00bb\na wife questions her life choices as she travels to stockholm with her husband , where he is slated to receive the nobel prize for literature . more \u00bb\n\u201c . . . given carte blanche by universal after the tremendous commercial success of easy rider , hopper took the money and ran \u2013 literally \u2013 staging his next directorial adventure at farthest remove from the hollywood beast . with an entourage in tow that included kris kristofferson , peter fonda , michelle phillips and samuel fuller , h more \u00bb\n\u201cthe film that finally proved monroe really could act ; excellent comedy - drama about innocent cowboy ( murray ) who falls for saloon singer and decides to marry her - - without bothering to ask . fine performances by all , with mm ' s famed rendition of ` ( that old ) black magic ' a highlight . film debuts of don murray and hope lange ( who s more \u00bb\nparking is available across the street in the lot and garage . it is $ 3 for 3 hours . street parking may also be available .\nwe have hearing devices available at the customer\u2019s request . we also have a closed - captioning system in the works ! stay tuned for updates .\nthere are currently no performances on the selected date , please check again soon .\nmon - fri matinees : \u00a35 / \u00a39 \u2022 eves / w ' ends / bank holds : \u00a39 . 50 / \u00a312\nsing - a - long - a : \u00a316 [ no mem . discount ] | internet booking fee 75p per ticket\n35mm presentations | as if . . . a season of teen movies ! | cinematic jukebox | 35mm presentation\nwhich is filmed in 4 : 3 and they didn\u2019t mask off the screen to fit . otherwise ,\nthough , great theater . we also love tapas next door and that we can bring sangria from there to the theater .\ni enjoy the venue from time to time . . however . some seat upgrades would be welcome they were uncomforta\nble . it would not have hurt for them to have cranked up the a / c a tad was a bit warm in the theater .\nand parking is not hard to find . now we can even use crafting card to buy tickets . i wish the screens could be bigger , just as in those m\nlove the old time feel of it . the old time seats . . . no\nrking garage across the street cheap . . . i will be attending more for sure .\nforgot about two other movies . we walked into the previews . this has never happened so might want to retrain the staff on timing .\ning , and do what they have to do to stay in business . it would be nice to see some more quirky films though .\nthe box office opens at 1 pm and there ' s no way contact a live person by phone on the weekend . the 410 - 727 - fi\n64 number goes to a business office that ' s not open on weekends . granted , i ' m calling because i accidental\n. i have insulin dependent diabetes . i watched them pour me a drink out o\nit tasted a little funny but i drnk it because i assumed it was diet coke . even though i had not eaten anything in hours , my blood sugar soared well over 300 . i tried two different numbers to try to reach someone . i was finally able to leave a message but have not heard back after a week . do they care about diabetes or the health of their customers ?\nwith a film selection unlike what you ' ll find in most theaters around town . i ' ve discovered\nhere , it ' s going to be good ( or at the very least unique ) .\na palace for movie lovers and a must for anyone in the area or visiting .\ni have great memories working as the set designer of a handful of plays @ the theater . there ' s a stage behind the movie screen . when the curtain opens and the front doors are unlocked , the people are\nwelcomed in to sit back , relax and enjoy the play . the most beautiful set i designed was on golden pond . i had to make the set look like the inside of a log cabin . i have many beautiful pictures and newspaper clippings of the plays . i hope to be involved with many more plays and hope the stoney point players invite me back to work with them as we provide entertainm\nat the theater that give there time and talent to help keep this historic theater thriving as time ticks by .\ni prefer to go here then to mason or waterloo to watch my movies . recommend to all to come and see for yourself\nmaking good people helpless won ' t make bad people harmless . disarming lawful citizens and rendering them unable to defend themselves\nupply of victims for the criminal . disarming innocent people does not protect innocent people . a\nno guns\nsign is bad for business . it does nothing to make you safer and tells criminals you ' re an easy target and your patrons are willing victims unable to fight back .\nt . criminals intent on murdering do not respect life and will certainly not respect your sign .\ni ' m not even a movie theater guy and i enjoy it . ten bucks and you can have an evening out with the wife . popcorn movie and pop .\nawesome place and cheap . and love that has been restored and is still going !\nthe movie as the profile picture is the current one . you could check the pictures and select the month to see what is coming . as soon as i know what is coming soon , it gets posted within 24 - 48 hours .\nas the two avid sailors set out on a journey across the ocean , tami oldham ( woodley ) and richard sharp ( claflin ) couldn ' t anticipate they would be sailing directly into one of the most catastrophic hurricanes in recorded history . in the aftermath of the storm , tami awakens to find richard badly inju . . .\nfirst , try refreshing the page and clicking current location again . make sure you click allow or grant permissions if your browser asks for your location . if your browser doesn ' t ask you , try these steps :\nat the top of your chrome window , near the web address , click the green lock labeled secure .\nin the window that pops up , make sure location is set to ask or allow .\nyou ' re good to go ! reload this yelp page and try your search again .\nif you ' re still having trouble , check out google ' s support page . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nat the top of your opera window , near the web address , you should see a gray location pin . click it .\nif you ' re still having trouble , check out opera ' s support page . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nclick safari in the menu bar at the top of the screen , then preferences .\nunder website use of location services , click prompt for each website once each day or prompt for each website one time only ."]}
{"id": 116015, "summary": [{"text": "the missing lynx ( spanish : el lince perdido ) is a 2008 spanish-british computer-animated adventure family action comedy film produced by spanish studios kandor graphics and yaya !", "topic": 12}, {"text": "films and producer antonio banderas .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film is directed by raul garcia and manuel sicilia , and written by them and jose e. machuca .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is presented by banderas himself .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "with the film released in spain on december 25 , 2008 in spanish , it is released in the united states on march 9 , 2012 in english .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film is about a bunch of animals from do\u00f1ana national park in spain , trying to save other animals kidnapped by the bad guys .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "all of the movie takes place in the natural parks of andalusia .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film was developed using ibm 's servers .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the missing lynx received mixed reviews from internet audience polls and it earned $ 1,445,936 on a $ 6,500,000 budget .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the missing lynx was released on dvd in october 15 , 2009 by aurum productions . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "the missing lynx", "paragraphs": ["a siberian lynx named mowgli that went missing from the animal gardens petting zoo .\nmissing - lynx bookstore - have you visited the missing - lynx bookstore ? find books on tanks , afv ' s , artillery , model making and more .\na zoo security team will guard a couple\u2019s dream wedding reception because of fears over a missing lynx .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the missing lynx near you .\n\u201c . . we all had a great time and missing lynx rounded off a perfect day . . \u201d\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of missing lynx by fiona quinn .\nchatroom an online chat room where missing - lynx readers can participate in real time discussions about all aspects of afv modelling .\naccess to this forum is closed . in order to access or read this forum you must be a missing - lynx moderator .\n. this\nvirtual workbench\nis hosted by robert oehler and brett green , and is designed so that missing - lynx readers can share their\nin progress\nphotos with the rest of the readership and generate constructive discussions . participation is open to all missing - lynx visitors .\nconstructive comments this\nvirtual workbench\nis hosted by robert oehler and brett green , and is designed so that missing - lynx readers can share their\nin progress\nphotos with the rest of the readership and generate constructive discussions . participation is open to all missing - lynx visitors .\n\u201c . . cracking night last night - saw a band called missing lynx - they were superb . lovely people as well ! \u201d\nmoderators forum access to this forum is closed . in order to access or read this forum you must be a missing - lynx moderator .\nstaff at the facility last saw the lynx around 5 p . m . monday .\ndelavan - - animal gardens officials confirmed for fox6 news wednesday night , july 5th that the two missing lynx were returned to the petting zoo , and they are safe .\ndelavan , wis . \u2014 authorities in wisconsin say two 7 - week - old siberian lynx that were missing from a petting zoo have been returned .\nsupport missing - lynx by making a donation . and by making a donation you ' ll also receive one month of ad free page viewing of this group .\nyeehah ! saddle up and mosey on down this fine sunny evening to the old waggon & horses in bewdley for another rootin tootin bout of missing lynx madness . show starts around 9 !\nvincenti said she was concerned about the well - being of the lynx because they\u2019d just started eating meat .\n\u201cwhen they called yesterday , we were really upset . they said while the lynx was still missing , we wouldn ' t be able to have our reception in the marquee but it would have to be in the restaurant instead .\ngerman language das deutschsprachige missing - lynx forum unter der leitung des teams von urltoken ( carsten gurk und thomas hartwig ) . hier konnt ihr alles rund um den militarmodellbau und militargeschichte diskutieren .\n. das deutschsprachige missing - lynx forum unter der leitung des teams von panzer - modell ( carsten gurk und thomas hartwig ) . hier konnt ihr alles rund um den militarmodellbau und militargeschichte diskutieren .\nearlier wednesday , police released surveillance video of a unique vehicle believed involved in a case of two lynx , missing from the animal gardens petting zoo . montana said wednesday afternoon she was hopeful someone would recognize this truck .\nwinner of besti animation feature in spanish film academy awards 2009 prensented by antonio banderas . \u00a8the missing lynx\u00a8 is a cgi animated feature directed by raul garcia and manuel sicilia from spain\u00b4s kandor graphics . the film tells the story of a lovable endangered lynx and his rag tag friends who mistakenly believes that an evil hunter wants to bring about their extinction .\ni very recently read the first book in fiona quinn\u2019s lynx series , \u2018weakest lynx\u2019 , and was gobsmacked . it was such a tight , action thriller with touches of the paranormal and populated by some amazing characters , i thought it would be a difficult act to follow . i was wrong , or at least that\u2019s how the author\u2019s superb writing in the sequel , \u2018missing lynx\u2019 , makes it appear . all the stuff that made the first book such an outstanding novel is there\u2026 and then some ! it just sizzles off the page ! the tale\nthe first topic for missing - lynx new group build forum is british and commonwealth vehicles of wwii , hosted by nick cortese . this topic will run until february 2010 , so you will have plenty of time to finish your allied vehicles .\nthe gun is pretty straightforward . the parts supplied in the kit are relatively accurate . a few things are missing and some parts are incorrect . once all of the tasks have been done here the gun assembly should be inserted into the turret .\nextra security staff are to be drafted in so a marquee wedding reception can go ahead at the zoo that flavius the lynx escaped from .\nso , a great night had by band and audience alike , and some lovely comments afterwards . congratulations and very best wishes from all us missing lynx to james & kayleigh , and much repec ' to garth for his wonderful wonderwall contribution !\ni missed out on book one , but i never felt i was dropped into the middle of another story . excellent characters and even better worldbuilding makes missing lynx a thrill ride from cover - to - cover . quinn has developed a unique , fascinating protagonist in lexi / lynx . a touch of paranormal mixed with tense action and a fast pace . loved the plot and instantly downloaded the next book .\nwhile not a pixar film , the missing lynx sure feels like it ' s trying to be . wisecracking animals who act human , all too human ? check . caricatured antagonists ? check . comments on mankind ' s relationship with nature , the earth , animals ? oh yeah .\nan eco - friendly cg - animated yarn about the misadventures of a jinxed feline and his furry , feathered friends , \u201cthe missing lynx : paws on the run\u201d puts over its message about species extinction with refreshing straightforwardness and the lightest of touches . working on the assumption that grown - ups already have their opinions on such issues , the easy - on - the - eyes pic plays [ \u2026 ]\nthe missing lynx won the best animated feature film award at animadrid , and a few months later got the most important award in spain , the goya spanish academy award . the trophy of goya has been known to make the rounds around granada , visiting the houses of kandor artists . manuel and ra\u00fal openly state that the success of the movie is the success of the team , and have made the goya trophy available to anyone who wants to take it home and share it with his or her family .\nthanks fiona , a great 2nd book in the series . as with the first ( weakest lynx ) i thoroughly enjoyed the book . if you like a good mystery , especially with a touch of the supernatural , do yourself a favor and read the lynx series . i finished all four books in two weeks . enjoy !\nin a news release , town of delavan police said they were notified about the return of the lynx around 7 : 15 p . m . wednesday .\ngroup build - british and commonwealth vehicles of wwii the first topic for missing - lynx new group build forum is british and commonwealth vehicles of wwii , hosted by nick cortese . this topic will run until february 2010 , so you will have plenty of time to finish your allied vehicles .\nlast week , drone images of the two - year - old carpathian lynx - called flaviu - were taken by police , showing the predator wandering around farmland .\nmissing lynx is book 2 in the lynx series and was even better than the first book . maybe it ' s because i was familiar with the characters already and felt like i really knew them . lexi is the main character , but this book has quite the cast of characters . i like the way the author got me caught up on what happened in the first book without bogging me down with too much detail . lexi ' s psychic powers seemed to be more of a prominent feature in this book . she ' s working on a case with her iniquis tea\nwhy howdy partner , been a long time ! thought y ' all might like to know we missing lynx can at last be found again - we ' re saddling up and riding into town this coming bank holiday sunday afternoon for another visit to the waggon & horses saloon bar in bewdley . it ' s gonna be an early showdown - you ' ll find us lynx a rootin n tootin in the garden from 3pm . ye hah ! !\nwe perform a mixture of classic tracks old and new , from the 60s right through to the latest chart entries , and every one is carefully crafted in our unique missing lynx style . we also bring all our own gear - including stage lighting - and can even provide you with a bit of disco or acoustic music if you need a bit of a break . so , do come to see us , or better still if you & apos ; re a pub , club , or even having a party of your own and you need a band , look no further \u2013 just go to the contact page and click the button to email the missing lynx - we are at your service !\n7 . 6 the bock and br\u00fccke these parts are missing from the kit altogether . they served as a gearbox for the elevation mechanism on the gun and supported the loader ' s and the gunner ' s seats . before we build it though some more bins and a few other items need to be constructed .\nthe missing lynx : paws of the run ( el lince perdido ) , 2008 , 97 min . dirs . raul garcia & manuel sicilia . don ' t miss the winner of the goya best animated film ! felix the lynx , an endangered feline prone to accidents , lives in the breathtaking landscapes of southern spain . together with his motley crew of animal friends ( featuring gus the chameleon and bea the wild goat ) they\u2019re now fighting for their lives as they try to escape the blood thirsty newmann , a world famous hunter hired by the eccentric millionaire noah in his well meaning but dangerous plan to rescue every endangered species on earth . co - produced by antonio banderas .\nthe missing lynx is no pussy cat when it comes to entertaining crowds . this west michigan based duo , consisting of jay round and tom devries , has built a solid following throughout the midwest with their amazing musical diversity , instrumentation , vocal harmonies , and crowd rapport . their set lists contain a wide variety of musical styles from the grassroots traditional , country and bluegrass to swing , top hits from the 1960s to the present , and an ever increasing number of original songs . using guitars , upright and electric basses , mandolin , hammered dulcimer , harmonica , percussion , kazoo , and humor missing lynx has performed at music festivals , community concerts , night clubs and restaurants , country clubs and ski resorts , fund raising events for the american cancer society , cystic fibrosis and other causes , radio and television programs , recording studios , private parties , corporate and civic events , convention centers , hospitals , universities , and museums . the duo has opened for the nitty gritty dirt band , sammy kershaw and other nationally known acts , and was featured in the off broadway theater production woody guthrie : an american song . while the missing lynx formed in 1999 , round and devries have quite a history , both collectively and individually . the two have been friends since the mid 1970s and have performed together in a variety of settings from stage to studio to informal jam sessions . the missing lynx is featured in michigan arts and humanities touring directory . the duo performs most often throughout their home state of michigan and neighboring indiana , but their territory continues to grow thanks to some nationally syndicated television and radio appearances . each missing lynx concert is unique as tom and jay often alter their shows to accommodate audience response and requests . an opportunity to see these\ncool cats\nperform should not be missed . the missing lynx cd of their original songs entitled\nuncovered\nis now available . a review in the grand rapids press states :\nit would be tough to find better musical talent than what ' s jammed into this folk and americana - tinged studio cd by the west michigan duo of jay round and tom devries . bill vits , steve boynton , and tom and cherie hagen join the guys , enhancing their original tunes ' considerable acoustic charm and story - telling appeal .\n3 . 1 struts along the hull floor the first thing that must be done to the interior , before any of the torsion bars are installed , is to build the missing struts that ran across the floor . the struts were mounted throughout the tiger ' s production history , even earlies . this diagram from urltoken shows a good overall view of the struts and where they go relative to each other\nnot sure the prophesy that we ' ll be colliding with planet x this weekend will prove true , but we can be certain of a deep impact with a black star this friday evening . so , zip up your astronaut suits and rocket over to the black star stourport at 9pm for an up close encounter with your missing lynx star men . . .\ndartmoor zoo has been forced to increase security over concerns its escaped lynx could make an appearance at an on - site wedding reception .\nwith as engrossed as i was with weakest lynx i wasn ' t as impressed with the followup . the transitions switched abruptly . one minute they would be at lynx ' s talking about what they are going to do the next day , then bam ! without warning it ' s the next day in the next sentence and i was left wondering how we ' d gotten there and would have to double back to make sure i didn ' t miss anything . all in all i did however enjoy the puzzles and intrigue that are throughout the book . it seems lynx just can ' t\nalso , the people from the consejer\u00eda de medio ambiente have been very happy with the results . the missing lynx has been sold to more than 44 countries , which has made it very successful in building conscience regarding the importance of environmental issues , including the endangered lynx . thanks to the film these ideas have reached a wider audience .\nin one of the premieres we had a life - size mascot of felix\n, recalls manuel ,\nwhen children entered the theater and saw it they got scared . but after the film finished , they were the ones who came out looking for the mascot to hug him and take pictures .\nthe film has no doubt managed to generate empathy between the characters and the younger audience . additionally , as part of the original deal with consejer\u00eda de medio ambiente , 20 % of film profits are going to environmental programs managed by the junta de andaluc\u00eda .\nluckily , there are a couple of incompetents on newmann\u2019s team who allow felix to escape as the animals are being snatched , and the lynx is able to set about rescuing them in turn .\nit ' s the story that matters . it can make or break a film . we ' ve heard it a thousand times . still , in many cases these phrases don ' t translate into concrete results , especially in the cg medium . ' the missing lynx ' , a film directed by manuel sicilia and ra\u00fal garc\u00eda , co - produced by spanish actor antonio banderas , may be one of those worthy exceptions to the rule .\namazing i don ' t have time to write a review . i have to go buy the next one ! ! ! hail lynx - she is so bad ass !\na $ 1 , 000 reward was offered for information leading to the lynx . again - - they have been returned to animal gardens , and are safe and healthy .\ndespite feeling like a\njinxed lynx ,\nfelix stops at nothing to protect and defend his friends from those who seek to hurt them .\nwolves , bears and lynx once roamed the hills and forests of scotland . is it time for them to return ? join storyteller daniel allison to explore the hot topic of rewilding and hear stories told about the debated animals by cultures from all around the world .\ninteresting confusing chaotic maybe if i had read book one first ? . curious enough to contemplate book three though . lynx sypder and gator are interesting characters\nto help keep you informed on what ' s happening at missing - lynx . com , we have created an announcement board . this board allows us to tell you about our newest features , post solutions to various discussion board related questions , and keep you up to date on the latest competitions and challenges . it is important to note that this is a read only board .\na feature film for children that , through the fun adventures of a group of animals , brings attention to the endangered iberian lynx . our first feature film , it was considered worthy of the goya for best animated feature film in 2009 .\nan eco - friendly cg - animated yarn about the misadventures of a jinxed feline and his furry , feathered friends , \u201cthe missing lynx : paws on the run\u201d puts over its message about species extinction with refreshing straightforwardness and the lightest of touches . working on the assumption that grown - ups already have their opinions on such issues , the easy - on - the - eyes pic plays directly to adolescent auds while respecting their intelligence enough never to descend into simple slapstick . a superior example of spanish animation \u2014 itself always on the verge of extinction \u2014 the pic has sold well following its late 2008 release at home .\nmissing lynx is book 2 in the lynx series and was even better than the first book . maybe it ' s because i was familiar with the characters already and felt like i really knew them . lexi is the main character , but this book has quite the cast of characters . i like the way the author got me caught up on what happened in the first book without bogging me down with too much detail . lexi ' s psychic powers seemed to be more of a prominent feature in this book . she ' s working on a case with her iniquis team while trying to deal with a myriad of personal issues . i like a thriller / mystery that also gets me inside the character ' s mind . the first person narration also helped to create a more personal connection to the mc . the ending though , holy cliffhanger . i will definitely need to pick up book 3 .\ngreat news ! if you ' re feeling in a bit of a cavalier mood on this otherwise dull weekend , you ' re not alone ! we missing lynx are equally so excited we can ' t stop our tails wagging . that ' s because we ' ll actually be at the cavalier on offmore here in the metropolis of kidderminster this very saturday night ( sept 9th ) at about 9pm raising the roof with our customary howls of joy . do come along !\nas has been said by me many times , am a huge fan of animation . always have been , always will be , so naturally will see any animated film regardless of age , how high budget or not it is and the studio / director it comes from . there are far better animated films than ' the missing lynx ' , naming them however would be unfair but many are likely to put forward the best of disney and pixar . there are also infinitely worse , at least with ' the missing lynx ' some effort was put into it which is more than can be said with far more amateurish efforts from video brinquedo and spark plug entertainment . it ' s not a great film but there are far worse ways to waste one ' s time . it does have some nice detailed backgrounds and some vibrancy in the colours . it has a peppy soundtrack that gives the film energy . while the characters hardly have depth , the protagonists have likable charm and there are a few amusing side characters . children and adults will find things to enjoy in ' the missing lynx ' , more so children because while adults shouldn ' t find it a struggle the flaws will be more apparent . children will like the innocent humour and the lively action as well as the protagonists and side characters , while the adults may admire the good intentions of the environmental message , that thankfully isn ' t as preachy as one would think and that it does try to have an emotional connection . however , not all the animation is great . some of the colours are flat but it ' s the blocky character designs and their stiff movements that fare weakest . the story is too simple and too much of a patchwork of derivative elements except executed in an inferior way . some of the writing similarly misfires , especially in its tendency to inexplicably over - explain . there is nothing to be confused by here for younger audiences and they will have no problem keeping up , so the over - explaining really wasn ' t necessary . while the protagonists and side characters fare decently , the villains are too much like stock caricatures and could have been more threatening . a lot of the voice acting is wooden and some of it is also mismatched . in summary , ' the missing lynx ' is alright but nothing special . 5 / 10 bethany cox\nthe final version of the flattened style turret is the 1945 version . the main difference between this one and the summer ' 44 version is the larger , one leaf commander ' s cupola . this is the turret version seen in the dml kit .\n8 . 1 . 2 the loader ' s hatch this will require some work , both to the turret roof and the hatch itself . start on the turret roof by removing the armored guard around the hatch , but not the two slots that the hatch goes into . then on the hatch , remove the two molded strips that are on the front side of the hatch . the handle should be moved to the back port corner . s\nannouncements - last updated 7 january , 2006 to help keep you informed on what ' s happening at missing - lynx . com , we have created an announcement board . this board allows us to tell you about our newest features , post solutions to various discussion board related questions , and keep you up to date on the latest competitions and challenges . it is important to note that this is a read only board .\nas co - helmed by manuel sicilia and raul garcia , this cg - animated , spanish - language children ' s adventure ( translated as the missing lynx : paws on the run for its release in english - speaking countries ) originated via the production efforts of antonio banderas , though his is not one of the voices on display . the premise concerns a millionaire who becomes obsessed with the idea of constructing a new noah ' s ark - and hires a hunter to kidnap untoward numbers of animals to make this happen . the film follows the animals amid their valiant attempt to escape from the hunter ' s clutches , foil his nefarious plans , and free their captured friends .\n, who is also the sensual voice of lynxette in the original english version of the film .\n6 . 1 . 2 the external equipment the front part of the tiger is where the majority of the external equipment was stored . this equipment was moved to different locations quite often during the production history of the tiger . it would also be moved during the normal wear and tear that the crew and combat would put the tank through . because of this , i can only write about the location of the items when the tank left the factory .\nis your saturday night diary page still empty ? if so , hotfoot it to the cavalier offmore and join us lynx for more musical mayhem . kick off scheduled for 9pm . and we ' re indoors !\n3 . 6 batteries now we should do the batteries . the kit has the batteries mounted at the same position . they were in reality tapered . both should be placed close to the ammo bins , the starboard battery 3mm away from the back of the bin , and the port one 1mm away . for further help see the pictures further on in the text .\n7 . 5 the counterbalance cylinder next to the commander ' s seat is the counterbalance cylinder for the gun . in the early tiger this was mounted laterally on the starboard side of the turret . in the late turret is was redesigned and placed vertically in a housing .\n7 . 6 . 3 the br\u00fccke the main part of the br\u00fccke runs from the bottom of the bock to the turret ring on the opposite side . the last diagram shows the br\u00fccke decently . start with a 2mm thick plastic rod 55mm long . at 42mm from one end bend the rod upwards . then 10mm from that , bend the rod back straight . it should look like a large starter crank on an old car , or tiger tank . glue the straight end onto the bottom of the bock . glue the other end into the gap between the main gearbox and the first storage bin . the whole thing should be painted red primer , except for the portion on the port side where it comes up above the level of the turret bottom . this should be painted ivory\ni very recently read the first book in fiona quinn\u2019s lynx series , \u2018weakest lynx\u2019 , and was gobsmacked . it was such a tight , action thriller with touches of the paranormal and populated by some amazing characters , i thought it would be a difficult act to follow . i was wrong , or at least that\u2019s how the author\u2019s superb writing in the sequel , \u2018missing lynx\u2019 , makes it appear . all the stuff that made the first book such an outstanding novel is there\u2026 and then some ! it just sizzles off the page ! the tale opens with the long - awaited reunion with lexi\u2019s surrogate parent , the mysterious spyder , but if readers are expecting a joyful get - together , and a lot of answers to lexi\u2019s questions , they are in for a shock . almost immediately the novel takes an unexpected twist and we are taken on a fast - paced rollercoaster ride through the protagonist\u2019s new life . things go from complicated to worse - case scenario and soon the protagonist faces deadly threats that easily top what she encountered in the first book . be prepared for a top notch read that will grab you from the first paragraph and have you turning pages like someone possessed as the tale races to its cliff - hanger conclusion . can\u2019t wait to read book 3 ! highly recommended ! an exceptional , addictive , hardnosed thriller that shakes up the genre !\nwell , in this case , plenty ! what a fab night - a one - set missing lynx special , with one top notch audience and one hot & sweaty band . a couple of great old lynx numbers made it back into the set - well , it was a nice day for a white wedding after all - and what was this ? old father garth rolls up on stage , all tux and trousers , and launches into a fabulous rendition of wonderwall for the entertainment of the massed and suprisingly rather tuneful crowd . after that , it was heads down no nonsense boogie as we once again ripped into some mighty tunes whilst the dancefloor shook uncontrollably , all finished off with a frantic bout of rock n roll over beethoven .\n5 . 7 roof brace now we move back to the roof brace . this was already put in at step 5 , but a few things are missing . on the starboard side , the large opening should be filled with plastic card . then get some of the kit\u0092s ammo bags , parts e4 , and put them around the front side of the roof brace and the adjacent wall . next are three small boxes mounted on the bow side of the starboard half and the bow and aft sides of the port half . the boxes were all the same size , 1mm thick , 3mm wide , and 5mm tall . these boxes should be mounted 2mm from the top of the roof brace and 15mm from the wall . on the aft side of the starboard half there was a small gearbox instead of a storage box . the gearbox is the same size as the other boxes , exept it is tilted at the same angle as the edge of the roof brace . this box had five wires coming out of it . two of the wires came out the bottom . the other three came out the top of the gearbox and went though the most starboard of the small holes in the roof brace . all of the wires ran down the edge of the roof brace in a hollow conduit . lastly two atemschlauch breathing tubes need to be put on the roof brace . these should be made from 1 . 5mm thick plastic tube cut to 15mm long . there are ten small holes in the roof brace . the tubes should cover three of these each , leaving the end one exposed .\nwell , what a great night we lynx had rocking with the fine people of bewdley at the mug house beer festival last night . thanks to drew and the team , and to one and all for coming along - some fine community singing and dodgy dad dancing ! see you next time\nthe missing lynx is kandor ' s first step , manuel sees it clearly that each film is an opportunity for learning . as a result of the co - production with antonio banderas , kandor graphics has merged with banderas ' green moon studio , to become kandor moon . the new company plans to produce 5 new films in the next 10 years and is already hard at work on their next project\ngoleor : the scales and the sword\n, whose script is almost 9 years old and has been polished by manuel and ra\u00fal for a long time . antonio banderas will be more involved in the production of goleor , lending his voice to one of the characters , helping with the casting of other actors , as well as directing them when they record their voices for the movie .\nfrom the spanish paradise of ibiza comes this release showcasing the down - tempo beats of the . . .\ni been watching animated movies made in spain for about 4 years now and i gotta say spanish people make cute animated movies . but i think\nthe missing lynx\nis cuter , funnier and it looks better . the movie tells the story of felix , a lazy and unlucky iberian lynx , who ' s staying in a animal recovery center in donana national park . then , he learns about noah ( noe in spanish ) , a eccentric millionaire who tries to create a so - called\nnoah ' s ark\nfor endangered animals . along with a group of friends : gus , a paranoid chameleon ; beeety ( beeea in spanish ) , a\ndare - devil\nlike goat ; astarte , a brave female falcon and rupert , a almost - blind mole , felix tries to ruin noah ' s plans . on the way , felix falls for a female lynx called lynxette ( lincesa in spanish ) . well , i gotta admit , the story seems weak and a little predictable . but overall ,\nthe missing lynx\nis a great spanish movie for kids and full of entertainment . i loved all the characters in the movie , especially gus . he made me laugh so hard with all his paranoid stuff . the movie also leaves a good message for protecting the endangered animals from destruction . do i recommend this movie ? yep , totally . cuz it ' s really gonna entertain both kids and adults of every age . big shout - out to raul garcia , manuel sicilia and antonio banderas for making this movie . they did a great job . 9 / 10\nin this second installment of the fast - paced lynx series , story questions revolve around lexi sobado , the protagonist and psychic analyst for iniquus , a shadowy black ops type group , when her mentor\u2019s health takes a turn for the worse . the psychic world that lexi inhabits , with her ability to fade into shadows and such , felt utterly believable . the level of detail in the action scenes also lends to the authenticity of the story and it\u2019s clear the author knows her stuff and had a lot of fun writi\ntime to saddle up the reindeer , don the beaver hat and slip slide your way down to the hollybush stourport tonight ! there you ' ll find us furry lynx roasting our chestnuts on an open fire and humming some entertaining little ditties to keep us all nice and warm . come along and join in with the community tim singing !\n* * * quinn ' s kick - ass heroine returns * * * fiona quinn ' s kick - ass heroine returns in the second instalment of lexi ' s adventures . sequels are tricky things - especially when the first book was so good - but ms . quinn ' s writing continues to thrill . there is no shortage of incidents , and the pace never slackens as lexi finds herself once more up to her jugular in trouble . highly recommended for those action lovers who are sick of archetype white male heroes . ' missing lynx ' does exactly what it says on the label .\na smart , well - written thriller . although i didn ' t read the first book in the series , the characters were well - developed , and i didn ' t feel like i was missing out or couldn ' t follow the plot . great writing , great suspense , great characters . possible spoiler . . . . this ends with a major cliff - hanger , but the author includes the first chapter of book # 3 . . . sigh of relief !\n2 . 3 c - clamp the kit comes with the c - clamps mounted on tigers completed after september 1943 . the instructions show it as being mounted lower than it actually was . the bottom of the clamp should be level with the bottom of the mount for the left rear fender .\nchronicles the misadventures of felix , a jinxed lynx recovering from his endless accidents at an animal recovery center , and his ragtag bunch of brave animal friends as they avoid being kidnapped by an unscrupulous hunter hired by a benevolent millionaire . the . . . ( more )\n3 . 8 shocks the last thing we must do to the lower hull interior is modify the shocks . the kit shocks are both mounted in the wrong position . we should start by removing the molded location lines for the shocks . while we are at it , remove the location lines for the radio operator ' s seat support , starboard side by the shock ' s location lines . the port shock should be mounted onto the third torsion bar and sloped back until it is over the fourth torsion bar , a few millimeters away from the roof brace . for the starboard shock we must do more work . the kit has the shock sloping back like the port one . it should be facing forward . cut off the part of the shock that mounts to the torsion bar . glue this to the opposite side of the shock . it should look identical to the port one . mount this to the second torsion bar sloping forward until it is 27mm away from the front of the tank\n5 . 1 the transmission the kit transmission can be built as is . the paint scheme shown in the instruction book is very odd . the transmission should be painted in red primer .\nthe film chronicles the misadventure of a rag tag group of animals as they avoid being kidnapped by an unruly hunter and a misguided millionaire . but even the most experienced hunter will face endless problems trying to capture the jinxed lynx and his crazy collection of comrades . brace yourself for this exciting game of survival and unlikely tale of friendship and heroism .\nwe ' re told someone drove up to the petting zoo , handed over the lynx , and took off . they were handed over around 8 : 30 p . m . , and animal garden ' s owner , dana montana said they ' re safe and healthy .\nlooking for great live music in and around the wyre forest , worcestershire , birmingham and beyond ? well , there\u2019s lots of it about , and who better than your old mates from the missing lynx to bring it to you . we\u2019re a 5 piece rock n roll band , and our mission is to entertain . with a reputation for playing great songs , and having great fun along the way , we\u2019re the ideal choice for pubs , clubs or any type of celebration you can come up with - weddings , birthdays , anniversaries etc - in fact we\u2019re on for any old excuse to throw a party !\n8 . 1 . 4 jig boom sockets starting in june 1944 , three sockets for the jig boom , used for mounting the behelfskran to lift the rear decking , were mounted on tigers . these can be made from 1 . 5mm wide hollow tube cut to 1mm high . one should be on the starboard side of the turret 8mm from the side of the turret roof and 27 from the front , in front of the loader ' s hatch . another on the port side 8mm from the side of the turret roof and 27 from the front , in front of the commander ' s copula . the last in the rear of the turret . this socket was centered and along the rear edge of the roof .\nthis is a good animation movie . the characters are well done , the animation works fine and is also well illuminated . the humans characters design are similar to others we had seen in other movies , but well animated . lot of action , and nice scenes . in the original version ( spanish ) the jokes were ok , not the usual easy humor for kids , so isn ' t boring for adults . and the most important thing is the story . remember you about the imprisioned animals ( like in madagascar ) and presents you a wild cat , the spanish lynx : pardel or iberian lynx , which is a endangered animal . for all these reasons i will recommend to everyone this movie , not a must see but a nice animated story to watch with the kids or with everyone who loves animals .\nthis turret shows the revisions made by zavod . 183 by late summer of ' 44 . this includes the bulge for the electric traverse , removal of the fairing at the pistol port , and the later style collar for the zis - s - 53 gun . wire tie - downs also make their appearance on the rear of the turret .\nthe film chronicles the misadventures of a rag tag group of animals as they avoid being kidnapped by an unruly hunter and a misguided millionaire . but even the most experienced hunter will face endless problems trying to capture felix the jinxed lynx and his crazy collection of comrades . brace yourself for this exciting game of survival and unlikely tale of friendship and heroism .\nthe missing lynx was screened publicly for the first time in animadrid , the spanish animation festival .\nwe were scared\n, says manuel ,\nthe beginning of the film runs pretty quietly so we were scared for a while\n. sergio de la puente , who composed the remarkable music for the film , was there too .\nsergio was terrified . would people like it ?\nthen they noticed kids weren ' t speaking because their attention was focused on the film , and began to breathe easier .\npeople started to laugh , and they did it at the moments we expected . at that point we said , ok , this is working .\na particular part of the film that pays homage to spanish documentarist felix rodriguez de la fuente ( the main character , felix , is named after him ) brought a round of applause from the audience .\nfrom that part on we were able to relax and enjoy the film .\n* * * quinn ' s kick - ass heroine returns * * * fiona quinn ' s kick - ass heroine returns in the second instalment of lexi ' s adventures . sequels are tricky things - especially when the first book was so good - but ms . quinn ' s writing continues to thrill . there is no shortage of incidents , and the pace never slackens as lexi finds herself once more up to her jugular in trouble . highly recommended for those action lovers who are sick of archetype white male heroes . ' missing lynx ' does exactly what it says on t\nan orphan boy named tim is afraid of the dark . however when the stars start going out in the sky he finds himself exploring the world of the night his new friend , the cat shepard , to find out why .\n7 . 4 . 2 the pistol port the pistol port was installed on turrets before october 1943 . the kit includes the exterior portion of this , part k19 . but like so many parts of the kit the designers have forgotten the interior portion . the following instructions only apply if the pistol port is plugged and not removed for use . start by making a water - droplet shaped plate . this will form the plug for the port . the two straight sections of the droplet are 4mm long . the semicircle at the bottom of the droplet is 5mm in diameter . it should be 1mm thick . in the center of the semicircle glue a 1mm thick 2mm long rod . then glue the assembly on the inside of the turret , opposite where part k19 is on the exterior . next , to the left and down from the plug glue another 1mm thick by 2mm long rod . it should be 3mm away from the plug . lastly , attach two small chains , one 9mm long the other 4mm , between the two 1mm by 2mm rods .\ni really loved it lynx is an amazing character the whole story was awesome except for the jail part for me that was to long but the escape , well that was just awesome the ending was totally mind blowing and when i got to the end at 1am with such a cliffhanger i had to start chain kynx just to see what happened next lol talk about addictive reading i am totally hooked .\n4 . 6 the cooling fans if you put the cooling fans in as they are in the kit , they are too low in the hull . we will need to move them up a bit . make sure that the glue used on the radiators is dry , otherwise they will slide . then insert the fans . the large circle , where the gearboxes were placed , should be completely covered by the fans . the kit leaves it exposed . the fan drives , like the fuel tanks , are unpainted metal .\ni wasn ' t as impressed with the followup . the transitions switched abruptly . one minute they would be at lynx ' s talking about what they are going to do the next day , then bam ! without warning it ' s the next day in the next sentence and i was left wondering how we ' d gotten there and would have to double back to make sure i didn ' t miss anything . all in all i did however enjoy the puzzles and intrigue that are throughout the book . it seems lynx just can ' t catch a break . we get a bit of spyder in this one but not as much as i ' d hoped . i still have lingering questions .\n7 . 8 . 1 . 1 attachment for cam to gun next we should build the attachment for the counterbalance cam to the gun . take a 15mm long 2mm wide strip of thin plastic card . round off what is to be the aft end of the part . also , cut the strip at an angle from the lower front corner to the topside 8mm from where the piece ends . then glue it along the outside of part j8 . the aft side should end up over the back part cam . lastly , attach a chain from the cam to the rear side of the previous part .\nthe artists built a library of 3d elements that was used to quickly give form to landscapes and then concentrate on polishing and giving final shape . when water was required , animated maps were used to emulate it , and for close up shots of liquids the team resorted to particles . lighting was considered an essential aspect of the film by the directors . manuel thinks that using global illumination or ambient occlusion poses the risk of making cg animated films look too much alike , and that it ' s important to have a clear intention behind the lighting design of a scene . the missing lynx team used ambient occlusion to speed up rendering , but they put special care in the lighting process , with the aim of conveying emotions , providing special moods for certain scenes ( such as the jungle - like green light in the final fight between felix and newman ) , and capturing the colors and light characteristic of southern spain . part of the team from kandor actually traveled to places such as the desert of almer\u00eda , to observe the vegetation , animals , colors and effects of light from up close . the result of all this hard work can be readily appreciated in the film , as well as the attention dedicated to texturing .\na group of animals led by felix , the lynx , tries to escape from the clutches of an unscrupulous hunter and an eccentric millionaire with a secret plan . after traipsing through several different areas of the andalusian countryside , they arrive at the acebuche ( do\u00f1ana natural park ) , where several puzzling disappearances of animals have taken place . felix and his companions will have to join forces to survive and solve the mystery .\n7 . 8 . 1 the breach in the late version turret , the breach was angular in shape . to portray this in our model , sand the breach at a 45 - degree angle where the kit part curves . all traces of the curve should be gone . the length of the new section should be 4mm .\n3 . 1 . 1 longitudinal struts the longitudinal struts , the two largest struts run from the rear to the front of the tank . we will need to make these from the smallest width plastic strip we can find , as the real struts were only 10mm thick . the strip i am using for all of these small things is 0 . 5mm . the real struts were 200mm tall . in 1 / 35 this is about 6mm . because the kit has the torsion bars mounted on the floor , they were in reality not touching the floor , of course , the struts need to be shorter . i found that plastic strip 4mm tall was the best . any taller and the struts appeared to be too tall . the starboard side strut must be at least 100mm long , the port 110mm . you might want to go a bit longer just in case . the strut on the starboard side stops just short of the front torsion bar . the port strut goes all the way to the front of the hull . this brings them up to the firewall . anything on the floor past the firewall can ' t be seen because of the large engine . now we should place the struts in the lower hull . the lower hull comes with the beginnings of the torsion bars already molded . this works out well for us , because where the molded part ends is exactly where the torsion bars went through the struts . the molded torsion bar parts have locating pins that need removal for the struts to fit snugly . there are two more longitudinal struts over the first five torsion bars that need to be modeled . these struts should be made from the same 4mm plastic strip cut to 47mm long . they should be placed 4mm to the center of the tank from the other longitudinal struts ."]}
{"id": 116022, "summary": [{"text": "six reasons why is a 2008 film directed by the campagna brothers .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars daniel wooster as the nomad , a vigilante sent into the badlands by a preacher ( colm feore ) .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "he wanders the badlands with his horse , killing every stranger he meets .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "christopher harrison plays an orphaned entrepreneur who is trying to cross the badlands along with his indentured servant the sherpa , played by mads koudal .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the film was in development during 2005 while the campagna brothers toured their previous film across europe and america .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "it was shot in the summer of 2006 , primarily around the desert town of drumheller , alberta .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the campagna brothers presented the film at the 2007 toronto international film festival , which brought it to the attention of entertainment tonight , raising the film 's profile to a national level .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it was at tiff that the ' six reasons why ' was discovered by a distributor and the $ 12,000 film was sold to thinkfilm in a quarter million dollar bidding war .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "six reasons why was commercially released in canada in august 2007 both as a dvd and theatrically . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "six reasons why", "paragraphs": ["in other words , we need more bitcoin and blockchain skeptics . here are six reasons why .\nwatch thirteen reasons why , but be aware of these things before you do .\namc ' s breaking bad takes television to an entirely different level . here are six reasons why you should be watching .\nfor now , here are six reasons why starcraft : evolution will be a must - read for anyone interested in starcraft lore .\ngrumpy old liv enlists blaine in this clip from izombie episode 2 . 01 ; six reasons to watch !\nseason two of 13 reasons why will air on netflix in 2018 . you can watch ( or rewatch ) season one on netflix now .\nbrandon flynn and miles heizer may be rivals on \u201c13 reasons why , \u201d but things couldn\u2019t be more copacetic between the two in real life .\nsbs \u2019s new historical drama \u201c six flying dragons \u201d is finally premiering ! written by kim young hyun and directed by shin kyung soo , here are six reasons you should be watching one of the most highly anticipated dramas of 2015 .\nin honour of world book day , here ' s a ( non - exhaustive ) list of six reasons - ranked from possibly the least to the most important - why you should seriously consider being in that supposed 58 % . why your life will probably be better if you make an effort to make a habit of reading .\ndiscover six podcasts to help keep your kids happy and engaged during the school holidays .\nfilming for the second season of netflix phenomenon 13 reasons why started a few months ago , back in june , and now details of what we can expect are starting to emerge .\nwith six main characters , the drama is expected to have a fresh and interesting plot . the six characters\u2019 stories will intertwine to tell the story of the founding of the joseon dynasty .\nthat\u2019s ios 11 , apple\u2019s newest mobile operating system , and there are some good reasons not to ignore the update .\nfew other shows pull off characters this complex and convincing , and the writing is a big reason why .\ni\u2019ve also questioned ibm \u2019s longshot bet on blockchain , and more recently , i\u2019ve listed several reasons to be skeptical about blockchain .\nsix reasons why is a movie starring dan wooster , mads koudal , and christopher harrison . in a future where society has come full circle and man lives by the code of the guns at his side , a fugitive , a vengeful son , a killer , and a servant stand in a four - way face - off from which . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin short ,\nhomeland\nseason five ( a daesh plot in germany ) , was far superior to season six .\ntwo novellas set in this world are slated for publication by the end of 2014 , and the third main volume , the doors of stone , has been completed in draft form . if you\u2019re a fantasy fan , you probably know about the kingkiller chronicle already . but soon , like game of thrones , everyone will know it and love it . here are six reasons why :\nwhy not open up season two in black and white with just one hot pink teddy bear floating in a pool ? why not play with wide - angle lenses and other visual techniques ? why not juxtapose action sequences with long , slow shots of the desert ? lots of shows don ' t take even these small risks , but breaking bad pulls no punches .\n\u201csix flying dragons\u201d tells the stories of the ambitions and successions of six important characters during the founding of the joseon dynasty , with a focus on the young prince lee bang won . the first episode aired on october 5 , 10 p . m . kst .\nchoose scenarios that would fit naturally into your protagonist\u2019s life . that is why the friend character and the love interest are great to use . they are already there .\nfrom a supporting cast boasting serious screen presence and talent to the hottest mainstream actors , the cast of \u201c six flying dragons \u201d encompasses a wide range of generations . the \u201csix dragons\u201d are played by big names such as yoo ah in , shin se kyung , kim myung min , byun yo han , yoon gyun sang , and chun ho jin .\nsix reasons was was born into the challenge of life as a young man in the famously gang - riddled neighborhood of los angeles ' watts neighborhood . one of 6 children in a single parent home which was actually a 1 / 2 parent home , he watched up close , as his mother struggled with addiction . witnessing the violent deaths of many friends and family . . .\nbut a rep for heizer told page six that the actors are actually just pals on tuesday , saying , \u201cthis is a false report . miles and brandon are friends from the show but are not dating . \u201d\nyet when the latest season begins on monday june 4 , it will be in front of an unexpected following . the show ' s previous series have drawn graduates , bibliophiles , radio 4 listeners . but why ?\nunfortunately , the currently airing sixth season of\nhomeland\nis idiotic . the writers have abandoned all pretense of american spy - world reality . here are season six ' s five stupidest things ( spoilers lie ahead ) .\nalthough \u201csix flying dragons\u201d takes place 700 years after \u201cthe great queen seon deok , \u201d it takes place in the same fictional , pseudo - historical world as the masterpiece and \u201ca tree with deep roots . \u201d in fact , \u201csix flying dragons\u201d is considered the \u201cprequel\u201d to \u201ca tree with deep roots . \u201d fans of both dramas will be sure to be interested in the similarities between the stories , especially as they were all written by the same scriptwriting team .\nfor why it would all be fine , fine , fine after we left the eu . this is all definitively explained , first by its low price , and second by nigella lawson\u2019s keen observation that it had such an uptick on her mood that\nsomething is going to form how we think , what we value , what we desire . why are we so moralistic about our physical diet , but so laissez - faire about our intellectual and emotional intake ? credit : archive holdings / getty images\nthis scheming is a huge departure from the dar of previous seasons . first off , until now , dar has been a longstanding public servant . why would he betray the u . s . at so many levels ? even assuming , which seems likely at this point , that he is an israeli agent , why would dar engage in the bomb conspiracy ? why would he risk the blowback of taking the child of a private citizen ( carrie ) ? these are not just acts of gross criminality , they are acts of treason so varied that they are likely to eventually find public attention . remember : rule number one in intelligence is to not get caught . but dar seems to want to end up in prison for the rest of his life .\nthese are only her first steps on a long journey . karigan soon finds herself battling monsters and befriending ghosts , embroiled in court politics and tracing the roads of her rough country . as a wealthy merchant\u2019s daughter , she never imagined living a vagabond existence , invested with magics and a purpose that often runs contrary to her own desires . being chosen as a green rider is not something you can shrug off like your morning classes . if you\u2019ve yet to ride with her , here are six reasons you should step out onto that road , and into all the adventure that awaits .\nwe all knew scorpion was going to be the summer banger we wanted . however , drake surprised us with two sides of an album and two sides of himself . mixing rap and r & b ; was genius on his part , so why not dedicate 37 of his lyrics to our instagram captions ?\ni found iron cast to be a very entertaining read . while i found it just a little bit slow in the beginning , the characters were so interesting and the concept was amazing that i had to keep reading just to see how everything played out . i must say i wasn\u2019t disappointed . here\u2019s why :\nso this world book day , why not try to find something to read that you love - something you can ' t put down ? perhaps reading is not for everybody . but it ' s probably capable of enhancing the lives of a great many people who ' ve forgotten to give it a proper go .\nin contrast to many historical dramas , \u201csix flying dragons\u201d focuses on the youth of lee bang won ( yoo ah in\u2019s character ) , who helped build the foundation of the joseon dynasty and later became king . with many of the main actors still under thirty , the cast is expected to bring youthful energy to their performances .\nfor fans eager for more after binging all of \u201c13 reasons , \u201d a little social media sleuthing has turned up two friends who can\u2019t get enough of one another . the bromance even has some , particularly \u201cshippers\u201d ( fans who obsess over a romantic entanglement of their favorite characters and actors ) , speculating if there\u2019s more going on . it\u2019s almost as like fan fiction come to life .\na review on monday of foreign agent registration act records show that since may 31 , six u . s . companies or individuals have registered new qatari lobbying contracts with the department of justice . that number includes the major firms ogilvy ( which is being paid $ 10 , 000 per month ) and portland pr ( $ 20 , 000 per month ) .\nthat\u2019s because the duo\u2019s relationship is the exact opposite of that on the show , where flynn\u2019s justin foley dates jessica davis ( played by alisha boe ) , whose ex is none other than heizer\u2019s alex standall . the show , executive produced by selena gomez , focuses on a high school student who commits suicide and leaves behind 13 cassette tapes explaining why .\nif it ' s not actively selected reading material ( among other things ) that influences us , it ' s going to be passively received advertising , the choices and examples of friends , the mores ( god forbid ) of social media . why are we so moralistic about our physical diet , and so laissez - faire about our intellectual and emotional diet ?\non the other hand , research carried out in 2014 reported that 58 % of australians claimed to have read a fiction or non - fiction book in the previous three months . either something pretty dramatic happened in those six years ; people are fibbing about their reading habits ; or we perhaps shouldn ' t be too quick to believe everything we , well , read .\nyet it exacts a price later , when the carbonation , alcohol and sugar \u2013 dentistry\u2019s axis of evil \u2013 destroy your teeth , variously stripping their enamel , making holes in them and pulling them out of your gums . dr mervyn druian , of the london centre for cosmetic dentistry , warned that women , especially , were putting themselves at risk of a \u201cprosecco smile\u201d , taking the opportunity presented by oral health to underline to the uppity drunk ladies that when you\u2019re not pretty , nobody loves you and then you die , like in a melanie martinez song . if i were a young woman , this would only encourage me ; but being the bearer of an ex - smoker and fanta - drinker\u2019s smile , i care about teeth , and proffer six other good reasons to stop drinking it .\nthe ioc set a contract deadline of sept . 13 for an event that won ' t happen for another 11 years . that ' s their choice , but why is l . a . so willing to go along ? the city council has claimed that they ' re not willing to host the olympics\nat any cost .\nwe should all have more time to parse this out .\nthe script for \u201csix flying dragons\u201d was written by the team that brought us three hit historical dramas : \u201c jewel in the palace , \u201d \u201c the great queen seon deok , \u201d and \u201c a tree with deep roots . \u201d kim young hyun and park sang yeon have penned some of south korea\u2019s best historical dramas and for this drama they are reuniting with director shin kyung soo , who directed \u201ca tree with deep roots . \u201d\nsaid picture took me 25 minutes to take because i was scared & i only took it because my best friend is the greatest hype woman of all time . i ' ll admit , it ' s one of my favorite pictures and i do look oh so good , but here ' s the question : if i look good , why does it matter if i wear a 2 , 12 , 22 , 452 ?\nit ' s been six years since war ravaged the sector , and the terran dominion is still struggling with the dark legacy of arcturus ' s rule . emperor valerian has made stunning reforms to the military\u2014particularly to the ghost program\u2014as part of his pledge to lead with justice and humanity . but can he hold to his enlightened philosophy when the gauss spikes start flying ? or will he find that he has more in common with his father than he thought ?\nmost of the\ngood\nguys from earth were latino . they were car thieves , criminals and living in the slum . let ' s hope that was a coincidence that they were mostly latino and not some kind of racist statement . matt damon spoke spanish at times too . they didn ' t go into any background to explain why everyone on earth was latino . i ' ll try not to read anything into that , but it was at least odd .\ni used to hate my body , hate everything about it honestly . i spent two years conditioning myself , understanding why my body is the way it is and learning to love it . every curve , every bump , every bruise , every a pimple . . it doesn ' t matter if i ' m not as skinny as selena gomez or as\nthicc\nas kim k , i am exactly every bit of who i am supposed to be . no more , no less .\nthe chosen one as a trope is worn quite smooth in fantasy fiction : frodo baggins , harry potter , rand al\u2019thor , and a million others . but rothfuss may be a chosen one in real life . consider : daw books published a 16 - page mini - book giveaway in advance of the name of the wind . i received it in fall 2006 , about six months before publication , packaged with realms of fantasy magazine . on the cover of the mini book was a quote from fantasy royalty terry brooks :\n2 . even at a tenner a bottle , it is plainly cheaper than champagne , yet the price can go as low as \u00a33 . 33 a bottle , with no discernible impact on its taste . i\u2019m not a stickler , but this isn\u2019t a wine , this is an alcohol delivery system . that lowest price , by the way , was recorded at lidl , when they were offering six bottles for 20 quid , generating queues outside the bristol store that gathered at 6 . 50am . two words : roman empire . no , wait , three more words : decline of the .\ni don\u2019t think the love triangle as a concept is particularly beloved among readers , so pointing one out may not make my case . nonetheless , the green rider series details a love triangle that will absolutely break your heart . karigan , after committing fully to the green riders , gets to know the young king zachary , and they knock sparks off one another . but for political reasons , zachary ends up betrothed to the beautiful lady estora . estora is a lovely person , a friend to karigan despite karigan\u2019s occasional nasty jealousy . the most painful love triangles are ones where everyone involved is a decent person , and they are all committed to their duties despite their wayward hearts . there are no good choices here , only correct ones .\nwe know , for example , that the man in the hat ( the evil protagonist and bomb delivery man ) waltzed into the delivery truck depot to plant his bomb . was he not fearful of being caught on camera ? or spotted leaving ? but the bomb was also comparatively powerful . the fbi would quickly have sourced the explosives used and method of bomb construction . this would have led investigators to believe that sekou was not acting alone . thus the whole premise of sekou ' s lone - wolf framing would have evaporated on day one or two of the investigation . the man in the hat and his co - conspirators would have big problems . why didn ' t they just plant ieds in sekou and a few others homes ?\na close u . s . ally , in reality , israel also regularly acts in detachment from u . s . interests . on espionage , for example . still , season six takes this detachment into another universe . this season we have seen the israelis kidnap a senior cia officer and conspire against the president - elect . the writers ' premise is that the israelis are so adamantly opposed to the iran nuclear deal that they will do anything to destroy it . but this is simplistic stupidity . in reality , while longstanding israeli security policy rests on influencing u . s . policy , it is always calibrated to maintain a baseline of u . s . relations . sadly , in\nhomeland ,\nit now even seems feasible that the israelis might assassinate the president - elect . this is nuts .\ni don ' t like putting spoilers in my movie reviews , so i ' ll refrain here , but know that the movie is filled with plot hole silliness . the plot , which i ' ll describe at a very high level , essentially revolves around software the\nbad\nguys had , which the\ngood\nguys stole and used against the\nbad\nguys to try and end their way of life . my question\u2026why did the\nbad\nguys go to so much effort to write software that could be used against them ? perhaps if it didn ' t exist in the first place , there would be no threat\u2026no plot\u2026no movie . that would have been a huge favor to all of us . there many other plot holes as well , but i think they assumed you would ignore them because of the special effects and the overall concept . instead , may i suggest you choose to ignore the entire movie .\nthe book is about a girl named hannah baker who kills herself and leaves behind tapes for thirteen people to listen to as they were the reasons she committed suicide . there are some visions the main character clay has of hannah with bloodied wrists , but the most disturbing , graphic part of the entire show is the final episode . you know from the first episode that hannah commits suicide . however , in the book she is said to have taken a handful of pills , while in the show , she slits her wrists . in the final episode of the season , it shows hannah killing herself . it shows her getting into a bathtub , taking a razor blade to her wrist and slicing them open . it does not hide anything . it shows an immense amount of blood coming from her wrists and shows her laying there in the tub allowing the water to turn red . it shows her parents finding her . personally , i am not good with blood . after watching this very graphic scene , i did not physically feel well . i was sick to my stomach for the rest of the day . showing the scene is very powerful , but it could be a trigger or be something you may not want to watch if you are not okay with seeing blood .\ntv and radio advertising are expensive , but necessary , and phone aps are often just as costly . replacing one or more of these forms of advertising methods can help to keep more bottom line profit . for example , instead of purchasing a dozen spots on the radio , cut this contract in half and alert visitors to watch for the big bright balloon . this will perk up ears and create traffic that would not otherwise search for intriguing ad balloons . sending out press releases on an exciting grand opening , sales event or new line of products is a great way to get free advertising to a large volume of people . invite the local media , explaining why your store is newsworthy and make sure that you do not disappoint . build up one item or service that is sought after and use your new marketing strategy to promote . for instance , have smaller inflatable balloons or banners surround your highlighted product and service that can easily be seen when customers enter your store . a huge 20 - foot branded promotional balloon , securely tied down on your building ' s rooftop , gives more visibility than a billboard . add 3 o4 4 promo flags outside of your entrance that announce specific brand names or popular subjects . many people may not know exactly what type of merchandise you carry on a regular basis . keep your giant inflatables generic in nature and focus on one or two popular items within the store for smaller inflatable advertising . inflatable advertising does not have to be used only once , but with each new advertising campaign . the intrigue of your ad balloons will never wear thin .\n10 - times the floor traffic at 1 / 10 the cost of newspaper , tv or direct mail .\nat first glance inflatable advertising may seem like an unusual way to market your company , yet usa ' s durable , easy to use inflatables create an unbeatable way to increase your walk - in traffic and business .\nlet the thousands of people passing your location , find out about your sales and promotions in a timely way ! the inflatable advertising reinforces current advertising , while targeting a population that other ads miss completely - the thousands of people who walk , shop , and drive within 2 miles of your location .\nusa outdoor is one of the largest inflatable advertising companies in the united states for helium , sky dancers and custom inflatable advertising . usa outdoor has done everything from intricate in - store displays to indoor and outdoor custom designs .\nwe make and sell advertising balloons to increase visibility , traffic , and retail sales from 5 - 50 % in less than 30 days by leveraging your greatest asset . . . . your physical location with an advertising balloon , blimp , air dancer , feather flags , promotional tent , giant roof - top balloon , etc . . . .\nmake your location more noticeable . . . increase people stopping & shopping as those potential customers drive by .\npreplanning a theme is the best way to make your inflatable advertising more successful . there is a large variety of promotional balloons that can fit your particular business and add success to driving visitors through your doors . for instance , if you have a hardware store , the sky is the limit . inflatable advertising could range from diy classes , solar products and installation . customers are all about information and\ninflatable advertising is all about drawing attention . it is an inexpensive and visual way to attract attention and to deliver a message . becoming the center of attention in the realm of the competitive business world is tough . make your marketing balloons as authentic as possible and people will remember your name . go one step further and post pictures of your event inflatables on social media .\nadvertising balloons are a trend that have surpassed the test of time and is here to stay . customized to specific needs and easy to install , custom advertising inflatables add sensation to any advertising campaign . different shapes and sizes are available for specific targeting that you may have .\nto help your advertising balloons stand out and will leave a lasting impression on everyone that drives by .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nhotel transylvania 3 : summer vacation stars plan their dream summer getaways to some memorable movie settings .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nin a future where society has come full circle and man lives by the code of the guns at his side , a fugitive , a vengeful son , a killer , and a servant stand in a four - way face - off from which only one man can walk away . to the east lies seven boomtowns connected by railroad , and to the west is a utopian community that cowers in fear of the outside world . dividing these two areas is an arid stretch of desert known only as\nthe badlands .\nnow , these four gunmen stand facing one another with their fingers on their triggers , their fates won ' t be known until the gun smoke clears .\nit takes place in the future , but that ' s just a time frame . of the fact that it ' s in the future you will only see two visual hints . i won ' t name ' em . this is a western that harks to old eastwood ' fistful of dollars ' style but done 21st centurywise . the directing and camera work is done spare and elegant . you start off thinking it ' s being done cheap - - but it isn ' t . the creators have an innate feel and understanding of what the adult ' western ' sought to illuminate . the focus are the men and their pasts , all strangers meeting in the desert . and the desert as a crucible from which the truth and survival is forged . there are no spoilers here , that would be an insult to the film ' s creators . . . so have a brew or a glass ready nearby and watch the movie . and just try to figure out who is who . the ending will surprise you .\n14 of 38 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nunsolved : the murders of tupac and the notorious b . i . g .\n- the way we weren ' t ( 2011 ) . . . ( performer :\ncup of ice\n- uncredited )\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nthe people in kinglake refer to their hometown as\nthe mountain\n. at about 600 metres above sea level , kinglake has a microclimate colder and wetter than the surrounding terrain . despite being just 46 kilometres north of the city , the locals have a culture unto their own . here they grow berries , great potatoes and have great areas of forest that have regenerated since the 2009 fires . because their town is often cloaked in mist , their annual bluegrass shindig is called the foggy mountain bluegrass festival . it is a fun weekend kicking off on october 13 with a community bush dance . heading the bill are the davidson brothers from yinnar in gippsland alongside the cherry pickers , the knott family band , brucellosis and iconic renegade band from adelaide , the beards , who will also be judging the best beard competition in which hirsute local men say ' ' no ' ' to domestic violence . this is a great little festival that still has a community feel with performances in cafes and the pub throughout the weekend . because kinglake doesn ' t have a lot of accommodation , visitors are encouraged to park their caravan or pitch tents behind the kinglake hotel , which features a fire pit around which , judging from previous years , will be lots of late night jamming .\nphilip lobley makes wine . rather good wine . not a lot of it but it is all wild yeast fermented , unfiltered and unfined . you can taste his textural sauvignon blanc and aromatic cabernet franc at his beautiful little cellar - door - cum - rustic - patio by the banks of loch lobley \u2013 aka the dam . while cellar door visits to this low carbon footprint winery are by appointment , there are regular vinyl sundays on the third sunday of each month , where philip spins classic vinyl , pours wine by the glass and serves up pizza fresh from the wood - fired oven . philip ' s partner lyn cunningham runs wholesale wild crust bakery from an adjacent building where she bakes excellent sourdough in an alan scott wood - fired kiln and holds regular sourdough masterclasses . ( urltoken , 0438 063 824 )\nalvin charles is a hardworking baker producing a range of pies and pastries that have made his family ' s bakery a destination stop for visitors to this very pretty part of the world . try a bee sting , a golden yeast bun filled with creme patisserie and glazed with honey and slivered almonds . his lamb and rosemary pie is packed with real rosemary and the perfect vehicle for lashings of tomato sauce .\nthe lamb and rosemary pies at the flying tarts bakery and cafe , kinglake .\nflying tarts bakery and cafe ; 888 whittlesea - kinglake rd , kinglake west ; mon - fri 5am - 4 . 30pm , sat - sun 5am - 4pm ; ( 03 ) 5786 5800\nit is a double black diamond rapid descent dropping nearly 250 metres in altitude in just over two kilometres , making it one of the most popular mountain bike tracks for skilled riders in the state . it ' s called shepherds and runs down bowden ' s spur under high - voltage power lines . extensive earthworks sees jumps and cambered corners zig - zagging a trail across the spur . it is rough going . yet good riders tackle the rocky terrain reaching 60km / h - plus , completing the course in under three minutes .\nwombat park is one of the most beautiful children ' s playgrounds in the country . right in the heart of kinglake , bordered by forest and overlooking green rolling hills is bollygum adventure playground . based on the popular children ' s book bollygum by author garry fleming , this is a wonderland of hiding and playing spaces , swings and cubby houses , dry creeks , bowerbird nests , ramparts and keeps . it is also home to the bollygum community market held on the second sunday of the month , 10am to 2pm from september to may .\nmasons falls are a dramatic series of a dozen cascades that drop some 40 metres over ancient silt stone ledges through the mountain grey gum forest . the resident lyrebird near the car park is presently in full song with the songs of about 10 birds he mimics perfectly , including magpies , eastern rosellas and currawongs .\nit\u2019s a story you hear over and over , from retirement planning experts all around the country . \u201cwhen you retire , you\u2019ll be in a lower tax bracket ! \u201d sure it sounds good , and it\u2019s certainly something we want to be true , but this fallacy is hurting the people who don\u2019t know any better than to believe it .\nmany of the people who fall for this line don\u2019t realize that when you\u2019re young , or middle - aged and working , you have a lot of different deductions to take on your taxes . you may be able to deduct interest on your house payments , exemptions for student loan interest , exemptions for dependent children who live with you , deductions and credits for retirement plan contributions , health coverage , and so on . and while retirees may have given charities monetary donations while they were working , now they give time\u2014but time isn\u2019t a deductible expense .\nit\u2019s doubtful that you\u2019ll still have underage children to support while you\u2019re in retirement . you\u2019ll also lose all the associated tax breaks , such as those for childcare .\nit\u2019s never a good idea to head into retirement with debt , which likely means your home will be paid off before you leave the workforce . as you age and pay down your principal , your mortgage interest expenses will drop dramatically , thereby increasing your taxes and possibly making it even harder to contribute to your retirement accounts .\nyour student loans are likely to be paid off by the time you reach retirement , so you will no longer have that interest deduction to write off .\nsome accounts , such as the traditional ira , have age limits for contributors . but even if you have accounts with no age limits , you probably won\u2019t be contributing to them when you no longer have an income .\nmost retirees switch from donating money to donating time once they leave the workforce . time is an amazing gift , but it\u2019s not tax deductible .\nas a retiree on medicare , you won\u2019t have use for hsas anymore and you\u2019ll have no employer offering a flex account , so you\u2019ll lose that contribution . worse , you may even begin taking qualified distributions from your hsa , which can increase your provisional income and may be subject to penalties .\na standard deduction and a personal exemption\u2014and the standard deduction is often much less than the itemized deductions the senior was taking during their working life .\nthe end result ? retirees are being pushed into the same or higher tax bracket than they were in when working , even while their income is lower .\nthis is a carefully designed strategy that pushes advisors to dig deeper into the process of tax diversification rather than simply believing\u2014and telling their clients\u2014the old adage that retired people pay less in taxes because , as you now know , they don\u2019t .\nmatt zagula is a leading tax arbitrage expert , and author of smart retirement : discover the strategic movement around retirement taxation \u00ae with forbesbooks . learn more at urltoken .\non my forbes beat i cover many new , disruptive technologies \u2013 innovations with their fair share of frothy hyperbole . to balance such froth , i try to bring a measured dose of skepticism , not to be some kind of debbie downer , but rather to help people cut through the hype to gain a clearer understanding of the topic at hand .\nhowever , there is one topic \u2013 in fact , family of topics \u2013 for which i am unapologetically a skeptic through and through : bitcoin and blockchain .\nas early as 2015 , i wondered whether bitcoin had a real purpose . i poked my stick at the radical libertarians who hope bitcoin will lead to the destruction of the global financial system .\ni\u2019ve opined on whether bitcoin\u2019s \u2018hard fork\u2019 fix for scalability issues would be fatal to the cryptocurrency , or a the least , whether the fix would be illegal .\ni\u2019ve compared bitcoin to blood diamonds , pointing out that bitcoin\u2019s illegal uses are responsible for propping up its value .\ngiven this history of contrarian opinion , you might think i\u2019m somehow prejudiced against bitcoin and blockchain .\na bitcoin mining rig from 2014 . today , the profitable ones fill entire data centers .\nin fact , i\u2019m a huge proponent of new , disruptive technologies and their applications \u2013 blockchain and bitcoin included .\nas an industry analyst , however , my role is to provide insight into disruptive trends in the market . given the peculiar characteristics of both bitcoin and blockchain , such insight must necessarily come from a skeptical position \u2013 not just by me , but from cooler heads generally .\nthe hype is out of control . in bitcoin circles , fanatics tend to dominate discussions , drowning out more reasonable voices . such voices , therefore , have largely packed up their bags and gone elsewhere .\nthe same thing is happening with blockchain . there are so many \u2018blockchain is revolutionary\u2019 or \u2018blockchain is changing the world\u2019 articles that people get caught up in the fervor . \u201cwe worry about the hype , \u201d say marco iansiti , and karim r . lakhani , professors at harvard university . \u201cit would be a mistake to rush headlong into blockchain innovation without understanding how it is likely to take hold . \u201d\nsolutions looking for problems . the typical technology innovation pattern is for many people or companies to have a difficult problem . one or more vendors note the problem and come up with novel solutions for it . deals are made , and lo and behold , a market is born .\nnot so with blockchain . in this case , blockchain aficionados looked at the technology , and started brainstorming possible use cases . maybe there are business problems out there that blockchain is best suited solve , and maybe not \u2013 but people are starting at the wrong end of the equation .\ncomplications from the bitcoin bubble . bitcoin is certainly in a speculative bubble , and bubbles always pop eventually . but there\u2019s something intrinsically different about the bitcoin bubble when compared to all bubbles previous , from the tulip mania to the dot - com craze .\nthe difference : bitcoin / blockchain is both the investment as well as the medium of exchange . when the tulip bubble popped , the gold and silver economy of the day survived without a scratch . and the dot - com bust didn\u2019t affect how we spent our money or invested in stocks .\nbut when the bitcoin bubble bursts , it\u2019s quite possible that the entire transactional framework around bitcoin will itself collapse . it\u2019s certainly true that i may be overstating this risk \u2013 but risk there is nevertheless .\ndecentralization of transactions will always be at odds with crime and compliance issues . everybody realizes that it\u2019s possible to steal bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies , and it\u2019s also widely known that bitcoin is the payment of choice for ransomware perpetrators , dark web participants , and other ne\u2019er - do - wells . furthermore , cryptocurrency thefts and illegal transactions are all too easy and all too untraceable .\nthe bigger picture here , however , is that these challenges \u2013 as well as the challenges of regulating bitcoin or any other blockchain - based transactional system \u2013 are due to the technologies\u2019 inherent decentralization .\nin other words , we\u2019d have to give up the primary reason to use bitcoin or blockchain in order to fix these problems .\nthe \u2018selfish interests\u2019 or \u201851 % \u2019 problem . because of its essentially distributed nature , any blockchain - based transactional system depends upon the cooperation of most of its participants . if 51 % of them decide to screw over the remaining 49 % , therefore , there\u2019s nothing the minority can do about it .\nsome people think this problem is even worse \u2013 perhaps allowing as few as one third of the participants to form a cabal of sorts that will eventually take control . \u201cthe [ blockchain - based bitcoin ] protocol can be gamed by people with selfish interests , \u201d explain ittay eyal , post - doc at cornell university and his professor at cornell , emin g\u00fcn sirer . \u201cand once the system veers away from the happy mode where everyone is honest , there is no force that opposes the growth of really large pools that command control of the currency . \u201d\nelectricity . it\u2019s a well - known but oft - ignored fact of bitcoin that mining bitcoins takes electricity \u2013 a lot of electricity . furthermore , any blockchain technology that depends upon the same kind of proof of work mechanism behind bitcoin mining will consume vast quantities of power as well .\nwhile bitcoin aficionados realize that electricity costs factor into the economics of mining , there is a bigger problem here . if even 10 % of the nascent blockchain business models out there clamoring for attention get off the ground , their electricity consumption will be enormous \u2013 and will continue to grow with no end in sight .\nif blockchain - based business models take hold , therefore , they will consume such vast quantities of power that the mere exhaust from their air conditioners will complete the melting of the ice caps .\na word of final advice : treat both bitcoin and blockchain as disruptive innovations with both enormous potential and commensurate risk . we all want to focus on the potential , but doing so without a sober look at the underlying risk is a fool\u2019s errand .\nintellyx publishes the agile digital transformation roadmap poster , advises companies on their digital transformation initiatives , and helps vendors communicate their agility stories . as of the time of writing , none of the organizations mentioned in this article are intellyx customers .\njason bloomberg is president of industry analyst firm intellyx . follow jason bloomberg on twitter or linkedin .\nwe ' re currently experiencing technical difficulties . if this persists , please email our dedicated team at digitalservices @ urltoken\nave you ever introduced toys into the bedroom to spice things up ? cricketer andrew flintoff has \u2013 although his toy of choice is a little bit more left - field than usual .\nin the new channel 4 show married to a celebrity : the survival guide , flintoff revealed that he wears a fitbit activity tracker during sex to encourage him to\nwork a bit harder to impress his wife .\nhis wife rachel seemed far from impressed , however , describing his coital monitoring as\nweird\nand\nreally wrong .\nsorry rachel , but we ' re with freddie on this one . research has proven that we burn 3 . 6 calories per minute during sex \u2013 more than during a brisk walk . and there are a range of other health benefits that come from sex , as we reveal below .\nso stop slogging and start snogging ( your legitimate partner \u2013 no naughty affairs please ) .\n, stressful activities such as public speaking caused more stress to people who had not recently had sex .\ngetting frisky between the sheets has been found to lower your cortisol levels , which is also known as the stress hormone . even a hug boosts our oxytocin levels and makes us feel more calm .\ncan also release stress and tension stored in the psoas \u2013 one of the major muscles around your pelvis . this muscle doesn ' t really get stretched much , unless you ' re crazy for yoga .\nfear of a common cold is the bane of every office workers life . so rejoice , because sex can actually help you keep your immune system ticking over .\na report from wilkes university , showed that having sex once or twice a week is linked with higher levels of an antibody called immunoglobulin a , which can protect you from getting colds .\nmen who averaged 4 . 6 to 7 ejaculations a week were 36 per cent less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer before the age of 70 than men who ejaculated less than 2 . 3 times a week on average .\nin the early 1980s , researchers surveyed the sexual frequency of 918 healthy male , middle - aged villager s in caerphilly , wales . they checked back on the welshmen ten years later , and found that compared with men who had had sex just once a month , those who reported having it twice a week had half the death rate .\natters of the heart can oft cause a headache or two . should i swipe right or left ? to ghost or not to ghost ? but , while you are doing the deed you may find these headaches improve . a 2013 study , asked 1 , 000 patients if their migraine improved during sex , with\n. so next time you ' ve got a sore head , don ' t reach for the medicine cabinet , go for the bedpost .\nt makes sense that less stress results in less tossing and turning ( of the sleep variety ) at bedtime . but more specifically having an orgasm releases a hormone called prolactin , which is\nbarbecues , traffic jams , heatwaves , airports . . . how to survive a very british summer\nwe urge you to turn off your ad blocker for the telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future .\nwomen , in particular , have been warned against the aesthetic dangers of downing too much of the much - loved drink . but it\u2019s not the only reason to quit the fizz\nmake mine a . . . er , hang on , maybe not . photograph : poike / getty images / istockphoto\n1 . river island have a prosecco slogan t - shirt \u2013 \u201ci\u2019ll be there in a prosecco\u201d \u2013 and they\u2019re not the only ones . suffice to say that the kind of people who advertise their drink on a t - shirt are the kind you shouldn\u2019t be drinking the same drink as .\n3 . in the olden days , if you wanted to get drunk on bubbles but couldn\u2019t afford champagne , you would drink beer . the more or less wholesale replacement of \u201cfizz\u201d with a \u201ccheaper thing that is also fizzy\u201d has a kind of resigned permanence , as though we\u2019re reconciled to being a nation with less to celebrate and less money to do it with .\n4 . prosecco has that inexplicable , unmarketable status as the drink you drink when it would be inappropriate to drink a proper drink , a bit like pimm\u2019s without the vitamins . you can drink it on a playdate , or at 11am , or anytime you are on a boat , whatever time it is , whatever the destination . but \u2013 newsflash \u2013 after a bottle , you are just as pissed as you would have been after a bottle of anything else , which makes you feel weak and unjustly used , like you\u2019ve been mugged by a child .\n5 . prosecco hangovers have a particular quality , like having your eyeballs removed and replaced by pear drops . i do not like that .\n6 . i saw a stag party walking past the pub last night , carrying a pick\u2019n\u2019mix of booze , including prosecco . it caught my eye because , usually , binge drinkers never touch it . this is because of the prosecco - blackout , which is like going to the pub and spiking yourself .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nmayor eric garcetti , right , discusses l . a . ' s winning bid to host the 2028 olympic and paralympic games during a news conference at the stubhub center in carson on july 31 . ( los angeles times )\nmayor eric garcetti and the l . a . 2028 olympic bid committee are in a tremendous hurry to pass the new host city contract that they negotiated privately with the international olympic committee last month through the city council . they ' ve hosted zero public community gatherings to specifically discuss the 2028 bid \u2014 unless you count one - minute comments at friday ' s ad hoc council meeting \u2014 but they want you to think that previous deliberations about the 2024 bid should suffice . they don ' t ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "the final girls", "paragraphs": ["final girls : three girls . three tragedies . one unthinkable secret : urltoken riley sager : 9781785034022 : books\nentertainment weekly : i thought the final girls had a surprising amount of heart .\n\u2018the final girls\u2019 , starring malin akerman & taissa farmiga , is looking . . .\ngirls - leadership - program - brief - final - feb - 2012 . pdf\nfinal girls , by riley sager , dutton , 352 pages , $ 35 .\nfinal girls and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\ncreative screenwriting spoke to miller and fortin about what inspired the unique structure of the final girls , why woody allen\u2019s the purple rose of cairo is so influential to film fans , and why their vision for the final girls differed from the final film .\nmalin akerman and taissa farmiga have signed onto star in the upcoming horror fantasy thriller the final girls .\nthe final girls opens october 9 , check out our exclusive look at the new theatrical poster below .\nwe believe that the greatest obstacle to girls\u2019 education is the low social status in which girls are held .\nthe final girls was a series proposed to abc family ( now freeform ) in 2013 in which jamie lee curtis would play the charlie to a team of angels consisting of girls who were final girls and use that experience to become monster hunters .\nthe final girls is all smiles and winks , but lacks the blood to make its horror satire pulse .\nlena dunham and riz ahmed during a scene from the final season of hbo\u2019s girls . picture : foxtel\ncare makes a commitment to educate 3 million girls as part of\nlet girls learn\ninitiative .\nthe final girls is really great , a sweet horror movie spoof that winds up feeling like moonrise kingdom .\ngregory james jenkins - the final girls soundtrack\nend titles\n( unreleased ) 32 bits remastered . hd\nwith the killer ' s actual victims : 3 girls and 1 guy . all three girls die , the guy survives .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the final girls near you .\nthe final girls\nis a pretty disappointing experience if you are devoted to the final girl ( tm ) , but it ' s not completely devoid of interest .\nfans can expect an unpredictable final run of girls when season 6 premieres . the final season will air wednesdays at 8 . 30pm from feb . 15 on showcase .\nthe final girls of the friday the 13th spin - off books church of the divine psychopath and carnival of maniacs are also the lad - ette .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of final girls by riley sager .\nit hopes to riff off the classic era of slasher films , but unfortunately the final girls only ends up adding to the clich\u00e9s .\ngregory james jenkins - the final girls soundtrack\nend titles\n( unreleased ) 32 bits remastered . hd - youtube\nmix - gregory james jenkins - the final girls soundtrack\nend titles\n( unreleased ) 32 bits remastered . hd\nthe cast and producers of \u201c girls \u201d celebrated the legacy of the hbo series thursday night at the new york premiere of the sixth and final season .\nif you want to know more about the final girls , check out all the good buzz over here . or just watch the trailer :\nstage 6 films with vertical entertainment is releasing the final girls in theaters and on vod and digital platforms oct . 9 .\nlena dunham filming the final season of ' girls ' on august 13 , 2016 in new york city . & nbsp ;\ni assume the two of you watched a lot of slasher movies while you were growing up . what movies inspired the final girls ?\n1 . an unprecedented alliance to address the challenges girls face in the crucial middle - school transition years . auburn boylston grafton holden millbury shrewsbury west boylston worcester for healthier , happier girls the investing in girls alliance\na very harold & kumar 3d christmas director strauss - schulson was first reported to be attached to the final girls in 2011 .\nkonner has said that girls fans shouldn ' t look to have everything tied up with a bow when the final episode airs .\ndiscussed and deconstructed in the novel final girls by riley sager . the main character , quincy , and two other girls \u2014 the sole survivors of three separate slasher - film - style massacres \u2014 are dubbed\nthe final girls\nby the media , and much of the book deals with quincy struggling to cope with the physical and mental scars of being a sole survivor .\ntodd strauss - schulson ( a very harold & kumar 3d christmas ) will direct . the final girls shoots this april in louisiana .\nlena dunham appeared to reveal a major girls spoiler when she was spotted on set of the show ' s final season on wednesday .\nthe co - showrunners have been instagramming their final days filming the hbo show .\nit\u2019s been a hilarious whirlwind press tour for the final girls . below are our favorite pieces that give you some insights into the making of the film :\nas the groundbreaking hbo show edges towards its final days on the air , the stars of girls tell urltoken where we\u2019ll leave tv\u2019s four most polarising women .\nthis project brief covers the dfid - funded girls\u2019 education challenge ( gec ) project led by care in somalia , the somali girls education . . .\nthe seventh and eighth installments , the new blood and jason takes manhattan respectively , have the male love interest survive alongside the final girl character for the entire final act .\nthe downfall of the final girls is that it pretty much becomes the tired thing it makes fun of . and it doesn ' t do much for thrills .\nthe final girls sends up horror movies from the inside . as any horror fan knows , the final girl is the virginal survivor who ultimately defeats the killer . in the final girls , max ( taissa farmiga ) and her friends actually go into the summer camp slasher movie camp bloodbath , where max\u2019s mother ( malin akerman ) played a character who didn\u2019t survive . at sxsw , we sat down with all the ladies of the final girls , including angela timbur as the slutty cliche tina , and max\u2019s friends played by the vampire diaries \u2018 nina dobrev and alia shawkat .\ngirls is returning to our screens for one final season of raw , excruciating and totally relatable quarter life crises\u2026 with the addition of matthew rhys .\nan american girl is guaranteed to be crowned champion at wimbledon in 2017 , as claire liu and ann li won their semifinal matches friday to reach the girls ' singles final . this is the second straight grand slam tournament that an all - american girls ' final will be contested , as whitney osuigwe defeated liu to win the french open girls ' title last month .\nthe movie shrooms gleefully takes aim at the whole concept of the final girl . at the end , the final girl discovers that she herself is the killer , having been driven insane by the titular shrooms .\n\u201cthe final girls\u201d ( director , todd strauss - schulson ; writers , m . a . fortin , joshua john miller , u . s . )\nthere are some logic holes and unexplained paradoxes , but ultimately , the final girls is a cleverly - written , entertaining flick with a dynamic cast .\nspoiler alert ! lena dunham sports fake baby bump while filming the final season of girls . . . after she was spotted kissing adam driver on set\nunited kingdom \u00abthe final girls\u00bb in the uk released in movie theaters on october 12 , 2015 . the movie released on dvd and blu - ray on october 12 , 2015 .\nultimately \u201cthe final girls\u201d is about how movies can be a tool for helping us overcome the pain of loss , a lesson we don\u2019t expect to learn from a slasher film . we expect the characters in these films , especially the female ones , to be disposable , but \u201cthe final girls\u201d makes us care about max and amanda\u2019s future . - the examiner\nlena confirmed in january that the upcoming sixth season of girls will be its last .\nfinal girls by riley sager is a 2017 dutton publication . it\u2019s dark - it\u2019s twisted - \u2026 it\u2019s predictable . ugh ! ! quincy , along with two other girls , has survived separate mass killings , with the press dubbing them \u2018the final girls . \u2019 ten years later , quincy still has a gaping hole in her memory about the night in pine cottage , is living with her boyfriend , jeff , and has a baking website . but , her shaky handle on life is suddenly disrupted , when one of the other \u2018final girls\u2019 , commits suicide , and the o\ntaissa farmiga , malin akerman and nina dobrev star in post - modern horror / comedy romp \u201c the final girls , \u201d the trailer for which has just debuted online .\nthe gender commentary is still on point , and the final girls successfully disembowels its target trope . but it works better as film criticism than it does as a film .\n\u201cthe first great thriller of 2017 is almost here : final girls , by riley sager . if you liked gone girl , you\u2019ll like this . \u201d \u2014stephen king\nthe cast and producers of \u201cgirls\u201d celebrated the legacy of the hbo series thursday night at the new york premiere of the sixth and final season . not surprisingly , the party at lincoln center\u2019s alice tully hall also turned into a conversation of the impact \u201cgirls\u201d has had on women . \u201ci think this show introduced the [ \u2026 ]\njemima kirke attends the new york premiere of girls . picture : jamie mccarthy / getty images\nthe girls creator marked her final late - night post with a selfie of her and cast mate allison williams , whose character wrapped her series ' s arc the day prior .\n. velma complains that she is the final girl due to the stereotype that the virgin is always the last to die .\nthe independent horror - comedy ' final girls ' will be shooting in baton rouge and st . francisville starting april 21 , 2014 , and continuing for 26 days .\nsony pictures worldwide acquisitions ( spwa ) has pre - bought all worldwide rights on groundswell productions\u2019 comedy \u201c the final girls , \u201d starring malin akerman and taissa farmiga .\nlena dunham \u2019s revolutionary brainchild , hbo\u2019s girls , wrapped its final shoot ever on thursday and the cast and crew were eager to share their sentiments on social media .\nthe final girls is a playful deconstruction that ultimately packs a surprisingly affecting punch\u2026 in addition to pop culture irreverence , it provides some unexpectedly touching closure . - la times\njoin us for the final postproduction of the academic year . we are excited to have students from the qmul film studies ma programme present their final thesis topics . speaking on the day will be :\nfinal destination 3 , in which the makers explicitly went out of their way to kill the final girl . whether the two people she saved live or die is left open in the theatrical version .\nso , will this be the absolute last time fans farewell the girls girls ? apparently not . dunham confirmed last week that a big - screen adaptation was being seriously considered , eventually .\nvery cleverly subverted in the sequel the devil ' s rejects . by the end , baby becomes a sort of final girl when sheriff wydell is chasing her . very interesting seeing the villain become the final girl .\nsilicon valley star thomas middleditch and the vampire diaries \u2019 nina dobrev have joined the final girls , a horror comedy from sony pictures worldwide acquisitions being directed by todd strauss - schulson .\nis it clear enough that i loved \u201cthe final girls ? \u201d because i did . from the opening frame to the final credits blooper . the film not only is a hoot to watch , its surprisingly engaging in the emotional sense , with refreshingly likable characters that are filled out nicely by familiar faces . the aesthetic , music , editing , all fantastic as well . the ending of \u201cthe final girls\u201d leaves us in the midst of a possible sequel , which typically , is a somewhat annoying trope to leave a film with , but in a film like \u201cthe final girls , \u201d i want to see more , i want to see more right now . - niner times\nconsidering all of this , it\u2019s extremely odd that the final girls played to such positive reception at sxsw , although this may be down to the fact that it didn\u2019t screen in sxsw\u2019s \u201cmidnighters\u201d horror sidebar . while the hype films that come out of that festival aren\u2019t always the strongest pieces of cinema , the final girls must be one of the worst world premieres there in recent memory . 2\nand she had challenged him for the belt on the final real pro wrestling show of 2017 .\nchase whale : what i really like about this movie : everything that tarantino and rodriguez wanted to do with grindhouse but failed is what you nailed with the final girls .\nadam devine alexander ludwig alia shawkat malin ackerman nina dobrev sxsw2015 taissa farmiga the final girls todd strauss - schulson m . a . fortin joshua john miller malin akerman comedy horror\njust the second to last shot we will ever shoot on girls . no big . # endofgirls\nmany girls miss out on an education because they can\u2019t afford the uniforms required to attend school .\nthat night , the world of camp bloodbath will come alive in a special midnight screening of the final girls at san diego ' s landmark ken theatre . to reserve tickets , visit :\n\u201cthe final girls is the last movie of la film fest 2015 for me , and it\u2019s also hands - down the best moviei saw at this year\u2019s festival\u2026the most surprising element of the final girls is its honest - to - god emotional core . farmiga brings a brokenness and vulnerability to this role that makes us instantly root for her , and her scenes together with akerman provide the movie\u2019s beating heart as hilarious chaos occurs around them . it\u2019s all about coming to terms with the ones we\u2019ve lost , which is a strange thing to be about in a movie that features people dying left and right , but that dichotomy is what makes the final girls so great . the final girls is one of the best love letters to a genre i\u2019ve ever seen . \u201d - geek tyrant\nin the gay slasher hellbent , there ' s a final guy and his love interest .\nthe final girls has a run time of approximately 88 minutes and is rated pg - 13 for horror violence , some crude and sexual material , language and drug use .\nsafety remains a critical barrier for girls to attend school . if the journey to school and the school environment are not safe , parents will not enroll their daughters , and girls will not attend .\nthe final girls follows max ( taissa farmiga ) on the anniversary of her mom ' s death . her mom was an actress who starred in a cult classic horror film , camp bloodbath .\ninverted with student bodies , in which everyone is suspicious that the obvious final girl is really the killer .\nregional final : at tba , saturday at 7 : 30 p . m .\nthe final girls was released in the year 2015 , some songs of the official soundtrack are wild heart by bleachers , mickey by toni basil , lollipop by the chordettes , dance hall days by wang chung . listen the soundtrack online !\nextending the family metaphor , dunham then posted a photo of \u201cbrother\u201d and girls executive producer judd apatow .\nit seems that the cabin in the woods success brought meta - horror back to life : ' the final girls ' , ' final girl ' , ' digging up the marrow ' and ' the editor ' on the big screen ; ' scream ' and ' scream queens ' on the small screen . . . it ' s pretty popular !\nthe 2009 remake has a final girl , but also has a decoy final girl in jenna who is quite possibly on screen for more time than actual final girl whitney until her sudden death near the end . additionally there is another survivor in whitney ' s brother clay .\nis it clear enough that i loved \u201cthe final girls ? \u201d because i did . from the opening frame to the final credits blooper , i was completely delighted as a horror fan and a comedy fan alike . the film not only is a hoot to watch , its surprisingly engaging in the emotional sense , with refreshingly likable characters that are filled out nicely by familiar faces . the aesthetic , music , editing , all fantastic as well . the ending of \u201cthe final girls\u201d leaves us in the midst of a possible sequel , which typically , is a somewhat annoying trope to leave a film with , but in a film like \u201cthe final girls , \u201d i want to see more , i want to see more right now .\nthe slasher - satire hack ! puts the trope through the grinder . the girl so obviously the final girl ends up being an evil bitch involved in the killings , whereas the hunky leading male is revealed to be a virgin and ends up being a final boy .\ngirls finished filming its sixth and final season early friday morning and co - showrunners lena dunham and jenni konner are already mourning the end of the hbo show , which won ' t premiere until 2017 .\n( feature photo : \u201cthe final girls\u201d composer gregory james jenkins is deep in contemplation about the teleology of things . or maybe he\u2019s thinking about nothing at all . photo credit : gregory james jenkins . )\nfinal girls was a goodreads giveaway win for me ! yay ! final girls is an entertaining , fast paced , and a suspenseful psychological thriller that played out like a slasher horror film in my head . leading me down a cringe - worthy path of twists and turns that had me guessing right to the very end . the story is mostly told from final girl quincy who is the only survivor of a mass murder . the chapters alternate from her perspective and from scenes of the night of the murders allowing me to see the even\nedu - ge - 2012 - girls - leadership - development - in - action . pdf\nthis is the final pre - production release for the oneplus one and will prepare your device for the production build to follow .\n\u2013 tracklist \u2013 listen to full soundtrack songs , the playlist of all of the songs played in the movie , trailers songs , what songs and who sings them , including end credits and scene descriptions . the final girls soundtrack details :\nregional final : at otterbein university , friday at 7 : 30 p . m .\nso i wanted to make sure the characters in final girls were funny . not cracking schticky one liners that felt crammed in . . . but just were funny , charming people . . .\nallison williams and andrew rannells attend the new york premiere of girls . picture : jamie mccarthy / getty images\nwritten by riley sager \u2014 the concept of the final girl is well known to fans of slasher horror flicks . halloween , scream , alien \u2013 in each the protagonists are killed one by one down to a final girl . in 2015 , a comedy pastiche was released playing on the idea and entitled final girl .\nthe only way to survive is to find the final girl and stick close to her until she kills the bad guy and the credits roll .\n\u201cthe final girls is really something special as it manages to pull of its comedic and emotional elements with finesse . for every laugh you belt out you may also shed a tear as well , as strauss - schulson explores the trappings of nostalgia and grief and if one can ever truly move on from tragedy . the final girls faultlessly walks the line between horror and comedy and does so with a wealth of genuine emotion and heart . like camp bloodbath , there\u2019s a massive following in this film\u2019s future . but unlike the benchmark bad - good film of nancy\u2019s career , the final girls is just damn good . \u201d - bloodydisgusting\nwhile frontier ( s ) technically has two final girls , neither fit the wholesome image of the final girl ( at least by association ) . yasmine is pregnant member of a group of thieves , and eva is a kind but obedient member of the cannibalistic family that ' s killed yasmine ' s companions .\nsimilarly , \u201cgirls\u201d exec producer jenni konner said that was focused on celebrating the show\u2019s cultural legacy and the conversations it spurred .\nit\u2019s official : after six seasons , the collective \u201cvoice of our generation\u201d has filmed its final words .\nfirst lady michelle obama will deliver remarks at\nthe united state of women dinner\nsurrounding the commitments girls ' education around the globe .\nin after dark horrorfest 4 ' s movie kill theory subverts this trope when the expected final girl stabs her boyfriend in the stomach , breaking the rules and ends up being killed by the actual final girl who she had shot earlier .\nin a culture of bespoke\u2026 . . well , everything , riley sager\u2019s final girls seemed tailor - made for this horror fangirl . the phrase \u2018final girl\u2019 is a widely - used trope in horror films that describes the last person standing who confronts the killer and wins . think jamie lee curtis in halloween , neve campbell in scream , or heather langenkamp in nightmare on elm street . in riley sager\u2019s book , she takes the final girls trope and translates it to a real - world setting . and while the book is undoubtedly comp\nfinal girls is an outlier in that it\u2019s by a male author ( like the girl before by j . p . delaney ) , and it features some flimsy , borderline insulting portrayals of sexy bad girls and toxic female friendship . standard fare for the throwaway thriller , but unsatisfying if you want anything more .\nthe final girls\nis never once scary , the effects are schlocky , and the action / fight scenes are confusing , especially one that takes place in a dark shack where it is impossible to tell what is happening .\nthe only thing i felt that held \u201cthe final girls\u201d back , if only slightly , was its pg - 13 - rating , which was required by sony during production . if \u201cthe final girls\u201d had been able to go a bit farther with its violence , profanity and sex , i feel like it would\u2019ve made my day even more than it already has . even more confusing is , after asking for a pg - 13 - rating , for more box - office success , sony still gave the film a small release . though , as is , \u201cthe final girls\u201d does its job devilishly well , r - rating or not .\nif it weren\u2019t easy to pick up on , \u201cthe final girls\u201d is also a comedy , playing off the ridiculous tropes that plagued some of the lesser slasher films of the \u201980s . \u201cthe final girls\u201d is also one of my favorite films of the year , surprisingly . a film that seems , if only from the one time i\u2019ve watched it , insane replay value , if not only from the sheer amount of fun this film is . unlike \u201cscream queens , \u201d which is about 90 percent comedy , 10 percent horror , \u201cthe final girls\u201d has found a nice balance of 75 percent comedy , 25 percent horror , letting the audience actually get invested in the film they\u2019re in before getting into the film we\u2019re watching and laughing with it .\ngirls basketball : full coverage of no . 9 franklin ' s thriller over no . 2 manasquan\nit will also be the first all - american girls ' final at wimbledon since 1979 , when mary lou piatek defeated alycia moulton for the championship . the last american girl to win the title at the all england club was chanda rubin , who claimed the championship in 1992 .\nthere ' s just one day to go until girls aloud hit the road again with their brand new tour .\nuk and commonwealth rights to final girls were bought by ebury editor emily yau from anna carmichael at abner stein ( sold on behalf of chelsey heller and michelle brower at kuhn projects ) .\nwrapping the final season after six years spent side - by - side \u2014 filming sex scenes , messy breakups , breakdowns , catfights , romance , heartbreak , weddings and divorce \u2014 the cast of girls is understandably emotional .\nregional final : at barberton high school , saturday at 7 : 00 p . m .\nregional final : at zanesville high school , friday at 7 : 30 p . m .\nregional final : at springfield high school , friday at 7 : 30 p . m .\nregional final : at lexington high school , saturday at 1 : 30 p . m .\nregional final : at logan high school , saturday at 1 : 30 p . m .\nregional final : at springfield high school , saturday at 1 : 30 p . m .\nregional final : at elida high school , saturday at 7 : 30 p . m .\nregional final : at butler high school , saturday at 7 : 30 p . m .\ngary lineker presents live coverage of england ' s world cup quarter - final against sweden .\nhowever , citing qualitative and quantitative data , the university\u2019s sexual assault prevention task force sharply criticized male final clubs for a high prevalence of \u201cnonconsensual sexual contact . \u201d among undergraduate female seniors \u201cparticipating in the final clubs\u201d\u2014including women who attend male final club events and seniors who are members of female final clubs\u201447 percent reported having experienced \u201cnonconsensual sexual contact , \u201d according to a university - wide sexual climate survey .\na complete and exuberant surprise , todd strauss - schulson ' s\nthe final girls\nis a hilarious and heartfelt deconstruction of the typical 1980s slasher film . not a horror film in and of itself ,\nthe final girls\ncelebrates that genre with a potent blend of comedy , fantasy , and familial drama . it is a smart , funny , and touching piece of work that bubbles with charm and entertaining energy .\ni must confess my expectations were pretty high going into final girls . it ' s been receiving starred and positive reviews left , right and centre . it keeps popping up on the\nmust - read thrillers of 2017\nlists . so i ' ll allow that the extent of my disappointment might have something to do with that . final girls takes the trope of the\nfinal girl\n- the blood - soaked sole survivor that staggers away from a massacre at the end of a horror movie , like sally hardesty and alice hardy - and attempts to tur\ntourist trap ' s final girl is purer than the white snow . in the rifftrax version , the guys even jokingly call her amish .\nthe comic book hack slash stars a former final girl who becomes a slasher - hunter . she gradually meets up with other ( mostly female ) slasher survivors , ultimately assembled in the finale storyarc as the all - final girl team .\nthe creator , writer and star of\ngirls\nsees a different path for her future in a trump era .\ni won ' t miss the way girls \u2014and dunham\u2014became an easy internet avatar for whatever you happen to hate today .\ntouted by stephen king as \u201cthe first great thriller of 2017 , \u201d final girls \u2014 the first novel published by riley sager , the ambiguously gendered pseudonym for author todd ritter \u2014 is well positioned to be one of this summer\u2019s popular beach reads .\nmake a slasher movie that ' s about an r - rated slasher movie , then make that movie be pg - 13 ? solid weird ass choice . but whatever , the final girls is some proper fun .\nlaid to rest and its sequel , though the concept is subverted slightly in the first when the final girl is revealed to be a prostitute .\nthe porcellian club , harvard\u2019s oldest final club , broke its public silence tuesday for the first time in recent memory to criticize college administrators for their recent efforts to make final clubs go co - ed and modify membership policies .\nalso subverted in that vera , unlike the traditional goody - goody final girl , is guilty of murder herself .\nin the storynexus game final girl this can be played straight , subverted or averted , depending on your choices .\n\u201cthe final girls is a stylish , often dynamic film\u2026 established here is strauss - schulson\u2019s verve for visual storytelling . rather than hold on a wide of amanda\u2019s car fly down the open road , for instance , strauss - schulson\u2019s high camera kicks into gear the second she drives into frame . the energy is almost immediately destabilizing and totally refreshing . the final girls is more comedy than horror\u2026 a type of movie not contemporarily known for embracing film grammar and the picturesque . \u201d - shock till you drop\nregional final : at canton memorial civic center , friday at 7 : 30 p . m .\nregional final : at kettering fairmont high school , saturday at 7 : 00 p . m .\nregional final : at mansfield senior high school , friday at 7 : 30 p . m .\nregional final : at cuyahoga falls high school , saturday at 1 : 30 p . m .\nregional final : at massillon perry high school , saturday at 7 : 30 p . m .\nfinal destination 1 follows this . . . until 2 , which subverts it finally killing clear .\ngirls found the funny edges of languid muggy afternoons on the subway before broad city , and the relatable aspects of wincing self - doubt way before insecure .\ni seem to be on a run of really good books at the moment but this one totally blew me away !\nfinal girls\nby riley sager was just soooo good ! ! i was drawn into this intense story from the very first page until the tremendously gripping end . i started this on a saturday morning and i was a ghost in my house until it was finished sunday night it is that unputdownable and addictive !\nfinal girls\nis about three girls , quincy , sam and lisa , sole survivors of three separate murderous killing sprees bu\nquincy is the sole survivor of a mass murder and in so doing becomes a final girl . when she learns that another final girl from a different murder has died , and a third turns up . . .\nin the pyramid , the group falls victim to the traps and creatures in the pyramid until we get a sole surviving female archaeologist , who manages to escape the clutches of the final monster and almost escapes the pyramid . though she survives to the final frame of the film , odds aren ' t great that she survives for that much longer .\nthe official girls aloud twitter account teased last night :\nfirst day of pre - production rehearsals . stage looks amazing\nwind up starring jamie lee curtis , had two possible candidates for the final girl in the first season . grace gardner is the traditional kind , the blonde , virginal\nthe soundtrack for the film , titled the final girls : original motion picture soundtrack , featuring the original score by gregory james jenkins , was released via digital download on november 13 , 2015 by var\u00e8se sarabande , prior to a physical cd release on december 4 , 2015 .\ngirls basketball : full coverage of no . 9 franklin ' s thriller over no . 2 manasquan - urltoken\ncare\u2019s research studies identified that girls can have six times higher domestic workloads than boys their same age . as a result , girls often miss class and / or arrive late to school , missing critical learning hours .\nscream queens : malin akerman and\namerican horror story ' s\ntaissa farmiga are trapped in a horror movie in the 2015 spoof\nthe final girls .\nadam devine and nina dobrev also star . 10 p . m . freeform\naround the world \u00abthe final girls\u00bb scheduled worldwide dvd release dates : october 12 , 2015 ( uk ) , october 12 , 2015 ( south africa ) , november 4 , 2015 ( nz ) , november 5 , 2015 ( australia ) .\n2 . the investing in girls alliance is an outcome of the mayor\u2019s task force on youth at risk in the city of worcester . the group was brought together to address the recent rise in violence among adolescent girls in the local community . more than 30 partners convened on this important issue and discovered : \u2022 no local data was available that gave a voice to adolescent girls by reporting what their needs and fears are , and how they thought that adults in their community could help . \u2022 no comprehensive listing of current programs for girls in the greater worcester community existed , and there were many obstacles facing girls in taking advantage of these programs , i . e . transportation , fear of violence . through the financial support of the fred harris daniels foundation and the women\u2019s initiative , united way of central massachusetts , the investing in girls alliance commissioned a local needs assessment . the task of this research was to gather information from parents , adolescent girls , and local agency service providers . the goal was simple : identify the challenges our girls face that impede them from leading successful lives . the challenges our girls face t h e r e s e a r c h the study revealed that girls are primarily concerned about their education , health ( mental , physical and sexual ) , and relationships ( peer , boy / girl , relationship violence ) .\natlee coach chris mardigian said the issue was retaliation against some members of the host team who had treated the atlee girls with less - than - ideal hospitality .\ngently can ' t resist taking on one final case and soon finds himself tested to his core .\nfriday the13th has a definite final girl in every installment , but see below under subversions / aversions .\ncomplications in pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death among adolescent girls in developing countries . with care ' s help , one community in malawi formed a youth club to help adolescent girls learn about safe motherhood .\nnot surprisingly , the party at lincoln center\u2019s alice tully hall also turned into a conversation of the impact \u201c girls \u201d has had on women .\nriley sager\u2019s final girls , also plays around with the concept , but it\u2019s no comedy . instead , it\u2019s a gripping thriller in which very few of the main characters are what they seem . it has just the feel of a film with a final girl , and if you like reading stephen king , or enjoyed the books harlan coben was putting out in the 1990s , you\u2019ll love this too .\nthis project is set for a nov . 13 digital and a dec . 4 cd release . the final girls film is already out on dvd , blu - ray , and on on - demand services like amazon and itunes .\n3 . 75 stars * ( rounded up ) \u201cfinal girls\u201d \u2013 that\u2019s what they call girls who survive massacres . quincy carpenter is one of them . she lost all of her friends when they went vacationing for the weekend at pine cottage . quincy hates being coined as one of them , the \u201cfinal girls . \u201d it\u2019s a small club and of course , it\u2019s not one anyone wants to become a member of . lisa and sam are the only other members . lisa was in college when she lost members of sorority ; sam was working at an inn when it was attacked . s\n\u201cthe final girls has rock solid performances across the board , but it is a highly stylized piece and there\u2019s absolutely no way it would have worked as well had director todd strauss - schulson not had such a firm handle on the visuals and tone of the film . \u201d - collider\nthe final girls is gradually being recognized as a cult film worth celebrating across the country , including new york city and san francisco , with the latter hosting a rocky horror picture show - type event put on by peaches christ for strauss - schulson ' s film .\nif you missed out on seeing the final girls on the big screen and you ' re san diego - bound this july , then this is your chance to see the movie as it should be experienced : late at night , surrounded by horror fans , and in a movie theater . for those unfamiliar with the final girls , we have its official synopsis and trailer , as well as a look at the\ni scream truck\nthat you ' ll hopefully have a chance to visit in a few weeks .\non saturday , july 23rd from 5 : 30pm\u20136 : 30pm in the grand horton , director todd strauss - schulson , writers joshua john miller and m . a . fortin , director of photography elie smolkin , and cast members thomas middleditch and angela trimbur will take part in a panel to discuss the making of the final girls and the future of the midnight movie . actresses who have played popular final girls throughout horror movie history will also pop up as surprise guests , and attendees of the panel will have the chance to take home some sweet giveaways from the movie .\nhere is an exclusive clip from the final girls , the black horror comedy that makes its sxsw premiere tonight in austin . it\u2019s directed by a very harold and kumar christmas \u2019 todd strauss - schulson and produced by groundswell\u2019s michael london and janice williams .\ndunham and konner documented the final , overnight shoot on instagram . konner posted a photo of what she said was the\nsecond to last shot\nof girls , an image of dunham ' s hannah with her eyes closed and head tilted upwards .\nstorey\u2019s statement comes one day before a planned wednesday meeting between dean of the college rakesh khurana and final clubs\u2019 graduate board leadership , the first since a university - wide report excoriated final clubs for perpetuating \u201ca culture often inimical to harvard\u2019s mission . \u201d\nmost brutally subverted in the fourth film , where the last two girls escape on a snowmobile only to have their heads lopped off by razor wire .\nstate final : no . 10 gates mills gilmour academy def . no . 6 versailles , 56 - 54\neven though the final girls wasn\u2019t a box office hit , director todd strauss - schulson couldn\u2019t be happier that his film is finding new life in movie theaters , allowing people another opportunity to discover it . here\u2019s what he had to say :\ntrenton \u2013 no . 9 franklin overcame an early deficit and then battled no . 2 manasquan the rest of the way - until the final shot found its mark at the buzzer .\nunited states distributed by vertical entertainment \u00abthe final girls\u00bb in the united states theaters released on october 9 , 2015 ; dvd and blu - ray release date was set for november 3 , 2015 . available for rent from netflix and redbox from november 3 , 2015 .\nthe final girls received positive reviews from film critics . it holds a 71 % approval rating on review aggregator website rotten tomatoes , based on 58 reviews , with a weighted average of 6 . 2 / 10 . the site ' s critical consensus reads ,\nthe final girls offers an affectionate nod to slasher tropes while adding a surprising layer of genuine emotion to go with the meta amusement .\non metacritic , the film holds a rating of 59 out of 100 , based on 13 critics , indicating\nmixed or average reviews\n.\nalex karpovsky as ray , and allison williams as marnie in a scene from season 6 of girls . picture : foxtel\ncongresswoman kyrsten sinema ( d - az ) sits down with care beneficiary lucie mukamama , a member of care\u2019s keeping girls at school program , a girls\u2019 mentorship program in rwanda that teaches life skills , leadership training and important savings skills .\nthe actress kicked off the show ' s drawn - out farewell with a photo of herself and with the rest of the titular \u201cgirls\u201d\u2014whom she refers to as her \u201csisters\u201d\u2014as they shared a laugh .\n\u201cthe final girls\u201d is a brilliant , emotional satire of classic slasher films\u2026 the way director todd strauss - schulson incorporates nostalgia and visual humor is remarkable\u2026the delivery for every joke is perfect . although it pays tribute to all the great slasher films , it manages to stay original and never gets bogged down in references\u2026 . the film is hilarious , but it\u2019s also surprisingly tear jerking at times because of the strong relationship between max and her mother . in the first five minutes , strauss - schulson builds their bond and makes us believe in it . every scene they share is the most dramatic and heartwarming in the movie\u2026 . \u201cthe final girls\u201d is a near - masterpiece of a horror - comedy . the film goes further by focusing on emotion and relationships . as more comedic films appear to mock old traditions of other movies , it\u2019s clear that they definitely need to look toward \u201cthe final girls\u201d for inspiration . \u201d - the daily texan\nthe slasher film final girl spoof was done a few decades previously ( and just as , if not more , effectively ) in 1982 ' s pandemonium , with the character of candy , who was not only a comedic take on the final girl , but also on carrie .\nsome of the actors couldn\u2019t help but draw connections between the current political climate and recent women\u2019s march on washington protests , and the message of \u201cgirls\u201d that dunham championed early on .\nzosia mamet , allison williams , lena dunham and jemima kirke attend the new york premiere of girls . jamie mccarthy / getty images / afp\nlena dunham is getting ready to say goodbye to \u201cgirls\u201d and is acknowledging the missteps she may have taken during its six - year run .\nwatching movies at home on netflix may be fun , but we can\u2019t let the movie theater experience go by the wayside , especially when it can be the coolest way to discover a movie that you might have missed the first time around . that\u2019s exactly what\u2019s happening with todd strauss - schulson \u2018s horror comedy the final girls .\nthe final girls is bracing for its emotional sincerity . an antidote to the smugly clever the cabin in the woods , todd strauss - schulson\u2019s film is built on personal trauma\u2026 strauss - schulson and screenwriters m . a . fortin and joshua john miller take their characters seriously , which adds surprising weight to the film\u2019s comic playfulness .\n8 . missionto improve services for middle - school girls in central massachusetts through research , education , advocacy , and collaboration . visionto improve the lives of girls in greater worcester and ensure that local girls grow up to be happy , healthy , and productive . the investing in girls alliance view complete research report online : for the complete investing in girls research report , visit urltoken fred harris daniels foundation , inc . to get involved or receive information , e - mail : investingingirls @ urltoken or phone united way of central massachusetts at 508 - 757 - 5631 . g e n e r o u s ly f u n d e d b y :\nin the film crazy eights , the character beth is built up to be the final girl , only to become the second victim when a horrible monster visits her and persuades her to rip out her own jaw to remove her guilt . the final girl is actually jennifer , but she prepares to kill herself as the movie abruptly ends .\nthe idea for the novel came to king in a daydream . he had remembered an article about telekinesis in life magazine , which said that if the power existed , it was strongest in adolescent girls . king\u2019s background as a high school janitor also flashed to mind , specifically the day when he had to clean rust stains in the girls\u2019 showers . he had never been in a girls\u2019 bathroom before , and seeing tampon dispensers on the wall was like visiting a distant planet .\nstrauss - schulson ( the guy who made the only good harold and kumar movie , a very harold & kumar 3d christmas ) teamed up with 80s child star joshua john miller ( after dark ) to make the epic send - up horror comedy of epic send - up horror comedies called the final girls .\n\u201cit\u2019s a travesty for these girls , \u201d he said saturday afternoon . \u201cyes , they screwed up , but i don\u2019t think the punishment fit the crime . \u201d\nhe wrote that the club had questioned whether new rules would be \u201cequally applied\u201d to fraternities , sororities , male final clubs , and female final clubs , and whether new rules would differentiate between organizations that host parties , and those \u201clike the porcellian club , the ad , and the sororities\u201d which do not .\nrobert a . mitchell ' s coverage of the 2015 midnight madness program at the toronto international film festival . here is the complete premiere of the final girls introduction and post - screening q & a ; with director todd strauss - schulson , malin \u00e5kerman , nina dobrev , taissa farmiga and tory n . thompson .\nthe film could unjustly be compared to other films like \u201cscream\u201d and \u201cthe cabin in the woods , \u201d but \u201cthe final girls\u201d is something of a beautiful hybrid that stands on its own . this film takes the creatively wonderful cleverness of \u201cthe cabin in the woods\u201d and combines it with the meta - horror feel of \u201cscream , \u201d but adds much more emotion to the actual story than either of those two films . unlike those films , \u201cthe final girls\u201d has characters that are likable and that you root for , unlike attractive blood bags that are in so many other horror films . the film even goes so far as to include our characters in the visual effects of the film , living them in real time , making the film even more fun .\nlet ' s talk about the final girls . so the film blends and bends genres the brakes every rule known to film which gives the film an advantage and the upper hand that no matter what happens in the movie you have to go with it . so the question is what was the process of finding the right balance of parody and homage without going too overboard and just like beating it in the audience ' s head ?\naround the time that the final girls hit limited theaters and vod , we showed off some pages from the production diary that helped director todd strauss - schulson plan his stunning , meta horror comedy . and now that the film is hitting blu - ray and dvd today , we have another cool behind the scenes feature to show you .\nzosia mamet , who plays shoshanna shapiro , said \u201cgirls\u2019 \u201d legacy was showing that the full life of a young woman could draw an audience .\ngirls fans around the world bemoaned the news that the upcoming sixth season would be the last time their favourite self - indulgent new yorkers returned to the small screen . why now ? why not one , two more seasons ?\ni\u2019m so confused right now . why wasn\u2019t this given a theatrical release ? sure , the film is playing in like 15 theaters in american mega - cities , but for charlotte , \u201cthe final girls\u201d is not going to make an appearance on the big screen . for our quaint little village , we must all enjoy \u201cthe final girls\u201d on video - on - demand ( link below ) , which typically doesn\u2019t bode well for the quality of a movie . yet , i couldn\u2019t help but smile when i saw the trailer for this film , as it simply looked too fun to ignore . \u201cthe final girls\u201d is a creatively clever love letter to the trashy slasher movies that pervaded the \u201980s , focusing on a group of college students that somehow end up inside an actual \u201980s slasher film while trying to escape a screening of the film as the theater burnt down . once inside , these normal teenagers must find a way to manipulate the idiotic blood bags that are the characters to help them survive the night ."]}
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", "topic": 14}], "title": "in bruges", "paragraphs": ["compare the real bruges to the one depicted in the movie in bruges [ 53 ] . < / do >\nfind the best of the bruges local live music scene . live music gigs , venues and concerts in bruges .\nbruges / brugge , belgium : the film in bruges and the jacques brel song marieke where the girl marieke is loved between the towers of bruges ( brugge ) and gand ( gent ) .\n\u2018in bruges\u2019 is executive produced by tessa ross , jeff abberley and julia blackman .\nin bruges stands out boldly ( and blessedly ) from the rubbish and wan comedies released in february .\nralph fiennes and thekla reuten in in bruges ( 2008 ) . photograph : focus / everett / rex features\nthis cast list of who was in in bruges includes both lead and minor roles . ( 31 items )\nso yeah , just saw in bruges . . . not that great ( spoilers )\nno . 1 travel guide for belgium . discover belgian beer and food in bruges .\ncolin farrell and brendan gleeson in\nin bruges\nfocus features 2008 ran on : 02 - 10 - 2008 martin mcdonagh was a major playwright in london before directing the film & quo ; in bruges . & quo ;\nmcdonagh , m . \u2018martin mcdonagh and colin farrell on in bruges\u2019 interview with ed caesar .\nmcdonagh , m . in bruges , ( london : faber and faber , 2008 ) .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie in bruges ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of in bruges ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\n' in bruges ' no . 1 at irish box office | the irish film & television network\nbruges - eleven years ago it all started off on quite a modest scale in the medieval town hall of bruges , under the imposing gaze of the belfry . now , in 2018 , the bruges beer festival has spread its wings and encompasses . . . [ more ]\nso yeah , just saw in bruges . . . not that great ( spoilers ) | ign boards\nsinfully good . . . colin farrell and ciar\u00e1n hinds in in bruges ( 2008 ) . photograph : focus / everett / rex features\nnothing is new about \u201cin bruges , \u201d and yet writer - director martin mcdonagh makes it seem fresh .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing in bruges near you .\nlakeshore records produced this interview with me to promote their release of the soundtrack to\nin bruges\n.\ncycling in bruges is the perfect way to discover the historical centre . bruges citizens make fanatical use of their bikes . up to 60 % of all incoming traffic in the city centre are cyclists . bruges can be described as a city where cycling is familiarized and where the local government puts a lot of effort to improve cycling in this city . according to bruges major cycling is the main point of attention in all parts of infrastructure , city plans , permits etc . in 2012 bruges received a nomination for \u00a8belgium cycle city of the year\u00a8 . also , for 15 years bruges has been the starting point for the tour of flanders .\nholed up in bruges , belgium after a difficult job , two hit men ( farrell and glee . . .\nthe swan hotel collection is a bruges hotel group that stands for quality and authenticity .\nthe score below is to the prologue from in bruges . click here to download a pdf file of the score .\nin bruges cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of in bruges actors includes any in bruges actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each in bruges actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of in bruges have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nthe bollywood movie pk , with breath - taking shots of bruges , has broken box - office records in india , raking in more than $ 45 million in just a few weeks .\nhoused in a 17th - century historic building in a quiet residential area , the budget - friendly anselmus hotel has an authentic bruges ambience . full review \u2192\n( 1505 - 10 ) , groeninge museum , bruges . \u201cthe web gallery of art\u201d .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at jeff de bruges , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the jeff de bruges company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at jeff de bruges .\nthe movie features the bruges market square , the world famous minnewater park and the waterways of bruges locally known as the ' reien ' . the city authorities say that this is the first bollywood movie shot in the capital of west flanders . the bruges tourist office now has plans to launch a special promotion campaign to encourage indian tourists to visit the tourist mecca . at present few indians travel to bruges .\nthe \u201cbruges\u201d chair , is named after the enchanting and classical city of bruges . this canal - based city , located in the province of west flanders in the flemish region of belgium , is often referred to as \u201cthe venice of the north\u201d . it\u2019s architecture reflects its splendor during the medieval era of western europe . the \u201cbruges\u201d chair features a steel motorized incline mechanism . the highback bruges features an articulating headrest , available in manual or motorized . the \u201cbruges\u201d chair is available as a stand - alone chair , or can be configured into straight or curved row seating .\nin bruges is a wildly imperfect feature debut , but it does make you curious to see what else mcdonagh has to offer .\nthe summer visitor should always be prepared for rain in bruges and that warm and sunny weather is not constant during that season .\nthe most popular bollywood film of all time in india is pk , which was partially shot in bruges . released on 19 december , it has already broken box office records in india , taking in more than $ 45 million .\nnote that during the summer bruges is a very popular tourist destination ; reservations are probably preferable .\nready to go ? get to the heart of bruges with one of lonely planet ' s in - depth , award - winning guidebooks .\nafter a job goes wrong in london , two hit men are ordered to lay low at a bed - and - breakfast in bruges , belgium , until their boss contacts them .\n, ray , who is being carried off in an ambulance , in a life - threatening situation , makes his final slur on bruges , thus , exemplifying the same absurd deflective humour .\nin this image provided by focus features , colin farrell , right , and brendan gleeson are shown in a scene from\nin bruges .\n( ap photo / focus features , jaap buitendijk ) * * no sales * *\nthe historic grand hotel casselbergh bruges is a spacious and charming hotel with an amazing downtown location . full review \u2192\nguilt - stricken after a job gone wrong , hitman ray and his partner await orders from their ruthless boss in bruges , belgium , the last place in the world ray wants to be .\nthe college of europe in bruges is famous for a speech by margaret thatcher , and is where nick clegg and the danish prime minister went to university .\nfeatured in fool ' s gold / in bruges / vince vaughn ' s wild west comedy show / the hottie & the nottie / welcome home , roscoe jenkins ( 2008 ) . see more \u00bb\ndfds also operate overnight ferries from newcastle to ijmuiden ( near amsterdam ) daily . from ijmuiden , you can reach bruges in less than 3 hours by car .\nit is fitting in bruges to stay in a hotel named after the extraordinary late - renaissance polymath anselmus de boodt \u2013 naturalist , mineralogist , doctor , musician \u2013 who once lived here . full review \u2192\nthe \u201cbruges\u201d chair , is named after the enchanting and classical city of bruges . this canal - based city , located in the province of west flanders in the flemish region of belgium , is often referred to as \u201cthe venice of the north\u201d . it\u2019s architecture reflects its splendor during the medieval era of western europe . the \u201cbruges\u201d chair features a steel motorized incline mechanism . the lower back allows for acoustical freedom , while not loosing the necessary support . the \u201cbruges\u201d chair is available as a stand - alone chair , or can be configured into straight or curved row seating .\nthe satire\npk\nwas largely shot in bruges and relates the tale of an indian student who is studying in belgium . one day she meets the love of her life , but differences in background create many problems that lead to comic misunderstandings .\npart of the reason for this is that mcdonagh\u2019s background , like leigh\u2019s , is in theatre , which explains both in bruges\u2019 weakness and strengths . like a good stage play , mcdonagh\u2019s film explores character through dialogue as well as action , and though this makes it somewhat static - even taking into consideration its frenzied , blood - spattered showdown - in bruges is able to sneak in some heavyweight questions under the radar .\nthe movie features shots of minnewater park , the markt and several canals . the city of bruges is launching a new tourism campaign in india based on the film .\na favorite restaurant of many of bruges ' residents . very reasonable prices and excellent food . closed sunday and monday nights .\nwith 45 . 1 million dollars in box office receipts in india in barely a few weeks\npk\nis the most viewed indian movie ever in its country of origin .\na large number of carriers offer direct flights to brussels . belgium ' s main airport has its own railway station . bruges can easily be reached through the airports of brussels , charleroi ( brussels south ) and lille , so getting to bruges by train is by far the easiest way . direct trains from brussels airport every hour . from charleroi airport : expressbus to bruges station .\nbruges ( dutch : brugge ) [ 46 ] is a town in flanders , the northern part of belgium . relatively cosmopolitan and bourgeois given its compact size , it is one of the best preserved pre - motorised cities in europe and offers the kind of charms rarely available elsewhere . bruges is a postcard perfect stop on any tour of europe .\nmartin mcdonagh\u2019s feature film debut \u2018in bruges\u2019 , starring colin farrell ( phonebooth , miami vice ) and brendan gleeson ( beowulf , the tiger\u2019s tail ) , reached number one in the irish box office at its opening weekend .\nevents are too easily described as ' turning points ' or ' defining moments ' , but mt ' s speech at bruges in september 1988 is one that deserves the label .\nan amazing ( private ) art gallery with gothic cemetery in a subtropic garden located in the old freemasons temple ( 1756 - 1882 ) 1000m2 art and mystery in bruges ' old city center . open on sundays from 18 : 00 till 21 : 00 entrance : 6 euro\nken and ray work for harry , apparently a dublin crime lord , who for the first two thirds of the movie we hear only over the phone , until he materializes in bruges and turns out to be a worried - looking ralph fiennes . he had the men hiding out in london , but that wasn ' t far enough away . who would look for them in bruges ? who would even look for bruges ? killing the priest was business , but\nblowing a kid ' s head off just isn ' t done .\nhe was awarded the best film script for in bruges , which he wrote and directed and which was released to critical and commercial success earlier this year . the dark comedy stars colin farrell and brendan gleeson as hitmen exiled to the belgian city of bruges to await instructions from their boss , played by ralph fiennes .\nboth hotels are endorsed by professionals . overall , relais bourgondisch cruyce - luxe worldwide hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to grand hotel casselbergh bruges . relais bourgondisch cruyce - luxe worldwide hotel is ranked # 7 in bruges with recommendations from 6 sources such as fodor ' s , the telegraph and star service .\nin bruges : comedy - drama . starring colin farrell , brendan gleeson and ralph fiennes . directed by martin mcdonagh . ( r . 105 minutes . at bay area theaters . )\nits mock - artistic thriller trappings notwithstanding , ' in bruges ' is basically a funny , tragicomic two - hander , with the casting of farrell alongside gleeson enabling a pleasing irish inflection .\n: after i killed them , i dropped the gun in the thames , washed the residue off me hands in the bathroom of a burger king , and walked home to await instructions . shortly thereafter the instructions came through .\nget the fuck out of london , youse dumb fucks . get to bruges .\ni didn ' t even know where bruges fucking was .\nthis elegant and friendly four star hotel is perfectly situated near the grand place & historic town centre of bruges , with secure private parking .\neven by belgian standards , bruges has a poor reputation for its weather . compared to other western european cities like paris , the weather in bruges is colder and more damp . even in july and august , average daily maximum temperatures struggle to exceed 21\u00b0 c ( 70\u00b0 f ) and rainfall averages 203 mm ( 8 in ) a month . after october , temperatures drop off quite rapidly and winter months are damp and chilly .\na film made in bruges has become the most popular indian movie ever in its country of origin .\npk\ndirected by rajkumar hirani was released on 19 december . the indian bollywood movie has already raised 45 . 1 million dollars .\n[ \u2026 ] di balik filmnya . kalian dapat menemukan analisis film in bruges yang on point ( spoiler alert ) di situs ini . aku juga menyukai ( spoiler alert ) artikel [ \u2026 ]\noffering one of the best views in bruges , the 16 - room relais bourgondisch cruyce - luxe worldwide hotel is a charming upscale boutique overlooking the bend of the dijver canal . full review \u2192\naction , comedy . after the completion of a particularly difficult job in london , hitmen ray and ken are sent to bruges to have some rest . very much out of place , they are involved in a series of weird encounters and adventures .\nyou may know that bruges , belgium , is pronounced\nbroozh ,\nbut i didn ' t , and the heroes of\nin bruges\ncertainly don ' t . they ' re dublin hit - men , sent there by their boss for two weeks after a hit goes very wrong . one is a young hothead who sees no reason to be anywhere but dublin ; the other , older , gentler , more curious , buys a guidebook and announces :\nbruges is the best - preserved medieval city in belgium !\nodd factoids abound \u2014 several relate to the history of bruges , photographed beautifully here \u2014 and one is even about the suicidal tendencies of dwarfs .\nfor some reason the idea of waiting for judgment in an unknown land is a common theme in philosophical irish literature . like in \u201cwaiting for godot\u201d these characters are in a place they\u2019re not familiar with and all three are waiting for the moment of truth . bruges is symbolic of purgatory . they\u2019re trapped in the city waiting for their inevitable fate . this is hinted upon several times during the film .\nin the essay by wim blockmans , \u2018fondans en melancolie de povret\u00e9 : living and working in bruges ( 1482 - 1584 ) \u2019 , we are introduced to the economic and political situation in the city . blockmans focuses on the ambitious public works initiated around the port and the steady \u2018smaller scale\u2019 production of the city\u2019s craftsmen to show that period conditions were far better than have generally been assumed , especially by art historians . though acknowledging the clear drop in commercial activity in bruges after 1480 , the author demonstrates that most financial institutions of the mid sixteenth century operated at a level roughly consistent with the standards set a century earlier . he further points out that craftsmen\u2019s wages were still the highest in the region . the event that served as a turning point in the city\u2019s fortunes was the triumphal entry of archduke charles , the future charles v , on april 18 , 1515 . the citizens of bruges used it in a clear - minded and politically savvy way to announce a dramatic turn in their fortunes . this essay helpfully encourages art historians to avoid easy economic explanations in accounting for bruges\u2019 changing artistic fortunes after its early flowering in the fifteenth century .\nbrendan gleeson and colin farrell play two hit men laying low in the absurdly quaint bruges , a medieval village mcdonagh shoots so lovingly you may assume kickbacks are on the way from belgium\u2019s tourism council . the hit dudes are awaiting instructions \u2013 the movie is in no hurry to get them shooting people \u2013 and in the meantime , the dopier one ( farrell ) gets into trouble with women and dwarves , while the thoughtful one ( gleeson ) checks out the sights in bruges and insults american tourists .\nso what are you waiting for ? just because in bruges is in a limited u . s . release is not a reason for you to not find a cinema it is playing at . see it . become a better person for doing so .\nthe issues that have already been discussed above may raise the question , is in bruges an irish film set in europe , is it a european film portraying irish characters , or is it a mid - atlantic movie set in bruges ? perhaps it is the work of a diasporan initiating new cinematic parameters or subverting old ones within a self - conscious postmodern global age . whatever the criterion , the same hit - man narrative set in dublin or london would constitute a radically different film . belgium as a location establishes the necessary distance required to represent ireland within a global context and bruges provides an unusual platform from which to observe the irish character abroad .\ninteresting theory on \u201cseven psychopaths\u201d\u2026like \u201cin bruges\u201d at first i wasn\u2019t sure if i liked the film or not , but with subsequent viewing it grew on me . mcdonagh films are like great wine\u2026they age well .\nin uk cinemas april 18 . in bruges is the darkly comedic tale of the fates of hit men ray ( colin farrell ) and ken ( brendan gleeson ) . after a difficult job in london , the team is ordered by their boss harry ( ralph fiennes ) to cool their heels in bruges . very much out of their comfort zones , the men find themselves drawn into increasingly dangerous entanglements with locals , tourists , and a film shoot . soon , their perspectives on life and death are violently skewed .\nthe top job in the european parliament could - for once - depend on the electors , with the next chance to vote meps in and out in 2014 .\nthe best films waste no time , and in bruges hits the ground sprinting with this pin - sharp voiceover :\nafter i ' d killed him , i dropped the gun in the thames , washed the residue off my hands in the bathroom of a burger king , and walked home to await instructions .\ndaily hot air balloon flights over the historic centre and its surroundings . the best way to enjoy the romance of bruges \u2014 and its stunning views \u2014 from a few hundred meters up in a balloon basket .\nthis is a charming place for your stay in bruges . a small scale hotel with comfortable rooms and very helpful staff . it is a very quiet hotel and nevertheless very centrally located near the main square .\nhalf the fun of\nin bruges\nis in how it unfolds , and so talk about the story is best left to a minimum . the guys are in a lovely medieval city around christmastime , taking in the sites and experiencing civilization at its best , while internally absorbing the contrast between the environment and their function in it . they ' re waiting for a call from their boss , maybe to do another job .\nknown as ' the city museum of fine arts ' , it houses a collection of artworks that span several centuries ( 14th - 20th ) , focusing mainly on works by painters who lived and worked in bruges .\ncomedian rob schneider is slowly fading into obscurity for younger audiences and nowadays better remembered as\nrob sssschneider\n( spoken in a dopey voice ) in the spoof trailers used in the episode the biggest douche in the universe .\nyou probably already knew that bruges is the venice from the north . did you also know that its historic city center is a prominent world heritage . . .\nif i grew up on a farm , and was retarded , bruges might impress me but i didn ' t , so it doesn ' t .\nin 2027 , in a chaotic world in which women have become somehow infertile , a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea .\nthank you , tommy . much appreciated . \u201cin bruges\u201d is one of the most rewatchable films i\u2019ve ever seen . i\u2019ve seen it countless times and still feel the urge to revisit this dark gothic fairy tale like movie .\nmcdonagh says the inspiration to make the film came from when he was stranded in bruges . he thought the city was beautiful with a fascinating history , but he couldn\u2019t stand the boredom . this split opinion is what gave birth to both characters in writing and it is simply brilliant how their views differ on everything from life to death . \u201cin bruges\u201d is one of those films instantly elevated to cult status through countless quotable lines . the one - liners don\u2019t feel scripted , the delivery is hysterically natural .\ngand / gent , belgium : the jacques brel song marieke where the girl marieke is loved between the towers of bruges ( brugge ) and gand ( gent ) .\nif you are a runner , try running the 7km circle around the old center . walk along the canal and see all of the medieval gates that used to control the traffic in and out of bruges . simply stunning !\nobba adds a new dimension to architecture and pushes her boundaries . in bruges the agency makes room for a new walk , right on the water ! nest in the environment and experience the city from a whole new perspective while the water of the canals is rippling under your feet .\nsingin ' in the rain did this to most of the songs in the movie , most notably the title tune which was a standard song to be sung by aspiring actors in film in the ' 20s , ' 30s and ' 40s .\nmartin mcdonagh is greatly respected in ireland and england for his plays ; his first film , a short named\nsix shoooter\nstarring gleeson , won a 2006 oscar . in his feature debut ,\nin bruges ,\nhe has made a remarkable first film , as impressive in its own way as\nhouse of games ,\nthe first film by david mamet , who mcdonagh is sometimes compared with .\nin bruges\nwas filmed on location ; bruges ( pronounced\nbroozh\n) , the most well - preserved medieval city in the whole of belgium , is a welcoming destination for travellers from all over the world . but for hit men ray ( colin farrell ) and ken ( brendan gleeson ) , it could be their final destination ; a difficult job has resulted in the pair being ordered right before christmas by their london boss harry ( two - time academy award nominee ralph fiennes ) to go and cool their heels in the storybook flemish city for a couple of weeks .\nthe cool , contemporary bruges meeting chairs are durably constructed for long - term enjoyment and comfort . they have plush faux leather faced half backs and seats which are held firmly in place by a chrome cantilever support system and upholstered armrests for added comfort , so visitors and employees can relax in style\nthe films begins with ray ( collin farrell ) and ken ( brendan gleeson ) walking in bruges , \u201cthe most well preserved medieval city in the whole of belgium . \u201d we quickly learn that both are hitmen who are hiding out . bruges is the last place you would go to look for somebody . heck , i never heard of this beautiful place before watching the film . anyway , this is where where you stop reading if you haven\u2019t seen this film yet .\nthese shadings , dimensions and notions are slipped in under the radar , just as a consequence of mcdonagh ' s telling the truth , moment to moment .\nin bruges\nis not a great movie , but there ' s no mistaking that it ' s the product of a great talent .\ngo down these stairs & you ' ll walk into one bruges ' oldest cellars , transformed into a beautiful bar where you can enjoy a drink and regular live music performances .\nwith in bruges , the british gangster movie gets a croydon facelift . it may not be new , but it\u0092 ' s a wonderfully fresh take on a familiar genre : fucked - up , far - out and very , very funny .\n. . . ' in bruges ' is a dead - of - winter miracle . tribute must also be paid to the haunting music of composer carter burwell .\n- james verniere , boston herald , feb . 8 , 2008 .\nthe light - producing suitcase in pulp fiction is a homage to a similar item in the 1955 film noir kiss me deadly .\nthe political week in europe is reviewed in 60 seconds by giles dilnot who looks back over the headlines from strasbourg and brussels .\nthe political week in europe is reviewed in 60 seconds by jessica parker who looks back over the headlines from strasbourg and brussels .\none of the less touristy bars , with a nice selection of draught and bottled beers . it ' s probably the oldest pub in bruges dating from 1515 . rated 4 . 5 stars out of 5 on trip advisor based on 24 reviews .\nthe film\u2019s final joke will especially appeal to moviegoers who are fans of \u201cdon\u2019t look now , \u201d another thriller set in a city that , like bruges , is linked by canals ( venice ) . you can enjoy \u201cbruges\u201d even if you haven\u2019t done your \u201cdon\u2019t look now\u201d homework , but you\u2019ll miss out on this : early on , farrell stumbles upon a crew shooting a movie he\u2019s told is \u201ca pastiche of \u2018don\u2019t look now\u2019 or \u2013 well , \u2018homage\u2019 is too strong a word . \u201d that line feels like a throwaway , inside joke until you get to the final minutes of \u201cin bruges\u201d and realize it is itself a pastiche / homage to \u201cdon\u2019t look now , \u201d too .\nmartin mcdonagh , an irish playwright who won the oscar for his short film six shooter , reveals immense talent as a writer / director with his first full - length film . a sundance favorite , in bruges is an original , offbeat and darkly comical caper film that twists and turns in compelling and unpredictable ways .\none of bruges ' culture temples with a world - class program in classical music and contemporary dance . the season usually runs from mid - september to june , but it also becomes a hub for the early music mafestival [ 9 ] each august .\nyour drive to belgium takes you through northern france to bruges , not far from the north sea in northern belgium . bruges is a simply exquisite town . the intact medieval centre of this unesco world heritage site looks like a living canvas painted by a flemish old master . upon arrival in bruges , your guided tour begins with a walk through the city ' s medieval heart . highlights include the magnificent grand place , quaint houses with elaborately decorated facades , the halles ( an outdoor market with a belfry ) , the place du bourg with the saint - sang basilica , the gothic - style town hall and the beguine convent . in summer ( april to october ) you ' ll then take a short cruise down bruges ' canals to see this lovely old city from the water . you ' ll have free time afterwards to pursue your own interests , perhaps visiting the museums of flemish art or browsing for handmade lace and belgian chocolates .\nwhen you\u2019re planning to visit bruges you can easily hop on a bike and start to discover the city . there are various bike rental companies spread over the city and some of them also offer the opportunity to do a guided bike tour . a local guide will take you across bruges highlights within a few hours . two good bike tour companies are baja bikes and quasimundo .\nthe experience will be classic bruges at this subtly regal hotel , steps to the markt . rooms are surprisingly spacious , and the library and bar with fireplace both elegant . full review \u2192\nthe bruges card [ 51 ] provides discounts to most of the major attractions ( as well as to performances at the concertgebouw [ 52 ] ) , and can be picked up at any of the hostels around town . it is available for either 2 or 3 consecutive days . the reduced rate cannot be used in conjunction with a student rate ( both student and bruges card rates are identical ) and hence is most useful for older travellers .\nfor centuries the maes family has been brewing beer on the walplein in bruges . the history of the brewery is contained in a unique museum . guided tours are organised every day . are you looking for a different way to have lunch in bruges ? our modern tavern is strongly recommended ! you can enjoy your meal overlooking the canals , cosy by our fireplace , looking down on our state of the art brewering house or , when the sun is out , on our beautiful terrace . lunch is served every day from 12 pm until 3 pm . discover our menu on urltoken\nwithin the oldest ramparts of the medieval city , in the heart of the city , but in the middle of a green area .\nwhen attempting to critique a work it is imperative to beware of creating signifiers which may not have any bearing on the actual meaning , if any , intended by the artist . therefore , i am not proposing that in bruges is making any conscious sociological statement or advocating any political agenda . however , i would suggest that the inflections in mcdonagh\u2019s work offer a deep psychological understanding of the disparity between diaspora and exile and present a philosophy that recognises , although inadvertently , a necessity for tolerance in a globalised world . in bruges demonstrates how migratory fusions and linguistic tensions are unavoidable , how hybrid cultures are inevitable and how their trajectory is becoming increasingly uncertain .\nquirky art hotel in the centre , next to st salvators church . this traditional bruges townhouse has been thoughtfully renovated , with each of the rooms decorated in its own style . some of the rooms have en - suite jacuzzi , and some sleep up to 5 people . the hotel offers internet access and cycle hire for guests .\nbrief synopsis the scene is set in fifteenth century bruges , when the city was at the height of its prosperity . franz , son of the old bellmaker is in love with nita , the baron\u2019s daughter , but her ambitious father wants her to marry a count instead . to bribe her , the baron offers to give her anything she wants . she chooses a peal of bells for her father\u2019s belfry , insisting that they must ring louder and sweeter than any in bruges . scuppering the baron\u2019s plans to have the bells made in france , franz provides him with some which his father had made years before and the baron is forced to let him marry nita .\nalthough the criminals in in bruges do not constitute a privileged minority , nor do they enjoy psychological or social security , they too have identified themselves in terms of their dissimilation or separation ; in this case they are tarnished by what they perceive to lack . they are , thus , \u201cthe misguided and beguiled agents of the state\u201d , the disillusioned . they are a realm unto themselves , yet their concept of \u2018nation\u2019 does not constitute belonging , loyalty and solidarity as liberal enthusiasts might engender . gunfire is their voice , the definitive voice of frustration . consequently , in its allusion to ethnicity and national stereotypes in bruges demonstrates that \u201cmembership in a nation\u201d does not always unify or \u201cpromise individuals redemption from personal oblivion\u201d as tamir hoped . 47 as it weakens racial and class divides , social internationalism with an adherence to cultural diversity is by far more conducive to ethnic tolerance and social cohesion .\nten limited releases this week , including . . . two opening in 100 theaters or more , two opening in one theater each , two\naladdin : in the original arabian nights the story takes place in china and the amount of wishes isn ' t restricted to just three .\nthis makes it even funnier to watch the bits in shakespeare in love where will is trying to work out how the story will end .\nin other words , the problem of ethnic conflict exists from the chain of command to the ground . in a study of mcdonagh\u2019s play ,\n\u201cin bruges\u2019\u201d selection may have left the folks at focus features scratching their heads after the hfpa shockingly neglected to nominate their acclaimed \u201cmilk\u201d in the best drama or director categories , but the snub has made the overall awards race much more exciting and hinted that this is one of the few years when the globe winners could be real surprises .\nlondon based hit men ray and ken are told by their boss harry waters to lie low in bruges , belgium for up to two weeks following their latest hit , which resulted in the death of an innocent bystander . harry will be in touch with further instructions . while they wait for harry ' s call , ken , following harry ' s advice , takes in the sights of the medieval city with great appreciation . but the charms of bruges are lost on the simpler ray , who is already despondent over the innocent death , especially as it was his first job . things change for ray when he meets chloe , part of a film crew shooting a movie starring an american dwarf named jimmy . when harry ' s instructions arrive , ken , for whom the job is directed , isn ' t sure if he can carry out the new job , especially as he has gained a new appreciation of life from his stay in the fairytale bruges . while ken waits for the inevitable arrival into bruges of an angry harry , who feels he must clean up matters on his own , ray is dealing with his own . . .\nthe intertextual references in the film are therefore more about bringing attention to the persuasive means with which an audience is cajoled and less about honouring the filmmaking of roeg or dishonouring the hollywood formula . indeed , mcdonagh\u2019s semiotic ploy shows no preference for any particular genre . rather , it is providing a space of intervention between two forms of film without prioritising one over the other . in exploring the various artistic strands within in bruges , one gets a sense of the breadth of mcdonagh\u2019s sensibilities . whether it is through formal aesthetic contrast , geographical location , construction of a sub - narrative , a self - reflexive use of violence or outright emotional deflection , the distinctive film codes exercised in in bruges make evident mcdonagh\u2019s adeptness for challenging established concepts of art .\nin a similar vein , in bruges makes an indelible connection between class , ethnicity and conflict . on the one hand the underworld of ken and ray highlights the social disparities that perpetuate ethnic conflict on the ground ; on the other hand , harry\u2019s desperation to belong to a particular rank or category , to be part of an imagined living standard and to obtain it at any expense , indicates a certain critique of the organised system and demonstrates how the exclusivity of the latter perpetuates the former . in this sense , in bruges is not only presenting a humourous tale of gangsters and their path of redemption ; it is also drawing on the freedom of fiction to document social concerns .\nthe irish hit - men ken and ray are sent by the londoner mobster harry waters to the medieval belgium city of bruges in christmas after an awry job in a london church . ray bungles it . while ken enjoys the historic city , ray feels completely bored and misses his home . ray meets the small time drug - dealer and crook chlo\u00eb , who sells drug to the cast and crew of a movie that is filmed in bruges , and has an incident with a canadian tourist and later with chlo\u00eb ' s boyfriend . meanwhile harry , who has an stringent code of principles , gives ken special orders .\nin english - language sources , is generally considered hugely influential on later cinema . there is a particular scene set on some stairs leading down to the harbour in odessa which has been imitated several times , including in\na major ecstasy producer living in luxury on the dutch - belgian border faces big changes when two undercover agents begin moving in on his operation .\nthere ' s enough spiritual clarity in # knightofcups to make viewers blinded by sorrow see beauty in life . my review : urltoken 2 years ago\njust a short walk from the markt , this place undoubtably has some of the best coffee in bruges . with a genuine espresso machine , the conti , and a passion for good quality , the owner sabine , is great for a chat and a good coffee for only \u20ac2 .\nmaximiliaan p . j . martens , ed . , bruges et la renaissance . de memling \u00e0 pourbus : notices [ cat . exh . ] ghent : ludion / flammarion stichting kunstboek , 1998 . 255 pp , isbn 90 - 5544 - 237 - 2 ; also published in dutch .\nedward g robinson ' s distinct facial features and speech mannerisms have been used for every stereotypical mob boss in animated cartoons , including rocky and mugsy in looney tunes and the mob boss of the ant hill gang in wacky races .\neven in country that is as steeped in beer as belgium is the wieze brand is iconic . that\u2019s in part down to the wieze october festivals , inspired by the famous munich beer fests , th . . . [ more ]\nbrussels & beyond cooperates with worlds best beer professional . he has references such as the american senator and his wife and absolutely knows everything about beer . he has the key to the city of bruges and will unlock all secrets of beer , passing by the most secret places in the city .\nboth sint niklaas b & b and koen & annemiene dieltens are endorsed by expert writers . overall , koen & annemiene dieltens is preferred by most professionals compared to sint niklaas b & b . koen & annemiene dieltens ranks # 48 in bruges with accolades from 1 reviews such as lonely planet .\np & o ferries [ 48 ] operate a daily sailing every evening from hull to zeebrugge , taking 12\u00bd hours for the crossing . the fares do not include the bus from the ferry terminal to bruges railway station .\nbeautiful cellar from the 15th century . nice place to have a drink or eat homemade dishes made with beer . the prices are very reasonable and the location is excelent if you want to experience some history of bruges .\nbrendan gleeson is brilliant as ken , one of a pair of hit men sent to bruges , a medieval belgian town , along with his partner in crime , ray , played by colin farrell in probably his best performance . ken and ray have been dispatched to this storybook flemish town by their capricious boss , harry ( ralph fiennes ) , but neither is clear why .\nwith \u201cin bruges . \u201d it feels like martin mcdonagh opened a window in a room where the air has been recycled endlessly . for his directional debut is a true work of originality . it strikes a balance between humor and drama and adds a rare layer of philosophical undertones to the genre . it has something new to say and so the experience is a rewarding one .\ncompare / contrast pop culture isolation ( in which the reference is well - known in one or a few major areas , but virtually unknown elsewhere ) .\nthe film represents one of the few completely successful comic treatments of hit men in movies , usually a sour subject . colin farrell and brendan gleeson are the professional killers , who are sent by their boss to bruges , belgium , after a disastrously botched job . bruges is a beautiful medieval city , with canals and museums and buildings from the 12th century , but as soon as ray ( farrell ) arrives , he thinks it ' s a dump , while ken ( gleeson ) , his partner , loves it .\napparently citing too - high costs , india\u2019s vishesh films has cancelled its agreement with flanders tourism to shoot the big bollywood production blood money in flanders . the film was meant to start shooting next week in antwerp and other local locations . flanders had planned a tourist campaign in india following the release of the film but said in a statement that connections made \u201cin the bollywood industry have not been lost . other producers are showing an interest in flanders as a film location\u201d .\nthe foreign office file on the preparation of the bruges speech was quietly shown to the journalist hugo young when he was writing his book on britain ' s role in european integration ,\nthis blessed plot\n( 1998 ) . it has now been formally released under foi at the request of margaretthatcher . org . we publish it in full for the first time on this site .\nwith its three protagonists in place , in bruges begins its frantic final act , which is where some of its artfully packed contents start to spill out , and the simple pleasures of its character studies give way to overexcited intrigue , tragedy and an inevitable climactic shoot - out . still , this is a minor gripe about a film which takes a genre that shouldn\u2019t be allowed any more , never mind encouraged , and fashions something provocative and original in its thinking .\nkinja is in read - only mode . we are working to restore service .\nmodern and comfortable rooms in a traditional building . relatively close to the station .\nthe opening was used in the maxell\nbreak the sound barrier\nad .\ntwin peaks , san francisco , california : two hills in san francisco , made famous by the series twin peaks ( which takes place in washington state ) .\nmcdonagh\u2019s synchronized sense of place and sense of difference reflects such an advantage . in\nsituated in one of the most romantic nooks in brugge , this lovingly and stylishly restored historic pair of houses offers enchanting views over the reien . full review \u2192\nthe final film in the category , \u201cmamma mia ! \u201d enters the race as the only musical and the highest - grossing film among the contenders in either best picture category ( over $ 570 million worldwide and counting ) . but its reviews were not outstanding , and without that critical heft , its best chances may be if \u201cvicky , \u201d \u201chappy\u201d and \u201cbruges\u201d siphon votes from one another .\nray ( farrell ) and ken ( gleeson ) , two foul - mouthed irish hitmen , lie low in the medieval belgian town of bruges to evade the police after a botched job back home . while awaiting instructions from their furious boss harry ( fiennes ) , ken braces himself for the worst . . .\ndfds [ 49 ] operates ferries from dover to dunkirk every 2 hours . from dunkirk , bruges is only 90 km / 1 hour drive away . dfds do not take foot passengers on this or their dover to calais route .\ndon ' t you believe it !\nwas a reference to a 1947 radio show of the same name in which popular urban legends were debunked . tom saying this in tom and jerry has confused quite some viewers in the decades beyond .\never since quentin tarantino first wrote a scene in which two bad guys kvetch about madonna and cheeseburgers , jokey hit - men movies have been as common as busted side mirrors dangling off cars during a minnesota winter . still , perfect casting , original filmmaking , a picturesque setting and a unique approach to the telling of jokes make \u201cin bruges\u201d stand out from its tee - hee / bang - bang brethren .\nif you set out to design a fairy - tale medieval town , it would be hard to improve on central bruges ( brugge in dutch ) . picturesque cobbled lanes and dreamy canals link photogenic market squares lined with soaring towers , historic churches and old whitewashed almshouses . and there\u2019s plenty of it . the only downside is that everyone knows . that means that there\u2019s a constant crush of tourists in the centre , especially through the summer months . so to really enjoy bruges stay overnight ( day trippers miss the fabulous evening floodlighting ) and try to visit midweek ( avoiding floods of weekend visitors ) . there\u2019s a special charm in spring when daffodils carpet the tranquil courtyard of the historic begijnhof retreat , or in winter ( except christmas ) when you can have the magnificent , if icy , town almost to yourself .\nwhen ray and ken visit a museum they stumble upon \u201cthe last judgment\u201d painting by hieronymous bosch . \u201cpurgatory\u2019s kind of like the in - betweeny one . you weren\u2019t really shit , but you weren\u2019t all that great either . \u201d notice how similar bruges is portrayed throughout the picture . on the one hand it\u2019s a \u201cfairytale town . \u201d on the other it\u2019s a shit - hole . maybe it\u2019s in - betweeny .\nthe film , directed by rajkumar hirani , is a classic kind of bollywood story : a young journalist in delhi , who had her heart broken after a whirlwind romance in bruges , comes across an alien who desperately needs to find his lost pendant \u2013 his only way home . critics are heralding it , however , for its ability to criticise organised religion with its fish - out - of - water approach .\nmartens addresses the design , production and distribution of art in the second half of his essay . in comparison with the situation in fifteenth - century bruges , foreign patronage became less prominent , though the spanish community seems to have provided some relief for the declining market . we should be cautious , however , of using earlier models to judge the situation in the sixteenth century . as the author demonstrates , new market forces made speculative production and organized workshop production more influential factors in this era . an instructive review of the 1519 - 20 dispute between ambrosius benson and gerard david over working materials highlights the importance of workshop models . it further underscores how artists had to stray from traditional practice and adapt to contemporary circumstance to be successful . the underlying message of martens\u2019s essay , convincingly argued , i think , is that these new standards generated a contemporary style as recognizable and perhaps as admired by buyers and patrons as the works produced in bruges by jan van eyck and his contemporaries a century earlier ."]}
{"id": 116048, "summary": [{"text": "tribu ( english : tribe ) is a 2007 filipino crime drama film directed by jim libiran , released in its home country of the philippines .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars real life gang members from the film 's setting in tondo , manila .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the tagline is : \" every night , juvenile tribes prowl the streets of tondo .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "an explosive hiphop , freestyle gangsta celebration of inner city manila . \"", "topic": 6}, {"text": "most of the actors were residents of tondo , and many were active in street gang activities in the area during the making of the film .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "fifty-two members of six rival gangs agreed to work together to finish the movie .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "tribu won several awards , including best actors and best film at the cinemalaya independent film festival , best actor ensemble at the cinemanila international film festival and the gawad urian awards .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "tribu also won the pari de l'avenir bet of the future award at the festival paris cin\u00e9ma \u2013 the only non-european film to do so . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "tribu ( film )", "paragraphs": ["jim libiran , director of the philippine film tribu , with his sound designer mark allen laccay .\nnowell - intentioned film festival in the world will dare turn down the film .\npinoy indie film : tribu synopsis : the . . . - taga bikol ako kaya oragon ako | facebook\nin the vortex of violence film review of tribu 8 glasses production inc . , cinemalaya foundation , and independent filmmakers cooperative of the philippines\ntribu won several awards , including best actors and best film at the cinemalaya independent film festival , best actor ensemble at the cinemanila international film festival [ 1 ] and the gawad urian awards . tribu also won the pari de l ' avenir bet of the future award at the festival paris cin\u00e9ma \u2013 the only non - european film to do so . [ 3 ] [ 4 ]\nthe film received nine awards and fourteen nominations , including best actors and best film at the cinemalaya independent film festival , best actor ensemble at the cinemanila international film festival and the gawad urian awards . tribu also won the pari de l ' avenir ' bet for the future award ' at the festival paris cinema awards the only non - european film to do so .\nnotably , tribu was the only non - european film to win at the festival paris cinema . tribu competed with films from france , japan , china , haiti , mexico , great britain and hungary - germany . [ 3 ]\nin the vortex of violence film review of tribu 8 glasses production inc . , cinemalaya foundation , and independent filmmakers cooperative of the philippines - plaridel journal\ntribu was shot in 12 days and costed approximately \u20b1 1 . 5 million to produce . [ 8 ]\ntribu , along with independent film pisay , were also screened at the 2007 pusan international film festival . [ 14 ] maggie lee of the hollywood reporter praised the film for its live rap music , writing that\neach song is a unique voice articulating the rough - hewn vitality of [ the gangster ' s ] existence .\n[ 16 ]\nbut you do see a bright future for jim libiran as a filmmaker with his more than competent work here in \u201ctribu\u201d . he and his team deliver one of the finest works in local cinema this year . may your tribu increase !\nmacadam tribu is a 1996 comedy - drama produced by jos\u00e9 zeka laplaine in the democratic republic of the congo . the film was selected as the democratic republic of the congo ' s entry for the best foreign language film at the 70th academy awards , but was not accepted as a nominee .\nthis however is not the main thrust of the film , life in the slums is .\nit\u2019s a very disturbing film . you feel the hopelessness of the people trapped there\u2014without any future .\n\u00bb agimat : film \u00bb the 10 best filipino independent films of 2008 . . .\nthis film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are . see what\u2019s now showing\ntribu ( english : tribe ) is a 2007 filipino crime drama film directed by jim libiran , released in its home country of the philippines . it stars real life gangs members from the film ' s setting in tondo , manila . the tagline is :\nevery night , juvenile tribes prowl the streets of tondo . an explosive hiphop , freestyle gangsta celebration of inner city manila .\nthe 71st edition of the cannes film festival which came to a close on 19 may 2018 rewarded a . . .\ntribu ( english : tribe ) is a 2007 filipino crime drama film directed by jim libiran , released in its home country of the philippines . it stars real life gang members from the film ' s setting in tondo , manila . the tagline is :\nevery night , juvenile tribes prowl the streets of tondo . an explosive hiphop , freestyle gangsta celebration of inner city manila .\n[ 1 ]\ntondo has been featured in films before , notably in lino brocka ' s 1976 masterpiece\ninsiang ,\nthe first filipino film to be exhibited at cannes . as in\ntribu ,\nthe tondo of\ninsiang\nis a cauldron of moral decay , hopelessness and , ultimately , desperation .\ncatalunya film commission passatge de la banca , 1 - 3 . 08002 barcelona + 34 93 552 91 63 cfc @ urltoken\nthe great british film reception where : the london west hollywood , 4 p . m . who\u2019s expected : chris o\u2019connor , british consul general in los angeles , and a bevy of british oscar nominees why you don\u2019t want to miss it : u . k . film contributions will be feted at this authentic english afternoon event sponsored by the british film commission among others .\nthe film , a digital production that won several local and international awards this year , has contributed to the excitement in manila over a recent explosion in independent filmmaking , which many here see as the best hope for reinvigorating the moribund filipino film industry .\njosep llu\u00eds i falc\u00f3 : \u201ccoppola said that film music is the secret influence , which people do not listen to , but do feel\u201d .\ntribu won nine awards and several nominations , [ 9 ] and has been praised in its homeland of the philippines . the success of the film sparked an increase in independent filmmaking in the country . [ 5 ] libiran received a gawad balanghai trophy and \u20b1 1 . 2 million in grants . [ 10 ] the six gangs that collaborated to produce tribu have since expanded on their production of rap music , performing around manila and training local artists , [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and had even considered producing their own album . [ 5 ]\nthe philippines\u2019 cinemalaya independent film festival has announced its competition line - up of ten features that will make their world premieres this july in manila .\nwhile the film has garnered critical acclamation , the international herald tribune noted that the film failed to address the response from governments and law enforcement regarding street crime , such as police - supported death squads that regularly hunt down and kill suspected gang members . libiran has since addressed these issues in public appearances ; following the film ' s release , libiran appealed to the police and government of manila at cinemalaya , asking them to\nhave mercy\nand to not kill youth that had been influenced by criminal activity . [ 5 ] the film has also been criticized for its excessive use of violence , to which libiran responded ,\nhow can it glorify gangs when they all ended [ sic ] up dead ?\n, and also notes that o . g . sacred , the gangster who played makoy in the film , said that he would not have joined gangs if he had seen tribu as a child . [ 15 ]\nas in lino brocka\u2019s social realist dramas , there seems fatalism in \u201ctribu\u201d with its relentless drive toward blood and death , and the viewer may balk at its utter violence , its downright fatalism . but again and again , the movie rises to poetry , energy and vitality . for its perfect marriage of digital technology and social documentary , and for its scale , ambition , and poetry , \u201ctribu\u201d is grand filmmaking at its best , but with an independent spirit .\nin a speech at cinemalaya , the independent digital film festival here in august , where\ntribu\nwon the best picture award , libiran appealed to the police and the manila government .\nthere are other ways to stop the gang riots in tondo and in other tondos of the philippines ,\nhe said .\nplease , have mercy . don ' t kill these children .\n\u2022 tax deduction : a $ 5 , 000 a - lister pass receives a $ 3 , 750 tax - deduction and directly supports our education program . \u2022 concierge service \u2022 personalized film sponsorship \u2022 premium reserved seating \u2022 a - list dinner party \u2022 meet the cast reception \u2022 film industry mixer \u2022 vintner circle dinners priority \u2022 official nvff gear\nin tondo , the gloomiest area of manila , youth gangs dominate the street scene . their lives consist of criminality , drugs , and hip - hop music . in the twilight of the underworld , 10 - year - old ebet observes the members of enemy gangs , whose meeting becomes inescapable and which finally leads to an explosion of raw violence . jim libiran is the first director in 30 years who has been able to film in manila\u2019s notorious tondo district . the majority of his actors were recruited from among the inhabitants of the slum , most of them members of enemy street gangs , whose enthusiasm for their acting is catching . during the shooting of the film deadly hostilities gradually turned into friendships . tribu is not only a film , but also a social project \u2013 but most of all a rare cinematic event , spilling over with energy . sex and violence are here not merely the surface , but they function as a vehicle for the realistic illustration of this ignored parallel world . the authentic rap soundtrack was collectively composed by the four main actors . tribu is fragile , edgy , and real \u2013 an independent production that is one of the best from a strong year in philippine film .\nfilm independent spirit awards where : a tent on santa monica beach , 2 p . m . who\u2019s expected : co - hosts fred armisen and kristen bell , nominees including julianne moore and j . k . simmons , and spirited guests such as cate blanchett , kerry washington and emmy rossum why you don\u2019t want to miss it : nonprofit film independent , which also produces the los angeles film festival , will be celebrating the momentous 30th anniversary of this casual afternoon awards soiree , which has an anything - goes free spirit .\nbut just when i thought i\u2019ve seen everything there was to see in those maze - like esquinitas , now comes \u201ctribu , \u201d written and directed by jim libiran , who has earlier made a name for himself as a tv news reporter for abs - cbn .\njim libiran\u2019s \u201ctribu\u201d has touches of autobiography . a sociologist , poet , and documentary filmmaker and himself tondo - bred , libiran seems predestined to make this ultimate anthem to the tondo of cruel lore and terrible legend , the tondo of both gentle dreams and passionate faith .\nin the film ' s plot , as in real life , the youths of tondo have few choices , libiran said . the alternatives to joining a tribe are death or self - banishment .\nthe characters outwit the authorities , make deals with each other and undertake communal projects that bring them together , notably a theatre project . afro - pop music provides a background to the film .\nfollowing the exclusive patron circle sneak preview screening , patrons mingle with the filmmakers of our core narrative and documentary film competition at the caldwell snyder art gallery with delicious cuisine coutesy of estate events by meadowood .\nshown in robinsons galleria\u2019s indiesine outlet , \u201ctribu\u201d depicts life in gutter tondo and how the gangs there operate . once a genteel place ( beloved national artist atang de la rama lived there up to her last breath ) , some parts of tondo had for the last 50 years or so become gangland .\nhere in \u201ctribu\u201d , we see the different factions of the notorious gangs , except that they don\u2019t break into song and dance like the gang members in \u201cwest side story . \u201d well , some of them do rap and are good at it , but generally they just brawl and kill without compunction .\nscreen international is the essential resource for the international film industry . subscribe now for monthly editions , awards season weeklies , access to the screen international archive and supplements including stars of tomorrow and world of locations .\nrichard kuipers of variety wrote that tribu\n[ takes ] the viewer deep inside a manila slum blighted by drugs and gang violence [ . . . ] a disturbing snapshot of a community in chaos .\nhe also praised the film ' s video and sound quality despite the challenging filming locations . [ 12 ] screen international described it as\n[ a ] powerful but downbeat portrait of a world ruled by the vicious circle of poverty and crime , focuses on its main victims , the young generation , angrily self - destructing itself out of sheer desperation .\n[ 13 ] many viewers noted the film ' s similarities with city of god and amores perros , [ 14 ] although libiran has denied this comparison . [ 15 ]\nsix years ago , libiran , one of the philippines ' s most respected television journalists , produced a television documentary on youth gangs . the gangs were still on his mind when he returned to school to study filmmaking , and he wrote the script that formed the basis of his debut movie ,\ntribu .\nthe main story is about an adolescent found dead , with a knife in his backand the attempted revenge of his pals , who organiserevenge that bythe end of the film turns into a general blood bath with no winners .\nas howie severino , another television journalist , noted in a blog ,\ntribu\nis a bleak reminder of how little life in tondo and other philippine urban centers has changed in the last 30 years .\ndead ends then are dead ends today ,\nhe wrote .\nthat ' s the real tragedy .\ntribu is a movie starring karl eigger balingit , charena escala , and havy bagatsing . in the darker side of manila - by - night , tribes of youthful gangsters roam the streets in search of quick fixes and precarious thrills . world - weary tondo throbs to the beat of of hiphop and . . . see full synopsis \u00bb\nhyderabad : telugu film critic and dalit activist kathi mahesh has been banned from entering hyderabad for six months by the telangana police for allegedly making\nderogatory comments\non ramayan and lord ram and hurting the religious sentiments of people .\nanjan dutta\u2019s debut film bada din , starring mark robinson and shabana azmi , is the first film after aparna sen\u2019s 36 , chowringhee lane to try and grasp the lives of anglo - indians in calcutta in the changed , crime - ridden , lumpen - filled scenario of the 1990s . the link of the underworld mafia with the police , both of which try to brutalise and victimise an innocent bystander , forms the crux of the film . there is a sub - plot of love between the beer - guzzling , drunken landlady ( shabana azmi ) and her much younger tenant ( mark robinson ) . commercial films like basu chatterjee\u2019s baton baton mein depicted the loves , adventures and problems of a middle - class anglo - indian family with a down - to - earth sweetness characteristic of the basu chatterjee stamp\u2014neither cloying nor annoying . lovely songs and lively performances by the late pearl padamsee and ranjit choudhry made the film an enjoyable experience .\nthe advance screening of the latest harry potter film benefited urban prep academies and was a sellout at imax navy pier theatre . as 450 excited fans poured in , many in costume as wizards , urban prep founder tim king was there in his official capacity as the head wizard of\nhogwarts in the ' hood ,\nas urban prep is lovingly called .\nharry potter and the deathly hallows : part 2 ,\nthe last film in the potter franchise , provided 2 hours and 11 minutes of sheer delight , but it was after the screening that the events ' supporters got their biggest surprise . matthew lewis , who played neville longbottom in all eight of the films , made an unexpected appearance and was interviewed by film critic richard roeper . after the film , there was a private vip reception in navy pier ' s crystal gardens . to learn more about the\nharry potter\nscreening read candace jordan ' s column\ncandid candace .\nmost of the actors were residents of tondo , and most were still active in street gang activities in the area during the making of the film . fifty - two members of seven rival clans agreed to work together to finish the movie .\n\u2022 tax deduction : a $ 25 , 000 movie mogul pass receives a $ 20 , 000 tax - deduction and directly supports our education program . \u2022 dedicated luxury car & driver \u2022 upgraded dedicated concierge service \u2022 premium reserved seating \u2022 personalized film sponsorship with filmmaker meet & greet . \u2022 green room meet - and - greet with celebrity tribute honorees and framed photo . \u2022 a - list dinner party priority seating with celebrities . \u2022 opportunity to participate on the film festival board of directors .\nexcept for malou crisologo , an assistant director who also does acting parts on tv and in the movies , the cast members of \u201ctribu\u201d are non - actors and are supposed to be real - life gang members in tondo . they apparently do such a fantastic acting job out of it that they were hailed best actors for their ensemble performance in the last cinemalaya .\nbusan , south korea - - if you ' ve seen the recent spate of philippine indies doing their festival rounds , you might walk into\ntribe\n( tribu ) wondering if you ' re still navigating the set of\nkubrador ,\nslingshot\nor even\nthe blossoming of maximo oliveros .\nthere ' s nothing wrong with your cinematic compass .\nle monde said that in this lively but disenchanted street the director jos\u00e9 laplaine brings his characters to life with humor and affection . there is no real story . . . la tribune desfosses said that\nwith macadam tribu , the zairian jos\u00e9 laplaine directs a story of a warm african city punctuated by the music of papa wemba , the zairian rumba king .\n.\nwomen in film\u2019s 8th annual pre - oscar party where : hyde sunset kitchen + cocktails , 5 p . m . who\u2019s expected : oscar - winning co - hosts jennifer hudson and cathy schulman why you don\u2019t want to miss it : this annual ode to femmes in the film world will honor guests and all 44 oscar - nominated ladies by way of perrier - jouet champagne , chauffeured bmw cars , mac cosmetics gift boxes ( curated by oscar - nominated makeup artists ) , tiffany & co . support and max mara fashions .\nmost of the actors were residents of tondo , and many were active in street gang activities in the area during the making of the film . fifty - two members of six rival gangs [ note 1 ] agreed to work together to finish the movie . [ 2 ]\nthe movie depicts , in graphic detail , the gang culture of tondo , a manila slum notorious for its chaos , filth , poverty and violence . the story is told from the point of view of a 10 - year - old boy who witnesses the violence as a gang avenges the death of one of its members . the gangs call themselves\ntribes ,\nthus the title\ntribu .\nperhaps because libiran grew up in the neighborhood and knew it well , he managed to bring together members of six rival gangs to make the film . libiran said they began collaborating on their rap music . they are now performing in shows in manila and are considering cutting an album .\nin libiran ' s view , the tondo in\ntribu\ncould represent any urban center in the philippines , a relatively poor country of more than 80 million people . in the cities , shanty towns are common , people live alongside open sewers , and women and children scrounge for food in garbage dumps . it is a dog - eat - dog world and an ideal breeding ground for crime and gangs .\ndirector jim libiran was born and raised in tondo , where his initial fascination with street gangs began . while working as a highly respected television journalist , he produced a documentary involving youth gangs .\nas a journalist , gangs were my obsession ,\nhe said in an interview . [ 5 ] after returning to school to study filmmaking , libiran drafted a script that would later evolve into tribu . [ 6 ]\nwhat libiran ' s film does not explore is the authorities ' response to gangs and street crime . in many parts of the country , death squads roam the cities at night , hunting down suspected gang members , with tacit approval of the police . but the director has addressed this issue in his public appearances .\nlibiran ' s knowledge of the neighborhood enabled him to recruit six rival gangs to collaborate together for the film , promoting it as a tool for\nconflict resolution\nand to foster peace between the gangs . [ 5 ] his style of filmmaking involved working with local communities in order to establish lasting effects after the film ' s release . [ 7 ] he often had to deal with the fact that some of his cast members were being pursued by rival gangs or the police , and production was occasionally interrupted by incarcerations or shootings . several members showed up at the acting workshop held by libiran armed with weapons . [ 5 ]\ncelebrate opening night of nvff with the filmmakers and subjects from the opening night films , vip film industry guests , celebrities , and top sponsors . expect great food , over - the top varietals from the valley\u2019s most exclusive vintners , lively conversation and entertainment . this event is always a great kickoff to each year\u2019s festival .\nsnub : will smith , \u201cconcussion\u201d smith stretched \u2014 and adopted a nigerian accent \u2014 to play dr . bennet omalu , who discovered a link between nfl players and permanent brain trauma . although he hosted many academy q & as to support the sony pictures release , the lukewarm reviews for the film may have hurt him .\nhollywood domino & bovet 1822 pre - oscar gala & tournament where : sunset tower hotel , 8 p . m . who\u2019s expected : the competitive host committee includes patricia arquette , adrien brody , kevin jonas , maria bello and gina rodriguez . why you don\u2019t want to miss it : enjoy caribbean beats by pirulo y la tribu and xxiv karat champagne while watching celebs battle it out in the eighth annual domino match to benefit haiti through artists for peace and justice .\nneutrogena hydro boost , myhabit and ok ! tv oscar viewing party where : w hollywood , 3 p . m . who\u2019s expected : neutrogena ambassadors , and an assortment of film , blog and tv stars why you don\u2019t want to miss it : dine , sip cocktails , watch the show and receive neutrogena hydro boost skin treatments in a dolled up lounge environment .\nsome turkish critics ( male , of course ) have objected to\nmustang ' s\nportrayal of modern provincial turkey , and to erguven ' s depiction of muslim men as unbending authority figures . i can ' t speak to the film ' s accuracy in that regard . besides , this is narrative fiction . and it ' s an efficient yet expansive feature debut .\nsnub : michael b . jordan , \u201ccreed\u201d at 28 , michael b . jordan is one of hollywood\u2019s most promising young stars . the academy overlooked his breakthrough role in 2013\u2019s \u201cfruitvale station , \u201d and also didn\u2019t give him any love for \u201ccreed , \u201d despite the film\u2019s $ 105 million box office take and an impressive physical transformation to play a professional boxer in the \u201crocky\u201d reboot .\noscar celebrates : animated features where : samuel goldwyn theater at the academy , 7 : 30 p . m . who\u2019s expected : hosts chris buck and jennifer lee , who shared an oscar for animated feature film \u201cfrozen\u201d why you don\u2019t want to miss it : learn the tricks of the animation trade as this year\u2019s nominees discuss how their films were made and show clips that illustrate their inventive techniques .\namerican black film institute\u2019s academy awards post - gala where : metropolitan nightclub who\u2019s expected : hot new representatives of young black hollywood as well as past oscar legends why you don\u2019t want to miss it : boasting a \u201cvivre en noire\u201d theme , abfi\u2019s annual academy awards afterparty \u2014 and guests john legend , angela bassett and lupita nyong\u2019o \u2014 will celebrate and promulgate the cinematic legacy of african - american films .\nok ! magazine\u2019s pre - oscar event where : the argyle hollywood , 7 : 30 p . m . who\u2019s expected : ellan coltrane ( \u201cboyhood\u201d ) , ben reed ( \u201camerican sniper\u201d ) , haviland stillwell ( \u201cselma\u201d ) , maddalena ischiale ( \u201cunbroken\u201d ) and more why you don\u2019t want to miss it : the celebrity weekly hosts its annual oscar kickoff with help from hot young film and television talent .\nsnub : kristen stewart , \u201cclouds of sils maria\u201d the critically acclaimed role from the \u201ctwilight\u201d star made her the first american actress to take home the cesar award ( the french equivalent of the oscar ) , and nabbed her a new york film critics circle prize . but in the end , not enough oscar voters saw this small drama directed by olivier assayas that premiered at cannes nearly two years ago .\nsanjay leela bhansali\u2019s black , generously lifted from the hollywood film the miracle worker , is a celluloid exploration of the real - life relationship of hellen keller and her mentor - teacher - and - guide anne sullivan , transformed in the film into the relationship between michelle mcnally ( rani mukherjee ) and her teacher , the ageing , frustrated , once - alcoholic debraj sahai ( amitabh bachchan . ) the film is set against the backdrop of an anglo - indian family , the mcnallys , covering a 50 - year span opening in the 1950s . michelle is the severely handicapped elder daughter of the mcnallys who could belong to any extremely westernised indian family in the country . their very affluence overshadows their ethnic roots . the vast mansion in which the mcnallys live , the clothes they wear , the servants they employ , do not really represent the average anglo - indian family in the country . except for the extreme arrogance of the head , mr mcnally ( dhritiman chatterjee ) , there is nothing specifically \u2018anglo - indian\u2019 about them . the mcnallys may perhaps be of british origin who did not leave india after independence . they do not fit into the clich ` e9d celluloid stereotype of the indian christian character in indian cinema either .\noscar celebrates : documentaries where : samuel goldwyn theater at the academy , 7 : 30 p . m . who\u2019s expected : hosts rob epstein and tabitha jackson , and avid documentarians why you don\u2019t want to miss it : oscar - winning director epstein and sundance institute documentary program director jackson \u2014 along with a series of panelists \u2014 will have much to impart on the short and feature - length documentary film forms .\nvanity fair & chrysler toast to richard linklater and \u201cboyhood\u201d where : cecconi\u2019s west hollywood , 6 p . m . who\u2019s expected : the oscar - nominated director and celebrated cast why you don\u2019t want to miss it : ethan hawke , patricia arquette and crew , who\u2019ve grown to be seasoned pros at doing the awards party circuit , will be relishing in oscar nominee - hood at this toast benefiting the austin film society .\nmaking a film with gang members on their competing turfs meant libiran had to contend with the problem that some members of his cast were being hunted by rival gangs or the police . in fact , he said , production was interrupted every now and then by the news that one of his actors had been arrested or shot . during the acting workshop libiran held for the cast , several of them showed up with weapons .\nnothing else in the film quite lives up to this knockout , visceral prologue . the catalyst for the main action is the murder of one totoy turat , from the sbt gang . the cops for want of a culprit , arbitrarily arrest memey , a member of thugz angels . both gangs blame the diablos . on the night of totoy ' s funeral , thugz angels supply sbt with ammo to mow down their common foe . the cycle of vendetta repeats itself .\nin the opening sequence of the film , the 10 - year - old boy explains the genesis of the tribes . they exist , he says , because the children are poor . they are poor because they or their parents lack jobs . in tondo , the boy says , you have to be tough or you die . even a child needs to be tough . but in the hell that is tondo , he says , even a child can be god .\nwhile\nkubrador\nis anchored by gina pareno ' s virtuoso performance and\nblossoming\nby its crowd - pleasing gay theme ,\ntribe ' s\ntrump card is its live rap music . ad - libbed by the cast of real gangster rappers , each song is a unique voice articulating the rough - hewn vitality of their existence . hip - hop or freestyle , that ' s the film ' s true soul and protagonist , not the faceless , overexposed slum .\nmercedes - benz and the african american film critics association\u2019s viewing party where : four seasons los angeles at beverly hills , 5 p . m . who\u2019s expected : cinema advocates from the aafca , and celebrity guests including david oyelowo , gina rodriguez , anthony anderson , lily allen , josh gad , kat graham and more . why you don\u2019t want to miss it : don \u201coscar chic\u201d attire and enjoy the awards show from this lavish hotel in the company of a diverse group of stars and execs .\n16th annual children uniting nations awards celebration and viewing dinner where : the storied jack warner estate in beverly hills , 5 p . m . who\u2019s expected : a star - studded list of film , sports and entertainment leaders why you don\u2019t want to miss it : this viewing , dinner and after - party gala has congregated foster child benefactors from halle berry to mike tyson to prince , in years past . ( for tickets , call 818 - 905 - 9831 or email cunevent @ aol . com )\nreception in honor of the german oscar nominees where : villa aurora in pacific palisades , 11 a . m . who\u2019s expected : the consulate general of the federal republic of germany , teuton filmmakers , and german oscar nominees and other international film greats why you don\u2019t want to miss it : from the picturesque garden of this historic landmark estate ( former home to novelist - playwright lion feuchtwanger ) , prized filmmakers like wim wenders and the teams behind \u201ccitizenfour\u201d and \u201cthe grand budapest hotel\u201d will be honored by their own .\ncanada stars in awards season where : four seasons los angeles at beverly hills , 5 p . m . who\u2019s expected : the consulate general of canada ; select canadian screen awards nominees ; and canadian oscar nominees including craig mann ( best sound mixing for \u201cwhiplash\u201d ) and chris williams ( best animated feature film for \u201cbig hero 6\u201d ) why you don\u2019t want to miss it : telefilm canada , the academy of canadian cinema & television and the consul general of canada celebrate awards season with cocktails , camaraderie and goodies by skin guru .\nit is also quite touching to see how an older brother would be so thoughtful and bring home little treats like \u201cchicken de pagpag\u201d to his younger siblings . chicken de pagpag is actually discarded chicken parts collected in the trash bins of fast food centers , with the dirt dusted off ( which is why it\u2019s called pagpag ) , washed and refried . while there are sanitary issues here , the point being driven in the film is that even the tough guys of tondo can also be quite sweet , thoughtful and caring to family members .\ntoday icon mann industry panels where : l . a . sag - aftra office , 11 a . m . who\u2019s expected : moderators david p . white of sag - aftra and the black list founder franklin leonard , plus panelists david oyelowo , robi reed , charles king and jeremy kleiner why you don\u2019t want to miss it : industry vets will examine the evolution of black male characters throughout film history and how black actors are valued across international markets at this panel discussion presented by variety , sag - afra and the black list .\n, where it arrives having made an appearance at critics\u2019 week in cannes . it is perhaps open to charges of gimmickry , but surely no one could deny its fascination . i can\u2019t stop thinking about it . this is a grimly compelling , explicit and violent film which is also a silent movie . it is set in a crumbling state boarding school for deaf adolescents in kiev , ukraine : a new student ( grigoriy fesenko ) shows up and from his very first day he is inducted into a secret world of teenage gangs and crime .\nthe point , i think , is that their silence underscores their alienation from us . they are a different tribe : outside the law , below the salt . and their silence has something to do with the criminal code of omerta : you don\u2019t talk . like any group that is isolated and treated as basically inferior , the students here have been left to incubate their own microbes of violence and pain . it is a bleak but simple picture \u2013 at times it looks like slaboshpytskiy draws on samuel beckett or peter brook to create a universal language of anxiety . what an intriguing film .\nmanunuri ng pelikulang pilipino pointed out the gritty portrayal of the tondo district in the film :\n[ libiran ' s ] tondo reeks of the true effluent of human sewage , pulsing with the din and blare of its noise and confusion , to the howl of animals led to their slaughter in vitas [ . . . ] gangs foster fellowship though the brutality of hazing and the camaraderie of drinking sessions . they celebrate life in and out of season , even as they seem bent on a bloodbath for the killing season . there\u2019s no let - up to life and passion .\n[ 11 ]\nsnub : jacob tremblay , \u201croom\u201d \u201croom\u201d performed surprisingly well \u2014 with nominations for best picture , best director ( lenny abrahamson ) and best actress ( brie larson ) \u2014 but it\u2019s hard to understand how the academy failed to recognize the film\u2019s central performance by astonishing newcomer jacob tremblay . the decision by a24 to campaign him in best supporting actor , although he appears in almost every scene , may have confused voters . if he had been nominated as best actor , he would have been the youngest actor ever to appear in the category \u2014 tying jackie cooper ( 1931\u2019s \u201cskippy\u201d ) \u2014 at age 9 .\ndirector jim libiran , who won best feature at the third cinemalaya film festival for this debut , participated in scriptwriter\nbing\nlao ' s real time writing workshop , also attended by some crew members of the above - mentioned films .\nbing\ndecrees that indie films should depict\nreality\nin the philippines ( if poverty is pervasive , so be it ) , in a condensed but virtual time - frame , and make the location or milieu ( not the cast ) the main character . that ' s why these gritty , slum - centric dv films employing grassroots nonpros all look the same - - poverty cannot afford any makeovers .\nbut all the rows and confrontations are conducted in sign language , and this is what accompanies the fistfights \u2013 there are no subtitles , no intertitles , no explanations . and there is no orchestral soundtrack or incidental music . the whole thing happens in eerie quiet , as if on another planet : it is like a nature documentary with the sound turned down . the film unfolds to the continuous accompaniment of shoes squeaking and shuffling on lino floors , in squalid institutional dorm corridors where the doors open outward , like animal cages . there are inchoate non - verbal whispers , or grunts and gasps of anger and pain . i couldn\u2019t help remembering the quotation attributed to nietzsche about dancers being thought insane by those who can\u2019t hear the music .\nthe film begins with a slideshow narrated by ebet , a ten year old boy who resides in the tondo district of manila . he describes the poverty and crime in the city and explains how children have an opportunity to make a name for themselves in such an environment . after witnessing his mother having sex with a man during the lakbayaw festival , he leaves the house and follows three adolescents : memey and brothers pongke and dennis . dennis expresses his desire to join the thugz angels , a gang centered around freestyle rapping , but is warned by his brother , who is concerned for his safety . while out tagging graffiti later that night , the gang comes across totoy turat , a member of the sacred brown tribe who had been murdered on the street . plainclothes police officers promptly arrive and arrest memey while the rest of the gang flees , believing him to be responsible for the murder .\nscientists on what\u2019s next for our planet and how we can work together to cope .\nshould big games in march sway the n . b . a . draft in june ? the numbers say yes\nvillanova\u2019s donte divincenzo\u2019s college career wasn\u2019t enough to push him high on draft boards \u2014 until a big n . c . a . a . tournament . researchers say that makes perfect sense .\nwith a population of around 5 million and no major football history , costa rica stunned fans at brazil ' s 2014 world cup by felling heavyweights uruguay and italy to reach the quarter - finals .\nayanna pressley knew it was going to be tough mounting a primary challenge to an incumbent democratic congressman in massachusetts , a state that often rewards politicians with near - lifetime jobs .\nhouston rockets point guard james harden claimed the first most valuable player award of his career at monday night ' s nba awards show in santa monica , calif .\nthe strain of 90 - hour workweeks left little time for happy family memories .\nthe greatest basketball player in the world might join a new team , instantly making it a title contender . or he might stay with the cavaliers .\nknown for politically charged social art , marlene dumas tries a new direction \u2014 eros \u2014 inspired by shakespeare .\nleo ( abalos ) belongs to a poor family . because he did not finish his studies , his only option is to work as a contractual worker in various establishments . in one job , he met a high - spirited girl named tanya ( feleo ) with whom he got . . .\nin the small ivatan village of chavayan in sabtang , batanes , the townsfolk gather before sunrise to perform the paypatawen ritual to open the fishing season . a pig is sacrificed in order to please the spirits to guarantee an abundant catch . . . .\nworld - weary tondo throbs to the beat of hip - hop and freestyle \u2018gangsta\u2019 rap and to the scents and sensations of drugs and sex and violence . we witness this crepuscular underworld through the eyes of ten - year - old ebet . we follow him as he . . .\nthis site uses cookies . by using this site you are agreeing to our privacy and cookie policy .\nwinner of this year ' s cinemalaya top award and bound for a solid festival career around the world , jim libiran ' s vibrant debut goes back to the manila slums , which have become lately the favourite spot for cinema in the philippines . thispowerful but downbeat portrait of a world ruled by the vicious circle of poverty and crime , focuses on its main victims , the young generation , angrily self - destructing itself out of sheer desperation .\nmoving to the hip - hop beat which pumps its way through the entire picture and establishes its pace , libiran is less concerned with itscore plot and far more with the climate in which such a story is not only possible but very probable .\ngangs of kids in their early teens battle other gangs of similar age , while their harassed parents are impotent to do anything about it , except watch and weep .\ntribe is shot with a handheld dv camera and rudimentary lighting , which helps create a lively , spontaneous feeling of action . the intense cast seem entirely oblivious of the camera looking down their throat and go about their business as usual .\nit is told through the eyes of ebet , a 10 - year - old from the derelict tondo neighbourhood , a warren of dilapidated lodgings separated by narrow streets inhabited almost as much as the houses themselves .\nlibiran ' s camera chases one character down a filth alley to his home , squirms its way in , spends some time with the family , then comes out again to follow another character that was met on the way , and so on .\nthe relentless rap beat on the soundtrack never lets off except when it is covered by for the shrill cacophony of people speaking , all of them , at the same time .\nthe picture wastes no time rubbing the viewers ' nose into the tondo slime .\nlittle ebet ( karl eigger balingit ) , whose mother fornicates with a vengeanceevery night with a variety of partners , goes out in the late hours to join what he considers his real family , a gang of teenagers calling itself thugz angels .\nhe watches them use drugs and indulge freely in sex , witnesses the brutal initiation rites to which novices are submitted and follows them when the body the dead boy is found and one of the angels is unjustlyarrested .\nfrom ebet , the focus of attention moves to makoy ( o . g . sancred ) , the teenage son of a slaughterhouse worker , who may act the dutiful son at home , carry water from the well ( for there is no running water in tondo ) and calming his parents ' fear for his safety , but once outside , he reverts to his role as gang leader and sets out to settle his accounts with a rival gang , the demons , who were most likely responsible for the murder .\nlibiran and his editor , lawrence s . ang , tie together his restless camerawork into one seamless fluid continuity , sucking the audience into this strange and often senseless vortex where religious passion rubs elbows naturally with blatant promiscuity .\nrespect for the family goes together with disrespect for human life , where sex , drugs , violence , crime and death are accepted at any age without qualm as inevitable .\nthe fuzzy quality of dv night shots , of which there are plenty , addsto the atmosphere . and no professional actor could match the authenticity of the performances , most of them by people libiran found in tondo itself .\ntheaccusing finger is pointed only atthe state of things as they are in tondo , where , to quote ebet ' s voice - over narrative ' people are bums because they are poor ' .\nin most cases , he manages to find something affecting in almost of all the characters rushing through the picture and even to introduce here and there , moments of levity .\ntrue , libiran isn ' t the first to reveal the terrible face of the manila slums , but that does not detract one bit from his achievement . sadly enough , however , it most probably isn ' t going to change the face of the slums , either .\nwe use cookies to ensure you get the best experience on pep . ph . by continuing to browse our site , you are agreeing to our use of cookies . find out more here .\ntribe\nferries us into the stygian slum of tondo through the voice of a child , ebet .\nonly the tough survive . . . . here , a child can be a badass ,\nhe asserts . he gives us a guided tour with a gang initiation rite as bonus . a boy not even in his teens is blindfolded and thwacked with a wooden plank while muttering\ni love thugz angels\nbetween clenched teeth . a girl not much older is given the option of consensual beating or nonconsensual sex .\ntribe\nhas been compared with\ncity of god ,\nfor want of a transatlantic equivalent . yet while the latter ' s superior aesthetic and technical prowess borders on stylistic ostentation ,\ntribe ' s\nthreadbare production values offer cinematography of mostly nocturnal shots on a shaky handheld in alternating flashes of monochrome and harsh dayglo colors . while\ncity of god\nhas a unified character - driven center ,\ntribe\nscours its location like a greedy scavenger , giving as much prominence to sweaty sex or a squabble over electric bills as to the slack buildup to the clumsily choreographed turf war .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nstrict warning : non - static method pagination : : getinstance ( ) should not be called statically in / home / manunuri / public _ html / sites / all / modules / pagination / pagination . module on line 278 .\nstrict warning : only variables should be assigned by reference in / home / manunuri / public _ html / sites / all / modules / pagination / pagination . module on line 278 .\nstrict warning : non - static method pagination : : getinstance ( ) should not be called statically in / home / manunuri / public _ html / sites / all / modules / pagination / pagination . module on line 355 .\nstrict warning : only variables should be assigned by reference in / home / manunuri / public _ html / sites / all / modules / pagination / pagination . module on line 355 .\nstrict warning : non - 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city gangs that raise their industrial pipes and flick their switchblades and go on a tribal - war rampage as easily as they rap or wax poetic about their city , their personal aspirations and frustrations , like the minstrels of more bucolic , less violent times .\nlibiran thoroughly knows his geography . his tondo reeks of the true effluent of human sewage , pulsing with the din and blare of its noise and confusion , to the howl of animals led to their slaughter in vitas . but amid the racket are also humanity and tenderness , as shown by the warm interaction during family dinners of the gang members .\nthis is tondo in all its singeing but lyrical heights , in all its ballast and flare . housewives pounce on a meralco inspector , who uses binoculars to read the meters perched on extraordinary heights beyond human tampering , to protest high power rates . gangs foster fellowship though the brutality of hazing and the camaraderie of drinking sessions . they celebrate life in and out of season , even as they seem bent on a bloodbath for the killing season . there\u2019s no let - up to life and passion .\nbut alas , their passion is inexorably a bloodlust . even when they take part in the pagan revelry that characterizes the feast of the santo nino , a celebration of the child jesus in his infancy and budding promise , the gangs can\u2019t help but be drawn to crucifying one another in the golgotha of the streets , snuffing out one another\u2019s lives with one whack of machetes and ice - picks , one angry eruption of their improvised shotguns . for all of their death wish , one wonders how they could have reached their young adulthood at all . or why they have to reach this far only for them to cut each other to pieces .\nlibiran seems to imply that even if they\u2019re hell - bent on gory deaths , these gangs have the fire of art and poetry\u2014their rap - verses not only scorching protest songs of the inhumanity of their condition , but also assays at creation that are some sort of a reverse affirmation of life . much like the old vendor of \u201cpagpag , \u201d leftover fried chicken scavenged from the garbage dump that\u2019s dusted off ( \u201cpagpag\u201d literally means to dust off the dirt ) for another frying and selling ; he recites grand verses to sell his recycled goods\u2014his poetic lines endowing his dumped and dead chicken with new life ."]}
{"id": 116050, "summary": [{"text": "district 9 is a 2009 science fiction film directed by neill blomkamp , written by blomkamp and terri tatchell , and produced by peter jackson and carolynne cunningham .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is a co-production of new zealand , the united states , and south africa .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film stars sharlto copley , jason cope , and david james , and was adapted from blomkamp 's 2006 short film alive in joburg .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film is mostly presented in a found footage format by featuring fictional interviews , news footage , and video from surveillance cameras .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the story , which explores themes of humanity , xenophobia , and social segregation , begins in an alternate 1982 , when an alien ship appears over johannesburg , south africa .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "when a population of sick and malnourished insect-like aliens is found aboard the ship , the south african government confines them to an internment camp called district 9 .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "years later , during the government 's relocation of the aliens to another camp , one of the confined aliens named christopher johnson tries to escape with his son and return home , crossing paths with a bureaucrat named wikus van der merwe .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the title and premise of district 9 were inspired by events in district six , cape town , during the apartheid era .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "a viral marketing campaign for the film began in 2008 at san diego comic-con , while the theatrical trailer debuted in july 2009 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "district 9 was released by tristar pictures on august 14 , 2009 , in north america and became a financial success , earning over $ 210 million at the box office .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it also received acclaim from critics , who praised the film 's direction , performances , themes , and story , and garnered numerous awards and nominations , including four academy award nominations for best picture , best adapted screenplay , best visual effects , and best film editing . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "district 9", "paragraphs": ["nnedi ' s wahala zone blog : my response to district 419\u2026i mean district 9 . ; - )\n9 ) who built the slums in district 9 right over where the command module fell ? very convenient .\ndistrict 9 essays are academic essays for citation . these papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of district 9 , directed by neill blomkamp .\nthe wonder is that despite its obvious roots , district 9 feels staggeringly original .\navc : so district 9 is a warning about a lot more than apartheid .\ndistrict 9 was very loosely secured by mnu . this was exemplified in the movie by prawns able to sneak out of district 9 although they were prohibited and wiku ' s easily sneaking into district 9 when he was a fugitive on the run .\npmea district 9 now has the capabilities for family and . . . [ more ]\na scene from\ndistrict 9 ,\nin which an alien spacecraft stalls over johannesburg .\nsexton , timothy .\ndistrict 9 themes\n. gradesaver , 26 april 2017 web .\nwelcome to the pmea district 9 webpage . here you will . . . [ more ]\n16 . see , for example , the discussion goups on facebook : \u2018nigerians offended by district 9\u2019 ( urltoken ) ; or \u2018district 9 hates nigerians\u2019 ( urltoken ) . [ \u2191 ]\n, a head operative of the m . n . u . in charge of relocating the aliens from district 9 to district 10 . as\ndistrict 9 is almost wholly unique this year in combining fantastic action with thoughtful , narrative filmmaking .\njohn courage was elected to san antonio ' s city council for district 9 in june 2017 .\npmea district 9 is comprised of the lackawanna , luzerne , wayne , wyoming , and susquehanna counties of northeastern pennsylvania . pennsylvania music educators association district 9 copryright \u00a9 2014 . all rights reserved .\nwith the headline : \u2018district 9\u2019 and its space aliens are no . 1 at box office .\n20 . daniel magaziner , hollywoodland : district 9 and the \u2018old\u2019 south africa . [ \u2191 ]\nthe squatters of chiawelo share the district 9 limelight with another group on the bottom rung of society .\nwatching district 9 , i could feel my mind splitting into different tracks of internal dialogue and reaction .\nbut blomkamp has made district 10 . district 10 is in the sky , and it is called elysium\u2026\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at district council 9 ny iupat , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the district council 9 ny iupat company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at district council 9 ny iupat .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie district 9 ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of district 9 ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing district 9 near you .\nthis cast list of who was in district 9 includes both lead and minor roles . ( 15 items )\nmy point being is that district 9 speaks very much to a current as well as a historical sa .\nreblogged this on mrankings and commented : review of district 9 , ranked as the best movie of 2009 .\nwatch the full video above for more fascinating details on how blomkamp and crew injected realism into district 9 .\nwhat the sci - fi action flick district 9 lacks in famous faces it makes up for with sheer imagination .\nsharlto copley , left , star of\ndistrict 9 ,\nwith neill blomkamp , director of the film .\nweta workshop\u2019s greg broadmore , who worked as a designer on district 9 , explained the social tensions brewing in johannesburg .\nmueller , matt .\nneill blomkamp talks district 9 \u2014 rt interview\n, rotten tomatoes , 3 september 2009 .\nmy former grad supervisor ' s brother is a partner in the vancouver - based company that did district 9 vfx .\nsharlto copley in \u0093district 9 , \u0094 an adventure about townships for extraterrestrials , by the south african director neill blomkamp .\ni applied online . i interviewed at district council 9 ny iupat ( new york , ny ) in august 2015 .\nthe viral marketing campaign for the sci - fi thriller ' district 9 ' is having the intended response , sony says .\ndistrict 9 is a bracing mix of scare - fi and politics . it ' s also this summer ' s coolest fantasy\ndistrict 9 kept me riveted from start to finish \u2026 and the understated acting of the locals i found fresh and exhilarating .\n1 ) riaad moosa reckons its just a matter of time before we get the musical district 9 directed by david kramer .\nmartin modern is a 99 - year - leasehold condominium being developed in the affluent district 9 , close to robertson quay .\n\u201cdistrict 9\u201d benefited from skilled filmmaking \u2014 reviews were overwhelmingly positive \u2014 but had no stars ( at least on screen ) .\nwent to blomkamp and offered him $ 30 million to make whatever he wanted . the result was district 9 ( 2009 ) .\nblikkiesdoprp housingdisaster has become cape flats ' own . . . district 9 in the daily voice , south africa , 3 october 2009\ndistrict 9 cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of district 9 actors includes any district 9 actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each district 9 actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of district 9 have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nthe question and answer section for district 9 is a great resource to ask questions , find answers , and discuss the novel .\ni have held off on seeing district 9 . too much hype . and i\u2019ve never been big on sci - fi movies .\npmea district 9 now has the capabilities for family and friends of festival participants to obtain tickets to pmea district 9 festivals . you can purchase the tickets through booktix . com . just follow the link below to purchase your tickets . urltoken . . . read more\ninside the incredible visual effects of district 9 with some of the talented vancouver film school graduates responsible for creating them . the acclaimed district 9 was directed by vfs 3d animation & visual effects grad neill blomkamp , co - written by writing for film & television grad terri tatchell , and featured the visual effects talent of 40 vfs alumni . find out more about district 9 ' s vfs connections at urltoken\n1 . see , for example , \u2018 nigerians offended by district 9 \u2019 and \u2018 district 9 hates nigerians \u2019 . the e - symposium , initiated by \u2018the zeleza post . informed news and commentary on the pan african world\u2019 can be found here . [ \u2191 ]\ncaltrans district 9 encompasses the central - east portion of the state with its headquarters in bishop . the district is responsible for all of the state highway systems in inyo , mono and eastern kern counties .\navc : district 9 doesn\u2019t exactly set up a sequel , but there\u2019s certainly room for one . do you have any interest in that ?\nsharlto copley , mandla gaduka and kenneth nkosi star in tristar pictures ' sci - fi thriller ' district 9 . ' ( tristar pictures )\ndistrict 9 \u2018s references to apartheid are obvious , from the title echoing district six onwards . the signs declaring certain spaces \u201cfor humans only\u201d are clever\u2014as well as a key part of the film\u2019s highly successful marketing campaign .\nafter the district 9 roundtable and a one - on - one with director neill blomkamp , we found out a lot about what went on behind the scenes while making the alien feature . and some of the district 9 fact we uncovered may shock you , all quotes are from blomkamp :\nso whilst my daughter and friends sat through the quite adult story underpinning pixar\u2019s latest animated gem \u2018up\u201d \u2026 last night i sat through district 9 .\nwith it currently unknown how far blomkamp is on any potential sequel to district 9 it\u2019s unknown when a sequel could be expected to hit theaters .\nan internet backlash is under way with an online petition and a facebook group ,\ndistrict 9 hates nigerians\n, accusing the film of xenophobia .\nin district 9 , a crippled alien ship is stranded in south africa , and its extraterrestrial occupants become unwanted refugees . photo : courtesy of sony pictures\nnigeria\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s government may have moved to stop cinemas acrossthe country from showing the\u00e2 controversial science fiction film , district 9 , which it says denigrates the country\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s image .\nextraterrestrials invaded the hearts , minds and wallets of earthbound movie fans over the weekend , making\ndistrict 9\nthe top winner at the box office .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nif you haven\u2019t heard of district 9 yet , the marketing team behind tristar pictures is doing their best to inform you in some unique ways . similar to the cloverfield viral marketing campaign , district 9\u2019s official site is supposedly run by multi - national united , a fake company that will be featured in the film .\nan alien mothership hovers over johannesburg , south africa , in\ndistrict 9 ,\na science - fiction thriller that deals with displacement and reflections on apartheid .\ndistrict 9 study guide contains a biography of director neill blomkamp , literature essays , quiz questions , major themes , characters , and a full summary and analysis .\ndistrict 9 , directed by neill blomkamp , is an upcoming sci - fi flick that takes place in johannesburg , south africa . produced by peter jackson of the\nthere are several references to district 9 in blomkamp ' s film , chappie , which is filmed in the same area and features blomkamp ' s childhood home .\nwith his previously planned fifth installment of the alien franchise now dead , director neill blomkamp is officially returning to the world of his biggest hit \u2014 district 9 .\ngoodbye mayfair , hello paradise heights - our all new \u2018redeveloped\u2019 district . . .\ndistrict 9 , which was screened recently at the silverbird cinemas , portrayed nigerians as people embedded with all kinds of vices , ranging from criminality to prostitution and voodooism .\nthe authors want to thank max annas , laura dowson and ross truscott for comments on earlier versions of this paper . featured district 9 image : daniel y . go\nfew people going to see district 9 are going for the music , but the district 9 score from clinton shorter , and the six songs featured in the movie , are of note as well . the soundtrack features two songs from bonginkosi dlamini ( aka zola ) , as well as music from linda mkhize , molemi and zulu mobb .\nanticipation for a follow - up film has been high since district - 9 was released , and it seems fair to say it\u2019s going to be a big deal when it finally arrives . with it currently unknown how far blomkamp is on any potential sequel to district 9 , it\u2019s unknown when a sequel could be expected to hit theaters .\nneill blomkamp ' s\nridiculous\ndistrict 9 is fresh proof that filmmakers just can ' t handle racial issues , said armond white in new york press . the movie\nidiotically combines sci - fi wonderment with the inane ' realism ' of a mockumentary\nto show how south africa forces visiting extraterrestrials to live as second - class citizens . but with its relentless reliance on old racial stereotypes , district 9\nrepresents the sloppiest and dopiest pop cinema\nimaginable . ( watch the trailer for district 9 )\n\u201creally , what i wanted to do was just mix science fiction with africa , and that\u2019s what district 9 is , \u201d blomkamp told urltoken in an interview during last month\u2019s comic - con international in san diego . see the full interview , in which blomkamp and district 9 star sharlto copley reveal more about the making of the film , below .\nregion 9 economic development district of sw colorado , inc . is a non - profit , 501 ( c ) 6 public / private partnership that promotes and coordinates economic development efforts throughout southwest colorado . incorporated in 1989 , region 9 is led by a board of directors comprised of representatives from the 17 local governmental jurisdictions and 9 from the private sector .\nthis poster shows one of the most common signs that are seen throughout the move district 9 . it also gives you a view of the slums that the aliens live it .\ndistrict 9 , the new movie about insectlike aliens stranded in south africa , pulls off its fantastic premise through a clever mix of documentary - style cinematography and convincing visual effects .\nthe reason why district 9 looked so good is because they knew what their budget was , and they planned ahead to set limits and make the most from what they had .\nwith his previously planned fifth installment of the alien franchise now dead , director neill blomkamp is officially returning to the world of his biggest hit \u2014 district 9 . in an interview to discuss his new studio , oats studios , which will serve as an outlet for some of his ideas , blomkamp revealed plans to return to the world of district 9 .\nyou don ' t feel bamboozled , fooled , or patronized by district 9 , as you did by most of the summer blockbusters . you feel winded , shaken , and shamed .\neven making allowances for the fact that [ district 9 ] is a fable , with strong elements of satire and allegory , the one - dimensionality of the nigerian characters is striking .\nin this sense , district 9 is very like , for example , bamboozled or the believer \u2013 two other movies that also deal with this kind of critique of racism through inversion .\nsean de waal said in the m & g : \u201cdistrict 9\u2019s references to apartheid are obvious , from the title echoing district six onwards . the signs declaring certain spaces \u201cfor humans only\u201d are clever \u2014 as well as a key part of the film\u2019s highly successful marketing campaign .\nasked whether or not the director plans to use his studio to release a few shorts teasing potential projects that would tie - in to district 9 , elysium , or chappie , blomkamp revealed that that\u2019d probably be a no because of the studios that own the films . however , he did tease a project set in the same world of the critically acclaimed district 9 .\nin may , the district held a community discussion to heighten awareness about the opioid crisis .\nthe reason why district 9 looked so good is because they knew what their budget was , and they planned ahead to set limits and make the most from what they had .\nneill blomkamp burst onto the scene in 2009 with the hit sci - fi film district 9 , which was set in his home country of south africa , about an extraterrestrial race living in a ghetto . there are many twists and turns throughout the story , but the film ends with a major cliffhanger and ( spoiler ! ) district 9 being demolished , the government then moving the aliens to a much larger district 10 ( the obvious title for a potential sequel ) .\nthese 9 students received perfect attendance awards for coming to school all 180 days ! . . .\nscience fiction . refugee aliens living in slum conditions on earth in an enclosed area in south africa known as district 9 , begin to fight back . when his dna mutates after a strange virus , wikus van de merwe finds himself being hunted down as this change means he can access the superior technology of alien weaponry . the only place he can hide out is district 9 .\nin an interview with the verge to discuss his new studio , oats studios , which will serve as an outlet for some of his ideas , blomkamp revealed plans to return to the world of district 9 . asked whether or not the director plans to use his studio to release a few shorts teasing potential projects that would tie - into district 9 , elysium , or chappie , blomkamp revealed that that\u2019d probably be a no because of the studios that own the films . however , he did tease a project set in the same world of the critically acclaimed district 9 .\ndistrict 9 is set within this sort of backdrop , but it isn\u2019t an overtly political film . copley , the actor who plays lead character wikus , says it\u2019s possible to miss the allegory .\ndistrict 9 director neill blomkamp has confirmed that a sequel to the acclaimed sci - fi film is in the works \u2013 but there\u2019s the small matter of completing work on several other projects first .\nthe south african government in district 9 quarantines aliens ( called\nnon - humans\n) in a small , decrepit area of johannesburg in an effort to disarm tensions . photo : david bloomer\nentries are judged by a panel of experts who are not current advancement professionals in district iv .\nmany nigerians also accused district 9 of being xenophobic . online petitions and facebook groups were started called\ndistrict 9 hates nigerians\n. hakeem kae - kazim , a british born nigerian actor also criticized the portrayal of nigerians in the film telling the beeld newspaper africa is a beautiful place and the problems it does have can not be shown by such a small group of people . [ 52 ]\navc : you seem to have a dim view of humanity . the people in district 9 are almost exclusively violent , selfish , barbaric , and consciously sadistic . is there hope for the species ?\nas a south african who lives very close to district 9 i will tell you that there is no cgi involved . its all real . we have to live with those filthy prawns every day .\nthis was my first exposure to kwaito \u2013 post apartheid hip hop known for strong sociological messages \u2013 but hearing it , and understanding its roots , the music is a perfect match for district 9 .\ndistrict 9 ' s\nstealth campaign , however , has already accomplished what a wildly diverse array of virals unleashed on an unsuspecting public this year could not - - stand out from the pack .\nyour background is in short films , like the one that inspired district 9 . you also released your concept artwork for alien 5 online . would you say that those two things helped inspire oats studios ?\ngreg broadmore , designer at new zealand effects company weta workshop , said that sense of alien v\u00e9rit\u00e9 extended to crafting district 9 \u2018s prop weapons , costumes and the 10 - foot - tall extraterrestrials themselves .\n\u2018district 9 , \u2019 which has been read by most critics as an allegory of apartheid ( parallels have been drawn to forced removals from the real - life district six in cape town during the 70s ) , might be more profitably viewed through the lens of ongoing anti - foreigner sentiment in south africa .\nwelcome to the pmea district 9 webpage . here you will find information about music education in northeastern pennsylvania , as our district includes the schools in wayne , susquehanna , wyoming , lackawanna and luzerne counties . we will also be posting about upcoming events such as festivals , fests and other events , along with weather information regarding these events ! if you are a member of pmea district . . . read more\nstream district 9 ( original motion picture soundtrack ) by clinton shorter and tens of millions of songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms apply .\nif you\u2019re familiar with how district 9 came to be , it started as a short called alive in joburg . that\u2019s the kind of experimental magic that they\u2019re trying to conjure at oats studio , but also to dive into horror / science fiction / fantasy films that are also political\u2013like elysium and district 9 \u2013and some that are also apolitical . but oats studio is not the only thing that blomkamp is trying to lift off the ground . when asked by the verge on whether or not he\u2019d use oats studio as a workshop for tie - ins to his previous films , district 9 , elysium , or chappie , blomkamp answered :\nconsider district 9 to be the anti\u2013 g . i . joe ( a movie that i saw , unfortunately\u2014i truly wish with all my heart i could somehow go back in time and get those two hours of my life back ) . district 9 was made on a relatively lean budget ( $ 30 million ) , with no well - known actors and a 29 - year - old director named neill blomkamp ( who ? exactly . ) and yet , district 9 is the most exciting science fiction movie to come along in ages ; definitely the most thrilling film of the summer ; and quite possibly the best film i\u2019ve seen all year .\nin a few short months , neill blomkamp will release his follow - up to district 9 with the science fiction allegory elysium . since elysium was supposed to be a release for march 2013 , blomkamp has already moved on to his next project chappie . while we have no idea what blomkamp will have in store for audiences with elysium , many still wonder if he\u2019ll ever make a sequel to his directorial debut , district 9 .\nthe district 9 alien homes were actually shot in a recently evacuated area of impoverished housing . the homes you see the aliens getting evicted from were homes that humans had recently been kicked out of , for real .\nthank you ! i took an anthropology class focusing on the biological rather than the cultural aspects . so when i re - watch district 9 , a lot of the lecture resonated within the film . thanks again !\nthe a . v . club : the ad campaign for district 9 has been unusually secretive in terms of not giving away the plot or the real tone of the movie . were you involved in that choice ?\nthe film is about alien refugees who set up home in a south african shanty town called district nine .\ndistrict board meetings are held at the large conference room in the district office located at 984 old mill run . audio recordings of board meetings , workshops or public hearings are available for purchase per florida statute 119 . 07 through the district clerk for $ 1 . 00 per cd requested . residents may also arrange to listen to audio recordings at the district office . please call 352 - 751 - 3939 for requests or information .\nin 2016 , the final land owner seat will transition to a qualified elector seat . from that point moving forward , all supervisors in district no . 9 will be elected by ' qualified electors ' ( registered voters ) residing in the district . they are elected on a non - partisan basis on the general election ballot .\nno word on when we could see a district 9 sequel on the horizon , but that film did leave us with a bit of a cliffhanger and more than a few science fiction fans would be interested to see a district 10 . so it ' s encouraging to see that there ' s still life in that project .\nwhile\ndistrict 9\ndoes not have the built - in box - office appeal of behemoths like the\nstar trek\nand\ntransformers\nfilms , it does share their affection for loud noises and shiny objects . but\ndistrict 9 ,\nby first - time director neill blomkamp , also has the cautionary plausibility more commonly associated with genre works of social commentary , like the less - is - more\nmoon .\nfilmmakers leave no stone unturned in promoting their movies , often venturing into new and innovative fronts to make people aware of their production . district 9 takes a step forward from the conventional movie promoting techniques on the internet .\nin another film , we could be invited to treat this colonialist view critically , and weigh it against other evidence . in district 9 , though , it is a view that is extensively confirmed by what we see .\nthat was walsh ' s purview on district 9 : establishing the parameters for the project in terms of how the facility would approach vfx problems , and marrying those issues to finances . coming at the problems from a different angle was kaufman , whose big - picture experience before he signed on for district 9 included such vfx - heavy movies as the core and poseidon as well as invisible - fx projects like ocean ' s thirteen and leatherheads .\nneill blomkamp\u2019s district 9 was a sci - fi tour de force . after an alien ship arrives in johannesburg in 1982 , district 9 tells the story of wikus van de merwe - a mild - mannered bureaucrat who is in charge of dealing with the city\u2019s alien occupants . a mixture of sci - fi and body horror , blomkamp\u2019s breakout movie was a huge hit . but will he ever get around to the sequel he\u2019s been promising us ?\nin an interview with ign , neill blomkamp talked about how much he wants to make district 10 ( the would - be title for the district 9 sequel ) , but he\u2019s currently busy getting elysium in theaters for august . blomkamp is also getting chappie together and he can only do so much in one day . blomkamp explained :\ndistrict 9 has too many gory vaporizations to qualify as a serious statement on race relations , but it does outclank transformers : revenge of the fallen by a wide margin , and you thrill to the cleanly cut action sequences .\nat the start of that film , \u201cdistrict 9\u201d ( which sony\u2019s tristar pictures division will open on aug . 14 ) , an alien spacecraft stalls out in earth\u2019s atmosphere , not over new york or washington but over johannesburg .\nlos angeles \u2014 the low - budget alien movie \u201cdistrict 9\u201d was no . 1 at the weekend box office with an estimated $ 37 million in ticket sales , a stronger than expected result fueled by a quirky marketing campaign .\nfrom the townships , living away from human beings . footage reveals that there are hate crimes against the aliens ( i . e . shooting riots and burning down the aliens\u2019 homes ) . the film also depicts citizens segregating the humans from the aliens . by relocating the aliens from district 9 to district 10 , people hope the violence will\none interviewer actually asked blomkamp about the racial overtones of the nigerian characters , and he remarked rather matter - of - factly that many south african slums are in fact dominated by nigerian gangs as district 9 is in the film .\ndistrict 9 is , of course , the highly acclaimed modern cult classic 2009 science fiction thriller film directed by neill blomkamp , written by blomkamp and terri tatchell . the film stars sharlto copley , jason cope , and david james .\n28 years ago , aliens landed in johannesburg , south africa . a powerful corporation known as multi - national united moves all the aliens into a concentration camp called district 9 . after years of protest from civilians , mnu finally decides to evict the aliens from district 9 and move them to a more controlled area , appropriately named district 10 . while overseeing these evictions , mnu officer wikus van de merwe encounters an alien named christopher johnson and finds an illegal lab in his shack . while snooping around , wikus is sprayed with a suspicious alien chemical that has nasty results . . . .\ni was quite disappointed with \u2018elysium\u2019 because it was being touted as the new film by visionary director of \u2018district 9\u2019 but turned out to rip off practically every sci - fi film i\u2019d ever seen , right down the ending being the exact ending to \u2018armageddon\u2019 . i still enjoyed it but i expected more from a \u201cvisionary director\u201d . this was all before i\u2019d seen \u2018district 9\u2019 at all . after seeing it , i\u2019m even more disappointed with \u2018elysium\u2019 and what it could have been .\nvisual effects \u201cavatar\u201d \u2014 joe letteri , stephen rosenbaum , richard baneham and andrew r . jones \u201cdistrict 9\u201d \u2014 dan kaufman , peter muyzers , robert habros and matt aitken \u201cstar trek\u201d \u2014 roger guyett , russell earl , paul kavanagh and burt dalton\ndistrict 9 is a movie starring sharlto copley , david james , and jason cope . an extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum - like conditions on earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology .\nthe marketing is not limited to cyberspace only . district 9 benches and bus - stops in los angeles are \u2018humans only\u2019 and a number to report ' non - humans ' is also provided which , when dialed , reaches multi national united .\nthat\u2019s not the way culture works , nor the way that audiences work with culture . district 9 is the kind of film that\u2019s good to think , not the kind of film that the representational posse should be chasing with torches and pitchforks .\nfrom chapter 9 , toots & the maytals perform 54 - 46 , opening the lion ' s den on friday afternoon .\nit\u2019s often easy for south africans to imagine they live in an alternative reality . maybe that\u2019s why district 9 , driven by the south african experience of its director , neill blomkamp , who lived here until his late teens , works so well .\ni was reading about this a couple of days ago . i bookmarked it as it ticked all the buttons for me . . . let ' s see . got it . it was the urltoken website and the article for district 9 was urltoken\nthere ' s a lot more to district 9 than just exploding tesla guns . did you know one actor played all the aliens , plus some major scenes were improvised ? we list the top things you should know about the new alien epic .\nsouth african ufo drama district 9 is one of the most anticipated films of the summer . but had it come out of hollywood \u2013 and to the attention of the us government \u2013 it might never have made it to the big screen in tact\nblomkamp is good at mustering speedy action and posting grisly sight gags in the background , carnage always hovering comically at the edge of your vision . but i ' m not sure that district 9 entirely gets the earthling racism out of its own system .\npretty much every feature film that i ' ve done is not a straight piece of filmmaking . district 9 is entirely metaphor , allegory , and partially satire . elysium is satirical , and chappie is completely mental . it fits into its own genre .\nanyway , that\u2019s one way of interpreting what has happened in district 9 . as the film opens , the space ship is there . we are told by various commentators , in earnest documentary style , complete with talking heads , that we kind humans rescued the debilitated aliens from the space ship and quarantined them in a resettlement camp , known as district 9 , in soweto . now there are social problems to do with the aliens\u2019 presence , so they have to be moved to a camp outside of town .\nwatching the film which is about alien refugees who set up home in a south african shanty town called district 9 , one cannot but submit that the science fiction film remains an extension of the frequent\u00e2 negative attack on the black nations by the western world .\ndistrict 9 is not a pretty movie . it doesn\u2019t look pretty . its message isn\u2019t pretty . it hurts the eyes to watch . in fact , district 9 is an outright ugly movie , but it is an ugly that is perfectly crafted and takes ugly to the heights of a new aesthetic . the screen is full of unflinchingly realistic ugly slums , banal ugly interiors of institutionalized spaces , and ugly people whose entire lives and bodies have been corrupted by the ugly greedy powers that dominate everything in the landscape .\ncan someone explain to me why there were alien weapons in district 9 , where did they come from and why there wasn ' t stricter enforcement of the nigerian camps ? they knew the nigerians had them , but didn ' t do anything about it .\ngreat review andries , one of the best i\u2019ve read . i wrote a premise for district 10 , check it out here :\nproducer peter jackson planned to produce a film adaptation based on the halo video game franchise with first - time director neill blomkamp . due to lack of financing , the halo adaptation was placed on hold . jackson and blomkamp discussed pursuing alternative projects and eventually chose to produce and direct , respectively , district 9 . blomkamp had previously directed commercials and short films , but district 9 was his first feature film . the director co - wrote the script with terri tatchell and chose to film in south africa , where he was born . [ 7 ] in district 9 , tatchell and blomkamp emulated the world explored in his short film\nalive in joburg\n, choosing characters , moments and concepts that they found interesting , and fleshing out these elements for the feature film . [ 8 ]\ndistrict 9 is a gritty , groundbreaking sci - fi thriller that highlights the sheer brilliance of peter jackson and neil blomkamp . from the stunning visuals to its emotionally gripping tale , the film keeps you on edge and provokes the graphic nature of survival . 5 / 5\nas you may know , district 9 was inspired by neill blomkamp ' s short film alive in joburg . but what many people don ' t realize is that he created alive in joburg ' s footage of people being interviewed about aliens , by using real interviews .\ndistrict 9 existed because it was an allegory directly connected to apartheid . and just for argument ' s sake , look at something like alien . alien exist as an freudian exploration into this psycho - sexual nightmare , and playing on those elements inside the human mind .\nwith district 9 , i plan on making another film in that world . to go back and work with weta , and make the film would be cool , but anything that preexists like that may not be the best fit for whatever we ' re trying here .\nwith district 9 , i plan on making another film in that world . to go back and work with weta , and make the film would be cool , but anything that pre - exists like that may not be the best fit for whatever we\u2019re trying here .\nreview : district 9 - a perspective from america it ' s very difficult not to have an opinion about district 9 so we thought we ' d write two , independently , from different sides of the globe . in this review we feature the perspective from a member of the audience for which the movie was created , america , although other nationalities are certainly welcome to read it and are encouraged to comment ( though they are also kindly asked to accept that the inadequacies of the film are an attempt to appeal to american audiences ) .\ntwo images of the giant image that was painted on a wall in the meat packing district near west 14th street , new york .\nwe are pleased to present the 2018 accolades award winners . they were honored at the district ii conference in national harbor , md .\nacademic magnet high school ( amhs ) and charleston county school district are proud to accept a $ 100 , 000 grant . . .\ni remember\u2026 stoning police vans ( only \u2013 our mothers travelled in buses ) , being beaten and thrown into jail for walking home from school \u2013 some other school\u2019s kids violently disrupted classes and we had no choice but to leave , teargas ; it\u2019s all in district 9 .\ngoldtooth creative produced several hologram shots for district 9 , farmed out to the newly formed studio by image engine . these included a shot of little christopher johnson looking at a hologram of his home planet system and the holograms and heads up displays shown inside the drop ship .\n\u201cwith district 9 , i plan on making another film in that world . to go back and work with weta , and make the film would be cool , but anything that pre - exists like that may not be the best fit for whatever we\u2019re trying here . \u201d\nfilmed almost entirely on a giant south african rubbish dump , district 9 spins human trash into extraterrestrial gold . charging through a three - day story arc with end - of - the - world intensity , its characters dare us to quibble over their unpronounceable names and unintelligible accents .\ni rewatched a bunch of district 9 recently after seeing elysium , and it actually seemed noticeably worse than i remember it being . the problem was mostly with the prawns and the battlemech at the end , they looked a lot more added - in than i remember them being .\non friday night detectives were examining a mass of cctv footage from the underground rail network , and from businesses around some district line stations .\nthe blu - ray disc and region 1 code widescreen edition of district 9 as well as the 2 - disc special edition version on dvd was released on december 22 , 2009 . [ 56 ] the dvd and blu - ray disc includes the documentary\nthe alien agenda : a filmmaker ' s log\nand the special features\nmetamorphosis : the transformation of wikus\n,\ninnovation : acting and improvisation\n,\nconception and design : creating the world of district 9\n, and\nalien generation : visual effects\n. [ 57 ] the demo for the video game god of war iii featured in the 2009 electronic entertainment expo is also included with the blu - ray release of district 9 playable on the sony playstation 3 . [ 58 ] [ 59 ] the film is currently available on netflix\ninstant watch\nfeature .\nthis is what science fiction should be \u2013 using plausible science to illuminate aspects of the human condition . you make a great case for why district 9 is so good at this . it\u2019s even better that its messages are wrapped up in breathless action sequences and an innovative mockumentary style !\nthe winner resoundingly . gloriously . district 9 took the crown at the weekend , leading the pack by a country mile , thanks to an excellent $ 37m ( \u00a322 . 5m ) opening weekend , made all the more remarkable by the fact that the film has no known stars .\nwith district 9 , i plan on making another film in that world . to go back and work with weta and make the film would be cool , but anything that preexists like that may not be the best fit for what we\u2019re trying here ( at oats studio ) . \u201c\nreframing 9 / 11 : film , popular culture and the \u201cwar on terror\u201d by jeff birkenstein , anna froula , karen randell ( eds . )\ndear central unified community , the district has received a california public records act request from gv wire for the following records : 1 ) all emails and other documents from board members and district staff regarding discussions about the contract of superintendent mark sutton and his employment status and subsequent termination , between july 2017 through march 9 , 2018 . 2 ) any communications between trustees and staff with and / or about judee martinez and richard martinez . in the interest of full transparency , the district is publishing all disclosable public records responsive to the request here on the district ' s website . to facilitate your review , the records have been divided into 10 pdf files each with approximately 100 pages . please click the title above to access and review the records . if you have questions , please contact the district office . sincerely - kelly porterfield , interim superintendent\nthank you for this . i have spent a couple of weeks trying to figure out what i could say about district 9 . you\u2019ve said it all brilliantly . i just keep telling people that it is so much more than a science fiction movie and that they should go see it .\ni\u2019m not going to respond to this ( now ; perhaps later ) except to say this is the essay on district 9 i\u2019ve been waiting for , and that it\u2019s well past 2 a . m . but i had to read the whole thing and the comments through . thank you .\nlloyd sixtyfive is a high - end development located in high - end district 9 , where it benefits from a quiet and peaceful area that is surrounded by a throng of convenience amenities , while being less than a 10 - minute walk from somerset mrt station and therefore , orchard road .\nperhaps because of mr . blomkamp\u2019s lack of directing experience and the film\u2019s budget , hollywood saw \u201cdistrict 9\u201d mostly as an also - ran , a little fan - boy picture that was overlooked as the pack focused on behemoths like \u201cg . i . joe : the rise of cobra . \u201d\nour heartfelt condolences goes to the family and all who have known this student ,\nthe school district said in a release on sunday .\ndistrict 9 is a sci - fi spectacle with a giant spaceship , stranded extraterrestrials and plenty of alien technology , but it\u2019s also an allegory about segregation . it\u2019s a subject director neill blomkamp ( pictured ) understands on a visceral level : he grew up in south africa during the apartheid era .\nsummer may be running on empty , but the sci - fi - themed trend at the box office shows no signs of abating . in fact ,\ndistrict 9\nmay be a case of saving the best for last - if\nbest\nis a measure of vision and ingenuity .\nas \u201cdistrict 9\u201d is prepared for a worldwide release mr . blomkamp said he was unsure how certain portions of the film would be received in the united states , particularly a sequence in which mr . copley\u2019s character is pursued by nigerian gangsters who want to cut off and eat his alien parts .\nthe humour makes a huge difference ; it gives district 9 a satiric edge that works a treat . it means we shouldn\u2019t take this too seriously , or see the apartheid echoes as more than backdrop . wickus himself is a very funny character , an ordinary doos trapped in circumstances beyond his ken .\nas the top post in this discussion pointed out , a lot of what helped them do the cgi in district 9 so cheaply were a number of stylistic choices meant to hide how cheap the cgi was . things like giving the aliens exoskeletons instead of soft skin and / or fur , shooting it shaky cam\ndocumentary style\nto add in motion blur , and many other tricks . basically , if you wanted all cgi heavy movies too look this good for this cheap , they would all have a similar look and feel as district 9 , and that could get very boring very quickly .\nfans have been asking for a district 9 sequel ever since the movie released , so it ' s a wonder why district 10 hasn ' t happened yet . the film was a tremendous success , both critically ( earning a 90 % score on rotten tomatoes and four academy award nominations , including best picture ) and financially ( grossing $ 210 . 8 million on an estimated $ 30 million budget ) . blomkamp has previously said he has every intention of making district 10 , though he has to find the right time to do it . his last movie , chappie , released in 2015 ; he is now working on developing the long - awaited alien 5 . perhaps after his alien sequel releases , he ' ll consider making district 10 .\nnigeria ' s government is asking cinemas to stop showing a science fiction film , district nine , that it says denigrates the country ' s image .\nthe director was quoted as saying \u2018with district 9 , i plan on making another film in that world . to go back and work with weta , and make the film would be cool , but anything that pre - exists like that may not be the best fit for whatever we\u2019re trying here . \u2019\nit is an honor to represent the residents of district 9 . i believe that our central broward community is at the beginning of a great renaissance . my vision for the future is to maintain and enhance the quality of life that attracts people to our community and supports a business friendly environment that encourages employers to bring jobs to the district while providing security and safety for our residents . the success of central broward regional park , the promise of the lauderhill performing arts center and the recent transformation of the cities within district 9 provides the nexus for economic development in the immediate future . in the long term , continued development of the sr - 441 corridor and re - development of our residential and business centers will move us forward in the future . more . . .\nurltoken not only streams the movie ' s trailer ( which has been viewed 21 million times since may 1 , another indicator of robust viewer interest ) but also serves as a primer to the self - contained world of\ndistrict 9 ,\ndetailing security guidelines for humans and\nnon - humans .\nthe nigerians live in district 9 with the prawns , and sell cat food to them ( the prawns are cat food addicts ) in exchange for weapons . in addition , the nigerians run a prostitution ring ( renting out their women for sex with the aliens ) and occasionally murder prawns to use for juju .\n\u201ci very purposefully wanted all of district 9 to feel as real as possible , even though , you know , 50 percent of the film is presented in a cinematic way , \u201d director neill blomkamp told urltoken in a video interview . \u201cthe environment is 110 percent real . it\u2019s pure , pure johannesburg . \u201d\ndistrict 9 \u2018s creative team then inserted the movie\u2019s giant cgi aliens into the live - action background , using creative camerawork to turn the movie into a persuasive piece of science fiction . a conscious decision not to put the special effects on a pedestal adds to the movie\u2019s gritty , realistic feel , blomkamp said .\ndespite initially appearing powerless , the nigerians exert a tremendous amount of power over the aliens by controlling their weapons and food supply . these power struggles are an everyday reality in district 9 ' s slums , emulating the country ' s real - life problems during the same period in which the film is set .\nalien nation thus provides an instructive counterpoint to district 9 . in the latter film , the alien - immigrants are a little further from human physiognomy ( especially , and importantly , when it comes to their faces ) and a lot further from sharing human desires . what is dramatized is not integration but its impossibility ."]}
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", "topic": 15}], "title": "krutika desai khan", "paragraphs": ["50 % of the voters think that krutika desai khan does do drugs regularly , 0 % assume that krutika desai khan does take drugs recreationally and 50 % are convinced that krutika desai khan has never tried drugs before .\nwe would think so . you can find a collection of items related to krutika desai khan\nartist : aanjjan srivastav , krutika desai khan , rajit kapoor , a . k . hangal\nkrutika desai khan ' s career started in 1987 . that is more than 31 years ago .\n0 % of all voters think that krutika desai khan is gay ( homosexual ) , 75 % voted for straight ( heterosexual ) , and 25 % like to think that krutika desai khan is actually bisexual .\nare persons that are similar to krutika desai khan . click on their names to check out their faqs .\n- krutika desai khan ( mere angne mein ) real age is 49 years . she was born on 23 february 1968\n67 % of all voters think that krutika desai khan is hot , 33 % voted for\nnot hot\n.\nyes , as far as we know , krutika desai khan is still alive . we don ' t have any current information about krutika desai khan ' s health . however , being younger than 50 , we hope that everything is ok .\nsabhya / ramya / jwala dacoit / . . . ( as krutika desai )\nshe is married to imtiaz khan , the brother of actor amjad khan and the son of hindi film actor \u2018jayant\u2019 aka \u2018zakaria khan\u2019 .\nchanged his name from zecharian khan ( birth name ) to imtiaz khan for his career .\nadopted a daughter , ayesha khan , with his wife krutika desai . she is a stage actress who has done the play holi .\nbrother of the late actor amjad khan , son of late actor jayant , and uncle of actor shadaab khan , and brother of inayat khan .\naccording to various sources , krutika desai khan ' s net worth has grown significantly in 2018 . however , the numbers vary depending on the source . if you have current knowledge about krutika desai khan ' s net worth , please feel free to share the information below .\ndesai is married to imtiaz khan , the son of hindi film actor jayant and the brother of actor amjad khan . the couple has one daughter .\ndesai is married to imtiaz khan , the son of hindi film actor jayant and the brother of actor amjad khan . the couple have one daughter .\nkrutika desai khan who sometimes also spells her name as kruttika desai is the daughter of noted stage personalty late shri girish desai . she is a popular indian film theater & television actress . krutika is married to imtiaz khan the son of renowned hindi film actor of the yester years jayant and the brother of the late actor amjad khan . imtiaz himself is an accomplished actor and director of the hindi film & television scene .\ntelevision actress krutika desai khan , who has gone bald for her role in uttaran , says she has no qualms in experimenting with her looks on the small screen .\nit is no secret that many celebrities have been caught with illegal drugs in the past . some even openly admit their drug usuage . do you think that krutika desai khan does smoke cigarettes , weed or marijuhana ? or does krutika desai khan do steroids , coke or even stronger drugs such as heroin ? tell us your opinion below .\nirrfan khan wasn\u2019t keen on doing television shows but his friend shahbaaz khan persuaded him to come on board . ( youtube )\nsupposedly , 2018 has been a busy year for krutika desai khan . however , we do not have any detailed information on what krutika desai khan is doing these days . maybe you know more . feel free to add the latest news , gossip , official contact information such as mangement phone number , cell phone number or email address , and your questions below .\npartly based on devaki nandan khatri\u2019s novel of the same name , the show starred actors such as durga jasraj , rajendra gupta , irrfan khan , akhilendra mishra , mukesh khanna , pankaj dheer and krutika desai , among others . shahbaaz khan and shikha swaroop played the lead roles .\nwell , that is up to you to decide ! click the\nhot\n- button if you think that krutika desai khan is hot , or click\nnot\nif you don ' t think so .\nkrutika desai might be playing a conservative and dominating saas in ' mere angne mein ' , but it is so unlike her real self .\ndance has always been a rejuvenating factor for me and i think that it has nothing to do with age .\nsays krutika desai .\n. she is married to imtiaz khan . they have adopted daughter named ayesha .\nsays krutika desai who\u2019s playing a conservative mommy in ram milayee jodi , a daily soap on zee about two culturally diverse individuals making an odd pair .\ngauhar khan was part of indian version of ' keeping up with the kardashians ' : gauhar made her acting debut in the the 2003 drama film ' miss india : the mystery ' . gauhar khan along with her sister nigaar khan appeared on a tv show\nthe khan sisters\nwhich was indian version of\nkeeping up with the kardashians\n.\nkrutika desai khan ' s net worth is estimated to be in the range of approximately $ 1089765757 in 2018 , according to the users of vipfaq . the estimated net worth includes stocks , properties , and luxury goods such as yachts and private airplanes .\nactors pankaj dheer , shahbaaz khan and shikha swaroop of the hit 1994 television drama chandrakanta relive the memories of the show that had a massive fan following and also starred irrfan khan .\nmany people enjoy sharing rumors about the sexuality and sexual orientation of celebrities . we don ' t know for a fact whether krutika desai khan is gay , bisexual or straight . however , feel free to tell us what you think ! vote by clicking below .\nshahbaaz khan and shikha swaroop played the lead roles in the fantasy drama chandrakanta . ( youtube )\nkrutika desai khan , otherwise called krutika desai is a renowned indian film , theater , and tv performing artist and assuming an alternate part in hindi television from 1985 . she got hitched to imtiaz khan , an acclaimed director . krutika is well known for her tv serial exhibitions . as she officially done bunches of hindi serial and as of now she comes to limelight for her part in uttaran . her portfolio is full of shows like chandrakanta , hungama , superhit muqabla , mansi , tumhari disha , woh rehne waali mehlon ki , ram milaayi jodi lastly uttaran . the actress can be easily spotted in the very popular show of star plus channel\nactress krutika desai , who recently became the first woman to go bald on indian television \u2014 she did it for her character in colors\u2019 uttaran \u2014 says it wasn\u2019t an easy decision .\nactress krutika desai , who has shot a dance sequence for the show \u201cmere angne mein\u201d , says dance rejuvenates her and she enjoyed doing something \u201cout - of - the - box\u201d .\nkrutika desai khan is a noted television actress best known for playing the role of safiya in the popular fantasy series of doordarshan in the mid - 1990s \u2013 chandrakanta . krutika is married to imtiaz khan , the brother of great villain of bollywood , amjad khan . her father - in - law jayant has also appeared in a few movies . krutika has appeared in supporting roles for a few bollywood movies like insaaf , dastak and sof ha ' olam smola . she is a theater artist too and has been associated with\nakansha\n, a theater workshop for street children . she has acted in numerous gujarati plays also . pallavi bani parvati and to karo shree ganesh are her noted gujarati plays .\nimtiaz khan is an actor and director , known for yaadon ki baaraat ( 1973 ) , noor jahan ( 2000 ) and dharmatma ( 1975 ) . he is married to kruttika desai . they have one child .\nkruttika desai was born on february 23 , 1968 in india . she is an actress , known for\nshe was born in mumbai into the hindu family of the great theatre actor and director - late girish desai .\nkrutika desai khan , popularly known as ammaji from star plus serial mere angne mein is a glamorous 49 - year - old lady . no need to look so confused . yes , the traditional oldie grandmother ammaji avatar is her on - screen avatar and not her real self . if you still do not believe us , take a look at a picture of krutika desai wearing a sexy blue bikini with its cover up . this photo of ammaji turned hot babe perfectly sums up the expression \u2013 blast from the past . krutika who has mostly portrayed roles of mothers , grandmothers or mother - in - laws is giving a tough competition to younger indian television actresses with her bold and sexy avatar . meanwhile , mere angne mein might be another serial along with jaana na dil se door , pardes mein hai mera dil and koi laut ke aaya hai to go off air very soon .\nkrutika desai and ananya khare , the mother - daughter duo from mere angne mein are also known to be at loggerheads . playing a sweet supportive family on screen , these two actresses can\u2019t stand each other . they are not even in the same frame except for their profession . as the sources reveal , krutika once advised ananya regarding a dialogue and it\u2019s delivery . this kick started their never ending ego war . well , \u201cbin maangi salah\u201d is never welcome krutika . it\u2019s said that the two actresses rubbish off this news but their friends reveal that they can\u2019t even get clicked for a social media post together .\nusually carrying a sombre demeanour because of the nature of her character , krutika shed all her inhibitions and went all out while dancing to the peppy song .\nshe plays a \u2018conservative\u2019 gujarati mother in the zee daily , ram milayee jodi . but krutika desai , best remembered as a princess on the doordarshan show chandrakanta , says that the show happened out of nowhere . \u201c do saheliyaan had wrapped up abruptly . i was disappointed because the show closed in just three months . i was ready to pack for on a family vacation when this role came by . i loved the way writer and co - producer rajita sharma had constructed the story and characters , \u201d says desai .\ncatfights aren\u2019t just restricted to newbies ; it can involve senior actors too . krutika desai and ananya khare , who play mother shanti devi and daughter sarla in mere angne mein can\u2019t see eye to eye . while they belt out power - packed performance on screen , it\u2019s a different story when the cameras stop rolling . playing supportive family members in the show , they apparently can\u2019t stand each other in real life . in fact , the production team is finding it difficult to handle them as they are together in almost every scene . their only solace is that the two don\u2019t let off steam during the shoot . so , why are they at loggerheads ? a source from the unit reveals , \u201cit all started when krutika gave a suggestion to ananya regarding her dialogue delivery during a shoot , which did not go down well with her . she snubbed krutika in front of the whole unit . this ticked off the ananya and the two snapped all communication . even if other actors want a group picture to post on social media , the two are never in the same frame . \u201d however , ananya refutes the news , saying , \u201cthat\u2019s not true . i usually keep to myself and krutika is a private person , too . but we talk when required . \u201d krutika , too rubbishes the buzz , \u201cwhat ? i\u2019ve never had problems with anyone . \u201d\nthis mother - daughter can\u2019t see eye to eye : catfights aren\u2019t just restricted to newbies ; it can involve senior actors too . krutika desai and ananya khare , who play mother shanti devi and daughter sarla in mere angne mein can\u2019t see eye to eye . while they belt out power - packed performance on screen , it\u2019s a different story when the cameras stop rolling . playing supportive family members in the show , they apparently can\u2019t stand each other in real life . in fact , the production team is finding it difficult to handle them as they are together in almost every scene . their only solace is that the two don\u2019t let off steam during the shoot . so , why are they at loggerheads ? a source from the unit reveals , \u201cit all started when krutika gave a suggestion to ananya regarding her dialogue delivery during a shoot , which did not go down well with her . she snubbed krutika in front of the whole unit . this ticked off the ananya and the two snapped all communication . even if other actors want a group picture to post on social media , the two are never in the same frame . \u201d however , ananya refutes the news , saying , \u201cthat\u2019s not true . i usually keep to myself and krutika is a private person , too . but we talk when required . \u201d krutika , too rubbishes the buzz , \u201cwhat ? i\u2019ve never had problems with anyone . \u201d\nshe was spotted in a bikini , enjoying the waves on a local beach . \u201ca bikini is definitely more comfortable than a sari , \u201d says krutika . this off - screen avatar is a far cry to her sari - clad authoritarian image .\nbut krutika feels that her latest look has its own perks . \u201ci can never have a bad - hair day now . i don\u2019t have to worry about shampooing or buying hair products . also , it is spiritually uplifting , \u201d quips the actress .\nin the show , krutika is seen in the role of a matriarch named shanti devi shrivastav . she surprised the cast and crew of the show by agreeing to give an impromptu dance performance on the song \u201cbanno tera swagger\u201d as part of a pre - wedding ceremony in the ongoing track of the show .\nkrutika desai was very much appreciated in the serial named ' lipstick ' which was based on a daringly different subject . she grabbed the offer instantly when the role was offered to her , as it is a never - before show on indian television . the plot was conceived with the intent of shocking the middle class sensibilities and presenting an unadulterated view of the upper class . she claims that she was fortunate enough to be a part of the show , which was based on a bold theme and was also a departure from the run - of - the - mill fare and examined various issues like homosexuality and extramarital relationships .\nin mere angne mein , krutika is giving bahus nightmares as a strict , rule - abiding conservative family head of the shrivastavs . her orthodox character of keeping the women of the household in control has garnered a good fan following among the masses . and it came as a pleasant surprise to all of us seeing \u2018ammaji\u2019 actor\u2019s hatke personality , which is quite the opposite . the picture of fun loving krutika donning a blue bikini with a cover up is from the year 2015 . the actress is all smiling for the camera wearing sunnies and wind flowing in her hair . we cannot help admiring the lovely change shown by the seasoned actress from reel to real .\nronit roy owns a security agency : ronit roy owns a security agency of his own called ace security and protection . his company has provided security to the likes of aamir khan , hrithik roshan and shah rukh khan . popularly known as \u201cbig b\u201d of indian television industry , ronit roy launched in the film industry with the succesful \u2018jaan tere naam\u2019 ( 1992 ) . he is mainly recognized for his portrayal of rishabh bajaj , mihir virani in daily soaps ' kasauti zindagi kay ' and ' kyunki saas bhi kabhi bahu thi ' . he was last seen in the serial ' adaalat ' as kd pathak . currently , he is playing the role of neil in the daily soap ' itna karo na mujhe pyaar ' .\n\u201cdance has always been a rejuvenating factor for me and i think that it has nothing to do with age . a child and an adult can have the same level of joy and excitement while dancing . for me i always try to do something out of the box which surprises people and thankfully it has always impressed everyone , \u201d said krutika .\nkrutika desai claims that she is very passionate about her home and her privacy . her life does not revolve around acting and she feels that there are different dimensions to her persona . there is also a broader spectrum to her life and she also includes herself in hobbies like reading , traveling and cooking . she sees herself as much as a homemaker and mother as an actress . whole talking about her choice of roles she claims that she is very selective and loves adorning western clothes on screen . she is too much in love with traveling and gets glimpses into the diverse cultures of the places to visits . she is basically a mountain person and enjoys taking long walks in the dense woods .\ndesai feels that the definition of an odd match is subjective : \u201cconventionally , people think that two individuals from similar backgrounds might click . but some also believe that extreme opposites work because each partner brings something different to the table . within the entertainment industry , you\u2019ll find both kinds of couples . some will have worked and some will not have worked . \u201d\nkrutika desai in another popular balaji soap ' kkusum ' she plays the character of devanshi who has a certain amount of mystery and intrigue around her . sometimes she appears to be too good and at other times she seems to be very convincing and manipulating . she gives all the credit of her looks , portrayal and entry to the creative team of the balaji productions . in another popular sony television soap ' yeh meri life hai ' she plays the mother of ronit gujral who hails from the highest rank of the social order and cannot accept a girl from a middle class family as her daughter - in - law . she always seems to be on her toes in scheming plots to underestimate her daughter - in - laws .\nsince the last few years when i have moved on to character roles , it doesn ' t matter ( how i look ) . i am ready to experiment , go fat , go bald . . . anything ,\nkrutika , who will play the role of ekadish , akash a . k . a . vishnu ' s mother , in the show , told ians .\nkrutika desai is one of those sensuous glam dolls who has made her entry into the television circuit during the period of 1980s which is known as the ' booming era ' of the small screen . she is a cancerian - gemini casp and is extremely emotional about her family . she was one of those early birds who jumped into the television bandwagon and worked on several chartbusters of the small screen including ' hungama ' , ' kismet ' , ' zameen aasman ' , ' superhit muqabla ' , ' chandrakanta ' , ' mansi ' and ' a mouthful of sky ' . she has also acted in two feature films , one in hindi and the other one in bengali . she had also traveled as far as israel in the year 2003 for an english crossover film .\nin 2003 she appeared in an english crossover film . she was well appreciated for her work in \u2018lipstick\u2019 . it was a role that has never been experimented on small screen before . the serial presented an unadulterated view of the upper class and is still known for its bold theme . she is married to imtiaz khan and has one daughter . imtiaz was earlier married to anju mahendra , better known as rajesh khanna \u2019s girlfriend .\nthe daily is about two culturally diverse individuals , who make an odd pair because their lifestyles and sensibilities don\u2019t match . does the actor know of any such pair in real life ? \u201cmine ! \u201d exclaims desai . \u201cmy husband imtiaz and i are different . religion , our ways of looking at life , food choices ( he\u2019s non - vegetarian and i\u2019m vegetarian ) differ . but we\u2019re happy because we accept our differences and work towards being on the same page as much as possible . \u201d\nthe actor had also played the role of a glamorous journalist in a daily suspense thriller called black on 9x . would the show have worked better had it been on another channel ? \u201c9x had a small audience base and so our show\u2019s viewership suffered . it would have been a bigger hit had it been on a channel like zee , \u201d desai says . \u201csunil ( producer - director sunil agnihotri ) is working on another show . if all goes well , we\u2019ll probably work together again . \u201d\nthe cat fight turns more interesting when the girls get rowdy over a guy . apparently , madhura naik was an acquaintance of ali merchant , sara khan \u2019s husband , for a very long time . she warned sara about ali before they got married . but it was love all over the place for sara at that time , and madhura\u2019s interference in her love life created rifts between the two . sources say that ali merchant also created differences between madhura and her boyfriend which later on , led to their breakup . ( also read : udaan : has this colors tv prime time show lost it\u2019s track over time ? )\nnandish sandhu has worked in numerous call centers : nandish was born in a punjabi sikh family . he did his primary schooling from st peters and later joined the royal indian military college as he always wanted to become a fighter pilot . he also pursued a degree in hotel management from ihm mumbai . after finishing his degree he worked with taj and also in numerous call centers before starting his career in modeling . nandish is a cricketer and an excellent cook as well . he started his career with tv show \u2018kasturi\u2019 but gained popularity as veer in ' uttaran ' . he is currently seen dancing with his partner reshami desai in ' nach baliye 7 ' .\ncoming to news of mere angne mein rumoured to be going off the air , it is in the news for wrapping up by july showcasing its final episode . according to reports , the daily drama series would be getting replaced by chakravyuh with sangeeta ghosh and narayani shastri in the lead . but ammaji aka krutika has refuted all the rumours and was quoted saying , \u201cnot at all . who is saying that my show is going off the air ? at least we have not been informed about it . and it is not possible because our contracts were renewed recently . so , it is not even a remote possibility that the show is going off the air . \u201d well , don\u2019t take mere angne mein off the channel for the sake of ammaji fans .\nsaumya tandon is a poet : saumya did her schooling from st . mary\u2019s convent in ujjain and master\u2019s in business from fore school of management . saumya is a poet and her self - composed poems has been published in the form of a book called \u2018meri bhavnayein\u2019 which was nominated for modi young writer national award . she has her own website as well . she started her television career by hosting ' zor ka jhatka ' with shahrukh khan in 2011 . she has hosted ' dance india dance ' . saumya made her bollywood debut with ' jab we met ' , starring shahid kapoor and kareena kapoor where she played kareena\u2019s sister . she has also hosted three series of ' mallika - e - kitchen ' on colors tv . currently she is seen on & tv in ' bhabhiji ghar pe hain ' , which is a comedy show .\nsunny leone ' s first job was at german bakery : sunny leone grabbed eyeballs with her hot avatar in ' bigg boss ' and moved to bollywood to set the screen on fire . the adult star faced criticism as well with her sudden found stardom in the industry . however , sunny believes that it will take her a few films to prove her mettle as an actress . sunny ' s real name is karenjit kaur vohra but she is better known by her stage name sunny leone . the adult porn star is an indo - canadian and american actress , businesswoman and model . sunny is not much of a party person and likes to spend her free time reading . sunny leone grew up in a typical punjabi family and watched bollywood films . her favourite actor is aamir khan ever since she watched his film \u2018dil\u2019 . the first job of her career was at a german bakery .\nsachin tyagi was into buying and selling cars : this actor from meerut was into buying and selling cars . he also used to write and compose songs and has been passionate about singing . after getting encouragement from friends he released his first music album in 2003 which was a not a hit but did fairly well . sachin is a multifaceted actor and designs furniture as well . sachin made his acting debut with show \u2018family business\u2019 in 2004 . singing took a backseat for awhile for this aspiring actor . he acted in tv shows \u2018tumhari disha\u2019 , \u2018saara akaash\u2019 , \u2018soolah singaar\u2019 and \u2018kajaal\u2019 . sachin was the winner of sahara one ' s reality music show , \u2018jhoom india\u2019 . he hosted reality show \u2018kabhi kabhii pyaar kabhi kabhii yaar\u2019 on sony . sachin has 2 daughters from his first marriage . he got married to actress rakshanda khan in 2014 . in his free time , sachin loves to go on long drives with family , composing music .\nshe was born in 23 february 1968 . she started her acting career in the late 1980s with doordarshan television serials . buniyaad was her first break . she was quite active in the 1990\u2019s . chandrakanta was her big break in acting career . other noted roles include uttaran , lipstick , super hit muquabla , yeh meri life hai , ram milaayi jodi , manasi , a mouthful of sky , buniyaad , annu ki ho gayee waah bhai waah , woh rehne waali mehlon ki , kkusum and tumhari disha . she shaved her head to give a realistic view to her character in uttaran . she was the first woman to go bald on indian television and for her it was not an easy decision . she took 4 days before giving a nod to the director . desai has been one of those sensuous glam dolls of small screen in the 1990\u2019s .\nakul balaji is having a blast in amsterdam ; actor shares a video . . .\nex bigg boss kannada contestant niveditha gowda is missing kiccha sudeep ; see the post . . .\n\u201cthe producer asked me if i am willing to look bald using prosthetics . i felt it wouldn\u2019t look real . he then asked if i could go bald for real . i said i needed some time and it took me four days to agree , \u201d she says .\nshe adds , \u201cas a lead actress , you cannot experiment with your looks . but as a character artiste , you thrive on challenging roles and don\u2019t mind playing ugly or negative characters . \u201d\nso , how did her family react to her new look ? she says , \u201chad i thought about it too much , i would have got cold feet . my daughter thinks i look cool . my husband said that i always crib about him not paying me attention and the new haircut will ensure that he doesn\u2019t notice me all the more . \u201d\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\netimes is an entertainment , tv & lifestyle industry ' s promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved .\nsa re ga ma pa li\u2019l champs season 2 : s . p . balasubrahmanyam to appear as a special guest\nthe 47 - year - old actress feels 20 at heart and loves to explore the world in style . currently vacationing in bali , she shot for long hours to complete the wedding track , so that she could go on a much - needed break .\nwhen asked about being bikini - bod fit , she reveals , \u201ci do yoga . besides discipline and hard work , one has to constantly deprive oneself of gourmet pleasures . i try to do that , but it\u2019s hard . \u201d\nsalil kicks the butt actor and host salil acharya has successfully managed to kick the butt . the fitness freak shares , \u201ci used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day . i\u2019ve always been a sportsperson but smoking exhausted me \u2014 i couldn\u2019t swim , my voice got rougher , which is not ideal for an rj . also my dogs suffered from passive smoking . it made me irritable , and so one day i just discarded the pack of cigarettes that i had bought . i haven\u2019t smoked ever since . i didn\u2019t experience any peculiar withdrawal symptoms like irritation or headache . the only thing i miss is the time i used to have completely to myself in a day . \u201d\nrithvik\u2019s a flautist now : rithvik dhanjani , who\u2019s known for his dancing abilities , has added yet another skill to his repertoire \u2014 playing the flute . the actor learnt the instrument when he was shooting for one of his shows . \u201ci was narrating the story of a flautist and i had to learn the basics of the instrument for the episode . i also got the chance to hear him play . i fell so much in love with its sound that i continued learning how to play the flute with the help of online lessons . i\u2019ve been at it for a couple of months now , \u201d he says . interestingly , this skill of his came in handy recently on a reality show too , where he could impress everyone present .\nbhupinder gets a taekwondo black belt : bhupinder singh , who was recently in the news for his spat with a colleague on the set of kaala teeka , has a reason to smile now . the actor just got his black belt certificate in taekwondo . bhupinder , who started training eight years ago when he was offered a tamil film , admits that the art has made him calmer . he says , \u201cyou do lose your temper and sometimes find yourself in situations that can get out of control . but martial arts makes you a disciplined individual . spiritually , it has helped me immensely as an actor . you focus more on your body and mind . \u201d\nindira can speak eight languages it\u2019s always an advantage for an actor to be fluent in multiple languages . however , indira krishnan can speak as many as eight languages . she has the same command over oriya as she has over german . she says , \u201cit\u2019s because of my love for languages . i\u2019m a tamilian born and brought up in mumbai . i picked up german when my father was transferred there . when i started my career , i got a chance to do an oriya film . since they refused to use a dubbing artiste , i had to learn the language . over the years , i have also become fluent in telugu , malayalam and gujarati . my diverse roles also helped me master so many languages . \u201d indira will now be seen playing a devdasi in ' krishnadasi ' . \u201cfor the first time , i will have a marathi get - up , \u201d she says .\nguess what ? ridheema tiwari was born shweta tiwari : it could have been a classic case of identity crisis due to the same name . before ridheema tiwari entered the industry , she was called shweta tiwari . however , since there was already a popular actress by the same name , she changed hers to avoid any confusion . \u201ci would often get mistaken for shweta tiwari of kasautii zindagii kay fame . on several occasions , i have landed up for a look test only to be told that they were looking for the other shweta . that prompted me to change the name . it was embarrassing for me . \u201d ridheema has now changed the spelling of her name to ridhyma m tiwaare for better prospects . \u201ci feel more peace within and i feel in sync with the universe . \u201d\nsidhanth owns 60 pairs of shoes : sidhanth gupta is one of those who believe in the phrase ` shoes maketh the man ' . no wonder then that he owns more than 60 pairs of them . he says , \u201ci don ' t mind splurging on a pair of good shoes . i ' m obsessed about footwear , and they feature on my shopping list everytime i go on a trip . \u201c the actor recently took a break from the shoot of his tv show tashan - e - ishq . \u201ci visited london to ring in my friend ' s birthday . it was supposed to be a laid - back trip , and the plan was to spend time with him and his family . but i ended up going on a shopping spree . i bought 13 pairs of chic , comfortable shoes . they occupy a prominent space in my home , \u201c he says . but isn ' t this obsession usually associated with women ? \u201cshoes have nothing to do with gender . they are an important part of a person ' s wardrobe , and i ' m quite proud of my collection , \u201c he laughs . sahil celebrates birthday with family after six years : it ' s a double celebration for sahil anand today \u2014 the actor will be ringing in his birthday along with the new year !\nrithvik dhanjani : i weighed 130 kilos in school rithvik might be very fit now , but he tells us things were pretty different for him in school . he says , \u201ci was fat and weighed 130 kilos back then . now i get many compliments about my dance moves and voice , but it wasn\u2019t so in my earlier days . \u201d once he decided that he had to cut all the flab , there was no looking back . about his decision to become an actor , he says , \u201ci was 15 when i had first acted in a school play . and even though i had no dialogues , i fell in love with acting . ever since , i have been following my dream . \u201d \u2014 ( credit : riya jhinkwan )\ngautam rode is a watch collector gautam rode is a stickler for punctuality . the actor makes sure that he is on time for any appointment \u2014 be it for a meeting or a shoot . so , it\u2019s not surprising to learn that he\u2019s passionate about watches , and boasts of a collection of over 30 watches .\ni believe there is a lot to achieve in this one life , \u201d he says , adding , \u201cso , i like to be on time wherever i am going and expect the same from others as well . \u201d speaking about his collection , gautam shares , \u201cmy shopping abroad is incomplete if i haven\u2019t picked up a couple of watches . it\u2019s not just a great accessory , but a necessity for me . \u201d while he has watches to ensure that he is never defeated by time , on the acting front , he listens to emotional songs when he has to perform a sad sequence . recently when he shot for a death sequence of his onscreen mother in ' suryaputra karna ' , the actor put on ' main kabhi batlata nahi ' ( taare zameen par ) to prepare himself for the scene . \u201cmusic helps set the mood . so , before such a sequence , it\u2019s always good to get into the mood . the song is one of my personal favourites , \u201d he says .\nvrushika makes her co - actors dance to her tunes : don\u2019t be intimidated by vrushika mehta\u2019s weird postures when you catch her during a break on the set of her show ' satrangi sasural ' . since the professional dancer doesn\u2019t get enough time to practice her dance moves owing to her hectic schedule , she is often seen rehearsing and stretching to keep in touch with her passion . what\u2019s more , the actress gets her co - actors to join her in her dance escapades . she has also started a routine called \u2018the step of the day\u2019 , where she teaches a step to everyone on the set in between scenes or during a break .\nshruti learnt flamenco during her vacation : shruti bapna , who plays divyanka tripathi\u2019s elder sister in yeh hai mohabbatein , was on a 25 - day break recently . and as she left for london and spain to satiate the traveller in her , she turned it into a \u2018learning holiday\u2019 . she learnt spanish and flamenco , the traditional dance in spain . \u201cflamenco has a strong influence of rajasthani folk dance and kathak \u2014 especially the hand and foot movements , \u201d she says , adding , \u201cit was a liberating experience and i didn\u2019t want to come back . but then here i am , back to my daily routine and mumbai traffic . the first few days were difficult at the shoot as i was too enthusiastic for my character in the show , which is older than my real age . \u201d\nsrishty is losing sleep over her voice : srishty rode , who will be seen in chalti ka naam gaadi , has a habit of talking in her sleep since childhood . she says , \u201ci talk in english , urdu and in a south indian accent . my family found it amusing at first . my mom would come to me with various queries when i was in that state and i would answer them correctly . but now no one sleeps in my room due to all the noise i make . \u201d the actress also gets weird dreams every night . \u201ci get up in the middle of the night , terrified only to realize that i was the one talking . it\u2019s weird and scary ! i have accepted this problem as a part of my life . \u201d\nabhaas mehta is a certified air diver : he is known for his portrayal of various negative characters , but what many might not be aware is that actor abhaas mehta , who was last seen as betaal in sinhasan battisi , has not only studied law , but is also a certified commercial air diver now . \u201ci have just returned from a four - month commercial diving course in scotland . i plan to pursue it professionally . the experience has been extremely enriching . \u201d\nravi wants to get back to boxing some day : ravi bhatia , who was last seen as salim in ' jodha akbar ' , was once an aspiring boxer . he says , \u201ci started boxing when i was in school and won a bronze in the district level championship . i had also won a gold medal at himachal state open boxing championship . i always wanted to face the arc lights . so after winning the gold medal , i came to mumbai . \u201d and does he miss boxing ? \u201cyes , i do . i want to get back to my first love some day . given an opportunity , i would love to play the role of a boxer , \u201d he says .\nsharad kelkar dubbed in hindi for ' bahubali ' ss rajamouli ' s mangnum opus ' bahubali ' was not only highly appreciated by cinema goers but also by film critics . the film broke all the previous records and went on to do an earth - shattering business at the box office . everyone associated with the film has been proud of the venture and so is dashing actor sharad kelkar . wondering why ? well here ' s the answer . we all know that the dashing actor is blessed with baritone voice but not many know that he was the voice behind ' bahubali ' s ' lead actor prabhas . yes , you read it right . sharad kelkar , who has dubbed for many films was the voice for prabhas in the hindi version of ' bahubali ' . ' when asked , how he bagged the project , sharad shared ,\ni have dubbed for many english films but that was just for fun . it is like doing homework for different characters when i am not doing anything . i had dubbed for a tamil film and they liked my voice . soon i was brought on board for the project .\ndisha vakani in b grade movies : a graduate in dramatic arts from gujarat college , disha vakani is a daughter of noted gujarati theatre personality bhim vakani . this influenced disha to start her acting career as a child artiste with her father . most famous for playing the role of daya jethalal gada on a comedic indian television series called ' taarak mehta ka ooltah chashmah ' , she also appeared in such bollywood films as devdas and love story 2050 . daya jethalal gada ( disha vakani ) and her brother sundar ( mayur vakani ) are also brother and sister in real . the saree clad daya ben was also a part of the 1997 film ' kamsin : the untouched ' , a b - grade entertainer . quite opposite to her daya ben character , who shies away from getting remotely close to her onscreen husband on the popular tv show . in ' kamsin : the untouched ' , disha has not only shed the saree and worn skimpy clothes but has also given some really intimate scenes .\naashka goradia was ekta kapoor ' s ex secretary : aashka used to work as ekta kapoor\u2019s secretary before becoming a popular small screen actress . aashka recently launched a business venture with her boyfriend of three years rohit bakshi . the duo has opened a gola ( ice candy ) store called ' i say ice ' in andheri . famous for her roles as kumud and kallavati in the respective indian television series ' kkusum ' and ' laagi tujhse lagan ' , she is also notable for her reality television appearances . she competed in season 6 of the popular indian reality show ' bigg boss ' . in 2014 , she began hosting a financial planning - themed series titled ' get rich with aashka ' .\nali asgar was a hotel management student : ali asgar is a hotel management student from the institute of hotel management at dadar , mumbai . after his degree , he got an opportunity to work for a hotel abroad which he refused and stayed back with his family . ali started his tv career with ' ek - do - teen - chaar ' on doordarshan . ali ' s career zoomed with shows like ' ghauranda ' , ' parampara ' , ' kartavya ' , ' karz ' followed by balaji ' s ' itihaas ' , ' kutumb ' , ' hum paanch - season 2 ' , ' kahaani ghar ghar kii ' . currently , he is winning millions of hearts with his character of dadi in ' comedy nights with kapil ' . also it is an interesting fact that ali will be the first celebrity to be roped in for yogesh sarkar ka magic show , j . d . majethia and ashish kapadia\u2019s upcoming venture on sab tv . the show will feature a celebrity in every episode .\ngurmeet choudhary won mr . jabalpur title : gurmeet choudhary is an indian model and actor who got immense popularity for the role of lord rama in the popular series ' ramayana ' in 2008 . he has won mr . jabalpur title and also participated in mr . india contest . at the age of 18 , he joined a theatre in jabalpur and tried really hard for almost 5 years to reach where he is now . gurmeet\u2019s television debut came in 2006 , as the antagonist in india ' s first 3d television series , ' mayavi ' .\nragini khanna worked in numerous advertising agencies : superstar govinda\u2019s niece , ragini khanna , did her schooling from r . n . shah high school and has a master\u2019s degree in commerce from mumbai university . ragini loves singing and wanted to be a singer before becoming an actress . she has worked in about 25 advertising agencies . ragini made her debut with ' radhaa ki betiyan kuch kar dikhayengi ' on ndtv imagine . after this , she bagged the lead role of bharti for sony tv\u2019s ' bhaskar bharti ' . ragini got appreciation for her role in ' sasural genda phool ' . she has also participated in ' jhalak dikhlaja season 5 ' .\navika gor is the only actress to win the ' face of the year ' award in vietnam : the talented avika gor is better known to us as anandi from ' balika vadhu ' . she got her big break from color tv\u2019s ' balika vadhu ' and has been on a roll since then . she is currently working with ' sasural simar ka ' . avika has been always appreciated for her acting skills . she has also acted in movies like \u2018morning walk\u2019 and \u2018paathshaala\u2019 . she has also been honored for her performance in ' balika vadhu ' with the ' face of the year ' award in vietnam and is the only television actress from india to be facilitated with this prestigious award . avika was born on 30th june , 1997 and she aspires to be miss universe in the future .\nanas rashid owns a fast food restaurant in punjab : anas has been the winner of mr . punjab in 2003 . besides being a successful actor on television now , he is an entrepreneur as well and owns a fast food restaurant in punjab which serves exotic indian dishes . he has studied in an urdu medium school and is well versed with urdu and arabic , which he can read and write too . anas is also a trained singer and was recently felicitated by the up government for his achievement in the acting profession . anas got immense fame and popularity by playing the character of prithviraj chauhan in the serial ' dharti ka veer yodha \u2013 prithviraj chauhan ' and continue to spread his charm playing sooraj rathi in the hit show ' diya aur baati hum ' on star plus .\naamir ali won the title of mr . photogenic at grasim mr . india 2000 : aamir ali is a b . a graduate of american university in washington d . c . aamir has also won the titles of mr . photogenic , best smile and best dressed personality at grasim mr . india 2000 . he began his acting career in a commercial for bajaj scooters and went on to appear on other campaigns as well . currently , he is seen playing the role of dylan singh in \u2018dilli waali thakur gurls\u2019 on & tv opposite sukriti kandpal .\nanup soni is an alumnus of national school of drama : an established name in indian television , anup soni is an alumnus of the national school of drama , pune . he started his television career with shows \u2018sea hawk\u2019 and \u2018saaya\u2019 . anup got separated from his first wife ritu with whom he has two daughters , zoya and myra . he got married to actress juhi babbar , daughter of raj and nadira babbar . they have a boy , imaan . anup soni is active in all three medium of entertainment - television , theatre and movies ."]}
{"id": 116058, "summary": [{"text": "scary movie 3 is a 2003 american horror comedy film , which parodies the horror , sci-fi , and mystery genres , as well as the third film of the scary movie franchise , and the first to be directed by david zucker .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars anna faris and regina hall reprising their roles as cindy campbell and brenda meeks , respectively .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "new cast members include charlie sheen , simon rex , anthony anderson , kevin hart , and leslie nielsen .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "it is the first film in the series to feature no involvement from the wayans family .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the characters of shorty meeks and ray wilkins , previously played by shawn and marlon wayans , do not appear , nor are they referenced .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the film 's plot significantly parodies the films the ring , signs , the matrix , the matrix reloaded , and 8 mile .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "it opened to mixed reviews from critics , who praised its consistent humor and satire , but criticized many other aspects such as casting , plot , and pacing .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was a box office success , grossing $ 220.7 million worldwide .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it is the last film in the series to be released by the walt disney company 's subsidiary miramax films , under the brand dimension films .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "after dimension films brand left disney , scary movie 4 became the first film to be released by the weinstein company .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was named the 2004 teen choice awards in the category of choice movie : your parents did n't want you to see . ", "topic": 15}], "title": "scary movie 3", "paragraphs": ["i recieved a movie but it wasn ' t scary movie 3 . was the scary movie 3 box but scary movie 1 .\nurltoken scary movie triple pack ( scary movie / scary movie 2 / scary movie 3 ) : dave sheridan , frank b . moore : movies & tv\ni recieved a movie but it wasn ' t scary movie 3 . . .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing scary movie 3 near you .\njenny mccarthy appears in\nscary movie 3\nafter turning down a role in the original\nscary movie\nto appear in\nscream 3\n.\nmaking ' scary movie 3 ' ( 2004 ) ( video ) clips shown .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing scary movie 3 - spanish subtitles near you .\n\u2014 trailer for the scary movie 3 special unrated blu - ray . now , add to your comedy collection the unrated collector ' s series version of scary movie 3 , the\nalmost nobody understood the matrix . . . except morpheus ( scary movie 3 is amazing )\ncompared to scary movie 3 , scary movie 2 is positively clever , highbrow comedy , full of subtle turns of phrase and razor sharp wit .\nscary movie add an image this is the scary movie film series disambiguation page . the following . . .\nprepare for 3 times the laughs , 3 times the terror , and 3 times the fun in this third installment in the outrageously raunchy , rude , and raucous scary movie series .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie scary movie 3 ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of scary movie 3 ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\ni really enjoyed watching scary movie 3 as i thought it was just as god as the other 2 scary movies . this is really anna faris last scary movie because she had told us that she will not be starring in scary movie 4 which comes out next year . i am looking fdorward for the release of scary movie 4 next . i give scary movie 3 10 out of 10 .\nimage - scary movie 3 . jpg | headhunter ' s horror house wiki | fandom powered by wikia\nscary movie 3 is an american comedy film spoofing popular horror and science fiction movies such . . .\nscary movie 3 - aliens at the white house [ funniest scene ] leslie nielson r . i . p\n\u2014 you ' ve seen evil , now see scary . tv spot for scary movie 5 .\ntoo often even scary movie 3 ' s cleverest bits degenerate from affectionate satire into mere imitation of their sources .\nthis cast list of who was in scary movie 3 includes both lead and minor roles . ( 32 items )\nscary movie 3 is little more than a random collection of gags and bits that falter miserably on every level and fail to entertain . compared to scary movie 3 , scary movie 2 is positively clever , highbrow comedy , full of subtle turns of phrase and razor sharp wit . which should say something , because scary movie 2 is none of those things .\nscary movie 3 cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of scary movie 3 actors includes any scary movie 3 actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each scary movie 3 actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of scary movie 3 have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\n\u2014 no movie is safe . . . no celebrity is spared . tv spot for scary movie 5 .\n' ' scary movie 3 ' ' is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) for a lot of off - color humor .\nthis was the only movie in the scary movie series to be nominated for a nickelodeon kids ' choice award .\nthough an improvement over the second scary movie , the laughs are still inconsistent .\nparanormal activity is a pretty scary film . this movie ? not so much .\n\u2014 feature trailer for scary movie 5 . in scary movie 5 , happily - married couple dan and jody begin to notice some bizarre activity once they bring their\njenny mccarthy appears in this film after turning down a role in the original scary movie ( 2000 ) to appear in scream 3 ( 2000 ) .\nthe whole reason i wanted to review the blu - ray releases of scary movie 2 and scary movie 3 is the opening scene of number 2 . as a stand - alone entity , it ' s nothing short of amazing cinema .\nif you liked scary movie 3 and don ' t already own the dvd , scary movie 3 . 5 is a worthy purchase . for owners of the original release , the additional materials , while pretty good , aren ' t really worth a second dip except for the most hardcore goofy comedy collectors .\ni laughed some at scary movie , but i came away from it feeling dirty .\n\u2014 trailer for the scary movie 2 blu - ray which will be available on september 20 , 2011 . all your favorite scary movie characters are back in a laugh - pack\nthis is the first scary movie to get a pg - 13 rating instead of r .\nin this epic gangtser clip of scary movie 3 , the directors of scary movie somehow gather some of the best rappers alive to diss each other out untill they eventually go out like g ' s . . . 518 , , , wu tang fo life\ninternet movie poster awards - one of the largest collections of movie poster images online . additional movie data provided by tmdb\n\u2014 the third in the series , scary movie 3 mostly spofs the ring and signs . cindy campbell ( anna faris ) , is currently a television newswoman who begins i\n\u2014 one movie has everything you ' re looking for . . . more excitement and more surprises . tv spot for scary movie 5 .\nin ten years time , the only scary movie i will gladly watch again will be this one .\nscary movie 3 spends the majority of the 75 minute run time ( the box says 85 minutes , but the credit sequence somehow clocks in at more than nine minutes ) toothlessly mocking movies that were already so bad it was like they were mocking themselves , like signs . scary movie 3 is in line with the unfortunate cottage industry of spoof films that it unfortunately helped father ; atrocious fare like epic movie , disaster movie , and vampires suck .\nif you ' re hoping to forget your troubles for 90 minutes , scary movie certainly does the job .\nbaseketball - when the president say\nyou ' re excited ? you should feel my nipples !\n, during the white house scene . david zucker directed both baseketball and scary movie 3 .\naside from being the third film in the scary movie series , this is also the third time that it parodied a movie from the matrix film series .\n\u2014 one movie has everything you ' re looking for . . . more action , more excitement and more surprises . tv spot for scary movie 5 .\nrailing against scary movie v for diminishing the series ' standards would be as effective as criticising brooke hogan for disgracing her proud family name . and yet , the fifth instalment of the scary movie franchise does do that .\nin the interim between scary movie 2 and scary movie 3 the franchise changed hands . the reigns passed from the wayans family to the zuckers , the family responsible for classic spoofs like airplane ! , top secret , and the naked gun series . if you can imagine a bunch of out of touch middle - aged filmmakers trying desperately to be cool and connect with the kids , though they have no idea what they\u2019re doing , then you have a pretty good idea what scary movie 3 is all about .\nlike\nscary movie 6 ,\nlet ' s prevent that from happening for everyone ' s own good .\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater movie times , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\n- man or machine : part 3 ( 1986 ) . . . ( music editor )\nevery penny that\nscary movie v\nearns is cinematic blood money , looted from the pockets of unsuspecting moviegoers .\nlethal weapon 3 ( 1992 ) the song heard in the house of brenda ' s wake .\nscary movie 5 ( 2013 ) simon rex & charlie sheen play brothers again . / the mama character looks like the girl from the\nring\nspoof in this movie .\nanna faris ( cindy ) and regina hall ( brenda ) are the only people to appear in all four scary movie films .\ncinemassacre ' s monster madness : scream ( 2007 ) ( tv episode ) james mentions that scream inspired the scary movie franchise .\ntaking shots at the latest crop of blockbusters , scary movie 3 irreverently roasts the ring , signs , the matrix reloaded , 8 mile , the others , and more , as well as pop culture trends such as american idol .\na very scary movie . but not as scary as david hogg and his get rich book . the only thig the punk is a expert at is masturbation . boycott him and anything he is involved with .\n* kazaam : drew ( carmen electra ) says it ' s her favorite horror movie because shaq ' s acting is so scary .\n3 times the laughs ! 3 times the terror ! 3 times the stars ! charlie sheen ( two and a half men ) , anna faris ( scary movie 1 & 2 ) , eddie griffin ( my baby ' s daddy ) , and denise richards take scary movie 3 to unprecedented levels of hysterically twisted comedy . with the help of nonstop celebrity cameos including pamela anderson ! a news anchorwoman ( faris ) investigates a killer videotape thats making it ' s way around town , digs into a mysterious crop circle on an ex - priests farm and falls in love with a wannabe white rapper ! rapid fire jokes and funny bone chilling suspense are sure signs this outrageous comedy will have you laughing your head off !\nscary movie 3\nunderstands the concept of a spoof but not the concept of a satire . it clicks off several popular movies (\nsigns ,\nthe sixth sense ,\nthe matrix ,\n8 mile ,\nthe ring\n) and recycles scenes from them through a spoofalator , but it ' s feeding off these movies , not skewering them . the average issue of mad magazine contains significantly smarter movie satire , because mad goes for the vulnerable elements and\nscary movie 3\njust wants to quote and kid .\nfor each silly gag or joke that works in\nscary movie 3 ,\nthere are at least 10 more that don ' t . in fact , some are either so dull or painfully unfunny that you may wonder why you laughed at all .\nscary movie 3 is a 2003 american science fiction horror comedy film , which parodies the horror , sci - fi , and mystery genres , directed by david zucker . it is the third film of the scary movie franchise , as well as the first to have no involvement from the wayans family . the film ' s plot significantly parodies the films the ring , signs , and 8 mile .\nconsidering wes craven ' s post - ironic rethink of the horror genre he helped create scream was originally titled scary movie , it was only natural that someone - in this case the wayans brothers - would spoof the pseudo - spoof . while the first scary movie was raunchy fun and made a lot of money , the hapless ( and laughless ) sequel , scary movie 2 , was a big disappointment , artistically and financially .\nscary movie 3 is even more packed . a commentary track with director david zucker , producer robert k . weiss , and writers craig mazin and pat proft , is the centerpiece of the extras , but there are also outtakes and bloopers , making of featurettes , and alternate , deleted , and extended scenes . some of these even have optional commentary tracks of their own . all in all , there are a lot of baubles crammed into one slim little package , none of which make scary movie 3 any better .\nfor today ' s movie , i decided i wanted to revisit an old favorite of mine :\nscary movie 3 .\nhappily , it holds up ! it may be the third in the franchise but it will always be number one in my heart . have a look at some of my favorite moments below :\ni wasn ' t very thrilled to hear that a third scary movie was being made , but i decided to check it out anyway since david zucker was the director and just like with all david zucker ' s previous movies , this one was hilarious ! with one of the best cast of all time , scary movie 3 has a lot going for it . first off , it spoofs not just horror movies , but crap flicks like 8 mile as well . second , it actually has a decent plot unlike the first two scary movie films , and third , it is extremely well paced . besides being absolutely hilarious , the cinematography is excellent . the movie looks great for a lowbrow comedy . can ' t wait for scary movie 4 . 8 / 10\nscary movie . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nprepare for 3 times the laughs , 3 times the terror , and 3 times the fun in this third installment in the outrageously raunchy , rude , and raucous scary movie series . this time , charlie sheen , anna faris , eddie griffin , queen latifah , regina hall , and denise richards take horror film parodies to unprecedented levels of hysterically insane comedy\u2014with help from famed celebrity friends like pamela anderson , jenny mccarthy , george carlin , leslie nielsen , and a who ' s who of rap legends .\nscary movie 5 must be some kind of psychological experiment . perhaps the filmmakers sat in a lab , rubbing their temples while wondering aloud how awful they could make a movie and still score at the box office .\nthe latest installment of the scary movie franchise includes send ups of paranormal activity , mama , sinister , the evil dead , inception , black swan and pop culture featuring ashley tisdale , charlie sheen , lindsay lohan , snoop dogg , katt williams , molly shannon , terry crews , simon rex , jerry o ' connell , sarah hyland , katrina bowden , tyler posey , shad moss aka bow wow , kate walsh , heather locklear , mac miller and mike tyson . scary movie v is directed by malcolm lee who teamed up and worked side by side with legendary comedy director david zucker ( airplane , the naked gun franchises ) . zucker wrote and directed scary movie 3 and 4 and also co - wrote and produced scary movie v . the scary movie franchise , which lampoons the greatest in horror and genre fare , has grossed over $ 800 million worldwide . ( c ) weinstein\nthat said , it is true that you will know more about the\nscary movie\nfranchise \u2014 a lot more \u2014 after having read this piece . we here at nextmovie would hate to see you go into\nscary movie 5\nwithout having a lick of knowledge about the first four movies . imagine the embarrassment in front of your friends !\nugh , you didn ' t know that the oracle , played by queen latifah in a spoof of ' the matrix , ' farts for no reason in her only scene in ' scary movie 3 ' ? i thought i knew you !\nto get your money ' s worth , you need to be familiar with the various teenage horror franchises , and if you are , scary movie delivers the goods .\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater showtimes , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\nscary movie 3\nbegins with pam anderson and jenny mccarthy trying to watch a movie , and we immediately recognize that this is a parody of\nthe ring .\nthere is a breast implant joke , a pam sex tape joke and a\nlord of the rings\nreference before pam ultimately finds jenny dead from having watched a tape seven days prior .\nas with scary movie parts one and two , you pays your money , you gets your laughs , and you won ' t remember a thing in a few months .\n\u2014 trailer for scary movie 5 . three dancers - - one veteran performer and two upstarts who are also best friends - - vie for the lead in a new production f\nscary movie 3\nfinds our heroine , cindy campbell ( anna faris ) , now working as a television news reporter whose life is threatened after she comes into possession of a mysterious videotape . after watching the tape , cindy receives a phone call telling her she ' s going to die in seven days .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase .\ni know they made at least one more of these . and i watched it . but this was the last scary movie that i bought . it was running out of steam .\nany discussion of scary movie parodies has to begin with this franchise , which practically invented the genre . in this entry , chris elliot ' s character is a particular stand out .\nthe first two scary movie films were rated r , while this one is pg - 13 . why do you think the moviemakers decided to make the material less graphic this time ?\n\u2014 when the paranormal is ruthless , you need heroes who are fearless . tv spot for scary 5 .\nscary movie 3 is the third uninspired entry of the scary movie franchise . with this third film , the filmmakers have clearly run out of ideas , and wrote this horrid mess of a\ncomedy\n. this film is unfunny , stupid and above all , a total waste of time . this has some awful jokes , bad acting , and the failed attempt at\nhumor\nfeels forced , unnatural and strained . the actors themselves seemed bored , and not involved in the film . how can they ? this third entry plainly sucks . the gags are very bad , and the film tries too hard at being an effective parody , but it ' s not . this film is really the start at where parody films started being very bad . i found the film to be very stupid , and awful . i hated this third film , and considering i liked the first two , i was very disappointed in what i saw in this film . spoof films aren ' t funny anymore , and scary movie 3 and 4 along with date movie , epic movie , meet the spartans proves it . scary movie 3 is a disappointing and very bad film that you ' re not missing out on . watch the first two scary movie films , as they do provide a few laughs , but skip on this one and the fourth film . this film is a painful attempt at comedy , and doesn ' t do anything interesting on - screen . skip it ; you ' ll be glad you did .\ngood hi - def prints . three separate discs ! not crammed on to one disk . third movie is the 3 . 5 better release than theatrical . fun stuff and the price is right ! for those who like the zanyness of the wayens bros . movies . over the top , comedy spoof on slasher & scary movies .\njason friedberg and aaron seltzer were briefly in talks to write and direct the movie after the wayans brothers left the franchise . however , friedberg and seltzer wanted to make the movie chiefly a parody of star wars , harry potter and lord of the rings , whose working title was reported as\nscary movie 3 : episode i : lord of the brooms\n. ultimately , harvey weinstein preferred to keep the series parodying horror films , and so friedberg and seltzer ' s script went unused .\njason friedberg and aaron seltzer were briefly in talks to write and direct the movie after the wayans brothers left the franchise . however , friedberg and seltzer wanted to make the movie chiefly a parody of star wars , harry potter and the lord of the rings , whose working title was reported as\nscary movie 3 : episode i : lord of the brooms .\nultimately , harvey weinstein preferred to keep the series parodying horror films , and so friedberg and seltzer ' s script went unused .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase . buy tickets\nmovie review : few signs of laughs ( by c . a . wolski )\nwe track hollywood ' s upcoming movie releases through all stages of production . more\nawesome very original funny as scary movies that are fucking best than that a hunted house piece of shit wannabe .\nthe additional footage is negligible , usually consisting of longer versions of some gags that were only cut to preserve the required pg - 13 rating . one early joke is supposed to be too blue for a pg - 13 movie , but will sound positively tame to fans of the old british sitcom are you being served ? which airs on public television . a more accurate version number title would be scary movie 3 . 1 .\nthe studio cashiered the brothers and brought in director david zucker whose giggle - laden resume includes airplane ! , top secret ! , the naked gun series and the underappreciated baseketball . he retooled scary movie 3 into less a straight horror spoof and more a spoof of recent movies such as signs , 8 mile and the ring to very good effect .\nfamilies can talk about how despicable me 3 compares to the earlier movies in terms of action / violence . which parts did you find scary ? did the fact that some of the weapons were silly / cartoonish affect the impact of the scenes they were used in ?\nin the third installment of the scary movie franchise , news anchorwoman cindy campbell has to investigate mysterious crop circles and killing video tapes , and help the president stop an alien invasion in the process .\ncelebrity cameos in scary movie films might have been old hat by the fifth offering from the franchise , but that doesn ' t make charlie sheen and lindsay lohan ' s appearance any less great .\ndone ! thank goodness ! you ' re now ready to see\nscary movie 5 .\noh , you ' re not going to see it ? ignore everything i just wrote , then .\nthe first two scary movies , written and directed by the wayans brothers , were r - rated , cheerfully raunchy , and cheekily politically incorrect parodies of popular movies , including scream and its sequels . scary movie 3 is rated pg - 13 and the wayanses have been replaced by david zucker , director of both wildly funny comedy classics ( ruthless people and airplane ! ) and painfully un - funny flops ( my boss ' s daughter ) . this movie is somewhere in the middle , not as good as the naked gun series but better than baseketball .\nas a critically acclaimed composer and music supervisor , frank fitzpatrick has created the soundtracks for over two dozen feature films ( scary movie 3 , queen of the damned , friday , in too deep , nuns on the run ) and scores and themes for several television shows including the renown larry sanders show . recent original works include scores for two . . .\nat one point , james woods was set to appear as his character , father mcfeely from scary movie 2 ( 2001 ) , but for some reason didn ' t and darrell hammond was cast instead .\nit\u2019s challenging to break this rule since , from a marketing perspective , it tells the customer in a heartbeat that it\u2019s a scary movie . here are some alternative approaches that stand out from the crowd :\nbasically , any movie that suffers from a lack of charlie sheen has got problems .\ncharlie sheen ' s first parody movie since\nhot shots ! part deux\n.\nlike a friday the 13th movie , if the teens kept killing themselves by accident .\nsuch a simple but really clever idea . as the third movie of the series , the title treatment had the famous metallic \u201cx\u201d with wolverine\u2019s claws on top to create the number 3 in roman numerals\u2014another title treatment worthy of a full teaser poster .\nwhen cindy and the rapper guy are fighting the ring girl , the president walks in and says ,\ni just want to wish you both good luck . we ' re all counting on you .\nand then he walks out . this is a joke from\nairplane\nwhere leslie nielsen is the doctor . he says the same line . the reason it is in the movie scary movie 3 is because the director of airplane also directed this .\nthe funniest sequence is a strenuous group effort to revive a corpse , first through some alarmingly aggressive artificial respiration , then through slapping and slamming the body until it breaks apart . a running subplot that ' ' scary movie 3 ' ' makes only a token attempt to integrate into the story involves a homicidal videotape that sentences everyone who watches it to death in seven days .\nthe challenge in movie poster design is to accomplish both : a title treatment that makes it easier for the public to understand what the movie is about without compromising your creativity .\nwhile star anna faris returns for the third film in the scary movie series , the power behind the camera has shifted from the wayans brothers to one of the zucker brothers . the zucker in question is david zucker , and he ' s brought along his partner in movie - parody crime , leslie nielsen . this time around , aim is taken at such horror blockbusters as signs and the ring , while films of other genres , including independence day , 8 mile , and the matrix , are also lampooned . the plot finds cindy ( faris ) trying to help the president ( nielsen ) thwart an alien attack while also facing crop circles and a mysterious video tape . in the spirit of the two matrix sequels , scary movie 3 was shot back - to - back with scary movie 4 . queen latifah , charlie sheen , and eddie griffin also star . ~ matthew tobey , rovi\nweak jokes , forced gags , and too - obvious humor in general add up to very little in \u201cscary movie 3 , \u201d the third film in the horror parody series . eagerly riffing on everything from the works of m . night shyamalan to \u201c8 mile , \u201d the film takes a wide approach to its comedy but results in something that produces only minor hints of enjoyment .\never since the first one was released in 2000 , the scary movie films have been labeled spoofs . reference films would be more accurate . sure , they occasionally send up a horror trope or two , but most of the\nspoofing\ndone in the franchise really involves re - creating scenes from other movies and then maybe adding a fart sound . they ' re less about mocking movies than lazily mentioning them . here ' s our best attempt at a comprehensive list of each movie referenced in the scary movie franchise .\ni can be short about ' scary movie 3 ' . if you liked the first two films , especially the first , there is a good chance you will like this one . it is directed by david zucker , one of the three directors of the great ' airplane ! ' , the film that sort of invented the genre , and it shows . here it spoofs films such as ' the ring ' , ' signs ' and ' the matrix ' and from time to time i thought it was really funny . but when i think something is funny doesn ' t mean anything with a film like this . ' scary movie 3 ' is a matter of taste . if you like ' the naked gun ' , ' hot shots ' and ' scary movie ' you like this one , if you hate them , you hate this one . the humor is silly and stupid , but in the right mood most people must be able to laugh . i know i did .\nthe wayans are back at it again with the third installment of the scary movie series . cindy is forced to confront the evil forces from the popular science fiction thriller signs and the horror movie the ring . hopefully , her long time friend , brenda , will be there to help out of this mess .\nscary movie 5 is a reprehensible excuse of a comedy and should barely be considered a film since it ' s of such poor quality . they don ' t make a dunce cap big enough for individuals this idiotic .\n' scary movie 3 ' offers yet more hit - and - miss comedy in the ' airplane / naked gun / hot shots ' vein of movie parody . as with the previous two films in the ' scary movie ' franchise , the writers of this film look towards recent popular horror movies to serve as the basis for both their jokes and their storyline . in this case , the plot is a cross between ' the ring ' and ' signs , ' with a few glancing blows aimed at ' the others , ' ' the sixth sense , ' and , of all things , ' 8 mile , ' along the way . charlie sheen and leslie nielson are probably the most recognizable faces in the movie , both being veterans of earlier ' airplane , ' ' naked gun ' and ' hot shots ' films . as with most films of this type , some of the jokes in ' scary movie 3 ' work and some do not , but those that do are often quite ingenious and make the movie as a whole worth seeing . the crudity that marred the previous films in the franchise has been almost completely eliminated here . some people may find that a loss while others may find it a gain . frankly , i prefer the gentler , more innocent tone in this edition . ' scary movie 3 ' isn ' t any great shakes as a comedy , and chances are you won ' t remember a thing about it even five minutes after you ' ve seen it , but it will make you laugh quite a bit for the 80 or so minutes that you ' re watching it . and what more can one ask from a comedy than that ?\nthe angry video game nerd : ghostbusters : conclusion ( 2007 ) ( tv episode ) the nerd mentions the film series to prove his point that ghostbusters 3 should be made .\ni was dissapointed that a lot of stuff they showed on the commercials for this movie weren ' t even in the movie . the matrix stuff especially . i liked most of the deleted / alternative scenes better then what they left in the movie . thanks for the responses by the way = )\nthis was charlie sheen ' s first parody movie since hot shots ! part deux ( 1993 ) .\nfor many people , halloween means one thing and one thing only : horror movies . the scarier the better . but not everyone likes scary movies . in fact , a lot of people hate them . but with most of your friends wanting to watch horror movies around halloween , it can sometimes be tough to avoid seeing something you ' d rather not . so if you ' re going to get roped into watching a scary movie , it ' s always important to remember to tell yourself that it ' s only a movie . and one of the best ways to do this is to familiarize yourself with parodies of horror films . thankfully , there are a bunch of scary movie parodies on netflix you can watch right now .\nzucker , who ' s already experienced in making funny parody films such as ' airplane ' and ' naked gun ' , directs the third installment this time . thankfully the wayans brothers aren ' t in it to get on my nerves . ' scary movie 3 ' is a lot more enjoyable than its prequels . this one is not overloaded with vulgarity , sleaziness and toilet humour like the other two . zucker actually manages to bring some class in this third film and there is quite a convincing plot that smartly combines verbinski ' s ' the ring ' and shyamalam ' s ' signs ' . my only complaint is that it ' s not funny enough . there were several sequences that could have been better done . yet , the cast make it quite enjoyable . leslie nielsen is funny as the president but he does go a little too over the top at times . anne faris is back as cindy , this time she adds some naomi watts to her character and does a commendable job . charlie sheen provides some laugh out loud moments , particularly in the scene with his wife denise richards . ' scary movie 3 ' is a much more enjoyable fair than the first two movies . this time i laughed at many of the scenes rather than feel sick ( which was the case with ' scary movie 1 ' and ' scary movie 2 ' ) .\nokja is not a horror film , but it ' s not for kids , either . it ' s a hard film to classify , in that it ' s a monster movie where the monster is probably the least scary thing about it .\nwarning : calling the following piece an\nidiot ' s guide\nis a bit of a misnomer . you may or may not be aware of what happens in the\nscary movie\nmovies , but there ' s no way you will emerge from reading this a smarter person overall . i just watched all four\nscary movie\nmovies consecutively and my brain is currently curled up in a ball shivering in a far corner of my skull , asking what it did to deserve that .\nscary movie 4\nbegins with shaq and dr . phil are chained together ,\nsaw\n- style . they both die . the nation mourns for shaq only , probably . * ( * deleted scene , i ' d imagine . )\ni\u2019m a big fan of custom type , and this movie poster design offers a perfect example . you usually see \u201cyou\u2019re next\u201d or something equally threatening written on walls and mirrors in horror films . this movie poster design brings us closer to the movie\u2019s atmosphere by mirroring this horror trope with lettering scratched into a metal surface .\nrobot chicken : they took my thumbs ( 2008 ) ( tv episode ) a character mentions this movie .\nedici\u00f3n especial coleccionista : superhero movie ( 2010 ) ( tv episode ) compared with friedberg / seltzer movies .\nfamilies can talk about parody and satire . does this movie do a good job of lampooning its subjects ?\ni disappointing installment , after 2 hilarious movies , we get an unfunny attempt at a 3rd installment ! i giggled like 2 - 3 times , but never laughed out loud ! y . . . continue reading\nconsider the material about\n8 mile .\neminem is talented and i liked his movie , but he provides a target that\nscary movie 3\nmisses by a mile . his eminem clone is played by simon rex , whose material essentially consists of repeating what eminem did in the original movie , at a lower level . he throws up in the john ( on somebody else , ho , ho ) , he duels onstage with a black rapper , he preempts criticism by attacking himself as white , he pulls up the hood on his sweatshirt and it ' s shaped like a ku klux klan hood , and so on . this is parody , not satire , and no points against eminem are scored .\nscary movie 3\nis rated pg - 13 for crude humor and sight gags about ( and references to ) sexual and other bodily functions , slapstick violence ( gunplay , brawling and groin shots ) , occasional use of strong profanity ( including one usage of the so - called\nr - rated\ncurse word ) , brief drug content ( opium and marijuana ) , brief sexual content , use of racial epithets , and brief partial male nudity . running time : 85 minutes .\neven stephen king - the man responsible for the iconic horror novel it - was scared by the new movie adaptation .\n* mama : a surprising amount from this movie , which came out in january , shows up in scary movie 5 . there are the feral little girls , their punk - rock caretaker , and the presence of the ominous\nmama .\nthe whole climax is based on mama , with judy fighting the ghostly matriarch of the creepy kid clan as she tries to throw them off a cliff .\n( at around 1h 11 mins ) the first of two scary movies to parody a slasher film remake , as it does with the cindy and tabitha confrontation parodies the texas chain saw massacre ( 1974 ) remake of 2003 ( the texas chainsaw massacre ( 2003 ) ) , and scary movie 5 ( 2013 ) with the jody and kendra cabin sequence parodies the the evil dead ( 1981 ) remake of 2013 ( evil dead ( 2013 ) ) .\nscary movie 3 is such a stinkfest its hard to put it in words . it makes movies like malibu ' s most wanted look like oscar material , lets just say that . the original scary movie was great fun , one of the better 90s spoof movies , coming from a great team who previously rocked our world with dont be a menace to south central whilst drinking your juice in the hood . but what the hell happened ? ! after the tragedy that was scary movie 2 , i thought the cast and crew change would help matters , but its even worse . within 20mins i ' d smiled twice . not one laugh , the jokes were recycled and originality was obviously no factor . the fact that at this point in writing , the majority of people on this site have voted it 10 / 10 has made me feel physically ill . when there ' s great flicks like school of rock out , which actually have jokes that are * gasp * funny , anyone wasting their money on tripe like this needs their head examined . no stars / * * * *\nthe funniest spoof since the naked gun , scary movie 3 sends up the ring , 8 mile and several other hits superbly , it ' s the funniest in the whole franchise and remains one of the funniest comedies i ' ve seen , and that ' s rare to say about a spoof . the pop culture references are hilarious , and of course there just had to be a michael jackson appearance , it ' s scary movie , what else do you expect ? the performances are suitably naff and funny , anna faris is hysterical as cindy , a news reporter who stumbles across a killer video tape . regina hall is as funny as faris as a foul mouthed best friend who falls victim to the girl from the ring . with slapstick galore and a lot of stupid behaviour , best seen from simon rex and charlie sheen , this third entry makes the first two look tame in comparison . a laugh a minute movie !\nthe third film in a trilogy is often considered to be the worst , so considering how lousy the first two scary movies were , i wasn ' t getting my hopes up too high for scary movie 3 . sure enough , part three proved to be a thoroughly woeful effort , completely devoid of laughs despite being directed by one of the ' big names ' in the spoof genre , david zucker . although zucker might have seemed an obvious choice to inject some real belly laughs into the scary movie franchise , without the help of co - director jim abrahams , with whom he created box office hits airplane and the naked gun , the poor guy is clearly way out of his depth . the first two films barely managed a handful of decent giggles between them , but this one is a 100 % mirth - free zone ; i sat stony - faced the whole way through as zucker and his cast of washed - up has - beens ( including charlie sheen , pamela anderson , and leslie nielsen ) went through the spoof - movie motions , delivering every tired trick in their predictable repertoire of slapstick and ' crazy ' visual gags . and as if the total absence of genuine humour wasn ' t bad enough , the series ' appealing brunette star anna faris had become a blonde ! ( raises arms to the sky and screams ' noooooooo ! ! ! ! ) . i give scary movie 3 a rating of 2 / 10 ( in all honesty , it should really be a 1 / 10 , but i want to leave myself room to give an even lower rating to part 4 should it be worse ) .\nhe plays a chained - up zombie with writing partner edgar wright in george a . romero ' s zombie apocalypse movie .\nempire ( 2002 ) rapped a lyric about him being killed in the movie ' empire ' during the rap battle scene .\ncowell ' s penchant for high - waisted trousers and showing off his plentiful chest hair is pretty scary , but even they are nowhere near as horrifying as this cameo .\nof all the hollywood hotshots parodied by ' ' scary movie 3 , ' ' which opens today nationwide , the one who should be the most afraid ( and flattered , of course ) is that box - office shaman , m . night shyamalan , whose movies , especially ' ' signs ' ' and ' ' the sixth sense , ' ' are roasted to a charred crisp . the movie that spends the longest time on the rotisserie is ' ' signs , ' ' with its crop circles , cornfield and aliens . here , the aliens greet one another with a choke hold , say goodbye with a kick to the groin and urinate from their fingertips .\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore .\nbasketball legend patrick ewing clearly confused shooting hoops with shooting a movie when he agreed to appear in this threequel to the exorcist .\naustin powers himself briefly plays military man general ed fenech in tarantino ' s gory world war ii movie , starring brad pitt .\nroving reporter cindy campbell ( anna faris ) sets out to find a hard news story in the middle of television sweeps . she soon uncovers an outrageous onslaught of globe - threatening developments including alien invaders , killer videotapes , freaky crop circles , prophecies of the one , eerie - eyed children , ambitious white rappers and even a run - in with michael jackson . faced with conspiracies of massive proportions , and a crew of very strange people following her around , cindy must fight to stop evil from taking over the world yet again - all while sparing no plot line from scary movie 3 ' s assault of fast - flying twists that blow the lid off the original movie scenes .\n* the ring : this is the movie\u2019s main target . katy ( jenny mccarthy ) and becka ( pamela anderson ) first mention it before getting into a pillow fight . for the rest of the movie cindy tries to solve the mystery of the scary girl in the video , which kills brenda , is shown on the evening news , and eventually brings a bunch of aliens to earth so they can kill the girl in the video themselves .\nthe ebert club is our hand - picked selection of content for ebert fans . you will receive a weekly newsletter full of movie - related tidbits , articles , trailers , even the occasional streamable movie . club members also get access to our members - only section on urltoken\nscary movie 5 - this may be one of the worst spoof movies i have ever seen ! it takes everything that was ever good or just decent about the other\nscary movie\nfilms and breaks the back of the franchise . it is dead dead dead . hardly a laugh comes from this film at all . i will say that it is more clever than the hideous\n30 nights of paranormal activity with the devil inside the girl with the dragon tattoo\nthat came out earlier this year and attempted to make you laugh . i ' ve seen worse films , but this is one of the worst this year by far . it ' s unfunny , crude , rude , and completely ridiculous .\nscary movie 5\nis not quite as bad as i think the second film is , but there is nothing good about this film besides a few gags here and there that made me chuckle and save me from killing myself out of boredom . this is a terrible film !\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore . learn more\ncommon sense , common sense media , common sense education , and common sense kids action , associated names , associated trademarks , and logos are trademarks of common sense media , a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) nonprofit organization ( fein 41 - 2024986 ) .\nscary movie 3 is a hilarious film and is a good comedy , but the problem is that it just feels that now they are trying a little too hard to be stupid . the storyline is funny , and a great spoof . the cast is ok , the little boy and charlie sheen were hilarious , but anna farris is getting old . the jokes are great , but when i laughed i felt kind of stupid for laughing , is that wrong ? oh well , if you want a good spoof , watch this , if you actually wanna see a great spoof watch the first one .\non the plus side , both blu - rays come loaded with bonus features . scary movie 2 is accompanied by five featurettes that cover an array of topics , like behind the scenes concerns , special effects , and the make up . and if you just can\u2019t get enough , there are a collection of deleted scenes and alternate versions .\nthis afternoon , i finally watched this movie through from beginning to end . you know what . . . i did not laugh once . this movie is just ridiculous . how in the world can such a stupid movie , make so much money at the box office ? are we all without minds in this world ? this movie is a complete ripoff of scream ( which it parodies ) , and all other of the newer 90 ' s style horror movies . hollywood must really be hurting for ideas if a movie this terrible could actually be made . if you want to laugh , watch one of mel brooks ' parodies , or the monty python films , or even the pink panther movies . these are true comedies . this is just a sick and twisted , incoherent movie with absolutely nothing funny in it . now excuse me while i go and dust off my copy of beverly hills cop , and watch a real entertaining , funny movie . 1 / 2 star 1 - 17 - 01 ( updated )\nwhile mildly amusing at times , the rest of scary movie 2 never lives up to the gross out promise of that initial scene . the main core of the cast from scary movie reprise their roles\u2014cindy ( anna faris , who has made a career out of these films ) , shorty and ray ( marlon and shawn wayans , because what the hell else were they going to do ? ) , and brenda ( regina hall ) are all back . thing are way different this time , however , now they\u2019re all in college instead of high school . when you throw david cross , tim curry , and chris elliott into the cast , and there is some potential , though that potential is largely squandered ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "guardians ( film )", "paragraphs": ["gunn will write and direct the third \u201cguardians\u201d film , due for release in 2020 .\nfilm , marvel , news , guardians of the galaxy , guardians of the galaxy vol . 3 , marvel cinematic universe ,\nfilm review : ' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' | movie reviews | rochester city newspaper\nreview : guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 is marvel\u2019s funniest film , and much braver than the original\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 : new trailer hints at the film ' s plot through obscure comics connection\nthe marvel cinematic universe wiki has a collection of images and media related to guardians of the galaxy ( film ) .\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 - will there be a sequel ? what will happen in the next film ? are the guardians in avengers : infinity war ? - radio times\ntags : movie reviews , film review , guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 , james gunn , chris pratt , zoe saldana\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 : new trailer hints at the film ' s plot through obscure comics connection | the independent\ngreat film , and i love that these films are using just enough humour to keep newly converted comic book film fans interested ( ie me ) .\nelizabeth yianni - georgiou ( r ) , nominated for makeup and hairstyling in the film ' guardians of the galaxy ' and her daughter pose on arrival for the great british film reception in west hollywood , ca . . .\nat the wednesday night premiere of \u201c guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 , \u201d director james gunn shared his vision for the third film .\nvin diesel \u2013 who voiced the character in the first film \u2013 has revealed that groot could be getting a solo film and that james gunn would \u201clove to do\u201d it .\nthe stars of guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 have teamed up for a mad new video , promoting the upcoming home release of the film .\nguardians of the galaxy vol 2 is the perfect sequel . whether or not it ' s as fresh , funny or exciting as the original film , it ' s exactly what a guardians sequel needed to be .\n( r ) , nominated for makeup and hairstyling in the film ' guardians of the galaxy ' and her daughter pose on arrival for the great british film reception in west hollywood , california on february 20 , 2015 , to . . .\nthe russian film , guardians , remains in a first sketch of what could have been a fresh response to the genre . [ full review in spanish ]\nelizabeth yianni - georgiou ( r ) , nominated for makeup and hairstyling in the film ' guardians of the galaxy ' and her daughter pose on arrival for the great british film reception in west hollywood , ca . . . pictures | getty images\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 has now officially passed the original film at the box office . when the film released earlier this month , it became an instant success with fans and critics alike thanks to writer / director james gunn and his charismatic cast of colorful characters . while some felt the film wasn\u2019t as fresh as the original , guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 has enjoyed immense success at the box office thus far which has naturally led marvel to bring gunn back for a third film .\nstar zoe saldana , who plays the assassin gamora , was less knowledgable about the third film .\nthis is going to be the greatest spectacle film of all time ,\nchris says .\ngunn is the co - writer and director of the film and , on the occasion of the blu - ray release , we got to talk to him about the surprising success of the film . we also chatted about some of his regrets , common misinterpretations of parts of the movie , the marketing and his next film , 2017\u2019s guardians of the galaxy 2 .\n) very early in the process so the actors could listen to the film\u2019s eventual score during the creation of the movie\u2019s most emotional moments and action scenes . the hope was hearing the film\u2019s score so early in the process would let them better understand the film\u2019s tone . read the full quote below .\nthe film will split the team in two , as confirmed by producer jonathan schwartz to screen rant .\njournalists were treated to an early look at the marvel studios film ahead of its may 5 release .\nelizabeth yianni - georgiou ( r ) , nominated for makeup and hairstyling in the film . . .\nat the end of the film , a shirtless putin comes riding in on horseback and kills them all .\nthe film is scheduled for uk release on april 28 , 2017 \u2013 a whole week before the us .\nin terms of score \u2013 we\u2019ve heard a few snippets of the music for the film via gunn\u2019s instagram .\nguardians 2 will be charting the rollercoaster of emotions star - lord feels about his newly revealed pops , as well as exploring the family relationships forged between the team in the first film .\nall too often in the film business , a great freshman effort is followed up by a half - baked sophomore letdown . fortunately , moviegoers and guardians fans have nothing to worry about .\nrelated : guardians of the galaxy vol 2 review : bigger . better . grootier\n\u2018guardians of the galaxy vol . 3\u2019 script is finished ; filming begins early 2019\n' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' : first reactions from press screening\nbox office report : guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 takes top spot again\n' guardians ' star zoe saldana and husband marco perego attended the premiere together .\nchris pratt in ' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' credit : marvel\nas for an avengers team - up , we ' ll probably have to wait until infinity war , although part of the film ( without the guardians stars ) will be set on earth .\nhours before the screening , director james gunn announced on facebook he would be returning for more guardians as writer and director of guardians of the galaxy vol . 3 .\nthere ' s another clear advantage achieved by the post - plot film , though i ' m not sure it ' s entirely conscious on the part of its creators : constructing a film with utter immunity to the dreaded spoiler .\nthere\u2019s currently no american release scheduled for guardians the superheroes , which is probably for the best . it\u2019s certainly no guardians of the galaxy . hell , it\u2019s barely fantfourstic .\nthe end - credits scenes of\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2\nexplained\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ( 2017 ) - filming & production - imdb\n\u2018guardians of the galaxy vol . 3\u2019 takes place after \u2018infinity war\u2019 , says james gunn\nguardians of the galaxy 2 reunites the cast of the original movie alongside chris pratt .\nbox office : \u2018alien : covenant\u2019 to burst into no . 1 spot over \u2018guardians 2\u2019\nbox office : \u2018king arthur\u2019 bombs , \u2018guardians 2\u2019 repeats no . 1 , \u2013 variety\nhow ' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' beat marvel ' s sequel curse\n\u2018guardians of the galaxy vol . 2\u2019 review : a good but lesser sequel \u2013 variety\ni know there ' s not much info about it , but i ' m quite looking forward to this film .\ncheck back on friday for additional film coverage , including a review of lovecraftian horror movie ,\nthe void .\nguardians of the galaxy is a 2014 superhero film , based on the marvel comics superhero team of the same name . it is in the tenth installment in the marvel cinematic universe and the fourth of phase two . the film was released on july 31 , 2014 internationally and on august 1 , 2014 in the united states .\nthe film was released on july 31 , 2014 in the united kingdom and on august 1 , 2014 in the united states and spawned two sequels : guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 , released in 2017 , and guardians of the galaxy vol . 3 , slated to be released in 2020 .\na scene from james gunn ' s\nguardians of the galaxy .\n( marvel )\n' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' vs . comic - book characters - insider\nthe newest addition to the guardians , mantis , has been much greener in the comics .\nbox office : \u2018guardians 2\u2019 repeats no . 1 , \u2018king arthur\u2019 is summer\u2019s first big flop\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 : 5 things to know about marvel\u2019s hugely anticipated sequel\nbox office report : guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 no . 1 again | urltoken\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ( 2017 ) release date : may 05 , 2017\n[ warning : this story contains spoilers for guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 . ]\njames gunn will return to write and direct ' guardians of the galaxy vol . 3 '\nthe first reactions to ' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' are in - nme\nsuperhero adam warlock ( who was teased in the first movie ) was considered for a role in guardians 2 , but was eventually left out . gunn has promised he ' ll show up in the third film .\ni ' m curious to hear your thoughts on the film . shout out in the comments or on twitter or facebook . did you like it ? is it a worthy follow - up to the first guardians ?\nalong with dunkirk and girls trip , patty jenkins\u2019s film contributed to an expectations - shattering weekend at the domestic box office .\njaws 2 similarly apes the original , but with fewer of the elements that made the original film . . . original .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nplot wise , the trailer is smart to give little away about what we could see in the film . however we do know that the film is set to explore peter quill\u2019s relationship with his father \u2013 a new character played by kurt russell . despite rumours of the guardians joining forces with the avengers , this will evidently wait until after avengers : infinity war , as director gunn has said that there will be no more marvel characters having a cameo in the film .\ni ' m a fan of this film series ! i thought the first one was really good and the second one lives up to the first one . it ' s cheesy but it ' s a big box office film , what do you expect ?\na fan questioned whether the video was to mark chris pratt completing work on the film or the completion of the movie itself .\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2\nis in us theaters friday , may 5 .\nstar - lord on the cover of 2008 ' s\nguardians of the galaxy\nseries .\n\u2018guardians of the galaxy vol . 2\u2032 cast on making marvel\u2019s epic sequel & the importance of heroines\n' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' stars re - unite for daft video - nme\n' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' : first reactions from press screening | hollywood reporter\nelizabeth yianni - georgiou ( r ) , nominated for makeup and hairstyling in the film ' guardians of the galaxy ' and her daughter pose on arrival for the great british film reception in west hollywood , california on february 20 , 2015 , to honor the british nominees of the 87th annual academy awards to be held on sunday , february 22 , 2015 .\nit is a very entertaining , funny and action packed film buuut sometimes it goes a bit too far and becomes way too cheesy .\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 3 is currently in development and does not have a release date .\ngunn revealed the guardians of the galaxy 2 filming news on periscope , as reported by superhero hype .\nin its own zany , sci - fi way , guardians demonstrates that all cultures are not equal .\n' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' scores extremely rare 100 in test screening ( exclusive )\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' s 5 end - credits scenes , explained [ spoilers ]\nmarvel - lous . . . chris pratt in guardians of the galaxy vol 2 . photograph : ap\n/ film : what was the biggest surprise for you in terms of the film\u2019s reception and reaction ? and i don\u2019t mean box office . was it the fact that like dancing groot became a big thing , was it the soundtrack , was it how people embraced rocket and groot ?\nat the wednesday night premiere of \u201cguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 , \u201d director james gunn shared his vision for the third film . \u201ci think that the third movie is going to continue this trilogy , the story of this iteration of the guardians of the galaxy , \u201d said gunn , who announced earlier this week that he would [ \u2026 ]\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 has now passed the first film at both the domestic and foreign box office ( numbers from box office mojo ) ; its total gross now stands at right above $ 783 million worldwide . for comparison , the first guardians of the galaxy made $ 773 million worldwide during its entire box office run back in 2014 .\nyondu wore a much more colorful and fun suit in the original\nguardians of the galaxy\ncomics .\n\u201cit will be the final , in this iteration of the guardians of the galaxy , \u201d he said .\nsneak peek : ' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' aims for bigger , better sci - fi\nkurt russell plays ego , a living planet , in ' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 . '\nsylvester stallone has a mysterious role in ' guardians vol . 2 ' and walked the carpet in shades .\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 was released back in april \u2013 read the nme review here . the film\u2019s third instalment \u2013 expected to be released around 2020 \u2013 is also set to be the final outing for the series\u2019 current line - up .\njames gunn\u2019s first guardians of the galaxy shocked the movie world in 2014 with its rag - tag collection of semi - heroes , misfits , and cosmic pirates . this was supposed to be the film that broke marvel\u2019s incredible winning streak of nine straight blockbuster film successes . no one would accept a talking raccoon and a sentient tree , right ? welp , marvel\u2019s streak is now 16 , and guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 debuted earlier this year to huge , huge , huge box office success .\ndave bautista ' s drax the destroyer may be a bluish gray and red in the film , but he ' s green in the comics .\ncopyright \u00a9 2005 - 2018 / film . privacy policy / cookie policy . web design by pro blog design . logo concept by : illumination ink\nthe film as a whole doesn ' t have any supernatural abilities , nor anything that makes it unique and unforgettable . [ full review in spanish ]\nchina ' s turbo films will release sarik andreasyan ' s ' guardians ' in the first quarter of 2017 .\nguardians will be distributed by shout factory and is scheduled for home release in the united states on september 5 .\nbox office : why i hope ' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' fails to top $ 1 billion\n' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' : how it beat marvel ' s sequel curse | hollywood reporter\nlocked and loaded . . . guardians of the galaxy vol 2 . photograph : allstar / marvel studios / disney\nif you ' ve seen the first guardians of the galaxy , you know that it is not the typical super hero film but for me the first one is actually the best one ever . so as you can expect i was very keen to see volume two .\nthe comedy is what made this film so enjoyable . timings were down to a point . well , the comedy and baby groot . and the soundtrack .\ngunn also teased that the third film will be an ending of sorts for star - lord ( chris pratt ) , and his gang of misfit heroes .\nguardians , whose russian title is zashchitniki , is set at the height of the cold war era and features a group of soviet superheroes defending their country . under the same deal , turbo films will co - produce sequel guardians 2 .\nguardians , which is currently in production , is set to be released in china in the first quarter of 2017 .\nrussia is getting an original superhero team to call their own with the upcoming guardians . check out the first teaser !\nthe new look at the upcoming russian movie guardians might be the craziest superhero trailer we ' ll get all year .\n' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' scores extremely rare 100 in test screening ( exclusive ) | hollywood reporter\nfor more from guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 , check out our interviews with sean gunn and michael rooker .\nthe marvel film , set for a may 5 release , has bested previous crowdpleasers ' iron man 3 ' and ' avengers ' in its own internal metrics .\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about guardians ( zashchitniki ) !\njust like the first one , guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 is a winning and wonderfully relatable gem of crazy .\nchris pratt and wife anna faris might have initially seemed a little distant at the premiere for ' guardians vol 2 . '\nthe first reactions to guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 have been shared on twitter following a press screening in la .\nlikewise , in guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 we discover so much about our rag - tag band of heroes . we learn more about star - lord ' s parents and his backstory . we discover that the assumptions we made ( and that peter made ) about one of the first film ' s chief antagonists were tragically misguided . relationships between the guardians are deepened and expanded in the sequel , giving the narrative more dimension . in this way , the sequel actually changes and impacts the original . the way we watch the first film will never be the same .\nsaying that , i believe the sequel surpasses the first in its original approach to the story . the plot ( spolier alert ) of peter ' s dad and his murderous , evil plans are really just there to have a reason to make a film - otherwise it ' s character development that carries that film , with insanely good humour and atmosphere . i already thought , based on the first film , that guardians is one of the most entertaining and original marvel storylines put on screen - even though it sounded like it ' ll be just a weak attempt at first - and this sequel just goes to show .\nego himself introduces some apparently huge freudian issues to the film , which on paper would seem to take the film\u2019s emotional impact up a notch or two . but they are dealt with insouciantly , even flippantly \u2013 far more so than in something like star wars or superman . that\u2019s in keeping of course , with the distinctive comic flavour of this franchise , but the revelations about quill\u2019s background just zing and ping around with the same pinball - velocity as everything else in the film . it\u2019s fun , though gotg2 doesn\u2019t have the same sense of weird urgency and point that the first film had . they\u2019re still guarding , although the galaxy never seems in much danger .\nguardians of the galaxy vol 2 retains the look and tone of the original , replete with semi - crude humor , heartfelt moments , and bombastic action pieces . at the same time , it gives us an entirely new story without rehashing too much of the first film ' s narrative formula .\nwith over \u00a333m in 17 days , the second guardians of the galaxy movie has overtaken la la land ( \u00a330 . 4m ) to become the second biggest hit of 2017 , behind only beauty and the beast ( uncatchable at \u00a371 . 6m ) . this means disney has scored the two biggest hits of the year so far in the uk . the first guardians of the galaxy film grossed \u00a328 . 5m in summer 2014 .\nguardians 2 will be released in the uk on april 28 , 2017 , and in the us on may 5 , 2017 .\ni ' d rather watch this than guardians of the galaxy . so it ' s got that going for it at least .\nhere ' s how the cast of ' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' looks compared to their comic - book counterparts\nin\nguardians of the galaxy ,\nayesha is the golden high priestess of a group of perfect beings called the sovereign .\ndamn . i loved guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 . @ jamesgunn is a hero and surprise faces steal the show .\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 is filled with tons of surprises and an unexpected amount of emotion . another marvel winner .\ngunn revealed that the movie is set only two months after the first film , which presumably places the events before the avengers - dividing events of captain america : civil war .\ncopyrights and trademarks for the film and related entertainment properties mentioned herein are held by their respective owners and are used with permission or solely for the promotional purposes of said properties .\nwas the fourth film in history to gross $ 1 billion worldwide . and since that time , there have been just five other comic book superhero movies to do so , namely\nwhether these characters turn up in avengers : infinity war or guardians 3 is still up for debate , of course , but one thing is for sure \u2013 based on what we\u2019ve seen and heard , there\u2019s plenty of life in the guardians for years to come .\nare marvel studios bound by the same child labour laws as everyone else ? the reason i ask is that the production design team on guardians of the galaxy vol 2 appears to have been entirely composed of sugared - up three and four - years - olds going berserk . not that the first guardians of the galaxy film , a swashbuckling science - fiction offshoot from the marvel cinematic universe , was a paragon of bressonian austerity to start with .\nthat\u2019s not to say that the film isn\u2019t enormous fun . the usp of the guardians films remains the deft writing by james gunn . if the avengers film scripts are the charismatic alpha frat heroes , guardians of the galaxy represents the wisecracking nerdy outsiders . which , let\u2019s face it , is always going to play well with a comic - book - movie audience . the space pirate steampunk aesthetic gives the movie a distinctively battered and cranky appeal . the story , which sees peter quill ( chris pratt ) unravel the question of his true parentage , goes heavy on themes of family and redemption . still , in the generic , effects - heavy blitzkrieg of a final act , the film loses both the human ( ish ) connection and the scrappy maverick spirit that sets it apart from its marvel stablemates .\nthis film escapes the general sequel fate by acting being on par if not better ( yes better ) than the first one . the soundtrack rivals the first , and it has even more funny come - backs than before . well worth a watch , even if you ' re not a marvel fan . this is the perfect non - superhero superhero film !\nguardians undoubtedly manages to deliver set pieces that have never been seen before and in a moscow setting still relatively alien to international audiences .\nare you ready for a second dose of guardians of the galaxy ? the sequel has finished filming , its lead actor has revealed .\ni am wrapping mr chris pratt from the set of guardians of the galaxy volume 2 ,\njames says in the video .\nme myself and i . . . kurt russell as ego in guardians of the galaxy vol 2 . photograph : \u00a9 marvel studios 2017\nlet ' s look at each of these individually , and then see how they apply to guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 .\nthe film , which is set for a 2017 release , is directed by sarik andreasyan and comes from russian production company turbo films . it already has a sequel in the works .\nthey are joined along the way by gamora\u2019s petulant sister nebula , space pirate yondu and mantis , an empathic alien . the film is scheduled to open in theaters on may 5 .\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 develops the stories of the core characters , and provides plenty of laughs . there have been some criticisms about the lack of giant boss battle , but i found that i really didn ' t care : i was invested in the characters , so i enjoyed the film a lot .\nthe first non - bollywood foreign language film to pass the \u00a31m barrier since pedro almod\u00f3var\u2019s julieta last autumn is park chan - wook\u2019s the handmaiden . the erotic drama reached the milestone on sunday ; the tally including the monday holiday is now \u00a31 . 04m . the film was helped on its way by a six - day secret cinema run that delivered \u00a3159 , 000 . apart from almod\u00f3var titles , the last non - bollywood foreign language film to reach \u00a31m in the uk was 2014\u2019s the raid 2 , so the arthouse sector takes encouragement from the handmaiden\u2019s success .\nguardians 2 once again follows the adventures of star - lord ( chris pratt ) , gamora ( zoe saldana ) , drax ( dave bautista ) , rocket ( bradley cooper ) and baby groot ( vin diesel ) . the film also stars michael rooker , sean gunn and kurt russell as star - lord\u2019s father , ego .\nchris pratt plays peter quill / star - lord , the leader of the guardians . his helmet looks a bit scarier in the comics .\ngroot in the 2008\nguardians of the galaxy\ncomic series ( top right ) and 2007 ' s\nannihilation : conquest .\nadding to this bonfire of guardians news , screenrant relates that gunn is aiming to start filming vol . 3 as soon as late 2018 :\ngoldie hawn and partner kurt russell walked the carpet together . russell plays peter quill ' s father ego in ' guardians vol 2 . '\nwe know the crew will be back once more to save the universe , but from what exactly ? elizabeth debicki ' s gold - slathered ayesha seems so far established as the film ' s main villain , but it ' s unclear what exactly her plan is here , and how it may involve the participation of the guardians .\nguardians of the galaxy 2 is set for release may 5 , 2017 . it\u2019ll bring back the primary cast of the first film \u2013 chris pratt , zoe saldana , dave bautista , vin diesel , bradley cooper , michael rooker and more \u2013 in a story that will reportedly delve deeper into the backstories of these characters . it will also likely reveal the identity of peter quill\u2019s father and feature more thanos , played by josh brolin . however , though thanos will almost certainly play a role in the film , gunn does not think guardians of the galaxy 2 is simply a prequel to avengers : infinity war part 1 , which will be released a year after .\nall around good sci - fi fun film . the pacing was a bit off and it seemed as though there were too many characters to follow along , but it is definitely worth watching .\nthe completely bonkers russian superhero movie guardians will be released in the united states by shout ! factory on blu - ray and dvd . the film came out in russia in february after wowing the entire world with its crazy trailers featuring an avengers - like squad of superheroes battling an evil electricity - controlling professor and his army of clones .\nwhile fans will have to wait until after development begins on the next two avengers films before anything concrete will occur with guardians of the galaxy vol . 3 , that certainly hasn\u2019t stopped them from showing up for guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 in droves . it didn ' t just have a big opening but has remained strong throughout may . this week , it ' s fourth on release , the film even beat out newcomer baywatch and has now passed a major milestone .\ni went into guardians with fairly low expectations , as i loved the first one so much . however , i needn ' t have worried .\na prominent feature of the first guardians movie was its ' 80s - tastic soundtrack , and the second movie will not disappoint on that score .\nthat ' s no mean feat , considering guardians of the galaxy were relatively unknown characters compared to the likes of captain america and iron man .\nhad tons of fun with guardians of the galaxy 2 . incredibly funny , beautifully colorful , and great continuations of the heroes . super happy !\nchris pratt had both guns blazing as he arrived at the world premiere of ' guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 ' in hollywood wednesday .\nryan gilbey is the new statesman ' s film critic . he is also the author of it don ' t worry me ( faber ) , about 1970s us cinema , and a study of groundhog day in the\nmodern classics\nseries ( bfi publishing ) . he was named reviewer of the year in the 2007 press gazette awards and is film critic in residence at falmouth university .\n\u201cwith no new comedies coming up for really quite some time , we\u2019re feeling really good , \u201d fox\u2019s president of domestic distribution chris aronson said about the film , which marks hawn\u2019s first film appearance in 15 years . \u201ci think the dynamic pairing of amy and goldie , and having goldie\u2019s return to the big screen is a good thing . the pairing of those two is pretty inspired . \u201d\n\u201ci think that the third movie is going to continue this trilogy , the story of this iteration of the guardians of the galaxy , \u201d said gunn , who announced earlier this week that he would be returning to write and direct the third film . \u201cit\u2019s going to do it in a big way , and we\u2019re going to come to an epic conclusion of who the guardians are and why they were brought together , and i can\u2019t wait to tell that story to the people . \u201d\nfyodor bondarchuk ' s wwii action film , distributed by huaxia , came out in 2013 and grossed $ 11 . 5 million in china , which made it the largest foreign market for the movie .\na film that makes a praiseworthy effort , but at the moment of executing its missions , its protagonists become mere pretexts to generate interminable and lethargic sequences of action . [ full review in spanish ]\ncompare this to speed 2 : cruise control . that film simply took a bus and replaced it with a cruise ship . not only is that a gimmick , it ' s an absurd gimmick that takes the framework of the original film and simply and plops it down in a new , ludicrous scenario . the script was so bad , keanu reeves turned down a hefty paycheck . smart move .\nbut don ' t worry , he ' s not going to be going anywhere other than space when it comes to marvel :\nas long as i ' m working with marvel , i ' ll probably be working on guardians and guardians - related projects .\ngroot ! sorry , woot !\nyondu ( michael rooker ) and rocket racoon ( voiced by bradley cooper ) share a moment in\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 .\nguardians of the galaxy is one of the most successful marvel movies yet , making more than $ 771m ( \u00a3540m ) at the worldwide box office .\nmarvel studios unveiled guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 for a group of press monday night , and the first social media actions are flying in .\nguardians of the galaxy vol 2 is a lot of fun . action - packed & even more classic ' 70s / early ' 80s music cues .\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 is funnier than the original , a ton of surprises , and an unexpected emotional profoundness . i am groot .\nas already noted , the mcu ' s big bad thanos ( now portrayed by josh brolin ) won ' t have another cameo in the new film ahead of his avengers : infinity war starring role .\nit was kind of a first date from hell , \u201d vezmar told the statesman , explaining how the date refused to stop texting , leaving the cinema mid - way through the film and not returning .\n' age of ultron ' and ' iron man 2 ' couldn ' t top their predecessors , but a mix of emotion , character growth and personal stakes helped james gunn ' s film rise above .\nin marvel lingo , guardians 2 feels like a great six - issue arc , the kind of storytelling that used to be the backbone of superhero comics .\ndrax in an early appearance in\ncaptain marvel\n# 28 ( left ) and in the more recent 2008\nguardians of the galaxy\nseries .\nbaby groot looks to be a scene stealer in the new trailer for ' guardians of the galaxy : vol . 2 , ' in theaters may 5 .\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 is exciting , funny , gorgeous & a helluva tearjerker . for many , it will become their new favorite marvel movie urltoken\nsaldana plays the green - skinned character gamora in ' guardians . ' on the purple carpet , saldana was stunning in a burnt - orange emilio pucci dress .\nalso cracking the top 10 at no . 8 is lowriders , which stars demian bichir , eva longoria , melissa benoist , and gabrial chavarria . the bh tilt film earned $ 2 . 4 million from 275 locations , for a per theater earning of $ 8 , 180 . the film tells the story of a mexican - american teenager who must attempt to navigate the growing tension between his criminal brother and their more traditional father .\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 is now the second most successful first sequel in the marvel cinematic universe ( avengers : age of ultron being the only film above it ) worldwide as well as the most successful superhero movie not featuring bruce wayne , peter parker or tony stark . in other words , gunn and company have achieved something that not many fans would have imagined back in 2014 before the release of the first guardians of the galaxy : bringing obscure comic characters to the big screen and making viewers fall in love with them .\nthe original guardians of the galaxy movie began in august 2014 with \u00a34 . 99m , plus \u00a31 . 37m in previews . comparing the like - for - like three - day weekend periods , the sequel has opened 162 % bigger . disney is also celebrating beauty and the beast crossing \u00a370m in the uk at the weekend \u2013 it is only the eighth film to do so .\nthe plot is bone - headed and the quality of the visual effects is terrible , but there is a pure , unironic sense of purpose in this film that is utterly charming and , at times , unintentionally hilarious .\nthere are hints in the first guardians that yondu has a soft spot for peter , or that rocket raccoon is , at heart , caring . but even the vicious sibling rivalry between gamora and nebula plays out in natural , spiky fashion , not as if it was forced to bring the guardians closer to the avengers in the marvel cinematic universe ( despite their adopted dad being the main connection ) . nebula , nowhere near a \u201cgood\u201d character in the first film , gets layers through gunn\u2019s script and gillan\u2019s performance , suggesting nuance where little existed originally .\nmantis in the 2007\nannihilation : conquest\ncomic series ( left ) vs . 2008 ' s\nguardians of the galaxy\n# 1 ( right ) .\nfan theories suggest this trio will play the original 1969 guardians of the galaxy - starhawk , charlie - 27 and nikki - but this is yet to be confirmed .\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 has tested higher than any marvel studios movie in the company\u2019s nine - year history . the movie\u2019s score : a perfect 100 .\nthe sequel follows 2014\u2019s \u201cguardians of the galaxy , \u201d which smashed summer box office records and ushered in a new cadre of edgy heroes in the marvel cinematic universe .\nit would be unfair to call the guardians\u2019 interactions and relationships \u201cdepoliticized , \u201d but only because they\u2019re devoid of any kind of dynamic . there\u2019s clearly never a hint of their respective cultures and traditions being anything more than superficial aesthetics , and given the disconnect between their origins and their ultimate goal , it feels like \u201cdepoliticization\u201d for very political reasons . with the film\u2019s chinese distributor now producing the sequel \u2013 oh yes , they haphazardly tease guardians 2 here \u2013 it\u2019s going to be interesting to see how these themes play out with the inclusion of chinese characters heroes .\n( also , it turned out that fox actually controlled the film rights to ego , with the studios proving they can get along by agreeing to a swap that allowed deadpool to alter the powers of one its characters . )\nmeanwhile , marvel\u2019s president kevin feige has recently revealed an intriguing teaser about the sequel\u2019s setting . \u201cthere\u2019s a little bit of earth in this film , but it\u2019s not these characters going to earth , \u201d he told cinema blend .\nyou could sense a lot of critics struggling with these competing impulses when it came to evaluating\nguardians .\nwe ' ve all spent years thinking that commercial filmmaking depended at least in part on strong storytelling \u2014\njaws ,\nthe terminator\nand countless others . and yet here was a seemingly pleasurable commercial film in which the storytelling didn ' t seem to matter at all .\nset two months after the end of the first film , the same team continues travelling and fighting together chris pratt is returning in the leading roll of peter quill aka star - lord . following his victories in the first film , the character has a new sense of leadership and fame for his heroism . zoe saldana also returns as gamora , as well as vin diesel as voice of the the beloved tree humanoid groot ( who\u2019s now a baby , remember ) , and bradley cooper as raccoon bounty hunter , rocket . karen gillian is also returning in the sequel as nebula and in the second film , director james gunn has revealed that her character will become \u2018huge\u2019 part of the plot .\ndavid kozlowski is a writer , podcaster , and visual artist . a u . s . army veteran , david worked 20 years in the videogame industry and is a graduate of arizona state university ' s film and media studies .\nbloody disgusting reports that shout ! factory is coming out with a dvd and blu - ray of guardians in the united states on september 5 , 2017 . the synopsis :\nif you ' ve seen marvel ' s space opera guardians of the galaxy -\ni am groot ! ' , by the way - you ' re guaranteed to be interested in its sequel , guardians of the galaxy 2 . here , then , is everything you need to know about chris pratt ' s other blockbuster franchise . . .\nguardians of the galaxy vol 2 . is very fun . takes the empire\nsplit up your characters\nstrategy . drax is a hoot . baby groot steals the show\nholy smokes was guardians of the galaxy , vol 2 fun ! i had a smile plastered on my face nearly the whole time . tons of easter eggs too . urltoken\nguardians of the galaxy 2 kept a smile on my face from beginning to end . funny , action packed , emotional , and tons of surprises . thumbs up . urltoken\nspacefaring superhero sequel guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 may only have just reached cinemas , but we\u2019re already looking ahead to what\u2019s next for marvel\u2019s most offbeat intergalactic heroes .\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 is a whole heap of fun . gorgeous , a bit mad , and surprisingly emotional . and yes , baby groot is everything .\nin the novel version of the lost world , the sequel to jurassic park , we ' re shocked to discover that ian malcolm is alive ! in a twist straight out of the princess bride , we discover that malcolm was only mostly dead at the end of the first novel , paving the way for malcolm to take center stage in the sequel and its film adaptation . malcolm is , of course , alive and well at the end of the first film .\nwhile it could ' ve been worse , guardians , russia ' s answer to the avengers , also could ' ve been so much better than what it is . awkwardly paced , poorly cgi ' d , and filled with paper - thin plotting and characters , guardians turns something with the potential to be mindless schlocky fun into something unforgivably dull .\nthe film tells the story of a team of heroes gathered during the cold war to fight a supervillain whose march on moscow is unstoppable \u2014 namely because the bad guy has been able to disable all machinery ( rendering the military useless ) . the team of heroes is called the guardians , and they each represent different nationalities of the soviet union , with the team putting aside their differences for the greater good .\nin 2014 , marvel continued their winning streak with the big - screen adaptation of comic book franchise guardians of the galaxy . starring chris pratt , vin diesel , zoe saldana , wrestler dave bautista and bradley cooper , the film quickly became one of the runaway success of the year and proved that marvel could smash it with ensemble cast that didn\u2019t feature the likes of iron man , the hulk , et al .\nin guardians we have the same crew in a new scenario , and the universe they inhabit becomes infinitely more complex , dangerous and breathtaking . only now we have demi - god celestials and their extraordinary powers , grudge - holding , golden - skinned sovereign out for revenge , and so much more . even just the way the spaceships and magic technology were expanded helped color in the film ' s outrageous universe .\ndespite all the excitement over the film ' s impressive trailers , critics in russia totally blasted it and though it did have a strong first weekend at the russian box office it suffered from bad word - of - mouth and its business quickly tailed off . so it doesn ' t look like we ' ll be getting a guardians 2 . with impressive special effects and tons of weird action , guardians looks like another worthy addition to shout ! factory ' s already - impressive catalog of cult films , indie flicks , off - beat tv series , animation titles and other various oddities .\nfrom left , zoe saldana , karen gillan , chris pratt , dave bautista and rocket , voiced by bradley cooper , in guardians of the galaxy vol 2 . photograph : ap\nthat\u2019s what makes gunn\u2019s guardians series so marvelous , though . the action and story are epic but the small quirks \u2014 like its mini sentient tree \u2014 make a big difference .\nguardians of the galaxy vol . 2 had the nearly impossible task of living up to the expectations of the surprise 2014 hit \u2014 and in some rather surprising ways , it succeeded .\nthe action sequences , 3d or not , are text - book daring and explosive , but it is the music that raises the bar in this film as , during moments of extreme danger , a seventies classic comes on to ease the tension .\nbefore getting into its team comprising a ghosting swordsman , an invisible water - woman , a psionic rock - man and a were - bear , a slightly less alluring analysis . i wish there were a way to talk about guardians without mentioning its international packaging \u2013 less a means to reach across cultural lines and more a dilution of an already cheap product \u2013 but it speaks volumes about the film\u2019s rollout . here in india , people are unsure of what to even call it in print ; the colon in the full form above was my addition to clarify what i assume was the intent . other sites have guardians \u2013 the superheroes , which makes sense , but ticketing websites , imdb and the films own opening titles simply have \u201c guardians the superheroes \u201d as the actual title . that\u2019s one of the two title cards in the film , mind you , the first seemingly added for its international audience , followed by the name of the production company ( \u201cenjoy movies , \u201d which feels like a threat at gunpoint ) . the second opening title card simply says guardians , coming up at an opportune moment as an answer to a question ( much like in marvel\u2019s the avengers ) , while the interim between these two disparate monikers is filled with blueprints , experiments , and hints of the guardians\u2019 creation , followed by a military board meeting to extemporize this information , further intercut with flashes of what we\u2019ve already heard .\none limited release managed to break into the top ten as blumhouse\u2019s tilt label put out \u201clowriders\u201d in 295 locations . the film , toplined by demian bichir , gabriel chavarria , theo rossi , and eva longoria over - performed with $ 2 . 4 million , putting it in the eighth slot overall . john hegeman , who runs tilt , said the film\u2019s success was a combination of connecting with the intended audience , having strong partners including brian grazer and telemundo , and being incredibly specific about targeting theaters .\nyondu may have started out as a villain in 2014 ' s\nguardians of the galaxy ,\nbut he was actually one of the original members of the group in the comics .\nwhether the $ 17 . 31 has been paid remains a mystery at present . meanwhile , guardians of the galaxy is showing in cinemas around the world . just don\u2019t text during screenings .\njames gunn is set to end his marvel trilogy with guardians of the galaxy vol . 3 and has revealed it could start filming as soon as late 2018 . in just a few years , gunn has cemented his place in the history of the marvel cinematic universe by taking an obscure group of characters like the guardians and turning them into some of marvel ' s most popular characters . this movement began back in 2014 , but returned this year as guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 hit theaters to critical praise and outperformed the first at the box office .\ndon ' t think i ' ve heard so much laughter at a press screening . people seemed to really be digging guardians vol . 2 . can ' t say more ( yet )\n\u201c guardians of the galaxy vol . 2 \u201d continued its box office reign this weekend , while \u201c king arthur : legend of the sword \u201d is the summer season\u2019s first major flop .\nwhat can i say ? it was funny , entertaining , and i loved the soundtrack . the plot was . . . well , it ' s a superhero movie , right , but i didn ' t expect so much of it to revolve around some batteries and revenge . . . the arc about star lord and his father was interesting but i think it was just too drawn out to be worth staking a film on , and it just became more and more implausible as the film went on ."]}
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", "topic": 18}], "title": "mirchi ( film )", "paragraphs": ["rj naved\nfilm role\nmirchi murga | making movie phone call prank [ radio mirchi 98 . 3 fm ]\nrj naved\nfilm role\nmirchi murga | making movie phone call prank [ radio mirchi 98 . 3 fm ] - youtube\nphotos : mirchi film audio release pictures , images - filmibeat gallery / photos / kannada - events / mirchi - film - audio - release - 51097 . html\nanushka shetty - prabhas & anushka ' s\nmirchi\nfilm . . . | facebook\nrajkummar says the makers of shimla mirchi have asked him to gain weight for the film .\nphotos : mirchi film audio release pictures , images - filmibeat gallery / photos / kannada - events / mirchi - film - audio - release - 51097 . html # photos - 1\nphotos : mirchi film audio release pictures , images - filmibeat gallery / photos / kannada - events / mirchi - film - audio - release - 51097 . html # photos - 2\nphotos : mirchi film audio release pictures , images - filmibeat gallery / photos / kannada - events / mirchi - film - audio - release - 51097 . html # photos - 3\nphotos : mirchi film audio release pictures , images - filmibeat gallery / photos / kannada - events / mirchi - film - audio - release - 51097 . html # photos - 4\nphotos : mirchi film audio release pictures , images - filmibeat gallery / photos / kannada - events / mirchi - film - audio - release - 51097 . html # photos - 5\nactor - producer john abraham will act in the remake version of telugu hit film ' mirchi ' .\nmumbai : actor - producer john abraham will act in the remake version of telugu hit film ' mirchi ' .\nradio mirchi has rolled out a film , aligned with its ' mirchi sunne waale always khush ' positioning . the film conceptualised by mccann india features the story of a head rudaali ( professional mourner ) and her young entourage .\nin the list of winners for 2013 , koratala siva and prabhas\u2019 mirchi bagged the award for being the best film . while koratala siva won best debut director for the film , prabhas went on to take the award for best actor for mirchi .\nhindi movie reviews - latest bollywood movie reviews | radio mirchi 98 . 3 fm\nmirchi overseas rights sold to a leading distribution company great india films , usa . some information is that mirchi overseas rights sold for 2 crores to great india films .\nmirchi ( 2013 ) in telugu young rebal star prabhas new telugu movie mirchi coming soon . . . . . . . banner : vv creations producer : . . .\nbut there is just one problem with mirchi \u2014 the story . have you heard the phrase \u201cthe story is the true hero of a film ? \u201d i remembered this phrase after watching mirchi . unfortunately , the story of the film is lacking in the logic department .\nramesh sippy ' s come back film \u2018shimla mirchi\u2019 starring bollywood\u2019s dream girl hema malini and rajkummar rao has generated no curiosity in the market .\nteri english ki maa ki amma maru | 98 . 3 radio mirchi murga by rj naved\nyoung rebal star prabhas new telugu movie mirchi coming soon . . . . . . .\nmirchi interval block will have a high voltage fight sequence that will be raw and violent .\nprabhas ' s mirchi film is all set for its audio launch on jan 5th at nanakramguda . mirchi audio release to witness young rebel star fans and other celebrities of tollywood . anushka and richa gangopadhyay are romancing prabhas in this film . devi sri prasad scored 9 songs for mirchi movie . koratala shiva is directing the film and pramod uppalapati and vamsi krishna reddy are the producers . here are the track list for apherald viewers 1 . yahoon yahoon 2 . mirchi mirchi 3 . barbie girl 4 . pandagala 5 . katuka kallu 6 . darling 7 . prabhas rock theme re - mix 8 . polimera bit 9 . ni chupula ( pathas bit )\nyoung rebel star prabhas is coming up with an family - mass entertainer film \u2018mirchi\u2019 in feb , 2012 and its audio is getting released this weekend & devi sri prasad has given music for this movie . here are the promo songs which were released as part of promotion by \u2018mirchi\u2019 film makers , exclusively for apherald viewers .\nkoratala shiva directed mirchi film audio release function held at ramanaidu cine village . prabhas , anushka , richa are the main lead of the film devi sri prasad coposed the music keratam shiva directed the film , vamsi , pramod produced the film under uv creations banner . krishnamraju released the audio cd and handed over the first cd to rajamouli .\nfirst half of mirchi is decent . flashback episode which occupies 80 % of second half is good . climax could have been better . the plus points of the film are prabhas , music and all - round orientation . the director has balanced the entire film between family episodes and action sequences . on the flip side , violence should have been toned down and story should have been fresh . mirchi is a film that is made to do a commercial hit . prabhas entertains with mirchi and director does a decent work . on a whole , mirchi has all the ingredients of a commercial potboiler .\nin the list of 2012 winners , the national award - winning film eega won the best film award . the film\u2019s cast and crew also bagged 8 other awards in various categories .\n\u201cit\u2019s ( shimla mirchi ) is a very unusual film . it\u2019s a rom - com and the treatment of the film is going to be very different . i am extremely excited to romance hema malini on screen , \u201d rajkummar told ians .\nmaanikya : kiccha sudeep\u2019s comeback directorial maanikya was the remake of telugu film mirchi . the crazy star played the role of a father to sudeep in this multi - starrer hit venture .\n\u202agori tere pyaar mein : 2 . 5 / 5 mirchis - rj . . . - radio mirchi uae | \u0641\u064a\u0633\u0628\u0648\u0643\u202c\nyoung rebel star prabhas is presently acting in a film titled\nmirchi\nand the movie shooting is currently progressing in a specially erected set in annapurna 7 acres studio , hyderabad . there the film unit is filming a last song of the film and it will goes on till december 10th , with this the entire shooting shooting of the film will be completed except some patch works .\nricha chadha & darshan kumar are mere side actors in the film and they don ' t have much to do in the film .\nthe next schedule of the film is progressing at ramoji film city picturising a song ' suno senorita ' on prabhas and richa gangopadhyay .\npushpaka vimana : an official remake of south korean film miracle in cell no 7 marks the 100th film of ramesh aravind in sandalwood .\ndirected by debutant koratala siva , ' mirchi ' starred prabhas , anushka shetty and richa gangopadhyay in the lead roles . released in february this year , the film went on to be a huge blockbuster .\nthe filming of the film commenced from august 2013 at a bangalore city college . [ 10 ] major portions of the film is shot at bidar ( crown city of karnataka ) and hyderabad . the film unit also flew to bangkok to film a song sequence and few action sequences . [ 11 ]\nkalpana : kalpana , the comedy horror film starring upendra , saikumar and lakshmi rai in the lead is a remake of the 2011 tamil film kanchana .\nprabhas is romancing with anushka and richa gangopadhyay in this film . it is being directed by writer koratala shiva , he is debuting as director with this film . mirchi is being produced by vamsi krishna reddy and pramod uppalapati under uv creations banner . devi sri prasad is composing the music .\n\u2018mirchi\u2019 , a telugu film which hit the theatres earlier this year , was directed and written by the debutante director koratala siva . it is said that \u2018sandalwood\u2019 actor sudeep will be directing the kannada version of the super hit film \u2018mirchi\u2019 and the producer will be n kumar . the remake for the telugu film \u2018swamy ra ra\u2019 featuring nikhil and swati will star actors prajwal and nikki galrani in its kannada version . \u2018prema katha chitram\u2019 will also be remade in kannada and it is heard that sreedhar reddy got the rights .\ni saw the film and loved it a lot . we have bought the rights of the film and are quite excited to remake it here in hindi . i would be acting in the film too ,\njohn told pti .\namit trivedi is an indian film composer , musician , singer and lyricist , working in bollywood . after working as a theatre and jingle composer and composing for non - film albums , he debuted as a film composer in the 2008 hindi film aamir . and shot to fame in the hindi film music scene with his critically acclaimed work in the more popular dev . d which earned him several accolades , including the 2010 national film award for best music direction for dev d\nbut then ramesh sippy decided to make a come back with \u2018shimla mirchi\u2019 starring bollywood\u2019s dream girl hema malini and rajkummar rao . the film tells the story of a woman who is in love with a much younger man .\ntelugu film industry seems to have developed some love towards jagan all . . .\nthe other actors for the film are yet to be cast , he said .\nthe national award - winning film ` eega ' won nine awards ( 2012 ) , including best feature film , best director , best villain , best screenplay , best cinematographer , best music , best editor , best audiographer and best special effects . koratala siva - directorial debut ' s ` mirchi ' won six awards ( 2013 ) for best feature film , best actor , best villain , best first film director , best art director and best playback male singer .\nrj naved\nfilm role\nmurga | making movie - casting prank phone call [ radio mirchi 98 . 3 fm ] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - suggested keywords : rj naved rj naved murga rj naved mirchi murga radio mirchi murga rj naved prank naved prank phone call prank call prank naved prank india prank indian prank hindi prank radio mirchi murga radio mirchi audio 98 . 3 fm film role making movie - casting like . share and subscribe channel : urltoken follow us on facebook : urltoken watch more : urltoken make money : urltoken website : urltoken\nramajogayya sastry recently visited the shooting spot of mirchi at annapurna studios where a song is been canning on prabhas and anushka shetty with dance master premrakshit .\nthe first look of new maruthi film with naga chaitanya is out . . . .\naward for the song\npandagala digivacchavu\n. the film was dubbed into hindi as\n( us $ 1 . 5 million ) for p & a . the film recovered\nmirchi is only two hours and forty minutes but the film feels like five hours because there are so many things going on . and i had a hard time tying everything together . however long a film may be , at the end of it , i want to have a clear idea about what it was that i just watched . there should be a definite answer to the question \u201cwhat is this film about ? \u201d\nmirch ( hindi : \u092e\u093f\u0930\u094d\u091a , english : the chilli ) is a 2010 indian drama film written and directed by vinay shukla . the film featured konkona sen sharma and raima sen in pivotal roles . the film began filming in bikaner , rajasthan . according to shukla , the subject of the film is gender equality and woman sexuality . the film revolves around four short stories subjected on issues of women emancipation , based on a story from the panchatantra which travels in its various versions to modern times . konkona sen sharma and raima sen star in two of these short stories . the film premiered at the i view film festival on september 26 , 2010 . the film had the theatrical release on december 17 , 2010\njalapathy gudelli gave the film 3 . 25 stars out of 5 , concluding his review that\nmirchi showcases prabhas in different avatar . neat package of masala moments and prabhas are the strengths . mirchi is a decent entertainer and time pass flick\n. [ 31 ] jeevi gave a rating of 3 . 25 / 5 , commenting that\nfirst half of mirchi is decent . flashback episode which occupies 100 % of second half is good . climax could have been better . the plus points of the film are prabhas , music and all - round orientation . on a whole , mirchi has all the ingredients of a commercial potboiler\n. [ 32 ] mahesh s koneru gave his verdict that\nat the box office , the film will turn in a good commercial performance\n, giving the film a score of 3 . 25 / 5 . [ 33 ] way2movies also gave a rating of 3 . 25 / 5 , giving the verdict that\nprabhas rocks the show in this decent yet formulaic commercial entertainer\n. [ 34 ] super good movies gave the film 3 stars in a scale of 5 , reviewing that\ngo and watch mirchi , it entertains both class and mass . it is a worth watch\n. [ 35 ]\nthe unit members of the film shifting to tenkasi for shooting action scenes from october 24 .\ng . v . prakash kumar is an indian film score and soundtrack composer , actor and singer . he has mainly scored music for tamil films . his first film w\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\nfinalized the casting of the film with two heroines anushka and richa gangopadhyay . the father and mother characters in the film are being played by tamil actors sathyaraj and nadhiya . [ 6 ]\nfor rocking yash who shot to fame with kirataka directed by pradeep raj , this remake of tamil film kalavani created quite a buzz . his other popular film rajahuli was also a remake .\na typical telugu hero\nmasala\nfilm . masala films in south indian are basically a little bit of every film genre combined into one film . a masala film will jump from being a comedy one moment to an action film and again later still to being a romance and it will shift between those tones throughout its nearly 3 hour run time . masala films are meant to be a little bit of everything for every viewer . oh , and they are always musicals .\nit is known that prabhas has a film scheduled with koratala shiva , the script - writer who is to a director with his film . the film , which is tentatively as vaaradhi , started off yesterday and a few scenes were reportedly shot in at the police academy establishment in hyderabad .\nthe film started its regular shooting on december 1 , 2011 at police academy establishment in hyderabad .\nmaanikya in oman \u2013 first kannada film\n. chitraloka . com . 25 may 2014 .\nas the lady sits by herself , dejected , the group owns up . they reveal why their performance has been affected showing their mobile phones \u2013 they had been listening to radio mirchi . the lady plugs in the headphones to check , and joins the troop for a jig . the voice over says , ' mirchi sunne waale always khush ' .\nmeanwhile , trivikram and pawan kalyan \u2019s hit film attarintiki daaredi also won an award for best dialogue writer . devi sri prasad won for best music director and nadiya as best supporting actress for the film .\nwhat ' s wrong with chandigarh ' s ' gedi culture ' ? this film tells . . .\nthe film stars prabhas , anushka shetty and richa gangopadhyay in the lead roles and sathyaraj , adithya and nadhiya in pivotal roles . the film started its regular shooting on december 1 , 2011 in hyderabad .\nmaanikya completed 100 days on 8 august 2014 . the total box office gross of the film is approximately\ni just finished watching mirchi ( chili - hot , quick to anger , spicy ) with prabhas - - and of course sathyaraj ( kattappa ! ) as his long lost father .\nthough directing a superstar is new for the director , the remaining cast of the film isn\u2019t . it is learnt that pa ranjith is repeating 90 % of the cast from his previous film \u2018madras\u2019 for rajnianth\u2019s \u2018kabali\u2019 . repeating a few actors who the film maker is comfortable with is something very natural . but repeating 90 % of the cast shows how much the director has grown comfortable with his previous film\u2019s cast .\nmirchi mandakki kadak chai kannada movie directed by debutant sanjotha . starring pradeep , namratha , sachin . . . . harikaavya was the music director . for more , log on to : urltoken\nyoung rebel star prabhas will soon be heading to italy to shoot for the film \u2018vaaradhi\u2019 . a few songs\nbig boss contestant , film critic mahesh kathi and famous writer sirasri ave started talking about these two film titles in their face book accounts . these posts are now hot topics in media . going into details . .\nmega power star ram charan is also reputed in bollywood film industry . the latest buzz i . . .\nand that ' s the reason that film has already earned a profit of more than rs 100 crore .\nthe trailer of the film was released on 17 december 2014 and passed over 1 million views on youtube within 24 hours . the film was promoted at famous reality shows like bigg boss and comedy nights with kapil .\nin april 2014 , the film began another schedule with the director remarking that vaibhav ' s character in the film would have shades of the role portrayed by karthik in mani ratnam ' s mouna ragam ( 1986 ) . [ 7 ] after a successful screening in september 2014 , director shankar bought the film and made plans to release it , marking a comeback to film production after a four - year hiatus . [ 8 ]\nthe fourth chapter of mirchi music awards south , an awards ceremony solely dedicated to excellence in film music , saw its \u2018grand jury meet ' take place on july 9 at park plaza , marathahalli in bangalore . the event , which has been executed by different event companies over the years , is yet to fix an event agency for this year ' s awards ceremony . this year marks the fourth year of the event in south india and the 11th mirchi music awards event across the country .\nmaanikya : the 2013 telugu film mirchi , starring prabhas and anushka shetty , was a massive hit , so much so that it inspired remakes in two other regional film industries - - bengali and kannada . the sandalwood version was highly anticipated as it brought power actors sudeep and v ravichandaran together on the big screen for the first time . the action - drama released in 2014 , and was considered one of the blockbusters of that year . it even managed to cross the 100 - day mark in theatres . maanikya also earned the distinction of being the first kannada film to be screened at the indian film festival of ireland .\ncoming to the direction of the film , as we mentioned above , we praise the effort and thought of omung kumar for bringing out such unique kind of biopics . but the overuse of melodrama and lectures ended up making the film look draggy and inspite of having a touching storyline , many shots of the film went untouched .\nthe audio of prabhas - starrer mirchi will be released on december 23 , 2012 . officials from the production are trying to settle for this date for the audio and release the film early next year . producers vamsi krishna reddy and pramod uppalapati exude confidence about the project and say that prabhas ' performance and devi sri prasad ' s peppy tunes are going to be a major asset for the film . currently the film unit is filming a last song of the film in a specially erected set in annapurna 7 acres , hyderabad . with this the entire shooting of the film will be completed . anushka and richa gangopadhyay are playing the female lead roles opposite prabhas in this film . now the latest news is that the movie audio will be released on december 23rd and the movie will be released on february 7th on the occasion of shivaratri . director koratala siva is almost done filming the film and the post production works are being carried simultaneously . prabhas would be romancing anushka and richa gangopadhyay in this film . the first look and the trailer of the film have got great response and prabhas ' uber - cool looks in this romantic and family entertainer are to be watched out for .\nwhile the film wrapped up nearly a year ago , there\u2019s still no sign of its release . according to reports , the film has no curiosity in the maker and nobody is interested to bet their money on it .\nin september 2011 , the makers of the movie finalized the casting of the film with two heroines anushka and richa gangopadhyay . the father and mother characters in the film are being played by tamil actors sathyaraj and nadhiya .\nin the contrary , the times of india gave the film a revised rating of 3 . 5 / 5 ( from 2 . 5 / 5 ) , recommending the film ,\nwatch it for prabhas , for there isn ' t much of anything else that this movie has to offer , besides extreme close - ups of richa ' s waistline .\n[ 36 ] ndtv movies gave the film a mixed review , stating that\napart from good direction and strong performances by lead actors , mirchi lacks narrative power and is loosely based on an amalgamation of some old films , which makes the film quite predictable .\n[ 37 ]\nyoung rebel star prabhas\u2019s \u2018mirchi\u2019 is releasing today amidst good expectations . the buzz around the film is pretty good due to prabhas\u2019s stylish looks and a hit musical album . anushka and richa gangopadhyay are the heroines in this movie and devi sri prasad has composed the music . let us see how the movie is .\nsiima awards ceremony will be a grand event with several celebrities from four south film industries gathering under one roof .\nmaanikya become the first kannada film to release in oman\n. deccanchronicle . com . 26 may 2014 .\nif you feel that you are not good enough and you need to throw in a few mirchi and dhania ( spices ) . . . then it ' s your call ,\nshe said .\ntamil singer madurai chinna ponnu sung the title track \u2018mirchi mirchi\u2019 and ramajogaya shastry has inked it . run time of song is 1 minute , 23 seconds . madurai voice is fresh and sounded apt for mass song like this , even the lyrics sounded powerful giving visual feel of hero character from the film . dsp has used much need and important raw local drum beats to this song and it worked well to build the mood of a mass number . gud start in the album , this song will be sure shot hit in mass .\ni think the only reasons to watch the film are for the songs and for the prabhas - anushka chemistry . if you decide to see it , i suggest you stop thinking once you hit play in order to enjoy the film .\nthe book feeds on experiences that chopra had as she stepped in to the film industry from a family of educationists .\nmirchi is not as spicy as its name suggests , primarily due to a weak climax and predictable plot . prabhas\u2019s ultra glamorous look , brahmanandam\u2019s comedy and some good dialogues are major assets for the movie and these factors make it a decent one time watch . at the box office , the film will turn in a good commercial performance\nremakes have always been an important part of the film industries and according to recent reports , it seems like there will a lot of remakes of telugu movies to their kannada counterparts . as the reports say telugu movies like \u2018mirchi\u2019 , \u2018prema katha chitram\u2019 , \u2018swamy rara\u2019 and \u2018kick\u2019 will be remade and released soon into their kannada versions .\nmirchi was awarded a ' a ' certificate from the censor board . the movie released worldwide on 8 february 2013 amidst high expectations as it is the biggest outing of prabhas . [ 24 ] great india films is releasing mirchi in 176 centers from 7 february in usa alone , which is by far one of the best and humongous release . the movie has beaten the record of seethamma vakitlo sirimalle chettu ( svsc ) and naayak , which had released in 69 and 54 screens , respectively , in the country . mirchi is coming up with all digital screening in usa to ensure that it will have superb quality screens across usa . [ 25 ]\nwhile rajamouli won best director for eega , popular music composer m m keeravani won best music director for rendering scores for the film . kannada actor sudeep , who played the antagonist in the film , bagged an award for best villain . from the technical department , senthil kumar and kotagiri venkateswara rao won awards for best cinematographer and best editor for the film respectively .\nthe film stars anushka shetty and richa gangopadhyaya in the leads . it is jointly produced by pramod uppalapati and vamikrishna reddy .\ni guess i wanted to see only one or two of these themes highlighted in the film while the others took a back seat . but they were all highlighted equally which made it difficult to see the point of the film as a whole .\nnagarjunas first ever horror - comedy film , raju gari gadhi 2 , is busy in post - production t . . .\nporki : this is another example of a mahesh babu film that was remade in kannada . the original , pokkiri ( 2006 ) , was a massive commercial success and was remade four years later in kannada . the film starred challenging star darshan , and it was expected that the film would do well owing to his mass image . the movie also starred pranitha subhash as the female lead . while the film received mixed reviews from critics , it ran for 100 days at the box office .\nthe other downside of the film is , as i mentioned , lots of violence in the second half . although prabhas\u2019 films are known for the heavy dose of violence , i think that telugu films that limit violence to a minimum are doing better nowadays . i only liked the first fight scene in the movie which is actually like a dream sequence . prabhas talks about beating the guys and the fight is pictured in their minds . i found that very creative and entertaining . another downside was that brahmanandam was completely wasted in this film . and why is this film titled \u201cmirchi\u201d again ?\nkappal ( the ship ) is a 2014 indian tamil comedy film directed by karthik g . krish , a former assistant of shankar . produced by i studios entertainment , the film features vaibhav and sonam bajwa in the lead roles , while arjunan and karunakaran appear in supporting roles . the film was released by shankar ' s s pictures on 25 december 2014 . [ 1 ]\npa ranjith is one lucky film maker who got the opportunity to direct superstar rajnikanth very early in his career . the film maker already is making waves with the right ind of ambiance he has created around the character of rajnikanth he is playing in \u2018kabali\u2019 .\narjun rampal as kabir grewal , a famous film maker and screenwriter who tries to find out about roy ' s true purpose .\non 21 october 2012 the first look posters and photos was released to the market in the view of the prabhas birthday on 23 october . [ 28 ] mirchi movie teaser was scheduled for launch on 18 november 2012 . [ 29 ] the first teaser of mirchi movie was released in youtube on 18 november 2012 . the teaser got viral response across web and it has raised the expectations among the fans and movie buffs . [ 30 ] its dvd , blu - ray , vcd was released by sri balaji videos on 21 may 2013 at the event of 100 days of the film .\nafter the success of his previous venture , bachchan , sudeep was met with lot of offers from various south film directors . however , he announced in his social network site that he would be teaming up with ace actor \u2013 director v . ravichandran in his next venture . [ 6 ] it was reported that sudeep would be directing ravichandran for his next film . later in july 2013 , it was speculated that ravichandran would be playing father to sudeep and the film may be a remake of 2013 telugu film mirchi which starred prabhas and satyaraj in the son \u2013 father roles respectively . [ 7 ] it was later confirmed that the story is tweaked and ravichandran would be playing the father role to sudeep and ramya krishnan would be his pair . [ 8 ]\nthe film completed its europe schedule on october 14 , where couple of songs were shot . filming is scheduled to resume in hyderabad .\ndeccan herald gave the film 3 / 5 stars and said\nfans will surely have no complaints with maanikya .\n[ 25 ]\ncommenting on the property and how it was initiated , anand parameswaran , regional director south and executive vice president , entertainment network india ltd . ( enil ) said :\nradio mirchi has always wanted to pay a tribute to the entire music industry for their contribution to cinema and our lives as a whole . this led to the genesis of the mirchi music awards ( hindi ) in the year 2009 in mumbai . based on the stupendous success of the event , both based on feedback from the industry and listeners ( on radio ) and viewers ( on tv ) , we decided to launch it in the south too , and this led to the first mirchi music awards in the year 2010 held in chennai .\nchitraloka gave the film 3 . 75 / 5 stars and called it a complete family entertainer and further said\nmaanikya comes as a cool breeze for the summer . it is the perfect holiday gift from sudeep and team . it has all the masala elements that a commercial film demands . there are so many things in maanikya but all of them are perfectly placed . it is a film you will love to watch in a cool big screen theatre . this is one film you should reserve a day for this week .\n[ 22 ]\nprabhas is my first telugu hero . meaning , my interest in telugu cinema started off with prabhas films . munna , chatrapathi , varsham , pournami , bujjigaadu , chakram , billa\u2026i saw them all . but then i became distant from prabhas films and started watching films of the like of siddharth and allu arjun . the last film of prabhas i saw was darling from 2010 and that film was not very impressive . also , the guy doesn\u2019t make many films . lately , he makes one film per year and he doesn\u2019t even have a release in 2014 . i decided to see mirchi , not necessarily for prabhas , but because of the good ratings .\nthe songs of roy are composed by ankit tiwari , meet bros anjjan and amaal mallik , while the lyrics are written by kumaar , sandeep nath and abhendra kumar upadhyay . the music rights for the film were acquired by t - series . sanjoy chowdhury composed the film score .\nlast year , the event was held for the first time in hyderabad , after it was held for two consecutive years in chennai . that was the major difference and , according to radio mirchi , the decision paid off handsomely with the telugu film and music fraternity supporting the event tremendously by turning up in droves . this year , in 2013 , the event will be held in chennai and going forward the location will alternate between hyderabad and chennai as the two cities are the base of the biggest film industries in the south .\n\u201cshimla mirchi\u201d is a romantic comedy , and if reports are to be believed , its story is about how a single mother ( hema malini ) and her daughter ( rakul preet singh ) fall in love with the same man , essayed by rajkummar .\nmirchi is coming from the prestigious production house uv creations headed by mr vamsikrishna reddy and mr pramod and the production house termed as prabhas ' home production henceforth . the movie will be releasing all over the world during the last week of december as christmas / new year special . the movie is coming up as hilarious , clean , family and action entertainer after a long gap in telugu film industry .\na panel of experts has chosen the nominations for the telugu film industry under various categories . the winners will be chosen based on public voting .\nafter \u2018 pelli choopulu \u2018 , this is one small film which impressed the biggies and hence sai korrpati bought the movie after watching it . an nri , the debutante director nandu helmed this promising movie which gave a decent film when we watched the teaser , a couple of weeks ago .\nthe mirchi music awards is an event in which members of four film industries ( andhra pradesh , tamil nadu , kerala and karnataka ) come together for an evening of celebration and recognition of the best talent in the industry . the event is spread over three to four hours in which the awards are presented and interspersed with six to seven performances / acts that will also be part of the television telecast .\nkabir garewal ( arjun rampal ) , a casanova film maker and screenwriter is making multiple films ( guns trilogy ) based on a thief ' s life and robberies . all his films have been highly successful . in order to shoot the third part of the trilogy , he goes to malaysia , where he meets a london - based film maker ayesha ( jacqueline fernandez ) . kabir and ayesha get friendly and soon fall in love . when ayesha finds out about kabir ' s past casanova attitude and believes him to be unchanged , she breaks up with him and returns to london . dejected , kabir goes into depression and returns to mumbai , leaving his film incomplete . after several attempts , kabir is unable to find the perfect climax for his film . on his assistant meera ' s ( shernaz patel ) suggestion , kabir attends a film festival as part of the jury , where ayesha ' s film is being screened . ayesha thinks kabir is following her and asks him to stay away from her life . after his father ' s ( anupam kher ) death followed by him being sued by his film ' s financiers , kabir decides to move on and complete his film .\nmade on a budget of rs 100 crore , the film has already made a profit of more than rs 120 crore . before this sony music acquired the music rights of tubelight for rs 20 crore . well , it is nothing new for a salman khan film , or any other big film featuring a top actor . but what made this deal all the more interesting is the fact that unlike other films , tubelight has only 3 songs .\nhowever , you can feel the immense pain of a sister in aishwarya ' s eyes and her expressions throughout the film . there , aishwarya shines !\nbuddhadeb dasgupta\u2019s tope , are designed to fit in nicely with the director\u2019s comfort zone , given the nature of his oeuvre . # tope # film urltoken\narghya basu graduated from st . xavier\u2019s college , kolkata and studied at the film & television institute of india ( ftii ) , specializing . . .\nprabhas is ultra handsome in the movie . his look in mirchi is perhaps his best yet and women will go gaga over him . he looks terrific in formal wear . prabhas is the single biggest asset of this movie and he carries the film completely on his shoulders . his lovable mannerisms and relaxed body language will click well with youngsters . prabhas\u2019s performance in action episodes and in emotional scenes is excellent as always .\nfor the same reason , he would never remake his father ramesh sippy\u2019s sholay . he believes sholay is too perfect to be improved upon . incidentally , sippy senior is making a comeback after a 20 years with shimla mirchi , a remake of french movie beautiful lies .\nshooting of the film is largely complete and it will be wrapped up with the completion of the songs . the movie will be targeted for an end 2012 release . devi sri prasad has scored the music for this movie . vamsi krishna reddy and pramod uppalapati are producing the film on uv creations banner .\ni had heard i guess that mirchi was an action flick but didn ' t really know what i was getting in for . it ' s not like dabangg or something with crime lords or gangsters - - it ' s really , at heart a family drama . \u2026\nthe main challenge regarding writing about a film like arindam sil\u2019s dhananjoy is that it is utterly forgettable . by the time one has walked out . . .\nthe music and background score of the film were composed by natarajan sankaran . the soundtrack features six tracks that belonged to varied genres . the soundtrack album was released on 22 november 2014 with several film personalities including shankar , a . r . rahman . vijay and vikram being present at the event . [ 9 ] kappal songs topped in fm station like the radio mirchi top 5 for 6 weeks and the suryan fm top 10 and held 2nd place in the itunes chart for 2 weeks , especially kadhal cassatta become the most favourite song in all stations . [ 10 ] [ 11 ]\nmirchi\n( english translation\nchili\n) stars telugu cinema superstar ( billed here as\nyoung rebel star\n) prabhas . prabhas is a very charismatic actor and it ' s easy to see why he is such a big star there . he has the swagger of\u2026\n\u201cthe film will be widely shot in shimla and i have been asked to gain weight by the makers of the film . i am working very hard to gain weight as i had lost seven kg for citylights . i have a personal trainer who is working with me to help me gain weight , \u201d he added .\nnational award winning filmmaker amitabh chakraborty\u2019s about to be released second feature film cosmic sex grew out of his much acclaimed earlier documentary bishar blues on fakir\u2019s of bengal .\nthrough history aapthamitra : aapthamitra ran to full houses for several months , and it had dr vishnuvardhan , it was a remake of the 1993 malayalam film manichitrathazhu .\nprabhas is known for his dialogue delivery and fight scenes . he often makes films about revenge and he is a simple actor , meaning he doesn\u2019t like to exaggerate his performance and keeps it as natural as possible . mirchi is prabhas\u2019 type of film . it has all the elements that one can expect in a prabhas film \u2014 action , revenge , romance and family . it also has great production value with foreign locations , top notch direction , camera work and editing , great costumes , great songs and cinematography . the performances were also impressive . prabhas and anushka make a lovely on screen couple . they have nice chemistry . in fact , next to the songs , they are the best thing about the film in my view . the songs are really nice in this film . my favorite is idhedho bagundhe which is picturized on anushka and prabhas . i could listen to this song all day . oh , wait , i did .\nayodhya kumar krishnamsetty - directorial ` minu gurulu ' and tanikella bharani ' s ` midhunam ' bagged the second and third best feature film awards for 2012 . similarly , ` naa bangaru thalli ' and ` vuyyala jampala ' bagged the second and third best film awards for 2013 . daya kodavaganti won the 2013 best director award .\nmeanwhile , kabir ' s film guns 3 is released and is hugely successful at the box office . in the end , kabir proposes to ayesha and they reunite , just like roy and tia in kabir ' s film . the movie ends with roy and tia walking together over a bridge , similar to the stolen painting .\nveteran actor prakash raj won best supporting actor for seetamma vakitlo sirimalle chettu . the film also won an award for siri vennela seetharama sastry for being the best lyricist .\nkarthik krish , [ 2 ] who had apprenticed under director shankar in enthiran ( 2010 ) , wrote the comedy script and had hoped to sign either actors jai or sivakarthikeyan for the role , before selecting vaibhav . [ 3 ] the film began its shoot in march 2013 with scenes shot in chennai with the lead cast . initially ashrita shetty had signed up to portray the film ' s lead actress but delays meant that she was replaced by newcomer sonam bajwa . [ 4 ] natarajan sankaran replaced santhosh narayanan as the film ' s music composer , [ 5 ] although the latter agreed to sing a song for the film ' s soundtrack . [ 6 ]\npower * * * : mahesh babu films aren ' t new to being remade . so when his 2011 film dookudu released and went on to became a hit , it wasn ' t long before it was remade in bengali and kannada . in fact , the kannada remake generated buzz because it starred puneeth rajkumar , also known as the power star of kannada cinema - - which is why the film was titled power * * * ( 2014 ) . there was also a lot of buzz surrounding the fact that this was tamil actress trisha ' s first sandalwood film . and yes , the film lived up to the hype and was a commercial and critical success .\nhere is the best film , best actor and best actress nomination lists in all the four south indian languages . ( for entire list of the nominations , click here )\nalthough the groundwork of the story ( jai wanting to follow in his father\u2019s footsteps and make him proud ) is interesting , the paths that the writers took to make it happen are illogical . so towards the end of the film , one feels like saying \u201cwhat the hell is going on , \u201d and \u201cwhat was this film about again ? \u201d\nsiima 2014 was launched in hyderabad recently . speaking at the event , actor rana daggubati said ,\nsouth indian cinema is one of the biggest film industries in the world and siima provides a platform for the stars to showcase their work to a global audience . siima is way to celebrate with the film fraternity and connect with a global audience .\npawan kalyan ' s\nattarintiki daredi ' leads the pack with nominations under 12 categories including best film , best actor , best actress , best music director and best director .\nbangalore mirror gave the film 3 . 5 / 5 stars saying\nit ' s a near - perfect mix of action , drama , romance and comedy . in a line , it ' s the story of a scion of a family to bring together two warring families . however , it is not as simple as that . the film meddles with multiple genres \u2014from romance to action to comedy to family drama to something more . the plot of the film matches its length , the narration and the twists keep the audience glued . credit should go to director sudeep for packing every available slot with good actors . the film is a real ensemble . there are top - notch actors everywhere .\n[ 21 ]\nchandralekha : chandralekha , a horror - comedy directed by om prakash rao starring chiranjeevi sarja and shanvi in the lead is a remake of telugu film prema katha chitram ( 2013 ) .\nhi burcin , since you mentioned that the last prabhas movie you saw before mirchi was darling , i think you should watch mr perfect . it is a nice family entertainer and it has minimal violence in it . mr perfect had a nice message to it and also kajal\u2019s performance was nice in the movie . thanks , tj\nprasoon joshi , chairman asia pacific , ceo and chief creative officer , mccann india , said ,\nradio mirchi is very special for me and all of us in mccann . we ' ve been partnering with them since the inception of the brand . this ad campaign is another gem in its repertoire . the creative team of kapil batra and ashish , director nikhil rao and his production team have done a great job . my thanks to mr vineet jain and prashant pandey ' s team at radio mirchi for the trust and faith . i am positive the consumers too , would love this ad which builds on the brand in such a fantastic manner .\nout of the 607 films produced by the south indian film industry last year , 205 are in contention for the awards ,\nrai said , according to the times of india .\nthe kannada film industry has always voiced strong objections to dubbing \u2014 the main reason is that the industry already faces huge competition with other language films releasing in the state in high numbers .\nthe director could not effectively capitalize on the key emotional moments in the film . i will not be able to elaborate more on this without revealing the plot , so i will stop here .\nsources suggest that venky was very keen to buy the rights but was denied permission as the makers were quite busy and wanted to see how the just released film performs in the near future .\nafter his last film \u2018zamana deewana\u2019 starring shah rukh khan and raveena tandon , which proved to be a debacle at the box office , ramesh sippy didn\u2019t sit on the director\u2019s seat for two decades .\nmaanikya was released in around 250 screens on 1 may 2014 . and also released on 15 may 2014 in sharjah , on 16 may 2014 in dubai and abu dhabi . [ 12 ] [ 13 ] maanikya is the first kannada film released in oman and bahrain and released on 30 may 2014 . [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] maanikya also released in united states on 30 may 2014 [ 17 ] and in perth , australia on 17 august 2014 [ 18 ] maanikya is the first kannada film screened in indian film festival of ireland and screened on 20 september 2014 [ 19 ]\nand among them , venkatesh is one star who has done so many remakes in his career . his new film guru is also a remake and now he has set his eyes on yet another remake .\nricha gangopadhyay looks good in the film . anushka delivers a neat performance in the second half of the movie . brahmanandam manages to bring a few laughs as veera pratap and his scenes with prabhas are good .\nsharan adhyaksha : although telugu movies have been popular as sandalwood remakes , there are tamil films that are picked up for kannada remakes as well . case in point : the 2013 kollywood romantic comedy varuthapadatha valibar sangam . the film was released in 2014 in kannada with popular comedian sharan in the lead , and was therefore titled sharan adhyaksha . although the original tamil film received mixed reviews from critics , its kannada remake was a hit .\nhowever , mirchi is directed by debutant siva koratala , who is known for providing the scintillating script , dialogue , screenplay for several family entertainers . the movie is a lavishly made in different beautiful locales of italy , pune , lonavala , khandala , hyderabad , tenkasi and kerala . it features yesteryear beauty queen nadiya in a key role , and brahmanandam , ali and raghubabu in comedy sequences ."]}
{"id": 116089, "summary": [{"text": "ingredients : the local food movement takes root is a 2009 documentary film about the shortcomings of america 's industrialized food system against a rising local food movement , whose proponents are shrinking the gap between farmland and dinner table .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film is directed by robert bates , produced by brian kimmel ( the kitchen sessions with charlie trotter ) and narrated by actress bebe neuwirth .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "chefs alice waters , peter hoffman , kathy whims , and greg higgins share their views as growers , restaurateurs , and consumers around the country , from willamette valley , oregon to the urban food desert harlem , new york , discuss their methods for bringing food production back home .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "other participants from the portland , oregon area include will newman ( oregon sustainable agriculture land trust co-founder ) and wife susan clark of natural harvest farm , ken gordon of kenny & zuke 's delicatessen , and his wife permaculturist leslee lewis .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "ingredients posits that concentrated animal feeding operations ( cafos ) are causing worse and more frequent outbreaks of disease ; the film also covers community-supported agriculture ( csa ) , biodynamic wine , and organic farming .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "ingredients was shown at the 2010 cleveland international film festival ( and features interviews with the jones family of chef 's garden farm in huron , ohio ) and at the 2010 farm aid .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "in 2011 , the sequel ingredients hawaii was filmed in hawaii and was released in 2012 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the sequel focuses on hawaii 's unique solutions and challenges faced in growing and selling their food . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "ingredients ( film )", "paragraphs": ["buy , cook , and eat real food with whole ingredients . avoid processed food with long ingredient lists and ge ingredients .\nkey ingredients is an exclusive , intimate , one - night culinary celebration of the best new names in food and film . invited guests get a first look at the process behind the projects and the food , and an early taste of what these new names in film cook up .\n\u201cthrough beautiful imagery and thoughtful interviews , ingredients reminds us that the most delicious food is prepared with seasonal , ripe , fresh ingredients and raised by people who care for the land . \u201d - alice waters , chez panisse\nrobert bates , the award - winning director of the documentary\ningredients\nis filming a sequel to highlight hawaii ' s unique situation .\n\u201cthank you for this tremendous film . you tackle some of the most critical issues we face . ingredients could not have come at a better time . \u201d - sam kass , chef to barack and michele obama \u201clocal food is the most interesting trend of our time - - towards the real , away from the fake ; towards work , away from convenience . towards satisfaction , away from gratification . this film captures the intrigue . \u201d - bill mckibben , author of \u201cdeep economy\u201d\ningredients was one of the most expertly crafted and most effective documentaries about food that i have ever seen .\n- eric shlapak , urltoken\nthe film features an interesting concept at sweet home waimanalo . the owner installed a farmroof system on the rooftop that supplies the restaurant with nutritious , gourmet greens for their salads and entr\u00e9es .\nthe american food system is nearing a state of crisis . ingredients is a documentary that explores the failings of the industrial food model , and how the local food movement is gaining momentum as a far better alternative . the film presents a refreshing look at food from the standpoint of sustainability , safety , flavor , nutrition , culture , and community .\nthis beautifully made and photographed film ' s very positive tone was the antithesis of last year\u2019s food , inc which was a scathing , but well deserved , indictment of agribusiness . this fabulous and informative film will make you hungry and have you running to the nearest farmers market eager to eat what\u2019s in season and grown locally . highly recommended !\n- mark m corcoran , the independent\nthe film\u2019s director , robert bates , has previously worked on tv cooking shows , where presentation trumps argument . ingredients was made in 2009 ( hey , it\u2019s not even fresh ! ) and lacks the nutritional value of agri - docs such as king corn , food inc . and the oddly named forks over knives , which arrives on dvd next week . maybe you\u2019d rather eat in ?\ninspiring and rich , ingredients unearths the roots of the local food movement and digs into the stories of the chefs , farmers and activists transforming our broken food system . learn more here : urltoken\ningredients documentary feature directed by robert bates synopsis as american food nears a state of crisis , ingredients explores a thriving local food movement inspired by community , health and flavor . a feature - length documentary narrated by bebe neuwirth , the film takes us across the united states , from the urban food deserts of harlem to the diversified farms of the hudson river and willamette valleys to the kitchens of celebrated chefs alice waters , peter hoffman and greg higgins . ingredients is a journey that reveals the people who are bringing good food back to the table , and the myriad ways we all can eat better . with questions of food safety , accessibility , cost , and health at the forefront , we learn that seasonal food grown close to home provides consumers with a sense of security and connection as they develop relationships with the people who grow and prepare their food . ingredients empowers and sparks the joy of discovery in creating a healthier , more sustainable model for living and eating well in a world in need of balance . endorsements\namerican food is in a state of crisis . obesity and diabetes are on the rise , food costs are skyrocketing , family farms are in decline and our agricultural environment is in jeopardy . ingredients explores a thriving local food movement as our world becomes a more flavorless , disconnected and dangerous place to eat . discovering better flavor and nutrition , ingredients is a journey that reveals the people behind the movement to bring good food back to the table and health back to our communities .\nenter bates ' movie , a beautifully shot , episodic documentary that features farmers , chefs , food banks and edible backyard gardeners , each showing different ways to participate in our food community . there are scenes of mao interns with headlamps , picking salad greens at dawn , muddy scenes with mahuahua ai o hoi , a community organization dedicated to restoring heeia wetlands to taro production . the goal of the movie is to get viewers to say\n' yeah , i can do this , '\nbates says . the film has succeeded if viewers\ncan see themselves in one of the people in the film .\nundoubtedly , this is a movie for locavores . if you have an interest in hawaii ' s local food community , you ' ll appreciate this doc . but , it doesn ' t go into larger issues of land and water and a lack of working farmers . bates says the film highlights some of the organizations reviving cultural food traditions that were ditched because of cost and convenience . in doing so , the film doesn ' t tackle these very real questions of cost and convenience , which , like it or not , are a part of american culture that can ' t be dismissed if we ' re to talk about the food system .\ningredients is a movie starring anthony boutard , jean - paul courtens , and eddie eagle . american food is in a state of crisis . obesity and diabetes are on the rise , food costs are skyrocketing , family farms are in decline and our agricultural environment is in jeopardy . . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe us beef industry has managed to cut its prices in half since 1960 . unfortunately , cheap food contains cheap and toxic ingredients . . . and you get what you pay for . food imports have increased four - fold over the past decade , overwhelming the fda with inspections . of the 200 , 000 shipments from china in 2006 , less than two percent were sampled for quality and safety .\nthe rest of the film ( all 66 minutes of it ) is devoted to feel - good interviewees who deliver platitudes like , \u201cwe farm the soil , not the plant . \u201d they also offer vague notions about how not all organic farms are equal , the upshot being that their farms are much better than foreign operations that put \u201corganic\u201d in quotation marks . occasionally , a musical interlude will play over images of idyllic families picking vegetables , going on hayrides and otherwise looking like j . crew models out for a day in the country .\nthe day bob bates and i sat down to discuss his upcoming movie premiere , ingredients hawaii , a handful of farmers and citizens were submitting testimony against the proposed hoopili development , which seeks to reclassify 1 , 500 acres of prime agricultural land for urban use . but the supporters of hoopili are surprising : they include the hawaii department of agriculture , the hawaii farm bureau and aloun farms . needless to say , agriculture in hawaii , and as a microcosm of the world , is complicated . it ' s almost enough to make you want to throw in the trowel and disengage .\nbates is of course aware of this , and his omissions are deliberate , in the interest of making an\neminently watchable\nmovie . see it for yourself at the movie ' s premiere , saturday , february 4 5 : 30pm at mamiya theatre at st . louis school . you can buy tickets to the vip reception ( $ 45 ) which includes food from some of the movie subjects : heeia pier , town and sweet home waimanalo . general admission tickets to the 2nd showing at 9 pm are available for $ 10 and $ 5 for students .\nfrom five - star restaurants to hidden holes - in - the - wall , biting commentary will let you know what\u2019s hot and what\u2019s not . find out the latest restaurant news\u2014who\u2019s opening , who\u2019s closing , which chef is moving on , where the great special dinners are . discover the best menu items , fabulous wines , stunning cocktails and hand - crafted beers .\nborn and raised on o\u2018ahu , food & dining editor catherine toth fox worked as a newspaper reporter in hawai\u2018i for more than 10 years and has freelanced\u2014in between teaching journalism , hitting the surf and eating everything in sight\u2014for national and local print and online publications since 1997 . she earned her master\u2019s degree from the medill school of journalism at northwestern university in 1999 , with a focus on magazine writing and publishing . and she received her bachelor\u2019s degree in english from the university of hawai\u2018i at m\u0101noa , graduating with distinction in 1996 .\nthinner and less complicated than an egg - white omelet , this documentary will appeal to fans of the growing organic - food movement , but lacks the clout to sway even the fence - sitters . which is a shame , because the message is a good one .\n\u201cwe all know there are problems with our food , \u201d says bebe neuwirth , our bland but well - meaning narrator . \u201cour insatiable demands for cheaper food is putting us at risk , and in more ways that one . \u201d\nkeep its complaints vague . modern gastronomic crimes include \u201ca snack designed to be eaten with one hand . \u201d wait ; are you saying sandwiches are evil ?\ntouting their green , sustainable practices ( and sounding unfortunately like participants in an infomercial ) are organic farmers from oregon , new york and ohio , as well as the restaurateurs and other customers who make use of their products . \u201cwe didn\u2019t realize we were growing food , \u201d says one farmer . \u201cwe were growing a commodity . \u201d\na 30 - second history of american agribusiness makes the case that government subsidies have kept food prices artificially depressed , while the quest for economies of scale have removed accountability from the factory food chain .\na minimum - three week policy is putting a p . e . i . drive - in theatre out of business\nthe prime minister\u2019s office says trudeau does not recall any ' negative interactions ' during his visit to a music festival in creston , b . c . , in 2000\nmodel outdoorsman : why this supermodel is living off - grid on an island off the coast of b . c .\nall rights reserved . unauthorized distribution , transmission or republication strictly prohibited . powered by\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhonolulu ( hawaii news now ) - hawaii imports 90 percent of its food from the mainland . there is less than a seven - day supply of perishable food items at any give time .\nthe rooftop farm also supplies a community supported agriculture ( csa ) program , which provides its shareholders with a tangible connection to the farmers who grow their food .\non saturday , june 25 , bates and sweet home waimanalo are teaming up to give people a first - hand look at a working rooftop organic farm . between 5 and 7 p . m . , the restaurant will hold free public tours , informational presentations and salad tastings . at 8 p . m . a forum will be held to discuss hawaii ' s local food movement and food security issues .\nsweet home waimanalo is located at 41 - 1025 kalanianaole highway , waimanalo , hi 96795 .\nall content \u00a9 copyright 2000 - 2018 raycom media . all rights reserved . for more information on this site , please read our privacy policy , and terms of service , and ad choices .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\namerican food is in a state of crisis , but a movement to put good food back on the table is emerging . what began 30 years ago with chefs demanding better flavor , has inspired consumers to seek relationships with nearby farmers . this is local food .\nfeeding nine billion video 1 : introducing solutions to the global food crisis by dr . evan fraser\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nhungry for change exposes shocking secrets the diet , weight loss and food industries don ' t want you to know about deceptive strategies designed to keep you coming back for more . find out . . . see full summary \u00bb\nexamines the profound claim that most , if not all , of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled , or even reversed , by rejecting our present menu of animal - based and processed foods .\nking corn is a feature documentary about two friends , one acre of corn , and the subsidized crop that drives our fast - food nation . in king corn , ian cheney and curt ellis , best friends from . . . see full summary \u00bb\nan in - depth look at honeybee colonies in california , switzerland , china and australia .\nfarmageddon is the story of a mom whose son healed from all allergies and asthma after consuming raw milk , and real food from farms . it depicts people all over the country who formed food . . . see full summary \u00bb\nwe can help you avoid severe migraines by gently walking you through video compression best practices with our friendly tutorials .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nas a culture , americans have lost their primal connection to their food and to the earth . consuming local foods helps reestablish this connection\nthis documentary takes us across the us from the urban food deserts of harlem to the biodynamic farms of the hudson river and willamette valleys , and into the kitchens of several celebrated chefs\u2014culinary game - changers who are teaching us all how to eat better .\nthe current system , focused on cheap convenience foods , is costing americans dearly . most westerners have lost their primal connection to food . mealtimes used to be savored and shared with others .\nfood preparation is now typically viewed as a chore that interferes with other\nmore important\nactivities . this detachment from food represents a cultural\ndisconnect\nbetween humans and the earth , to the detriment of both . it ' s time for radical changes to our modern food paradigm , which is the subject of this uplifting documentary .\namericans have become dependent on cheap convenience foods that can be\nprepared\nin five minutes or less\u2014or without taking both hands off the steering wheel . more than 17 , 000 new processed food products are introduced each year . bright , catchy packaging conceals foods laden with chemicals , unhealthful fats , and high fructose corn syrup , all of which contribute to today ' s skyrocketing rates of obesity and illness , especially among our youth .\namericans spend less on food than any other industrialized nation\u2014an average of $ 151 per week , which amounts to less than seven percent of their income . how can such a low value be placed on something so important for your health and longevity ?\ncheap food\nisn ' t cheap when you consider all of the hidden costs associated with it . you make your first payment at the grocery store\u2014just consider this your down payment , because you may be paying for it five more times !\nsubsidies : at tax time , you pay for\ncheap food\na second time with your contribution to agricultural subsidies . processed food is mostly corn , canola , soy , rice , wheat , and sugar . these products ( along with cotton ) account for 98 percent of subsidies .\nfoodborne illnesses : you may pay for cheap food a third time if you visit your doctor as a result of foodborne illnesses . cdc estimates that foodborne illnesses such as e . coli and salmonella cause 5 , 200 deaths each year in the us . mass scale operations are riddled with quality control problems , leading to outbreaks of illness and food recalls .\nchronic disease : you pay for it a fourth time if you return to your doctor later for a chronic illness\u2014 heart disease , obesity , diabetes , stroke , and cancer\u2014consider these\nfoodborne\nillnesses that just take a little longer to manifest . according to cdc , one in three children born in the year 2000 will develop type 2 diabetes .\nenvironment : as soon as the factory farmer files for bankruptcy and leaves , you pay for your food a fifth time . this is what often happens when they are asked to clean up their land\u2014a monumental expense that often results in bankruptcy , sticking the rest of us with the tab .\nenergy : the sixth time is when you pay your fuel bill . processed foods and imported foods have an extremely large energy footprint . one - fifth of us fossil fuel consumption goes to the growing , packaging , and transporting of food .\ncentral to the modern industrial food system are cafos ( confined animal feeding operations ) and monoculture . these massive food operations benefit no one and are devastating to land and animals .\ntoday , livestock and poultry are typically reared in cages in tightly cramped quarters , with their feed consisting of grains , primarily genetically engineered corn and soy , instead of biologically appropriate grasses .\nthese animals are literally imprisoned and often tortured by unhealthy , unsanitary , and unconscionably cruel conditions . to prevent the inevitable spread of disease from stress , overcrowding , and poor nutrition , animals are fed antibiotics and other veterinary drugs . cafos contribute more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere than the entire global transportation industry .\nmeat products from cafos raise your risk for getting sick . think about it\u2014if you buy a pound of standard grocery store ground beef , you ' re buying a composite of thousands of cows . so , if any of those cows had an e . coli infection , then it ' s spread throughout an enormous batch of meat widely distributed across the country\u2014or world . this is a problem of scale and density .\nby contrast , many smaller scale farms naturally keep parasite levels minimal by having lower livestock density and increased diversity . animals are much less likely to get sick as they rotate through grazing pastures .\nmonoculture ( or monocropping ) refers to the agricultural practice of growing a single crop year after year on large expanses of land , without crop rotation . corn , soybeans , wheat , and to some degree rice , are the most common crops grown with monocropping techniques .\nmonocropping encourages the use of ge seeds , requires heavy pesticide and herbicide use , and is extremely destructive to the soil , as well as to biological diversity . ge crops and food products pose a threat to your health and ability to resist disease , soil strength , and the global food supply . the earth ' s soil is now depleting at more than 13 percent the rate it can be replaced due to our chemical - based agriculture system .\ntoday , 92 . 5 percent of us acreage is devoted to food animals or their feed , with only 7 . 5 percent devoted to food that goes directly to feeding human beings . massive monoculture operations have led to the extinction of 75 percent of the world ' s crop varieties over the last century .\nit is important to note that , just because a farm is\norganic\ndoes not mean it is necessarily environmentally friendly and sustainable . some larger organic farms still employ monoculture , much like a conventional field . many do not rotate crops and use insect sprays on a massive scale . similarly , just because a farm is small and local does not imply that it necessarily uses sustainable agricultural practices . these are important distinctions , making it that much more important for you to get to know your farmers personally .\ngiven the above , you can certainly see how our existing food system is not only unhealthy , but unsustainable . but there is a better way . we must shift our food sourcing away from multinational corporations and back to smaller local farms , which really amounts to returning to a pre - industrial food system . this does not mean our food system must be\nlow - tech .\nlocal farms employing sustainable and high - performance farming techniques , such as biological farming , offer a far superior option , bringing together the best of science and nature . high - tech ( but still natural ) farming increases soil ' s health and water - holding capacity , as well as improving the flavor and nutrient value of our food .\naccording to the biodynamics association , biodynamics 1 is\na spiritual - ethical - ecological approach to agriculture , food production , and nutrition .\nbiodynamic farming works in balance with the cycles of nature . for example , crops are planted and harvested in accordance with phases of the moon that actually enhance crop quality and balance within the ecosystem .\nthe recent surge of farmer ' s markets and food co - ops is evidence of the growing movement in this overall direction\u2014also known as the\nlocal food movement .\npeople are reestablishing their passion for food and connection with nature . heirloom vegetables , normally missing from supermarkets , are being reintroduced . seeds are being saved and cataloged . a new generation of young farmers is being supported , which reinvigorates local economies . according to grist , the number of farmers ' markets has steadily increased over the past 18 years , with the growth curve steepening since about 2008 . 2\nin order for local farms to grow in number , land must be available near cities . but land is disappearing at an alarming rate\u2014about one million acres per year . local farmers , and the people fighting on their behalf , find themselves butting up against laws governing urban growth boundaries , which desperately need revision . and these arguments between farmers and land developers will only intensify as our food crisis worsens .\none way you can help is to support csas in your area ( community supported agriculture programs ) . csas operate through the commitment of individuals who buy annual shares in advance of the growing season in exchange for regularly scheduled deliveries of fresh local produce . these pre - paid shares help cover farmers ' operational costs and relieve some of the pressure on these smaller farms to market their produce during the busy growing season .\nslow food usa 3 has a few tips to help you slow down and build your relationship with real food , which i have summarized below . this is not much different from what i have been advocating for years\u2014returning to a whole food diet and eliminating processed foods .\nwhen selecting meat , dairy , and poultry , choose grass - fed and free - range .\nreconnect with your food . whenever possible , learn the story behind it and meet the people who grow it . familiarize yourself with your local or regional food history , cultural dishes , and seasonal specialties . shop at a farmers ' market , visit a farm , or buy into a csa program .\ncook and eat with others\u2014not just family and friends . bring new people and perspectives to the table . help your children build a relationship with and an appreciation for real food .\ngrow some of your own food ! start in your backyard , community garden or windowsill . or , join a community garden and grow food with others . practice composting .\ni believe the movement toward local , sustainable food is vitally important , both in terms of human health and the environment , and for the success of future generations . by purchasing your food from smaller local farms practicing sustainable farming , you are pushing the system toward change\u2014and as others join you , a tipping point will eventually be reached that will send big industrial food producers heading for the hills .\njoining the local food movement doesn ' t mean that every single food you eat must come from within a 100 - mile radius\u2014but the majority should . remember , you vote with your pocketbook each and every day . the following is a partial list of resources to help you locate farms in your area . please also see my sustainable agriculture resource list .\nif you want to learn what happens to your body when you eat a food or use a particular substance , read these insightful health articles today .\nyour ultimate guide to common health conditions - know the causes , symptoms , treatment and other information you need to know about diseases .\nget free access to over 100 , 000 health articles and special reports worth $ 9 . 97 each when you subscribe to the free mercola health newsletter .\nthe mercola fitness plan , combined with the other pillars of health , is the perfect formula to help you move up the ladder to good health .\nfind out food facts , nutrition facts , and healthy recipes of common healthy foods that you should add to your wholesome diet .\nparticipate in open discussions about natural health articles and health information on dr . mercola\u2019s health blog .\ndr . mercola\u2019s herbal oil list is a directory that provides a - 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{"id": 116091, "summary": [{"text": "last holiday is a 2006 american comedy-drama film starring queen latifah and directed by wayne wang .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "latifah plays a humble store assistant , georgia , who is told that she has a rare brain condition , and only a few weeks to live .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "she decides to spend her last funds on a luxury holiday in europe before she dies .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the screenplay by jeffrey price and peter s. seaman was loosely adapted from the 1950 uk film of the same name by j. b. priestley .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the writers were wanting john candy for the star-role , but he died and latifah \u2019s agent suggested a new version starring her .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it gained mixed reviews , but latifah 's performance was universally praised for charm and humor . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "last holiday ( 2006 film )", "paragraphs": ["featured in last holiday / the matador / the libertine ( 2006 ) . see more \u00bb\nlast holiday ( 2006 ) \u2026review and / or viewer comments \u2022 christian spotlight on the movies \u2022 christiananswers . net\na 2006 gender flipped ( and race lifted ) remake of the 1950 film .\n2006 : casino royale ( 2006 ) daniel craig ' s first outing as bond - dunsfold park , near cranleigh .\nlast holiday ( 2006 ) grandhotel pupp is presented in its full beauty in the american comedy last holiday with starring queen latifah . g\u00e9rard depardieu in the role of the chef will allow you to see places that tend to be hidden to the sights of the guests .\nactor ll cool j arrives at the premiere of paramounts '\nlast holiday\nat the cinerama dome theater on jan . 12 , 2006 , in los angeles .\n\u2014i was hoping this movie would be clean and funny , and i wasn\u2019t disappointed . last holiday was a very entertaining and fun film , and\nactress queen latifah poses at the party after the premiere of paramounts '\nlast holiday\nat the cabana room on jan . 12 , 2006 , in los angeles .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing last holiday near you .\nwith only a few bumps along the way , \u201clast holiday\u201d is a film that families with older children can enjoy and from it glean some good life lessons .\nactors queen latifah and patrick swayze pose together at the party after for the premiere of paramounts '\nlast holiday\nat the cabana room on jan . 12 , 2006 , in los angeles .\nactress queen latifah poses of the red carpet at the premiere of her new movie ,\nlast holiday ,\nat the cinerama dome theater on jan . 12 , 2006 , in los angeles .\nwhen georgia byrd ( queen latifah , pictured ) , a shy , churchgoing woman , is misdiagnosed with a fatal illness , she throws caution to the wind and embarks on a dream holiday vacation to a grand resort in europe in the comedy \ufffdlast holiday . \ufffd paramount pictures presents an imagemovers / laurence mark production , a wayne wang film , \ufffdlast holiday . \ufffd less\n) , or the fault of staying true to the original film from the ' 50s ,\nlast holiday\nmistakes over - the - top silliness for genuine human comedy .\nactors vivica a . fox , left , and queen latifah greet one another at the premiere of paramount pictures\nlast holiday\nat the cinerama dome theater on jan . 12 , 2006 , in los angeles .\ndirector wayne wang , left , and actor timothy hutton pose together at the party after the premiere of paramounts '\nlast holiday\nat the cabana room on jan . 12 , 2006 , in los angeles .\nlast holiday ( 2006 ) directed by wayne wang cast : queen latifah , ll cool j , alicia witt , timothy hutton , gerard depardieu , jane adams , giancarlo esposito , matt ross , susan kellerman , jacqueline fleming 2006 \u0096 112 minutes rated : ( for some sexual references ) . reviewed by dustin putman , december 8 , 2005 .\nfilm critic leonard maltin , left , and actor karl malden chat together at the cocktail reception for 31st annual los angeles film critics association awards at the park hyatt in century city , calif . , on jan . 17 , 2006 .\nthe elevator in hotel splendide bond james in casino royale ( 2006 ) place . . . montenegro grandhotel pupp\nthe holiday is a 2006 american romantic comedy film written , produced and directed by nancy meyers . distributed by columbia pictures and universal studios , it stars cameron diaz and kate winslet as two lovelorn women from opposite sides of the atlantic ocean , who temporarily exchange homes to escape heartbreak during the holiday season . jude law and jack black co - star .\nbritish actress catherine zeta - jones walks the red carpet at the japanese premiere of her latest film\nthe legend of zorro\nin tokyo tuesday , jan . 17 , 2006 .\nstanding in front of a movie poster of herself in her latest film\nthe legend of zorro ,\nbritish actress catherine zeta - jones poses for photographers prior to the japan premiere of the film in tokyo tuesday , jan . 17 , 2006 .\nlast holiday : comedydrama . starring queen latifah , ll cool j , timothy hutton and gerard depardieu . directed by wayne wang . pg - 13 . 112 minutes . at bay area theaters . )\ndo they know it ' s christmas time ? : subverted . for the title being last holiday , the setting near christmas , and georgia praying frequently , there is surprisingly little reference to christmas .\nactress bryce dallas howard stikes a pose for photographers at the 31st annual los angeles film critics association awards at the park hyatt in century city , calif . , on jan . 17 , 2006 .\na very funny film and i liked it . do not have the flick .\nit ' s obvious where\nlast holiday\ngoes and at times it takes too long to get there , but watching latifah work her style and spirit when she gets to the grandhotel pupp is pure enjoyment .\nthe last weekend : based on the novel of the same name by blake morrison , \u2018\u2019the last weekend\u2019\u2019 tells the story of two estranged couples reunited during a holiday retreat at a remote cottage by the sea . over the course of the long weekend , dangerous tensions surface as each day sees the competitive couples carry out challenges with horrifying consequences . the last weekend stars rupert penry jones , genevieve o ' reilly , shaun evans and claire keelan . - wikipedia\nthe hotel desk is also seen in the film , when bond and vesper check in .\nthe elevator in hotel splendide bond movie : casino royale ( 2006 ) place . . . montenegro grandhotel pupp in the czech republic vesper and james bond\nactor jake gyllenhaal accepts the cinematography award on behalf of his godfather , robert elswit , onstage during the 31st annual los angeles film critics association awards at the park hyatt in century city , calif . , on jan . 17 , 2006 . elswit was honored for his work on the film\ngood night , and good luck\n.\nthere ' s nothing authentic or personal about the holiday - - it ' s as chilling as heart - warmers get .\n. . . not many villages can boast that two major film stars , sir michael caine and sir roger moore , spent time filming in the centre of shere . the white horse was turned into a bank . the film was also directed by hollywood film director , michael winner .\nin 1951 , geraldine fitzgerald appeared for the last time as a leading lady in the british film the late edwina black . retitled the obsessed , it was ( released in the united states in early 1952 ) - read details\nsecond film that timothy hutton & giancarlo esposito have starred in together . the first being taps .\nthe grandhotel pupp is an historic 228 - room luxury hotel originally built between 1896 and 1907 by the viennese architects ferdinand fellner and hermann helmer . though bond has never visited karlovy vary in any of his movies , this hotel poses extensively in 2006 bond film casino royale as the hotel splendide in montenegro where the film\u2019s high - stakes hold\u2019em game takes place .\nactor jeff daniels arrives at the 31st annual los angeles film critics association awards at the park hyatt in century city , calif . , on jan . 17 , 2006 . he has been gaining acclaim for his role in\nthe squid and the whale .\ni didn ' t come here to make an impression on anybody , i just came here to blow every last cent i had .\nactress michelle williams attends the red carpet premiere of her new movie\nbrokeback mountain\nat cinema paris on jan . 13 , 2006 , in sydney , australia .\n1976 : the omen ( 1976 ) guildford cathedral was a perfect backdrop for this cult horror film .\nactor terrence howard arrives at the 31st annual los angeles film critics association awards at the park hyatt in century city , calif . , on jan . 17 , 2006 . the star of\nhustle & flow ,\nhoward received the group ' s new generation award .\ndirector and screeenwriter noah baumbach arrives at the 31st annual los angeles film critics association awards at the park hyatt in century city , calif . , on jan . 17 , 2006 . his movie\nthe squid and the whale\nwas tied for the best screenplay award .\nthe holiday is greater than the sum of its parts because it has a multiplier in queen latifah . she\u2019s just a delight to watch .\nit was a very close race over the martin luther king long weekend , with the top three separated by just over $ 1 million over the 3 - day weekend . however , the overall box office was still down 1 . 7 % from last weekend and 9 . 0 % from last year . year - to - date , 2006 is still off to a strong start , but it ' s too early for those numbers to mean much .\ndirector ang lee was one of the big winners at the 31st annual los angeles film critics association awards at the park hyatt in century city , calif . , on jan . 17 , 2006 . he was named best director and his movie\nbrokeback mountain\nwas named best picture .\nnearly every film in the top five beat expectations over the weekend , which helped soften the post - holiday drop - off to just 3 . 9 % , and push the overall box office to $ 121 million . the weekend was up a massive 23 . 2 % over the same weekend last year . year - to - date , 2006 has overtaken 2005 by 2 % , which is even more impressive when you remember that 2005 got off to a strong start . however , as history shows us , it is far too soon to tell how well this year will go .\nlast holiday\nisn ' t an all - out lost cause\u0097latifah alone would be worth watching if the script ' s dumbness didn ' t get in the way\u0097and even manages to get the viewer to ponder what they would do if put in georgia ' s unenviable shoes . the film achieves this latter result with less time paid to personal rumination and more time paid to physical hijinks , which just goes to show how strong the premise is on its own . still , it is increasingly difficult to not feel toyed with and talked down to by the end . something tells me that a foreign film or indie pic on the same subject would go in a substantially different direction , and be better for it . in taking a very wrong turn indeed , the syrupy\nlast holiday\nmerely condescends its ambitions .\nthe film became a global box office success , grossing $ 205 million worldwide , mostly from its international run . diaz garnered an alma award nomination for her performance , while winslet was nominated for an irish film and television award the following year . the film itself won the 2007 teen choice award in the chick flick category . - wikipedia - view more\ncapote\nstars philip seymour hoffman and catherine keener pose together at the cocktail reception for 31st annual los angeles film critics association awards at the park hyatt in century city , calif . , on jan . 17 , 2006 . the previous night , hoffman won a golden globe award for\ncapote .\nactor heath ledger and his girlfriend and co - star michelle williams attend the sydney premiere of\nbrokeback mountain\nat cinema paris on jan . 13 , 2006 , in sydney , australia .\nactor heath ledger autographs a toy bear for a future charity auction during the red carpet premiere of\nbrokeback mountain\nat cinema paris on jan . 13 , 2006 , in sydney , australia .\n` ` i ` m also doing a remake of a 1953 alec guiness film called ` last holiday . ` carl reiner is going to direct . the way we tell it , it ` s the story of a man who works in chicago , in a department store like marshall field & co . he ` s a young guy , he goes for a regular company physical , and he finds out that he ` s going to die .\neven more than a double , nearly every single character learns a lesson about appreciating life by the end of the film .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nlatifah deftly mutes her trademark verve in the opening reel of \u201clast holiday , \u201d so that she\u2019s surprisingly credible as a woman too uptight and inhibited to even raise her voice in a church choir . ( an elaborate production number during a sunday service indicates that , down the road , pic might easily be transformed into a stage musical . )\nall depends on the queen , who has been known to go over the top on occasion , but in this film finds all the right notes and dances to them delightfully . it is good to attend to important cinema like\nsyriana\nand\nmunich ,\nbut on occasion we must be open to movies that have more modest ambitions : they only want to amuse us , warm us , and make us feel good .\nlast holiday\nplays like a hug .\nactress catherine keener , actor philip seymour hoffman and screenwriter dan futterman , all of\ncapote ,\npose together at the 31st annual los angeles film critics association awards held at the park hyatt in century city , calif . on jan . 17 , 2006 . keener and hoffman won acting awards and futterman was in a tie for best screenplay .\nview captured from the film , looking towards the square . left to right : the white horse , the lavender lady and lower street\nlast holiday\nis a movie that takes advantage of the great good nature and warmth of queen latifah , and uses it to transform a creaky old formula into a comedy that is just plain lovable . to describe the plot is to miss the point , because this plot could have been made into countless movies not as funny and charming as this one .\nparamount may be selling slapstick and impudent sass in trailers and tv spots , but \u201clast holiday\u201d is most successful when it is engaging , not uproarious . glossy amusement is an updated remake of a well - regarded 1950 brit comedy - drama starring alec guinness , improbably retrofitted as a star vehicle for queen latifah . lead\u2019s appealing performance and overall feel - good [ \u2026 ]\nthe late edwina black is a 1951 british drama film , directed by maurice elvey and starring david farrar , geraldine fitzgerald and roland culver .\nmight not be in the first tier of holiday classics , but its winning cast led by its captivating star make this one you ' ll want to keep in your christmas viewing rotation .\nshere c of e aided infant school in gomshall lanel will be turning into an orphanage over the half term holiday ! filming will happen during half term holidays , so little disruption occurrs .\nincredibly cheesy remake of the alec guinness 1950 film ( which i haven ' t seen yet ) . queen latifah is always worth watching but this film does get slightly irritating within the first half - hour , about the time nina simone comes on the soundtrack singing ' feelin ' good ' .\na year later the film is released on dvd - the above dvdreleased in the usa conatins ' special features with a 20 minute documentary of the filming of ' the holiday ' titled\nforeign exchange : the making of the holday\n- contains off - shot scenes of shere and why the village was chosen as one of the locations .\nlast holiday\nhas a corker of a premise\u0097one that , in the right hands , could be thought - provoking , uplifting , and emotionally heartbreaking all at once\u0097but doesn ' t do it justice on any of these levels . watching the film , which is bogged down by sitcom situations and an arbitrary subplot that takes up too much time involving a sleazy retail magnate ( timothy hutton ) also vacationing at the resort , it is impossible to guess that it was directed by someone with the stature of wayne wang ( 2005 ' s\nalthough queen latifah ' s bountiful life - affirming spirit permeates the film , director wayne wang is unable to revive this remake with any real flair .\nin the film you may recall a scene where michael caine is running out of the bank to effect a getaway in the waiting jaguar car .\nthe passionate stranger ( u . s . a novel affair ) is a 1957 british drama film , directed by muriel box and starring margaret leighton and ralph richardson . it uses the film within a film device , with the\nreal\npart of the plot shot in black - and - white and the\nfictional\nelement in colour . the interior scenes were shot at shepperton studios , with location filming taking place at chilworth , surrey .\na matter of life and death ( 1946 ) is a romantic fantasy film set in world war ii by the british writer - director - producer team of michael powell and emeric pressburger . it was originally released in u . s . under the title stairway to heaven , which derived from the film ' s most prominent special effect : a broad escalator linking the other world and earth . reversing the effect in the wizard of oz , the supernatural scenes are in black - and - white , while the ones on earth are in technicolor . in 2004 , a matter of life and death was named the second greatest british film ever made by the magazine total film in a poll of 25 film critics , behind only get carter . - wikipedia\nla vie en rose ( 2007 ) in the first minutes of the film , famous edith piaf sings in the very festive hall of grandhotel pupp .\nanthony morigerato is a tap dancer , director , and emmy - nominated choreographer for so you think you can dance . he is the founder and co - director of operation : tap , an online forum that is dedicated to immersing tap dancing into the public ' s consciousness . anthony is also the producer of am dance productions which has produced live theatrical performances and film in nyc since 2006 .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nother : this is an uplifting story with many redemptive themes . the main character is a christian lady who prays and talks to god throughout the film .\nthe hotel is located very close the the building that doubled as the casino royale in the film . many exterior shots were taken at this location , including bond walking from the hotel to the casino . . the dining room in the hotel was used to film the late night dinner of bond and vesper ( where bond comes up with the name of the drink vesper martini ) . the hotel desk is also seen in the film , when bond and vesper check in .\nit may not be much - - it ' s a remake of a 1950 alec guinness film - - but it is as bright as a christmas bauble .\nlike many of the best comedies and tragedies , this weimar - era silent film understands how each mode is often a hair ' s breadth from the other .\nadditional tv credits include choreographing the 82nd academy awards , disneyland ' s 60th anniversary special on abc , the 2010 mtv video music awards and an episode of pretty little liars featuring maddie ziegler . feature film credits include choreography for the wedding ringer starring kevin hart and the contemporary numbers for the feature film step up revolution .\n2004 british romantic comedy film directed by beeban kidron , based on helen fielding ' s novel of the same name . it stars ren\u00e9e zellweger as bridget jones , colin firth as mark darcy and hugh grant as daniel cleaver . it is the sequel to bridget jones ' s diary ( 2001 ) . there are significant differences in the storylines between the novel and this film adaptation , and between the united states version and united kingdom version of the film , including an alternate ending . - wikipedia\neven so , latifah ensures that \u201clast holiday\u201d is often very charming and never less than pleasant . she and depardieu establish a mildly flirtatious give - and - take that is quite delightful \u2014 so much so , in fact , that you may wish their characters had gotten even closer . among the other supporting players , witt , ranjit chowdhry ( as georgia\u2019s doctor ) and susan kellermann ( as a snooty hotel employee ) are stand - outs .\nat the first sight of queen latifah corseted into a prim raincoat and looking washed out with her hair pulled back in an unflattering bun , it ' s obvious an extreme makeover is in her future . the problem with\nlast holiday\nis that everything else that transpires is equally predictable . latifah ' s latest vehicle inexorably marches toward an ending you can see coming from the first reel . heck , the trailer alone provides the necessary evidence .\n\u2014\u201cthe last holiday\u201d is the remake of a classic of the same name . although i have not seen the predecessor , i do understand that the movie is quite different , especially with concern to the ending . when i went to see this movie , i was honestly had very negative expectations because i thought that the previews just looked pretty lame . however , when i was done , i was presently surprised and really enjoyed the movie all together .\n\u201clast holiday\u201d is funny and queen latifah does a marvelous job of connecting with the audience . for family audiences there are a few snags that the film could have done without . the first is the crude and obscene language . while not near what is in some pg - 13 films , it is more noticeable in this film because of all the other positive elements and messages . the other is the adulterous affair that matthew kragen ( timothy hutton ) and ms . burns ( alicia witt ) are having . ms burns admits to georgia that she is having sex with matthew and georgia responds by telling ms . burns that he is married and she shouldn\u2019t be having a sexual relationship with a married man . she advises ms . burns quit seeing matthew , quit working for him and to go back to school . so , this affair is neither glorified nor condoned , but is something that parents should be aware of before allowing their kids to view the film .\nparamount may be selling slapstick and impudent sass in trailers and tv spots , but \u201clast holiday \u201d is most successful when it is engaging , not uproarious . glossy amusement is an updated remake of a well - regarded 1950 brit comedy - drama starring alec guinness , improbably retrofitted as a star vehicle for queen latifah . lead\u2019s appealing performance and overall feel - good vibe could attract diverse demographics and generate strong word of mouth during a potentially leggy theatrical run .\nworld premiere of the movie at the tiff kids international film festival 2015 , screening on saturday 11th april , sunday 12th april and sunday 19th april in toronto , canada .\ndespite the undeniable appeal of pic\u2019s underlying \u201clive for today ! \u201d theme , \u201clast holiday\u201d takes a bit too long to cover familiar territory en route to a predictable destination . ( it\u2019s not at all surprising that the remake eschews priestley\u2019s audacious ending . ) some of the more elaborate funny business is , at best , uneven . a frenetic ski - and - snowboard race down a steep hillside goes on too long and relies too heavily on unconvincing stunt doubles .\n\u201clast holiday\u201d is one of the most uplifting and kind spirited films that i have seen this year . georgia byrd ( queen latifah ) is a god fearing woman who is kind and considerate and has always lived her life quietly . when she finds out her days are numbered she decides to live it up while she still can . in the process of enriching her life , she manages to attract many new friends and enriches their lives by being honest and forthright .\nthe international dvd release ( uk and europe ) does not have the special features section . the dvd that does , has ' the holiday ' written in red letters as shown above , so try and search this one out . universal\n\u2014\u201clast holiday\u201d woke me up to the reality of our short life on earth . i realized that we have such a short time to do so much stuff : fun and not - so - fun . georgia byrd , after realizing she would die soon , helped others she came into contact with see the things they needed to fix \u201cnow . \u201d christ gave her an awesome sense of humor , and she used that gift to convict in a kind and encouraging but frank way .\nthis is the second james bond leading actor that has appeared in shere . the first actor being sean connery filming some 30 years earlier for the 1961 film , on the fiddle .\nit ' s the beginning of a new year , january 1st , 2006 ( or at least it was when i wrote this ) . the good news is 2005 is finally over . the bad news is 2006 again starts with the month of january , which is always a really slow way to start the year . this is a real dead month when it comes to new releases , in fact , of the 10 new releases coming out this month , i ' m excited about seeing . . . none . ( there are a few movies that could be popular among their target demographic , but i ' m just not in those groups . ) but at least there are a few oscar contenders that opened in limited release last month that are looking to go wide sometime during the month and that is the only real saving grace .\nthe movie is big - hearted , heavy - handed , and von trier ought to see the way queen latifah wins friends , influences people and socks it to mr charlie . priestley ' s film concluded on a note of tragic irony that anticipated the end of the wages of fear . the hollywood version , being very much a death - lite film , ends happily .\nset over a long weekend in east anglia , the last weekend tells the story of ian and his wife em , invited by an old university friend ollie and his wife daisie , to spend a few days in a remote cottage by the sea .\nwhen georgia byrd ( queen latifah , pictured ) , a shy , churchgoing woman , is misdiagnosed with a fatal illness , she throws caution to the wind and embarks on a dream holiday vacation to a grand resort in europe in . . . more\nfor the past two days , shere has been part of a film set for the upcoming bbc production , professor brainestawn , a one hour comedy special due for transmission during the christmas period .\nmy reaction to the holiday was no different from my reaction to meyers ' other pieces . it ' s cute enough , the atmosphere is sufficiently romantic comedy - like , but somehow , for some reason , i just don ' t bond with it .\nthe film was shot in black and white at shepperton studios in london . location filming was done at the village of shere in surrey . it was one of several 1960s british horror films to be scored by the avant - garde elisabeth lutyens , whose father , edwin lutyens , designed manor house lodge in shere , a small property which features prominently at several points in the film - wikipedia\nmr sutton is his wingman in the film , the man who flew to earth , planning the flight into a 350ft runway of cardboard boxes to cushion mr connery\u2019s fall and jumping with him . the world first attempt in may 2012 was a success . mr sutton , from the village of shere in surrey , was killed during the editing of the film , which was then put on hold .\nmolly moon films ltd . circulated a press release to the residents in the village of shere : as some of you may already be aware , amber entertainment is currently in pre - production on the independent british featrure film ` ' molly moon : the incredible hypnotist\n, and we are looking at filming key scenes for the film in and around the village of shere during some of the above dates . the film itself is based on a series of best - selling children ' s books by georgia byng , all centered around the character molly , an 11 year old orphaned girl .\nwayne wang ' s remake of the 1950 alec guinness film is a mostly generic romantic comedy , buoyed by the amazing queen latifah . the film offers a rudimentary class critique in working - class georgia ' s boisterous reeducation of the hoity - toity types . she does this by thoughtful listening and also by doing , enthusiastically taking up snowboarding , gambling , base jumping , and cooking with chef didier .\noriginal pic ( scripted by j . b . priestley ) cast guinness as george bird , a mousy salesman who doesn\u2019t begin to enjoy life until he\u2019s told he has just a few weeks to live . diagnosed with a fatal illness , he impulsively opts to spend his life\u2019s savings on a \u201clast holiday \u201d at an expensive resort where he\u2019s mistaken for a wealthy wheeler - dealer . as he savors the unfamiliar pleasure of being treated with respect and attentiveness , bird gradually discovers that he\u2019s a much more interesting and adventurous fellow than he ever suspected .\nthe film is an adaptation of byng ' s fantasy novel about an orphan who learns the art of hypnosis . the script was penned by rowley and byng with a polish by chris hurford and tom butterworth .\nok ,\nlast holiday\nis not an oscar contender , but it is an uplifting and well - made film . georgia , the main character played by queen latifah , was living a very dull and boring life and suddenly , she realized that there was more to life than working all day and eating microwave dinners . she was a woman who followed her dreams . timothy hutton is a wonderful villain and ll cool j plays his heartthrob role very well . the czech republic provided a gorgeous ( albeit cold ) backdrop . yes , some of the plot points are implausible , but who cares ? the scenery - and queen latifah ' s wardrobe - were breathtaking and most important , this movie was entertaining and these days , there are very few films that you can say that about . at the performance i attended , there were about 200 people in the audience and we all applauded at the end of the film . go see it for a good laugh !\nbighearted and big - dreaming , last holiday ' s georgia has personal aspirations as well , which she keeps to herself . a cookware salesperson at a new orleans department store , she watches emeril , and cooks delicious experiments for customers and the doting kid next door . though she ' s instructed to stop\ncooking for the moochers ,\ngeorgia takes pride and joy in pleasing folks . and so she resists management ' s efforts to\nchange the culture around here ,\ninstead finding ways to give of herself and flash that fabulous latifah smile .\n2016 - the mummy 2016 - molly moon and the incredible hypnotist 2015 - professor branestawn returns 2014 - professor branestawn 2012 - a mothers son 2012 - the last weekend 2008 - filth , the mary whitehouse story 2006 - the holiday 2005 - the wedding date 2004 - bridgette jones , the edge of reason 2002 - foyles war 1994 - four weddings & a funeral 1990 - bullesye ! 1985 - reunion at fairborough 1977 - romance , the black knoght 1972 - the ruling class 1968 - do not adjust your set - itv television comedy series 1965 - monster of terror / die monster die ! 1965 - the earth dies screaming 1961 - on the fiddle 1957 - the hypnotist 1957 - the passionate stranger 1952 - crow hollow 1951 - the late edwina black 1948 - dick barton special agent 1948 - a matter of life and death 1946 - village interlude 1936 - mr . cohen takes a walk ( father takes a walk ) 1918 - hearts of the world 1899 - fire brigade turn out in the country details below for the film and tv productions , all in chronological year order , starting with the most recent .\nthe met office said the freak weather conditions experienced throughout britain over the last couple weeks were over . but looking at photographs of shere church taken on wednesday , perhaps someone needs to re - assess the weather maps . it might be july , but snow suddenly appeared and covered the churchyard early this week and , by the time the surrey advertiser went to press , there was no sign of a thaw . but the cold spell was easily explained \u2013 the church was once again being used as a set for the filming of the latest hollywood blockbuste bridget jones : the edge of reason . this was the second time in eight months the film - making industry had descended on shere , although covering st james\u2019 church with snow last december did not look quite so unusual .\nfood porn : the heroine wants to be a chef . in the first part of the film , she ' s seen cooking delectable meals , and then when she goes to switzerland , the food is amazing .\nnancy meyers ' romantic comedy holiday stars cameron diaz and kate winslet as two women who exchange houses in order to get a new lease on life . after each suffers her fair share of romantic disappointments , englishwoman iris ( winslet ) and l . a . woman amanda ( diaz ) meet on - line at a website devoted to helping people exchange houses for vacations . each agrees to spend the christmas holiday at the other ' s home . while each suffers from a minor case of culture shock , both women also end up becoming involved with a man . iris makes the acquaintance of an upbeat everyman played by jack black , while amanda spends time with a handsome brit played by jude law . both women must decide what to do with these new relationships as their pre - arranged house switch is scheduled to last less than two weeks . ~ perry seibert , rovi\nthe ruling class is a 1972 british black comedy film . [ 1 ] it is an adaptation of peter barnes ' satirical stage play which tells the story of a paranoid schizophrenic british nobleman ( played by peter o ' toole ) who inherits a peerage . the film costars alastair sim , william mervyn , coral browne , harry andrews , carolyn seymour , james villiers and arthur lowe . it was produced by jules buck and directed by peter medak . the film is a\ncommercial failure [ . . . that ] has since become a cult classic\n; [ 2 ] peter o ' toole described it as\na comedy with tragic relief\n.\nfull financial estimates for this film , including domestic and international box office , video sales , video rentals , tv and ancillary revenue are available through our research services . for more information , please contact us at research @ urltoken .\nleap up the charts this weekend . overall the film finished in sixth place on the international charts with $ 3 . 98 million on 1723 screens in 47 markets for an international total of $ 88 . 34 million . the film placed higher during its opening in finland with $ 79 , 000 on 12 screen over the weekend and $ 95 , 000 in total while it had to settle for ninth place in belgium with $ 200 , 000 on 29 screens .\ngary connery \u2014 who was dressed as the queen for the olympics stunt \u2014 has made a film that follows the friends as mr connery attempts to become the first person to land a wingsuit from 2 , 400ft without using a parachute .\nin the film roger moore is on the back of a motorcycle during a chase . the stunt rider was eddie kidd and the stunt which involved jumping over a river was filmed next to the ford at the end of lower street .\neven with the annoyance of kragen every time he appears\u0097he runs a chain of department stores georgia worked at , but thinks she is a rival intent on one - upping him rather than a lowly employee\u0097\nlast holiday\nwas a pleasant enough affair for over an hour . there is a great scene that shows what the film could have been where georgia stares herself down in the mirror and contemplates the life she has led .\nwhat ' s most important isn ' t how you start life , but how you finish it ,\nshe says , and it ' s an existential notion worth living by . unfortunately , things plummet to the ground and below in the third act with countless strained twists of fate and a hotel staff ( including gerard depardieu and susan kellerman as , respectively , a kindly chef and humorless floor - valet ) that get too cute for comfort .\nthe most fatal pitfall , however , is a purely hollywood ending that would be enraging if it wasn ' t such an obvious foregone conclusion . without giving it away\u0097let ' s be honest , though ; who doesn ' t know how this one will end ? \u0097the movie withers away and dies the second a key revelation occurs . it doesn ' t matter whether the 1950 version featured the same outcome or not ; how it is handled here feels egregious , distasteful , tacked - on , and introduces plot holes and added conflict that director wayne wang doesn ' t even try to explain himself out of . didn ' t the makers of\nlast holiday\nrealize that there was a way of staying faithful to the plot ' s natural progression and still ending on a beautifully bittersweet and comforting note ? apparently not , as they roll out one contrivance after another and cheapen the entire film .\nthe 1919 dw griffith silent\nhearts of the world\nnot only features a scene or two shot in shere , surrey , but in those scenes has the first ever ( if uncredited ) film role by noel coward , as a barrow boy .\n\u201cthe last holiday\u201d is a romantic comedy about a store clerk with a passion for cooking and perusing her dreams of opening up a restaurant . one day while talking to the man of her dreams , a charming and good looking fellow store clerk , she bumps her head and gets knocked out . while getting an mri , they find a tumor in the x - ray and tell her that she only has 3 weeks to live . she realizes that she has never actually done any of the things she wanted to do , so she cashes out all of her stocks and bonds and sets out on a journey to do fulfill her hearts desires . cook , ski , relax and live the life of a princess . she goes to france , leaving the world behind to make her last days an adventure to remember only in the next life . when she arrives , she innocently is mistaken for a lady of stature and elegance . her heart transcends beyond any social standings and her presence commands the presence of the esteemed and privileged .\nnow mr connery and the film\u2019s director , roy taylor , have launched a kickstarter campaign to complete the documentary as a tribute to his friend . the campaign , which ends on august 7 , has raised \u00a318 , 615 , almost \u00a350 , 000 short of the \u00a367 , 000 target required to finish and market the documentary . mr connery has appealed to his friends in the city to help and is offering rewards including a day on the track with bond film stunt driver ben collins , formerly the stig on top gear .\nduring what should be her last weeks of life , georgia discovers a few truths that many never realize in their senior years . in a poignant scene , where she talks to herself in a mirror she professes , \u201cyou\u2019re so lucky . you didn\u2019t get everything you wanted . i should have laughed and loved more . i should have seen the world . \u201d\njust the one real wide release this weekend , but there are three other films either opening or expanding into what some might consider a wide release . only the one film has any shot at the number one spot , and two might not even make the top ten .\nwang , who ' s from san francisco , was considered a cutting - edge filmmaker in early work like\nchan is missing\nand\nsmoke .\nbut he ' s gone hollywood with\nmaid in manhattan\nand\nlast holiday\nand gotten sloppy while doing so . a youngster who at first appears to be georgia ' s son is never adequately identified . it ' s touching to glimpse pre - katrina new orleans . but every time the action shifts there , wang announces it by trotting out a garden district streetcar clanging its way through the city . should he decide to make another movie in the bay area , there ' s a bridge with star quality he ' ll want to check out .\n\u2014\u201clast holiday\u201d has got to be one of my favortie movies of all time . queen latifah is such an inspirational actress and she can portray so many different roles . this movie i have seen at least 20 times and it never gets old . there is no sex in the movie ( except for a little making out in the elevator between matthew kragen and his assistant . but it\u2019s only like 5 seconds . ) otherwise , it\u2019s just a clean , humorous , lovable movie . and the fact that she has faith in the lord throughout the movie is wonderful too ! i recommend this movie to everyone above the age of 13 . it\u2019s not so much a kids comedy , more of teen / adult comedy . love it !\nit ' s another busy weekend with four wide releases , but unlike last week , none are earning terrible reviews . of course , none of these films are being championed by the critics and none look like they will be runaway hits at the box office either . still , it should be a close contest for top spot with several interesting races along the way .\nbut this comfort - foodish film can ' t get out from under its burden of clich\u00e9s . as she gains increased clout ( maybe her new hollywood star counts for something ) , perhaps the queen can angle for work that ' s challenging and rewarding for all her subjects .\nreleased in usa under the title operation snafu some years later ( may 21 of 1965 ) - ince sean connery became really famous in hollywood after releasing the first ever james bond movie the following year , and subsequent bond movies , there was interest in any connery film related releases .\ni first saw ( part of ) last holiday at jury duty , which i believe is where most discerning cinephiles attend the cinema ? ? not sure but i think i read that somewhere . i only saw part of it because i got called and then actually selected and i had to do the whole thing , which sucked sh * t sorry i dont care about my civic duty it f * ckeng blows ! ! ! my mom doesn ' t get called for jury doody anymore because when i was a little baby child like 20 years ago i had some kind of mild short term illness or something and now the state thinks she ' s a caretaker for a diseased childperson so i guess that ' s my excuse next time . sorry cant\u2026\nharry potter\nproducer david heyman acquired feature rights to the first book a decade ago , but that option lapsed , and new line considered the property five years later . former new line exec maisel began discussing the film project with byng a few years ago before acquring the rights .\nmandy moore is a four - time emmy nominee in outstanding choreography for her work on so you think you can dance . she is also a producer and choreographer on dancing with the stars . mandy ' s choreography can currently be seen in the highly acclaimed film la la land , written and directed by damien chazelle . mandy recently choreographed jimmy fallon ' s opening number for the golden globes ( a take - off on la la land ' s opening ) , where the film won a record - breaking seven awards . mandy choreographed shania twain ' s hit show , you ' re still the one , as well as celine dion ' s sold - out taking chances concert tour ; britain ' s strictly come dancing ; and cirque du soleil ' s my immortal , among many others . other recent television credits include disney ' s 60th anniversary celebration ; modern family ; glee and american idol ; as well as commercials for target , amazon prime , and skechers . her other film credits include , david o . russell ' s oscar - nominated films american hustle and silver linings playbook , and leslye headland ' s film sleeping with other people .\nterminally ill latifah decides to blow all her cash on an unforgettable european vacation , where she meets all kinds of stereotypes and cardboard characterisations . this is a kind of feel - good film for the less cynical viewer , but this viewer found it just a little bit too trite and contrived .\ncasino royale ( 2006 ) karlovy vary ( carlsbad ) , grandhotel pupp gps position : n 50\u00b013\u00b412\u00b4\u00b4 e 12\u00b052\u00b443\u00b4\u00b4 grandhotel pupp was transformed into hotel splendide in montenegro in the bond film called casino royale . right after the arrival in the station in\nmontenegro\n/ mill colonnade / , james bond goes to hotel splendide / grandhotel pupp / . in some shots , you can be , together with the stars daniel craig and eva green , in the area of the reception of grandhotel pupp , in the grand restaurant , in a room of the section first class and in one of the most dramatic scenes also at the parking place in front of the hotel . the building of spa i . was selected for the poker game ; it is located at close quarters of grandhotel pupp .\nhearts of the world ( 1918 ) is a silent film directed by d . w . griffith , a wartime propaganda classic that was filmed on location in britain and near the western front , made at the request of the british government to change the neutral mindset of the american public . - wikipedia\nthe ring ( 1996 ) director armand mastroianni chose the script based on the novel by daniella steel\nthe ring\nfor his next film . starring : nastassja kinski and michael york . the story takes place during the second world war and is also located in the festive hall of grandhotel pupp .\nramis has his own perspective on candy ` s failures and opportunity for a brighter future . ` ` i didn ` t see any of his pictures last summer , ` ` ramis said from his california production office . ` ` i didn ` t go because of the reviews . but i heard john was very funny . so what i suspect is that the films simply didn ` t work ."]}
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urltoken subscribe biscoot cinema to enjoy more bollywood movies : urltoken\nthalai nagaram is a movie starring sundar c . , jyothirmayi , and prakash raj . thalainagaram dwells on a gang of kind - hearted henchmen who face several troubles after they decide to reform . right ( sundar c ) and balu ( bose venkat ) work as henchmen to a don bhai ( judo . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthalai nagaram is a 2006 tamil comedy , drama film , directed by suraj and produced by aascar film pvt . ltd . this film stars sundar c , jyothirmayi , vadivelu , prakash raj , bose venkat in the lead role . the films soundtrack and background score were composed by d . imman with lyrics by pazhani bharathi , na . muthukumar , pa . vijay , yugabharathi .\nsundar c . is an indian film director , producer and actor . he has directed over 25 films in tamil and telugu languages . initially , he worked as an assistant director to manivannan and became a director with the family drama murai maman . his notable films include ullathai allitha , arunachalam and anbe sivam . he made his acting debut in 2006 with the film thalai nagaram . he made his directorial debut in telugu with the film something something .\nif you are tamil movie fans and want to get details about upcoming tail movie details then yes you are at right place because today we are sharing appatakkar tamil movie poster review release date trailer cast box office collection details so must read further information that is collecting by different source . her e we want to mention this is a reality after bollywood south india film industry popular film industry and this is a fact those actor an actress who are not getting fame they are trying in tamil industry . appa takaru movie director name is suraj . director suraj old movies that named military , thalai nagaram , marudhamalai , mappillao and alex pandian is box office hit movies . we are giving best wishes to suraj for his upcoming movie appa takkaru 2015 .\nvadivelu is a special kind of comedian , in the sense that he can excel both in verbal and physical comedies with equal degree of comfort . in most films vadivelu has taken prefixes along with the names of his characters such as veecharuva veerasamy { rajakumaran } , kuppai thotti govinda samy { minor mappillai } , oomathurai p . c { gambeeram } kaipilla , { winner } telex pandian { ennamma kannu } , vibration vadivelu { baghavathi } , encounter ekaambaram { marudhamalai } , bullet paandi { koil } theepori thirumugam { english kaaran } naai sekar { thalai nagaram } and snake babu { aaryaa } . what makes his comedy scenes very powerful , is his vigorous voice modulation quite often in the line of madurai slang . he has hardly lost his space to any comedian , be it goundamani - sendhil or vivek , when it comes to a joint performance .\nin films like pongalo pongal and manadhai thirudivittai , he proved to be a perfect foil to vivek , maintaining his competitive spirit in every scene . he would have bowed to goundamani like sendhil , only to take goundamani for a ride later . but it is only as independent comedian , he has risen to an enormous stature , ruling the audience to the roost . his success formula in this regard , has been effectively framed in a kind of team spirit with heroes like paarthiban , arjun , vijay , suriya and prasaanth . the verbal banter between parthiban and vadivelu or between arjun and vadivelu has been immensely captivating , sometimes taking the viewers , to the zenith of laughter . though vadivelu appeared in a few scenes with rajinikanth in muthu , it was in the film chandramugi he made highly hilarious scenes , in company with the superstar . most memorable laughter waves prevailed in chandramugi , as in other films like winner , giri , marudhamalai , otran , vetrikodi kattu , friends , thimiru , london , thalai nagaram , enga anna , yei , poekkiri and aadhavan , to mention a few .\nhe made his directorial debut through murai maman in 1995 and his second film is murai mapillai which was also the debut film of arun vijay . he directed big stars rajinikanth in arunachalam , kamal in anbe sivam . he has worked with karthik for 5 times , prashanth , arjun and sarathkumar 2 times . he directed ajith for only one time . he never directed vijay and surya . sundar . c started his acting career in 2006 in thalai nagaram after quitting direction . thalainagaram upon release only received lukewarm response but later turned out to be a surprise success at th box office . after a great debut in 2007 he released veerappu which also took a lukewarm opening . but after the highly positive word of mouth the film turned out to be a sleeper hit too . after getting recgonised well in 2008 he released sandai in which he worked under director shakti chidambaram . however this film took a huge opening and turned out to be a huge success at the box office . however his streak of succcessses went out when his aayudham seivom despite taking a good opening flopped badly at the box office . in 2009 his first release perumal turned out to be a disaster . but his next film thee turned out to be a flop after taking a huge opening . after that his aiyantham padai was a average grosser . in 2010 his first release guru sishyan turned out to be a flop despite a good opening . his following film vaadaa turned out to be a huge bomb too . his last release in 2010 which was nagaram was a flop despite receiving highly positive reviews for its good story , vadivelu ' s comedy and anuya ' s glamour avatar . he is currently shooting murattu kaalai .\nin 2003 , he directed two films winner and anbe sivam . the former was successful and the comedy scenes from that film became hugely popular . however the latter despite being critically acclaimed , the film was under performed but became a cult classic . after directing rendu ( 2006 ) , sundar took a break from directing in order to concentrate on acting career . he made his acting debut as lead actor with thalainagaram ( 2006 ) which was well received . except thalainagaram , his other films as lead actor received negative reviews and performed poorly at box - office . he then made a comeback as a director with nagaram marupakkam ( 2010 ) .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\nbuzzing comedies such as the spy who dumped me await you in our summer movie guide . check in for all the info you need .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nthalainagaram dwells on a gang of kind - hearted henchmen who face several troubles after they decide to reform . right ( sundar c ) and balu ( bose venkat ) work as henchmen to a don bhai ( judo rathnam ) . enters dhivya ( jyothirmayi ) , who settles down in the same locality where right lives . meanwhile right develops a difference of opinion with bhai . right ends up killing bhai ' s son . bhai takes revenge by killing balu . it brings a change of heart in right and his men . when they decide to reform and lead a decent life , enters bad cop prakash raj , who forces them to take up rowdyism again . meanwhile bhai is on the pursuit of putting an end to right . there is series of encounters between right , bhai ad gopinath and finally right prevails .\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nexplore popular sci - 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( 2001 ) 2 , 293 , 896 ; ( 2011 ) 2 , 855 , 794 .\nboatman on a canal south of logtak lake , near imphal , manipur , india .\nsome 690 square miles ( 1 , 787 square km ) , runs north - south and lies at an elevation of 2 , 600 feet ( 790 metres ) . its main physical feature is\nthe hill ranges , connected by spurs and ridges , run generally north - south . these ranges include the\nhills to the south , and the west manipur hills to the west . average elevations vary between 5 , 000 and 6 , 000 feet ( 1 , 500 and 1 , 800 metres ) , although the hills in the north rise above 9 , 500 feet ( 2 , 900 metres ) . in the west the\nthe climate is temperate in the valley and cold in the hills . in summer the average high temperature is in the low 90s f ( about 32\u201334 \u00b0c ) , while in the winter temperatures can drop into the mid - 30s f ( about 1\u20132 \u00b0c ) . rainfall is abundant , with about 65 inches ( 1 , 650 mm ) of precipitation occurring annually . november through february are the state\u2019s driest months .\nthe hills are densely covered with mixed forests containing stands of bamboo and teak . other trees include oak , magnolia , and chinquapin . the luzon pine grows in the naga hills . among the state\u2019s notable plants are rhododendrons , primroses , and blue poppies . animal life includes the asiatic elephants , tigers , leopards , and wild buffalo . the indian one - horned rhinoceros , once found occasionally in manipur , has largely disappeared from the state because of illegal poaching . the brow - antlered deer is in danger of extinction . gaurs are the largest wild bison in the world ; the mithan ( gayal ) , the domesticated form , is widely distributed in the state .\nin the south , make up the rest of the population . divided into numerous clans and sections , the people of these tribes speak languages of the\n, is the official language of the state . manipur\u2019s population is largely rural ,\nagriculture and forestry are the main sources of income . rice is the major crop , and the rich soil also supports corn ( maize ) , sugarcane , mustard , tobacco , orchard fruits , and pulses ( legumes ) . terracing is common in the hills , where the farmers plow the ground with hand hoes . among some of the hill tribes , domestic animals are kept only for meat and are not milked or used for hauling . teak and bamboo are major forestry products . the nagas are known to use intoxicants to catch fish .\nmanufacturing is limited to several well - established cottage industries . the designed cloth produced on hand looms is in demand throughout india and outside the country . other industries include sericulture ( silk production ) , soapmaking , carpentry , tanning , and the manufacture of bamboo and sugarcane products . an industrial complex , including an electronics plant , has been established at imphal .\nmanipur remains somewhat isolated from the rest of india , and communications within the state are poor . a national highway passes through the state from tamu on the myanmar border in the south via imphal to dimapur ( in nagaland ) in the north ; this highway also connects imphal with the northeast frontier railway near dimapur . there are air links from imphal to guwahati and silchar in assam and to kolkata ( calcutta ) in west bengal state .\nthe governor , appointed by the president of india , is the constitutional head of the state . the governor functions on the advice of the elected chief minister and the council of ministers . manipur has a unicameral legislature consisting of a vidhan sabha ( legislative assembly ) of 60 members . the state shares a common high court with assam . manipur is divided into nine administrative districts .\nabout three - fifths of the population is literate ; the state has a university at imphal and more than 30 colleges . major health problems include tuberculosis , leprosy , venereal disease , and filariasis . the state continues to have an inadequate number of health facilities .\n, bells are not accentuated , and both men and women perform communally . the dance dramas , interpreted by a narrator , are a part of religious life . themes are generally taken from the life of\n( burma ) . further communication was minimal until 1824 , when the british were again requested to expel the burmans . disputed successions were a continual source of political turmoil until chura chand , a five - year - old member of the ruling family , was nominated raja in 1891 . for the next eight years the administration was conducted under british supervision ; slavery and\nin 1907 the government was assumed by the raja and the durbar , or council , whose vice president was a member of the indian civil service . subsequently , the administration was transferred to the raja , and the vice president of the durbar became its president . after an uprising of the kuki hill tribes in 1917 , a new system of government was adopted ; the region was divided into three subdivisions , each headed by an officer from the neighbouring government of assam .\nwith the accession of manipur to india in 1947 , the political agency exercised by assam was abolished . two years later manipur became a union territory governed by a chief commissioner and an elected territorial council . in 1969 the office of chief commissioner was replaced by that of lieutenant governor , whose status was changed to governor when manipur became a constituent state of the indian union on july 21 , 1972 .\nmanipur \u2014a hindu princely state to the northwest of myanmar ( now in india ) that had been subjugated in 1560\u2014declared itself independent , and ayutthaya also regained its independence . toungoo , joined by forces from the rakhine ( arakan ) region , proceeded to ravage bago . when the portuguese subsequently founded a\u2026\nhe conquered assam and manipur , making them myanmar tributaries . the border with british india thus extended from arakan on the bay of bengal northward to the foot of the himalayan mountains . the british , angered over myanmar border raids in pursuit of rebel forces , launched a war on march 5 , \u2026\nindia , country that occupies the greater part of south asia . it is a constitutional republic consisting of 29 states , each with a substantial degree of control over its own affairs ; 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[ . . . ] i had no idea that he would prove so popular that he would eventually take over the entire series , and later we would be stuck with that silly name !\ncharlier and giraud continued to add to the legend of mike blueberry in pilote and other titles even into the 1990s . during that time the artistic style has varied greatly , much as with giraud ' s other works . in the same volume , sweeping landscapes will contrast sharply with hard - edged action scenes and the art matches the changing mood of the story quite well . like much of the western genre , blueberry touches on the constant conflict between violence and tranquility , nature and civilization , and the obligation of the strong to protect the weak .\nafter charlier ' s death , giraud wrote and drew five albums , from mister blueberry to dust , until his own death in 2012 .\n) resulting into all kinds of formats and quality\u2014from b / w , american comic book sized budget collections to full color european style albums with many extras . since 1993 no blueberry comics have been published in english . moebius painted new covers for the epic line of blueberry . actually this was the first time blueberry was published under giraud ' s\n, the translator of the books wrote :\nthis is quite ironic because giraud first coined the ' moebius ' pseudonym precisely because he wanted to keep his two bodies of work separate . yet , the artist recognizes the fact that he has now become better known in this country under his '\ntwo chapters in one book . chapter title : the ghost with the golden bullets\ntwo chapters in one book . chapter title :\nthe half - a - million dollar man\ndivided into sequels : cheval noir # 46 - 50 . black and white , american current size comic book format .\nin the case of some epic versions ( chihuahua pearl , ballad for a coffin , angel face , the ghost tribe , and the end of the trail ) , titan books has issued the identically same albums for the uk market , with a few months delay .\nmojo press published a black and white , american comic book sized budget collection : the blueberry saga # 1 : the confederate gold in 1996 . it contains the following stories : chihuahua pearl ,\nthe half - a - million dollar man\n, ballad for a coffin , the outlaw , angel face . it also contains a 14 page non blueberry comic .\nsome issues of graphitti design ' s series presenting moebius dealt with blueberry . moebius # 9 contains the the lost dutchman ' s mine and the ghost with the golden bullets , along with non - blueberry westerns ( king of the buffalo , jim cutlass : mississippi river ) .\nsince its inception , the series has slowly gained a large following in europe , and has been extensively translated into several languages including spanish , portuguese , italian , german , dutch , swedish , danish , norwegian , polish , finnish , serbo - croatian , hungarian and turkish . apart from europe , in india it has been translated in mizo by mahlua of cydit communications , aizawl , tamil by prakash publishers in their\nmuthu\ncomics , and also in indonesian .\na\nprequel\nseries , la jeunesse de blueberry ( young blueberry ) , as well as the sequels marshal blueberry and mister blueberry have been published as well , with other artists and writers , most famously william vance .\na prequel dealing with blueberry ' s early years , during the american civil war \u2014how the racist son of a wealthy plantation owner turned into a yankee bugler and all the adventures after that . the material for the first few albums were first seen in digest size super pocket pilote during the late sixties . later these were blown up , rearranged , colored , to fit the album format . some panels were omitted in the process . the 1990 english language edition of these stories , by catalan communications under their\ncomcat\nline , give track of the changes and present the left out panels . only the first three stories were published in english , although the company planned to publish the missouri demons and terror over kansas , as can be seen on the back covers of the ones published . the three albums were also published in a single hardcover version .\nin the lead role . however , many purists were appalled by this film .\nin addition to the comic strips , blueberry and his fellow characters can be found on posters , clothing , and other items .\nthis article was sourced from creative commons attribution - sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . world heritage encyclopedia content is assembled from numerous content providers , open access publishing , and in compliance with the fair access to science and technology research act ( fastr ) , wikimedia foundation , inc . , public library of science , the encyclopedia of life , open book publishers ( obp ) , pubmed , u . s . national library of medicine , national center for biotechnology information , u . s . national library of medicine , national institutes of health ( nih ) , u 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century , apart from g . ramanathan , viswanathan ramamurthy and k . v , mahadevan there were more than half a dozen other music directors who competed for higher level positions and made in roads , as music makers of individual merit and popularity . each one\u2019s music could be identified by a kind of trade mark that sweetened their compositions and helped them get firmly rooted to the ground . similarly , each one had the sum and substance of musical richness that retained their career undeterred . this article looks upon them with esteem and special recognition .\nt . r papa who entered tamil film music almost at the time of g . ramanathan , was known by his music direction of films of sivaji ganesan such as anbu , raja rani , rangoon radha and kuravanji . the two mgr films for which he composed music were nallavan vaazhvaan and thaai magalukku kattia thaali . his two gemini ganesan movies were aasai and mallika . apart from malliga he was the music composer for a few other films of the citadel pictures house like vijayapuri veeran , iravum pagalum and kaadhal paduthum paadu . his music greatly helped the success of rambaiyin kaadhal in which k . a . thangavelu played the hero . songs like \u2018samarasam ulaavum\u2019 and \u2018baghavaane mounam aeno\u2019from sirkazhi govinda - rajan\u2019s scintillating voice are life time melodies . the movie kumara raja which had the most popular song of j . b . chandrababu \u2018onnume puriyala ulagathula\u2019 owes its remembrance to the lovable music of t . r . papa . his other immortally popular songs are from nallavan vaazhvaan . similarly , songs like iravum varum pagalum varum , ullathin kadhavugal kangalada , { both sung by tms } ullathile uram venumada [ a . m . raja } and \u2018iraivan enroru kavignan\u2019 { sung by sp . balasubramanyam from aein } made his contribution memorable . t . r . papa continued to compose music for films of the nineteen seventies like teecharamma , aein , maru - piravi , vairam and avasara kalyaanam . a few other lasting tunes of t . r . papa are \u2018aasai pongum\u2019 { aasai } ' varuvein naan unadhu maaligaiyin vaasalukke\u2019 { mallika } \u2019nee sollaavidil yaar solluvaar nilave\u2019 { kuravanji } .\ns . m . subbaiah naidu , the other early contemporary of g . ramanathan , started his musical career with the mgr films abimanyu , mohini raajakumaari and marmayogi . his later works for mgr films include films like malaikallan , nadodi mannan , thrudaathe , aasai mugam and thaayin madiyil . some of his most exciting songs from this list of films are \u2018ethanai kaalam dhaan yematruvaar indha naattile\u2019 \u2018kannil vandhu minnal poel\u2019 \u2018thoongaadhethambi thoongaathe\u2019\u2019thirudaathe papa thirudathe\u2019 and \u2018ethanai periya manidhanukku ethanai siriya manmirukku\u2019 three of his well known sivaji ganesan films were annaiyin aanai , maragatham and kalyaniyin kanavan , the songs \u2018annaiyai poel oru dheivamillai\u2019 ' vaazhvinile vaazhvinile ' became instant hits . some of his other films that need a special mention are velaikkaari , thigambara saamiyaar , thirumanam , nalla theerpu , konjum salangai , pandhayam , mannippu , naalum therindhavan , panakkaara pillai and aindhu latcham . the song\u2018nee enge en ninaivugal ange \u2018 from mannippu will ever remain as one of his most powerful musical pieces . sms as he was briefly called in film circles is specially known for his singularly striking use of percussion instruments .\nanother noted music composer of this period was t . g . lingappa who was closer to b . r . pantulu and directed music for the latter\u2019s earlier movies like kalyaanam panniyum brammachaari , thangamalai ragasiam , sabash meena and muradan muthu . his other sivaji ganesan films were , mudhal thedhi , naane raaja and bommai kalyaanam . two other films for which lingappa composed music were , s . , s . rajendran\u2019s sangilithevan and gemini ganesan\u2019s\u2019 ellorum innaattu mannar . p . suseela\u2019s ' amudhai pozhiyum nilave\u2019 from thangamalai ragasiyam , ' kaanaa inbam kanindhadhenoe\u2019 from sabash meena and \u2018thingal urangidum nerathilum\u2019 from sangilithevan are enough to perpetuate the memory of this great music composer .\nghantasala has found a special place in tamil cinema not only by his vocal contribution but also by his most soothing musical composition . he has enriched films like , devadas , paataala bhairavi , tenali raman , anaarkali , lila majnu , maayaa bazaar , engal veettu mahalakshmi and anbu sagodharargal by his beautiful musical capability . in his music one could experience a soul sustaining process of peace and happiness . it would be like listening to the songs of a mukesh or magendra kaboor or mannade of the hindi film music world . it is always a pleasure to listen to ghantasala\u2019s music at bed time for a peaceful sleep without any onslaught of nightmarish dreams . same is the case with a . m . raja who composed music for a few tamil films like kalyana parisu , vidi velli , thein nilavu and adi perukku . eternal melodies are the extraordinary legacy of these two men . there were a few other telugu musicians like s . rajeswara rao { missiamma , madharkula manickam } t . chelapathi rao { amaradeepam , meenda sorgam and punar jenmam } and aadhi narayana rao { adutha veettupen and manalane mangaiyin bagyam } whose musical work in tamil cinema is limited but great .\nr . sudharsanam the other famous face of tamil film music has to his credit \u2018parasakthi\u2019 the first film of sivaji ganesan followed by other wonderful films like rathakanneer , kuladheivam , sellapillai , thilagam , sagodhari , dheivapiravi , kalathur kannamma , annai , naanum oru penn , anbukkarangal and kaakkum karangal . songs like \u2018nenju porukku dhillaiye\u2019\u2018kutram purindhavan\u2019 \u2018 anbaale thediya en arivu selvam\u2019 { all in the unique voice of c . s . jeyaraman } ' kangalin vaarthaikal ' { a . m . raja and p . suseela } ' annai enbaval needhaanaa ' { p . banumathi } ' kannaa karumai nira kannaa\u2019 { p . suseela } ' kagidhathil kappal seidhu ' { tms } and ' allithandu kaalgaleduthu ' { tms and p . suseela } carry the charm of his distinct musical thrust .\namong the late entrants , v . kumar became the chosen music director of k . balachander for many of his films and his prolific contribution of melodies supported by the use of limited musical instruments , added to the strength of k . b ' s quality - oriented films . films like naanal { kuyil koovi thuyil ezhuppa , by soolamangalam rajalakshmi } , velli vizha { kaadhoedudhaan naan peisuvein by l . r . eswari } edhir neechal { thaamarai kannangal by pb srinivas and p . suseela } nootrukku nooru { naan unnai vazhthi paadugirein by p . suseela } neerkumizhi { aadi adangum vaazhkai yada , by sirkazhi govindarajan } major chandrakanth { oru naal yaaroe , by p . suseela } and iru kodugal { punnagai mannan poovizhi kannan , by p . suseela and jamuna raani } will refresh nostalgic memories of many a worthy movie of k . balachander . i have mentioned only some movies here . besides kala kendra films , kumar has also worked for a few muktha pictures\u2019 films like niraikudam and bommalaattam { nalla naaal paarkavoe , by tms and p . suseela } . his other films include panakkaara penn , veguli penn { the famous tms song engellaam valai osai keitkinradhoe } and thein sindhudhe vaanam . none of the songs of kumar would create a jarring note and the soothing combination of vocal and instrumental components of music has always been the trade mark of kumar .\nif v . kumar remained the favourite of k . balachander , the duo shankar ganesh were the regular music composers for the dhandayudhabaani pictures of devar film circuit . films like magarasi , akka thangai , aattukkara alamelu , sorgam naragam , vellikizhamai viradham , ranga , thaai veedu , thaayillaamal naanillai , komadha en kulamadha and adhisiappiravigal for which the duo composed music were from the devar production house . . besides , they have the proud position of composing music for mgr films like idhaya veenai and naan yen pirandhein . for the avm banner they have worked for the film samsaaram adhu minsaaram . they have also been associated with the sujatha cine arts ' films like mangamma sabatham , vidhi , billa etc . their other popular movies are neeyaa , darling darling darling , kanni paruvathile and vandi chakkaram . if v . kumar tried to bring out the voice mould and efficacy of the singers sankar ganesh believed more in the instrumental wield over songs and their musical tuning . chandrabose , the other well - known music director of this period , had his merit and talent recognized by the avm banner by composing music for the two most successful rajinikanth films manithan and raja chinna roja , besides being the music director for rajini ' s earlier film mangudi minor . he has also composed music for two other avm films like sankar guru , and maanagarakkaaval . he carries the pride of making music for the national award winning film pudhiya paadhai and the sathyaraj entertainer anna nagar mudhal theru . what is very special about chandrabose music is his high level of lyrical clarity and optimum instrumental thrust . he has given us many hits like ' kaala kaala ' as well as the title song from manithan , ' super starru yarunnu ketta ' from raja sinna roja and ' medhuva meduvaa oru kaadhal paattu ' from anna nagar mudhal theru\nbesides these musicians , the violin maestro kunnakkudi vaidhiyanathan has also joined the wagon of music directors once a way by directing music for a . p . nagarajan\u2019s films like thirumalai thenkumari , kaaraikkal ammaiyaar , raja raja cholan and mel naattu maru magal . similarly the devar films unit also had the privilege of availing the musical support of vaidhiyanathan for their films dheivam and thiruvarul . all these films either had a spiritual theme or a carnatic base . with his profound understanding of traditional music , vaidhyanathan could substantially enrich the musical component of the films mentioned above . like kunnakkudi vaidhyanathan , soolamangalam rajalakshmi the noted carnatic singer also composed music for films like karpooram , dharisanam , magizhampoo , manam oru kurangu , and jeevanaadi . the songs from karpooram and dharisanam deserve a special place for quality stuff music .\nwhile all these music directors made tamil cinema reach higher positions in creativity and entertainment , some have been acknowledged more than the others or some have not been given their due recognition . the objective of this article is to reasonably record their service and respect them with a sense of gratitude and appreciation . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = 0 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\nit is a known fact that quite a few tamil actors here and there take a fancy for directing films once a way . but very rarely did directors show much interest in acting at least till the middle of nineteen eighties . for quite long , without the facility of television channels , very little opportunity was there even to see the photos of highly esteemed directors like a . bhimsingh , a . c . thirulokchander ,\np . madhavan , k . s . gopala krishnan , k . balachander , balu mahendra , j . mahendran , p . neelakandan and s . p . muthu raman . it was a . p . nagarajan who first appeared as poet nakkeeran in his most popular film thiruvilaiyaadal and made an eternal mark by his clear and chaste delivery of tamil dialogues . then directors like k . vijayan began to appear at least in a single scene of their films . new age spokesman barathiraja too has acted in a couple of films . chitra lakshmanan who served as assitant director of barathiraja , became a regular actor playing character and comedy roles , of course , simultaneously directing films like kamal ' s soorasamhaaram and prabu ' s periya thambi . same is the case with director ramesh kanna who is now more known as a comedian than film director .\nit was t . rajender who after giving his mega hit movie oruthalai raagam in the mid seventies , began to seriously try acting , first in character roles and then as hero in a few movies . tamil film viewers can never forget his sterling performance as the elder brother of heroines in films like thangaikkor geedham and . en thangai kalyani . as a hero he was impressive in mythili ennai kaadhali and samsaara sangeedham . his other popular movies were oru thaayin sabadham sonnaaldhaan kaadhalaa , kaadhal azhivadhillai and veerasaamy . what made t . rajender from the other film makers was his constantly valid sentimental themes and the emotionally intense depiction of scenes and characters in all his movies . quite often melodramatic outbursts would make his narration and acting very appealing to the viewers . his tamil specially known for its thrust on alliteration in framing dialogues placed him on a distinct pedestal as a film maker . his lyrics and music composition have never failed to create the intended emotional impact on the audience . t . rajender could be called a pioneer among directors turning to acting , without losing his grip in the manifold management of film making involving multifarious tasks like direction , acting , music composition , dialogues and lyrics writing , singing , dancing and fighting . he can be called the grand master of film making .\nfrom the nineteen eighties onward , many film directors vigorously looked upon the tinsel world with a passion for acting . while some have been doing a successful round as character actors , a few of them have played hero roles with zeal and conviction , to the extent of casting indelible impressions on the mind of the audience , by creating an exclusive space for themselves on the big screen . sometamil film directors occupy distinguished positions in this regard .\nk . bagyaraj and r . parthiban , who began to direct themselves as heroes created some box office hits . tamil film audience owe a lot to these two men of meritorious talent , for unfolding an awesome evolution of creativity in celluloid form . both these men are intelligent performers with ripeness of imagination and right understanding of reality and fiction . as actors , they have excellently brought out the intrinsic layers of ideas and emotions perfectly channelized in the right form , to win the audience mood . it is their sharpness of understanding the right themes and story lines of appealing under - currents , that enabled them to create waves among the movie goers , and project them as the right type of film makers and actors . the audience earnestly loved to watch the pranks and mischievous deliberations of bagyaraj and parthiban whose focus on dialogues was not only inventive but also thought provoking . both have consistently reflected their avowed preference for the humour track for a valued journey of thoughts and emotions towards an enlightening destination . while bagyaraj has attracted everyone by his innate geniality , parthiban has become closer by his sharpness and witticism . the best of bagyaraj are films like mouna geedhangal , andha ezhu naatkal , darling darling darling and mudhaanai mudichu . parthiban has to his credit films such as pudhiya paadhai , housefull , barathi kannamma and kaakkai chraginile . despite this restrictive listing one could very well say that as actors , both of them have never failed to entertain the audience by their common sense and commendable wit . a long list of their films would vindicate this observation ."]}
{"id": 116103, "summary": [{"text": "lady vengeance ( hangul : \uce5c\uc808\ud55c \uae08\uc790\uc528 ; rr : chinjeolhan geumjassi ; lit . \" kind-hearted geum-ja \" ; korean english title : sympathy for lady vengeance ) is a 2005 south korean psychological thriller film by director park chan-wook .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is the third installment in park 's the vengeance trilogy , following sympathy for mr. vengeance ( 2002 ) and oldboy ( 2003 ) .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it stars lee young-ae as lee geum-ja , a woman released from prison after serving the sentence for a murder she did not commit .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the film tells her story of revenge against the real murderer .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film debuted on 29 july 2005 in south korea , and competed for the golden lion at the 62nd venice international film festival in september 2005 .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "while it failed to win in competition , it did walk away with cinema of the future , the young lion award , and the best innovated film award in the non-competition section .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "it won the award for best film at the 26th blue dragon film awards .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film had its u.s. premiere on 30 september 2005 at the new york film festival .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it began its limited release in north american theatres on 5 may 2006 , to favorable reviews from critics . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "lady vengeance", "paragraphs": ["lady vengeance | vengeance trilogy ( sympathy for mr . vengeance , oldboy , lady vengeance ) | movies\nthe vengeance trilogy box set ( sympathy for mr . vengeance / oldboy / lady vengeance . . .\npart 1 : sympathy for mr . vengeance part 2 : oldboy part 3 : lady vengeance or lady vengeance ( fade to black & white version )\nsympathy for lady vengeance - original motion picture soundtrack : ( vengeance trilogy part . 3 )\nlearn more about\nvengeance trilogy ( sympathy for mr . vengeance / oldboy / lady vengeance ) [ blu - ray ]\non imdb\nvengeance trilogy ( sympathy for mr . vengeance / oldboy / lady vengeance ) [ blu - ray ] by kino lorber films by chan - wook park\nmarket - based title : the us release shortened the title to lady vengeance due to the poor box office result of sympathy for mr vengeance .\nvengeance trilogy sympathy for mr . vengeance / oldboy / lady vengeance blu - ray by kino lorber films by chan - wook park : urltoken chan - wook park : dvd & blu - ray\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing lady snowblood / lady snowblood : love song of vengeance near you .\nsympathy for lady vengeance ( 2005 ) attracted a lot of media attention for its leading lady lee young - ae , one of korea\u2019s foremost actresses . the film , along with sympathy for mr . vengeance and old boy , comprises park\u2019s vengeance trilogy . if old boy has parallels to the myth of oedipus , sympathy for lady vengeance is reminiscent of medea .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing lady vengeance near you .\nlady vengeance is the easiest to swallow of the three , but even lady has an ending that pulls at the heartstrings more so than other films of its type .\n\uce5c\uc808\ud55c \uae08\uc790\uc528 sympathy for lady vengeance - korea 2005 chinjeorhan geumja - sshi ( lit . kind geum - ja )\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing sympathy for lady vengeance near you .\n2 ) visually stunning , lady vengeance is a treat , its desaturated colors and contrasty look perfectly complimenting the somber tone .\nthe film is a tale about two desperate men consumed by the desire for vengeance and the first of the vengeance trilogy .\nlady vengeance forms the final part of a trilogy that began in 2002 with sympathy for mr vengeance ( 2001 ) , followed by the globally acclaimed oldboy ( 2004 ) . championed by quentin tarantino at cannes , oldboy\u2019s breathtaking gore - fest eclipsed the later reception of lady vengeance , park\u2019s more striking and accomplished work .\nsympathy for lady vengeance\nconcludes director park chan - wook ' s revenge trilogy ( story lines are not related ) .\nthe ultimate collection of three films by acclaimed korean director chan - wook park that includes sympathy for mr . vengeance , oldboy , and lady vengeance , 3 of tartan\u2019s all - time top releases .\nsouth korean movie making at its best , all three are great , but oldboy just pips lady vengeance to best of the trio .\nlady vengeance has a 74 % approval rating on rotten tomatoes and an average score of 75 / 100 on metacritic . ( wikipedia )\nthe full lady vengeance ( fade to black and white ) movie with english subtitles is now available to stream free , only here at asiancrush .\nlady vengeance ( also known as sympathy for lady vengeance ) is the third and final film in park chan - wook ' s vengeance trilogy . it is noticeably different in tone than its predecessors , as it has a much lighter feel \u2014 at points bordering on black comedy . make no mistake , though , even if lady is doesn ' t have the same level of despair as the prior films , it is by no means cheerful .\nlady vengeance and its critics steve erickson reviews the conclusion of park chan - wook ' s revenge trilogy and samples its u . s . critical reception\nget together\n, on the other hand , is a fun featurette interviewing some of the stars who came back from oldboy to cameo in lady vengeance .\nthe finest revenge movie ever made ? a superb conclusion to the vengeance trilogy .\nphotography featurette\nis a brief 10 minute piece about the photography on the set . park discusses some of the pictures taken during the filming of lady vengeance .\nthe vengeance trilogy is a best buy exclusive until june 15 th . you can also pre - order the vengeance trilogy from amazon by clicking one of the covers below :\nthere are two versions of lady vengeance in this set . the first is the theatrical release , the other is the\nfade to white\nversion found on disc two .\npark chan - wook ' svenice - bound sympathy for lady vengeance has notched the highestgrossing opening weekend in south korean history , narrowly beating out lastyear ' s record - breaking tae guk gi .\non the surface , lady vengeance tells a classical tale of revenge , but to describe it as such would be unjust . it ' s an engrossing film both visually and emotionally , and there couldn ' t have been a better closer to park chan - wook ' s vengeance trilogy .\npark chan - wook ,\nmr . vengeance\nfeels like a studio piece , as there isn ' t much gained that isn ' t found in the other , better , featurettes . basically , it ' s people talking up lady vengeance and very lightly touching upon some of the more interesting aspects of lady , such as topic of filming it in black and white .\nfrom park chan - wook , the celebrated director of oldboy , lady vengeance and stoker , comes a ravishing new crime drama . park presents a gripping and sensual tale of two women \u2013 a young\nlocally the major drawappears to be park himself , who has become a local hero after winning the grandprix at cannes in 2004 , with lady vengeance ' s venice competition berthintensifying interest in the film .\nsympathy for lady vengeance wallpaper please note : the actual paper does not have the snowblood apple logo on it . you can download this wallpaper here : [ 800x600 ] [ 1024x768 ] wallpaper credit : alex apple , 2006\npark chan wook ' s final installment on the vengeance trilogy . starring lee young aae an choi min sik\nurltoken vengeance trilogy ( sympathy for mr . vengeance / oldboy / lady vengeance ) [ blu - ray ] : min - sik choi , ji - tae yu , hye - jeong kang , yeong - ae lee , tony barry , anne cordiner , su - hee go , bu - seon kim , byeong - ok kim , shi - hoo kim , yea - young kwon , dae - yeon lee , chan - wook park : movies & tv\ncj entertainment has released sympathy for lady vengeance in a two disc special edition that contains both cuts of the film and spreads the extras across both discs . here ' s what you ' ll find and where you ' ll find it :\nlady of vengeance is a 1957 black - and - white british crime film directed by burt balaban , and starring dennis o ' keefe , patrick barr , anton diffring ,\nand introducing\nann sears , in her first film role .\nthe south - korean director is once again in the news here for the arrival of lady vengeance in brazilian movie theatres - in few of them and at very innappropriate schedules ( usually at about 10 pm ) , let it be said .\n3 ) the decision to return to the carefully - composed elegant shots that characterised mr vengeance was a wise one .\nsympathy for mr . vengeance audio commentary with director park chan - wook and actor / filmmaker ryoo seong - wan the process of mr . vengeance my boksu story crew interviews jonathan ross on park chan - wook soundtrack & photos storyboards origin\nlady vengeance in venice\nfollows park and lee young - ae as they do interviews and meet and greets at a film festival in venice . this one is what it is , and is probably the only feature that can be skipped .\npark chan - wook is the korean director who cranked the extreme - dial up to 11 with oldboy , his ultraviolent movie of obsession and revenge . it was similar in style and substance to his earlier , equally intestine - curdling thriller , sympathy for mr vengeance , and now lady vengeance repeats the grisly motifs of abduction , imprisonment and retribution - which again originate , interestingly , in the cruelty of school days . it is supposed to complete a\ntrilogy\nof films about revenge , but it could just be the latest in a blood - splattered production line , expanding into a tetralogy or pentalogy : vengeance boy , vengeance dog , vengeance anything . i wouldn ' t put it past park to make them all horrifying , and all unspeakably ingenious .\npark , known for his first korean hit in 2000 , jsa : joint security area , a political thriller also starring the lead of lady vengeance , lee yeong - ae , gives audiences the classic theme of revenge in a scintillating , vividly visceral , three - chapter arc . the director comes from a philosophy background , and it shows : if mr . vengeance is a sanguinary meditation on \u201creason\u201d , oldboy is a glorious epic of \u201cspirit\u201d , and lady vengeance is about satisfying \u201cappetites\u201d . technically , all three films possess plato\u2019s society - mind tripartite , but the sinuous stories within often take their given part beyond the limits and juggle astonishing feats of virtue and vice .\nthree things hold a seceret - lady riding in a dream , the dog who sounds no warning and the maid who does not scream .\n5 . sympathy for lady vengeance ( 2005 ) this 2005 south korean movie tells the story of a woman ' s efforts to seek justice for a crime she did not commit . lee young - ae stars as lee geum - ja , who has been incarcerated for 13 years for the kidnap and murder of a 6 - year - old boy . with the help of her fellow inmates and her reunited daughter , she seeks to exact vengeance on the man responsible for the boy ' s death . the film is the third installment of director chan - wook park ' s the vengeance trilogy , which includes sympathy for mr . vengeance ( 2002 ) and oldboy ( 2003 ) .\nsympathy for lady vengeance\nis a tremendous achievement and a genuine masterpiece of modern cinema . concluding the revenge trilogy that includes\nsympathy for mr . vengeance\nand\noldboy ,\nthis third installment , from director chan - wook park , is the most satisfyingly complete . i ' ll avoid any details of the plot as the less you know going in , the more you ' ll enjoy this film ' s twisting and unpredictable path . the lovely yeong - ae lee is excellent as lady vengeance herself , geum - ja lee . it ' s an intense role and lee delivers a riveting and believable performance . visually breathtaking from the opening credits right through to the end , this film demands repeat viewing . with a beautiful and haunting score ,\nlady vengeance\nis a memorable and emotional ride . uncompromising and intelligent , it is an unmissable , thought - provoking film that i can ' t recommend highly enough . an unreserved 10 out of 10 .\nsympathy for lady vengeance ( and let ' s pretend tartan haven ' t dumped the first half of the title in favour of a snappier designation ) is the third part of park ' s revenge trilogy and , boy , does it show it . while sympathy for mr vengeance was an eye - opening thriller in which your , um , sympathies for the protagonists shifted with astonishing regularity , leading you to question your own morality in places , and oldboy was a taut revenge flick with an intriguing premise , sympathy for lady vengeance wants to be arty and worthy , but disappears up its own arse before , ultimately , leaving us with a predictable plot and bollocksy conclusion whilst trying to prove its arthouse credentials .\nif sympathy for mr vengeance was a stunning essay on the rights and wrongs on crime to escape from a dire situation , and oldboy a beautiful , stylish treatise on personal revenge , what is sympathy for lady vengeance all about ? well , frankly , bog all . it ' s as flimsy as a piece of tracing paper , really only an excuse for the director to come up with some pretty visuals soundtracked by boring , overloud baroque music .\nwhats there to say ? all 3 films are amazing in their own right , but oldboy probably stands out the most , and for good reason . even in 2018 nothing matches the pure velocity of oldboy . its a revenge tale told right , with plenty of thrills and psychologically broken characters . lady vengeance on the other hand is a wonderfully different piece to stand opposite oldboy . instead of the rough , grimy asthetic , we get a ridiculously composed heroine and a surprisingly subdued revenge tale . if oldboy was all about the consequences of our actions , lady vengeance is a beautiful elegy to end the trilogy .\nthe style of lady vengeance\nconsists of five featurettes that discuss topics from visualization to the cgi used in the film . i ' m really impressed that , like the majority of featurettes in this vengeance box set , they are all fluff free , and there is actually solid information gleaned from watching them . i wish there was a way to play them all at once ( they can only be played individually ) , but that ' s just one small niggle . being an effects fan , the cg was the most interesting as it showed how cgi was subtly incorporated into some of the scenes in lady .\nas much as i enjoyed sympathy for mr . vengeance and oldboy , in particular for the depth they went in exploring the motives of revenge , lady was extraordinarily pleasing in its own right . it still manages to delve into the characters ' inner turmoil \u2014 more so than most other films of this nature \u2014 but is not nearly as emotionally draining as the prior films . in lady , the protagonist and antagonist are crystal clear and knowing who to cheer for makes lady not as heavy as the first two . that doesn ' t mean , however , that anyone would confuse lady ' s style with something like savage streets ( a film which i love ) . oh , no . just because the film is more straightforward , it still is multilayered enough to be more than just a standard revenge flick .\nwhile each film in park chan - wook ' s vengeance trilogy is independent of one another , there is a natural progression of style and tone from one film to the next . sympathy for mr . vengeance is riddle with despair and depression , and is emotionally draining to watch because you feel for every character .\nwith plenty of new polaroid kit on the horizon , it seems that instant photography is back with a vengeance - only this time , it ' s digital .\ni first watched lady vengeance in a stuffy cardiff cinema , where i formed half of the total audience . park\u2019s work felt like it was somehow made for only me , its sole spectator . if more female filmgoers could be provoked by a similar personal encounter , perhaps we could in time become more than a third of film critics .\nin lady vengeance , co - writer / director park chan - wook strays away from the theme of his earlier films of numerous people looking for revenge for their own reasons and instead goes the more traditional route found in films of this nature . in lady ' s case , the protagonist is lee geum - ja ( lee young - ae \u2013 j . s . a . : joint security area ) , a woman recently released from prison and looking to settle a score against the person who put her there .\nthere has been relatively limited coverage of the revenge theme in television . the changes in the forms of media provide fresh opportunities for coverage of the vengeance theme in the 21st century . the contrast between the community approach of law and that of the individual seeker after revenge are formally different , but in the end they both involve elements of vengeance .\nthis is not a box set , it ' s a single case with 4 discs , one for each movie plus special features for lady vengeance and no printed matter . it is a canadian version of amazon ' s kino lorber films 4 disc version which is listed for $ 69 . 98 prime . well worth the $ 32 . 09 with shipping .\npark chan - wook is the most famous film director in south korea . he is known both nationally and internationally for his 2002 - 05 vengeance trilogy of films . this was comprised of \u2018 sympathy for mr . vengeance \u2019 , \u2018oldboy\u2019 , and \u2018 lady vengeance \u2019 . he has even been credited with bringing korean cinema to the world stage . in 2016 , he released \u2018the handmaiden\u2019 ; a film that has been hailed an erotic masterpiece . this film has built a large community of fans in korea . since 1992 , he has directed ten feature films . despite his success , he leads a humble life . he takes the bus into seoul and feeds five things you didn\u2019t know about park chan - wook\nsympathy for mr . vengeance ( 2002 ) , which highlights park chan - wook\u2019s penchant for and talent in b movies , was met with great enthusiasm from filmmakers and critics .\nshiva , the ice queen . . . to incur her wrath is to feel your very heart freeze in your chest , for cold is her anger and swift her vengeance .\nof the\npark chan - wook\nsection , all of the featurettes are worth a watch , but\ninterview with park chan - wook\nis the clear winner . running 42 minutes , park talks about numerous topics surrounding lady vengeance , including his own personal feelings on revenge . this is the only one not subtitled , as there is someone translating onscreen .\nthe film was produced by ridley scott and the now late tony scott ; written by wentworth miller , the star of the tv series prison break ; and scored by clint mansell , who did the music for black swan . park joined forces once again with camera director jung junghoon , who had also worked on old boy , sympathy for lady vengeance , and thirst .\nthe handmaiden isn ' t quite like any movie south korean director park chan - wook has made to date , and yet it contains the signature tastes of his most beloved movies . it ' s got the hidden agendas and violent ends of his vengeance trilogy ( sympathy for mr . vengeance , oldboy , and lady vengeance ) . it ' s got the forbidden romance of thirst . it ' s got the twisty , unpredictable dynamics of stoker . and that ' s just scratching the surface . park chan - wook ' s latest starts off with a simple plan . a slick con - man , count fujiwara , hires a petty thief , sook - hee , to help him win the affections of lady hideko , a japanese heiress . sook - hee is hired as hideko ' s personal handmaiden , a position she ' ll use to help manipulate the japanese heiress to fall in love . . . read more\nlady gaga has introduced us to a whole new audience who ' ve never experienced polaroid before . for the 18 - 25 year olds , it ' s a completely new thing .\nlady vengeance is the perfect finale to a long line of payback ; it\u2019s an extravagant moral play that\u2019s sharper and more satisfying than the kill bill volumes . the personification of \u201cappetite\u201d is so immense that park makes it an omnipresent backdrop on which reason and spirit play out\u2014frequently punctuated by highlights of dark desire : immoderate indulgences of food , sex , money , and death . since platonic standards demand productivity , the heroine , lee geum - ja , makes her living as a gifted pastry chef while collecting the odd favor from ex - fellow inmates she rescued or inspired with religion . lady vengeance isn\u2019t an emotionally effusive picture , but it\u2019s complex in its mix of messages , elements , and characters ( e . g . many actors from the trilogy reappear ; choi min - sik in particular ) and relies heavily on cool , ironic wit to carry it along . the comedy is hilarious , and ventures often into to beckettesque territory\u2014an effect mostly due to the choppy narrative . the tale\u2019s progression of cause and effect is somewhat like that of mr . vengeance , tortuous and set to intrigue , but what\u2019s more fascinating is cho\u2019s music ; it supports all the plastic charm and muted grace of lee\u2019s persona , all the while telling the story of lady vengeance through immaculate compassion . ( again , more anon . )\nlee geum - ja , the film\u2019s vengeful leading lady , is freed after 13 years in prison for a child\u2019s murder . she swiftly snaps into action to track down the man who framed her .\nhq ( stereo ) : urltoken first 3 tracks :\nsympathy for lady vengeance\n( adapted from vivaldi ' s cantata\ncessate , omai cessate\n, rv 684\nah ch ' infelische sempre\n)\ngeum - ja ' s prayer\nnone of your business\nmusic composed by jo yeong - wook , choi seung - hyeon and na seok - joo .\nof course there\u2019s a world of difference between what von trier and park are up to . von trier uses the baroque pieces \u2013 vivaldi , albinoni , et al \u2013 as an ironic comment that goes hand - in - hand with john hurt\u2019s oh - so - sarcastic narration , a mockery of the paul bettany character\u2019s paradoxical and confused enlightenment aspirations and realpolitik actions . in park\u2019s vengeance fantasy , i suspect the baroque sound is very much a part of a formalism that is the director\u2019s trademark , and also that of his methodically vengeful characters . it does for revenge what kubrick\u2019s use of a schubert trio did for opportunistic wooing in barry lyndon , and with a similar sense of irony . lady vengeance and her predecessors in the trilogy serve their vengeance with plotting that would put most elizabethan revengers to shame . the idea is that the formal modes of vivaldi , paganini and others suit the premeditation better than the sentimental romanticism of vengeance that might be suggested by nineteenth century romantic writing for orchestra and opera . ( though both of the latter have been used for schemes of vengeance , with the climaxes of the godfather films immediately coming to mind . )\nwhat ' s interesting about sympathy for lady vengeance is that it manages to fall squarely in between the cold , calculating revenge of sympathy for mr . vengeance and the completely over the top pre - meditated revenge of oldboy and it works out quite nicely . as a whole , the trilogy stands as a very unique take on one of cinema ' s oldest and most reliable genres but it takes the formula for the standard revenge movie and dissects it , exploring new ways to deliver that dish best served cold . it ' s this unique take on what can be done with a rather simple premise and the many layers on which the three stories function that makes the trilogy not so much an exercise in style over substance but an exercise in style and substance . admittedly , the visuals in all three films and specifically in sympathy for lady vengeance are very flashy and definitely meant to impress but the stories hold their own and completely validate each and every excessive frame .\nstuck on my bedroom wall is one of my most valued possessions . it is a film poster bearing the iconic image of a woman , a halo circling her tear - stained face . this poster is for lady vengeance ( 2005 ) , by south korean writer - director park chan - wook , and the film is my greatest cinematic inspiration , as well as my constant critical benchmark .\nthough it\u2019s technically been available for a few months due to an exclusivity deal with best buy , park chan - wook\u2019s \u201c vengeance trilogy \u201d is available everywhere else starting today , so it seemed like a good time to finally take a look at this fantastic four - disc set from palisades tartan\u2019s asia extreme division . since i\u2019ve already reviewed all three films in some capacity over the years , i\u2019m not going to again , other than to say that \u201c oldboy \u201d remains the highlight of the trio and \u201csympathy for mr . vengeance\u201d the most overrated . \u201clady vengeance , \u201d on the other hand , is even better when watching the \u201cfade to white\u201d version \u2013 a previously unreleased cut of the movie that is slowly drained of color until it eventually dissolves into black and white .\ni don ' t usually review movies , nor a trilogy in this case , but i truly believe this should be an exception . i ' m probably like most of you , viewing this boxset after watching oldboy . however , the reason i bought it in the first place was to have my favourite out of the trilogy in blu - ray ; sympathy for lady vengeance . just as a general gist , these films are not narratively connected at all , though all tell profound stories in their own right . mr . vengeance being the most gruesome one , oldboy being much more bitter , whilst lady vengeance being surprisingly elegant and detailed , ( despite scenes of murder / torture ) . as a note , this version of lady vengeance is the fade to black and white version , of which does what it says ; as the movie progresses , colours will eventually became shaded white / black until only subtle primary colours remain . albeit i was rather disappointed when i found out the colour version was not included , but after now watching it the second time , i personally feel this is the version park chan - wook intended , and in my opinion is superior to the former . nonetheless , as a fan of contemporary korean movies , i am truly happy with my purchase , especially with the current price which i had purchased it for , it is an absolute bargain !\nthe vengeance trilogy is a strong collection of korean films focused on the consequences of actions , the vengeance that comes from those actions , and the pain that can be brought on by vengeance . the films , dark in nature and visuals , are well acted , well directed , and well written . they are not , however , for the faint of heart or those easily disturbed or unsettled by violence , sex , or difficult themes . as for the physical aspect of the movies , each movie comes in their own case and are then held all together by an outside box .\nproblem is , as well as this film being virtually plot - free , sympathy for lady vengeance is also criminally boring . director park tries to fill the void with arty shots , but the fact remains that , as the movie meanders towards its conclusion , there are no sympathies towards anyone ( let alone ' lady vengeance ' ) , there is no tension , there is no emotional involvement . this movie is just there . yes , in places it looks nice , but there ' s nothing meaningful to back it up . in that respect , it ' s a close cousin to kim ki - duk ' s the isle , which similarly had a\nstrong\nfemale protagonist and lots of lovely looking shots , but which revealed itself finally to be equally empty , dull and lacking in worth .\nnot a bad ol\u2019 week at the cinemas \u2013 you\u2019re unlikely to see me at the house , but lady macbeth and chocolat most certainly have me sold . but ultimately , my pick goes to the villainess .\nthe \u201cfade to white\u201d edition of \u201clady vengeance\u201d is just one of many new extras that appear on the four - disc set . it\u2019s also the only way to purchase two of the three films on blu - ray in the u . s . ( \u201coldboy\u201d has been available for a few years now ) , and although that may seem like a pretty voracious decision on the part of the studio , they\u2019ve clearly done their research , because i haven\u2019t come across too many people who want to own one of the films and not the others . with that said , palisades tartan has done everything in their power to make these new ultimate revenge editions truly ultimate in every way . both \u201csympathy for mr . vengeance\u201d and \u201clady vengeance\u201d boast audio commentaries with chan - wook and his lead actors , as well as hours of production featurettes , interviews and more . they also look and sound great thanks to brilliant 1080p video transfers that really play to the film\u2019s strengths , and dts - hd 5 . 1 master audio tracks .\ngo vist www . ladyvengeancemovie . com to see when the film will be playing in your city ! ! the trailer of the finale to park chanwook ' s vengeance trilogy ( oldboy , sympathy for mr . vengeance . aka - sympathy for lady vengeance . lee geum - ja , at the age of 19 , goes to prison for the murder and abduction of a child on behalf of her accomplice mr . baek , only to find out that she is betrayed . while in prison , she carefully prepares for her revenge by winning the hearts of her fellow inmates with her kindness , thus earning herself the nickname ' kind ms . geum - ja ' . upon her release from prison after 13 years , she finally sets out to seek revenge on baek , with the help of her former prison mates .\nvengeance or revenge has been characterized in popular culture in a range of different ways . within theories of criminology and social psychology , its relationship to retribution has been examined along with notions of deterrence and rehabilitation . vengeance has been prevalent within a range of various belief systems as well as in myths , legends , and sacred texts . while vengeance seems to be a feature in all cultures , its acceptance as an appropriate response has been less than clear . it has been weighed alongside a preference for forgiveness , and tensions between these two options against harm have come to the fore in more recent times .\nleaff presents a park chan - wook retrospective the london east asia film festival ( leaff ) proudly present a retrospective of internationally acclaimed filmmaker park chan - wook , supported by picturehouse cinemas . with his versatility and idiosyncratic style , park has become a powerhouse not only in asia but across the globe . we want to do justice to his outstanding contribution to asian cinema , so park will attend leaff to discuss his new feature the handmaiden and present the stunning 4k restoration of lady vengeance as part of the famous \u2018vengeance trilogy . \u2019 ( picturehouse cinemas ) click here to book tickets leaff presents a park chan - wook retrospective\nin diametric contrast , lady vengeance is deadly beauty ; aloof , striking , and dangerous . it ' s a captive , cultivated cobra lilly ( of the carnivorous persuasion ) at the height of its bloom , but one about to undergo immediate transplant into the wild . in an unpredictable world , will it flourish or wither ? when movement and actions are judiciously restrained for survival\u2019s sake , it becomes apparent that flamboyant musical styles aren\u2019t what propel the film . lady vengeance , without the intrusions of first - person flashbacks , is ( essentially ) a less complicated , lighter film accompanied by an emotionally byzantine score . cho collaborates with producer / composer , choi seung - hyun , and arranger , na seok - joo , to bring about what seems like a straightforward repertoire on album , but a focused , complexly integrated score for the film .\nwhen the verdict is finally decided , there is an awful\u2014but hilarious , extended period of anxiety and sounds . park\u2019s asian sensibility and wit makes the d\u00e9nouement an invigorating , if ambivalent , experience ; no one is entirely happy with the results , yet justice has been done , and in this , it shares a musical link ( a waltz ) with oldboy . the majority of the waltzes in oldboy are in the vein of madness\u2014\u2018cries and whispers\u2019 , \u2018breathless\u2019 , and \u2018farewell , my lovely\u2019 could easily be rearranged for any freakish , circus funhouse . the latter track\u2019s arrangement is the one that \u2018unhappy party\u2019 most resembles ; instead of keeping the solo clarinet prominent , the waltz in lady vengeance uses it to lead in the string orchestra before merging with other wind instruments . it is no longer a lone soul wrought and ravaged by revenge , but many . mr . vengeance featured a hesitant ( or perhaps indifferent ) ending when the blood ran dry , but lady vengeance has a small daughter . unlike oh dae - su of oldboy , she has a chance of true redemption .\nit\u2019s fairly low - wattage for the most part . unlike those other scorned heroines in western revenge flicks , her vengeful lady seems a little unspectacular when compared to the scorching white - heat intensity that say zo\u00eb tamerlaine brings to\nsympathy for lady vengeance in venice is eight and a half minutes of footage from the film ' s premiere at the venice film festival . there ' s some neat footage here of a press conference , a few cast members are interviewed , and we also see some footage from the festival itself . no subtitles , but you can still get the general idea of how the film went over as everyone seems very upbeat and positive here .\nthe assumptions we make about the cinema we don\u2019t imagine we\u2019ll ever see usually say as much about our ignorance as our wisdom . our willingness to overlook art that carries certain social associations usually comes back to bite us . listening to the music of sympathy for lady vengeance made me think that i\u2019d been unjustifiably arrogant about the films of park chanwook , the korean filmmaker whose films to date ( sympathy for mr vengeance , oldboy ) have obtained cult popularity and moral disapproval from mainstream critical press , a unit remarkably amoral itself when it wants to be . the plot reads as the edifying kind of material i\u2019d expect given park chanwook\u2019s previous violent subject matter :\nthe final installment in korean writer - director park chan - wook ' s\nvengeance trilogy\nis marginally less sadistic than sympathy for mr . vengeance ( 2002 ) and oldboy ( 2003 ) but delivers an equally intense emotional wallop . it begins with the release of lee guem - ja ( lee young - ae ) after 14 years of imprisonment for kidnapping and murdering a small boy . guem - ja ' s . . . read more\nseveral actors on this film , specially the ones portraying the relatives of the dead children , also appeared on boksuneun naui geot ( 2002 ) and / or oldboy ( 2003 ) , the previous parts of the vengeance trilogy .\ndeep into the stony hills miles from town or hold a troop of guards comes riding with a lady and her gold . she rides bemused among them shrouded in her cloak of fur companioned by a maiden and a toothless , aged cur .\ncharacters for lady vengeance is a collection of four interviews : young - ae lee , min - shik choi , bu - seon kim , and most of the actors who played the family members of the deceased children from the movie . combined , these four interviews fun a total of just a few seconds over twenty - six minutes in length and again , they ' re in korean without any subtitles making them impenetrable to those who don ' t speak the language .\nfrom park chan - wook , the celebrated director of oldboy , lady vengeance , thirst and stoker , comes a ravishing new crime drama inspired by the novel \u2018 fingersmith \u2019 by british author sarah waters . having transposed the story to 1930s - era colonial korea and japan , park presents a gripping and sensual tale of a young japanese lady living on a secluded estate , and a korean woman who is hired to serve as her new handmaiden , but who is secretly involved in a conman\u2019s plot to defraud her of her large inheritance . powered by remarkable performances from kim min - hee ( right now , wrong then ) as lady hideko , ha jung - woo ( the chaser ) as the conman who calls himself the count and sensational debut actress kim tae - ri as the maid sookee , the handmaiden borrows the most dynamic elements of its source material and combines it with park chan - wook \u2019s singular vision and energy to create an unforgettable viewing experience .\nthere are nods to the earlier two films \u2013 geum - ja gives up one of her kidneys to help a friend ; the detective is the same one as in mr vengeance ; and baek ' s justification of kidnapping is much the same as cha ' s in that movie \u2013 only while cha was politically ( and , to an extent later on , personally ) motivated , baek is only out for gratification and riches . perhaps it ' s money that this movie is about \u2013 when the families of baek ' s victims are invited by geum - ja to take their revenge on a captive baek , it ' s geum - ja ' s promise that their ransoms will be returned that seems to seal the deal . if mr vengeance was about ethics , and oldboy focused on justice , lady vengeance deals with the more shallow aspects of crime : questions of morality , dirty money and the iniquities of the criminal justice system .\nunlike in oldboy , the music of lady vengeance is vital to striking the right tone ; music , tempered by silence , takes on a myriad of roles that do for the film what the graphic sounds did for mr . vengeance , but there\u2019s never any hostility as it serves as a conduit of angst , humor , and irony . baroque , italian - styled phrases frequently morph into an analytical shrink , mildly sardonic spectator , comedic straight man , or the nonplussed arching of brows . it\u2019s this clever juxtaposing of musical tone and character that imbues in the film something the characters don\u2019t , or can\u2019t always secure for themselves , that is , sympathy . ( most of which doesn\u2019t manifest until the movie\u2019s second half . )\nin the third and final commentary , richard pe\u00f1a , the associate professor of film at columbia university , goes into great detail on the symbolism spread throughout the movie . pe\u00f1a is obviously a big fan of lady , and he really is quite knowledgeable .\nlittle does the lady care what all the guardsmen know that bandits ambush caravans that on these trade roads go . in spite of tricks and clever traps and all that men can do , the brigands seem to always sense which trains are false or true .\nsouth korean filmmaker chan - wook park made a name for himself with j . s . a . and later with sympathy for mr . vengeance , a hard - edged and emotionally involving tale of revenge . he followed that film with the second in his ' revenge trilogy , ' the masterful and very popular oldboy . a year or so later , he finished the trilogy with the release of sympathy for lady vengeance , a film which shares some of the same basic themes and principals of the two earlier entries but definitely stands on its own as a truly unique and gripping work of cinema . needless to say , with the international popularity and critical acclaim that was lauded on oldboy , expectations were high for this film \u2013 thankfully , park delivers .\na documentary entitled the style of lady vengeance is an interesting peak at the look of the film was developed . with a combined running time of roughly half an hour in length , the five sections of this documentary are : visualization , production costume and make up , special art and a section on computer graphics effects . this is a pretty interesting look at how the filmmakers and technicians came up with the unique look of the movie , with a lot of attention given to the integration of computer graphics .\nfrom ambush bandits screaming charge the pack train and its prize and all but four within the train are taken by surprise . and all but four are cut down as a woodsman fells a log , the guardsman and the lady and the maiden and the dog .\none of the playlist\u2019s best films of 2016 , celebrated director park chan - wook \u2019s ( \u201coldboy , \u201d \u201c lady vengeance , \u201d \u201c thirst \u201d ) ravishing crime drama \u201cthe handmaiden , \u201d is gorgeous and multilayered con man movie and erotic thriller . the film debuts on dvd and digital tomorrow , from sony pictures home entertainment , and we want some of our lucky readers to snag a copy . continue reading contest : win park chan - wook \u2019s ravishing crime drama \u2018the handmaiden\u2019 on dvd at the playlist .\nthe chilling baroque score ; the signature slashes of geum - ja\u2019s pink eyeshadow ; surreal messages spelt out by clouds over an australian desert ; a motif of white tofu and catholic forgiveness\u2026 this beautifully brutal film is woven together with a fine , darkly comic thread , and cannot be stuffed in a box along with many other titles crudely marked \u2018asia extreme . \u2019on my film poster , lady vengeance herself fiercely returns my gaze , and challenges me to search for new critical perspectives , whilst daring me to discover more .\na ten minute \u2018making of sympathy for lady vengeance\u2019 featurette is next on the agenda . this is entirely different to the one found on the panorama disc , so there\u2019s even more reason to be hacked off that you can\u2019t understand korean . the featurette is followed by a series of character profiles , which run anywhere between five and eight minutes long . we hear from lee yeong - ae , choi mik - sik , seo young - ju and some of the actors who portray the family members of the murdered children .\nthe lady and her sister by a single trader lone were hired out to try to lay a trap all of their own , and no one knew their plan except the two who rode that day . for what you do not know you cannot ever give away .\nthe bandits growled a challenge and the lady only grins , the sorceress bows mockingly and then the fight begins . when it ends there ' s only four left standing from the horde , the witch , the wolf , the traitor and the woman with the sword .\na distinction can usefully be made between vengeance undertaken by the state and the community on the one hand , which might be termed the revenge of the legal process and that exacted by the individual or family . the vengeance theme has been a major feature of western culture in its expression in greek literature and theater , through classical authors like shakespeare and racine to the present day . there is a link to popular literature as well as the more elusive world of popular theater and its occasional forays into the revenge theme .\nthe blue dragon awards , considered one of korea ' s top two awards ceremonies together with the grand bell awards , has announced the nominations for its 26th edition . competing for the best picture award will be five critical and box office hits : park kwang - hyun ' s korean war drama welcome to dongmakgol , park chan - wook ' s thriller sympathy for lady vengeance , park jin - pyo ' s melodrama you are my sunshine , jeong yun - cheol ' s drama marathon , and kim dae - seung ' s period thriller blood rain . with 15 categories in total , the films with the most nominations are park kwang - hyun ' s welcome to dongmakgol and park chan - wook ' s sympathy for lady vengeance , each with eight nominations . another three films managed to secure seven nominations each : you are my sunshine , blood rain , and a bittersweet life . as for acting nominations , gang hye - jung ( rules of dating ) , kim jung - eun ( blossom again ) , son yeh - jin ( april snow ) , lee young - ae ( sympathy for lady vengeance ) , and jeon do - yeon ( you are my sunshine ) will compete for the best actress award , while park hae - il ( rules of dating ) , ryoo seung - beom ( crying fist ) , lee byung - heon ( a bittersweet life ) , cho seung - woo ( marathon ) , and hwang jeong - min ( you are my sunshine ) will battle it out for best actor . the ceremony is scheduled to be held at 8pm on november 29 at kbs hall in yeouido , seoul ,\nthen off the lady pulls her cloak in armour she is clad her sword is out and ready a nd her eyes are fierce and glad . the maiden makes a gesture and the dog ' s a cur no more . a wolf , swordmaid and sorceress now face the bandit horde .\nas good as her work in \ub300\uc7a5\uae08 ( dae jang geum : jewel in the palace ) was , he felt he could finally show all the fire inside her , hidden by her past image . and a lot of ' lady vengeance ' is more about lee young - ae than revenge itself , about her transformation . the project promised to bring back park ' s theme of vengeance for one last time , but also show something new in lee young - ae ' s career . and boy , so it does . park fills the first half of the film with allusions to lee ' s cf image , to her roles in tv dramas ( the cook who makes magic out of simple ingredients , enough to serve a king ! ) , using it as an ironic build - up for geum - ja ' s revenge plan . whereas the real person behind geum - ja built a career out of perfectly controlling every aspect of her life , geum - ja uses this way of living all for one purpose : find the man who caused her to commit a sin , and get her vengeance .\nfamily is the basis of the vengeance trilogy\u2014more so in lady vengeance than the others , hence the focus of five tracks on lee\u2019s long - lost daughter , jenny . \u2018mareta , mareta no ' m faces plorar\u2019 , an 18th century , spanish folk cradlesong , is representative of lee\u2019s chance for personal salvation . she hums this to her stubborn child after finding her , but the \u2018lullaby\u2019 is later sung by jenny in forlorn despair . ( incidentally , the alternative take is much more pleasant to hear . ) despite appearance and prickly disposition , jenny ( \u2018the angel\u2019 ) has in her the kindness that everyone professes to see in lee . \u2018the letter\u2019 to her mother , led again by a cynical harpsichord , is one of poignant scorn ; a split screen features jenny speaking the written words , and lee , frantically paging through an english - korean dictionary .\nthe directors cut of sympathy for mr vengeance desaturates as the film goes on , going from full colour into black and white . i ' ve filmed the blu ray playing fast forwarded so you can see it fade into b & w ; without having to sit through 2 hours .\nthe movie is the last one from park chan - wook ' s\nthe vengeance trilogy\n- the first movie in the series was sympathy for mr . vengeance , in 2002 , which if i remember correctly , was only shown once , in brazil at the rio de janeiro film festival . actually , this movie wasn ' t , at all well , recieved and is generally considered a\nflop\n, even by its creator , who , when talking about it , remarked :\nthat ' s why it ' s my favourite . . .\n.\nthe film , the finalinstalment of park ' s so - called\nrevenge trilogy ,\nwhich also includes oldboy ( 2003 ) and sympathy for mr vengeance ( 2002 ) , sold 1 . 46mtickets between july 28 and 31 , amounting to approximately $ 9 . 3m in box officetake .\ni enjoyed this album . it made me feel like i\u2019d underestimated the director - composer team behind the film a great deal , and encouraged me to watch one of park chanwook\u2019s vengeance trilogy sometime , if only to see how the musical choices made here payoff in the context of the film .\nit ' s well - worth a run for the nearest movie theatre , as soon as possible , before it ' s too late . if it ' s no longer in cinemas , amazon . uk already has the the vengeance trilogy box - set , but subtitles are only available in english -"]}
{"id": 116104, "summary": [{"text": "two merry monarchs is an edwardian musical comedy in two acts with a book by arthur anderson and george levy , lyrics by anderson and hartley carrick , and music by orlando morgan .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it opened at the savoy theatre in london on 10 march 1910 , under the management of c. h. workman , and ran there for 43 performances .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it starred workman , robert whyte jr. , lennox pawle , daisy le hay and roland cunningham .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the work was the last piece that could be considered a savoy opera .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "there was a brief transfer to the strand theatre in london , which ran for an additional six performances , from 30 april to 6 may 1910 , and a provincial tour in the late summer of 1910 , both starring hayden coffin .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "another tour was given in the spring of 1911 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the score is apparently lost , and the comedy was not subsequently revived . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "two merry monarchs", "paragraphs": ["click to download 0 . 7 mb pdf file two merry monarchs libretto by anderson and levy : download\nthe merrie monarchs men\u2019s hawaiian glee club has produced two albums , \u201cthe merrie monarchs at keauhou bay\u201d and \u201cchristmas in kailua - kona , \u201d which they sell at their concerts .\nshakespeare , william , the merry wives of windsor , gramercy books , 1995 .\nas the reign of the merry monarch began yesterday , heralding the start of the two - day reign of the merry monarch , masqueraders jumped , pranced and wine down low to the songs of three soca artistes \u2014 reigning soca and groovy monarchs champ machel montano , his fierce soca monarch rival neil \u2018iwer\u2019 george and perennial soca favourite fay - ann lyons alvarez .\nextolling their republican - tempered monarchy and its monarchs , who are earning their keep by doing all they can to please their subjects .\non march 11 2010 , the company had a most successful programme . we moved to a new venue at first presbyterian of winnebago , and gave a concerted performance of three edwardian operas : a welsh sunset by frederick fenn and michael faraday , the mountaineers by guy eden and reginald somerville , and selections from two merry monarchs by orlando morgan .\ncasilda , their daughter , and luiz , the duke ' s attendant , two lovers .\nin this production , we acknowledged the 100th anniversary of two merry monarchs . a second performance was given on march 13 . we had our first public review in the rockford register star and we also appeared on wifr - 23 on march 5 to promote the event . we succeeded in breaking all previous attendance records , and established a new standard for light opera in the rockford area .\nfake ultimate hero : robin hood was mistaken for being the leader of the merry men , even though it was marian .\nworkman then left the d ' oyly carte organisation and became an actor - manager . he leased the savoy and produced two comic operas : eden & somerville ' s the mountaineers ( 1909 ) , appearing as pierre , and w . s . gilbert and edward german ' s fallen fairies ( 1909 ) , appearing as lutin . he then produced an edwardian musical comedy , two merry monarchs ( 1910 ) , appearing as rolandyl , and an opera , gluck ' s orfeo , ( 1910 ) .\nthe merry wives of windsor .\nshakespeare for students , 2nd ed . . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nsome of the comedies of this early period are classical imitations with a strong element of farce . the two tragedies ,\nshakespeare ' s histories focus on english monarchs . they usually play upon elizebethan propaganda , showing the dangers of civil war and glorifying the queen ' s tudor ancestors . the depictions of monarchs including richard iii ( an enemy of the tudors ) and henry v ( one of the great tudor monarchs ) have been influential in creating a perception of these kings which has persisted throughout the centuries . many historians point to inaccuracies in the depictions , but the plays have been very powerful in presenting a particular image which it is hard for many people to see past .\nsource : joyce hart , critical essay on the merry wives of windsor , in shakespeare for students , second edition , thomson gale , 2007 .\namid calls on the tory right for the late prime minister to be accorded a state funeral , which is normally reserved for monarchs , whitehall sources said thatcher had opted instead for a ceremonial funeral .\nmedieval morons : similarly present here , where marian and the sheriff are the only characters with two brain cells to rub together .\nthe merry wives of windsor .\nshakespeare for students , 2nd ed . . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nplays are largely focused on the progression of hal ' s relationships with each of the two major father - figures in his life .\nform a second tetralogy of historical plays , although each can stand alone , and they are usually performed separately . the two parts of\n( 5 . 3 . 131\u20132 ) , perhaps opportunistically making use of two current pronunciations , both still heard today . but the rhymes\nin this essay , freedman examines the character of falstaff both within the merry wives of windsor and among shakespeare ' s history plays . the critic discusses the buffoonery of falstaff in the merry wives , commenting on the previous critical response to the character and offering her own opinion on the character ' s importance and meaning .\n. the change could arise from mowbray ' s growing anguish , but other alternations between the two forms occur : in 1 . 2 ,\nthe duke and duchess of plaza toro soon arrive with the beautiful casilda . they are now dressed in style , and the duke explains how he was applied for by the public under the limited liability company act , and how they now earn a very good living . appalled , however , at the lack of pomp and ceremony with which they were received , he attempts to educate the two monarchs in proper royal behaviour . after a lesson in etiquette , the two palmieri brothers are left alone with casilda . she agrees to be an obedient wife , but warns them that she is\nover head and ears in love with someone else .\nseizing this opportunity , the two men introduce their wives . the three ladies and two men sing a quintet about their unprecedented predicament .\nthe merchant of venice , twelfth night , all ' s well that ends well , the tempest , taming of the shrew , the winter ' s tale , as you like it , the comedy of errors , love ' s labours lost , a midsummer night ' s dream , the two gentlemen of verona , the merry wives of windsor , measure for measure , much ado about nothing , pericles , prince of tyre and the two noble kinsmen .\nwas published and attributed entirely to shakespeare . however , only five of the poems are definitely considered his , two appearing in other versions in the\nhe is known as the \u2018merry monarch\u2019 because of his love of parties , music and the theatre and his abolishment of the laws passed by cromwell that forbade music and dancing .\nafter two duff steers ( see 10 . 24am and 10 . 35am ) , we have now had confirmation that the funeral will be on wednesday .\nlimited wardrobe : most of the characters , though marian and the merry men get two wardrobe upgrades \u2014 after the third episode of the first series they begin dressing mainly in green to\ncoordinate with the trees ,\nand from the second season on their outfits have become more detailed , distinct and individual . the one exception to the trope is robin , who has lots of outfits , and from the second season onwards seldom wears the same one two episodes in a row .\nis a first class historical play , and it might help to know about the activities of the kings of england and france during that turbulent period of english history . director john sipes has set the play during world war i , using great projections of soldiers going over the trenches to combat for the war scenes . this is a perfect counterpoint to the smooth diplomacy between the two monarchs .\nhistorical villain upgrade : king john gets this treatment , as per usual for robin hood adaptations , but in this case it also happens to richard i . the two monarchs are portrayed as being as bad as each other , the only difference that richard is more popular - and so goes about his evil in a smug , swaggering manner , as opposed to john ' s shady bullying .\nasked about other monarchy - era songs that the merrie monarchs perform , joe reports , \u201ca song we sing with the band for example is na ali\u2018i , written by samuel kuahiwi [ 1930 ] about our monarchs . it calls for all of us to come together and honor the ali\u2018i of the past . and from kal\u0101kaua\u2019s music , we start always with hawai\u2018i pono\u2018\u012b . one of our standard songs has been koni au i ka wai , another kal\u0101kaua song , and kokohi by queen lili\u2018uokalani . \u201d\nthe merrie monarchs hawaiian men\u2019s glee club joined the second official concert in july 1976 . joe estimates the first group consisted of 13 or 14 members . the only woman singing with the band , he says , was grace basque , a lyric soprano .\nmad and merry monarchs by the mad dogs and englishmen theatre company proved a great success . true to their word , the company led a near capacity audience through 1 , 000 years of english history in about 90 minutes , from the battle of hastings to the present day . the work rate of the cast was phenomenal and the audience was not allowed to relax either , providing sound effects for the battle of agincourt and a slightly reluctant sir thomas moore to be struck down at canterbury cathedral ; fortunately the axe was not real ! it was interesting to see the ' rapping ' skills of some of our early monarchs and to learn that shakespeare did not invent cricket after all . a thoroughly enjoyable evening ' s entertainment\nsource : leslie s . katz ,\nthe merry wives of windsor : sharing the queen ' s holiday ,\nin representations , no . 51 , summer 1995 , pp . 77 - 93 .\nthe pirates who don ' t do anything : for all marian ' s preaching about being freedom fighters the merry men mainly spend their time doing school activities and dysfunctional flat sharing . lampshaded by little ron .\nsource : barbara freedman ,\nfalstaff ' s punishment : bufoonery as defensive posture in the merry wives of windsor ,\nin shakespeare studies , vol . 14 , 1981 , pp . 163 - 74 .\nthe scene opens in venice with twenty - four young maidens declaring their passionate love for a pair of gondoliers , marco and giuseppe palmieri . these two gondoliers are so gallant and peerless in their manly beauty that the maidens are waiting for them to select brides before they can consider other suitors . the male chorus of merry gondoliers enters , saying that they adore the young ladies , but the ladies explain that the two brothers must choose first . when the palmieri brothers enter , the ladies present them with flowers . the two gondoliers amiably offer to pick their two brides in a game of blind man ' s buff .\nas all are young and fair , and amiable besides\n, they feel it would be unfair to show any favouritism . they appear to be cheating by peeking out from under their blindfolds , however . eventually , from the crowd of twenty - four maidens , giuseppe picks tessa , and marco picks gianetta -\njust the very girl i wanted !\n( although the two then politely offer to switch girls ) . all leave to go to church for the double wedding .\nabout the same time rumour was busy \u2013and , possibly , presumably owing to the same cause \u2013 with the name of workman as the possible successor in management at the savoy , with the intention of carrying on the series of revivals . it is now a matter of history that he was the next tenant of the theatre , but that he discarded ( if he ever entertained ) the idea of exploiting further gilbert and sullivan operas in favour of a work by two unknown collaborators , with , i fear , disastrous consequences . it was not my fate to see either the mountaineers or the two merry monarchs , both of which operas i heard spoken of as possessing\na certain amount of good material , but requiring pulling together by a master hand ,\nbut i did see the intermediate production , which was gilbert ' s wicked world transmogrified into an opera .\nnijinsky was forced into a gay relationship with diagelev . he may have enjoyed it while it was going on but in the end he fell in love , married and got two children .\nin all there were seven monarchs among the stuarts : james i , charles i , charles ii , james ii , william iii and mary ii anne . the period from 1649 to 1660 was an interregnum ( time without a monarch ) , that saw the development of the commonwealth under oliver cromwell .\nphysically weak , and well known to be quite cowardly , james i is one of the better known gay monarchs \u2013 i remember it being vaguely alluded to when i was studying at school it was so obvious . he was first rumoured to have fallen in love with his own cousin esme stuart \u2013\na group of men who love music and love to sing hawaiian songs gathers together on one sunday each month to sing their hearts out on the l\u0101nai at hulihe\u2018e palace in kailua - kona . they have staying power , having been doing it for nearly 40 years . the merrie monarchs are named after a beloved hawaiian king , david kal\u0101kaua , who loved music , especially concert band music , and also composed a number of songs in hawaiian that remain popular today . he was often called \u201cthe merry monarch\u201d because he so enjoyed entertainment .\nsource : nancy cotton ,\ncastrating ( w ) itches : impotence and magic in the merry wives of windsor ,\nin shakespeare quarterly , vol . 38 , no . 3 , autumn 1987 , pp . 320 - 26 .\nof course there were many lgbt monarchs . it is just a natural part of human sexuality in evolution . in fact , science proved long ago without homosexuality or heterosexuality , the human race would not have continued . if you add up lgbt combine , they are more in numbers than heterosexuals so not really even a minority .\nthe lancer : barrington , who ' s laid - back , easy - going and usually the closest thing to a second - in - command the merry men have \u2014 though sometimes robin , who gets more starring roles , fulfils the role .\nwindsor is the setting for shakespeare ' s play the merry wives of windsor and is known for the royal castle that is built there , the largest , inhabited castle in the world . windsor is located in southeast england on the river thames .\nlater series added two new baddies : rotten rose scargill , marian ' s rival turned evil with a crush on robin , and guy of gisbourne , john ' s childlike , and borderline deranged , nephew .\nthe italian composer giuseppe verdi ' s last opera , falstaff ( 1893 ) , was based on the merry wives of windsor . a slightly later operatic adaptation was created by english composer ralph vaughan williams , called sir john in love ( 1929 ) .\n\u201cwe also perform at functions outside the palace . it\u2019s a voluntary thing , with nobody getting paid , \u201d joe says . the merrie monarchs have represented the hawai\u2018i visitors bureau during several trips to visitor industry conferences on the mainland ; they have offered free concerts for the annual merrie monarch festival in hilo , and also at palace fundraisers .\nactually , this is not true : the number of men and women is equal , and after the palmieris remove their brides there will be two women short . but gilbert is typically careless with his mathematics . [\nexcept in the first episode of series 4 where she was pelted with mud while her and rose were tied up together thanks to guy . of course , that was nothing compared to what happened to two of the bad guys that episode as the merry men had set up a maze specifically designed to get them covered in gunge . however , marian also received the maze ' s final big gungeing , it happened off - screen but we did get to see the aftermath iirc .\nduring a period of just over two hours yesterday , machel\u2019s \u201cpump yuh flag\u201d was played about eight times , \u201cmr fete\u201d , six times and fay - ann\u2019s \u201cmiss behave\u2019 and iwer\u2019s \u201cno pain\u201d being played five times each .\nrobert orlando morgan ( 1865 - 1956 ) was born in manchester , and was for 64 years professor of piano and composition at the guildhall school ( 1887 - 1951 ) . many of his works were\nclassical\n: several cantatas , many songs , over 200 of them , including several cycles ( in fairy land and a song garland were the best known ) , piano music and instructional publications . but many of the songs were ballad - like - clorinda , fair rosalind , at christmastide , before the dawn , my gentle white dove , where the lotus blooms and when snowflakes dance - charles woodhouse arranged his bourree and musette for student orchestra , and in 1910 his comic opera two merry monarchs ran for 43 performances at the savoy , when its music was described as\nlight , bright and pleasing\n, but not outstandingly memorable .\nshakespeare ' s other early comedies include love ' s labor ' s lost ( 1598 ) , which is about three noblemen who promise to devote the next three years to their studies without any distractions from women , when three beautiful , courtly women appear . the other famous comedy is two gentlemen from verona ( 1594\u20131595 ) which is a play about two men falling in love with the same woman and their challenges in trying to win her favor .\nwe close with two other figures who seem to have specialised to a considerable extent in works for children . edgar moy , who flourished in the 1930s , brought out two musical plays for young children , entitled the dolls and jennie ' s visit to fairyland ; other titles included , for piano solo , arrangements of soldier tunes and - an original composition - studies in musical appreciation , whose movement titles included the fairy ring , the fairy piper , april showers , in the wood and the gavotte , for piano duet the rather more sophisticated four scenes ( ondine , by a lakeside , marionette and on the march ) and the partsongs the merry month of may ( satb ) and reverie ( two - part ) . and peter melville smith has composed much sacred music , some of it in popular style , some of it appropriate for young voices , along with a scherzo for organ ( manuals only ) and the attractive willowbrook suite for recorder trio .\nthe scene opens to twenty - four venetian contadine ( young maidens ) binding white and red roses in posies to give to marco and giuseppe palmieri , two gondoliers whom they all love . they explain why in the opening song ,\nagm 27th june 2014 ; was attended by 5 of the 6 committee members and two residents of south lopham . after the usual formalites , the chairman , malcolm birchall , presented his report which recorded a generally successful year overall . the\nif you are looking for tributes to read today , there are two good places to start . first , this article by the late hugo young , the author of the first outstanding biography of lady thatcher . here ' s an extract .\nit has been said that the first performance of shakespeare ' s play the merry wives of windsor was held inside windsor castle . the garter inn , where falstaff stays in the play , is based on a real establishment in windsor , now called the hart and garter on high street .\nanticlimactic parent : marian never admitted to her mother that she was an outlaw . this leads the main characters to keep up the charade of being the merry dentists . however , when marian is captured her mum leads the rescue effort and ultimately reveals she has her own geriatric gang of outlaws .\nin the following essay , cotton analyzes the historical belief that witchcraft could cause impotence , a belief widely held in medieval europe and one that persisted into shakespeare ' s time . the critic examines those characters in the merry wives of windsor who are rendered impotent by\nmagical female power .\nthere were two sets of judges , one on each end of the special reserve section of the lord kitchener stand , while members of the public had two seating options . the large covered stand next door , also part of the lord kitchener stand , or the exposed wooden stand by the corner of south quay and broadway . an official by the entrance to the judges\u2019 area said it cost $ 75 to access the covered stand on carnival monday and tuesday while the uncovered stand\u2019s entrance fee was $ 10 .\ndon\u2019t be a pillock ; that\u2019s not what the author is saying . i note that you clearly paid less attention to monarchs such as richard the lionheart , whose bravery is well - known , that the writer has also cited . maybe if you\u2019re going to be so easily offended , the internet isn\u2019t the place for you . there are bigger problems to worry about in the world than your ego , dear .\nthe duke and duchess send their attendants to demand an audience with the kings , and tell their daughter to prepare to receive her husband . but which ? she asks . there are two of them . that will soon be taken care of , they assure her .\n17\nwell - labored\nis a backhanded tribute to jonson ' s art in his two classically correct and learnedly glossed tragedies . they are indeed\nworks ,\ndigges implies , suggesting that jonson had sweated at the anvil of the muses for too long .\nmaid marian and her merry men was a children ' s sitcom made by the bbc , based on robin hood and written by tony robinson , who also played the sheriff . calling it a kids ' version of blackadder is trite and obvious but also , to a certain extent , true . only much more surreal .\nthe story of the merrie monarchs is closely tied with that of the hulihe\u2018e palace band , founded in 1976 by charles g . \u201cbud\u201d dant . bud was a band leader , composer and record producer who worked with famous stars in early radio and tv . he served for a time as producer for hawaii calls , the old hawaiian music radio show , and produced albums for hawaiian performers such as alfred apaka and melveen leed .\neach \u201cafternoon at hulihe\u2018e\u201d concert honors one of hawai\u2018i\u2019s past monarchs or historical figures . they are held on the third sunday of each month , except for hawaiian holidays that honor ali\u2018i , such as kamehameha\u02bbs birthday , kal\u0101kaua\u2019s birthday , and the birthday of governor kuakini , who built the palace as his mansion in 1838 . admission is free\u2014donations are appreciated . it is recommended that you bring a beach mat or chair as seating is not provided .\nrichard elmore gives a keen performance as king phillip of france while robynn rodriquez is superb as constance , who must stand up to eleanor and john to defend her son arthur . her range of acting from a tender mother to a fierce confrontation with the two kings is outstanding .\nmatt pfeiffer ( director ) is a philly born actor and director who serves as the associate artistic director of theatre exile . 17th season at psf where credits include directing the two gentlemen of verona , the 39 steps , the complete works abridged , and dracula . also : arden theatre , two river theatre , walnut street theatre , delaware theatre co . , orlando shakespeare , lantern theatre , 1812 productions , gulfshore playhouse , theatre horizon , and interact theatre . a nine - time barrymore nominee , he is recipient of the f . otto haas award .\nkatz provides a general overview and analysis of the merry wives of windsor , arguing that its status as a\nminor\nplay in shakespeare ' s canon is undeserved . the critic explains the historical and cultural background of the play , which was likely commissioned to honor queen elizabeth i on st . george ' s day in 1597 .\nnot if anything maybe bisexual . that came around as he chose acting over a military career like his brothers . not pushed as he will never be king . he has two children it would have been three but she had a miscarriage . so i really think if anything bisexual .\nwhether or not that story is true , the merry wives of windsor is not really about falstaff in love but rather about falstaff in trouble . the good knight , who is so full of himself as to believe that any woman he looks at will swoon at his feet and do anything he suggests , fails miserably in this play to seduce two married women . he wants to seduce them not just for the physical pleasure of doing so , but mostly to win their confidence and he then hopes they will open their purses to him . falstaff may have won a title of nobility , but he is seriously low on cash .\npunishing falstaff could have been a good deal more fun if the merry wives were written as traditional farce . central to that genre is a pattern of sexual transgression and punishment for that transgression which is usually well disguised . insofar as farce , by definition , derives humor from absurd plot aggression directed against flat characters , it characteristically enables us to enjoy aggression whose cause and effect is denied . in the merry wives , however , we have a self - conscious use of farce for didactic aims : a self - conscious punishment for sexuality which is disturbing as much as it is humorous . surely shakespeare knew he would be losing a few laughs by having us chant , along with the windsor community ,\nthe merry wives of windsor is classified as a comedy and fits into the mold of what was referred to , in shakespeare ' s time , as a citizen comedy . the basic elements of this play , such as the jealous husbands , the merry wives , the practical jokes , and the leering knights , were common and therefore familiar to theater - goers of the late 1500s and continuing into the seventeenth century . most of the humor is based on the differences in the various classes , either between the lower and middle classes or the middle and higher classes . this is the basic structure of shakespeare ' s play , however , he created his own unique changes to the form . in the end , the merry wives , who were often lured away from their husbands by the knights in other plays , were more faithful to their vows of marriage and more clever in their duping of the knight . the husbands , therefore , did not become cuckolds , as they would have in other plays . in shakespeare ' s hands , instead of the husband becoming the fool , the knight was made into one .\negalitarians , they will leave their choice to impartial fate , by chasing the girls blindfolded and marrying the ones they catch . their eyes are duly bound . fiametta and vittoria , the two most prominent contadine ( that is , the ones who have been doing most of the non - chorus singing ) , suspiciously ask\nof the wives in this play , dickson describes them in this way :\nthey are as well equipped to deal with ford ' s jealousy as they are to neutralize sir john .\ndickson continues :\nwhile allowing ford ' s ludicrous suspicions to build , they [ the wives ] engineer a scene in which both men are shown up to be the fools they really are .\nin conclusion , dickson analyzes the plot by stating that\nif the comic community of the merry wives is to heal its wounds , shakespeare suggests , falstaff needs not just to be thrown out but to be utterly humiliated .\nin other words ,\nif the wives are to prove themselves\nas true merry wives , then\nthe duper needs to be duped .\nruby and her horses october 28th , 2010 a live show enjoyed by an audience of 89 . a combination of anecdotes , pictures and songs , both poignant and funny , brought to life the story of a family living through the agricultural depression between the two world wars . all in all , it was a fascinating evening .\nshakespeare ' s first extant play is probably the comedy of errors ( 1590 ; like most dates for the plays , this is conjectural and may be a year or two off ) , a brilliant and intricate farce involving two sets of identical twins and based on two already - complicated comedies by the roman plautus . though less fully achieved , his next comedy , the two gentlemen of verona ( 1591 ) , is more prophetic of shakespeare ' s later comedy , for its plot depends on such devices as a faithful girl who educates her fickle lover , romantic woods , a girl dressed as a boy , sudden reformations , music , and happy marriages at the end . the last of the first comedies , love ' s labour ' s lost ( 1593 ) , is romantic again , dealing with the attempt of three young men to withdraw from the world and women for 3 years to study in their king ' s\nlittle academe ,\nand their quick surrender to a group of young ladies who come to lodge nearby . if the first of the comedies is most notable for its plotting and the second for its romantic elements , the third is distinguished by its dazzling language and its gallery of comic types . already shakespeare had learned to fuse conventional characters with convincing representations of the human life he knew .\nin almost every case , the rebels ' motivations are a response either to henry ' s own actions or that of the english monarchs more generally , in their attempts to maintain dominion over scotland and wales . this is one of the most profound elements of shakespeare ' s plays in general and his history series in particular : he shows us not only the characters ' actions but also the consequences of those actions as the story unfolds . and we see here how tightly interconnected the history plays are : henry ' s actions in\nin 1982 , the british broadcasting corporation ( bbc ) produced a televised version of shakespeare ' s the merry wives of windsor . stealing the most attention in this adaptation was the actor ben kingsley , who created a very comical , if not pathetic , portrayal of the jealous husband ford . kingsley ' s performance alone is well worth the effort of seeing this film , which is now available on dvd .\n, and they want two ! after some discussion of the legal niceties , the request is granted . the other gondoliers then adjure them to work all the harder . the kings agree , feeling that in return for the forms and show of royalty they are permitted it is the least they can do to make themselves useful about the palace .\nfalstaff : a novel , published in the united states in 2003 ( in england in 1976 ) is robert nye ' s fictionalized version of one of shakespeare ' s naughtiest characters . in nye ' s version , falstaff is eighty - one - years old and is dictating his memoirs . he recalls incidents in both of shakespeare ' s plays in which he appeared : henry iv and the merry wives of windsor\nwas an exceptional experience for those who turned out to see it . the two players switched seamlessly between multiple roles before the audience ' s eyes bringing dickens ' characters to life and developing an atmosphere of tension , drama , pathos and i might say , at times , fear . a really entertaining evening , let down by a poor attendance .\nprince john , technically the leader of the forces of oppression ( or\nye baddies\n, as the credits had it ) , was usually portrayed as an unstable raving lunatic , leaving the actual scheming to his dragon , the sheriff of nottingham . the sheriff ' s two mooks , gary and graeme , were almost as stupid as rabies .\nthe lord chamberlain ' s men relied on shakespeare as a writer , financial backer , and actor . in 1599 the company built the globe theatre on the south bank of the thames river , a large stage surrounded on three sides by the audience , and open to the sky . for the company shakespeare wrote the taming of the shrew , in which the author combines italian and english plot devices , the fantasy play a midsummer night ' s dream , as well as the merchant of venice and much ado about nothing . on a request from queen elizabeth that he write a romantic story for falstaff , a character of the two historical plays of henry iv , shakespeare wrote the merry wives of windsor . other comedies from this period include as you like it and twelfth night .\none of the higher profile gay monarchs , so much so there was a 1991 film based on his little gay life , and he popped up in \u201cbraveheart\u201d as a flamboyantly gay character . by all accounts was quite hot , but was not popular with his people ( or his wife ) . there is lots about edward ii online about his gay affairs ( including some really quite bizarre slash fiction ) so feel free to google away . but he basically pissed off the whole of his country by dating this guy called piers gaveston , the 1st earl of cornwall \u2013\na story that has never been proven states that william shakespeare wrote the merry wives of windsor in 1597 because queen elizabeth i asked him to do so . according to the story , the queen had enjoyed the character sir john falstaff in another of shakespeare ' s plays ( henry iv ) and wanted to see a play about falstaff in love . the story goes on that shakespeare had only fourteen days to write this comedy .\nwould - be imitators of the two great collaborators have never ventured upon the recitative , as far as my memory serves me , which may have had as much to do with their want of success as the reason put forward by another eminent critic \u2013 namely , that\ngilbert and sullivan seem to have occupied the whole territory of satirical comic opera .\nthe captures are tessa and gianetta , two previously anonymous contadine , who now take over the starring roles among the women . that will teach fiametta and vittoria to insist on fairness ! the palmieris , still impartial , each offer to trade girls , if the other prefers . tessa and gianetta are quite scandalized , and say so . but they immediately proceed to\ngoing from nikolai golovanov to nicolai malko is quite a shock as , temperamentally , the difference between the two is the difference between spicy borscht and cool , clear vodka . for a time , however , the two men were following similar paths . where golovanov was intensely subjective and free - spirited ( and apparently not the strongest practitioner of orchestral discipline ) , malko was cool - headed and detail - oriented . ( i was not surprised to read that yevgeny mravinsky was one of his pupils . ) although malko ' s interpretations are relatively free from exaggerated subjectivity , they are rescued from blandness by his concern for color and rhythmic accuracy . quality playing is never forsaken in favor of breathtakingly fast tempos .\nalthough the merry wives of windsor has not received as much critical analysis as other shakespearean plays , it was very popular in its time , maybe not just because it made its audiences laugh but also because it was one of the few plays that felt at home with the elizabethan patrons . this play remains the only comedy that is completely set in the england of shakespeare ' s time and depicts the family lifestyle of ordinary citizens .\nplays or whether the second was only conceived in response to the popularity of the first part . there ' s no way to know for certain , but the most reasonable explanation seems to be somewhere in between \u2014 he started with the intention of writing one play , realized that he had too much material , and then decided to divide it into two parts .\ndido and aeneas an opera perform ' d at mr . josias priest ' s boarding school at chelsey by young gentlewomen . the words made by mr . nat . tate the music composed by mr . henry purcell dramatis personae dido belinda two women aeneas sorceress enchantresses spirit of the sorceress ( mercury ) dido ' s train , aeneas ' train , fairies , sailors overture\nimages of impotence and magic thus pervade merry wives to a greater extent than previously realized . they also display a causal connection . the play projects a masculine vision of any woman as a potential witch , or mother prat , because of her power to reject and / or deceive a man who desires her . this vision is dispelled when the wives use their female\ncraft\nto support their husbands ' power , metamorphosing deceit into merriment .\nafter the composition of the tempest , which many regard as an explicit farewell to art , shakespeare retired to stratford , returning to london to compose henry viii and the two noble kinsmen in 1613 ; neither of these plays seems to have fired his imagination . in 1616 , at the age of 52 , he was dead . his reputation grew quickly , and his work has continued to seem to each generation like its own most precious discovery . his value to his own age is suggested by the fact that two fellow actors performed the virtually unprecedented act in 1623 of gathering his plays together and publishing them in the folio edition . without their efforts , since shakespeare was apparently not interested in publication , many of the plays would not have survived .\nthe merry wives of windsor is not one of shakespeare ' s most critically analyzed plays . although audiences in shakespeare ' s times have been described as enjoying this comedy , critics over the years have tended to ignore it for the most part , calling it inferior to shakespeare ' s other comedies . however , this comedy is unique in that it is the only one of shakespeare ' s comedies set in england from the first scene to the last .\nthe theaters were closed because of plague ( a bacteria - caused disease that spreads quickly and can cause death ) during much of 1593 and 1594 . at this time shakespeare wrote two narrative poems for the earl of southampton . both the seriocomic ( both happy and sad ) venus and adonis and the tragic rape of lucrece are based on the renaissance traditions of myth and symbolism .\nshortly after 2 pm \u201cthe original jab jab\u201d band presented vintage mass to the judges . two men and one little boy portrayed the jab molassie character , with the adults snapping their whips loudly and in rapid succession . a couple patrons who were walking along the side of the judges\u2019 stand at the time had to stop because they were in the way of the jab molassie\u2019s whips .\nprofessor ronald hutton , university of bristol . ronald hutton took three degrees at cambridge and oxford , and was elected to an oxford fellowship before moving to bristol university where he is now professor of history . his books include : the triumph of the moon : a history of modern pagan witchcraft ( oxford university press , 1999 ) the royalist war effort ( 1981 ) , charles ii ( 1989 ) and the rise and fall of merry england ( 1994 ) .\ntwo pearls of pianism : annie fischer in a sensitive , chamber - like and exceptionally poetic reading of the schumann piano concerto - one of her favourite pieces . leon fleisher , a few months before he was to lose the use of his right hand ( recovering it only in old age ) , with beethoven ' s second piano concerto in an inspirationally bright and crystal clear tone .\nwhat intrigues me in this epic tale of british history is that shakespeare strips down to the bare essentials : the characters ' journey and what makes them flawed human beings ,\nsays psf veteran director matt pfeiffer , who directed last season ' s the two gentlemen of verona . shakespeare explores the humanity in the relationships on the battlefield , though all the actual fighting and bloodshed is offstage .\nthis triad has its psychological coordinates as well , and these are well brought out in shakespeare ' s post - 1600 plays . for the old world , the sanctioned order now revealed as hollow , we have an old , narrowly defined , heroic masculine persona which is no longer viable or appropriate . for the new , predatory\norder ,\nwe have an identity based on dependency on others ( particularly women ) in time : a tragic sense of being as subject to continual redefinition by untrustworthy mirrors . in the post - 1600 plays , these two options are often presented in the characters of the omnipotent superhero and the emasculated cuckold . the ideal mean , a secure masculine sexual identity dependent upon the possibility of intimacy without self - destruction , a successful sense of being with and through others , is depicted in the merry wives in the confident relationship of the pages .\nand ask them who the flowers are for . the contadine tell them , adding that they have heard that the palmieris , finally ready to marry , are coming to select two of them as their brides . but the other gondoliers also love the girls ; what , they ask , are they to do ? wait and take whoever is left , as there will still be plenty to go around !\n[ falstaff is ] baffled , duped , treated like dirty linen , beaten , burnt , pricked , mocked , insulted , and , worst of all , repentant and didactic . it is horrible . it is almost enough to convince one that shakespeare himself could sanction the parody of ophelia in the two noble kinsmen . but it no more touches the real falstaff than ophelia is degraded by that parody .\nwhen the theaters were closed because of plague during much of 1593 - 1594 , shakespeare looked to nondramatic poetry for his support and wrote two narrative masterpieces , the seriocomic venus and adonis and the tragic rape of lucrece , for a wealthy patron , the earl of southampton . both poems carry the sophisticated techniques of elizabethan narrative verse to their highest point , drawing on the resources of renaissance mythological and symbolic traditions .\nthe origin of this bouleversement of nature appears to be lost in the mists of antiquity , but in these days of reform it seems a pity that some enterprising manager does not try the effect of a change , the spectacle of two girls indulging in endearments being entirely opposed to all manly ideas as to the fitness of things , and as unwelcome as the fitness of some of the things worn by its exponents .\nthough the audience knows by now that ford is a fool , ford does not see this . it is page who is the fool in ford ' s eyes . actually , ford calls page an\nass\nbecause\nhe will trust his wife ; he will not be jealous .\nsuch a twisted mind ford has , as he calls out valiantly , as if he were holding a sword in hand and were about to charge at an enemy :\ngod be prais ' d for my jealousy !\nford will use his weapon of jealousy to expose his wife , seek revenge on falstaff , and make page look like a fool . well , he will get two out of three , and that is not so bad . he will get his revenge on falstaff , in spite of himself . ford will do so , not by his merits but rather by the wits of his merry and faithful wife .\na final group of plays takes a turn in a new direction . pericles ( 1607 ) , cymbeline ( 1609 ) , the winter ' s tale ( 1611 ) , and the tempest ( 1611 ) have a unique power to move and are in the realm of the highest art . the tempest is the most popular and perhaps the finest of the group . in it prospero and his daughter are shipwrecked on an island inhabited by supernatural creatures . prospero rules the island with magic , but renounces ( gives up ) magic at the end . after the composition of the tempest shakespeare retired to stratford . he returned to london to compose henry viii and the two noble kinsmen in 1613 . neither seems to have fired his imagination . he died in stratford - upon - avon on april 23 , 1616 , at the age of fifty - two .\n. his proponents , the oxfordians , cited correspondences between events in his life and those in some of the plays , apparent similarities in the two men ' s language , and oxford ' s proven skills as a dramatist and poet . prominent among the many reasons to doubt de vere ' s authorship is the fact that he died in 1604 and that some of shakespeare ' s greatest works were written well after that date .\nshakespeare ' s work has continued to seem to each generation like its own most precious discovery . his value to his own age is suggested by the fact that two fellow actors performed the virtually unprecedented ( never done before ) act in 1623 of gathering his plays together and publishing them in the folio edition . without their efforts , since shakespeare was apparently not interested in publication , many of the plays would not have survived .\na 1977 feature story about bud in west hawaii today reads , \u201che took about six months to pull the band into good enough shape so that it could debut on kamehameha day in june . the band is unique in that it only plays music of the hawaiian royalty era , songs composed by or about members of the monarchy . however , before he could even start rehearsal , bud had to write down the songs , as many of them had never been recorded on paper . he would get people\u2014one of them popular oldtimer charles k . l . davis\u2014to sing a song and bud would write it down . he also had to dig through a lot of old books in which only the words of the songs were written and try to put two and two together . sometimes the tunes that were written were not recorded correctly , and nobody\u2019s sure exactly how every note goes . \u201d\njames ' s inability to cope with reality -\nborn to be the sport of fortune\nas he said - showed itself throughout . he confidently expected the irish to die for his attempt to rule in whitehall , not dublin . defeat at the boyne need not have been the end of it , but difficulty induced panic . as it transpired , james ' s agenda for ireland was well illustrated by his 1692 instructions for guiding the prince of wales on statecraft , for it was to be completely subordinated to english culture and polity . james was typical of many british monarchs in being held in thrall by his english kingdom without really understanding it - and without even want - ing to understand scotland and ireland .\nshakespeare produced many plays for the company . they include the comedies the taming of the shrew ( 1594 ) about the taming of an ill - tempered , scolding woman and a midsummer night ' s dream ( 1595 ) , in which fairies and magic potions in moonlit woods become entangled with young lovers who escape from a cruel society . these were followed by the merchant of venice ( 1596 ) , much ado about nothing ( 1598 ) , the merry wives of windsor ( 1599 ) , and as you like it ( 1600 ) .\nthe comic ending , when it destroys the men ' s fantasies of adultery and betrayal , cancels the sinister associations of female magic . the wives ' trick on the would - be cuckolder restores potency to the husband , ford , who , in the last lines of the play boasts to falstaff ,\nto master [ brook ] you yet shall hold your word , / for he to - night shall lie with mistress ford\n( v . v . 244 - 45 ) . like the merry wives , anne page uses her magical power of feminine deceit to render the unworthy suitors impotent and to ratify the power of her husband , fenton , who defends her because her trickery serves marriage :\nth ' offense is holy that she hath committed , / and this deceit loses the name of craft\n( v . v . 225 - 26 ) . the word\ncraft\ncombines both the meaning of\ntrick\nand its older meaning of\nwitchcraft\nto emphasize the magical quality of anne ' s female power , now , like the power of the merry wives , tamed to the uses of marriage ."]}
{"id": 116105, "summary": [{"text": "she wanted to marry a hero is a 1910 american silent short drama produced by the thanhouser company .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "elsie plush , an avid dime novel reader , comes to idolize the concept of a hero and rejected her plain boyfriend , george mild .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "she idolizes a series of men , only to have each ideal candidate be shattered a short time later by a series of incidents which highlight their flaws or weaknesses .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "in the end , elsie returns and accepts her boyfriend 's marriage proposal .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "released on april 29 , 1910 as split reel with the cigars his wife brought , the film was given favorable reviews and had advertisements for its showing until late 1912 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film is presumed lost . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "she wanted to marry a hero", "paragraphs": ["she viewed him as a conquering hero , her conquering hero but at their wedding reception , she saw a different face of her hero .\nshraddha also never planned to be an actress ; she wanted to be an astronaut ! she went to boston for further studies .\nanswer : unmarried men who wanted to marry penelope and thereby inherit her money and her realm . the husband of penelope became the king of ithaca .\nshe is very proud ,\nanswered king budli .\nshe will marry only a man of her own choosing .\nthat helps to explain why the government was so receptive to the plan for the princess to marry .\nafter college , my father wanted me to join the family business , but i didn ' t want that . i wanted to do something on my own , like open a travel agency .\na woman told gudrun ,\nyour dream means that you will marry a noble king .\ni will marry shraddha off after three years . i don ' t want her to be an older heroine or marry at 40 . i want her to marry at the peak of her career . but i will not force her .\njohn adams\u2019 daughter in 1785 dumped the charming rake royall tyler to marry a dashing military hero . she may well have regretted her choice , but her secretive nature prevents us from knowing .\nliliuokalani inspires many people . she is known as my hero because she never let people tell her what to do and she always put her kingdom before herself . it shows that she really cared for her kingdom and that she was willing to do anything to make it right . liliuokalani is my hero .\n' i will marry shraddha off after three years . i don ' t want her to be an older heroine or marry at 40 . i want her to marry at the peak of her career . but i will not force her . '\nbrowse , share , and add to our enormous collection of inspiring hero films .\nupon hearing her story , alf agreed to marry hjordis forthwith and to care for her unborn son .\ni got the title shakti kapoor : cradle snatcher . but she was too good so i decided to marry her .\nquestion : penelope plays the role of a \u201cpassive\u201d hero only because she merely hold of those who would marry her she does not do anything actively to restore order in her community . could you please give me some insight on this ?\nthe man asked if he wanted to be ferried across the fjord , to which sigmund answered ,\nyes .\nthis show highlights the struggle of a widowed mother , yumna ( samiya mumtaz ) and her two daughters , as they strive to make ends meet . a chance meeting reunites yumna with her long lost love , kamal ( faisal rehman ) , a man she wanted to marry in her youth . kamal sees her financial position and her deteriorating health and decides to marry her .\n5 . 3 . 3 : claudio reads the epitaph written for hero . the epitaph admits that though hero was slandered to her death , now that she\u2019s been cleared , her reputation will live on . claudio promises that he\u2019ll return every year to hero\u2019s grave and perform this ritual .\nshe survived the operation and returned to new york . the cancer returned , though , and she told her husband she wanted to die in her father\u2019s house . her wish was granted on aug . 15 , 1813 .\ni am sigurd , the son of sigmund ,\nanswered the hero .\n5 . 1 . 292 : claudio cries . he\u2019s really glad leonato is being so nice to him , and agrees to marry leonato\u2019s mystery niece , and also to go put an epitaph on hero\u2019s tomb this evening .\nshe was unshakeable in her desire to marry philip and mountbatten lobbied journalists and politicians , who\u2019d got wind of what was happening , to support the match .\n1 . 1 . 223 : claudio now chats with don pedro about his feelings for hero . he hears don pedro praise hero , and suggests that don pedro might be trying to draw him into loving hero , by not giving his honest opinion of the girl . still , claudio says he speaks his true thoughts when he says loves hero .\nthey had lunch the following day and musk told talulah , still a virgin at 22 , that he wanted to show her his rockets .\nanswer : she is referred to as constant penelope . she was intelligent and obviously a talented weaver .\nhi i am looking for 2 books : 1 . the hero has married the young heroine to and gets help from her father to rejuvenate his property , but they go their own way . after years the hero meets the heroine and the reunite . 2 . the hero is forced to marry the heroine blackmailed by her father with his kidnapped sister . later they come to know his sister was in the plan\nspeaking to the loose ladies , gemma said :\ni had my little dream come true . i wanted to marry him since i was 10 . i used to wish on my dougal birthday cake every year . i had a careers talk at school , ' what do you want to do when you leave school ? i don\u2019t need a a job i\u2019m going to marry gary numan ' - except he\u2019s in debt .\nand yet the image remains in the public imagination of a cornered monarch , a hostile government and a young woman forced to give up her war hero .\nfor 20 years , the my hero project has been using media to celebrate the best of humanity .\ngemma confessed that it had been her\ndream\nto marry the 70s and 80s pop icon since she was just 10 - years - old .\n5 . 4 . 62 : claudio\u2019s shocked when he sees hero again , and declares ,\nwoah , another hero !\nexcept he actually doesn\u2019t say\nwoah .\negeus a respected nobleman in theseus\u2019s court . egeus complains to theseus that his daughter , hermia , refuses to marry demetrius , egeus\u2019s choice for her . egeus\u2019s wish to control his daughter is quite severe\u2014he asks theseus to impose the death penalty on her if she refuses to marry demetrius . theseus , however , reduces the penalty for noncompliance from death to life as a nun .\n' my wife is 12 years younger than me . she was a child artiste . i got the title shakti kapoor : cradle snatcher . but she was too good so i decided to marry her . '\n4 . 1 . 23 : at his wedding day , claudio is a drama queen . rather than come right out with it and say hero is disloyal and he won\u2019t marry her , he questions everyone about whether they know any good reason why he shouldn\u2019t marry hero . he even asks leonato what he could possibly give in return for such a noble gift as leonato\u2019s daughter . claudio really hams it up here .\nbut after a while jayalalithaa found mgr overbearing and dominating . he started controlling all her activities including the clothes she wore . he even took control over her finances and she had to depend on his good mood for its release . she felt stifled and wanted to break free .\nsome time later king sigmund sought the hand in marriage of hjordis , a wise and beautiful princess , the daughter of king eylimi . lyngvi , another king , also wanted to marry hjordis , so her father let her choose between the two suitors .\n5 . 1 . 329 : claudio\u2019s all ,\ntonight i\u2019ll mourn with hero .\nin 1984 , she tried to call indira gandhi but she didn ' t take the call . she said , in the engagement , that she ' d be alive if she had taken her call .\nliliuokalani is an inspiration to many people because she wouldn ' t allow people to tell her what to do . when her parents wanted her to marry lunalilo , she told them no and married her true love , john o . dominis . she didn ' t want to marry someone who she wasn ' t in love with . she stands up for what she believes in no matter how bad the consequence is . she was imprisoned in the lolani palace and forced to sign abdication papers because she protested against both the united states and great britain . hawaii was officially annexed to the united states on august 12 , 1898 , but the republic continued to govern the islands under the authority of the president of the united states ( dnhs library 5 , 6 ) . she never let people tell her what to do especially when it came to her kingdom . she loved hawaii and she did whatever she could to keep it under her authority even if it meant having to go to prison .\nfurthermore , sigurd and gunnar learned that brynhild had sequestered herself in a castle behind a wall of flames , and that she would marry only the man who could ride to her through the flames .\ncompleted artwork should reflect thoughtful ideas to show how the selected hero demonstrates heroic action and creates positive social change .\nshraddha is short - tempered , but she keeps quiet when she is angry . she closes her door and locks herself in . even if she is sad , she doesn ' t react .\neveryone gathers inside the church to celebrate the wedding of claudio and hero . but when friar francis asks claudio whether he wishes to marry hero , claudio breaks into an outraged speech . he tells leonato that he sends hero back to leonato again , for though she seems outwardly pure and blushes with innocence , her outward features belie her inward corruption and that she is , in fact , an unchaste , unfaithful whore . the happy wedding transforms itself into a chaotic uproar . leonato and the shaken hero ask what claudio means . claudio tells leonato , in front of everyone in the church , that the night before claudio , don pedro , and don john watched hero \u201ctal [ k ] \u201d with a vile man at her window ( iv . i .\n2 . 1 . 167 : claudio asks don john for proof that don pedro loves hero , and is satisfied when don john asserts that he heard don pedro admit his love for hero .\nhello , everybody ! can you help ? i ' m looking for a book ; a friend of mine wanted it but she just vaguely described the plot .\na princess is sent to marry the enemy king , whom she had rejected when he was a prince .\nshe said she was betrayed by her court , i think . and it seems the king has a love - hate disposition towards her . also , i think her father dies at the beginning . hope you can help : d\n) . don pedro supports claudio\u2019s accusations , and they , together with don john , accuse hero of sexual looseness . leonato cries out in despair , asking for a dagger with which to commit suicide . the overwhelmed hero sinks to the ground , unconscious .\nhe wanted to cast me as the film ' s villain . but shukla saab did not know who had had an accident with feroz khan .\nshe replied ,\nwe are not destined to live together . i am a shield - maiden , and i must ride with warrior kings . you are destined to marry gudrun , the daughter of gjuki .\ngudrun replied ,\ni shall marry king atli only against my will . this union will bring only grief to all concerned !\na major clash occurred between the two when she refused to go with him to singapore . anandan narrated , ' she used to give solo dance performances and also prepare dance dramas . she had prepared a very ambitious dance drama named\ni cannot even describe how much course hero helped me this summer . it\u2019s truly become something i can always rely on and help me . in the end , i was not only able to survive summer classes , but i was able to thrive thanks to course hero .\na clue may come in a letter in the files , from the princess herself to eden in august 1955 . she says she will see townsend in october :\nit is only by seeing him in this way that i feel i can properly decide whether i can marry him or not .\nthis letter indicates perhaps that her determination to marry him was not quite as strong as has been believed .\nthe 150 greatest albums made by women enter the 2018 my hero songwriting contest ! deadline : may 1st .\n4 . 1 . 48 : claudio talks to leonato , who thinks maybe claudio believes hero is a \u2018round the way . leonato assumes that hero gave up her virginity to claudio , thinking of him as a husband already . claudio insists that this isn\u2019t the case , as he was completely honorable in his affections to her , like a brother to a sister , before they were wed .\nthe friar comes up with an unexpected plan : he suggests that hero\u2019s existence be concealed , and that leonato tell everyone she has died of shock and grief . when her accusers hear that an innocent woman has died , their anger will turn into regret , and they will start to remember what a virtuous lady hero was . if the accusation really is a trick , then perhaps the treachery will expose itself , and hero can return to the world . in the worst - case scenario , hero can later be taken off quietly and placed in a convent to become a nun . the grieving , confused leonato agrees to go along with the plan .\nsiddhant ' s first plan was to be a cricketer . he has played state level cricket and we thought he would join the indian team . then he told us he wanted to be an actor .\non the eve of her graduation , anne had confessed to her headmistress , \u2018i want to marry a hero , \u2019 but the reality showed up an awkward disparity in their characters . in one of their early conversations recorded in her diary , charles said to her , \u2018you want to write ! i want to do the things other people write about ! \u2019 at the time she had been excited , and wrote that charles had landed like a \u2018bomb\u2019 in the middle of her \u2018college - bred , forever - book - reading , introspective family . \u2019 but the appeal of his difference was equally a threat to the quiet intellectual life she believed she wanted . still , he dazzled her and she found she loved to fly . she put her doubts aside , and wrote with uncanny foresight to a friend , \u2018don\u2019t wish me happiness\u2026 wish me courage and strength and a sense of humour \u2013 i will need them all . \u2019\nvisitors , teachers , students , and my hero staff publish all kinds of stories , from inspirational essays about a close friend , to important global issues .\nshe was four years old when she began playing the piano . i never heard her sing in the house ever . i never knew she was such a good singer ; she sang galliyan ( ek villain ) like a professional .\nthe queen tells her sister chillingly that if she marries townsend she will no longer be a member of the family .\nliliuokalani is known as a hero because she always put her kingdom before herself . when her kingdom was being taken over by the american military , she did her best to gain more power to the monarchy . liliuokalani protested to both the united states and great britain , but to no avail . an attempt to restore the monarchy was quickly squelched , leading to liliuokalani ' s arrest and conviction on charges of treason ( dnhs library 13 ) . when she was in prison , she was basically stripped of her powers as a queen . liliuokalani is also known as a queen because she did a lot of community service when she was a queen . she loved to help her kingdom out when they were in desperate need of her . she is a very strong hero also because she didn ' t become depressed when many close people to her passed away . paki died in 1885 , king kamehameha died a year after liliuokalani ' s marriage , her former fiance lunalilo , and her brother died in 1891 . even though she only lasted as queen for only a year , she was still an inspiration to many people both in hawaii and out .\nsuddenly and unexpectedly , the friar steps in . a quiet observer to the whole proceeding , he has wisely determined from the expressions of shock he has seen on hero\u2019s face that she is not guilty of unfaithfulness . hero regains consciousness and insists that she is a virgin , that she has been entirely faithful to claudio , and that she has no idea what her accusers are talking about . the intelligent benedick realizes that if the accusation is a lie , it must originate with the troublemaking don john , who would happily trick these two to spoil their happiness .\n) . this man has also \u201c [ c ] onfessed\u201d to having had sexual encounters with hero many times before ( iv . i .\noddly enough libbey did not follow her own formula for her heroines and marry young . apparently her mother forbad her to marry and indeed libbey , whose her mother passed away in 1896 , did not marry until two years after . libbey was then 36 and married a brooklyn lawyer by the name of van mater stilwell . very little is known about her private life except that she had no children and kept a limited number of acquaintances . ( gold reports that in the two years he worked for her she only had one visitor during the day who wasn\u2019t a family member . ) her identity seemed centered on her work as a writer and she was eager to be known primarily in this capacity . even after her marriage , she insisted that she continued to be known to her public as laura jean libbey .\nanswer : she keeps her suitors competing with each other rather than allowing them to unite . she cannot defeat them so she keeps delaying them . she does not deny them but really gives them nothing but hope .\nbut when she met townsend in october , she , or he , decided against the marriage .\n7 . she went by many names . on her birth certificate she is norma jeane mortenson ; she was baptised norma jeane baker ; she modelled under the names jean norman and mona monroe ; her initial idea for a screen name was jean adair ; she signed into hotels as zelda zonk and into a psychiatric clinic as faye miller . she only legally changed her name to marilyn monroe in march 1956 , when she was already a star .\nhi i am looking for a book i read a while back . it ' s set during elizabethan era . where the hero & heroien are married as children . they meet again when the hero is sent by the queen to investigate rumours of unrest in the area . pleas help i want to read it again but am not able to remember the title .\ni shall marry you , or no other woman ,\nreplied sigurd . he then gave her a gold ring , and they swore their oaths anew .\nanswer : she was true to her husband in spite of compelling reasons to give him up . she managed to raise her son by her husband by herself and she kept his estate as well as anyone could . when her husband returned she was able to assist him in defeating his adversaries .\ni did a few films as a hero - - madine ki galiyan ( 1981 ) , zakhmee insaan and begunaah qaidi ( 1982 ) - - but they did not work .\n32 . writers loved her . jean - paul sartre wanted her to play the role of a hysterical patient in the film freud , for which he wrote the first draft of a screenplay ; she was truman capote\u2019s first choice for the part of holly golightly in breakfast at tiffany\u2019s .\nshe was loyal and devoted , and she knew how to put a man to the test . her proposal to test the wooers with the bow of odysseus gave odysseus the advantage that he needed .\nanswer : penelope does an excellent job of manipulating things to go her way . she has an excellent control of the powers normally available to a woman and she uses these powers to great effect .\nanswer : penelope was a constant goal to a wandering man . calypso was a wavering diversion for a man who was stuck .\n\u201cmy uncle dickie has ideas for me ; he thinks i should marry princess elizabeth , \u201d philip told the officer who noted the conversation .\nhim to return home to her . she was the daughter of icarius of sparta , brother of tyndareus . thus , she was the cousin of helen and clytemnestra . she bore only one son , telemachus , to odysseus .\n4 . 1 . 73 : after claudio\u2019s already made a big to - do about hero\u2019s guilt , he gives her the chance to defend herself , supposedly . he claims she\u2019s the only one who can stain her own virtue , and then he asks her who she was talking to out of her window the night before .\n1 . 1 . 162 : claudio talks with benedick about his new - found fascination with hero . claudio also introduces one of the central motifs in the play : the task of\nnoting\n( or looking on and making an observation about something ) . claudio asks if benedick\nnoted\nhero , and then goes on to gush about how he found hero to be a modest young lady . it\u2019s notable that in this conversation , claudio announces he thinks hero is the sweetest lady he ever saw , after he says he\u2019s noted her modesty . ( modesty seems pretty important to him ) .\nanswer : penelope is not a hero , rather she is a heroine . she was courageous and favored by the gods but her feats do not involve great strength or success in battle . rather she operated through careful manipulation of her situation . she lived at a time when customs were different from what they are today . the most difficult custom she had to deal with was the fact that her person was identified with the realm that her husband ruled . her husband was the king of the realm she was identified with . if her husband was beaten in battle she was obligated to marry the victor . if her husband died her new husband became the king of the realm . she may have had some choice as to who her husband might be , though there is some suggestion in the odyssey that when her husband died she would return to her father\u2019s household and he would determine the new husband .\nstarter wife : justine viewed musk as her conquering hero but at their wedding reception , she saw a different face . he pulled her close and told her , ' i am the alpha in this relationship '\naccording to the knowledgeable source , boniadi was incredulous that scientology would set her up . she was shocked , and she felt manipulated , but she was also flattered that tom cruise would have wanted to know so much about her and then shown up to meet her . given her iranian background , she sensed that this was possibly going to be an arranged marriage , particularly when wilhere allegedly told her , \u201cthis is mr . cruise . we can\u2019t let him down . \u201d\nhermia egeus\u2019s daughter . hermia is a beautiful young woman of athens , and both demetrius and lysander are in love with her . hermia defies her father\u2019s wish that she marry demetrius because she is in love with lysander . she is unusually strong - willed and independent\u2014refusing to comply even when theseus orders her to obey her father\u2014and resolved to elope with lysander . hermia is also the childhood friend of helena .\n4 . 1 . 100 : after hero simply says she didn\u2019t talk to anyone , don john and don pedro go off on long speeches about how she\u2019s a liar and a harlot . claudio wishes the girl farewell , and laments that she wasn\u2019t what seemed to be . finally , he claims he\u2019ll never look so gently on love again , and all beauty will become thoughts of harm .\n2 . 1 . 306 : claudio leaves it up to don pedro to clear everything up , and thankfully don pedro does . claudio says he is too overjoyed to speak , now that he\u2019s gotten hero . he says he gives himself over to her as much as she gives herself over to him .\nanswer : calypso symbolized oblivion . with calypso odysseus would live as an eternal nobody . penelope symbolized home . by returning to penelope odysseus would claim his eternal fame as a hero .\nsigmund returned home and drove out borghild . she died a short time afterward .\nhe told me he had recommended my name for a role in qurbani , but it was rejected because some idiot banged his car against feroz khan ' s car and he wanted that boy .\nanswer : she was loyal and devoted , and she knew how to put a man to the test . her proposal to test the wooers with the bow of odysseus gave odysseus the advantage that he needed .\nquestion : ok ! i really need to know what the assistant to the queen would be like . would she be considered a slave ? what kinds of tasks would she do for the queen ? what would she wear ? how old would she be ? would she have any liberties ? please help me . i need to make a fictional character and write about her and i want to do some queen\u2019s personal assistant .\nthe princess would have said :\ni have come to the conclusion that in all the circumstances the best course for me to follow is to marry p . t . and give up my rights to the succession\u2026\nthis formulation is not as romantic as an earlier one which read :\ni have come to the conclusion that it is necessary for my future happiness that i should marry p . t .\ngudrun made her way to denmark where she sojourned seven seasons at the hall of king half . there she wove a great tapestry depicting the deeds of sigurd .\nkoel wrote :\nhi i am looking for 2 books : 1 . the hero has married the young heroine to and gets help from her father to rejuvenate his property , but they go their own way . after years the hero meets the heroi . . .\n# 2 is the bride and the brute\nbrynhild explained :\nsigurd , the man whom i have chosen for a husband , will come to you . your mother grimhild will give him a magic potion which will bring grief to all of us . you will marry him , but quickly lose him . then you will marry king atli . afterward you will lose all your brothers , and in the end you will kill king atli .\nshe died in 1924 after complications from cancer surgery and was buried in greenwood cemetery in brooklyn , new york . unfortunately she left little behind beyond her novels . she seemed conscious of wishing to be remembered as a writer , as demonstrated through her installation of a grand headstone in greenwood cemetery before her death inscribed \u201claura jean libbey . \u201d though she hoped to be a celebrity , she protected information about her private life . ( she admitted in an interview that she enjoyed visiting her \u201cgrave\u201d and listening to what people said about her . )\n1 . 1 . 296 : claudio asks if leonato has any sons and then goes on to explain to don pedro that he\nlooked upon\nhero before they went to battle , but he was busy with the war , then . now , claudio says\nsoft and delicate\ndesires are taking the place of\nwar - thoughts .\nthe aforementioned desires are prompting him to think he loved hero before she went off to war .\n2 . 1 . 193 : benedick teases claudio about don pedro stealing hero , and claudio says that he hopes don pedro finds joy in hero . ( way to stand up for your girl , ace . ) as benedick continues to jest , claudio swoons around , and when he can\u2019t get benedick to go away , he simply leaves himself .\nborn in 1862 , she lived most of her life in brooklyn , new york . there are various accounts about exactly when she started writing , but they are all in agreement that she started very young\u2013around 20 years of age . although she received little formal education , she was a very astute business woman and negotiated favorable contracts which created enormous profits for herself . she reported that at one point she was earning $ 60 , 000 a year from her work . in addition to her novels , she also worked as an editor . from 1891 to 1894 she edited george munro\u2019s fashion bazaar . her financial records indicate that she received $ 10 , 400 a year for her editorial work .\ngrimhild knew that sigurd loved brynhild , but she thought it would be better if he were to marry her daughter gudrun . she prepared a magic drink for him , which caused him to forget his love for brynhild . sigurd stayed at this court for five seasons . he married gudrun , and swore an oath of brotherhood with her brothers .\nwhat she did was to declare that that she wanted to finish weaving the death shroud for her father - in - law so he would be buried properly when he died . this was a custom of the day . she was able to prolong the weaving of this shroud over three years by weaving during the day and unraveling at night . for his part her father - in - law remained alive . finally the wooers discovered her deception and they were angered . but she continued to keep them divided until her husband finally returned . what she finally agreed to was a contest involving her husband\u2019s bow . if a man could string the bow and shoot an arrow through the holes in ax heads that had been lined up she would marry the man . she devised this scheme because she had seen her husband do this many times . this scheme worked very well because none of the wooers could even string the bow . and when odysseus was given the bow he was able to slaughter the wooers with it .\nafter her husband left for the trojan war she waited for his return . after the war was over and he still did not return and no one new what happened to him so many thought he had died . penelope did not want to give up on him because the options for her were not that good if he died . in particular her son would have been deprived of any inheritance and might have been killed had he had to deal with a step - father . so she decided to maintain a status quo . what is plain is that she loved her husband and thought little of anyone else . she had some customs against her but she decided to use others that would favor her . the single men decided that her husband might be dead and that if he was dead and she married one of them he would be king . so they descended upon her house to try to woo her . this was a problem for penelope because she had to treat these men as guests according to the custom of the time . but for her part she was eager to point out that wooing had its own customs . she got them to compete with one another in various ways . on thing she did was to get them to give her gifts . she also seemed to flatter ones that were less dominant . then what they wanted was for her to make a decision as to who she favored . but what she is famous for is how she put this decision off .\nhippolyta the legendary queen of the amazons , engaged to marry theseus . although hippolyta is marrying theseus because he defeated her in combat , she does not act at all like an unwilling bride . theseus is very courtly in his manner toward hippolyta , and she is unfailingly deferential toward him .\nanswer : maternal enough to have given birth to a son and raised him to adulthood . but not so maternal as to have sex with every suitor who came through her door , so by the time she was forty she had only one child instead of a dozen .\ncalamity jane\u2019s fame grew even more in 1895 when she joined buffalo bill\u2019s wild west show performing sharpshooting skills astride a horse . for several years , she toured the midwest , bringing a commercialized version of the rip - roaring west to american audiences . the work was never steady , as she reputedly got drunk and disorderly throughout the tours . wherever she performed , she brought copies of her greatly exaggerated autobiography , which she sold to fans for pennies .\n5 . 1 . 251 : claudio says hero now appears in his mind\u2019s eye just as unstained as the first day he loved her .\nanswer : the suitors together would constitute a small army of 50 men . if penelope does anything to cause them to band together then they have the power to get their way . what she does causes them to stay divided and unable to force their will upon her . in this way she maintains some control over them . she cannot defeat them so she uses her resourses to prevent them from defeating her . she is not really passive , but rather is divisive .\nbrynhild had now returned to heimir ' s estate , and she stayed in a tower embroidering a tapestry that celebrated sigurd ' s noble deeds .\none night gudrun dreamed that she had a handsome hawk on her hand , a hawk with feathers of gold .\nbut she came back to elon because of ' the lack of viable alternatives ' .\n1 . 1 . 195 : claudio announces that though he\u2019d sworn against marriage in the past , he\u2019s willing to take back that oath now if hero will have him .\nbut just as anne had felt an unbearable difference in the way they mourned the loss of their son , so lindbergh\u2019s commitment to the america first movement on their return to the states in 1939 pushed his views to an extreme that she could not condone . anne buckled under the implications of their conflict . \u2018all the edens and halls are right , \u2019 she wrote in her diary . \u2018i can\u2019t bear it . \u2019 anne had wanted to marry a hero . now she was married to one , and he had heroically tried to defend their family and , as he thought , their country , and both events had ruined her idealisation of him . she did not know how to be non - compliant and independent from her husband , yet she deplored this point he had brought them to . she did not know how to tolerate her marriage and yet she could not leave it . and charles continued as he always did , strong , proud and utterly impervious to the feelings of others . the widespread condemnation of his views that swept the country seemed not to affect him at all , though anne was mortified . but from this point on , lindbergh disappeared from the public spotlight , and for once , the media were happy to let him go .\nshe then spoke about\nthe gump years\nwhere the couple enjoyed some tough times in their marriage which she compared to the hollywood film .\nbut tyler persisted and john adams eventually relented . by the spring of 1784 he won nabby ' s heart and the approval of her parents . the adams family expected them to marry .\n34 . veronica hamel , an actress , bought marilyn\u2019s house in 1972 . she claimed that when she was renovating the house she discovered an extensive system of wire - taps .\nnext she had to sit down and prepare a 20 - page , single - spaced essay on what she wanted and needed in her life in terms of a partner , family , and work to satisfy her goals and aspirations . once the paper was sent off for approval , accompanied by new photos showing dark hair and no braces , the knowledgeable source says , boniadi was presented with a confidentiality agreement , which she didn\u2019t even read to the end , though she was told that if she decided to leave without scientology\u2019s approval or \u201cmessed up\u201d in any way she would be declared an s . p . and shunned by every member of the organization , including her mother . \u201cthat\u2019s how important this project is , \u201d one official said . boniadi never received a copy of the agreement , according to the source , though she several times asked for one .\nafter doing many films as a villain , i signed bhagya vidhata where i played the hero again . it was directed by pahlaj nihalani ; sonam and neelam were the heroines .\nwhile out raiding , helgi came upon a woman named sigrun , who had been promised in marriage to a man named hodbrodd .\ni would sooner marry a young crow than hodbrodd ,\nsaid sigrun to helgi .\nfight him with your army , then take me home with you ,\nshe continued .\nthere is no king anywhere , whom i would prefer to you .\nanswer : with odysseus away penelope is in charge . if she gives in to one of the suitors then she will become subservient to him . she will no longer be able to protect her son who would probably be killed . as long as she entertains the suitors then they will stick to the customs of a guest and she will remain the host in charge . if she tried to throw them out they might organize and force her to do their will . she did not want to recognize odysseus because that would reveal him to his enemies . the suitors are potential , formidable army who have no benefit from the return of odysseus . if he is not already dead , they would do well to kill him . and she could not afford to recognize an imposter . an imposter could easily take over and harm her family . she had to test each claimaint carefully .\nrose is portrayed as a naive , simple - minded yokel . while this is largely true , there are occasionally other sides to her personality as well . she has a nasty competitive streak , which is featured prominently in a november 1985 episode involving a bowling tournament , and a january 1989 episode , in which she coaches a children ' s football team . she also stated that she once had to change schools because of a\nnasty field hockey incident .\nshe also shows a surprising skill in practical tasks , on one occasion putting in all new plumbing in the bathroom virtually single - handed .\nanswer : here is the section in the odyssey : \u201cshe ( penelope ) set up a great tambour frame in her room , and began to work on an enormous piece of fine needlework . \u2018sweet hearts , \u2019 said she , \u2018odysseus is indeed dead , still do not press me to marry again immediately , wait\u2013for i would not have skill in needlework perish unrecorded\u2013till i have completed a pall for the hero laertes , to be in readiness against the time when death shall take him . he is very rich , and the women of the place will talk if he is laid out without a pall . \u2019\n\u2022 why did we not see the face of the man sookie ended up with ? \u201cthe idea was that we wanted bill to be correct when he said that sookie could have a normal life , the twist , of course , being that sookie chose to keep her power and specialness and persevere\u2014despite his belief that she couldn\u2019t be okay without giving up her powers , \u201d buckner says . \u201ccharlaine [ harris ] took a lot of abuse for choosing sam [ in the novels ] . we felt like it was irrelevant , honestly , who sookie wound up with . what we wanted to know was that she was happy and living the life that she wanted to lead , and to introduce some other stranger in the last five minutes of the finale wouldn\u2019t have made a lot of sense . so we made a choice it\u2019s everyman , it doesn\u2019t matter . so we didn\u2019t have a version where we revealed him . i mean , we basically cast the man with the best arms from our stunt crew . \u201d his name is tim eulich , trivia buffs .\nnabby discovered a small lump on her breast , which turned out to be an aggressive form of breast cancer . in 1811 she returned to boston and had a mastectomy without anesthetic .\nthe ability to access any university\u2019s resources through course hero proved invaluable in my case . i was behind on tulane coursework and actually used ucla\u2019s materials to help me move forward and get everything together on time .\n44 . she only owned one home by herself : the house she died in at 12305 fifth helena drive , brentwood .\n45 . when she met nikita khrushchev , they discussed the brothers karamazov . she dreamed of playing the part of grushenka in a film of the book .\nshe could have been disgusted with her as her steward was , but instead she felt helen had been a victim of the deities whims and not responsible .\nhowever , she would have to renounce her rights of succession and those of her children .\nsara jane moore gained national notoriety in 1975 , when she attempted to assassinate president gerald ford outside a san francisco hotel .\n5 . 4 . 85 : claudio doesn\u2019t say another word about this whole marriage affair , never mind a\nsorry i killed you that one time , hero .\ninstead , he teases benedick by revealing a paper he found with a love poem from benedick to beatrice .\nwhat is a r rahman doing at a dubai mall ? reader talib sends us a picture .\nafter he came back , i felt he was not completely ready . i was working with priyadarshan and requested him to take siddhant as his assistant . he worked as an assistant on five films . people thought he wanted to be a director , but he was training for acting .\n1 . 1 . 312 : claudio worries that his love for hero might seem too sudden , and wishes he could put a better face on it by talking about it for longer .\nlysander a young nobleman of athens in love with hermia . although hermia\u2019s father refuses to let her marry lysander , lysander believes that love must conquer all obstacles , so he persuades hermia to run away from her home and family with him , into the forest .\n3 . 2 . 123 : without any real investigation , claudio comes to the passionate conclusion that if he sees anything at hero\u2019s window that suggests he shouldn\u2019t marry the girl , he\u2019ll disgrace her in front of the whole congregation gathered to see them wed . ( it\u2019s not the most sensitive plan , but claudio\u2019s pride is wounded at the suggestion that his girl could be unfaithful . )\nsigny knew a sorceress , skilled in all magic arts . she said to the sorceress ,\ni want the two of us to exchange shapes .\n38 . she was athletic . as a young married woman on catalina island in the early forties , she studied weightlifting with a former olympic champion named howard corrington . she later went tandem surfing with a boyfriend , tommy zahn , balancing on his shoulders as they cut through the waves .\nshe felt like a trophy wife with her team of nannies taking care of their five children .\nmy hero project seeks unique works of art by professional and student artists that celebrate the lives and courageous acts of heroes who work to promote change by positively affecting others and their communities .\ngudrun went to brynhild and told about her dreams .\ni dreamed ,\nshe related\nthat a group of us came upon a beautiful stag with golden hair . everyone wanted to catch it , and i succeeded in doing so . but just as i took hold of it , you killed it . then you gave me a wolf ' s cub , and it spattered me with the blood of my brothers .\nthey met up again in beverly hills several weeks later and lying in bed together at the peninsula hotel , he asked her to marry him . he didn ' t have a ring so he suggested they shake on it and they did .\nshe felt she was treated like ' an arm ornament and couldn ' t possibly have anything interesting to say ' . elon had no respect for her writing .\nalthough rose had known she was adopted since she was a little girl , she did not know the identity of her birth parents ( and had come to believe that bob hope was her father ) until september 1990 , when her birth father was a patient in the hospital at which she volunteered . although she was initially angry with her father for never wanting to meet her , she quickly forgave him . like most of the main characters\u2019 relatives , rose\u2019s birth father was never again seen nor mentioned on the show .\nfinally , boniadi broke down and told an inquiring friend why she was weeping all the time . according to the knowledgeable source , the friend promptly wrote up a 10 - page \u201cknowledge report\u201d on her , and for more than two months boniadi\u2019s punishment was to scrub toilets with a toothbrush on her hands and knees , clean bathroom tiles with acid , and dig ditches in the middle of the night . she was also harangued for hours and made to confess what a horrible human being she was . after that she was sent out to hawk l . ron hubbard\u2019s dianetics book on street corners , a job she continued to do when she was finally allowed to return to l . a . ( a scientology spokesperson responds : \u201cthe church does not \u2018punish\u2019 people , especially in [ that ] manner . \u201d )\n4 . 1 . 56 : when hero tries to defend herself , claudio insists that what she seemed to be doesn\u2019t matter . he declares he thought of her like diana , goddess of the virgins , when actually was like venus , goddess of the not - at - all virgins ."]}
{"id": 116110, "summary": [{"text": "qayamat se qayamat tak ( from doom till doom ) , also known by the initialism qsqt , is a 1988 indian hindi-language romantic drama film directed by mansoor khan .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "written and produced by nasir hussain , the film is an adaptation of romeo and juliet by william shakespeare .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars aamir khan and juhi chawla in the lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was released on 29 april 1988 to critical acclaim , and was a major success , turning khan and chawla into hugely popular stars .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "composed by anand-milind , the soundtrack of the film was equally successful and popular .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "indiatimes movies ranks the movie amongst the \" top 25 must see bollywood films \" .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "it won the national film award for best popular film providing wholesome entertainment , and eight filmfare awards from eleven nominations including best film , and best director for mansoor khan . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "qayamat se qayamat tak", "paragraphs": ["delhi belly , qayamat se qayamat tak , jaane tu . . . ya jaane na\nqayamat se qayamat tak\n; 1988 . urltoken ( accessed 09 jul 2018 )\nthe original song from ' qayamat se qayamat tak ' featured aamir khan and juhi chawla .\nqayamat se qayamat tak man mansoor khan . . . - the telegraph - t2 | facebook\nlet ' s watch qayamat se qayamat tak again . . . blame it on juhi chawla .\nhey ram , munna bhai m . b . b . s . , qayamat se qayamat tak\nt here ' s a funny story behind how i watched qayamat se qayamat tak for the first time .\nqayamat se qayamat tak attained a cult status , its songs are also been termed as all time classics .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie qayamat se qayamat tak ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of qayamat se qayamat tak ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthis cast list of who was in qayamat se qayamat tak includes both lead and minor roles . ( 21 items )\nactor imran khan was in tears to see his uncle aamir khan die in the final scenes of qayamat se qayamat tak .\nqayamat se qayamat tak cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of qayamat se qayamat tak actors includes any qayamat se qayamat tak actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each qayamat se qayamat tak actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of qayamat se qayamat tak have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nqayamat se qayamat tak is a beautiful , evergreen movie made in 1988 and it\u2019s the debut of two huge stars\u2014aamir khan and juhi chawla .\nqayamat se qayamat tak ' s music made melodious tunes once again popular over the 80 ' s trend of disco and break dance influenced soundtracks .\nso this , ladies and gentlemen , is the extent of effort that went in for me to catch my first viewing of qayamat se qayamat tak .\nplaylists containing 01 . aye mere humsafar ( qayamat se qayamat tak ) remix dj mayur and dj abhishek ( dj h . a . m . p )\nusers who like 01 . aye mere humsafar ( qayamat se qayamat tak ) remix dj mayur and dj abhishek ( dj h . a . m . p )\nusers who reposted 01 . aye mere humsafar ( qayamat se qayamat tak ) remix dj mayur and dj abhishek ( dj h . a . m . p )\nmore tracks like 01 . aye mere humsafar ( qayamat se qayamat tak ) remix dj mayur and dj abhishek ( dj h . a . m . p )\n01 . aye mere humsafar ( qayamat se qayamat tak ) remix dj mayur and dj abhishek ( dj h . a . m . p ) by dj mayur ( hamp production )\nqayamat se qayamat tak sometimes called qsqt has a romantic storyline , and young actors shifted the momentum away from the violent and aging ethos that were prevalent in the films at the time .\naamir khan fans managed to surprise mr perfectionist by voting for qayamat se qayamat tak as their favourite ak film . the actor spoke to bollywoodlife and here ' s what he said . . .\nwaving aside plans of remaking the iconic qayamat se qayamat tak ( qsqt ) , the film ' s leading lady juhi chawla said she and aamir\nwill do it again\nif a remake is done .\n01 . aye mere humsafar ( qayamat se qayamat tak ) remix dj mayur and dj abhishek ( dj h . a . m . p ) by dj mayur ( hamp production ) playlists - listen to music\nbollywood superstar aamir khan completed threw a reunion party for friends and the entire cast of his breakthrough film qayamat se qayamat tak , which completed 25 years on april 29 . for more bollywood hidden truth ! urltoken subscribe at urltoken\non april 23 , 1988 , famous filmmaker nasir hussain\u2019s production qayamat se qayamat tak ( qsqt ) released in a rather low - key manner . it launched his now - famous nephew , aamir khan into the world of cine\nthe film was actor aamir khan\u2019s first major hit after a series of flops . his debut qayamat se qayamat tak ( 1988 ) was a huge hit , but then he faced a series of flops like love love love , awwal number and tum mere ho .\nstill a primary school student when qayamat se qayamat tak came out , it ' s incredible how affectionate i continue to feel towards this film , which released on this day , april 29 , 25 years ago . it ' s like that line , ' humpar aapka bahut acha impression pada hai . '\nmansoor has directed only four films in the last 20 years - - qayamat se qayamat tak , jo jeeta woh sikandar , akele hum akele tum [ images ] and josh . after that , he disappeared from the film industry , and settled down to a life of farming in coonoor , tamil nadu .\nthe film qayamat se qayamat tak ( 1988 ) doesn\u2019t need any introduction . an important landmark in popular hindi cinema history , it will be forever cherished for gifting us two heartthrobs : aamir khan and juhi chawla . needless to say that mansoor khan , too , emerged as a directorial force to reckon with . the film that revived hindi cinema \u2014 qayamat se qayamat tak ( harper collins ) , authored by gautam chintamani , offers an in - depth look at the way the film impacted hindi cinema and explores the journey that both aamir khan and juhi chawla embarked upon following the release of the film . excerpts from an interview with the author .\nyou went to iit , then dropped out ; went to usa for further studies and then dropped out of that as well . then , you made your first film , qayamat se qayamat tak and then after josh in 2000 , you disappeared and took up farming . why do you keep moving on one thing to another ?\nas mansoor khan\u2019s timeless romantic film turns 27 today , i bring you a list of 5 reasons for why i think qayamat se qayamat tak is a cult classicwilliam shakespeare\u2019s tragic play on two lovers , romeo and juliet , has been revisited umpteen number of times by filmmakers across the world . but there was something special [ \u2026 ]\nfilmmaker mansoor khan says the film \u201cqayamat se qayamat tak\u201d was supposed to initially have a happy ending but looking at the drift of the film , he gave it a sad climax . directed by mansoor , written and produced by his father nasir hussain , the film released in 1988 . it was a blockbuster which catapulted aamir [ \u2026 ]\nabhishek bachchan sings the new version of ' aye mere humsafar ' in umesh shukla ' s ' all is well ' . the original song from ' qayamat se qayamat tak ' featured aamir khan and juhi chawla . the new song features asin , rishi kapoor and supriya pathak along with bachchan . the new version has been sung by mithoon and tulsi kumar .\nmaybe it\u2019s the fault of films like qayamat se qayamat tak that we expected so much out of love and loved ones . but for some reason , i still want to believe in it ! that\u2019s what\u2019s so great about everlasting romantic films\u2014whether it\u2019s qayamat se qayamat tak , dilwale dulhaniye le jayenge or hum aapka hain koun . even though we now it\u2019s not very realistic , we don\u2019t lose our faith and hope on love . these films keep us hoping and dreaming that one day , maybe one day , it will also happen to us . i guess this is the one thing that humans never lose hope on\u2014love ! and this is why good films on love become iconic and make us want to watch them over and over again .\nmansoor khan ' s directorial debut qayamat se qayamat tak released 25 years ago today , april 29 , with then upcoming actors aamir khan and juhi chawla , starring in their first major roles . fondly referred to as qsqt by cinephiles , the film went on to create box office history and catapulted the lead actors to superstardom overnight . sukanya verma revisits the magical film .\nbut he reappeared , with further grooming and more confidence in the 1988 hit qayamat se qayamat tak , a cult film on unrequited young love . he has had many set backs but the actor has transformed from a tongue - tied romantic hero of films such as love love love and dil to an intense character in socially relevant films such as taare zamin par and 3 idiots .\nthe chirpy actress makes tons of cute faces and delivers various flirtatious lines in her sing - song style - - dettol wali koi chhot nahi / humari shaan mein kuch aur kehna chahein toh hum sunne ke liye taiyaar hain - - says , ' qayamat se qayamat tak was like a college play . we would rehearse , laugh , play , shoot - - it was wonderful . '\ntwenty - five years ago , when qayamat se qayamat tak ( qsqt ) was first released , i didn\u2019t see it in the grandeur of a cinema hall . as an eight - year - old movie addict , marinating in a healthy mix of jeetendra - sridevi potboilers and conan the barbarian films , i was indifferent to the beguiling charms of a chocolate boy man romancing a somewhat dumpy girl .\nimran khan , faisal khan , aamir khan , juhi chawla , mansoon khan , junaid khan , reena , avantika khan , alka yagnik , udit narayan , shehzad khan and other cast and crew of the blockbuster movie qayamat se qayamat tak re unite on the movie ' s 25th anniversary . for daily updates and fun stuff subscribe - urltoken join us on facebook - urltoken send us a tweet - urltoken\nindian film has pulled from the same story for many years .\nromeo and juliet\nis a dozen hindi films and by and large they have all been successful . take\nqayamat se qayamat tak\nas a break out film in the late 80 ' s and\nishqzaade\nin this decade . both heavily influenced by the shakespearean tragedy . both successful , both relatable to their audience of the time .\nsahrukh is not hit uski film hit hoti he . uski sari hit film dekh lo unke director ke vajeh se hit hue he weh sirf y chopra , karan johar , ke camp se hi safe he .\nhussain ' s last couple of films had bombed badly and the success of qayamat se qayamat tak ( which would go on to become one of the first movies - - at least in my memory - - to be addressed by its abbreviated title , qsqt followed by the likes of mpk , jjws , ddlj , k3g , etc ) was imperative . as luck would have it , it became a huge blockbuster and turned its leading duo into overnight sensations .\ni saw this film for the first time ever just a few weeks ago and i regret not seeing it before . how i got the idea to see the film is funny . i got the idea from aiyyaa . in aiyyaa , rani\u2019s character dreamt of herself in different iconic bollywood songs . one of the songs was gazab ka hain din , a song picturized on juhi from qayamat se qayamat tak . when i saw that , i decided that i have to see this film .\np erhaps the only thing i didn ' t like ( even then ) is the unexpected , distressing end . okay , so maybe the grandiose twins in its title qayamat se qayamat tak makes its intention quite obvious . but as a kid , i had a hard time believing it actually happened . as an adult , i deem it , like jai ' s death ( in sholay ) , plain unnecessary and almost always skip the last 10 minutes . such denial doesn ' t hurt .\nqayamat se qayamat tak or qsqt ( from doom to doom ) is a 1988 indian romantic drama film written by nasir hussain and directed by his son mansoor khan . the film ' s plot hints to be inspired by shakespeare ' s romeo and juliet . the film starred hussain ' s nephew , aamir khan , along with juhi chawla in their first major roles . upon release , the movie was a major success and was declared blockbuster at the boxoffice and shot its leading stars to fame overnight .\nqayamat se qayamat tak or qsqt ( from doom to doom ) is a 1988 indian bollywood romantic drama film written by nasir hussain and directed by his son mansoor khan . the film ' s plot hints to be inspired by shakespeare ' s romeo and juliet . the film starred hussain ' s nephew , aamir khan , along with juhi chawla in their first major roles . upon release , the movie was a major success and was declared a blockbuster at the boxoffice and shot its leading stars to fame overnight .\nking sirf aik hi hai wo hai srk . ye film chalane k liye pent tak utar deta hai amir dekhte hain ye kitna kamata hai\nit was their father\u2019s bhojpuri innings that also gave qayamat se qayamat tak its playback singers in the form of udit narayan and alka yagnik . udit narayan had come to bombay in the late 1970s and was on the verge of giving up on his dream of becoming a playback singer when the faint possibility of mansoor\u2019s future project inspired him to hang on . mansoor was also clear about using a new set of voices for both aamir and juhi as opposed to the established ones and even though abhijeet was discussed as an option in the end mansoor opted for udit narayan .\nback in the year 1988 , a young boy with dreams in his eyes , made his debut in bollywood . that boy is none other than aamir khan and the movie is qayamat se qayamat tak . he started his acting career with this movie opposite yet another promising star \u2013 juhi chawla . of course , this movie went on to being a hit movie and loved by the audience . today , this movie finished 27 years ! damn ! i feel old now . to celebrate the glorious 27 years , we compiled the images of the star cast then and now .\nenjoy the all hit songs from the movie\nqayamat se qayamat tak\nstarring aamir khan , juhi chawla and this movie is directed by mansoor khan and music is composed by anand - milind and music on t - series . songs details : * song : papa kehte hain singer : udit narayan * song : aye mere humsafar singer : udit narayan , alka yagnik * song : gazab ka hain din singer : udit narayan , alka yagnik * song : akele hain to kya gam hain singer : udit narayan , alka yagnik * song : kahe sataye singer : alka yagnik\n: when raj and rashmi were going back to dehli , rashmi says\ntum dilli mein hum se milo ge naa ! agar na milna ho to milne ka vaada hi kar do , kam se kam hamein tuhara intezar to rahega\nand two tears come out of her eyes .\nsales of records and listeners votes decided which song made it to the top . the first sar taj geet was \u2018yeh zindagi usiki hai\u2019 ( anarkali ) sung by lata mangeshkar . the year raju was born it was \u2018hai apna dil to awaara\u2019 ( solva saal ) sung by hemant kumar . the year i was born it was \u2018teri pyari pyari surat ko\u2019 ( sasural ) , sung by mohammed rafi . in 1988 , when it was still binaca geetmala from radio ceylon , the top song was \u2018papa kehte hain\u2019 ( qayamat se qayamat tak ) sung by udit narayan . that was also the year my son was born .\nit\u2019s not that qayamat se qayamat tak was the most relevant love story . before qsqt , we had love story and ek duje ke liye , which were very successful love stories on celluloid . but what attracted qsqt most to the audience was that the teenagers could relate to the movie . may be it was aamir\u2019s chocolate boy looks or juhi\u2019s chirpiness and how their innocent love blossomed against the background of their brutal family feud ( romeo and juliet , anyone ? ) \u2013 these were the few factors that endeared the movie to the young viewers . and the songs of course , just what to say about them\u2026absolutely timeless !\nrashmi : when raj and rashmi were going back to dehli , rashmi says\ntum dilli mein hum se milo ge naa ! agar na milna ho to milne ka vaada hi kar do , kam se kam hamein tuhara intezar to rahega\nand two tears come out of her eyes . see more \u00bb\nno wonder , this was one opportunity that i didn\u2019t want to let go . as an 11 year old school kid who was mesmerized by the music that played along the film and the tragic ending that sunk my heart even as a child , i vividly remember wondering who were these two new faces \u2013 aamir khan and juhi chawla . well , it is these very facets i . e . a newcomer cast , music and the tragic ending that made qayamat se qayamat tak a film that turned out to be ultra - popular amongst one and all . this was also perhaps one of the first instances of a film earning an acronym for itself .\na couple of years ago , author gautam chintamani had come up with a fabulous book \u2013 the loneliness of being rajesh khanna \u2013 dark star . the book , in one word , was \u2018brilliant\u2019 . it had thrown open so many facets of rajesh khanna\u2019s personal and professional life that it was tough to put it down . hence , when i realized that the author had now come up with another book , this time around qayamat se qayamat tak , i really wanted to check out what he had to offer . unlike many other classics from the past , the mansoor khan directed film hasn\u2019t been dissected to a great extent . yes , it has been spoken about , but not analysed !\naamir ko aamir nahi aamir sir bolo pehle srk fans , phir respect se baat karo aamir sir ke bare me . he is the only rular of bollywood . samjhe .\nthis film is truly remarkable , a love story which catches the essence of romeo and juliet , raj - aamir khan falls in love with the daughter of a rival family reshmi - juhi chawla , their love for each other means more bloodshed . their fathers despise each other and do not want this relationship but raj and reshmi are both determined and do not listen to their fathers , an emotional story , lovely songs - especially aye mere humsifar - this film will go down in history of indian movies . an epic tale , which leads to the ultimate conclusion - but raj and reshmi are finally together . lets let the sun go down and begin another journey - qayamat se qayamat tak - a tragic and epic tale of two lovers brought together by fate . a must see\neveryone knows that aamir had played a child actor in yaadon ki baarat . ashutosh gowariker paid tribute to this fact , when he inserted a scene from the movie in swades , where aamir as a child so innocently sang the title song . but many think qayamat se qayamat tak was actually aamir\u2019s adult debut \u2013 which is wrong . aamir had , in fact , played the role of a rebellious college student in ketan mehta\u2019s hard hitting drama , holi , which incidentally also starred ashutosh . before that , he also made a 40 - 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milind approached the musicians that made a huge difference to the songs of the film . the duo had their favourite set of musicians contributing to the score and this list included some of the best in the trade such as kawas lord , homi mullan ( percussion ) , viju shah ( keyboards ) , shayam raj ( sporano sax ) , raju singh and sunil kaushik ( electric guitar ) ( electric guitar ) , tony vaz and ramesh iyer ( bass ) and dubey ( dholak ) . with the advent of synthesised sounds in the mid 1980s and the general decay in the quality of music most of these musicians rarely got a score that would push the envelope but here they knew that they were on to something . but the enduring impact that qayamat se qayamat tak\u2019s music would have on hindi cinema was still some distance away .\nproduced by the man behind dazzling entertainers like tumsa nahi dekha , teesri manzil , yaadon ki baarat , hum kisise kum nahin - - nasir hussain , qayamat se . . . , directed by his son mansoor , worked as a clutter - breaker during a time bollywood reeked of action and revenge , re - launching the career of two previously unnoticed actors - - nephew aamir khan ( in ketan mehta ' s holi ) and juhi chawla ( mukul s anand ' s sultanat ) .\n(\nfrom judgment day to judgment day\n- - qayamat is a persian word denoting the islamic concept of the final judgment or doomsday . ) 1988 , hindi , 155 minutes . directed by mansoor khan . lyrics by majrooh sultanpuri . music by anand milind .\n{\nsource\n: 3 ,\nsource _ id\n:\n3467363\n,\nobject _ type\n:\nplaylist\n,\nchanneltype\n:\nplaylist\n,\nid\n:\n3467363\n,\nstatus\n:\n0\n,\ntitle\n:\nqayamat se qayamat tak\n,\ntrackcount\n: 6 ,\ntrack _ ids\n:\n837 , 838 , 839 , 840 , 841 , 842\n,\nobjtype\n: 3 ,\nshare _ url\n:\n\\ / playlist \\ / hashmi - latif - qayamatseqayamattak\n,\nalbumartwork\n:\nhttps : \\ / \\ / a10 . gaanacdn . com \\ / \\ / images \\ / playlists \\ / 63 \\ / 3467363 \\ / 3467363 . jpg\n,\ncreatedby\n:\ngaana user\n,\nuserurl\n:\n\\ / yourzone \\ / hashmi - latif\n,\ncreated _ on\n:\nmay 15 , 2015\n,\nmodifydate\n:\nmay 15 , 2015\n,\nnum _ tracks\n: 6 }\npapa kehte hain - 00 : 14 akele hain to kya gam hain - 06 : 20 kahe sataye - 10 : 58 gazab ka hain din - 12 : 30 aye mere humsafar - 16 : 53 enjoy the full video songs from the movie\nqayamat se qayamat tak\nstarring aamir khan , juhi chawla and this movie is directed by mansoor khan and music is composed by anand - milind and music on t - series . songs details : * song : papa kehte hain singer : udit narayan * song : akele hain to kya gam hain singer : udit narayan , alka yagnik * song : kahe sataye singer : alka yagnik * song : gazab ka hain din singer : udit narayan , alka yagnik * song : aye mere humsafar singer : udit narayan , alka yagnik for latest updates : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - subscribe us here : urltoken\nif you like the video , don ' t forget to share and leave your comments\nvisit our channel for more videos : urltoken\nthe signs might have been there but most in the industry weren\u2019t able to fathom the manner in which the music of qayamat se qayamat tak would ultimately end up signaling a return to melody . as the film underwent a long period of endless trial shows with distributors expressing their doubts about the film\u2019s potential at the box - office , the lukewarm response to the film\u2019s music ended up being a common factor of doubt across the array of prospective buyers . they questioned the ending , debated over the title but simply couldn\u2019t get over the music which most felt was poor when compared to typical nasir hussain productions . this was still a time when a distributor\u2019s word could seal the fate of films and although nasir hussain was still a revered figure , a film from his banner with what they called thanda or lukewarm music was an anomaly too conspicuous to ignore . in spite of some air time on radio and an official launch by rishi kapoor , the music was still to hit the bull\u2019s eye but it was one of the trials that a close friend of nasir hussain finally saw what the world was yet to witness . shammi kapoor and nasir husain were close friends and the star whose career was practically resurrected by the filmmaker told him that no one could stop the film or its music . but the biggest compliment that the music got was from the man who could have been the one composing it .\nat the time when the music of qayamat se qayamat tak was being created the format of recording was also undergoing a transition from mono to stereo and this was one of the first few films with stereophonic sound . while recording on multi - tracks gave the music director the freedom to record the song and music separately , the singer still had to sing the full song as option of plugging in a part or cutting and pasting portions or even effects such as pitch - correction were a few years away . most of the songs were recorded over a couple of days with the rhythm and strings on one and the vocals on the second day . in some cases such as gazab ka hai din the entire song was recorded in a single day . while anand - milind , mansoor and nasir hussain were on the same page for most of the recording the only time the three differed was during the recording of the lullaby kahe sataye . milind often wonders that the tune wasn\u2019t done justice to keeping the short duration of the song in mind . \u201cit was such a sweet melody and i wanted to record a full song , \u201d recalls the younger brother but anand is quick to add that nasir sahab wanted to keep it as is . mansoor , on the other hand , remembers his father toying with the idea of a song but he wanted to go a step ahead and keep a threadbare version with just alka yagnik humming the song without any music . interestingly this is one of his favourite things about the film , which ironically enough is also one of the few things he regrets not doing right and given half a chance this would perhaps be the only thing he\u2019d like to change about the film .\net me unravel an absolutely delightful kannada track , endendu ninnanu , that anand milind ripped off oh - so - blatantly to compose their 1992 track , ' bin tere kuchh bhi ' from the govinda starrer , ' jaan se pyaara ' . the original is by the composer duo rajan nagendra , one of the most talented composers from karnataka and was featured in the 1974 rajkumar starrer , ' eradu kanasu ' .\nto phir amir fans kyun ro rahe ho . pata chal jayega saal ke end mein . amir chun chun ke script lekar film banata hai . with out which is he is useless . srk fans hokar bhi kehta hoon ce 3idiots se acha na hokar bhi use phad diya . bachu samjha srk king hai . 3idiots didn\u2019t face any movies for 3weeks but ce faced so much movies every week . that\u2019s the value of urltoken thing srk does that amir can never do is to enter and win billions of heart . he is the hero of billions of hearts not for you mindless amir fans .\nfor regular itwofs visitors not familiar with kannada film music . . . does the names rajan nagendra ring a bell ? check out nadeem shravan page , listing no . 28 ! the plot of ' jaan se pyaara ' was a lift too . from the 1985 jackie chan - samo hung starrer , ' long de xin ' ( called ' heart of the dragon ' in its english release ) . samo hung plays jackie chan ' s mentally retarded brother , while govinda perhaps insisted on playing both the roles himself . . . these indian heroes and their fetish for double roles . . . !\nback then , the local grocery shop sold something known as jolly sweets - - something along the lines of willie wonka ' s golden tickets concealed in a candy wrapper . only instead of a trip to chocolate factory , the coupon would get us a free postcard of qsqt ( or shahenshah and later maine pyaar kiya ) . i accumulated an entire stack of its postcards . when i met juhi to interview her role as producer with phir bhi dil hai hindustani and to compile a list of her pick of the best - looking actors in hindi cinema , i lightly mentioned how her pigtails were a huge hit among schoolgirls when qsqt came out and how i hated not being part of the ' thing ' since i had a boy cut . her response was a giggle mixed in disbelief and delight . she ' ll probably react the same way if i tell her how even after 25 years , ' mazaa aa raha hai , kasam se . '\nbut it has been worked upon so well that its really hard to say that its inspired ! very unanand - milindlike ! there is such a huge difference between the two but there are a few give - aways too . to start with , the original is neil diamond ' s ' play me ' . in the hindi song there is a slight twist which the singer gives in the second line ( gazab ka hai din is sung normally , while the second line ' yeah deewanapan ' has a mild twist in the word deewanapan ! ) . play me has a similar twist in line 2 - ' i one day woke up to find ' , the twist at the word ' to find ' ( listen to this part from 00 : 24 : 0 ) . also , the ' tum ho akele , hum bhi akele , maza aa raha hai , kasam se ' is almost exactly there in the english number - listen from point 01 : 10 : 0 onwards !\nlol , naya karta hai . har aamir fans ka common dialogue hai . jab kam films kiya ho , jyaada flops ho , to yahi baat to bolna padega na . haan naya kiya aamir pehle cheapest south remake karke jisko sallu , akki follow kar rahein hain . waah ! kya class hain amir ka ! aur iska fans bol rahein hain ce crap hain . jab ghajini dekhi thi tabhi tumhari class kahan gayi thi ? jab 90\u2019s ki most romantic story flop ho gayi to amir sahab soche ye sab nahi hoga abhi desh bhakti movie nikalte hain kise pata kab hit ho jaye , uske baad kya ghanta different kiya amir . jab 3idiots success hui to talash kyun nahi hui ? abhi tak ek bhi real villain wala movie nahi kar paya amir . see srk\u2019s different roles in movies cdi , swades , mnik , don , rnbdj , ra one , at last ce ( comedian ) . aur kitna different chahiye ? ek baat samajh lo , log sirf amir ki film dekhne jate hain aur wohi log film jaate hain srk ki acting dekhne ke liye . because it was already decided by the film freternity who is the most powerful actor lol .\nbest known for musical blockbusters , legendary filmmaker nasir husain also wrote dialogues for his films . his words were true to the syntax of the timesthey were written in , whether it was formunimjiorpaying guestin the mid - 1950s or forjo jeeta wohi sikanderin the \u201990s\nwhile mansoor had a \u2018bigger role\u2019 to play in the dialogues for jo jeeta \u2026 , in that he would often write the scenes in english , it was husain who adapted the scenes and gave them his own flavour . this is true of the film\u2019s title as well . mansoor gave husain \u2018winner takes all\u2019 as the film\u2019s title , which husain correctly interpreted as jo jeeta wohi sikandar . \u2018it was his title in that sense , \u2019 said mansoor . \u2018but there were lots of scenes like , \u201c uss thaapar ka paapad bana ke aaoonga \u201d where it was his flair . \u2019\nwhile on the subject of titles , mansoor also told me that qsqt was initially titled or had the working title , \u2018 nafrat ke waaris \u2019 . this was an offshoot from one of the dialogues in the film when raj has a confrontation with randhir singh . in the heat of the moment , raj tells randhir singh , \u2018 main aur rashmi aap dono ke nafrat ke waaris banney ko taiyaar nahin ( rashmi and i don\u2019t wish to inherit the hatred between you and my father ) . \u2019 consequently , aamir , nuzhat and mansoor would suggest titles like , \u2018 daraar \u2019 and \u2018 nafrat ke waaris \u2019 .\nwhile husain\u2019s literary and old - world sensibilities shone with qsqt , his ability to enunciate the grammar of a generation entirely different from his own ( he was over sixty - five when he wrote the dialogues of jjws ) is what added to the overall appeal of jjws . javed akhtar said as much . \u2018 jo jeeta wohi sikandar was about the youth of that time . . . if you listen to the film\u2019s dialogues , you will feel that it is written by someone who is twenty or twenty - two years old . that is because that youngster always remained within nasir husain , in his personality and in his writing . \u2019 mansoor agreed . \u2018addressing the youth , or having that flair , was always the top thing in his mind . he had the knack of writing young dialogues , which would appeal to a new generation . \u2019\nkaran johar offered a more perceptive explanation for husain\u2019s skill in writing such dialogues . \u2018i think that dialogue is a reflection of your awareness of the times . he was constantly evolving . the fact that he had a lot of young people around him helped . i feel that about yash chopra also because he had two young boys , he kept himself alive and young . nasir sa\u2019ab had aamir and mansoor and the girls , nuzhat and nikhat [ aamir\u2019s sister ] . some were esoteric , some were evolved , some were internationally informed . aamir was a little more filmy . mansoor was a little more evolved in a different way . i think he surrounded himself with such a blend of energies even in their growing - up years ; that definitely helped him . i also think he was an observer . the fact that his costumes were such , his music is contemporary , that means his awareness factor was huge . i\u2019ve always felt that nasir husain was a very aware man . he was aware of his surroundings . he was aware of what was happening in the world , not just his country and city . \u2019\nwhat the dialogues of jjws also established is that husain , who first started writing for films in 1949 , remained relevant for close to forty - five years . he had kept himself updated to the changed idiom of every passing decade . his dialogues for amar / raj in munimji or ramesh in paying guest in the mid - 1950s were as true to the syntax of those times as sanjay lal sharma\u2019s were to the early 1990s . aamir spoke at length to explain the significance of husain\u2019s talent in dialogue - writing : \u2018i think he wrote characters very well , which also come out through dialogues \u2026 dialogues are the main source from which you come to know what a person is like . what are the words that a person uses ? this tells you a lot about the character . so dialogues are very , very important in building a character . dialogues also carry your scenes . so while i may have a story in the broad sense , the screenplay is one step deeper , the dialogues at the deepest level , which actually then incorporates all the things that the story and the screenplay originally intended . now if the dialogues don\u2019t ring true , no matter what i\u2019m imagining the scene is , it won\u2019t turn out that way unless the dialogues actually carry that feeling . so that\u2019s the final step in writing \u2014 the dialogues .\n\u2018and what is amazing about nasir sa\u2019ab is that he remained relevant creatively for a very long time . from 1949 to akele hum akele tum [ husain wrote the dialogues ] , which is 1995 , is forty - six years . there are a handful of names that cross five decades and remain relevant creatively over such a long period . now nasir sa\u2019ab may not have remained relevant as a director , but he began as a writer . so as a writer he remained relevant over five decades . it is a very remarkable thing , to be able to write for an audience in the 1940s and then to be able to write for an audience in each successive decade all the way through to the \u201990s . to remain relevant for different audiences of different decades really speaks about your longevity as a creative person . \u2019\nthis adaptability across decades made husain the majrooh sultanpuri of dialogue - writers . majrooh , who debuted as a lyricist with shahjehan ( 1946 ) , kept his lyrics relevant and updated to reflect the voice of every successive generation right up to the new millennium , writing for films such as akele hum akele tum , khamoshi ( 1996 ) and pukar ( 2000 ) .\njo jeeta wohi sikandar , however , is a film that almost didn\u2019t get made . mansoor , who directed the film , had severe problems with the original cast of the film . the actress nagma had been taken on to play devika\u2019s role , but she bowed out just a few days before shooting commenced for the film in ooty . another lady , karishma pahuja , was then taken to play devika\u2019s role , with south indian actress girija shettar playing anjali\u2019s character and the model milind soman playing shekhar malhotra . but for various reasons , this cast didn\u2019t work . mansoor had to sacrifice an entire schedule of the film before he replaced this cast with the cast that is now seen in the film\u2026\n\u2026for all the obstacles that came the film\u2019s way , jo jeeta wohi sikandar picked up best film at the 1993 filmfare awards .\njo jeeta wohi sikandar was the last film under the nasir husain banner . after this , husain wrote the dialogues of akele hum akele tum ( 1995 ) , an adaptation of sidney pollack\u2019s kramer vs . kramer ( 1979 ) . the film was directed by mansoor , but was produced by ratan jain ( venus ) . akele hum akele tum turned out to be the last film husain worked on . i asked mansoor whether husain had any reservations about him working as a director on akele hum akele tum outside the home banner , a film with a far more serious thread than husain\u2019s cinema . \u2018no , he didn\u2019t , \u2019 mansoor said . \u2018he felt akele hum akele tum was an emotional subject so it doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be his style , but he felt that the story had enough appeal and it was worth making . \u2019\nextracted with permission from music masti modernity : the cinema of nasir husain by akshay manwani and published by harper collins .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nanand milind must be one of the most hated composers down south due to the number of songs they ' ve copied from tamil and telugu films . . . mostly the southern maestro ilayaraja ' s songs and occasionally a few of a r rahman ' s . this page will bloat to an unmentionable size if i start including even half of those lifts .\nthe original was part of the soundtrack of the 1993 movie ' only the strong ' ' .\ninspired by neil diamond ' s ' play me ' . but amazingly improvised that its almost hard to detect that its inspired !\nlifted exactly from the song ' chunni ud ud jaaye ' by uk based bhangra pop group alaap .\nblatant rip ! ' sona na chaandi ' was part of the soundtrack of the pakistani movie bandish ( 1980 ) with music by robin ghosh .\npartly inspired by the rock n roll track , blue suede shoes by carl perkins .\na note - to - note copy of the 1977 shadows ' track , ' return to the alamo ' .\nthis would rate as one of the most heart - breaking lifts i ' ve encountered so far ! and its so damn blatant that you almost think that the instrumental piece i ' ve added here is simply an instrumental version of the qsqt track . the first thing that came to my mind after listening to the original was , ' . . . and they got paid for this ? ' note : i still think someone ' s gonna mail me saying that the original listed above is nothing but an instrumental version of the hindi track and that this site sucks . i strongly suggest that such people check out the ' shadows ' site and the page which talks about ' return to the alamo ' .\ndirect lift from pakistani singer hassan jehangir ' s song of the same name .\nstraight lift , made a bit more racy by anand milind in the filmi version .\nthe problem with working on more exotic sources of lifts is that simpler , pop influences by the likes of anand milind seems like a complete bore . but , lets not distinguish between interesting and uninteresting lifts and make the composer duo of anand milind feel neglected . so , lets honor them for their bland , flat , outright silly lift of jon secada ' s 1992 hit , ' just another day ' . apparently anand milind used this track to create , ' tere dil ne ' , a supposedly dropped - from - the - film track for the anil kapoor starrer ' loafer ' ( 1996 ) . surprisingly , this is one of shankar mahadevan ' s earliest tracks as a full fledged playback singer - this was during the period when he was doing fringe playback and studio versions , much like the singer krishna , these days . shankar does sound quite odd too and i ' m sure would appropriately cringe if one were to point this out to him today !\nlifted off the 1974 kannada number , ' endendu ninnanu ' from the dr rajkumar film , eradu kanasu .\n. you may use / quote / reproduce content from this site provided you add a link back to the index page of this website ( urltoken ) next to the portion used / quoted / reproduced .\nin 1988 , when the concept of channels dedicated to trailers were completely alien , we relied on the services of chhayageet and chitrahaar on doordarshan for a weekly dose of soundtrack videos to enjoy everything new , popular or timeless .\naround then , i noticed the promotion for mansoor khan ' s directorial debut is unusually keen . sometimes they ' d air more than one song from the about - to - release romance starring two unfamiliar faces - - aamir khan and juhi chawla . and right before the clip , they ' d play out its multiple posters , almost like a powerpoint presentation .\nmoreover , anand - milind ' s gleaming score against majrooh sultanpuri ' s fanciful poetry was a smash hit from the word go . every single song - - papa kehte hain , ghazab ka hai din , aye mere humsafar , akele hain toh kya gham and kaahe sataye sung by udit narayan and alka yagnik made a lasting impression on its listeners . i heard this over my transistor from the legendary ameen sayani on his musical countdown , cibaca sangeet mala and experienced it first hand when the frequent playing of its cassette resulted in recurring damage and buying three new tapes .\nnow , summer vacations had just started and i was holidaying with my family at my aunt ' s home who neither had a vcr nor a colour television . owing to the instant hysteria it generated , tickets weren ' t available easily ( remember no multiple screens or show ) but the video was out in the market within a week or so .\nyielding to my constant pleas , my aunt rented its vhs tape and asked her landlady in the adjacent bungalow to play the video , which was then relayed on our tv by using a splitter . ( at that time , it felt like the coolest technology ever . )\ne ventually i watched it several times again , in colour - - ( cinematographer ) kiran deohans creates a ravishing imagery on plasma / lcd / led / screens , you name it - - to know its entire screenplay by heart .\nthough this romeo and juliet - inspired confection doesn ' t have an exceptional storyline , mansoor creates an endearing equation around the shy , aloof raj ( aamir ) and spirited , jabbering rashmi ( juhi ) .\nl overs facing parental opposition against the backdrop of enemy clans is not a novel premise . but what sets qsqt apart is how mansoor prefers to focus on building the connection between a boy and a girl from warring rajput families , making them genuine and likable as well as a steady refusal to spin them into melodramatic beings on discovering each other ' s true identity .\nwhere raj and rashmi are concerned , they ' re both very young and petrified of their fierce , temperamental fathers preferring to lie through their teeth instead of engaging ugly confrontations . sparks fly between them immediately - - all through the time a trigger - happy rashmi clicks pictures of him against a sunset or when raj cleans her wounds with cotton swabbed in dettol following rashmi ' s heartfelt admission of her feelings for him to right till the part where the twain elope and play house on top of a rugged hill ."]}
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", "topic": 9}], "title": "it is rocket science", "paragraphs": ["the it is rocket science team debate the merits of a dinosaur space programme .\njudge judy :\nit & apos ; s not rocket science . what is rocket science ?\ndefendant :\nrocket science is when the scientists find out things about space .\ncome on , it ' s only a crossword , it ' s not rocket science .\nit ' s not rocket science . just screw in the bulb and flip the switch .\nnot exactly rocket science ( individual entry ) ed yong . published by national geographic\nan iwonder guide about the basic physics of rocket science , including launching rockets .\njimmy used rocket science to send his dog rover 500 feet in the air .\nhey jamie did u do ur rocket science homework on premature ejaculation ?\n.\nthis email address is being protected from spambots . you need javascript enabled to view it .\nrocket science was a partnership between the rhs campaign for school gardening and the uk space agency to inspire young people in science .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing rocket science near you .\nomnivore is a powerful abuse - detection technology that keeps mailchimp clean by predicting bad behavior before it even happens .\nthe dr katharine giles science blog award . this award is supported by the dr katharine giles fund\nmanager :\ncan & apos ; t you do anything right ? it & apos ; s not rocket science !\nworker :\nactually , rocketry is an engineering discipline .\nmanager :\nyou & apos ; re fired .\nthe nuj stephen white award for best communication and reporting of science in a non science context . this award is made in memory of stephen white a highly influential science communicator who died in 2010 . the award is possible due to a donation from stephen\u2019s widow elizabeth .\nthe rocket science group creates tools\u2014web and mobile apps\u2014that connect you with fans , keep you safe , and generally make your life easier .\nrhs _ campaign _ for _ school _ gardening _ - _ children _ taking _ part _ in _ rocket _ science . jpg\nrhs _ campaign _ for _ school _ gardening _ - _ tim _ peake _ with _ rocket _ science _ seeds . jpg\nthe nuj stephen white award for best communication and reporting of science in a non science context . this award is made in memory of stephen white a highly influential science communicator who sadly died in 2010 . the award is possible due to a donation from stephen\u2019s widow elizabeth .\nthe nuj stephen white award for best communication and reporting of science in a non science context . this award is made in memory of stephen white , a highly influential science communicator who sadly died in 2010 . the award is possible due to a donation from stephen\u2019s widow elizabeth .\nnetwork of science journalists , based in serbia : nenad jari\u0107 dauenhauer , science reporter at tportal in croatia .\ntinyletter is a simple newsletter service for people with something to say . design a signup form , compose your letter , and reply to your readers . that ' s all there is to it .\nthis award is for candidates that have constructed and successfully flown their hobby rocket to a goal of one mile or more in one mile increments .\nit doesn & apos ; t take a degree in rocket science to figure out that any email from a stranger with an attachment and a subject line that says ,\ni love you\n, contains a virus .\nthis award is made in memory of stephen white a highly influential science communicator who sadly died in 2010 . the award is possible due to a donation from stephen\u2019s widow elizabeth .\na phrase used by people too stupid to know that rocketry is an engineering discipline and not a science at all .\nteam entry : performer , writer / researcher : helen keen . writer / researcher : miriam underhill . performer : peter serafinowicz . producer : gareth edwards , it is rocket science ( life on mars , series 3 episode 1 ) , bbc radio 4 . first broadcast 02 - 04 - 2014\nrocket science talent is very proud to announce that arne kaupang and his team took home the 2014 amanda award for best visual effects for their truly incredible work on the family adventure film ragnarok . . . read more\nthis radio 4 space extravaganza features fewer close - ups of professor brian cox looking cool in front of a rocket than wonders of the solar system , but more weird and wonderful stories about the geniuses , nazis and satanists who propelled humankind to the stars . it is rocket science ! takes you on a whistlestop comic tour of the great brains who put monkeys , ladies , dogs and gentlemen into orbit .\nwociech mikoluszko , freelance , polish science writer of the year nominated by polish association of science journalists ( naukowi . pl )\nfor immediate release veteran agent shawn burns launches new below - the - line agency rocket science talent los angeles , ca ( january 20 , 2010 ) - shawn burns , who spent over ten years as an agent for sandra marsh , today announced the formation of rocket science talent , inc . . . read more\nthe first episode of the four - part series was broadcast on 9th march 2011 . it starred\nand yet more standups in it is rocket science , a pithy , sweet programme about space presented by comedian helen keen , adapted from her 2008 edinburgh show . this is an example of the recent trend among the geekier of standups to show the world that , you know , learning stuff is cool , as long as we keep shovelling in the gags . and it does its job well , with a joke - stuffed script , plus the extremely funny peter serafinowicz , providing the voice of space . the voice insists on referring to\nthe ooooniverse\n. i laughed !\nto receive the award , each award prospect will submit their faa class 1 or class 2 rocket design ( a cad drawing , a hand drawing [ it will be scanned ] , or a common rocket simulation program file ) , the award application form signed by another nar member , and the downloaded substantiation data . the rocket design and the data will be available for others to download and learn from .\nthe mars rover , curiosity , celebrates it ' s own birthday . to itself . on mars .\n* * * * * \u201cit ' s a spellbinding hour . her passion for the subject is genuine and she has an uncanny ability to turn obscure details into hilarious anecdotes . \u201d\njohn travis , europe news editor , science for ' scientists decry\nflawed\nand\nhorrifying\nnationality tests ' . published in science .\nthis award is for candidates that have constructed and successfully flown their hobby rocket with in - flight telemetry that records and displays in real time data reflecting the insight to the dynamics of the rocket flight . these may include altitude , acceleration , and speed ; but must contain at least one or more other significant data points . roll rates , attitude , 3 - axis accelerations , 6dof , or 9dof etc\u2026 gamma rays , radiation , and other science data is welcome .\nchimpfeedr is a supplement to mailchimp\u2019s rss - to - email tool . it can mash several rss feeds into one huge master feed , so you can send content from multiple sources all at once .\nmore standups in the return of charlie brooker ' s so wrong it ' s right show on thursday on radio 4 . this is a strange show . brooker is a scurrilously witty man , but his humour , like david mitchell ' s , lies in his anger . there is no anger in this programme . and although it purports to be about failure \u2013 asking its competitors to tell anecdotes about when they ' ve made fools of themselves \u2014 it ' s actually about comedians shoe - horning little bits of their routines on to the radio . in the hope of getting more broadcasting work .\n\u201cquirky , offbeat and original , this four - part history of space travel and rocketry adroitly blends comedy and science . . . helen keen is clearly someone to watch\u201d\nscience writers in italy : elisabetta tola , freelance and marco boscolo , freelance .\n\u201cthank you so much for inviting me to such a splendid event . i was hugely impressed and enjoyed the sheer energy in the packed room . wise can feel pleased and proud of what it is doing .\nmandrill is a transactional email service that runs on the same delivery infrastructure that powers mailchimp .\nian sample . higgs boson : it ' s unofficial ! cern scientists discover missing particle . guardian . 4 / 7 / 12\n) to show that something is ( or should be ) simple , straightforward , or obvious .\nalison is a very friendly person and her outgoing and collaborative nature is perfect for getting along with all the different people she encounters in her job . being reliable and organised is also really important in alison\u2019s role and helps her make sure her measurements are accurate\u2014which keeps our roads nice and level !\nthe successful award recipient\u2019s rocket design , downloaded data , and aviation data will be posted in the award section for others to learn from .\na jolly hour of geeky fun , part way between the royal institution christmas lectures , qi , blue peter and some dodgy sixties czechoslovakian children ' s animation . . . it is , aptly enough , a blast .\nthe loveliest thing about fringe festivals is when you discover a truly great new act that , if there\u2019s any justice in the world , is going to be huge in a few years .\nrocket science talent booked vfx supervisors steve begg on sam mendes '\nbond 23 ,\nangus bickerton on tim burton ' s\ndark shadows ,\nmichael owens on clint eastwood ' s\nj . . . read more\nis a low budget , highly subjective look at the history and future of space travel . . .\nif your company or organisation is a member you will be recognised by using your work email address .\nit was my first solo show , my 2008 edinburgh fringe festival debut and my first bbc radio 4 series . the radio show won the\ncomic but scientifically accurate look at the science and history of space exploration . hosted by helen keen\nthe wise awards is a unique annual event , a special opportunity to recognise inspiring organisations and individuals actively addressing the core concerns of wise : promoting science , technology , engineering and mathematics to girls and women .\n. the bbc very quickly decided to turn it into a series for radio 4 , which miriam underhill and i then wrote very slowly . . .\nrobin mckie , science editor , the observer for ' breathing lessons ' . published in the observer magazine .\na revolutionary approach to engaging girls with careers in science , technology , engineering and maths ( stem ) .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 association of british science writers all rights reserved . absw limited is a company registered in england and wales with company number 7376343 . absw ltd . 76 glebe lane , barming , maidstone , kent , me16 9bd .\none of the most challenging assignments in visual effects is simulating photoreal cg water on a large scale . . . read more\n\u00a9 carnyx group ltd 2018 | the drum is a registered trademark and property of carnyx group limited . all rights reserved .\n, 20 - 03 - 2013 . the programme was a co - production between bbc four and discovery science .\nsophie mcmanus , university of cambridge . women in science - a call to arms . biodetectives 09 / 03 / 2015\nsteve connor , science editor , the independent , for fabricated quote used to discredit climate scientist published in the independent .\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . if you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it .\nas an aside , much as comic relief is an admirable institution , it should be held at least partly responsible for all these standups and their hijacking of mainstream culture . funny is god , these days . ( and god , though good with a one - liner , wasn ' t actually much of a giggle . ) oh , i ' m so sick of listening to people say stuff that sounds as though it ' s a punch - line , but isn ' t actually , you know , funny . hey ho . adam and joe will be back on 6music next month . they really do make me laugh .\nsteve connor , science editor , the independent . big tobacco exposed ( pdf ) published in the independent 01 - 09 - 11\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nalternatively we actively encourage individuals to sign up as a wise affiliate , which is an individual that isn\u2019t an employee of a wise member company or organisation .\n* * * *\npacked with gags , silliness and science . . . a fun , fast - paced , gag - filled show\nsometimes it can seem as if standup comedians are everywhere . clustered on panel shows , chat shows , sitcoms ; hosting clips programmes , commenting on the news , making you chicken pie when you get home at night\u2026\nseries that takes a comic but scientifically - accurate look at the science and history of space exploration . with helen keen , peter serafinowicz and susy kane\nbalkan association of science journalists : tina popovic , reporter at the daily newspaper vijesti . tina popovic was highly commended by the judges for her investigative journalism .\ncancer research uk science blog ( team entry ) editorial team : henry scowcroft , kat arney , oliver childs , nick peel . published by cancer research uk\nrobin mckie , science editor , the observer . the fine art of medical diagnosis ( pdf ) published in the observer review section 11 / 09 / 2011\nian sample & rob evans for\nwired awake . provigil is a drug able to keep pilots and combat troops awake for days\npublished in the guardian on 29 july 2004\ntext is available under the creative commons attribution - sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site , you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy .\nthe science hour : gravitational wave discovery , broadcast on the bbc world service . produced by adrian washbourne . presented by claudia hammond . reporting by aleem maqbool .\nmailchimp is the world\u2019s most powerful marketing automation platform . as the backbone for your customer relationships , we provide sophisticated tools anyone can use to build their brands and sell more stuff .\ndr katharine giles science blog award . in memory of dr katharine giles , nerc research fellow and lecturer at the centre for polar observation and measurement ( cpom ) at ucl .\nbusinesses running workshops to train people to do their job better or to be more confident . they also work in colleges or schools teaching science subjects , or lecturing in a university\nnow and then , a film is plagued by production problems , costs more than anticipated , opens to mediocre reviews - - yet still serves up a visual treat that dazzles the eyes . . . read more\none exception to the flight computer download data requirement is that of the jolly logic 2 [ and any similar lcd only accelerometer flight computer that does not have a data download function , but provides a complete set of flight statistics beyond just peak altitude and speed ] . recorded video of the candidate , their rocket , and then all their jolly logics data outputs on the display can be used as downloaded data . this video link will be posted in the same section as the data download of a conventional downloading flight computer .\nthe premise of the radio show is that , lacking a big budget , i\u2019ve built my own narrator - the voice of space - a \u2018super computer\u2019 ( made from an unlikely combination of part of a zx spectrum and various bits of broken kitchen equipment , and somehow imbued with the infallible wisdom of great space show presenters like brian cox , patrick moore , and carl sagan ( in a mysterious manner which echoes weird science ) ) to help me tell the story of space flight and recreate the voices of various characters . the voice of space is a sort of wonky but affectionate tribute to the space broadcasters i admire \u2013 especially the unique vocal stylings of carl sagan - his pronunciation of cosmos definitely inspired oooniverse\u2026\nafter life : the strange science of decay . broadcast on bbc 4 on 06 - 12 - 11 . team entry : george mcgavin , presenter ; fred hepburn , producer / director ; marcus herbert , executive producer ( programme website )\npeople like me aims to support the recruitment of girls into stem subjects post - 16 , particularly those that girls typically do not choose subjects such as physics and engineering . currently physics is the 3rd most popular a - level for boys but only the 19th for girls , and of 14 , 000 engineering apprentices , in 2017 only 450 were girls . failing to recruit girls into these areas is not only limiting for the girls ( as they miss out on great careers in exciting areas ) but also represents a real threat to the uk economy .\nteam entry : bbc science series editor : steve crabtree . series producer : paul king . producer and director : peter leonard . researcher : claudia woolston . horizon - ocd : a monster in my mind . first broadcast bbc two 26 / 08 / 2015\nteam entry : executive producer : jonathan renouf . producer director : nathan williams . presenter : michael mosley . researcher : shamini bundell . infested ! living with parasites , a bbc science production , london for bbc four . first broadcast 19 - 02 - 2014\nlast week , radio 4 took us through the now familiar process of established comedians mentoring novices for charidee ( you phone in to vote for the best , and the money goes to comic relief ) . thus , dev from radio 1 was tutored by chris ramsey , radio 2 ' s tony blackburn got julian clary , tom service ( radio 3 ) by sandi toksvig , jenni murray ( radio 4 ) by mark steele , tony livesey ( 5live ) worked with justin moorhouse and shaun keaveny from 6music was paired with miles jupp . ( if there was ever a sign that the bbc are now fully supportive of 6music , shaun doing comic relief is it . )\ni thought the webinar was fantastic and felt really motivated and inspired afterwards . i have a session booked in july at a girls school and even though it isn\u2019t specifically a people like me event , there was so much useful information in the webinar that i can use . things like girls relating to failure more , keeping their options open , being more in the know about post gcse options etc .\nthe best way to get more out of the exciting hobby of rocketry is to connect with other flyers . the national association of rocketry can get you connected to the cutting edge of the hobby so you can learn how to fly higher , faster , and better . as an nar member you will get :\n* * * * \u201cthis show was of such a high standard i would be hard pushed to find a show i have been as fully engaged with and liked as much as this one . you come to the fringe to get entertained and there are hundreds and thousands of shows out there to pick from , what helen keen does is become your space obsessed , stamp collecting best friend , she\u2019s honest , smart and funny . a 1st class performance . \u201d\nbefore we heard the routines , in the\nfunny\n6 . 30pm slot on wednesday , radio 4 offered us two half - hour puff pieces on monday and tuesday , where the newbies expressed their fear and competitiveness and their mentors cracked funnies . tony blackburn was the coolest , his shtick so tough that clary ' s advice could only slide off it like an egg chucked at a tank . blackburn refused to meet clary more than once , and was as corny as can be , his light - ent persona carrying him through hoary gags such as getting the whole audience to look under their seats for a nonexistent prize . tony livesey was cheesy too , in ye old working men ' s club manner : terrible jokes , delivered with a wink and some panache . shaun keaveny was likable , as were jenni murray and tom service . but best by far was dev , who told a truthful , funny , well - constructed story about asking a girl out complete with call - backs to earlier jokes . he should win .\nthat ' s just me ( i ' m married to a standup ) , and that ' s a bad joke . not quite as bad as some we heard on stand up for comic relief , but close .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nwhy there could be many identical copies of you broadcast on bbc earth . idea originated and scripted by melissa hogenboom . video production , editing and special effects by pierangelo pirak .\nthe whale menopause , broadcast on bbc radio 4 . presented by victoria gill . produced by andrew luck - baker .\nteam entry : director : thom hoffman . producer : lizzie crouch . animator : patrick koduah . animator : victor opeyokun . malaria : how can changing the built environment reduce cases ? first broadcast health check on bbc world news tv 11 / 05 / 2015\nteam : writer and presenter : james piercy . producer : toby murcott . my head . pier production for bbc radio 4 and world service . first broadcast 06 / 05 / 20\nteam entry : maria cheng & raphael satter . botching ebola , published by associated press , 20 / 03 / 2015\nian sample , revealed : 100 safety breaches at uk labs handling potentially deadly diseases , published in the guardian , 04 - 12 - 2014 .\nhighly commended as a short film : team entry : director / editor : charlotte stoddart . reporter / narrator : lizzie gibney . laniakea : our home supercluster , urltoken and the nature video channel on youtube . first broadcast 03 - 09 - 2014\nmatthew warren , university of oxford . won\u2019t somebody please think of the children ? technology and the adolescent brain , neurobabble , 02 - 06 - 2014\najspi , association des journalistes scientifiques de la presse d ' information , france : rafa\u00eble brillaud , freelance .\nthegist , printed magazine ( university of strathclyde & university of glasgow ) . editors : timothy revell , emilie steinmark , alan boyd\nnick collins . carpark skeleton will be confirmed as richard iii . telegraph . 15 / 12 / 12\ncatherine de lange . my two minds . new scientist . 5 / 5 / 12\npanorama : the mind reader , unlocking my voice . bbc 1 . 13 / 11 / 12\nthe enemy within : 50 years of fighting cancer . available on vimeo . 4 / 12 / 12\nvoyager : to the final frontier . a bbc scotland production for bbc 4 . 24 / 10 / 13\ndigital human . a bbc scotland production for bbc radio 4 . 30 / 4 / 12\ndear professor hawking . a sweet talk productions programme for bbc radio 4 . 2 / 1 / 12\ntransit of venus : frontiers . bbc radio 4 . 30 / 5 / 12\ngm\u2019s new generation : a countryfile investigation . bbc 1 tv . 15 / 7 / 13\ndebora mackenzie , brussels correspondent , new scientist . five easy steps to bird flu pandemic ( pdf ) published in new scientist 24 - 09 - 11 .\nangela saini , freelance . the formula for justice ( pdf ) published in the guardian 03 - 10 - 11\n. forecasters \u2018warned of horn of africa drought\u2019 last year ( pdf ) published on scidev . net 14 - 07 - 11\nmichael le page , biology features editor , new scientist . evolution in the fast lane ( pdf ) published in new scientist 02 - 04 - 11\nhelen pearson , chief features editor , nature . study of a lifetime ( pdf ) published in nature 01 - 03 - 11\ned yong , freelance . master of illusion ( pdf ) published in nature 07 - 12 - 11\nfrontline medicine . broadcast bbc 2 on 20 - 11 - 11 . team entry : jane aldous , executive producer ; paul overton , series producer / director ; michael mosley , presenter ( programme website )\nshock & awe : the story of electricity . episode 2 : the age of invention . broadcast bbc 4 on 13 - 10 - 11 . team entry : tina fletcher - hill , executive producer ; steve crabtree , series producer ; jon eastman , producer / director ; jim al - khalili , presenter ( programme website )\nhearing the past , broadcast bbc radio 4 on 12 - 09 - 11 . individual entry : jane reck , freelance . listen again here .\nmind myths , broadcast bbc radio 4 on 08 - 11 - 11 . team entry : andrew luck - baker , producer ; claudia hammond , presenter . listen again here .\npost mortem , broadcast bbc radio 4 on 14 - 12 - 11 . team entry : beth eastwood , producer and researcher ; geoff watts , presenter . listen again here .\nnb : due to the standard of entries in 2012 the judges decided not to produce a shortlist but just to award a winner .\ncassandra jardine , feature writer , the daily telegraph . the chance discovery that could revolutionise lung cancer treatment ( pdf ) published in the daily telegraph 7 / 11 / 2011 . sadly , cassandra jardine died from lung cancer on 29th may 2012 .\ned yong , freelance . how do our bacteria help us ? broadcast on four thought , bbc radio 4 19 / 10 / 2011\nshaoni bhattacharya , freelance , for tracking the rhino killers ( pdf of winning article ) published in new scientist .\nthe winners of each category were announced at an awards ceremony on friday 8 july in london .\nhelen pearson , chief features editor , nature for ' one gene , twenty years ' . published in nature .\nnick jordan , producer / director , adam rutherford , presenter , jacqueline smith , series producer , bbc ( team entry ) for ' the cell ' a bbc scotland production broadcast on bbc 4 tv .\npeter aldhous , san francisco bureau chief , new scientist for ' how my genome was hacked ' . published in new scientist .\ngeoff watts , broadcaster and journalist , most recently presenter of bbc radio 4 ' s leading edge .\njonathan amos for\npreparing for the next ' big one '\npublished on news . bbc . co . uk , 18 april 2006\ncarlo massarella for\ndna ( episode 3 ) : the human race\na windfall films production broadcast on channel 4 on 22 march 2003 .\njohn byrne and adam hart - davis for\ntaking the piss out of london\nbroadcast on bbc radio 4 and world service on 9 july 2003 .\nerika wright for\nlife as a teenager\nbroadcast on bbc radio 4 and world service on 25 june 2002 .\nbbc radio 4 stand - up . 12 episodes ( 3 series ) , 2011 - 2014 . stars helen keen , peter serafinowicz and susy kane .\naward - winning comedian and part - time local authority temp helen keen loves space rockets .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\nembodies all the best things about intellectual comedy . smart without being elitist , and with just the right amounts of sincerity and sarcasm from its host , this should hopefully be the first of many delightful fringe offerings from the talented keen\na pithy sweet programme . . . with a joke - stuffed script\n* * * *\nfrom the beginning she has the audience enthralled .\n* * * *\nrefreshingly different . . . skilful knowledge of visual humour .\nto get the best experience from the wise campaign website , we suggest signing in .\nfor the past few years we have been delighted that the wise awards were presented by her royal highness , the princess royal .\nbreaking the mould : words and phrases for things that are new or modern .\nadd the power of cambridge dictionary to your website using our free search box widgets .\nbrowse our dictionary apps today and ensure you are never again lost for words .\na look into why plans for a nuclear - powered space programme in the 1960s never took off .\nwe are experts in employability , skills and education , designing and improving labour market interventions and helping local areas maximise public investment .\nwe help organisations to understand the dynamics of poverty and disadvantage , and work creatively to design solutions that address inequality and improve people\u2019s lives .\nour work ranges from evaluating the impact of programmes through to managing funds that enable communities to become more active and healthier .\nwe provide a wide range of services to build the skills and capabilities of charities , to help them manage change , be more resilient and demonstrate their impact .\nwe have wide ranging expertise in research , consultation and analysis . using innovation and best practice to deliver high quality evidence to shape action and investment .\nwe help organisations and partnerships to work better , by providing expert help , facilitation and development , mentoring and one to one support .\nwe provide grant management services to government , local authorities and funders to help them distribute their funding and support their grantees to deliver and evaluate their projects .\nwe are experts in evaluation and impact measurement , helping organisations to understand the effectiveness of their programmes and quantify their impact .\nthis page was last edited on 2 june 2018 , at 06 : 45 .\n( adj . ) term used to describe anything considered overly complex to the average luddite .\nthe study of the & apos ; nether regions & apos ; and all other unsanitary manouveres and procedures involving the reproductive organs .\ncollect email addresses in person at a storefront or conference with mailchimp subscribe . store them locally on your ipad or android tablet , even when you\u2019re not online .\nunfurlr shows you the destination of shortened urls before you click , so you can avoid phishing attacks and other nefarious links .\never wondered what colors to use with an image ? 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[ unless they wish to opt - out of the website posting for privacy reasons ]\nyou may request an application for the award from artupton @ urltoken and put in nar rsa in the subject line please . nar rsa awards will start to be posted to : urltoken\nyour application can be for a flight you already have performed , if you have all the substantiating data and a nar witness of the flight to be able to sign off on the application .\nmile marker [ 1 , 2 , 3 , miles , etc . of achieved flight ]\nthe successful award candidate will submit a recording commercial accelerometer flight computer downloaded data file that substantiates flight faster than mach 1 . 0 . the candidate will need to show the approximate air pressure and temperature from the launch area and flight level that the mach barrier was broken at and use the math to determine the mach number from the fps , or mph in the downloaded data . 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{"id": 116146, "summary": [{"text": "matinee is a 2012 malayalam romantic film directed by aneesh upasana and starring maqbool salmaan and mythili in the lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film marks the directorial debut of still photographer aneesh upasana while mammootty 's nephew maqbool salmaan plays his first lead role .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the story is about two person 's journey to filmdom and how their life changes on one friday 's matin\u00e9e show .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film 's lead role is played by maqbool salmaan who had earlier appeared in a short role in a. k. saajan 's asuravithu .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "maqbool is the nephew of noted actor mammootty .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "he is the son of ibrahimkutty , the younger brother of mammootty who had been a popular star in the miniscreen .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film is produced by aopl entertainment which also launched mammootty 's son dulquer salmaan earlier the year through second show .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "matinee released on 13 december to positive reviews from critics and audiences .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was appreciated for its realistic approach and the performances by lead actors . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "matinee ( 2012 film )", "paragraphs": ["press center | film festival press | film festival press releases | 2012 tribeca film festival announces film . . .\nthe short film program will be announced the week of march 12 , 2012 .\nmatinee is a 2012 malayalam romantic film directed by aneesh upasana and starring maqbool salmaan and mythili in the lead roles .\n2012 - film - faux d\u00e9part - - director and producer - shekhar bassi ; cinematographer - mateusz golebiewski ; \u2022 winner of one shot movie competition 2012 , \u2022 london indian film festival 2013 shortlisted to satyajit ray foundation ' s short film competiton \u2022 2012 grand prix one take film festival \u2022 2013 grand prix london short film festival \u2022 2013 cannes short film corner \u2022 2013 krakow film festival short film market \u2022 2013 grand prix 12th east end film festival \u2022 2013 36th asian american international film festival in new york reviews on the internet : urltoken .\ndirector ana - felicia scutelnicu gained recognition for her 2012 film panihida . before that , she worked on short films and television shorts . her 2016 film anishoara also serves as her graduation film from the berlin film school dffb .\namerican contralto florence kopleff ( 1924 - 2012 ) interviewed by kiki wilson for the film robert shaw - man of many voices .\ndirector josh trank lines up a shot on the set of his 2012 film \u201cchronicle . \u201d ( alan markfield / 20th century fox )\n2011 - film - the infant jesus - - director and producer - dariusz parczewski ; cinematographer and editor - mateusz golebiewski ; the best short film award at the oxford film festival 2012 reviews on the internet : urltoken .\n2012 - internet - childhood memories - - director and cinematographer - mateusz golebiewski reviews on the internet : urltoken .\nmatinee is a 2012 malayalam romantic film directed by aneesh upasana and starring maqbool salmaan and mythili in the lead roles . the film marks the directorial debut of famed still photographer aneesh upasana while mammootty ' s nephew maqbool salmaan plays his first lead role . . .\neditors notes : film stills for the 2012 tribeca film festival are available at www . urltoken . if you are not an urltoken media user yet , please register using the following referral code : 2604 .\nmatinee director aneesh upasana has included a sizzling item number in his film , filmed on its heroine mythili .\nis a film that film buffs will love - - and might even convert some non - believers .\n2012 - commercial - employers\u2019 apprentice - - director - nick sessions ; cinematographer - mateusz golebiewski reviews on the internet : urltoken .\n2016 - nice international film festival 2016 - the weekend sailor best cinematography in a documentary film - nomination .\nfederico was trained as film - maker at the university of london during his masters studies in 2011 . he takes care of every step of the film production . in 2012 he further specialized in the use of archive materials and super8 film techniques . he writes screenplays and direct both documentary and fiction . his work as writer and director featured in italian film festivals .\nthe majority of matinee energy is now owned by new managers , he says .\nat this point , matinee seems to have lost its ties to major firms .\nso far , taxpayer money isn ' t at play in matinee ' s projects .\n2012 - film - no love lost - - director - shekhar bassi ; producer - shalinder bassi , gemma lloyd , helen silver ; cinematographer - francois coppey ; gaffer - mateusz golebiewski reviews on the internet : urltoken . urltoken .\nthis ' matinee ' when considered as an offering from debutants , is a decent watch .\nif matinee were backed by heavyweight investors , its claims would have to be taken seriously .\nyet these guys claimed in their published contract with matinee , dated january 7 , that they would\nsupply matinee energy with a turnkey photovoltaic installation\non the 900 - acre site .\nnew york , ny \u2013 ( march 08 , 2012 ) \u2013the tribeca film festival ( tff ) , presented by american express , today announced its feature film selections in the spotlight and cinemania sections , as well as special screenings and the tribeca / espn sports film festival lineup . the 11th edition of the festival will take place from april 18 to april 29 in new york city .\nthe kerala film critics association awards are presented annually by the kerala film critics association to honour both artistic and technical excellence of professionals in the malayalam language film industry of india . the awards were instituted in 1977 .\n' matinee ' is a dark parable that splendidly traces the ever changing contours of human lives .\nbut , as it turns out ,\nodd\nis matinee energy ' s hallmark trait .\nnew times pressed tien in e - mails to answer questions about the contract with matinee energy .\nthat and subsequent news releases by matinee were picked up widely by solar - power information sites .\naneesh upasana ' s ' matinee ' stands out for a more realistic treatment and its mature ending .\nwashington shook some hands and posed for a photo wearing one of matinee ' s white hard hats .\n2012 - film - a very european breakup - - director - bob denham ; producer - econ films ; 2nd unity cinematographer - mateusz golebiewski ; the film received 200 , 000 hits in less than two weeks . picked up in the national media in seven countries and featuring on national tv news in germany , greece , the netherlands and romania , the film was shared with many millions of people . reviews on the internet : urltoken .\ntaken 2 may be somewhat disappointing but there are still saturday matinee thrills to be had with this sequel .\nwith this first step behind it , matinee ' s plans have a long way to go before fruition .\nmatinee energy ' s tucson phone number ' s voice mail frequently was too full to take more messages .\na perennial audience favorite , the tribeca / espn sports film festival has become a leading platform to present independent sports and competition - themed films . the 2012 tribeca / espn sports film festival is comprised of five films , all of which will screen throughout the festival and again all together at tribeca cinemas during tribeca / espn sports day on saturday , april 28 .\nwe would like to sell some land to matinee or some other investor or user ,\nhe acknowledges .\nhe vows to\nbring someone else in\nto construct a solar plant if the matinee deal falls through .\nanother troubling sign that matinee energy is a poser comes from one of matinee ' s apparent business partners , california consulting firm metroby , which has been in contact with the town of benson in recent months about the solar projects .\nlee then notes that matinee energy has closed its\ncorporate office\nin henderson . it ' s unclear whether he means knight ' s home or the mailbox at a virtual office in henderson that matinee used for a time .\nfilm on rss to be shot at rs . 180 crores ; to release next year\nl . a . beat ' s film review . that last paragraph . wow !\nlook into ivor novello\u2019s haunted , kohl - rimmed eyes in hitch\u2019s most overtly hitchcockian silent film \u2013 his first of many \u2018wrong man\u2019 mysteries \u2013 and you can see generations of matinee idols coming full circle .\nmatinee also refused to comment after the company was accused of lying by a major u . s . investment firm .\nironically , for a company that claims to deal in sunshine , matinee energy prefers keeping the public in the dark .\nbut matinee has no visible financial backing and won ' t talk about what major investors , if any , it has .\ngraves is matinee energy ' s most ardent defender , though even he has qualms about the way it has done business .\npress accreditation : if you are interested in applying for credentials to attend and cover the 2012 tribeca film festival , please use the following link to access the formal credential application : urltoken . please note : the deadline to submit applications is friday march 9 , 201 2 . after this date , no applications will be considered .\nuntil february , metroby ' s amateurish website , as suspiciously generic and vague as matinee ' s several sites , listed its\npartners\nas matinee energy , a law firm , and lucas capital management , a prominent investment firm from new jersey .\nthe kerala film critics association had a humble start in 1977 when a group of film journalists met at the behest of k . aniyan , and baby . the maiden award was presented to\nsomething of a forgotten gem , 1993 ' s matinee sits between gremlins and toy soldiers in director joe dante ' s oeuvre .\nwhich sounded great , except that matinee or zentric show little sign of having completed any project , of any kind , anywhere .\nmatinee keeps its partners in the dark ,\nhe says .\nthey don ' t all know each other .\nthe tribeca film festival helps filmmakers reach the broadest possible audience , enabling the international film community and general public to experience the power of cinema and promote new york city as a major filmmaking center . it is well known for being a diverse international film festival that supports emerging and established directors .\nit ' s a shame that the film has been surrounded by such controversy . people really need to see this film , and its message has become more relevant today than it was in 1971 .\nthe benson conditional - use permit application and engineering paperwork by matinee shows kepco kdn as its partner in the solar - farm project .\nthe film follows the procession of saint anthony through the narrow streets of boston\u2019s north end and the memory of its inhabitants . filmed in boston in 2011 and 2012 , this documentary combines interview and archive material from social networks . these testimonies focus around st . anthony\u2019s feast , the crowded three - day event highlighting the end of summer in boston\u2019s little italy .\nan acceptable offer from matinee , on the land it needs for the solar plant , would help graves pay off the money he owes .\nthe plot of this film revolves around two people who come from different backgrounds but are united by fate .\nmatinee calls this\nprogress .\nbut , with no property or building permits in hand , both\nground - breakings\nwere premature .\nmaqbool has in fact bagged three more films as hero even before the release of his debut film as hero . let ' s wait and see whether ' matinee ' will become a career break to the actor , like that happened with his brother dulqar .\nfrom the company ' s amateurish website to its supposed partners , the more new times learned about matinee energy , the deeper the rabbit hole went .\nthere are such opportunities , but there are threats too , as we are reminded in a wednesday ! ( 2008 ) , which depicts the frustrations of the train - travelling common man in a world afflicted by terrorist strikes , and in kahaani ( 2012 ) , which begins with a scene showing a chemical attack on a metro , and later has a scene where the film\u2019s protagonist almost finds herself hurled before an oncoming train . this is why the staff of our matinee express is so meticulous about their security checks . please excuse the inconvenience .\nmaqbool ' s ' the guy next door ' look in the film lend authencity to the character he plays .\nanthony asquith\u2019s tale of stardom and scandal on the studio floor of a 1920s film set epitomises the . . .\nmax oph\u00fcls\u2019 letter from an unknown woman is a hauntingly beautiful film from one of cinema\u2019s greatest romantics . . .\nplaying now , the film was directed by bill pohlad from a script written by oren moverman and michael a . lerner . pohlad has said the film ' s unusual structure was trying to address wilson ' s internal conflicts .\nrancher ernie graves , a longtime resident of benson , wants to sell 1 , 200 to 1 , 500 acres to matinee energy for its solar farm .\nmatinee owns and operates 15 solar plants in europe and asia , lee maintains . but he won ' t disclose the locations of those facilities , either .\nwith nine directors and 10 writers , v / h / s is an anthology film that makes creepshow seem like a g - rated matinee to take your kids to . it ' s intensely violent . it ' s genuinely freaky . it has boobs and wieners . it ' s the closest thing to being a mainstream snuff film and it doesn ' t even have distasteful torture porn !\na fun film . i wish they ' d bring back some of the lost magic to ' b ' movies .\none of the seminal films of the 1960s and featuring a breakout performance from hoffman , the film is . . .\nthe winner of foreign language film oscar in 1975 ( fellini counted four oscar wins for films he directed . . .\nthe first film from writing and directing duo scott mcgehee and david siegel , 1993\u2019s suture is very much . . .\nas with the director\u2019s short film trilogy , davies\u2019 d\u00e9but feature was drawn from his own life during the . . .\nthe most famous film by italian provocateur marco ferreri , la grande bouffe was reviled on release for its . . .\nthe prototype of both the serial killer film and the police procedural drama , fritz lang\u2019s first sound masterpiece . . .\nshot in cool monochrome with beguiling visuals , branded to kill is an effortlessly cool crime film with a . . .\nnow digitally restored , the final film by japanese director yasujiro ozu is one of his most touching works . . .\nin a film that captures all the sadness of an american dream gone wrong , bruce dern concocts impossible . . .\nadapted from kaj munk\u2019s play set in a remote danish farming community , this emotionally arresting film tells the . . .\nlovingly recreating the parisian theatres of the early 19th century , this intoxicating film is a enduring story of . . .\nclassic sam peckinpah film , in which a wealthy mexican ranch owner puts a huge price on killing a . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 by love horror film reviews and news . theme : dw focus by designwall . proudly powered by wordpress\ntickets for the festival will be $ 16 . 00 for evening and weekend screenings , and $ 8 . 00 for all late night and weekday matinee screenings .\nhad he or other locals googled matinee energy after getting the invite , they almost immediately would have seen an online article published by new times on august 16 , 2010 , with the headline :\nmatinee energy official pushed gold - mine scheme in 1980s , now behind $ 700 million solar deal with hyundai heavy .\nand as of press time for this article , it looked as though matinee energy still hadn ' t closed any deals to acquire land for either benson project .\nin early march , matinee announced that it had teamed up with another low - profile company , zentric inc . , to build the benson solar - panel farm . the joint news release said matinee had\nawarded\nzentric an engineering contract that would have a construction budget of up to $ 444 million . the first 20 - megawatt phase was supposed to be built entirely by zentric in the next 12 months , with zentric expecting a payment of $ 72 million from matinee .\nin an april 4 letter from tien to matinee energy , tien wrote ,\nwe sincerely regret this action but since we have been unable to arrange for sufficient financing in a timely manner to meet your deadline , we do not wish to create any further delays for matinee energy as you try to begin construction .\nthough this news clearly constitutes a setback , it ' s conceivable that matinee could patch things up with zentric or forge ahead with a new partner and investors .\nif the company revealed its partners , he says , other solar companies would try to steal the partners \u2014 or a partner might try to compete with matinee .\nif you ' re a film enthusiast and enjoy writing , we need you . become a roobla writer , now - urltoken\npreminger\u2019s film noir masterpiece about obsession , jealousy and deadly betrayal follows police detective mark mcpherson , as he investigates . . .\na classic film noir complete with snappy dialogue , billy wilder\u2019s double indemnity features a scammed insurance stooge , devious . . .\nas part of \u00a1viva ! spanish and latin american film festival , we\u2019re pleased to present this celebrated classic of . . .\n2013 - film - the excelsior - - director , editor and cinematographer - mateusz golebiewski reviews on the internet : urltoken .\nover the past nine months , he says , the koreans \u2014 including matinee ' s new president , chin kim \u2014 appear to have taken control of the company .\nbut a representative of the national utility , reached by phone in south korea , tells new times that kepco kdn no longer is part of any matinee energy project .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nas founding sponsor of the tribeca film festival , american express is committed to supporting the festival and the art of filmmaking , bringing business and energy to new york city and offering cardmembers and festivalgoers the opportunity to enjoy the best of storytelling through film .\nmatinee is a little - seen , charming comedy that ' s both a love letter to old - school movie theatres and schlocky , exploitative monster movies from the 50s .\nmatinee ' s solar - power plants would qualify for a federal 30 percent tax credit , but only if and when they ' re hooked up to the power grid .\nif matinee energy manages to make money for christopher pannos , he may well get a knock on his door from people demanding a return on their gold - mine investments .\noriginally banned in glasgow , the film traces the life story of a mistaken - identity messiah and his band of . . .\nbased on true stories related by director jean - devaivre and writer jean aurenche , tavernier\u2019s superlative film tells of the . . .\nset during world war i , this assured film , from director jean renoir , recounts the experiences of three french . . .\nthis film appears to be a homage to dario argento plus the cycle of paranoid thrillers coming out of america in the seventies .\nthere has been plenty of movies with film making as it ' s backdrop in the recent times . many of them feature the unending struggles of protagonist to make it big at the box office , but aneesh upasana ' s ' matinee ' stands out for a more realistic treatment and its mature ending .\nreleased in 1993 , matinee - a loving tribute to the z - grade , drive - in monster pics of the ' 50s and ' 60s , as viewed nostalgically through the eyes of children - isn ' t the sort of film you ' d see come out of a major studio that often .\nanthony michael hall , left , brooklyn decker , constance zimmer , kevin corrigan , cobie smulders , andrew bujalski and giovanni ribisi with the film \u201cresults , \u201d premiering as part of the 2015 sundance film festival . ( jay l . clendenin / los angeles times )\ncrew : camera ( color , hd ) , shane daly ; editor , chris a . peterson ; music , climax golden twins ; production designer / set decorator , sara mccudden ; costume designer , brenda shenher ; sound ( dolby digital ) , kevin hemmingson ; supervising sound editors , chris reynolds , carl grana ; sound designer , scott jennings ; assistant director , trevor cunningham ; casting , shannon makhanian . reviewed at calgary film festival ( late shows ) , oct . 29 , 2012 . ( also in fantasia film festival . ) mpaa rating : r . running time : 94 min .\ni studied for an ma in filmmaking at the london film school and completed several other cinematography courses at the national film and television school , london film academy , central film school , where i took lessons inter alia from the former president of the british society of cinematographers ( bsc ) \u2013 robin vidgeon . prior to this , i completed a film and television production course in poland . for several years i have been working with various companies , first as an archive assistant , and then as an assistant camera and editor , progressing to work as a camera operator and an editor . i was trained by working as cameraman under the eyes of renowned polish cinematographers - witold adamek psc ( \u201ca short film about love\u201d by krzysztof kieslowski ) , and artur \u017curawski psc ( \u201csultan\u201d by ali abbas zafar )\nnajeeb ( maqbool salmaan ) is a youngster from an orthodox background who wishes to be a film star while savithri ( mythili ) is a motherless girl from an economically backward family who lands up in the film industry to escape her abusive father ( sasi kalinga ) .\nthis dazzling and audacious film charts the powerful and dangerous relationship between one of britain ' s most revered twentieth - century . . .\nhaving directed two undisputed masterpieces - citizen kane and the magnificent ambersons - orson welles delved into the suspense film for his . . .\nan important , influential and emotive film , rome , open city began the post war cycle of italian neorealism , whose . . .\nby day , clean cut mark lewis is a focus - puller at a film studio , supplementing his wages by taking . . .\n2013 - film - writer - - director and producer - sam brewster ; cinematographer - mateusz golebiewski reviews on the internet : urltoken .\nwith this film , we examine the mystery of the man , and the tremendously vibrant and unforgettable music he brought to our world .\ntoday , matinee seems to be an all but forgotten and overlooked film from the early 1990s . although it received enthusiastic reviews from critics , who by definition can relate to a film saturated in film buffery , it wasn\u2019t very successful and , perhaps because of its pg - rating , never achieved a place among the pantheon of dante\u2019s other cult movies ( the howling , innerspace , the \u2018burbs , etc . ) . certainly , the film\u2019s b - movie affectations are mostly relatable for cinephiles who grew up confounded by the opposite sex yet fascinated by the movies , but it\u2019s also just a plain fun and touching experience for any viewer . and so , matinee belongs on a short list of great \u201cfilms about film\u201d , and among the best projects under dante\u2019s name . when woolsey loses himself in one of his many speeches about the power of movies , the importance of escape , and the joy it brings him to realize these notions for his audience , we sense this is exactly how dante feels , and that joy is instantly catching .\nscott , who had responded to a flyer sent to his organization , says a matinee employee told him that the company had made an\ninternal decision\nnot to invite journalists .\nbut the asian representatives of matinee and its business partners , especially s . chin kim , the chief executive officer of matinee , and\ndr . j . k . kim ,\nceo of greenstone system of california , were\ndynamic speakers ,\nsays marc washington , executive director of the benson chamber of commerce , who also had gotten the flyer .\ninformation in records and from interviews with people familiar with the firm reveal \u2014 with a couple of notable exceptions \u2014 that matinee has little hope of pulling off large - scale projects .\nhe also says he ' s met\n30 - plus\npeople from matinee and its group of partners \u2014 mostly people from asian countries , but some from the middle east .\nwhat i was trying to say is that while a few screenings have occurred , they have been over a really long period of time . correct me if i ' m wrong here , but i believe in addition to the 2004 screening , the only other screening was at the east end film festival , until this year , when the bfi was allowed to show the film on the same release date as their dvd . now , they are allowed to show the film again on two other separate dates . my point is simply that being able to show the film three times over the span of a few months is rather surprising , given how much wb hates the film .\nknight listed his address as a 2 , 000 - square - foot home at 2920 candelaria drive in henderson , nevada , just outside las vegas . christopher pannos , meanwhile , said his address was 5646 west agate avenue in enterprise , another vegas suburb . both addresses have been used by matinee energy on various websites and in news releases , and both have been used in papers filed by many other nevada corporations registered by the pair , such as matinee oil , matinee development - flagstaff , renewable energy marketing , and the intriguingly named oopha land 3 .\ns wati reddy , who shot into stardom as the heroine of subramaniapuram , is all excited about her maiden film in malayalam called amen .\nthis witty and romantic film follows high - profile socialites nickie ferrante and terry mckay on a cross - atlantic cruise . despite . . .\n2017 - film - enjoy : pleasure paradox - - director : vikram bhandari , cinematographer - mateusz golebiewski reviews on the internet : urltoken .\nhe became matinee energy ' s third principal in january 2010 , records show . but he ' d always had a link to the firm : matinee ' s agate avenue address , a residential mini - mansion of 7 , 000 square feet that once fetched prices of more than $ 1 million , was owned by michael pannos from 2005 until a foreclosure sale in october 2010 .\nmatinee is in the latter category , trying to position itself as a big - time player that will create jobs and bring enough sun - powered energy to power tens of thousands of homes .\nwhatever the concerns of county officials in indiana , investors and partners from south korea , china , germany , greece , and australia have considered doing business with the pannos brothers and matinee energy .\nwe take classic film in the wider sense of the term , and so far our screenings have ranged from the breakfast club to orpheo negro .\nlike the tribeca film festival facebook page at urltoken . follow us on twitter @ tribecafilmfest and join the conversation by using the hashtag # tff .\n\u201d by laura spini . \u201cyou are whole\u201d has been featured in the most important short film festivals around the world where it achieve resounding success .\nand yeah , it doesn ' t surprise me at all that it ' s warner us that has the problem with the film . that ' s the one problem that ' s going to make it much more difficult for a us - based company like criterion to release the film .\nbecause of matinee ' s decision to exclude the press , no reporters were snooping around the february ceremony , asking embarrassing questions about the pannos brothers , the firm ' s alleged $ 1 billion hyundai heavy deal ( which also was said to include two large - scale solar farms in southern arizona ) , or another matinee solar project for the navajo nation that fizzled in its planning stage .\nwhen movie cameras were put in the hands of a few young people , they made this film about themselves and their world . the footage they gathered is presented in feature film with very little editing . there are sit - ins , love - ins , animated discussions among themselves about almost everything , and encounters with adults on a bus and on the street . the film is a revealing portrait of a dissenting generation and its rationale .\nthe company ' s penchant for extreme secrecy makes it hard to tell what matinee is really up to , why it reportedly has misrepresented itself , and who would lose money if its ventures fail .\n, the new malayalam film helmed by d\u221a\u00a9butante aneesh upasana tries to tell the story of some people who end up in the\u00ac\u2020dark corners of glamour world .\na refreshing example of how to make a film for a specific demographic the right way . . . . smart , scary and fun as hell .\none of the most enjoyable self - reflective hollywood films , this warts - and - all portrait follows ruthlessly ambitious film producer jonathan shields . . .\ncreating an account with urltoken gives you access to more features and services , like our weekly newsletter and other special features just for the film community .\n2016 - film - sarajevo - femme fatale - - director and producer - joanna zieli\u0144ska ; cinematographer - mateusz golebiewski reviews on the internet : urltoken .\nin april 2010 , matinee announced publicly that it and two big - time korean firms , hyundai heavy and lg electronics , had agreed to build $ 1 billion worth of solar plants in the southwest .\nshows that there are many interesting avenues to explore if you want to tell the story of the film industry other than lampooning the superstars , sreenivasan style .\na good visit to 1961 small - town america childhood , mixed with the fear of atomic missiles approaching . john goodman is a good showman , who puts on a hilariously unforgettable saturday matinee . well done !\nafter all , this was the second of two\nground - breakings\nmatinee had held in benson since december , and the company seemed poised to become one of the biggest solar players in the southwest .\nzentric is a penny - stock company that must supply details about itself to the u . s . securities and exchange commission , so it ' s not quite the black hole of information that matinee is .\neven more strangely , officials with the local sulphur springs valley electric cooperative , which won awards for its use of renewable energy , say they decided late last year not to buy the power generated by matinee energy .\ngraves is a big part of why matinee ' s projects have been so warmly received by benson officials . for years , he ' s worked with the benson city council and town employees on various development ideas .\nmatinee called graves near the end of 2010 , he relates . it was the\npannos boys , larry [ ( knight ] , three or four other people . they had an investment group with them .\noften called the best rock \u2019n\u2019 roll film ever made , this high - powered , high - voltage comedy features music by fats domino , little . . .\nthis franco - belgian film is a live - action adaptation of a well - known series of french comic books by ren\u00e9 goscinny that originated in the 1950s .\nthe devils has just jointly won best special features at this year ' s cinema ritrovato awards , specifically for its documentation of the various controversies surrounding the film .\nthe film weaves a complicated web of feelings and finances among characters played by cobie smulders , guy pearce and kevin corrigan . i\u2019ll have a story on corrigan , a veteran character actor taking a rare lead role , appearing soon . i also spoke to bujalski and his cast when the film premiered earlier this year at sundance .\nthe permit granted last month allows limited plant removal but no major grading or construction . matinee has yet to apply for permits for the latter , nor has it applied for a use permit for its planned solar campus .\nthe company stalled , but chin kim finally cut him a check . matinee continued to act flaky , graves maintains , so he gave back the firm ' s money , saying he wanted a\nclean break .\nnot unlike woolsey , dante loves movies just as much as he\u2019s nostalgic for the innocence of youth ; this is evident in every film he\u2019s made , starting with piranha in 1978 , a roger corman - produced cheapie respectfully riffing on jaws , up to his most recent kids - in - peril adventure the hole . it seems fitting that dante\u2019s work often features children , too , as the films we see during our impressionable adolescence shape us for the rest of our lives . like woolsey and gene in matinee , dante grew up on a steady diet of cinema , and so his own movies smack of cinephilia , with sometimes subtle , sometimes direct references to the pictures that inspired him . watching a joe dante film is about the story as much as it is about identifying where and how cleverly he\u2019s drawn from his inspirations . with this , matinee may very well be joe dante\u2019s finest work , a picture that acknowledges the kind of movie magic needed to transform a film buff into a film - maker , and encapsulates dante\u2019s movie - loving approach to his films in both style and narrative .\n2015 - film - a short film about evanescence - - director , editor , cinematographer - mateusz golebiewski ; przedwio\u015bnie street is situated on the outskirts of town - stargard szczeci\u0144ski . a little dog guards the street . . there are flower shops , and local pub , in which people are killing time . there are also , first in poland , flats within \u201csupported housing\u201d program . document takes part in\nmy street\ncompetition organised by krakow film foundation . reviews on the internet : urltoken .\nthe venerable u . s . securities firm tells new times ,\nj . p . morgan neither provided financing nor committed to provide financing to matinee energy and have no plans to finance the company in the future .\ndavid lee , an asian man in his 50s , leads new times to a conference room . lee says he ' s from matinee ' s\ncorporate general administration\nbut declines to state his title with the firm .\nalternatively , if you\u2019re looking for a more traditional post - christmas dinner film , you could watch the mash up of the 22 bond films we featured back in november .\nnot likely to give anyone outside of toddler range any nightmares , but it ' s still a smooth , smart , and eminently likable\nrainy night\nfamily film .\ndante\u2019s direction is spot on not only in matinee but also in the two films within the film , disney comedy parody the shook - up shopping cart ( featuring the then - unknown naomi watt\u2019s ) and mant ! a hilarious send up of the low - budget science - fiction horror films of the 1950s such as them ! , the amazing colossal man and the fly from 1954 , 1957 and 1958 respectively .\nset in a time of nuclear paranoia , director joe dante\u2019s 1993 comedy matinee is part coming - of - age romance , part 1960s nostalgia , and part reflection on the innocence of atomic age horror movies . it\u2019s a film about simpler times , and the bustling romances of several teenagers growing up in key west , florida during the cuban missile crisis of november , 1962 . here a new film is set to arrive at their local strand theater , a film called \u201cmant ! \u201d ( complete with exclamation point ) , a nod to titles like them ! ( 1954 ) and the fly ( 1958 ) , but also gimmick - laden fare pitched by hucksters like william castle . as its writer , director , producer , and promoter , woolsey wants to slip \u201cmant ! \u201d under hollywood\u2019s nose to test out his latest cinematic trickery . a con man turned film peddler , he\u2019s also passionate about his profession and blindly devoted to the escapist wonder inside the moviehouse . teeming with small - town sensibilities and repressions , matinee holds a contagious longing and affection for the simplicity of moviegoing thrills and the discovery of adolescence and reminds us what made us fall in love with the movies .\ncurb your expectations and know you ' re going into a film about how curious children overcome their fears , not how malevolent darkness torments a group of unsuspecting\nvictims .\nyet another new twist on the zombie film , as writer - director keith wright ( ' take me to your leader ' ) reimagines zombification as a kind of wasting disease .\n2017 - film - bhoomi - - director - omung kumar ; cinematographer - artur \u017curawski ; camera operator - rahul balachandran , mateusz golebiewski ; reviews on the internet : urltoken .\nthe film was titled pawan kalyan\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds gabbar singh and it sure lived up to its name . a popular punch line in the movie proves as much , quite emphatically . every time\nso it looks as if wb split the difference in wanting\na time warner company\non there but not wanting the very latest logo on the front of the film .\nthe duo get a chance to be the lead pair in a film that appears to be an ordinary love story but turns out to be a sleaze - fest when it releases .\nmythili , on her part , does bring awkwardness that seems natural to her when she has to be loud . on the whole both the lead characters ably carry the film forward .\narchived records obtained from the nevada secretary of state ' s office for this article show that matinee energy was formed in fall 2006 by christopher pannos and nevada resident larry knight , who ' s listed as a past or present officer in 18 corporations .\n2015 - film - the weekend sailor - - director and producer - bernardo arsuaga ; cinematographer - adrian s . bara , mateusz golebiewski ; reviews on the internet : urltoken . urltoken .\nwill the bfi disc utilize the ' 71 - era wb logo originally used for the film ? i sure hope so . or , did wb insist on the studio ' s current , historically\ncolinr0380 wrote : so it looks as if wb split the difference in wanting\na time warner company\non there but not wanting the very latest logo on the front of the film .\nhi s . we\u2019re definitely fans of classic films ! but as mentioned in my previous comment , the current time slots ensure that we can always show two classics each month . we have to balance all aspects of the film programme , and if we changed the current time slots for matinee classics , we\u2019d run in to difficulty securing some new releases . screen space is also a factor . we currently have three cinemas , which limits the number of films we can screen each day , but our new venue home ( opening in 2015 , more details here : urltoken ) will have five screens , giving us much more flexibly . we\u2019re currently planning the film programme for home , and given the extra screens we\u2019ll have , classic films will feature in more time slots . i\u2019ve also passed your comments on to our film programme team so they are aware .\nit seems wise to plan for matinee ' s collapse . indeed , the would - be energy company already has tried and failed to put a solar plant on paragon ranch , a mix of state and federal land near the navajo nation . the hyundai heavy deal appears kaput \u2014 there ' s no mention of it on any of matinee ' s websites . hyundai heavy gave conflicting answers to business reporters last year as to whether the deal was still on and didn ' t respond to new times ' inquiries by press time .\nwhen bachelorette arrived at the sundance film festival last january , the film\u2019s producers were quite clear - eyed about its prospects . the dark comedy \u2014 about three hard - partying high school friends ( kirsten dunst , isla fisher , and lizzy caplan ) and their evening of escalating debauchery before the wedding of another friend ( rebel wilson ) \u2014 was based on a years - old play by writer - director leslye headland . but just as the feature film adaptation was set to go before cameras last summer , bridesmaids , which shares some pointed similarities , became a massive , zeitgeist - seizing sensation .\nthe sixth annual tribeca / espn sports film festival , founded to broaden the audience for independent film through stories about sports and competition , will open with the world premiere of benji , directed by the duo coodie and chike . the documentary looks back at the story of a teenage basketball phenom in 1980s chicago whose ascension to the upper echelon of the sport tragically ended when he was senselessly murdered .\nto keep up with tribeca , visit the tribeca film festival website at urltoken , and log in at http : / / urltoken / register / , where you can also subscribe to the tribeca newsletter .\nthe film follows 20 - year - old tommy ( joe cole ) , who deliberately gets himself convicted and sent to a young offenders institution to exact revenge on the gang members who attacked his girlfriend .\nsee , in the movie , uncle ben gets shot by a blond dude who has just robbed a bodega ( where peter didn ' t do anything to stop him , of course ) . so peter becomes obsessed with finding the guy , and he begins listening to a police scanner , and starts wearing a modified wrestler ' s outfit , and running around in the night , and well , okay , this is 2012 , right , so they got to update some stuff , fine , i get it .\nplaying tonight at lincoln center in nyc . says the format is digibeta and runtime 111 minutes , so unless wb cops out at the last moment like they have on other occassions , it seems as if lincoln center will be playing the uk theatrical cut . i strongly urge all those in the area to check out this film , as this not only is a great opportunity to see the film on the big screen , but also to see a much longer version of the film . ( i know the bfi released this same version , but for those without region free players this is a rare opportunity . )\nbut matinee hides the kind of information that other solar companies brag about . though its officials claim to have built many solar plants it still owns , little evidence could be found to back up the company ' s bold claims about its capabilities , experience , and financial stability .\nthe april 2010 news release contained a prominent quote from michael pannos , saying the\nengagement of j . p . morgan securities , inc . , to help with the permanent project finance segment of the project has finalized matinee ' s total financing solutions for those projects .\nby march 2011 , matinee ' s leadership had churned again . this time , nevada records were updated to show chin kim as president and treasurer and michael pannos and young yoo as directors . the company listed the same lineup in arizona corporation commission records filed in september 2011 .\nmaybe they are finally starting to loosen up with the film , and maybe here in the states we ' ll be able to see a release similar to that of the bfi from a company like criterion .\na low - ish budget british horror film about a bunch of younsters who retreat to a remote cabin for a night of partying and end up facing a crazed killer out to avenge the death of his brother .\n1993\u2019s matinee is a perfect example of dante at his best , a love letter not only to cinema but a specific time in horror set in 1962 showcasing not only the very real paranoia and panic of the period but the cinemas ability to capatalise on this to turn terror into ticket sales .\nwe ' re making it easier than ever for you to stock up on tribeca film festival tickets . our revamped wish list will save you time and effort in singling out the festival titles you cannot wait to see .\n2014 - film - in the abyss of water - - director and editor - mateusz golebiewski ; producer - mark david , andrew steward ; camera operator - tristan perry ; reviews on the internet : urltoken . urltoken .\nour popular , ongoing programme brings cinema classics to the big screen every month \u2013 so you never need to miss those must - sees ! most screenings also have an informal post - screening discussion following one of their showing so you can meet and talk about the film with fellow film fans . and due to popular demand we have added a tuesday evening screening , so each of our classics will now screen on sunday , tuesday & wednesday .\nnew times reported the announcement , then followed up the next day with the blog post about christopher pannos ' connection to the bogus gold mine . matinee vice president chris cornell said christopher pannos wasn ' t an employee of the company , though his name still was in corporate records at the time .\nfew filmmakers have invested as much in the pure joys of cinema - going , the pleasure of watching movies , as joe dante . having started under the old - school tutelage of roger corman , dante is responsible for \u201cgremlins , \u201d \u201cthe ' burbs , \u201d \u201cmatinee , \u201d \u201cinnerspace\u201d and many more .\nof all matinee ' s problems , though , nothing seems to bode more poorly than the histories of two of its original founding members : christopher pannos , former head of pannos mining ( shut down in 1988 for bilking investors out of millions of dollars ) , and his politically connected brother , michael .\nstarting march 12 , the film guide will be live on urltoken and detail all feature films announced to date ; additional programs will be added upon announcement . the screening schedule will be live on monday , march 19 , 2011 .\nthe kerala film critics association had a humble start in 1977 when a group of film journalists met at the behest of k . aniyan , and baby . the maiden award was presented to yudhakandam at a modest function . since then , the status of the award had increased and the function was becoming more colourful with every passing year . [ 1 ] in 2005 , director p . venu was bestowed with kala prathiba award for his immense contribution to malayalam cinema .\nrich in nostalgia and coming in an extras packed arrow release package matinee is one of joe dante\u2019s finest films working not only as a fun filled family adventure but as a complex character driven exploration of childhood , a tense time capsule detailing 60\u2019s social dread and a marvelous demonstration of movie marketing all wrapped up together .\nin short , taken 2 is very flawed and megaton was by far the wrong choice as director . yet , if you are as up for it as neeson is , then taken 2 will offer the required thrills for a saturday night in with a chinese takeaway and a beer ( or if you don\u2019t drink , coca cola ) . it is disappointing next to the cult - followed , hit of a first film and at times this film feels somewhat neutered of violence ( a matter that has been little alleviated by this \u201charder cut\u201d ) . still taken 2 is not an entirely joyless venture and when neeson is allowed to \u201cdo what he does best\u201d the film is fun for those willing to play along .\nlindy became the country ' s most hated woman following her conviction but was freed from prison three years into a life sentence following the discovery of her child ' s matinee jacket in an isolated spot near to a dingo lair . michael was freed at the same time , having been convicted as an accessory to murder ."]}
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", "topic": 2}], "title": "hearts and minds ( film )", "paragraphs": ["with the headline : \u2018hearts and minds , \u2019 a film study of power .\nhearts & minds screens tuesday at 8 . 30pm on the world movies channel .\nhearts and minds : lbj widens the vietnam war by appealing to the entire population : \u201cvictory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live out there . \u201d\nhearts and minds works to re - contextualize and critique hollywood\u2019s contribution to the good fight of wwii .\n1973 hearts and minds . u . s . a . colour and b & w , 110 minutes .\nbert schneider and peter davis accepting the oscar for\nhearts and minds .\n( courtesy , criterion )\nhearts and minds takes its title from a comment made by president lyndon b . johnson that\nthe ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live out there\n.\ni aim to make documentaries where the insights , strengths and talents of the individuals in the film dwell in the hearts and minds of my audience .\nhearts and minds : u . s . anti - communist propaganda contributes to the pervasive culture of fear in the 1950s .\nhearts and minds : on the home front , capturing a celebration of u . s . chauvanism during the vietnam war .\nindustry masters teach college students , and college students mentor youth from wilmington\u2019s underserved neighborhoods in this intensive two - week film - production workshop . participants direct , produce and edit short films focusing on issues that are most critical to their community . these films are featured at hearts and minds community screening room events and the annual hearts and minds film festival .\nexplosive , persuasive , and shocking , hearts and minds is an overwhelming emotional experience and the controversial winner of the 1974 academy award for best documentary .\nhearts and minds : a benediction before the big game : \u201cthere are going to be men made tonight and that\u2019s religious and god cares about that . \u201d\n\u201c hearts and minds \u201d takes on the utter failure of five consecutive presidential administrations to win over either vietnamese or american hearts and minds . unabashedly a film that the left was waiting for , it probes war\u2019s psychological consequences by asking , \u201cwhat have we done to vietnam and what has vietnam done to us ? \u201c\nwhen peter davis set out to make the documentary \u201chearts and minds\u201d in 1972 vietnam had officially become the longest war in united states history .\nanother provocative film maker , michael moore , has said hearts and minds is\nnot only the best documentary i have ever seen , it may be the best movie ever\n.\nmy problem in writing about\nhearts and minds\nis how to go about separating the film ' s images - - which are sometimes heartbreakingly tragic , sometimes cruelly revealing - - from the craft of the film itself .\nhearts and minds , a sentimental and intellectual film as its title suggests , brings back some of the unresolved issues of vietnam to a forgetful film public . not the best made film in art , technique , or concept , hearts and minds nevertheless deals with an emotion that has become lost in commercial united states : shame . and when the film falls below the poetic level required to sustain that emotion , it dips into the pool of guilt in which many of us have swum .\nps : hearts and minds is possibly the finest and most revealing american film about the vietnam war . anyone who wishes to have a realistic understanding of that war should see this film . it should be required viewing in high school history classes .\n\u201chearts and minds\u201d is a tough film but it is no mere rehash of sad events . it is always aware of the primacy of man when man ' s given even half a chance .\nhearts and minds : cheering on the home team : the u . s . compulsion to win at all costs and to insist that , \u201cwe\u2019re number one ! \u201d\nmichael moore has cited hearts and minds as the one film that inspired him to become a filmmaker , calling it\nnot only the best documentary i have ever seen . . . it may be the best movie ever\n. many of the cinematic techniques used in hearts and minds are similar to moore ' s 2004 documentary fahrenheit 9 / 11 .\npower is virtually the first word heard in peter davis ' s epic documentary , \u201chearts and minds , \u201d and power , real and mythical , is what the film contemplates in as many tones and moods as you might expect in superior fiction .\nhearts and minds is a 1974 american documentary film about the vietnam war directed by peter davis . the film ' s title is based on a quote from president lyndon b . johnson :\nthe ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live out there\n. the movie was chosen as academy award for best documentary feature at the 47th academy awards presented in 1975 .\nit ' s graceful and eloquent , and it has as its subject a lierotten culture - not merely in the official cant , but in the hearts and minds of even the poorest people .\none of the most important contributions peter davis\u2019s hearts and minds makes to our national dialogue on the vietnam war is its portrayal of ordinary vietnamese . for years , the vietnamese had been conspicuous by their absence in american film and t\u2026\nhearts and minds is the classic antiwar documentary film of the vietnam era . it was released in 1974 , one year after the united states withdrew its military forces from vietnam and a year before north vietnamese and national liberation front ( nlf ) fo\u2026\nit\u0092s a testament to hearts and minds\u0092 artistry that the film remains compelling long after there\u0092s any need for it to make a case . . .\n- - grade : b + - 07 / 02 / 2015\ndavis ' film showed , with devastating clarity , how the war for the hearts and minds of the vietnamese had been lost beyond recall - - and how something similar was taking place in america .\n- 01 / 01 / 2006\na startling and courageous film , peter davis\u2019s landmark 1974 documentary hearts and minds unflinchingly confronted the united states\u2019 involvement in vietnam at the height of the controversy that surrounded it . using a wealth of sources\u2014from interviews to newsreels to footage of the conflict and the upheaval it occasioned on the home front\u2014davis constructs a powerfully affecting picture of the disastrous effects of war . explosive , persuasive , and wrenching , hearts and minds is an overwhelming emotional experience and the most important nonfiction film ever made about this devastating period in history .\nreviewers were enthusiastic when hearts and minds came out in 1975 . judith crist wrote in new york magazine that davis had\nheld up a mirror to our national conscience\n.\nelizabeth is pleased to put her various professional and personal experiences to work , playing an instrumental role in bringing outreach projects such as with all deliberate speed : the legacy of brown v . board and the hearts & minds film programs to fruition .\nthe film is prophetic . the vietnamese people will haunt the consciousness of the united states for generations to come . lyndon johnson could not win their hearts and minds , nor could he bomb them into submission . they had right and justice on their side . the film shows this . they are stronger . with all our superiority in technology , we could not stop these people . perhaps a better title could be borrowed from a film made by jane fonda and tom hayden about the vietnamese people , introduction to the enemy . hearts and minds shows the enemy at home , in our institutions and values , our empire , and the strategy required to maintain that empire . the fonda - hayden film might be titled \u201chearts and minds , \u201d for with those two organs the vietnamese struggled and defeated the monster who showed neither .\nawards were presented by the sarah white and rob capron , riiff youth film jury program managers , and the 2017 youth film jury members .\nprocrustes was a mythic giant with a notorious bed . if his guests were too short , he stretched them to fit . if they were too tall , he chopped off the excess . in hearts and minds , the giant is impersonated by the film makers . the bed is the film itself .\ntoday the film has not lost any of its punch . now the punch is packed with new meaning . ' ' quagmire , ' ' ' ' hearts and minds ' ' and ' ' liberating the people ' ' are all back . a little more than a year ago , ari fleischer , president bush ' s press secretary , said , ' ' slowly but surely , the hearts and minds of the iraqi people are being won . ' '\nfocused on several hardened offenders doing time at dominguez state jail , inside peace offers a rare look , not only inside the correctional facility , but inside the hearts and minds of the men featured .\nthe hearts and minds film initiative is the flagship program of serviam media . its mission is to foster civic engagement , using the media arts as tools for youth leadership development , community education and outreach . it is a multi - faceted initiative that includes the following programs .\nhow many times has the phrase ' ' hearts and minds ' ' been used in the past year about the war in iraq ? and how many people know that the phrase goes back to 1974 , when ' ' hearts and minds , ' ' a documentary about the united states ' involvement in vietnam , was released ? and who remembers that the movie title reaches back a decade further , to a speech by president lyndon b . johnson ? ' ' the ultimate victory , ' ' he said of the war , ' ' will depend on the hearts and the minds of the people who live there . ' ' sound familiar ?\nfocused on several hardened offenders doing time at dominguez state jail , inside peace offers a rare look , not only inside the correctional facility , but inside the hearts and minds of the men featured . the film is the winner of several film festival awards , including three for best documentary , two humanitarian awards and two audience choice awards .\npeter davis\u2019s provocative , oscar - winning hearts and minds , released to the american public in 1974 , is that rare documentary whose truths and relevance have been underlined and amplified by the passage of time . the title is derived from president l\u2026\nthe parallels between iraq and vietnam are obvious , and some of your interviews in hearts and minds feel so eerily contemporary , one might forget for a moment that the film is four decades old and about a different war . has something fundamentally changed since then in our acceptance of a certain amount of constant\u2014largely outsourced\u2014overseas involvement ?\nonly a small fraction of the footage peter davis shot for hearts and minds made it into his 112 - minute academy award\u00ad\u2013winning documentary on the vietnam war . davis and his crew filmed hundreds of hours in the united states , vietnam , and france\u2014s\u2026\nan academic and artistic forum focused on the power of emerging digital media as a tool for education and civic engagement , targeting students , families , educators and community leaders . the 2009 youth media summit will be held in conjunction with the 2009 hearts and minds film festival , april 3 - 4 at the schwartz center for the arts in dover .\ndavis was no worse for the wear . \u201chearts and minds\u201d picked up the 1974 academy award for best documentary and producer bert schneider\u2019s politicized acceptance speech caused more hullabaloo than michael moore would almost three decades later when accepting for \u201cbowling for columbine . \u201d\nthe oriental doesn ' t put the same high price on life as does the westerner . life is cheap in the orient . hearts and minds is an academy award winning documentary about the vietnam war directed by peter davis . the film ' s title is based on a quote from president lyndon b . johnson :\nthe ultimate victory will depend on the hearts and minds of the people who actually live out there\n. the movie was chosen as best feature documentary at the 47th academy awards presented in 1975 .\nshe ' s a reporter and writer also and we immediately left for iraq ,\nsays davis , who is best known for an academy award - winning 1974 film on the vietnam war , hearts and minds , which has been hailed as one of the best documentaries ever made .\ni would not recommend honeymooning in baghdad .\nparts of some of these interviews appear in the final film , some of the interviews do not appear in the film at all .\n\u201chearts and minds , \u201d which opened yesterday at the cinema 2 , recalls this nation ' s agoninzing involvement in vietnam , something you may think you know all about , including the ending . but you don ' t . just as television ' s presentation of the war made it seem small , orderly and comprehensible , to fit the physical dimensions of the television set and the programing schedules of the television industry , \u201chearts and minds\u201d deals in disorderliness , contradictions and historical perspectives that are often shadowy , subject to any number of interpretations .\n\u201chearts and minds\u201d is not about general westmoreland , nor the succession of united states presidents and their advisers who sought desperately and probably sincerely to understand vietnam . rather it ' s about the generations of attitudes , wishes and beliefs that these men represented . it ' s about the power the country inherited .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\n\u201chearts and minds\u201d offered some of the first footage americans would see of north and south vietnamese people mourning lost loved ones , homes , and their livelihoods , embracing the economic potential of war , and what they suffered for speaking out . the film also provided more complete scenes for some of the war\u2019s most iconic still photos , such as a young burn victim fleeing a napalm attack .\nhearts and minds has attracted widely polarized opinions from film critics since its release . reviewers commonly consider it either a masterpiece of political / documentary filmmaking or a propagandistic hatchet job on the vietnam war , with some viewing it as both . a mixture of mostly contemporary film critic reviews on the review tallying website rotten tomatoes reports that 93 % of the 30 film critics reviews they tallied were positive with an average critics score of 8 . 2 out of 10 .\na shocking and terrifying film that sets out to investigate the twisted minds and souls of death squad leaders in indonesia , growing to become a disturbing panorama of a society and offering a unique sort of moral confrontation which could only be possible through cinema .\ndavis understood , earlier than most , that the documentary form likewise must court viewers\u2019 hearts and minds . after writing several nonfiction books and serving as a correspondent for the nation from iraq , davis has a novel in the works . \u201cgirl of my dreams\u201d comes out this fall .\nhearts and minds , a documentary directed by peter davis ; produced by bert schneider and mr . davis ; editors , lynzee klingman and susan martin ; director of photography , richard pearce ; a rainbow pictures presentation , distributed by warner brothers . running time : 112 minutes . at the cinema 2 theater , third avenue near 60th street . this film has been rated r .\nthis week a newly restored print of ' ' hearts and minds ' ' was screened at the academy theater at lighthouse international in manhattan , as part of the monday nights with oscar film series put on by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences . peter davis , the film ' s director and co - producer ( with bert schneider ) , was there to talk about it . the house was packed and , from the sound of it , pretty upset .\nsuch historically specific criticisms notwithstanding , revisiting hearts and minds during another time of war is indeed instructive , given the somewhat uneven and so far relatively ahistorical media representations of the current crisis . [ 8 ] while not as rigorously historical as in the year of the pig , hearts and minds still provides a quite thorough social context for understanding the vietnam war , primarily by incorporating a range of perspectives , including combat veterans ( both pro - war and disenchanted ) , a slew of political and military figures ( from architects of the war to dissidents ) , and , most significantly , a number of vietnamese voices .\nand yet placing these two pieces of film together - - and the editing in\nhearts and minds\nconsistently makes similar matches - - finally only undermines the film ' s effectiveness . it ' s too heavy - handed . we ' re bludgeoned by the point of view , we don ' t like the feeling of manipulation we get . yet there are scenes here of incredible power , even for a nation which watched this war on television every evening .\nthe visual highs and emotional payoffs contained within the film are well worth slogging through its slow patches .\nhearts and minds is a powerful film that deals with the vietnam conflict and is also one of the very few films of this genre that looks at it from the viewpoint of its victims , the vietnamese people . another film that should be required viewing from this era is the powerful documentary sir ! no sir ! which came out about 2006 and which told the story of the gi movement that took place at or near military bases both at home and abroad during the time of the vietnam war .\nin less measurable terms , it had also become the most televised , protested , bomb - reliant , and culture - splitting american conflict to date . it was called many things , from the living room war for its presence on television news to the war to win hearts and minds , from a phrase used by lyndon b . johnson ( as he does in this film ) .\nvietnam war films from the 1960s to the 1970s reflected deep divisions at home over the war . some reflected pro - war sentiments and vilified anti - war protesters , while others stood at the opposite end and criticized government officials and policies .\nhearts and minds\nwas one of the first of the latter to have been produced and released before the war ' s end in 1975 .\nhockings , p . and y . omori , eds . ( 1988 ) , cinematographic theory and new dimensions in ethnographic film , osaka .\namericans running a war in a country they don\u2019t understand : the film , which won an academy award in 1974 , feels uncannily timely , and reminds us , in a year that has seen * * phil klay\u2019 * * s national book award\u2013nominated redeployment , * * kirk w . johnson\u2019 * * s to be a friend is fatal , and * * laura poitras\u2019 * * s citizenfour , of the crucial role of writers and filmmakers in the national conscience . tonight , a screening and panel discussion at the harvard film archive honors _ hearts and minds\u2019 _ s 40th anniversary . we spoke with the director , peter davis , on the film\u2019s enduring resonance .\ncoker , like a grown - up skippy homeier in watch on the rhine , has a nazi youth mentality . but he remains so unaware of his racism and authoritarianism as to remain an innocent american , defending his great country . hearts and minds presents this uniformed creep , welcomed and loved by his townsfolk , as the product of u . s . values and culture . the film accuses us : as an audience we feel not only indicted , tried and found guilty , but also impotent to change the monster we have all created . in the theater , film has strength . when we emerge on the street we begin to reflect , compare film reality to what we know . so the film forces us to struggle with some ugly but real forces .\nruby , j . ( 1977 ) , ' the image mirrored : reflexivity and the documentary film ' , the journal of the university film association , 29 , 4 , pp . 3 - 13 .\nkrueger , e . ( 1973 ) , ' an american family : an american film ' , film comment , november / december , 9 , pp . 16 - 19 .\nthe film\u2019s good guys\u2014floyd , ellsberg , some crippled veterans and vietnamese , old french empire statesmen , and vietnamese mandarins stand as a firm answer to the overwhelming weight of evil and destruction the film portrays . after seeing the lieutenant coker sequences , if we follow the film\u2019s logic , we must ask , \u201cwho needs the united states if this man represents lt . \u201d\nmr . davis , who made the award\u2010winning television documentary , \u201cthe selling of the pentagon , \u201d makes no attempt to justify the american involvement in vietnam , which , it ' s obvious , he believes to have been a disaster . \u201chearts and minds , \u201d however , is so various , so full of associations that go beyond the war , that the film does a lot more than preach to the committed .\nthis is what \u201chearts and minds\u201d so vividly recognizes in a collage of scenes that , though blunt and often harrowing , eventually demonstrate something that i . f . stone once said about the survival of the vietnamese people through years of bombing . their incredible survival , said mr . stone , has re\u2010established \u201cthe primacy of man in the age of technology . \u201d\ncrawford , p . i . and d . turton , eds . ( 1992a ) , film as ethnography , manchester .\nmy more specific purpose here is to offer a close analysis of gunner palace and occupation : dreamland in order both to track the work of history , as well as to gauge the evolution of formal techniques and practices endemic to the documentation of war and atrocity . a brief comparison at the level of film form suggests that while a 1970s work like hearts and minds seems lodged in the familiar tradition of the realist documentary , one some 30 years later like gunner palace \u2014 with its highly stylized logic of fragmentation and disorientation evidently indebted to the music video\u2014appears to fall within the generic domain of the \u201cpostmodern . \u201d yet this strict dichotomy in a \u201cpolitics\u201d of documentary form breaks down when we recall that hearts and minds made liberal ( and ironic ) use of hollywood movies , while gunner palace \u2019s digital video feel of immediacy could be aligned with at least the u . s . variant of direct cinema .\nhearts and minds , if one can verbalize a film message , seems to shake its visual finger at the united states and americans , without distinguishing between classes of people or degrees of responsibility . \u201cshame on you , america , \u201d says the film , rather than presenting the objective conditions of shame : possibilities for greatness , generosity , virtue and the banal and vulgar murder of those possibilities . that , of course , would require a different film . in this one peter davis uses amateur actors , whose testimony edited together does build to an emotional level that few films attain . shame does not , however , indicate the existence of struggle or ongoing process . rather than seeing mass movements struggling with empires , the filmmakers imply that notions of human nature provide the ultimate explanation for human foibles like war . this allows hand wringing as a legitimate political exercise . in hearts and minds reasons for u . s . entry and participation in the war become obscured . we are led are led to believe from the evidence presented that our basic national character is at fault .\nfor close - watchers of this film or students of the vietnam era , outtakes with general westmoreland and walt rostow will be of particular interest . in broad strokes , they are the villains of \u201chearts and minds\u201d with westmoreland\u2019s callous gaffe and rostow\u2019s extreme pompousness , asking the interviewer does he really want to go down this path again and discuss what should be obvious ? in the outtakes , both men are more even - keeled , thoughtful , and while not repentant , show more humanity than donald rumsfield in errol morris\u2019s recent \u201cthe unknown known . \u201d\nafter columbia pictures refused to distribute the picture , bert schneider and henry jaglom purchased back the rights and released the film in march 1975 through warner bros .\ncrawford , p . i . and j . k . simonsen , eds . ( 1992 ) , ethnographic film , aesthetics and narrative traditions , aarhus .\nthat documentary presaged the emotionally arresting editing tactics of \u201chearts and minds , \u201d which jumps from a graphic scene of american soldiers in bed with vietnamese prostitutes to a metal lighter setting fire to a thatched roof . it also intercuts a sorrowful south vietnamese burial scene with general william westmoreland\u2019s shocking statement that \u201clife is cheap in the orient . \u201d\nfilm \u201cinside peace\u201d , by cynthia fitzpatrick , united states , 2014 . duration : 57 minutes .\nalice lovejoy . ( 2005 ) dueling docs : film society of lincoln center . vol . 41\na copy of the film was added to the collection for added reference in september of 2005 .\npeter davis created one of the most moving accounts of the vietnam war and the attitudes at home when he produced\nhearts and minds\n. the film looks unflinchingly at the nature of power and horrible consequences of war . it is very much a pro - peace film , but uses the people who were there to speak for themselves . it also seeks to probe deeper underneath the american psyche of the times and evolves into a historical document about the violent social rupture that happened between the fifties and the sixties . in many ways , it feels like a punch in the gut to watch the film . so many ideologies are laid bear . . . . so many were false or misleading . in the end , the film leaves you thinking about the price of war - and who is given the task to bear that price . truly deserving of the oscar it received - and worthy of repeated viewing .\nin his big - screen breakthrough , sam shepard delivers tenderness , ferocity , and the quiet expressiveness of a silent film star .\nthe film also features vietnam war veteran and anti - war activist bobby muller , who later founded the vietnam veterans of america .\nplus : a booklet featuring essays by davis , film critic judith crist , and historians robert k . brigham , george c . herring , and ngo vinh long\nbut davis is wary of comment on the likely impact of his vietnam war documentary .\nthat ' s a question that i don ' t even like to speculate on because it makes me sound so self - promoting ,\nhe says .\ni ' ve heard claims made for hearts and minds such as that it stopped the war .\nthe interview , used so effectively by marcel ophuls in the sorrow and the pity , is a difficult cinematic stunt . ophuls directs and then edits his interviews to make his a political statement . but any film director working with amateur actors must loosen the environment sufficiently to allow the actor to relax , yet create enough tension to make the subject dramatically interesting . in both ophuls\u2019 film and in hearts and minds , the interview is used to make the directors\u2019 points about characters and historical phenomena . davis works on the thin wire between informing and enriching us as moviegoers and citizens , and using the screen to put the united states on trial . when his characters perform for posterity , we feel enriched , reflective . when davis slips into his prosecutor role , accusing the united states , the film loses cinematic focus and provokes the audience to ask : who the hell are these people to put their country on trial ?\nrollins , peter . ( winter 1996 ) \u2018frank capra\u2019s why we fight film series and our american dream\u2019 . vol . 19 . 4\nbennett , todd . ( 2001 - 09 ) culture , power , and mission to moscow : film and soviet - american relations during world war ii . vol . 88\ndavis used archival newsreel clips with interviews as well as footage of the conflict shot by his film crew in vietnam , america and paris .\n' ' hearts and minds ' ' won an academy award for best documentary feature of 1974 . instead of an acceptance speech , mr . schneider , whom mr . davis called the michael moore of his day , read a statement from the provisional vietnamese government . after mr . schneider spoke , frank sinatra ( reading a statement written by bob hope ) apologized for it .\nerrol morris\u2019s insightful portrait of former us defence secretary robert s mcnamara offers the perfect counterpoint to the view of the war presented in hearts and minds . while davis\u2019s film does a fine job of documenting its heart - breaking human cost , it makes no serious attempt to interrogate why american authorities persisted in keeping troops in vietnam . here , mcnamara is given ample space to calmly reflect on his role as one of the war\u2019s chief architects , with the benefit of decades of hindsight .\nthis film recounts the history and attitudes of the opposing sides of the vietnam war using archival news footage as well as its own film and interviews . a key theme is how attitudes of american racism and self - righteous militarism helped create and prolong this bloody conflict . the film also endeavors to give voice to the vietnamese people themselves as to how the war has affected them and their reasons why they fight the united states and other western powers while showing the basic humanity of the people that us propaganda tried to dismiss .\nand is quickly capturing these hearts and minds world - wide . her ability to sense the truth of any person or situation , her sense of humor , charisma , grounded wisdom , and positive energy has allowed panney to become one of the most sought - after motivational speaker - spiritual counselors in the country . panney ' s work can best be described as a synergy of powerful advice , inspiring life experience , fun and energy , and enlightening transformation that when blended together creates a unique experience for the individual .\n\u201chearts and minds\u201d has a lot to say about an average american ' s education and , indeed , about his ability to reeducate himself as conditions change . at one point daniel ellsberg remembers having looked at vietnam in gung\u2010ho world war ii terms , when it was possible easily to distinguish the good guys from the bad , to see a war clearly in terms of territory won and lost . vietnam was something terrifyingly new to the world war ii people . the origins and the issues were not neat and tidy .\npeter davis ' hearts and minds does it ' s best to try and get both sides of the issue on america ' s military involvement in vietnam , and like bowling for columbine the film can be accessible to an audience on each side of the coin ( though with this film davis isn ' t in front of the camera at all ) . this is perfectly filmed in the end credits sequence in which a march is being held for vietnam veterans while the protesters line the adjacent streets . what makes the film all the powerful is that there isn ' t a bias going on to either side - while one scene will show a vietnamese civilian being interviewed about how the devastation from the bombs have ruined his family and home , another will show prisoner of war george coker explaining things to american children . in the end what gets hearts and minds to the level of great documentary film - making is that all of the footage of old speeches and old military movies , and all the interviews with various political figures and vietnamese personnel , all add up to delivering an objective stance for the viewer . the facts of which are presented as such : america went into vietnam , left their mark , and while america had two sides to the issue so did the vietnamese , and that ' s what made the whole deal one of the most controversial topics of the 20th century . overall , this is an intelligent and compassionate look at the effects of war in general . a +\nvincent canby of the new york times called it an\nepic documentary . . . [ that ] recalls this nation ' s agonizing involvement in vietnam , something you may think you know all about , including the ending . but you don ' t .\ncanby included the film among his ten best of 1975 , calling it a\nfine , complex , admittedly biased meditation upon american power\nand a movie\nthat will reveal itself as one of the most all - emcompassing records of the american civilization ever put into one film .\ndesson thomson of the washington post described it as\none of the best documentaries ever made , a superb film about the thoughts and feelings of the era , the whole festering , spirited animus of it .\nrex reed called it that year ' s\nbest film at the cannes film festival\nand stated that\n[ t ] his is the only film i have ever seen that sweeps away the gauze surrounding vietnam and tells the truth .\nworld movies , the australian subscription tv channel , included hearts and minds in its 2007 series of 25 docs you must see before you die .\nbordwell , d . , j . staiger and k . thompson ( 1985 ) , the classical hollywood cinema : film style and mode of production to 1960 , new york .\nrarely does a movie provide so much material to talk about , argue over , reflect upon . audiences bring to movies their current ideas and they usually leave feeling little influence , having learned little from what appeared on the screen . hearts and minds offers images of ourselves through davis\u2019 eyes , but his liberal despair need not rub off on all of us . he is a sensitive man and his sensibility as a filmmaker fails only when he does not trust the audience\u2019s intellect and becomes blunt with obvious and heavy illustrations .\nthis documentary is astonishing and eye - opening . born and raised as a vietnamese , i didnt have many opportunities to watch films about the war , rather than just memorizing by hearts what were in the history book . this film came to me when i was looking for an answer of why the u . s . interfered . . . read more\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthe other outtake interviewees not in the film include french author philippe devillers , state department adviser george ball , and anthony russo , who helped daniel ellsberg photocopy files for the pentagon papers . ellsberg , with his liberal star on the rise , is relatable and sympathetic in \u201chearts and minds\u201d whereas russo , sitting cross - legged in an unbuttoned shirt , exudes a tinge of ego satisfaction with his recent act of heroism . \u201csecret is a fact held prisoner , \u201d he says , wisely enough , yet his breakdown while reading a prisoner of war\u2019s poem feels off .\ndavis and his crew shot more than 200 hours in the united states , france , and vietnam , and one of the film\u2019s only snags is that it\u2019s not always clear what footage is original to the crew and what is sourced from various archives .\nediting makes the subtle differences between good and great films . beautiful pictures selected from the mediocre and bad , when put together with clear sound , create a powerful emotion - and intellect - shaping art , which can teach lessons by imprinting images and sounds onto the brains of captive audiences . when an editing failure occurs , when heavy handedness weakens the subtle and careful interviews , filmic structure is betrayed . the artist loses faith in his art and his audience . polemicism replaces montage . art , as the perfection of cinematic craft and the agile use of imagination , shows itself through hearts and minds . so the flaws stand out even more .\ninitially , \u201chearts and minds\u201d was one of a six - part , million - dollar - a - picture deal with an independent company under columbia pictures . the others\u2014\u201ceasy rider , \u201d \u201cfive easy pieces , \u201d \u201cthe last picture show\u201d\u2014went on to set the tone for american fictional cinema of that generation . but the one nonfiction title made columbia uncomfortable , enough so that they refused to distribute it .\nflickers is a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) non - profit arts organization that supports and promotes the film arts in rhode island and throughout new england . over the past two - plus decades , its production , the rhode island international film festival , has screened 4 , 504 independent films and videos out of 55 , 235 entries , presented 1 , 035 world / north american premieres , featured over 900 entries that were locally produced , and hosted 3 , 908 filmmakers and crew . since its inception , over 400 , 000 film lovers have enjoyed the rhode island international film festival and its programming , not including those in new england watching its weekly broadcast and cable programming series , doublefeature .\nthe film includes images of phan th\u1ecb kim ph\u00fac in sections of a film shot of the aftermath of a napalm attack which shows ph\u00fac at about age nine running naked on the street after being severely burned on her back .\nthe film premiered at the 1974 cannes film festival . commercial distribution was delayed in the united states due to legal issues , including a temporary restraining order obtained by one of the interviewees , former national security advisor walt rostow who had claimed through his attorney that the film was\nsomewhat misleading\nand\nnot representative\nand that he had not been given the opportunity to approve the results of his interview .\nerin trahan edits the independent and is teaching an adult education course for montserrat college of art that will travel to montreal\u2019s ridm film festival this november .\nof the extras here , the audio commentary with director peter davis has been carried over from the original criterion release of this movie back in 2001 . the company has also upgraded the thick booklet featuring background information and essays regarding the film and the vietnam war , including writings from davis , film critic judith crist , and several historians .\nwhile in the year of the pig and hearts and minds utilized the formal model of the \u201cdocument - dossier\u201d \u2014 compilation documentaries weaving archival footage and still images with counterpoint testimony through rhetorical editing \u2014 the in - country vietnam documentaries the anderson platoon ( 1966 - 67 ) and a face of war ( 1967 ) were comprised entirely of \u201craw\u201d footage shot among the troops , in the field and , sometimes shockingly , in the midst of battle . and unlike in the year of the pig and hearts and minds , which offer a fairly extensive political and historical context for apprehending the vietnam war , the anderson platoon and a face of war present the war exclusively from the point of view of the \u201cfoot soldier , \u201d a formal positioning that extends back at least to john huston\u2019s wwii documentary the battle of san pietro ( 1945 ) . as precedents then to the truth claims and experiential perspective on war underwriting the recent documentaries on iraq , these vietnam films fall on the putatively \u201capolitical\u201d side of this artificially bifurcated approach to the representation of war , in which attempts to historicize events are set in opposition to accounts taken from the trenches .\nthe flickers\u2019 rhode island international film festival has secured its place in the global community as the portal for the best in international independent cinema , earning the respect of domestic and foreign filmmakers , filmgoers and trend watchers . ranked as one of the top 10 festivals in the united states , riiff is a qualifying festival for the narrative , documentary and animation short film academy awards through its affiliation with the academy of motion picture arts & sciences , the british academy of film and television arts ( bafta ) and the canadian screen awards . there are only 6 film festivals worldwide that share this distinction and riiff is the only festival in new england . the festival takes place every august .\non screen the loners repent or try to atone ; some feel genuine shame ; at least that has been captured . the united states does not have a national ash wednesday or yom kippur for individuals to atone for war crimes and tell god about their shame over what they did . the message of hearts and minds is that the united states , as a culture , is heartless . its mind is consumed with winning and remaining number one , rather than with right or justice .\ni do feel that the questions i wanted hearts and minds to address\u2014why are we at war ? what are we doing ? and what does the doing in turn do to us ? \u2014are worth asking ourselves in all wars . only by examining our motives as citizens , the causes and effects of our role as the cop on every beat in the world , do we have even a small chance of shedding the imperial arrogance of the country we became after world war ii and reclaiming our original identity as a republic .\noriginal interviews , then , with an aim to feature men who at one time supported the war , form the film\u2019s backbone and also compose the majority of what\u2019s new about the criterion collection\u2019s release : unused interview footage with subjects both featured and left out of the original film . ten years ago , the edition included a director\u2019s commentary and companion essays and those have also been updated .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nin a new episode of observations on film art , scholar jeff smith examines how the devil and daniel webster plays with the conventions of traditional hollywood editing .\nfrom melodic theme music to boundary - pushing soundscapes , the wide - ranging art of film scoring takes the spotlight in this selection of articles and videos .\ndo you feel the rating is personal ? i do take it personally . they\u2019ve given almost all my films except one an r rating . i think it\u2019s because of the politics of the film . i think it\u2019s because they feel the danger of the film . the film is dangerous because there\u2019s an invisible fuse that\u2019s being lit in the hearts and minds of the audience . there\u2019s a probable anger that builds . people have written , \u201coh , look at mike , he\u2019s so happy , he\u2019s so optimistic , \u201d all of that . that\u2019s the subversion of the film . yeah , i am those things . but i know what i\u2019m doing . i know i\u2019m lighting a fuse in the audience . i know these issues are already boiling just beneath the surface . the fact that we\u2019re only one of two countries that doesn\u2019t have paid maternity leave . the standardized testing . the stupid drug war . this is boiling right now . it\u2019s going to boil over . that\u2019s why i want the film out now .\nthough many in society , law enforcement and the criminal justice system may have given up on them , this film poses the larger question of whether the men have given up on themselves and whether they can change \u2013 inside . at the core of the film is the peace class the men attend , initially as an excuse to get free pencils , paper and an hour of air conditioning in the sweltering heat of san antonio , texas . eventually , though , it is their minds and spirits that become refreshed , through exposure to concepts such as reflection , inner strength and the possibility of real change \u2013 from the inside out .\none of the longest discussions on monday was about a scene from ' ' hearts and minds ' ' in which two g . i . ' s visit a vietnamese brothel . one of them twists a woman ' s nipples like knobs on a radio and jokes about giving her hickeys ' ' where she can ' t hide ' em . ' ' he reaches across her naked body and says to his buddy , ' ' if my chick at home could see this , she would flip . ' '\ndue to the small size of recent productions , i enjoy the challenge of being the researcher , the director , the editor and the producer . i hope to sharpen my entrepreneurial and marketing skills and learn more about the film industry , and the various methods of reaching my audience .\nperhaps the film belongs in the category of intellectual horrors : a parade of officials , ex - officials , presidents and veterans testify\u2014with illustrated footage\u2014about what they did in and to vietnam and why . the film does not delve deep into psyches or history to reveal the answer\u2014a questionable cinematic task . audience members interpret the words and body motions of a series of witnesses whose crimes , illustrated with newsreel film , they must judge . this formula documentary transcends the clich\u00e9 and becomes art because of the way it handles eight main witnesses , in close ups and medium shots , who dominate the film trial of the united states . the silent prosecutor , director peter davis , remains a grey figure , never seen and only occasionally heard off camera . but his hand guides the presentation of witnesses .\nbecause of the film\u2019s relationship to television news , and also because he does not appear in the original , the outtake interview with david brinkley stands apart as the most potent . whereas \u201chearts and minds\u201d wanted to plunge americans directly into a saigon brothel , the bombed out bach mai hospital , or over the shoulder of an american kicking the ribs of a down vietnamese soldier , brinkley argues that this time around , a glossy - toothed correspondent could not sanitize the \u201cbloody , muddy , brutal , wasteful , extravagant , expensive , disorganized , confused\u201d realities of war that the government had censored throughout world war ii .\nthis film shares tools and techniques that you can use to strengthen your relationships with those that you love , friends , co - workers and most importantly yourself . be excited about how you will change your life and allow your dreams to come true !\nthe new restoration of olivier assayas\u2019s long - unavailable breakthrough film , cold water , continues its tour across the country this week .\nthis film does not merely feature the factual opinions of important political figures of the time : it is an important cultural examination of the formation and internalization of political beliefs .\nthe scene almost did not make the cut . mr . davis said the editors , lyn zee klingman , who later married mr . pearce , and susan martin wanted to take it out because they were disgusted by it . they changed their minds .\nas i often have no imposed time restriction or production deadline , i spend at least half a year with the characters of my film immersing myself in their culture , focusing on their personalities , life story , and socio - political environment . alone or with a film producer , i film the characters as closely as i can , highlighting the subtleties of their views , diminishing the focus on \u201chorrors\u201d - as often depicted in the news - to the background , and bringing to the foreground the dignity and complexities of the characters ."]}
{"id": 116166, "summary": [{"text": "lucy gallardo ( december 13 , 1929 \u2013 august 11 , 2012 ) was an argentine-mexican film , theater , and television actress and screenwriter .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "she was best known for her numerous roles in mexican cinema , as well as mexico 's telenovelas .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "gallardo was the widow of mexican actor enrique rambal .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "she was born in december 13 , 1929 , in buenos aires , argentina .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "gallardo made her film debut in the 1949 argentine movie , angeles de uniforme .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "she later moved from argentina to mexico to pursue her acting career .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "gallardo appeared in dozens of films throughout her career .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "she was cast in the 1962 film , the exterminating angel , which was directed and written by luis bu\u00f1uel .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "she appeared in that film opposite her husband , enrique rambal , who died in 1971 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "gallardo and rambal also starred as a comical couple in the capulina aviation comedy , el mundo de los aviones .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "her numerous telenovela roles included el amor tiene cara de mujer ( love has a female face ) , portraying the character of lucy scala in the mexican remake of an argentine television series during the 1970s .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "in addition to acting , gallardo also worked as a screenwriter for telenovelas as well .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "her recent telenovela writing credits included cosechar\u00e1s tu siembra ( you reap what you sow ) and la extra\u00f1a dama ( strange lady ) .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "gallardo 's mexican theater credits included roles in aurelia y sus hombres , los grandes sebastiani , and la mujer asesinadita .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "gallardo resided in los angeles , california , for the last twenty-five years of her life with her daughter , actress and television host rebeca rambal .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "in 1997 , gallardo starred in the radio drama , la historia de quien soy ( the story of who i am ) , created by the family theater productions ' voz latina division .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "gallardo portrayed the family matriarch in the production , which is believed to be the first spanish-language radio show produced in los angeles specifically for hispanics living in the city .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "gallardo co-starred in the 2005 american film , how the garcia girls spent their summer , with america ferrera and elizabeth pe\u00f1a .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "lucy gallardo died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease on august 11 , 2012 , at her home in los angeles at the age of 82 .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "she was survived by her daughter , rebeca rambal . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "lucy gallardo", "paragraphs": ["bellingham - luz & quot ; lucy & quot ; gallardo , 52 , passed away after a courageous . . .\nlucy gallardo passed away in brighton , nebraska . the obituary was featured in north platte telegraph on july 3 , 2009 .\nthe family of mrs . luz\nlucy\ngallardo created this life tributes page to make it easy to share your memories .\nactress lucy gallardo , who appeared in dozens of mexican films and telenovelas , died saturday in her home in los angeles of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease . she was 82 .\nlucy gallardo was glamorous , elegant and an effective and arresting actress . she gave sharp performances and leaves an indelible mark in the artistic world , and is an important legacy to present and future generations of latino actors .\ngallardo ' s telenovela work including a memorable performance as lucy scala in\nel amor tiene cara de mujer .\namong her most recent writing credits are the telenovelas\nla extrana dama\nand\ncosecharas tu siembra .\nbellingham - luz\nlucy\ngallardo , 52 , passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on thursday , may 25 , 2017 in the rose monahan hospice home . worcester . she was the loving wife of david gallardo of bellingham whom she married in st . stephen ' s . . . view obituary & service information\nthe cast of\nla historia de quien soy\n( back row , from left ) : eduardo lopez rojas , lucy gallardo and david barrera and ( front row , from left ) melba tirado , marabina jaimes , hugo isaac and beatriz mandy .\nlos angeles , ca \u2013 lucy gallardo , 82 , the acclaimed actress and prolific telenovela writer , died august 11 , 2012 in los angeles from complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease . she is survived her daughter ( actress and hostess ) rebeca rambal , daughter from her marriage to the late actor enrique rambal .\nactress and writer lucy gallardo , one of the stars of luis bunuel ' s classic film\nthe exterminating angel\nand later a star and writer of telenovelas , died from complications from copd in los angeles on aug . 11 . she was 82 . gallardo was born in buenos aires and moved to mexico , where she had a long acting career , before moving to los angeles , where lived the last 25 years of her life .\ngallardo starred in writer - director luis bunuel \u2019s thought - provoking drama the exterminating angel ( 1962 ) alongside her late husband , enrique rambal .\ngallardo made her star in the 1962 mexican classic el \u00e1ngel exterminador ( the exterminating angel ) under the direction of luis bunuel . she starred alongside her late husband , enrique rambal .\ngallardo made her first film appearance in 1949 argentine film\nangeles de uniforme\nand starred in dozens of films , the most prominent of which was bunuel ' s\nthe exterminating angel ,\nin which she appeared alongside her husband , enrique rambal .\ngallardo was born in buenos aires on dec . 13 , 1929 , and moved to mexico , where she had a long and fruitful career . she spent the past 25 years in los angeles with her daughter , actress rebeca rambal , who survives her .\nshe also worked for family theater prods . ' voz latina , acting in radio programs for the family . gallardo was the matriarch in\nla historia de quien soy ,\nthe first spanish - language radio program produced in los angeles by hispanics for hispanics .\nfor the last 25 years , gallardo lived in los angeles , ca with her daughter . her last movie appearance was in the award - winning in georgina garcia riedel\u2019s 2005 independent film how the garcia girls spent their summer , co - starring america ferrera and elizabeth pe \u00f1a .\ngallardo also played the matriarch in the family theater productions drama la historia de quien soy ( the story of who i am ) , said to be the first spanish - language radio program produced in los angeles by hispanics for hispanics ( it debuted in 1997 ) ; wrote for telenovelas ; and appeared in numerous theater productions .\nborn on december 13 , 1929 , in buenos aires , she moved to mexico where she made evolved her long and fruitful acting career where she achieved international recognition . in theater she worked in many of mexico\u2019s most successful plays such as los grandes sebastiani , la mujer asesinadita and aurelia y sus hombres , among many others . her film career consisted of dozens of movies . her became a household name as a star in the telenovela genre , immortalizing the name of lucy scala in the 1970 el amor tiene cara de mujer ( love has the face of a woman ) . among her most recent writing credits are the telenovelas la extrana dama ( the strange lady ) and cosecharas tu siembra ( havest what you plant ) .\nin addition to her theatrical , film and television career , gallardo was the matriarch in the family theater productions as the voice in various radio programs . here she was the voice of the drama la historia de quien soy ( the story of who i am ) , the first spanish language radio program produced in los angeles by hispanics for hispanics . in addition , she participated in the radio series sabor a vida ( taste of life ) in the episodes \u201calister\u201d and las damas de clara .\nher last movie was the 2005 independent film\nhow the garcia girls spent their summer ,\nstarring america ferrera and elizabeth pena .\nin theater , she made her mark in mexico in plays including\nlos grandes sebastiani ,\nla mujer asesinadita\nand\naurelia y sus hombres .\nshe starred alongside her late husband enrique rambal in luis bunuel\u2019s 1962 mexican classic\nthe exterminating angel .\nshe stood out in the 1970s mexican telenovela el amor tiene cara de mujer ( love has a female face ) , a remake of a popular argentine series , and had a role in the 2005 independent film how the garcia girls spent their summer , with america ferrera and elizabeth pena .\nelia esparza is a leading expert in communications and journalism targeting the burgeoning hispanic market and has produced and written dozens of articles . president and ceo of always evolving pr and a communications specialist , elia , incorporates her 18 years experience in the areas of entertainment and education public relations , and marketing . promotions , market research and translations ( eng / span ) .\nbooth $ 100 . 00 usd food vendor $ 150 . 00 usd interview / book $ 500 . 00 usd commercial plus $ 2 , 500 . 00 usd presenting $ 5 , 000 . 00 usd title sponsor $ 10 , 000 . 00 usd\nbrowse our collection of the greatest films from around the world , available on blu - ray , dvd , and streaming .\nget info about new releases , top 10 lists , contests , giveaways , and other special offers ."]}
{"id": 116167, "summary": [{"text": "double indemnity is a 1944 film noir directed by billy wilder , co-written by wilder and raymond chandler , and produced by buddy desylva and joseph sistrom .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the screenplay was based on james m. cain 's 1943 novella of the same name , which originally appeared as an eight-part serial in liberty magazine .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film stars fred macmurray as an insurance salesman , barbara stanwyck as a provocative housewife who wishes her husband were dead , and edward g. robinson as a claims adjuster whose job is to find phony claims .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the term \" double indemnity \" refers to a clause in certain life insurance policies that doubles the payout in rare cases when death is caused accidentally , such as while riding a railway .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "praised by many critics when first released , double indemnity was nominated for seven academy awards but did not win any .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "widely regarded as a classic , it is often cited as a paradigmatic film noir and as having set the standard for the films that followed in that genre .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "deemed \" culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant \" by the u.s. library of congress in 1992 , double indemnity was selected for preservation in the national film registry .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "in 1998 , it was ranked # 38 on the american film institute 's list of the 100 best american films of all time , and in 2007 it placed 29th on their 10th anniversary list . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "double indemnity ( film )", "paragraphs": ["double indemnity : classic film noir film scores vol . 1 ( original soundtrack recordings )\nessays , uk . ( november 2013 ) . double indemnity as a film noir classic film studies essay . retrieved from urltoken\na dvd release for ' double indemnity ' film critic john powers reviews the dvd release of billy wilder ' s classic double indemnity , starring fred macmurray and barbara stanwyck .\nfilm noir is the most intoxicating of hollywood cocktails , and none is more potent than double indemnity .\ndouble indemnity essays are academic essays for citation . these papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of double indemnity by director billy wilder .\ndouble indemnity is the season ' s nattiest , nastiest , most satisfying melodrama .\ndouble indemnity academy award nominations ~ vip ~ 16 . 05 . 2016 - youtube\nyou are currently reading the double indemnity house , from book to film to reality at under the hollywood sign .\nthe final scene in the house in double indemnity \u2026 yes , that was beautiful .\ndouble indemnity as a film noir classic film studies essay .\nukessays . com . 11 2013 . all answers ltd . 07 2018 < urltoken > .\nukessays . double indemnity as a film noir classic film studies essay [ internet ] . november 2013 . [ accessed 9 july 2018 ] ; available from : urltoken\nin double indemnity , the make - up on barbara stanwyck\u2026 mistake there . big mistake .\nthank you intrada for this fantastic release . 38 minutes for double indemnity , 30 minutes for\ndouble indemnity from bookrags . ( c ) 2018 bookrags , inc . all rights reserved .\nukessays . november 2013 . double indemnity as a film noir classic film studies essay . [ online ] . available from : urltoken [ accessed 9 july 2018 ] .\nall answers ltd , ' double indemnity as a film noir classic film studies essay ' ( ukessays . com , july 2018 ) < urltoken > accessed 9 july 2018\ndouble indemnity screenplay by billy wilder and raymond chandler . based on the novel by james m . cain\nbarbara stanwyck and fred macmurray star in\ndouble indemnity\nfrom 1944 . both played against type .\ndouble indemnity as a film noir classic film studies essay .\nall answers ltd . ukessays . com , november 2013 . web . 9 july 2018 . < urltoken > .\nfilm noir black film or dark film . the film noir genre was born from crime films : audiences grew bored with the criminal protagonist . audiences grew bored .\ninterestingly , double indemnity locates the house not in los feliz but in hollywoodland , where cain himself lived .\n[ \u2026 ] 15 tags : billy wilder , double indemnity , james m . cain , raymond chandler by chris routledge underthehollywoodsign has a nice piece about the house used in the film double indemnity as the home of phyllis dietrichson , played by [ \u2026 ]\ndouble indemnity . film background year of release : 1944 directed by - billy wilder adapted screenplay - billy wilder and raymond chandler original novella - james .\nthanks for the fabulous info about the sites of double indemnity ! i watched it again today on tcm and was reminded what a fabulous film it is .\nduplicitous duo . . . barbara stanwyck and fred macmurray in double indemnity . photograph : everett collection / rex features\ndouble indemnity suite : prelude - narration - the meeting - the lovers - the murder - finale . . .\nmain titles from billy wilder ' s\ndouble indemnity\n( 1944 ) with miklos rozsa ' s score .\nschmuck bait : the titular double indemnity clauses are clearly described as this by walter . they go for it anyway .\nbilly wilder ' s\ndouble indemnity\nis a film noir classic of deception as a normal insurance salesman in los angeles is lured into a dark . . .\ndouble indemnity . film background year of release : 1944 directed by - billy wilder adapted screenplay - billy wilder and raymond chandler original novella - james . - ppt download\ndear old hollywood : double indemnity : film locations . . . dietrichson house , 6301 quebec drive , hollywood hills | vintage los angeles & hollywood | pinterest | d\u2026\non april 24 , 1944 , billy wilder ' s thriller double indemnity , eventually nominated for seven oscars at the 17th academy awards ceremony , was reviewed in the hollywood reporter . the original headline was\ndouble indemnity drama of knockout proportions .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing double indemnity ( 1944 ) near you .\nin this interview , conducted by james linville , billy wilder discusses collaborating with raymond chandler on the script for double indemnity .\nstalk it : the double indemnity house is located at 6301 quebec drive in the beachwood canyon area of the hollywood hills .\ndownload ppt\ndouble indemnity . film background year of release : 1944 directed by - billy wilder adapted screenplay - billy wilder and raymond chandler original novella - james .\ninsurance fraud : the plot of the film revolves around phyllis ' attempt to arrange her husband ' s murder and collect his insurance money , which pays double in the event of accidental death ( i . e . double indemnity ) .\nwilder himself considered double indemnity his best film in terms of having the fewest scripting and shooting mistakes and always maintained that the two things he was proudest of in his career were the compliments he received from cain about double indemnity and from agatha christie for his handling of her witness for the prosecution .\ncurated by conductor robert ziegler and featuring singer hannah waddingham , this is film music from the wrong side of the tracks including hits from rebel without a cause and double indemnity .\nthank you for writing this post about the double indemnity locations . as a fan of film history , los angeles history and architecture etc . i ' ve really enjoyed your blog . i wrote a post on my blog about noir and double indemnity and put a link to your post . urltoken cheers -\nthe question and answer section for double indemnity is a great resource to ask questions , find answers , and discuss the novel .\npeople go to a film with certain expectations based on that genre . how well the film fulfills these will determine in part how well the film succeeds .\nwilder was not only proud of his film , he was plainly fond of it as well :\ni never heard that expression , film noir , when i made double indemnity . . . i just made pictures i would have liked to see . when i was lucky , it coincided with the taste of the audience . with double indemnity , i was lucky .\n\u201cdouble indemnity , \u201d \u201croman holiday , \u201d \u201cmiracle on 34th street\u201d and a double feature of the english and spanish - language versions of \u201cdracula\u201d join the previously announced \u201cjaws\u201d to round out the schedule of classics .\ntagged :\ndouble indemnity\n, barbara stanwyck , billy wilder , fred macmurray , james m . cain , raymond chandler , spanish colonial architecture\npresentation on theme :\ndouble indemnity . film background year of release : 1944 directed by - billy wilder adapted screenplay - billy wilder and raymond chandler original novella - james .\n\u2014 presentation transcript :\ndespite the singer kate smith organizing a campaign to get the public to stay away from double indemnity on its release , the film was a hit , even as some critics were divided as to its moral rectitude . the notoriously waspish and conservative gossip collumist , louella parsons surprisingly gave the film her seal of approval but the film was jilted by the academy . perhaps the final word on the perfect noir of double indemnity should go to alfred hitchcock , who wrote to the director - -\nsince double indemnity , the two most important words in motion pictures are ' billy ' and ' wilder '\n.\nwith the headline : the screen ; ' double indemnity , ' a tough melodrama , with stanwyck and macmurray as killers , opens at the paramount .\njames m . cain\u2019s liberty story , \u201cdouble indemnity , \u201d apparently based on a sensational murder of the 1920s , has become an absorbing melodrama in its paramount adaptation . it is certain boxoffice insurance . and double indemnity with such marquee names as fred macmurray , barbara stanwyck and edward g . robinson .\nfilm review . i basic information about the film . ii a brief summery of the plot . iii your opinion \u2013 good and bad things about the film . iv conclusion .\n{ { cite web | last = essays | first = uk urltoken | title = double indemnity as a film noir classic film studies essay | publisher = ukessays . com | date = november 2013 | accessdate = 9 july 2018 | location = nottingham , uk } }\na dark , tautly constructed adaptation of james m . cain ' s novel - - penned by billy wilder and raymond chandler - - double indemnity continues to set the standard for the best in hollywood film noir .\ndouble indemnity\nalong with\nthe lost weekend\nare two of my very favorite r\u00f3zsa scores . amazing that intrada has managed both this year !\ngreat article ! i studies this film in a2 film studies and it really is a land mark in the noir stylistic .\non 24 april 1944 , one of the all - time great film noirs had its first public screening : billy wilder\u2019s double indemnity . here are stars barbara stanwyck and fred macmurray filming their clandestine rendezvous in the supermarket .\ndozens and dozens of film noir movies from the 1930s and ' 40s are now on dvd . our critic at large has piles of them , but he says one stands out : the new digitally remastered double indemnity .\njames m . cain ' s liberty story ,\ndouble indemnity ,\napparently based on a sensational murder of the 1920s , has become an absorbing melodrama in its paramount adaptation . it is certain boxoffice insurance . and double indemnity with such marquee names as fred macmurray , barbara stanwyck and edward g . robinson .\ndouble indemnity study guide contains a biography of director billy wilder , literature essays , quiz questions , major themes , characters , and a full summary and analysis .\ncan be seen as a standard in the genre while double indemnity is fixed around the idea of the genre and twisted to use certain attributes of the genre .\nright now , today , double indemnity is my favorite rozsa noir score . i would need to view the movie again to detail why that is the case .\nfilm historians maintain that double indemnity was instrumental in easing the restrictions enforced by the censorship code , and many believe that it is the archetype of a whole host of later films in which the main characters are thorough villains .\nwell , double indemnity does just the opposite , and how i love it . it ' s sort of like psycho , in that the leading man is oddly sympathetic and the leading lady always suspect . but there ' s a core of sadness in the lead pair in double indemnity , instead of the shiftiness that characterizes both\u2026\nsome view double indemnity ( 1944 ) , the dark , suspenseful adaptation of the james m . cain story , as one of the best , if not perfect , noir film . a june 1944 film review in time magazine called it the\nnattiest , nastiest , most satisfying melodrama .\nii\nshadows of suspense\n. double indemnity universal legacy series dvd ( universal studios ) . 2006 . the lost weekend can be enjoyed here at network wesome .\ndouble indemnity is a clause in an insurance policy that provides for double the face amount of the policy should the policyholder die of an accidental death ( a death that is not intentional , such as murder , nor foreseeable , such as cancer ) .\ndouble indemnity . novella by james m . cain published 1935 , eight - part serial in liberty magazine hard - boiled school of crime fiction \u2013 cynical , first - person .\nthis study guide consists of approximately 51 pages of chapter summaries , quotes , character analysis , themes , and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of double indemnity .\nin many ways , woody allen\u2019s quote encompasses all the main elements that make billy wilder\u2019s double indemnity ( paramount pictures , usa , 1944 ) a masterpiece . anchored in the film noir\u2019s aestheticism , its low - key lighting , oppressive music , sharp dialogues and breathtaking performances achieve to make this film an unavoidable classic .\nalfred hitchcock american cinematheque barbara stanwyck bette davis billy wilder dan duryea double indemnity eddie muller edward g . robinson egyptian theatre femme fatale film noir film noir blonde film noir foundation film noir horoscopes fran\u00e7ois truffaut fritz lang gloria grahame howard hawks humphrey bogart ida lupino james m . cain james stewart joan crawford john huston joseph cotten lacma lana turner lauren bacall marilyn monroe michael curtiz mildred pierce neo noir nicholas ray orson welles otto preminger raymond chandler robert mitchum robert siodmak roman polanski stanley kubrick tcm tcm classic film festival the big sleep zodiac fun\nbased on james m . cain ' s 1943 novella of the same name , double indemnity tells the story of an experienced insurance salesman who starts an affair with the seductive wife of one of his clients & devises a scheme to murder his client in a manner that invokes the double indemnity clause of his insurance plan . trouble begins when his boss begins to\u2026\nok i was able to download the music from the\ndouble indemnity / killers / lost weekend\ncd . that ' s definitely not the version i ' m looking for . what i originally heard on youtube was titled\ndouble indemnity suite\n, was slightly more than 8 minutes & had a faster tempo than the cd . very dramatic ending .\nfilm noir is an american invention , although clearly many of the major directors were from europe having fled the nazi takeovers . many of the cinematographers however were american . while billy wilder , the director / co author of double indemnity is from austria - hungary , john seitz , the cinematographer for this film was from chicago\ngreat breakdown of film noir\u2026 especially for someone that is not so familiar with the \u201cgenre\u201d ( if one can truly call it that\u2026 . ) i have not seen double indemnity in many years and this most definitely makes me want to revisit the classic !\njames m . cain\u2019s liberty story , \u201cdouble indemnity , \u201d apparently based on a sensational murder of the 1920s , has become an absorbing melodrama in its paramount adaptation . it is certain boxoffice insurance . and double indemnity with such marquee names as fred macmurray , barbara stanwyck and edward g . robinson . there are unmistakeable similarities between the paramount pic and [ \u2026 ]\namazingly enough , as you can see above , the house has remained virtually unchanged since 1944 when double indemnity was filmed . i simply cannot express how cool i think that is !\nthe cd with double indemnity and lost weekend is great . if the tempos are slower than those in the film , big deal . if it ' s lacking in high end , boost your treble . big deal . it ' s a great album .\na dramatic , dark and moody evening of music from the film noir greats presented by one of the uk\u2019s best known film critics mark kermode .\na rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy . against a backdrop of distinctly californian settings , the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance , which pays double if the death is accidental .\nof course , i flipped right to wilder\u2019s answer to crowe\u2019s question about the direction given to barbara stanwyck in \u201cdouble indemnity\u201d for the silent shot on her face while the murder is occurring .\ni cannot tell you how thrilled i am that paramount located double indemnity tracks and that this album came together for intrada . i am glad to see people as excited as i am !\ndouble indemnity ( wilder , 1947 ) , which is based on the novel of the same name by james cain , underwent a similar transformation from print to screen to that of crossfire , but where the latter removes all vestiges of the queer , double indemnity makes a point of adding into a narrative a strong homosocial relationship . brian gallagher made a study of the changes and concluded :\npraised by many critics when first released , double indemnity was nominated for seven academy awardsbut did not win any . widely regarded as a classic , it is often cited as a paradigmatic film noir and as having set the standard for the films that followed in that genre .\ni absolutely love this film . i came across it when i did an independent study on film noir , and it became one of my instant favorites ( as well as the 1941 version of \u201cthe maltese falcon\u201d ) . film noir is such an interesting and complex genre , because it includes aspects from so many different influences . i think \u201cdouble indemnity\u201d is one of the better examples of all of those influences working well together .\nthrilling and suspenseful , double indemnity is a complex classic that deserves to be seen and praised by all movie - goers . you won ' t be able to keep your eyes off the screen .\nbilly wilder ' s classic film noir double indemnity ( with seven nominations and no wins ) , one of the best , but darkest films ever up for a best picture award , based on james m . cain ' s novel ; undoubtedly , the film ' s cynicism and hard - boiled themes hurt its competitive changes against the ' feel - good ' winner\n: one of the main areas in which the film differs from the book .\ncite a : braudy & cohen , p . 696 , film theory and criticism\namerican film comparative study . american film \u2013 comparative study context 1 . why are the classic noir films obsessed with the femme fatale ? 2 . why are .\nguest in the house , 1944 , film noir directed by john brahm . avi\nfilms of the 1940s and the genre of film noir . films during this time were often dramatic , melodramatic , or considered a film noir . other genres like .\nmany critics and film historians point to april 24 , 1944 as the birth date of film noir , for it was on that date that double indemnity premiered . as is the case with so many other things to come out of hollywood , film noir may be shaving a year or two off its age . whether the corrosive portrait of greed among the middle class of l . a . rightly lays claim to being the first film noir or is really beside the point . the creation of any movie genre is a process , and wherever double indemnity may fall in the line of succession between film noir\u2019s birth and death , one thing is beyond argument : it was the key film in developing many of the genre\u2019s most familiar tropes and signatures , both because it contained soon - to - be iconic representations of those generic elements and because it exposed those elements to the largest audience yet in the weeks and years to follow .\nin the ten year interim between releasing its two rankings of the 100 greatest american movies of all time , double indemnity leaped from 38th to 29th on the american film institute ' s list . the film inarguably inaugurated one of the most critically revered genres in cinematic history , and continues to be one of the most paradigmatic examples of the film noir genre that populated american cinemas in the postwar years , and continues to influence the style and content of contemporary crime dramas .\ni love that film . great photos . i hope you had a nice weekend .\nthe quintessential film noir - - acid and snappy , and shockingly cold - blooded .\nit is indeed true that\ndouble indemnity\nrepresents one of the best examples of a film noir and has also been viewed to set some standards for the upcoming movies . in film noir , elements like violence , sexual harassments , adultery , crime and greed are representatives of similar evil types in the society with a moral conflict emerging at the base of the plot ( gene 145 ) .\nit was followed by double indemnity ( 1944 ) , one of the most searing of the early films noir and , in the eyes of many historians , the apotheosis of the genre . james m . cain\u2019s 1936 novella , on which the film is based , had been deemed too controversial for hollywood\u2019s production code\u2026\npowers says billy wilder ' s film , an account of infidelity and murder starring barbara stanwyck and fred macmurray , is the best example of the enduring power of film noir .\na monumentally important screenplay . dear every screenwriter / filmmaker , read billy wilder & raymond chandler\u2019s screenplay for double indemnity [ pdf ] . ( note : for educational and research purposes only ) . the dvd / blu - ray of the film is available at amazon and other online retailers . absolutely our highest recommendation .\na screen grab showing the staircase in the set built for \u201cdouble indemnity . \u201d notice that the delicacy of the original has been replaced with a heavier style of work . also notice that the plaster is finished much more roughly than in the actual home , presumably so that the texture would be evident on film .\ndouble indemnity will remain on movie best lists as long as they are written . it ranked no . 38 on the afi\u2019s original top 100 in 1997 , and then jumped up to no . 29 when the list was revised in 2007 . it holds a key place in film history on a number of fronts . as suspense , it\u2019s nail - biting . as romance , it\u2019s passionately intense . and as noir , it\u2019s as good as it gets . the maltese falcon ( 1941 ) may have begun film noir , but it was 1944 that gave us edward dmytryk\u2019s murder my sweet , otto preminger\u2019s laura and wilder\u2019s double indemnity masterpiece . which brings us back to muller\u2019s statement : \u201cif i had one movie to explain to people what noir is , it\u2019s double indemnity . \u201d muller insists that noir is hollywood\u2019s only organic artistic movement . and if that\u2019s the case , what does that say about this amazing film , the epitome of hollywood\u2019s only organic artistic movement ?\nmany noir writers had their works translated into film . some of the more famous are :\ni agree \u2013 wonderful film . my favourite from old hollywood . perfect in every respect .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\njoin the bbc concert orchestra for a dramatic evening of music from the film noir greats .\nluhr , william . raymond chandler and film . new york : frederick ungar , 1982 .\nmany marked widler\u2019s decision to remove the gas chamber scene as an improved ending , more succinct and screen - friendly . and now , over 70 years later , double indemnity is still regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made .\ndouble indemnity\nis a marvelously crafted noir film that is purely driven by its impeccable narrative and flawless filmmaking techniques . billy wilder , howard hawks , john ford , alfred hitchcock ; all renowned people within cinema history , but were unknown in my book . little did i care to learn about these filmmakers , nor did i care to see their work because it was too\nold school\nfor me . boy , am i glad to have seen this film . james m . cain , the author of\nthe postman always rings twice\nwhich is the source material for the narrative , is beautifully translated from book to film by billy wilder ' s deft hands . the narrative ' s where all the glory is at : it flows like liquid gold with tensely interesting twists and turns from start to finish ; no hiccups found here . and what ' s found within the storytelling is one of the most highly engaging and innovative crime thrillers to date . though\ndouble indemnity\nis already regarded as an exceedingly entertaining film due to the narrative , the film surpasses further due to flawless directing . the noir elements audiences have come to know are present , but with spotless results . the style\ndouble indemnity\ntakes to deliver crisp , sharp - edged shadows , the breathtakingly distinct shots , and the narrative told by flashback are nothing short of astonishing . merely , everything about\ndouble indemnity\nis perfect . billy wilder managed to craft a masterpiece that remains fresh even to the 21st century . nothing short of cutting - edge ,\ndouble indemnity\nis brimming with an atmosphere of a cool , cold cockeyed - ness style - - a film that will not be forgotten for decades to come .\ndouble indemnity is based on a novella of the same name by american crime novelist james m cain [ 1892 - 1977 ] . the story first appeared as an 8 - part serial in liberty magazine in 1935 . the novella was adapted for the movie by another american crime writer raymond thornton chandler [ 1888 - 1959 ] along with director billy wilder [ 1906 - 2002 ] . a made - for - tv remake , double indemnity ( 1973 ) was released in 1973 .\ntalking double indemnity originally an eight part novella from james m . cain , a famous writer of detective books the parts no one wanted - stanwyck and mcmurray pretty skeptical four months of hell - wilder and chandler look out for that double entendre dialogue ! original ending - not for our eyes # 38 on the afi top 100 list box office and critical success\ndouble indemnity is a black - and - white crime story that combined a number of elements now known as film noir hallmarks : low lighting , expressionist use of shadows symbolizing a morally ambiguous universe , morally weak men and predatory women , urban environments filled with dissolute criminals , and voice - over narration combined with a flashback structure . while previous films had combined some or even most of these elements , double indemnity fused them together with unprecedented sharpness , coherence , and originality , likely owing to the directorial stewardship of billy wilder and raymond chandler ' s talent as a wordsmith .\nsome eight years later paramount were to finally acquire double indemnity for $ 10 , 000 less than their original offer . james m . cain was somewhat annoyed but breen was still implacable . it took a treatment by wilder and his regular writing partner charles brackett to finally get his grudging acquiescence . the film was approved with a few changes .\nwill join haynes to discuss issues raised by his work and the hopper film programme . part of\n\u2013 blakeney , catherine , \u2018an analysis of billy wilder\u2019s \u201cdouble indemnity\u201d\u2018 , studentpulse ( 2009 ) accessed the 13 / 02 / 2014 \u2013 gem\u00fcnden , gerd , a foreign affair : billy wilder\u2019s american films ( new york : berghahn books , 2008 ) \u2013 hanson , helen and o\u2019rawe , catherine , the femme fatale : images , histories and contexts ( basingstoke , hampshire , uk ; new york : palgrave macmillan , 2010 . ) \u2013 lax , eric , woody allen : a biography ( new york : alfred a . knopf inc , 1991 ) pp . 37 - 8 . \u2013 mills , michael , \u2018double indemnity : an in - depth look at the classic\u2019 , moderntimes ( 2007 ) accessed the 13 / 02 / 2014 < urltoken > \u2013 schickel , richard , bfi classics double indemnity ( london : british film institute , palgrave macmillan , 1992 )\ndouble vision . . . a still from the coen brothers ' film blood simple , set to be remade by zhang yimou as a woman , a gun and a noodle shop . photograph : sportsphoto / allstar / cinetext collection\nrichard dyer , professor of film studies at university of warwick and author of white and the matter of images will join todd haynes to discuss issues raised by his work and the hopper film programme .\ni don ' t use itunes much except for sampling music i may buy on cd but there ' s something called the\ndouble indemnity suite\nthere . i think i ' ve heard this on youtube . it ' s a fairly long piece that begins with the opening credits & touched on all the major themes . it ' s a slow version of the opening theme so i wondered if this is the\ndouble indemnity / lost weekend\ncd people refer too . i actually enjoyed this piece .\ninfluential radio host and hearst paper columnist louella parsons would go even further , saying ,\ndouble indemnity is the finest picture of its kind ever made , and i make that flat statement without any fear of getting indigestion later from eating my words .\nprepare to get your nostalgia on . eight films , including \u201cpsycho\u201d and a \u201cgrease\u201d sing - a - long , are returning to theaters later this year as part of the \u201ctcm presents\u201d series , a partnership between fathom events and turner classic movies with several major studios . \u201cdouble indemnity , \u201d \u201croman holiday , \u201d \u201cmiracle on 34th street\u201d and a double feature of the english [ \u2026 ]\nthe film stars fred macmurray as an insurance salesman , barbara stanwyck as a provocative housewife who wishes her husband were dead , and edward g . robinson as a claims adjuster whose job is to find phony claims . the term double indemnity refers to a clause in certain life insurance policies that doubles the payout in cases when death is caused by accidental means .\nhigh stakes conflict of emotions . this film pits the fixation of passion versus the enticement of evil .\nfilm noir pictures from paramount with dramatic soundtracks are examined in exciting world premiere 2 - cd set .\n, the preserved mag track of the \u201cprelude\u201d featured a slightly different ending than the one heard in the film ; we have included the film version ( from the composite audio ) as an \u201cextra . \u201d\nvoted the wga\u2019s # 26 greatest script of all time , double indemnity was a collaboration between three of history\u2019s sharpest writers . first , we have the author of the source novel , james m . cain , the brainchild behind subsequent adaptations like mildred pierce ( 1945 ) and the postman always rings twice ( 1946 ) . it was double indemnity that proved cain\u2019s novels could become noir successes on the big screen , contributing a complex murder plot where one of the plotters tries to beat his insurance company at its own game .\nfollowing the releases of the vintage paramount scores the lost weekend and desert fury , intrada ' s next entry is a 2 - cd set featuring seven different composers writing for film noir classics . the headliner is mikl\u00f3s r\u00f3zsa ' s oscar - winning score to double indemnity , in near complete form . r\u00f3zsa composed three principal motifs for the film . a restless \u201cconspiracy\u201d theme dominates his score , but it is the powerful murder theme that opens the film and the composer returns to this theme repeatedly with an almost tragic quality . the third principal theme is a love theme .\nestablishing the genre of film - noir in cinema , catapulting billy wilder into the big leagues of hollywood filmmakers & expertly sustaining its foreboding ambience throughout its runtime , double indemnity is one of the brightest works of wilder ' s career which , in spite of revealing its finale to the viewers in its opening moments , succeeds in carving out its own moments of suspense .\nafter the success of double indemnity , imitators of the film ' s plot and style were rampant . in 1945 , producers releasing corporation , one of the b movie studios of hollywood\u2019s poverty row , was set to release a blatant rip - off titled single indemnity starring ann savage and hugh beaumont . paramount quickly slapped an injunction on the cut - rate potboiler that remains in force to this day . prc eventually edited its film down to 67 minutes , re - titled it apology for murder , and sold it to television in the early ' 50s as part of a syndicated half - hour mystery show .\napparently so . novelist james a cain based his novella on a 1927 crime in which a married queens woman , ruth brown snyder , persuaded her lover to kill her husband albert after albert had just recently taken out a large insurance policy with a double indemnity clause .\nfew houses in the movies are better known than barbara stanwyck\u2019s spanish colonial in \u201cdouble indemnity . \u201d the director billy wilder first shows it in an establishing shot that highlights not only its architectural features but its distinctive site\u2013a hilly corner lot on a sparsely - built suburban street .\nin any case , the double indemnity house looks much better today than it did in \u201cdouble indemnity . \u201d mature landscaping and the presence of other houses have softened its exterior , eliminating the sun - baked starkness that made it a believable setting for adultery and the hatching of a murder plot . and , as shown in a recent spread in the la times , the vibrant interiors have come a long way from the white walls and heavy mission - style furniture featured in the film . in fact , the house radiates prosperity and warmth . at christmastime , decked in wreaths , garlands and lights , it is among the most beautiful in the neighborhood .\nquite possibly the most perfect example of film noir to emerge from hollywood during that genre ' s reign .\ncreator cameo : the film ' s co - screenwriter , raymond chandler , appears briefly in one scene .\nin \u201cquasi stereo\u201d because there were \u201cdirectional angles\u201d for certain cues . all other film tracks are mono . for\nclassic example of a new approach to storytelling . the style of film addresses the darker side of human behavior\ndouble indemnity\nis all about the art of the scheme . when an insurance man gets caught up in a plot to kill a man for his insurance policy , no one involved will ever be the same . hushed - tone voice - overs , femme fatales , and\u2026\nfemme fatale , city woman ; descent guy led astray , attempted crime ( but unlike noir , aborted \u2013 compare double indemnity where scheming woman traps man into murdering her husband with scheming woman traps man into murdering wife ) . even some stylistic elements can be found in murnau\u2019s lighting . some people divide things into pre - noir , classic noir and neo noir . the divisions are open to debate depending on what the person feel is echt noir ! some feel double indemnity is the first \u201ctrue\u201d noir , while others would argue the point . and point to\nblonde - wigged barbara stanwyck ( with her third of four unsuccessful career nominations ) for her role as the villainous femme fatale wife phyllis dietrichson in double indemnity . [ stanwyck ' s previous nominations were for stella dallas ( 1937 ) and ball of fire ( 1941 ) . ]\nlike the postman always rings twice , double indemnity enjoyed great success as a film . it was released in 1943 , was directed by billy wilder , and starred fred macmurray and barbara stanwyck . raymond chandler wrote the screenplay , for which he received an academy award nomination . it was favorably reviewed when it appeared and today remains a big draw at arts and repertory cinemas in many cities .\nkeywords : academy awards , alfred hitchcock , awards & honors , ben hecht , bernard f . dick , british film institute , cary grant , criticism and interpretation , czenzi ormonde , dan callahan , double indemnity , ed sikov , edith head , film adaptations , frank krutnik , indemnity , irving pichel , james naremore , james stewart , joan copjec , laura mulvey , marlene dietrich , mikl\u00f3s r\u00f3zsa , mysteries , paramount pictures , patricia highsmith , peter lorre , raymond chandler , richard armstrong , richard schickel , robert montgomery , screenplays , screenwriters , scripts , strangers on a train ( 1951 ) , warner bros . , wendy lesser , works\nwilder\u2019s ingenious craftsmanship of lighting , sound , dialogue and performance succeeds in making the film a real chef d\u2019oeuvre . all the cinematographic qualities of double indemnity contributed to its enormous impact on film history : everyone remembers these beautiful black - and - white shots , like lonely edward hopper settings , and the actor\u2019s brilliance . the techniques used are more than simply aesthetic choices : each one is meant to remind the audience of the danger of desire . the means of the film can be seen as cathartic and purgative ; by bringing out the worst in the characters , it teaches us to resist to our cruellest cravings .\nbetween the two stories , it is difficult not to prefer the film , as it is a masterpiece of style as well as storytelling , conveying its themes with a sophisticated visual look that obviously cannot be replicated in print . the guilt and confinement of the characters becomes more palpable and immediate in the chiaroscuro shots and claustrophobic compositions wilder employs , and the script keeps enough of the book entirely intact so that not much of this short hardboiled novel is lost or changed in transition . even excisions made for the sake of censorship\u2013the way the film obscures the murder , for example\u2013only serve to heighten the tension and mystery that intrigue in the book but truly captivate in the film . to conclude , the film adaptation of double indemnity not only honors the story and mood of its antecedent but actually demonstrates that the story is more suited to film .\ntags : barbara stanwyck , barbara stanwyck filming locations , barbara stanwyck locations , barbara stanwyck movies , billy wilder , billy wilder locations , billy wilder movies , billy wilder scripts , celebrities , double indemnity , double indemnity filming locations , double indemnity locations , entertainment , famous architecture , famous estates , famous filming locations , famous homes , famous houses , famous locations , famous mansions , famous movie locations , famous movies , famous places , film noir , film noir filming locations , film noir locations , film noir sites , filming , filming locations , fred macmurray , fred macmurray filming locations , fred macmurray locations , fred macmurray movies , haunted hollywood , hollywood hills , hollywood hills attractions , hollywood hills filming locations , hollywood hills locations , james m . cain , james m . cain locations , james m . cain movies , james m . cain novels , jean heather , jean heather filming locations , jean heather locations , jean heather movies , movie filming locations , movie homes , movie houses , movie locations , movie sites , movie stars , movies , places to see in the hollywood hills , raymond chandler , raymond chandler locations , raymond chandler movies , raymond chandler scripts , things to do in the hollywood hills , tom powers , tom powers filming locations , tom powers locations , tom powers movies\nfilm background year of release : 1944 directed by - billy wilder adapted screenplay - billy wilder and raymond chandler original novella - james m . cain director of photography - john seitz one of the best of the film noir genre\nfwiw , i sunset boulevard is a great , great film , but i wouldn\u2019t classify it as a noir .\nyou had the same cameraman lighting these moody interiors in both double indemnity and sunset boulevard , john seitz . johnny seitz was a great cameraman . and he was fearless . he should have won an [ academy ] award on five graves and i thought surely he would on sunset boulevard .\ni was recently studying film noir in one of my classes\u2013it was a graphic novel class though . i\u2019m pretty new to the genre so this article was an interesting and informative read . i definitely want to watch this film now .\nit is essential to understand the characteristics of film noir\u2019s aesthetic to appreciate double indemnity \u2018s richness . the term has first been used in 1946 by french critics to describe the rise of crime dramas in hollywood that explored sexual motivations and growing cynicism . its low - key black and white style is significantly recognizable , influenced by german expressionism and 1930s\u2019 gangster movies . in a good film noir , we expect to encounter feverish desire and transgression , portrayed by sympathetic anti - heroes who remain outside society , in an underworld of misdeeds .\nhaving lost this duel of false confidence , neff leaves the house entirely smitten , as macmurray\u2019s voice - over narration asks , \u201chow could i have known that murder can sometimes smell like honeysuckle ? \u201d in just a few short moments , double indemnity has showcased screenwriting that puts other scripts to shame .\nhoward barnes at the new york herald tribune was much more enthusiastic , calling double indemnity\n. . . one of the most vital and arresting films of the year ,\nand praising wilder ' s\n. . . magnificent direction and a whale of a script .\nthe trade paper variety , meanwhile , said the film\n. . . sets a new standard for screen treatment in its category .\nis the dietrichson house in whitley heights ? this was such a great film ! thank you for posting this information .\npendo , stephen . raymond chandler on screen : his novels into film . metuchen , nj : scarecrow , 1976 .\nmuch like in the previous comment , i too have only seen \u201cdouble indemnity\u201d twice . but the author of the referenced analysis of the classic movie is impeccable . i\u2019ve always been a fan of billy wilder since first watching one of my favorite films of all time , wilder\u2019s timeless work of cinema \u201csunset boulevard . \u201d he was the perfect embodiment of the nearly extinct genre film noir . often times when teaching or offering up my own analysis or critique , the general public appears to think that the film noir genre is limited to detective movies . although detective movies played a large part in the film noir genre , the most iconic films of that genre and 1940 - 50s hollywood were more dramatic and mysterious . it\u2019s been years since its been many years since film noir was the popular genre of film in hollywood . there was once a time when nonlinear , dark , and convoluted films filled with labyrinthine plots were very popular . like \u201csunset boulevard , \u201d \u201cdouble indemnity\u201d laid the ground work by which all other film noir style movies would be judged . everything from the dying or doomed protagonist to the mysterious individual to the lighting patterns and dialog . i appreciate the author\u2019s in depth analysis of a movie that helped set the standard in what was once a time tested and popular genre during hollywood\u2019s golden era .\nsimilarly of course , neff\u2019s relationship with phyllis is nasty , brutish and short - lived : and it becomes clear by the end of the story that phyllis is only showing any interest in the insurance man for her own ends . double indemnity is archetypal noir for its abject lack of hope of any sort .\nwilder trades cain ' s sun - rot imagery for conventional film noir stylings , but the atmosphere of sexual entrapment survives .\npraised the site for offering\nlengthy , spirited reviews . . . with the ethos of a true film aficionado .\nbilly wilder\u2019s double indemnity ( 1944 ) wasn\u2019t the first film noir , but it was the beginning of a new phase in miklos rozsa\u2019s already stellar career . adapted from james m . cain\u2019s classic crime novel , fred macmurray stars as insurance salesman walter neff , barbara stanwyck is the sultry housewife phyllis who convinces him to bump off her husband for the insurance money , and edward g . robinson is the claims adjuster who smells something fishy .\nmaybe the most interesting stop , architecturally and cinematically speaking , is the glendale southern pacific railroad depot , a spanish colonial revival ( or mission revival , take your pick ) structure by macdonald and couchot from 1924 . it was used in a key scene of\ndouble indemnity ,\nthe 1944 film adaptation of the james m . cain novella starring fred macmurray and barbara stanwyck as two murderous insurance schemers . the location has been used for many films , including as a stand - in for the fictional clayton college in the 1927 buster keaton film\ncollege .\nbut their effort paid off abundantly , as the script for double indemnity has been continuously lauded for the wittiness and cynicism of its dialogues , well - developed characters and intriguing , heavily atmospheric plotline . in fact , as cain\u2019s original dialogue from the novella fared poorly when translated to the screen , the lines seen in the movie have more to do with wilder and chandler than with the original author . besides the bulletproof screenplay and inspired deliveries from its cast , what makes double indemnity such a haunting experience is mikl\u00f3s r\u00f3zsa\u2019s effective musical score , as well as john f . seitz\u2019s beautiful cinematography , with masterful use of lighting and shadows .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nneither fred macmurray ( as pacific all - risk insurance salesman walter neff ) nor edward g . robinson ( as insurance claims investigator / adjuster barton keyes ) , the two principal actors in the dark , sleazy film noir double indemnity were nominated for their unforgettable performances . in fact , both macmurray and edward g . robinson were never nominated for an oscar . director / screenwriter billy wilder and co - writer raymond chandler were nominated for the adaptation of james m . cain ' s original novel , but lost to frank butler and frank cavett ' s loose , episodic screenplay for going my way . although a critical and box - office success with seven nominations and one of the best film noirs ever made , double indemnity came away empty - handed when competing against the ' feel - good ' themes of the ultimate best picture winner - especially given the war - time climate of the time .\nconsidering the characteristics of film noir , the\ndouble indemnity\nfilm seems to cover almost all of them . the film contains the ambiguous antihero , stories driven by crime , shady lighting and some other several qualities that qualify it in the genre . this is actually a perfect example of a film noir with dark stories that are criminally manipulated . in the movie , walter neff says that ,\nyes , i killed him . i killed him for money and a woman , and i didn ' t get the money , and i didn ' t get the woman . pretty , isn ' t it ?\n( gene 170 ) . this line actually gives us the overall view of the film ' s move as being dark and pessimistic . walter neff as played by fred macmurray goes to renew his automobile insurance and engages in an adulterous affair with phyllis dietrichson as played by barbara stanwyick who was an already married woman . this actually demonstrates a typical film noir relationship . from this , the viewers can actually justify from the actions that these characters are doomed ( leitch 126 ) .\na screenwriter is hired to rework a faded silent film star ' s script , only to find himself developing a dangerous relationship .\nchandler himself was a reclusive sort . he gave very few interviews of any description ( apart from , famously , a radio chat with fellow novelist ian fleming , in london for the bbc in 1958 ) . there is no television footage or film of him at all , apart from a snippet from a home movie . his preferred form of communication was the letter , although there is no apparent reference in any of his epistles to his appearance in front of the camera during the making of double indemnity . wilder never mentioned it either in any of his many interviews about the film ."]}
{"id": 116170, "summary": [{"text": "massacre at central high is a 1976 american thriller film directed by rene daalder and starring derrel maury , kimberly beck , robert carradine , and andrew stevens .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the plot follows a series of revenge killings at a fictional american high school , after which the oppressed students take on the role of their bully oppressors .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "despite its title , it is not a slasher film but an unusual blend of political allegory , social commentary , and low-budget exploitation ; with the exception of the final sequence , no \" adult \" characters ( such as teachers and parents ) are seen .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "in the uk the film was released theatrically as blackboard massacre .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was shot on 35 mm film , and had a running time of 87 minutes .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film 's director , rene daalder , described massacre at central high as \" eerily predicting punk and columbine \" .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it has also been cited as an influence on the 1988 black comedy heathers . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "massacre at central high", "paragraphs": ["massacre at central high is an unusual revenge / exploitation film with somewhat confusing sociopolitical overtones .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing massacre at central high near you .\na while ago , i conducted an extensive interview with massacre at central high star rex sikes . ( which you can read here : urltoken here are a few of the highlights :\nwhat can be considered as a proto - slasher , massacre at central high is , at the very least , a typical 70s social commentary film being masqueraded as exploitation cinema . something so complex but at the same time common among films from this decade .\nthe film ' s director , rene daalder , described massacre at central high as\neerily predicting punk and columbine\n. it has also been cited as an influence on the 1988 black comedy heathers .\nurltoken presents ' massacre at central high ' . for those of you who can ' t sit through this whole cheesy movie . . . it ' s cinema minuto ! for the full review visit urltoken !\nokay , david\u2026er , derrel\u2026thanks for returning to central high with us and taking a trip down memory lane .\n( 1955 ) , while the library death scene was shot at hollywood high school .\nmassacre at central high is a study in social oppression and bureaucracy at a high school level . at the most basic level , showing the never ending cycle of power , how men can be like weeds . you get rid of one group of power hungry bullies just to make way for ten more to spring up in their place .\nthis brings back memories . when i was younger , a cable station ran a double feature of heathers ( 1989 ) and massacre at central high . i thought that this choice of double feature flicks was hilariously demented .\n[ 3 ] george kraus , high road to promontory : building the central pacific across the high sierra ( palo alto : american west publishing company , 1969 ) , 66 .\nthere is the old adage that the more things change , the more they stay the same . cliched ? absolutely . trite ? perhaps . accurate ? sadly yes and nowhere is it more apparent than in rene daalder\u2019s brilliant and bleak 1976 film , massacre at central high . it is considered to be a huge influence on michael lehmann\u2019s heathers , but while the darkness of that film is cushioned by some exquisitely played gallows humor , massacre at central high is truly the unrelenting real deal .\nreports that approximately 4 , 000 men , \u201cmostly chinese , \u201d are at work on the central pacific railroad .\nmaimed by bullies at a california high school , a new student ( derrel maury ) engineers acts of revenge .\nthis story survivor honoured on anniversary of babi yar massacre first appeared on the sydney morning herald .\nin what can only be described as a \u201cwhat the fuck ? \u201d moment , \u201cmassacre at central high\u201d actually begins with the final shot of the movie , and then works its way through an opening credits montage consisting of the film\u2019s many brutal and explosive highlights set to a sensitive sounding seventies soft rock song called \u201cthe crossroads of your life . \u201d once that insanity winds down we are introduced to david ( derrel murray ) \u2013 the new kid at central high , a large high school located near the california coastline . david immediately runs afoul of the little league gestapo that dominates the school .\ni also was there for arthur\u2019s death at hollywood high library . we all thought the blood looked cool running down the page .\nand the central recommendation of the commission is that african governments should improve their governance .\nsummer 1863 : problems over financial and contractual issues arise among the central pacific board .\njune 22 , 1870 : the central pacific railroad company merges with western pacific railroad .\nactivists have labelled an annual easter tradition as\ncruel\nand\nnothing short of a massacre\n.\ndmitri shostakovich was emboldened by yevtushenko ' s poem to compose his symphony on the massacre . photo : supplied\n' massacre at central high ' isn ' t really a slasher . to me , it ' s a stretch to even call it a horror film . i guess it is though , in the same way ' heathers ' , or to a lesser extent ' we need to talk about kevin ' , could be considered one .\n1885 : the central pacific and the southern pacific formally merge into the southern pacific railroad company .\nbut relinquishing aid could be a small price to pay when the stakes are so high .\nactivists are not happy about a central otago tradition that sees 10 , 000 rabbits shot every year .\na new - in - town teenager decides to kill the members of a destructive gang at his high school , but finds himself unable to stop there .\nat first glance , especially with the lurid title and various poster artwork , massacre at central high would seem just to be another exploitation film . fortunately there is lot more going on with it . definitely a product of the 70 ' s with its nihilistic tone , the film becomes more than just the standard kid stepping up to the bullies , indeed its central conceit is that we are all bullies or have the potential to be so . when david arrives at his new high school , he finds it is being ruled by a group of privileged kids who terrorize the other students through intimidation , threats and acts of violence . the other students feel so marginalized that they tolerate the abuse and accept it\u2026\nis heathers a remake of massacre at central high ? no , but only because heathers \u2019 creators have resolutely avoided giving any credit to the older film . in terms of actual plot , they are definitely close enough to justify a lawsuit . my understanding is that massacre is something of an orphaned production ( which is why it has never gotten the dvd treatment it deserves ) lost in legal limbo , which may explain why no such action has been taken . either that or maybe some money was exchanged , but never acknowledged .\nfounded in april 2006 , high - def digest is the ultimate guide for high - def enthusiasts who demand only the best that money can buy . updated daily and in real - time , we track all high - def disc news and release dates , and review the latest disc titles .\njuly 1865 : the central pacific railroad imports the first major group of chinese from china . [ 9 ]\nadrian tamburini , opera singer will perform for the concert for 75th anniversary of babi yar massacre in ukraine at the hamer hall . 1 september 2017 . the age news . photo : eddie jim .\n3 / 9 / 17 elena gorodetsky a survivor of the babiy yar massacre in 1941 in kiev , ukraine . photograph by chris hopkins\nduring the end scene when david ( maury ) is carrying the bomb out of central high , the actor lost his balance by limping on one leg , accidentally crashing into the school lockers in the hallway .\none of the worst assaults on african americans in arkansas\u2019s history will be the focus of this program sponsored by the delta cultural center . join the little rock central high school national historic site on a charter bus trip from little rock through elaine , arkansas to\nreflection and reconciliation : the elaine massacre\nthat will be held on sunday , april 23 , at 2 p . m . at beth el heritage hall , 406 perry st , helena - west helena , arkansas .\nmark begins to fear for his own life and theresa begs david not to kill him . at central high , things have changed considerably as some of the students who were once at the mercy of the deceased begin to take over - and impose their sudden privileged status on the others . individually , they clumsily try to form alliances with david .\nthe director of central high is working with them already , the blu - ray of hysteria i received even has an interview with him . ( he did both films ) . but , correct me if i ' m wrong , they have never outright said\nthis is the next release we ' re working on\nregarding central high . now they have . and they ' ve never\nlied\nbefore . jeez .\nwinter 1864 : the central pacific railroad company faces serious financial troubles and decline in caucasian employment . [ 7 ]\nthe tale of the aloha cheerleaders ' struggle against lincoln high . high points include such events as the aloha girls raiding a lincoln classroom to get drugs , then putting aforementioned . . . see full summary \u00bb\nmassacre at central high is one of the best films about high school life and what happens when no one looks out for the students . it is absolutely telling that you do not see one adult in the whole film until the climax at the school dance . even then the adults are just there , as ineffectual in presence as they were absent . which is part of the real life problem with bullying is that the adults that should be there to help guide , educate and protect students either turn a blind eye , especially if it\u2019s just a \u201cboys will be boys\u201d kind of situation or even worse , aid and abet it . ( i actually had a teacher in junior high snicker as some kids picked on this one boy who was both dirt poor and developmentally disabled . sartre said hell is other people , but i would argue that junior high is right next to it . ) the film is almost forty years old and yet all the same problems are there . the only real difference is if massacre at central high was made nowadays , one of the bullies would be shooting video of their various attacks on their cell phones and uploading it to youtube and twitter . the ghosts of steubenville are still omnipresent and bully culture thrives long and strong .\nthis event is free and open to the public . a reception will be held immediately following the presentation . seats on the\ndelta express\ncharter bus from little rock are free but must be reserved in advance . the bus will depart from the little rock central high nhs visitor center at 10am and travel through elaine on the way to helena . we will arrive in time for a picnic lunch followed by a tour of delta cultural center exhibits before the reflection and reconcilliation program . the bus will return to the central high national historic site following the reception , arriving back in little rock at approximately 6pm . charter bus transportation coordinated by little rock central high school national historic site is funded by the lower mississippi delta initiative . bring a sack lunch and snacks . youth under 16 must be accompanied by an adult .\ndavid ( derrel maury ) is a new student at central high in southern california . the school is run on a social order dictated by a group of four bullies : bruce ( ray underwood ) , craig ( steve bond ) , paul ( damon douglas ) and mark ( andrew stevens ) .\nbecause of this , massacre at central high gets away with the implausible in ways other less - ambitious genre films couldn\u2019t . we not only accept the tiny student population , the complete absence of adults ( until the very last dance sequence ) , and the unlikely murder scenarios , but actually understand how they work to strengthen the film\u2019s message . what would otherwise be considered budget - related flaws , now seem like deliberate choices made for intelligent reasons .\nin the uk the film was released theatrically as blackboard massacre . it was shot on 35mm film , and had a running time of 87 minutes .\nthe massacre became a legendary event of the american rebellion against the british with many controversies and myths surrounding the true facts . even when the gun smoke faded away , the subsequent murder trial raised high emotions and the results were not considered fair by either side .\nmassacre at central high is a fascinating film . viewed from every possible angle , it\u2019s an exploitation movie down to its very core . it\u2019s a revenge thriller with creatively planned murders ; it has a mega - buttload of impressive explosions ; and it features more than its share of gratuitous nudity . even its title was chosen specifically to capitalize on the popularity of tobe hooper\u2019s the texas chainsaw massacre . yet for all of its exploitative elements , there\u2019s no getting around the fact that writer / director renee daalder ( dutch and male ) was trying to do something more ambitious than create another drive - in movie .\ni can\u2019t write this post only about massacre at central high . for me , and for many others , this movie is inextricably linked with heathers , a movie i\u2019ve seen literally hundreds of times . i can probably still quote it word - for - word . when i was a budding little cynic , i was known at the local video store as the - girl - who - only - rents - heathers . seriously , if it had moved on the shelf , they\u2019d simply point to its new location . so it\u2019s almost criminal that i\u2019ve never seen massacre , given that certain key plot points and pretty much the last act of heathers are direct rip - offs from it .\nmarty was the dork of doddsville high . one day he got mad . . . then he got even !\nin the case of massacre at central high , though , i don\u2019t have to expend any effort at all to figure out what daalder was trying to say in his blood and tits drive - in movie . in fact , it would take far more effort to deny the film ' s pretensions and dismiss it as just another horror movie . in the case of this film , the question isn\u2019t whether or not subtext exists , but whether or not that subtext allows the film to transcend what might otherwise be some pretty fatal flaws .\nmy first encounter with massacre was a 49 cent rental at my local showtime video . i\u2019ve been a huge fan of this one ever since , and have enjoyed more repeat viewings over the years than i can count . sadly , this flick has never been released on dvd , and i still make due with a dvd - r copy of my old electric video inc vhs . cult epics and rene daalder have wrestled around with the idea of dvd release for years and nothing has ever come of it . i would very much like to see a special edition dvd release of massacre at central high . this one deserves a much larger audience , if only for being one of the few horror films that could never be remade .\nsynapse films started the week off with a pleasant surprise via their facebook page when they announced that they will be releasing massacre at central high on dvd and blu - ray sometime in 2016 . per the post synapse has already begun work on a completed hd transfer supervised by director rene daalder . synapse is still tracking down the original audio elements and will be doing some additional picture restoration . no word yet on what extras will be included but we can certainly expect that there will be plenty .\na week later , the \u201cbowling green massacre\u201d inspired a similar outcry\u2014and a similarly nonchalant response from conway . i texted her afterward to ask whether she was in trouble with trump . \u201cnot at all , \u201d she replied . \u201cwhy would i be ? \u201d\none of my favorite horror films . a social commentary film about the socially oppressive tier structures of high school . featuring robert carradine looking very much like the type of man i ' d have been very interested in when i was in high school .\nthe presenters will share stories and history of their respective families related to the massacre , but the journey of reconciliation between the two presenters will also be given special relevance .\narmed revolution ? if so , does that mean the film thinks david should have given in like everyone else and let the bullies rule central high ? that doesn\u2019t seem likely , which explains my confusion . the point of an allegory is to have a point , which\na high school student ' s slumber party turns terrifying as an escaped mental patient with a drill decides to crash the party .\nat the roll change , the italian version is missing a cut on the school .\nthey are being detained at ziway , 150km south of the capital , addis ababa .\n\u201cjudas iscariot got 30 pieces of silver ; mitt romney got a dish of frog legs at jean - georges . and even at that , it was the appetizer portion , \u201d a high - ranking white house official told me . \u201cwe\u2019ve sort of taken out his larynx\u2014how can he criticize [ trump ] now ? \u201d\nmay have , but which is the only aspect of its production left at all ambiguous .\nmolly ball is time magazine\u2019s national political correspondent and a former staff writer at the atlantic .\nphil fontaine publicly accuses the catholic church of physical and sexual abuse at its residential schools .\ndavid ( derrel maury ) , a new student at central high , meets mark ( andrew stevens ) , an old friend whom he once helped out of a jam at their previous school . mark tells david that the school can be like a country club for him if he befriends bruce ( ray underwood ) , craig ( steve bond ) , and paul ( damon douglas ) , the bullies who rule the school student body ; mark has become their somewhat reluctant accomplice .\napril 1869 : grenville dodge and collis huntington finally decide on a meeting point for the union pacific and central pacific lines after much debate\u2014promontory summit , utah .\n[ i ] massacre at central high [ / i ] is a low - budget film , but the acting is surpisingly good , especially by the lead , stevens and a young robert carradine . while many of the characters in the film come off as somewhat stereotypical , they work well with the confines of the plot , making it similar in theme to heathers , though its ' tone is completely different . shame that the print used for the long out - of - print vhs is scratchy as hell - - this is a title really in need of a good dvd release .\ninnis sm , kuhnlein hv , kinloch d . the composition of red cell membrane phospholipids in canadian inuit consuming a diet high in marine mammals .\nbritish prime minister tony blair telephoned mr meles to express his concern at the killing of demonstrators .\nultimately , i did like this movie , despite its more - than - questionable political message . i was constantly surprised and delighted by the elements that heathers clearly rips off . in the end i think it\u2019s fine that heathers stole so much , because a movie like massacre needs everything done a little better : a better message , a better ending , better production . though perhaps the biggest difference is that massacre entirely lacks humor , while heathers is absolutely known for its humor . and while certainly the hunger for power spreads from heather to heather , in the end , veronica ain\u2019t havin\u2019 none of that shit , and i\u2019d like to believe westerburg high\u2019s a better place for it . furthermore , i felt like there were actually people worth saving at westerburg . i can\u2019t say the same for central .\njuly 23 , 1869 : the sacramento union describes the town of truckee as an active town with many connected to the central pacific railroad . however , many have been discontent because of a three - month delay on the part of central pacific in paying the workers there , most of whom are chinese . [ 35 ]\nthe film attracted little attention when first released , but when reissued in 1980 , new york times critic vincent canby praised it as\nan original , fascinating work\n, and named it as one of his 20 favorite films of the year . roger ebert also discussed the film favorably on his television show sneak previews , describing it as\nintelligent and uncompromising\n. by contrast , john ross bowie , in comparing the film with the more comedic heathers , dismissed massacre at central high as\nexploitative\nand\ndevoid of technique\n, and criticised its technical flaws and\nwooden acting\n.\nsurprise announcement ! it ' s\nm\nfor\nmonday\nannouncement day ! announcing one more synapse films release that begins with the letter\nm\n. . . morituris , manos : the hands of fate , mosquito , and now . . . massacre at central high ! the violent cult - classic gets the hd treatment and , for the first time ever , gets a truly authorized optical disc format release in conjunction with director rene daalder . coming from synapse films on dvd and blu - ray in 2016 ! synapse films is proud to announce work has begun on massacre at central high , directed by rene daalder . rene has completed and supervised a beautiful hd transfer for us , and we are in the process of locating the original audio sound elements ( stored at paramount , evidently , so we ' re working with their legal department as fast as we can to get access ) and doing some additional work at reliance mediaworks / prime focus for picture restoration ( the master was created from a negative element , but were making it the best we can make it ! ) . extras are still to be coordinated , so no further info on additional supplemental material is available at this time ( rene is busy now working on a new film , so we are waiting for him ) . we ' ll give more info on the release , as we have it . we may be able to post some sample frames of the new hd master in the near future right here , on the synapse films facebook page .\nnovember 10 , 1869 : the houston and texas central railroad\u2019s agent john b . walker signs a contract with san francisco labor contractor chew ah heang for 300 workers .\nrene daalder ' s [ i ] massacre at central high [ / i ] , made several years earlier , starts off with a basic exploitation premise and manages to become something much more , coming off as a forerunner to [ i ] heathers [ / i ] . derrel maury is david , the new kid in town , who meets up with his old friend mark ( future erotic thriller vet andrew stevens ) and is instructed by mark how to blend in . mark ' s one of the gang of four guys that run the school , bullying those below them on the social ladder and generally acting like dickweeds .\nrex sikes : massacre as i recall was shot in the early part of 1976 , seems like late winter early spring , it\u2019s always hard to tell in los angeles where the weather is perfect year round . i would have been approaching 21 or 22 at the time , we all were in our twenties as i recall .\nwas held in august , 1976 at the long - gone pacific theater on hollywood boulevard in los angeles .\nstudents at a residential school near james bay get a chance to equal that of children in urban centres .\nthat would make sense in light of how david beats the crap out of the gang at the new school .\nresidents at a nova scotia reserve gather to hear the news as ottawa makes an announcement for residential school survivors .\na priest agrees that action by the church may be in order to address allegations of abuse at residential schools .\nthe title might suggest a cheap hybrid of carrie and death wish , but massacre at central high is not your typical drive - in movie . granted it ' s filled with violence , blood , and nudity , and the revenge angle is quite powerful , but its examination of high - school politics is the element that really gets your brain working . we ' ve all experienced it - - the jerk jock gets transferred to another school , and right away someone fills his position as king of the cretins . those at the top of the social structure exercise their ultimately negligible powers in order to make themselves feel bigger and better than everyone else . it is this tradition that massacre at central high pierces with a razor - sharp skewer . unfortunately , the picture is very hard to find in this age of sickening political correctness . a typical knee - jerk reaction would be to say that films like this glorify school violence - - currently a big concern . but , as always , that sort of viewpoint is formulated without really looking at the message of the project . yes , it ' s violent . yes , it deals with a teenager killing other teenagers . but ultimately , what does this accomplish ? no matter how many are killed , they ' re immediately replaced . violence does not solve the problem . this is the point , and it ' s stated with a subtle brilliance that really hits home . of course , this underground classic also benefits from a terrific exploitation cast and an imaginative approach to the material . the scratchy , grainy color cinematography has a low - budget beauty that not everyone can appreciate . the melding of professional and amateurish elements results in a genuinely tense , scary experience . . . but one with much more to offer than your typical psycho epic .\njanuary 15 , 1869 : leland stanford writes to fellow central pacific railroad \u201cassociate\u201d and big four member mark hopkins , complaining about the central pacific\u2019s pace and saying that \u201cour work from ogden to monument goes very slowly . our contractors have many excuses\u2026 we must rely upon strobridge\u2019s forces to finish up the work and to have the grade ready for the track . \u201d [ 28 ]\ndavid quickly becomes disillusioned and decides to take action , systematically killing them off . mark confronts his former friend in his workshed with the intention of shooting him but david gets the upper hand . he locks both mark and theresa in the shed while he heads back to central high for his final plan : to blow up the entire school during the alumni prom .\nthe central otago great easter bunny hunt has seen up to 10 , 000 rabbits shot in previous years and people for the ethical treatment of animals ( peta ) is not happy about it .\nfebruary 16 , 1868 : the daily alta reports that chinese railroad workers reached the canyon at truckee . [ 24 ]\nlater that night , bruce , paul , and craig go to david\u2019s house and confront him inside the garage \u2013 where david is working on rodney\u2019s car . david refuses to come out from under the car so bruce gives him a shove which accidentally causes the heavy car frame to crash down onto david\u2019s leg ! david is crippled for life , but tells authorities that it was simply an accident and that he was alone at the time . after a few weeks in the hospital david returns to central high with a limp and a thirst for revenge . he decides to liberate the students of central high by eliminating the brutal bullies that oppress them . first on the hit list is bruce , who is electrocuted after some hang glider sabotage . then craig is snuffed after diving headfirst into a drained pool . finally big dumb paul gets his in a fiery auto wreck .\neight people are invited to their old high school for their ten - year reunion where a fellow former student , disfigured from a prank gone wrong , is out to seek revenge .\nmay 1 , 1868 : the san francisco bulletin reports from the portland oregonian that superintendent hart of the oregon central railroad and his contractors have employed 40 chinese and expect in the next day or two to employ 25 or so more . the grading is progressing at a rate of 2 miles per week . [ 26 ]\nyou can read a much better assessment of the movie at vanity fear , a blog i intend on making regular reading .\nthis 1962 tv special shows everyday life and christmastime at the roman catholic - run kamloops indian residential school in british columbia .\none evening , the copper - haired yelena watched volodya tie the black tzitzit around a high - backed chair . in the morning , she awoke to find him strangled in its grip .\nsynopsis : a young students ' promising athletics career is cut short . school bullies smash his leg , leaving him semi - crippled , brooding and twisted , he strikes back , using spectacular and brutal methods . he wreaks powerful revenge on each of his assailants , there is almost no limit to the ingenuity of his murderous imagination . massacre at central high ( beyond terror ) director : rene daalder format : dvd cast : derrel maury , andrew stevens language : english year : 1976 cat number : bt4497 barcode : 5030462044972 label : starlite release date : 12 april 2010 no of discs : 1 genre : horror cert : 18 available from all good uk dvd outlets . . . . . . twitter : @ cstoneuk website : urltoken you tube : urltoken facebook : urltoken\nif you fell asleep reading orwell ' s animal farm with a tv blaring heathers in the background , you might dream something as cynical , blackly comedic and weird as massacre at central high . whether by design or by accident ( when you ' re sitting in the dark watching the final product , how important is this distinction anyway ? ) a one - two combo of flat , monotone performances and atonal string music creates a layer of dreamy surrealism on top of the after - school special aesthetic . it ' s a strange affect that mostly works in the movie ' s favor . i have my doubts as to the veracity of herzog ' s claim that he hypnotized the entire cast of heart of glass , but i would have no problem believing that the cast of\u2026\nthe outside of the school was pomona college . there was a school in burbank called villa cabrini that we shot a lot of the interior stuff at . where the guys come and beat up rodney ' s car\u2026stuff like that was shot at cabrini .\njuly 1 , 1862 : congress passes the pacific railroad bill , approving the central pacific project building the line from california as well as chartering the union pacific railroad company to build westward from the missouri river .\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore .\nthe interior of carol ' s apartment belonged to paul raymond . the exterior was where caroline munro actually lived at the time .\napril 18 , 1866 : the daily alta reports of an explosion at colfax at camp 9 , near gold hun , after a blast was set off and the seam blast was reloaded . among the six men killed , three are chinese . [ 12 ]\n[ 53 ] \u201cat home and abroad , \u201d frank leslie\u2019s illustrated newspaper , 14 jun . , 1879 , p . 243 .\nat a time when monuments are flashpoints of nationalist anger , he says the symphony is a\nliving\nmonument to humanity .\n[ 16 ] john r . gillis , \u201ctunnels of the pacific railroad , \u201d van nostrand\u2019s eclectic engineering magazine , 5 jan . , 1870 , p . 418 - 423 . central pacific railroad photographic history museum . urltoken\nmassacre starts off with a new kid , david , looking for the \u201cstudent lounge . \u201d it\u2019s clear right away that the students of this school are scared shitless of a clique of tyrannical jerks who , unfortunately , have wrangled david\u2019s friend mark to be part of their crew .\nspring 1864 : work on bloomer cut , a major point in the central pacific track , begins . there exist payroll records for chinese workers during january , february , and april of 1864 , and likely more . [ 4 ]\ndmj : \u201cwe are finally finishing up rene daalder\u2019s massacre at central high , a film we\u2019ve been working on for a while . we have a pretty amazing samurai - gore animated feature coming to blu called path of blood , and in september we have a great independent film called the creep behind the camera , a docu - drama about the real - life vic savage , the director of the shlock - classic the creeping terror . on that blu - ray of creep , we also include a new 2k scan of the creeping terror from original vault materials , too ! also in september , we release our standard version of argento\u2019s phenomena . our steelbook release of that title is running pretty low ! next year , we\u2019ll have a great 80s horror that people have been waiting for ( i can\u2019t mention the name\u2026 yet ) , so we\u2019ll announce that soon ! \u201d\nleaders from ukraine and across europe mark the 2016 anniversary at the site by a new memorial to the jews slain there . photo : ap\nit was bitter sweet for me . it is difficult to watch oneself and then i see my broken nose throughout . the audience that was there seemed to like it . tom logan and i hung out quite a bit and there were times in hollywood when people would spot us and ask for autographs because we were kids from central high . i later took a director friend of mine to see it at another hollywood theater so she could see my work in the film . she was positive . i am glad it has been well received through the years , surprised and glad .\njune 15 , 1858 : the sacramento union reports on the hiring of 50 chinese workers for the california central railroad , which \u201cbids fair to demonstrate that chinese laborers can be profitably employed in grading railroads in california . \u201d [ 1 ]\nall i can say about this film is . . one of the worst i have ever seen . boring , and not scary at all .\nat 82 , in her commission flat in melbourne , yelena gorodetsky ( her married name ) remembers september 30 , 1941\nlike yesterday\n.\nnew kid david learns a lot during his first day at central high . it turns out the small school is run with an iron first by a quartet of rich male students , including his old friend mark , who just happens to be dating teresa , the very pretty girl david immediately takes a liking to . mark tries to get david into the exclusive clique , but david refuses to associate himself with such overt bullies . his impatience reaches its boiling point when he catches them ( without mark ) trying to rape two female students . he beats the snot out of them , and\u2014in retaliation\u2014they drop a car on his leg . once a dedicated runner , david is now left with a permanent limp . he gets his revenge by arranging fatal accidents for his three assailants . at first , the students at central high enjoy their newfound freedom from the clique\u2019s tyranny , but as that freedom turns to chaos , the various factions try to convince david to help them takeover the school and run it in their image . realizing he\u2019s merely created more bullies , david begins to systematically murder the new crop of wannabe rulers . with no other way to end this eternal cycle , he decides to blow up the school during the annual alumni dance , but when teresa arrives at the gymnasium and tells him she\u2019s not going to leave , even if it means dying with everyone else , he grabs the bomb and runs outside . it detonates while in his hands , ending the violence once and for all .\njanuary 1864 : the first known chinese workers for the central pacific railroad company arrive . foreman ah toy and headman hung wah lead a crew of 21 men to work on clearing the dutch flat - donner lake wagon road . [ 3 ]\na high school transfer student , pushed to the edge by a trio of brutal bullies , resorts to murder to reclaim the school from oppression , and later turns against the students wanting to fill the vacuum of their oppressors .\nan orphaned teenager finds himself being dominated by his aunt who ' s hell - bent on keeping him with her . . . at all costs .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase . buy tickets\neven so , heathers is clearly superior in its execution and overall themes . it avoids being an allegory about fascism and instead serves as one of the best satires of high school life ( and society in general ) ever made .\n[ 43 ] \u201cmiscellaneous\u2013arrival of chinamen at new orleans , \u201d daily alta california , 9 jan . , 1870 , p . 1 . \u201csambo\u2019s successor : arrival of two hundred and fifty chinamen at new orleans\u2013queer scenes and incidents , \u201d daily alta california , 30 jan . , 1870 , p . 4 .\nmay 5 , 1869 : a reporter for the daily alta california describes the scene in rosebud , a neighboring town to victory , where 557 chinese of \u201cthe grand army of civilisation\u201d have arrived to be sent north to the northern pacific railroad . in salt lake city , the central pacific railroad is said to be essentially complete save for two rails which would be laid at the final ceremony . [ 31 ]\nour lead is david , who transfers to a new school filled with other 20 - somethings masquerading as high schoolers , and he soon finds out that four bullies rule the school with an iron fist , lording it over everyone else .\ni fell into teaching by accident and i found myself with a new career all of a sudden . i just loved it from the very start . i have been a drama director at a number of elementary , middle and high schools over the last 22 years . there is nothing more fulfilling than working with children , helping them to discover and achieve their dreams on stage . although working regularly at a school makes it a little harder to take off for auditions than when you ' re doing the types of odd jobs i had been doing .\nworse yet , to the extent americans remember world war i at all , it is as a futile war , a massive , utterly senseless butchery of a damned generation . that was not the way americans at the time conceived it . more controversially , it is an excessively simple way of conceiving it even now .\nrs : we shot some of it at griffith park , the drives and the stop . after they get in the car we shot at another location , a condemned school in burbank . when they stop me i obviously was driving as was steve i believe . after a few takes i hear someone yell \u201csikes hit the van ! \u201d and i got blamed for crashing into the van . it never happened and eventually i was exonerated . but at first i was blamed .\nrs : it was filmed at griffith park which we used for the parking lot . it was a little spooky watching a dummy \u2013 with my blue jean jacket on it get blown sky high . i was holding a girl\u2019s hand i was dating and watching me and part of my clothing go bye bye . the production crew asked if they could use my jacket because they forgot to get one and promised that they would replace it \u2013 well not to my satisfaction did they replace it . instead i got some crummy old blue jean jacket . not cool at all .\na group of cheerleaders from the local high school decide to show their school spirit for their football team by sleeping with the opponents the night before the game so that they can be so worn out the opposition won ' t be able to play .\npersonal characteristics included ethnicity ( african american , native american , white ) , gender , formal education ( less than high school , high school or equivalent , at least some college ) , and living arrangements ( living alone , living with others and married , living with others and unmarried ) . the categorical variable , poverty status , combined information on medicaid status and household income from all sources in 2001 . the medicaid group included all participants who reported receiving medicaid . the \u201cno medicaid , lower income\u201d group included all others who reported an income < $ 25 , 000 . the \u201cno medicaid , higher income\u201d group included all others reporting incomes \u2265 $ 25 , 000 .\nit ' s not clear in the film what particular thing david \u201csaved\u201d mark from at the other school . do you remember anything in the original script about that ?\n. he was actually very comfortable hanging around the sets . in fact , he was so comfortable\u2026he would shoot spit wads at other actors when he was off camera !\nin the autumn sun , six - year - old yelena kurchinsky heard she was on a death march , and she tugged at her mother hana ' s skirt .\nthe zelman memorial symphony orchestra will perform shostakovich ' s symphony no . 13 (\nbabi yar\n) in hamer hall at 2pm on sunday , september 17 .\nthe students of central high are happy to finally be free , but it doesn\u2019t take long for the formerly abused to become abusive themselves . meet the new boss , same as the old boss . fat slob oscar begins throwing his weight around . rodney becomes a snob who can\u2019t stop fawning over his new car . arthur becomes even more obnoxious and uses his superior intellect to insult the library patrons . worst of all , spoony , mary , and jane turn into self righteous hippies that decide who could use a \u201cgood fuck ! \u201d\ndavid is the new kid at central high . the only person he knows is mark , who runs with the local toughs led by bruce . mark and david share a bond from years before when david came to mark ' s aid when mark was being beaten by school bullies . david keeps his distance , preferring not to join the\nclub .\nhe tries to convince the other students not to be pushed around , and intervenes once too often on their behalf . when he directly becomes a victim of bruce ' s gang , david orchestrates a plan that causes an attrition problem among the members of the clique . mark worries for his safety , even though he and david were once friends .\njuly 1866 : the rail line to dutch flat , 69 miles from sacramento , is completed . the chinese work force is at approximately 3 , 933 . [ 13 ]\nnovember 1860 : sacramento merchant collis p . huntington agrees to invest in engineer theodore judah\u2019s railroad project and brings in four other investors : mark hopkins , james bailey , charles crocker , and leland stanford . together , they formed the first board of directors for the central pacific railroad company .\noh , and here ' s the plug . i ' ll be showing both of these movies this friday night at odd obsession films on 1659 n . halsted at 11 : 00 p . m . , so if anyone out there lives in chicago , stop on by . there ' ll be trailers , shorts , and two pretty nifty flicks .\nnext week , she ' ll be honoured at a concert where a 75 - voice chorus will join the zelman symphony orchestra and other luminaries to commemorate the 110 , 000 people killed at babi yar . these were mostly jews , but also people who hid them , as well as gays , communists , prisoners of war and people with mental illness .\naugust 27 , 1866 : workers begin clearing the shaft along the projected tunnel line of tunnel 6 . they make progress for 30 days until removing rubble becomes too difficult . to solve this problem , engineers drive the abandoned locomotive sacramento to gold run , which at that point is as far as the central pacific extended . its 12 - ton steam engine is hauled up to donner pass and let down into tunnel 6 . the job takes 6 weeks . [ 15 ]\nwith each successive conway outrage , her \u201chaters\u201d hold their breath and wait to see if the ax will finally fall . trump bestows his favor unpredictably , and veterans of past republican administrations look at the chaos in the white house and say a shake - up is inevitable . \u201cthe white house was not set up in a functional way , \u201d a former high - ranking official in george w . bush\u2019s administration told me . \u201cthis is unsustainable . \u201d\n. the lights came on and he stood up and turned around . i looked at him and he looked at me and he said , \u201cyou ! \u201d and i said , \u201cyou ! \u201d he jumped over the two rows of seats and sat down next to me and talked about the film for the longest time . i think he went to movies like\nthe original exploitation template heathers originated from is a surprisingly brisk and entertaining movie . it lacks the dark humor of its successor , but successfully establishes a strange high school universe of its own , and racks up the bodycount in an engaging manner . absolutely worth checking out !\nthe country , as she described it , is at the mercy of atheists and agitators who want to tell \u201cthe majority\u201d how to live their lives . fitzpatrick was kindly and hospitable , serving me coffee and snacks in neat little bowls . but once she got going , she could barely contain her disgust at the snobs and celebrities who were not giving the new president the chance he deserved\u2014people like ashton kutcher , who lambasted trump at the screen actors guild awards in january . \u201ci\u2019d like to kick the tv in , honest to god . \u201d\nthe research project was led by the stc with assistance from the school of public health and the departments of psychiatry and pediatrics at the university of saskatchewan ( saskatoon , saskatchewan ) .\nbut when i first started going out to movies in elementary or junior high school , i remember all of us boys would sit behind the cutest girls in the theater and my friends would all say really stupid stuff trying to be funny . uncharacteristic of me at the time , i ' d do the opposite . i would just sit there and be quiet , not making a complete ass of myself in front of the girls like all my friends were doing .\nconway spent eight summers packing blueberries at a nearby farm , where she sometimes drew onlookers with her remarkable , automaton - esque speed and ability to work for long stretches without a break . she brought a similar intensity to her schoolwork . \u201ci didn\u2019t think she was a deep thinker , \u201d one of her high - school teachers told cosmopolitan . \u201cbut i do remember that she would argue her point relentlessly . you would pray to god that the bell would ring . \u201d\nthree days of protests began on 6 june against alleged electoral fraud in last month ' s parliamentary elections . during the demonstrations police fired on the crowds , killing at least 36 people .\nthe memorable exploding locker scene was accomplished using a real stuntman tethered to a harness and pulleys which yanked him away from the blast . however , the gas pressure was turned up too high and blew out the lights on the set , an unplanned effect which remains in the finished film ."]}
{"id": 116173, "summary": [{"text": "sayonara jupiter ( \u3055\u3088\u306a\u3089\u30b8\u30e5\u30d4\u30bf\u30fc sayonara jiupit\u0101 , english release : bye bye jupiter ) is a 1984 japanese science fiction film directed by koji hashimoto and produced by toho .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the script was adapted by pioneering science-fiction author sakyo komatsu from his novel of the same name .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the special effects were directed by koichi kawakita .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "cast with a mix of actors speaking english , french and japanese , the film was conceived by toho as a rival to the forthcoming box office blockbuster hit 2010 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the two films bear comparison of plot elements .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "this was actor akihiko hirata 's final film role .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "he was set to star in the return of godzilla ( 1984 ) , but died of throat cancer before he was cast .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "in one scene , captain hoger kinn watches ghidorah , the three-headed monster , which featured a much younger akihiko hirata . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "sayonara jupiter ( film )", "paragraphs": ["koichi kawakita , of the\nultraman\nseries , provides the special effects for\nsayonara jupiter .\n[ 20 ] . information sourced from ' about the film ' text - based special features from : sayonara jupiter . dvd . discotek media . 2007\n[ 21 ] . the\nmaking of special\nthat accompanies the special features on discotek media ' s sayonara jupiter dvd reveals the\njupiter ghost\nto be the mothership of an alien race , another element from komatsu ' s book that gets short shrift in the film adaptation .\nthe original japanese movie trailer from 1983 in high definition . alternativetitles : operation jupiter jupiter inferno sayonara jupiter original : say\u00f4nara , jy\u00fbpet\u00e2 country : japan release : 1983 directors : koji hashimoto , sakyo komatsu actors : dangely diane akihiko hirata andrew hughes tomokazu miura hisaya morishige masumi okada huggert rachael irwin ron william h . tapier\nwhile extracting water from the martian polar ice caps , ancient carvings are uncovered describing an alien spacecraft crashing into jupiter , postponing plans to turn jupiter into a second sun .\nsayonara jupiter , aka bye bye jupiter , is a wildly imaginative science fiction film that centers on an impending disaster which could possibly wipe out the planet earth and destroy humanity as we know it . told in the obscurest of ways , the film is jam - packed with stupendous special effects and consistently outstanding production values , making it one of the most interesting and unusual sci - fi efforts to come out after toho ' s hiatus from the space genre with their 1977 film , war in space . blessed with an international cast and a believably constructed future world , sayonara jupiter is a little known gem that may stumble in its editing , but in the end makes for a highly enjoyable science fiction yarn that has a lot going for it .\ndaikaijusokogeki ! wrote : i also already made a topic about the film . urltoken\nset in the 22nd century , sayonara jupiter depicts an era where much of the solar system has been colonised . the jupiter solarisation project has been established to turn jupiter into a new sun , thereby providing energy to humankind ' s far - flung outposts . of course , not everyone is comfortable with this proposal of planetary genocide , with the jupiter church performing anti - solarisation demonstrations and being a general nuisance to the cause . however , a newly discovered black hole threatens the existence of earth , so dr . eiji honda ( tomokazu miura ) \u2013 surely a loving homage to eiji tsuburaya and ishiro honda \u2013 and his colleagues devise a new plan where jupiter will be sacrificed in the hope that it will adjust the black hole ' s trajectory .\npeter\n( paul tagawa ) leads the cult known as the jupiter church with pop songs and dolphin tricks .\na bigger problem is the film ' s depressing and wholesale lifting of visual designs and sequences from western productions . the approach to the solarization ships hovering over jupiter shamelessly steals miniature designs and camera angles whole cloth from both\nthe best from over 15 years of asian film reviews , interviews , features and news . . .\nprobe reveals that a wayward black hole is heading toward the solar system and which will destroy all life , but honda hits upon the idea of altering his\nsolarization\nplans for jupiter and instead send jupiter into the black hole , thus altering its trajectory .\nwith this in mind , the amount of time dedicated to an earth - bound subplot involving the jupiter church , who live in an idyllic , beach - based commune ( shot on okinawa ) , and their mascot dolphin named jupiter is puzzling . interludes where jupiter church leader peter ( paul tagawa ) whips out his acoustic guitar to sing songs about how pleasant the world is , coupled with montages of wildlife frolicking about and enjoying their natural surroundings , feel like they ' re from a different film altogether . the motivation behind the jupiter church is generally questionable . they clearly love what earth has to offer , but are happy to see that be destroyed , along with themselves and billions more , if it means that jupiter is not sacrificed to deflect the black hole .\nthis entry was posted in theater fantastique and tagged 80 ' s , dolphin , japan , jupiter , killer shark , science fiction .\nyes , you read that rating right . five stars out of five . i find that films that get this kind of rating are the top in their genres or fields . if that\u2019s the measurement , then sayonara jupiter is a clear winner because it\u2019s in a genre of its own . quite what genre that is is anyone\u2019s guess . i\u2019ll do my best to describe this film to you but it does get a bit abstract . here goes .\ni confess to being one of the actors in sayonara jupiter - - as a space pilot in the beginning and end of the movie . in fact , that guy reaching out for a gravitationless hamburger in one of your photos is me . your review is much too kind to the film . it ' s most distinctive attribute : it was ( at that time , at least ) the most expensive science fiction movie ever made in japan . charlie in washington , dc\nfor all its mistakes and cheesy melodrama ( of which there is a lot ) , sayonara jupiter is strangely endearing nonetheless and gave the sub - genre the technical revamp it so sorely needed to continue being relevant . the film , while quite successful , came and went without much staying power . interestingly , it never saw a u . s . release , which partly explains its obscurity . its presence is barely a footnote in western understanding of the long and turbulent history of japanese genre cinema .\nwhat i ' ve seen and heard of this film reminds me of message from space . is my assessment correct ?\nin truly excessive flair , sayonara jupiter throws caution to the wind as it bombards its viewers with non - stop information , sometimes large sweeping concepts that have little to nothing to do with the overall story that it is trying to tell . whether these were intentional red hearings or just weird tidbits of info about the world that these characters inhabit , it ' s still unknown by this reviewer , but it accomplishes its end goal in keeping us on our toes in expecting the unexpected . visually this film is in a class of its own and that is really something when you consider the absolute oddness that is at the core of this production . without a doubt , this film took me for a loop and when i made it to the end of this twisted little sci - fi tale i could truthfully say that i had seen something that i ' ve never seen before . give this one a try if you ' re up for something different , refreshing , and wholly unbelievable . sayonara jupiter is . . . . .\nwe don ' t have enough data to suggest any movies based on bye - bye , jupiter . you can help by rating movies you ' ve seen .\nthough bye - bye jupiter is not available on blu - ray , an hd version can be rented or purchased on the japanese versions of amazon video and itunes .\nin the 22nd century , humanity is facing a population problem as it continues to expand through the solar system . to make more inhabitable planets , a plan is created to solarize jupiter to create another sun . however , life being discovered on the large planet and continued protests from a group named the jupiter church threaten the plan .\nthe film follows dr . eiji honda as he prepares to set into motion the \u201cjupiter solarization project\u201d , which aims to turn the planet into a new sun so as to colonize nearby planets and moons . just as the project is about to come to fruition , a hippy cult known as the \u201cjupiter church\u201d , led by a famous singer / songwriter , begin making terrorist attacks against the space station , threatening the success of the \u201cjupiter solarization project\u201d and the advancement of mankind . to make matters worse , a black hole has been discovered moving through the galaxy and it is on a collision course with our solar system . realizing the impending doom at hand , dr . honda proposes to blow up the planet jupiter just as the black hole crosses its path , forcing the black hole from its current course towards the planet earth and instead sending it out of our solar system . still even with the existence of mankind in the balance , the \u201cjupiter church\u201d cult still pursues to bring down the jupiter project by any means necessary . will humanity survive this cosmic crossroad of fate , or will mankind ' s personal problems spell our ultimate downfall ?\ntamura wrote : what i ' ve seen and heard of this film reminds me of message from space . is my assessment correct ?\nsolaris director : andrei tarkovsky year 1972 solaris is a hypnotic russian science fiction film brought to us by the legendary director . . .\n[ 3 ] . desjardins , chris . outlaw masters of japanese film , i . b . tauris , 2005 , p . 7\nin the 22nd century , the united earth federation has begun colonizing neighboring planets in the solar system . while attempting to extract water from mars ' polar ice caps , a uef science team uncovers ancient carvings that describe the crash of an alien spacecraft on the planet jupiter several millennia ago . the discovery postpones the initial phase of the jupiter solarization project , a plan to transform the gas giant into a second sun , providing both additional solar energy for earth and making the outer worlds fit for colonization . from minerva station in the orbit of jupiter , dr . eiji honda is dispatched to ensure that alien life does not exist on jupiter before the planned mission is to commence .\nearly on in the film , our lead is watching old toho movies on some sort of futuristic super - 8 player . he turns off\nblack orpheus director : marcel camus year 1959 black orpheus is a beautiful and magical film that borrows elements from the orpheus and . . .\nfilm this \u2013 graphic novels that should be made into feature films hard boiled writer : frank miller artist : geof darrow col . . .\nkomatsu and his army of special effects technicians were not content to rest on the laurels of the studio ' s illustrious past and were keen to bring their film in line with the technological advancements pioneered by star wars . for sequences involving spacecraft ambling through the cosmos , komatsu insisted that suspending the models with wires \u2013 the way those scenes had been achieved in the past \u2013 was not an option . to film these scenes , the production acquired the dykstraflex , a motion control camera system first developed by john dykstra in 1976 to film similar scenes in star wars . programming the movements one wishes to have for a given shot , the dykstraflex can repeat that motion again and again , allowing special effects crews to photograph individual elements of the shot \u2013 background , model spacecraft , etc . \u2013 and then composite them together later to create the completed effect . sayonara jupiter was the first japanese production to employ such a process , in a bid to give the japanese sci - fi film a much - needed technological revamp .\nwhen it comes to off the wall situations and unpredictable narratives , sayonara jupiter stands proud in its obscurity as it throws a ton of information at you that simply comes off as crazy . first of all , the cult terrorist group the \u201cjupiter church\u201d , is run by a spaced out guru who sings nonsensical songs about a dolphin named jupiter in order to inspire his followers . say what ? not only that , but this peaceful group ' s main goal is to stop the transition of jupiter , from a planet to a sun , by injuring and killing as many people as they can . hell , even when they find out that the only way to save mankind from the black hole is to destroy jupiter , they still don ' t give a shit and basically decide to continue on with the sabotage of the \u201cjupiter solarization project\u201d simply out of spite . needless to say their motivations are anything but logical , but there in lies the appeal of this off kilter production . in this stellar smorgasbord we get unusually blatant product placement , a ridiculously hilarious and brutal jaws homage , a mysterious alien race , hints of an ancient civilization on mars , the already mentioned space hippy terrorists , and a zero gravity space sex scene that is truly out of this world in execution and delivery . with all of this weirdness , how can you really go wrong ?\nthe film is like nothing made by the japanese film industry before or since . like an aging marathon runner , toho ' s visual effects department , which had been as good as any in the world in the late - 1950s and early - ' 60s , had become downright quaint in the wake of\nnow let ' s get down to what this film really excels in , aside from its oddity factor , and that ' s the effects . with a combination of visually splendid planet - scapes , essentially sublime matte work and wonderfully crafted miniatures , sayonara jupiter is a non - stop thrill ride for those of you out there that appreciate the practical art of filmmaking . you could almost say that the movie ' s effects far surpass the film ' s other elements , coming off as more of a showcase of the collaborative filmmakers ' artistic efforts over the core of the story . every aspect of the movie ' s visuals are obsessively constructed in a tangible presentation that fully brings this production to life . you ' ll find yourself getting caught up in the moment as you witness scene upon scene of atmospheric space anomalies that just exude atmosphere and tone . the presentation is absolutely fantastic , and the unimaginable worlds that sayonara jupiter is able to bring to the table is a sure sign that this production is not to be taken lightly . in the end , it ' s the combination of all of these factors that really give the film its unusual appeal . be it the outlandish premise , the diverse cast of characters , or the sheer visual beauty that this movie is able to convey , you really can ' t deny that this is a spectacle that always keeps you guessing , and for that alone it ' s worth a look .\ni also already made a topic about the film . urltoken it is available on dvd from discotek media , so i ' d give it a rental .\nshanghai express director : sammo hung year 1986 shanghai express , also known as millionare ' s express , is a dense action comedy film th . . .\nalthough much time and expertise was dedicated to the technical aspects of the production , it appears that the narrative doesn ' t receive the same amount of attention , as sayonara jupiter struggles to keep its many story strands in order . some scenes are bogged down in copious mumbo - jumbo , whilst other elements are barely developed . case in point : the\njupiter ghost ,\na mysterious entity \u2013 part giant sentient organism , part space vessel \u2013 that aimlessly galavants amid the storms in the planet ' s great red spot . once established , its presence in the story is never really explained or taken advantage of [ 21 ] . despite being presided over by the story ' s creator , the two - hours plus film can ' t quite boil down all the elements of komatsu ' s gargantuan source material , which was published as two volumes .\n\u3055\u3088\u306a\u3089\u30b8\u30e5\u30d4\u30bf\u30fc , aka bye bye jupiter . japan 1984 . directed by koji hashimoto & sakyo komatsu . starring diane dangely , tomokazu miura , akihiko hirata . in japanese with english subtitles or english dubbed .\nby avoiding the archetypal fantasy of star wars , komatsu ' s story inadvertently draws many comparisons with the 2001 : a space odyssey sequel , 2010 : the year we make contact ( 1984 ) , which was being produced concurrently by hollywood . both films deal with the idea of jupiter turning into a new star , with 2010 being based on arthur c . clarke ' s follow - up novel 2010 : odyssey two ( 1982 ) . both clarke ' s and komatsu ' s books were published the same year , with the film adaptation of sayonara jupiter making it into japanese cinemas months before 2010 : the year we make contact was released in the u . s . , rendering any accusations of copying or ripping off somewhat moot . however , it ' s likely there was a competitive element in seeing who could finish their production to the highest standard first .\nalthough a big - screen iteration of the story was always the writer ' s goal , komatsu ' s efforts also yielded a novel published in 1982 . in the spring of 1983 , toho began film production in earnest , with koji hashimoto assigned to direct . having worked as an assistant director for various tokusatsu productions throughout the 60s and 70s , sayonara jupiter was hashimoto ' s debut as a fully - fledged director . however , he was not alone . rather than abandoning his creation to the tumultuous quagmire of the filmmaking process , komatsu was also heavily involved in day - to - day production decisions , earning him the unusual credit of\nexecutive director .\ndobermann director : jan kounen year 1997 dobermann is a rabid and fast paced french heist film with teeth to bare , brought to us by dire . . .\n[ 23 ] . lee , maggie . ' space battleship yamato film review ' , hollywoodreporter . com , 2010 . urltoken ( accessed : january 23rd 2014 )\nwhat reason would you want to watch this ? well , it is the most batshit insane film i\u2019ve ever watched . it has the filmic effect of a telex machine , just punching line after line and character after character at you . relentlessly bashing you with solemn senior citizens and brooding heroes with nothing to really brood about , the film moves from earth to space to jupiter to mars to island hippieland and back to jupiter without a care in the world . it\u2019s got the most cheerful theme song to listen to as jupiter goes up faster than you can set your hair on fire in a pepsi commercial . it has a dogged persistence in staging its setups and characters in a wonderfully designed universe while giving the script equivalent of a slinky to play with . despite everything i saw , i\u2019m proud it\u2019s in my collection because my world is better having seen it rather than having only heard about it . buy it online or wherever you find it and stick into your collection to impress your friends at parties that you have a crazier film than house of 1 , 000 corpses . otherwise , if it turns up on tv ( god forbid ) or at a film festival , then get whiskey - blind drunk ( and i mean that ) and enjoy .\nsayonara jupiter is a strange science fiction concoction , featuring a eclectic collection of ideas that literally liter this obscure space story in a half - hazard and chaotic manner . it ' s a wild production that truly feels untamed thanks to all the diverse elements that inhabit its twisting narrative . the acting portrayals of tomokazu miura and diane dangely , as the star crossed lovers dr . eiji honda and maria basehart , are a nice touch to what could have been a rather disconnected space yarn . though the strangeness of the film does allow for an extremely detached presentation to unfold , we are still pulled in by both actors commendable approaches to their respective characters and that is quite an accomplishment .\nwhen his friend comes in and wrestles him . the lead later leaves to meet with one of the scientists planning to tour jupiter ' s atmosphere , then his friend plops in a movie and it ' s\nfilm historian stuart galbraith iv ' s most recent essays appear in criterion ' s new three - disc seven samurai dvd and bci eclipse ' s the quiet duel .\nrun lola run director : tom tykwer year 1998 run lola run is an off the rails , pulse pounding german film that follows a young woman by . . .\nbut even though the reach of sayonara jupiter exceeds its grasp , its aspirations are commendable . a zero - gravity love scene between miura and former flame - turned - jupiter church activist maria ( dangely diane ) is another particularly impressive special effect , although the prolonged sight of two naked people dreamily fondling each other whilst floating through the cosmos can be chuckle - inducing . the film also utilises a huge , multilingual cast . characters wear a universal translating button , resulting in conversations that often mix japanese , english , french and german depending on who ' s speaking , which is interesting to see play out . the production sought the talents of many french , german and canadian actors , however , many of the minor english - speaking roles seem to be performed by amateurs or semi - professionals , which occasionally stand out as being particularly awkward . as was the case with the green slime , they were most likely expatriates living in japan .\neasily discotek ' s best toho dvd to date , sayonara jupiter is an excellent release across the board , featuring superb video and audio quality while also being stocked with a ton of extras . to be fair , though , this release isn ' t quite as grand as the pioneer two disc set that was released in japan , but given that the region 2 set is now long out of print , sold for more than three times the cost of this one , and lacks english viewing options , the choice between the two should be easy for most .\ntomokazu miura takes on the role of dr . eiji honda , the scientific hero of this interstellar enigma . miura does an excellent job in this wild effort , and he helps bring all of these fantastic and out of control elements together , allowing the ridiculousness of all that is going on around him seem somewhat plausible and genuine . if there is one thing to be said about sayonara jupiter , it ' s that it is a film that could easily have fallen into spoof territory . with such a large array of wackiness combined with a fantastical premise , you ' d think the film would be categorized as a comedy , but thanks to the dead - serious performance of tomokazu the movie sustains its craziness and revels in it with a straight - laced disposition . the central character of eiji honda is essential in keeping all of these elements in check and miura does a wonderful job in wrangling in all of the galactic mayhem .\nawesome ! it must have been an interesting shoot to be on , seeing that the film had a rather diverse cast and was rather ambitious , being the most expensive sci - fi out of japan . even though you ' re only in the film for a brief moment , your scenes still leave an impression , so good job . love the product placement too in that scene .\ni ' d consider more of the long , mostly drawn out environmental shots , like the ships and jupiter , to me more artsy . the naked floating scene is definitley more wtf . it does become a very weird , surreal moment though .\nstar wars , of course , is a film that needs little introduction , and its impact on cinema and global popular culture has been written about in more depth elsewhere . what does need to be said , however , is that it was a film whose reputation preceded it , even in the months immediately after its initial u . s . release in may 1977 . toho were quick to catch on to the new potential boom in the market , releasing the war in space as early as december \u2013 a full six months before lucas ' s film made it into japanese cinemas during summer 1978 .\ndaikaijusokogeki ! wrote : early on in the film , our lead is watching old toho movies on some sort of futuristic super - 8 player . he turns off samurai i : musashi miyamoto when his friend comes in and wrestles him . the lead later leaves to meet with one of the scientists planning to tour jupiter ' s atmosphere , then his friend plops in a movie and it ' s ghidrah the three headed monster and starts to root for godzilla .\nthis is a list of references for bye - bye jupiter . these citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based . these references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers , which look like this : [ 1 ]\ndvd ( 2007 ) discotek do their best and present a cleaned up , remastered picture . the film holds up well and looks great on a big hdtv . audio wise , we get the original japanese audio with clean subtitles and an english dub . the dub is the icing on the cake in terms of having a last laugh with the film . enjoy it because the alternative is start questioning things about your sanity that you hadn ' t before . we get a decent making of and a text essay from one of the films creators . trailers for the film and fine discotek products wrap up this cinematic masterpiece .\nsorry for bringing back an ancient thread . but i finally managed to watch this movie , and couldn ' t resist . i don ' t think my opinion matters to anybody , but i need to let this out . especially for such an old , unknown film . i just love sayonara jupiter . it was crappy as far as characters and pacing went . but i still love it . the basic story , although incredibly drawn out and crowded with different ideas , was great . a massive object heading towards earth is nothing new , but it certainly was interesting to see them use both old and new ideas to associate with the catastrophe . now many people would probably , and understandably , groan at all of these long , artsy , and sometimes needless scenes . but i liked the feeling these scenes gave out . i get a sense of awe and wonder at the emptiness of space , the eerie atmosphere of the zero - grav scene , the haunting appearance of the jupiter ghost , the hypnotic ( but cheesy ) songs peter played , and even the fun , useless novelty of a pro - longed shark attack ! it made the movie a sort of weird mash up of art , both high and crude . like an almost psychedelic gallery . perhaps my most favorite of scenes were the ones on jupiter itself . the gas and smoke was mystifying and the jupiter ghost was quite an interesting sight . the characters . . . really didn ' t fare too well . especially the english - speaking ones . eiji honda , carlos , and peter were probably the only real interesting ones of the bunch . but obviously that ' s because these characters recieved the most focus , and also the best acting , of the film . but thanks to the major impact of jupiter and its\nghost ' s\nfinal cries , i actually saw the planet as a nice character itself . so , no doubt , i felt a slight pull of emotion when it finally went away . note : movie characters don ' t typically pull at my heart . . . the fact this was just a planet should really make this weird . but perhaps that ' s what the developers were aiming for . my only major complaints about this film ( on a mere personal view ) was the horribly mind - numbing length of the whole thing and how downplayed the aliens and jupiter ghost were . i suppose the ghost did everything it needed to for the story , but it still felt . . . meager . now then , sorry for the post . but i needed to type this . . .\nwhen scientists discover that a black hole is approaching the solar system , earth ' s only hope is to abandon the solarization project and instead send jupiter into the black hole . dr . honda must race to complete the new mission before time runs out !\n[ 15 ] . shoemaker , greg . ' daiei : a history of the greater japan motion picture company ' , originally published in japanese fantasy film journal , issue # 12 , 1979 , p . 15\ndust _ pan wrote : i ' d consider more of the long , mostly drawn out environmental shots , like the ships and jupiter , to me more artsy . the naked floating scene is definitley more wtf . it does become a very weird , surreal moment though .\ni barely remember watching this four years ago . . . the only thing that really sticks out about the movie is the godzilla cameo and the zero gravity sex scene . definitely tells me i need to rewatch this film .\nwelcome to the lucid nightmare blog , where i ' ll be discussing everything film related from horror , sci - fi , fantasy , foreign flicks , and all that is in between . i ' ll be giving my opinions , reviews , and general tid bits from obscure to mainstream films and hopefully enlightening some people on some long lost gems that deserve to be seen by the masses . i ' ll also be updating on my progress in the film industry as i tackle various film projects so you ' ll be seeing tons of behind the scenes photos , videos , and trailers of the projects that are plaguing my mind . so everyone enjoy and prepare for the nightmare .\n) , and in an attempt to reconcile both commercial needs and artistic ambitions everything everybody wanted was left in the final cut of the film , which runs a grueling two hours and nineteen minutes ( and feels even longer ) .\nit ' s interesting to see the industry starting to have more confidence in larger budget productions . however , similar to hollywood ' s over - reliance of previously existing properties ( particularly comic books and graphic novels ) , these japanese releases are pinning their success on the nostalgia and loyal fandom generated by these old favourites . like hollywood , the japanese blockbuster \u2013 space operas or otherwise \u2013 exists in a holding pattern that eschews risk . as such , it may be a while before we see another warning from space , green slime or sayonara jupiter . some may argue that it ' s no great loss , as these films have less than stellar reputations . but , as this journey has hopefully illustrated , our view of popular japanese visual culture wouldn ' t be the same without them .\n. though the film offers much that is new , special effects director koichi kawakita ( in his first major assignment in that role ) depressingly feels the need to clone the work of others simply because he finally has been given the hardware to do so .\npaired up with tomokazu ' s dr . eiji honda character , is actress diane dangley playing the role of maria basehart , a \u201cjupiter church\u201d cult member and former lover of the hero scientist . dangley does a great job as the conflicted terrorist , who ' s caught between her love for a man from her past and the task of thwarting the exploitation of the planet jupiter . though the fundamentals of her character were questionable at best , you still feel a deal of sympathy for the situation that she finds herself in . the storied relationship that honda and herself share is an interesting thematic glue that holds this film in place for the most part . the movie enjoys metaphorically showing us the contrast between each faction of this conflict , and both dr . eiji honda and maria basehart are basically the spokespersons of their respective group , allowing us to approach this turbulent subject from more of an intimate angle . for that reason alone i would say that dangley does a respectable job with the material that she is given , and though you may not see eye to eye with her character ' s motivations in bringing down the \u201cjupiter solarization project\u201d , you still are able to appreciate the internal struggle that she goes through and that ' s always appreciated .\nin 2240 , the people of earth decide to turn jupiter into a sun . this will allow the human race to expand and explore more of the solar system and open up the opportunities for the whole race and take the pressure off the need for more energy as we move further out . while working out the final details for this enormous project , it is discovered that there may be lifeforms in the atmosphere of jupiter . how do we know this ? because someone helpfully carved the details onto the surface of mars for us to read ! so , while our heroes are digesting this information , a space probe with some of the cast onboard is destroyed by a rogue black hole . this black hole is on a collision course with our sun which will most likely destroy the inner solar system and us along with it . faced with this bleak future , the human race decides to push jupiter into the path of the black hole by detonating the gas giant and hopefully change the black hole\u2019s course .\nakihiko hirata ' s role as inoue ryutarou in this film was the actor ' s final role before he died later that same year . hirata was planned to appear in the return of godzilla as doctor hayashida , but was replaced by yosuke natsuki after his death .\nhowever , maybe this was for the best . at the end of part 1 of this essay , it was suggested that this type of film had reached an impasse ; at best regurgitating storylines from previous entries and , at worst , using stock footage to cheaply bulk up the running time by simply showing the same old effects sequences . for tokusatsu to survive , it was going to need to think outside the box , or rather , outside the japanese film industry , which had been stubbornly self - sufficient up until that point .\nso if toho ' s plan to capitalise on star wars was to rip off its own back catalogue , toei deemed it a far more logical strategy to rip off star wars itself . their film , message from space ( uchu kara no messeji , 1978 ) , not only borrows similar plot elements , settings and aesthetic choices ( including the typeface design of the title ) , but also mimics the music cues from john williams ' s iconic score for lucas ' s film . it is , in every way , an unabashed copy .\n, 1984 ) is an awkward blend of derivative if state - of - the - art visual effects and misguided efforts by the once dominant japanese film studio toho to fashion a hollywood - style blockbuster with broad international appeal . after the death of legendary effects pioneer eiji tsuburaya in 1970 and the near - collapse of the japanese film industry soon thereafter , toho produced a handful of mostly threadbare godzilla movies for children ' s matinees before concentrating its efforts on high - concept , bigger - budgeted movies that it hoped would appeal to both a wide domestic market and international audiences .\nfor a single disc release , sayonara jupiter is packed with extra content . the star attraction here is a half hour\nmaking of special\n, covering mostly the special effects that went into the production . unfortunately , the video quality is a little iffy , as seen here , but the reason for this is because pioneer ( the company in japan which put out the r2 dvd , and the same dvd discotek is using for their release ) , decided to transfer the original vhs tape of this\nmaking of\nspecial directly to dvd . as a matter of fact , the very beginning of the special starts off by saying toho video . so , what we are watching essentially is a copy of the original vhs cassette , which is kind of nostalgic in a way , but also makes one wish that the original source could have been found . the feature is still very informative and in depth on how a lot of the sequences were created , making for an excellent inclusion regardless .\nfirst unit sequences are equally derivative or smack of box office concessions . the idea of a doomsday cult determined to destroy the solar system in order to save it is impressively prophetic . its pop star - turned - guru , peter ( paul taiga ) , eerily resembles shoko asahara , the leader of the aum cult that created a nationwide panic after releasing sarin gas into tokyo ' s subway system in 1995 , and like asahara , peter deceptively denies playing any role in his followers ' efforts to sabotage the jupiter project . unfortunately , the film ' s producers saw in these scenes the chance to insert drippy commercial pop songs , to say nothing of a ludicrous sequence that , of all things , rips off\nis an embarrassingly indulgent and self - serving essay by yuko weisser about her pals putting on an osaka stage production based on the film . as with the unfortunate books she co - authored with husband thomas weisser , the essay is rife with clumsy grammatical and factual errors . ( she claims , for instance , that\ntokusatsu cinema was in its death - throes throughout the 1970s . pioneering special effects director eiji tsuburaya had passed away in 1970 , and ishiro honda retired from feature film directing in 1975 [ 8 ] . thus it ' s easy to see why jun fukuda ' s interplanetary adventure the war in space ( wakusei daisenso : za uo in supesu , 1977 ) has been viewed as ' toho ' s last\nhurrah\nfor their special effects department ' [ 9 ] . sadly it does not represent the best of send - offs , as the film was rushed into production in the wake of a certain cinematic phenomenon happening in america : george lucas ' s star wars ( 1977 ) .\nbye - bye jupiter is presented in its original aspect ratio of 1 . 85 : 1 , and is anamorphic for widescreen tvs . sadly , the video track has been heavily window boxed ( a black border around the image ) . this will allow the dvd to play without a hitch on older sets , which sometimes crop the edges , but also causes for the video , from the perspective of newer sets , to be needlessly compressed .\nin the 22nd century , scientists from an energy - depleted earth research new fuel sources in the far corners of the solar system , where they discover an ancient alien race from jupiter as well as the emergence of an apocalyptically dangerous black hole . koji hashimoto ' s 1983 sci - fi adventure was conceived as a japanese competitor to the upcoming sequel to stanley kubrick ' s classic 2001 , titled 2010 , and often mirrors the sequel ' s plot .\n, a 30 - minute , full - frame behind - the - scenes documentary apparently culled from a vhs source , as it retains toho video ' s logo from the mid - 1980s . the show focuses almost entirely on the film ' s technical aspects , but offers little in the way of interviews and mainly shows first unit and effects sequences being filmed .\nnow , just read that last paragraph back to yourself . because when i read that i thought \u201chot damn ! this is the movie for me ! \u201d but nothing could prepare me for this nor will it prepare you for it either . the film swings on angles from melodrama to crazy logic street in the blink of an eye . first of all , who the hell would bother blowing up jupiter ? the logic presented is that we need the extra solar energy . but as a reservoir of raw materials to build and power humanity\u2019s journey to the outer solar system , jupiter makes more sense as a gas giant . europa and io , with their supplies of water and molten rock and ore , would be destroyed in the event so there\u2019s more material gone . next , there\u2019s the problem of the lifeforms in the atmosphere of jupiter . would they really kill all that life for more energy ? in any event , it doesn\u2019t matter because once the world is threatened with black hole suckage ( is that even a word ? ) , the earth federation gleefully throws the jovians under a bus . finally , the whole idea of a black hole travelling through the solar system and not hitting anything important until it smacks into the sun is such an insane idea , it beggars belief . did nobody read a book on quantum physics or mechanics back in the 70\u2019s or 80\u2019s ? i understand not a lot was known about black holes back then but we knew enough that nothing escaped its grip . the mere distance of earth to a local black hole would be enough to draw us into its grip . look at it another way : if tomorrow the sun became a black hole , how long would it take before it sucked us in ? yeah , there\u2019s your answer .\nthe audio can be accompanied with , removable , english subtitles . the subtitles only appear for the non - english speaking parts in the film , though . for those interested in the pricey region 2 set , it ' s worth mentioning that this release lacks the original 2 . 0 audio track and the 5 . 1 dts track of the movie that are located there .\nat the start of the 1980s , producing large - scale films was still increasingly troublesome . even a filmmaker as senior and internationally recognised as akira kurosawa felt the pinch , requiring the help of george lucas and francis ford coppola to secure additional funding from 20th century fox to finish his period epic kagemusha ( 1980 ) when toho was unable to foot the bill on its own . kurosawa also resorted to shooting adverts for suntory whiskey on the set for extra finance / publicity as channels within the japanese film industry continued to dry up . kagemusha went on to win the palme d ' or at the 1980 cannes film festival ( a victory shared with bob fosse ' s all that jazz ( 1979 ) ) and was a domestic hit . however , this success hardly reversed the downturn of the industry .\n) , in his last film - he died of cancer soon after this was released - japanese actor masumi okada has a small , english - speaking role while longtime toho star hisaya morishige turns up as the president of the earth federation , adorned in unconvincing white wig and flowing beard . besides morishige and miura , more famous at the time as the husband of momoe yamaguchi , there are no stars .\ni mean , where to begin ? after acolytes of the jupiter church are arrested for a crazed protest at minerva base ( they smash a single computer over and over ) , honda recognizes one of them as the love of his life , maria ( diane dangely ) \u2013 who\u2019s french , to keep with the multinational theme \u2013 and immediately grabs her by the hand and runs with her in slow - motion through the halls of the ship . when they reach his private cabin , they make zero - gravity love , moonraker - style . in an abstract sequence , they float naked through the cosmos , holding hands like superman and lois lane , while delivering background exposition that amounts to : they haven\u2019t seen each other for years ; he likes outer space ; she doesn\u2019t really care for it . within the blink of an eye , maria is back on earth along with the rest of her protest group , whose daily activities apparently consist of hanging out on a sunny beach , tanning , windsurfing , and smiling with glazed eyes at their leader and spiritual guide , the aforementioned peter , who has a pet dolphin named jupiter , and sings pop music about how wonderful the earth is . the beach scenes suggest a j - pop video directed by roger corman . an underwater camera captures a woman swimming topless , her breasts gliding slowly toward the camera , as though this is going to be that kind of movie . late in the film , a killer shark attacks poor jupiter , gorily mauling him to death . honda \u2013 on a rare visit to his home planet \u2013 attempts to recreate the climax of jaws by throwing explosives into the water and firing at them with a pistol . when the shark cannily dodges the explosions , honda plunges the boat\u2019s propeller into its face and grinds it into pieces . returning to the beached and blood - drenched dolphin , honda looks at the bikini - clad girls and beach bums and asks optimistically , \u201cis there a vet around ? \u201d\nlikewise , the green slime wasn ' t particularly well received when it finally reached u . s . theatres in the summer of 1969 , especially in the aftermath of stanley kubrick ' s 2001 : a space odyssey ( 1968 ) , which had been on release for a solid year before fukasaku ' s film reared its bargain - basement head . the film was also dubbed into japanese ( an interesting role reversal ) and released in japan by the end of 1968 . the japanese version is almost 20 minutes shorter than the u . s . cut , and is , unsurprisingly , a far more brisk affair . another major difference between the two versions is the theme music . the japanese cut utilises a big , brassy fanfare by toei composer toshiaki tsushima over its opening credits sequence , a portentous march that ' s typically heard in tokusatsu movies . the u . s . version features a misplaced novelty psychedelic - rock number composed by charles fox , and sung by richard delvy , which certainly plays up the camper aspects of the production , and perhaps didn ' t do the film any favours after space odyssey showcased the technical and artistic integrity the sub - genre was capable of . bizarrely , the song was released as a promotional single .\nit is the year 2125 . the earth\u2019s population is 18 billion , and colonies throughout the solar system hold an additional five billion ( the opening titles inform us ) . new sources of energy and sustenance are urgently pursued to sustain those vast numbers . on mars , the polar ice cap is detonated to melt free a new source of water ; but it also reveals previously hidden markings on the planet\u2019s surface , pictographs which suggest an ancient alien intelligence , a la chariots of the gods . a similar discovery is about to be made on jupiter . an operation known as the j . s . ( \u201cjupiter solarization\u201d ) project hopes to use a chain reaction of nuclear fusion to transform the planet into a sun , thus providing a source of energy for the outer colonies . but the planet hides a secret : something strange and mammoth hides deep within the gas giant , which transmits a mysterious signal when two officers , \u201cchief investigator\u201d eiji honda ( tomokazu miura ) and \u201cintergalactic linguist\u201d millicent willem ( rachel huggett ) , fly their shuttle dangerously close to the alien object . meanwhile , a black hole begins to materialize near the planet , swallowing one of their vessels and threatening to consume earth within two years . a plan is hatched to \u201cdivert the path\u201d of the black hole by slightly modifying the j . s . project \u2013 the planet will be exploded instead . when word of the new plan reaches the protest group called the jupiter church \u2013 led by a grinning , guitar - toting , dolphin - owning hippie named peter ( paul tagawa ) \u2013 they attempt sabotage with explosives and laser guns .\nset in the year 2125 , when space travel and colonization within the solar system is commonplace , dr . eiji honda ( tomokazu miura ) - the character apparently so named in honor both tsuburaya and director ishiro honda - is a scientist working on a project to transform jupiter into a\nsecond sun ,\nand thus provide energy for colonies established on the outer planets . plans for this are opposed by a radical religious cult ( founded by a bearded former pop star ) , who repeatedly attempt to sabotage honda ' s efforts aboard"]}
{"id": 116179, "summary": [{"text": "sachin ! tendulkar alla ( english : not sachin tendulkar ) is a 2014 indian kannada film featuring master snehith , cricketers javagal srinath and venkatesh prasad , suhasini maniratnam and sudharani .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "directed by mohan shankar and produced by bn gangadhar .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "this film is a non-commercial entertainer .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "master snehith plays the autistic boy who struggles to make it big in cricket .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "suhasini maniratnam plays his sister and sudharani plays an important role .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "rajesh ramanath has composed the music .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "bn gangadhar is the producer of sachin ! tendulkar alla .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film was dubbed and released in telugu as sachin tendulkar kaadhu in 2015 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "sachin ! tendulkar alla", "paragraphs": ["sachin tendulkar alla review . sachin tendulkar alla kannada movie review , story , rating - urltoken\n01 . kanne hoda mele 02 . naguvalle santhosha 03 . suttho bhoomi tags : download sachin tendulkar alla ( 2014 ) kannada movie mp3 songs online . sachin tendulkar alla ( 2014 . sachin tendulkar alla songs , sachin tendulkar alla songs download , venkatesh prasad ' s sachin tendulkar alla 2014 kannada mp3 songs free download , sachin . watch sachin tendulkar alla movie - promo starring master snehith , javagal srinath , venkatesh prasad , suhasini maniratnam , sudharani directed by mohan .\nsachin tendulkar ipl 2014 ? sachin tendulkar net worth is $ 115 million . sachin tendulkar is a professional cricketer , with the net worth of $ 115 million .\nwatch sachin tendulkar alla 2014 full movie online , streaming in hd quality for free , no ads , no survey , no cost just sign up and register . watch sachin tendulkar .\nfind trailers , reviews , synopsis , awards and cast information for sachin ! tendulkar alla ( 2014 ) - 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dl horror film titled aakramana ( attack ) , the other release is a children\u2019s film titled sachin , tendulkar alla ( sachin , not tendulkar ) . aakramana is directed by debutant prashant kumar and sachin is directed by actor - director s mohan .\nswathi ( suhasini ) is an unmarried industrialist who has a mentally retarded brother sachin ( master snehit ) . sachin is a die hard fan of cricket and idolizes tendulkar .\nmaster snehith who has acted in a few kannada films as a child artiste plays the title role of sachin who aspires to become tendulkar . says snehith , \u201ci am not tendulkar but i want to become like him . sachin tendulkar is my idol and i worship him as my cricketing hero in the movie . \u201d\nsachin tendulkar alla is a film about a 13 - year - old autistic boy ( naster snehith ) , who is a big fan of sachin tendulkar . he wants to be a cricketer someday , however he cannot even play cricket with other children because of his disability . cricketer venkatesh prasad plays his coach , who fights for the young boy to get a chance to play cricket .\nsachin tendulkar is not just a name , it ? s an inspiration . the name has the power to give goosebumps to any ardent fan of the gentlemen ? s game ; such is the stature of that name . audiences somewhat experience a similar feeling after watching the movie . sachin - tendulkar alla gives you an impression of being a children ? s movie , but it is definitely not restricted to a particular section of audience .\nwatch sachin tendulkar alla movie - promo starring master snehith , javagal srinath , venkatesh prasad , suhasini maniratnam , sudharani directed by mohan shankar produced by bn gangadhar music by rajesh ramanath subscribe to sandalwood / kannada no . 1 youtube channel for non stop entertainment click here to subscribe - - urltoken\ngetting the audience to shed a drop or two of tears is a good sign . it obviously means the film has worked . sachin - tendulkar alla is a feel - good film that manages to overwhelm a few senses . the \u2018underdog - sports achiever\u2019 is a common theme nowadays , but in this film , it is not the heroic achievements of the individual , but the collective support of his family and friends that takes the cake .\nsachin in spite of his poor health has only one dream - he wants to be a cricket player . suhasini takes up the responsibility to make his dream come true . entry : venkatesh prasad ! dinesh ( venkatesh prasad ) , a cricket coach takes a break from his career to help sachin realisel his dream . will sachin be able to play cricket amidst fast bowlers ? will sachin ? s dream come true ? you should find out from theatres !\nwill sachin be able to play cricket like the other children ? will his dreams come true ? that forms the rest of the story .\none fine day , sachin wishes to compete in a special cricket match to be held in hyderabad . a confused swathi approaches her boy friend venkat ( venkatesh prasad ) who is a cricket coach . after hearing out all her problems , venkat decides to help sachin realize his dreams .\nthe movie revolves around sachin ( master snehith ) , who suffers from autism . in addition to this , sachin is diagnosed with brain tumor and accordingly is counting his days . his elder sister ( suhasini ) is unmarried for the reason that she has to take care of her brother .\non the whole , sachin tendulkar kadu had a perfect set up for a good message oriented flick . but the way it has been narrated leaves a lot to be desired . this film will be liked by the children because of their interest in cricket . regular audience who are looking out for some sheer fun can give this film a miss .\nformer indian pacer is making his cinematic debut with this film . he plays a coach in the movie who helps sachin realize his dream and come into his own as a cricketer .\nin an era where top stars in the industry are opting for remakes , a movie like sachin stands apart . the script is fresh and original . music director rajesh ramnath has done a decent job as music flows along with the movie .\nwhen sachin is declared a terminally ill patient , his sister promises to live his dream of playing a cricket tournament . what sets the film apart , though with an inevitable storyline , is the climax . it is a cricket match , but unlike what you expect , it is not about sachin ' s heroics . the message of how to treat autistic children is sent across without even hinting at it . that makes it a must - watch film for children and adults who care . friendship and humanism is narrated without a hint of being preachy . that is the film\u2019s biggest achievement .\nthe film follows a predictable line for the most part . master snehit plays sachin , an autistic child , who does not even realise he is different from other children . the first half of the film only goes to establish the characters and set the stage for the better half to come later . his much - older elder sister suhasini has dedicated his life for him , while his other sister and mother are vaguely unhappy with him . cricketer venkatesh prasad , making his acting debut , plays suhasini\u2019s love interest and a school cricket coach . no prizes for guessing that sachin ' s only interest in life is cricket and only prasad can fulfill his dream .\nafter the karnataka government\u2019s incentive of rs 25 lakh for \u2018children ' s films\u2019 , there was a flood of such ventures . most of them were made within rs 25 lakh to be profitable . sachin . . . does not fall into that category . be it the selection of actors or the making , it matches any decent commercial venture sandalwood churns out .\nsudharani ( school principal ) plays a major role in shaping sachin ? s career . suhasini ? s acting needs a mention here . her patience , inspiring words and her eye expressions are amazing though she seems to be a bit over - emotional on occasions . venkatesh prasad starts off with ease and perfectly suits the role of a cricket coach . the movie also stars another cricketer javagal srinath . ever since the movie ? s launch , the team had not disclosed about srinath ? s role in the movie . we shall maintain the same here !\nwo kannada films entirely contrast in nature will be releasing today , friday , july 11 across karnataka .\nthe movie which has been certified as a \u2018children\u2019s film\u2019 captures the struggles of an autistic boy to make it big as a cricketer .\nsays suhasini , \u201cthis is a cricket - based film . the story is about my character\u2019s younger brother who was born with autism . so , in order to take care of him my character decides not to get married . i soon realise that my brother\u2019s interest lies in cricket , so i encourage him . i remain unmarried as i focus on my younger brother . he understands that and helps me . \u201d\ndirector mohan says there is a 30 - minute cricket match in the movie which is one of the major highlights of the film . veteran actress sudha rani will be seen in a prominent role .\nthe film is produced by b n gangadhar . the film has music by rajesh ramanath and cinematography by prasad babu .\nis the first horror movie in kannada to be shot in the 3 - d format .\naccording to the director prashanth kumar , the film has elements of suspense and horror . he said the highlight of the movie is the use of graphics for a length of 15 minutes . prashanth , who is also one of the producers , said the movie will be released in both the 2 - d and 3 - d formats as the movie was shot in both the formats simultaneously .\nthe 3 - d format of the movie will be released in select theatres and multiplexes while the 2 - d format will be released in all single - screen theatres that do not support the 3 - d format , according to prashanth .\nmodel - turned - actor raghu mukherjee plays a cop in the movie and is paired opposite two heroines daisy shah and shilpi sharma . daisy sharma debuted in hindi cinema earlier this year opposite salman khan in jai ho . mumbai - based model - turned - actress shilpi sharma plays a doctor in the movie who opposes superstitious beliefs .\nsatish aryan has composed the music and k j rateesh is the cinematographer . vimal jain and paramesh are the co - producers . oscar abhishek , lalith raj vinayak and adarsh have penned the dialogues .\nthe film has been shot extensively in mysore , madikeri and kasaragod . aakramana will be released in telugu as well . the film has been given an \u2018a\u2019 certificate by the censor board .\nsuhasini portrays her character with a lot of ease and is superb in the emotional scenes . venkatesh prasad has done a decent job in his debut film and looks apt in the role of a cricket coach . master snehit has also done his part supremely well and is the major attraction of the film .\nthe human values showcased in the film needs to be appreciated . the way the director narrates the entire cricket match is quite engaging . second half has decent moments and is carried out well .\napart from the interesting story line , there are many drawbacks in the movie . the main plot is about a mentally retarded person but the director fails to involve his character right from the beginning . the first half of the movie is a big minus .\nthe reason for the child\u2019s passion in cricket is not sketched out clearly . screenplay is not up to the mark and lacks focus in the first half . the story does not have enough motivational scenes which are a must for films like these .\nsome serious and emotional scenes end up in quite a silly manner . this movie also lacks the regular entertainment which the normal public look out for .\ncinematographer prasad babu does a decent job as few scenes during the cricket match have been captured well . rajesh ramnath\u2019s music is below par and the background score is just about ok . few boring scenes in the first half will test the patience of the audience .\nthe director opted for a good subject but was not able to handle it perfectly . screenplay is bad as the entire movie is quite predictable . despite good performances from the cast , the movie does not have enough scenes that will connect with the regular audience .\namma ( lyric video ) | amma i love you | chiranjeevi sarja | sitara | k . m . chaitanya | gurukiran\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - 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of - the - seat tribute to tim bowler\u2019s ability to grip young minds . \u2019 times educational supplement\n\u2018tim bowler consistently produces some of the most readable and original fiction available to teenagers today ; and frozen fire is no exception . this is an extremely atmospheric novel with beautifully written prose and a compelling plot . \u2019 askews library review\nfrozen in time\nrepresents an ideal of putting others ahead of self .\ntim has just received news that frozen fire has been nominated for the 2013 colorado blue spruce book award . the award was created in 1984 by a group of secondary\n\u2018tim bowler is master of the psychological thriller and teens won\u2019t find a more atmospherically gripping opener than that of frozen fire \u2026and the tension never lets up . \u2019 sunday telegraph\ntim has just received confirmation that frozen fire is now available in vietnam published by van viet . the translation has been completed by di\u1ec7u h\u1eb1ng . van viet placed a series\nflying , angels , and a bright light . this may sound like heaven but it isn\u2019t for dusty , this is her reality . frozen fire is a mystery novel written by tim bowler . it is an interesting novel that starts you off in an exciting , dramatic , and snowy setting in beckdale . after reading the first page you will be captivated and on the edge of your seat through out the whole book .\nto build a fire literature essays are academic essays for citation . these papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of to build a fire .\naudio downloads have just become available for shadows , storm catchers , apocalypse , frozen fire and buried thunder . all are unabridged readings by mark meadows , who also read sea of whispers .\nfiction book review : frozen fire by bill evans , author , marianna jameson , author . forge $ 24 . 95 ( 367p ) isbn 978 - 0 - 7653 - 2008 - 7\n\u2018at the core of frozen fire is a creature not so much of flesh but fire and ice , able to penetrate the minds and feelings of others with excruciating insight \u2013 an empathy not unlike the writer\u2019s . such a mystical figure might seem pretentious or simply unbelievable , but the novel is anchored by the headlong excitement of the plot and characters whose complexities are rooted in our fractured and brutal society . \u2019 books for keeps\n\u2018ice - hot thrills , atmospheric and unforgettable , frozen fire will cast you in its icy spell and keep you gripped to the very last page\u2026 . an amazing new book . \u2019 make time for books\nthe author tells the story as though it were a novel , yet it was true . it is a nail biter and i highly recommend it .\nwhen he gets up , the dog is reluctant to leave the fire , for obvious reasons .\nwayne , teddy .\nto build a fire summary\n. gradesaver , 1 july 2002 web .\nemma viskic took the australian crime fiction scene by storm in 2015 with her thrilling , multi - award winning debut novel , resurrection bay . now she\u2019s back with her latest thriller and fire came down , along with her loveable , flawed creation , private investigator caleb zelic .\nfrozen in time : an epic story of survival and a modern quest for lost heroes of world war ii ( p . s . )\nexpected to dominate the holiday are holdover the hunger games : catching fire and walt disney animation studios ' family film frozen , which begins rolling out nationwide tuesday night before opening everywhere wednesday . frozen is expected to match , or better , the $ 68 . 7 million earned by tangled over thanksgiving in 2010 . the pic should be boosted by stellar reviews and a dearth of family product .\ntim\u2019s bolthole bulletin for january 2012 . topics include : blade repackaged ( 00 : 58 ) frozen fire questions ( 10 : 07 ) ability and determination ( 13 : 58 ) this bolthole bulletin runs for 16 : 57 minutes . the start time of\nwhen i first picked it up , i was super excited . the characters were mysterious and the plot was engaging . i thought that this was going to be a great novel .\nthe man gets another fire going ; but he ' s made a mistake by building it under a spruce tree .\nthe man unties his icy moccasins , but before he can cut the frozen strings on them , clumps of snow from the spruce tree above fall down and snuff out the fire . though building a fire in the open would have been wiser , it had been easier for the man to take twigs from the spruce tree and drop them directly below on to the fire . each time he pulled a twig , he had slightly agitated the tree until , at this point , a bough high up had capsized its load of snow . it capsized lower boughs in turn until a small avalanche had blotted out the fire .\ni am a huge tim bowler fan , and yet every time i read his latest novel i am amazed by the rich and poetic imagination his novels display . no two are ever the same .\nwayne , teddy .\nto build a fire part i summary and analysis\n. gradesaver , 1 july 2002 web .\ni personally would not recommend this book to others , but if you like a \u201cmake your own ending\u201d kind of story and a fast paced novel then maybe give frozen fire a chance . all in all , the book had a great concept , good characters , and keeps you locked in , but the author needed to slow down and further develop the story . just because this book wasn\u2019t for me doesn\u2019t mean that it isn\u2019t for you , different strokes for different folks .\nas i read other reviews , many people didn ' t like this book because they didn ' t\nunderstand\nit and they couldn ' t decipher every little thing that bowler formed into frozen fire . i believe that is what made this book amazing . in most books the plot it easily distributed and the end settles our heart with either understanding sadness or happiness . but not this book , oh no . frozen fire keeps the possibilities open so anything we can think , say , or come up with could be the reason onto why the boy e\nwhen he keeps pulling twigs off the tree , he shakes the thing so that a bunch of snow falls off its branches and buries his fire . he almost freaks out at his bad luck , but stays calm and starts to build another fire .\nemma viskic is an award - winning australian crime writer . her critically acclaimed debut novel , resurrection bay , won the 2016 ned kelly award for best first fiction , as well as an unprecedented three davitt awards : best adult novel , best debut , and readers\u2019 choice . resurrection bay was ibooks australia\u2019s crime novel of 2015 . she has also won the ned kelly and thunderbolt awards for her short form fiction . a classically trained clarinettist , emma\u2019s musical career has ranged from performing with jos\u00e9 carreras and dame kiri te kanawa , to busking in the london underground . emma studied australian sign language ( auslan ) in order to write resurrection bay .\nan immersive entertainment experience unlike any other , a song of ice and fire has earned george r . r . martin\u2014dubbed \u201cthe american tolkien\u201d by\ngrab a copy , start reading here , check out emma\u2019s favourite book titles , and read about the inspiration behind \u2018and fire came down\u2019 .\nthe fire kindles , but when the man tries to load some more fuel onto it , he breaks up the fire with his clumsy hands and scatters the pieces in all directions . they all go up in smoke , and now the man knows he ' s in really big trouble .\nurltoken frozen in time : an epic story of survival and a modern quest for lost heroes of world war ii ( p . s . ) ebook : mitchell zuckoff : kindle store\ni recently finished reading the book frozen fire by tim bowler . this book was a young adult novel and was 272 pages long . this book was about a girl named dusty , and the questions she has about her missing brother josh . her family is broken , her mom walked out on her family when her older brother josh went missing , leaving dusty to live with her dad . after begging her dad to finally go on a date , she has the house to herself , until a mysterious phone call from a guy she doesn ' t even know comes a\n\u2018bowler pursues philosophical truths that go beyond logic . what absolutely drives this novel forward , though , is its gasp - inducing chapter ends , and its capacity to make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck . \u2019 sunday times\nin the novel frozen fire by tim bowler , dusty is a fifteen - year - old girl living in the united kingdom . living with her overprotective dad , dusty learns to stand up for herself and to not take anything from anyone . she learned all of this when her older brother , josh , walked out two years earlier , and her \u201cmum\u201d had a nervous breakdown and walked out six months after . this book is a great read , and it has action , mystery , and a teenager\u2019s struggle to stay sane . what i liked most about this book , wa\nspitting into the air , the man hears a sharp crackle and realizes that his saliva has frozen before hitting the snow . this means that it must be colder than fifty degrees below zero .\nsnow falls almost continuously . considered metaphorically , snow is slippery weather . it beautifies but obliterates . it robs things of their definition . its whiteness is the colour of the pure and the sublime , but - as melville observes in moby - dick - whiteness also contains\nan elusive something that strikes panic to the soul\n. ( tim bowler clearly knows his melville ; ishmael ' s musings on the\ndumb blankness , full of meaning , in a wide landscape of snows\necho through this novel . ) in frozen fire snow becomes a burning , blinding light , the blank interface between life and death , heaven and hell . and the mysterious boy ( rather like the\nghost\nin river boy , the novel that won bowler the carnegie medal in 1997 ) is a spirit condemned to convey unhappy souls like dusty through this limbo .\nthe man\u2019s face soon becomes frozen again as he resumes his journey . lulled into a false sense of security by the fire , he has become less and less aware of his surroundings and steps into a hidden spring , which wets him to his waist . his immediate reaction is anger because he will be delayed by building another fire . he carefully builds a fire , well aware of the importance of drying himself . he remembers the old man\u2019s advice at sulphur creek that circulation cannot be restored by running in this temperature because the feet would simply freeze faster . his fire is a success and he is safe . he now feels superior , because although he has had an accident and he is alone , he has saved himself from possible death . he decides that any man can travel alone as long as he keeps his head .\nit was dark outside . cobweb knew this even without drawing back the curtains . it was a strange , eerie darkness which seemed to envelop her as she sat on her bed reading frozen fire by tim bowler . her room was unusually warm for this time of year . she could hear the snow falling outside , stroking at the window , conflicting with the heat of her room . it was as if the room was a new world , a different world . it was a world separate from the frozen one that loomed outside . after glancing quickly at\ntime bowler is the author of the popular blade series for young adults , which the horn book called\nan addictive blend of paranoia and suspense .\nhis ya novel river boy won the prestigious carnegie medal in the united kingdom , where he lives .\nwhat a wonderful novel . i wish there were more contemporary books like this . that frozen fire seems so mysterious to so many people says a great deal about the age in which we live . the quote at the beginning points to the solution of the mystery . it ' s the greatest one of all , which lies at the centre of more than merely this book and which cannot be apprehended except through personal experience . tim bowler points to this mystery allegorically and implicitly not explicitly and with elegant , gritty simplicity . and he invites us to solve the puzzle in and of ourselves . thank you for a marvellous book .\n\u2018tim bowler\u2019s new novel for teenagers provides a haunting story that hooks from the moment his young heroine picks up the phone on page one\u2026 . a compulsive and exciting tale , brilliantly paced and packed with twists and turns that keep the pages flickering by . \u2019 big issue\na little after noon , the man takes out his lunch . his frozen beard prevents his biting into it , and his fingers and toes are numb , so he decides to build a fire . he thinks about the man from sulphur creek who gave him advice about the cold ; he scoffed at it at the time . he takes out matches , gathers twigs , and starts a fire . he thaws his face and eats his biscuits . the dog warms itself near the fire . after , the man continues up a fork of the creek . the dog wants to remain with the fire or at least burrow in the snow , but since there is no\nkeen intimacy\nbetween the two , the dog does not try to warn the man for his own sake ; it is concerned only with its own well - being . still , it follows the man .\nthe man is scared , and sets himself to building a new fire , aware that he is already going to lose a few toes from frostbite . he gathers twigs and grasses . his fingers numb and nearly lifeless , he unsuccessfully attempts to light a match . he grabs all his matches - - seventy - - and lights them simultaneously , then sets fire to a piece of bark . he starts the fire , but in trying to protect it from pieces of moss , it soon goes out .\nlionsgate ' s catching fire , opening north of $ 300 million at the global box office last weekend , is expected to remain at no . 1 with a domestic five - day gross of $ 80 million or better . for the three - day weekend , the sequel is poised to earn $ 60 million or more , while frozen is anticipating earnings in the $ 50 million range .\nunfortunately , a pile of snow fall on the fire , putting it out . by this time , the man ' s fingers have become frostbitten , and he ' s unable to build himself another fire . the wolf - dog watches dispassionately as the man dies . alone , the dog heads to the next camp to seek warmth and shelter .\nafter walking for a while longer , the man breaks through the ice himself and has to stop and build a fire all over again to dry his boots and warm his feet .\njack london often employed a naturalistic approach in his writing . \u201cto build a fire\u201d falls into this category . naturalism bases its theory on scientific laws . the naturalistic writer . . .\nthe man falls off into a comfortable sleep . the dog does not understand why the man is sitting in the snow like that without making a fire . as the night comes , it comes closer and detects death in the man ' s scent . it runs away in the direction of the camp ,\nwhere were the other food - providers and fire - providers .\nthe man has brought a lunch of bacon and biscuits with him . he builds a small fire and sits down to eat , pleased with the distance he has traveled . after lunch , the man falls through a thin patch of ice . he knows that he ' ll freeze to death if he doesn ' t dry his feet , so he tries to build a fire .\nthe narrator tells us that the man is heading for a mining camp on henderson creek , where a bunch of his buddies are waiting for him with a nice fire and some tasty bacon .\nto build a fire study guide contains a biography of jack london , literature essays , a complete e - text , quiz questions , major themes , characters , and a full summary and analysis .\nas he builds a new fire , he thinks about an old man from sulphur creek who told him that folks should never travel alone in the yukon when it ' s colder than fifty degrees below zero .\n\u2018non - stop tension and utterly compelling are the hallmarks of a tim bowler thriller ; so much so , that you\u2019ll be drawn into the characters and the story from the very start . he is pre - eminent in the field of psychological thrillers in the teenage market \u2013 no one does it better . if frozen fire is too traumatic , then leave it for a while and come back to it when you\u2019re ready . it will have been worth the wait . \u2019 lovereading\nwe go out for . . . . . because . . . . would go out for us\n. that is the premise of this book . this line ( unfortunately , i can ' t remember exactly where ) from\nfrozen in . . .\noverall i enjoyed reading frozen fire . it was a well executed story and met my expectations of tim bowlers as an author . however the only fault i can voice from personal opinion is that apparent lack of answers in the book concerning the boy . i guess it ' s fitting and i shouldn ' t complain about it - after all it does fit the character profile of the boy ; namely a mystery to everyone - but it can be frustrating to be left with burning questions .\nto build a fire\nreveals much about itself and its naturalist origins in its title .\nto build a fire\nsounds almost like an instruction manual , and the story does , indeed , teach the reader how to perform various acts , such as building fires , avoiding dangerous springs , and navigating a creek . as in herman melville ' s moby dick ( not considered a naturalist novel , but it shares many of the same concerns ) , where the reader learns all about whale hunting , the reader leaves the story with a sense of the processes at work in its world . we see other processes in effect , too , such as the layers of snow and ice that have built up in the yukon , or the ice that accumulates on the man ' s beard .\nfrom the moment i began to read frozen fire , i could not make myself put it down ! every chapter ends with you wanting to find out what happens next and the mysteries woven around the characters , especially the boy , lead you to frantically turn the page and read on . as the main character , dusty , delves further into the disappearance of her brother , josh , she cannot help but get caught up in the centre of an angry lynch mob with the desire to get revenge .\nalthough confident because of his swift action of building a fire to dry off , he is surprised at how fast his nose and cheeks are freezing . he can barely control his hands ; his fingers are lifeless and frostbitten . suddenly , his fire exists no more ; he has built it under a large tree that is weighed down with snow , and when he pulls down some twigs to feed the flame , the snow in the tree is dislodged and falls on the man and his fire . he thinks again about the old man at sulphur creek and realizes that a partner at this time would be helpful . he begins to rebuild the fire , aware that he will lose toes , and possibly his feet , to frostbite . because his fingers are nearly useless , he has difficulty collecting twigs . he is so sure that this fire will succeed that he collects large branches for when the fire is strong . his belief that the fire will succeed is the only thing that keeps him alive . he finishes the foundation of his fire and needs the birch bark in his pocket to start it , but cannot clutch the wood . he panics , drops his matches , and is unable to pick them up . he succeeds in picking them up , finally , and by using his teeth , he rips one match out of the pack . by holding it in his teeth and striking it against his legs twenty times , he lights it but drops it again when the smoke gets into his nostrils . he then strikes the entire pack of matches against his leg and tries to light the wood but only burns his flesh . he drops the matches , and the small pieces of rotten wood burn . he knows that this is his last chance for life and that he cannot allow the matches to go out .\nthe man continues on and , in a seemingly safe spot , falls through the snow and wets himself up to his shins . he curses his luck ; starting a fire and drying his foot - gear will delay him at least an hour . his feet and fingers are numb , but he starts the fire . he remembers the old - timer from sulphur creek who had warned him that no man should travel in the klondike alone when the temperature was fifty degrees below zero .\noriginally posted here . \u201ci\u2019m dying , \u201d said the voice . this first sentence of tim bowler\u2019s frozen fire will , right away , suck the reader in . it\u2019s sets the ethereal and creepy atmosphere the book possess from start to end . it was the beginning of the mysterious phone call dusty received at the night of the new year . the caller , a boy , seems to know more than what he confess \u2014 information about his missing brother or to be more accurate , information only his missing brother knows . so dusty , although sc\nby twelve o\u2019clock , he is still far away from his camp and anticipates getting there by six o\u2019clock , in time for dinner . he is pleased with his progress , but , in reality , he is simply reassuring himself that there is no need to worry . he decides to stop and eat lunch , a lunch he had planned to eat with his friends at the camp . his fingers are so numb that he cannot hold his biscuit . he reflects back to the time when he had laughed at an old man who had told him how dangerous cold weather could be . he now realizes that perhaps he had reason to worry and that he had forgotten to build a fire for warmth . he carefully builds a fire , thaws his face , and takes \u201chis comfortable time over a smoke . \u201d then he decides that he should begin walking again . the fire has restored his confidence , but the dog wants to stay by the warmth and safety of the fire .\nexplore arctic environments , polar landscapes , animals , and people in and around the north and south poles . featuring polar bears , icebergs , reindeer , penguins , sea life , and more , frozen worlds allows young readers to travel to earth ' s coldest places . perfect for 3\u20135 year olds . . .\n{ mance rayder } , the king - beyond - the - wall , leader of the free folk and feared opponent of the night ' s watch . sentenced to death by fire by stannis baratheon , but shot with an arrow as mercy by jon snow .\nfrozen fire held just enough mystery that i wanted to read more and just a little scary that i was hesitant to . in a sense , i would call it a psych thriller and you have to be wary of these . because sometimes they aren ' t good . they can be full of pages upon pages of words and still say nothing of value . because psychs can babble if they ' re not good . but i felt like this one , imo , did just enough right to keep me reading so that i could find out if dusty would save the boy on the other end of pho\nexpanding nationwide on wednesday is the 20th century fox drama the book thief , based on the best - selling novel by markus zusak about a young girl living with her foster parents in nazi germany , and starring geoffrey rush , emily watson , sophie nelisse and ben schnetzer . fox launched book thief in select cities earlier this month in a bid to build word of mouth . the film has earned $ 1 . 3 million to date .\nthe dog doesn ' t know what ' s going on at first , but after it catches the smell of death , it howls for a while and then trots off toward the camp , where it knows it can get food and have a nice fire . and bacon .\njack london specialized in stories about the wilderness . his running theme involved the raw majesty and power of the elements . naturalism was london ' s mantra and this story is a perfect example of this . in\nto build a fire\nthe setting is in the . . .\nthe world of ice and fire companion book features a map of westeros and western essos that shows a significant amount of land north of the wall , possibly extending further east and west as well , backing up the suggestion that the lands beyond the wall are vast . [ 3 ]\nthis book was really creepy for the first three - quarters , and i thought the author did a really good job of maintaining suspense and keeping me engaged - - until the last quarter , when the book just * dragged * , became repetitive , the protaganist ' s motivation was confusing , and the central conflict of the novel seemed completely overworked . i ' m still not quite sure what happened in the end . two point five stars for the convoluted ending .\nwhen he finally reaches henderson creek , the man starts walking along the ice . the creek is frozen to the bottom , but there are some underground hot springs that make little pockets of water in the ice , and it ' s very dangerous to get your feet wet when it ' s so cold out . did we mention that it ' s really , really cold ?\nsouthwest of the frostfangs there is a narrow strip of land between the mountains and the sea known as the frozen shore , a harsh area inhabited by fierce and primitive warriors who frequently cross the bay of ice to raid the lands in the north sworn to house stark . this small area is totally enclosed by the frostfangs , which run southeast to northwest , and the ocean .\nbut he thinks the old - timer is a little too\nwomanish\nand gives himself a big pat on the back for being a\nreal\nman . of course when he tries to build his next fire , he can barely grip a twig with his fingers . yeah , super manly .\ntraveling alongside the man is a native husky , which is closer to a wolf than your average dog . the husky isn ' t all that happy about traveling in such chilly weather , but it stays on the man ' s heels , hoping that the man will soon stop to make a nice cozy fire .\nthe ice dragon is a children ' s novel by george r . r . martin , first published in 1980 as a short story for adults in the anthology dragons of light . the story was reworked to make it more suitable for children [ 1 ] and published as a children ' s book in october 2007 , with detailed pencil drawings by yvonne gilbert . it was published again in 2014 , with painted illustrations by luis royo . [ 2 ] the original short story can be found in martin ' s dreamsongs anthology .\nthe first page sucked me right in . dusty , sitting alone in her house , far from any neighbors , receives a phone call from a mysterious boy who has just overdosed on pills and wants to hear a comforting voice as he slips into death . as they talk , the boy lets slip details that convince dusty he knows what happened to her brother , josh , who disappeared two years ago . in a panic , dusty races out into a snow storm to find the boy and a clue to finding josh . bowler creates a taut , atmospheric thriller set in a small town on the english moors . the first chapters reminded me of a horror flick , but the intensity ebbed and flowed slightly as the novel progressed ( allowing me to fall asleep at night , which was a nice perk ) . the plot took a number of unexpected turns that kept it from turning into a wes craven novel . there were even - dare i say - elements of magical realism . but in a good way ! highly recommend it to anyone looking for an atmospheric mystery with plenty of scary chase scenes .\nall this might make the novel sound overly portentous - which it is , a bit . this reader sometimes found himself struggling through deep drifts of prose . the author ' s insistence on describing the continual intensity of dusty ' s feelings can be wearisome ; occasionally one fears the poor girl might emote herself to death .\nshow , don ' t tell\nis not an axiom that seems to cut much ice with bowler . that said , frozen fire is an engrossing , tantalising psychological and supernatural thriller . dusty - unbeautiful , narky , tough , beset on all sides - is a fine heroine , not exactly lovable but deeply sympathetic . the air of menace is bracing , there are some excellently tense set - pieces , and when the mysterious and unearthly\nboy\nactually materialises he turns out to be well worth waiting for , and tragic . a simple - perhaps simplistic - interpretation is that he has been\nsent\nto bring\nclosure\nto dusty ' s grief . indeed , in a quite unexpected denouement , this is what he does . but the story carries other less comfortable and more interesting readings . like all good books , it manages in the end to be both satisfying and richly ambiguous . read it alone , at night . wrap up well , and don ' t forget to strap on your mental snow - shoes .\nloosely based on hans christian andersen ' s classic fairy tale the snow queen , frozen tells the story of a fearless princess ( kristen bell ) who sets off on an epic journey to find her sister , whose icy powers have caused an eternal winter . last weekend , the 3d pic did big business when opening exclusively at disney ' s el capitan theater in hollywood . on friday , it will be playing in 3 , 742 locations .\nthe book has eight short chapters , and is written in a poetic style . while several publishers say the ice dragon is set in the same world as a song of ice and fire , [ 3 ] [ 4 ] the story does not match the known history of asoiaf , and martin has refuted a connection on his not a blog . [ 5 ]\nthe dog , on the other hand , is pure instinct . while it cannot intellectualize the cold as the man can , assigning numerical values to the temperature , it has\ninherited\u008aknowledge\nabout the cold . without thinking , the dog knows the cold is dangerous , knows the spring is risky , knows to bite at the ice that forms between its toes , and even knows not to get too close to the fire for fear of singeing itself .\nviskic has woven another clever and intriguing plot in which zelic , the profoundly deaf pi , navigates his way through his almost disastrous professional and personal life in his own inimitable way . what he lacks in hearing skills \u2013 it\u2019s a problem if people won\u2019t face him when speaking as he needs to read their lips and he\u2019s always wary of asking for help \u2013 he makes up for in hyper awareness of other giveaway clues , with his astute reading of people\u2019s faces ( as long as their expression isn\u2019t frozen by botox as is the case with one receptionist he interrogates ) .\ntim bowler is one of the uk\u2019s most compelling and original writers for teenagers . he was born in leigh - on - sea and after studying swedish at university he worked in forestry , the timber trade , teaching and translating before becoming a full - time writer . he lives with his wife in a small village in devon and his workroom is an old stone outhouse known to friends as \u2018tim\u2019s bolthole\u2019 . tim has written twenty books and won fifteen awards , including the prestigious carnegie medal for river boy . his most recent novel is the gripping bloodchild and his provocative blade series is being hailed as a groundbreaking work of fiction . he has been described by the sunday telegraph as \u2018the master of the psychological thriller\u2019 and by the independent as \u2018one of the truly individual voices in british teenage fiction\u2019 .\nthe english ship ' s captain robert walton , in a series of letters to his sister margaret saville in england , describes the initial stages in his nautical journey to the north pole ( i : l1 ) . while sailing north of archangel in russia , walton ' s ship becomes trapped in arctic ice . from across the frozen sea , the sailors spot a gigantic figure on a dog - sled crossing the ice ( i : l4 : 3 ) , and later see a haggard , wild - eyed man who is pursuing him , stranded with his dogsled on an ice floe . they take him on board .\nupon hearing elizabeth ' s scream on their wedding night , frankenstein realizes the true significance of this threat\u2014he discovers elizabeth ' s lifeless body ( iii : 6 : 8 ) , the news of which results in the death of victor ' s father . frankenstein sets out on a mission to destroy the creature and embarks on\nwanderings . . . which are to cease but with life\n( iii : 7 : 3 ) . he relates to walton his travels across the frozen north , which take him at last to the ship where he is recovered . here frankenstein ' s narrative ends , and walton continues his letters to his sister .\nthis is one book that i read in 3 days wrapped in a robe , thick socks , and a blanket in july . . . . and still felt like i was freezing . thanks to the writer for spooling numerous heroic stories together in one very harmonious novel . i appreciate that he takes all the bits of known documentation and mixes it with realism and puts it all together as smoothly as weaving a very fine tapestry . i hate it when a writer or director takes liberty with a story and this author seems to like sticking close to his facts . a thank you to the military men and their families who gave so much and those currently serving who continue the legacy . thanks for the writer who shared their stories . i only hope he has a very long writing career ahead of him . thank you mr . zuckoff !\nthe title also implies the need for survival . london might have ( unwisely ) given his story the unpleasant title\nto survive , you need to build a fire .\nnaturalism is interested in the deep conflicts that bring out the brute instincts of man . london ' s story provides one of the oldest conflicts in literature and life : man versus nature . the man is at constant risk of freezing in the brutal cold , and soon mere survival , rather than the prospect of finding gold , will become his preoccupation .\nbecause he cannot operate his hands , in his attempt to keep the fire burning , he spreads it out too much and it goes out . now he can only think of killing the dog to put his hands in the carcass to relieve their numbness . the dog senses danger , however , and quickly moves away . the man goes wild and catches the dog but soon realizes that he cannot kill it because he cannot use his hands . he knows that death is near and begins running , just as the old man had warned him not to do . the man hopes that he has a chance to run to camp but knows that he really has no chance , for he lacks the strength . he curses the dog , for it is warm and alive . the dog runs on but the man crumples after running a few yards . he decides to accept death peacefully and admits to himself that the old man at sulphur creek had been right . the dog stays with him , but when it smells the scent of death , it runs off in the direction of the camp , where reliable food and fire providers can be found .\nto build a fire\nis the quintessential naturalist short story . naturalism was a movement in literature developed largely by emile zola , theodore dreiser , edith wharton , stephen crane , and jack london in the late 19th - century . its major themes ( which will all be explained and explored in greater depth here ) are determinism over free will ; the indifference of the environment ; survival ; absence of moral judgment ; instinct over intellectualism ; a fascination with processes ; the emphasis of narrative over character ; depiction of characters in the lower classes ; and more realistic language befitting such characters and settings .\na man travels in the yukon ( near the border of current day alaska ) on an extremely cold morning with a husky wolf - dog . the cold does not faze the man , a newcomer to the yukon , who plans to meet his friends by six o ' clock at an old claim . as it grows colder , he realizes his unprotected cheekbones will freeze , but he does not pay it much attention . he walks along a creek trail , mindful of the dangerous , concealed springs ; even getting wet feet on such a cold day is extremely dangerous . he stops for lunch and builds a fire .\nevans and jameson follow their bestselling debut , category 7 , about an evil scientist and his manmade hurricanes , with an eco - thriller with an even more imaginative premise . deep beneath the seabed in the eastern caribbean near the island of taino lies a massive bed of methane hydrate , the only truly clean - burning fuel on earth . megabusinessman dennis cavendish , taino ' s owner , has built an undersea habitat , atlantis , from which he plans to mine the methane hydrate , a complicated operation that , if bungled , could imperil the planet . out to sabotage the process is charismatic garner blaylock , \u201cearth activist , unsung genius and dennis cavendish ' s worst nightmare . \u201d blaylock and his team of sex - enslaved women are prepared to die destroying all human life if it means cleansing the globe of pollutants . readers will race right along with dr . sam briscoe , a methane specialist , and the novel ' s other good guys as they feverishly strive to save the world . ( june )\nthe man walks through the thick snow , his unprotected cheekbones and nose feeling numb . a husky wolf - dog follows him , instinctively depressed by and apprehensive of the cold . every warm breath the man exhales increases the ice deposit on his beard . he passes over more terrain to the frozen bed of a stream , ten miles from his destination , where he plans to eat lunch . the faintness of the last sled - trail in the snow indicates no one has been by in a month , but the man pays it no mind ; still , he occasionally thinks that it is very cold , and automatically and unsuccessfully rubs his cheekbones and nose to warm them . he realizes his cheeks will\nfrost ,\nand wishes he had prepared for this , but decides that frosted cheeks are only painful and not very serious .\nadara was born in a long winter with the worst freezing cold anyone could remember . her mother died giving birth to her . adara loves the winter and feels attracted to the cold , preferring to play with snow and ice and ice lizards . she is apparently emotionless , and her skin is always cold to the touch . she feels that an ice dragon has always been in her life . when she was four , she touched an ice dragon for the first time , and she rode upon its broad , chilled back for the first time in her fifth year . the people of her town fear the ice dragon , said to be an untameable creature of legend . when it flies overhead , it leaves a desolate cold and frozen land . adara is not afraid of the ice dragon , for she is a winter child .\nin a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime , trouble is brewing . the cold is returning , and in the frozen wastes to the north of winterfell , sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom\u2019s protective wall . at the center of the conflict lie the starks of winterfell , a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to . sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty , here is a tale of lords and ladies , soldiers and sorcerers , assassins and bastards , who come together in a time of grim omens . amid plots and counterplots , tragedy and betrayal , victory and terror , the fate of the starks , their allies , and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance , as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts : the game of thrones .\nwhen adara is seven , war comes to her land . fiery dragons from the north come and swoop down upon the peaceful farm that is adara ' s home , their riders attacking her family . she and her ice dragon fly towards them , and the ice dragon fights the other dragons in order to protect adara and her family . the ice dragon defeats the fire dragons and their riders , but afterwards the ice dragon is nowhere to be seen . only a pond that had never been there before , a small quiet pool where the water is very cold . after the disappearance of the ice dragon , the cold leaves adara . she is then finally able to smile , laugh , and weep like other little girls .\njust finished frozen in time . great story , excellent research and writing . mitchell zuckoff tells this story in just the right way . the book is full of detail and goes back and forth between the time of the crashes and rescue efforts , and 70 years later when a team attempted to recover those who couldn ' t be rescued . zuckoff does those time changes without confusing the reader , and the book never lags . zuckoff ' s descriptions of the conditions in greenland and the hardships faced by several crews of flyers on the ice cap made me feel cold . and his details on the later lives of the ones who survived and those involved in the rescue and recovery were superbly written . as a u . s . air force veteran , i have to admit that i teared up more than once while i was reading . the i highly recommend it for anyone interested in world war ii history .\nthe chase leads from switzerland to italy , from the mediterranean sea to the black sea , from the steppes of russia to the frozen tundra of the northern reaches of land near the north pole . both victor and the monster live off of the land , pausing only to replenish themselves when necessary . the monster leaves notes behind to inspire victor on and to keep his wave of hatred going against his foe ,\nmy reign is not yet over \u2014 you live , and my power is complete . follow me ; i seek the everlasting ices of the north , where you will feel the misery of cold and frost , to which i am impassive .\nthe monster feels they\nhave yet to wrestle for our lives , but many hard and miserable hours must you endure until that period shall arrive .\nvictor cannot follow the monster without help of the notes from the monster and the villagers ' sightings .\nfrozen fire held just enough mystery that i wanted to read more and just a little scary that i was hesitant to . in a sense , i would call it a psych thriller and you have to be wary of these . because sometimes they aren ' t good . they can be full of pages upon pages of words and still say nothing of value . because psychs can babble if they ' re not good . but i felt like this one , imo , did just enough right to keep me reading so that i could find out if dusty would save the boy on the other end of phone . if she would find her brother . because it ' s a psych thriller and a mystery rolled into one a lot of scenes happen , like in a movie . she sees a swing , follows a snowy path , has conversations . goes to the lake . follows the boy named josh to the car . tries to solve the mystery , tries to find her missing brother . dusty doesn ' t have wicked action fights or use magic or have a best fried to go out with and gossip about the sexiest guys in town . this book is meant to be about the mind and the deeper parts of thought , which i think people miss the point of . or don ' t end up caring and then don ' t like the book because of . and that ' s a shame because then they think it ' s a bad book which it isn ' t . it isn ' t the best book in my bookcase but it ' s good enough to warrant a reread from me . and i don ' t regret my purchase ."]}
{"id": 116190, "summary": [{"text": "female vampire is a 1975 french-belgian film directed , written and co-edited by jes\u00fas franco .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was made in 1973 , but was only distributed two years later .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film is set in europe and stars actress lina romay as irina von karlstein , a vampire who has sex with both male and female victims .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "in an unusual variation of the vampire myth , karlstein performs oral sex on her victims until they die , draining them of their sexual fluids .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "three versions of the film were shot --- straight horror , horror mixed with sex and the hardcore pornography version .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "franco 's original title for the film was the bare breasted countess , but it was released under many different titles over the years .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the film was shown as the bare breasted countess at the 2009 fantastic fest in the united states .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the title was later changed to female vampire for its dvd release . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "female vampire", "paragraphs": ["lesbian vampire : clara crofton predates even carmilla as a female vampire who prefers female victims .\nlisten to \u2018female vampire\u2019 below and look for blood bitch september 30 via sacred bones .\nif dawnguard is installed , vampires wear either vampire armor or vampire robes along with a pair of vampire boots .\nkill the vampire : do menial work for sybille stentor by assaulting a vampire lair .\nafter coming across this title while scouring the web for vampire pictures i was intrigued by the atmospheric shots of the young female vampire in the forest ( being more into . . .\nthis unidentified female vampire was present at north hollywood billiards when angelus showed up the beast ' end . she offers a blood drink to angelus for congratulations .\npromotional poster for the 1931 film version of dracula depicting dracula\u2019s numerous female victims ensnared in a web .\nan erotic horror tale about a vixen vampiress seducing and killing women to appease her insatiable thirst for female blood .\nalong with the record announcement , hval also shared a new single called \u201cfemale vampire . \u201d you can listen to that below , plus check out album art and upcoming tour dates .\none other possible contender could be his female vampire ( 1973 ) , but with a title like this , how could i not include vampyros lesbos ? and whereas the female vampire stars lina romay , this entry features franco\u2019s stunningly beautiful , but ultimately tragic muse soledad miranda , who passed away far too young in a car accident not too long after the film was finished .\nquickly plot a vampire romance storyline for a book or movie . storyline creator / young adult story writer / vampire story idea generator / novel plotter\nvictorian literature tends to present the vampire myth as a sexual allegory in which english female virtue is menaced by foreign predators . for example sheridan le fanu\u2019s short story \u2018carmilla\u2019 ( 1872 ) places the virtuous english girl laura at the mercy of the predatory east european vampire of the title .\npreemptive strike : destroy the vampire before it turns its allies . ( radiant )\nhide and seek : kill a vampire masquerading as a citizen . ( radiant )\na lot of care was taken in finding suitably attractive female leads in other lesbian vampire productions , but they often fell flat when it came to casting their male counterparts . not so here , where fine actors like peter cushing , ferdy mayne , douglas wilmer , jon finch and john forbes - robertson complement the glamour on hand from the female stars .\nremember that poll that would decide the next brand new character in the tekken franchise ? well it looks like we have a winner - - the female vampire . right behind her were the\nfemale tekken force\ncharacter , and shin kamiya , followed by the zombie bride ( the latter of which could have had a really cool fighting style ) . the female vampire will being production shortly , and eventually , she ' ll end up in the free - to - play tekken revolution . i ' m eager to see how she plays , so expect some sort of impressions near her release .\nprotecting the bloodline : destroy a vampire before it turns its allies . ( radiant )\nwas one of the original vampire penny dreadfuls ( c . 1845 - 47 ) .\nthe good news is that almost all vampire romances follow the same template . enter a few keywords and we ' ll automatically generate a synopsis for your vampire film or novel .\nvarney is also the first example of the\nsympathetic vampire ,\na vampire who hates his night job but is a slave to it nevertheless \u2014 a theme which has become popular in modern vampire fiction . varney ' s conflict eventually leads him to drastic action .\nand lest we forget : without the vampire lovers we also would never have had steve coogan\u2019s lesbian vampire lovers of lust from his dr . terrible ' s house of horrible series .\nblood bitch track list : 1 . \u201critual awakening\u201d 2 . \u201cfemale vampire\u201d 3 . \u201cin the red\u201d 4 . \u201cconceptual romance\u201d 5 . \u201cuntamed region\u201d 6 . \u201cthe great undressing\u201d 7 . \u201cperiod piece\u201d 8 . \u201cthe plague\u201d 9 . \u201csecret touch\u201d 10 . \u201clorna\u201d\nwhile most vampires encountered will have the tell - tale signs of vampirism , such as black and red eyes , some have no outward displays of vampirism and can only be discovered with use of detect dead - or through lack of aura from detect life ( like sybille stentor and alva , for example ) . all generic vampires are female ; only boss - level vampires are male . the only exception to this is the vampire that appears in the\nvampire trick\nworld interaction : this vampire uses the same data as the generic vampires below , but is always male instead of female .\nfemale vampire is essentially a product of its time , 1970\u2019s smut disguised with a horror backdrop , if you\u2019re looking for blood and gore then this is not that film . overall , it\u2019s pretty much an unexciting watch and aimed at an acquired taste .\nhaving announced that a new record , blood bitch , will be released in september - - the follow up to 2015 ' s excellent apocalypse , girl - - norwegian artist and musician jenny hval has now revealed the video for first single female vampire .\na jarl ' s justice : kill a vampire masquerading as a visiting advisor . ( radiant )\nthe male vampire that appears during the\nvampire trick\nworld interaction carries a leveled dagger ( steel , orcish , dwarven . or elven ) and may also carry some gold and a random scroll .\npopular penny - dreadful varney the vampyre develops the vampire figure as sexually predatory and perverted , estimated 1854 .\nthis version seemed more sex focused , incorporating long , drawn out repetitive scenes with un - erotic , sleazy music played over the top of them that it felt tedious to watch . franco focuses the camera frequently on the female body and graphically female genitalia , this could either be argued as being exploitative or appreciative but it does have a grimy essence about it .\nvampire lesbians , is there any creature more seductive , hypnotic or seductively sinful ? jesus christ himself had to come back in the 2001 film jesus christ vampire hunter to protect canadian lesbians from the most provocative of predators .\nvampires usually make their lairs in caves and other dark places , and may also be found gathered around ritual sites in the wilderness . they are often accompanied by mortals called vampire ' s thralls . vampires usually attack on sight , even if you are also a vampire . if struck by a vampire ' s vampiric drain spell , you can be infected with sanguinare vampiris , which , if not cured within three days , will transform you into a vampire .\nskepticism failure : chillingworth plays this role , both with regard to the vampire and the literal interpretation of the bible .\nwhat does eternity feel like ? how do you ' live ' when there is no death ?\njenny asks in a statement accompanying the video release .\nusually , the vampire is depicted as a lonesome , all - knowing and ancient creature combining violence , aggressive sexuality and deceitful youth . the pack behind the video for female vampire wanted to explore vampiric eternity in a different narrative : in a group of romancing friends .\nfrench director jean rollin practically made an entire career out of the lesbian vampire sub - genre . with titles such as rape of the vampire ( 1969 ) , the naked vampire ( 1970 ) , the shiver of the vampires ( 1971 ) or lips of blood ( 1975 ) he managed to transform a one - track obsession into a lucrative cinematic career .\nthe story focuses on a vampire named orlando and is influenced by images of \u201970s horror and exploitation films , as well as the goth pop and metal music . those qualities all burst on \u2018female vampire\u2019 \u2013 hval\u2019s ghostly voice glides over a minimalist pulse of percussion , horns and glassy drones , both mesmerizing and fraught with tension . the album was co - produced with noise musician lasse marhaug who also collaborated with hval on the brilliant apocalypse , girl .\nthis little self - published gem is essentially vampire - nuanced adventure fantasy . darkly lyrical and deeply philosophical , it\u2019s like r . a . salvatore\u2019s drizzt do\u2019urden saga\u2014with teeth . i loved how bailey reimagined the vampire mythos in a classic adventure fantasy setting .\n, while females become increasingly silent as they age . perhaps one should be grateful to anyone who allows a female character to have some glimmer of an inner life , let alone exist beyond the age of 30 .\nwhile touring her previous album , the mesmerizing apocalypse , girl , hval discovered the obsessive , jazz - inspired world of iconic and prolific cult filmmaker jess franco and , taking its thematic cues and title from one of franco\u2019s most famous films , \u201cfemale vampire\u201d was born , the perfect single for what is in essence a concept album about menstruation .\njenny hval has announced her new album blood bitch with the release of its haunting first single \u2018female vampire\u2019 . hval describes blood bitch as a concept album inspired by blood and menstruation or \u201cthe white and red toilet roll chain which ties together the virgins , the whores , the mothers , the witches , the dreamers , and the lovers . \u201d\narethusa ( 2002 ) \u2018\u201dexistential scoobies\u201d , all things philosophical about buffy the vampire slayer\u2019 , urltoken accessed 17 / 11 / 02 .\ni wrote something about it : what does eternity feel like ? how do you \u2018live\u2019 when there is no death ? usually , the vampire is depicted as a lonesome , all - knowing and ancient creature combining violence , aggressive sexuality and deceitful youth . the pack behind the video for \u2018female vampire\u2019 wanted to explore vampiric eternity in a different narrative : in a group of romancing friends . the vampire friends move through their hometown of oslo , partaking in public and private rituals of moving together . we also wanted to combine ideas from old vampire trash movies and modern trashy iphone videos , resulting in an enigmatic world of time - lapse like slow motion where everything is always moving , or moving on . not there , or not there yet .\nthough she is ultimately after psychiatrist dr jeffrey garth ( otto kruger ) , she also approaches two possible female victims . that lesbian angle , not unsurprising for the time this was filmed in , is only ever so subtle , but clear enough to warrant an inclusion in this list . dracula\u2019s daughter may be the first lesbian vampire on film , but she is also more importantly the first neurotic vampire as she seeks a psychological cure for what she considers a compulsive obsession for human blood .\nif dracula\u2019s daughter was the first cinematic lesbian vampire , blood and roses deserves the accolade for being the first truly sexual vampire movie . this is also the first time that sheridan le fanu\u2019s novel carmilla was transferred to the silver screen , though in a modernised adaptation . from then on the name carmilla karnstein ( or any of its variations such mircalla or marcilla ) should soon become synonymous with female vampires in the same way that dracula is still the prototype for all male blood suckers .\nselecting a film alternatively titled \u2018the bare breasted countess\u2019 with very little prior knowledge of its overall content was a shot in the dark ! while being aware of the work of jess franco it\u2019s not something wholly familiar to me . that said , it\u2019s always good to expand on your horror tastes and go for something different to the usual , female vampire certainly was that !\ni do not drink wine : the fact that varney doesn ' t drink wine provides a clue early on that he is a vampire .\nin the madeira island , the mute countess irina karlstein is the last descendant of the evil karlstein vampire family . she lives with her also mute servant and seems to be nymphomaniac , seeking for sex most of the time without satisfaction . irina likes oral sex with men and women to suck off not only semen , but apparently also blood , killing her male and female lovers .\ntrope makers : it introduced most of the modern vampire concepts like hypnotic ability , super strength , puncture wounds from fang bites , and going crazy if a long time passes without feeding . also , the concept of a reluctant vampire . stoker was inspired quite a bit by it .\nindeed , hval uses the oft - underdeveloped character of the female vampire to explore desire , specifically how we can forget ourselves\u2014oftentimes willingly\u2014amid its pull . she slips towards a darker side with a declaration : \u201ci\u2019m so tired of subjectivity , i must justify my presence by losing it . \u201d and so she goes , letting a throbbing beat lead her into an unlit electronic expanse that seems endless , but not pitch black .\nhammer\u2019s the vampire lovers is an absolutely outstanding production on every level , featuring a pleasantly straightforward storyline that never descends to the forced plot - twists plaguing other entries in the sub - genre . aside from expert direction and cinematography , vampire lovers boasts the best assortment of actors ever to be found in these movies .\nin the madeira island , the mute countess irina karlstein is the last descendant of the evil karlstein vampire family . she lives with her also mute servant and seems to be nymphomaniac , seeking for sex most of the time without satisfaction . irina likes oral sex with men and women to suck off not only semen , but apparently also blood , killing her male and female lovers . written by claudio carvalho , rio de janeiro , brazil\nthis brilliantly understated novel\u2014self - published by nicolai in 2010\u2014is a blend of vampire fiction , noir mystery , and deep existential speculation . revolving around a centuries - old vampire living in central california who becomes entangled in a mystery involving one of his victims , this novel will resonate with readers long after the reading experience is finished .\nreleased in 1975 , the film was a belgian - french production that starred franco\u2019s wife lina romay in the title role . romay plays the countess irina von karlstein who instead of encompassing a thirst for blood , craves sex from both male and female victims in order to remain immortal .\nthe first novel in pelegrimas\u2019s skinners saga , this novel was marketed as paranormal fantasy and while it certainly is that , it is also an epic reimagining of vampires and various other monstrosities . vampire fiction fans may never have even heard of this series before but at its heart , skinners is nothing short of revolutionary vampire - powered horror .\nsaphic sanguinarians started staking their claim in joseph sheridan le fanu ' s novella carmilla ( 1872 ) . from gloria holden\u2019s magnetic eyes in dracula ' s daughter ( 1936 ) through ingrid pitt\u2019s sultry invitation in the vampire lovers ( 1970 ) to the revivalist lesbian vampire killers , the irresistible sirens have held an almost fetishistic fascination over moviegoers .\nthe vampire friends move through their hometown of oslo , partaking in public and private rituals of moving together . we also wanted to combine ideas from old vampire trash movies and modern trashy iphone videos , resulting in an enigmatic world of time - lapse like slow motion where everything is always moving , or moving on . not there , or not there yet .\nphantasy spelling :\nvampire\nis sometimes spelled\nvampyre .\njustified , as the word was a neologism to english at the time , and had no established spelling or pronunciation .\nmasquerade the philosopher ( 2002 ) , \u2018kinds of evil in the buffyverse . all things philosophical on buffy the vampire slayer and angel the series\u2019 . urltoken accessed 10 / 11 / 02 .\n, male characters have complex personalities as a matter of course ; female characters , meanwhile , are occasionally permitted to be strong , hence anomalous . the more nuance we see , the better . even so , i\u2019m tired of the veneration of men who fetishise real womanhood just as much as others fetishise the plastic variety .\nhello perverts . welcome back . well since you\u2019re here , i suppose that means you\u2019re here to read a review about some top notch french exploitation film from the 1970\u2019s , right ? well i\u2019ve ever been one to want to disappoint my readers , so let\u2019s dive into the plot . \u201cfemale vampire\u201d ( sometimes called the bare - breasted countess in europe ) was a 1973 french erotic / horror film written and directed by jesus franco . it is the story of countess irna karlstein , a royal descendent of one of the oldest families in eastern europe . the countess is a mute and the last surviving heir of her bloodline . her family has a long history of terror and bloodlust , but the countess does not lust after blood , she lusts after people . the same way a vampire needs human blood in order to survive , countess karlstein needs sex in order to keep on living . this film is the cream of the cop in regards to sleazy 70\u2019s exploitation . it has everything : eroticism , sexual tension and build - up , sexy vampires , and of course that classic 70\u2019s bush . however , this film isn\u2019t without its faults . in fact , here are 5 problems i had with the film \u201cfemale vampire\u201d .\nthis and its sequel , bride of the fat white vampire , are simply hilarious reads . featuring a 500 - pound , bloodsucking taxi driver named jules duchon , this story\u2014set in new orleans\u2014is as entertaining as it is audacious . the tagline for fat white vampire blues says it all : \u201che\u2019s undead , overweight , and can\u2019t get a date . \u201d you will never read anything quite like these novels\u2026\nall the same , i can\u2019t help feeling this isn\u2019t enough . we all know the joke about the male feminist who walks into a bar because it\u2019s set so low . it\u2019s all too easy to be \u201cgood at doing women\u201d when all it takes is granting female characters the same desires and contradictions we\u2019d grant to any other human being .\nin the marvel universe , dracula ' s predecessor as lord of the vampires was an ancient atlantean vampire named varnae , in a tip of the hat to the story of varney predating that of dracula .\nthe transformative nature of vampirism , and the autonomy that comes with it , is crucial . dracula had his captive brides , but usually , the lady vampire is an active , independent figure in her narrative ; she holds the frame with that force of will . vampirism in film is largely its own occupation\u2014cinematic vampires are consumed with the hunt for blood , the search for love , or the nature of immortality itself . a female vampire is , by default , a career woman . she might not always be elite ( as with the blue - collar vampires of near dark ) , but vampirism provides her both goals and resources\u2014a powerfully feminist combination . it also suggests freedom from prescribed sexual and social mores , a narrative pulp culture has never hesitated to explore .\nthe lustful - vampire sisterhood quickly became one of horror\u2019s most popular low - budget tropes . it got a particularly explicit narrative in 1974\u2019s vampyres , which is more concerned with the sex life of its lesbian couple than any vampire lore . but even that movie claims as its most uncanny moment a post - coital male victim awakening to find seductress fran ( marianne morris ) watching him with unblinking eyes , an inversion of the usual sexual gaze\u2014both his and the camera\u2019s . and in tony scott\u2019s the hunger , one of cinema\u2019s most stylish takes on the female vampire , miriam ( catherine deneuve ) sets aside david bowie himself in favor of the more modern dr . sarah ( susan sarandon ) \u2014who decides she wants nothing to do with the lifestyle to which miriam\u2019s consigned her . though scott\u2019s original ending left it ambiguous whether anyone survived , mgm insisted on an epilogue that showed sarah making the most of the luxe afterlife , with miriam a half - living specter of her past .\ndo not let jenny hval \u2019s high , sweet , otherworldly coo fool you\u2014she is out for blood . the experimental norwegian artist and writer\u2019s last two ( brilliant ) albums , 2015\u2019s apocalypse , girl . and 2013 ' s innocence is kinky , were rife with bold subversions on gender , religion , and sexuality . now she\u2019s turned her attention toward something that on the surface sounds almost comical : a time - traveling vampire , whose scenes are set among horror and exploitation films of the 1970s . but on \u201cfemale vampire , \u201d the first single from the forthcoming blood bitch * * , hval proves what many of her growing cult of fans know to be true : she\u2019s \u201ccomplex and intellectual , \u201d so if she ' s fascinated with vampires , it ' s certainly no gimmick .\nour vampires are different : the rules of vampirism are quite different both from legend and modern vampire fiction . in particular , the idea that vampires can be healed by moonlight is almost never used in later works .\ncharles busch lightly spoofed them in the downtown stage play vampire lesbians of sodom . jes\u00fas franco exploited them in the 1971 west german - spanish horror film vampyros lesbos , starring soledad miranda as the countess nadine carody .\nthe vampire has always been a contradictory figure : on the one hand a repellent blood - sucking creature crawling from the grave , and , on the other , a strangely alluring representation of nocturnal glamour and potent sexuality . the very concept of vampirism horrifies and fascinates in seemingly equal measure , and much of this perverse duality stems from the most famous vampire novel of them all \u2013 bram stoker\u2019s dracula , first published in 1897 .\namirpour\u2019s vampire is not tormented by the agony of living for ever . she knows what she wants and is not unduly troubled by the existential crisis of immortality ; neither is she the heroic underdog of let the right one in ( 2008 ) . this vampire victimises and bullies a small child for his skateboard , terrifyingly hissing in his ear : \u201cto the end of your life , i\u2019ll watch you \u2026\u201d it\u2019s a film with bite .\nfemale vampire is pure sleaziness and while there is an audience for it as with any film , it held very little appeal . despite garnering a cult status , other than hardcore franco fans or film - goers with an appreciation for this sub - genre , it\u2019s unclear if this film has a place with modern audiences due to its slow pace , monotonous scenes of dialogue and overall tone of dullness . romay is quite mesmerizing in certain shots , oozing an ethereal presence but it\u2019s so thinly plotted that even a somewhat interesting performance isn\u2019t enough to save it from mainly being a boring porno .\ni described the first book in melton\u2019s nightfall syndicate thusly : \u201cimagine bram stoker writing a crime fiction epic , or mario puzo penning a vampire - powered thriller . blood vice is a perfect graft of noir fiction and paranormal fantasy\u2026\u201d\nfeminism has become so powerfully entwined with the pop - culture image of the woman vampire that it\u2019s possible to remove the signifiers of vampirism and maintain a perfectly recognizable vampire narrative . park chan - wook followed up thirst ( in which a female vampire is ruthless beyond death ) with the connecticut gothic masterpiece stoker . the pitch - black comedy centers on the uncanny , incestuous , uncomfortably - erotic exchange of power between young india ( played with exhausting alertness by mia wasikowska ) and her sociopathic uncle charlie ( matthew goode ) , who comes to town with a seductive fixation on india , just as the maternal figures in her life start mysteriously disappearing . india is initially seduced by his interest , but soon she discovers her real interest is in her own potential for destruction instead . ( even her primary sexual experience is masturbation\u2014this is a young woman decisively realizing codependence doesn\u2019t suit her . ) in her triumphant moment , she eclipses her male influencer , accepts her appetite for death , and learns at last to protect the women of the family\u2014all without a fang in sight .\nas \u2018the very weirdest of weird tales\u2019 \u2013 presents a series of contrasts and clashes between old traditions and new ideas . stoker uses the figure of the vampire as thinly - veiled shorthand for many of the fears that haunted the victorian\nand we have our first uneasy moments as well , as our standard order of vampire lore and rule is disordered ; if a vampire , like spike , can be solicitous of his lover , then it means he still has some humanity within . while we may shrug and say \u201cnah , he\u2019s evil\u201d in a slayeresque dismissal , the impression stays with us , that , though supposedly soulless , there\u2019s something soulful in this character ( boyette , 2001 , 7 ) .\nshe plays the otherwordly figure who lures ewa str\u00f6mberg\u2019s character away from her mundane existence in a series of ever more surreal ( bit of a trend here ) sequences . looks like i am quite comfortably in touch with my inner female , but am i the only one who feels that franco is a better costume designer than film maker ? some of the fetishistic clothes on display alone warrant at least a cursory viewing .\nwith the anniversary of bram stoker\u2019s death coming up in a few days ( he died april 20 , 1912 ) , i thought it would be fitting to shine the light on some of the most under - appreciated vampire novels of all time .\nthe vampire is a complicated creature : caught between life and death , at once alluring and horrifying . greg buzwell considers the way the novel reflects the fears that haunted late 19th - century society \u2013 fears of immigration , sexual promiscuity and moral degeneration .\nharry kumel\u2019s daughters of darkness has the honour of being belgium\u2019s first \u2013 if not only \u2013 true horror film . the country not known for producing anything else , ahem , stella other than beer has come up with a truly outstanding entry . daughters is loosely based on the bathory saga , and features delphine seyrig as the immortal countess travelling with a beautiful female companion ( andrea rau ) to a deserted off - season hotel in ostend .\nthe image of the cinematic vampire femme fatale is so ubiquitous , it\u2019s strange to think that dracula\u2019s daughter , its earliest iteration , was the only one of its kind for a generation . it becomes markedly less strange , though , when these characters are seen as dots on a timeline , with a rise in cinematic vampire women paralleling changing social attitudes about feminism . what easier form is there for an ambitious woman than a monster , and what better way to subvert derogatory attitudes then by making them infinitely powerful and alluring ?\nit\u2019s noteworthy , then , that a girl walks home alone at night was also released in 2014 . its nameless vampire girl ( sheila vand ) is stranded in iran\u2019s mythical bad city , a positively misandrist edge - of - the - wilderness town ringed by a ditch of men\u2019s corpses . within its cultural context , the girl stalking the night and eliminating men who threaten women is such a feminist character that she doesn\u2019t even need a name . her very presence is vengeance against violent men ( mistreating a woman\u2014or suggesting the intent to\u2014is a one - way ticket ) , and the vampire is just the form in which that social resentment has been most recognizably made flesh . women still can\u2019t safely walking home alone at night . the vampire - girl signals her supernatural nature simply by her fearlessness .\none wonderful thing about hval ' s latter - day avant - pop music\u2014her earliest work flirted with metal \u2014is that she always brings a swirling openness to the sounds , even when they become heavy . her girl - mystic voice helps a bit with that , in that it automatically introduces a soft dynamic into something hard ; that ' s a big part of what makes \u201cfemale vampire\u201d so entrancing , but it ' s not all . the pulse of this thing\u2014with its growing mob of drum beats , echoes , and various sound effects\u2014will take you over , so perfectly mimicking the subconscious scene hval evocatively captures . at the very end , she whispers , \u201cit hurts everywhere , \u201d but at least it hurts so good .\nboyette , michele ( 2001 ) , \u2018the comic anti - hero in buffy the vampire slayer , or silly villain : spike is for kicks\u2019 . slayage , the online journal of buffy studies , 4 , december 2001 . urltoken ` accessed 10 / 11 / 02 .\ncoming in the midst of second - wave feminist discussions of sexual freedom as crucial to an independent life , women\u2019s eagerness to keep carmilla\u2019s company suggests a mirror to political lesbianism , the movement that emerged within the second movement in which activists were encouraged to disown men altogether , regardless of sexual orientation . all three of carmilla\u2019s targets abandon men\u2019s attentions in carmilla\u2019s favor . in that light , the film hints at a campy undead female solidarity . ( the film beat the cult honeymoon - disaster tone - poem daughters of darkness to the post by a year : daughters also had the subtext of sisterhood at the expense of men , with vampire elizabeth bathory attempting to rescue a newlywed from the clutches of her abusive husband . )\nutterly daft , a little sad , often erotic . i dare say you could complain about this film , but it is also one of the most influential and memorable vampire films of all time . ultimately this is an art film , with a beautiful setting , haunting music , classic moments like the little bat flapping its wings on the car , clever music cues highlighting the tragedy for the vampire of her victims dying . the casual nudity sometimes seems gratuitous , but oddly the sex scenes feel more like the director is making love to the actress . . .\nwhen the dawnguard add - on is installed , in addition to several new vampires being added , changes to the physical appearance of vampires from the base game will be seen . most vampires will have glowing yellow eyes and distorted faces , with bat - like noses , a red line from nose to chin , and ridges above their eyes ( similar to dark elves ) . during the events of the dawnguard quests , vampires will attack some towns or cities . dawnguard also introduces the powerful vampire lords and the volkihar vampire clan as a fully fleshed out faction .\nvampires may carry miscellaneous items , including lockpicks , potions , gems , jewelry , and books , and have a 50 % chance to carry a small amount of gold . on death , vampires drop vampire dust and have a 15 % chance to drop a leveled potion or poison .\non friday , a girl walks home alone at night , a semi - iranian film about a female vampire who predominantly attacks men who have exploited women , was released in the us . it\u2019s quite clear that women\u2019s rights are an extremely murky issue , still , in iran . it is not a country without protest or progress on the issue , and it is a place where women do vocally come forth and fight for agency . for that very reason , it\u2019s hard , in watching a girl walks home alone at night , not to politicize its confluence of heavily loaded symbols . and it\u2019s also hard not to see the film as a weak , if hypnotic , lynch - meets - jarmusch - meets - who - cares - meets - silverlake pastiche if you don\u2019t .\nlast year , jenny hval released a new album called apocalypse , girl . she\u2019s following it up this year with blood bitch . it\u2019s out september 30 via sacred bones , and it features the below track , \u201cfemale vampire . \u201d in a statement , hval called the album \u201can investigation of blood . \u201d she elaborated that the album is specifically about \u201cthe purest and most powerful , yet most trivial , and most terrifying blood : menstruation . the white and red toilet roll chain which ties together the virgins , the whores , the mothers , the witches , the dreamers , and the lovers . \u201d find the rest of her statement below along with the album ' s artwork . hval has also announced a series of tour dates ; she\u2019s playing this year\u2019s pitchfork music festival on july 16 .\nalthough the new york times book review called it \u201camong the genre\u2019s few modern classics\u201d and stephen king described it as \u201cunputdownable , \u201d this landmark work seems to have flown under the radar for many vampire fiction fans . i hadn\u2019t run across it until tor reissued it back in 2008\u2014and i\u2019m so thankful they did !\nthis remarkable debut novel from headley\u2014which revisits cleopatra\u2019s life ( and death ) as the roman empire was conquering egypt\u2014is simultaneously a beautiful , glorious , and tragic love story ; a unique work of literary fiction that fuses historical events with egyptian and greek mythology ; and a dark fantasy that cleverly reimagines the vampire mythos .\ni liked franco as a director and more importantly lina romay . this is probably one of francos better known efforts , however i find it drags in places as it has a dreamy and surreal quality to it . lina is great as always as the countess irina , but don ' t expect lots of blood and scares . there are two versions of this film on the bd , the\nbloodsucking\nversion known as\nerotikill\n, and the more adult orientated most well known version of\nfemale vampire\n. both are ok but unfortunately the print used here is still pretty bad , i believe though its the best available at this time . for those who need to know , the version featuring the h / c inserts is not on this edition . advertised as region 1 , it will in fact play on uk players .\nbarcelona trio lewis and the strange magics will release their debut album , velvet skin , aug . 21 through soulseller records . the full - length follows last year\u2019s impressive demo ( review here ) , which was among my favorite short releases of 2014 and tapped into that beatles ian sabbath ery while managing to at the same time remain distinct from uncle acid , who one could reasonably argue are the foremost practitioners of the form . all three tracks from the demo will appear on the upcoming record , but the new song \u201cfemale vampire\u201d is the first i\u2019m hearing from velvet skin and it proves even more individualized than the prior offering , the three - piece dug in deep to a circa - 1967 vision of lysergics that , in the clip , meets with circa - 1975 horror , the song taking its name from the title of a film released that year .\nresistance to the text is not simply about what has already occurred on the screen but about the likelihood of what might occur based on past experience of the text . fan emotional investment in the character , and in the story they had hoped they were getting about spike\u2019s redemption and his hoped - for winning of buffy\u2019s heart , is in conflict with aspects of the story that they are being told . ultimately , in the case of this fan\u2019s comment , the conflict involves questioning of the overtly feminist , female empowerment stance of the text itself .\nsome would argue the case that a top 10 of best lesbian vampire movies could easily be filled entirely with jess franco films and others would say that the terms \u201cbest\u201d and \u201cfranco\u201d are mutually exclusive . still , at least one of the spanish director\u2019s productions warrants a place in this list , and none more so than vampyros lesbos .\nvampire ' s thralls are often encountered along with vampires , though they are not actually vampires themselves . all of the thralls are based off the data used for bandits ( one - handed melee fighters , two - handed melee fighters , archers , and mages ) , so they use many different combat styles and can vary greatly in terms of strength , level , equipment , and known spells . they have their own faction and are considered friends to vampires . note that with one exception , thralls can never be\nfreed\n. killing all of the vampires in the area will not make their thralls become non - hostile . however , if you are a werewolf and you encounter a vampire and its thrall while you are in beast form , you can kill the vampire , change back to human form , then draw and sheathe your weapon as if you were surrendering . this will cause the surviving thrall to cease hostility . [ verification needed \u2014 is this true , or even notable ? ]\nvampires also have an ability called\nchill touch ,\nwhich creates an ice hazard that deals 10 points of frost damage . all vampires of level 12 or higher have a leveled ability called\nvampire touch\n, which grants a constant fortify unarmed damage bonus . the\nvampiric invisibility\nspell allows vampires to become invisible for 20 seconds .\nthe bloodless vampire is more the exception than the rule , of course . the genre still eagerly returns to some common signifiers , even after the pulp taboo has lost its thrill : the enigmatic calmness , the subtle effects on the natural world , the gleaming blood , the supernaturally pale skin . ( there\u2019s feminist subtext to be found in movies featuring vampires of color\u2014hollywood has doled out n\u2019bushe wright\u2019s dr . karen jenson , whose vampiric limbo in blade rallies her to the cause , lucy liu\u2019s vengeful sadie in the d - movie rise : blood hunter , and more recently the girl from a girl walks home alone at night \u2014but largely , cinematic vampirism is still a white woman\u2019s game . ) 2014\u2019s only lovers left alive centers a quietly feminist vampire that embodies all these qualities : eve ( tilda swinton ) , a bohemian dilettante with the calm mien of long and unquestioned autonomy . even her thirst is easily satisfied with bagged blood , with hunting as a last - ditch option ; she\u2019s a rare glimpse of the vampire with nothing left to rebel against .\nperhaps , to analyse the story of buffy , the vampire slayer only in terms of the \u201conscreen text\u201d may be , in terms of audience reception , a contraction of the buffyverse . spike fans are , more than \u201cdetermined , active readers\u201d of the buffyverse text , they ardently wrestle with it . joss whedon has talked of wanting interpretive passion from fans :\nvarney was an enormous influence on later vampire literature , such as dracula ( 1897 ) by bram stoker . many of today ' s standard vampire tropes originated with varney : varney has fangs , leaves two puncture wounds on the necks of his victims , has hypnotic powers , and has superhuman strength . unlike later fictional vampires , he is able to go about in daylight and has no particular fear or loathing of crosses or garlic . he can eat and drink in human fashion as a form of disguise , but he points out that human food and drink do not agree with him . his vampirism seems to be a fit that comes on him when his vital energy begins to run low ; he is a regular person between feedings .\nthe movie underperformed , and ended up being the last of universal\u2019s initial run of classic - monster movies , but zaleska\u2014longing to escape from patriarchal obligations\u2014became the first onscreen vampire with a feminist agenda . appearing less than a generation after american suffrage , a mere eight years after full u . k . suffrage , and three years before countess zaleska could have voted in romania , that\u2019s no small feat .\nreportedly , neither scott nor sarandon approved of the ending , seeing it as too neat a finish for a story suffused with the visual entropy of addiction . but it was the beginning of a new era for the vampire femme fatale\u2014one who sought to examine and understand her nature , and who often rejected her expected role , or asked the audience to reject their expectations . these were dracula\u2019s granddaughters .\ni\u2019ve been reviewing science fiction , fantasy , and horror for almost 20 years now\u2014and i\u2019ve been reading the stuff obsessively since i was a kid\u2014and during that time , i\u2019ve discovered some jaw - droppingly good vampire novels . and the fascinating thing is that quite a few of my most memorable bloodsucking reads have been either self - published or released by a relatively small press\u2014including more than half of the titles listed below .\nco - produced with acumen noise producer lasse marhaug , blood bitch is in many respects a complete 180\u00b0 from her last album , apocalypse , girl in subject matter , execution and production . it is hval\u2019s most focused album , but the lens is filtered through a gaze which the viewer least expects . jenny hval has developed her distinct take on intimate sound since the release of her debut album in 2006 . for her last two solo albums , hval has received thoughtful and widespread international acclaim for her fascinating voice , singular delivery and markedly non - traditional arrangements which incorporate elements of poetry , prose writing , performance art , and film . she eloquently brings to light issues of both male and female gaze .\nwhile the film ignores some of the classic vampire clich\u00e9s ( no sign of fangs anywhere ) , it also playfully acknowledges the classic lore : as vampires are generally allergic to running water , a visit to a shower proves to have a tragic outcome . ( not a problem that the vampyres ladies seem to share . ) similar to the shining , the elegant , but empty hotel adds tremendous value to the painfully beautiful atmosphere .\ni think doing good counts , even if all the motives aren\u2019t clean . it still matters to the world . the powers that be may be dragging spike ( albeit kicking and screaming ) to his higher purpose through his love for buffy . what greater irony or punishment can there be for a vampire who\u2019s killed two slayers , than to find himself in love with a third , striving to help her in her work for the rest of his existence . and , as for her . she who has problems with being high and mighty and full of pride and prejudice , what could bring her down to earth better than to tie her in love to a vampire who\u2019s working to change himself even though that change is * supposed * to be impossible . the powers that be obviously have a sense of humor . ( mary anne , tabula rasa ) .\ni described rowe\u2019s debut novel as \u201ca dark masterpiece that virtually burns the pages with a bloody incandescence . \u201d set in 1972 , the story begins in the guise of a relatively conventional fiction narrative following three broken\u2014and broke\u2014characters on a trek from toronto to parr\u2019s landing , a little mining town in \u201cthe middle of nowhere\u201d on the shores of lake superior in northern ontario . this will be one of the best vampire novels you ever read .\nbut fate reverses arash\u2019s fortunes , both financial and romantic , and he finds himself in the woman\u2019s bedroom with posters that appear to be classic shots of madonna and michael jackson \u2013 but , oddly , not quite . arash wants to make her a present of earrings and she allows him to pierce her ears with a safety pin sterilised with a flame from his zippo lighter \u2013 a romantic switching of the vampire - vampiree physical relations .\nagain , like fevre dream , how can an award - winning novel ( the golden won the 1994 locus award for best horror novel ) written by a genre fiction icon be under - appreciated ? for whatever reason , this vampiric masterpiece seems to be a novel that many vampire fiction lovers have overlooked . i described this one as \u201ca dark , poetic phantasmagoria of nightmarish images , brutal violence , and unholy sensuality not to be missed . \u201d\nthere is a character in this story that is a vampire orlando , traveling through time and space . but there is also a story here of a 35 - year old artist stuck in a touring loop , and wearing a black wig . she is always up at night , jet lagged , playing late night shows \u2013 and by day she is quietly resting over an arp odyssey synthesizer while a black van drives her around europe and america .\nthere is a character in this story that is a vampire orlando , traveling through time and space . but there is also a story here of a 35 - year old artist stuck in a touring loop , and wearing a black wig . she is always up at night , jet lagged , playing late night shows - and by day she is quietly resting over an arp odyssey synthesizer while a black van drives her around europe and america .\ni\u2019ve always been a sucker for stories which explore the grey area between good and evil , and for characters who are pitted against themselves as much as against any external enemies . and boy , is spike pitted against himself , far more than any human character in a similar situation could be . drusilla made william a vampire ; william remade himself into spike . throughout season five , in the face of considerable contempt and discouragement on the part of the good guys , spike\u2019s been remaking himself again into - what ? we\u2019re not entirely sure yet ; the work is still in progress . from a storytelling standpoint , i think it would be a cardinal mistake for the writers to give him a soul . that story has already been told . we know what happens when a vampire gains a soul . the reason spike\u2019s story is so fascinating is that we are exploring just how far a being can go in the direction of good without one . ( cummings , 2001 ) .\nthough some filmmakers ( like jean rollin ) explored this connection through original mythology , many drew on foolproof source material . sheridan le fanu\u2019s 1872 novel carmilla is a playground of psychosexual gothic tropes , including a lesbian vampire whose desire for a milquetoast ingenue eventually blows her cover . carmilla is a mysterious firebrand perfectly suited to cinema about women\u2019s taboo appetites . roger vadim adapted it as the surreal , slightly straightwashed baroque feature blood and roses , but perhaps the most familiar exploration is 1970\u2019s the vampire lovers . a more - faithful - than - expected hammer adaptation of carmilla , it follows enigmatic carmilla ( frequent hammer star ingrid pitt ) as she ingratiates herself with virgins of the country gentry , drawing them away from fianc\u00e9s and fathers , and putting them under her influence . with carmilla seducing victims in a very literal sense , that influence is largely erotic , to nobody\u2019s surprise : the source material is sapphic , the studio is hammer , and the gaze of the lens is male .\nalways looking out for something new , interesting or weird , i came upon watching some movies by joe d ' amato ( 11 days 11 nights series ) . these were so very bad , boring and uninventive that at least i could cry out : i ' ve finally found the world ' s worst director . not many weeks passed by when i watched les avaleuses ( female vampire ) . wow ! first i tried my super - magic - button : play with sound but 1 . 4 times faster ( something i never ever do except for joe d ' amato ) . it didn ' t help . the dialogue was so very thin , i couldn ' t bear it . i cannot remember ever experiencing something like this , all together : extremely 1 . bad actors ; 2 . senseless , stupid script ; 3 . awful soundtrack ; 4 . bad direction and 5 . absolutely nothing to say . not more than 1 year ago i thought the worst movie was o . c . and stiggs , but after having watched d ' amato and franco i kind of like the altman - film a bit . at least there ' s a drop of fun with dennis hopper in it . so the good news is : jesus franco you did it : les avaleuses is the worst film ever . . ."]}
{"id": 116200, "summary": [{"text": "chirutha ( english : leopard ) is a 2007 indian telugu action film directed by puri jagannadh .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "this film is an unofficial copy of guy ritchie 's 2002 film , swept away .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film marks the debut of ram charan , son of the popular telugu actor chiranjeevi , in the lead role .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "delhi-based model neha sharma plays the female lead with ashish vidyarthi , prakash raj and brahmanandam playing supporting roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film revolves around cherry , who searches for mattubhai who murders his father during his childhood .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "in the process , he falls in love with sanjana and also finds his mother .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the rest of the plot shows how cherry avenges his father 's death .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "chirutha was produced by c. ashwini dutt under the banner vyjayanthi movies .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film features a soundtrack by mani sharma , cinematography by shyam k. naidu and editing by saibaba .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "its filming began in 2007 and was shot extensively around thailand .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "chirutha was released worldwide on 28 september 2007 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film was dubbed into tamil as siruthai puli .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "on 14 september 2012 the movie was released in the malayalam dubbed version named cheetah .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it was remade in bengali as rangbaaz with dev and koel mallick in the lead.it was later dubbed in hindi under the same name by goldmines telefilms", "topic": 19}], "title": "chirutha", "paragraphs": ["urltoken has 700 , 000 + monthly visits . tell hyderabad what you feel about chirutha , and then also see all user reviews for chirutha !\nthere are no critic reviews yet for chirutha . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie chirutha ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of chirutha ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing chirutha near you .\nthis cast list of who was in chirutha includes both lead and minor roles . ( 14 items )\nchirutha audio will be released on 22 nd of this month , its a gift for megastars birthday .\nchirutha was a debut movie for ram charan . made with moderate budget and fetched profits all over . aswini dutt succeeded in publicity . ramcharan remarked as a mass hero . here it is the exclusive data of chirutha\nchirutha cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of chirutha actors includes any chirutha actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each chirutha actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of chirutha have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nakhil fails to cross ram charan debut movie collections . chirutha released in 2007 with an average ticket price of rs 40 .\nthe introductory song of ram charan teja in ' chirutha ' was choreographed at hyderabad recently under the dance direction of raghava lawrence .\ntollywood star ram charan , who is the son of actor - cum - politician chiranjeevi made his acting debut with the film chirutha .\nakhil who has debuted in 2015 with some huge pre release business of nearly 50 crores is not bale to beat the box office collections of ram charan\u2019s debut movie chirutha . though chirutha came with high expectations for a star kid , it satisfied every fan that ram charan is capable of carrying his megastar father\u2019s legacy .\nchirutha ( 2007 ) is an indian telugu action film directed by puri jagannadh . the film marks the debut of ram charan , in the lead role while neha sharma plays the female lead with ashish vidyarthi , prakash raj and brahmanandam playing supporting roles . this film was a hit and dubbed in hindi under the same name \u2018chirutha\u2019 .\na good question to analyze chirutha is , if it cast an unknown newcomer with the same acting talent and screen presence as ram charan , would it have worked .\nwhen tollywood mega star chiranjeevi wanted to launch the acting career of his son ram charan , he went through a host of scriptsthe telugu superstar chiranjeevi was impressed with puri jagannadh\u2019s chirutha .\nin 2007 , ram charan made his film debut as the leading man in the film chirutha , which was directed by puri jagannadh . he played the role of charan , an ex -\nchirutha is a movie starring ram charan , neha sharma , and prakash raj . the consequences that follow after the love between hero and heroine , when they accidentally fall in love on an island .\n* his ' rachcha ' and ' naayak ' got blockbuster results while ' yevadu ' got super hit result at the box office . his ' chirutha ' got decent hit status at the ticket window .\nthe telugu superstar chiranjeevi was impressed with puri jagannadh ' s chirutha . now the film is all set to to be dubbed in tamil , titled siruthai puli . the audio of the kollywood version was released at\nborn on march 27 , 1985 , ram charan teja is known for his works primarily in telugu cinema . son of southern megastar chiranjeevi , charan made his film debut as the leading man in the film chirutha , whi\nram charan teja is the son of telugu star hero mega star chiranjeevi . he entered into movies with the movie chirutha . it did decent business at box office . charan has proved him self as correct heir to chiru .\nchirutha is a 2007 telugu action film produced by ashwini dutt and directed by puri jagannadh . the film marks the debut of ram charan , son of the popular telugu actor chiranjeevi , in the lead role . delhi - based model neha sharma plays the female lead . the film also features a soundtrack by mani sharma . chirutha was released worldwide on 28 september 2007 . the film was dubbed into tamil as siruthai puli . on 14 september 2012 the movie was released in the malayalam dubbed version named cheetah .\nchirutha is the story of cherry , who is searching for his father ` s killer . in the process , he falls in love with sanjana and also finds his mother . the rest of the plot shows how cherry avenges his father ' s death .\nwatch all action scenes of chirutha movie . it is a 2007 indian telugu action film , written by and directed by puri jagannadh . the film stars ram charan teja , neha sharma , prakash raj , ali , brahmanandam and ashish vidyarthi ram charan is an indian film actor , dancer , producer , businessman and entrepreneur , who works in telugu cinema . he won two state nandi awards , two filmfare awards south , two cinemaa awards , and two santosham best actor award . charan is one of the highest paid telugu actors in the country in 2016 , he established his production house , konidela production company . he was the co owner of anjana productions which established the year 1988 - 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based model neha sharma plays the female lead . the film also features a soundtrack by mani sharma . chirutha was released worldwide on 28 september 2007 . the film was dubbed into tamil as siruthai puli\nthe shooting of the prestigious film from vyjayanti movies , ' chirutha ' introducing ram charan tej , son of padma bhushan , mega star , dr chiranjeevi , as hero , directed by sensational director puri jagannath and produced by chalasani aswanidutt is going on at a brisk pace .\nin 2007 , ram charan made his film debut as the leading man in the film chirutha , which was directed by puri jagannadh . he played the role of charan , an ex - convict who is hellbent on killing the murderer of his father . his performance was applauded by critics .\nearlier alludu seenu movie which was directed by v v vinayak collected 20 crores and giving a good launch to bellamkonda srinivas , had also missed beating ram charan\u2019s chirutha . till date ram charan\u2019s debut is considered to have made the most impact and is holding the record for the best debut in telugu cinema .\nit is well aware that the shooting of ' chirutha ' is fast progressing under the direction of puri jagannath and is being produced c aswinidutt on the banner of vyjayanti movies with little mega star ram charan teja , son of padma bhushan , mega star , dr chiranjeevi , as hero and neha as heroine .\nthe handsome hunk turns 29 todayborn on march 27 , 1985 , ram charan teja is known for his works primarily in telugu cinema . son of southern megastar chiranjeevi , charan made his film debut as the leading man in the film chirutha , which collected rs 30 crore in 50 days and was declared as a blockbuster worldwide .\nmega power star ram charan ' s debut movie ' chirutha ' was released on 28th of september , 2007 and completed seven years on 28th september , 2014 . in his seven years short span of his career , ram charan got almost all records of tollywood written on his name . checkout a few of those interesting records .\nmega power star ram charan has acted four movies so far and they are ' chirutha ' , ' magadheera ' , ' orange ' and ' rachcha ' . three of the movies from this list have run 50 days in more than 100 centers and all the four movies were success in running 50 days . check out the details of these movies .\nram charan\u2019s chirutha collected a distributor share of nearly 23 crores in the year 2007 with an average ticket price of rs 40 . while akhil had a huge release and much hype surrounding his debut and all the media houses touting him to be the next big superstar from south . akhil failed to meet the expectations collecting only 18 crores and bringing in huge losses for the distributors .\none could imagine the high expectations on ' chirutha ' ( the title is yet to be confirmed by the film unit ) , the debut film of ram charan teja , son of padma bhushan , mega star , dr chiranjeevi , directed by versatile director puri jagannath and produced by chalasani aswinidutt on the banner of vyjayanti movies , with the audio rights were sold at rs 1 crore .\nram charan was born to south indian actor chiranjeevi and surekha . he has two sisters sushmita , sreeja . apart from being a popular actor , he is also an avid equestrian . ram charan made some changes to his face with cosmetic surgery and hence his look before chirutha and after magadheera are different . ram got facial changes done to suit his bride - eye shade , facial colors and also tuning of lips .\ntags : bollyflicks , bollywood , bollywood actors , bollywood director , bollywood masala , bollywood movies , bollywood news , chiranjeevi , chirutha , creative director , don , farhan akhtar , kamal hasan , magadheera , ram charan teja , rock on , south india , south indian in bollywood , south to north , successful director , super hit remake , tamilnadu . , telugu movie remake in bollywood , tollywood , tollywood to bollywood posted in uncategorized | leave a comment \u00bb\nram charan teja as charan neha sharma as sanjana prakash raj as sanjana ' s father ashish vidyarthi as mattu bhai brahmanandam as krish ali as nachimi sayaji shinde as asp ajay m . s . magadheera 2015 hindi dubbed movie with telugu songs ram charan , kajal aggarwal , sriharipublished 31 july 2015 . but charan kills all the men of mattu and finally kills mattu ' s son . contents 1 plot 2 cast 3 production 4 soundtrack 5 release 6 reception 6 . 1 critical recption 6 . 2 box office 7 dubbed versions and remakes 8 references 9 external links . 1 and averaged 100 % collections from 3 screens in its opening weekend . [ 9 ] . site statistics . chirutha at the internet movie database . charan saves sanjana by attacking biku and his henchmen . an auto driver , sees mattu bhai ( ashish vidyarthi ) murder a journalist . chirutha part 2 hindi dubbed movie ram charan , neha sharma , prakash raj 1 years ago .\nwatch & enjoy chirutha full movie with english subtitles exclusively on # sribalajivideo . # chirutha movie starring # ramcharan , neha sharma , ashish vidyarthi , prakash raj , ali , brahmanandam , music composed by mani sharma , story - screenplay & directed by # purijagannadh . \u25ba subscribe to youtube channel : urltoken \u25ba like us on facebook : urltoken \u25ba circle us on g + : urltoken \u25ba like us on twitter : urltoken \u25ba visit our website : urltoken for more entertainment channels \u25ba telugu full movies : urltoken \u25ba telugu comedy scenes : urltoken \u25ba telugu video songs : urltoken \u25ba telugu action scenes : urltoken \u25ba telugu latest promos : urltoken welcome to the sri balaji video youtube channel , the destination for premium telugu entertainment videos on youtube . sri balaji video is a leading digital telugu entertainment channel , this is your one stop shop for discovering and watching thousands of indian languages movies , etc . \u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\nchiruta\ncharan ( ram charan teja ) has a bad childhood as his father was murdered in front of his eyes and he had to own somebody else ' s mistake and go to jail to save his mother . when he returns back , he realizes that his mother is dead . then he is employed as a tour guide in bangkok . sanjana ( neha sharma ) - the daughter of a rich man - is on vacation to bangkok along with her friends . the rest of the story is how they fallin love and how charan takes revenge on the people who are responsible for the murder of his father\nwatch & enjoy chirutha telugu full movie with english subtitles exclusively on # sribalajivideo . # chirutha movie starring # ramcharan , neha sharma , ashish vidyarthi , prakash raj , ali , brahmanandam , music composed by mani sharma , story - screenplay & directed by # purijagannadh .\nchiruta\ncharan ( ram charan teja ) has a bad childhood as his father was murdered in front of his eyes and he had to own somebody else ' s mistake and go to jail to save his mother . when he returns back , he realizes that his mother is dead . then he is employed as a tour guide in bangkok . sanjana ( neha sharma ) - the daughter of a rich man - is on vacation to bangkok along with her friends . the rest of the story is how they fallin love and how charan takes revenge on the people who are responsible for the murder of his father \u25ba subscribe to youtube channel : urltoken \u25ba like us on facebook : urltoken \u25ba circle us on g + : urltoken \u25ba like us on twitter : urltoken \u25ba visit our website : urltoken for more entertainment channels \u25ba telugu movies : urltoken \u25ba telugu comedy scenes : urltoken \u25ba telugu video songs : urltoken \u25ba telugu action scenes : urltoken \u25ba telugu latest promos : urltoken welcome to the sri balaji video youtube channel , the destination for premium telugu entertainment videos on youtube . sri balaji video is a leading digital telugu entertainment channel , this is your one stop shop for discovering and watching thousands of indian languages movies , etc . \u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\nhoga terra baap ( 2011 ) ( hindi ) businessman ( 2012 ) devudu chesina manushulu ( 2012 ) cameraman gangatho rambabu ( 2012 ) iddarammayilatho ( 2013 ) heart attack ( 2014 ) temper ( 2015 ) jyothi lakshmi ( 2015 ) loafer ( 2015 ) . charan has to fight biku & his henchmen again . the auto driver manages to capture mattu bhai & his henchman , and hold them until the police arrive . it was remade in bengali as rangbaaz with dev and koel mallick in the lead . [ 17 ] . the auto driver manages to capture mattu bhai & his henchman , and hold them until the police arrive . 00 : 0000 : 0000 : 00 : : chirutha 2015 full hindi dubbed movie ram charan , neha sharma , prakash raj opnieuw postenlike door goldminestelefilms volgen 2k 154 616 views tweet . charan ' s mother is in a critical condition but he & his uncle don ' t have enough money to pay for her operation . download full movie . the local mafia leader ' s son has committed murder and offers charan a deal .\nwatch chirutha movie video songs ( 720p ) starring ram charan , neha sharma , music by mani sharma , story - screenplay - dialogues & directed by puri jagannadh . \u25ba subscribe to youtube channel : urltoken \u25ba like us on facebook : urltoken \u25ba circle us on g + : urltoken \u25ba like us on twitter : urltoken \u25ba visit our website : urltoken for more entertainment channels \u25ba telugu full movies : urltoken \u25ba telugu comedy scenes : urltoken \u25ba telugu video songs : urltoken \u25ba telugu action scenes : urltoken \u25ba telugu latest promos : urltoken welcome to the sri balaji video youtube channel , the destination for premium telugu entertainment videos on youtube . sri balaji video is a leading digital telugu entertainment channel , this is your one stop shop for discovering and watching thousands of indian languages movies , etc . \u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\nchiruta\ncharan ( ram charan teja ) has a bad childhood as his father was murdered in front of his eyes and he had to own somebody else ' s mistake and go to jail to save his mother . when he returns back , he realizes that his mother is dead . then he is employed as a tour guide in bangkok . sanjana ( neha sharma ) - the daughter of a rich man - is on vacation to bangkok along with her friends . the rest of the story is how they fallin love and how charan takes revenge on the people who are responsible for the murder of his father \u25ba subscribe to youtube channel : urltoken \u25ba like us on facebook : urltoken \u25ba circle us on g + : urltoken \u25ba like us on twitter : urltoken \u25ba visit our website : urltoken for more entertainment channels \u25ba telugu full movies : urltoken \u25ba telugu comedy scenes : urltoken \u25ba telugu video songs : urltoken \u25ba telugu action scenes : urltoken \u25ba telugu latest promos : urltoken welcome to the sri balaji video youtube channel , the destination for premium telugu entertainment videos on youtube . sri balaji video is a leading digital telugu entertainment channel , this is your one stop shop for discovering and watching thousands of indian languages movies , etc . \u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\u2022\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u2022\nchiruta\ncharan ( ram charan teja ) has a bad childhood as his father was murdered in front of his eyes and he had to own somebody else ' s mistake and go to jail to save his mother . when he returns back , he realizes that his mother is dead . then he is employed as a tour guide in bangkok . sanjana ( neha sharma ) - the daughter of a rich man - is on vacation to bangkok along with her friends . the rest of the story is how they fallin love and how charan takes revenge on the people who are responsible for the murder of his father\nmy story review : can an awfully melodramatic story line be rescued if shot in some exotic locations . . .\ndirector karunakaran , who has made some fine romantic dramas in the past like toli prema , \u2018darling . . .\nmr chandramouli review : if you are looking for time pass entertainment then the film is a one - time wa . . .\n[ usa ] july 09 ( ani ) : comic book creator stan lee h . . .\n[ usa ] july 09 ( ani ) : weeks before hollywood rapper . . .\n[ u . s . a . ] , july 9 ( ani ) : european film association . . .\nyou can update your channel preference from the settings menu in the header menu .\nthe audio of the film is set for release on the birthday of chiranjeevi , i . e . , on august 22 .\nthe film is likely to hit the screen on september 22 . the speciality of the date is that chiranjeevi ' s debut film ' pranam khareedu ' was also released on the same day some 29 years ago .\nthough it might be a co - incidence , it hints the birth of yet another mega star on telugu screen .\nversion was released at a function attended by veterans of kollywood in chennai on wednesday ( june 4 ) evening . songs and some scenes from the movie were screened for the gathering . wishing the film all success in tamil , producer rb choudhary said , \u201ci watched the original and i must say it\u2019s a full - fledged commercial entertainer . songs by mani sharma are the highlight of the film .\nproducer kalaipuli s thanu said , \u201cthe songs and scenes from siruthai puli were very attractive . i am hopeful that the film will win over the audience . \u201d siruthai puli has neha sharma as heroine , and prakash raj and ashish vidyarthi in crucial roles .\nloved paresh rawal in sanju ? here ' s what sunil dutt ' s last words to him were . . .\na huge set was erected at a cost of around rs 70 lakhs at annapurna studios in hyderabad for the debut film of ram charan teja , son of padma bhushan , mega star , dr chiranjeevi , being directed by versatile director puri jagannath and produced by c aswinidutt on the banner of vyjayanti movies .\nsome action scenes are being shot at the set under the choreography of fight master vijayan in which ram charan teja and some other fighters were involved .\nthere were high expectations on the film among the mega star fans , power star fans besides the common audiences in general .\ntemper telugu full movie | jr . ntr , kajal aggarwal , puri jagannadh | sri balaji video\nmagadheera : this industry hit movie ran 50 days in 280 centers directly . till now , this is an unbeatable record .\norange : this movie tasted utter flop result at the box office . however , it sustained to run 50 days in 5 centers directly .\nrachcha : although having released in 1000 + screens , the movie could run 50 days in 127 centers ( in ap only ) . other language versions info of 50 days run is yet to be awaited .\nmanisharma scored music for the movie and the audio which was released into the market recently was creating ripples in sales and remained a chart buster .\nall the six songs in the film were extraordinary . presently the film unit is shooting at new zealand and canning songs on the hero and heroine .\nshyam k naidu is providing cinematography for the flick . the film is most likely to hit the screen in september .\nwelcome aboard straight form the editor ' s des k a comprehensive section about films that are released and under production check out the trade facts and figures to find out best films at the box office plug yourself in to the jukes box and read the audio news and reviews paparazzi , interviews , bio - d ' s , gossip and what not ? innerviews , untold stories , scoop , analysis . the search never ends date back to the good old days and date with black and white films we are lucky enough . you can find what ' s up with telugu cinema in us of a what ' s up with the city of charminar ? movie schedules galore an exclusive hindi film section handled by sapna the people behind the inception this wonderful idea useful and related links along with the site reviews it ' s jungle out there . just in case\nstory charan ( ram charan teja ) has a bad childhood as his father was murdered in front of his eyes . and he had to own somebody else\u2019s mistake and go to jail to save his mother . when he returns back , he realizes that his mother is dead . then he is employed as a tour guide in bangkok . sanjana ( neha sharma ) - the daughter of a rich man - is on vacation to bangkok along with her friends . the rest of the story is how they fall in love and how charan takes revenge on the people who are responsible for the murder of his father .\nram charan teja : ram charan teja is simply superb . his debut is undoubtedly one of the best debuts in telugu film industry . he looks so soft outside . but in the film , he appeared like a man who is cutout for the masses with a slight beard and manly demeanor . he is as good as chiranjeevi is dances department . there is amazing fluidity and rhythm in his body . he is extremely good in doing fights . his casual action is also good . one would have suspected a little about his dialogue delivery before watching the film . and he is really good at delivering dialogues . there is a bit of bass in his voice which can be used for uttering powerful dialogues . and most importantly there is a bit of innocence and cuteness in his face which would make it an ideal choice for love stories as well . he has got everything right in his first film and with proper career planning only sky is the limit . to sum up in one line , ram charan teja has all the qualities to become the future mega star !\nothers : neha sharma did the role of a haughty girl . since her character is an irritating one , it causes a bit of inconvenience to the viewers . the voice of dubbing artist was also rendered at high pitch which is not good . asish vidyardhi did a limited , but vital role in the film . prakash raj did the role of over - protective rich dad of the heroine . ali\u2019s comedy as eunuch and his slang is humorous if you ignore the vulgarity aspect in it . ms narayana is alright .\nstory - screenplay - direction : the story of the film is prepared in such a way that it exploits and exhibits various histrionic aspects from the debut hero . that is the reason why the film starts with a sentiment scene , followed by action episode and then continued with romantic escapades . hence , the story of the film became a hotchpotch one . puri jagan\u2019s mark is there is certain scenes of the film , but his typical characterization is missing . he succeeded in showing ram charan\u2019s entry in an exciting style . the editing cuts and stylish taking in hero\u2019s introduction scene are excellent . puri jagan succeeded in presenting the hero very well . but in the process , he did not do justice to the story and screenplay . the second half should have been better .\nother departments : music by mani sharma is pretty good . all songs coupled with good picturization and cool visuals get the best out of ram charan teja . the way puri jagan added leads for the first two songs ( like mani ratnam ) is cool . cinematography by shyam k naidu is neat . puri jagan changed his dialogue style for this film .\nanalysis : the first half of the film is alright . the second half slows down a bit . the plus points of the film are ram charan teja , songs and fights . on the flip side a better heroine and a better second half would have done wonders to the film . this film proves that ram charan teja possess all qualities to become the next mega star . chiranjeevi\u2019s pulling capacity and puri jagan winning box office streak makes this film a hot proposition . we have to wait and see for the box office verdict .\nhome ] [ editorial ] [ movies ] [ trade ] [ audio ] [ research ] [ celebs ] [ nostalgia ] [ usa special ] [ hyd scene ] [ amchi mumbai ] [ about us ] [ site map ] [ links ] copyright \u00a91999 idlebrain . com . all rights reserved . privacy policy email\nthe film had completed its bangkok schedule and also the hyderabad schedule . again the unit left for bangkok for the final schedule .\nafter the launch and a few days of shooting at bangkok , the unit returned to hyderabad . a huge set was erected at annapurna studios at a cost of rs 70 lakhs , in which an action scene was shot under the choreography of fight master vijayan .\nlater , the unit left for bangkok to continue its shooting there . manisharma scored music for the movie .\naditya music had bagged the audio marketing rights of this movie at a fancy rate .\nit is reliably learnt that the audio would be released on august 22 , the birthday of the mega star . however , the audio release date is yet to be confirmed officially .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\na young man and his lookalike team up to fight injustice and settle their personal scores with the evildoers .\na man , who doesn ' t believe that love can last a lifetime , pursues an exuberant romantic , but their clashing ideologies keep them apart .\na man returns to india to find his family on the brink of a rift . he must push past his tendency to take everything lightly and work to heal his clan .\na young man receives a life - saving face transplant after he is critically injured and his girlfriend murdered in a vicious attack . unrecognisable to his enemies , he sets out for revenge .\nacp vijay khanna is transferred to mumbai . he is assigned to an investigation that puts him face to face with the oil mafia .\nacp vijay khanna is transferred to mumbai where he will have do deal with the oil mafia led by rudra pratap teja .\na committed police officer is on a very dangerous mission to destroy the most corrupt person in the country , siddharth abhimanyu .\na bike stuntman recalls his previous life as a warrior , and pursues his love ' s reincarnation . a sinister figure from their shared past threatens to separate them forever .\na man ( chiranjeevi ) on the wrong side of the law is moved by the plight of farmers to do the right thing .\nthe mumbai - based programme director of maa tv , bunty govil , gets into a physical confrontation with mukesh , injures him so badly that he is hospitalized . in order to evade confrontation . . . see full summary \u00bb\na happy go lucky man with a razor sharp intelligence foils a gangster ' s plan of robbing a bank . a violent battle of egos ensues as the latter tries to seek revenge .\nthe consequences that follow after the love between hero and heroine , when they accidentally fall in love on an island .\nchiruta is the debut movie for both neha sharma and megastar chiranjeevi ' s son ram charan teja . this is a very good movie . this is pretty much the same from many movies , revenge on local goons for killing someone in their family . this movie was a success and it will surely help ram charan and neha in their future film career . most of this movie is taken in bangkok . the genres in this movie are violence and comedy . the comedians feature ali , bramhanandham , dharmayapu subramanyam and other people . altogether this is a good movie . both ram charan and neha sharma were appreciated for their acting and dance moves in the movie . prakash was appreciated for his role . it is something that you should definitely watch !\n4 of 11 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nthe movie story deals with an auto driver , sees mattu bhai murder a journalist . the auto driver manages to capture mattu bhai & his henchman , and hold them until the police arrive . afterwards , the auto driver returns home to his wife and son , charan . unfortunately , mattu bhai & his henchmen break into their house that night . the auto driver is killed and his wife is severely injured . charan survives uninjured . charan ' s mother is in a critical condition but he & his uncle don ' t have enough money to pay for her operation . the local mafia leader ' s son has committed murder and offers charan a deal . in order to pay for his mother ' s surgery , cherry has to go to prison the crime . twelve years later , charan is released from prison . when he meets his uncle again , he finds out that his mother has died . charan also falls in love with sanjna . sanjana lives with her father . officer ajay helps charan get a passport . charan plans to go to bangkok to join a travel agency recommended by his uncle . sanjana and her friends arrive in bangkok as tourists . charan is one of the tour guides . charan seems to be irritable around sanjana . biku & his henchmen are bothering sanjana . charan saves sanjana by attacking biku and his henchmen . few days later , biku & his henchmen see sanjana again . charan has to fight biku & his henchmen again . charan & sanjana use a water bike to escape . they get stuck in middle of the sea when their water bike runs out of gas . when sanjana wakes up , sanjana sees an island that is little far away . charan & sanjana have to swim to the island .\nandhrawala movie songs - nairey nairey - jr . ntr , raghava lawrence - hd\nclick on the menu icon of the browser , it opens up a list of options .\nhere click on the \u201cprivacy & security\u201d options listed on the left hand side of the page .\na pop up will open with all listed sites , select the option \u201callow\u201c , for the respective site under the status head to allow the notification .\nonce the changes is done , click on the \u201csave changes\u201d option to save the changes .\ncharan teja ( ram charan teja ) is a juvenile convict who is released from prison after 12 years . in a flashback , his father ( surya ) , an auto driver is murdered by the gangster , mattu bhai ( asish vidyarthi ) , who has also injured his mother who is in a critical condition . charan goes to jail as someone offers him money if he goes to jail for someone else . upon his release , charan learns that his mother has died . while seeking revenge , charan also falls in love with sanjana ( neha sharma ) , a spoiled brat , and the daughter of ( prakash raj ) .\ncharan gets a passport with the help of a police officer ( sayaje shinde ) , and goes to bangkok to join a travel agency . sanjana and her friends arrive in bangkok as tourists , and charan is her guide ( who seems to be irritable around her ) . a young criminal , biku , who happens to be mattu bhai ' s son , teases sanjana and threatens her , until charan attacks him and saves the girl . keeping grudge biku comes to the boat where sanjana is there along with charan and all others are gone to see some russian girl dance show . it follows a fight between biku , biku ' s men and charan . charan takes sanjana on a water bike to escape biku . biku and his men also follow charan and snajana but charan skillfully escapes them and they goes far away when their bike runs out of gas . they get stuck in the middle of sea nowhere to go . both of them fall asleep and when sanjana wakes up she sees an island a little far away , and both of them reach it ( by swimming , although not shown in the movie ) . seeing that the island is uninhabited , they understand that they are stuck there .\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . this includes cookies from third party social media websites and ad networks . such third party cookies may track your use on filmibeat sites for better rendering . our partners use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you . if you continue without changing your settings , we ' ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on filmibeat website . however , you can change your cookie settings at any time . learn more\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\nit looks like we don ' t have any plot summaries for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the plot summary submission guide .\nmore tickets = more points = more movies on us ! rack up vip + points for every ticket you buy to score streaming movies and discounts on tickets and movie gear .\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore .\ncollect bonus rewards from our many partners , including amc , stubs , cinemark connections , regal crown club when you link accounts .\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\nalso sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies : tickets , special offers , screenings + more .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase . buy tickets\nreceive a free * exclusive ' jurassic world : fallen kingdom ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nchoose 1 of 2 free * posters with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nreceive a free * exclusive ' ant - man and the wasp ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater showtimes , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ncopyright 2010 - 2013 : gomolo . all rights reserved . | terms | privacy\nram charan is one of the highest paid actors in tollywood . the brilliant actor is a dancer , producer , businessman , and an entrepreneur as well . ram charan has made his bollywood debut with movie zanjeer ( 2013 ) in which priyanka chopra played the female lead . charan also made his debut as a playback singer with the song \u2018mumbai ke hero\u2019 . he has been a part of some successful south indian movie . check out the list of hindi dubbed movies of ram charan .\nbruce lee \u2013 the fighter ( 2015 ) is an indian telugu - language action comedy film directed by sreenu vaitla , starring ram charan and rakul preet singh in the lead roles . this film was average and dubbed in hindi under the same name \u2018 bruce lee \u2013 the fighter\u2019 .\nplot : kartik sacrifices his studies for his sister and becomes a stunt man . often mistaken for an undercover policeman , kartik helps unearth the evil designs of businessmen deepak raj and jayaraj .\nmagadheera ( 2009 ) is an indian telugu - language romantic - action film directed by s . s . rajamouli . the film stars ram charan and kajal aggarwal , while dev gill and srihari appear in prominent roles . it was a hit film and dubbed in hindi under the same title \u2018magadheera\u2019 .\nplot : harsha is falsely implicated for killing indu\u2019s father and she too is kidnapped . but harsha and indu share a bond from a previous life , and when he realizes this , he sets out to set things straight .\nyevadu ( 2014 ) is an indian telugu - language action film co - written and directed by vamsi paidipally . the film features ram charan , shruti haasan , and amy jackson in the lead roles , while allu arjun , kajal aggarwal , sai kumar , jayasudha and rahul dev play supporting roles . it was a superhit film and dubbed in hindi under the same name \u2018yevadu\u2019 .\nplot : satya is given a different face after he suffers burn - related injuries . after being released from the hospital , he deals with the murderer of his lover deepti . but his new face has given him new foes .\ngovindudu andarivadele ( 2014 ) is an indian telugu - language drama film written and directed by krishna vamsi . the film features ram charan , srikanth , kajal aggarwal and kamalinee mukherjee in the lead roles , while prakash raj , jayasudha , rahman and adarsh balakrishna play supporting roles . it performed average at the box - office and dubbed in hindi as \u2018yevadu 2\u2019 .\nplot : balaraju , the village head , helps chandrasekhar , one of his sons , become a doctor . later , when chandrasekhar informs him about his plans to settle abroad , balaraju gets upset .\nnaayak ( 2013 ) is an indian telugu - language masala film directed by v . v . vinayak . the film features ram charan , kajal aggarwal and amala paul in the lead roles . it was a hit movie and also dubbed in hindi under the title \u2018double attack\u2019 .\nplot : cherry , a software engineer , is about to be arrested for a murder when , in a sudden turn of events , the real killer and cherry\u2019s look - alike , is caught . when cherry hears his story , he decides to help .\nracha ( 2012 ) is an indian telugu - language action film directed by sampath nandi . it features ram charan and tamannaah in the lead roles , with mukesh rishi , dev gill and kota srinivasa rao playing the antagonists . the film was super hit and dubbed into hindi as \u2018betting raja\u2019 .\nplot : raj leads a carefree life and makes money by betting . when he desperately needs money to treat his father , he agrees to a bet of wooing chaitra for a large sum . but then he learns a startling fact .\nplot : as a young boy , charan saw his father being killed in front of him . he also goes to prison in order to raise money to save his mother . twelve years later , he lands in bangkok and meets his enemy .\ndhruva ( 2016 ) is an indian telugu - language crime thriller film directed by surender reddy . it features ram charan along with arvind swamy , rakul preet singh , and navdeep in important roles . the movie was a superhit and dubbed in hindi with the same name \u2018 dhruva\u2019 .\nplot : when dhruva , an ips officer , discovers a human - trafficking ring run by a mysterious scientist called siddarth abhimanyu , he takes up the mission of destroying him .\nthe zanjeer actor apparently lost his cool when he wasn\u2019t allowed to take a turn at the traffic signaltelugu actor ram charan teja on sunday allegedly got two people manhandled by his bodyguards for not making way for him at a traffic signal here . a case has been registered against the actor at the banjara [ \u2026 ]\nthe telugu star turns 28 todayram charan teja was born on march 27 , 1985 . he turns 28 today and what a birthday he\u2019ll be having ! there\u2019s all the pre - release hype over toofan\naries boy and telugu heart throb ram charan teja celebrates his 27th birthday today . but the busy actor won\u2019t really have time to partyram charan teja turns a year older today and we hear he\u2019s shooting for a film by rajamouli in the north and it\u2019ll be work as usual on his birthday . if there\u2019s [ \u2026 ]\nshirdi sai ( telugu : \u0c37\u0c3f\u0c30\u0c4d\u0c21\u0c40 \u0c38\u0c3e\u0c2f\u0c3f ) is a 2012 tollywood hagiographical film , produced by a . mahesh reddy on\nram charan is an indian film actor and entrepreneur , known for his works primarily in telugu cinema . he won two andhra\nneha sharma is an indian film actress . a native of bihar , sharma attended the mount carmel school in bhagalpur and pursued a\nashish vidyarthi is an indian film actor known for his works predominantly in bollywood and telugu cinema . he has won the\na well - known name in the telugu industry , ram charan teja is an actor with many awards to his credit . his debut movie was\nbrahnanadam ( full name brahmanandam kanneganti ) is a telegu film actor and comedian . prior to getting into films\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nyes the story is not set well . the expectations were very high for a new comer ram charan and he did stand up to that ! showed us his talent ! ! ! but the director on the other hand did not . now he is a good director but this i did not see coming . which shows he can not prove himself when he is given a luck charm as the one and only ram charan . so stupid of him to make such a fool of him self . . . hope charan has better luck in his next film , hope over mega star can give better advice to his son . best of luck to ram charan ' s future ! ! ! !\nit ' s not to ram charan ' s discredit , however ( did you forget , this movie is about him ) . he gives the movie more or less what it needs . the one who doesn ' t is puri jagannath .\nindeed , screenplay - god jagannath fumbles in his core competence \u2013 you actually get bored in the second half . things do not seem to flow logically , t . . . .\nto preserve integrity , urltoken allows ratings / comments only with a valid email . your comments will be accepted once you give your email , and will be deleted if the email is not authenticated within 24 hours .\n\u00a9 copyright 1999 - 2009 lrr technologies ( hyderabad ) , pvt ltd . all rights reserved . fullhyd , fullhyderabad , welcome to the neighbourhood are trademarks of lrr technologies ( hyderabad ) pvt ltd . the textual , graphic , audio and audiovisual material in this site is protected by copyright law . you may not copy , distribute , or use this material except as necessary for your personal , non - commercial use . any trademarks are the properties of their respective owners . more on hyderabad , india . jobs in hyderabad .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show ."]}
{"id": 116203, "summary": [{"text": "cardcaptor sakura : the movie ( \u5287\u5834\u7248\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u30ad\u30e3\u30d7\u30bf\u30fc\u3055\u304f\u3089 gekij\u014dban k\u0101dokyaput\u0101 sakura ) is a japanese anime film directed by morio asaka and produced by madhouse and bandai visual .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is based on the anime television series adaptation of clamp 's cardcaptor sakura manga series .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "written by nanase ohkawa , clamp 's head writer , it was released in japanese theaters on august 21 , 1999 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it won the feature film award at the 1999 animation kobe .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "a second film , cardcaptor sakura movie 2 : the sealed card , followed in 2000 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "set between the first and second seasons of the television series , the film shows sakura and her friends going to hong kong where they encounter a vengeful spirit who was hurt by clow reed in the past . ", "topic": 15}], "title": "cardcaptor sakura : the movie", "paragraphs": ["a second film , cardcaptor sakura movie 2 : the sealed card , followed in 2000 .\nclamp struck gold in cardcaptor sakura . so , why not add a movie ? cardcaptor sakura : the movie is the first of two cardcaptor sakura films . it offers an interesting \u201cside story\u201d per se for the first part of the series .\nupdate : the first cardcaptor sakura movie takes place during the course of the television series . thanks , sakurablossom143\ncardcaptor sakura : the movie is not just a film for cardcaptor sakura buffs , but for any anime fan . it is a lovely , can\u2019t - miss film .\ntitle : cardcaptor sakura : the movie genre : drama / action company : clamp / madhouse studios format : movie ; 79 minutes . dates : 21 aug 1999\nin 2016 , cardcaptor sakura returned with a sequel titled cardcaptor sakura clear card , which takes place directly after the original series .\nmadoushi , the ghostly soceress who pursues sakura throughout the movie was never identified by name .\nbased on the original comic\ncardcaptor sakura\ncreated by clamp serialized by kodansha limited .\ncardcaptor sakura : clear card starts at the point where cardcaptor sakura ends , when sakura kinomoto starts junior high school alongside her friends , including her new boyfriend syaoran , . . . see full summary \u00bb\nlike tossing it at my computer screen and demanding anime companies to bring me more cardcaptor sakura .\nmaybe ever after : the ending of the tv series . averted when the second movie came along .\nset after the first season , cardcaptor sakura : the movie takes sakura to an entirely new environment : hong kong . after winning a five - day trip at a local store , sakura is given the opportunity to travel to a different country for the first time in her life .\ncardcaptor sakura : the movie opened in theaters in japan in 1999 . the story is set during the 70 - episode cardcaptor sakura television anime , with sakura and her friends heading to hong kong . while there , sakura encounters a vengeful spirit seeking to enact her revenge against clow reed . geneon entertainment released the film on dvd in 2002 . discotek will release the film on blu - ray and dvd next year .\nthank you based discotek for blessing us with the ccs movie in all of its blu - ray glory now pls give us the second movie so i can continue to throw my wallet at you guys .\nin the final ending of the tv series syaoran does not permanently move to tomoeda ( the second movie rectifies this ) .\nfollowing the events of cardcaptor sakura movie 2 : the sealed card , kero and spinel share a plate of takoyaki ( octopus balls ) . they get into a fight over who gets the last piece , and in the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe original manga features nineteen cards . the anime has fifty - two , though some are only shown in the first movie .\nmercury ' s wings : the nothing ( or alternatively , the hope card ) from the second movie has wings on its head .\ndespite a variety of complaints , cardcaptor sakura : the movie is not bad by any means . compared to most anime movies , and particularly within the mahou shoujo genre , it is still well above average . fans of the series will most likely find some level of enjoyment here between the disappointment , and at only 80 - minutes long it ' s hard to go wrong with the prospect of more cardcaptor sakura .\na disappointing anime is often more upsetting than a bad one . when an acclaimed series receives a movie and other additional material , it ' s natural to hold high expectations and hope for an experience at least equal to the original . at times brilliant and more often monotonous , the first cardcaptor sakura movie is one that unfortunately falls short of these expectations .\nthis is an ok movie , but strangely focuses more on the action than the characters . there is some character development , but it ' s saved for the end . the majority of this movie is spent either running away from , or fighting , the antagonist .\nthis is next episode from the tv series end . i ' m now not disappointed again with watching this movie , because there is story between syaoran and sakura . sakura is still shy as usual to said that she love syaoran to him . and lee - kun is act gentle for a little boy . they had pure heart as children and that what makes me like this movie . but the ending is too simple and the story is too short not like cardcaptor sakura the first movie . and the ending is too simple , they don ' t explained how if sakura and syaoran become lover ? the ending song is good .\nelement number five : the nothing , as appears in the second movie . technically element number 53 , but who ' s counting ?\ndiscotek media announced on tuesday that it licensed the devilman television anime series , cardcaptor sakura : the movie , the jin - roh film , and mamoru oshii ' s dallos original video anime series . it also confirmed its license for the lily c . a . t . original video anime project .\nchristmas is still a few weeks away , but if you\u2019re a fan of anime franchise cardcaptor sakura , you\u2019re getting an early present . on december 1 , the cardcaptor sakura official twitter account proudly announced that a new arc of the anime is in production , and even told us when the follow - up will premiere .\nmeiling of the anime adaption , idolizing syaoran and being the only other member of the cardcaptor group that considers him most deserving of the title of master of the cards .\nafter going through some complications with the order , i\u2019ve finally received my blu - ray copy of cardcaptor sakura : the movie . i\u2019ll do a post about the feature itself later ( because it\u2019s next on my rewatch - blogs ) , but for now , let\u2019s take a look at the quality of the release .\ncardcaptor sakura movie 2 : the sealed card amv by kitsuneshin song : wrong impression by natalie imbruglia this is my 2nd amv . . . hope everyone will like it and have fun watching it . . . ^ _ ^ . . . comments pls . . .\ntouya calls sakura a monster . sakura proceeds to grind his foot into the floor .\nthe movie : two of them in fact ; the first one is literally named after this trope . the first one happens exactly half way through the tv series , and the second one concludes the anime .\nattention : requires region compatible playercardcaptor sakura the movie ( dvd new ) label : eastern starformat : dvd - standardrelease date : 25 aug 2014no . of discs : 1upc : 875707028028\n\u2015 i didn ' t go to see fireworks on the 4th last week , but i did go to see fireworks the anime movie on the 3rd . that ' s some clever timing on the part of whoever ' s in charge of promoting the film . the movie itself is alright , and it ' s cert . . .\nchase scene : kero and spinel sun pursue a ball of fried octopus on a complicated path all over town in the bonus episode following the ending of the second movie .\ncardcaptors the movie - . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nthe same production staff that produced the anime tv series adaptation of cardcaptor sakura also produced cardcaptor sakura : the movie . [ 2 ] the film , animated by madhouse and produced by bandai visual , was directed by morio asaka , written by nanase ohkawa of clamp , and featured character design by kumiko takahashi , who based the designs on clamp ' s original illustrations . the art director for the film was katsufumi hariu , and there were three animation directors : hitoshi ueda , kumiko takahashi and kunihiko sakurai . the music was produced by takayuki negishi , with masafumi mima as the sound director . [ 2 ]\nhere are the north american anime & manga releases for august 2014 week 1 : august 5th - 11th anime releases cardcaptor sakura vol . 1 standard edition dvd cardcapt . . . read more\nsecond only to s ailor moon in terms of being \u2018the iconic sh\u014djo anime of the early 2000s , \u2019 watching cardcaptor sakura as an adult today is just as magical as it was in my tweens .\nevil sorcerer : the first movie had clow reed ' s former student madoushi , particularly in the dub ( where she was also his girlfriend at one point ) .\nfor all its flaws , this is a good movie . the ending is disappointing and it suffers from some of the same issues as the series proper , but there ' s a lot of well done stuff leading up to the ending and it is a fun film to watch overall . if you enjoyed cardcaptor sakura , you ' ll probably like the movie too . my final rating is going to be a 7 / 10 . next week it ' s finally time for the gintama review so we ' ll see how that goes .\nin the music video , a young student catches the train and stops by a manhwa cafe , picking up a ' cardcaptor sakura ' book . toward the end , an akita dog randomly appears as the girl discovers a magical realm behind the bookcase .\ni swear , as much as you blog about cardcaptor sakura\u2026i\u2019m almost tempted to watch it . i mean , i did watch a few episodes as a kid but i hardly remember the series .\nten - year old sakura avalon , cardcaptor of the elusive , magical clow cards , unexpectedly wins a trip to hong kong where strange dreams lead her to an imprisoned sorceress with close connections to the creator of the cards .\ngeneon , who released a subtitled version of the tv series , took over the dubbing of the second movie , making it far more faithful to the original . the manga was originally licensed by tokyo pop and is now out of print . it has since been rescue - licensed by dark horse comics . the series has now been rescued by nis america , and the first movie was rescued by discotek media . in the former ' s case , the animax dub was used for the release , while in the movie ' s case , the nelvana dub ( which was visually uncut ) will be retained .\nart shift : when declaring\nsuppie\nhis rival in the movie , kero gets animated very exaggeratedly and hot - bloodedly . this carries over into the next shot with a regular - and nonplussed - sakura .\nthe battle sequences are imaginative and visually distinct \u2013 something that is enhanced by sakura\u2019s ever changing , extravagant outfits . while some anime series tend to use the same \u2018transformation sequences\u2019 and clips time and time again , cardcaptor sakura always has new eye - candy .\nthe new anime , which shares the designation cardcaptor sakura - clear card arc with the franchise\u2019s manga continuation , is so committed to not fixing what wasn\u2019t broken that morio asaka , director of the original 1998 cardcaptor sakura tv series , will be reclaiming his spot in the director\u2019s chair , and animation production is once again being handled by venerable studio madhouse . the new anime will even be broadcast by nhk , which had the same honor the first time sakura appeared in animated form , and the new series is scheduled to start in january of 2018 .\nin medias res : the manga begins with sakura in the middle of finding and capturing a clow card , and a later flashback shows how she found the book and was tasked with being a cardcaptor . the anime begins before that flashback takes place .\nthe other reason cardcaptor sakura has held up so well from the 90s , appealing to audiences of any age , is that the monster - of - the - week plot is also interspersed with slice - of - life episodes that are heavy on the character development .\ncardcaptor sakura : the movie was released on vhs , ld and dvd in japan by bandai visual on february 25 , 2000 . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] the film was re - released on november 25 , 2000 on vhs , [ 5 ] may 25 , 2007 on dvd in a two - disc set with cardcaptor sakura movie 2 : the sealed card , [ 6 ] and on december 22 , 2009 on dvd . [ 7 ] nelvana released an english dubbed version of the film , retaining the same name and story changes as its main cardcaptors dub . as with the television series , pioneer entertainment released the film without editing , including the original japanese audio and english subtitles . both the edited and unedited versions were released on vhs and dvd on march 26 , 2002 . [ 8 ] [ 9 ]\n. also eriol and his guardians in scenes where he watches from the shadows . interestingly in the bonus extra episode after the second movie , only kero and suppie ' s faces are shown , while the faces of the rest of the cast , including sakura , are deliberately not covered by the camera .\nit\u2019s hard to talk about cardcaptor sakura without also mentioning sailor moon , its \u201890s magical girl contemporary . but whereas sailor moon brought back only its lead voice actress when the series was rebooted as sailor moon crystal , the new cardcaptor sakura will be reuniting practically its entire core vocal cast . sakura tenge will once again voice main character sakura kinomoto , and aya hisakawa will reprise her role as magical sidekick / adorable mascot character cerberus . the original voices of sakura\u2019s friends tomoyo , syaoran , and yukito , as well as the heroine\u2019s older brother , toya , will also return .\nten - year old sakura avalon , cardcaptor of the elusive , magical clow cards , unexpectedly wins a trip to hong kong where strange dreams lead her to an imprisoned sorceress with close . . . see more \u00bb\nkerberos , the guardian spirit of the book , immediately drafts sakura into becoming a\ncardcaptor\nby giving her a magical wand capable of sealing and controlling the power of the cards . now , with the aid of her best friend tomoyo , sakura must recover and master all of the missing cards before they can cause some real trouble .\nthe overall plot of the series is fairly simplistic and follows a monster - of - the - week format , with sakura finding and capturing a new card most episodes . what puts cardcaptor sakura a cut above other shows that follow a similar format is that each of the cards she fights have such different powers .\nnow all discotek needs to do is license the second movie to complete my blu - ray set ( not counting the specials ) . i\u2019m tossing my money at you guys . make me proud .\ndiscotek media has sent out notification to retailers about a delay with one of their upcoming releases . originally slotted for an august 26th , 2014 release , cardcaptor sakura : the movie is now set for a september 30th , 2014 release . the feature brings the first theatrical release of the property back into circulation after originally being released by geneon entertainment previously . the release is a bilingual dvd that\u2019s priced at $ 19 . 95 for its 80 minute run time .\nweirdness magnet : poor sakura is this to the point it pivots the entire story .\neyecandy is certainly not something that is lacking in this film . fluid animation , detailed expressions and stunning scenery all set the visuals of cardcaptor sakura : the movie to a much higher standard than most animated films . hong kong is presented as far more than a busy metropolis , with a diverse set of authentic locales being used to effectively portray the culture . unfortunately , the moments highlighting the characters ' experiences with the city are all too fleeting . instead we are gifted with a trite and highly predictable story for the remainder of the film .\nwatch cardcaptor sakura the movie full episodes online english sub . other title : cardcaptor sakura movie 1 synopsis : it\u2019s winter vacation and sakura wins a trip to hong kong . kero , skeptic of her luck in lotteries , questions whether she was merely lucky or was she summoned to hong kong upon inevitability . as sakura strolls through hong kong\u2019s bird street , she senses an evil force calling to her . on chasing two strange birds , she is lead to a phantom world where she learns she was actually made to come to hong kong by a woman , madoushi , who apparently wants revenge on clow reed . with syaoran\u2019s mother , yelan\u2019s help and the guidance from clow reed\u2019s voice , she must fight madoushi and rescue her friends and loved ones , who have been captured . language : english sub status : completed aired : aug 21 , 1999 genres : comedy , drama , magic , fantasy , shoujo sources : myanimelist , wikipedia\ndiscotek apparently took the translation straight from geneon\u2019s old release of the movie . geneon\u2019s translation of the series was fine as - is , so i have no problems with that . if only nisa did the same thing with the tv series . sorry nisa , i appreciate you for rescuing the license and your bd release of cardcaptor sakura is perfect in almost every way ( - i adore it \u2013 it\u2019s one of the best releases to date ) , but your subtitles will always suck . you need to outsource better translators , guys .\ninto clow ' s life . he ' s a very interesting character , and the story from his past in this movie i think would make a great anime series on it ' s own .\n\u2015 due to the success of the first season , the seven deadly sins made its return to netflix with a second season earlier this year . a movie is set to be released later . the popular series is based off a manga created . . .\nthe film concludes with everyone preparing to board a ferry and are about to return to japan . everyone does not remember anything , which the three says that that ' s a good thing . but the movie ends with sakura saying that she has a feeling she has not seen the last of hong kong .\nsakura kinomoto is a sweet , curious 10 - year - old who one afternoon breaks the seal on a magical book in her father\u2019s study , and releases the mischievous spirits imprisoned within , out into the world . kero , the guardian of the clow cards \u2013 a ferocious , magical beast who can also take the shape of an adorable , flying cat - rodent \u2013 is horrified to find all the cards gone and tells sakura she must become the cardcaptor .\nset between the first and second seasons of the television series , after\nsakura ' s wonderful christmas\nand before\nsakura and the snowy new school term .\nthe subtitled cardcaptor sakura uncut collection one \u2013 episodes 1 - 35 \u2013 was released on dvd by madman in 2012 , and watching this series as an adult is one of those rare experiences when you enjoy the show as much as you did as a kid , if not more .\na 12 - volume \u2018magical girl\u2019 manga series , published between 1996 and 2000 , cardcaptor sakura was simultaneously turned into a 70 - episode anime tv series by madhouse \u2013 and acted as many a young person\u2019s gateway drug into an anime and manga obsession .\ncardcaptors is the american version of the japanese anime card captor sakura . the main characters are sakura avalon and li showron , who , assisted by keroberos ( kero ) , and sakura ' s best . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthere are quite a few good aspects to the film . the build up is really well done . the gradual escalation is very effective at creating stakes and tension for the scenario . if it hadn ' t led to a letdown then these could have been components of an excellent movie .\nsakura , the card captor , is quite endearing when catching cards and otherwise .\nlove revelation epiphany : sakura to syaoran ' s confession in the anime finale .\nsakura creates the nameless card with a winged heart . later this card merges with the nothing at the last minute to form the hope card , and ensuring that sakura and syaoran ' s love survive intact even against the otherwise unconquerable\nliteral cliffhanger : the final scene of the anime at the end of the sealed card movie , though after everything that ' s happened , it ' s a very mild example . it was eventually subverted : a lesser known fact is that the minor cliffhanger at the end of the anime was indeed settled by the bonus art poster \u25ca that came out in the dvd . also see what happened to the mouse ? below .\nclass trip : a recurring thing in the anime , allowing for sakura to deal with the card of the week or even the trial of the week come season 3 .\ncould not tell you why some people are disappointed in this movie . it ' s just like any of the better episodes of the series , but longer and with superior animation . you get to see sakura being cute in a variety of costumes , as well as her early - series blushing over yukito all the time and getting bullied by her onii - chan . to top it off , it has that sweet cardcaptor sakura flavor where even the antagonist ' s motives aren ' t necessarily as evil as they may seem at first , and leaves you feeling warm . i wouldn ' t ask for anything more .\nit\u2019s an accusation you\u2019ll hear lobbed at such groundbreaking shows as dragon ball z , sailor moon , and evangelion . but two decades later , hardly anyone has a bad word to say about cardcaptor sakura , which makes the decision to stay the course in terms of production staff sound like a very good call .\ncooldown hug : sakura does one to dash ' s physical form after converting it into a sakura card turns it rampant .\nloyal phlebotinum : the cards . however before the judgement , the cards choose either syaoran or sakura depending on who had the significant role in its capture .\noverall , while it could have been better considering i had to wait a whole month after the remastered dvd release to get the blu - ray version , discotek\u2019s release of the movie is pretty good . i mean , if you\u2019re a gigantic fan of english dubs then it\u2019ll probably suck for you , since the english dub on this release is from the worse ccs dub possible . but , to be all honest , i personally don\u2019t care that much about english dubs , especially when it comes to ccs , and i really believe that chunk of the anime fandom is insignificant when it comes to cardcaptor sakura . yes , i\u2019d love to see an english dub on the level of bang zoom\u2019s rendition of the second movie , but that\u2019s more of a bonus to me rather than a necessity . i\u2019m proud to have this displayed on my shelf , along with my blu - ray set of the tv series by nisa .\nsakura kinomoto has come a long way since first being chosen to be a cardcaptor . she ' s captured all the cards , made new friends and gained some insight into her own heart . now , she faces her ultimate challenge , finding the strength to confess her feelings to her true love\n- - container .\neven though it was written in the 90s , the anime feels very modern , partly because of how progressive it is in contrast to western kid\u2019s shows . one of the things i love about both the manga and anime series is how chill the show is about gay and lesbian love stories \u2013 something that is disappointingly rare in many western young adult stories . in cardcaptor sakura , nobody makes a big deal out of the fact that both sakura and syaoran have a crush on yukito .\nquite a while ago i reviewed cardcaptor sakura , a magical girl series from clamp and madhouse . it was a good anime , albeit not one of the best magical girl series i ' ve looked at . the series has gotten two films . let ' s look at the first , made in 1999 and written by clamp ' s ohkawa nanase .\n: the nothing card of the second movie after centuries being hidden and alone , is vehement on being reunited with it ' s fellow cards , whether they want it or not , and also has nothing against erasing huge populations of innocent beings in her frenzied search .\nthe characters in this film are quite average and don\u2019t deviate much from their personalities in the series . however while that might seem a bit negative , that entails the likeable personality of sakura . everything in this movie is done quite well , but where i feel plenty of praise is worthy of going to are the seiyuu , starting with tange sakura \u2019s rendition of sakura and continuing through with the rest of the characters . some examples , are also some well know names such as ogata megumi ( yukito tsukishiro ) and seki tomokazu ( touya kinomoto ) .\namong others , the ending is the most notable case in the series . the manga explicitly states\nten - year - old sakura lives a pretty normal life with her older brother , toya , and widowed father , fujitaka . or she did , until the day she returned home from school to discover a glowing book in her father\u2019s study . after opening the book and releasing the cards within , sakura is tasked with collecting each of these magical cards while balancing her life as a normal fourth grader . join cardcaptor sakura on her heartwarming tale of love , excitement , and adventure !\nin the episode when sakura catches the power card yamazaki ' s eyes open for a moment when he and syaoran are startled by the loud noise and the ground shaking at the zoo .\nit really annoyed me they called sakura\ncherry\ninstead of\nsakura\nin the korean version . i guess its a japanese language prohibition thing ?\nyes , when ccs came out in korea in 1999 korea was just starting to loosen up on its ban of japanese cultural products so sakura ' s name was changed to cherry . though they still do that today , where in the disney movie big hero 6 they slightly changed hiro ' s name to hero ,\nepisode 27 - the first time sakura hugs syaoran . already completely exhausted , the shock of it proves too much for the poor kid .\nwhile some may question the seeming reluctance to bring new blood into the production team , cardcaptor sakura occupies a unique place in the anime world . many fans get drawn into the hobby by an influential or vibrant series , falling head over heels in love with it as they watch every episode , movie , and spin - off available . but once they wade further out into the vast ocean of japanese animation , and find something that fits better with their individual definition of \u201cquality , \u201d it\u2019s not uncommon for them to look back on their personal gateway title and exasperatedly say , \u201cwow , i can\u2019t believe i was ever so into that . \u201d\nin episode 36 sakura calls in firery to melt all the snow . melting that amount would flood the entire city .\nsakura stumbled upon the book of clow cards in a library . accidentally setting the magical cards loose , it ' s now up to sakura to catch them all with her best friend tomoyo , and kerberos , the guardian of the cards .\ncreepy cool crosses : some of sakura ' s outfits have crosses on them , although sakura is implied to be shinto rather than christian .\nsyaoran and sakura start like this , but it ' s not long before it gets averted as sakura has problems resenting syaoran as one .\nnot only is nelvana\u2019s english dub bad , but unlike the japanese track , there\u2019s no lossless audio track for this . it isn\u2019t consequential , since real cardcaptor sakura fans are probably going to listen to the japanese audio anyway ( with the graces of tange sakura , hisakawa aya , and whatnot ) . plus , the presence of the english dub , unlike nisa\u2019s blu - ray release of the series , didn\u2019t come at the expense of 5 . 1 surround sound . it\u2019s good that people who don\u2019t have the capacity to listen to foreign languages didn\u2019t ruin things for me this time around !\nyamazaki . a running gag in the series is sakura and syaoran falling for it every time .\neven the guys want him : yukito has sakura , syaoran , and touya fall for him .\nbreak the cutie : there are several events that make sakura sad enough to cry , such as the fallout of catching sleep or the final judgement .\ncute bruiser : the power and the fight have attractive humanoid forms . also , meiling and syaoran , and even sakura when she uses the power card .\nmundane utility : because the flower shop was closed , sakura once used the flower to make an armful of flowers she wanted .\n: sakura accidentally releases all the clow cards from what was supposed to be their final resting place .\nluckily , kaho mizuki comes to the rescue with her shrine bell , giving sakura a second chance .\nthe first clear card sakura captures / creates is gale , an apparent sequel / upgrade to windy .\nthen , the plot is also interesting in the involvement of the mysterious lady ( who is not in the regular series ) who wants to meet with clow reed . it is not a radically new plot as many aspects of cardcaptor sakura are still visible within the film . it is interesting in taking whatever one has watched throughout the series and applying it to a new dynamic storyline . while this is that this does not really add any enhancement to the plot in regards to the overall series , it provides a new and enjoyable and intriguing storyline .\nif sakura loses to yue at the final judgment , everyone connected to the cards will lose the memories and feelings tied to the person they love most . it almost happens , too .\nthe dividual : for logistical purposes , the light and the dark are generally regarded as a pair . sakura even complies with their request to be sealed together .\n. if it counts , windy is also the first card to be used with sakura ' s star rod ( though it was not transformed into a sakura card until later ) .\nno hugging , no kissing : nelvana ' s cardcaptors dub managed to , somehow , turn a romance - heavy anime into a no hugging no kissing series . this isn ' t just about the controversial stuff ; even the most acceptable pairs ( mainly syaoran / sakura ) became devoid of romantic interest . this became particularly bad in the sakura cards arc , in which syaoran ' s feelings towards sakura sometimes got 50 % of an episode . in the dub , all the romantic scenes are cut out and the dialogue is changed to some more generic subjects ( fighting the forces of evil , etc ) . to fill in the minutes of lost footage , many flashbacks were added . for example , while cardcaptor sakura last episode is an intense , emotion - filled finale , cardcaptors last episode is almost a clip show .\nthis may look plain , but take a look at which finger sakura is holding one of the clow cards without the other indexes . \u25ca\nkansai regional accent : kerberos , the beast of the seal who guards the clow cards , spent a while in osaka and picked up the accent . lampshaded by sakura as soon as she heard him speak for the first time .\nit\u2019s not bad at all \u2013 in fact , it\u2019s a really cute anime artwork of sakura in her movie outfit . the thing is , the japanese version\u2019s modern ( ! ) clamp artwork looks even better ; the art is scrumptious . plus , it was a new treat for the 2011 japanese blu - ray remaster of the film . new material straight from clamp themselves . in comparison . the artwork we got is essentially taken straight from an old film poster and lacks that novelty . discotek / eastern star could have done so much more with the cover art .\npinky swear : sakura and syaoran . he ' s too overwhelmed to refuse !\nfree sample plot coupon : in the first episode , while the rest of the clow cards were freed , the windy remains ( sakura having had it in her hand when she read its name ) .\nthe official english release of the manga has syaoran calling sakura by her first name in one of their exchanges in chapter 17 , even though the japanese keeps the hey you approach . this becomes inconsistent when syaoran dramatically calls sakura by her name for what ' s supposed to be the first time in chapter 23 , which makes sakura really happy and prompts her to call him by his first name ; in the english release the two keep the same conversation , making sakura ' s\nyou ' ve never called me by my first name before !\nhilariously wrong .\nmood whiplash : the sleep card episode . for the most part , it is a cheerful glimpse into sakura ' s dad ' s university life with sakura ever so eager to help . and then , just after she seals the card , disaster strikes .\nkaho at the end of the clow card arc in both versions , though as she writes letters to sakura , her presence is still felt .\nonly sakura and syaoran notice the strange occurrences with the clow cards because everyone else ' s minds reject that which they can ' t understand .\nbittersweet ending : the nelvana dub did not release the sealed card and cut out most of the final episode ' s romantic context , including the final airport scene . meaning that sakura and syaoran do not happily reunite and the series ends rather bleakly on the note of syaoran leaving forever and sakura creating her 53rd card through her tears ( which through startling coincidence , the dub edits as\nthe hope\n) .\nthe cutie : the show really emphasises sakura ' s innocence . the cardcaptors dub tried to tone this down , if only to the extent of being a standard sweet little kid than overwhelmingly kind and cheery .\nfalse starts : most of the second half of the manga and season 3 of the anime is about syaoran trying to work up the nerve for a love confession and something interrupting . the sealed card likewise but from sakura ' s side .\nstar power : the whole second series is about sakura having to transfer the clow cards from their old energy source ( the sun and the moon , which her predecessor used ) over to her power source - the power of her star .\nprobably because the nothing was merged with the nameless card to become a sakura card ( the hope ) , which was made from sakura ' s love for syaoran . thus , it acted something like a very effective curse escape clause ; the\nprice\nwas still paid in a fashion .\nsummary ( on back ) :\nsakura kinomoto has come a long way since first being chosen to be a cardcaptor . she ' s captured all the cards , made new friends and gained some insight into her own heart . now , she faces her ultimate challenge , finding the strength to confess her feelings to her true love . while struggling with her heart , a mysterious force has begun stealing her cards and threatens to take away what she truly cherishes . can sakura find the inner strength she needs to take on this final challenge ?\nwhile in the marketplace , sakura is lead into a bookstore where she meets the sorceress su yung , who hates clow reed , the wizard who created the magical clow cards . the sorceress captures julian , meilin , li , and tori in water bubbles and keeps them captive . sakura must teach the evil sorceress the truth about clow reed in a great battle to save her friends .\ndue to the other candidate being exhausted at the time . the card was sealed and transformed but\n: especially in the nelvana dub , it ' s sometimes baffling how long it takes sakura and madison to even consider that a clow card is behind the strangeness of the week .\nin the episode\nsakura and her kind father ,\nwhile capturing a card sakura accidentally breaks the laptop containing the research her dad had slaved over for days . the whole scene is played in an actual heartbreaking way , as she realizes this is something she can ' t fix with magic .\nhappy ending : both manga and anime . both share a feature : post love confessions , the moment sakura hugs syaoran , the series is over .\nthe seemingly cold and unfeeling moon guardian yue of all people turns out to have these tendencies , especially towards sakura .\nrarely if ever mentioned beyond its introduction , but sakura and tomoyo are second cousins .\ngirls love stuffed animals : sakura ' s friends have them and shop for them . kero has to act this part for sakura and it works because of this trope .\npimped out dress : sakura ' s outfits are frequently like this thanks to tomoyo .\nit ' s around the point where sakura finds herself drawn to a shrine that things steadily go downhill . most notably , li and meiling show up from absolutely nowhere . in the exact same area of a massive city , with no prior knowledge that either group would even be there . there ' s even the cliche of bumping into each other in meiling ' s case . how is the viewer supposed to take the movie seriously when it relies on absurd plot conveniences so early on ? an explanation may have made the scene less silly , but there is not even that .\nwhat are you doing here ?\n, asks sakura . a question left unanswered .\nmoment killer : too many to list , but syaoran ' s attempted love confessions and touya trying to tell yukito the truth about himself , and then in the sealed card sakura ' s own attempts at love confessions . in fact one occasion sakura was interrupted by the nothing in a play while playing the part of the princess about to tell the prince how she feels .\nsyaoran is forced by his mother to accompany sakura and the others around the city . however , sakura encounters a woman with the same magical presence she has been feeling and uses water as her weapon . one by one , the spirit captures toya , yukito , tomoyo , and meiling . sakura and syaoran team up to save their friends . while syaoran fights the woman , sakura frees tomoyo . however syaoran is defeated and captured , and he orders sakura to run and save everyone . coming back into the room sakura tries and fails to find the book that transported them to the other dimension . now back in the hotel room kero tells sakura and tomoyo a tale of when clow reed met and fell in love with a fortune teller ( a hydromancer ) in hong kong . his magic had caused her to use the magic for evil and so clow reed trapped her in a magical prison , and with that she vowed revenge against him .\nsour supporter : the dub tried to make syaoran bitter over sakura winning the final judgement instead of him ( likely to fill the large hole cutting out his romantic sub plot left ) . this is lacking in the original , outside some failed jerkass fa\u00e7ade moments , syaoran had lost almost all of his competitive streak by the time sakura won .\nmissing mom : sakura ' s mom , nadeshiko died when sakura was only three . on a few occasions her ghost appears , once as a trick by a clow card and another when she checks on sakura when she ' s sick and helps relieve her fever .\nthe \u201cspecial features\u201d present in this release are just the japanese tv / theatrical trailers and the english trailer for the movie\u2026 which you could probably search up youtube . it\u2019s not much , but most home releases rarely have amazing special features to begin with , so it would be silly to trash disotek\u2019s release based on that alone ( especially since it was the same for the japanese release as well ) \u2026 though i always appreciate a couple of interviews or making - of videos if possible . personally , the english trailer is great enough as an extra feature , because of the drama\ntrain station goodbye : airport goodbye . with meiling , twice . also the tv series ending and the last chapter of the manga , when syaoran has to go back to hong kong and sakura meets him at the airport .\nsome manga translations switched . the german version , in volume 1 until 4 , sakura and syaoran refer to each other by first name . volume 5 , though , switches it to syaoran not using her name at all ( until sakura falls down a crack in the ground and he yells her name ) while sakura calls him li .\nin the anime not all of the 53 cards were shown being captured . the through for example .\nclip its wings : in the penultimate episode , sakura attempts to use the fly card to fight . her opponent shoots one of the wings with a laser blast , setting it on fire .\ntouya has one for sakura to the point where he can tell the difference between her and the mirror . lampshaded by yukito in which he tells touya he has a ' little sister complex ' . the fact that he met syaoran when he was trying to bully sakura into giving him the cards she had caught until then really doesn ' t help .\ndue to episode shuffling , the dub has kero advising sakura to use windy , fly , and shadow to capture the watery card because they ' re her oldest cards . in the actual anime , those are the only cards she had at the time . even worse , an episode that aired beforehand in that run showed sakura as already possessing watery .\na clow card , the arrow , is pulling back the string of a bow . the card releases the bow string , and the single glowing arrow fired turns into many , which start raining down on sakura and kero as they attempt to fly away and escape\nwhen trying to figure out how to go back to the woman to save their friends , sakura remembers the well and realises that that ' s the place to go . arriving at the well the three find out there is a barrier around the well house , when trying to figure out how to get in they hear footsteps coming toward them . syaoran ' s mother shows up and splits the barrier for sakura . telling tomoyo to stay , sakura goes in to the well alone . while going through , kero tells sakura to think of where she wants to go . she thinks\ni want to go to where my friends are\n, she arrives in a room . the birds from before are there and flies away . sakura runs and arrives at a door . she opens the door to find water filled up to the top of the roof . walking she swims to the top to once again confront the fortune teller .\njoin sakura and her friends on the most unbelievable adventure ever ! sakura wins a trip for 4 to hong kong ; the place where clow reed , kero , yue and the clow cards once lived . her excitement fades when an ominous force calls out to sakura in her dreams reminding her that clow reed ' s vengeful legacy lingers in the back alleys of li ' s hometown . now , for the first time , sakura must call upon her cards to combat a true menace . if she fails , her family and friends will be trapped in the phantom world !\n. the manga also explains why the motorbike disappears ; it ' s because sakura wouldn ' t be able to keep up with a motorbike on her rollerblades .\ndiscotek\u2019s subtitles are an accurate translation of the japanese dialogue , and the english of the translation flows pretty smoothly . characters also call each other by their respective given names and surnames as they\u2019re supposed to . for example , sakura should be calling syaoran \u201cli\u201d ( at this point of the ccs timeline ) and meiling should be calling sakura \u201ckinomoto\u201d , which discotek\u2019s subtitles get right . compare this to nisa\u2019s rather bad translation , where sakura instead calls syaoran \u201cxiaolang\u201d ( valid pinyin spelling of his name ) and meiling calls sakura \u201csakura\u201d . the former causes a problem later when sakura , in japanese , starts calling syaoran by his given name to show how specially close they\u2019ve gotten . nisa\u2019s translation has her start calling him \u201cbestie\u201d , which is pretty far off from the connotation that clamp was going for with sakura\u2019s character development . in fact , that\u2019s pretty much the friendzone in contemporary american culture .\nthe ditz : sakura and meiling whenever her genkiness goes overboard . these two also seem to take turns at this trope . when one of them acts the ditz , the other usually is intelligent .\nsakura uses it to take the sword card from rika by having the illusion card transform into their teacher , whom rika has a crush on ( and in the manga an actual relationship with ) .\nbig\nwhat ? !\n: kero ' s reaction to sakura admitting she accidentally released all the cards in episode 1 .\nmagical girl : sakura is one of the most well - known examples of this trope , second only to sailor moon herself .\nsonomi manages to make time to attend sakura ' s school sporting events and even chaperone her on vacation . anytime they ' re on screen together sonomi fusses over sakura and practically ignores tomoyo\ncherry blossoms : sakura ' s namesake ; she roller - blades through a shower of them in the first episode . also appears in touching scenes in the manga .\nvoices are mental : averted in the original ; only the speech patterns switch with the characters ' minds .\na girl in 4th grade , sakura kinomoto , opened a strange book and let dozens of powerful magic cards loose on the world . keroberous , the guardian of the clow cards , informs sakura that it is now her responsibility to find and capture the freed cards . sakura wins a trip for 4 to hong kong where clow reed , kero , yue and the clow cards once lived . in hong kong , sakura must call upon her cards to combat a true menace . if she fails , her family and friends will be trapped in a phantom world ."]}
{"id": 116206, "summary": [{"text": "innocent blood ( also known in some regions as a french vampire in america ) is a 1992 american crime comedy horror film directed by john landis and written by michael wolk .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars anne parillaud as a beautiful french vampire who finds herself pitted against a gang of vicious mobsters led by robert loggia who eventually becomes a vampire himself .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film is set and was filmed in and around the pittsburgh , pennsylvania area .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the \" little italy \" of pittsburgh , a portion of the bloomfield , pittsburgh neighborhood , clustered around liberty avenue , is recognizable in many of the film 's outdoor urban scenes .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "actors tony sirico and david proval have supporting parts as gangsters , foreshadowing their roles in the sopranos .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it also features early appearances by anthony lapaglia , angela bassett , and chazz palminteri .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film is notable for being a mixture of the vampire , gangster and buddy cop genres .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the film balances plenty of slickly directed thrills and gore with some moments of humor .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "loggia 's bewilderment at waking in the morgue to find a thermometer protruding from his stomach and the reaction of the wife of crooked lawyer manny bergman ( don rickles ) to the bizarre mayhem that ensues are good examples .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "a gorier unrated version was released on dvd in germany . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "innocent blood ( film )", "paragraphs": ["innocent venus - vol . 2 : blood of betrayal ( dvd , 2007 )\ninnocent blood , anthony lapaglia ( l . ) , 1992 , ( c ) warner bros\nlot of 2 dvds . innocent blood and wrong turn * i don ' t accept offers *\ninnocent blood trailer 1992 director : john landis starring : anne parillaud , anthony lapaglia , don rickles , robert loggia , david proval , official content from warner home video a beautiful vampire turns a crime lord into a creature of the night . movie , innocent blood movie , innocent blood trailer , innocent blood 1992 , john landis , anne parillaud , anthony lapaglia , don rickles , robert loggia , david proval ,\ninnocent venus : vol . 2 blood of betrayal ( dvd ) anime tv show series episodes 5 - 8\npingback : the vampire mafia of innocent blood ( 1992 ) vs . the zombie mafia of shrunken heads ( 1994 ) |\ninnocent blood is an uncomfortable marriage of vampires and mobsters ; it doesn ' t work on either the supernatural or the criminal level .\nthe movie title is different : r - rated version ( us dvd ) : innocent blood / unrated version ( german vhs ) : bloody marie .\nmr . wang was arrested early last year . his daughter , ms . hu , now acknowledges that he may have innocent blood on his hands .\ninnocent blood is a 1992 american horror - crime film directed by john landis . the film stars anne parillaud as a beautiful french vampire who finds herself pitted against a gang of vicious mobsters led by robert loggia , who eventually becomes a vampire himself .\nfor generations the mafia preyed on the innocent . tonight someone is preying on them .\nfeatured in the last of the mohicans / innocent blood / mr . saturday night / glengarry glen ross / laws of gravity ( 1992 ) . see more \u00bb\nthe idea of a monster mob film is brilliant , but other than innocent blood , i don\u2019t recall ever coming across any other films that incorporate the mob with the supernatural . the two elements surprisingly work together in harmony .\ninnocent blood\nis a hilarious marriage of vampires and mobsters . ' sal the shark ' is one of the funniest mob bosses ever . ever time he is on the screen i find myself laughing . love this film : )\nfirst blood ultimate edition dvd cover . note that the knife is the rambo iii knife .\nerin : that\u2019s a great question , boomer . innocent blood has a lot of action , but not a lot of character development , even as characters are doing such intense things as literally transforming into undead monsters .\nwhile not a very memorable movie , innocent blood is entertaining . the characters are not very well developed or unique enough to see them on a buzzfeed list of awesome vampires . the movie is the perfect palate cleanser , it kills time and is entertaining but it works better as a movie you watch between thought provoking movies . as it is , innocent blood won\u2019t win any awards but it is at least well made and the character actors do an okay job taking two - dimensional characters some memorable features . comparing this movie to the many other vampire movies out there i can say that the pace of innocent blood keeps the film moving . it does not waste time with filler or flashbacks to when marie was human .\nevery month one of us makes the rest of the crew watch a movie they\u2019ve never seen before & we discuss it afterwards . this month erin made britnee , brandon , and boomer watch innocent blood ( 1992 ) .\ncameo appearances by terror icons dario argento , sam raimi , and tom savini help make innocent blood a hoot for horror fans , but you don ' t have to be a gorehound or a vampire lover to get a kick out of the film ' s virulent mix of guts and guffaws .\nfirst blood ' s portrayal of a vietnam veteran also sparked some controversy . jeremiah kipp argued the film\nreflect [ ed ] a new compassion towards traumatized veterans of the vietnam conflict\n, while others view the film as insulting and stereotypical .\nfilm director xavier dolan ' s latest film it ' s only the end of the world was received negatively by critics at cannes film festival ; he broached the subject in an open letter explaining why he is unable to submit upcoming film the death and life of john f . donovan to next year ' s festival .\ninnocent blood is a movie starring jun kim , c . s . lee , and alexandra bokyun chun . james park , a retired undercover detective , faces his worst nightmare when his young son cody is kidnapped by a mysterious criminal connected to his dark past .\nas to why this didn\u2019t usher in a new era of similar or copycat bloodsucking mafia flicks , i don\u2019t really think there was room in the world for that genre to flourish . the popularity of film mafiosos waxes and wanes ; after scores of films about gangsters in the early days of cinema , features about organized crime largely receded until the 70s and 80s , when pictures like scarface and the godfather series created a resurgent interest in \u201cfuggedaboutit\u201d movies that didn\u2019t really survive into the 90s . the last great genre piece from that era was goodfellas , which came out two years before innocent blood , and as far as prestige cinema goes , there\u2019s really no comparison between the two . landis\u2019 american werewolf endures because its story blended horror and comedy more successfully than innocent blood does , and its striking effects work made it stand out despite being released the same year as both the howling and wolfen . aside from rickles\u2019 character\u2019s ( admittedly well done ) death sequence , innocent blood doesn\u2019t have american werewolf \u2018s tangible viscerality ; overall , innocent blood is a much cheaper - looking movie . if i didn\u2019t know better , i would assume that it was a cinemax made - for - tv film , and would never have guessed that landis was involved .\nthis article is a stub . you can help horror film wiki by expanding it .\nhaven ' t seen this film in years and had forgotten how good it was .\nunsuccessful film from the mind of an american werewolf in london . same concept just never works\nwith consummate artistry and the self - assurance that comes from experience , master helmer marco bellocchio continues to play with form and content with an originality that make younger directors look like they\u2019re grasping at ephemeral straws . \u201cblood of my blood , \u201d a two - part film starting with the 17th - century story of a fallen nun and shifting to the [ \u2026 ]\nfirst blood ( also known as rambo or rambo : first blood outside the united states ) , is a 1982 action / thriller film directed by ted kotcheff . the film stars sylvester stallone as john rambo , a troubled and misunderstood vietnam war veteran , with hope , washington sheriff will teasle ( brian dennehy ) as his nemesis , and colonel samuel trautman ( richard crenna ) as his former commander and only ally . it was released on october 22 , 1982 .\na 1992 black comedy horror film from director john landis . essentially , vampires meet the mafia .\nthis hungarian film is a careful , compassionate and beautifully acted character drama with a social conscience .\nbritnee : innocent blood is an excellent horror - comedy as well as a truly entertaining film with an unforgettable plot and cast ( well , except for marie ) . the true gem of this film isn\u2019t the vampiric mafia or the vampire / human romance ; it\u2019s lenny ( david proval ) , sal\u2019s dopey - eyed assistant . the only other film that i\u2019ve seen him in is the brady bunch movie , in which he makes a 10 second appearance as an electrician with a bad lisp , and i had no idea that he embodied so much talent and pizazz until i saw him in this film . he only had a handful of lines , but each one was pure gold . i still crack up when i remember his worried face by the bathroom window , screaming \u201csal ! \u201d while sal is in a tub of his own blood after marie\u2019s failed attack .\nthe finnish / estonian / swedish coproduction the eternal road , directed by aj annila and coproduced by taska film , received the first ever filmestonia cash rebate support and premiered in august 2017 in finland and december 2017 in estonia . the film was in the official selection of the tallinn black nights film festival .\nbased loosely on david morrell ' s 1972 novel of the same name , it was the first of the four - film and ongoing rambo series . unlike the following sequels which were war adventure films set in foreign countries , first blood was a post - vietnam war psychological thriller set in the united states . first blood particularly lacks the gore and violence that would later become a trademark of the series .\ninnocent blood is a horror / comedy directed by john landis . the performances in this movie are played straight for the most part which makes the movie a fun and entertaining story to watch . it is a movie that requires a certain element of having an open mind so that you can enjoy the ludicrous nature of certain plot elements .\nboomer : innocent blood is an ultimately inconsequential film , the kind of movie that seems destined to be included in one of those ubiquitous urltoken lists , like \u201csix movies with a more interesting b - plot than premise . \u201d i didn\u2019t care for it as much as some of my fellow reviewers , but i didn\u2019t dislike it either . i guess , on the whole , i\u2019d say that on the range of john landis\u2019 contributions to the world , where american werewolf is the limit of the best end and spawning whiny privileged misogynist max is the limit of the lower end ( and no , i didn\u2019t forget the death of two children during the production of the twilight zone feature ; max is arguably worse ) , innocent blood falls somewhere in the vicinity of beverly hills cop iii .\nthe film , however , has not escaped criticism . although jeremiah kipp praised stallone ' s performance , stating that he\nhits his climactic breakdown monologue out of the park\u201d with a performance that was \u201csweet and moving , \u201d he gave the film two stars out of four , and criticized its \u201ccomic book\u201d dialogue and \u201cmacho , mindless escapism . \u201d brian webster of the apollo film site called first blood ,\nan embarrassingly sloppy production , \u201d with a weak script .\nreviewed at venice film festival ( competing ) , sept . 8 , 2015 . ( also in toronto film festival \u2014 masters . ) running time : 107 min . ( original title : \u201csangue del mio sangue\u201d )\nthe sense of place is as pervasive as a character in \u201cmoss , \u201d a film by daniel peddle .\nis this a great movie ? no . it feels incomplete . at its core , innocent blood presents a great mashing of mob cinema and vampires , but that ' s about it . you find the fun you want to find in this one . it ' s not quite a classic , but there might be enough to make it memorable .\nin march 2017 , the first ever estonian film & television awards ceremony was held with the days that confused by triin ruumet , produced by kinosaurus film , bringing home the majority of the film awards , six in total , including best film and best director . livia ulman and andris feldmanis won best screenplay for pretenders by vallo toomla , produced by amrion , jaagup roomet won best production design for the polar boy by anu aun , produced by luxfilm , and tiina m\u00e4lberg won best film actress for mother by kadri k\u00f5usaar , produced by meteoriit .\nin 2008 , the film was chosen by empire magazine as one of the 500 greatest movies of all time .\ninnocent blood is simply one of the best horror films of the 1990s \u2013 a decade in which the genre suffered something of a minor slump . the film is also a vastly overlooked and underappreciated gem from director john landis and \u2013 at a stretch \u2013 it could even be interpreted as a spiritual sequel to his own an american werewolf in london , even if it is not quite of the high calibre of that film . it could have ( or perhaps , should have ) been titled \u201ca french vampire in pittsburgh\u201d even though such a title may have be seen as a little trite .\nthe tv version of first blood premiered on nbc on sunday night , may 12 , 1985 , as a tie - in to rambo : first blood part ii . 3 minutes were edited out , and any suggestive dialog was changed . however , the following scenes were added in order to make up for anything that was cut :\ninnocent blood is a 1992 american horror rom - com and gangster movie , directed by john landis and starring anne parillaud as the vampire marie , anthony lapaglia as undercover cop joseph gennaro , and robert loggia as gang boss salvatore ' the shark ' macelli . it is also known as a french vampire in america and by its german title , bloody marie : eine frau mit biss . it ' s r - rated mainly for blood and gore , but also for nudity and sex scenes . it was filmed on location in pittsburgh .\nthe distributors re - titled this film\na french vampire in america\nfor international release without informing director john landis , angering him and causing some confusion when the film was promoted outside the u . s . see more \u00bb\ninnocent blood also fails to stand out among its vampiric brethren as well , as it lacks the sweeping epicness of , say , interview with a vampire , which came out just two years later , or bram stoker\u2019s dracula , which was released the same year ( innocent blood also doesn\u2019t have the built - in audience that comes from being an adaptation , either ) . as a result , it failed to gain the prominence or immortality that other movies in the same vein and of the same era did . it just wasn\u2019t gruesome enough , or memorable enough , or gangstery enough . in shooting for a middle ground , it ended up having too many ideas ; consequently , it failed to stick in the public consciousness in a meaningful way .\ni really like this movie . i\u2019ve seen dozens of vampire films and most of them are lacking things like . . . plots . direction . cinematography . scripts . innocent blood was clearly made with a sufficient budget and by a team who knew what they were doing . it isn\u2019t scary enough to really be a horror movie , although it pays homage to the genre . there are schlock elements , but all in all it feels too mainstream for me to consider it a camp film .\na horror comedy about a vampire from the director of an american werewolf in london ? it ' s fair to say that i had some pretty high expectations when i first watched innocent blood . those expectations weren ' t met , and i didn ' t ever revisit the film over the next couple of decades . i ' m not sure whether that is a good or bad thing , because this long overdue rewatch has made me realise that there ' s a lot here to enjoy .\nshannon plumb , the wife of director derek cianfrance , has questioned the validity of film critics in an open essay that accuses them of costing her husband ' s new film\na couple million dollars\nat the us box office .\njohn landis has a specific style to his \u201chorror\u201d movies that is felt in innocent blood . the violence and gore are undercut by jokes and visual humor that softens the blow of the horror . the mixture of genres makes the film entertaining to a wider variety of audience . while the casting of parillaud is a strange choice of marie , she is able to pull it off . her accent is very strong and makes her a bit difficult to understand at times yet her movements and actions really solidify her as decent actress .\nwatched the german dvd of innocent blood [ released as bloody marie ] because it ' s the only version that has all of the gore intact [ on dvd , apparently the new bluray is also uncut ] , it had been at least 15 years since the last time i saw this and it held up , i remembered more cameos than what appeared here [ frank oz , dario argento , tom savini ] , i must have mixed up some of the cameos in garris ' film from the same year , sleepwalkers .\nthe movie\u2019s director , li yang , dismissed as \u201cridiculous\u201d the idea that suspects in isolated corners of the countryside had seen his film . because of its grim plot , the chinese authorities banned the film before it was released , and it has rarely been seen except by urban film enthusiasts . even mr . li had difficulty tracking down bootleg dvds of it , he said .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nclass reunion 2 : wedding and funeral , the sequel to the 2016 film still holding the box office record in estonia , directed by ren\u00e9 vilbre and produced by taska film , was also finished in 2017 with the premiere scheduled for 13 february 2018 .\nlandis backs up this silliness with copious televisions playing ancient b - movies featuring familiar monsters like stop - motion dinosaurs , escaped gorillas , bela lugosi , and christopher lee . at the same time , on - screen televisions also take time to play more respectable fare , like the hitchcock film strangers on a train . i think these movie selections are a great representation of what landis was intending to do here : marrying a schlock aesthetic with the higher production value of a \u201creal\u201d film . it\u2019s that exact push & pull that made me fall in love with innocent blood as a dark comedy , when i initially wasn\u2019t expecting to get much out of it .\ninnocent blood is a movie i just can ' t stand . i know it ' s not trying to be great , but it ' s so bad i had trouble making it through the whole thing . john landis has made good movies that i ' ve really liked , so it ' s weird i hate this so much . the whole vampires - mob plot was just a little too much .\nthe recipients of the filmestonia cash rebate grants in 2017 are : the animated series bibi blocksberg , directed by aina j\u00e4rvine and produced by a film eesti , the tv series bordertown , directed by miikko oikkonen , jyri k\u00e4h\u00f6nen , juuso syrj\u00e4 and produced by amrion , and the long animated film checked ninja , directed by anders matthesen , thorbj\u00f8rn christoffersen and produced by a film eesti .\nin 2008 , first blood was named the 253rd greatest film ever by empire magazine on their 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time . the character of john rambo was considered a possible candidate for the american film institute ' s list 100 years\u2026100 heroes and villains . the film itself was also a candidate for afi ' s 100 years\u2026100 thrills , a list of america ' s most heart - pounding movies . the character of john rambo has now become one of the most popular action heroes of all time , spawning an entire franchise of action films .\nerin : a decade after an american werewolf in london , john landis brought the public innocent blood , a movie about a french vampire in . . . pittsburgh . marie , the fey french vampire , decides to help herself to pittsburgh\u2019s criminal element . mistakes are made , spinal cords are left intact , and before too long marie and ousted undercover cop joe are duking it out with a proliferating vampire mob .\nthe last estonian republic 100 film to enter production is eia ' s christmas at phantom owl farm , directed by anu aun and produced by luxfilm and kinosaurus film . principal photography is due to begin in january 2018 with the premiere set for december 2018 .\njohn landis tries to replicate the quirky gory horror / sick - comedy\nvein\nhe mined in an american werewolf in london in innocent blood . anne parillaud plays marie , a lonely vampire trapped in pittsburgh and looking for some fresh blood . when a local gang war breaks out , marie sees it as the perfect cover for her blood feasts . her plan is to dine on the goodfellas (\nwhat about italian ?\nshe asks ) and then destroy the evidence of her supper with a well - directed gun blast . but the coroner sees something usual when he gets to examine the gangland corpses ,\nthere ' s a problem . not enough blood . this guy ' s about five quarts too low .\nmeanwhile , an undercover cop named joe gennaro ( anthony lapaglia ) begins to suspect that marie might be responsible for the killings after witnessing her lighter - than - air stunts in a church after some gangsters attack her . things get more complicated when marie seduces mob - boss sal\nthe shark\nmacelli ( robert loggia ) . unable to finish her snack , sal escapes and becomes one of the undead - - back from the grave but lusting after blood . sal wants to start a new race of mob vampires , deadfellas . this forces marie to team up with joe to stop sal ' s blood brothers from taking over pittsburgh .\ninnocent blood has a lot of elements of a movie made by a fan for fans . it is a vampire movie that takes a humorous look at the common tropes of the time and mocks it . like a joe dante film , this movie is rife with cameos from linnea quigley , sam raimi , tom savini , forrest j . ackerman , frank oz , and dario argento which are amusing to see but occasionally take me out of the movie when saying \u201chey , isn\u2019t that so and so ? \u201d during the film . still , the love of the horror genre is felt and it does come off like a genuine appreciation towards films in a similar vein ( pun not intended ) .\nbritnee : this may sound a bit crazy , but i don\u2019t really think of innocent blood as being a vampire movie . i know that there are indeed many vampires in the film , but they aren\u2019t the sexy , mysterious vampires that dominate the vamp movie world . they\u2019re a group of grotesque undead dudes that look more like zombies than actual vampires , and as brandon previously stated , they are killed off like zombies as well . of course , marie does fall into the sexy vampire category , but she wasn\u2019t really a big part of the film . even when she did have her vampire moments , she reminded me more of a werecat from the 80s film cat people than an actual vampire . landis was attempting to almost reinvent the vampire , but in 1992 , the world just wasn\u2019t ready for something so huge . the general public would have probably better received the film if landis stuck to more traditional vampire guidelines , but i am ever so grateful that he didn\u2019t . the film\u2019s many deviances make it a cult masterpiece , which is 100 times more valuable than a box office hit .\nin her essay , plumb claims that several outlets ignored the film ' s embargo and posted their negative reviews days before the premiere .\nit has an excellent cast ; while you might not recognize everyone , they will look familiar . robert loggia plays an excellent mob boss , while anne parillaud is simply amazing as a seemingly - innocent , strong , yet seductive vampire heroine .\ninnocent blood\nis an uncomfortable marriage of vampires and mobsters ; it doesn ' t work on either the supernatural or the criminal level . the payoff , in which the gangsters find that they ' ve become vampires , is an exercise in missed opportunities . more ' s the pity , then , that the movie contains an intriguing character in marie , a vampire who is woman enough to spare at least one man from her fangs .\nhad not seen this one in a while so i picked it up . nice overlooked john landis vampire movie with a unique cast . part\ngoodfellas\npart\ntrue blood\n. features the beautiful anne parillaud (\nle fem nikita\n) as the sexy vampire . only drawback is these american dvd versions do not present the film in its original widescreen ratio . if you really love the film look for an import version until wb decides to do a new release .\nthis film has minor cult movie status , in part because it is rarely available or shown on tv . there is very little fanfic .\nin 2016 , the annual state support for film industry was 9 , 877 , 146 eur with 7 , 025 , 151 eur from the estonian film institute , 2 , 141 , 995 eur from the cultural endowment , and 710 , 000 eur from the ministry of culture .\nwith consummate artistry and the self - assurance that comes from experience , master helmer marco bellocchio continues to play with form and content with an originality that make younger directors look like they\u2019re grasping at ephemeral straws . \u201c blood of my blood , \u201d a two - part film starting with the 17th - century story of a fallen nun and shifting to the same convent - prison locale today , fits neatly within bellocchio\u2019s method of incorporating family members and his home locale , weaving together social critique , perceptions of past and present , and welcome humor . it is not , however , a film that declares its intentions , which will perplex audiences not feeling equipped to follow every path and connection .\nthe method of proof is via medieval \u201ctrials\u201d : she\u2019s pushed off a cliff to see if she sinks ( innocent ) ; berated to see if she cries ( innocent ) ; and finally , a trial by fire to see if the pain will make her confess . with the last trial , cacciapuoti is convinced she\u2019ll admit to demonic possession , and he sends federico off with the reassurance his brother can have a proper burial . meanwhile , benedetta is walled up inside a tiny chamber in the convent .\nwithout giving too much away , its a mix of three genres of film : horror ( via vampires ) , mobster movies , and comedy .\nin 2017 major production of feature films for the centennial film programme estonian republic 100 took place . most of the premiere dates are already scheduled .\na total of 21 estonian films premiered in cinemas through 2017 and two of them made it to the top ten . the dissidents , directed by jaak kilmi and produced by taska film , ranked 2nd , while swingers , directed by andrejs ekis and produced by platforma film , ranked 7th .\nlotte and the lost dragons , the third instalment of estonia\u2019s most famous animated franchise and the only animated feature in the centennial film programme , directed by janno p\u00f5ldma and heiki ernits and produced by eesti joonisfilm , will wrap production in early 2018 . the film will reach the screens in 2019 .\nin addition to the absence of a clear vampirism metaphor , landis\u2019 film also goes light on its dedication to the generally accepted rules of cinematic vampirism . marie may be averse to garlic & sunlight , but her reflection appears in mirrors & she kills her fellow vampires with shots to the head ( much more akin to zombie rules ) rather than stakes to the heart . somehow , though , i\u2019m not at all bothered by all of this . as much as i might\u2019ve appreciated a clearer set of rules or a more well - defined metaphor , i believe that the film is perfectly entertaining as is . it\u2019s curious to me that innocent blood is the sole screenplay credit for writer michael wolk , as i believe he did a fantastic job of establishing a distinct kind of mob - themed horror comedy that i\u2019ve never seen on film before . when his screenplay works it really works , flaws & false starts be damned .\nuring the 1970s there was a queasy urban myth that , in new york cinemas , drug dealers were skulking down the aisles at midnight shows jabbing innocent moviegoers with needles , so instantly enslaving them to heroin . after one single viewing of kill bill volume 1 , starring\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\ncreative industries development centre creative gate received 300 , 000 eur to create an international platform as a gateway for film and audiovisual industry in collaboration with creative and service sector partners . the central export marketing channel of creative gate is the annual industry @ tallinn , a part of the tallinn black nights film festival .\nit wasn ' t a message that stirred the audiences , nor was it a great performance . . . they were aroused by pure film .\nthis is blue valentine director cianfrance ' s first film since the place beyond the pines in 2012 . you can read plumb ' s full essay here .\nsince its release , first blood has been a critical and commercial success , and has had a lasting influence on the genre . it has also spurred countless parodies . the film is notable for its psychological portrayal of the after - effects of the vietnam war , particularly the challenges faced by american veterans attempting to re - integrate into society , something not deeply examined in subsequent rambo movies .\nthe film new europe ( fne ) association is the networking platform for film professionals in the cee / see / baltics region . the webportal and fne newswire was chosen as the main tool to achieve the network\u2019s objectives of the sharing of know how , visibility of regional cultural diversity and finally the voice of the region .\nwhen hunting down new york ' s most dangerous mobster - turned - suck - face , one must recharge . what better way than to make love to a centuries old parisian vampire ? the safety word :\nblood play .\nthe mobsters might be the place to look for metaphor in innocent blood . sal\u2019s greed for power and his megalomaniacal feelings of invincibility are the things that cause his downfall . maybe the metaphor of vampirism here is for both greed and trying to use powers that are not fully understood or appreciated . sal tries to convert his whole mob into vampires , but doesn\u2019t seem to make any considerations for the fact that they will no longer be able to work during daylight or that their favorite italian foods will now cause great distress .\ninnocent blood is a fun movie that will entertain a variety of audiences . the effects are good and the humor is delightfully dark considering the horror that ensues . the acting is well done and the story is entertaining . the problem is that the movie is fairly forgettable when you consider the director\u2019s other works . there is nothing that really makes this movie stand out . the movie is clever , funny , and erotic . it feels like this is the sort of movie that would be ripe for a remake in the future .\ninherent vice feels like it\u2019s been forgotten already , the master was great but too weighty for some , but there will be blood is the paul thomas anderson film that comes up time and time again in pub film conversations , whether they\u2019re between cinephiles or more casual fans . a blank yet brutal indictment of lucre , daniel day lewis gave one of his best ever performances as oil man daniel plainview , and jonny greenwood\u2019s fearsome score is still being performed live several years after its release . but mainly , \u201ci drink your milkshake ! i drink it up ! \u201d - ch\non 27 - 28 november 2017 , the estonian eu presidency conference pictured futures : connecting content , tech & policy in audiovisual europe was organised by the ministry of culture in collaboration with estonian film institute , tallinn black nights film festival and the european commission . the event was co - financed by the european commission and enterprise estonia .\nfirst blood received generally favorable reviews , and is considered by many to be one of the best films of 1982 . stallone , in particular , received much praise for his performance . in his 1982 review , roger ebert wrote that he did not like the film ' s ending , as he felt that it was cliched , but that overall the film was\na very good movie , well - paced , and well - acted not only by stallone . . . but also by crenna and brian dennehy .\nhe even went as far as to say ,\nalthough almost all of first blood is implausible , because it ' s stallone on the screen , we ' ll buy it .\nsitting u . s . president ronald reagan was enthusiastic about the film ' s portrayal of vietnam veterans and praised it , also claiming that rambo was mostlikely a republican . although stallone appreciated reagan ' s comments , he insisted that rambo doesn ' t care about politics and it ' s one of the things he despises about america . rambo just wants to be left alone and he is apolitcal , not wishing to be affiliated with any political party . in 2000 , bbc film critic almar haflidason noted that stallone\u2019s training in survival skills and hand - to - hand combat gave the film ,\na raw and authentic edge that excited the audiences of the time .\nfirst blood ' s release on dvd sparked a series of contemporary reviews , earning it an 86 %\nfresh\nrating from rotten tomatoes and a score of 62 (\ngenerally positive\n) from metacritic .\nestonian minority coproduction scary mother , directed by georgian ana urushadze and coproduced by allfilm , has already collected nine awards at international film festivals since its premiere in august 2017 .\nromantic period tale the light between oceans , which stars michael fassbender and alicia vikander , debuted at venice film festival earlier this month but was met with frosty critical reception .\nthis film has it all - pretty heroine , a will - he - won ' t - he - get - the - girl hero , vampires , cops , the mob , romance and very black comedy . my favourite line :\ndon ' t play with the food\n. see the film to know who says that about whom !\nfirst blood , with a shooting budget of $ 15 million and a total domestic gross of $ 47 million and $ 125 million worldwide , was a moderate financial success , compared to other films released that year . for example , e . t . , with a budget of just $ 10 . 5 million , brought in nearly $ 12 million in its opening weekend and went on to gross over $ 350 million . similarly , both tootsie and porky ' s grossed over $ 100 million each . stallone ' s other 1982 film , rocky iii , also beat first blood at the box office , pulling in over $ 12 million on its opening weekend with a total gross over $ 125 million domestically . however , first blood was not a commercial failure , either . blade runner performed comparatively at the box office , and grossed only $ 32 million . poltergeist , although more successful in total sales , brought in similar numbers at the box office .\nseeing the shower scene today , several things stand out . unlike modern horror films ,\npsycho\nnever shows the knife striking flesh . there are no wounds . there is blood , but not gallons of it . hitchcock shot in black and white because he felt the audience could not stand so much blood in color ( the 1998 gus van sant remake specifically repudiates that theory ) . the slashing chords of bernard herrmann ' s soundtrack substitute for more grisly sound effects . the closing shots are not graphic but symbolic , as blood and water spin down the drain , and the camera cuts to a closeup , the same size , of marion ' s unmoving eyeball . this remains the most effective slashing in movie history , suggesting that situation and artistry are more important than graphic details .\nthe first half of the film builds with expertly cranked white - knuckle tension . and chris\u2019 ( daniel kaluuya ) periodic phone calls to his hilariously skeptical black friend at home ( lilrel howery ) are like a merry - prankster greek chorus commenting on the whole get - the - hell - out - of - the - houseness of chris\u2019 situation . but get out \u2019s delicate balancing act gets wobbly in the second half of the film when peele\u2019s conceptually daring premise unspools with a fairly clich\u00e9d genre climax . for a film that\u2019s asking hard questions , it takes the easy way out . still , peele is undeniably a born filmmaker with big ambitions and an even bigger set of balls . he\u2019s made a horror movie whose biggest jolts have nothing to do with blood or bodies , but rather with big ideas . b\nbrandon : it\u2019s funny , because the near - campless first half of the film really wasn\u2019t doing it for me . it felt like landis was splitting his time between making both a mediocre vampire movie & a mediocre mob film . there was a little fun to be had in the way marie talked about her \u201cfood\u201d ( read : victims ) in lines like \u201chow about italian ? \u201d & \u201cnever play with the food\u201d and the dissonance between her glowing - eyes blood feasts & the sinatra - scored , bargain bin scorsese mob aesthetics , but it didn\u2019t feel all that special as an example of either genre . innocent blood didn\u2019t truly win me over until it devolved into utter chaos , a change that gets kicked off sometime around when mob boss sallie \u201cthe shark\u201d macelli is turned & starts assembling cinema\u2019s ( as far as i know ) very first vampire mafia . there\u2019s some respectable noir influence in the dark alleys & detective work of the back half , but it\u2019s the black comedy & campy vampire mob shenanigans that make the movie shine . it\u2019s hard for me to read scenes like don rickles\u2019 vampire transformation or that never - ending , super - kinky , thrust - heavy sex scene as anything but exercises in camp .\nthe story and concept is fun and the threat of seeing a mobster turn vampire and then turning his underlings into his vampire followers is a cool idea . casting don rickles as a mob lawyer is fun to watch and creates some amusing scenes that make the movie as lighthearted as an american werewolf in london . the effects in innocent blood are not as impressive as an american werewolf in london but it still okay enough to keep people in the movie . anthony lapaglia is sort of the \u201cdry white toast\u201d of the movie . he does not really make a compelling character but he is the audience surrogate walking them through the movie .\nthe horror fan in me appreciated both the gore , and the portroyal of vampires . leading female vampire aside , the vampires are portrayed as monsters , much like the film nosferatu and 30 days of night . the mob movie fan appreciated the seedy atmosphere and brutality of the mobsters . and the comedy movie fan appreciated the subtle jokes and lighthearted humor in an otherwise dark , dreary , and violent film .\na middle - aged farmer who lived nearby was blunter . asking that his name not be used for fear of recriminations , he wrote a letter in case he was ever asked about the cases , which said , \u201cthere are eight homes in this little village that have been built from human blood . \u201d\ndoes all star actors don rickles is a scream in this movie . scary but not blood monster tear apart . but more like jump out and boo . another movie i had to have in my collection ! you might want to consider having it in yours too . if you don ' t already ewing \ud83e\udd8a\nif he were to remake the film today , mr . li said in a telephone interview , \u201cit wouldn\u2019t have anything different , except the amounts of money scammed would be larger and the perpetrators would be gangs . \u201d\na modern day vampire tale about a very beautiful french vampire named marie . marie is a vampire , unlike any other as she only feeds on bad people who do bad things . sex and blood are her main course , and one night she goes for italian . when she feeds on a ruthless crime boss named sal\nthe shark\nmacelli , she is discovered by an undercover cop , and does not finish him off in order to prevent him from turning . unfortunately , macelli wakes up very confused and extremely thirsty . . . for blood . now , marie and her newfound lover must stop macelli and his gang of vampires .\nmarie is a vampire who prefers not to eat innocent people ; instead she goes after gangsters and other dangerous criminals , and decides to target the mob led by macelli . since she doesn ' t want to create more vampires she shoots her victims in the neck to cover bite marks and destroy their spines , ensuring that they will stay dead and making her attacks look like mob killings .\nwhiplash was perhaps the most buzzy ,\nhave you seen it yet ?\nfilm of 2014 , and winning major oscars off a budget of $ 3 . 3 million was no mean feat . damien chazelle managed to make a film about drumming absolutely edge - of - your - seat stuff , and succeeded by not patronising his audience - trusting that even if they didn\u2019t understand the music theory detail , they would still be able to revel in it . unfortunately , it might just be too small a film to be remembered as a \u2018classic\u2019 , but will certainly be circling the top of \u2018best movies about music\u2019 lists for some years to come . - ch\na young female vampire sets her sights ( and teeth ) to italian crime boss and his gang of thugs . but things do not go as planned . . . . . great comedy horror film . i like it .\nthe film , budgeted at $ 20 million , went on to take $ 4 . 8 million in its us opening weekend ; to date , it ' s overall haul sits at an underwhelming $ 11 . 6 million .\na beautiful vampire hooks up with an undercover cop to take down a mob boss who she accidentally turned into a vampire . john landis vampire film that has fun with the genre . not in the same ballpark as awil but not bad .\ndomestic films had 282 , 421 admissions , adding up to an 8 % market share . the most successful estonian film was the dissidents , which made box office no 1 with 85 , 306 admissions and over 480 , 000 eur gross .\ndomestic films had 282 , 421 admissions , adding up to an 8 % market share . the dissidents , directed by jaak kilmi and produced by taska film , topped the box office with 85 , 306 admissions and over 480 , 000 eur gross .\nthe estonian / french / belgian coproduction fire lily , directed by maria avdju\u0161ko and produced by meteoriit , will open in may 2018 . the film , starring the hollywood - based estonian - born actor johann urb , was shot in november - december 2017 .\nnot enough blood . this guy ' s about five quarts low .\nan undercover cop named joe gennaro ( anthony lapaglia ) , who has met marie under a variety of suspicious circumstances , begins to suspect she may be behind the killings - especially after she dive - bombs him in a church , flying through the air in rage after being attacked by one of the gangsters .\nwhen norman spies on marion , hitchcock said , most audience members read it as peeping tom behavior . truffaut observed that the film ' s opening , with marion in a bra and panties , underlines the later voyeurism . we have no idea murder is in store .\nmihkel , directed by ari alexander magnusson and coproduced by iceland\u2019s true north and estonia\u2019s amrion , was shot in estonia for five days in may - june 2017 , after an icelandic shooting in the autumn of 2016 . the film is set to premiere on 24 august 2018 .\nthis is a film that has the privledge of not only being one of the best mob flicks you ' ve probably never heard of , but one of the best vampire flicks you ' ve probably never heard of . that ' s a badass combination if you ask me .\nprecisely because of the film\u2019s thematic richness , extremely italian in its references yet securely universal in its philosophical understanding of stasis , renewal and decadence ( in its traditional definition of cultural decline ) , the film will befuddle viewers , hampering chances for all but a small theatrical release offshore unless brave distributors find a way of convincing ticketbuyers that sometimes , full intellectual comprehension is less important than the lingering emotions that build long after the end credits . critical reception at home is also likely to be uneven , though ironically , time may be the movie\u2019s best friend .\n- quentin tarantino ' s first movie for six years - i felt like the director himself had cacklingly jammed his hypodermic into my throbbing arm . really , no one delivers that sheer , aneurism - inducing rush with the same intravenous efficiency as tarantino . it may not be the best film of the year , nor the best tarantino film . but it ' s sure as hell got to be the best way , the only way , to mainline pure adrenaline in the cinema . whether this results in euphoria or nausea depends on the needle - user .\nbrandon : there\u2019s a near endless list of metaphors that have been attached to vampirism in the past , ranging from as disparate of meanings as the unchecked thirst for power erin mentioned to the powerlessness of cyclical depression & drug addiction . i\u2019m just not seeing anything explicit in innocent blood that suggests a clear metaphor . the mobsters\u2019 thirst for power angle erin suggests is something i\u2019d buy , with plenty of evidence backing it up in the film , but where exactly does that leave marie as a character ? the more i reflect on the emptiness of marie\u2019s general presence , i\u2019m left thinking that the movie could\u2019ve been so much better without her . it\u2019s as if she were a starting point that eventually lead landis & writer michael wolk to the much more fleshed out undead mobster concept . if marie had been left on the editing room floor or at the very least taken a backseat after she got the mobster plot rolling , we might have a much tighter plotted movie . the befuddled law enforcement pov boomer suggested above in particular could\u2019ve been worth a try . then again , we wouldn\u2019t have that insanely sleazy sex scene in that scenario , so maybe they made the right choice afterall .\nnow that i consider it , none of the main characters are fully fleshed out . joe is determined to take down the italian mafia , but any other motivations he may have in his personal or private life are unspoken , if they exist at all . the same can be said of his fellow cops ( and a criminally underutilized angela bassett as the pittsburg da ) or of the mobsters from loggia down . for a prolonged section of the film , the protagonists and antagonists exist in completely different plotlines that only tangentially intersect , and i think that the crime the film is most guilty of is devoting too much focus to marie and joe , especially if none of that attention yields any character insight or development ; there\u2019s both too much and too little of marie to be satisfying . a film that focused instead on luis guzman , for instance , ineptly bumbling his way through an investigation would have more potential entertainment value , all things considered . lapaglia\u2019s not a bad actor , he just seems to be under the impression that the ratio of crime thriller to comedy of the film he\u2019s in skews in the opposite direction it actually does ."]}
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( patum barathamum ) [ adi / chatusram ] - ragamalika - main ragam is amrutha varshini\namrutha varshini is a residential project developed by sri sri gruhanirman india pvt ltd . our most renowned builders , with dexterous innovations , have come up with yet another magnificent creation , amrutha varshini . proclaiming the contemplation of everyone , we intend to bring you the congruity of a luxurious lifestyle .\namrutha varshini is an completed premium residential property . placed strategically in hosur road , bangalore . the project boasts of superior lifestyle amenities plus an easily accessible location and an array of thoughtfully designed bedrooms . amrutha varshini houses state - of - the - art plots that are sure to give you a superior lifestyle .\ndelightful living : - a modern planned development amrutha varshini , is an oasis of natural beauty adapted for modern living . with well planned roads , large open areas , extensive landscaping , complete infrastructure , exclusive luxury amenities and homes designed for vibrant living , amrutha varshini is a tribute to urban design and development . more details . . .\nsri sri gruhanirman present amrutha varshini plots spread over 23 acres , connected by existing 100ft wide roads from khb suryanagar . amrutha varshini plots offers opportunities for people who wants more from life in one exclusive location . with virtually everything available including reputed schools & hospitals in and around the development , there isn\u2019t much more that one can ask for .\none of the most trusted builders in the city of bangalore . they have a long legacy of meticulously designed and successfully delivered projects . amrutha varshini is yet another residential in their portfolio .\nsurrounded on three sides by suryanagar , amrutha varshini is virtually an integral part of the township and benefits from all the amenities at suryanagar , besides offering a more exclusive and finer quality of life .\nsri sri amrutha varshini plots is one of the popular residential developments in hosur road , neighborhood of bangalore . it is among the completed projects of sri sri gruhanirman india pvt ltd . it has lavish yet thoughtfully designed residences .\nsi vishnu fails to recognise vikram ' s sister , siri . she later contacts vikram but amrutha receives the message . can amrutha and varsha crack vikram ' s case ? watch the full episode , online only on hotstar .\namrutha varshini is placed in one of the most sought locations in bangalore . the area has well connectivity to hospitals , recreation areas and malls etc . residents can enjoy a great work - life balance by staying in these plots .\nconstruction and availability status : . there\u2019s not much time remaining for completion of amrutha varshini . till this date around sold will be available to buyers . in terms of percentage the number of units sold out at this residential complex is 1 .\nsome of the most prominent amenities available as part of this project . amrutha varshini is approved by almost all top banks in the city and hence finding a housing loan is not a difficult task . duly approved by development authority of the city , these houses are best suited for individuals looking for a hassle - free lifestyle .\nsri sri amrutha varshini is one of the popular residential developments in hosur road , neighborhood of bangalore . it is among the ongoing projects of its builder . it has lavish yet thoughtfully designed residences . major landmarks ( hosur highway - 1 . 5 km , nh - 5 km , biocon - 8 , electronic city - 10 km ) amenities community park .\nspread over 23 acers , sri sri amrutha varshini is surrounded on three side by khb surya nagar phase - 3 premier township , designed to cater to all segments of society . which comprises of villa plots , villa , civic amenities and parks . with excellent connectivity and complete infrastructure in a place , the township in progress . being a government of karnataka model township , 100ft wide roads within provide connectivity throughout the township . a special focus has been placed on environment at amrutha varshini with a big park , underground cabling , extensive free planting across the township , rain water harvesting , regeneration of ponds and sewage treatment plant to recycle water for landscaping have been integrated in to the project . . . . read less\nkannada old songs , kannada old hit songs , kannada songs , kannada golden hits , kannada old songs raj kumar , kannada hit songs collection , old kannada hit movies , old hit songs kannada , kannada classical songs , kannada classical movies , kannada hit songs amrutha varshini ( 1997 ) is a kannada drama film directed by dinesh babu and starring ramesh aravind , suhasini and sharath babu in the lead roles .\nk . kalyan he is one of kannada industry ' s ace lyricist and music director . he is often referred to as premakavi bkas of the romantic songs he penned for movies like amruthavarshini , chandramukhi pranasakhi , yejamana and many more . kalyan first began his career as a lyricist for kannada movies . in the year 1997 , kalyan ' s lyrics was much appreciated and awarded for the film amrutha varshini . all the songs of this soundtrack went on to become chartbusters and the lyrics were considered to be top class . since then , kalyan is regarded as one of the most significant of the younger lyricists in kannada today . he has written lyrics for over 1000 songs and won many prestigious awards . kalyan began his tryst with music direction in the movie chandramuki pranasakhi . he bagged the karnataka state film award for best music director award for the same movie . he has composed music for over 15 films so far and won many accolades . he has got 2 filmfare awards for chandramukhi pranasakhi and thananam thananam . also 2 state awards as well . this is the 3rd time he would be part of the mirchi music awards as a jury member\nlord vishnu songs | sri venkateswara amrutha varshini | bhakthi music | top balaji songs for unlimited devotional songs urltoken like us on facebook urltoken more videos on urltoken \u25basubscribe to our youtube channel urltoken \u25balike us on : urltoken \u25baplaylists on this channel urltoken tamil hit songs - 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a husband , wife who love each other madly and deeply and a friend who eventually falls in love with his friend\u2019s wife and how things take turn in the course of their lives . the songs are an all time favourite among the listeners even to this day .\nthe path breaking cinema in sandalwood directed and acted by dream merchant of sandalwood v ravichandran . slackly based on grease - 2 , the film is spun in an interesting way . with ravichandran and juhi chawla in the lead role , the movie had some mind numbing and foot tapping songs which are the favourites even to this day .\nthe movie emerged as a trend setting movie in the kannada industry . kannada romantic poetry abounds with references to mungaru male . it is season of tenderness and the season when love sprouts and this is what yogaraj bhat\u2019s mungaaru male precisely brings on screen . with a heart touching climax , the lead who tickles your funny bones throughout the movie makes you weep at the end of the story .\nis a love story - - a hugely successful one , what ' s more .\nis the story of the love of a husband and wife - - and therein lies the difference , for if the filmy norm is for screen marriage to put the full stop to screen romance , then in this film , the love story actually kicks off after suhasini mani rathnam ( making a comeback after matrimony , motherhood and the odd foray as film / television director ) and southside character actor sharath babu get married .\nthe film focusses on the warm moments - - told with touching tenderness - - that can exist within the cocoon of conjugal life . until , enter the thorn , in the form of ramesh arvind , playing babu ' s good friend . suhasini , in all innocence , develops a warm relationship with arvind , and along the way gets an inkling that he is rather broody in the mind . of course , women - - the celluloid variety , at least - - being rather naive creatures , she does not suspect that arvind , who has lost his girlfriend to death ' s embrace , is now holding a flaming torch for her .\nramesh at one point decides to get out of the happy couple ' s life - - only for the husband and wife to invite him to share a brief holiday they are planning in the hills of kodaikanal . temptation finally gets the better of him , and arvind kills babu in what looks like an accident .\nsharat babu , ramesh arvind and suhasini rathnam in amritavarshini . click here for bigger pic !\nsuhasini , shattered beyond belief , clutches at arvind for help and succour and arvind ' nobly ' agrees , helping her through the formalities surrounding sudden death , and then helping the grieving widow deal with her late husband ' s business interests .\nit begins to look like the perfect scenario for two bereaved hearts to forget past aches and embark on a fresh bid for happiness . but murder , they say , will somehow out , and suhasini finds a little clue that speaks volumes of arvind ' s involvement in the death of her husband .\nhow suhasini gets her revenge - - in a very original fashion - - forms the rest of the story .\nwhat appears in print to be a trite , thrice - told tale reveals , on celluloid , an ability to grip , to carry the viewer along on a tide of emotions ranging from the soft through the turbulent into the increasingly darker shades . and a lot of the credit goes to the three major performers , with suhasini showing no sign of rust from her layoff .\nwhat is interesting is the way the film - - by no means a whodunit , because you know right at the outset that arvind is the culprit - - keeps you nailed , your sympathies oscillating between arvind and suhasini till the very end .\ndirector dinesh babu , who has also handled the cinematography , says ,\ni ' ve used guilt as the main emotion - - with guilt itself becoming the ultimate punishment . in fact , i suggest that the guilt one carries is perhaps worse than being discovered and punished by law .\nand throughout the film , i ' ve used imagery from the epics . hanuman , the ultimate symbol of devotion , from the ramayan and aswathama , son of guru dronacharya , as symbol of ultimate evil , from the mahabharat .\ninterestingly , babu is more renowned for his cinematography - - curiously enough , not in telegu or kannada , but in malayalam . his recent credits as cinematographer include hit films from kerala like\nkannada is not that alien ,\nbabu says .\nactually , i was first asked to handle the camera , then the offer to direct fell in my lap and i figured , why not ?\nwe had the story years ago , but somehow , it got made only now ,\njaishree says .\nasked about the casting of suhasini considering her long layoff , jaishree says ,\nwell , the story needed a good , mature actress to play the part . suhasini was perfect for it and when she heard the role , she signed up immediately .\ninterestingly , the producer is also a full - fledged journalist with a telugu paper , specialising in in - depth interviews with achievers in various fields .\nespecially women ,\nshe grins .\nit is the most unlikely hit this season . it has no stars and doesn ' t follow the standard sex - and - violence formula that the 100 - odd films churned out every year by the kannada film industry subscribe to .\nyet within two months of its release , nagathihalli chandrashekhar ' s america ! america ! has earned rs 1 . 10 crore , an amount usually raked in only by mega - starrers . what ' s more , it has bagged for its director the national award for the best kannada film . and along the way , the film - costing rs 2 crore and shot mostly in the us - has demolished several kannada film - making myths . america ! america ! is about the identity crisis faced by indians settled abroad . it is kannada cinema ' s first major attempt to study the psyche of non - resident indians . the plot is simple enough : three friends , shashank , surya and bhumika , study in a village school in coastal karnataka .\nshashank goes to the us to study , promising to return some day , but changes his mind after he gets a job . on a vacation to india , surya and bhumika are dismayed about the way shashank has changed , but bhumika ends up marrying him all the same , unaware that surya is madly in love with her . back in america , shashank gets into the rat race and alienates his wife .\nchandrashekhar , who also wrote the script , takes a hard look at indians who live abroad and lose their cultural moorings . he touches upon the clash of western values with indian culture . the film , being dubbed in hindi , tamil and telugu , comes in the wake of the commercial success of other ' clean ' hits like dinesh babu ' s amruthavarshini ( a story of unrequited love ) and sunil kumar desai ' s nammoora mandare hoove ( the mandara flower from our village ; a love triangle ) and beladingala bale ( daughter of the moonlight ; story of a chess player who falls in love with the voice of a woman prompting his moves on telephone . ) .\nsays film critic and censor board member v . n . subba rao :\noffbeat kannada cinema is virtually dead and commercial formula films have lost their appeal . bridge cinema , combining both commercial and offbeat elements , is what is drawing audiences back to the big screen .\nthe success of these films has given young filmmakers like umakanth , kesari haravu , s . narayan and n . s . shankar an impetus to experiment with a clutch of new themes that try and break the formula mould . the success of america ! america ! comes at a time when the media has been highlighting the nexus between the underworld and the kannada film industry following the murder of producer chidambara setty in march . setty was allegedly killed by underworld financers for not paying his debts on time . as the film - going audience shrinks , traditional financers are increasingly reluctant to risk their money in uncertain ventures , leaving the field open to criminals with cash to spare .\nfor chandrashekhar too , financing his film was not easy . this , despite the fact that his last film , kotreshi kanasu ( kotreshi ' s dream ; a dalit boy ' s hopes of an english education ) , also got a national award for the best regional film . says chandrashekhar :\nit is still very hard to find a producer for a clean story .\neven after he found a producer in s . nandakumar , chandrashekhar ' s troubles were far from over : his application for a us visa was rejected and he had to hire a hollywood lawyer . moreover , the hollywood technicians ' association objected to his bringing in an indian team and equipment . after a legal battle , costing $ 4 , 000 in fees , chandrashekhar ' s team finally made it to the us last summer and shot extensively for over two months . america ! america ! has brought the upper middle - class kannada audience back to the theatres . it also raises hopes of a revival of clean kannada cinema . of course , chandrashekhar is thrilled :\nbox - office success and a national award rarely come together . but film - making is a gamble anyway and i ' d rather gamble with a clean film .\nwell , this is one gamble that has paid off .\nthis video is no longer available because the youtube account associated with this video has been terminated .\nhtml public\n- / / wapforum / / dtd xhtml mobile 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nthe movie shows us what is going on in ramesh ' s mind . he falls in love with suhasini who is already married to sharath babu . their journey in life with all the ups and downs is depicted in the film .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nthe lives of three childhood friends from a small village in karnataka , india changes when one of them moves to the united states .\nan anonymous , mysterious caller who claims to be a huge fan of revanth , the chess grandmaster from india , challenges him in many ways . it results in an inner quest for him as he literally sets out to track down the elusive caller .\nthis is a psychological thriller movie about a man who calls himself as\nnaanu\n( me ) . it explores the human needs and greeds in the form of a metaphorical comparison to the three female characters in the movie .\nshivrajkumar comes to his close friend , ramesh ' s home town and falls in love with the girl whom ramesh loves ( prema ) .\nit is a simple story of a convict on death row , who escapes from prison and accidentally ends up with a veteran who is called upon by the authorities to teach the process of hanging a convict to the new staff .\npreetam falls in love at first sight with nandini . the sweet romance set in the monsoons , boosted by too good songs and music .\nthis is the tale of an angry young man with flavours of teacher - student relationship , the stubbornness of ramachari ( protagonist ) and his attempts at having a romantic relationship .\nsatya , the son of a pious priest turns into a rowdy and enters into the underworld for the sake of love .\nkirik party is the story of a gang of mischievous students , lead by the protagonist karna ( rakshit shetty ) , who has just joined an engineering college .\njanardhan a 28 year old kannada lecturer from mangalore who is quite an introvert comes to know from an astrologer that he would attain sanyasa ( embrace asceticism ) if he doesn ' t get . . . see full summary \u00bb\nhero is in love with a girl who is forced to marry a police officer . hero is later forced by his parents to marry a girl liked by them . here starts the trouble again , even she wants a . . . see full summary \u00bb\na bank robbery takes place in broad daylight in an otherwise peaceful manipal center in bangalore city .\ni liked this movie mainly because of freshness of the story , location , music , lyrics and great acting from ramesh and suhasini . the film is the story about ramesh falls in love with the already married suhasini to his close friend sarath babu . ramesh was already in love with nivedita jain who died for some reason . he founds her characters in suhasini and started loving her secretly . the movie takes turn when he visits his sarath house and started loving suhasini secretly . this was noticed by her sarath when they go to kodaikenal trip and when try to explain to ramesh about that , he kills him with jeep . the camera which is being carried by sarath will take all the photos of last moment of death . after his death , ramesh try to convince suhasini to marry him but finally the truth will come out and she will come to know that ramesh was killed her husband through the camera photos . finally she dies from the same spot leaving ramesh alone . the movie direction by dinesh babu is excellent , followed by great music and till today the songs sound very fresh and kind of stress relief . . . 1 ) tunturu . . 2 ) ee sundara . . the whole album is super . . this is once in a generation movie . . hats off to all of them . .\n0 of 0 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nhotel transylvania 3 : summer vacation stars plan their dream summer getaways to some memorable movie settings .\nfind out which telugu movies got the highest ratings from imdb users , from classics to recent blockbusters .\nexplore popular sci - 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{"id": 116218, "summary": [{"text": "gold diggers of 1937 is a warner bros. movie musical directed by lloyd bacon with musical numbers created and directed by busby berkeley .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film stars dick powell and joan blondell , who were married at the time , with glenda farrell and victor moore .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film features songs by the teams of harold arlen , e.y. harburg , harry warren and al dubin .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it was based on the play \" sweet mystery of life \" by richard maibaum , michael wallach and george haight , which ran briefly on broadway in 1935 .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "warren duff wrote the screenplay with the assistance of tom warren , who was billed as \" screenplay constructor \" .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "this is the fifth movie in warner bros. ' series of \" gold digger \" films , following the now lost film the gold diggers ( 1923 ) and gold diggers of broadway ( 1929 ) , as well as a remake of the earlier film gold diggers of 1933 ( which was the first to feature busby berkeley 's extravagant production numbers ) and gold diggers of 1935 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film was followed by gold diggers in paris ( 1938 ) . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "gold diggers of 1937", "paragraphs": ["busby berkley ' s gold diggers of 1937 . chorus in formation with joan blondell in foreground .\nbusby berkley ' s gold diggers of 1937 . chorus in formation with joan blondell in . . .\nits outrageous success led to a series of gold diggers films : arguably including dames ( gold diggers of 1934 in all but name ) , as well as gold diggers of 1935 ( poor plot , jawdropping songs ) , this one - actually released in 1936 - and gold diggers in paris .\n1936 - publicity photo of dick powell for his new film ' gold diggers of 1937 . ' headh . . .\nwarner bros . seems to have crafted this trailer to send a single message : gold diggers fans , we hear you . the nostalgic tour of past gold diggers films\u2014 gold diggers of broadway , gold diggers of 1933 , and even busby berkeley\u2019s gold diggers of 1935 \u2014will send a shiver up the spine of any would - be digger , and it seems likely that gold diggers of 1937 will be jam - packed with easter eggs and clues about where the series might go next . ( maybe gay paree ? ) but would it be too much to ask for a true fans\u2013only nod to 1923\u2019s the gold diggers ?\ntheatrical trailer for the 1937 warner bros film\ngold diggers of 1937\n. the trailer is unusual as it briefly shows footage from the now - lost 1929 film\ngold diggers of broadway\n. this trailer is public domain , even though the films shown are not public domain .\n1936 - publicity photo of dick powell for his new film ' gold diggers of 1937 . ' headh and shoulders portrait of powell with his arm over the back of a chair .\npaul muni in the life of emile zola ( 1937 ) , directed by william dieterle .\ngangsters and gold diggers : old new york , the jazz age , and the birth of broadway , four walls eight windows ( new york , ny ) , 2003 .\nthere were audible gasps throughout the glamorous chinese theatre in hollywood when the announcer said , \u201cwith your old friends dick powell and joan blondell ! \u201d not only was blondell sorely missed in the gold diggers of 1935 , she and co - star powell have gotten married since they shared the screen in gold diggers of 1933 . did the real - life sweethearts bring a new realism to their love scenes in this , the most adult gold diggers film yet ? warner bros . execs assure me they did !\nto the strictly biased fancier of powell - blondell opera .\ngold diggers of 1937 ,\nwhich the warner brothers disguised as santa claus , tenderly deposited last night at the strand theatre , may well be a collector ' s item . view full article in timesmachine \u00bb\npretty good entry in the gold diggers series . not bitingly humorous like 1933 , but not lacking in the leading lady department like 1935 . let\u2019s not even discuss in paris .\nthis time round the focus is back on the gold diggers & the broadway scene itself . dick powell plays a life insurance salesman who lands the deal of a lifetime with a theatre mogul .\ndateline : hollywood , usa ! the trailer for gold diggers of 1937 has silver screen fanatics in a positive frenzy as they flock to theaters to get their first glimpse of the next installment in warner bros . \u2019 beloved franchise . and bad luck for mgm snobs : it looks the music , mischief , and merriment in this warner bros . holiday spectacular will finally put gold diggers on the same playing field as the broadway melody cinematic universe . here\u2019s everything we learned about the upcoming film from its trailer .\nchicago tribune , may 19 , 1985 , herbert gold , review of war cries over avenue c , p . 46 .\nwhat ' s a chorine to do after her show flops ? become a gold digger ! the cuties do so en masse as the gold diggers of 1937 , kicking depression era blues in the keester . dick powell plays an insurance agent with musical ambitions , joan blondell is a showgirl who gives up spangles for a stenographer ' s pad and . . . well , who watches any diggers for its plot ? instead , watch as dance creator busby berkeley turns a garden party into a tap - happy romp . as blondell leads leggy soldiers in a banner - waving , precision - formation all ' s fair in love and war spectacle that ' s berkeley at his showy best . as powell croons a gold diggers ' lullaby with plenty of money and you . in short , plenty of reasons to watch . again and again .\nafter the popular 42nd street , warner bros made their musical masterpiece , a depression - era beauty called gold diggers of 1933 that mixed somewhat risqu\u00e9 comedy with astonishing production numbers , including the greatest one ever filmed : remember my forgotten man .\nfor further reading , here\u2019s an article on the film from the movie magg blog which includes some background information about the gold diggers series \u2013 it discusses the whole plot . i\u2019ve also put a link to the trailer below .\ncharyn , jerome 1937\u2013 .\ncontemporary authors , new revision series . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nwas a major hit , and muni finally won an oscar for best actor . after playing a chinese farmer in the 1937\ni didn\u2019t care for the final \u201clove and war\u201d musical sequence in this film \u2013 like you , i found the treatment of its subject queasy . it also goes on far too long . there\u2019s a desperation in the later gold digger films , beginning with gold diggers of 1935 , in which unlikable characters cook up nasty scams that aren\u2019t fun to watch . i think the cycle was running out of steam .\n( from left , seated at table ) joseph schildkraut , paul muni , and gale sondergaard in the life of emile zola ( 1937 ) .\ni can\u2019t compare this to the other gold digger films because i haven\u2019t seen them . i enjoyed this one ! lots of fun !\nsorry to be so slow in replying , g . o . m ( life has been interfering with blogging ! ) , but thanks very much for the thoughtful comment . i\u2019ve just seen gold diggers of 1933 on the big screen , and the difference in the way the war is treated in the great \u2018my forgotten man\u2019 finalecertainly shows up the queasiness of the \u2018love and war\u2019 number . you make a fascinating point about the desperation in the later films \u2013 i haven\u2019t seen gold diggers of 1935 as yet , but will bear it in mind when i do .\nif there\u2019s one thing the trailer for gold diggers of 1937 makes clear , it\u2019s that the differences between this and mgm\u2019s broadway melody franchise are vanishingly small . though studio bigwigs are thrilled that the narcissism of small differences is producing brand loyalists who\u2019ll eagerly buy tickets to any old thing they slap the gold diggers or broadway melody label on , it\u2019s more of a happy accident than a design\u2014and they\u2019re certainly not paying critics to write bad reviews of other studios\u2019 movies . in fact , if pressed , studio chiefs find the fan rivalry between diggers and melodyheads kind of embarrassing for everyone involved\u2014but if there\u2019s money in it , they\u2019ll still be stoking its flames 80 years from now . besides , as one producer told me , things could always get worse . \u201cat least i\u2019m not at universal , \u201d he said . \u201cthose poor saps have to pretend to care about flash gordon serials ! \u201d\nthe titles for the film\u2019s four new songs have been revealed , and they sound incredible : \u201cspeaking of the weather , \u201d \u201call\u2019s fair in love and war , \u201d \u201clet\u2019s put our heads together , \u201d and \u201cwith plenty of money and you . \u201d though we get to hear powell sing a snippet of \u201cwith plenty of money and you , \u201d we\u2019ll have to wait until the sheet music is released to get a sense of exactly what direction the gold diggers universe music is going next . judging from what we can hear in the trailer , though , this is going to be the toe - tappingest gold diggers yet .\nde la pel\u00edcula\ngold diggers\n( buscadores de oro ) ( 1937 ) warner bros . tema\nlove is fair en love and war\n. pel\u00edcula musical dirigido por lloyd bacon con n\u00fameros musicales creados y dirigidos por busby berkeley , y protagonizada por dick powell y joan blondell . la pel\u00edcula incluye canciones de los equipos de harold arlen y ey harburg y harry warren y al dubin . extra\u00eddo de : urltoken\ncharyn , jerome 1937\u2013 .\ncontemporary authors , new revision series . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nwhat a difference a few years makes ! largely ditching the behind the scenes narrative structure of 42nd street , footlight parade , and dames , gold diggers of 1937 ( actually released in 1936 ) also had the misfortune of being made after the strict enforcement of the hays code was in full effect . the film is simply a lot less provocative and daring than its predecessors and as a result , it is the most reigned in and tame . unfortunately the incendiary material is also what makes these films so much fun .\n? hopwood film festival . during winter term , the university will screen films inspired by hopwood himself or written by hopwood winners . \u201d gold diggers of 1933 , \u201d the iconic film based on hopwood\u2019s play\u201d the gold diggers , \u201d will be the first . the film starred ginger rodgers , joan blondell and dick powell and contained such classic tunes as\u201d we\u2019re in the money . \u201d u - m english rofessor peter bauland will teach a mini - course on the films . open to the public , the films will be shown monday evenings in the michigan theater at 7 p . m . here are the films :\nwhat ' s a chorine to do after her show flops ? become a gold digger ! the cuties do so en masse as the gold diggers of 1937 , kicking depression era blues in the keester . dick powell plays an insurance agent with musical ambitions , joan blondell is a showgirl who gives up spangles for a stenographer ' s pad and \u2026 well , who watches any diggers for its plot ? instead , watch as dance creator busby berkeley turns a garden party into a tap - happy romp . blondell leads leggy soldiers in a banner - waving , precision - formation\nall ' s fair in love and war\nspectacle that ' s berkeley at his showy best as powell croons a lullaby ,\nwith plenty of money and you .\nin short , there are plenty of reasons to watch again and again .\nstanfield , peter .\nan excursion into the lower depths : hollywood , urban primitivism , and\nst . louis blues ,\n1929 - 1937 .\nfeatures 21 song - and - dance spectaculars staged and directed by busby berkeley , from movie musicals released in the 1930 ' s . included are excerpts from\n42nd street\n( 1933 ) ,\ngold diggers of 1933\n( 1933 ) ,\nfashions of 1934\n( 1934 ) ,\nin caliente\n( 1933 ) ,\nfootlight parade\n( 1933 ) ,\nwonder bar\n( 1934 ) ,\ndames\n( 1934 ) ,\ngold diggers of 1935\n( 1935 ) , and\ngold diggers of 1937\n( 1937 ) . contents : shuffle off to buffalo - - young and healthy - - 42nd street - - we ' re in the money - - pettin ' in the park - - shadow waltz - - remember my forgotten man - - ah , the moon is here - - sittin ' on a backyard fence - - honeymoon hotel - - by a waterfall - - shanghai lil - - spin a little web of dreams - - don ' t say goodnight - - the girl at the ironing board - - i only have eyes for you - - dames - - the words are in my heart - - lullaby of broadway - - the lady in red - - all is fair in love and war . cast : : dick powell , ruby keeler , ginger rogers , joan blondell , james cagney . 163 min .\nberkeley ' s 42nd street was a lot better than footlight parade , and gold diggers ' 33 was slightly better than that . this one ' s better still ! a little too pathetic of course , especially foolish in the middle , as a zippy little ' 30s musical , with the constant jokes just barely verging on impropriety or irritation , but so , so , so cute . gold diggers ' 37 is cute ! cute . with the drinking , and the handsome dames , and money and life insurance and romance in a gummy and simple story , and the witty gentlemen hoofing . it ' s sort of thin man - like in a good way . built smartly .\nas usual with films which have dates in the title , gold diggers of 1937 was actually made the previous year . it stars joan blondell , one of my favourite actresses , opposite her real - life husband of the time , dick powell . there is a lot of chemistry between them , not surprisingly , and i found that i warmed to powell in this more than usual . maybe i\u2019m starting to get his appeal , which had previously been a mystery to me , or maybe it\u2019s because his character in this one is easy to like \u2013 a bored , hard - up insurance salesman who dreams of making it as a singer .\n\u2026house of rothschild , 1934 ) and paul muni ( the life of emile zola , 1937 ; juarez , 1939 ) in the united states and charles laughton ( alexander korda\u2019s the private life of henry viii , 1933 ; rembrandt , 1936 ) in england . \u2026\ngangsters and gold diggers : old new york , the jazz age , and the birth of broadway is charyn ' s tribute to the oft - depicted golden era of new york city . much of the detail will not be new to the informed reader , though the narrative is liberally sprinkled with tidbits that are generally not considered common knowledge . charyn ' s goal may have been to capture in his numerous vignettes the amicable chaos that characterized the city in its glory , but some critics found the offerings too superficial to be useful and the\ndisorganized narrative ,\nas a publishers weekly contributor described it , overwhelming . charyn ended gangsters and gold diggers , according to a kirkus reviews contributor , with\nan unsurprising rebuke of what we ' re left with\nafter the glory is gone .\nhopwood , a 1905 u - m graduate who popularized the phrase\u201d gold diggers\u201d for a play by the same name to be performed by the u - m theatre & drama department this february , wanted students competing for hopwood awards to\u201d be allowed the widest possible latitude\u201d and asked that\u201d the new , the unusual , and the radical ? be especially encouraged . \u201d\nwhere some of the gold digger annuals from warner have not been overburdened with heavy story material , the current musical opus gets moving with the advantage of a trim backstage yarn taken from mystery of life , the broadway play by richard maibaum , michael wallach and george haight .\nkirkus reviews , june , 2000 , review of the black swan , p . 608 ; may 1 , 2002 , review of bronx boy , p . 630 ; october 15 , 2003 , review of gangsters and gold diggers : old new york , the jazz age , and the birth of broadway , p . 1259 ; september 1 , 2004 , review of the green lantern : a romance of stalinist russia , p . 820 ; august 15 , 2005 , review of savage shorthand , p . 892 ; september 1 , 2005 , review of inside the hornet ' s head : an anthology of jewish american writing , p . 932 ; april 1 , 2006 , review of raised by wolves : the turbulent art and times of quentin tarantino , p . 331 .\ngold diggers in paris ( 1938 ) directed by ray enright ; musical numbers created and directed by busby berkeley . cast : rudy vallee , rosemary lane , hugh herbert , allen jenkins , gloria dickson , melville cooper , mabel todd , fritz feld , curt bois and the schnickelfritz band . the gold diggers are heading for paris , bringing their feathers , frills , new york tawk - - and ballet shoes ! a french diplomat has mistaken 43rd street ' s club balle for the american academy ballet , and the chorus cuties aren ' t going to turn down a free trip to the city of light over such a tiny misunderstanding . special features : broadway brevities musical short the candid kid ; classic cartoons cinderella meets a fella and love and curses ; theatrical trailer . 97 min . dvd x177 credits and other information from the internet movie database\njoan blondell and glenda farrell pull this one way up . joan was sorely missed in 1935 , whereas glenda was great but had little screen time . thankfully , they\u2019re both back and wonderful as usual in 1937 .\nvictor moore enters the picture scene again back at his old trick of show thefting . in the role of the hypochondriac theatrical producer , he is the trouper of old and easily the comedy life of the party . glenda farrell , a typical gold - digging chorine in the story , works smoothly and for laughable results opposite the pompous show czar .\nwhere some of the gold digger annuals from warner have not been overburdened with heavy story material , the current musical opus gets moving with the advantage of a trim backstage yarn taken from mystery of life , the broadway play by richard maibaum , michael wallach and george haight . cast as a cocksure insurance salesman , dick powell [ \u2026 ]\nlullaby of broadway : the best of busby berkeley at warner bros . - compilation\nderek mong of ohio won his first hopwood , $ 6 , 000 for poetry , calling the size of his prize\u201d unheard of\u201d in the world of poetry .\nmiller , who won his hopwood awards in 1936 and 1937 , would go on to write the classic\u201d death of a salesman\u201d and\u201d the crucible , \u201d standard texts in american literature classes to this day . miller died in 2005 but a u - m theater is being built in his honor .\n? feb . 9 - 12 , avery hopwood\u2019s\u201d the gold diggers . \u201d under the direction of philip kerr , the u - m theatre & drama department\u2019s performances of hopwood\u2019s widely popular , long - running 1919 play will take place at the lydia mendelssohn theatre , 7 : 30 p . m . feb . 9 , 8 p . m . feb . 10 and 11 , and 2 p . m . feb . 12 . the performances will feature live music by phil ogilvie\u2019s rhythm kings , with musical direction by u - m professor and music historian james dapogny .\npersonal : born may 13 , 1937 , in new york , ny ; son of sam ( a furrier ) and fannie charyn ; married marlene phillips ( a writer ) , january 24 , 1965 ( divorced ) . education : columbia college , b . a . ( cum laude ) , 1959 .\nlike the other gold digger movies , this one also has a lot of funny moments , and i like that aspect of it . it ' s just the songs , which take up a lot of time , that aren ' t as great as the original . the original will always be the best of this series . overall this movie is worth watching if you like berkeley musicals , but otherwise not .\ndespite all the lighthearted music and humour , though , there are hints at an underlying darkness \u2013 as there was in berkeley\u2019s earlier films . once again , this movie doesn\u2019t forget about the depression , but weaves a sardonic awareness of its realities into the fun . the theme of money runs all through the film , and is there in the songs , including the gold diggers\u2019 lullaby / with plenty of money and you , and the life insurance song performed by powell at the insurance conference , which features the line \u201cthere\u2019ll be pie in the sky when you die\u201d . glenda farrell is even given the line : \u201cit\u2019s so hard to be good under the capitalist system . \u201d\ngold diggers of 1933 ( 1933 ) directed by mervyn leroy . cast : warren william , joan blondell , aline macmahon , ruby keeler , dick powell , guy kibbee , ned sparks , ginger rogers . songs , harry warren & al dubin . dick powell and ruby keeler play two young hopefuls struggling to make it on broadway . even falling in love has its hardships , as powell ' s high - brow eastern family is determined to break them ( and the show ) up . more complications set in when his brother falls for keeler ' s wise - cracking roommate . special dvd features : new featurettes : 42nd street from book to stage to screen , gold diggers : fdr ' s new deal . . . broadway bound . 3 vintage featurettes : the 42nd street special , rambling round radio row # 2 , seasoned greetings . 3 vintage cartoons : i ' ve got to sing a torch song , pettin ' in the park , we ' re in the money and busby berkeley musicals trailer gallery . 99 min . dvd 5317 ; vhs 999 : 434 credits and other information from the internet movie database\npublishers weekly , april 26 , 1985 , review of war cries over avenue c , p . 84 ; december 7 , 1990 , penny kaganoff , review of billy budd , kgb , p . 79 ; march 8 , 1991 , sybil steinberg , review of elsinore , p . 68 ; march 16 , 1992 , review of maria ' s girls , p . 67 ; june 14 , 1993 , review of montezuma ' s man , p . 63 ; september 19 , 1994 , review of little angel street , p . 53 ; september 15 , 1997 , review of the dark lady from belorusse , p . 64 ; april 27 , 1998 , review of death of a tango king , p . 45 ; may 3 , 1999 , review of captain kidd , p . 68 ; may 8 , 2000 , review of the black swan , p . 213 ; march 25 , 2002 , review of bronx boy , p . 50 ; october 6 , 2003 , review of gangsters and gold diggers , p . 70 ; october 18 , 2004 , review of the green lantern , p . 48 ; july 25 , 2005 , review of savage shorthand , p . 55 ; march 13 , 2006 , review of raised by wolves , p . 52 .\nmagazine of fantasy and science fiction , december , 1998 , james sallis , review of death of a tango king , p . 33 .\nwe can see by the end of the 30 ' s the gold diggers had mined out all the nuggets and get left with a dry hole . . even joan blondell and the evergreen dick powell can ' t save this lowball from fizzling . you ' ll be u . n . i . t . e . d . ( u need insurance to escape death ) in your opinion of needing to take out some after suffering through this yarn about enterprising young gentlemen and ladies financing a broadway show using life insurance . there is the great busby berkeley spectacle of course but it ' s at the very end and isn ' t as clever as in the previous two films .\nnew deal rhythm ( 1930 - 1937 ) ( 1977 ) contents : new deal rhythm / with charles\nbuddy\nrogers ( 8 min . ) - - roseland / with ruth etting ( 12 min . ) - - three of radios favorite conductors / with\nred\nnichols , emery deutsch , ferde grofe ( 10 min . ) - - rhythm saves the day / with the cabin kids , buddy page and his orchestra ( 11 min . ) - - star reporter / with ina ray hutton , donald novis , ted husing , ed paul , betty jane cooper ( 10 min . ) . a compilation of panorama soundies which are short musical films , the music videos of their time , made between 1930 and 1937 . 999 : 2836\ncasbah ( 1948 ) directed by john berry . cast : yvonne decarlo , tony martin , peter lorre , marla toren . a criminal , pepe le moko , eludes capture in the casbah section of algiers until he is lured out of hiding by a beautiful woman in this thrilling musical tale of love and betrayal . based on the novel by detective ashelbe ; remake of the french motion picture , pepe le moko ( 1937 ) . 94 min . 999 : 2499 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nthe tomatometer rating \u2013 based on the published opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2013 is a trusted measurement of movie and tv programming quality for millions of moviegoers . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\ngold diggers of 1935 ( 1935 ) directed by busby berkeley . cast : dick powell , adolphe menjou , gloria stuart , alice brady , hugh herbert . music and lyrics by harry warren and al dubin . dick powell stars as a young medical student working his way through school in a ritzy new england summer resort . when mrs . prentiss , a wealthy society matron , asks dick to be a summer escort for her beautiful overprotected daughter , they soon fall in love - - and star together in mrs . prentiss ' s charity show . this fast - paced comedy provides a showcase for berkeley ' s lavish production numbers including the renowned song and dance sequence\nlullaby of broadway .\n96 min . dvd 5319 ; vhs 999 : 2037 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nmatthew dessem is brow beat\u2019s nights and weekends editor and the author of a biography of screenwriter and director clyde bruckman .\nscheper , jeanne .\nof la baker , i am a disciple\n: the diva politics of reception .\njacoby , alexander .\nthe far side of paradise : the style and substance of yolanda and the thief .\njerico ( uk , 1937 ) directed by thornton freeland . cast : paul robeson , henry wilcoxon , wallace ford . paul robeson is in fine voice in this musical drama about a gi who , after he accidentally kills a man , escapes into the desert where he joins an african tribe to avoid punishment . 75 min . dvd 7282 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nmember : international association of crime writers , pen american center , mystery writers of america , actors studio , phi beta kappa .\njensen , marc .\nfeed me !\n: power struggles and the portrayal of race in little shop of horrors .\ncareer : writer . department of parks , new york , ny , recreation leader , early 1960s ; high school english teacher , new york , ny , 1962\u201364 ; city college of the city university of new york , new york , ny , lecturer in english , 1965 ; stanford university , stanford , ca , assistant professor of english , 1965\u201368 ; herbert h . lehman college of the city university of new york , bronx , ny , assistant professor , 1968\u201372 , associate professor , 1972\u201378 , professor of english , 1978\u201380 ; rice university , houston , tx , mellon visiting professor of english , 1979 ; princeton university , princeton , nj , visiting professor , 1980 , and lecturer in creative writing , 1981\u201385 ; city college of the city university of new york , visiting distinguished professor of english , 1988\u201389 ; american university of paris , paris , france , professor of film studies , 1995\u2013 .\namiable but generic for an hour and a half , then absolutely magical for the final ten minutes . of note : dick powell sports one of the most misguided mustaches in all of cinema in this movie .\nalso author of the screenplay crayola detective , 1971 . contributor of short stories to commentary , mademoiselle , transatlantic review , and other periodicals .\nfreire - medeiros , bianca\nstar in the house of mirrors : contrasting images of carmen miranda in brazil and the united states .\ndancing on the ceiling ( 1937 ) directed by murray roth . a young man follows a pretty girl into her office , which turns out to be a musical dentist office . cute chorus girls attend to the many male customers , and the girl the young man was following is revealed to be the dentist . she gives the young man anesthetic gas and he dreams the dentist and her troupe of nurses are dancing on the ceiling . included on dvd 1367 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nmany of those who became part of hopwood\u2019s legacy will gather at u - m this year as the university celebrates the program\u2019s 75th anniversary with a series of events to showcase their life\u2019s work as well as hopwood\u2019s .\nsubscribe to classic trailers : urltoken subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken gold diggers of 1937 ( 1936 ) official trailer - dick powell , joan blondell musical movie hd stage - producer j . j . horbart , is going to put on a new show , but he doesn ' t know that his two partners lost the money at the stock market . insurance salesman rosmer peck falls in love with ex chorus - girl joan blondell , who ' s friend genevieve tries to land on one of j . j horbat ' s partners . they come up with the idea to insure j . j . for $ 1 million , to get the money back when he dies . rosmer sells him the policy . after the insurance company finds out that he ' s only a hypochondriac , an attempt to kill him accidently fails , and genevieve falls in love with j . j . but when j . j . is informed that he is putting on a show with no money he has a breakdown . the only possibility to restore his health is putting on the show , in spite of the lack of money . welcome to the fandango movieclips trailer vault channel . where trailers from the past , from recent to long ago , from a time before youtube , can be enjoyed by all . we search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades . feel free to send us your trailer requests and we will do our best to hunt it down .\npauling , geraldine\nthe psychohistorical significance of shirley temple films : images of the sexualized female child in relation to depression era group fantasy .\nellis , sarah t .\nestablishing ( and re - establishing ) a sense of place : musical orientation in the sound of music .\n? april 22 , 10 a . m . - noon , shaman drum bookshop . release of the hopwood award : 75 years of prized writing and signing of works by hopwood awardees . marking the history of the avery hopwood and jule hopwood award , the u - m press will release its compendium of works by hopwood award - winning writers of note , \u201d the hopwood awards : 75 years of prized writing , \u201d edited by nicholas delbanco , andrea beauchamp , and michael barrett with an introduction by delbanco .\nin that sense , delbanco said\u201d hopwood is really the father of us all , \u201d including the past 30 years of growing creative writing programs nationwide .\n\u2026a stellar cast\u2014including katharine hepburn , ginger rogers , lucille ball , and adolphe menjou\u2014and a number of memorable scenes , many of which were the result of improvisation , which the director encouraged on most of his productions . the film received an oscar nomination for best picture , and la cava again earned a nod\u2026\nstar night at the cocoanut grove ( 1935 ) several members of mgm ' s ' galaxy of stars ' attend an evening of music and a fashion show . included on dvd 6715 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nlike all of these hollywood studio products the push is always the final number . features so extraordinary choreography & music , a great musical of its time .\nowners and show girls of the bankrupt club ball\u00e9 are mistaken for the academy ballet of america and are off to paris to compete in an international dance exposition .\nlinial , christine amos1\npygmalion ' s domestication of the hollywood musical .\njenkins , henry .\nthe strange case of the backflipping senators . in :\nbooklist , october 1 , 1997 , mary carroll , review of the dark lady from belorusse : a memoir , p . 301 ; april 15 , 1998 , david pitt , review of death of a tango king , p . 1379 ; april 1 , 2002 , graceanne a . de - candido , review of bronx boy , p . 1293 ; october 1 , 2005 , donna seaman , review of savage shorthand : the life and death of isaac babel , p . 16 .\nla habanera ( germany , 1937 ) directed by douglas sirk ( detlef sierck ) . cast : zarah leander , karl martell , ferdinand marian . working at germany ' s famed ufa studios under the very noses of the nazi authorities that would later force him into hollywood exile and eminence , sirk transformed a glossy musical vehicle for ufa ' s\nnew garbo\ninto a dark and intimate anti - colonial melodrama . desperate to escape the\ncold swedish minds\nof her homeland , beautiful astree falls under the enchanting spell of the caribbean love serenade la habanera and into the arms of puerto rican land baron don pedro de avila . but ten years later , when astree ' s old flame arrives in puerto rico , all is far from heavenly . 93 min . dvd 2456 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nlibrary journal , september 15 , 1997 , linda mcewan , review of the dark lady from belorusse , p . 81 ; april 1 , 1998 , david keymer , review of death of a tango king , p . 121 ; may 1 , 2000 , linda mcewan , review of the black swan , p . 111 ; september 1 , 2005 , anthony pucci , review of savage shorthand , p . 140 .\nshall we dance ( 1937 ) directed by mark sandrich . cast : fred astaire , ginger rogers , edward everett horton , eric blore , jerome cowan . a ballet star ( astaire ) and a musical revue sensation ( rogers ) decide to wed and publicly divorce to quash persistent rumors of a secret marriage . once tied , however , perhaps they shouldn ' t call the whole thing off . special features : commentary by songwriter hugh martin and pianist kevin cole ; new featurette the music of shall we dance ; musical short sheik to sheik ; classic cartoon toy town hall . 109 min . dvd 4252 ; vhs 999 : 816 credits and other information from the internet movie database\na multimillionaire decides to boycott\nfilthy\nforms of entertainment such as broadway shows .\none of the last great berkeley extravaganzas , and eerily prescient about modern american history .\nhollins critic , october , 1977 , irving malin , review of the franklin scare .\n/ daniel bernardi , editor . minneapolis : university of minnesota press , c2001 . (\nlinial , christine amos .\npygmalion ' s domestication of the hollywood musical .\ncoward , rosalind .\ndennis potter and the question of the television author .\nhollywood revue of 1929 ( 1937 ) directed by charles f . riesner . cast : conrad nagel , jack benny , masters of ceremonies ; with john gilbert , norma shearer , joan crawford , bessie love , ukelele ike , laurel & hardy , anita page , nils asther , brox sisiters , natova and company , marion davies , william haines , buster keaton , marie dressler , charles king , polly moran , gus edwards , dane & arthur , gwen lee , the albertina rasch ballet , the rounders , [ lionel barrymore ] . a torrent of talent takes the screen in this first all - star talkie era showcase of heretofore silent - screen players .\neverybody sing . everybody dance . or , failing that , everybody step in place during the famed singin ' in the rain finale .\n123 min . dvd x5549 credits and other information from the internet movie database\non the avenue ( 1937 ) directed by roy del ruth . cast : dick powell , madeleine carroll , alice faye , the ritz brothers , george barbier , alan mowbray , cora witherspoon , darryl f . zanuck . mona merrick infuriates an heiress by savagely portraying her in a hit play . when the show ' s producer begins a love affair with the heiress , jealous mona makes her satirical performance even more scathing , setting off fireworks between the couple . 89 min . dvd x685 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nas per usual , wacky hijinks ensue and a couple of intricate dance numbers , too .\nstudents meeting in the hopwood room marvel over how classmate jesmyn ward won $ 16 , 900 worth of prizes last spring . master of fine arts student nani mun arrived at u - m from california ( by way of south korea ) for a shot at a hopwood .\nobserver review , june 30 , 1968 , stephen wall , review of going to jerusalem .\n- crimes of the past ( 1990 ) . . . angela channing ( credit only )\nwhite , david e .\nanalogies of ignorance in going my way .\nin :\ndirected by roy mack . a group of tourists is given a tour of a movie studio lot . they see the various permanent sets that are used for different types of movies , and they appear to watch the filming of several productions in progress . musical numbers from several previous warner bros . technicolor shorts are edited into this short to create the illusion . included on\nvarsity show ( 1937 ) directed by william keighley ; finale created and directed by busby berkeley . cast : dick powell , fred waring and his pennsylvanians , ted healy , priscilla lane , rosemary lane , walter catlett , johnny davis , buck and bubbles . broadway impresario chuck daly has suffered through a string of flops . but the kids at his alma mater don ' t know that . they ' re counting on chuck to turn their varsity show hash into a smash ! dick powell leads an a + cast of coed cuties and bmoc , including film - debuting sisters priscilla and rosemary lane and fluty - voiced comic character sterling holloway , in this exhuberant college musical . 80 min . dvd x179 credits and other information from the internet movie database\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 variety media , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . variety and the flying v logos are trademarks of variety media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\nthe new mystery : the international association of crime writers ' essential crime writing of the late twentieth century , illustrated by vidal centero , dutton ( new york , ny ) , 1993 .\nnew york times , june 3 , 1969 , review of american scrapbook , p . 45 ; january 23 , 1975 , review of blue eyes , p . 31 ; november 19 , 1977 , john leonard , review of the franklin scare , p . 19 ; june 18 , 1979 , christopher lehmann - haupt , review of the seventh babe , p . c15 .\npaint your wagon ( 1969 ) directed by joshua logan . cast : lee marvin , clint eastwood , jean seberg , ray walston , harve presnell . in this musical film a michigan farmer and a grizzled prospector form a partnership in the california gold country . their adventures include buying and sharing a wife , hijacking a stage , kidnaping six prostitutes , and turning their mining camp into a boomtown . along the way there is plenty of drinking , gambling , and singing . screenplay and lyrics by alan jay lerner ; produced by alan jay lerner . 164 min . dvd 8223 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nfinian ' s rainbow ( 1968 ) directed by francis ford coppola . cast : fred astaire , petula clark , don francks , keenan wynn , tommy steele , barbara hancock . based on the broadway play and book by e . y . harburg and fred saidy . a leprechaun tries to retrieve a crock of gold from an old wanderer who has taken it to america where he has planted it in the soil thinking he will reap a rich harvest . fred astaire sings and dances his last musical lead in this film based on the 1947 broadway play . 145 min . dvd 3649 credits and other information from the internet movie database\ntm & \u00a9 2018 turner classic movies , inc . a time warner company . all rights reserved . code of conduct for this site | press room | privacy policy | | terms of use\ndictionary of literary biography yearbook : 1983 , thomson gale ( detroit , mi ) , 1984 .\nnew york times book review , september 17 , 1967 , review of going to jerusalem , p . 45 ; march 28 , 1971 , review of eisenhower , my eisenhower , p . 4 ; may 2 , 1976 , review of marilyn the wild , p . 54 ; september 5 , 1976 , review of the education of patrick silver , p . 5 ; january 21 , 1979 , seymour epstein , review of secret isaac , p . 14 ; may 6 , 1979 , review of the seventh babe , p . 12 ; april 20 , 1980 , william pritchard , review of the catfish man , p . 15 ; december 7 , 1980 , benjamin demott , review of darlin ' bill , p . 11 ; july 16 , 1989 , robert sklar , review of movieland : hollywood and the great american dream culture , p . 17 ; august 5 , 1990 , marilyn stasio , review of the good policeman , p . 29 ; july 9 , 2000 , leslie epstein ,\nodessa in the bronx ,\np . 13 .\nsaturday review , june 5 , 1971 , robert scholes , review of eisenhower , my eisenhower .\ngordon , mary .\nfather chuck : a reading of\ngoing my way\nand\nthe bells of st . mary ' s ,\nor why priests made us crazy .\nknapp , raymond .\nhistory ,\nthe sound of music ,\nand us .\nother hopwood winners who went on to become part of a who\u2019s - who of writers of the last three generations include max apple , john ciardi , mary gaitskill , robert hayden , laura kasischke , jane kenyon , howard moss , frank o\u2019hara , marge piercy , ronald wallace and nancy willard .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\ndeath of a tango king , new york university press ( new york , ny ) , 1998 .\ncharyn himself , in the black swan , offered a disclaimer of factuality to his readers , stating :\nalthough this memoir was inspired by the experiences of my childhood , certain characters , places , incidents \u2026 are the product of imaginative recreation .\neven in the absence of this admission ,\nobserved a writer for kirkus reviews ,\none needs a towering capacity to suspend disbelief over this charming , witty , and endearingly off - kilter account of a young truant , played against a supporting cast of \u2026 characters who , in an overtly fictitious setting , would be accurately described as runyonesque .\nnew criterion , february , 2006 , jeffrey meyers , review of savage shorthand , p . 74 .\ngranted to very few actors during the days of the studio system . consequently , muni\u2019s film roles were\n/ j . e . smyth ; foreword by austin : university of texas press , 2010 . (\nbell , robert h .\nimplicated without choice : the double vision of the singing detective .\nin the green lantern : a romance of stalinist russia , charyn portrays a russian provincial acting troupe in the grand city of moscow , where it hopes to mount a modest and brief production of king lear . when the inexperienced set builder ivanushka is unexpectedly called upon to substitute for the title character , a miracle happens . ivanushka becomes an overnight sensation , playing to sold - out crowds and attracting the attention of the celebrities of moscow , including stalin himself . ivanushka ' s adventures and romances fill the pages of this novel in typical charyn fashion , which was described by a contributor to kirkus reviews as\nendlessly quirky .\ncrew : ( b & w ) extract of a review from 1936 . running time : 101 min .\nthe single voice : an anthology of contemporary fiction , collier ( new york , ny ) , 1969 .\ncharyn has long been fascinated with the soviet regime and the legacy of russian jewish writers , including isaac babel , the novelist who courageously continued his literary career during josef stalin ' s murderous regime . in savage shorthand : the life and death of isaac babel , charyn investigates babel ' s wretched existence in the soviet union and explores many of the myths and legends that have surrounded the writer , who was eventually executed in 1940 after being found guilty on trumped - up charges of espionage in a twenty - minute trial . a vast body of unpublished work perished with him . the\nsavage shorthand\nof charyn ' s title refers to babel ' s ability to summarize the horror of the wars he witnessed ( both the russian revolution and world war i ) in prose as compressed as that of ernest hemingway . charyn writes of babel ' s death at the hands of the stalin regime , and the cover - up that followed , as well as the many myths babel perpetrated about himself in an effort to protect his life . donna sea - man , writing in booklist , called the biography a\nzestful and revelatory appreciation of a great and courageous writer .\nharper ' s , november , 2005 , john leonard , review of savage shorthand , p . 90 .\nsmith , jeff .\nblack faces , white voices : the politics of dubbing in carmen jones .\nberkeley : university of california press , c2007 . ( main : pn1995 . 9 . n4 w45 2007 )\nhollywood hotel ( 1937 ) directed by busby berkeley . cast : dick powell , rosemary lane , hugh herbert , ted healy , benny goodman and his orchestra , louella parsons , glenda farrell , lola lane , johnnie davis , alan mowbray . if you love music , check into hollywood hotel . the story ' s about a filmland newbie caught between a spoiled star and her likeable look - alike . but the movie ' s about busby berkeley ' s ace direction - - and music , music , music . special features : technicolor historical short the romance of robert burns ; edgar bergen / charlie mccarthy comedy short double talk ; classic cartoons porky ' s five & ten ; theatrical trailer . 109 min . dvd x178 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nthe hopwood room hums with university of michigan writing students sharing ideas and chocolate chip cookies around an oak roundtable once used by avery hopwood , the most successful broadway playwright of the roaring \u201920s . the small library is filled with books and other work written by winners of the nation\u2019s oldest and largest collegiate prize for creative writing .\nbroadway melody of 1936 ( 1935 ) directed by roy del ruth . cast : jack benny , robert taylor , eleanor powell , una merkel . lovely , gifted irene foster ( eleanor powell ) hopes that her c music and lyrics , nacio herb brown , arthur freed . lovely , gifted irene foster ( eleanor powell ) hopes that her childhood sweetheart - turned broadway producer robert gordon ( robert taylor ) will recognize her - - and her talent . gordon is too busy sparring with a dirt - dishing gossip columnist ( jack benny ) to notice , but his wisecracking , heart - of - gold secretary ( una merkel ) certainly does . she and irene must use their wits to show him what he ' s missing ! 101 min . dvd 9896 ; vhs 999 : 845 credits and other information from the internet movie database\nthey both had pre - code hearts , because there\u2019s a moment of homage to the era early in the film , when two film posters are glimpsed on the front of a cinema . one advertises william wellman\u2019s 1932 programmer\ndirected by jean negulesco . this one - reel musical short , part of the wb / vitaphone melody master series , features the music of trumpet - player and orchestra leader henry busse and his orchestra , playing their own arrangements of various popular songs of the time . . . or in the warners ' song library . those include\nwang wang blues ,\nhot lips\nand\nalong the santa fe trail .\nincluded on\n18 of 26 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nlecomte , jean - marie .\nrouben mamoulian ' s applause and the birth of the disenchanted musical .\nbates , anna louise .\ncalamity jane and the social construction of gender in the 1930s and 1950s .\no ' nell , brian .\ncarmen miranda : the high price of fame and bananas .\nin :\nmclean , adrienne l .\nfeeling and the filmed body : judy garland and the kinesics of suffering .\nglancy , h . mark .\ndreaming of christmas : hollywood and the second world war .\nin :\nchapman , james\ngod bless us , every one : movie adaptations of a christmas carol .\nin :\nmclean , adrienne l .\nfeeling and the filmed body : judy garland and the kinesics of suffering .\ni have seen this judy , but not recently enough to offer a razor sharp assessment of the film in the context of your review . still , much of it comes back , and i do well remember blondell and powell giving dazzling turns . arlen and yarburg of course famously wrote the score to the wizard of oz , and the score here is very fine . yes , there is a darker tone , and always is with the depression era films ( or films that are set during that period ) . the freedoms of the earlier films did not extend here , but all things considered nothing was too objectionable . great to see you back writing and with a typically fantastic essay at that !"]}
{"id": 116235, "summary": [{"text": "bar-b-que movie is an 11-minute super 8 film directed by american actor/filmmaker alex winter , created in 1988 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is a spoof of 1974 's the texas chain saw massacre , and stars american punk band butthole surfers .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "featured surfers include gibby haynes , paul leary , king coffey , teresa nervosa , and jeff pinkus , as well as the band 's dancer , kathleen lynch .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "in the movie , a vacationing family ( the father of which , jerry , is played by actor john hawkes , of later deadwood fame ) is waylaid by a communal group of cannibalistic misfits , played by the butthole surfers .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the mother and jerry are tricked into consuming hallucinogenic beverages , while their son , jerry jr. , is murdered .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "a short time later , jerry jr. 's meat is served as dinner .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "after eating , jerry runs off to find his son , but instead finds the butthole surfers , who are doing a live performance of the song \" fast \" ( a.k.a. \" fart song \" ) .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "though staged , the segment presents a fairly accurate reproduction of the band 's then-legendary live concerts .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the movie also contains excerpts from several other butthole surfers songs : \" concubine \" , \" weber \" \" graveyard \" and a different version of \" fast \" . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "bar - b - que movie", "paragraphs": ["it is here that the best part of the video starts \u2013 a scene showing the surfers performing the song \u201cfast\u201d , also known as \u201cfart\u201d , \u201cfart song\u201d or \u201cfast song\u201d depending on which version you have , as it might simply be a spelling error or they intentionally changed the name . anyways , we see the entire band going crazy as their reverse smoke machine sucks away all of the smoke around them , revealing the band and their nude dancer . her female parts jiggling around , she jumps and dances around , as the rest of the group murder their instruments and batter the drums . bar - b - que movie is short , sweet , and should be seen by anyone who considers the surfers to be \u201cup there\u201d with their favorite bands . i definitely do , and i wrote this review for a damn reason . so , you can watch the movie either here or here . screw it , i\u2019ll embed it .\nthe butthole surfers have always been a crazy , eccentric group . but did you know that alex winter who you might have seen in bill & ted\u2019s excellent adventure directed their short flick , the bar - b - que movie ? heavily based off of the chainsaw massacre ( the version that didn\u2019t suck ) , it\u2019s honestly the strangest ten minutes i have ever spent . it reminds me almost of pink flamingos or some other short , brain melting sh ! t like that . it features the surfers that people care about , aka haynes himself playing the leader of the insane cannibalistic group , and leary as the creepy redneck who always looks at you funny on the bus , and jeff pinkus plus teresa nervosa / taylor ( help , please ? ) at the end of the flick . oh , and how could i forget king coffey ?\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nin this twisted spoof of\nthe texas chain saw massacre ,\na vacationing family encounters a communal group of cannibalistic misfits , played by legendary punk band butthole surfers . after . . . see full summary \u00bb\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nin this twisted spoof of\nthe texas chain saw massacre ,\na vacationing family encounters a communal group of cannibalistic misfits , played by legendary punk band butthole surfers . after drinking a hallucinogenic beverage , and eating part of his own son , the father witnesses a live performance by the band .\nif you ' re a fan of the butthole surfers you have to hunt this down . a very wacky locust abortion technician take on the texas chainsaw massacre featuring the family butthole . includes a putt putt bum attack , cannibalism , and a performance of fast . a cross between evil dead 2 and nice dreams and deliverance and striptease and motel hell and patton .\n4 of 5 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nshort film involving a family encountering a group of hillbillies at a backwoods bbq featuring the butthole surfers .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nat a time in the \u201880s when hardcore was on the wane and college radio was increasingly dominated by future yuppie - rock arena stars like rem and u2 , the butthole surfers stuck out like an angry boner . true to their texas roots , they did nothing small , spiking their twisted but virtuoso experimental punk with heretical genres like acid rock and prog , all half - digested and projectile - vomited onto the burgeoning audience for the music that would eventually come under the catchall of \u201cindie rock . \u201d\nif this is the sort of wrongness that appeals to your baser instincts , it may interest you that the band is reissuing its first four albums on vinyl . the press release from their label , latino bugger veil , claims that these will be the first vinyl pressings since the original \u201880s releases on the touch and go label ( whom , it can\u2019t go unmentioned , the band infamously sued in 1996 , a move which cost them significant goodwill in the underground that made them famous to begin with ) , though cds and digital downloads have been continuously available . 1984\u2032s psychic , powerless\u2026another man\u2019s sac , 1986\u2032s rembrant pussyhorse , 1987\u2032s locust abortion technician ( the one to get if you can only get one ) and 1988\u2032s hairway to steven will all be re - released on october 1st . the press release makes no mention of the contemporary butthole surfers ( a / k / a brown reason to live ) , live pcppep or cream corn from the socket of davis eps , all of which include some must - have material , but even without the eps , these four albums , taken together , comprise a crucial document of the development and creative peak of the single most combatively weird band ever to find a mass audience . for a taste of their signature weirdness from their embryonic period , we leave you with some rare footage of the band in its early days , in a wonderful performance / interview segment from nyc cable access\u2019 the scott and gary show in 1984 .\nfaux underground horror shit ; luckily ( not unsurprisingly ) the music is good , so worth a yt search & 11 minutes of your life .\nnot so much a parody of texas chainsaw massacre as it is a film made by characters plucked from leatherface\u2019s own neighborhood . the part where gibby pulls his face out of the wife\u2019s ass and blows a smoke ring should be shown on a loop at the louvre .\na death - fried peer into the tub of rippling ooze and acid - sweat headcheese that alex winter and the butthole surfers wear across their chests like warpaint . drink the mince and crawl into the tumble dryer / / / we ' re bleaching your brain\na list about food , food - related scenery , and consumption . might contain nuts .\n~ findlay\ud83d\udd2e\ud83d\udd2a is using letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends . join here .\nin this twisted spoof of the texas chain saw massacre , a vacationing family encounters a communal group of cannibalistic misfits .\nthis film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are . see what\u2019s now showing\ncements the 1980 ' s butthole surfers ' place as the coolest band ever .\noh crap , i forgot the best one . in fact , this is likely one of the only remaining records of her , other than other people\u2019s thoughts . she is\u2026 kathleen lynch , also known as tah - dah the shit lady . nudity is a big part of the butthole surfers , and what could be better than having their nude stripper have sex with the main man himself , on stage ? but that\u2019s a different story for a different time and considering nobody reads my blog as of now , i doubt i\u2019ll ever tell it . blergh , shuddering , let\u2019s continue .\nany deadwood fans will certainly recognize john hawkes , who plays the nervous father \u201cjerry\u201d , along with his wife and child , likely played by lesser known actors . the story starts off with the father documenting their vacation . crashing into a pedestrian , who flies into the air , they park at a minigolf park , where jerry pays a man to\nend up trying to rape jerry\u2019s wife whilst headbutting him to a pulp . after jerry\u2019s genius plan doesn\u2019t work off too well , they end up finding a man with a welding mask and hay standing with a sign , who brings them to a \u201cfamily style\u201d barbecue with a little sample from the butthole surfers song \u201cconcubine\u201d , you\u2019ll be seeing more songs you may recognize . after a man starts to hump their car , jerry gets out to find he is indeed the mentally insane gibby haynes , leader of the cannibal pack , pull up his pants and welcome them to their barbecue .\nthey go have a drink , before it causes them to start rambling out crap , as \u201cweber\u201d by the butthole surfers plays in the background . he asks for some dinner , when haynes reassures him that \u201cking\u2019s up in the barn preparing your meat ! \u201d meanwhile jerry jr , playing with his gun , runs into the barn where he meats king , who prepares the , erm , meal . jerry , noticing that his son is missing , goes on a chase . he spots who he thinks to be jerry jr running into a building . as he enters , with both the graveyard songs playing in the background , he is tied up with a roll of tape .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy"]}
{"id": 116265, "summary": [{"text": "blood ties : the life and work of sally mann is a 1994 american short documentary film directed by steven cantor and peter spirer .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it was premiered at the 1994 sundance film festival and was nominated for an academy award for best documentary short .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the documentary looks at some of the controversy surrounding sally mann 's book immediate family , which contains non-sexual photographs of her pre-adolescent children in various states of dress .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "some religious groups had accused her of making child pornography , and the film focuses on mann 's defense of her art . filmmaker cantor followed up this short with a full-length documentary about mann in 2005 : what remains : the life and work of sally mann .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "blood ties was released in new york city and los angeles on march 4 , 1994 as part of the program oscar shorts 1993 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it was also shown at the san francisco international film festival ( april \u2013 may 1994 ) , the atlanta film and video festival ( june 1994 ) , and the usa film festival in dallas , texas ( april 1994 ) , at which it won a special jury award . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "blood ties : the life and work of sally mann", "paragraphs": ["we don ' t have any reviews for blood ties : the life and work of sally mann .\navailable for purchase now at : urltoken blood ties : the life and work of sally mann artfully explores the world of the prominent and controversial photographer . with her own children as subjects , mann has been exploring the subtle truths of childhood in an ongoing series .\nwe don ' t have enough data to suggest any movies based on blood ties : the life and work of sally mann . you can help by rating movies you ' ve seen .\nphotographer robert kincaid wanders into the life of housewife francesca johnson for four days in the 1960s .\nat home at her virginia farm , photographer sally mann reflects on the controversy surrounding her earlier collections while forging ahead with new work in this intimate portrait of an artist . also offering insights into the photographer ' s career are mann ' s husband and her now - grown offspring .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nwhen college rock darlings the pixies broke up in 1992 , their fans were shocked and dismayed . when they reunited in 2004 , those same fans and legions of new listeners were ecstatic and filled with high hopes . loudquietloud follows the rehearsals and live shows of the band as they struggle through the reunion tour\nsell out\nsally mann , a wonderful photographer and a wonderful artist with a strong sense of personal and social values , is willing to stand up for what she believes , what she does , and who she is . the only question is has she harmed her children by making them the subject of a continuing photographic study ? no . i think not . if anything , she has passed along to her children a stronger sense of values than she would have had she chosen to take a safer approach , the approach most of us would have taken . this documentary is fair , in that it gives voice to opposing sides , but really gives sally mann an opportunity to say what she feels . well done .\na successful mod photographer in london whose world is bounded by fashion , pop music , marijuana , and easy sex , feels his life is boring and despairing . but in the course of a single day he accidentally captures on film the commission of a murder . the fact that he has photographed a murder does not occur to him until he studies and then . . .\ni believe this content is extremely offensive and should be removed from the site .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\na candid portrayal of lily dale , a spiritualist community in upstate new york , where most of the town ' s residents are registered mediums who regularly give spiritual readings to visitors through alleged communication with the deceased .\nprofessional photographer l . b .\njeff\njeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race . confined to his new york apartment , he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbors . he begins to suspect that a man across the courtyard may have murdered his wife . jeff enlists the help of his high soc . . .\na witty , romantic , and very dangerous love story about chance meetings , instant attractions , and casual betrayals . two couples disintegrate when they begin destructive adulterous affairs with each other .\nby signing up for an account on tmdb , you can post directly to twitter and facebook .\nclint malarchuk was the\ncowboy goalie .\nhe grew up riding horses with a severe childhood ocd problem . he would ultimately go down in hockey history for suffering one of the most gruesome injuries in sports when he severed his carotid artery by an opposing player ' s skate blade .\ncutthroat ,\nwill cover the injury , his remarkable physica . . .\n8 of 8 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nthis video has been removed for violating youtube ' s policy on spam , deceptive practices , and scams .\nthis video is no longer available because the youtube account associated with this video has been terminated .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nsergei polunin is a breathtaking ballet talent who questions his existence and his commitment to dance just as he is about to become a legend .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nthis film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are . see what\u2019s now showing\ncan ' t find a movie or tv show ? login to create it .\nyou need to be logged in to continue . click here to login or here to sign up ."]}
{"id": 116280, "summary": [{"text": "lovely is a 2012 telugu film written and directed by b. jaya .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was produced by b. a. raju and anoop rubens has composed music for the film .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film stars aadi and shanvi in lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was a joint production between r. r. movie makers and rj cinemas .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "alongside direction both editing and screenplay were also handled by b. jaya .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the movie was released on 30 march 2012 and was a hit at the box office .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was dubbed in to hindi as vijay meri hai . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "lovely ( 2012 film )", "paragraphs": ["mumbai film festival 2012 : ashim ahluwalia , dir miss . lovely and the cast\nmumbai film festival 2012 : ashim ahluwalia , dir miss . lovely and the cast - youtube\noutdoor opening night event screening at the hong kong jewish film festival 2012 . live music by amit weiner .\nashim ahluwalia\u2019s movie on \u2018c\u2019 grade indian film business has made it to the cannes film festival 2012 , but very few know about it . this is your chance to know what miss lovely is all about\nfor all of our sxsw 2012 coverage , click here . also , here are links to all of my sxsw reviews so far :\nbest pick of the ( new york jewish film ) festival . . . lovely black - and - white photography\nfilmmaker ashim ahluwalia\u2019s movie miss lovely has been selected to represent india in the non - competitive section of the 65th cannes film festival . the film is based on the fascinating and notorious\nx - men character likenesses tm & \u00a9 2013 marvel characters , inc . all rights reserved . tm and \u00a9 2012 twentieth century fox film corporation . all rights reserved . not for sale or duplication .\nmiss lovely will be showcased alongside 16 movies from different countries in the un certain regard section of the cannes film fest . the film stars nawazuddin siddiqui , niharika singh and anil george .\ni came for the movies , but now i\u2019m hooked on the tlc provided by the t - shirted volunteer army . just like london in 2012 , every city needs one\ncharlotte rampling in the 1975 version of farewell , my lovely . photograph : snap / rex features\na hindi feature film set in the lower depths of bombay ' s\nc\ngrade film industry . miss lovely follows the devastating story of two brothers who produce sleazy horror films in the mid - 1980s .\nurltoken - a hindi feature film set in the lower depths of bombay ' s\nc\ngrade film industry . miss lovely follows the devastating story of two brothers who produce sleazy horror films in the mid - 1980s .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing lovely molly near you .\nthe rom - com was released in march , 2012 and got reception to positive reviews . the hindi version , titled as ' vijay meri hai ' , has gone on to cross this record on you tube , a feat for a telugu film dubbed into hindi .\nphoto : indonesian actor donny damara receives the best actor award for the film\nlovely man\nfrom hong kong actress karen mok at the sixth asian film awards in hong kong on march 19 . credit : aaron tam / afp / getty images\nheat is a priceless commodity for a film in a festival , where hundreds of movies fight for attention in a very brief time span . at the 36 th annual hong kong international film festival , the indonesian movie \u201clovely man\u201d is one that is sizzling .\none look at the poster of miss lovely and you can easily make out that director ahluwalia wants to tell a griping yet realistic tale . the image aptly spells what one can expect from the film . don\u2019t make the mistake of interpreting the poster wrongly and thinking that the film is a shady production . miss lovely is not sleazy though it uses the backdrop of the business of sordid and sleazy filmmaking .\nthe hollywood reporter : miss lovely refers to the underbelly of the mumbai film industry where c - grade sleaze / slasher films cater to a mostly hinterland audience . how were you drawn to this subject ?\n, having never been to this lovely city before . perhaps it is an illusion , but some parts of downtown feel the way\nit ' s been over 13 years since haxan films screened its debut film the blair witch project at sundance . and while the\nfound footage\nformat used in the film quickly established its place as a cult classic , the film ' s innovative viral marketing campaign that created extensive artifacts insisting on the film ' s reality fueled the movie ' s rabid fanbase to take over sundance with sold out screenings . last year , haxan films returned to its found footage roots with his film lovely molly , which premiered at the toronto film festival . and if the package i received in the mail earlier today is any indication , the found footage aesthetic won ' t be lovely molly ' s only common ground with the blair witch project .\nthe hindi version of b jaya ' s ' lovely ' , starring aadhi and shanvi , has set a record on you tube . the film has crossed the two million mark in terms of the number of viewings .\nthe film is based on the fascinating and notorious c - grade film industry of the 1980s that was known for churning out sleazy horror films and erotic social dramas .\na lovely day\ndocuments nine youths from oakland , california immersed in a six month hip hop music therapy workshop . the film chronicles the youth as they set out to make music that not . . . see full summary \u00bb\nhindi short film - salt ' n ' pepper - ft . nawazuddin siddiqui & tejaswini kolhapure\nmiss lovely is a story of suspicion and sleaze . the film follows the journey of two brothers , vicky and sonu , who are producers of films in the lower depths of bollywood \u2013 lurid horror films , erotic bandit pictures and sleazy flicks . a mysterious girl named miss lovely enters their lives . from that point , the story mainly revolves around how she alters the equation between the brothers .\nhaxan films , the creators of cult classic phenomenon the blair witch project , are returning to their found footage roots with the promotional campaign for the limited release of their newest film , lovely molly . like its famous predecessor , the film ' s website asks visitors to question whether the events of the movie were truly fictional . a cryptic disc covered with satanic imagery and puzzles may hold additional clues to the events captured on film .\nahluwalia : my previous film ( 2007 docu - drama ) john & jane had a lot of international traction so i made connections which came in handy for miss lovely . we raised some funding from producers in france , germany and japan ( in addition to the project being awarded a production grant from the global film initiative ) . so i had total freedom on the film and it ' s a good case study for financing .\ntm and \u00a9 2015 twentieth century fox film corporation . all rights reserved . property of fox .\ndisney , which shelled out $ 4 billion to buy \u201cstar wars\u201d creator lucasfilm in 2012 , had been trying to downplay expectations for \u201crogue one . \u201d executives noted that the film is the first \u201cstar wars\u201d movie to exist outside of the main skywalker clan storyline . it\u2019s also a darker , war - themed tale ; one that has an unusually high body count for a popcorn flick .\nthe first movie up is this year\u2019s lovely molly . lovely molly had a quiet release and didn\u2019t get much attention , even within the horror community , but it remains a fascinating character study . the film follows molly ( gretchen lodge ) and her husband tim ( johnny lewis ) as they move into molly\u2019s father\u2019s house . molly , a recovering heroin addict , slowly becomes unhinged as memories of her traumatic childhood resurface . the film is unclear on whether or not the scares are supernatural or not , instead choosing to leave the question unanswered for the audience to resolve itself . however , more unnerving than the ghostly whispers and the slamming doors is what lovely molly has to say .\ntm and \u00a9 2016 twentieth century fox film corporation . all rights reserved . not for sale or duplication\na film with owen wilson , adam sandler and kevin hart must surely be in pre - production .\nwatch & enjoy lovely telugu latest full hd movie with english subtitles starring aadhi , shanvi . film name : lovely producer : b . a . raju director : jaya . b music director : anup rubens actor : aadi actress : saanvi for more full movies , subscribe to : urltoken for hit & latest music : urltoken for devotional music : urltoken also you can : ' like ' us on facebook : urltoken ' follow ' us on twitter : urltoken\ngretchen lodge constantly rises above the film and the material . she alone provides good reasons why younger film - goers who are inexperienced in this type of horror might well find it gripping , shocking and enjoyably nasty .\nmaze runner : the death cure tm & \u00a9 2017 twentieth century fox film corporation . all rights reserved .\nlovely molly is a mixed bag . it will definitely freak you out in places , but it remains a mostly unsatisfying story with a lot of promise and no follow - through .\njust spent a lovely weekend in venice , with h ; great food , great boozing , lovely company ( of course ) , much architectural beauty , and also of course much time spent looking at art and ( as ever ) following ezra pound around . this year\u2019s ezra stalking was particularly successful ; our hotel was just round the corner from his and olga [ \u2026 ]\n( 2012 ) . his style of filmmaking is niche and art - house , which makes him the wrong choice for a solid commercial film like daddy . i didn ' t even get a feel of what his den in dagdi chawl must be like and nor is there any fear in any of his or dawood ' s scenes . these dreaded gangsters were all about the fear that they created . that ' s what ram gopal verma managed to do in\nthe film\u2019s relatively brief running time ( a scant 75 minutes ) will make traditional distribution tricky , but lovely man will make its way onto most festival radars . in a perfect world it would see at least an art house release in europe and north america , even though its steady , tolerant hand also desperately needs to be seen in asia . the film could find space in newer outlets like vod and perhaps premium cable .\nfilm streams is a 501 ( c ) 3 nonprofit organization in omaha , nebraska . our mission is to enhance the cultural environment of the omaha - council bluffs metropolitan area through the presentation and discussion of film as an art form .\nit ' s hard to hate a movie that escorts us to such lovely locales , but instead of marking the territory as her own , madonna has directed a potentially provocative story like a virgin .\nsome of the shock effects in lovely molly are successfully disorienting , but too many of its ideas are reductive and histrionic , such as those concerning the male victimization of women , vengeance and mental illness .\nanchored by an outstanding turn by asian film award - winner donny damara and bathed in an appropriately seedy neon wash , indonesian indie writer - director teddy soeriaatmadja \u2019s lovely man is , in a word , lovely . working with well - worn material about family relationships and father - daughter bonds that is never once in danger of falling into clich\u00e9 this layered two - hander unfolds over the course of one enlightening and bittersweet night . soeriaatmadja\u2019s astute script and damara\u2019s sensitive , nuanced performance grab viewers from minute one and remain compelling throughout .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nrestoration was completed with funding from a gift from the everett family foundation and the national center for jewish film reel funders .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nmr . haynes , who folds words like \u201ctext\u201d and \u201csubjectivity\u201d into his perfectly formed sentences , said he first heard about \u201ccarol\u201d in 2012 from the costume designer sandy powell , when they were doing an event on \u201cfar from heaven , \u201d his 2002 melodrama . \u201cwe\u2019re always talking about what kind of films about women might be coming her way , \u201d he said , \u201cbecause they\u2019re always the most fun to design , and she said , \u2018oh , there might be a frock film coming up . \u2019 \u201d the film was \u201ccarol\u201d and it sounded , mr . haynes said , as if \u201cit\u2019s got me written all over it . \u201d\ndon ' t miss the dubai international film festival diff . download our mobile app android : urltoken ios : urltoken blackberry : urltoken\nloosely based on the rock opera of the same name by the who , the film stars phil daniels as jimmy , a 1960s mod who loathes his dead - end job and home life . at the heart of the film are the scenes in brighton \u2013 the bank holiday weekend and its aftermath . the film has a cult following and an enduring connection with mod culture and the city .\nstylish to the point of being strange . the film seemed lifeless and lacking any significant point or emotion . this film would have made more sense as a photo shoot .\nw . e .\nshould be renamed\nw . t . f . ?\ni don ' t think i ' ve ever been so bummed out by a horror flick as i was by writer - director eduardo s\u00e1nchez ' s lovely molly . and i ' ve seen every single friday the 13th .\n* this post originally stated that a terrorist attack in khobar depicted in the zero dark thirty occurred in 1996 , six years prior to the action in the film . in fact , the film depicts an attack in khobar that happened in 2004 . we regret the error .\nand that ' s one of the most important things in a biographical film . but is that enough ? here are my six takeaways from\ndoes this make all men bad ? no . i certainly don\u2019t see how this movie implies that either . a film such as \u2018i spit on your grave\u2019 is a hell of a lot closer to sagging that than this is , and even i don\u2019t think that film saga that .\nmaybe in the apple store , with the t - shirted apparatchiks at the genius bar , although they are trying to sell you stuff that will need to be upgraded sooner than you think . but then it hit me . the london olympics of 2012 . that was the last time i walked past rows and rows of people wearing t - shirts who really were trying to make your life easier . and did . with a smile . i\u2019m tempted to demand some publicly funded programme for year - round t - shirted volunteers in every british city , but the strain of niceness might cause them to crack and kill someone . anyway , this is a lovely novelty .\nthe film may help downton abbey fanatics looking to kill a little time in that era but holds little cinematic appeal for the rest of us .\nbruce mcdonald describes his lovely new film weirdos as a running - away - from - home movie , as a\nto be 15\nmovie , as a blossoming sexuality movie , as a\nremember the seventies\nmovie , as a road movie , as a love - story movie . it is all of those things , and it is none of those of those things .\nbut the \u201cstar wars\u201d pedigree proved irresistible to audiences , and the film seems positioned to play well through the holidays . disney is planning to do more \u201crogue one\u201d - style spinoffs . the company is already working on a film about the early years of han solo that will star alden ehrenreich .\nthis film is joyous , but more than that : it ' s lovely in its construction . the director , prashant bhargava , born and raised on chicago ' s south side , knows what his basic story line is , but reveals it subtly . the story in outline would be simple enough for a made - for - tv movie . but there is nothing simple about\npatang .\nfor the film , the director employed the original make - up artists and set designers who worked on the real life 1980 ' s sleazy films .\nfilm set in late 80 ' s , and in one shot we clearly saw a tata sumo car . but tata sumo was launched in 1994 .\nglobally , the film has earned $ 290 . 5 million , after touching down in nearly every major foreign market save for china and south korea .\nbrighton - born horror and sexploitation director walker delivers a film centred around an anonymous producer who assembles a group of actors to take part in a play , only for them to be killed off one by one . the film takes the gothic darkness of the hammer films and adds a grimy contemporary sensibility .\ni just finished watching this film . this was one of the most disturbing films i\u2019ve seen in a very long time . the reviewer has nailed it .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\n2011 restoration \u00a9 the national center for jewish film producer sharon pucker rivo associate producer lisa e . rivo english titles joseph p . eckhardt technical director rich pontius\nthere is a lot to be sorted out in writer / director teddy soeriaatmadja\u2019s sixth film . the indie director has been making movies steadily since 2005 . but \u201clovely man\u201d may be the one that finally puts him on the international map ; it has certainly emerged as one of the hot tickets in hong kong . his keen eye and intimate storytelling earned him a best director nomination at this year\u2019s asian film awards . ( the prize went to asghar farhadi , the iranian writer / director of\na separation ,\nwhich won the foreign language oscar last month . )\nfair & lovely ad in marathi ads , marathi ad films , marathi ad commercials dream merchants , which is well established ad film production house for the past 10 years with the large corporate clientele .\ndream merchants\nmade more than 200 ad commercials directed by mr . d yamuna kishore , having high strengths in delivering high quality creative works those meeting client requirements and surpass client expectations , time and again . at dream merchants each job meets exact requirements of client . top notch job quality assured at every stage . marathi ad , marati ad film , marati ad commercials , marati ads , marati tv ads dream merchants d . yamuna kishore ad - film maker ph : 040 - 32436042 email : dykishore . jk @ urltoken\nthe tale of industrial strife at wc boggs\u2019 toilet factory , culminating in the annual works outing to brighton . the 22nd carry on film to be made , but the first box office failure of the series . this was attributed to the film\u2019s portrayal of the union activists as buffoons , thus alienating its core audience .\none which lovely molly could stand to spend more time developing is molly\u2019s relationship with her sister , hannah ( alexandra holden ) . one of the most telling moments is toward the end of the film , when tim calls hannah over after molly has violently assaulted him . tim wants to call the hospital and have molly checked out for safety\u2019s sake , but hannah stops him by saying , \u201cyou have no idea what they did to her there . \u201d it\u2019s a simple enough line and was probably inconsequentially written in to pad the film , but it calls something greater into question .\nas lovely molly progresses , the torment increases . what began as haunting whispers begin to manifest themselves physically and begin to affect molly in every aspect of her life . this haunting can be directly tied to molly\u2019s psyche as her ability to repress crumbles . her inability to process these events , which are never depicted , is destroyed as she finally surrenders herself to the torment of her sexualized past . lovely molly seems to suggest that through rehabilitation and her confrontation of her father\u2019s sexual abuse , molly is made worse rather than better .\nas the film explores whether the events of lovely molly are reality or insanity , that small line begs the question of how all the pieces of this film fit together . there are countless references to molly\u2019s father sexually abusing molly and hannah . one could surmise that this would drive someone to unhealthy means of coping , such as substance abuse . so far , the film follows a very standard line of pop psychology to explain its troubled lead . however , when hannah says that , the film pulls another factor into play . it\u2019s common knowledge that in rehab , there\u2019s a good deal of therapy . people are asked to look for elements in their lives and their past behavior that may have driven them to substance abuse . frequently , people are even asked to confront their past traumas . for a character such as molly , this would certainly include the instances of sexual abuse that possibly drove her to heroin .\nlong thought lost , the world\u2019s only existing print of breaking home ties was discovered by sharon pucker rivo of the national center for jewish film in a berlin archive in 1984 . that distribution print with german intertitles had been erroneously produced under a different title . ncjf\u2019s film restoration included 35mm film - to - film restoration , additional digital restoration , and translating ( and shooting in 35mm ) the intertitles back into english . only 20 % of u . s . feature films from the 1910s & 1920s survive . for independently produced works , the percentage is dramatically lower still . as for silent films with jewish content , only a tiny handful survive .\nlovely molly doesn\u2019t provide the answers as to what\u2019s in molly\u2019s imagination and what\u2019s supernatural . it instead explores the possibly supernatural through the lens of its main character . characterized by her addiction , molly\u2019s own crimes are informed by her own past . violent and sexual , molly\u2019s childhood and her inability to cope are at the heart of this film , which makes it a deeply troubling and unforgettable study in the horrifying nature of humanity itself .\none of the crucial storytelling points is molly\u2019s history . while the film only alludes to events in her childhood , director eduardo sanchez spells out molly\u2019s addiction . at the heart of the film is a very human story about a young woman\u2019s addiction , her relapse and her subsequent attempts at rehabilitation . make no mistake , supernatural or not , lovely molly is first and foremost concerned with the mental state of its protagonist . lodge gives a standout performance as molly , wavering between meek and outlandish , wild and enraged . however , it isn\u2019t just about her performance , it\u2019s about the character\u2019s core relationships .\nsanchez almost always knows how to keep the audience guessing , but his priority is making sure that whatever the \u201canswer\u201d may be , the movie is terrifying . aside from a few cheap jump scares near the beginning , lovely molly is treated like a high - class horror film with deep shadows and stark contrasts . the sound design is even creepier as sanchez employs a constant high - pitched whine that would drive anyone mad if they listened to it long enough . the only points where the movie ceases to scare is when it has to force a plot point or a twist . lovely molly has a perfect closing image , but then sanchez tacks on an epilogue that breaks the carefully - constructed ambiguity of molly\u2019s illness .\ni just saw the lovely bones today & having let it set in i thought it was a tremendous film ! ! ! ok , i ' ll admit that peter jackson tried a little too much to overpower the film with cgi but that does not take anything away from the heart & emotion this film can generate . firstly the acting is absolutely superb with fine performances all round . saoirse ronan ( from my homeland - ireland ) is a revelation as susie salmon . i have yet to see such a gifted piece of acting from such a young actress since natalie portman in l\u00e9on . she has been robbed of a nomination for a truly oscar - worthy performance . rachel weisz , mark wahlberg , susan sarandon & of course stanley tucci ( one of the finest supporting actors in modern times ) are all convincing here too . i believe that when the nay - sayers saw the level of cgi they lost interest & forgot what this film can really offer you at its core - tension , heartbreak , thrills & joy . if you really make the effort to delve into this film , you will come out with a tear in your eye . if not , then i pity you for not being able to look past the cgi blunders & see a really emotional film .\nfurthermore , the film goes so far as to characterize her as a product of this violent and sexual upbringing . lovely molly manages to do this in its few death scenes . the film is grounded in its uncertainty , and therefore the body count is significantly less than its slasher counterparts . nevertheless , the depictions of violence are inherently sexualized . when molly first attacks tim , she does so by kissing him and eventually biting his lips . when pastor bobby is killed , they make it a point to show molly naked as she surrenders her body and bobby surrenders himself to his temptations . the next shot is of bobby with bite marks all over his body and a screwdriver in the back of his head . the only other death in the film is of a young girl , who is not killed onscreen , but her body is found towards the end of the film . this could easily be read as the death of molly\u2019s innocence as a young girl .\nin the early 1920s american jews looked to undo the damage of the anti - semitic campaigns of the ku klux klan and henry ford . several feature length films with jewish themes were produced and released for general audiences during this period , including hungry hearts and his people ( both films restored by the national center for jewish film ) , and the jazz singer . the film\u2019s jewish producers wished to present \u201cthe everyday life of the jew , with emphasis on that human and sympathetic element in his nature too often overlooked . \u201d breaking home ties was the last film shot at the betzwood motion picture studio in philadelphia , pa . the film premiered in new york city in november 1922 .\na lovely day\ndocuments nine youths from oakland , california immersed in a six month hip hop music therapy workshop . the film chronicles the youth as they set out to make music that not only expresses their thoughts , but also builds a stronger community through widespread change and hope . the resiliency upheld by these teens ' voices shows that they cannot be dismissed , that they are in fact some of our most important educators in a critical time of change .\nthe question of whether\nenhanced interrogations\nwork is separate from whether they ' re moral\u2014a distinction kathryn bigelow ' s film , but not all of its critics , understands .\ni rented this in 1984 when vhr ` s were new , it may very well be the film i ever rented . i recently found it online and have only watched it now about 15x . i have always been fascinated with canoes . this film is magical . since , i have retired and moved to wawa , ontario ; a paradise , but please don ` t tell . this was filmed on my doorstep , hence the new red nova craft prospector is on order and i get to explore some of bill mason ` s favourite rivers on the north shore of lake superior . it is jan . 27 , 2012 so i have a few months to wait ! ( please don ` t die before the spring ! ) ps . . . bill ` s daughter becky mason is giving a seminar in london , ontario this weekend at nova craft canoe ( the paddle shop ) but i am too far away .\nthere are two ugly interrogation scenes in the opening minutes of zero dark thirty that haunt the rest of the experience , and that have come to haunt critical reception of the film itself .\nmy favorite film , i remember renting this from the library as a kid , i still love to watch it as much as i did then . makes me eager for canoeing season !\ni wanna know what the dead deer is all about . i also really love the weird horse imagery . on checking out the lovely molly website , it appears all this has some strange connection with a horse - headed demon , or deity , that could be possessing her . very interesting , chilling stuff .\ndirty weekend offers a british spin on the female revenge story , directed by michael winner ( death wish ) , clearly no stranger to the vigilante genre . the film follows bella who embarks on a killing spree after being plagued by a stalker . the film received a poor critical reception and was banned from video release for several years , due to its violent and sexual content .\n. it would be nice if s\u00e1nchez ' s new film lovely molly was a masterclass in this type of chiller , but despite a good performance from newcomer gretchen lodge it ' s a bit of a mess , a derivative scary movie with a jumbled plot and pointless added bits of digital video , with the red\nrec\nsign in the top right of the screen and the date pedantically and redundantly showing in the bottom left . lodge is molly , a troubled young woman who moves with her new husband back into her childhood home now her parents are dead . but the house is haunted with horrible memories . the film presents us with too many unearned revelations , and it unravels .\njeff goldstein , warner bros . domestic distribution president , acknowledged that the poor reviews hurt the film , but stressed that its a - minus cinemascore indicated that audiences were enjoying \u201ccollateral beauty . \u201d\nexcellent review . few if any movie reviews on lovely molly even hint at the idea molly is molested by her father . this is a sobering fact that today in society we are more concerned about what will entertain us than what we are ; as you put so succinctly in your closing statement \u201cnature of humanity itself . \u201d\n\u201cpatang\u201d ( \u201cthe kite\u201d ) , prashant bhargava\u2019s first feature , has a lovely , unforced quality . that\u2019s because mr . bhargava lets his story , set during the annual kite festival in ahmedabad , india , tell itself , unfolding slowly as he follows filmmaking\u2019s most basic and most sinned - against dictum : show , don\u2019t tell .\nprashant bhargava went to grade school and the kenwood academy in chicago . how did his background produce such a lovely and successful indie film in india ? he told me ,\nthe seeds for the movie were based on the memories of my uncles ' dueling kites ,\nhe said .\nin india , kite flying transcends boundaries . rich or poor , hindu or muslim , young or old \u2014 together they look toward the sky with wonder , thoughts and doubts forgotten . kite flying is meditation in its simplest form .\nis too bland , so one doesn ' t understand what the big deal about gawli is . this film only works because the magic is in the story and the lead actor ' s performance .\nhaving gone to painstaking lengths to ensure this film assigns [ madonna ] oh - so - serious directorial cred that she has sadly forsaken the very energy that makes her a megastar to this very day .\n\u201ci\u2019m disappointed , \u201d he said . \u201cbut the film plays well with an older audience , and we hope that over christmas , they\u2019ll have more free time available to go out and discover it . \u201d\nthe actor , who earned his own asian film award nomination for his turn in\nlovely man ,\nis mesmerizing as he flirts with potential johns and fights with his daughter . words are the main weapons he\u2019s been given to defend himself in a world that is exceedingly cruel to transgender people . but you see his vulnerability in the toss of that long hair courtesy of a wig , or the way he runs his finger under his eye , as if making sure the makeup is just right . these small gestures let you glimpse all the turmoil inside .\nthe package i received contained dozens of photographs depicting four riders sitting astride horses with blotted out heads , and a large carved disc . the disc prominently displays the film ' s insignia , a dagger with twin horse head quillons surrounded by symbols that resemble everything from cuneiform glyphs and norse runes to the more modern braille cells . on the back of the disc , a link pointed to a personalized invitation to argnet , stating that\nlovely molly invites you to descend into depravity . rewards like this await the first five . simple symbols await a score .\ngreater brighton has always been a magnet for film production companies from all over the world . the city provides diverse architecture , landscapes and a welcoming , can - do approach from statutory services , businesses and residents .\ni have looked for this film on and off on dvd for several years and only ever seen region specific copys , not for the uk where i am based . accidentally stumbled on your website love it watched online am currently downloading in hd having purchased mp4 . a truly fantastic film bill mason what a ledgend its dark here but i want to get my canoe out even more than usual . thanks nfb for a great resorce .\nthe dominance of the madcap side of the film ' s split personality lays an airy veneer over dolly and joseph ' s woes , making them seem inconsequential - as unsubstantial as an observation about wedding - day weather .\nben wheatley and his brighton team came back to film free fire in their home town . set in boston in 1978 , a meeting in a deserted warehouse between two gangs turns into a shootout and a game of survival\ni have just watch this film and i have so many doubts and i have more doubts after read this review the principal doubt that i have is a personage that is has not a referece in this review that is th molly mother , the molly mother is the most subtil personage in the narrative , is the molly mother the woman that apears to make oral sex in the sofa ? and who is the guy that is with the molly mother the envagelic priest ? my first theory after watch the movie is that molly is fascinated by the father and revange the mother incest by personificate ther personallity of the father by killing the two guys in the film\u2026 and another doubt is why the husban of molly tells that is sorry ? what he makes of wrong to say sorry ? but is a very strong emotional and pertubate film a deap film very intelegent\u2026 . sorry for my english gretings from portugal\nwith the critical narrative information delayed until the film ' s final moments , it ' s a waiting game for the audience , not unpleasurably spent watching the gorgeous costumes and eccentric behaviour of the family and friends of an anxious bride .\ndespite its flaws , prometheus is a visually stunning film ( well worth the extra expense of 3 - d ) that leaves the viewer pondering its themes of creation ' s longing to know its creator long after the credits have rolled .\nthe film is stylishly shot . and , in weaving the stories of wally and wallis , madonna trusts viewers to move from mood to mood , era to era without overexplanation , the way music - video editing long ago trained us to .\nashim ahluwalia : if you talk about indie cinema , it ' s really these guys working in the underbelly that are the indie players even if sometimes their films are terrible . they shoot films with no resources in five days . they use whatever they have , kitchen utensils \u2013 everything - and make films and recover their money . they are confident and are saying \u201cf - - - you\u201d to bollywood ( the mainstream hindi film industry ) . for 20 to 30 years these kind of films have been watched not just in remote rural cinemas but also in cities . audiences are watching cheap sex - horror films with titles like maut ka chehra ( the face of death ) . so these kind of filmmakers are quite ballsy . they are not intimidated by bollywood stars . i could identify with their rebellion . also , this film is not a parody . ( while researching for this subject initially as a documentary ) , hanging out with these guys i knew that i was not going to make fun of them . miss lovely is a very indian film and yet it is not typical bollywood or so - called parallel cinema .\nthis critically acclaimed documentary charts 24 hours in the ( fictional ) life of australian - born , brighton - based troubadour nick cave . laced with the joy and darkness of his music and writing , the film finds cave interacting with famous faces from his past such as his one - time contributor kylie minogue , and actor ray winstone . shot entirely in brighton , the film is as much of a love letter to the seaside city as it is to the man that inhabits it .\nthis has been my favorite film of all time . i have about worn out my video and now view it on line . as a painter and canoeist , i find bill mason ' s master piece both therapeutic for my mind and heart .\nahluwalia : the primary thing i want them to take away is that indian cinema is not all bollywood . that ' s the misconcepetion . my film wants to break that perception that we are under - educated about films . we are actually the laughing stock in terms of cinema internationally . it ' s important for us to have the language and vocabulary of cinema and be very confident . and that is what cannes seems to have picked on ( with respect to the un certain regard selection of miss lovely ) . i am already getting international feedback from observers who are now seeing that we are getting to be more confident about a new kind of cinema .\nthis film juxtaposes the romance between wallis simpson and king edward viii with a neglected woman in the twentieth century who entertains an obsession with the story . this is one of the worst films i ' ve seen in a long time . madonna is a horrid director . there is absolutely no restraint , subtlety , or character development . it ' s just bad , bad , bad . but let ' s try to take the film on its own terms . the thesis is that history remembers edward ' s abdication of the throne and lauds or judges him based on what he gave up for wallis simpson . but , the film wonders , what about what she gave up for him ? well , what did she give up ? this film doesn ' t answer its own question . some may judge simpson as a home - wrecker , but the most accurate reading of history judges british royal mores , not the actors . and because madonna has no feeling for british customs , we don ' t get to see these social pressures in action . and i still have no idea how the modern day plot informs the british plot . overall , anyone with any taste should see any other film , maybe the king ' s speech , which overlaps w . e . .\nand that ' s what happened . his film took three years of research , was seven years in the making , stars mostly non - actors and the cast improvised its takes based on the script . it flies as free and colorfully as a kite .\ndespite it ' s shortcomings , the chemistry is so strong between felicity jones and luke treadaway , that even though they spend a majority of the film apart , the connection between them carries the film . felicity is gorgeous as always , performing in such a lyrical beauty that radiates through her lack of dialogue . she is the star and even though most of her actions are mirrored off of the rest of her family , she still shines . treadaway also mostly uses his expressions to portray his character and the highlight of the film is a moment where he kindly dances with jones ' younger sister , gazing at felicity the entire time . no words are spoken , but the emotion is strong . apart from these performances ,\ncheerful weather for the wedding\nis an average dramatic comedy , with a dry , british humor and a lack of ingenuity . had the director pushed nuanced feel , the film could have been so much more impacting . instead it relies too heavily on its bright cast and too list on its substance and direction .\nahluwalia : that ' s true . for instance , ( one of the actors in miss lovely ) nawaazuddin siddiqui is playing his first lead role . i was never interested in stars and when i saw him i gave him the lead . if he becomes another irrfan khan ( acclaimed indian actor whose international credits include slumdog millionaire ) , that ' s fine , but new talent should be getting roles for what they can offer .\nin limited release , \u201cfences\u201d picked up $ 128 , 000 in two theaters . paramount is backing the adaptation of the august wilson play , with denzel washington directing the film and co - starring opposite viola davis . it cost just over $ 20 million to make .\nand this is where things get interesting in lovely man . soeriaatmadja plays with our expectations and perceptions of who cahaya and ipuy are while systematically dismantling those perceptions . both are on a steep learning curve , and as the night wears on assorted buried truths and insecurities and come to light . each makes their own specific sacrifices in order to connect with the other , however briefly , and each subtle revelation lends itself to reinterpretation of the characters .\nwatch & enjoy lovely theatrical trailer - aadi , anchal , shanvi subscribe to our youtube channel - urltoken enjoy and stay connected with us ! ! like us : urltoken follow us : urltoken circle us : urltoken subscribe aditya music channels for unlimited entertainment : aditya movies : urltoken aditya musicnmovies : urltoken aditya devotional : urltoken aditya kids : urltoken director : jaya . b producer : b . a . raju cast : aadi , anchal , shanvi . .\ndeals with the life and times of mumbai - based gangster arun gawli who is currently serving a life sentence . arjun rampal and filmmaker ashim ahluwalia collaborated for the first time for this ambitious film on gawli . from the first poster itself , one thing was clear - that\nso , how true is it ? it was a mistake for those involved in the film to suggest that zero dark thirty is\njournalistic ,\nand to have touted their access to seal team members and cia field officers . no matter how remarkable their research and access , the film spills no state secrets . no movie can tell a story like this without aggressively condensing characters and events , fictionalizing dialogue , etc . boal ' s script is just 102 pages : fewer than 10 , 000 words , the length of a longish magazine article .\na newly - wed couple move to a new home . this place was the childhood house of the wife , molly . she experienced some trauma there as a child . immediately on arrival strange frightening things begin to occur . as a recovering heroin addict , the terrifying events are put down by some to be the result of her returning to drugs . her husband is mostly away from home because of his work , leaving molly on her own . she films many things on a hand - held camera . the latest film from eduardo s\u00e1nchez , one of the co - directors of the blair witch project , is a different kind of horror film from that one but with similarities . the film opens \u00e1 la blair witch with a close up of a woman who is filming herself ; she is in terror for reasons not yet understood . the videotaped material which appears throughout is generally a clear nod to that famous film . but that ' s where the similarities end , as lovely molly is a much more traditional supernatural horror movie . it ' s one of those films where the set - up allows for several possible answers to the unknown terror . is the source of molly ' s trauma the supernatural ? her inner demons ? is it drug - induced ? by the end of the movie there are answers of sorts , although there remains an enigmatic quality . the audience are allowed to piece things together themselves . it ' s one of those pictures that you want to watch again after a first viewing to try to put together all the pieces of the puzzle . gretchen lodge is excellent in the central role . it ' s a part which demands some emotionally fraught moments . lovely molly is all about the central character , most of everything is told from her perspective . another significant contributing factor is the soundtrack . it ' s very eerie but it isn ' t typical horror music . the score is by the band tortoise who are one of the pioneers of post - rock . the atmospherics they help create are pretty significant here ; discordant humming and threatening sounds . add to this the little weird details such as the horses ' heads , the disconnected scenes of the neighbouring family or the weird shrine in the cellar . there are a lot of things to spook you out . this has to go down as an excellent return to the horror genre by s\u00e1nchez . it has a good balance of suspense , mystery , weirdness and dramatics to ensure that lovely molly is one of the more interesting horror efforts of late .\nwhile pursuing a career as a noted commercials director , ashim ahluwalia , 40 , made a name with his award - winning 2007 docu - drama john & jane revolving around india ' s call center industry servicing overseas customers . ahluwalia now tackles mumbai filmdom ' s sleazy underbelly with his latest outing miss lovely which unspools in the un certain regard section . in an interview with the hollywood reporter , ahluwalia explains how india ' s indie scene is still finding its feet .\nwritten by acclaimed novelist neil gaiman from a story developed with director dave mckean ( the gospel of us ) and featuring rob brydon , and gina mckee among the cast . the film\u2019s story revolves around a young girl from a family of circus performers who finds herself trapped in a fantasy world ."]}
{"id": 116293, "summary": [{"text": "laila majnu is a 1976 hindi movie based on the legendary story of layla and majnun .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "this film version is directed by harnam singh rawail and stars rishi kapoor , ranjeeta , danny denzongpa , aruna irani , asrani , iftekhar , tom alter and ranjeet .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film 's music is by madan mohan and jaidev .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "layla and majnun , and layla and majnun also known as the madman and layla - ( persian : \u0644\u06cc\u0644\u06cc \u0648 \u0645\u062c\u0646\u0648\u0646 ) in arabic \u0645\u062c\u0646\u0648\u0646 \u0648 \u0644\u064a\u0644\u0649 ( majnun and layla ) or \u0642\u064a\u0633 \u0648\u0644\u064a\u0644\u0649 ( qays and layla ) , in persian : \u0644\u06cc\u0644\u06cc \u0648 \u0645\u062c\u0646\u0648\u0646 ( leyli and madjnun ) , ( leyli v\u0259 m\u0259cnun ) in azeri - is a classical arabic story of star-crossed lovers .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "it is based on the real story of a young man called qays ibn al-mulawwah ( arabic : \u0642\u064a\u0633 \u0628\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0644\u0648\u062d ) from the northern arabian peninsula .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "in one version , he spent his youth together with layla , tending their flocks .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in the other version , upon seeing layla he fell passionately in love with her .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "in both versions , however , he went mad when her father prevented him from marrying her ; for that reason he came to be called majnun layla , which means \" layla 's lunatic . \"", "topic": 15}, {"text": "it is a love story that originated as poem in 11th century arabia , later was adopted by the persian poet nizami ganjavi who also wrote \" khosrow and shirin \" .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "it is the third of his five long narrative poems , khamsa ( the quintet ) . ", "topic": 8}], "title": "laila majnu ( 1976 film )", "paragraphs": ["film name : laila majnu ( 1976 ) singer ( s ) : lata mangeshkar & mohd . rafi lyrics : sahir ludhiyanvi\nfilm name : laila majnu ( 1976 ) singer ( s ) : mohd . rafi , aziz nazan , shankar - shambhu , ambar kumar & chorus lyrics : sahir ludhiyanvi\ngovinda has two famous laila songs under his belt : main tera majnu , tu meri laila from his 1994 film aag and the superhit main laila laila chilaunga kurta phaad ke from the 1999 comedy anari no . 1 .\nthe film was a box office hit and is considered one of the best film adaptations of the classic sufi legend of laila and majnu .\nlaila is prominently featured , for obvious reasons , in harnam singh rawail\u2019s 1976 adaptation of the laila - majnu legend , starring rishi kapoor and ranjeeta kaur . the film opens with the title track , laila majnu do badan ek jaan the , which lays down the premise of laila and qais as star - crossed lovers . later , a heartbroken qais ( kapoor ) wanders in the desert after being exiled , and pines for laila with the song likh kar tera naam zameen par ( \u201csaayon ko liptaata hain aur laila laila karta hain\u201d ) .\nafter the success of laila majnu , filmaker h . s . rawail started deedar e yaar .\nthat very year , kishore kumar once again made himself the woman\u2019s majnu in hum to mohabbat karega ( \u201claila laila karega , thandi aahen bharega\u201d ) in the film dilli ka thug .\nthereafter , laila became a regular fixture in hindi film songs as either a part of the hookline or embedded somewhere in the lyrics : laila o meri laila ( mujhe insaaf chahiye , 1983 ) , laila mar gayi ( uttar dakshin , 1987 ) , laila ne kaha jo majnu se ( jungle love , 1990 ) , and jumma chumma ( hum , 1991 ) .\none of the earliest uses of laila in a hindi film song is in ss vasan\u2019s satirical film mr sampat ( 1952 ) . the song , laila laila pukaroon , is staged as part of a theatre company\u2019s show where the dancers enact the tale of laila - majnu . the next year saw the release of the third talkie adaptation of the laila - majnu legend in hindi , starring shammi kapoor and nutan in the titular roles . it was a box - office hit .\nlaila - majnu make a comeback not just in a song but as a part of the story in anil mehta\u2019s aaja nachle ( 2007 ) . choreographer dia ( madhuri dixit ) returns to her hometown and stages a performance of the laila - majnu folk tale along with locals in order to prevent the destruction of her mentor\u2019s dilapidated dance theatre . the song koi paththar se na maare mere diwaane ko from the rishi kapoor starrer laila majnu ( 1976 ) is recreated for the play in aaja nachle .\nlike all these pairs , laila and majnu too have had an indelible influence on hindi cinema and its music . their most recent appearance is in the song bandook meri laila from the sidharth malhotra - jacqueline fernandez starrer a gentleman . lyricist vayu compares laila to a gun ( \u201cbandook meri laila\u201d , \u201cberetta ki beti\u201d ) .\nlaila became a nationwide phenomenon in 1980 thanks to the hit number laila o laila from feroz khan\u2019s crime thriller qurbani . this song , along with the biddu - produced aap jaisa koi from the same film , heralded the disco era of hindi film music . laila o laila is situated in a club where the singer sheela ( zeenat aman ) and her drummer ( amjad khan , actually an inspector in disguise ) lip - sync to the song sung by amit kumar and kanchan and composed by kalyanji - anandji . the lyrics ( \u201claila main laila , aisi hoon laila , har koi chahe mujhse milna akela . \u201d ) are by indeevar .\nwe don ' t have enough data to suggest any movies based on laila - majnu . you can help by rating movies you ' ve seen .\ntwo years later , kapoor and neetu singh became majnu and laila to each other in a slapstick song sequence , o meri jaan thik se dekho in the film anjane mein . raja dons majnu\u2019s garb and serves food at rani\u2019s table ( \u201claila , o laila , kaha ho meri rani , arre main le ke aaya hoon tere liye mohabbat ki biryani . \u201d ) . rani , not amused , puts a bunch of bananas on raja\u2019s head and goes , \u201carey majnu ke chele , kahi ja kar bech kele . \u201d\na month after josh \u2019s release , alisha chinai sang the forgettable laila in her non - film album om ( 2000 ) . the most definitive laila song of the 2000s is , however , the item number laila laila from the 2003 serial killer mystery samay : when time strikes , a rip - off of david fincher\u2019s se7en ( 1995 ) .\nlaila majnu is a 1949 telugu historical film , based on the sufi legend of laila - majnu , produced and directed by p . s . ramakrishna rao on bharani pictures banner . starring akkineni nageswara rao , bhanumathi ramakrishna in the lead roles and music composed by c . r . subburaman . the film was simultaneously released in tamil with same title . [ 1 ] the film recorded as super hit at the box office . [ 1 ] s . d . sundharam wrote the dialogues and lyrics for the tamil version .\nf . nagoor also made the adaptation of laila majnu for balaji pictures , with t . r . mahalingam and m . v . rajamma playing the lead roles in 1949 .\nin 1957 , laila reappeared in main pyar ki laila hoon , a duet sung by sudha malhotra and manna dey , from the science - fiction film mr x , starring ashok kumar , inspired by hg wells\u2019 novel the invisible man . the next year , in satyen bose\u2019s hit comedy chalti ka naam gaadi , kishore kumar\u2019s character manmohan serenades renu ( madhubala ) in the song paanch rupaiya baara aana with the lines \u201ctere liye majnu ban sakta hoon , laila laila kar sakta hoon . \u201d\nthe next decade saw a serious hike in the number of laila songs . then a rising star in 2011 , yo yo honey singh , famously rapped , \u201cmain tera majnu , bann meri laila\u201d in the hit track angreji beat from his breakthrough album international villager .\nthis edition made by bhanumathi was dubbed into tamil and released simultaneously with the telugu version . f . nagoor made another laila majnu in 1950 under the banner balaji pictures and shot at newtone studios with t . r . mahalingam and m . v . rajamma in the lead roles . the story was again made in 1953 , 1976 ( in hindi and bengali ) , and later in 1982 . [ 2 ]\ntaking the leap out of the classic folklore , the story is set in today ' s time in kashmir where laila majnu have problems relevant to the youth of today . while dealing with their feuding families a passionate love story unravels .\nranjeeta makes a convincing laila , despite being a bit heavy with her dialogue and she ma\u00adnages aided by effective make\u00adup to provide a measure of pathos in her later scenes . rishi kapoor as majnu - kais is effec\u00adtive in serious moments but looks awkward during the song sequences . as the prince who marries laila , danny turns in a sympathetic performance .\n( film : haqeeqat ; music : madan mohan ; lyric : kaifi azmi ) .\nharnam singh rawail brings to us the story of the legendary lovers laila and majnu on celluloid . being born in rival clans ( amaris and sharwaris ) , their love wa forbidden by their families . the childhood lovers were seperated as their families feared having to unite . putting their love to the severemost tests , laila and majnu are never able to unite . so , they decide to free themselves of the bond of life , and die , for that is the only way their love can truimph .\nin between came rajesh khanna\u2019s hit thriller chhailla babu ( 1978 ) . in the opening track main babu chhailla , khanna goes , \u201caaj se ban gaya re main majnu , dekh ke tujhko laila\u201d in a carriage with a coy zeenat aman by his side .\nc . r . subburaman\u2019s soul stirring music with \u2018preme neramouna\u2026\u2019 ( rendered by bhanumathi ) the evergreen hit , \u2018o priyathama\u2026 payanamaye priyathama nanu marachipokuma\u2026\u2019 ( rendered by ghantasala ) and the dance sequence featuring lalitha and padmini , contributed to the runaway success of laila majnu .\n\u201claila majnu\u201d scored with all those who believed in love , all those who were in love , all those who wanted to be in love . that was in the 70s . today , it will score with\u2026 . well , wasn\u2019t love supposed to eternal , undying , unflagging ?\nlaila majnu song yeh deewana ke zid hd 720p singer : mohammad rafi movie : laila majnu ( 1976 ) lyrics : sahir ludhianvi music director : madan mohan actors : rishi kapoor , ranjeeta , danny , aruna irani and more . . . directedby : h . s . rawail genre : love story , musical bollywood top 10 music videos new indian movie 2011 new indian songs 2011 march new bollywood movie 2011 new indian movie promos new hindi singers 2011 indian love songs indian romantic songs hindi songs 1280x720 hindi high definition songs hindi songs 2010 hindi star 2011 hindi songs 2011 new hindi movie 2011 new hindi songs 2011 new hindi song 2011 new hindi video clip 2011 new hindi songs 2011 march old hindi songs old indian songs indian old songs mukesh songs mohammad rafi songs kishor kumar songs kumar sanu songs udit naryan songs sonu nigam songs lata mangeshkar songs anuradha paudwal songs alka yagnik songs sadhana sargam kavita karishnamurthi songs\nfilm name : sheroo ( 1957 ) singer ( s ) : mohd . rafi lyrics : kaif irfani\nfilm name : parwana ( 1971 ) singer ( s ) : mohd . rafi lyrics : kaifi azmi\nshah rukh khan got his laila moment with apun bola tu meri laila in josh ( 2000 ) . max ( khan ) , a local rowdy , tries to capture the attention of rosanne ( priya gill ) . his attempts mostly lead to failure , which forms the crux of the song which he sings to his friends in despair : \u201capun bola tu meri laila , woh boli fekta hai saala . \u201d\n\u201claila majnu\u201d offers within its 19 reel , lavish sets , glit\u00adtering desert exteriors , an ela\u00adborate fantasy sequence , and gorgeous costumes . it all makes for an eye - catching pageant , except that the pageant often looks closer to being a comedy than a tragic tale of star - cross\u00aded lovers . for a tale of intense love and hate , director h . s . rawail\u2019s film generally strikes incongruous notes .\nnote : 1 . all songs recorded in madan mohan ' s lifetime though the film was released later .\nwhile laila has been a part of many songs in the past few years , two particularly successful ones have been laila teri le legi from the gangster film shootout at wadala ( 2013 ) and the recreated version of qurbani \u2019s hit number in the shah rukh khan starrer raees ( 2017 ) . both are item numbers , filmed in a dance bar - like setting where gangsters drop in to be entertained . both feature sunny leone as the eponymous laila dancing purposefully to make the name her own in the annals of hindi cinema .\nfilm name : nirmohi ( 1952 ) singer ( s ) : lata mangeshkar lyrics : p . n . rangeen\nfilm name : nirmohi ( 1952 ) singer ( s ) : lalit mohan lyrics : p . n . rangeen\nfilm name : bhai - bhai ( 1956 ) singer ( s ) : mohd . rafi lyrics : rajinder krishan\nfilm name : ek kali muskayee ( 1968 ) singer ( s ) : mohd . rafi lyrics : rajinder krishan\nfilm name : ankhen ( 1950 ) singer ( s ) : mohd . rafi lyrics : raja mehdi ali khan\nfilm name : khota - paisa ( 1958 ) singer ( s ) : mohd . rafi lyrics : rajinder krishan\nlaila majnu , an ancient epic of love , is an integral part of classic sufi literature . hashmet shah has told it , so has amir khusro . nizami ganjavi\u2019s 12th century version in scintillating verse filled with allegorical flourishes has been translated into numerous languages . mian mohammad bakhsh\u2019s interpretation of the epic is held as an acclaimed treatise in pakistan till this day . the tragic tale of majnoon and laila is said to have its foundations in true events that occurred in the 7th century .\nthanks for sharing such a valuable information gathered at one place . do you have film\nbaadil starring habib and deeba\nnote : 1 . all songs recorded in madan mohan ' s lifetime . the film was delayed and released later .\nnote : 1 . the film was delayed , though the music was recorded by madan mohan in 1974 / 1975 .\nfilm name : minister ( 1959 ) singer ( s ) : asha bhosle & mohd . rafi lyrics : rajinder krishan\nfilm name : mohar ( 1959 ) singer ( s ) : lata mangeshkar & mohd . rafi lyrics : rajinder krishan\nfilm name : neela aakash ( 1965 ) singer ( s ) : mohd . rafi lyrics : raja mehdi ali khan\nfilm name : mera saaya ( 1966 ) singer ( s ) : mohd . rafi lyrics : raja mehdi ali khan\nfilm name : baap bete ( 1959 ) singer ( s ) : mohd . rafi & chorus lyrics : rajinder krishan\nlaila majnu story was first made as a silent film in 1922 by j . j . madan and again in 1927 by manilal joshi . noted filmmaker kanjibhai rathod made it in hindi in 1931 after the films became talkies . j . j . madan remade it in hindi in 1931 . in 1936 , it was produced by east india pictures in persian . in 1940 , dharmaveer singh made the same story in punjabi , and in 1941 , sarnad pictures made a version in pushtu language . in 1945 it was made in hindi featuring swaran lata as leila and nazir ahmed as majnu . it was a box - office hit .\nfilm name : ghar ka chirag ( 1967 ) singer ( s ) : mohd . rafi & chorus lyrics : kaifi azmi\nfilm name : chacha chowdhary ( 1953 ) singer ( s ) : asha bhosle & mohd . rafi lyrics : rajinder krishan\nfilm name : gateway of india ( 1957 ) singer ( s ) : mohd . rafi & chorus lyrics : rajinder krishan\nfilm name : sultana daku ( 1972 ) singer ( s ) : asha bhosle & mohd . rafi lyrics : kaifi azmi\nkaish amari comes from a wealthy arab family . at the tender age of six he is sent to school and gets friendly with a young girl named laila .\ntales of undying love travel , and how . what was once a local legend in persia in the ninth century spread far and wide , thanks to numerous poets , translations and folk art , until it became one of the most oft - used elements in the lyrics of hindi film songs . the lovers laila and qais ( who got the nickname \u201cmajnu\u201d , meaning \u201cmad\u201d , for his antics after getting separated from laila ) , who could never live together or consummate their passion , became a symbol for tragic romance in the vein of romeo and juliet , khosrow and shirin , sassi and punnu , sohni and mahiwal , and mirza and sahiban .\nlaila kept making appearances throughout the decade in a number of hit songs such as gandi baat ( r . . . rajkumar , 2013 ) and matargashti ( tamasha , 2015 ) . the tamil hit mental manadhil from mani ratnam\u2019s romantic drama o kadhal kanmani ( 2015 ) opens with the lines \u201clike - a like my laila . \u201d\nfilm name : fifty - fifty ( 1956 ) singer ( s ) : mohd . rafi & kishore kumar lyrics : rajinder krishan\nfilm name : khota - paisa ( 1958 ) singer ( s ) : asha bhosle & mohd . rafi lyrics : rajinder krishan\nfilm name : pooja ke phool ( 1964 ) singer ( s ) : asha bhosle & mohd . rafi lyrics : rajinder krishan\nfilm name : dekh kabira roya ( 1957 ) singer ( s ) : asha bhosle & mohd . rafi lyrics : rajinder krishan\nkaish amari comes from a wealthy islamic family . at the tender age of six he is sent to school and gets friendly with a young girl named laila . both of them become close friends , so much so that kaish gets himself punished and beaten for her . they mature in age so does their love much to the chagrin of laila ' s dad , who wants her to marry a wealthy arabian , bahksh , a noble prince . now the region is aflame with their love story , kaish , who is now known as majnu , cannot get laila out of his mind and roams around the desert semi - senile , without food or drink , while laila is getting wed to the man of her father ' s choice . the question remains will love triumph in the end or is this young couple fated to be separated for the rest of their lives .\nfilm name : neela aakash ( 1965 ) singer ( s ) : asha bhosle & mohd . rafi lyrics : raja mehdi ali khan\nfilm name : aakhri dao ( 1958 ) singer ( s ) : asha bhosle , mohd . rafi & chorus lyrics : majrooh sultanpuri\nfilm name : ek shola ( 1958 ) singer ( s ) : geeta dutt , mohd . rafi & chorus lyrics : majrooh sultanpuri\nfilm name : neend hamari khwab tumhare ( 1966 ) singer ( s ) : asha bhosle & mohd . rafi lyrics : rajinder krishan\nfilm name : pooja ke phool ( 1964 ) singer ( s ) : asha bhosle , mohd . rafi & chorus lyrics : rajinder krishan\nfilm name : hindustan ki kasam ( 1973 ) singer ( s ) : manna dey , mohd . rafi & chorus lyrics : kaifi azmi\nin 2012 , another hit song pyar ki pungi , from sriram raghavan\u2019s spy thriller agent vinod , had the lines \u201ckhidki pe koi khada hain , laila ka taaka bhida hain . \u201d\nfilm name : haqeeqat ( 1964 ) singer ( s ) : mohd . rafi , talat mehmood , manna dey & bhupendra lyrics : kaifi azmi\nthe lead pair had plenty of takers ; ranjeeta was not your typical hindi film beauty , curls , curves and fair skin . with her unconventional looks , she presented an indefinable extra . laila\u2019s beauty , they say , lay in the eyes of the beholder . same was the case with director h . s . rawail\u2019s heroine here . rishi had won over plenty of teeny - boppers with \u201cbobby\u201d . in the intervening period they had grown up a little and could appreciate the travails of majnu better . with long locks , fierce eyes and bruised body , rishi was aeons removed from the sugar - as - sweet debut performance . he was loved all the same . never mind he was not gaunt like majnu , he conveyed the spirit even if the flesh was not always there .\nlaila ( bhanumathi ramakrishna ) is the daughter of ameer sarvaar ( mukkamala ) , and khais ( akkineni nageswara rao ) , the son of ameer umri ( arani satyanarayana ) . love blossoms between laila and khais as they grow up . ameer sarvaar , unable to dissuade his daughter from seeing khais , shifts to mecca . khais follows her to mecca and roams in the streets uttering her name . people take him to be a mad person ( majnu ) and throw stones at him . the story takes a lot of twists and turns from here on . the king of iraq ( c . s . r ) , who comes on a visit to mecca , sees laila and decides to marry her . meanwhile , ameer umri pleads with his erstwhile friend sarvaar to save his son . sarvaar agrees to get his daughter married to khais if it is proved that he is not mad . a test is conducted and khais emerges successful . just when the marriage is to be performed , sarvaar receives a proposal from the king of iraq that he wishes to marry laila . sarvaar changes his mind , and performs his daughter\u2019s marriage with the king . laila leaves for iraq and khais wanders aimlessly in the desert . the king already has a mistress zareena ( sriranjani jr ) . on coming to know of laila\u2019s story , she tries to help her . soon thereafter , the prince to repents , calls laila his sister and sends her back to khais . the lovers are about to meet in the desert , but fate wills it otherwise and a heavy sandstorm takes its toll .\nlaila is the daughter of ameer sarvaar ( played by mukkamala krishnamurthy ) , and khais , the son of ameer umri ( arani satyanarayana ) . love blossoms between laila and khais as they grow up . ameer sarvaar , unable to dissuade his daughter from seeing khais , shifts to mecca . khais follows her to mecca and roams in the streets uttering her name . people take him to be a mad person ( majnu ) and throw stones at him . the story takes a lot of twists and turns from here on . the king of iraq ( played by c . s . r . anjaneyulu ) , who comes on a visit to mecca , sees laila and decides to marry her . meanwhile , ameer umri pleads with his erstwhile friend sarvaar to save his son . sarvaar agrees to get his daughter married to khais if it is proved that he is not mad . a test is conducted and khais emerges successful . just when the marriage is to be performed , sarvaar receives a proposal from the king of iraq that he wishes to marry laila . sarvaar changes his mind , and performs his daughter\u2019s marriage with the king . laila leaves for iraq and khais wanders aimlessly in the desert . the king already has a mistress zareena ( played by jr . sriranjani ) . on coming to know of laila\u2019s story , she tries to help her . soon thereafter , the prince too repents , calls laila his sister and sends her back to khais . the lovers are about to meet in the desert , but fate wills it otherwise and a heavy sandstorm takes its toll .\nfilm name : railway platform ( 1955 ) singer ( s ) : asha bhosle , mohd . rafi , batish , manmohan & chorus lyrics : sahir ludhiyanvi\nwith his first film , rathnamala , turning a box - office hit , studio owner and director ramakrishna was on the look out for a suitable subject for bharani\u2019s next venture . fascinated by the first hindi talkie version of laila majnu ( 1945 ) , which he had seen in bombay , he made the choice . his production chief d . l . narayana agreed with him . a projection of the hindi version was arranged for his actress - wife bhanumathi and akkineni nageswara rao , whom he had thought of for the protagonist\u2019s role . samudrala raghavacharya was assigned the job of writing the script and the dialogue .\nlaila reappears in the arabic - flavoured aap se miliye from nasir hussain\u2019s 1969 lost - and - found saga pyar ka mausam . seema ( asha parekh ) performs to the lata mangeshkar song ( \u201carre pyar ke sehraon mein firte hain ye bhage , oonth hai inke peeche laila koi aage . \u201d ) on stage along with her troupe members , as a besotted sunil ( shashi kapoor ) gazes at her with awe .\nfilm name : veer - zaara ( 2004 ) singer ( s ) : ahmed hussain , mohd . hussain , mohd . vakil , javed hussain & chorus lyrics : javed akhtar\nlovers , laila and majnu , face implacable opposition to their marriage . he ends up in exile , derided as a madman and living the life of a pauper in the desert whilst she finds herself unhappily married and living in a palace . not even evidence that their union has been divinely ordained can bring about a happy ending . but as\nthe love story ends . . . . . . . . . . . the love legend begins . . . . . . . . . .\nnote : 1 . this film was dedicated to the loving memory of madan mohan . 2 . three additional songs were recorded by music director jaidev after the sudden demise of madan mohan . 3 . * madanji sings as he composes the mukhda of this song . laila majnu was the first golden jubilee hit of madanji ' s career and the music was a rousing success , but madanji did not live to see this . 4 . * * madanji sings as he composes the various antras of this hit song , which went on to be the no 1 song of the year including on binaca geetmala . for many weeks , audiences showered the screen with coins during the screening of this song in theatres .\nif the film fails to capture the intensity of love , it fails equally in projecting the hosti\u00adlity between the respective families of the lovers \u2014 the main cause behind the tragedy . the violent confrontations which should have been telling omens of the impending doom , are re\u00adduced to clowning by kais\u2019s friends ( asrani , paintal , etc . ) . the last duel between kais and tabrez ( ranjeet ) , laila\u2019s bro\u00adther , borders on a caricature .\nthe year also saw the rage of laila majnu ( in which he sang all the songs of rising star rishi kapoor , too ) under the baton of madan mohan and jaidev ; and the third and second ranking in binaca\u0092s finals that year were : meri mehbooba ( dharamveer ; laxmikant - pyarelal ) and pardah hai pardah ( amar akbar anthony ; laxmikant - pyarelal . ) in 1978 , lp\u0092s apnapan got rafi a filmfare nomination though eventually the song landed up with a lyric award ( anand bakshi ) instead & apos ; aadmi musaafir hai .\nkaish amari comes from a wealthy islamic family . at the tender age of six he is sent to school and gets friendly with a young girl named laila . both of them become close friends , so much so . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe film\u2019s arrival at the box office was preceded by a mad interest in its audio cassettes ; set - ups at the cinema halls usually just had a cut - out of majnu covered in sweat and blood . next to his bruised frame were written sahir\u2019s lyrics and abrar alvi\u2019s heart - piercing dialogues which drew heavily from persian - arab myths and traditions . at most places , the film had a long and remarkable run , necessitating a new round of hoardings to mark the silver jubilee . at others , where it had a limited engagement , it came back for a second round , then the third , each time cinegoers turned up in hundreds to soak in the travails of the love - birds .\ntrivia : madan mohan had recorded six songs for the movie and passed away during the making of the film . three songs were composed by jaidev . however , both were credited for all the songs .\nlaila\u2019s recall value was further enhanced with sonu nigam using the name in the lyrics of his superhit song tu from his 1998 album kismat . the video featured nigam , one of the hottest indipop stars of the time , and bipasha basu , who was yet to make her bollywood debut .\nundoubtedly , the most versatile male voice in hindi film music , rafi was first heard behind the screen in 1941 when he was hardly 15 , in the punjabi film , gul buloch , and in the same year he sang for his first hindi film , gaon ki gori , in bombay . his first break had been given by the late shyam sunder , but the song that made him famous was the jugnu duet ( 1947 ) , yahaan badla wafa ka , which he sang with noorjehan . soon , he drew notice to himself with ek dil ke tukde hazaar hue ( pyar ki jeet ) and main zindagi mein hardum rota hi raha hoon ( barsaat ) .\nah ! to be young and in love in the 70s ! the decade had many attractions for love - birds , each more intoxicating than the other . it opened with the epochal love story \u201cheer - raanjha\u201d where young men could not have enough of the ample charms of priya rajvansh or the peerless voice of mohammed rafi in \u201cyeh duniya yeh mehfil mere kaam ki nahin\u201d . then came raj kapoor\u2019s \u201cbobby\u201d that introduced the fresh - as - dew dimple kapadia with rishi kapoor ; the boy teeming with baby fat . laxmikant - pyarelal\u2019s a music score touched the pulse of the youth in a way that was yards ahead of madan mohan\u2019s score in \u201cheer - raanjha\u201d . three years after \u201cbobby\u201d came the greatest love story of them all , \u201claila majnu\u201d that once again presented rishi kapoor ; this time with ranjeeta , the girl who could have retired post this film yet be known to posterity .\nthe lovers\u2019 first meeting in the market place promises a forceful depiction of the first stirring of love , but , the sequence peters out when you see kais ( rishi kapoor ) appear\u00ading and disappearing as if by magic . later , during his noc\u00adturnal visits into laila\u2019s ( ran\u00adjeeta ) bedroom , he recites ver\u00adses like one who was doing it without knowing the meaning of the lines .\nso far so good , but \u201claila majnu\u201d worked primarily for its songs and music . madan mohan gave music to most of the songs before the hand of fate snatched him away , leaving jaidev to take care of the unfinished task . sahir ludhianvi , then probably at the peak of his popularity \u2013 \u201ckabhi kabhie\u201d which propelled him to another level came around the same time \u2013 dished out lyrics that conveyed the angst of denial , the joy of the one madly in love , and the final inescapable surrender to the almighty . with songs like \u201ctere dar pe aaya hun\u201d , \u201choke mayoos tere dar se\u201d , \u201cab agar hum se\u201d and \u201clikh kar tera naam zameen par\u201d sahir covered the spectrum from belief and faith to open defiance and blasphemy . the youngsters , not far from either of the two experiences , nodded in their approval .\nsince 1966 , the world of indian film music has been losing its stalwarts one by one though music has its own way of evading the sound of silence . with the death of the gentleman giant , mohammed rafi ( 55 ) , the field of playback singing has lost another voice . a series of shock deaths have dominated in 1980 and rafi\u0092s departure came close on the heels of uttam kumar\u0092s , a week earlier .\nthen of course was the small matter of mohammed rafi scaling newer heights ; the film helped him recover much of the ground he had lost to kishore kumar over the past few years . he was particularly memorably in the higher scales of songs \u201clikh kar tera naam\u201d and \u201cab agar humse\u201d . lata mangeshkar gave him able support , but hers was essentially a supporting role in a music score that was clearly designed to present the best of rafi .\nthis was also the year which saw the advent of the prestigious filmfare awards and binaca geet mala , both being the most representative studies of trends ( the latter in music only ) . naushad bagged the very first filmfare award for best music ( baiju bawra ) and rafi was firmly established as no . 1 with his unforgettable man tarpat hari darshan ko aaj , tu ganga ki mauj and duniya ke rakhwaale , and the film headed the first binaca geet mala , too .\nrelating the ageless love story of layla and qais , the mad man \u2013 majnun in arabic translates to a mad man \u2013 the film\u2019s message of love , eternal , undying , unflagging , struck a cord at the box office . the theme won over those who had read a bit of literature and knew a thing or two about the warring tribes of the arab world \u2013 apparently , the tribes would rather perish than give away their girl in marriage to a guy from the rival clan .\nyet , bairaag ( 1974 ) reminded people that rafi was alive and with a lot of fight still left in him . after all , peetey peetey kabhi kabhi , / yoon jaam badal jaate hain ! and with lata again , rafi made sure there would be no close encounters of the 1963 - kind : vaada kar le saajna , ( haath ki safai ; 1975 ) . and finally , in 1977 , rafi proved once again that hum kissi se kum nahin . in the film , all four songs sung by rafi became superhits : the title qawaali , kya hua tera vaada ( which fetched him the filmfare award after a break of nine long years ) , chaand mera dil and yeh ladka haaye allah .\nnote : 1 . * madanji sings as he composes the third antra of this emotional song , the tune of which was different from the first two antras , and has some high portions , which he is creating in this rehearsal . madanji recorded this song in his lifetime , though the film released 2 years later . 2 . * * madanji sings as he composes the mukhda of this song . he had also rehearsed the song with all musicians and kishoreda , but died a few days before scheduled recording . the song was finally recorded a month later by his assistants . 3 . all other songs except song yeh pyar ka nasha were recorded by madanji in his lifetime . this song , like song 5 , was recorded by his assistants later .\nover a career span of 25 years ( 1950 - 1975 ) , madan mohan composed music for 95 released hindi films and 12 shelved films . these 100 plus films featured almost 700 songs , many of which are remembered to this day while some have been lost over the years . he was extremely versatile , but he is best remembered for his ghazals , pathos - laden songs and classical based songs due to their immense popularity . his songs with lata mangeshkar in particular have become a part of indian film music history . note : for copyright reasons , we are unable to feature the entire songs . however , for a reference and reminder purpose a very short excerpt of each available song can be heard . some sources of the missing songs have been located and will be made available in due course .\nover a career span of 25 years ( 1950 - 1975 ) , madan mohan composed music for 95 released hindi films and 12 shelved films . these 100 plus films featured almost 700 songs , many of which are remembered to this day while some have been lost over the years . he was extremely versatile , but he is best remembered for his ghazals , pathos - laden songs and classical based songs due to their immense popularity . his songs with lata mangeshkar in particular have become a part of indian film music history . note : for copyright reasons , we are unable to feature the entire songs . however , for a reference and reminder purpose a very short excerpt of each available song can be heard . some sources of the missing songs have been located and will be made available in due course . ( select from the 2 categories listed below )\nover a career span of 25 years ( 1950 - 1975 ) , madan mohan composed music for 95 released hindi films and 12 shelved films . these 100 plus films featured almost 700 songs , many of which are remembered to this day while some have been lost over the years . he was extremely versatile , but he is best remembered for his ghazals , pathos - laden songs and classical based songs due to their immense popularity . his songs with lata mangeshkar in particular have become a part of indian film music history . note : for copyright reasons , we are unable to feature the entire songs . however , for a reference and reminder purpose a very short excerpt of each available song can be heard . some sources of the missing songs have been located and will be made available ( through the\nunreleased songs\nsub - section below ) in due course .\nsince then , rafi has sung for nearly 30 years ; only once , for a brief period after 1969 ( aradhana ; rajesh khanna ; kishore kumar ) , being overshadowed by any other male singer though there were stiff competitors throughout . he is believed to have recorded a little less than 30 , 000 songs , his repertoire covering almost every musical range , every indian language , and every film actor\u0092s lips . he won six filmfare awards , four of them being when there was no separate award for male and female playback singers ( which separation started in 1961 ) . he was awarded the padmashri in 1967 , and has been abroad for singing tours more than 25 times . he also had the singular honour of singing & apos ; and how ! & apos ; what is unanimously considered the finest lyric ever written in hindi films , neeraj\u0092s caravaan guzar gaya , gubaar dekhte rahe ( nai umar ki nai fasal ; roshan ; 1964 ) .\nthis sunday will be 25 years since we lost the voice of mohd rafi . but lost , says who & apos ; by anil grover\nbut rafi took the music world by storm for the first time with naushad\u0092s musical , baiju bawra ( 1953 ) , whose songs were picturised on the then favourite gayak - kavi - kalakar bharat bhooshan . naushad showed great confidence indeed in rafi to risk him for a classical - based big - budget musical although he was still cutting his musical teeth and talat mehmood was reigning supreme at that time .\nif rafi believed that insaaf ka mandir hai yeh , / bhagwan ka ghar hai ( amar ; 1954 ) he still had to be a mite careful as he warned ai dil hai mushkil jeena yahaan , / zara hat ke zara bach ke , / yeh hai bambai meri jaan ( cid ; 1956 ) . but his laal laal gaal ( mr x ; 1957 ) and his champi , tel maalish ( pyasa ; 1957 ) made the growing legion of his fans tell him , yoon to humne laakh haseen dekhe hain , / tumsa nahin dekha ( tumsa nahin dekha ; 1958 ) and there was no possibility of this songbird fearing , chal ud ja re panchhi , / ab yeh desh hua begaana ( bhabhi ; 1958 ) . in fact , by now , his fans began muttering hum bekhudi mein tum ko pukaare chale gaye ( kala pani ; 1959 ) , and rafi entered the 60s yelling , ai mohabbat zindabad ( mughal - e - azam ; 1960 ) . the khoya khoya chaand ( kala bazar ; 1960 ) was overwhelmed by the chaudhvin ka chand ( title song ; 1960 ) .\ntill 1969 , it was rafi all the way in that decade , and in particular , 1962 saw the complete reign of rafi and / or lata in the binaca geet mala , except for a couple of songs by the perennial no . 2 , mukesh . sau saal pahele , / mujhe tum se pyaar tha , / aaj bhi hai aur kal bhi rahega ( jab pyar kisi se hota hai ) said his avid listeners , and even his critics were swept off their feet by the typhoon of yahoo ! ( junglee ) and they reluctantly admitted , ahsaan tera hoga mujh par ( junglee ) , for they , too , could now see that ab kya misaal doon ( aarti ) .\n1963 saw a feud between lata mangeshkar and mohd rafi & apos ; but this was one time that lata could not obliterate a person once she boycotted him . dil todnewaale , / tujhe dil dhoondh raha hai ( son of india ; 1963 ) said rafi and although they both said , awaaz de ke , / humme tum bulaao ( professor ; 1963 ) , they stopped singing duets for about three years . it was suman kalyanpur who then rose to the top with rafi\u0092s dil ek mandir hai ( title song ; 1963 ) despite the promise between the two , lata and rafi , jo vaada kiya woh nibhaana padega ( taj mahal ; 1963 ) .\nmaybe rafi felt inwardly depressed , kabhi na kabhi , / kahin na kahin , / koi na koi to aayega ( sharabi ; 1964 ) and might have secretly courted lata with tere husn ki kya taarif karoon ( leader ; 1964 ) and phir wohi dil laya hoon ( title song ; 1964 ) . he even revealed , yeh mera prem patra padh kar / ke tum naaraaz na ho na ( sangam ; 1964 ) but the two hit songs of that year remained separate solos by the two : mere mehboob tujhe , / meri mohabbat ki kasam ( title song ) and tum kamsin ho ( ayee milan ki bela ) .\nnevertheless , rafi did not lose any hold on the mike and listeners continued telling him , taarif karoon kya uski , / jis ne tumhe banaya ( kashmir ki kali ) . but soon the patchup came . if rafi lamented , chaahunga main tujhe saanjh savere ( dosti ; 1965 ) it was now time to open up : dil jo na keh saka , / wohi raaz - e - dil , / kehne ki raat aayi ( bheegi raat ; 1966 ) . rafi had had enough ; kya se kya hogaya , / bewafa , tere pyar mein ( guide ; 1966 ) . and finally lata did return to him for those dulcet duets once again and rafi said : bahaaron phool barsaao , / mera mehboob aaya hai ( suraj ; 1966 ) !\nmeri awaaz suno , / pyaar ka raaz suno ( naunihal ; 1967 ) said rafi to his fans as if he was an aasmaan se aaya farishta ( an evening in paris ; 1968 ) and though he told them in return , tum bin jaoon kahaan ( pyar ka mausam ; 1969 ) little did he realise that for the first time he would lose ground to that very singer who sang that very number in a separate solo : kishore kumar . but then jab dil se dil takraata hai , / mat poochhiye kya ho jata hai ( sunghursh ; 1969 ) .\nrafi desperately tried to convince people , main ek raaja hoon ( uphaar ; 1972 ) but except for a teri bindiya re ( abhimaan ; 1973 ) here , and a woh kya hai ( anuraag ; 1973 ) there , rafi was forced into the background . even his return with yaadon ki baraat ; 1974 ) was in the company of his self - avowed fan , kishore & apos ; yaadon ki baraat nikli hai aaj , / dil ke dwaare & apos ; the other being with asha bhosle , chura liya hai tumne jo dil ko .\nand now look at 1979 - 80 ! just when rafi had made a complete comeback , he\u0092s gone ! laxmikant - pyarelal gave him all seven songs in sargam ( four solos , three duets with lata ) and walked away with the best music award , all seven being top of the pops . they gave him four out of six in suhaag ( the other two being asha\u0092s ) and they have been raging through the binaca geet mala . they gave him five out of six ( the other being lata ) in aasha and did well enough .\nanother indication of his sure return is the fact that dev anand who did not go in for rafi ever since gambler ( 1969 ) & apos ; in which , too , he had just one ghazal & apos ; returned to him after 10 years in the latest man pasand though in just one song , under the baton of rajesh roshan , with tina munim . the weekly binaca geet malas in 1980 have clearly shown so far that rafi is dominating , sometimes with as many as 10 songs as compared to kishore\u0092s two ( on may 28 ) out of a total of 16 toppers !\nas lata mangeshkar said after his death : \u0093the void that was created by saigal\u0092s death had been filled by rafi saab . he sang with me for 33 years . he was an exceptional singer . \u0094\nkar chale hum fida jaan - - tan saathiyon / ab tumhaare hawaale watan saathiyon . . .\nin a blow to theresa may , u . k . 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{"id": 116301, "summary": [{"text": "dick figures the movie is a 2013 american independent adult animated adventure-action comedy film , written , directed by and starring ed skudder and zack keller , distributed by mondo media .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is based on skudder 's animated web series dick figures .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it is mondo 's first animated feature-length production and independent company 6 point harness ' first original feature film .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film was released for rent and purchase on september 17 , 2013 on digital download and streaming services including itunes , amazon video , google play , playstation network , xbox video , vudu , netflix , hulu and yekra , an all-new movie watching site for indie films .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film was then released a week later on itunes in the united kingdom , ireland , australia and new zealand .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "one of the film 's executive producers , aaron simpson , aimed to give everyone access to the film , whether they could afford a paid digital download or not , so the movie was also distributed on youtube in 12 chapters over the course of 3 months .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film was split into 12 different chapters and published onto youtube by mondo .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "$ 313,411 was raised through the mass-funding platform kickstarter from 5,616 backers ( including warren graff , fred seibert , gundarr creators corey mcdaniel & ted wilson , amongst others ) through may 31 to july 16 , 2012 , out of originally a $ 250,000 goal , breaking the record for the most funded animation project through the site , until it was surpassed by blur studio 's the goon ( an upcoming computer-animated adaptation to eric powell 's graphic novel series of the same name ) on november 2012 .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "dick figures : the movie successfully had a theatrical debut at the buffer festival in toronto on november 9 , 2013 . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "dick figures : the movie", "paragraphs": ["dffu was first announced in 2013 as was originally titled dick figures the movie 2 : the fanon movie , but was later changed to dick figures : fanons unite .\ndick figures : the movie can also be preordered for $ 15 on the film\u2019s website .\nlisten to various artists \u2013 dick figures the movie ( original motion picture soundtrack ) now .\nthe music that helped make this movie simply epic . a must have for all fans of dick figures\nhigh - resolution pdf version of the the art of dick figures , a full - color art book chronicling the history and making of dick figures ( available exclusively on kickstarter ) & a pdf version of the full dick figures : the movie script , plus all previous rewards .\nzeusbag is the sixth episode of the third season of dick figures and the 26th episode overall .\nbrendan is the animation executive of dick figures and ceo of six point harness . in the dirty shorts interview , he was the one to come up with the name dick figures .\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about dick figures : the movie !\nmarius is an animator on dick figures and currently works at six point harness .\nbrock is an animator on dick figures and currently works at six point harness .\nthe outrageous youtube series , dick figures , created in 2010 by ed skudder and zack keller has spawned a 73 - minute film called dick figures : the movie , which will be distributed beginning sept . 17 .\nthese are the people who make the half - monthly animation show we know as dick figures .\naaron is the head of creative development at mondo media and is the executive producer on dick figures .\nonly 50 available copies ! this is a limited edition signed copy of the dick figures the movie ost , with original artwork by ed skudder .\na dick figures movie written and directed by ed skudder & zack keller . join red & blue on their biggest adventure yet !\ndick figures , keller said , would only have worked on the internet , specifically on youtube .\na drm - free , hd digital download of dick figures : the movie and access to the exclusive behind - the - scenes content and community forum .\nnick keller is a music composer of dick figures and is also zack ' s brother .\n* you are currently watch or download episode anime ova , special and movie dick figures the movie in english subbed / dubbed streaming online at watchanimemovie . com . best site to watch anime , cartoon and animation movies streaming online for free . * dick figures the movie is provided and hosted from a popular third party video sharing website like youtube , divx site and much other video sharing site . . . which watchanimemovie does not own or is not affiliated to in any way . all videos are embedded video from these said sites and are not hosted , uploaded or owned by watchanimemovie . for more details , check out our legal disclaimer . * tags : watch dick figures the movie , english dub , download dick figures the movie , stream dick figures the movie online , episode sub , cartoon movie\nskudder said that he hopes pulling off the dick figures movie is inspiring , to a degree . he wants to see more projects like it .\nthe fans have spoken , and the sassy minds behind the sassy stickmen of dick figures are listening . the hit web series created by six point harness studios for mondo media\u2019s youtube channel ( mondo mini shows ) has reached their kickstarter funding goal for dick figures : the movie .\nthe word\ndick figures\nappears with the\ni\ns replaced by goblets of alcohol tipped over .\n\u201cdick figures the movie\u201d tells the story of red and blue , best friends turned enemies , who hunt for the great sword of destiny in order to save the world\u2026 and their friendship .\nthe companies have not said exactly how they will distribute\ndick figures : the movie\nto the masses . they did say the distribution model will combine ad - supported and paid options .\nit\u2019s your choice , and your support matters ! join us for the adventure and help make dick figures : the movie the most awesome , hilarious and epic movie the world has ever seen . want proof ? how about the first 5 minutes of the film !\na paperback version of the art of dick figures , a full - color art book chronicling the history and making of dick figures ( available exclusively on kickstarter ) autographed by ed skudder & zack keller , plus all previous rewards .\nyou remember that new dick figures episode we talked about a couple weeks ago ? no ? wel . .\nwhen we say we have some hairy new dick figures episodes coming out very soon , were not . .\nsince it ' s release , dick figures : fanons unite has received mixed to negative reviews from users .\ndick figures : fanons unite is a 2014 animated , comedy , action , adventure fan - created story created by users from the dick figures fanon wiki . written by yoshirocker13 , alpha - lonewolf , cookieeyes and more , it is the first full fanon story to be released on the dick figures fanon wiki . the fic was released on may 20th , 2014 .\nthe movie , simply titled dick figures : the movie , starts with the beginning of red and blue ' s friendship and follows the two as they quest overseas for treasure and adventure , ultimately pitting them against a gigantic adversary by the name of ocho muerte .\na book called the art of dick figures the movie was written and published by skudder and keller onto amazon . com , in both paperback and kindle versions . the book depicts some concepts , designs , storyboards and pre - production information of the movie .\nthe movie ' s trailer helpfully promises\nstick figures ,\nraccoons ,\nninjas\nand\nexplosions .\nlynn is a storyboard artist , animator , and voice actor on dick figures and currently works at six point harness .\ndick figures the movie received very positive reviews from critics . the film has currently gained a rating of 7 . 1 on imdb , and is heavily praised by both series ' fans and newcomers .\nthe dick tracy movie was a defining summer blockbuster , yet somehow never got a sequel . and it probably never will .\nthe dick tracy movie was a defining summer blockbuster , yet somehow never got a sequel . here ' s why . . .\ndick figures ,\nan animated youtube series featuring crude drawing and equally crude humor , has been made into a 73 - minute movie set for digital release on sept . 17 .\nraccoon quotes maximus ' line in the movie\ngladiator\nbefore the charge at the beginning of the movie ,\nwhat we do in life echos in eternity .\ni am dieing to see this movie . i have been in dick figures withdrawal since you guys stopped making shorts and started this project ! the little clips for mondo are just not cutting it for me .\nso whether it\u2019s 30 minutes , 60 minutes , or a full feature - length adventure , count on dick figures : the movie being the most action - packed , laugh - filled , awesome - looking epic of a movie you have ever seen . and if you support the project , we\u2019ll let you in on the whole process , from start to glorious finish . whether you\u2019re a fan of the show , love new and original movies , or are just curious to see how an animated film gets made , become a part of movie - making history by supporting dick figures : the movie ! ! !\ni have a question . well the series continue durig the production of the movie ( if it happens )\nanimated versions of the crew ( the directors , producers and animators ) are featured in the end credits of the movie .\nabout a minute into\nfreshman 15\n, one of the posters shows the other famous stick figures of the internet .\nif ed skudder and zack keller\u2019s dick figures \u2013 the movie is any indication , the animated feature revolution will not only be televised , it will be fan - funded and delivered directly to its audience through an innovative multi - tiered distribution strategy .\nso far , it ' s the most viewed video . second to flame war . third to panda hat . this is possibly because of the fact its the first episode of dick figures .\nthe opening narration of\nrole playas\ntells of the two protagonists opposing the\nevil king richard figures the long - shaft .\ndeep space 69 is not as iconic as happy tree friends , but it is a big hit for mondo as well . it\u2019s a raunchy star wars parody has sports seven - digit view counts across the majority of its 24 episodes . the third film , dick figures 2 , will be a straight sequel to dick figures : the movie , though a bigger budget should pave the way for more crude stick - figure gags .\nthrow in the official movie tea and i ' ll up my pledge by 9000 .\n@ yusuf lqbal there is nothing with how many like and backers there are not everyone clicks the likes button . . more people like dick figures then you think . .\nin september 2013 , mondo media distributed a film based on dick figures , one of its most popular animated series . the movie was a big success . mondo released the film across 12 installments , which combined to draw more than 14 million views on youtube .\nthe basic plot of the movie is red and blue being sent on a quest by the raccoon to find the great sword of destiny . several secrets will be revealed and the adventure will be taken to levels unheard of . the movie was released on september 17 , 2013 . examples from the movie go on its own page .\n* after watched dick figures the movie , feel free to rate it , social bookmark or leave review comments about it . it will help our site become better and others member easily on choosing good anime series . thanks for your contribution ! ! !\nmark bell from urltoken gave the film a positive review , and said\noverall , though , i adored dick figures : the movie . it may appear to be as simple an animation as you can get , but it is perfectly executed and extremely entertaining .\nfirst to hit theaters will be happy tree friends either in late - 2015 or early 2016 , followed by dick figures 2 , the sequel to their original dick figures feature , which was crowdfunded on kickstarter last year and released on youtube in twelve installments . the release dates will be staggered three to six months apart with deep space 69 released last .\nskudder said that the movie takes a wider approach \u2014 to make the series more accessible for new eyes \u2014 but with season five ,\nwe ' re probably just gonna take it right home and give ' em good ole ' dick figures like they want\n\u2014 though keller teased that some new characters from the movie might re - appear in season five .\nthanks to the generous donations of viewers and the help of kickstarter , a movie adaptation achieved its base goal of $ 250 , 000 on july 17th , 2012 . the movie was approximately 72 minutes long .\ndone cleverly in\npussy magnet\n. just before the cutoff , lord tourrettes gives the advice ,\nall you really need is a big dick -\n. in the stinger , blue replies\nfigures .\nsince its inception , dick figures has acquired a cultlike following on the internet . the series follows dysfunctional stick figures red and blue as best friends who continually make bad decisions , forcing them into uncomfortable situations . in the feature film , red and blue embark on a journey across the globe in order to secure a precious treasure .\n\u201cclearly the fans have spoken by pledging and supporting this project , \u201d says brendan burch , ceo of six point harness studios . \u201c dick figures became successful because of the show\u2019s fans , they\u2019re amazing , and now we\u2019re excited to deliver on our promise to make this awesome movie . \u201d\na drm - free , high - quality version of the movie soundtrack , plus all previous rewards .\nif you don ' t donate $ 15 then you will not see the movie . just saying .\nthe movie is looking amazing . . . we ' re almost there ! more updates coming soon .\nfrom time to time , a movie comes along that everyone feels is about something .\nin april 2015 , a sequel titled dick figures : the revenge was announced , and is directed and produced by andrew brauer and yoshirocker13 , and scheduled for a release date on may 8th , 2015 .\nkeller said that there will be no break between the movie ' s production and season five ' s .\nlimited edition red power hat , signed by ed & zack and the entire cast and crew of dick figures , plus all previous rewards . only available to those who select this tier specifically . the hat is that powerful .\nto prep for the movie , the creators re - watched the entire series and took notes on every episode . mainstay characters and jokes will return , but although much has happened over the course of the series , keller promises that the movie will make sense to fans new and old .\nhd , drm - free download of seasons 1 - 4 of\ndick figures\n( 40 episodes + extras ) , plus the soundtracks for all four seasons ( including singles ) and all previous rewards .\nwe want to make a dick figures movie . . . for the fans and with the fans . if we were to pitch the film to a big hollywood studio , they would most likely turn us down . while working with big studios is an important part of getting a film funded and shown to an audience , it also comes with a lot of compromises . we wanted to find a way to avoid all that and make a movie that was original , different , and true to what our fans had grown to love . dick figures has thrived on the freedom the internet allows , and with your help we can keep it that way .\nauthor of the cult feminist classic i love dick , chris kraus discusses the radical reception reissuing her revolutionary novel has had .\nwith one film under their belt , skudder and keller are avoiding the temptation to dig deeper ( at least for the time being ) into feature - length work and are making good on a promise for dick figures season five .\nred :\ni just got my dick washed by sorority girls ! it ' s the breast .\ncollins also wrote two novels which can be considered\nofficial\nsequels to the films . dick tracy goes to war was published in 1990 , within months of the movie ' s release , and was followed in 1991 by dick tracy meets his match . another prose collection , dick tracy : the secret files was released to cash in on that year ' s tracymania and was edited by collins , but doesn ' t share any continuity with the film . but in short , if you want some kind of official\ndick tracy movie universe ,\nstart with true hearts and tommy guns and follow straight through with the collins novels .\nlimited edition blue\ndungeon master\nhat , signed by ed & zack and the entire cast and crew of dick figures , plus all previous rewards . only available to those who select this tier specifically . the hat is that nerdy .\nhotel transylvania 3 : summer vacation stars plan their dream summer getaways to some memorable movie settings .\nok for those of you out there who were around when the idea was first thrown out to the viewers about the movie you ' ll remember the money for it came from the fans . the understanding would be you give us money and we ' ll make this movie and post it to you tube . i myself am more than a little angry that they took our money to make the movie and then decided to charge us to watch it . seriously ? who charges the viewers to watch a movie that the viewers payed to have created ? that being said the movie is great . i just refuse to pay to watch it again when i helped pay for it to be made\nin the lead up to the film ' s release , three prestige format comics were released , written by john francis moore with wonderful art by the always brilliant kyle baker . the first two of these (\nbig city blues\nand\ndick tracy vs . the underworld\n) are adventures that take place before the events of the movie , while the third adapts the film . you can usually find the collected edition , dick tracy : the complete true hearts and tommy guns on the cheap at comic conventions .\nmashable spoke with skudder and keller to see what the duo ' s been up to over the past year and to get the low - down on the series , before and after the movie .\nyou get to see real footage from historical nasa events during the film , as well as pictures of these three important women at the end of the movie .\nlimited edition lord tourettes hat , signed by ed & zack and the entire cast and crew of dick figures , plus all previous rewards ( except red ' s power hat ) . only available to those who specifically select this tier .\non = september 17 , the entire film will be available for purchase or rental in a variety of digital platforms , including google play . however , the 73 - minute movie adaptation of the popular webseries dick figures will have a day - and - date episodic release . it will be made available free of charge on youtube , distributed in twelve weekly ad - supported installments .\nhe is less of an asshole ending the movie than starting , and he actually looks at blue as a true friend .\nyep it has almost been a full year . hopefully we can get the movie soon . i can ' t wait .\nin a nutshell : based on true events , this uplifting film with a fantastic title shines the spotlight on some overlooked figures in history .\nfeaturing the viral humor of its creators ed skudder and zack keller , dick figures the movie is a classic story of friendship , love and betrayal . its heroes red and blue ( on the solemn advice of a japanese raccoon ) embark on an epic quest to discover the great sword of destiny - and hopefully unlock the secret to the most - awesomest gift of all time for blue ' s super hot girlfriend , pink . and like the series , the 73 - minute movie is set to an all original thumping electronic dance score from composer nick keller . ( c ) media grind\nfollowing 350 million views on youtube and raising $ 300 , 000 through the funding platform , the movie will be available on sept . 17 .\npharell williams does a great job blending the sound of the 60\u2019s with music that sounds current to today\u2019s audience . click here if you ' d like to relive the music : hidden figures : the album\ndick figures \u2018 yekra release most piqued our interest because zack keller and ed skudder \u2018s film represents ( at least from our point of view ) the most intriguing release from the platform since it closed a $ 3 million funding round in may . with more than 350 million views across all of its episodes , the mondo media web series clearly has a huge audience , but will they pony up to purchase the film ? will the fans who donated to the dick figures kickstarter campaign be willing to dip into their wallets a second time to support their favorite stickmen ?\nfor those who don ' t get it , dick is a common nickname for those named richard .\nencouraged by the success of that film , mondo is now working on three new films . it will produce a sequel to dick figures : the movie as well as new films based off two of its other hit series : happy tree friends and deep space 69 . in order to help realize these projects , mondo has enlisted the help of bill schultz , an animation executive who produced several seasons of the simpsons .\nin the lead up to the film ' s release , three prestige format comics were released , written by john francis moore with wonderful art by the always brilliant kyle baker . the first two of these (\nbig city blues\nand\ndick tracy vs . the underworld\n) are adventures that take place before the events of the movie , while the third adapts the film . you can usually find the collected edition ,\na spoken line and animated appearance ( send us a photo ) in the movie with your name in the official cast credits , plus all previous rewards .\ned skudder is the main creator of dick figures . starting in high school has done freelance animation and storyboards for several studios and companies and has been with six point harness for over 4 years now . he is the voice of red , the raccoon and mr . dingleberry . confirmed by the dirty shorts interview , ed and zack are best friends in real life . ed has also composed some of the well - known tracks used in dick figures such as the show ' s main theme , in tha citaaay and bath rhymes , as well as co - composing tracks such as the first fight and paint the town red with nick keller .\nupload your dftm movie review video now ! - urltoken buy / rent dftm from mondo - urltoken buy / rent dftm from itunes - urltoken buy / rent dftm from google play - urltoken buy / rent dftm from amazon - urltoken country - specific details on where to get it - urltoken dick figures the movie . two best friends , red and blue , risk everything to save the world . . . and their friendship . available for purchase september 17th , 2013 on streaming and download platforms . urltoken\nit ' ll have to do . . . because dick tracy is most assuredly not on his way .\nsince its premiere in 2010 , dick figures , which follows the comic experiences of two juvenile young adult stick figures , red and blue , has racked up 43 short episodes and over 350 million views on youtube , making it one of the most popular animated webseries to date . creators skudder and keller raised over $ 300 , 000 in crowdfunding for the feature project on kickstarter last year . ( most of the kickstarter backers will be able to download the film at no cost . )\ndick figures is a tv series starring ed skudder , zack keller , and ben tuller . two dysfunctional friends , red and blue , make up for what they lack in smarts and sex appeal with a really long string of bad decisions .\nyes , you can project onto dick whatever you want . \u201cdear dick\u201d becomes \u201cdear diary . \u201d but having dick , at first , as a real or imagined addressee , made it possible for me to overcome the self - consciousness that previously had made writing impossible for me . letters were the most convenient way . passion in the letters , and sang - froid , tongue in cheek narration .\nnice ! the bleeding edge of modern 2d animation at six point harness studios . im totally stealing all your trade secrets and putting up my own kickstarter to fund my new idea ,\npenis bodies the movie\n. anyway , i just hope there ' s dickettes in pasties in the movie .\nafter getting the greenlight to go ahead with the first episode of dick figures , skudder and keller ran into a bit of trouble : they had two weeks to write and story - board the episode , which was due on a friday , recalled skudder . thursday night came around \u2014 the show half - animated and entirely story - boarded .\nwas released to cash in on that year ' s tracymania and was edited by collins , but doesn ' t share any continuity with the film . but in short , if you want some kind of official\ndick tracy movie universe ,\nstart with\nmake no mistake , the 1990 dick tracy movie was intended to be the next batman . that ' s amusing when you consider how much of a debt batman comics owed the grotesque rogues ' gallery of chester gould ' s dick tracy comic strips . but from a box - office perspective , this is where things stood as we headed into the summer of 1990 . and as surely as batman launched a franchise that has continued ( in some form or another ) for 25 - plus years , so too did disney have ambitions for dick tracy 2 .\nwant a poster & a hat ? choose this level and add either a lord tourettes hat or the red power hat to the $ 250 movie poster tier . both hats are autographed too . you get to choose which hat you\u2019d like to receive and you\u2019ll get everything in the $ 250 movie poster tier .\nmake no mistake , the 1990 dick tracy movie was intended to be the next batman . that ' s amusing when you consider how much of a debt batman comics owed the grotesque rogues ' gallery of chester gould ' s dick tracy comic strips . but from a box - office perspective , this is where things stood as we headed into the summer of 1990 . and just as surely as batman launched a franchise that has continued ( in some form or another ) for 25 - plus years , so too did disney have ambitions for dick tracy 2 .\n1st . and whooooooo movie nearly done ! ! ! ! i predict it will release in the next week . calling it . nice hats btw\nmovie : the duff pg - 13 , 1 hour 41 minutes grade : b in a nutshell : teenagers have always lived in the world of bullying and . . .\nyay math ! this movie will make your case to your kids that math is important and they should do their homework .\nwe\u2019re starting by asking for $ 250 , 000 to make an all - new half - hour dick figures special , written and directed by ed skudder & zack keller . but that\u2019s only the beginning . if you want more . . . show us ! if we raise $ 500 , 000 we will have enough to make a 60 - minute dick figures movie . and if we get $ 700 , 000 you will get a full - length feature film ! we know it seems like a lot of money , but yogi bear cost 80 million dollars . just saying . plus we\u2019re going to send you lots of cool stuff to thank you for your support .\nfrom september 17 to november 26 , 12 chapters of the film were released on mondo media ' s ( the distributors of the film ) youtube channel available for users who couldn ' t afford to pay for the movie .\nfans of the massively popular animated youtube series dick figures : your long wait is almost over . the show about two stick - figure friends named red and blue that has bagged more than 350 million youtube views and set the record for the largest animated fund - raising effort on kickstarter is soon coming to a screen near you in full - length feature form .\nzack keller is the director and writer of dick figures . he voices blue and jason ( trollz0r ) . he first joined pixar as an editor and worked as a animatic editor on cars , wall - e , ratatouille and up . he and ed are best friends in real life .\nwarren beatty first acquired the rights to dick tracy from comic strip publishers tribune media in 1985 . at some point , these rights were supposed to revert to tribune if no new tracy projects were forthcoming from beatty , as long as they requested them via some legal gymnastics and a two - year notification process ( that window would allow warren beatty enough time to make another dick tracy movie before handing the character over ) .\nmondo media may be expanding their brand into the kid - friendly market , but that doesn\u2019t mean they\u2019re neglecting their adult - oriented successes . the youtube - based multi - channel network has announced that they will produce three feature films based on three existing properties : happy tree friends , dick figures and deep space 69 .\ndick tracy : true hearts and tommy guns is absolutely worth your time if you ' re a fan of the movie or of the character in general . kyle baker ' s art is always a treat , but he captures the larger than life flavor of the movie on these pages as well as the horrific nature of the villains in a way that the sometimes rubbery makeup of the film simply didn ' t . the over - the - top cartoon violence of the films is a little bloodier and more impactful here , particularly the original tales in the first two chapters . interestingly enough , these were the first dick tracy comics to feature original material to arrive in thirty years , and now , twenty - five years later , they ' re still the only ones since 1961 ( reprints of the comic strips , however , are in good health thanks to idw publishing , as are the comic strips themelves . . . published by tribune ) .\ndick tracy : true hearts and tommy guns is absolutely worth your time if you ' re a fan of the movie or of the character in general . kyle baker ' s art is always a treat , but he captures the larger than life flavour of the movie on these pages as well as the horrific nature of the villains in a way that the sometimes rubbery makeup of the film simply didn ' t . the over - the - top cartoon violence of the films is a little bloodier and more impactful here , particularly the original tales in the first two chapters . interestingly enough , these were the first dick tracy comics to feature original material to arrive in thirty years , and now , twenty - five years later , they ' re still the only ones since 1961 ( reprints of the comic strips , however , are in good health thanks to idw publishing , as are the comic strips themelves . . . published by tribune ) .\nnavigate the global pop stratosphere with our pick of the cream of the crop .\nhowever , for those devoted fans of the movie , there are other ways to immerse yourself in the film ' s continuity , all of which can be considered\nofficial\nextensions of the story . . .\nhowever , for those devoted fans of the movie , there are other ways to immerse yourself in the film ' s continuity , all of which can be considered ' official ' extensions of the story . . .\ndick figures the movie is a 2013 independent animated comedy adventure film , written , produced , directed by and starring ed skudder and zack keller , produced by the small - business six point harness animation studio and distributed by mondo media . it is mondo ' s first animated feature - length production and six point harness ' first original feature film . the film was released for rent and purchase on september 17 , 2013 on digital download and streaming services including itunes , google play , vudu and\nyekra\n, an all - new movie watching site for indie films . the film was then released a week later on itunes in the uk , ireland , australia & new zealand .\nthat three - year period , from when tribune tried to exercise their claim on the dick tracy rights to when the suit was resolved , still doesn ' t account for the decade since then . at the time , mr . beatty claimed that tribune ' s attempt to get the rights back made progress on his own dick tracy sequel\nimpossible .\nbut considering that beatty has never been known as the most prolific filmmaker or actor , moving at a deliberate pace with all of his projects , the fact that dick tracy 2 never materialized shouldn ' t surprise anyone .\nthat three - year period , from when tribune tried to exercise their claim on the dick tracy rights to when the suit was resolved , still doesn ' t account for the decade since then . at the time , mr . beatty claimed that tribune ' s attempt to get the rights back made progress on his own dick tracy sequel\nimpossible .\nbut considering that beatty has never been known as the most prolific filmmaker or actor , moving at a deliberate pace with all of his projects , the fact that dick tracy 2 never materialised shouldn ' t surprise anyone .\none of the things about dick figures itself , is it ' s based almost exclusively on ed and i , at least to begin , because ed is very much red and i ' m very much blue ,\nkeller said .\nand i think that\u2019s one of the relatable parts about it , is it ' s two friends who have similar and different tastes and interests in life , and then them just butting heads and arguing , so it feels like a friendship when you watch the show and the movie .\nwe ' re making another music video ! bath rhymes was awesome , but dick figures the movie : the song : the music video is gonna be even more awesomer ! we need you , our loyal and super badass fans to help us . we ' ve cut the song into short pieces which you can download , pop into your favorite animation program , and use as the backbeat / inspiration for your animation . this video is hard rock so make it epic ! all animation styles and methods are allowed \u2013 hand - drawn , stop - motion , cg , flip - book , 8 - bit . . . go for it ! just use the dick figures cast of characters to create your original animation and submit it below so we can put it in our video ! thanks for being the most amazing fans on the planet ( and universe ) and we can ' t wait to see your animation ! - ed & zack\nof course , you could also just wait for the movie to come out in an episodic format down the line on youtube . or you could watch it right now . it\u2019s your call .\nmovie title : the mummy ( 2017 ) grade : b rating : pg - 13 , 120 minutes in a nutshell : universal studio\u2019s dark universe presen . . .\njust donated 15 $ , hey we can do this . i hope sh * t gets real crazy in this movie ! oh yeah !\nkraus\u2019 novels weren ' t always treated with such reverence . running the inky division of letters , memoir and fiction i love dick , was met a frosty reception in 1977 when it was originally published by semiotext ( e ) ( from her own imprint native agents ) partly because it defied categorisation but mainly because a woman wrote it . it\u2019s a story that mirrored kraus ' own life and the fleeting affair she ' d had with academic , dick hebdige too closely . after the protagonist , chris , engages in a \u201cconceptual\u201d fuck with academic , dick blank , she enlists her husband in a twisted art project whereby they write letters to dick . eventually chris leaves her husband , pursues dick and her letter writing transforms into a new form of philosophy .\n. collins , an experienced crime fiction writer who also had the distinct honor of writing dick tracy ' s comic strip adventures for 15 years after creator chester gould retired , brought a more authentic voice to the proceedings . without the over the top visuals of the film , the book feels decidedly more violent ( particularly the opening description of the st . valentine ' s day style massacre that begins the movie ) , and closer to the character ' s crime solving roots than what got put on screen . warren beatty was so impressed with collins ' flourishes that some of the dialogue from the novel was later added to the finished film .\nwhile the movie features new math that was invented in order to get the first man to the moon , it was really about these african - american women who struggled as second - class citizens during the civil rights movement and who were pivotal to the success of nasa\u2019s space program .\nthe latest animation project from the studio that made the japanese blockbuster \u201cyour name . \u201d\ncheck out mondo ' s new hit show deep space 69 : urltoken check out the dick figures : the movie kickstarter page for updates and to learn how to donate ! - urltoken hey guys and gals . . . we ' re almost halfway there ! $ 120 , 000 already ! thanks so much for all your continued support ! we wanted to give you all a sneak peakat some of the behind the scenes footage to show you how an episode is created ! if the kickstarter is successful and production begins , backers can look forward to other great making of videos about : - voice recording with the cast - how to animate red & blue - the music of dick figures - lord tourettes . . . revealed - a look inside writing a web series - and many more ! also , please check out some of our artists work ! we promise they can draw more than stick figures . . . lynn wang : urltoken brock gallagher : urltoken dan forgione : urltoken john dusenberry : urltoken adam rosette : urltoken nicholas butera : urltoken nick keller : urltoken marius alecse : urltoken nick ainsworth : urltoken\nat the rate we are going as of the 22nd wich is the eigth day we are making 16 , 000 dollars a day . sooo we will make the 60min . special , but not the full movie that we all truly want . oh and that ' s only estimated and if we continue this progress . please start harrassing yoru friends for money for the movie , have them give it to you if they are too lazy , or help them donate .\nwant to find out about a movie before you spend your hard - earned money on it ? moviereviewmaven will tell you the good , the bad , the ugly and the inspiring , so you can decide if it ' s right for you or your family .\n@ dick figures not to mention the official facebook page has 90 , 000 likes and the youtube show page has 120 , 000 subscribers ! now that i think about it , it ' s probably the case that people are going to be donating at the last minute . even if it were true , we ' ve still raised loads ! i ' ve got a feeling we ' re going to make the feature length fiiiiiiiillllmmm ! ! ! ! !\nafter only a year and a half , dick figures has become the highest viewed and rated animated web series on youtube . now the show\u2019s creators , ed skudder & zack keller , are setting out to give the fans what they\u2019ve been asking for . . . even more red & blue . we\u2019re inviting you to become part of filmmaking history as we change the way animation is funded , created and shown to the world , and this time the fans will choose what they want :\nmovie title : guardians of the galaxy grade : a pg - 13 , 2 hours 1 minute in a nutshell : fan - friggin - tastic ! this movi . . .\nall in all , it will take no more than six months to complete , but the whole time we are making it , we want you interacting . backers of the project will be given access to a private online community where they can watch the progress of the film , see designs and sample animation , view the making - of as it happens , and communicate with the filmmakers personally on an exclusive forum . our goal is to be open and honest about making the movie we love and sharing it with our supporters as we go along . when it\u2019s all said and done , for $ 15 you will receive a digital copy of the completed movie and access to the behind - the - scenes forum . and if you want to give more , we\u2019re offering all kinds of premium rewards such as signed artwork , exclusive movie posters and t - shirts , personalized tours of the animation studio and even being a guest voice in the movie !\nbad reception in albany\nis an episode of the dick van dyke show starring dick van dyke , rose marie , and morey amsterdam . while in an out - of - town wedding party with laura , troubles plague rob in trying to watch a tv show for alan brady , making his ability at even attending the wedding reception dubious .\n. collins , an experienced crime fiction writer who also had the distinct honour of writing dick tracy ' s comic strip adventures for 15 years after creator chester gould retired , brought a more authentic voice to the proceedings . without the over the top visuals of the film , the book feels decidedly more violent ( particularly the opening description of the st . valentine ' s day style massacre that begins the movie ) , and closer to the character ' s crime solving roots than what got put on screen . warren beatty was so impressed with collins ' flourishes that some of the dialogue from the novel was later added to the finished film . collins also wrote two novels which can be considered ' official ' sequels to the films .\nthe two cull comment pages \u2014 though keller warns to\nnever feed the troll\n\u2014 looking for constructive criticism and feedback . skudder notes that the clips are usually either uniformly panned or celebrated . dick figures from time to time even turns to its fan base for user - generated content , such as this season - two music video ,\nbath rhymes ,\nwhich features fan animation of red and blue :\nwe were really busy finishing another project , and i didn ' t have the will power to make anything fantastic , so i was like , ' stick figures ? f * ck it . '\nthe movie of dick figures , and a big damn one at that . it was successfully kickstarted in july 2012 ( raising over $ 50 , 000 more than what they asked for ) , funding 72 minutes of film duration , and was released in september 2013 for purchase on youtube , google play , amazon , itunes , and mondo media ' s website . it also hit dvd players and blu - rays in the usa in december 2013 . for those who couldn ' t afford the purchase , they could watch it for free split into twelve parts on youtube .\nthe movie was originally set to be a 40 - minute long special , according to the\nstretch goals\nannounced for the kickstarter campaign , but the film was changed into a length of 73 minutes and was also made available for public access , possibly due to mondo ' s involvement in the film .\nmovie title : sing grade : a rating : pg , 108 minutes in a nutshell : all creatures great and small will really enjoy t . . .\nthanks to kickstarter ( applause ) , we have a way to connect directly to our audience and let the fans fund a project that they want to see . you can help us create a story that would otherwise have no way to get off the ground . and because we\u2019re making a smaller movie without a big studio overhead , we can finish it for a hundredth of the cost of a hollywood blockbuster , in a fraction of the time , and deliver it directly to you . plus we\u2019ll be filming the entire thing as we go so you can see first - hand how the creation of an animated film works , and get a never - before - seen look at the world behind dick figures .\nyekra\u2019s ace in the hole is its affiliateconnect system , by which the film will be distributed specifically towards like - minded audiences . we were curious as to how this system works and how effective it is , so we decided to sign up as affiliates for dick figures . if you previously missed the film\u2019s trailer , you can check it out below , and if you like what you see , you can purchase it right here .\npersistence . i just blurbed a great , new book by rachel nagelberg , the fifth wall , and saw it as falling within a new and exciting tradition of female philosophical fiction . gender in this case becomes a strength . great female artists and writers are incorporating emotion and thought in a way that completely transcends the small , petty \u2018personal . \u2019 bela tara\u2019s the turin horse , i think of that movie , the movie of death and the anthropocene , over and over again .\nmovie title : mr . peabody & sherman pg , 1 hour 32 minutes grade : b + in a nutshell : you may remember these l . . .\nthe lawsuit that allowed beatty to retain control of the dick tracy rights may have also scuttled all plans to revive the character in other media . in 2005 , transformers producer lorenzo di bonaventura , along with bobby newmyer and scott strauss , struck a deal with tribune to develop a live - action dick tracy tv series , which would have brought the famed detective into the present day . more powerful than tommy guns , a team of lawyers put a stop to that before it got off the ground .\ndick figures : the movie was funded via a kickstarter campaign , but mondo is pledging \u201cbigger budgets and theatrical production values\u201d to the three new features . those budgets will include large marketing campaigns that will promote each film in advance of their respective release dates . \u201can enormous global audience of teens and young adults have embraced youtube as their platform of choice for finding and elevating new talent , \u201d said mondo vp of content aaron simpson , who is in charge of the new initiative . \u201cit\u2019s only natural that they would want to see their favorite mondo shows produced on a theatrical feature length scale . \u201d\nmore recently , beatty still made some noises about his plans to make dick tracy 2 . this seems as unlikely now as it did five years ago .\n\u201cwe want to give people the option to download or stream the movie from wherever they\u2019re comfortable , from wherever they have accounts , from wherever it\u2019s easiest for them to get access to the movie , \u201d co - creator keller told mashable . \u201cwe operate in online space , so we wanted to keep it in an online space . people don\u2019t even have to leave their couches or their desks or wherever they are . \u201d\nwith all of the above in mind , it ' s almost no wonder that dick tracy 2 was an impossibility . setting aside the fact that the novelty of seeing so many of the iconic villains on screen at once ( william forsythe ' s flattop was a particularly memorable creation ) , trying to duplicate the almost absurd parade of talent on display under the makeup ( including dustin hoffman as well as gangster movie luminaries james caan and paul sorvino ) for a sequel would have been a fool ' s errand .\noriginally set to be a 40 - minute special , available only to the kickstarter backers of the official project . however , this was all changed to being a 73 - minute animated feature - length movie and having public availability ."]}
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- no more cardboard boxes . . . signs with huge agency\nvisit caine\u2019s arcade site and enjoy the experience . by the way , caine is 13 now and officially retired from the arcade . how time flies for any entrepreneur .\ni do my best to spread the word about caine ' s arcade and the imagination foundation . : ) go , caine !\nnirvan mullick is the filmmaker who documented the awesomeness that is caine ' s arcade . if you don ' t yet know about caine ' s arcade , first , have you been under a rock ? ! second , i suggest you watch nirvan ' s short film documenting 9 - year - old caine ' s cardboard arcade right now . nirvan posted the following on facebook , which was then shared by caine ' s arcade on facebook .\nwell the\nc\ncould be for cardboard and the\na\ncould be for arcade but the\na\ncould also be for auto parts cause in his pop ' s shop ' s where it ' s made and the\ni\n' s gotta be for imagination of which this kid ' s got a lot and the\nn\noughta be for noggin ' where the idea first got thought . . . but then the\ne\n( oh yes the e ! ) oh yes the\ne\n( oh yes the e ! ) well the\ne\n' s gotta be for everybody ( that ' s you and me ! ) cause everybody is who ' s invited to come on down and play if you ' ve got the pluck to try your luck come on down to caine ' s arcade oh caine ' s arcade ( caine ' s arcade ! ) oh caine ' s arcade ( caine ' s arcade ! ) it ' s the best cardboard arcade ever been made ( ever made ! ) so grab yourself a fun pass and y ' all come on down and play if you ' ve got the pluck to try your luck come on down to caine ' s arcade oh caine ' s arcade ( caine ' s arcade ! ) oh caine ' s arcade ( caine ' s arcade ! ) it ' s the best cardboard arcade ever been made ( ever made ! ) everybody is who ' s invited to come on down and play if you ' ve got the pluck to try your luck come on down to caine ' s arcade\nthe rewards at caine ' s arcade are in the form of prizes that caine buys himself at the 99 cent store , but caine has won more than prizes .\nwhile the exact nature of the caine ' s arcade foundation curriculum is still vague at this juncture , the founders promise more details in the months ahead , along with a second caine ' s arcade video .\nlooks like caine ' s arcade is closing after all . caine is turning 11 and\nretiring\nfrom running his arcade - he is getting ready to start a bike shop ! while the doors of the original caine ' s arcade will be closed , the spirit of the caine ' s arcade story will continue to live on via the global cardboard challenge and imagination foundation programs .\ncaine ' s arcade video about inventive l . a . boy raises $ 100 , 000 for scholarship fund\nmeet caine monroy . he is nine years old and he spent his summer break last year meticulously building a makeshift arcade\u2014appropriately named\ncaine\u2019s arcade\n\u2014 made out of cardboard boxes in his dad\u2019s auto part store .\na fairytale ending shows dreams really can come true , even in used auto part stores . the fairytale continues off - camera , where caine\u2019s arcade has become an internet phenomenon . at the time of writing the caine\u2019s arcade website has raised over $ 75 , 000 towards caine\u2019s scholarship fund .\ncaine\u2019s arcade video about inventive l . a . boy raises $ 100 , 000 for scholarship fund | national post\nnational post \u2013 caine\u2019s arcade video about inventive l . a . boy raises $ 100 , 000 for scholarship fund\ncaine\u2019s arcade ( located inside smart parts aftermarket ) , 538 n . mission rd , boyle heights , ca 90033\nwe\u2019re having a big birthday party for caine at his arcade this saturday , and you\u2019re invited ! rsvp for caine\u2019s bday on facebook and share with friends .\nin 2012 , nirvan mullick , created a short documentary based on caine ' s arcade . it went viral and caine became an inspiration to the nation .\np . s . hours at caine\u2019s arcade for this saturday will be 9am \u2013 6pm . cake at 1pm . juli crockett will be singing the caine\u2019s arcade theme song around 1 . we\u2019re also doing an octocopter shot for the imagination foundation\u2019s global cardboard challenge launch film at around 6pm . details and rsvp on facebook .\nnirvan was so impressed by caine\u2019s carefully constructed arcade that he decided to make a film about it . according to caine\u2019s father , george monroy , he had spent at least a year working on his\narcade\n. the purpose of the short film shifted when nirvan learned that he was caine\u2019s first and only customer .\nthey found caine\u2019s facebook page and shared the video with caine , whose site in return put out a call to anyone with a creation they wanted to share . nbc picked up on \u201ccaine\u2019s arcade\u201d and included jojo\u2019s gum - ball creation in a thursday - evening news segment .\nthe arcade caught mullick\u2019s imagination . he decided to make a film about caine\u2019s summer project , and in secret he planned a street party big enough to give caine all the customers he\u2019d been waiting for .\n5 months after caine ' s arcade , here is the followup film , inspired by the response of kids around the world .\nso , this blurry photo of president clinton with the original caine\u2019s arcade funpass comes with a funny story i wanted to share .\nit ' s a little boy ' s dream built in cardboard and tape .\nin august of 2013 , on caine\u2019s 11th birthday , caine retired from running his arcade full - time . but the spirit of caine\u2019s arcade lives on via our imagination foundation and our global cardboard challenge . our goal is to engage over 1 million kids in creative play each year . help bring this to kids in your community by taking and sharing the challenge : urltoken and continuing to share caine\u2019s arcade part 1 & 2 !\n9 - year - old caine monroy spent his summer vacation building an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad\u2019s used auto parts store . the entire summer went by , and he never had a single customer . but caine didn\u2019t give up . then , on the last day of summer , filmmaker nirvan mullick walked in by chance to buy an auto part for his car . caine asked nirvan to play , and , well , watch caine\u2019s arcade and caine\u2019s arcade 2 to see what happened next\u2026\nit\u2019s been 4 years since posting the caine\u2019s arcade video online ! caine is now 13 years old ( and tall enough to ride the fast go karts ! ) \u2013 and so much has continued to grow out of the caine\u2019s arcade story . if you have watched or shared the video , then you are a part of the impact the story has had .\nwe recently passed the 5 year anniversary since the caine\u2019s arcade short film was posted , and a lot of great things continue to happen .\nyes , as of august 4th , caine ' s arcade will be closed . our imagination foundation is still interested in developing a boyle heights community makerspace for kids inspired by the spirit of caine ' s arcade , but it will take more time to figure out the logistics .\nlet\u2019s hope the newfound fame doesn\u2019t change caine\u2019s humble heart because unlike many children his age , he still loves using his imagination .\non saturday ,\ncaine ' s arcade\nin boyle heights will be the center of a worldwide event , inspired by a cardboard arcade built by caine monroy ' s . lolita lopez reports for the nbc4 news at 5 p . m . on oct . 5 , 2012 .\n\u201cat that point we hatched a plan to get everybody in l . a . to come play caine\u2019s arcade , \u201d mr . mullick says .\nthis is the theme song from the short film\ncaine ' s arcade\ndirected by nirvan mullick . 100 % of proceeds from these song sales go to the caine ' s arcade foundation , so pay what you like ! see the film here : urltoken learn more at : urltoken\nreddit \u2013 reddit , here is the short film about caine ' s diy cardboard arcade and his reaction to our surprise flashmob of customers . thanks for helping make this kid ' s day !\nthanks so much lisa ! there are so many creative kids like caine . our goal with the imagination foundation and our caine ' s arcade cardboard challenge is to foster and celebrate the creativity of kids like caine everywhere . : - )\ni love the caine ' s arcade story and the imagination foundation is awesome . i have a son named caine and hopefully his son , jack danger will do great things with his imagination .\nnirvan changes caine\u2019s life by validating that kind of entrepreneurial spirit and creativity . the second movie , shows the evolution of caine\u2019s arcade from an event to a movement , creating a scholarship fund for caine , a foundation for making called the imagination foundation and an annual global cardboard challenge .\nconduct background research on caine ' s arcade and other homemade arcade games that have been created . gather as much information about what is required to design and construct an entertaining arcade venue . as well attention needs to be place on how to run a successful carnival .\nletting tears fall with 750 educators as we watch caine ' s arcade together . . . the highlight of # iesonoma for me !\n-\nthe imagination foundation is a non - profit we started after caine ' s arcade went viral . watch\ncaine ' s arcade 2\nto learn more about it : urltoken the goal of the imagination foundation is to foster creativity and entrepreneurship in more kids . learn more about the imagination foundation here :\ni read sec documents like it ' s my job . because it ' s my job .\naccording to a caine ' s arcade foundation press release , teachers were among the first to respond to the video , developing caine\u2019s arcade programs in their classrooms and sharing results with the caine\u2019s arcade team in la . the caine\u2019s arcade foundation team told me they are now developing an educational program that will serve as a free tool to both teachers and parents of school - aged children , working with teachers and parents through their \u201cpilot program for inspired teachers\u201d to develop curriculum that it will launch on an interactive wiki site this fall . according to a foundation representative , more than 30 classrooms in five countries are currently using the caine\u2019s arcade curriculum during the \u201cbeta testing\u201d phrase , helping to encourage students to actively take part in classroom activities as well as reinvigorate lesson plans for teachers .\nthe caine\u2019s arcade challenge will provide thousands of children in los angeles a crash course in creativity and social entrepreneurship . 500 teachers will learn effective project - based learning inspired by the caine\u2019s arcade story , and thousands of members of the los angeles community will come out to play at cardboard arcades built by kids .\nthis efl lesson is designed around a beautiful short documentary film called caine\u2019s arcade directed by nirvan mullick and the themes of childhood games , creativity and imagination .\n1 . caine ' s fav game he made : claw machine . 2 . caine is retired now , but used to run his arcade on weekends , usually from 9am to 3pm . 3 . caine made 4 games originally , and a lot more since . * caine answered more kid faqs on\nlast october , he did both : parts of caine\u2019s move quickly went viral on the web .\nstep 6 give your students the short article lessons from caine\u2019s arcade . ask them to read the article , discuss the lessons and compare them with their own .\ninspired by the global response to our \u2018caine\u2019s arcade\u2019 short film , 2 days after the film went viral we decided to try and start a non - profit to foster the creativity of more kids like caine .\ni ' m in austin for sxsw to speak on a panel tomorrow about the impact short docs like caine\u2019s arcade can have online . what ' s funny is that a year ago , before i posted the caine ' s arcade online , i had submitted a roughcut to the sxsw film festival . however , like most films entered to sxsw , my film was rejected .\na scholarship fund has been created online and caine arcade website , facebook and twitter pages gained thousands of followers .\ncaine may continue to do special pop - up events with his arcade , but won ' t have regular hours , and the arcade will no longer be at smart parts . the spirit of the caine ' s arcade will also continue to live on via our global cardboard challenge and imagination foundation programs . our 2nd cardboard challenge aims to have 1 million kids participating in 70 countries around the world . you can help bring the spirit of caine ' s arcade to kids in your community here : urltoken\nhowever , his dad\u2019s auto part store ( located in an industrial part of boyle heights ) received very little foot traffic , so caine\u2019s chances of getting a customer were very small , and the few walk - in customers that came through were always in too much of a hurry to get their auto part to stop to play caine\u2019s arcade . caine never had a single customer , but caine never gave up .\ncaine monroy , 9 , in the arcade he created in his father\u2019s auto parts shop in los angeles . a film about the boy has become an internet sensation .\n10 , 000 children in los angeles will start their 2013 school year by participating in the caine\u2019s arcade challenge . hosted by the imagination foundation and inspired by the short film , \u201ccaine\u2019s arcade , \u201d this challenge will foster creativity and celebrate the imagination of children by inviting elementary and middle school - aged youth to design and build fun and engaging arcade games made from cardboard , recycled materials and imagination .\nthanks ! i wish i could vote for more of these projects as well . please join us in bringing the caine ' s arcade cardboard challenge to your community : urltoken\ncaine\u2019s arcade was a collaboration between our friends who volunteered time and talent , as well as all of the folks online ( especially reddit and hiddden la ) who got behind the idea of helping to make caine\u2019s day . big thanks to e veryone who helped ! see film credits\nthe film went viral immediately . caine ' s arcade received over 1 million views the first day , trended worldwide on twitter and raised over $ 60 , 000 for caine ' s scholarship fund ( in the first 24 hours ) - - far surpassing my $ 25 , 000 goal . to date , over $ 239 , 000 has been raised for caine ' s scholarship ( ! ) , over 8 million people have seen the film online ( including president clinton ' s security guard , who cried ) and tens - of - thousands of people have traveled to boyle heights to play caine ' s arcade .\nthat ' s fantastic news . we are excited to work with you this year ! shortly , participants in the caine ' s arcade / global cardboard challenge will be able to register with us online . stay tuned for that !\ncaine ' s arcade became a destination spot after a film made about his handmade games went viral . since april 2012 , the video has more than 7 million online views .\ncaine monroy , who started and manages his own arcade out of his father ' s auto shop , spoke to a business class wednesday night . - ani kolangian | daily trojan\nin 2011 , at the age of 9 , caine monroy spent his summer vacation building an elaborate diy cardboard arcade in his dad\u2019s used auto parts store in east los angeles .\ngive people inspiration \u2013 part of the effect has been kids around the world building there own cardboard arcades , which are constantly being featured on the caine\u2019s arcade facebook page etc .\nwords can\u2019t describe caine\u2019s response \u2013 so watch the film . after the flashmob , caine told his dad that that was the best day of his whole life .\ncaine has inspired so many with his wonderful arcade , i can ' t wait to see what he will do next .\non the last day of summer filmmaker nirvan mullick visited an autopart\u2019s shop and discovered a 9 year old boy , caine monroy , and his arcade completely made out of cardboard . as caine\u2019s first customer , nirvan took it upon himself to share this creative boy\u2019s passion by gathering a flashmob at the shop . on april 9th 2012 nirvan posted a\nthe short film about caine monroy , an east los angeles boy who spent his summer constructing a cardboard game arcade in his father\u2019s auto parts shop , has won millions of fans .\non the last day of summer , through a chance encounter , filmmaker nirvan mullick met caine monroy , a 9 - year - old boy who built an elaborate cardboard arcade inside his dad\u2019s east la auto parts shop . nirvan was caine\u2019s first customer . amazed by the boy\u2019s creativity , nirvan organized a flash mob of customers to surprise caine and make his day . then he made a film about it .\nnow , marketing maestro nirvan mullic k , caine\u2019s first customer and creator of the viral sensation , has started the caine arcade scholarship fund to not only help send caine monroy to college but also\nfind , foster and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in other kids .\nthe caine\u2019s arcade foundation has already raised more than $ 200 , 000 for the scholarship fund . moreover , the goldhirsh foundation has pledged a $ 250 , 000 dollar - for - dollar matching challenge grant .\ncaine ' s arcade is a short documentary film by los angeles - based filmmaker nirvan mullick about a handmade cardboard arcade run by then nine - year - old boy caine monroy . the film focuses on highlighting caine ' s imaginative creations through interviews with the boy and his father , as well a flash mob event that mullick himself had organized for the arcade in october 2011 . upon its release in april 2012 , the documentary gained more than 2 . 5 million views within the first 72 hours and raised more than $ 150 , 000 dollars for caine ' s college fund over the span of a week .\nmany great lessons from caine ' s arcade . one of our favs : do not give up ! thanks @ nirvan for sharing your great story with us . # galloignites\n-\ntwo years after building caine ' s arcade in his father ' s autoshop in boyle heights and thousands of visitors later , the 10 - year - old is shutting down his operation and embarking on a new entrepreneurial adventure : a bicycle shop .\ncaine\u2019s dad agreed to take his son out for pizza to give the flashmob time to gather and construct colourful signs .\nsoon , a flash mob was created . hundreds came to play at the arcade , surprising caine with what he dreamed of most .\ncaine sits outside his arcade waiting for customers . anyone can play for as little as a nickel . but no one wants to .\nmonths after a film of his creation went viral , caine monroy ' s cardboard arcade is inspiring students and teachers , and attracting celebrities , like jack black . the 9 year old built caine ' s arcade in his dad ' s boyle heights auto shop and raised more than $ 250 , 000 toward college and foundations that foster kids ' creativity . lolita lopez reports for the nbc4 news at 11 p . m . on june 26 , 2012 .\nthe 9 - year - old boy from los angeles spent an entire summer building an elaborate arcade inside his father\u2019s used auto parts shop .\nfast forward to tuesday night , when the 10 - minute short film ,\ncaine\u2019s arcade\n, was released and made an immediated impression ( viewed over 325 , 000 times on vimeo ) .\nthere ' s not much foot traffic along the industrial strip where his dad ' s store has been for three decades .\ncaine monroy , the 9 - year - old creator of caine ' s arcade , had the simplest explanation on monday for how to be a successful entrepreneur and marketer , when he became the youngest speaker ever in the history of the cannes lions festival .\nthis huffington post article , captures some of the most important changes that came about because of caine\u2019s arcade . \u201cthe impact on caine has been profound . caine\u2019s dad told me that before the film , caine was behind in reading and that his school considered him \u201cslow\u201d and wanted to hold him back a year . after the film , caine became a poster child for gifted children everywhere \u2014 his grades improved and he even stopped stuttering . caine began to refer to himself as an engineer and a game designer . \u201d ( huffington post , june 9 , 2014 )\nthe 37 - year old filmmaker knew he had to tell caine ' s story , and get people in the door .\ncaine\u2019s arcade is the true story of cain monroy , a 9 year old boy who has built his own arcade out of cardboard . caine monroy lives in a working class area of los angeles . his father has a used auto parts store . it\u2019s not the safest area of la and the auto parts store does most of its business online . in 2011 , caine spent his summer days in his dad\u201ds store . at first , he busied himself by helping with the inventory . soon , he started using the empty boxes to build an arcade game . after awhile , his arcade took up most of the lobby . caine made himself a shirt , worked out a system for keeping track of tickets , and continued to build his arcade . he devised a crane . he devised a point system and prizes to be won .\ncaine\u2019s arcade is a short film about a 9 year old boy\u2019s cardboard arcade , and his dream of having customers . the 11 minute short film became a global phenomenon in 2012 , with over 10 million views online . it received international media attention and was added to moma\u2019s permanent collection . the filmmaker , nirvan mullick , set up a scholarship fund for caine as part of the film . to date , over $ 240 , 000 has been donated for caine to go to college . tens - of - thousands of customers visited caine\u2019s arcade to play , and kids around the world began making their own cardboard arcades . shortly after posting the film , nirvan founded a non - profit called urltoken which launched a global cardboard challenge to foster kid creativity worldwide .\nthe closing of the arcade at 538 n . mission rd . on aug . 3 will also be a celebration of caine ' s birthday . however , while he may be off to junior high and starting work on his other project , the arcade and its inspiration will live on . it will become a traveling arcade in a partnership with toms shoes , his father said .\ntoday marks 2 years since i posted a short film online about a then 9 year old boy named caine monroy ' s cardboard arcade . i wanted to share some of the good things that have happened since .\n\u201che built . . this elaborate arcade world without having any customers , just with that sense that if you build it they will come ,\nsays filmmaker nirvan mullick , whose video of caine monroy\u2019s all - cardboard arcade has gone viral . the 9 - year - old\u2019s achievement - - at his father ' s auto parts business in boyle heights - - has inspired the creation of a college fund for more than $ 80 , 000 . nbc4 ' s lolita lopez reports from los angeles .\nmullick decided to plan a flash mob to bring customers to monroy\u2019s arcade . he made a facebook event , and eventually , monroy\u2019s story appeared on the homepage of the content - sharing website reddit . the success of the flash mob and monroy\u2019s business became the premise of his film .\ndid you know that this movie sparked a huge international creativity movement ? anyone interested in doing some seriously cool follow up activities to this video should check out the caine\u2019s arcade facebook pages and cardboardchallenge . com , it\u2019s a really beautiful story and can lead into lots of interesting discussions \ud83d\ude42\nthe cardboard challenge also marks the launch of the imagination foundation , a new non - profit which we formed after caine ' s arcade with the mission to find , foster , and fund creativity and entrepreneurship in more kids . we ' re putting together project based learning curriculum and working to build imagination maker spaces for kids - - the first of which we want to build in the boyle heights community near caine ' s arcade .\ncaine monroy spent last summer building a makeshift arcade out of cardboard boxes in smart parts aftermarket at 538 n . mission rd . in boyle heights .\nthe challenge is designed as follows : - a 2 - 4 week project - based learning curriculum , conducted in the month of september , derived from the \u201ccaine\u2019s arcade\u201d short film , and aimed at fostering creative thinking and social entrepreneurship . - field trips to the caine\u2019s arcade site in boyle heights to enhance the learning experience and inspire participants . - the \u201cday of play\u201d on october 5 when children will operate their cardboard arcades and raise money for various local causes . - professional development for teacher participants during august . - a caine\u2019s arcade community website will showcase the challenges , locate the arcades , and capture an expansive catalogue of content uploaded by challenge participants .\nthe story of caine\u2019s arcade , mentioned before in this blog , is the story of true making and playing . bringing this playful atmosphere into your classroom can be a real bonus hands - on experience for your students .\nin expanding a business empire , being able to communicate passion and vision is key . nirvan , caine ' s first customer , was enthralled by caine ' s enthusiasm . so he made a video . then he invited all of l . a . to the arcade . by sheer force of personality and energy , caine drew others to his cause . in the future , that will attract talent - - and cash .\ncaine monroy , the imaginitive young boy whose cardboard arcade made him an instant internet sensation , is growing up , and apparently so is his business savvy .\ncaine and i went to france to speak at the canne\u2019s lions international festival of creativity ( caine was the youngest speaker ever at canne\u2019s lions ! ) . on the flight back to los angeles , i asked caine to reflect on some of the things he learned . he didn\u2019t have anything to write on , so he wrote this list on the air france barf bag called \u201cwhat did caine learn . \u201d photo of the barf bag below \u2013 check out what caine underlined .\nbased on the attention the film has been receiving , nirvan decided to add a donation box for a scholarship fund on the\ncaine\u2019s arcade\nwebsite :\nchip in $ 1 or more to help caine to go to college . imagine what this kid could build with an engineering degree !\nnirvan\u2019s original goal was $ 25 , 000 , but since the film was released , caine has received over $ 65 , 000 .\nshort film about a young boy ' s cardboard arcade in a used auto shop that launched a global movement for kid creativity . # cardboardchallenge @ imagination @ nirvan\ncaine ' s story is great . but what really thrills me is seeing the thousands of other children who have been inspired by him .\nbut \u201ccaine\u2019s arcade , \u201d an 11 - minute film that has already won millions of fans , is garnering a somewhat different response . as filmmaker nirvan mullick says , \u201cthis is the video that is making grown men cry . \u201d\n\u201che built . . this elaborate arcade world without having any customers , just with that sense that if you build it they will come ,\nsays filmmaker nirvan mullick , whose video of caine monroy\u2019s all - cardboard arcade has gone viral . the 9 - year - old\u2019s achievement - - at his father ' s auto parts business in boyle heights - - has inspired the creation of a college fund for more than $ 80 , 000 . nbc4 ' s lolita lopez reports from los angeles . ( published thursday , april 12 , 2012 )\ncaine monroy is a 9 - year - old boy from east l . a . in the summer , he hangs out at his dad\u2019s workplace , a used auto parts shop . to amuse himself while there , caine often played with cardboard boxes at the shop . one day , caine decided to do more than just play\u2026\u2026he started to build . out of the boxes , caine built and built , until he had created a cardboard arcade !\nthe response didn ' t stop there . a community of over 130 , 000 people connected to caine ' s arcade on facebook , and parents started to share photos of new cardboard games that their kids made after watching the film .\ntens - of - thousands of people from around the world visited caine\u2019s arcade after the film went viral . caine and nirvan began being invited to travel around the world to share their story . caine became the youngest entrepreneur to speak at the usc marshall school of business . he traveled to france , where caine became the youngest ever speaker at the cannes lions international festival of creativity , and he was flown to sacramento where caine received the latino spirit award from the california state assembly . his arcade has been exhibited in the exploratorium and hammer museums , and the film was purchased as part of moma\u2019s permanent collection . caine and nirvan have spoken at several tedx events , caine spoke solo at tedxteen in ny , and caine and nirvan gave a google artist talk . after giving a talk together in colorado at the coin summit , caine was offered a full scholarship to colorado state university school of business by the csu\u2019s dean , as well as a free trip to outer space ! caine has also been invited to the white house to meet the president and take part in the white house maker faire !\ncaine loved arcades , and dreamed of the day he would have lots of customers come play . he spent months building and preparing his arcade , perfecting his game design , making displays for prizes ( his toy cars ) , designing elaborate security systems for his fun pass , making his own caine\u2019s arcade staff shirt , and even hand labeling paper - lunch - bags for customers to carry home prizes .\nthe impact on caine has been profound . caine ' s dad told me that before the film , caine was behind in reading and that his school considered him\nslow\nand wanted to hold him back a year . after the film , caine became a poster child for gifted children everywhere - - his grades improved and he even stopped stuttering . caine began to refer to himself as an engineer and a game designer .\nlast weekend , the three stars of \u201ccaine\u2019s arcade\u201d visited the san francisco bay area for their first road show of sorts , since the film hit the web . the exploratorium , an interactive science museum , sent a seventy - foot semitrailer to smart parts to retrieve caine\u2019s cardboard arcade for a one - day exhibition , called \u201copen make : trash . \u201d the night before the event , after closing time , caine set up the arcade with the help of volunteers , and ran around the place as though he was the museum\u2019s v . i . p . , which he was . \u201cthis is the coolest museum i have ever seen ! \u201d he noted from the back of a cart in which he was chauffeured .\nthat is , until film maker nirvan mullick needs a new door handle for his \u201896 corolla . pulling into monroy\u2019s auto parts store , he finds an elaborate cardboard arcade .\nmaybe you ' ve heard . out in east l . a . , there ' s a kid named caine monroy . he made an arcade in his dad ' s auto parts store . out of cardboard boxes . if you haven ' t already , you need to check out this video that details his saga .\ncaine ' s arcade inspiration and cardboard to engage refugee children in a camp in switzerland . they went from\nout of their minds with boredom\nto bright eyed enthusiasm and busy creativity in a matter of minutes . . . . . .\nsometime in 2011 , nine - year - old caine monroy built an arcade out of cardboard boxes and other assorted everyday objects in his father ' s auto parts store in los angeles . in august , filmmaker nirvan mullick [ 2 ] came across caine ' s diligently run arcade while seeking a door handle for his car . he spent half an hour playing the home made games including mini - soccer and mini - basketball and later uploaded a cell phone video of his experience to youtube .\ni went to get my car fixed and met this 9 year old kid who built a cardboard arcade in his dad ' s auto shop : urltoken * updates : thank you everyone who chipped in to caine ' s scholarship fund ! over $ 240 , 000 has been raised for caine ! ! ! we also started a non - profit called urltoken and a global cardboard challenge to foster the creativity of more kids ( watch\ncaine ' s arcade 2\non youtube to see the launch ) . over 1 million kids in 80 countries have since taken our global cardboard challenge , and we support 150 + imagination chapters in 20 + countries . join us : urltoken urltoken watch\ncaine ' s arcade 2 : from a movie to a movement\n: urltoken speaking and team building : want us to do a screening , speak at your event , or do a super fun creative team building activity ? we ' ve done events for thousands of educators , entrepreneurs , kids , and more . learn more : urltoken / speaking + urltoken . . . . . . . . . a film by nirvan mullick urltoken facebook : urltoken urltoken urltoken twitter : urltoken urltoken urltoken instagram : urltoken urltoken urltoken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . music :\ncaine ' s arcade\ntheme song by juli crockett : urltoken caine ' s arcade theme song on itunes ! urltoken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . thank you for sharing caine ' s arcade ! always buy the funpass ! : - )\n* * since launching the imagination foundation , the impact has continued to grow . 5 months after caine ' s arcade was posted online , we made\ncaine ' s arcade 2\nfollow up film to launch our 1st global cardboard challenge ; 3 weeks after that video , over 270 challenges were organized in 41 countries with over 10 , 000 participants ! this year , we\u2019re looking to scale our global cardboard challenge with a goal of 250 , 000 participants in 70 countries . join us !\nthis is a cool idea , and i was also inspired by caine ' s arcade . but why restrict the creativity to arcade games and why limited to cardboard ? why not allow the kids re - imagine any number of things in cardboard or other found objects ? why restrict kids ' imagination to force it to replicate one really creative idea ?\nmeanwhile , monroy\u2019s nine - year - old son caine is hard at work . caine loves tickets , prizes and taking his toys apart . so when he has to spend a summer at his dad\u2019s store , he puts his passions to good use , building an arcade out of used cardboard , old calculators , and a thrown out cash register . he donates his own hot wheels toys as prizes .\na 9 - year - old boy who built an elaborate cardboard arcade in his dad ' s used auto parts store is about to have the best day of his life .\nthe imagination foundation , which spawned from caine ' s arcade , will have another global day of play on oct . 5 . the goal is to engage 1 million kids in 70 countries in creative play and provide curriculum to schools around the world .\ncaine has become a hero of sorts to the underdog of learners who finds a way to exercise his potential in ways a school could not even imagine . wouldn\u2019t it be wonderful to present some learning opportunities like caine\u2019s arcade to students in every classroom ? we may be able to unlock so much potential in so many students .\ntwo weeks ago , the planet\u2019s most unlikely film star turned from a ugandan warlord to a nine - year - old kid who runs a homemade cardboard arcade out of his dad\u2019s used - auto - parts store , smart parts , in east los angeles . invisible children to a child\u2019s imagination : the world could smile again . \u201ccaine\u2019s arcade , \u201d an eleven - minute film about caine monroy and his first customer , a struggling filmmaker named nirvan mullick , quickly acquired all the metrics of a viral sensation : millions of youtube views , a top trending topic on twitter worldwide , the reddit front page , a call from letterman\u2019s people . the adulations flooded mullick\u2019s inbox , including one from the hacker collective anonymous : \u201ci commend you for your great work . you should be proud , \u201d the e - mail read .\n\u201cit\u2019s cool , \u201d caine said , standing amid his games , seeming both enchanted and unfazed by his sudden fame . \u201ci have more customers now . \u201d\ncaine ' s father said they constantly receive visitors , and the college scholarship fund created for his son now stands at more than $ 236 , 000 .\n\u201ci asked caine how much to play . he\u2019s like for one dollar you get four turns . but for two dollars you get a fun pass . \u201d\nwith the headline : a boy\u2019s fast fame , built of cardboard and tape .\nreddit \u2013 reddit : i met a 9 year old kid in east la who created an elaborate diy cardboard arcade using boxes in his dad ' s used auto parts store . unfortunately , no one has come to play it . so this sunday , i ' m inviting the internet to help make caine ' s day ( flashmob style ) .\nthe roughly 10 - minute film , which now has more than 7 million views online , outlines monroy\u2019s journey to success . he set up the cardboard arcade outside his father\u2019s shop in june where he sat outside every day waiting for customers . finally , in august , mullick walked into the shop to get his car fixed and became monroy\u2019s first customer .\ninterview with channel 7 , the local abc affiliate . the director richard linklater was there to promote his new film \u201cbernie , \u201d and told caine that he was a big fan of the arcade . the nine - year - old shrugged . ( word that another unknown , oprah , had posted about the arcade on her facebook page had prompted a similar reaction from the boy , although justin timberlake\u2019s tweeting that caine was his \u201cnew favorite entrepreneur\u201d generated more of a response\u2014at least caine had heard of the guy . ) linklater was bumped to a later slot , and america\u2019s most famous arcade proprietor was squeezed in , awkwardly , after a segment about april 20th as \u201cweed day . \u201d \u201cnot ideal , \u201d mullick remarked .\nbusiness is tough for george monroy\u2019s used auto parts store in east la . passing trade has slowed to a trickle , so he\u2019s turned to ebay to boost sales .\ncaine is growing up , he is turning 11 and like many kids his age , caine ' s interests are evolving . managing the arcade on a consistant schedule , with hundreds of visitors every weekend , has become too much work . . . yes , caine is getting too many customers ! so caine is\nretiring\nso he can focus on his new passion ( starting a bike shop ) , and also get ready for school ( junior high ! ) . we put\nretiring\nin quotes , because really caine will remain hard at work / play in many ways . we love that caine is continuing to follow his passions and continuing to grow !\ncaine is now 11 and is in middle school . he is doing great !\nmonroy said that his idea for the arcade came when his father was throwing away boxes at his business .\n\u201ci have like three friends on my facebook . [ caine ] has 107 , 000 , \u201d george monroy said . \u201che\u2019s making more money than i am . \u201d\nmonroy\u2019s father said he has learned about the power of the internet from the experience .\nthis is a story of how a child\u2019s ingenuity created hope and smiles at a time when a lagging economy has made things tough for everyone . it\u2019s due to hit a million views on vimeo in just two days \u2013 and it\u2019s easy to see why .\nwe made a followup video \u2013 \u201ccaine\u2019s arcade 2\u201d \u2013 which launched our first global cardboard challenge that has since engaged nearly 1 million kids in 80 countries in creative play . the event continues to grow , and culminates in a \u201cglobal day of play\u201d on the anniversary of the flashmob we did for caine in early october . learn more and take part : urltoken\ncaine is still a regular kid who loves to work on his bike , play basketball and build things . on his 11th birthday , caine officially\nretired\nfrom running his arcade to focus on middle school and his next big dream - - starting a bike shop .\nas a large - scale community event , the caine\u2019s arcade challenge will engage numerous stakeholders , including schools , districts , charter management organizations , community groups , colleges and universities , businesses , nonprofit organizations , government and elected offices , and general members of the los angeles community .\nduring the month of september , children participating in the caine\u2019s arcade challenge will design and build cardboard arcades in schools all over the southland ; then on october 5th , commemorating the flashmob that came out to make caine\u2019s day in the short film , communities will come together and play . on this day , the \u201cday of play , \u201d children will operate their arcades to raise money to support various local causes , practicing the value of social entrepreneurship . and adults will learn the simple things they can do to foster a child\u2019s creativity .\nbuilt by a 9 - year - old boy in his dad\u2019s used car parts store in east los angeles , spread like a california wildfire , spawning hundreds of \u201cresponse\u201d photos , emails , letters , and youtube videos , including jack black ' s kids contructing their own cardboard arcade .\nthe event is captured in two youtube movies that capture exactly what it means to be a nine - year - old inventor . the first movie , by nirvan mullick , traces the cardboard arcade designed by caine monroy in the front part of his dad\u2019s auto parts shop in 2012 .\nafter the talk , caine was asked what he wants to do next , and shared that he wants to be an engineer or a game designer . what caine wasn\u2019t expecting was a surprise announcement from ea sports , who offered caine a week of mentorship this summer with their top game designers , where caine will learn coding and game design !\ncaine is an inspiration and his story a joy to follow . i would love to see more children given a way to get involved . good luck caine and team .\ncaine is a true inspiration . i share his story with everyone i can . he\ni remember watching the film - and crying my eyes out . a donation to caine\ni love how caine is aspiring so many children word wide to use their imagination .\nan assessment administered by teachers through a short online question bank will measure the proficiency of student participants with regard to appropriate common core standards outlined in the caine\u2019s arcade curriculum , as well as unique standards that demonstrate an increase in creative thinking , social emotional learning , and attitudes toward school .\nthe film went public on tuesday , when they earned about $ 50 , 000 for caine\u2019s college fund . by wednesday , fans had donated more than $ 80 , 000 .\nthere ' s a lot going on here . for one , caine clearly has a heart of gold , and it shines through in this video . but it ' s also a stunning portrayal of a young entrepreneur in action . where the layman sees a pile of beat up cardboard boxes and old toys , caine sees an arcade . his sheer inventiveness captured the imagination of dozens of folks in the forbes offices ( and , as the youtube ticker indicates , plenty of others throughout the world ) . but you don ' t need to report on billionaire entrepreneurs to see that caine exhibits the best traits of the best ones . here ' s why we expect to find caine on our list a few decades down the road :\nnorth korea slams ' cancerous ' u . s . demands at nuclear talks as trust falters\nhere ' s the url for this tweet . copy it to easily share with friends .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\ntoday\u2019s post is not about old schools but about an event that the whole maker world took note of in 2012 that changed the way people thought about at least one boy\u2019s education .\nwithin 5 days , over 5 million people had seen the film , over $ 150 , 000 was raised for caine , and we received a $ 250 , 000 grant to start the imagination foundation . * * best of all , one - thousand people spontaneously came out to play at caine\u2019s arcade the first saturday after the film was posted . it felt like a fairytale ."]}
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", "topic": 15}], "title": "boat people ( film )", "paragraphs": ["boat people was commissioned by whitstable biennale 2016 . boat people won best experimental documentray film at jihlava idff 2017 .\nwith the headline : film festival ; vietnam ' s ' boat people ' .\naustralia ' s\nboat people\ndebate . . . 200 years earlier .\nthis week . boat people at the the film society of minneapolis - st . paul and at the the newport beach film festival thanks for having us !\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing boat people near you .\nbart testa examined ann hui ' s politically - engaged boat people , and its key contribution to the emergence of the hong kong new wave .\nfamily to escape by boat . and so we created the fictional japanese reporter ,\n\u201ci am hopeful it will inspire people who are interested to look into the stories of the real people who were actually there . \u201d\nin the short clip people of nowhere , lior sperandeo , who previously directed the series people of mumbai , people of nepal and people of senegal looks at the human consequences of the syrian conflict and the resulting populations\u2019 displacements . the video compiles images of the people he met and the scenes he shot on the greek island of lesbos .\nbut we went anyway . i tried to keep boat people a secret before the shoot , and it created a hell of a lot of trouble for\nwhich romped through the in\u00adternational festival circuits in 1979 and 1980 . she followed those in 1981 with her first\nboat person\nfilm ,\nthe florida fish and wildlife conservation commission has identified suspects in a disturbing video showing a group of individuals dragging a shark behind a boat at high speed , people confirms .\nyou said people could compare once to the commitments , but people have also compared once to everything you\u2019ve done since . do you feel a pressure from that ?\njohn travolta , the people v . o . j . simpson ( fx )\nsarah paulson , the people v . o . j . simpson ( fx )\nboat people is an essay film that explores this question . taking as its starting point the historic version of britain as an island and seafaring nation the film counterpoints the surety of this assertion of identity with the contingency of movement . this movement isn\u2019t only human . boat people is also a questioning of the role the moving image itself plays in the representation of human movement and the migration of ideas . just as the invention of the telescopic lens brought near and far together for the very first time , boat people is about the way in the twenty - first century the near and far are mediated and transformed by the new \u2018perception accelerator\u2019 , the digital image .\na boat carrying migrants enters the port of lampedusa . photograph : filippo monteforte / afp / getty images\ncourtney b . vance , the people v . o . j simpson ( fx )\n, but it\u2019s important for people to understand what is happening to us and why .\nand my crew . we all have to con\u00adtinue working in the hong kong indus\u00adtry . some directors backed away from boat people , but i didn ' t , because i felt that it was a film i simply must make , whatever the personal cost . otherwise i would not be able to develop as a film\u00admaker .\nso i ' m not damning the country for\u00adever . it ' s just that i am trying to explain this particular phenomenon of the boat people and their fleeing from the coun\u00adtry , and to make people understand why they flee . and that has the immediate effect of making the hong kong people much more sympathetic . so it ' s a posi\u00adtive film rather than a negative . nega\u00adtive is the very last thing i want .\nat about 1 : 03 : 36 , you can see the shadow of the camera on the boat .\nprior to a screening of ann hui ' s 1982 masterpiece boat people , bart testa , senior lecturer at the cinema studies institute , innis college , university of toronto , discussed the film ' s status as a key work in the hong kong new wave . frequently cited by both critics and audiences as one of the best hong kong films of all time , boat people was an integral component of the a century of chinese cinema programme at tiff bell lightbox .\ncritics choice awards : people v . oj , got , game of thrones lead tv noms\ncuba gooding jr . , the people v . o . j . simpson ( fx )\nsterling k . brown , the people v . o . j . simpson ( fx )\nthe clashes left more than 90 people dead on all sides , but mostly red civilians .\nwatch the full seeking refuge series of real life stories of young people fleeing their homelands .\n( clouston ) has an incredible story we could not do justice to in the film ,\nnolan says .\ni am hopeful it will inspire people who are interested to look into the stories of the real people who were actually there .\n\u00ae silk road film festival reg . cro . 540343 - 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17 has been a major box office success .\nin the award - winning short documentary then i came by boat , tri nguyen shares his memories of when he left war - torn vietnam as a child to cross the ocean on a wooden boat , and the way he was received as a refugee in australia .\ncannot survive in the ultra - materialistic , capitalist world he finds himself in . i think if people take woo\n8 of 21 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\n70 of 90 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nvietnamese people fleeing a communist dictatorship crowd the deck of a freighter in manila harbour during the 1979 refugee crisis .\n27 of 39 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\n40 of 57 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\n25 of 44 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\n43 of 82 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\n1st etcultura film festival ( official selection , st . petersburg , fl , usa )\nart media film & tv produktion annenstra\u00dfe 29 / 2 . stock 8020 graz , austria\nfilm festivals in asia : notes on history , geography and power from a distance .\nports of entry : mapping chinese cinema ' s multiple trajectories at international film festivals .\n\u201cif you\u2019re gonna shoot somebody , shoot me ! \u201d hanks pleads in the film .\nthe boat people is a psychological thriller . jared is taken to the coast by his new girlfriend , alice . they stay in the seaside cottage she ' s owed all her life with her sister , cleo . as . . . see full summary \u00bb\n] alright , ' kay , can we clear this area please ! see that . i talk , people listen .\nmiss hui ' s film , which is being shown tonight and tomorrow night at the new york film festival , is certainly powerful . but it could hardly be confused with either a political tract or a documentary . the central character of ' ' boat people ' ' is a japanese photojournalist named akutagawa ( lam ) , who is on a lengthy return visit to vietnam under the watchful eye of a woman guide from the cultural bureau .\nit was the fifth time the golden era ' s helmer , ann hui , won the best director award , after a simple life ( 2012 ) , the way we are ( 2008 ) , summer snow ( 1995 ) and boat people ( 1982 ) .\nwhen a group of friends fail to lower the ladder of their boat , they find themselves stranded in the surrounding waters and struggle to survive .\njoy is joyless , and easily david o . russell ' s worst film | the verge\ncambodia also gets smeared as the film ' s imaginary , unidentified , land of evil .\nthis raised even more questions than it answered ,\nnguyen , 51 , said .\nit makes me wonder how it will wrap up . do they focus on the saga of the boat people or the reeducation camps ? really , to understand the war , you need to understand the before and after . the post - war is what our people are still dealing with .\nthe rest of the film gives the lie to this sunny image ; before it ' s over , the journalist has even returned furtively to the same zone and found the same children sleeping naked in appallingly overcrowded barracks . miss hui , who is from hong kong , made ' ' boat people ' ' with the cooperation of the chinese government and shot it on hainan island . the film ' s view of life in communist vietnam is unremittingly and , given the chinese government ' s emnity to the vietnamese , not unexpectedly harsh . and yet ' ' boat people ' ' isn ' t as controversial as might be expected , since its criticism is very much in the service of its clear and simple dramatic needs .\nrt @ indexcensorship nadine strossen : humane speech is the best way to lead people away from hate indexoncensorship . or\u2026 # hatespeech\ntold me , stem from the hundreds of interviews she conducted with vietnamese refu\u00adgees beginning in 1978 , when the boats that made it were flooding into hong kong harbor . i asked her how many changes the boat people script had gone through before the final version was reached .\nfreedom stories is a documentary based project that brings together a collection of personal stories from former asylum seekers who sought asylum in australia at a time of great political turmoil circa 2001 , but who have long since dropped out of the media spotlight . the people who have participated in our project are all now australian citizens . given the ongoing controversies over \u2018boat people\u2019 it is timely that their stories be heard .\nfirst two feature films that propelled her into the heady jet streams of the film festival circuit .\n13th dc shorts film festival ( official selection , washington , d . c . , usa )\na co - prod . of tmfs , interspot film & ndr in assoc . with arte france\nit\u2019s the film\u2019s version of events \u2014 and hanks\u2019 version of phillips \u2014 that will be immortalized .\nhe\u2019s so convincing as a 14 or 15 - year - old . but part of that in the story is that he\u2019s emotionally immature and even unpleasant when dealing with other people . were you concerned about how people would see him or relate to him ?\nin a letter to fwc chairman brian yablonski obtained by people , florida governor rick scott calls the act \u201chateful\u201d and \u201cinhumane . \u201d\nas the first ferry boat approaches in the movie , there\u2019s one guy in a suit . that was me . i was commuting back from the city .\npaul mesch\u00fah studied directing at the university for television and film in munich ( hochschule f\u00fcr fernsehen und film m\u00fcnchen ) . since his youth he has written and directed more than fifteen short fiction films , many of which have been screened at national and international film festivals , including diagonale in austria , as well as hof film festival and max oph\u00fcls film festival in germany . in 2015 paul won the stepping stone award ( sprungbrett preis ) at the landshut film festival and the starter film award from the city of munich . he is currently working in munich and vienna on his feature film debut \u201cmohammed huber\u201d and two fiction films , \u201cfamily vlogging\u201d and \u201canna und die 3 . welt\u201d . the focus of his creative work is the connection between global political themes and personal , emotionally driven stories .\nhe sun is bright and hot as you break surface . you squint to see the outline of a boat . after 40 minutes of scuba diving you feel disoriented . you paddle round to see whether the boat is behind you , but there is nothing : just calm , blue ocean , stretching to the horizon .\nyeah , he had lots of rabbits in his house , and they became kind of a mascot for the film . and i also asked myself ,\nif i put a bunch of rabbits in a film and i don\u2019t explain it , will people ask about it ?\nand then they do , and that\u2019s kind of funny .\nspeaking of jack reynor , he\u2019s such a highlight of the film . how did that character develop ?\nfilm credits reveal the story was copyrighted as\nthe coup\n- - the original working title .\nthe ancient one as presented in the doctor strange comics is traditionally portrayed as an asian man . but for the film adaptation , swinton was cast in the role , which was changed along with her involvement . \u201canybody calling for more accurate representation of the diverse world we live in has got me standing right beside them , \u201d swinton told ew in 2016 before the film\u2019s release . \u201ci think when people see this film , they\u2019re going to see that it comes from a very diverse place , in all sorts of ways . maybe this misunderstanding around this film has been an opportunity for that voice to be heard , and i\u2019m not against that at all . but i do think that when people see the film , they\u2019ll see that it\u2019s not necessarily a target for that voice . \u201d\n\u201cto be there with a camera was very intimidating for me , \u201d he remembers . \u201ci was very ashamed to take it out and film . you have people who have just arrived in this world \u2013 and they are so intimidated . to put a camera there is a very strong act . so it was very difficult to film . \u201d\nthere might be an expectation that people who have been serving the status quo will find ways to frustrate that interest . we found the exact opposite . it ' s in the nature of things like this that the people who get public credit for this are the elected ministers , but the people who made this happen were public servants . these were people who were much more familiar with the nature of the red - tape obstacles than the ministers could be . their instinct was to find ways to solve them , and they did .\n) with full cooperation from the government of the people ' s republic . set in vietnam in 1978 , three years after the liberation ,\nafter suffering a stroke , an altruistic maid announces that she wants to quit her job and move into an old people ' s home .\njonas carpignano adopted a similar mindset , but for a very different movie . to prepare for\nmediterranea ,\nhis new scripted film about\u200e boat refugees to europe , the first - time feature director thought about simply interviewing the people who made the treacherous journey of hundreds of miles across africa to ports in countries such as morocco and algeria . instead he decided on another approach : he took the journey himself .\n, the prisoner who tries to escape on that boat . in the original script he gets away and most of the film is set at sea . but when we were location - hunting be\u00adfore production began , our cameraman said we would probably need the set - up of\nthe first animation of the unfairy tales series malak and the boat , released for the launch of unicef\u2019s global campaign on the syrian refugee crisis , brings attention to the stories of the youngest victims of the syrian conflict as they flee war . aboard a light boat , 7 year old malak explains her journey as she crosses the mediterranean .\n' the french will have to make their own film if they want their national story properly told . '\ncapt . richard phillips , they say , is no hero , and the film is one big lie .\ni do believe the girl in the picture was from the beginning and it ' s possible that she was crying because maybe she was gang - banged on the boat .\nif she had had sex with the guys on the boat then the . . . whatever it was would have chased them rather than her , wouldn ' t it ?\nto reach kurtz , willard joins the crew of a navy river patrol boat ( abbreviated pbr , as in patrol boat river ) , who are to ferry him up the ( fictional ) nung river to cambodia . the boat\u2019s crew consists of four men : chief , chef , lance , and clean . with willard on board , the crew makes its rendezvous with the ninth air cavalry , who are to escort the pbr to the mouth of the river . the crew members find themselves in the middle of a b\u2013\nevery refugee from vietnam i know has reported incidents depicted in this film . nobody experienced all of them , and certainly not in the film ' s timespan , but none of the incidents are especially far - fetched .\nnatural born killers , 1994 . this film ' s graphic portrayal of seemingly random acts of violence caused blockbuster , k - mart and wal - mart to refuse to stock the director ' s cut of the film .\nboat people is a short starring leon burchill , mark saunders , and maureen underwood . the year is 1788 , australia . two aboriginal warriors capture three british shipwreck survivors : a naval officer , a maid and a convict , and take them back to camp . the aboriginals argue over . . . see full summary \u00bb\nas the crisis intensifies over europe ' s so - called boat people \u2013 at least 1 , 500 have died since january , and officials estimate 1 million people are waiting on north african shores hoping for the chance to make the crossing \u2013\nmediterranea\ntakes their plight and examines it from the inside . in so doing , the film shows how prestige cinema , contrary to perceptions , doesn ' t have to exist in a rarefied real of first - world problems but , with the right ambition and touch , can address and advance the cause of a global crisis .\nthe escaping americans try to row a boat\nto vietnam .\nthey row under a huge sign that reads\nvietnam\non a bridge that forms an international border .\nsaid brusquely , in answer to a question , as we sat on the sun - flecked terrace of the carlton hotel in cannes .\nall i know is that i stand by the statements i make in boat people , the things i say and present in it . i have been under a lot of attack in hong kong , as well as here , for the movie and its politics . i ' ve been bandied about by one party and another as anti - communist \u2013 which i firmly state that i am not . the film has been shamelessly used by political parties as a weapon for attacking other parties . but boat people is a survival story set in a tragic moment in history . it ' s not a propaganda state\u00adment against communism .\na boat with immigrants on board arrives at lampedusa , southern italy . \u2018i said my last prayer \u2013 i felt like i was dead already . \u2019 photograph : ettore ferrari / epa\npolitical film . i always believe that it isn ' t the system that mat\u00adters in a country but the people who run it . it ' s a more optimistic way to see things and , i believe , a more realistic one . the film is set in 1978 , which means that the situation we ' re showing could have changed even now . i re\u00admember reading in\nthe subject of ann hui ' s ' ' boat people ' ' would not seem to lend itself to ordinary movie - making tactics , since the film depicts the horrendous living conditions to be found in the northern part of vietnam in 1978 , three years after the war ended . however , miss hui brings a conventional - and for the most part highly effective - storytelling talent to bear upon this material . she ' s able to create both sensationalism and drama , even if her film never generates an air of realism , or frees itself from coincidence and cliche .\nthe short film when you don ' t exist imagines a scenario where migration flows would be reversed from those commonly perceived in europe : as violent unrest causes people to flee europe in mass and reach africa , they are forcibly taken by authorities and jailed in refugee camps .\nthis is a suggested viewing list of narrative films for the film and visual studies phd offered by harvard university . \u2026\nhe opted for a slim - fitting tan suit at the film ' s dunkirk premiere on july 16 , 2017 .\nat the film ' s london premiere on july 13 , styles chose a double - breasted jacket and tan shoes .\nacres continued to take the elevated route , presenting a film performance at marlborough house on 21 july 1896 by royal request , where he was assisted by cecil hepworth . but his position within the burgeoning british film business diminished . he turned to the production of celluloid film through his northern photographic works , and in 1898 launched an ingenious miniature camera / projector , the birtac , which employed 17 . 5mm film , hoping vainly to capitalise on a potential home movie market .\nin the run - up to friday\u2019s release of \u201ccaptain phillips , \u201d hanks has appeared on the cover of parade magazine with phillips and the headline \u201cthe making of an american hero . \u201d the film won the opening - night slot at the new york film festival on sept . 28 and opened the london film festival last wednesday . it has won raves , all of which note the film is based on real events . the two men have walked the red carpet together .\ngolden chicken sss ' ivana wong won both for best supporting actress and best new performer . the singer - songwriter ' s foray into the film industry has garnered her three nominations in the best new performer category , plus a nomination in the best original film song category , marking a record for the most - nominated performer at the hong kong film awards .\nthe last picture show , 1971 . this film , featuring a scene of cybil shepherd skinny - dipping , was banned in phoenix in 1973 for violating a state obscenity statute . a federal court later held that the film was not obscene .\ngood , clean , wealthy , intellectual and sensitive white people are brutally bullied by a cruel , yelling , bloodthirsty , darker - skinned , generic third worlders .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\n@ what really makes you think that she didn ' t have sex with the three boat guys ? i just thought they got killed by it pretty quickly , so it came back for her .\nhe continued ,\ni think it ' s important this isn ' t some transient , fleeting thing \u2014 the migration of the 2000 ' s or whatever it will be called . these people are building relationships and becoming part of the social fabric . i want to step into their world and bring other people with me .\nordinary heroes is a 1999 cantonese - language film directed by ann hui . it was co - produced by hong kong and china . it concerns social reform activists in hong kong . the film ' s chinese title . . . see full synopsis \u00bb\nthe african queen , 1951 . among the many scenes and exchanges that the censors objected to in this classic were an\nimmoral relationship\nbetween a missionary and a hard - edged boat captain during wwi , the\nquestionable taste\nof the sound of stomach - growlings , and the film ' s depiction of\nridiculed missionaries\nwhich may be offensive\nto people of serious religious conviction .\nalso , kissing should not be\npassionate , lustful , or open - mouthed .\nwith poverty and tyranny , in an attempt to explain just why hundreds of thousands of vietnamese have put their lives at risk to flee by boat to hoped - for safety and freedom in hong kong .\nfor someone extremely knowledgeable , they will see the differences . it\u2019s a bigger boat , and longer ,\nsays nolan .\nbut we dressed it to make it look like a british destroyer .\nthe pre - production for the film took three years , what with building a boat and a camp that would house a thousand extras plus the crew . plenty of injuries were incurred in the name of art : herzog\u2019s cinematographer , filming on board the steamboat , had his hand cut open ( and it had to be stitched up without anesthesia ) . another crew member was bitten by a venomous snake , and then cut off his own foot with a chainsaw in order to avoid cardiac arrest . but in the end , the boat made its way successfully over the mountain , and herzog captured it all on film\u2014challenging the basic laws of nature , and triumphing .\n\u201cwe had two pirate attacks over 18 hours , \u201d says this crew member , not just the one shown in the film .\nit\u2019s too early in the investigation for the fwc to speculate \u201cwhat , if any , violations took place in the incident , \u201d they say in a statement to people .\nfrom boat building , to the construction of luxury hotels , our labor force has made a noticeable impact in the development of our number one industry tourism . we see the same zeal from our people as we look to build our film industry . the bahamas production guide database is a contact manager of production service providers that have submitted their information . you will find local resources that may be able to assist you in your next production . find local crews for your next production . visit the production guide !\nit is 22 years since the introduction by australia of mandatory detention for asylum seekers arriving by boat and this country remains the only united nations refugee convention signatory with a policy of indefinite mandatory detention . freedom stories explores what is was like for people to experience mandatory detention and the uncertainty of temporary protection visas . how have they coped and what have they managed to achieve since ?\nshowed a young viet\u00adnam refugee who leaves a camp in hong kong to go to america , only to be trapped on the way in the philippines . because the film is very adventurous , very melodramatic , and uses american b - movie visual styles and techniques , people wouldn ' t take it seriously as a social comment . but if you look at the film ' s story , the message is very clear . this man woo\npublicity surrounding the case spelled disaster for the queensland dive industry . nearly 50 , 000 people work in queensland ' s barrier reef tourist trade , which is worth a $ 4 . 3bn and hosts nearly 4m day trips every year . high - profile horror stories could irrevocably taint the image of local operators . worse still , this had not been simply an unavoidable accident . dive boat crews are meant to count every diver into and out of the water and then carry out a further count when the boat leaves the dive site , but somehow the lonergans had slipped through the net .\nthe netflix film adaptation of the popular japanese manga was criticized for whitewashing the story ( nat wolff plays the film\u2019s lead , a character who is japanese in the source material ) . but producers argued shifting the story to seattle turned it into an american story .\nan adventurous young girl sets out with a demi - god to solve the mystery of her people in moana , the upcoming film from disney animation . it sounds like a simple story , but as directors ron clements and john musker can tell you , putting it on - screen is anything but simple .\nhe boy next to me fell to the floor and for a moment i didn\u2019t know if he had fainted or was dead \u2013 then i saw that he was covering his eyes so he didn\u2019t have to see the waves any more . a pregnant woman vomited and started screaming . below deck , people were shouting that they couldn\u2019t breathe , so the men in charge of the boat went down and started beating them . by the time we saw a rescue helicopter , two days after our boat had left libya with 250 passengers on board , some people were already dead \u2013 flung into the sea by the waves , or suffocated downstairs in the dark . it\u2019s very difficult for me to think about this , nearly four years after i paid a smuggler to get me out of\nto his people , saying that he finds the economy unbearable and that the state of corruption must be revised . and so by admitting it , he means it might change .\nyou know , america still has not recovered from the vietnam war . the divisions that existed then still make many people suffer today . but we ' ve reached a point where we can gain from their wisdom ,\nhe said of the people who experienced the conflict firsthand .\nyou combine that wisdom with emotion , with scholarly work .\nles amants ( the lovers ) 1958 . it was not so much the graphic portrayal of sex in this malle classic , since the film only shows a glimpse of the protagonist ' s naked breast , but rather its celebration of adulterous liaisons . ohio enforced an obscenity law to ban the film , but in 1968 the supreme court reversed the obscenity conviction of the ohio theater that exhibited the film .\nbonnie and clyde , 1967 . this film , released shortly after the end of the hays code , was notable for its portrayal of graphic violence . critics and the general public were concerned that the film glamorized violence because the main characters were highly engaging and likeable .\nthe first day of filming , clint eastwood boarded my boat . he knew my name . i guess as a joke he called me coach lombardi . i put my hand out and said , \u201cgunny highway . \u201d\nthe boat continues upriver , only to meet another surprise attack . primitive natives onshore shoot a storm of arrows at the pbr . chief is impaled with a spear and dies . with two men gone , the survivors at last reach kurtz\u2019s camp , a macabre site in which countless dead bodies and severed heads are strewn about seemingly at random . a hyperactive american photojournalist , unabashed in his worship of kurtz , greets the boat .\na lot of people say , \u201coh , is it going to bring bad memories ? \u201d not at all . the best memory i got is that i\u2019m alive to see it .\nthere is a scene in it follows where jay drives to the sea and looks at 3 men in a boat . she enters the water and , in the next scene , is crying as she drives home . i assumed she had swum out and had a sexual encounter with them but the rest of the film would imply this is not the case .\nand you\u2019ve said eamon\u2019s rabbits in the film came right out of real life . the actual eamon you knew as a teenager kept rabbits .\n1969 midnight cowboy wins three academy awards . it is the first and only x - rated film to receive an oscar for best picture .\ncarnal knowledge , 1971 . although the film explored highly nuanced themes and characters , the censors were blinded by the titillating title and suggestion of sex . in 1972 , the film was seized and a theater manager was arrested in georgia . the supreme court eventually overturned the conviction .\ni think it\u2019s lazy journalism . but i\u2019m completely okay with it ! i think it\u2019s obvious that i think it\u2019s very tiresome . it\u2019s an easy way to make copy , to say ,\nit\u2019s not as good as his first film ,\nor compare it to my first film . i think people thought i was an amateur when i made once , because it looks so amateurish . that they were delighted with the idea that someone made something on a camcorder . that\u2019s not the real story . i\u2019d been making film for 10 years before then . i\u2019d been making tv professionally for four years .\nin fact , says this crew member , the maersk veered off course by 180 degrees south \u2014 this was during the first attack , on april 8 . phillips denies this , and says the boat only picked up speed .\ni could see sing street happening in that sense , but that\u2019s academic until it does well at the box office as a film . i think it has to be something before it\u2019s a play . but i would love to do that . i don\u2019t think that would have worked on begin again , even though people wanted it .\ni think it sounds very practical \u2014 you walk across the desert and get on a boat ,\ncarpignano said .\nbut most people in europe or the u . s . don ' t think about the nuances . you think , ' well , yeah , there ' s a lot of sand and it ' s uncomfortable . ' and that doesn ' t really describe what they go through .\nit wasn ' t very therapeutic making the film because it meant reliving all that had happened ,\nseihon said in an interview tuesday night via a translator , noting that he had been told he had to pilot the boat on the crossing despite having no experience in that department .\nbut i want people to understand the frustrations we had , and still have in europe - - how african women are mistreated , how we ' re not given the paperwork to allow us to have jobs , how we ' re kicked out of our homes .\nfreedom stories is a collaborative documentary project from flying carpet films . it explores the achievements and stories of former \u2018boat people\u2019 who arrived in australian waters seeking asylum from the middle east around 2001 , a defining year in australian politics . locked in remote detention centres and then placed on temporary protection visas , their limbo lasted for years . now australian citizens , they are finally building secure lives and contributing to their new country .\ndamon plays one of the heroes in the china - set film , a casting choice that was slammed as perpetuating the white - savior myth . \u201cwe have to stop perpetuating the racist myth that [ only a ] white man can save the world , \u201d fresh off the boat star constance wu wrote in a widely circulated tweet . \u201cour heroes don\u2019t look like matt damon . \u201d\nof course she had sex with at least two of the guys on the boat because the evil often times shows up as the prior victims stalking the\npassed to\nperson . so in the pool scene you see one guy throwing the tv at the pool that is one of the guys on the boat . the scene before it when they drive away to the big swimming gym , there is an old guy standing on top of the house , and he is another guy from that boat . . . hope this helps . i mean obviously you recognize the girl who died at the beginning of the movie shows up as one of the evil possessed walker in the middle of the movie .\n1961 in times film corp . v . chicago , the supreme court says that chicago ' s licensing scheme , which required film exhibitors to submit films for police review before screening , is not a prior restraint on speech , leaving courts to rule in individual cases whether the result is constitutional .\naccording to the credits\nall is lost was shot on three 1978 cal 39 sailboats purchased from their owners in southern california . these three boats generously gave themselves up for art : tahoe , tenacious , and orion . they took their final sails in the pacific ocean and performed beautifully in the film as our mans ' s boat , the virginia jean . rest in peace .\ni\u2019m one of several hundred thousand people who , since the arab uprisings of 2011 , have arrived in europe across the mediterranean . it is now the deadliest border in the world . we all have different reasons for doing it : some people think they\u2019ll find a better life in europe , others just want to get away from a war zone . but everyone feels they have no other option .\nanother example is the british destroyer seen in the film . functional destroyers are hard to come by , and the one used on location is french .\n\u201ci\u2019m not a migration expert , \u201d he sighs , settling for a table two metres from the sunbather . \u201ci want to talk about film . \u201d\n\u201canybody who is familiar with the history of the pacific islanders in film , there\u2019s cause for worry , \u201d said dionne fonoti , an anthropologist and filmmaker from samoa who was part of the trust . even the film\u2019s young star , auli\u2019i cravalho , a hawaiian teenager making her film debut , admitted that she wasn\u2019t so starstruck by disney\u2019s interest to approach moana without concerns . \u201ci was wary , \u201d she admits . \u201ci think that everyone can say they might be a little afraid of it , because when we have a film that is inspired by a culture we want to feel good about it . \u201d\n\u201cno , it\u2019s probably not , \u201d he replies . \u201cbut there\u2019s so many types of documentary . documentary has so many different elements . but for me the word documentary is important because it starts with reality \u2013 and reality is my main source of telling the story . i don\u2019t change that , i stick to that , i don\u2019t make people interact with other people that they don\u2019t in real life . \u201d\ndirector christopher nolan ' s dunkirk is earning rave reviews for its you - are - there depiction of the battle of dunkirk \u2014 the heroic small - boat evacuation of british and allied troops pinned down by german forces early in world war ii .\nkatie and guy take a sea cruise in their sailboat and discover a couple on a wrecked boat , victims of a brutal attack by their crew . they take eliza and nick on board . the new boarders . . . see full summary \u00bb\nwas given a choice be\u00adtween screening it in the directors fort\u00adnight or as the film surprise . in either case publicity was to be kept to a mini\u00admum .\ntold me .\nin the real story the boat was sunk . what happened was that the viet\u00adnamese had two patrol boats which fired into the hull of the refugee boat and then went around and around it , until they created a great whirlpool , so that the whole boat was sunk . it was in all the newspapers in hong kong at the time . but we couldn ' t shoot the whirlpool , be\u00adcause technically it was impossible for us . it ' s a pity , because it would have been a much more impressive scene . but we kept the real point of the incident , which is that vietnamese officers deliberately ' set up ' escape attempts \u2013 pocketing the bribes beforehand , of course \u2013 and then ambushed the boats .\ni wish they had , in a way . i\u2019m sorry ! but there is a side of me that wishes they had . given the difficulty of people who are making journeys , and end up dying .\nwhen the ship set off , we were worried about the engines breaking down , but we soon realised the biggest problem was the waves . the boat wasn\u2019t built for the journey and it was flipped up every time a big wave hit . all i could do was say my last prayer \u2013 i felt like i was dead already . this was in 2011 , but now there are many more people camped on the libyan coast , waiting for their turn .\ndespite increased critical attention in recent years , birt acres remains a comparatively neglected figure among the pioneers of british film . as a creative film - maker his contribution was negligible , but as an inventor and innovator , and simply as someone who was especially active at the start of things , his importance is certain .\nif you love this planet , 1982 . this canadian documentary on the medical and social effects of nuclear war triggered concern because it interspersed short clips from ronald reagan movies . after the u . s . justice department labeled the film\npolitical propaganda ,\nthe film gained notoriety , eventually leading to an oscar for best short documentary for director terri nash . in her acceptance speech , she thanked the u . s . government for so effectively\nadvertising\nher film .\nyou said the family in the film was completely unlike yours , and i wanted to talk about them a bit . people keep comparing sing street to the commitments , partly because it\u2019s about a band in dublin , but also partly because you cast maria doyle kennedy as conor\u2019s mother . i\u2019m curious how that came about . how you decided you wanted to do that .\n1915 the naacp and others protest against birth of a nation , d . w . griffith ' s film about the civil war and reconstruction , which incites riots in ohio , massachusetts , pennsylvania , and colorado . it will become the most banned film in u . s . history because of its controversial racial content .\nperhaps in an effort to protect its relationship with thailand , where the film was shot ,\nno escape\ntrashes cambodia , which subsequently banned the movie .\ni think jack reynor [ who plays conor\u2019s brother brendan in the film ] liked her for the role , and i listened . when i\u2019m talking to actors in my films , and they\u2019re like ,\nwhat about this ? what about this ?\ni like to listen to them as they connect to their characters , and to the film . she was on a list , and i knew her through friends , but there was no nod to the commitments in casting her in the film . someone even said the other day that there are rabbits in my film , and the main character in the commitments is called jimmy rabbitte . well , okay\u2026\nit\u2019s made for hollywood : the story of an average american family man , captain of a cargo ship in dangerous waters , his vessel overtaken by armed somali pirates demanding ransom , saving his crew by allowing himself to be removed from the boat and taken hostage .\nat 3 a . m . , the pirates radioed the boat to stop ; phillips had left the stern light on and the bridge open . at 7 a . m . , came the third and final attack : four armed somali pirates stormed the maersk .\nbut fire at sea is attracting fiercer attention than rosi\u2019s earlier efforts . not just because it won the top prize at the berlin film festival in february , and is currently frontrunner for the best documentary oscar next year , but on account of the scenes in between the mundane and the domestic . first is pietro , the island\u2019s doctor , who alternates checkups for locals such as samuele with emergency care for the migrants passing through . late in the movie , rosi shows the rescue of a stricken smugglers\u2019 boat , way to the south of lampedusa . there are perhaps 500 teetering on its deck , or crammed below \u2013 and some 50 have already suffocated to death . in the film\u2019s most shocking and surreal scene , italian rescuers \u2013 dressed in white jumpsuits , and looking like spacemen \u2013 drag from the boat the limp and sometimes lifeless bodies of african passengers .\na co - production of terra mater factual studios gmbh and taglicht media film - und fernsehproduktion gmbh in association with sni / si networks l . c . c .\nnguyen said that if the film had been screened on bolsa avenue , the main drag of orange county ' s little saigon , the reaction might have been different .\nwhile working on the infamous film \u201cfitzcarraldo , \u201d herzog demanded that a real ship be pulled over a real mountain in the jungle ( as the script called for ) , and refused to shoot the sequence in a studio with special effects . fitzcarraldo , the protagonist of this film ( played by klaus kinski ) , is driven by his love of music , concocting a grand plan that seems bound to fail : building an opera house in the jungle , and thus bringing the power of caruso , verdi and wagner to the ignorant natives . in order to raise money and construct his opera house , fitzcarraldo takes a ship up a tributary and , with the help of a thousand natives , pulls this boat over a mountain and into a parallel river . typically , enormous sea vessels are not meant to be dragged over mountains . twentieth century fox was originally interested in producing the film , but they wanted herzog to use a model boat and a model mountain \u2014 and herzog , unsurprisingly , was unwilling to make such compromises ."]}
{"id": 116319, "summary": [{"text": "cabiria is a 1914 italian epic silent film , directed by giovanni pastrone and shot in turin .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is set in ancient sicily , carthage , and cirta during the period of the second punic war ( 218 \u2013 202 bc ) .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "it follows a melodramatic main plot about an abducted little girl , cabiria , and features an eruption of mt. etna , heinous religious rituals in carthage , the alpine trek of hannibal , archimedes ' defeat of the roman fleet at the siege of syracuse and scipio maneuvering in north africa .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "apart from being a classic on its own terms , the film is also notable for being the first film in which the long-running film character maciste makes his debut .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "according to martin scorsese , in this work pastrone invented the epic movie and deserves credit for many of the innovations often attributed to d.w. griffith and cecil b. demille .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "among those was the extensive use of a moving camera , thus freeing the feature-length narrative film from \" static gaze \" .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the historical background and characters in the story are taken from livy 's ab urbe condita ( written ca. 27 \u2013 25 bc ) .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "in addition , the script of cabiria was partially based on gustave flaubert 's 1862 novel salammbo and emilio salgari 's 1908 novel cartagine in fiamme ( carthage in flames ) . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "cabiria", "paragraphs": ["made a slave : croessa and cabiria are sold into slavery . cabiria is briefly liberated but eventually becomes the long - term slave of sophonisba . croessa is executed for helping cabiria escape the priests of moloch .\nliving macguffin : the movie is called cabiria but cabiria does absolutely nothing over the movie , except occasionally cower in fear , and constantly need rescuing .\ncabiria issue\nof bianco e nero ( rome ) , summer 1975 .\n^\ncabiria ( 1914 ) .\njahsonic , a vocabulary of culture .\nanonymous\nnights of cabiria characters\n. gradesaver , 3 june 2017 web .\nnights of cabiria essays are academic essays for citation . these papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of nights of cabiria directed by federico fellini .\nsevero , richard .\n' cabiria ' a 1914 epic silent , marks italian culture week .\nfinocchiaro - chimirri , giovanna , d ' annunzio e il cinema\ncabiria ,\ncatania , 1986 .\nat the beginning of the movie cabiria is the 8 - year - old daughter of batto , a wealthy italian patrician with an estate in sicily . an eruption of mt . etna destroys batto ' s mansion , and cabiria is thought to have been killed in the fires . however , cabiria is not dead ; her nurse croessa joined the other servants in looting their master ' s estate , and croessa took cabiria with her .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing nights of cabiria near you .\nthey call her cabiria . . . no matter how many men she was with - she would always be alone !\n^ usai ,\ncabiria , an incomplete masterpiece : the quest for the original 1914 version ,\np . 155 .\nthe position of the family outside the house changes between when cabiria first opens the door and when she leaves the house .\ncatapult nightmare : they date back to 1914 ! sophonisba has one about being eaten alive by moloch , and cabiria being carthage ' s doom . after waking up from her catapult nightmare she agrees to hand cabiria over to the priests of moloch for sacrifice .\n, using the story of cabiria , a young girl from italy , as a frame . during the confusion surrounding an eruption of the volcano mount etna , cabiria and her nurse croessa become separated from the members of cabiria\u2019s household and are subsequently kidnapped by pirates . taken to carthage , cabiria is sold as a future offering to the god moloch . meanwhile , the roman patrician fulvius axilla and his slave maciste act as spies for rome in carthage , its rival . upon running away after a failed attempt to save cabiria from the sacrificial cult , croessa meets fulvius and maciste and convinces them to help her save cabiria . after a dangerous escape from the sacrificial cult ( during which croessa is killed ) fulvius and maciste learn that hannibal has crossed the alps and is marching on rome ; anxious to leave carthage and return to rome , fulvius and maciste attempt to flee carthage with cabiria . however , during the escape the two men are separated , with maciste recaptured and relegated to slavery after hurriedly entrusting cabiria to the safety of the princess sophonisba of cirta .\nthe question and answer section for nights of cabiria is a great resource to ask questions , find answers , and discuss the novel .\nin terms of its influence , cabiria capped the trend in america of the switch from short films to extended stories . with wwi , hollywood was about to dominate the worldwide film industry , and cabiria was one of its greatest teachers . in terms of technique , cabiria is most renowned for its tracking shots , known for a time as \u2018cabiria\u2019 shots , which create a sense of depth via movement rather than set design , with the camera usually penetrating diagonally into the action from a long shot to a little closer , thereby picking out something of importance .\ngethmann , daniel , daten und fahrten : die geschichte der kamerafahrt ,\ncabiria\nund gabriele d ' annunzios bilderstrategie , munich , 1996 .\neye scream : when maciste subdues karthalo who tried to rape cabiria he grabs his eyes , and he could have actually gouge out his eyes .\ncabiria is a classic silent movie from the early years of italy ' s movie industry , directed by giovanni pastrone . it was released in 1914 .\nunfortunately for croessa and cabiria they are soon captured by phoenician pirates and sold into slavery in carthage . carthaginians are in the habit of sacrificing young children to the god moloch , and little cabiria is picked to be one of a hundred kids to be thrown into the fire . croessa makes her way to fulvius axilla , a roman businessman in carthage who is actually a spy . fulvius , and his hulking , enormously strong black slave maciste , arrive just in time to save cabiria from being sacrificed . eventually little cabiria is hidden with sophonisba , a carthaginian princess promised in marriage to the numidian king massinissa .\nlane , j . f . ,\ncabiria : and now pizzetti ' s fire symphony ,\nin sight and sound ( london ) , autumn 1983 .\nyears pass , and cabiria lives as a slave in sophonisba\u2019s court ; the punic wars rage on , with carthage and rome trading blows in battle . during the burning of the roman naval fleet , fulvius is carried by sea to the shores of aretusa , where cabiria\u2019s family still lives . after promising to search for cabiria if possible , fulvius returns to carthage as a spy for the roman army ; during this reconnaissance , he frees maciste from slavery , and the two flee the city into the desert . as they travel they are captured by fugitives from the burning camp of syphax , who are fleeing from the destruction to their native city of cirta . cirta is overtaken by massinissa , a numidian king fighting for rome ; certain that the destruction is caused by her rescue of the child cabiria from sacrifice to the god moloch , sophonisba orders cabiria\u2019s death . maciste and fulvius , having again met and remembered cabiria , determine to escape their slavery and rescue her yet again . during this new attempt to save cabiria , maciste and fulvius become entrapped in a cellar in the palace , then are freed by sophonisba\u2019s generosity .\ncabiria is a 1914 italian epic film directed by giovanne pastrone . it is set in ancient rome during the punic wars of the third century b . c .\ncelli , carlo j . ,\ncabiria as a d ' annunzian document ,\nin romance languages annual ( west lafayette ) , vol . 9 , 1997 .\nnights of cabiria study guide contains a biography of director federico fellini , literature essays , quiz questions , major themes , characters , and a full summary and analysis .\nthe character of cabiria can be read as a metaphor for the nation itself , and her melodramatic fate is an allegory for the fate of italy - as - rome .\nduring the punic wars in the third century b . c . the little girl cabiria , and her nurse croessa , are abducted during the confusion caused by an eruption of mount etna . cabiria is sold in carthage to be sacrificed in the temple of moloch . fulvio axilla , a roman spy , and his slave , maciste , rescue her and she ends up in the care of queen sophonisba . ten years later , after many wars and alliances , carthage falls to the romans and cabiria returns home with fulvio .\na taste of the lash : croessa is whipped for trying to prevent the priests of moloch from taking cabiria away for sacrifice . later maciste is whipped for the same offense .\nthe name cabiria is borrowed from the 1914 italian film cabiria , while the character of cabiria herself is taken from a brief scene in fellini ' s earlier film , the white sheik . it was masina ' s performance in that earlier film that inspired fellini to make nights of cabiria . [ 3 ] but no one in italy was willing to finance a film which featured prostitutes as heroines . finally , dino de laurentiis agreed to put up the money . fellini based some of the characters on a real prostitute whom he had met while filming il bidone . for authenticity , he had pier paolo pasolini , known for his familiarity with rome ' s criminal underworld , help with the dialogue . [ 4 ]\nthree centuries before christus . young cabiria is kidnapped by some pirates during one eruption of the etna . she is sold as a slave in carthage , and as she is just going to be sacrificed to god moloch , cabiria is rescued by both fulvio axilla , a roman noble , and his giant slave maciste . maciste is captured just after having confided cabiria to sophinisbe ' s safe keeping , while fulvio axilla manages to escape from carthage . ten years went away with punic wars before he is able to come back to carthage . . .\nnights of cabiria was filmed in many areas around italy , including acilia , castel gandolfo , cinecitt\u00e0 , santuario della madonna del divino amore , and the tiber river . [ 5 ]\nyet in its particular way ,\ncabiria\nis beautiful and enthralling . in his novel the book of illusions , paul auster has a remarkable passage about the appeal of silent films :\ncabiria has a unique sound that combines sensual trip - hop grooves driven by classical voice and harmony . the phrasing of their hauntingly melodic music borrows from classical works of composers such as rachmaninov and chopin , with a down - tempo groove inspired by portishead and many others who have shaped the trip - hop genre . cabiria\u2019s melodic sound is captured through the powerful operatic vocals of rachel jane henry , who has been trained classically . part of the band ' s characteristic sound is the interplay between rachel ' s intense , high - register lyrical melodies , and meredith bogacz\u2019s sullen and seductive violin playing . the main accompaniment is the nylon string guitar played by claudio morsella , adding hints of flamenco and spanish technique to the brooding quality of cabiria\u2019s sound . the trip - hop influence manifests through the combination of live drum and bass , defining this genre for cabiria . originally from boston , cabiria came to life in 2004 and developed a following in new england by performing most venues in the city . in 2006 they released their debut lp \u201cno time for dreaming\u201d which has been described as a \u201chauntingly beautiful operatic trip - hop masterpiece\u201d . now in new york city , cabiria has been performing with a new lineup and has just released their six song ep , \u201ca product of humankind\u201d . this album reflects the new qualities in cabiria\u2019s sound , as the band tries to market their music to a bigger audience . cabiria is seeking interests from labels , film and other avenues for their music . please visit : urltoken\nbreakout character : maciste the slave . actor bartolomeo pagano played him in over two dozen more films after cabiria and the character has been featured in dozens of other italian films over the decades .\ncarthage , third century b . c . , during the second punic war . young cabiria is about to be sacrificed to the god moloch , but is saved by the roman fulvio . . .\nexperiment with a mobile camera and tracking and panning shots - - the film is said to be the first popular film to use tracking shots , which were for many years referred to as the \u201ccabiria shot . \u201d\ncabiria , a prostitute living on the outskirts of rome , is thrown into the river by her lover giorgio who runs off with her money . she nearly drowns , but is fished out by some local boys . later , she witnesses a row between movie star alberto lazzari and his girlfriend . lazzari whisks cabiria off to a nightclub , then on to his apartment . when his girlfriend returns , alberto hides cabiria , eventually helping her slink out after the girlfriend falls asleep . dumped in the wasteland on the edge of town , cabiria meets a man giving out food to homeless people , among whom is the once - renowned prostitute la bomba . cabiria goes to church , but she is disillusioned by the shabby , market - like atmosphere . she visits a vaudeville club , where she is called up on stage by the hypnotist . under hypnosis , she reveals her dreams of romantic love . the audience ridicules her . outside the club , she meets oscar , an accountant , who claims to have been moved by her honesty . she agrees to a date with him . they begin courting .\nhandsomely recompensed , mr . d\u2019annunzio agreed to rewrite the intertitles and evidently contributed the names of several characters , including the still resonant cabiria and maciste . his participation , evidently most distinctive in the flamboyant idiom of the italian titles , generated a fascination and cachet that translated into substantial social and commercial value . reputed to be the first $ 1 million production , \u201ccabiria\u201d demonstrated that it could pay off to budget a generous amount for literary celebrity .\ncarthage , third century b . c . , during the second punic war . young cabiria is about to be sacrificed to the god moloch , but is saved by the roman fulvio axilla and his faithful servant maciste . many years later , the two recognise her as the beautiful elissa , sofonisba\u2019s ( the king of carthage\u2019s daughter ) favourite and entrapped by the high priest kharthalo . the final defeat of carthage by the romans crowns the birth of love between axilla and cabiria .\nthree centuries before christus . young cabiria is kidnapped by some pirates during one eruption of the etna . she is sold as a slave in carthage , and as she is just going to be sacrificed to . . . see full summary \u00bb\nalovisio , silvio ,\nel poder de la puesta en escena : cabiria entre la atraccion y el relato ,\ntranslated by isabel monzo - gandia , in archivos de la filmoteca , ( valencia ) , vol . 20 , june 1995 .\nin outline , nights of cabiria sounds bleak and depressing . unlike the young narrator of i vitelloni ( 1953 ) , who was finally able to escape his provincial home town , cabiria has no way out . she ' s a sisyphean figure , destined always to land back where she started . given his acknowledged debt to chaplin , fellini might have been expected to play up the pathos in her plight . cabiria ' s story is indeed heartrending , but neither director nor actress allow her time for self - pity . she may be robbed , betrayed and almost killed , but despair is never more than a passing emotion with her . fellini ends the film ambiguously . cabiria has lost her home . we don ' t know whether she ' ll suffer the same fate as la bomba or pick herself up yet again .\ni myself have worried about her fate ever since ,\nthe director confessed to charlotte chandler . audiences are liable to leave the film feeling equally concerned .\nmassina plays cabiria as an eternal optimist , almost cartoonishly picking herself up every time she ' s knocked down . she is nothing if not mercurial . one moment , she ' ll be happily dancing a mambo in the street ; the next , having a catfight with a fellow prostitute who has taunted her about her latest no - good boyfriend . ( it is striking how closely massina resembles the equally close - cropped , equally volatile shirley maclaine , who played a character based on cabiria in sweet charity , 1968 . )\na wave of innovative camera techniques moving films away from static action and into more movement - oriented shots ; among the various techniques originating from the film , the \u201ccabiria movement\u201d in particular gained prestige and common usage . in addition to the novelty of its film techniques ,\ncharacteristic of melodrama , the endangered female figure [ cabiria ] is the fulcrum of the narrative , highlighting the role of the woman as central to the social order of the nation , with her violation a sign of its dissolution . ( landy 2000 : 33 - 4\ncabiria originally ran a whopping 200 minutes . it survives today in cuts running anywhere from 126 minutes to 190 minutes in a 2006 restoration . it was not the first feature film , as several films in the 60 - 90 minute range had already been produced , but it was unprecedented in its length and scope , with enormous sets and the proverbial cast of thousands . it made an obvious impact on dw griffith , who took a lot of inspiration from cabiria when filming the\nfall of babylon\nportion of his 1916 epic intolerance .\nthe site also reports that a deal is closing to attach daniels to a remake of federico fellini \u2018s 1957 classic \u201c night of cabiria . \u201d that\u2019s right . lee daniels . doing fellini . let that settle in for a moment . try not to have an aneurysm .\nthe director of the film , giovanni pastrone ( 1883 - 1959 ) , had been on the ground floor of the trend toward costume spectacles . evidently a skilled technician and one of the founders of itala , he had enjoyed career - altering success with \u201cthe fall of troy\u201d in 1910 . \u201ccabiria\u201d was such a hit that he made three sequels revolving around its strongman hero , maciste , a slave of north african origin who comes to the rescue of his master , a roman nobleman named fulvio , destined to wed a sicilian slave girl named cabiria .\nthis presentation begins the latest edition of the gallery\u2019s annual retrospective series , \u201cfrom vault to screen , \u201d which showcases preservation work from film archives around the world . the print of \u201ccabiria\u201d is on loan from the museo del cinema in turin , the most venerable archive in italy .\nsummary : a re - release of the fellini masterpiece which sunk into obscurity after it won the 1957 oscar for the best foreign film . giulietta masina ( fellini ' s wife ) is cabiria , a waifish prostitute who wonders the streets dreaming of a wonderful life but always finding heartbreak .\nunless indicated otherwise , the text in this article is either based on wikipedia article\ncabiria\nor another language wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the gnu free documentation license ; or on original research by jahsonic and friends . see art and popular culture ' s copyright notice .\nmeanwhile , sophonisba marries massinissa , and begins to turn his loyalties from rome to carthage . learning that massinissa is becoming distracted , the roman leader orders massinissa to give up sophonisba to him as a spoil of war . forced to give up his bride , massinissa secretly sends maciste to sophonisba with a vial of poison , with which she kills herself rather than become a commodity . before her death , sophonisba releases cabiria , who marries fulvius . the film ends with the victory of rome over its enemy carthage , and the happy return to rome of fulvius , maciste , and cabiria .\ncabiria is a prostitute who wears a tough translucent exterior but nevertheless looks for meaning through romantic love . though she has deflating experiences like being pushed into the tiber river , and being led - on and used by an actor , she repeatedly opens her heart to the hope of finding stability and love .\nthe competition was nail - biting , and mother india , initially in the lead , eventually lost out to fellini\u2019s nights of cabiria \u2014 by just a single vote . and to add to the drama , mehboob khan , shocked by his unexpected loss , had a heart attack and had to be rushed to hospital .\nthe national gallery of art will facilitate cinematic time - traveling this afternoon by hosting a rare screening of one of those productions , a 1914 historical spectacle titled \u201ccabiria , \u201d which remains one of the most respected and durably impressive movie epics of its generation \u2014 the founding generation of movies as a popular art form .\ncabiria ,\nmade in italy in 1914 by giovanni pastrone , had a huge impact on cinema , encouraging countless directors worldwide ( among them america ' s d . w . griffith ) to take their craft more seriously and create longer , more artistically ambitious films . unfortunately , i found the film a bore . i couldn ' t watch it for more than an hour . set during ancient roman times , it tells the story of a young girl named cabiria born at the foot of mount etna in sicily . after a volcano wipes out her home , she is sold to a carthaginian priest seeking children to sacrifice in his religious rituals . the only gripping scenes were those in the temple of moloch , where naked children are sacrificed one by one as frenzied dancers cheer the priest on . cabiria is rescued and ends up on the run under the protection of a fellow roman and his slave . that ' s when the boredom really sets in .\nalthough i have described the film as the story of cabiria , she is barely a character in herself but a token to be exchanged exchange , or fought over , by men ( and in fact she disappears from great swathes of the narrative ) . let me overstate : in symbolic terms , she ( female ) is the unit of currency of the patriarchal order . ( thus the marriage to the berlusconian fulvius at the end . ) in a manner we can read as an ideological metaphor for italy\u2019s relationship with its north african colonies , the child cabiria is an innocent threatened by barbaric forces , forces which must therefore be tamed by roman civilization .\ndriven to suicide : sophonisba is finally reunited with massimissa , the latter having fought for the romans and toppled syphax , but when the roman consul arrives he demands sophonisba as a prize of war . so massimissa has maciste smuggle her some poison , and she kills herself , but not before freeing cabiria and reuniting her with fulvius .\nin an interview he gave to charlotte chandler , fellini cited chaplin ' s city lights as a key influence on nights of cabiria . instead of the little man in the bowler hat , he offers us a prostitute ( played by his wife , giulietta massina ) ekeing out an existence in scrubland on the edge of rome . screaming abuse at boyfriends , haranguing other women on the street , cabiria is an infinitely more fiery character than chaplin ' s tramp .\nshe ' s got nine lives , like a cat ,\nsomeone observes after she is saved from drowning . she needs to be resilient , if only because she is constantly betrayed by menfolk .\nrome , 1957 . a woman , cabiria , is robbed and left to drown by her boyfriend , giorgio . rescued , she resumes her life and tries her best to find happiness in a cynical world . even when she thinks her struggles are over and she has found happiness and contentment , things may not be what they seem .\ncast : italia almirante manzini ( sophonisba ) ; vitale de stefano ( massinissa ) ; bartolomeo pagano ( maciste ) ; lidia quaranta ( cabiria ) ; umberto mozzato ( fulvio axilla ) ; enrico gemelli ( archimedes ) ; alex bernard ( siface ) ; raffaele di napoli ( bodastoret ) ; luigi chellini ( scipione ) ; ignazio lupi ( arbace ) .\nat times , nights of cabiria seems like a picaresque folk tale . nino rota ' s playful music , massina ' s live - wire , clownlike performance and the cruel humour which runs throughout the film suggest fellini was no longer constrained by the tenets of neorealism . there are moments here - for instance the grotesque sequence in which the cripple is led into church in search of a miracle , attempts to walk unaided and promptly falls flat on his face - which wouldn ' t look out of place in a bu\u00f1uel film . the flights of fancy , such as cabiria ' s evening with the handsome , world - weary movie star , anticipate equally magical and improbable happenings in the director ' s later work . nevertheless , we ' re left in little doubt about the practical difficulties which beset cabiria . she is a home owner ,\nwith water , electricity , everything ,\nbut she knows that if she slips up , she may end living rough like la bomba , the bedraggled ex - prostitute who now sleeps in a hole in the ground .\ntheir encounter comes when cabiria accompanies a mysterious stranger who distributes food and blankets to the homeless . ' the man with the sack ' sequence , as it is known , has been missing from most prints since the film showed in cannes in 1957 . there are different theories why . biographer john baxter suggests the church took exception to the fact that the benefactor was a layman , not a priest . but producer dino de laurentiis claimed the scene was cut simply to shorten the film . whatever the reasons , the restored sequence seems pivotal . it ' s here that cabiria is given an intimation of what may happen to her . the benefactor is also the only truly trustworthy man she meets in the entire film .\nalthough the other contenders had some good work , noted above , there really was nothing to compete with the grand scale and imagination of \u201ccabiria . \u201d d . w . griffith himself was floored when he saw it , and would try building on that scale two years later when he made \u201c intolerance . \u201d but until then , nothing could hope to touch it .\nmr . pastrone , whose film career faded at the end of the decade , enhanced the publicity allure of \u201ccabiria\u201d with a selfless brainstorm . his own identity was obscured behind the alias piero fosco . while remaining out of the limelight , he persuaded a national literary idol , the poet gabriele d\u2019annunzio , to front as the screenwriter and presiding artistic eminence of the film .\nthere are no true closeups in\ncabiria ,\nalthough there are medium and medium - long shots . the typical shot stands back far enough to incorporate a great deal of architecture along with tableaux of characters . the sets for griffith ' s\nintolerance\npossibly grew so large after he saw\ncabiria ,\nand demille was also fond of enormous sets . when a modern film like\ntroy\ncreates a vast greek city out of digital information , we aren ' t fooled . we may be impressed by the visual effect , but we aren ' t impressed by the achievement . watching these silent films , we feel a kind of awe , because we see that the sets are really there , and really that size .\nturin also was the home city of the production company , itala , that backed \u201ccabiria , \u201d which began filming in 1912 . ultimately , it employed a cast of thousands while also shooting on locations in tunisia , sicily and the swiss alps . the principal standing sets were constructed in turin . circus elephants were recruited to help simulate carthaginian armies on the march during the second punic war .\nboth \u201cjudith of bethulia\u201d and \u201ccabiria\u201d built cities from the ancient world as settings for their stories , with gargantuan features that at times dominate the human actors \u2013 the walls of the city in \u201cjudith\u201d and the temple of mammon for \u201ccabiria\u201d being standout examples . \u201cthe squaw man\u201d deserves special notice for the innovation of building an indoor set right next to a railroad track , so that the actual trains rushing by would become part of the action without camera trickery . \u201cmagic cloak of oz\u201d gave us not one , but two fairy castles , as well as the city of noland with its fanciful architectural style . finally , production - designer - turned - director evgeni bauer gave us a complex and believable bourgeois household , contrasting the beautifully decorated living quarters with the spartan look of the servants\u2019 domains in \u201csilent witnesses . \u201d\nafter the eruption of mt . etna , survivors / looters finds themselves lucky to find an abandoned boat after their escape . and then unlucky , once phoenician pirates return and kill most of them . croessa ( gina marangoni ) and cabiria ( carolina catena ) are taken to carthage where cabiria is set to be sacrificed to their gods . croessa goes off in search of axilla ( umberto mozzato ) and his slave maciste ( bartolomeo pagano ) , who she recognizes as being romans living undercover there , in order to get their help . meanwhile , hannibal ( emilio vardannes ) is off on a skiing vacation in the alps .\ncabiria\nis a suitably epic movie done on a grand scale . like many other early silent movies , the pace if very fast . so much so , that the movie tries to squeeze the entire punic wars into a two hour running time . ( by comparison , i was going to bring up\ngame of thrones\nbut in this case i almost think it could sort of work , especially if you cut out all the scenes in brothels . ) a bigger problem lies in the film ' s lack of focus , as not only does it forget the title character for long stretches , but so to do the other characters who are supposedly looking for her .\nimagine pericles , shakespeare ' s surreal drama , recast with a young female lead , and with the epic factor amped up to 11 : elephants , volcanos , death cults and all the horrors of the punic wars , and you have cabiria . it takes a particular self - distancing aptitude to appreciate silent films in our age as more that curiosities . for the most part , they fall into two categories : flat filmed melodrama that predates the sound era , and visual extravaganza that takes full advantage of the form . metropolis and the nibelungen are examples of the latter . thankfully , so is cabiria . cabiria takes you - and let us not forget , the undoubtedly spellbound audience of 1914 - on a visual journey that would have been impossible on stage , showing a sophistication in its characterization , mise - en - scene , art direction and effects that is well ahead of its time . more importantly , it is a compelling tale of adventure . a silent film today ' s audience could actually enjoy ! a word about access : i love watching people ' s reaction to the eureka blu - ray of fritz lang ' s metropolis . people think silent films were meant to look all soft and scratched . it is truly a wondrous thing to see these films as they were meant to be seen . doing so for cabiria is a bit harder : the kino dvd transfer is far from ideal , and the imposed piano score does little justice to the scale of the film . an easy solution is to mute the audio on your dvd player or tv and patch in something grandiose , like wagner ' s ring . . . in any case , if you love films and are curious about their history , try this one on for size .\nthere ' s something magical and alluring about cabiria that goes above and beyond the sum of its hit - and - miss elements . beautifully sprawling sets depicting ancient times with stunning detail and imagination serve as the backdrop to characters that jump out from the screen in a way that had yet been achieved anywhere else . in more ways than one , cabiria strikes many a resemblance to dante ' s inferno from a few years prior , but tops said film on just about every count . perhaps the most vivid comparison between the two lies in its special effects . while inferno ' s imagery strived for biblical grandeur , cabiria instead delivers something that ' s more artistic and frail . sure , there are scenes which focus mostly on disaster and action , but it ' s the movie ' s dabbling in dream - like effects and romantic imagery that gives it the upper hand . by no means is everything perfect , however . it has to be said that moments of banality and obtuse , incomprehensible plotting occur more frequently in between moments that either awe you with spectacle or woo you with charm . nevertheless , the film still manages to make its mark well , standing out vividly from its early cinematic siblings thanks to its more straight - forward subplots which more often than not cease any yawns beginning to surface . perhaps most staggering of all is the film ' s scope , not just in ambition and bravado , but in its ability to strike genuine pathos . whether it ' s moments of comic relief , tragic despair or sheer thrill , cabiria gripped me from time to time in ways that earlier features failed to do . definitely worth at least one watch for curious cinephiles and in my opinion is the first truly worthwhile entry in cinema ' s awkward infancy years .\ncontemporary audiences and filmmaking professionals were united in admiration of the scenic sweep and pictorial finesse of the italian epics . the producers didn\u2019t seem to stint when constructing mock - ups of ancient edifices or staging mass spectacles . the principal set pieces in \u201ccabiria\u201d depict land and naval battles ( the incineration of a roman fleet approaching syracuse by a system of high - powered mirrors invented by archimedes ) and a barbaric sacrificial rite at the temple of moloch .\nlike birth of a nation cabiria has aroused its share of controversy because of the political nature of its subject matter . it was produced by italian ultra - nationalist gabriele d ' annunzio and was released soon after the italo - turkish war , in which italy conquered the north african ottoman provinces of cyrenaica and tripolitania . the parallels in the film , about rome conquering an inferior north african carthage , can be seen as a celebration of italian imperialism .\nthe splendid set design back in 1914 , which would obviously influence griffith ' s intolerance a few years later , is worth watching . other than that , as a work in the dawn of film history , cabiria inevitably suffers several flaws . comprising exclusively medium and long shots ( with absolutely no close - ups ) , the film should have relied on engaging storytelling , but it just progresses tediously . as a title role , cabiria should have appeared on the screen more , but she serves as a catalyst and stays behind the scene for most time . versatile solo piano on the soundtrack ( which is , according to the credit of\n1990 alternate version\ni watched ,\npiano score recorded by jacques ganthier , based on the original 1914 score ,\nwhich i assume is composed by manlio mazza ) imitates classical composers in various eras , from bach to beethoven to schumann to brahms to debussy , and is quite enjoyable by itself .\nthe princess in the foreground is an 8 - year - old sicilian named cabiria ( carolina catena ) , who survives an eruption of aetna but is kidnapped , and after various adventures becomes a slave in carthage . she originally was rescued from the volcano and earthquake by a traveler from rome named fulvio ( umberto mozzato ) and his slave maciste ( bartolomeo pagano ) , and they discover her again as a grown woman ( lidia quaranta ) . together they plot to free her .\ni find it tragic , enthralling , and mysterious that one of the most innovative films in the history of cinema is also one of the least known . in many ways , it was so far ahead of it ' s time , and so evolved in terms of the grand vision the film possessed . simply put , every epic film in the pantheon of cinematic history owes something to cabiria . an appropriate and well - deserved nickname for this film would have to be the godfather of epics .\nit\u2019s not that we\u2019re against the idea of a remake in principle \u2014 fellini\u2019s film was , after all the basis for bob fosse \u2018s classic musical \u201c sweet charity , \u201d which took a very different approach , but still worked out . the problem here is that whoever\u2019s involved seems to have worked and long and hard to find the worst possible director that they could have hired for the material : \u201c nights of cabiria \u201d would seem to play to daniels\u2019 worst excesses , if \u201cprecious\u201d is any indication .\neventually , oscar offers to marry her . radiantly happy , cabiria sells up her house , withdraws her life savings and prepares to set up home with him . he leads her through the woods to a cliff top . she realises he intends to kill her . he spares her life but takes her savings . distraught , she stumbles back to the road . serenaded by a procession of young dancers and singers , she wipes away her tears and smiles . in spite of everything , her optimism has returned .\nthe glory of this restoration of\ncabiria\nis that almost all of it is sharp and clear . my laserdisc version is so murky you can ' t see and appreciate the beauty of the sets and costumes . because the film ' s story moves in a stately fashion , because intertitles introduce more characters and plotlines than are probably necessary , because the acting is broad and the gestures large , we don ' t get involved emotionally . but there are benefits as well as drawbacks to pastrone ' s epic style .\nthe same reality is true of some of the stunts in\ncabiria .\nthere is a scene where a city ' s walls are besieged by warriors on ladders , and others in a wicker basket are raised high up at the end of a crane . the city defenders push the ladders off the walls , and use lances to overturn the basket . yes , there are probably piles of straw down below to cushion the warriors as they land , but look how far they fall while they are still onscreen . the risks they are taking are chilling .\nitaly was a colonial power in libya at the time when cabiria was made . imperial ambition is associated with mussolini but it was already in place before wwi . when we talk of history in the film we can do so in terms of the representation of the other . all nations define themselves against an other ( geographically , culturally , linguistically ) , but could one function of the film have been to legitimate italy\u2019s imperial ambitions ? hence the representation of africa as barbaric , uncivilized , needing control ( the same representation survives in contemporary italian political culture ) .\ngiovanni pastrone ' s grand - scale storytelling of a lost princess , her journey from being kidnapped to almost being offered as a child sacrifice and then ending up as a slave , ' cabiria ' is cinema ' s first true epic . pastrone made several films , and the scope and spectacle of his films inspired directors like griffith and fellini , but ' cabiria ' is the only one which has stood the test of time . and since the story is set almost 2000 years ago , the aged quality of this 100 - year - old film only adds to the feel of the time . like griffith ' s ' birth of a nation ' , ' cabiria ' too was shrouded in controversy for its biased depiction of races , places and cultures . like ' birth of a nation ' propagated ku klux klan ' s nobility and agenda , ' cabiria ' tried to legitimize italy ' s distant past , and tried to promote and inspire themes like ' wars of conquest ' , roman salute , racial nobility and virtue , etc . i mean , all the non - roman characters in the film are depicted in negative light . whatever the controversial history the movie might have , if one is ready to ignore those aspects and try to acknowledge the feat it tries to achieve in the medium of filmmaking , it ' s an enjoyable journey . the movie offers many fascinating sequences , like , the child offerings at temple of moloch , princess sophonisba ' s pet leopard and even her spectacular arrival for her almost wedding , soldiers and elephants crossing the alps , the pyramid formed by soldiers and shields in one continuous shot , and few others . the original version is said to have been three hours long . i saw the truncated 1993 restoration , which is two hours long . in this itself , the number of characters and events seem too many , a few of them almost unnecessary ; i wonder what the extra 60 minutes had in store . better editing ( i mean , even shorter than two hours ) could have made the story tighter , more interesting and compelling . overall , it ' s an interesting story and a well - made film , and personally , i liked it much more than the overrated ' ben - hur ' .\nthree centuries before christus . young cabiria is kidnapped by some pirates during one eruption of the etna . she is sold as a slave in carthage , and as she is just going to be sacrificed to god moloch , cabiria is rescued by both fulvio axilla , a roman noble , and his giant slave maciste . according to martin scorsese , in this work pastrone invented the epic movie and deserves credit for many of the innovations often attributed to d . w . griffith and cecil b . demille . among those was the extensive use of a moving camera , thus freeing the feature - length narrative film from\nstatic gaze\n. now , i prefer to think of the\nmoving camera\nas a german invention , but i would be more than happy to grant pastrone the epic . the film also marked the debut of the maciste character , who went on to have a long career in italian sword and sandal films . this is actually one of the most impressive cultural achievements , because the character maciste became really has very little to do with this film . whole studies could be done on how maciste evolved .\nalthough pastrone pointed the way , certainly griffith was a greater filmmaker than the italian , and his\nbirth of a nation\n( 1915 ) moves the camera with greater freedom and has a headlong narrative and an exciting use of cross - cutting that pastrone does not approach .\ncabiria\nmoves at a stately pace , depends on title cards of perplexing complexity , and introduces so many characters , cities and plot lines that we are grateful for a princess who becomes a slave and a giant who becomes a hero , because we can follow their stories all the way through .\nto provide a safetly valve whereby italian [ \u2026 ] feminity can be seen in the traditional context of the national imagination , tied to images ( as at the end of the film ) of the glorification of romanit\u00e0 \u2013 a conception of the italian nation identified with its glorious roman past that the fascist regime was to exalt . in this way , the character of cabiria , presented though images of her childhood and of her childlikeness , is identified with the notion of woman as innocent but potentially endangered figure , to be redeemed like the nation itself . ( landy 2000 : 239 )\nfellini ' s cinema classics are memorable not only for their lasting images and heartbreak , but also for the enchanting music score by nino rota , a master at his own craft . with fellini ' s visual magic and rota ' s dreamy music , how could any of these films end up as anything less than master pieces .\nnights of cabiria\nnot only has the benefit of these two geniuses , but also features the incomparable giulietta masina in the most beautiful final scene of any film i ' ve ever seen . . . and i ' ve seen a lot of films !\nis the story of a young roman girl of noble stock who is kidnapped and taken to carthage where she evades sacrifice to the local gods and grows to young womanhood as a slave . the film is set during one of the punic wars , when rome confronted rival carthage across the mediterranean in north africa . full of impressive sets and amazing special effects , cabiria tends to be discussed as the foundational text of the anti - realistic , the spectacular , the fantastic , and the epic strains in italian cinema . these are seen to reach from this film up to the \u2018sword and sandal\u2019 epics of the fifties ( the \u2018peplum\u2019 films ) , but also to other genres , and even to auteurist films ( fellini\u2019s satyricon , much of bertolucci ) that make an \u2018excessive\u2019 use of visuals . the later peplum films were highly successful on the export market \u2013 and so was cabiria , which was both financially successful and artistically influential abroad . in italy itself it had the particular effect of spawning a series of films with the maciste strongman character \u2013 fifteen in the pre - sound period alone , featuring the same actor , former dock worker bartolomeo pagano . ( indeed , maciste is seen by some as a model for benito mussolini\u2019s public image . )\n1914 was quite a year . charlie chaplin made his film debut , wwi began - - and set the stage for a lot of what happened in the 20th century - - and my great - grandparents immigrated to the united states ( sorry , i couldn ' t resist adding that last one ) . but that year also saw the release of giovanni pastrone ' s\ncabiria\n. this epic depicts the kidnapping of a sicilian girl following an eruption of mt . etna , her sale into slavery in carthage , and a roman nobleman ' s quest to rescue her . it ' s like nothing that you ' ve ever seen before . the movie has drawn controversy due to its depiction of the romans as pure and the carthaginians as monstrous ( thereby glorifying the idea of italian supremacy ) . to be certain , producer gabriele d ' annunzio ' s ideology influenced benito mussolini , although d ' annunzio had no actual association with il duce . regardless of that , the movie is still a fun - - and visually breathtaking - - romp . maciste got his own series of movies . the ones immediately after\ncabiria\nstarred bartolomeo pagano , and then there was a new series in the 1960s . anyway , really cool !\nas the story progressed , i thought swanson\u2019s jenny began to look more and more like characters played by giulietta masina in the films of federico fellini . especially intriguing was the film\u2019s end \u2014 when swanson jumps over the side of the boat , the scene provokes an uncanny visual prefiguration of the climax of fellini\u2019s nights of cabiria . one wonders if a young fellini saw the film in italy and used this memory years later to create his oscar - winning classic . stage struck was my favorite film at the festival , i hope it gets more exposure so that more people can discover a delightful film and appreciate gloria swanson\u2019s comic talents .\nthe movie is based on emilio salgari ' s cartagine in fiamme ( carthage in flames ) and gustave flaubert ' s exotic novel salammbo . set in ancient carthage during the period of the second punic war , it treats the conflict between rome and carthage through the eyes of cabiria , the title character , who is kidnapped by pirates , sold as a slave in carthage , and rescued from being sacrificed to the god moloch by a roman nobleman and his muscular slave maciste ( who would later become the protagonist in a whole successful series of films on his own ) . hannibal and his war elephants fit into the convoluted plot of this epic film .\nthere is so much richness in this film : the great scenes of hannibal crossing the alps with his army and elephants ; the eruption of etna , and the destruction of the roman fleet at syracuse by means of the sun - reflectors of archimedes . most of these effects were achieved by multiple exposure . the acting is fairly theatrical , but the performances of italia almirante manzini as sophonisba and vitale de stefano as massinissa are moving and impressive , while bartolomeo pagano , as maciste the strong man , adds a new figure to the mythology of the movies . cabiria therefore stands as a major filmic achievement at a time when the cinema was fighting for its place among the other arts ."]}
{"id": 116320, "summary": [{"text": "wonderful town is a 2007 thai film written and directed by aditya assarat .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "set on the mainland north of phuket island in the dreary post-tsunami khao lak area and takua pa town , phang nga province , shooting was completed in december 2006 , for which aditya had secured funding from singha beer and rolex .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "more money was needed for post-production work , funds were provided by the thailand ministry of culture 's office of contemporary art and culture .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "wonderful town premiered at the 2007 busan international film festival .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it won the festival 's top prize , the new currents award and a us$ 90,000 prize , which he split evenly with two other filmmakers who also won the award , malaysian director liew seng tat , who won for his film flower in the pocket , and guang hao-jin of china , for his film life track .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "aditya said he would use his prize money to transfer his digital-format footage to 35-millimeter , and he hoped it would have a limited screening in bangkok sometime in 2008 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "wonderful town was shown in the forum programme at the 2008 berlin international film festival , and won a prestigious tiger award at the 2008 international film festival rotterdam . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "wonderful town ( film )", "paragraphs": ["a thai movie , wonderful town , seen the previous night , was shot around old takua pa . the film director was right : this charming old town is wonderful .\nsupphasit kansen and anchalee saisoontorn in\nwonderful town ,\ndirected by aditya assarat .\nwonderful town\n, the promising first film by aditya assarat , has a great amount of outer spirit , though what it truly lacks is an expressive inner life .\na film review on friday about \u201cwonderful town , \u201d set in thailand , reversed the names of the two main characters . the housekeeper is na and the architect she falls in love with is ton .\n\u201cthe film is both a bittersweetlove story and a memorial to the tsunami victims . \u201d\nwonderful town is a movie starring anchalee saisoontorn , supphasit kansen , and dul yaambunying . after the tsunami struck the coast town of takua pa , young architect ton moves in town to develop a construction project and settles in a small hotel run by na , a young sensitive local girl . . . see full summary \u00bb\nian johnston is a new zealander living in taipei , taiwan . his work has appeared in the film journal .\nassarat has set and shot wonderful town in takua pa , a town at the centre of the tsunami , and the film is both the bittersweet love story that assarat originally set out to make and the memorial to the tsunami victims that it was transformed into after the director\u2019s visit to the town . it\u2019s the latter feature that\u2019s alluded to in the film\u2019s opening shot of waves gently lapping the shoreline . the giant wave that brought such death and destruction has subsided but is still implicit in the quiet movement of water before us , just as the placid surface of the town keeps hidden and suppressed for the time being the pain and anger of the survivors .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nsmall peaceful coastal town , located amid the freshness of a valley in phang nga province .\nfaith prince ( right ) as ruth and nikki m . james as eileen in los angeles opera ' s semi - staged performance of leonard bernstein ' s ' wonderful town ' ( wally skalij / los angeles times )\nthat performance of the\nwonderful town\nis to my opinion a must for every misic lover - as this\nlive performance\nis so special in any sense - it attracts the listener / viewer . . .\ngiven that\nwonderful town\nis escapist entertainment best known for its wonderful songs , that doesn ' t necessarily mean a disaster . this is , after all , bernstein uncommonly frivolous . unlike pretty much all of bernstein ' s major work ( with the possible exception of his one film score ,\non the waterfront\n\u2014 which the l . a . phil also recently performed live with the movie ) ,\nwonderful town\nwas a jobbed - out score . when the songs originally written for the 1953 show by leroy anderson were rejected , bernstein ' s old pal lyricists betty comden and adolph green were hired to come up with new ones in a month . they convinced bernstein , with whom they had written\non the town\na decade earlier , to write the music .\nafter the tsunami struck the coast town of takua pa , young architect ton moves in town to develop a construction project and settles in a small hotel run by na , a young sensitive local girl . they begin a secret love affair , but soon rumors spread and they meet with strong opposition from the town ' s residents .\nthis delicate , delightful and nearly note - perfect debut feature from young thai director aditya assarad offers more evidence of the tremendous film renaissance underway in east asia .\nthere ' s a folksy majesty to wonderful town , born of its leisurely pace , pastoral views of idyllic scenery and a storytelling drive set only slightly faster than slow motion . it recalls a lot of rustic , independent english - language films of the ' 90s\nbut this\nwonderful town\n( bearing no relation to the old musical ) is a thai film set in takua pa , a coastal area of southern thailand hit by the 2004 tsunami . director aditya assarat wisely tackles his topic with an elegiac restraint . except that the story occurs in a beach region where countless homes are now skeletons , you ' d never guess for the first third of the movie that the aftermath of the tsunami is the setting\u2014it ' s hardly mentioned .\ntakua pa has a similar feel to parts of old phuket town , but is found about two hours north in phang - nga .\nthere\u2019s a dreamlike sense to the town , intimated in the way assarat starts his story , after this shot of lapping waves , with female lead na ( anchalee saisoontorn ) awakening from an afternoon nap . that scene is then parallelled at the end of the film , prior to the final tragic turn of events , with a repeat of this : a shot of gently rolling waves is then followed by na waking up , although this time her lover ton ( supphasit kansen ) is by her side . this is not to suggest that we should read the story of wonderful town literally as na\u2019s dream , but there is a metaphorical effect here , where the motif of dreams and sleeping adds an oneiric level to the drifting , languorous feel of life in this forgotten small town .\nthere ' s a folksy majesty to\nwonderful town ,\nborn of its leisurely pace , pastoral views of idyllic scenery and a storytelling drive set only slightly faster than slow motion . it recalls a lot of rustic , independent english - language films of the ' 90s , with its sleepy narrative underscored by folk music .\nwonderful town is set in a thai village that was devastated by the 2004 tsunami . a young architect is sent to oversee the rebuilding effort that has started in the village . he soon falls in love with a local girl . the film is slow and thoughtful . it builds upon the romance whilst looking at it from a distance . both parties are very cautious about getting close to each other . the locals soon disapprove of the relationship , it upsets the balance and releases pent up anger from the community that perhaps feels abandoned . the ending is shocking and even sickening . it comes suddenly , as such an act would . wonderful town is a bit to thoughtful for it ' s own good . there ' s a great story and some fascinating themes here , but first it makes us sit through a generic love story , one that takes up too much screen time .\neverything is , for a good long while , very nice indeed in \u201cwonderful town . \u201d written and directed by aditya assarat , this lucid debut unfolds in a comfy patch of southern thailand nestled in a lush green valley near the sea . takua pa , the place is called , and a woman named na ( anchalee saisoontorn ) calls it home .\nanother remnant cruises the streets , psychic ruin on wheels : a crew of disaffected teenagers prowling about on motorcycles , displaced , trouble - seeking , adrift , fated to break forth the tensions beneath the film\u2019s placid surface .\nthe route passes through the popular khao lak holiday area with its strings of luxury resorts on both sides of the highway north and south of the town .\nwritten ( in thai , with english subtitles ) and directed by aditya assarat ; director of photography , umpornpol yugala ; edited by lee chatametikool ; music by koichi shimizu and zai kuning ; production designer , karanyapas khamsin ; produced by soros sukhum and jetnipith teerakulchanyut ; released by kino international . at the anthology film archives , 32 second avenue , at second street , east village . running time : 1 hour 32 minutes . this film is not rated .\nas in one of mr . weerasethakul\u2019s beguiling narratives , where time and space are mercurial creatures and mythical beasts pad through the forest , the air in \u201cwonderful town\u201d feels charged with weird energies , as if something strange and possibly menacing is about to erupt . and so it does , in a single word , uttered by ton in pillow talk with na : \u201ctsunami . \u201d\n\u201cwonderful town , \u201d by its third act , is a title drowning in irony . wondrous , nevertheless , is mr . assarat\u2019s sustained command as he guides his material into darker waters . it\u2019s no small feat to pull off as sweet and sensitive a romance as that between na and ton , and something rarer yet to suffuse such affections into a poem of wounded landscape .\nwonderful town ( 2007 ) , the first feature film of thai director aditya assarat ( he co - directed the documentary - drama mix three friends in 2005 ) , is haunted by ghosts . which is not to say that it\u2019s the latest contribution to thailand\u2019s commercially successful ghost - horror genre , something to add to the likes of nang nak ( nonzee numibutr , 1999 ) , bangkok haunted ( pisuth praesaeng - lam and oxide pang , 2001 ) or the shutter ( pakpoom wongpoom and banjong pisanthanakun , 2004 ) . far from it , in fact , for assarat\u2019s slow - burning , gently evocative mood piece is firmly in the line of the work of thai art movie auteurs apichatpong weerasethakul and pen - ek ratanaruang . and the ghosts that haunt the setting and the film itself are those of the real victims of the 2004 tsunami .\nwonderful town\nis a fictional story set against a real - life background . aditya assarat ' s feature debut takes place in takua pa , a coastal area in southern thailand that lost more than 8 , 000 habitants when the asian tsunami struck in late 2004 . caused by a 9 . 3 magnitude indian ocean earthquake on dec . 26 , this natural disaster affected 15 countries across the globe and was responsible for the death of over 225 , 000 people . three years later , takua pa , once the site of a thriving community , still struggles with this collective trauma . and , amidst the city ' s reconstruction , an architect mysteriously arrives from the cosmopolitan bangkok . ton , the only person from his firm willing to re - locate to this desolate place , comes to supervise one of the city ' s many construction sites . as he looks for a place to live , he meets na . as such , to view\nwonderful town\nas a reaction to the tsunami is perhaps to miss the film ' s larger point . here , this traumatic natural disaster also functions as a point of departure for the film ' s assertions about the relationship - - and many parallels - - between humans and the so - called natural world .\nthere\u2019s a lot to admire about wonderful town , above all the patience , elegance , and delicacy with which it delineates both ton and na\u2019s growing relationship and the environment in which it takes place \u2013 the small town of old - style dilapidated buildings , nestled beneath low - lying dull - green hills , almost as if it were suspended in time . still , it\u2019s not a perfect work by any means , and as much as assarat\u2019s fellow - thai apichatpong weerasethakul will inevitably be invoked as a point of comparison , assarat is a more conventional director , lacking weerasethakul\u2019s thrilling experimentation with form and narrative . wonderful town suffers from some lapses in tone : there\u2019s an unfortunate moment of unnecessary prurience when the camera readjusts to leer at actress anchalee saisoontorn\u2019s naked breasts ; there\u2019s an unconvincing scene that aims to show na\u2019s growing love by having her stroke ton\u2019s clothes ( a banal movie - moment \u2013 does anyone ever really do this ? ) ; and the soundtrack\u2019s \u201cmoody\u201d guitar score is decidedly over - determined .\nat the dorothy chandler pavilion on friday night , it was los angeles opera ' s turn , for a semi - staged performance of\nwonderful town\nconducted by the company ' s resident conductor , grant gershon . on broadway , no one \u2014 other than the cast \u2014 pays much attention to the conductor . once again , the revelation with west coast bernstein is just how wrong broadway can be musically .\nthis was a chance to be sassy , not think too hard , and also be a little subversive .\nwonderful town\nis based on the stories of ruth mckenney about her and her sister eileen . in the show , ruth is the quiet , awkward and shy one who gets the guy and eileen is the pretty , gregarious one who gets nothing but guys . a new yorker writer , mckenney got her start at communist dailies .\ni have these days developed a certain suspicion of dreamy arthouse movies that pay for their dreaminess with a flourish of violence at the end , but there is no doubt that this is highly persuasive and intelligent film - making , the kind of movie that enfolds you in its world .\nyou could call such camerawork jamesian , for the elegance with which it traces the contours of experience \u2014 or perhaps , given the context , apichatpongian is the better term . the mellow bliss and aesthetic delicacy of \u201cwonderful town\u201d recall the work of the ingenious thai cin\u00e9aste apichatpong weerasethakul , creator of idiosyncratic romances like \u201ctropical malady\u201d and \u201csyndromes and a century . \u201d mr . assarat shares with his compatriot an elegant , intuitive ease coupled with prodigious formal control , though of a less experimental bent than his better - known colleague .\nin 2002 , for instance , simon rattle devoted his first new year ' s eve concert as music director of the then still stuffy berlin philharmonic to none other than a semi - staged performance of\nwonderful town ,\nwhich ended with the cast doing a conga line through , and with , the audience , while the erudite musicians let their long hair down and danced as they played onstage . the cast included music theater singers ( including audra mcdonald ) who could sing and classical singers ( including thomas hampson ) who could do theater . it was fabulous .\nin the film\u2019s climax assarat aims to broaden the meaning of his film beyond that of the central couple . ( it\u2019s impossible to offer any proper analysis without revealing important plot points , so spoiler - averse readers are warned . ) this final section follows on a revelation of ton\u2019s past and a sudden alteration to the future that has so far seemed to be mapped out for the couple . leaving na in bed , he goes out to his car , calls his ex - girlfriend in bangkok , and tearfully reconciles with her . this casts a new light on ton\u2019s sincerity up to now \u2013 his professions of liking and satisfaction with the simple pleasures of small - town life , his commitment to na . and although na\u2019s brother wit can have no knowledge of ton\u2019s change of heart , the way wit now removes his earlier approval of ton\u2019s relationship with his sister in overseeing his gang\u2019s attack acts as a symbolic punishment for ton\u2019s abandonment of na .\nthe bus ride of 120 kms from phuket to the town on the northern coast of phang nga was a two - hour drive through thick forests , dense national parks and dark - green mountains , the road following a winding coastline all the way .\nthat is not to say that the l . a . opera\nwonderful town ,\nwith only three performances over the weekend , didn ' t go all broadway on us . the cast , headed by faith prince , was primarily showbiz . peggy hickey ' s choreography and the little staging that david lee could get away with were broadway - ish . the one novelty was a cinematic backdrop by hana s . kim , with cute animated drawings of greenwich village in the 1950s setting the scene of the story of two sisters from ohio trying to make their way in new york .\nton and na\u2019s romance proceeds at a gentle , underplayed pace in keeping with the style of the film . he shows an early interest in her , helping her out with the laundry hung out on the roof of the inn ( this is a site which will have symbolic import in the film\u2019s final scene ) , and she soon responds to him , listening to the sounds he makes in his room , exploring his room in his absence . their love affair seems so fluidly developed , so natural , that it\u2019s almost a shock when na warns ton to be more circumspect , that the townspeople might react badly to their relationship . when some louts on motorcycles circle na\u2019s car threateningly , it\u2019s like an incursion from another kind of movie , but it\u2019s also a foreboding of what is to come . those local layabouts are in fact led by ton\u2019s mostly absent brother wit ( dul yaambunying ) , a small - town gangster who confesses his inability to shoulder the responsibility of running the family inn with na and who eventually seems to give his approval to ton\u2019s relationship with na .\nthis film , paradoxically , is a still water that runs deep with unspoken emotion . anchalee saisoontorn plays ton , a young guy from an architect ' s office who has come to a shattered beach resort to supervise the building of a new tourist complex . he stays at a modest hotel in town , run by na ( supphasit kansen ) , a beautiful , withdrawn young woman . gradually , the two of them fall in love , but ton is to clash with na ' s scapegrace brother , who represents a strange kind of loyalty to the past and the wrecked present , and a reluctance to see it all rebuilt and paved over , however painful the catastrophe that turned their existence to rubble .\nthe centennial of leonard bernstein ' s birth is not until the summer after next , but the west coast has already gotten a jump - start over broadway with the musicals . michael tilson thomas last summer conducted a semi - staged version of\non the town\nwith the san francisco symphony , while gustavo dudamel led\nwest side story\nat the hollywood bowl .\nbut there\u2019s one further sacrifice . when we\u2019re taken back to the inn after the killing \u2013 although clearly some time has passed \u2013 we first see wit now at work , a sign that he has accepted the family responsibilities that he\u2019d avoided in the past . but the two shots of na that follow are both images of entrapment , of her behind a window grille and then , on the rooftop , separated from us by wire netting . in a sense , the film abandons her here : life has adjusted and moved on , leaving the tragedy of her and ton\u2019s story as a reflection in miniature of the town\u2019s larger tragedy of the past . the future is symbolised in the delicate balancing act of the two young girls as they execute their ballet steps on the rooftop , and when they leave the shot , the camera holds on the view out from the rooftop , tremulous and a little uncertain , but still one of hope for the future .\nthe gang\u2019s murder of ton is also an acting - out of their own feelings of frustration and resentment , their sense of their own abandonment . it\u2019s not simply small - minded locals\u2019 suspicion of and unthinking malice toward an outsider . when ton\u2019s body ends up floating in the water \u2013 water that brought death and destruction to the townspeople in the form of the tsunami \u2013 it\u2019s a way of making bangkok - dwellers , whom the townspeople feel have neglected and abandoned them , literally share in their own pain . ton becomes the necessary sacrificial offering that leads to rebirth . this significance is reinforced in the film\u2019s final image of the two young girls in tutus dancing on the inn\u2019s rooftop .\nton is from bangkok and has come to takua pa to supervise a hotel resort project on a nearby beach . he stays in the town itself , in a small inn where we first see na working as what we assume to be a mixture of receptionist and room maid . in fact , in a demonstration of assarat\u2019s subtle and allusive narrative style , we only learn later that na\u2019s family owns this inn , and even then precise background details \u2013 what happened to na\u2019s parents , how she came to be bringing up her nephew ( who we , like ton , first assume to be her son ) \u2013 are never made entirely clear . more important is the establishment of a general feeling of absence and loss , and the idea that this slow - moving , underpopulated town \u2013 we never see many people \u2013 is in a sense haunted by the ghosts of those who died in the tsunami . these \u201chauntings\u201d are symbolised by the two abandoned buildings that ton visits , one the old family home beside the inn , the other the ruined hotel next to the resort that the workers superstitiously warn ton away from .\nhistorically , indian , chinese and arabic traders knew takua pa as takola , the indian word for the sweet - smelling cardamom spice . its port was well known as a trading centre for spices on the early commercial shipping route from the andaman sea to the gulf of siam 200 years ago .\ntakua pa ( tin in thai ) then became also an important centre for tin - mining and was eventually included as an administrative district in the new phang nga province .\nit was morning of a long - weekend . thinking about where to go next , this traveller remembered takua pa that she once visited with many friends and met other travellers who are now close friends .\ntravellers can take their time , slowing down and stopping to walk and take in the sights such as at the busy khao lak tourist township .\nmore cars and motorbikes were on the road as the sun rose . people were out early , opening their restaurants , spreading out their groceries or just relaxing in front of their houses .\nthe old sino - portuguese - style buildings on udom tara and sri takua pa roads silently testify to the golden age of old takola when tin mines made the money that built the picturesque , grey , two - storey shophouses .\nearly next morning , this travelller woke in an old hotel that was decorated simply and neatly . with not many visitors were around , it was an ideal place to rest .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 class act media . all rights reserved . | website usage terms and conditions | privacy and confidentiality statement .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\n14 of 26 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\na sensitive love story from thailand set against the aftermath of the 2004 tsunami .\nit ' s no small feat to pull off as sweet and sensitive a romance as that between na and ton , and something rarer yet to suffuse such affections into a poem of wounded landscape .\noccasionally , assarat - - who studied in the us - - drops a hint about sinister times to come , but nothing prepares the audience for what does happen .\nassarat has little to say about the role of hope in post - traumatic living .\ndemonstrates that it ' s still entirely possible to make a movie outside the framework of pop genre cinema that is engrossing , moving and , in its unassertive way , quietly entertaining .\na purposeful , almost meditative exploration of the scars left on a people ' s psyche after tragedy .\npart time musicians feat . chladni chandi - would you mind ? [ official video ]\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nna works at a rundown but well - scrubbed hotel that doesn\u2019t see many guests these days until the arrival of ton ( supphasit kansen ) , a handsome young architect overseeing a beachfront development . na and ton play their parts \u2014 she , the curious , reticent housekeeper ; he , the shy , grateful guest \u2014 but another game is afoot , slipping around the edges of their customary roles . the faintest blush , a lingering look , a gift of oranges from the market , a conversation that goes on a little longer than normal . they\u2019re falling , ever so softly , in love .\nmr . assarat shelters this budding romance with surpassingly lovely filmmaking , easing into and out of scenes with an unrushed tempo that lets each emotion , thought and subtle effect flower , then fade away . his frames are meticulous without being fussy and his camera movements suave and suggestive , delineating the sentiment of the moment with precision and grace .\nthat beachfront property , adjacent to a ruined building rumored to be haunted ; that lonely hotel that used to bustle with tourists ; that aspect of something submerged in ton\u2019s physical carriage and expression \u2014 these are remnants of the cataclysmic storm from 2004 that claimed thousands of lives in takua pa .\nfrom the new york times . you may opt - out at any time .\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nwith : anchalee saisoontorn ( na ) , supphasit kansen ( ton ) and dul yaambunying ( na\u2019s young brother ) .\nwe\u2019re interested in your feedback on this page . tell us what you think .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\ninematic quietism is a quality that has to shout to be heard , sometimes . aditya assarat has made an intriguing and engrossing thai movie , which is both a troubled love story and a metaphor , of sorts , for thai communities traumatised by the 2004 tsunami .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\ninstead , assarat probes at the psychological devastation such an event ( some 8 , 000 died at takua pa ) imparts on individuals and on the slender thread of community left behind . he does so through the casual , gradual , tortured love affair between na ( anchalee saisoontorn ) , now running her family ' s economically hard hit hotel , and ton ( supphasit kansen ) , a bangkok architect sent to a construction site with secrets of his own . he becomes a target of na ' s brother and his gang , now as zombielike as all the other survivors .\nassarat ' s plotting is deliberately vague and unclear , but his sense of the emotional nihilism in the wake of such an unimaginable tragedy is one of quiet , deadly poetry . the juxtaposition of natural beauty and physical decay , perhaps obvious , is nevertheless disturbing and breathtaking .\nrunning time : 1 : 32 . opens aug . 15 at facets cinematheque .\nthe debate as to whether sophisticated broadway shows belong on the lyric stage is an old and tired one . european opera houses do bernstein and sondheim , along with other classic shows , all the time , regularly trying to find the kind of daringly relevant dramatic angles too provocative for mainstream commercial theater . that , of course , assumes that opera companies and symphony orchestras , for all their exceptional musical resources , can avoid the deadly dangers of pomp and condescension .\nl . a . opera , on the other hand , attempted to break down different barriers . rather than simply relying on its own impressive resources and emerging classically - trained singers who can do anything ( as so many can these days ) , the company went for broadway veterans . cast members stood at their music stands and read their lines and sang their songs . they compensated for lack of preparation by doing what professionals know how to do \u2014 project all - purpose personality and ham with all - purpose charm .\nthe show ' s milieu they knew , all three having been starving greenwich village artists themselves not that long before . bernstein had just attempted a short opera ,\ntrouble in tahiti ,\nand it hadn ' t gone well . he feared the house un - american activities committee might come after him for his pronounced leftist leanings .\nthe songs cover the waterfront \u2014 an irish jig , a swing tune , beatnik scat , moving ballads , crazy comic numbers , that irresistible duet\nohio ,\na tour of christopher street that will make a real new yorker long for the old days , and , of course ,\nconga ,\nthe number with which eileen gets a chorus line of brazilian sailors heated up .\nas ruth , prince could be counted on for her appealingly raucous and wry good humor . nikki m . james , a better dancer than singer , proved a vivacious eileen who could follow a line of flips with a song refrain without catching her breath . the most polished and amusing performance came from roger bart , changing hats and accents with remarkable ease as tour guide , lecherous reporter , hipster club owner and , if i counted correctly , eight other characters .\nben crawford , as the addled football player wreck went all out , as any wreck must , with his riotous song about passing the football . marc kudisch , as the editor who falls for ruth , was the most reliable singer . jared gertner made a fine nebbishy store clerk , one of eileen ' s endless admirers .\nit came as little surprise that by assigning to emerging opera singers ( mostly from l . a . opera ' s young artist training program ) the many minor roles \u2014 such as wreck ' s girl friend helen , sung by julia aks , and the various policemen , editors and the like \u2014 the musical level was lifted . the company ' s chorus and chamber orchestra served to further modernize broadway .\neven so , you might be led to believe that personality ultimately works best . the audience loved the show .\nbut behind it all was gershon ' s illuminating conducting . the evening ' s one leading opera figure , he knew how to pace every number , how everything song should be sung , how every dance should swing , how to offer guileless compensating support for a needy cast ' s every need and most of all , how to bring out the best in everyone on the stage .\na look at what ' s happening in the l . a . scene , plus openings , critics ' picks and more .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nfree 5 - 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( prices may vary for ak and hi . )\norder now and we ' ll deliver when available . we ' ll e - mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information . your account will only be charged when we ship the item .\nfulfillment by amazon ( fba ) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazon ' s fulfillment centers , and we directly pack , ship , and provide customer service for these products . something we hope you ' ll especially enjoy : fba items qualify for free shipping and amazon prime .\nif you ' re a seller , fulfillment by amazon can help you increase your sales . we invite you to learn more about fulfillment by amazon .\nget ready for prime day with the amazon app . no purchase necessary . learn more\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\nin his first appearance in the berlin philharmonic ' s new year ' s eve concert series , sir simon rattle conducts this brilliant score by leonard bernstein . rattle is joined by kim criswell , audra mcdonald , thomas hampson , brent barrett , and european voices .\nregion : region 1 ( u . s . and canada only . read more about dvd formats . )\nbroadway stars brent barrett , audra mcdonald and kim criswell , and the magnificent opera baritone thomas hampson , sing in concert in berlin one of bernstein ' s most memorable and funniest shows . they are accompanied by the berlin philharmonic , conducted by the fabulous and unequaled sir simon rattle . for a show - stopper encore , the entire orchestra , along with the stars , chorus and audience , all dance the conga !\ngreat music from a terrific little broadway musical back in the 1950 ' s . audra mcdonald is a world class talent . the final number has the joint jumpin and those attending this concert rolling in the aisles .\nan enjoyable disc with a couple of caveats . the 5 . 1 audio settings make the audience sound like it ' s in a 5 - gallon jug . and it was dispiriting and distracting to see kim criswell rely on a notebook for the lyrics to\nconga .\ntop performers well conducted all having lots of fun . one can not ask for any better than this . simon rattle is very good with l . bernstein !\ni purchased this dvd based on scott morrison ' s review - and am very happy i did . it ' s great fun - a pleasure for the eyes and ears .\nthere is a time and a place for everything under the sun - and that includes lenny ' s showtunes . this sort of concert should have been entrusted to the likes of michael tilson . . .\nthis performance will due as the only one available . but when will cbs masterworks release dvd ' s of some of their classic television broadcasts .\na concert presentation of the leonard bernstein / betty comden / adolph green musical adaptation of\nmy sister eileen\nwith audra mcdonald radiant as eileen and kim criswell terrific . . .\ni agree the performance was outstanding and all the performers did such a great job . the sound / video quality is exceptional . but . . .\ni was immediately taken with the overture . considering it wasn ' t one i was familiar with , i was surprised at how much i enjoyed it .\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in ."]}
{"id": 116322, "summary": [{"text": "the dead pool is a 1988 american action film directed by buddy van horn , written by steve sharon , and starring clint eastwood as inspector \" dirty \" harry callahan .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the fifth and final film in the dirty harry film series , set in san francisco , california .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the story concerns the manipulation of a dead pool game by a serial killer , whose efforts are confronted by the hardened detective callahan .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "it co-stars liam neeson , patricia clarkson and jim carrey ( in his first action dramatic role ) , each of whom eventually went on to greater film fame .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it is the only film in the series to not feature albert popwell , an actor who had played a different character in each of the previous four films .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "at 91 minutes , it is the shortest of the five dirty harry film series .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "like those films , the dead pool is notable for coining catchphrases uttered by clint eastwood 's gun-wielding character , one of which is : \" opinions are like assholes , everybody has one \" . ", "topic": 8}], "title": "the dead pool", "paragraphs": ["if you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie the dead pool ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of the dead pool ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nbirmingham police confirmed a two - year - old was found dead in a backyard pool monday morning .\nreleased in 1988 , the dead pool is the last film ( preceded by sudden impact ) in the dirty harry pentalogy .\nthis cast list of who was in the dead pool includes both lead and minor roles . ( 22 items )\nhours after the initial search , an officer noticed the toddler floating in the pool ' s murky waters and the little boy was declared dead .\nturns out to be about an obsessed horror fan , and the actual dead pool part of the story is more or less irrelevant .\nbirmingham , ala . \u2013 birmingham police are investigating after a missing toddler was found dead in a swimming pool monday morning .\nthe dead pool cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of the dead pool actors includes any the dead pool actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each the dead pool actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of the dead pool have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nbirmingham police confirms 2 - year - old marquavis threat was found dead in the swimming pool of the home where he was reported missing .\nafter searching again , crews found the child ' s body inside the swimming pool .\nseveral of the dead persons are seen being taken by emts to an ambulance . in california it is forbidden by law for an ambulance to transport any dead persons .\npolice in birmingham , alabama , discovered the dead body of a two - year - old floating in a pool after his family reported him missing on monday morning .\na toddler who disappeared during a wedding reception was found sunday at the bottom of a murky pool - - hours after officials initially searched the pool and surrounding area .\na two - year - old was mysteriously found dead in a swimming pool during a wedding , hours after police said they had searched the murky water for the missing toddler .\nedwards blamed the pool ' s murky waters for officers not finding the little boy right away .\nofficers and other authorities initially searched the pool and the surrounding area , but it did not appear that he was in the pool , according to lt . sean edwards with the birmingham police department .\nstream the dead pool by lalo schifrin and tens of millions of songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms apply .\nthe mother of marquavias thweak told birmingham cops that the child had been spotted by the pool before he disappeared , but an initial search of the pool did not turn up anything , according to urltoken .\nfor most of the film it looks like egotistical horror director peter swan is the dead pool killer , but at the end the real killer turns out to be harlan rook , a crazed fan of swan ' s .\nafter the restaurant shootout detective quan is seen going through one of the shooting victims he finds\nthe dead pool\npaper . in california is if unlawful for anyone to touch the decedent without the express permission of the coroner or medical examiner .\nthere didn ' t seem to be anything special in the unraveling of the murder plots in the dead pool , but for what it lacked in suspense , dirty harry and company made up in talent and wit .\nmarquavias thweak was found in a birmingham pool following a wedding reception . ( wvtm )\nloony fan : harlan rook is an obsessed fan of peter swan . out of touch from reality , he accuses swan of stealing ideas from him and tries frame him with the dead pool murders .\nthis track is\nmain title\nfrom lalo schifrin ' s the dead pool original score that has been released earlier this month . wonderful score . this track was used as the opening credits in the movie . enjoy !\nfire officials came out and performed an infrared search on the pool , but did not initially find the child .\nofficers said the child was last seen sitting by a pool at a home off of crestwood boulevard .\noriginal soundtrack to the fifth and final dirty harry movie , the dead pool ( 1988 ) , composed by oscar and grammy award winning music producer lalo schifrin . the dead pool stars acclaimed actor , director and writer clint eastwood as inspector ' dirty ' harry callahan and also features liam neeson and jim carrey . since his career began in the 1960s , schifrin has become one of the most prominent and often - commissioned composers of film scores .\nnick hurries back to west egg and finds gatsby floating dead in his pool . nick imagines gatsby\u2019s final thoughts , and pictures him disillusioned by the meaninglessness and emptiness of life without daisy , without his dream .\nthe police attempted to get a search warrant for the property . several hours later , a policeman spotted the toddler\u2019s body in the pool .\nthe insane car chase in question comes from \u2018the dead pool , \u2019 the fifth and final film in the dirty harry series . once again , clint eastwood stars as san francisco inspector harry callahan , a ruthless cop who hates bureaucratic red tape almost as much as criminals . in \u2018the dead pool , \u2019 harry investigates the murder of a rock star ( a young jim carrey , who lip - synchs guns n\u2019 roses\u2019 \u201cwelcome to the jungle\u201d in another scene that should be more famous than it is ) . eventually , harry discovers evidence that the rock star\u2019s death is tied to a \u201cdead pool , \u201d a distasteful wager in which people bet on what celebrities might croak in a given year .\nafter questioning relatives of the 2 - year - old boy who was found dead in a pool , birmingham police say the toddler ' s death appears to be a tragic accident , wvtm 13 ' s marlei martinez reports .\nthere were 50 to 70 guests at the home during the accident for a wedding reception . pictured : the outside of the scene where marquavias was found dead\nwhen police arrived at the residence , marquavias\u2019 mother said she had last seen the toddler by the pool . birmingham police officers , k - 9 units , and jefferson county sheriff\u2019s deputies were all called to the property and the pool was searched thoroughly , several times . birmingham fire and rescue searched the water with infrared technology , but nothing was found in the pool .\nso why isn\u2019t \u2018the dead pool\u2019 ever included among the contenders for the best car chase in movie history ? the fact that the film isn\u2019t a masterpiece apart from its car chase probably doesn\u2019t help . \u2018bullitt\u2019 and \u2018the french connection\u2019 are classics ; \u2018the dead pool\u2019 is the fourth sequel to \u2018dirty harry . \u2019 most people haven\u2019t seen it , and many that have don\u2019t think too highly of it . at this point , \u2018the dead pool\u2019 is largely forgotten ; which means it\u2019s also largely forgotten when people start to make best - of lists . ( i wonder , too , whether writers\u2019 research for these lists begin and ends with googling previous versions of these lists and simply rearranging what they find , creating an echo chamber effect . )\nnow investigators began working to understand how the child ended up at the bottom of a pool during a party in which police estimated between 50 - 70 people were in attendance . birmingham police could not fully explain how threat ' s body was not discovered during their initial search of the pool . investigators and family members tell abc 33 / 40 news the water inside the pool was murky . birmingham fire - rescue confirm infrared technology was used to scan the pool .\npolice worked to obtain search warrants for several hours , until an officer walked to the back of the home and spotted the child in the pool .\none of the players in the dead pool is peter swan ( liam neeson ) , a monomaniacal british horror - film director , who is making a rock video in san francisco . one of the names on the list is the drug - addicted rock star who is starring in the video . when the rock star is found dead , the director naturally is a prime suspect . but harry thinks the plot runs deeper than that , and he is right .\nthe dead pool story is dull , but it could have worked , if we were introduced to the participants and they turned out to be cool , interesting individuals . then we could start to suspect which one of them is trying to rig the game . instead\nedwards said it was\nmysterious\nthat the child was found in the pool after police had searched it several times earlier in the morning .\nthe birmingham officers , the department ' s k - 9 unit and officers from the jefferson county sheriff ' s office searched the property and pool several times thoroughly , edwards said . although birmingham fire and rescue searched the pool using infrared technology , no body was initially found .\nfilm director peter swan plays a game with his crew know as\nthe dead pool\n, wherein they each choose a set of 10 celebrities who they think will die before the game ends . the winner is the one with most number of dead celebrities . the problems start when the people on swan ' s list start to die in mysterious circumstances . harry is assigned to the case and discovers he is one of the names on swan ' s list !\nthey reported that the little boy actually hadn ' t been seen for 45 minutes before the 911 call . he was last seen by the pool .\nmarquavias thweak was found floating in a home swimming pool in birmingham , alabama , in the early hours of monday morning .\nbirmingham police officers , the department ' s k - 9 unit , and officers from the jefferson county sheriff ' s office searched the pool several times thoroughly , edwards said . birmingham fire and rescue even searched the murky water using infrared technology , but nothing was found in the pool .\nwhile police worked for hours to obtain search warrants for the home , an officer walked back to the pool and saw a child floating in the water .\nend of dead pool : urltoken kind of funny , but not one of clint ' s better movies [ & : ] . the r / c car scene reminds of scott telling dr . evil to just shoot austin powers , without any elaborate theatrics .\nit was not until hours later , as authorities struggled to gain search warrants , that little marquavias was found in the pool .\nedwards told the news outlet it was ' mysterious ' that marquavias was found in the pool even after authorities had searched the waters several times before finding him .\nthe search for a two - year - old boy reported missing in the crestwood community ended monday morning after he was discovered at the bottom of a pool .\nthe dead pool is the only dirty harry film in which albert popwell does not appear . the 1980s rock band guns n ' roses makes a cameo appearance at the funeral of johnny squares , and one scene where slash is shown firing the harpoon harry will use at the end of the film . [ 1 ] in the chinatown robbery scene , the late eric douglas appears as the blond robber .\n\u201cthe dead pool\u201d is the fifth in the series , and most of the people watching it will have seen the other four . they know of harry\u2019s impatience with bureaucracy , and his willingness to go it alone , one - on - one , with the criminals in his path . like the fans of a familiar opera , dirty harry fans wait for the key moments .\nthe dead pool is the fifth and ( thus far ) the last of clint eastwood ' s dirty harry movies . a sports pool is placing bets on which famous person will die next . suddenly a serial killer who preys upon celebrities enters the scene , radically ( and perhaps deliberately ) changing the odds in the pool . as a celebrity of sorts , maverick cop dirty harry callahan becomes a target of the killer , as does high - profile tv journalist patricia clarkson . surprises are at a minimum in the dead pool ; the film gets down to business quickly , moves logically if violently towards its climax ( with a spectacular car - chase sequence thrown in for good measure ) , and delivers exactly what its fans expect . one major difference between this film and the earlier dirty harry epics is that the murders are committed in so outrageous a fashion that the picture seems at times to be a freddie krueger vehicle .\njohn bernecker , a stunt performer for amc ' s\nthe walking dead ,\ndied in july after performing a fall on the show ' s georgia set .\n\u201cit\u2019s kind of interesting , \u201d edwards said . \u201cthere was a time where we didn\u2019t have eyes on the pool after we searched it . anything could have transpired then . \u201d edwards said it was \u201cmysterious\u201d that the child was found in the pool after police had searched it several times earlier in the morning .\nthe little boy was reported missing to police earlier that morning and officials said they scanned the pool several times with infrared technology but didn ' t find him .\nthe body of a 2 - year - old boy was found in a pool in alabama early monday following a wedding reception , authorities say .\ndet . harry callahan is tasked to solve a string murders related to a game based on a list of celebrities that are predicted to die next : the dead pool . the case makes him a small celebrity too , and he becomes a target as well . to make matters worse , harry is also hounded by the mob .\npolice blamed the pool ' s murky waters ( pictured ) for officers not finding the little boy right away . officials question how the toddler could have drowned with so many adults around\nthe dead pool is a 1988 american film and is the fifth and final film in the dirty harry series , set in san francisco , california and starring clint eastwood as inspector\ndirty\nharry callahan . it co - stars liam neeson , jim carrey , and patricia clarkson , each of whom went on to greater film fame .\nhayes said on the day of the killing , two men were seen jogging up to the home before the slaying . hayes said the men drove away in the dead man ' s porsche and were recorded by a surveillance camera as they abandoned the vehicle five miles away .\nthe balancing act in a good dirty harry movie is between the familiar notes , which must remain the same every time , and the new angles in every case . \u201cthe dead pool , \u201d which is as good as the original \u201c dirty harry , \u201d has lots of new angles , and a lot of things to say , especially about horror films , television news and the burden of being a celebrity .\nwhen officers arrived , the child ' s mother said she had been in the back of the home and had last seen marquavias by the pool . the child ' s father had been in the front of the home , and hadn ' t seen marquavias leave the property .\nit ' s kind of interesting ,\nedwards said .\nthere was a time where we didn ' t have eyes on the pool after we searched it . anything could have transpired then .\nedwards said it was\nmysterious\nthat the child was found in the pool after police had searched it several times earlier in the morning .\nbut let\u2019s be honest here : car chases are inherently ridiculous . a \u201crealistic\u201d car chase is what you see on the news : a lunatic in an suv driving the wrong way down the highway for 20 minutes . every movie car chase\u2014even the ones shot and edited with absolute precision and engineered for maximum suspense\u2014depend on perfect timing and a ludicrous series of coincidences . it\u2019s not that other car chases are serious and \u2018the dead pool\u2019 is silly ; it\u2019s that all movie car chases are silly and \u2018the dead pool\u2019 is one of the few that has the guts to point it out , and have a little fun with the convention at the same time . the only thing the scene is missing , in my mind , is \u201cyakety sax . \u201d and , sure enough , youtube has a version that adds it . i love you , the internet .\nlos angeles ( variety . com ) \u2015 disney\u2019s \u201cpirates of the caribbean : dead men tell no tales\u201d is sailing into first place at the domestic box office this weekend , but the story the numbers dictate is not one of swashbuckling heroics .\ngatsby\u2019s gardener interrupts the story to tell gatsby that he plans to drain the pool . the previous day was the hottest of the summer , but autumn is in the air this morning , and the gardener worries that falling leaves will clog the pool drains . gatsby tells the gardener to wait a day ; he has never used the pool , he says , and wants to go for a swim . nick has stayed so long talking to gatsby that he is very late for work . he finally says goodbye to gatsby . as he walks away , he turns back and shouts that gatsby is worth more than the buchanans and all of their friends .\npolice respond to a home in birmingham , alabama , where the body of a 2 - year - old was found at the bottom of a pool . ( damian johnson / wbrc )\nhe noted that the pool water was murky . threat ' s body was found several hours later , edwards said . a k - 9 officer assisted with the six - hour search .\nthe title refers to a list of names , all celebrities , that are intended victims of a serial killer operating in san francisco .\nthe dead pool\nwas actually four lists grouped together on a document called the\nmaster list\n, and originally it was the paperwork for a fictitious game by a horror movie production unit , but gets copycatted by a real - life serial killer .\nafter harry ' s arrest of a gambling kingpin results in a conviction for murder , a group of thugs shoot up harry ' s car and try to kill him . harry overpowers them and is paired with a new partner , insp . al quan . within days of this assignment harry and al find themselves working on a mysterious death of a rock star , who was on location filming a movie directed by peter swan . after one of swan ' s crew is killed in a chinatown robbery that is foiled by al & harry , al discovers a list of celebrities on the dead man that includes the dead rock star and one inspector harry callahan . they soon discover that this is part of a strange game called the dead pool , and it isn ' t long before other people on the list turn up dead . . . and someone starts making attempts on harry ' s life . . .\nthe dead pool was released in united states theaters in july 1988 . [ 4 ] in its opening weekend , the film took $ 9 , 071 , 330 in 1 , 988 theaters in the us , at an average of $ 4 , 954 . [ 5 ] in total in the us , the film made $ 37 , 903 , 295 , making it the fourth most profitable of the five films in the dirty harry franchise . [ 4 ] [ 6 ]\ni\u2019m sure some will also argue \u2018the dead pool\u2019 gets omitted because its chase is too ridiculous to belong on a list of greats like \u2018ronin\u2019 or \u2018the road warrior . \u2019 and , yeah , this car chase is pretty absurd . a toy car probably couldn\u2019t keep up with a full - sized oldsmobile , and i don\u2019t have a clue how the killer is driving his car and the toy car simultaneously .\nthere was a time when we did not have eyes on the swimming pool so anything could have transpired in that hour or two ,\nsaid lt . sean edwards .\nformer wwe & wcw world champion bill goldberg and hip - hop group tha dog pound ' s ricardo\nkurupt\nbrown push life to the limit in this explosive sequel to the 2002 hit movie half past dead .\nmarquavis threat was last seen after midnight during a wedding reception with about 50 - 70 people in the 5600 block of crestwood boulevard . his body was found in a swimming pool at the location .\n\u201cdead men tell no tales\u201d centers on sparrow battling deadly ghost sailors , led by the javier bardem\u2019s captain salazar . joachim ronning and espen sandberg directed the film , which also sees the return of both orlando bloom and keira knightley , who were absent from the fourth installment .\nthe best thing about \u201cthe dead pool\u201d is the best thing about almost all of clint eastwood \u2019s movies : the film is smart , quick , and made with real wit . it\u2019s never just a crude action movie , bludgeoning us with violence . it\u2019s self - aware , it knows who dirty harry is and how we react to him , and it has fun with its intelligence . also , of course , it bludgeons us with violence .\nthe bold credits above the line are the\nabove - the - line\ncredits , the other the\nbelow - the - line\ncredits .\nwhen champion swimmer and olympic hopeful zach lindsey is found dead in a training pool , castle & beckett dive in to investigate his murder , and discover myriad secrets that might have led to his death . alex conrad , a mystery writer who castle helped to get published , is in town and he spends time with beckett . castle is jealous of the time that conrad and beckett spend together .\nhe added : ' it ' s kind of interesting . there was a time where we didn ' t have eyes on the pool after we searched it . anything could have transpired then . '\nthe tugboat docked in the very last scene of the film is called the lost soul .\nthe birmingham police department told fox 6 news that 2 - year - old marquavis threat ' s was last seen after midnight sunday , during a wedding reception in east birmingham . he was found hours later in the pool .\nabove is the scene where the car is on the workbench and the bad guys are holding the explosives they will install into the car .\nafter his court testimony puts a key mafia figure into san quentin , inspector dirty harry callahan finds unwanted fame . now it seems that every hired killer in town is after him . to make it worse , homicide wants him to go public : play nice with the press and work with new partner al quan . british horror film director peter swan , who is in town to film a video for drug - addicted rock star johnny squares , plays a game with his crew known as\nthe dead pool\n, where they each choose a set of 10 celebrities who they think will die before the game ends . the winner of the game is the one with most number of dead celebrities on their list . and the problems start when the people on peter ' s list start to die under mysterious circumstances . following the death of johnny squares , dirtyharry learns of the dead pool . and dirty harry discovers that his own name is on the list . all fingers seem to point to peter , mainly since the celebrities that are dying are the same as those on his list . dirty harry also has to contend with tv reporter samantha walker , who ' d just love to do a big story on him , and her name is also on the list . dirtyharry races to unmask the killer before dirty harry himself winds up on the losing end of this game .\na number of the crew ' s names were used as names on\nthe dead pool\nmaster list of intended victims . these included the director of photography jack n . green ( as jack green ) , assistant film editor , michael cipriano ( as michael cipriano ) and the chief lighting technician , tom stern ( as thomas stern ) . when inspector quan ( evan c . kim ) finds the list on the body of a chinatown robbery victim , he shows the list to callahan , and mentions that michael cipriano was a racing - car driver .\nthe title comes from a macabre gambling game that is being played in san francisco as the movie opens : a list of eight celebrities has been distributed , and people place bets on which of the eight will be the first to die . the winner takes the pool . and before long , of course , harry callahan\u2019s name is on the list .\nhere\u2019s the set - up for the chase : the mystery dead - pool murderer kills one of his victims with a bomb - rigged , remote - controlled toy car . later , harry examines the crime scene and spots a tiny car wheel amidst the explosion\u2019s debris . he makes little of it until he\u2019s cruising around with his partner and spots a toy car headed his way . instantly , he puts two and two together ; someone\u2019s murdering people with these things ! aaaaaaand cue the crazy car chase , with harry blazing through the streets of san francisco while the toy corvette and the killer follow in hot pursuit :\nso there ' s a dead pool . people are betting on what celebrity will die next , but suddenly the people on that list are being murdered . could somebody be trying to rig the game ? that ' s plot 1 . then it turns out that there ' s a killer trying to frame one of the dead pool players , because of some unknown vendetta . that ' s plot 2 . then harry ' s name shows up on the list , and simultaneously a gangster boss is trying to kill him . that ' s plot 3 , and a bit of plot 1 , but mostly irrelevant to plot 2 . then we have the reporter trying to get the scoop on harry ' s story , while struggling with the way modern media is obsessed with blood and death . that ' s plot 4 , but also ties into plot 1 , but again , it ' s completely irrelevant to plot 2 . and guess what plot strain turns out to be the true plot of\nof the five\ndirty harry\nfilms , this is the only one in which inspector callahan does not drive a traditional police package vehicle . his assigned motor pool car is a 1988 oldsmobile delta 88 . in the previous films , the production companies used retired ex - police vehicles .\nafter slasher film director peter swan ' s producer is killed in a chinatown restaurant robbery which callahan foils , harry discovers that he , together with johnny squares , has become part of a\ndead pool\ngame in which participants try to predict celebrity deaths , either by natural causes or for those who work in dangerous professions . in a turn of events , two celebrities from swan ' s list are killed .\nit\u2019s an incredible scene , similar to the one in \u2018bullitt\u2019 but with the added novelty of the deadly toy car doing half the stunts ( including a textbook - perfect j - turn ) . \u2018the dead pool\u2019 was directed by buddy van horn , a stuntman and stunt coordinator turned filmmaker . his direction emphasizes clarity and visceral excitement , and the practical stunts are plentiful and outrageously dangerous - looking . it\u2019s great . you might even say this car chase made my day . ( or you might not , if you\u2019re not a fan of lame jokes based on movie references . )\nthis is one of the worse movies that i have ever seen in my entire life . i wish i could travel back in time and do the following : 1 ) find out where the\nmovie\nwar games - the dead code\nwas filmed 2 ) watch the original war games with my current computer knowledge and the eyes of a 1983 preteen . 3 ) break into the pentagon computer in the 80 ' s with the knowledge and perspective learned and remembered . 4 ) reprogram the whopper to nuke the location of the dead code minutes prior to its first day of filming 5 ) come back to the present , have a beer and get will smith and tommy lee jones to\nflash\nmy memory blank of the whole event , especially my original viewing of\nthe dead code\n6 ) have another beer and watch wars games 7 ) be happy until the next bad remake of a good 80 ' s movie . 8 ) did i forget the have jar jar killed . i am not sure if i would have to travel into the future for that . maybe i need access to a wormhole .\nit ' s kind of interesting ,\nedwards told al . com .\nthere was a time where we didn ' t have eyes on the pool after we searched it . anything could have transpired then .\nthe final , and by far the dumbest , installment in the\ndirty harry\nvigilante - cop series involves a serial - killer plot that revolves around a rock star ( jim carrey ) , the director of a slasher film ( liam neeson ) , a schizophrenic fan , and a mysterious death pool in which participants predict the next san francisco celebrity to die . though not exactly a horror film , there & apos ; s no doubt that the dead pool & apos ; s ornate and ugly murders are in response to the era & apos ; s slasher - flick brutality and gore . adding to the sense that the movie is desperately trying to catch up and stay cool are cameos by all five members of guns n & apos ; roses at the funeral for carrey & apos ; s rock star . in another scene , slash fires a harpoon during a music - video shoot .\nas the movie develops , we get point - of - view glimpses that clue us in to the fact that someone is killing the members of the dead pool and trying to frame the hapless peter swan . these shots arrive at some sort of climax in a brilliant and inspired scene in which harry\u2019s car is pursued up and down the hills of san francisco by another car that is filled with powerful plastic explosives . the gimmick is that the other car is a model , only about a foot long , and so the suspense is intermixed with a hilarious parody of the chase scene in \u201c bullitt . \u201d ( it is highly doubtful that such a small car could travel that fast , but what the hell . )\nexcellent soundtrack score from the last dirty harry movie , the dead pool . if you ' re a callahan completist , you ' ll want this one . has all the cues from the lalo schifrin score and it ' s a good one . callahan ' s theme at the beginning followed by lots of suspense filled music as dirty harry investigates a string of murders that movie folks are betting on . really enjoyed this one , although my fave dirty harry scores are still magnum force and sudden impact , but it ' s great to have ' em all finally .\ni ' ve been a fan of the dirty harry films since watching the first film . i think these films are some of the best action films in the genre . they ' re bold , thrilling and exciting . not to mention that clint eastwood plays the lead . totally bad ass franchise . but in regards to the sequels to the original film , all of them have been entertaining and delivered everything you ' d expect from a dirty harry film . the final entry in the series , the dead pool is not as solid as the other sequels , and for me at least is the weaker entry in the series . despite this , i do think that the dead pool is a good enough final to the series . but it does lack the power and intensity of some of the previous entries . detective harry callahan investigates a string of murders that seem to appear on a death list planned out by a criminal who wishes to murder celebrities , and dirty harry is one of the contestants in the morbid game . the film does have a few good things going for it , but the fact of the matter is , by the fifth entry , it ' s clear that the producers were scrapping the bottom of the barrel for ideas . the rc car chase was intense , though silly , but still good , and another thing that struck me was jim carrey ' s small but amusing role as a drug addled rockstar . the film does manage to have all the signatures of a dirty harry film , but unfortunately it feels repetitive . good film , nothing great and with that said , dirty harry should ' ve hung his 44 magnum after the previous film .\nthe third chapter in george romero & apos ; s zombie social - commentary series assumes a reagan - like maniacal militarization and isolationism . of the first three films ( including 1968 & apos ; s night of the living dead and 1978 & apos ; s dawn of the dead ) , this was the most gory and most disturbing ; it & apos ; s also the only one to feature the world & apos ; s greatest bar band . amongst the hordes of grey - faced zombies , members of the band nrbq \u2014 big fans of the previous romero flicks \u2014 served as extras . though not even getting a close - up , they could be seen wandering around in the scene where military nutbar steel fires on a locked door with a machine gun .\nwe ' ve got some questions and concerns ,\nhe said .\nwe should not be standing here talking about the death of a two - year - old in a pool when there were plenty of adults around .\nthe least successful of the five dirty harry films at the box - office .\nclint eastwood ' s life : the good , the bad and the ugly .\neastwood reacted to starring in another dirty harry film ,\nit ' s fun , once in a while , to have a character you can go back to . it ' s like revisiting a an old friend you haven ' t seen for a long time . you figure\ni ' ll go back and see how he feels about things now .\n[ 2 ] the dead pool was filmed between february and march 1988 in san francisco . [ 3 ]\na rock singer , johnny squares , who is also a drug addict is found dead of an overdose but there are signs that it was not accidental , so harry is assigned to investigate . initially harry locks horns with peter swan , the man who directs the singer ' s videos . he also crosses paths with a television reporter , samantha walker and after being threatened with a law suit , the two of them form a rapport . harry then discovers that swan and several other people are playing a game called the dead pool , wherein they make a list of individuals , who are either in bad health or high risk professions , and turns out that squares was on swan ' s list and so are some other people who were murdered , and harry ' s also on the list . and someone is following him .\nin this star - studded fifth and final dirty harry movie from clint eastwood the central case concerns a morbid game , called the dead pool , where the players try to guess which celebrity will die next . horror movie director peter swan ( liam neeson ) is one of the participants , but when the star of his music video , and coincidentally one of the names on his list , rocker johnny squares ( jim carrey ) , suddenly dies from an overdose , he becomes a suspect . along the way harry runs into dedicated reporter samantha walker ( patricia clarkson ) , who takes a kind eye to his unkind face , while struggling with the media ' s role in the violent modern world .\nfirst , all the dirty harry soundtracks have the same kind of cover design with the title written in big writing at the top of the case with the original score and lalo schifrin ' s name written at the bottom ( apart from the enforcer because jerry fielding did the music to that one ) . i found out there ' s an extended version to the dead pool where it has twenty - two tracks instead of twelve . in this version advertised at amazon that i also bought , the main theme is track two but the extended version has the main theme as track one . it ' s worth checking out the extended version . i can ' t remember where i found the extended version . i copied and pasted the details from a site before buying this version advertised at amazon . now i need to find the extended version . i hope the extended version has a better version of the main theme because it sounds different to how we hear it in the film on this version advertised at amazon .\naccording to lt . sean edwards , marquavias\u2019s family called to report him missing around 12 : 30 a . m . monday , yet they said he\u2019d been missing for about 45 minutes prior to the call . once police arrived , the child ' s mother said she had last seen marquavias by the pool .\nthe tv component of homecoming \u2018s campaign further swelled in march with trailers that aired during the voice , the americans , sportscenter , tonight show with jimmy fallon and the late show with stephen colbert . in addition , sony capitalized on buzzworthy shows like the mtv movie & tv awards ( holland and zendaya debuted a two - minute clip ) , fear the walking dead , the better call saul finale , the bet awards and lip sync battle ( where holland and zendaya faced off ) .\npolice took approximately six people in for questioning . \u201cwe\u2019ve got some questions and concerns , \u201d edwards said . \u201cwe should not be standing here talking about the death of a two - year - old in a pool when there were plenty of adults around . \u201d\nwhen officers attempted to go inside the home to search for the child , the residents were reportedly uncooperative and wouldn\u2019t let the police inside the home .\nper the coroners act , regarding the privacy of the deceased , the coroners service will not be identifying the victim nor confirming identity at this time ,\nthe spokesperson said .\nopens this weekend and should become the biggest film of the year . it has to become the biggest hit of the year . it is the first of ten upcoming films in the\nin the perfect spot to repeat on the top of the box office chart . this weekend\nthe titles and taglines for some of the horror movies directed by peter swan ( liam neeson ) mentioned in the film and displayed on movie posters included : hotel satan (\nyou check in . you die .\n) ; night of the slasher (\nevil hands are happy hands\n) ; without the devil (\nhow does this grab you ?\n) ; hell without the devil ; night of the hangman ( script only shown ) and shadows of the dead (\neveryone should be afraid of the dark\n) .\nthe first place finish also can\u2019t cover up a serious case of franchise fatigue . \u201cdead men tell no tales\u201d is the lowest opening for a pirates movie apart from the original , which earned over $ 46 million in its first weekend ( and was also the only installation approved by critics ) . last time out in 2011 , \u201con stranger tides\u201d pulled in $ 90 million in its opening weekend . that\u2019s still less than 2007\u2019s \u201cat world\u2019s end\u201d ( $ 114 . 7 million ) and 2006\u2019s \u201cdead man\u2019s chest\u201d ( $ 135 . 6 million ) . but it\u2019s no question why disney is still churning out sequels \u2015 combined , the movies have made $ 1 . 3 billion domestically and $ 3 . 8 billion worldwide .\nat 91 minutes , this is the shortest of all the films in the dirty harry franchise .\naround the 64 minute mark when a car is follow the jogging callahan through the gateway and stopping to the inner yard , the film crew can be seen reflecting off the chrome bumper . the soon following shot of the two men getting out of the vehicle reveals a completely empty courtyard .\nnumber of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time since 1980\na crew for canadian television network global news witnessed the rider successfully complete the stunt four times , before the fifth time when the rider lost control of the bike .\nnumber of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time . . .\nmeanwhile , paramount\u2019s \u201cbaywatch\u201d was hoping to make an oceanic summer splash , but looks to have ended up in the kiddie pool . the rebooted property should land a three - day total of $ 18 . 1 million from 3 , 647 locations and end the four - day holiday weekend with $ 22 million . that\u2019s far below early estimates . the movie carries a $ 60 million production budget .\nfirstly i would like to state that it is completely hilarious reading reviews with one star because the movie had\nfoul language\nand\nsex scenes\nor that someone had no idea that the movie was inappropriate for their 9 year old kid . dead pool is rated r and with 3 minutes of research you could have determined if this movie was for you or not with that being said i will not delve into the plot but the acting and writing were fantastic . ryan reynolds nailed this role . if you are easily offended by violence , language , or nudity this is not the movie for you but if you have a sense of humor and want to be entertained for 2 straight hours you will love this movie .\nthe worst of the harry pictures , still worth watching , just for the remote control car chase .\nthe body of the 45 - year - old hairdresser was found in a pool of blood on the patio of his home on jan . 23 . initially , his death appeared to be the result of a home - invasion robbery . however , after months of investigation , detectives determined that his death was the result of a plot to collect $ 1 . 6 million in life insurance , according to lapd robbery homicide capt . william hayes .\nthe chase scene with the explosive rc car , is a shout out to the chase scene in bullitt .\nslash : when the ' nightmare scene ' is being filmed on the docks , the harpoon that goes through the window is fired by slash , the guitarist from guns n ' roses .\nmesmerising maps reveal record - breaking temperatures across the world as the earth experiences ' one of the . . .\nwe are in q2 , which is historically the slowest time of the year on the home market . the last of the monster christmas hits were released weeks ago and none of the yearly year hits have come out yet . ironically , the biggest release of the week is actually a christmas film ,\nwill double , or triple , the production budget of the sequel and then insist on more control over the process , because the stakes are higher .\nfame finally catches up with harry callahan . his testimony against crime kingpin lou janero puts the mobster in prison and callahan ends up on the cover of a san francisco magazine as the city ' s ace crime fighter . callahan is attacked by janero ' s men at a turnoff near the san francisco \u2013 oakland bay bridge while driving . he knocks down one with his car and shoots the remaining men dead . callahan and his new asian - american , martial arts - skilled partner al quan are then assigned to investigate the death of rock singer johnny squares .\nafter the killer attacks the cameraman in the garage , he gets in the news van and holds up a bloody knife to samantha . in the next scene when they are in the shipyard building and he holds the same knife up to samantha ' s throat , there is no blood on the knife .\nbauhaus & apos ; corpse - white peter murphy croaks his way through\nbela lugosi & apos ; s dead\nas david bowie and catherine deneuve stalk a dark club , bring a couple home for a deadly four - way , and then finish it off with one of cinema & apos ; s creepier shower make - out scenes .\nthe headline on the cover of the magazine\nsan francisco : the magazine\nread :\nharry callahan - san francisco ' s wyatt earp\n.\nthe official said police tried to gain access inside the home to search for the child for several hours but the family wouldn ' t allow them inside .\nthis one is the last of the ' dirty harry ' movies , made 17 years after clint eastwood first made a name for the tough - as - nails san francisco p . d . homicide inspector . i have to say he couldn ' t have done it without the help of lalo schifrin , who scored all the dirty harry movies ( except ' the enforcer ' , which he was unavilable for due to a timing quirk ) . as with the rest of schifrin ' s ' dirty harry ' scores , the music has a particular feel to it ; it handles harry ' s motifs nicely in places such as the track ' harpoon ' - which , coincidentally , also has a great cue in which harry impales & kills the dead pool murderer , harlan rook , with a movie - prop harpoon . included here are all the most memorable cues from the score , including ' high & dry ' when the movie critic is killed in her apartment , and the score from chinatown robbery when harry ambushes the thieves in the restaurant & insp . quan knocks down a suspect with martial - arts kicks & then arrests him . the motif for the explosive - carrying remote - controlled car appears in a couple of cues ; it is exceptionally well scored for the tiny menace it represents . a score worthy of dirty harry himself . fans will not want to miss this one !\nthe production utilized some of the same production offices as the presidio ( 1988 ) , which had recently completed shooting .\nworksafebc , which oversees occupational safety in the province , and the coroners service are leading the investigation , police said .\nnear the end of the movie , as the killer is walking towards where he will eventually die , we see him walking away from the camera with a bright light behind him and his shadow on the ground in front of him . to the right of this , the shadows of the camera man and other crew members are visible on the ground ."]}
{"id": 116330, "summary": [{"text": "the girl is a 2012 british television film directed by julian jarrold , written by gwyneth hughes and produced by the bbc and hbo films .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars sienna miller as tippi hedren and toby jones as alfred hitchcock .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it is based on donald spoto 's 2009 book , spellbound by beauty : alfred hitchcock and his leading ladies , which discusses british-born film director hitchcock and the women who played leading roles in his films .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the girl 's title was inspired by hitchcock 's alleged nickname for hedren .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the film depicts hitchcock 's alleged obsession with hedren , the american model and actress he brought from relative obscurity to star in his 1963 film the birds .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "hitchcock becomes infatuated with his leading lady ; when she rebuffs his advances , he subjects her to a series of traumatic experiences during the filming of the birds .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "hitchcock 's obsession with hedren continues when she stars in his next production , marnie .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "hedren grows increasingly uncomfortable with his attentions , and decides that she needs to escape the situation .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "however , she can not work elsewhere because of her exclusive contract with hitchcock ; this effectively ends her hollywood career .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the girl made its television debut in the united states on 20 october 2012 on hbo and aired in the united kingdom on bbc two on 26 december .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "jones and miller were nominated for awards at the 2013 golden globe awards and the british academy television awards for their roles in the film , which received mixed reviews from critics .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the daily mirror 's jane simon praised miller 's portrayal of hedren .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "although she endorsed the film , hedren said its length kept it from showing some of the positive aspects of her relationship with hitchcock .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "others who knew ( and worked with ) hitchcock criticised the film because of its portrayal of him as a sexual predator .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "kim novak ( who starred in one of hitchcock 's films ) and nora brown ( widow of one of hitchcock 's close friends ) disputed the film 's version of events . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "the girl ( 2012 tv film )", "paragraphs": ["the girl and last tango in halifax impress in this year ' s tv bafta nominations .\nthe girl aired in the uk on the bbc on boxing day , 2012 and in the us on hbo on october 20 .\n- don ' t be mr . fix it ( 2012 ) . . . jessica\nremotes at the ready ! your tv treats for the festive period . . .\n\u201cqueer eye\u201d was always fun tv , but , in ways that are realer than reality tv tends to get , it\u2019s now verging on great .\nthe international press academy will hold its awards dinner , recognizing film and tv in 31 categories , on dec . 16 .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nhitchcock was released on november 23 , 2012 in the us and is released in the uk on february 8 , 2013 .\nthe girl seems bound to cause controversy judging by the reaction it got at a private showing at the british film institute .\nthe girl official tv movie trailer 1 ( 2012 ) . visit urltoken for more the girl trailers , clips , photos , and info . the girl official tv movie trailer 1 ( 2012 ) , the girl , the girl 2012 , the girl trailer , the girl trailer 2012 , the girl hbo julian jarrold , toby jones , sienna miller , imelda staunton , penelope wilton , candice d ' arcy , sean cameron michael , adrian galley find more on : our home page : urltoken facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken google + : urltoken stumbleupon : urltoken the girl tells the story of iconic director alfred hitchcock ' s obsessive relationship with his leading lady , tippi hedren , during the making of ' the birds ' and ' marnie . ' . . . hitchcock ( played here by toby jones ) molded tippi hedren ( sienna miller ) as his latest icy blonde starlet , the latest\nhitchcock blonde\nto follow actresses such as grace kelly , eva marie saint , janet leigh , and kim novak . in the years that followed her films with hitchcock , hedren described a tense , difficult working relationship , and this film is based in part on her recollection . . . [ the film ] describes in brief how hitch selected hedren to star in the movie , after which he developed a sexual / romantic obsession with her . we see the director ' s wife alma reville ( imelda staunton ) and the making of the technically demanding film , and there is a heavy , ominous air throughout . tv spot , tv commercial , television advertisement ( film genre ) , filmbookdotcom , filmbook , filmbooktrailers , film - bookdotcom\nrules weren\u2019t meant to be broken when it comes to tv episode lengths , but these 10 examples \u2014 introduced on the very good tv podcast \u2014 are clear exceptions .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nthe girl in the red coat , whose tragic fate provided one of the most memorable episodes in the film . ( photo : pa )\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\n\u2018parade\u2019s end\u2019 tops tv noms for u . k . broadcasting press guild awards | hollywood reporter\nthe 2013 bafta tv craft awards will be held at the london city brewery on sunday , april 28 .\nbut there\u2019s a thread of work \u2014in tv and in film \u2014 that runs consistently from the seventies through to the present day , which suggests he didn\u2019t ruin it entirely ( she has had parts in more than 30 tv series and in as many movies since 1970 ) .\nsienna miller ' s portrayal of tippi hedren in the girl . photograph : bbc\nhedren is hoping that the girl will resonate with other victims of sexual harassment .\nthe london 2012 olympic and paralympic coverage received nominations in categories as diverse as sound and digital creativity , and the diamond jubilee concert is nominated in the entertainment craft category .\njes\u00fas after committing an assault , a teenager ( nicol\u00e1s dur\u00e1n ) in santiago is forced to confront his father ( alejandro goic ) in a film inspired by a real - life hate crime in chile in 2012 .\nwhen we first met , miller was three months pregnant , and in the middle of a brutal shooting schedule for the girl , which tells the story of alfred hitchcock\u2019s obsession with tippi hedren , the model he cast in his 1963 film the birds after seeing her in a tv commercial .\ndianne wiest is an actress known for roles in films such as the lost boys and on the tv show in treatment .\ntommy lee jones is an american actor known for his roles in men in black , the fugitive , no country for old men and lincoln ( 2012 ) .\nthe 31 - year - old has served as a special correspondent on\nthe tyra banks show ,\nas host of style ' s\nthe dish ,\nand now appears on msn tv ' s\nlast night on tv .\nalison brie and betty gilpin lead one of tv\u2019s best ensemble casts in a sharp season that\u2019s even better than the first .\nas rites of passage go , girl in progress is a step backward for the genre .\nthis article was amended on monday november 19 2012 . the actor originally referred to as\nblake burnett\nin the article above is called drake burnette . this has been corrected .\nthe knowledge of this this did not stop his advances , something which becomes clear in \u2018the girl\u2019 .\nthe girl charts the various occasions when hitchcock is alleged to have behaved with sexual menace towards tippi .\nare you ready for skyscraper ? we are ! see which other movies and tv shows we ' re excited about .\nthe juicy buzz oozing from gossip girl ' s blog continues as dan begins dating a film star and serena looks to get even after a falling out with chuck .\nclive james reviews the christmas tv highlights , including downton abbey ' s festive offering and william boyd ' s spy thriller restless .\nthe girl is on bbc2 on december 27 . find out about the shambala preserve at shambala . org .\new talked to flynn , a former ew writer , about that ending back in 2012 : amy , the sociopathic mastermind played by rosamund pike in the film , fakes her own death , ruins her husband\u2019s life , and pretty much gets away with it . read on for flynn\u2019s explanation as to why gone girl \u2018s ending is the only one that would have worked .\nwilliam daniels starred as george feeny who morphed from teacher to principal and mentor for cory . daniels starred as dr . craig thomas on the hit abc show\ngrey ' s anatomy\nin 2012 and once again takes on the role of feeny in\ngirl meets world .\nher story , as told in a book about hitchcock by donald spoto , is now the subject of a tv film made by the bbc and hbo , called the girl , which controversially portrays hitchcock , who was knighted in 1980 , as the monster she describes . his admirers say the picture is distorted ; but hedren is unrepentant .\nthe satellite awards , which cover 31 film and tv categories , will be presented at a dinner dec . 16 at the intercontinental hotel in century city . the group also plans to announced further nominees for dvd and video games .\nsally field is an american actress best known for tv and film roles such as ' gidget , ' ' the flying nun , ' ' smokey and the bandit , ' ' sybil ' and ' places in the heart . '\nin an episode dedicated to the show within the show , \u201cglow\u201d illustrates its grand capacity for storytelling , and the very good tv podcast breaks down how .\nwhether fans ' remarks - - such as ,\nawkward moment when rue is some black girl and not the little innocent blonde girl you picture\n- - stem from poor reading comprehension or intolerance , they ' re indicative of a larger issue in hollywood , said harry m . benshoff , an associate professor of radio , tv and film at the university of north texas who co - wrote\namerica on film : representing race , class , gender and sexuality at the movies .\nmark - paul gosselaar . as the breaker of monotony and fourth walls , mark - paul gosselaar served as the perfect zack morris considering he would become a fairly prolific film and tv actor . after reprising his role in a long line of saved by the bell spinoffs , he was able to depart from the morris persona by starring in 1996\u2019s tv - film she cried no . suffice it to say that he was no gentleman in that role .\nkit kittredge an american girl , a film based on the eponymous american girl character , was released to mostly positive reception , but it didn ' t fare well at the box office as theatres didn ' t want to gamble on another\ndoll movie\nfollowing the release of bratz .\nthe olympics inspired nominations , with satire twenty twelve gaining four nominations , and coverage of super saturday , the opening ceremony and paralympic games dominating the sports and live event category against the wimbledon 2012 men ' s final .\n' you broke your girl ' s heart ' : car racing legend craig . . .\nsienna miller as tippi hedren in the girl . photograph : david bloomer / bbc / wall to wall\ngirl in progress does have potential but unfortunately it gives into the stereotypes of many female spanish characters .\nfactory girl and layer cake actress sienna miller had to undergo a two - hour \u201cbird attack\u201d while filming the girl , a television drama about alfred hitchcock\u2019s obsession with the blonde star of his 1963 movie the birds .\nthe first episode is only vaguely christmassy , but a brand new series of miranda is a fantastic present to find in our tv stockings .\nhigh praise : alfred hitchcock ' s vertigo is voted best film . . .\nlarry clark released the film on his website as he was tired of dealing with distributors .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nteachers pet ( the film ) from 2004 . despite poor marketing , critics loved it .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\na fourth grader and her friends deal with bullying from a more popular girl in their class .\nfor the girl \u2019s lead actress sienna miller , playing a real - life role is never easy \u2013 she previously portrayed warhol muse edie sedgwick in the 2006 biopic factory girl . hedren presented a much greater challenge .\nhe ' s played truman capote and karl rove \u2013 now toby jones is donning a fat suit and prosthetic chin to play the master in new tv drama the girl . steve rose talks to him about hitchcock ' s dark side , failure and funky clothes\n, now four months old , was on her lap . a good deal had happened since i interviewed her in the summer about her forthcoming tv movie\nbut when he plucked tippi hedren from obscurity , after spotting her in a tv ad for a diet drink , hitchcock met his match .\nand he seems to cherish all the conversation surrounding him and his redbone girl song , taking advantage of the opportunity and releasing 2 limited edition women\u2019s tank tops , each with the titles of each song : redbone girl and chocolate legs .\nanthony tyler quinn appeared as high school teacher jonathan turner from 1994 to 1997 . he has since gone on to appear in tv shows and movies like\nno greater love\nand in 2014 will appear in the dramatic film\ngreyscale .\nmolly is a girl living in the year 1944 and wwii has brought many changes to molly ' s life . an english girl comes to live with molly ' s family to escape the bombings . they slowly become good friends .\nhitchcock is a better film but the girl is worth checking out as well . toby jones makes a good hitchcock even if he makes him seem strange and creepy . what i mostly like is the insight on the making of the birds .\nleanne klein , executive producer on the girl , said : \u201cwe regret that nora brown is unhappy about the film , but she has not actually seen it , having declined our offers of a pre - release viewing .\nthe story is told in some detail in the girl , a fascinating new hbo movie that debuts on hbo canada saturday night .\nlee norris played the very smart and very geeky stuart minkus , one of cory ' s classmates . he later found fame as marvin\nmouth\nmcfadden on the tv drama\none tree hill\nand will reprise his role as minkus on\ngirl meets world .\ndanielle fishel came to fame playing ' 90s dream girl topanga lawrence . fishel tried her hand at film with movies like\nnational lampoon presents dorm daze\nafter the series ended , but she ' s now set to play the married - with - kids version of topanga on 2014 ' s\ngirl meets world .\nthe 32 - year - old also made it a point to go back to school , and she graduated from college in december 2012 . that following october , fishel married tim belusko , whom she met while in school .\nblair and jenny escalate their\npopularity war\nby spreading scandalous rumors about each other through gossip girl .\nand now in the girl , a darkly glittering hbo / bbc drama that recently won jones a golden globe nomination for best actor , he nails the son of a london grocer and poulterer who became the most famous film director in the world .\nthe following film is presented in its original 1 . 33 : 1 aspect ratio , as intended by the filmmakers .\nbrittany farrell ( with megaphone ) in \u201cwhose streets ? \u201d the film is due out aug . 11 .\ntoby jones and sienna miller as hitchcock and hedren in the girl . photograph : david bloomer / bbc / wall to wall\npast life in 1977 , two israeli sisters ( nelly tagar and joy rieger ) are prompted to unravel their seemingly upright father\u2019s past actions in holocaust - era poland . avi nesher , of the much lighter \u201cthe matchmaker\u201d ( 2012 ) , directs .\ntony lee , author of the making of hitchcock ' s the birds , is among those who dispute the film ' s claims .\nlyrical nanoha is one of the most popular magical girl series out there yet the english version absolutely bombed . it ' s often blamed that the moe looking cover turned off people who didn ' t know it was an action - packed magical girl warrior series .\nthe girl , to screen on bbc two next year , details the famous director sexually harassing and intimidating tippi as the last\nhitchcock blonde\n.\na young girl flees her hometown and arrives in the australian alps , where new experiences help her learn the differences between sex and love .\nforty - four years ago , a little girl changed the world of sports in an incident known today as\nthe heidi game .\ntv show host matt lauer certainly agreed about that large baby .\ni don ' t know whether that ' s cute or creepy ,\nhe said .\neven more noticeable is that the holocaust is now cropping up in films and tv programmes which are not about world war ii or the genocide at all . the holocaust is now used either as a plot device in such exorcism horror films as the unborn ( 2009 ) and the possession ( 2012 ) , or as a throwaway line or joke . a memorable episode of the popular sitcom , seinfeld , for example , mimics the plot of schindler\u2019s list in order to mine it for jokes . at one point , jerry is seen heavily petting his girlfriend during a screening of the film .\nthe film attracted an average audience of 2 . 2 million and a 10 % share between 9pm and 11pm .\ntoby jones as hitchcock and sienna miller as tippi hedren in the girl . photograph : david bloomer / bbc / wall to wall\nthis year ' s bafta nominations have been announced , with the girl , twenty twelve and olympics coverage receiving four nominations each .\na new arrival threatens the friendship between serena and blair , and shocking secrets are revealed as gossip girl continues her outrageous blog .\nall the phone calls in the film had the off - screen actor live on the other end of the line . the only exception was when jamie talked to her mother .\nwhen a great book is turned into a film , lots of pedants ( including me ) immediately scrutinise the movie for deviations from the original . we regard the book as sacred , so the film will almost certainly be sacrilegious . we are most reluctant to recognise that a film is , or should be , a work of art in its own right .\nsienna miller has been nominated for her first golden globe award . the actress has been recognised for her turn as tippi hedren in the girl .\nthe girl is co - produced by hbo and aired in the us on saturday night , with a bbc broadcast planned for later this year .\nserena tries to make a reluctant lola the next it girl of the upper east side , starting with modeling at a kiki de montparnasse show .\nnever shy about posting on her juicy blog , the gossip girl keeps dishing the dirt on the lives of a group of privileged young adults in new york .\nbased on the book spellbound by beauty by donald spoto , the film stars toby jones as hitchcock . we meet him when his wife alma ( imelda staunton ) spots hedren in a tv commercial and immediately recommends her to her husband , knowing he ' s looking for another cool , icy blonde for the birds .\nafter all there were tributes to immigration , engineering , the invention of the internet , modern social networking habits , glorious stretches of tv comedic hits and a parade of hit music that must be the envy of the world .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nin a fashionable farewell to remember , the upper east siders join forces for one last soiree , and the identity of gossip girl is finally revealed .\na bbc film which depicts alfred hitchcock terrorising the actress tippi hedren on the set of the birds is a betrayal of the truth , it has been claimed .\nscott pilgrim vs . the world received near - universal acclaim for its unique approach . internet buzz prior to its release predicted a blockbuster and a summer comedy champion . the film tanked next to the guy - centric the expendables and the girl - centric eat , pray , love , mainly due to the film ' s target demographic being rather limited in comparison to the other two films . it did better on video , though .\nyour suggestions for films about women in wartime dug deep into film history , bringing to light films of various different nationalities and eras . the clear favourite was 1957 soviet film the cranes are flying , the tragic story of two lovers torn apart by the beginning of the second world war . mikhail kalatozov\u2019s won the palme d\u2019or at the 1958 cannes film festival and has been called \u201cthe first indisputable masterpiece of post - stalin cinema . \u201d\nin a season finale rife with cliffhangers , gossip girl livens things up at graduation by sending out a shocking email blast during the ceremony .\nblair struggles to decide about her future and serena takes the blame for an incident with gossip girl in order to protect someone she loves .\nthe bpg awards , which are voted for by journalists who write about tv and radio , are sponsored by the discovery channel and will take place at one whitehall place in central london on 14 march .\nhall will compete with anna chancellor ( pramface , the hour ) , olivia colman ( accused , twenty twelve ) , sienna miller , who starred in bbc2 ' s alfred hitchcock film the girl , and maxine peake ( silk , room at the top ) for the best actress prize .\nthe biggest surprise is that after he sadistically insisted on hedren being attacked repeatedly by real birds for five days , she agreed to make a second film with the old letch - going on to star in marnie , the last truly great film he ever made .\nascent experience mount fuji \u2014 through a selection of 4 , 000 photographs snapped over 150 years . the dutch artist fiona tan has built this experimental film out of those stills . screenings at film forum in new york will be free .\nthe girl , which premiered on hbo on saturday night , played out like a bad alfred hitchcock movie \u2014 like , for example and in an unfortunate coincidence , marnie , one of the films that\u2019s prominent in the girl . the girl is a movie with an axe that is ground with less subtlety than anything hitchcock himself ever made : it wants to humiliate the director of such great movies as vertigo and psycho , while adding luster to the image of actress tippi hedren . any production with an agenda like this was bound to be jarringly didactic , a surprisingly crucial flaw for a tv - movie with such talented people in front of and behind the camera .\n, posed as the fake film ' s producer . sidell ' s wife , andi , was the fake production company ' s receptionist .\ngirl in the bunker : based on a true story ( 2018 ) henry thomas ( e . t . ) moira kelly ( cutting edge )\na kidnapped girl is rescued by a young boy , and in return is compelled to save him from the horrors that lie in his home .\nf writer - director larry clark is to be believed , the rome premiere of marfa girl is both the first and last time his movie will screen before the public . no traditional theatrical roll - out for clark . once the final credits roll , marfa girl proceeds straight online where it will be accessible on the director ' s\nthe portrayal of alfred hitchcock as a lecherous and sadistic sexual predator by the bbc has been criticised by leading ladies who worked with the iconic film director .\nthe film , based on the book \u2018spellbound by beauty\u2019 by donald spoto , portrays the director as a predator who demands sexual favours of his leading lady .\nblair decides whether or not she ' ll meet chuck at the top of the empire state building . a gossip girl bomb involving dan explodes . georgina returns .\nshe made her debut at 11 in samantha morton\u2019s tv drama about growing up in care . now molly windsor is playing one of the girls groomed in the rochdale scandal . she talks about the bravery of the survivors \u2013 and how the system let them down\nscore : a film music documentary going behind the scenes of how film scores are composed , this portrait of the craft features some of the most familiar \u201cmusic by\u201d credits in the business , including hans zimmer , john williams , danny elfman , quincy jones , rachel portman and thomas newman .\nawake suffered truly abysmal ratings , even for nbc , but was endlessly praised by tv critics , and unlike earlier shows with similar ratings in its time slot , aired its entire season .\ngossip girl takes pleasure in reporting that serena van der woodsen has been spotted buying a pregnancy test , and word spreads like wildfire .\naccording to the girl , the bbc drama in which the hedren is portrayed by sienna miller , hitchcock subjected the former model to sexual harassment and physical abuse including threatening her with broken glass .\nwhile gone girl was becoming a major word - of - mouth hit a couple of years ago , the selling point was the giant twist halfway through . but a recommendation of the gone girl would also come with a warning about the ending , which was highly divisive , even among people who liked the book\u2014just look at any online review .\nthis film is typical for some of my students at california school for the deaf - fremont . i love this film but i did not realized till i read some comments from viewers the character sign sse other than bsl . can this be revise into bsl ?\na prequel to the \u201cpurge\u201d series , and the first set in the inner city , is a crude exploitation film that still manages to pack a timely punch .\ntippi hedren spoke about the rampant sexual harassment as she joined the cast of \u2018the girl\u2019 , a collaboration between bbc and american network hbo which looks into the relationship she had with hitchcock while making \u2018the birds\u2019 .\nthere was only one thing wrong with the girl . there was no hitchcock in the director ' s chair to make it the utterly compelling psychological drama that it could have been .\nfilm programmers discuss some of their favourite lgbt love scenes , including the color purple , a very natural thing and something must break .\nabacus : small enough to jail steve james ( \u201choop dreams\u201d ) follows the legal travails of abacus federal savings bank , a pillar of the immigrant community in chinatown , that was charged in 2012 with mortgage fraud . ( it was acquitted in 2015 . ) although there\u2019s a newsworthy hook \u2014 the film suggests that abacus was a scapegoat for larger banks after the financial crisis \u2014 the movie is primarily an affectionate look at the sung family , which runs the bank , and its resolve in the face of adversity .\nalfred hitchcock was a sexual predator who terrorised tippi hedren on the set of the birds , according to new bbc / hbo drama the girl . but defenders of the director say it is far from the truth .\nhitchcock was at the height of his fame when in 1962 he chose an unknown fashion model to star in his most ambitious film , the birds .\nhowever , mr brown died last year before the film was completed and his widow , nora , said he would have been appalled by the claims .\nhedren has spoken at length about her experiences making the birds and a second hitchcock film , marnie . she has called the director \u201cevil and deviant\u201d .\nteen comedy - drama girl in progress is too self - consciously quirky for its own good , but cierra ramirez brims with sparky charm .\nthe british academy of film and television arts today announced the nominations for this year\u2019s craft awards , celebrating television \u2019s top technical and behind - the - scenes talent .\nbbc period drama parade ' s end has received five british academy television craft awards nominations , with the girl , ripper street and the hour each being nominated four times .\nset in cincinnati at the height of the great depression , kit kittredge , a resourceful young girl , helps her mother run a boardinghouse after her father loses his job .\nthat premieres in october . the film stars toby jones as alfred hitchcock and sienna miller as hedren in the story of the iconic director\u2019s obsessive relationship with his leading lady during the making of the features\nwhile she was able to resume her career she never became a major star although she went on to make 50 films and has had guest appearances on tv shows including csi : crime scene investigators .\n\u201cboth tippi hedren and donald spoto have seen the finished film and believe it accurately represents hedren ' s experience of working with hitchcock . \u201d\nthe modern cinema embeds its making - of in the movie itself , includes it in the movie\u2019s substance . \u201cmarnie\u201d is the movie in which hitchcock did so most radically ; it\u2019s the movie where his personal torment and hedren\u2019s own burst forth in every scene , in every moment . \u201cthe girl\u201d is not an especially sophisticated or nuanced drama , but it\u2019s an irresistibly fascinating one , simply for calling attention to what\u2019s already there for the viewing in hitchcock\u2019s greatest film . in effect , \u201cthe girl\u201d is not a drama but a work of criticism\u2014not\nwhile sidney and her friends visit the hollywood set of stab 3 , the third film based on the woodsboro murders , a new ghostface begins to terrorize them once again .\nhitchcock filmed repeated takes of tippi hedren being attacked by birds \u2026 sienna miller as hedren in the girl . photograph : david bloomer / bbc / wall to wall\new : the ending of gone girl is a big point of contention for a lot of readers . were you surprised that people reacted so strongly to it ?\nthe girl , starring toby jones and sienna miller , threatens to trash the director ' s reputation by portraying him as a sexual predator who abused hedren and destroyed her career .\nspeaking of accessories , some of the most iconic\ngossip girl\nlooks from the early seasons were those insanely - styled high school uniforms . where did you get the idea for that ?\nup against miranda was bbc2 ' s the girl , starring toby jones and sienna miller , which tells the story of the obsession alfred hitchcock had with tippi hedren whom he cast in the birds and marnie .\n. creator russell t . davies , meanwhile , has become that rare thing \u2013 a household name tv screenwriter , largely thanks to the monster success of the revamp of doctor who ( 2005 - ) . his next gay series , bob\nthiessen & apos ; s charms first gained notice when she was crowned 1987 & apos ; s miss junior america . as recognizable as she is on saved by the bell , she is also widely known for playing valerie malone on the sultry beverly hills , 90210 . not content with letting two mega - roles define her , she segued quickly into an array of tv - film roles and pursued an acting career in film , which eventually got her a part in woody allen & apos ; s hollywood ending in 2002 . despite her big - screen endeavors , working in television has come easier for thiessen , as evidenced by her new gig : currently , she stars in the cable tv show white collar .\nthe line is a perfect encapsulation of what made the case \u2013 which led to nine men being convicted in 2012 \u2013 so horrifying . it wasn\u2019t just the terrible crimes against the children , who were repeatedly raped , beaten and terrorised by multiple men , but that when they sought protection from the authorities , they were ignored \u2013 or seen as complicit in their own abuse .\nsteven spielberg\u2019s landmark film was feted for educating a mass audience about the holocaust . but 20 years on some say its faults far outweigh its merits\nseptember is a special month for 80s tv sitcom ' family ties . ' it not only marks the anniversary of when the show premiered , but now it ' s also the month michael j . fox debuts his new show . check out where the cast is nowadays !\nfrom 1989 to 1993 , teen sitcom ' saved by the bell ' made saturday mornings must - watch tv . crazy that this year marks 20 years since the show aired . let ' s check out and see what the cast has been up to !\nis now is good a great film ? almost certainly not . but its effectiveness is frightening . bring whole sheaves of tissues .\nthe 30 year old has been named in the best actress in a miniseries or motion picture made for tv category , and is up against four seasoned award - ceremony regulars ; julianne moore , nicole kidman , jessica lange and sigourney weaver .\ndisney has worked overtime in recent years to leave that past behind , and a surprising groundswell of support from black viewers for a new tv cartoon called \u201cdoc mcstuffins\u201d is the latest indication that its efforts may be paying off .\nthe girl is just behind parade\u2019s end with four nominations along with ripper street , a jack the ripper drama set in 19th century east end london and the hour , set behind the scenes at a news programme in the fifties .\nchannel 5 ' s best offering was tv ' s 50 greatest magic tricks , which aired from 7 . 10pm to 10pm , which averaged 1 million and a 3 . 9 % share in its slot .\nwe ' re here because hitchcock is back on the menu . jones has recreated the master of suspense at his most corpulently monstrous , for the upcoming tv movie the girl , which chronicles hitch ' s fateful relationship with actor tippi hedren ( sienna miller ) . jones has never eaten here before , but instantly appreciates why hitchcock would have approved .\none sees that certain standards are being upheld ,\nhe observes .\nthe girl is a movie starring abbie cornish , geoffrey rivas , and austin west . a young texan mother who loses her child to foster care begins smuggling mexicans across the border .\na gossip girl blast starts a damaging rumor about serena . blair decides to take a class with a powerful businesswoman , but her plans are thwarted .\nfantastic mr fox scored a 92 % on rotten tomatoes , and did even better with what the site describes as\ntop critics ,\nearning only a single negative review ( overall 98 % ) . 84 % of viewers on the site also said that they liked it , but the film only banked $ 20 . 9 million in box office . perhaps it had to do with the fact that though the film was targeted as a pg children ' s film , much of the humor and storylines were more adult and perhaps also the film ' s unusual visual style and introspective nature . it is also a stop - motion film , which , despite a growing number of them , have typically had a harder time with families than 2d animation or 3d cgi .\nthe film was written and researched by gwyneth hughes , who adapted the mystery of edwin drood for the bbc earlier this year and won a bafta nomination for the bbc mini - series five days .\nthe director of a new hollywood film about sir alfred hitchcock has vigorously defended his acclaimed subject\u2019s reputation , saying he was not the \u201csadistic monster\u201d portrayed in rival accounts .\nthe 90 - minute film managed an average of 1 . 8 million viewers and a 7 . 5 % share of the audience between 9pm and 10 . 30pm .\ndespite being the most critically acclaimed film by david lynch , the straight story only made $ 6 . 2 million of it ' s $ 10 million dollar budget .\nhelen hunt is an emmy and academy award - winning actress best known for her roles in the sitcom mad about you and the film as good as it gets .\nthe story of five girls and one epic night . the girls will find love , lust , girl - fights , rock and roll , and a whole lot of stoned sorority girls .\ngossip girl heads to the hamptons as summer comes to a close . serena and nate fake a relationship as a cover for nate ' s affair with a married woman .\nlongtime fans remember the nerdy minkus well , but the character didn ' t last long on the series . lee norris , however , has had a healthy tv career ; the 31 - year - old has starred on\none tree hill\nas marvin\nmouth\nmcfadden .\n\u201cin no way is [ \u201credbone girl\u201d ] me professing my preference for any type of skin color \u2026 it\u2019s just a songwriter talking about one experience . \u201d\ngiant spoilers ahead . do not read on if you have not read or seen gone girl and you\u2019d like to do one or both at some point .\ndespite a well - intentioned and novel premise , girl in progress is plagued by jarring tonal shifts and does little to break its characters out of clich\u00e9 .\nlogan lucky has been widely praised by critics and those who have seen it , with many praising the cast ' s performances and the film being hailed as a great comeback for director steven soderbergh . regrettably , the film only made about half of what was expected for its opening weekend amid competition from the hitmans bodyguard and annabelle creation .\nafter several auditions , field landed a role in 1976 & apos ; s bodybuilding film stay hungry with jeff bridges and arnold schwarzenegger . she co - starred as a party girl , a far cry from the innocent characters she played on the small screen . that same year , field entered a new phase of her career with the television movie sybil . she showed great emotional range as a woman with multiple - personality disorder , winning her first emmy award for her work on the tv film . returning to the big screen , field appeared in 1977 & apos ; s smokey and the bandit , playing a runaway bride who catches a ride from a trucker ( played by bert reynolds ) . field and reynolds became romantically involved on the set of film , and starred together in several light - hearted comedies , including 1978 & apos ; s hooper and 1980 & apos ; s smokey and the bandit ii .\nour film opens in 1961 , as hitch and his wife alma spot a pretty young mother modelling in a television commercial . it takes their story through the filming of the birds , restaging the terrifying scene where the birds attack the girl in the attic - from the actress\u2019s point of view . it ends in 1964 as tippi completes her iconic role as the frigid thief marnie , and walks out of her tormentor\u2019s life forever .\na website called urltoken has been set up to discuss the director\u2019s portrayal in the media . most recently john russell taylor , who wrote hitch with the director\u2019s cooperation in 1978 , criticised the girl saying it was \u201ctotally absurd\u201d .\ngervasi called hitchcock \u201cone of the greatest film - makers of all time . there\u2019s no doubt he\u2019s brilliant\u201d and backed the bfi\u2019s call for his films to be on the curriculum alongside shakespeare .\nmiddle - class hero jack ( charles \u201cbuddy\u201d rogers ) and the wealthy david ( richard arlen ) are fighting over the same girl . but when they enlist in air combat training , the realities of men\u2019s work in the war soon turn their rivalry into a charming bromance . a film about the first world war that was made in 1927 , when hollywood could indulge briefly in a non - critical love affair with war heroism , the film features some still - impressive air combat scenes and an early appearance from a young gary cooper .\ntoby jones , so amazing as truman capote in 2006\u2019s infamous , nearly equaled that feat of impersonation playing hitchcock in the girl . and sienna miller was this movie\u2019s title character , a \u201cgirl\u201d in her early 30s whom the director snatched from obscurity , and miller plays hedren with skillful woodenness \u2014 it\u2019s an excellent performance , portraying a mediocre actress so well .\nwhen serena notices dan ' s been cozying up to the new girl in school , ever - loyal blair and her minions decide to sabotage amanda ' s budding new romance .\nhedren , now aged 82 , said there were times of delight working for hitchcock while filming \u2018the birds\u2019 and her only other film for him , \u2018marnie\u2019 .\n\u201ci ' m confident that our film represents very truthfully the intimate memories and heartfelt insights he shared about alfred hitchcock ' s painful relationship with tippi hedren .\nall had roles in the film when it was still on pre - production in late 2009 , but changes were made and they were all recast instead .\nafter playing high school teacher jonathan turner from 1994 to 1997 , anthony tyler quinn stayed on the small screen with roles on\nmelrose place\nand\ncaroline in the city ,\nplus a steady diet of guest appearances . (\npretty little liars\nfans , did you spot him in the 2012 episode ,\na hot piece of a\n? )\nthe door was first opened for us by tippi\u2019s friend and biographer , donald spoto . his 2008 book spellbound by beauty is a close examination of the director\u2019s well - known serial interest in an array of elegant , cool , blonde stars like grace kelly , ingrid bergman and kim novak . we call them \u201chitchcock blondes\u201d , but hitch himself only ever called them \u201cthe girl\u201d - and he was at the height of his fame and creativity when , in 1962 , he chose a new girl to star in his most ambitious film , the birds .\nmario lopez . though little known , mullet - crowned badboy a . c . slater wasn\u2019t mario lopez\u2019s first tv role . before his breakout job , he appeared in a . k . a . pablo , the music - heavy kids incorporated , and the golden girls . after saved by the bell , his million - dollar dimples nabbed him success as a tv host , professional actor , and fitness star . mario fanatics might also remember him as bobby cruz on the crime drama pacific blue or as a cast member on the bold and the beautiful .\nfilm director sir alfred hitchcock was a sadistic sexual predator who devoted his 40 - year career to making stars of ice - cool blondes .\nnot so the hitch of the girl , which retells the making of his next two features after psycho : the birds in 1962 , and marnie in 1963 . the girl ' s hitch , played by toby jones , is a full - blown sexual predator . this alma ( imelda staunton ) also suffers more , and fights back less , than mirren ' s version . unfortunately , she is probably closer to the truth .\ngotti john gotti , the crime boss and \u201cfirst media don , \u201d was already the focus of a 1996 tv movie , in which he was played by armand assante . in this theatrical film , which covers 30 years in his life , john travolta assumes impersonation duties , as he did for robert shapiro . mr . travolta\u2019s wife , kelly preston , plays gotti\u2019s . the screenwriters are lem dobbs ( \u201cthe limey\u201d ) and the character actor leo rossi .\n\u201cso there are things that weren\u2019t able to be in the film to say , \u2018why would she stick around for all of this ? \u2019 it wasn\u2019t a constant barrage of harassment . if it had been constantly the way we have had to do it in this film , i would have been long gone . \u201d\nalfred hitchcock was at the height of his fame and creativity when , in 1962 , he chose an unknown fashion model to star in his most ambitious film - the birds .\nmater of suspense \u2026 ( left ) hitchcock with hedren and ( right ) sienna miller with toby jones as hitchcock in the girl . photograph : universal pictures / bbc / jusitn polkey\nthe 1968 film heidi , starring jennifer edwards , was based on a best - selling children ' s book about an 8 - year - old swiss orphan .\nthe trailer for bradley cooper\u2019s\na star is born , \u201d in theaters this october , has come out . the film stars cooper as a country singer who discovers an unknown singer , played by lady gaga and is his directorial debut as well as lady gaga\u2019s first role as a leading lady in a major film .\nwhen two once - close friends become rivals , their battle for power is publicized to their entire prep school thanks to gossip girl ' s dirt - dishing blog .\nwhen gossip girl goes after blair , serena admits she may have played a role in blair ' s latest nightmare . plus , will blair choose chuck or dan ?\nhe then pretended to have lost the keys , leaving them shackled together in embarrassing discomfort and proximity for most of the day \u2014 a predicament they then also had to act out in the film .\nthe original morgan , lily nicksay played little sister to cory and eric for two years before lindsay ridgeway took over . nicksay , now 24 , has continued to work in tv with roles on\njudging amy\nand\n8 simple rules .\nassumed that sidell , like chambers , had passed away , but he was informed just before the film ' s release , that he was still alive and well . affleck had robert sidell flown to the film ' s premiere in los angeles , and in his opening remarks , he gave recognition to sidell for his part in the mission .\na wife discovers her husband ' s teenage mistress is pregnant and seeks to help the young girl , but they ' re all out in danger when someone from the teen ' s dark past returns .\nhedren was 30 \u2013 miller ' s age \u2013 when hitchcock had talent spotted her in a tv ad and seen enough to cast her as the lead in the birds , his follow - up to psycho . as the script of the girl , on which hedren consulted , makes clear , the director ' s predatory mind games with his star began almost straightaway , with her screen test . what hedren subsequently endured in the making of the birds \u2013 cruelties which culminated in her having live seagulls and crows thrown at her in an attic for five consecutive days of filming \u2013 have long been an open secret in hollywood . the girl explores the off - screen darkness in hitchcock ' s psychology which fuelled some of the most chilling and memorable scenes in the history of cinema .\nhigh school senior casey finds herself seduced into the fast lifestyle of a call girl ring run by a campus police officer and must pull herself out before she loses all self - control .\ndawson city : frozen time in the silent era , the gold rush town of dawson city in the yukon was the last stop on the film - shipping circuit . the creative solutions used to dispose of flammable nitrate stock resulted in the inadvertent preservation of 500 films \u2014 forgotten reels were excavated in the 1970s . bill morrison ( the found - footage collage \u201cdecasia\u201d ) uses those clips to tell a story that interweaves film history and a sociological history of dawson .\nactress susan saint james is best known for her roles on hit tv shows the name of the game ( 1968 ) and mcmillan & wife ( 1971 ) . she was nominated twice for an emmy award for her role as a divorced mom on the sitcom kate & allie ( 1984 ) .\nthe plot of the girl is an audience - divider : anyone familiar with hitchcock\u2019s work doubtless knew every beat of this story , while newcomers to his work may have found it a glossy example of a tv - movie sub - genre : the didactic lesson - film . screenwriter gwyneth hughes was posed with such a daunting challenge , it\u2019s a wonder she even attempted this . but , working mostly from donald spoto\u2019s book spellbound by beauty , hughes , an excellent writer ( five days ) , did her best . the tale the girl tells is fundamentally simple and too simplistic : it depicted a control - freak director who falls for a beautiful woman , promises her stardom , preys upon her financial insecurity , makes a pass at her , is rejected , and submits her to cruel punishments in the guise of control - freaky directing methods ."]}
{"id": 116331, "summary": [{"text": "the diary of anne frank is a 1959 film based on the pulitzer prize winning play of the same name , which was based on the diary of anne frank .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was directed by george stevens , with a screenplay by frances goodrich and albert hackett .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the first film version of both the play and the original story , and features three members of the original broadway cast .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film was based on the personal diary of anne frank , a jewish girl who lived in hiding with her family during world war ii .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "all her writings to her diary were addressed as ' dear kitty ' .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the diary was published after the end of the war by her father otto frank ( played by joseph schildkraut , also jewish ) .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "by this time , all his other family members had been killed by the nazis .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the movie was shot on a sound stage duplicate of the factory in los angeles , while exteriors were filmed at the actual building in amsterdam .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the diary of anne frank won three academy awards in 1960 , including best supporting actress for shelley winters .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "in 2006 , the diary of anne frank was honored as the eighteenth most inspiring american film on the list afi 's 100 years \u2026 100 cheers . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "the diary of anne frank ( 1959 film )", "paragraphs": ["diary of anne frank , the ( 1959 ) - - ( movie clip ) . . .\nan exhibition about the play and the film ' the diary of anne frank ' . in the anne frank house until 15 april 2014 .\nwith the headline : an eloquent ' diary of anne frank ' ; stevens is director of film at palace .\ni thought i would post a review that i wrote on my own personal blog last year about the 1959 film the diary of anne frank . here it is :\nmillie perkins stars in the diary of anne frank ( 1959 ) , the true story of a teenage girl hiding with her family from the nazis .\nsteve press plays peter van daan in the broadway version of the diary of anne frank .\nmillie perkins stars in the diary of anne frank ( 1959 ) , the true story of a teenage girl hiding with her family from the nazis . >\nthe diary of anne frank is a 1980 american made - for - television biographical drama film which originally aired on nbc on november 17 , 1980 . like the 1959 film of the same name , the screenplay was written by frances goodrich and albert hackett and directed by boris sagal . unlike the 1959 film , the tv - film focuses more on character development than suspense , and is considerably shorter than the 1959 version .\nmillie perkins plays anne frank a scene from the film directed by george stevens .\naccording to bfdealmemo , mamet will use frank\u2019s diary along with the original stage play that became the basis for fox\u2019s 1959 film to craft his vision of frank\u2019s story . this latest \u201cdiary of anne frank\u201d is being produced by andrew braumsberg , best known for steering the peter seller\u2019s masterwork \u201cbeing there\u201d .\na great deal of reliable information is available about anne frank and her diary . . .\ndas tagebuch der anne frank\n( the diary of anne frank ) will screen in the youth sidebar section generation of the berlinale , the first major cinema showcase of the year in europe .\nmillie perkins as anne frank in george stevens\u2019 \u201cthe diary of anne frank\u201d ( 1959 ) . her co - stars included joseph schildkraut , shelley winters , richard beymer , gusti huber , lou jacobi , diane baker and edd wynn . picture : marvin paige film and television archive\nthe diary of anne frank was filmed for television in 1959 and 1980 . the productions were based on the play by goodrich and hackett , who wrote the screenplay . the 1959 version won three oscars and the 1980 version was awarded a golden globe for best mini - series or television film and was nominated for three emmy awards .\nfollowing its publication , the diary of anne frank became the subject of various plays , musicals , films and documentary reports .\nat the end , neither a\nthe end\ncredit nor a cast list appears , only the title of the film once more (\nthe diary of anne frank\n) .\nthis is also the 50th anniversary of the movie version of\nthe diary of anne frank ,\nwhich starred millie perkins in the title role .\nthe wall of anne ' s room with photos and film star collection . photo \u00a9\na page from anne frank ' s original ' diary of a young girl ' . photo : dpa\notto frank is the family\u2019s sole survivor , and he recovers anne\u2019s diary from miep . he decides to fulfill anne\u2019s wishes by publishing the diary . anne\u2019s diary becomes a condemnation of the unimaginable horror of the holocaust , and one of the few accounts that describe it from a young person\u2019s perspective .\nat the end , neither a\nthe end\ncredit nor a cast list appears , only the title of the film once more (\nthe diary of anne frank\n) . see more \u00bb\nthe diary of anne frank has been translated into more than 70 languages . here is a list of publishing houses based on languages\nyou will probably be surprised to know , considering the anne frank fan that i am , that i have only just got round to watching the 1959 film version of the diary of anne frank starring millie perkins as anne . to be honest , i had my reservations about the film because i heard rumours that it was wildly innacurate and that anne was portrayed to be like a 1950s american teenager rather than the 1940s dutch girl which she was .\npage turners \u2026 anne frank and david mamet . photographs : anne frank house / getty images and francesco proietti / ap\ngeorge stevens ' adaptation of the infamous diary of anne frank runs a strange 3 hours long , which drags out proceedings longer than they need to be . in reality , the diary of anne frank only needs to be a 2 hour film at maximum , as most of the material here stevens stretches beyond belief .\nanne frank , jewish girl whose diary of her family\u2019s two years in hiding during the german occupation of the netherlands became a classic of war literature . \u2026\nscott jacoby , the actor portraying peter van daan in this film , is the real - life grandson of lou jacobi , who portrayed hans van daan , peter ' s father , in the 1959 film . the family is of jewish descent .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the diary of anne frank near you .\nanne frank\u2019s the diary of a young girl is the most widely - read personal journal in history , delivering a priceless , intimate portrait of an adolescent girl\u2019s experience in hiding during one of history\u2019s darkest times . adapted for the screen by frances goodrich and albert hackett ( from their own play ) , the diary of anne frank portrays the highlights of anne\u2019s diary in grand dramatic fashion .\nwatching the diary of anne frank , i remembered this little tidbit about justin bieber in april 2013 . bieber visited the anne frank house and this is what , the then 19 year old wrote in the guestbook .\nanne frank died of typhus in the bergen - belsen concentration camp in northwestern germany .\na hollywood film version of the play is made by director george stevens in 1958 . the american actress shelley winters plays the role of mrs . van pels . in her memoirs she elaborates about the film . the film the diary of anne frank premieres on march 18 , 1959 . though it is not a box - office success , it still wins three oscars , including one for shelley winters for\nbest supporting actress\n. the dutch premiere of the film takes place in april 1959 . just like they were at the play ' s premiere , members of the dutch royal family are once again present : queen juliana and princess beatrix attend . the wilhelmus , the dutch national anthem , is sung at the end of the film .\nfrank ' s diary , first published by her father , otto , in 1947 after her death in the bergen - belsen concentration camp , has sold more than 30 million copies worldwide . the 1959 biopic the diary of anne frank , featuring millie perkins as anne , won three oscars . a 1980 tv movie starring melissa gilbert received three emmy noms , and the 2001 abc miniseries anne frank : the whole story won two emmys .\n> the diary of anne frank ( 1959 ) , which was adapted from the acclaimed broadway show that recounts the true story of a young jewish girl who goes into hiding with her family during world war ii . it was the director\u2019s first attempt to deal onscreen with\u2026\nnelson mandela talks about the strength he derived from anne frank ' s diary when he was imprisoned on robben island .\ndisney has acquired the rights to \u201cthe diary of anne frank\u201d , the justly famous memoir of a young jewish girl\u2019s life in nazi - occupied amsterdam . david mamet will adapt the screenplay and direct the film for the studio . more after the jump .\nanne frank died almost 65 years ago , but the diary she left behind continues to captivate the world , says a rabbi .\nanne frank wrote her diary from june 12 , 1942 to august 1 , 1944 . there are various versions .\nanne frank in the first class at the jewish secondary school , 1941 . photo \u00a9\nanne frank was given the diary for her thirteenth birthday , a few days before they all went into hiding and not after going into hiding as depicted in the film . see more \u00bb\nthe first german feature - length biopic on the jewish teenage diarist anne frank will premiere next month at the 66th berlin film festival , organisers said friday .\ngeorge stevens\u2019 the diary of anne frank , with a screenplay by the authors of the play of the same name , is a magnificent film in its own right . it showcases beautiful cinematography , inspired production design , and a magnificent cast of talented actors . however , it is as an adaptation that the film falls short of the mark . as a standalone film , diary paints a perfect picture of two families ( and one old man ) living in hiding together , highlighting the suspense of their situation , the tensions of their relationships , and the explorations of the children\u2019s youth . but relating this film back to its source materials , both anne\u2019s diary and the historical context of the holocaust , indicates where it goes severely off track . \u2026\nanne wrote in her diary that she wants to become a writer or a journalist in the future , and that she wants to publish her diary as a novel . friends convince otto frank that the diary has great expressive power and on 25 june 1947 the secret annexe is published in an edition of 3 , 000 . many more editions follow , also translations , a play and a film . people from all over the world learn of anne frank ' s story . over the years otto frank answers thousands of letters from people who have read his daughter ' s diary . in 1960 the anne frank house becomes a museum . otto frank remains involved with the anne frank house until his death in 1980 and campaigns for human rights and respect .\nduring the two years recorded in her diary , anne deals with confinement and deprivation , as well as the complicated and difficult issues of growing up in the brutal circumstances of the holocaust . her diary describes a struggle to define herself within this climate of oppression . anne\u2019s diary ends without comment on august\ngeorge stevens ' s 1959 film adaptation of the play was nominated for eight academy awards , winning three . anne ' s father , otto frank , had been keen for audrey hepburn to play the lead role , but she declined and the part was taken by teenage model millie perkins .\nin her diary , otto reads about the plan anne had to publish a book after the war .\nhans steinbichler ' s handsome prestige pic brings anne frank ' s diary to the big screen as an accessible german - language drama .\nthe whole world is familiar with , and has been for the past six decades deeply impressed by the moving diary of anne frank , and consequently , most people also know the film version of \u201cthe diary of anne frank\u201d ( 1959 ) , directed by george stevens , who convinced millie perkins to play the title character . anne frank ( 1929 - 1945 ) is one of the most famous jewish victims of the holocaust ; she hid from the nazis starting at age 13 and died in a concentration camp at 15 . her diary , written while hiding in amsterdam during the german occupation of the netherlands , became one of the world\u2019s most widely known books ( first published in 1947 , it has been translated in over 60 languages ) . it was the basis for plays and movies , including for george stevens\u2019 1959 awesome , highly acclaimed and poignant screen drama , winning three academy awards out of eight nominations .\nlos angeles , california ( cnn ) - - anne frank ' s account of hiding from the nazis in amsterdam during world war ii , published posthumously in english as\nanne frank : the diary of a young girl ,\nhas moved millions of readers across the decades .\nknew well the horrors of the holocaust , having been among the first to film the atrocities in the death camps at the time of their liberation . though\ndelivered by the hosts ( douglas spencer , dody heath ) , introduced to the family ( including joseph schildkraut , shelley winters , millie perkins the title character , lou jacobi as van daan ) , dentist dussell ( ed wynn ) brings news of amsterdam , in george stevens\u0092 the diary of anne frank , 1959 . >\nold classic film , with a very good set of extras , unlike some other film company ' s extras . to say that the director did not want to use cinescope on the film , it does not show at all . just sit back and watch an old black and white film\nindirectly , yes . the film was based on a 1955 play by american screenwriters frances goodrich and albert hackett . the play itself was based on the book , the diary of a young girl ( 1952 ) , a collection of writings from the personal diary of anne frank , a young jewish girl whose family went into hiding between july 1942 and august 1944 in amsterdam during the nazi occupation of the netherlands suring world war ii . anne frank : the diary of a young girl is the english translation of the first publication of the diary in dutch under the title het achterhuis : dagboekbrieven van 14 juni 1942 tot 1 augustus 1944 ( the annex : diary notes from 14 june 1942 to 1 august 1944 ) ( 1947 ) .\nafter finishing \u201cthe diary of anne frank , \u201d you appeared opposite elvis presley in one of his earlier films , \u201cwild in the country\u201d [ 1961 ] . did you enjoy working with him ?\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\ntouching classic based upon true events in wwii on diary of anne frank . i read the book twice and every tiny bit of the words in the book sucked me in to it . a tragedy .\na poignant drama bringing us into the lives of anne frank , whose diary inspired millions seeking to understand why such a sweet , innocent child could be murdered in the holocaust .\none of the elements that makes the diary of anne frank so effective is in its presentation ; it is a story without violence , yet the backdrop of the story is one of history\u2019s most brutally violent times . what\u2019s more , the story does not sugarcoat its portrayal of the members of the \u201csecret annex\u201d ; the characters are presented\u2026\nkraler : mr . frank . - mr frank ? otto frank : kraler . - mr . kraler . miep . my good friends .\ngeorge stevens ' motion picture rendering of\nthe diary of anne frank\nis so good , so substantially sound and eloquent of so many ideas . and moods that it genuinely grieves this observer to have to come out and say that it lacks the capstone strength of spiritual splendor in the projection of the anne frank role . view full article in timesmachine \u00bb\nadapted from the real - life diary of 13 - year - old anne frank ( millie perkins ) , who chronicled the experience of her jewish family\u2019s life in hiding in nazi - occupied holland .\n( 1959 ) , stevens asked winters to play the role of mrs . van daan , a character twenty years older than the actress who was thirty at the time . in the autobiography\nhe continues to answer letters from readers of the diary until his death in 1980 .\nin 2009 , the british broadcasting corporation ( bbc ) dedicated a five - part series to the diary of anne frank , for which deborah moggach wrote the screenplay . those in charge at the bbc hoped that this drama would bring anne frank alive to viewers of all generations . the series was subsequently shown in the united states .\nbaker : the scene was [ steven ] spielberg ' s favorite scene in the film .\nin december 1957 , prior to the film ' s release , writer meyer levin sued playwrights frances goodrich and albert hackett for $ 1 , 500 , 000 , claiming that they had stolen his idea of turning the diary into a play and adapting it to the stage . the suit was thrown out of court . the film ' s premiere on march 18 , 1959 was a benefit for the american association for the united nations , inc .\nas you probably already know , anne and the other members of the annex were sent to various concentration camps . anne ' s father , otto frank , was the sole survivor .\napart from these however , there were many parts of the film which i thought were highly exaggerated .\nexplosions aside , the rest of the shoot was comparatively calm . the heavy content of the material , however , did have a lasting impact on the cast , and a mid - shoot visit to the set by otto frank himself was particularly emotional for winters . during a conversation together , the actress pledged that if she should win an oscar for her work in the film , she would donate it to the anne frank museum in amsterdam . the 1959 best supporting actress academy award is housed there today .\ni ' d read a bit about the original play and this film version , so i was interested to watch it . there are parts of the film that are quite moving . the pacing is painfully\u2026\nthe strength of both families in the face of such frightening conditions provides the film with a moral center and tragic power that overcome its minor weaknesses .\nhans steinbichler will direct the picture , co - starring martina gedeck (\nthe lives of others\n) and ulrich noethen (\ndownfall\n) and produced with the permission of the swiss - based anne frank fund , which holds the rights to the diary .\nthe sense of place is as pervasive as a character in \u201cmoss , \u201d a film by daniel peddle .\nat the start of the movie is a note saying :\nthe filming of scenes at the house where anne frank wrote her diary was made possible through the cooperation of the city of amsterdam .\nthis is somewhat misleading . while many of the exterior shots were actually filmed around what is now called the anne frank house on prinsengracht canal in amsterdam ( photo here ) , the inside annex scenes were shot on a sound stage at 20th century fox in hollywood . the real annex would have been too small to accommodate a film crew .\nanother thing i thought they did well in the film was the fact that they did location shooting in amsterdam for the outdoor shots of the prinsengracht and the westerkerk . this they didn\u2019t do in anne frank : the whole story \u2013 possibly because of the fact that they couldn\u2019t get permission to quote the diary and so maybe they didn\u2019t have permission to shoot outside the house eaither .\npublicity still of millie perkins at the beginning of her career as a screen actress . picture : marvin paige film and television archive\nalthough producers of the folman and breinersdorfer biopics say they will adhere to the facts as recorded in the anne frank archive , the tv project intends to link the story to a fictionalized modern narrative . zdf says it hopes its project will appeal to younger viewers , noting it has the support of the anne frank foundation , a fund rival that runs the anne frank house in amsterdam , and salomon korn , vp at the central council of jews in germany .\nmillie perkins : i get letters constantly . i mean i still get fan mail on\nthe diary of anne frank\npractically every single day of my life . . . . my feeling is that\nthe diary of anne frank\ngives you a human story . it brings you back to feelings - - feelings about everyday life , feelings about what happened , the atrocities that happened during world war ii .\nwhile we all like to joke about holocaust movies being oscar bait , i am of the opinion that no motive is suspect when it will result in more people becoming aware of anne frank and her remarkable diary .\naudrey hepburn was first offered the role of anne frank , and otto frank was among those who nominated her . she refused it for three reasons . firstly , she had decided to accept the role in green mansions ( 1959 ) . secondly , she had lived in occupied holland during the war and had seen the nazis carry out . . . . . .\nanne ' s first diary , which she received on her thirteenth birthday , 12 june 1942 . photo \u00a9\nas the film was based on the published version of the diary ( by that i mean the version edited by otto frank which mainly consisted of version b \u2013 anne\u2019s rewritten diary ) the names used in the film were psudonyms rather than actual names , such as mr and mrs van daan instead of mr and mrs van pels and albert dussel instead of fritz pfeffer . what surprised me though was that they left out the helpers bep voskuijl and jan gies ( who was miep\u2019s husband ) . they also merged mr kleiman and mr kuglar ( known as mr koophuis and mr kraler in the published version of the diary ) into one person \u2013 mr kraler .\nin 2015 , it will have been 70 years since the nazis murdered anne frank , and the anniversary coincides with renewed interest in the jewish girl and her famed diary chronicling a life in hiding .\n\u201ctwo years after the war\u2019s end , she received a manuscript [ the diary of anne frank ] , writes dotti . \u201cit was the diary of a young girl born , like my mother , in 1929 , who had lived for two years hidden in a shelter set up behind a bookshelf in an amsterdam apartment . her name was anne frank . reading the diary stunned my mother because , as she said , \u2018that child had written a complete account of what i had experienced and felt . \u2019 \u201d\nhier calls the diary the most important document to come out of the holocaust because for readers it made nazi terror real .\nsearch of the building , tensions remain high over the subsequent months . meanwhile , anne finds\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\n( sd , 87 minutes ) \u2013 this riveting documentary , narrated by burt reynolds , chronicles both the making of the film and , more importantly , the frank family history . the film fleshes out the personalities depicted in the diary , addresses discrepancies , and details the ultimate fate of each person in the attic hideout . there ' s also a fascinating discussion of anne ' s signature statement about the goodness of mankind . perkins and stevens , jr . offer fond recollections of otto frank , who visited the set but could never bring himself to see the play or film , while rare color footage of the dachau concentration camp ( shot by stevens himself ) , as well as interviews with anne ' s american pen pal , one of her childhood friends , otto frank ' s stepdaughter , and shelley winters add immeasurably to this comprehensive and involving documentary .\nthe anne frank saga remains moving , personal , and relavant , no matter how distant we become in time .\n( sd , 13 minutes ) \u2013 stevens , jr . reads rare letters from otto frank and george stevens that relate to the production , as well as the prologue to the movie tie - in edition of ' anne frank : the diary of a young girl , ' upon which he and his father collaborated .\nteenaged anne frank , a dutch jew , perished along with most of the rest of her family in a nazi concentration camp , but her hopes , dreams , and optimistic outlook have endured thanks to the publication of her diary in 1952 . after intense negotiations with anne ' s father , the sole survivor of the frank family , the diary of anne frank was dramatized in 1954 in a pulitzer prize - winning version by frances goodrich and albert hackett . in the 1959 film version , director george stevens could stage many dialogue sequences in furtive whispers , conveying the precariousness of the franks ' existence , and that of their fellow exiles , the van daan family and fussy dentist mr . dussel , during the two years they spent hiding from the gestapo in a tiny amsterdam attic . along with millie perkins as anne , the movie also features such veterans as joseph schildkraut as otto frank , shelley winters as mrs . van daan , lou jacobi as mr . van daan , and ed wynn as dussel . oscars went to supporting actress winters and cinematographer william c . mellor .\nreviewed at berlin film festival ( generation 14plus ) , feb . 18 , 2016 . running time : 129 min . ( original title :\ndas tagebuch der anne frank\n)\none thing they did in the diary of anne frank which they didn\u2019t do in af : tws was play the sounds of the westertoren bells in the background often throughout the film , and also the sound of bombs . they did do this in af : tws but they only really did this in one or two scenes , which actually focused on these sounds , for example , the scene in af : tws where anne is gazing at the westerkerk from the attic window .\nthis is not about money for us ,\nyves kugelmann , member of the board of the anne frank fund , tells thr , noting that the fund is a nonprofit with proceeds going to education and charitable projects .\nthis is about anne frank ' s legacy . she has become incredibly commercialized - - anne frank has become a brand , separated from the real person and her identity .\nthis film adaptation of the eponymous historical testimony that moved the world primarily depicts the period of time that anne spent in her family ' s hiding place . . . in amsterdam ,\nthe festival said in a statement .\nnews item , garson kanin , who directed the broadway production of the play , and milton sperling of warner bros . also bid on the film rights to the diary , but were outbid by buddy adler from twentieth - century fox . an october 1956\ndavid mamet , the pulitzer prize - winning writer of glengarry glen ross , is to write and direct a new version of the diary of anne frank for disney , variety reports . mamet will combine frank ' s much - loved journal , a later stage adaptation by albert hackett and frances goodrich , and his own take on the story .\nin nazi - occupied holland in world war ii , shopkeeper kraler hides two jewish families in his attic . young anne frank keeps a diary of everyday life for the franks and the van daans , chronicling the nazi threat as well as family dynamics . a romance with peter van daan causes jealousy between anne and her sister , margot . otto frank returns to the attic many years after the eventual capture of both families and finds his late daughter ' s diary .\nfor 2 years , 13 year old anne and her family along with 4 other people hid from the nazi roundups to the concentration camps and spent most of her time writing in her diary . this film , takes this direct excerpt from the diary .\n. . . in spite of everything i still believe that people are really good at heart .\non jan . 13 , german production firms moovie and constantin film , together with public broadcaster zdf , unveiled plans for a german - language miniseries based on frank ' s life . the project immediately was condemned by the anne frank fund , the swiss foundation that holds rights to frank ' s diary and the frank family archive . the fund accused constantin and zdf of violating\nall standards of convention , fairness and decency\nby going ahead with a frank project without the fund ' s participation and accused the producers of\ndisrespecting the frank family , which was largely massacred in the holocaust .\nit wants zdf and constantin to cancel their project , set to begin shooting in the summer , and has threatened legal action if they don ' t .\n. anne\u2019s diary , the observations of an imaginative , friendly , sometimes petty , and rather normal teenage girl , comes to an abrupt and silent end .\nin holland it was as if i was a beatle . they practically knocked my car over and i had hordes of people chasing me and crowds pushing to get at me and it was because of\nthe diary of anne frank .\nit was amazing .\nben - hur was a re - make of mgm ' s own 1926 silent film of the same name , and the first and only re - make to have won the best picture award . both films were based on or inspired by general lew wallace ' s novel ( first published in 1880 ) about the rise of christianity . ironically , the famed director cecil b . demille , who had made ' ben - hur - like ' films throughout his lifetime - without the same awards success as the 1959 winner , died the same year ( on january 21 , 1959 ) .\nwhat more can be added to all the words written about anne frank , the diary , the books , films , television series , documentaries . . . . not a lot . a wonderful film of a truly heartbreaking story , beautifully acted , and so evocative of the time and place . the film really captures the clautrophobic environment of the attic , something you really appreciate after you ' ve visited the house , and captures the hopes & dreams of anne , to become a famous writer , dreams that were never to be fulfilled in her lifetime , but in death , gave her a fame that will live forever .\nin nazi - occupied holland in world war ii , shopkeeper kraler hides two jewish families in his attic . young anne frank keeps a diary of everyday life for the franks and the van daans , chronicling the nazi threat as well as family dynamics . a romance with peter van daan causes jealousy between anne and her sister , margot . otto frank returns to the attic many years after the eventual capture of both families and finds his late daughter ' s diary . written by jwelch5742\nstevens always wanted to make a film honoring world war ii , and though ' the diary of anne frank ' lacks the scope and violence of a typical combat movie , it quietly and poetically salutes the heroics of war better than most genre pictures . like its characters , the film has faults , but it remains an important , moving document of both humanity and inhumanity , and proves even unspeakable horrors cannot quash the spirit of youth and , more importantly , hope . few directors could do justice to such strong , vital material ; george stevens is one of them .\nthis five - part bbc miniseries of the diary of anne frank is a more relatable , faithful adaptation of the legendary diary than the classic 1959 movie . as portrayed by kendrick ( who looks quite a bit like the real anne ) , anne is still as energetic and upbeat as she is in previous depictions , but she ' s also moody , self - absorbed , jealous , and believably 13 , 14 , and 15 . anyone who has read the diary knows that anne isn ' t perfect or a martyr , as the media can sometimes portray her . she was a fiery teenager who could be petulant and unkind but also incredibly optimistic and insightful . kendrick captures that untamed spirit , and it ' s refreshing that she ' s not distractingly beautiful like millie perkins from the original hollywood movie , or natalie portman , who played anne on broadway .\na diary discovered in the attic of an amsterdam factory , reveals the plight of a jewish refugee family that lived there in hiding for two years .\n( sd ) \u2013 eighty - two highly interesting black - and - white images from a wide range of sources comprise this comprehensive gallery . highlights include shots of stevens at work on the set and conferring with actors ; a couple of lovely photos of perkins with otto frank ; george stevens , jr . perusing anne frank ' s actual diary ; and the elder stevens touring both the gas chambers at dachau concentration camp and the amsterdam attic hideout with otto frank .\n( sd , 8 minutes ) \u2013 one of the finest film documentaries ever produced , ' george stevens : a filmmaker ' s journey ' astutely and poetically chronicles the director ' s life and work , and this short excerpt focuses on ' the diary of anne frank ' through clips , stills , and an interview with perkins , who provides a perceptive , eloquent account of the demanding stevens at work .\nanne frank is a jewish girl who has to go into hiding during world war two to escape from the nazis . together with seven others she hides in the secret annex at prinsengracht 263 in amsterdam . after more than two years in hiding they are discovered and deported to concentration camps . anne\u2019s father , otto frank , is the only one of the eight people to survive . after her death anne becomes world famous because of the diary she wrote while in hiding .\nanne frank is a jewish girl who has to go into hiding during world war two to escape from the nazis . . .\nsince anne\u2019s diary is a true personal account of a life in hiding , it is inappropriate to analyze it as a novel or other work of fiction . parts of the diary were intended for public view , but others clearly were not . to appreciate and interpret the diary , it is necessary to consider its horrible context , world war ii and the holocaust , before any discussion of plot development or thematic content .\nevery film that has ever been nominated for an academy award in any category . enjoy !\nthere her diary ends . two short months after anne\u2019s fifteenth birthday , and two days after he last diary entry , the secret annex is raided . we don\u2019t know anne\u2019s thoughts or feelings at that point or any time after , but we know things got worse .\nrepresents stevens at the height of his pretentiousness and the depths of his accomplishment .\nmr . stevens has done a superb job of putting upon the screen the basic drama and shivering authenticity of the frances goodrich - albert hackett play , which in turn caught the magnitude of drama in the real - life diary of a jewish girl .\ncombining monologues to the camera with traditional dramatization and big , charismatic performances , swiss - born director hans steinbichler\u2019s \u201cthe diary of anne frank\u201d is a compassionate and intelligently made contribution to the ever - growing body of work on the subject . distinguished by a fresh lead performance of real range from lea van acken , and by a determination not to rose - tint frank as a character , it is also significant as the first german film adaptation of the diary . while the result is perhaps too methodical and respectable to overly excite international arthouse audiences , even as subtitles prove a barrier to broader exposure , its domestic success seems assured .\ni can understand why they played on the romance between anne and peter a lot in the film , it was only made a few years after the holocaust , therefore fresh in peoples memory and so they could have used the romance plot as some form of diversion away from the horrors of the holocaust . even so , the relationship between anne and peter , i believe wasn\u2019t that romantic at all . anne was a skilled writer , and a teenager . she could have easily exaggerated the relationship in her diary to give a sense of excitement in her mundane life in the annex . the \u2018relationship\u2019 which anne describes ended before they were discovered in august 1944 anyway , unlike in the film which shows them together till the end .\nthe winner in the best supporting actress category was shelley winters ( with her second nomination - and first oscar win ) as mrs . van daan in director george stevens ' the diary of anne frank - an indomitable mother , and one of the jews hiding out from the nazis with the frank family in a cramped attic in amsterdam . it was the first of winters ' mature , serious character roles . [ winters ' first nomination was for a role in another stevens film - a place in the sun ( 1951 ) . in 1965 , she starred in her third stevens film , the greatest story ever told , but won a nomination - and her second oscar - for a role in director guy green ' s film a patch of blue ( 1965 ) . ]\n( sd , 7 minutes ) \u2013 four of the six movietone news clips chart the journey of perkins from her discovery to the film ' s los angeles premiere . the initial report shows the actress being introduced to the press , and subsequent entries chronicle her meeting with a netherlands official , dressing for the premiere , attending an anne frank exhibition at the los angeles county museum of art , and arriving at the premiere on the arm of dean stockwell , whom she would later marry . the remaining two movietone segments look at the 1959 academy awards ( though there ' s no footage of best supporting actress winner shelley winters ) and honor a belgian priest who won the nobel peace prize for reuniting refugee families after the war .\na wildly enthusiastic review by writer meyer levin in the new york times book review results in sales of the diary taking - off .\nnews item , karl silberbauer , the nazi officer who arrested anne frank , was himself arrested and sentenced to prison for the mass murder of dutch jews during world war ii .\nthis hungarian film is a careful , compassionate and beautifully acted character drama with a social conscience .\nin the award - winning 1959 film the diary of anne frank , we see a mercurial anne on the first day of her arrival in the secret annexe finally wind down with a book . she reads the last sentence out loud and we recognise a tale of two cities , charles dickens ' historical novel set in eighteenthcentury french revolutionary times . in the film the camera zooms in on the title page in dutch , translated as verhaal van twee steden . there is something wrong with this picture , because it is highly unlikely that the real anne frank ever read this book . first of all , she had just started to learn english , and this would have been too difficult for her . secondly , the dutch translations published up to 1942 were entitled in londen en parijs , and thirdly , it is unlikely that she was reading this , because this kind of book did not fit in with the other books she was interested in at the time . the book is not mentioned in her diary . the screenwriters , frances goodrich and her husband albert hackett , who also wrote the theatre version , must have come up with the idea from the diary itself , in which anne mentions four times that her father is reading his dickens . once he even entertained the entire annexe company with readings from the pickwick papers . one can argue that choosing a tale of two cities was very appropriate for dramatic effect and added thoughts of revolutionary violence to the certain ominous suspense so apparent in other small details in the film . however , it is probably not historically accurate .\n, the end of a seemingly normal day that leaves us with the expectation of seeing another entry on the next page . however , the frank family is betrayed to the nazis and arrested on august\nduring world war ii , a teenage jewish girl named anne frank and her family are forced into hiding in the nazi - occupied netherlands .\nthe star rarely spoke about her harrowing experiences as a young girl growing up in holland during the nazi occupation , or about the deep connection she felt with anne frank .\nthe poignant true story of a jewish family who hid in an attic for two years before they were captured by the nazis . the film follows the life of celebrated diarist anne frank ( millie perkins ) , as remembered in hindsight by her father otto ( joseph schildkraut ) . shelley winters won the oscar for best supporting actress , and the film also garnered oscars for best black and white cinematography and best art direction , in addition to receiving a further five nominations .\ni ' m an anne frank aficionado and was looking forward to watching this , but was unable to sit the whole way through - i tried twice . the fault unfortunately lies , in my view , in the casting of katharine schlesinger , who portrays anne as shrill and unlikeable ; the adult characters are much more likeable . better dvds are the two later versions - one starring ben kingsley as otto frank and hannah taylor - gordon as anne ( ' anne frank - the whole story ' ) and the more recent version starring ellie kendrick , which in my view is the best .\ncombining monologues to the camera with traditional dramatization and big , charismatic performances , swiss - born director hans steinbichler\u2019s \u201cthe diary of anne frank\u201d is a compassionate and intelligently made contribution to the ever - growing body of work on the subject . distinguished by a fresh lead performance of real range from lea van acken , and by a determination not [ \u2026 ]\nin addition to her diary , anne also wrote stories and fairy tales in the hiding place . she wanted to have a\nproper book\npublished .\nfollowing the war , otto frank devotes himself to human rights and achieving mutual respect .\nfrank chronicled her life from june 1942 to august 1944 when the family was betrayed .\nsometimes , though , given the more neutral observational qualities that a camera , as opposed to first - person prose , inevitably imposes , the film is arguably too faithful to anne\u2019s perspective . the diary is an extraordinarily well - observed record of the world as seen through teenage eyes , but it is necessarily subjective . the film tends to treat her words as an objective description of events , which occasionally requires the adults in the annex to behave and speak in ways that feel like a teenager\u2019s description rather than a documentary record of plausible adult personalities . but of course , anne\u2019s is the only record of the time in the annex , and so the filmmakers are caught in something of a bind : to present another version of events would become an unthinkable transgression against her writing .\nthe diary of anne frank , the first stage dramatisation , premi\u00e8red on broadway in new york on october 5 , 1955 . the stage adaptation of the book was written by frances goodrich and albert hackett . the play premi\u00e8red simultaneously in seven german cities on october 1 , 1956 . queen juliana of the netherlands attended the premi\u00e8re in amsterdam on november 27 , 1956 . the play was a great success in many countries : it received a tony award for best play and was nominated for several other tony awards . goodrich and hackett received the pulitzer prize for drama for the diary of anne frank , and was performed until 1957 . forty years later , in 1997 , it was revived in an adaptation by wendy kesselman , in which anne frank was played by famous hollywood actress natalie portman . in 1999 , the adaptation was nominated for a tony award for best revival of a play .\nmadrid hosted un canto a la vida , a musical based on her life story and starring 13 - year - old isabella castillo . the musical caused a rift between the anne frank foundation , which supported it , and the anne frank fund , which said the diarist ' s life was\nno theme for a happy evening of song and dance\n.\ndespite the dustup , zdf argues that multiple projects about frank can only help raise awareness of her life and legacy .\nin writing in a diary and is a source of optimism amid the adults\u2019 growing despair . in july 1944 , however , the gestapo finally discover the annex , and anne and peter passionately embrace before they meet their fate .\nthe story has made numerous appearances on stage ( a musical version played in madrid just last year ) , television ( a critically lauded five - part bbc adaptation starring ellie kendrick as anne and tamsin greig as her mother was broadcast in january ) and film ( most notably in 1959 : shelley winters won the best supporting actress oscar for her portrayal of petronella van daan , whose real - life counterpart , auguste van pels , was another occupant of the annexe ) .\nas writers like primo levi have observed , part of the effectiveness of frank\u2019s diary is that it does the opposite : she is humanized as a regular teenage girl , fighting with her parents and dreaming of romance . this is steinbichler\u2019s approach also ; the majority of his film is dedicated to spending time with a family engaged in the mundane minutiae of every day life . that their quotidian exchanges take place in strange circumstances at times comes to feel almost incidental : the normalcy of their alternately frayed and affectionate interactions convey the tensions of any family under emotional pressure , though of course the stakes here are terrifyingly high .\n( sd , 14 minutes ) \u2013 part of an ongoing series focusing on fox classics , this promo piece retreads much of the territory of the previous featurettes , but not nearly as well . studio chief rothman is an affable host , and he relates the film ' s production history , briefly recounts the frank family history , and shares his personal views on the diary ' s significance . of all the supplements included on this disc , this one is the least relevant and certainly can be skipped .\ncast : millie perkins ( anne frank ) , joseph schildkraut ( otto frank ) , shelley winters ( mrs . petronella van daan ) , richard beymer ( peter van daan ) , gusti huber ( mrs . edith frank ) , lou jacobi ( mr . hans van daan ) .\nfrank and her family went into hiding from the nazis in 1942 in a secret annexe at the back of a building owned by her father otto frank ' s company in amsterdam , two years after german troops occupied the netherlands ."]}
{"id": 116332, "summary": [{"text": "the last samurai is a 2003 american epic historical war film directed and co-produced by edward zwick , who also co-wrote the screenplay with john logan and marshall herskovitz .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars tom cruise , who also co-produced , with timothy spall , ken watanabe , billy connolly , tony goldwyn , hiroyuki sanada , koyuki , and shin koyamada in supporting roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "tom cruise portrays a united states captain of the 7th cavalry regiment , whose personal and emotional conflicts bring him into contact with samurai warriors in the wake of the meiji restoration in 19th century japan .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film 's plot was inspired by the 1877 satsuma rebellion led by saig\u014d takamori , and the westernization of japan by foreign powers , though in the film the united states is portrayed as the primary force behind the push for westernization .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "to a lesser extent it is also influenced by the stories of jules brunet , a french army captain who fought alongside enomoto takeaki in the earlier boshin war and frederick townsend ward , an american mercenary who helped westernize the chinese army by forming the ever victorious army .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the last samurai grossed a total of $ 456 million at the box office and was well received upon its release , receiving praise for the acting , writing , directing , score , visuals , costumes and messages .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it was nominated for several awards , including four academy awards , three golden globe awards , and two national board of review awards . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "the last samurai", "paragraphs": [", the very place where certain scenes from\nthe last samurai\nwere filmed .\nfinance note the last samurai is japan\u2019s 11th highest - grossing movie as of 2012 .\nthe american film institute named the last samurai one of the \u201ctop ten movies of 2003 . \u201d\ni always thought the title referred to samurai plural , not to cruise being the last one .\npress note roger ebert compared the last samurai to lawrence of arabia and dances with wolves .\nsamurai have always been a popular topic for books , movies , and games , especially the mystique of a \u201clast samurai . \u201d\ni liked the last samurai . but i never read the book and had no frame of reference to the character\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie the last samurai ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of the last samurai ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthe last samurai presents a timeless story of honor in the cinematic tradition of akira kurosawa . . . . more\nthe last samurai just popped into my head . not the most recent but that ' s what came up .\nfeatured in the cat in the hat / the cooler / in america / the last samurai ( 2003 ) . see more \u00bb\nthere are plenty of samurai comic heroes and villains from usagi yojimbo to the silver samurai .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the last samurai near you .\nthis cast list of who was in the last samurai includes both lead and minor roles . ( 16 items )\nthere are pleasures to be had in the handsome , heroic the last samurai . but they ' re all on the surface .\nlast stand : algren makes a last stand in the opening battle , bravely fighting back countless samurai with everything at his disposal . the samurai army makes its own last stand in the end , knowing that they cannot actually defeat the enemy army . two real life last stands serve as conceptual reference points - custer ' s at the little big horn , and the spartans at thermopylae .\nseizo fukumoto ( the silent samurai ) has died in most of the samurai movies he\u2019s been in .\nthe bonus track ' final charge ' from the last samurai . i do not own the copyrights of any music i show on youtube . this song is composed by hans zimmer and used in the last samurai . ( directed by edward zwick )\ni mean cruise wasn ' t the last samurai in the movie , ken watanabe ' s character was . . . . .\nalgren : whose sole occupation for the last one thousand years has been war .\nthe last samurai cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of the last samurai actors includes any the last samurai actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view trivia about each the last samurai actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to a page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of the last samurai have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nthe last samurai ( 2003 ) opened at no . 1 at the box office . it went on to be nominated for four oscars .\nbasically , it was less certain exactly who was meant to be the \u201clast\u201d samurai , and note that the plural of \u2018samurai\u2019 is \u2018samurai\u2019 . so it could be telling the story of the group that fought with saigo takamori ( which cruise\u2019s character was part of ) .\ntom cruise : \u201cyou don\u2019t do a movie called the last samurai to sit around a table and talk . you do it for the carnage ! \u201d\nred shirt army : the imperial army in the first confrontation with the samurai .\neven though the last samurai is brutal , exhausting and so not my kind of movie , it is extremely well - made and undeniably engrossing .\nno ! i exclaimed . he\u2019s a captured solider , surrounded by japanese men who are the last samurai ( samurai is both the singular and plural ) . surely he is just a witness to this story .\nscott weinberg on twitter :\nthe last samurai just popped into my head . not the most recent but that ' s what came up . \u2026\n3 . many historians say the last samurai battle was during the battle of shiroyama in 1877 . however , the social class known as the shizoku , who merged with the samurai , continued to be recognized as late as the world war ii era .\ninvulnerable horses : in the last battle , many samurai have their horses shot out from underneath them . but other horses are seen running away riderless .\nthe last samurai ( okami yo rakujitsu o kire ) , the final film made by director kenji misumi and which starred hideki takahashi should also be prominently included .\nthe samurai are training in kendo , which means \u201cthe way of the sword . \u201d\nthe last samurai blends several rebellions that occurred over many years into one . the fictional leader katsumoto was based on the influential and honorable saig\u014d takamori , leader of the final rebellion .\nlocation notes the last samurai was shot in new zealand , japan , and burbank , ca . the harbor is a set built in new plymouth , new zealand .\n: the uniform the samurai wears during his encounter with algren is colored red .\nearly ninjas were considered mercenary foot soldiers \u2014 the opposite of the noble samurai .\nthe samurai saw the top knot as a symbol of their status in society .\nseveral westernized samurai . samurai could and did thrive under the meiji rule , but some still fought to retain traditional roles and values .\nwestern samurai : captain nathan algren , an american army veteran who is hired by the japanese emperor to train conscripts during a rebellion by the samurai , but is captured by the samurai and goes native . he studies the japanese language and sword - fighting techniques , is given his own katana and suit of armor , and joins the samurai in their last stand against the soldiers he was supposed to train .\nalthough certain critics have maligned tom cruise for his role as both star and producer of the last samurai , not to mention that the film was conspicuously passed over in oscar nominations for the ' big four ' ( best picture , best director , best actor / actress , and best screenplay ) , in my estimation , the last samurai outshines them all .\n- comparison of leonardo and tintoretto ' s last supper paintings the last supper by leonardo is very different to tintoretto\u2019s representation of the same incident . the last supper is one of the most important occurrences which took place in the christian religion such an important event that many have seen the need for the event visually recorded through art the two most famous of these representations are by far tintoretto\u2019s and leonardo\u2019s works . the last supper by leonardo was created during the renaissance period and is a simple symbolic work with little emotion . . . . [ tags : the last supper paintings artists essays ]\nall samurai were not against this . as samurai were a part of the upper classes , many of them found roles in the new regime . samurai formed the veteran officer core of the new army , and many became successful businessmen .\ndeliberate values dissonance : algren and katsumoto have decidedly different views on custer ' s last stand .\ncontrary to a popular misconception , the title of the film does not refer to nathan algren , or even katsumoto , as the last samurai . the word\nsamurai\nhere is in its plural form and is actually referring to katsumoto ' s clan as a whole .\nkatana may wield a weapon of a samurai , but there were real women samurai , onna - bugeisha . image : lisa tate .\nit ' s easy to stand back and wax ironic about the last samurai . but it ' s not all that difficult to succumb to its full - spirited romanticism either .\nweeknights during prime time on amc , you can catch story notes \u2014 real time trivia and facts about your favorite movies ! below is the online version of the story notes for the last samurai .\ngreat review . another thing that should be added is that the imperial army did adopt and idealize the samurai ethos , so the \u201cmodern\u201d vs \u201ctraditional\u201d premise of the movie is false . also the reputation of the real samurai by then was already tarnished , which is why imperial japan adopted the romanticized view of the samurai for people to emulate rather than the actual samurai .\nalso , the samurai were classist assholes wiped off the face of the earth for being classist assholes .\none of the battles during the samurai rebellions . the samurai are on the right with guns and officers in western uniforms . the only real differences are that many of the samurai wore more traditional clothes while the imperial troops are in uniform . swords were still used by both sides .\nexpy :\nbob\nresembles kyuzo , the master swordsman of seven samurai .\ncruise said the samurai , \u201crecognized with great power comes a great responsibility . \u201d\n- the movie , the last samurai , filled the theatres in 2003 with its suspenseful plot , exciting battle sequences and historical reference within the script . in the film , the last samurai , americans were portrayed as an influential world power . thus , a troubled american , nathan algren ( tom cruise ) is hired to teach the japanese , american war tactics in order to fight in combat against the samurai . through a brutal journey of battle and strife , nathan is faced with the life or death situation of fighting for his new home and for the last of the samurai or battle for the land , he is not proud to call his own . . . . [ tags : film summary , review ]\nsamurai ponytail : most of the samurai in katsumoto ' s force have them . when the meiji government passes laws restricting the rights of the samurai , katsumoto ' s son , nobutada , is subjected to a very undignified public haircut by the emperor ' s guards .\nmore than anything else ,\nthe last samurai\nis the current tom cruise vehicle , and the actor ' s capacity to wrestle the story to his own demands is an impressive testament to his multifaceted perfectionist skills .\na perfect blossom is a rare thing . . . you could spend your life looking for one , and it would not be a wasted life . - - katsumoto , the last samurai\n- the last supper the last supper was a very powerful biblical event , in which jesus and his disciples gathered for one final dinner together . according to the bible , important events took place during the last supper , including an announcement by jesus that one of his disciples would betray him and the first communion . to artists in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries , it was necessary to give proper deference to such notable occurrences . both leonardo da vinci and jacopo robusti , known as tintoretto , took upon the challenge of recreating the last supper . . . . [ tags : religious jesus painting last supper essays ]\nthe last battle shows the samurai using excellent tactics to trap units of infantry and wear them down in melee before finally charging to their deaths in the face of canon fire and gatling guns . this dichotomy further shows the ideological differences of the samurai and gives them sympathy for sticking to their antiquated weapons .\nsamurai live by a code called bushido , which contains seven virtues . the first is gi , which means justice . samurai always try to do the right thing .\nquote notes cruise : \u201cthe [ samurai ] were the artists , the philosophers , the warriors of their time . \u201d\nthe last samurai is a pretty solid , although underrated film . the action is well done , and the fusion of old and new , as well as the many ideologies throughout the movie are delivered in an interesting and enjoyable fashion .\nthe kanji characters that appear on the posters , often beneath the title , do not say\nthe last samurai .\nthey say\nbushido\n(\nthe warrior way ,\ni . e . , japanese chivalry ) .\nmostly , though , the last samurai aims for , and achieves , epic sweep : the glory of tradition - bound warriors hurling themselves against the modern world , the grandeur of hollywood offering two points of view on everything .\nin the last samurai , this is presented as a thoroughly mixed idea . tom cruise\u2019s character , captain algren , is brought in to train a new japanese army . men previously regarded as a too - low class to serve are prepared to fight against rebellious samurai .\nthe samurai used weather to their advantage , striking when they were well - hidden .\nthe u . s . army began using samurai techniques to train soldiers in 2009 .\nsatsuma samurai from the boshin war period ( circa 1868 ) . image : public domain\nthe last time reeves ' commanded a huge blockbuster north of $ 400 million was 2003 ' s\nthe matrix : revolutions .\ni chose the last samurai because it is a look in asian history , which hollywood doesn\u2019t do very often , and because i thought i could clear up one point . when the movie was set to be released i remember everyone complaining about tom cruise\u2019s role in the film . how could he be the last samurai ? he\u2019s not japanese . was hollywood going to pull some horrible tom cruise is japanese racist nonsense ?\nthe samurai in combat are wonderfully depicted in the film from an entertainment perspective . the first battle shows how the samurai expertly wielded their swords and bows to rip through an armed but inexperienced army .\nborn in the wrong century : the glory days of the samurai are long gone , katsumuto is but the vestigial residue .\ngray is well aware of the allegations , and was more than happy to address them when speaking with inverse last week .\na movie this silly should be prefaced with an apology :\num , about last knights . . .\nall you peasants are good for is farming and not having last names . also , getting killed by me !\nappraising genji : literary criticism and cultural anxiety in the age of the last samurai . by patrick w . caddeau . state university of new york press , 2006 . 212 pages . hardcover $ 65 . 00 .\n- pride , honor and survival in the last samurai and hidalgo in the 2004 movie , hidalgo , the story of how a cowboy and cavalry dispatch rider , billed as the \u201cworld\u2019s greatest endurance rider , \u201d is challenged to compete for pride , honor , and his own survival in a 3 , 000 mile long race known as the ocean of fire . likewise , the story of the last samurai depicts how a civil war era captain is charged with the responsibility of training a \u201cmodern\u201d japanese military force , and is captured by samurai warriors in a battle to quell the samurai rebellion . . . . [ tags : movie film movies films essays ]\ntwo hundred and fifty sets of samurai armor were made by hand by the costume department .\nreality ensues : the samurai win their first engagement by smart tactics and taking advantage of the enemy ' s overconfidence . once the imperial forces wise up and even more significantly outnumber the samurai , the latter are doomed .\nno hollywood historical epic is accurate , although almost all are based on a well - known story or a particularly important period . the last samurai picks a fascinating time and place ; the meiji restoration period of japan .\nthe last fight scene is of the type that has not occurred in movies of recent years : the first after the film , ' brave heart . '\nlady taka - as the only female role in the last samurai , the lady taka represents one of its key characters . she is the sister of katsumoto , the last samurai , and the widow of a fallen samurai , killed in battle by nathan algren . when algren is captured alive , he is taken to the home of lady taka , who is ordered by her brother to care for his injuries . according to the film ' s production notes , published on the last samurai website ,\nas vividly as the samurai code is expressed by katsumoto and his brethren , it is also evident in katsumoto ' s sister , the young war widow taka , who finds herself pressed into close quarters with algren through the most bitter of circumstances . taka , played by japanese actress koyuki , conducts herself with such strict composure that the american stranger does not suspect the complex and powerful emotions she feels towards him until he realizes that she is just as much a samurai as her male counterparts .\nthe last samurai is an idyll in which the savageries of existence are transcended by spiritual devotion . that ' s a beautiful dream , and it gives the film a deep pleasingness , but the fullness of life and its blackest ambiguities are sacrificed .\nstream the last samurai : original motion picture score by various artists and 40 million songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms and conditions apply .\nmooks / red shirt army : since the film is primarily told from algren ' s perspective , the imperial army are the latter in the first battle , and the former in the last .\nshort range or use bayonets rather than just wiping the samurai off with volley fire . bagley does a similar thing when trying to stop the charging cavalrymen , letting the samurai crash into his ranks and\nthe samurai rebels actually used firearms \u2014 they don\u2019t in the movie , to show they embrace old ways .\nonly two of the actors playing samurai could ride horses before this \u2014 the rest had to be trained .\nthe sixth virtue of bushido is meiyo , or honor . the samurai needs to be respected by others .\nthe seventh and final virtue of bushido is chugi , meaning loyalty . samurai stay devoted until the end .\nthe 2000 helen dewitt novel that centers on a child prodigy whose male role models are the seven samurai .\ni never could get into avatar after seeing a great movie like dances with wolves and a good movie like the last samurai which are all basically the same story . the last samurai is at least roughly based on history and has samurai appeal . avatar always seemed like dances with wolves for people who need shiny things , cgi , explosions , and have a low attention span . i guess you should be able to like all three movies , but cutting down blue people ' s trees had no emotional investment for me .\nthe last samurai is a typical example of the genre , seething with over - the - top hatred of western civilization and stuffed with progressive racial fantasies . it\u2019s stuff white people like comes to japan , complete with swpl entry number # 11 ( asian girls . ) however , the movie inadvertently transcends itself in its defense of the moral code of the samurai and the apology for a vanished society . equality , economism , democracy , and modernity itself are savaged in the name of aristocracy and honor . the last samurai may be one of the most compelling defenses of tradition and organic society hollywood has ever produced . however , it\u2019s only possible because the startlingly reactionary message of the last samurai is marinated in the contemptuous anti - western hatred the zeitgeist demands . it is simultaneously anti - white and anti - liberal and for that reason its intended message is confused and contradictory .\n- a comparison of da vinci ' s and tintoretto ' s the last supper the two paintings and artists i am going to compare and contrast are\nthe last supper\nby leonardo da vinci ( 1452 - 1519 ) and\nthe last supper\nby jacopo tintoretto ( 1518 - 1594 ) . although i am not a religious person , the sight of the painting by tintoretto amazed me for the simple fact that it is so different from\nthe last supper\ni grew up with . the first , and most obvious , difference between the two is the color . the work done by da vinci is bright with lighter colors , and you can tell it takes place during the day . . . . [ tags : visual arts last supper compare contrast essays ]\na suite with the best themes from\nthe last samurai\nsoundtrack . the score was composed by hans zimmer and produced by edward zwick and danny bramson . label : elektra records\nthe last samurai\nis a epic war film directed by edward zwick . studio : radar pictures ; bedford falls company ; cruise / wagner picture : warner bros . distributed by warner bros . pictures , 2003 . do you want more film music ? click right here : urltoken\nan idealized depiction of the battle of shiroyama . the samurai are on the right , and most of them have guns .\nthe japanese character that the taka ' s elder son paints and gives to algren is the character for\nsamurai\n.\nkatsumoto is a fictional counterpart to saigo takamori , who led the satsuma rebellion , and is generally thought of as the\nlast true samurai\n. of course , the real saigo wore a western - style military uniform into battle . . .\nserious to a fault , last knights is a two hour drama that hides a leaner , meaner 90 minute war machine .\nbeing a scholar of all things japanese , i went into the theater to see the last samurai with the highest hopes , and . . . a measure of skepticism . truth be told , i was ready to rip it to shreds . in my experience , epic films of this ilk , with few exceptions , are notorious for playing fast and loose with the facts , and for manipulating the sentiments of the audience with shameless histrionics and predictably cued violin crescendos . not so in the case of the last samurai .\nwith the awards ceremony only hours away , here ' s one last look at the theatrical nominations for tonight ' s 61st annual golden globes awards .\nchristian press critics sneak a peek at the lord of the rings : the return of the king , charge against the last samurai , and dance to the beat of honey . plus , more reviews of 21 grams , master and commander : the far side of the world , and mel gibson ' s the p\n- leonardo ' s the last supper depicts the sequence of events before jesus ' s betrayal and crucifixion . rather than merely a snapshot in time , the last supper seems to be a continuous sequence of events , and a foreshadow of events to come . two interpretations of the subject of the painting come to mind : the betrayal announcement and the first communion . observing the impulsive simon peter ' s interactions with judas and john , jesus and thomas , it is clear that the last supper represents a conjoint presence of both the betrayal announcement and the institution of the eucharist . . . . [ tags : leonardo da vinci last supper art paintings ]\nthese samurai are condemned as belligerent rebels until captain algren is captured and taken to an inescapable land of the samurai . there he learns of their peaceful and simple way of life . algren discovers how the japanese emperor is being manipulated and the samurai are being oppressed to the point of being eliminated entirely .\nheroic sacrifice : nobutada . the final charge also serves as an attempt to invoke the trope on the part of all the surviving samurai .\nin reality , the meiji restoration by breaking down social classes was the opposite . the new government went to work abolishing the samurai class . samurai were supported mainly by peasants and were often cruel and tyrannical throughout japanese history .\n: the samurai eventually defeat the first wave of imperial forces . . . and have about two dozen survivors .\nthe law forbidding samurai from carrying swords , called the hait ? rei edict , was passed in march 1876 .\ncruise usually got to the set two hours before the other actors so he could work on his samurai training .\nthe fifth virtue of bushido is makoto , meaning honesty . samurai tell the truth , even when it\u2019s difficult .\naluminum christmas trees : a white samurai ? it ' s been done . twice .\nseven samurai by kurosawa was not silent . black and white , but not silent .\n\u201cthe last samurai\u201d is as rich in period and historical background as it is deficient in fresh dramatic and thematic ideas . this luxuriously appointed actioner about an american soldier who takes his fighting skills to japan circa 1876 is already known in the trade as \u201cdances with samurai . \u201d edward zwick\u2019s transcultural epic is transparently inspired [ \u2026 ]\nstunt men on horses make a last stand and charge their enemy . they are shot down while galloping to . . . more\nits cast aside ,\nlast knights\nproves as square and blandly manly as an old\nprince valiant\ncomic strip .\nlast knights is both better and worse than outcast , aka that one with nicolas cage and hayden christensen and truly awful haircuts .\nsupporting cast - for all its stellar main characters , the last samurai would be nothing without its equally excellent supporting cast . portraying the opportunistic gaijin : veteran english actor timothy spall as the stranded expat photographer simon graham , scotsman billy connolly as union army sergeant zebulon gant , tony goldwyn as the antagonistic colonel bagley , and scott wilson as the pompous ambassador swanbeck . the japanese supporting cast features the impressive talents of hiroyuki sanada as the stoic samurai ujio , seizo fukumoto as nathan algren ' s silent shadow , masato harada as the officious and manipulative military minister omura , and a debut feature performance by shin koyamada as katsuhito ' s heroic samurai son nobutada . together this ensemble of rare acting talent gives the last samurai both depth and wings .\na rarer example where the heroes are the ones dying and the antagonists are honourable . after the last remaining samurai are gunned down by gatling gun fire , the captain orders his men to cease fire ( against the orders of his superior ) to allow katsumoto to commit seppuku and die with honour .\nthe scenes in which the outnumbered samurai proceed to fight the enemy and their modern firearms with only their swords were very touching . what drove these samurai soldiers to die like this ? japan no longer saw any use in the existence of the samurai , so the only alternative left for the obsolete warriors was to end the era in a gallant manner with honor .\n- analysis of the last castle in the film , the last castle , i found many aspects and theories that involve organizational communication throughout the movie . the film is about a us prison where the prisoners have formally served in the military and have committed crimes while serving their time . the movie shows how the prisoners come together when a former well - respected general is sent there to overpower the man that runs the facility . the first theory and probably the most noted theory is the adaptive structuration theory of marshall scott poole . . . . [ tags : the last castle movies communication essays ]\nmighty whitey : averted . algren is the main character and learns the ways of the samurai , but he ' s never shown to be any better at being a samurai than the japanese . the only advantage he has over the japanese samurai is his knowledge of western war tactics , but by the end of the film the japanese imperial army is shown to have already learned western tactics .\n- the sinister duke in robert browning ' s my last duchess in robert browning ' s\nmy last duchess ,\na portrait of the egocentric and power loving duke of ferrara is painted for us . although the duke ' s monologue appears on the surface to be about his late wife , a close reading will show that the mention of his last duchess is merely a side note in his self - important speech . browning uses the dramatic monologue form very skillfully to show us the controlling , jealous , and arrogant traits the duke possessed without ever mentioning them explicitly . . . . [ tags : my last duchess essays ]\nhowever , the film sends a certain negative message that the japanese lost values and loyalty as a result of putting an end to the age of the samurai , which can be misleading . even the samurai had some vulgar attributes . overall , the film may not be a story of the samurai based on complete historical truth ; it is rather a story of an\namericanized\nor idealized version of the samurai , a story of a utopia to americans .\nadditional note by yutaka takahashi yutaka takahashi also notes the impressive detailing of the samurai village in the film , confirming its historical realism but is well aware of its heavy romanticism and questions the final battle scene where the samurai are slaughtered by modern firearms .\n- last of the mohicans last of the mohicans is set in 1757 in the third year of a war in north america over land and territory . mostly , the war is between the english and the french , but each side has taken up indian allies to assist them . the main story in the last of the mohicans is the love of an adopted mohican , hawk - eye , and cora , the daughter of an english general . there are also other stories embedded in the movie , which are harder to recognize . for instance , a second love story between hawk - eye ' s brother and cora ' s sister . . . . [ tags : last mohicans war book review essays ]\ndropped less than expected , just 23 % or $ 31 . 3 million , and that helped it maintain first place for the second weekend in a row . it also crossed $ 200 million internationally and $ 300 million worldwide . a mid - february opening in russia is the last major opening for the last samurai , but strong legs in many markets could pull in another $ 100 million internationally .\n- magua , the byronic hero of the last of the mohicans traditionally , heroes represented the ideal member of society , reflecting the moral compass of a culture . the\nlast great heroic tradition in our literature ,\nthe byronic hero , rebels against society , questioning morality ( thorslev 185 ) . the modern hero , or anti - hero , internalizes the struggle for reconciliation . traditional heroes represent social order , byronic heroes represent social rebellion , and modern heroes represent social upheaval . . . . [ tags : last of the mohicans essays ]\nwhen they rebelled , the samurai were a threat , but once vanquished they became more idealized . eventually , the samurai\u2019s history and warrior culture were used to motivate japanese troops during their great wars in the 20 th century .\na reluctant samurai with a dark past sets off on a mission to fulfill his destiny .\nprop notes samurai used katana swords partly because they could be quickly drawn from their sheaths .\nanother is in how nathan refuses to surrender and tries to be defiant to the end , whereas in a similar situation samurai would accept their fate and / or commit ritual suicide . algren ' s last stand is considered a very strange event , and in his first attempt dueling another samurai he keeps coming back for more strikes to the head .\nwithin the context of the meiji restoration , the last samurai represents the end of an era . much like the antebellum world of the old south , with its elite aristocracy and grandiose plantations borne on the bowed back of slavery , brought to its knees by the civil war , the floating ukiyo - e world of feudal japan was doomed to destruction by civil rebellion and the relentless march of progress . and like the tribal warriors of the american west , the samurai warriors of japan were a dying breed .\ntrapped in katsumoto ' s camp for the winter , algren finds himself comfortably appointed in a family ' s house as more of a guest than a prisoner . he grows to sympathize with his hosts and appreciate the way of the samurai . when the opportunity comes to leave , algren chooses to switch his allegiance and help the samurai against the forces of modernization . after battling assassins and forming a subdued romance with the widow of the samurai he killed , algren enters the final battle for the fate of the samurai and japan .\n- japanese history major task the samurai and japanese weaponry the samurai were the warriors for the shogun in the feudal times of japan . the samurai were one of the highest ranked class . the samurai\u2019s from japan used a variety of weapons . some were quite different in design and size and some were very similar . the variety of weapons had a variety of purposes . most people know of the samurai sword and the shuriken or more commonly known as the ninja or throwing star . what most people don\u2019t know is that there were a lot more then just those weapons . . . . [ tags : japan , weapons , warrior ]\nan american military advisor embraces the samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle .\nthe fourth virtue of bushido is rei , meaning respect . samurai give respect in order to receive it .\nuniversal ' s big - budget samurai film debuted to $ 9 . 9 million over the holiday weekend .\nbandai\u2019s \u201cmovie realization\u201d line of star wars figures gave the empire a samurai makeover . image : lisa tate .\nin giving commoners the right to join the army , the government was widening the traditional role of the samurai to every man . they also brought in mandatory conscription .\nthe blending of events persists until the last battle of the film , which is a direct correlation to the final battle of the satsuma rebellion . katsumoto / takamori dies at the hands of a thoroughly modernized imperial army thus ending the rebellions .\njapan ' s top actors ; hiroyuki sanada , ken watanabe , and koyuki join tom cruise in filming\nthe last samurai\n- as announced in this 2002 press conference . the conference took place in osaka , japan on the 8th of october - - two days before the shooting of the movie .\nreservations about ' ' the last samurai ' ' started with reviews that castigated the movie for its stale portrayals of japanese culture , as well as the patronizing narrative of a white man teaching the rapidly modernizing japanese how to honor their past . tom long , of the detroit news , wrote that ' ' ' the last samurai ' pretends to honor a culture , but all it ' s really interested in is cheap sentiment , big fights and , above all , star worship . it is a sham , and further , a shame . ' '\ncurb - stomp battle : the battle in the forest , where the inexperienced japanese peasant army is soundly routed by katsumoto ' s samurai .\n- from akira kurosawa\u2019s 1954 film seven samurai , to the recent box office sensation , the last samurai , the famed japanese warrior , the samurai , has been the subject of hundreds of films . classically depicted as carrying two swords and sporting a top knot ( chonmage ) , the samurai has been portrayed not only as a warrior and expert swordsman , but as a man of discipline and principles consistent with the bushido . samurai films exhibit two basic dramatic styles . the jidai - geki ( period drama ) which are stories based on characters and how they negotiate a variety of political , personal and romantic situations and the chanbara ( sword fighting films ) which are action packed with dramatic sword fightin . . . [ tags : essays research papers ]\n- robert browning is remembered for his mastery at capturing the essence and power of the dramatic monologue . through symbolism , structure and technique , browning creates the model of the ideal dramatic monologue in the poem ,\nmy last duchess .\nmy last duchess\nwas published in 1845 .\nferrara\nis the subtitle of the poem and assists in disclosing the design of the poem , a portrayal of alfonso ii , the fifth duke of ferrara . the historical life of alfonso ii fits intricately with the events and happenings within the poem . . . . [ tags : robert browning , my last duchess ]\n' ' the last samurai ' ' is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . it has violence , including enough ritualistic bloodletting for a week on the history channel ; alcohol use ; strong language ; and a chaste hint of sexuality .\n- \u2018my last duchess\u2019 by robert browning is a dramatic monologue in which the duke of ferrara is discussing the matter of a dowry with an emissary sent by a count . the use of dramatic monologue allows the poet to subtly reveal the personality of the persona to the reader . the language used by the speaker allows the poet to evoke strong emotions in the reader . the reader is given an early insight into the personality of the duke in the very first line of the monologue : \u2018that\u2019s my last duchess painted on the wall\u2019 this early impression portrays the duke as a very sophisticated man with a wealth of knowledge in art . . . . [ tags : robert browning , my last duchess ]\nthe third virtue of bushido is jin , meaning mercy or benevolence . samurai are kind to those in need .\nthe film ' s title evokes james fenimore cooper , though he had enough perspective not to make a white man ' ' the last ' ' in his novel . even though ' ' the last samurai ' ' opts for japan ' s cultural differences , all of the unmentioned hardships of a feudal society notwithstanding , the remaining honorable native here is an american . is that a veiled way of saying that japan ' s old ways were doomed after all ?\nover time , americans , whose historical background as a nation is relatively short compared to other countries in the world , have repetitively depicted a story in which an american encounters a different culture and traditions cherished by a people and becomes deeply touched and inspired by their values .\nthe last samurai\nshows the director ' s understanding of bushido , the samurai ' s code of honor , through an accurate illustration of the somber atmosphere of the samurai village at the time . the film also takes great advantage of the use of hollywood sensationalism used especially in the battle scenes .\nas a counterpoint to the white - washing of asian history in \u201cthe last samurai , \u201d i would recommend \u201chero , \u201d starring jet li . though it did not receive to much of a mainstream release , it is a powerful film about the formation of china . i am really glad that you pointed out how tls romanticizes what is essentially the rather oppressive feudal culture that the samurai are attempting to preserve . while the audeince only sees the idealistic village life of the feudal japan from the samurai point of view , i would liked to have seen the film complicate the cultural tension by at least glimpsing the plight of the peasantry .\n16 . there are plenty of samurai heroes , but one of the biggest samurai villains in comic books is the silver samurai ( kenuichio harada ) , who debuted in daredevil # 111 in 1974 . harada appeared in the 2013 film the wolverine as just a bodyguard , with his silver samurai being depicted as a giant robot suit worn by another character . one of the more tragic heroes in samurai - related comics , however , is ogami itt\u014d in the renowned manga lone wolf and cub . the character , on a quest to avenge the death of his wife , had served as a kogi kaishakunin ( the shogun\u2019s executioner ) . these men were tasked with assisting with the death of samurai and other nobility forced to commit the honor suicide of seppuki .\nin ' ' the last samurai , ' ' for example , tom cruise ' s character eventually submits wholeheartedly to his adopted culture . in ' ' lost in translation , ' ' by contrast , the two main characters bond in part over their befuddlement with japanese behavior .\nin japan , civil war veteran captain nathan algren trains the emperor ' s troops to use modern weapons as they prepare to defeat the last of the country ' s samurais . but algren ' s passion is swayed when he is captured by the samurai and learns about their traditions and code of honor .\n- an annotation of emily dickinson ' s the last night that she lived dickinson ' s the last night that she lived presents a meditation on the reaction of the speaker and those with her while they are confronted with the death of a female friend . strangely , in dealing with the subject of death , dickinson steers away from the metaphysical aspect of such a heavy situation and remains firmly anchored in the tangible world . the speaker makes no references to god or the afterlife , and her allusions to nature are fleeting . . . . [ tags : poem poetry poet essays dickinson last night ]\nwith ace lenser john toll behind the camera , \u201cthe last samurai\u201d is physically impressive . new zealand and japanese locations give the surroundings an air of unspoiled purity and beauty , while lilly kilvert\u2019s production design and ngila dickson\u2019s costumes are rich in eye - catching detail but not self - consciously exotic .\nset in japan during the 1870s , the last samurai tells the story of capt . nathan algren ( tom cruise ) , a respected american military officer hired by the emperor of japan to train the country ' s first army in the art of modern warfare . as the emperor attempts to eradicate the ancient imperial samurai warriors in preparation for more westernized and trade - friendly government policies , algren finds himself unexpectedly impressed and influenced by his encounters with the samurai , which places him at the center of a struggle between two eras and two worlds , with only his own sense of honor to guide him .\nwere huge , but unlike so many other movies with huge expectations that opened this year return of the king didn ' t disappoint . a record - breaking performance lead to a huge 59 % jump in the box office from last week . but the major letdown in other films led to a 2 . 3 % drop from last year .\ntherefore , in the produced film , the samurai receive a more appropriate and modern introduction . algren questions the translator simon graham on everything he knows about the samurai . when the irish sergeant gant mocks them for still wearing armor , graham uses the usual cinematic trope of reminding the white man that while his ancestors were barbarians , the nonwhites were superior . in this case , we are told the samurai were the most cultivated warriors in the world while europeans were presumably grubbing amidst the caves .\n- . . . this could be related to past situations of the katana resembling war or even power . another example was when kyuzo the samurai killed another samurai with one strike of the katana . this resembled its power and could also influence the audience in showing how powerful the weapon is . when the sword is featured in scenes its characteristics are that the sword looks long and sharp . the setting of the film also makes the katana look powerful . the samurai have the katana and the peasants that have nothing but homemade spears and themselves . . . . [ tags : film analysis , seven samurai ]\n- \u2018my last duchess\u2019 is a poem written by robert browning in 1845 . it\u2019s a first person narrative of a duke who is showing the ambassador around his palace and negotiating his marriage to the daughter of another powerful family . as they are walking through the palace , the duke stops and looks at the beautiful portrait of his lovely last duchess . the duke speaks his thoughts about the girl , and as the poem progresses we begin to realize that his last duchess had been murdered . \u201c\u2026i gave commands , then all smiles stopped together , \u201d this metaphorical sentence tells us that his commands were the ones that caused her death and her \u2018stop of all smiles together\u2019 . . . . [ tags : robert browning , my last duchess ]\nwhile the weekend after thanksgiving is usually soft , the weekend after that usually sees a bit of a rebound . last year , for instance , we saw a nearly 20 % week - to - week increase at the box office . this year we weren ' t so lucky . no movie in the top five beat box office expectations , while a couple did place higher on the charts due to weaker than expected competition . this led to a drop of nearly 9 % from last week and 13 % from last year .\ni think its a lame ass way for hollywood to star a white guy in a samurai movie .\n- history of samurai the japanese warrior , known as the samurai , has played a significant role in japan ' s history and culture throughout the centuries . their ancestors can be traced back to as far as can be remembered . some stories have become mysterious legends handed down over the centuries . in this report you will learn who the samurai were , their origins as we know them , how they lived and fought and their evolution to today . it will be clear why the samurai stand out as one of the most famous group of warriors of all times . . . . [ tags : samurai japanese warriors essays ]\nwhen the surviving samurai begin their final charge , bagley is infuriated that the samurai have the balls to commit to such a suicidal act and chooses honor before reason , wanting to kill them face to face . algren ' s throw was very , very lucky . bagley ' s men inflict significant casualties and by the time the cavalry breaks through the line , there ' s barely a dozen samurai left .\n- . . . later , with the excessive creation of money , prices went up and the real value of the samurai ' s bonds declined . the samurai class lost its source of livelihood in the land reforms and the creation of the conscription army of commoners . ( meiji restoration / revolution in japan ) although the revolution was called a restoration of the emperor , what it was more fundamentally was an overthrow of the seven hundred - year rule by the warrior class of samurai . the emperor became a symbol of unity for the populace during the radical revolution of japan . . . . [ tags : samurai , emperor , revolution ]"]}
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) lets try some examples : jaise bhi aapki marzi ho , waise hi shaadi ke liye ghar ko sajaa len ! decorate the house for marriage , however you might desire . . . jaise seems to describe sajaana ( jaise bhi sajaane ki marzi ) ? jaisii bhi aapki marzi ho , waise hi shaadi ke liye ghar ko sajaa len ! decorate the house for marriage , however your desire might be . . . jaisii seems to describe the marzi ( jaisii bhi marzi ho sajaane ki ) that probably makes absolutely no sense and is completely wrong !\njaisii bhi aapki marzi ho , waise hi shaadi ke liye ghar ko sajaa len ! decorate the house for marriage , however your desire might be . . . jaisii seems to describe the marzi ( jaisii bhi marzi ho sajaane ki )\ncheck out the latest movie review , trailers , story , plot , music videos , songs , wallpapers , cast and crew details of aap ki marzi hindi movie on gomolo . com .\nfilm : aap ki marzi year : 1939 . music director : gyan dutt singer : khursheed bit rate : 192 kps songs : 1 . aaj mere ghar mehmaan aaye 2 : 59 . . .\nmotilal was born in 1910 in simla , british india as motilal rajvansh . he was an . . . the comprehensive list of the best indian film actors . . . 1939 aap ki marzi .\naap ki marzi , aap ki merji ha jssa aap kero ji , english us , hindi , translation , human translation , automatic translation . aap ki marzi add a plot \u00bb director : sarvottam badami stars : khurshid begum , sabita devi , motilal imdb picks : october ' the walking dead ' of course the return of ' the walking dead ' is on our radar this month . visit imdb picks search for ' . aap ki marzi ( 1939 ) songs lyrics , hindi songs lyrics , aap ki marzi ( 1939 ) lyrics , latest hindi movie songs lyrics . lyricsbogie contains hindi songs lyrics from all latest and old bollywood movies , tv shows , albums with details about singers , directors . rickshaw drivers come in various types . i\u2019ve been a bit intimidated by the chennai auto - rickshaw drivers , at your face and aggressive . those in bangalore are more sober ; the ones in mumbai are mostly professional ( put meter , take money , give exact change types ) ; and delhi throws up all sorts .\nthe only site on internet with lot of information on vintage hindi film music . . . . murad , kaun kisi ka and sitara in 1939 . khurshid did a number of . . . aap ki marzi\nsongs from films released in 1939 or their soundtracks . . . . aap ki marzi 1939 : bhanwaraa rasiya re man basiya ( khursheed ) \u00b7 shalin bhatt . 3 : 20 . play next ; play . . .\n. . . md - sonik omi aapse pyaar hua aap khafa ho baithe ( aabroo ) ( 1968 ) . . . badi rangeen hai rangon ki ye shaam ( aadhi raat ke baat ) . . . . . aap ki marzi ( 1939 ) ( 1 ) md - gyan dutt . . . . . sunaaun kya main gham apna ( andaaz ) excluded from movie\naap ki marzi is 1939 hindi romantic comedy film directed by sarvottam badami . the film was produced under the sudama productions banner . the music composer was gyan dutt with lyrics credited to pyare lal santoshi and s . p . kalla .\naap ki marzi , nasdeek ho ke bhi aap door rehna chathi hain . login or register ( free and only takes a few minutes ) to participate in this question . you will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language - related jobs ( or are passionate about them ) . participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy .\nbut is it really an adjective ? perhaps the full sentence is\naap kii marzii jaise aap ko kahtii hai , waise kiijiye .\nwhat is the grammatical function of\njaise\nhere ?\naap ki marzi is a social hindi movie , directed by s . badami , starring motilal , mazhar khan , khurshid , vasanti along with others . here , on the movie page , you will find every thing that you need to know . check out what others are saying about the movie on twitter .\ngauven chara ke baanke bihari song lyrics from the movie / album aap ki marzi released in the year [ 1939 ] starring motilal , sabita devi . the song gauven chara ke baanke bihari was sung by gyan dutt , khursheed . this movie / album was directed by sarvottam badami . the music was given by gyan dutt . the lyrics were penned by pyarelal santoshi\nhello , here is a related thread : hazaaron khwaahishen aisii is it correct to say\njais e aap kii marzii\nor\njais ii aap kii marzi\n. this phrase is used by itself when one means to say ,\nas you like .\nfor example , a : bohat der ho gai hai , mujhe jaanaa chaahiye . b : jaise aap kii marzii . a : it ' s getting very late . i should go . b . as you like . i ' m thinking that it should be jaisii if it is an adjective here , just like\nhazaaron khwaahishen aisii\n. but is it really an adjective ? perhaps the full sentence is\naap kii marzii jaise aap ko kahtii hai , waise kiijiye .\nwhat is the grammatical function of\njaise\nhere ? thanks .\nlarky valy aa rhy hain . jaldi sy tayyar ho jao . she was very happy . she wore her best clothes and waited for the moment of decision . \u2018daikhain ji aap ki beti bohat achi hy . hum tayyar hain shadi krny k lie lekin hamari aik shart hy . humain jahez main aik gari aur aik plot chahyay hy . baki aap ki marzi hy . acha hum chalty hain ! gari aur plot ka band o bast kar k hamain bata dijyay ga . \u2019 her parents were astonished ! what ? a car and a plot ? is this the price of our daughter ? a car and a plot or otherwise she won\u2019t get married ! they were heartbroken and were left with no hope . she was also broke . into a million pieces . with no hope of happiness .\njaisii bhi aapki marzi ho , waise hi shaadi ke liye ghar ko sajaa len ! decorate the house for marriage , however your desire might be . . .\nmaa baap apni bachi ko paida krty hain ! usay palty hain . khiltay hain , pilaty hain , parhaty hain , likhaty hain , us ki har khwahish poori krty hain ! is ka hisaab kon de ga ? ye kam hy kia k vo aap ko apny jigar ka tukra utar kr de rhy hain ? sari zindagi jise apni nazron k samny sy hatny nae dety usy aap k hawaly kr dety hain ! ye kam hy kia ? ye kam hy kia k vo apni jaan sy piyari aulad aap ko de rhy hain ! why have we become so selfish and emotionless retards that we turn down a marriage just for the sake of good dowry ?\nmilestone songs of o . p . nayyar . . . ( music director )\npanchi bawara chand se preet lagaye . . khursheed bano . . madhubala . . dilip kumar\nkhurshid . . madhur madhur ga . . bhkta surdas . 1943 . . music gyan dutt\nfilm : street singer - - babul mora naihar chhooto hi jaye - - k . l . saigal ( 1938 )\nlahore 1949 : ham ne circus mein naukari kar li o na mile rozgaar jhootthe se ( g . m . durrani )\nkarwan - e - hayat 1935 : dil se teri nigaah jigar tak utar gayi [ record ] ( k . l . saigal )\ndekho mausam kya bahar hai | lata mangeshkar , mukesh | opera house 1961 songs | b . saroja devi\ncredits - computer translations are provided by a combination of our statistical machine translator , google , microsoft , systran and worldlingo .\nwe use cookies to enhance your experience . by continuing to visit this site you agree to our use of cookies . learn more .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nthis phrase is used by itself when one means to say ,\nas you like .\nfor example ,\ni ' m thinking that it should be jaisii if it is an adjective here , just like\nhazaaron khwaahishen aisii\n.\njaisaa ( and its counterparts aisaa / vaisaa / kaisaa / taisaa ) is used as an adjective ; when qualifying a masculine noun it is jaisaa ( sg ) and jaise ( plural ) and in the feminine\njaisii\n( sg and plural ) .\nhowever , it is used as an adverb too , when the form will remain\njaise\n.\ni ' m glad that you like my questions . on my part , i ' m beginning to correct my urdu and am in the position of analyzing everything i utter , with regard to its grammatical correctness . i haven ' t yet found my way around the technical terms in the urdu grammars ( but i ' m learning ) so i post here and you all are very generous in your replies . thanks again .\nas mentioned previously , grammar isn ' t a forte of mine ( so some of the things in qp ' s post didn ' t make sense . . . )\nas mentioned previously , grammar isn ' t a forte of mine ( so some of the things in qp ' s post didn ' t make sense . . . ) could someone perhaps comment on my post , whether it is correct or not ? thanks !\nthe green parts in your post are correct , however the sentences lack something .\nok thanks for confirming ; what is it that they lack . . . . ?\nyou ' re welcome . i ' m not saying your sentence is not correct , but my subjective feeling says that ' '\nand the english translation would preferably go as ' ' do as you will / wish to ' ' = no desire here .\nthis site uses cookies . some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site , while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used . for more information , please see the urltoken privacy policy .\nlogin or register ( free and only takes a few minutes ) to participate in this question .\nyou will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language - related jobs ( or are passionate about them ) . participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy .\nexplanation : your translation is\nit is your wish that you wish to be far away even while being closer to me\n. regards roomy naqvy\nthe kudoz network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases .\nurltoken argentina calle 14 nro . 622 1 / 2 entre 44 y 45 la plata ( b1900and ) , buenos aires argentina + 54 - 221 - 425 - 1266\ncopyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 urltoken - all rights reserved . privacy - print page\nfor another site operated by urltoken for finding translators and getting found , go to tm - town .\nyou can request verification for native languages by completing a simple application that takes only a couple of minutes .\nreview native language verification applications submitted by your peers . reviewing applications can be fun and only takes a few minutes .\nthe film is the story of an unemployed youth played by motilal who wins the first prize in a crossword puzzle and the romantic - comic situations that arise thereafter .\nsign up and get access to some cool features . create watchlists , check in at movies , rate them or even write whole reviews ! you can also share literally everything on moviebuff with your friends , enemies , frenemies , family , babysitter or pets . is that enough incentive for you ?\nwrite something about yourself . no need to be fancy , just an overview .\nhappy birthday to you ! may you live long and be happy . happy ? what is this ? she was lost in thoughts as she had just turned 32 . what actually is happiness ? for me happiness is to find a good man , marry him and have my own family . a proud family . but where is that happiness ? why ? why is it so that i have lost the right to be happy the way i want to be . i am beautiful , educated and most of all i have never been into a so called relationship ! then why i am not happy ? why ? tears made her cheeks wet as she tried going sleep with red eyes and a heavy heart .\nbaba i want this dress for eid , she said . her father looked at the price ; controlled his powerlessness in a pretty good manner and said , why not beta ? i\u2019ll surely get this for you . her father worked late shifts and did overtime and managed to get her the dress . her sparkling eyes lit up his whole universe as she received her dress but he didn\u2019t get anything for himself as he just wanted her to be happy at any cost .\nthis is not the story of one girl . this is the story of every second family . countless girls are sitting in their homes waiting for some miracle to happen so that they may get married . why is it so that we ; so easily , ruin a girl\u2019s life just for things worth a few million ! a happy life is worth more than all the wealth in this world ! why can\u2019t we just understand this simple phenomena ?\nislam ; the religion that we follow does not allow us to burden someone more than one\u2019s capacity ! even the creator doesn\u2019t do so then who are we to demand dowry from someone and burden them ! put aside all the rubbish traditions of the society and act in a mature way ! don\u2019t stop marriages just because of the fear of \u2018rizk\u2019 . it is allah who provides rizk to his servants and not the jobs and the degrees . it is allah who provides you with anything you want and not the dowry that you demand . it is the creator who is responsible for providing you with things and not the creation !\nthe main problem of the society is that we have made marriages more difficult than ever which is causing us great deal . the ratio of illegal relationships is higher than ever . for god\u2019s sake ! make marriages easy and fornication difficult . stop delaying marriages ! and stop asking for dowry ! you will get what is allotted to you ! give your daughters their due share in inheritance and stop giving them dowry ! and guys ! stop dreaming about getting a car or a flat in dowry ! if you really are a man ; you will get all this on your own ! be a man ! a real proud man ! a man who doesn\u2019t play with the dignity of others ! a man who has a huge self respect . stop searching for a woman who will provide you with the things you want ! have self respect and dignity ! marry a girl and provide her with all the things instead of demanding it from her parents ! work hard and show your worth ! don\u2019t be a beggar ! be a man of guts ! be a man of honor !\nsay no to dowry and a big yes to the due share in inheritance for the girls .\n\u00a9 2015 , smash mag all rights reserved . powered by wordpress and top mag .\n* * plot location visit site details : - plot madina city super highway , near makkah restaurant , defence faze 9 karachi . . . .\n) , lands up at a hotel in kashmir at the same time as sumant . due to some misunderstanding sumant gets the room bansilal ' s wife ( sunalini devi ) has booked for him . bansilal opts to stay in a common cheaper room as govindlal . several comic situations follow along with sumant and shashi falling in love and sumant getting black - mailed by a girl in the hotel , manjri (\nthe music direction was by gyan dutt and the lyricists were pyare lal santoshi and s . p . kalla . the songs were sung by khursheed , gyan dutt and vasanti .\nno lyrics are available right now . the lyrics will be added in due course .\nhad k l saigal , khursheed bano , monika desai , nagendra , . . . \u201c\nlist of songs - moviewise | atul ' s bollywood song a day - with . . .\njoin today ! urltoken title : bhanwaraa rasiya re man basiya vocals : khursheed film . . .\njoin today ! urltoken title : aaj mere ghar mahmaan aaye vocals : khursheed film . . .\naisi mohabat se hum baaz aaye lata mangeshkar film nirala music c . . . aaj mere ghar mehman . . .\nmotilal was an indian film actor and the winner of filmfare best supporting actor award for devdas and parakh . motilal rajvansh is credited with being among hindi cinema\u2019s first natural actors .\nmotilal ( 1910\u20131965 ) was an indian film actor and the winner of filmfare best supporting actor award for devdas ( 1955 ) and parakh ( 1960 ) . motilal rajvansh is . . .\n1915 \u2013 9 february 2000 ) was a marathi actress who began her career in the early . . . the couple parted amicably and shobhana became linked to actor motilal .\nthe gentleman motilal rajvansh is credited with being among hindi cinema ' s first natural actor actors . at a time when stars like prithviraj kapoor and sohrab . . .\nmotilal ( actor ) biography , motilal ( actor ) bio data , profile . . .\nmotilal ( actor ) biography : see motilal ( actor ) bio at in . com . hindi actors motilal ( actor ) , motilal ( actor ) profile photos , videos , wallpapers , news at in . com .\nmakers turned to ancient epics and puranas for source material . . . . i shall never forget the song ' shaam - e - gham\nkei sapney sajaei hein ' to lata - kishore duo . . . . . . when the 2nd world war started in sep ,\nwas janam janam ke saathi ( 1965 ) in which duet was sung by . . .\ngyan dutt , composer : dilruba . . . . gyan dutt . composer | music department . contribute to imdb . add a bio , trivia , and more . update information for gyan dutt \u00bb .\ni tried to find the photo and life history gyan dutt from the internert . surpricing there is nothing about this great . . .\ngyan dutt was an early bollywood film composer and music director . he was music director for films such as thokar ( 1939 ) , achhut ( 1940 ) , bhakta surdas . . .\ngyan dutt was an early bollywood film composer and music director . he was music director for films such as thokar , achhut , bhakta surdas , sunehre din and ghayal . many of his songs were sung by k . l . saigal .\njoin today ! 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{"id": 116356, "summary": [{"text": "the italian job is a 1969 british caper film , written by troy kennedy martin , produced by michael deeley and directed by peter collinson .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "subsequent television showings and releases on video have made it well known in the united kingdom .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "its soundtrack was composed by quincy jones , and includes \" on days like these \" sung by matt monro over the opening credits , and \" getta bloomin ' move on \" ( usually referred to as \" the self-preservation society \" , after its chorus ) during the climactic car chase .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "lead actor michael caine is among its singers .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "in 1999 , it was ranked # 36 on the bfi top 100 british films by the british film institute .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "in november 2004 , total film named the italian job the 27th greatest british film of all time .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the line \" you 're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off ! \" by caine was voted favourite film one-liner in a 2003 poll of 1,000 film fans .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the popularity of the film has led to parodies and allusions in other films and productions , including a 2003 remake . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "the italian job", "paragraphs": ["introducing the plans for a new business venture :\nthe italian job .\nt & c\u2019s : one stamp in exchange for one pint can be redeemed at the italian job notting hill , the italian job chiswick and the italian job at mercato metropolitano . one free pint to be redeemed once you have all 10 stamps\na 2003 remake of the italian job starring mark wahlberg and charlize theron received mixed reviews .\nthe unusual installation owes its inspiration to the final scene of the iconic film ' the italian job ' .\non tenterhooks . . . at the end of the italian job ( 1969 ) . photograph : kobal\nits more of a la job than italian job . but anyway nice effort . esp . by charlize theron and jason statham being my favourite\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie the italian job ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of the italian job ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nan outraged comment from michael caine in the italian job has been voted the greatest one - liner in cinema .\nvery much of its time without ever looking too dated , the italian job embraces the classic caper set - up .\nthis cast list of who was in the italian job includes both lead and minor roles . ( 55 items )\nthe mystery of the italian job ' s cliff - hanger has been resolved after almost 40 years by sir michael caine .\nthe royal society of chemistry has announced the winner of a competition to solve the conundrum at the end of the iconic uk film the italian job .\nthe italian job turns out well , a fast and entertaining caper designed to give you a couple of fun hours .\nit has a starring role in the classic movie the italian job \u2013 in one of the most memorable opening sequences in cinema history .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the italian job ( 2003 ) near you .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the italian job - open captioned near you .\nthe italian job cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of the italian job actors includes any the italian job actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view trivia about each the italian job actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to a page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of the italian job have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nthank you for visiting the italian job in market weighton , york . we hope you enjoy our online ordering website and your food .\nthe evening began with the toiling of big ben before god save the queen gave way to scenes from michael caine\u2019s the italian job and only fools and horses .\nthe rsc wants to know how the heist team who pulled the italian job might have managed to save their lives and rescue stacks of gold bars in a bus see - sawing precariously on the edge of an italian mountain .\nsummary : the italian job is a truly distinctive classic that will hopefully be showing for a few more christmases and bank holidays to come .\nthe italian job has one of cinema ' s most iconic endings , but it turns out the writer originally had something else in mind . . .\nit is one of the most memorable cliffhangers in movie history \u2013 what happens to michael caine ' s gang of robbers at the end of the italian job .\nas the camera pulls away at the end of the italian job , the viewer is left wondering what the idea is and whether or not the gang will get out alive and save the booty .\nthe imcdb page for the 1969 film the italian job on which this game is based : urltoken all the cars are this game have same numberplates as the real ones did in the movie .\nthe italian rescue job : iconic lamborghini from classic film is found 46 years on . . . and no , the mafia didn ' t throw it off a cliff\nmr tyrrell learned that the thrilling sequence that opens the italian job was shot using two cars \u2013 both supplied by lamborghini , but one of them was already smashed up .\nthe royal society of chemistry is inviting the public to devise a successful ending to the greatest - ever cinema cliff - hanger to mark the 40th birthday next year of the italian job made in 1969 .\nthe car chase from 1969 movie the italian job is probably one of the most famous ever made \u2013 and now three of the original minis used in the shoot have gone on public display for the first time .\nas a film , the italian job is hardly a work of unalloyed genius ; but as a reminder of the time when britannia really was cool , it ' s peerless .\n' i have watched the italian job many times from when i was a very young boy . to leave them hanging over the edge of the cliff seemed to be a waste . '\nmeanwhile , in london today another impressive italian job was on display , in the form of a flash pagani zonda f supercar that had been cheekily parked in a bus stop .\nthe photos on this page are stills from the dvd of\nthe italian job\n( which you can buy by clicking here ) and are copyright sony / columbia / tri - star pictures .\nit ' s one of the greatest cliff - hangers in movie history that has puzzled film fans for decades - - how to solve the conundrum at the end of the classic british film\nthe italian job .\nhundreds of spectators line watkins glen streets for the annual italian american festival parade last year .\nthe resulting chase with the italian police is often voted as one of the best - ever in the history of movies .\nin the opening scenes of the 1969 movie , italian actor rossano brazzi , drove a lamborghini miura through the pass .\ngoa , india - - players , an official hindi remake of paramount ' s the italian job , produced by studio18 is currently shooting , having wrapped a schedule in the coastal resort of goa recently .\nhere at the italian job we are constantly striving to improve our service and quality in order to give our customers the very best experience . as a result , we are finally proud to unveil and introduce our latest improvement , our new online ordering website ! you can now relax at home and order your favourite , freshly prepared meals from the italian job , online . you can even pay online !\nthe green police car used is an alfa romeo giulia super , favored by italian police forces in the 1960s .\nthe italian job joins a couple of other movie titles getting a series treatment this broadcast development season , along with s . w . a . t . at cbs and behind enemy lines at fox .\non the back of the success of the italian job , kennedy martin wrote kelly & apos ; s heroes , starring clint eastwood , telly savalas and donald sutherland as us soldiers trying to steal gold bullion from behind enemy lines .\ndo you have any scripts you want to make ?\nhe asked . i did - and i told him so - and that is how a couple of years later i made the italian job .\nthe gran di dio church as it is today . it was also featured in a recent sterophonics video which shows that there are wrought iron gates at the bottom of the steps - these were most probably removed for filming in the italian job .\nthe italian job sees charlie croker\u2019s gang of crooks steal millions of pounds worth of gold from armoured vans in turin \u2013 and then make their escape in three minis painted red , white and blue , the colours of the union jack .\nstella drives a bright red mini cooper , which is terrifically important to the plot . eventually , there is a fleet of three . that the crooks in the original\nthe italian job\n( 1969 ) also drove mini coopers is one of the few points of similarity between the two movies . good job that the mini cooper was re - introduced in time for product placement in this movie .\nlegacy lane will lead to italian - american festival the new schuyler county legacy lane in lafayette park , a project of the schuyler county italian - american festival , will be dedicated monday . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\norder food online in market weighton ! it ' s so easy to use , fast and convenient . try our new , online website which contains our entire takeaway menu . the the italian job is located in market weighton , york .\ndisplaying his three cars at minifest in uttoxeter staffordshire today the italian job and mini fanatic said : \u2018michael caine and the film ' s chief stunt driver , remy julienne , helped advise me on how to get the cars back to their original conditions .\nthis classic film was ruined 8 years ago by a pointless remake that had nothing to do with the original classic that is the italian job ( 1969 ) . a film that made michael caine famous is among my favorite films because of its fantastic action sequences considering the films budget and its outrageous comedy . it ' s famous car chase involving the 3 mini coopers is hilarious and is always a spectacle to watch . the italian job has hilarious wit and a humourous style that could be loved by almost anyone .\nfortunately , the italian job has now officially passed down into household folklore thanks to a nineties reappraisal off the back of \u201ccool britannia\u201d ( tm loaded , damon albarn and damien hirst ) . recent history brought the movie home to a younger generation of viewer\u2019s eager to devour up anything vaguely related to an era liam gallagher thought was cool . thankfully , for the discerning movie fan the italian job transcends any naff retro associations and is certainly a much more entertaining film than a couple of choice michael caine one - liners would suggest .\nthe new schuyler county legacy lane in lafayette park , a project of the schuyler county italian - american festival , will be dedicated monday .\nquincy jones ( better - known for his production of several michael jackson records , and has worked with stars such as frank sinatra and ella fitzgerald ) was handed the task of producing the music score for the italian job as director peter collinson wanted to give the pennyless musician a chance .\nmy grandson loves the original italian job dvd and was besides himself with excitement when i brought a mini and we now have to play the cd every time we go out . it must be a sight to behold granny and grandson belting out\nwe are the self preservation society !\nnbc has given a script commitment plus penalty to the italian job , a drama series inspired by the classic 1969 film and its 2003 remake . the project hails from paramount tv , whose sister movie studio was behind the original british caper starring michael caine and the hit 2003 film toplined by mark wahlberg and charlize theron .\n\u2018i ' ve had many parts specially made - it ' s been lots of hard work but i ' m thrilled at how they look now . they ' re each insured for \u00a355 , 000 now and are now known as the official italian job minis .\nthe new schuyler county legacy lane in watkins glen\u2019s lafayette park , a project of the schuyler county italian - american festival , will be dedicated monday .\nthe infamous ' blue danube ' missing scene , where the coopers gracefully side around on ice with the italian police cars was shot in an exhibition hall in turin .\ncharlie ' s got a ' job ' to do . having just left prison , he finds one of his friends has attempted a high risk job in italy right under the nose of the mafia . charlie ' s friend doesn ' t get very far so charlie takes over the ' job ' . using three mini coopers , a couple of jaguars and a bus , he hopes to bring torino to a standstill , steal the gold and escape .\nsize alone makes italy\u2019s bank mess dangerous . but it is also an exemplar of the euro area\u2019s wider ills : the tension between rules made in brussels and the exigencies of national politics ; and the conflict between creditors and debtors . both are the consequence of half - baked financial reforms . handled badly , the italian job could be the euro zone\u2019s undoing .\nfor fans of the italian job ,\nwhat happened next\nis a major topic of discussion . caine has his own theory : the gang get out of the coach safely before trekking to the bottom of the cliff where they retrieve the gold , only to find themselves surrounded by mafia hitmen with machine guns , who take the bullion back to turin .\nsome of the traffic jam scenes were real . the film crew blocked off some key roads . the italian drivers became very annoyed , but they did not notice who the culprits were .\nmost of the 2003 italian job movie was shot in los angeles , and i don ' t just mean onset in hollywood . some locations throughout the city of angels include sunset tower on sunset boulevard , in west hollywood , where mark wahlberg ' s character and his crew planned their revenge .\nthe roof to roof jump was filmed on the roof of the fiat factory . some crew members walked off , for fear it would end in a fatality , and the italian fiat workers made the sign of the cross to the stuntman .\ngetting hold of a copy . . . bagging a copy of the italian job soundtrack seemed to be getting increasingly hard , but we ' ve discovered that it ' s now widely available ! tracked down where you can so if you wanna buy it on cd , go to the merchandise section .\ndrive your modern sports car up the passage yourself for your own little * italian job * opening scene , just be sure to have a more\nlively\nending . you might be interested in our post on \u201c 6 most comfortable luxury cars to do long journeys with \u201d .\nas the miura is still in near - mint condition , mr tyrrell \u2013 who owns cheshire classic cars \u2013 was able to cross - reference its original features with stills from the film . he has also checked the car\u2019s history at the lamborghini archive . he said : \u2018after inspecting the car , there is no doubt in my mind that it is the miura from the italian job .\ni went to see the italian job with mixed reviews in my head . i was pleasantly surprised with an entertaining close to 2 hours . i thought the cast was just great and so were the special effects , with the safe and truck just dropping out of sight . if you like fast paced action movies , this is the one to see .\nwith info from one of the italian job websites : the film is essentially about a gold heist pulled by a group of english criminals on a convoy in turin . of course , it is not that simple . the film starts with a bloke driving through the alps in a car that crashes into a bulldozer . then , in england , we see charlie croker ( michael caine ) being released from prison , and inheriting the plans to a\njob\norchestrated by his old boss , who was the driver of the car who died . with help from a former inmate at the prison who provides the funds to buy the mini coopers ( noel coward ) , and no help from the mafia , charlie puts together a team to do the\njob\n, and proceeds do the job successfully - or does he ? for those of you who have not seen the classic film , i shall not give away the inspired , amazingly annoying ending to the film .\nit is the first , intact , car that has now been found . mr tyrrell said : \u2018the italian job lamborghini is the holy grail of supercars precisely because no one knew what happened to it after the film . i have a life - long passion for these cars but i just assumed this particular vehicle was out of reach . \u2019\ncharlie has just left prison , and now wants to do a ' big job ' . the job is to steal $ 4m of gold arriving in italy from china . charlie ' s job needs financing , so he goes to mr bridger ( a mafia - type boss ) who is in prison ( charlie has to break in ! ) . in italy , a clever plan is used to distract the authorities , while the raiders make their get - away in three minis . this leads to an excellent car chase sequence through italian streets , buildings , rivers , sewers , highways and rooftops which lasts for several minutes .\nthe italian job in market weighton will always be offering great food at affordable prices . please feel free to browse our new website and place your order online . remember to check our new online ordering site to get up to date prices and exclusive special offers , limited to our online customers only !\nan english institution as ingrained and blissfully unnecessary as moaning about the weather or queuing , the italian job has charmed people out of their armchairs for years as a perennial christmas schedule filler lumped in with similar staple classics , such as the great escape , zulu or any and every bond film you\u2019d care not to mention again and again .\nso if you ' re a fan of the original ' 69 film , this location would be the right one for you to visit . not forgetting of course , the italian alps in the opening sequence .\nthe quintessential british caper film of the 1960s , the italian job is a flashy , fast romp that chases a team of career criminals throughout one of the biggest international gold heists in history . michael caine is charlie croker , a stylish robber and skirt - chaser just out of british prison . shunning rehabilitation for recidivism , croker takes over\nthe italian job ,\na complicated plan to hijack gold bullion from italy - - right from underneath the noses of the italian police and the mafia . the job , whose original mastermind was murdered , clearly requires the sponsorship of a richer , more established criminal than croker . he turns to the auspices of the eccentric mr . bridger ( no\u00ebl coward in his last film role ) , a suave , regal , incarcerated english crime boss with a peculiar fascination with the queen . bridger provides croker with a quirky group of britain ' s most infamous computer hackers ( including a lascivious benny hill ) , bank robbers , hijackers , and getaway drivers - - the ex - con is soon well on his way to relieving italy of the gold . ~ aubry anne d ' arminio , rovi\n4 paparazzo , the news photographer played by walter santesso , is the origin of the word paparazzi , now used in the plural to describe intrusive photographers . the italian family name paparazzo is believed to come from the word papateceo , meaning mosquito .\ni saw\nthe italian job\nin a chicago screening room , in the midst of a rush of new summer releases . i recollect it now from the cannes film festival , which has assembled one unendurable film after another for its worst year in memory . that doesn ' t make\nthe italian job\na better film , but it provides a reminder that we do , after all , sometimes go to the movies just to have a good time and not to be mired in a slough of existential despond . don ' t get me wrong . i like a good mire in despond now and again ; it ' s just that the despond at cannes has been so unadmirable .\nthe genius who thought that up was sending such a wrong signal about this u - certificate caper that i knew immediately that the italian job was doomed , so i got on the next plane and came home to england . after months of hard work , sweat and tears , it can sometimes only take one small mistake like that to screw the whole thing up .\nthe three coopers hide from the italian police in a large garage forecourt , by parking next to a set of new minis under a big sign which reads ' innocenti ' . innocenti was an italian firm bought out by bmc who used to assemble minis for the continent . innocenti ultimately redesigned the mini bodyshell to look like something similar to a fiat panda .\nthe legacy lane was designed as a partnership project with the village of watkins glen to celebrate the people , places and events of schuyler county while at the same time supporting the italian - american festival , now in its 38th year .\nbut they are betrayed by one of their own , and the film ' s grand caper ( to steal back their loot ) is strictly a\nlos angeles job\n.\nshould they ever get around to shooting a sequel to the italian job , might we recommend john godwin for a supporting role ? the surrey resident was yesterday declared the winner of a competition , organised by the royal society of chemistry , to solve the riddle that ends the classic 1969 film . thanks to godwin ' s solution , michael caine ' s gang of bank robbers can now live to fight another day .\nthe opening sequence with the lamborghini was shot in the italian alps , the scene where it exploded in a tunnel was in a place called aosta . peter collinson ' s wife , hazel had to take their baby to a lower town as it had caught a fever in the thin air . high in the italian alps , col du petit st bernard , was the scene of the jaguar / aston martin devastation that croker and his cockney suffered by the mafia .\nat the time of making of the film , there was no ending , and it was left to paramount to create one . the main crew and writer hated what they came up with , so the 2nd unit was given the job of filming it .\neurope\u2019s gold might now all be in brussels ; the mini\u2019s are being manufactured in munich and the film has just been transplanted by a bunch of americans , but there will always be a part of some small screen somewhere that is forever british . the italian job is a truly distinctive classic that will hopefully be showing for a few more christmases and bank holidays to come .\naround 580 people will be without a job when ford shuts its broadmeadows and geelong plants tomorrow , ending a 91 - year legacy steeped in australian culture and tradition .\nall are invited to the legacy lane dedication , which will include remarks from watkins glen mayor sam schimizzi and other community leaders . italian treats will be offered as refreshments .\nthe dealer then sold the miura to an unidentified buyer . in 2005 , after it had changed hands a few times , norbetto ferretti , a luxury yacht manufacturer , bought it . this transaction brought a remarkable coincidence to the saga \u2013 as mr ferretti was the son of the dealer who originally bought it from lamborghini after the italian job . incredibly , it seems that both he and its previous owners had been completely unaware of its role in the movie .\ngetting the coopers onto the coach was shot on a new piece of unopened motorway in turin . getting them out of the coach was shot on the italian side of the st . bernard pass in the alps , which was ideal as it has over 20 hairpin bends !\nin the film croker ' s gang steal the gold from a convoy in the italian city of turin and make a daring escape in three mini cars , driving down staircases and over rooftops in famous chase scenes .\nthe schuyler county italian - american festival will be aug . 11 to 13 , with the three days offering live music , carnival rides , bingo , craft booths and a wide variety of foods .\n13 reasons why villain justin prentice says he ' s not bothered by social media trolls . . . and that getting attacked online means he ' s doing his job as an actor\nin a bbc documentary to celebrate his seventieth birthday in march 2003 , michael caine revealed his character ' s\ngreat idea\n, and the deleted ending of the film , as the gang ' s bus teeters on the edge of a cliff .\nthe next thing that happens is you turn the engine on ,\nhe said .\nyou all sit exactly where you are , until all the petrol has run out , which changes the equilibrium . we all jump out of the bus and the gold goes over the cliff . at the bottom are the italian mafia , sitting waiting for the gold .\nthis was also rumored to be the premise for the sequel\nthe brazilian job\n.\nas soon as you fall in love with the cars of the italian job , they almost invariably come to a terrible end . explosions , crashes , being pushed off cliffs - - it ' s enough to drive a car lover crazy . and yet , it ' s one of the best car - centric movies ever filmed , with lamborghini , \u200b aston martin , jaguar , fiat , and of course mini represented .\nfrom bands to non - profits to government officials , and police and fire departments , a few watkins glen streets were flooded for the italian american festival parade saturday . hundreds of people gathered along the route to watch .\nas the armoured truck is midway from the airport to the fiat plant , the film crew is seen in the mirrored finish of the stripe running down the length of the truck .\nin the italian job , he is charlie croker , played by michael caine with his bag of standard accessories : cockney locutions , drooping eyelids and acute satyriasis . charlie uses jail the way some men use their country clubs\u0097to make valuable contacts . though he is a petty criminal , charlie contrives to rub shoulders with the larcenist laureate of england , an elegant superpatriot of a prisoner known only as mr . bridger ( noel coward ) . . . .\nthe writer took the idea for the heist from his brother ian , the creator of the sweeney , and moved the action to italy .\nthe italian job movie clips : urltoken buy the movie : urltoken don ' t miss the hottest new trailers : urltoken clip description : the back of the bus is left teetering over a cliff , and as the gold slides towards the rear , charlie ( michael caine ) futilely tries to save it . film description : the quintessential british caper film of the 1960s , the italian job is a flashy , fast romp that chases a team of career criminals throughout one of the biggest international gold heists in history . michael caine is charlie croker , a stylish robber and skirt - chaser just out of british prison . shunning rehabilitation for recidivism , croker takes over\nthe italian job ,\na complicated plan to hijack gold bullion from italy - credits : tm & \u00a9 paramount ( 1969 ) cast : michael caine director : peter collinson producers : stanley baker , michael deeley , robert porter screenwriter : troy kennedy - martin who are we ? the movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips on the web . here you will find unforgettable moments , scenes and lines from all your favorite films . made by movie fans , for movie fans . subscribe to our movie channels : movieclips : urltoken comingsoon : urltoken indie & film festivals : urltoken hero central : urltoken extras : urltoken classic trailers : urltoken pop - up trailers : urltoken movie news : urltoken movie games : urltoken fandango : urltoken fandango frontrunners : urltoken hit us up : facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken pinterest : urltoken tumblr : urltoken\nthe first of our itlaian job build ' s has been gpf146g the white cooper s in the film . this has been legally registered with the dvla as gpf146g and is ( as the other coopers we are finishing ) as close as you can get to the original ' s from the film . all three will have the original plates and can be legally driven with these iconic numbers .\nfancy a pint ? looking for a superb selection of the finest draught and bottled craft beer , in relaxed and happy surroundings ? then may we recommend you pay us a visit ! step off the streets of london and straight into the heart and soul of italy\u2019s flourishing artisan brewing scene . you\u2019ll find our pubs comfortably settled in locations across the capital , and we\u2019re always ready to raise a glass to fellow craft beer connoisseurs . within each pub\u2019s friendly four walls you\u2019ll find a glorious range of italian craft beers served on rotation , updated on a daily basis and chosen with seasonality in mind . in addition , we offer a carefully sourced selection of wines and spirits , alongside authentic italian street food and gourmet burgers . we also have a special secret to share , carefully concealed in our notting hill establishment , involving a candlestick payphone and a wily bartender . intrigued ? there\u2019s room in this exclusive club for you , if you dare to find out what it\u2019s all about ! the italian job : italy\u2019s finest craft beer , traditional food and service with a smile . job done !\ngreg baum , sydney morning herald : \u201clondon , you didn\u2019t half do a decent job . these olympics had sydney\u2019s vibrancy , athens\u2019s panache , beijing\u2019s efficiency , and added british know - how and drollery .\n2491tj wrote typical american rubbish remake ( sorry ,\nhomage\n) to a classic film , considering our friends across the pond disliked the original so much they wouldnt finance part 2 . i 100 % agree \u00a1second part of 69 ' job now !\npeter collinson ' s the italian job is an action classic that is a near flawless heist film . what makes this film standout is the great cast of phenomenal talent . this film is a great blend of thrills , action and witty comedy . leading the cast is the great michael caine as charlie croker , who is absolutely wonderful on - screen . some may find that the film may be a bit slow , but what keeps you engaged in the story are the performances and the anticipation of the heist . peter collinson definitely knows how to build up the tension . what makes this film great is the combinations of comic relief , mixed with thrilling action , and add to that great performances . for me the actors that truly stood out were michael caine , noel coward ( in his final role ) and benny hill . if you ' re looking for one of the heist films , then give this one a shot . this film is constantly exciting with one of the best chase sequences ever put on film . the heist itself is the standout of the film , and i personally feel it ' s a far more inventive sequence that the 2003 remake . this film is timeless , and is just as exciting and fun as it was back then . the italian job is a must see for every action buff . when watching this classic , you realize how great films were back in the 60 ' s . the film does have a few imperfections , but it succeeds due to solid directing , an engaging plot and great cast . watching the italian job , you realize , they don ' t make action films like they used to . this is a wonderfully crafted heist film , and quite possibly the best ever in the genre .\nafter the gang is pulled off the bank job , they race away in the three minis - as they go through a tunnel at one point they roll up and down the sides of the tunnel . the mistake is that each car supposedly has two occupants , but on one shot of the cars in the tunnel , one car has only a single occupant - visible because the car following has his headlights on illuminating the car in front .\nthey filmed a scene for part of the mini cooper chase sequence on an ice rink , with the cars gliding past each other to the accompaniment of johann strauss ' s\nthe blue danube\n. the scene was cut for timing reasons , but was included in the channel 4 documentary\nthe mini job\nwhich later appeared on the special edition video . all dvd releases include the scene as an extra feature .\nnorth italia is more than just an italian restaurant . we\u2019re a group of folks who have become family , bonded by our mutual affinity for all things italian . we\u2019ve come to understand that there\u2019s an art to the handcrafted experience , especially when it comes to italian cuisine\u2014something that we aim to perfect every day . our kitchen is as open as it gets because we & apos ; re proud to show you our menu is handmade from scratch , with love , daily . to us , nothing is quite as satisfying as sharing a dish of homemade pasta and basking in post - meal bliss together .\na 2003 remake of the movie , also called the italian job , was set in los angeles and stars mark wahlberg as charlie croker . it featured donald sutherland as john bridger , played as more of a father - figure to croker . it made many changes to the original story , replacing the british characters with a primarily american cast , moving the action from turin to venice and los angeles , adding a new villain , and replacing the ambiguous ending with one that is completely positive . the minis of the original film were replaced by the new bmw - built mini cooper and mini cooper s with the classic mini making only a cameo appearance .\nthey ' re not terribly exotic , but you can ' t talk about the italian job without talking about the trio of mini coopers in red , white , and blue that do the work of get away cars . the stunts they perform are equally amazing and adorable , with a ridiculously fun soundtrack by quincy jones playing in the background . it ' s improbable that they could each tote more than 300 pounds of gold , but they have been souped up by guys in matching red , white , and blue jumpsuits , so . . .\nthe italian job is a product of its time and , moreover , of its place . it transfers the light - hearted spirit of an era directly onto the screen , revelling in the vibrancy of early sixties culture , never failing to flash the right card in order to cash in on the mood of the era . it is rooted in an idiosyncratic ( and somewhat anachronistic ) depiction of the british nation , which encompasses everything from slapstick carry - on style humour to the class struggle ! ! ! for every scene that is timelessly cool ( most of the scenes featuring caine ) there is a counterpart that is ludicrously parochial ( all of the scenes featuring benny hill ! ) but so endearing .\nthere is no point in following rules to the letter , if doing so leads to the demise of the single currency . so the correct response is to allow the italian government to plump up the capital cushions of its vulnerable banks with enough public money to quell fears of a systemic crisis . such a rescue should come with conditions : an overhaul of the italian banking system that forces tiddlers to merge and slashes overheads by closing the country\u2019s profusion of branches . to give the european bail - in directive a greater chance of being implemented in future , it should be changed so that retail investors who already hold bank bonds are explicitly shielded .\nmr godwin , a father of two from godalming , wins a three - day trip to the italian city of turin , scene of the heist . ' going into competition with some scientific heavyweights , it was a surprise to win , ' he said .\nknocking out the glass would have relieved some weight from the back of the coach dangling over the cliff .\npictures are the property of the developer of the the video game . comments are property of their authors .\nthis 69 minute documentary on the making of\nthe italian job\ncan be found on the special collecter ' s edition of the aforementioned movie . it ' s split in 3 parts or you can watch them in a ' play all ' option . the first part\nthe great idea\nfocuses on the fruition of the story for the movie , the second\nthe self - preservation society\ndeals with the supporting cast , and the last segment\nget a bloomin ' move on\nfocusing on the cars and music . all these segments feature informative interviews and learning more about the already great movie , made me appreciated the film all the more . easily among the best documentaries that i ' ve seen . and while it ' s certainly not in the top echelon (\nfull tilt boogie\n,\napocalypse soon\n,\nheart of darkness\n, etcatra ) it ' s still worthwhile viewing . my grade : b\nwhen the minis are being driven onto the coach after the heist , peter collinson himself is standing at the doorway guiding the cars in .\nfiat immediately saw the potential for product promotion in this movie , and offered an unlimited supply of fiat 500s , plus top - of - the - line lamborghinis and ferraris , plus 50 , 000 dollars , if the producers would use the italian cars instead of the minis . the minis stayed , because they were seen as quintessentially british , and one of the themes of the movie is us vs . them , i . e . britain versus the rest of europe .\nbeautifully shot for its time , the ( original ) italian job is a wacky caper flick that , for better or for worse , is about 50 per cent driving scenes . there are several good laughs , though , and the formula is simple . plan the heist , carry out the heist . plus , they risk a run - in with the mafia , and after glorious scenes of a ferrari driving through the alps in the opening , then being thrown off a cliff , you ' ll be hooked . the\nchase\ndoes dull the latter half of the film , but this is clearly a film that set a template , and one that ' s worth checking out . . . i admit that i ' m now curious to see the 2000s remake .\nfederico fellini ' s groundbreaking 1960 satire la dolce vita put italian cinema firmly on the world stage with its tale of hedonistic excess . it thrilled critics but was condemned by the vatican . here philip french explains why it is a european classic - and next week you can judge it yourself when the observer gives the film away to readers\nkocourvbotach found address of the filming location the bank of the movie hold - up .\nwhen the white mini goes over the cliff edge the rear window is already missing .\n2 the film won the palme d ' or at the 1960 cannes film festival .\nthe plot of the italian job ? a numbskull cheesefest of a film - basically carry on car chase - is adopted by 90s office boys , born after it was made , who think of sorry old michael caine as a cop - off god and major artist , read lad - life mags , indulge in po - mo footie chat and secretly wish jamie oliver was their best mucker . you can buy the video for about 12 . 99 pounds ( though the ' director ' s cut ' costs more ) or you can take your girlfriend out for a drink . they wish !\nthis location was used for the scene right after the opening heist in italy . i ' m sure you ' ve always wanted to know where those luscious white mountains were right ? well , it ' s here , in alto adige , italy . it ' s where the team celebrates a job well done and shares a toast .\nas is tradition the night also included the last medal ceremony as the winning athletes of the men\u2019s marathon were honoured .\nfirst , the coach needed to be stabilised . this involved smashing out the windows on the part of the coach overlooking the drop and smashing them inward at the front end to improve the weight ratio slightly .\naccording to the dvd commentary , although never formally planned , the start of the anticipated sequel resolved the cliffhanger ending of the original , by having the mafia arrive in helicopters and lifting the bus back onto the road to recover the gold ( incidentally rescuing charlie and the gang ) . the rest of the movie would then involve charlie ' s crew pulling a second heist to steal the gold back from the mafia .\nthe manoeuvre continues with one of the gang being lowered through the broken front windows to let down the front tyres , making the bus more stable .\npractice coopers during the training for the job , charlie gets his mini drivers to practice entering the coach , using a ramp and a brick wall . two coopers were used in this scene , a red one , registration oeg 103g , and a blue one , registration wgh 415g . in the below mid - left photo , you can see the black e - type jaguar - in fact all the fast cars were parked up there .\nwhen the police car crashes through the grating that was dropped down in front of it at the end of the tunnel , the occupants are dummies - they just bounce about in the same upright position whilst the car drives into the river .\nthe rsc asked for ideas to get the gold off the coach before it tips over .\nlocation of the first and the third thumbnail is piazza san carlo ; in the first you can see the skyscraper ( just right of the centre ) from which the second thumbnail was sshot : piazza castello with the palazzo madama , and the mole antonelliana in the background .\nafter a gang of professional thieves succesfully rob $ 35 million in gold bars from a safe held by italian gangsters in venice , they are betrayed and left for dead by one of their ally . seeking for revenge , they plan an incredibly elaborate heist against the traitor to get the gold back .\nwritten / executive produced by rob weiss ( hbo\u2019s entourage , ballers ) and benjamin brand ( ifc\u2019s bollywood hero ) and executive produced by the 2003 movie\u2019s producer donald de line , the italian job tv series is described as a noisy , sexy , thrill - ride that follows a make - shift family of expert criminals , who are forced out of retirement when an opportunity arises to get their beloved \u201cpatriarch\u201d out of jail . at the core of this dysfunctional family is charlie croker \u2014 played by caine and wahlberg in the movies \u2014 a handsome and charming ex - con , who tried to go straight , but like the rest of his crew , can\u2019t resist the adrenaline rush of the high - stakes heist world . the idea is for the series to preserve the action , humor , romance and picturesque international locales from the movies .\nhmp 729g , gpf 146g and lgw 809g the stars of the italian job were three mk1 austin mini cooper s ' s , in red , white and blue of course . the distinct characteristics are their unique ' moustache ' grill trim , sliding windows , external door hinges , early type boot locks , hinged number plates and hook - type door handles . at the hands of l ' equipe remy julienne ' s stunt drivers they became legends . surprisingly not many modifications were made to the cars for their jaw dropping stunts . it ' s normal for ' movie ' cars to be heavily modified to cope with the strains of stunt driving , but because the coopers were race bred , they were incredibly tough in all the right areas , as well as being extremely lightweight . the only real problem that the coopers posed the stunt drivers was the low ground clearance .\nvery much of its time without ever looking too dated ; the italian job embraces the classic caper set - up . take your loveable cockney rogue with a taste for life\u2019s\u2019 illegal finery , recently released at her majesty\u2019s discretion but already eying another shot at the big time . add a fiendishly intricate plot to steal the city of turins\u2019 gold supply right in the heart of its traffic - clogged centre , from under the noses of the local mafia . throw this together with some suave 60\u2019s window dressing , memorable cameos and possibly the coolest , and most original , automotive climax in movie history and the words \u201cclassic movie\u201d suddenly starts flashing in letters so gaudily bright that they make austin power\u2019s entire wardrobe appear drab and grey . no wonder they wanted to cash in on a remake .\nother options involve even melting the gold , using the burning of the petrol , and in a sense sucking the liquid gold towards the fugitives .\nwhen the minis drive onto the roof of the leisure centre they are trapped - all the police had to do was block the entry / exit ramp .\napparently quincy had no job , no money and he and his wife were expecting a baby , but he was talented . so producer michael deeley brought quincy and his family over to england and set then up in a flat in marble arch and was commissioned hired .\nafter stealing the bullion the gang make off through a shopping mall . as the scene changes to show the minis descending a staircase it can be seen that the door of the front mini is wide open and the passenger is getting in as the car moves off . it shows that the car was stationary before the start of the shot and not actually descending the stair .\nosteria les racines is another option that is highly rated on tripadvisor . they serve traditional italian dishes as well as mediterranean dishes . the restaurant is pet friendly , and will comply to those with special needs such as gluten or lactose intolerance as well as requests vegetarian or vegan .\npeter collinson ' s wife , lisa shane , appeared in all his films\nfor luck\n. in this film , she appears at the mafioso ' s dinner , as the blonde wife of the visiting american . she was called in the last minute because collinson was being sent only tall , dark italian models and he wanted\na short , blonde scrubber\n."]}
{"id": 116372, "summary": [{"text": "every thing will be fine is a 2015 german drama film directed by wim wenders , written by bj\u00f8rn olaf johannessen and produced in 3d .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is wenders \u2019 first full-length dramatic feature in seven years .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film stars james franco , charlotte gainsbourg , rachel mcadams and marie-jos\u00e9e croze .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it premiered out of competition on february 10 , 2015 at the 65th berlin international film festival .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film made its north american premiere at the toronto international film festival on september 11 , 2015 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it was released in the united states in a limited release and through video on demand on december 4 , 2015 by ifc films", "topic": 7}], "title": "every thing will be fine", "paragraphs": ["unusual for a drama of this scale , every thing will be fine will be shot in 3d .\n' every thing will be fine ' premiere - 65th berlinale internati . . .\ngermany - ' every thing will be fine ' photocall - 65th berlinal . . .\nevery thing will be fine : unemotional drama has plenty of insufficiencies add to . . .\ncharlotte gainsbourg attends the ' every thing will be fine ' premiere during the . . .\nwim wenders attend the ' every thing will be fine ' premiere during the 65th . . .\nwim wenders and donata wenders attend the ' every thing will be fine ' premiere . . .\nactor james franco attends the ' every thing will be fine ' premiere during the 65th . . .\nmarie josee croze attends the ' every thing will be fine ' premiere during the 65th . . .\nwim wenders\u2019s every thing will be fine follows writer tomas ( james franco , right ) after a tragic accident .\nevery thing will be fine premiered at the berlin film festival 2015 , here\u2019s an interview with marie - jos\u00e9e croze .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing every thing will be fine near you .\ncharlotte gainsbourg ( kate ) and james franco ( tomas ) deal with grief and guilt in every thing will be fine .\nthe film\nevery thing will be fine\nis released in germany on april 2 and on april 22 in france .\nhanway is handling worldwide rights on everything will be fine and will be preselling the title in cannes next week .\nmarie - jose croze ( ann ) and james franco ( tomas ) in wim wenders ' film every thing will be fine .\n\u201cevery thing will be fine\u201d premiered this week at the berlin international film festival . it is currently seeking u . s . distribution .\nwith every thing will be fine , [ wim ] wenders has proved that using 3d need not be confined to documentary filmmaking , but that it can be absolutely vital to drama .\nevery thing will be fine played at the camerimage international film festival and , courtesy of ifc , will begin its u . s . theatrical run on december 4 .\nfamilies can talk about the kind of violence in every thing will be fine . does violence that ' s not overtly depicted still have an impact ?\nevery thing will be fine \u2013 25 . 04 . 2015 18 : 00 @ filmtheater am friedrichshain | ask helmut \u2013 best time out in berlin .\ntoronto \u2014 actor james franco is in montreal this week to begin work on every thing will be fine , the latest feature film by german director wim wenders .\nunited kingdom \u00abevery thing will be fine\u00bb in the uk has no theatrical release date . dvd and blu - ray release date is not available at this time .\nan audi car arrives as wim wenders and donata wenders attend the ' every thing will . . .\nwim wenders says he wanted to film the low - key every thing will be fine in 3d because \u201ci realized you could look into the soul\u201d of each character .\nremains one of the most sensual experiments in that format . his reasons for sticking with it in every thing will be fine , however , are not immediately apparent .\nforget the explosions and effects . wim wenders uses 3d to give characters in natural settings an unforeseen presence in his new film\nevery thing will be fine .\nlondon \u2014 james franco has boarded wim wenders \u2019 3d pic \u201ceverything will be fine . \u201d\nwim wenders attend the ' every thing will be fine ' premiere during the 65th berlinale international film festival at berlinale palace on february 10 , 2015 in berlin , germany .\ncharlotte gainsbourg attends the ' every thing will be fine ' premiere during the 65th berlinale international film festival at berlinale palace on february 10 , 2015 in berlin , germany .\nsomething is off with \u201cevery thing will be fine . \u201d even for a movie about a writer detached from his emotions , it\u2019s ponderous , like a lucid dream gone bad .\nactor james franco attends the ' every thing will be fine ' premiere during the 65th berlinale international film festival at berlinale palace on february 10 , 2015 in berlin , germany .\nmarie josee croze attends the ' every thing will be fine ' premiere during the 65th berlinale international film festival at berlinale palace on february 10 , 2015 in berlin , germany .\nmovie review : wim wenders gets hyperreal and surreal in every thing . . .\nwith backing from producers in no less than five countries and director of the gravitas of wim wenders - not to mention a solid cast - you ' d think every thing will be fine would be more impressive than it turns out to be .\nupdate : rachel mcadams has joined the cast of wim wenders \u2019 \u201cevery thing will be fine , \u201d the german director\u2019s new 3 - d drama also starring james franco and charlotte gainsbourg .\nwim wenders and donata wenders attend the ' every thing will be fine ' premiere during the 65th berlinale international film festival at berlinale palace on february 10 , 2015 in berlin , germany .\nlondon \u2013 james franco has signed to star in director wim wenders \u2019 3d project everything will be fine .\nevery thing will be fine also stars british actress charlotte gainsbourg , who starred opposite kirsten dunst in lars von trier\u2019s 2011 drama melancholia , and montreal\u2019s marie - jos\u00e9e croze ( the barbarian invasions ) .\n' every thing will be fine ' was exactly the right type of story to experiment with this new intimate 3d storytelling , because the characters are going through so much emotionally ,\nwenders explained .\n[ us ] every thing will be fine ( 2015 ) after he kills a child in a car accident , a distinguished writer struggles for years to come to terms with his life and feelings of guilt .\nevery thing will be fine is downright strange . some of the visual choices really feel like conscious decisions to do something interesting with the format , but the strain is palpable and the subject matter is handled embarrassingly .\nan audi car arrives as wim wenders and donata wenders attend the ' every thing will be fine ' premiere during the 65th berlinale international film festival at berlinale palace on february 10 , 2015 in berlin , germany .\n[ us ] every thing will be fine ( 2015 ) after he kills a child in a car accident , a distinguished writer struggles for years to come to terms with his life and feelings of guilt . : netflixbestof\nberlin , germany , february 10th , 2015 : film director wim wenders , james franco , charlotte gainsbourg and marie - jos\u00e9e croze attend at press conference of film every thing will be fine 65th berlin international film festival .\ntoronto \u2013 charlotte gainsbourg and marie - josee croze have jumped on board director wim wenders \u2019 3d project everything will be fine .\nberlin - - canadian actress sarah polley has joined the cast of wim wenders \u2019 new film , everything will be fine , a family drama to be shot in 3d .\nthe montreal shoot will be followed by a break , and resume in winter 2014 .\nevery thing will be fine\nwas filmed in 3d . in a discussion before the premiere at the berlinale , wenders pointed out that directors mostly use 3d for effects and tricks in hollywood films , neglecting the many other possibilities offered by the technique .\nevery thing will be fine screens at kino cinemas , melbourne on november 22 ; sydney ' s palace norton street on november 24 ; melbourne ' s westgarth palace on november 25 and palace barracks , brisbane , on november 27 as part of the german film festival .\nevery thing will be fine\nradiates this great peace and serenity , reminding of the director ' s earlier powerful images . it gives the impression that wenders now knows exactly what can be achieved with a simple plot and no longer constantly needs to remind his audience that speed and complexity embroils all stories nowadays .\nearly reviews for every thing will be fine were decidedly mixed , especially among american film trade publications such as variety and the hollywood reporter . wenders views their trouble with his latest work as a sign of the film biz\u2019s extreme bias against new ways of exploring established formats .\nproducer gian piero ringel , actors robert naylor , james franco , director wim wenders and actress lilah fitzgerald ( front ) attend the ' every thing will be fine ' premiere during the 65th berlinale international film festival at berlinale palace on february 10 , 2015 in berlin , germany .\nevery thing will be fine centres on a struggling writer called tomas , played by james franco , who is driving home through falling snow when he hits a sled bearing two small boys as it careers down a roadside snow bank . one boy is unhurt ; the other is killed .\nwenders is expected to deliver everything will be fine by the end of the year , making a premiere likely for the berlin international film festival in february .\nwith\nevery thing will be fine ,\nwhich opens in germany ' s cinemas on thursday ( 02 . 04 . 2015 ) , wenders gave up this approach . regaining faith in the power of images , he came back to the simpler plots of his initial works of fiction .\nearlier : principal photography has begun in montreal on wim wenders\u2019 latest , \u201cevery thing will be fine , \u201d starring james franco , charlotte gainsbourg and marie - josee croze ( \u201cthe diving bell and the butterfly\u201d ) . like wenders\u2019 sublime oscar - nominated documentary \u201cpina , \u201d the film will be in 3 - d . it centers on a writer whose emotional life collapses following a traumatic car accident .\nscreenwriter bjorn olaf johannessen , producer gian piero ringel and actors robert naylor , marie josee croze , director wim wenders and actors charlotte gainsbourg and james franco attend the ' every thing will be fine ' photocall during the 65th berlinale international film festival at grand hyatt hotel on february 10 , 2015 in berlin , germany .\nthe actors and the german director , who will be awarded the honorary golden bear for his lifetime achievement .\nthere\u2019s something amiss in the opening moments of \u201c every thing will be fine . \u201d set to a mildly spooky strings - and - piano piece by alexandre desplat , the sequence suggests an old - fashioned murder mystery to such a degree that when the film\u2019s title finally fades in , it feels like a false promise .\nevery little thing will be fine continues wenders\u2019s fascination with 3d , which he began exploring in his visually stunning dance documentary pina . here , he takes the format further , defying the blueprint of hollywood blockbusters by using 3d not for a wham - bam action barrage , but for a slow - boiling , existential rumination on emotional scars that can only be healed by the passage of time .\n\u201cwe can only try to believe that there\u2019s meaning to this , \u201d murmurs charlotte gainsbourg midway through \u201cevery thing will be fine\u201d \u2014 voicing viewers\u2019 thoughts for the first and only time in wim wenders\u2019 labored , lumbering melodrama . an inglorious return to narrative filmmaking for the german master , this protracted study in grief and forgiveness does [ \u2026 ]\nifc films has acquired u . s . rights to wim wenders\u2019 \u201c everything will be fine , \u201d which stars james franco , charlotte gainsbourg , rachel mcadams and marie - josee croze .\nunited states distributed by ifc \u00abevery thing will be fine\u00bb in the united states theaters released on december 4 , 2015 and has grossed over $ 9k worldwide ; dvd and blu - ray release date was set for june 7 , 2016 . netflix dvd by mail rental date set for june 7 , 2016 . redbox rental date is not announced .\nevery thing will be fine was mostly not well received by critics . it holds a 17 % rotten rating on review aggregator website rotten tomatoes , based on 18 reviews , with an average rating of 4 . 3 / 10 . metacritic computed a rating of 34 out of 100 , based on five critics\u2019 reviews , meaning \u201cgenerally unfavorable reviews\u201d . ( wikipedia )\nno matter what : every thing will be fine because everything is possible and everything is fine . we have to accept life as it is , we don\u2019t decide . we only have to decide on how we handle a crisis . it\u2019s about the way we handle things , we have to take them the best way we can , and then everything will be fine . what happens to tomas is horrible , and he transforms this moment into art . that inspires him and he becomes more famous with the book about that big event in his life . i think that we have to embrace life with all the difficult things we have to endure .\nthe storyline in\nevery thing will be fine\nis quite simple : a writer named tomas hits and kills a child in a car accident on a winter road in canada . tomas is not to blame for the accident , yet the tragic events trigger a crisis in the life of the author . he questions himself as a human being and even as an artist .\nthe opening and closing sequences of\nevery thing will be fine ,\nthe first fiction feature from german director wim wenders in almost a decade , are among the most masterful he\u2019s created , and over the course of his long career he\u2019s created quite a few such scenes \u2026 and , more to the point , quite a few such whole films . but bear with me .\nthis is the official trailer for the movie every thing will be fine man up : urltoken masterminds : urltoken yo filmbuddy ! abonneer je nu gratis voor film trailers , movie reviews en updates ! urltoken is the official trailer for the movie rio i love you . man up : urltoken masterminds : urltoken yo filmbuddy ! abonneer je nu gratis voor film trailers , movie reviews en updates ! urltoken\nit will also be selling the updated version of bernardo bertolucci \u2019s the last emperor 3d to buyers after it unspools as a cannes special .\nwenders put his \u2014 or , at least , his producers\u2019 \u2014 money where his mouth is by shooting his latest feature , every thing will be fine , mostly in oka , with a few scenes in montreal . starring james franco , charlotte gainsbourg , rachel mcadams and marie - jos\u00e9e croze , the 3d drama tells the story of a handful of characters coping with the after - effects of a tragedy over 14 years .\nifc films has acquired u . s . rights to wim wenders\u2019 \u201ceverything will be fine , \u201d which stars james franco , charlotte gainsbourg , rachel mcadams and marie - josee croze . the 3d drama will make its north american premiere at the toronto international film festival in the masters section . ifc films will release the film on dec . 4 . wenders directed from [ \u2026 ]\nwhile it may sound like one of the platitudes that james franco \u2018s character is accused of delivering at one point , the title of wim wenders \u2018 new film \u201c every thing will be fine \u201d contains a clue to its approach and it\u2019s in that space between \u201cevery\u201d and \u201cthing . \u201d this is very much a film about things \u2014not objects , not any particular thing , but things . characters wonder how things are going . they worry things are not working out . they ask how things are with each other . they wish they could make things better . they lament the fact they want different things . and when they have no other recourse to explain events , they blame things for doing what things do : happening .\n\u201cit wasn\u2019t me who chose the story , it chose me\u201c , says wim wenders : \u2018every thing will be fine\u2019 came to me in an unexpected way , in the form of a screenplay in the mail , sent to me by bj\u00f8rn olaf johannessen . \u201c the german director had met the young norwegian screenwriter during the sundance script lab where johannessen\u2019s screenplay \u201cnowhere man\u201c had received the top prize from the jury chaired by wenders . impressed by the originality of his idea , the clarity of its structure , the quality of the dialogues and the natural simplicity , he encouraged the young author to send him his next screenplay . in fact , johannessen did this three years later , and wenders liked this first draft of \u201cevery thing will be fine\u201c so much that together with his producer gian - piero ringel they decided to option the script and to start its development already during the postproduction on \u201cpina\u201c .\nsince the script was written by the norwegian bjorn olaf johannessen , one suspects the answer is that it\u2019s actually norway , but the film , a five - way co - pro shot in quebec and norway , brings out the cultural nationalist in me . i don\u2019t think canada is a better place than anywhere else , i just think it is a place . every thing will be fine is located in some 3 - d la - la land .\n\u201cand i cast rachel mcadams because of that incredibly positive energy that she exudes in every role . \u201d\nlondon \u2014 james franco has boarded wim wenders\u2019 3d pic \u201ceverything will be fine . \u201d franco will play tomas , a writer who accidentally causes the death of a child and spends the next 12 years examining the effect of the tragedy on his life and that of kate , the child\u2019s mother . wenders said the film was [ \u2026 ]\nthe film will be released in germany and canada in 2014 , via warner bros . and mongrel media , respectively ; no word yet on a stateside release .\nthe 3d drama will make its north american premiere at the toronto international film festival in the masters section . ifc films will release the film on dec . 4 .\nso perhaps every thing will be fine is supposed to be the director\u2019s back - to - basics movie , putting him in the mode of the \u201950s hollywood dramas ( see : alexandre desplat\u2019s throwback score ) that haunted his early german films like dreams\u2014and maybe wenders has just depleted whatever basics he could go back to . there are exactly two interesting things about every thing will be fine . the first is the use of 3 - d as a stand - in for the rapturous use of color in classic melodramas ; it works for the first 10 or so minutes , which are set in the dead of winter . then the viewer realizes that all of the ideas wenders has cooked up for 3 - d involve falling snow , and that the rest of the movie is set in the spring , summer , and fall seasons of an 11 - year period , and mostly consists of awkwardly staged conversations with a 2 - to - 1 ratio of heavy pauses to actual dialogue , occasionally spruced up with a reflection or a barely motivated vertigo - style dolly - zoom .\nthis would be an easy film to mock . johannessen\u2019s script is often leaden while wenders\u2019s style is unfashionably unflashy , the pace only just this side of ponderous . but the picture has sincerity on its side , as well as the nagging eeriness of a score ( by alexandre desplat ) that verges on the herrmann - esque . and while it\u2019s tasteful , even unadventurous , every thing will be fine isn\u2019t too timid to address the restorative effect of trauma on creativity . \u201cyour books from before the accident weren\u2019t as good , \u201d someone tells tomas in one of several authentic \u201couch\u201d moments .\ntomas eldan , the canadian novelist played by james franco in wim wenders\u2019 lame 3 - d melodrama every thing will be fine , always looks like he\u2019s ready to zonk out for a nap . as a matter of fact , he\u2019s introduced waking up from one , in an ice shack that doubles as his writing room , and he moves through every subsequent scene as though he were searching for a light switch on the way to the bathroom . is it too perfect that when the movie finally perks up , which is in its last 20 or so minutes , it\u2019s in a scene where tomas drinks a cup of coffee ? or that its muffled climax has him discovering that an intruder has pissed all over his bed ? every thing will be fine , ostensibly about a writer who realizes his dreams on the back of someone else\u2019s nightmare , resembles nothing more than the story of one man\u2019s decade - long quest to get some quality zzzz s . it probably couldn\u2019t ask for a more fitting star than franco , who has eyes like the headlamps of a beat - up old corvette stingray , stuck halfway between open and closed .\nthis is all pitched in a very earnest key , but it\u2019s not necessarily rooted in reality \u2014 or so i like to think . if the case should be otherwise , every thing will be fine is as lugubrious as that space separating the first two words of its title . as one who feels little excuse to defend wenders , however \u2014 e . g . his sincere , meant - to - be - awe - inspiring until the end of the world is far and away the best \u201ccomedy\u201d i\u2019ve seen in theaters this year \u2014 i say with no small amount of confidence that this , however clunky , is ( mostly ) meant to be taken much in the same way we should process douglas sirk or nicholas ray . change the muted blues and greys to bright reds and yellows , and the continuation of a tradition might be clearer .\nit\u2019s possible that \u201cevery thing will be fine\u201d is understated to a fault , that excavating its deeper meanings is deliberately impeded rather than enabled by its gently casual vibe . a laughably wooden leading turn from franco isn\u2019t anything to voice disappointment in these days , but the extent to which his monotonous laziness infects the rest of the picture suggests catastrophically low expectations on his director\u2019s part . indeed , while the measure of a filmmaker can often be the performances she elicits from younger cast members , it has to be said here that those by robert naylor as 17 - year - old christopher and lilah fitzgerald as ann\u2019s daughter mina are shockingly flat \u2014 was it that uninspiring to perform opposite franco ?\nafter he completed pina , his much lauded 3 - d documentary about choreographer pina bausch , german director wim wenders became a vocal defender of the technology , arguing it could revolutionize an intimate drama as much as it had a dance film . and so , we are treated to the bizarre international co - production every thing will be fine , a small but taut drama in which the beautiful physical details jumping off the screen only serve to emphasize an ill - defined setting and major insufficiencies in the script and performances .\nthere aren ' t any reviews yet . be the first to review this title .\nevery thing will be fine , based on an original script by the norwegian bj\u00f8rn olaf johannessen , tells the story of tomas ( james franco ) , a writer who loses control of his life after a car accident . even though he is not directly at fault , his relationship with his girlfriend breaks down because of this event and his life and work suddenly set off in a completely new direction . the film follows tomas over a period of 12 years and tells an intimate story of guilt and the search for forgiveness .\n\u201cevery thing will be fine\u201d is far from a perfect film . but wenders is trying to do new things within the confines of a pretty standard european art - film scenario , and the viewer can see he\u2019s not approaching the material as though it\u2019s rote ; he\u2019s really trying to use the camera to get through the feelings of loss the characters suffer . wenders is also the author of a book of essays called \u201cemotion pictures , \u201d and he once again brings some honor to that concept with this flawed but intriguing work .\n\u201cwe can only try to believe that there\u2019s meaning to this , \u201d murmurs charlotte gainsbourg midway through \u201cevery thing will be fine\u201d \u2014 voicing viewers\u2019 thoughts for the first and only time in wim wenders \u2019 labored , lumbering melodrama . an inglorious return to narrative filmmaking for the german master , this protracted study in grief and forgiveness does little to suggest his time hasn\u2019t been better spent making documentaries for the past seven years . imprisoning james franco in the role of an emotionally constipated writer taking 10 years to process a fatal car accident , \u201cfine\u201d is unlikely to arouse much empathy from auds , who may instead spend most of the running time wondering why wenders chose to dramatize these dingy proceedings in advanced 3d . despite this arthouse novelty and a name cast , the conviction of the title will not be shared by distributors .\nevery thing will be fine is wenders ' first fiction film in a decade ; even if it is a failed experiment , he is at least striking out into new territory . the fact that other serious film - makers have largely avoided 3d frustrates him .\nwhen we started to prepare this film four years ago , i was convinced it was going to be one of many by the time it came out ,\nhe says .\ni was convinced . maybe it is the bad reputation 3d gathered , all those roller - coaster effects , so they think ' oh , it ' s going to ruin my story because everybody thinks this will be an effects - driven movie ' .\nbut this , he believes , is the future . we just have to learn to work with it .\ngian - piero ringel will produce through his and wenders\u2019 neue road movies . production will begin in montreal on aug . 15 . the screenplay is by norwegian writer bjorn - olaf johannessen .\nas soon as he finished pina , he says , he knew he had to bring that perceptive power to fiction .\nit is almost mathematical . one camera sees one thing ; two cameras , it ' s almost like they see two by two , that ' s four . they quadruple it . i wanted those cameras to work like a magnifying glass , to use that for a story .\nit took another five years , during which he made the oscar - nominated 2014 documentary the salt of the earth , until he came to berlin film festival with every thing will be fine , a drama of grief and loss made in seamless , gimmick - free 3d .\none day , driving aimlessly around the outskirts of town after a trivial domestic quarrel , a writer named tomas accidentally hits and kills a child . will he be able to move on ?\nhanway films reps the film in international markets , and will introduce it to buyers at cannes .\ngian - piero ringel will produce the 3d movie through his and wenders\u2019 production banner neue road movies .\nset in quebec , every thing will be fine starts with an accident , in which tomas\u2019 wood - paneled jeep wagoneer strikes and kills a toddler on a snowy rural road . in the years that follow , he goes through the usual stages of burnout protagonism ( including the most important one : holing up in a motel room full of empty liquor bottles ) , eventually emerging as the acclaimed author of this is a room and assorted other books whose titles and covers resemble the lit - fic parodies from listen up philip . finally , just as tomas has settled into a cozy life with a family of his own in , yes , a glass house , the now - teenage brother of the boy shows up to collect what\u2019s due , accusing him of using a tragedy in which he played a brief but pivotal role for a bookshelf\u2019s worth of creative inspiration , pinpointing how even seemingly innocuous passages in tomas\u2019 fiction trace back to that fateful evening . at this point , a reader might think that all of this sounds like a decent set - up for , say , an arthouse suspense flick about bourgeois mores , \u00e0 la michael haneke . it is , but every thing will be fine isn\u2019t that film .\nevery thing will be fine is the story of the author tomas eldan . one day a car accident transforms his life . even though he is not directly to blame for this tragedy , it still causes his relationship with his girlfriend to break apart . tomas falls into a deep hole . he seeks retreat in his writing and tries to start his own family with a new love . the film looks at tomas\u2019 attempt to give his life meaning again and recounts his search for forgiveness . it is not time alone that heals wounds but the courage to face up to things and to forgive . especially oneself .\nwenders is keeping details of everything will be fine under wraps , but the plot - - from a script by norwegian screenwriter bj\u00f8rn olaf johannessen - - is believed to focus on a german magician who disappears in the wilds of rural norway . gian - piero ringel , who produced wenders\u2019 3d dance documentary pina , is also on board .\nin the 3d film , the actor will play a writer who accidentally causes the death of a child .\n\u201cevery thing will be fine\u201d unfolds by means of an elliptical timeframe ; frequent fades conclude scenes at incongruous junctures ; dialogue exchanges seem designed primarily to retain an opaque air rather than further character . on a better day this might have recalled atom egoyan at his peak \u2014 the wintry setting and the latent traumas sparked by an extraordinary incident certainly bring \u201cthe sweet hereafter\u201d to mind . but the creative choices of wenders and co . have resulted here in a work that sadly invites derision . guffaws rang out at several points in the first press screening at the berlin international film festival , which also concluded with a damningly tokenistic applause .\ndirected by wim wenders , with james franco , marie - jos\u00e9e croze , rachel mcadams and charlotte gainsbourg . every thing will be fine , based on an original script by the norwegian bj\u00f8rn olaf johannessen , tells the story of tomas ( james franco ) , a writer who loses control of his life after a car accident . even though he is not directly at fault , his relationship with his girlfriend breaks down because of this event and his life and work suddenly set off in a completely new direction . the film follows tomas over a period of 12 years and tells an intimate story of guilt and the search for forgiveness .\ncoming from many other veteran auteurs , a film as tone - deaf and structurally haphazard as \u201cevery thing will be fine\u201d \u2014 no explanation is given , incidentally , for the title\u2019s irksome spacing \u2014 would sound an alarming career alert . coming from wenders , freshly oscar - nominated for his gleaming , gorgeous sebastiao salgado tribute \u201cthe salt of the earth , \u201d this unfortunate diversion merely suggests that the creative instincts and impulses that once yielded the marvelous likes of \u201cparis , texas\u201d and \u201cwings of desire\u201d have shifted permanently to the realm of nonfiction ; after all , 2008\u2019s oddly conceived meta - thriller \u201cpalermo shooting\u201d likewise found him firing on precious few cylinders .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\n\u201ci am convinced that the medium of 3d will be able to open up an entirely new dimension of emotional closeness to our story and its protagonists , \u201d said wenders , who made the acclaimed 2011 documentary pina in 3d .\nregion : region 2 ( this dvd may not be viewable outside europe . read more about dvd formats . )\nnetherlands released , pal / region 2 dvd : languages : english ( dolby digital 5 . 1 ) , french ( dolby digital 5 . 1 ) , dutch ( subtitles ) , french ( subtitles ) , widescreen ( 1 . 78 : 1 ) , special features : interactive menu , scene access , synopsis : while driving aimlessly after a quarrel with his girlfriend , a writer accidentally runs over and kills a child . the accident and its aftermath deeply traumatizes him . over the next 12 years , he struggles to make sense of what happened and continue on with life , but when he looks in the mirror , he sees a murderer . . . . every thing will be fine\nin theory , i agree with you . and in practice , \u201cevery thing will be fine\u201d wears a certain preciosity on its sleeve , starting with the title , with its deliberately broken \u201ceverything , \u201d oy . one might suspect the new sincerity in action , except that wenders has always been a one - hundred percent sincere filmmaker , whether creating such acute stories of existential anxiety as \u201c the american friend , \u201d luminous , mysticism - laden parables of love like \u201c wings of desire , \u201d or atrociously soft - headed meditations on being a man out of time , as in his dire 2008 \u201cpalermo shooting , \u201d his most recent fiction feature and not a particularly good omen for this one .\nof course ! tragedy is a catharsis , it\u2019s like the big bang for me . every tragedy brings you something positive . the opposite of life is stillness , so tragedy also means life for me . human beings are always afraid of what will change and what will be different . painful moments in our lives bring us more strength and knowledge , and , sometimes , we decide to change our ways because of something that feels like a tragedy . change is life , so i\u2019m not afraid of changing .\nbased on an original script by norwegian bj\u00f8rn olaf johannessen , wim wenders tells the story of the author tomas ( james franco ) in every thing will be fine . one day a car accident transforms his life . even though he is not directly to blame for this tragedy , it still causes his relationship with his girlfriend to break apart . tomas falls into a deep hole . he seeks retreat in his writing and tries to start his own family with a new love . the film looks at tomas\u2019 attempt to give his life meaning again and recounts his search for forgiveness . it is not time alone that heals wounds but the courage to face up to things and to forgive . especially oneself .\nit is fair to say that every thing will be fine was not well received , even in wenders ' home town . he says he was attracted to the script by bjorn olaf johannessen\u200b \u2013 it was originally set in johannessen ' s native norway , but is now relocated to quebec \u2013 because he liked its narrative construction . slices of story , played out in roughly real time , are cut from a time frame spanning 14 years ; it is up to the viewer to guess what has happened in between . critics and audiences found these plot omissions , oddly timed fades and opaque dialogue frustrating at best , laughable at worst . even the all - star cast was seen as collectively working below par .\ntomas\u2019 situation worsens considerably when , driving in a blinding blizzard , he runs over the young son of illustrator and single mother kate ( charlotte gainsbourg ) , at least managing to save the boy\u2019s older brother christopher ( jack fulton ) . kate , a melancholic , god - fearing soul , is distraught but ultimately bears her son\u2019s accidental killer no ill will ; tomas , on the other hand , finds it harder to forgive himself , leaving sara and going into a psychological tailspin that culminates in an idle suicide attempt . thus is the stage set for a decade - spanning survey of emotional catharsis and self - confrontation , effectively dropping in on tomas every few years to check if everything ( or , indeed , every thing ) is fine yet .\nmcadams will take the role of franco\u2019s writer character\u2019s girlfriend , a role which once had director - actress sarah polley attached .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\nparents need to know that every thing will be fine is a relationship drama that stars well - known actors james franco and rachel mcadams but is unlikely to appeal to younger audiences . the movie not only revolves around a heavy theme - - the death of an unknown child in a car accident - - but it ' s contemplative and plays out across many years in a way that most teens will likely find tedious . there ' s quite a bit of substance use - - to the point of a character ' s suicide attempt - - as well as some drinking by a not - quite - legal - adult . there ' s also a scary moment when someone is trapped during a freak accident at a local fair . families who do see the film together may want to discuss healthy and unhealthy ways to handle grief and tragedy .\na three - hankie weepie that harks back in its melodramatic rhythms and constantly moves forward ( or so it at least thinks ) with its use of digital 3d , every thing will be fine , wim wenders \u2018 first narrative feature since palermo shooting , is always flirting with being a white elephant . it would only require , say , two more bad scenes \u2014 more bizarre choices with regard to the performances , more bits of dialogue that get to the heart of a character\u2019s grief with the grace of a drunk lumberjack , or at least fewer pretty images \u2014 to teeter into chaos . and this is what ultimately makes the picture most worthwhile : even those moments that raise the eyebrows sky - high still have a weird integrity and determination skating under the surface .\nmore tickets = more points = more movies on us ! rack up vip + points for every ticket you buy to score streaming movies and discounts on tickets and movie gear .\nproduction began mid - august in montreal and wrapped mid - september but they will return in january / february to shoot the winter scenes .\nwim wenders ' fascination with 3d cinematography began with his acclaimed documentary pina about dancer pina bausch , and continued in the multiple - director omnibus cathedrals of culture last year . perhaps no one outside of james cameron has intuited the potential of 3d as well as the german director , and it was high time to try out these technical advances in a piece of dramatic fiction . but unfortunately , the awkwardly titled every thing will be fine seems more like a showcase for expressive camerawork pushing the limits of cinematography than anything else . actors the caliber of james franco and charlotte gainsbourg get the short end of the stick in this angst - ridden drama about a writer who is tormented by the accidental death of a child . there is dramatic tension here , but all things considered , this ranks as a puzzling failure .\nin the past decade , the director of the\nbuena vista social club\nrather focused on making documentary films , the most recent one being\nthe salt of the earth .\nnow wim wenders is back with a new fiction film , and his fans will be delighted .\nperhaps the most incongruous scene of all , though , is that in which tomas walks mina home from school one day , along a rural river path . their conversation revolves around a word tomas had brought to mina\u2019s attention at an earlier point that is overused and literally meaningless in everyday conversation . on first inspection that word seems to be \u201clike , \u201d for mina seems to make a point of , like , saying it as often as she , like , can . but upon reflection , the word could also be \u201cfine\u201d \u2014 the go - to adjective that encompasses all our emotional states , whether fraught , joyous or even bereft . indeed , a fine film !\n\u201ci chose the actors for being able to play their parts in an utterly minimalistic way , \u201d he said . \u201ci knew the 3d cameras would see every little exaggeration , and that they would see more than any camera ever before . so these actors had to become these people . they weren\u2019t allowed to play them \u2014 they had to be them .\npoetic feature films like\nwings of desire\nand\nparis , texas\nare on every film student ' s must - see list and established wim wenders as one of the greats of cinema .\nwim wenders loves montreal . if our city had its own equivalent of the i ( heart ) ny t - shirt , he would be rocking it .\nthat notion might make you gag , and could have very well soured the project much further if every thing will be fine wasn\u2019t so consistency a pleasure to observe . it would stand as a well - measured work of directing in two dimensions \u2014 the recurring assemblage of shots and cuts to build tension , dread , and portent , and the ability to separate those close - but - distinct feelings , is terrific in and of itself \u2014 but the union of wenders , cinematographer beno\u00eet debe , and stereographer jos\u00e9phine derobe produces images that range from accomplished ( speaking for the most essential aspects of image - making ) to outright beautiful . the 3d is impressive as a showcase , more so as a supplement to drama : the way it brings so many of the close - ups into an almost - direct contact ; the emphasizing of an actor\u2019s numerous facial tics ; the enhancement of atmosphere in correlation to the clear - as - day emotions dictating the drama .\nwenders has a history of employing exceptional cinematographers ( such as robby m\u00fcller ) , and here gets fine work from benoit debie , whose glowing landscapes and interiors contribute at least as much as the script .\ndesplat who recently received his seventh and eighth academy award nomination for his music for the grand budapest hotel and the imitation game also has scored the drama suffragette starring carey mulligan & meryl streep , which will be released later this year . the composer\u2019s upcoming projects also include matteo garrone\u2019s the tale of tales and roman polanski\u2019s d .\nfor one , it takes almost the entire movie to introduce a lone demitasse of dramatic tension ( i . e . , the set - up described in the above paragraph ) , and then , it more or less spits it out on the floor . every thing will be fine is a critic\u2019s worst nightmare , which is to say that it\u2019s really goddamn boring\u2014the kind of boring that is tough to write about , and which inevitably threatens to bring out everyone\u2019s inner hack , cycling through synonyms to keep the prose lively ( \u201cdull , \u201d \u201ctedious , \u201d \u201cstultifying , \u201d etc . ) , all the while fighting the urge to just start nitpicking things that might be endearing in a better film . ( sure , no two members of the cast here have the same accent , but neither does anyone in the scarlet empress . ) why ? wenders ( paris , texas ; wings of desire ) used to be one of the hippest and most cosmopolitan filmmakers around , a director of road trips and existential metaphors that twirled out into long passages of poetic observation . but somewhere around the 1990s , his fiction films started to get soft and fat , distended by cameos and travel - guide backdrops\u2014the kind of stuff that had spun his best films , but now lacked a motor of ambition .\nthe admirable craziness \u2014 the sort that doesn\u2019t announce itself or use that quality to pervert every individual moment \u2014 doesn\u2019t necessarily subside , and thus neither does my affection . wenders and co . have created something at once unidentifiable and part of a long cinematic tradition , which speaks to me as a sign that it , no matter the initially poor reception , will have time to grow .\nevery thing will be fine follows tomas ( james franco ) , an aspiring writer whose life is irrevocably changed one winter day after he accidentally strikes two young brothers who are sledding , and only one of the boys survives . tomas , who was out driving that day after a disagreement with his then - girlfriend , sara ( rachel mcadams ) , breaks things off with her . eventually , he writes a best - seller and enters a serious relationship with grounded single mother ann ( marie - josee croze ) , a literary editor at tomas ' publishing house - - but he never forgets the accident and even checks in on the grieving mother ( charlotte gainsbourg ) who lost her son under his car . more than a decade after the accident , the surviving son , christopher ( robert naylor ) , now a mature teen , begins to stalk tomas in hopes of connecting with the man who showed him such compassion , even while being responsible for his brother ' s death .\ntragedy is random and unavoidable , and overcoming it can be slow , painful , and all - consuming . positive message about how creativity can flourish after grief .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\nrules weren\u2019t meant to be broken when it comes to tv episode lengths , but these 10 examples \u2014 introduced on the very good tv podcast \u2014 are clear exceptions .\njeremy thomas ' u . k . - based sales and finance banner hanway films will handle international sales and tout wenders ' vision to buyers at the upcoming marche du film .\nfranco bears all this with sleepy good grace and doesn\u2019t overdo the brooding , despite playing a man who has never met a window out of which he didn\u2019t want to stare pensively . gainsbourg isn\u2019t given much to do ; most of it is so over - familiar that there seems every danger she will react to the loss of her child by decamping to a woodland cabin to perform a self - clitoridectomy \u00e0 la antichrist .\nby proceeding with your navigation , you hereby accept the terms and conditions and cookie policy that will allow us to personalize content , share on social network , mesure audience and advertisement targeting .\nthe actress and director both love the genre , but as they told indiewire , they also knew it needed to be retrofitted to tell the true story of catherine weldon and sitting bull .\nthis is an intimate drama where the action takes place in living rooms , offices , cafes and cars . when there is an explosive incident , it tends to be shunted off - screen . the closest that the use of 3d comes to the spectacular is the shot of a kitchen curtain fluttering in the foreground , revealing autumnal fields stretching into the distance as far as the earth will allow .\nnew copyright filters in the eu : platforms like youtube have to filter uploads by users for copyright infringements . critics fear the end of memes and say this will destroy the internet as we know it ."]}
{"id": 116378, "summary": [{"text": "pinky moge wali ( 2012 ) is a punjabi film starring neeru bajwa , gavie chahal , geeta zaildar , k s makhan , harpal singh , b.n. sharma as the prominent characters .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "music for the film will be given by jatinder shah , gurmeet singh & rohit composer and guri bal .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film started shooting in march 2012 .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the movie was released on 28 september 2012 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film 's title pinky moge wali comes from the popular character of pinky introduced in the popular punjabi movie jihne mera dil luteya .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the title for the movie was bought for an undisclosed amount in big figures . 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{"id": 116386, "summary": [{"text": "god on trial is a 2008 bbc/wgbh boston television play written by frank cottrell boyce , starring antony sher , rupert graves and jack shepherd .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the play takes place in auschwitz during world war ii .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the jewish prisoners put god on trial in absentia for abandoning the jewish people .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the question is if god has broken his covenant with the jewish people by allowing the nazis to commit genocide .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the play is based on an event described by elie wiesel in his book the trial of god , though boyce describes this tale as \" apocryphal \" .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "according to boyce , producer mark redhead \" had been trying to turn the story into a film for almost 20 years by the time he called me in 2005 to write the screenplay . \"", "topic": 15}, {"text": "however , wiesel later confirmed that the story was true , and that he was personally witness to it . ", "topic": 8}], "title": "god on trial", "paragraphs": ["nobel laureate declares ' i was there when god was put on trial\n.\nputting god on trial : the . . . has been added to your cart\nin the jewish tradition of arguing with god , jewish prisoners in auschwitz decide to put god on trial .\nthis is a re - release of the original title god on trial ( 2008 ) .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for god on trial . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nthe topic \u2018argh god awful makeup trial ! \u2019 is closed to new replies .\ngod is for everyone . jewish , muslims , christians , they believe on god ,\nhe\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about god on trial !\ngod on trial : a\nmasterpiece contemporary\npresentation . starring rupert graves , antony sher , dominic cooper , 9 p . m . sun . on kqed .\nstephen dillane as schmidt , stellan skarsgard as baumgarten , and rupert graves as mordechai stars\ngod on trial\nin sunday , november 9 , 2008 at 9pm et on pbs .\nthe story that rabbis in auschwitz once decided to put god on trial - and found him guilty - has frequently been assumed to be apocryphal .\nantony sher plays a polish rabbi in frank cottrell boyce ' s god on trial . forming part of a group of auschwitz inmates they debate the existance of god . sher talks to andrew pettie\nrandy blythe of lamb of god performs on day 2 of the heavy montreal festival on august 10 , 2014 in montreal , canada .\nthe story has never been proven , but even if it is apocryphal , it makes a convincing and shattering film in\ngod on trial ,\nairing on\nmasterpiece contemporary\nsunday night .\nbut on monday night , the nobel laureate elie wiesel startled his audience at a holocaust educational trust appeal dinner in london when he declared :\ni was there when god was put on trial .\ngod on trial is an original and incendiary spin on the dialogue - fuelled drama which debates with itself in a single , claustrophobic location . predominantly based in a solitary concentration camp barrack , the plot is ostensibly straightforward . the prisoners put god on trial and discuss his incentives for unleashing such disgusting and unwarranted wrath on the jewish people . but as the premise evolves , discussions become increasingly complex and diverse as the prisoners discuss topics ranging from the heavily existential to the arbitrary . god on trial is a sophisticated study of metaphysics as well as an emotionally draining insight into this horrific period of time .\nbut he says :\nnobody can vanish god , nobody can kill god . people know we have a\ni say there is a god , but people have different views of god ,\nnorris says .\n\u0093who needs a god who suffers ? \u0094 is just one of many discomforting questions god on trial dares ask , intending to provoke and challenge believers and nonbelievers alike . the compelling and disturbing television drama , to be broadcast on pbs stations sunday , november 9 , is as powerful as anything you\u0092ll encounter on the stage or big screen this year .\nyou did not despise or reject me though my physical condition was a trial for you . on the contrary , you received me as an angel of god , as christ jesus himself .\nyou did not despise or reject me though my physical condition was a trial for you . on the contrary , you received me as an angel of god , as christ jesus himself .\nprabhupada class on science of god - - bhagavad - gita 4 . 1 - - bombay mar 21 , 1974\nthere ' s nothing frothy about frank cottrell boyce ' s play god on trial ( bbc2 ) . god ' s on trial , for a start . in auschwitz , too . a group of prisoners , their faith stretched to its limits and beyond by the terrible circumstances they find themselves in , are trying to decide whether the lord has broken his covenant with his chosen people .\ntwo of those questioning the story , rabbi jonathan romain and rabbi dan cohn - sherbok , were advisers to the recent bbc2 film god on trial , which staged the philosophical debate in auschwitz .\na + run walkthrough on hotline miami 2 scene 5 : first trial ( with combo god achievement ) all deaths have been edited out as videos would be too damn long if they werent .\nto tell me ,\npaul , don ' t be afraid ! you will stand trial before the emperor . and because of you , god will save the lives of everyone on the ship .\njerusalem scholar esther farbstein , author of hidden in thunder : perspectives on faith , halachah and leadership during the holocaust , was asked if there is any record of god being put on trial in auschwitz . mrs farbstein said flatly :\nno .\nbut she added :\nthere is no question that individuals did put god on trial in their minds , so it is quite plausible that people did have this discussion . but i think it ' s a story , because i have never seen such a document testifying to such a trial .\nit\u2019s not every day you hear the almighty described as \u2018a cheating bastard\u2019 . but during bbc2\u2019s god on trial , a demanding 90 - minute drama starring the olivier award - winning actor sir antony sher and written by frank cottrell boyce ( welcome to sarajevo ) , the inmates of auschwitz submit him to an even greater indignity : they put him on trial .\nsher is one of the trustees of the holocaust educational trust , which takes british schoolchildren on trips to auschwitz to explain to them what happened there . in a similar way , he hopes that god on trial will introduce this most distressing and provocative of subjects to a wider audience . \u2018i think there can never be too much done on the subject of the holocaust , \u2019 says sher , \u2018to stop people like [ discredited historian ] david irving saying it didn\u2019t happen . it\u2019s terribly important that this debate is happening in god on trial , and terribly important that it\u2019s happening on a mass medium like television . \u2019\nand my trial which was in my flesh you despised not , nor rejected ; but received me as an angel of god , even as christ jesus .\nan unexpected air of nostalgia permeates the opening minutes of\ngod on trial ,\nwhich premieres on\nmasterpiece contemporary\nat 9 p . m . sunday . not , of course , for its subject - - a legendary court held at auschwitz to determine if the holocaust proved that god had broken his covenant with israel - - but for its structure .\nand though my condition was a trial to you , you did not scorn or despise me , but received me as an angel of god , as christ jesus .\nand you did not ridicule , neither did you loathe the trial of my flesh , but you received me as an angel of god and as yeshua the messiah .\nthere is no historical evidence that such a trial took place . cottrell boyce\u2019s drama is based on a widely repeated second world war story that is most likely apocryphal .\nand though my condition was a trial to you , you did not despise nor reject ; but you received me as an angel of god , even as christ jesus .\nyes\u00afand don\u0092t we also put god on trial in all contexts all the time ? c . s . lewis , in a 1948 essay called \u0093difficulties in presenting the christian faith to modern unbelievers\u0094 ( retitled \u0093god in the dock\u0094 by his editor , walter hooper ) , wrote : \u0093the ancient man approached god . . . as the accused person approaches his judge . for the modern man the roles are reversed . he is the judge : god is in the dock . he is quite a kindly judge : if god should have a reasonable defence for being the god who permits war , poverty , and disease , he is ready to listen to it . the trial may even end in his acquittal . \u0094\ngod on trial is a tv movie starring joseph muir , josef altin , and ashley artus . awaiting their inevitable deaths at one of the worst concentration camps , a group of jews make a rabbinical court to decide whether god has gone against the holy covenant and if he is the one guilty for their suffering .\ndrama . in a block house in auschwitz , a group of prisoners demand to know the nature of a god who can allow so much suffering . they attempt to settle their dispute by putting god on trial . knowing half of them will be sent to the gas chamber , they have only one day to reach a verdict .\nand said , ' do not be afraid , paul . you must stand trial before caesar ; and god has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you . '\nand that which was a trial to you in my bodily condition you did not despise or loathe , but you received me as an angel of god , as christ jesus himself .\nwritten by frank cottrell boyce (\nwelcome to sarajevo ,\nhilary and jackie\n) for the bbc ,\ngod on trial\nfeels like an old - fashioned play adapted for television , the sort you used to see quite often - - hal holbrook in\nour town\nor lee j . cobb in\ndeath of a salesman .\nby the subject ' s very nature ,\ngod on trial\nis powerfully intellectual , heavy on dialogue , light on action and unfolds almost exclusively in a small , grim barracks where a newly arrived group of prisoners demands that an equal number of the older ones be chosen for extermination .\nthe victims\u2019 families made a statement on the courthouse steps before the start of the trial in which they urged people to focus on their loved ones . de grood\u2019s parents , douglas and susan de grood , were also in court and sat in the front row .\ntwo academic rabbis , dan cohn - sherbok and jonathan romaine , changed my mind . they introduced me to a long jewish tradition of wrangling with god , going right back to abraham bargaining with him over the destruction of sodom , and forward to elie weisel ' s famous declaration that god was hanged on the gallows in auschwitz . here were people talking to god on a frequency that wasn ' t on my dial . the trial of god would not have been some blasphemous aberration , but something in the tradition of the psalms , the book of job and even christ ' s terrible accusing cry from the cross :\nwhy have you forsaken me ?\n\u0093what are you praying for ? . . . anyone else trying to help god make his mind up ? . . . he\u0092s an evil b\u00af\u00af . he should be here . with us . we\u0092ll put the b\u00af\u00af on trial . then maybe he\u0092ll hear it . \u0094\nand if you think this tale is intended for jews alone , don\u0092t tell that to frank cottrell boyce , from whose pen the intelligent and provocative script flowed . boyce , whose previous scripts include welcome to sarajevo and hillary and jackie , is not even jewish but a believing catholic . he drew inspiration for his drama from an event depicted by elie wiesel in his play the trial of god . wiesel contends he had witnessed such a trial as a child in the death camps . but wiesel\u0092s version transplants the debate to seventeenth - century russia , in the wake of a pogrom . boyce , however , argues that the original story is apocryphal , that no such trial of god by auschwitz prisoners ever took place . but that is neither here nor there . \u0093 god on trial isn\u0092t a jewish issue , \u0094 says boyce . \u0093it\u0092s a question about god and who god is , something that people are asking themselves in all contexts all the time . \u0094\nonce at the party de grood put on a pair of blue latex gloves .\nand we continually thank god that in receiving the word of god from us , you did not accept it as the word of men , but as the true word of god . and this is the word which is now at work in you who believe .\nin his statement , groening said even though he had known what was going on at auschwitz , the personal stories of the co - plaintiffs during the trial had brought home the enormity of the atrocities .\n\u201cshe and god were going to prove us wrong . i remember the reference was she was going to prove the doctors wrong and god was going to make him better . \u201d\nadded comedians back on 28th jan to make the full 1 , 000 titles again .\nprabhupada class on bhagavad - gita 4 . 2 - - bombay march 22 , 1974\nprabhupada class on bhagavad - gita 4 . 3 - - bombay march 23 , 1974\ntwo sons , brothers , both born with mixed cerebral palsy . now i was mad . mad at god . what is he doing ? why is he picking on me ?\naccording to sher , who plays akiba , a polish rabbi who remains silent for the first hour of the trial and is then the final \u2018witness\u2019 to give evidence , there are no straightforward answers . \u2018god on trial is a very powerful and unsettling piece , \u2019 he says . \u2018each of the characters\u2019 speeches is so convincing . i think the viewers are going to find themselves swinging back and forth between the different arguments . \u2019\nand he said , ' don ' t be afraid , paul , for you will surely stand trial before caesar ! what ' s more , god in his goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you . '\nand although my illness was a trial to you , you did not despise me or reject me . instead , you welcomed me as if i were an angel of god , as if i were christ jesus himself .\nthree years on , the result , called god on trial , airs on bbc2 early next month . as courtroom dramas go , the story has its drawbacks : the accused is not going to break down under cross - examination , or confess all in tears . on the other hand , as redhead pointed out , both the world trade centre attacks and the boxing day tsunami had seemed - in their different ways - to put god back on the world stage and raise again old questions about justice and suffering . the timing was right , but i wasn ' t sure about his choice of writer . nearly any other screenwriter in the country would have been only too happy to dawkins up some diatribe about the badness of god . but as a catholic , i ' m actually quite fond of him and felt uncomfortable about acting for the prosecution .\ngod on trial\nis a complicated and challenging film to watch . frank cottrell boyce has crafted a brilliant script , which doesn ' t only look at why god would inflict such horrible things on the jews while allowing hitler and his henchmen to live . although specifically about jewish prisoners during world war ii , the film has universal appeal in the fundamental questions of existence that every human being has to ask , even minimally , at one point or other in his or her life .\n1 . kill a hellhound and bathe in its blood . - achieved by sam winchester , in\ntrial and error\n.\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nwith contempt , but you received me as an angel of god , even as christ jesus .\nand even though my illness was a trial to you , you did not treat me with contempt or scorn . instead , you welcomed me as if i were an angel of god , as if i were christ jesus himself .\nthe director andy de emmony ( kenneth williams : fantabulosa ! ) heightened the tension by recording the trial in 20 - minute takes , and by shooting scenes from several angles at once . \u2018andy was filming with three cameras , \u2019 says sher , \u2018which were semi - hidden among the extras on the bunk beds . he wanted to create a sense of eavesdropping on the trial and , with the three cameras , the actors had to commit totally all the time because , regardless of who was speaking , you didn\u2019t know whether you were on camera . \u2019\nhe began spending time alone and became quiet and withdrawn . he added a number of unusual posts on facebook , including quotes from megadeth lyrics , quotes from the bible and ramblings on reincarnation .\npeople want god , why ?\nshe writes ,\nbecause they want something . what people\nthat they are wonderful , riveting and at times difficult to watch is no surprise , and if their utter britishness - - no attempts at other european accents here - - is a bit jarring at first , it is soon forgotten . for although the various arguments made during\ngod on trial\nnever deviate from the specific concerns of the chosen people , larger questions crowd the drama ' s edges like the silent , rapt men who follow the trial from their bunks .\ngalatians 4 : 14 and although my illness was a trial to you , you did not despise me or reject me . instead , you welcomed me as if i were an angel of god , as if i were christ jesus himself .\nthe film opens , however , in modern times , as a tour group moves through auschwitz . this allows the story to be introduced , but more important , it instantly grounds the modern viewer in the particular horror of the place .\ngod on trial\nfocuses on the emotional and philosophical rather than the physical brutality of the death camp , but even a glimpse of the eerie , haunting museum it has become provides the necessary sensual outrage .\n\u0093is his breach of contract habitual ? \u0094 asks baumgarten . \u0093are you defending god or attacking him ? \u0094\nthe professional atheists publishing today want us to believe that there is no god because the god of the bible is not good as they understand goodness . but one does not necessarily follow from the other . what if there is a god , and he is simply beyond good and evil ? who hasn\u0092t seen the suffering of a child or an elderly parent and said , \u0093if only i had the power . . . . \u0094 but god does have the power . wouldn\u0092t most of us have mercy on the most vulnerable\u00afthe very young and the very old ? can\u0092t it be argued persuasively , as rabbi akiba goes on to do , that we have a higher sense of justice in our hearts than does this god we jews and christians worship ?\ndocuments say one of the first officers on the scene described a \u201clarge amount of blood and carnage . \u201d\nso take courage , men , for i believe god that it will happen just as he told me . \u2026\nyou despised not , nor rejected : but received me as an angel of god , even as christ jesus .\nasked :\nwhere is god ?\nand she responds ,\nthe answer is , there is none .\nevidently , she has no need for a god ,\nsays the rev . charles norris , pastor of\ni die the king ' s good servant , and god ' s first .\n- - thomas more\n\u201ci didn\u2019t enjoy killing at all . i said sorry , but the son of god was controlling me . \u201d\ni found a really nice lady at a bridal expo to do my wedding day makeup . i had a mini trial at the expo and it was pretty good so i booked in a full trial . and omg it was terrible ! to the point that i had had to find another person and pay more !\nfrench court is due to rule on tuesday on whether france ' s closer magazine should pay up to \u20ac1 . 5 million ( \u00a31 . 4m ) in damages to the duke and duchess of cambridge for violating her privacy .\neven though my condition put you to the test , you did not despise or reject me . on the contrary , you welcomed me as if i were an angel of god , or as if i were the messiah jesus .\n\u0093do you know what a god who is not personal is ? \u0094 asks mordechai . \u0093weather . just weather . \u0094\nlarson , edward . 1998 . summer for the gods : the scopes trial and america ' s continuing debate over science and religion . cambridge : harvard university press .\nthough pleas are not entered in the german system , as groening\u2019s trial on 300 , 000 counts of accessory to murder opened in april he told the court he felt a moral guilt for what he had done . he faces a possible three to 15 years in prison if convicted .\nsponsored products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on amazon . com . when you click on a sponsored product ad , you will be taken to an amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it .\nmodel outdoorsman : why this supermodel is living off - grid on an island off the coast of b . c .\nagain kuhn jumps to god\u0092s defense : \u0093you have denied god . what did it give you ? . . . there are many here who have denied god . . . . what did you gain ? . . . these educated boys say they saw a truth we did not see . but here they are . and all the same . . . facing death . \u0094\nbesides , he added , the trial was\nhypocritical\nas\nthe public and private lives of the royal couple are so closely linked as to be inseparable\n.\nbasically , god built a series of tests , and when you ' ve done all three , you can slam the gates .\ndarwin , charles . 1860 . on the origin of species : by means of natural selection . new york : appleton .\nthe very thought of such a thing\u00afgod in the dock\u00afrankles kuhn ( jack shepherd ) , an elderly defender of the faith . but not all agree . there is precedent in sacred history : abraham bargained with god ; jacob wrestled with an angel . even \u0093the name israel means \u0091he that striveth with god . \u0092\u0094 why not put a few pointed questions to the almighty , especially considering the circumstances ?\nthe girl , her younger sister and an 11 - year - old boy all testified during the trial . all were questioned by the ciboros , who acted as their own attorneys .\n\u0093jesus makes the difference , \u0094 i can hear a christian say . \u0093jesus is our god . jesus is the lens through which we must interpret old testament history\u00afand everything else about the human condition . jesus came to identify with our pain , our confusion , our disappointment , our fear\u00afeven our frustration over the apparent unfairness of god . what was fair about the crucifixion ? jesus is the only answer to the questions asked at trial in auschwitz . \u0094\nlamb of god singer randy blythe has announced an exhibition of his original photography at sacred gallery nyc in the soho neighborhood of manhattan .\nyou will have a difficult time simply walking away from this difficult drama . the performances are rich and moving but never overwrought or maudlin . rabbi akiba\u0092s appraisal of god\u0092s goodness , delivered with such eloquence , intensity , and terrifying honesty by sir antony sher , is unlike anything you have seen or heard on television . the direction by andy de emmony is claustrophobic , immediate . you are given no choice but to be a juror in this trial\n\u201che was so ill looking that the pediatrician on call was uncomfortable providing the resuscitative care that was necessary , \u201d white said .\nalthough the subject of the guilt of god is universal , when it came to writing i confined myself to imagining this particular trial : the problems of setting up a court in a blockhouse , the kind of arguments that those men might have advanced . i focused on the covenant , god ' s special deal with the jewish people . i thought i was doing this to keep faith with the story - but maybe i was also doing it to distance it from my own spiritual life . the magic of stories , though , is that the more specific you are , the more universal they seem to get . the covenant turned out to be a really good way of talking about anyone who expects anything from god .\nlamb of god frontman randy blythe has been indicted on manslaughter charges in the czech republic , according to the band\u2019s manager , larry mazer . blythe faced charges tied to a 2010 incident in prague when a fan who repeatedly came onstage was pushed , fell and eventually died . blythe has also maintained that if he were to be charged , he would return to the czech republic to stand trial , and mazer confirmed blythe will defend himself in the case .\nback in the blockhouse , moche ( dominic cooper ) , proposes convening a rabbinical court to determine whether god is guilty of neglecting his chosen people . the very idea of the court is blasphemous to kuhn ( jack shepherd ) , while his son mordechai ( rupert graves ) volunteers to be the chief prosecutor in the trial .\nthe notion of punishment is sidelined , and the concept of purgative suffering is introduced . god as surgeon : cutting but \u0093lovingly purifying his people . \u0094 didn\u0092t god use nebuchadnezzar as an agent of his wrath , only to bring his people back to jerusalem and restore the temple ?\nthe trials of god are a series of tests designed by god himself , in order to seal the gates of hell . the three trials involve bathing in hellhound blood , saving an innocent soul from hell , and curing a demon . during these trials the health of the one doing them rapidly decreases . according to castiel , sam ' s participation in the trials of god had affected him at a subatomic level .\n\u201cthe torture , terror and sexual abuse that you inflicted on these children is disgusting , \u201d lucas county common pleas judge linda jennings told the ciboros in court . \u201cwhat is additionally disgusting is the fact that you distorted the word of god for your own evil purpose . \u201d\nand lo , god hath given thee all them that sail with thee ; that is , god had determined to save the whole ship ' s company for his sake , and in answer to his prayers , which he had been putting up for them ; the lord had heard him , and granted his request , and would save them all on his account : so sometimes god saves a nation , a city , a body of men , even of ungodly men , for the sake of a few that fear his name , who are among them .\nsam is affected even worse by the trials and is left in a weakened state following the second trial to the point dean tries to leave him behind in\npac - man fever .\nthe trial of sir thomas more knight , lord chancellor of england , for high treason in denying ; the king ' s supremacy , may 7 , 1535 . the 26th of henry viii .\nsome argue that man is incapable of seeing the entirety of the universe as god does and that , accordingly , ours is not to question the ways of the supreme being . others contend that god is fundamentally cruel but that he has , at times ,\nsided\nwith the jewish people . the fact that what would be known as the holocaust is occurring is evidence that , for now at least , god is no longer siding with the jews . still others contend that god is simply guilty of abandoning his people . a french scientist cites the existence of hundreds of millions of stars in the universe , each of which , perhaps , has its own solar system . do the inmates of the camp believe that , with all of that to tend to , god really pays minute attention to the events on one small ball of rock ?\nsaying , fear not , paul ; thou must stand before caesar : and lo , god hath granted thee all them that sail with thee .\n\u201che didn\u2019t have diabetes and she was going to prove the doctors wrong and made reference to god in our conversation , \u201d white told court .\nduring the five - day trial , jurors also heard from the bride , wedding guests and the defendant himself about how the evening of august 6 , 2016 unfolded at ellanor c . lawrence park .\nweiss , who joined the trial as a co - plaintiff like many other holocaust survivors as allowed under german law , said she considered groening more than just a \u201csmall cog in the machine . \u201d\n$ 80 for that ! ! ! you have so many pretty features that she didn\u2019t highlight . i\u2019m glad you found someone else to do it ! let us know how your new trial gos !\nfor kuhn , it is a test . \u0093a test of our faith . the light of torah must be kept burning in dark times . \u0094 rather than examining god , they should be examining themselves , for sin . \u0093some jews have turned their back on the torah . they thought they knew better . . . they became socialists or zionists or capitalists or anarchists . god knows what . forgetting everything of the precious scriptures . \u0094\nthe father and son from toledo , ohio , were charged with multiple counts of rape , kidnapping and endangering children . they were convicted of all counts and sentenced friday following five days of jury trial .\nsaying : fear not , paul , thou must be brought before caesar ; and behold , god hath given thee all them that sail with thee .\nsaying , fear not , paul ; thou must stand before caesar ; and behold , god has granted to thee all those that sail with thee .\nsaying , fear not , paul ; thou must be brought before cesar : and lo , god hath given thee all them that sail with thee .\nsubscribe to the all - new rolling stone ! everything you need to know from the authority on music , entertainment , politics and pop culture .\nand so the trial of god begins . the charge ? moche , the instigator , chimes in : \u0093are you blind ? murder ! collaboration ! \u0094 the almighty is charged with the murder of his own people . he has broken the covenant . he had promised to drive israel\u0092s enemies before her . he had promised that the throne of david would endure forever .\nsaying , fear not , paul ; thou must be brought before caesar : and , lo , god hath given thee all them that sail with thee .\nsaying , fear not , paul ; thou must be brought before caesar ; and , behold , god has given thee all those that sail with thee .\nsaying , fear not , paul ; you must be brought before caesar : and , lo , god has given you all them that sail with you .\nsaying , fear not , paul ; you must be brought before caesar : and , see , god has given you all them that sail with you .\nand my temptation which was in my flesh you despised not , nor rejected ; but received me as an angel of god , even as christ jesus .\nand my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not , nor rejected ; but received me as an angel of god , even as christ jesus .\nor get 4 - 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( prices may vary for ak and hi . )\nthere are trials for locking up heaven . however , what these were never disclosed though kevin appeared to locate them on the angel tablet during sacrifice .\nin order to understand the book of job we will have to wait till the end of days . only then god will give his final answer to us .\ni really enjoyed this book . it was fascinating bedtime reading . it opened up the bible in ways in never imagined possible and deepened by faith in god .\nand my affliction which was in my flesh ye did not despise , nor reject but ye received me as an angel of god , even as christ jesus .\nduring the trial , held in an auschwitz dormitory hut the night before half the prisoners will be gassed , a disparate cast of characters \u2013 including a physicist , a law professor , a criminal and two rabbis \u2013 debate the charges levelled against god . in allowing the nazis to commit genocide , has he broken his covenant with the jewish people ? is the holocaust an act of purification , like noah\u2019s flood ? or is it evidence , as writer and holocaust survivor primo levi argued , that god does not \u2013 indeed cannot \u2013 exist ?\nthis really is a groundbreaking book . robert sutherland , a lawyer , explains his theory that the old testament biblical book of job is about job taking god to court for not keeping his promises ( i . e . god promises to bless righteous people . ) for very many reasons i believe this theory makes sense . the book of job really is significant because it deals with one of modern atheism ' s great historical objections to faith in god - that the innocent suffer in a world that a good god has created . in my opinion this book explains clearly what the book of job meant in the cultural context in which it was written . sutherland uses these insights to clarify what it might mean to us today as well . one of the best books on job i have ever read .\nforgot to log this from yesterday in theology . it\u2019s alright but not really something ill watch again , brings up some good points on both sides though .\nthe toronto star and thestar . com , each property of toronto star newspapers limited , one yonge street , 4th floor , toronto , on , m5e 1e6\nschmidt bristles at the direction the discussion is taking . what of the pious jews in rabbi akiba\u0092s village ? why would god punish the good jews as well as the reprobate ? again , kuhn can only see the issue as one of cause and effect : \u0093god is just , so we must have done something wrong ! \u0094\nformer auschwitz prisoner and plaintiff irene weiss arrives for the trial of former german ss officer oskar groening at a courtroom in lueneburg , northern germany , wednesday july 1 , 2015 . ( ronny hartmann / pool photo via ap )\nsaying , ' fear not , paul . it behooves you to stand before caesar . and behold , god has granted to you all those sailing with you . '\nsaying , ' do not be afraid , paul . you must stand before caesar . and look , god has granted you all those who sail with you . '\nsaying , \u2018do not be afraid , paul ; you must stand before caesar ; and behold , god has granted you all those who are sailing with you . \u2019\nsaying , ' don ' t be afraid , paul . you must stand before caesar . behold , god has granted you all those who sail with you . '\nthe long - lens images were spread across the front and inside pages of closer alongside an article about the pair with the headline\noh my god !\n.\ngreat piece of storytelling . i found the scenes in present day auschwitz with tourbusses and tourists to be clumsy , and misplaced . the scene in the gaschamber is quite interesting in its visual aesthetic but i feel like this film didn ' t really need it . being there among these man as the put their god / faith / reason to trial is a informative and fascinating experience in itself .\nreport on the university of tennessee .\n1924 ( april ) . bulletin of the aaup , volume 10 . 213 - 219 , 255 - 259 .\nat one point during the now - 14 - year - old girl\u2019s testimony on tuesday , she told timothy ciboro to stop referring to himself as her dad .\nbut even though my physical condition was a great trial to you , you did not despise or reject me . instead , you received me as you would an angel from heaven ; you received me as you would christ jesus .\nand my temptation which was in my flesh , . . . . the same with the infirmity of his flesh , and which was a trial of his faith and patience , and every other grace , as the afflictions of the saints be . the alexandrian copy , and some others , and the vulgate latin version read ,\nyour temptation in my flesh\n; that which was a trial of them , whether they would receive him or not . this\nmatthew de grood , 24 , admitted in an agreed statement of facts read at the start of his first - degree murder trial that he stabbed his victims . but court heard he told police he didn\u2019t take pleasure in it .\nand he said , \u2018do not be afraid , paul ; you must stand before caesar . and behold , god has granted you all those who sail with you . \u2019\nsaying , ' do not be afraid , paul ; you must stand before caesar ; and behold , god has granted you all those who are sailing with you . '\nmr wiesel , 80 , made the story the subject of a 1977 play , the trial of god , although he did not set it during the holocaust - his play takes place during purim in 1649 . the story is the subject of a famous midrash , or biblical commentary . many people have assumed that the story was a way for those of faith to try to make sense of the holocaust .\nbut when the jc put their doubts to mr wiesel on wednesday , he replied :\nwhy should they know what happened ? i was the only one there . it happened at night ; there were just three people . at the end of the trial , they used the word chayav , rather than \u2018guilty ' . it means \u2018he owes us something ' . then we went to pray .\nin\ntaxi driver\n, kevin deciphers the second trial :\nrescue an innocent soul from hell and deliver it unto heaven .\nsam and dean summon a crossroad demon for information on how to sneak into hell to perform this trial and then make a deal with rogue reaper ajay to get sam into hell . in the process , they learn old friend bobby singer is trapped in hell due to crowley and decide to rescue him . ajay gets sam into hell through a portal in purgatory , but crowley learns what they are up to and kills ajay to trap sam . sam rescues bobby from hell , but like crowley planned , they become trapped in purgatory . at the same time , kevin hides the rest of the tablet rather than working on the third trial out of fear of crowley and naomi reveals to dean how sam got to hell . finding ajay dead , dean calls upon his vampire friend benny lafitte to die so he can go into purgatory and get sam and bobby out . benny agrees and rescues sam and bobby from vampires . sam carries bobby ' s soul out of purgatory in his arm while benny stays behind to hold off more vampires . on earth , sam attempts to release bobby ' s soul into heaven , but is blocked by crowley who recaptures the soul . naomi appears , drives crowley off and releases bobby ' s soul from crowley ' s spell , allowing him to ascend to heaven and completing the second trial .\nand said , \u2018do not be afraid , paul ; you must stand before caesar . and look , god has granted you the lives of all who sail with you . \u2019\nand that which was a temptation to you in my flesh ye despised not , nor rejected ; but ye received me as an angel of god , even as christ jesus .\nadding to an already busy year , the singer\u2019s memoir dark days : my tribulations and trials will be published by perseus / da capo books in the united states in july . the book recounts how blythe was arrested for the death of lamb of god fan daniel nosek , 19 , who died of head injuries after falling from the stage while lamb of god was performing in prague in 2010 . the band didn\u2019t even know blythe had been charged with manslaughter until he was arrested when the act returned to prague in june 2012 for another performance . after being incarcerated for nearly 40 days , he was released on bail . despite being advised by legal counsel not to return to the czech republic to stand trial , blythe did so anyhow . he was eventually acquitted .\nthe duke and duchess of cambridge were on the terrace of a private chateau in provence owned by viscount linley , the queen ' s nephew , when they were photographed .\nde grood\u2019s lawyer , allan fay , pleaded not guilty on his client\u2019s behalf . fay told reporters he plans to argue his client was not criminally responsible for the killings .\nyeah it\u2019s really not the best . i may be able to help you here \u2013 i had my trial with claire from living dolls and it was fantastic . living dolls is an agency so if you needed somebody that lived closer by they could arrange someone else \u2013 also if your makeup artist is sick on the day they will send a replacement . reasonably priced too \u2013 here is the link to their website :\nin a universe presumably ruled by a benevolent , all - powerful god , how can events such as the holocaust possibly come to pass ? this is the question posed by a group of inmates in auschwitz , the third reich ' s most notorious death camp , in this reflective war drama written by frank cottrell boyce ( millions , code 46 ) , and directed by andy deemmony ( filth : the mary whitehouse story ) . realizing that their extermination is imminent , the prisoners attempt to make sense of their fate by putting god on trial . how is it that the deity they call the almighty could abandon his chosen people in their hour of need ? as the sound of prisoners being marched to the gas chambers drifts hauntingly through the walls , the trial gets underway . the questions posed during the inquest are profoundly difficult and deeply complex , and as the hour draws near when they , too , will face death at the hands of their captors , the thoughtful prisoners finally reach a verdict . ~ jason buchanan , rovi\nand said , ' do not be afraid , paul ! you must stand before caesar , and god has graciously granted you the safety of all who are sailing with you . '\nthat which was a temptation to you in my flesh , you didn ' t despise nor reject ; but you received me as an angel of god , even as christ jesus .\nthere is much to learn from the story of how the head of one of the most revered men in england , sir thomas more , ended up on the chopping block on london ' s tower hill in 1535 . few people in history have faced their trials and deaths as squarely , calmly , and with as much integrity as did more .\nis the reading of the best manuscripts , and , as the more difficult one , was the one most likely to be tampered with ; it is accordingly accepted by recent editors with great unanimity .\nmy trial\nwould add to the sentence a tinge of pathetic self - commiseration .\nyour trial\nbrings out the sentiment how greatly his affliction would be likely to indispose his hearers to listen to his message ; it\ntested\nvery severely the sincerity and depth of their religious sensibility .\n\u201ca fourth male victim was found lying in a fetal position on a couch while a male kept pressure to the wound to his neck . this victim was also deceased . \u201d\nit is here that science , reason , takes the stand in the person of jacques , a physicist who accuses his fellow prisoners of being childish . is it reasonable to believe that the same god who created hundreds of millions of stars has focused his attention only on \u0093one little planet ? and not even on one planet ? no , just with the jews . \u0094 jacques introduces a brief sociology of religion . from polytheism to monotheism to monomania : \u0093it\u0092s all about power . and you have lost . someone had a better idea . hitler had the idea . there is one god\u00afand it is me . . . . i ask you to look at things not like babies , but like men . use your reason . \u0094\nit ' s a bit silly but quite fun , in a jolly , frothy kind of way . life on mars basically , but going back a bit further - so lacy frocks and the aforementioned bulging breeches instead of flares and brown leather jackets , tinkling pianos instead of bowie , and the crunch of carriage wheel on gravel instead of the screech of a cornering mark 1 cortina . life on mars for girls , in other words , because it is a truth universally acknowledged that women like jane austen better than what fellas do .\nduring the holocaust , a group of auschwitz prisoners decided to put god in the dock . when frank cottrell boyce wrote a film about it , he began to question his own catholic faith\nand said , ' stop being afraid , paul ! you must stand before the emperor . indeed , god has given to you the lives of everyone who is sailing with you . '\nand he said ,\n' dismiss all fear , paul , for you must stand before caesar ; and god has granted you the lives of all who are sailing with you . '\nand my temptation , which [ was ] in my flesh , ye did not slight nor reject with contempt ; but ye received me as an angel of god , as christ jesus .\nthe camps tried to reduce individuals to components in a project . in the end , they did that literally . what good stories do is the opposite . they say the human is irreducible . tobias wolff has described the story of the prodigal son as\nsurely the most beautiful thing ever written\n. no one hears it without feeling the conflict between the need to do right by the eldest son , and the need to express the overwhelming love you feel for the lost one , now returned . the father is nothing without the son . that contradiction is crucial . i ' m hoping that god on trial is a mirror image of that story . only this time it was god who seemed to go away , and people who - inexplicably perhaps - were prepared to rush out to welcome him back ."]}
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", "topic": 11}], "title": "graham cantwell", "paragraphs": ["graham cantwell was born on march 25 , 1974 in dublin , ireland . he is a director and writer , known for\nit ' s the first modern american fairy tale ,\nsaid cantwell .\nfollowing a deal struck at cannes , graham cantwell\u2019s romantic comedy \u2018the callback queen\u2019 has been picked up for global sales rights across all media by us sales agent princ films .\nbeing an irvine welsh thing , it ' s obviously not going to be people holding hands and sitting watching the sunset ,\nsaid director graham cantwell .\nit ' s pretty dark .\nthe irish lgbt project was awarded as best narrative short while cantwell received the courage in cinema award .\n- graham has recently been attached to write and direct world war ii drama ' faraway home ' with powerscourt pictures .\ncantwell\u2019s ifta - nominated \u2018the callback queen\u2019 previously screened in santa fe at george rr martin ' s jean cocteau cinema .\n\u2013 is ireland\u2019s leading course provider for short term camera acting intensive courses . our showreel services in both creating original footage for actors , and showreel editing are unparalleled in this country . we are a partnership comprised of film director / writer graham cantwell and actor / director amy - joyce hastings .\nthe film is written and directed by graham cantwell whose previous works include debut short film \u2018a dublin story\u2019 which was shortlisted for an oscar nomination in 2004 , as well as political thriller \u2018anton\u2019 which received three ifta nominations in 2009 . joseph conlan composed the score while anthony bowes served as dop . executive producers on the film were stephen gibson , martin carroll and martin witts .\nrich henrich , festival programmer : \u201cthe courage in cinema award acknowledges a filmmaker for taking risks in storytelling to enlighten the world through the courage of cinematic storytelling . it isn ' t always easy to tell the stories of the marginalized and least heard or understood in society . graham cantwell places the quandary of humanity in the hands of an incredible cast to bring dignity and compassion to the screen for all to see . \u201d\nif you look at any situation where young people are stuck together , pretty much under house arrest , they ' re going to have to distract themselves somehow ,\nsaid cantwell , a founder of dublin ' s attic studio theater group .\ndrink , drugs , sex _ it ' s all there .\nshowreel for london based irish director graham cantwell . footage from ifta nominated feature film\nanton\n( international title\ntrapped\n) with gerard mcsorley , anthony fox and laura way , feature film\nthe callback queen\nstarring mark killeen , amy - joyce hastings and eoin macken , award winning short film\na dublin story\nwith robbie sheehan and cain williams , tv3 tv series\nthe guards\nwith emmett j scanlan and gordon mahon , tv pilot\nthe coalboat kids\nand short films\nthe letter\n,\none careful owner\nand\nexercise caution\n. for more visit www . powertriphome . com . agent : wendy scozzaro felix de wolfe kingsway house 103 kingsway london wc2b 6qx t : + 44 ( 0 ) 20 7242 5066 e : wendy @ urltoken w : www . urltoken\nspeaking about the deal , igor princ , president of princ film said : \u201cfrom the first look we felt that this clever , funny and engaging film will perfectly fit into our slate of films for next season . we are confident that \u2018the callback queen\u2019 will see warm welcome among film buyers and distributors we work with globally . at the same we are delighted that we can work with stephen and graham not only on this film but , hopefully , future projects they have in development . \u201d\nurltoken - domains domain registration domain names names web hosting domain name e commerce registration domain resources and information .\nthis webpage was generated by the domain owner using sedo domain parking . disclaimer : sedo maintains no relationship with third party advertisers . reference to any specific service or trade mark is not controlled by sedo nor does it constitute or imply its association , endorsement or recommendation .\ndublin , ireland - - on the stage of a small dublin theater , actors dressed as munchkins swear , steal , fight , drink and smoke opium .\nthe seamy underside of\nthe wizard of oz\nis on display in\nbabylon heights ,\na provocative backstage drama complete with drug addiction , sex and suicide among the movie ' s munchkin performers .\nthe show , which opened tuesday in dublin , has titillated the tabloid press _ and left some small people worried about how they will be portrayed .\nit ' s easy to see why . the play is co - written by irvine welsh , an auteur of excess whose 1993 novel ,\ntrainspotting ,\nput scottish heroin addicts and salty edinburgh slang on the literary map .\nthe play _ first staged at san francisco ' s exit theatre earlier this year _ has generated a flurry of headlines thanks to its depiction of dwarf debauchery . britain ' s daily mail recounted with relish the\nshocking episodes of drunkenness , depravity and wild sexual propositions\nbehind the scenes of the 1939 film .\nruth morgan , manager of the 3 , 000 - member restricted growth association , said she was keeping an open mind about the play , in which the characters are played by full - sized actors on an oversized set .\nbut she is worried it will bring the derogatory word munchkin back into common use .\npeople of restricted growth are not munchkins ,\nshe said .\nthey are people of restricted growth .\njudging by opening night , the play is deliriously vulgar , as subtle as a sledgehammer _ and far too long . but the irish cast imbue the characters with genuine emotion , and the trick of perspective played by the huge set does give audience members a sense of what it ' s like to be small in a big person ' s world .\nthe alleged offstage antics of the actors who played the munchkins have become part of\nwizard of oz\nlore . more than 120 small performers appeared in the movie as inhabitants of the magical munchkinland visited by dorothy and her loyal dog , toto .\nsome were seasoned performers recruited from circuses and vaudeville troupes . others were inexperienced hopefuls _ lured , like many before and since , by the promise of the hollywood dream . they were , welsh said in a recent interview ,\nthe smallest of the small people in depression america .\nbilleted apart from the other actors in a hotel near the mgm studios _ and reportedly paid less than the dog playing toto _ they were an object of prurient fascination to their co - stars .\ndirector mervyn leroy recalled\nsex orgies at the hotel .\nin a 1960s talk show appearance , judy garland blurted out\nthey were drunks\nwhen asked about her diminutive co - stars .\nwelsh and co - author dean cavanagh confine four characters _ a new jersey tough guy , a self - important thespian , an irish lass and a sensitive englishman _ in a dingy hotel room , then let the tension and tantrums unfold .\nthe fate of one munchkin became a movie myth : it ' s rumored that a dark figure glimpsed dangling from a tree in one scene is the body of an actor who hanged himself in despair . film historians say it was a bird , but welsh and cavanagh try to imagine what would drive a munchkin to suicide .\nit ' s a persistent myth ,\nwelsh told the british broadcasting corp . last week .\nthe point about myths is they don ' t really need to be true . people need to believe in them .\nthe wizard of oz\nis a similarly persistent tale . the story of young dorothy ' s journey from depression - era kansas to magical emerald city , the film was only modestly successful on its release but has become a much - loved , often - televised classic .\ngenerations have grown up laughing with the cowardly lion and trembling at the wicked witch of the west . the story , adapted from l . frank baum ' s novel ,\nthe wonderful wizard of oz ,\nhas inspired innumerable tributes and takeoffs , from disco musical\nthe wiz\nto gregory maguire ' s revisionist novel _ adapted into a hit musical _\nwicked : the life and times of the wicked witch of the west .\nwelsh hopes to bring his take on the tale to theaters in chicago and new york .\nit starts out quite dark _ toto is kidnapped , there ' s a tornado , ( dorothy ) kills a witch . and it gets brighter and brighter and brighter . and the play mirrors that in reverse . it starts off quite upbeat and gets darker and darker .\nif you scratch the surface of any fairy tale , you ' ll find something pretty nasty going on underneath .\nbabylon heights\nruns until aug . 19 at the mill theatre , dublin .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\n2008 : director ' primetime ' reconstruction of court case for rte current affairs program .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nplease use the links at the top of the screen to navigate the site .\n- lily has won the tiernan mcbride best irish drama award at the galway film fleadh , qualifying it for academy award consideration . it also screened as part of the global shorts forum at the prestigious savannah film festival .\n- the callback queen was recently nominated for two irish film and television academy awards at the 2016 iftas .\ngeorgina barley actor , the native woodland trust , stanley kubrick , the lir academy , the real mighty boosh , i am holly matthews , the wiley fox , the craic festival , muhammad ali , george r . r . martin , carbonated comet productions , fastnet film festival , men for repeal , together for yes , irish arts center\nall the above course weeks will take place at the lab , foley st , dublin 1 .\nas well as our own work in the irish and british film industries , we are both passionate about discovering and developing new talent . drawing on years of combined experience we have designed practical workshops for actors , directors and writers in the film and television industries .\nwe specialise in practical training , believing that time in front of the camera is the only way to properly develop your camera craft . our group classes promise to inform and educate in a comfortable and inclusive atmosphere . we cater to the needs of artists at all levels , from beginners to the highly experienced .\nfilm venture also operates as a production company of original narrative fiction films . credits include feature films the callback queen ( 2 x ifta nominations 2016 ) , duets ( in development ) as well as many award winning short films body of christ , parfum , nocturne passage , exercise caution , qed and the oscar longlisted , ifta nominated lily .\nas well as our group courses we offer intensive one to one tuition sessions for film , individual showreel scene shoots , headshot photography and a variety of showreel editing packages to suit your budget . please browse the tabs above to learn more about our services or check out our upcoming course listings below . register for production news and training opportunities on the contacts page .\nthe film\u2019s executive producer stephen gibson said : \u201cwhen igor and i met at cannes i knew we had found the perfect partner to help implement our distribution strategy . princ films have a sterling track record and vast experience in the independent sector . \u201d\nthe romantic comedy which stars amy - 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", "topic": 16}], "title": "saathiya ( film )", "paragraphs": ["it ' s been almost 15 years since shaad ali ' s dewy romantic film saathiya entered our lives . the film has a bit hatke in terms of story - telling .\nsaathiya audio jukebox | vivek oberoi | rani mukerji | a . r . rahman\n\u200esaathiya ( original motion picture soundtrack ) by a . r . rahman on apple music\nsaathiya hindi songs / bollywood music / film soundtrack / vivek oberoi / rani mukharjee / a . r . rahman / oscar winner for slumdog millionaire / indian music\nsaathiya audio jukebox | vivek oberoi | rani mukerji | a . r . rahman - youtube\nmix - saathiya audio jukebox | vivek oberoi | rani mukerji | a . r . rahman\ni am not responsible for such expectations . this film will do what it is supposed to do . i want every film to do well .\nsonu nigam wins best playback singer award for saathiya . one of the most popular film awards ceremony in bollywood , zca 2003 was held in mumbai . # zeetv # zeetvshow\nit was important for me to make a film . it is very difficult to get a chance to make a film . it is a big struggle .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie saathiya ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of saathiya ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing saathiya near you .\nthis cast list of who was in saathiya includes both lead and minor roles . ( 57 items )\nmumbai : tv actor mohammad nazim , who plays ahem in the show\nsaath nibhana saathiya\n, will make his bollywood debut with horror film\nplot no 666\n. it was the\nunique concept\nof the film that attracted him to the project .\nsaathiya cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of saathiya actors includes any saathiya actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each saathiya actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of saathiya have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nmet him , he was exhausted . it only needed a mention of his film ,\nmumbai : popular tv actor vishal singh of ' saath nibhana saathiya ' fame says he learnt a lot by observing his co - star manoj bajpayee while working with him in the upcoming film ' traffic ' .\ni hope critics and people will give me a fair chance and not look at it as a film that was made earlier by mani ratnam . i hope they will not compare my film with\nthe ' bank chor ' actor said that he would cast ranbir - alia if saathiya is ever remade in bollywood today .\nvisual pleasure in narrative cinema ! 180 people\nsatisfied their guilty pleasures\non september 13 , 2003 watching a screening of saathiya organized by tavishi alagh at anthology film archives . the audience members comprised a wide spectrum of backgrounds , from hard core bollywood fans to newcomers who had never seen a hindi film before . the screening included a behind - the - scenes photo exhibit on the film and an after - party with san francisco ' s dj rhino _ fx featuring an eclectic mix of music including remixed music from the film .\nsaathiya written by gulzar ( as sampooran singh gulzar ) composed by a . r . rahman performed by sonu nigam courtesy of saregama hmv\nbecause i wanted the film to look fresh . madhavan had already signed a couple of hindi films then .\nfor those who don ' t know , vivek oberoi - rani mukherji starrer saathiya which released on 2002 , was a remake of the tamil film , alaipayuthey , which was directed by mani ratnam and featured r . madhavan and shalini kumar in lead roles .\nbut comparisons are bound to happen . did you think of that when you accepted the offer to direct this film ?\ni have known vivek since kindergarten . he is like what you see him in my film . he has acted in\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\ni purchased this film because i am a fan of shah rukh khan and he has a special appearance in this film . he appeared in the second half of the film for quite a few minutes and it was very enjoyable to see him . rani mukerji stars in this film and i really enjoy seeing her in films . i believe the name of the male lead is vivek oberoi . he did a good job in his role . this film tells the love story of two young adults who marry dispite opposition from family . it depicts the reality of life for newlyweds . it also shows how true love rises above trivial matters in the face of a major crisis .\nthe remo d ' souza - directed film also stars prabhu deva and is slated to release on june 19 in 2d and 3d formats .\n, which elaborates on the love story of the film ' s lead pair suresh and vinnie , played by varun dhawan and shraddha kapoor respectively .\nwas offered to me , i could only say yes . for me , mani sir asking me to do the film was an achievement in itself .\nsoundtrack , which features the same music from the tamil film . clearly , those who enjoyed the tamil music will also find the hindi version catchy .\nto write a new script . i knew he would have a different approach to the film . at the same time , we didn ' t want to lose the essence . it is a treatment - based film , not plot - oriented . the relationship between the characters and their performances are important .\ni think there is no film that shouldn ' t be remade . if a story is beautiful , it should be told again and again .\nafter working as an assistant director on mani ratnam\u2019s dil se . . , shaad ali made his directorial debut in 2002 with saathiya , a hindi remake of ratnam\u2019s alaipayuthey . having since assisted ratnam on two features , and directing three of his own ( bunty aur bubli being the most notable ) , ali has returned to reworking his mentor\u2019s hits with ok jaanu , an adaptation of ok kanmani , a 2015 ratnam film . i haven\u2019t seen the original , which is probably for the better ; saathiya was fine , but only if you weren\u2019t comparing it to alaipayuthey .\nat a time when hindi cinema rolled the curtains when the protagonists got married , saathiya told a tale of what happens next post that ' happily ever after ' . what made the film even more memorable was vivek oberoi - rani mukherji ' s heart - melting romance , a . r rahman ' s soul - stirring music and gulzar ' s beautiful lyrics .\nthe film that truly announced ali ' s arrival as a filmmaker was bunty aur babli , which , was also one of the first solo hits of abhishek bachchan . written by jaideep sahni , bunty aur babli was also the first time ali was not encumbered by the rigid template that is somewhat inescapable while remaking a film .\nthe initial script was at the back of my mind . i wanted to get the images of the film out of my mind . that is why i asked gulzar\nhe said , ' it doesn\u0092t look like your first film . ' that comment was a big compliment for me . mani sir is a man of few words .\nhile the hindi film industry tries to get its act together hoping to salvage the crucial december month , at least one producer has decided to find solutions from the south .\nthe film that ok jaanu reprises , ok kanmani , is perhaps the weakest of mani ratnam ' s films . it also a film which even some die - hard ratnam fans found difficult to sit through . ali is the best person to reinterpret the film for the hindi audience but this rather safe refuge of the filmmaker where he seems to return to his guru when he needs a miracle , to this writer ' s mind , has somewhere robbed hindi films of a filmmaker who could have been so much more .\ndelhi 6 ( cd ) ( 2009 ) ( a . r . rahman / oscar winner for slumdog millionaire / indian music / bollywood movie / indian cinema / hindi film )\nthis film was great ! ar rahman is a great composer , and this film is just another perfect soundtrack from him . i loved all the songs . the film in itself is very , very good ! rani mukerji and vivek oberoi had incredible chemistry , and they were great in this film . it makes me sad that vivek didn ' t become the big star he obviously was meant to be . the story was able to keep me interested throughout , and i liked how we were able to see everything an everyday couple go through without anything being too outlandish . it made the story more realistic and relatable . if only we could break out into beautiful song and dance numbers from time to time .\nmadhushree , a r rahman , kk , shaan , kunal , sreenivas , asha bhosle , karthik , richa sharma , mahalaxmi , vaishali , shoma , pravin mani , murtuza , qadir , sonu nigam , adnan sami sadhana sargam - saathiya ( hindi songs / bollywood music / film soundtrack / vivek oberoi / rani mukharjee / a . r . rahman / oscar winner for slumdog millionaire / indian music ) - urltoken music\ntunes , screeches and thrums beautifully . kapoor gives what might be her best performance yet , the conflicting emotions on her face in the latter stages hinting at a complexity the film just doesn\u2019t possess ( kapur prefers to submit one emotion at a time ) . all in all , a film that fits snugly into a category coined by critic andrew sarris : lightly likeable .\nthe rest of the cast in the film especially bobby deol , the second lead , was not a draw anymore and the entire onus rested on bachchan junior , which was too much for the kind of irreverence that jhoom barabar jhoom was probably aiming for . the word of mouth on the film was so poor that its fate was sealed within the first few days of its release .\nrecently when we caught up with vivek for an interview , we couldn ' t help ourselves from asking him who would he like to see if saathiya ever gets a remake . and here ' s what he had to say . . . .\nduets and full scale wedding routines follow each other as the first half zips along with its charter to set the musical mood . in cinemas , saathiya will be played with an interval in keeping with indian cinema rituals , when patrons can discuss the songs ,\nshaad is nervous . he is excited . he can ' t wait for his film to release on friday , december 20 . bear in mind , he takes on sanjay gupta ' s multi - starrer\nthe album opens with the title song saathiya , a melodious number with the rich flute solos and guitar accompaniment in the backdrop . lyrics by gulzar are good and sonu nigam rendition is appreciable . the album then gets into a festive mood with chalka chalka re sung by richa sharma , mahalaxmi , vaishali , and shoma . the song is a wedding number with a distinct south indian flavor . on the whole saathiya has one of the most commendable compositions by rahman . gulzar s meaningful words enrich the album . - - apunkachoice . com\nrevisiting jhoom barabar jhoom one can see how if the film ' s screenplay ( which was written by ali himself and is also the only film he has written himself ) had been treated slightly differently , it could have been a richer cinematic experience . in spite of having fallen short of its potential , jhoom barabar jhoom is one of the best examples of metacinema when it comes popular hindi films and worth a re - look .\nat the beginning of the film , when vivek oberoi is seen driving his bike and grooving to the music on his headphones , he is simply acting as he performed the scene without any music whatsoever . see more \u00bb\ni worked as his assistant for four years . maybe he felt i could do this . i was also the associate director on the original . i had worked with the script for five years before it was made into a film .\nprobably . it is a challenge to make a film made by mani sir again . i learnt filmmaking from him . once i finished shooting , i started thinking about how mani sir would have done each shot , how he would react , etc .\nthis was also the film where ali ' s knack for picking up a great tune came to the fore and moreover , his imaginative use of the legendary lyricist gulzar who penned instant classics such as ' kajra re ' and ' chup chup ke ' .\nwell , since ranbir and alia are already doing a film together ( ayan mukherji ' s superhero flick ) , we won ' t mind seeing them one more time sharing screen space since we know that they are one of the most talented actors among the younger lot .\nsaathiya , indian director shaad ali ' s acclaimed first film , takes a new angle on the time - tested bollywood love story . it is the story of star - crossed young lovers who elope , then continue living apart with their parents , without telling anyone about their marriage . the secret marriage implodes when the bride ' s parents discover the truth , and the young couple is forced to fend for itself , making do with more love than money . using non - linear plot movement , the film stylishly explores the warmth and passion of a young marriage , and its subsequent unraveling under financial and familial strains . shaad , who apprenticed under directors like his father muzaffar ali , mani ratnam and ketan mehta , makes innovative use of bombay ' s commuter trains , a familiar setting for untold numbers of real world romances . the story starts with a waiting lover at churchgate station , and places the young romance and marriage against the backdrop of ever - present commuter trains .\ndebuting with saathiya that was the hindi version of ratnam ' s alai payuthey ( 2000 ) , ali has almost come a full circle where his next release , ok jaanu , is also based on ratnam ' s ok kanmani ( 2015 ) . amongst the younger crop of filmmakers in hindi cinema today , ali is blessed with one of the best ears for music and can effortlessly elevate screenwriting ( that could otherwise have fallen woefully short ) to become a sociocultural statement . these were best seen in jhoom barabar jhoom , a film where he had taken a departure from the things that he had become used to , and also relied upon \u2014 namely , a ready - made project in the form of a remake . perhaps the film ' s lackluster run at the box - office in spite of decent enough star power and a soundtrack that was one of the best in recent times , somewhere dented his chances of going beyond remaking his mentor ' s films in a different language .\nbollywood meets south india in \u201csaathiya , \u201d a hindi remake of a tamil b . o . hit in which the more relaxed southern style of filmmaking has a loosening effect on its northern cousin\u2019s formulae . paired with boyish - looking up - and - comer vivek oberoi ( \u201ccompany\u201d ) in a standard love story told in a slightly unstandard way , young actress rani mukherji steps [ \u2026 ]\nbollywood meets south india in\nsaathiya ,\na hindi remake of a tamil b . o . hit . paired with vivek oberoi (\ncompany\n) in a standard love story told in a slightly unstandard way , young actress rani mukherji steps up to the plate with one of her best perfs to date , making this an enjoyable < i > masala < / i > item for bollywood buffs .\nfeedback from audience members :\nif this is bollywood , bring it on !\n- chris arnold . brooklyn , ny .\nfantastic - do it again ! i bawled like a baby !\n- lenge hong . new york , ny .\nspectacular ! spectacular !\n- anusha chari . university of michigan , ann arbor .\ni was flooded with tears . they were lucky it was a happy ending .\n- rebecca wright . new york , ny .\nfabulous movie ! fabulous party !\n- nathan letts . san francisco , ca .\nall the non - desis i spoke to who saw the movie were very happy with their first bollywood experience . also , those who hadn ' t seen saathiya before enjoyed your choice of hindi film .\n- kartik desai . columbia university , new york .\ndoug and i enjoyed the movie . it would be great to see more indian blockbusters making it in the us . this film was a very positive portrayal of indians . the music was specially lovely . i look forward to more .\n- nandita parker . connecticut .\nborn to filmmaker muzzafar ali ( gaman , umrao jaan ) and subhashini ali n\u00e9e sehgal , ali assisted mani ratnam on dil se . . . ( 1998 ) where he learnt the finer aspects of the craft observing one of india ' s best filmmakers . unlike most assistants or associates who move on once they embark on a solo career , ali continued to collaborate with ratnam even after delivering successes such as saathiya and bunty aur babli .\n1962 marked the beginning of bhojpuri cinema in india . bhojpuri cinema continued existing on the fringes of lime light for all these years . 2005 is the land mark year in the history of bhojpuri cinema in india , when bhojpuri zealot shri vinod gupta started bhojpuri film awards to felicitate artistes and technicians from bhojpuri cinema . . . . . read more\nyes , i am . they understood the characters quite well . rani and vivek have given the finest performances you have seen in recent times . they are natural ; they are themselves . they were committed . the film was made in one schedule . there is continuity in their look and characterisation . both of them were genuinely involved in the project .\nmovie : saathiya presenter : aadi shakti entertainment & navbhyu multimedia banner : a . s . pictures & maheshwara productions producer : anuj kumar , ganesh pendela co producer : mahesh upadhyay & laxmi narayana pendela director : praveen kumar guduri associate director : harish gupta choreographer : kanumukharjee , sanjay korve , ram devan star cast : khesari lal yadav , akshara singh writer : arbind tiwari action : hira yadav lyrics : pyarelal yadav , azad singh , zahid akhtar , arbind tiwari music director : ghunghuroo music on : aadi shakti audio - worldwide records bhojpuri (\nsubscribe now : - urltoken download wave music official app from google play store - urltoken if you like bhojpuri song , , bhojpuri full film and bhojpuri movie songs , subscribe our channel . subscribe now : - urltoken visit our website to download our songs and videos : urltoken film : - satya star cast : - pawan singh , akshara singh , amarpali dubey , annu upadhyay , umesh singh , brijesh tripathi , lota tiwari , sweety singh , nidhi jha , rahul verma , mukesh tiwari & dayashankar pandey singer : - pawan singh , kailash kher , akshra singh & indu sonali chief assit drector : - mukesh tiwari writer : - viru thakur lyrics : - vinay bihari , manoj matalbi , sumit chandravanshi , vibhaker pandey , arun bihari and vinay nirmal . music director : - chhote baba . director : - sujeet kumar singh producer : - radheshyam jivrajji luha , gajanand lal singh chauhan , sujeet kumar singh editor : - dipak jaul dop : - devendra tiwari dance director : - ramdevan action : - bajiroa rockki rajesh art : - nazir shaikh desiner : - narsu marketing manager : - vijay yadav excutive producer : - arshad shaikh chief assi director : - mukesh tiwari business manager : - vijay yadav baner : - shyam ghanshyam film international pvt . ltd . present . company / label : - wave music\nnow that it\u2019s in a film title , does that mean it\u2019s acceptable to call someone jaanu in public ? this term of endearment has always struck me as the sort of thing one would mutter , in a suitably embarrassed fashion , under one\u2019s breath . kanmani is a beautiful word , tripping off the tongue , affectionate and warm and fun . jaanu , on the other hand , sounds like something people who wear friendship bands are liable to call each other .\nhe made the most of a narrative that allowed enough opportunities to create vignettes and moments that could bear his signature . the film ' s story \u2014 two people ( abhishek bachchan and rani mukherji ) from small town india with dreams too big for anyone ' s liking embarking on a crime spree where they con people for kicks \u2014 and it ' s unapologetic celebration of crooks resonated with a generation of viewers who did not find anything wrong with taking the easier way out .\nbollywood meets south india in \u201csaathiya , \u201d a hindi remake of a tamil b . o . hit in which the more relaxed southern style of filmmaking has a loosening effect on its northern cousin\u2019s formulae . paired with boyish - looking up - and - comer vivek oberoi ( \u201ccompany\u201d ) in a standard love story told in a slightly unstandard way , young actress rani mukherji steps up to the plate with one of her best perfs to date , making this an enjoyable masala item for bollywood buffs . initial biz at home has been average since the pic opened dec . 20 , as counter - programming to male - dominated gangster blockbuster \u201ckaante . \u201d\nfor a film about people who\u2019d rather move up in the world than make the kind of compromises relationships require , there\u2019s one significant stumbling block : no viewer with a grip on reality would mistake either adi or tara for the career - obsessed sort . what will the millions of young people who actually have to juggle relationships and their careers make of these two , barely breaking a sweat , receiving nothing but congratulations from their bosses , with nothing as prosaic as a late night in office to disturb their pursuit of fun ?\nrunning away from home can ' t keep a couple together . a signed paper can ' t keep a couple together . love can . while for most love stories , marriage is the\ngoal\n, the fact remains that marriage is just the beginning . saathiya continues on , from where most love stories end . from the infatuation stage\nwhen a couple thinks they are in love\nright through to\nwhen a couple discovers the true meaning of love\n. aditya and suhani met and fell in love . but when they eloped and set up home hoping that just love will do the trick . . . well that ' s just the beginning of their story . . .\nthere are times when certain tags get attached to filmmakers and these , unfortunately enough , end up becoming their calling cards . this writer has always felt that when one thinks of shaad ali , best known for saathiya ( 2002 ) and bunty aur babli ( 2005 ) and the misfire - yet - still - grossly - underrated jhoom barabar jhoom ( 2007 ) , one more often than not , ends up thinking of him as the guy who mostly remade mani ratnam films in hindi . in a career that now nearly spans a decade - and - a - half , ali had made five films , including the upcoming ok jaanu ( 2016 ) , and nearly half his oeuvre comprises mani ratnam remakes .\nrunning away from home can ' t keep a couple together . a signed paper can ' t keep a couple together . love can . while for most love stories , marriage is the\ngoal\n, the fact remains that marriage is just the beginning . saathiya continues on , from where most love stories end . from the infatuation stage\nwhen a couple thinks they are in love\nright through to\nwhen a couple discovers the true meaning of love\n. aditya ( vivek oberoi ) and suhani ( rani mukerji ) met and fell in love . but when they eloped and set up home hoping that just love will do the trick - well that ' s just the beginning of their story .\nmovie : saathiya presenter : aadi shakti entertainment & navbhyu multimedia banner : a . s . pictures & maheshwara productions producer : anuj kumar , ganesh pendela co producer : mahesh upadhyay & laxmi narayana pendela director : praveen kumar guduri associate director : harish gupta choreographer : kanumukharjee , sanjay korve , ram devan star cast : khesari lal yadav , akshara singh writer : arbind tiwari action : hira yadav lyrics : pyarelal yadav , azad singh , zahid akhtar , arbind tiwari music director : ghunghuroo music on : aadi shakti audio - worldwide records bhojpuri ( div ) urltoken for latest bhojpuri movies and songs , don ' t forget to subscribe to us on youtube : urltoken follow us on facebook : urltoken follow us on google : urltoken\nrunning away from home can ' t keep a couple together . a signed paper can ' t keep a couple together . love can . while for most love stories , marriage is the\ngoal\n, the fact remains that marriage is just the beginning . saathiya continues on , from where most love stories end . from the infatuation stage\nwhen a couple thinks they are in love\nright through to\nwhen a couple discovers the true meaning of love\n. aditya ( vivek oberoi ) and suhani ( rani mukerji ) met and fell in love . but when they eloped and set up home hoping that just love will do the trick - well that ' s just the beginning of their story . written by official source\nstory is told largely in flashbacks \u2014 announced by the frozen widescreen image turning to ochre and receding within the frame \u2014 as aditya sehgal ( oberoi ) waits one evening at a mumbai station for the love of his life , suhani sharma ( mukherji ) . first flashback shows their meeting at a wedding where , in a zippy musical number , suhani is one of the dancers . he\u2019s a law student and she\u2019s studying pediatrics , and when they later pass each other on different trains \u2014 one of several sequences fluidly shot and edited that sum up the film\u2019s special flavor \u2014 a spark flies .\neven beyond his straight ratnam remakes ali ' s kill dil where two orphans ( ali zafar , ranveer singh ) raised by a local gangster ( govinda ) to be assassins appears to be inspired by the mood of vishnuvardhan ' s tamil gangster film pattiyal ( 2006 ) where kosi ( arya ) and selva ( bharath ) , are contract killers working for a middleman sami ( cochin haneefa ) , who is almost like a father figure to them . even the character of the ' girl ' in both films \u2014 parineeti chopra in kill dil and padmapriya janakiraman in pattiyal \u2014 has a similar track where things go south once she enters .\nmaking the most of bunty aur babli ' s success , ali ' s next jhoom barabar jhoom was an ambitious project and one where the stakes were the highest up until then in his career . here was a film that otherwise might have been just another in the roster for the producer ' s , yash raj films , but the focus become sharper as the music had caught the fancy of the people and the success of bluffmaster ( 2005 ) , dhoom : 2 ( 2006 ) , guru ( 2007 ) and also the critical appreciation in kabhi alvia na kehna ( 2006 ) had made abhishek bachchan in a star in his own right .\na . r . rahman borrowed most of the tracks from this movie from\nalaiputhiye\n, but the tracks are extremely good . i am listening to these tracks more than 10 years after it was first released - that ' s how good the album is . at times , it seems like rahman tries to bring in michael jackson - ish beats into his music ( like in\nhumdum suniyo re\n, but it always works . my favourites : chupke se - a song about longing . o humdum suniyo re - the opening track to the movie . aye udi udi udi - a song about the high point of newly - married viveik oberoi and rani mukerji ' s troubled marriage . mera yaar mila de - accompanies the movie when viveik goes in search of rani , who is a volunteer doctor in rural india . saathiya - a beautifully composed and choreographed sequence . songs like these deserve to be played again and again on your music player .\nit\u2019s when they decide to move in together that the film , ever so slightly , raises the emotional stakes . we already know that tara , an architect , wants to move to paris , while game creator adi is eyeing fame and fortune in the us . they\u2019re on borrowed time\u2014something that ali and dialogue writer gulzar underline through the example of the elderly couple subletting a room to adi . charu ( leela samson ) has alzheimer\u2019s ; she\u2019s hesitant but still mentally present , except for worrying episodes in which she wanders off alone . her husband , gopi ( naseeruddin shah ) , knows she\u2019ll be lost to him soon , but puts on a brave face . it\u2019s a reasonable , if somewhat pat , parallel : an imposed expiry date for one relationship , a self - 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but that ' s just the beginning of their story .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nveer - zaara is a saga of love , separation , courage and sacrifice . a love story that is an inspiration and will remain a legend forever .\nmoving into a new house , a family witnesses an unfriendly ghost who wants to drive them away from the house . however , he befriends a little boy who changes his outlook forever .\na woman is made to realize that her prayers and sacrifice to save her boyfriend ' s life may have led him to a fate worse than death .\nstern , strict and prestigious ashok bansal is an industrialist and the eldest in the bansal family . he is a very strict man especially when it comes to his family , his younger brother , anil . . . see full summary \u00bb\nsmitten by a 22 - year old woman , a 12 - year old boy ' s wish to be older comes true .\nbabul tells the tale of a man ( bachchan ) who tries to bring happiness back into his daughter - in - law ( mukherjee ) ' s life after his son ( salman ) ' s death .\ndesperation to be with his only child forces a divorced man to take the guise of the child ' s nanny . situations get really messy when the child ' s grandfather ( the man ' s ex - father - in - law ) falls in love with his disguised ex - son - in - law .\nkabir khan is the coach of the indian women ' s national hockey team and his dream is to make his all girls team emerge victorious against all odds .\ndia ' s dance teacher is dying . she returns to the town where she learnt to live and dance and most importantly to save the endangered ajanta theatre .\na poor but big - hearted man takes orphans into his home . after discovering his scientist father ' s invisibility device , he rises to the occasion and fights to save his children and all of india from the clutches of a megalomaniac .\npoonam , a traditionally brought - up young woman , is to marry prem , a groom chosen by her uncle . poonam and prem ' s faith and love are to be tested however , when an accident occurs and poonam might be scarred for life .\nramkishen and mamta have three sons vivek , prem and vinod and a daughter sangeeta . this family is part of a joint family whose close knit bond is challenged by a misunderstanding .\nshaad ali had originally intended abhishek bachchan to play the role of aditya sehgal , but he turned it down . however , he accepted a role in ali ' s next venture , _ bunty aur babli _ ( 2005 ) _ .\n: means that i am in love with you , i can do anything for you .\n8 of 10 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\ncomment : * * we ship within 24 hrs from london , uk , 98 % of our orders are received within 7 - 10 days . we believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service . all orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible ! buy with confidence !\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\nsonu nigam ' s syrupy sweet vocals do wonders for the title track . gulzar ' s lyrics are a breath of fresh air and he seems to be in fine form here . rahman has created a very soft and soothing number , and shaad ali seems to have done justice to it by picturising it beautifully as it ' s evident from the trailers .\nthe master music composer and oscar award winner a . r . rehman has given the bollywood industry many hit songs . this album is a collection of few of them .\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\nwith : with : rani mukherji , vivek oberoi , sandhya mridul , tanuja , satish shah , sharat saxena , swaroop sampat , tinnu anand , shamita shetty , shah rukh khan , tabu . ( hindi dialogue )\nremakes are nothing new to the voracious hindi industry , but this one sticks pretty close to the 2000 original , \u201calai payuthey\u201d ( waves ) , written and helmed by mani ratnam , the tamil industry\u2019s internationally best - known filmmaker . lyricist gulzar is responsible for the hindi dialogue , many of the original\u2019s songs by noted composer a . r . rahman are re - used , pic\u2019s plot still revolves round a train station , and even two star names from the original pop up for no discernible reason in the final act . remake is confidently helmed by shaad ali , a onetime assistant to ratnam .\nhowever , suhani ain\u2019t no pushover and , though she obviously likes aditya a lot , she turns down his marriage proposal , citing her upcoming finals . there\u2019s also a class difference between their families , pointed up when the parents meet and suhani\u2019s poorer father ( sharat saxena ) is miffed at the perceived condescension of aditya\u2019s upper - middle class dad ( satish shah ) .\nbut when suhani heads south to tamil nadu to work for a brief spell as an intern , aditya pursues her , and they agree to marry in secret and live apart in mumbai until suhani\u2019s elder sister , dina ( sandhya mridul ) , is hitched . that plan is torpedoed when aditya\u2019s family tries to pair suhani off with aditya\u2019s younger brother , and suhani blurts out the truth .\nthe light , flowing feel of the first half \u2014 enhanced by d . p . anil mehta\u2019s gliding camerawork and sharp colors \u2014 continues after intermission as the plot proper gets going . the two are now living together in a cheap rooftop apartment and an entertaining number musically sketches the ups - and - downs of early married life . however , personal dramas and misunderstandings intrude , bringing the story up to the present and explaining why suhani is late for her meeting with aditya at the railway station .\nthough the story lacks the simple charm of the tamil original , and bollywood conventions invade the pic at , among other places , a beach number ( showcasing singer shamita shetty ) , there\u2019s still a freshness to the movie , thanks to some witty dialogue by gulzar and \u2014 especially \u2014 the perfs of the two leads . oberoi makes a likable , unnarcissistic aditya and pairs well with the vivacious , husky - voiced mukherji , 24 , who\u2019s at the top of her game as the all - or - nothing suhani . among a solid cast of supports , tv thesp mridul stands out as suhani\u2019s sensible older sister .\nmusical sequences , which are more rhythmic than melodically memorable , run the gamut from fully fledged fantasy numbers to montages with songs on the soundtrack , though there are no mass - choreographed showstoppers . tech credits are very good throughout .\nproduction : a yash raj films presentation of a kaleidoscope entertainment production . produced by bobby bedi . directed by shaad ali . screenplay , mani ratnam , gulzar , based on ratnam ' s tamil screenplay\nalai payuthey\n( waves ) .\ncrew : camera ( color , widescreen ) , anil mehta ; editor , sreekar prasad ; music , a . r . rahman ; lyrics , gulzar ; art directors , chetna prabhu , priya raghunathan ; costume designers , manish malhotra , ferzeen khambatta ; sound ( dolby digital / dts digital ) , robert taylor ; choreographers , saroj khan , geeta , piyush ; assistant directors , kiran rao , richa gupta , hasan kutty . reviewed at warner village west end 8 , london , dec . 23 , 2002 . running time : 137 min . ( i : 70 min . ; ii : 67 min . )\nwith : with : rani mukherji , vivek oberoi , sandhya mridul , tanuja , satish shah , sharat saxena , swaroop sampat , tinnu anand , shamita shetty , shah rukh khan , tabu . ( hindi dialogue )\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 variety media , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . variety and the flying v logos are trademarks of variety media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\ngopi asks rashi to teach her how to spell ahem ' s name so she can stitch it on his socks and handkerchiefs , but rashi tricks her . ahem wears the newly embroidered socks , but does not see what ' s written on it . later , gopi tells kokila rashi helped her write ahem ' s name .\n\u00a9 2018 star . all rights reserved . hbo , home box office and all related channel and programming logos are service marks of , and all related programming visuals and elements are the property of , home box office , inc . all rights reserved .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide ."]}
{"id": 116402, "summary": [{"text": "race 2 is a 2013 indian action thriller film directed by abbas burmawalla , mustan burmawalla and produced under the tips music films banner .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the sequel to the 2008 film , race and the second installment of race film series .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it stars an ensemble cast that includes anil kapoor and saif ali khan reprising their roles as robert d'costa and ranvir singh respectively , while deepika padukone , john abraham , jacqueline fernandez are new additions to the cast .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "aditya pancholi is featured as an antagonist in a guest appearance .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "bipasha basu reprised her role of sonia martin in a special appearance .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "ameesha patel replaced sameera reddy who was assistant to anil kapoor in 1st installment .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "made on a budget of \u20b9 600 million ( us$ 9.3 million ) , race 2 was released on 25 january 2013 and opened to mixed reviews from critics and highly positive response at the box office , earning \u20b9 1.62 billion ( us$ 25 million ) worldwide .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was the first one to enter the domestic and worldwide ; bollywood 's 100 crore club in 2013 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "according to box office india , it was a hit worldwide . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "race 2", "paragraphs": ["asia road racing championship 2017 production 250cc race 2 . next : supersports 600cc race 2 ( 2 . 4 . 2017\nasia road racing championship 2017 production 250cc race 2 . next : supersports 600cc race 2 ( 2 . 4 . 2017 - youtube\nbottomline : if race spoofed the structure of wild things to ridiculous levels , race 2 spoofs race .\nvintage gasser drag race showdown ! - put up or shut up ep . 2\nadac gt master red bull ring race 2 ( 11 . 6 . 2017 )\nimproved production car championship 2017 . race 2 adelaide street circuit . amazing battle for win\nstadium super trucks 2017 . race 2 adelaide street circuit . last laps & battle for win\nimproved production car championship 2017 . race 2 adelaide street circuit . amazing battle for win - youtube\nit is finally happening - rupaul ' s drag race all stars season 2 has been confirmed .\nrace 2 is off to a fabulous start in the international arena . the countries uk , uae , new zealand and australia , where race 2 released , managed to put up some good numbers .\nif death race 2 isn ' t a disappointment , that ' s because of its second half .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie race 2 ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of race 2 ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing race 2 near you .\nthis cast list of who was in race 2 includes both lead and minor roles . ( 12 items )\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing death race 2 near you .\nasia road racing championship race 1 250cc and supersports 600cc race 1 ( 1 . 4 . 2017 )\ndhoom 2 proved to be a much bigger success than dhoom and made sequels into full - fledged genre . the ease with which dhoom 2 rode the wave of the original inspired a bevy of successful films to follow suit - lage raho munna bhai , phir hera pheri , sarkar raj , hathyar : face to face with reality , bheja fry 2 , double dhamaal , murder 2 , raaz : the mystery continues , jannat 2 , deewane hue pagal , jism 2 , kya super kool hai hum , golmaal 2 , krrish , race 2 to name a few .\nrace 2 is a glitzy , action - packed entertainer . in fact , that is all there is to the film\nnsw production touring car championship , july 1 2018 . race 2 and holt gets a great start as does thompson .\nnsw production touring car championship , july 1 2018 . race 2 and part of the field negotiates turn 1 , lap1 .\nrace 2 cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of race 2 actors includes any race 2 actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each race 2 actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of race 2 have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nagence france - presse / getty images the star cast of \u2018race 2\u2032 at a promotional event in mumbai , jan . 18 .\nrace 2 raked in 17 . 30 crores in its 1st weekend at the overseas box office windows , with uae performing remarkably well .\npost - race , both nigel williams and scott turner were disqualified from the race . their exclusion came as a result of separate infringements during the safety car and subsequent race restart .\nrace 2 with a multiple star cast including saif ali khan , john abraham , deepika padukone , race 2 did very well at the box office and became the first film of 2013 to enter the rs 100 crore club . the film took 63 days to achieve the feat .\ndaniel byron completed an engine and turbo change on his subaru on saturday night , enabling him to return to the grid for race 2 .\nnsw production touring car championship , june 30 2018 . race 1 . david baker arrives a little hot at turn 2 on lap 1 .\nthe excitement meter reaches its highest when all race 2 stars come together in one place , check out this behind the scene from the movie to know what happened when they came together for the 1st time on race 2 sets . movie directed by : abbas - mustan produced by : ramesh s . taurani starcast : saif ali khan , deepika padukone , john abraham , jacqueline fernandez , anil kapoor & ameesha patel . for the latest ' race 2 ' updates , join us on urltoken to stay updated on race 2 , subscribe to tips films channel on youtube - urltoken\n. . . to have 2 queens return to the competition after being eliminated .\n. . . where the top 2 queens can choose who should be eliminated .\nroll out . family , friends , crew and interested spectators watch on . nsw production touring car championship , july 1 2018 . race 2 .\nthe amazing race 2 is the second installment of the the amazing race ( us ) and the reality television franchise the amazing race . it premiered on march 11 , 2002 and ended on may 15 , 2002 on cbs . the entire season was released on dvd ( exclusively only through urltoken ) on january 24 , 2011 . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]\nthe palace was the setting for many scenes in the recently released race 2 where it was seen as the home of deepika padukone and john abraham .\nthankfully , the issues weren\u2019t major , and we faced the exciting prospect of seeing them charge through from the rear of the grid in race 2 .\nnsw production touring car championship , july 1 2018 . race 2 at the chequered flag . another holden trifecta with virag leading caine and holt home .\nnsw production touring car championship , july 1 2018 . race 2 and holt leads into the first turn with thompson up to 2nd followed by virag and caine .\nstarring saif ali khan , deepika padukone , john abraham , jacqueline fernandez , anil kapoor and ameesha patel , race 2 was released on 25th january , worldwide .\ndhoni 2 . 0 happening ? sushant singh rajput to star in the sequel . . .\nthe popularity of indian movies in pakistan seems to be on the rise . it is quite evident with the fact that many movies are now turning out to gross handsome box office numbers from the country . the latest to register remarkable numbers at the pakistani box office is race 2 . multi - starrer race 2 did a business of over $ 775 , 000 in its few weeks run at the pakistani box office . the number makes race 2 as the highest grossing bollywood film in pakistan .\nas of now , race 2 has grossed over $ 6 . 75 million at the overseas box office which roughly comes down to 37 crores plus in indian ruppees .\nnsw production touring car championship , july 1 2018 . race 2 and an interesting late race battle between ollie shannon ( toyota 86 # 38 ) and scott sullivan ( holden commodore vy # 89 ) . sullivan eventually getting the upper hand .\nco - produced by utv motion pictures and tips industries , race 2 is the sequel to 2008 film race . the film features saif ali khan , john abraham , anil kapoor , deepika padukone , jacqueline fernandez and ameesha patel in prominent roles .\nin 2016 tatianna returned to compete on all stars 2 . which she ended up placing 6th .\nabbas - mustan\u2019s action - thriller race 2 , which is set to release on jan 25 , will hit the screens in more than 50 countries , including morocco and vietnam .\nrace 3 picked up where race 2 left off , with paul loiacono again leading the field to the first corner , as stephen thompson blasted up to second , ahead of trevor symonds and dylan thomas , who made a sluggish start by his own standards .\nfia gt world cup 2017 . qualification race macau grand prix . huge pile up\nthe official drag race twitter account posted a very heavily hinted teaser last night .\nabbas - mustan ' s action thriller race 2 has entered entered the 100 crores club in just 14 days . it has become the first rs 100 crore club film of 2013 .\nthough this sequence is dull and dispiriting , it\u2019s honest . \u201crace 2 , \u201d directed by abbas - mastan , has little to offer besides its loving gaze at wealth and flesh .\nhe has just 2 weeks left & i need rs . 5 . 5 lakh to save him .\nfarewell message :\nballs 2 the walls . fishes or bitches . you pick . mystique .\n< b > race 2 < br > < / b > with a multiple star cast including saif ali khan , john abraham , deepika padukone < b > , < / b > race 2 did very well at the box office and became the first film of 2013 to enter the rs 100 crore club . the film took 63 days to achieve the feat .\nthe previous movie to hold this position was don 2 with about $ 680 , 000 followed closely by bodyguard with $ 630 , 000 , and dabangg 2 with $ 600 , 000 . an interesting comparison might be with a pakistani film bol which had grossed over $ 1 million at the pakistani box office . race 2 , surprisingly is the 2nd highest grossing movie in pakistan after bol .\nnsw production touring car championship , june 30 2018 . race 1 . with vernon out of the race the last 3 laps saw a 3 way holden battle for race honours . victory going to tony virag followed by matt holt and mark caine .\nbollywood megastar salman khan will play a role with \u201ccompletely grey\u201d shades , ramesh taurani , the producer of the soon to be announced \u2018 race 3\u2019 , has confirmed . \u201cyes , salman\u2019s character is completely grey in race 3 and it\u2019s an extremely slick , stylish and exciting one \u2013 something he has not done before . the race franchise always has grey characters in them \u2013 we are just continuing with that . like saif in race or race 2 \u201d ramesh taurani was quoted as saying . read more the post salman khan to play negative role in race 3 : ramesh taurani confirms appeared first on .\nthe release of abbas - mustan\u2019s race 2 has be delayed once again , as the sequel which was initially scheduled to release late this year , has been postponed to january 25th 2013 .\nthe latest in the hugely successful line of dvd originals tm from universal studios home entertainment productions , death race 2 is produced by paul w . s . anderson and jeremy bolt and executive produced by paula wagner and mike elliott . death race 2 is an official south african / german co - production , produced in south africa by universal pictures productions gmbh and moonlighting death race films c . c . and co - produced by genevieve hofmeyr and ralph tuebben .\nanil kapoor \u2019s character of robert d\u2019costa aka rd in race and race 2 was funny , suave and very much loved by the audiences . despite being a supporting part , it emerged as one of the most memorable things about the film series . hence , viewers were naturally dejected when the cast of race 3 was announced andread more the post breaking : anil kapoor joins the cast of salman khan starrer race 3 appeared first on bollywood hungama .\nthe news comes after a former producer on the show confirmed that all stars 2 would begin filming imminently .\nhard core action fans might give it a play . for the rest of us ,\ndeath race 2\nruns out of gas before it even gets started . paul chambers , cnn .\nlike the first film , \u2018race 2\u2019 is fast - moving and sees khan\u2019s character thrust into dangerous situations , giving the 42 - year - old the chance to show off his action chops .\nnsw production touring car championship , july 1 2018 . race 3 , lap 1 .\non the whole , race 2 has a rocking first half , glam and glitz , great looking men and women , spectacular locales , extravagant making , adrenaline pumping action and of course , a solid brand that\u2019s gonna make moviegoers flock the cineplexes initially , but the film lacks the sustaining power thanks to its uneven second half . the writing isn\u2019t watertight , the film lacks a hit score , the climax is far from effective and overall , race 2 pales in comparison to race .\nthere are queens ranging from season 2 to season 7 of the show , and without spoiling anything , we can say that this is definitely not going to be rupaul ' s best friend race .\nsydney motorsport park , round 2 , 30 april 2017 three races , three different winners , including a first time winner , and the first race wins for two new cars as well . . .\nbollywood superstar saif ali khan is back as ranveer singh in \u2018race 2\u2019 , the follow - up to the 2008 hit \u2018race\u2019 which went on to become the fourth biggest bollywood hit of that year , and sees khan , along with anil kapoor , reprise his role from the first film .\nchoose 1 of 2 free * posters with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nyou dont even need warhammer 1 to play warhammer 2 , so its not really a dlc . . . .\nrace 2 , being a hardcore slick action film , seems to have impressed the audiences at the international arena as well . the abbas - mustan directorial is doing an excellent business at overseas box office .\nas the safety car was deployed , stephen thompson passed paul loiacono for the race lead .\nthis also makes season 2 the season to send the most queens to all stars seasons , a total of six .\nbefore then , however , we will have our school cross country championships with a year 2 & 3 race for boys and girls alongside a year 4 , 5 & 6 race for boys and girls . as well as individual medals , a winning house captain will lift the james brindley trophy in assembly .\nsamarth , however , finished the race in his maiden attempt . apart from rizvi and gokulnath , sumit patil from alibag was the only one to have attempted the race in the past .\nthis article is the 3rd in the series of ranking actors , actresses and directors based on imdb ratings . check out the top 22 list of actresses who have featured in the best rated movies on imdb . 22 . bipasha basu alone \u2013 3 . 6 creature \u2013 3 . 1 humshakals \u2013 1 . 9 aatma \u2013 3 . 6 race 2 \u2013 5 . 3 average per film \u2013 3 . 5 21 . priyanka chopra dil dhadakne do \u2013 6 . 9 mary kom \u2013 6 . 7 gunday \u2013 1 . 9 krrish 3 \u2013 5 . 5 zanjeer \u2013 3 . 2 average per film \u2013 4 . 84 20 . jacqueline fernandez roy \u2013 3 . 1 kick \u2013 5 . 6 race 2 \u2013 5 . 3 housefull 2 \u2013 5 . 1 murder 2 \u2013 6 . 0 average per film \u2013 5 . 02 19 . sonakshi sinha tevar \u2013 4 . 1 lingaa \u2013 6 . 2 action jackson \u2013 3 . 3 holiday \u2013 7 . 3 r\u2026 rajkumar \u2013 5 . 1 average per film \u2013 5 . 2 18 . asin thottumkal khiladi 786 \u2013 4 . 2 bol bachchan \u2013 5 . 5 housefull 2 \u2013 5 . 1 ready \u2013 4 . 7 the bodyguard \u2013 7 . 1 average per film \u2013 5 . 32 read more\nrace 2 is the sequel to 2008 thriller . made on the budget of rs 60 crore , the film stars saif ali khan , anil kapoor , jacqueline fernandez , deepika padukone , john abraham and ameesha patel .\nmark caine put holden back in victory lane after race 1 \u2013 much to the delight of holden v8 fans up and down the lane , but the mitsubishi evo brigade arrived on day 2 looking to restore order .\ngame overview :\nham race\nwas renewed . goal in 3 laps of rap system ! improved operability , so enjoy the action ! genre : race game controls : left click and keyboard\ntyra sanchez is the first contestant in drag race history to win three challenges in one season .\nthompson finished the race in second , but that was very much a provisional result , ahead of symonds , loiacono and thorpe , who had a race long tussle with matthew holt and barry graham .\naccording to roshni devi of koimoi , logic takes a back seat in race 2 . the movie is full of cheating , lies and backstabbing that might interest the audience . but eventually , \u201cgets tiring , \u201d she writes .\nfor an overview of all four and some educated speculation about who might join them as dlc , check out our total war : warhammer 2 race guide . we also have dedicated race guides for the skaven and the dark elves ( so far ) if you ' d like more in - depth information on how they play .\nsaif ali khan : didn ' t feel the connect with ' race 3 ' ro . . .\nbobby deol : it feels great to be a part of ' race 3 ' tea . . .\nrace is the most timid , lackadaisical movie that could have been made out of potentially classic material .\nwatch the full race 2 at norisring on the dtm youtube channel . check out the onboards of ren\u00e9 rast , timo glock and lucas auer with our multicam - feature ! german audio : urltoken \u25b6\u25b6 subscribe our youtube channel now : urltoken \u25b6\u25b6 more race action on : homepage : urltoken facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken instagram : urltoken\nrace 2 is a movie starring saif ali khan , anil kapoor , and john abraham . ranvir treads through the world of the indian mafia in turkey as he looks to avenge the death of his lover and partner in crime .\nrace 2 will now release during the republic day weekend , much like agneepath earlier this year . the highly - anticipated film stars anil kapoor , saif ali khan , john abraham , deepika padukone , jacqueline fernandez and ameesha patel .\ndon 2 shah rukh khan starrer don 2 opened to huge response at multiplexes all over india on december 23 , 2011 . the movie surpassed rs 100 crore mark in 16 days . the film has lifetime collection of rs 106 . 71 crore in india .\n. . . where the top 2 queens lipsync and earn a cash prize of $ 10k per lipsync for your legacy win .\nopened on friday in manhattan . directed by abbas - mastan in hindi , with english subtitles 2 hours 30 minutes ; not rated\nthe race it\u2019s the final race of the season for the vintage race league and you and your main competitor are neck and neck in the points race . your crew just received a call from the mechanic that both you and the other team\u2019s racecars were sabotaged last night . someone has irreparably damaged the four - barrel carburetor . according to the race rules you must present your car for inspection exactly two hours before race time . the deadline will give you only 60 minutes to find the spare carburetor at the race and restoration shop . to make matters even more urgent , if you miss your scheduled inspection time you will be penalized and have to start the race in the final position . with little time remaining , it appears that either you or your competitor on the other team will be starting in the final position .\nit took the concept of sequels almost 17 years before it finally entered bollywood\u2019s lexicon with dhoom 2 and it hasn\u2019t looked back since . dhoom 2 was tailor made for the sequel business as it took next to nothing from the original besides the two leading men .\n# race2 collected approx rs 24 . 35 cr nett in week 2 . grand total : approx rs 100 . 45 cr nett .\nstarring saif ali khan , deepika padukone , john abraham , jacqueline fernandez , anil kapoor and ameesha patel , race 2 is likely to grow its overseas business over the weekend . the movie is anyways collecting good moolah on the domestic front .\nunlike a stage race like the famed tour de france , the clock is constantly ticking at raam , and the riders have to pedal over 400 km a day to finish the race in the stipulated 12 days .\nthe mainstream hindi cinema audience will watch anything . but still , here\u2019s how to make a race sequel .\npark your porsche on the promenade right in front of the boats that will be sailing in the race . see the boats , talk to the sailors , stroll along the\ntranspac walk of fame\non the promenade to learn about the history of the race and some of the famous people and events in the race .\ncorrection : in the current issue of ew , we misidentified tatiana and phi phi o\u2019hara in our story on rupaul\u2019s all stars drag race season 2 . they are correctly identified here , above . ew regrets the error and apologizes to both stars .\nrace 2 started cleanly , but it ended prematurely for daniel oosthuizen , when the engine of spare parts , that was assembled by cxc global racing , gave in . the engine failure saw oosthuizen\u2019s frustrating weekend brought to an abrupt and early finish .\nthe abbas - mustan directorial has reportedly performed well in uae , followed by uk and australia . race 2 made a business of about 4 . 35 crores approx at the overseas box office on thursday ( at some overseas screen ) and friday .\nthis makes season 2 the only season to have at least one of it ' s queens return to compete on each all stars season .\na sequel titled cars 2 was released on june 24 , 2011 . another sequel titled cars 3 was released on june 16 , 2017 .\nnsw production touring car championship , june 30 2018 . jimmy vernon leads holt , virag , caine , thompson and the rest of the field into turn 2 on lap 1 of race 1 . pole sitter skinner made it no further than turn 1 .\nsecond - most number of teams who won a leg , 7 teams ( after the amazing race 4 ) .\ngiving the movie one and half stars out of five , ms . devi says \u201cwatch race 2 only if you want to sit through two - and - a - half hours of no - brainer twists , compensated only by the booty show on screen . \u201d\nrace 2 starts off from where race concluded . ranveer [ saif ali khan ] decides to avenge the death of his fianc\u00e3\u00a9e sonia [ bipasha basu ] and for that he travels to turkey , where he encounters some new people in this journey [ john abraham , deepika padukone , jacqueline fernandez , ameesha patel ] , besides some people he had encountered earlier [ anil kapoor ] .\nsouth korea company : open care sportstour contact : bins im , claire lim address : 3f baegyoung bldg . 148 , seokchonhosu - ro , songpa - gu , seoul , south korea email tel : + 82 - 2 - 508 - 3933 fax : + 82 - 2 - 3432 - 5150\nheeriye song with lyrics - race 3 | salman khan & jacqueline | meet bros ft . deep money , neha bhasin\nsrinivas gokulnath from nashik and dr amit samarth of nagpur eleven days , 18 hours and 45minutes to finish the race .\nsays producer ramesh taurani \u201dwe shot for the second schedule of the film from 23rd january to 24th februaty . it took off smoothly and the starcast has been accommodating throughout . we are very excited and hope to make race 2 bigger and better than the original . \u2019\nsaifali khan\u2019s 100 crore filmrace 2may not be up to the mark but the actor has confirmed that he will be doing the sequelofabbas mustan\u2019s directedrace 2 .\ndabangg 2 dabangg 2 was a dabangg reboot and so tried and tested formula and salman khan did wonders at the box office . with the domestic collection of rs 155 crore , the film is the fifth highest grosser of all times . the film reached the magical figure of rs 100 crore in six days .\nthe lip - sync assassin of all - stars season 2 is alaska . alaska out - performed katya ( twice ) and phi phi o ' hara .\nthis week\u2019s major movie release , \u201crace 2 , \u201d stars john abraham , saif ali khan , anil kapoor , deepika padukone , jacqueline fernandez and amisha patel in lead roles . bipasha basu , who plays sonia , the girlfriend of mr . khan\u2019s character , has a cameo .\nrace follows the pattern of so many other sports biopics in which it ' s white patronage that makes black triumphs possible .\nborn to race is the story of danny krueger , a rebellious young street racer on a collision course with trouble . after an accident at an illegal street race , he is sent to a small town to . . . see full summary \u00bb\nabbas - mustan ' s action - thriller race 2 is set to release in more than 50 countries , including morocco and vietnam . it releases jan 25 .\nwe have planned a massive international release for ' race 2 ' . the film will be released in more than 50 countries . after many years , a hindi movie will see a simultaneous release in morocco in four to five screens , including theatres in casablanca and marrakech ,\nsaid amrita pandey , executive director , syndication , international distribution and disney media distribution , studios , disney utv .\nnewer territories like myanmar , east timor , maldives and vietnam ( with as many as seven screens ) are also in our release plan . there is very high anticipation and for this sequel from the ' race ' franchise , and we are excited !\npandey added in a statement . co - produced by utv motion pictures and tips industries , race 2 is the sequel to 2008 film race . the film features saif ali khan , john abraham , anil kapoor , deepika padukone , jacqueline fernandez and ameesha patel in prominent roles .\n# race2 collected approx rs 24 . 35 cr nett in week 2 . grand total : approx rs 100 . 45 cr nett ,\nhe tweetd .\nthree races , three different winners , including a first time winner , and the first race wins for two new cars as well \u2013 they were the statistics that stood out for most at the completion of round 2 of the 2017 shockwave signs production touring car championship at sydney motorsport park .\nthe race for love , money and power begins . the runners cut to the chase and break all rules of the game .\nnsw production touring car championship , july 1 2018 . race 3 , lap 6 and jimmy vernon has closed onto mark caine .\nnsw production touring car championship , july 1 2018 . race 3 , lap 1 and a busy battle pack enters the hairpin .\n< b > don 2 < / b > < br > shah rukh khan starrer don 2 opened to huge response at multiplexes all over india on december 23 , 2011 . the movie surpassed rs 100 crore mark in 16 days . the film has lifetime collection of rs 106 . 71 crore in india . < br >\nthe 2 . 35 - mile , 13 - turn temporary street circuit on detroit ' s belle isle presents numerous challenges to drivers - - from hard braking zones to speedy straights . the same areas are ripe for overtaking . belle isle has held doubleheader indycar race weekends dating back to 2013 .\nprincipal photography for death race 2 begins in south africa universal city , california , march 1 , 2010 \u2013 start your engines\u2026and load your weapons . the explosive , all - new high - octane death race 2 began principal photography on february 13 , 2010 in cape town , south africa . the spectacular prequel to paul w . s . anderson\u2019s audacious re - imagining of the roger corman cult classic stars luke goss ( hellboy 2 : the golden army ) , ving rhames ( con air , pulp fiction ) , sean bean ( national treasure , lord of the rings trilogy ) , danny trejo ( planet terror , \u201c burn notice \u201c ) , frederick koehler ( \u201coz , \u201d \u201ctouching evil\u201d ) and lauren cohan ( \u201csupernatural\u201d ) and promises even more outrageously outfitted muscle cars and death - defying stunts in a deadly driving competition . director roel rein\u00e9 ( the marine 2 , the lost tribe ) takes the helm of the adrenaline - fueled chronicle of frankenstein , the greatest death race driver of all time , in an all - out thrill ride through a dystopian future .\nin 2012 jujubee , pandora boxx and jujubee returned to compete for a spot in the drag race hall of fame on all stars .\nthe next salford schools cross country race is on saturday 23 january 2016 . more information can be found by clicking the link below .\ndekho nashe mein - race | saif ali khan , katrina , bipasha & akshaye khanna | shaan , sunidhi & k . k .\nall stars season 2 is the 4th season to have each queen competing be up for elimination at least once . following season 3 , season 4 and all stars 1 .\nrupaul\u2019s all stars drag race will premiere its second season on thursday , aug . 25 at 8 p . m . et on logo .\nchris & alex ' s footrace against tara & wil in the final leg towards the finish line was the closest finish in the race .\nrace feels like a lustrous after - school special , suffering from an uninspired treatment that favours a cozy , glossy look over gritty authenticity .\nafter giving hits like\nchennai express\n,\nyeh jawaani hai deewani\nand\nrace 2\nin 2013 , deepika padukone has become one of the most sought - after actresses in bollywood . she says she feels secure , but is also aware that her stardom isn ' t going to last forever .\n\u201cdon\u2019t be surprised if i project myself over to earth - 2 every once in awhile , just to throw your stuff across your office . \u201d \u2014 cisco , to harry .\nrussia company : goguni travel agency contact : nadya kalatcheva address : vozdvizhenka 10 , of . 2 . 28 . moscow email tel : + 7 ( 495 ) 646 8368 website\nhot off the heels of one of the most electrifying seasons of \u201crupaul\u2019s drag race , \u201d mama ru will return to the runway for \u201crupaul\u2019s drag race all stars \u201d season 2 premiering thursday , august 25th at 8 : 00 pm et / pt on logo with a supersized 90 - minute episode . youtube sensation todrick hall joins carson kressley and michelle visage on the judging panel alongside rupaul for a season packed with more eleganza , wigtastic challenges and twists than drag race has ever seen . the new season featuring 10 of the most celebrated competitors vying for a second chance to enter drag race herstory will be filled with plenty of heated competition , lip - syncing for the legacy , and , of course , the all - stars snatch game .\nthank you for visiting our website . we hope you will join us for our annual seaside school half marathon and 5k run and annual taste of the race . if you have questions or comments , please email race @ runseasidefl . com . we would love to hear from you !\nbefore we went racing , we paused to acknowledge josh muggleton\u2019s 30th birthday . no better way to spend it than at a race track , as he continues to get his head around that new volkswagen golf of his \u2013 he finished 20th outright ( 4th in class ) in race 1 .\nnsw production touring car championship , july 1 2018 . race 3 , lap 1 and caine rounds corporate hill leading holt , vernon and skinner .\njacqueline fernandez has done action flicks like kick , race 2 , brothers , dishoom , a flying jatt and a gentleman . but in all these films , she hasn\u2019t done any action as such at all . in just one scene of a gentleman , she got a chance to spray bullets on her enemies and she looked stunning in theread more the post wow ! jacqueline fernandez to play a tough cop and indulge in action in race 3 ? appeared first on bollywood hungama .\nafter failing to set a competitive qualifying time , and retiring from race 1 , david baker decided to cut his losses and not race on sunday . the early retirement was caused by an oil surge \u2013 a problem which the team will look to rectify before the next round of the series .\nrupaul ' s drag race all stars 2 , also known as all - stars 2 , is the sequel of the all star spin - off of rupaul ' s drag race . on june 17th , 2016 , the cast was announced . it has been confirmed that there will be no teams . the official trailer announced a new twist to this season of all stars : the top two queens in each challenge will have to\nlip - sync for their legacy\n. the queen who wins that lip - sync will receive the opportunity to eliminate a fellow queen . [ 1 ] it premiered on the logo network on august 25th , 2016 , at 8pm .\nsydney motorsport park , round 2 , 29 april 2017 an extremely busy month of production car racing reached its conclusion at sydney motorsport park over the weekend , with the running . . .\nmumbai : eleven days , 18 hours and 45minutes after setting out from california , srinivas gokulnath created history by becoming the first indian to complete what is considered to be the toughest cycle race in the world - - the 4 , 900 - km race across america ( raam ) in solo category .\nlakeside park raceway , qld production touring enduro , round 1 , 2 april 2017 report by zak caban the inaugural round of the bilstein suspension queensland production touring car championship finished how . . .\ncars received positive reviews , and has 75 % on the rotten tomatoes . com tomatometer , but making it one of three pixar films lower than 90 % , after cars 2 and brave .\n\u201crace 2 , \u201d a bollywood thriller set mostly in turkey , has so much plot that it takes time out at the beginning to sketch in some details . as a portentous voice - over intones , we watch images of the characters on their yachts and in their fancy cars , their beautifully tailored suits straining to contain their meaty gym bodies .\nthe winner of rupaul\u2019s drag race all stars is crowned . but first , the queens must write original rap lyrics and perform as the ultimate girl group .\nafter the thrilling race we saw on day 1 , drivers , crews and fans returned for the final day of action hoping for more of the same .\nunfortunately for thompson , the move came after the deployment of the safety car , leaving him to answer to the stewards at the end of the race .\n< b > dabangg 2 < / b > < br > dabangg 2 was a dabangg reboot and so tried and tested formula and salman khan did wonders at the box office . with the domestic collection of rs 155 crore , the film is the fifth highest grosser of all times . the film reached the magical figure of rs 100 crore in six days . < br > < br >\n2 . the maximum number of participants for each room is 6 - 12 depending on the room maximum . if your group is larger than 12 , you must contact us to arrange your visit .\nthe story of cars is set in an alternate universe where every character is a vehicle of various sorts , whether that be automobile , aircraft or watercraft . the film focuses on a rookie race car named lightning mcqueen who discovers the lost town of radiator springs on his way to the biggest race of his life .\namong the nine men who finished , gokulnath stood 7 th while samarth was right on his heels at number 8 . the race was won by christoph strasser . team sahyadri cyclists , from gokulnath ' s hometown of nashik , completed the race in the 4 - men category in eight days and 10 hrs today .\nwill power finished third in the no . 12 verizon team penske chevrolet to give team owner and belle isle race promoter roger penske two drivers on the podium .\nthe winner of the second season of rupaul ' s drag race was tyra sanchez , with raven placing as runner - up and pandora boxx winning miss congeniality .\na cold fury seeps in ranveer ' s heart after the death of his lover and partner in crime , sonia . in race 2 , we are exposed to ranveer ' s multi faceted personality and his determination to avenge sonia ' s killer . we are also reintroduced to rd and his new assistant cherry who support him in his endeavors . in h read more\nall stars season 2 is the fifth season to have queen ( s ) already eliminated come back , first being season 3 , second being season 4 , third being season 7 , fourth being season 8 .\nwish they\u2019d traded in their glitzy stilettos for running shoes and slick suits for a solid story . then this race would still be in the run , we think .\nnsw 2018 motor race championship \u2013 round 3 nsw production touring wakefield park raceway 26th & 27th of may 2018 picture perfect conditions greeted the 22 strong field . . .\n\u201cwe have planned a massive international release for race 2 . the film will be released in more than 50 countries . after many years , a hindi movie will see a simultaneous release in morocco in four to five screens , including theatres in casablanca and marrakech , \u201d said amrita pandey , executive director , syndication , international distribution and disney media distribution , studios , disney utv .\nindycar officials red - flagged the race , bringing all cars to a stop in the pits at the conclusion of lap 67 to give track workers time to clean up both incident areas . once engines were restarted , the green flag waved at the end of lap 68 and rahal pulled away from newgarden , the driver of the no . 2 hum by verizon team penske chevrolet .\nas reported previously , the new movie , produced by anderson and directed by dutch filmmaker roel reine , focuses on the original frankenstein ( goss ) that jason statham\u2019s character took over the role of in the previous death race entry . bean joins lauren cohan , ving rhames , danny trejo and frederick koehler on the project . written by tony giglio , the latest lap in the death race franchise is being included as part of universal\u2019s dvd originals banner , a line of original home entertainment films that includes the recently released smokin\u2019 aces 2 : assassin\u2019s ball .\nnsw 2018 motor race championship \u2013 round 1 nsw production touring sydney motorsport park 17th of march 2018 oppressive heat greeted the competitors for the first round of the . . .\nusa company : marathon tours & travel contact : thom gilligan address : 100 everett ave . , suite 2 , chelsea , ma 02150 email tel : 00 1 617 242 7845 fax : 00 1 617 242 7686 website\n\u201cthe world needs these queens now more than ever , \u201d proclaims a new advertisement for rupaul \u2019s all - stars drag race s eason 2 . \u201cwe take great pride in providing a platform for our all stars to shine bright . because fierce is fierce is fierce is fierce is fierce is fierce , \u201d it continues , parroting lin - manuel miranda\u2019s viral acceptance speech at the tonys last week .\na leg was originally designed for argentina , but dropped due to the country ' s financial crisis . [ 3 ] it would eventually be visited in the amazing race 5 .\nwhere is owens in all of this ? by the end of race , we don ' t know much more about him as an individual than we did when the movie began .\nsit back and enjoy the official trailer of hindi movie race 2 . releasing in theaters 25th january 2013 stay updated with latest videos from tips music , subscribe on below link urltoken movie directed by : abbas - mustan produced by : ramesh s . taurani starcast : saif ali khan , deepika padukone , john abraham , jacqueline fernandez , anil kapoor & ameesha patel . join us on urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken\nit ' s especially heartbreaking because after season 8 wraps in august , they ' re going straight into filming of season 2 of all stars , which alaska has confirmed she ' s doing and she ' s my favourite .\nlet me state at the very outset that race 2 doesn\u2019t entirely meet the monstrous expectations . abbas - mustan , coupled with screenwriter shiraz ahmed , have put together a motion picture that\u2019s stylish and engaging , with an international look and feel . the first hour is dedicated to the vengeance aspect , while the latter half focuses on the heist , which takes the graph of the film down . more on that later !\nall stars season 2 is the second season to have two queens in the bottom two lipsync for their lives and both of them stayed : the first being on all stars season 1 , with team rujubee ( raven and jujubee ) .\njujubee is the first and only contestant to make it to the top 3 without winning any of the main challenges . she is also the lip - sync assassin of season 2 , having eliminated sahara davenport , pandora boxx and tatianna .\nthe founder and first president of the american eugenics society , irving fisher , was an economics professor at yale . fisher once wrote , \u201cwe could make a new human race in a hundred years if only people in positions of power and influence would wake up to the paramount importance of what eugenics means\u2026 we could save the bloodstream of our race from a needless amount of contamination\u201d .\njohn ratzenberger : mack and car versions of hamm from toy story 1 , 2 and 3 , the yeti from monsters , inc . and monsters university , and p . t . flea from a bug ' s life ( credited separately )\nit\u2019s been a huge weekend for the crew at cxc global racing . after the dramas documented on friday night , both daniel oosthuizen and dylan thomas were brought undone by mechanical issues in race 1\nmatthew holt\u2019s 9th place finish was only good enough for 4th in class , which helps rodney thorpe out in the battle for top spot , after thorpe could only manage fourth in race 1 .\ncontact between greg lomax and paul pearson ended pearson\u2019s race on the opening lap , and saw the field come under the control of the safety car for the second time in as many races .\nafter the world ' s least subtle tease in the announcement trailer , the skaven were finally confirmed as the fourth playable race in august with this gleefully grim massacre of a dark elf column .\nwriting merely , ' are you ready ? ' alongside a picture of the drag race logo and the words :\nyou asked for it . . .\nsent the internet into a flurry .\new caught up with alaska , adore , alyssa , and katya to chat about returning to drag race , and their plans to snatch the crown their second time around . check out the interview below .\nuniversal has sent out a press release announcing the start of principal photography and with new casting info . hit the jump to read the release and for thoughts on the newest contestant joining the death race .\nthe track on which the opening race ( motor speedway of the south ) takes place is actually based on and an enlarged version of the real life bristol motor speedway . the venue for the piston cup tiebreaker race ( the los angeles international speedway ) is a conglomeration of the los angeles memorial coliseum , the arroyo seco in pasadena where the rose bowl is located , as well as the california speedway .\nshot over six years and with unprecedented access , spacerace 2 will take you behind - the - scenes with some of the leading players and show what is in store for us all and why we are at the next great turning point in human history .\ndeath race 2 takes place in the very near future , as the united states economy begins to decline and violent crime starts to spiral out of control . to contain the growing criminal population , a vast network of for - profit , private prisons springs up , creating a lawless subculture ruled by gangs , cold - blooded killers and sociopaths . the worst of these prisons is terminal island . convicted cop - killer carl lucas arrives on the island to serve his life sentence just as ruthlessly ambitious television personality september jones launches the ultimate reality show , death race . a brutal prison yard demolition derby that pits prisoners against each other in steel reinforced , heavily armed vehicles , death race offers the winner the ultimate prize : freedom \u2013 if he can survive to enjoy it . when lucas signs up to be a driver , the stage is set for the birth of a legendary racer .\nthe final race among mcqueen , the king , and chick opens with what the race ' s commentators call the\nbiggest race in history .\nmcqueen is distracted by his memories of radiator springs , losing time to the king and chick hicks , and begins to fear he will simply lose . to his surprise , doc hudson has arrived at the race , with mater and a few others from radiator springs who will serve as his pit crew ; doc , once again wearing his original\nhudson hornet\nracing stripes , takes over as mcqueen ' s crew chief . with doc ' s coaching , a record - fast pit stop for new tires , and a few tricks learned from the small town ' s inhabitants , mcqueen is not only able to overtake his opponents , but has built a considerable lead by the final lap .\nthe film was nagina part 2 in every possible way as it took the romance of nagina\u2019s rajiv ( rishi kapoor ) and rajni ( sridevi ) , an ichadhari nagin forward with neelam ( sridevi ) , their daughter who returns home after the death of her parents .\nrahal led 41 of the 70 laps on the 2 . 35 - mile , 14 - turn circuit that has hosted 24 indy car races since 1992 . the race ran caution - free until james hinchcliffe ' s no . 5 arrow schmidt peterson motorsports honda stopped on course on lap 66 . as the remaining cars packed up behind the pace car , spencer pigot ' s no . 20 fuzzy ' s vodka ed carpenter racing chevrolet pulled off with smoke trailing from the rear .\nthe season featured 10 contestants competing for a cover spot into the\ndrag race hall of fame\n, a one - year supply of anastasia beverly hills cosmetics and a cash prize of $ 100 , 000 .\n10 queens return to compete for $ 100 , 000 and a place in the drag race hall of fame . the first test is to compete in a drag talent show . with guest judge raven - symon\u00e9 ."]}
{"id": 116431, "summary": [{"text": "it should happen to you ( 1954 ) is a romantic comedy film starring judy holliday and peter lawford , and notable as the first major screen appearance of jack lemmon , who was then an aspiring young actor .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was directed by george cukor and filmed on location in new york city .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "screenwriter garson kanin originally intended the script as a vehicle for danny kaye , but kanin 's wife , ruth gordon , suggested casting judy holliday instead .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the title was initially a name for herself .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "lemmon had a contentious meeting with studio boss harry cohn , who feared that critics might use jokes about the name \" lemmon \" in headlines panning the film .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "he wanted lemmon to change his name to \" lennon . \"", "topic": 4}, {"text": "lemmon countered that if he did that people might confuse his name with \" lenin \" and associate his name with communism , a very real concern in the 1950s . ", "topic": 5}], "title": "it should happen to you", "paragraphs": ["it should happen to you ( 1954 ) - - ( movie . . .\nit should happen to you ( 1954 ) - - ( movie clip ) . . .\nit should happen to you ( 1954 ) - - ( movie clip ) are . . .\nit should happen to you ( 1954 ) - - ( movie clip ) and . . .\nit should happen to you ( 1954 ) - - ( movie clip ) my . . .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing it should happen to you near you .\ncheck out our w edding day schedule \u2013 what should happen ( and when ) part 2 .\na dizzy model ( judy holliday ) in love with fame rents a billboard and puts her name on it in it should happen to you ( 1954 ) co - starring jack lemmon . >\nin our wedding day schedule \u2013 what should happen ( and when ) part 1 , we covered everything from getting ready in the morning , to the bit where you say \u201ci do\u201d .\ninstructions to change your password should arrive in your inbox in a few moments .\nshortly after their chance meeting , film - maker pete ( jack lemmon ) and newly - unemployed model gladys ( judy holliday ) in columbus circle , where she fantasizes , in it should happen to you , 1954 . >\ni ' ve been acting for a long time and that this should happen now , i don ' t have the words . so i thank you ,\nshe said .\nthe opening to the george cukor - directed and garson kanin - scripted contemplation on celebrity , it should happen to you , 1954 , starring judy holliday , jack lemmon , and writer heywood hale broun as a bum in the park . >\ncasually glancing at her billboard , gladys ( judy holliday ) and pete ( jack lemmon ) experience her first sighting as a celebrity , inside macy ' s , in george cukor ' s it should happen to you , 1954 .\ncasually glancing at her billboard , gladys ( judy holliday ) and pete ( jack lemmon ) experience her first sighting as a celebrity , inside macy ' s , in george cukor ' s it should happen to you , 1954 . >\nas cynical suitor adams ( peter lawford ) departs , neighbor pete ( jack lemmon ) decides he has misgivings about gladys ( judy holliday ) and her billboard , in george cukor ' s it should happen to you , 1954 . >\nthe path to\ni do\nis littered with missteps . here , experts share the ones you should most avoid .\nit is acceptable written and spoken english . the closest alternate form to me would be\nif you happen to see phil . . .\nwhich sounds more conversational to me in american english . the\nshould\nform sounds more formal and a bit dated ( in ae ) .\nwhile you should always be prepared to go off - schedule , it can be helpful to have a list of key moments with approximate timings to make sure things get done , and to help ease your anxiety .\nit sounds counterintuitive , but you may call more attention to that emergency exit if you try to hide it with tulle and large planters . instead , decorate spaces you want guests to see , like the entrance to your venue , escort - card table , and bar .\nthis way of saying it means that you ' re not likely to see phil , but it ' s possible . it is also a polite way for a speaker to say\ni don ' t expect you to go to any trouble to find phil , and i ' ll understand if you don ' t see him .\nonce the floor is open for everyone to dance it should stay that way . it\u2019s odd to get everyone all in to dancing and then clear out the floor for special events . then bring them back etc . it\u2019s going to be hard ( maybe impossible even ) for the dj to keep every one dancing that way too .\nas the big day approaches it is possible for your emotions to overwhelm you but this article is . . .\n\u201cwho , me ? \u201d glover asked . \u201cno , no . i understand how those things happen , and it does have to do with corporate sensibilities . i don\u2019t know what\u2019s happening in her case\u2014\u201d\nyou will most likely stay behind at the wedding site for pictures . it is best to not have a break in between wedding and reception , so your guests should be directed to proceed to the reception for a cocktail hour . this should only be about an hour since your guests are most likely starving and you don\u2019t want to keep them waiting for your grand entrance . you can have some simple hors d\u2019oeuvres and beer , wine , or fancy drinks depending on your budget .\nhowever , always remember that it\u2019s more important for you to enjoy your day with friends and family than it is to ensure ( in a bridezilla fashion ) that everything runs like clockwork .\nthe longer the night goes on the more people have had to drink and the more they lose their focus . once you have lost the attention of a crowd , you\u2019ve lost it and it\u2019s extremely hard to get it back . people do not like having to leave the dance floor / end conversations / move back to their allocated seat to listen to more speeches etc .\nif you opt to spray tan , practice a couple times the month before your wedding . this will allow you to find the right formula , adjust it , and gauge how long your tan will last . also make sure your makeup artist is aware to ensure your foundation is consistent with the spray - tanned rest of you ; you may even need to play with body bronzer to give you a seamless glow from head to toe .\nat this stage of the day , the bride and groom should take a few minutes to themselves before making their way to their reception venue . this day will go past in a flash , so make sure to acknowledge that you are now officially married , before you go off to join in the celebrations .\nthat comment drew a reply from ryan herself : \u201cawww , please don\u2019t cry . art is beautiful , it reminds you that you\u2019re really not alone . \u201d \u2666\nif you wait too long to cut your cake , you may lose some guests . take a break from dancing , cut the cake and continue the party afterwards . if you ordered a five - tiered cake that was almost as much as your dress , you will want to make sure it gets eaten .\nsome brides and grooms schedule a bit of dancing between events . dance ( standing and away from table ) , dinner ( sitting at table ) , cake cutting ( standing near cake ) , toast ( back at the dinner table ) , dancing ( standing ) . as you can see , this could be exhausting for your guests to be up and down several times . keep a flow that anything done while seated all happen at the same time and events that happen while standing all happen at the same time .\nbefore booking your bridal - salon appointments , make sure you know the type of wedding you ' re planning and where .\nyes , you can wear whatever you want ,\nsays ashley douglass , owner and creative director of ashley douglass events ,\nbut if you purchase a low - key gown and you end up booking the plaza , you may wish you went bigger and bolder , with the venue in mind .\nwhen in a public restroom , resist the temptation to remove your engagement ring while you ' re washing your hands . the possibility that you might leave it on the ledge of the sink or , worse , drop it down the drain is too great a risk to take .\nabout capitalism . \u201d ryan\u2019s eyes began to glaze over . \u201cyou know , you can question communism , you can question capitalism , you can question fascism , \u201d glover went on . \u201cthey all have their innate evils , so to speak . and it\u2019s the corporate entity that ends up getting power within a capitalistic culture . \u201d\nweddings are very busy occasions \u2013 there\u2019s an awful lot to fit in to just one day , and as it all goes by so quickly , it can be difficult to know where to start when planning an itinerary .\nnever worn an updo a day in your life ? you don ' t have to start on your wedding day . wear your hair in whatever style makes you feel prettiest . if that means an updo , great . if you ' d prefer an intricate fishtail braid you found on pinterest , go for it . if it ' s simple waves , let your hair down .\nwell , i think this is a dream , you know ,\nshe said .\ni know it ' s an actor ' s dream and i ' m deeply grateful to you .\ntop tip \u2013 it\u2019s very common for the bride and bridesmaids to stay together the night before the wedding . anything to cut down on travel and waiting time is welcomed ! also , the bride and bridesmaids should wear button - up pjs , to prevent any damage to hair and makeup when getting dressed .\nthe importance of time of cake cutting is that you want your guests to stay until the end of the reception and cake cutting is typically a signal the reception is ending . so again , should you do cake cutting before or after first dance ? after is a better choice .\n: yes , i do . the only thing i don ' t happen to have $ 5 , 000 on me just njow . and i don ' t get paid ' til friday .\nas a guest , i prefer when all of the special junk happens right at the beginning . most people are looking forward to socializing or dancing and that\u2019s more enjoyable when you\u2019re not waiting around for more things to happen . all of that stuff is really only important to the people directly involved ( seems harsh but i really think it\u2019s true\u2026 ) so guests aren\u2019t anticipating your cake cutting and special dances the same way you are .\nmy mother , you are brave and strong and smart and you have taught me that you can be kind ,\nshe said , before getting cut off for using profanity .\nafter some fun dancing , your guests will be ready for some sweets . head over to the cake table and do your cake cutting . this will also be a \u201csoft ending\u201d to your reception and you can be sent on your way to your honeymoon or continue the party . doing the cake cutting too early in the reception , you may lose some of your guests . this is why when you ask if you should do cake cutting before or after first dance , you may not have any guests left for the toast .\nit ' s important to thank your attendants with a tangible gift to show your appreciation . sit down with your fianc\u00e9 and consider what you ' ve been asking financially of your wedding party . many spend upwards of $ 1 , 000 on flights , attire , and hotels . you ' re certainly not required to match what they ' ve spent , but the amount should convey a sincere gratitude for how much time , effort , and money they have put into your wedding . as a rule of thumb , something between $ 75 and $ 150 should suffice .\nyour social account may not have provided your email to us . please confirm or enter it below to complete your profile .\nthe ceremony should be scheduled to start 15 minutes after the time stated on the invite , to allow for traffic conditions and late arrivals . the ideal ceremony length is around 30 minutes , though this is likely to be influenced by your choice of ceremony , and whether it is a religious or civil ceremony .\ni just want to say , mr . braugher , whether it is at stanford university or on this emmy stage , it is my supreme honor to follow in your footsteps ,\nhe said .\ntoo many brides forget to feed themselves and the bridal party on the wedding day . it ' s important to pre - arrange more than just nibbles for your entire crew\u2014especially if you aren ' t primping in your own home . you ' ll want enough sustenance so you ' re not feeling lightheaded or faint during the ceremony .\nbut you never know what sort of twist they ' ll throw in , you never know if he ' ll become clayface or something .\nthis is how they did it , the transition in which the . . .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\nfrom mistreating your wedding jewelry to overdoing it on beauty products or failing to approximate the right budget , read on to find out the most common wedding - planning errors brides - to - be make .\nthe time spent getting ready should be as relaxed and fun as possible , but once you find yourself behind schedule , the pressure can build to catch up ,\nsays bruce plotkin , a new york\u2013 and connecticut - based wedding photographer . work on a day - of plan with your hair and makeup pros , then pad the time your wedding party has with each to ensure you ' re properly photographed before you embark for the ceremony .\nmany brides can count on at least one hand the details that did not go according to plan . the key is to let them happen and enjoy the day .\nonce the venue is determined , the vendors have been selected , and the guest list is finalized , it is important to remember that ultimately you are a host to a massive celebration ,\nsays sarah true , owner and creative director of madison , connecticut , based true event .\nif you can ask yourselves , ' did our guests have a great time ? ' and the answer is yes , then chances are you had a great wedding .\nrefreshments : is your guest immediately offered a refreshment ? are you serving hot and cold drinks in clean glasses ? perhaps you could create a drink menu and allow them to select their refreshment . be sure to stay attentive to their needs .\nmost brides experience some conflict with her parents or future in - laws during the planning process . it ' s not an easy conversation to have , but the earlier you discuss what ' s bothering you , the better . make time to talk to your mom or mil in person , and open by thanking her for the nice things she has done for you . follow with a frank explanation why her decisions or actions are causing problems . take a firm tone\u2014not an angry one . ( vent to a friend beforehand to let it out . )\nabu sa\u2019eed al - britani , wrote on the semi - encrypted telegram messaging service that the same will happen in syria . the kurdish - led syrian democratic forces are preparing to push into raqqa , the main is stronghold in the country .\nwe have not verified that the email belongs to you . please check your inbox for the verification email .\ncalling all brides - to - be , how would you like to win a night away for 2 with an evening dinner . . .\nyou don\u2019t want your guests to be sitting at the table in conversation when they are called to the dance floor and then have to sit back down to dinner , then up again for cake cutting . think about it : up / down up / down can be a little exhausting .\nyour reception is a grand event celebrating your first social function as husband and wife . while the entire day is all about you and your new spouse , you need to remember your guests and their enjoyment of the party . a reception needs to have a good flow so your guests don\u2019t get lost or bored . this leaves questions about proper reception etiquette like should you do your cake cutting before or after first dance ? this article will help you work out a good flow for your reception and ensure a memorable time for everyone who attends !\nthe groom and groomsmen should arrive around one hour before the ceremony is due to start , with the bride and bridesmaids arriving shortly before the ceremony start time . allow an extra 15 minutes if you want a photo of the \u201cfirst look\u201d when the groom sees the bride for the first time .\ni like the first option better . it\u2019s actually similar to my timeline minus a few things that you have . i think the first one flows and will keep the party going with the dancing .\nif possible , have the toasts spaced out at the start , middle , and end of dinner \u2013 you have a captive audience , and it will provide entertainment during the wait between courses . the order is : father of the bride , groom , and best man . however , many modern weddings also allow for the bride and maid of honour to speak . it is entirely up to you .\n17 of 18 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nenter your email address below and we ' ll send you an email with instructions to create a new password .\nso where should you begin so that your wedding planning starts on solid footing ?\nonce your budget is established , you can make smart decisions on hiring the right team of vendors who work best with your personalities and will execute your vision for the day ,\nsays sarah true , owner and creative director of true event , based in madison , connecticut .\nby having these discussions early , it will set the tone for the overall planning and result in less stress as you go through the process .\npress j to jump to the feed . press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts\na dizzy model in love with fame rents a billboard and puts her name on it .\nbridesmaids should get ready first , and if you want photos of the getting ready process and the \u201cfirst look\u201d from the bride\u2019s parents , have the photographer arrive one hour before the bride needs to leave for the ceremony . ideally , hair and makeup will be done at home rather than at a salon , to cut down on travel time .\nmoss was the frontrunner to win the best actress in a drama award heading into sunday night , but she didn ' t seem to know it on stage .\nit has become very popular to serve a buffet , or some form of evening snacks , at the reception . this is great for refuelling day guests , and will be welcomed by evening guests who are likely to be peckish . depending on your venue , you may have a set end time for the reception , but if it\u2019s a hotel , it\u2019s likely there will be an after party in the resident\u2019s bar . enjoy !\ndon ' t forget the reason you ' re doing all of this , and keep things in perspective . it ' s all about starting your new life together , so make sure to set up the right foundation for a joyous future ! remember , it ' s just one day in the journey .\nforgot your password ? enter your email address and we ' ll send you instructions on how to access your account .\ntempted to cut your budget by playing florist and photographer ? think again . tackling your own flowers means you ' ll be buying and arranging your stems the morning of your wedding , then delivering them to your venue when you should be relaxing with family . and while your cousin may have thousands of instagram followers , she ' s unlikely to capture the lighting , get an assortment of candids , or anticipate the day ' s flow the way a professional photographer would .\ni prefer the first . the second seems fragmented and imo and ime it will detract from the atmosphere as it will be quite stop / start . i\u2019d get the formalities out of the way ( i would probably also allow less time ) so that once the dancing starts people can just relax . as i guest i would find it annoying to be getting into the dancing / music and then have the dj stop it to announce another \u2018event\u2019 .\nthese days , most couples forgo the formal post - ceremony receiving line . instead , make it a point to circulate among the reception tables after dinner . if you ' ve got a large guest list , schedule the table greetings into the day - of timeline and make an effort to find something sincere and personal to say to each guest . another idea is to hand - deliver your wedding favors as you make your table rounds , since it ' s the perfect way to catch everyone . just make sure to keep moving ; don ' t get held up at one table for too long .\nrules weren\u2019t meant to be broken when it comes to tv episode lengths , but these 10 examples \u2014 introduced on the very good tv podcast \u2014 are clear exceptions .\nif you did not have your first dance after your grand entrance , now is a good time to do this . then you can have the father / daughter dance and the mother / son dance .\nare you looking for a nontraditional take on wedding desserts that are tasty and fun ? check out these 25 alternatives to wedding cake to suit different preferences .\ni see each and every one of you ,\nshe said .\nthe things that make us different , those are our superpowers . every day , when you walk out the door , put on your imaginary cape and go out there and conquer the world . because the world would not be as beautiful as it is without us in it .\nby viewing our video content you are accepting the terms of our video services policy .\nhe drives off , but soon the scene cuts to glover\u2019s front yard , where the tarps have been removed from the cars . \u201clook at these cars and this house , \u201d loca says . \u201cand you\u2019re going to try to say that you ain\u2019t crispin glover the movie star ? \u201d\nmy dj sent us a suggested timeline for our wedding in 12 days , and i wonder if its too much formality before the guests can get up and have some fun . in your experience , is it better to chunk all the formalities together like this before opening up the dance floor ? is it better to space things out more ? does it ruin the flow if we stop to do formalities ?\nwhen you ' re so close to your personal goals and you fall short , it can be devastating . but at least your temporary failure wasn ' t directly caused by 50 , 000 volts of electricity surging through your loins , which is exactly what happened to sheldon when he tried to break into george lucas ' skywalker ranch . watch the big bang theory thursdays at 8 / 7c .\nget miladypro ' s 40 - page ebook creativity in the salon and spa free when you sign up to receive email updates .\nthe bar bill amounts to one of the reception ' s biggest expenses , so it ' s understandable that not every couple can afford hours and hours of open - bar boozing . but there are many ways to save big without having to resort to a cash bar , including serving two signature cocktails , wine , and beer , or asking your venue for a corkage option ; this will allow you to keep unopened bottles , which you can return , if allowed in your state .\nthinking of running away to europe to tie the knot ? don ' t forget to swing by your local city hall first .\nmake sure you check off everything on the legal to - do list ,\nsays lindsey nickel , founder of events , etc .\nremember , you still need an officiant and a witness to be legally married in the u . s . and many countries have different residency requirements in order to be married there officially , so don ' t forget to get your marriage certificate at home before you jet off .\nanyways this was just an idea that i just thought of and would like to hear others opinions on . what do you think ?\nchat with us in facebook messenger . find out what ' s happening in the world as it unfolds .\nthe actress and director both love the genre , but as they told indiewire , they also knew it needed to be retrofitted to tell the true story of catherine weldon and sitting bull .\nsome guests often misinterpret a toast to be a speech , and they talk forever , cutting into a couple ' s well - laid schedule . the best way to make sure you don ' t lose valuable dance and party time is to preplan the toasts with your wedding planner or emcee . that will ensure the microphone is somewhat controlled and not just anybody can get up and babble . this is also an important way to avoid\nroasts\nby inebriated guests who should know better .\nbut then cukor\u2019s dazzling success with newcomers ( like holliday , lemmon , katharine hepburn , angela lansbury , etc . ) is as continually impressive as his control over stars ( like greta garbo , judy garland , john barrymore , ronald colman , jean harlow , etc . ) , and has resulted in an amazing number of films that hold up to the old test of time far better than many more \u201ccinematically\u201d flamboyant jobs . though often damned with appellations like \u201cwoman\u2019s director\u201d or \u201cstudio man , \u201d cukor had remarkable versatility : there is little more evocative work on real manhattan locations than that found in the cukor - holliday comedies\u2014 - especially those lovely central park sequences in it should happen to you which now bring a sharp clutch of nostalgia for much simpler days from the middle of the 20th century .\nmy schedule was pretty close to what you have in mind ( except we didn\u2019t do games or anything ) . worked well for us !\nwhile a detailed list of the day ' s schedule and the who ' s who for family portraits is essential , if you micromanage your photographer , you miss out on unplanned shots that are essential to a great album , says plotkin . instead , once you ' ve provided the photographer with these basics , give him leeway to capture the best shots without having to check on a list throughout the day or night .\nwhen it came time to thank her mom , who was her emmy date , moss let her guard down , perhaps too much for the emmy censors .\nremember , that while having a schedule can be useful , and help ease any anxiety you might be feeling , your wedding day is going to go by very quickly , so make sure you enjoy celebrating with friends and family , even if your planned timings don\u2019t go quite to plan .\nforgot your password ? enter your email address below and we ' ll help you reset your password .\n\u201cno , i\u2019m not , \u201d he says , now indignant . \u201cpeople think that , and it\u2019s not true . \u201d\nwhat will happen to wenzel and the other foreign women of is \u2013 who , unlike the men , are more likely to be captured than killed \u2013 is uncertain . some european governments have been reluctant to prosecute female returnees . others , including britain , have opted for prosecutions . what is clear is that the women\u2019s problems \u2013 and , more importantly , those of their children \u2013 will not go away when is does .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nlet ' s set the record straight : you do not have a year to mail your thank - you cards . instead , for gifts received for the engagement party or shower , send a thank - you within two to three weeks of the festivities ; for gifts sent before the wedding date , send a card as soon as possible but definitely before the wedding ; for gifts given on the wedding day itself , mail a thank - you note within three months ; and for gifts received after your wedding , send one within two to three weeks .\nthis gives guests enough time to check in to rooms , grab a coffee , mingle with other guests , and not feel rushed . it also gives you plenty of time to get your wedding photos taken . the time gap can still be very entertaining for guests \u2013 put on a cocktail hour , have some acoustic music playing , and serve a small selection of finger food to satiate guests until dinner .\nwant to make your cake cutting ceremony special ? it is incomplete without music . here are some of the best cake cutting songs 2016 in different genres of music .\nthe bride & groom cutting the wedding cake ceremony has a significant meaning and some etiquette you want to know in advance . read this article before planning to cake your spouse\u2019s face at the reception .\ngladys glover , a naive and starry eyed young woman , came to new york city less than two years ago from upstate to make a name for herself . not only has that not happened , but she just got fired from her latest job as a girdle model . documentary filmmaker pete sheppard , who she meets by chance and who falls in love with her at first sight , predicts that if an opportunity presents itself , she will be able to seize it . based on that idea , gladys , seeing that it is available and using her life savings , decides to rent out a giant billboard in busy columbus circle for three months , the signage to be only her name in large lettering . while gladys loves the billboard and takes any opportunity to stare at it , pete believes it is a wacky idea since it means nothing , and if it does attract attention , it will only be of the kind that will brand gladys as a nut . it does attract some attention , most specifically of wealthy playboy evan adams iii of adams soap , the company which wants to use the billboard for their regular summer advertising campaign . despite gladys and evan ' s antagonistic first meeting , evan sees in gladys his next romantic conquest . in gladys and evan ' s negotiations for that billboard space , evan may be able to parlay gladys ' want for notoriety into his own amorous gains . gladys has to weigh if this wanted fame is worth it any any cost , even at the expense of losing pete , for who she also seems to be falling .\nany bride who has spent even just one afternoon wedding planning knows it takes an enormous amount of organization . with dozens of decisions , both big and small , on your horizon , creating a fine - tuned budget , laying out a well - planned timeline , and paying extreme attention to detail are key . and since this is likely your first time organizing such a large - scale event , it ' s easier than you ' d think to fall prey to the pitfalls of wedding planning .\nthe band or dj will usually start setting up as dinner comes to a close , which leads on to the evening section of the reception . the first dance is usually held after dinner , then the father / daughter dance , and mother / groom dance . finally , the full bridal party will dance , before all guests are invited to join in . the cutting of the cake can be done at any stage , but it\u2019s traditionally acceptable to leave a wedding once the cake has been cut . if you have older guests , you may want to factor this in .\nbefore tapping into pinterest , buying magazines , or bookmarking blogs , take time to think about the type of celebration you want . do you envision a black - tie evening affair or a more casual daytime party ?\nlist your priorities ,\nsays mary thornton , owner and event planner at party party in fairfield , connecticut .\nwhat is most important to you ? are you a foodie , or is music your thing ?\nthis kind of pre - planning will make both selecting a venue and setting a budget much easier .\nhave your dj announce your imminent arrival and the guests can just stand at their places to applaud your entrance . the dj should announce each attendant first and then the grand entrance of the bride and groom . some people choose to have the couple do their first dance at this time and then be seated for dinner . just keep in mind that dancing usually starts dancing for all the guests , so you will have to work this carefully . waiting on the first dance keeps the guests in anticipation of the party atmosphere .\nwriting your own vows is a beautiful and personal way of acknowledging the love between you and your . . .\nyou can play ,\nbrown protested as the music started .\nnobody got that loud music .\nentities would be concerned about , \u201d he said . ( glover describes \u201cwhat is it ? \u201d as \u201cthe adventures of a young man whose principal interests are snails , salt , a pipe , and how to get home . \u201d ) \u201cand you have to start questioning the basis of the culture itself , being a free - market democracy , which has to do with capitalism\u2014and there are\n2 . 75 % , which is inconsistent with the answer in part ( a ) . it is likely that there are many\ni cannot even describe how much course hero helped me this summer . it\u2019s truly become something i can always rely on and help me . in the end , i was not only able to survive summer classes , but i was able to thrive thanks to course hero .\nlistening : your guests are listening to everything going on around them . are they listening to people being rude to one another , bad attitudes ? or , are they listening to friendly conversations , enthusiasm and to music that fits the environment ?\nif at this point you want to dance , you can have the dj kick up the music and start all the guests dancing . give this about an hour and then have the dj cut the music and announce for everyone to step over to the cake table . this is a good time since most of your guests will already be up and away from their tables .\nwhile asking your mom to make your favorite dishes or baking 50 pies yourself the week of the wedding might seem like a way to personalize the day and save money , the menu is really best left to a caterer . a professional will know how to properly estimate the amount of food to buy and how to prepare a meal on a large scale , when to serve different courses , and how to accommodate guests with dietary needs or restrictions . plus , when things go wrong ( like running out of ice ) , you won ' t be left assigning your uncle to dash to the nearest store .\nnever miss a big new yorker story again . sign up for this week\u2019s issue and get an e - mail every week with the stories you have to read .\nread up on flower costs , temperament , and fragrance before you select your arrangements . the peonies you love may be cost - prohibitive if you are getting married when they are not in season , and lilacs , gardenias , lilies of the valley , and hydrangeas may wilt in the hot summer sun . don ' t put perfumey flowers like lilies on the table since they can overpower the food . if you must have them , carry them in your bouquet .\nfor weddings with the ceremony and reception happening at different locations , it\u2019s best to leave around a two hour gap between the end of the wedding service and the reception start time .\nit is important to consider your reception space when designing table schemes , lounge areas , and floral arrangements . if you have a large window with a fabulous view , make that a central part of your decor . don ' t go crazy spending money on other things when the venue is already gorgeous .\nthe amount of time required to get ready can depend on the size of your bridal party , and the complexity of the hair and makeup looks . the bride\u2019s makeup and hair can take around one hour and 30 minutes , with each bridesmaid taking approximately one hour . if you can afford to have more than one hair stylist and makeup artist , it\u2019s worth the extra expense to avoid panicking and rushing .\nit may sound old - fashioned , but word of mouth is still the best way to loop everyone in on your registry . make sure that those closest to you ( your parents , his parents , the wedding party ) have your registry details handy because they will likely receive phone calls and emails from inquiring guests . another way to easily share registry details is via a wedding website with a distinct url .\nif you play loud and fast music , your guests are going to want to dance . keep cocktail / dinner music soft and low and choose songs that are good for eating and conversation . make sure your dj has a list of events so they know when to turn things up or down and when to make announcements .\nchances are your guests will understand if you ask them to avoid taking pictures during your ceremony or posting anything until after it ' s over . they likely won ' t be on board with your limiting their sharing the festivities on instagram , snapchat , and facebook in the days preceding and following your wedding .\nalong with the arrival of a google track record had come some anxieties about her place in the hollywood pecking order , where , the revolution notwithstanding , youtube still doesn\u2019t count for much . she\u2019d been embarrassed at a recent party when she wondered whether other guests were being patronizing about her little loca pursuits . \u201cas weird as it sounds , being in l . a . , with all these actors , nobody wants to do it , \u201d she said . \u201cthere\u2019s this whole thing in l . a . where , if it\u2019s not on a billboard , it\u2019s not really acting . \u201d she\u2019d been trying to persuade sheppard , who once starred in the mtv reality series \u201croad rules , \u201d another ghettoized genre , to make videos with her , to no avail .\ni think a great way to open up the timeline is to cut out the money dance . it baffles me that people do this ; i could not imagine anything tackier or more embarrasing . my fiance and i are able to pay our bills without begging for handouts at our own wedding .\njust because you ' re eloping doesn ' t mean that the day isn ' t special ; it ' s still your wedding , and there is reason to be excited and celebrate .\ndon ' t forget to indulge in the bridal aspects of your day ,\nsays nickel .\nget a special dress and a bouquet and perhaps even set up a table , complete with your dream centerpiece and a bottle of champagne , for dinner for two .\nwhen you return home , announce your elopement to family and close friends .\nmore tickets = more points = more movies on us ! rack up vip + points for every ticket you buy to score streaming movies and discounts on tickets and movie gear .\nwe found your email in our system . please provide your site password to link to your existing account .\nreceiving lines seem to have gone out of fashion lately , but they do make for a good photo opportunity . this is where you greet all of your guests individually on the way in to the room where dinner is being held .\nfrom last - minute seamstress charges to cash tips for deliveries , most brides rack up hundreds in extra fees the week before the wedding . while it ' s logical that some surprise charges will crop up , spend some time creating a spreadsheet of anticipated week - of fees so you have the correct funds at your disposal .\nwhile you ' re rocking out to rihanna , your guests may be struggling to speak to one another .\nmake selections that appeal to everyone , and conduct a sound check before the guests arrive in the room ,\nsays greg jenkins , founder of bravo productions .\nif those who opt not to dance can ' t carry on a conversation , then the music is too loud .\ncollect bonus rewards from our many partners , including amc , stubs , cinemark connections , regal crown club when you link accounts .\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .\nryan picked up on the doomsday narrative , if not the political theory . \u201cfour months ago , when i was first on youtube , it was not where it\u2019s at right now , \u201d she said . \u201ci think little loca was , like , no . 5 most - subscribed , and now , like , i\u2019m no . 15\u2014because why ? there\u2019s all these other people they\u2019re featuring on there . and it\u2019s , like , bullshit . \u201d\nget all the formalities out of the way at the beginning of the night and then open the dance floor , this way everyone is free to enjoy the night , as are you .\nwhether you\u2019re in a wedding or going to one , there\u2019s something here for everyone . find support , ask questions , swap stories , and follow brides planning real weddings here on weddingbee .\nmore tickets = more points = more movies on us ! rack up vip + points for every ticket you buy to score streaming movies and discounts on tickets and movie gear . learn more\n\u201c damn , this shit is heavy , \u201d loca said , in a pronounced hispanic accent , after accepting the gold statuette from smiley and waving it around . \u201ci could knock somebody out with this . \u201d then she launched into an earnest acceptance speech . \u201ci want to thank youtube , \u201d she said . \u201cyou\u2019re so important in my life right now . and without youtube there\u2019s no way in hell loca could have , you know , got something like this . \u201d\ni think you can do the money dance and tosses in the midst of open dance time\u2026 i would cut something , though \u2013 maybe the shoe game ? you have a lot of stuff jammed into a half hour ( toasts , important dancess , shoe game ) .\ncollect bonus rewards from our many partners , including amc stubs , cinemark connections and regal crown club when you link accounts . learn more\nstill , even the most vigilant bride can be steered off course , and you don ' t want to make the same mistakes other brides have made . as you pore over pinterest , try on gowns , sniff flowers , choose invitation suites , sample cake selections , scout venues , and book your honeymoon , refer to this list of the 50 major mistakes brides seem to make while planning their wedding , courtesy of expert planners and vendors .\nbrilliantly directed by cukor , and brilliantly acted by the great cast . this movie is hilarious , and a lot of fun . i highly recommend it .\nsome brides focus exclusively on their eye makeup , forgetting their face - framing brows . if you don ' t regularly have yours shaped , find an aesthetician at least three months before your wedding so you can take several test runs with enough time for regrowth . then schedule an appointment a week before your walk down the aisle to allow for post - waxing or threading redness to subside .\n, \u201d she started , before tearing into her critics . \u201call i see is you fools over here , crying like a bunch of damn\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime . learn more\nat about the four - minute mark , the screen fades to a \u201cto be continued . . . \u201d then there is a printed advertisement : \u201csee crispin hellion glover in a live dramatic performance along with his feature film \u2018what is it ? \u2019 \u201d the film\u2019s trailer follows .\n, amid the wreckage . in some cases , the distinction seems to have blurred almost to the point of identity confusion . at one moment in the car - theft video , ryan / loca , who is visibly upset , says to the camera , \u201cand this is real , you guys . i\u2019m not trying to play no stupid youtube joke or nothing . . . . i feel so\ni think this would also be a good storyline to show the differences between bruce and clone bruce . bruce will use his new abilities for good and to help people while clone bruce may want to use them to get power and dominate people .\nwitherspoon acknowledged this in her speech while accepting the award for best limited series , saying ,\nit ' s been an incredible year for women in television .\nbrown went on to thank his cast mates and nbc executives . he had more to say , but was cutoff by emmy producers with music , much to the dismay of social media .\nduring a recent trip to san francisco , ryan told me , she had been accosted by a group of teens at a mall , wanting to know if she was \u201clittle loca from youtube . \u201d ( she was upset that she\u2019d been caught off guard and hadn\u2019t looked her best for all the pictures they snapped . ) she also , thanks to loca , was now being represented by a hollywood agency . \u201cseriously , if you googled me , like , a couple months ago , you wouldn\u2019t get crap , \u201d she said , typing her name into the search engine . \u201ci\u2019m just a normal person . and now you actually get stuff . it\u2019s , like , crazy . that\u2019s more than i could ever ask for , just to be on google . \u201d the search led to a fan site for various celebrities ; stevie ryan\u2019s name and head shot were featured alongside tom cruise , rachel mcadams , and johnny depp .\nit is very important to schedule maintenance appointments with your jeweler at least once a year to make sure the prongs are tight , the diamond isn ' t loose , and there are no hairline cracks in the shank ,\nsays foster .\nall - around maintenance is vital .\nviewing : are they enticed by where you place your promotional materials ? is there a clear view and open path to your retail area ? is your retail area equipped with your current promotions or product testers , etc . ? do they have a view of the service floor and can watch the action ? have you decorated based upon any seasonal , local themes ?"]}
{"id": 116438, "summary": [{"text": "talvar ( english : sword ) , released internationally as guilty , is a 2015 indian hindi-language drama film directed by meghna gulzar and written by vishal bharadwaj .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is based on the 2008 noida double murder case , in which a teenage girl and her family servant were found murdered , and her parents were convicted for the crime .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film stars irrfan khan , konkona sen sharma , neeraj kabi and sohum shah in leading roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was produced by junglee pictures , the films division of the times of india group .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "originally titled nyodda , the film 's title was changed to talvar in february 2015 .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the film was premiered at the 2015 toronto international film festival in september .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "talvar presents three contradictory accounts of the case , which variously portray the parents as guilty or innocent .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "meghna gulzar has stated that her script is completely objective and unbiased .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "however , a few reviewers have remarked that the film 's rashomon-style storytelling is designed to show the parents in a sympathetic light .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "at the 61st filmfare awards , talvar won the filmfare award for best editing ( a. sreekar prasad ) .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it also won best adapted screenplay at the 63rd national film awards . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "talvar ( film )", "paragraphs": ["talvar film : latest news , photos , videos on talvar film - ndtv . com\ntalvar ( 2015 ) : meghna gulzar ' s propaganda film abo . . .\ntalvar is the first film whose pre - production cost was equal to post production .\n\u2018talvar\u2019 is the first film whose pre - production cost was equal to post production .\nnovel - to - screen film festival ( 31st october ) : film . . .\nextensive research has gone into making of the film \u2018 talvar \u2018 as the film showcases to the audiences three point of views relating to double murder case .\ntalvar box office collection : irrfan - konkona ' s film earns rs 9 . 25 crore in its opening weekend\nthe irrfan khan starrer talvar that released last week received positive reviews from the critics and audiences alike . while the film\nsalman khan \u2019s \u2018bajrangi bhaijaan\u2019 was named best popular film at the 63rd national film awards . \\\nat the end of the campaign , we had around 222956 people supporting the film and the case . last but not least , talvar becomes the \u2018best reviewed film of the year\u2019\ngulzar is pleased her film is getting a tiff premiere . im global is repping the film\u2019s sales .\nirrfan khan , konkona sen talvar 2015 movie full star cast & crew - mt wiki providing latest update talvar film story , release date , budget , actress , actors , songs list , poster info .\nshruti tandon who plays the teenage girl in meghna gulzar\u2019s \u2018talvar\u2019 , has been kept away from the film promotions and media interactions .\ntalvar box office collection : irrfan - konkona ' s film earns rs 9 . 25 crore in its opening weekend - movies news\ntalvar is an indian murder mystery thriller film of 2015 , directed by meghna gulzar and produced by vineet jain , vishal bhardwaj .\nthe film released alongside akshay kumar starrer ' singh is bliing ' and hollywood film ' the martian ' .\n\u201c ' talvar ' has been received very well on its release day . the film has garnered tremendous critical acclaim and positive word of mouth , \u201d the spokesperson of the film said .\nalmost everyone knows about the film this week , talvar . in the time of a fantastic murder case of sheena bora , which is\nin a conversation with the indian express , konkona sen sharma shares why she chose to be a part of controversial film , \u2018talvar\u2019 .\ntalvar movie review : the story will leave you devastated . | meet the critizen\nirrfan khan , konkona sen sharma\u2019s \u2018talvar\u2019 mints rs . 3 crore on opening day\nirrfan khan konkona sen sharma s talvar mints rs . 3 crore on opening day\nayushmann khurranna and bhumi pednekar\u2019s dum laga ke haisha won the best hindi film at the 63rd national film awards .\nthe film is produced by junglee pictures . the film is going to release in theaters on 2 october 2015 .\ntalvar is an upcoming bollywood mystery thriller film , directed by meghna gulzar . the film based on the india\u2019s most popular & controversial noida double morder case . the film\u2019s stars cast irrfan khan , konkona sen sharma , tabu and sohum shah in leading role .\nkonkona sen and neeraj kabi play the parents of shruti in talvar . ( youtube )\nvishal bharadwaj\u2019s talvar is all set to release in india on 2nd october , 2015 .\n' talvar ' starring irrfan khan and konkona sen sharma , has ma . . .\n' talvar ' hits the silver screen and here is a public verdict . . .\nasked why she chose the title \u201ctalvar\u201d ( for the film ) , meghna said it was with reference to the delivery of justice . \u201ctalvar alludes to the sword that is held in the hand of the lady of justice . \u201d\nis the story shown in talvar about arushi talvar murder case true ? if yes , then can this movie restart the trial so that the parents can get j . . .\nreviewed at toronto film festival ( special presentation ) , sept . 14 , 2015 . running time : 132 min . ( original title : \u201ctalvar\u201d )\nalmost everyone knows about the film this week , talvar . in the time of a fantastic murder case of sheena bora , which is so complicated that it\u2019s boring , talvar reminds us of the double murder that haunted us seven years ago .\ntalvar is a very well made film - - despite its length and some brief scenes that could have been edited out . but it is also a very uncomfortable film to watch , and that is what makes it so good . a good film should be able to get into our skin , challenge us , shake us up and talvar does all of that .\nrelated : irrfan - konkona ' s talvar earns rs 2 . 50 crore on its opening day\n\u201c \u2018talvar\u2019 is a story that i and everyone in the film believe , must be known . for it to premiere at tiff is a wonderful opportunity as it raises the film to a platform of higher visibility . we submitted the film for consideration and were thrilled when we got selected ! \u201d\nirrfan khan talvar movie budget , collection , profit , loss and status hit or flop report ? . mt wiki providing latest hindi film talvar box office collection with its cost box office verdict ( hit or flop ) , record breaking , highest opening of 2015 .\ntalvar\n, which delves on the noida double murder case of 2008 , premiered at toronto international film festival earlier this month , and received a positive response .\napart from irrfan and konkona , the film also stars neeraj kabi and sohum shah in the lead roles . directed by meghna gulzar , talvar released on october 2 .\nneeraj kabi and konkona sen sharma play the talwars while irrfan khan is an investigator in the film . \u201ctalvar\u201d is not the first bollywood film based on the case , but is apparently the first to be vetoed by the talwar family .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing talvar near you .\nirrfan khan , konkona sen sharma ' s ' talvar ' mints rs . 3 crore on opening day\nteam talvar has put in all their time , energy and resources to present to the audiences an unbiased film presenting the case facts while paying attention to the minutest details .\nthe film collected 50 lacs from its paid previews on thursday . irrfan khan talvar surprised on friday at bolllywood box office by doing better than what was expected of it .\n' it is a very uncomfortable film to watch , and that is what makes it so good . a good film should be able to get into our skin , challenge us , shake us up and talvar does all of that . '\nthe film has been selected for world premiere in \u2018special presentations\u2019 section at the toronto international film festival that runs from september 10 to 20 .\nindia\u2019s most controversial murder case , the noida double murder case re - opened on the 2nd october , 2015 , with the release of the film - talvar . with a critically acclaimed director - meghna gulzar , writer - vishal bhardwaj , talvar was sure to create a buzz .\nconfirming the news , priti shahani , the co - producer of\ntalvar\n, said : \u201cwe are overwhelmed by the response that ' talvar ' has garnered in it ' s first week and are really excited for the days to come as the word of mouth around ' talvar ' is going really strong .\nit doesn ' t happen often that the president shows interest in watching a bollywood film , but the rashtrapati bhavan at raisina hill is gearing itself for a grand screening of the film talvar based on the arushi talwar muder case later this month .\ntalvar has enjoyed a steady second week at the box office and currently stands at the 26 crore mark .\non the whole , talvar is an engaging , edgy thriller with no dull moments . a must watch .\nthe film\u2019s director meghna gulzar , who , has to her credit of having directed films like filhaal , just married and dus kahaniyan tries her hand in the hard - hitting genre with talvar . she does full justice to the film as a director . talvar is such a film in which the script is the undisputed hero . and meghna has let the film\u2019s \u2018hero\u2019 do the talking . the film\u2019s narrative is superlatively gripping and keeps the audiences glued to the edge of their seats till the end . while the first half of the film is outstanding and tight , the second half slows down after the interval , but picks up towards the end .\n\u201ci\u2019m here to make films , \u201d talwar explains . \u201c [ heidi ] is not my first film , it\u2019s not my last film . \u201d\ntalvar is a 2015 bollywood murder mystery thriller based on the noida murders in 2008 . written by vishal bharadwaj and directed by meghna gulzar , the film stars irrfan khan , konkona sen sharma , neeraj kabi and sohum shah . the film premiered in the 2015 toronto international film festival last month and was released worldwide on 2 nd october .\ntalvar : movie review ; with this film , irrfan khan has yet again proved why he is the most bankable star in bollywood . irrfan keeps the suspense high even with his understated acting .\ntalvar director : meghna gulzar cast : irrfan khan , konkona sen , neeraj kabi rating : 3 . 5 / 5\n\u201c talvar , \u201d based on the double murder of teenager aarushi talwar and manservant hemraj banjade , is premiering at the toronto international film festival and will open in indian cinemas on oct . 2 .\nadded meghna , \u201cwith this , i have stepped out of everything that is comfortable and that itself was exciting . \u201d talvar is scheduled to be premiered at the toronto international film festival next month .\ndirector meghna gulzar says her new film does not attempt to take sides . like the 1950 film \u201c rashomon \u201c , \u201ctalvar\u201d looks at the crime from multiple perspectives \u2013 that of the parents and the cbi \u2013 and leaves it to the \u201csensitized viewer\u201d to draw their own conclusion .\nyour performance in the film has been appreciated . how special is the role ?\nbox office : sanju is the 1st bollywood film to enter the . . .\ncut to 2015 . the aarushi murder case is set to reopen , but in theatres this time . director meghna gulzar brings the much - talked - about murder case on 70mm through her film talvar .\nthe human tragedy at the centre of aarushi - hemraj murder case attracted vishal bhardwaj to write \u201ctalvar\u201d as the director wanted to bring out the \u201cabsurdity of the system\u201d through the real - life inspired film .\nalthough , \u2018talvar\u2019 always had a modest budget at the production level , but the makers never wanted to compromise at the pre production level as this phase forms the core of the presentation of the film .\n\u2018talvar\u2019 is directed by meghna gulzar and features power packed performers like irrfan khan , konkana sen , neeraj kabi amongst others .\n\u201ctalvar\u201d , directed by meghna gulzar , was a retelling of three investigation theories behind the aarushi talwar - hemraj murder case .\ntalvar movie review : the film is as real as a constructed - for - the - camera document can be , with its portrayal of the professional rivalries between the investigating teams , and insatiable media persons .\nanother film made on the sensational case is manish gupta directorial \u2018rahasya ' . though the makers have denied any resemblance of the case , talwars have accused them of using the case as the film ' s plot . the film reportedly shows talwars as guilty .\ni want to see how close to reality everything in the film is .\nlegendary poet - lyricist and meghna\u2019s father gulzar has written the lyrics for the film .\nbased on the investigation of the sensational aarushi talwar murder case , the trailer of meghna gulzar\u2019s forthcoming film talvar , written by vishal bhardwaj and co - produced by junglee pictures and him , was launched on saturday .\nthe makers of \u2018talvar\u2019 have been hosting screenings all over the country , to utilise the tool of word - of - mouth .\ntalvar ' s compared to rashomon but while that wandered through forests of fantasy , talvar boldly tackles reality . it offers totally different takes on two murders . but it is unambiguous about a third - fairness , slashed to pieces by incompetence and callous crassness .\n\u201cthe subject and content of \u2018talvar\u2019 does not lend itself to having its characters break into song , \u201d gulzar said . \u201cthere are songs in \u2018talvar , \u2019 but used in the background . \u2018filhaal , \u2019 as a film , lent itself to songs and music . it is kind of organic to treat a film according to its subject , like the choice of subject was also a spontaneous one . no meticulous planning as such . \u201d\n\u2018 talvar \u2018 which is a content driven film is performing good due to its bold narration , superb direction & awesome performances by actors irrfan khan , konkona sensharma & neeraj kabi . after receiving rave reviews from the critics and enough audience appreciation , the makers even increased the number of shows for the film .\ntalvar gets your mind ticking along the murders ' mysteries while it moves your heart at two lives - and one truth - lost .\nirrfan khan , konkona sen sharma ' s ' talvar ' mints rs . 3 crore on opening day | bollywood news \u2013 india tv\nirrfan and konkona sensharma ' s film talvar , which is based on the 2008 aarushi talwar murder case in noida , has minted rs 9 . 25 crore during its opening weekend . the film ' s business is gaining momentum slowly and steadily through word - of - mouth publicity . trade analyst taran adarsh tweeted :\ntabu , irrfan khan , konkana sen sharma and sohum shah will star in the film .\n63rd national film awards : amitabh bachchan won best actor and kangana ranaut won best actress .\nin their pre - release interviews , the makers of \u201c talvar \u201d have emphasized a point over and over again \u2013 that their film is an impartial attempt at reconstructing the murder of a teenager and a servant in suburban delhi .\nthe film inserted little bits of humour between the prominent themes of rage , revenge and gruesome murder . the cinematography is absolutely fitting and the background score was very appropriate . the screenplay was done up well . the casting and editing departments worked wonderfully well ( they gave the film its edge ) . the direction was fantastic . talvar is a director\u2019s film . there have been criticisms about its duration and the procedural way the film was constructed , but therein lies the irony . the film shows you the typically delayed and procedural systems of justice and law on an issue such as a girls senseless murder .\nvishal sir has been very excited about the release date . last year , ' haider ' came as a pleasant surprise . . . this year , ' talvar ' has already garnered a huge response at toronto international film festival . now he is keen to bring a film every october 2 ,\nsaid a spokesperson .\nmeghna gulzar , whose film \u201ctalvar\u201d , based on the 2008 murder of 14 - year - old aarushi talwar and her family\u2019s domestic servant hemraj , premiered under the title of \u201cguilty\u201d at the toronto international film festival ( tiff ) to an overwhelming response , says if the movie sparks a debate , it\u2019ll have served its purpose .\ntitled \u2018nyoda ' the film captures the events following aarushi talwar ' s murder . vishal bhardwaj , who is writing the script for the film has been provided with all the related documents .\nhe said he didn\u2019t know in detail about the aarushi case before the film . but what he heard from different sources during the film was \u201ca revelation to me\u201d , the actor said .\nthe advantage of working with bhardwaj ( he is also one of the film ' s producers ) is that he can contribute his multi - faceted talents to the project . so as expected , talvar ' s music is composed by bhardwaj adding to the dark texture of the film . and as a package deal we also get to hear rekha bhardwaj ' s rich melodious voice singing the film ' s closing song zinda .\ntalvar is an bollywood movie in 2015 , it is drama film and irrfan khan , konkona sen sharma and tabu in lead roles . this film is directed by meghna gulzar and produced by vishal bhardwaj and vineet jain . it is made under the banner of junglee pictures , vb pictures pvt . ltd . , mirchi movies limited .\nand i don ' t think moviegoers are too upset that the film is a little shallow .\nrelease date : - the film is going to release in theaters on 2 nd october 2015 .\n\u201cin fact , we have increased the number of shows across every theater chain . people have loved the film and we are confident of the film having a long run ,\nshe added .\nlast year , he delivered critically acclaimed turns in shoojit sircar ' s piku and meghna gulzar ' s talvar , but didn ' t take home a single trophy ( barring one for the former at the indian film festival of melbourne ) .\ntalvar is an intriguing and gripping thriller and boasts of brilliant performances , witty dialogues and much more . you should definitely not miss this one .\nirrfan khan \u2013 konkona sen sharma starrer \u201ctalvar\u201d , which is based on the infamous aarushi talwar murder case , will hit theatres on october 2 .\nhowever ,\nbajirao mastani\nisn ' t the only indian film to be nominated at the afa .\nmasaan\n,\ntalvar\n,\nbombay velvet\nand\nbaahubali : the beginning\nalso received nominations in different categories .\ntalvar , which is loosely based on the noida double murder case , involved extensive research and verification of facts which stretched over a period of months .\nmeghna gulzar\u2019s directorial venture \u201d talvar \u2018 is still performing well at the box office . on its 3rd weekend \u2018 talvar \u2018 collected 50 lacs on friday , 85 lacs on saturday and 90 lacs on sunday which takes the total of the movie to 28 . 20 crores at the domestic box office .\n\u201ctalvar\u201d , is not a first film based on the much controversial double - murder - case . \u201crahasya\u201d , directed by manish gupta and starring kay kay menon and tisca chopra that released earlier this year , was also based on the same murder mystery .\nmeghna gulzar , whose film\ntalvar\n, based on the 2008 murder of 14 - year - old aarushi talwar and her family ' s domestic servant hemraj , says if the movie sparks a debate , it ' ll have served its purpose .\nthat is inspired from a true story did face a bit of competition from other releases , it managed to hold its own at the box - office . in this box office analysis , we take a look at the success of talvar , breaking the film\u2019s collections into a day - wise break - up of domestic collections and also tracking the film\u2019s overseas\nurltoken is a website devoted to providing authentic bollywood news , box - office reports and film reviews .\nof course , i am intrigued by the film \u2013 the case was tried in allahabad .\nshubhra gupta shubhra gupta is film critic and senior columnist with the indian expr . . . read more\nrudrama devi movie review : other than anushka shetty\u2019s galvanizing performance , the film fails to cheer up .\nirrfan khan says that the intent of the film is extremely important for him . ( ht photo )\nthe film , starring irrfan khan and konkana sen sharma , collected rs . 3 crore on friday .\nirrfan khan starrer talvar is based on a real life incident \u2013 the mysterious death of a young girl named aarushi talwar in in noida , near delhi . the gruesome nature of the crime shocked nation . this week\u2019s release talvar , is another \u2018take\u2019 on the story after rahasya and the plot treads on similar lines . will talvar prove to be as sharp as its moniker in decimating its rivals at with its box office collections , or not , is the question .\nirrfan khan - konkona sen sharma starrer\ntalvar\n, which is based on the infamous aarushi talwar murder case , will hit theatres on october 2 .\nthis is not a spoiler . as the notice right at the beginning of the film makes clear , talvar is based on real incidents and characters drawn from the aarushi - hemraj murders of 2008 . the fate of the accused is well - known and talvar doesn ' t rewrite reality . the biggest spoiler isn ' t what happened in the plot or the new details that talvar reveals about the politics behind the murder investigation . it ' s in the grim reality of what it means to be an everyman in india , someone who lives an average , everyday life .\nthe lawyer for the talwars has been quoted as saying the family had seen both the film and the script , but director gulzar denies this , saying the talwars must have seen the film\u2019s posters and trailer . she says the team met a \u201clot of people\u201d during their research , but not after the film was complete .\n\u201cif the film can start a debate to have a relook at the case , i think it would have served it purpose , \u201d said meghna , answering questions from the audience after the screening of the film .\nkareena kapoor khan i / v on ' veere di wedding ' : talks about film & her . .\ntalvar uses the \u2018rashomon effect\u2019 to cast doubts over the conviction of talwars in aarushi double murder case . the film , nonetheless , is an intriguing and gripping thriller that boasts of brilliant performances , witty dialogues and much more . you should definitely not miss this one .\nthere are lot of things that \u201ctalvar\u201d gets right in the cinema department , but where it falters is in the morality of making a film like this . nupur and rajesh talwar have been convicted of murdering their daughter and their appeal against the verdict is yet to be heard . the filmmakers are careful not to mention their names anywhere , but the publicity material has made it clear that \u201ctalvar\u201d tells the story of the talwars .\ntalvar < \\ / i > received the fabulous response it deserves from all quarters . do you wish it had got a solo release , and didn\u2019t clash with\nwith a thin line between the reel and real , a film on a real - life event can easily colour views of people , since the art of filmmaking comes with a fair amount of cinematic liberty . and even before the release of the film , the clouds of doubt over the authenticity of facts loom large over the director and the film . however , meghna maintains that the film is unbiased and follows a neutral approach .\ntalvar movie review : it is a difficult film to watch because we know all along that we are not in some fictitious la - la land ; we are in noida , where the killings took place , and the events that unfold have a distinct ring of reality .\nthe film collected rs 17 . 05 crore till friday . and after seeing the response to the film , more screens were added to every theatre chain across the country since it ' s release , read a statement .\ntalvar has received critical acclaim , but it seems it\u2019s also become an unlikely game - changer at the box office , rewriting movie viewing patterns , especially on weekdays .\nbest malayalam film pathemari , artistically narrated saga of 2 generations of malayali workers who migrated to gulf for livelihood .\ndirected by meghna gulzar and also starring tabu , the film is penned by music composer - filmmaker vishal bhardwaj .\nbhardwaj said the film is very dear to his heart as \u201cit has taken close two years of our life\u201d .\nkhan exonerates the parents and the film takes his side , clearly casting him as the righteous hero . and yet , by the time the credits roll , even this man has given up and , really , fallen on his own talvar . the truth tires . doubt alone triumphs .\nin talvar , bhardwaj once again tries to lead the viewer in a certain direction , perhaps driven by a hidden agenda to change the public opinion about the talwar couple convicted for the dual murder of aarushi and hemraj . as a matter of fact , talvar reminds this critic of the propaganda films of old like battleship potemkin \u2014a revolutionary propaganda film made by the luminary russian filmmaker sergei eisenstein to evoke sympathy for the rebellious sailors of the battleship potemkin and hatred for their overlords\u2014and triumph of the will \u2014a powerful film made by the german filmmaker leni riefenstahl at the behest of adolf hitler to perpetuate the nazi propaganda . while talvar may not have been made in the same vein as those two monumental films , the propaganda is still quite evident .\na tightly written narrative and mostly rational view of the investigations ensure talvar is an edge - of - the - seat , engaging thriller that seeks to shock its audience .\nstraight away , talvar is super - sharp , a sword swipe at bollywood ' s song - and - dance , mehendi - fuelled escapism . inspired by 2008 ' s aarushi talwar double murder case , for which aarushi ' s parents are serving a life - term , talvar takes reality head on - and turns it on its head .\nhelmer meghna gulzar \u2019s \u201c talvar \u201d ( guilty ) premieres in toronto film festival \u2019s special presentations on sept . 14 . the daughter of oscar - winning songwriter gulzar and actress raakhee , meghna gulzar started as a journo and segued into documentary filmmaking before entering bollywood with 2002\u2019s \u201cfilhaal . \u201d\n\u201cbaahubali\u201d , which won best feature film honour , also scored the best special effects award for cgi - laden screenplay .\nfilm trotted out by movie critics whenever contrasting narratives enter the picture . while competing accounts do play a big part in\ngajraj rao , soham shah and atul kumar are excellent in their roles , adding action and adventure to this medium paced film . with so many plus points it is small wonder that the film has done well at the box office .\nmumbai : sanjay leela bhansali ' s\nbajirao mastani\nhas landed five nominations , including in the best film category , at the 10th asian film awards , where\nthe assassin\nis the front - runner with nine nominations .\nit is puzzling how two principal performances from the same film were eligible for awards in the popular and critic\u2019s categories .\ntalvar movie is based on the 2008 noida double murder case , in which a teenage girl and her family servant were found murdered , and her parents were arrested for the murders . the film is based on the parents ' account of the events , and builds a defense case for them .\ntalvar has received critical acclaim , but it seems it ' s also become an unlikely game - changer at the box office , rewriting movie viewing patterns , especially on weekdays .\nmeghna gulzar\u2019s film that was earlier titled talwar will now be called nyodda . the film is a fictional dramatisation of the aarushi talwar murder case which is still being investigated . starring konkona sen sharma , irrfan , tabu , neeraj kabi and sohum shah , the film has been produced by vishal bhardwaj and junglee pictures . nyodda \u2019s release date is still undecided .\nin talvar , bhardwaj once again tries to lead the viewer in a certain direction , perhaps driven by a hidden agenda to change the public opinion about the talwar couple convicted for the dual murder of aarushi and hemraj . as a matter of fact , talvar reminds this critic of the propaganda films of old like battleship potemkin - - a revolutionary propaganda film made by the luminary russian filmmaker sergei eisenstein to evoke sympathy for the rebellious sailors of the battleship potemkin and hatred for their overlords - - and triumph of the will - - a powerful film made by the german filmmaker leni riefenstahl at the behest of adolf hitler to perpetuate the nazi propaganda . while talvar may not have been made in the same vein as those two monumental films , the propaganda is still quite evident .\nthe film , which released alongside akshay kumar starrer \u201csingh is bliing\u201d and hollywood film \u201cthe martian\u201d , managed to make its presence felt at the box office with positive word of mouth publicity . its collection is expected to hike towards the weekend .\n[ talvar ] is bound to stir up controversy on its home turf with its dramatically potent depiction of police ineptitude , media excess , bureaucratic infighting and a possible miscarriage of justice .\nbaahubali has won the best film award at 63rd national film award . bollywood superstar amitabh bachchan won the best actor award for his role in ' piku ' while kangana ranaut won best actress for her role in ' tanu weds manu returns .\nwhereas , mahesh kale took home the best playback singer ( male ) award for crooning in marathi film \u201ckatyar kaljat ghusali\u201d .\nthe film has a rashomon like narrative , putting different viewpoints and storylines in place and whetting your appetite with each reveal .\neven though the film is powerhouse of talent , it is irrfan khan who leads the film right from his entry . with this film , he has yet again proved why he is the most bankable star in bollywood today . his performance is absolutely magnetic and compelling . even though konkona sen sharma seems to have underplayed her role , she is convincing in her part .\nhe winners of the 63rd national film awards have been announced . the 11 - member jury was headed by ramesh sippy .\nas investigator after investigator ploughs through technical evidence , multitudes of tests and testimonies , \u201ctalvar\u201d does a good job of cutting it all out and keeping the entire process of deconstructing a crime interesting . like chaitanya tamhane\u2019s \u201c court \u201c , \u201ctalvar\u201d deals with the flaws in india\u2019s criminal justice system and how it is often governed by the prejudices and limitations of the people running it .\nall of this indulgence can be fine , but it also feels like a diversion and it makes talvar a tad bit long . khan ' s kumar stands tall despite this back story .\nfor all its positives , talvar fails to keep that distance , and therefore compromises its ability to be an impartial , unbiased chronicle of what is india ' s most sensational murder case .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nbharadwaj ' s script is solid and the case is eventful enough to hold our attention , but talvar ' s direction lacks imagination . gulzar could have toyed with the audience a lot more than she does in talvar . however , one must also keep in mind that she has made this film within many constraints \u2014 not the least of which are legal since the aarushi - hemraj murders are an ongoing case \u2014 and considering the tightrope gulzar must have had to walk , she ' s done well .\nafter giving up the rights to the title dishkiyaoon for shilpa shetty ' s maiden production venture last year , pritish nandy ' s production house has now shown benevolence to meghna gulzar . her upcoming film inspired from the aarushi talwar murder case which was earlier titled ' nyodda ' will now be called ' talvar ' .\ntalvar collected rs 2 . 50 crore on its opening day , the box office collection witnessed a slight growth on its second day ( saturday ) and earned rs 2 . 75 crore , and on sunday ( october 4 ) , the business went up by about 40 % . on its third day , talvar has grossed rs 3 . 50 crore from the domestic box office .\nthere is a side plot in the film that gives us khan ' s back - story - - his troubled marriage to tabu . irrfan khan and tabu together are a dream cast . bhardwaj has worked with them twice , including in last year ' s haider and in talvar he even gets to tip his hat to the director ' s father sampooran singh kalra aka gulzar ' s 1987 film ijaazat and its iconic song mera kuch samaan .\nthis resulted in the pre production cost of the film being equal to the production cost , which is something that rarely happens .\nauthenticity of the data . however , they are adequately indicative of the box - office performance of the film ( s ) .\norganised by the asian film awards academy , the awards gala will be held on march 17 at the venetian theater in macau .\nthe title was initially registered with pritish nandy communications ( pnc ) . a source close to the makers says ,\nthe rights were with pnc , but when vishal bhardwaj started writing the film , he had the ' talvar ' name in mind . so the producers decided to go with nyodda as the working title .\nirrfan attributed his presence in the film to the power of the story . \u201cwhen i read this script , there were different versions of the story , but still there were such powerful emotions in it . that is what compelled me to do the film . \u201d\nin the film , aarushi is shruti , hemraj is khempal , the talwars are the tandons , and the cbi is the cdi . but the facts of the case\u2014all those rusty swords of police incompetence and cbi politics\u2014are unaltered . the film begins with nutan tandon (\nfor best screenplay (\ntalvar\n) , amit trivedi for best original music (\nbombay velvet\n) and srinivas mohan (\nbaahubali : the beginning\n) for best visual effects .\nhyena road , the anticipated afghan war film , will also receive a world premiere . director paul gross\u2019 passchendaele opened toronto in 2008 .\nin india , while the film city studios in mumbai ensured weather conditions weren\u2019t a factor , there were other matters to contend with .\non monday at a mall in goregaon , mumbai , but the shows were housefull . i had been hearing positive reviews for the film , so i drove down to vapi , which is almost 180km from mumbai , to watch the film with my fiance on thursday\nmurder case . i would like to watch the film and see how it presents this very twisted case . there have been films made on real cases like the jessica lal murder case , but no one killed jessica came and went . people watched the film and forgot about it . what is to be seen now is how this case is presented in this film and whether it leaves an impact on the audience\u2019s mind . i haven\u2019t discussed the film so far with other lawyers , but i would like to know their views as well .\nearlier , bhardwaj had won the national film award for best screenplay for \u201chaider\u201d ( which he had co - written with basharat peer ) . the film had also won him the best music direction honour . he had also been lauded for his compositions for \u201cishqiya\u201d and \u201cgodmother\u201d .\n\u201ci hope my film starts the journey towards closure , \u201d said gulzar , whose first two films were a family drama and a romance .\nmeghna gulzar ' s film based \u2018nyoda ' on aarushi talwar murder case will reportedly show aarushi ' s parents ' side of the story .\nthe film is replete with a lot of black humour , something that bhardwaj says was inherent in the story despite its very tragic tone .\nthese apart , he had won the national awards for best children\u2019s film ( \u201cthe blue umbrella\u201d ) and a special jury award for \u201comkara\u201d .\ntalvar < \\ / i > is a very honest take on the aarushi murder case .\n} , {\nid\n:\ntxt1444223198486\n,\ndata\n:\nhow do you feel about\ntalvar , for the most part , is engaged in a tussle with itself , trying to balance the mechanics of the case , which lends it gravitas and importance , with the plight of its characters who , battling one misfortune after the other , are compelling material for any motion picture drama . bhardwaj chooses real over reel in talvar , sacrificing moments of potential dramatic tension in lieu of fixing his gaze on the case , a decision that doesn\u2019t necessarily benefit the film at all times . ( it\u2019s curious how the opposite worked in haider \u2014the first half of the film , taking its cues from the nonfiction book curfewed nights , worked significantly better than the second half , which was based on hamlet . )\nmeghna gulzar\u2019s \u201ctalvar\u201d also bagged the best location sound recordist honour . the best song award went to \u201ckaathirun nu kaathirunnu\u201d from \u201cennu ninte moideen\u201d , while ace composer ilaiyaraaja won the best background score honour for \u201cthaarai thappattai\u201d .\ntalvar is a pro - talwar film . there is a very subtle undertone to the narrative that paints rajesh and nupur talwar , parents of aarushi who have been convicted in the double murder case , as victims of insensitive investigators and the judicial system in our country . talvar uses the \u2018rashomon effect\u2019 , named after the japanese movie akira kurosawa employed by filmmakers to highlight how unreliable and subjective human perception can be , to cast doubts over the conviction of talwars . the movie shows three different versions of the incident : those of the cops\u2019 , the cdi\u2019s and the parents\u2019 .\nss rajamouli\u2019s magnum opus baahubali was declared the best film at 63rd national film awards announced on monday ( march 28 ) . bollywood superstar amitabh bachchan won the best actor award for his role in \u2018piku\u2019 while actress kangana ranaut won best actress for her role in \u2018tanu weds manu returns . \u201d\nled the way with an average of $ 15 , 221 in four theaters , which is very strong for a documentary . the film ' s\nthat is what shruti\u2019s father ( neeraj kabi ) cries out , in \u2018talvar\u2019 . and that anguished cry and the mother\u2019s ( konkona sen sharma ) too - stunned - for - tears face leave us deeply conflicted , deeply uncomfortable . \u2018talvar\u2019 is a difficult film to watch because we know all along that we are not in some fictitious la - la land ; we are in noida , where the killings took place , and the events that unfold have a distinct ring of reality . the film\u2013 part police procedural , part dark , twisted crime drama\u2013 is as real as a constructed - for - the - camera document can be , with its portrayal of the professional rivalries between the investigating teams , and insatiable media persons .\nand that is where talvar comes into play .\nso what talvar does is that it picks up all the information , all the various theories , all the contradictions , all the lapses and the investigation that went into this case and lays it out in a fairly easy - to - understand manner , and tries to make sense of the clutter that we have been served over the last eight years ,\nadds the director .\ntalvar < \\ / i > and would\u2019ve still done equally well .\n} , {\nid\n:\ntxt1444223235918\n,\ndata\n:\nin a candid chat , the national award winner talks about\n\u201ci was particularly anxious about the screenplay of \u2018talvar\u2019 as it constantly jumps timelines and intricately weaves together multiple perspectives . it was a challenge to write and i am deeply humbled by this prestigious recognition , \u201d he added .\nthere was no indication that meghna gulzar , who\u2019s made a couple of terrible films before this , would come up with something that sears , that make us question our precepts about fealty and loyalty , about crime and punishment . \u2018talvar\u2019 , which rhymes so closely with \u2018talwar\u2019 , is a brave film that devastates , and despite its flaws , makes for a compelling watch .\nif it was possible to separate talvar from the appalling mismanagement of the actual aarushi - hemraj murder investigations , then we could perhaps discuss the film ' s merits as we do with any other non - documentary film . we could note that the film ' s pace abruptly shifts to fifth gear after intermission . we could shake our heads disapprovingly at the unnecessary cameo appearance that tabu makes in talvar and rue how little powerful actors like sen sharma and kabi have to do in the film . we could point out sohum shah and his handlebar moustache , both delivering an excellent performance as irrfan ' s sidekick . we could applaud irrfan for delivering a charismatic performance and note that he ' s starting to develop his very own stereotype of a smooth , sardonic gent who delivers cutting punchlines . ( let ' s hope we don ' t remember ashwin kumar while watching irrfan in jazbaa next week . ) we could include a little cheer for the excellence of indian theatre practice by pointing out just how brilliant atul kumar is as the nauseating paul .\n, which casts ranveer singh , deepika padukone and priyanka chopra in pivotal roles , won nine awards including the best film and the best director award .\nstory of a child prodigy \u201cduronto\u201d won best children\u2019s film , while actor gaurav menon took home the best child artist award for his performance in \u201cben\u201d .\nbhaskar hazarika\u2019s \u201ckothanodi\u201d won the best assamese film award , while veteran filmmaker gautam ghose\u2019s evocative story \u201cshankhachil\u201d took home the trophy for the best bengali movie .\nthe signs were all there since the film was struggling to get the momentum going in buzz and hype . thankfully , there was better awareness created around the release timing but that was never going to be sufficient for a horde of audiences to be stepping in right from the first show . that said , the film did see gradual increase in footfalls as the day progressed . since the film is a hardcore multiplex affair , it was always going to be evening and night shows that held the key . in that aspect , the nishikant kamat directed film could breathe better at least to some extent .\nhindi movie talvar story based on real double murder case happened in noida . konkana sen sharma and neeraj kabi are playing the role of 14 years old girl ( aarushi talwar ) parents . irrfan khan is also playing a honest police officer role in the film . in real aarushi talwar and her servent ( hemraj banjade ) killed in nodia at their residence in may , 2008\ntalvar\u2019s director meghna gulzar , who , has to her credit of having directed films like filhaal , just married and dus kahaniyan tries her hand in the hard - hitting genre too \u2013 with good results . ( bollywood hungama )\n# talvar gathers momentum with each passing day . thu previews 50 lacs , fri 2 . 50 cr , sat 2 . 75 cr , sun 3 . 50 . total : ? 9 . 25 cr . india biz .\nwhile\nhaider\nfeatured shahid kapoor , kay kay menon , shraddha kapoor and tabu ,\ntalvar\n, directed by meghna gulzar , also has tabu , apart from , irrfan khan , konkona sen sharma and neeraj kabi .\nhelmer meghna gulzar\u2019s \u201ctalvar\u201d ( guilty ) premieres in toronto film festival\u2019s special presentations on sept . 14 . the daughter of oscar - winning songwriter gulzar and actress raakhee , meghna gulzar started as a journo and segued into documentary filmmaking before entering bollywood with 2002\u2019s \u201cfilhaal . \u201d with \u201cguilty , \u201d she\u2019s taken a real - life story , centering around a 2000s serial killing case [ \u2026 ]\nalthough talvar is a murder story , the plot also explores the consequences of greed and low level politics and personal rivalries which lead the obstruction of justice . the film also attacks the media presenting judgment even before the case is solved at court . director gulzar\u2019s attempt to create an unbiased view point has gone under some criticism for being a sympathetic narrative of the parents of the victim .\nan insider reveals ,\nit is a very sensitive subject . moving away from the allegations that aarushi was murdered by her own parents , the film actually builds a defense case for the parents . the murder and the consequent investigation are narrated entirely from the parents\u2019s point of view in meghna gulzar\u2019s film . \u201d\n\u201cvaliya chirakulla pakshikal\u201d , a dramatically disturbing exposition of the ill effects of pesticides in north kerala , bagged the best film on environmental conservation / [ preservation .\naseem chhabra reviews meghna gulzar ' s film on the aarushi murder case , the first of our reviews on arguably the most controversial movie of the year .\nin my opinion , if a film were to be made on an issue as sensitive as this , in an age where morality is constantly being questioned , then the makers could not have done a better job . making a film on an issue such as this is a challenge in itself . it\u2019s a strong film with a silent message . if the abrupt end to the murder case and all the complicated and corrupted articles in the newspapers and television features that followed did not give you closure , this film probably will . its intelligently done and is a must watch . i give it 4 . 5 / 5 .\nthe makers of the film wanting to leave no loose ends conducted a thorough survey around the case by visiting noida and other places related to the case .\nconsidering the sensitivities around the case , she said , \u201ci am a mother and a daughter\u2026it ( the film ) put me in a tricky situation . \u201d\ncoming from the team of haider , the film in spite of releasing with singh is bliing , managed to make a decent collection at the box office .\nexpertly commingling horror with humour , bhardwaj varies the film\u2019s mood with ease , never taking the easy way out , never settling for a predictable narrative . however , talvar \u2019s central thrust\u2014a murder mystery unfolding through three different , often contradictory , points of view\u2014works better on paper than on screen , because the third investigation , in essence , isn\u2019t markedly different from the first and , as a result , doesn\u2019t deliver enough narrative tension . but that is , probably , the price fiction pays when it\u2019s squeezed out of facts . bhardwaj and meghna gulzar , talvar \u2019s director , follow the sequence of the actual murder case with impressive precision , steering clear from reality only in terms of the film\u2019s cosmetic elements\u2014characters\u2019 first and last names , the date and month of murders , the names of the various bureaus .\nthe sanjay gupta film has entered the second week with a decent number of shows and one waits to see if it manages to touch the 30 crore mark .\n\u201cthank you everybody for all your love . we are really happy that \u2018bajrangi bhaijaan\u2019 got the national award for best popular film , \u201d director kabir khan tweeted .\nhowever , all these analyses are ultimately irrelevant when it comes to talvar . it ' s more of a much - needed social document than a film . it will leave you shaken and fill you with despair . you will have no peace of mind when you come out of the theatre because the film shows you just how helpless and alone we are , how much power the system has over us and how carelessly power is abused . and that ' s why you must see talvar . you must know just how badly the odds are stacked against you . you must know that this could be your story and if it isn ' t , that ' s because you ' re lucky . not because crime happens in other people ' s lives or because the police are there to protect you ."]}
{"id": 116454, "summary": [{"text": "i 'm going to tell you a secret is a 2005 american documentary film that follows singer-songwriter madonna on her 2004 re-invention world tour .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "directed by jonas \u00e5kerlund , the film premiered on mtv on october 21 , 2005 , and was released on dvd on june 20 , 2006 , by warner bros . records .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the documentary was originally called the re-invented process , referencing the tour and the steven klein exhibition titled x-static pro = cess .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it starts with imagery from the exhibition and madonna auditioning dancers for the tour , continues with her entourage travelling through different cities and performing , the singer 's introspection on her life , her marriage , her religion , and her children , and ends with madonna 's visit to israel in the midst of protests .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the documentary was inspired by madonna 's need to show her artistic side on the tour and her devotion towards the jewish mysticism kabbalah .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "unlike her 1991 documentary truth or dare , which portrayed hollywood glamour , i 'm going to tell you a secret clarified from its beginning that it was about the singer 's personal views on life and spirituality .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "like truth or dare , the performance scenes were shot in color , while the rest of the film was in black-and-white .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "besides madonna , her dancers and her tour entourage , \u00e5kerlund also shot her family , her working process and her day-to-day life .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "madonna and her then-husband guy ritchie 's local pub in mayfair , london was used for some sequences .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film features appearances from madonna 's father , stepmother and filmmaker michael moore .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "before releasing the documentary , madonna invited a select group of friends and co-workers to watch a rough three-hour cut of the film at a local theater in notting hill .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film was trimmed after negative feedback regarding excessive details about kabbalah .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "for the promotion and premiere of the film , madonna appeared at q&a sessions with the press and also gave a speech to film students at new york 's hunter college .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "critical response to i 'm going to tell you a secret was mixed , with reviewers complimenting the live performances and the scenes involving her children and family , but criticizing the self-indulgent and preachy nature .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "i 'm going to tell you a secret was released in a two-disc format , a cd with 14 songs from the show and a dvd with the documentary film .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it received a positive response from critics but was a moderate success commercially . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "i ' m going to tell you a secret", "paragraphs": ["i ' m going to tell you a secret ( u . s . version )\nlisten to i ' m going to tell you a secret ( audio only dmd ) now .\ni ' m going to tell you a s . . . has been added to your cart\ntodd : . . . i ' m going to tell you a secret would capture madonna the legend . [ beat ] in theory .\ni ' m going to tell you a secret is an a + documentary ! although it was released 2004 not 2014 amazon mislabeled release date .\n\u201ci\u2019m going to be the president and you\u2019re going to flip me those motherfucking controls , \u201d he snaps .\n\u00b7 ' confessions on a dance floor ' ( warner bros ) is available now . ' i ' m going to tell you a secret ' is on channel 4 on december 4 .\nreleased as : i ' m going to tell you a secret released on dvd : june 20th , 2006 ( with bonus live cd ) runtime : approx . 120 minutes genre : documentary\n' i don\u2019t know how i\u2019m going to do 50 shows . i\u2019m not a big eater . i need to put some weight on . i\u2019m really angry with them booking me up to do 50 shows . i only wanted to do ten . \u2019\nwith i ' m going to tell you a secret , which documents her re - invention world tour on cd and dvd , madonna turns the world into one big dancefloor . with a staggering 35 # 1 dance hits during her unparalleled career , madonna is the queen of the dance floor , with an unrivaled reputation for astonishing stage spectacles . i ' m going to tell you a secret reveals all .\nokay , that ' s all i ' m going to say about the stupid plan .\ni ' m going to open with some background , but i ' ll get to instructions - pinkie swear .\npingback : my startup is going to kill it . and i won ' t tell you . - how startups build a community\nactions always affect the outcome . i\u2019m not sure i understand what you mean .\ni believe , not because i\u2019m told to , but because i\u2019ts works for me .\nm : this is chai latte . i ' m off coffee now because i ' m on homeopathics . for my eight broken bones .\ni think i\u2019m going to come out with a new movie called\u2026the truth . hmmmmm . nah . nobody\u2019d ever buy that !\n\u201ci\u2019m going to read it tonight , \u201d lucas answers . \u201cif i don\u2019t like it , i\u2019ll call you tomorrow and take back this offer . \u201d\ncan you tell us more about this ? i\u2019d care to find out some additional information .\naround the year i . . . : can you keep a secret , by sophie kinsella\nto ask other readers questions about i know a secret , please sign up .\n\u00b7 next month , her latest documentary , i ' m going to tell you a secret , will be screened in the uk . the film covers her 2004 re - invention tour and includes much discussion of her faith in kabbalah .\nto show rather than tell , you have to interrogate your story . you have to be more specific .\ni ' m going to tell you a secret\npremieres on friday , october 21 , at 10 p . m . on mtv . that same day , you can catch this in - depth interview in its entirety when\nmtv news raw : madonna\npremieres exclusively on mtv overdrive .\n\u2018it\u2019s not working out , \u2019 jackson said . \u2018i\u2019m better off dead . i don\u2019t have anywhere left to turn . i\u2019m done . \u2019\ntodd ( vo ) : which brings us to the final movie we will cover in this series , i ' m going to tell you a secret : a documentary film shot during madonna ' s re - invention tour in 2004 . of course . . .\nthough parts of i\u2019m going to tell you a secret frustrate , it remains a reasonably entertaining program . it probably will be most interesting for madonna\u2019s most serious fans , though . those in search of the broader titillation of truth or dare will leave disappointed .\nthis ' i am what i am ' approach was reinforced by c4 ' s i ' m going to tell you a secret - a title which , if the film it is attached to had been made before madge ' s relatively recent conversion to all things anglo ( check out that fab accent : midwestern when filmed on the other side of the atlantic , ' hay nay brayn cay ' over here ) would quite obviously have been called ' i ' m gonna tell you a secret ' .\ntell me about a time when you messed up at work . how did you fix your mistake ?\nm : it was the antidote for the stress of that film . it was , ' i want to dance , i want to feel free , buoyant , happy , placated ' , and so i ' m going to come up to this little white room with lots of cables and i ' m going to do that .\n\u201cbecause i thought that someday i was going to end up doing it on somebody . \u201d\n' i ' m better off dead . i ' m done ' : how michael jackson predicted his death six months ago\nto ask other readers questions about can you keep a secret ? , please sign up .\nanyway , though directed by swedish video superdirector jonas akerlund , i ' m going to tell you a secret was effectively another madonna product ( to the point where i suspect she sat in the edit suite ) : a tour movie with some soft - sell kabbala and a few vignettes of family life .\nperhaps she ' ll let them see her forthcoming\ni ' m going to tell you a secret\n\u2014 which premieres friday at 10 p . m . on mtv \u2014 and not just because they ' re in it . for her latest re - invention , madonna ' s all grown up now .\nthat\u2019s what we have done . now let me tell you what we found :\nm : yes . two of my paintings were in it . i ' m waiting for them to come back .\n' i ' m better off dead . i ' m done ' : michael jackson ' s fateful prediction just a week before his death\nthe moment you decide on becoming an entrepreneur you will be amazed by how many new things you are going to learn .\ni know this if off topic but i\u2019m looking into starting my own weblog and was wondering what all is needed to get set up ? i\u2019m assuming having a blog like yours would cost a pretty penny ? i\u2019m not very internet savvy so i\u2019m not 100 % certain . any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated .\nannulled and was remarried in a secret ceremony . the text leaves that secret out , but we know who it had to have been .\nyou can get anything you want . but , you can\u2019t get everything you want .\nbut let me tell you a secret : no one does when they begin . ideas don\u2019t come out fully formed . they only become clear as you work on them . you just have to get started .\ni wonder , \u201cwhy do i do what i do , when i know what i know . \u201d\npeople . theresea : you ' re amazing , i love you , thank you .\ni ' m absolutely overwhelmed , i just can ' t take it in yet .\ntodd : being famous . i ' m sorry , i meant music . performing music .\n\ud83d\ude42 i\u2019m dramatic that way \ud83d\ude42 you are bang on\u2026 i\u2019m realizing all present options simply don\u2019t suit me . i\u2019m finding the pockets where i can make changes and movement and am trusting that by making progress there\u2026 this decision i\u2019ve been sitting on forever will just work itself out .\ni\u2019m amazed , i have to admit . rarely do i encounter a blog that\u2019s equally educative and interesting , and let me tell you , you\u2019ve hit the nail on the head . the issue is an issue that too few people are speaking intelligently about . i\u2019m very happy that i found this in my search for something concerning this .\n' i ' m better off dead . i ' m done ' : how michael jackson predicted his death six months ago | daily mail online\n\u201chonestly , i\u2019m at a point where i don\u2019t really care anymore . i just want my son and myself to be safe . \u201d\nyheeee wath if , wath if , and wath if , i tell you wath you believe iss , and wath if iss not .\ni couldn\u2019t agree with your analysis more . the only secret is now out . \ud83d\ude09\n\u201cyeah , yeah , i\u2019m in the vip club , \u201d a voice says . \u201ccan i show you my basketball cards ? \u201d\ntoday i want to talk about purpose . but i\u2019m not here to give you the standard commencement about finding your purpose . we\u2019re millennials . we\u2019ll try to do that instinctively . instead , i\u2019m here to tell you finding your purpose isn\u2019t enough . the challenge for our generation is creating a world where everyone has a sense of purpose .\ni love that i\u2019ve found you\u2026 . . i think we can move mountains , and miracles can happen and what you believe you can achieve . that said , a few missing pieces of the secret include :\ni tell them all . you have to do something . not just think about it . nothing happens without some action .\nhi ! i could have sworn i\u2019ve visited this blog before but after going through a few of the posts i realized it\u2019s new to me .\nlet ' s talk love s . . . : can you keep a secret ? - december 2015\n\u201cwell , i have all of the skills and experience that you\u2019re looking for and i\u2019m confident that i would be a superstar in this project management role .\nm : it used to have a huge effect , but i ' m so used to people slagging me off . since the beginning of my career i ' ve been told i have no talent , i can ' t sing and i ' m a one - hit wonder . that was 22 years ago .\ni don\u2019t believe that \u201cthe universe\u201d is going to bring you whatever material goods it is you\u2019re focusing on , but i do believe that if you\u2019re a good person , then good things will happen .\n\u201ci\u2019m gonna use the ' dco ' word , \u201d mullins says . \u201cok , you think ? \u201d\n: i thought i was coming to a music show , i didn ' t know i was coming to a political democratic convention .\nthe secret is bullshit\u2026my cousin is a nuclear physicist and he lives with quantum physics . to try to tie the secret in with scientific laws is comparing apples with oranges .\nthey all do . \u201cno matter how bad it is outside , i\u2019m going to do my job here ,\nmullins says . he says it like a mantra .\n[ \u2026 ] \u2192 jonathan fields tells us the dirty secret of overnight success . be sure to see the other dirty secret that jonathan reveals . you don\u2019t want to miss [ \u2026 ]\n\u201clisten , people , my band and i are all crying backstage . we\u2019re too broken up to go on . but i just want to tell you , thank you and good night . \u201d\n\u2018thank you for your love and support , \u2019 he told them . \u2018i want you guys to know i love you very much .\ni know what you mean ! sometimes , i get so freaked out by a big step i want to take that as soon as i take the action , i have a second of freak out in which i feel i\u2019m going to throw up or i should quit right away or i\u2019ve made a horrible mistake . but i\u2019ve learned that if i just ride that wave for a few minutes and let it wash over me , it goes away . then i can celebrate that i fought my fears and go on to the next challenge .\nhey ! do you know if they make any plugins to help with seo ? i\u2019m trying to get my blog to rank for some targeted keywords but i\u2019m not seeing very good results . if you know of any please share . many thanks !\nmarie you are a rockstar . this issue comes up for me all the time in the other half of my career as a theatre director . it\u2019s so hard to know which projects are going to be a good challenge and which are going to be duds . next time , i\u2019m paying attention to my body !\ncan you keep a secret ? . . . aka the sole cause of death by laughter world - wide !\nya buddy readers ' . . . : can you keep a secret ? by sophie kinsella - starting june 10th\nm : the entire time i was recording the album i was also editing a documentary film that i ' ve just finished , and that was a very painful . . . it ' s called i ' m going to tell you a secret and it ' s not a conventional documentary . it ' s cinematic , it ' s like a journal . i was flying to stockholm every other week to work on the edit , then coming back here , and it was very difficult , taking 350 hours of film and putting it into two hours . i was so wiped out by it .\nit will be the experience of a lifetime but i ' m well up for it .\nwhatever you do , you\u2019re going to annoy someone , and annoying someone can be a good thing . let me show you the virtue of being an occasional asshole .\n\u201ci\u2019m gonna depress you , \u201d mullins had said before we even went inside the mountain . he described his family\u2014wife , kids . and how for his whole career here , he\u2019s had to tell them that if there\u2019s some kind of event , they\u2019re on their own . \u201ci\u2019m going to be in the mountain doing my job , \u201d he says to the people he loves most , \u201cand i can\u2019t help you . \u201d\nupdate : i wrote a follow - up piece going into more depth on why i hate this sub - plot so much .\nindeed ! i look forward to continuing to add stakeholder value through monetizing our collective demographic - on a going forward basis .\nyou ought to take part in a contest for one of the most useful websites on the internet . i am going to recommend this web site !\ni do not like the mystical concept of it either . \u201cthe secret\u2019s\u201d suggestion that we wish and we get is ludicrous . but many other concepts the secret conveys are valuable .\nthank you to everyone who urged me to read this book asap ! i am forever indebted to you .\nactually , i ' m kind of sad this is just an april fool joke .\n' i ' ll tell you what i like , i like to hire human beings not machines . i like to hire someone who is upfront , honest and comfortable in their own skin . everyone has flaws , i wasn ' t born yesterday .\nidalis , i think i\u2019m with you . i am on a project that fills me with dread and i\u2019m not really connecting with the people or the product and the work is so hard when you\u2019re in that space . so i feel contraction . but then there was what feels like the contradictary statement \u2013 am i supposed to stick with it because i\u2019ll evolve as a result ? marie ? what do you think ?\ntell her that we ' re waiting to see her ,\none soldier said .\nthis question is very often treated as a joke or a way to turn a negative into a positive ( i ' m too perfect . i ' m an overachiever . i never give up ) , said annie griffin , chief happiness officer at manifest london .\ni have about 3 , 000 geniune greek drachma that i ' m willing to commit to this project , on the condition that you change the setting to the peleponnese . . . i ' m seeing the mutant wasps diving into the aegean . . .\nmy partner and i stumbled over here different website and thought i should check things out . i like what i see so i am just following you .\nido not even know how i finished up right here , but i thought this publiksh was once good . i do not know who you are but certainly you\u2019re going tto a well - known blogger when you are not already . cheers !\nfor example , i want to loose weight , i know how to . i want to fit into my skinny jeans because of the sense freedom it gives me when i wear them . i feel like i\u2019m back to the real me at my best .\ntry this ; all of you visualise a one - legged norwegian dwarf going into a bookshop . really see him take down a copy of the secret . focus on how he snorts with derision before setting fire to it .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of i know a secret by tess gerritsen .\ni love your tip about how to tell the difference between fear and intuition . this video helps people to use their intuition for decision - making . i hope you like it .\nlistening to you marie makes me feel expansive ! i love this gem \u2013 thank you .\ni\u2019m impressed , i must say . rarely do i encounter a blog that\u2019s equally educative and engaging , and without a doubt , you\u2019ve hit the nail on the head . the problem is something too few folks are speaking intelligently about . i\u2019m very happy i found this in my hunt for something concerning this .\n[ \u2026 ] \u2013 i\u2019m not the first guy to say stuff like this . jonathan fields talked about this over a year ago , but with more scientific reasons . and i\u2019m using the [ \u2026 ]\nmadonna - i ' m going to t . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\n\u201ci\u2019m so sick of the drama , \u201d she says , as the phone rings again .\nimmediately following i ' m going to tell you a secret on thursday night came c4 ' s scary documentary about ' erotic strangulation ' , death by sex , and a decade or so ago we would ' ve glanced at the schedules and assumed that that was the madonna film . there ' s no doubt that when her daughter hits puberty madonna is going to have a lot of explaining to do , but in the meantime is anyone interested in betting against my hunch that lola will grow up to become a nun ?\nthanks marie . that\u2019s the very question i\u2019ve been asking myself on a regular basis right now . i\u2019m going through some massive changes in my career and life at the moment . and some days i\u2019m so charged to face the day . and some days , the fear absolutely paralyzes me and i wonder what the heck i\u2019m doing . your tips are really great to help me sort out what makes sense and what i can leave behind . looking forward to hearing more !\nmaybe , if you are a bit lucky you realize that if you follow that diet , you will get skinner even if you don\u2019t use that machine .\nm : i like film soundtracks . incessantly i listen to talk to her , 2046 , frida and the hours . i like the soundtracks better than the movies .\ni do not understand the loa nor do i know to what degree i accept it .\ni get what your saying but what if you keep going back and forth . . what if one second your excited and you think to yourself i can do this but the next time you think about it your not so sure and you just feel a sense of dread ? i have felt as you said expansive before and contracted over the same situation . i\u2019m just confused . one second i\u2019ll be great and the next i feel like i want to cry at the thought ? any ideas as to why or what i should do ?\ni\u2019m honored to be with you today because , let\u2019s face it , you accomplished something i never could . if i get through this speech , it\u2019ll be the first time i actually finish something at harvard . class of 2017 , congratulations !\nfinally , someone speaks up about the law of attraction . hey i have a secret , law of attration is bullshit .\nnot just big , life - altering actions , though . when you believe something , even marginally , you begin to do a thousand little things differently . you talk to people you\u2019d normally avoid . you ask questions you\u2019d have been to shy to ask . you help people you\u2019d normally ignore . you dress a little better . you interact with more confidence . you carry yourself differently .\ni wasn ' t going to clutter the blog with a long and off - topic rant . but i think this is hardly going to be the venue to argue that being out of step with mainstream tastes means we ' re missing something .\ngive me all your luvin ' ( madonna feat . nicki minaj & m . i . a . )\ndesperately seeking susan \u00b7 shanghai surprise \u00b7 a certain sacrifice \u00b7 who ' s that girl \u00b7 bloodhounds of broadway \u00b7 dick tracy \u00b7 truth or dare \u00b7 a league of their own \u00b7 body of evidence \u00b7 dangerous game \u00b7 evita \u00b7 the next best thing \u00b7 swept away \u00b7 die another day ( and other cameos ) \u00b7 filth and wisdom \u00b7 w . e . \u00b7 i ' m going to tell you a secret\ni feel competent to talk on the topic since i have visited few dark web markets out of curiosity , and i have to tell you the most of their goods are basically drugs . every single type of drug !\nhi there ! i could have sworn i\u2019ve been to this website before but after checking through some of the post i realized it\u2019s new to me . anyhow , i\u2019m definitely happy i found it and i\u2019ll be book - marking and checking back frequently !\nit\u2019s going to be end of mine day , except before finish i am reading this enormous post to increase my knowledge .\ni ' ve always wanted to exercise my inner ben burtt . tell me when & where and you ' ll have wasposaurus rex sound effects to curdle your blood .\ncohen smiled . \u201cthen dylan says to me , \u2018as far as i\u2019m concerned , leonard , you\u2019re number 1 . i\u2019m number zero . \u2019 meaning , as i understood it at the time\u2014and i was not ready to dispute it\u2014that his work was beyond measure and my work was pretty good . \u201d\n[ \u2026 ] no magic in dreaming of making more money , regardless of what the secret tells you ( \u201dsecret\u201d lovers , please refrain from flame wars in the comments ) . dreaming [ \u2026 ]\ni like the secret and find it to work well . it seems to bring perfectly timed coincidences rather then merely psychological positive thinking .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of can you keep a secret ? by sophie kinsella .\ni love the s * * t out of this video and i\u2019m dying to share it with my facebook friends but\u2026 . when i post the link the image for \u2018make every man want you\u2019 comes up next to the link and i\u2019m uncomfortable posting that on my page . is there a way i can share it without the book cover ?\ni hope you see by now that every story is like an accordion . you can get infinitely more specific , but the consequence of specificity is length . while you should want to be more specific , to show more than you tell , you\u2019ll need to cut the detail that doesn\u2019t add to your story .\ni\u2019ve found that a seriously deep breath ( or three ) , along with an \u201ci\u2019m back\u201d \u2013 does the trick every single time . \ud83d\ude42\ni agree that meditation helps you get in touch with intuition , but you still have it if you don\u2019t meditate .\ntodd ( vo ) : oh , 2004 , you were a bad year . i ' m not gonna say madonna is the reason that kerry lost , you know .\nm : yes . you meet somebody , and you ' re already going out with somebody else , so you say ' hi ' and you have this fantastic date with them , and when you go back to this other person you ' re with all you can do is think about that other new person . i couldn ' t stop thinking about how fun it was to work with stuart . it took me a minute to decide which boyfriend i wanted to have .\nm : lots of people called me . i was kind of surprised . i mean , it wasn ' t the first time i ' ve ever done a show .\ni ' m sure most female readers can relate to her in one aspect or the other . i really loved jack too , until he\ni can ' t tell you how excited i get when i know i am going to be reading a novel featuring tess gerritsen ' s crime solving duo of detective jane rizzoli and forensic pathologist maura isles . in what is the 13th outing for the two , we the readers are guaranteed one thing , a mesmerizing read that never fails to keep you guessing to the very end . will this continue with i know a secret ? when a young woman is found dead in a serene pose with the victim ' s eyes scooped out in her hands , little does jane\ninteresting . i feel like the expansive vs . contractive method is a good way to tell whether you are following your passion but perhaps not the best way to tell whether something is a good idea . when it comes to starting a new business for example , at some point , i feel like research , business analysis , competitive evaluation etc is needed\u2026\nmuch needed video for a decision i\u2019ve been trying to make . going to find a mirror right now to ask myself the question and observe what happens ! thanks marie !\ni have to warn people that intuition is not always correct . i followed \u201cthe secret\u201d . i thought that my life was very much blessed . i traveled , had a home , was at the top of my game in my profession . then , i wanted to help people who were horribly taken advantage of . let\u2019s just say that there were many synchronicities . i told myself \u201ci\u2019m not going to do this , i don\u2019t have the money\u201d \u2013 then i got money windfalls . then , i told myself \u201cthis is out of my expertise \u2013 no way am i going to do it\u201d then , a person who could do the work falls in my lap . then , i tell myself , \u201ci don\u2019t have anything to test with\u201d \u2013 testing materials pop up out of the blue . i was working on this after i got laid off from work . the unemployment ran out . i thought \u201cwell , time to go back to work\u201d - then a voice said \u201cask for an extension\u201d . i thought \u2013 why should i do tha ? nothing is going on \u2013 but \u2013 i went ahead and did it and it was very easy to do \u2013 no problems at all .\nm : there ' s a thing i say in the film when i ' m with all the musicians and dancers and it ' s the last show and i ' m saying goodbye , and i ' ve got my eyes closed and i start crying . where i cry is when i say i feel the pull between my family and my creative life , and the struggle to keep it all balanced and to do it all right . it ' s a struggle , and i know where sylvia plath is coming from , to a certain extent , though i ' m not as depressed as her . i was obsessed with her when i was in high school . the bell jar is my bible .\nthink back to a time when you were angry \u2013 say you were cut off in traffic . how intelligent were you when you were pissed off ?\ni like the helpful info you provide to your articles . i will bookmark your weblog and check once more right here frequently . i\u2019m quite certain i\u2019ll be told many new stuff proper here ! best of luck for the following !\nmaybe you think that\u2019s too much time . i used to . when priscilla graduated from harvard she became a teacher , and before she\u2019d do education work with me , she told me i needed to teach a class . i complained : \u201cwell , i\u2019m kind of busy . i\u2019m running this company . \u201d but she insisted , so i taught a middle school program on entrepreneurship at the local boys and girls club .\nawesome advice ( as always ! ) . i\u2019m super conscious of every feeling in my body , but sometimes i still don\u2019t listen because i dont trust myself enough\u2026i am learning more and more through life\u2019s experience how to build trust for my intuition ( bc it really is actually pretty good when i listen ! ) . i\u2019m getting better at it , but you\u2019re advice on contraction versus expansion really puts it all into perspective for me . i am def going to listen to my body more .\ni believe it works \u2013 but i don\u2019t know why . and i\u2019m guessing that anyone who did would be able to solve far greater mysteries than the law of attraction .\ni\u2019ve been using this all night\u2013 it works wonders . thank you for the bright energy you exude\u2013 you make me happy \ud83d\ude42\nmy decision\u2019s made and i\u2019m getting ok with sitting on the follow up action until its the right time to move . i\u2019m getting ok with the idea that maybe \u201cright here\u201d is exactly the right place for me to be .\nkasdan should know ; besides lucas , perhaps no person has done more to define star wars . so it\u2019s a little ironic that the line he says is his favorite of everything he\u2019s written comes instead from raiders . it\u2019s the one kennedy quoted : i\u2019m making this up as i go . \u201cfor you and me , we\u2019re making it up . here\u2019s how i\u2019m going to behave , here\u2019s what i\u2019m willing to do to make a living , here\u2019s what i\u2019m not willing to do . how we make up our lives as we go , \u201d kasdan says . \u201cthat\u2019s such a powerful idea . it\u2019s exciting . the biggest adventure you can have is making up your own life . \u201d\ni ' m really worried that some great characters are going to die next week . it better not be the magnificent seven , though , because ( spoilers ) not many survive that story .\nthis question gives the interviewer the opportunity to learn your strengths . simply saying : ' i increased social media engagement ' isn ' t going to give your interviewer a sense of what you accomplished . instead , tell them how you increased social media engagement for the company and why your help was valuable .\ncouldn\u2019t have found this at a better time . i just recently took an opportunity that i\u2019ve been having second thoughts about . and even though i\u2019m terrified , i am bursting inside - totally expansive . i will go forth with confidence !\nknow what ! if you think it\u2019s useless , it will become useless for sure . you bring about , what you think about . anyways , now that\u2019s it\u2019s not going to work for you , i feel pathetic about you and your life . please god . help this guy\nm : i tried to do some other stuff with mirwais but it didn ' t resonate . i always kept wanting to run back to stuart ' s studio .\ntake away their country club memberships ? i ' m here all week folks , try the veal .\nfantastic post , very informative . i\u2019m wondering why the other experts of this sector don\u2019t realize this . you should continue your writing .\ntodd : it ' s been a good ride . i ' m todd in the shadows , and . . .\ni look forward to what is to come from you . i hope that one year from now you will come back and share where your journey has taken you . i suspect a life beyond your wildest expectations if you are able to step back into faith and trust that intuition is not always going to give you the easiest way out . even when it appears that it may . \ud83d\ude42\ni hope you can let jeannine\u2019s comments in ; if you need to be angry for a bit , that\u2019s okay , but remember to come back out and spread the beauty you are . you know how that works . you give what you are , vibrationally , we feel it . i send you blessings and wishes to remember who you really are , beauty .\ncersei is pregnant ! she ' s going to tell the whole world it ' s jaime ' s . . . but is it ? i don ' t like to think what she does with qyburn when jaime is away .\nhey , you\u2019re always welcome . we should talk soon . \ud83d\ude42 i\u2019m very happy i chose marketing too , though i\u2019ve gone back to drawing cartoons , but not as a career\u2026more as fun . i only draw cartoons for myself and friends these days \ud83d\ude42\nbut the last statement still leaves us with . . \u201dhow do you tell the difference between your \u201csouls evolution\u201d and good ole devine intervention telling you not to do something ?\nhi elizabeth , i\u2019m an intuitive astrologer , coach and avatar master who just moved to boulder , co after living in nyc for 34 years ( i\u2019m 59 ) . only you can know what feels like the \u201cright\u201d next step for you . i suggest you seek comfort and gentle care . it feels like a struggle for you the way you described seeking a place to live , so i would go where it\u2019s warm and when you feel safer , it may be easier to move forward . it doesn\u2019t have to be hard \u2013 but you do need support . wishing you well in your rebirth !\ntake a look at around you , and see if you need to make any changes .\ngood video . i also know that when i am doing what i am supposed to be doing , things just flow and the universe brings me everything i need . i know i\u2019m out of my flow when i start banging my head , feel like i\u2019m getting no where , feel frustrated and confused . i have to take a day off , let go and not think i know the best way then things line back up . i will pay more attention to how my body feels when an idea or project is presented to me .\ni can always tell a decision or something is good in that i never have to ask anyone , \u201cwhat do you t hink ? \u201d\u2026 . \u201dshall i ? \u201d \u2026 \u201cis he the one ? \u201d\u2026\u201dis this the best for me ? \u201d\u2026etc etc\n\u201ci really enjoy your recognizing these songs , \u201d he said . \u201cbut i\u2019m scared enough as it is out here , and i think something is wrong every time you begin to applaud . so if you do recognize this song , would you just wave your hands ? \u201d\nanxiety . \u201ci hope you bear with me , \u201d he said . \u201cthese songs become meditations for me and sometimes , you know , i just don\u2019t get high on it and i feel that i\u2019m cheating you . i\u2019ll try it again . if it doesn\u2019t work , i\u2019ll stop in the middle . there\u2019s no reason why we should mutilate a song just to save face . \u201d\nyour explanation , however , hits on the crux of positive change in a way that everyone can grasp : \u201cwhen you believe something is something , even marginally , you begin to do a thousand little things differently . you talk to people you\u2019d normally avoid . you ask questions you\u2019d have been to shy to ask . you help people you\u2019d normally ignore . you dress a little better . you interact with more confidence . you carry yourself differently . \u201d\ni dont disagree with you . . mind you , just find that to be the oddest leap of logic\u2026\nthe only thing this process needs is enough people . if you\u2019re impacting enough people in any way , you\u2019re going to be tragically misrepresented in the time it takes a teenager to poop out a tweet .\n2 . now , to browse more securely you needed a orfox . download i too .\nif i\u2019m hugely successful , you may not get the benefit of my experience . a well - known agent may pass you off to a junior agent after you sign the contract . ask me exactly who will be handling your phone calls , marketing your house , and taking you to look at homes before you sign to ensure you get exactly what you\u2019re paying for . watch out for these 15 ways that moving companies scam you .\notherwise , i think you have a great career ahead of you as a screenwriter , once you ' ve stopped putting so much coherent plot into the story .\nthank you so much for sharing what you\u2019re going through with us , carmen . that sounds really tough , so we\u2019re sending lots of love your way . it does sound like your intuition is trying to tell you something ! sometimes it helps to listen to your inner wisdom even if logic doesn\u2019t quite agree . marie has a marietv episode about this that i think you\u2019ll find really helpful : urltoken\nhelp - i\u2019m confused ! in this video you said to trust the expansion versus contraction , but then you closed with a quote about stephen pressman and that the more important something is , the more you will resist it . i had a business i started , that crashed and burned , and everytime i think about restarting it , i feel like throwing myself into traffic , even though i\u2019ve invested over $ 1mm and still believe that it could revolutionize education\u2026 i just think it\u2019s still too early , colleges and universities have to participate , and they aren\u2019t willing\u2026 i need something new\u2026 i\u2019m burned up and burned out . are you saying that the thing that i\u2019m resisting ( the 8 year failed business ) is where i should continue to pour my effort ? ? ?\ni have a stack of sophie kinsella books i ' m working my way through , which might be the greatest choice i ' ve made so far this year . this read like a rom com screenplay and was hilarious . i skimmed confessions of a shopaholic a few years ago before i saw the movie but i ' m probably going to go back and read it now because the characters in this book had such real voices . like i might not have the same personality as emma , but i could still relate to her just because she was so entertaining and lika\nquestion ? marie\u2019s vid say\u2019s if you\u2019re thinking about the thing that it is you want to do\u2026 . what if i\u2019m already in it ? i\u2019m already doing it , but my current situation ( little money , product , need a new website ) has me disheartened as it\u2019s a long way to get to where i want to go , so sometimes there\u2019s the sign\u2019s of contraction ? ? ?\ni ' m here to tell you finding your purpose isn ' t enough . the challenge for our generation is creating a world where everyone has a sense of purpose ,\nsaid mark zuckerberg , who was the principal speaker at harvard ' s 366th commencement on may 25 .\n( who basically spent the whole book determined to expose jack ' s supposedly big secret ) . . .\ni just thought about you , it was going to four and i had not seen your q & a and i was like where is she , my intuition i guess . i really needed this at this time , i am at the point where i feel this is what i should do , but then there is the question of i want one that can bring money fast . i am all churned and mixed up . so this is great to know and i can feel some contractions on projects i want to force on myself\u2026 . thanks\nm : it ' s just that i did that already . i don ' t need to be going on about the war in iraq . i made a lot of political statements in my show and in my film . i don ' t want to repeat myself , so i moved to another area and that ' s ' god , i really feel like dancing right now ' . it was too intense . it ' s not just a reaction to what i was doing work - wise , but also a reaction to what was going on in the world . i just wanted some relief .\n\u201cthe first thing to do is clarify the question , \u201d he says . \u201cyou don\u2019t want to dance around an answer and then have the person say , \u2018no , that\u2019s not what i\u2019m asking . i\u2019m asking something different or simpler . \u2019 make sure you\u2019re getting the question right , \u201d sullivan advises .\nthis is more or less a sequel to truth or dare . in truth or dare , we get to see a very naughty madonna crossover from pop star to seal the deal as the queen of pop . in i ' m going to tell you a secret , we get to see a very well established queen of pop navigate through marriage and motherhood whilst remaining on her throne . two completely different madonnas belting out one amazing body of work . its just as good as truth or dare , but shows a much lighter side of madonna . excellent movie .\nif i had to understand everything about connecting people before i began , i never would have started facebook .\ncaldwell mentions that , two weeks ago , one patient became furious over some perceived slight or injustice ; every time the techs checked on him , he would squirt urine or feces through the door . ( this is a popular pastime at mendota . ) the techs would dodge it and return 20 minutes later , and he would do it again . \u201cthis went on for several days , \u201d caldwell says . \u201cbut part of the concept of decompression is that the kid\u2019s going to get tired at some point . and one of those times you\u2019re going to come there and he\u2019s going to be tired , or he\u2019s just not going to have any urine left to throw at you . and you\u2019re going to have a little moment where you\u2019re going to have a positive connection there . \u201d\nat the end of the day when i ' m standing at the golden gates , i ' m sure god doesn ' t give a shit how many records i ' ve sold or how many number one hits i ' ve had . all he gives a shit about is how i behaved , how i treated people . so understanding that , and still doing my best making records , is the conclusion i ' ve come to . i think about that more now than i used to .\ni was at a seminar recently where the guys were hard selling their mastermind program \u2013 the whole time i was sitting there going through a roller coaster of emotions \u201cshould i , shouldn\u2019t i ? \u201d and left feeling like a total loser for not signing up .\nas i drive up the hairpinned road toward the entrance to the mountain , made famous in fictional form by war games and stargate , signs warn me off with increasing aggression . but i ' m allowed : i ' m here for a rare tour of the mountain\u2019s innards .\nif you plan to be there , don\u2019t \u201cwait and think about it . \u201d tickets are moving faster than we expected , which i\u2019m beyond grateful for .\ni find this article rather interesting , i am a believer in the law of attraction , because i\u2019ve practiced it my entire life ( the method that is . ) i only recently realized people were writing about it and calling it \u201cthe secret\u201d\nbut the real surprise on both the album and the documentary is that madonna doesn ' t seem to be enjoying herself at all .\ni had some fun back then ,\nshe remarks to akerlund ' s camera , referring to her wild days as a material girl and sex goddess ,\nbut you know , fun ' s overrated .\nno , it isn ' t - - confessions taught us that much . on i ' m going to tell you a secret , madonna is deadly serious about\nwaking people up .\nthe secret she ' s going to tell us is the secret of life , the key to world peace and personal fulfillment . she ' d pompously have us believe she ' s got it all figured out . worse , clouded by her unwavering sense of mission , madonna completely misses the fact that her songs have become a shared language among people who have very little common ground . her music has been changing the world for more than two decades now , but sadly she seems unaware of this , her one true\nsecret\nto pop cultural unity .\nif you ask me how to get to tripville , & i know where tripville is , it shouldn\u2019t take me more than 5 minutes to impart to you that information and wish you well on your way . i don\u2019t need to lecture you and sell you products and channel entities . i can do some impressions if you need to kill some time , but that\u2019s another post\u2026\nseriously , the first time i heard of the secret was on oprah : after the show . ( hey , i was flipping through the channels while eating dinner . ) the secret guy was answering questions and a feeble looking man asked , \u201cbut how do you explain or deal with , for example , the war going on right now ? \u201d and the secret guy said , \u201cthat is just it - there is no war in my world . \u201d feeble man started nodding his head and grinning saying , \u201coh , i get it ! i get it now ! \u201d i turned the channel in disgust . if this secret tunes you out to fellow feeling and being conscious of human suffering then it\u2019s only an excuse to not care unless you are personally being affected by something .\ni think you were reading my mind marie . i just has this same conversation with kris ward ! thank you for posting . i love your stuff , yo\u2019 !\ndna taken from the dead wasps is used by a secret lab on a remote island to resurrect creepy crawlers from the age of giant insects ."]}
{"id": 116456, "summary": [{"text": "fanchon , the cricket is a 1915 american silent drama film produced by famous players film company and distributed by paramount pictures .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it is based on a novel , la petite fadette by george sand .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was directed by james kirkwood and stars mary pickford , now working for adolph zukor and daniel frohman .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "a previous film version of the story was released in 1912 by imp ( later universal ) and directed by herbert brenon .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "fanchon , the cricket is the only film to feature all three pickford siblings : mary ( in the lead role ) , lottie , and jack pickford .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "milton berle , fred , and adele astaire are also listed among the cast .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "astaire biographer tim satchell maintains that the film is the only one to feature the dancing duo of fred and adele astaire .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "fred astaire later said he had no recollection of working on the film .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "all three roles have yet to be positively confirmed . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "fanchon the cricket", "paragraphs": ["fanchon , the cricket was released may 1915 and is directed by james kirkwood . the fanchon , the cricket dvd or bluray release date is set to be or was : pending info\nfanchon , the cricket is a drama movie and the approximate length of the movie is 0 minutes .\nlittle barefoot : a domestic drama in five acts , and the companion piece of fanchon the cricket / from the german by aug . waldauer\nare some of the actors that star in the fanchon , the cricket movie , for a full list please see the cast tab in the movie menu above .\ntheclassics . us 9 / 12 / 2013 , 2013 . paperback or softback . condition : new . fanchon the cricket . book .\ngrand opera house , london , ontario [ programme , thursday night : the favorite actress , ida van cortland . fanchon , the cricket . ]\nwhere to watch fanchon , the cricket . all available online streams and dvd purchase information . movies synopsis , runtime , release dates and more .\ndo you want to watch movies free like fanchon , the cricket ( 1915 ) ? . why not sign up to one of the streaming services below ! .\nother victorian / edwardian childhood favorites : the railway children , the wind in the willows ( bbc series included ) , little princess , la petite fadette ( apparently translated to fanchon , the cricket ) .\nlee ' s opera house , f ' ton monday eve ' ng march 26th , boston comedy co ' y . will be performed the world ' s famous drama fanchon , the cricket !\nare you looking to by fanchon , the cricket on dvd , bluray or 3d ? if it ' s available to buy you will find the best prices and most trusted market places to buy from below .\nfanchon , the cricket maybe available to watch online or stream from the links and rental services below . please note we only list legal streams and rentals for this movie and a rent or purchase fee may apply .\na young wild girl fanchon ( mary pickford ) lives in a forest with her eccentric grandmother who is suspected by the villagers of being a witch . the unkempt fanchon suffers from her . . . see full summary \u00bb\na young wild girl fanchon ( mary pickford ) lives in a forest with her eccentric grandmother who is suspected by the villagers of being a witch . the unkempt fanchon suffers from her grandmother ' s sorceress reputation . one day the girl rescues a boy from drowning and they fall in love , but fanchon . . . find out more\na young wild girl fanchon ( mary pickford ) lives in a forest with her eccentric grandmother who is suspected by the villagers of being a witch . the unkempt fanchon suffers from her grandmother ' s sorceress reputation . one day the girl rescues a boy from drowning and they fall in love , but fanchon won ' t agree to marry him unless his father asks her . a year later the boy has fallen very ill and it is only the presence of the enchanting fanchon that helps to restore his health .\n\u2026appeared in a new piece , fanchon , the cricket , a secondhand adaptation by august waldauer from george sand\u2019s story \u201cla petite fadette . \u201d her characterization of the sprite of a heroine , which included a graceful and entrancing shadow dance , was an immediate sensation . her southern tour was cut short by the civil\u2026\nfanchon , who lives in the forest with her grandmother , old fadette , reputed to be a witch , is snubbed because of her grandmother ' s reputation and her own unkempt appearance , by the village children , on whom she plays pranks . at a may day picnic , she first frightens and then intrigues landry , the son of a rich merchant . after fanchon saves landry ' s idiot brother didier from mistreatment and rescues landry himself from drowning , landry tells his parents , who want him to marry the priggish madelon , that he loves fanchon . although she longs for love , fanchon proudly tells landry she will not marry him until his father asks her . while landry leaves for a year , old fadette dies and fanchon is left alone . when landry returns and develops a serious fever , his parents ask fanchon to visit . after her presence leads to landry ' s recovery , his parents beg fanchon to marry their son .\nthe discovery of\nfanchon the cricket\n( 1915 ) starring the pickford family , in the british film institute ( bfi ) archive , was also very exciting because this has always been considered a long lost pickford film . this information has been turned over to timeline films because bfi will not release films to individuals . upon research of my information , timeline informed me that they would be seeking a copy of this film from the bfi archive for release in the future .\ni have forwarded the information for\nfanchon the cricket\n( 1915 ) to timeline films so they can obtain the copy from the british film institute ( bfi ) since they cannot sell to individuals . i have also forwarded the jack pickford , lottie pickford , olive thomas and other mary pickford releases to timeline films for possible future release . all thanhouser productions , including\nsilas marner\nand\nunder two flags\nhave been forwarded to ned thanhouser for possible future release , as well .\nthis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923 . this book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages , poor pictures , errant marks , etc . that were either part of the original artifact , or were introduced by the scanning process . we believe this work is culturally important , and despite the imperfections , have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide . we appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process , and hope you enjoy this valuable book . + + + + the below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title . this data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification : + + + + fanchon : the cricket george sand follett , foster & co . , 1863\nbook digitized by google from the library of the new york public library and uploaded to the internet archive by user tpb .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nthe\nhelp\nlink will show you different tips for each page on the site , so click here often as you explore the site .\nwwi - send - off for the 1st contingent at the d . a . r . station\nthis project would not have been possible without the use of the internet . the internet has been a vital tool in locating films in these various archives .\nwe have not verified that the email belongs to you . please check your inbox for the verification email .\non the other hand , i did have those \u201cclassic comics\u201d versions of a few ( adult ) classics , and i loooooved them . except for the sherlock holmes story with the snake in the vents , which scared the living hell out of me and still does . : p\ncan ' t remember the title or the author of a book ? our booksleuth is specially designed for you .\nthe book is well written and hard to put down . i ordered it as my mother - in - law ' s name was fanchon and she had showed me the book her mother had read upon naming her in 1901 . the book became lost when her belongings were disbursed and i was afraid that i would never be able to find it . on my first try to amazon i found it and much to my surprise this treasure was reasonably priced . i have shared it with many of my neighbors who also have given it praise . i was so happy to get the first printing and not the later one in 1926 .\nwhile some of the narrative is quick , other parts move as slowly as pip ' s boat does and only then because dickens takes so long in describing the water that the people in the boat likely took to watching the thames water evaporate while waiting for him to get a move on .\nsurvival status : print exists in the national film and television archive of the british film institute film archive [ incomplete ] .\nthe overseas archives that may allow purchase of materials include : gosfilmofond of russia ; screensound australia ; filmmuseum nl ; the national film archive of iceland and the danish film institute ( dfi ) .\nsome archives won ' t release titles and they must be viewed on the archive ' s premises . these include the george eastman house ( geh ) , museum of modern art ( moma ) and the british film institute ( bfi ) . the overseas archives have individual policies regarding copyright materials and vary between the individual archives .\nthe films i have located in these various archives are , for the most part , extremely rare , and many are presumed lost . some of them are complete while others are partial films . the particular archive that holds the film can advise which ones are complete .\nthe railway children ! ( and the film . ) i\u2019ve not heard of la petite fadette \u2013 feel i should do some research .\n\u2018s 1915 release . adapted by frances marion from a george sand novel , the film was believed to be lost for decades . in the 1990s three of five reels were discovered in england , and now the mary pickford foundation is pleased to announce a screening of the complete feature at\ni hope to purchase\nsilas marner\n( 1916 ) from the library of congress ; the one reel of\nneptune ' s daughter\n( 1914 ) from gosfilmofond of russia and\nsiren of the sea\n( 1911 ) from the danish film institute ( dfi ) .\nthese links will always show you how deep you are in the collection . click them to get a broader view of the items you ' re currently viewing .\nthere are no reviews yet . be the first one to write a review .\nto resend the verification email , please enter your email address and click submit .\npublication date 1862 series french ' s standard drama . the acting edition ; no . 334 note probably based on\ndie grille , oder , die kleine fadette\n, august schrader ' s version of george sand ' s\nla petite fadette\n.\nto which are added , a description of the costume , cast of the characters , entrances and exits , relative positions of the performers on the stage , and the whole of the stage business . as now performed at the principal english and american theatres .\n- - t . p . printed cast list for laura keene ' s theatre ' s production , new york , 1862 . partial cast : fanchon : maggie mitchell ; father barbeaud : j . h . stoddart ; landry : j . w . collier ; didier : a . h . davenport ; annette : miss blanchard . note with : fireman / samuel d . johnson . boston : william v . spencer , 1856 . ( item 1 of 2 ) related work schrader , august , 1815 - 1878 . grille . sand , george , 1804 - 1876 petite fadette .\nthe wicked darling\n( 1919 ) \u00ad lon chaney sr . \u00ad filmmuseum nl\ni don\u2019t think i finished a single children\u2019s classic as a child , except my abridged version of little women . i read the complete version as an adult , but jo still didn\u2019t marry laurie and there was even more tedious stuff about her professor . heidi lost me early on with the saga about the bread rolls . i had no idea why one sort was better for the old woman than the other . i think i was on the cusp of teenagerhood when i read , and loved , the secret garden . my favourite books as a child ( apart from enid blyton ) were mostly written by modern writers , but set in the past . by \u2018modern\u2019 i obviously mean half a century ago . books like tom\u2019s midnight garden and the septimus quinn stories . when i was teenager i discovered the nineteenth century novel and there was no stopping me .\nthe footage of ms . kellerman in\nneptune ' s daughter\n( 1914 ) is quite interesting . the surviving footage i received runs about 20 minutes in length and shows what a great film this was when it was originally released in 1914 . the attention to details ; lavish sets and swimming scenes all are proof of the film ' s quality .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nthey have been extremely helpful in their information to me . they started by giving me the link of worldwide film archives that will take you directly to each of the archive websites .\nthis is the worm hole , one of the multitude of book blogs and written by a brit . i review , discuss , and talk about anything and everything literature - related .\noh , i was so , so angry when i realized that the copy of the count of monte cristo i was reading at age eight was abridged . when i tried to read the long version , it was a bit much for me , and i gave up , but i didn\u2019t go back to the abridged version . i felt so cheated ! abridged indeed .\nthis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923 . this book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages , poor pictures , errant marks , etc . that were either part of the original artifact , or were introduced by the scanning process . we believe this work is culturally important , and despite the imperfections , have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide . we appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process , and hope you enjoy this valuable book .\ncassandra editions , 1977 . paperback . condition : very good . there is shelfwear & rubbing on the surfaces , with a slight cock to & reading crease down the spine , edge & corner wear , & impacted front hinge ; the book is attractive & in very good condition .\nswitch between images of the original document and text transcriptions and outlines you can cut and paste .\n, the foundation has acquired an hd transfer from the recently preserved film elements which were created from an original nitrate negative . also featuring jack standing and gertrude norman and directed by james kirkwood ,\nthe same is true of the discovery of\nonze filmsterren\n( 1919 ) starring mary miles minter and\nheldige de friere\n( 1912 ) starring valda valkyrien because these titles were not listed on internet movie database until i located them in the filmmuseum nl and museum of modern art archives .\nat the moment i\u2019m on a victorian literature learning bender and as tends to be the case when you\u2019ve already learned a fair amount on a subject i\u2019ve been looking into the smaller details , going further afield to writers of other countries , looking at lesser - known writers who wrote for different ages .\nandesite press , 2017 . paperback . condition : new . language : english . brand new book * * * * * print on demand * * * * * . this work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important , and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it . this work was reproduced from the original artifact , and remains as true to the original work as possible . therefore , you will see the original copyright references , library stamps ( as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world ) , and other notations in the work . this work is in the public domain in the united states of america , and possibly other nations . within the united states , you may freely copy and distribute this work , as no entity ( individual or corporate ) has a copyright on the body of the work . as a reproduction of a historical artifact , this work may contain missing or blurred pages , poor pictures , errant marks , etc . scholars believe , and we concur , that this work is important enough to be preserved , reproduced , and made generally available to the public . we appreciate your support of the preservation process , and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant .\nandesite press , 2017 . paperback . condition : new . language : english . brand new book * * * * * print on demand * * * * * . this work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important , and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it . this work was reproduced from the original artifact , and remains as true to the original work as possible . therefore , you will see the original copyright references , library stamps ( as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world ) , and other notations in the work . this work is in the public domain in the united states of america , and possibly other nations . within the united states , you may freely copy and distribute this work , as no entity ( individual or corporate ) has a copyright on the body of the work . as a reproduction of a historical artifact , this work may contain missing or blurred pages , poor pictures , errant marks , etc . scholars believe , and we concur , that this work is important enough to be preserved , reproduced , and made generally available to the public . we appreciate your support of the preservation process , and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant .\nfairfax media is the copyright owner for the evening post . you can reproduce in - copyright material from this newspaper for non - commercial use under a creative commons new zealand by - nc - sa licence . this newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of fairfax media . for advice on reproduction of out - of - copyright material from this newspaper , please refer to the copyright guide .\njessica : i seem to remember the story was fun and rebellious ? that\u2019s a very good idea , adding them to your classics list . i\u2019d think i\u2019d do the same only then it\u2019d be even longer\u2026\nby using the web site , you confirm that you have read , understood , and agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions . \u00a9 1996 - 2018 abebooks inc . all rights reserved . abebooks , the abebooks logo , abebooks . com ,\npassion for books .\nand\npassion for books . books for your passion .\nare registered trademarks with the registered us patent & trademark office .\nsilent films have always been of great interest to me . i remember the first silent films i ever saw were on the local public television station out of urbana , illinois . they were lon chaney ' s\nphantom of the opera\n( 1925 ) and harold lloyd ' s\nsafety last\n( 1923 ) . i was about 13 years old at the time , and it was around 1979 .\nchicago review press , incorporated . paperback . condition : fair . a readable copy . all pages are intact , and the cover is intact . pages can include considerable notes - in pen or highlighter - but the notes cannot obscure the text . at thriftbooks , our motto is : read more , spend less .\nthe responses and assistance i have been given by bronwyn dowdall of screensound australia were invaluable . i would not have been able to obtain a copy of this film without the help of this archive . they are to be commended for their replies to my endless email inquiries . this is extremely remarkable in light of the events surrounding screensound australia in the past couple of weeks . this archive was in danger of drastic cutbacks and layoffs , but thanks to public outcry denouncing these actions , these plans have been shelved for the time being . in order to show support for this archive and its dedicated staff , please go to the screensound australia website at urltoken or go to the save screensound campaign at www . cpsu . org . au .\na growing source of silent era film information . this listing is from the progressive silent film list by carl bennett . copyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 by carl bennett and the silent era company . all rights reserved .\nthis is starting to sound as though it\u2019s in line with my feelings as to the appropriateness of classics at exam level so i\u2019ll say now that it\u2019s not . whilst i think classics at school are classics before their time , children\u2019s books are obviously read at the right age , it\u2019s just that time has moved on since their release date . whereas a gcse student will go on to have the experiences and knowledge to appreciate the victorian adult canon , a children\u2019s book naturally comes without the requirement to live first . it\u2019s simply a sad fact that due to the progression of time a person may enjoy victorian children\u2019s literature more as an adult .\nthese films left a lasting impression on me that caused me to seek out other silent films and research the lives of silent film era stars , particularly the ones that were little known ; obscure or long since forgotten .\nthis was a very rewarding experience for me locating the lost footage of these films . i have sent many updates to internet movie database regarding corrections and additions to the filmographies of both ms . kellerman and ms . valkyrien .\ni use the word \u2018tricked\u2019 loosely because in fact i really love the idea . i can see in it my classics - loving father and my you - can - never - have - too - many - books - oh - dear - what - have - i - done mother , introducing me to the canon without any fanfare .\nby using the web site , you confirm that you have read , understood , and agreed to be bound by the terms and conditions . copyright \u00a9 1996 - 2018 abebooks inc . & abebooks europe gmbh . all rights reserved .\nis notable for being the only feature to co - star all three pickford siblings , mary , jack and lottie .\nthe discovery of ms . kellerman ' s 1911 short film entitled\nsiren of the sea\n( 1911 ) , costarring maurice costello , which i located in the danish film institute ( dfi ) , is important because it was not listed as a known title with internet movie database or american film institute ( afi ) until i discovered it in this archive .\nthis article text was automatically generated and may include errors . view the full page to see article in its original form .\nregister so you can check out ratings by your friends , family members , and like - minded members of the fa community .\nmy goal is to make these films available for viewing and purchase by the average silent film fan , which is what i consider myself to be . this way , all silent film fans will be able to easily access these films without having to travel to an archive to see them . being an average silent film fan myself , i live in a very small town not close to any of these archives , which makes viewing them in person extremely difficult . i am of the hope that because of the advancement of the internet , which makes access to archival information easily obtainable , and the introduction of dvd , this goal will be an eventual reality .\nbrowsed to an interesting page ? click here to search within the item you ' re currently viewing , or start a new search .\nurltoken this website uses the tmdb api to provide movie , tv show and cast information but is not endorsed or certified by tmdb .\nin my opinion , the only truth in the common stereotype is that they are from a long ago era in history when the world was a much more innocent place than it is today . i have convinced several persons to give silent film a chance by watching a good example of the genre , such as f . w . murnau ' s\nnosferatu\n( 1921 ) or g . w . pabst ' s\npandora ' s box\n( 1928 ) . upon viewing a good silent film such as these examples , they have found them to be quite intriguing and entertaining which makes them seek out other silent films thus destroying the common stereotype about silent film .\nthe culmination of my search resulted in locating a partial copy of annette kellerman ' s first feature film ,\nneptune ' s daughter\n( 1914 ) . this was the first collaboration between ms . kellerman and herbert brenon and has long been considered a lost film , so for me to locate it was quite exciting . the footage is currently held in two archives , screensound australia and gosfilmofond of russia .\ncassandra editions , 1977 . condition : good . reprint . shows some signs of wear , and may have some markings on the inside .\nof course there\u2019s a reason ; i suppose it\u2019s to counteract that problem i had \u2013 the inability to relate . children\u2019s books don\u2019t tend to be violent and whilst culture has changed as the years have gone by , victorian children\u2019s books were hardly gruesome . it\u2019s an interesting one .\nfamous players film company production ; distributed by paramount pictures corporation . / scenario by james kirkwood + [ frances marion ] , from the novel la petite fadette by george sand . cinematography by edward wynard . presented by daniel frohman . / released 10 may 1915 . / standard 35mm spherical 1 . 33 : 1 format . / all three pickfords appeared together in a motion picture for the first time in this film . the astaire\u2019s film debut .\nwhat\u2019s interesting is the next thought i had . these books constituted gifts from my parents and extended family , books i\u2019d not specifically asked for . and these i read at home ; my choices at school were modern . it\u2019s been a revelation \u2013 during a certain period of my childhood i finished very few books . i\u2019ve often felt embarrassed by this . now i can correlate the period with those books ; it was the classical literature i didn\u2019t finish .\nreink books , 2017 . softcover . condition : new . reprinted from edition . no changes have been made to the original text . this is not a retyped or an ocr ' d reprint . illustrations , index , if any , are included in black and white . each page is checked manually before printing . as this reprint is from very old book , there could be some missing or flawed pages , but we always try to make the book as complete as possible . fold - outs , if any , are not part of the book . if the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume , not the whole set . this paperback book is sewn , where the book block is actually sewn ( smythe sewn / section sewn ) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of paperback binding . it can also be open wide . the pages will not fall out and will be around for a lot longer than normal paperbacks . this print on demand book is printed on high quality acid - free paper .\n2018 . softcover . condition : new . this is a reprint of the original work published in 1863 . we are professionally publishing these works using the classic text and artwork . the content of this print on demand book has not been changed . the book is printed in black and white . illustrations , if any , are also in black and white . re - sized . sewn perfect bound for longer life . fold - outs , if any , not included . this is a reprint of a very old book so there might be some imperfections like blurred pages , poor images or missing pages which we were not able to remove . if the book is a multi volume set , then this is only a single volume . we are proud to offer numerous titles , all at incredible prices with worldwide free delivery to over 100 countries . the image , if shown any , is for reference only , so that you can be sure of the book title before buying . original publisher : f . leypoldt [ etc . , etc . ] language : english pages : 245 .\nincluded the word \u2018unabridged\u2019 . even then i was very happy to hear from my mother that this meant it was the complete text \u2013 i\u2019ve always been someone who prefers a slow trudge if it means reading a book as it was written . what intrigues me about this is that abridged books are often children\u2019s books . adult books are abridged for children and recently there\u2019s even been the publication of classics as board books for toddlers , told in twelve words ( it\u2019s quite fascinating ,\nenter names , places , or other keywords that you ' re curious about here . we ' ll look for them in the fulltext of millions of articles .\ni am trying to obtain a copy of this footage held by gosfilmofond of russia to see if it completes the footage i have already received from screensound australia .\nreink books , 2017 . softcover . condition : new . reprinted from 1871 edition . no changes have been made to the original text . this is not a retyped or an ocr ' d reprint . illustrations , index , if any , are included in black and white . each page is checked manually before printing . as this reprint is from very old book , there could be some missing or flawed pages , but we always try to make the book as complete as possible . fold - outs , if any , are not part of the book . if the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume , not the whole set . this paperback book is sewn , where the book block is actually sewn ( smythe sewn / section sewn ) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of paperback binding . it can also be open wide . the pages will not fall out and will be around for a lot longer than normal paperbacks . this print on demand book is printed on high quality acid - free paper . original publisher : t . b . peterson , 1871 .\nreink books , 2017 . softcover . condition : new . reprinted from 1866 edition . no changes have been made to the original text . this is not a retyped or an ocr ' d reprint . illustrations , index , if any , are included in black and white . each page is checked manually before printing . as this reprint is from very old book , there could be some missing or flawed pages , but we always try to make the book as complete as possible . fold - outs , if any , are not part of the book . if the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume , not the whole set . this paperback book is sewn , where the book block is actually sewn ( smythe sewn / section sewn ) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of paperback binding . it can also be open wide . the pages will not fall out and will be around for a lot longer than normal paperbacks . this print on demand book is printed on high quality acid - free paper . original publisher : s . n . , 1866 ? ] .\nreink books , 2017 . softcover . condition : new . reprinted from 1888 edition . no changes have been made to the original text . this is not a retyped or an ocr ' d reprint . illustrations , index , if any , are included in black and white . each page is checked manually before printing . as this reprint is from very old book , there could be some missing or flawed pages , but we always try to make the book as complete as possible . fold - outs , if any , are not part of the book . if the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume , not the whole set . this paperback book is sewn , where the book block is actually sewn ( smythe sewn / section sewn ) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of paperback binding . it can also be open wide . the pages will not fall out and will be around for a lot longer than normal paperbacks . this print on demand book is printed on high quality acid - free paper . original publisher : s . n . , 1888 ? ] .\nreink books , 2017 . softcover . condition : new . reprinted from 1894 edition . no changes have been made to the original text . this is not a retyped or an ocr ' d reprint . illustrations , index , if any , are included in black and white . each page is checked manually before printing . as this reprint is from very old book , there could be some missing or flawed pages , but we always try to make the book as complete as possible . fold - outs , if any , are not part of the book . if the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume , not the whole set . this paperback book is sewn , where the book block is actually sewn ( smythe sewn / section sewn ) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of paperback binding . it can also be open wide . the pages will not fall out and will be around for a lot longer than normal paperbacks . this print on demand book is printed on high quality acid - free paper . original publisher : s . n . , 1894 ? ] .\n? no . i remember finding them all very charming , though i wouldn\u2019t have used that word then , but looking back with the hindsight and knowledge i have now i can see that the differences in culture and so on made these books less appealing . they were lovely and somewhat utopian but they didn\u2019t represent my experience of life .\nreink books , 2018 . softcover . condition : new . reprinted from 1863 edition . language : english . no changes have been made to the original text . this is not a retyped or an ocr ' d reprint . illustrations , index , if any , are included in black and white . each page is checked manually before printing . as this reprint is from very old book , there could be some missing or flawed pages , but we always try to make the book as complete as possible . fold - outs , if any , are not part of the book . if the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume , not the whole set . this paperback book is sewn , where the book block is actually sewn ( smythe sewn / section sewn ) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of paperback binding . it can also be open wide . the pages will not fall out and will be around for a lot longer than normal paperbacks . this print on demand book is printed on high quality acid - free paper . original publisher : f . leypoldt [ etc . , etc . ] 245 pages .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\nplease write a description for this profile . this is the text that will appear on the about page and should be a description of what this topic is . for people , this would include a biography , including a description of their early life and career ; for films and tv shows : a plot + other information about this title , etc .\ni have had many conversations with people regarding silent films , and i must say that most people have a tendency to believe the common stereotype associated with silent film . it is the generally accepted belief of persons not associated with silent film that all silent films are slow paced ; overly acted and badly acted melodramas from an ancient , long forgotten time .\ni have finally confirmed that gosfilmofond of russia holds one reel ( about 150 feet ) of this film and not\na daughter of the gods\n( 1916 ) , as previously believed . this was ms . kellerman ' s second feature film and second collaboration with herbert brenon . the only footage i was able to locate for this elusive film was through the cinema museum of london . at one time this archive held a few feet of this film , but it was not enough for preservation efforts and is presumed lost .\nthe list of persons that have been instrumental in my location of these films is as follows . i wish to acknowledge them for their contribution in making this project a success .\nthe only known films that are currently available with ms . kellerman and ms . valkyrien are\nvenus of the south seas\n( 1925 ) and\nshattered dreams\n(\nbolshevism on trial\n) ( 1919 ) , both of which could be purchased through grapevine video which closed its doors in november , 2003 , due to jack hardy ' s retirement .\nvisited the set of this film as it was being made . they did not appear on camera , but it is often erroneously reported that they made their film debuts in this movie .\ncassandra editions , 1977 . condition : good . reprint . ships from reno , nv . former library book . shows some signs of wear , and may have some markings on the inside .\nas a general rule , titles produced before 1923 can be purchased from us archives that will work with individuals , such as the library of congress , because they are exempt from copyright restrictions .\ni\u2019m quite fond of blyton , my mum read my her books and was all over the famous five ; i remember tom\u2019s midnight garden well . love that you started your victorian classics early !\nf . m . lupton publishing company , new york , 1895 . 18 mo . vg - / no dj . green spine with gold text ; cover has some rubbing around the edges and 3 brown circular stains on the back ( spanning 1 cm , 0 . 7 cm , and 0 . 2 cm respectively ) ; boards are strong and clean ; hinge is still attached but there is thinning around parts of it ; front free end page has signature of the previous owner ; binding is strong ; textblock is age - toned and clean . pp . 230 . rockville .\ngeorge sand is the pen name of amantine lucile aurore dupin , baroness dudevant , a 19th century french novelist and memoirist . sand is best known for her novels indiana , l ? lia , and consuelo , and for her memoir a winter in majorca , in which she reflects on her time on the island with chopin in 1838 - 39 . a champion of the poor and working classes , sand was an early socialist who published her own newspaper using a workers co - operative and scorned gender conventions by wearing men s clothing and smoking tobacco in public . george sand died in france in 1876 .\nfred astaire and adele astaire visited the set of this film as it was being made . they did not appear on camera , but it is often erroneously reported that they made their film debuts in this movie .\ni read abridged versions of most of those adult classics and i liked most of them . the only book that was hard , if i remember right , was dickens\u2019 \u2018the pickwick papers\u2019 . i think that is a real grown up book and it is best read and appreciated when one is older . my mom used to rave about it when i was younger and i didn\u2019t understand what was great about it . now i do .\nenter your mobile number or email address below and we ' ll send you a link to download the free kindle app . then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone , tablet , or computer - no kindle device required .\nresponsibility translated from the german by aug . waldauer . imprint new york : samuel french , [ 1862 ? ] physical description 48 p . ; 21 cm . series french ' s standard drama . acting edition ; no . 334 .\nif you know the book but cannot find it on abebooks , we can automatically search for it on your behalf as new inventory is added . if it is added to abebooks by one of our member booksellers , we will notify you !\nebay parter network urltoken is part of the ebay partner network . this partner network program is designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees and / or commissions by advertising and linking to various products on urltoken and it ' s partner websites .\nit is believed that ms . kellerman had a cameo role in\nthe great stone face\n( 1968 ) as well as\nfatty at coney island\n( 1918 ) .\nfatty at coney island\n( 1918 ) is also available for purchase .\nwhen i met my husband in 1987 , one of the many things we found we had in common was a shared love of silent films . since our marriage in 1990 , we have amassed quite an impressive collection of films , about a third of which are silent .\napril : yes ! i can understand you thinking perhaps jo\u2019s marriage would be different later and then being disappointed . i don\u2019t think i got that far ( can\u2019t remember if it happened in the first book or later\u2026 ) but certainly laurie seemed the right choice . i wouldn\u2019t be surprised if there\u2019s a ton of jo / laurie fan fiction out there . she\u2019s ensured we\u2019ll keep talking about her work ! i don\u2019t remember that in heidi , i think i gave up early , seem to remember a lot of repetition , not much chance for action in that book .\nmary pickford \u00ae is a registered trademark and an unregistered service mark of mary pickford foundation . mary pickford foundation is also the sole owner of all rights to use mary pickford\u2019s name , voice , signature , photograph , or likeness , in any manner , including on or in products , merchandise , or goods , or for purposes of advertising or selling , or soliciting purchases of , products , merchandise , goods , or services , and use of any of these rights without prior written consent from mary pickford foundation is a violation of law and subjects the unauthorized user to liability for money damages , among other remedies .\ni started my research by asking about several different film actors and actresses as well as film titles , but ultimately i concentrated my research on two obscure silent era actresses by the names of annette kellerman ( a / k / a annette kellermann ) and valda valkyrien ( a / k / a valkyrien ) .\n\u00a9 2002 - 2018 filmaffinity - movieaffinity | filmaffinity is a movie recommendation site based on the concept of movie soulmates . we are an independent movie lovers club worldwide with 646 . 000 users + 133 . 000 . 000 ratings . not related to any media or corporation . all rights reserved | movie soulmates\u2122 is a registered trademark\nhe originally asked me to review a silent film that i had seen , and because i was having difficulty picking out just one , i asked if i could write the article about something else pertaining to silent film . he agreed , and i suggested doing an article on\nlost silent films that might exist in worldwide archives .\ni started my search by going to the library of congress ' website . they have a feature called\nask a librarian .\nthis feature is free , and they usually answer your email inquiry in 48 hours if not sooner . in most cases , if they cannot help you , they can direct you to another source .\nto sum it up , all the children\u2019s writers listed were ones i\u2019d read in my childhood . it was a sudden realisation and please feel free to laugh because i\u2019ve been reading and studying literature for , what is it , six years now , but have only just worked it out \u2013 my parents tricked me into reading classic books .\n2018 . hardcover . condition : new . 245 lang : - english , pages 245 , print on demand . reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [ 1863 ] . this book is printed in black & white , hardcover , sewing binding for longer life with matt laminated multi - colour dust cover , printed on high quality paper , re - sized as per current standards , professionally processed without changing its contents . as these are old books , we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots . if it is multi volume set , then it is only single volume . we expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books . we found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves . ( any type of customisation is possible ) . hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions . language : english .\n2018 . softcover . condition : new . 245 lang : - english , pages 245 , print on demand . reprinted in 2018 with the help of original edition published long back [ 1863 ] . this book is printed in black & white , sewing binding for longer life with matt laminated multi - colour soft cover { hardcover edition is also available } , printed on high quality paper , re - sized as per current standards , professionally processed without changing its contents . as these are old books , we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots . if it is multi volume set , then it is only single volume . we expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books . we found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves . ( any type of customisation is possible ) . hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions . language : english .\nsadly as a child the only victorian novels i completed was what katy did and what katy did next . for some reason i loved them but i couldn\u2019t tell you why now as it has been years and years since i read them ! to make up for this i have a lot of victorian children\u2019s classics on my classics club list : - )\nwonderful post , charlie ! out of the books you have mentioned , i read \u2018little women\u2019 when i was a child ( not really \u2018child - child\u2019 , but probably in my early / middle teens ) . i also used to love r . l . stevenson\u2019s books then and i read most of his major adventure novels . also r . m . ballantyne\u2019s \u2018the coral island\u2019 . i loved that . i was a big lover of adventure fiction . i also read the abridged version of \u2018pride and prejudice\u2019 i remember . i read many abridged classics when i was a child \u2013 some dickens , charlotte bronte , dumas , austen , jules verne , rider haggard . i have thank my parents for that . i actually didn\u2019t like lewis carroll\u2019s works much when i read them as a child : ) i didn\u2019t read \u2018what katy did\u2019 as a child , but recently i got a copy of it , because i wanted to read it . jacqueline wilson wrote her own version of it and i got that too . i am hoping to read both of them together ."]}
{"id": 116457, "summary": [{"text": "compensation is award-winning independent film about a young african american couple at the beginning and end of the twentieth century .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film is produced and directed by zeinabu irene davis and the screen play was written by marc arthur ch\u00e9ry .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars michelle a. banks and john earl jelks in the leading roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was shot throughout chicago beginning july 1993 and wrapped up early august .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the film premi\u00e8red at the 2000 sundance film festival and ran in the dramatic feature category .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film was screened in san diego , california at the museum of photographic arts .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it was also screened at ifp the independent film market in new york , new york and the pan african film festival in los angeles . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "compensation ( film )", "paragraphs": ["24 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , the thickness of said compensation film is less than 50\u03bcm .\n12 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , one or more alignment layers is disposed within the compensation film .\n14 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , one or more barrier layer is disposed within the compensation film .\n25 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 24 wherein , the thickness of said compensation film is from 4 to 45\u03bcm .\n26 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 25 wherein , the thickness of said compensation film is from 5 to 20\u03bcm .\n9 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , one or more adhesion promotion layers is disposed within the compensation film .\n34 . a passive optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 28 wherein the film product comprises more than one optical compensation layer .\nan object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device having a compensation film and a fabrication method thereof , in which the compensation film is formed of a material having both functions of the compensation film and an alignment film .\ncast for short film compensation : paid . . . - philly area auditions | facebook\na second compensation film disposed on the lower substrate and material , the second compensation film for compensating for anisotropic distribution and aligning liquid crystal material of the liquid crystal layer .\n4 . a display according to claim 1 wherein the compensation film comprises a positively birefringent material disposed on a base film .\nfig . 21 is a cross - sectional representation of a second laminate film using the optical compensation film of the present invention .\nmeanwhile , instead of attaching the compensation film manufactured by the extending method , a method in which a compensation film is directly coated on a substrate has been proposed . fig . 2 is a schematic view of an lcd provided with a compensation film coating according to the related art .\n15 . the film of claim 1 or claim 2 , wherein the film is a monolayer film or at least one layer of a multilayer film .\n9 . an optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the polymerization product is a production scale roll of film .\n[ 27 ] the present invention relates to a negative c - type compensation film . the negative\nfield of the invention the present invention generally relates to optical compensation films and to liquid crystal displays containing optical compensation films . more particularly , the present invention relates to an optical compensations film containing two or more optically anisotropic layers , to a liquid crystal display containing an optical compensation film , and to a process of forming an optical compensation film .\nas described above , according to an lcd having a cotable compensation film and fabrication method thereof , a material functions as an alignment film for aligning the liquid crystal molecules as well as a compensation film , thereby decreasing the number of the processes .\n4 . an optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the polymerization product is a film comprising a layer of a laminate .\n11 . an optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the film is from about 1 to about 25 microns in thickness .\n2 . an optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the polymerization is a photopolymerization .\n13 . an optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the mixture further comprises spacers .\n27 . a roll of optical compensation film set forth in claim 22 wherein the composite further comprises spacers .\nfigs . 1 to 5 are sectional views of structures of a compensation film according to the present invention .\n24 . a roll of optical compensation film as set forth in claim 23 wherein the film is from about 1 to about 25 microns in thickness .\n25 . a roll of optical compensation film as set forth in claim 24 wherein the film is from about 1 to about 20 microns in thickness .\n30 . a passive optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 28 wherein the film is from about 1 to about 25 microns in thickness .\n33 . a passive optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 28 wherein the film is from about 1 to about 25 microns in thickness .\n24 . the film of claim 1 , wherein an out - of - plane retardation rth of the multilayer optical compensation film is greater than 20nm .\n5 . the film of claim 1 , wherein the film comprises a block copolymer .\nthe present inventors have found polyarylate that is capable of being used for a negative c - type compensation film without a stretching process and has excellent adhesion force to other layers such as a transparent base substrate . therefore , an object of the present invention is to provide a compensation film that includes polyarylate capable of being used for the negative c - type compensation film without a stretching process , significantly reducing the thickness of the compensation film , and providing excellent interlayer adhesion force to a multilayered compensation film , and a method of preparing the same .\na second compensation film disposed on an inner surface of the lower substrate and including retarder material coating , the second compensation film being provided for compensating for anisotropic distribution and aligning liquid crystal material of the liquid crystal layer .\n8 . an optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 4 wherein the film is from about 0 . 5 to about 20 microns in thickness .\n10 . an optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 9 wherein the film is from about 0 . 5 to about 50 microns in thickness .\n25 . the film of claim 1 , wherein an out - of - plane retardation rth of the multilayer optical compensation film is between 30nm and 300nm .\n26 . the film of claim 1 , wherein an out - of - plane retardation rth of the multilayer optical compensation film is between 40nm and 200nm .\n17 . a display according to claim 14 wherein the compensation film is disposed on a base film and wherein the tilt in the optic axis thereof varies .\n35 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , the substrate of claim 8 is glass .\n29 . a passive optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 28 wherein the composite further includes spacers .\n[ 0023 ] figs . 8a and 8b are diagrams of a compensation film placement with respect to the display .\n13 . a display according to claim 1 wherein the tilt in the optic axis of the compensation film varies .\nto overcome the foregoing problems , a compensation film has been proposed for compensating for anisotropic distribution according to the viewing angle of the liquid crystal cell . the compensation film , being made of a polymer film , causes a change in a phase difference of a transmitted light . also , the compensation film is extended in a predetermined direction to cause birefringence due to anisotropic induction of the molecules .\n23 . a roll of optical compensation film as set forth in claim 22 wherein the film is from about 0 . 5 to about 50 microns in thickness .\n31 . a passive optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 28 wherein the film is from about 0 . 5 to about 22 microns in thickness .\n16 . a display according to claim 14 wherein the compensation film is disposed on a base film and wherein the tilt in the optic axis thereof is uniform .\nhowever , when the lcd is formed using the compensation film coating , the process of forming the compensation film coating and the process of forming the alignment film for alignment of liquid crystal molecules are respectively performed , thereby increasing the number of processes used and resultantly decreasing the yield .\n7 . an optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 4 wherein the laminate further comprises an orientation layer .\n12 . a display according to claim 1 wherein the tilt in the optic axis of the compensation film is uniform .\n2 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , at least one x layer comprises positively birefringent material .\n3 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , at least one x layer comprises negatively birefringent material .\n16 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , one or more z layers function as barrier layers .\n17 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , one or more z layers function as alignment layers .\n19 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , one or more x layers function as barrier layers .\n20 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , one or more x layers function as alignment layers .\n17 . an optical cell as set forth in claim 14 which includes more than one layer of optical compensation film layer .\n31 . the display of claim 27 , further comprising another multilayer compensation film located between the second polarizer and the cell .\ndisclosed are a negative c - type compensation film and a method of preparing the same . the negative c - type compensation film includes a ) a base layer , and b ) a polymer layer comprising polyarylate prepared by a method comprising the step of copolymerizing divalent phenols , divalent aromatic carboxylic acid halides , and allyl bisphenol derivatives , the base layer and the polymer layer being sequentially layered . the compensation film is capable of being used for the negative c - type compensation film without a stretching process , significantly reduces the thickness of the compensation film , and has significantly improved interlayer adhesion force in a multilayer structure .\nfurthermore , the present invention provides a liquid crystal display having the negative c - type compensation film according to the invention .\n[ 24 ] figs . 1 to 5 are sectional views of structures of a compensation film according to the present invention .\nin another aspect , a liquid crystal display device comprises an upper substrate ; a lower substrate ; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate ; a first compensation film disposed on the upper substrate , the first compensation film for compensating for anisotropic distribution and aligning liquid crystal material of the liquid crystal layer ; and a second compensation film disposed on the lower substrate and material , the second compensation film for compensating for anisotropic distribution and aligning liquid crystal material of the liquid crystal layer .\n15 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , one or more z layers function as adhesion promotion layers .\n18 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , one or more x layers function as adhesion promotion layers .\n21 . a reflective liquid display as set forth in claim 18 which includes more than one layer of optical compensation film layer .\nbirefringent elements , e . g . for optical compensation characterized by the wavelength dispersion\n[ 13 ] the present inventors have found polyarylate that is capable of being used for a negative c - type compensation film without a stretching process and has excellent adhesion force to other layers such as a transparent base substrate . therefore , an object of the present invention is to provide a compensation film that includes polyarylate capable of being used for the negative c - type compensation film without a stretching process , significantly reducing the thickness of the compensation film , and providing excellent interlayer adhesion force to a multilayered compensation film , and a method of preparing the same . technical solution [ 14 ] in order to accomplish the above object , the present invention provides a negative\n6 . an optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 4 wherein the laminate further comprises a layer of indium tin oxide .\n[ 12 ] a liquid crystal display having the negative c - type compensation film according to any one of claims 1 to 10 .\n8 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , the layers x and the layers z are disposed on a substrate .\n13 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 12 wherein , at least one of the alignment layers functions also as barrier layer .\n5 . an optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 4 wherein the laminate further comprises a layer of a pressure sensitive adhesive .\n3 . a display according to claim 1 wherein the compensation film is disposed between the bend aligned nematic liquid crystal cell and the polarizer .\n[ 23 ] furthermore , the present invention provides a liquid crystal display having the negative c - type compensation film according to the invention .\nif a company has no employees the company may submit a workers compensation waiver letter .\n10 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 9 wherein , at least one of the adhesion promotion layers functions also as alignment layer .\n11 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 9 wherein , at least one of the adhesion promotion layers functions also as barrier layer .\n21 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , the thickness of each z layer is from 0 . 1 to 20\u03bcm .\n3 . an optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 2 wherein the photopolymerization is initiated by the application of ultra - violet light .\nnext , a method of fabricating an exemplary lcd having a compensation film coating will be described with reference to figs . 4a through 4d . figs . 4a through 4d are flow diagrams illustrating a method of fabricating an lcd having a compensation film according to an exemplary configuration the present invention .\n5 . a display according to claim 1 wherein the compensation film comprises a first positively birefringent material disposed on a base film and a second positively birefringent material disposed on the said first positively birefringent material .\naminaka e , hayashi h , nakayama h , ishiguro m , saitoh y , ito y , mihayashi k , kishima m , tanaka h ( 2010 ) development of low haze va compensation tac film and proposal of compensation film arrangement for improving cr in va panel . sid\u201910 dig 41 : 822\neach film maker attending will have an opportunity for questions and answers with our audience following the presentation of their film .\nsubsequently , the cast film is dried to produce the compensation film . since internal stress occurs due to shrinkage of the film during the drying of the film , it is necessary to reduce the shrinkage to minimize the occurrence of the birefringence in surface direction . accordingly , in the present invention , it is preferable that the drying of the cast film be performed while the dimension of the cast film is constant . in the embodiment of the present invention , the cast film is dried while being fixed to a frame which is designed so that force is uniformly applied to the entire cast film , thereby preparing the polyarylate compensation film having the minimized internal stress . the drying may be performed at , for example , about 150\u00b0 c . , so that the content of solvent remaining in the compensation film is 0 . 05 % or less . further , during the drying of the cast film , the drying temperature may be increased stepwise to prevent the film from being sagged at high temperatures , thereby preparing the film having the flat surface .\n10 . a display according to claim 2 wherein the compensation film is disposed between the bend aligned nematic liquid crystal cell and one of the polarizers .\nfilm and music fans who buy songs and movies online are for the first time entitled to compensation if they download a virus which harms their computer .\ncompensation a film by zeinabu irene davis , 1999 , 92 min . , bw compensation the first feature by award - winning filmmaker zeinabu irene davis ( cycles and a powerful thang ) , presents two unique african - american lov . . .\n[ 47 ] subsequently , the cast film is dried to produce the compensation film . since internal stress occurs due to shrinkage of the film during the drying of the film , it is necessary to reduce the shrinkage to minimize the occurrence of the birefringence in surface direction . accordingly , in the present invention , it is preferable that the drying of the cast film be performed while the dimension of the cast film is constant . in the embodiment of the present invention , the cast film is dried while being fixed to a frame which is designed so that force is uniformly applied to the entire cast film , thereby preparing the polyarylate compensation film having the minimized internal stress . the drying may be performed at , for example , about 150\u00b0c , so that the content of solvent remaining in the compensation film is 0 . 05 % or less . further , during the drying of the cast film , the drying temperature may be increased stepwise to prevent the film from being sagged at high temperatures , thereby preparing the film having the flat surface .\nduring the production of the compensation film of the present invention , a small amount of additive may be used to improve weatherability , thermal stability , and surface property of the film , or to improve adhesion force .\nnext , as shown in fig . 4b , the cured alignment film is alignment - treated by irradiating polarized or unpolarized ultraviolet rays or an ion beam onto the alignment film . at this time , by variably adjusting an alignment direction of the alignment film , an optical axis of a compensation film being formed later may have a predetermined angle with respect to an advancing direction of the film . alternatively , the alignment film may be aligned by a rubbing method .\n23 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 22 wherein , the thickness of each z layer is from 2 . 0 to 8 . 0\u03bcm .\n12 . an optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 1 wherein the amount of the reactive monomer is from about 5 to about 60 % .\n22 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 21 wherein , the thickness of each z layer is from 1 . 0 to 10 . 0 \u03bcm .\n26 . a roll of optical compensation film as set forth in claim 22 wherein the amount of the reactive monomer is from about 5 to about 60 % .\nfig . 3 is a view schematically showing a construction of a liquid crystal display device having a compensation film coating according to an embodiment of the present invention .\nthe present invention relates to a negative c - type compensation film . the negative c - type compensation film has a polymer layer that includes polyarylate prepared using a method comprising the step of copolymerizing divalent phenol , divalent aromatic carboxylic acid halides , and allyl bisphenol derivatives of the above formula ( 2 ) on a base layer .\nmonstrosity\nwon best indie film at the los angeles film awards and an\nhonorable mention\nfor cinematography and acting .\n[ 48 ] during the production of the compensation film of the present invention , a small amount of additive may be used to improve weatherability , thermal stability , and surface property of the film , or to improve adhesion force .\nthe present invention relates to a negative c - type compensation film and a method of preparing the same . more particularly , the present invention pertains to a negative c - type compensation film , which is capable of being used without a stretching process and has a significantly reduced thickness and significantly improved interlayer adhesion force when the film has a multilayer structure , and a method of preparing the same .\n32 . a passive optical compensation film product as set forth in claim 28 wherein the amount of reactive monomer is from about 5 to about 60 % by weight .\nindexing scheme related to g02f1 / 13363 , i . e . to birefringent elements , e . g . for optical compensation , characterised by the number , position , orientation or value of the compensation plates\nexample 2 : fig . 7d shows the iso - leakage plot of crossed polarizers with ips mode liquid crystal when compensation films were applied . the arrangement is the same as shown in fig . 6 . the compensation film includes one first layer and one second layer . the first layer of the compensation film is a stretched cyclic polyolephin having indices of refraction , nxj = 1 . 5316 , ny ] = 1 . 5307 and nz 5\n16 . the film of claim 5 or claim 6 , wherein the film further comprises an amount of a non - block copolymer .\n[ 0020 ] figs . 5a and 5b show structures of compensation film with uniform tilt in optic axis . they are equivalent through the 90\u00b0 rotation around the \u03b3 axis .\n22 . a method of forming a display of claim 1 wherein the orientation of the optic axis of positively birefringent materials in the compensation film is accomplished using mechanical rubbing .\n23 . a method of forming a display of claim 1 wherein the orientation of the optic axis of positively birefringent materials in the compensation film is accomplished using shear forces .\n[ 1 ] the present invention relates to a negative c - type compensation film and a method of preparing the same . more particularly , the present invention pertains to a negative c - type compensation film , which is capable of being used without a stretching process and has a significantly reduced thickness and significantly improved interlayer adhesion force when the film has a multilayer structure , and a method of preparing the same .\ndepending on their category , the businesses were offered $ 60 , $ 100 or $ 125 in compensation .\nms woodhouse appealed the cica\u2019s initial refusal and was eventually offered the maximum amount of compensation she qualified for .\n21 . a method of forming a display of claim 1 wherein the orientation of the optic axis of positively birefringent materials in the compensation film is accomplished using photo - alignment .\n10 . the negative c - type compensation film according to claim 1 , further comprising a surface reforming layer between the base layer a ) and the polymer layer b ) .\n22 . the film of claim 1 or claim 2 , further comprising a coating on at least one major planar surface of the film .\nproduction companies requesting to film on state owned or operated property must submit all of the following insurance documentation when applying for a film permit .\nnext , as shown in fig . 4c , a retarder film coating including reactive mesogen is coated on the alignment - treated alignment film .\na compensation film according to the present invention includes a polyarylate layer comprising the polyarylate that is prepared by copolymerizing divalent phenols , aromatic carboxylic acids , and allyl bisphenol derivatives . since the polyarylate layer has high negative birefringence , the layer may be used as a negative c - type compensation film for increasing a viewing angle of a liquid crystal display without the stretching process . furthermore , the thickness of the polyarylate layer is controlled to easily adjust a phase difference . thereby , it is possible to produce the compensation film having the desired phase difference and to significantly reduce the thickness of the compensation film . additionally , since the double bond or the functional group is provided to the main chain of the polymer as well as the ends of the polymer in polyarylate , it is possible to improve interlayer adhesion force through chemical bonding to the base substrate or the protective layer in the multilayered compensation film .\n\u201chollywood is the most rich and famous company in the world , so they might have given enough compensation to business owners at a reasonable price , but now the authorities just offer very little compensation , \u201d he said .\nif liquid crystal molecules are aligned in an identical direction to an alignment direction of the alignment film , the compensation film has an identical refractive index distribution to that of the liquid crystal molecules . accordingly , if a birefringence ( \u03b4n ) of the liquid crystal molecules is 0 . 133 , a birefringence ( \u03b4n ) of the fabricated compensation film is 0 . 133 , which is equal to the birefringence of the liquid crystal molecules .\nfilm and television producers in louisiana benefit from the state ' s numerous film offices and mild climate . learn more about louisiana ' s film production resources and explore an interactive map of the state ' s infrastructure .\n27 . a display comprising a ) a liquid crystal cell , b ) at least one polarizing element , and c ) at least one optical compensation film according to claim 1 .\n[ 10 ] the negative c - type compensation film according to claim 1 , further comprising a surface reforming layer between the base layer a ) and the polymer layer b ) .\nindustrial applicability [ 93 ] a compensation film according to the present invention includes a polyarylate layer comprising the polyarylate that is prepared by copolymerizing divalent phenols , aromatic carboxylic acids , and allyl bisphenol derivatives . since the polyarylate layer has high negative birefringence , the layer may be used as a negative c - type compensation film for increasing a viewing angle of a liquid crystal display without the stretching process . furthermore , the thickness of the polyarylate layer is controlled to easily adjust a phase difference . thereby , it is possible to produce the compensation film having the desired phase difference and to significantly reduce the thickness of the compensation film . additionally , since the double bond or the functional group is provided to the main chain of the polymer as well as the ends of the polymer in polyarylate , it is possible to improve interlayer adhesion force through chemical bonding to the base substrate or the protective layer in the multilayered compensation film .\na similar experiment was carried out by using zli - 2806 ( low wavelength dispersion , 10 - micron film ) as a guest lc for hybrid retardation film . fig . 16 shows the wavelength dependence of retardation for the film - compensated reflective display . once again the device is that shown in fig . 15 except that the first compensation film uses a combination of zli 2862 and bl006 , and the second film uses zli 2806 . the dispersion characteristic gives much better agreement with the ideal line ( the ideal compensation films ) in the whole wavelength region in comparison with the combination of medium wavelength dispersion film and high wave dispersion cell ( example 4 ) .\n11 . a display according to claim 2 wherein there is a compensation film disposed on each side of the bend aligned nematic liquid crystal cell between the cell and each of the polarizers .\n24 . a method of forming a display of claim 1 wherein the orientation of the optic axis of positively birefringent materials in the compensation film is accomplished using electric or magnetic field effects .\nthe present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device and fabrication method thereof , and more particularly , to a liquid crystal display device having a compensation film and a fabrication method thereof .\nmeanwhile , ep no . 1469328 discloses that a transparent optical film of polyimide is applied on a tac ( triacetyl cellulose ) film to obtain uniform compensation and to remove irregularity causing rainbow - colored rays . jp - a - 2001 - 194668 discloses a compensation film that is prepared by layering stretched polycarbonate films . however , the production requires a complicated layering process and also requires optic axes which are perpendicular to each other when two films are layered .\ngetting the\nsync rights\nwould both compensate the artists and allow grahsler and lozano to shop their film to distributors\u2014prior to this , it had only been screened at a few film festivals , including the maryland film festival .\nyou left off an amazing , emerging film festival in the eastern oregon film festival . for a small area , this festival has accomplished mountainous goals .\nfurthermore , the present invention provides a method of preparing the negative c - type compensation film . the method includes a ) mixing polyarylate , which is prepared by the method comprising the step of copolymerizing divalent phenols , divalent aromatic carboxylic acid halides , and allyl bisphenol derivatives of the formula ( 2 ) , and an organic solvent to prepare a polyarylate solution , b ) applying the polyarylate solution on a base substrate , and volatilizing a solvent to produce a cast film , and c ) drying the case film to produce the compensation film .\nbirefringent elements , e . g . for optical compensation with refractive index ellipsoid inclined relative to the lc - layer surface\nby completing this form , you consent to receive e - mail messages from the workers compensation board of manitoba . you may unsubscribe at any time . workers compensation board of manitoba 333 broadway winnipeg , mb r3c 4w3 canada wcb @ urltoken\nhe was jailed for 35 years but the criminal injuries compensation authority ( cica ) did not immediately recognise his crimes .\n[ 10 ] meanwhile , ep no . 1469328 discloses that a transparent optical film of polyimide is applied on a tac ( triacetyl cellulose ) film to obtain uniform compensation and to remove irregularity causing rainbow - colored rays . jp - a - 2001 - 194668 discloses a compensation film that is prepared by layering stretched polycarbonate films . however , the production requires a complicated layering process and also requires optic axes which are perpendicular to each other when two films are layered .\nin the following , preferable optical properties of the optical compensation film , such as the thickness and the optic axis tilt are given . as described above , the compensation scheme is two fold : first , to optically compensate the liquid crystal cell , and , secondly , to prevent light leakage from the crossed polarizers .\n7 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , the azimuthal angle \u03c6 of the optic axis of at least one x layer changes in the thickness direction of the x layers .\nin more detail , to form the first and second compensation films 23 and 13 , an alignment film is first formed and then subjected to an alignment treatment process , thereby allowing an optical axis of the compensation films to have an arbitrary angle . after that , a curable liquid crystal having a retarder material coating is coated on the alignment - treated alignment film . the curable liquid crystal is cured using ultraviolet rays to be adhered as a film on each of the substrates .\n[ 22 ] furthermore , the present invention provides a method of preparing the negative c - type compensation film . the method includes a ) mixing polyarylate , which is prepared by the method comprising the step of copolymerizing divalent phenols , divalent aromatic carboxylic acid halides , and allyl bisphenol derivatives of the formula ( 2 ) , and an organic solvent to prepare a polyarylate solution , b ) applying the polyarylate solution on a base substrate , and volatilizing a solvent to produce a cast film , and c ) drying the case film to produce the compensation film .\nas shown in fig . 2 , an lcd 1 having a compensation film coating includes an upper substrate 20 provided with a color filter layer 22 formed thereon , and a lower substrate 10 provided with thin film transistors 12 formed thereon . the upper substrate 20 is spaced apart by a predetermined distance from the lower substrate 10 , and a liquid crystal layer 30 is disposed between the upper substrate 20 and the lower substrate 10 . first and second polarizing plates 21 and 11 are respectively disposed on outer surfaces of the upper substrate 20 and the lower substrate 10 . first and second compensation films 23 and 13 are respectively coated on outer surfaces of the upper substrate 20 and the lower substrate 10 . the lcd 1 further includes a first alignment film 24 formed on the first compensation film 23 for initially aligning liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer 30 , and a second alignment film formed on the second compensation film 13 for initially aligning liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer 30 . the first and second compensation films 23 and 13 are formed by coating a retarder material .\n[ 55 ] the compensation film of the present invention may further include a surface reforming layer if necessary . the surface reforming layer 40 may be interposed between a base layer 10 and a protective layer 20 as shown in figs . 2 and 4 , or between the base layer 10 and a polyarylate layer 30 . [ 56 ] the compensation film according to the present invention has a phase difference of\nryanair could be hit with a \u00a317 million compensation bill after the airline infuriated thousands of customers by cancelling hundreds of flights .\nthe airline is now facing a huge pay out in compensation , estimated at 20 million euros - \u00a317 . 7 million .\nchen j , kim k - h , jyu j - j , soukjh , kelly jr , bos pj ( 1998 ) optimum film compensation modes for tn and va lcds . sid\u201998 dig 29 : 315\n6 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , the azimuthal angle \u03c6 of the optic axis of at least one x layer is constant in the thickness direction of the x layers .\nto characterize the vac of the current invention , isocontrast plots for displays 100 configurations figs . 7a and 7b are shown in figs . 9a and 9b . for both cases , the inner structure of the compensation films 55 a and 55 b is that of compensation film 55 shown in fig . 6c . comparable results are obtained with other film structures , for example , one shown in fig . 5a .\n20 . the liquid crystal display according to claim 12 , wherein the negative c - type compensation film further comprises a surface reforming layer between the base layer a ) and the polymer layer b ) .\nseveral special forms are required to film in this jurisdiction . see items below .\nmy name is [ your full name ] . i\u2019m an independent film producer .\nus2003 / 0086033 ) . the compensation film according to the current invention can be easily manufactured . the following specific examples are presented to particularly illustrate the invention and should not be construed to place limitations thereon .\n36 . a multilayer optical compensation film according to claim 1 wherein , the substrate of claim 8 is comprised of triacetylcellulose , ( tac ) , cellulose acetate butyrate ( cab ) , polycarbonate or cyclic polyolefin .\naccordingly , the present invention is directed to a liquid crystal display device having a compensation film coating and fabrication method thereof that substantially obviates one or more problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art .\ndata in table 2 also demonstrate that melt processing conditions help determine whether a hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer film has an optical retardation that makes the film suitable for use as a compensation film . as shown by comp ex a - b relative to ex 2 through ex 4 , all of which use the same resin , melt casting a film at a melt or extrusion temperature that is too high with respect to to dt ( + 36 0 c for comp ex a and + 45 0 c for comp ex b ) leads to an unstretched film retardation ( r 0 ) that is too low to be useful in compensation film applications whereas melt casting at a lower temperature ( + 11 0 c for ex 2 , + 20 0 c for ex 3 and + 28 0 c for ex 4 ) provides an unstretched r 0 that is useful for compensation film applications . skilled artisans recognize that orientation or stretching of the films of comp ex a and comp ex b may increase the r 0 value sufficient to make them useful in compensation film applications . skilled artisans also recognize that orientation or stretching adds to cost of manufacture . ex 24 - 33 and cex f\na multilayer optical compensation film comprises one or more optically anisotropic layers x and one or more optically anisotropic layers z wherein , said each layer x has its optic axis tilted with respect to the plane of said multilayer compensation film , and said each layer z comprises amorphous polymer with glass transition temperature tg above 180c\u00b0 . the film is readily manufactured and provides the required optical property for proper compensation of lcds . each layer z satisfies the following two relations : | nx - ny | < 0 . 001 ( 1 ) ; \u03b4nth = nz - ( nx + ny ) / 2 < - 0 . 005 ( 2 ) .\nfilm festivals are as good as their programmers and audiences , and the deadcenter film festival has an abundance of excellence in both . from the very first . . .\n[ 11 ] a method of preparing the negative c - type compensation film according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , the method comprising : a ) mixing polyarylate , which is prepared by copolymerizing divalent phenols , divalent aromatic carboxylic acid halides , and 0 . 01 to 49 . 9 mol % of allyl bisphenol derivatives of the formula ( 2 ) , and an organic solvent to prepare a polyarylate solution ; b ) applying the polyarylate solution on a base substrate , and volatilizing a solvent to produce a cast film ; and c ) drying the case film to produce the compensation film ,\na liquid crystal display device includes an upper substrate ; a lower substrate separated from the upper substrate ; a liquid crystal layer between the upper substrate and the lower substrate ; a first polarizing plate on a surface of the upper substrate ; a second polarizing plate on a surface of the lower substrate such that a first optical axis of the first polarizing plate is substantially perpendicular to a second optical axis of the second polarizing plate ; a first compensation film on an inner surface of the upper substrate and including a retarder material coating , the first compensation film being provided for compensating for anisotropic distribution and aligning liquid crystal material of the liquid crystal layer ; and a second compensation film on an inner surface of the lower substrate and including retarder material coating , the second compensation film being provided for compensating for anisotropic distribution and aligning liquid crystal material of the liquid crystal layer .\nworkers\u2019 compensation is an essential consideration for any film , tv or commercial production . it goes without saying that you want your cast and crew to be safe . as your full - service payroll provider , media services takes on your workers\u2019 compensation coverage and liability , so you can focus on production . the media services workers\u2019 compensation department acts as an intermediary among our clients , insurance companies and payrolled employees . in the entertainment production industry , the key to workers\u2019 comp is prevention .\nfigs . 1a through 1c show a refractive anisotropic ellipsoid of a phase difference compensation film . as shown in figs . 1a through 1c , when assuming that refractive indexes in x , y , z - direction of a cartesian coordinate are n x , n y and n z , the uniaxial property and the biaxial property are determined by sizes of n x and n y . in other words , as shown in fig . 1a , when refractive indexes in two directions are identical to each other but different than the refractive index in the remaining direction , it is called \u2018uniaxial property\u2019 . the commonly used compensation film using a uniaxial refractive index anisotropic material has a long axis of an ellipsoid , which is parallel to or perpendicular to a surface of a film . the compensation film may be manufactured by extending a polymer film uniaxially or biaxially to obtain a desired birefringence such that an optical axis of the phase difference film has an arbitrary angle with respect to an advancing direction of the film .\nwherein r th is a phase difference in thickness direction , n x and n y are refractive indexes of the film in surface direction , n z is a refractive index of the film in thickness direction , and d is a thickness of the film .\nwherein n z is a refractive index of the film in thickness direction , n x and n y are refractive indexes of the film in surface direction , d is a thickness of the film , and r th is the phase difference in thickness direction .\nwherein n z is a refractive index of the film in thickness direction , n x and n y are refractive indexes of the film in surface direction , d is the thickness of the film , and r th is the phase difference in thickness direction .\n6 . the film of claim 2 , wherein the polymer is a block copolymer .\n24 . a liquid crystal display comprising the film of claim 1 or claim 2 .\n27 . a polarizer assembly comprising the film of any of claims 1 through 23 .\nsaitoh y , kimura s , kusafuka k , shimizu h ( 1998 ) optimum film compensation of viewing angle of contrast in in - plane - switching - mode liquid crystal display . jpn j appl phys 37 : 4822\nfield of the invention the present invention relates to a multilayer optical compensation film useful for a liquid crystal display comprising one or more optically anisotropic layers x and one or more optically anisotropic layers z wherein , said each layer x has their optic axis tilted with respect to the plane of said multilayer compensation film , and said each layer z comprises amorphous polymer with glass transition temperature , tg , above 180c\u00b0 , and satisfy two specified relations .\nin another aspect , a method of fabricating a liquid crystal display device comprises forming an alignment film on a substrate ; curing the formed alignment film ; performing an alignment treatment of the alignment film ; coating a liquid crystal material including reactive mesogen on the alignment - treated alignment film ; and performing an alignment treatment of the coated liquid crystal material .\nas shown in tables 1 and 2 , the phase difference was easily controlled by the thickness of the film , and the polyarylate layer of the present invention had the phase difference enough to use the polyarylate layer as the compensation film even though the thickness of the polyarylate layer of the present invention was reduced .\n59c relative humidity for a period of 24 hours , sufficient to limit dimensional changes to less than 1 % percent in at least one of film length and film width directions .\nishiguro m , sekiguchi m , saitoh y ( 2010 ) new approach to enhance contrast ratio at normal incidence by controlling the retardation of optical compensation film in vertically aligned liquid crystal displays . jpn j appl phys 49 : 030208\nthe cica administers the criminal injuries compensation scheme , which awards taxpayer - funded payments to blameless victims injured as a result of violent crime .\n15 . the liquid crystal display device of claim 14 , wherein the first and second compensation films include retarder material coatings of reactive mesogen .\n1 . a display comprising a bend aligned nematic liquid crystal cell , a polarizer , and a compensation film containing a positively birefringent material oriented with its optic axis tilted in a plane perpendicular to the liquid crystal cell surface plane .\n8 . the negative c - type compensation film according to claim 1 , further comprising a protective layer on at least one side of the base layer and / or at least one side of the polymer layer formed of polyarylate .\n3 . the film of claim 1 , wherein said first and second layers are contiguous .\n4 . the film of claim 2 , wherein the crystallinity is at least one percent .\n26 . an image display device comprising the film of any of claims 1 through 23 .\na concert of cinematic music at the 2014 black nights film festival . photograph by vladislava snurnikova\nthank you gareth , for attending , speaking , and sharing such a powerful touching film .\nwe\u2019re doing a [ short film ] that we\u2019re going to be submitting to film festivals and online . we\u2019re going to be shooting in june . we need the use of a convenience store for a couple of scenes , and we\u2019d like to film in your store . \u201d\nfrom the criteria of optical design listed above , zli - 2861 ( medium wavelength dispersion , 10 - micron film ) and bl006 ( high wave length dispersion ) were used for hybrid retardation film and hybrid lc cell , respectively . the wave length dispersion at black state was evaluated . fig . 14 shows the wavelength dependence on retardation at black state , the black line shows the dispersion line for an ideal compensation film . it was found that reversed wave length dispersion could be obtained using the combined hybrid film and cell shown in fig . 15 at 50 , and comprised of a detector 52 , a first hybrid polymer stabilized compensation film 54 and a second hybrid stabilized compensation film 56 . in this example , the first film uses bl006 as the guest lc , and zli 2861 as the second guest lc . furthermore , the dispersion characteristic becomes closer to the ideal one in the short wavelength region to optimize the retardation value of the retardation film . however , the deviation from the ideal line was observed in the long wavelength region , because the wavelength of dispersions of zli - 2861 and bl006 in the high wavelength region was almost the same .\nthe present invention provides a method of preparing a negative c - type compensation film using the above - mentioned polyarylate . in detail , the method of the present invention includes a ) mixing polyarylate , which is prepared by the method comprising the step of copolymerizing divalent phenol , divalent aromatic carboxylic acid halides , and allyl bisphenol derivatives of the above formula ( 2 ) , and an organic solvent to prepare a polyarylate solution , b ) applying the polyarylate solution on a base substrate , and volatilizing the solvent to produce a cast film , and c ) drying the case film to produce the compensation film . the steps will be described in detail .\n[ 88 ] as shown in tables 1 and 2 , the phase difference was easily controlled by the thickness of the film , and the polyarylate layer of the present invention had the phase difference enough to use the polyarylate layer as the compensation film even though the thickness of the polyarylate layer of the present invention was reduced ."]}
{"id": 116465, "summary": [{"text": "digital intermediate ( typically abbreviated to di ) is a motion picture finishing process which classically involves digitizing a motion picture and manipulating the color and other image characteristics .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it often replaces or augments the photochemical timing process and is usually the final creative adjustment to a movie before distribution in theaters .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "it is distinguished from the telecine process in which film is scanned and color is manipulated early in the process to facilitate editing .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "however the lines between telecine and di are continually blurred and are often executed on the same hardware by colorists of the same background .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "these two steps are typically part of the overall color management process in a motion picture at different points in time .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "a digital intermediate is also customarily done at higher resolution and with greater color fidelity than telecine transfers .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "although originally used to describe a process that started with film scanning and ended with film recording , digital intermediate is also used to describe color correction and color grading and even final mastering when a digital camera is used as the image source and/or when the final movie is not output to film .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "this is due to recent advances in digital cinematography and digital projection technologies that strive to match film origination and film projection .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "in traditional photochemical film finishing , an intermediate is produced by exposing film to the original camera negative .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the intermediate is then used to mass-produce the films that get distributed to theaters .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "color grading is done by varying the amount of red , green , and blue light used to expose the intermediate .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "this seeks to be able to replace or augment the photochemical approach to creating this intermediate .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the digital intermediate process uses digital tools to color grade , which allows for much finer control of individual colors and areas of the image , and allows for the adjustment of image structure ( grain , sharpness , etc. ) .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the intermediate for film reproduction can then be produced by means of a film recorder .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the physical intermediate film that is a result of the recording process is sometimes also called a digital intermediate , and is usually recorded to internegative ( in ) stock , which is inherently finer-grain than camera negative ( ocn ) .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "one of the key technical achievements that made the transition to di possible was the use of the 3d look-up tables ( aka \" 3d luts \" ) , which could be used to mimic how the digital image would look once it was printed onto release print stock .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "this removed a large amount of skilled guesswork from the film-making process , and allowed greater freedom in the colour grading process while reducing risk .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the digital master is often used as a source for a dci-compliant distribution of the motion picture for digital projection .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "for archival purposes , the digital master created during the digital intermediate process can still be recorded to very stable high dynamic range yellow-cyan-magenta ( ycm ) separations on black-and-white film with an expected 100-year or longer life .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "this archival format , long used in the industry prior to the invention of di , still provides an archival medium that is independent of changes in digital data recording technologies and file formats that might otherwise render digitally archived material unreadable in the long term . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "digital intermediate", "paragraphs": ["after the edit , comes an intermediate stage before the final print of the film is made . conventionally this intermediate stage was done manually and optically .\nthus , as peter plantec concludes in his recent digital eye column , the genesis offers a do or digital original .\nit may be time for digital intermediates to have a name change . initially coined to describe a digital approach to a film process ( i . e . , the digital intermediate between film scanning and film print recording ) , it has arguably come to mean something different today .\nto give you a feeling of what a digital gem looks like , it\u2019s somebody who shops a lot online , understands the tools and platforms of the digital space , is active on social media , understands digital business models and above all , they think digital first . digital laggards are the ones who don\u2019t .\nthe basic definition first . di stands for digital intermediate . it is a process , not an art or a science . its that part in a film ' s production that needs to be done after editing and before printing . it ' s an intermediate stage .\nis digital intermediate evolving from a post - production facilitator into a creative force of its own ? janet hetherington chats with industry experts about how di is transforming the industry .\nputting together a fim negative with a computer generated image is no trivial task . both are completely different mediums and respond differently to manipulation . fortunately , if one finishes a film as a digital intermediate , then the entire film exists digitally . integrating this digital negative with digital images made by a computer is relatively manageable .\nthe yrf technical division primarily works with the yrf distribution team to enable digital cinema content distribution for new yrf theatrical releases for india and overseas . this includes lab and digital intermediate coordination that are intrinsic to the post production process of any film\u2019s theatrical release .\ndi uses digital processes to perform editing , grading , text , visual effects and more , generating a digital master ready for various distribution and delivery processes .\non starting this project way back in 2006 , a web based guide to the digital intermediate , my ideas of what i thought would be an interesting and a useful guide to di soon became downtrodden with the technicalities of how the digital intermediate works . tackling this vast subject from a purely technical viewpoint would be extremely dull and uninspiring ; whereas the creative work on films produced is nothing less than visually spectacular .\n\u201cdi doesn\u2019t just mean digital intermediate anymore , \u201d says neil smith , managing director of hollywood di . \u201cit\u2019s now a more generic term for digital post production . it\u2019s all about shooting digitally and getting that content into editing , color , vfx and audio in the most efficient way . the whole process of digital acquisition and file - based workflow is modern di . \u201d\nintermediate level troubleshooting knowledge . previous experience with computer applications , audio - visual equipment , and media an asset . . . .\nfield all social media and online inquires . intermediate knowledge of microsoft office products ( excel , word , outlook ) . . . .\nthe digital intermediate ( di ) process generally refers to any workflow that involves source video of 2k resolution or higher , whether from a high - quality film scan or a digital camera , and that results in new output media being generated for distribution instead of relying on conforming the original camera negative . the output can be high - resolution digital files or a film print made from the files .\nin a world where over a 170 million people use social media on a regular basis , every working professional is expected to be familiar with at least the core tenets of digital marketing . in simple terms , digital marketing is the promoting of products over the internet or any form of electronic media . according to the digital marketing institute ,\ndigital marketing is the use of digital channels to promote or market products and services to targeted consumers and businesses .\nto know more about digital marketing training online , visit our course page .\nintermediate proficiency with the microsoft office suite and adobe creative suite . manages the advertising plan and calendar and monitors all public relations . . .\ncineon started life as a computer system that just happened to have a film format . it was designed as an end to end digital film computer processing system including film scanning and recording hardware . it was designed by kodak for digital intermediate film production . it included a scanner , tape drives , workstations with digital compositing software and a film recorder . the system was first released in 1993 and was abandoned by 1997 .\nflash media live encoder . intermediate user of these software programs : . product testing to monitor progress and state of the project . . . .\nnow you know why it could come in handy , let\u2019s see what it is . long story short , reverse mentorship is about leveraging the digital knowledge already present in your organization . the digital gems ( often juniors ) mentor the digital laggards ( often seniors ) in your organization .\nwe are duval union consulting , a consultancy firm that helps companies master digital strategies and transformation and land that digital plane . if you need help , contact us and check out our book .\ndue to the growth of digital technology , some of the most striking use of vfx risks going unnoticed , in the photorealistic dramas such as the last samurai and cold mountain , which not only utilized cgi abundantly , but , perhaps , more importantly , took advantage of digital intermediate to achieve realistic atmosphere and scenery through alterations of natural decor .\nmonitor club appearance , cleanliness and equipment ; active and a strong social media presence . intermediate computer and microsoft office skills ( word , excel . . .\nintermediate to advanced use of the following tools : . university degree in business , communications , advertising , marketing , media studies , or equivalent . . .\nsteve chapman of filmlight thinks that di is transforming the industry as the whole production process turns digital .\nthrough this technological march , manufacturers and pioneers developed equipment to bring us this spectacle allowing film to be scanned into a digital format . this allowed us to manipulate it within a computer adding fx , print it back to film and seamlessly reinsert the \u2018enhanced\u2019 sequence back into the final edit . reaching further than digital fx , the digital intermediate process was born as these technologies progressed and the ideology grew . creative possibilities which previously were only seen in advertising and the television industry , such as creative colour timing , is now truly embraced by the cinematographer to enhance the look or style of their project . pioneered by smaller budget feature film makers , the digital intermediate or di has become yet another tool for the film maker\u2019s repertoire .\nexperience in budget design and intermediate use of microsoft excel . flyers , postcards , emails , event invitations , blog and social media posts , etc . ) . . . .\ndigital capture and digital presentation make this process even simpler , as the footage can be directly imported to the project . the scanning and final\nfilm out\nprocess ' are slowly changing but the process is still a massive part used for restoration and the final optical printing for other markets , where digital projection is not yet the norm .\nsince about 2001 , computers and storage reached that point in their evolution where it became possible to do this\nintermediate\nprocess\ndigitally\n. hence ,\ndigital intermediates\nwhich is the point of this whole web page . and i ' m really repeating this too often now .\nthey agree that the di nomenclature may be out of date . \u201cwe\u2019re hesitant to call it di , \u201d says martinelli . \u201cit\u2019s not really an intermediate to anything for us . \u201d\nthis is a showreel of d . i . colorist siddhartha gandhi containing red 4k and some 2k footage . he is a assimilate\u2122 scratch operator , he has also undergone a 9 months digital intermediate training from digital film school ( qlabs http : / www . digitalfilmschool . in / ) mumbai . he is doing color grading since 2010 . for more information about him log on to urltoken ( will be launched soon )\na trip to the movies means seeing the latest feature film , with film being the operative word . today , however , the film used to shoot the latest hollywood blockbuster or animated feature likely has been massaged using digital intermediate , or di a facilitator that is rapidly becoming a routine part of the post - production stage .\nto mark the change in the role of di in post , smith has even changed the tagline of this company name : the di in hollywood di now stands for \u201cdigital imagination\u201d \u2014 the digital revolution going hand - in - hand with the creative revolution , he explains .\na project management and digital marketing knowledge manager , avantika\u2019s area of interest is project design and analysis for digital marketing , data science , and analytics companies . with a degree in journalism , she also covers the latest trends in the industry , and is a passionate writer .\nphelan adds , there is an intermediate intermediate that has achieved great results going from film negative ( 35mm , 16mm ) and mix - n - matching with possible tape formats , i . e . , hd - cam , dv etc . and resulting on hd - d5 ( or similar tape format ) such as the multiple award - winning touching the void so this is to be considered a variant , but member of the di family .\nthis checkbox is about 2 things : identifying participants and matchmaking . you have to find a system to identify those digital gems in your organization .\nsocial media monitoring . monitor trends in social and digital media tools / applications to increase traffic , consumer awareness and brand value while . . .\ndigital fx are now synonymous with film and storytelling and we have grown accustomed to epic blockbusters with computer characters and digital enhancement . however , a certain depth will need to be covered , so if i miss or gloss over certain areas , it probably highlights how dull it actually is , in my humble opinion anyway \u2013 plus there are probably websites dedicated to an individual section i may have neglected . i also would like anyone visiting at random to glean enough information to understand , or at least have a good idea of what the digital intermediate is and to have a fair idea what that new credit is all about at the end of a release .\nto explain this slightly better , di is the process of taking an edited film , in the form of an edl or a cut list , scanning the ok shots at a very high resolution , working on the shots one at a time , fixing the colours to make the film look interesting , maybe doing effects and blending cg with\nnormal\nfootage , and finally making out a negative from which the producer can make multiple prints to show in theatres . this negative that comes out is an\nintermediate\nand it ' s done digitally , so the process is called\ndigital intermediate\n.\nmonitor \u2018best practices\u2019 throughout the industry . an understanding of retail trends and customer behaviour particularly within the digital channel ( web , app , . . .\nin the last few years the division has not only managed to digitize all content available in the analogue format but has also successfully completed digital restoration for the entire yrf catalogue . yrf is among the first in the industry to make their catalogue available in pristine high definition for further digital exploitation and satellite release .\nwith di , advancements include input as well as output . panavisions new genesis digital imaging camera is currently being used on superman returns . courtesy of warner bros .\nthe \u201coperating system\u201d of the country : a series of fundamental blocks upon which services for citizens , the public administration , and enterprises are built with modern digital products .\nthe gems you will find are often junior profiles , but being young does not necessarily make you an authority on digital . you will also need to identify those who need to step up their digital game to stay relevant in your organization . the fun part is , once you have done one , the other becomes much easier .\nthe digital market is in a constant state of flux . a digital marketing professional must find ways to keep up with this change . they need to be able to keep an eye out for emerging trends and the development of newer and smarter search engine algorithms . after all , nobody can afford to get left behind in this race .\nthis essay looks at the digital manipulation of color in such films as pleasantville and sin city in terms of their consequences for thinking about the \u201c\u201cwholeness\u201d\u201d and homogeneity of the image .\nto stay on track and to keep both participants engaged , intermediate milestones must be defined . this also allows you to break up the \u2018why\u2019 of the project into smaller sub - needs , which makes it easier for the participants or organizer to create an agenda for the meetings .\nwhile grading , one is looking at the picture on a display - a monitor or a projector . it ' s a digital representation of the original negative . a digital negative . what is needed is a system that ensures that the picture that one sees on the display is exactly what is printed on the negative . this is the colour management system or cms .\ninstead of saying we have a standard that is a film digital intermediate ( ie . cineon ) , the academy is saying in effect ,\ncould we produce a new pipeline that is a known entity ? could we move or convert all the different digitally sourced files into this known new colorspace and make that new colorspace with such high end professional specs that we could do everything we want in it , without compromise and then get it out again back to whatever you want ?\ntechnicolor has brought together the greatest team of color - finishing talent in the world . this process , begun in 2001 , with the advent of the digital \u201cintermediate\u201d process of digital color - grading , has matured dramatically to include the best colorists here in los angeles , in both toronto and montreal , london , new york ( by way of our brand associations with technicolor - postworks ny , mpc and the mill ) , and paris ( by way of our brand association with mikros . ) our colorists benefit from technicolor\u2019s los angeles - based , in - house , color - science department , in the development of tools and \u201clooks\u201d for all our customers dailies and finishing needs .\npeople are consuming digital content on a daily basis . very soon , traditional marketing platforms will disappear , and the digital market will completely take over . there are a number of advantages to digital marketing . unlike traditional marketing , digital marketing is more affordable . you can reach a larger audience in a shorter time - period . technological advances have resulted in considerable attrition of the customer - base of traditional marketing agencies & departments . people have moved on to tablets , phones , and computers , which are the areas where digital marketers have gained the most ground . the term digital marketing was first used in the 1990s . the digital age took off with the coming of the internet and the development of the web 1 . 0 platform . the web 1 . 0 platform allowed users to find the information they wanted , but did not allow them to share this information over the web . up until then , marketers worldwide were still unsure of the digital platform . they were not sure if their strategies would work since the internet had not yet seen widespread deployment . in 1993 , the first clickable banner went live , after which hotwired purchased a few banner ads for their advertising . this marked the beginning of the transition to the digital era of marketing . because of this gradual shift , the year 1994 saw new technologies enter the digital marketplace . the very same year , yahoo was launched . also known as\njerry ' s guide to the world wide web\nafter its founder jerry yang , yahoo received close to 1 million hits within the first year . this prompted wholesale changes in the digital marketing space , with companies optimizing their websites to pull in higher search engine rankings . 1996 saw the launch of a couple of more search engines and tools like hotbot , looksmart , and alexa . 1998 saw the birth of google . microsoft launched the msn search engine and yahoo brought to the market yahoo web search . two years later , the internet bubble burst and all the smaller search engines were either left behind or wiped out leaving more space for the giants in the business . the digital marketing world saw its first steep surge in 2006 , when search engine traffic was reported to have grown to about 6 . 4 billion in a single month . not one to get left behind , microsoft put msn on the backburner , and launched live search to compete with google and yahoo .\nas far as working in this digital realm with vfx in mind , i see genesis as an excellent instrument for recording the light in a scene , suggests scott e . anderson , visual effects supervisor and president of digital sandbox , a consultant on superman returns . while film interprets a scene , genesis records a more neutral view of the world , leaving the look to our interpretation in di or vfx .\nfilm is not perfect for scene linear workflow , as the negative placed a ' fingerprint ' on the imagery that was carried into the cineon file - regardless of the log encoding aspects of a cineon file . if you come from a digital camera background you might ask ,\nwhat colorspace does film get scanned into ?\nbut that is a deceptively complex question to answer . it is influenced by the toe and the shoulder of the film response curves , it is influenced by the fact that the film is transmissive - layers on layers so there is crosstalk between the colors , it is influenced by the film processing ( think what a cross processing or bleach by - pass does to the image ! ) and of course the actual stock we are talking about : kodak vs fuji . but don ' t forget cineon is designed as a film digital intermediate . it was designed to capture ' film - ness ' in a digital file .\ndigital intermediate also does both these processes , but works at a much higher resolution - at least ' 2k ' . let ' s assume the resolution of film is 2k . in a conventional telecine process , one frame on 35 mm film which is 2048x1556 pixels is converted to 720x576 pixels ( about 1 / 8th the size ) and put on to a tape . if , later this picture , is reverse telecine ' d from tape to film you have a situation where a small 720x576 picture is blown up to 2048x1556 ( eight times the size ) .\nneil sadwelkar is one of india ' s leading post - production technicians . neil is an editor , a consultant on data and workflows for movies and television and an occasional teacher and writer . neil runs a digital data and workflow services company called post blackbox that has worked on movies like bhaag milkha bhaag , shuddh desi romance , dhoom 3 and many others in the last couple of years . he runs an amazingly informative blog on all things digital here .\nwith di , advancements include input as well as output . for instance , panavisions new genesis digital imaging camera the first of its kind boasting film - like quality is currently being used on superman returns and a handful of other features .\ndo you feel you need to step up your digital game to cope with the challenges in your industry ? or do you think you can teach your senior management a trick or two ? reverse mentorship is your solution ! why ? because reverse mentorship is a great way to inject digital dna straight into all the layers of your company . its perfect for closing the gap between the average mindset of your market and the average mindset of your company . often your market is a lot more digitally mature than your leadership and management . lastly , because it is a key enabler for your digital transformation . let\u2019s face it , transforming the people within your organization will be much harder than finding the right technology to make your plans happen .\nin examining these ideas , our underlying conceptual methodology will be informed by computational design thinking , in particular shifts in contemporary design paradigms towards non - standardised architectural production and mass customisation avoiding serial repetition . specifically , the constant evolution of digital fabrication processes - such as 3d printing and robotic fabrication - enables us to work at a pace and resolution unimaginable just a few years ago . however , the manner in which these techniques have traditionally been utilised does not address the fixity of architectural space or the linearity of building process . with this in mind , intermediate 13 will continue to conduct research into systematic yet delicate and complex fabrication methods that can be continuously automated and reproduced to produce different architectural or non - architectural elements .\nwithin this website i will look at the ideas and workflow encapsulating the digital lab , moving away from the chemical alternative . not just because it offers a more flexible approach but mainly because it is in tune with the approach in which most directors cut their teeth , entering the industry .\nreverse mentorship is going from a one - way street to a two - way street . mentoring is nothing new , seniors have been mentoring juniors for ages based on their years of experience , their industry knowledge and business insights . reverse mentorship is about adding a stream in the opposite direction . the junior mentors the senior on what he or she has experience in and gives the senior digital insights that are fundamental to do business in the future . although this new dynamic might feel unnatural for the both of them , it is the key to make your company digital first .\ndefining who\u2019s who can be done through a digital readiness scan . this could be in the form of an interview , survey or by making participants solve tasks . you can use our template here ( just click on file - > download and view the google form in your google drive )\nornamentation in architecture has long been debated in terms of its suitability , its ability to be measured or controlled , or whether it fulfils a structural or a functional role . intermediate 13 aims to challenge these traditional notions of ornament by looking at the way its shape , geometry and spatial qualities are driven by structural principles and by architectural use . what interests us is ornament that is inhabitable , functional and rich in information or , in other words , intelligent ornamentation .\nafter conform , you have your whole film in the form of a timeline at full film resolution - 2k . all through the grading process , it is necessary to ensure the\ndigital negative\nis in sync with the original edit . the conform system can do side by side comparisons and ensure this .\nas part of this system kodak ' s fine engineering team ( and at the time there was none finer ) declared that the full film image could be captured digitally and stored in a 10 bit log file format called cineon . importantly , this was an intermediate format - it was designed as a film bridge . it was not designed for cgi nor any digital final delivery . it was meant to represent the\nprinting density\n, that is , the density that is seen by print film . it is vital to understand that cineon files were assumed to operate as part of a film chain keeping whatever values were originally scanned from your negative to be later reproduced on a film recorder . it was designed to retain the original neg ' s characteristics such as color component crosstalk and gamma .\ncolor and visual presentation are areas where di enjoys key impact . veteran colorist and di pioneer peter doyle , who worked on providing distinct visual identities to the lord of the rings trilogy , the matrix and the latest two harry potter films , acted as supervising digital colorist on tim burtons charlie and the chocolate factory .\nafter locking picture , projects come to stuck on on for one - stop finishing , says gregg . \u201cwe can do everything from digital lab services \u2014 dailies and one - lights \u2014 to a spit - and - polish finish , including audio . \u201d the facility is equipped with assimilate scratch , its \u201cworkhorse\u201d color tool , and davinci resolve .\nfilm recorders take a\ndigital negative\nfrom a hard disk and record it back to a 35 mm film . different technologies are used for this - lasers , lcds , crts . but the common thing is that film recorders are slow . recorders are rather slow - 1 - 4 sec per frame . one day per 2000 ft reel .\nas ever in film production , given a tool kit , people are pushing what is possible here , combining techniques from digital emulation , tradition lab processes with the full complexity of a special effects compositing system , says filmlights chapman . weve certainly seen shots with over a 100 layers in , which still retain the look of a special moment photographed for real .\nthrough a series of 1 : 1 - scale prototypes , the unit will investigate a number of design and fabrication techniques , driven by material behaviour as well as by specific crafting techniques , both digital and analogue . through a focus on geometry and materiality , we will constantly look to pursue unique spatial formations where both internal and external experiences are informed by the specificity of applied processes . this will be achieved by using a number of computational and algorithmic design techniques , each corresponding to a unique material system . it is hoped that the resulting digital simulations will operate in constant feedback with the development of parallel material systems - an integrated model allowing computational techniques to be a fundamental part of the design process rather than merely a representation tool .\nwhen doing di , the film is scanned at 2048x1556 pixels into digital file . one file for each frame . after that point all the systems in the di chain work on these files but they leave them at 2048x1556 . finally after all the 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in west hollywood in 2005 , it decided to focus on digital acquisition and file - based workflows . the company invested in assimilate scratch and apple color , which worked well for its client base . smith admits to being skeptical when blackmagic bought davinci and re - engineered the software for the mac leveraging nvidia\u2019s cuda architecture .\nadding to a demanding arena of different media , a hectic vfx content on many films , and the fact that the markets for films after the initial theatrical release of a feature film demand ( or should demand ) stricter control of what the film looks like across the board , then di assists beyond belief in making sure that the film print , the digital projection masters , hd masters and so on are absolutely perfect .\nthe edl made by the edit system - avid or fcp or whatever - system contains numbers which tell the scanning system where the used shots are located . this scanning system then scans the film at\n2k\nand turns each film frame into a digital file - 2048x1556 pixels ( 12 mb per frame , 1000 gb / hour ) . or ' 4k ' meaning 4096x3112 ( 50 mb per frame , 4000 gb / hour ) .\ndps using digital cameras have to be careful about protecting highlights and shadows , he says , although they can use the limits of their cameras to their own advantage . \u201cwith the f3 there was a good chance that the highlights would be blown out . but director bob byington and dp sean price williams built that look into a scene : they backlit it so they\u2019d have a blooming window \u2014 it became a style and was quite effective . \u201d\nthen came web 2 . 0 , where people became more active participants rather than remain passive users . web 2 . 0 allowed users to interact with other users and businesses . labels like \u2018super information highway\u2019 began to be applied to the internet . as a result , information flow volumes \u2013including channels utilized by digital marketers - increased manifold , and by 2004 , internet advertising and marketing in the us alone brought in around $ 2 . 9 billion .\nin the early 90s when discreet ' s flame was first released as the then ' art of the art ' in digital film compositing , many film pipelines used luts to convert 10 bit cineon film scans into 8 bit ' linear ' files . luts were destructive , literally picking the ' right 8 bits ' from a much larger film and converting from cineon printer density ( cpd ) colorspace to sometimes a video colorspace to allow feature film effects to be done .\nthe company has an array of di solutions : quantel pablo for the bulk of 2d work , sgo mistika for most stereo 3d projects and autodesk lustre for the balance . creative post just opened a 400 - seat di theater off premises via its theater d digital sibling . the restored art deco theater in downtown toronto boasts a 50 - foot screen for traditional color grading and reald stereo 3d viewing , a christie 4k projector and dolby 7 . 1 - certified mixing .\nsteve scott is vp / supervising digital colorist at hollywood\u2019s efilm ( www . efilm . com ) , whose di history extends from the first full - length di for we were soldiers in 2001 to today\u2019s stereo 3d dis for a great number of the marvel features as well as the recent star wars : the phantom menace . scott himself did the di for tree of life , which earned a 2012 academy award nomination for best cinematography for its dp , emmanuel lubezki .\nkevin phelan , head of post - production at lip sync post , comments , the u . k . has seen rapid growth in the last three years . other european countries like france , which has a strong history of excellent digital fx for film along with the u . k . and the u . s . , germany , italy , etc . scandinavia has long been represented , particularly by dfl , which was maybe the first to do a complete di via a datacine device .\nthe red digital cinema camera company would recommend you go to a redcolor2 colorspace . this is their own solution and you could say this reflects their - ' individuality ' - their desire to be different and trail brazing , a ' do it differently and better ' approach . it is such a red solution , and they will argue very effectively that they know their cameras best and this is the best solution for their cameras , and it ' s true redcolor2 works really well for red cameras .\nbest in the comedic category was pirates of the caribbean : the curse of the black pearl and it is a prime example of vfx supporting the action of a film , and enhancing the performances through the seamless realism and imaginative fantasy of the digital effects . i doubt theres a single viewer in the world that would come away from that film remembering the pirate ghosts over johnny depps hilarious performance . as an example of vfx carefully tailored to suit both humor and adventure , pirates sets a new standard of excellence .\ndigital capture can be a better candidate for scene linear workflow . that is a workflow that says\nlet ' s work on this file with it referencing the source - real life - imagery and not the output .\nin its purest form scene linear is a linear relationship between light intensity in the scene and a set of rgb values , with no bias or consideration to encoding to some . it is not designed to be an image that is viewed directly . it is defined as a base line linear .\nthe cookie was another important milestone in the digital marketing industry . advertisers had begun to look for other ways to capitalize on the fledgling technology . one such technique was to track common browsing habits and usage patterns of frequent users of the internet so as to tailor promotions and marketing collateral to their tastes . the first cookie was designed to record user - habits . the use of the cookie has changed over the years , and cookies today are coded to offer marketers a variety of ways to collect literal user data .\nsteve chapman , director of filmlight , a u . k . - based specialist in the field , agrees that di is transforming the industry . from a technical standpoint , its very similar to what happened to video post - production in the late 1980s , when suddenly the whole production process went digital , chapman says . from the creative perspective , i would hope its further enabling the director of photography ( dp ) and the director to create beautiful images , without the enormous pressure of having to capture it all completely in camera .\nthose expectations may stem from all that di is able to achieve . doyle notes that a film can now be available for digital cinema or hd even before mechanical prints are made . a director has the opportunity to present the film live , and then receive and apply feedback from the presentation . the director can present the film at its absolute best quality and make changes to it within hours somewhat like a live broadcast . the di can be compared to a big grading room with the right tools , letting the project evolve with a sense of spontaneity .\npreservation of the industry\u2019s cultural assets is something technicolor has been a part of for many decades . as older films , classics and library - titles alike , require restoration to be brought into the digital era , technicolor has maintained a strong presence in restoration services located in our los angeles - based imaging operation . technicolor has restored many celebrated classics . the business recently restored director francis coppola\u2019s under - appreciated masterpiece , the cotton club . and our team is currently working on the restoration of director orson welles unfinished film , the other side of the wind .\ncineon was hugely successful and immensely significant in the development of film effects and film production in general , as shown by its widespread use still today . cineon as a file format is however somewhat limited and in the 90s the dpx file format was developed . it can be thought of as a container within which kodak ' s cineon ( . cin files ) are often found . dpx or digital picture exchange is now the common file format for post - production interchange and visual effects work and is an ansi / smpte standard ( 268m - 2003 ) .\nin a film & video article by jaclynne gentry , the chair of the asc technology committee , curtis clark , asc , was quoted as saying , \u201cif you have a digital camera that\u2019s capable of recording wide dynamic range like film , but you then do a transform that puts it in a limited color - gamut space like rec . 709 , you\u2019re going to clip highlights . \u201d he also added , \u201call the detail that you know is there suddenly doesn\u2019t appear to be there . so how do you maintain the full potential within a workflow all the way to the finished output ? \u201d\nthroughout the nineties the full impact of digital vfx became apparent \u2013 steven spielberg realised the terror of living , breathing dinosaurs in jurassic park . then james cameron conjured \u2018the ship of dreams\u2019 into the consciousness of billions with titanic . it does seem possible . . . if we dream it , we can begin to realise it . the noughties saw vfx truly come of age seamlessly becoming part of the narrative . the teenies seem to have thrust 3d to the forefront becoming a staple part of our cinematic experience . hopefully the imagery will be pushed harder with full 4k and high frame rate technology becoming the standard .\nhollywood di is providing a full package of services for static , in fact . it was conformed on one of the company\u2019s avid media composer 6 systems . \u201cusing avid\u2019s own cool 3d tools you can cut in stereo and quickly see the 3d pacing on the stereo monitor , \u201d says smith . \u201cthen we took static into resolve for color grading and stereo sweetening at the same time as enhancing the 3d vfx shots that were delivered from maya digital systems in india . we were able to do the final geometry finessing and color all on one system at high quality with tremendous cost benefits , especially for indie filmmakers . \u201d\nfilm , unlike a digital sensor , requires the light to pass through other layers of the film to get to the layer recording its particular color . for blue light to be recorded by the blue layer of the actual film it had to pass through a bunch of other layers - including the green and red film layers . this leads to a few key film characteristics , such as crosstalk or the mixing of the rgb values more than say a pure cmos sensor would with individual blue , green and red photo sites . of course , cmos data will then get interpreted ( matrix - ed ) creating its own issues .\nnot surprisingly , at londons moving picture co . ( mpc ) , di was deemed a natural on tim burtons corpse bride , the first stop - motion animated feature to be shot digitally . mpc was already committed to undertaking around 460 vfx shots , when di colorist max horton was consulted as to how the material originating from digital stills would look when graded and shot to film . in the summer of 2004 , we set about using a quantel iq system to grade test sequences , these were then shot back to film on an arri laser film recorder and [ we ] evaluated the results in our cinema , horton explains .\nfor 2014 show that posting on social media is the top online activity in the us . the average american spends 37 minutes a day on social media . 99 % of digital marketers use facebook to market , 97 % use twitter , 70 % use google + , 69 % use pinterest and 59 % use instagram . 70 % of b2c marketers have acquired customers through facebook . 67 % of twitter users are far more likely to buy from brands that they follow on twitter . 83 . 8 % of luxury brands have a presence on pinterest . the top three social networking sites used by marketers are linkedin , twitter , and facebook .\nbut a dpx or openexr file is really just a container . it is the way we interpret the world - the color spaces , gamma and associated mathematical approaches - that has really evolved . when digital domain held a private screening for a group of high level directors to see if they could tell the difference between shots done on an 8 bit ( yes 8 bit ) film pipeline and a full 10 bit log ( 12 bit ) pipeline - when the same shots were projected - only one director picked the difference . if that is the case , why has the industry pushed so hard to move to ever larger and more complex file formats ?\nonce film was only a capture and display media , and all post - production meant digital manipulation , the industry has been in a constant battle to make sure that the director ' s vision was correctly translated to the final screen . the aim was simple : to keep the data and processing time under control , avoid the images drifting in color or degrading in quality and simultaneously push the technology and state of the art of filmmaking to make more and more arresting imagery that would emotionally connect with an audience . from accurate skin tones on the side of the face of your leading lady , to the black levels of a cg robot , to the interacting of effects and non - effects shots , the challenge required some of the best minds of the industry to tackle color management .\nas mentioned above , redcinex supports exporting openexr in aces . this is a very interesting workflow . the red digital cinema camera company has pioneered the use of multisampled hdr film production with their hdrx solution . this solution , combining as it does two exposures , achieves a much larger dynamic range and does so at up to 5k resolution at high frame rates . redcinex allows these two frames to be time aligned with magic motion and the resulting single frame has a vast grading latitude . this file is well suited to a scene linear workflow and while it can be output as an openexr with redcolor2 it can also be exported as an aces file type . anecdotal evidence suggests most red users are not yet adopting this workflow , but it will be interesting to see if it develops as more and more people and post pipeline allow full aces support .\n2003 was certainly a watershed year for films featuring digital visual effects . running the gamut from the lord of the rings : the return of the king , to the ceaseless action of the two matrix sequels , revolutions , viewers have never before seen such variety . in the realm of pure fantasy , one wonders whether we have ever been presented with something so flatly audacious as underworld , with its fashion magazine veneer , almost , but not quite , camouflaged its lack of substantial narrative . yet perhaps an even greater example of what might be considered the over - use of vfx was on display in the matrix sequels , resulting in the now notorious omission of revolutions from oscar consideration . speaking of the growth of vfx in the years since t2 , industrial light & magics visual effects supervisor eric brevig says , there is nothing that we cant create in terms of images . if you can think of it and communicate what you want , it can be created .\na time - honored cinematic truth was again proven in this vfx crowded year : story and character are still the foundation of a successful film , no matter what visual pyrotechnics are brought to it . after having spoken to visual effects supervisors and lead animators at ilm , digital domain , asylum and uncharted territory , one theme was universally agreed upon : vfx cannot be the emphasis of a film story must come first , a directors overall vision must be the controlling factor in a film for it to inspire the fascination that will lead viewers to be awe of the spectacle . its not just a question of less is more ; its about suiting the quantity of vfx to the narrative scope not vice versa . league of extraordinary gentlemen , with its nautilus sub so large as to seem the size of a submergible empire state building , does not have any single scene that can compete on an emotional level with the impact of the resurrection of tinker bell in peter pan , though she is merely a few inches tall .\nyou may be able to gain access using your login credentials for your institution . contact your library if you do not have a username and password .\nif your organization uses openathens , you can log in using your openathens username and password .\nnote : we only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it , and that it is not junk mail . we do not capture any email address .\nmessage body ( your name ) thought you would like to see the film quarterly web site .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nthe primary goal of this workflow is to edit low - resolution versions of the source video clips in final cut pro but have color be able to color correct the original full - resolution source video clips and output the final movie . this is accomplished by exporting an edit decision list ( edl ) from final cut pro that color uses to match to clip records in a cinema tools database .\nthis is the simplest approach but requires a lot of disk storage space for the large video files that result . this approach is detailed in this section .\nthis approach is a bit more complicated and uses a telecine to provide the offline video for final cut pro to edit . this approach is detailed in the\nfinal cut pro cannot work directly with the dpx image sequences that are typically used in this workflow . you can use color to create quicktime files ( usually based on an apple prores codec ) from the dpx image sequences . using color ensures that the quicktime files have the correct reel number ( the folder name that contains the actual dpx files ) and timecode ( as embedded in the dpx files ) .\nyou can create these downconverted files in color by creating a new project with render file type set to quicktime and export codec set to the codec you want to use . then simply edit all the shots you want to convert into the timeline , add them to the render queue , and click start render . see the color documentation for more information .\na cinema tools database for a di workflow is much simpler than a database for a typical film workflow because there is often no film information to track . you can create the database by simply dragging the folder that contains the original media files to the cinema tools application icon ( it doesn\u2019t matter whether cinema tools is already open or not ) . a dialog appears asking if you want to create a new database . the new database creates a record for each clip found in the folder and its subfolders .\nif you create a cinema tools database by dragging a folder containing many dpx files to the cinema tools application icon , the process can take a long time and it might appear that cinema tools is not responding . be sure to give cinema tools plenty of time to process the clips ."]}
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( pic courtesy : viral bhayani )\ninvite your friends and family to this trivia night fundraiser , there ' ll be prizes & lots of fun - plus you ' ll raise much needed funds for anam cara ' s community palliative care service .\nthe bangladesh war was one of the 20th century ' s bloodiest , yet outside the region , little is known about it . now , 37 years on , an exhibition records the painful birth of a nation . tahmima anam reports\nin the old celtic tradition , the anam cara is someone with whom you could share your innermost self , mind and heart . this soul friendship is an act of recognition and belonging , helping us return to the hearth of our spirit .\nthis plot is available for sale and is located in anam infra estate , one of the most prestigious projects of juggaur . it has an area of 1000 sqft . the property is available at a price of rs . 12 . 00 lac . . .\nthis plot is situated in anam infra estate , juggaur , lucknow . it has an area of 1500 sqft . the property is available at a price of rs . 18 . 74 lac . it has car parking as well as landscaped gardens . the . . .\npolitician k . t . rama rao , pullela gopichand and his wife along with other guests attend the wedding reception of sania mirza ' s sister anam mirza , who tied knot with a local businessman akbar rasheed , in hyderabad . ( pic courtesy : viral bhayani )\na plot is available at a prime location in anam infra estate . it has a salable area of 1250 sqft and is available at a price of rs . 1 , 150 per sqft . it has children ' s play area as well as landscaped ga . . .\na plot is available for sale in anam infra estate , juggaur , lucknow . it has a salable area of 1200 sqft and is available at a price of rs . 1 , 249 per sqft . the amenities include children ' s play area , c . . .\nduring my first year in college anam mor closed its doors for financial reasons , which lead to my decision to transfer back to my original school . i made this decision for its teaching , performance , and competitive opportunities , along with creative freedom towards my own choreography .\nanam thubten grew up in tibet and at an early age began to practice in the nyingma tradition of tibetan buddhism . among his many teachers , his most formative guides were lama tsurlo , khenpo chopel , and lama garwang . he is the founder and spiritual advisor of dharmata foundation , teaching widely in the u . s . and abroad . he is also the author of various articles and books in both the tibetan and english language . his books in english include the magic of awareness and no self , no problem . to view anam thubten\u2019s teaching and retreat schedule , please visit urltoken . through the essential wisdom of buddhism and his personal experience on the spiritual path , anam thubten brings alive the timeless teachings and invites everyone to participate . for event and booking requests please contact dharmata\u2019s scheduling coordinator at scheduling @ urltoken or call ( 510 ) 233 - 7071 ext . 104 .\npossession anam estate is an integrated township located at lucknow - faizabad road ( nh - 28 ) , near anandi water park . it is fully institutional and commercial area . this township spread across 10 acre & 25 acres in first phase in which development is going on . approved by banks : dhfl\nbefore haider & anam ' s reception entrance , we played a short video that we shot in brooklyn , ny . we walked the bridge from brooklyn into manhattan and the scenery was just amazing . with views of the nyc skyline and other bridges , we were able to capture great shots in the evening .\nsince 1998 , artists and writers have been having that conversation \u2014 inspiring and supporting each other as they have worked through their own creative processes . hands down , the best part of being anam cara\u2019s director is getting to know the writers - and artists - in residence ( now over 1 , 000 ) and their work .\ntraining is provided by twobirds , a qualified shamanic practitioner with eighteen years of experience . she is the co - founder of the anam cara retreat centre where she works full time as a shamanic practitioner and as a teacher of cross - cultural and toltec shamanism and plant spirit medicine . for further information see our shamanic workshops and training page .\nlooking for an affordable place to teach your dance , theatre , art , or yoga class ? a space to hold your next birthday party ? small performance ? board meeting ? if so , come check out the anam cara collective at 203 haywood road in west asheville ! we have space for rent by the hour , at super affordable rates . space [ \u2026 ]\nhigh on a heather - covered hillside awaits anam cara * , a tranquil spot set apart to nurture and to provide sanctuary for those who create . whether you come to work on a writing or artistic project of your own or as part of a workshop or special interest group , you will find support , creature comforts , and peace \u2013 all you need to produce your best work .\nthe anam is located on northern cam ranh peninsula , just 20 minutes from cam ranh international airport , and 30 minutes from nha trang city , one of vietnam\u2019s iconic beach destinations . it is easily accessible by road , rail or air , just an hours flight from ho chi minh city and an hour and a half from the capital , hanoi . the resort boasts over 300 meters of absolute beach frontage on one of the world\u2019s most beautiful bays . there are stunning views across the ocean and its islands to the east and the rugged jungle clad mountains to the west . with warm tropical breezes , swaying palms , and the ocean literally at the doorstep , the anam\u2019s signature designed villas , nestle harmoniously into the surrounds . it is as close to paradise as one can find .\nthey have taught me and each other much about the creative process . their genre / medium may be similar to someone else ' s , but their approach is always unique and inspirational . one intention for naming the retreat anam cara was to provide a space for people who , as they worked with their creative gifts , would recognize the \u201csoul friend\u201d in themselves , in their work , and in others .\nsince 1997 the east wing of the town hall has been occupied by the australian national academy of music ( anam ) . bows and breath are drawn in unison in the serene victorian space of the main hall , in the council chambers , the former mayor\u2019s office and under the magnificent chandelier of the ballantyne room . emerging from this history , the musicians of the academy explore new musical territory with a generous nod to the past .\nanam cara lies 600 feet above sea level and overlooks the city of inverness with stunning southerly views towards the monadhliath mountains . we are only three miles from the city centre yet surrounded by farm and woodland . the scope for walking is endless . the centre is set in seven acres of land which offers a delightful network of paths through a rich and varied landscape with extensive wooded areas and a sheltered fruit and vegetable garden embodying permaculture principles .\nwe\u2019re excited to announce the cast for our next production ! anam cara theatre company presents big love , a play by charles mee directed by adam blake wright starring . . . peyton siler jones as lydia kimberly hartman as olympia andrea petty as thyona ava king as bella and eleanor adam wright as piero ellie grace as leo ( week one ) adam wright as leo erinn huntley as giuliano michael taylor as constantine david fesiuk as oed skyler goff as nikos show dates are april 15th and [ \u2026 ]\nanam cara has a range of additional buildings tucked away in various nooks around the croft . we have a wood fired sauna with shower / changing area and a spacious relaxation room . nearby is the healing barrel , formerly a whisky mash barrel . this delightful turf roofed conversion serves as a therapy room . both buildings are situated in the healing well garden , a quiet retreat space with shady decking overlooking a natural spring and its aquatic abundance . water may be drawn from the well by those seeking the benefits and blessings of a water ablution .\nto help fulfill anam cara ' s purpose and to let the breezes off coulagh bay clear your creative path , we recommend a stay of at least a week . your hostess , sue booth - forbes , an experienced writer and editor who began her editing career at cambridge university press , creates an ambience and a daily schedule that will help you concentrate your energies on your artistic endeavor : in the evening , you may want to share your work in conversation with others in front of a turf fire or watch the sun set in the magical west - of - ireland sky .\n' i never sleep ' ( also called ' sleepless ' ) is the story of nadia lotfi ( faten hamama ) , a teenage girl raised by her father after her mother ' s untimely death . her lifelong lack of a mother figure turns nadia into a scheming troublemaker who causes problems at her boarding school . when she returns home , she learns that her father ( yehia chahine ) has re - married . furious nadia decides to set a plan in motion to get rid of her unsuspecting step - mother ( mariam fakhr eddine ) .\ndo not sleep egyptian movie melodrama of production in 1957 , the film tells the complex story of nadia lutfi ( faten hamama ) , girl of divorced parents suffer from electra knots , which prompts them to interfere in the relations in the life of her father .\ni do not sleep ,\none of the first ten egyptian films colorful .\nan adult drama telling the story of the spoiled rich girl nadia ( hamama ) who gets jelous after finding her dad marrying the perfect faithful woman . she sets a story of her having an affair with her uncle . living with the feeling of guilt she sets up a marriage for her dad with her spoiled friend who happens to have a true affair this time . feeling that god is punishing her for her deads , she is living at the same time a love story with a man double her age .\na melodrama about a 1950s upper class society set in flamboyant cinematic lighting , color and d\u00e9cor . salah carefully color codes his characters and their environment using a typically melodramatic score to punctuate points and to accompany the tones and textures of the story . a color saturated classic full of hidden meanings and symbols .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\npi\u00f1atex \u00ae is one of those rare products of design thinking that hits all the sustainability buttons at once : it is a material that is completely cradle to cradle , it substitutes leather that has a very heavy environmental and welfare impact , and it brings new income streams to subsistence farmers , allowing them to fully utilise their crops . the implementation of pi\u00f1atex \u00ae will have far - reaching societal and environmental benefits . \u201d\nthis form collects your email to add to our list for sending newsletters and updates . please look at our privacy policy for further information on how we protect and manage your submitted data .\nit ' s so high you can ' t get over it , it ' s so low you can ' t get under it , it ' s so wide you can ' t get round it , you must go through the gate . . . .\na feature article by a bereaved sibling grieving the loss of a sibling when the death of a child and sibling . . .\nwatch informative videos with the stories from bereaved parents coping with their grief and loss and the journey on . . .\ndharmata foundation 235 washington ave . richmond , ca 94801 ( 510 ) 233 - 7071 info @ urltoken\nis a gaelic expression meaning\nsoul friend\n. it symbolises a spiritual friendship that is not affected by time , distance , or separation .\nwe have chosen this name as a symbol for the ' circle of belonging ' , that inner friendship which embraces nature , divinity , spirit and human world as one .\nworkshops and retreats are fully residential with nutritious , wholesome , vegetarian meals provided and special diets catered for on request . we use organic produce as availability allows - an ever - growing proportion of which is produced in our own garden . all meals are prepared by our experienced cooks , with participants assisting in the ' helping hands ' wash up rota . during working retreats , meals will be prepared as a community exercise .\nthe guest living space is comprised of three large wooden clad caravans , which are set into the hillside , with south facing views . each caravan can accommodate up to 5 people with two single , one double and a twin room as well as a toilet / shower room and electric heating . the turf roofed pavilion offers a comfortable communal space for eating and relaxing . all food is prepared in our galley kitchen .\nthe main venue , affectionately known as the ' tufty ' , is an octagonal building constructed from local timber with large patio windows that offer views south over inverness and beyond . the log burning stove , oak floor , spiritual library and turf roof create a unique and lovely space .\nour shrine room is a quiet and secluded venue used for daily meditation , which retreatants are welcome to attend , or use it at other times of the day .\nthe earthlodge is buried into hillside with thick stone walls and turf roof and is most often used for shamanic ritual and ceremony .\nwe strive to create a safe , respectful and harmonious space for people to visit , relax , grow and deepen . we have a no drink or drug policy and ask smokers to use our designated smoking spot . mobile phone use is limited to certain outdoor spaces and wi - fi is only available in the office . we ask that people are mindful of others ' sensitivities and request that people refrain from using strong perfumes or deodorants .\nwe endeavour to keep the costs of our courses as low as possible , which we hope you will find reflected in our prices . please note course fees are inclusive of all meals , hot beverages and accommodation . a number of concessionary places are also available on request .\nshamanism is the most time tested mind / body healing method that we know of today dating back at least 40 , 000 years . it was practised in all five continents including the celtic and pictish peoples of ancient britain . the shamanic methods and practices the world over are strikingly similar and not bound by race , culture , belief , or lifestyle .\na security crackdown since a horrific major attack last year has checked extremist violence . but at a price .\nbangladeshis ponder whether being well - versed in religion is protection from a terrorist attack .\na terrorist attack on a caf\u00e9 has struck a blow against bangladesh\u2019s very idea of itself .\nthe government has made great strides in increasing energy capacity . but it needs to give power to the people , too .\nwhen the bangladeshi government pursues a vendetta against a newspaper , its real target is press freedom .\na blow - dry is never just a hairdo here . it\u2019s a rich signifier of status and aspiration .\nas violent extremists claim more victims , the country must recommit to its founding principles .\na hijra\u2019s courageous act during a terrorist attack has made the \u201cthird\u201d sex visible .\nif you think the lack of facilities \u2014 especially for women \u2014 is bad where you live , try dhaka .\nabdul quader mollah has finally been convicted of war crimes committed in bangladesh in 1971 . now a popular protest in dhaka ' s shahbag district is demanding the death penalty\nit boasts a growing economy , a vibrant political scene and a strong women ' s movement . . . forty years after the bloody war that gave it birth , bangladesh has much to celebrate\n' it seems a shame to deny myself the most basic of human experiences . but i need more time . . . '\nthank you , mum and dad . if it hadn ' t been for you , i might have become a banker\ni ' m trying hard to be eco - friendly . but please don ' t ask me to give up flying to visit my family\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nquiet working hours from 9 : 30 a . m . to 5 : 30 p . m . with mid - day meals shared with others or on your own\n* * meals feature slow - cooked , comfort food prepared using produce and products from local gardeners , butchers , and fishermen .\ntv crime correspondent cathal mac iarnain prides himself on pursuing the story behind the story , but is too busy to notice that the world of crime is coming closer to home every day .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\n' i never sleep ' ( also called ' sleepless ' ) is the story of nadia lotfi ( faten hamama ) , a teenage girl raised by her father after her mother ' s untimely death . her lifelong lack of a mother . . . see full summary \u00bb\nare you ready for skyscraper ? we are ! see which other movies and tv shows we ' re excited about .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nnahr el hub is the egyptian adaptation of leo tolstoy ' s\nanna karenina\n. nawal , a rural girl , is married off to a wealthy aristocrat called taher basha ( zaki rostom ) . nawal gets . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe film revolves around a young ahmed , who works as an agronomist , and who returns to his village in the south of the valley , where his father works as headmaster cultivation , vinjeh in . . . see full summary \u00bb\nafter three years of absence , back ( recep ) after a long travel trip spent on the back of one of the ships in an effort to save money in order to complete his marriage b ( benign ) , who lives . . . see full summary \u00bb\na chance meeting at an auction brings together sawsan ( faten hamama ) , a working class girl and adel ( omar sharif ) , heir to a vast fortune with several estates to his name . this leads to a . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe people of luxor decided to buy sandal new submarine instead of the old sandal for river transport business , and cost the mayor mujahid to go to buy , with a computerized data bank son of . . . see full summary \u00bb\npoor girl live on the surface next to the three poor young people fall in love with her all and discover they occur under the weight of the disease , which would be required to hold surgery , . . . see full summary \u00bb\na father invents a lurid past for his awkward young nephew to present him as an exciting suitor for his daughter .\nthis compelling tale of love and betrayal , set in the upper egyptian countryside , follows the story of amna as she plots her revenge on the engineer who destroyed her family ' s honor .\nafter the death of the father , the family consisting of a mother and two young men and a girl themselves without a breadwinner finds , to begin each of them in the direction to a different . . . see full summary \u00bb\nbased in british occupied egypt , ibrahim ( omar sharif ) , a member of the resistance , seeks refuge in the house of a politically passive family after killing the prime minister for his acts of treason .\nin a tribal society , governor zaid decides to raise taxes on the people , and sends his men to kidnap women , and with time his strength increase , up to the tribe of bani mazen , he kills a . . . see full summary \u00bb\na young man from the country arrives in cairo to finish his education . his landlady , a widow and successful businesswoman in the quarter of the citadel , seduces him . although she teaches . . . see full summary \u00bb\na masterpiece : directed by the great salah abu seif , written by the controversial ehsan abdel quoddous , based on his famous novel\nsleepless\n. the story is if full of romance , seduction and revenge . the movie was reproduced recently to be available on dvd ' s . the movie introduces 7 famous stars in the egyptian cinema led by faten hamama and omar sharif ( after three years of their marriage ) . this is a unique movie in faten hamama ' s career where she played the teenager who wants to control the life of her father and destroy his marriage , in an effort to keep her life as it used to be . great performance by faten , omar and rushdi abaza .\n5 of 6 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\njavascript is disabled in your browser due to this certain functionalities will not work . click here , to know how to enable it .\ncommercial shops commercial showrooms commercial office / space commercial land / inst . land industrial lands / plots agricultural / farm land hotel / resorts guest - 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up vs . carpet ) , registration fees , pricing ( rent / sale ) and other details . property prices are subject to fluctuations based on market conditions and other factors , we don\u00e2\u0080\u0099t take responsibility for the prices quoted by owners due to such fluctuations or based on other unverifiable claims .\nyou are advised to get the advertised property details verified independently .\nmob - + 91885l330065 address : near bbd college , kisaan path behind anandi water park . , faizabad road , lucknow , u p the residential project is well developed & well planned situated at kisaan path near bbd college . it is also situated close to education like rbn public school , jaipuriya public school , bbd university , rm engineering college & integrated township like bbd green city . some key points \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 proposed 150 meter wide kisaan path is walking distance from our project . \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 1 . 5 km from bbd university \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 9 km from polytechnic \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 8 km from second hi - tech terminal gomti nagar . \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 7 km from new high court \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 6 km from new roadways terminal besides shaheedpath . \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 16 km from hazrat ganj . \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 immediate registry and possession . . bank loan available project features 1 - vastu and eco - friendly layout 2 - beautiful entry gate and boundary wall 3 - wide internal roads ( 40 , 30 , 25 ) and street light . 4 - proper drainage system 5 - proper landscaped green area with plantation . 6 - beautiful central park with children\u00e2\u0080\u0099s play area and jogging track . 7 - map approved from competent authority .\nresidential land available for sell . located in faizabad road . available at an price of 13 . 51 lacit is a freehold property .\ncall - 7388oo8tree83 ye hamri site par abhi only plots hai jiska rate hai 1250 rupye par sqt jo negociable hai yaha par aap plots lekar turant makan banawa sakte hai yah site puri devlop hai address : near bbd college , kisaan path behind anandi water park . , faizabad road , lucknow , u p the residential project is well developed & well planned situated at kisaan path near bbd college . it is also situated close to education like rbn public school , jaipuriya public school , bbd university , rm engineering college & integrated township like bbd green city . some key points \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 proposed 150 meter wide kisaan path is walking distance from our project . \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 1 . 5 km from bbd university \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 9 km from polytechnic \u00e2\u0080\u00a2 8 km from second hi - 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kilometre freeway running along the western coastline , is expected to begin by october 2018 . the freeway will link princess street flyover near marine lines to the south - end of the bandra - worli sea link ( bwsl ) under phase - i and upto kandivali under phase - ii . the project will be developed at an estimated cost of rs 15 , 000 crore and will decongest the western express highway and boost real estate developments across the western mumbai .\npending from past 25 years , the elevated bridge between mumbai\u2019s tourist spot madh island and versova is finally set to take off . once completed , the new road will be connected to the coastal roads . the improved connectivity will boost the prospect of the region as a real estate hub .\nvishad p mafatlal , managing director , mafatlal denims has purchased a luxury duplex apartment in lodha group\u2019s altamount towers . located at altamount road in south mumbai , the apartment has been purchased for rs 89 crore while rs 4 . 45 crore has been given as stamp duty . the bare - 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{"id": 116485, "summary": [{"text": "my own private idaho is a 1991 american independent adventure drama film written and directed by gus van sant , loosely based on shakespeare 's henry iv , part 1 , henry iv , part 2 , and henry v , and starring river phoenix and keanu reeves .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the story follows two friends , mike and scott , as they embark on a journey of personal discovery that takes them to mike 's hometown in idaho and then to italy in search of mike 's mother .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "van sant originally wrote the screenplay in the 1970s , but discarded it after reading john rechy 's 1963 novel city of night and concluding that rechy 's treatment of the subject of street hustlers was better than his own .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "over the years , van sant rewrote the script , which comprised two stories : that of mike and the search for his mother , and scott 's story as a modern update of the henry iv plays .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "van sant had difficulty getting hollywood financing , and at one point considered making the film on a minuscule budget with a cast of actual street kids .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "after van sant sent copies of his script to reeves and then reeves showed it to phoenix , both agreed to star in the film on each other 's behalf .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "my own private idaho had its premiere at the 48th venice international film festival , and received largely positive reviews from critics including roger ebert and those of the new york times and entertainment weekly .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was a moderate financial success , grossing over $ 6.4 million in north america , which was above its estimated budget of $ 2.5 million .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "phoenix received several awards for his performance in the film , including the volpi cup for best actor at the 1991 venice film festival , best male lead from the independent spirit awards , and best actor from the national society of film critics . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "my own private idaho", "paragraphs": ["my own private idaho [ blu . . . has been added to your cart\nmy own private idaho is most striking as a vision of a vanished bohemian city .\n2 . the film journal : my own private idaho page by j . d . lafrance\nriver phoenix and keanu reeves in\nmy own private idaho .\n( warner bros . )\nriver phoenix in my own private idaho by gus van sant ( 1991 ) \u00a9 warner bros inc .\ntwenty years later , gus van sant reflects on my own private idaho\u2019s vanished city of flophouses and hustlers .\n[ video ] \u201criver phoenix researching for \u201cmy own private idaho\u201d part 1 of 9\u2033 . youtube . com . urltoken\nkeanu reeves and river phoenix in my own private idaho by gus van sant . photograph : \u00a9 warner bros inc\ncriterion collection to release ' the brood , ' ' my own private idaho , ' ' mulholland dr . '\ngus van sant ' s ' my own private idaho ' uses a variety of devices to keep viewers off balance .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing my own private idaho near you .\nthe film inside me , inside us : the experience of ' my own private idaho ' through a phenomenological lens .\nmy own private idaho lacks the dramatic punchiness of drugstore cowboy , yet it ' s a rich , audacious experience .\nriver phoenix gives the finest performance of his tragically short career in my own private idaho , now streaming at sbs on demand .\ntext emily manning keanu reeves and river phoenix in my own private idaho by gus van sant ( 1991 ) \u00a9 warner bros inc .\ndocuments similar to the film inside me , inside us : the experience of ' my own private idaho ' through a phenomenological lens .\nkeanu reeves and river phoenix in gus van sant ' s my own private idaho . photograph : cine text / allstar / sportsphoto ltd\nthis is river phoenix and keanu reeves at their best . my own private idaho is my favourite river phoenix movie . a superb movie of tragedy , love and lost .\nthe title my own private idaho was inspired by the b - 52 ' s song\nprivate idaho ,\nalthough the film has little in common with the song . the\nprivate idaho\nin the film is the visions that mike occasionally sees in his mind . therefore it can be said that mike is\nliving in his own private idaho\n- - an idaho which is visible only to him .\nthe film inside me , inside us : the experience of ' my own private idaho ' through a phenomenological lens . | perception | consciousness\nthere is a moment in gus van sant\u2019s 1991 film my own private idaho when the main character awakens on a desolate midwestern american highway .\nmy own private idaho\nis both a love story and a tragedy . it remains the high point in gus van sant ' s career .\n. \u201cshe had a real intuition about me , and not since my own mom had anybody really had my number . she really understood my tastes , and my ambition , and my fear , my anxiety about wanting to do everything by thursday morning . \u201d\nsomewhere between surreal depravity and renaissance tragedy is gus van sant\u2019s \u201cmy own private idaho , \u201d a visually compelling examination of unrequited love - romantic and otherwise .\n\u201cbeautifully wrought , darkly funny and finally devastating , my own private idaho almost single - handedly revives the notion of personal filmmaking in the united states . \u201d \u2014 chicago tribune\ncriterion ' s blu - ray edition of my own private idaho is available now . watch an exclusive clip of a conversation between todd haynes and gus van sant below :\nmusic featured in my own private idaho ( 1991 ) . many of the songs in the film were not released , so this is not at all a complete list .\nhand2mouth ' s\ntime , a fair hustler\nis a collage of influences , including shakespeare ' s history plays and gus van sant ' s\nmy own private idaho .\n\u201c gus van sant \u2018s sensibility is wholly original , wholly fresh . my own private idaho adds a new ingredient : a kind of boho sweetness . i loved it . \u201d \u2014 washington post\nmy own private idaho received generally positive reviews in the gay media , typified by planetout . com\u2019s popcornq , which called my own private idaho a \u201cdeliriously unhinged story\u201d that contains \u201cone of the most beautifully nuanced depictions of naked desire ever captured on film\u201d and which is part of \u201ca cinema that resonates with more than just the facile palliative of happily - ever - after\u201d ( 8 ) .\nalex g \u00a1all - time quarterback ! the mountain goats my own private idaho lofi singer / songwriter love songs and other stuff . . . . . . . . everything is painful though river phoenix\ngrungy , grubby and authentic , the clothes in films such as my own private idaho were never meant to look good . but now a new paris exhibition is celebrating the director\u2019s unlikely influence on the catwalk\nvan zant ' s my own private idaho is the story of two male hustlers , mike waters and scott favor , who meet in a bad section of portland oregon , befriend each other for some time , and then separate .\nthe first time i viewed my own private idaho , at rit ' s talisman , i found it quite confusing . only after attending the second screening did it make some sense to me . my own private idaho is a very complex film which ends without resolution of the story . it deals with\ntaboo\nideas which are not generally dealt with in the american cinema . one reason for my initial confusion may have been i was uptight about what i was seeing on the screen , and this distracted me from the story at hand . during my second viewing i knew what to expect , and devoted my attention to the story .\nafter studying under cinematographer ed lachman , shevaun mizrahi forged her own unique filmmaking path with its own set of rules .\nbecause river phoenix ' s agent refused to show him the film treatment for\nmy own private idaho\n, in late 1990 keanu reeves rode his motorcycle from canada to phoenix ' s hometown of gainesville , florida to hand deliver it himself .\n\u201cthere\u2019s not another road anywhere that looks like this road\u2014i mean , exactly like this road . it\u2019s one kind of place . one of a kind , like someone\u2019s face . like a fucked - up face . \u201d \u2014river phoenix , my own private idaho\ntags : bisexual representation theme week , bisexuality , drama , keanu reeves , lgbtq , logan kenny , my own private idaho , river phoenix bookmark the permalink . follow comments with the rss feed for this post . both comments and trackbacks are closed .\nthe title of the film was based on the the b - 52 ' s song\nprivate idaho\n, released in 1980 .\n\u201cmy own private idaho\u201d is a film that is reflexive back on the original author of the story , william shakespeare . as one might know , or notice when watching the film , the film\u2019s dialogue seems to be inspired by some kind of old - time poetry . gus van sant loosely based \u201cmy own private idaho\u201d on one of the two plots of shakespeare\u2019s play , henry iv , in which henry iv\u2019s son , prince harry\u2019s strained relationship with his father leads him to doing rebellious things , ignoring his responsibilities until he gets the money that he will inherit . in \u201cmy own private idaho , \u201d this can be seen clearly in the character of scott favor . but ironically enough , mike waters is the main protagonist of the story , on whose consciousness the film is based .\nhere\u2019s further fuel to fire up those beliefs that james franco has succeeded in cloning himself . beginning on saturday , the actor together with director gus van sant are debuting an exhibition titled \u201cunfinished\u201d at the gagosian gallery in beverly hills . it consists of two films based on my own private idaho which van sant directed but franco did not star in . ( it co - starred keanu reeves and the late river phoenix as street hustlers . ) but after casting franco in 2008\u2019s milk , van sant showed him the dailies and other footage that he had shot many years before for the 1991\u2019s my own private idaho but which did not make it into the final cut . so franco decided to fashion it into two new films , riffing off the original title : endless idaho and my own private river .\nout : first , i wanted to say that my own private idaho was the first \u201cgay\u201d movie i ever saw , since it somehow ended up in the little shop where we could rent vhs tapes on the air force base in japan where i went to high school .\ntags : bisexual representation theme week , bisexuality , drama , gus van sant , jamie righetti , keanu reeves , lgbtq , my own private idaho , river phoenix bookmark the permalink . follow comments with the rss feed for this post . both comments and trackbacks are closed .\n[ van sant ] disdain [ s ] narrative . he got away with drugstore cowboy because its band of drugged - out dodoes were engaged in a petty crime spree that almost passed for a plot . but my own private idaho is a different story . or rather nonstory .\naccording to the official descriptions , franco \u201cedited outtakes , deleted scenes , alternate takes , and behind - the - scenes footage from my own private idaho into the 12 - hour film endless idaho which circa andy warhol provides an unprecedented look into the workaday process of making a movie , from location scouting to repeated takes . in a blend of documentary and fiction , interviews with actual hustlers who played secondary characters in my own private idaho are intercut with shots of river phoenix and keanu reeves improvising and refining their performances under the direction of van sant and his crew\u201d . by contrast , my own private river \u201cconsists largely of shots of phoenix\u2019s character woven into a compelling portrait . franco describes being mesmerized by phoenix \u2018s \u2018uninhibited acting\u2019 in this unreleased footage , and his edit captures the gifted actor at his most emotionally expressive and physically dynamic\u201d .\nthe 2015 criterion release of my own private idaho is based on a new 4k digital transfer , and presented in the film\u2019s original 1 . 85 : 1 aspect radio . this release includes a number of extras , most of which were also included in the 2005 release from criterion .\na strong beginning that becomes a bit cryptic towards the end , my own private idaho is a respectable piece of film and is pure van sant . the poetic dialogue in some scenes mixed in with river phoenix ' s narcolepsy brings a story that develops unusual characters and a excellent adventure .\nmy own private idaho finds a home in cinema revolution as one of the first major titles from fine line features , a production / distribution company that was founded in 1990 as the art house division of new line cinema and run by cinema revolution curator ira deutchman from 1990 - 1995 .\nmy own private idaho , van sant\u2019s third feature film , is a landmark of the new queer cinema of the 1990s - a movement which gave voice and expression to lgbtq stories , while also exhibiting distinctly fluid and subversive styles of filmmaking that rejected conventional narrative forms . accordingly , my own private idaho\u2019s story about a group of young male hustlers in portland has an episodic structure , and is visually and tonally experimental . a dense dreaminess implants mike\u2019s narcolepsy within the film\u2019s fabric . this magnifies the sense that mike is adrift without an anchor ; that he experiences the world through an altered reality , where time is fragmented .\nthe shakepearean subtlety and sedation found in \u201cmy own private idaho\u201d is seen loosely , aside from the plot , on the characters\u2019 lines as well . the lyrical and poetic tone of mike , scott , and bob\u2019s words are actually paraphrases of shakespeare\u2019s script from his play , henry iv . compared to the loud , aggressive , and violent depiction of shakespeare\u2019s titus andronicus by julie taymor , there is no doubt that \u201cmy own private idaho\u201d is more tranquil and relaxed . it may also be attributed to the different contents and contexts of the two plays , but it can nevertheless be credited to the two directors\u2019 treatments of the material .\nmy own private idaho is not a genre film , per se , but it is a formula film in the fact that there is a main character ( mike ) who is searching for a long - lost relative . generally formula films are simply reworkings of cookie - cutter stories , but director / screenwriter gus van zant has decided to work a formula story into a product which contains unconventional ideas and characters , and forms of sexuality which are not appealing to the general public . these ingredients make for a very unpredictable film , yet it is a formula film nonetheless . my own private idaho is certainly not typical hollywood fare .\neven as hand2mouth seeks to audio - visually transport its audience to a sepia - toned past , walters insists that\ntime , a fair hustler ,\nisn ' t purely nostalgic - - not about the\nlife on the edge\nportrayed in\nmy own private idaho ,\nnor about the lost city the film portrays .\nriver phoenix died of an overdose just two years after making idaho , leaving behind a powerful legacy of performance which included stand by me , the mosquito coast and an oscar - nominated turn in running on empty . but as the drug - taking , narcoleptic street hustler mike waters in my own private idaho , phoenix delivered the gutsiest performance of his career and was rewarded with an independent spirit award for best male lead .\nmy own private idaho and the living end are very private films . conspicuously addressed to a particular audience and commercially limited by both budget and aesthetics they are not films open to everyone , entries into universal popular culture that could potentially play to random spectators . they are special , personal films that rely on audience identification for much of their impact . though it is impossible to demonstrate a gay - male - heavy demographic break down of the audiences of these two films , and though the star power of phoenix and reeves has no doubt drawn many non - gay male viewers to my own private idaho , the assumption that the two films enjoyed a proportionately large amount of interested gay male viewers on their initial release is , i believe , a reasonable one ( 10 ) .\nmy own private idaho will play in the annex cinema tonight at 7 pm , the penultimate addition to cinema revolution . next week , we will conclude with robert altman\u2019s 1992 black comedy , the player . next , be on the lookout for the release of our annual summer classics film series coming next month . see you at the michigan !\nfrank church wilderness , idaho the largest wilderness in the lower 48 states and my personal favourite . the middle fork section of the salmon river is a legend among rafters .\nbefore good will hunting and finding forrester ; before the ill - advised psycho remake and the experimental gerry ; before the movies about harvey milk and kurt cobain , portland - based indie auteur gus van sant made my own private idaho , an avant - garde drama starring river phoenix as a narcoleptic gay hustler and keanu reeves as his friend and co - worker .\nmy own private idaho is a wistful , delicate hybrid , a movie that does more than it could possibly seem to be doing at once . on the 25th anniversary of its release , it reminds us of the risks hollywood\u2019s periphery used to take , and of the stakes that even a not explicitly political movie often had ascribed to it . van sant grew up in a wild era for cinema , amid an explosion of radical underground movies by the likes of andy warhol , but also on the cusp of new hollywood . his own art is a symptom of both trends , which might explain why a movie like my own private idaho now registers as a strange artifact , off - kilter and unusual but not quite avant - garde . van sant\u2019s approach comes off as natural and lived in , warm rather than academic .\nas a retelling of shakespeare\u2019s \u201chenry v , \u201d now set among street hustlers , \u201cmy own private idaho\u201d was by turns nonchalant and touching , structurally loose but coherent , graced with unexpected lyrical images and narrative hairpins . shakespeare is used in the film to convey the transcendence of time , wishing to convey that mike and scott are figures than can exist anywhere and anytime .\nphoenix\u2019s best performances stand out because of this intimacy . his work in my own private idaho is all heart \u2013 open and unselfconscious , bruised yet tough . he brings us painfully close to mike so we care what happens , where he goes , what will come next . van sant\u2019s film is a testament to the actor\u2019s beauty , vulnerability , and his abundant talent .\non this day in 1991 , my own private idaho , an independent film written and directed by gus van sant and starring keanu reeves and river phoenix , premieres at the new york film festival . the movie told the story of two young male hustlers , one of whom ( phoenix ) is a hapless narcoleptic searching for the mother who abandoned him , and the other of whom ( reeves ) comes from a wealthy family ( the character was inspired , in part , by shakespeare\u2019s prince hal in henry iv ) . the pair meets in portland , oregon , and later travels to idaho and italy . my own private idaho \u2013the title reportedly came from a song by the rock band the b - 52s\u2013was nominated for six independent spirit awards and won for best screenplay , best male lead ( phoenix ) and best film music .\nthe late river phoenix opens gus van sant\u2019s 1991 surrealist drama my own private idaho on an open road in the middle of a stunningly vacant idaho landscape . he is completely alone yet sets the stage by breaking out into soliloquy , as an actor would at the beginning of a stage play . it\u2019s a stylization choice from van sant and a reoccurring theme in the film that explores the lives of street hustlers in the pacific northwest , projected through a shakespearean lens .\nafter getting some attention with his micro - budget debut , mala noche , van sant wanted to make my own private idaho next . but everyone in hollywood told him a story of gay hustlers was too\nniche\nto get any traction . so instead he made drugstore cowboy , about a roving band of junkies who rob pharmacies\u2014a premise with more mainstream appeal , apparently .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nthe music selected by van zant for this project consists primarily of old american folk tunes . therefore it is not incidental in nature , rather it provides a continual background\nmood music\neffect . this is totally incongruous to the typical hollywood style , where the story is punctuated by orchestral music . the style of music used in my own private idaho perfectly suits the smooth , unobtrusive editing and chronological narrative structure . my own private idaho has a very slow , leisurely pace . scenes flow at an almost standstill rate , focusing on small details . sometimes this is beneficial , as the dialog seems to be written as though it were a literary masterpiece and not natural speech . the slow pace gives the audience time to contemplate what the characters are speaking of .\nany would - be filmmaker can tell you how nerve - racking it is to meet with potential producers and then wait to hear back about whether they ' re going to make your movie . van sant said he found out his producers had committed to making my own private idaho when other filmmakers told him ,\ncongratulations , they ' re skipping our film to make yours . \u201d\nmy own private idaho , on the other hand , often seems as rootless as poor mike . yet the film has an authentic emotional lyricism . when van sant shows us speeded - up images of clouds rolling past wheat fields , the familiar device transcends cliche , because it\u2019s tied to the way that mike , in his benumbed isolation , experiences his own life \u2014 as a running piece of surrealism . the sheer , expressive beauty of those images haunted me for days . a -\n- the making of my own private idaho , a documentary that runs about 40 minutes and includes editor curtis clayton , directors of photography john campbell and eric alan edwards and production designer david brisbin talking about the film\u2019s development , production and post - production . good stuff , if you enjoy going beyond the principal creatives to find out what other above - the - line people think about filmmak\nmy own private idaho \u2018s mike ( river phoenix ) is always destined to end up in the same place . no matter where he goes , he will always end up on this deserted road in idaho where the film begins . he can go anywhere in the world and he\u2019ll end up back where he started , dealing with his thoughts , his fading memories , and his narcolepsy . this is his existence , almost the entirety of it : go somewhere , meet people , have sex , come back here . my own private idaho is an almost aimless film , there is no traditional narrative and many scenes occur with no real sense or purpose . while there is sometimes the idea of a plot or narrative goal , the film isn\u2019t really about that ; instead , it\u2019s a film about characters and how they live their lives , their circumstances , and the things that haunt them .\nhand2mouth ' s\nmy own private idaho\n- inspired production ,\ntime , a fair hustler ,\nexamines both that civic story and the story of van sant ' s film through a lens of bittersweet nostalgia . the show , which opens friday , july 31 , imagines what might have happened to the film ' s characters in the nearly 25 years since the events of the movie took place . where , it asks , would these derelicts and drifters fit into the tidier portland of today - - if they ' d fit at all ? summoned together in a vaguely judicial setting , the personae of\nmy own private idaho\ngive testimony on what they ' re up to now and how they were connected with mikey and scott ' s story . as they reminisce , memory overwhelms reality .\nmy own private idaho often feels like two films spliced together . indeed , van sant\u2019s main sources for the film were two separate screenplays and a short story , all written by him . during the making of his first feature , mala noche ( 1985 ) , van sant met a street kid who became the inspiration for mike . there is also the influence of shakespeare\u2019s plays , henry iv ( parts 1 and 2 ) and henry v , or more precisely , of orson welles\u2019 chimes at midnight ( 1965 ) . welles\u2019 film is focused on the falstaff character from those plays , reimagined in my own private idaho as bob ( william richert ) \u2013 a mentor to the hustlers , and the man from whom rich kid scott ( reeves ) , like prince hal , must break away to accept his destiny .\ni found my own private idaho to be a very depressing film . river phoenix ' s character never does find his mother ; and to make matters worse , he loses scott to a woman . his narcolepsy is uncontrollable , and this makes him an oddity to most people . without scott , it appears that he has no one to turn to at a time when he seems to need help the most .\nmy own private idaho represents the shotgun marriage of two individual stories that , like mike and scott themselves , don\u2019t really belong together : a road movie about mike\u2019s fruitless search for love and security , and an arch modern retelling of shakespeare , with scott playing a role distinctly abstracted from the gritty day - to - day of his temporary street - hustling brethren . it\u2019s common to hear people talk about my own private idaho as two movies in one\u2014conversations that usually end with a preference for mike\u2019s heartrending tale of unrequited love winning out over keanu reeves doing shakespeare . but the impulse to treat the film like competing anthology hours misses how gracefully van sant incorporates the two stories while making a point of how distant they are from each other . even when they occupy the same space , like the campground the characters improvise in an idaho field , they\u2019re worlds apart , and no amount of yearning on mike\u2019s part can bridge the gap .\nthe relentless deployment of the road movie genre in both films seems far from incidental . my own private idaho and the living end are overt road movies . the road is a central , fleshed - out character in both films . in idaho , a particular road that mike says he \u201cknows\u201d bookends the film and is returned to in a number of scenes . at one point mike ascribes a face to it , and later ponders whether it has an end , or whether it runs all the way around the world .\nidaho to north carolina : wherever you go , i ' ll follow ya .\nby leftleg\ni\u2019m a bisexual man . i realized i was bi earlier this year . i haven\u2019t known who i really am for very long and since i\u2019m young , i still have a lot to learn about myself . the first time i watched my own private idaho was the first time i felt like i wasn\u2019t straight . it kick - started my awakening sexuality , the first step of many in realizing who i truly am . it was the first time i felt sexual desires towards men and for a couple weeks , i thought that i could be gay since i thought like this . then i realized that i was attracted to both women and men and i didn\u2019t have to choose ; i could be attracted to both and that would be okay . i came out to my parents , a lot of my friends , and my girlfriend . this film changed everything about my life , nothing was the same for me after watching .\nmy own private idaho was a landmark film when it was released in the early 1990s and joined other standout movies of the time , including jennie livingston\u2019s documentary on new york\u2019s underground drag shows , paris is burning ( 1990 ) ; todd haynes\u2019 feature poison ( 1991 ) ; derek jarman\u2019s version of christopher marlowe\u2019s edward ii ( 1991 ) ; and gregg araki\u2019s moving road - trip film , the living end ( 1992 ) .\nin his follow - up to drugstore cowboy ( 1989 ) , the gifted writer - director gus van sant has bucked expectations in more ways than one . my own private idaho , which stars phoenix and keanu reeves as street hustlers drifting around the northwest \u2014 one homeless and mostly gay , the other a bisexual rich boy who turns tricks out of boredom and rebellion \u2014 blithely detonates any conventional wisdom about the sorts of roles young hollywood heartthrobs are supposed to be taking on . van sant , though , isn\u2019t just out to shock the mainstream . the viewers who may actually be most taken aback by my own private idaho are those who loved drugstore cowboy and were hoping for a companion piece , a movie that burrows into the desolate street culture of young gay prostitutes with the same outlaw vitality that marked van sant\u2019s comic tale of early - \u201970s portland druggies .\nit\u2019s been 20 years since river phoenix\u2019s death , and gus van sant\u2019s 1991 road movie my own private idaho is still almost unbearably sad to watch . it isn\u2019t just that phoenix\u2019s charisma and promise are on full display , though idaho ranks alongside running on empty and dogfight among his best roles . it\u2019s the way van sant\u2019s script leaves phoenix in a state of constant vulnerability , like a turtle without its shell . at times , his character\u2019s narcolepsy\u2014in which he suddenly , unpredictably falls into a deep sleep\u2014feels like a narrative contrivance , an ongoing deus ex machina calibrated to pivot the story in whatever direction van sant decides to take it . but it\u2019s really more a metaphor for a lonely , loveless drifter who has no defense against a world that can take his money , his heart , and his life . phoenix and his character aren\u2019t one and the same , but they share an openness and sensitivity that\u2019s keenly felt in my own private idaho . they\u2019re prey for a rapacious world .\nmy own private idaho was the result of three projects coming together . the first was a modern adaptation of henry iv called\nhowling at the moon\n, which was about street kids in portland , and was told entirely in william shakespeare an verse . the second was called\nin a blue funk\n, and was about two spanish cousins , living on the streets of las vegas , who decide to go to spain after seeing their last name on a spanish map , and wanting to find out about themselves and their family . the third was actually titled\nmy own private idaho\n, and was about an early version of the mike character as a hustler , who gets picked up by a german auto parts salesman and\nkept\nat his house . gus van sant had trouble finishing the scripts , so he merged them together into the finished form .\nin this essay , i will argue that the films of \u201cnew queer cinema\u201d were generally misread . i will read two films from the period , my own private idaho ( gus van sant , 1991 ) and the living end ( gregg araki , 1992 ) , not as defiant and coherent queer responses against the visceral and cultural traumas of the aids crisis , but as passive pieces of shrapnel from the epidemic , hiv - positive cinema .\nmy own private idaho follows the journey of two street hustlers , mike ( river phoenix ) and scott ( keanu reeves ) . mike has the condition of narcolepsy , something that comes up multiple times in the film , starting in the beginning while standing at a lonely stretch of highway in idaho . later , he gets hired by an older woman , who takes him back to her mansion , where two other hustlers await , including scott , mike\u2019s best friend . right before performing his services for the woman , he experiences another fit of narcolepsy .\n\u201cmy own private idaho\u201d is a personal film , reflecting some of van sant\u2019s own encounters and experiences . michael parker , a homeless street hustler who smokes pot , served as inspiration for the character of mike waters . scott favor , the tale\u2019s other lead , is a rich boy who goes slumming in the underbelly of portland and seattle . as the product of upper - class family , van sant could relate more easily to scott : \u201cscott is , or could be , me , coming from the blue - blood and royalty of portland . \u201d the project became even more personal , when van sant cast himself as the ponytailed bellboy in the idaho hotel .\nwhen i had first watched the film my own private idaho ( 1991 ) , i was unaware of the specific references to shakespeare\u2019s henry iv parts i and ii and henry v . categorized and hyped as a queer - road - western film by the press , the shakespearean element was largely overlooked in favor of the then - shocking reality that beloved teen heartthrob and james - dean - lookalike river phoenix was portraying a gay street hustler type .\nafter the emotional wringer of filming gus van sant\u2019s my own private idaho , \u201ci just did not feel like barreling through someone\u2019s psychosis , \u201d river said . he opted for a low - stress money gig : sneakers . as one actor in the film said of the title , \u201cit sounded like a bad teen comedy about a hapless junior - high basketball team that is saved when they recruit a girl point guard who\u2019s a great shot . \u201d\nthe eldest son of a fugitive family comes of age and wants to live a life of his own .\n- since my own private idaho features homelessness pretty prominently , it only makes sense that leroy ( played either by an actor or by albert ) and director jonathan caouette would sit down to talk about how their own street experiences have influenced their work , i suppose . both have connections to van sant\u2014he produced caouette\u2019s film tarnation and used leroy / albert\u2019s screenplay for his film elephant \u2014 but beyond that , i\u2019m not sure these two deserve more than 50 minutes of special features space for their discussion , especially when you consider that this is another audio - only track .\nthese sound like caricatures , and in some small way they are . but my own private idaho \u2019s enduring accomplishment is that it can see all of these men with sympathy and good humor . it allows them to be idiosyncratic and strange , and practically lynchian in their inability to conform to the usual modes of behavior . as such , they\u2019re a spectacle to be acknowledged and loved , without suggesting that they also need to be forgiven . that\u2019s queerness . and my own private idaho is a masterpiece because that queerness is an ethic , not a subject . it\u2019s an ethos , not a convenience . in 2016 , when the threats to gay life have become subsumed beneath performances of polite politics and the needs of the middle class , it\u2019s helpful to remember a movie like this , full of people like these , who confront us with who they are without giving us a chance to tell them who to be .\nmy own private idaho was a troubled production from the beginning , and was actually a merger of three different projects that gus van sant was working on . he was very intent on adapting shakespeare and retaining the quality of the original language in the film , which new line cinema initially rejected , but which the international market seemed to be quite excited for , allowing for much of the dialogue to maintain the original shakespearean feel . review our gay themed films here\ngetting much less attention not far from the kodak theatre , in beverly hills , was a gallery exhibition called unfinished , where just two days prior to oscar night franco had presided over the rebirth of another fallen star . working with director gus van sant , franco launched a powerful installation of video art , cutting a 100 - minute film full of unseen footage of river phoenix from the dailies of van sant ' s modern day classic my own private idaho .\nalthough river phoenix has distinguished himself as an actor ever since his second film , stand by me , nothing he has ever done before prepares you for his performance in private idaho as the motherless , homeless , loveless piece of human driftwood .\nreally amazing ! river phoenix is just fantastic , and van sant really knows his stuff . i love the cameos made by actual hustlers from the streets of portland , or . it really rings true . my own private idaho was the result of three projects coming together . the first was a modern adaptation of henry iv called howling at the moon , which was about street kids in portland and was told entirely in william shakespearean verse . the second was called in a blue funk , and was about two spanish cousins , living on the streets of las vegas , who decide to go to spain after seeing their last name on a spanish map and wanting to find out about themselves and their family . the third was actually titled my own private idaho and was about an early version of the mike character as a hustler who gets picked up by a german auto parts salesman and\nkept\nat his house . gus van sant had trouble finishing the scripts , so he merged them together into the finished form . it is a must own !\ni\u2019m a huge river phoenix fan ( rip ) , and i also enjoy gus van sant\u2019s work when he\u2019s on his game ( about 75 % of the time ) , so \u201cmy own private idaho\u201d has been one of my favourite films since i was a teenager . mostly , i think that it\u2019s phoenix\u2019s tragic performance that carries this film and allows it to hold up 20 + years after its initial release . he brings such a raw emotion to the character of mikey , and this is definitely one of the films that reminds me of how big of a loss his death was .\nin many ways , gus van sant\u2019s my own private idaho ( 1991 ) is a film about duality , weaving together conflicting stories about love , family and the inescapable lure of home , even when it is a place you can never go back to again . and that duality also lends itself heavily to the sexual identities of the film\u2019s main characters , mike ( river phoenix ) and scott ( keanu reeves ) , two street hustlers with opposite views of their own bisexuality , as well as the fulfillment they receive from their life on the street and where it will ultimately take them .\ngvs : but i was trying not to bring my own personality into it ; i was trying to just get out of the way of the script . i was trying to make something that i thought was in their minds .\nthe episode \u201cour private idaho\u201d takes viewers to coeur d\u2019alene , idaho . once the epicenter of the aryan nations\u2019 white - supremacy movements , coeur d\u2019alene has nearly doubled in population in the last two decades . nearly 90 percent of its new arrivals are white , and although the percentage of nonwhite residents is gradually increasing , it\u2019s still tiny at 5 . 5 percent .\nmusing on a desolate highway in idaho , mikey waters ( river phoenix ) convulses and collapses in a narcoleptic fit . the sky passes overhead in time lapse as he dreams of his mother holding him , comforting him before the titles commence . already , in these first few shots , we are introduced to several tropes that by nearly all accounts should come across as tired clich\u00e9 or , at the very least , wholly unoriginal . but it is a testament to gus van sant that \u201cmy own private idaho\u201d rises above hackneyed tropes , repurposing rote cinematic sequences to breathe new life into the normally trite .\ni ' m fascinated about the class differences between the two men in my own private idaho and think it remains a hot topic , especially when arguments around the marriage equality battle come up . or how people with wealth and privilege urge younger kids to come out , but they can be rejected and end up being homeless or sex workers or doing whatever they have to do to survive . do you think that\u2019s a topic that should be tackled in some way in art or in film ?\nif you\u2019re going to make a movie about queer people , you\u2019re likely going to get a divisive response . does it reinforce negative stereotypes ? does it provide an accurate cross - section of the diverse lgbt community ? how many think pieces will it incite ? in this regular column , we\u2019ll look at depictions of queers in cinema and ask , was it good for the gays ? today we look at gus van sant\u2019s classic entry into the new queer cinema movement , my own private idaho .\nto a portlander watching two decades later , my own private idaho is most striking as a vision of a vanished bohemian city . van sant\u2019s half - condemned landscape of questing rent boys and itinerant prankster - kings is hardly visible beneath today\u2019s downtown , where youthful \u201ccreatives\u201d tap ipads at prohibition - esque cocktail bars and homelessness seems anything but romantic . reeves\u2019s and phoenix\u2019s flannel - clad apparitions might wonder where to cruise for johns , but they could sell their wardrobes at vintage stores for hefty sums .\n\u201cmy own private idaho\u201d won the independent spirit award for best screenplay . the film also gained river phoenix the best actor honor at the venice film festival . quite established for his age , phoenix had already impressed in \u201cstand by me\u201d ( 1986 ) and had also received a supporting actor oscar nomination for \u201crunning on empty\u201d ( 1988 ) , sidney lumet\u2019s political melodrama . van sant\u2019s feature also helped keanu reeves , then best - known for his \u201cbill and ted\u201d movies , to get better screen roles .\nmade for two and a half million dollars ( 7 ) , my own private idaho made around seven million dollars at the u . s . box office , and won several awards at film festivals around the world , mainly for phoenix\u2019s performance , and van sant\u2019s screenplay . it has remained a relatively well - known film , probably due to the subsequent career successes of van sant and reeves , and the enduring pop - mythology of river phoenix , who died of a drug overdose in 1993 .\ngus van zant ' s three feature films are not very similar in directional style ; however they do have a few similar traits . van zant ' s films contain serious stories which appeal to one ' s intellect . at first , my own private idaho seems to be a simple and straightforward story , but as previously mentioned it is quite complex and involved . the subject matter that van zant works with is unique and original , as most directors would not be willing to work on such projects as he . during the height of nancy reagan ' s\njust say no !\ncampaign , van zant completed drugstore cowboy , a film whose primary characters are drug addicts . my own private idaho contains prostitution and shades of homosexuality , and was made during a time when one of the most deadly diseases in the world can be transmitted by sexual contact . for whatever reason , aids simply does not exist in this film , and the omission is so obvious that it must have been intentional .\nvan sant includes large chunks of shakespeare\u2019s henry plays , as filtered through orson wells\u2019 chimes at midnight , in my own private idaho . it certainly breaks the narrative flow to hear street hustlers speaking in a modernized version of blank verse , dropping in some direct quotes ( \u201ci have heard the chimes at midnight\u201d ) and re - enacting scenes straight out of the play / film . the fact that some of the young actors can\u2019t quite handle their lines only adds to the disruptive quality of these sequences .\nwilliam richert was a writer and director who ' d made a night in the life of jimmy reardon , in which phoenix played the title character . for some reason , phoenix became fixated on the idea of richert playing bob pigeon in my own private idaho , even though richert was not an actor . richert was offended by the suggestion , telling phoenix ,\nit ' s a big fat pederast . is this what you think of me ? is this what you think i should be playing ?\nrewatching the film means even more to me as a bi man because of how it portrays sexuality , something that passed me by the first time . i started to notice so much more and i cried a lot . that\u2019s okay though because this film means more to me than i can ever fully describe . we need more films with the sexual representation of my own private idaho so that other queer kids like me can figure out who they really are . it is truly a spectacular piece of work .\nthe film was part of a new wave of gay cinema , and it added to phoenix ' s burgeoning reputation as a sensitive , brooding actor , made all the more tragic by his sudden death two years later . it changed van sant ' s life , too , putting him on the path that would lead to high - profile hits like good will hunting . a quarter - century later , let ' s look back at the making of my own private idaho and see what dreamy treasures await us .\naccording to the u . s . census ( 2010 ) , the population of coeur d\u2019alene is just over 44 , 000 , making it the seventh - largest city in idaho . boise city is idaho\u2019s largest city with over 200 , 000 residents .\nwhile van sant\u2019s breakthrough feature , drugstore cowboy ( released in 1989 ) , did not feature any gay themes , his debut feature , mala noche ( released in 1988 ) , was revolutionary in that it depicted gay characters and relationships in an apolitical way . my own private idaho continued that trend ( as well as drugstore cowboy \u2018s depiction of street culture , trading drug addicts for male hustlers ) and featured river phoenix as a gay male prostitute in portland who falls for his co - worker of sorts , keanu reeves .\nhere\u2019s one thing i can say for sure after rewatching gus van sant\u2019s my own private idaho , 16 years after it first hit the cinemas : it\u2019s nothing like a conventional hollywood film . i saw it when it first came out , in 1991 , but somehow over the years my memory revised it to be an edgy story about two hustlers in the pacific northwest , with a wickedly funny sequence in which porn magazines come to life . that\u2019s not an entirely wrong description , so much as it is incomplete : van sant does tell an edgy story about hustlers , and the porn magazine scene is pretty much as i remembered it , but what my memory erased about this film is how essentially disruptive it is , presenting anything but a conventional narrative in the usual hollywood sense .\ni ' ve been tasting roads all my life . this road will never end . it probably goes all around the world .\nwhen mike is in idaho he has a clear view of mt . hood . not only is the mountain too far away to see ( over 200 miles ) , there is another mountain range lying between idaho and mt . hood , blocking the view .\nthe music ( by bill stafford ) is also a jarring mix , incorporating cowboy ballads like eddy arnold\u2019s \u201cthe cattle call\u201d and bill stafford\u2019s \u201chome on the range\u201d , and crooner rudy vallee\u2019s \u201cdeep night\u201d , alongside more contemporary songs like elton john\u2019s \u201cblue eyes\u201d and madonna\u2019s \u201ccherish\u201d . even the title cards are unconventional in my own private idaho : each is in a different , bright , solid color , behind plain white text , producing as jarring an jarring effect as if an avant - garde novel suddenly morphed into a children\u2019s picture book ."]}
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", "topic": 19}], "title": "easy money ( 2010 film )", "paragraphs": ["check easy money cinema listings and times with telegraph tickets . buy easy money cinema tickets online .\neasy money is another film based on a swedish thriller that ' s lost the plot , says tim robey .\nsukhdev sandhu , \u201ccannes film festival 2010 : jean - luc godard\u2019s film socialisme , review\u201d , telegraph . co . uk , may 19 , 2010 < urltoken > .\nit\u2019s easy to see why martin scorsese was willing to velcro his name to \u201ceasy money , \u201d a sharp - eyed swedish crime drama .\nrobert koehler , \u201ccannes 2010 : day godard\u201d , filmjourney . org , may 22 , 2010 . < urltoken >\njordan mintzer , \u201cfilm socialisme\u201d , variety , may 20 , 2010 . < urltoken >\nuse the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to easy money . you can also suggest completely new similar titles to easy money in the search box below .\npeter brunette , \u201cfilm socialisme\u201d , the hollywood reporter , may 15 , 2010 . < urltoken >\nalice furtado , \u201cfilm socialisme\u201d , contracampo , no . 95 ( may 2010 ) < urltoken > ; quim casas , \u201ccannes 2010\u201d , dirigido por , no . 401 ( june 2010 ) , p . 44 - 55 ; marco grosoli , \u201cfilm socialisme , \u201d la furia umana , no . 5 ( summer 2010 ) < urltoken > , \u201calexander horwath im gespr\u00e4ch \u00fcber \u2018film socialisme\u2019 von godard und \u2018tourn\u00e9e\u2019 von mathieu amalric\u201d , cargo - film . de , may 18 , 2010 , < urltoken > , mariska graveland , \u201cmaandag 17 mei 2010\u201d , de filmkrant , < urltoken > .\nthey include a thriller from acclaimed swedish director jens jonsson and an english - language remake of the first easy money film , the first part in a planned trilogy .\nchris knight , \u201c film socialisme : subtitles as sparse the film itself . \u201d\ncinedigm has acquired the north american distribution rights to easy money : hard to kill and easy money : life deluxe , both based on the novels by swedish criminal defense lawyer and writer jens lapidus . the distributor plans theatrical and home video releases in . . .\nlogan hill , \u201ceven the subtitles are inscrutably avant - garde in godard\u2019s cannes film\u201d , new york , 18 / 5 / 2010 < urltoken > ; chris knight , \u201c film socialisme : subtitles as sparse as the film itself\u201d , national post ( canada ) , december 29 , 2010 .\nthe easy money remake previously was in development with warner bros . a new script is now being written by josh campbell and matt stuecken .\nthe swedish film institute has a duty to support production , distribution and screening of valuable film , to preserve and make accessible the swedish film heritage and to represent swedish film abroad .\neasily one of the summer\u2019s best films , \u201ceasy money\u201d quickly draws a viewer in and then just keeps tightening its grip . don\u2019t miss this one .\neasy to watch , then , but hard to champion as a must - see .\nxan brooks , \u201ccannes film festival diary : no joy in godard\u201d , guardian . co . uk , may 19 , 2010 . < urltoken >\n\u201ceasy money\u201d builds to a whopping finale that , without seeming to preach , bears out mr . espinosa\u2019s statement : \u201cgangster films should always be moral stories . \u201d\n\u201cdas kino ist heute wie eine \u00e4gyptische mumie\u201d , tagesanzeiger , november 30 , 2010 . < urltoken >\nwikstr\u00f6m nicastro is also producing the ambitious english - language remake of easy money , about a double - dealing business student who gets involved in a drug smuggling operation .\nhis credit , which flashes at the start of the movie , reads \u201cpresented by martin scorsese . \u201d the \u201chugo\u201d director only came aboard earlier this year ; the weinstein co . bought u . s . distribution rights for \u201ceasy money\u201d\u2013 its swedish title is \u201csnabba cash\u201d\u2013 back in 2010 after its premiere at the berlin film festival .\nkatherine monk , \u201clegendary director probes modern society\u201d , vancouver sun , march 11 , 2011 < urltoken > ; virginia wright wexman , \u201cauteurism ground zero : the 2010 cannes film festival\u201d , offscreen , vol . 14 , no . 9 ( september 2010 ) < urltoken > .\nsweden\u2019s tre v\u00e4nner , producer of the hit easy money ( snabba cash ) trilogy , has announced the launch of two international thrillers - the company\u2019s first in the english - language .\nfilm critic ignatiy vishnevetsky noted it provocatively ( or did he ? ) by coupling \u201c film socialisme ( subtitled ) \u201d with \u201c film socialisme ( unsubtitled ) \u201d as one of his \u201cfantasy double features of 2010\u201d for the urltoken website < http : / / urltoken / notebook / posts / the - daily - notebooks - 3rd - writers - poll - fantasy - double - features - of - 2010 > .\ni am expanding on a notion developed by hongjohn lin in his curatorial statement for the taipei biennial 2010 . hongjohn lin , \u201ccuratorial statement , \u201d in 10tb taipei biennial guidebook ( taipei : taipei fine arts museum , 2010 ) , 10\u201311 .\nthe original film was released in sweden in 2010 and set off the hollywood careers of both its director daniel espinosa ( safe house ) and its star joel kinnaman ( robocop ) .\nthe information given here refers to film material in the swedish film institute\u2019s archive . access to the archive\u2019s stock is given on request , for research , other film archives and rights\u2019 holders .\nben kenigsberg , time out chicago , may 2010 . formerly available at < urltoken > ; reprinted at < urltoken > .\nmanohla dargis , \u201cgodard , with that certain je ne sais quoi at the cannes film festival\u201d , the new york times , may 18 , 2010 , p . c5 . < urltoken >\nicon film distribution has sent us a new clip from babak najafi ' s easy money ii : hard to kill a . k . a . snabba cash ii ( 2013 ) , starring joel kinnaman , matias varela , and dragomir mrsic . the film will be released on blu - ray in the united kingdom on april 7th .\nwith a 0 % platform fee , you get to keep even more of your money .\nhello hi we are raising money for our brother getting married next week and is short with funds please help us . not to push off the wedding because of money tizkah lemitvot kol tov\nits success as a film earned it a sequel , and it seems almost inevitable that it ' ll be remade in english - the only question is regionalisation . that mixture of languages , borders , immigrants of a variety of statuses , veterans of all manner of conflicts and , well , easy money isn ' t uncommon . what is rarer is the ingenuity and energy on display . that you ' ll enjoy easy money is , well , let ' s call it a racing certainty .\narifa akbar , \u201ccannes diary : stars lined up for bbc rom com\u201d , the independent , may 14 , 2010 . < urltoken >\nsee isabelle regnier , \u201cjean - luc godard joue le virtuel avant le r\u00e9el\u201d , le monde , may 6 , 2010 , and h\u00e9l\u00e8ne zylberait , \u201cle business de socialisme \u201d , cahiers du cin\u00e9ma , no . 658 , july - august 2010 , p . 62 .\nmoney raised by hillary clinton , bernie sanders and ben carson for their campaign committees this year .\nwith pounding synthesised music on the soundtrack , easy money moves like a razor - edged frisbee that could cut off a player ' s hand or sever his jugular if he doesn ' t see what ' s coming .\nthe long wait will in no way hurt the film . \u201ceasy money\u201d has lost none of its considerable snap , crackle and pop . this is a morally complex and moving crime drama , filled with well - drawn characters and a taut plot . scorsese got it right to endorse this one .\nbased on the bestselling books by jens lapidus , the films in the easy money trilogy have become very succesful . with more than 600 . 000 admissions in the swedish cinemas , the first installment in the series , easy money ( 2010 ) , entered the top 10 of most seen domestic films in sweden during the last decade . the remake - rights have been acquired by warner bros . and a us - version of the film is currently in development by producer charles roven ( the dark knight , 2008 ; twelwe monkeys , 1995 ) with zac efron attached in the lead role as jw . easy money proved an international success with planned releases in more than 30 countries . in july 2012 it opened in the us through the weinstein company and presented by martin scorsese to great reviews . the second installment easy money ii opened domestically on august 17th with 97 . 000 admissions in its opening weekend and stayed at the top 3 on the chart for 5 consecutive weeks . life deluxe is produced by fredrik wikstr\u00f6m nicastro for swedish production company tre v\u00e4nner in co - production with film i v\u00e4st , svt ( sweden\u2019s television ) , nordisk film , nordsvensk filmunderh\u00e5llning , hobohm brothers , network movie & zdf / arte with production support from the swedish film institute in co - operation with c - more . domestic release is set for autumn 2013 through nordisk film distribution . trustnordisk handles international sales .\n\u201cich werde nicht gern mit picasso verglichen \u2013 er malte zu viele teller\u201d , neue z\u00fcrcher zeitung , november 7 , 2010 . < urltoken >\n15 ) tiger woods , a big caddyshack fan , played carl spackler in a 2010 american express commercial that recreates scenes from the movie .\nthe weinstein company , one of the leading us distribution companies headed by the harvey and bob weinstein , will release daniel espinosa ' s swedish crime thriller easy money ( snabba cash ) in the us , germany and italy .\nroughly two - thirds of the money given by clinton donors has gone to support their charitable foundation .\nbuilding such a financial network \u2014 and nurturing it over four decades \u2014 is not easy , even with the perks of office .\nthe producer of the film fredrik wikstr\u00f6m ( tre v\u00e4nner ) said that the weinstein company will release the film in at least ten us cities in 2011 . remake rights are being negotiated , according to him , and\nthere is a huge interest\nfrom several parties . easy money rides on the international success of the \u2018millennium ' trilogy , currently playing successfully around the word . for wikstr\u00f6m , easy money develops the swedish crime thriller trend by being more realistic and by telling the story from the point of view of the criminals . the film supported by nordisk film & tv fond has sold over 600 , 000 tickets in sweden so far . it opened in finland last friday and took the 11 th place at the local top ten , a very good start on a finnish scale according to distributor sari selander ( biorex distribution ) . nordisk film will release easy money in norway in may , and the danish release is set for this summer . other territories that have acquired rights from trustnordisk include spain ( contracorriente film ) , france ( mk2 ) , benelux ( lumiere ) and cis / baltics ( maywin media ) .\ndave kehr , \u201clove and other contradictions\u201d , the new york times , july 7 , 2010 , p . ar12 . < urltoken & g ;\neasy money 2 ( aka snabba cash ii ) is the 2012 sequel to the 2010 swedish gangster movie easy money . three years after the events of the first movie , jw ( joel kinnaman ) and mrado ( dragomir mrsic ) are now cellmates trying to regain a normal life . meanwhile jorge ( matias varela ) is involved in what he hopes to be his last drug deal with serbian mob boss radovan ( dejan cukic ) . on the other side mahmoud ( fares fares ) must find a way to erase his debt to radovan . as the plot thickens , all these story - lines eventually come together .\njw ( joel kinnaman , robocop , the killing ) , the promising business student who became an organized coke smuggler in easy money , is serving hard time in prison and struggling to get back on an . . . see full summary \u00bb\ni am drawing on a field of meaning developed by ekaterina degot , cosmin costinas , and david riff for their 1st ural industrial biennial , 2010 .\nin dani\u00e9l espinosa\u2019s crime thriller \u201ceasy money , \u201d joel kinnaman \u2014 familiar as a sullen , scruffy police detective with a druggie past in the amc series \u201cthe killing\u201d \u2014 does a riveting about - face . his character , j . w . , is a swaggering young business student and a part - time cabdriver in stockholm who helps drug dealers launder their money .\nthe weinstein co . is hoping that trustnordisk ' s\neasy money ,\nfrom director daniel espinosa , will be the next scandi crime splash . the studio won a bidding war in berlin to snatch u . s . , german and italian rights to the film . based on the novel by sweden ' s jens lapidus ,\nmoney\nfollows a young man looking for a quick buck who becomes a runner for a cocaine dealer .\nby the end of january 2015 , mr . chandor had left the film .\nefa , the rotterdam film festival and french srf directors guild step up campaign .\narthur mas , martial pisani , \u201cfilm socialisme\u201d , independencia . fr , june 1 , 2010 < urltoken > [ published in spanish , in an expanded version , as [ guillaume bourgois , jean - louis leutrat , suzanne liandrat - guigues , arthur mas , martial pisani , pauline soulat ] , \u201ctriple juego . elementos para un acercamiento a film socialisme \u201d , lumi\u00e8re internacional godard , p . 31 - 53 < urltoken > ] ; isabelle regnier , \u201cabsence de godard\u201d , may 18 , 2010 < urltoken > and agn\u00e8s catherine poirier , \u201cgodard en anglais navajo ! \u201d , t\u00e9l\u00e9rama , no . 3150 , may 26 , 2010 , p . 10 .\nthese deals often protect the theaters from movies that bomb at the box office by giving the theaters a bigger cut of those films . so if a film only makes $ 10 million at the box office , the distributor will get only 45 percent of that money . but if a film makes $ 300 million at the box office , then the distributor gets up to 60 percent of that money .\n( worth noting : \u201csnabba cash 2\u201d a sequel , will open in sweden later this year . the english - language remake rights to the first film were snapped up by warner bros . back in 2010 as a potential vehicle for zac efron . )\nwe welcome your comments on the swedish film database . you can reach the editors :\nthe highest profile example of a film that bombed in the u . s . but made tons of money overseas was the chronicles of narnia : voyage of the dawn treader , which made only about $ 100 million domestically but made about $ 270 million overseas . and a similar thing happened with the previous narnia movie , prince caspian . another big film that made way more money overseas than domestically was terminator salvation .\nthe company will manage worldwide distribution for the series . independent distributor all3media international is partnering with flx , c more , tv4 and filmregion stockholm - m\u00e4lardalen / film capital on new coproduction blinded , marking the company\u2019s first major investment in scandinavian language drama . flx is co - developing the series with local streaming service c more and swedish broadcaster tv4 . blinded is directed by jens jonsson ( easy money 3 ) and written by flx\u2019s jesper harrie ( the bonus family , solsidan ) , alongside co - writers maria karlsson ( easy money ) and jonas bonnier ( the helicopter heist ) . blinded is a thriller following journalist bea farkas as she attempts\neasy money , a 2010 adaptation of a hit swedish crime novel , comes to us late , translated and made bland from its more memorable original title , snabba cash . it has already generated two sequels in sweden , and talk of a remake with zac efron , because seemingly every successful thriller to come out of the country \u2014 from the girl with the dragon tattoo to let the right one in \u2014 is deemed to require a hollywood revamp .\nnordic financing was very easy , which i think has a lot to do with the ' millennium ' success ; people are a lot more confident about the idea of a nordic blockbuster ,\nnordisk producer lone korslud says .\nbefore , you rarely had a danish or norwegian film that made money in sweden , or vice versa . now , people are more open to the idea of financing , and distributing a film across all of scandinavia .\nand in some cases , a studio will actually have less money at stake than the film ' s production budget \u2014 sometimes , the distributor will just acquire an already - made film for a small fee , plus marketing costs , says gitesh pandya with boxofficeguru . com . in those cases , the studio can make a profit even if the film doesn ' t make back its production budget .\n' easy money ' isn ' t a perfect translation - the original title is snabba cash , and\nsnabba\nmeans something closer to\nrapid\n. not just the quick and the dead , this is about fast money . not just the fast money of illegality : we ' ve got drug - smuggling , obscene wealth , unlicensed taxis , gang - wars and money - laundering . not just the business of crime , the crimes of business -\njetset freddy\nand his cocaine - snorting cronies , serbian hit - men , spaniards with connections in germany , and stuck in the middle jw , jw with his desperate need to fit in .\nwinner of best actor and best cinematography awards at the guldbagge awards , swedish director daniel espinosa ' s\nsnabba cash\na . k . a\neasy money\n( 2010 ) arrives on blu - ray courtesy of lionsgate films - uk . there are no supplemental features on this release . in swedish , serbian , arabic , spanish , and english , with optional english and english sdh subtitles for the main feature . region - b\nlocked\n.\nlogan hill , \u201ceven the subtitles are inscrutably avant - garde in godard\u2019s cannes film . \u201d\nin a director\u2019s note mr . espinosa describes his fascination with \u201cthe idea of thief\u2019s honor\u201d and with portraying criminals who , from their point of view , \u201care trying to do good through their own ethics . \u201d and this soul - searching quest lends \u201ceasy money\u201d a depth rarely found in gangster films .\nrubin joined clinton\u2019s campaign as an economic adviser , and other goldman sachs partners mobilized their networks to raise money for the upstart candidate .\nthe price tag , according to executives involved with the film : more than $ 10 million .\nthe weinstein company released it in the us , where the film was presented by martin scorsese .\nfounded in 1999 , senses of cinema is one of the first online film journals of its kind and has set the standard for professional , high quality film - related content on the internet .\nthe hotly contested measure passed , and the initiative , which included more money for public schools , eventually yielded improvements in arkansas\u2019 educational system .\nbritish distributors icon home entertainment have revealed that they are planning to bring to blu - ray babak najafi ' s easy money ii : hard to kill a . k . a . snabba cash ii ( 2013 ) , starring joel kinnaman , matias varela , and dragomir mrsic . the preliminary release date . . .\nharry potter : complete 8 - film colle . . . $ 44 . 99 , save 55 %\ntara brady , \u201cfilm socialisme\u201d , the irish times , july 8 , 2011 . < urltoken > .\nthis was the case in spain , for example , where the film was released with \u201cregular\u201d subtitles .\nbut her top fundraisers this year have included two dozen donors who had never before given money to either clinton , according to the post\u2019s analysis .\nof course , the promotional expenses are different for each film \u2014 contrino points out that fox didn ' t seem to waste much money promoting gulliver ' s travels , once it was clear they had a dud on their hands . you didn ' t see that many tv ads for jack black ' s swiftian odyssey . so gulliver didn ' t lose as much money as it could have .\ndaniel espinosa made his directorial debut with easy money , originally called snabba cash . his scorsese - presented gangster pic has an aggressive atmosphere , and it ultimately helped him land his second feature and first studio gig , safe house . since then , he\u2019s directed child 44 \u2013 a movie that reportedly had some difficulties \u2013 and his latest film , life . espinosa\u2019s sci - fi horror thriller , which [ \u2026 ] the post \u2018 life \u2019 director daniel espinosa on the \u2018green screen disease\u2019 and long takes [ interview ] appeared first on / film .\nas vivid and realistic as his earlier pics \u201cthe babylon disease\u201d and \u201coutside love , \u201d but more complex and dynamic , \u201ceasy money\u201d confirms espinosa\u2019s directing chops ( it also earned him a gig helming universal\u2019s forthcoming denzel washington starrer , \u201csafe house\u201d ) . performances are strong across the board , with even casting of bit parts coming up aces .\nmost screen time , however , is given to the backstory of naively amoral j . w . hailing from a working - class family in northern sweden , he passes himself off as the son of a diplomat in order to mingle with the scions of old money . soon after he starts the relationship of his dreams with sexy heiress sophie ( lisa henni ) , he panics when he realizes his pursuit of easy money has trapped him in a violent game where he doesn\u2019t know the rules .\nbut that small percentage of loyal supporters gave a disproportionate share of the money raised , accounting for 22 percent of $ 600 million contributed by known donors .\ncasting will start on the film in the next few months , with production set to begin in spring 2015 .\non the page and on the screen , swedish crimers continue to storm their way across international borders . the latest to make north american landfall is the tense thriller \u201ceasy money , \u201d based on the bestseller by still - practicing criminal defense attorney jens lapidus . set in the violent , multicultural criminal underground of stockholm , helmer daniel espinosa\u2019s tautly constructed [ \u2026 ]\nwhen he was raising early money for his presidential campaign in 1991 , bill clinton received a boost from the conservative founder of wal - mart , sam walton .\nwhen a movie\u2019s production budget climbs past $ 100 million , the money usually flows to superheroes , sequels or remakes . not to a film based on the last hours of a doomed oil drilling rig whose fiery demise led to one of the largest environmental disasters in american history .\nfrom his vantage point , we are . while the first of the \u201c snabba cash \u201d films ( called \u201c easy money \u201d in english - speaking markets ) comes out this week in the u . s . , sweden has already celebrated the first installment , giving the film three guldbagges ( the country\u2019s equivalent of an oscar ) , including a win for kinnaman for best actor , and moved on to the second , \u201c snabba cash ii , \u201d which comes out august 17th abroad .\nin 1971 , alanis completed her first film , christmas at moose factory , a film that reflects her attachment to the children of this remote cree village on james bay . she did this by presenting the drawings and paintings of the children and by giving them the opportunity to talk about these images and daily events in their community . her second film , mother of many children ( 1977 ) was a project alanis felt very strongly about from the beginning . in this film ,\ni ' ve been going to sweden regularly for more than 50 years now , observing its daily life and its movies . back in 1959 , the year i first went there , the influential martin beck police procedural novels of maj sj\u00f6wall and per wahl\u00f6\u00f6 had not yet appeared , and no one could have foreseen a thriller as violent and disturbing as easy money , directed by a swede of chilean stock and educated at denmark ' s film school . naturally it ' s being remade in the states .\nhelped open doors in hollywood , a key source of money for later campaigns . and his connections to the state\u2019s banking families would later help him deftly navigate wall street .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nget the latest film - and tv industry news from the nordics ( e . g . interviews , admissions reports , trailers ) , monthly updates on projects funded by nordisk film & tv fond , and information about our events and new initiatives .\nwe had a huge hype for the film before anyone had even seen it ; everyone was hoping it would be the next stieg larsson ,\nsays\nmoney\nproducer fredrik wikstrom , also a producer on the warners remake .\nthe film premiered jan . 15 in sweden , and the eyes were on us from the start . somehow a bootleg dvd of the film made it to l . a . and was passed around . we started getting calls . less than three months later we did the deal with warner bros .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nsee for example derek malcolm , \u201cfilm socialisme \u2013 review\u201d , london evening standard , july 8 , 2011 < urltoken > and jason solomons , \u201cfilm socialisme ; last year in marienbad \u2013 review\u201d , the observer , july 10 , 2011 < urltoken > .\ngustaf skarsg\u00e5rd , matias varela lead cast for projects from \u2018jimmie\u2019 director . jesper ganslandt is gearing up to start shooting 438 days for miso film sweden this summer . 438 days will be based on the true story of swedish journalist martin schibbye and photographer johan persson , who were on assignment in ethiopia when they were captured , accused of terrorism and sentenced to 11 years in prison . they were pardoned and released from jail after 438 days ; they wrote an award - winning book about their experiences in 2013 . gustaf skarsg\u00e5rd ( westworld ) and matias varela ( easy money ) will star in the film , which is written by peter birro . sf studios\ntheatrically , i feel very confident stating that the blu - ray release accurately replicates the film ' s intended theatrical look . (\n6 ) \u201cwhoa , did somebody step on a duck ? \u201d the movie\u2019s wildest card is standup comic rodney dangerfield , in his first substantial movie role . singer don cherry , who like the comedian was a vegas headliner , taught him how to play golf . dangerfield went on to star in easy money ( 1983 ) and another comedy smash , co - written by ramis , back to school ( 1986 ) .\ncrew : camera ( color , widescreen ) , aril wretblad ; editor , theis schmidt ; music , jon ekstrand ; production designer , roger rosenberg ; costume designer , denise ostholm ; sound ( dolby digital ) , rasmus winther , kasper janus rasmussen ; casting , jeanette klintberg . reviewed at toronto film festival ( vanguard ) , sept . 9 , 2010 . running time : 119 min .\nit is easy to see alanis ' compassion for others , including the foster parents . it wasn ' t her intention to point fingers at people who were struggling , such as social workers , but more to change an ineffective system :\n( 2013 ) . in the united states , warner are also planning to produce a remake of the first film with zac efron .\nthere are some genres of film that do especially well on dvd \u2014 like horror films , which are often cheaper to make than other genres to begin with , says dergarabedian . a horror movie might or might not break even at the theaters , but it ' s sure to make lots more money when it hits dvd .\nit is quite obvious that film socialisme is not the same film if one understands french , english , or both languages . ( 41 ) but isn\u2019t it the case , arguably to a lesser extent , when one watches any foreign film with subtitles ? i think that if godard took the principle of reduction inherent to subtitling to an extreme ( and added other peculiarities of his own ) , it is , among other things , to show how relative it is to try and assess a film without acknowledging the inevitable changes in perception caused by subtitling .\nthe film - maker , who won the grand jury prize at sundance in 2008 with the king of ping pong and also directed snabba cash iii - life deluxe , the third film in the trilogy , co - wrote the script with matthew ian cirulnick based on extensive research .\n\u201cwe will keep the complex characters and grittiness of our original film but make the plot more focused and effective , \u201d wikstr\u00f6m nicastro explained .\noften , the film feels more like a lecture than a narrative - minus the one thing that makes a lecture useful : actual information .\ndespite the frequent camera movement , detail and clarity are very impressive . there are rather large portions of the film where light is restricted , but even very small objects are exceptionally easy to see . the daylight footage is always very crisp and sharp . contrast levels are stable throughout the entire film . the film ' s color scheme fluctuates as the action moves from one location to another , but these fluctuations are clearly intended . cold blues and grays and warm browns are the prominent colors . there are no serious transfer - specific anomalies to report in this review . lastly , there are absolutely no stability issues . all in all , even though i have not seen\nthis tangle of motivations makes\neasy money\none of the most involving of the many first - rate thrillers that have come recently from scandinavia . it has additional interest because it stars joel kinnaman , known to american tv audiences as the star of amc ' s\nthe killing .\nkinnaman , who is seamlessly multilingual , has been signed to star in a forthcoming remake of\nrobocop ,\nand seems on the brink of stardom .\nlazy directing on the behalf of oliver stone , the miscasting of shia labeouf and an often incomprehensible plot turn this film into a total mess .\ninterview with antoine de baecque , september 24 , 2008 , quoted in de baecque , godard ( paris : grasset , 2010 ) , p . 754 . on that same page , de baecque mistakenly quotes a book\u2019s title ( allemagne 90 neuf z\u00e9ro instead of allemagne neuf z\u00e9ro ) and refers to another one that does not exist ( the old place , supposedly published in 2001 , from godard and mi\u00e9ville\u2019s homonymous 1999 film ) .\nthe bottom line on\nwall street : money never sleeps\nis that it is sprinkled with inspired scenes , but is never able to fully engage the viewer because of its meandering and unfocused storylines .\nthis weekend , some pretty big - league talent is headed to the multiplex with \u201c life . \u201d the sci - fi horror stars jake gyllenhaal , ryan reynolds and rebecca ferguson , comes from \u201c deadpool \u201d writers rhett reese and paul wernick , and has daniel espinosa of \u201c safe house \u201d and \u201c easy money \u201d behind the camera . continue reading exclusive : stream \u201cwhere are you ? \u201d by composer jon ekstrand from \u2018 life \u2019 at the playlist .\nmoney never sleeps shows the black ice that our prosperity as a nation travels on . it ' s a warning straight out of dickens but without a happy ending for the poor and comeuppance for the perpetrators .\njan baetens , la novellisation : du film au roman ( brussels : impressions nouvelles , 2008 ) , p . 212 ( emphasis in original ) .\n\u201cthe seventh heaven : henri langlois talks to rui nogueira and nicoletta zalaffi\u201d , translated by tom milne , sight and sound , vol . 41 , no . 4 ( autumn 1972 ) , p . 183 . serge bozon quotes from the same passage in his introduction to the films he chose as part of \u201cbeaubourg , la derni\u00e8re major ! \u201d , the event he co - curated with pascale bodet in november 2010 at the centre pompidou ( programme booklet , p . 26 ) . out of the eight films selected , three ( all american ) were shown without subtitles , a move that was morally backed up by langlois\u2019 quote but was not easy at first to impose on the centre pompidou . however , one may wonder if these screenings would have been equally attended had the films been in languages less widely understood than english . one event leads to believe so : on november 13 , 2010 , director and film critic pierre l\u00e9on introduced a screening of edgar g . ulmer\u2019s murder is my beat ( 1955 ) , a film he had never seen\u2026 and would not see that time , since he did not understand english and the print was not subtitled .\n) , a local drug dealer with a solid network of pushers . the money he earns isn ' t great , but his business hours are flexible , which means that he can remain focused on his studies .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nratko ( prvoslav gane dzakovic ) carries what seems to be a smith & wesson model 686 . he fires it briefly toward the end of the film .\nthis deftly plotted morality thriller was a hit in sweden in 2010 , spawning two sequels and catapulting its lean , strong - jawed star joel kinnaman in the direction of hollywood via the us remake of tv series the killing . here , he plays a slick - and slicked - back - stockholm economics student who , gatsby - style , affects the persona of a high - flying jet - setter while living in digs and driving an unlicensed cab . the bungled pick - up of an escaped chilean drug dealer ( matias padin varela ) opens kinnaman ' s eyes to the possibilities of organised crime and he is soon fronting a plot to launder money through a failing bank , as serbian hitman dragomir mrsic closes in . as coolly atmospheric as the best in scandi - drama , easy money matches every thrilling gunfight and tense drug deal with an insight into the humanity of its protagonists , while the moving relationship between mrsic and his eight - year - old daughter ( lea stojanov ) recalls the dynamic of french thriller leon .\nshe had difficulty convincing others to fund the film . the topic was not of interest to the film board , nor did it garner the support of the department of indian affairs ( which had partially financed other films ) . alanis received letters telling her to\nforget it\n. at one point , she gave up but then reconsidered because of all the energy she had already invested into it . she went to ottawa and started knocking on doors until she came back with funding from the secretary of state . it was necessary for her to do one segment at a time and then go looking for more funding . when the film was finally finished , she received a letter from the secretary of state saying they had\nnever invested their money in a better way in any film up to that time .\n( alioff & schouten levine , p . 14 )\ntaking another page from the\ngirl\nbook , wikstrom is in the middle of development for two back - to - back sequels to\nmoney\nfeaturing the same director and cast . shooting is planned for summer 2011 .\neasy money has a lot going for it . there are some beautiful moments - a scene on a bridge is punctuated by a speedboat , an apt reminder that even as jw is drawn into the underworld the actual world persists . there ' s jw attending a party , detail - obsessed from the buttons on his shirt to his cautious approach to the mansion . there ' s also mrado ' s supermarket expedition , daughter in tow he approaches the problem of shopping for a child for the first time with characteristic cunning .\nfrom left , john malkovich , gina rodriguez , kurt russell and mark wahlberg in \u201cdeepwater horizon , \u201d a risky star - driven film out on sept . 30 .\nthe post identified 2 , 700 donors who made political contributions to support both bill and hillary clinton . they make up less than 1 percent of donors who gave more than $ 200 , but they gave 21 percent of the money .\nshe also made the film for other children :\ni want people who look at the film to have a different attitude next time they meet what is called a ' problem child ' , and develop some love and some relationship to the child \u2014 instead of alienating him .\n( alioff and schouten levine , p . 12 )\nin an authoritative filmography of the director published in 2006 , there are two entries for the film king lear ( 1987 ) . it was shot in english , but godard thought it was \u201cimpossible to subtitle\u201d and recorded a simultaneous translation / commentary when it was broadcast on swiss television in december 1989 , which , according to the authors of the filmography , \u201cconstitutes another version of the film . \u201d ( 47 ) if this document is updated , film socialisme \u2019s subtitled version would undoubtedly warrant an extra entry .\nyou might have noticed that studios are pushing a lot harder lately to make a film as big a hit as possible in its opening weekend . and films tend to open on more screens right away \u2014 a typical big film will open on 4 , 000 screens , instead of the hundreds of screens it would have opened on in the 1980s .\ndirector : tba starring : tba a re - boot of the eighties disney comedy has been the subject of dubious rumour for half a decade , but no official news has yet emerged . information from a crew member on the original film reportedly said in 2010 that a re - boot was in the works , and that it would not be sequel due to rick moranis having retired . equally unofficial sources named mike myers to play wayne szalinski , but i don\u2019t think we should be holding our breath on this one .\nr - under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian . contains some adult material . parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them .\non the page and on the screen , swedish crimers continue to storm their way across international borders . the latest to make north american landfall is the tense thriller \u201c easy money , \u201d based on the bestseller by still - practicing criminal defense attorney jens lapidus . set in the violent , multicultural criminal underground of stockholm , helmer daniel espinosa \u2019s tautly constructed tale is sweden\u2019s top domestic grosser of the year so far , with production company tre vanner greenlighting two sequels ; a u . s . remake is in the works from warner bros . starring zac efron .\nshmuli is alone with his 5 years old son and lives with his parents . he works as security guard to make money to fulfill his dream of moving to usa . he falls in love with the young and . . . see full summary \u00bb\nmr . williams was not a central character in many of the catastrophes that struck the deepwater horizon , but he was a significant character in a \u201c60 minutes\u201d segment in may 2010 . as one of the last people on the burning rig when he hurled himself into the water to safety , he would serve as the audience\u2019s entry into a complicated world .\nthe percentage of revenues that the exhibitor takes in depends on the individual contract for that film \u2014 which in turn depends on how much muscle the distributor has , according to stone .\non the night of april 20 , 2010 , a series of explosions ripped through the deepwater horizon rig 50 miles off the coast of louisiana , following the blowout of an oil well thousands of feet below . in the ensuing maelstrom , 11 men died and dozens more were injured , while millions of barrels of oil were soon spewing into the gulf of mexico .\nwall street : money never sleeps is oliver stone ' s sequel to his 1987 film wall street . i quite enjoyed the original , and i thought it was a surprising effort from oliver stone . with this follow - up , he crafts a decent film that could have been much better , and in the end , it leaves a lot to be desired . this sequel is somewhat entertaining , but it could have been much better . luckily for stone , he assembles a colorful cast of actors that keeps this so - so sequel afloat . the film had so much potential in being so much more , but it ends up falling flat . as a whole , it ' s decent , but it lacks the power of the original . michael douglas is very good here as usual , and his screen presence is really what kept me involved in the film . wall street money never sleeps is not a good sequel , but it is somewhat entertaining , just don ' t expect anything truly remarkable . oliver stone seems to navigate sketchy territory with this one , and it feels like he is trying too hard at outdoing his original film . the idea of creating a sequel to wall street was interesting , but the end result is somewhat lacking even though it ' s entertaining to some degree . i still think it could have been better , and the film ' s potential is there , but is underdeveloped . michael douglas is the best part about the film , however shia labeouf lacks in screen presence and he ' s not convincing in his performance . oliver stone focuses his sequel on the recent crash , but he doesn ' t elaborate on it , considering that it ' s one of the key aspects of the time where the story is set . fans of the first may be disappointed with this one and with good reason . this is a decent film , and nothing more . the plot could have been rewritten and more detailed , but it just fails to truly be entertaining and interesting in the long run .\na great sequel about the endurance of the money game and the pleasure for some to be in the speculation battle , with a sharp dialogue and another amazing performance by douglas in this compelling story whose sole misstep is a weak , unnecessary conflict in the final act .\n\u201cthey were pretty concerned , \u201d said mark wahlberg , who plays mike williams and is also a producer on the film . \u201cthis is not the type of movie they\u2019re used to making . \u201d\nif you really liked a particular movie , and you ' re hoping it made enough money to warrant a sequel , then the wealth of box - office news can be confusing . how can you tell when a movie ' s a hit ? we asked the experts .\nas she makes her second white house bid , hillary clinton is raising money in a dramatically different environment than her past campaigns . since then , the supreme court has made it easier for wealthy individuals , corporations and unions to spend huge , unregulated sums on political activity .\nhere ' s the first trailer for edge of winter , a new thriller starring suicide squad leader joel kinnaman ( robocop remake , amc ' s the killing ) and the mcu ' s new spider - man , tom holland . kinnaman plays a father who ' s struggling to retain visitation rights with his two sons ( the other played by percy hynes white ) , and after they get stranded way out in the wintry woods , things go from bad to worse when they meet a new bunch of characters at a nearby cabin . this looks like kinnaman has a lot of dramatic heft to throw around in this one , and this may be the most fascinating character he ' s played since he starred in snabba cash ( aka easy money ) back in 2010 . recently divorced and laid off from his job , elliot baker ( joel kinnaman ) is desperate to spend more time bonding with his sons , bradley ( tom holland ) and caleb ( percy hynes white ) . what starts as family\ndirector : tba starring : tba updates on the awil remake have been somewhat thin on the ground recently : all we really know is that fernley phillips ( 2007 film the number 23 is his only visible writing credit to date ) was signed to write the script back in 2010 . producer brothers sean and bryan furst have also been attached to the production . we\u2019re told the remake will be a\nmodern twist\non the original , although it\u2019s hard to see how ipads or tindr might become central players in a plot about a rabid werewolf causing havoc on the english moorland .\nstiftelsen svenska filminstitutet har i uppgift att st\u00f6dja produktion , distribution och visning av v\u00e4rdefull film , att bevara och tillg\u00e4ngligg\u00f6ra det svenska filmarvet samt att representera den svenska filmen internationellt . l\u00e4s mer om v\u00e5rt uppdrag\nbecause the overly ambitious storyline lacks clarity , the film lacks the pulse - pounding energy of the original . what heart there is comes from the family drama among jake , winnie , and gordon .\nsteven , peter .\ninterviews : alanis obomsawin .\nin brink of reality : new canadian documentary film and video . toronto : between the lines , 1993 , p . 176 - 186 .\ndirector : tba starring : not arnie . fox bought the rights for a commando reboot five years ago , and it is still yet to be matched with a director and cast . in 2010 , writer david ayer said the 21st - century commando will be\nless brawny , but more skilled in covert tactics and weaponry .\nayer however dissociated himself from the project last year , and we ' re yet to hear who might next attempt such a resurrection . die hard was initially meant to be a commando sequel - might this project too end up as an entirely different film ?\ni was very pleased when the alberta government bought the rights to the film . many social workers in different departments see it now . one time i was in edmonton . . . and a man who had been the provincial ombudsman presented me with two new reports , saying that the richard cardinal film had helped force new policies and laws in alberta . young people in the audience said to him , ' why do you need a film to be made before you change the law ? ' he quickly replied , ' well , sometimes the government waits for the public to make a move , to push , otherwise they don ' t know . ' it was incredible . i was shocked but happy that the film was able to do that . but primarily , i made it for richard .\nbut in an election shaped by a mounting distaste for the influence of big money , clinton\u2019s long - standing ties to a cadre of wealthy patrons cuts against her efforts to cast herself as a champion of the middle class and a leader who will challenge the influence of large donors .\ngiven the death of robin williams , the status of the jumanji remake is somewhat up in the air . according to columbia pictures president doug belgrad , the new film is set to be reimagined and updated version of the original . with her and tolbach ' s spider - man connection , may kirsten dunst star in the film again ? perhaps not in the same role as her 13 year old self \u2026"]}
{"id": 116507, "summary": [{"text": "the great bookie robbery was a crime committed in melbourne , australia on 21 april 1976 .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "a well-organised gang of six stole what is widely believed to be from $ 14 to $ 16 million ( 2011 : $ 88 million ) from bookmakers in the victoria club , which was located on the second floor of a building in queen street , melbourne .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the true figure for the amount stolen has never been confirmed , as the victoria club quoted the missing figure to police as only $ 1 million to avoid the attention of the australian taxation office ( ato ) .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the men , who included raymond \" chuck \" bennett who is believed to be the mastermind , ian carroll , laurence prendergast and norman lee , rented an office several floors above and hid the money in that room 's safe before coolly walking out of the building and onto the street .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the identity of the robbers was widely known in the underworld and bennett became the target of standover men ( who included brian and leslie kane ) and corrupt police demanding part of the proceeds .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the kane brothers were particularly violent psychopaths who wanted ' their cut ' and were willing to torture , mutilate and kill to get their own way .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "after being told that the kanes intended to kill him , bennett , prendergast and vincent mikkleson murdered leslie kane on 19 october 1978 and went into hiding .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the three were later arrested for leslie kane 's murder but as the body was never found the charges were dismissed .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "with brian kane threatening to kill him , bennett was arrested on a minor charge in 1979 .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "while being escorted by police from the courthouse holding cells to the courtroom he was taken up a flight of stairs into the path of a man disguised as a barrister .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "this man shot bennett several times in the chest , he tried to flee but collapsed on the courthouse steps and died a short time later .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "although brian kane was suspected , circumstantial evidence suggested a conspiracy to kill bennett which included senior members of the victorian police , most notably brian murphy , with whom bennett had a long-standing feud .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "no one has ever been arrested for bennett \u2019s murder which was in effect , an execution .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the money was never recovered and although norman lee was charged he was later acquitted .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "none of the other members of the gang were ever convicted .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "prendergast had disappeared in 1985 and apart from lee , the rest of the gang had all been murdered by the end of 1987 .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "in 1992 lee was killed by police during a heist at melbourne airport .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "lee 's lawyer phillip dunn , qc , later revealed the details of the crime , including the identities of all those involved .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "as no-one was ever jailed or convicted , the great bookie robbery remains technically an unsolved crime . ", "topic": 8}], "title": "great bookie robbery", "paragraphs": ["the great bookie robbery was a crime committed in melbourne , australia on 21 april 1976 .\npolice use the victorian club to display the types of weapons used in the great bookie robbery .\nas no - one was ever jailed or convicted , the great bookie robbery remains technically an unsolved crime .\nno - one was ever jailed or convicted for the great bookie robbery so it remains technically an unsolved crime .\nin this case , the true story is what is commonly called the great bookie robbery , which has its own wiki here .\npolice corruption hampers the search for donald mackay ; terry clarke is betrayed by a lieutenant ; ray chuck plots the great bookie robbery .\nsmart and personable , he was a member of the famed \u201ckangaroo gang\u201d in europe and famously planned the great bookie robbery of april 1976 while in jail in britain .\nhe went on to feature in kings , the great bookie robbery , the dirtwater dynasty , inside running , gp , tracks of glory , heartbreak high and above the law .\nwell , there weere some tv series : \u201cthe great bookie robbery\u201d and \u201cunderbelly 2 : a tale of two cities\u201d , thouigh i cannot vouch for the accuracy of the latter .\nthe great bookie robbery is a very good movie and i would recommend it to anyone who is interested in is type of film . the acting was really good and realistic .\ngary sweet , who rose to fame in the 1980s after appearing on miniseries bodyline , recently posted a snap from a magazine cover he did for the tv movie the great bookie robbery .\nanti - drugs campaigner donald mackay makes deadly enemies with the griffith mafia and corrupt nsw police . melbourne crim ray chuck plans australia ' s most audacious heist - the great bookie robbery .\nthe wiki notes the tv mini - series the great bookie robbery as one product of the crime - with lee acting as a consultant to the production - but it doesn ' t mention the telemovie version .\nray \u2018chuck\u2019 bennett was the mastermind behind the robbery and now his son mark has written a book the great bookie robbery about it all . part true crime and part family biography , the book sheds new light on one of the most mysterious armed robberies in australian history .\ngreed and jealousy soon divided melbourne ' s underworld with bennett coming up against feared thugs brian and les kane , who demanded a slice of the great bookie robbery pie . punches , then bullets , flew and all would die badly .\naftermath : a then record $ 170 , 000 reward did nothing to flush out information . norman leung\nchops\nlee , the only man charged over the great bookie robbery , was acquitted due to insufficient evidence . in 1992 he was killed by police in a botched robbery at melbourne airport .\nthe great bookie robbery of 1976 is one of the most notorious armed robberies australia has ever known . it is also one of the most intriguing , with facts blurring together with wild rumours to make it even more legendary as time passed .\ngreat bookie robbery indigenous ceramic award 2018 cityswoon how do you like your vegemite ? urban quest - next level amazing race have you ever ever heard . . . ? coastal webcams como gardens miniature railway f . m . karaoke melway commemorative 1966 1st edition\nrip . coincidentally i started watching water rats again from the beginning over the weekend . great actor !\ndiscerning ozmovie cultists will probably try to get hold of the mini - series the great bookie robbery first - it was released by umbrella on a two disc set and can be found in their catalogue here - and is a much better bit of television when it comes to re - enacting the caper .\nbennett was the man behind the \u201cgreat bookie robbery\u201d of april 21 , 1976 . the crime netted him almost $ 3 million and made him the envy of the underworld . bennett was shot at close range as he was being transferred from a holding cell to the magistrates court . the gunman escaped in the ensuing chaos .\nlive at london eleven is a licenced venue in bayswater that features a variety of great live music every . .\nhow much cash could you stuff into 118 pillow - case sized calico bags ? six million dollars ? twelve ? hard to say but probably a lot more than the $ 1 . 34 million initially reported stolen after six masked gunmen stormed melbourne ' s victorian club in 1976 in what quickly became known as the great bookie robbery .\nyou had it first hand in britain . arthur and his gang robbed the fuck out of england . the same gang that was responsible for the bookie robbery along with the victorian police and commissioners , the kangaroo gang .\noh that is so sad . i watched just us recently , and he was great in it . rip scott \ud83d\ude41\nin the mid 1970s , kiwi charmer terry clark and\naussie\nbob trimbole form a deadly alliance that will change the face of australian crime forever . anti - drugs campaigner donald mackay makes deadly enemies with the mafia and corrupt nsw police . meanwhile , melbourne crim ray chuck plans australia ' s most audacious heist - the great bookie robbery .\n' based on the brutal robbery that fascinated australia , the great bookie robbery is an effective true crime yarn . after snagging millions in untraceable cash , the gang turn on each other ferociously . if you can get past the very dated - looking quality of the dvd , then this is a tight , gritty crime drama . ' 7 / 10 dvd monthly - - dvd monthly in britain we had the great train robbery , in australia they had the great bookie robbery , when in 1976 gunmen held up club members and got away with over several million dollars ( australian that is ! ) . this mini series came out in oz in 1986 and stars many familiar faces , including ray meagher ( alf in home and away ) and john bach ( lord of the rings ) . it is gritty and gutsy and those australian accents add to the drama of it all . it is refreshing to experience something different and the true life aspect makes it better still . well worth the purchase . ( frombumptogrump . co . uk ) urltoken\ndue to the overwhelming ratings enjoyed by roots in both the united states and australia ( it\u2019s among the top 10 all - time most watched programs on australian tv ) , the miniseries enjoyed a decade in vogue . australia produced more than 100 miniseries , including east of eden , the dismissal , bodyline , vietnam , a town like alice and the great bookie robbery .\nthat ' s a great idea for u3 , as long as someone other than nine , seven or teen win the contract .\nit had doubts about it but it turned out to be one of the best australian series i ' ve ever seen . it was great .\ninspired to watch blue murder again this afternoon . awesome television . would have been great if they ' d dragged it out to 10 episodes .\nalready big - time gangsters with a string of armed robberies to their names , norman and ray branched out after the bookie robbery . they became involved in heists and drug trafficking in the us , manila , china and colombia , in part because police were watching the account in england so they couldn\u2019t touch their stolen cash .\nin the late 80s the bookie robbery was televised as a three part mini series on british tv . the part which was believed to be ray chuck bennett was a character called mike power which was played by the excellent high calibre actor john bach . the series was very watchable and gave an insight into crime in australia .\nsaw westaway in the loo after a sydney swans game a while back and raved how great phoenix was , he nodded and made a quick exit . . . . .\n\u201cit could be argued that the robbery hastened the inevitable exposure of the greed and deceit practised by many bookmakers , \u201d he said .\nmark was only five years old at the time of the robbery , but it was something that affected his family for decades to come .\nthe great bookie robbery is a compelling essay in crime , violence and robbery . its the true story of australias most daring heist . on 21 april 1976 , gunmen held up more than 50 members of melbourne s venerable victorian club , escaping with several million dollars in untraceable cash . the robbery had been so brilliantly planned and executed that police were left without a single clue and so strict was the robbers code of silence that not even the underworld was aware of their identities . the heist was so daring , so clean , that it earned the admiration of law - abiding australians . . . and compliments from the victims themselves . starring john bach ( madril in the lord of the rings ) and ray meagher ( alf in home and away ) its a story of cunning , loyalty , fear , brutality and death !\nit was the biggest armed robbery in australian history , with gangsters grabbing $ 8 . 5 million . now the mastermind\u2019s son tells his story .\nmark believes the famous robbery changed melbourne society for good . one thing\u2019s for sure : no crime quite like this will ever take place again .\nnorman lee : the only member of the gang ever charged with the robbery . he was acquitted on a lack of evidence . shot dead by police during another armed robbery attempt at melbourne airport in 1992 . it\u2019s from lee\u2019s lawyer , phillip dunn , that we know much of the detail regarding the robbery . with all of the assailants were either confirmed or believed dead , he eventually publicly disclosed what he knew of the heist .\n\u201ca lot of people were affected or involved in it . there\u2019s been so many things written about this robbery . . . half of them fabricated .\ncuriously , it is another robbery ( monday on channel 10 ) which represents the finest flowering of the tax concession scheme during last year ' s final boom . the robbery in both cases , of course , refers to that committed by the producers upon the australian taxation department and in turn the australian taxpayer\u2026\nthe film . actors so good u start to beleve its the actors who did do it . . true story . best robbery film out there . . good\nbruce beresford ' s money movers also features a similar caper , though it ' s related to another crime , the robbery of an armoured car counting house .\n\u201cthey were rorting the system with undeclared cash and the tax department was investigating the bookmakers over their statements to the police while being interviewed over the armed robbery . \u201d\ni remember scott from 1915 with the other scott . two leads . scott burgess and scott mcgregor . two great young actors in a memorable mini series . a tragic life story for scott burgess . gone too soon\nhere the bookie asks the dog owner whether he is ready to start and the owner affirms . then follows the cut to the audience , very clearly audible . now follows a long camera pan over the cheering audience , including the owner encouraging his dog . normally a cut to the dog would follow here but , accompanied again by a very audible jumpcut , a long shot of the audience is shown . the bookie announces the end of the fight and the owner is disappointed that his dog was not able to kill every rat . sean connery is now seen behind the owner . the bookie orders his assistants to get the dogs out of the arena . the assistant grabbing the dog is missing again but in the background we can hear the rats squeaking .\n\u201cto get away with the biggest robbery in australian history is a pretty good effort . the place was going to go off , it was just a matter of when .\nthe \u2018great bookie robbery\u2019 as it has since been called was truly a stellar theft , and sent massive shockwaves through the australian criminal community . it would appear to the layman that after having such a payday , a crook like ray bennett would not have another worry for the rest of his days \u2013 quite untrue . just because bennett was never charged or convicted of the theft doesn\u2019t mean no - one knew he was responsible ; on both sides of the law . ray bennett\u2019s life was from this point on a constant struggle to fend off a barrage of wannabe standover men and wised - up crooked cops always wanting to claim a piece of the ajc pie .\nthe golden rule is never to blame the cast . working actors must do what working actors must do , and the eclectic casting for robbery provides an interesting juxtaposition of actors .\nafter pulling the then massive $ 1 . 4million robbery with a handpicked gang , bennett and his accomplices were hunted by rival gangsters , including the kane brothers , brian and les .\nit was the biggest armed robbery in australian history and the breathtakingly audacious heist made headlines around the world . but the truth about what happened that day was mired in secrecy for years .\nson of gangster reveals how his dad stole $ 14 million from bookies in a robbery and got away with it for years . . . until corrupt police organised to have him shot dead\n\u2018but at the time ray was in remand for two charges \u2013 a minor gun charge , and an armed robbery on the bond weaving mill in yarraville , stealing a $ 70 , 000 .\ni know murphy was in the police court car park because i saw him having a get together with maltese charlie and another detective just beforehand on that day . as the gunman ran through the door , murphy locked the door and when police went around the other way , murphy was the only person there . at the time murphy was retired and all dressed up looking like a faggot in tight black leather pants and jacket . i can also guarantee you brian kane didn\u2019t kill him , it was organized by murphy and another great bookie robber who has never been mentioned . this guy is a govt hit - man who kept all the bookie robbery money along with dennis smith , murphy and a couple of police commissioners of that era . mr winchester is also a victim of this gang along with the rest of the kangaroo gang . the only killing this lot didn\u2019t organize was ian carrol . the hit - man also killed lots of dockies in the early 70s as revenge killings for the frog . he is still alive like murphy and lives among us . none of this shit will ever be solved because they are all decorated officers , many of them with queens honors . after the bookie robbery the gang all got tickets for a trip to noumea . the tickets had to be picked up from ronald biggs house down the beach in melbourne where he was staying with his wife . for fuck sake as if the govt weren\u2019t hiding him because the govt were ripping of millions with this gang all over the world .\ncomparison between the european dvd and an uncut tv recording . director and screenwriter michael crichton adapted his own novel about the first\ngreat train robbery\n1855 in a very suspenseful as well as humorous way . for the dvd release , unfortunately , 32 seconds containing a dog fighting against rats have been edited so the dog is never really seen fighting the rats . instead , only the audience ' s reaction is shown . due to animal violence the film had to be cut in great britain . mgm , as always , then released the same dvd not only in great britain but also in other european countries , so that there to only the cut version was available , although said scenes do not offend any laws in those countries . european dvd : 1 : 45 : 29 min . incl . ending credits uncut version : 1 : 46 : 36 min . incl . ending credits cut scenes : 1 running time of the cut scene : 32 sec .\nthe criminal world knew the true amount and who was behind the audacious robbery though . bennett soon became the target of other nasty underworld figures and corrupt police who all demanded part of the huge haul .\nthat was my understanding . the kanes were standover men who found out who committed the robbery and demanded a cut of the take . like chopper read standing over drug dealers and massage parlours , really .\nreally enjoyed this aussie drama of the robbery and held the tension through to the end . good script , good acting and well worth watching but my criticism is that the dvd qaulity is . . .\nthat said , completists will want to see the telemovie version of the counting house robbery , if only to see the cast work hard and do their best up against a cliched script and leaden direction .\nhowever , flashback entertainment later released the film on dvd . while it ' s no great shakes as an image , being inclined to softness and lack of richness in the colours , it ' s not bad , and is certainly much better than the vhs release .\navailable on dvd through urltoken buy it here : http : / / urltoken / p - 1691 - . . . exclusive to australia ! on 21st april 1976 , gunmen held up more than 50 members of melbourne ' s venerable victorian club , escaping with several million dollars in untraceable cash . the robbery had been so brilliantly planned and executed that police were left without a single clue - and so strict was the robbers ' code of silence that not even the underworld was aware of their identities . the robbery was so daring , so clean , that it earned the admiration of law - abiding australians . . . and compliments from the victims themselves . the great bookie robbery is a compelling essay in crime , violence and robbery . it ' s a story of cunning , loyalty , fear , brutality and death . boasting a cast that includes john bach , gary sweet , bruno lawrence , gary day , rebecca gibney , candy raymond and ray meagher , it is also the toughest of crime dramas - boasting a drive , grittiness and ferocity seldom seen on australian screens .\nthe melbourne landscape of wet suburban streets , city skyscrapers , passing trams , cobbled lane ways and sleazy shopfronts has never looked better - and the impression of a mean , tough , merciless universe is more than reinforced by the driving complex narrative and the excellent playing of the principals .\nmoran ' s guide to australian tv series\n\u2018and it wasn\u2019t just the bookmakers that were corrupt \u2013 police , politicians and the horse racing world were corrupt too . unfortunately in the aftermath of the robbery it was my father that copped the brunt of it . \u2019\ndifferent figures have been thrown around , but it is widely thought that the gang were able to steal $ 14 million million \u2013 a massive sum for 1976 . it was the biggest robbery in australian history at the time .\n\u2018it was about three years since ray , norman lee ( mark ' s uncle ) and the rest of their crew had pulled off the robbery and were continuing to avoid the police and the media , ' mark said .\naussie bob trimbole , but the lack of a roxburgh / rogerson or martin / smith means this will never be considered a great piece of television . it will most likely be remembered , if it is remembered at all , as a semi - accurate docudrama , with some adequate acting and accents .\n' he was pretty feared at the time . he was one of australia\u2019s most hardcore criminals and spent a lot of time in jail . but he was also intelligent and had to be to plan a robbery of this kind . \u2019\non 21st april 1976 , gunmen held up more than 50 members of melbourne\u2019s venerable victorian club , escaping with several million dollars in untraceable cash . the robbery had been so brilliantly planned and executed that police were left without a single clue \u2013 and so strict was the robbers\u2019 code of silence that not even the underworld was aware of their identities . the robbery was so daring , so clean , that it earned the admiration of law - abiding australians\u2026and compliments from the victims themselves .\nthe kane brothers and ray chuck engage in a violent turf war following an armed robbery ; terry and bob fear the violence on the street will be bad for the heroin trade ; judi kane fights to protect her children from a dire threat .\ni ' m in victoria but got the boxset from another state . it had doubts about it but it turned out to be one of the best australian series i ' ve ever seen . it was great . i ' m really looking forward to the 2nd season . i ' ll get it on dvd too .\n\u2018at the time the victorian bookies were crooked and corrupt . this kind of robbery was going to take place sooner or later . it was only a matter of time whether my father did it or someone else did , \u2019 mark told daily mail australia .\nthe crew had rented an office in the building a few months earlier , from which they planned the robbery and staked out the eventual crime scene , even ( according to some legends ) running full dress rehearsals whilst the building was empty on public holidays .\nwhile not almost as good as blue murder , it ' s still a unsawnoff shottie ' s length ahead of underbelly 2 . john bach ( who would have made a great wyatt from the gary disher crime series ) , bruno lawrence and george spartels in particular are fantastic and it even comes with more weird gary sweet hairstylings .\nray and norman were major players in melbourne\u2019s criminal underworld . the fallout from the legendary robbery reverberated through the city for years afterwards . both were put under heavy police surveillance and eventually killed \u2014 mastermind ray three years after the notorious crime , and norman in 1992 .\nwhy is all the evidence missing from these cases ? they lost an immaculate xy falcon from the bookie robbery that was left on the ramp at queen st . no need for victoria\u2019s cold case squad . all dna samples have been contaminated , switched or lost . they must all be standing in an empty building , probably playing indoor cricket . they have removed many photo off the net including the photo of the xy at the rear of queen st and les kane photo because of the ring he wore . they have also switched a note that was left in a cash tin at queen st and put it with the evidence of a single bookie who was robbed and had his money returned . imagine living in fear of being caught all your life as a cop or a robber , the fear must be the same for them all . they might of had a bit of money but i can tell you they are all angry old men now in their 70s of the few that are left and they are still very dangerous . also the officers that were wondering why murphy was at the watch house tampering with the prison book , i can answer for you . he was changing callaghan s release date a week forward so he got away with it scott free . they gave brian 1m and the robbery was done on the day he was released .\nfor the $ 865 , 000 they ( or to be more exact , mostly we ) spent on robbery , the abc ' s excellent beatbox could survive for a year \u2026 ( for the rest of glover ' s review , see this site ' s opinion section ) .\namong them , \u201c performance \u201d ( which has gangsters in it without ever quite being a gangster film ) , mike hodges \u2018 \u201c croupier \u201d follow - up \u201c i\u2019ll sleep when i\u2019m dead , \u201d decent jason statham vehicle \u201c the bank job , \u201d david cronenberg \u2018s \u201c eastern promises , \u201d j blakeson \u2018s \u201c disappearance of alice creed , \u201d antonia bird \u2018s underrated \u201c face , \u201d michael crichton \u2018s period piece \u201c the first great train robbery , \u201d stephen frears \u2018 debut \u201c gumshoe , \u201d biopic \u201c the krays , \u201d paul andrew williams \u2018 \u201c london to brighton , \u201d and danny boyle \u2018s debut \u201c shallow grave . \u201d\n\u2018the information was incriminating for a wide variety of officials . i do have to admire him ( ray bennett ) to an extent although he was always involved in the criminal world . he was the man behind the biggest robbery in australia . it was well planned and executed . \u2019\naside from film and television acting , a great deal of tony ' s time has gone into creating shows of his own , for venues , ranging from sporting clubs to concert halls . tony regularly calls on his repertoire of comic characters , as seen in one man shows performed at ' melbourne ' s last laugh ' , and the universal and the palais theatres .\nthe bookie orders his assistants to bring the rats out and warns him to not let anything happen to them . the rats are let into the arena , running around squeaking . the assistants step back , carrying the now empty cages . from the rats perspective we see the dog and his owner , letting the dog into the arena . the dog starts killing the rats and is brought out of the arena again after the fight .\nin 1978 , ray and members of his crime syndicate gunned down leslie kane at his home after the family openly challenged him . leslie\u2019s wife claimed she could identify ray , although he was masked , and he was arrested for the murder and a recent $ 70 , 000 weaving mill robbery .\nlive in victoria and got the box sent to me as a bday present . had watched most of it previously too . love the show , really looking forward to tonights aswell . i dont think it will be as good considering i think its based more in sydney , and that season 1 was so great as i could remember reading about it and hearing about it in the news .\nbut in a twist that was as outlandish as the robbery itself while being escorted by police from the holding cells to melbourne magistrates ' court , following an arrested on an minor charge in 1979 , ray bennett was taken up a flight of stairs into the path of a man disguised as a barrister .\nmelbourne standover men brian and les kane have ventured into unfamiliar heroin territory in providing protection for bob trimbole ' s melbourne dealers . but things turn sour when dealer wayne robb is robbed of $ 200 , 000 hard cash , on the kane ' s turf . the kane ' s suspect it was vinnie mikkelsen and laurie prendergast , two of ray chuck ' s mates from the great bookie robbery . terry clark ' s not happy to learn he ' s been ripped off , and puts pressure on bob trimbole to sort out distribution problems in melbourne . but the kane brothers need little prompting from aussie bob solve the crime . les kane sees the robbery as a sign that ray chuck and his mates are muscling in on the kane ' s turf . he wants to take instant revenge . his calmer , cannier brother brian urges a more restrained and strategic response . brian ' s advice falls on deaf ears . but les ' s attempts to muscle ray chuck backfire when les is on the receiving end of a nasty pistol whipping . enraged , and determined to stand up for his feisty brother , brian confronts vinnie and ray . the end result is that brian loses an ear between mikkelsen ' s teeth . it ' s an insult that brian cannot tolerate . brian vows deadly revenge on ray chuck , and sets in train a deadly gangland war . melbourne is not big enough for both the kanes and ray chuck . before long , one of them will be dead .\nit was to change the nation . one of the biggest misconceptions about the robbery was how much was actually stolen . the 118 bookies whose money was taken claimed just $ 1 . 5 million had vanished , to cover up their \u201cshifty deals\u201d , writes mark . the police and tax department were on to them .\nsullivan tells pearson to make one last contact with jenkins , who ' s told her he ' s working for an insurance company on a robbery and has got a lead . he says he ' s pulling her out of the dangerous situation - it ' s an order - but tonight they might just get lucky .\npeter malone : . . . in view of what you were saying about your other films , your emphasis on feeling and on the visual , drawing the audience into that experience rather than just simply focusing on or eliciting an analysis of the content . is this true of your television , harvest of hate and the robbery ?\nray bennett\u2019s life will probably be remembered for two main reasons : the now infamous ajc club robbery in 1976 , and his dramatic and controversial slaying in front of a melbourne courthouse . the two incidents are etched into australian criminal folklore , and are undoubtedly linked as part of the complex and intriguing fabric that made up bennett\u2019s life .\nles kane : violent standover man and well - known member of the melbourne underworld . thought to have demanded a larger slice of the proceeds from bennet after the robbery . reputedly murdered by bennet and others after his demands became more and more violent , his body was never found , and nobody was ever convicted of his murder .\ndale then turned to other activities , writing opinion pieces for the press , writing the script for robbery , but most notably writing in 1985 ascent to power : wran and the media , a much referenced study of the interaction between politics and the media in australia - for more details of this work , see its trove listing here .\nalso worth a look is the abc early 90 ' s series phoenix . more from the cops side and far less violent than bm or ub but a great depiction of the melbourne criminal underbelly . super performances by sean scully ( as a forensic guy called goose - brilliant ) , simon westaway and paul sonkilla amongst others . morphed into janus which wasn ' t as gripping . abc or foxtel need to dust phoenix off the shelf .\nbrian dale attracted plenty of media attention as the press secretary for nsw labor leader of the opposition and then premier neville\nnifty\nwran - one of the lines in robbery that acts as an in - joke says\nall politicians are bastards\n, and there are a number of lines about the\npolitical masters\nmaking life hard for the police .\naustralia in the 1970s . the crime scene is on the move . forget armed robbery and marijuana . australia is about to embrace the hard stuff - heroin . leading the charge are two men in new south wales : aussie bob trimbole , from the town of griffith , and kiwi terry clark , a sydney - based charmer with a twinkle in his eye and a big dream . down melbourne way , the crime world is yet to catch up . the crims in that city are led by brothers brian and les kane , hard men from the notorious painters and dockers trade union . the kane brothers are old - school crims who don\u2019t realise that times are changing . they\u2019re more concerned with protecting their own turf than branching out . right now , their main concern is freshly released jailbird ray chuck . specifically , they want a cut from his audacious multi - million dollar heist , the great bookie robbery . by not giving the kanes a slice of the proceeds , chuck upsets the melbourne crime hierarchy and triggers a deadly underworld war . one man who does understand the changing times is furniture shop owner and nsw political candidate don mackay . mackay has spent much energy trying to clean up his home town of griffith , nsw and is furniture shop owner and nsw political candidate don mackay . mackay has spent much energy trying to clean up his home town of griffith , nsw and is beginning to make inroads , much to the chagrin of trimbole and his mates . if trimbole ' s venture into the drug trade is ever going to work , mackay has to be taken out of the picture . so trimbole makes sure of it . and he makes sure his corrupt friends in the nsw police are sympathetic to his situation . in so doing , he changes the course of australian history .\nhi i\u2019m one of the 4 children my father scott burgess had i would like to thank you for the unconditional support that everyone has given it really has meant a lot , and for the stuff that happened in 2008 it was all put to rest a long time ago . dad and i had a great bond and knew that everyone loved him very much . dad passed in our loving arm on the 6 of may 2016 i will miss dad forever . you will never be forgotten\nthe thieves quickly took control of the room , taking everybody hostage . two men kept the room at gunpoint , whilst the remaining four broke into the padlocked cash boxes with bolt cutters and transferred the loot into large calico bags . in terms of armed robbery , it was extremely efficient \u2013 the whole thing was over in under 10 minutes , with no perpetrators or hostages injured .\nrobbery has been extremely successful internationally . i mean , it was made for 2 / 6 - that was at a time when you could get much more interesting projects through the television system here than you can now . i ' m pleased with robbery . it ' s a film noir that people didn ' t understand here as a film noir . its basic theme is the revenge of the underclass and what the french would call the petit bourgeoisie , and what we might here call the lower middle class who are led by a disgruntled leader . it ' s a kind of revenge film noir thing , and because it ' s in 4 to 3 , 133 to 1 , it ' s made for television and that means the framing ' s exactly right . so i think it stands up rather well , actually .\nit took until mark lee bennett was 29 for him to fully understand how he was mixed up in the murky business . as he threw himself into researching the fascinating history , his mother revealed he was ray\u2019s son from an affair and he learnt his father had put $ 6 million from the robbery in an account in his name in england . mark , now a butcher , grew up with undercover police watching him in the playground .\ntony has also played opposite a number of notable actors including oliver reed and amanda donohue in the nicholas roeg movie , castaway , jack thompson , warren mitchell and greta scacchi in waterfront and in his first lead role beside the late john hargreaves in the tele - feature , the great gold swindle , to name a few . his latest feature film ventures include : dogwoman with magda szubanski along with a cameo appearance opposite jimoein in the craic . tony\u2019s most recent movie credit was this year on the u . s . telemovie , nightmares and dreamscapes , where he played roy orbison .\nif they surface , the army ' ll take care of them , in the same way that they took care of webster . the bookies can take care of themselves . nobody ' s got any sympathy for them . we just drop it , keeping the robbery investigation going for appearances ' sake only , until the next bit of slime crawls out of the shit to replace webster . so , you lose a few and \u2026 you lose a few \u2026\nthe\nprecision job\nstunned the city ' s biggest bookmakers as they settled accounts after a particularly big easter ' s racing . today , $ 1 . 34 million doesn ' t sound that impressive - and the bookies talked down their losses , presumably fearing another invasion by tax officers - but then it was australia ' s biggest robbery . a club history suggests the booty was $ 6 - $ 12 million . underworld scuttlebutt put it as high as $ 15 million .\nbennett migrated to england in the 1960\u2019s , having graduated to become a rather skilled and organised burglar . his reputation preceded him in the mother - country , and upon his arrival he was approached by the \u2018kangaroo gang\u2019 ; a group of aussie ex - pats who run an organised crime and theft syndicate . bennett declines their advances however , preferring to work alone . after spending a brief spell in an english prison for armed robbery , bennett returns home to australia to plan his greatest criminal accomplishment .\nthere\u2019s also a selection of films that have a good reputation , but are harder to track down these days . they include \u201c they drive by night , \u201d \u201c dancing with crime , \u201d \u201c noose , \u201d \u201c they made me a fugitive , \u201d \u201c the criminal , \u201d\u201d payroll , \u201d \u201c the league of gentlemen , \u201d \u201c jigsaw , \u201d \u201c loophole , \u201d \u201c robbery , \u201d \u201c sapphire \u201d and \u201c villain . \u201d and we\u2019re sure we\u2019ve forgotten at least one key one \u2014 feel free to remind us in the comments section .\n\u201cthe ladykillers\u201d ( 1955 ) considered the last of the great ealing comedies , \u201c the ladykillers \u201d follows a gang of criminals as they disguise themselves as musicians to rent a flat from an octogenarian in order to plan a robbery and hilarity ensues as the scheme unravels ending with their little old landlady having all of the loot . alec guinness plays the criminal mastermind \u201cprofessor\u201d marcus with dastardly teeth and a mind just as eccentrically twisted . the professor\u2019s gang is rounded out by the major ( cecil parker ) , a young cockney rogue harry ( peter sellers ) , a kindly ex - boxer \u2018one - round\u2019 ( danny green ) , and a menacing louis ( herbert lom ) . this quintet faces off against indomitable mrs . wilberforce played by 77 year - old katie johnson . as mrs . wilberforce inadvertently thwarts each step of the gang\u2019s scheme , professor marcus becomes even more unhinged and eventually each of the gangsters meets a ghastly demise . mrs . w ends up with all of their ill - gotten gains and the police won\u2019t take the money back as they don\u2019t believe her outlandish story . if you\u2019re thinking , \u201cwho could have dreamt up that plot ? \u201d it was william rose , who claimed to have dreamt the entire film and merely had to remember it to write the bafta - winning and oscar - nominated screenplay . \u201cthe ladykillers\u201d marked director alexander mackendrick \u2019s last british film ; he went on to direct the hollywood noir classic \u201c sweet smell of success \u201d . the film was remade in 2004 and even the coen brothers couldn\u2019t recapture the original\u2019s spark , it didn\u2019t help that they turned the professor into a southern dandy ( tom hanks ) and the robbery into a casino heist . number 13 on bfi\u2019s top 100 , \u201cthe ladykillers\u201d is a distinctly british crime movie and comedy , and one of the finest examples of ealing\u2019s best work .\nis a compelling essay in crime , violence and robbery . it\u2019s a story of cunning , loyalty , fear , brutality and death . boasting a cast that includes john bach , gary sweet , bruno lawrence , gary day , rebecca gibney , candy raymond and ray meagher , it is also the toughest of crime dramas \u2013 boasting a drive , grittiness and ferocity seldom seen on australian screens . the melbourne landscape of wet suburban streets , city skyscrapers , passing trams , cobbled lane ways and sleazy shopfronts has never looked better \u2013 and the impression of a mean , tough , merciless universe is more than reinforced by the driving complex narrative and the excellent playing of the principals .\nthis was my first foray into autralian drama and i really enjoyed it . the series comprises three episodes at 90 mins each . it is interesting that the subject of the series ( ie the robbery ) comes in the middle episode and not at the end , which makes for a tense final episode . i have not given it the full 5 stars as there is one scene at the end of the last episode which just takes the edge off it for me as surely it would not have been allowed to happen ? having said that it is based on a trued story so there may be some element of truth there . but i have to say that overall , this was an enjoyable 4 and a half hours of viewing .\nbut it ' s not just the raunch - lite . the makers infused the show with about as much menace as a a pillow fight on it ' s a knockout . sure , people are killed , many in violent ways , but the architecture of each scene in pissweak , to coin a vidmar . compare it to the great crime movies and tv shows : the doom coppola creates when fredo is bumped off in godfather ii ; joe pesci ' s\noh , fuck\nin goodfellas when he realises he is not about to be\nmade\nhe is about to be , well , unmade ; the demise of our very own man of ham , gary sweet , when he jumps into the cop car in blue murder and suddenly knows he ' s a gonner ; the bar fights in underwhelmy ii are not a patch on the bar fights in blue murder which almost jump out of the television , at which point i grab my drink , jump out of my recliner , and scurry to the side of the room .\nthis rather forgotten 1986 mini series of 270 minutes length approaches the subject matter rather differently to the more recent underbelly and even blue murder . there isn ' t a huge amount of blood and gore , and even less nudity . it concentrates more on the lead up events and meticulous planning of the event , and its aftermath . in this way it is much more of a drama / thriller . the characters are very well developed , the frustration of the women of the criminals is especially well portrayed . the robbery itself took place in april , 1976 , however by using non - real names , the makers of this series were able to depict events in a contemporary setting . hence you will see a news of the world ( an english paper in melbourne ? ) from june 1985 , being read by a character in a vk commodore ( 1984 - 5 model ) . this show is highly recommended , but rather difficult to find these days .\nray bennett had enjoyed a comfortable career as a burglar , but in 1976 he decided to aim a little bit higher than previous ventures . despite already being known as the thief who would take on jobs others would never dream of , bennett set his sights on the victoria club , home of the ajc ( australian jockey club ) . bennett knew he would most likely need help with a job this large , so recruited a team of six , himself included . some names of note involved include ian carroll , laurence prendergast , brian and leslie kane and norman lee . the gang would target the club so that their break - in would occur just after the bookies had met to settle up with the ajc for the weekend\u2019s trade . the six broke into the offices of the ajc and were staggered by the amount of money they found . different figures have been thrown around , but it is widely thought that the gang were able to steal anywhere between $ 14 million and $ 16 million \u2013 an absolutely mammoth sum for 1976 ; the biggest robbery in australian history at the time . the real reason that the true figure has never been confirmed is that when it came time for the ajc to admit to police they had been robbed , they quoted the missing figure as only $ 1 million as they feared that claiming a larger amount would attract unwanted scrutiny from the tax office \u2013 an indictment on the operations of the ajc in itself . as was bennett\u2019s meticulous way , the extraction of the cash had been ingeniously thought out . the thieves had rented an office just a few floors above the ajc offices just weeks before the robbery , and they transported their loot to a safe in this office immediately after removing it from the crime scene . however , at the same time , other members of the gang were downstairs loading decoy bags into a van which then made a swift getaway in public view . the money has never been recovered , and none of the gang of six has ever been convicted of the crime .\nray bennett would eventually tire of being ripped off and his reaction drove him to murder . les kane , rumoured to be one of the gang involved in the ajc robbery was a violent standover man . after continuing to exert pressure on bennett to pay up in 1978 , les kane found himself staring down the barrel of three silenced machine guns . ray bennett and two other masked men entered kane\u2019s home while the standover man and his wife and family were out for the evening . hiding in the bathroom , they revealed themselves upon the family\u2019s arrival home and dragged kane into the shower stall where he was filled with bullets by the assassins . kane\u2019s wife and family were only metres away in the living room , but could do nothing as the killers dragged les kane\u2019s body outside . bennett and his associates loaded the body into the boot of kane\u2019s pink ford futura and drove away \u2013 the car or body has never been discovered . ray chuck bennett , vincent mikkleson and laurence prendergast were charged with les\u2019s murder . but in the absence of a body , they walked .\n\u201cmona lisa\u201d ( 1986 ) neil jordan \u2018s career is fascinating , but arguably a very patchy one . however one early indisputable crown jewel is the unlikely romantic crime drama \u201c mona lisa \u201d largely due in part by bob hoskins , who in an intriguing flip - side to the role that made his name six years earlier , plays as a good - hearted , but meek underling just getting out of prison . having covered for his old mob boss ( michael caine ) , hoskins\u2019 george is still a flunkie doormat with few options allowing him to go straight , but eventually , is given a cushy job as a chauffeur for a high - class black prostitute ( cathy tyson ) . as george becomes friendlier with simone , affections begin to bloom and george becomes entangled in her life when she pleads with him to track down one of her abused friends from her shady past . hoskins\u2019 range has illustrated that he can playing raging boils or soft - hearted patsys , and in \u201cmona lisa , \u201d he convincingly plays a low - level stooge with soft devotion in a wonderfully minor key . he\u2019s a man lost in an england he no longer recognizes , and even among a strong cast ( caine , somewhat against type , is a great villain , tyson should have gone on to better things than she did , and you can spot early appearances from robbie coltrane as well as future \u201c the wire \u201d star clarke peters ) , he dominates ; quite rightly , he won best actor at cannes , and was nominated for an oscar . larry clark was planning a remake a few years ago with mickey rourke and eva green . one breathes a sigh of relief that it somehow never came to pass\u2026"]}
{"id": 116513, "summary": [{"text": "lolita is a 1962 british-american black comedy-drama film directed by stanley kubrick .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "based on his novel of the same title , vladimir nabokov also wrote the screenplay .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it follows a middle-aged literature lecturer who becomes obsessed with an adolescent girl .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film stars james mason as humbert humbert , sue lyon as dolores haze ( lolita ) , and shelley winters as charlotte haze , with peter sellers as clare quilty .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "owing to the mpaa 's restrictions at the time , the film toned down the more provocative aspects of the novel , sometimes leaving much to the audience 's imagination .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the actress who played lolita , sue lyon , was 14 at the time of filming .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "lolita polarized contemporary critics , but is well-received today .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "kubrick later commented , however , that if he had realized how severe the censorship limitations were going to be , he probably would never have made the film . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "lolita ( 1962 film )", "paragraphs": ["lolita 1962 ( kubrick ) vs . lolita 1997 ( lyne ) - the student room\nlolita ( 1962 ) - - ( movie clip ) roman ping . . .\nlolita ( 1962 ) - - ( movie clip ) what was . . .\nlolita ( 1962 ) - - ( movie clip ) two normal . . .\nlolita ( 1962 ) - - ( movie clip ) did i do . . .\nlolita ( 1962 ) - - ( movie clip ) what was the . . .\nlolita ( 1962 film ) - quilty ' s\ndr . zempf\nand peter sellers role as doctor strangelove\njames mason and sue lyon in stanley kubrick ' s film of lolita ( 1962 ) . photograph : ronald grant archive\n\u201clolita 1962 . \u201d internet movie database . 2005 . 11 dec . 2005 < urltoken > .\nnice hat : in the 1962 film , delores is first seen wearing a hat with feathers trimming the brim .\ncroce , arlene , in sight and sound ( london ) , autumn 1962 .\nlolita ( 1962 film ) - quilty ' s\ndr . zempf\nand peter sellers role as doctor strangelove | quilty dr zempf peter sellers role doctor strangelove\nmaking a spectacle of yourself : the 1962 film ' s advertising has delores wearing heart - shaped sunglasses . however , she doesn ' t wear these in the film .\nlolita , that ' s right . lolita , diminutive of dolores . . .\nlolita was nominated for the academy award for best screenplay . the film was nominated for four golden globes , the golden lion from the venice film festival 1962 and the bafta award for best british actor ( james mason ) .\nlolita is a british - american drama film in 1962 , directed by stanley kubrick . the story is based on the the novel of vladimir nabokov in 1955 . like the book was too controversial appearance in the film . in several countries , the film was censored .\nan aging intellectual becomes obsessed with a young teenage girl when he becomes a boarder in her mother ' s house in lolita ( 1962 ) . >\n\u201chow did they ever make a movie of lolita ? \u201d was the question posed by the posters advertising stanley kubrick\u2019s film adaptation of vladimir nabokov\u2019s famously controversial novel , released on this day in 1962 .\nmills was considered for the role of lolita haze in stanley kubrick\u2019s 1962 film version of lolita . however , walt disney discouraged the casting , feeling the role was not up to disney\u2019s wholesome standard , and the part eventually went to sue lyon .\nin the novel , lolita is a brunette . in the film , she is a blonde .\nlolita has been adapted twice . stanley kubrick\u2019s 1962 version is a pop culture fixture via its heart - shaped sunglasses . much like the status of the film as a \u2018classic\u2019 , the sunglasses are a case of collective mis - remembering \u2013 they never appear in the film ( lolita wears cats - eyes sunglasses )\nin 1962 , sue lyon had a hit single with\nyah yah lolita ,\na version of bob harris '\ntheme from lolita\nthat combined a latin instrumental with her repeated\nyah yahs .\nlolita . dir : stanley kubrick . cast : james mason , shelley winters , sue lyon , peter sellers . 1962 . dvd . warner home video , 2007 .\nburgess , anthony . a clockwork orange . 1962 . london : penguin books , 2011 ( or other edition ) .\nwas nabokov ' s book about obsession , lust and pedophilia , undeniably so . the 1962 kubrick film version with james mason as humbert humbert , sue lyon as . . .\ncolumbia pictures agreed to finance the film if peter sellers played at least four major roles . the condition stemmed from the studio\u2019s opinion that much of the success of kubrick\u2019s previous film lolita ( 1962 ) was based on sellers\u2019s performance in which his single character assumes a number of identities .\nas it is often the case in the 1962 adaptation , the movie\u2019s sexual connotations are a lot less direct than in the book . here is how lolita explains the corresponding episode :\nrecently for class i had to experience lolita in its three most popular forms \u2014 the original 1958 novel by vladimir nabokov and the two film adaptations , the 1962 version directed by stanley kubrick and the 1997 version directed by adrian lyne .\nestablished the field of speech - act theory , argues that\nperformative\nstatements can have the effect of actions ( 1962 ) .\ndevin mckinney , \u201creview : lolita \u201d , film quarterly , 52 . 3 ( 1999 ) , p . 49 .\nthe legion of decency agreed to pass the film as long as children under 18 were barred from seeing the film .\n\u201chow did they ever make a movie of lolita ? \u201d was the tagline to 1962 film version of vladimir nabokov\u2019s lolita , directed by stanley kubrick . this particular novel was steeped in controversy since the day it was published . often regarded as pornography and it has been on and off the banned book list for decades .\n\u2018lolita\u2019 was remade in 1997 and directed by adrian lyne . it starred jeremy irons as humbert , melanie griffith as charlotte and dominique swain as lolita . the film was widely publicised as being more faithful to nabokov\u2019s novel than the kubrick film .\nlodger professor humbert ( james mason ) is getting academic , masking his lust for lolita ( sue lyon ) , until she ' s summoned by her mom charlotte ( shelley winters ) , who soon delivers unwelcome news in stanley kubrick ' s lolita , 1962 . >\nschrader , paul ,\nlolita ,\nin american film , vol . 15 , no . 1 , october 1989 .\ntitle lolita genre film notes - contemp record ( c 1962 ) by sue lyon of orig cast . music : nelson riddle . words : bob harris . cond : nelson riddle .\nlolita ya ya\n( 45 / mgm k - 13067 ) ( production and recordings information ) - from : show music on record by jack raymond - loc . natlib . smor . 1962 - 18 ( digitalid ) description film . contemp record ( c 1962 ) by sue lyon of orig cast . music : nelson riddle . words : bob harris . cond : nelson riddle .\nlolita ya ya\n( 45 / mgm k - 13067 ) ( production and recordings information ) . from : show music on record by jack raymond additional metadata formats metsxml record\nprofessor humbert ( james mason ) finds writer quilty ( peter sellers ) in his unkempt rented mansion in what amounts to the prologue to stanley kubrick ' s lolita , 1962 , from the vladimir nabokov novel . >\nseesslen , g . ,\n3x lolita ,\nin epd film ( frankfurt ) , vol . 15 , january 1998 .\ndevin mckinney , \u201creview : lolita \u201d , film quarterly , 52 . 3 ( 1999 ) , pp . 48 - 52 .\nthe film humbert , charlotte and lolita watch at the drive - in is the curse of frankenstein ( 1957 ) . when the film cut to the three characters in the car , stanley kubrick had a different soundtrack recorded to make the film sound scarier .\n3 humbert mentions the \u201ccorpuscles of krause\u201d ( lolita , 60 / 66 ) , a \u201cgonadal glow\u201d ( lolita , 134 / 152 ) , or \u201cglans mauve\u201d ( lolita , 107 / 120 ) .\nfrom the start , the mere existence of stanley kubrick\u2019s film adaptation of lolita ( 1962 ) was presented as a reason for its existence . \u201chow did they ever make a film of lolita\u201d ? asked the film\u2019s tag - line . well , as at least one critic observed at the time , they didn\u2019t . kubrick\u2019s sitcom adaptation of lolita is a textbook case of what the culture critic dwight macdonald called \u201cmid - cult\u201d : the film sanitizes the novel , renders it safe for mass public consumption , and then congratulates its audience for having had an \u201cartistic\u201d experience . the film\u2019s defenders point to the severe restrictions imposed by the hays code . but the problem with kubrick\u2019s lolita is not the sexual subtext the filmmaker omitted . it\u2019s the sexual subtext he added .\nin the film he is described as \u201ca very peculiar figure by the name of clare quilty who keeps popping up in the most unexpected places ( and sporting equally unexpected accents ) \u201d ( lolita 1962 ) . this plot point is very subtle , and any viewer who was not familiar with the text may not have gotten that implication while watching the film .\nthanks to the novel and the film , the name\nlolita\nhas become a common term applied to sexually precocious young women .\nshout out : at the beginning of the 1962 film , humbert asks a man if he ' s quilty . quilty jokingly replies\nno , i ' m spartacus\n, a celebrated line from kubrick ' s previous work .\nyou ' ll never know complete satisfaction until you\u2019ve tried your hand at directing , \u201d stanley kubrick told his close friend and producer james b . harris one day , late in 1962 . the pair had been creative partners for nearly a decade - - working together on a string of critically successful pictures : the killing ( 1956 ) , paths of glory ( 1957 ) and lolita ( 1962 ) .\nthroughout the film , lolita ' s mother and friends refer to her by the nickname ; ' lolita ' . in the novel , dolores haze ' s nickname\nlolita\nwas given to her only by humbert , and he was the only one who used the name . lolita ' s mother used ' lo ' as dolores ' nickname .\nsince the censors would allow nothing close to a suggestion of pedophilia , lolita\u2019s age had to be increased from 12 in vladimir nabokov\u2019s original novel to 14 for the film . they also objected to a scene where humbert humbert was to gaze at lolita\u2019s picture while in bed with her mother charlotte ; in the end , the scene was filmed with charlotte lying fully dressed on the bed and humbert lying beside her wearing a robe ( lolita 1962 ) .\ncollege town busybody charlotte ( shelley winters ) can ' t resist approaching the minor celebrity at the dance , tv writer clare quilty ( peter sellers ) , who can ' t recall meeting her , in stanley kubrick ' s lolita , 1962 .\nmarianne stone would wear the piece of jewellery she wears here around her upper left arm in das geheimnis der schwarzen koffer ( 1962 ) and again in hysteria ( 1965 ) .\ncollege town busybody charlotte ( shelley winters ) can ' t resist approaching the minor celebrity at the dance , tv writer clare quilty ( peter sellers ) , who can ' t recall meeting her , in stanley kubrick ' s lolita , 1962 . >\nprofessor humbert ( james mason ) is considering an offer of lodging from charlotte haze ( shelley winters ) when he meets her daughter ( sue lyon , title character ) in stanley kubrick ' s lolita , 1962 , from the vladimir nabokov novel . >\nthe iconic heart - shaped sunglasses which lolita wears , appear only in publicity photos , as well as the soundtrack album ' s cover , taken by bert stern ; lolita wears cat ' s eye sunglasses in the film .\nthe film\u2019s posters played up the controversial nature of the film\u2019s content and the book\u2019s reputation , using the provocative tagline above a picture of lyon - as - lolita , wearing heart - shaped sunglasses and a seductive expression , with a lollipop in her mouth . lolita received mixed reviews\u2013 the new yorker \u2019s pauline kael was one critic who raved about the film\u2013but its acting was widely praised . the film earned one academy award nomination , for best adapted screenplay .\n\u2018lolita\u2019 premiered on june 13 , 1962 in new york city . it performed fairly well , with little advertising and relying mostly on word - of - mouth ; many critics seemed uninterested or dismissive of the film while others gave it glowing reviews . however , the film was very controversial , due to the hebephilia - related content , and therefore while many things are suggested , hardly any are shown . \u2018lolita\u2019 registered box - office receipts of 3 . 7 million dollars on its opening run .\ncharlotte ( shelley winters ) takes a call from her teenage daughter ( the title character ) during an awkward post - honeymoon snuggle with her irritated lodger - turned - husband , professor humbert ( james mason ) in stanley kubrick ' s lolita , 1962 . >\nsue lyon as the title character in stanley kubrick ' s 1961 film version of lolita , with a screenplay written by nabokov . warner bros . hide caption\nnarrator ( humbert ) : what drives me insane is the twofold nature of this nymphet , a veteran nymphet perhaps , this mixture in my lolita of tender , dreamy childishness and a kind of eerie vulgarity . i know it is madness to keep this journal , but it gives me a strange thrill to do so ( lolita , 1962 ) .\nalso turned down the role of lolita . at the time , her father ,\nlolita : book vs . movie - 1584 words | study guides and book summaries\ndupee , f . w . :\n' lolita ' in america\n.\nbratty teenage daughter : lolita , or so humbert would want us to believe .\nalthough vladimir nabokov originally thought that sue lyon was the right selection to play lolita , years later nabokov said that the ideal lolita would have been catherine demongeot .\nwhere did you learn film editing ? you started out as a still photographer .\ncombs , richard , in monthly film bulletin ( london ) , august 1984 .\nadapting american drama to film . the transfer from stage to screen . . .\nbranigan , edward . 1992 . narrative comprehension and film . oxon : routledge .\nwhile humbert initially describes this imaginative appropriation as a form of shielding lolita from the beastliness of his desires , it is precisely this method of aestheticizing lolita that leads to the monstrous acts of the latter half of the book . this scene of venal masturbation leads directly to humbert\u2019s later mistreatment of lolita by offering him for the first time an image of lolita separated from her \u201dreal\u201c existence , a template for a variously unconscious lolita , a lolita considered as an aesthetic object . ( durantaye 71 )\nno merchandising . editorial use only . no book cover usage . mandatory credit : photo by moviestore collection / rex ( 1578516a ) ivansxtc , danny huston film and television film television ivansxtc danny huston film stills personality 12234543 photograph : moviestore collection / rex\nis not perfect , but it makes for the most highly entertaining summer film of the year \u2013 a genuine love for film , filmmaking and just being a kid .\nin the end , kubrick\u2019s bowdlerization or egregious misprision of his source text didn\u2019t much matter , because his film did something far more lasting : it gave the world an image of lolita . the film\u2019s poster\u2014the hazy photograph of lolita in her heart - shaped sunglasses , a glistening lollipop entering her moist lips\u2014supplied america with the instantly recognizable signifiers of lolita that would endure in the age of instagram . that image , once seen , cannot be unseen . the merely textual lolita has been lost to us forever .\nthe film is deliberately vague about lolita\u2019s age . kubrick had in fact commented : \u201ci think that some people had the mental picture of a nine - year - old , but lolita was twelve - and - a - half in the book ; sue lyon was thirteen . \u201d actually , lyon was 14 by the time filming started and 15 when it finished . although passed without cuts , \u2018lolita\u2019 was rated \u2018x\u2019 by the british board of film censors when released in 1962 , meaning no one under 16 years of age was permitted to watch . the production code administration passed the film with a few snips on the soundtrack and an early fade to the scene in which lolita seduces humbert after her mother\u2019s death . the british and australian prints , however , contain the scene as originally shot .\nwhether it had to do with her casting as lolita ( 1962 ) , or not , sue lyon , 3 years earlier , played a\nlolita type\ncharacter in an episode of _\nthe loretta young show\n( 1953 ) _ , entitled ; alien love , in which she flirts with her older male teacher , who winds up in trouble for it .\nnabokov , vladimir , lolita , new york , 1974 ; second edition , 1983 .\ngreat debate . doubt i\u2019ll ever watch lolita . too far outside my comfort zone .\n- it wasn ' t a date . - it was a date , lolita .\n- you don ' t love me . - i do love you , lolita .\nnabokov , vladimir . lolita : a screenplay . new york : vintage , 1997 .\nand her underage daughter , lolita ( sue lyon ) . charlotte is a lonely widow\ncharlotte , but he marries her anyway , just to be close to lolita . humbert\ntra\ufb03c and is killed . meanwhile , lolita has been away at camp climax ( in\nstanley kubrick : [ three - way ] humbert vs . quilty vs . lolita .\ni liked the 1962 film a lot . i wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s one of kubrick\u2019s best efforts but considering what he had to work with i think it was a splendid effort . the film managed to capture both the tortured soul of humbert and his cunning . obviously , it was impossible to replicate nuances of the book , but kubrick came closer than i could have imagined .\nthe heart - shaped sunglasses became all the rage after the film ' s release .\nsteve is using letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends . join here .\ndrive - in theater : one scene takes place there in the stanley kubrick film .\nof the whole work . indeed , the final caption of the film offers a subtle\nsimone is using letterboxd to share film reviews and lists with friends . join here .\nerrol flynn was considered for humbert humbert , but died before the film was made .\nthis was the first time stanley kubrick used first - person narration in a film .\nfwiw , i agree that the earlier thread was misbegotten and is probably best ignored . however , this thread should probably be renamed , perhaps to something a la our usual format e . g .\nlolita ( 1962 , 1997 )\n, otherwise that earlier thread will be the only one that shows up in searches for threads with the word\nlolita\nin the title . ( a search for\nlolita\ndoes not turn up\nlolitas\n. )\nthe 1962 lolita was a product of its time , unfortunately , meaning it was heavily held back by censors . needless to say , kubrick is no prude ( one only has to watch eyes wide shut ) to know that , but his version of lolita was very tame , with almost none of the sexual innuendos littered throughout the novel \u2014 in fact , there was very little physical contact between lolita and humbert , the scenes often fading to black before anything happens .\nwith regard to\nlolita ,\nwhich stanley kubrick turned into a 1962 film that starred james mason as the scandalous professor , humbert humbert , and sue lyon as his sexually precocious bedmate , mr . dearden said mr . lyne had long wanted to direct his own version of the book . and when the rights became available recently , mr . dearden said , carolco bought them .\nkubrick had nabokov ' s consent to have the film adaptation be like this , and said that the reason for using this technique was to maintain interest in the film , as kubrick thought that the novel started to lose interest halfway through when humbert had seduced lolita .\ndiabolical quilty ( peter sellers ) obscures his face and poses as a cop , contriving a chance encounter with humbert ( james mason ) , whom we know , some years later , will shoot him , in stanley kubrick ' s lolita , 1962 , from vladimir nabokov ' s novel and screenplay . >\nit begins : ' lolita , light of my life , fire of my loins . '\nthe credits are played over footage of lolita ' s toenails being painted . see more \u00bb\nyour name , and lolita ' s , were put in by mere chance . . .\nmy two youngest , jack and mary , are in the same grade as your lolita .\nwithout the name o\ue001 the man who took her away \ue001rom him . so lolita , the\nburns , d . e . ,\npistols and cherry pies : lolita from page to screen ,\nin literature / film quarterly ( salisbury , maryland ) , october 1984 .\nthe film is so faithful to the novel that it shares similar flaws . after a stay at beardsley college , humbert and lolita go back on the road and the story flags . and though frank langella is effectively sinister as clare quilty , who lures lolita from humbert , the grand guignol scene of his murder belongs in another film ( and another novel ) .\nwhich would indicate that if a film is sufficiently interesting people will watch it for three hours and forty minutes . but in actual fact , the napoleon film will probably be shorter .\nindividual vs . society in ken kessey ' s novel and film\none . . .\n\u2014actresses considered for the role of lolita include : tuesday weld , hayley mills , joey heatherton , and jill haworth . lolita author vladimir nabokov agreed with kubrick that sue lyon was right for the role , but years later stated that catherine demongeot would have been the ideal lolita .\nnabokov ' s lolita is nothing like the bottle - blond , lollipop - licking sex kitten played by sue lyon in the 1962 film directed by stanley kubrick ( who , as was his habit , based his movie on the novel in only the very loosest sense ) . nor does she bear much resemblance to the show - biz pop tarts and tramp - stamped bad girls often compared to her today .\nlolita , lolita , lolita ! for ever tonight we must part : because separation is sweeter than clasping a ghost to one\u2019s heart because it\u2019s a maddening summer because the whole night is in bloom because you\u2019re in love with a strummer who brings his guitar to your room . you know he\u2019s a clown and a cheater you know i am tender and true\u2014 but he is singing now lolita the songs i\u2019ve been making for you ! ( lolita : a screenplay 127 )\nit featured a picture of lolita in a seductive lollipop pose . she wore heart - shaped sunglasses and licked a red lollipop . indeed , at the time of the film ' s making , sexual freedom and content had not advanced to the point of acceptance that is commonly seen today . lolita ' s opening credits , however , contain some of the most overtly - erotic , idealizing images of the entire film - designed to set the tone of the film .\nlolita was buried at the time of premieres under criticism . the film would pedophilia glorify and contain a wealth of erotic scenes . in several countries , the film was therefore censored . in reality , expose and sex never explicitly portrayed . erotic intense than the opening scene , in which professor humbert toes lolita paints with nail polish , the images are not . however , the film contains sexual symbolism and small picture jokes that were considered risky in the early 1960s .\neven as mama charlotte is working her\nmoves\n, humbert is thinking of lolita and insists that charlotte is being to liberal with lolita , letting her galavant with boys . mom laughs it off , until lolita comes home early from her party , thereby interrupting the hunt . tempers flare , mother and daughter argue , and mom looks to have lolita out of the way . when it turns out lolita ' s best friend , mona , also slipped away from the party\nthe 1962 film by kubrick was an interesting one . it starred james mason as humbert , sue luon as lolita , shelley winters as charlotte haze and peter sellers as claire quilty . the screenplay was attributed to nabokov ( and he actually got an oscar nomination for it ) , but in reality it was mostly re - written by kubrick and james harris . nabokov published his version of the script separately in 1974 .\none thing herr confessed during those early long phone conversations was that he had reviewed kubrick\u2019s lolita ( 1962 ) during his first writing gig after college , a year - long pro bono stint at the new leader , where he \u201chad followed manny farber . . . , one of the best of all writers on movies . \u201d\n\u201clolita . \u201d the complete review . 2000 . 11 dec . 2005 < urltoken 2005 > .\nnabokov , vladimir . lolita . the original novel . new york : vintage international . 1995 .\n- you ' re imagining things . - shut up , lolita . stop that silly talk .\nlolita , light of my life , fire of my loins . my sin , my soul .\nnote on the editions of lolita used in this paper : for practical purposes , both the references from the annotated lolita and the 2006 penguin edition are given in this paper , with the annotated version coming first , as in for instance : ( lolita 59 / 64 - 65 ) .\nkubrick later said ( in a 1972 interview ) about lolita that had he known how extreme the censorship limitations would be , he probably never would have made the film at all , because he felt that he wasn ' t able to make the relationship between lolita and humbert fully accurate .\ngabbard , krin ,\nthe circulation of sadomasochistic desire in the lolita texts ,\nin journal of film and video ( atlanta ) , vol . 46 , no . 2 , 1994 .\nphillips , gene d . , stanley kubrick : a film odyssey , new york , 1977 .\nbeautiful , beautiful black and white film . might be the best looking one i\u2019ve ever seen .\nthe book is amazing . but i am always scared to watch the film of a book .\nfounded in 1999 , senses of cinema is one of the first online film journals of its kind and has set the standard for professional , high quality film - related content on the internet .\nof the story , the enchanted hunters / hunted enchanters play , in both novel and film .\noverall , i am very proud of this film and commend zak and his team for this achievement . the film as a whole is not really my personal taste , but i can certainly appreciate it and would recommend others to go and see it , and support the australian film industry .\nkubrick won two awards for best director , from the new york film critics circle and the italian national syndicate of film journalists , and was nominated for one by the directors guild of america .\nimportantly , however , lyne also sticks primarily to the use of limited subjective narrative in the visual components of the film . humbert humbert is rarely off screen in the film . for instance , a scene where charlotte ( melanie griffith ) and lolita argue over whether or not lolita should go to summer camp that ends with lolita bringing humbert breakfast is seen over humbert\u2019s shoulder in lyne\u2019s film , rather than in the traditional over the shoulder shot - countershot format sans humbert employed by kubrick . our view is often confined to what humbert sees , just like in nabokov\u2019s original text . the potential for the much - discussed unreliable narrator of lolita remains in lyne\u2019s film . this helps to create a more sympathetic humbert , but the spectator is warned not to trust his or her sympathies .\nbick , ilsa j . , and krin gabbard ,\n' that hurts ! ' : humor and sadomasochism in lolita : the circulation of sadomasochistic desire in the lolita texts ,\nin journal of film and video ( atlanta ) , vol . 46 , no . 2 , summer 1994 .\nproduction : aa productions . an anya productions / transworld pictures production , in association with seven arts productions , for mgm ; black and white ; running time : 153 minutes ; length : 13 , 798 feet . released june 1962 .\nthe production code administration passed the film with a few snips on the soundtrack and an early fade to the scene in which lolita seduces humbert after her mother ' s death . the pca awarded the film certificate no . 20000 . the british and australian prints contain the scene as originally shot .\nand lolita died in childbirth . however , it refers lolita as\nmrs . richard f . schiller\n, her married name , which we don ' t learn until the end of the book\nwife husbandry : on several levels . humbert actually muses on the possibility of impregnating lolita with lolita : the next generation . ideally really soon , as in before she grows up and gets uninteresting .\ndenys arcand\u2019s controversial conversation piece from the \u201880s has a unique claim to fame for being the only film to have been nominated for best foreign language film in addition to its sequel . the sequel was\nveteran arranger nelson riddle composed ( with bob harris ) and conducted the music for kubrick ' s next film , lolita ( 1962 ) . the score , typical in style of the hollywood soundtracks of its day , is suitably moody and atmospheric , and , as might be expected , the orchestrations are lovely . the standout track is\nlolita ya - ya ,\nwith its loping guitar riff and baby doll\nya - ya - wo - wo - ya - ya\nvocal .\nlolita ya - ya\nwas released as a single and was credited to sue lyon , although she does not receive credit on the lp . a four minute version of the song is reprised later on as\nthoughts of lolita .\napple , alfred . the annotated lolita . revised ed . new york : vintage books , 1991 .\n2 lara delage - toriel and xavier fassion beautifully illustrated the musical potential of nabokov\u2019s writing during the lolita toulouse conference , in their musical exploration of lolita through reading , songs , music and sound objects .\nthis is where we get the terms\nlolita complex\n, or\nlolicon\nin japan , and the slang for\nlolita\n, meaning a sexually attractive and / or promiscuous young girl .\nlolita : hey , let ' s tell mother . humbert : tell mother what ? lolita : ( she smiles knowingly ) you know what . humbert : no , i don ' t think that would be very funny . lolita : ( laughing ) i wonder what she ' d do ? hmm ?\ni never felt like it was enough suffering on lolita ' s part depicted in the kubrick version .\nfive film adaptations to watch / study ( after reading the source novel ) : 1984 ( 1984 , michael radford ) , brazil ( 1985 , terry gilliam ) , lolita ( 1961 , stanley kubrick ) , lolita ( 1996 , adrian lyne ) , a clockwork orange ( 1971 , stanley kubrick ) .\nlolita is not always loyal to vladimir nabokov ' s novel . one of the most notable changes in the film is kubrick ' s style of direction . events that happened in the novel ' s ending occurred in the film ' s beginning . this is a rarely used technique called in medias res .\nlolita is not always loyal to vladimir nabokov ' s novel . one of the most notable changes in the film is kubrick ' s style of direction . events that happened in the novel ' s ending occured in the film ' s beginning . this is a rarely used technique called in medias res .\nnelson , thomas allen , kubrick : inside a film artist ' s maze , bloomington , 2000 .\nthis film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are . see what\u2019s now showing\n2014 cimba award : best film review ( comedy / musical ) for meet me in st . louis\nthe film is nothing by modern standards : there is no overt sexuality ; it is all innuendo and implication . the title character , played by 14 year old sue lyon , has affairs with four men ( that we know of ) in the film , yet there is no nudity , no love scenes , not even one scene of her kissing any of the older men she is involved with , yet in 1962 it caused a huge fervor .\nduring this scene , pregnant lolita drinks a beer . fabulous . humbert tries to get lolita to go away with him again . and , at this point , i think he needs to take a tip from\nlolita , light of my life , fire of my loins . my sin , my soul .\nmy favorite thing about this movie is how clearly kubrick hates every single one of these characters except lolita .\nlolita . arles : actes sud , 1996 . [ also available in russian ; see next entry . ]\nwell , the\nvista - sister\n, that ' s like ,\nlolita - sweeter\n.\ni ' ll accept the charges . it ' s lolita . she ' s calling long - distance .\neventually lolita will grow into a teenager and then into a women and she will no longer be so yearned for . jong states , \u201chumbert humbert is in love with something which by definition cannot last\u201d ( jong 366 ) . it is physically impossible for lolita to stay young forever . nabokov says , \u201cthe day when my lolita ages , will be the day my life ends\u201d ( nabokov 273 ) . humbert fears the day when lolita grows into a woman and therefore humbert humbert\u2019s obsession will end and no true love will ever exist . in vladimir nabokov\u2019s novel , lolita , humbert humbert and lolita will never be able to develop true love .\nnabokov , vladimir . lolita . 1955 . london : penguin books , 2011 ( or other edition ) .\nlolita is a film that , well , i am not all that fond of . it is long , drawn out , and the payoff at the end really isn\u2019t worth it . however , i would view it again if only to prompt discussion about the film , which stands as a great thought - provoker , especially over the significance of one\u2019s teenage years , and the impact of that loss on the character of lolita .\nstory - time and discourse - time in the novel and film\nbeloved & q . . . ;\nthe film was nominated for four academy awards and also seven bafta awards , of which it won four .\nkubrick constructed his lolita not in regards to censorship of the time , as the article suggests , but because his film was about humbert\u2019s moral dilemma in exploiting the girl contrasted against quilty\u2019s guiltless exploitation as an everyday routine .\nlolita [ 1962 ] [ dvd ] : urltoken james mason , shelley winters , sue lyon , gary cockrell , jerry stovin , diana decker , lois maxwell , cec linder , bill greene , shirley douglas , marianne stone , marion mathie , oswald morris , stanley kubrick , anthony harvey , eliot hyman , james b . harris , vladimir nabokov : dvd & blu - ray\nyet today the name lolita evokes for most people a girl who knows she ' s sexy and uses it . half a century of such misperceptions about lolita and the novel that bears her name have inspired a new book , chasing lolita : how popular culture corrupted nabokov ' s little girl all over again , by graham vickers .\nhumbert : why does she [ michelle ] give me these searching looks whenever she comes to the house ? lolita : how should i know ? humbert : have you told her anything about us ? lolita : no . have you ? humbert : you ' ve told her nothing - lolita : you think i ' m crazy ?\n- the many personalities of lolita and humbert in nabokov\u2019s lolita although they are intimately involved , the title character of nabokov ' s lolita never fully reveals her true self to humbert . likewise , humbert pours his physical love into lolita , but he never reveals to his stepdaughter a self that is separate from his obsession with her . these two characters mask large parts of their personalities from each other and the rest of the world , creating different images and personas in regard to different people and situations . . . . [ tags : nabokov lolita essays ]\nlolita ( 1962 ) was stanley kubrick ' s sixth film - a brilliant , sly adaptation of vladimir nabokov ' s celebrated yet controversially - infamous 1955 novel of a middle - aged man ' s unusual , doomed sexual passion / obsession for a precocious , seductive\nnymphet\ngirl . [ note : the scandalous book was banned in paris in 1956 - 1958 , and not published in its full form in the us or uk until 1958 . ] the age of lolita in the novel was raised from 12 years old to that of a typical high - schooler - probably 14 or 15 .\ndouble indemnity was certainly not the first film noir to be made ; many films dating more than a decade prior have been later classified as film noir , however , the success of double indemnity among critics and audiences alike at the time of its release has caused it to receive the greatest recognition as the most identifiable film noir .\nthe aim of this paper is to stress the importance of music and song in nabokov\u2019s lolita ( 1955 ) , and also in kubrick\u2019s interpretation of it in his film ( 1962 ) . indeed kubrick\u2019s adaptation does bring about , as linda hutcheon puts it , a \u201ctranscoding process\u201d from the code of writing into the code of film ( hutcheon 7 ) , which is itself multisemiotic , as film associates moving and still images , language , and , of course , music . the analysis begins with a scrutiny of songs in the novel , as humbert uses songs to not only screen his deeds like in the davenport scene , but also to fuel his contemptuous vision of lolita . then the study turns to the function of music in characterization , in both novel and film : the film ' s characters are associated to musical themes that reflect thematic patterns of characterization in the novel . we will finally draw from those analyses the illustration of how both works use music to organize a subtle destabilization of signs that undermines the first - degree reading or viewing .\n1 . \u2019lolita , light of my life , fire of my loins . my sin , my soul . \u2019\nbreak the cutie : the entire book could be considered one for lolita , considering her childhood is essentially destroyed .\nwhen the 1997 version of lolita was widely censored in the us , many asked why the reaction was so strong to this film . after all , the novel was published in the us in 1958 , kubrick ' s film version appeared in 1962 , and we hear more shocking tales of sexual depravity every day on the daytime talk shows . but after seeing lyne ' s brilliant version of lolita , i can see how he manages to breathe fresh controversy into this familiar story . lyne ' s lascivious lens eroticizes lolita ' s every movement and pose . the viewer is forced to see her through the eyes of humbert and to feel his obsession and desire . we are co - conspirators in his crime , and at the end we share his shame . rather than shocking us ( and having us pull away in revulsion ) , lyne draws us in and makes us face the humbert in ourselves . this is an incredibly powerful film .\n, and the camera follows lolita on stage , as if it were part of the show . the retro - prospective mise - en - abyme perfectly works here . retrospectively , the title of the play echoes the previous episode at the hotel , where quilty had been musing on humbert\u2019s \u201clovely little tall girl\u201d . prospectively , the forthcoming departure of lolita with the playwright is indicated in the only glance they exchange during the whole film ( just before lolita enters the stage ) , and in the last words of lolita in the school play , \u201cto the dark kingdom , away , away\u201d , since quilty has been repeatedly associated to dark colors and dark lighting throughout the film .\nstam robert . \u201cfilm and narration : two versions of lolita \u201d . in twentieth - century american fiction on screen . ed . palmer , r . barton . cambridge : cambridge university press , 2007 . 106 - 126 .\nduring her six - year run at disney , mills was arguably the most popular child actress of the era . critics noted that america\u2019s favourite child star was , in fact , quite british and very ladylike . the success of \u201clet\u2019s get together\u201d ( which hit no . 8 on the billboard hot 100 singles chart and no . 17 in britain ) also led to the release of a record album on disney\u2019s buena vista label , let\u2019s get together with hayley mills , which also included her only other hit song , \u201cjohnny jingo\u201d ( billboard no . 21 , 1962 ) . in 1962 british exhibitors voted her the most popular film actress in the country .\nthis passage somehow represents the use of music in both novel and film . just as in this description of a musical soundtrack at odds with the scene depicted ( very similar to kubrick\u2019s film ) , nabokov created a subtle a discrepancy between humbert\u2019s musical voice and the movements of \u201cthe shivering flower\u201d he is conjuring up , namely , lolita .\nwhen stanley kubrick made lolita hollywood was broadening its acceptance of slightly more scandalous stories to be tackled on film . martin scorsese said that at a time when american cinema was on its way down , due to the collapse of the studio system , with lolita , kubrick made a film that made people \u201cstop and look\u201d at the possibilities or at what american cinema would become . in that regard kubrick pushed the envelope with lolita , not only by tackling the controversial topic \u2013 an older man infatuated with a young girl \u2013 but also in the way he filmed it .\none of the posters for lolita , stanley kubrick\u2019s adaptation of vladimir nabokov\u2019s notorious 1955 novel proclaimed : \u2018how did they ever make a movie of lolita ? \u2019 . indeed . the subject material \u2013 essentially paedophilia \u2013 had to be toned down in the censorious sixties and much of the graphic sexual scenes contained in the book had to be implied on film . that kubrick made such a colourful and provocative film is a testament to his genius behind the camera .\n. act i of that play is certainly when quilty meets lolita and humbert in the enchanted hunters hotel , which is the very title of the play written by quilty and in which lolita is cast as the leading nymph . let us now turn to the function of this play - within - the - play in both novel and film .\nlolita 127 success secrets - 127 most asked questions on lolita - what you need to know edition by antonio evans and publisher emereo publishing . save up to 80 % by choosing the etextbook option for isbn : 9781488822094 , 1488822093 .\nmario puzo himself assisted on the screenplay for coppola\u2019s classic . unsurprisingly , therefore , the film stays faithful to the manner and quality of the book . some backstories are eliminated , while others appear in the godfather ii . the ending of the film is actually more gloomy than the book . but both film and book complement each other perfectly .\nby the time the hotel manages to get an extra bed , lolita has already fallen asleep , alone , in the room and there ' s this whole slapstick comedy of the porter and humbert trying to get the cot in the room without waking lolita . despite extra cot , humbert tries to crawl into bed with lolita and she cock - blocks him . and this is what i actually find interesting about lolita , the film and the character . for all of lolita having come to mean a promiscuous and sexually active young girl , lolita is not very promiscuous . she knows about the facts of life , she ' s not blind to humbert ' s attentions and she will eventually have a sexual relationship with him but she ' s not encouraging him either . it ' s not like alicia silverstone in\n\u2014 lolita author vladimir nabokov , who wrote the screenplay for the film , turned in a script that ran 400 pages and called for a seven - hour film . kubrick and producer james harris had to alter it significantly . the unused screenplay deviated from the novel and featured a hitchcock - like cameo for nabokov , who is referred to as \u201cthat nut with a butterfly net . \u201d he later published the complete script in 1974 as lolita : a screenplay .\ni understand there was some controversy over the ending of the film - where the french soldiers are executed for desertion - that you asked to change it so that the men would not be shot at the end of the film .\nto be the film in which the director first resorted to the typically kubrickian musical techniques he was to develop in his following movies . kubrick later said that he viewed film as a mostly non - verbal experience ( as exemplified by\nthat was the most surprising thing about the film ; the comedy . i actually found it to be very amusing , and this coupled with the catchy , upbeat songs enabled me to really enjoy the film and overlook its flaws .\nappel , alfred , jr . :\ntristram in movielove : ' lolita ' at the movies\n. in :\nlolita . s . u . n . y . college at brockport , m . a . thesis , 1995 .\nlolita . harvard university , a . b . thesis , honors in english and american literature and language , 1995 .\nlem , stanislav ; dushenko , d . ( tr . ) .\nlolita , ili stavrogin i beatriche .\nlevine , robert t . :\n' my ultraviolet darling ' : the loss of lolita ' s childhood\n.\n- - - . the annotated lolita . ed . alfred appel jr . . new york : vintage , 1991 .\ntastes like diabetes : humbert ' s in - universe reaction to the girly magazines and corny music that lolita enjoys .\ntry to think of your poor little lolita , all alone in the world . you must live for her sake .\nby the way , according to the life magazine article that appeared in may , 1962 , just before the kubrick movie premiered , nabokov stated unequivocally that he would never write the screenplay , that to conjure lolita in his mind was one thing , but to portray her with actors in a movie would be \u201ca sin\u201d . apparently when kubrick offered him the job , he caved and not only scribed the film , but gave himself a walk - on cameo . reportedly , only 20 percent of nabokov\u2019s script was used .\nright now , i\u2019m revolting against the conventions of movies . who says a film has to cost a million dollars and be safe and innocuous enough to satisfy every 12 - year - old in america ? we\u2019re creating a movie equivalent of off broadway , fresh and experimental and personal . the lovely thing is that i\u2019m alive at just the time when i can do this . - shirley clarke , 1962\nso you have the problem that some people are only listening and not really paying attention with their eyes . film is\namrit nahata ' s kissaa kursee kaa , the film which will never be released =\nkiss\u0101 kurs\u012b k\u0101\n.\nin the end , i think lolita isn\u2019t an entirely successful film . it feels very slow to me at times , quilty doesn\u2019t fit well , and there\u2019s really nobody to root for once the brilliant shelley winters ( as lolita\u2019s mother ) is no longer in the picture . but i think it\u2019s a dry run for the film that kubrick made next . dr strangelove has the same black humour , the same dry detachment , and relies heavily on the improvisational skills of sellers .\nthe reason i say that is because i ' m just not sure i ' m buying his claim that he would never have made lolita if he ' d known what kind of hassle he would get from film censors over it . pull the other one , stan . you knew what you were letting yourself in for when you started making this film .\nthis sober approach to what nabokov called the exhilaration of\nphilistine vulgarity\nmeans that this\nlolita\nisn ' t a comedy . stanley kubrick ' s 1962 film was , and that ' s often been held against it . still , it ' s remarkable how much of the book kubrick manages to get : the slyness , the whole atmosphere of erotic dementia and the book ' s satiric celebration of roadside america . kubrick translated that into a black - comic version of fast , slangy , disrespectful american movie comedies .\nundoubtedly a film by a great director benefits from being seen again in retrospect , since the films he has directed subsequently shed a new light on it . such is the case with lolita ( 1962 ) , misunderstood at the time of its release when kubrick ' s status as an auteur was not yet firmly established . the reputation of vladimir nabokov , author of the original and scandalous book , overshadowed the director ' s attempt at translating it for the screen . two main criticisms were levelled at the film : one was its\nbetrayal\nof a literary masterpiece , its failure to create an equivalent style , while the other was the disappointment of many who expected a titillating erotic experience . seen today lolita appears as a turning point in kubrick ' s career ."]}
{"id": 116517, "summary": [{"text": "humshakal is a 1974 hindi movie directed by jambulingam .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars rajesh khanna , tanuja , moushumi chatterjee , asrani and aruna irani .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "music was by rahul dev burman and lyrics by anand bakshi .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film was a remake of 1970 kannada film baalu belagithu which was also remade in telugu as manchivadu ( 1973 ) and in tamil as oorukku uzhaippavan ( 1976 ) .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the songs of the film were extremely popular with kishore-asha duet hum tum gum sum being on the top of charts for more than a year .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the tune of rafi-lata duet kahe ko bulaya being even adapted as religious song in subsequent decades .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "kishore kumar considered the song \" rastaa dekhe tera vyakul man mera \u201d \u2013 close to his heart .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "as per the review by hindu newspaper in 2016 , the box office collections of the film were average and film was hit at the box office .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the review quoted \" apart from the double role act by khanna and the decorative inclusion of the pretty moushumi and tanuja , it is rd burman who stands out with some delightful compositions . \" ", "topic": 19}], "title": "humshakal ( 1974 film )", "paragraphs": ["explanation : - 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rajesh khanna - sharmila tagore - hindi full movie . . .\npapi pet ka . . .\nprovided to youtube by sa re ga ma main tumko doongi saiyan \u00b7 asha bhosle \u00b7 kishore kumar humshakal \u2117 saregama india . . .\nrevealing anything more about the plot would mean spoiling the fun for anyone wanting to watch . how and where does the second rajesh khanna fit in and what exactly did happen to the murdered khanna forms the crux of the film . being a film of the sixties and being the debut film for both the hero and heroine , there are lots of songs and some of them became very popular . it is difficult to imagine that this was khanna\u2019s debut film as his acting is very natural and expressions are spot on . the charisma which made him a superstar is very much there to see and the film is very enjoyable .\nthere is not much to rave about \u201chumshakal\u201d but getting rajesh khanna to play two roles was a huge bonus for his fans those days .\nnow playing : kahe ko bulaya movie : humshakal ( 1974 ) . . . video movie alpha . all # a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z . h . audio songs . . .\nthe film\u2019s climax in the court is a memorable scene when both of them are standing and everyone is confused as to who is the real bhola ! all the songs of this film are outstanding and remain evergreen even today . here is the number sung at the masquerade party\u2026\nmovie : - 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provoking song chingaari koi bhadke written by anand bakshi and sung by kishore kumar , is one of the highlights of this classic .\nthough s d burman is credited for the landmark music of the film , his son r d burman\u2019s contribution was no less . as the senior burman was taken ill , r d being his assistant took over and added his genius touch to many aspects of the songs . here is an iconic song from the film which is said to have been filmed in a single take\u2026\nlyrics and video of songs from movie / album : hum shakal ( 1974 ) ; music by : r d burman ; singer ( s ) : asha bhosle , kishore kumar , sushma shrestha , lata . . .\nhum dono which released in 1985 was the last film where rajesh khanna got to play a double role . this fun - filled comedy film was a remake of the telugu film sommokadidi sokkokadidi and was later made in tamil as well with kamal hassan starring in both versions . in this film a poor villager gets to know that he has a look - alike in dr shekhar who has a flourishing practice as a doctor and earns a lot of money working at an impressive hospital . he decides to impersonate him once he leaves the clinic and pockets whatever money he makes treating patients who come to him . he even falls for the girl who had set her sights on the doctor . nobody finds anything wrong as the doctor is known to be very forgetful and lost many times .\nrajesh khanna had already done a double role in \u201csachaa jhutha\u201d , which was a hit , before \u201chumshakal\u201d , not to forget \u201craaz\u201d in his debut year . obviously the expectations were high but he could not match the standards set under the direction of manmohan desai in \u201csachaa jhutha\u201d . music was a strong element in both the movies but \u201chumshakal\u201d paled in comparison even though khanna\u2019s stock was yet to dip in the face of competition from younger opponents , notably bachchan .\naradhana ( 1969 ) paired with sharmila tagore and directed by shakti samanta , this movie bagged the best film trophy at the filmfare awards . it gave us songs like roop tera mastana and mere sapno ki rani .\nwatch trimurti 1974 full hindi movie free online director : rajendra bhatia starring : asrani , parveen babi , arpana choudhary , a . k . hangal genre : drama released on : n / a writer : vrajendra gaur ( dialogue ) , s . . . .\nwatch paap aur punya 1974 full hindi movie free online director : prayag raj starring : shashi kapoor , sharmila tagore , ajit , asrani genre : musical , romance released on : n / a writer : n / a imdb rating : 7 . 3 / . . .\nwatch vachan 1974 full hindi movie free online director : suraj prakash starring : shashi kapoor , vimi , prem chopra , rajendra nath genre : drama , romance released on : n / a writer : n / a imdb rating : 6 . 1 / 10 ( . . .\nhum dono ( 1985 ) hum dono is a 1985 hindi film , starring rajesh khanna and hema malini , and is directed by bs glaad . the music is by rd burman , and the songs are sung by kishore kumar and asha bhonsle .\nthough chetan anand directed \u2018aakhri khat\u2019 reieased first in 1966 , the murder - mystery romantic thriller raaz was technically the first film signed by rajesh khanna . his heroine babita also made her debut with this film . the film starts in africa where rajesh khanna staying with his friend i s johar starts getting visions of a woman and a place in india in his dreams . to get to the bottom of this , the two leave for india but to his surprise everyone recognizes him but thinks he is a ghost . the plot takes an intriguing turn as he finds out that he is supposed to have been murdered some time back and is even shown the grave where he has been buried . and babita is convinced that he is her lover who had only disappeared .\navtaar ( 1983 ) directed by mohan kumar , avtaar is about the rise and fall of avtaar kishen ( rajesh khanna ) and how the financial changes impact his personal life . rajesh khanna bagged all - india critics association ( aica ) best actor award for the film .\nthis super - hit which fetched rajesh khanna his first filmfare best actor award is easily one of the best films of his career . packed with unexpected twists and turns that keeps the viewer engaged from start to finish with the thrills , action , comedy and emotion , the film also gave to the industry one of its most loved romantic on - screen pairs - rajesh khanna and mumtaz . though shashi kapoor had been approached for the role , he refused to work opposite \u2018b - grade\u2019 heroine mumtaz and as luck would have it the film fell into rajesh khanna\u2019s lap and there was no looking back\u2026\nnamak haraam ( 1973 ) the movie is the second hrishikesh mukherjee film with rajesh khanna after anand . diye jalte hai , phool khilte hai , nadiya se dariya , dariye se sagar and main shayar badnaam are the most memorable melodies , all rendered powerfully by kishore kumar and picturised on rajesh khanna .\nthis hindi film stg rajesh khanna - mausami - tanuja is a straight lift from a 1970 kannada film baalu belagitu stg dr rajkukar - jayanthi - bharathi , but the hindi team does not acknowledge the fact . the songs are fabulous esp in the golden voice of kishored and lata . one song also by a rare mohd rafi for rajesh khanna . sticks out odd as the voice hardly suits him . rajesh kahanna is accused of two timing his poor wife mausami and living it off as a rich man with tanuja as her husband and in fact as his own master according to his first wife . what happens next is not very predictable but the only possibility !\naaj ka m . l . a . ram avtar ( 1984 ) aaj ka ram avtar mla is a 1984 film about ram avtar , played by rajesh khanna , who grooms minister digvijay singh . when digvijay ' s political party is in need of someone to stand in the forthcoming election , digvijay recommends ram avtar as his choice .\ndirected by ismaeel shroff , thodi si bewafai featured rajesh khanna in the lead opposite shabana azmi . khayyam\u2019s music was one of the highlights of the film . songs like aaj bichde hain kal ka ( bhupinder singh ) , aankhon mein humne aapke ( kishore and lata ) and the title track are some of the best melodies of the era .\nrajesh khanna is his charming romantic self and basically both roles are very similar . so there is no scope of displaying any difference kind of histrionics . r d burman\u2019s music is one of the highlights of the film and all the songs are superb . i have chosen a lovely romantic number which remained at the top of the popularity charts for several months\u2026\nafter a while the doctor finds out about his impersonator and decides to get him kidnapped by a gang . he then goes to the poor man\u2019s house and starts liking the life there with the poor man\u2019s mother and girlfriend . basically lot of confusions occur and becomes a laugh riot with things getting muddled . it is a well - directed film and it is great to see rajesh khanna tapping his comic talent to the full .\nwhile rajesh khanna exudes his usual charm in the role of the insurance agent , he was a complete misfit as a dacoit . to make things worse , kader khan has dubbed all the dialogues for the dacoit rajesh khanna which is probably why his acting didn\u2019t seem to gel with the character . one wonders what made the director and khanna himself think of such a ridiculous idea ! that single - handedly killed the very essence of this already listless film .\n\u201chumshakal\u201d has khanna playing the part of a poor and an affluent look - alike . as ram , he saves radha ( moushumi chatterjee ) from the clutches of a bad character but ends up promising her dying mother to look after her . circumstances lead to ram marrying radha . this is one part of the story . the other involves the affluent laxman , who is married to lalita ( tanuja ) . radha stumbles upon the distressing truth but there is a story hidden behind laxman and lalita .\nrajesh khanna is brilliant in the film . as the man caught between knowing the reality of his previous birth and having difficulty in accepting the truth that the very mentor whom he had adored and looked up to all his life could have been such a cold blooded murderer , he gets to display a gamut of emotions . as the romantic villager of the previous birth he is his usual romantic self though looking a lot older than his earlier films probably owing to a deviation from the trademark rajesh khanna hairstyle\u2026\nthis film is a multi - starrer with dharmendra , danny and vinod mehra also having important roles . rajesh khanna plays father and son . the father is a judge and does not get along with his son rajen who decides to move out of the house and live in the nearby slum . there are many murders committed and all cases come to the court of justice diwan who gives his verdict of death sentence based only on the facts presented irrespective of whether the accused is his best friend or his son\u2026\nonce again rajesh khanna gets to be a part of a reincarnation saga and once again hema malini plays his lover . this time however the plot is intriguing as there is murder in the plot and the last 45 minutes of the film are devoted to some brilliant courtroom drama where rajesh khanna plays the prosecutor and priya rajvansh the defence lawyer . hema malini in the present birth is engaged to vinod khanna but has recurring dreams of images of some faces and events which make her very distressed . when she meets rajesh khanna , unknowingly she feels a connection with him and realizes he is one of the faces she sees in her dream . rajesh khanna is a lawyer and out of gratitude to his mentor raj kumar , agrees to marry his daughter priya rajvansh . on their engagement day hema malini comes face to face with raj kumar and suddenly remembers all the details of her previous birth and accuses raj kumar of having murdered her . the unique story - line of the film won the filmfare award for the best story that year !\nthe events are quite fast - paced and once again the rajesh khanna - prem chopra combination proves to be the usp of the film . rajesh khanna puts in a breezy performance as the conman who enjoys his tryst with the lawmakers and has no qualms going to jail for the odd jobs he does as long as he gets paid . he uses this money to help the needy in the slum colony where he resides . as the mentally retarded prince , he hardly has any scenes . he just has to suck his thumb and look dazed which he does .\nthe concept of \u2018double roles\u2019 remains an enigmatic genre and unique to indian cinema . hollywood and world cinema have generally stayed away from exploring the possibilities of such stories . a possible reason could be that our industry is dominated by the star - system whereby it is the charisma and persona of the star that is embedded in the psyche of the audience and hence the fascinating idea of seeing their favourite actor / actress in more than one role in the same film has always caught the fancy of the fans . at the same time it offers the actors to test their own acting prowess as well .\nthe movie was good and essentially belongs to the older rajesh khanna and hema malini . needless to say he is superb in the older role . as the son , however he goes a little overboard with his mannerisms trying to pass off as a young 25 - year old romancing poonam dhillon . around this time , rajesh khanna had put on weight making him look old and it also looked weird when he addresses hema malini as \u2018ma\u2019 ! the court scenes towards the end are wonderful . music by khayyam was one of the highlights of the film . here is a song where both father and son can be seen :\ncoming back to \u201chumshakal\u201d , it is essentially about rajesh khanna , who juggles between two households , but moushumi plays her part well . just as tanuja , each getting to sing pleasant duets \u2013 \u201chum tum gum sum\u201d and \u201ckahe ko bulaya\u201d \u2013 with their respectively loves . the movie tends to drag even as the director looks for an escape route through music and comedy in short phases . the comedy at times looks out of place and asrani comes off an unbearable character as a spy who is out to help his friend unravel a mystery . the titles announce aruna irani , david , jagdeep , asit sen as part of the cast but they have eminently fleeting and forgettable presence .\nmoushumi , recently recognised for her lifetime contribution to cinema , was happy to share space with the superstar of the times . she had begun her journey in 1967 with bengali film \u201cbalika badhu\u201d and succeeded in making an impact with her debut movie . \u201canurag\u201d , in which she paired with vinod mehra and played the blind girl\u2019s role with the finesse of a veteran , convinced the industry of her acting prowess but , who once said she regarded herself as a superstar always , did not keep the early promise . she had one of the most beautiful faces , if not the diction , in hindi cinema and was reportedly considered for the role of bobby , which ultimately went to dimple kapadia .\nthe film is a remake of the 1960 classic mamta with a few alterations in the script . instead of the mother - daughter angle in mamta here the story revolves around the father - son duo with rajesh khanna essaying both the roles . hema malini , a rich and upcoming lawyer is in love with a poor rajesh khanna and as usual , her father manipulates things in such a way that she is sent away to study abroad and he forced to marry someone who dies at childbirth leaving behind a son . he also takes the murder rap on himself for an act committed by his evil brother - in - law . hema malini agrees to bring up his son who also grows up to be a lawyer .\nthis film tells an absorbing tale of re - incarnation and unrequited love of a previous birth which haunts the lovers in the current birth . in the previous birth , rajesh khanna plays a royal court musician and falls in love with the court dancer hema malini but as their love story is doomed due to unavoidable circumstances , they die promising to get united in another birth . in the current birth , it is rajesh khanna who first remembers everything when he chances upon hema malini\u2019s photo in an abandoned villa . one day he comes across hema malini , who is a village girl and starts pursuing her reminding her of their previous birth . once again there are obstacles in the form of prem chopra , the tribal who has set his eyes on hema and yogeeta bali who is rajesh khanna\u2019s fianc\u00e9\u2026\nthis film has an interesting plot where rajesh khanna plays two look - alikes - ram , the manager of a huge estate and lakshman , a poor worker in the same estate . one day the worker saves the manager\u2019s baby and that\u2019s when they meet and are struck by their identical faces . seeing her baby\u2019s life in danger , the manager\u2019s wife tanuja faints and gets mentally affected . after this due to some unavoidable circumstances , lakshman has to pose as ram for a while without anyone finding out the truth . but one night lakshman saves moushmi from a lecherous man and ends up marrying her . now it becomes more difficult for him to keep up with this dual lifestyle and this leads to misunderstandings and confusions . the mystery is solved in the end and all lose ends are neatly tied .\ndouble roles have provided hindi cinema with some fascinating subjects . dilip kumar playing three roles in \u201cbairag\u201d and sanjeev kumar\u2019s nine - part epic show in \u201cnaya din nayi raat\u201d continue to appeal . dev anand , the eternal romantic , won our hearts in \u201chum dono\u201d . how can one not remember dilip kumar\u2019s iconic \u201cram aur shyam\u201d and hema malini\u2019s award - winning act in \u201cseeta aur geeta\u201d .\n\u201cdon\u201d was a sterling performance by amitabh bachchan while sridevi in \u201cchaalbaaz\u201d and rakhee in \u201csharmilee\u201d left a lasting impression . but nothing to beat kamal hassan in \u201cappu raja\u201d ! he was present in literally every frame of the movie and swept the audience with his class act . it was a feast indeed to get two vibrant characters played by an actor of hassan\u2019s stature in the same movie . his fans could not have asked for more .\nit was a tough time in his career as khanna had begun to feel the pressure because his superstar status was being challenged . his on - screen mannerisms were branded stereotyped in an era when the hero had assumed the image of robustness . khanna looked odd when fighting the villain and his cronies . certainly misplaced when the audience watched bachchan , dharmendra , vinod khanna and shatrughan sinha take on the army of bad men and beat the pulp out of them .\napart from the double role act by khanna and the decorative inclusion of the pretty moushumi and tanuja , it is rd burman who stands out with some delightful compositions . the lullaby \u2013 \u201crastaa dekhe tera vyakul man mera\u201d \u2013 is said to be close to kishore kumar\u2019s heart and the soulful rendition confirms it .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nram comes from a poor family , and works as a labourer for a living . one day he comes across an old woman in distress , and decides to assist her . this old woman is dying and asks ram to . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - 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to - date ? we have created a browser extension .\nit will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .\ni use wiki 2 every day and almost forgot how the original wikipedia looks like .\nof perfecting techniques ; in live mode . quite the same wikipedia . just better .\nradha ( moushumi chatterjee ) is a poor girl and lives with her ailing mother . once , when she is out to buy medicine for her mother a goon , tries to outrage her modesty and follows her till her house . laxman ( rajesh khanna ) is also a poor youth . incidentally , he comes across radha and saves her from the clutches of the goon . on the request of the dying old lady laxman promises to take care of her daughter .\nsagar is a gang leader and forces young girls to blackmail rich men . while the gang leader was charging a young girl for not performing her duty well , his informer tells him about two arab merchants ( rajesh khanna and ashrani ) who will be present in a ball room party . sagar reaches the ball room with his man . he asks his man to sit with a revolver and keep eye on the two merchants to find out their real intentions . one of the arab merchants ( rajesh khanna ) dances with a lady ( aruna irani ) and shows her a photograph of three sisters . this lady is also in the photograph . the arab merchant whispers into her ear that he had promised her dying sister to find out the murderer and thus needs her help . she is about to divulge information about the murderer when the man , who is keeping eye on them , shot her dead .\nlaxman , in order to keep his promise to the old lady , takes care of radha . however , soon society starts questioning about their relationship . in a fit of rage , laxman marries radha in a temple . the newly - wedded woman knows nothing about her husband and thus asks him about his work and designation . he tells her that he works in ratan mahal in different positions according to the demand of the situation , except for the position of the boss .\nin ratan mahal , all the servants greet their boss on his arrival . the six - year - old daughter of the boss called rani comes out of a room and expresses her anger to her dad for being absent for many days from ratan mahal . she also wants to know when he is bringing her mother lalita ( tanuja ) home . however , she is not aware that her mother is suffering from mental illness and thus is staying at an asylum . in the meantime , the search for the murderer is on by the two people , who this time , impersonate as jewellery merchants .\na few years later , new developments take place . radha gives birth to a baby boy and lalita recovers from her mental illness . however , the doctor warns her that any kind of shock would affect her health again . after returning home , lalita insists on visiting a temple on the occasion of shivratri puja with her husband and daughter . inside the temple premises , rani gets lost and coincidentally , radha takes her back to her mother lalita , who keeps waiting near the car on the road while rani ' s dad keeps searching for her . for this act of kindness , lalita develops a friendship with radha and invites her to ratan mahal . both the ladies also talk about their respective husbands . things take a shocking turn when radha ' s baby is ill and reaches ratan mahal to find her husband laxman playing the role of ram , the husband of lalita and the boss of the ratan mahal . she accuses him of cheating both the women . after recalling the doctor ' s warning about not giving any shock to lalita , he denies playing a double role . he tells radha that he is ram and doesn ' t know anything about her .\nlater , radha leaves a letter for her husband informing him about their son ' s death and goes missing . on the other hand , ram needs to visit mumbai for accomplishing his secret mission of finding the murderer . lalita insists on going with him . he couldn ' t deny the request and thus takes his wife and daughter to mumbai . they checked into a hotel where ram receives a call from chakram ( ashrani ) , his helper in the secret mission . lalita hears their conversation and she again falls ill . ram calls for a doctor . he is shocked to see radha as the nurse , who is known as sita .\nram is about to succeed in his mission when sagar informs him that his wife and daughter are kidnapped . ram and his friends come to the kidnapper and fight . police come there and arrest the gang leader and his goons . now , the case is in the court where ram is standing in the witness box and narrates a story .\naccording to the story , ram and his wife lalita had taken their infant girl in a baby stroller for a walk . while they were talking the baby , the stroller moved accidentally on the road and a look - alike of ram saved the baby . then ram came to know that he was laxman and works as a labourer in ratan mahal , where ram was the boss . ram wanted to repay him for his kindness , but laxman refused to take anything as his seven generations served at the ratan mahal and earned their bread and butter . meanwhile , ram remembered that lalita was lying unconscious on the road . ram asks laxman to take care of the baby and sets out to take lalita to a doctor . on the way , a woman named mala stops his car and demands a heavy ransom . she calls him to a hotel to receive the money . in the hotel , she tells ram about sagar , who had actually forced her to blackmail him . she was asking him to leave the hotel as soon as possible when sagar arrived , shot her and absconded . before dying , she tells about her two sisters who were also in the clutches of this gang leader and were forced to blackmail rich people . to recognize them she gives him a photograph .\nnow , police were investigating ram on the charges of murdering mala . ram asks laxman to act as ram and to stay at the ratan mahal as the boss . he also gives laxman the photograph and asks him to search for the murderer . laxman promised that he would never let anyone know about the name exchange . after listening to ram , the judge frees him and gives the death sentence to the criminal sagar . at the end , ram and laxman decide to stay together like two brothers .\nthis page was last edited on 13 june 2018 , at 17 : 39 .\nbasis of this page is in wikipedia . text is available under the cc by - 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alike characters who just crossed path by destiny .\ntoday is rajesh khanna\u2019s fifth death anniversary and this blog - post is a tribute to this charming , endearing and amazingly gifted actor who defined \u2018superstardom\u2019 in the most unique and unprecedented way . from 1967 to 1985 , there are eleven films where rajesh khanna donned the \u2018dual avatar\u2019 . here is a brief description of the story and his character in these films .\nno doubt rajesh khanna is brilliant in both the roles of the father and the son , but there is no scene where they come together on screen as the father dies young and the son appears much later . so in both the roles , he gets to portray characters who are not only of the same age but also belonging to the same profession - air force pilot . the only small physical difference is that of a moustache sported by the son .\nrajesh khanna is rocking in both the roles - that of the two look - alikes : bhola - an honest village simpleton who is a band musician and ranjit - the ruthless diamond smuggler . when bhola comes to town in search of work he enters a masquerade party where the police mistake him for ranjit . initially ranjit ( in the black dress and mask ) is shocked to see his look - alike but soon comes up with an ingenious plan whereby he convinces the innocent bhola to masquerade as ranjit for a while . he then continues with his robberies and this completely foxes the police who are all the time actually following bhola masquerading as ranjit .\nrajesh khanna is at his romantic best in both the roles and his confrontation scenes with prem chopra are always a delight to watch . he also gets to lip - sync to some outstanding songs composed by r d burman especially the haunting song \u2018mere naina saawan bhaadon\u2026\u2019 which connects the two births . the image of rajesh khanna in his denim jacket strumming the guitar and singing this song remains embedded in the minds of his fans\u2026\nthis movie starts off as an interesting tale of a street - smart conman taking the place of a royal prince who had disappeared several years ago . the rani ma ( queen mother ) is anxious to hand over the entire fortune to her son on his return . this switch is engineered by the crook prem chopra who somehow gets rajesh khanna to do the job for him as soon as he comes to know that the missing prince looks exactly like the conman . but once he enters the place , rajesh khanna has a change of heart and with the help of neetu singh , a princess whom he falls in love with , they manage to locate the real prince . apparently years back he had been kidnapped and kept captive in the dungeons and treated badly because of which he grows up to be a mentally retarded man who has no clue to the happenings around him . aruna irani also loves rajesh khanna but he treats her always as a good friend .\nthis movie had quite a senseless storyline in which rajesh khanna plays an honest insurance agent and a dreaded dacoit . a chance encounter in a train ends up in the insurance agent saving the dacoit\u2019s life and to reward him , the dacoit joins an insurance policy of some princely amount ! though initially his company folks are thrilled with him , later they want him to go back and cancel the policy for which they need the dacoit\u2019s signature . now khanna ventures out again but this time though the dacoit is kind to him , his associates hold him as a captive in their camp as he is now aware of too many details of their whereabouts . the story then meanders aimlessly and somewhere both the khannas get time to romance their heroines - moushmi for the agent and rekha for the dacoit .\na couple of songs became very popular . here is a solo number by kishore kumar which is not heard too often nowadays but was a hit at that time\u2026\nonce out of jail , the old rajesh khanna works as a gardener in poonam dhillon\u2019s house . but the young rajesh khanna has an instinctive dislike for the gardener knowing that he had been in jail . now the evil brother - in - law returns to blackmail hema malini and this time the old rajesh khanna actually kills him . the young rajesh khanna is now the prosecutor and hema becomes the defence lawyer .\nthe scenes between dharmendra and senior rajesh khanna are enjoyable and once again khanna shines in both roles . songs were very average and made no impact . here is a rain song picturized on the son rajesh khanna\u2026\nclass work . top of the line research & crisp . you are a true wonder . great piece shars . keep it coming . thx for the magnificent history . best always .\none of the great actors & enigma . you have brought his great work to life . wonderful\nsuper write - up abt a superstar rajesh khanna\u2019s super double role very interesting to read and most of the films i have seen great work dear .\ngreat post about a superb actor , who really had the ability to captivate and mesmerize the audience . didn\u2019t know about some of these movies , but have seen the rest and completely agree with your assessment and analysis . mazaa aa gayaa sis ! \ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4d\ud83d\udc4d\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nit ' s rajesh khanna ' s birth anniversary today . on the occasion , we bring you the best films of the legendary actor , the first superstar of bollywood and the kaka of b - town .\non his 73rd birth anniversary , we list top 15 films of rajesh khanna . ( youtube grab )\n. interestingly , his daughter twinkle khanna , too , celebrates her birthday on december 29 . from the passionate lover to the most - dependable friend , khanna essayed his roles in a manner that made him a darling of the masses and critics alike ."]}
{"id": 116534, "summary": [{"text": "home alone 2 : lost in new york is a 1992 american christmas comedy film written and produced by john hughes and directed by chris columbus .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the second film in the home alone series and the sequel to home alone .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "macaulay culkin reprises his role as kevin mccallister , while joe pesci and daniel stern reprise their roles as the wet bandits , now known as the sticky bandits .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "catherine o'hara , john heard , rob schneider , tim curry , and brenda fricker are also featured .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the following plot , when kevin and his family decide to take a trip to florida , but kevin takes the wrong plane and ends up in new york city .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "he tries to make do with what he has , such as using his father 's credit card to stay at the plaza hotel , but is soon confronted by the wet bandits and must outrun and out-prank them again .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film was shot in winnetka , illinois ; o'hare international airport in chicago ; evanston , illinois ; and new york city ( which was star culkin 's hometown at the time ) .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the exterior of duncan 's toy chest in new york city was filmed outside of the rookery building in downtown chicago .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the exterior of haven middle school in evanston , illinois is shown prior to the christmas pageant .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the miami scenes were filmed in los angeles , including an exterior of miami international airport which was filmed at los angeles international airport .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film became the second most financially successful film of 1992 , earning over $ 173 million in revenue in the united states and $ 359 million worldwide against a budget of $ 20 million .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film is also notable for featuring a cameo from future president donald trump , who had owned the plaza hotel at the time of the film 's production .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "home alone 3 followed five years later in 1997 , but the original cast and director did not return for that film . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "home alone 2 : lost in new york", "paragraphs": ["home alone , home alone 2 : lost in new york , d . c . cab\nhome alone , scott pilgrim vs . the world , home alone 2 : lost in new york\n27 end title home alone 2 - lost in new york , original soundtrack .\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york ( nes ) / / random . access\n30 somewhere in my memory home alone 2 - lost in new york , original soundtrack .\n27 end title home alone 2 - lost in new york , original soundtrack . - youtube\nmix - 27 end title home alone 2 - lost in new york , original soundtrack .\nhome alone\nfrom home alone 2 : lost in new york , 1992 . composed and conducted by john williams .\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york / movie tie in by todd strasser * * brand new * * .\nhome alone 2 : lost in new . . . has been added to your cart\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york was awarded worst sequel of 1992 by electronic gaming monthly .\nhome alone , home alone 2 : lost in new york , big girls don ' t cry . . . they get even\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york began filming in early december , 1991 and ended in may , 1992 .\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york : a novelization / movie tie - in by a . l . singer\nbirchmeier , jason . home alone 2 : lost in new york at allmusic . retrieved october 19 , 2012 .\nlisten to finale ( from the motion picture ,\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york ) now .\nmacaulay culkin in home alone 2 : lost in new york . tm & copyright \u00a920th century fox film corp . / everett collection\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york , the apprentice puppeteer , r . o . t . o . r .\nfor the video game based on this film , see home alone 2 : lost in new york ( video game ) .\nfeatured in home alone 2 : lost in new york / my new gun / bad lieutenant / the efficiency expert ( 1992 ) . see more \u00bb\nthis cast list of who was in home alone 2 : lost in new york includes both lead and minor roles . ( 70 items )\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie home alone 2 : lost in new york ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of home alone 2 : lost in new york ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nmacaulay culkin in home alone 2 : lost in new york . | photo by tm & copyright \u00a920th century fox film corp . / everett collection\nwhatever steam culkin gained in home alone was lost in this tepid sequel rehash .\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york ( 1992 ) - a kid vs . two idiots scene ( 5 / 5 ) | movieclips\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing home alone 2 : lost in new york near you .\ndespite the title , kevin is not really home alone , but rather in new york city alone .\nhome alone 2 home console game cartridges nes , super nintendo , and sega genesis .\nflash back to\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york\nkevin ( played by culkin ) gets separated from his parents at the airport and somehow ends up in new york where his adventures begin .\n9780590457187 : home alone 2 : lost in new york : a novelization / movie tie - in ( point ) - abebooks - a . l . singer : 0590457187\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york is one of two film sequels , released in 1992 starring joe pesci . the other film sequel is lethal weapon 3 .\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of home alone 2 : lost in new york actors includes any home alone 2 : lost in new york actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each home alone 2 : lost in new york actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of home alone 2 : lost in new york have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nhome alone 2\nredirects here . for the video game based on this film , see home alone 2 ( video game ) .\nhome alone 3 followed five years later in 1997 , home alone 4 followed in 2002 , home alone : the holiday heist was released in 2012 .\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york is a 1992 american christmas family comedy film written and produced by john hughes and directed by chris columbus . it is the second film in the home alone series and the sequel to the original 1990 film home alone .\nif you want to know ,\nwhat are the character ' s names in home alone 2 : lost in new york ?\nthen this list will answer your question .\nhome alone 3 followed five years later in 1997 , home alone 4 followed in 2002 , and home alone : the holiday heist was released in 2012 .\nrecycled premise : the second film was home alone in new york , the third film was home alone with spies as the bad guys , and the fourth film was home alone in a smart house .\nactress sandra macat was in home alone ( 1990 ) and home alone 2 : lost in new york ( 1992 ) in two different roles . in the first , macat played santa ' s elf . in the second , she played a flight attendant .\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york \u2013 original soundtrack album is a 1992 soundtrack album that contains music from or inspired by home alone and home alone 2 : lost in new york . the album eventually was discontinued and later re - released as home alone christmas in 1997 by sony bmg with an alternate tracklisting . both versions feature tracks of john williams ' score , though the tracks are of different songs between the original album and its re - release .\n13 - to the plaze , presto - john williams - home alone 2 .\na video game adaptation loosely based on the 1992 movie home alone 2 : lost in new york . kevin is accidentally flown to new york on his own and must avoid local perils as well as the persistent\nsticky bandits\nharry and marv .\nanthology notes home alone 2 : lost in new york is the 1992 follow - up to the holiday classic home alone ( 1990 ) . director chris columbus , writer / producer john hughes , and most of the cast returned for the sequel .\n18 - christmas star - preparing the trap - john williams - home alone 2 .\nhome alone 2 ,\nwhich opens nov . 20 , has culkin lost on the streets of new york city . backers hope the film follows in the lucrative footsteps of the original\nhome alone ,\nwhich grossed more than $ 500 million worldwide .\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york ( john williams ) . again john williams composes the music for the second alone adventure of kevin mccallister , this time lost in new york and again facing the\nwet bandits\n. accidentally , kevin finds both evil - doers who assaulted his house a couple of years before , after having escaped from jail .\nlist of home alone 2 : lost in new york characters , along with their pictures from the film when available . these characters from the movie home alone 2 : lost in new york are displayed from top to bottom according to their prevalence in the film , so you can find the lead characters at the top of the list . from main characters to cameos and minor roles , these characters are the reason why the movie is loved by film buffs around the world . the names of the actors and actresses who starred in each role are featured as well , so use this home alone 2 : lost in new york character list to find out who played your favorite role .\nhome alone 2 takes a big bite out of the big apple and i kinda like it .\nweeknights during prime time on amc , you can catch story notes \u2014 real time trivia and facts about your favorite movies ! below is the online version of the story notes for home alone 2 : lost in new york .\nin home alone 2 : lost in new york , kevin pulls the same trick , this time using the sequel angels with even filthier souls to scare away hotel staff who realized he was paying for the room with a stolen credit card .\nthe first sequel , home alone 2 : lost in new york , was mainly a rehash of the original , only it was set in new york this time . it ' s generally considered to be respectful to the first movie and was the third highest grossing film 1992 behind only aladdin and the bodyguard .\nyou ' re checking in at the famous new york plaza hotel . . .\nlast night , i revisited the sequel home alone 2 : lost in new york , and i have even more questions after watching . can you believe it ? of course you believe it . you know what you got yourself into .\no\u2019hara followed up home alone 2 with another holiday movie , the nightmare before christmas ( 1993 ) .\nbrenda fricker joked that kids she meets were never impressed by her acting work until home alone 2 .\nkevin gets to some much needed\nr & r\nin both & apos ; home alone & apos ; and & apos ; home alone 2 : lost in new york & apos ; by watching a very adult gangster movie from the fictional & apos ; angels with filthy souls & apos ; series .\nif you take your children to the soon - to - open film\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york ,\nthey are almost certain to want some of the wacky gizmos that star macaulay culkin pulls out of his backpack .\nally sheedy as the airport clerk who tells kevin he ' s in new york .\nlost in new york is its predecessor in a different setting . but the heartwarming charm is still there and its this and a few new tricks up culkin ' s sleeve that save it .\nsolo en casa 2 perdido en nueva york ( b . s . o . )\n[ \u2026 ] 15 things that always bothered me about home alone 2 ( thoughtcatalog . com ) [ \u2026 ]\nfinance notes eleven - year - old macaulay culkin was paid $ 4 . 5 million for home alone 2 .\nif you ' re at all a fan of john williams and home alone 2 , you need this soundtrack . it ' s miles better than any previous home alone 2 soundtrack , containing the entire score plus . . .\nwith the headline : film ; ' home alone 2 ' : sequel success ? or pow ! splat ! .\ndonald trump is the only american president to be in a home alone movie .\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york is one of those sequels that very well might live up to\u0097 \u0097its progenitor . why ? instead of taking place in the suburbs of chicago , the beloved 1992 classic is a romp around the holiday season ' s most festive city .\nculkin was born in new york city . he grew up on manhattan\u2019s upper east side .\ntitle home alone 2 - lost in new york year 1992 distributor ( s ) 20th century fox film co . ltd classified date ( s ) 04 / 11 / 1992 main language english submitted run time 119m 55s approved footage 10792 + 13 bbfc reference aff063995 registration number cfh11482\nalong with aladdin ( 1992 ) , home alone 2 led the box office to its richest - ever thanksgiving weekend .\nin home alone 2 , kevin ( macaulay culkin ) watches angels with even filthier souls \u2013 not a real movie . it\u2019s the \u201csequel\u201d to angels with filthy souls , the fake movie kevin watched in home alone .\nqueensboro bridge , east 59th street ( btw manhattan and queens ) new york .\nfrom the new york times . you may opt - out at any time .\nthe same clip of johnny carson reading the letter that a little girl wrote to santa appears in both home alone and home alone 2 . its appearance in the second film is a bit of an anachronism , since by late 1992 ( when home alone 2 was released ) , carson had since retired and jay leno had taken over .\nno need for intro - times square is the most popular place to go in new york .\nhome alone 3 followed in 1997 , and home alone 4 : taking back the house followed in 2002 . culkin did not appear in either film nor did the rest of the cast .\nheadquartered in san francisco , with offices in los angeles , new york , and washington , d . c .\nin home alone , the mccallisters also watch it\u2019s a wonderful life ( 1946 ) \u2013 in french .\nwant to view this list of home alone 2 : lost in new york roles alphabetically ? click on\nname\nat the top of the list and it will be re - sorted from a - z . if one of your favorite characters missing from the list , then add them by typing in\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of home alone 2 by a . l . singer .\noddball in the series : the only home alone film not to take place around christmas .\ntim curry also faced off against a kid in new york when he played rooster hannigan in annie ( 1982 ) .\nwhere i will admit there is a shortcoming in home alone 2 is the drama . there ' s a similar character to old man marley (\nkevin soon realizes that he is actually in new york city and is alone , much to his preference . he engages in sight - seeing around the city .\nin 1992 , new york city had more pay phones than any other city \u2013 over 50 , 000 .\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york is a 1992 american christmas comedy film written and produced by john hughes and directed by chris columbus . it is the second film in the home alone series and the sequel to home alone . macaulay culkin reprises his role as kevin mccallister , while joe pesci and daniel stern reprise their roles as the wet bandits , now known as the sticky bandits . catherine o ' hara , john heard , tim curry , and brenda fricker are also featured .\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york is a 1992 american christmas comedy film written and produced by john hughes and directed by chris columbus . it is the second film in the home alone series and the sequel to home alone . macaulay culkin reprises his role as kevin mccallister , while joe pesci and daniel stern reprise their roles as the wet bandits , now known as the sticky bandits . catherine o ' hara , john heard , tim curry , and brenda fricker are also featured .\none year after kevin was left home alone and had to defeat a pair of bumbling burglars , he accidentally finds himself in new york city , and the same criminals are not far behind .\nin the early \u201990s \u2014 when this movie was made \u2014 crime in new york city was at an all - time high .\nupon finding out that he ' s in new york , he repeats this to the audience and then grins .\nchris columbus said macaulay culkin was an incredibly charming kid on both home alone films .\nit ' s what transformed super child star macaulay culkin into a grown - up man in just seconds in 20th century fox ' s hit movie ,\nhome alone 2 .\nkate mccallister : what kind of idiots do you have working here ? desk clerk : the finest in new york .\nkevin ends up in new york with his father ' s travel bag and wallet , wondering where his family is .\nhome alone 2 has pretty much the same plot as the first movie , but home alone 2 is a very good sequel . the new traps for the wet , er . . . sticky bandits are great . once again joe pesci and daniel stern give wonderful performances . having tim curry in this was also a treat . there is a lot of enjoyment in this movie .\n\u00a91997 - 2018 barnes & noble booksellers , inc . 122 fifth avenue , new york , ny 10011\nfrom the plaza and central park to the world trade center and an under - renovation townhouse , what follows is the ultimate geographic guide to where home alone 2 is set across new york city . and hey : merry christmas , ya filthy animals .\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york is a 1992 american christmas family comedy film written and produced by john hughes and directed by chris columbus . it is the second film in the home alone series and the direct sequel to home alone . the film stars macaulay culkin in the lead role as kevin mccallister , while joe pesci and daniel stern reprise their roles as the wet bandits . catherine o ' hara , john heard , devin ratray , kieran culkin , gerry bamman , tim curry , rob schneider , dana ivey , and brenda fricker are also featured .\nthis is the only known home alone movie to feature a u . s . president .\nthis is the only home alone movie where the child is not at his actual house .\na foxy move by fox ? : television : fox is airing a special on the making of 20th century fox ' s ' home alone 2 . '\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nnaturally , he sees lady liberty through those lenses . super symbolic , because you see , he is free of his family . not lost in new york , but independent and having a grand old time .\nclose encounters of the third kind e . t . the extra - terrestrial harry potter home alone jaws jurassic park raiders of the lost ark ( not conducted by john williams )\nhome alone 2 opened to $ 31 . 1 million from 2 , 222 theaters , averaging $ 14 , 008 per site . [ 6 ] while it started off better than home alone , the final box office gross was much less . [ 7 ] $ 173 , 585 , 516 was taken in the united states and a total of $ 358 , 994 , 850 worldwide . [ 2 ]\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york \u2013 original score is a 1992 soundtrack composed by john williams , who also scored the first installment in the franchise . while the soundtrack is mostly a repeat of the first film ' s material , [ 10 ] there are a few new prominent themes such as\nchristmas star\nand\nplaza hotel and duncan ' s toy store\n. ultimately , the soundtrack fell out of print .\nthe talkboy was created for home alone 2 . it was later sold as a toy . demand for the talkboy was so high , many stores sold out .\nthe humour is still very present and mostly very effective . home alone 2 ' s quotableness is still very much there as well . take the uncle frank (\nkevin makes a wish to meet his family again . it happens at the biggest christmas tree in new york near rockefeller plaza .\ncontrived coincidence : kevin , harry and marv just happen to unintentionally meet a few times in the densely populated new york city .\nmykola dmytrovych leontovych , peter j . wilhousky , john williams \u2022 home alone - 25th anniversary edition\nfollowing the movie\u2019s release , the plaza offered home alone 2 packages to visiting families . for $ 1100 a night , families could stay in suite 411 \u2013 the \u201ckevin suite . \u201d\nnew york city\u2019s two major airports are jfk and laguardia \u2013 but nyc airport scene was shot at chicago\u2019s o\u2019hare .\none of the ways to dispatch the enemies ( specifically the fat fedora man ) in lost in new york ' s game adaptation involves firing weapons at him , and he ' s seen clutching down to a certain area upon being hit .\nthe child that marv and harry catch in the park is wearing a nearly identical hat that kevin wore in home alone ( 1990 ) .\nuncle rob mccallister\u2019s house was shot at the \u201cnew york brownstone street\u201d set at universal studios in hollywood . most of it was destroyed in a 2008 fire .\ncasting notes home alone made macaulay culkin a star . he is no . 2 on vh1\u2019s list of \u201c100 greatest kid stars . \u201d justin bieber is no . 1 .\nwriter john hughes and director chris columbus wanted the plot to be similar to home alone . hughes : \u201cwe felt we owed something to the kids who had seen [ home alone ] several times . \u201d\nthen : hillary wolf portrayed kevin & apos ; s older sister , megan , who was perhaps the only sibling who showed an ounce of worry for her younger brother while he was home alone . she later reprised her role as megan in & apos ; home alone 2 . & apos ;\ni will say right off the bat that home alone 2 : lost in new york is pretty much the exact same movie as home alone is . audiences usually seem to like that . if a first movie is super good , they most likely want to see the exact same thing again . people don ' t like different most of the time . critics hate the same though which probably explains the low score on rotten tomatoes . it ' s not the only reason but probably one of the biggest .\nonly film in the franchise where the kid isn ' t actually in his own home .\nally sheedy was considered for the role of kate mccallister in the first film . she has a cameo as a new york city ticket agent in this film .\ni adore this movie with macaulay culkin and adore this soundtrack . best christmas soundtrack ever i know . i recommend to all people who likes home alone and home alone 2 ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! excellent music ! ! ! ! ! ! !\ni really like home alone 2 : lost in new york its better than home alone its better than home alone 3 and its better than home alone 4 . this film for me is one of the greatest films i ' ve ever seen . it is the best comedy of the ninetie ' s and there is no doubt about that at all . this film is a brilliant , one because of the things people get up to in it . now if it was my opinion i would give that ten stars out of ten stars and there is no doubt about that either . it is a bit better than the first one if you asked me and ten times as good as the home alone 3 and the even worse one home alone 4 . not every one might think that this is brilliant but i do . i don ' t know if everyone else thinks what i think but like i said before different people have completely different opinions . george age 8\ndirector columbus : \u201cnew york is probably the most exciting city on the planet . it can also be the loneliest . \u201d\na photograph on nov . 15 with an article about\nhome alone 2\ncarried an incorrect credit . it should have read ,\nandy schwartz / 20th century fox .\nsongs list : o come all ye faithful / o little town of bethlehem / silent night . album : home alone 2 : lost in new york - the deluxe edition . year : 2002 . label : varese sarabande . attention : i am not the legal owner of this video ( including music , album artwork , etc ) . all credits go to varese sarabande , 20th century fox and others not mentioned here .\nif you take your children to the soon - to - open film\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york ,\nthey are almost certain to want some of the wacky gizmos that star macaulay culkin pulls out of his backpack . through calculated merchandising , your kids will not only be able to get several of the toys that culkin uses at crucial points in the film , but also a knockoff of his handy - dandy backpack .\nnow : foody reprised his role as johnny in & apos ; angels with filthier souls & apos ; in & apos ; home alone 2 . & apos ; it was his last role before he died in 1999 at the age of 71 .\nthe world trade center ( wtc ) was a complex in lower manhattan in new york city whose seven buildings were destroyed in 2001 in the september 11 terrorist attacks . the site is currently being rebuilt with six new skyscrapers and a memorial to the casualties of the attacks .\nas you all know by now home alone 2 : lost in new york was 20th century fox cashing in on the success of the original film . they rushed out a second movie within two years of the first with their breakout star macaulay culkin . the result is a beat - by - beat remake of the first film\u2019s plot with the addition of egregious product placement for american airlines , coca - cola , the plaza hotel and tiger electronics talkboy .\nthe inept concierge of the plaza hotel , aka the\nfinest idiots in new york\nmade home alone 2 what it was , none more so than tim curry . he was ( quite rightly ) suspicious of kevin from the very start but could never make it stick - and what did he get for his troubles ? a slap in the face .\nchris columbus said they spent a lot of money on artificial snow for central park and then new york city had a blizzard .\nhome alone ( 1990 ) and this sequel show scenes from how the grinch stole christmas ! ( 1966 ) .\non the film ' s tenth anniversary , var\u00e8se sarabande released a two - disc special edition soundtrack entitled home alone 2 : lost in new york \u2013 the deluxe edition . the soundtrack contains john williams ' cues found on the previous releases as well as additional compositions that were left out from the final film . this release is also known for resolving a mastering error that caused the music to be inaccurately pitched . [ 12 ] [ 13 ]\n[ monetized by 20th century fox ]\nchristmas star\nfrom home alone 2 : lost in new york , 1992 . composed and conducted by john williams . lyrics by leslie bricusse .\ni approached it with a great deal of pleasure . right after i saw it , i fell in love with this little movie , not knowing , of course , that it would be such a success ; but what i liked most about it is that it would give me the opportunity to write christmas music , which i had never written in my whole career .\n- john williams on scoring home alone .\nkate mccallister : what kind of idiots do you have working here ? mrs . stone , desk clerk : the finest in new york . see more \u00bb\nnewest : february 2 , 2007 , at 6 : 05 a . m .\nhiya pals ! now , don ' t let the title of this post fool you . i ' m a very big fan of the original home alone movie . in fact , i make a point to watch it at least once around the holiday season . that being said , i will admit that i find the sequel to be even more enjoyable . that ' s right , i said it . home alone 2 : lost in new york is better than the original home alone film . and while i can practically feel your uncle frank death stares from here , let me explain . because aside from the subpar parenting on mr . and mrs . mccallister ' s part , the franchise in general is pretty top notch .\nwhile no movie is perfect , the first two ( and only two , in my world ) home alone movies are as close as they come . yes , my love is strong , but that doesn\u2019t blind me to some of the weird and bizarre things that happened during the movie . here are 15 things that always bothered me in home alone 2 .\nkevin is seen buying fireworks in chinatown when he first arrives in new york city . it is illegal to buy or sell fireworks in the state of new york , but when this movie was made , that law was not enforced in chinatown and it was easy to find vendors there selling fireworks illegally while the police looked the other way . see more \u00bb\nstream home alone ii by original soundtrack and 40 million songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms and conditions apply .\nthen : macaulay culkin played kevin mccallister , whose\nforgetful\nparents left him home alone over the holidays , where he single - handedly duped two bumbling thieves , helped his elderly neighbor reunite with his family and realized the true meaning of the holiday season . it was this role that shot culkin into child star fame , and he soon scored starring parts in & apos ; my girl , & apos ; & apos ; the pagemaster & apos ; and & apos ; richie rich . & apos ; he later reprised his role as kevin in & apos ; home alone 2 : lost in new york . & apos ;\nthe television version has about 20 minutes of the film cut out in small instances to run in the time slot of 2 hours plus commercials as the film is exactly 2 hours long . for the full version to be aired on tv , it would probably last 2 and a half hours .\nif you ' re wondering what television outlet will toot the loudest horn for the 20th century fox film\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york ,\njust remember one word . fox . fox broadcasting , a division of 20th century fox , is serving up a half - hour , behind - the - scenes special at 7 p . m . sunday on the making of the sequel , which the studio will unveil friday as its main holiday season release .\non home alone ( 1990 ) the soda that we can see fuller drink during the movie is pepsi cola . in this movie , they promote coca - cola . however when kevin arrives to new york city , you can see a giant pepsi cola sign on the landscape scenes .\njohn hughes : \u201c [ in home alone 2 ] kevin is older , more experienced ; he\u2019s done it all before\u2026 just getting a pizza is no longer an adventure . it was necessary to find something to challenge him . \u201d\nhome alone 2 was novelized by todd strasser and published by scholastic in 1992 to coincide with the film . it has an isbn of 0 - 590 - 45717 - 9 . an audiobook version was also released read by tim curry .\nchris columbus recalled that the production spent a lot of money on artificial snow for central park , and then new york city had a blizzard .\n\u0095 1 .\nsomewhere in my memory\n( 3 : 49 ) \u0095 2 . home alone ( suite ) ( 2 : 01 ) \u0095 3 . we overslept again ( 2 : 46 ) \u0095 4 . christmas star ( 3 : 18 ) \u0095 5 . arrival in new york ( 1 : 41 ) \u0095 6 . plaza hotel and duncan ' s toy store ( 3 : 45 ) \u0095 7 . concierge and race to the room ( 2 : 04 ) \u0095 8 . star of bethlehem ( 3 : 28 ) \u0095 9 . the thieves return ( 4 : 35 ) \u0095 10 . appearance of the pigeon lady ( 3 : 19 )\ncopyright \u00a9 1996 - 2018 , filmtracks publications . all rights reserved . the reviews and other textual content contained on the urltoken site may not be published , broadcast , rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of christian clemmensen at filmtracks publications . all artwork and sound clips from home alone 2 : lost in new york are copyright \u00a9 1992 , 2002 , 2012 , fox records , var\u00e8se sarabande , la - la land records and cannot be redistributed without the label ' s expressed written consent . page created 9 / 24 / 96 and last updated 3 / 2 / 13 .\nif i was a young child and wanted to get lost somewhere , then the big apple would be my first choice . yes , macauley culkin is back as kevin mccallister who ends up getting split up from his parents and finds himself lost in new york . just like in the first film , kevin has fun at first booking himself into a hotel ( you ' ll find out how a young kid cons a room in the hotel ) and has some fun . there ' s just one snag - joe pesci and daniel sterns are back as harry and marv and once again , young kevin must outwit them . the plot is pretty similar to home alone but don ' t let that put you off - it just means you ' ve got more of the same thrills and fun to enjoy . despite being lost in the city that never sleeps , kevin again manages to find ways to outwit the relentless burglars who take countless bumps and bruises , many of which would have killed them but that ' s the fun of movies . yes , home alone 2 was a fantastic follow up to home alone and it was followed by the equally excellent home alone 3 .\nkevin finally realizes he is in new york , when he sees chrysler building from the window of the airport . chrysler building is one of the most known nyc sights .\nafter losing his family on the way to christmas vacation , kevin appears in new york and goes right to the luxury plaza hotel ( and meets donald trump there ) .\nrecycled in space ! : home alone 2 was basically exactly the same movie as home alone , just set in new york . even the scary neighbor got a direct counterpart . this was even lampshaded by harry , who mentioned that kevin threw two paint cans the last time they tried to climb up a flight of stairs , and saw it coming . unfortunately for them , the second time around , a sewer pipe followed immediately afterward . there are also several lampshades hung by way of oh , no . . . not again ! .\nthe home\u2019s original owners , john and cynthia abendshien , said columbus chose their historic , 4 , 250 square foot home while scouting locations near his home town of river forest , illinois .\ngreat christmas cd . a must have if you love the home alone movies ! well worth the price for this deluxe edition .\npractically the entire crew from this movie , also worked on home alone ( 1990 ) and only the lonely ( 1991 ) .\ntwentieth century fox , which has barely finished counting the coins from\nhome alone ,\nhas every expectation that\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york ,\nwhich opens on friday , will be an enormous christmas present to itself . parents loved kevin , the boy played by macaulay culkin , the film ' s 9 - year - old star , and identified with the anguish of two parents who accidentally leave their child behind in the mad rush to the airport for their christmas vacation in paris . children loved the child and rooted for him as he waged guerrilla war against harry and marv , the two inept but persistent burglars played by joe pesci and daniel stern .\nthere are several versions for the soundtrack for home alone 2 : lost in new york . there ' s the song version that seems to be a bit of a satire of 90s christmas music . the other version is the original version of this album on a double disc set . this version of the home alone soundtrack is great . like all the kids from the 90s , i grew up watching this on and off the christmas season . i even remember one of the first times watching this w my sister one saturday morning and we were laughing our heads off . like most composers who do sequels to their previous work , there is a slight change in the tone . home alone 2 , i ' ve always felt has a festive sound to it , giving a bit of an homage to the paganistic side of christmas tunes . the film acts as if its almost a christmas get - a - way in its own right and the soundtrack plays along with that idea beautifully . i recommend this to any home alone fan .\nthe queensboro bridge is a cantilever bridge over the east river in new york city that was completed in 1909 . it connects the neighbourhood of long island city in the borough of queens with manhattan , passing over roosevelt island .\nafter escaping from the house , marv and harry give chase to kevin through the streets of new york . there are two segments to this level .\nat the start kevin , provoked by his older brother , once again finds himself in the doghouse just before a family vacation , this time accidentally boarding the wrong plane and ending up in new york .\nhome alone 2 was no . 1 at the box office and the second - highest grossing movie of 1992 . it went on to make $ 173 million and became one of the most popular holiday movies of all time .\nstunt coordinator freddie hice said working on the movie was like \u201cgoing to a party every day . \u201d hice : \u201c [ home alone 2 ] has some of the hardest action - adventure sequences i ever worked on . \u201d\nsince 1931 , the rockefeller center christmas tree has been lighting up the holidays each year for new york city residents and visitors . one of the most well known decorated christmas trees in the united states , this tree has become an iconic symbol of the holiday season in new york city . the rockefeller center christmas tree is also a major tourist attraction ; thousands come to new york each year to see the tree lighting ceremony , or just to view the tree during the several weeks when it is on display .\njoe pesci joked the sequel should be lost in hawaii : \u201c [ he ] looks for his parents while we tan on the beach . \u201d\nfollow up to the very popular home alone , home alone 2 : lost in new york is basically the same idea , but with a different twist . the main character , kevin mccallister is stranded in new york and has to outwit the burglars from the first film . as far as sequels are concerned , this sequel is just as good as the first , and that ' s rare . the cast of the first film returns in this sequel , and i think that ' s what makes this sequel work so well . not only that , but the script is well written , and the gags are just as funny as the first film . the film doesn ' t do anything new , except that it changes the setting to new york . the film is very entertaining and manages to be funny and amusing . there ' s a good cast here , and this is a fun . i really enjoyed this film as much as the first , and though it doesn ' t anything too thrilling , this is still a fun comedy that the whole family will enjoy . as far as the humor is concerned , i felt that it was slightly better than the first . screenwriter john hughes gave a lot more emphasis on the humor and developed something a tad better . the first home alone was a good film as well , but this time around they managed to perfect the formula and create something more fun , and interesting . but both films are equally good , and i don ' t have a favorite . for a sequel , home alone 2 : lost in new york is better than your regular sequel , and manages to be a lot of fun , and entertaining for the family . both films were great . i feel that the third doesn ' t really count because it was too dreadful . however , the first two home alone films are very good comedies .\nnormally i find sequels to be far less superior than their predecessors . however , home alone 2 managed to far exceed my expectations even as a young child and make me wish i too could get lost in this magical city . which i have , now that i live here . multiple times , in fact\u2026 though i was very disappointed when the crazy pigeon ladies did not want to be my friend . ( rude . ) but my point is , kevin ' s new york city experience proved to be a successful twist to the same underlying theme that the first flick embodied , making it stronger than it ever was before . but don ' t just take my word for it . here are all the ways home alone 2 proved it was the best of the franchise .\nmistaken from behind : kevin loses track of his father in the airport and follows someone wearing the same coat , which is how he winds up on the plane to new york .\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york , to me , is an excellent christmas flick . in my opinion , the traps that kevin ( macaulay culkin ) set for harry ( joe pesci ) and marv ( daniel stern ) were even more hilarious than the first . they were also more dangerous , but not that much more dangerous . i mean , kevin set two of the same traps that he did in the first home alone . personally , i thought that the plaza hotel was , indeed , luxurious and spacious . when and if i go to new york city , i ' m going to stay there , even though i know it ' s expensive . if there were two bumbling burglars were after me , i would be really scared . the one thing that really amazed me was that kevin got around new york city all by himself without getting hurt . in conclusion , i highly recommend this excellent christmas flick to all you macaulay culkin fans who have not seen it . when you see it , prepare to laugh and enjoy yourselves .\nthe early family scenes in home alone 2 are some of the movie ' s funniest moments , as are kevin ' s clever survival schemes at the hotel and on the streets of new york . as a sequel , the movie manages to be funny , if predictable , and occasionally borders on heart - warming - - in an odd yet touching moment , kevin befriends a homeless woman and encourages her to reach out to people more .\nthe first home alone was liked by everybody . i liked the first one but this is awesome . i like the adventure in this one , in fact this is better than home alone 1 . everybody thinks home alone 1 was better than this , but i think this is a little better . the booby traps were even better than the original , like there was one where marv was electrocuted . i didn ' t think home alone 3 was bad , but home alone 4 was a complete disaster . its strange how this can be called ' ' home alone 2 ' ' even though kevin is not in his own house . a 6 . 5 / 10 is underrated , so i think that should be raised a little bit more . at least they had the same criminals as the first one , because 3 had different criminals . that ' s all i can say , so overall , this movie was a great movie . i give this a 8 . 5 / 10\na novelization of the sequel to the hugely popular twentieth century fox motion picture , home alone , finds kevin mccallister having the time of his life in manhattan while his family is in florida . movie tie - in .\nthe moment where kevin is walking the streets of new york on christmas eve , stopping by the children ' s hospital . it ' s a heart - rending\nthe mcallister ' s are going on holiday , this time they lose kevin at the airport and he gets on the wrong plane his family are in florida and he is in new york . after going toy shopping , staying in an expensive hotel , and terrorising the ' wet bandits ' in his uncles empty house , he finds his family at the end . his mother finds him at a christmas tree and the whole family spends xmas in new york .\nthe chicago actor had a fairly prolific career in theater , tv and film and scored some memorable screen time in smaller roles such as the police dispatcher in & apos ; the blues brothers & apos ; and a heckler in & apos ; the babe . & apos ; he retired soon after & apos ; home alone 2 & apos ; and passed away in 1999 .\nthe toy store interior was a set built inside chicago\u2019s uptown theatre . it was modeled after new york city\u2019s fao schwarz , located across fifth avenue from the plaza .\nthe film stars macaulay culkin in the lead role as kevin mccallister once again , while joe pesci and daniel stern reprise their roles as the wet bandits , harry and marv respectively . catherine o ' hara , john heard , devin ratray , kieran culkin , gerry bamman , tim curry , rob schneider , dana ivey , and brenda fricker are also featured . home alone 3 followed in 1997 , home alone 4 followed in 2002 , and home alone : the holiday heist followed in 2012 . culkin and the rest of the cast did not appear in any of them .\nin the novelization for young sherlock holmes ( 1985 ) , watson says london is the largest and richest city in the world ; kate says new york city is one of the biggest cities in the world , and chris columbus scripted the other film .\ndiscover and share new music , movies , tv , books , and more .\noriginal motion picture soundtrack of\nhome alone 2 : lost in new york\n, directed by chris columbus . limited collector ' s edition of 3000 copies . music recorded at the sony pictures studios scoring stage , september 28 , 29 , october 1 , 5 , 6 , 12 , 14 & 15 1992 . contains previously unreleased material . special thanks : chris millner , david c . fein , greg curtis , mary jo menella , matthew joseph peak , miles scott , rob easterla , robert kraft , ron fulgsby , schawn belston , ted spellman , warren salyer .\na second sequel , home alone 3 , followed in 1997 . afterwards , two additional television movie sequels , taking back the house and the holiday heist , would follow in 2002 and 2012 , respectively .\nthe film was shot in winnetka , illinois , o ' hare international airport in chicago , miami , and new york city ( which was star culkin ' s hometown at the time ) . the exterior of duncan ' s toy chest in new york city was filmed outside of the rookery building in downtown chicago . the film became the second most financially successful film of 1992 , earning over $ 173 million in revenue in the united states and $ 358 million worldwide against a budget of $ 20 million ."]}
{"id": 116538, "summary": [{"text": "village of the giants is a 1965 science-fiction/comedy movie with many elements of the beach party film genre .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "it was produced , directed and written by bert i. gordon , and based loosely on h.g. wells 's book the food of the gods .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the story revolves mostly around a chemical substance called \" goo \" , which causes giant growth in living things , and what happens after a gang of rebellious youngsters get their hands on it .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the cast was mostly teens , or young actors playing teens ; the beau brummels , freddy cannon , and mike clifford make musical guest appearances .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the movie was a low-budget exploitation film and not a huge hit ( released mostly to drive-ins as part of a double bill ) , but had some notable use of special effects and undoubted sex appeal , and went on to become a cult classic .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the movie proved far more successful years later , when released on home video . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "village of the giants", "paragraphs": ["village of the giants ( 1965 ) - - ( movie clip ) . . .\nmain image : poster for village of the giants , 1965 . courtesy : embassy pictures\nvillage of the giants finally goes wide . . . screen , that is ! !\nvillage of the giants ( 1965 ) - - ( movie clip ) call . . .\nvillage of the giants ( 1965 ) - - ( movie clip ) those . . .\nmystery science theater 3000 fans will remember village of the giants as episode # 519 , an early mike nelson appearance .\nvillage of the giants\n( 1965 ) is a silly , stupid and swinging b - flick about teens who become giants after eating a pink substance called goo and . . .\nvillage of the giants ( 1965 ) \u2014\u201cfred\u201d bb : village of the giants plays all the time even now . in fact , it\u2019s appeared on that show\u2026 what\u2019s that show where the little robots are at the bottom of the scene , insulting the film and stuff ? [ laughs . ]\nvillage of the giants fails the bechdel test . the only conversation between two females occurs between nancy and the sheriff\u2019s daughter , and it\u2019s about fred .\nin the wake of netflix dropping village of the giants from their schedule , i ' ve removed almost all the links to them that have been up within the last year .\nvillage of the giants by bert i . gordon | bert i . gordon , tommy kirk , johnny crawford , beau bridges | 9332412010584 | dvd | barnes & noble\u00ae\nthe completion of johnson controls hall of fame village coincides with the centennial celebration on september 17 , 2020 .\ngiant woman : much attention is given to the female giants , particularly merrie .\njoin us for a day trip to giants causeway with lots of scenic stops on the way .\nleft : original 1965 poster for village of the giants . center : the teens crash their thunderbird a few miles from hainesville . right : joy harmon , tim rooney , and beau bridges\n: directly invoked in the movie as some of the giants aren ' t happy with their new size .\ni also introduced myself to him as the webmaster of this very page , and maybe sometime in the future , we may get to hear what johnny has to say regarding his time on the set of village of the giants .\n- in 1974 , the magazine famous monsters of filmland ran a 2 - page pictorial on village of the giants . i came across this information , got a copy of the pictorial , and posted it in the publicity section of our information page .\nexteriors of the ice world hoth in\nthe empire strikes back\nwere shot in the tiny village of finse , norway .\nwell , i will say , that much like it normally is , much of the news related to village of the giants has been relatively quiet . however , one item did come to light in the last month .\na production crew from the us show swooped on the village of dunure today to erect a line of wooden 1743 style buildings .\ncurtain clothing : after the giants outgrow their clothes , they make new ones out of the theater ' s curtains .\nthis past december , i was shocked to come across an amazing auction on ebay regarding village of the giants . the collection appeared to come from the film ' s talent coordinator , marvin paige . it included :\nsitting duck : village of the giants fails the bechdel test . missed riffing opportunity : there\u2019s no response from mike and the bots when tommy says , \u201cyou don\u2019t have to be . not with me around . \u201d\nvillage of the giants ( 1965 ) is a pretty awful movie . but the music is great , and this clip is the best part . watch this and you ' ll never have to see the whole thing .\n\u201cwe\u2019re not against the improvement of the urban village , but we\u2019re against this totally destructive method of throwing out everything to rebuild . \u201d\nshirtless scene : the men of the gang go either completely topless or with barely - covering togas after they become giants .\nthe last shot has the camera panning back to show the whole village , before the title card of the film comes into view .\nthe once - in - a - lifetime opportunity of building johnson controls hall of fame village , \u201cthe most inspiring place on earth ! \u201d is being led by hall of fame village llc , a partnership between the pro football hall of fame & industrial realty group .\nthe caves were formed over 400 million years by the extreme weather of ireland\u2019s past and now lie just beyond the scenic seaside village of cushendun .\nmarshmallow hell : horsey is held to the chest of one of the more bosomy giants . he seems more worried about being dropped , though .\nhe points . in the distance , at the far end of the streambed , they can see the skeletal remains of the workers village looming in the moonlight .\nvillage of the giants ( 1965 ) . director - bert i . gordon . stars : tommy kirk , beau bridges , ron howard . giant teenagers . moria - the science - fiction , horror and fantasy film review .\nhi all ! it ' s been awhile since we ' ve had any news regarding village of the giants , but even in the dark times , something comes along . which brings us to today ' s blog posting .\nthis is the awesomely cool theme ( ' the last race ' ) by jack nitzsche from ' ' village of the giants ' ' . the guitar and definitely the bass guitar are the main attractions on this retro instrumental piece from that era .\nwe need a distraction : red volunteers to distract the giants with a dance , while the others rescue the hostages .\nmike ( tommy kirk ) and nancy ( charla doherty ) had been making out when her little brother genius ( ronny howard ) blew something up in the basement , wild results , early in village of the giants , 1965 . >\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing facing the giants near you .\nas the giants dance , their pounding footsteps cause the glass and china in nancy ' s house to shake and jingle .\nyeah , that abandoned house was creepy . to me , i find wilikin village is a creepy level .\nroland ( cont\u2019d ) the worker village is down in there , about a mile and a half northwest from the base of these cliffs .\nnever trust a title : the eponymous giants come from out of town ( although they do stage a takeover for the last few acts ) .\ni saw the movie village of the giants ( 1965 ) on television as a child . over the years , i often thought about this film , but i couldn\u2019t remember the title . i recalled something of the plot : some teenagers ingest a \u2018green goo\u2019 , grow into giants and rule over a small californian town . a particular scene stuck out : the giant teenagers forcing the townspeople to bring them bucket after bucket of fried chicken .\nafter the giants return to normal size , there is a shot of a man on the courthouse steps , and the shadow of the camera is visible in the bottom left hand corner .\n\u00a9 1979 - 2018 village theatre . all rights reserved . terms and conditions | press room | board member login\nplease be aware that match ticket prices rise by \u00a33 if purchased on match day rather than pre - purchased via the leigh sports village ticket office . don\u2019t forget that leigh centurions retain 25 % of all tickets purchased via the leigh sports village ticket office .\n\u201cvillage\u201d may not seem like the right term for a cluster of tenement - style walkups that can house more than 100 , 000 people .\nbut even developers\u2019 expectations have not panned out . the construction giants carvalho hosken and odebrecht took on the project of building the athletes\u2019 village in hopes of selling the accommodations as luxury condominiums after the games , banking on the area\u2019s becoming a desirable neighborhood for the city\u2019s elite . in the 31 17 - story towers that make up the village , only 20 units have been sold since the beginning of the olympics in august , bringing the total sold to 260 , out of 3 , 604 apartments .\nthe low rise apartments of sunningdale village give the immediate impression of an intimate and friendly resort . clc members can enjoy unparalleled views of teide mountain from their tastefully decorated , comfortable apartments .\nwe would like to congratulate former actress gail gerber ( or elsa , as she ' s know in village of the giants ) , and 60 ' s beach movie maniac / author tom lisanti for their win at the independent publisher book a wards for best autobiography / memoir of 2009 .\nit\u2019s funny how four years can change your tastes . village of the giants is still one of my all - time favorites , but recently i\u2019ve come to the ( unpopular ) conclusion that the best mike episode ever is kitten with a whip . this one still has the best song ever , though !\nbeau bridges = seriously stoopid ; joy harmon = seriously hot ! choreography by toni basil . the bots were right : beau bridges shouldn ' t shimmy . watch for upcoming video review of this wacky teen flick ,\nvillage of the giants\n[ 1965 ] on our affliliate channel , akacleopatrajones .\nmagic pants : shapeshifting excludes clothing for when the teens become giants , but when they shrink again the giant clothes they make shrink with them .\nthere is always something new to discover at activity village ! you can find our most recent additions to the website below . . .\nvillage theatre . all rights reserved . terms and conditions | press room | board member login seattle website development . swell media design\nthe beau brummels playing woman ( as produced by sly stone ! ) when two big ducks enter the club , mike ( tommy kirk ) claiming credit , out - of - town kids ( joy harmon , beau bridges , tisha sterling , tim rooney et al ) duly impressed , in village of the giants , 1965 . >\ni was informed by one of our site ' s fans named jeremy allison , that as of this time ( 3 / 16 / 11 ) , netflix ' s streaming system has village of the giants . what makes this news so earth - shattering is that for the first time ( probably since its release ! ) , the streaming version of the film is presented in widescreen !\nsince the cast and crew worked on\nreturn of the jedi\nin 1982 , heavy logging has left most of the landscape unrecognizable . but driving through the parks still gives a feel for the set , especially along the avenue of the giants highway .\ngreen admission discount also available from park and ride in bushmills village ( march to october ) . green savings applied at admission point .\nthe cliffs of los gigantes are one of the most spectacular tourist attractions in tenerife and the name los gigantes literally means \u2018the giants\u2019 . soaring to height of 800 metres out of the sea , giant rock formations tower over the resort town of santiago del teide and make for a great day out in tenerife . marvel at the colour and structure of these ancient cliffs with guaranteed views from all over the town of santiago del teide . from the town\u2019s modern marina , boat trips run at regular intervals allowing an up close view of the giants .\nvisitors fred ( beau bridges ) , merrie ( joy harmon ) , pete ( tim rooney ) and pals , now huge , having ingested\ngoo\nand dressed in fabric they found at the theater , drop by to torment locals , especially horsey ( johnny crawford ) , in village of the giants , 1965 .\nred was originally still in the theater when the giants left . when merrie comes back in under fred ' s orders , the giant girl orders red to leave .\nperhaps the most emotional stop during a tour of the museum is the hall of fame gallery that houses the bronze bust of each of the hall of famer .\na group of teenagers become giant sized . before this film , we had other\ngiant movies\n, such as the incredible shrinking man , but a recent youtube viewing of village of the giants has made me wonder if\nvillage\nis the best of the lot . it has a sense of b - grade fun that is hard to capture on film . . . without looking too stupid that is . the dance scene alone , with the little boy grabbing the giant girl , makes the film a winner . and note the music for the dance scene . story elements , character names ( genius ) and ron howard were all shifted into a land of the giants ( 1968 , abc ) episode called . . . genius at work . attention hollywood : don ' t remake this film today ,\nvillage\nis a product of the 1960s , it is about the 1960s mentality and 1960s music ! the film is a wonderfully casted and wonderfully scored knockout !\nvisitors fred ( beau bridges ) , merrie ( joy harmon ) , pete ( tim rooney ) and pals , now huge , having ingested\ngoo\nand dressed in fabric they found at the theater , drop by to torment locals , especially horsey ( johnny crawford ) , in village of the giants , 1965 . >\nthe story follows the main character , georgie , on her journey from toronto to new york\u2019s greenwich village and finally to haight - ashbury , san francisco .\ntwo apatosaurs are startled from the bush and lumber out across the middle of the plain . the herd doesn\u2019t even break stride , but keeps running , scampering after the giants and stampeding right between their massive legs .\nthe excavation site in the village of jiaojia , near jinan city , has been found to hold 104 houses , 205 graves and 20 sacrificial pits . a number of colourful pots and jade articles were also recovered .\nin late may , i went to visit a friend in new jersey , and also made plans to visit new york city . of interest my first time in the big apple , was having lunch with two people i had talked to by email , but never met in person : author tom lisanti , and village of the giants co - star , gail gerber .\nthe giants ' proposed project to convert a portion of a parking lot by at & t ; park into a pop - up retail and food venue goes before the san francisco port commission today .\n\u201cduring past urban village redevelopments , they\u2019ve paid attention to the interests of the developer , of the government , of the original residents , but no one has ever paid attention to the interests of the renters , \u201d said duan . \u201cand to some extent , these renters are the real owners of the urban villages . they have made huge contributions to shenzhen and the urban villages , but if the government says raze , then the village is razed , and if the government says get out , then the people have to get out . \u201d\na historic 18 - year partnership between johnson controls and hall of fame village was announced on november 18 , 2016 . the $ 100m - plus agreement spearheads the creation of the first - ever sports and entertainment \u201csmart city . \u201d\ndown in the streets , a few straggler survivors are waving madly , hunters who survived the attack in the long grass . the streets of the worker village , so long deserted are once again crawling with ingen personnel .\nhe tugs at one of the tranquilizer rifles that were fitted into ports of the side of the cage .\nthe small european village [ used in star trek and hogan ' s heroes ] was right behind the nickodell restaurant and catty - cornered to the khj broadcast building on melrose . the restaurant was leveled to make way for more parking on the paramount lot . also removed [ in 1979 ] were the european village and the western street used in bonanza .\nwhile flipping through my instant queue on netflix , i was saddened to see that village of the giants has been pulled out of the choices to stream . after a full year with them in wide - screen , one wonders if this may mean a release could be in the works for home video viewing , or if we ' ll just have to go through our withdrawal with our heads held high .\nit was the height of the war in vietnam and the end of the hippie movement . it was the summer of love .\ni have your daughter : the giants take the sheriff ' s daughter to keep him on line . the others try to counteract by taking fred hostage , but then nancy is also taken .\nsexy beau bridges and joy harmon in village of the giants a spoofy movie where a gang of juvenile delinquents ingest a substance and grow to 30 ft tall , then proceed to take over a small town . directed by bert l . gordon ( based on a novel written by h . g . wells ) , music by jack nitzsche with an appearance by the beau brummels , choregraphy by toni basil .\nthe giant ' s causeway and visitor centre is located on the b147 causeway road . it is 2 miles from bushmills village , 11 miles from coleraine and 13 miles from ballycastle .\nsnow white and the huntsman ( 2012 ) frensham ponds , surrey surrey\u2019s frensham ponds took centre stage in the film snow white and the huntsman , a gothic re - imagining of the classic brother\u2019s grimm fairytale , snow white . one of the most dramatic battle scenes took place at a quaint fishing village on the shores of a lake . this village was in fact built on the shores of frensham ponds , an area of outstanding natural beauty ( aonb ) , special site of scientific interest ( sssi ) , a special protection area ( spa ) and a special area of conservation ( sac ) .\nsarah dangles out of the bottom of the trailer , held only by malcolm\u2019s tenuous grip of her hand .\n- - and find themselves at the edge of what was once isla sorna\u2019s worker village . the size of a football field , the town is divided by a main street that\u2019s dotted on both sides by stores , residences , cafes , a gas station .\nthis was an idea i wondered , as i too have had my own little changes to the idea of the film . i have a rough draft of a different ending , where we get an end to mike , and make the giants a little more menacing .\nthe claws of one of the raptors dig furiously , trying to tunnel underneath .\nit gave birth to debut albums from both the doors and the jimi hendrix experience . musical giants like the beatles , jefferson airplane and pink floyd graced the airways and concert venues with music that would define a generation .\nfar in the distance , the tiny dot of volcanic island rises out of the sea .\nregaining hold of the rope at the very end , the two of them now find themselves hanging out of the rear end of the trailer , dangling over the rocky shore below .\nshe lands at the peak of the intersection of the two sides of sloping roof . as she pulls herself up - -\nkarma houdini : after genius ' gas reduces the giants to normal size , they flee the town , but are never arrested for their numerous crimes , including assault , kidnapping , threats , and theft .\nif you want to watch a well made movie , this isn ' t it . ' village of the giants ' seems to be a b movie that was intended to attract young kids and the teen audience of the early 1960s . what you will find here is a poorly directed , low budget , movie with bad acting , cheap special effects , and a plot that goes no where . you ' ll see a lot of bikini clad teenagers , go go dancing to some mild , early rock and roll music played by the beau brummels . the camera does show a lot of cleavage shots and wiggling butts that surely was and is one of the movies main attractions . this movie was most likely considered a little racy for it ' s day . quite a bit of this movie brings up the anti authority , good teen versus bad teen issue . this is all very mild by today ' s standards . actually this makes it humorous in today ' s world and it can be mildly entertaining if not taken too seriously . it is nice to see ron howard as a child actor in this movie playing the part of ' genius ' . you ' ll also find a couple of ex mickey mouse club members in the cast . ' village of the giants ' could be considered one of those ' it ' s so bad it ' s good ' movies . you have to view this as a fun , but stupid movie and by no means look at it with a critical eye . under the harsh light of criticism , ' village of the giants ' will disintegrate into the smallest piece of dust .\nthe pop - up village is\nin keeping with our desire to be cutting edge and innovative ,\njack bair , the team ' s general counsel , told the san francisco business times last year .\nbefore the scene ends , the dancing grows wilder and wilder than before ( the scenes mentioned in 36 - 41 were omitted . in their place in the film is the scene where mike & the other teens give the giants fried chicken and coke ) .\none of the supposed bad kids disappears from the movie completely right before the rest of them eat the goo and become giants . she ' s easy to spot because she ' s the only brunette female . it is never explained what happened to her and she only is glimpsed briefly in the very last scene .\nanother flock of birds burst out of the treetops and swarms past the high hide .\nthe bus , spinning out of control , slams into the side of a building .\nin a long - shot , we see the giants ( now shrunk ) have lost almost all their giant clothing as they head towards the nearby forest . this is the last trace we see of the delinquent teens ( there is no mention of them returning to their car , or encountering the group of little people we see in the film ) .\nzinedine zidane looks on after a press conference to announce his resignation as manager from real madrid . he confirmed he was leaving the spanish giants , just days after winning the champions league for the third year in a row .\nafter the dancing sequence , the film cuts to the next day to show that several houses have been damaged . lightpoles and street signs have been uprooted by the giants as well ( these shots lead into the hot rod confrontation with fred ) .\na window in the slanted roof of one of the buildings explodes in a shower of glass as sarah kicks through it and climbs outside . she reaches the edge of the roof and leaps to the roof of the next building .\nas with baishizhou , it was set to make way for shopping centers and apartment complexes . but the outcry carried . plans to redevelop the historic core of the village were canceled ( though the redevelopment of the area surrounding the old village will go forward ) . in august , the city government shared a draft of new guidelines for urban renewal efforts , with sections that seemed to allude to hubei . along with making special allowances for urban villages with special historical value , the guidelines also broadly recommend that future renewals of chengzhongcun use renovations and quality - of - life improvements as a first approach , over whole - sale demolitions .\ninterior scenes for winterfell are produced at the paint hall studios facility in belfast\u2019s titanic quarter while carncastle ( or cairncastle ) , the tiny nearby village , is also used for filming outdoor shots for winterfell segments on the show .\nleigh centurions season ticket holders who are aged under 16 years are entitled to a free ticket for this game ( subject to availability ) . these tickets must be claimed in advance from the leigh sports village stadium ticket office and will not be available on the day at huddersfield giants . when entering through the turnstiles on match day , supporters will need to present both their under 16 season ticket as well as their match ticket .\nthe shamed cast of ' terror of tiny town ' . . .\nof tos , intended to be the first aired installment of that season . (\neddie runs out of the trailer in time to see the wheels dragging forward through the mud as the weight of the dangling trailer pulls the whole thing toward the edge of the cliff .\nthe club have received an initial allocation of 946 tickets situated in the chadwick lawrence stand ( unreserved seating behind the posts ) . supporters can pre - purchase their tickets in person at the leigh sports village stadium ticket office , online at urltoken or by calling 01942 487888 .\nroland then we head for the village . we might find some shelter and we can call for help . the rexes just fed , so they won\u2019t stalk us for food . predators don\u2019t hunt when they\u2019re not hungry .\nhe stops in the middle of his sentence , staring out the window . now the churn of the boat\u2019s engines is almost on top of them .\naccommodating up to 8 people , these beautifully - furnished apartments at our sunningdale village resort provide all the comfort and convenience a family - friendly resort should . each of the 3 - bedroom apartments come with an lcd tv with satellite channels , appliances and plenty of space to entertain and unwind .\nthe yard would allow the giants ' real estate arm , china basin ballpark co . , to use part of the property and generate income while the team awaits approval for its larger mission rock project , a proposal that includes 650 housing units , 1 . 7 million square feet of commercial space and an 8 - acre park .\nunaware of the raptor\u2019s presence , they keep moving toward the far end of the street . the raptor crouches springs .\nwe see a shaky point of view of the herd running . the binoculars whip to the right - -\neager fans are likely to flock to the harbour , on the coast of south ayrshire , in the hopes of catching a glimpse of stars .\nat the athletes\u2019 village , across the street from the park , the 31 towers were supposed to be sold as luxury condominiums after the games , but fewer than 10 percent of the units have been sold . across town at maracan\u00e3 stadium , a soccer temple , the field is brown , and the electricity has been shut off .\nin the early days of the studio tour , before the upper lot was constructed , the live action western stunt show was performed in a small arena at visitors village ( which became prop plaza ) . [ see postcards below ] . the show was moved to the newly built upper lot in june 1965 .\nguests of the clc sunningdale village resort can expect comfortable , spacious apartments , fitted with entertainment systems , a kitchenette , refrigerator , dishwasher , washing machine and microwave . built with families in mind , the 2 - bedroom apartments within the resort can sleep up to 6 people .\nand with its palm - lined pool , tropical gardens and array of restaurants and activities , clc sunningdale village is the ultimate resort for families \u2013 young and old . this special destination , positioned beside the green oasis of the golf del sur , possesses everything you could possibly need to create long - lasting memories .\nkodari is a ghost town on an empty nepalese highway that cuts through some of the steepest slopes of the himalayas . one year after the magnitude - 7 . 8 gorkha earthquake killed nearly 9 , 000 people , the once - buzzing trade centre looks like a battlefield where armies of giants once waged war . the road is littered with rusting cars and trucks smashed into bizarre shapes . massive boulders rest on the wreckage of homes .\nthe national youth football & sports complex at johnson controls hall of fame village hosted the first - ever world youth football championships in dec . 2017 . more than 1 , 700 athletes representing 70 teams from across the continental united states , hawaii , and mexico competed in the spectacular inaugural event .\nas one of the best family resorts in tenerife , sunningdale village provides expert childcare services to help keep the little ones entertained and to help parents relax . with an extensive range of arts and crafts , activities and adventures lined up , our miniclub supervises children between the ages of 4 - 11 , while our competitions , themed parties and family nights help you get the most out of your time away together .\nmatch tickets for leigh centurions\u2019 betfred super league fixture away to huddersfield giants to be played at john smith\u2019s stadium on friday 14th july 2017 ( 8pm kick off ) will go on sale from 9am on monday 12th june 2017 .\nburke ( cont\u2019d ) they pachy\u2019s neck attaches to the bottom of its skull instead of the back of its head , as with reptiles .\nnick crawls over and looks out of the windows . outside , the flank of one of the tyrannosaurs wipes past the window , revealing the second tyrannosaur , charging straight at the trailer !\nthe last of the people are just diving out of the way as the s . s . venture plows into the head of the pier . with a horrible screeching and snapping of metal and lumber , a good seventy - five yards of the pier is ripped in half .\nthe epic climax of\nthe force awakens\nwas filmed at the ruins of this seventh - century monastery , which sits on the steep sides of the island skellig michael .\nsomali muslims take part in eid al - fitr prayer which marks the end of the holy month of ramadan at the football pitch of the jamacadaha stadium in mogadishu .\nthe march continues on , but the angle of the ground beneath the marchers is changing . they\u2019re headed down . toward the interior of the island .\na second stegosaur , a baby about the quarter of the size of the first animal , breaks through the foliage , following the adult .\nthe thrilling speedbike chases in\nthe return of the jedi\nthrough the forests of endor - - the home of the furry ewoks - - were filmed among california ' s giant redwoods .\nthe black sand beach of reynisfjara , a wild stretch of north atlantic coastline close to the small town of vik and iceland ' s southernmost tip , stands in for the stormy planet of eadu .\na crowd eagerly looks on as cook flies a drone through the skies near listi , a small village perched on a mountainside above the arniko highway . with its four propellers , the little robot zips over landslide scars that run down from the ridge like gigantic frozen waterfalls .\nmany of the renters interviewed for this story see baishizhou\u2019s demise as manifest destiny , an inevitable part of shenzhen\u2019s story of unbridled development .\ntwenty - nine of the 318 members of the pro football hall of fame ( nearly 10 % ) played at an hbcu . three members of the pfhof ( mel blount , willie lanier and art shell ) serve on the bcfhof\u2019s board of trustees .\nthe central thrust of the exhibition positions sicily as the fulcrum of geopolitical conflicts over migration , trade , . . .\nin addition , a professional services contract calls for johnson controls\u2019 products , services and solutions used within the johnson controls hall of fame village including the museum . this will provide for the creation of a showcase \u201csmart city\u201d with the company providing its building management systems , hvac equipment , fire and security systems and other technologies that will assure world - class environments and yield significant operational cost savings over the life of the agreement .\nmalcolm , kelly , nick , and sarah race out of the ravine and reach the edge of the elephant grass . heedless of the danger within , they plunge inside .\nin the village of langtang in northern nepal , a pile of rubble 60 metres deep provides ample incentive to improve landslide forecasts . during the earthquake last year , a mixture of ice and rock crashed down several kilo - metres onto the valley floor\u2014landing with an impact that released half as much energy as the hiroshima atomic bomb . the slide buried langtang and nearby villages , leaving nearly 400 people dead or missing .\nalice in wonderland ( 2010 ) antony house , cornwall this classically beautiful house is a beguiling mix of the formal and informal , and was famously thrown into the spotlight by the recent adaptation of alice in wonderland , directed by tim burton . filming took place over nine days back in september 2008 , transforming the grounds and creating a \u2018mini village\u2019 of catering trucks and hair and make - up tents .\nfamous line uttered by yul brynner ' s portrayal of the king of siam from the king and i .\narchitect duan peng displays some of the photos of baishizhou residents who are petitioning to stop the demolition of the neighborhood . photo credit : theodore kaye / chinafile .\nthere are some big anniversaries this year , from the consecration of westminster abbey to the battle of waterloo .\nas the townspeople are turning in their guns , mike tries to run out of the village for help . after running into a heavily wooded area , mike encounters fred , who uproots a tree and swings it at him . mike , injured from the encounter , has no choice but to return to town .\nthe group of hunters wades into the middle of the long grass . one of them stops and turns , looking back at the jungle trees . the rexes are nowhere to be seen .\nwhen a rogue bunch of bounty hunters goes after one of the most fearsome drug . . .\neddie my god , they\u2019re well organized . every piece of gear , state of the art .\ntcm celebrates the 100th anniversary of a musical legend with three nights of programming devoted to some of leonard bernstein ' s . . . more\nthe three of them spring right at the waterfall and disappear through the water .\nanimation showing the various stages in the formation of the giant ' s causeway .\nwith about eight inches of space under the wall , sarah grabs hold of the bottom of one of the planks and pries it up as hard as she can . it snaps off with a loud crack .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthe other boleyn girl ( 2008 ) , harry potter and the half blood prince ( 2009 ) , harry potter and the chamber of secrets ( 2002 ) and harry potter and the philosophers stone ( 2001 ) lacock abbey , wiltshire founded in 1232 and converted into a country house in the 1540s , the atmospheric monastic rooms of lacock abbey include medieval cloisters , a sacristy and chapter house . the abbey\u2019s cloisters and side rooms were transformed into the magical classrooms of the \u2018hogwarts\u2019 , while the village was a backdrop for outdoor scenes with harry and dumbledore . the abbey was also immortalised as the beautiful chambers of catherine of aragon for filming of the other boleyn girl .\n. in the early part of the 1970 ' s , kevin acted in several films . one of which was\nthe scene of the ducks growing large was part of a script revision made on 4 - 19 - 65 .\nroland raises his binoculars . the light of the camp spills all the way out here , illuminating some of the jungle . he scans it , searching for any signs of movement .\nvillage of the giants ( 1965 ) * ( really * * * * ) tommy kirk , johnny crawford , beau bridges , ronny howard . laughable sci - fi fantasy ' based ' on hg welles '\nfood of the gods\nis just an excuse for really horrible filmmaking courtesy of schlockmeister bert i . gordon ( read : big ) : ronny ( in his post opie days ) is\ngenius\n, a kid who invents a goo that causes things to grow and once bad boy bridges gets a hold of it turns himself and his gang into giants . some way out special effects including the highlight : giantess joy harmon\ndancing\nwith tiny crawford ; or : ride the wild breasts ! all i gotta say is woo hoo we need a remake quick ! two words : giant babes ! ! look for go - go choreographer toni basil ( of ' 80s one hit wonder\nmickey\nfame ! ! ) more trivia : harmon is best known as the wet dream of paul newman ' s chain gang in\ncool hand luke\n.\nfrom around the curve of the beach , a flock of birds bolts from the jungle trees as cathy\u2019s shrill screams suddenly pierce the air .\nwe started working on this when we realized that the mission bay neighborhood was really growing faster than any of us had expected ,\nfran weld , the giants ' director of real estate , told the chronicle .\nit ' s a year - round project , so the community can come here whether or not it ' s baseball season and whether or not the team is in town .\n- - of a row of stegosaur fins . the spade - shaped fins run along a ridge down the middle of the animal\u2019s back , about three feet tall each .\ngame of thrones has done much to raise the profile of northern ireland internationally both as a tourist destination and filming location . the sites used by the show are stunning to behold and worthy of anyone\u2019s attention , regardless of whether you\u2019re a fan of the show or not .\nthere are other signs that duan\u2019s efforts aren\u2019t in vain . earlier this summer , he joined a chorus of voices , including local designers , architects , and artists , opposing the planned redevelopment of another one of shenzhen\u2019s urban villages , hubei . the issue caught the attention of the local media , in part because of the village\u2019s easy - to - see historical value : hubei , whose roots stretch back to 1466 , has narrow lanes laid out in an eight - by - three grid typical of ancient cantonese villages , and rows of squat , tile - roofed houses that marshal behind a well - used ancestral hall .\n. while her career encompassed the role of a script supervisor , much of her work was uncredited . some of the more noteworthy films she worked on were several of jerry lewis ' comedies , such as\nduring the giants ' dance number , georgette is the girl who picks up horsey and dances with him . during the scene , harry realizes that horsey was the same guy who ( earlier ) had hit him in the fight on nancy ' s lawn . the giant then flicks the miniscule horsey with his finger ( the following dialogue is taken from the final draft ) .\nthe source of the voice is john hammond , the founder of ingen and creator of jurassic park . but he\u2019s not in the room . his image is on a closed circuit tv screen , which has been wheeled up to the end of the table .\nthe stegosaurs lumber into the foliage on the other side of the stream bed . the group follows them into the bush .\nthe black sand beach of reynisfjara , a wild stretch of north atlantic coastline close to the small town of vik and iceland ' s southernmost tip , appears in\nrogue one\nas the stormy planet of eadu .\nthe mix of retail and food offerings , while temporary , could\ninform the longer term project\nthe giants are envisioning for the parking lot , also known as seawall lot 337 , phil williamson , a project manager for the san francisco port , told the business times in 2014 . a similar retail pop - up called proxy sprouted in hayes valley several years ago on the site of a future housing development and has been very successful .\nthe producers approached spinrad with the task to write an episode to be a vehicle for milton berle , who expressed interest in appearing on star trek . also , since a tribal village set was available , they told him to write a story in which it could be used .\nsleeping up to 4 people , this well - appointed 1 - bedroom apartment features a double or twin configuration bed , as well as a sofa bed . sunningdale village apartments also come with their own kitchenette , refrigerator and microwave , allowing you to prepare and cook meals within the comfort of your own space .\nnick and sarah are in front of him , a look of concern on their faces .\nedna may wonacott - actress - star of the bells of st . mary ' s shadow of a doubt autograph signed autographed index card + 2free prints\nelsa ' s ( gail gerber ) taking of the goo is largely through intimidation by all of the other teens .\nmalcolm and sarah crawl out of the ocean and pull themselves back up onto the dock at the base of the boat , soaked and breathless .\nnick points to the four story building that dominates the far end of the street .\nthe desert doubles as the the remote mining planet of crait , a rebel outpost .\nactivity village offers teachers , parents and children from all over the world many hundreds of free craft ideas , games and information pages - and over 29 , 000 printable activities for members only . simply look around , enjoy , and print ! we cover many popular children ' s topics , the main holidays of the year and the seasons too , and we update the site with new activities nearly every day !\nbelow them , the t - rex walks right through the security fence that runs around the perimeter of the ingen waterfront complex . in the darkness of the wharf area , it is just an ominous silhouette as it walks right out of there , headed toward the skyline of the city in the distance .\nstill , cui sees baishizhou\u2019s redevelopment as a foregone conclusion , and he says his parents , who own their apartment , are going to be overjoyed when the time comes to sell . previous redevelopments of urban villages in shenzhen , such as nanshan\u2019s dachong village , are legendary for instantaneously making multimillionaires of original owners with favorable holdings , though rumors also fly of the ill treatment received by owners who held out against a buyout .\nproduct placement : shamelessly for another bert i gordon film . giant harry reads a copy of fabulous monsters of filmland with war of the colossal beast on the cover .\nthe trailers slide the rest of the way , exposing the three , who pop out the space where the front windshield was .\nunusual credits :\nthe greatest frank of all\nis played instead of\nmighty science theater\n.\nburke had a detailed set of satellite recon photographs that he spreads out on the hood of a jeep .\nto be honest , wilikin village is a wonderful idea that unfortunately never goes anywhere . they were kind of setting kaos up to be a very sympathetic villain but . . . . it never goes anywhere . it ' s kind of creepypasta - ish though in a sense that the game never mentions it again . maybe it ' s a hint for the next game though .\nmalcolm and the others crawl through the foliage after the animals . the largest of the stegosaurs plows through a thick canopy of brush , suddenly opening up their view of a large clearing , in which - -\nprop plaza is a stopping point midway in the glamor - tram guided tour of the studio . here you get a close - up view of many famous film props , including the giant - sized telephone and books used in \u201cthe incredible shrinking man\u201d and in the \u201cland of the giants\u201d television series . as you have probably guessed , youngsters ( and parents who enjoy seeing children have fun ) get a special kick out of this part of the tour . the plaza is a place to stretch your legs and your imagination ; to some , it\u2019s alice\u2019s wonderland and peter pan\u2019s never - never land rolled into one .\nthe driver hits the gas and the snagger leaps forward , gaining on the herd . aware of the danger behind them , the herd veers to the right , towards the cover of thick jungle - -\nfor a more traditional stinger , i would have gone with the gangly cowboy getting the death jiggle . or maybe a shot of one of the delinquents bursting out of their clothes .\nludlow there\u2019s a communication center , here , in the operations building . it\u2019s the main structure in the old worker village . hammond ran everything on geothermal power , it was never supposed to need replenishing . it should still work . if we can get there , we can send a radio call for the airlift .\nsurrounded by golf courses and a glossy marina , evidence of golf del sur\u2019s former life as a private community still remain . the lively duo of los cristianos and playa de las americas are only a 20 - minute drive away from clc sunningdale village resort , where you will find an assortment of top - shelf lounge bars , pubs and pan - global restaurants \u2013 as well as top attractions such as siam park .\nthe upside down trailer , which is the rear of the two trailers , slides along the muddy ground , pushing up earth in front of it .\n, the entire film has become a rock\u0091n\u0092roll teen movie . upon becoming giants , for instance , the first thing the kids do is not establish their tyranny over the normal - sized people or marvel at their newfound size , but rather to dance in front of the rest of the townspeople . the opening scene consists of about five minutes of teenagers dancing in the rain and rolling in the mud to music on a car radio . the film frequently stands still for extended rock\u0091n\u0092roll numbers . indeed , the first half - hour of the film features six such numbers \u0096 gordon serves up three in a row at one point . the beau brummels at least turn out some halfway listenable songs .\nduring the 1990s , a series of public - service announcements promoting the use of seat belts featured the comical misadventures of a pair of living crash - test dummies , and used the slogan\nyou could learn a lot from a dummy ."]}
{"id": 116539, "summary": [{"text": "the last airbender is a 2010 american action fantasy adventure film written , co-produced , and directed by m. night shyamalan .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is based on the first season of the nickelodeon animated series of the same name .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film stars noah ringer as aang , with dev patel as prince zuko , nicola peltz as katara , and jackson rathbone as sokka .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "development for the film began in 2007 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "it was produced by nickelodeon movies and distributed by paramount pictures .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "premiering in new york city on june 30 , 2010 , it opened the following day in the rest of the country , grossing an estimated $ 16 million .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was panned by critics upon release , with many reviewers citing inconsistencies between the plot , screenplay , and source material as well as deriding the acting , writing , casting , and dialogue .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "however , some praised the visual style , james newton howard 's soundtrack , and the performances from dev patel , aasif mandvi , and shaun toub .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film swept the golden raspberry awards in 2010 , with five \" wins \" including worst picture ; the film is sometimes considered one of the worst ever made .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "despite the negative reviews , the last airbender opened in second place at the box office behind the twilight saga : eclipse .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "produced on a $ 150 million budget , the film grossed $ 131 million domestically and $ 319 million worldwide .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it is currently the fourth highest grossing nickelodeon film , behind the spongebob movie : sponge out of water ( 2015 ) , teenage mutant ninja turtles ( 2014 ) , and the adventures of tintin ( 2011 ) . 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[ 1 ]\nabout the casting of the last airbender and the practice of \u201cracebending\u201d and \u201cwhitewashing\u201d in general .\ntwilight star jackson rathbone hopes to ' show his range ' in last airbender .\nfor more eclipse and last airbender analysis , click here to read the weekend briefing .\nneither paramount nor shyamalan responded to globe requests for comment about \u201cthe last airbender . \u2019\u2019\nthe last airbender film poster of zuko ( left ) and aang ( right ) .\nm . night shyamalan explains why u . s . critics didn\u2019t \u201cget\u201d \u2018the last airbender\u2019\nlower photo : a scene from \u201cavatar : the last airbender . \u201d credit : nickelodeon\nthe last airbender movie ( mar 8 , 2011 , 8 : 00 ) . ' the last airbender : legend of korra ' : the creators speak . wsj . com .\nfrank marshall , the twitter happy producer of the last airbender posted this tidbit up today .\nmultinational team : the only complete multinational team in the series as aang is the last airbender .\nupdate : airbender producer frank marshall has provided this photo of \u201cairbender base camp . \u201d\n' last airbender 2 ' will be ' darker , ' m . night shyamalan says\ntalking with director m . night shyamalan about ' last airbender , ' race and more\nthe last airbender ( 2010 ) . rotten tomatoes . retrieved on july 8 , 2010 .\nreview : the last airbender . thegreyghost . net . retrieved on july 7 , 2010 .\nthe last airbender\nproduction development information database ( pdid ) on avatarspirit . net .\ntagged casting , discrimination , film , m . night shyamalan , paramount , the last airbender\nthe last airbender showed the world how to be better and it is time to follow through .\nit ' s been almost 10 years since the last episode of the beloved avatar : the last airbender series played on our tv screens . ign\nhowever , shyamalan has exclusively told urltoken that the last airbender 2 won\u2019t be his next project .\nthe last airbender ( 2010 ) . box office mojo . retrieved on july 8 , 2010 .\nwhy the last airbender was terrible and it maybe wasn ' t m . night ' s fault\nthe last airbender ( 2010 ) . box office mojo . retrieved on july 9 , 2010 .\nhow i would have converted the last airbender from tv season to film - m . night fans\nthe idea for avatar : the last airbender grew out of some concept art drawn by bryan konietzko .\nebertchicago : the best writing i\u2019ve seen on the racist casting of \u201cthe last airbender . \u201d devastating . urltoken\n' last airbender 2 ' will be ' darker , ' m . night shyamalan says - mtv\nwhat the last airbender ( 2010 ) teaches us about storytelling . | a sky of books and movies\nyou ' ve seen trailer for m . night shyamalan ' s\nthe last airbender .\nyou ' ve seen the promotional posters for\nthe last airbender .\nso , what ' s left ?\nshyamalan isn ' t a hack , and he isn ' t the weak link in the last airbender .\nat a glance , the last airbender is and has all the makings to be something grand and special .\nthe happening ? terrible film . last airbender ? awful movie . lady in the water ? largely laughable .\nhome video releases of avatar : the last airbender , as well as the live - action movie adaptation .\nmovie reviews : the last airbender , love ranch , the nature of existence | l . a . weekly\navatar : the last airbender , films , lady in the water , m . night shyamalan , the happening , the village\ncharacters from avatar : the last airbender were featured on the cover of the 2011 issue of free comic book day .\nthe story of\nthe last airbender\nis an ambiguous story . these cultures are not defined .\nthe last airbender - cast and crew . the kennedy / marshall company . retrieved on august 1 , 2011 .\nfeatured in the twilight saga : eclipse / the last airbender / grown ups ( 2010 ) . see more \u00bb\nmichael bay explains why he\u2019s doing \u2018transformers 4\u2019 ; is m . night shyamalan considering \u2018the last airbender 2\u2019 ?\nshortly after , award - winning avatar : the last airbender director giancarlo volpe applauds mr . kim\u2019s message :\nshyamalan has defended \u201cairbender\u201d as \u201cthe most culturally diverse movie series of all time , \u201d referring to \u201cthe last airbender\u201d as well as two sequels he plans to make .\nchristopher ruvo posted a new article at urltoken concerning the filming of the last airbender . here\u2019s an excerpt of the article :\nremember :\nzuko ' s story\nhits shelves may 18 and\nthe last airbender\nmovie hits theaters july 2 . make sure to keep it locked to splash page for more on\nthe last airbender\nmovie and the\nairbender\ncomics in the days to come !\nassorted scenes from the animated series ,\navatar : the last airbender .\nasian or not ? you decide .\ncheck out everything we ' ve got on\nthe twilight saga : eclipse\nand\nthe last airbender .\nhit the jump for a more in - depth explanation by shyamalan . the last airbender hits theaters on july 2nd .\nnew on dvd : \u2018avatar\u2019 collector\u2019s ed . , \u2018the kids are all right , \u2019 \u2018the last airbender , \u2019 more\nlast airbender\nis the first film shyamalan has made that wasn ' t based on his own idea .\nm . night shyamalan at\nthe last airbender\npremiere in new york . ( peter kramer / ap )\nleanne larson . release an extended cut of the last airbender . petitionspot . retrieved on july 11 , 2010 .\nfilmexecutives . the last airbender ( great movie ) special edition . youtube . retrieved on february 22 , 2011 .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the last airbender near you .\nwoerner , meredith ( june 23 , 2009 ) . secrets and glimpses of the last airbender filming . io9 .\nfrom older avatar : the last airbender official site , originally on urltoken ( link ) . no longer updated .\n, a board member for manaa , thinks the campaign against \u201cthe last airbender\u201d has contributed to the prediction of lackluster ticket sales .\nbut the film version of \u201cthe last airbender\u201d is not the same story , and i\u2019m not interested in spending money on it .\nin the last airbender , he was not killed by the ocean spirit , but by a group of water tribe warriors .\navatar : the last airbender - the lost adventures release date . dark horse books . retrieved on october 6 , 2016 .\nthe casting is complete and we did not discriminate against anyone . \u201d \u2013 frank marshall , executive producer , the last airbender\nnoah ringer plays aang in m . night shyamalan\u2019s \u201cthe last airbender , \u2019\u2019 an adaptation of \u201cavatar : the last airbender , \u2019\u2019 an animated series that aired on nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008 . ( industrial light & amp ; magic )\ncelebritology 2 . 0 - talking with director m . night shyamalan about ' last airbender , ' race and more\nscreenhead staff ( august 18 , 2010 ) . british audiences laugh at last airbender due to mistranslation . urltoken .\nthe director has also confirmed that he will be behind the sequel of avatar : the last airbender , despite the film getting panned worldwide .\ntomorrow there will be a general open casting call for extras in the latest m . night shyamalan movie , the last airbender .\nfind the best deals 2018 hot avatar the last airbender poster . top brands like blingird , kainongjin for your selection at aliexpress .\navatar : the last airbender - the promise part 1 and over one million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\nclaudia eller . the last airbender carries shyamalan into new territory . los angeles times . retrieved on june 25 , 2010 .\nthe last airbender was nominated choice summer movie for the 2010 teen choice awards [ 7 ] but did not win . [ 8 ]\nthe last airbender ( screenplay by m . night shyamalan , based on the tv series created by michael dante dimartino and bryan konietzko )\n\u201c the last airbender is an agonizing experience in every category i can think of and others still waiting to be invented . \u201d\nwe sat down with the last airbender & apos ; s twist - obsessed director , m . night shyamalan , and grilled \u2026\nmedia action network for asian - americans about the last airbender casting . manaa . org . retrieved on february 1 , 2009 .\nmedia action network for asian - americans about the last airbender casting . manaa . org . retrieved on march 1 , 2009 .\nmedia action network for asian - americans about the last airbender casting . manaa . org . retrieved on april 1 , 2009 .\ntags : avatar : the last airbender , jackson rathbone , m . night , shooting locations , shyamalan , twilight posted in avatar : the last airbender , casting , interview , jackson rathbone , m . night shyamalan , shooting locations | leave a comment \u00bb\nthe last airbender avatar notebook decal sticker for macbook pro 13 air 11 retina lenovo mac computer hp acer 15 . 6 laptop skin\nthat there will be new avatar : the last airbender comics written by faith erin hicks and illustrated by peter wartman . entertainment weekly\napril 29 , 2009 asian american advocacy groups , fans condemn racial bias in m . night shyamalan\u2019s \u201cwhitewashed\u201d casting of \u201cthe last airbender\u201d\nshyamalan - who won an oscar nomination in 1999 for the sixth sense - adapted the film from the animated television series avatar : the last airbender .\nnoah ringer plays the heroic aang in a scene from\nthe last airbender .\nhis casting has some fans of the original series upset .\nthe avatar film , titled the last airbender , is set for a july 2010 release . shyamalan is writing , directing and producing the film .\nbased on the tv series avatar : the last airbender ( tv series 2005 - 2008 ) created by michael dante dimartino and bryan konietzko .\naction / adventure , fantasy , movie trailer news , paramount pictures , m . - night - shyamalan , the - last - airbender\ndante basco ( july 1 , 2010 ) . the last airbender : to boycott or not ? . dantebasco . wordpress . com .\nkataratruelove , interview with m . night shyamalan on the last airbender - part 1 @ 6 : 00 , youtube , july 02 2010\ndel rey to publish ' last airbender ' movie manga ( july 27 , 2009 ) . retrieved on july 29 , 2009 .\nthe razzie awards :\nthe last airbender\nis the best winner , er , loser . la times . retrieved on february 26 , 2011 .\nonline protests hoping to protest the casting of m . night shyamalan ' s live - action take on avatar : the last airbender are continuing .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged movie avatar - the - last - airbender or ask your own question .\ndirector m . night shyamalan , who never has mounted an epic film before , gets only passing grades for\nthe last airbender .\nfire , water , earth , air \u2013 and mirth . . . dev patel in the last airbender photograph : photo credit : zade rosenthal\npingback : frank marshall : \u201cwe did not discriminate against anyone . \u201d : : the last airbender movie casting | activism at urltoken ( )\nrazzie awards make 2010 picks : m . night shyamalan ' s ' the last airbender ' & twilight ' s ' eclipse ' worst offenders\non the same weekend at animeboston in boston , ma , fans of avatar : the last airbender present on the film adaptation during the a : tla panel .\nin his december 23rd , 2009 \u201canswer man\u201d column , venerated film critic roger ebert publicly condemns the casting of the last airbender film as \u201cwrong . \u201d\nbased on the tv series _ avatar : the last airbender ( tv series 2005 - 2008 ) _ created by ' michael dante . . . more\ndirector m . night shyamalan , who never has mounted an epic film before , gets only passing grades for\nthe last airbender .\ntwitter\naction / adventure , fantasy , paramount pictures , soundtracks , james newton howard , m . - night - shyamalan , the - last - airbender\nvideo of takarazuko cosplay skit of avatar the last airbender , performed at wondercon 2008 . filming credits to christophe & michael tang ( permission granted )\nscott mendelson ( june 30 , 2010 12 : 04 pm ) . huffpost review : the last airbender ( 2010 ) . huffingtonpost . com .\nthe last airbender 2 [ nb 1 ] was , at one point , the possible sequel for the live - action film the last airbender . it was the second part in the planned trilogy of films adapted from avatar : the last airbender . it was likely to be produced , written , and directed by m . night shyamalan . other producers may include frank marshall , kathleen kennedy , sam mercer and scott aversano , with co - producer jose l . rodriguez and executive producers michael dante dimartino and bryan konietzko . the film was expected to be mostly based on book two of avatar : the last airbender .\nif you ' re looking to avoid the comics that directly relate to the movie ( e . g . as opposed to the tv series ) , the only ones you ' d want to look out for are the last airbender prequel : zuko ' s story and the the last airbender ( manga adaptation ) by dave roman\ncombined , avatar : the last airbender\u2014the art of the animated series , the lost adventures , the promise , and the search have sold over a hundred thousand copies . [ 4 ]\nm night shyamalan ' s the last airbender has blown away all competition at the razzies - hollywood ' s oscar spoof mocking the year ' s worst performances .\naction / adventure , casting , fantasy , tv to film adaptation , isaac jin solstein , last airbender , m . - night - shyamalan\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged suggested - order avatar - the - last - airbender or ask your own question .\nparamount does not respond , and manaa\u2019s repeated attempts to contact paramount regarding the last airbender and the goods : live hard , sell hard are also rebuffed .\nrazzie awards make 2010 picks : m . night shyamalan ' s ' the last airbender ' & twilight ' s ' eclipse ' worst offenders | deadline\nbut the movie people are alive and well and plan to begin filming shyamalan ' s\nthe last airbender\nin the reading area beginning thursday , weather permitting .\ndavid germain ( february 26 , 2011 10 : 34 pm et ) . last airbender rules razzies as worst picture david germain . associated press .\none of the last airbender \u0092s razzies was for worst picture of 2010 . another was the one - time \u0093 worst eye - gouging misuse of 3d . \u0094\nbased on the tv series _ avatar : the last airbender ( tv series 2005 - 2008 ) _ created by ' michael dante dimartino ' and bryan konietzko .\nthe last airbender stands at a 6 % on the review aggregate rotten tomatoes , and is largely considered a failed adaptation amongst the fan base of the original nickelodeon series . when\njames bond was doing just fine without it . the last pierce brosnan film before\nmark harrison ( august 6 , 2015 ) . the last airbender : what went wrong ? . den of geek . retrieved on august 14 , 2015 .\nrobinson , tasha ( 2006 - 03 - 07 ) . avatar : the last airbender . sci - fi today . retrieved on may 28 , 2014 .\navatar the last airbender book 3 : fire . trailer high quality . youtube ( 2007 - 08 - 29 ) . retrieved on december 27 , 2012 .\nif the last airbender manages to shine as brightly as the nickolodeon tv show , which lasted four three brilliant seasons from 2005 to 2008 , there\u2019s a good chance that shyamalan\u2019s good name will achieve full rehabilitation . especially since the last airbender is only the first installment of what is shaping up to be a crowd - pleasing trilogy .\nthis is in the navy yard in philadelphia . when i googled\nthe last airbender navy yard\nafter seeing that sign , i found this article pretty humorous :\nthe last airbender [ blu - ray ] [ 2010 ] is a good story and effects are believable . shame the next film is unlikely to be made it seems\n2nd in\navatar : the last airbender\n( 2005 ) { the desert ( # 2 . 11 ) } _ , when iroh makes the first move in the game .\nare you a fan of avatar : the last airbender ? will you be checking out the graphic novels ? let me know in the comments below or via facebook or twitter .\nmark lee ( july 13 , 2010 ) . racebending : guy aoki on the last airbender casting controversy . overthinking it . retrieved on september 5 , 2015 .\n' nerdist writers panel # 154 : legend of korra / avatar : the last airbender ' . urltoken ( august 19 , 2014 , 8 : 00 ) .\n' mike & bryan interview : the last airbender movie , digital korra & nickelodeon marketing ' . urltoken ( august 20 , 2014 , 8 : 00 ) .\nfacebook shuts down the \u201cpeople against racebending : protest of the cast of the last airbender movie\u201d facebook group without warning for being \u201chateful , threatening , or obscene . \u201d jeff yang of the\n\u201cthe last airbender\u2019\u2019 is a live - action adaptation of \u201cavatar : the last airbender , \u2019\u2019 an animated series that attracted a devoted following when it aired on the nickelodeon cable channel from 2005 to 2008 . shyamalan\u2019s film was originally slated to be a trilogy , though paramount will doubtless count the box office returns before committing to two more movies .\ncontroversy hangs like a storm cloud over the release of m . night shyamalan\u2019s new film , the last airbender , which is released in theatres on thursday , july 1 .\nhigh quality avatar the last airbender inspired home decor by independent artists and designers from around the world . all orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours .\nsusan king ( february 26 , 2011 7 : 31 pm ) . the razzie awards :\nthe last airbender\nis the best winner , er , loser . la times .\nphotos : top , protesters demonstrate outside the arclight hollywood . bottom , the asian protagonists from \u201cavatar : the last airbender . \u201d credits : daina beth solomon and animelime . com .\nroth cornet ( may 22 , 2015 ) . m . night shyamalan defends his avatar : the last airbender adaptation . ign . retrieved on august 14 , 2015 .\nescena musical de airbender : el \u00faltimo guerrero sin di\u00e1logos ni efectos de sonido .\non july 21st , 2010 , nickelodeon announces that a sequel to the original avatar : the last airbender series has been put in production , avatar : the legend of korra . although no new spin - off content for the movie franchise is planned , dark horse comics announces an ongoing comic book series based on the avatar : the last airbender series in february 2011 .\nnight ' s vision of ' the last airbender ' includes a large and ethnically diverse cast that represents cultures from around the world ,\nparamount said in a statement .\nlane brown . vulture breaks the news to m . night shyamalan about the last airbender ' s reviews . new york magazine ; vulture . retrieved on july 1 , 2010 .\nthis week , m . night shyamalan and his last airbender cast and crew will shoot at the navy yard in south philly on what could be the largest soundstage on the east coast .\nan older version of aang ( the last airbender ) as depicted by co - creator bryan konietzko for a poster shared with fans at the san diego comic con after the casting controversy .\na video game trilogy about avatar has been created : avatar : the last airbender , the video game , was released on october 10 , 2006 ; avatar : the last airbender \u2013 the burning earth was released on october 16 , 2007 ' and avatar : the last airbender \u2013 into the inferno was released on october 13 , 2008 . the three games were loosely based on seasons one , two and three , respectively . players can select characters and complete quests to gain experience and advance the storyline . despite lackluster critical reviews , the games did extremely well commercially ; for example , avatar : the last airbender was thq ' s top selling nickelodeon game in 2006 and even reached sony cea ' s\ngreatest hits\nstatus .\node ( august 15 , 2010 ) . does m . night shyamalan care about the last airbender ' s bad reviews . youtube . retrieved on august 14 , 2015 .\navatar : the last airbender digital comics now available through all dark horse platforms ! . dark horse comics ( 5 july 2013 ) . retrieved on november 30 , 2013 .\nadds the air nomads from avatar : the last airbender trait : air nomad enlightenment unhappiness from number of citizens halved . 25 % less culture cost for policies . all melee , archer , scout , and mounted units gain the airbender promotion . cannot train se . . .\nwe\u2019ve got rumor that two major roles have been cast for the avatar : the last airbender film . take these with a grain of salt as it has not been officially announced .\nphoto : director m . night shyamalan with actor noah ringer in new york after the world premiere of\nthe last airbender .\ncredit : dave allocca / associated press / starpix\nand be sure to check out last airbender fans \u2018 ever growing collection of on - set photos , from which the above shot of the rusted over fire nation tank was borrowed .\nallan dart ( 2009 - 06 - 24 ) . first last airbender news & trailer . starlog ( via wayback machine ) . retrieved on june 27 , 2009 .\nkorra creators michael dante dimartino and bryan konietzko guest on channel surfing for an in - depth conversation about the final season and the avatar : the last airbender franchise ' s past and future .\nmore reviews for the last airbender film to write a review , create a blog page , and add it to category : reviews of the last airbender . you may post a link to your review in a comment in the reception page once . it may take up to 24 hours for your review to show up on the blog list . other reviews available here .\nmore reviews for the last airbender film > to write a review , create a blog page , and add it to category : reviews of the last airbender . you may post a link to your review in a comment below once . it may take up to 24 hours for your review to show up on the blog list . other reviews are available here .\n1st in\navatar : the last airbender\n( 2005 ) { the waterbending scroll ( # 1 . 9 ) } _ , when iroh holds up the tile he finds in his sleeve .\nthen there was the last airbender , by m . night shyamalan - a movie which may earn the title as the worst movie this year . from its inception ( pardon the pun ) to its sorry release , airbender has been dogged in the wake of controversial casting decisions . the graphic below neatly summarizes the controversy :\nhis first film in this genre , the last airbender , shows glimpses of the brash director behind chillers like the sixth sense and signs , movies that prompted newsweek to declare him\nthe next spielberg .\never since he first came out of a block of ice in the nickelodeon cartoon series\navatar : the last airbender ,\nthe other tribes in his fictional , asian - inspired world saw aang and his power over the elements as their last chance for peace after a century of conflict .\nwhile the fate of a possible sequel to\nthe last airbender\nremains in doubt , the small - screen version on which it is based \u2014 the nickelodeon cartoon\navatar : the last airbender\n\u2014 is getting a second life . mtv news has confirmed that the cable channel is prepping a sequel to its popular anime - inspired series , which ran for three seasons and ended in 2008 .\njen chaney ( july 1 , 2010 ) . talking with director m . night shyamalan about the last airbender , race and more . the washington post . retrieved on august 31 , 2015 .\nthe last airbender has attracted a broad and passionate fan - base over the years , and was eventually succeeded by its well - intentioned but ultimately less satisfying follow - up , the legend of korra .\nworst director jason friedberg and aaron seltzer vampires suck michael patrick king , sex and the city 2 m . night shyamalan , the last airbender david slade , twilight saga : eclipse sylvester stallone , the expendables\nasking what happened to her is his second - to - last line in the original series .\nthe avatar : the last airbender animated series and the last airbender live - action movie follow the epic journey of aang , the avatar . in an ancient world where armies of the four elements\u2014fire , earth , water , and air\u2014are constantly at war , the avatar , a master of the elements , is meant to restore peace and order . aang is the newest reincarnation of the avatar , and is also the last airbender , harnessing the power of air and wind . freed from a century - long sleep inside an iceberg , the 12 - year - old is responsible for saving the world and finds both friends and hostile enemies on the path to his destiny .\ni am sure that i speak for many when i say one of the signatures of that amazing series avatar : the last airbender was the soundtrack . . . i would highly recommend the track team .\nthe cover for the lost adventures was taken from the first edition of avatar ' s own magazine , nick mag presents : avatar : the last airbender , [ 3 ] which ran during the show ' s original airing .\nphilbert lui . the last airbender : m . night is a terrible father \u2013 a banana review . http : / / thebananatimes . com . + retrieved on july 8 , 2010 .\ntags : avatar : the last airbender , jackson rathbone , m . night , noah ringer , philadelphia , shooting locations , shyamalan , twilight posted in shooting locations | leave a comment \u00bb\njames newton howard was nominated with five awards from the international film music critics association ( ifmca ) , two of which are related to his work for the last airbender : best original score for a fantasy / science fiction / horror film ( the last airbender , music ) and film music composition of the year ( the last airbender , ' flow like water ' ) . [ 15 ] on february 24th , those two awards were won respectively by daft punk for tron : legacy and by danny elfman for\nalice ' s theme\nin alice in wonderland . [ 16 ]\nm . night shyamalan can ' t catch a break , even with something as seemingly innocuous as a live - action film based on the popular animated nickelodeon television series avatar : the last airbender .\nwhile access was denied , word is shyamalan\u2019s team has spent months constructing an elaborate fantasy world that\u2019s to serve as the backdrop for \u201cthe last airbender , \u201d an adaptation of nickelodeon\u2019s hit animated series .\nit should also be noted and remembered that the last airbender is produced by nickelodeon and , as much as one may argue the cartoon series transcends it , created as a children ' s film .\nm . night shyamalan has drawn fire for his casting decisions regarding his upcoming film , the last airbender . while most directors get crap over whether they casted a particular actor or not , shyamalan is being questioned for his decision to cast white actors in roles that are clearly not white in the source material , the anime avatar : the last airbender . speaking with io9 , shyamalan finally addressed the controversy :\nmns :\ntheir issue isn\u2019t with me . their issue is with the artists that invented anime . the story of\nthe last airbender\nis an ambiguous story . these cultures are not defined .\naasif mandvi , shaun toub and cliff curtis have joined the cast of m . night shyamalan\u2019s the last airbender as fire nation characters , again confirming that the fire nation will be cast using people of color .\navatar : the last airbender ran on nickelodeon from 2005 to 2008 . during that time , the sopranos and the wire were still getting new episodes . walter white would not become heisenberg until after the final episode aired .\n3rd in\navatar : the last airbender\n( 2005 ) { sokka ' s master ( # 3 . 4 ) } _ , the tile given to sokka by the butler more closely resembles the first design .\nthis is only found in the end credits of the last episode\nsozin ' s comet , part 4 : avatar aang\nthe last episode in place of the usual end credits . [ 1 ] [ 6 ]\njc : i want to ask you about noah ringer , who plays aang , the last airbender . i know you found him via a casting call . what spoke to you about him ?\ngene luen yang ( may 24 , 2010 ) . gene yang : why i won ' t be watching the last airbender movie . humblecomics . com . retrieved on september 2 , 2015 .\naristotle acevedo ( august 19 , 2014 ) . nerdist writers panel # 154 : legend of korra / avatar : the last airbender . nerdist . com . retrieved on august 17 , 2015 .\ntags : avatar : the last airbender , buddhism , m . night , noah ringer , shyamalan posted in behind the scenes , jose rodriguez , m . night shyamalan , shooting locations | 1 comment \u00bb\nm . night shyamalan referred the sequel as\nthe last airbender 2\nin an mtv interview . [ 1 ] mtv networks is a division of viacom , and a sister division to paramount pictures .\non my recent third viewing of the last airbender , i realized that the most important and affecting relationship on the show isn\u2019t between aang and his powers , or his past lives , or his nemesis ozai , or even his true love katara . in fact , it has little to do with aang at all . the most important relationship on avatar : the last airbender is between prince zuko and his uncle iroh .\nthese are two forms of media that could have done extremely well with the brilliant , element - bending universe of the last airbender , but the property was butchered into something unrecognizable not once , but twice now .\nsokka and katara were wwalking through the ice pole . suddenly they saw a terrible iceberg outgrowth from under the ice floor . after that a living boy came out from this iceberg ! he is the last airbender .\ndue to their unpleasant experience with the last airbender ' s production , the duo decided to write every episode of the legend of korra themselves to ensure it sure it was\ndone right .\n[ 26 ]\nworst director jason friedberg & aaron seltzer / vampires suck michael patrick king / sex & the city # 2 m . night shyamalan / the last airbender david slade / twilight saga : eclipse sylvester stallone / the expendables\nthe last airbender \u2019s narrative only spans the course of a year , but its audience had grown three years older by the time the final episode aired . that slow climb toward maturity comes across in the show , and in the characters themselves .\nparamount will promote february ' s\nshutter island ,\nmay ' s\niron man 2\nand july ' s\nthe last airbender ,\na film from m . night shayamalan .\nfind the best deals 2018 hot avatar the last airbender . top brands like cunddio , gkever , fasht , ochgep , love\u00b7thank you , leqemao , zytoys zy , bbottruoys , tumi for your selection at aliexpress .\n\u201cbryan [ konietzko , cocreator and executive producer of avatar : the last airbender ] and i are excited for our fans to read about the further adventures of aang and the gang . gene is an amazing storyteller and gurihiru\u2019s style is a perfect fit for the avatar universe . it has been a great experience collaborating with dark horse once again , \u201d said michael dimartino , cocreator and executive producer of avatar : the last airbender .\nthe last airbender\nalso represents a big gamble for paramount pictures . the viacom inc . - owned studio and sister company of nickelodeon fully financed the movie , increasing the risk should it perform below expectations . with a production cost of $ 150 million and a blockbuster - size $ 130 - million marketing budget ,\nthe last airbender\nis more than twice as expensive as any of shyamalan ' s previous eight films .\nlee noted that the \u201cairbender\u201d controversy has motivated tv fans to ditch the stereotypical couch potato slouch and campaign for fairness .\nif a $ 53 . 3 million holiday weekend proves successful enough to keep m . night shyamalan around for a\nlast airbender\nsequel , he knows what he wants to do \u2014 and he wants to do it darkly . asked about his intentions going forward , the\nsixth sense\nand\nsigns\ndirector confirmed that he has much of\nthe last airbender 2\nalready mapped out .\non dante basco ' s reddit ama thread , when asked what he thought of the last airbender movie , he responds by saying that bryan and mike told him not to see it . [ 24 ]\nehasz , aaron ( writer ) & volpe , giancarlo ( director ) . ( september 21 , 2007 ) .\nthe awakening\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 3 . episode 1 . nickelodeon .\nhedrick , tim ( writer ) & volpe , giancarlo ( director ) . ( april 14 , 2006 ) .\nthe swamp\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 2 . episode 4 . nickelodeon .\nhedrick , tim ( writer ) & macmullan , lauren ( director ) . ( october 21 , 2005 ) .\nthe deserter\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 1 . episode 16 . nickelodeon .\nehasz , aaron ( writer ) & macmullan , lauren ( director ) . ( june 3 , 2005 ) .\nthe storm\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 1 . episode 12 . nickelodeon .\nas for the last airbender , it\u2019s starting to look less and less like the cartoon i fell in love with and i\u2019m still in love with , and more and more like a racist white man\u2019s sex dream .\n\u201cwe\u2019re excited to be working with nickelodeon to bring these great stories to the manga audience , \u201d says dallas middaugh , associate publisher of del rey manga . \u201cavatar : the last airbender has shown incredible crossover appeal with manga fans . the release of the last airbender movie and original tie - in manga gives us the chance to share completely new stories with avatar fans looking for more about aang , zuko , and their favorite characters . \u201d\nm . night shyamalan ' s movie version avatar : the last airbender is apparently in danger already , as fans of the original animated series protest seemingly racist casting decisions . is there nothing the director can do right anymore ?\nit currently says that m . night shyamalan\u2019s last word on the subject was in a 2015 interview with uk newspaper the metro , where he said an airbender sequel wouldn\u2019t be his next project ( after 2015\u2019s the visit ) .\nfor the 3rd annual coming of age movie awards , noah ringer was nominated [ 18 ] and won the award for best actor for his performance in m . night shyamalan ' s film the last airbender . [ 19 ]\nthe last airbender took a critical drubbing and is currently ranked 7 % at urltoken . in part due to the awareness urltoken readers and other supporters were able to bring to the casting issue through our mid - june letter writing campaign , nearly every single article on or review of the last airbender that came out around july 1st , 2010 mentioned the casting controversy and / or even urltoken . below are some of the numerous articles that mention the casting controversy .\n\u201cthe last airbender\u2019\u2019 has had more bad karma than almost any movie deserves\u2026the core fan base has been up in arms over the casting of white actors to play characters that on the show are anime - asian . \u201d [ boston globe ]\nlots of people have contacted manaa about the casting of the movie \u201cthe last airbender . \u201d as a group we\u2019ve discussed what the best way to join in these efforts . what follows below is a letter that manaa sent to paramount .\nthe last airbender stands at a 6 % on the review aggregate rotten tomatoes , and is largely considered a failed adaptation amongst the fan base of the original nickelodeon series . when we spoke with bryan konietzko and michael dante dimartino , the creators of the animated series avatar : the last airbender , they said they elected to pretend that the live - action film didn ' t exist . when asked if he ' d been surprised by the response , shyamalan said that he was .\n\u201c i\u2019ve been getting e - mails for weeks complaining about the casting of \u2018the last airbender , \u2019 director m . night shyamalan\u2019s live - action adaptation of the nickelodeon cartoon \u2018avatar : the last airbender . \u2019 the writers are upset that most of the actors , with the exception of british - born indian actor dev patel , who plays bad guy zuko , are white . they should be upset with the casting , but not for the reason they think . \u201d [ washington post ]\nbrian warmoth ( 2010 - 07 - 06 ) . ' last airbender 2 ' will be ' darker , ' m . night shyamalan says . mtv news . retrieved on august 3 , 2011 .\nyou may not know her name , but 15 - year - old actress nicola peltz \u2013 who stars in the upcoming m . night shyamalan fantasy the last airbender \u2013 could be changing that very soon . here\u2019s why :\nthis entry was posted in movie review , movies and tagged avatar , dev patel , film , hollywood , m . night shyamalan , movies , nicola peltz , noah ringer , the last airbender . bookmark the permalink .\n\u201cbased on a asian - ish cartoon series called \u201cavatar : the last airbender , \u201d the movie has been criticized for racially inappropriate casting , but that\u2019s the least of its problems . \u201d [ st . louis post - dispatch ]\nexperience the thrilling live - action adventure based on the hit nickelodeon series avatar : the last airbender . join aang , an extraordinary boy with incredible\nbending\npowers , as he journeys through an exotic land filled with magical creatures and powerful friends . as the avatar , he is the only one who can end the age - old conflict between the four nations , air , water , earth and fire . an inspirational journey , the last airbender is exciting entertainment for the entire family !\nparamount paid $ 130 million to promote ' airbender , ' so that would explain the $ 71 million opening .\n, the creators of the animated series avatar : the last airbender , they said they elected to pretend that the live - action film didn ' t exist . when asked if he ' d been surprised by the response , shyamalan said that he was .\njason friedberg & aaron seltzer -\nvampires suck\nmichael patrick king -\nsex and the city 2\nm . night shyamalan -\nthe last airbender\ndavid slade -\nthe twilight saga : eclipse\nsylvester stallone - the expendables\nthings are looking up for m . night shyamalan ! he is in the prime of life at age 40 , and despite all critical evidence to the contrary , the last airbender has managed a healthy global box - office [ \u2026 ]\no ' bryan , john ( writer ) & volpe , giancarlo ( director ) . ( july 14 , 2006 ) .\nthe library\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 2 . episode 10 . nickelodeon .\ndimartino , michael dante ( writer ) & volpe , giancarlo ( director ) . ( november 18 , 2005 ) .\nthe waterbending master\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 1 . episode 18 . nickelodeon .\nm . night shyamalan has built his directing career on thrillers , ones that often involve supernatural elements and almost always promise a twist ending . but with\nthe last airbender\n- - his big - screen adaptation of\navatar : the last airbender ,\nthe nickelodeon animated series with a devoted fan following - - he ' s finally going in a direction that doesn ' t involve seeing dead people or crop - circle signs .\nehasz , aaron ( writer ) & spaulding , ethan ( director ) . ( june 2 , 2006 ) .\nbitter work\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 2 . episode 9 . nickelodeon .\nhedrick , tim ( writer ) & macmullan , lauren ( director ) . ( november 6 , 2006 ) .\nlake laogai\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 2 . episode 17 . nickelodeon .\nto further promote the film , paramount pictures and nickelodeon movies teamed with embassy suites ( the upscale , all suites hotel chain ) to bring guests who booked and completed a stay at any embassy suites property between may 3 and august 31 of 2010 , a chance to win one of four incredible the last airbender - themed grand prizes . each grand prize includes a six - day , five - night getaway for four at the embassy suites waikiki beach walk resort in hawaii , as well as the choice of one of four exhilarating hawaiian adventure excursions representing the\nfour nations\nthemes as depicted in the last airbender . in addition to this , 50 runners - up received a nintendo wii game system and accompanying the last airbender video game . all guests who booked their stay through the sweepstakes , received complimentary the last airbender prize packs upon check - in , each containing five unique toys representing the movie\u2019s central themes . [ 20 ]\nwalt completely losing his moral compass by the last two seasons and going from a sympathetic character to completely irideemable .\nthree of m . night ' s last four movies were huge , huge , box office successes .\nto further promote the film , paramount pictures and nickelodeon movies teamed with embassy suites ( the upscale , all suites hotel chain ) to bring guests who booked and completed a stay at any embassy suites property between may 3 and august 31 of 2010 , a chance to win one of four incredible the last airbender - themed grand prizes . each grand prize includes a six - day , five - night getaway for four at the embassy suites waikiki beach walk resort in hawaii , as well as the choice of one of four exhilarating hawaiian adventure excursions representing the\nfour nations\nthemes as depicted in the last airbender . in addition to this , 50 runners - up received a nintendo wii game system and accompanying the last airbender video game . all guests who booked their stay through the sweepstakes , received complimentary the last airbender prize packs upon check - in , each containing five unique toys representing the movie ' s central themes . [ 16 ]\nyou giggled at the happening . you snorted at the village . but now , for the first time ever , former indie auteur m . night shyamalan has set out to make a gonzo comedy on purpose , with the last airbender . spoilers ahead !\nmovie critics and industry observers panned \u201cthe last airbender , \u201d paramount\u2019s live - action adaptation of nickelodeon\u2019s animated tv series , but the special - effects fantasy managed to pull in unexpectedly strong box - office returns over the fourth of july weekend .\nin addition , dimartino confirmed that there will be no special episode or flashback for\navatar : the last airbender\nbefore the end of book 4 , nor will there be another avatar series after\nthe legend of korra .\nm . night shyamalan hopes to turn ' last airbender , ' based on a cartoon series , into a franchise . he ' s even taking part in the promotional campaign . the project is a risk for him and paramount .\nthe last airbender is not just a flop , it ' s a big - budget flop , and it ' s a throwback to that grand old genre , the movie that ' s so bad that it ' s bad .\nkaren valby ( 2010 - 11 - 3 ) . noah ringer of ' the last airbender ' has nothing up his sleeve : ew at ' the kids ' table ' . entertainment weekly . retrieved on october 8 , 2011 .\nhamilton , joshua ( writer ) & macmullan , lauren ( director ) . ( march 24 , 2006 ) .\nthe cave of two lovers\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 2 . episode 2 . nickelodeon .\ndimartino , michael dante ( writer ) & macmullan , lauren ( director ) . ( february 25 , 2005 ) .\nthe southern air temple\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 1 . episode 3 . nickelodeon .\no ' bryan , john ( writer ) & spaulding , ethan ( director ) . ( november 17 , 2006 ) .\nthe earth king\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 2 . episode 18 . nickelodeon .\no ' bryan , john ( writer ) & volpe , giancarlo ( director ) . ( july 15 , 2008 ) .\nthe firebending masters\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 3 . episode 13 . nickelodeon .\no ' bryan , john ( writer ) & dos santos , joaquim ( director ) . ( september 28 , 2007 ) .\nthe headband\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 3 . episode 2 . nickelodeon .\nthe last airbender - in which a boy uses his extraordinary powers to bring harmony to a warring world - won worst film , worst director and worst screenplay for shyamalan and worst supporting actor ( for jackson rathbone ) .\nthe last airbender goes on to earn a domestic gross of $ 131 million , despite the film\u2019s $ 150 million production budget . because airbender \u2018s advertising budget was $ 130 million , the film barely makes back it\u2019s $ 280 million total budget through overseas markets . over six months later , a sequel to the film has yet to be put in production .\n41 responses to m . night shyamalan says \u2018airbender\u2019 rises above race issues : \u2018that\u2019s what\u2019s so beautiful about anime\u2019\nfor those looking to mark their calendars , wave 1 of\nthe last airbender\ntoys arrives june 1 , wave 2 will hit shelves closer to the movie ' s release date in july , and the final batch will arrive closer to the holidays .\nehasz , aaron ( writer ) & macmullan , lauren ( director ) . ( december 2 , 2005 ) .\nthe siege of the north , part 1\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 1 . episode 19 . nickelodeon .\nehasz , aaron ( writer ) & filoni , dave ( director ) . ( december 2 , 2005 ) .\nthe siege of the north , part 2\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 1 . episode 20 . nickelodeon .\nthe filmmaker , who envisions\nlast airbender\nas a trilogy , said the nickelodeon series interested him because it lent itself to\nlong - form storytelling\nand encompassed areas of personal interest : martial arts , mysticism and spirituality .\n\u201c [ the last airbender ] is only an hour - and - a - half long , but it feels like a month . \u201d wilson said . \u201cthe dialogue was so unintelligible , it\u2019s like a foreign film without subtitles . \u201d\njen chaney : obviously \u201clast airbender\u201d is a departure from the thrillers that have defined your career until now . why did you decide that this was the right project to take on in order to move your work in a new direction ?\nin 2009 , an unofficial last airbender fan site was published . currently , it contains first - seen images of zuko and aang , as well as photoshop mock - up of the water tribe seas in the banner . [ 15 ]\nehasz , elizabeth welch ( writer ) & spaulding , ethan ( director ) . ( april 7 , 2006 ) .\nreturn to omashu\n. avatar : the last airbender . season 2 . episode 3 . nickelodeon ."]}
{"id": 116541, "summary": [{"text": "my dog tulip is an american independent animated feature film based on the 1956 memoir of the same name by j. r. ackerley , bbc editor , novelist and memoirist .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film tells the story of ackerley 's fifteen-year relationship with his alsatian dog ( german shepherd ) queenie , who had been renamed tulip for the book .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film \u2013 geared toward an adult audience \u2013 was adapted , directed and animated by paul fierlinger with backgrounds and characters painted by his wife , sandra fierlinger .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "christopher plummer narrated ackerley 's voice , isabella rossellini provided the voice of the veterinarian , and lynn redgrave provided the voice ( in her last film performance ) of ackerley 's sister nancy .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film premiered at the annecy international animated film festival on june 10 , 2009 and received honourable mention for best animated film at the 2009 ottawa international animation festival .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film won grand prix - best feature film award at the world festival of animated film zagreb - animafest zagreb in 2011 .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "as with the original book , the film gives detailed descriptions of the dog 's bowel movements and sex life \u2013 received as \" positively juvenile \" and helping the film achieve realism and avoid anthropomorphism .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in 1988 , colin gregg had filmed ackerley 's we think the world of you ( 1960 ) \u2013 also about ackerley 's relationship with his dog queenie . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "my dog tulip", "paragraphs": ["all imagery courtesy of my dog tulip company . my dog tulip is scheduled for theatrical release in fall 2010 .\nj . r . ackerley , voiced by christopher plummer , and tulip in the animated film \u201cmy dog tulip . \u201d\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of my dog tulip by j . r . ackerley .\nmy dog tulip will be released september 1 , 2010 at new york ' s film forum with a limited release to follow .\nto dog lovers , by the way , i recommend my dog tulip by j . r . ackerley\u2014by far the best\nanimal book\ni ' ve ever read . \u2014 julia glass\nwith its meticulously detailed observations of tulip\u2019s excretory rituals and anatomical changes when in heat , \u201cmy dog tulip\u201d might almost be called a dirty movie . it unblinkingly observes the messes tulip makes and shows her being mounted while in heat .\npaul and sandra fierlinger\u2019s animated feature film of my dog tulip , starring christopher plummer , lynn redgrave , and isabella rossellini , was released in 2010 .\nmy dog tulip\nis as disconcerting and unusual a piece of animation as the 1956 memoir that inspired it , and that is saying a lot .\n\u201cmy dog tulip\nhas no stupid plot , no contrived suspense . tulip grows old and dies , as must we all . j . r . ackerley misses her and writes a book about his loss . through this dog , he knew love . and through j . r . , so did tulip .\nmy dog tulip ' captures that far off britain of the 1950s , using a subdued palette and gentle line that draws on the british artists of the period ' .\nto celebrate the release , picturehouse central will also host dog gone crazy ! - a whole season of iconic films that focus on man ' s best friend . the season will include films like best in show , my dog tulip and white god for the dog lovers out there .\ncopyright \u00a9 1997 - 2018 the bark , inc . dog is my co - pilot\u00ae is a registered trademark of the bark , inc\nanimated dog movie : those three little words are enough to make many parents shudder in expectation of having to accompany their kindergarten - age children to a sentimental , anthropomorphic contrivance . now read the following quotation from \u201cmy dog tulip , \u201d an animated dog movie like no other , and reconsider your qualms .\nthis book is the greatest of dog books , and now this film is the greatest of dog films \u2013 to invent two unnecessary genres \u2013 but before the unprepared reader imagines an account of cuteness , it ' s necessary to state an opposite truth : the basic subjects of my dog tulip are pissing , shitting and fucking .\nno one\u2019s four - legged friends were harmed during the making of \u201cmy dog tulip , \u201d but the roar of paul and sandra fierlinger\u2019s untethered jack russell suggests that two - legged strangers might not fare so well .\nthat narrator , voiced by christopher plummer , is j . r . ackerley ( 1896 - 1967 ) , the british man of letters whose 1956 memoir , \u201cmy dog tulip , \u201d chronicles his 15 - year - relationship with queenie , a german shepherd renamed tulip for the book .\nthe film\u2019s hand - drawn animation by the directors paul and sandra fierlinger ( they are married ) and mr . plummer\u2019s understated conversational voice combine to make \u201cmy dog tulip , \u201d which opens on wednesday at film forum in the south village , one of the most sophisticated dog movies ever created .\nwhat makes\nmy dog tulip\nsuch a disorienting experience on the screen and the page is that ackerley is so completely devoted to tulip ( a german shepherd he refers to as an alsatian ) that he rhapsodizes at unexpected length about the different ways and circumstances in which she urinates and defecates .\na scene from \u201cmy dog tulip , \u201d coming to film forum on sept . 1 . the film is based on a 1956 memoir by j . r . ackerley ( 1896 - 1967 ) , the writer and bbc radio host .\nstrikingly animated and featuring the voices of christopher plummer , the late lynn redgrave and isabella rossellini , my dog tulip is a bittersweet retrospective account of author j . r . ackerley ' s 16 - year relationship with his beautiful yet intolerable german shepherd , tulip . to ackerley ' s surpris . . .\nin truth , the bulb predates any thought about an official canadian sesquicentennial tulip . the variety is known to tulip enthusiasts as the carnaval de rio , and was first registered with dutch tulip authorities in 1999 .\nwhile home hardware is the official supplier of the canada 150 tulip , other tulip distributors have jumped on the bandwagon by offering the similar \u201ccanadian celebration\u201d \u2014 a rebranded name for the dutch \u201chappy generation\u201d tulip variety .\nin its companion piece , my dog tulip , published in 1956 , queenie is called tulip ( ackerley ' s many gay friends thought the alsatian ' s real name would raise titters ) and it has been made into an exquisite animated film by the american husband and wife team of paul and sandra fierlinger .\nfirst , there is no specially designed \u201ccanada 150\u201d tulip ; it\u2019s just a trade name for an existing dutch tulip created nearly 20 years ago .\nmy dog tulip\nis the story of a man who finds love only once in his life , for 15 perfect years . it is the love of a dog . it may be the only love he is capable of experiencing . as other men write books about a woman in their life , j . r . ackerley wrote a book about a german shepherd he rescued from a cruel home . my dog tulip has been a private discovery by many readers for years , and now it becomes an animated film that combines elating visuals with a virtuoso voice performance by christopher plummer .\nthe heart of \u201cmy dog tulip\u201d is mr . ackerley\u2019s story of his late - middle - age relationship with an alsatian named tulip . bittersweet , heartfelt and rendered in an eccentric , expressive style , the movie seems poised to draw dog - loving moviegoers like beagles to bacon . ( new yorker films , the distributor , is doing grass - roots promotion to dog walkers , vets , pet food stores and bookstores ; new york review of books classics is reissuing the ackerley book . )\nbesides ackerley , \u201cmy dog tulip\u201d ( whose title character is mercifully never given a human voice ) is peopled with eccentrics , each given an astutely chosen actor and a sharply drawn personality by the animators . lynn redgrave , who died in may and to whom the movie is dedicated , plays ackerley\u2019s sister nancy , who moves in to be tulip\u2019s daytime caretaker while ackerley is working and competes with her brother for tulip\u2019s affection .\nin a sense , \u201cmy dog tulip\nis a natural history . ackerley is educated by tulip in the needs and ways of domesticated dogs . he attends to the feeding of tulip , the training , the grooming , the walking , the territorial marking behavior , the sexual needs , the illnesses , the personality , the life and death . no parents of a child have never been more observant or taken better care of their charge .\nmy dog tulip was shocking in 1956 , primarily for its detailed descriptions of queenie\u2019s bodily functions and sex life , ackerley\u2019s frustrated efforts at mating her , and queenie\u2019s unfortunate habit of pooping at times and in places that embarrassed her owner . \u201cmeaningless filth about a dog , \u201d dame edith sitwell called the book on its release . \u201cdisgusting , \u201d added harold nicholson .\nbark : ackerley\u2019s book , i would guess , has a resonance with dog people , which is an intensity that non - dog people don\u2019t understand . were you able to appreciate ackerley\u2019s obsession because you feel the same about dogs ? paul : i chose my dog tulip to become our movie exactly for the book\u2019s endearing ( to me ) quirkiness . when you look at urltoken under my dog tulip you\u2019ll see that half the readers who wrote reviews hate it and half of them love it . i assume the same thing will happen to the film . in hindsight , i think it might have been a mistake . we got ourselves into dangerous waters : if i had picked another book we could\u2019ve perhaps had an easier time finding theatrical distribution .\ni remain an amused admirer of my dog tulip , partly because j . r . ackerley tried to deliver the thoroughly physical world that dogs inhabit . it ' s anthropomorphism in reverse , albeit with a human ( and very british ) narrator . \u2014gail caldwell , the new york times book review\nackerley , who worked for years as the literary editor of a magazine published by the bbc , the listener , wrote my dog tulip in 1956 ; it ' s the story of the dog he lived with and loved for many years ( in real life , her name was queenie ) , a loyal companion who loved him without reservation - - and yet who , he learned , had strong ideas about her own dog - identity that resisted being shaped or sentimentalized by humans .\ni love her whole - heartedly - after a long day of work , to see that face , always excited , always happy to see me , and bury my face between her ears and smell her puppy scent , it takes my cares away .\nit helped , of course , that the husband and wife team have been dog lovers and owners for decades ( he draws and she paints ) , but paul admits that he had never had great success in drawing canines before .\ni was never quite happy with my work . it was my plan to put myself through that challenge .\ni think any writer who is in love with his dog wants to put into words how beautiful the animal is , and do justice to every expression and behavior . i was completely charmed by ackerley ' s account of his dog tulip . some critics on amazon were repulsed by his romanticized description of tulip ' s genitalia , for example . it didn ' t strike me as pornographic , but rather poetic . i have a female german shepherd who is spayed , so in my mind , she will always be a puppy . but tulip becomes a\nwoman ,\nso her li\na bittersweet account of the author ' s 14 - year relationship with his adopted alsatian , my dog tulip was written , directed and animated by award - winning filmmakers paul and sandra fierlinger , and is the first animated feature ever to be entirely hand drawn and painted utilizing paperless computer technology . an official selection of the 2009 toronto international film festival , my dog tulip is based on the book by british author and distinguished man of letters j . r . ackerley . ackerley hardly thought of himself as a dog lover when , in middle age , he came to adopt tulip - a beautiful , yet intolerable 18 - month - old german shepherd . to his surprise , she turned out to be the love of his life , the ideal companion he had been searching for in vain . originally published in england in 1956 , my dog tulip is now published in the us by the new york review of books , and is the best - selling title in their classics series . in vivid and sometimes startling detail , the film reveals tulip ' s often erratic behavior , canine tastes , and ackerley ' s determined efforts to ensure an existence of perfect happiness for her . - - ( c ) new yorker\nbrian murray plays the dual roles of ackerley\u2019s indolent world war i army buddy , captain pugh , whom he visits at his country farm with an unruly tulip in hand , and mr . blandish , a dog owner whose proud german shepherd , max , is rebuffed by tulip .\nthe story of the transformative relationship between a man and his dog ,\ntulip\nshould not be confused with contemporary manifestations of canine rapture of the\nmarley and me\nvariety .\nthis was an amazing book , so i read it slow . my friend jordan recommended this book to me because i mentioned my wife and i are writing a book about dogs . exceptional book . memoir as told through a shared life w / a german shepherd . an englishman post - wwii navigates london , with tulip off - leash . the book is fixated much on the sexuality of tulip and her nature , which he refuses to deny .\ni think any writer who is in love with his dog wants to put into words how beautiful the animal is , and do justice to every expression and behavior . i was completely charmed by ackerley ' s account of his dog tulip . some critics on amazon were repulsed by his romanticized description of tulip ' s genitalia , for example . it didn ' t strike me as pornographic , but rather poetic . i have a female german shepherd who is spayed , so in my mind , she will always be a puppy . but tulip becomes a\nwoman ,\nso her life story takes a different path than my dog ' s . most of the book is about ackerley ' s efforts to mate tulip , not because he wants to raise puppies , but because that is what nature intends for female dogs in heat . at the very least , the book is an education in the mating of dogs in captivity .\nbut then , in the end , there ' s no such thing as an unwild dog .\nother people turn out to be less understanding of tulip ' s vagaries . ackerley ' s feckless sister nancy ( voiced by the late lynn redgrave in her last released film ) tries to steal the dog ' s affections , and ackerley ' s other friends never invite tulip over twice .\nearly on , ackerley describes the one moment when , by mistake , tulip bit his hand .\nack ! ick . more gross than endearing , ackerly seems unduly focussed on his dog ' s genitalia , breeding behaviour , and elimination . if i wanted more dog shit in my life , i ' d adopt another puppy . i was surprised , as many of the reviews of this called it\ncharming\nand i didn ' t find any charming bits , just a cranky old man in love with his dog .\nbark : when you were reading my dog tulip did you see yourself in j . r . ackerley and the way he related to and described his dog ? paul : not in the least . ackerley typifies the most common dog owner on the hill \u2014 whom he himself learned to detest in due course \u2014 a man in complete adulation for his dog\u2019s size , shape and breed and totally oblivious of the animal\u2019s true nature and needs . ackerley , on top of being vain , was at times very lonely \u2014 which were fortunate circumstances for tulip . this set of circumstances , including her being rescued by ackerley from the grips of a very abusive previous owner , led to this ideal relationship of mutual tolerance and neediness .\nthat ' s because , as even the writer admits , tulip was a double handful as a visiting dog , a ferocious barker that caused chaos wherever she went . ackerley , besotted by tulip ' s undying affection , couldn ' t have cared less . such are the hallmarks of mutual love .\nbark : did you spend a lot of time studying your dogs , gracie or oscar , while working on tulip ? paul : both , but mostly gracie . sandra found her on the side of highway 95 in the carolinas . she was emaciated and still very young : a corgi / german shepherd mix with a big dog\u2019s head on a small dog\u2019s body . she looked like a photoshop dog .\nj . r . ackerley ' s slim , beautifully observed memoir my dog tulip is often called one of the finest works about a dog ever written , though truman capote came closer when he called it\none of the greatest books ever written by anybody in the world .\nthose who love the book might have reason to be wary of an animated adaptation of it . but paul and sandra fierlinger ' s my dog tulip - - which opens in los angeles this friday , with other cities to follow - - is a double rarity : an adaptation that wholly and faithfully captures the spirit and mood of the book it ' s based on , and an example of computer animation - - the 2 - d sort - - that shows the human touch in every frame .\nwoof woof ! . . . boohoo . . .\nmost moving dog story . . .\nand so one way of admiring my dog tulip is to see it as a manic critique of the usual norms of representation . in ulysses , james joyce recorded bloom on the lavatory ,\ncalm above his own rising smell\n; or in his hallucinations offering his wife ' s lover a helpful tub of vaseline . but then there is ackerley . one long chapter of his short book is correctly called\nliquids and solids\n. in another episode , trying to encourage tulip to have sex , he\nsmeared tulip lavishly with vaseline\n. as for the fierlingers , they jubilantly offer the viewer a close - up of tulip ' s arsehole .\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\nunlike studio cartoons , which often involve computer - generated imagery , the fierlingers\u2019 work is hands - on , sort of . what\u2019s eliminated is wasted motion : the shuffling of paper , the sharpening of pencils , the setting up of shots . that it still took them three years to make \u201cmy dog tulip\u201d almost seems surprising . it certainly gave mr . plummer pause .\n1 . 5 stars i first came across my dog tulip when it was being adapted into an animated film back in 2011 and how renowned film critic roger ebert expressed his great admiration for the film . i went on to learn that this film was adapted into a book with the same title and the same story , that of j . r . ackerley ' s bond that he had with his alsatian ( german shepherd ) , tulip . while this is a true account , ackerley ' s dog was actually named queenie , but since he himself was gay during a period that was n\nthere were a small handful of reasons why i was going to read my dog tulip eventually . 1 ) it was one of the first books published by nyrb and in my psychotic , obsessive way \u2013 i found the list of the first 250 books they published , broke them into groups of 20 and am going through each group selecting a few at random . this happened to be the very first i selected because\u2026 2 ) it was recently adapted into an animated movie ( trailer below ) , featuring the voice of christopher plummer and that roger ebe\ni consent to having nyrb add my email to their mailing list to receive news about the their books , and other items of interest from the nyr shop .\na veterinarian of astonishing empathy with animals is voiced by isabella rossellini . examining tulip for worms , she gently explains to ackerley : \u201ctulip is a good girl . you are the trouble . she is in love with you . \u201d\nthe book jacket says this is a heartwarming story of a man and his dog , but i would describe it as a graphic tale of a dog and her hoo - ha . unless you really , really , really like dogs or like the idea of learning how to pimp out your dog when she ' s in heat , i ' d probably stay away from this book . unless you are into dog vulvas , in which case you might enjoy it .\nanyone still questioning the adaptability of traditional animation in the digital age should check out my dog tulip by paul and sandra fierlinger . it ' s not only a marvelous adaptation of author j . r . ackerley ' s account of his bittersweet friendship with an alsatian in england after world war ii , but it ' s also the first paperless hand - drawn animated feature ( using tvpaint ) .\na wonderful animated movie for anyone who ' s ever experienced dog ownership at its most glorious , and most embarrassing .\nmy dog tulip\nis a bittersweet animated film of j . r . ackerley ' s recollections of a dog he owned in the years during and after world war ii when he no longer was a young man . but this is not just any dog . it is an alsatian female , tulip , that he rescues from a working class family that is apparently incapable of caring for it since they never took it for walks , leaving the dog ' s social sklls woefully underdeveloped . so dog and owner have their fair share of kinks to work out in their relationshiip but as time wears on and they get to know each other better , things go much smoother .\nmy dog tulip\nis animated in a rough hand drawn style with occasional interludes that are even cruder looking , like they are directly pulled from ackerley ' s sketch pad . it is almost as if he is writing the film as we are watching it . the only thing that might trouble potential viewers is the scatalogical details of tulip ' s habits which at times definitely feel like too much information . ( also remember that the movie is set in a less civilized time when there were no pooper scooper laws . ) thankfully , this is not played for laughs but used as a way of showing how tulip communicates with her owner , as she makes her feelings clear . some of which actually reminded me of the family dog i had when i was growing up . all of which plays well into what the author is saying about the search for the perfect friend which he finds in a dog . but for me , a dog would not be perfect since they still have to be taken care of and looked after and that ' s not really the basis for any kind of healthy relationship . ( plus , i have killed off plants when i ' ve tried to look after them . ) on the other hand , as a friend put it , dogs may ruin your rug but they will not ruin your life , unlike children .\nackerley ' s memoir of life with his rambunctious alsatian predates marley & me by half - a - century and yet , it does the job of showcasing one human ' s love , devotion , and compassion for a canine so much more effectively . the power in my dog tulip comes not from long , emotional passages about the tender feelings tulip summons in ackerley , nor are they tied to some heart - rending tragedy that besets an entire family ; rather , it is the simple descriptions and eye for fantastic detail that ackerley w\ni always like reading about dogs and dogs ' behavior with other dogs and with humans , but\nmy dog tulip\nis also an elegant piece of writing and an interesting period piece about england , its classes , and its values . the book has offended some reviewers because tulip ' s sex life or lack thereof is a main theme . i would agree that ackerley obsesses about whether his beloved alsatian ( a breed known as german shepherd by most of the world these days ) is sexually content , but the reader should also re\nthere were a small handful of reasons why i was going to read my dog tulip eventually . 1 ) it was one of the first books published by nyrb and in my psychotic , obsessive way \u2013 i found the list of the first 250 books they published , broke them into groups of 20 and am going through each group selecting a few at random . this happened to be the very first i selected because\u2026 2 ) it was recently adapted into an animated movie ( trailer below ) , featuring the voice of christopher plummer and that roger ebert was quite fond of . 3 ) i read ( quite possible on the nyrb page ) but maybe elsewhere that truman capote once said that this was \u201cone of the greatest books ever written by anybody in the world . \u201d hyperbole ? maybe \u2013 but he chose to disregard the whole \u201cbest book about a pet\u201d thing . 4 ) i like dogs . and this is a remarkable book . essentially dealing with one man\u2019s relationship with his rather rambunctious dog during the first few years of having her . and while i expected it to be more encompassing about the relationship with the dog \u2013 my girlfriend soon informed me that it was almost all about mating and the tulip\u2019s\u2026inner\u2026problems . it\u2019s graphic , sure , but it\u2019s written so beautifully and in such a loving way that you can\u2019t help but grow to care about tulip . there is no doubt that this dog was the most important thing in ackerley\u2019s life and while i had read reviews and book group discussion that suggested he might have loved tulip too much \u2013 that didn\u2019t really come to light during my reading . i don\u2019t know what to say really . i wasn\u2019t \u201criveted\u201d \u2013 so i can\u2019t put it among my favorite books ever , but for what it is \u2013 for what it made me feel and the way it put pets into perspective\u2026 there\u2019s really nothing like it . and you should read it .\nhis newest feature , my dog tulip , is adapted from j . r . ackerley\u2019s 1956 memoir of the same name . a writer , poet and memoirist , ackerley ( 1896\u20131967 ) was the literary editor of the listener , a weekly bbc program , and the author of hindoo holiday . he never liked dogs until , in middle age , he adopted queenie , a high - strung , overly barky , wildly possessive german shepherd .\ngiven ackerley ' s apparent celibacy , it becomes the source of some humor when he struggles to find tulip a suitable mate .\nsecond , dutch tulip harvesters screwed up the massive order , resulting in thousands of off - colour bulbs being shipped to canada .\nmore than that , intent on seeing to it that tulip has a full dog ' s life , ackerley also goes into considerable clinical detail about what happens to her when she goes into heat \u2014 as well as the trials and tribulations of finding a suitable male dog to mate her with . it is all written in lapidary prose and gracefully animated , but it does take getting used to .\nthat said , i can report some good news for paul fierlinger\u2019s my dog tulip . the film has been picked up by apparition , a fairly new theatrical distributor out of nyc specializing in independent films for the u . s . market . they take on only about 7 films a year and , based on some of their live action acquistions ( terrence malick\u2019s the tree of hope and jane campion\u2019s bright star ) , have gained a solid reputation .\nthe distinguished british man of letters j . r . ackerley hardly thought of himself as a dog lover when , well into middle age , he came into possession of a german shepherd . to his surprise , she turned out to be the love of his life , the \u201cideal friend\u201d he had been searching for in vain for years . my dog tulip is a bittersweet retrospective account of their sixteen - year companionship , as well as a profound and subtle meditation on the strangeness that lies at the heart of all relationships . in vivid and sometimes startling detail , ackerley tells of tulip\u2019s often erratic behavior and very canine tastes , and of his own fumbling but determined efforts to ensure for her an existence of perfect happiness .\nwe are treated to far too much detail about trying to house train tulip and exactly when , where and how she relieves herself .\na heartwarming memoir of writer , j . r . ackerley ' s relationship with tulip , an alsatian bitch he rescued . tulip ' s visits to the vets , urinary and bowel movements are lightheartedly detailed , as is his attempts to find tulip a suitable ' marriage ' partner . but it ' s a moving tribute also to the canine who became a part of his life and his heart .\nms . fierlinger , 55 , who has a fine - arts background , adapted her skills to colorizing her husband\u2019s sketches . \u201ci paint with layers , just as i would with traditional animation , \u201d she said . \u201ci make my own brushes and mix my own colors , just as if it were a paper background . but i do it all on the computer . \u201d\nan amusing , fun account of life with a skittish , freewheeling german shepherd , jr ackerley ' s my dog tulip is a nice read , but i can see why it ' d also turn some readers off . indeed , what this book does best is what some people will hate : it ' s utter frankness . ackerley never minces his words , describing tulip in startling detail : her rambunctious attitude , her fur coat , her bowel movements and her heats . he never once tries to turn her into a human , but never treats her flippantly , either . it ' s a f\nopening on sept . 1 at film forum in the south village , \u201cmy dog tulip\u201d features the voices of christopher plummer as ackerley , the writer and longtime bbc radio host ; lynn redgrave , who died in may , as his nettlesome sister ; and isabella rossellini as a kindly veterinarian . as it happens , nearly everyone involved is a dog lover : the fierlingers have gracie , a mix of shepherd and corgi , and oscar ( whose electronically adjusted voice was used when an aggressive bark was called for ) . mr . plummer said in a telephone interview that he grew up around dogs and \u201cprefers them to a lot of humans , \u201d while ms . rossellini said that , of course , she is \u201ca huge dog person . \u201d\nbark : were you familiar with j . r . ackerley before you started the film ? paul : oh yeah , mostly with the book my dog tulip . once we decided to make the film , i got in touch with peter parker , the british writer who wrote a very extensive biography of j . r . ackerley [ the life of j . r . ackerley , 1989 ] . and then i read everything ackerley ever wrote , including his letters .\nin a quiet weekend without big new releases , holdover family drama a dog ' s purpose staged a surprise upset over wolverine threequel logan .\nas a dog owner there were parts of this book that made me a little emotional . and there was plenty of information that was pretty fascinating . but ackerley ' s description of tulip ' s sex life was a little creepy . he seemed way too interested and descriptive .\nthe chapters describing ackerley\u2019s dog\u2019s poop and his lack of disposing of said poop were the best part of the book . i guess that\u2019s a mixed compliment given my general disregard for the book as a whole , however , i did genuinely find this part interesting mainly b / c of how it was a reflection of the time period and just how different things were in society then . now for the rest of the book : i really really disliked it . how on earth does anyone consider this to be a classic of dog lover literature ? the man not once but twice considers drowning his dog\u2019s newborn puppies in a bucket of water . let me repeat that , the author admits without qualm that the very same puppies he tried so hard to have his dog have are the ones he was seconds away from drowning in a bucket of water . nice guy . then there is the overly detailed description of his dog\u2019s heat and breeding . this man\u2019s fascination with his dog\u2019s nether regions and her sex life were more than a bit unsettling . i can accept that things were different then and getting a dog fixed wasn\u2019t the norm , but i can\u2019t get over his desire to become so involved in his dog\u2019s reproduction . dogs managed to have sex just fine before the invention of vaseline and if you ever get to the point in your life when you consider applying it to your dog , well , seek help , don\u2019t write a book about it .\nit isn ' t clear that tulip much wants to become pregnant , but ackerley is determined that she be impregnated . perhaps she is a surrogate through which he achieves fertility . lord knows they struggle together , j . r . and tulip , through the travails of courtship .\nwhite with red stripes are nothing new in the tulip field . in fact , it was the viceroy and the semper augustus , striped tulips very similar to the canada 150 , that were among the most egregious examples of tulip mania \u2014 the ruinous financial speculation over tulip bulbs that occurred in the 17th century dutch republic . although , those varieties were striped due to a virus , unlike the naturally striped carnaval de rio .\n\u201cshe offered me what i had never found in my life with humans : constant , single - hearted , incorruptible , uncritical devotion , which it is in the nature of dogs to offer . \u201d\nmy dog tulip is populated with some notable people - characters : isabella rossellini is the voice of the kind , no - nonsense vet who helps ackerley to understand and accept some of tulip ' s more bewildering behavior ; lynn redgrave ( who died shortly after the film was completed ) is ackerley ' s bossy sister . but the movie ' s real star has no lines at all , unless you included barks , sighs and the occasional whimper . in the body the fierlingers have given her on film , tulip is alternately a blur of action and joy , an inquisitive being of great intelligence and curiosity , a snoozy , snoring bundle in a chair . occasionally , you might notice her looking into the\ncamera ,\nbut you ' ll have to forgive her , because she ' s not a professional actor and doesn ' t know any better . to call tulip a cartoon is an insult : she is , beyond a doubt , all dog , and she is as real to us within the frames of this movie as ackerley made her on the page .\nackerley is in love with the dogginess of dogs \u2013 impervious to the artificial disgusts which humans call civilisation . for if kitsch is the negation of shit , then there are very few things less kitsch than a dog . which is why , after ackerley ' s examination of liquids and solids , the main subject of my dog tulip is his attempt to offer tulip a sex life . and there ' s a way in which this search for sex is also ackerley ' s , so it ' s possible to see this book as a great fantasia of the unconscious \u2013 but its real truth is more radical . this book is a study in the problem of otherness . this is its deeper critique , of the conventional art of representation \u2013 the fake forsterian categories of flat and round character .\naccording to sandra , painting tulip\nwas hard and then i got into the swing of things , and most of my painting depends on how paul draws it , so i can be loose . with the realistic drawings , i don ' t know how many layers i had to paint her in , but i learned to really enjoy it .\nalibaba pictures rolled out an array of dog - loving promotional initiatives \u2014 both online and offline \u2014 during the lead - up to the movie ' s release . using parent company alibaba ' s big data resources , the studio with its online promotional campaigns targeted pet lovers , female moviegoers and families . alibaba pictures also organized a series of dog adoption activities in shopping malls across china and held a number of screenings open to dog owners and their pets .\nbark : what appealed to you about the way ackerley describes his relationship with this dog ? paul : what was appealing to me was that he didn\u2019t know dogs at all [ before tulip ] . and then i found out , reading his other material , he actually disliked dogs . he was annoyed by them . he was very intolerant of dogs barking in the neighborhood . and then here he got , in tulip , the worst kind of neurotic barker .\nthe healthy china performance of a dog ' s purpose is a boon for amblin . the film has grossed a decent $ 61 . 7 million in north america since its release jan . 27 , but it likely was hurt by a leaked video showing a dog being shoved into a water tank during production .\nout of print for years , tulip , is now back to amaze , amuse , and somewhat dismay those lucky enough to receive her . \u2014 boston globe\ni always like reading about dogs and dogs ' behavior with other dogs and with humans , but\nmy dog tulip\nis also an elegant piece of writing and an interesting period piece about england , its classes , and its values . the book has offended some reviewers because tulip ' s sex life or lack thereof is a main theme . i would agree that ackerley obsesses about whether his beloved alsatian ( a breed known as german shepherd by most of the world these days ) is sexually content , but the reader should also remember that the book was written in the mid - 1900s . dog overpopulation was not an issue as it is today , and concerns about doggie - sex reflected judgments regarding how such activity would affect a dog ' s behavior - - and based on ackerley ' s account , most seemed to think it was right , proper , natural , and good for dogs . ackerley , whose own life merits a biography ( and i have no doubt there are several ) , is a kindhearted man whose way of life reflects a high degree of self - sufficiency , if one can read a bit between the lines . tulip is his muse and is far more of a person to him than anyone else he describes . most dog - owning readers who can get beyond different perspectives associated with when the book was written should be able to identify with ackerley ' s love for tulip and appreciate his occasional struggles with her lack of appreciation for human standards of propriety . every reader should at least acknowledge that his writing provides an exquisite portrait of a dog and of life in england during a bygone era .\nthis is as charming as any other book written about a man\u2019s single - minded pursuit to get his dog laid . this book was in my quarterly literary fiction box from pagehabit , as a companion - book to the friend . it was published in england in 1956 and the u . s . in 1965 , in a distant past before lawmakers realized civilization would be nicer without dog poop on the streets , before bob barker was around to encourage people to spay and neuter their furfriends , and before the internet taught dogs how to have\nthe chapters describing ackerley\u2019s dog\u2019s poop and his lack of disposing of said poop were the best part of the book . i guess that\u2019s a mixed compliment given my general disregard for the book as a whole , however , i did genuinely find this part interesting mainly b / c of how it was a reflection of the time period and just how different things were in society then . now for the rest of the book : i really really disliked it . how on earth does anyone consider this to be a classic of dog lover literatur\npaul fierlinger : i would never venture into a film whose topic i had no personal connection to . i couldn\u2019t possibly make anything useful out of a subject i knew little about in a personal way . there\u2019s a scene in tulip in which ackerley walks over to his bar to have a drink while tulip is having puppies . only much later did i notice that i drew ackerley reaching for the bottle the way i have to in real life with my bad shoulder and i was not aware of animating ackerley like that at the time . sometimes this makes acting my characters difficult for me , for instance when i have to animate women . having never been one , i step into the task gingerly and have to keep asking sandra if she thinks it\u2019s alright , what i\u2019m doing .\nackerley was a famous curmudgeon and his tulip was a kindred spirit .\none of the reasons we made the film is to make it clear to people who are considering having dogs that they should rethink it if they don ' t understand dogs well ,\nproclaims paul fierlinger .\nwe had been successful with dog films [ still life with animated dogs , a room nearby ] before and when tulip became a possibility , i had always had it in the back of my mind as film material . i had to understand ackerly better . once i decided to do it , i had to look more into his past and got acquainted over email with his biographer , peter parker . and we became good friends .\nconsider the following moment in ackerley ' s description of tulip . he takes tulip to a series of vets , with all of whom she is in a manic flurry . she can only be sadly compared , say , to an obedient spaniel he can observe\nstanding quietly on a table with a thermometer sticking out of his bottom , like a cigarette\n. finally , he discovers miss canvey . with miss canvey , tulip is calm . and ackerley \u2013 what else ? \u2013 is distraught :\nwith four million sold , it was marketed by home hardware as a \u201climited edition\u201d red - and - white tulip developed by the netherlands especially for canada\u2019s 150th birthday .\ni have an eighteen - month - old sable border collie mix named yiya , who is the apple of my eye and more dear to me than i ever could have imagined . i mean , how could you not love her ?\nto this story , directed and animated by paul and sandra fierlinger , \u201cmy dog tulip\nbrings sandra ' s watercolors . fierlinger is the sort of watercolorist one would collect . her colors , her line , her ability to saturate or wash , are well - suited to the story . she makes a london in which its black cabs and red buses come alive , and then turns pastoral on putney common . her animated paintings have life and impact . she is an original , but if you know of an artist named david gentleman , you ' ll get the idea .\non the left , what the canada 150 tulip is supposed to look like . right , the orange tulips that came up in ontarian jane antoniak ' s garden instead .\nthe origin of the carnaval de rio becoming the canada 150 tulip lies with ottawa\u2019s national capital commission \u2014 which also happens to be one of canada\u2019s largest consumers of tulips .\nan amusing , fun account of life with a skittish , freewheeling german shepherd , jr ackerley ' s my dog tulip is a nice read , but i can see why it ' d also turn some readers off . indeed , what this book does best is what some people will hate : it ' s utter frankness . ackerley never minces his words , describing tulip in startling detail : her rambunctious attitude , her fur coat , her bowel movements and her heats . he never once tries to turn her into a human , but never treats her flippantly , either . it ' s a full portrait , warts and all . well , sort of . while he never hides how naughty she was , apparently he ' s also got the blinders on , too . in the introduction , it ' s noted that tulip was often so wild his friends stopped inviting him over since he always brought the dog . but then again , ackerley was utterly devoted to her : even when she does something bad , all she has to do is look at him with her and he just about melts . i did , too . a note about context : remember this book is set in the mid - to - late 1940s before judging him for not having tulip fixed or for his ideas on puppies .\nasaf agranat : according to this , maybe the more awkwardness and disabilities one have , the more one ' s animated characters will have particular personality : ) ( sometimes i think that this is what makes , say , robert wyatt ' s ( who ' s in wheelchair ) music , so different from everything else ) . since ' tulip ' is a feature film , it demanded big dedication and much effort over a long period ( i wouldn ' t believe you if you say it didn ' t ) . when i come to a point of choosing what to make my film about , i feel that everything can have tremendous importance ( because it ' s my creation ) , and this kinds of stresses me . do you get like this ? what made you decide to make a film about a relationship between a dog and her owner ?\na great deal of the book is taken up with ackerley ' s attempts to provide tulip with the experience of mating and motherhood . ackerley second guesses his choices constantly - is he doing what he should ? what is a fulfilling life like for a dog ? what are her wants and needs ? tulip , in turn , is equally , in ackerley ' s words , concerned with ackerley ' s well being , and in time , through the discussions of impacted anal glands and estrus , socially awkward pit stops and trips to the vet ,\nmeh . this was presented to me as the be - all , end - all of dog memoirs . what it is , in fact , is one man ' s obsession with his dog ' s elimination and procreative functions . given that it was published in 1956 , in england , there have to be allowances for the fact that the world view of dog ownership has changed , for the better , in the last fifty years . we pick up after them , and we neuter them , thus making them , and ourselves , more agreeable .\nbark : \u2026 and then often not picking up after tulip when she \u201cfouls the footway . \u201d people had different standards in the 1950s , but i\u2019m wondering if it was difficult for you to illustrate irresponsible dog - owner behaviors without commenting on them ? paul : poop - picking laws only began in the late 1970s here , and even later in europe . but [ tulip ] was out on the farm or the woods when she pooped without him picking it up . not on the street . back in the \u201950s and \u201960s in europe responsible dog owners trained their dogs to poop on the street , next to the sidewalks , what was considered the gutter . streets were swept early , every morning , even in communist countries .\ni listened to an audiobook version of this novel on a road trip . everything starts out good and it ' s quite funny and if you love dogs it ' s wonderful . but soon everything really heads to toilet town . over the course of the book ackerley ' s description of tulip becomes downright disturbing . you ' re lulled into a false sense of security that this is the story of a man who loves his dog and of the kind of kooky things that happen to them then - bam ! everything becomes about dog penises and vaginas and"]}
{"id": 116546, "summary": [{"text": "from scotland with love is a documentary feature film directed by virginia heath , soundtracked by an original studio album by scottish singer-songwriter king creosote ( kenny anderson ) .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film was commissioned as part of the cultural festival accompanying the 2014 glasgow commonwealth games .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "it was screened with live musical accompaniment on glasgow green on 31 july 2014 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it was produced by faction north , crossover , national library of scotland and scottish screen archive in association with bbc scotland and creative scotland .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the album was produced by david mcaulay and released on 21 july 2014 on domino records .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "regarding the album , and its film counterpart , anderson stated : \" it 's basically just looking at ourselves in the past \u2013 it 's like looking at your grandparents ' or your great grandparents ' generation goofing about , just doing what they 're doing .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "but you have to remember that it was n't the past for them - they were right at the cutting edge of time like we are now . \"", "topic": 15}, {"text": "released to widespread critical acclaim , the album reached number twenty-one in the uk albums chart ; creosote 's highest charting album to date .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the album also peaked at number one on the uk record store chart , and at number three on the scottish albums chart . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "from scotland with love", "paragraphs": ["from scotland with love has been nominated for a bafta scotland in the single documentary award documentary .\nfrom scotland with love is a documentary about various aspects of life in scotland during the 20th century .\nto ask other readers questions about from scotland with love , please sign up .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of from scotland with love by katie fforde .\nsee the latest images of from scotland with love , including album covers and cover photos .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of to scotland with love by patience griffin .\nfrom scotland with love uk 2014 76min . stc directed by virginia heath featuring music by king creosote\ngoing home , finding love and finding out who one really is will be found in to scotland with love .\nto scotland with love ( ki . . . has been added to your cart\nto ask other readers questions about to scotland with love , please sign up .\nthe revue cinema screens from scotland with love followed by live acoustic set by king creosote and michael johnston .\nrainbow love heart background valentines background , heart wood , valentine day love red hearts glitter frame with white background , valentine , love , wedding , marriage concept two hearts on wooden background . valentine day , wedding love concept home love blue background valentines day background , heart red silk fabric , wedding love love heart banner background red love valentine heart background love concept shape heart of couple flamingo on pink background\nthe result is from scotland with love , one of king creosote ' s most widescreen cinematic and finest pieces of work to date .\nsince leaving the love island villa , camilla ' s romance with jamie has gone from strength to strength .\nstream from scotland with love by king creosote and 40 million songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms and conditions apply .\nfrom scotland with love will be released on cd and vinyl on 21 july . an extended version of the album encompassing all the music from the film will be available on heavyweight double gatefold vinyl lp with eight bonus tracks .\nto scotland with love ( kilts and quilts book 1 ) and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\nthe royal conservatoire of scotland is a company limited by guarantee reg no . 4703 ( scotland ) and a charity registered in scotland , no : sco15855 \u00a9 2016\nmade entirely of scottish film archive , from scotland with love is a 75 - minute film by award winning director virginia heath with a transcendent score by scottish musician and composer king creosote ' s .\nregistered address : national galleries of scotland , 73 belford road , edinburgh , eh4 3ds national galleries of scotland is a charity registered in scotland ( no . sc003728 )\nproduced by faction north , crossover , national library of scotland scottish screen archive in association with bbc scotland and creative scotland . soundtrack released by domino records . you can see further information here .\ni feel in love with the characters and her story that incorporates some . . .\ncomposed of eleven stunning and emotive tracks , from scotland with love was written by king creosote and produced by music supervisor and guitarist david mcaulay , with additional production by paul savage , in chem19 studios in glasgow .\nms hyslop was joined by festivals edinburgh director , julia amour this morning at a media briefing promoting scotland\u2019s festivals , scotland as a tourism destination , and scotland\u2019s place in europe .\nnatrecordsscot on twitter :\nparents in scotland seem to love the # doctorwho companions , going by the results from our baby names app . . . urltoken urltoken\nmade entirely of scottish film archive , ' from scotland with love ' is a 75 - minute film by award - winning director virginia heath with a transcendent score by scottish musician and composer . . . see full summary \u00bb\ni really love katie fforde , she\u2019s one of my favourite chick lit authors of all time . she just writes the loveliest books and i love her romances . last year katie released a christmas short story staying away at christmas and it was lovely , so i was quite pleased to see a new short story available for this christmas called from scotland with love . i avidly dived in as soon as it had downloaded and i really enjoyed it ! from scotland with love is a cute , forty - minute read , perfect for the cold winte\nproduced by faction north , crossover , national library of scotland scottish screen archive in association with bbc scotland and creative scotland . soundtrack released by domino records on vinyl , cd and for digital download over the summer of 2014 .\nwhen you see a tweet you love , tap the heart \u2014 it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love .\nas part of the cultural programme around the glasgow commonwealth games , king creosote has soundtracked archive footage of scottish people at work and play . he discusses the project , resulting new album from scotland with love , life , death and identity with nicola meighan\nworking with hopkins took anderson out of his comfort zone , and the results were all the richer for it . from scotland with love demanded a similarly bold approach . another collaboration , this time with director virginia heath , the album was conceived for a poetic film about scotland , timed to coincide with the commonwealth games , using archive documentary footage from the early twentieth century . the music is far from incidental . in a film without narration or interviews , the songs dictated many of heath\u2019s visual choices and are tasked with much of the heavy lifting .\nartist rooms national galleries of scotland and tate . acquired jointly through the d ' offay donation with assistance from the national heritage memorial fund and the art fund 2008\ncommissioned for the commonwealth games , this programme is an hour of film , mostly drawn from the national library of scotland and the scottish screen archive , which brilliantly evokes the flavour of 20th century scotland .\none love manchester wasn\u2019t about fear . it didn\u2019t come with kind of self - congratulatory pride you usually sense with charity events of this scale . this was the proper way to respond to hate \u2013 with love , and with thousands of voices singing together as one , long into the night .\nscotland day 2017 will build on the success of last year\u2019s event , introduced by the japan scotland association . the 2017 event is expected to feature visual arts and cultural performances , displays promoting scottish products and scotland as a tourism destination and place to study , plus talks on scotland and japan\u2019s shared history .\ncamilla thurlow is a british contestant on the itv2 dating reality show love island .\nneil doesn\u2019t mind the group didn\u2019t bank fortunes for their efforts as love fist .\nalexis petridis recommends king creosote ' s from scotland with love , a soundtrack to a heartfelt documentary film about scotland to mark glasgow ' s commonwealth games . his first album since his collaboration with electronic auteur jon hopkins in 2011 ( the mercury prize - nominated diamond mine ) , the songs are an antidote to the\nshortbread - tin ghastliness\nof the commonwealth opening ceremony\nvery well produced collection of archive film footage from all walks of life around scotland through the ages matched to the lyrics of king creosote .\nvirginia heath\u2019s current research project ' from scotland with love ' takes the form of a 70 - minute poetic documentary film created entirely from archive film material which heath researched over several months in the national library of scotland / scottish screen archive . it is a purely visual narrative with music sound track and will be accompanied by a live music performance curated by composer king creosote ( aka kenny anderson ) , who was mercury prize nominated for his album with jon hopkins , ' diamond mine '\none of the missions in gta : vice city is to save love fist from a murderous transvestite fan , score drugs and pick up hookers .\nthe world of music isn\u2019t spared the scottish independence debate . while david bowie confessed his support of the union in his brit awards statement , mogwai profess their vehement desire for a \u2018yes\u2019 vote . the latest record from king creosote , then , while not a direct support or rejection in itself , feels quite appropriately timed . \u2018from scotland with love\u2019 is awash with alba pride , from glorious patriotic soundscapes to kenny anderson\u2019s distinct croon .\nour friends membership provides a year of unparalleled access to the national galleries of scotland .\nguitarist neil still tours with aberdeen - based band pie shop with drummer andy .\nwith their thick aberdonian accents and raucous antics , fictional glam metal rockers love fist are hilarious cult favourites in grand theft auto .\nik vind de kleine ' kerst ' boekjes van katie fforde ontzettend leuk geschreven ! ook ' from scotland with love ' was heel leuk geschreven . de personages zijn best goed uitgeschreven , ondanks het korte verhaal . ze had hier best een ' normaal ' boek van mogen maken !\nthis was the challenge facing film - maker virginia heath and singer - songwriter kenny anderson , aka king creosote . their resulting film , from scotland with love , was premiered to rave reviews on bbc scotland on sunday 22 june and will be showcased in a series of live open - air screenings when the commonwealth games come to glasgow \u2013 with the album of the soundtrack due out at the same time .\na lassie\u2019s love is a setting of four poems by robert burns . although unrelated in their original form , the four poems take the listener on a journey of love , from a coquettish and sometimes cheeky girl , to a young maiden deeply in love , to a woman bathed in the warmth and strength of a steadfast love , and finally to the worn - out wife of an extremely tiring and annoying old man .\nsince 2013 , scotland ' s charity air ambulance ( scaa ) have responded to over 1 , 800 emergency call outs - helping hundreds of people across scotland . . . .\nlove fist aren\u2019t just the most successful scots band , they are probably the most depraved .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\n' the true wealth of a nation is in well - employed people , ' said alasdair gray , so i wonder what he ' d make of bbc 2 ' s from scotland with love which was packed with footage of scots working , labouring , producing , fishing and sometimes kneeling to float paper boats down the gutter .\nonly checked out king creosote after seeing scotland with love on bbc4 and being immediately struck by the superb soundtrack . this is a great album which should be up there with the best sellers . . as a soundtrack it ' s great , but it also stands alone as an excellent collection of tunes from an innovative musician .\nmade entirely of scottish film archive , from scotland with love is a 73 - minute film by award - winning director virginia heath with a transcendent score by scottish musician and composer king creosote . a journey into our collective past , the film explores universal themes of love , loss , resistance , migration , work and play . ordinary people , some long since dead , their names and identities largely forgotten , appear shimmering from the depth of the vaults to take a starring role .\nloved this novella . great characters , great setting you felt like you were up in the highlands snowbound . would love to hear more from these characters .\nlooking at this cover , i thought i was picking up a historical romance from scotland . much to my surprise , and delight , to scotland with love is actually a contemporary romance that follows the story of cait as she leaves america to go back to her hometown in scotland , only to find something , or someone , she wasn ' t quite expecting\u2026 when cait ' s husband dies in his mistress ' s bed , she is more than ready to leave that life behind and find the only family she has left back in scotland . when she arriv\nnational records of scotland . preserving the past | recording the present | informing the future .\nthe commissioning and recording of a lassie\u2019s love was supported in part by the national lottery via creative scotland , made in scotland onward touring fund , the jean armour burns trust , and ncl and co . chartered accountants . the national trust for scotland provided invaluable support in authenticating a lassie ' s love by inviting vocali3e to present the world premiere at the robert burns birthplace museum on may 24th 2015 , and an additional two performances at drum castle and pollok house .\nfrom scotland with love is out now via domino on cd , lp , 2xlp , digital and dvd . king creosote plays live with the film at glasgow green ( july 31 ) and london barbican ( september 27 ) . you can watch the film on bbc iplayer now . head over to the fence website while you ' re at it\njoan jett and the blackhearts 04 . i love rock ' n ' roll [ live 1982 ]\ngolly this is good and with a stunning soundtrack from king creosote to accompany the visuals . you dont have to be scottish to appreciate this wonderful film . for anyone with a heart . it really makes you think hard about the hardships prevailed on previous generations and the love and warmth they had for each other . a film that has been made with a real depth of love and affection .\nthis project that plays perfectly to his strengths . never has a life spent on the breadline in scotland seemed so romantic . the heartbreak and toil inherent in scottish history have been rendered beautifully by someone who obviously has a strong attachment to the country . this wouldn ' t work without a scotsman at the helm . from scotland with love stands testimony to the increasing genius of anderson and his craft .\nhe captures the world ' s mood before the screening in his sunday herald scotland tv roundup .\nwhere does a songwriter go for inspiration after over two decades of ceaseless productivity ? the answer in this case is the history of his homeland . from scotland with love was made as the soundtrack to a poetic film of the same name which consists entirely of archival footage from scotland ' s past . the film features no narration or interviews , allowing for anderson ' s songs to inform the sepia montage of grubby dock workers , miners and canny youths out on the lash .\nlove finishes with : \u201cit\u2019s a flawed piece , but a disturbing glimpse of the horrors we could stumble into , if we\u2019re not careful . \u201d\n5 stars . from scotland with love evokes everything that is important to me about christmas . it isn\u2019t the expensive presents , posh food , and over the top decorations . it\u2019s about appreciation , for what you have , what you can give , and for where you are . i may have been born , raised and live in england , but scotland has my soul , i have visited many times over the last few years , and i fall in love with it a little more every time . katie has described exquisitely exactly how beautiful and wild it act\n25 irn bru \u2013 did we mention we love it ? especially now we learn it ' s not actually made from girders . sorry \u2013 should have said so earlier .\nwalker love is a firm of messengers - at - arms & sheriff officers . we have sheriff officer and field force staff working across scotland with a high degree of local knowledge of consumer and commercial debtors within each area . our locations > more\nlove island ' var ' proves georgia was lying about jack kiss . . . and so was wes\nwalker love is a 3 rd generation family business which began trading as \u2018george walker\u2019 in glasgow in 1946 as a firm of messengers - at - arms and sheriff officers . following a series of strategic acquisitions , george walker & co merged with hm love & co to form walker love in 2006 and then in 2009 the firm acquired james reid & son . as a result of these mergers and acquisitions , the firm has grown to become a nationwide market leader with 9 local offices throughout scotland .\nsuperb dvd if you are a fan of king creosote or scotland in the ( recent ) past .\nbefore appearing on love island , camilla described her job as being in the field of explosive ordnance disposal .\nwe ' d love to know how we can improve your job search . please give us your feedback .\nkenny anderson ' s latest long player has the unenviable task of following 2011 ' s masterpiece , diamond mine . this is unfair . not least because the latter album drew from over 20 years worth of king creosote material , but also because it enlisted the help of knob twiddler par excellence , john hopkins . so it was with bated breath yet with diluted expectations that i approached from scotland with love . if there is such a thing as a difficult 42nd album - this was bound to be it .\ncomposer jennifer margaret barker and trio vocali3e have set four robert burns love poems to music , using unusual compositional effects to take us on a haunting journey through a woman ' s experience of life and love .\nand yet . from scotland with love opens with a sublime , abstract eulogy ( ' something to believe in ' ) , which echoes diamond mine , and the new album ' s stunning arrangements ( in cahoots with music designer david mcauley , producer paul savage and the leg ' s pete harvey ) are similarly magical \u2013 as are the film ' s visual and musical narratives , thanks to the symbiotic collaboration between anderson and heath . and although from scotland with love largely features brand new material , the album , like diamond mine , goes back in time ; excavates the king creosote songbook ; breathes new life into forgotten songs ( ' one floor down ' was part - written in 1988 ; ' something to believe in ' was originally 2001 ' s ' a prairie tale ' ) .\nthe programme opens with the cheery postcard - style title scrawled on screen : from scotland with love but , despite the chirpy title , it never dips into sentimentality . if you do feel your bottom lip begin to tremble at the sight of ruddy - faced weans floating paper boats , the image might shift to a young girl whose thin legs are encased in steel callipers and you ' re swiftly reminded that this is no celebration of the twee . this is a scotland where paper boats existed alongside polio .\n( photo : the beatles at the\nall you need is love\nrecording . credit : getty images )\n\u201cwe are probably how love fist would be now , playing round the dregs of the pubs and clubs . \u201d\nfrom scotland with love is the new album to be released by kenny anderson , known to most as king creosote , under domino records , coming out on the same day as the single , 21 st july . commissioned for the commonwealth games 2014 this album was meant to reflect the less obvious side of scotland to the tourists . on the nib of a complete turnaround with an independence referendum taking place in a couple of months time also , this album will be an interesting sell on a presently topical nation .\nsomething for scots and the lovers of scotland ( like us ) to appreciate . images of people working and enjoying themselves from the archives which always proved interesting . good soundtrack from king creosote ( but a different mix to the cd ) . it might benefit from sub - titles for the songs to assist the hard of hearing . we will be watching this again from time to time as there is plenty of detail here !\nlist famous scottish bands and solo musicians , listed by popularity with photos when available . these popular bands from scotland come from a number of different musical genres , including rock , pop , metal , electronic , jam , punk and acoustic . these might not necessarily be the best scottish bands , but this list contains a majority of the greatest bands from scotland . music lovers who are looking for new music to listen to can use this list of talented scottish musicians to discover some great new bands and artists .\ntwo short , atmospheric instrumentals \u2013 \u201ccrystal 8s\u201d and \u201c a prairie tale \u201d \u2013 may stray into more obviously cinematic territory , but from scotland with love is an impressively unified , self - standing piece of work . with the themes of love , loss , war , emigration , work and play worn lightly , the project\u2019s cinematic roots are revealed in other ways , the most obvious being that the warm , melancholic roll of anderson\u2019s music unfolds on a larger scale , as though to fit the dimensions of the cinema screen .\n\u00a9 2014 a faction north / crossover / national library of scotland scottish screen archive production . all rights reserved .\nfrom ten - second films created across the commonwealth , to open air cinema experiences on the clyde waterfront and film journeys exploring scotland ' s storytelling culture , explore film in all its forms .\nafter his mesmerisingly transcendent previous album , also released by domino , a collaboration with jon hopkins , it was always going to be a difficult task to follow precedent , unless of course you are an impeccable contemporary in the ways of folk , particularly with this commissioning . with the aid of his band , the production talent of david mcaulay and paul savage , as well as a grand plethora of talented string musicians , from scotland with love gives us a very different side to the music of the charming mr anderson .\npatience writes from the heart and brings real - life problems and . . .\nkaren , licensed under cc by 2 . 0 and adapted from the original .\nwe have developed a working partnership with scotland\u2019s leading 4k picture post - production facility , blazing griffin . visit their website for more details about their talent and services .\nwatch : love island ' s adam was hooked to a lie detector and proved he lied about zara . . .\n20 sorry for buckie , which was mentioned in 6 , 496 crime reports from 2010 to 2012 . even though monks from buckfast abbey in devon say it ' s not fair to blame their tonic wine for crime in scotland , we can ' t help but feel partly responsible .\nproducer grant keir had pitched the idea of an \u201carchive and music\u201d feature - length documentary , based only on scottish film archive , to creative scotland and bbc scotland . \u00eci was inspired by a live performance of \u201cfrom the sea to the land beyond\u201d at sheffield doc / fest , recalls grant . when the national library of scotland scottish screen archive showed interest , the project came together very quickly . but it came with a deadline . july 2014 , in time for the glasgow commonwealth games .\nmade entirely of scottish film archive , \u2018from scotland with love\u2019 is a 75 - minute film by award - winning director virginia heath with a transcendent score by scottish musician and composer king creosote . a journey into our collective past , the film explores universal themes of love , loss , resistance , migration , work and play . ordinary people , some long since dead , their names and identities largely forgotten , appear shimmering from the depth of the vaults to take a starring role . brilliantly edited together , these silent individuals become composite characters , who emerge to tell us their stories , given voice by king creosote\u2019s poetic music and lyrics .\nmade entirely of scottish film archive , \u201cfrom scotland with love\u201d is a 75 - minute film by award - winning director virginia heath with a transcendent score by scottish musician and composer king creosote . a journey into our collective past , the film explores universal themes of love , loss , resistance , migration , work and play . ordinary people , some long since dead , their names and identities largely forgotten , appear shimmering from the depth of the vaults to take a starring role . brilliantly edited together , these silent individuals become composite characters , who emerge to tell us their stories , given voice by king creosote\u2019s poetic music and lyrics .\nrandall is on a second honeymoon to scotland with her husband frank in 1945 when she is transported back to 1743 courtesy of a mysterious set of standing stones . it is here , on the cusp of the jacobite rising , that she meets the dashing fraser and a mesmerising love story unfolds .\nfrom scotland with love is a documentary featuring scottish archive footage , with a captivating and mesmerizing soundtrack by scottish artist king creosote . antique double - decker trams traverse the monochrome streets to the strains of a winsome accordion . flat - capped shipbuilders hammer out the support struts of transport ships to a pounding drumbeat . there\u2019s even , set to a stirring celtic crescendo , rare black - and - white footage of scottish football fans celebrating .\nreviewer damien love\u2019s piece in today\u2019s paper previews president trump\u2019s inauguration \u2013 and it has caused a huge reaction across the globe .\npaul mackie , andy thomson , neil mchaffie and mark farquhar were even banned from touring as love fist \u2014 and were paid just \u00a3200 each for their efforts by the game\u2019s edinburgh - based makers rockstar north .\ncomment : from europe ' s no . 1 in used books & media articles .\nwhen it comes to gleaning any personal details from heughan he ' s about as forthcoming as his onscreen alter ego under interrogation from the redcoats . you get the feeling you would have a better chance of drawing blood from the stones of craigh na dun .\nhistory as told by the people who were there . all the programmes from 2017 .\nfrom inception , to award - winning soundtracks , we listen , create and deliver .\ni got this book thinking it was a highlander story but it is set in modern day scotland . the things i learned by listening to this book are : - scottish men were amazing hundreds of years ago . . . and they still are ! - i absolutely love the scottish accent - great narration makes the time go by quicker . yes i recommend this book ! it ' s not only set in scotland with that amazing accent and great narration but our hero is also a movie star . . . i ' m in love !\nthe recording session for a lassie\u2019s love was also supported , in part , by a grant from the delaware division of the arts , a state agency , in partnership with the national endowment for the arts , usa . the division promotes delaware arts events on urltoken .\nmade entirely of scottish film archive , ' from scotland with love ' is a 75 - minute film by award - winning director virginia heath with a transcendent score by scottish musician and composer king creosote . a journey into our collective past , the film explores universal themes of love , loss , resistance , migration , work and play . ordinary people , some long since dead , their names and identities largely forgotten , appear shimmering from the depth of the vaults to take a starring role . brilliantly edited together , these silent individuals become composite characters , who emerge to tell us their stories , given voice by king creosote ' s poetic music and lyrics .\ni received an arc and loved this book . it was a wonderful story with fantastic characters who are so real and well crafted . i am totally in love with this small coastal town and want to move there straightaway . ' twas a verra good story and i canna wait to read more from this author ! : )\nthey have millions of fans all over the planet and are the biggest - selling band to ever come out of scotland .\nsokobauno puppet theatre in partnership with puppet animation scotland , and with financial support from creative scotland , presented six short pieces created by scottish puppeteers in repertory throughout the festival . a tragic - comic inter - species tale of unlucky love\u2026the reminiscences of a famous 18th century actress rejected by a king\u2026a lesson in how to make the perfect cup of tea , from two otherworldly hosts who are very anxious to get it right\u2026 an infant doll , a bad dream and a warped and enticing world full of odd sounds and objects\u2026 a traditional japanese folk tale about the perils of finding the perfect spouse\u2026and the power plays between two surgeons who may or may not be about to conduct and operation\u2026 a dynamic showcase of work for children and adults in scotland\u2019s first custom - made travelling performing space for puppetry .\nat the other end of the spectrum , \u201cbluebell , cockleshell , 123\u201d freeze - frames a scene of youthful innocence . anderson takes a skipping rhyme , performed by young singers from glasgow\u2019s beatroute arts group , and introduces it to a crisp , acoustic strum . the two merge beautifully , a neat summation of everything the album achieves on a wider scale . from scotland with love successfully and movingly unites past and present , old and new , sight and sound . another diamond . graeme thomson\na few myths to kiss - off before we begin : from scotland with love is not the follow - up to diamond mine , king creosote ' s 2011 mercury - nominated collaboration with jon hopkins . kc has released at least two long - players ( sure and steadfast ; 3 on this island ) , one collaborative album ( experimental batch # 26 ) , a 10 - inch ( analogue catalogue ) and a seven - inch ep ( jokes ) since its release , and he has several more lps in the bag . ( rumours of his lp back - catalogue numbering 60 fall short of the mark . ) nor is this the spiritual sequel to diamond mine . the former was a meticulous seven - plus year endeavour ; from scotland with love , by contrast , was written and recorded in a matter of weeks , in the autumn of 2013 .\ncamilla thurlow certainly enjoyed her time in the love island villa - and she walked away as runner up of the 2017 series .\n\u201cwe\u2019re nowhere near as outlandish as the love fist guys in real life . sex addiction maybe \u2014 but not anything else . \u201d\nstudents from england , wales and northern ireland studying in scotland will be eligible for the same funding / loan package that they would benefit from if they attended an institution in their home country . for further advice please visit student finance england , student finance wales , or student finance northern ireland as appropriate .\nfrom scotland with love was created in collaboration with director virginia heath and producer grant keir as an audio - accompaniment to a poetic documentary film of the same name , to be released for the commonwealth games this summer . featuring archive footage but no narration or interview , the film works around themes of love and loss , war , resistance , emigration , work and play , and is driven as much by the music as it is the images . for the first time king creosote found himself being able to write from other people ' s perspectives , such as the female characters found in the archive ( the ' fisher lassies ' inspired the moving track cargill , for example ) .\npuppet animation scotland were delighted to be working in partnership with black hole theatre in australia to deliver an exciting project \u2013 collaborative bridges \u2013 that opened up discussion between artists around the world .\nscaa is a charity who save and improve lives across scotland , every day . find out more about the work we do .\nwalker love is committed to tackling not only the impact of debt on individuals\u2019 lives but also the causes of debt and its wider consequences . the firm has established links with money advice , citizens advice scotland and fully supports the scottish government\u2019s policy in this area by providing individuals experiencing financial difficulties with information and onward referral advice to help individuals improve their situation . > find our more\ni met patience griffin author at dallas quilt show in march . this book being # 1 , i feel in love with the characters and her story that incorporates some history of quilting also .\nfrom scotland with love is a wonderful , captivating and engaging read mostly because of its adorable female lead . daisy is simply a great character , self aware , young and just so relatable that it was pure pleasure to keep reading this novella . set in the wilds of scotland , in the middle of winter , daisy is set to prove herself to her boss . she just needed to drop by their famous client ' s place , author rory mcallan , and have him sign the bookplates and off she goes to spend the holidays back hom\nas they elaborate and support moffett\u2019s visions . next is the reggae - infused \u201cfreedom\u201d that features excellent pianism from cyrus chestnut and a memorable guitar solo from stanley jordan . this is the kind of song that lingers with you long after it\u2019s over .\n[ 1 ] james vi of scotland , \u2018lepanto\u2019 , in the poems of james vi of scotland , ed . by james craigie ( edinburgh : william blackwood for the scottish text society , 3rd series , no . xxii , 1955 ) , p . 202 .\ni really love katie fforde , she\u2019s one of my favourite chick lit authors of all time . she just writes the loveliest books and i love her romances . last year katie released a christmas short story staying away at christmas and it was lovely , so i was quite pleased to see a new short story available for this christmas called from scotland with love . i avidly dived in as soon as it had downloaded and i really enjoyed it ! from scotland with love is a cute , forty - minute read , perfect for the cold wintery nights . it begins with daisy arriving in scotland to get author rory mcallan to sign some bookplates since she messed up his last book signing rather spectacularly . she thinks she\u2019ll pop in , get him to sign the bookplates and be on her way back to london within the hour , but the weather has other ideas , and she ends up snowed in at rory\u2019s little cottage . the last thing she expects is that she\u2019s going to spend her new years\u2019 eve birthing puppies , but she may just enjoy it a lot more than she expects\u2026 . i really enjoyed from scotland with love , katie really excells with her christmas short stories , they\u2019re short , sweet and always satisfying . i loved the setting , loved the daisy / rory chemistry , i loved griselda the dog . it was just such a lovely read , there\u2019s not a lot you can say for such a short read , but this was delightful and i did sort of wish it was full - length ( that\u2019s always the case \u2013 i always want more ! ) . katie is just such an accomplished storyteller and i just wanted to go and buy my own little cottage in scotland and spend my days reading and watching the beautiful scenery , that would be my idea of heaven ! bravo , katie , thank you for yet another lovely , christmassy read ! i eagerly await next year\u2019s offering !\njust tried patience griffin ' s to scotland with love narrated by kirsten potter . the narration is great just as i thought it would be . but the heroine drove me a bit crazy and it was a dnf after an hour or two . a woman returns to her hometown in scotland - now a widow - and is certainly feeling down and , i must say , bitchy . a mega star - a former sexiest man alive - is missing ( as he often is ) and she finds him there complete with a son he has attempted to keep away from the media . he ' s nice to he\nthis month , two guest judges choose an additional winner in the 12 - 18 category . andrew is a 16 year old writer and poet with us for work experience from the royal blind school , and amelia is a 15 year old poet with us on work experience from trinity academy , their choice was :\nwe provide messengers - at - arms , sheriff officer and a range of civil enforcement and debt recovery services across scotland and europe .\nflautist louise burnet , soprano emma versteeg , and pianist robin versteeg have developed a reputation for stylish and innovative recitals incorporating repertoire from the baroque to the contemporary . having studied at , respectively , the royal college of music , the royal conservatoire of scotland , and the royal academy of music , they formed vocali3e in 2009 , with the purpose of exploring the repertoire of trio music for flute , soprano , and piano . they have performed throughout the uk and in 2013 were included in the prestigious made in scotland showcase at the edinburgh festival fringe where they performed the uk premiere of lori laitman\u2019s fathers . with assistance from creative scotland , the jean armour burns trust , and the national trust for scotland they subsequently commissioned the scottish - american composer jennifer margaret barker to write a lassie\u2019s love , giving its world premiere at the burns birthplace museum in alloway in may 2015 , before performing the work on a north american tour including concerts in virginia , pennsylvania , delaware , new york and philadelphia .\nit was an amazing time to be here during the referendum and there was a real sense of opportunity for scotland ,\nhe says .\npersonally , it was not the result i wanted but it feels great that people in scotland are still talking about politics and there doesn ' t seem to be as much apathy . there are exciting times for scotland in the future , i think .\nthe cabinet secretary\u2019s programme of engagements runs from 13 to 17 february in both tokyo and nagasaki .\nhe is a clansman , fighting the english . she is a noble english girl , betrothed to an earl . nothing can stop this love\na story of love , heartache , and second chances - both funny and poignant - charting one troubled family ' s ups and downs .\nprior to appearing on love island , camilla had only updated her feed a few times in the four years the account has been active .\nroseli serra , winner of the teachingenglish monthly blog award , writes about how to encourage children learning english to love writing in english too .\ntreat yourself to some extra seasonal cheer with this exclusive , straight - to - digital short story from the sunday times no . 1 bestseller . when daisy travels to scotland to confront notorious author rory mcallan , little does she know that within hours she ' ll be snowed in with him . but surely she ' s not going to have to spend her precious new year ' s eve with him too ? put the cha\nthe fastest way to share someone else\u2019s tweet with your followers is with a retweet . tap the icon to send it instantly .\non monday night , ms hyslop held a business reception at the british embassy to promote scotland as an ideal location for further japanese investment .\nshe said : \u201ci don\u2019t think it\u2019s my claim to fame but my proudest achievement was playing lacrosse for scotland in the junior world championships .\nbe sure not to miss sports stories from around the african commonwealth , created by africa in motion film festival . viewers will be taken on a journey through the african commonwealth , highlighting triumphs and key challenges through sports at screenings around scotland .\nthe love island gods rewarded her for her patience thought , and sent in model jamie jewitt who fancied her before he even entered the villa .\nwhat a great debut effort ! to scotland with love , by patience griffin , is a contemporary romance set in a quaint scottish village . i usually read historical fiction , or historical romances , so i wasn ' t sure i would like reading about scotland in the 21st century . well , the author , really drew me in . the characters are totally fleshed out . the heroine is sassy and sarcastic , with a lot of emotional baggage . the sexy film star hero also has a ton of problems . how in the world will these two get t\nvery good read ! the author is from my home town which made it very special to me .\na seasonal short story that i loved . it ' s another thumbs up for katie fford from me\nfresh from the acclaimed diamond mine collaboration , the prolific fifer pushes forward on his own . . .\nmake you feel my love\nhas been included in all of adele ' s tours so far\u2014 an evening with adele , adele live , and adele live 2016 . live versions of the song appeared on her 2008 ep itunes live from soho and her 2011 live at the royal albert hall cd / dvd .\nif you ' ve been to scotland and find that you feel at home there among the scots and the beauty you will enjoy this story .\nkc : this is a key thing for me . i know that whole film is people in scotland , that it ' s all scottish archive footage , and that the backdrop is scotland \u2013 but i worry about that a bit , because i think we ' ve got as much right in scotland to comment on art , and life , from everywhere else . and in many ways , the film and music ' s not about scotland \u2013 it ' s about any industrialised nation . none of the details , none of the social fabric , is inherently scottish at all . in my small life , i ' ve travelled everywhere , and it ' s the same wherever you go .\nbeing scot / irish myself this book had extra appeal . i love the characters and can ' t wait for a continuation of the story . i cried as if i truly knew them and felt their pain . i won this book from goodreads firstreads .\none of tokyo\u2019s most diverse cultural hotspots will invite its hundreds of thousands of residents to engage in a celebration of scotland and the scots this november .\n63 so sorry for trying to blow up james vi of scotland when , as james i of england , he was visiting the houses of parliament .\nhe does concede that poetry is a little different with the\nscotophilia\nof the romantic period ,\nbut probably the best - known english text about scotland is still macbeth . i would suggest there might be a dash of scotophobia in shakespeare , and if your knowledge of scotland came from macbeth , you wouldn ' t really want to go there . i think that says a lot about the two cultures , their attitudes to britishness , and to each other .\nthe brief for what would become \u201cfrom scotland with love\u201d was broad \u2013 a poetic film about scotland using archive footage with a contemporary score but no narration or interviews . virginia began intensive research in the scottish screen archive over the summer of 2013 . stunning images from little - known archive films became sequences forming in her mind with themes such as love and loss , war , resistance , work and play . but finding the right composer to enhance the emotional story arcs was vital . virginia had already worked with david mcaulay , music supervisor , on another project . a trusted collaborator , he suggested king creosote for his lyrical ability to tell stories through song . which brought virginia and kenny together at that table in the cafe . \u201cat first i said no , \u201d says kenny . \u201ci wasn\u2019t sure if my head was in the right place to write songs to order , which i\u2019m bad at . i didn\u2019t think i\u2019d get the job because it\u2019s one thing for a director to pick a song for a film and make a connection . but it\u2019s never the connection that the songwriter originally intended . \u201d\nwe see you , ad blocker . so how about subscribing to the mag from as little as \u00a325 ?\ncamilla can indeed be found sharing videos and photos from her life on instagram under the handle @ camillathurlow .\ncould buy a single use , heat - resistant blanket that would help to protect a patient from hypothermia .\nbut paul is gutted that he and his band - mates were never allowed to tour as love fist due to the legal dispute in the us \u2014 but rockstar did this year release the four - track love fist ep on itunes . frustrated paul says : \u201ci was pushing to see if we could get festival dates to coincide with grand theft auto\u2019s release but it never happened .\nbut despite worldwide fame , the real - life scots musicians who wrote and recorded love fist\u2019s depraved tracks are not laughing all the way to the bank .\nmanchester \u2019s own take that followed those touching words from marcus mumford , opening with their hits \u2018let it shine\u2019 and \u2018giants\u2019 ahead of a rapturous reception for the appearance of robbie williams .\nthe united kingdom ' s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities . a registered charity : 209131 ( england and wales ) sc037733 ( scotland ) .\nwith a backwards handshake \u2013 a precaution from an old accident that nearly left the king one - handed \u2013 kenny was in . \u201cbeing able to take off the kc super suit and write from other perspectives , i\u2019d never done that before . such as writing a song for women characters virginia found in the archive , from a female point of view . so i put my frock and lippie on . \u201d\ni absolutely adored to scotland with love ( # 1 in kilts and quilts series ) by patience griffin . i am not sure why , but in the past few months i have read several books by different authors that have taken place or include scotland as all or part of the storyline ( lucky me ) . . oh and yes , there is outlander too . however , i am totally smitten with this feel good series with all its ups and downs throughout as the story unfolds . there are many magical and engaging characters in this first book , which takes place in the northern climes of gandiegow , and friends from cait ( caitronia ) macleod , graham buchanan , cait , s gran . . i also was filled with the promise of the threads of friendship and love that are sown throughout this book , even when faced with sadness and endings , which never really are endings but merely new forks in the road . you will not be disappointed when this book reaches its final page , but think of it as another opportunity to open the next book in this series to see where the connections lead !"]}
{"id": 116558, "summary": [{"text": "wall street : money never sleeps ( also known as wall street 2 or wall street 2 : money never sleeps ) is a 2010 american drama film directed by oliver stone , a sequel to wall street ( 1987 ) .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars michael douglas , shia labeouf , josh brolin , carey mulligan , frank langella , susan sarandon and , in his final film role before his death in 2014 , eli wallach .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film takes place in new york , 23 years after the original , and revolves around the 2008 financial crisis .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "its plot centers on a reformed gordon gekko , played by douglas , acting as an antihero rather than a villain , and follows his attempts to repair his relationship with his daughter winnie ( mulligan ) , with the help of her fianc\u00e9 , jacob ( labeouf ) .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "principal photography took place in new york between september and november 2009 .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "after having its release date moved twice , money never sleeps was released theatrically worldwide on september 24 , 2010 , by 20th century fox .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "prior to its official release , many journalists connected to the financial industry were reportedly shown advance screenings of the film .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "despite opening to positive reception at the 2010 cannes film festival , money never sleeps received polarized reviews from critics , who generally praised the acting , but considered it an unnecessary sequel .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "though failing to meet its critical expectations , the film was successful at the box office , topping the united states 's ranking during its opening weekend , and earning a worldwide total of $ 134 million in ticket sales , and more than $ 15 million on dvd . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "wall street : money never sleeps", "paragraphs": ["ethical dilemmas in the movie wall street philosophy essay . wall street the business ethics in . wall street money never sleeps .\nthis chase for money is a never ending chase and will . wall street money never sleeps is tops at the box office\nwall street : money never sleeps was filmed in new york in united states of america .\nlisten to wall street : money never sleeps ( music from the motion picture ) now .\nmichael douglas is starting shooting today on wall street 2 : money never sleeps . . .\nfor five more images from wall street : money never sleeps , click over to usa today .\nwall street 2 , better known as wall street : money never sleeps , was the top - grossing film in the nation this past weekend .\ncovered in this essay will be on the film wall street money never sleeps . these concepts of ethics through . scorseses the wolf of wall street . wall street money never sleeps directed by oliver stone written by allan loeb and . despite all of this\ntagged under : c1 , gordon gekko , greed is good , motoczysz , motoczysz c1 , movie , video , wall st . , wall street , wall street 2 , wall street : money never sleeps\nwall street : money never sleeps soundtrack album for sale was released sep 28 , 2010 on the todo mundo / redeye label . wall street : money never sleeps soundtrack cd music contains a single disc with 12 songs .\ncannes , france \u0097 the makers of wall street : money never sleeps know they ' re in enemy territory .\nbelow , a list of the brands we spotted that made a showing in wall street : money never sleeps .\nwall street : money never sleeps isn\u2019t stone\u2019s worst film ; that honour will always be reserved for u - turn .\nethics is what a society considers the path governing acceptable behavior verses unacceptable behavior . wall street money never sleeps directed by .\nmichael douglas and shia labeouf in a scene from\nwall street : money never sleeps\n. reuters / 20th century fox\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing wall street : money never sleeps near you .\nguys ! ! check out the official trailer of oliver stone ' s upcoming movie ' wall street money never sleeps ' . . !\nwall street money never sleeps is tops at the box office , and michael douglas talked about where his character gordon gekko is at .\nthe\nmoney never sleeps\nsubtitle comes from the original wall street ( 1987 ) . gekko calls bud early one morning , and after bud answers the phone , gekko says :\nmoney never sleeps . . .\nand michael douglas talked about where his character gordon gekko is at . wall street 1987 greed is good . wall street money never sleeps . life is longif you give it way so stay\ntags : asphalt orchestra , bang on a can all - stars , david byrne , st . vincent , wall street : money never sleeps\nthen came the dramas 21 , which starred jim sturgess and kevin spacey , and wall street : money never sleeps , the high - profile sequel to oliver stone \u2019s 1987 classic wall street .\nhit the jump to see the new images with usa today\u2019s comments on each image . wall street : money never sleeps hits theaters on april 23rd .\nwall street \u2013 money never sleeps is a us drama in which a young trader becomes caught up in the 2008 financial crisis after meeting his fianc\u00e9 ' s estranged father , a disgraced wall street figure .\nbillionaire real estate mogul donald trump has been cut from oliver stone ' s upcoming film wall street : money never sleeps , the new york post reports .\ndont gocause im fading away soul to soulbetween . ethics is what a society considers the path governing acceptable behavior verses unacceptable behavior . wall street money never sleeps\nthe film never . wall street the business ethics in the movie essay . but now the mantra of the sequel to the movie wall street is its not about the money .\nwall street movie essay . occupy wall street essay 841 . business ethics professors say the business ethics blog is .\nmoney never sleeps galvanized cannes on its opening weekend , earning cheers from even the most jaded festival press .\ndirector oliver stone and stars carey mulligan , josh brolin , frank langella , michael douglas and shia labeouf arrive for the screening of wall street : money never sleeps .\n1 . wall street : money never sleeps ( fox ) new [ 3 , 565 runs ] friday $ 7m , saturday $ 7 . 6m , weekend $ 19m\nmaybe more telling than anything about the marketing of wall street : money never sleeps is that it is rated pg - 13 . ( the original is r . )\n0739 gordon gekko has been brought back to life for the sequel to the film wall street . a top city broker , terry smith , analyses how well the film wall street : money never sleeps portrays the financial sector .\nthe bottom line on\nwall street : money never sleeps\nis that it is sprinkled with inspired scenes , but is never able to fully engage the viewer because of its meandering and unfocused storylines .\nsince then she has been reunited with pride and prejudice star keria knightley in never let me go , based on kazuo ishiguro\u2019s novel , and is currently filming wall street 2 : money never sleeps for oliver stone .\nwhite house communications director anthony scaramucci paid $ 100 , 000 to be in wall street : money never sleeps for a grand total of 15 seconds , it was revealed today .\nthe brand new , international trailer for oliver stone\u2019s * * wall street : money . . .\nmoney talks \u2026 shia labeouf , josh brolin , carey mulligan and oliver stone whip up business for wall street : money never sleeps by ringing the opening bell at the nasdaq marketsite . photograph : taylor hill / filmmagic\ntoo close for comfort ? . . . investor warren buffett , left , and star josh brolin at the wall street : money never sleeps premiere . photograph : dimitrios kambouris / wireimage\nnew york ( reuters ) - more than 20 years after the release of hit film \u201cwall street , \u201d director oliver stone again looks at the world of high finance with \u201cwall street : money never sleeps , \u201d opening in theaters on friday .\nenter gekko\u2014or reenter , that is . in wall street : money never sleeps , stone brings douglas ' s oscar - winning role back for a timely ( some might say opportunist ) story about an older , wiser wall street , and . . .\nit ' s been a rough few months for star actor michael douglas , and so his golden globe nomination for ' wall street : money never sleeps , ' took on special meaning .\nwall street : money never sleeps is the kind of movie stone could set - up in his sleep . . . and a lot of the time , it looks like he did .\nwhat was the name of the ringtone that shia lebeouf ( spel ) had on his phone in wall street money never sleeps . i cant think of it and i want it . thanks\n\u201cwall street : money never sleeps\u201d was made for $ 70 million . \u201ca big budget for drama , \u201d said mr . pressman , \u201cbut not as big as , say , \u2018avatar . \u201d\u2019\nat goldman . . . i couldn ' t have been one of oliver stone ' s technical advisers or shot a small role in wall street : money never sleeps ,\nhe wrote .\nthus we present to you , the best quotes from money never sleeps . we promise we won ' t spoil the plot .\nethical dilemmas in the movie wall street philosophy essay . these concepts of ethics through . this chase for money is a never ending chase and will .\n\u201ci don\u2019t think he\u2019s going to win because i think the media is so against him , \u201d said adding that the two had worked together before on his film \u201cwall street : money never sleeps . \u201d\nall told , scaramucci and his firm don\u2019t make much of an impression in wall street : money never sleeps . then again , wall street : money never sleeps didn\u2019t make much of an impression itself . on a hurried rewatch , stone\u2019s film remains clunky , overstuffed , and not nearly as sharp as it should be . still , it was certainly a more defensible job than the one scaramucci\u2019s got now .\nit seems like an age since we were talking about * * wall street * * sequel money . . .\nat age 25 , english actress carey mulligan has won a bafta award and earned nominations for an academy award and a golden globe . she stars in two new films opening friday :\nnever let me go\nand\nwall street : money never sleeps .\nthere is one more week until gordon gekko returns in \u201cwall street : money never sleeps . \u201d the oliver stone film hits u . s . theaters next friday , but it feels like it has been out for months .\nvillain and inadvertent role model ? michael douglas in \u0093wall street\u0094 ( 1987 ) .\noliver stone : life after ' wall street ' - sep . 21 , 2007\ngekko is back . it is about greed . it is about money . it is about wall street . ' nuff said .\nshia labeouf , josh brolin , carey mulligan and oliver stone whip up business for wall street : money never sleeps by ringing the opening bell at the nasdaq marketsite . but the joke ' s on nasdaq , because wall street 2 is all about corrupt traders and the financial meltdown . this , presumably , is why stone is laughing\nphotos , from top : michael douglas in\nwall street : money never sleeps .\ncredit : barry wetcher / 20th century fox . jamie lee curtis , kristen bell and betty white in\nyou again .\ncredit : mark fellmlan / disney\nas does \u201cwall street 2 : money never sleeps\u201d ( starring michael douglas and shia labeouf ) \u201cstock shock\u201d lays out a compelling case proving the stock of a company can be heavily manipulated , both through naked shorting and also through more standard manipulation tactics .\naccording to the daily beast , scaramucci paid $ 100 , 000 for a brief cameo in oliver stone ' s 2010 movie ,\nwall street : money never sleeps\n\u2014 the disappointing sequel to stone ' s classic 1987 movie ,\nwall street ,\nwhich earned michael douglas a best actor oscar for his performance as gordon gekko .\n[ \u2026 ] years and , in my opinion , gotten better with age . some of his more recent work is featured in the soundtrack to wall street : money never sleeps , of which some of the songs are a collaboration between byrne [ \u2026 ]\nscaramucci ' s hollywood ambitions didn ' t end with a cameo in wall street 2 .\nthe first teaser trailer for oliver stone ' s long - gestating wall street . . .\nreleased in september of 2010 , wall street : money never sleeps is the sequel to the popular 1987 new york city film , wall street . this time around shia labeouf joins michael douglas as a young wall street trader , jacob , whose mentor has just been murdered . meanwhile , douglas\u2019s character , gordon gekko , has just been released from prison for his crimes in the first film . he wants to reconnect with his estranged daughter , winnie , as well as warn wall street about the looming economic downturn and stock market crash .\nthat was the world in to which director oliver stone brought the classic wall street 20 + years ago . but the more down - to - earth one , where greed is no longer as good as it once was and philanthropy and humanitarian concern is held in higher esteem , is the one which wall street : money never sleeps is being released .\ncan you help ? recently saw wall street money never sleeps and trying to find some dance / house type music ( i don\u2019t know what to call it ) . i remember hearing during the scene when the camera pans across the waterfront of new york city .\ntitle wall street - money never sleeps year 2010 distributor ( s ) 20th century fox film co . ltd classified date ( s ) 24 / 08 / 2010 main language english submitted run time 132m 48s approved footage 11952 + 0 bbfc reference aff266473 registration number cfj21869\njacob , gordon never put the money into a hedge fund . he simply took control of the bank .\nthe financial crisis has had an effect on the cannes film festival , as xan brooks discovers . nowhere more so than in wall street : money never sleeps \u2013 catherine shoard gets the inside track from director oliver stone and stars michael douglas , shia labeouf and carey mulligan\nsusan sarandon is reportedly in final talks to join oliver stone ' s wall street . . .\ntitle was originally\nmoney never sleeps\n. when oliver stone signed on to direct , he added\nwall street 2\nto the title . later the numeral was dropped , since stone wanted the film to be seen as both a sequel and a stand alone story .\nas a reminder that a strong opening does not always a winning movie make , twentieth century fox is looking at some red ink on the fall sequel wall street : money never sleeps . this is not necessarily good news for the future of studio adult dramas . anthony d\u2019alessandro reports :\ntoronto - - carey mulligan , you ' ve snagged nominations for an academy award and a golden globe . you ' ve won the british equivalent of the oscar . you star in\nnever let me go\nand\nwall street : money never sleeps ,\nboth big - deal movies , both earning oscar buzz , both opening friday .\nwhich holds for an uncomfortably long moment , then . . .\nmoney never sleeps\ngraces the screen . . . and we move down below the letters to find . . .\nthomas belesis , chief executive officer at new york - based brokerage firm john thomas financial , was a technical advisor on \u201cmoney never sleeps , \u201d and he portrayed a wall street chief in the film . he talked to reuters about working on the movie , the way it portrays his industry , and how true it is to the real wall street . one hint : belesis is bullish .\nthe estimates are in and it looks like , for once , the financial analysts got it right\u2026 i mean the box office analysts . oh , what\u2019s the difference anyway ? there was indeed enough equity left in oliver stone\u2019s wall street premise after 23 years to put the sequel \u2013 wall street : money never sleeps \u2013 in the top spot for the weekend with an estimated $ 19 million .\nthe official trailer for wall street : money never sleeps was released on the internet on january 28 , 2010 and was shown in theaters with edge of darkness and when in rome . [ 17 ] 20th century fox has also released the official website , as well as the poster for the film .\ndespite originally having been only tentatively titled\nmoney never sleeps\nat the time of the film ' s announcement , [ 37 ] [ 52 ] by june 2009 the film was still using money never sleeps as its working title and it was reported that it would indeed be the film ' s official title , [ 1 ] . however , shortly after the film ' s title was changed to ' wall street 2 ' , [ 13 ] which it was often referred to as . douglas said of the film ' s re - titling that\nthey had another title , ' money never sleeps ' , and then [ director ] oliver stone , who directed the first one , read the new script and said ' i want to do it and we ' re going to call it ' wall street 2 ' ,\n[ 53 ] and ,\n[ oliver ] stone changed the [ film ' s ] name to\nwall street 2\nafter agreeing to join the production as director .\n[ 46 ] on august 12 , 2009 , [ 54 ] the film was again re - titled [ 55 ] as\nwall street 2 : money never sleeps\n. [ 9 ] [ 56 ] [ 57 ] urltoken remarked of the film ' s current titling that :\nlet me start by saying that i do not like the title for the wall street sequel [ . . . ] wall street 2 would have sufficed , but i guess making the title longer has become mainstream of late [ . . . ] sounding cheesy , fox has gone with wall street 2 : money never sleeps .\n[ 57 ] urltoken criticized the film ' s long titling , remarking that they should\ndrop\nwall street 2 from the title . [ 58 ] urltoken also criticized the film ' s titling , saying that wall street 2 : money never sleeps is\nhorribly titled ,\n[ 59 ] and urltoken remarked that they\nhoped\nthat the film ' s current title was only the film ' s working title . [ 60 ] matt goldberg , a writer for urltoken , who criticized the film for its timing with the economy , remarked that the film ' s sub - title should be changed from money never sleeps to trying to stay relevant . [ 61 ]\ncannes \u2014 \u201cgreed is good\u201d was the motto of the anti - hero gordon gekko , played by michael douglas in \u201cwall street . \u201d now , 23 years later , oliver stone has made \u201cwall street : money never sleeps , \u201d a kind of nightmare second act for the corporate raider , once more incarnated by mr . douglas . he has served time and returns to find another , even greedier world .\nwe talked to oliver stone recently about his new film , wall street 2 , and he . . .\ncuriously for a film that has the recent financial crisis and the spiritual stress fractures of western civilisation on its plate , wall street : money never sleeps also finds time for so many cheesy cameos it ' s in danger of being mistaken for the latest austin powers , or a scary movie for ft subscribers .\nit\u2019s a better performance than his pouty , razzie - winning turn in the dreadful \u201880s rom - com ghosts can\u2019t do it , but not by much . and though it didn\u2019t make the final cut of wall street : money never sleeps , the trump - gekko scene did wind up in the film\u2019s dvd extras .\nwall street 2 also stars frank langella as jake\u2019s mentor , carey mulligan as jake\u2019s fianc\u00e3\u00a9 and gekko\u2019s daughter , susan sarandon as jake\u2019s mother and vanessa ferlito as audrey , a tough , intelligent trader in the wall street trenches .\nthis sequel was made after a gap of twenty - three years to the original wall street ( 1987 ) .\nshot in 58 days . approximately the same shooting schedule the first wall street ( 1987 ) was shot in .\nthis is the first wall street film to be shot in the widescreen 2 . 39 : 1 aspect ratio .\nthere isn ' t a better money - runner on the street . . . we ' ll get through this .\nmoney never sleeps shows the black ice that our prosperity as a nation travels on . it ' s a warning straight out of dickens but without a happy ending for the poor and comeuppance for the perpetrators .\nlooking forward to that . also announced today is the soundtrack to wall street : money never sleeps ( aka wall street 2 : greed is old ) . one of my favorite scenes from the original , which i rewatched on cable this weekend ( jealous ? ) , was the montage in which charlie sheen takes daryl hannah\u2019s grotesquely \u201980s interior design tips while talking heads\u2019 \u201cthis must be the place ( naive melody ) \u201d plays . ( also the scene in which they then prepare dinner in the finished apartment : why are they hand - making sushi and pasta ? * ) the money never sleeps soundtrack features nine byrne songs . here\u2019s the tracklist :\nas we left off yesterday i was auditing an upper east side townhouse scene . oliver stone directing shia labeouf and josh brolin for \u201cwall street 2 : money never sleeps . \u201d so , to continue . lunch was at a nearby church . the crew had co - opted its basement for their wardrobe facility and mess hall .\nwall street : money never sleeps has disappointed . stone himself says the film is supposed to constitute\na reckoning with what happened\n. nobody seems to think it does . it offers us macho grudge - matches , revenge drama and a bit of a romance too . yet its supposed theme somehow slips through its fingers .\nscaramucci , who goes by the nickname \u201cthe mooch , \u201d pops up briefly in two interstitial scenes of money never sleeps as an unnamed short seller working for churchill schwartz , the investment firm run by brolin\u2019s villain .\nso , you didn ' t use me to make a little money ? and never to look up from his lunch . . .\nbut i digress . we\u2019re here to talk about the music , and there was a lot of it in this film . here\u2019s all 28 songs from wall street : money never sleeps in the order they appeared in the movie and with notes on the scenes they were in . enjoy it , before this little soundtrack bubble bursts .\ntired retrea\u00add of the origin\u00adal wall street shows as much creati\u00advity in dealin\u00adg with the depres\u00adsion as the us govt did .\ncritics did not like\nwall street : money never sleep .\nthe movie only has a 55 % rating on rotten tomatoes . but it did earn over $ 130 million worldwide at the box office ( it was made for $ 70 million ) .\nthere are high hopes for wall street : money never sleeps . i rewatch wall street on the plane over and enjoy it as much as i did when i first saw it years ago . it ' s completely of its time \u2013 mobile phones the size of breeze blocks , an array of kitchen equipment so dazzling it gets its own special sequence ( i give you the microwave and the hand - held blender ) . but it has stood the test of time .\nwith its posturing politics and cardboard characterizations , wall street is not up to [ oliver stone ' s ] past standards .\nmovie projector : ' wall street ' and ' guardians ' to battle for no . 1 as ' you again ' lags\npaid $ 100 , 000 for a small part in the 2010 sequel to the film wall street , according to reports .\nwall street , which came out at the end of 1987 , finished up with about $ 87 million in current dollars .\ntwentieth century fox ' s\nwall street : money never sleeps ,\na sequel to the 1987 classic that teams shia labeouf with original star michael douglas , opens against warner bros . '\nlegend of the guardians : the owls of ga ' hoole ,\ndirector zack snyder ' s animated feature adaptation of the fantasy book series for kids .\njust like his first love , gordon gekko never sleeps . one of the most enduring antiheroes of cinema ' s past two decades , the super rich trader from oliver stone ' s 1987 film wall street is returning in a sequel which will see him as a far less parochial figure .\nand he never put the money into bretton ' s fund . turns out your trust had built up a controlling position in hudson river bank .\ncase in point : when mulligan met director oliver stone to discuss starring in\nwall street : money never sleeps ,\nshe says ,\ni walked in , terrified to meet him , and he came out of his little room , came towards me and went , ' your hair ' s short . ' and turned around and walked away .\nthe president put the crew of wall street : money never sleeps through a ream of vain specifications for filming his cantaloupe gelatin face in a scene that didn ' t make the movie , while scaramucci coughed up $ 100 , 000 for 15 seconds of screen time and so his real - life hedge fund \u2014 skybridge capital \u2014 would appear in the film .\nrecent history aside , money never sleeps is a decent relationship film about a father and daughter reunion and a mediocre\nsting\nflick about a hero exacting revenge for a friend ' s disgrace . it has some gorgeous helicopter images of office towers in manhattan and jersey city . but context matters when you ' re talking about current events ; and as a chronicle of the crisis , the film is not much use . to understand what really happened ty your money , read michael lewis ' s the big short or listen to national public radio ' s the giant pool of money . you ' ll be just as entertained as you would be by wall street : money never sleeps . plus , you ' ll learn something .\nstone returns to this world in\nwall street : money never sleeps ,\nbut there ' s nothing exotic about it anymore . it ' s featured on the nightly news in every unemployment statistic and freshly announced corporate downsizing . the bank bailout debate still rages , and arrogant banking kingpins looks less like anti - heroes than out - and - out villains .\nnow that anthony scaramucci has become the new white house communications director , suddenly splashed all over tv screens while doing his talking - head duty for the president , it\u2019s probably time we looked back at what was , perhaps , the hedge - fund manager\u2019s greatest personal and professional accomplishment : appearing in a few seconds of oliver stone\u2019s wall street : money never sleeps .\nlike the original wall street ( 1987 ) , the sequel is set historically two years prior to the date of its release .\nthe lecture hall is packed with wall to wall students . jacob stands at the back . a professor is at the podium .\ni don ' t know , jacob . i never really considered it mine .\nvain hope . wall street : money never sleeps might be the movie - tv crossover point , wherein the sequel to an influential eighties motion picture is so loaded with characters and crosscurrents that we wonder why it isn\u2019t a thirteen - hour cable mini - series instead of an impacted two - hour mess . the film is like my portfolio : full of promise , with minuscule returns .\nlike its predecessor , wall street : money never sleeps is a melodrama , a contemporary morality play filled with big characters , corny dialogue , and commentary on recent events . but in the end , i was reminded of a classic jack benny routine . a robber points a gun at benny and says ,\nyour money or your life .\nlong pause .\nwell ?\nthe robber demands . benny replies ,\ni ' m thinking .\nin the two decades since the original wall street , oliver stone\u2019s critical reputation has taken a well - deserved drubbing . the all - flash - no - substance critique , which has been retroactively applied even to his best films like his vietnam war trilogy and jfk , has only gained traction with the release of gaudy spectacles like alexander and pointless biopics like w . wall street : money never sleeps is guilty of all the sins ascribed to stone , plus one : there is no particular need for this film to exist .\neven so , actual wall street traders saw gekko as the hero .\nthat ' s his appeal ,\npressman says .\ngekko is larger than life . his appetites are large . the audience enjoys a vicarious pleasure of seeing a world they would never be part of . in a funny way wall street was like the godfather - in that the real mob began dressing and behaving like characters in the movie . after wall street people started wearing suspenders [ braces ] like michael .\nlike the economic bubbles that are discussed throughout it , oliver stone\u2019s wall street : money never sleeps seems like it\u2019s going to have a huge payoff , but bursts before that happens . as the film opens , gordon gekko ( michael douglas ) walks out of prison , and finds nobody there to pick him up . we\u2019re then introduced to jake moore ( shia labeouf ) , . . . read more\ndonald j . trump had a cameo in wall street : money never sleeps ( 2010 ) . according to oliver stone , trump ' s scene with michael douglas was shot in a day and it took 9 takes from different perspectives . it didn ' t make it into the final version because the film was too long , but it can be seen in the ' deleted scenes ' of the bluray .\n\u201cwall street\u201d was only a modest hit when fox released it . but it won a passionate following in the financial world , where many found something to love in the predatory gekko . speaking by telephone from bermuda , mr . douglas said he wouldn\u2019t mind if he never had \u201cone more drunken wall street broker come up to me and say , \u2018you\u2019re the man ! \u2019 \u201d\nmichael douglas , charlie sheen , and sylvia miles reprise their roles from wall street ( 1987 ) , and oliver stone again makes a cameo .\nfirst time around i just liked it because it was fun and kinda believable as a sequel combined with the times of the wall street meltdown . . . gekko vs wall street / ha ha . but listening to the oliver stone commentary run through the movie helped me understand the depth of gordon even more . view the movie alone , then view with os ' s words , then re view alone , then view wall street .\nbefore allan loeb , screenwriter stephen shiff was the first writer on wall street : money never sleeps which opened # 1 this weekend . now he\u2019s left caa for icm . after writing for the new yorker and reviewing films for npr , schiff started his screenwriting career by adapting lolita and went on to write true crime and leatherheads , among others . schiff is managed by sara bottfeld and jess rosenthal at industry entertainment .\nin an old interview , stone once said that his films are an\nemotional barometer\nfor him . the violence of natural born killers came out of the anger and sadness he felt when his second wife and mother of his two sons , elizabeth , left him . so , i wonder , what attracted him to the competing issues at stake in south of the border and wall street : money never sleeps ?\nmr . pressman thinks that the wall street sequel will provoke even more excitement than the original . \u201ccannes is the perfect platform to launch a film that speaks of today\u2019s economic dilemma , \u201d the producer said . \u201cchinese television is making a documentary called \u2018wall street\u2019 that opens on our film . \u201d\nin wall street : money never sleeps , the camera lingers lovingly on gleaming steel - and - glass tower blocks as clouds are speeded up in the sky to suggest nature in turmoil , while down below on the city streets crowds of ordinary mortals trudge past in portentous slow motion . this is crude , slippery stuff that carefully avoids confronting the evolution of capitalism or coming to grips with the present moral and economic climate .\nwith a twentieth - anniversary dvd released on september 18 and a sequel currently in development ,\nwall street\nis again a topic of conversation .\nthe new york times has published a new article and video interview with oliver stone talking about wall street 2 : money never sleeps in which , among many other details , he confirms josh brolin will play the arch villain bretton james , playing the head of a fictional investment bank and also word that charlie sheen will be making a cameo appearance as bud fox . martin sheen , however , is not currently expected to return .\nwall street : money never sleeps [ 1 ] is an upcoming 2010 american drama / thriller [ 7 ] film directed by oliver stone . the film is a sequel to the 1987 academy award - winning film wall street , and the first sequel stone has directed . [ 8 ] michael douglas will reprise his role as gordon gekko in the film . the film will also star shia labeouf , josh brolin , carey mulligan , [ 9 ] eli wallach , susan sarandon , [ 10 ] vanessa ferlito [ 4 ] and frank langella [ 11 ] in supporting roles . [ 12 ]\nsometimes the unlikeliest movies attract the strongest casts . is it the coincidence of schedules , the attraction of a high - quality director , or a dynamite script ? maybe it ' s all three in the case of oliver stone ' s wall street 2 : money never sleeps , which is drawing quality actors like the proverbial flies to honey . - peter martin , a writer from urltoken , praising the film ' s cast . [ 81 ]\nnever to look from the window . . . with just a trace of disdain . . .\nawesome man , thanks ; never seen any of them . any one in particular you recommend ?\nmen who are way too rich , lazy and tired to run money properly anymore .\nhe put the money into the hedge fund , that ' s considered capital investment .\nthe record for the gap between an original film and its sequel is probably held by martin scorsese ' s the color of money , which came 25 years after robert rossen ' s the hustler , thus replacing psycho ii which followed hitchcock ' s masterpiece 23 years on . now coming in equal second is wall street : money never sleeps , oliver stone ' s belated follow - up to his 1987 stock exchange saga , the interval being explained , as in the case of psycho ii , by the incarceration of its unforgettable leading character .\nmovie projector : ' wall street ' and ' guardians ' to battle for no . 1 as ' you again ' lags | company town | los angeles times\nvanessa ferlito as audrey . [ 4 ] stone described the character audrey as\na tough , intelligent trader in the wall street trenches .\n[ 4 ]\n. . . but then they informed me that washington is actually in the process of buying wall street , so it all makes sense . laughter . . .\nbad news if you\u2019ve been looking forward to watching oliver stone\u2019s wall . . .\non \u201cwall street , \u201d he was on the set every day . \u201cit was exciting to be making the movie in the heart of wall street . we got input from the big firms to the bucket shops , from george soros , and the economist nouriel roubini . a lot of homework was done making this movie . \u201d\nas the global economy teeters on the brink of disaster , a young wall street trader partners with disgraced former wall street corporate raider gordon gekko on a two - tiered mission : to alert the financial community to the coming doom , and to find out who was responsible for the death of the young trader ' s mentor .\noliver stone , who this week will begin shooting his sequel to \u0093wall street\u0094 ( 1987 ) , stands outside the federal reserve bank of new york in lower manhattan .\nin wall street ( 1987 ) gordon says he was reading\nwinnie the pooh\nto rudy , his son . in the sequel his daughter is named winnie .\ndespite his own years of hard living and a peripatetic existence \u2014 he would be heading to venice in a few days \u2014 mr . stone looked refreshed and , at 62 , surprisingly young . his original film was a morality tale about greed and unvarnished ambition , and mr . stone\u2019s own views on the excesses of capitalism were obvious . but the film and its famous lines \u2014 \u201cgreed is good , \u201d \u201cmoney never sleeps\u201d \u2014 have had a cultural endurance that he never expected , and perhaps never desired .\nthe powers that be will never let that happen . jacob ' s not arguing it . . .\nwhile oliver stone scored his biggest opening ever at $ 19 million , glossy sequel wall street : money never sleeps wound up being more of a bear than a bull at the domestic box office with $ 47 . 9 million , coming out slightly ahead of the 1987 original\u2019s $ 43 . 8 million gross . inside the average range for a stone title , it\u2019s shia labeouf\u2019s lowest - grossing live - action wide release since his christening as a marquee draw with 2007\u2019s disturbia . the biggest hurdle for wall street 2 : it was a sequel to a 23 - year old adult drama , not a mass - audience franchise such as rocky or star wars . even if it was timely , its b . o . prospects were limited from the start . here are five reasons why wall street 2\u2019s stock fell :\nin the end , the money that towns across america gave general motors did not matter .\nyes . the room where you sell me a fuck you ring for fuck you money .\nwatching oliver stone ' s wall street is about as wordy and dreary as reading the financial papers accounts of the rise and fall of an ivan boesky - type arbitrageur .\nbecause it ' s not about what you have . . . it ' s about what you do . and gordon - - it ' s never about the money . gordon shakes his head .\nand that money wasn ' t even the bank ' s . . . it was taxpayers ' . . . bailout money . as this washes over a stunned winnie gekko . . .\nnew york ( fortune ) - - with buyout kings swimming in wealth , markets in turmoil , and ray - bans back in fashion , it might seem like wall street has stood still since 1987 . but to oliver stone , the creator of gordon gekko and director of the epoch - defining\nwall street ,\ntimes have certainly changed .\nwall street : money never sleeps\nis six minutes shorter than it was when i saw it at cannes and has a smoother conclusion . it is still , we might say , certainly long enough . but it ' s a smart , glossy , beautifully photographed film that knows its way around the street ( stone ' s father was a stockbroker ) . i wish it had been angrier . i wish it had been outraged . maybe stone ' s instincts are correct , and american audiences aren ' t ready for that . they haven ' t had enough of greed .\nbut one of the most appealing aspects of stone is the sheer depth and breadth of his interests and ambition . in addition to tackling socialism ( and how ch\u00e1vez has fanned its flames across south america ) in south of the border , he has also , this year , taken on capitalism in wall street : money never sleeps , the much - awaited return this september of gordon gekko to a wall street where greed isn ' t just good , it ' s legal . two films , two ideological systems , and yet this pales in the face of his next project : a 10 - part documentary series for hbo , oliver stone ' s secret history of america .\noliver stone ' s\nwall street\n( 1987 ) was a wake - up call about the financial train wreck the street was headed for . had we only listened . or perhaps we listened too well , and gordon (\ngreed is good\n) gekko became the role model for a generation of amoral financial pirates who put hundreds of millions into their pockets while bankrupting their firms and bringing the economy to its knees . as\nwall street : money never sleeps\nbegins , gekko has been able to cool his heels for many of the intervening years in a federal prison , which is the film ' s biggest fantasy ; the thieves who plundered the financial system are still mostly in power , and congressional zealots resist efforts to regulate the system .\nin a meandering walk through the crooked streets of manhattan\u2019s financial district \u2014 it was a week before shooting of the sequel , titled \u201cwall street 2 , \u201d was scheduled to begin \u2014 mr . stone said he never expected high finance to serve again as a tableau for his storytelling .\n\u201cthere\u2019s a line in the old film that kissing her was like reading the wall street journal , \u201d mr . stone said . ( it wasn\u2019t a compliment back then . )\nwhen the financial writers association asked me to host an event for the world of finance , i was shocked . i ' m known in washington not wall street . . .\nthe most remarkable aspect of wall street was that the villain of the piece , gordon gekko , became a hero to a new generation of moneymen . michael douglas claims that he ' s unable to go out for dinner in new york without having a hedge fund manager slap him on the back and thank him for inspiring him to enter wall street .\nbut he needs fresh money to serve the leverage . a hundred million . gordon just shrugs .\ni don ' t give a shit about the money . and she turns to face him .\nmoreover , films about the financial crisis have a mixed track record . \u201cup in the air\u201d did well , earning $ 83 . 8 million , but \u201cthe company men\u201d eked out $ 4 . 4 million , \u201cwall street : money never sleeps\u201d disappointed with $ 52 . 4 million and \u201cmargin call\u201d topped out at $ 5 . 3 million . the odds were about as steep as the ones facing the rag - tag group of bankers and investors who lewis lionized for bucking conventional wisdom and betting against the market .\nbefore they were running the white house , president donald trump and new white house communications director anthony scaramucci just wanted to be in this one ok - ish movie about wall street .\nq : both \u201cwall street\u201d films criticize the industry for not doing that , charging that it doesn\u2019t produce things of value and that it\u2019s corrupt . is that portrayal fair or accurate ?\nscaramucci , a former wall street executive , appears twice in the movie for about 15 seconds of screen time , playing an unnamed short seller working for josh brolin ' s character .\nwhy not ? we left it open at the end in a way on which we can hang a wall street 3 . we\u2019ll have gekko back and maybe josh brolin , too .\nthe film , wall street : money never sleeps \u2014a sequel to the 1987 original\u2014follows a reformed gordon gekko ( michael douglas ) who , after serving eight years in prison for securities fraud , attempts to warn banking bigwigs of the impending financial crisis . when his pleas fall on deaf ears , the douchebag - cassandra opts to repair his relationship with his estranged daughter ( carey mulligan ) and help her fianc\u00e9 ( labeouf ) exact revenge on a cutthroat investment banker in the gekko mold , bretton james ( josh brolin ) .\nthere are 28 songs in wall street : money never sleeps , but most of the songs play second fiddle to the 10 songs featuring david byrne and brian eno in some form or fashion . the soundtrack album has but a small slice of the music from the movie \u2013 only 9 of the 28 songs from wallstreet 2 . but at least all the songs on the album are actually in the movie . there are no derivatives here , unlike most soundtrack albums these days , or the securities that the movie slams so vigorously .\ni ' ll be honest , i ' m not the biggest oliver stone fan . he ' s some great films ( platoon , natural born killers ) but i find that his films basically deal with the same subject . however with wall street he makes a very solid , and entertaining film about a wall street broker , bud fox ( charlie sheen ) who is eager to make it big on wall street . the film examines fox ' s relationship with corporate raider gordon gekko ( michael douglas ) and how both men use insider trading information to make large sums of money . only when his relationship with gekko sours does bud fox destroy gekko with his competition . wall street is an interesting film that takes a good look at corporate greed and how some people will do anything to gain fortunes . brilliantly acted by michael douglass and charlie sheen , wall street is an effective dramatic thriller that is very suspenseful . oliver stone delivers a good film and the cast here are terrific . wall street is a well crafted film that is one of stone ' s best films . if you ' re looking for a good , entertaining film that makes insider trading an interesting subject for a film , then wall street is that film . the film may not be perfect , but it delivers good entertainment and like i said it ' s one of stone ' s best films aside from platoon . oliver stone has succeeded in making a not so interesting subject entertaining for a film , and for the most part , wall street succeeds in deliver solid drama and thrills . a worthy film to watch for sure .\njacob : yes . the room where you sell me a fuck you ring for fuck you money .\nto have twice as much money as you currently do . as he takes a seat . . .\nin his first run at wall street , mr . stone produced characters and a portrayal that lived longer than he ever expected and with unintended consequences . but he never would have made a second version if it didn\u2019t appear that the system , and high finance , had finally been brought to its knees .\nonce again , oliver stone is attempting to step into the conversation of current events but has nothing to say . the return of gordon gekko may be the selling point , but its worth is over - inflated . stone\u2019s cast serves him well , but ultimately there\u2019s only so much they can do when the script is so ham - handed that it tries to do things like craft a metaphor relating financial bubbles to human evolution . wall street : money never sleeps ends up being as confusing and irritating as the financial crisis that inspired it .\nlike many , i wondered what impact michael douglas\u2019 recent diagnosis had on wall street 2 \u2019s initial turnout . personally , i\u2019m not convinced that this will be the actor\u2019s last film , but there are plenty of others who do . if so , that\u2019s a pretty morbid reason to go see a movie ; especially one that is currently rocking a decidedly mixed 55 % rating on rotten tomatoes . the original wall street secured douglas a best actor oscar . let\u2019s hope that he makes a full recovery because this latest wall street is not what i would call academy - material .\nthe sequel , wall street : money never sleeps ( scripted by allan loeb and stephen schiff ) , begins wittily with an apparently chastened , silver - haired gekko emerging from jail in 2001 having served eight years for insider dealing and fraud . his mobile phone , the size of a second world war walkie - talkie , is among the ancient possessions returned to him . we ' re invited to guess that a stretch limo is there to meet him , but it belongs in fact to a cheerful , casually dressed , black ex - convict .\n\u201cwant a heineken , \u201d asks gordon gekko moments before the beer\u2019s label slides in to fill the screen . the scene takes place at new york\u2019s shun lee restaurant , where staff confirmed to us that they do in fact serve heineken . in the closing credits , the iwc logo floats over the screen like a reflection in a pool . everything in between is branded . in fact , one difference between the first wall street and its sequel is that money never sleeps has a credited crewmember ( allison robin ) responsible solely for \u201cproduct placement . \u201d\nthis is definitely a movie you ' ll want to see . it ' s contemporary , full of action , and really pays tribute to the original wall street . gordon gekko and all .\nin bretton james ' s office is a painting of a nurse with a surgical mask . the painting was in gordon gekko ' s house in the first wall street ( 1987 ) movie ."]}
{"id": 116563, "summary": [{"text": "bravo november is the original identification code painted on a british royal air force boeing chinook hc4 military serial number za718 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it was one of the original 30 aircraft ordered by the raf in 1978 and has been in service ever since .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "it has been upgraded several times in its history , now being designated as an hc4 airframe .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it has seen action in every major operation involving the raf in the helicopter 's 30-year service life .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "since 1982 it has served in the falkland islands , lebanon , germany , northern ireland , kurdistan , iraq and afghanistan .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the aircraft has seen four of its pilots awarded the distinguished flying cross for actions whilst in command of bravo november .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "it first came to the attention of the general public for its survival of the falklands campaign .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in april 1982 bravo november was loaded , along with three other chinooks , aboard the container ship mv atlantic conveyor bound for the falkland islands on operation corporate .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "atlantic conveyor was hit by an exocet missile destroying the vessel along with its cargo .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "bravo november was on an airborne task at the time and managed to land on hms hermes , gaining the nickname \" the survivor \" .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it was the only serviceable heavy lift helicopter available to british forces involved in the hostilities .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the first of its four distinguished flying crosses came for actions in the falklands .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "ever since , the name bravo november became associated with this aircraft that has become \" most famous \" in the popular imagination .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the aircraft is the subject of an exhibit at the raf museum . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "bravo november", "paragraphs": ["toronto : war story \u2018kilo two bravo\u2019 set for november u . s . release\non this occasion sqn ldr steve carr found himself at the controls of bravo november .\nbravo november has been supporting the coalition forces that comprise the international security assistance force .\nwar story \u2018kilo two bravo\u2019 set for november release in u . s . \u2013 variety\nfalklands hero : bravo november\nis on the discovery channel at 9pm on tuesday .\nbravo november , which was airborne on a test flight , was the only aircraft to survive .\n' the raf almost never singles out individual aircraft for tribute . but bravo november is exceptional . '\nbravo november is also held in high regard by engineers that maintain the chinooks in very difficult climatic conditions .\nand when letters from home arrived \u00adafter weeks on a ship , bravo november did the islands\u2019 post round .\nnow , after serving in iraq and afghanistan , bravo \u00adnovember is being upgraded ready for her next \u00adadventure .\nflight lieutenant fortune ' s heroics in getting bravo november and six wounded back to base earned him the dfc .\nbravo november - legacy . . . is a forward fuselage of a former united states army chinook painted to represent\nbravo november - the raf ' s most famous chinook\n. . . he said that\nbravo november is a hugely significant aeroplane to the raf . . . . . but bravo november is exceptional .\nthe museum ' s fine art collection also houses a painting by joe naujokas , depicting two of the dfcs completed by ' b . . .\nand bravo november did not escape unscathed \u2013 but despite \u00adsustaining damage it still made it back to camp bastion in \u00adhelmand .\nthis view appears to have prevailed \u2013 bravo november returns to active service in afghanistan next month after maintenance work in the uk .\nbravo november was airborne from the atlantic conveyor on an air test at the time and therefore diverted to land on hms hermes .\nbravo november has been subject to numerous upgrades during her service and with upgraded engines and avionics is now the impressive hc2 version .\nduring the iraq invasion of 2003 , bravo november was the first helicopter to land royal marines on the al - faw peninsula .\nnow officially known as za718 , bravo november still holds a world record for carrying the largest number of troops in a single flight .\nbut if a machine could ever win a medal for bravery , the chinook helicopter he was flying , bravo november , would surely qualify .\nunder his command , the then brand new bravo november landed soldiers on the islands to support sas troops under heavy fire from argentine artillery .\nbut bravo november , a remarkable chinook helicopter which first saw service in the falklands , is still going strong on the battlefields of afghanistan .\nbravo november - named after bn , its original identification tail number - is probably the most remarkable raf aircraft of the last 30 years .\nafter 30 years of action and countless repairs , bravo november has had an upgrade as part of the ministry of defence\u00e2\u0080\u0099s \u00e2\u00a3408million refit programme .\nit tells how bravo november was the only helicopter to survive the sinking of the atlantic conveyor at the height of the falklands war in 1982 .\nbut chinook helicopter bravo \u00adnovember became the most crucial war horse of the \u00adfalklands conflict , rescuing injured british troops and even delivering beer to squaddies .\nandy lawless , 54 , who co - piloted the \u00adaircraft during the conflict 30 years ago , still has a great \u00adaffection for bravo \u00adnovember .\nbut either by luck , coincidence or the scheming of raf engineers , the lead commander , sqn ldr steve carr , found himself flying bravo november .\non 2 june 1982 two companies of paratroopers were flown from goose green to seize the settlement of fitzroy . eighty - one paratroopers squeezed into bravo november which is twice the normal capacity . once landed , bravo november returned to goose green to pick up a second load of seventy - five paratroopers .\nchannel 4 news gets an exclusive test flight on the royal air force\u2019s most famous chinook , bravo november , following a multi - million pound upgrade .\na veteran of other operational campaigns , bravo november has also seen service in northern ireland , the balkans , the lebanon evacuation and earthquake relief in kurdistan .\nnow a veteran of several afghanistan tours , bravo november is still going strong . she is now benefiting from major servicing at her home station of raf odiham .\nthe chinook helicopter bravo november is filmed coming under heavy fire in a medal - winning operation afghanistan , 30 years after it won its spurs in the falklands .\nsaturday , november 4 at siff cinema uptown bravo ! members enjoyed a private screening of amadeus , the iconic 1984 film that won eight academy awards including best picture .\nin 2007 , retired air chief marshal sir richard johns opened an an exhibition honouring the copter at the raf museum in hendon on the 25th anniversary of the falklands war and said : \u2018bravo november is a hugely significant aircraft . the raf almost never singles out individual aircraft for tribute . but bravo november is , well , exceptional . \u2019\nby sheer chance , \u2018bravo november\u2019 was airborne on an engineering test flight at the time of the attack \u2013 the other helicopters aboard were all lost , along with the second - line repair and maintenance support equipment and stores . the crew of \u2018bravo november\u2019 , captained by dick langworthy , managed to make it to safety on the aircraft carrier hms hermes , za718 being nicknamed \u2018the survivor\u2019 . operating without spares , tools or lubricants , \u2018bravo november\u2019 would fly for several weeks before additional chinooks arrived on the battlefield .\nslightly damaged , and without spare parts or adequate lubricants , bravo november managed to hold together for another vital two weeks , delivering troops and supplies wherever they were needed .\ncuriously - or out of concern for ending bravo november ' s ' luck ' - no mention of this award was made at the falklands 25th anniversary the next year .\nremarkably , bravo november suffered little damage although its radio antenna was ripped from the aircraft , there was damage to the fuselage , and the cockpit door was ripped off .\nfittingly , bravo november was on the strength of the unit at the time and the air force board approved the placing of a plaque commemorating his dfc in the cockpit .\nseveral months ago flight lieutenant ian fortune was hit by a ricochet on his flying helmet from a bullet fired at bravo november by taliban insurgents during an extraction of injured soldiers .\nthe journey starts 30 years ago , as mike revisits some of the incredible stories of the crew involved with bravo november , including former young pilot john kennedy , who recounts his vital mission during the falklands conflict ; tom kinsella , the engineer charged with maintaining bravo november with virtually no tools or spare parts , who reveals remarkable super - 8 footage of his journey and time on the falklands , including rare footage of bravo november in action ; and andy lawless who gives his account of bravo november ' s role in the retaking of the falklands , including the delivery of sas troops and artillery to a mountain - top firing position which led to it crashing into the sea . their eye - witness accounts , and in tom ' s case remarkable footage , give incredible depth to the epic bravo november story which has seen it survive all the major conflicts of the last 30 years .\nfor more information on the symposium and bravo business awards nominations , please visit urltoken .\nby the time the argentines surrendered , bravo november had flown for 109 hours and carried 1 , 500 troops , 95 casualties , 550 prisoners of war and 550 tons of cargo .\nby the time the argentines surrendered , bravo november had flown for 109 hours , carried some 1 , 500 troops , 95 casualties , 550 prisoners of war and 550 tons of cargo .\nas the 30th anniversary of the falklands conflict approaches , metro delves into the remarkable history of the chinook helicopter bravo november that first saw service in that war and is still flying today .\ndamaged and without spares , bravo november remained in service for another two weeks , even playing a crucial role in cutting off argentine troops attempting to evade capture towards the end of the conflict .\nbravo november went almost immediately into action after the first british troops landed on the falklands , initially carrying 105mm guns to support sas troops on mount kent who were under fire from argentine artillery .\nand today , after many months of deep maintenance back in england , bravo november is back in afghanistan quietly doing its job - several times narrowly dodging taliban bullets and rocket - propelled grenades .\npresenter mike brewer links up with former crew to recount how bravo november then inserted sas men and artillery on top of mount kent at night in a snowstorm with argentine special forces closing in .\nand in afghanistan in 2006 flt lt craig wilson flew repeated missions over 22 hours , picking up wounded soldiers in a display of courage and dedication which won him a dfc on bravo november .\nandy lawless , the helicopter\u2019s co - pilot in the falklands , said of its latest exploit : \u2018all credit to the pilot , but bravo november\u2019s a lucky aircraft , no doubt about that . \u2019\nthree years later , on the night of june 11 , 2006 , flt lt craig wilson was captain of bravo november in helmand when he was ordered to recover a casualty at a landing site .\non june 2 , two companies of paratroops were flown from goose green to fitzroy to seize the settlement \u2013 81 paratroopers were jammed into the back of za718 , almost double the normal load . the paratroops were landed and \u2018bravo november\u2019 returned to goose green to pick up a second load , this time \u2018only\u2019 75 paratroops , which were landed near fitzroy . on its return journeys from the front , \u2018bravo november\u2019 brought scores of casualties back to the improvised field hospital at ajax bay . \u2018bravo november\u2019 continued its sterling service until reinforcements arrived in the form of four more chinooks aboard the contender bezant on june 10 .\nluckily they didn\u2019t and bravo november became one of the most important assets in the conflict \u2013 from taking injured troops to field hospitals to transporting crates of beer from the ships of the royal fleet auxiliary .\nforeign members of the taliban read the koran in a military jail in kabul , november 26 , 2001 .\nnb : this thread contains spoilers for the start of october november , not just up to september october .\nthree years later , on the night of june 11 , 2006 , flt lt craig wilson was leading a four - man crew aboard bravo november in afghanistan when he was asked to pick up a casualty .\n' it just always seems to be there when you need it , ' said wing commander andy naismith , former commanding officer of bravo november ' s 18 squadron . ' it never lets us down . '\nno argentine aircraft would fly so high or with the lights on , but , unbeknown to the crew , personnel at san carlos could hear bravo november\u2019s calls , although the crew could not receive their replies .\nby the time the argentines surrendered , bravo november had notched up over a hundred flying hours , and carried some 1 , 500 troops , 95 casualties , 650 prisoners of war and 550 tonnes of cargo .\nthursday , november 16 at seattle opera ' s rehearsal building bravo ! invited first - time members to mingle with fellow members over appetizers and drinks , then take a tour of the seattle opera costume shop .\nhis team work hard to ensure that the fleet is available to support operations twenty - four - hours - a - day and he added that \u2018it is nice to have bravo november come through another campaign safely\u2019 .\n' bravo november is a hugely significant aeroplane to the raf , ' said retired air chief marshal sir richard johns when he opened an exhibition honouring it at the raf museum on the 25th anniversary of the falklands war .\nalmost thirty years since it entered service , veteran of the falklands campaign , the raf ' s za718 chinook helicopter , or ' bravo november ' as it is better known , has just returned from service in afghanistan .\ndiscovery channel joins forces with motoring favourite mike brewer for a special two - part documentary , falklands hero : bravo november . the documentary offers a fascinating insight into the chinook helicopter , one of the raf ' s most revered aircrafts , starting with the incredible story of one particular machine , bravo november . it also explores the wider role of the chinook in modern day british military service , charting its evolution over the last 30 years .\n\u201cthere were no bars back then . we would fly bravo november out to one of the supply ships and manage to score a slab of beer , which we\u2019d then take back to the troops , \u201d said andy .\nrenew your bravo ! membership or join for the first time to receive invitations to our parties and events .\nraf chinook za718 is the force\u2019s most prestigious helicopter . named bravo november after its tail - wing identification bn , she has seen action in the falklands , iraq , afghanistan , northern ireland , lebanon , germany and kurdistan .\nat one point bravo november rushed into battle with 81 troops jammed inside . it was twice the normal maximum load - a feat that to this day stands as a record for a troop - carrying helicopter anywhere in the world .\nthe captain , squadron leader steve carr , flew several waves and during the second run a firefight developed around the aircraft . for his leadership and bravery , squadron leader carr was awarded the distinguished flying cross - bravo november\u2019s second .\nbravo november shows the scars of a hard tour in helmand province but chinook pilot flight lieutenant rockingham - smith continues to sing the praises of the veteran helicopter which he says is \u2018rugged , resilient and the best aircraft for the job\u2019 .\nthe junior engineering officer of the chinook fleet in theatre , flight lieutenant nigel murphy , said his team were \u2018aware of the helicopter\u2019s pedigree but bravo november is not singled out for special treatment , airworthiness is the key to what we do\u2019 .\nrenew your bravo ! membership or join for the first time to make sure you receive the latest invitations and info .\nafter this , despite having been on duty for 22 hours , flt lt wilson volunteered to deliver reinforcements to threatened troops . he brought back two wounded soldiers , saving their lives . his actions earned him the dfc - bravo november ' s third .\nbrewer added : \u00e2\u0080\u0098the stars have aligned with bravo november and our documentary because during filming she got damaged again in afghanistan and was flown back to the uk for a new lick of paint , which will see her serving for another 30 years . \u00e2\u0080\u0099\nspeaking about his special relationship with the chinook , flt lt fortune said : \u00e2\u0080\u0098it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s old hat for bravo november now , isn\u00e2\u0080\u0099t it ? it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s just another story , another exceptional story to join other exceptional stories that are already attached to that aircraft . \u00e2\u0080\u0099\nin the years in between bravo november underwent several upgrades and performed countless heroics , including being the first british helicopter to land royal marines in iraq on the opening night of the 2003 war , an operation which won a dfc for sqn ldr steve carr .\nan afghan man is detained by u . s . marines from the first battalion , eighth marines bravo company at their base in talibjan after a battle against taliban insurgents in musa qala district in southern afghanistan ' s helmand province , november 7 , 2010 .\nsquadron leader langworthy was awarded the distinguished flying cross ( dfc ) for his bravery at the controls of bravo november during the falklands conflict . sadly though he died of a heart attack a year later after returning to the falkland islands to command the chinook detachment .\nhis comrade on the mission andy lawless then tells how on the way back bravo november crashed into the sea in a whiteout at 100mph only to float on the surface and then shoot back into the air\nlike a cork out of a champagne bottle\n.\njohn mcdonald presents the history of the boeing chinook bravo november helicopter , which has served the raf with distinction for many years . he recalls stories of heroism spanning over a quarter of a century , from the falklands war to today ' s conflict in afghanistan .\nat the start of the first gulf war in 2003 , bravo november took the first royal marines on to the al - faw peninsula to seize vital oil - pumping facilities . any one of the five chinooks on that first british attack could have led the way .\nresidents of kabul make their way to greet northern alliance fighters arriving in the outskirts of the afghan capital kabul , november 13 , 2001 .\n\u201ckilo two bravo\u201d will make its north american premiere at toronto in the \u201ccity to city\u201d sidebar , which showcases london - based filmmakers .\nseattle opera ' s bravo ! is the premier seattle - area arts organization for young people between the ages of 21 and 39 .\nsaturday , march 24 at the garage bravo ! members met up with friends\u2014and made new ones\u2014at a fun and casual night of bowling .\non the 8th november i posted a story about someone hacking into aircraft / tower transmissions and making hoax calls . this is the follow up story .\npolice allege there were 16 separate unauthorised radio transmissions at melbourne airport and avalon airport causing interference with air traffic control between september 5 and november 3 .\nbravo november later rescued wounded welsh guardsmen from the bluff cove attack and by the end of the war had carried 1 , 500 troops , 95 casualties , 650 prisoners of war and 550 tons of cargo - even though all spare parts for maintenance were lost when the atlantic conveyor went down .\njust read a wiki on her . lucky she is here at all ! did not realise that had left service though ?\nin april 1982 bravo november was loaded , along with three other chinooks , aboard the container ship mv atlantic conveyor bound for the falkland islands on operation corporate . atlantic conveyor was hit by an exocet missile destroying the vessel along with its cargo . bravo november was on an airborne task at the time and managed to land on hms hermes , gaining the nickname\nthe survivor\n. it was the only serviceable heavy lift helicopter available to british forces involved in the hostilities . the first of its four distinguished flying crosses came for actions in the falklands . ever since , the name bravo november became associated with this aircraft that has become\nmost famous\nin the popular imagination . the aircraft is the subject of an exhibit at the raf museum .\n[ img src = 1256 align = left ] by the time the argentines surrendered , \u2018bravo november\u2019 had notched up over a hundred flying hours , carried some 1 , 500 troops , 95 casualties , 650 pows and 550 tons of cargo . sqn ldr langworthy was awarded a dfc for his bravery \u2013 sadly , almost a year later , he died of a heart attack after returning to the falklands to lead the chinook detachment . by chance this included \u2018bravo november\u2019 and , in a unique honour , the air force board approved the placing of a plaque commemorating his dfc in the helicopter\u2019s cockpit .\na father wipes a tear away from his child ' s face during a medevac mission in southern afghanistan ' s helmand province , november 13 , 2010 .\nan afghan man walks by stacks of worthless afghani notes in an underground strongroom of the country ' s national bank in kabul , november 29 , 2001 .\ntwenty years after the falklands campaign , \u2018bravo november\u2019 was back with 18 squadron as the unit was preparing to send a detachment to the middle east on board hms ark royal in the build - up to the invasion of iraq . during operation \u2018telic\u2019 , \u2018bravo november\u2019 spearheaded the assault on the al faw peninsula , the site of a major oil refinery , being the first british helicopter to land royal marines ashore . the mission was to pre - empt any attempt by the iraqis to sabotage the oil refineries and prevent crude oil being released into the northern arabian gulf in an act of environmental terrorism .\nsaturday , april 28 at first & bell bravo ! celebrated the close of another season of epic stories , gorgeous music , and unforgettable voices .\nwith the award of a distinguished flying cross to flt lt ian fortune of the royal air force , it also marks the fourth time a pilot of chinook hc2 za718 / bn , otherwise known as \u2018bravo november\u2019 , has received decoration for bravery while piloting this helicopter that still serves on the front line .\n\u2018bravo november\u2019 held together for two more vital weeks as the british forces moved towards stanley . with no roads into the mountains , the only way to the front was by foot or helicopter . while the royal marines and paras marched through the south atlantic winter , the guns of the royal artillery depended on \u2018bravo november\u2019 and smaller royal navy helicopters to keep them moving and firing . lawless recalled that the helicopter was gradually falling to bits and the lack of specialist lubricants meant its engine and gear box were always in danger of failing . \u201cwe used and abused it \u2013 peacetime constraints went out the window . \u201d\nnorthern alliance fighters ride on a t - 62 tank past a dead body on the motorway 3 km north of kabul , in this november 13 , 2001 .\non march 18 , 2008 chinook hc2 za718 / bn touched down on the grass outside the raf museum at hendon in north london \u2013 was this a practice for its eventual resting place ? \u2018bravo november\u2019 is arguably the most significant airframe still serving in the royal air force outside of the battle of britain memorial flight .\nthe documentary offers a fascinating insight into the chinook helicopter , one of the raf ' s most revered aircrafts , starting with the incredible story of one particular machine , bravo november . it also explores the wider role of the chinook in modern day british military service , charting its evolution over the last 30 years .\nafghan refugee children look from the window of their shelter in the former soviet embassy , a huge compound amid the destruction of west kabul , november 27 , 2001 .\nflying at less than 100 ft and with night vision restricted by dust thrown up by advancing american tanks and artillery fire , bravo november delivered the marines to the landing sites marked by us special forces before returning for more troops , guns and freight . sqn ldr carr received the dfc for his role in the mission .\nmike ' s personal journey with bravo november started with his own near - miss experience , when he dramatically came under fire whilst flying with a british forces medical crew on a rescue mission in afghanistan . he survived the attack thanks to the tenacity of bravo november ' s heroic pilot ian fortune , whose bravery during the war earned him the distinguished flying cross . back at base after the incident , mike learned that the helicopter he had been travelling in was the very same aircraft that escaped the burning decks of the atlantic conveyor during the falklands war and he felt compelled to explore the fascinating history of the aircraft that carried him to safety .\na french sniper ( r ) looks through his rifle ' s scope while keeping watch over qarabagh district , about 40 km north of kabul , november 20 , 2007 .\ni ' m not sure if this a pearoast ( i did have a look but no joy ) . i ' ve just watched a show on discovery called falklands hero : bravo november presented by mike brewer . i have to say that it was a well written documentary and i ' ve changed my opinion of mr brewer . however , the main purpose of my post is to ask is there any long term plans to save bravo november when she retires . i can ' t think of any other individual post - war raf aircraft that should be kept as much as this one . is there another aircraft that has done as much as this chinook ?\nbrewer explained : \u00e2\u0080\u0098when i stepped off the aircraft , i looked back at it and saw the registration number \u00e2\u0080\u009cbn\u00e2\u0080\u009d . i asked some engineers and they said this is bravo november , the sole surviving chinook of the falklands campaign , the sole survivor of the atlantic conveyer ship sunk by the argentines on may 25 , 1982 . \u00e2\u0080\u0099\nfollowing the symposium , leaders from the private and public sectors will be honored at the 23rd bravo business awards . for more than two decades the bravo business awards have recognized excellence and leadership in the americas , and in 2017 we will shine light on the innovative leaders who are impacting business and policy in the region .\nbrewer said : \u201cthis helicopter , bravo november , was on the deck of the atlantic conveyor in the falklands when it was sunk by the argentines . it was flown off at the last moment so i was keen to track it down . it was also the first helicopter to land in kosovo and iraq . it\u2019s a legend . \u201d\nmore than 400 ceos , senior officials , and other high - level decision makers will convene in miami on november 3 to discuss the economic and social issues transforming the americas .\nplease join us on friday , november 3 , for the 2017 council of the americas symposium and 23rd bravo business awards . the symposium gathers more than 400 ceos , senior government officials , and high - level decision makers from business , government , multilateral institutions , and ngos for our annual conference focused on the key issues transforming the americas .\nfriday , february 2 at pacific science center bravo ! took over the pacific science center laser dome for a live laser show choreographed to a soundtrack of operatic favorites .\nthe bodies of five taliban fighters killed by afghan national police lie in the back of a vehicle at musa qala in southern afghanistan ' s helmand province , november 13 , 2010 .\nbravo november is the original identification code painted on a british royal air force boeing chinook hc2 united kingdom military aircraft serial number za718 . it was one of the original 30 aircraft ordered by the raf in 1978 and has been in service ever since . it has been upgraded several times in its history , now being designated as an hc4 airframe . it has seen action in every major operation involving the raf in the helicopter ' s 30 - year service life . since 1982 it has served in the falkland islands , lebanon , germany , northern ireland , kurdistan , iraq and afghanistan . the aircraft has seen four of its pilots awarded the distinguished flying cross for actions whilst in command of bravo november .\nmike traces the bravo ' s history , from its pivotal role in the falklands to his battle experience in afghanistan . how has this chinook survived 30 years of conflict ?\nopera takes over the pacific science center laser dome for one night only ! this annual bravo ! tradition features a live laser show choreographed to a soundtrack of operatic favorites .\nat coa ' s symposium and 23rd bravo business award , senior executives discussed trade in a new protectionist environment and steps latin america needs to take to compete today . . . .\njoin bravo ! backstage after the turn of the screw for a one - of - a - kind evening featuring food , drinks , dancing , and more ! age 21 + .\nbrewer dug deeper and found bravo november had also served in kosovo and both iraq wars and was thought to be the first chinook to cross enemy lines each time . \u00e2\u0080\u0098it was delivered to the raf in february 1982 , by april it was bound for the falklands and it\u00e2\u0080\u0099s been in continuous conflict ever since . this is the most decorated piece of military hardware in britain . \u00e2\u0080\u0099\ncareer academies : communities of support for students and teachers : emerging findings from a 10 - site evaluation ,\njames j . kemple , manpower demonstration research corporation ( mdrc ) , november 1997\na young afghan woman shows her face in public for the first time after 5 years of taliban sharia law as she waits at a food distribution centre in central kabul , november 14 , 2001 .\nfriday , july 14 at uw center for urban horticulture bravo ! members joined seattle opera celebrate the start of the 2017 / 18 season with food , drinks , mingling , and more .\nthe latest bravo november dfc awarded pilot is flight lieutenant ian fortune . in 2010 he landed bn under fire to rescue casualties . during the evacuation and whilst still in the air , he was shot at 12 times . one bullet ricocheted through the cockpit and hit his head , gashing his face . despite this attack , flt lt fortune managed to return the troops safely back to base .\nsearch engine and honora have acquired north american rights for war story \u201c kilo two bravo \u201d ( formerly known as \u201ckajaki : the true story\u201d ) ahead of its screening at the toronto film festival .\non the bill , sun hill ' s callsigns all use the combination sierra - oscar . another police - related drama of the early 1980s , following a female police officer , was named juliet bravo .\ni think you may be interested in this position - latest jobs at bravo products limited . this is the link : urltoken copy and paste link on browser if link is not working . check it out !\nbravo media is the premiere lifestyle and entertainment brand that drives the cultural conversation around its high - quality , interactive original content that focuses on the network\u2019s passion points of food , fashion , beauty , design , digital and pop culture . the network\u2019s diversified slate includes bravo\u2019s first scripted series \u201cgirlfriends\u2019 guide to divorce , \u201d scripted comedy \u201codd mom out , \u201d and unscripted favorites such as emmy award - winning \u201ctop chef , \u201d \u201cvanderpump rules , \u201d \u201cbelow deck , \u201d \u201cthicker than water\u201d and the popular \u201cmillion dollar listing\u201d and \u201cthe real housewives\u201d franchises as well as the only live late - night talk show , \u201cwatch what happens live . \u201d available in 92 million homes , bravo is a program service of nbcuniversal cable entertainment , a division of nbcuniversal , one of the world\u2019s leading media and entertainment companies in the development , production , and marketing of entertainment , news , and information to a global audience . bravo has been an nbcuniversal cable network since december 2002 and first launched in december 1980 . watch bravo anywhere : on demand , online or across mobile and connected tvs .\na dust - covered afghan national army soldier with a flower tucked behind his ear rides on the back of a vehicle during a patrol near the taliban stronghold of panjwaii town , kandahar province , southern afghanistan , november 13 , 2007 .\n[ img src = 1258 align = right ] on december 9 , 2004 sir michael jenkins , president of boeing uk , presented to the royal air force museum at hendon a painting depicting the two dfcs completed by \u2018bravo november\u2019 at that time . copies of the painting were signed by the late sqn ldr langworthy\u2019s widow , jean , and his senior officer , retired air vice marshal tony stables , as well as sqn ldr carr and boeing artist joe naujokas .\ni second that this left a bad taste in my mouth as well . we just finished november last night and when i read that i was like . . . wait . . . i don ' t get another chance at this ?\nbravo november has evaded several major disasters by the thinnest of margins in its 30 - year history . in doing so , four of its pilots have been awarded the distinguished flying cross ( dfc ) . bn earned the nickname \u201cthe survivor\u201d during the falklands war in 1982 , when it was the only chinook to survive an argentine exocet missile attack on its carrier ship , the atlantic conveyor . bn , luckily , was out on a test flight at the time .\ndr . strangelove is a fairly early example . the b - 52 is assigned to targets yankee - golf - tango - three - six - zero and november - bravo - x ray - one - zero - eight as part of the wing ' s attack plan r for romeo , or robert ( used by general ripper in communication with his raf exchange officer mandrake , as per the british royal air force ' s own pre - nato phonetic alphabet ) .\nin team yankee , the eponymous team is named for the phonetic letter y , while its sister unit , team bravo , is named for the phonetic letter b . the phonetic alphabet is also featured prominently during radio communications .\nwilliams electronics ' f - 14 tomcat identifies the enemy fighters with the nato alphabet \u2014 alpha , bravo , charle , delta , echo , fox , and golf . the last opponent is the big bad , general yagov .\nhalo uses it extensively . fitting , since it ' s a military - based series . notable examples include\nsierra\n( spartan ) and\nbravo kilo\n( refers to brutes , short for\nbaby kong\n) .\nsunday , september 24 at novelty hill januik winery bravo ! members enjoyed a tasting in beautiful woodinville wine country . singer rob mcpherson also performed highlights from his \u201cthe drunken tenor\u201d routine , a unique mash - up of opera and comedy .\ndwayne bravo is a richly talented west indian all - rounder who , over the years , has been playing a handy role in fast - tracking west indies back into international prominence . bravo made his first - class debut for trinidad and tobago in 2001 - 02 and two years later , on the back of some strong all - round performances , made his debut at home against england . in his maiden test , he showed promise with the bat and also picked up 3 wickets though west indies lost heavily . in only his third test , bravo showed glimpses of prodigious talent scoring 77 and scalping 6 wickets in the first innings . early signs showed that bravo was a better bowler than batsman but he improved on his batting , opening the innings for trinidad and tobago and is now a much more accomplished batsman than what he started off as . after being dropped for the 1st test against australia in 2005 , bravo bounced back hard in the 2nd test slamming a brilliant 113 , coming in at a precarious situation . it was followed by a superb spell in the 3rd test where he picked up 6 wickets in the first innings . the next two years were not as fruitful as injury , followed by a poor 2007 world cup , marred his progress . in 2010 , bravo turned down a wicb central contract , preferring to play several t20 leagues around the globe . he lost his place in the test side but remained a regular fixture in the t20is . he was signed up by mumbai in the inaugural edition of the indian t20 league and performed exceedingly well . later , chennai bought him in 2011 and retained him for the next three seasons . before the champions trophy in 2013 , bravo replaced darren sammy as the odi captain . a middle - order batsman , bravo with his stylish cover drives and quick feet movement , exhibits the true caribbean flavour . he is also a brilliant fielder and brings energy to the west indian outfit with his acrobatic fielding . a more than useful death - overs bowler , bravo has clever variations up his sleeve and also has one of the best slower balls in the business .\nthe digital economy will have a forceful impact and we ' ll have to know how to react to it , said ultrapar ceo thilo mannhardt in this interview on the sidelines of the 2017 council of the americas symposium and bravo business awards .\ngraffiti left behind by taliban fighters remains on the walls of a compound now used as a command center for the u . s marine corps ' s first battalion , eighth marines at musa qala in southern afghanistan ' s helmand province , november 10 , 2010 .\nthe legend that is \u2018bravo november\u2019 was born in 1982 during the falklands war when it was the only chinook to survive the destruction of the merchant ship \u2018atlantic conveyor\u2019 and provide vital heavy - lift support to the troops liberating the islands , despite no spares or support equipment . one of the last examples of the initial batch of 33 chinook hc1s delivered to the raf in early 1982 , za718 ( boeing construction number b - 849 ) had arrived at odiham in the february and was allocated to 18 squadron as bn .\nosama bin laden ( l ) sits with his adviser ayman al - zawahri , an egyptian linked to the al qaeda network , during an interview with pakistani journalist hamid mir ( not pictured ) in an image supplied by the respected dawn newspaper , november 10 , 2001 .\n\u201ckilo two bravo\u201d is directed by paul katis and produced by katis and andrew de lotbiniere . the film premiered in london as \u201ckajaki\u201d late last year and earned katis and de lotbiniere a bafta nomination for outstanding debut by a british writer , director or producer .\non may 26 a much - reduced 18 squadron contingent prepared to operate \u2018bravo november\u2019 , but without tents , radios or any of the specialist equipment needed to keep a chinook flying they ended up working alongside navy helicopter units . on strength were one chinook helicopter , two four - man crews , nine technicians and ten men \u2013 all the spares , tools and servicing manuals had been lost aboard the atlantic conveyor . za718 was by far the largest helicopter available to the british forces in the falklands , capable of carrying about 12 tons .\nthe above demographics are for bravo medical magnet high school . the demographics for elk grove unified school district are as follows : 26 % hispanic , 25 % white , 23 % asian , 18 % black , 6 % filipino , 2 % pacific islander , 1 % native american\nu . s . marines with 1st squad , 3rd platoon , bravo company , 1st battalion , 7th marine regiment , regimental combat team 6 , conduct a security patrol in sangin , helmand province , afghanistan sept . 9 , 2012 . ( photo by lance cpl . jason morrison )\nif you win the first game in october , you only have one shot to find patient zero before team bravo bails you out to open box 7 ? we completed the main objective , quarantined 7 cities , and destroyed two military bases . . . then found out that by winning october quickly , we acted too slowly and needed bravo ' s help ? is that right ? we just got kind of a bad taste since it was the first time all game we hadn ' t completed a search track on the first try , and it was the one we had to finish on the first try . . .\nthe royal canadian air force ( rcaf ) deployed a strategic airlift detachment ( sal det ) in november 2001 , followed by a long - range patrol detachment ( lrp det ) and a tactical airlift detachment ( tal det ) in january 2002 . a maritime helicopter detachment also accompanied rcn ships to support canadian and coalition operations at sea .\nthe digital economy is a double - edged sword , says aeromexico ceo andr\u00e9s conesa , but\nin the end it ' s a net benefit for everyone .\nin a sideline interview at the 2017 council of the americas symposium and bravo business awards , conesa shared insights on the effects of technology on the travel industry .\ntamara lee bravo november 19 , 1965 - june 25 , 2017 salem - tamara lee bravo ( ocheltree ) , passed away peacefully in her home in salem , oregon on june 25 , 2017 at 10 : 55pm . tami was born november 19 , 1965 in port townsend , washington and graduated from chimacum high school in 1984 . on july 18 , 1986 tami married john bravo . together the two raised daniel , john , and maegan . tami loved being a mother . it is what she lived for , until she became a grandmother . her grandchildren ( mckayla , christian , bailey , landon , melody ) meant everything to her . when she spoiled them , it ' s like she was spoiling herself . she loved her large family and made it a priority to remain close to as many of them as possible . tami was most known for her selflessness , compassion , and sense of humor . she felt life was too short and to not be taken too seriously . anything she could do to add humor , fun , and love into life , she would . always known as the\ncool aunt\n, her many nieces and nephews looked up to and adored her . tami was the youngest of 13 children ( nyola , twyla , deedee , dodie , kathy , terry , buddy , michael , alan , rita ) and proud to be the baby . she is survived by her three children daniel , john , and maegan as well as her daughter in - law roseanne , five grandchildren , all siblings except rita , and her many nieces and nephews . celebration of her life will be held on july 22 , 2017 at 11 : 30am at old fort townsend state park .\nthe president of microsoft latin america , c\u00e9sar cernuda , spoke about latin america ' s digital economy on the sidelines of the 2017 council of the americas symposium and bravo business awards . cernuda said the region , with a population of 644 million , has the ability to generate a lot of information when it comes to digital currency .\ndigital technology is what is enabling new business models to be invented ,\nsaid cemex ceo fernando gonz\u00e1lez about latin america ' s digital economy . speaking on the sidelines of the 2017 council of the americas symposium and bravo business awards , he added that :\nat the same time new business models are invented , some others are destroyed .\nsearch engine and honora have acquired north american rights for war story \u201ckilo two bravo\u201d ( formerly known as \u201ckajaki : the true story\u201d ) ahead of its screening at the toronto film festival . search engine and honora made the deal with metro international and are planning to release in the u . s . on vod nov . 10 and in [ \u2026 ]\nthursday , july 12 at 6 : 30 pm flatstick pub in pioneer square get into the ' swing ' of things with bravo ! at our 2018 / 19 kickoff par - tee ! meet up with friends\u2014and make new ones\u2014as you enjoy appetizers , drinks , music , and unlimited use of flatstick ' s indoor mini golf course . age 21 + .\nu . s . navy hospitalman 2nd class thomas cheshire , a corpsman with bravo company , 1st battalion , 7th marine regiment , regimental combat team 6 , waits for every u . s . marine to return to forward operating base shamsher after a patrol in sangin , helmand province , afghanistan sept . 9 , 2012 . ( photo by lance cpl . jason morrison )\n[ img src = 1257 align = right ] \u2019bravo november\u2019 was immediately put to use moving ammunition from the british bridgehead to frontline artillery batteries . it ran into trouble on may 30 during a night mission transporting guns to troops \u2013 special air service ( sas ) patrols had occupied positions on mount kent , overlooking port stanley , but were coming under artillery fire and needed reinforcement quickly . lieutenant colonel michael rose , sas commander , wanted to make maximum use of the chinook\u2019s lifting power . \u201che asked if we could drop bombs off the rear ramp of the chinook , \u201d recalled flight lieutenant lawless , langworthy\u2019s co - pilot . \u201cwe knew the sas were outgunned \u2013 our job was to land 105mm howitzers . rose told me the landing site was flat and secure \u2013 the mission was to be flown at night with night vision goggles . we had three 105mm guns inside and ammunition pallets under - slung .\nthe nato alphabet ( alpha bravo code ) was originally designed so that every code word is pronounced in each nato language in the similar way , so there would be no linguistic misunderstandings . there are some discrepancies , however ;\njuliet\nis usually\ngiulietta\nin italian , and easily mistaken for g . inversely , quebec is pronounced in the french manner ( kay - bek ) which might confuse some english speakers ( kway - bek ) .\n\u201ckilo two bravo\u201d stars david elliot , mark stanley , scott kyle , benjamin o\u2019mahony , bryan parry , liam ainsworth , andy gibbins , john doughty , paul luebke , thomas davison , grant kilburn , robert mitchell , jon paul bell , malachi kirby and ali cook . tom williams wrote the screenplay and gareth unwin ( \u201cthe king\u2019s speech\u201d ) served as executive producer alongside alexa jago , alec mackenzie , norman merry , phil hunt , compton ross and lee vandermolen .\nmilitary units will sometimes use one of the letters as their designation ( for example , ' bravo company ' ) . individual personnel may refer to themselves or others in the military alphabet over radios ;\necho - 6 - charlie\nwould be someone whose pay - grade is e - 6 , with a last name beginning with the letter c . ( alternately , the number is code for a position withing the unit . 6 usually is the commander . )\nchina aims to be the world ' s leader in artificial intelligence by 2030 and , as an increasingly important trade partner for latin america , the region needs to be able to match the sophistication of its asian counterpart . in an interview on the sidelines of the 2017 council of the americas symposium and bravo business awards , ibm latin america general manager ana paul assis says , over time , the region will increasingly adopt artificial intelligence , blockchain , and other disruptive technology .\nsquadron leader steve carr was nominated to plan and lead the first wave of five chinooks that were to land the commandos , and he chose za718 to lead the mission . they overcame adverse weather conditions with visibility reduced by dust and smoke , all while dodging relentless opposition fire . \u201ci was flying \u2018bravo november\u2019 on the first wave , \u201d recalled carr . \u201cvisibility was down to 1 , 000 to 1 , 500 metres \u2013 it was very dark , there was low cloud and the air was full of dust thrown up by american tank columns and artillery fire . our night vision goggles were not much use . we were flying at a hundred feet or lower and then we went down to 50 feet when we entered iraq . each aircraft had 42 marines on board plus their rucksacks , each weighing around 60kg ! we had removed all the seats , so the troops were all stood up , holding on to ropes that we had strung across the cabin roof . once we\u2019d been cleared in to the landing site , the aircraft went in three waves , two pairs and a singleton , each element about one minute apart . the marines must have been pretty pumped up as they were out of my aircraft in 12 seconds . within two minutes over two hundred marines were on the ground ."]}
{"id": 116565, "summary": [{"text": "the art of negative thinking ( norwegian : kunsten \u00e5 tenke negativt ) is a 2006 norwegian black comedy film directed and written by b\u00e5rd breien .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the storyline revolves around a man ( played by fridtjov s\u00e5heim ) who is adjusting to life in a wheelchair , and the socializing group he is made to join .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film was breien 's directorial debut .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it was produced by dag alveberg for the production company maipo film - og tv-produksjon .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the art of negative thinking was successful both domestically and internationally , with sales of 35,000 tickets in its norwegian theater run and the highest-gross in germany for any nordic film during 2008 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "reviews were mostly positive and the film won multiple international awards . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "the art of negative thinking", "paragraphs": ["there are no critic reviews yet for the art of negative thinking . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the art of negative thinking near you .\nfilm trailer for the norwegian movie\nkunsten \u00e5 tenke negativt\n( the art of negative thinking ) , a black comedy due for release in norway in november 2006 .\nthe positive / negative is a national juried art exhibition , organized yearly since 1985 , to feature innovative contemporary art and expose the regions of eastern tennessee , southwest virginia and nearby states about current trends and directions in visual art . by providing consistent platform for dialogue through exhibitions of contemporary art , the positive / negative exhibitions promote diversity , creative excellence and critical thinking within the academic and regional communities .\na winningly transgressive black comedy that skewers pc correctness toward the disabled ,\nthe art of negative thinking\nplays like lars von trier ' s\nthe idiots\nmeets\none flew over the cuckoo ' s nest .\nthey resented both his negative reaction and to his subsequent attempt to appropriate it .\nexcerpts from my interview with oliver burkeman , author of the antidote : happiness for people who can\u2019t stand positive thinking .\nensemble cast is first - rate , with performances treading a delicate balance between naturalism and stylization , yet managing to engage viewers\u2019 sympathy by sidestepping easy stereotypes . special praise goes to saheim , as the embattled geirr , who teaches his unwelcome guests the \u201cart of negative thinking . \u201d\nzajonc , r . b . ( 2000 ) . \u201cfeeling and thinking : closing the debate over the independence of affect , \u201d in feeling and thinking , ed j . p . forgas ( new york , ny : cambridge university press ) , 31\u201358 .\n12 . ^ shown empirically by kemp and cupchik ( 2007 ) who presented viewers in a negative state with a range of positive and negative paintings , and who found that viewers wanted to see the paintings with negative themes a second time , primarily however , \u201cbecause they evoked thoughts rather than feelings . \u201d\na winningly transgressive black comedy that skewers pc correctness toward the disabled , \u201cthe art of negative thinking\u201d plays like lars von trier\u2019s \u201cthe idiots\u201d meets \u201cone flew over the cuckoo\u2019s nest . \u201d sparkily written yarn , about a wheelchair - bound accident victim who challenges the pieties of a therapy group for the handicapped , provides a cathartic message about [ \u2026 ]\nin the context of this short exchange , i\u2019ve been thinking about negative reviews . what purpose should they serve ? how they can they be done artfully , without seeming like a malicious hatchet job ( something ulin , for one , said he doesn\u2019t support ) ?\nthe loss of aura seems to have both positive and negative effects for benjamin . he sees the aura , authenticity , and uniqueness of works of art as fundamentally connected to their insertion in a tradition . the reproduced work of art is completely detached from the sphere of tradition . it loses the continuity of its presentation and appreciation .\npicasso himself said , \u201ci will never make art with the preconceived idea of serving the interests of the political , religious or military art of a country\u201d [ 48 ] .\n\u201cweather conditions\u201d considers these themes while invoking the differences between negativity and criticality . a full decade\u2014its own \u201cnegative thinking\u201d spurred by the rhetoric of the bush / cheney administration , hurricane katrina , economic meltdown , and two wars in the middle east\u2014has now passed since september 11 . but the current , abject moment of bin laden\u2019s death seems to even further accentuate the timeliness of\nfor more than three decades , the positive / negative juried exhibitions ensure excellence and diverse perspectives , by inviting jurors who are either artists with strong aesthetic or curators from nationally respected art institutions .\nyes . it\u2019s what the stoics call , \u201cthe premeditation\u201d \u2013 that there\u2019s actually a lot of peace of mind to be gained in thinking carefully and in detail and consciously about how badly things could go .\ntable 1 . overview of explicitly mentioned inputs and outputs in models of art experience .\npelowski m , markey ps , lauring jo and leder h ( 2016 ) visualizing the impact of art : an update and comparison of current psychological models of art experience .\nbenjamin argues that distraction became an alternative to contemplation . distraction is fundamentally social . it replaces the viewer\u2019s thoughts by moving images , stopping the viewer from thinking . benjamin criticises the usual account whereby true art is contemplated and the masses seek only distraction . for benjamin , contemplation is a kind of domination by the author : the work of art absorbs the audience . in contrast , distraction involves the audience absorbing the work of art . reception of art now normally happens in a state of distraction , especially in the case of film . \u2018the public is an examiner , but an absent - minded one\u2019 .\nvitz , p . ( 1988 ) . \u201canalog art and digital art : a brain - hemisphere critique of modern painting , \u201d in the foundations of aesthetics , art & art education , eds f . farley and r . neperud ( new york , ny : praeger ) , 43\u201386 .\nthere is a counterfactual approach to considering phantoms , ghosts of phantoms , and negative entities . are you asking us to imagine variable and alternative outcomes ?\ngraeme brooker is a practising interior designer and head of interior design at the royal college of art .\n[ \u2026 ] dramatic consequences in terms of its political uses . according to andrew robinson in \u201cwalter benjamin : art , aura , and authenticity , \u201d benjamin saw the delinking of art from tradition as opening the opportunity for art to [ \u2026 ]\nthe late stages : silvia et al . : appraisal theory and emotion with art\nencountering agnieszka kurant\u2019s work , i was struck by how palpably her art summons negative space and invokes the negated , omitted , or hidden , which are ultimately defining parts of what we see and experience\u2014be it in the realm of politics , economics , information , or culture .\nthe loss of distance between meaning and its deployment in immediate propaganda may produce a flattened world in which revolutionary possibilities become invisible . if the audience absorbs the work of art , but the audience is itself trapped in mythologies and alienated subjectivity , then the revolutionary power of art is truncated . the absorption of art becomes tautological , and the lines of flight available are correspondingly reduced . authors sympathetic to benjamin\u2019s analysis might see in this a reproduction of ritual aspects of art .\non this view , one can allow that reference to art - historical categories is a convenient way of classifying art , artists , and art movements , but the fact that this convenience has been widely utilised need not be telling against alternative accounts of aesthetic value .\nan interesting , albeit brief , strand of discussion emerged a couple weeks ago during \u201cthe art of the critic , \u201d a panel at the los angeles times festival of books . about the subject of negative book reviews , the panel was divided . lev grossman and laura miller both said\u2014and i\u2019m paraphrasing from memory here\u2014that they essentially don\u2019t do such reviews anymore . the other panel participants , critic and professor elif batuman , bookforum editor albert mobilio , and la times books editor david ulin , all said that negative reviews have a place .\na winningly transgressive black comedy that skewers pc correctness toward the disabled , \u201cthe art of negative thinking\u201d plays like lars von trier\u2019s \u201cthe idiots\u201d meets \u201cone flew over the cuckoo\u2019s nest . \u201d sparkily written yarn , about a wheelchair - bound accident victim who challenges the pieties of a therapy group for the handicapped , provides a cathartic message about the need to accept reality . following its warm reception at the karlovy vary festival , norwegian writer - director bard breien\u2019s brave burlesque of positivism should be a crowd - pleaser at other fests . pic also has niche theatrical chances , even stateside , in the hands of the right distrib .\nfor a discussion of \u201caesthetic empiricism\u201d and some development / departure from currie\u2019s ontology of art ( 1989 ) .\nin art history from oberlin college and works in the curatorial department at the studio museum in harlem .\nwhen a . g . baumgarten introduced the term \u201caesthetic\u201d into the philosophy of art it seemed to be taken up with the aim of recognising , as well as unifying , certain practices , and perhaps even the concept of beauty itself . it is of note that the phrase l\u2019art pour l\u2019art seemed to gain significance at roughly the same time that the term aesthetic came into wider use .\nthe art of letting go is a very simple but powerful process that enables you to let go of negative emotions that are holding you back from health , happiness and the accomplishment of your goals . it works on a very simple principle : i am responsible for my emotions and that i choose the thoughts that sustain my emotions .\nonce you realize that you are the creator of your own experience and that you have created the negative experience you have and have succeeded in letting go of it , the next step is to decide what you want to replace that experience with . when you realize that you have created a negative experience and once you have succeeded in letting go of it then you can choose to create a new possibility in its place .\nos n\u00e3\u00b3rdicos se permitem fazer piada com temas que na maior parte do planeta n\u00e3\u00a3o se toca , principalmente quando se trata de defici\u00e3\u00aancia f\u00e3\u00adsica / mental . mas o tom n\u00e3\u00a3o \u00e3\u00a9 de esculacho geral , pelo contr\u00e3\u00a1rio , o riso se d\u00e3\u00a1 ao mesmo tempo que nos apiedamos pelas personagens . ' the art of negative thinking ' nos faz constatar a curta diferen\u00e3\u00a7a da amplitude dos problemas que podem atingir pessoas em distintas condi\u00e3\u00a7\u00e3\u00b5es de vida . \u00e3 ? s\u00e3\u00a9rio , triste e absurdamente engra\u00e3\u00a7ado .\none might more accurately summarize contemporary formalist thinking by noting the complaint that prominent anti - formalist arguments fail to accommodate an important aspect of our aesthetic lives , namely those judgements and experiences ( in relation to art , but also beyond the art - world ) which should legitimately be referred to as \u201caesthetic\u201d but which are accessible by direct sensation , and proceed independently of one\u2019s knowledge or appreciation of a thing\u2019s function , history , or context .\nin marxist fashion , benjamin sees the transformations of art as an effect of changes in the economic structure . art is coming to resemble economic production , albeit at a delayed pace . the movement from contemplation to distraction is creating big changes in how people sense and perceive . historically , works of art had an \u2018aura\u2019 \u2013 an appearance of magical or supernatural force arising from their uniqueness ( similar to mana ) . the aura includes a sensory experience of distance between the reader and the work of art .\nart was originally derived from ritual , and depended on it for its aura . the earliest works of art might have been items such as totem poles , cave paintings , and fertility dolls . ( in one - way street , benjamin provides a list of differences between art and \u2018fetishes\u2019 , suggesting the latter are \u2018documents\u2019 of subject - matter ) . in the modern age , art is \u2018liberated\u2019 from its dependence on ritual . as a result , the experiences connected with ritual and tradition are lost . the autonomy of art is also lost .\nthere are also elements which are more art - specific , or which are particularly salient in reports of art experience : ( 7 ) transcendence : feelings of more sudden change , epiphany , or catharsis ( pelowski and akiba , 2011 ) ; ( 8 ) aesthetic mode : \u201caesthetic\u201d emotions and responses , which might involve a state of being , whereby one detaches or uncouples from concerns or everyday life perceptions , often related to periods of contemplation or harmonious enjoyment , as well as potential positive reaction to negatively - valenced or troubling art ( cupchik et al . , 2009 ) . ( 9 ) negative affect : art can also evoke negative reactions such as disgust , queasiness or anger\u2014outcomes that particularly require an explanation in models of experience ( silvia , 2009 ) .\nthe presentation below is divided into five parts . part 1 outlines an historical overview . it considers some prominent antecedents to formalist thinking in the nineteenth century , reviews twentieth century reception ( including the anti - formalist arguments that emerged in the latter part of this period ) , before closing with a brief outline of the main components of the twenty - first century formalist revival . part 2 returns to the early part of the twentieth century for a more in - depth exploration of one influential characterisation and defense of artistic formalism developed by art - critic clive bell in his book art ( 1913 ) . critical reception of bell\u2019s formalism has been largely unsympathetic , and some of the more prominent concerns with this view will be discussed here before turning\u2014in part 3\u2014to the moderate aesthetic formalism developed in the early part of the twenty - first century by nick zangwill in his the metaphysics of beauty ( 2001 ) . part 4 considers the application of formalist thinking beyond the art world by considering zangwill\u2019s responses to anti - formalist arguments regarding the aesthetic appreciation of nature . the presentation closes with a brief conclusion ( part 5 ) together with references and suggested further reading .\nin part 1 we noted the translation of the l\u2019art pour l\u2019art stance onto pictorial art with reference to whistler\u2019s appeal to \u201cthe artistic sense of eye and ear\u201d . many of the accounts referred to above focus on pictorial artworks and the specific response that can be elicited by these . here in particular it might be thought that bell\u2019s artistic formalism offers a position that theoretically consolidates the attitudes described .\nphotography changed the way we experience the world . it allowed art to be democratize through its reproduction \u2013 site title\nmanagers should not assume they can balance positive and negative messages . the negatives have by far the greater power and can wipe out in one stroke all the built - up credit of positive messages . in fact , because of the primacy of emotions , perhaps the most discouraging and potentially dangerous thing you can do is to tell someone he or she failed . be careful , then , of who you put in charge of appraisal systems in your organization . these managers must be sensitive to the emotional minefields that all negative messages must navigate .\n27 . the minotaur was a favourite image of surrealists . the cover of the first issue of the surrealist journal\ntradition and ritual have mainly negative meanings for benjamin . but they could also be taken to connote the density of local knowledges , of particular lifeworlds , and of the uniqueness of each person and their personal world . in his works on fl\u00e2nerie and collecting , baudrillard is melancholy about the impending loss of these personalised forms of ritual and tradition .\narnheim , r . ( 1966 ) . toward a psychology of art . berkeley , ca : university of california press .\nyou have an obvious interest in patterns\u2014patterns of evolution , economics , labor , culture , dispersion of knowledge\u2014and in the empty or negative space within them , which may represent the unknown , losses , cuts , phantoms , or fictions , all of which are themes in your work .\n[ \u2026 ] \u201cin marxist fashion , benjamin sees the transformations of art as an effect of changes in the economic structure . art is coming to resemble economic production , albeit at a delayed pace . the movement from contemplation to distraction is creating big changes in how people sense and perceive . historically , works of art had an \u2018aura\u2019 \u2013 an appearance of magical or supernatural force arising from their uniqueness ( similar to mana ) . the aura includes a sensory experience of distance between the reader and the work of art . \u201d \u2013 found here . [ \u2026 ]\nbenjamin also writes of a triumph of the tactile or actively lived appreciation of art over the optical or contemplative side . he makes the distinction in relation to architecture . a tourist contemplates a building , whereas a user appropriates it in a tactile way , living or working within it . benjamin seems to be suggesting that art should be participatory and interactive , as in theatre of the oppressed . however , he also suggests that a tactile appreciation occurs , not consciously , but through habit . even a distracted person can form habits . hence , today\u2019s art takes the form of the education or construction of habits . this dual process of destroying and renewing meanings is the flip - side of the crisis and renewal of humanity . for benjamin , the positive aspect is inconceivable without the negative .\nbenjamin also calls in this work for a \u2018politicisation of art\u2019 . the politicising of art refers to the depiction of life at its most ephemeral . this is part of benjamin\u2019s broader project of the \u2018redemption\u2019 of the everyday through a small split which makes a world of difference . the object , detached from the fields of tradition and of conventional , operational use , can be recombined in new ways . life is politicised in becoming a set of fragments which can be rearranged by an active user . this is benjamin\u2019s response to the aestheticisation of politics . art is to be reconstructed as something to be used , recomposed , combined rhizomatically , as a montage . this style of art is radically counterposed to the integrity and wholeness of the artistic spectacle .\nmuch has been done in recognition of the emergence and consolidation of the l\u2019art pour l\u2019art movement which , as well as denoting a self - conscious rebellion against victorian moralism , has been variously associated with bohemianism and romanticism and characterises a contention that , for some , encapsulates a central position on art for the main part of the nineteenth century . first appearing in benjamin constant\u2019s journal intime as early as 1804 under a description of schiller\u2019s aesthetics , the initial statement : \u201c l\u2019art pour l\u2019art without purpose , for all purpose perverts art\u201d has been taken not only as a synonym for the disinterestedness reminiscent of immanuel kant\u2019s aesthetic but as a modus operandi in its own right for a particular evaluative framework and corresponding practice of those wishing to produce and insomuch define the boundaries of artistic procedure .\nthe aura has disappeared in the modern age because art has become reproducible . think of the way a work of classic literature can be bought cheaply in paperback , or a painting bought as a poster . think also of newer forms of art , such as tv shows and adverts . then compare these to the experience of staring at an original work of art in a gallery , or visiting a unique historic building . this is the difference benjamin is trying to capture .\nshe\u2019s the one that prohibits them from speaking about negative issues . ( that\u2019s why waste baskets exist ) . they can\u2019t talk about problems or their personal difficulties , only about future plans , good things to come .\nlivingstone , m . ( 2002 ) . vision and art : the biology of seeing . new york , ny : abrams .\nyou can take the person out of the stone age , not the stone age out of the person .\nunderstanding this multifaceted impact of art is key for numerous areas of scholarship\u2014including all humanities , sociology , evolution , museum education , art history\u2014and is especially key for psychology and empirical art research ( leder , 2013 ) . the relevance of the topic has only grown in the past decade , which has seen a burgeoning of psychological aesthetics through the emergence of new empirical methods , growing interest in affect and emotion , and new integration between behavioral and neurophysiological analyses .\n\u2019s fame helped to educate the public into a greater acceptance that modern art may have something worthwhile to say .\nsilvia , p . j . , and warburton , j . b . ( 2006 ) . positive and negative affect : bridging states and traits . compr . handbook pers . psychopathol . 1 , 268\u2013284 .\ntoday , millions of individuals across the globe regularly encounter works of art . whether , in the museum , the city - center , or on the web , art is an omnipresent part of human life . underlying the fascination with art is a uniquely impactful experience . when individuals describe noteworthy art or explain why they go to museums , most often they refer to a complex mix of psychological events ( pelowski and akiba , 2011 ) . art viewing engenders myriad emotions , evokes evaluations , physiological reactions , and in some cases can mark or alter lives . reactions can also differ greatly between individuals and settings , or evolve within individual experiences themselves .\n[ \u2026 ] \u201can a to z of theory . walter benjamin : art , aura and authenticity\u201d urltoken [ \u2026 ]\nbellow did sometimes stand up for his work and the lot of the novelist . in that kazin letter , bellow wrote that literary criticism is \u201ca great advantage and a safer game\u201d than fiction writing . i would add that the \u201csafer game , \u201d the high - ground occupied by the critic , means that he or she must try especially hard to be incisive and exact in a negative review . faint praise , indifference , or an undifferentiated mass of negative epithets would be far worse . the former , in particular , would risk creating the kind of \u201cchorus of weak cheers\u201d that rebecca west lamented in her 1914 essay , \u201c the duty of harsh criticism . \u201d\nfor ruth gould , dadafest\u2019s artistic director , the festival\u2019s future relies on a shift of focus , both in concept and action . \u201cthis exhibition breaks away from exclusive views of disability arts\u201d , gould told us , \u201din order to capture thinking on human issues and how we interact with \u2014 and adapt to \u2014 the everyday , the personal and the surreal in a world full of change . \u201d\naccording to benjamin , art is now gaining \u2018entirely new functions\u2019 . the liberation of art from ritual frees it for connections to the practice of politics . responses to art are also increasingly collective \u2013 as in audience responses to film \u2013 the individual reaction is produced or compounded by the reaction of the entire audience . earlier artworks , even when exhibited in galleries , did not lead to an \u2018organised\u2019 mass response . ( this difference is probably less relevant in the era of television ) .\nby the 1830s , a new school of aesthetics thus accessed the diluted kantian notions of artistic genius giving form to the formless , presented in scheller\u2019s aesthetics , via the notion of beauty as disinterested sensual pleasure , found in cousin and his followers , towards an understanding of a disinterested emotion which constitutes the apprehension of beauty . all or any of which could be referred to by the expression l\u2019art pour l\u2019art ; all of which became increasingly associated with the term aesthetic .\nthe concern shared by those who criticise bell seems to stem from an outlook according to which any proposed theory should be able to capture and accommodate the moving trends , interests and evaluations that constitute art history and drive the very development of artistic creation . this is what one expects an art theory to be able to do . this is where artistic formalism fails , as art - practice and art theory diverge . formalism , as a theory of art , is ill suited to make ontological distinctions between genuine - and non - art . a theory whose currency is perceptually available value will be ill - equipped to officiate over a practice that is governed by , amongst other things , institutional considerations ; in fact a practice that is able to develop precisely by identifying recognised values and then subverting them . for these reasons it seems obvious that formalism is not a bad theory of art but is no theory of art at all .\nwhile marked here as two separable strands , a common contention can be seen to run through the above intuitions ; one which embarks from , but preserves , something of the aesthetic concept of disinterestedness , which kant expressed as purposiveness without purpose . l\u2019art pour l\u2019art can be seen to encapsulate a movement that swept through paris and england in the form of the new aesthetic ( merging along the way with the romantic movement and bohemianism ) , but also the central doctrine that formed not only the movement itself , but a well - established tradition in the history of aesthetics . l\u2019art pour l\u2019art captures not just a movement but an aesthetic theory ; one that was adopted and defended by both critics and artists as they shaped art history itself .\nleder , h . , augustin , d . , and belke , b . ( 2005 ) . art and cognition ! consequences for experimental aesthetics . bull . psychol . art 5 , 11\u201320 .\n\u2013 the mixture of bravado and fatalism in the face of death that pervades such spectacles as the bullfight . for a discussion of the impact on picasso of the depiction of agony in matthias gr\nwhile i considered the originality of vision and the quality of individual art works , i also had in mind choosing an exhibition that might cohere in its theme . it is my hope that these diverse art works speak to each other , creating a voice that is greater than the expected sum of its discrete parts .\nhow has capitalism affected our experiences of art and the media ? in the third of his eight - part series on critical theorist walter benjamin , andrew robinson examines benjamin ' s famous thesis that mechanical reproduction has transformed the arts , and explores what a ' political art ' might look like .\nto mark the end of the year , the rail\u2019 s art books editors , ben gottlieb , phillip griffith , and greg lindquist , and managing director sara christoph each selected a notable book from the past year to share with our readers . this is not a list of the best books of the year . instead , it is an informal survey meant to highlight the diversity of art book publishing now .\ni believe that art\u2014and here i mean visual art , literature , music , film , and theater\u2014is one of the few areas that is not fully bound up with economy , necessity , or logic . and this remains its strength and potential .\nb\u00e5rd breien ( b . 1971 , norway ) read philosophy and literature at oslo university , and then studied film in copenhagen for three years . he has written scripts for educational and short films , including que sera , sera ( 2002 ) . his short film franks prolaps was nominated for the annual norwegian amanda film award in 2003 . his feature film debut the art of negative thinking , a black comedy about the encounter of several disabled people and their partners , won best director at kviff in 2007 and a czech lion for best foreign language film . he shot the norwegian - czech - danish coproduction black crime comedy detective down in 2013 , whose hero is a young man with down syndrome .\nvan de cruys , s . , and wagemans , j . ( 2011 ) . putting reward in art : a tentative prediction error account of visual art . iperception 2 , 1035\u20131062 . doi : 10 . 1068 / i0466aap\nthis text must be read alongside its epilogue , and other pieces on fascist aesthetics , to understand how benjamin differentiates progressive and reactionary / fascistic uses of modern media . not every use of modern technology is progressive . the text of \u2018work of art\u2026\u2019 is intended to provide a theory of art which is useless to fascism and reactionaries , but useful to revolutionaries in the politics of art . there are continuities between phenomena benjamin treats as progressive ( massification , the claim to be represented , distraction , fragmentarity , reproducibility ) and all forms of mass and new media . yet only in certain circumstances do such phenomena produce a politicisation of art .\ni think it is good for us to have access to so much art instead of being sheltered from it . it allows art and artist to grow and evolve . if there is no way to experience the original form , the reproduction is a wonderful alternative .\nthis paper had the goal of taking existing theoretical explanations of the psychological processing of art , and placing these into a unified visual basis for the purpose of articulating how , and if , they address specific outcomes from our art experience . these outcomes were also tied to inputs or contextual factors , and general processing stages . through this review , we hoped to both provide a new tool for discussing the modeling of art , displaying how models may differ or overlap , and providing a more general window into the present state of art psychology research . we conclude with a short discussion of these models ' synthesis , and suggestions or implications for future research .\nthe model of pelowski ( pelowski and akiba , 2009 , 2011 ) was also conceived as an extension of the leder approach , with the addition of some appraisal theory elements , and attempts to refocus on the specific discussion of changes or evolutions in responses within the art interaction experience .\nthe diverse processes of appropriation inform the basis of the descriptions of the discipline of interior architecture . these are explanations that often ascribe the subject a slippery status ( hildebrandt 2004 : gigli 2007 : edwards 2011 : rogers 2012 ) . at its most extreme this perception manifests itself in the derivative view that the subject lacks a historical , theoretical and regulatory foundation . in the dialectics of appropriation brooker will explore the idea that this unfixed quality manifests itself in a number of ways : as an issue of semantics , and as an intrinsic and essential spatial ambiguity . brooker will propose that rather than a negative condition , both of these issues are elemental to interior architecture : they are built - in to many aspects of the subject . this is because appropriation and reuse , processual - based approaches to formulating interior architecture , ultimately create a particular design language , one that is specific to the thinking about , and the making of architectured interior space .\nat the same time , i also wondered whether traditional representational painters and photographers would have anything to say about rubbish , dumps , pollution , and the way our culture is a throw - away society and i was pleased to see among the submissions that some artists that had been thinking about just such issues . their powers of observation make poignant this theme , palpable in the materials used by some of the others in the show .\nin defense of a moderate formalist view nick zangwill has asserted that walton\u2019s thesis is at best only partly accurate . for zangwill , there is a large and significant class of works of art and aesthetic properties of works of art that are purely formal ; in walton\u2019s terms the aesthetic properties of these objects emerge from the \u201cconfiguration of colours and shapes on a painting\u201d alone . this would suggest a narrower determination of those features of a work \u201cavailable to inspection\u201d than walton defends in his claim that the history of production ( a non - formal feature ) of a work partly determines its aesthetic properties by determining the category to which the work belongs and must be perceived . zangwill wants to resist walton\u2019s claim that all or most works and values are category - dependent ; aiming to vindicate the disputed negative thesis that \u201cthe application of aesthetic concepts to a work of art can leave out of consideration facts about its origin\u201d . zangwill is keen to point out that a number of the intuition pumps walton utilises are less decisive than has commonly been accepted .\ndelightfully dark and disturbing , yet hilariously funny film about the nonsense that is self - help literature and the repression of negative emotions . side - splittingly funny in a very sinister way , full of\noh no , they didn ' t !\nmoments and fueled with acute and thought - provoking moments . quite the gem .\na spirited psychologist accompanies a group of invalids to the house of ingvild and geirr , her self - destructive husband who has been wheelchair - bound for two years . geirr , however , rebels against his wife\u2019s attempts to rescue their marriage via positive thinking therapy . a black comedy about dealing with stifling compassion and false sincerity once and for all .\non the positive side , this loss of tradition brings the work of art into the distinct life - situation of the reader , viewer or listener . the work of art can be disconnected from its past uses and brought into new combinations by the reader . think of memes as an example of this . some memes take artistic images \u2013 such as the painting of joseph ducreux or a passage from lord of the rings \u2013 and recreate them endlessly , through different reconstructions . in his day , benjamin saw film as having a similar effect on culture .\nit is fairly well acknowledged that bell had a non - philosophical agenda for these kinds of claims . it is easy to see in bell a defense of the value of abstract art over other art forms and this was indeed his intention . the extent to which renaissance art can be considered great , for example , has nothing to do with representational accuracy but must be considered only in light of the formal qualities exhibited . in this manner many of the values formerly identified in artworks , and indeed movements , would have to be dismissed as deviations from the sole interest of the aesthetic : the pursuit of significant form .\n* the book signing event is for the benefit of the dr . karen cajka memorial scholarship sponsored by the etsu department of art & design , department of literature and languages , women ' s studies program ( wsp ) and the student government association ( sga ) buc fund\nthanks for telling us about \u201cthe art of negative thinking , \u201d irina . it sounds like a good antidote to all those motivational speakers , addictions therapists and self - help gurus on television up here , whose books take up so much dead space on the shelves our bookstores . why do folks feel so insecure they must take advice from these \u201cexperts ? . \u201d the key for unlocking creative energies lies within . begin by devloping a sense of humor\u2013 a dark sense of humor\u2013 and feelings for the absurd . it is interesting to watch these \u201cself - help\u201d gurus . theirs is always a monologue , never a dialogue . they preach before admiring bogs , their audience croaking choruses of approval . sounds like bard breien has a bunuelian sense of the absurd . you are fortunate in cuba that cinema is still a social experience , where films can be discussed after their performance . up here we have bacome oh - so - alienated , watching our dvd\u2019s at home , since most of the \u201cart houses\u201d closed in the\u2026\nbullot , n . j . , and reber , r . ( 2013 ) . the artful mind meets art history : toward a psycho - historical framework for the science of art appreciation . behav . brain sci . 36 , 123\u2013137 . doi : 10 . 1017 / s0140525x12000489\na completely fucked up dramedy about some physically and mentally challenged people and their right to be negative about their situation . i don ' t really like the point that this movie makes and the\nplot\nreally didn ' t make any sense until the last 10 minutes of the film but i suppose it ' s a different point of view in the subject . . .\nperhaps benjamin\u2019s best - known work is \u2018the work of art in the age of mechanical reproduction\u2019 . this short piece provides a general history of changes in art in the modern age . benjamin\u2019s insight here is that each human sensory perspective is not completely biological or natural . it is also historical . the ways people perceive change with social changes , or changes in \u2018humanity\u2019s entire mode of existence\u2019 .\nart was also being used in a similar way by the opposing forces . franco had arranged for a rival display of traditional nationalist art at the vatican pavilion . this display rather predictably included grandiose busts , heroic equestrian statues and portraits of franco [ 44 ] . the german government , which similarly despised modern art , especially by leftists , derided guernica as a painting that could have been done by a four year old [ 45 ] .\ngreat art remains stable and unobscure because the feelings that it awakens are independent of time and place , because its kingdom is not of this world . to those who have and hold a sense of the significance of form what does it matter whether the forms that move them were created in paris the day before yesterday or in babylon fifty centuries ago . the forms of art are inexhaustible ; but all lead by the same road of aesthetic emotion to the same world of aesthetic ecstasy . ( 1913 , p . 16 )\njakesch , m . , and leder , h . ( 2009 ) . finding meaning in art : preferred levels of ambiguity in art appreciation . q . j . exp . psychol . 62 , 2105\u20132112 . doi : 10 . 1080 / 17470210903038974\nwhile the second half of this statement seems merely to echo the sentiments expressed by wilde in the same year , there is , in the first half , recognition of the contention whistler was later to voice with regard to his painting ; one that expressed a focus , foremost , on the arrangement of line , form and colour in the work . here we see an element of l\u2019art pour l\u2019art that anticipated the importance of formal features in the twentieth century , holding that artworks contain all the requisite value inherently\u2014they do not need to borrow significance from biographical , historical , psychological or sociological sources . this line of thought was pursued , and can be identified , in eduard hanslick\u2019s the beautiful in music ( 1891 ) ; clive bell\u2019s art ( 1913 ) ; and roger fry\u2019s vision and design ( 1920 ) . the ruminations of which are taken to have given justification to various art movements from abstract , non - representational art , through dada , surrealism , cubism .\n[ \u2026 ] see also : walter benjamin : art , aura and authenticity | ceasefire magazine . [ \u2026 ]\n13 . ^ he was specifically referring to literary experiences , however this would presumably also apply to visual art .\nyes , i\u2019m interested in the idea of exformation , which refers to explicitly discarded information\u2014immaterial data that are crucial in shaping contemporary narratives but disappear in the process of compression , editing , or dispersion of memes . the unknown unknowns of knowledge . the notion of negative information is fascinating to me because the field of information is also constituted by what is excluded from it . history and politics are dependent on their cutouts . science is also dependent on outliers that weren\u2019t granted the status of scientific phenomena and hence were eliminated . complexity science has coined the term\nin essence , the dialectics of appropriation will set out to position two things . one is that the \u2018slippery\u2019 quality of the interior is of paramount importance . far from being a negative condition , it is a feature of the subject . secondly , is the notion that the emphasis of this spatial , disciplinary , professional ambiguity , manifests itself primarily as a composite construct : a history , a theory , a space that is built from , a number of differing ideas , objects , edifices and appropriated conditions .\ndespite the prominence of these anti - formalist arguments , there has been some notable resistance from the formalist camp . in 1983 denis dutton published a collection of articles on forgery and the philosophy of art under the title the forger\u2019s art . here , in an article written for the collection , jack meiland argues that the value of originality in art is not an aesthetic value . in criticism of the ( above ) position held by leonard meyer , who defends the value of originality in artworks , meiland asks whether the original rembrandt has greater aesthetic value than the copy ? he refers to \u201cthe appearance theory of aesthetic value\u201d according to which aesthetic value is independent of the non - visual properties of the work of art , such as its historical properties . on this view , meiland argues , the copy , being visually indistinguishable from the original , is equal in aesthetic value . indeed , he points to an arguable equivocation in the sense of the word \u201coriginal\u201d or \u201coriginality\u201d . the originality of the work will be preserved in the copy\u2014it is rather the level of creativity that may be surrendered . we might indeed take the latter to devalue the copied work , but meiland argues that while originality is a feature of a work , creativity is a feature applicable to the artist or in this case a feature lacking in the copyist , it therefore cannot affect the aesthetic quality of the work . thus we cannot infer from the lack of creativity on the part of the artist that the work itself lacks originality .\nthis year ' s positive / negative focuses on art works that explore the concept of\nmaterial transformation\nin various forms . in choosing the works for this show , i wanted to focus on the inherent symbolic value of artists ' materials . i was especially attracted to non - traditional materials used in new ways . i love it when the material of an art work takes on a life of its own . making something new out of something once devalued offers possibilities and creates potential . thus , i hoped to take a look at art made from recycled trash , left - overs , junk , and inadvertent detritus . i am in awe of artists ' exceptional ability to transform waste materials into art , which benefits society by making something of value out of something once discarded . this is a worthy theme for the present economy that really makes sense . it ' s also a\ngreen\nidea to take things destined for landfills and direct them to museums . it contributes to cleaning up the environment .\nmartindale , c . ( 1988 ) . \u201caesthetics , psychobiology , and cognition , \u201d in the foundations of aesthetics , art , and art education , eds f . h . farley and r . w . neperud ( new york , ny : praeger ) , 117\u2013160 .\nchatterjee , a . ( 2004 ) . prospects for a cognitive neuroscience of visual aesthetics . bull . psychol . art 4 , 55\u201360 .\n[ \u2026 ] it\u2019s kind of like\u2026well\u2026i guess it\u2019s more of a\u2026 . here . this article can explain the concept better than i can . historically , works of art had an \u2018aura\u2019 \u2013 an [ \u2026 ]\nthe etsu department of art & design and slocumb galleries in partnership with the honors college , school of continuing studies , women ' s studies program , women ' s resource center and the etsu student government association ( sga ) b . u . c . funds proudly present the 31 st annual positive / negative national juried art exhibition from february 8 to march 4 , 2016 , at the slocumb galleries . this year\u2019s juror is al miner , assistant curator at the museum of fine arts in boston , massachusetts . the awarding reception and juror\u2019s lecture is on february 18 th , thursday from 5 to 7 p . m . , lecture starts at 6 p . m . , at the ball hall auditorium .\nlocher , p . j . ( 2015 ) . \u201cthe aesthetic experience with visual art \u2018at first glance\u2019 , \u201d in investigations into the phenomenology and the ontology of the work of art : what are artworks and how do we experience them ? , eds p . f . bundgaard and f . stjernfelt ( new york , ny : springer ) , 75\u201388 .\nritual is not necessarily reactionary . the communion of ritual practices may be necessary for the formation of non - massified social groups , as in peterson\u2019s account of activism as neo - sect . an example would be the use of puppets in protests . on the other hand , the \u2018liberation\u2019 of art from ritual may not free it for progressive politics . it may , instead , become a property of the society of the spectacle .\nformalism in aesthetics has traditionally been taken to refer to the view in the philosophy of art that the properties in virtue of which an artwork is an artwork\u2014and in virtue of which its value is determined\u2014are formal in the sense of being accessible by direct sensation ( typically sight or hearing ) alone .\npelowski , m . , liu , t . , palacios , v . , and akiba , f . ( 2014 ) . when a body meets a body : an exploration of the negative impact of social interactions on museum experience . int . j . educ . arts 15 , 1\u201347 . available online at : urltoken\ngraeme brooker has written extensively on the interior and in particular the philosophical and theoretical implications of reworking of existing spaces and buildings . this includes the subjects of waste and redundancy . other work includes the exploration of the numerous narratives that underpin the history of the interior and the ambiguity of the subject field and the impact of this condition on the discipline through its research , education , practice and the agents undertaking it .\n[ t ] he boundaries of the aesthetic are set by the boundaries of vision , hearing or verbal understanding , depending on which art form is in question . ( currie , 1989 , p . 18 )\nwith his coal - black comedy the art of negative thinking , norwegian director b\u00e5rd breien gleefully eviscerates the phony - baloney ,\nfeel - good\npsychoanalytic babble that is so often hurled thoughtlessly at the severely disabled . breien ' s main character , national health psychologist tori ( kjersti holmen ) , embodies this approach . all optimistic saccharine on the surface , but a steamroller underneath , she refuses to tolerate any pessimism , cynicism , depression , or anxiety from her patients . the latter include gorgeous marta , a mountain climber almost completely paralyzed from a fall ; her troubled paramour , gard ( henrik mestad ) , grappling with guilt thanks to his direct responsibility for the accident ; lillemor ( kari simonsen ) , a shrill and obnoxious , sexagenarian divorc\u00e9e saddled with a neck brace who constantly tossed the\nsh * t bag\nin therapy - - a tea cozy used as a means of disposal for her complaints ; and asbj\u00f8rn ( per schaaning ) , a bilious stroke victim . all of these patients can deal with tori ' s irritating positivism - - more or less . but not so with geirr ( fridtjov saheim ) , a paraplegic from a traffic accident who spends his days drowning himself in booze , chain - smoking cigarettes , and listening to suicidally depressing johnny cash ballads . when geirr ' s wife learns of tori ' s methods and decides to bring the good doctor to the house to help rehabilitate her husband , it sets the stage for a take - no - prisoners battle of positive versus negative thinking , which threatens to explode into full - scale cataclysm .\nfunch , b . s . ( 2013 ) . \u201cthe beauty of life in art , \u201d in the many faces of beauty , ed v . h\u00f6sle ( south bend , in : university of notre dame press ) , 210\u2013239 .\ni often think i could have become a scientist instead . the only thing that i would find limiting is the methodology of science\u2014although that is changing these days . scientists are getting interested in artistic ways of thinking . even the way funding is granted in science is currently undergoing a transformation . science got inspired by models of arts funding where grants are awarded not only for clearly defined purposeful research with a foreseen \u201chappy ending , \u201d but for a kind of \u201cconscious erring . \u201d"]}
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playing boyfriend hunter ( chad james buchanan ) . as things get more serious for the couple , the athlete ' s aggressive and controlling behavior starts to show through in more alarming ways . hunter skips practice to monitor star ' s band rehearsals . he demands she doesn ' t go on tour so she can spend more time with him . finally , he gets drunk and hits her during an argument , knocking star out cold .\nin the finale ,\nshowtime ,\nthe singer hides the domestic abuse from her loved ones . she lies and says she got her evident bruises during a fight with\nsome thot\nover hunter , not from him . star tries to cover up the marks on her head repeatedly , but they keep showing through . eventually her sister simone ( brittany o\u2019grady ) tearfully says she knows hunter is really the culprit .\none reason the hunter ' s star design is sometimes confusing is its layout . each area that we would normally call a quilt block is really four patchwork sections that are rotated and then joined to create a larger quilt block . a secondary design emerges when blocks are sewn together .\nwhen the shadow hunter ; a young man named cillin obtains a strange chip by accident , he begins his journey into this endless field of stars .\nwhen simone eventually finds her big sister , she\u2019s locked inside of a closet and bleeding from her nose . a freed star decides to decide to break hunter\u2019s playing hand as a poignant form of revenge before running out of the house of horrors once and for all , hoodie in hand . if that\u2019s not enough ( spoiler alert ) hunter is accidentally shot to death in the final moments of the season in a separate revenge plot gone wrong .\nstar falls into the same trap many domestic abuse survivors have gotten caught in by denying she would \u201clet\u201d a man hit her , intimidating she\u2019s too strong to allow such disrespect . the performer finally breaks when simone \u2014 a sexual abuse survivor herself \u2014 claims star \u201clet someone\u201d hurt her .\nin 2275 , a team of bounty hunters tries to stop a conspiracy involving alien dna . in 2300 , bounty hunter travis montana searches for his lost father .\nbuy star hunter on dvd at urltoken from a remote prison colony in space , a pair of ruthless\nstar hunters\nhave escaped . intergalactic predators , they see all life - forms as ' game ' for their savage sport . traveling in pairs , one acts as a\nlure\n, the other as a\nkiller\n, each half of the pair dependent on the other for survival . a team of college students find themselves the target of the next ' game ' . the chosen playground is a small planet int he milky way called earth .\nstar came into the world with an , er , difficult first season . for me , it was hard to invest in the characters in the same way i immediately connected to taraji p . henson & co . on empire , star ' s sister series . but no one can deny the lee daniels - created series wrapped with an impossible - to - forget season finale statement on domestic violence .\nstar hunters are the space monsters who hunt helpless creatures for pleasure . one night couple of high school football players and their cheerleaders are returning home after the lost game . . . . see full summary \u00bb\nalthough star loves to live in the fantastical and the soapy , the season - ender proved the fox drama at its best when it delves into the harsh realities of life \u2014 and bashes them with a crowbar .\nstar hunters are the space monsters who hunt helpless creatures for pleasure . one night couple of high school football players and their cheerleaders are returning home after the lost game . but , when their bus makes the wrong turn , they are going to meet those creatures , and the real game will begin .\nwe close out our superhero month with a look at a film that gained a cult following . time to strap on your rocket pack and fight nazis as the crew talk\nthe rocketeer\nfrom 1991 . not everyone feels the same way about this film . tune in and find out which crew member was not impressed . crew in the room : glenn , scotty d and mark\nthe movieman\ndon ' t forget to check out our new patreon page urltoken subscribe to us on itunes , twitter @ specialmarkpro and @ spoilerroompdcs . email us at spoilerroom . smp @ urltoken\nstream the latest in news , sports , talk , and entertainment radio anywhere , on demand . stitcher is the easiest way to discover the best of over 65 , 000 + radio shows , live radio stations and podcasts .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nstarhunter transformation , continues the adventures of dante and percy montana , interplanetary bounty - hunters ( starhunters ) in a politically complex and diverse environment of settled . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe story of the 44 episodes of starhunter is revealed in ' starhunter , creator ' s cut ' as originally intended by the show creators . censored scenes restored , bold ideas returned , episodes . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin the future , the threat of global takeover by cyborg units has forced earth to outlaw their use . but when four female androids are smuggled to earth , jack ford is assigned to track them . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntara mccormick is sent to prison for the attempted murder of a local drug lord named tommy stompanato . inside , she befriends josie and is approached by a government agent to finish the job . . . see full summary \u00bb\na policeman , unjustly sentenced and sent to a maximum security prison , discovers terrorists have planted a nuclear bomb in the prison . the terrorists hope to trick the u . s . into a . . . see full summary \u00bb\ncaptain reggie was a superstar\ntop gun\nin forces charon , most popular , most talented , most liked until a personal disaster wipes out everything she ever cared for and began a tumultuous . . . see full summary \u00bb\na family ' s life is thrown into comical chaos after mom accidentally drinks her inventor husband ' s latest concoction , an invisibility potion .\ntwo women who have been unjustly confined to a prison planet plot their escape , all the while having to put up with lesbian guards , crazed wardens and mutant rodents .\none of tanaka ' s underlings has stolen a rare statuette that he had planned to use as a peace offering between the local yakusa and chinese tong . he hires two private investigators to . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe federation is on the brink of war with the dominion . in the shadow of this cold war , the crew members of the uss sally ride must work together to not only protect the federation , but . . . see full summary \u00bb\nfilm was part of a four - picture output deal between andrew stevens ' royal oaks entertainment and roger corman ' s concorde / new horizons .\n4 of 7 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\n1f . , no . 600 , ermei st . , xiaogang dist . , kaohsiung city 812 , taiwan ( r . o . c . )\nby purchasing this item , you are transacting with google payments and agreeing to the google payments terms of service and privacy notice .\n\u201cyou of all people should know you don\u2019t let it happen , \u201d she counters as her voice breaks .\nif you are experiencing domestic violence , please call the national domestic violence hotline at 1 - 800 - 799 - 7233 or tty 1 - 800 - 787 - 3224 for confidential support .\nevery year , sarah boyd hosts a series of influencer marketing conferences for aspiring instagram stars and digital marketers . in her seven years of\nwhen we head to ikea , we don ' t feel like we ' re shopping \u2014 we feel like we ' re going on an adventure . the swedish superstore is full of seemingly endless\nthe bachelor is a pretty mundane land . maybe even a little muggle - 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life people stories & the best of fashion and food .\nall products featured were editorially selected . urltoken may receive a percentage of sales for items purchased from these links . \u00a9 2018 meredith corporation all rights reserved . use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms of use and privacy policy ( your california privacy rights ) . | eu data subject requests\nfor the hunters who run amidst the stars , the only limit they truly have is the universe .\nplease put your adulting hats on when chatting . there are folks from all walks of life present , and thus chats are not representative of volare as a whole . enjoy !\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 volare novels . all rights reserved | catch responsive pro volare by catch themes edited by angerthosenear\non may 25 , 2018 , the most significant piece of european data protection legislation to be introduced in 20 years will come into force when the eu\u2019s general data protection regulation ( gdpr ) replaces the 1995 data protection directive .\nlove this design when you use the blocks to make a scrap quilt . if you do decide to go scrappy i suggest you practice sorting fabrics by color value ( contrast ) and learn about color dominance . both of those skills will help you position fabrics in the best places .\neach half of each of the four smaller blocks is ( mostly ) light .\nyour light and dark may be different from someone else ' s starting point of light and dark .\nfor a scrap quilt , the dark fabrics within each small block needn ' t be the same and the lights in each section can be different , too .\nit ' s the overall contrast in the finished blocks that ' s important , and contrast can vary when a scrap quilt is assembled .\nif you make a scrap quilt remember that warm and hot colors ( such as yellow , orange , and red ) can pop out in a design as much as a dark fabric ( a neutral such as black or a cool color such as dark blue ) . see the links above ( about color ) if this is a new concept .\neven if you make a quilt with lots of dark fabrics , consider using the same light fabric throughout to add continuity to the design .\nadd borders or make additional quilt blocks to increase the quilt ' s size .\nadding five more small blocks would balance the design at all corners ( see how the right edge differs ) and result in a quilt that measures 72\nx 96\n. which is most important to you , balance or size ? refer to the last page for more details .\nyardages are generous to allow for shrinkage and occasional errors ( and probably enough to make those extra blocks ) .\nuse the same totals as a guideline if you are making a scrap quilt .\na panel about 82\nx 94\nor the size required for the type of quilting that ' s planned . see\nto sew to the quilt with a quarter inch seam allowance . i like my binding to extend a bit past the seam on the back of the quilt so i typically use 2 - 1 / 2\nstrips . for me , that would be about 3 / 4 yards of fabric .\nare not necessary for straight sided quilts but you can use them if you prefer .\nthe method is very easy and the fabric ' s sturdy straight grain will be parallel to the outer edges of your hsts ( unlike another hst method that results in stretchy bias edges in those positions ) .\nfollow the link above before you cut your squares , to learn the magic 8 method if it ' s new to you or if you want to make oversize units and then trim them back to 3 - 1 / 2\nx 3 - 1 / 2\nafter assembly .\nthat ' s a lot of trimming back so make a few test sets by sewing a scant ( very slightly narrower ) quarter inch seam on a pair of fabrics ( one will be marked ) and measure the results .\npair each light fabric with a dark fabric as explained in the tutorial to produce eight 3 - 1 / 2\nx 3 - 1 / 2\nhsts per pair . or 336 total .\nyou ' ll need the same size and number of light and dark 7 - 3 / 4\nsquares for a scrap quilt - - they ' ll just be different . repeat some fabrics if you like because the quilt will still be scrappy .\nif you have small squares of fabric that you would like to include in the quilt .\nyou ' ll need the same number of light and dark 6 - 1 / 2\nsquares , but they ' ll be different .\nto make block sections that are alike , cut a 6 - 1 / 2\nsquare for each 7 - 3 / 4\nsquare of the same fabric . that sounds more confusing than it is - - you ' ll understand in a few minutes . that step is not a requirement - - mix up your fabrics and go as scrappy as you wish . just remember the light and dark combination .\npay very close attention to the orientation of triangles when you make the small patchwork units .\npair a light 7 - 3 / 4\nsquare with a dark square of the same size and use the magic 8 method to create eight hsts that each measure 3 - 1 / 2\nsquare .\nrepeat to make a total of 336 hsts , either using the same two colors or a scrappy light and dark assortment .\nkeep like units together to make it easier to find if you design a scrap quilt .\ngrab four like ( or scrappy ) hsts . arrange them into two rows , figure 1 left . check those angles !\nsew the units in each row together and press the seam allowances in adjoining rows in opposite directions .\nthe joined hsts should measure 6 - 1 / 2\nx 6 - 1 / 2\n.\nsew a 6 - 1 / 2\nlight square to the right - hand side of the hst patchwork . figure 1 right .\nmake a total of 42 rows with light 6 - 1 / 2\nsquares .\nsew the units in each row together . press seams in adjoining rows in opposite directions . join the rows . figure 2 middle .\npress to make a patchwork unit that measures 6 - 1 / 2\nx 6 - 1 / 2\n.\nsew a matching ( or scrappy ) 6 - 1 / 2\nsquare to the left side of the patchwork . figure 2 right .\nthe new block should measure 12 - 1 / 2\nx 12 - 1 / 2\n.\nit ' s nearly always best to press adjoining seam allowances in opposite directions to make patchwork easier to match up when areas are joined later . that isn ' t always possible ( or practical ) .\naccuracy is important . measure as you go , and make corrections before assembling more blocks .\ngather four of your 12 - 1 / 2\nsquare blocks and arrange them into two rows as shown in figure 4 .\nsew the two blocks in each row together , figure 5 . press the seam allowances towards the blocks with darkest edges .\njoin the two rows and press the seam allowance either direction . figure 6 .\nyou should have six of the 12 - 1 / 2\nblock sections left .\ntake a look at the right end of figure 7 . that narrow unit is two of the remaining smaller blocks . sew together in pairs as shown and press towards the dark .\nsew three of the large blocks together side by side and add the narrow unit to the end .\npress new seam allowances in adjoining rows in opposite directions and join the rows .\nremove excess batting and backing , taking care not to trim away the quarter inch seam allowance that surrounds the top . you may need to square the quilt up a bit if it has become skewed .\nyou can see that five more 6 - 1 / 2\nx 12 - 1 / 2\nsections would produce three rows of the larger blocks and increase the size of the quilt . if you prefer that look , make the sections and assemble blocks exactly as you did the others .\nalter block numbers in any way that will work with the size you need for a specific bed . my\nget diy project ideas and easy - to - follow crafts to help you spruce up your space ."]}
{"id": 116575, "summary": [{"text": "rotor dr1 is a 2015 science fiction film directed by chad kapper , who also served as executive producer .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars christian kapper as a teenager looking for his missing father in a post-apocalyptic world where autonomous drones roam the skies .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "rotor dr1 is a film-length cut of a 10-episode web series .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "kapper and his team produced the series with the support of an online community that provided feedback before production and after each episode 's release .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "filming started in mid-2014 and took place mostly in canton , ohio .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the team partnered with cinema libre studio to edit a film from the series .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was released on dvd and blu-ray and via video on demand on october 20 , 2015 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "rotor dr1", "paragraphs": ["click past the break for more information , and to check out the rotor dr1 trailer .\nwe were fortunate enough to get our hands on a replica body from the movie production rotor dr1 . the original plan was to create rotor dr1 , fly it around and make a basic build video and share . however , while jared was building the tricopter to house dr1 , a mesarc short film involving the same basic storyline of the actual rotor dr1 production should be put in to place . first was rotor dr1 and its build , jared took up that responsibility and he did a great job .\na longer article about the making of rotor dr1 will appear in the spring 2016 issue of moviemaker . rotor dr1 is available on dvd , blu - ray and vod starting october 20 , 2015 , courtesy of cinema libre studios .\nplay streaming rotor dr1 in a post - apocalyptic world where half the population is dead or missing and the sky is full of autonomous drones , a 16 - year - old boy named kitch sets out to find his father , joined by dr1 , his drone companion . full rotor dr1 for free\nrotor dr1 comes out in the u . s . on october 20 on dvd , blu - ray and on demand .\nrotor dr1 released the film in segments on youtube , releasing and shaping each successive segment based on community input . not only is rotor dr1 taking their content seriously , their primary function is to serve their audience and build the story the way the community wants .\nflite test\u2019s community has grown to nearly 370 , 000 youtube subscribers , a legion that served as the backbone of rotor dr1 \u2019s community collaboration .\nrotor dr1 was acquired by burbank - based distributor cinema libre studio in may , and will be the first drone community collaborated film released commercially in north america on october 20 . for more information on rotor dr1 , visit urltoken . for more information on cinema libre studio , visit urltoken .\nour approach on rotor dr1 was to develop a filmmaking technique using global community collaboration ,\nsaid kapper , director and executive producer of rotor dr1 .\nwe proved the concept when we started flite test in 2010 and watched the online community heavily influence the youtube channel and help build the company .\nthe rotor dr1 community contributed ideas that vastly improved the web series and film . they invented characters that added depth to the story . they cast the perfect people to play the leads . they wrote voiceover for the main character that affected his arc and how the audience perceived him . they made rotor dr1 great .\nspherical flight vehicle ( flying ball , sphere drone , single rotor , vtol . . . )\nrotor dr1 is a web series and feature film that incorporates audience input and feedback into the content as it is created and developed . community collaborators give feedback on story elements , characters , props , wardrobe , locations , casting and all other aspects of production , helping the production team make decisions and engaging the audience in the creative process . rotor dr1 is the first web series / film developed as community collaborated entertainment , and was meant to pioneer innovative methods of creative development . during preproduction , the rotor dr1 team provided a basic story concept to the community , then used the community\u2019s insight to build the dr1 universe . rotor dr1\u2019s goal was to use the global community feedback to influence all aspects of production , creating truly collaborative entertainment with an audience that is involved from the ground up .\nwe knew we needed to give dr1 a personality ,\ncontinued kapper .\nwe discovered that even the smallest mannerisms helped transform dr1 from a machine into a relatable character . for example , we had dr1 ' s camera follow other characters while they talked as if the camera were dr1 ' s eyes .\ni introduced that i am active in the rc airplanes and quad copters and tricopters in netherlands . after having heard i ' m about rotor dr1 immediately joined the community . i ' m excited to see what cool series rotor dr1 has become . and the film will definitely be better . if you have not seen the series , you must certainly do this . it ' s also nice to see that there is such a large group of people who think along . and sees that it appreciated by seeing things back where you ' ve thought about it . i hope in the future to see more of rotor dr1 . and receives more attention in the media . proud to be a part of rotor dr1 . greetz from netherlands .\nwords can & # 8217 ; t express how excited we are for rotor dr1 . with your help and input , we believe we can use this project to take new media to new heights !\nthe producers of rotor dr1 used facebook to glean input on the film\u2019s plot , cast and details , with similar efforts also taking place on twitter , google docs , youtube and a custom - built forum .\nthe producers of rotor dr1 used facebook to glean input on the film\u2019s plot , cast and details , with similar efforts also taking place on twitter , google docs , youtube and a custom - built forum .\nafter jared completed the build and test flown , we gave dr1 a paint job based on our take of the movie . this wasnt the actual dr1 , we made ours more angle like , seen here .\n\u201crotor dr1\u201d is an original look at the world of drones and their positive roles in a world destroyed by disease and left to the devices of those survivors who would profit from the world they have inherited , and those who would seek to find more positive solutions .\nexecutive produced and directed by chad kapper , rotor dr1 grew out of the flite test community ( see urltoken and urltoken ) , which chad founded in 2010 and which has evolved to become the world\u2019s premier online community for drone enthusiasts with over 400 , 000 members .\nthat\u2019s the hook for rotor dr1 , a web series currently in production . rotor dr1 isn\u2019t a big budget movie , but an independent series created by [ chad kapper ] . [ chad ] isn\u2019t new to film or drones , his previous project was flite test , which has become one of the top youtube channels for drones and radio controlled aircraft in general . with the recent sale of flite test to lauren international , [ chad ] has found himself with the time to move forward on a project he\u2019s been talking about for years .\nrotor dr1 doesn\u2019t just take suggestions for the sake of appearing transparent . it empowers its community to create and collaborate . this crowdsourcing of creativity brings ideas that the production team may never have discovered on their own . and what\u2019s more , it makes the final result better .\ntoo much fun ! thank you to rotor dr1 director chad kapper for allowing us to carry on a story and use footage , for flitetest for sending the body out to us , and special thanks for all of you for watching and supporting us over this school year .\nas audiences watch the film , they see dr1 mature from an autonomous tricopter into a boy ' s best friend . like kitch , dr1 ' s personality develops based on their shared experiences . although dr1 is a machine , all of his reactions feel natural on screen , largely thanks to kapper ' s decision to use real radio - controlled drones instead of cgi .\nthe film focuses on a young man named kitch , and his attempts to track down his father in a post - apocalyptic world . allusions to a massive conspiracy , drone racing , giant anti - drone guns , and surprisingly decent production value : rotor dr1 has all of these .\nwhen rotor dr1 began , all we had was a concept and an experimental development process : community collaboration . we knew that before we could begin production , we needed to create the universe in which our characters lived . and we were going to build it together with our community .\none of the most interesting aspects of rotor dr1 is how it\u2019s being produced . [ chad ] is going with a collaborative development model . nearly every aspect of the series is open for fan input on the rotor dr1 website and facebook page . from the appearance of future drone power cells to the name of the female lead , every detail and plot point is open for discussion and debate . the team is even running global auditions for reaction videos taken during the fictional viral epidemic . check out the trailer below , and help shape the future of this series !\nevery drone seen in rotor dr1 was a functioning copter flown by experienced pilots ,\nsaid kapper .\nmy expertise in radio - controlled aviation gave us the opportunity to use real drones flown by real pilots , which made the actors ' interactions with the drones authentic .\nwhat if a bunch of facebook users teamed up to create a movie ? that\u2019s not quite what happened , but the social network was a large part of the community collaboration efforts behind rotor dr1 , which will be released on dvd , blu - ray and video - on - demand oct . 20 .\nlos angeles , ca ( september 23 , 2015 ) cinema libre studio has acquired rotor dr1 , a post - apocalyptic sci - fi feature film developed and produced by a community of drone enthusiasts and will be releasing it on dvd , blu - ray and video on demand as of october 20 , 2015 .\nthe story of rotor dr1 came true , a worldwide viral outbreak leaving much of the population dead or missing . the sky became full of autonomous drones . after being stranded and promised that another rescue party would come , jared , tucker , and lauden try to survive in the wait . getting scarce on food , and drone hunters moving in on the area due to the drones rerouting themselves , a tough decision on the group was to leave or stay . to their surprise , a rotor dr1 was created due to the lack of transportation and unrest in the region and sent to the area in hopes to relay the message to follow dr1 to the nearest safe house . the hope was that the area survivors would recognize dr1 as a\nsafe drone\nand follow it . it worked , however , drone hunters also knew its value too and sought after the drone for their power supply .\nthere are plenty of hacks involved in creating an independent series , and rotor dr1 is no exception . drones play a huge role , both in front of and behind the camera . dr1 itself is a modified tricopter . while multirotors can carry quite a bit of weight , adding things like fairings and nacelles directly in their propwash can cause major issues . [ chad ] and his team have relied on experts like [ eric monroe ] to build and pilot the craft .\nrotor dr1 , coming out on dvd october 20th , is a true community effort . the idea was formed on a drone - focused forum , and soon a group of drone fiends was collaborating via google docs to create a ten - episode web series . the group of collaborators then partnered with cinema libre studio to edit the installments into one feature - length film .\nhere & # 8217 ; s our plan : we & # 8217 ; re going to release rotor dr1 in segments , starting with a concept trailer . we & # 8217 ; d like to see what you think about each of the elements represented in the trailer , then create the first episode based on your feedback . our goal is for rotor dr - 1 to be an example of what new media could look like , with an audience that is involved from the ground up . we want to make something together , something that results in a truly collaborative series .\ni must admit that i hadn ' t seen the original web series from which the film has been edited from . this could be an advantage in parts as it means i have no frame of context that may influence my opinion of what has been produced here - because for the most part , rotor dr1 is a thoroughly enjoyable example of intelligent post - apocalyptic movie making .\nchad kapper has approached his material from a place of good intention to deliver a tale that is well made , often beautifully shot , and creates an atmosphere free of dystopian terror to focus on the human relationships . \u201crotor dr1\u201d is a worthy story that will hopefully open the gates to more films on the subject of drones and their place in the world . well worth your time .\nthe most important part of rotor dr1 is our community . their input built our world , developed our characters , drove our story line forward and created the centerpiece drone race for the film months before drone races were even on the public radar . it was like having a global virtual writers\u2019 room . we listened , processed their feedback and made decisions based on the influence of this feedback .\nafter getting permission from chad kapper to use footage and to create a short film , we began shooting during the lunches . 6th and 8th graders shot the film , trying to capture the best possible angles , the production team got all necessary footage from rotor dr1 youtube episodes , and there ya go , a cool short film involving all kinds of learning aspects , and it was a lot of fun !\n[ david windest\u00e5l ] is back in the usa , and this time he\u2019s armed and dangerous ! he\u2019s built an incredible rf cannon prop ( youtube link ) as part of his drone hunter wardrobe for the rotor dr1 series . [ david ] is no stranger to hackaday . we\u2019ve previously seen him gliding r / c planes from the edge of space and building afterburners as part of the flite test crew .\nbut when a 16 - year - old boy named kitch stumbles upon a peculiar drone named dr1 , clues about his long - lost father begin to surface . as kitch defends his new drone from a local crime syndicate , he befriends one of its members , a young woman named maya . with maya\u2019s encouragement and dr1 leading the way , the three travelers set out on a journey to find kitch\u2019s father . potential enemies lurk around every corner and kitch , maya and dr1 must work together to navigate the unknown and find the answers they seek .\nthese days , though , with social media allowing filmgoers to voice opinions directly to filmmakers , and crowdfunding turning movie fans into micro - producers , the paradigm is already shifting . but never before to the degree of rotor dr1 , a post - apocalyptic sci - fi film directed and executive produced by ohio - based kapper that premieres on dvd , blu - ray , and vod on october 20 via cinema libre studio .\nbut when a 16 - year - old boy named kitch stumbles on a peculiar drone named dr1 , clues about his long - lost father begin to surface . as kitch defends his new drone from a local crime syndicate , he befriends one of its members , a young woman named maya . with maya\u2019s encouragement and dr1 leading the way , the three travelers set out on a journey to find kitch\u2019s father . potential enemies lurk around every corner , and kitch , maya and dr1 must work together to navigate the unknown and find the answers they seek .\nrotor dr1 provides a rather nice slice of post - apocalyptic adventure and in many ways does the hobby drone , and it ' s passionate community justice to give us an intelligent , considered and enjoyable film . highly recommended if you like to think about what you are seeing . on the other hand , if you want mindless exploding pap that has the intelligence factor of a brick , then you could always stick to watching transformers .\nwe & # 8217 ; re embarking on an exciting new project , a sci - fi series called rotor dr1 . and with this project , we & # 8217 ; re trying something completely different : shaping the story based on audience feedback . new media makes this kind of interaction possible , and we & # 8217 ; re pumped to test this unique audience engagement as a tool to create an intriguing , one - of - a - kind web series .\nin a post - apocalyptic world where half the world is dead or missing and drones fill the sky , a 16 - year old boy sets out to find his father with his dr1 drone companion .\nthe dr1 test model shown below was created with light plastic sheet from a local craft store . it has the look the team is going for and retains power and control to fly safely around human cast mates .\nrecently , we & # 8217 ; ve been working on the general premise for the story . rotor dr1 will take place in the future , after some cataclysmic event has occurred . there is no government , half the world & # 8217 ; s people are dead or missing and the sky is full of autonomous drones . the story will focus on our hero ( a 16 year old boy ) trying to survive who , after learning that his father is alive , sets out to find him .\nthe production presented its share of atypical problems as well , such as getting dr1 to hit specific marks . that proved difficult despite the skill of eric monroe , whom kapper says is among the best drone pilots he\u2019s seen .\nwith dr1 completed , we began creating the storyline , this involved some of the students that didn ' t get that much face time during the year . the mesarc productions team was involved too , below was our story line ;\nin a post - apocalyptic world where half the population is dead or missing and the sky is full of autonomous drones , a 16 - year - old boy named kitch sets out to find his father , joined by dr1 , his drone companion .\nafter a viral epidemic eliminates 90 % of the world\u2019s population , the survivors struggle to rebuild and reconnect with the world they\u2019ve lost . autonomous drones , originally meant to deliver vaccinations for the deadly disease , now fly aimlessly through the sky and are hunted for their parts and power sources . but when a 16 - year - old boy named kitch stumbles upon a peculiar drone named dr1 , clues about his long - lost father begin to surface . as kitch defends his new drone from a local crime syndicate , he befriends one of its members , a young woman named maya . with maya\u2019s encouragement and dr1 leading the way , the three travelers set out on a journey to find kitch\u2019s father . potential enemies lurk around every corner and kitch , maya and dr1 must work together to navigate the unknown and find the answers they seek .\nposting this idea to online forums for drone enthusiasts , chad soon had input from thousands of engaged community members about creating a community - collaborated web series and feature film . using forums , googledocs , facebook and youtube\u2013and without a script\u2013the group embarked on developing a ten episode online series over twelve weeks in late 2014 , with each episode shared with the rotor dr1 community for feedback and further development . decisions on casting , wardrobe , props , dialogue , action scenes , episodic arcs , general storyline , and the backstory of the cataclysmic virus , were made in collaboration . community members , including top drone racers ( rc explorer ) , were even able to participate in the film\u2019s innovative drone race , where real drones and no cgi were used .\ncollaborating with a drone community reinforced kapper ' s desire to portray drones as technology that improves human lives . throughout the film , audiences see drones delivering a vaccine to combat a deadly virus , as well as the growing relationship between protagonist kitch , and his drone mentor , dr1 . however , casting a drone as a main character is not without challenges .\nthe film , shot in and around canton , ohio , follows the adventures of a 16 - year - old boy named kitch ( christian kapper , chad\u2019s son ) and his autonomous drone , dr1 , as they traverse the rust belt wasteland in search of the boy\u2019s father . a deadly epidemic has extinguished most of the world\u2019s population , and drones , originally programmed to provide medical aid , are now hunted for their parts and power sources .\n\u201csynopsis : after a viral epidemic eliminated 90 % of the world\u2019s population , survivors struggle to rebuild and reconnect with the world they\u2019ve lost . autonomous drones , originally meant to deliver vaccinations for the deadly disease , now wander aimlessly through the sky and are hunted for their parts and power sources . but when a 16 - year - old boy named kitch stumbles on a peculiar drone named dr1 , clues about his lost father begin to surface and lead him on an incredible journey\u201d .\n\u201cthat was probably the biggest hassle , \u201d said cinematographer tyler clark , who shot the film with a canon c300 and a collection of zeiss and canon dslr stills lenses . \u201con the first day of shooting , we blocked off a street ; there was a shot where kitch was walking in the background of the frame and in the foreground dr1 was supposed to come up into frame and hover as if he was watching kitch . \u201d clark laughs . \u201cand that just didn\u2019t happen . \u201d\nafter a viral epidemic eliminated 90 % of the world ' s population , survivors struggle to rebuild and reconnect with the world they ' ve lost . autonomous drones , originally meant to deliver vaccinations for the deadly disease , now wander aimlessly through the sky and are hunted for their parts and power sources . but when a 16 - year - old boy named kitch stumbles on a peculiar drone named dr1 , clues about his lost father begin to surface and lead him on an incredible journey .\nit\u2019s refreshing not to see a monster - ridden land , seeing as most virus films these days seem full of zombies . instead it is an empty city and countryside in which the currency of the day is the batteries from drones . there are aspects of teen angst , gangs that feed on the wreckage of what\u2019s left of the world , plus a coming of age story that works well . the dr1 drone of the title provides an engaging character all of its own , leading our heroes on a journey with an initially uncertain resolution .\n[ david ] added a few more accessories to the gun , including switches , an old heat sink , some wires , and the all - important arcanum reactor . we seriously love his rf shielded glove , which keeps the hunter\u2019s barrel hand from getting fried . [ david ] added a layer of copper mesh to a thick chemical resistant glove . he soldered the copper together and added a wire to connect glove and gun . [ david ] then enlisted the help of dr1 director [ chad kapper ] to paint and weather the gun and shield glove . the results are simply stunning .\nthe two central performances from christian kapper and natalie welch are excellent in their natural and under emphasised way with kapper ' s measured narration the constant backbone of the story . i must admit that before i watched it i had a nagging fear that , as result of the need to make it a central theme and character , the drone was going to be some sort disney - esque personality with cutesy flashing mannerisms and being noises to help the hapless kids on their way . thankfully this turned out to be nothing of the sort , and while one cannot help but anthropomorphise dr1 , it ' s part isn ' t overly saccharine at all .\ndespite their popularity , hobby drones have been experiencing some backlash lately for invading privacy , stressing out wildlife and interfering with firefighters in california . now , drone enthusiasts have created a sci - fi adventure film to portray their passion in a more positive light .\nas suas news reports ,\ndecisions on casting , wardrobe , props , dialogue , action scenes , episodic arcs , general storyline , and the backstory of the cataclysmic virus , were made in collaboration . community members . . . were even able to participate in the film ' s innovative drone race , where real drones and no cgi were used .\nthere may also be some unintentionally hilarious dialogue .\nwhy won ' t anyone take me seriously ? i ' ve got a gun !\ncome on , guys : show , don ' t tell .\nduring the first month of community collaboration , we presented our seed community with three ideas as the foundation for building the world : a cataclysmic event had removed one - half of the world\u2019s population , the skies were filled with autonomous drones and the drone that would become the main character\u2019s companion was different than the other drones .\nfrom those parameters , we developed the rotorverse together . we created the landscape sparsely populated with humans yet densely populated with drones . we invented the social hierarchy of the survivors , with those that successfully hoarded supplies and power at the top , and the outcasts of society ( called fringers ) at the bottom . we developed the potent power source of arcanum pellets , which power the drones delivering vaccines . these \u201carc pellets\u201d became the standard currency used by the survivors . we designed the apocalyptic virus that devastated humanity , and the company , sky medix , that used drones to try to stop the virus .\nafter a viral epidemic eliminates 90 percent of the world\u2019s population , the survivors struggle to rebuild and reconnect with the world they\u2019ve lost . autonomous drones , originally meant to deliver vaccinations for the deadly disease , now fly aimlessly through the sky and are hunted for their parts and power sources .\nmoviemaker chad kapper sees the future of filmmaking as a new paradigm , where entertainment is created through a collaboration between artist and audience .\nwhen the auteur theory was popularized in the early 1960s , the film director was elevated to a sacrosanct position . any interference to a director\u2019s vision\u2014be it studio notes or test audience cards\u2014was treated by auteurists as a betrayal of a work\u2019s artistic soul .\nkapper first delved into the idea of community - collaborated entertainment in 2010 when he fused his two passions\u2014moviemaking ( he already ran a successful video production company ) and radio - controlled aircraft\u2014into a youtube channel named flite test .\n\u201ci knew the type of content i wanted to see , but i also knew that i wasn\u2019t going to be successful unless i made something other people wanted to see , \u201d kapper said . \u201con a forum called rc groups , i said , \u2018hey guys , i have a production company and i want to make a show about our hobby . what would you guys like to see ? \u2019 immediately , conversation started . \u201d\nkapper and his team developed a beat sheet to structure the story , shot a concept trailer , and then presented them to the flite test community . the feedback was incorporated into everything from costumes and props to casting and dialogue .\n\u201ci was pretty militant about sticking to the story beats , but there was a lot of flexibility within that , \u201d kapper said . \u201cfor example , it was important that our protagonist show an ability we didn\u2019t know he had by a certain point in the story , but what exactly that ability would be was very flexible . \u201d\ncommunity feedback resulted in the addition of entire scenes and characters to the project , which began as a 10 - episode web series that rolled out over 12 weeks beginning in the summer of 2014 .\nthe project\u2019s budget of roughly $ 300 , 000 necessitated typical indie film thriftiness . one of the sets was built in kapper\u2019s basement . the titular drone was made in part with plastic fillable christmas ornaments from a craft shop . most scenes were shot with available light , much of the dialogue was improvised , and many of the supporting roles were filled out by crew members .\nadding new community feedback on a weekly basis between episodes also engendered a certain level of chaos , as new ideas were sometimes implemented literally right before action commenced .\n\u201cwe were writing and re - writing up until the minute of shooting , \u201d kapper said . \u201c [ co - writer ] megan ryberg , whom i consider our social ambassador , would be on facebook while we were shooting , asking for feedback . \u201d\nthe shoot\u2019s spontaneity meant that , at a moment\u2019s notice , the team could find itself en route to an abandoned mall in akron and in need of a new scene for the unplanned location . or it might have to stage a logistically complicated drone race at the behest of the community , only to have a camera vehicle run over one of the hero drones . collaboration on such a scale certainly won\u2019t be for every moviemaker , but in kapper\u2019s case , it seems to have paid off eventually . mm\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\nthink about some of the most famous posters ever produced : jaws , scarface , taxi driver , the shining , ghostbusters , e . t . , the godfather . what do they have in common ? to . . .\nfilm festivals are as good as their programmers and audiences , and the deadcenter film festival has an abundance of excellence in both . from the very first . . .\nthere are as many different ways to get funding as there are movies made , but the one thing all of those stories have in common is . . .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\n( 2015 ) . the flite test gremlin can be seen on the strap to kitch ' s camera , and the mall guard is watching flite test fowl flyer on his tv .\n9 of 21 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ndhadang dhadang - - official full song video rowdy rathore akshay kumar , sonakshi sinha , prabhudeva .\ncreed official trailer # 1 ( 2015 ) - michael b . jordan , sylvester stallone drama hd\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\na friendly drone in this sci - fi feature comes across as a modern - day equivalent of r2 - d2 in the star wars sagas .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nerror : error validating application . application has been deleted . type : oauthexception code : 190 please refer to our error message reference .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\ndirector and drone enthusiast chad kapper\u2019s effective low - budget , post - apocalyptic science fiction tale aims to present drone technology in a positive manner in a time in which most of the world only knows of their military use . making good use of locations , and using a largely inexperienced cast , kapper presents a simple tale of a youth searching for his father in a society barely surviving after the majority of the population has been wiped out by a deadly virus . was the long absent doctor / father responsible ? is he really the true monster that the son has come to see him as ?\ndirector kapper makes great use of limited resources to deliver a fascinating view of a future world in which the drones continue their daily work , seemingly unaware that the society that set them on their missions no longer exists . the cast work hard and provide a sympathetic collective of people who have lost their parents and role models and must now simply survive .\n\u201cas a drone enthusiast turned professional drone guy , i wanted to show drones in a positive light\u201d says kapper . \u201ccreating a movie was the perfect opportunity to show drones as technology that improved human lives , rather than antagonistic militarized drones that have been popularized lately . \u201d\nafter partnering with cinema libre studio , the episodes were edited together to make a cohesive and compelling feature film , which marks a milestone in the emergence of community driven media .\n\u201cthe future of community collaborated entertainment is at the forefront of hollywood\u2019s mind , \u201d says rich castro , v . p . of distribution and acquisitions at cinema libre studio . \u201cwe believe this is the first high - quality , community - collaborated , narrative feature film to be released commercially in the u . s . \u201d\nparts for the rotordr1 model are also available at urltoken and can be made with a 3d printer .\nthe physical product is loaded with extras . dvd and blu - ray can be purchased from our store ( urltoken ) and shipped internationally . urltoken also ships internationally .\non demand options will be limited by territory by isp , open initially to north america on amazon instant , hulu and vimeo .\nwriter , author , player of rpgs such as ad & d 1e , ravenloft , and lamentations of the flame princess . english . world traveller . football fan . lover of nice food , a good book , great films and a quiet life .\nglad to know this film offers a different take on dystopia other than the typical zombie or infected monsters scenarios . the drone angle sounds refreshingly original as well . this is what makes independent films so necessary \u2013 filmmakers are more free to explore more original concepts and themes . thanks for the review .\nhappy to say that i was in on this project from the very start , and delighted that it came off so well , especially with the cast being composed of mainly non actors . was a great idea to get people thinking up ideas for it . props to chad \u201cthe chad\u2122\u201d kapper for the chance to get involved with it , , , thanks mate !\nthis film has a real in depth honest feel to it . simple yet refreshing with a moral base that is lost in other sci - fi movies . all in all it was cool to fallow each segment as they where released . i could not wait to see each release . the full movie is even better . hands down awesome job by the cast and crew .\nall 5d blog articles from june 2017 onwards can be located on the 5d website at urltoken no more post will appear on blogger from this point .\nanother day , another blog article . . . . and another apocalypse . however don ' t get me wrong , i ' m not yet suffering from apocalypse - fatigue , at least not yet . it helps that the film that i ' m going to be musing about in this article is perhaps one of the more unique approaches to film making and production that i ' ve seen in quite some time .\na few days ago i received an email from a los angeles based production studio , cinema libra studios , stating that they had acquired the rights to distribute this particular film . the email had started by them mentioning that they had read my blog and very much enjoyed it . now , hopefully that is true , but quite frankly i don ' t really care - flattery will get anybody anywhere when it comes to finding my attention . the email then went on to say that they wanted to reach out in the hope that a story on their upcoming film release might be of interest to my blog , as it offers a unique perspective on modern film making .\nhmmm , an interesting perspective on filming ' , tell me more\ni said to no one in particular . . . . . well i suppose that my dog jasper was in the room , but he doesn ' t count as he ' s made it abundantly clear in the past that he couldn ' t give a toss about my blog .\nanyhow , my interest had been well an truly peaked and so i read on . i was told that\n) community . i must admit that that i didn ' t have a scooby doo what the heck the flite test community was , thankfully i was soon to be enlightened . apparently it is a 400 , 000 member strong online community for drone enthusiasts that director / producer chad kapper founded in 2010 . after posting the idea of creating a community - collaborated web series to the forum , he soon had input from 7000 people . using forums , googledocs , facebook and youtube - - and without a script - - the group embarked on developing a ten episode series over twelve weeks in late 2014 , with each episode shared with the\nblimey , sounds like movie making anarchy to me ! no studio control , no film studio focus groups deciding what the movie going audience wants by simply pandering to the lowest common creative denominator . no none of that , because here decisions on casting , wardrobe , props , dialogue , action scenes , the episodic arc and the back story of the virus that wipes out civilisation , were all made in collaboration . while this may not work for huge studio films , this 350k indie was able to engage the community they built and give them the exact product that they were asking for . chad kapper believes this could become a bigger part of the entertainment field in the future as companies grow wearier of risk taking . do you know something ? he may be right .\nso it came to be that after partnering with cinema libre studio , the episodes were edited together to produce a feature film .\nafter a viral epidemic eliminates 90 % of the world\u2019s population , the survivors struggle to rebuild and reconnect with the world they\u2019ve lost . autonomous drones , originally meant to deliver vaccinations for the deadly disease , now fly aimlessly through the sky and are hunted for their parts and power sources .\non the one hand i am very well versed with post - apocalyptic films , on the other i ' m not particularly au fait with drones or the passionate community behind them . in fact , my main exposure to hobby drones has been the result of some of the negative publicity that they have garnered in relation to the debate about public safety and privacy . hopefully films such as this might begin to redress the balance .\nfor a start the film looks great with the ohio locations providing a nicely authentic look of a place ravaged by the effects of human disintegration . this is something which is perfectly personified with the regular aeriel scenes from the drone which serve to portray the vastness of the landscape which serves also to magnify the apparent hopelessness that the survivors face . it does have to be said that the film at times meanders slightly and occasionally seems to lose it ' s way , whether this is due to the editing adaptation from the web series is difficult to say . nonetheless , some episodes in the plot could have been tightened up a little more in post - production .\nif you are in the mood for an in - you - face adrenaline fuelled mad max - esque tale of apocalyptic woe - then do not look the way of this feature . this isn ' t though a criticism of the film in any way , because there ' s always a place for a slow and measured paced movie - not everything has to include mindless , pointless and endless high octane set pieces to be effective . yes transformers , i ' m talking to you . the result here is instead a brooding and thoughtful atmospheric treatment that slowly enfolds you .\nwhile the two main characters are well played , unfortunately some of the supporting roles are less effective . this is often the case it seems with independent productions and while one or two of the less convincing performances don ' t overly detract from the final production they are nonetheless noticeable .\ncinema libre studio is a full - service mini - studio known for producing and distributing high concept feature films and social impact documentaries . headquartered in the los angeles area , the team has released over 200 films including the sundance audience award\u00ae\u2010winning fuel , the end of poverty ? , rachid bouchareb\u2019s london river and oliver stone\u2019s south of the border . this year , the company has released can\u2019t stand losing you , based on a memoir by andy summers , the guitarist of the band the police , days of grace ( dias de gracia ) , an eight - time ariel award \u00ae - winning film by mexican director everardo gout and is gearing up for a fall theatrical run for olvidados ( forgotten ) , the damian alcazar - starring feature which was bolivia\u2019s official selection as foreign language film at the 87\non the website you will also be able access the posts from this blog , plus a wealth of other material ( including information on submitting work for review and promotion ) .\nshopping tour ( 2012 ) . . . .\nit\u2019ll cost you an arm and . . .\nz nation pt 2 - interview with ' doc ' , actor russel . . .\ncricket lover , music lover , college lecturer , lifelong leeds united fan & self - confessed sci fi nerd . live in the north of scotland . . . . oh , i also love red wine .\nthe near future , midwest america , after an airborne viral outbreak . the remaining population is sparse , and many places now have more abandoned structures than people . consumer goods are abundant , but resources are scarce .\nafter the viral outbreak , delivery drones were modified to deliver the vaccine to as many people as possible . a high capacity drone power source was developed for these extended missions . these power sources are scarce and incredibly valuable . some of the remaining population congregates in urban areas . others , such as kitch , are living in isolation on the outskirts . these people are called fringers .\nwhile the film and show are finished for now , you can still contribute your ideas to help expand the \u201crotorverse\u201d and brainstorm new projects with the community . head over to our forum , youtube and facebook to contribute your thoughts , ideas and opinions on various story and production elements .\nwith duration 98 min and broadcast on 2015 - 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( 20 )\nfull financial estimates for this film , including domestic and international box office , video sales , video rentals , tv and ancillary revenue are available through our research services . for more information , please contact us at research @ urltoken .\n\u00a9 1997 - 2018 nash information services , llc . all rights reserved . the numbers is a registered trademark of nash information services , llc for comments or corrections , please email us at corrections @ urltoken privacy policy - about us - glossary\nthen assemble the electronics for test flight . we used the ft electrahub as the center fuselage plate , the ft tough tilt for the yaw mech in the back , a kk2 board , basic motors and escs .\nvery cool to see how the students set challenges and meet or exceed them . clear skies , calm winds . cheers ! log in to reply\nin a post apocalyptic world ravaged by the effects of a virus , a young man searches for his father . he forms a friendship with a young woman and a delivery drone that seems oddly sentient . together they have to fight through abandoned buildings , and past gangs of thugs , to find\u2026"]}
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", "topic": 14}], "title": "the wind rises", "paragraphs": ["the wind rises has summoned a dark knight rises actor to lead its american release\u2019s voice cast .\nthe wind rises opens in u . s . november 8 for oscar - qualifying run ; the wind rises gets wide release in february 2014 | collider\n\u201cthe wind rises , \u201d by contrast , takes place mostly on the ground .\njiro horikoshi , in a still from the wind rises . image : studio ghibli\na scene from \u201cthe wind rises , \u201d the new film of the director hayao miyazaki .\n' the wind rises ' casts joseph gordon - levitt for u . s . release\nbest animated feature : the wind rises . runners - up : the croods , frozen .\n' the wind rises ' is the latest animated featured from famed writer / director hayao miyazaki .\na scene from \u201cthe wind rises , \u201d which is the latest animated feature from hayao miyazaki .\ngordon - levitt , blunt head up ' the wind rises ' u . s . cast\ndisney will release hayao mayazaki ' s ' the wind rises ' in u . s .\nthe wind rises\n\u2014 dir . hayao miyazaki ( studio ghibli ) \u2014 5 stars\nhayao miyazaki\u2019s last film , \u2018the wind rises , \u2019 gets u . s . theatrical release\njapanese animation director hayao miyazaki takes his work to new heights in\nthe wind rises .\ncelebrated animator hayao miyazaki has said \u201cthe wind rises\u201d may be his last full - length film .\nin the wind rises as elsewhere , miyazaki ' s artistry is undeniable , but the storytelling is flabby .\ndisney will release hayao miyazaki ' s ' the wind rises ' in u . s .\ngordon - levitt , blunt head up ' the wind rises ' u . s . cast\nanimation may seem unnecessary for a human drama , but the wind rises ' justifies it with delicacy and chromatic accomplishment . the wind rises is painted beautifully so we can watch that beauty be overtaken by darkness .\n[ 1 ] global wind energy council ( gwec ) . global wind report 2012 .\n[ 14 ] global wind energy council ( gwec ) . global wind report 2012 .\n[ 16 ] global wind energy council ( gwec ) . global wind report 2012 .\n[ 23 ] global wind energy council ( gwec ) . global wind report 2012 .\nhayao miyazaki ' s last film , ' the wind rises , ' gets u . s . theatrical release\ndisney revealed release plans today for hayao miyazaki\u2019s the wind rises at the toronto international film festival . here are the dates :\n[ 12 ] american wind energy association ( awea ) . anatomy of a wind turbine .\ncaproni said he was moved to tears when he first saw \u201cthe wind rises\u201d at the venice film festival last september .\nthe wind rises , madoka , lupin vs . conan , harlock , kaguya earn japan academy prize nods\nin terms of tone , visual beauty , and storytelling , the wind rises represents miyazaki at the apex of his abilities .\nstudio ghibli music : princess mononoke , the spirited away , howl ' s moving castle , the wind rises . . .\nthe wind rises soundtrack was released in japan on july 17 , 2013 , by tokuma japan communications . [ 29 ]\nmiyazaki depicted the ca . 60 in a dream sequence in \u201cthe wind rises . \u201d in the dream , the huge plane flew in the sky .\nyears later , miyazaki wrote to caproni again to tell him that his grandfather would be depicted in \u201cthe wind rises . \u201d\nstudio ghibli music : princess mononoke , the spirited away , howl ' s moving castle , the wind rises . . . on spotify\nif the wind rises is indeed miyazaki ' s last hurrah , he goes out on a graceful , all - encompassing note .\nthe wind rises soundtrack was released in japan on july 17 , 2013 , by tokuma japan communications . [ 14 ] f >\na bubble that will not last : hayao miyazaki\u2019s new film , \u201cthe wind rises , \u201d is about a young warplane designer .\npiece composed as background music for this scene from the wind rises : urltoken this was composed without listening to the original music from the scene .\npiece composed as background music for this scene from the wind rises : urltoken this was composed without listening to the original music from the scene .\nfilm / reviews .\nkaze tachinu ( the wind rises )\narchived 11 august 2014 at the wayback machine . . the japan times .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the wind rises ( kaze tachinu ) near you .\nthe wind rises should also come with a health warning , according to japanese doctors who have criticised the director for his frequent portrayals of smoking .\nthe wind rises\nwill be released on the same day as\nkaguya - hime no monogatari ,\nboth films from studio ghibli .\nlisten to studio ghibli music : princess mononoke , the spirited away , howl ' s moving castle , the wind rises . . . now .\njapanese animator hayao miyazaki returns to a favorite subject \u2014 the romance of airplanes and flight \u2014 for his final film , ' the wind rises .\nto see\nthe wind rises\nis to simultaneously marvel at the work of a master and regret that this film is likely his last .\nreview : \u2018the wind rises\u2019 archived 21 november 2014 at the wayback machine . . film . com . retrieved on 2014 - 05 - 12 .\nhayao miyazaki ' s ultimate film is an accumulation of his life ' s work pieced together into his final masterpiece : the wind rises .\nfilm crit hulk thinks the wind rises is one of the best movies of the year , and disagrees with devin ' s take on the film ' s morality .\ndisney will release japanese animation master hayao miyazaki ' s next movie ,\nthe wind rises ,\nin north america , the studio said tuesday .\nbest foreign language film : blue is the warmest color , ifc films the grandmaster , the weinstein co . the hunt , magnolia wadjda , koch media the wind rises , touchstone\nsometimes the wind rises soars . yet , on the other wing , it often crashes to earth . due to the film\u2019s tepid story , flat characters and achingly slow pace , while the wind does indeed rise \u2026 it also blows .\nlisten to studio ghibli music : princess mononoke , the spirited away , howl ' s moving castle , the wind rises . . . in full in the spotify app\nso , yes , \u201cthe wind rises\u201d is an old - fashioned tearjerker , but it is also a visually sumptuous celebration of an unspoiled prewar japan .\n[ 2 ] american wind energy association ( awea ) . 2013 . wind energy top source for new generation in 2012 ; american wind power installed new record of 13 , 124 mw .\nif miyazaki does stay true to his word that he ' s retiring from filmmaking , the wind rises makes for a nice farewell , according to blunt .\nthe wind rises has claimed more than $ 80 million in ticket sales since opening last month and is on track to become japan\u2019s top grossing film of the year .\nthe wind resource \u2014 how fast it blows , how often , and when \u2014 plays a significant role in its power generation cost . the power output from a wind turbine rises as a cube of wind speed . in other words , if wind speed doubles , the power output increases eight times . therefore , higher - speed winds are more easily and inexpensively captured .\nthe wind rises is an animated drama , in japanese with english subtitles , about jiro horikoshi , the man who designed the fighter planes used by japan in world war ii .\nthe wind rises is on limited us release beginning friday . it will expand to more theatres on 28 february , and will be in uk theatres on 9 may\nwalt disney studios motion pictures is releasing this studio ghibli film in north america through its touchstone pictures arm . the wind rises opens wide in theaters this friday .\nthe wind rises is a japanese anime written and directed by hayao miyazaki . it was released 20 july 2013 in japan and on 21 february 2014 in america .\nhayao miyazaki ' s the wind rises spans 30 years and centers on a young man who dreams of designing the perfect airplane in the early 1930s . studio ghibli / nibariki hide caption\nbut\nthe wind rises ,\nor\nkaze tachinu ,\nhas already stirred a controversy in mayazaki ' s native japan , where it opened july 20 .\na beautiful - - and now oscar - nominated - - swan song from miyazaki , the wind rises is a breathtaking ode to what is and what could be .\nthe dense piano is fog slowly building up over the night and the horn is wind that gently stirs the fog from where it settles . the wind and the fog drift and mold into different shapes in the night . the wind gets more excitable as the dawn starts to approach , but the fog starts to lighten up . the feel suddenly slows as the sun rises and the wind sings a sad song that it won ' t be able to play with the fog for much longer . the sun comes over the trees and the fog is lifted away . the day begins , but something isn\u2019t quite right . a pressure keeps building and soon the wind becomes agitated . a storm is brewing . the wind builds up speed and becomes more wild as the pressure rises . dark clouds start to roll across the sky . lightning tears the sky in half and the troubled wind tries to recover itself but is out of sorts . the wind lashes out in anger now and pushes the storm clouds away . the wind becomes fatigued and dies down . suddenly the wind in its fury starts to notice something . the storm clouds start to remind the wind of the fog from the early morning . the wind calms itself and sings the sad song of farewell that it had earlier , and the clouds part to show a bright and vibrant sunset .\nmiyazaki hayao takes flight with the wind rises , plus jia zhangke on a touch of sin , amat escalante on heli , david thomson on the cinema of world . . .\nwind power is both old and new . from the sailing ships of the ancient greeks , to the grain mills of pre - industrial holland , to the latest high - tech wind turbines rising over the minnesota prairie , humans have used the power of the wind for millennia .\n[ 19 ] american wind energy association ( awea ) . 2013 . congress extends wind energy tax credits for projects that start in 2013 .\nof course , it would have been even better if he did it before wind rises came into existence , because my god was this one fucking dull movie .\nwith \u201cthe wind rises\u201d scheduled for a spring release , gualtiero cannarsi , a translator in rome in charge of translating studio ghibli\u2019s films into italian , is preparing for the dubbing of the film .\n[ 3 ] american wind energy association ( awea ) . 2013 . american wind power now generates over 10 percent of electricity in nine states .\n(\nthe wind rises\nis scheduled for a one - week academy consideration run in its subtitled version and will return to theaters in february in a dubbed edition . )\nhigh quality the wind rises painting & mixed media inspired home decor by independent artists and designers from around the world . all orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours .\nmiyazaki says \u201cthe wind rises\u201d will be his last film , and while the animator\u2019s retirement would be a blow to this generation of cinema , at least he\u2019ll be going out on top .\n\u201cthe wind rises\u201d occasionally reverts to dream sequences in which jiro meets the italian aircraft designer giovanni battista caproni ( voiced by stanley tucci ) . but even these seem a bit too literal .\nthe wind rises , miyazaki ' s first film as director since ponyo in 2008 , marks a departure from the fantasy - led animated films that have brought him critical acclaim and devotees around the world .\nat least three or four moments in \u201cthe wind rises\u201d that gave me that special jolt ; the voice acting is powerful , and joe hisaishi contributes another in his series of legendary scores for the director .\nsymphonic suite\nnausica\u00e4 of the valley of the wind\n3 movements - arr . kazuhiro morita\na film review on friday about \u201cthe wind rises , \u201d written and directed by hayao miyazaki , misidentified the director of \u201cgrave of the fireflies\u201d in comparing the two films . the director is isao takahata , not mr . miyazaki .\nthe wind rises is a movie based on a real historical figure in japanese history , jiro horikoshi , who was responsible for creating the infamous\nzero\nfighter during the first years of world war 2 .\nthe wind rises looks to be hayao miyazaki ' s final film , and joseph gordon - levitt wanted to be a part of the famed japanese director ' s 50 - year legacy in animation .\nthe wind rises was competing for best animated feature along with a letter to momo ( distributed by gkids ) ; walt disney animation studios ' frozen won the top award of the night and four other awards . the annie awards ceremonies ' host patrick warburton joked in his opening monologue that the wind rises is miyazaki ' s fifth\nfinal\nfeature , and he cannot wait to see miyazaki ' s sixth .\nmenacing pillars of smoke tower over tokyo . ash , still burning , rains down as the fires grow and people flee . in one of the many episodic scenes that make up \u201cthe wind rises , \u201d hayao miyazaki recreates the\nthe wind rises , which had an oscar - qualifying run in los angeles last month and was named the 2013 best animated film by the national board of review , will be released in theaters feb . 21 .\nthe wind rises was to be released simultaneously with kaguya - hime no monogatari , another studio ghibli film by isao takahata in japan in the summer of 2013 . this would have been the first time that the works of the two directors were released together since the release of the films my neighbor totoro and grave of the fireflies in 1988 . however , kaguya - hime has been delayed until q3 2013 . the wind rises was released on july 20 , 2013 .\ntrento , italy - - acclaimed director hayao miyazaki ' s animated historical drama \u201cthe wind rises\u201d is set to be released in italy this spring , and italo caproni couldn ' t be happier .\nwind speeds are divided into seven classes \u2014 with class one being the lowest and class seven being the highest . a wind resource assessment evaluates the average wind speeds above a section of land ( e . g . 50 meters high ) , and assigns that area a wind class . wind turbines operate over a limited range of wind speeds . if the wind is too slow , they won ' t be able to turn , and if too fast , they shut down to avoid being damaged . wind speeds in classes three ( 6 . 7 \u2013 7 . 4 meters per second ( m / s ) ) and above are typically needed to economically generate power . ideally , a wind turbine should be matched to the speed and frequency of the resource to maximize power production .\nthe wind rises is just one film , but it echoes an entire country\u2019s obsession with misremembering a deeply painful and extraordinarily violent past . japan\u2019s wartime victimhood is a convenient lie its citizens have told themselves for decades . that the aging miyazaki has misguidedly lent a patina of wistful beauty to that lie is a shame . the wind rises ends the illustrious career of a treasured visionary on a repellent , disgraceful note .\nin\nthe wind rises\n, we are given a portrait of a bespectacled thinker and dreamer , a boy obsessed with the inner workings of machines , and the way things are put together , a boy who looks around him and understands that what he fantasizes about can become a reality . the same could be said for hayao miyazaki , and in a way ,\nthe wind rises\nis his most personal film .\ngordon - levitt , blunt head up ' the wind rises ' u . s . cast golden globe - nominated film is probably the last for famed japanese director hayao miyazaki . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nthe wind rise is captivating , but it does not reach the level miyazaki ' s other works have .\nthe controversy over the film hasn ' t hurt its box office prospects in japan .\nthe wind rises\nhas been the no . 1 film since it opened four weeks ago , and has so far grossed $ 57 million there .\nthe other day i had the pleasure of being interviewed on npr for a segment on the japanese animator hayao miyazaki and the opening of his film , the wind rises . but the pleasure was complicated : i was embarrassed to hear myself admit on the radio that i had cried while watching the film . in fact , my tears were not only for the movie ' s bittersweet love story and for the news that the wind rises is supposedly miyazaki ' s final film , although both these aspects certainly contributed . but i was also sad because the wind rises in its insistent depiction of history over fantasy suggested new directions that the director might have chosen , new roads that now would not be taken , thanks to his retirement from film making .\nno surprise , then , that the wind rises has already created an uproar among south koreans ( who haven ' t yet seen the film ) , arguably the biggest recipients of japan\u2019s 40 - year colonial cruelty ( 1905 - 1945 ) . the wind rises\u2019 specious pose of self - victimization will and should disgust the living survivors and their descendants in the myriad other countries japan invaded during world war ii : china , the philippines , vietnam , thailand , malaysia ; the list goes on .\nthough horikoshi is the film ' s nominal subject , his personal life has been completely fictionalized by miyazaki . the film ' s melancholy elements , including a charming romantic reconnection with nahoko , come from the work of tatsuo hori , a writer of the pre - world war ii era who wrote a novel called\nthe wind rises\nthat was inspired by the same line from french poet paul valery that opens the film :\nthe wind rises , we must try to live .\n\u201cthe wind rises\u201d is based on the life of jiro horikoshi ( 1903 - 1982 ) , the designer of japan ' s zero fighter aircraft . in the film , an older caproni encourages a young horikoshi to follow his dream to design airplanes .\ndeliberately paced and energized by joe hisashi ' s musical mix of eastern themes and italian mandolin , the wind rises is an ode to the creative spirit , the intoxication of love in all of its forms . the film doesn ' t take the obvious moralistic steps that could avert backlash \u2014 it ' s pure miyazaki , a perspective influenced by history and reflective of a 50 - year career . with wind rises , miyazaki chooses a world with pyramids .\nhis latest and final work , the wind rises , carries a subtle anti - war message , reflecting miyazaki ' s pacifist views , and has drawn criticism from japan ' s vocal right - wing activists .\n[ 15 ] american wind energy association ( awea ) . 2013 . industry statistics .\nwhether the wind rises will help , remains unclear . the film focuses on the early life of jiro horikoshi , a brilliant engineer who designed several warplanes , including the mitsubishi zero . the light , agile fighter ruled the skies at the outset of the war and figured prominently in the attack on pearl harbor .\ncorrection : march 5 , 2014 a film review on nov . 8 about \u201cthe wind rises\u201d misidentified the character for whom the aeronautic engineer jiro makes a splint . she is the caretaker of nahoko , not nahoko . ( the times learned of the error this week . )\nultimately , this is what \u201cthe wind rises\u201d is about . it\u2019s about the joy that is etched in pain . with terror comes beauty . with destruction comes creation . and with failure come dreams . what miyazaki says with \u201cthe wind rises\u201d is modest and unpretentious . we will hurt and fail , but we can do good ; we can create something beautiful . it\u2019s a reflective and fitting sentiment for miyazaki\u2019s last film . in this light , \u201cthe wind rises\u201d is a bittersweet but ultimately joyful ride from a true master of his work . miyazaki had the fortune of having more than \u201cten years in the sun , \u201d as caproni puts it , but still , he will be sorely missed .\n' wind rises ' is exquisite , and likely to be hayao miyazaki ' s last the new film from the acclaimed japanese animator spans 30 years and centers on a young man who dreams of designing the perfect airplane in the early 1930s . ( recommended )\nthe wind rises was to have been released simultaneously with the tale of the princess kaguya , another ghibli film by isao takahata , in japan in mid - 2013 . [ 17 ] this would have been the first time that the works of the two directors were released together since the release of the films my neighbor totoro and grave of the fireflies in 1988 . [ 17 ] however , princess kaguya was delayed until november 23 , 2013 , and [ 31 ] the wind rises was released on july 20 , 2013 . [ 27 ]\nprogramme music written as a march for a wind orchestra . the music tells about the beautiful yacht named\n\u00f6sterstjernan\n, how it sails on the waves of the finnish gulf , approaching loviisa , its home port . at some point the wind dies and everything gets calm , until the big diesel is started . soon the wind rises as the yacht is passing svartholm , the sea fortress guarding the gulf of loviisa . with all sails raised ( and the diesel shut down ) , the yacht leaps into the town harbour , greeting the fortresses ungern and rosen .\ngordon - levitt feels the wind rises is\nclearly the work of someone who ' s a master at their craft\nbut also strikes a different balance between fantasy and reality than the 72 - year - old miyazaki ' s other films .\nanime expo 2018 : jojo ' s bizarre adventure : golden wind u . s . premiere\n[ 17 ] us department of energy , office of energy efficiency and renewable energy . 2009 . 20 percent wind energy by 2030 : increasing wind energy\u2019s contribution to us electricity supply .\nthe wind rises was directed by hayao miyazaki , whose previous films include my neighbor totoro , princess mononoke , and spirited away . [ 16 ] it was the first film that miyazaki solely directed since ponyo in 2008 . [ 17 ]\ntrevor zwirn , 27 , is one of seven technicians tending to the 75 tubines at the spring canyon wind farm .\n\u201cwhat i love about acting is becoming somebody else , \u201d gordon - levitt told usa today about why he joined the wind rises cast . \u201cand when you\u2019re just doing the voice and the animation is providing the visuals , you can really become someone else . \u201d\nbut , of course , in the japan of the 1920s , \u201930s and \u201940s , airplanes were tools for war . and that is the knowledge that hangs over and haunts \u201cthe wind rises\u201d\u2013that our hero\u2019s pure dreams and wonderful skills will lead to death and destruction .\nthe wind rises attracted 4 million viewers in the first three weeks after its domestic release on 20 july and looks almost certain to become the biggest film of the year in japan . an english - language version is not expected to appear until around the middle of next year .\ngordon - levitt , a self - declared miyazaki fan , said the wind rises is \u201cmore grounded in human beings and a historical moment in time\u201d than miyazaki\u2019s past work , but not at the expense of the legendary filmmaker\u2019s unique \u201cflavor of magic . \u201d\nmiyazaki\u2019s greatest works , like my neighbor totoro and spirited away , embrace the enchanting and the magical . the wind rises occasionally reverts to dream sequences in which jiro meets italian aircraft designer giovanni battista caproni . but even these seem a bit too literal .\nlast year , hayao miyazaki\u2019s \u201cthe wind rises\u201d was shown to critics and academy of motion picture arts and sciences voters in its original japanese form , and it received many accolades , including an oscar nomination for best animated feature .\nacross the pacific , hayao miyazaki has already created a hit and a conversation piece with \u201cthe wind rises , \u201d his look at the early days of aviation and the fictionalized formative years of japan ' s zero airplane creator jiro horikoshi as he becomes a star engineer . the animation legend\u2019s first movie in five years \u2014 and probably his last ever - - \u201cthe wind rises\u201d has become a box - office hit in japan since opening in july and generated plenty of op - ed talk for its political content .\nshone , tom ( february 21 , 2014 ) . < / small > } }\nthe wind rises : a flight into hayao miyazaki ' s magic and poetry\n. the guardian ( london ) . retrieved december 09 , 2014 .\nhayao miyazaki brings together the engineer jiro horikoshi and the author tatsuo hori , who lived during the time of the story of the wind rises to create jiro , a fictional character at the center of an epic tale of love , perseverance , and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world .\n[ 13 ] us department of energy , office of energy efficiency and renewable energy . 2009 . > 20 percent wind energy by 2030 : increasing wind energy\u2019s contribution to us electricity supply .\nperhaps the world\u2019s greatest living animator , hayao miyazaki has hinted at his retirement at age 73 , and now offers the world one final film , the wind rises . it showcases him at the height of his powers , in tune with nature\u2019s rhythms , depicting earthquakes , weather and gusts of wind with a powerfully organic feel ; certain audio effects almost sound human .\nshone , tom ( february 21 , 2014 ) .\nthe wind rises : a flight into hayao miyazaki ' s magic and poetry archived 2 february 2017 at the wayback machine .\n. the guardian ( london ) . retrieved december 09 , 2014 .\nthe wind rises was the highest - grossing japanese film in japan in 2013 . it won and was nominated for several awards , including nominations for the academy award for best animated feature , the golden globe award for best foreign language film , and the japan academy prize for animation of the year .\nhayao miyazaki , the legendary japanese animation director responsible for such stunningly beautiful fantasies as the oscar - winning \u201cspirited away\u2019\u2019 ( 2001 ) , has set what he\u2019s announced will be his last film , the gorgeous \u201cthe wind rises , \u2019\u2019 in pre - world war ii japan .\nthe wind rises is director hayao miyazaki ' s swan song ; the final chapter of his illustrious film career which features such captivating tales as spirited away . inevitably , his last motion picture is going to be filled with sentimentality and tearful scenes .\nfor his final film , miyazaki constructs a heart - wrenching tale of creativity and love that strives to find humanity in the haunting legacy of world war ii . yes , the wind rises is a cartoon , but animation unlocks its deepest emotions .\ntouchstone home entertainment released the wind rises on blu - ray disc and dvd on november 18 , 2014 . the wind rises release includes supplement features with storyboards , the original japanese trailers and tv spots , a\nbehind the microphone\nfeaturette with members of the english voice cast and a video from when the film was announced to be completed . the audio format for both english and japanese language are in mono ( dts - hd ma 1 . 0 ) . [ 40 ] even though disney ' s north american rights to studio ghibli films they owned expired in 2017 , touchstone will continue to distribute the wind rises for the near future as gkids confirmed they wouldn ' t re - release the movie due to it still being a fairly new movie . gkids however currently own the theatrical rights to it .\nbut hayao miyazaki , the legendary japanese animator , has managed to anger everyone from doctors to political activists with the wind rises ( kaze tachinu ) , his fictionalised portrayal of the inventor of the mitsubishi a6m zero fighter plane , used to devastating effect by the imperial japanese navy during the second world war .\nin 2011 , miyazaki told japan ' s cut magazine that he was inspired to make\nthe wind rises\nby a quote he read of horikoshi ' s :\nall i wanted to do was to make something beautiful .\nthe wind rises received critical acclaim . rotten tomatoes sampled 163 reviews and judged 88 % of them to be positive , giving the film a\ncertified fresh\nrating , with an average score of 7 . 9 / 10 . the consensus states :\nthe wind rises is a fittingly bittersweet swan song for director hayao miyazaki\n. [ 43 ] metacritic , which assigns a weighted average score , rated the film an 83 / 100 based on 41 reviews , citing\nuniversal acclaim\n. [ 44 ]\nhorikoshi was one of the \u201cmost brilliant\u201d japanese in the early , turbulent years of the showa era ( 1926 - 1989 ) , when japan charged toward war , miyazaki , 72 , said in a recent interview about his new movie , \u201ckaze tachinu\u201d ( \u201cthe wind rises\u201d ) .\ni saw the japanese - language version ; most u . s . theaters showing\nthe wind rises\nwill be presenting the english - dubbed edition featuring the voices of joseph gordon - levitt , emily blunt , john krasinski , stanley tucci and many more . i hope\nthe wind rises\nturns out to be one of those false farewells a major artist makes , before re - entering the creative arena once again . but if miyazaki never makes another picture , he will have left behind a lifetime of handmade beauty .\nin miyazaki ' s defence , the film ' s many smoking scenes are at least a nod to the social mores of the times . the wind rises is set in the 1920s and 30s , before the harmful health effects of tobacco were fully known and when japanese , among others , were enthusiastic smokers .\ngordon - levitt headlines a top - notch voice cast for the american release next year of the wind rises , which has already garnered a golden globe nomination for best foreign film and could be in line for a nod in the oscar category of best animated feature .\n( note : disney is releasing the japanese - language version of \u201cthe wind rises\u201d in los angeles and new york on nov . 8 for a one - week oscar qualifying run . the film will open nationwide in february 2014 in an english - dubbed version . )\n\u201cthe wind rises\u201d tells the story of jiro horikoshi ( voiced by joseph gordon - levitt ) , a legendary aviation engineer who designed planes , zero fighters , that were used in world war ii against the united states \u2014 although jiro himself is painted as a pacifist .\na final consideration for a wind resource is the seasonal and daily variation in wind speed . if the wind blows during periods of peak power demand , power from a wind farm will be valued more highly than if it blows in off - peak periods . in california , for example , high temperatures in the central valley and low coastal temperatures near san francisco cause powerful winds to blow across the altamont pass in the summer , a period of high power demand .\nthe wind rises ,\nhayao miyazaki ' s first feature directorial effort in five years , will premiere at the venice and toronto film festivals in coming weeks , and a new trailer has piqued the curiosity of the 72 - year - old animator ' s devoted fan base .\nthe 75 turbines at the spring canyon wind farm can produce as much as 40 million kilowatt - hours of energy each month .\nin the united states , the original heyday of wind was between 1870 and 1930 , when thousands of farmers across the country used wind to pump water . small electric wind turbines were used in rural areas as far back as the 1920s , and prototypes of larger machines were built in the 1940s . when the new deal brought grid - connected electricity to the countryside , however , windmills lost out .\nharnessing the wind is one of the cleanest , most sustainable ways to generate electricity . wind power produces no toxic emissions and none of the heat - trapping emissions that contribute to global warming . this , and the fact that wind power is one of the most abundant and increasingly cost - competitive energy resources , makes it a viable alternative to the fossil fuels that harm our health and threaten the environment .\ndealing with the variability of wind on a large scale is by no means insurmountable for electric utilities . grid operators must already adjust to constant changes in electricity demand , turning power plants on and off , and varying their output second - by - second as power use rises and falls . operators always need to keep power plants in reserve to meet unexpected surges or drops in demand , as well as power plant and transmission line outages . as a result , operators do not need to respond to changes in wind output at each wind facility . in addition , the wind is always blowing somewhere , so distributing wind turbines across a broad geographic area helps smooth out the variability of the resource .\nyears after their encounter on the train , jiro and naoko meet again in a resort in the mountains . they are brought together by the wind . the wind is a presence in the film . it ruffles jiro\u2019s tousled hair and naoko\u2019s summer dresses , ripples the water in a stream , the grasses in a meadow , the leaves on the branches . it unfurls flags and fills the windsocks at the airfields . it does what it will , beyond anyone\u2019s control . the wind is the force of history . when japan was saved from a mongol invasion in the 13th century by a typhoon , the typhoon was described as a \u201cspirit\u201d or \u201cdivine\u201d wind , that is , kamikaze . in 1930s japan , it is clear that the wind is rising .\nhayao miyazaki ' s latest anime movie ,\nkaze tachinu\n( the wind rises ) , is leaving audiences with a taste for siberia \u2014 not the subarctic region of asia , but a once popular sweet that had been hard to find until the movie was released in japan .\nlooking back on his 1989 work \u201cnausicaa of the valley of the wind , \u201d miyazaki said many of the problems he had foreseen confronting the world have become reality .\nin 1941 , how green was my valley won best picture over citizen kane . i haven ' t seen disney ' s frozen , which recently won an oscar for best full - length animated feature , but feel sure the wind rises is much better .\nthe wind rises is a family affair for blunt , who plays nahoko , jiro ' s dying love interest afflicted with tuberculosis . she commuted to the recording studio with her husband krasinski , who plays aircraft designer honyo , and tucci is married to blunt ' s sister .\nsmall wind turbines are generally used for providing power off the grid , ranging from very small , 250 - watt turbines designed for charging up batteries on a sailboat , to 50 - kilowatt turbines that power dairy farms and remote villages . like old farm windmills , these small wind turbines often have tail fans that keep them oriented into the wind .\nmind you , before gordon - levitt agreed to take part in the english - language version of the wind rises , he watched the original japanese version of this miyazaki film . which joseph says\n. . . without exaggeration , is one of the most beautiful films i ' ve ever seen .\nthe wind rises is akin to sitting through an unbearably long flight in which the view can only be appreciated so much . ultimately we need something more , something to keep us engaged . fortunately for jiro , he often falls asleep and dreams the tedium away . we wish we could do the same .\nkaze tachinu\n( the wind rises ) , the latest work by animation film director hayao miyazaki , is now showing in theaters across japan . the protagonist of this film is jiro horikoshi ( 1903 - 1982 ) , the designer of the mitsubishi a6m zero fighter aircraft , flown by the imperial japanese navy during world war ii .\nthe film , entitled the wind rises in english , is miyazaki ' s first in five years . it tells the story of a fighter plane designer and is one of 20 movies competing for the golden lion award at the festival on the floating city ' s lido island . hoshino said miyazaki would hold a press briefing in tokyo .\n[ 8 ] graham richard , michael . enercon e - 126 : the world\u2019s largest wind turbine ( for now ) .\nsome states , like iowa , kansas , oklahoma and the dakotas , have pulled far ahead in wind production , but few utilities are taking advantage of it more than xcel . it already leads the nation\u2019s utilities in wind power on its system , according to the industry\u2019s main trade group , the american wind energy association , and is working to add more than any other electric company .\nwindy city . perhaps the biggest symbol in the movie is , of course , the wind . that takes a concrete form as jiro designs a plane meant to reduce wind resistance , and as he and caproni try to escape a fire as the former warns of the danger because\nthe wind is rising .\nbut it\u2019s also a symbolic presence , introduced to represent the intangible power of imagination to carry us . and it\u2019s an animating force in the movie ' s romance . as jiro\u2019s great love , nahoko , tells him , the wind brought him to her .\nthat - - to joseph ' s way of thinking - - is the big take - away from the wind rises . that hayao miyazaki is actually able to take his audiences into that head space . help them appreciate the real beauty & true excitement that can be found in everyday life .\nle vent se l\u00e8ve ! . . . il faut tenter de vivre ! (\nthe wind rises ! . . . we must try to live !\n)\n\u2014 paul val\u00e9ry ,\nle cimeti\u00e8re marin\n( the graveyard by the sea ) . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]\nhayao miyazaki is one of the most respected animators in history , with an oscar for \u201cspirited away\u201d and a long list of admirers that includes pixar\u2019s john lasseter . so when the japanese anime legend announced that \u201cthe wind rises\u201d would be his final film , his retirement figured to turn the release into an event .\nthe central section of\nthe wind rises\ndeals with jiro working for aircraft manufacturing giant mitsubishi and his steady rise through the designing ranks , a visionary pure and simple who just wants to build the best possible aircraft and finds his passion subverted by those in power almost without his realizing it is happening .\nwhile initially jarring , miyazaki\u2019s unapologetic deviations from fact help \u201cthe wind rises\u201d to transcend the linearity of its expected structure , the film eventually revealing itself to be less of a biopic than it is a devastatingly honest lament for the corruption of beauty , and how invariably pathetic the human response to that loss must be . miyazaki\u2019s films are often preoccupied with absence , the value of things left behind and how the ghosts of beautiful things are traced onto our memories like the shadows of a nuclear fallout , and \u201cthe wind rises\u201d looks back as only a culminating work can . his stories aren\u2019t about the things we\u2019ve lost so much as they\u2019re about the act of remembering them , and though \u201cthe wind rises\u201d doesn\u2019t forgive us for our transgressions , it directs us back to the beautiful ideas from which they first sprang . after a career spent righteously lambasting us for our greed and our increasing role as an ecological cancer , miyazaki\u2019s final film resonates as both his bleakest and his most inspiringly optimistic . as though no - face from \u201cspirited away\u201d were exploded into a technicolor assessment of our civilization as a whole , \u201cthe wind rises\u201d is an indelible reminder that the only way we dishonor the things we\u2019ve lost is by forgetting how necessary it was for us to love them .\nstory ( 7 / 10 ) : the wind rises details the journey of jirou horikoshi as he walks through the many stages of life . his central goal is to become an airplane designer , and much of the plot is spent detailing this process . through flashback sequences where jirou talks with a famous italian designer in\none explanation for the sensitivity ? although \u201cthe wind rises\u201d has a strong pacifist message , it is essentially a biopic of jiro horikoshi , an aeronautical engineer whose contribution to the world was a killing machine . his designs led to the mitsubishi a6m zero fighter , which was used to devastating effect during world war ii .\nthe modern wind era began in california in the 1980s . between 1981 and 1986 , small companies and entrepreneurs installed 15 , 000 medium - sized turbines , providing enough power for every resident of san francisco . pushed by the high cost of fossil fuels , a moratorium on nuclear power , and concern about environmental degradation , the state provided tax incentives to promote wind power . these , combined with federal tax incentives , helped the wind industry take off . after the tax credits expired in 1985 , wind power continued to grow , although more slowly . perhaps more important in slowing wind power ' s growth was the decline in fossil fuel prices that occurred in the mid - 1980s .\nalong with jir\u014d\u2019s biography , miyazaki portrays the devastating kant\u014d earthquake , the effects of the great depression , a tuberculosis outbreak , and the political ramifications of japan\u2019s entrance into the war . despite being steeped in a rich and controversial cultural - historical background , \u201cthe wind rises\u201d is apolitical . even though the baggage of designing warplanes is not forgotten , it does not hinder the beauty of the film itself .\nthe wind rises , a fictional biography of the designer of japan\u2019s famous zero fighter plane , and the swansong of japanese director miyazaki hayao , is a movie unlike any he has made and yet absolutely true to his preoccupations . nick bradshaw looks back at the turbulent dreams of flight , freedom and progress in the great japanese animator\u2019s films .\namong the subsidies the department is examining is a production tax credit that allows most wind farms to shave pennies off the price of each kilowatt - hour they send to the grid . though flattening demand for electricity and cheap natural gas are the main forces depressing wholesale energy prices , the credit means that wind producers can often offer their power to the market at the lowest price . sometimes , when energy demand is low and wind is strong , the credit can drive the effective price below zero .\nstudio ghibli co - founder hayao miyazaki won the annie award for writing in an animated feature production on saturday . he was competing with the writers of monsters university and frozen . the wind rises ' kitaro kousaka was also nominated for character animation in a animated feature production , but lost to the croods animator jakob jensen .\nas utility operations increasingly avail themselves of wind , the trump administration looks at whether conventional sources have been placed at a disadvantage .\nthat ' s because the wind rises is a sympathetic biography of a man whose work contributed to japan ' s brutal campaign of imperialist aggression during world war ii . jiro horikoshi designed the mitsubishi a6m zero fighter plane that japan used in pearl harbor and countless other assaults ; the zero was feared for the unparalleled range and maneuverability bestowed by horikoshi ' s considerable engineering skills . although its subject matter is linked to a violent past , the wind rises follows in the tradition of japanese works that eulogize artisanal passion and dedication to one ' s craft \u2014 it could almost have been called jiro dreams of fighter planes .\nin stark contrast to miyazaki ' s fantasy - based animated family movies such as\nspirited away ,\nponyo\nand\nhowl ' s moving castle ,\nthe wind rises\nis a biopic of jiro horikoshi , the designer of the zero fighter plane , which the japanese used during world war ii .\nthe title comes from a paul val\u00e9ry poem : \u201cthe wind is rising ! we must try to live . \u201d the wind is a portent for the disasters that anchor the film : the 1923 earthquake that levelled much of tokyo and yokohama , killing over 100 , 000 people ; and japan\u2019s terrible war nearly two decades later .\nmiyazaki is best known for animation , but he & apos ; s also acclaimed for his comics work over his long career . he was illustrating manga as far back as the late 1960s and most famously wrote and illustrated seven volumes of nausica\u00e4 of the valley of the wind ( which later received an animated feature ) . in fact , the wind rises is based on a miyazaki manga of the same name about jiro horikoshi , the designer of the world & apos ; s first monoplanes .\nin the wind rises , anime master hayao miyazaki adds his own memories and obsessions to the real life of jiro horikoshi and the writings of tatsuo hori . the result is a complex film of great beauty , one that has angered the right wing in japan for its attitude toward 1930s militarism , and disappointed others worldwide for its failure to show the consequences of the hero\u2019s quest .\nso , what are individuals to do when the wind rises ? fight back ? disappear ? it seems miyazaki believes we should recognize that we are powerless against the winds of history . we are to work to fulfill our dreams , to behave decently , to love deeply\u2014to try to live , while the tempest rages .\nannounced that he would retire after the release of\nthe wind rises\n, marking his sixth such announcement . since then , many rumors have circulated stating that he has announced his return to feature films once again - however , these are unfounded and based on pure speculation from ghibli co - founder\nturbines at the spring canyon wind farm outside peetz , colo . the farm is owned by invenergy , and produces energy under contract to xcel energy .\nnow politics , not skepticism , may be wind power\u2019s biggest barrier . under new leadership with ties to conventional energy interests , the energy department is scrambling to complete an internal study in the next month that could lead to an upending of the policies that fostered the rapid spread of solar and wind .\nfrom the outside , horizontal axis wind turbines consist of three big parts : the tower , the blades , and a box behind the blades , called the nacelle . inside the nacelle is where most of the action takes place , where motion is turned into electricity . large turbines don ' t have tail fans ; instead they have hydraulic controls that orient the blades into the wind ."]}
{"id": 116578, "summary": [{"text": "beverly hills cop iii is a 1994 american action comedy film starring eddie murphy and directed by john landis , who had previously worked with murphy on trading places and coming to america .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the third film in the beverly hills cop trilogy , and a sequel to beverly hills cop ii .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "murphy again plays detroit cop axel foley , who once again returns to beverly hills , california , to stop a gang of counterfeiters who are responsible for the death of his boss .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "foley teams up with his friend , beverly hills detective billy rosewood ( judge reinhold ) , and his investigation leads him to an amusement park known as wonder world .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film features a number of cameo appearances by well-known film personalities , including robert b. sherman , arthur hiller , john singleton , joe dante , special effects legend ray harryhausen , and george lucas as a ride patron .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "beverly hills cop iii was released on may 25 , 1994 and grossed $ 42 million in the united states , and over $ 77 million in the foreign box office .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was considered by critics and murphy himself as the weakest film in the series . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "beverly hills cop iii", "paragraphs": ["he is best known for his role in the beverly hills cop movies . pictured above with eddie murphy in a promotional image for beverly hills cop iii\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie beverly hills cop iii ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of beverly hills cop iii ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthis cast list of who was in beverly hills cop iii includes both lead and minor roles . ( 14 items )\nthis is the only beverly hills cop movie to not feature a song performed by the pointer sisters . beverly hills cop ( 1984 ) had their song\nneutron dance\n, and beverly hills cop ii ( 1987 ) had their song\nbe there .\nthis is the only beverly hills cop movie to not feature a song performed by the pointer sisters . beverly hills cop ( 1984 ) had their song\nneutron dance\n, and beverly hills cop ii ( 1987 ) had their song\nbe there .\nbeverly hills cop iii is the third installment in the beverly hills cop trilogy . the 1994 sequel , which was directed by john landis , finds axel foley ( eddie murphy ) in beverly hills once again when a detroit officer is killed by gunmen linked to a southern california amusement park .\neddie murphy ' s beverly hills cop iii , which paramount yanked in preproduction early this year , could be rolling this summer . maybe .\nbeverly hills cop iii cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of beverly hills cop iii actors includes any beverly hills cop iii actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view trivia about each beverly hills cop iii actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to a page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of beverly hills cop iii have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nfeatured in the cowboy way / beverly hills cop iii / renaissance man / the flintstones / little buddha ( 1994 ) . see more \u00bb\nratner said\nbeverly hills cop 4\u201d won ' t start filming for at least a year .\nreview : the second sequel to the phenomenally successful beverly hills cop , beverly hills cop iii aims for all - out mainstream comedy and fizzles . what made the first film such a breath of fresh air was its breezy mix of gritty cop conventions and sassy comedy , mos\u2026 ( more )\nreinhold was featured in 1980s movies including fast times at ridgemont high , beverly hills cop and gremlims .\nthe second sequel to the phenomenally successful beverly hills cop , beverly hills cop iii aims for all - out mainstream comedy and fizzles . what made the first film such a breath of fresh air was its breezy mix of gritty cop conventions and sassy comedy , mostly in the form of star eddie\nbeverly hills cop iii\nis rated r . ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian . ) it includes much violence and some strong language .\nwould you be excited about a fourth\nbeverly hills cop\nfilm ? tell us in the comments .\na freewheeling detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of beverly hills .\nthis is the only beverly hills cop where axel and his two detectives don ' t visit a strip club .\nwhich the action is unimpressive and the comedy so mild it seldom hits the mark ; for a series only into its third installment , beverly hills cop iii is shockingly toothless .\nonly beverly hills cop movie to have all the credits at the end including the title and no jazzy score at the start .\nmurphy ' s axel foley , a detroit cop who can ' t believe the way business is done in tony beverly hills .\nthe second sequel to the phenomenally successful beverly hills cop , beverly hills cop iii aims for all - out mainstream comedy and fizzles . what made the first film such a breath of fresh air was its breezy mix of gritty cop conventions and sassy comedy , mostly in the form of star eddie murphy ' s axel foley , a detroit cop who can ' t believe the way business . . . read more\nthe only beverly hills cop movie to neither open in first place , nor reach over one hundred million dollars at the box office .\nbeverly hills police detective jon flint ( hector elizondo ) as well as a detroit cop are seen with smith & wesson model 36s .\nbeverly hills cop iii - - a movie trying to exploit what ' s left of a 10 - year - old idea - - has some nerve satirizing disney world ' s money - grubbing commercialism .\nin a playboy interview , the saturday night live alum said he isn ' t proud of the 1994 action - comedy beverly hills cop 3 .\nthe third beverly hills cop was garbage ,\nmurphy said of the film , which grossed just $ 42 million domestically .\nlaughs never entirely obscured the fact that he was unwelcome in beverly hills because he was a smart , ambitious black man who didn ' t take any nonsense from anyone , even on the streets of one of the whitest , wealthiest communities in america . beverly hills cop iii is a flat - out action comedy in\nbeverly hills cop iii appeals to our most adolescently anarchic urges , it doesn ' t deliver the goods . unlike beverly hills , wonderworld really is a marvelous place - - not an exclusive , fascist fantasy land - - and adorable uncle dave is as pure and decent a father figure as anyone could want , so axel\ni paid 0 . 01p for this dvd if only they ' d spent as much on the script & storyline . this was a truly awful third attempt at the beverly hills cop franchise ! my advice . . . stick with the original beverly hills cop as anything after that just went down hill\naside from eddie murphy of course , judge reinhold and gilbert r . hill are the only actors to appear in all three beverly hills cop movies .\nbeverly hills cop 3 \u00e8 un film del 1994 diretto da john landis . i protagonisti sono eddie murphy , judge reinhold , hector elizondo e timothy carhart\nin another , he joked about the booking officer calling him by his character ' s name in beverly hills cop where he played detective billy rosewood .\neddie murphy won\u2019t be returning to the role of axel foley anytime soon . paramount pictures has pushed the latest \u201cbeverly hills cop\u201d sequel off its 2016 schedule .\nthis is the only film in the series not to feature a song performed by the pointer sisters . beverly hills cop had their song\nneutron dance\n, while beverly hills cop ii had their song\nbe there .\nalthough\nneutron dance\ncan be heard in the film ' s trailer .\nbhc iii turned 20 this week . the original turns 30 later this year .\nlike a fat man manning the oars at disneyland\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rivers of america , quite a few are understandably sweating when it comes to the looming \u201dbeverly hills cop 4\u201d .\nas eddie murphy returns to screens in the heartwarming melodrama mr . church , diminishing returns try to crack the case of why beverly hills cop 3 flopped hard .\nbig fan of the first 2 beverley hills cop movies . i think eddie murphy is a comedy legend .\nwith the headline : review / film ; once again , it ' s murphy plus cops plus beverly hills .\nthe movie . . . isn ' t nearly as fresh as the first cop flick was . but i must admit that it ' s a whole lot more enjoyable than the contemptible crashathon known as beverly hills cop ii .\ncomedy takes a back seat to action in this third go - round for eddie murphy as wisecracking detroit cop axel foley , who tackles bad guys in posh beverly hills .\ntitle beverly hills cop iii year 1994 distributor ( s ) u . i . p . ( uk ) classified date ( s ) 13 / 05 / 1994 main language english submitted run time 104m 23s approved footage 9395 + 2 bbfc reference aff065090 registration number cfh01556\nbeverly hills cop iii was released on may 25 , 1994 and grossed $ 42 million in the united states , and over $ 77 million in the foreign box office . the film was considered by critics and murphy himself as the weakest film in the series .\nin the \u201980s the beverly hills cop star was as hot as it got in hollywood , and somehow everything went sour . peter richmond caught up with him in comeback mode .\nas surely as if it were a mcdonald ' s or a burger king ,\nbeverly hills cop iii\nis part of a money - making franchise , though this one has been abandoned for so long it has cobwebs on top of cobwebs . it has been seven years since\nbeverly hills cop ii ,\nand a decade since the blockbuster original . but recently eddie murphy ' s career has seen some box - office duds like\nboomerang ,\nso it ' s no surprise that\nbeverly hills cop iii\nhas surfaced , a sequel designed to be as foolproof as possible . the strategy is to bring back familiar characters while throwing lots of cash and special effects at the screen .\na day after pushing\nmonster trucks\noff its 2015 release schedule , paramount pictures is now pushing\nbeverly hills cop\nout of 2016 , according to deadline . com .\nyet they kept the two friends with ties to beverly hills white and didn\u2019t even register that it could be an issue .\nthe heat is on in this fast paced action - comedy starring eddie murphy as axel foley , a street smart detroit cop tracking down his best friend ' s killer in beverly hills .\nmr . murphy seemed to be having much more fun in the maligned\nboomerang .\nat least he tried something different there , playing a caddish romantic hero .\nbeverly hills cop iii\nis a generic action movie , an eddie murphy film with only a trace of eddie murphy .\nparamount postpones ' beverly hills cop 4 ' sources said the script wasn ' t ready , but that the studio is still planning to move forward on the movie . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nin beverly hills cop ii ( 1987 ) , the sign on inspector todd ' s door reads\ninspector g . todd\n. however , in this movie , he is referred to as douglas .\nbeverly hills cop 4 \u2013 the first in the series since 1994 \u2013 will find murphy reprising his role as police detective axel foley . describing the plot , the film office says the character leaves his position in beverly hills \u201cduring the coldest winter on record to navigate the new rules and old enemies in one of america\u2019s most tenacious cities . \u201d\n10 - year - old kids , 12 - year - old kids don ' t really know the old ' beverly hills cop . ' so it ' s an opportunity to make it new for kids ,\nratner said .\nthe same way it felt for me watching ' beverly hills cop ' when i was a kid , that ' s what i want to do for kids today .\ni thought beverly hills cop iii was a good film and murphy gave a good performance as axel foley in it but i was rather disappointment with the absent of john taggert . hector elizondo gave a good performance as detective flint but his character just didn ' t seem to fit up there with taggert . alan young i thought gave a good performance as uncle dave the park owner and i loved the cameo by robert b . sherman in the bar but i think the film would of been better and liked by more people if taggert came back and maybe they had more cop comedy in it they kinda turned this movie into a kid comedy like film than a cop film . all in all a good movie and great action i give beverly hills cop iii an 8 out of 10 .\nit ' s obvious that beverly hills cop iii isn ' t a plot - driven movie : the story is just an excuse to put murphy , reinhold and a thoroughly professional cast through their paces . murphy mugs and cracks wise , reinhold bumbles through one misadventure after another with a deer - in - the - headlights look\nthe following month , murphy called beverly hills cop 3 \u201cgarbage\u201d and reiterated that he would only take on a fourth installment if the script was right , noting , quite accurately , that he didn\u2019t need another big paycheck .\nbeverly hills police detective sergeant william ' billy ' rosewood ( judge reinhold ) carries a two tone jericho 941 r as his sidearm in the film .\nis a 1994 action - comedy film starring eddie murphy and directed by john landis , who had previously worked with murphy on trading places and coming to america . it is the third film in the beverly hills cop series .\nthe third installment of the \u201cbeverly hills cop\u201d series boasts a return to form by eddie murphy and a breezy and witty first half . and though the film runs out of steam before the end , it should satisfy \u201cb . h . cop\u201d fans , even if it doesn\u2019t provide a full reversal of murphy\u2019s recent box office misfortunes . competition from two highly visible non - sequels , \u201cmaverick\u201d and \u201cthe flintstones , \u201d will give \u201ccop iii\u201d a run for its money , perhaps blunting its ultimate gross potential .\na detroit cop is briefly seen with an m1911a1 in the illegal chop shop .\nbeverly hills cop ii was released in 1987 to mixed reviews but still made over $ 135 million , and the third movie only made $ 42 million in the united states . an updated tv series was pitched to cbs in 2013 , but despite eddie murphy ' s participation , the network passed after seeing the pilot . all is not lost , because a primarily detroit - based beverly hills cop iv is due to arrive in march 2016 , with murphy reprising his role as axel .\n9 . beverly hills cop iii could have had sean connery co - starring . besides crocodile dundee , another idea that was on the table involved axel heading over to london and teaming up with sean connery , who would play a scotland yard detective . the storyline was eventually scrapped because producers felt that it was too similar to the michael douglas film , black rain .\nin beverly hills cop iii , eddie murphy takes a scary ride for which you can\u2019t buy a ticket . it all starts when he hops on an elevated , \u201cthree - armed\u201d variation of a ferris wheel featuring dangling oversize birdcages . when the ride goes awry , he leaps from cage to cage to rescue two children about to fall 100 feet to the ground from their damaged compartment .\naxel foley returns to beverly hills to help taggart and rosewood investigate chief bogomil ' s near - fatal shooting and the series of\nalphabet crimes\nassociated with it .\nmurphy feels that the beverly hills cop franchise is integral to his legacy .\nthose movies , when i travel overseas , people say , [ in a foreign accent ] ' hey , beverly hills cop ! axel foley ! ' they call me that shit . all the movies i ' ve done , and they call me that . if we do that movie , it has to be right . not just thrown together to get a big check . i don ' t need any more of those .\nthe third installment of the \u201cbeverly hills cop\u201d series boasts a return to form by eddie murphy and a breezy and witty first half . and though the film runs out of steam before the end , it should satisfy \u201cb . h . cop\u201d fans , even if it doesn\u2019t provide a full reversal of murphy\u2019s recent box office misfortunes . [ \u2026 ]\nbeverly hills cop iii came out 20 years ago this week . while it was a far cry from the original in terms of box office success and originality \u2014 it was a sequel to a sequel after all \u2014 it also marked the end of eddie murphy as an r - rated movie star . ( vampire in brooklyn put the final nail in that coffin for good a year later . )\nthe bad - guy trail inevitably leads to southern california , where murphy is reunited with an old beverly hills crony , billy rosewood ( judge reinhold ) , and a new cop buddy played by hector elizondo . the focus of the action is a theme park called\nvillain with good publicity : dewald . this is why the beverly hills police has a hard time believing foley ' s claims that he ' s killed his boss back in detroit .\nbut ashton is definitely wanted back for \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc\u00e2\u20ac\u2122beverly hills cop 4\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 . taggart might no longer be on the beat ( he , as we learnt in the last film , had retired ) but he definitely has a part to play in the upcoming brett ratner - directed sequel .\nthe detroit cop in the car before the accident holds a s & w model 36 .\ndanillo bach was hired to write the script , and in 1981 he submitted a draft titled beverly drive . in beverly drive , a pittsburgh cop named elly axel shows up in beverly hills to investigate his friend ' s death . that loose plot remained throughout the remainder of the creative process . michael eisner felt that the draft , and all the others before it from different screenwriters , didn ' t capture the fish - out - of - water aspect enough .\nashton was set to play detective john taggart in \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc\u00e2\u20ac\u2122beverly hills cop iii\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 but due to scheduling difficulties , had to opt out . instead , a new character , the taggatt - like john ( hector elizondo ) , was written into the script to make up for taggart\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s absence .\nthe third installment of the\nbeverly hills cop\nseries boasts a return to form by eddie murphy and a breezy and witty first half . and though the film runs out of steam before the end , it should satisfy\nb . h . cop\nfans , even if it doesn ' t provide a full reversal of murphy ' s recent box office misfortunes .\nand can you blame them ? john landis\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc\u00e2\u20ac\u2122beverly hills cop iii\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 ( 1994 ) stuck such a rusty needle in the once healthy franchise that not even a shot of fuck - that could expunge the infection . even eddie murphy just wanted to let axel sleep after that little number .\nurltoken beverly hills cop iii : eddie murphy , jon tenney , joey travolta , eugene collier , jimmy ortega , ousaun elam , ray lykins , tim gilbert , rick avery , gilbert r . hill , dick purtan , fred asparagus , judge reinhold , hector elizondo , john landis , catherine meyers , leslie belzberg , mace neufeld , mark lipsky , daniel petrie jr . , danilo bach , steven e . de souza : movies & tv\nthe first project under the new deal , however , will be a new beverly hills cop movie \u2014 a reboot of one of bruckheimer and paramount\u2019s biggest successes together when he produced the original with late partner don simpson . eddie murphy closed his deal to reprise his role as detroit cop axel foley \u2014 this time foley will be returning to his detroit roots . it will be the fourth installment of the lucrative franchise . brett ratner , who is currently finishing up hercules for mgm , is attached to direct the film as soon as his duties on the dwayne johnson - starrer finishes up . the picture bows in july . the beverly hills cop script is still being worked on .\neddie murphy said he thought\nbeverly hills cop iii was infinitely better than beverly hills cop ii ( 1987 ) .\nhe then later claimed during an interview in 2006 on inside the actors studio ( 1994 ) that he felt the third film was\natrocious\nand such a disgrace that\nthe character was kind of banished for a while ( from hollywood ) .\nhe said he felt the third film did not reveal enough of the\nedginess\nof axel that was present in the first two films . he also said he hopes to return the edgy qualities to the character when he reprises the role next time , and is going to pay more attention to the development of the project , and its quality .\nplaying it safe ,\nbeverly hills cop iii\neven uses the trendy ploy of dropping in celebrity cameos , including many directors . among them is george lucas as a patron axel annoys by cutting in line at wonder world , barbet schroeder as a man parking a porsche , and john singleton as a fireman . the founder of wonder world , lovable uncle dave , is played by alan young , better known as the owner of mr . ed .\nwe ' re trying to revitalize the franchise . he was one of my favorite movie characters of all - time , axel foley , by far the coolest movie character ,\nhe said .\nit ' s an honor to be able to direct another ' beverly hills cop ' film .\nthe actor also was asked about what happened with the failed 2013 cbs pilot based on the films , and he said the network balked when murphy decided he wasn ' t willing to recur in the project .\ni ' m not going to do beverly hills cop on tv ,\nhe explained .\na detroit cop is seen with a smith & wesson model 19 with a four - inch barrel .\nthe annihilator 2000 - america ' s premiere survival home and travel total security unit . this weapon has a cd player , phone , microwave , and much more . available only at beverly hills survival boutique !\n\u201cthey\u2019re still trying to get that script right . i\u2019m not doing a beverly hills cop unless they have a really incredible script . i\u2019ve read a couple things that look like they can make some paper . but i\u2019m not doing a shitty movie just to make some paper . the shit got to be right . \u201d\nbeverly hills cop 3 [ dvd ] : urltoken eddie murphy , judge reinhold , h\u00e9ctor elizondo , john saxon , therese randle , jon tenney , joey travolta , eugene collier , bronson pinchot , alan young , john landis , mace neufeld , robert rehme , steven e . de souza : dvd & blu - ray\ni recently saw this film on cable a few days ago and realized that it wasn ' t as bad as i originally thought . whereas the first two films in the beverly hills cop series were more dramatic and serious , this was pokes fun at itself and is a comedy . if you can take this turn towards the comedic in stride , then you will enjoy beverly hills cop iii . for example , there is the running joke that axel goes to wally world and when he calls billy and tells him he ' s going to wally world after he has an arrest warrant , billy is at first\naxel , you have to turn yourself in\nwith policemen looking on in his police office - then -\nno ! wait for me !\nlike he ' s going to be left out ! it ' s lines and situations like these that make this part iii so funny . and serge ' s cameo is a hoot ! recommended !\non the late show with david letterman ( 1993 ) in 2011 , david read a list of some movies from eddie ' s filmography . when this movie was mentioned , and the audience clapped and cheered , eddie said ,\nno . no . it wasn ' t a very good beverly hills cop movie .\nthe incident occurred after the young men - - nicholas cramer , daniel mason and lohren price - - had gone to the movie\nbeverly hills cop iii\nto celebrate graduating from the prestigious harvard westlake high school in studio city . mason and price ( no relation to the attorney ) , who are black , were in the front seat of the car , driving toward mason ' s home , while cramer , who is white , dozed in the back seat of the car .\na spoof of buddy cop movies where two very different cops are forced to team up on a new reality based television cop show , while tracking down the manufacturer and distributor of an illegally made semi - automatic firearm .\ni assume it was a comedy since it played like one but i have seen it at least twice but not in the same time frame . often i just need a break from the mundane things in life and a comedic break like beverly hills cop iii is one of my options . i would recommend this movie but you do seem to get overrun with the bad guys to the degree you would want to help eddie murphy accomplish his goals in dealing with these bad guys he had surrounded himself .\nit might have helped if beverly hills cop iii actually had a few jokes . though not quite the fiasco of revved - up gunplay that beverly hills cop ii was , this new movie , directed by john \u201drock - \u2019em sock - \u2019em\u201d landis , is just a clunky action thriller , with occasional comic moments rationed out to the audience like stray crumbs . investigating a murder , axel foley ( murphy ) , the renegade detroit police detective , arrives in los angeles and infiltrates a popular theme park called wonderworld . there , he sniffs out a counterfeit ring run by the dullest collection of sinister white guys since george bush\u2019s cabinet . the plot is generic nonsense , and by now it\u2019s just a threadbare pretense that foley is a \u201dfish out of water\u201d in high - swank l . a . at this point , murphy looks like he owns the place .\nbeverly hills cop confirmed eddie murphy ' s status as a superstar . the action / comedy was , financially speaking , the number one movie of 1984 , and its screenplay was nominated for an oscar . what ended up becoming one of afi ' s top 100 comedies of all time was very close to becoming a completely different movie featuring sylvester stallone , more gunplay , and far less humor . thirty years after its premiere is as good a time as any to read about the crazy behind - the - scenes journey that got axel foley from detroit to beverly hills .\nduring their downtime on the long - delayed film \u2014 when they ' re not enjoying some seriously fancy craft services courtesy of chef jean - georges vongerichten , whose acclaimed restaurant resides on trump ' s ground floor \u2014 ratner and murphy have been discussing another long - in - the - works project : a fourth\nbeverly hills cop\nflick .\nparamount has removed beverly hills cop 4 from their release schedule . the film chronicling he further adventures of detective axel foley ( eddie murphy ) was set to hit theaters march 25 , 2016 , but the wrap is reporting that the project has been delayed indefinitely . brett ratner is set to direct the sequel , with jerry bruckheimer returning as producer .\nstallone also didn\u2019t do the film cuz he wanted it to be \u201ccobra\u201d . he wanted to change the name from axel foley to axel cobretti . beverly hills cop would\u2019ve basically been cobra but released 2 years earlier . if my movie knowledge serves me right , i believe the film was never intended to be an action - comedy until eddie signed on .\nbronson pinchot will forever be best known as the zany , loveable goofball immigrant from the hit \u201980s sitcom perfect strangers , but he\u2019s racked up an impressive r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of character roles in film , stage , and television . a yale graduate , pinchot made his film debut in the 1983 cult classic risky business , and went on to appear in a slew of memorable \u201980s films , including 1984\u2019s beverly hills cop , where he stole scenes from eddie murphy ; 1984\u2019s the flamingo kid ; and martin scorsese\u2019s brilliant 1985 dark comedy after hours . but perfect strangers made pinchot a household name . after the show ended , pinchot popped up in 1993\u2019s true romance , 1994\u2019s beverly hills cop iii , and 1996\u2019s courage under fire and the first wives club . in 2007 , pinchot played a snooty art critic who learns valuable life lessons in mr . art critic , which has just been released on dvd .\nlondon ) , doesn ' t even try to duplicate the mix of hard - edged action and dark humor that propelled beverly hills cop . though we mostly remember axel ' s cheekiness , the original was a solid fish - out - of - water police thriller with a tough - minded subtext ; axel ' s investigation was the real thing , and the\nwriter derek haas told moviehole recently that \u201dcop 4\u201d started out as something completely original \u2013 but was retooled for axel foley . \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc\u00e2\u20ac\u2122michael [ brandt ] and i wrote a spec script called dying day , a dark action movie about two fbi field agents in la who discover their whole office is crooked . paramount bought it and asked us to convert it into the next axel foley movie\u2026 which sounded like a cool challenge . . someone at a different website reviewed our first draft of the [ beverly hills cop ] script and railed on it for not having any jokes . no shit ! like with the first beverly hills cop , we\u2019re writing a straight up action movie that works as a police thriller , then eddie murphy is going to come in later and point out where he thinks he can riff . we haven\u2019t gotten to that point yet . \u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\nbeverly hills cop is a reminder to everyone what an amazing talent eddie murphy was before he got in hollywood ` s grips and took too much to heart of the negative reviews from critics . this movie along with the even better part 2 , both of his stand up movies and both 48 hrs movies , especially the first one , are perfect reminders of that .\n10 . the producers had to take a guess what the beverly hills police department would look like . on the dvd commentary for the first film , director martin brest notes that they were unable to gain access to actually see the beverly hills police department , so they had to simply guess what it might look like inside . brest says he wanted it too look as different from the detroit set as possible and the set crew was told to make it look like \u201cprivate security for rich people . \u201d\nbeverly hills cop 3 is an enjoyable movie with a decent storyline and a good comedic cast . its certainly not better than the first two beverly hills cop but it ' s still has good comedy and action . my main problem is that eddie murphy just didn ' t seem as inspired this time around , he made axel in to a much more serious character , i ' m not sure if that ' s how the script was written but i think it was just his acting , definitely one of murphy ' s most dull performances , he is usually much more lively . however there still are scenes where axel foley had me laughing out loud and murphy was really in character , particularly the scene where he accidentally ends up in stage and starts dancing with the costumed characters . i really enjoy the beverly hills cop movies and hope a fourth one is someday made , murphy ' s age will not be a problem because he still looks great and still plays very lively characters in his movies . fans of the first two will without a doubt be disappointed , but should definitely watch it because the characters and story is still good . axel foley ( eddie murphy ) returns to beverly hills to find the men who killed his boss , and finds out the case is much more difficult when it leads him to a theme park where the same men are making counterfeit money within the park .\njudge reinhold returns as axel ' s beverly hills police pal , billy rosewood , and hector elizondo is a new family - man character , replacing sergeant taggart in the earlier films . these men don ' t have much to do until the final shootout .\nwhat\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s that mean ? for a start it means rosewood and taggart ! you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve likely already heard that the former ( played by judge reinhold ) will return ( and i won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t say what he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll be getting up to in this one ) , but you may be surprised to hear that john ashton\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s being coaxed back to play the character he retired after \u00e2\u20ac\u02dc\u00e2\u20ac\u2122beverly hills cop ii\u00e2\u20ac\u009d ( 1987 ) .\nwhile harold faltermeyer did not return to score this film , his song co - producer from the previous franchise entries , keith forsey , did produce and co - write a new song .\nkeep the peace\n, performed by inxs and in the vein of previous faltermeyer and forsey\nbeverly hills cop\nsongs , such as\nthe heat is on\nand\nshakedown\n.\nwhile harold faltermeyer did not return to score this film , his song co - producer from the previous franchise entries , keith forsey , did produce and co - write a new song .\nkeep the peace\n, performed by inxs and in the vein of previous faltermeyer and forsey\nbeverly hills cop\nsongs , such as\nthe heat is on\nand\nshakedown\n.\nand in 1994 , that\u2019s exactly what happened at great america . coincidentally , a film was being pitched to the major l . a . studios at the same time . essentially , it was \u201cdie hard , \u201d but at an amusement park . paramount looked to their stable of franchises to see if the concept would work , and they found their answer with , \u201cbeverly hills cop 3 . \u201d\nddie murphy is back . again . this time , though , he ' s lost the insufferable smugness and arrogance that have marred his most recent movies , which have been box - office bummers . murphy seems sweetly humbled , ready to work for laughs , as if he knows\nbeverly hills cop iii\nmay be his last chance to win his dwindling audience back . directed by john landis , who made\ntrading places\nand\ncoming to america\nwith murphy ,\nbhc3\nis formulaically continued on page 44 from page 42 funny and violent , the most lackluster entry in the franchise .\ni would just like to say that this is a very very good movie along with the other 2 beverley hills cop movies . the 1st 2 are definately far superior to beverley hills cop 3 , but never the less this movie is still very good . the return of serge is a god move as it brings back plenty of laughs and the use of a theme park is also a very good move as not many films use a hideout which is family orientated . this film is hilarious and if anyone disagrees then please e - mail me .\ncan ' t be a true transgressor . that wouldn ' t be nice . in fact , wonderworld does what beverly hills never did ; it draws axel ' s claws and transforms him into its newest resident , a clever fox character whose launch axel watches with pure delight .\nthe film is all but forgettable when it comes to plot \u2013 and its effect on the cinema landscape is minimal at best . in fact , it only has a 10 % \u201cfresh\u201d rating on rotten tomatoes . it was also a flop at the box office , losing $ 8 million domestically . it eventually made money after being released worldwide \u2013 but was still the least successful of the three \u201cbeverly hills cop\u201d films .\nbeverly hills cop iii is the worst in what was a promosing action comedy franchise . murphy was in a carrer slump and i guess he made this film to help out his carrer but it didn ' t help just sunk it deeper . the film is full of mistakes such as the loss of don simpson and jerry bruckhiemer a weak script and a lack of action . john landos who worked with murphy before and made good films fails here . the film needed a good action director like renny harlin or dwight h . little or even karthyn bigelow . skip this one even if you ' re a die hard murphy fan .\n\u201cthen , another 48 hrs was reactive . i got fucked up on harlem nights so it was , like , \u2018okay , let\u2019s do something that\u2019s a sure hit . is cop iii ready ? coming to america again ? \u2019 the idea was contrived and we threw it together , and they wrote these big checks out , and we did it . \u201d\nwhile paramount may be making moves to avoid going head - to - head with batman v superman : dawn of justice at the box office , the fact that there\u2019s no replacement release date indicates a deeper issue . most likely , the delay is due to script concerns . back in january , murphy made it very clear that he\u2019s not going to touch a beverly hills cop sequel until the script is in perfect form .\non close inspection , my friends ' lists provided many , many examples of the embarrassing\nannie hall = mean girls\nphenomenon\u2014mysterious critical binaries in which incongruous films are given identical ratings , yoked together regardless of any obvious considerations of quality , style , or genre . one friend gave four stars to both elephant man and father of the bride . another equated a documentary about the french philosopher jacques derrida with beverly hills cop iii . admittedly , translating the nuances of your response to a film onto a five - star scale is like pruning a bonsai with a chainsaw , but it was still shocking to see some of these titles equated :\nsteven beck ( peter weller : robocop 1987 , naked lunch 1991 ) and his oceanic mining crew that includes dr . glen \u2018doc\u2019 thompson ( richard crenna : the real mccoys 1957 , rambo : first blood 1982 ) , elizabeth \u2018willie\u2019 williams ( amanda pays : oxford blues 1984 , ablaze 2001 ) , buzz \u2018sixpack\u2019 parrish ( daniel stern : breaking away 1979 , home alone 1990 ) , justin jones ( ernie hudson : ghostbusters 1984 , the crow 1994 ) , tony \u2018dejesus\u2019 rodero ( michael carmine : invasion u . s . a . 1985 , * batteries not included 1987 ) , bridget bowman ( lisa eilbacher : an officer and a gentleman 1982 , beverly hills cop 1984 ) , and g . p . cobb ( hector elizondo : pretty woman 1990 , beverly hills cop iii 1994 ) have found a safe on the sunken ship , leviathan . soon , the crew is besieged by a force beyond comprehension . meg foster ( masters of the universe 1987 , they live 1988 ) plays , martin , the president of the employing company , tri - oceanic corp .\neddie murphy \u2019s headed back to detroit in the upcoming fourth installment of the beverly hills cop franchise . according to the associated press , the state of michigan approved $ 13 . 5 million in film incentives , based on an estimated $ 56 . 6 million of filmmaker spending in the state . the film will be shot in and around detroit , creating jobs for an estimated 352 workers , the michigan film office announced on thursday .\nthe film will be directed by brett ratner ( who worked with murphy on 2011\u2019s tower heist ) and produced by jerry bruckheimer ( who produced the original 1984 beverly hills cop ) , based on a script co - written by josh appelbaum and andre nemec ( mission : impossible \u2013 ghost protocol ) . a tentative release date is set for march 2016 . ( no word yet on whether the classic theme song is being revived . )\na hard - nosed cop reluctantly teams up with a wise - cracking criminal temporarily paroled to him , in order to track down a killer .\namong the rejected ideas for beverly hills cop iii included a robert towne screenplay idea ( one in which axel foley has to deal with his celebrity cop status ) , a scenario teaming eddie murphy with sean connery as a scotland yard detective , and another axel - in - london idea where his scotland yard counterpart would have been played by john cleese . the last story would have involved british gangsters loosely based on the real - life kray brothers , who were captured in detroit and transported to london by paul reiser ' s jeffrey , and axel would have gone overseas after the gangster ' s henchmen broke him out of custody and murdered jeffrey . this concept was scrapped because producers don simpson and jerry bruckheimer decided it was too close to the storyline of the michael douglas ' 1989 film black rain .\nstill in a world of ever improving motion capture and cgi technology , with the pre - recorded audio from the video game and input from surviving cast members a slick animated ghostbusters iii doesn\u2019t seem like such an unlikely prospect .\n\u201c [ my ] popularity after beverly hills cop\u2014 all that \u2018he\u2019s so hot\u2019 shit\u2014everything was going out of control . everything came too easy \u2026 and when the laughs come too easy , you start doing things like walking through movies . you get too comfortable . you start getting out of control . you start tripping . you argue . you get the big head . you wear a leather suit and a glove with a ring on the outside .\namong the rejected ideas for\nbeverly hills cop iii\nincluded a robert towne screenplay idea ( one in which axel foley has to deal with his celebrity cop status ) , a scenario teaming eddie murphy with sir sean connery as a scotland yard detective , and another axel foley - in - london idea , where his scotland yard counterpart would have been played by john cleese . the last story would have involved a british gangster loosely based on the real - life kray brothers , who was captured in detroit and transported to london by paul reiser ' s jeffrey , and axel would have gone overseas after the gangster ' s henchmen broke him out of custody and murdered jeffrey . this concept was scrapped , because producers don simpson and jerry bruckheimer decided it was too close to the storyline of black rain ( 1989 ) .\namong the rejected ideas for\nbeverly hills cop iii\nincluded a robert towne screenplay idea ( one in which axel foley has to deal with his celebrity cop status ) , a scenario teaming eddie murphy with sir sean connery as a scotland yard detective , and another axel foley - in - london idea , where his scotland yard counterpart would have been played by john cleese . the last story would have involved a british gangster loosely based on the real - life kray brothers , who was captured in detroit and transported to london by paul reiser ' s jeffrey , and axel would have gone overseas after the gangster ' s henchmen broke him out of custody and murdered jeffrey . this concept was scrapped , because producers don simpson and jerry bruckheimer decided it was too close to the storyline of black rain ( 1989 ) .\nhi everyone , i ' m new here , hello ! i was curious about a scene in beverly hills cop iii , near the end at wonder world , when the cops are interacting with the bad guys of wonder world outside by\nhome town square\ni believe , there were lights in the trees blinking , like christmas lights but they were just clear light bulbs . . . . which theme park is that ? i knew it was filmed at various parks , and i live in chicago so i can ' t just go look ! if anyone would know , you guys would ! looking forward to your reply . . . thanks in advance ! happy holidays !\nbeverly hills cop iii directed by john landis ; written by steven e . de souza , based on characters created by danilo bach and daniel petrie jr . ; director of photography , mac ahlberg ; music by nile rodgers ; production designer , michael seymour ; produced by mace neufeld and robert rehme ; released by paramount pictures . running time : 103 minutes . this film is rated r . axel foley . . . eddie murphy billy rosewood . . . judge reinhold jon flint . . . hector elizondo janice . . . theresa randle serge . . . bronson pinchot ellis dewald . . . timothy carhart orrin sanderson . . . john saxon uncle dave thornton . . . alan young\nbeverly hills cop is the film that made eddie murphy a mega star and a box office champ . mr . murphy stars as axel foley , a reckless detroit detective who goes to los angeles to try and catch the people who murdered his childhood friend . mr . murphy commands the screen and the film perfectly combines action and comedy stylings into one explosive hybrid genre . the film was a monster at the box office and was the highest grossing r rated film for 25 years until the hangover topped its mark . the soundtrack was a big hit as well hitting number one on the billboard charts and spawning three top ten singles (\nthe heat is on\n,\nneutron dance\nand the ubiquitous instrumental\naxel f\n) . with some of the lousy movies mr . murphy makes these days , you should watch films like beverly hills cop to remind you of how powerful and amazing an actor he can be .\nalong the way , something happened to murphy : he stopped taking pleasure in his own talent , and the audience\u2019s enjoyment fizzled away too . the eddie murphy who skulks , swaggers , and \u2014 mostly \u2014 fires guns through beverly hills cop iii is like a replicant version of his former self . when he spews out lines in a rapid - fire bluster or stretches his mouth into that big , horsey grin , you don\u2019t quite believe that he wants to do it . it\u2019s just a job now , a blockbuster obligation ; the joyless proficiency with which he goes through the motions is depressing to behold . if anything , he looks vaguely bored , as though the very act of telling a joke were now beneath him .\nduring the script ' s early drafts , the film ' s plot concerned foley , rosewood , and taggart ( john ashton ) going to london to rescue captain bogomil ( ronny cox ) who was being held hostage by terrorists during an international police convention . however , numerous problems such as scripting issues and budgeting caused pre - production to drag out to the point where both john aston and ronny cox had to drop out due to obligations to other pending film projects . ashton ' s part was re - written as john flint ( h\u00e9ctor elizondo ) and dialogue was inserted to explain that taggart had retired and moved to phoenix . cox ' s absence is never addressed in this film , nor is he mentioned at any point . both ashton and cox have subtle cameos in this film in the form of a picture on rosewood ' s desk of foley , taggart , rosewood , and bogomil on a fishing trip . this is the same picture which also appeared in beverly hills cop ii on bogomil ' s and foley ' s desks . in an interview in 2012 , ronny cox said ,\nthey wanted me to be in beverly hills cop iii , but . . . i read the script .\neddie murphy returns again as the always lovable axel foley who returns to beverly hills on a roller coaster ride of thrills at wonderworld amusement park . the casting of this film in some ways isn ' t as strong as the previous two but in some ways just as good . either way , i found this movie to be the funniest of the beverly hills cop trilogy . another main reason why i thought this was the funniest of the three was because judge reinhold is in perfect form as axel ' s best friend , detective billy rosewood . the rest of the cast was also well placed and i thought the directing by john landis was good for a movie like this . i am hoping that if they make a fourth one that it can live up to the likes of the previous three including this one ."]}
{"id": 116585, "summary": [{"text": "rainbow brite and the star stealer is a 1985 animated fantasy film directed by bernard deyri\u00e8s and kimio yabuki .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "an international co-production between the united states , france , and japan , the film was produced by tokyo movie shinsha , dic entertainment and hallmark cards , and was released in the united states on november 15 , 1985 by warner bros . it is the only film to feature the greeting card character rainbow brite ; she also appeared in a few television specials prior to its release , and later in a kideo tv series .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "in the film , rainbow brite tries to bring spring to an earth that is already facing a perpetual winter .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "she must stop a wicked princess who wants all of spectra , a planet-sized diamond through which all the light in the universe has to go through .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film did not receive advance screenings upon its release , and fared weakly among critics .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it grossed almost $ 5 million at the united states box office , after opening with $ 1.8 million .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it was released on vhs in 1986 and on dvd in 2004 . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "rainbow brite and the star stealer", "paragraphs": ["rainbow brite and the star stealer # nn cgc 9 . 4 movie bright error dc comics\nrainbow brite and the star stealer is not an especially imaginative tale , and the animation is at times lifeless .\nitem 1 rainbow brite and the star stealer # nn cgc 9 . 4 movie bright error dc comics -\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing rainbow brite and the star stealer near you .\nthis old schoo movie will bring you back to your childhood . rainbow brite knows how to shine brighter than any star .\nif you grew up with rainbow brite and enjoyed her feature film , rainbow brite and the star stealer , then you ' ll love this dc comics adaptation . while the comic leaves a few things out while focusing on others it is a wonderful trip down memory lane . and if you collect obscure and awesome rainbow brite mementos , this is a must - have .\nwith the release of the star stealer movie , warner brothers released a comic book as well . it was produced by dc comic ' s inc , a warner communications company .\n' ' rainbow brite and the star stealer ' ' isn ' t a movie ; it ' s a marketing tool . presented by hallmark properties to sell a line of hallmark products , it tells of a snub - nosed , big - eyed girl named rainbow brite and her efforts to bring joy and color to the universe .\nthe end credits scroll in a rainbow - tinted background , while\nrainbow brite and me\nplays .\nanyumocz 40 pcs starfish white resin pencil finger sea star for wedding party chris . . .\nrainbow brite must stop an evil princess and her underlings from taking over the planet spectra .\non november 15th , 1985 hallmark card ' s beloved character , rainbow brite , lit up the big - screen in her first feature - length film ; rainbow brite and the star stealer . produced by dic entertainment the film was distributed by warner brothers and followed three very successful television specials that also helped promote a line of dolls by mattel . at the time of the film ' s release rainbow brite was not only a billion dollar commodity for hallmark it was also the highest selling toy for girls .\nurltoken rainbow brite and the star stealer : bettina bush , pat fraley , peter cullen , robbie lee , andre stojka , david mendenhall , rhonda aldrich , les tremayne , mona marshall , jonathan harris , marissa mendenhall , scott menville , bernard deyri\u00e8s , kimio yabuki , alan lee , andy heyward , jean chalopin , tetsuo katayama , howard r . cohen : movies & tv\nwelcome to prince darkly reviews , this here is my first attempt at a review , specifically of the film rainbow brite and the star stealer . here ' s hoping you enjoy it . there is the occasional swear in this video . those who find such things offensive are fairly warned . i do not own rainbow brite . all clips were used for the purpose of critique / review of the source material , and as such should fall under fair use / fair dealings laws . all clips from the movie are owned by warner bros .\nhow does rainbow brite solve this problem , you ask ? does she . . . .\nonce the lift stops , rainbow brite and krys are greeted at the door to the princesses thrown room . \u201cher highness is expecting you . \u201d\nrainbow brite sends a rainbow to the thick of snow , but it doesn ' t melt . puzzled they decide to head to rainbow land and see what could be happening to stop the snow from melting .\nrainbow brite agrees to go . she tells twink to stay and mind the color caves , in which stormy appears and asks to help too . rainbow accepts her assistance and leaves for spectra .\nwhen rainbow brite first runs into orin , he is climbing a stalagmite . his cane and bag of star sprinkles are shown on the ground . when he runs to retrieve them , he is seen holding his cane briefly before he actually gets it .\nlocked in a jail cell rainbow brite and krys fight about who was right or wrong . their bickering is stopped when on - x appears and rainbow tells him to get starlite . the two horses then discuss a plan to get rainbow brite ' s belt back and get out of there .\nmeanwhile : in rainbow land everyone is getting ready for the first day of spring . the sprites work in the color caves , and the color kids get up and go to wake rainbow brite . she awakens and colors rainbow land fresh with new color , and leaves to earth to bring spring .\nsorry duke . but rainbow brite is one million times more badass than you will ever be . xd\nthe princess uses some evil magic thing to trap rainbow brite and chris , takes the belt , and then locks them in the real dungeon ( ie the one with no elevator ) . chris blames rainbow brite ' s tiny girl brain for screwing this mission up . and rainbow counters with a speech about hope and how her friends are surely doing something to help them out .\nrainbow appears and they go to the horse . the horse examines her , and approves that she is the correct contact .\norin and the other sprites see the ship coming closer . if it crashes , the whole planet will shatter ! but as it does a rainbow gets in it ' s path , pushing the ship back and in the chaos causes it to explode . the surface is harmlessly sprinkled with debris , and rainbow brite and krys travel back to rainbow land .\nin november 2004 , warner home video released the movie on dvd in u . s . region 1 territories . the new disc featured a cleaned up and remastered transfer of the film which boasted brighter colors . the new transfer was not in widescreen , but was an\nopen matte\n1 . 33 : 1 version . the only bonus features included were a sing - along version of the opening song ,\nbrand new day\n, and a\nfind the missing color belt\ngame , as extras . rainbow brite and the star stealer has been put on the netflix streaming service .\nrainbow brite and the star stealer was not screened in advance for critics in its initial release , and subsequently fared weakly among them . janet maslin of the new york times said in her short review ,\nisn ' t a movie ; it ' s a marketing tool .\nshe was referring to animated fare which , at the time , had just begun the practice of cashing in on pre - sold toy lines . michael blowen of the boston globe said ,\nis so incompetently crafted that it makes the saturday - morning cartoons seem like disney classics .\nas for stuart fisher , a contributor for jerry beck ' s animated movie guide :\nsorry , kids , the star stealer was here ,\nreferring to the zero stars given to it in the book . the family guide to movies on video called it\nnot strong on imagination or substance but lots of color and action designed to sell dolls to the toddler set .\nluckily , one of the fuzzy things ( specifically , the one we saw evil diamond princess abusing at the beginning of the film ) conveniently finds her just in time to give her some\nstar sprinkles\n( aka the power source for her belt ) . rainbow brite takes advantage of this good fortune by turning around and blinding the lizard standing behind her .\nwritten by howard r . cohen , who had previously written the final special ( and origin story )\nthe beginning of rainbow land\n, star stealer took rainbow brite and her magical flying horse , starlite , deep into space in attempt to save the diamond planet , spectra , and return color and light to the universe . the film introduced several new characters to the already vast world of rainbow land including stormy , a rogue color kid who was in charge of the winter rain and snow and krys , a heroic space boy who just wants to be brave ( and who was originally developed as rainbow brite ' s cousin ) . though rainbow ' s normal foes murky and lurky are involved in the film the main antagonist was introduced as new villain , the dark princess , who was the most spoiled brat in the entire universe . she wanted to add spectra to her collection of jewels , using it to fuel her own powers , not caring that doing so could destroy everything in the whole universe .\n' ' rainbow brite , ' ' which opens today at neighborhood theaters , is sugary even for a children ' s film . its plot concerns rainbow brite ' s fight with a mean , selfish princess , who is by far the story ' s most refreshing character , and the heroic way in which rainbow brite saves the world from turning wintery . scenes illustrating the latter threat are white , snowy and plain . in view of the rest of the film ' s suffocating prettiness , they come as a great relief . the cast rainbow brite and the star stealer , directed by bernard deyries and kimio yabuki ; screenplay by howard r . cohen , story by jean chalopin and mr . cohen , based on characters developed by hallmark properties ; music by haim saban and shuki levy ; produced by mr . chalopin , andy heyward and tetsuo katayama ; released by warner brothers . at the manhattan twin , third avenue at 59th street ; the gramercy , lexington avenue at 23d street ; the r . k . o . 86th street twin , at lexington avenue , and other theaters .\nin rainbow land the sprites call to the color kids that a flying horse is in rainbow land , but when they look and see it isn ' t starlite they get alarmed . they go toward the horse , says in a stuttered reply that he needs \u201crainbow brite\u201d\nstupell home d\u00e9cor somewhere over the rainbow with rainbow wall plaque art , 10 x 0 . . . .\nback in the pits , murky and lurky return with his new machine . unfortunately they stumble and fall off down the hill . when they stand they see a shooting star fall from the sky and crash in the pits . curious to what fell , they go to investigate .\nspectra shines with all it ' s glory , the snow on earth melts , and the people can go outside for spring has finally arrived . back in rainbow land rainbow brite introduces krys to the color kids who greet him warmly . stormy rides the wind with skydancer and welcome rainbow brite home , saying she is ready for a vacation . doing rainbow ' s job is harder then she thought , and she has more respect for her friend .\nrainbow brite and krys shout at her , that she shouldn ' t think of presents , and what she is doing to spectra . she is no more swayed then she was when orin attempted to tell her the same thing . she asks for rainbow brite ' s belt , and when she refuses to give it to her , she steps towards her magic jewel and zaps her with it , but rainbow brite won ' t give up so easily . she touches her belt , and a rainbow appears . however the rainbow is not strong enough , and she and krys are knocked unconscious . it is then the princess removes the belt herself , and orders them removed .\nthe castle creatures voice ask in unison what they seek . when they tell them they want to speak to the princess , the creatures reply \u201cno\u201d , and merge together into one massive giant castle creature . this beast attacks them , but rainbow brite sends a rainbow in to it ' s face and they run away . the princess sees rainbow brite ' s power and exclaims that she wants her belt .\nrainbow brite rides a white horse named starlite , who has a rainbow - colored tail and main , and she has a rainbow trim on her little suit . wherever she goes , she leaves a rainbow trail . as a matter of fact , the film has rainbows everywhere . i stopped counting at 247 or so .\n( aka , \u201cblondine au pays de l\u2019arc - en - ciel\u201d and \u201cmah\u00f4 sh\u00f4jo rainbow brite ! \u201d this film is clearly an anim\u00e9 , but rainbow brite herself was a french / japanese / american co - production . which helps explain some things . )\ncut to rainbow brite taking a trip to earth ( i guess this means she ' s an alien ? ) . it turns out rainbow brite has a human boyfriend named brian ( he ' s the only person on earth who can see her ) .\nin comparison to characters like my little pony and the ever popular barbie , rainbow brite ' s initial popularity may have been short - lived , but her colors are just as bright today as they were in 1985 and so is her fan - base . two of them , renee stowe and katy cartee haile are considered two of most avid and active fans . each of them operate their own rainbow brite website and together have a podcast devoted to all things rainbow brite , britecast .\nopening at seventh place with us $ 1 . 8 million , and running for just five weeks at a 1 , 090 - venue maximum , star stealer groseed us $ 4 , 889 , 971 at the north american box - office , months before a 13 - episode syndicated series appeared on dic ' s kideo tv block . a tie - in comic book to the film was issued by dc comics .\ni think i remember seeing this movie . i know i was into rainbow brite as a little girl and even had a shy violet doll , and i definitely remember murky and lurky .\nluckily , chris seems pretty cool with having to share a saddle with rainbow brite and grip her closely while they fly around . go fig .\ncyborg horse detracts the gunners while starlight trots through the castle . he gets caught ; but at least he manages to snag the belt and get it to rainbow brite before the guards can shoot him to death .\nkrys asks where orin is and on - x explains he had sent him to rainbow land to get rainbow brite , and that was who he was in front of . disgusted by the thought of being helped by a girl , krys does his best to insult her and stress that he doesn ' t need her help . rainbow brite isn ' t so easily discouraged and insists she has come to help and she will .\nthey find an elevator in the dungeon and decide to try and use it to reach the princess . surprisingly , it works . and once they get in her throne room , crazy diamond princess casually asks rainbow brite to hand over the belt .\nthey end up leaving together and we get a look from him that implies that rainbow brite is getting another love interest . you go girl ! !\nas they run away krys continues to insult rainbow brite . \u201cyou even need someone to tell you which way to run ! \u201d\nthat zoo movie with the creepy rainbow brite mascots is the only clear memory i have of watching rainbow brite as a kid . my sister and i rented it a million times from blockbuster and my father got so sick of it he used to beg us to rent anything else . naturally , that only made us want it more . lol\nrainbow brite ignores his sexist outburst and asks him to explain what the heck is going on . chris tells her that the glitter bots have hypnotized both this planet and the one he hails from and is forcing all the slaves to work for crazy diamond princess . he then starts another rant about how chicks can ' t save the universe and rainbow finally gets mad and essentially tells him\njerrica benton is secretly the leader of the glamorous and exciting music group , jem and the holograms .\nrainbow brite knows what spectra is . it ' s the diamond planet . the light of the universe passes through it . it is what gives life to the universe , and gives the color it ' s power . without the \u201clight of life\u201d everything will die .\nanyhoo , the plot gets going once rainbow returns home and a cyborg horse contacts her to tell her that the diamond princess is to blame for her weather powers being out of whack . turns out the princess rules the\ndiamond planet\n( the place where all the light has to pass through before it gets to rainbow land and earth ) . and the princess ' hoarding is screwing this up somehow . and rainbow brite is the only one who can stop the princess from\nkilling everything in the universe\n.\non - x tries to continue his message , but a lighted section of his mane is not syncing with the rest as he attempts to speak . it is causing him to stutter . rainbow brite presses the piece back into place and he is able to continue his message . \u201c orin says only hope is rainbow brite . \u201d\nwith the princess distracted , rainbow and krys hit the jewel with all their power . the jewel absorbs the energy and crumbles to dust . this causes everything the magic touched to crumble , including the thrown room .\nrainbow attempts to row away only to realize there are no ores to row with . on - x comes to the rescue turning on his boosters / hooves and speeding the boat down the river , which grows wilder and wilder until it reaches a large falls . rainbow attempts to create a rainbow to save them , but the star sprinkles fall from her hands and do nothing in the thick mist . on - x pushes as hard as his booster will allow and eventually is able to lift the boat against his neck and lift them up . they fly away , but gravity takes over soon after and the boat plummets .\nseriously , cyborg horse tells her that everything in the universe will die if rainbow brite fails her mission . so , y ' know , no pressure .\nmeanwhile rainbow brite , starlite and twink take a stop in the storm clouds above earth . it is time for their annual race with stormy , the little girl who controls the storms and winter rains . she gets to play often during the winter months bringing rain and snow to earth .\nmurky and lurky aren ' t as fortunate , as they attempt to escape the gates close . murky and lurky are brought to the princess . she says she wants rainbow brite , which murky announces that he knows of her and is attempting to capture her too . he claims rainbow brite has several color belts , so the princess demands he capture her and bring her all the belts . once they are away from the fortress they decide to head back to spectra themselves .\nshe jumps to a high level away from the opening , and hears her name called . there she sees a small gray spectran sprite on an opposite pillar , also climbing away from the slurthie . he points her to his bag , which lay near by and she sees he has star sprinkles . quickly she runs to the sprinkles and once her belt is charged , she and the old sprite escape the creatures and move toward the fort .\nwe cut to diamond princess ' castle . chris and rainbow brite brazenly just walk up the bridge leading to the front door . naturally , they ' re spotted . and the princess orders some . . . thing to cast a wind spell to knock them off the bridge .\nafter that , we see rainbow brite return to rainbow land to announce that she ' s saved the universe and everything is colorful again . and chris declares that he wants to live in rainbow land instead of returning home because he wants to help restore colors , too ( and he realized that living in a place where the chicks outnumber him 5 to 1 would be pretty sweet ) .\ni don ' t remember this movie at all . i didn ' t watch a whole lot of rainbow brite as a kid . might have to track this down . > _ > but i do remember the live - action rainbow brite ' s san diego zoo adventure . where murky and lurky were the main antagonists , did you ever see that one ?\nanyhoo , everyone celebrates and rainbow brite doesn ' t feel at all conflicted about ending a person ' s life . we see that earth is full of sunshine once more ( and , i assume , all the adults that didn ' t slit their wrists during the dark snow storm are screwing like bunnies to fix the birth rate problem ) . and brian runs outside , sees a rainbow , and sniffles as he thanks rainbow brite for saving his planet ( completely unaware that she has picked up a new boyfriend ) .\n. . . . . well , at least now he ' s catching up to rainbow brite ' s body count . good job , kiddo !\nin the thrown room , rainbow and krys confront the princess , but this time they are prepared for her magic and using both the rainbow and the prism , the princess can ' t hurt them , but they still can ' t hit the jewel itself . then from behind murky ' s space ship crashes uncontrollably in to the room , crushing the princesses thrown .\nmeanwhile on spectra , orin and popo are surprised when the other sprites come to them asking them what they are doing . it is then they notice all of the magic has worn off , and they are not hypnotized . the glitterbots are being destroyed and the net is cut away . rainbow brite has won !\ni have many happy memories of recording rainbow brite and the star stealer ,\nsays bettina bush , who was still a child when she began voicing life to the colorful cutie .\ni had such fun on set with my child co - stars , scott menville , and david and marisa mendenhall . what a talented group of kids , and all really grounded and fun . our director , marsha goodman was like a second mom to me , and working with her was always a good time - it still is . she ' s got a wicked sense of humor and a gift for bringing out the best in actors . i remember the writer of the script smoked a pipe and i can still remember how it smelled - that makes me smile . i think my favorite memory is seeing all of our hard work come to life on the night of the premiere . i had been imagining how it would look based on the storyboards , and seeing all the elements come together as a child was magical .\nand this year she doesn ' t want to end her playtime . together with her horse skydancer , they race rainbow brite through the storm clouds . if rainbow brite catches up to them , then spring will come , but if she can out run them , it will stay winter . but no horse in the universe can out run starlite , who quickly over takes the pair and they leave past the storm clouds to earth . stormy and skydancer accept their defeat and the warm air softens skydancer ' s frozen breath .\n5 : here ' s a story that i enjoy telling . when it came to doing the feature , rainbow brite and the star stealer , my agent tried to get me more money . dic , the producer , was very frugal . my agent suggested they give me three contracts instead of one on the project , convincing dic , i could do several of the roles . in those days for a tv show , a performer was paid one fee and for that , would do as many as three characters . dic figured they would get their money ' s worth by casting me in nine roles . so the day came for our recording . a union representative came to the session and informed dic that the rules were different for feature films , and they must give me a contract for each character . i got nine contracts for my work . it was a big payday !\nthe plan : on - x becomes a diversion , allowing starlite a chance to sneak in the fortress and get to the princesses room . everything goes well , and despite the obvious design flaws between horse and lift , he is able to get to the princess ' s room , pass her and steal the belt back . the princess screams in rage as he jumps out the window , giving on - x the color belt . soon as on - x gets the belt he takes it to rainbow brite , who forms a rainbow to get them out of the jail cell and off the princesses planet .\nso much nostalgia ! i adored this show when i was younger , and i must say it did not let me down revisiting it . the bright colors and animation from this dvd are as memorable as when i saw it so many years ago . if you have not seen rainbow brite before and you enjoyed shows like smirfs , pokemon , and dragon ball , then i recommend taking a go at rainbow brite . it is the classic good versus evil cartoon with many good morals and fun characters .\na metal horse rises from the hole , and robotic - ly asks for rainbow brite . at first murky tries to pass himself off as her , but the horse is not fooled . when they ask him about he wants her for , the horse replies that it ' s about a diamond . murky , greedy as ever tells the horse exactly where rainbow land is . this puzzles lurky who is used to him trying not to help rainbow brite . when the horse leaves , he explains that he is going to find out what the message is , and get the diamond for himself .\nthis routine small tots ' animated feature is about a young girl named rainbow brite who brings color to the universe . she is forced to do battle with the henchmen of a wicked princess determined to plunge everything into a colorless darkness . before the princess can carry out her plan , rainbow joins up with the warrior krys and some special horses to outsmart and outfight the anti - technicolor faction .\n5 : the final scene in rainbow land is not mentioned , and on - x is not given to krys .\non earth things aren ' t much better . the land is still thick with snow and cold . brian , rainbow brite ' s earthling friend is riding his bicycle . suddenly he slips on some ice , but a rainbow appears and slows the boy before he can crash . he looks up smiling , happy to see her .\n. . . . . i guess horsies with rainbow manes are inherently badass and loyal . xd\nwith all her incarnations and that fact that rainbow brite has never really left public consciousness is a true testament to how special and beloved this character is .\ni believe rainbow brite has such a long - lasting legacy because she ' s an inspiration . she represents hope , strength of spirit , and the power of believing in your purpose ,\nbettina says the character .\nrainbows themselves feel like you ' ve glimpsed a momentary miracle whenever you see one , they make everyone smile ! rainbow brite embodies that , so people will always love her . i ' m blessed to have had the opportunity to give her a voice .\nrainbow brite has only heard of orin in the stories sprites tell each other at bedtime . she thought he was a made up character , but twink insists he is a real person .\nrainbow , chris , and cyborg horse have to fight through a horde of lizard monsters to get away . and the attack ends in the three of them being separated .\nchris tells rainbow to retreat . rainbow accuses him of being too chicken for the mission . and he starts spewing more sexist crap about being more capable than some icky vagina person before following her up the bridge .\nin the fort starlite is having his fun confusing the glitterbots by talking , because at this time they still do not realize he can talk . murky and lurky are being brought it as prisoners as well . krys smiles as he looks up and sees a rainbow coming closer . he smiles knowing that rainbow brite is coming to save them .\nthe movie ends with murky and lurky in their spaceship trying to find their way back to rainbow land ( wait ? how did they survive that fall before ! ? ) . we don ' t see rainbow brite shoot them down and kill them ; but i think it ' s safe to assume she eventually does .\nthe universe is growing dark and on earth it is eternal winter all because a selfish princess is trying to keep the diamond like planet spectra to herself . rainbow brite , a girl in charge of changing the seasons and keeping the universe colorful , steps up to stop the princess . all of her friends help , including a brash , overconfident new aquaintance called krys . if rainbow does not free spectra ( and if she and krys don ' t stop arguing ) everything will turn gray and die .\nrainbow and chris head off to face the crazy diamond princess again . and we cut to the princess ' palace to see murky and lurky promising that they can deliver rainbow brite to her on account of their experience fighting her . she tells them to piss off because she astutely points out that , if they could beat her , they would have done it already ( not gonna lie , i thought that was pretty cool ) . they change her mind by lying and telling her that rainbow brite has more belts and they know how to get them . this is the only reason they aren ' t locked in a dungeon .\nthe sprite informs her of who he is . he is orin , the sprite who sent on - x to fetch her . together they plot a way to get krys and the others out of the fort . he gives rainbow brite the prism . he says she must give it to krys and together they will be able to fight their enemies .\ni ' m pretty sure stormy was my favorite rainbow sidekick when i was little . she has the power to make rain and snow ; but she ' s only allowed to do it in wintertime . if she tries to do it out of season ; rainbow brite and her horse chase her down and ruin her good time . it sucks to be stormy .\nchris uses his wrist cannon to trap three guards in ice blocks . the cartoon never shows them recovering ; so it ' s possible that this puts him ahead of rainbow brite in the\nmost villains murdered\ncategory .\nwhile the princess is distracted , rainbow and chris destroy her power source diamond . which , in turn , causes her entire palace to collapse ( i guess she conjured her house with her insane diamond magic ) . while the palace is collapsing , murky threatens to shoot rainbow brite with his wacky looking gun . and this prompts starlight to pop in out of nowhere and kick him off the side of a cliff .\nwhen rainbow brite gets to the diamond planet , she finds a bunch of fuzzy things being enslaved and forced to make nets to cover up the planets surface . but she can ' t rescue them because they ' re being guarded by giant killer robots ! !\nno , really . rainbow channels her magic through the planet ( remember , the fuzzy things ' planet is a giant prism ) and uses the amplified beam to blow up the princess ' ship before it can hit the planet .\nright on cue , cyborg horse pops in the window to save them ( where the hell was he when the children were being zapped ! ? ) . unfortunately , he can ' t fit in the window . and instead of just popping in kool aid man style like he should , he goes off to get help from rainbow brite ' s horse starlight . even though starlight is powerless without rainbow and her belt .\nthe franchise pretty much ran out of steam by the end of the ' 80s . there was an attempt to revive it in 1996 , with mattel bringing out new , ethnically - diverse versions of the various characters , but it fell flat on its face . rainbow brite is , and probably will remain , an artifact of the 1980s .\nafter rainbow brite ' s initial run ended , there were several attempts to reinvent her , however none of them seemed to shine quite as brightly as the original . then , in 2014 , hallmark ' s online network urltoken began streaming the film along with a brand new 3 episode mini - webseries . written by rachel vine , the series stared emily osment as rainbow brite and eighties teen queen , molly ringwald ( who also recently appeared in the live - action jem and the holograms film ) , as the dark princess . the series was successful enough that it appears feeln is developing an ongoing series .\nkrys informs her that the princess , and her plans . when rainbow insists they stop her , krys dares her to say it to the princess . she says she will and they all leave to the princesses planet .\nthe dark princess is up to big - time mischief : snatching for herself spectra , the universe ' s sole source of light . without spectra in its rightful place , all will be plunged into gloom and dreariness - unless rainbow brite and her friends can defeat the princess in this fantastic adventure ! set in an imagination - enhancing cosmos of enchanted worlds , spunky rainbow brite , her magical horse starlite , heroic spaceboy krys , spritely twink , young earthling brian , venerable sage orin and other amazing hallmark characters confront evil by using color , magic , cleverness and joy as ammunition .\nthe princess decides that it might be fun to mess with the kids . so she turns off the wind machine and instead opts to let them in . once inside , the kids are attacked by blob monsters . rainbow brite blinds it with her magic rainbow belt so they can escape . diamond princess sees this and immediately decides that she must have that belt ! ! so she uses a trap door to drop them into a dungeon\nrainbow brite , and her magical horse starlite , must stop an evil princess and her underlings from taking over the planet spectra . when they meet orin , the wise sprite tries to make the two children get along and work together to stop the evil princess . orin tells them that they can only destroy her by combining their own powers against her . getting in the way of their mission is the sinister murky dismal and his bumbling assistant lurky who , as usual , are lavishing in the new gloom created by the darkening of spectra , as well as trying to steal rainbow ' s magical color belt .\nin a quick getaway from the glitterbots , rainbow brite and starlite pretend to weave rope . at first their plan works . the glitterbots merely dispenses more rope to be woven and move on , until they see that rainbow isn ' t weaving a net . she is weaving a set of booties . the glitterbot charges his gem to hypnotize her , but as he shoots , on - x interferes , bouncing the ray from his shiny body back into the gem , hypnotizing the glitterbots themselves .\nand several other roles . voices of her friends and enemies included mona marshall ( wendy and sheila in\nthis movie is a bit odd , but i give it points for making rainbow brite an active female character when they easily could have had chris keep rescuing her . if it helps , the crazy princess does make an appearance in the series after the movie aired . so , that ' s one less kill count for rainbow brite . xd there is also one thing i think this movie proves to be true . robot horses make anything awesome ! ^ _ ^\nwewill creative night light led colorful rainbow zebra lifelike stuffed animal toy . . .\nthe girl with the striped moonboots and royal - blue epaulets is back from the 1980s to save the world for a new generation of young viewers . this time the gal , her rainbow - tailed horse starlite , and her sidekick sprite twink must face down a selfish princess who has stolen the biggest diamond in the universe , preventing light from reaching the world , and sending earth into a neverending winter . ( don ' t try to justify the plot from a scientific standpoint . ) the rerelease of this 1985 production marks the relaunching of the rainbow brite franchise , following the successful returns of other ' 80s era cartoon characters like care bears and my little pony . nostalgic young parents will revel in the big hair and big shoulders , and little ones will just enjoy the pretty horses and the colors . this 85 - minute movie may also have some appeal to young males as the secondary hero is a boy with a robotic horse . ( ages 3 and older ) - - kimberly heinrichs\nthe kids room by stupell smile make memories rainbow rectangle wall plaque , 11 x 0 . . . .\nthese guys are murky and lurky ( rainbow ' s normal villains ) . they suck and add nothing to the plot . so we won ' t be discussing them very much\nthe adventures of the color protector and her friends ( sidekick twink , the color kids , her horse starlite , and her human friend brian ) .\nrainbow brite quickly puts the booties on starlite ' s hooves despite his vocal protests and they run away . they don ' t get too far before they come to a large gray river . they jump into the river , but realize despite it ' s liquid appearance it is thick , and starlite can ' t swim in it . getting rainbow brite to a small boat , starlite tries to push her to safely , but she will not leave him . he jumps in the boat too , as the glitterbots enter the river , blasting at them , but because of the river ' s depth , they miss them .\nonce rainbow and old fuzzy guy escape , he gives a speech about having a special device for chris . and he tells rainbow that she ' s destined to help chris become the mighty warrior he was meant to be . surprisingly , she agrees to it .\nreview : perhaps the most fascinating development in animation in recent years has been the rise of full - length films with limited , poor animation , usually done in japan , and based on a line of toys or similar products . rainbow brite is a character developed by hal\u2026 ( more )\nultra high frequency - advantages and disadvantages . . . the point to point transmission and reception of tv and radio signals is affected by many variables . . . the signal transmission and the degradation of signal reception . . . uhf transmission and reception are enhanced or degraded by tropospheric ducting as the atmosphere warms and cools throughout the day . . .\non spectra orin and popo are the only two sprites not hypnotized . carefully they are able to hide from the glitterbots and cut the nets holding spectra . orin looks to earth , which is growing more and more distant in the dark . and on earth brian is worried , for the snow and storms are getting worse .\nrainbow brite started out as a little girl named wisp , who was magically carried off to the rainbow land . there , she found everything had become dull and dreary , a result of that entire world having been taken over by the dark one . despite cowardly advice from a sprite named twink ( who became her closest friend in that realm ) , she made it her business to find the color belt and the sphere of light , and restore the rainbow land ' s natural beauty . this she did , with the help of a flying horse named starlite and her seven friends , the color kids ( red butler , lala orange , canary yellow , patty o ' green , buddy blue , indigo and shy violet ) . after that , she remained to rule the rainbow land , with her friends in charge of their respective bands of it . her special mission was to maintain bright colors throughout the universe . her worst foes were murky dismal and his sidekick , lurky .\nmeanwhile another ship has crashed into the spectra surface . it is murky dismal and lurky . the spectra sprites fuss about the scratching of the surface , but murky pays no mind and lurky works on the super gloom boomer .\nthe ponies and a young human girl named megan must stop the evil lord tirac from taking over the ponies ' peaceful world .\nafter hearing this news report , brian goes into his room and pulls out a key that rainbow brite gave him\nin case of emergencies\n. the key works by turning any door he uses it on into a portal to rainbow land . but when he tries using it , it doesn ' t work ( he guesses it ' s because her magic has gotten weaker ) .\num . . . wow . i think you ought to go back and watch some 80s cartoons , since they have a lot more violence than you remember . keep in mind it was the 80s that traumatized little kids by killing off the main hero ( bye , optimus prime ! ) , and also turned adorable little ponies into monsters : there ' s a good reason why i ' m really wary about what cartoons i ' ll watch . as amazing as many cartoons were , they were also super traumatizing ! granted , this particular movie was always a bit weird , but if you recollected more of the cartoon , it ' s not at all . first off , the\nfuzzy things\nare sprites . each rainbow kid has their own hue of sprite , and the sprites harvest color crystals for rainbow brite to use . she ' s also the only one that has a white sprite ( named twink , if you care ) as a companion , and he was always pulling color crystals from his pouch in the nick of time . the cartoon also established the relationship between rainbow brite and brian , as she accidentally caught him in a rainbow and had to take him back to rainbow land to restore his proper color to him . . . and yeah , they are first and foremost children , and friends . brian ended up being very helpful , so of course rainbow brite made sure he always had a way to return to rainbow land . i always liked the underlying tension between genders in the cartoon , as again , they are children , and children are always going to have that ,\new ! he ' s a boy !\nor ,\ngross ! girls !\nwhen dealing with each other . i certainly had it with one of my best friends , who happened to be a boy , when we were kids . that ' s just the way of things . can ' t really call kids sexist for noticing they ' re different from each other . if you can find it , i recommend tracking down the movie showing rainbow brite ' s origins . then , among other things , you ' ll understand why starlite is so loyal to her . and also why he ' s the most magnificent horse in the universe . : d oh , before i dash for work , murky and lurky are the recurring villains of rainbow brite , so they can never die . ever . ; )\nquickly the starlite distracts the glitterbots , and rainbow is able to untie him , together she throws krys the prism , and shoots it with her rainbow power , charging it . still unsure how it works , krys pulls his arm out and looks away as a blast of energy shoots his enemy . first as a heat ray , then as a blast of ice . finally free they leave .\nrainbow brite has just enough power in her belt to break them all out of prison . but she tells chris that she needs to recharge her belt in her homeland before she can try to fight crazy diamond princess again .\nat the princesses planet rainbow and krys see the huge fortress the princess lives in . telling their horses to stay behind they walk across the walkway toward the front gate . the princess , and her advisor count blogg see them approaching , and attempt to get rid of them . when she sees they are not easily dissuade , she allows them to enter . in the front lobby they are greeted by many small castle creatures .\nthe animation is wretched , and the whole thing is so sickly sweet as to be almost nauseating .\neven in the world of merchandise tie - in animated movies , this rainbow brite outing is pretty terrible . one of the main points of the film revolves around the big bad tying a rope around a planet and towing it to her home with a spaceship . yeah , okay . then there are the unnecessary comic asides with two bumbling villains that don ' t work on any level . over on the editing and scripting side , the action constantly shifts away from rainbow brite and her mission just to keep the ancillary characters fresh in the minds of the audience . those minor scenes , though , last a whopping 30 to 45 seconds , never providing enough time for those sequences to do anything of importance . the end result is a film that goes beyond cheesy to so sugary sweet i wanted to get my teeth checked after watching it . even other blatant money grabs of the decade like the transformers and g . i . joe movies included risk and , well , real world stakes . there ' s nothing like that here , if you include winter not being able to go away . . . and the people of earth literally giving up because of the snow and grayness . really ?\nbased on papers discovered at the margaret herrick library , when cohen was developing the story , he went through several different incarnations . one of the stories introduced a villain known as the collector who was not only draining the color from the universe , but also manipulating time so the past , present , and future all existed together in one plane . another had a strange force sending the entire universe into an ice age with rainbow and krys leading the inhabitants of all the effected planets into battle . another , cohen wrote , had a raiders - style adventure that took rainbow and krys through planets of deserts , mountains , and various other natural obstacles as well as through outer space in an effort to find a villain who was consuming all the light in the universe . eventually , the story was set and after the final draft of the script was approved it took a record setting three months to produce the rest of the film ."]}
{"id": 116593, "summary": [{"text": "the flag of his country is a 1910 american silent short drama film produced by the thanhouser company .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the patriotic film focuses on a man aptly named walter north who sides with the union and whilst his wife sides with the confederacy in the american civil war .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the family is reunited thirty years later at a grand army of the republic reunion through the actions of their grandchild .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "little is known about the production and cast of the film , but the role of granddaughter was played by marie eline .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "released on july 1 , 1910 , the film took place within living memory of the war and a reviewer in the the moving picture world specifically noted that the film would not offend its audience members .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film is presumed lost . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "the flag of his country", "paragraphs": ["this story paul flies the flag for his country on july 4 first appeared on the leader .\neverett - - sam bloomfield presses his hands together and casts his eyes skyward in thanks for his country .\nthe story paul flies the flag for his country on july 4 first appeared on the daily advertiser ( suzuka2 ) .\nconor mcgregor disrespected the irish flag during his latest standoff with floyd mayweather , who showed the irish national flag proper respect .\nhalfway through his presser , floyd mayweather decided to mess with conor mcgregor emotionally by taking his country\u2019s flag and prance around the stage with it .\nwhat got him actually putting his flag together followed a much heavier event in his life , however .\ni am a military man and i will only carry the kuwait flag . i cannot carry the ioc flag\namerican themes : being gary cooper , fighting for your country , waving the flag , beating the bad guys .\nback in november , as america neared what felt like the election of the century , mcnamara wanted to unify his country \u2013 or at least the people driving around town . the flag is his way of bringing the country together , no matter who you voted for .\nleopoldo l\u00f3pez with the venezuelan flag as he greets supporters outside his house in caracas on saturday afternoon .\ndrive down a highway around denver and you\u2019ll see him , and his american flag , up above .\nmost versions of the factbook include a color flag at the beginning of the country profile . the flag graphics were produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time of preparation . the flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag . some disputed and other areas do not have flags .\namerican themes : battling ' the british , waving the flag , the underdog , our founding fathers , working together , fighting for your country .\nplot : a pacifist is enlisted in world war i where he struggles between dueling loyalties to his country and his personal beliefs about nonviolence .\ni can ' t fucking tell the between our flag and australia ' s most of the time .\n\u201ci am a military man and i will only carry the kuwait flag , \u201d aldeehani , an army officer , said . \u201ci cannot carry the ioc flag . \u201d\n\u201ci am a military man and i will only carry the kuwait flag , \u201d aldeehani , an army officer , said . \u201ci cannot carry the ioc flag . \u201d\nplot : the soldiers who raise the american flag on iwo jima go on tour stateside .\nwhen a flag fades , he replaces it . when neighborhood kids yank off his patriotic holiday lights , he restrings them .\njeremiah heaton and his seven year - old daughter emily , with the flag their family designed . photograph : david crigger / ap\namerican themes : beating the bad guys , waving the flag , overcoming odds , being tough , winning dubya - dubya - two , fighting for your country .\na leaf that was already present on the former flag . this new pile of crap , which tosses our history in the trash - bin , supplanted the flag which flew for our armed forces in wwi , and wwii ( with minor variations ) , and had been our flag since 3 short years after our country ' s birth in 1865 .\nsometimes the sight of the tattoo shocks people . others are quick to cheer their approval . his wide and honest grin bears no intended insult to the honor of the flag .\nto share his love of country , he first painted his house red and white , and later added a blue - shingle roof . streamers and little flags are everywhere .\nhis head , though , was in his adopted home , attending a meeting of the wollundry rotary club .\namerican themes : loyalty to friends , beating the bad guys , waving the flag , winning dubya - dubya - two , fighting for your country , being brave .\nin his mind , through the pain , he said\nthank you , god . i want the american flag on my face .\nmma champ conor mcgregor throwing the irish flag to the ground at floyd mayweather ' s feet .\ni pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america ,\nhe starts to recite and continues through the rest .\nkinda confused by the ending , i ' m not really sure what canada ' s dejected about . is he upset about how the us doesn ' t like his flag or does he realize something ? is he realizing that his flag wilts during the winter or is the seasons analogous to his mood ? very confused by the end .\nbloomfield searched to find a tattoo artist who would help him fulfill his dream of a tribute to the american flag he could see each morning in the mirror .\n2018 kean 105 is part of the taste of country network , townsquare media , inc . all rights reserved .\na czech man is claiming to be the president of a new country he founded in europe .\nchoose this flag , for it is righteous of such patriotic honor ,\nbeseeched the nation ' s people to their ruler ; however , he was a man of clairvoyance and sensibility . to him came the realization of a distant future where city - states and empires alike were depicted as mere circles , done so to deliver comedic pleasure by amateur artists with time unoccupied . he understood the inconvenience posed should he choose the flag his nation begged for , and that his country would be rarely depicted suchly due to the flag ' s vexillological complexity . as a sensible ruler , he burned the proposed flag at the stake and chose instead a flag that many less would critique , and while his nation seethed like boiling milk beneath his iron fist , he knew he had done the right thing .\namerican themes : beating the bad guys , waving the flag , overcoming odds , loyalty to friends winning dubya - dubya - two , fighting for your country , being brave .\n\u201cthe objective of the founders of the new state is to build a country where honest people can prosper without being oppressed by governments making their lives unpleasant through the burden of unnecessary restrictions and taxes , \u201d reads a statement announcing the creation of the new country this week . the country\u2019s motto is : \u201cto live and let live . \u201d\n\u201cwe will move , but we will keep our claim to the country , \u201d he said . so far he\u2019s still awaiting a diplomatic response from the country\u2019s neighbors .\nperuvian here , actually our flag isn ' t that\noriginal\neither . the design was changed four times before we got the actual flag we have , imo the first design was more unique .\namerican themes : being john wayne , fighting for your country , winning dubya - dubya - two , waving the flag , fighting for what ' s right , being brave .\nsure . though most of\neast of quebec\nwas it ' s own country right up until 1949 .\nthis entry identifies the country ' s regional location , neighboring countries , and adjacent bodies of water .\nplot : a vietnam veteran gives a tremendous sacrifice for his country , but doesn ' t find an appreciative nation back home .\ni actually really like that flag , kinda a shame they didn ' t go with it .\nto describe this man as an american hero requires ignoring the immense suffering for which he was personally responsible , both on and off the battlefield . it requires ignoring his participation in the industry of human bondage , his betrayal of his country in defense of that institution , the battlefields scattered with the lifeless bodies of men who followed his orders and those they killed , his hostility toward the rights of the freedmen and his indifference to his own students waging a campaign of terror against the newly emancipated . it requires reducing the sum of human virtue to a sense of decorum and the ability to convey gravitas in a gray uniform .\namerican themes : loyalty to friends , fighting for your country , being brave .\ndisappointed that there wasn ' t even a mention of this flag . 0 / 10 , would not recommend / s\nthe white supremacists who have protested on lee\u2019s behalf are not betraying his legacy . in fact , they have every reason to admire him . lee , whose devotion to white supremacy outshone his loyalty to his country , is the embodiment of everything they stand for . tribe and race over country is the core of white nationalism , and racists can embrace lee in good conscience .\nbut when snowden finally agrees to discuss his personal life , the portrait that emerges is not one of a wild - eyed firebrand but of a solemn , sincere idealist who\u2014step by step over a period of years\u2014grew disillusioned with his country and government .\namerican themes : waving the flag , loyalty to friends , fighting for your country , the underdog , winning dubya - dubya - two , fighting for what ' s right , beating the bad guys .\na swiss court denied kuwait\u2019s appeal of the ban before the games . thus , aldeehani was competing under the ioc flag , which flew above his gold medal position on the podium after wednesday\u2019s event .\nthe video shows the 7 - year - old boy riding his child - size motorbike up to the front porch of a neighborhood home then pausing and pledging allegiance to the flag waving in front .\n\u201cthey don\u2019t know who i am . they just know i fly the flag . i can go to any group in this town and mention i wave the flag off of the highways , and half of the people in there have seen me , \u201d he says .\nreminds me of the danish flag , the dannebrog , also red and white . legend has it that sometime in the 13 ' th century , god almighty threw the flag onto a battlefield from the heavens and was like\nyo danes , grab this . it ' ll help\n. danes won that battle obviously , such was the . . uh . . power of the flag .\nthis 5 - foot by 3 - foot american flag is made up of more than 10 , 000 plastic army men .\nthe austrian was encouraged . \u2018\u2018they\u2019re busy on the shore . we can go to liberty island and plant flag . \u2019\u2019\ngreat job supporting our soccer team lads but it ' s a no to writing on our national flag .\nthis entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity through radioactive decay of nuclear fuel , expressed as a share of the country ' s total generating capacity .\namerican themes : battlin ' the british , family values , the underdog , beating the bad guys , waving the flag , our founding fathers , fighting for your country , fighting for what ' s right , being brave .\ncountry music hall of fame member and mt . juliet resident charlie daniels showcased his love of the red , white and blue once again in his latest recording available for sale digitally july 4 via itunes , apple music , google play and amazon .\nheaton says his claim over bir tawil is legitimate . he argues that planting the flag \u2014 which his children designed \u2014 is exactly how several other countries , including what became the united states , were historically claimed . the key difference , heaton said , is that those historical cases of imperialism were acts of war while his was an act of love .\nduring their las vegas press conference mayweather was handed a tricolor flag from the crowd . he unfurled it and wore it around his shoulders to mcgregor ' s clear disgust .\nhe wants people to read the words inked into his skin and think about them , a walking testament to free speech . they are saturated with a love for his adopted country that he has carried for decades .\nshe sits in the oval , fingering the flag that frank has burnt . she turns to look at the camera , at us .\nsyrian singer hazem sherf , from the civil - war - torn city of aleppo , was crowned winner of \u201c arab idol \u201d during an emotional finale that drew millions of viewers across the middle east and took on political overtones with the 21 - year - old budding pop star refusing to wear or wave his country\u2019s flag to avoid taking sides .\nhe is totally alone on the home ' s front walkway . the security camera captures the child park his bike , turn it off , place his hand over his heart and say the famous words .\nmcnamara has no plans to stop for now , as long as it seems the country needs it .\nthis category includes the entries dealing with a country ' s military structure , manpower , and expenditures .\namerica is a melting pot of cultures and opinions , but one thing the majority of us can agree on is the united states is a country to be proud of .\nyou might not know his name , and you probably don\u2019t know his face , but there\u2019s a good chance you know of jeff mcnamara .\n\u201cmy dad was in the military , his father and his father , \u201d he said . \u201cthey were all in the army . \u201d\nthis entry provides a written flag description produced from actual flags or the best information available at the time the entry was written . the flags of independent states are used by their dependencies unless there is an officially recognized local flag . some disputed and other areas do not have flags .\nthis entry provides information on access to electricity . electrification data \u2013 collected from industry reports , national surveys , and international sources \u2013 consists of four subfields . population without electricity provides an estimate of the number of citizens that do not have access to electricity . electrification \u2013 total population is the percent of a country\u2019s total population with access to electricity , electrification \u2013 urban areas is the percent of a country\u2019s urban population with access to electricity , while electrification \u2013 rural areas is the percent of a country\u2019s rural population with access to electricity . due to differences in definitions and methodology from different sources , data quality may vary from country to country .\nfun fact 2 : there are 150 different types of maple trees in the world amd canada only has 10 native to the country .\nsyrian singer hazem sherf , from the civil - war - torn city of aleppo , was crowned winner of \u201carab idol\u201d during an emotional finale that drew millions of viewers across the middle east and took on political overtones with the 21 - year - old budding pop star refusing to wear or wave his country\u2019s flag to avoid taking sides . aired from the [ \u2026 ]\nthis entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by water - driven turbines , expressed as a share of the country ' s total generating capacity .\njedlicka was trying to change the shared google calendar time of the london meeting on his phone , but his roaming data service was unreliable . picard took his hands off the steering wheel to pick up his own phone to broadcast as a local 3g hot spot . jedlicka asked for the password .\nit was more than just a pet project , however , since he made the flag as a tribute to the nation\u2019s service members .\nhe ordered more than 10 , 000 of the little figurines online to complete the 5 - foot - by - 3 - foot flag , he said .\nthis entry gives the total number of individuals within a country who can access the internet at home , via any device type ( computer or mobile ) and connection . the percent of population with internet access ( i . e . , the penetration rate ) helps gauge how widespread internet use is within a country . statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months .\nthis entry is the country ' s total exports of refined petroleum products , in barrels per day ( bbl / day ) .\nthis entry is the country ' s total imports of refined petroleum products , in barrels per day ( bbl / day ) .\nlater on the dannebrog also served as the reichsfahne , the war banner of the holy roman empire , before being gifted to the swiss confederacy . the swiss still have that flag today .\nin june , jeremiah heaton planted a flag in small region between egypt and sudan in a bid to make his daughter a princess . now he hopes it will improve global food security\n\u201cthe national flag should never be defaced by placing slogans , logos , lettering or pictures of any kind on it , for example at sporting events .\nten - hut ! a remarkable american flag is turning heads in georgia this week , thanks to the thousands of patriotic pieces used to create it .\nthis entry gives the cumulative us dollar value of all investments in the home country made directly by residents - primarily companies - of other countries as of the end of the time period indicated . direct investment excludes investment through purchase of shares .\nthe ioc flag flew in the gold medal position after kuwaiti fehaid aldeehani won gold in the men\u2019s double trap on wednesday . ( via nbc )\nmay 9 , 2022 \u2014 standing on the viewing platform in red square , president vladimir putin observed the military parade commemorating the 77th anniversary of the soviet union\u2019s defeat of nazi germany . this victory day , he had reason to be especially proud of his country .\nthis entry gives the cumulative us dollar value of all investments in foreign countries made directly by residents - primarily companies - of the home country , as of the end of the time period indicated . direct investment excludes investment through purchase of shares .\nhowever , refusal to support the american flag as a means to take a stand has brought incredible backlash before and likely will in this instance . the nba ' s mahmoud abdul - rauf of the denver nuggets , formerly chris jackson before converting to islam , refused to acknowledge the flag in protest , citing similar reasons as kaepernick and saying that it conflicted with some of his islamic beliefs .\n\u201cthe flag is in its 98th year , as the official flag , originally the tricolor was donated by women in the french revolution to the great irish american hero thomas francis meagher who ensured it became ireland ' s national colors . it flew proudly over the general post office in easter 1916 . \u201d\nfun fact : the leaf on the canadian flag does not actually exist , it is a combination of 2 different types of maple leaves . ( although i can not remember which 2 )\nheaton , who works in the mining industry and ran for congress in 2012 , said he , his wife kelly , and his three children have decided to rename the territory the kingdom of north sudan , and plan to launch a website to spell out their vision for the new country .\na little boy stops his motorbike for a moment to pledge allegiance to the flag as it waves on the front porch of a utah home . if you feel a little low on your patriotism lately , continue clicking to see our\ni ' d rather canada would not have gone at all with a flag that used to be quebec ' s . we ' re the one with the huge maple syrup production and all , that was the design flag we made for saint - jean - baptiste in 1834 .\nthis isn\u2019t a full - time gig . usually , mcnamara , who installs water purifiers , strives to make it out a few times a week . he carries the flag in his car for whenever an opportunity comes . when they can , his sons come too .\nin so doing he showed clear disrespect and ignorant behavior to the irish national flag , something that is very clear in the official rules governing the tricolor .\nthis entry includes a listing of significant political parties , coalitions , and electoral lists as of each country ' s last legislative election , unless otherwise noted .\nhe began on highway 285 , and since has moved to i - 25 , i - 70 and c - 470 , waving his flag not every day , but as often as he can .\njeremiah heaton and his seven year - old daughter , princess emily , show the flag on july 2 , 2014 , in abingdon , virginia , that their family designed as they try to claim a piece of land in the eastern african region of bir tawil .\nmike goldwing , a plucky , determined 12 - year old boy , is the son and grandson of nasa astronauts . his grandfather frank , a once revered , but now forgotten retired astronaut , lives his days isolated from his family after missing out on his big chance to fly to the moon with neil armstrong and buzz aldrin as a part of the apollo xi mission . when an eccentric billionaire sets an evil plan to fly to the moon , steal the moon ' s vast mineral resources , and destroy the american flag planted by the apollo xi team , mike embarks on a magnificent adventure as a stowaway on the space shuttle . accompanied by his grandfather , best friends amy and marty , and a clever chameleon , mike blasts off to the moon to capture the flag and reunite his family .\njedlicka took the pump and reinflated the raft , which had gone soft in the dinghy . \u2018\u2018this , \u2019\u2019 he said , \u2018\u2018is how presidential work is done in the field . \u2019\u2019 his azure suit was soiled with sludge , and when he wiped the sweat from his brow , his hand emerged striped with black arthropod entrails and jags of the blood of his face .\n\u201cthe \u2018ragged old flag\u2019 project was very personal to me , \u201d said david corlew , video producer and charlie daniels manager . \u201cwhen you have the opportunity to create images for a piece that was written by johnny cash , performed by charlie daniels and its content consists of what is closest to my heart , our warriors \u2013 present and past , our country and our flag \u2013 it really can\u2019t get any better . \u201d\nsupporters of mr . l\u00f3pez celebrated his release from prison outside his home in caracas , venezuela , on saturday . mr . l\u00f3pez is now under house arrest .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\nplot : an all - black troop of soldiers encounters racism as they each find separate reasons to fight for their country during the civil war .\nthis entry provides the annualized interest rate a country ' s central bank charges commercial , depository banks for loans to meet temporary shortages of funds .\namerican themes : fightin ' commies , waving the flag , the underdog , being your best , overcoming odds , loyalty to friends , beating the bad guys .\nheaton had found what he was looking for . in june , he flew to egypt and made a 14 - hour journey through the desert to plant a flag ( designed and made by his three children over the course of \u201ca few dinners\u201d ) in the earth at bir tawil , laying claim to it on behalf of him and his family .\n\u2018\u2018if you promise to give it back . \u2019\u2019 nikolajsen fingered his gunmetal medallion and bit his lower lip . \u2018\u2018it\u2019s my last one . \u2019\u2019\nthe aircraft was given an approach to osijek over liberland itself , and the president took a series of selfies with the sandy beach of liberty island , a soft crescent in the waters just off liberland proper , in the background . it was his personal favorite geographical feature of his country . when he thinks of its sucrose shores , which had been host to his early presidential cavorting and now lay just beyond his reach , he is often moved to comment that \u2018\u2018liberland is not just a tax paradise , it is also a paradise of a sort . \u2019\u2019\nthis research led heaton to seek permission from egyptian authorities to travel to the remote , unpopulated plot of sand , explaining his cause . at first , even he was skeptical of his own plan .\nmost versions of the factbook provide a country map in color . the maps were produced from the best information available at the time of preparation . names and / or boundaries may have changed subsequently .\nhis final moments in the white house see him handing his resignation letter to frank , who invites him to take a souvenir from his office . doug chooses a presidential letter opener , which should make an excellent shiv .\na little boy stops his motorbike for a moment to pledge allegiance to the flag as it waves on the front porch of a utah home . if you feel a little low on your patriotism lately , continue clicking to see our suggestions for the most patriotic movies of all time .\nsecurity footage from urltoken captured the moment a utah boy stops to pledge alliegance to the flag when no one else was around . ( foxnews . com )\nnope , frank\u2019s been planning this all since his face - plant at his elysian fields men\u2019s retreat . he\u2019s the leak . he\u2019s the one who has been feeding hammerschmidt information , with doug\u2019s help . he\u2019s sabotaged his own presidency .\nthis entry gives the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1 , 000 live births in the same year . this rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country .\n\u201ci kind of did it to honor them ,\nthe creator said of his family members , who served in the army and navy .\ndaniels version of the johnny cash standard \u201cragged old flag , \u201d also includes vocals by mark \u201coz\u201d geist , benghazi warrior , survivor and co - author of the autobiography \u201c13 hours : the inside account of what really happened in benghazi . \u201d\nbut on the fourth of july \u2013 america\u2019s independence day \u2013 mr murray could be forgiven if his heart is on the other side of the pacific , especially as his son jacob is a police officer in new jersey .\nthere , heaton is the self - \u00adproclaimed king and emily is his princess .\nit was not wholly clear to the president how his appointed ambassador knew this .\nthis entry provides a summary description of the population dispersion within a country . while it may suggest population density , it does not provide density figures .\nthis entry gives the dollar value for the stock of all financial assets that are available to the central monetary authority for use in meeting a country ' s balance of payments needs as of the end - date of the period specified . this category includes not only foreign currency and gold , but also a country ' s holdings of special drawing rights in the international monetary fund , and its reserve position in the fund .\nthis entry provides information on the us state department ' s designated foreign terrorist organizations headquartered in a specific country , which may or may not be a group ' s country of origin . details on each organization ' s aim ( s ) and area ( s ) of operation are provided .\nmcgregor was having none of that , so he took floyd\u2019s book - bag filled with money as insurance , just in case floyd tried to do something inappropriate with the flag .\nthis entry provides information on the approximate number of public and private tv and radio stations in a country , as well as basic information on the availability of satellite and cable tv services .\nthe relationship among the president\u2019s many assistants resembled his broader problem in his attempt to consolidate his power base : he sought strength in numbers , told people what they wanted to hear and figured that envy and disagreement would resolve themselves down the line .\nover the past few months , his relationship with management has turned sour . he requested a trade last spring , which never came . he also has spent most of the offseason rehabilitating from operations to his left ( non - throwing ) shoulder , his hand and knee . his recovery left him unable to fully compete with blaine gabbert for months and has him seemingly in a bind to regain his starting job .\nthe dinghy came around a bend in the river , the sun lower in the sky and the light a soft violet on the green width of the river , and the president stood up and laid his hand on the raft to take in the sight of his country . he had studied the poses of george washington , whose likeness in oil graced the official liberland facebook page . jedlicka beached the dinghy on a small sandbar just north of the liberland - croatia border . black scathing cumuli of mosquitoes formed a needling vapor in the boat .\nthe next step in heaton\u2019s plan is to establish positive relationships with sudan and egypt by way of converting his \u201ckingdom\u201d into an agricultural production center as his children , especially emily , wanted .\njeremiah heaton stakes his claim to the african region of bir tawil in june , 2014 . photograph : jeremiah heaton\nmacgregor showed no respect for his own tricolor . he threw it on the ground .\nfrom my personal observation , the song & apos ; pirate flag & apos ; does not song like a typical chesney tune , but then again what does ? this song is written by a one - hit - wonder country artist singer / songwriter david lee murphy and his songwriting buddy , ross copperman . as it was , fans from all around the world tuned in , just to hear the first song from his new yet to be released album .\naired from the beirut studios of satcaster middle east broadcasting corporation ( mbc ) , the third season of the arab version of freemantlemedia\u2019s pop idol format prompted celebrations saturday night ( december 13 ) in the streets of syria\u2019s government - held capital damascus , with people cheering and waving the syrian national flag in the streets .\nthe strangest part about the continued personality cult of robert e . lee is how few of the qualities his admirers profess to see in him he actually possessed .\nthe myth of lee goes something like this : he was a brilliant strategist and devoted christian man who abhorred slavery and labored tirelessly after the war to bring the country back together .\n\u201ccare should be taken at all times to ensure that the national flag does not touch the ground , trail in water or become entangled in trees or other obstacles . \u201d\namerican themes : beating the bad guys , the underdog , fightin ' commies , standing up to the man , fighting for your country , being brave .\nthis index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family income in a country . the index is calculated from the lorenz curve , in which cumulative family income is plotted against the number of families arranged from the poorest to the richest . the index is the ratio of ( a ) the area between a country ' s lorenz curve and the 45 degree helping line to ( b ) the entire triangular area under the 45 degree line . the more nearly equal a country ' s income distribution , the closer its lorenz curve to the 45 degree line and the lower its gini index , e . g . , a scandinavian country with an index of 25 . the more unequal a country ' s income distribution , the farther its lorenz curve from the 45 degree line and the higher its gini index , e . g . , a sub - saharan country with an index of 50 . if income were distributed with perfect equality , the lorenz curve would coincide with the 45 degree line and the index would be zero ; if income were distributed with perfect inequality , the lorenz curve would coincide with the horizontal axis and the right vertical axis and the index would be 100 .\nas urltoken pointed out in a recent article ,\nthe main things to remember when handling the flag is : don\u2019t write on it and don\u2019t let it hit the ground .\nand so when frank appears before congress , he doesn\u2019t air any dirty laundry . he calls out his peers , defending his actions because this , friends , is how politics works and they\u2019re all playing the same game . he\u2019s tired of the nonsense , and is handing over his resignation . no impeachment necessary . he ' s out , on his own terms .\nthis entry provides two measures of the degree of urbanization of a population . the first , urban population , describes the percentage of the total population living in urban areas , as defined by the country . the second , rate of urbanization , describes the projected average rate of change of the size of the urban population over the given period of time . additionally , the world entry includes a list of the ten largest urban agglomerations . an urban agglomeration is defined as comprising the city or town proper and also the suburban fringe or thickly settled territory lying outside of , but adjacent to , the boundaries of the city .\nthis entry lists in alphabetical order by abbreviation those international organizations in which the subject country is a member or participates in some other way .\nheaton says the country\u2019s initial development would be based on \u201cfour pillars\u201d ; innovative agricultural production , renewable energy , digital freedom and digital currency .\nwho cares ? america is the best country in the world ! america is like a police officer , stepping in to make others shake hands .\nhis suspicions increase when doug plays him a tape that will prove damning for the conway campaign : general brockhart was caught on a hot mic saying that he\u2019d refuse to carry out frank\u2019s orders ; rather , he\u2019d \u201cput him out of his misery . \u201d the insubordination hurts his military credibility .\nafter winning , he pledged to soon hit the road for a live tour , saying his biggest wish is to have his first performance in syria , for all the syrian people .\nmr . l\u00f3pez , a charismatic harvard - educated politician who has been out of public view for more than three years , made a brief appearance on saturday afternoon outside his house , where throngs of supporters gathered . he held up a venezuelan flag , which he kissed at one point , but made no public remarks . mr . genser said mr . l\u00f3pez was prohibited from speaking publicly and giving interviews as part of the conditions of his release .\nsmith first got the idea for the flag after seeing a similar one at a restaurant in newnan , georgia . that one was made up of baseballs and baseball bats . he said he\u2019s more recently seen similar flags made up of the toy soldiers .\nin 2014 , an american dad claimed a tiny parcel of african land to make his daughter a princess . but\nthis entry measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels ( such as coal , petroleum products , and natural gas ) , expressed as a share of the country ' s total generating capacity .\nthe former super bowl starting quarterback ' s decision to go public comes while he is fighting for his football life with the 49ers , who drafted him in the second round in 2011 . he lost his starting job last season after being one of the most promising players in the nfl during his run under former coach jim harbaugh .\nthe ambassador decided to drop the matter and turned to his salmon , which required liberation from drowning in a pool of white butter .\n\u201cit has been unclaimed for around 100 years , \u201d heaton explained . \u201ci just followed the same process as many others have done over hundreds of years , planted our flag , and claimed it . \u201d\nwith a career spanning nearly 60 years and exceeding 20 million in sales worldwide daniels is the quintessential southerner with a healthy dose of wild - west cowboy . for decades , he has connected with his millions of fans in the varying genres of music that reflect his steadfast refusal to label his music as anything other than the\ncharlie daniels band\nsound \u2013 music that is now sung around the fire at 4 - h club and scout camps , helped elect an american president and popularized on a variety of radio formats . having celebrated multiple grammy , cma , acm , bmi , gma dove and ccma awards , his list of accolades is broad ; the latest was the newest inductee to the country music hall of fame . several of his albums were riaa - certified multi - platinum , and he has achieved a platinum - selling single in his iconic fiddle - ridden hit ,\ndevil went down to georgia .\nit may have historical references , but be honest , it doesn ' t look attractive . it sounds petty , but people want a nice looking flag to represent them\nit was one of the most humiliating experiences of his life , second only to watching the berlin wall collapse a month later . then and there putin vowed to his comrades that he would dedicate himself to avenging russia\u2019s \u201chumiliation\u201d in whatever way he could .\nhaving listened to ed schultz ' s radio program and watched his television . . .\nplot : a father reluctantly gets pulled into battle during the revolutionary war after his sons enlist .\na flag should be a good mix of historical references and looking nice . the two red stripes represent the blood spilled in both world wars ( and i think that canada stretches from the atlantic to the pacific . ) . and the leaf represents canada\n\u201cwe have the busiest immigration office in the world , \u201d he joked of his seven - person volunteer staff that he expects will grow .\nthe huge - tent dissonance had even been designed into the liberlandian flag itself , with its yellow , symbolizing voluntary exchange ; the black , symbolizing rebellion against the system ; and the tree , symbolizing abundance . the bird symbolized freedom , which in practical terms meant support for equal - opportunity disaffection . it was an unassailable social - media strategy in a time of worldwide resentment toward governance , and as long as jedlicka did not have to govern the terrain of an actual country , it would continue to redound to his credit across the world .\nhead to toe , bloomfield has more than 100 tattoos , including the flags of 20 countries . most were done by hand by his wife of 17 years , dora . on his spine is a familiar yellow ribbon :\nsupport our troops .\nthis entry separates country participation in international environmental agreements into two levels - party to and signed , but not ratified . agreements are listed in alphabetical order by the abbreviated form of the full name .\nthis entry includes the figure for the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1 , 000 persons ( based on midyear population ) . an excess of persons entering the country is referred to as net immigration ( e . g . , 3 . 56 migrants / 1 , 000 population ) ; an excess of persons leaving the country as net emigration ( e . g . , - 9 . 26 migrants / 1 , 000 population ) . the net migration rate indicates the contribution of migration to the overall level of population change . the net migration rate does not distinguish between economic migrants , refugees , and other types of migrants nor does it distinguish between lawful migrants and undocumented migrants .\nplot : biopic of president abraham lincoln during the final days of the civil war .\nedward snowden explains in his own words why he decided to reveal secret details of the domestic surveillance being conducted by us intelligence services .\nmemorial day has the tendency to conjure up old arguments about the civil war . that\u2019s understandable ; it was created to mourn the dead of a war in which the union was nearly destroyed , when half the country rose up in rebellion in defense of slavery . this year , the removal of lee\u2019s statue in new orleans has inspired a new round of commentary about lee , not to mention protests on his behalf by white supremacists .\ni mean , i really like the old canadian flag because i ' m a sucker for flags that include shields , and i am also a sucker for commonwealth kinship , but i can understand why it was changed . flags should be simple , easy to draw , and stand out among other flags in my opinion . if the old canadian flag was placed alongside bermuda ' s and some others , foreigners would be baffled and wouldn ' t be able to tell which is which ! not to mention that having to memorise the shield and draw it properly would be a bitch . the new flag is iconic , memorable , easy to draw and it ' s politically neutral ( i take it quebec didn ' t like having the union jack on their flag ) .\npicard showed jedlicka to a racing - striped mini cooper , in which he had driven to the airport from his sometime home in bath at , he claimed , more than 100 m . p . h . he turned toward the trunk , revealing a large tattoo of a bar code on the back of his head . \u2018\u2018the bar code , \u2019\u2019 he explained , \u2018\u2018is basically to say , \u2018i\u2019m not owned by the government . \u2019 i don\u2019t like to be a subject of the country . \u2019\u2019\nfrank runs into a tipsy and unhappy grant on his way out of the retreat . grant hates working with tusk , and knows that conway\u2019s campaign is finished . he slips frank a fob with footage of his friend\u2019s airplane meltdown ; it\u2019s a game - changer .\nthis entry provides a listing of languages spoken in each country and specifies any that are official national or regional languages . when data is available , the languages spoken in each country are broken down according to the percent of the total population speaking each language as a first language . for those countries without available data , languages are listed in rank order based on prevalence , starting with the most - spoken language .\nbut sherf shunned the show\u2019s standard ritual , in which the winner is draped in national colors , refusing to have the syrian flag be part of the onstage celebratory choreography . he also steered clear of any political references in interviews and facebook messages after his victory . \u201ci am 21 years old , and i don\u2019t want my art to be connected to politics , \u201d he told reporters .\nthis entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions .\na young surfer rallies his friends to stop a billionaire from rewriting history as a way to hoard helium 3 , the clean energy of the future .\nkuwaiti media reported that the ioc asked aldeehani to carry the flag depicting the olympic rings for the independent olympic athletes teams during the opening ceremonies . aldeehani , who won bronze in the double trap at the 2000 sydney games and bronze in the trap at the 2012 london games , refused .\nthe president sighed . he looked down at his textured brown oxfords , polished just this morning and now caked in gray mud . he and the austrian hauled the raft up into the dinghy , where it rested between two filmmakers . he shrugged and regained his good cheer , throwing his arms up in anticipation of victory . \u2018\u2018these are the obstacles creating a new nation ! \u2019\u2019\nmore than 10 , 000 tiny army men painted red , white and blue have been fastened together to form the stars and stripes flag , in a symbolical nod to the armed service members who defend the nation\u2019s freedom .\nschool life expectancy ( sle ) is the total number of years of schooling ( primary to tertiary ) that a child can expect to receive , assuming that the probability of his or her being enrolled in school at any particular future age is equal to the current enrollment ratio at that age . caution must be maintained when utilizing this indicator in international comparisons . for example , a year or grade completed in one country is not necessarily the same in terms of educational content or quality as a year or grade completed in another country . sle represents the expected number of years of schooling that will be completed , including years spent repeating one or more grades .\n\u201ctomorrow , \u201d he added , \u201cis the 100th day of our struggle in the street and that is where we will come together with the people . that is why we call on all the people of venezuela to go out again throughout the country \u2014 strength and faith ! \u201d\nall telephone numbers in the world factbook consist of the country code in brackets , the city or area code ( where required ) in parentheses , and the local number . the one component that is not presented is the international access code , which varies from country to country . for example , an international direct dial telephone call placed from the us to madrid , spain , would be as follows : 011 [ 34 ] ( 1 ) 577 - xxxx , where 011 is the international access code for station - to - station calls ; 01 is for calls other than station - to - station calls , [ 34 ] is the country code for spain , ( 1 ) is the city code for madrid , 577 is the local exchange , and xxxx is the local telephone number . an international direct dial telephone call placed from another country to the us would be as follows : international access code + [ 1 ] ( 202 ) 939 - xxxx , where [ 1 ] is the country code for the us , ( 202 ) is the area code for washington , dc , 939 is the local exchange , and xxxx is the local telephone number .\nthis entry includes four subfields describing the air transport system of a given country in terms of both structure and performance . the first subfield , number of registered air carriers , indicates the total number of air carriers registered with the country\u2019s national aviation authority and issued an air operator certificate as required by the convention on international civil aviation . the second subfield , inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers , lists the total number of aircraft operated by all registered air carriers in the country . the last two subfields measure the performance of the air transport system in terms of both passengers and freight . the subfield , annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers , includes the total number of passengers carried by air carriers registered in the country , including both domestic and international passengers , in a given year . the last subfield , annual freight traffic on registered air carriers , includes the volume of freight , express , and diplomatic bags carried by registered air carriers and measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled . freight ton - kilometers equal the sum of the products obtained by multiplying the number of tons of freight , express , and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage by the stage distance ( operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing ) . for statistical purposes , freight includes express and diplomatic bags but not passenger baggage ."]}
{"id": 116595, "summary": [{"text": "kubi matthu iyala is a 1992 indian kannada comedy drama film directed and produced by sadanand suvarna and written by poornachandra tejaswi based on his own novel .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film featured charuhasan , raghubir yadav , lalithanjali and vaishali kasaravalli in the lead roles along with a large number of theater artistes in key supporting roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film 's music was composed by l. vaidyanathan and cinematography is g. s. bhaskar .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the plot revolves around a remote village which is filled with superstitious beliefs and a doctor stationed in the village tries to wipe out all the superstition among the villagers .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film featured in various film festivals both domestically and internationally .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film also won many awards including karnataka state and filmfare awards . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "kubi matthu iyala", "paragraphs": ["how can i put and write and define kubi matthu iyala in a sentence and how is the word kubi matthu iyala used in a sentence and examples ? \u7528kubi matthu iyala\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528kubi matthu iyala\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528kubi matthu iyala\u9020\u53e5 , kubi matthu iyala meaning , definition , pronunciation , synonyms and example sentences are provided by ichacha . net .\n1 . kubi 2 . kubi - nage 3 . kubi bukuro 4 . kubi indi 5 . kubi language 6 . kubi matthu iyala 7 . kubi nage 8 . kubi springer 9 . kubiac 10 . kubiack 11 . kubiak 12 . kubian 13 . kubiando 14 . kubic 15 . kubica 16 . kubice 17 . kubicek 18 . kubicek balloons 19 . kubick 20 . kubicki 21 . kubickia 22 . kubicky 23 . kubicz 24 . kubiczky 25 . kubideh\n\n' kubi matthu iyala\n' is a 1992 indian comedy drama film directed and produced by sadanand suvarna and written by poornachandra tejaswi based on his own novel .\nthe movies to be showcased in the film festival are kubi mattu iyala , a kannada film based on a novel by poornachandra tejaswi .\nthe celebrated iranian director majid majidi ' s baran , santosh manjrekar ' s marathi film me shivajiraje bosle boltoy and film and theatre director sadananda suvarna ' s kubi mattu iyala among the films to be screened .\nsadananda suvarna ( suvarna ) is a director , producer and actor in indian film industry . he has contributed to kannada movies . some of the movies to which he has made contribution are kubi matthu iyala , mane and ghatashraddha . he has also directed the tv serial guddada bhoota for doordarshan , which has won the aryabhata award . he has been also conferred with karavali award of honour\nmovie : kubi matthu iyaala year : 1990 banner : suvarnagiri films cast : charuhasan , raghuveer yadav , vaishali kasaravalli , lalitanjali , ab jayaram , rudra murthy , vajramuni music : l . vaidyanathan cine story : girish kasaravalli direction : sadananda suvarna producer : sadananda suvarna story : poornachandra tejaswi\nher popular films are akramana , yarigu helbedi , kittu puttu ,\nkubi matthu iyala\n, angaialli apsare , kraurya , hombisilu , swamy , thabarana kathe , ksheera sagara , anukolakkoba ganda , asegoba meesegobba , mooru daarigalu , mahadasoshi sharana basava , chandramuki pranasaki , panjarada gili , hoovondhu beku ballige , vigneswarana vahana , shanker guru , palitamsha , parivarthana , sparsha , nigatha , ganeshana maduve , gauri ganesha , thavarumane udugore , no 73 shanthinivasa and others .\nshe made her film debut with\nyaava janmada maitri\nfollowed by\nprofessor huchuraya\nin 1972 . her popular films are akramana , yarigu helbedi , kittu puttu ,\nkubi matthu iyala\n, angaialli apsare , kraurya , hombisilu , swamy , thabarana kathe , ksheera sagara , anukolakkoba ganda , asegoba meesegobba , mooru daarigalu , mahadasoshi sharana basava , chandramuki pranasaki , panjarada gili , hoovondhu beku ballige , vigneswarana vahana , shanker guru , palitamsha , parivarthana , sparsha , nigatha , ganeshana maduve , gauri ganesha , thavarumane udugore , no 73 shanthinivasa and others . her performance as the leading lady in aakramana directed by girish kasaravalli won her laurels and also a state government award for the best actress .\nshe made her film debut with\nyaava janmada maitri\nfollowed by\nprofessor huchuraya\nin 1972 . her popular films are akramana , yarigu helbedi , kittu puttu ,\nkubi matthu iyala\n, angaialli apsare , kraurya , hombisilu , swamy , thabarana kathe , ksheera sagara , anukolakkoba ganda , asegoba meesegobba , mooru daarigalu , mahadasoshi sharana basava , chandramuki pranasaki , panjarada gili , hoovondhu beku ballige , vigneswarana vahana , shanker guru , palitamsha , parivarthana , sparsha , nigatha , ganeshana maduve , gauri ganesha , thavarumane udugore , no 73 shanthinivasa and others . her performance as the leading lady in aakramana directed by girish kasaravalli won her laurels and also a state government award for the best actress .\n[ s ] tory of dr . kubi , an army doctor , idealistic , rational and committed to a scientific approach , and innocent iyaala , an adolescent christian girl of bairapura , a remote small town . the creaky bone - rattler of a bus carrying dr . kubi to bairapura meets with an accident near a rock by the side of the road . injured passengers say it is caused by the ' rana ' ( spirit ) which dwells in the rock . the amused doctor , on reaching the hospital , meets the compounder , ramaraya , a funny character who treats the patients in a crude and careless manner . dr . kubi ridicules the myth of spirit . he decides to remove the rock which is the root cause of all the accidents and superstitious belief of the vilagers . he meets several people from different walks of the life , but finds to his utter amazement that nobody is interested in removing the rock nor repaireing the road . finally when the rock is being removed due to the efforts of dr . kubi , the trouble starts ! innocent girl iyaala is murdered , superstitious villagers blame dr . kubi for provoking the rana ( spirit ) of the rock !\n- - container .\nvaidyanathan started his career as an assistant music director to g . k . venkatesh and composed the score for over 170 films in languages including tamil and kannada . his notable works include pesum padam , ezhavathu manithan , dasaratham and marupakkam in tamil and aparichita , kubi matthu iyala , ondu mutthina kathe in kannada . he was one of the best music arrangers in the country and was known for his use of rare and unknown instruments , subtly mixing sounds from the mandolin , flute and violin with various folk percussion instruments before the advent of present - day technological advances in sound mixing . he collaborated with c . ashwath and composed music for many kannada movies in the name ashwath - vaidi . one catchy and enduring composition of his would be , the opening and closing score ' thaana na nana ' of shankar nag ' s malgudi days ( tv series )\nvaidyanathan started his career as an assistant music director to g . k . venkatesh and composed the score for over 170 films in languages including tamil and kannada . his notable works include pesum padam , ezhavathu manithan , dasaratham and marupakkam in tamil and aparichita , kubi matthu iyala , ondu mutthina kathe in kannada . he was one of the best music arrangers in the country and was known for his use of rare and unknown instruments , subtly mixing sounds from the mandolin , flute and violin with various folk percussion instruments before the advent of present - day technological advances in sound mixing . [ 3 ] he collaborated with c . ashwath and composed music for many kannada movies in the name ashwath - vaidi . one catchy and enduring composition of his would be , the opening and closing score ' thaana na nana ' of shankar nag ' s malgudi days ( tv series )\nmr . girish kasaravalli is one of the pioneers of indian cinema and works in the kannada cinema . mr . kasaravalli has garnered fourteen national film awards and he was awarded \u2018padma shri\u2019 , the fourth highest civilian award by government of india . a gold medalist from the film and television institute of india , pune , his diploma film , avashesh , was awarded the \u2018best student film\u2019 and the national film award for best short fiction film for that year . he followed it up with ghatasharaddha which won the \u2018golden lotus\u2019 at the national awards and was included as among the top 100 films of the 20th century by the paris review , the only indian film to make the cut . he was honored with a retrospective of his works at the prestigious rotterdam film festival in 2003 . his last two works have been definitive documentaries on the life and works of dr u . r . ananthamurthy and mr . adoor gopalakrishnan . some of his films are : koormavatara , kanasemba kudureyaneri , gulabi talkies , dweepa , thaayi saheba , kraurya , kubi matthu iyala , mane , bannada vesha and tabarana kathe .\ntejaswi had a great appetite and was known for his fondness for good food .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nmangalore : movie buffs in the city are set to have an entertaining weekend with the inauguration of the international film festival - 2012 at sdm college of business management conference hall , here on thursday , january 19 .\nthe film festival is being jointly organized by sahamatha film society , mangalore and sdmbm , mangalore .\ncinematographer g s bhaskar inaugurated the event . speaking on the occasion , he said that said that when we learn the difference between the finer aspects of commercial and art films in the society .\nhe also said that there is art in entertainment and entertainment in art and the good films needs support and education on the films among public is necessary .\nart films make the viewer think about the various perspectives and sensitize them by making better human being .\nthe film festival will showcase various critically acclaimed films by both indian and foreign film - makers at the venue . films like me shivajiraje bhosle boltoy ( marati ) , kanjeevaram ( tamil ) , the violin ( mexico ) , adaminde magan abu ( malayalam ) , il postino ( italy ) , baran ( iran ) will be screened and followed by a discussion led by an expert .\nprincipal of sdmbm dr devaraj and president of sahamatha film society vasudev ucchil were present .\nedited & published by : shivaprasad | designed and hosted by : mega media \u00a9 copyright 2008 urltoken all rights reserved .\nthe city will play host to another international film festival featuring four international films and five from india from thursday at s . d . m . college of business management .\nthe other films are : adaminte makan abu ( malayalam , director salim ahmed ) , kanchivaram ( tamil , priyadarshan ) , rain coat ( hindi , rituparno ghosh ) , il postino ( italian , micheal radford ) , the violin ( spanish , franscisco vargas ) , and the cuckoo ( finnish - russian , alekasandr rogozhkin ) .\nsahamatha film society has organised the film festival in association with sdm college of business management . aimed at creating a set of audience who can appreciate good films , a committee headed by noted film maker and theatre person sadananda suvarna , has selected the films for the festival , according to ivan d ' silva , secretary of society .\nhe said the society had joined hands with karnataka film academy in organising an international film festival in 2010 . it had organised a tagore film festival the same year to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of rabindranath tagore .\nthe speciality of this year ' s film festival , he said , was that there would be discussions on each of the films led by an expert . besides mr . suvarna and mr . d ' silva , the others leading the discussion were thinker and film critic k . phaniraj , and richie rego , head , post graduation department of journalism , st . aloysius college .\npasses for the film festival have been priced at rs . 100 for public and rs . 70 for students . the society has brought out brochure giving brief synopsis of the films to be screened for the benefit of the viewers . those interested may buy the passes along with brochure at athree book house , balmatta ; navakarnataka publications , k . s . rao road ; or call vasudev uchil on 9632095219 , mr . d ' silva on 9448073330 , prasanna i . a . on 9482365169 , and h . m . somashekarappa on 9448836447 .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship 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directed , written and co - produced by d . rajendra babu . the film starred ambareesh , manjula sharma and ramakrishna in the lead roles . the music was composed by m . ranga rao and the script was written by b . l . venu . the film was declared a musical hit at the box - office upon its release . actor ambareesh was awarded with the filmfare award for best actor - kannada for the year 1988 .\nthe film ' s music was composed by upendra kumar and the audio was launched on the lahari music banner .\nthe music of the film was composed by upendra kumar with lyrics by chi . udaya shankar .\nthavarumane udugore ( ) is a 1991 indian kannada family drama film directed by b . subba rao and produced by d . rama naidu under suresh productions . the film features sridhar , sunil and malashri in the lead roles . the film was received well and declared superhit at the box - office .\nsome of the notable works of babu are\nnanu nanna hendathi\n( 1985 ) ,\nolavina udugore\n( 1987 ) ,\nramachaari\n( 1991 ) ,\nramarajyadalli rakshasaru\n( 1990 ) ,\nhalunda thavaru\n( 1994 ) ,\nappaji\n( 1996 ) ,\ndiggajaru\n( 2000 ) ,\namma\n( 2001 ) ,\nencounter dayanayak\n( 2005 ) and\nbindaas\n( 2010 ) .\nhe was also a favorite of composer vijaya bhaskar and director puttanna kanagal in kannada . even though there would be one song of his in the movie these songs would standout for its melody . notable songs are hindustanavu , chanda chanda , jeevana sanjeevana , mandara pushpavu neenu , olavina udugore kodalenu , etc .\nudaya chandrika began her career with katari veera released in 1966 . she played dr . rajkumar ' s sweetheart in that film . later she went on to play many roles in kannada films till her last appearance in udugore released in 1979 with kalyan kumar .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\n26 . kubie 27 . kubihal 28 . kubihineri 29 . kubihishigi 30 . kubijovyc 31 . kubik 32 . kubikajiri 33 . kubikenborgs if 34 . kubiki 35 . kubiki station 36 . kubikino 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bethaludu may be accurate only for first 5 days of film ( bethaludu ) release . please check with theatres personally before watching the cinema ( bethaludu ) as new movies will be scheduled for release every weekend .\nbangalore bethaludu 2016 telugu movie show timings , theatres list , release date is 01 - 12 - 2016 . cast , crew , trailer details posted here\nbangalore movie show timings , theatres list showing ' bethaludu ' starring vijay antony , arundathi nair , charuhasan , y . g . mahendra\nbangalore bethaludu 1st december 2016 release in karnataka state the theatres list showing tollywood movie bethaludu may be accurate only for first 5 days of film ( bethaludu ) release . please check with theatres personally before watching the cinema ( bethaludu ) as new movies will be scheduled for release every weekend .\n; april 9 , 1942 - may 19 , 2007 ) was an acclaimed musicologist , music director and composer , trained in the classical carnatic music tradition . vaidyanathan was born to v . lakshminarayana , and seethalakshmi , both accomplished musicians ; he was also the elder brother of accomplished violinist duo l . shankar and l . subramaniam . all three brothers received their musical training from their father .\nin 2003 , the government of tamil nadu awarded vaidyanathan with the kalaimamani for contributions to cinema .\nthe contents of this page are sourced from a wikipedia article . the contents are available under the cc by - sa 4 . 0 license .\nbesides direction , geethapriya also wrote the lyrics , screenplay and dialogues for the film and won karnataka state film award for the year 1972 for this story . the soundtrack and original score composed by vijaya bhaskar was widely acclaimed and won the state award for music . actress kalpana got her maiden filmfare best actress award for her portrayal of the lead character .\nyaava janmada maitri ( ) is a 1972 kannada language romantic drama film directed by geethapriya and starring gangadhar and kalpana in the lead roles . the film is a direct screen adaptation of the novel\njeevana chaduranga\nwritten by the novelist ma . bhi . she . actress vaishali kasaravalli made her debut in film acting with this film , pairing opposite comedy actor narasimharaju .\nthe songs composed by vijaya bhaskar and sung by p . susheela , s . janaki and l . r . anjali found wide reach and considered one of the best soundtracks winning him a state award .\nthe music of the film was composed by ilaiyaraja with lyrics by chi . udaya shankar . the songs\nthangaliyaali naanu\nand\nyaava shilpi\ncomposed for the film were received extremely well and considered evergreen hits .\nhe directed other successful films like\nyaava janmada maithri\n, ( 1972 ) ,\nbeluvalada madilalli\n( 1975 ) ,\nbesuge\n( 1976 ) ,\nhombisilu\n( 1978 ) ,\nputani agent 123\n( 1979 ) and\nmouna geethe\n( 1985 ) . having directed 40 films during his career , he was awarded the puttanna kanagal award for expertise in direction . he also directed three tulu language films and one hindi film ,\nanmol sitaare\n.\nin later years , he lent his voice to few actors and sang background solos . for the song kannappa kottanu , from\nmuddina maava\nhe provided playback to s . p . balasubrahmanyam . this was a rare occasion . he sang kalidasa shlokas like\nmaanikya veena\nand ghazal based songs like\nsadaa kannale\n,\nkanneera dhaare\nand\nyaava kaviyu\n. in addition he sang devotional songs of hanuman and raghavendra .\nraju\u2019s compositions and singing style was unique as well as greatly influenced by his father , late mysore ananthaswamy . his songs , krishna yenabaarade , madhava , beldingal raathrili , tunge dadadalli , heege ondu raathri are milestones among his compositions and authenticate his unique style of composing . he was well known for his songs\nyaava mohana murali kareyitu\nfrom\namerica america\nand\nhottare yedbittu\nfrom the movie ,\nrishi\n.\nchaavakam is the tamilized name for the island of java which is a part of indonesia today . yaava - dveepa or jaava - dveepa is the sanskrit name for that island . the name , which means the island of millets , is found in early literature like ramayana . for a long time in history , java remained the political and cultural centre of maritime southeast asia . hence , the word chaavakam stood for the entire region that included today ' s indonesia , malaysia , singapore , brunei , philippines and east timor . chaavakar , which originally meant the people of java , was also a collective term for all who were later identified as malays . javanese ( bahasa indonesie ) and malay ( bahasa malayu ) are basically the same language .\nl . vaidyanathan resource | learn about , share and discuss l . vaidyanathan at urltoken\nin 2003 , the government of tamil nadu awarded vaidyanathan with the kalaimamani for contributions to cinema . [ 4 ]\nknowledge management platform . it allows users to manage learning and research . visit defaultlogic ' s other partner sites below :\ngirish kasaravalli ( born 3 december 1950 ) is an indian film director , in the kannada cinema , and one of the pioneers of the parallel cinema . known internationally for his works , kasaravalli has garnered fourteen national film awards , including four best feature films ; ghatashraddha ( 1977 ) , tabarana kathe ( 1986 ) , thaayi saheba ( 1997 ) and dweepa ( 2002 ) . in 2011 , he was awarded padma shri , the fourth highest civilian award by government of india .\na gold medalist from the film and television institute of india , pune , the film he made to fulfill his diploma , avashesh , was awarded the best student film and the national film award for best short fiction film for that year . he has received thirteen national film awards .\ngirish kasaravalli was born in kesalur , a village in the tirthahalli taluk in shimoga district on 3 december 1950 to ganesh rao , an agriculturist , as well as a freedom fighter , and lakshmidevi , a homemaker , one of 10 children ( five brothers and four sisters ) . he had his primary education in kesalur and middle school education in kammaradi . hailing from a family of book lovers , he was initiated to reading from a young age by his father . his father was a patron of yakshagana , a folk system of dance native to karnataka .\nhe was attracted to the touring talkies which visited his village once in a while to screen popular kannada films . this was his first exposure to the world of cinema . another relative who supported his love for creative arts was his maternal uncle k . v . subbanna , a magsaysay award winner who founded neenasam , a critically acclaimed and popular drama company .\nhe shifted to shimoga where he graduated from sahyadri college . college was transformative for kasaravalli as poets g s shivarudrappa and sa shi marulaiah were his kannada teachers . he then enrolled for the b . pharma course in the college of pharmacy , manipal . the college was a common place for many cultural activities and kept kasaravalli ' s creative interests alive . after completing his degree , he went to hyderabad for training . but , due to his pre - occupations in cinema and art , he found it difficult to manage his profession and interest together . he decided to quit the career in pharmacy and join the film and television institute of india ( ftii ) , pune .\nkasaravalli graduated from ftii pune in 1975 , with a specialisation in film direction . the world of kurosawa , ray , ozu , fellini and antonioni inspired him , and his conviction in neo - realist cinema deepened . in an interview many years later , he recollected how he was inspired by these filmmakers , especially ozu . while in his final year , he was chosen to be the assistant director for b . v . karanth for the film chomana dudi . he passed out of the ftii with a gold medal to his credit . his student film avasesh won the president ' s silver lotus award for the best experimental short film of the year .\nhis first film as an independent director was ghatashraddha in 1977 ; it won him the golden lotus and a few international awards . this film was followed by many more masterpieces . for a short while , he served as the principal of a film institute in bangalore .\nhe has worked as associate director for t . s . nagabharana ' s grahana movie during 1981 he won his second golden lotus for tabarana kathe in 1987 . considered as one of the best edited films in india , it deals with the futile efforts of a retired government servant to earn his pension . in 1997 , he came up with another masterpiece , thaayi saheba which won him his third golden lotus award . thaayi saheba is considered to be the most mature work of the director , dealing with the transition in the indian society from the pre - to the post - independence periods .\nthe narrative structure was unique , and it had a powerful way of depicting a social situation . he repeated his success with dweepa in 2002 starring late actress soundarya . it won his fourth golden lotus award . dweepa was different from his earlier films : it used music extensively and was visually stunning . apart from these four films winning golden lotus awards , kasaravalli directed akramana in 1979 , mooru darigalu in 1981 , bannada vesha in 1988 , mane in 1990 , kraurya in 1996 , hasina in 2004 and naayi neralu in 2006 .\nnaayi neralu dealt with a very intense and bizarre concept of reincarnation , based on the novel with the same name by s . l . bhyrappa . kasaravalli has given a different interpretation of the subject . it won the best film award at kara film festival , karachi thus making it the first ever kannada film to win the top honour in any international festival .\nin 2008 he directed gulabi talkies based on a short story of the same name by vaidehi . it was shown in many international film festivals , winning awards and accolades . in 2010 , he made kanasemba kudureyaneri ( riding the stallion of dreams ) which , too , won him many international awards . he has finished his koormavatara ( the tortoise , an incarnation ) which won the national film award for the best kannada film of 2011 . in 2015 he made a documentary film on adoor gopalakrishnan named images / reflections .\nthe international film festival of rotterdam held a retrospective of kasaravalli ' s films in 2003 .\nkasaravalli married actress vaishali on 21 april 1978 . they have two children : son apoorva and daughter ananya . vaishali died of illness in 2010 , aged 59 .\nkasaravalli is a voracious reader and counts the works of k . shivaram karanth , kuvempu and u . r . ananthamurthy among his influences .\ngirish kasaravalli ( born 3 december 1950 ) [ 1 ] is an indian film director , in the kannada cinema , and one of the pioneers of the parallel cinema . [ 2 ] known internationally for his works , kasaravalli has garnered fourteen national film awards , including four best feature films ; ghatashraddha ( 1977 ) , tabarana kathe ( 1986 ) , thaayi saheba ( 1997 ) and dweepa ( 2002 ) . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] in 2011 , he was awarded padma shri , the fourth highest civilian award by government of india . [ 5 ]\na gold medalist from the film and television institute of india , pune , the film he made to fulfill his diploma , avashesh , was awarded the best student film and the national film award for best short fiction film for that year . he has received thirteen national film awards . [ 6 ]\ngirish kasaravalli was born in kesalur , a village in the tirthahalli taluk in shimoga district on 3 december 1950 [ 1 ] [ 7 ] to ganesh rao , an agriculturist , as well as a freedom fighter , and lakshmidevi , a homemaker , one of 10 children ( five brothers and four sisters ) . he had his primary education in kesalur and middle school education in kammaradi . hailing from a family of book lovers , he was initiated to reading from a young age by his father . his father was a patron of yakshagana , a folk system of dance native to karnataka .\nhe was attracted to the touring talkies which visited his village once in a while to screen popular kannada films . this was his first exposure to the world of cinema . another relative who supported his love for creative arts was his maternal uncle k . v . subbanna , a magsaysay award winner who founded neenasam , a critically acclaimed and popular drama company .\nhe shifted to shimoga where he graduated from sahyadri college . college was transformative for kasaravalli as poets g s shivarudrappa and sa shi marulaiah were his kannada teachers . [ 8 ] he then enrolled for the b . pharma course in the college of pharmacy , manipal . the college was a common place for many cultural activities and kept kasaravalli ' s creative interests alive . after completing his degree , he went to hyderabad for training . but , due to his pre - occupations in cinema and art , he found it difficult to manage his profession and interest together . he decided to quit the career in pharmacy and join the film and television institute of india ( ftii ) , pune .\nkasaravalli graduated from ftii pune in 1975 , with a specialisation in film direction . the world of kurosawa , ray , ozu , fellini and antonioni inspired him , and his conviction in neo - realist cinema deepened . in an interview many years later , he recollected how he was inspired by these filmmakers , especially ozu . while in his final year , he was chosen to be the assistant director for b . v . karanth for the film chomana dudi . he passed out of the ftii with a gold medal to his credit . his student film avasesh won the president ' s silver lotus award for the best experimental short film of the year .\nhe has worked as associate director for t . s . nagabharana ' s grahana movie during 1981 [ 9 ] he won his second golden lotus for tabarana kathe in 1987 . considered as one of the best edited films in india , it deals with the futile efforts of a retired government servant to earn his pension . in 1997 , he came up with another masterpiece , thaayi saheba which won him his third golden lotus award . thaayi saheba is considered to be the most mature work of the director , dealing with the transition in the indian society from the pre - to the post - independence periods .\nin 2008 he directed gulabi talkies based on a short story of the same name by vaidehi . it was shown in many international film festivals , winning awards and accolades . in 2010 , he made kanasemba kudureyaneri ( riding the stallion of dreams ) which , too , won him many international awards . he has finished his koormavatara ( the tortoise , an incarnation ) which won the national film award for the best kannada film of 2011 . in 2015 he made a documentary film on adoor gopalakrishnan named images / reflections . [ 10 ] [ 11 ]\nthe international film festival of rotterdam held a retrospective of kasaravalli ' s films in 2003 . in august 2017 , the entertainment society of goa organized a film festival in goa in his honour . [ 12 ]\nkasaravalli married actress vaishali on 21 april 1978 . [ 8 ] they have two children : son apoorva and daughter ananya . vaishali died of illness in 2010 , aged 59 . [ 13 ]\nfilmography of sixty eminent indian moviakers , along with their short biographical notes , by rajata raya . published by cine society , mosaboni , 1983 . page 266 ."]}
{"id": 116605, "summary": [{"text": "kudumbasree travels ( malayalam : \u0d15\u0d41\u0d1f\u0d41\u0d02\u0d2c\u0d36 \u0d30\u0d40 \u0d1f \u0d30\u0d3e\u0d35\u0d7d\u0d38 ) is a 2011 malayalam comedy film directed by kiran starring jayaram and bhavana in the lead roles .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is a family oriented film , with jayaram playing the role of aravindan , a bus service owner who hails from a family of chakyarkoothu artists .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "kudumbasree travels marks the debut of kiran and thomas thoppikodi , who are well known faces in tv serials .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film also stars p. sreekumar , kottayam nazeer , jagathy sreekumar , janardhanan , mamukkoya , maniyanpilla raju , k. p. a. c. lalitha and kalpana in other pivotal roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film started its shooting on september 2010 and major parts were filmed from ottappalam .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "it released on 21 january 2011 in 54 centres . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "kudumbasree travels", "paragraphs": ["kudumbasree travels movie is a family oriented subject in which the actor owns a bus service .\nmore cars , more trips , and lesser liability were important for the statewide expansion of kudumbasree travels , he said .\nmanian pillai raju , mamukkoya , janardanan and radhika are part of kudumbasree travels . lyrist vayalar sarath and bijipal are teaming up for\nover two years after its launch , kudumbasree travels , a taxi service staffed by women and aimed at women , is at a crossroads .\nkudumbasree travels is a malayalam film starring jayaram and bhavana , directed by kiran . aravindan has finally found a nangyar koothu performer , aswathy , to marry . she stays in cochin . aravindan with his family and friends embark on a voyage from their tiny village to the city in a tourist bus called kudumbasree travels . will they make to the wedding before the muhurtham ? watch the full movie kudumbasree travels online , only on hotstar .\nkudumbasree travels tells the story of chithirapuram village where a bunch of simple people live together in harmony . kudumbasree travels is the name of an old bus on which they set out to the city , to attend the marriage function of aravindan , a chakyarkoothu artiste from the village . the bus i . . .\nthe only bus services in the village of \u201cchithirapuram is kudumbasee travels\u201d . aravindan character played by jayaram and his innocent villagers set out a journey to the town for the marriage of jayaram ( aravindan ) in the bus named kudumbasree travels .\nwith only 17 taxis \u2013 seven in thiruvananthapuram , six in ernakulam , and two each in kasaragod and kottayam \u2014 kudumbasree travels\u2019 expansion is crucial to its becoming viable .\nin the end , kudumbasree travels was a bit of all right , made me laugh genuinely out loud a few times , and was mildly entertaining the rest of it .\nkudumbasree travels jayarams latest movie , directed by debutant kiran . the leading female character of the movie done by bahavana . director kiran is new to the cinema industry but he has proved his worth in the mini - screens , kiran was the director of the supper hit comedy soap ettu sundarikalum njanu . kundumbasree travels recently got a clean u certificate from the censer board . kudumbasree travels will hit 55 screens across kerala on 21 january 2011 .\nthe district will join a statewide initiative for women - friendly travel facilities when two kudumbasree members in pala launch kudumbasree travels , a taxi service exclusively of women , for women , by women . the taxi service , already operational in thiruvnanathapuram and kochi , will be launched in the district on saturday , as part of the district - level anniversary celebration of kudumbasree .\naravindan\u2019s family travels to kochi for the wedding in the kudumbasree travels bus , and everything seems set for the wedding to occur at the auspicious time ( as decreed by the astrologer ) , but before aravindan can tie the mangalsutra , the auspicious time passes , and the astrologer stops the wedding .\nkudumbasree district mission coordinator c . shobha lakshmi said five persons had been shortlisted as taxi drivers in the district . two others would join the initiative in kottayam town and one at changanassery soon . the mission hoped to expand kudumbasree travels all over the district , especially the municipal areas , in a phased manner , she added .\nit\u2019s true , too , that any plot that involves much staring at a clock will automatically go into my good books , and kudumbasree travels pays out in spades , mostly involving the will they / won\u2019t they marriage story .\nkudumbasree travels is a malayalam - movie directed by kiran . starring jayaram , bhavana , jagathy sreekumar , janardhanan , maniyanpilla raju , mamukkoya , p . sreekumar , kottayam nazeer , kpac lalitha , kalpana , radhika , kulappilly leela , sidhartha siva .\nthe story takes place in a small village in kerala called chithirapuram . a group of innocent people from the village sets out to the town to attend the marriage of their friend aravindan , a chakyar koothu exponent . they travel in a bus named kudumbasree travels .\ni ' m still not sure kudumbasree travels would have been a great film even with a younger actor , but i do think it would have been a better film . also ? it would have been better if bhavana had been given more to do . sigh .\nkudumbasree travels promises \u201ctons of fun on wheels\u201d , but , sadly , i have to admit that what it delivers is a whole lot less . for me , i think this is due , in part , to the fact that i\u2019ve yet to warm up to jayaram . perhaps i\u2019ve yet to see the right film , but kudumbasree travels isn\u2019t it , though he\u2019s not bad . i think my main issue is that the film proves that the malayalam industry isn\u2019t immune to the problem of aging heroes taking on roles that aren\u2019t really suitable for them anymore .\nthat said , kudumbasree travels did manage to keep me mildly entertained at times . i am , however , easily amused at slapstick involving the duplicate suitcase and a crazy swamy who spends much of his time starting out into the middle distance , and occasionally sharing words of wisdom :\nat one particular point in ' kudumbasree travels ' janardhanan , who plays a key role in the film exclaims aloud that its impossible to believe that the events happening around him are taking place for real ! we are all with you on that , sir ! this is unbelievable stuff , indeed .\naravindan has finally found a nangyar koothu performer , aswathy , to marry . she stays in cochin . aravindan with his family and friends embark on a voyage from their tiny village to the city in a tourist bus called kudumbasree travels . will they make to the wedding before the auspicious time ?\nkudumbasree is also planning to expand its fleet of 58 autorickshaws . mr . shajahan said the government had decided to start 10 autos in each panchayat under the auto sree scheme launched last month .\ncinema industry but he has proved his worth in the mini - screens , kiran was the director of the supper hit comedy soap ettu sundarikalum njanu . kundumbasree travels recently got a clean u certificate from the censer board .\nthe story takes place in a small village in kerala called chithirapuram . a group of people from the village travel to attend the marriage of their friend aravindan , a chakyar koothu exponent in a bus named kudumbasree travels . meanwhile , aravindan ` s uncle pachu and his friend nittar are planning to break his marriage with aswathi . instead pachu wants aravindan to marry his daughter . on their way to attend the marriage , the group meets sreedevi who keeps a lot of secrets and the story takes its turn at this point .\ntechnical hurdles , however , have hindered the service , according to kudumbasree executive director a . shajahan . the call centre , mr . shajahan said , was wound up a year ago . the drivers had to pay a certain percentage of their earnings to enable functioning of the call centre , but they were reluctant to do so , he said .\nthe scheme was more feasible as the total investment came to less than rs . 1 . 75 lakh . however , issues related to permits in city limits had to be sorted out . special sanction was sought for allowing kudumbasree drivers permits to drive in city limits , but the transport department was yet to give its nod . if successful , 10 , 000 autos driven by women would be brought under the scheme , he said .\nthat said , though \u2013 even i have to admit that there are times when i watch a film and realize that an actor has taken on a role that really * is * more suited to a more age - appropriate actor \u2013 3 idiots was a perfect example of that , where it\u2019s impossible for aamir khan to seem remotely right in the role of a college student , no matter how hard i try to suspend disbelief , no matter how good an actor he is . and even if i give kudumbasree travels the benefit of the doubt \u2013 if i believe that aravindan really is just a middle aged performer who just has never found the right girl \u2013 well . actually , i tried that , and it didn\u2019t work . it just felt to me that aravindan could be a little bit older , but not a man in his forties . his personality , his experience , all of it made me wish the role had been given to one of the up and coming malayalam actors .\nplease check out our other videos here ! urltoken the story takes place in a small village in kerala called chithirapuram . a group of innocent people from the village sets out to the town to attend the marriage of their friend aravindan , a chakyar koothu exponent . they travel in a bus named kudumbasree travels . aravindan ' s uncle pachu and his friend nittar are conspiring against his marriage to the rich girl aswathi . instead pachu wants aravindan to marry his daughter . on their way to attend the marriage , the group meets sreedevi who keeps a lot of secrets and the story takes its turn at this point . hotnsourtv is a malayalam entertainment portal . urltoken cinema portal is such a portal which could entertain you with the newses of entertainments , movie infos , movie details , gossips and also in pursuit of the information which are beyond the reach . in hotnsourtv if the videos are bringing you entertainment , on the other hands in hotnsourmoviechannel , the words are doing the job . the ultimate success of urltoken lies in bringing all the whereabouts of malayalam cinema to forefront in a single point , you may read the complete biography of malayalam cinema from here . hence this web site is known as the ' entire story of malayalam cinema\n. directed by : kiran produced by : anil mathew written by : thomas thoppikodi starring : jayaram , bhavana music by : bijibal studio : mythri visuals distributed by : central pictures release release date : 21 january 2011 country : india - 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ism \u2013 all of these have been declared off limits , yet it\u2019s still fair game to make fun of someone\u2019s age , to make assumptions about what one can or should not do at a certain age \u2013 to be honest , it drives me batty . i take solace in the fact that the worst offenders \u2013 the ones who seem to suggest that once someone turns forty they should pretty much stop living \u2013 well , one day , they\u2019ll turn forty , and then they\u2019ll be on the receiving end of that ageist nonsense .\nbut i don\u2019t want this to imply in any way , shape or form that once actors hit the age of forty that they should be forbidden from action , romance , all the stuff that makes films worth watching . i just want that to be framed in a setting and character that\u2019s more age appropriate .\nso if the film has given me anything worthwhile to share , it\u2019s that . enough with dissing people over forty and calling them old . they aren\u2019t . they are still in the prime of life and vibrant , capable , talented people .\nyes , i am that easily amused . between the clocks and a shahrukh khan joke , my day was made .\nsadly , though , as much as this adds to the experience for me , the film manages to lose points by taking two of my favorite actresses , bhavana and radhika , and pushing them to the sidelines , mostly reacting with consternation or frustration at what is happening around them . but i ' ll save a rant on the limited roles given to actresses for march .\nand really , what more can we ask of a film ? amusement , clocks and a shahrukh khan joke . sold .\nyou can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post .\nyou ' re right about aging heroes in malayalam movies . i kind of wanted to watch this for bhavana , but never got to it because i ' m disinterested in watch old guys like jayaram trying to pass off as middle aged guys . the problem is none of the young actors other than prithviraj are any good . the only actors whose movies still interest me in malayalam are prithviraj and dileep .\n@ meenkaran i don ' t know that i ' d say none of the young actors aren ' t any good - - but when i did sit down to think about who could do that role , the number of age - appropriate actors ( someone in their early to mid thirties , say ) is really limited . same with hindi films - - it ' s as if they forgot that the megastars didn ' t have the powers to stay eternally young , and didn ' t think about grooming a new generation of actors until it was too late .\n( but . psst . jayaram is middle aged , not old . : - ) )\njayaram film in the 80s and 90s used to be really fun , light hearted family oriented films . of late most of his movie are no good .\ni saw none of the young actors aren ' t any good in the sense that they lack the charisma and star power needed to pull the audience in . tamil and telugu has many young actors who have that charisma . in malayalam prithviraj is the only one currently .\nand that ' s probably why i ' ve yet to warm up to jayaram , i ' ve only seen him in recent films , and they ' re just not his best work .\ni do know what you mean about the charisma and star power . it ' s not always what i look for in an actor - - but as you point out , that ' s what gets people to buy cinema tickets .\ni ' m not the biggest fan of jayaram ' s current roles , but i would like to recommend my favourite film of his - aramana veedum anjoorekkarum - co - starring shobana . it ' s got family feuds , mistaken identity and shobana plays sneaky and adorable really well . i really like their jodi .\nthanks for the recommendation ! have added it to my list of films to check out , hoping i ' ll be able to find it on dvd .\ncheck out my great villains entry on\nmogambo khush hua ! mr . india ' s most iconic villain\n.\nwhere i ' ve contributed my review of satyajit ray ' s classic film charulata .\ncheck out my swashathon ! entry on ' aladdin and the wonderful lamp ( 1952 ) ' .\ni will be writing about\nthe apu trilogy\ndirected by satyajit ray .\ni will be writing about\nmosayile kuthira meenukal\ndirected by ajith pillai .\nfollow katherine ( @ kaymatthews ) on twitter i tried to get ' kmatthews ' on twitter but it was taken , so i ' m ' kaymatthews ' there instead .\nkatherine matthews on mardaani ( dir . pradeep sarkar , 2104 ) ( hindi )\nencyclo . co . uk , online since 2007 , is a search engine for english meanings and definitions . the website aims to publish all wordlists , big and small , on the internet , making it much easier to find the word you need . follow us on facebook\nsorry ! none of the critics have had a chance to review this movie yet .\nby using www . bookmyshow . com ( our website ) , you are fully accepting the privacy policy available at urltoken governing your access to bookmyshow and provision of services by bookmyshow to you . if you do not accept terms mentioned in the privacy policy , you must not share any of your personal information and immediately exit bookmyshow .\ncopyright 2018 \u00a9 bigtree entertainment pvt . ltd . all rights reserved . the content and images used on this site are copyright protected and copyrights vests with the respective owners . the usage of the content and images on this website is intended to promote the works and no endorsement of the artist shall be implied . unauthorized use is prohibited and punishable by law .\nsubscribe to our free newsletters to be the first one to know about all things entertainment .\nthe phone number associated with your bms account has been verified via a different account . please reverify your phone number .\nyou are about to change your phone number for my wallet . verify otp to confirm\n\u201ci have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner , its agent , or the law . \u201d and \u201cthe information in this notification is accurate , and i am the owner , or an agent authorized to act on behalf of the owner , of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed . \u201d\nstep 2 . on receipt of your smart band , register and activate the band online through the link that will be emailed to your registered email id .\nstep 3 . arrive at the event and walk in without waiting in the queue .\nin case of any unavoidable circumstances , like an issue in receiving inventory from the concerned / taxation authority , you will have to pickup your smart bands from bookmyshow box office at the venue on the event day .\nin case of office address if courier person is not allowed inside than please note that bands might be delivered at reception or mail room .\non receipt of your entry band , register and activate the band online through the activation link that will be sent to you along with your band .\nin case of any unavoidable circumstances , like an issue in receiving inventory from the concerned / taxation authority , you will have to pickup your entry bands from bookmyshow box office at the venue on the event day .\ndue to some technical issues your address has not been updated . we request you to please try again .\njayaram , bhavana , jagathy sreekumar , maniyanpilla raju , p . sree kumar , kalpana , k . p . a . c . lalitha , mamukkoya\nasha black is a malayalam romantic thriller , which is set in the background of malaysia and coimbatore . this is a story of a\ncall : 1 - 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{"id": 116608, "summary": [{"text": "volver ( [ bol\u02c8\u03b2er ] , meaning \" to go back \" ) is a 2006 spanish drama film written and directed by pedro almod\u00f3var .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "headed by actress pen\u00e9lope cruz , the film features an ensemble cast also starring carmen maura , lola due\u00f1as , blanca portillo , yohana cobo , and chus lampreave .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "revolving around an eccentric family of women from a wind-swept region south of madrid , cruz plays raimunda , a working-class woman forced to go to great lengths to protect her 14-year-old daughter paula .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "to top off the family crisis , her mother irene comes back from the dead to tie up loose ends .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the plot originates in almod\u00f3var 's earlier film the flower of my secret ( 1995 ) , where it features as a novel which is rejected for publication but is stolen to form the screenplay of a film named the freezer .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "drawing inspiration from the italian neorealism of the late 1940s to early 1950s and the work of pioneering directors such as federico fellini , luchino visconti , and pier paolo pasolini , volver addresses themes like sexual abuse , loneliness and death , mixing the genres of farce , tragedy , melodrama , and magic realism .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "set in the la mancha region , almodovar 's place of birth , the filmmaker cited his upbringing as a major influence on many aspects of the plot and the characters .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "volver was one of the films competing for the palme d'or at the 2006 cannes film festival .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it eventually won two awards : best actress ( shared by the six main actresses ) and best screenplay .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film 's premiere was held on march 10 , 2006 , in puertollano , spain , where the filming had taken place .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "pen\u00e9lope cruz was nominated for the 2006 academy award for best actress , making her the first spanish woman ever to be nominated in that category . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "volver", "paragraphs": ["y me muero , por volver . ' y volver volver , volver a tus brazos otra vez llegare hasta donde estes yo se perder , yo se perder , quiero volver , volver volver . '\nnos dejamos hace tiempo , pero me llego el momento de perder tu tenias mucha razon , le hago caso al corazon y me muero por volver . ' y volver volver , volver a tus brazos otra vez llegare hasta donde estes yo se perder , yo se perder , quiero volver , volver volver .\nvolver offers private and semi - private dining spaces with bar volver - inspired menus . start planning your event today .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie volver ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of volver ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing volver near you .\nthis cast list of who was in volver includes both lead and minor roles . ( 12 items )\nbuena velada con chan marshall en la trastienda . que ganas de volver a los conciertos ! ! # catpower\nspanish director pedro almodovar ' s film volver has received six nominations for this year ' s european film awards .\nvolver ; spain directed by pedro almodovar produced by el deseo d . a . , s . l . u .\nvolver cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of volver actors includes any volver actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each volver actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of volver have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\neste amor apasionado , anda todo alborotado por volver . voy camino a la locura y aunque todo me tortura se querer .\n\u201cvolver\u201d is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . it has violence , obscenity and sexual references .\ngracias # selenecantumakeup b\u00fasquenla en # fb # casting # llamado esperando volver a la tv . # patrocinadoroficial # mty aw ! urltoken\nalmod\u00f3var , pedro . \u201cconfession , \u201d volver press notes ( sony pictures classics , 2006 ) . urltoken accessed january 21 , 2013 .\ntobin , yann . \u201cvolver - les femmes de la mancha . \u201d positif - revue mensuelle de cin\u00e9ma ( may 2006 ) : 15 - 16 .\n@ arymichee on twitter :\ngracias # selenecantumakeup b\u00fasquenla en # fb # casting # llamado esperando volver a la tv . # patrocinadoroficial # mty aw ! urltoken\nthe nominations for volver and the lives of others will also put them in strong contention to be named in the foreign language category for next year ' s oscars .\neven if volver sounds too high - concept for you , know that almod\u00f3var is smart enough not to rest on laughs alone , extending his premise to dark , though occasionally tidy psychological territory .\n\u201cvolver\u201d tells the story of raimunda , played by cruz , a young and hard - working wife of an unemployed husband whose roving eye falls upon her teenage daughter , and of raimunda\u2019s revenge .\nthe first spanish actress to receive a star on the hollywood walk of fame , cruz has starred in films like vanilla sky , captain corelli\u2019s mandolin , vicky cristina barcelona , volver and nine \u2013 all of which have opened to incredible audience and critical reception . she has won an oscar for her performance in vicky cristina barcelona and has received oscar and golden globe nominations for her performances in volver and nine .\nthey could not be more different ,\nsaid cruz , who earned her first oscar nomination for\nvolver\nand also worked with almodovar in\nall about my mother\nand\nlive flesh .\nmadrid ( reuters ) - the tragicomic tale of a mother\u2019s survival , \u201cvolver\u201d swept to a triumphant victory at spain\u2019s top film awards early on monday , grabbing best movie , director and best actress for oscar hope penelope cruz .\nthe village houses the supernatural . madrid represents the natural world . death in the village involves ghosts and volver \u2014return . death in the city is more prosaic , a frozen food locker rather than a tombstone that must be tended .\ncannes , france \u2014 expect more male characters from pedro almodovar , whose credits include such female - centered films as\nall about my mother ,\nvolver\nand\nwomen on the verge of a nervous breakdown .\nspanish director pedro almod\u00f3var is known for making colourful , complicated , funny films which often deal with family trauma and tragic histories . with volver , he drew influence and inspiration from the grit of italian neorealism ( a clip from luchino visconti\u2019s 1951 film bellissima appears at one point ) as well as his upbringing in la mancha . pen\u00e9lope cruz\u2019s outstanding performance earned her a best actress nomination . and in typically , lovingly convoluted almod\u00f3var fashion , volver\u2019s plot has its origins in his 1995 film , the flower of my secret , in which the lead character is a romance novel writer who throws out a new , darker novel she is working on only to have its plot \u2013 volver \u2019s plot \u2013 stolen and used as screenplay for a film called the freezer .\nvolver received a rapturous reception when it played the cannes film festival in 2006 . at the festival the film almod\u00f3var won the best screenplay prize while the entire female ensemble won the best actress prize . in the fall of that year , the new york film festival showcased the film as part of a pedro almod\u00f3var retrospective . thanks to her wonderful work in the film , pen\u00e9lope cruz received her first oscar nomination in the best actress category . volver went on to garner several critical accolades and was a massive worldwide success .\nthe movie , set in spain\u2019s barren la mancha region , won five prizes at the goya awards ceremony in madrid , beating off \u201cpan\u2019s labyrinth , \u201d which was last week chosen ahead of \u201cvolver\u201d as a nominee for best foreign language film at next month\u2019s oscars .\nactress penelope cruz smiles upon receiving a\ngoya\naward for director pedro almodovar during the spanish film academy\ngoya\nawards ceremony in madrid january 28 , 2007 . almodovar won the best director award for his movie\nvolver\n. reuters / andrea comas\nto the accompaniment of a live orchestra , the evening includes pieces by great choreographers from m ichel fokine to russell maliphant . ivan putrov dances the role made famous by nijinsky in le spectre de la rose and daniel proietto performs the exquisite afterlight , a piece inspired by nijinsky . royal ballet principal , edward watson reprises the comic but ultimately poignant volver , volver which sees him move from matinee idol to spiderman . matthew ball , rising star of the royal ballet , makes his london coliseum debut and the legendary irek mukhamedov makes a welcome return to the stage in a new work created for him by arthur pita .\nboston society of film critics awards 2008 - bsfc award - best supporting actress for vicky cristina barcelona ( 2008 ) cannes film festival 2006 - best actress for volver ( 2006 ) shared with carmen maura , lola due\u00f1as , blanca portillo , yohana cobo , chus lampreave , to the female ensemble cast . cinema writers circle awards , spain 2007 - cec award - best actress ( mejor actriz ) for volver ( 2006 ) david di donatello awards 2004 - david - best actress ( migliore attrice protagonista ) for non ti muovere ( 2004 ) empire awards , uk 2007 - empire award - best actress for volver ( 2006 european film awards 2006 - european film award - best actress for volver ( 2006 ) 2004 - audience award - best actress for non ti muovere ( 2004 ) fotogramas de plata 2007 - fotogramas de plata - best movie actress ( mejor actriz de cine ) for volver ( 2006 ) 1999 - fotogramas de plata - best movie actress ( mejor actriz de cine ) for ni\u00f1a de tus ojos , la ( 1998 ) goya awards 2007 - goya - best lead actress ( mejor actriz principal ) for volver ( 2006 ) 1999 - goya - best lead actress ( mejor actriz principal ) for ni\u00f1a de tus ojos , la ( 1998 ) hollywood film festival 2006 - hollywood film award - actress of the year imagen foundation awards 2003 - creative achievement award los angeles film critics association awards 2008 - lafca award - best supporting actress for vicky cristina barcelona ( 2008 ) also for elegy ( 2008 ) . national board of review , usa 2008 - nbr award - best supporting actress for vicky cristina barcelona ( 2008 ) new york film critics circle awards 2008 - nyfcc award - best supporting actress for vicky cristina barcelona ( 2008 ) ondas awards 1993 - film award - best acting ( mejor interpretaci\u00f3n ) tied with javier bardem pe\u00f1\u00edscola comedy film festival 1995 - best actress for todo es mentira ( 1994 ) premios ace 2007 - premio ace - cinema - best actress for volver ( 2006 ) southeastern film critics association awards 2008 - sefca award - best supporting actress for vicky cristina barcelona ( 2008 ) spanish actors union 2007 - award of the spanish actors union - film lead performance , female ( protagonista cine - categor\u00eda femenina ) for volver ( 2006 ) 1999 - award of the spanish actors union - film lead performance ( protagonista cine ) for ni\u00f1a de tus ojos , la ( 1998 ) 1993 - award of the spanish actors union - film : supporting performance ( secundario cine ) for belle epoque ( 1992 )\nno other director has as much swoon factor as pedro almod\u00f3var : the texture of his movie - making is quite unique . volver could have gone on for another hour or two : there seemed so much more to say . what a triumph for this great european director who just seems to get better and better .\nvolver marked the first time i was not only wowed by a cruz performance but frankly , even the least bit impressed by one . by the mid - 2000s , i ' d merely been acquainted with her turns in garbage like captain corelli ' s mandolin , gothika and vanilla sky , so i had to question why this seemingly skill - free actress was landing these high - profile roles in the first place . then , i saw volver , followed by elegy , and then i caught up on all about my mother too . and i finally got it . if only cruz could work on all of pedro almodovar ' s pictures !\nspanish director pedro almodovar is becoming one of the darlings of art house cinema . after winning an academy award for his screenplay for talk to her , he followed up that effort with the acclaimed film bad education . now , he ' ll continue to have a presence in north america as sony pictures classics will release his movie volver .\nvolver means to come back , and pedro almodovar ' s love letter to resilient women who transcend secrets , lies and bitter disappointment through ferocious love for their families is a series of variations on a theme of returning : revisiting your roots , mending relationships , reconsidering the past and even coming back from the dead . sultry , outspoken raimunda . . . read more\nith its overwhelming richness , its colour and warmth , pedro almod\u00f3var ' s new movie is set to capture your heart . volver seemed guilelessly wonderful when i first saw it earlier this year in cannes . now it looks even better . the picture ' s ingenuities and contrivances just seem to float out of the screen , like psychedelic moodshapes . i found myself floating right along with them .\nwhat is most unexpected about\nvolver\nis that it ' s not really about murder or the afterlife , but simply incorporates those awkward developments into the problems of daily living . his characters approach their dilemmas not with metaphysics but with common sense . a dead woman turns up as a ghost and is immediately absorbed into her family ' s ongoing problems : so what took her so long ?\nalmod\u00f3var deserves his reputation as a woman\u2019s director . \u201c volver is as manless a movie as i have seen , \u201d wrote reviewer anthony lane . two of the men who have speaking roles disappear . one is murdered , the other goes away . two other men appear even more briefly . one makes googly eyes at raimunda , but nothing comes of that . the other raimunda simply shuts out .\nacclaimed on its presentation at the 2006 cannes film festival , volver reunited director pedro almodovar with two of his leading ladies of years gone by - penelope cruz and carmen maura . reviews suggest the film is a typical effort from the acclaimed spaniard : a high - strung female - centred melodrama with extroverted colour palette , earthy humour , black comedy , some unusual genre crossover ( here a ghost story ) , and a fair bit of self conscious camp . despite exuding a far warmer and cuddlier air than the director \\ ' s divisive bad education , and securing strong box office results for a foreign language film , volver \\ ' s showing at the recent oscars was lean indeed . penelope cruz represented the film alone for best actress , almodovar not even securing a best foreign language film nomination .\nthe action in \u201cvolver\u201d moves back and forth between a workaday neighborhood in madrid and a windswept village in the spanish countryside . really , though , the movie takes place in a familiar , enchanted land \u2014 almod\u00f3varia , you might call it , or maybe pedrostan\u2014 where every room and street corner is saturated with bright color and vivid feeling and where discordant notes of violence , jealousy and fear ultimately resolve in the deeper harmonies of art .\nthe nominees for the european film awards were announced at the seville film festival today , with pedro almodovar \u2018s \u201c volver \u201d from spain and florian henckel von donnersmarck \u2018s \u201c the lives of others \u201d from germany dominating the nominations . each received six nods , including a nomination for best european film of the year . ken loach \u2018s \u201c the wind that shakes the barley , \u201d a co - production of multiple countries , received five nominations . selected in the race for best european film were neil jordan\u2019s \u201cbreakfast on pluto , \u201d jasmila zbanic\u2019s \u201cgrbavica , \u201d von donnersmarck\u2019s \u201cthe lives of others , \u201d michael winterbottom and mat whitecross\u2019s \u201cthe road to guantanamo , \u201d \u201cvolver , \u201d and \u201cthe wind that shakes the barley . \u201d 1 , 700 efa members will vote to select the winners of the annual prizes , to be presented on december 2nd in warsaw , poland .\nfor almodovar , too ,\nvolver\nis like a homecoming . whenever we are most at ease , we fall most easily and gracefully into our native idioms . certainly as a young gay man in franco ' s spain , he didn ' t feel at home , but he felt displaced in a familiar way , and now he feels nostalgia for the women who accepted him as easily as if , well , he had been a ghost .\ni only wish i could discuss this score less as an album , and more as a film score , for i find - as is often the case with this genre of music - that iglesias \\ ' s scores inspire me more after i know how the dramatic demands of the film have influenced the musical choices . having said that , volver works remarkably well as an independent listening experience , and offers fans of film music with a taste for eclectic classical chamber music much to enjoy . for these , and for fans of elegant drama scoring in general , alberto iglesias \\ ' s volver is a must . one of the best film music albums of 2006 . and hopefully there \\ ' s much to look forward to in 2007 from this composer - including savage grace , caotica ana ( julio medem \\ ' s new film ) , her majestic minor , and a non - film music album .\nwas it hard to play a such a borderline character ? as a matter of fact , it was very complicated . in the beginning , i thought she was a very neutral character , but as i had already played women on the verge of a nervous breakdown with pedro , i could give more depth to this character and create a wonderful mother . the rehearsal period was fundamental to enhancing this idyll between director and actress , which we already knew was strong , and which became even stronger after volver . actually , there was one thing that really made me nervous . i have been to many festivals , international premieres and press conferences in my life . however , i have never been as nervous as during the world premiere of volver in pedro ' s hometown , puertollano , in la mancha . it was such a big thrill . la mancha was there to support pedro , it was an amazing display of tenderness .\n\u201cvolver , \u201d full of surprises and reversals , unfolds with breathtaking ease and self - confidence . it is in some ways a smaller , simpler film than either \u201ctalk to her\u201d or \u201cbad education , \u201d choosing to tell its story without flashbacks or intricate parallel plots , but it is no less the work of a master . and it\u2019s a testament to the filmmaker\u2019s generosity of spirit that he effectively hands the movie over to its ensemble of lively and resourceful actresses , and in particular to its star , pen\u00e9lope cruz .\nto relate the details of the narrative \u2014 death , cancer , betrayal , parental abandonment , more death \u2014 would create an impression of dreariness and woe . but nothing could be further from the spirit of \u201cvolver , \u201d which is buoyant without being flip , and consoling without ever becoming maudlin . mr . almod\u00f3var acknowledges misfortune \u2014 and takes it seriously \u2014 from a perspective that is essentially comic . very few filmmakers have managed to smile so convincingly in the face of misery and fatality : jean renoir and billy wilder come immediately to mind , and mr . almod\u00f3var , if he is not yet their equal , surely belongs in their company . \u201cvolver\u201d is often dazzling in its artifice \u2014 jos\u00e9 luis alcaine\u2019s ripe cinematography , alberto iglesias\u2019s suave , heart - tugging score \u2014 but it is never false . it draws you in , invites you to linger and makes you eager to return . it offers something better than realism . the real world , after all , is where we all have to live ; for some of us , though , mr . almod\u00f3var\u2019s world is home .\npedro almod\u00f3var gets back in touch with his feminine side in volver , the spanish helmer ' s most femme fable since 1999 ' s all about my mother . one of that film ' s stars , pen\u00e9lope cruz , here takes centre stage as a domestic drudge caught up in family strife - including the return of her supposedly dead mother ( almod\u00f3var veteran carmen maura ) . despite dwelling on death , there ' s plenty of life in this mix of tears and laughter , although the style ' s subdued compared with the writer / director ' s earlier melodramas .\nvolver\nis spanish for\nto return ,\ni am informed . the film reminds me of fellini ' s\namarcord ,\nalso a fanciful revisit to childhood which translates as\ni remember .\nwhat the directors are doing , i think , is paying tribute to the women who raised them - - their conversations , conspiracies , ambitions , compromises and feeling for romance . ( what fellini does more closely resembles revenge . ) these characters seem to get along so easily that even the introduction of a\ndead\ncharacter can be taken in stride .\nraimunda lives in madrid with her daughter paula and her husband paco , who is always drunk . her sister , sole , is separated and works clandestinely as a hairstylist for women . the two sisters lost their parents in a fire in la mancha , their birth village , years ago . their aunt , paula , still lives in the village and continues to speak about her sister irene , mother of the two sisters , as if she were still alive . when the old aunt dies the situation changes and the past returns ( volver ) in a twist of mystery and suspense .\nis the film going to compete in cannes ? going to cannes doesn ' t depend on me . or it does , but only partially . i was asked to send the film , which i did , and afterwards i asked the girls if they would fancy walking around the croisette , showing off their outfits and it seems that they would . as bad education was the opening film in cannes , maybe this time volver could be the closing film , although that isn\u2019t very interesting . i would like the film to be shown in competition , but i haven\u2019t received an answer so far .\ntheir visiting and loud air - kissing take place in the region of la mancha in \u201cthe village . \u201d ( it is fictitious alcanfor de las infantas , camphor of the princesses\u2014and smell plays a jokey part in this film . ) this is \u201cblack spain , \u201d rural , conservative , backward , superstitious , and church - ridden . but almod\u00f3var has said , \u201c volver destroys all the clich\u00e9s about black spain and offers a spain that is as real as it is the opposite . a spain that is white , spontaneous , funny , intrepid , supportive and fair . \u201d well , sort of .\nfrom two - time academy award ( r ) - winner pedro almod\u00f3var ( 2003 , best original screenplay , talk to her ; 2000 , best foreign language film , all about my mother ) comes volver , a comedic and compassionate tribute to women and their resilience in the face of life ' s most outrageous tribulations . a luminous pen\u00e9lope cruz leads an ensemble of gifted actresses , including carmen maura ( women on the verge of a nervous breakdown ) . raimunda ( cruz ) and her sister sole lost their parents in a tragic fire years ago . . . or did they ? superstitious villagers claim that the girls ' departed mother , irene ( maura ) , has been seen wandering around their aunt paula ' s home . when irene appears to sole , she explains that she has returned to set right her daughters ' troubled lives and reveal shocking secrets that will impact everyone ! raimunda has\nfemale troubles\nof her own , least of which is a corpse in the freezer ! winner of numerous film festival and critics ' awards , volver is a hilarious tale of love , loss and forgiveness . \u00a9 2006 el deseo d . a . , s . l . u . all rights reserved .\nmeanwhile , irene turns up at sole ' s apartment , starts helping her with her hair clients , and get to know her granddaughter paula , but dares not reveal herself to raimunda , from whom she has been estranged for years . before all the women can reconcile , some secrets about the night of the fire , and even further back , will have to be revealed . this 2006 pedro almodovar film features his usual wonderful mix of absurdity , rich emotions , strong women , terrific laughs , and wonderful acting .\nvolver ,\nby the way , is spanish for\nto return .\nsuch troubles ! the blood belongs to her husband , paco ( antonio de la torre ) , who has recently expired in a bright crimson pool on the kitchen floor after taking a carving knife to the belly . his killing is not exactly to be shrugged off \u2014 and he does eventually receive a proper burial of sorts \u2014 but he is not exactly mourned either . men , for raimunda and her circle , tend to be malevolent , irrelevant or simply absent : straying husbands , predators , dead bodies . they cause a fair amount of trouble , but the point of \u201cvolver\u201d is that it\u2019s not about them .\nvolver is a meeting of\nmildred pierce\nand\narsenic and old lace\n, combined with the surrealistic naturalism of my fourth film ,\n\u00bfqu\u00e9 he hecho yo para merecer esto ! !\n(\nwhat have i done to deserve this ?\n) , that is , madrid and its lively working - class neighbourhoods , where the immigrants from the various spanish provinces share dreams , lives and fortune with a multitude of ethnic groups and other races . at the heart of this social framework , three generations of women survive wind , fire and even death , thanks to goodness , audacity and a limitless vitality . they are raimunda ( p\u00e9nelope cruz ) , who is married to an unemployed labourer and has a teenage daughter ( yohana cobo ) ; sole ( lola due\u00f1as ) , her sister , who makes a living as a hairdresser ; and the mother of both ( carmen maura ) , who died in a fire along with her husband . this character appears first to her sister ( chus lampreave ) and then to sole , although the people with whom she has some unresolved matters are raimunda and her neighbour in the village , agustina ( blanca portillo ) . volver is not a surrealistic comedy although it may seem so at times . the living and the dead coexist without any discord , causing situations that are either hilarious or filled with a deep , genuine emotion . it ' s a film about the culture of death in my native la mancha . the people there practice it with an admirable naturalness . the way in which the dead continue to be present in their lives , the richness and humanity of their rites mean that the dead never die . volver destroys all the clich\u00e9s about\nblack\nspain and offers a spain that is as real as it is the opposite . a spain that is white , spontaneous , funny , intrepid , supportive and fair .\nattempting to fuse the classic noir of mildred pierce with the kitchen - sink whimsy of the director ' s own what have i done to deserve this ? , volver ( which means ' to come back ' ) suffers from plot implausibilities and uneven characterisation ( paula ends up a sidelined cipher ) . but the humour and the heartstring - pulling hit the mark , as do most of the cast , not least cruz . sporting a prosthetic posterior , she ' s one hot mama . but never mind the buttocks : it ' s the pitch - perfect blend of pride and vulnerability , spirit and sadness that really makes her performance stand out .\nand they say that actresses disappear after 40 ! mirren ' s two globe wins put her in the front row - - oscar could very well go for a king and queen this year - - though meryl streep ( who also a globe winner , in the musical or comedy division ) also gives a formidable performance . ( admittedly , it ' s a supporting performance , but as with\nthe last king of scotland ,\nthe academy will certainly overlook the picture ' s ostensible lead , anne hathaway . ) kate winslet could make it three british contenders here , and i ' m hoping penelope cruz nabs the fifth spot for\nvolver .\npen\u00e9lope cruz and lola due\u00f1as play raimunda and soledad , two sisters living in madrid whose parents were killed three years earlier in a fire . when soledad returns for a visit to the village where they grew up , she learns that her mother irene has returned as a ghost ; then , when soledad returns to madrid , turns out irene has stowed away and returned with her ( \u2018volver\u2019 means \u2018to return ) . meanwhile , raimunda is dealing with dramas of her own , involving her daughter , an attempted rape , a murder , and a dead body hidden in a freezer . things get more complicated after that , comprende ? si , es una pel\u00edcula de almod\u00f3var .\nfirst off , cruz has never , ever looked more more radiant than she does in volver . the camera is madly in love with her and even though the entire picture has a sumptuous , colorful , painting - like look , cruz brightens up every single moment she ' s on the screen , like a ray of sunshine . it ' s a remarkable turn , though carmen maura , yohana cobo and lola duenas are just as terrific - it ' s unfair , i think , to single out just one performance , even if cruz ' s screen presence is the most enchanting . this is one of almodovar ' s very best films and i could see giving cruz the win in a weaker year .\nfirst thought a ghost , irene returns in the flesh . mother and daughter are finally reunited tearily in the house of the dying agustina . death again . but the last line of the film is , \u201cghosts don\u2019t cry . \u201d in the dvd commentary , almod\u00f3var says . \u201cactually the ghost cries , which means she isn\u2019t a ghost but has condemned herself to live like one . she makes up for what she has done , and that\u2019s very important , \u201d that balancing of the books to achieve a rough justice . irene will mother agustina , atoning . the last shot has red - skirted irene disappearing into agustina\u2019s house . there is a death in the house but also a rebirth , a return , volver .\nvolver is the portrait of a dark , bleak spain , which contrasts your colourful and passionate style . did you want to use franco\u2019s\ndark\nspain to then expose the passion of its people , despite the dictatorship ? i wanted revenge , the kind of revenge that sometimes may take centuries to carry out and that a grandchild , or the nephews of nephews , might still carry on their shoulders . i think this happens everywhere in spain , not only in la mancha . it was important for me to show another , totally different spain , where life goes on , despite the cruel acts that have taken place in the so - called darker spain . la mancha is a region with a great tradition of tragedies .\nin pedro almodovar ' s enchanting , gentle , transgressive\nvolver ,\na deceased matriarch named irene ( carmen maura ) has moved in with her sister paula ( chus lampleave ) , who is growing senile and appreciates some help around the house , especially with the baking . they live , or whatever you ' d call it , in a spanish town where the men die young , and the women spend weekends cheerfully polishing and tending their graves , just as if they were keeping house for them . in exemplary classic style , almodovar uses a right - to - left tracking shot to show this housekeeping carrying us back into the past , and then a subtle , centered zoom to establish the past as part of the present .\nvolver . coming back from buenos aires and do the opposite trip to europe . bonds are tied from now on and for a long time to come . yes , this album is a sequel , the second chapter of a diptych initiated with \u201cpalermo hollywood\u201d a year ago by benjamin biolay , written and composed across two times , as an intense , sentimental and geographical musical chass\u00e9 - crois\u00e9 . along with the neo - cumbia and urban beats comes local rock music , without forgetting the elegance of a high - end french author . 16 tracks incl . 2 exclusive tracks : villa crespo and san mascolo including collaborations with illya kuryaki and the valderramas , mala rodriguez , miss bolivia , borges , sofia wilhemi , ambrosia parsley , dionys mascolo\u2026\nrecording and mixing of the album ( by jose luis crespo and red led ) is superb - communicating each voice in the ensemble . performers - including a few regulars from previous iglesias recordings - acquit themselves finely . the three songs on the album all appear in the film - as is common in almodovar films . ( penelope cruz \\ ' s character apparently sings\nvolver\n, though on album it is performed by estrella morenta ) . none of the songs overly intrude for the listener trying to focus on iglesias \\ ' s score , though the final track\na good thing\n( performed by saint etienne ) belies its name . after such atmospheric scoring , this girl power ballad can \\ ' t help but feel extremely slight .\nvolver , ( in english , coming home or coming back ) , is a gripping melodrama inspired by the trash tv that is a soundtrack to its characters ' lives . pen\u00e9lope cruz is raimunda , a hard - working woman with a teenage daughter , paula ( yohana cobo ) , and a feckless , layabout husband . with her sister sole ( lola due\u00f1as ) she tends to the graves of her parents , and visits her ailing aunt paula ( chus lampreave ) , who is heartrendingly in the final stages of dementia . raimunda ' s family life shatters with one terrible act of violence , and there is a secret about her late mother irene ( carmen maura ) that surfaces when irene returns from beyond the grave to make contact with her astonished daughters .\n\u201cthis is a movie about mothers , \u201d almod\u00f3var says in his commentary . mother - love is almod\u00f3var\u2019s constant theme , not just in this movie . but , as the psychoanalysts tell us , babies not only love mother because she feeds them , but babies also hate her when she doesn\u2019t . ( those furious screams of frustration . ) we as adults , all of us , are ambivalent toward mothers , and mothers are toward us . volver nicely captures that psychological truth in its double - barreled portrayal of mothers ( and daughters ) as both giving life and taking life . and it is so artfully done we scarcely notice that , underneath the satisfying mystery movie , lies a disturbing truth . almod\u00f3var shows once again how subtle and powerful an artist he is .\npedro almod\u00f3var , the benevolent deity of this world , has revealed it \u2014 or , rather , created it \u2014 piece by piece from one film to the next . his two previous movies , \u201ctalk to her\u201d ( 2002 ) and \u201cbad education\u201d ( 2004 ) , explored previously uncharted regions of masculine melodrama , while \u201cvolver , \u201d whose title can be translated as \u201cto return , \u201d revisits the woman - centered territory of \u201call about my mother\u201d ( 1999 ) and \u201cwomen on the verge of a nervous breakdown\u201d ( 1988 ) . drawing on influences ranging from latin american telenovelas to classic hollywood weepies and on an iconography of female endurance that includes anna magnani and joan crawford , mr . almod\u00f3var has made yet another picture that moves beyond camp into a realm of wise , luxuriant humanism .\nso volver is a ghost story . or is it ? as the movie drifts along the periphery of the supernatural , i went into a trance , which almod\u00f3var induces with a master ' s confidence . all the movie ' s secrets are rolled out in a narrative design that is exuberant and elegant . its cinematography and art direction , by jos\u00e9 luis alcaine and salvador parra , give everything an intensity that , like previous almod\u00f3var films , has the feel of a douglas sirk film . almod\u00f3var has something of sirk ' s passionate empathy with women , mixed with a gay sensibility - though the film is unlike sirk ' s in that men are entirely marginal . in its vividness and intense , almost neurotic sensitivity to colour , particularly the colour red , it also looks like a hitchcock thriller .\nthe surprise appearance of carmen maura at the bad education screening during the 2004 cannes film festival led to rumours about a possible reunion between her and almod\u00f3var . fans were delighted to discover the rumours were indeed true . set in pedro almod\u00f3var\u2019s childhood home town of la mancha , volver focuses on two sisters , raimunda ( pen\u00e9lope cruz ) and sole ( lola due\u00f1as ) , attempting to deal with the family secrets surrounding the death of their parents three years earlier . things get complicated for each sister when sole discovers that the ghost of her mother irene ( maura ) has stowed away in the trunk of her car . meanwhile , raimunda and her daughter paula ( yohana cobo ) struggle to cover up the death of paula\u2019s father paco ( antonio de la torre ) , who attempted to molest her .\nthe opening dialogue tells us that women here\u2014in this village\u2014live longer than men . women are strong and noble , while husbands are sexually insatiable lechers who molest their own daughters . there are two of them , hence a pattern of \u201c volver \u2014return . \u201d the women dominate . they don\u2019t need men , who are , with the exception of the filmmaker , the artist , worthless . but women can be artists , too . at the center of this film , as in other almod\u00f3var films , there is a work of art : raimunda sings the title song . ( actually , she lip - syncs to the beautiful singing of flamenco star , estrella morente . ) the song tells of someone returning to a first love after a long time , just what this film is about : first love is mother love .\nalternatively , women can be not sexy but drab and gray and manless like agustina . either way , again and again in this film women provide food and caring . and in the final scene , we see irene nursing and nurturing the dying agustina . women mother , but they also live in the presence of death , as in the opening scene . women give life\u2014young paula\u2014but they also destroy life . they murder\u2014twice in this film . young paula , her mother , and her grandmother all participate in murder . and the deaths strengthen the bonds between the women who , after the men are gone and the secrets revealed , are now densely related as mother , daughter , sister , niece . this double value forms the core of volver as in almod\u00f3var\u2019s splashes of red , sometimes blood , sometimes just a lively color .\npedro almodovar \u2018s \u201c volver \u201d maintained a healthy percentage of its box office in its second weekend , according to a sony pictures classics estimate . the film made an estimated 172 , 340 on 5 screens , for a per screen average of 34 , 468 and an estimated total of 466 , 204 so far . ( last weekend , the film made $ 197 , 703 on 5 screens for $ 39 , 541 per screen . ) paramount vantage expanded \u201cbabel\u201d to 1 , 251 screens this weekend , earning an estimated 5 , 650 , 631 , for an average of 4 , 517 and an estimated total of 7 , 487 , 893 so far . \u201c fur : an imaginary portrait of diane arbus , \u201d from picturehouse , earned an estimated $ 30 , 000 on 4 screens , according to box office mojo , for an estimated $ 7 , 500 per screen average . [ eugene hernandez ]\nvolver marks the sixth collaboration between iglesias and almodovar , and the more melodramatic air of almodovar \\ ' s new film seems to have given the composer room for a lighter touch than their last few efforts . it \\ ' s probably closer in sound to la flor de mi secreto - their first collaboration - more than any of the others .\nlas vecinas\njumps to life with jaunty string rhythms , pizzicati , and a revolving door of elegant solo instrumentation - including guitar , piano and violin . the vibrant\ntitulos\nadds to this engaging blend of voices brass , percussion and string support - the energetic orchestrations giving way to the composer \\ ' s elegant writing for clarinet , and a morose passage for a larger group of strings . there \\ ' s a theme presented here that recurs throughout the score , and sounds a little like gabriel yared \\ ' s unused\nparis and helen\nlove theme from troy , though i say that for sake of comparing it with something rather than suggesting an influence .\na high rating mostly for the way in which this plot manages to turn and return so seamlessly , covering all kinds of ground : abuse , poverty , murder , cancer , familial bonds , lies , secrets , love and more . as always , almodovar ' s characters are very rigid people , set in their ways and keeping their walls up , focused on one thing , and in volver , penelope cruz plays one of the most impenetrable characters i ' ve ever seen on film . she ' s so beautiful and she ' s struggling , so everyone would want to help her , but - without giving away too much of the plot ! - she has a secret that she must do everything to keep . a bit slow in the early going , but the intensity continues to rise until the film ' s conclusion , which if you ' re not careful , will make your head spin . for me it all started to sink in as the credits rolled , and i found myself nodding , slowly coming around , saying\nyes , that was a good ending\neach time i followed another thread to its end . a director whose work i will soon delve into deeply , no question . a very good film .\nalberto iglesias \\ ' s score should also be counted among those unluckily passed over by the arbiters of cinematic taste in los angeles . with a recent induction into the music branch following on the heels of his nomination for his score to the constant gardener , the spanish composer \\ ' s work appears to be highly esteemed by both critics and peers . indeed , volver was cited by hans zimmer , gabriel yared , howard shore and recent oscar winner gustavo santaolalla as a personal favourite among the scores of this year in a recent hollywood reporter\nfilm and tv music\nissue . and rightly so - for over the years iglesias has perfected an approach to scoring based on ( for the most part ) chamber ensembles specific to the ideas of each film . in both concept and composition , he has offered compelling solutions to the musical demands of films by carlos saura ( dispara ) , john malkovitch ( the dancer upstairs - one of the most underrated scores ever ) , and of course the films of his ongoing collaborators julio medem ( la ardilla roja - one of stanley kubrick \\ ' s favourite modern films ; lovers of the arctic circle and sex and lucia ) and almodovar , all of whose films since la flor de mi secreto have been scored by iglesias .\nto what extent is volver a portrait of pedro almod\u00f3var ? i became very fragile when i started doing the film , but it was not the type of fragility that makes you more vulnerable . let ' s say i became softer . there was a more rigid part of my life that , after this film , became a little more relaxed . it was a healthy process , although i don ' t do films to solve my problems . it ' s almost the opposite : i do films so that they can become something revulsive in my life . however , when i started shooting , i never imagined that those characters i knew from when i was a boy would actually appear to me when going back to the places of my childhood . i hardly ever go back to la mancha , but when i do , i feel like a little boy . there , i am not an internationally acclaimed director but the eight or ten year - old kid i was when i left the place , a kid who was very much disturbed by all the chaos there . when i wrote the script , i knew we would shoot in some places from my childhood , but i was hardly imagined that it would become such an emotional journey . this film brings back memories of my mother and father and exposes a fragility that i thought i had overcome . i am grateful for that .\npedro almod\u00f3var these days , spanish helmer pedro almod\u00f3var is one of the most respected filmmakers in the world , an oscar winner whose films have become cannes mainstays and who\u2019s capable of attracting almost any talent that he\u2019d like , despite having never made a film in the english language . but his global reputation is all the more remarkable considering just how challenging his fare can be . his violent , sexual taboo - pushing early work is the most obvious example , but throughout his career his interest in gay issues , sirk - ian melodrama , explicit sex and obsessive behavior has hardly been the kind of thing that usually makes the chattering classes line up around the block . but it\u2019s the quality of his work , the way that his films are weirder , sexier , wittier , more puzzling , more moving and richer than 95 % of the stuff that sees the inside of theaters , that\u2019s made him one of the most beloved filmmakers working . and there\u2019s barely a bad film in his canon , particularly in the extraordinary run of films since 1997\u2019s \u201c live flesh . \u201d and yet none have cracked sight & sound\u2019s list . while our own favorite of his , 2007\u2019s \u201c volver , \u201d is probably too new to judge whether it\u2019ll stand the test of time , some of his most acclaimed films like 1999\u2019s \u201c all about my mother \u201d and especially 2002\u2019s \u201c talk to her \u201d ( which time named among the top 100 movies of all time in 2005 ) , didn\u2019t make the crop either . are his films , like fassbinder , too vulgar , too sexual , and not serious enough for the critical establishment ? or is it simply a matter of letting time pass a little ?\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ndaily box office ( sun . ) | weekend box office ( jul . 6\u20138 ) | # 1 movie : ' ant - man and the wasp ' | showtimes\n\u00a9 urltoken , inc . or its affiliates . all rights reserved . box office mojo and imdb are trademarks or registered trademarks of urltoken , inc . or its affiliates . terms of use and privacy policy under which this service is provided to you .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\ncatches director pedro almodovar and star penelope cruz at the peak of their respective powers , in service of a layered , thought - provoking film .\nset in spain , this is a generational story of three women : a good mother who is desperately in love with a man who is far from being a saint ; a young mother carrying a hard life upon her shoulders ; and an illegal hairdresser whose shop is the meeting point for all the neighborhood gossips .\nit ' s up to charm to twinkle our attention away from the loose threads and daytime tv plotting .\nit ' s clever and entertaining . it ' s marvelously deft , but never daffy . it works well enough , despite feeling like the most conventional film this great , envelope - pushing spanish director has ever made .\npedro almod\u00f3var whipstitches a movie from patches of those mother - daughter melodramas mildred pierce , bellissima and two women and makes it seamless and original , funny as it is fierce , breathtaking as it is life - affirming .\nthe return rattles its chains for a spell , but it doesn ' t linger - - it quickly leaves .\nbeautiful performances , a refreshing story , and spot - on comedic timing make this a wonderful movie .\nthis is a woman ' s picture in the best sense of the term , anchored by bravura turns from penelope cruz and carmen maura . something of a departure for the spanish auteur , it also seals his status as a cinematic master . never that this was much in doubt .\nalmod\u00f3var himself once again returning , with delicious self - consciousness , to an old plot . . . and reconfiguring it , as he does here even more radically than in his other recent films , in the subtle but provocative manner of his mature style ."]}
{"id": 116609, "summary": [{"text": "gandu is a 2010 black-and-white indian film , in the bengali language , directed by qaushiq mukherjee .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it features anubrata , joyraj , kamalika , silajit , and rii in the lead roles .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film 's music is by the alternative rock band five little indians .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "gandu previewed at yale university before making its international premiere on 29 october 2010 at the 2010 south asian international film festival in new york city .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "gandu was an official selection at the 2011 berlin international film festival and was also screened at the slamdance film festival .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "gandu has received mainly positive reviews from critics .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "john reis called it \" a stunning visual and narrative feast \" while variety said it is \" a happily transgressive rhyme-fueled romp \" .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "gandu has caused some controversy because of language and scenes of nudity and sex .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "audiences have left during sex scenes .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "because of the controversy the film did not have its first public screening in india until 2012 at the osian film festival .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the main star anubrata basu is shown with his penis fully erect in a love scene . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "gandu ( film )", "paragraphs": ["gandu - bengali movie trailer ( film promo ) . flv . flv - youtube\ngandu circus \u2014 a punk rock act that evolved from the film gandu \u2014 is back home after a rockin\u2019 europe tour . hear it from\nlithuanian film center / news / lithuanian sci - fi film gets u . s . distribution\nq ' s much - talked about film , gandu , has won the best film , best director , best critics ' choice awards at the south asian international film festival in new york .\nq ' s much - talked about film , gandu , has won the best film , best director , best critics ' choice awards at the south asian international film festival in new york .\nthe hungry premiered at toronto international film festival , with its european premiere at bfi london film festival and asian premiere at mumbai film festival .\nq ' s much - talked about film , gandu , has won the best film , best director , best critics ' choice awards at the south asian international film festival in new york . - times of india\nq ( qaushik mukherjee , as he does not like to be called ) is just back from poland and romania where he and neel were touring with his film gandu and and also performing as gandu circus . \u0093we\u0092ve created music outside the context of the film . gandu the rapper is finally free of the clutches of the film , \u0094 says the filmmaker .\ngandu ,\nan independent bengali film , has been raking in the reviews and awards at film fests internationally , while few in india could claim to have seen it .\nthe film was received well and declared superhit at the box - office . the film ' s music was composed by\nthis could be seen as a metaphor for how q feels about indian cinema . making a film like this in a country like india takes balls . certainly q understood that the film would most likely never get public release , but this was his film , the film he had to make . this film is almost like a political statement , a revolution in south asian film . everything that mainstream south asian film is ,\nthe film was widely appreciated for its songs and lead actors performances upon release . ambareesh got the film ' s title name as a colloquial name tagged with him after the film released .\nanurag kashyap recently said he thinks\ngandu\u201d , in times to come , will be defined as the most seminal film of our times .\ngandu\nis an indian film , but it as about as far from bollywood as you can get . this is a fresh and transgressive film that america would not have the guts to make .\ngandu is repulsive yet immensely hallucinating . a film that has a structure that none of the indian films have the balls to follow up on .\nafter nihilistic rapper gandu steals from his mother ' s lover , he embarks on a drug - fueled rampage with a rickshaw puller in this abstract film .\nnew distributor , artsploitation films , hits the ground running with gandu dec . 11 !\nthe mumbai screening of\ngandu\nis organized by the taj enlighten film society at the naya cinema film festival . as of now 1 , 642 facebook members are attending . that ' s probably half the filmmakers in this town .\nbengali indie film \u201c gandu \u201d ( asshole ) directed by q ( formerly known as kaushik mukherjee ) has taken the world by storm since its award - winning international premiere at new york\u2019s south asian international film festival in 2010 , yet managed a public screening in india only last year at the osian film festival .\ngandu urges rickshaw to ' take him away ' ricksha and gandu then go off to consume dhatura seeds which causes them both to go on a strange and extremely intense trip . when they come to their senses they find they have no money . in a meta narrativistic scene the director q himself drives into the scene and gandu is told by ricksha how gandu is a character in a movie being shot by q . gandu cannot quite comprehend this .\n\u201cgandu seems guaranteed to win over fans exhausted with the tried and true . \u201d \u2013 variety\nan editor , assistant director , play writer , theatre director and guest faculty of the department of film film studies , jadavpur university . he edited nabarun ( a doc by q ) and ludo ( a film by nikon and q ) .\nbest short film :\nthe fantastic flying books of mr . morris lessmore\ngandu hates his life . he hates his mother . gandu raps out his hate , anger , dirt and filth of his existence . he and his rickshawpuller friend enter the world of smack , rap , porn and horror . reality and fiction , surreal and bizarre come together . can gandu survive ?\nthis is the first regional film kashyap will be producing . \u0093q is the most courageous and unique voice in indian cinema at the moment . and gandu in time will be talked about as the most seminal film of our generation . he is to india what gaspar noe is to the west and we are proud to be on board his next film , \u0094 says kashyap .\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about gandu !\nnow\ngandu\nhas its first local screening in mumbai on saturday july 30 in andheri ( w ) .\nanjada gandu is a remake of the tamil film , manam kothi paravai . this laugh riot is a sentimental family film and is set in a village . the film ` s story revolves around a love story where the guy falls in love with a girl who is daughter of a goon . to save his love from arrange marriage he kidnaps her . but the girl doesn ` t love the guy . what will be the repercussions of this act , forms the story of the film .\nif you were one of the terribly disappointed viewers at mumbai\u2019s naya cinema festival last july when the film\u2019s slot at a preview theatre exempted from censorship was cancelled because the screening was denied police protection ; or have been part of the frequent conversations starting with \u201chow do i get my hands on gandu ? , \u201d or are embittered that the closest you\u2019ve come to the film is watching q rap with the film\u2019s spinoff band gandu circus , rejoice and head over to icinema , which now has the movie up for download .\nmovie gandu s song naara best bengali rap i ever heard . though words are not for all to adopt . 144137\nq\u0092s unfazed by the strong reactions to gandu . \u0093the voyeuristic nature in gandu is a reflection of the repression in society . but the subconscious will accept the other layers of information and will affect the viewing to a large extent . \u0094\nhe is even optimistic about the release of gandu in india . he points out how love in india was let off by the censor board with minimal cuts . \u0093the narrative proceeds through these risqu\u00e9 sexual jokes where the worst part is the last line . they wanted to take out the punch lines . but finally didn\u0092t , \u0094 he smiles . the film won a rajat kamal ( silver lotus ) for the best film on family values in the non - feature film category of the 58th national film awards in 2010 .\nhowever , there are as many who have been offended by the film ' s explicit sex scenes .\nup to date as of july 7th , 2018 ( give or take a film or three ) .\nwarning : this film contains graphic content and may be upsetting and / or offensive to some people .\nthe music of the film was composed by upendra kumar with lyrics written by r . n . jayagopal . the album consists of five soundtracks . [ 5 ] the title track\nmandyada gandu\nwas received extremely well .\nthe first day of the tour found us at the london premiere of gangs of wasseypur . anurag kashyap had a very interesting q & a after the film . the london indian film festival was using an image from gandu for the backdrop of all their posters and leaflets . that drew our attention . so , we stood in attention !\na film editor coming from a theatre background , has been part of oddjoint for 5 years now and has been part of films like gandu , tasher desh and b naman . a junk food addict , vegetarian and a chain passive smoker .\nok , so indian audiences won\u0092t get to see it just yet because it\u0092s still to go to the film censor board . \u0093in india , it\u0092s going to be a long road what with censors , distributors etc , \u0094 says a seemingly unperturbed q . nevertheless , gandu \u0092s picked up accolades on the festival circuit . it had five sold - out screenings at the 61st berlinale this year , preceded by a screening at the slamdance international film festival in utah . the film won the best director and jury prize awards at the 2010 south asian international film festival in new york and , more recently , won q the grand jury prize for best director at the 37th seattle international film festival .\nartsy fartsy . yes , the club was actually called that ! the club in cologne is really small and normally doubles as an art gallery . there was a screening of gandu , followed by the performance . some film buffs who had seen gandu earlier drove 200km to watch the gig . we were deeply flattered and alarmed to learn this after the gig , only to find out that it\u2019s a way of life for some people . god bless the bildstorung guys for releasing the dvd of gandu in germany .\nwhen most of us think of indian cinema , the first thing that springs to mind are the bright , festive films of typically associated with bollywood . this is a good starting place to approach gandu , from renegade director q , because in most ways it is an anti - bollywood film , a dark response to that segment of the indian film industry .\nit is hard not to be excited by this fiercely idiosyncratic approach to protest filmmaking and gandu gleefully tramples all expectations of indian culture .\nan\nanti - bollywood\nassault , gandu is the adrenaline - fueled story of an aspiring rapper and full - time slacker .\nthe film has been picked up by brand - new philadelphia - based u . s . distributor artsploitation films , which had its first release in november 2012 \u2014 the indian film gandu . artsploitation released vanishing waves on march 15 in new york . it opened in chicago on march 29 and will be screened on april 19 at the cinedelphia film festival in philadelphia and the calgary underground festival in calgary , alberta . its north american dvd / vod release date is june 18 .\nthe film is a psychedelic and intense rendition of nobel laureate rabindranath tagore \u2019s dance - drama of the same name , or in the words of q himself , it is \u201ctagore on an acid trip\u201d . co - produced by bollywood filmmaker anurag kashyap , the film stars anubrata basu who was also the lead actor in \u201cgandu\u201d , rituparna sen who had previously worked on the costumes for \u201cgandu\u201d , and soumyak kanti de biswas who had played the character of pablo in anjan dutt \u2019s \u201cmadly bengali\u201d . besides , the film also casts naseeruddin shah \u2019s son , imaad shah of \u201cdil dosti etc\u201d fame in an important role .\nbengali indie filmmaker kaushik mukherjee , better known as q , shot to fame and recognition after his highly controversial film \u201cgandu\u201d received great critical acclaim and bagged awards at major international film festivals in 2010 ( though it has yet to make it past the censor board on home turf ) . now , the progressive , enfant terrible director - producer is set to achieve another feat \u2013competing in the cinema xxi section of the rome film festival ( rff ) with his latest production \u201ctasher desh\u201d .\ngandu is an angry young man who raps about his hatred of life , and of his mother . he and his rickshaw - puller friend enter the world of smack , rap , porn and horror . reality and fiction , surreal and bizarre come together . can gandu survive ?\nthe narrative feature\ngandu\nand the documentary\nhot coffee\nwon the top jury prizes at the seattle international film festival , which celebrated the winning films on sunday at the golden space needle awards ceremony and brunch at seattle ' s space needle .\ntitle track \u09ac\u09c7\u09b6 \u0995\u09b0\u09c7\u099b\u09bf \u09aa\u09cd\u09b0\u09c7\u09ae \u0995\u09b0\u09c7\u099b\u09bf jeet koel raja chanda jeet gannguli 2015 celebrate love with the peppiest track besh korechi prem korechi from the film besh korechi prem korechi that stars jeet and koel . film besh korechi prem . . . 270457\ngandu is a bengali movie directed by qaushiq mukherjee . the film has caused some controversy because of language and scenes of nudity and sex . audiences have left during sex scenes , especially when the main star anubrata basu shows his erect penis in a love scene .\nthe lena sharpe award for persistence of vision , which was presented by women in film / seattle to the film that received the largest number of awards in public voting , went to\nbeing elmo : a puppeteer ' s journey .\n' gandu ' , director q ' s bold and artistic dive into the world of surrealism , is quite an interesting experimental film . q describes his film as a ' rap musical ' which , in a way , is an agreeable term to describe it . the background score by the alternative rock band ' five little indians ' goes quite well with the tone of the movie .\nfilm london uses cookies on this site to enhance your user experience . by continuing to use the site you agree to our\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\none day , gandu runs into a rickshaw driver and bruce lee - obsessed punk named ricksha ( joyraj ) . the two become friends and gandu finally has someone to discuss his rap ambitions with . they also begin to take drugs , which leads to some hallucinations . gandu also finds himself increasingly fascinated with a girl ( rii ) , who shows up in various forms as a girl in the internet caf\u00e9 and as an apparent prostitute .\nand thirdly , where a drug induced haze , clouds and blurs reality and immerses gandu in a sexually charged , almost meta ( there ' s a segment where the director shows up filming the film itself ) state where vulnerability and hope collide and the results are baffling .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nknown for socio - politically charged films and rap music , q is currently based out of goa and kolkata . his film gandu was an official selection at the berlinale and it travelled to more than 60 film festivals worldwide , becoming an instant indie cult phenomenon . brahman naman had its world premiere at sundance and was picked up by netflix as its launch film for india . q\u2019s tasher desh , ludo and love in india travelled across the globe , winning several national and international awards . 7 years post gandu , q\u2019s new feature \u2018garbage\u2019 recently saw world premiere at the berlinale , 2018 and was nominated for the teddy awards . q\u2019s rapper identity is doktorgandu and he prefers his humor black .\nthe trouble doesn\u2019t lie in its excesses or even its transgressions ; the problem lies in determining whether or not gandu is a good movie . q seems to use the 2010 flick as an experiment , stating a desire \u201cto make a film without the boundaries of morality that my society has built around us\u2026i wanted to make a punk film - pungent , noisy and dirty , something that is prohibited in indian society . \u201d\nq says he isn ' t afraid of the film being remembered for just its sexual content , including nudity , fellatio and masturbation .\ntackling sexuality and taboo is the most important thing about gandu . if the people don ' t remember that , then what have i done ?\ngandu is also apparently quite lonely . his choice of hairstyle ( shaved nearly bald ) and general proclivity to drugs and rap makes him an object of ridicule in front of most of his peers , who mock him as ' an egglike gandu ' . his loneliness is dispelled when he literally bumps into ricksha ( joyraj bhattacharjee ) , a cycle rickshaw driver , who slaps gandu and then scares him off by a bizarre show of kung fu ( it is later revealed that ricksha literally worships bruce lee and models himself on his idol ) that night gandu has a dream of himself and ricksha in a near naked embrace ( this has led to the common perception that gandu and ricksha share a homosexual relationship but the movie itself never shows this explicitly and it maybe a more symbolic element )\nq overlays lyrics , beats , images and graphics to create a singular , often high - velocity pace , especially after gandu meets the rickshaw - puller named , oddly enough , ricksha ( joyraj ) , a bruce lee acolyte with whom gandu starts down a road of drugs , debauchery and eventually sex . predominantly shot in black - and - white , \u201cgandu\u201d shifts , \u201coz\u201d - like , into color during the title subject\u2019s elaborate deflowering by a hooker ( rii ) who displays no inhibitions at all . neither does q , for that matter , and his \u201cgandu\u201d seems guaranteed to win over fans exhausted with the tried and true .\nlena sharpe award for persistence of vision , presented by women in film / seattle this award is presented to the female director whose feature film receives the highest number of audience ballots . being elmo : a puppeteer\u2019s journey , directed by constance marks ( usa , 2011 )\nthe dvd by artsploitation is a worthy package for such a unique , unusual film . first it comes with a well packaged , 12 - page booklet . it contains an introduction from q , as well as a lengthy essay from film critic travis crawford , that dives into the meat of the film , including distinguishing gandu from what is traditionally considered \u201cbollywood\u201d . both parties , q and crawford , come together for an interview the touches on the origins of the story , the influence of music , what project q has lined up next , and much more .\nand if indians have been vigorously complaining about gandu \u2014 some say it ' s\ndamaging to the country\n\u2014 others too have been walking out of the film ' s screenings , disturbed by its relentless emphasis on sex , even as the director tends to dub it\nsexuality .\na 33 - minute documentary takes you behind the scenes of the film in almost every conceivable way . in a series of archival footage and interviews , q talks about how the story is heavily improvised and sprung forth from a musical collaboration . you follow the cast and crew around the world as they show the film at festivals like the berlin international film festival , and slamdance in park city . one especially interesting segment deals with the explicit sexual content in the film , from the mechanics of filming the scenes , to the thematic implications .\non one of his stealing missions , gandu ' s mother sees him and hides him from dasbabu and seemingly laughs in complicity . this causes gandu great anguish and he curses in frustration . his mother comes naked and then knocks on his door . he is late in responding and she slaps him angrily and walks away .\n\u0093everyone did everything in the film , like we do in overdose , \u0094 recalls rii , q\u0092s girlfriend who played three roles in the film . \u0093we act , we ideate , run errands . all the food shot in his films is cooked by me ! \u0094 she says .\nbest short film golden space needle award the fantastic flying books of mr . morris lessmore , directed by william joyce ( usa , 2011 )\nthis all begins to change when he finds a friend in a bruce lee worshiping rickshaw driver , whom gandu appropriately refers to as\nrickshaw - walla\n,\nwalla\nbeing the indian suffix for any position of manual labor .\nwalla\nat the end of someones name not only denotes what they do , it kind of denotes caste , in a country where caste still plays some part . gandu doesn ' t even have a caste , though we can assume through his motivations that he is looking to rise . as gandu and rickshaw - walla ricochet between fantasy and reality , gandu starts to realize that he is what stands in his way , and he needs an epiphany . soon enough , the gods take pity and his daily lottery pays off , which sends gandu on a journey of self - realization .\nthe movie is set on the life of an unnamed protagonist saneesh ( anubrata basu ) who is called gandu by most who address him in the movie ( an indian slang / swear word that would literally translate to ' of the ass ' , the english translation running in the subtitle translates it to the english ' asshole ' ) . gandu is portrayed as a frustrated teenager whose state of mind is shown by intercuts of him rapping in bengali ( it is later revealed in the movie that the protagonist is a member of a rap band ) . gandu ' s mother ( kamalika banerjee ) seemingly supports the family through the magnanimity of her ' lover ' dasbabu ( an unvoiced character who appears frequently ) gandu ' s mother and dasbabu ( silajit majumder ) are shown having graphic sex a number of times . gandu himself is shown repeatedly sneaking into the room of the copulating couple to steal money from dasbabu ' s wallet . gandu seemingly has complex emotions regarding this stealing and takes care to hide from his mother .\nsins had frontal nudity which lead to the catholic secular forum file a public interest litigation to stall its release but the court cleared the film .\nthe first look of \u201ctasher desh\u201d was revealed at cannes this year and it has been described as a cross between classic bengali work and \u201cthe rocky horror picture show\u201d . the film is also known to have explored sexuality in a way different from \u201cgandu\u201d whose explicit sexual content forbade it from being released in indian theatres .\nthe film had its world premiere at the 2012 karlovy vary international film festival . it received a special mention award in karlovy vary\u2019s east of the west competition , so it was invited to other festivals . it won several more awards , including awards at festivals in the european fantastic film festivals federation and the fantastic fest in austin , texas , an effff supporting member . it won the silver and gold melies awards at lund , sweden and sitges , spain , respectively , and the four main awards in austin ( best director , best screenplay , best film , best actress ) .\na writer , director , filmmaker divides her time between brooklyn and calcutta . her debut film let\u2019s be out , the sun is shining premiered at the 2012 new york indian film festival . has collaborated with oddjoint on projects like nuclear hearts as a director and ludo as the chief assistant director .\ncosmic sex is a 2014 art - house independent bengali film written and directed by amitabh chakraborty and produced by putul mahmood . the film is the story of a young man kripa who is on the run from sex and violence one night in kolkata when he meets a woman sadhavi who strangely resembles his dead mother . she gives him shelter and teaches him to travel inwards through sex . the sex is supposed to be unsimulated in the film .\n2 . the movie is in the bengali language ; the word\ngandu\nbasically means\nasshole\n. so the name of this movie is actually\nasshole\n.\nin fact gandu circus , the band behind the soundtrack with their sonic punk aesthetic and mc rapping in bengali , will play live on july 30 at 8 : 30 p . m . at mumbai times caf\u00e9 off linking road in bandra as part of the film ' s mumbai tour . download the title track , here .\nthe seattle international film festival completed its 37th year with an awards ceremony at the space needle this morning , where it announced the competition and golden space needle audience awards . top winners included \u201cq\u201d kaushik mukherjee\u2019s \u201cgandu , \u201d from india , which won the grand jury prize for best new director . the film premiered earlier this year at the slamdance film festival . susan saladoff\u2019s sundance entry \u201chot coffee\u201d won the grand jury prize for best documentary , while the high school poetry slam documentary \u201cto be heard\u201d and the fishing industry expos\u00e9 \u201csushi : the global catch\u201d won special jury prizes . spanish director emilio arag\u00f3n won the best film golden space needle award for \u201cpaper birds , \u201d while the filmmakers and subjects of \u201cto be heard\u201d won a second prize for best documentary golden space needle award .\nthis is where the film bursts from its conventions and starts to really shine . at the suggestion of his friend , and following the ingestion of some potent drugs , gandu surges out to seize his day . this leads to a remarkably colorful , sensual , sleazy , gritty , and real encounter with a woman , a prostitute perhaps , which helps gandu find his groove . the sex scene is extended and graphic and is probably meant as much to challenge the viewer as it is to push the story forward . no punches are pulled , and nothing is hidden . following this encounter all of gandu ' s fantasies begin to coalesce and turn , bit by bit , to reality . the style changes , in fact , a whole new set of opening credits appears halfway through the film , marking the division . this is very daring stuff .\njust when his life seems to have hit the most hopeless low , things take a drastic turn . gandu and rickshaw go on a metaphysical road trip , and after their drug - addled , spiritual journey , gandu winds the lotto jackpot , records a demo , finally finds a hot girl willing to have sex with him , and starts down the road to fame . the only portion of the film shot in quick blasts of color , all of this may very well be nothing more than another vivid hallucination .\nthe vision of director q , whose real name is quashik mukherjee ,\ngandu\nfollows a slum youth who is disgusted with his mother and teams up with his rickshawallah pal .\nthe only place where gandu feels like a success is in his own words . he is a rapper , and a good one at that . in fact , the only words we hear from his mouth for the first third of the film are his rhymes as he will break into a scene with bombastic lyrics set to guitar and bass - fuzz driven beats . gandu has no need to talk to the people around him , we can tell through his poetry that he sees no need for them , and despises most of them . we , the audience , see what gandu is capable of , but no one else in the film does . he lives within his own mind , and he feels very little impetus to move outside of that small place , because he looks around and sees that success is not something that happens to people in his world .\nhe visited india in 2002 ( he moved back here only in 2006 ) and , flush with film fever , started making tepantorer maathe , a dogma film ( a genre where films are made without the use of elaborate special effects or technology and concentrates on the story and acting instead ) about \u0093reality and illusion\u0094 .\nit may be loose on story , and officially made without a script , but gandu ( a curse word ) has become one of the most talked about films at the berlinale here .\n( hindi slang for asshole ) is a deliriously frantic , music - infused look at one poor young man and his dreams of becoming a rap star . excitable gandu lives in kolkata . poor , he survives by stealing spare change from his mother\u2019s sleazy lover . gandu\u2019s lives to a rapper , and finds a comrade - in - song with another young man , the bruce lee - loving rickshaw . together they sing , drink , do drugs , wander the city and collectively dream of success . when gandu wins big in the lottery all his dreams seem to come true . or do they ? told in fragmented scenes with pulsating music , the film is surreal , wild , weird , unpredictable , and sexually graphic ,\nlike many of the best comedies and tragedies , this weimar - era silent film understands how each mode is often a hair ' s breadth from the other .\nsatyajit ray had not planned to make a sequel to pather panchali , but after the film ' s international success , he decided to continue apu ' s narrative . aparajito picks up where the first film leaves off , with apu ( smaran ghosal ) and his family having moved away from the country to live in the\u2026\nwas the decision to shoot in black and white . more than just an aesthetic choice , his vision allows the viewer to experience this film and its characters free from prejudice . india is a very colorful country , even in its poorest parts , and allowing those colors to intrude onto what is a very personal story would have lessened its impact . the choice to remove color from the equation is critical in getting q ' s film to work . we have to see these characters in their own world , how they see it , and to me , it doesn ' t seem all that colorful . the editing of the film is really very jarring most of the time , but in a very effective way . the film cuts back and forth across characters , often with no regard for story or plot , but that really isn ' t what the film is about . we feel off - kilter , just like gandu , his world is small and he tries to make it bigger .\nmusic videos , trailers , additional featurettes , and more round out the more than 58 - minutes of extra material on this home release . while gandu the film is definitely the draw , and the main reason why you should check this out , the bonus features certainly add to the package , and add a great deal to the movie watching experience .\ngandu introduces us to the title character ( anubrata basu ) , an aspiring rapper in a poor neighbourhood in kolkata . he lives with his mother ( kamalika ) , who is banging dasbabu ( silajit ) and suffers under the weight of economic difficulty and an ostensibly lazy son . because of difficulties at home , gandu spends most of his life between an internet caf\u00e9 and the streets .\nproducer . composer . performer . singer . songwriter . has scored original music for several films and series . he performs with gandu circus , neel and the lightbulbs , and neel and zico .\n, or any of the litany of\nkids gone bad\nfilms we have seen . in fact , the characters in this film wouldn ' t even be given any lines in a typical , or even an atypical indian studio film . these are real people , poor people , desperate people ; people living lives completely within themselves and apart from their surroundings . gandu , the title character , is one of these people . he spends his days following a routine : breakfast with mom , wait for mom and her boyfriend to get down to business and steal from boyfriend ' s wallet , use proceeds to gamble daily , visit internet cafe ; lather , rinse , repeat . however , beneath the facade of routine , gandu seethes .\n\u0093q is a cool guy . almost a satire of himself , \u0094 laughs anubrata , adding \u0093i think i would\u0092ve wanted to be part of gandu even if i was asked to just hold the camera . \u0094\nreleased on dvd by the good people at artsploitation films , gandu is at times a bold vision of life on the streets . the music , delivered by alternative rock band five little indians , is the driving engine of the film and lies very close to q\u2019s heart . scenes are broken up by musical interludes , allowing basu\u2019s character to run through his personal feelings with ferocity and skill .\n\u0093the rough cut screening caused many heart attacks and the film was shelved , \u0094 says q . ( he still hasn\u0092t given up on it though . \u0093i will keep making this film again and again , every 10 years , till it\u0092s time . \u0094 ) but q had about rs 30 , 000 remaining and wanted to do something worthwhile before he left .\nthe documentary jury was comprised of : krysanne katsoolis , cactus three ; richard lorber , kino lorber inc . ; and katherine tulich , hollywood foreign press and international federation of film critics .\nin q ' s film you aren ' t the judge , you are a mere spectator , a witness of someone ' s life unfolding on screen , a character study . the camera explores everything that happens in gandu ' s life , in detail , for which the film has earned popularity around the internet , i think , but there ' s more to gandu than its overly explicit sequences . its stage isn ' t set up in fantastical land , its sphere casts poor people , desperate people who ' s desires quench for something over an inch of survival , even if it ' s mere illusion . q develops a great strategy , his courageous attempt that is an outcast to indian cinema paints a black and white kolkata having ordinary day to day people . amongst them is a frustrated , wasted , overlooked\u2026\ndirected by q ( qaushiq mukherjee ) , gandu is an interesting but not entirely convincing bengali film . it arrives packed with danger , having been \u201cbanned in india\u201d and received a number of transgressive descriptors . indeed , the motion picture may well blast away the boundaries of the sort of mainline cinema most are used to when it comes to india . it may even be \u201canti - bollywood , \u201d as advertised .\n20 year old aspiring rapper gandu ( bengali slang for\nasshole\n) steals cash from his prostitute mother ' s regular client , and gets his big shot at stardom after crossing paths with a bruce lee - obsessed rickshaw driver who plies him with hard drugs . as the pair flees their lives to pursue a career in hip - hop , gandu loses his virginity to an uninhibited prostitute while lost in a surreal haze of sex and drugs .\nthe movie revolves around a not - so - bright jobless adolescent named gandu ( meaning moron ) . he has his simple life with dreams and fantasies , getting by on the money he steals from the guy screwing his mom . he befriends a rickshaw - walla named ricksha ( ironically ) , and both spend most of their time in a heroin - induced haze , filled with adventures , porn , and sex . gandu gets music deals , wins\u2026\nberlin \u2013 kristina buozyte\u2019s erotic sci - fi drama vanishing waves ( a . k . a . aurora ) is lithuania\u2019s little film that could . the 1 . 175 - million - euro ( $ 1 . 5 million ) lithuanian - french - belgian co - production has made waves on the festival circuit in both hemispheres , including high - profile sci - fi film fests .\nyea yea , purposeless life , meaningless existence , emptiness engulfing him . life for this guy - gandu sucks real bad . but the movie does not need to suffer from emptiness also . period . the movie has a weird sorta nihilism all the way . a movie like salo by pasolini with probably the same intentions as q ' s gandu turned out so much better than this . sex used to add shock value , weird characters , irritating lyrics , dirty bleak world of gandu , close and jerky camera shots , no story , whore mommy with no explanation of her intentions , weird bruce lee sorta friend / rickshaw puller - makes for a good headache in the end .\nthe very title , gandu , is hindi slang for asshole , so right out of the gate , the film sets itself up as abrasive and confrontational . in fact the movie is so controversial that it is banned in india . filmed primarily in gritty black and white , the story is grim , bleak , and hallucinatory , garnering apt comparisons to filmmakers like gaspar noe ( enter the void , irreversible ) and wong kar wai ( chunking express ) . explicitly sexual , the film features multiple instances of non - simulated oral sex , and one extended look at the lead player masturbating as he watches porn .\nq continually walks the line between gratuitous and arty , sometimes plodding along with one foot in each . it\u2019s hard to discount the sex scene as anything less than explicit and needless , but it\u2019s also impossible to question the filmmaker\u2019s idea of wanting to blast away the status quo . in that gandu is a film made \u201cpurely out of frustration , \u201d it makes sense that its assiduously bold desires would land as they do .\naccording to him , this is the reason he has so many scenes of the mother and her lover , even though it is established early on that it is one of the main reasons for the frustrations of the boy gandu .\nmag f\u00fcr die indische filmindustrie als tabubrecher bedeutender sein , als er einem abgekl\u00e4rten deutschen zuseher erscheinen mag . gandu hat auf der provokanzebene nicht wirklich neues zu bieten , doch mag die wilde aus sex , drugs und rap durchaus zu unterhalten .\ngandu ( probably untranslate - able in a family magazine ) which released a few months ago on the global festival circuit has created a predictable enough storm with its explicit content ( read expletives , frontal nudity , sex , masturbation ) .\ncrew : camera ( b & w / color , widescreen ) ; q ; editors , manas mittal , q ; music , five little indians ; sound , dipankar chaki , anirban sengupta ; animation fx , blowfish fx . reviewed at slamdance film festival ( special screenings ) , jan . 22 , 2011 . ( also in berlin film festival - - panorama . ) running time : 85 min .\nq , whose repertoire includes documentaries like le pocha and love in india and features like tepantorer maathe ( unrele - ased ) , bishh and gandu , has exciting plans for the future . he will start shooting a musical based on rabindranath tagore\u0092s tasher desh ( the land of cards ) later this year . and this time he\u0092ll have backing from bollywood director - producer anurag kashyap , who\u0092ll co - produce the film with q\u0092s company overdose .\ngandu has a definite diy punk rock feel and aesthetic . fueled by fast paced rhymes and raw music , his dark dreams of sex , drugs , and fame plays out like a fever dream , and his lyrics are full of anger , angst , and directionless rebellion . he has no hope for the future , no prospects , and the constant pulsing , reckless tunes serve as a narrative device , driving the pace , plot , and film forward .\na truly independent film of integrity and offhand grace , zero bridge tells the deeply affecting tale of a student and small - time criminal in kashmir who develops a crush on an older , college educated woman .\nei aashiqui ankush nusraat faria mohammed irfan akriti kakar aashiqui bengali movie 2015 film aashiqui song ei aashiqui starring ankush nusraat faria directed by ashok pati abdul aziz produced and distributed by jaaz multimedia singer . . . 299799\ni was completely blown over by it , more so , by q\u2019s rap ,\nsaid kashyap .\nq is the most courageous and original film - maker i have known in this country .\nthe short film jury was comprised of : kellie ann benz , the shorts report ; bill murray , northwest screenwriters guild ; jason plourde , three dollar bill cinema and tom skerritt , actor and founder , thefilmschool .\nthe scene : the rondo sztuki art centre at katowice , poland . onstage filmmaker q and singer - songwriter neel adhikari are belting out the title song from gandu to a wild audience . backing them are six polish men screaming a bengali expletive in chorus .\na frenetic velocity and energy infuses every frame of the film . split screens , frantic edits , and an urgent visual style grabs you and propel you forward into the void with all of the infectious power and force of an adrenaline - filled club anthem . thematically dense , dealing with identity , morality , sex , drugs , hope , gandu is dark , pessimistic , and divisive . it\u2019s also a fantastic , fun , frenzied slice of finding hope in a hopeless life .\nmero mayaalai full video song mission china zubeen garg shatabdi presenting the full video song for mero mayaalai from the new assamese film mission china sung by zubeen garg shatabdi . make sure you subscribe and never miss a video 902784\ngandu is an angry young man who raps about his hatred of life , and of his mother . he and his rickshaw - puller friend enter the world of smack , rap , porn and horror . reality and fiction , . . . see full summary \u00bb\nis the kind of film that is unlikely to see any kind of wide release , and he is right . it certainly won ' t see release in india , and even its value on the art film market is limited by a number of factors . none of these likelihoods make it any less worthy of viewing . if you are in the area , definitely check this one out , it will give you a new perspective on what indian film is capable of . this kind of boundary pushing work deserves support , if for no other reason that to support the free speech and clarity of artistic vision that some people still have to leave their homelands to exhibit .\naalo bengali movie songs audio jukebox rituparna sengupta catch here the jukebox of the movie aalo featuring all rabindrasangeet , those are used in the movie . you can subscribe to our channel to find more such jukeboxes . film aalo director 116017\npursued by a camera that seems to be suffering attention deficit disorder , gandu saturates the audio with a torrent of ire - inspired rap ( \u201cyou will be a balloon / and i will be the pin\u201d ) as the english translations fill the screen in block typography and the cutting maintains a jackrabbit pace . any connection to traditional screen storytelling is pretty well severed , as is gandu\u2019s connection to the world around him by the small outrages and disappointments he suffers within his opportunity - free indian environment \u2014 and his ongoing emasculation via his mother\u2019s lover .\nsuddenly he ' s getting action from a sexy young woman and living the dream of a hip hop star . where does fantasy end and reality begin in this new transformation ? gandu is a punk odyssey told with energy from real streets where imagination is the only escape .\ngandu ( anubrata basu ) lives in the slums of kolkata ( formerly calcutta ) with his mother , getting by lifting bills out of her cheesy lover\u2019s ( he wears aviator shades during sex ) wallet while they go to town on each other . his existence is haze of drugs , games of chance , hanging out with his bruce lee - fixated buddy rickshaw ( joyraj bhattacharya ) , who just happens to drive a rickshaw , freebasing by the train tracks . a slacker and graffiti artist in his spare time , gandu dreams of becoming a rapper .\nbritish film institute , london . this was the first gig of our tour and the circus shook the bfi . susheela raman and sam mills joined us for the song dhuan from the soundtrack of gandu . we had one round of informal practice at the breakfast table with acoustic guitars and she picked up the bangla chorus in no time . susheela opened the set with a bangla song . the rajasthani folk dons kutle khan on kartal and nathu solanki on nagara joined them on stage . they jammed with us on a couple of tracks . the show went completely berserk when steve savale from asian dub foundation played gandu with us . susheela is amazing and sam is a guru and both sustained the madness ending with raise up your hands . yes , all of us bounced together on stage !\nas far i ' ve seen bengali films , i think this is the 1st ever attempt by a bengali filmmaker to enroll the ' bangla cinema ' into the exploitation genre of movies that has passed its golden era in european , american & asian ( japanese ) film - circle between late 60s to 70s . the abusive & raw nature in dialogs or character attributes with the backdrop of a gritty lifestyle or dark realism as well as use of explicit sex & violence to manipulate / force or more precisely exploit the viewers to ' taste & feel ' the vicious & darkest corner of life . . . are some basic features in any exploitation movie . and on that ground , gandu succeeds moderately , imo . the problem is gandu is a little exploitation drama that comes with an art house\u2026\nthe film moves around two old school friends , jeet ( parambrata chattopadhyay ) and raj ( rudranil ghosh ) who coincidentally came across each after a quite a while . while jeet , a associate in . . . see full summary \u00bb\nis not . it is not colorful , it is not polite , it is not fantastical , it is not modest in any way . the film has its faults , but even those can plausibly be chalked up to stylistic choices .\nrimjhim e dhara te premer kahini dev koel jeet gannguli 2008 enjoy the most romantic song for monsoon rimjhim e dhara te from the movie premer kahini . film premer kahini starring dev , koel , jisshu sengupta , ranjit . . . 183713\nfeels real , which is not a characteristic of many big indian films . it is a very intense and kinetic story . there are times in the film when it feels as though style takes precedence over substance , but it all comes together in the end . the style is the substance , each editorial decision is made to provide further context for the actions in the film . if something appears to be random , i assure you , it is not , it perhaps hasn ' t drilled its way through your brain yet . i ' m certainly not ashamed to say that it has taken me several days to begin processing this film , and i still don ' t think i am completely through with it .\ndebo toke debo sholoana full song \u09b7\u09cb\u09b2\u09cb\u0986\u09a8\u09be nabab movie \u09a8\u09ac\u09be\u09ac shakib khan subhashree first official song launch of much awaited film , nabab . sholoana is a peppy number starring the superstar of bangladesh , shakib khan and the glam doll . . . 615107\nfirst of all , all praise for quashiq mukherjee for bringing a movie that is almost considered taboo on the screen . gandu is never trying to become something classy or an art film per say , but it becomes eventually . a movie which is revelation in it ' s own league in asia , punk rock attitude and what not ? gandu id portrayed as a frustrated teenager whose state of mind is shown by intercuts of him rapping in bengali ( it is later revealed in the movie that the protagonist is a member of a rap band ) . the movie got hugely criticized for it ' s use of sex , taboo relationships and portraying nihilistic approach of a young teenager in such raw shape ! it ' s tottaly shot in black and white to increase the uneasiness . it ' s a\nraw truth\n."]}
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", "topic": 0}], "title": "tezz", "paragraphs": ["tezz b2b torsten schawag - livemitschnitt technowave afterparty 09 . 07 . 2016 @ kammer\nthe splitwire ' s color and tezz ' s suit have a copper color .\n' tezz ' is an action thriller being released on april 27 , 2012 .\najay - anil ' s tezz collects rs 1 . 57 cr at overseas box office\n@ tezz @ thedestroyer - look at the hand , its like the fig . is doing some magic act or so . . anyway @ tezz - interesting find : )\n@ tezz as sanskrit is one of oldest languages , this method is working perfectly .\n@ tezz - ha ha ha like either not accepting nor deny . like that : )\n@ tezz some words are derived from greek and latin . english is mix of many languages .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie tezz ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of tezz ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing tezz near you .\nthis cast list of who was in tezz includes both lead and minor roles . ( 14 items )\n@ tezz yeah . only only iswara or saguna brahman has power of creation , preservation and destruction .\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about tezz !\nred sentient moon ) - - among good qualities , such as tezz ' s intelligence & sense of duty .\n@ tezz i just checked shiva purana . he didn ' t open his 3rd eye during daksha ' s yagna\n@ tezz if you say aithreya brahmana is eternal , you know the person will become elevated to satya loka .\n@ tezz well , the happiness he feels is equal to happiness one enjoy in highest regime of material world .\nas expected , when tezz get postponed to 27apl i saw on tv at that time i said tezz will be disaster because of urltoken ajay is mad competing with srk in diwali , it will bring 1 more disaster to him .\ntezz has many of the ingredients for an engaging thriller . what it needed was a director to assemble its parts .\n@ tezz yeah . i feel people on deviant art and other artist are not depicting naga snakes on shiva paintings .\n@ tezz he will feel happy as his language is older , in south india , many people die for language .\ntezz cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of tezz actors includes any tezz actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each tezz actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of tezz have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\n@ tezz why me , you , her , him , it ? everything is maya . we are all nirguna brahman : p\n@ tezz this article might be written by a hardcore telugu language lover as you can observe it from his words and sentences .\n@ tezz all hindus have same contents in vedas ? critical edition is agglomerate of different versions and it includes all possible authentic stories .\ntezz ' s own arrogance gets stanford ' s nerves , and the two tend to argue , but they ' re still a team .\nstylishly shot across england with action sequences like none other , tezz also features kangnaranaut , bomanirani , zayed khan , sameera reddy and mohanlal .\n@ tezz @ thedestroyer according to the purva mimamsa sutras , words do not denote individual objects , they denote categories or classes of objects .\non the whole , tezz is a taut , entertaining action spectacle . those with an appetite for well - made thrillers should lap it up !\ntezz volitov ( voiced by noel johansen ) is the seventh member of battle force 5 and was made a member in the power of resistance .\nhahhhaahah as expected agent vinod and tezz both bumbed . . its tym of comedy guyss . . and singham was a hit coz of its storey\ntimes of india - gaurav malani\u2019s rating : 3 tezz is fast enough for you to keep track of its inconsistencies and manages to reach its target .\n@ tezz ok . i think this is same for all languages , thought they devised proper names to identify things , as every name has meaning .\nhave a look at the most popular movies of filmmaker priyadarshan . his next film ' tezz ' will hit the screens on april 27 , 2012 .\n@ swiftpushkar @ tezz i think only naga snakes are helpful to devas not all snakes . that ' s the reason we only pray to naga snakes .\n@ tezz ok . so , all hindus must have same aithreya brahmana . but why do they claim that ? i ' m actually doubting their claim now .\nfinally the film is out of cinemas after struggling for three weeks but \u201ctezz\u201d barely able to collect anything in last two weeks but less than 2 cr nett .\nriveting action movies are a rarity in bollywood . action movies that stand out come along once every few years . tezz , helmed by priyadarshan , is one of them .\n@ tezz yeah it is eternal . i ' m not sure whether telugu is mentioned or not . i will see in telugu language or other edition of aithreya brahmana .\ntracklistings come from musicbrainz . you can add or edit information about tezz at urltoken . find out more about our use of this data , and also our policy on profanity\nthe best thing about tezz is its length \u2014 mercifully short \u2014 and the action , choreographed by gareth milne ( bourne identity , bourne ultimatum ) and coordinated by peter pedrero .\nbollywood hungama - taran adarsh\u2019s rating : 3 . 5 tezz is a taut , entertaining action spectacle . those with an appetite for well - made thrillers should lap it up !\n@ tezz concerning aranyakas , i ' ve also argued with brahma jijnasa about this . he thinks all scriptures , including all shrutis and smritis , are eternal word for word .\ntezz is a hard - working scientific genius ; often leading him to talk down on others and makes him somewhat of an arrogant person . he prides in his intelligence . as a result it is difficult for him to admit his faults , express his feelings and work with others . he has lived alone for too long , making him a loner and dependent on his own abilities . tezz has had no human contact from earth or the sentient moon , so he does not understand simple things like emotion and feelings . tezz does care about them as a family and when the going gets tough he will fight for them or for anyone in need . tezz is learning how to be a team player , and also learning about himself .\ndude , go cycling . my tezz is lvl 49 and i can beat nicol bolas in the rotgp event . drake haven combined with cartouche of ambitions means you fully healing every hit .\nnow , priyadarshan is gearing up for the release of ' tezz ' . it has ajay devgn , anil kapoor , kangna ranaut , sameera reddy and zayed khan in the star cast .\ni am a mathematician , not a clairvoyant . i do not have hunches .\n( lord of the kharamano s , when vert said that they should investigate tezz ' s hunch )\ntezz is an unapologetic , unacknowledged copy of the 1975 japanese film the bullet train . director priyadarshan and writer robin bhatt liberally lift the plot and entire sequences from the film , writes anupama chopra .\nwhen krytus goes in to attack him , tezz thinks quickly and uses the door of the splitwire to knock krytus off the cliff . after the battle , he ' s made an official member .\ntezz opened to a disappointing response at the box - office on friday , as the occupancy was as low as 20 % at multiplexes . at single - screens , the response was slightly better .\ndna - blessy chettiar\u2019s rating : 1 . 5 may be priyadarshan should stick to mindless comedies , so we can be sure we\u2019re in safe territory . you won\u2019t be missing much if you skipped tezz .\ncnn ibn - rajeev masand\u2019s rating : 1 . 5 tezz has many of the ingredients for an engaging , fast - paced thriller . what it needed was a director to assemble its parts and make them work . alas , priyadarshan is content with merely filming . i ' m going with one - and - a - half out of five for tezz , awfully boring for a film that promises speed and thrills .\ntezz ' s vehicle is the splitwire , a copper muscle car . through electromagnetism , it can levitate and adhere to metal surfaces . it can also fire electricity from a cannon for long - ranged attacks .\nrediff - shaikh ayaz\u2019s rating : 2 . 5 tezz is fast and lives up to its title , but it is also its title that gives away its source - jan de bont ' s 1994 thriller speed . that was an excellent film and though tezz may not be as good as that , it doesn ' t make too many demands on your time . and that ' s not such a bad thing at all .\n@ tezz - but if we look carefully khagesh means lord of flying ones as eagle is often called or represented as powerful\nish\nkhaga plus ish , what u think ? like gana dhe ish . .\nit is through vert that tezz begins to learn compassion , some sense of humility , and to be more of a team player . he even acknowledged him as the\nsuperior warrior\nin lord of the kharamanos .\n@ thedestroyer @ tezz - actually he might not be knowing abt rule , lets just inform him abt that first , even in the begining i also unknowingly copied from blogs . but instantly corrected after getting the rule .\n@ tezz btw , in brahma purana , shiva doesn ' t open his 3rd eye . pippalada sees shiva ' s 3rd eye in mediation and after seeing his 3rd eye , he was able to create a demon .\npatrik & tezz guesthouse is a swedish managed guesthouse in coron . we are located a 3min walk from town center . the guesthouse is built on stilts over the water . we only have 6 rooms in total to make your\n@ tezz yes . that is correct . only shiva can annihilate using 3rd eye . even jeevanmukta can ' t . ohh wait , what if kapila wasn ' t incarnation of vishnu . could he able to burn sagara sons to ashes ?\n@ tezz i think the person who wrote article ' s intention is not to put aithreya brahmana to 700 - 800bce old but his intention is to say telugu is 700 - 800 bc years old to popular claims of 300 bc years old .\nglamsham - martin d ' souza\u2019s rating : 3 . 5 there ' s a bit of the keanu reeves starrer speed and the bruce willis starrer die hard in tezz . the three star rating is purely for the gripping , hollywood - like action .\n@ tezz - looking at head gear of the image , it seems like , this is some kind of dancing apsara , and of southeast asia style , maybe related to apsara dance from cambodia or so . . . nor sure but searched : )\na nameplate on the wall at\npatrik & tezz\nsays ,\narrive as a guest , leave as a friend\n. a great guesthouse for the economy traveller - comfortable , safe and secure . friendly , helpful staff were genuinely friendly and helpful .\ntezz ( english : fast / speed ) is a 2012 hindi action thriller film directed by priyadarshan . the film stars anil kapoor , kangna ranaut , zayed khan , mallika sherawat , sameera reddy , boman irani and ajay devgn who plays the antagonist of the film . mohanlal has a cameo role in the film . the stunt choreographer chosen for the movie was gareth milne , the stunt co - ordinator of fantastic 4 : rise of the silver surfer and national treasure : book of secrets . tezz was earlier titled\nbullet train\n.\nindia today - kaveree bamzai\u2019s rating : 2 tezz has taught me the following things . only indians wear dark glasses in london . anil kapoor will always speak english in a slumdog millionaire accent . and indians can always be found because they abuse other people ' s mothers .\nmashing up the key plot points of hollywood hits speed and the taking of pelham 123 may have seemed like a good idea for a ' bolly - buster ' , but director priyadarshan ' s tezz goes right off the rails very early on and never gets back on track .\ndaily baskar \u2019s rating : 2 . 5 fascinating first half , power - packed performances , classy cinematography and vfx , hard - hitting dialogues , direction are strong points . weak storyline , music , editing are the drawbacks . overall , tezz deserves a one - time watch as it doesn\u2019t disappoint .\na . j . ' s enthusiastic attitude seems to annoy tezz , as seen in mouth of the dragon . but in later episodes ( such as unite and strike ! ) he seems to have warmed up to a . j . ( such as agreeing with him and accepting a high - five )\n@ tezz @ thedestroyer - can you people spot some unusual pattern of getting point in this as it looks that user has got lot of upvotes during short time urltoken , this is just , the thing i saw , and not that serious , but regarding to our previous discussion about ref . of quora\ncopper , bring a shade of brown , can symbolize reliability and endurance , this is proven in tezz ' s focus on his work , and his willingness to rescue his friends . since copper is a darker shade of brown , the darkness in it can very well also symbolize darker traits - - like brooding & loneliness ,\nshot across england with action sequences like none other , one scarcely pauses to take a breath . if you\u2019ve ever travelled on the lightning fast bullet train , you know how terrifying the thought of an accident is . if you enjoy panic movies with ultimate action and edgy thriller suspense , then tezz should do the trick for you .\nafter doing films like rascals and tezz , the actor is back in a female - oriented film titled revolver raniactor kangna ranaut\u2018s next is a female - centric film with a quirky title \u2013 revolver rani . directed by sai kabir and co - produced by tigmanshu dhulia and rahul mittra , the film will go on the floors in march .\nthe tezz actor is gearing up for the indian version of the american action series . but this time it involves way too much sweat\u2026 . . literallyafter playing the president of pakistan in an episode of the american version of 24 , anil kapoor is now gearing up to play the \u2018hero\u2019 in the indian adaption of the television [ \u2026 ]\nkoimoi - mrigank dhaniwala\u2019s rating : 2 . 5 tezz is an average entertainer at best . ajay devgn and anil kapoor\u2019s performances and a few action sequences are its main attractions , while the ineffective drama in the first half , the lack of emotional connect between the characters in the film , the below - average visual effects its minus points .\nhappy to comeback here after a time salman ajay both have same kind of audience the fact is movies like tezz needs multiplex audience too salman and ajay are single theatre actors thats mine point . we , the multiplex audience will never like the people who give dabbang or singham only hritik akshay amir rocks in multiplexes king khan is the undisputed king in multiplexes\nmohit chauhan lends his velvet tones to main hoon shab , the second love ballad of the album . again , like rahat , he is let down by mediocre lyrics and a half - hearted qawwali - inspired composition . the end result , for this song , and tezz in general , is a plain and forgettable affair that falls short of expectations .\nthe pilot project has launched on december 25 in lahore and karachi . initially the service will be available to limited number of users at a base rate of only rs . 60 and a lowest charge of rs . 75 . the company expressed its willingness to expand \u2018tezz rickshaws\u2019 project in order to increase the fleet size and to cope with the growing demand .\nfor b / b tezz i keep on forgetting that there is any energize effect . i instead focus on making the play area a minefield with the second then third ability . put in a bunch of cheap supports that you wouldn ' t mind getting destroyed and watch the ai kill itself , or the game hang on a cascade , i have had both happen .\nalas , this may not be the case for tezz ( which translates as\nfast\n) , priyadarshan\u2019s action - packed thriller starring slumdog millionaire actor anil kapoor amongst other a - listers . filmed in the uk and mainly set on board an out - of - control train set on a path of destruction , you\u2019d be forgiven for expecting a tense and dramatic score .\nas the regular visitors of this place know already , we had shared with you guys in november the speculations that careem was planing to launch a rickshaw service . the dubai - based ride - hailing service has finally , now , confirmed the plans to launch \u2018tezz rickshaws\u2019 in lahore and karachi . the company sees the auto - rickshaw sector as an important contributor to future growth .\nhe meets the battle force 5 when they pick up a message sent by zemerik . tezz at first , believes they are enemies , even doubting stanford when he says he can take him back to earth . but after getting back , he starts to form trust between his future teammate . he recieves his suit and vehicle upgrade and heads back to the red sentient moon to help them .\n@ tezz well , i don ' t think he believes that , because he has also told me that he thinks that different chapters of the mahabharata may take place in different kalpas . like he thinks previous kalpas ' mahabharatas have been mixed with the text of our current kalpas ' mahabharata . that is how he resolves the problem of contradictions , because he refuses to accept that anything is an interpolation .\ndoes the plot sound familiar ? yes , i am sure , it sounds recognizable . but a vital clarification , before i proceed further . it\u2019s widely discussed that tezz is generously inspired or a replica of the 1994 keanu reeves starrer speed . it\u2019s also said that speed was a recreation of the japanese thriller shikansen daibakuha [ 1975 ] , which was also known as the bullet train . reportedly , even the thai film industry got inspired by the japanese movie in 1977 and made a movie called 1 2 3 monster express . while the japanese movie had the plot set on a high - speed train , speed was on board a bus . without giving the plot away , i\u2019d like to say that tezz does seek inspiration from the above - mentioned films , but is no replica or a duplication of the above - mentioned movies .\nhindustan times - anupama chopra\u2019s rating : 2 tezz is an unapologetic , unacknowledged copy of the 1975 japanese film the bullet train . director priyadarshan and writer robin bhatt liberally lift the plot and entire sequences from the film . so here too , we have a bomb on a train that will blow up if the train slows down . but protagonists in hindi cinema who indulge in criminal activities must be accessorised with a suitably tragic backstory .\nsooo in the end i did buy b / b tezz . . . . and have to say i am a bit disappointed till now . the gideon of trials i recently bought is doing much more work and hes 20 levels lower . . . but anyways im sure its because i failed to make a good tezz deck . i dont have a lot of kaladesh cards tbh so doing an overload energize mechanic is out of my league . problem is im also low on hod cards . i cant seem to find a good deck synergy with the cards i have . would be quite long to post all the cards that i have available for him , so im gonna ask for some help from you guys . please dont post me decks with tons of mythics and masterworks ( got no masterworks ) , i dont have the cards for it . thank you people !\nas tezz was growing up , he had become a very intelligent individual ( even at nine years old ) , and eventually began studying particle physics and electromagnetism . during one of his experiments , the velocity and output his engine gave created a portal , trapping him on a red sentient moon . when the red sentient 5 was freed , he fought back against the red sark as the sole rebel there , learning of sentient culture through artifacts and hieroglyphs .\nbeing a backup member , tezz is usually helping in the hub with technical and strategical support ( the blue tide , full throttle , and mouth of the dragon being a few examples ) . though when he is sent into the field , he not only proves himself a capable opponent , but also learns a few things as well . after rescuing the kharamanos and liberating them with vert ' s help , he begins to learn some compassion and begins to accept his new teammates .\ntaking the film\u2019s title quite literally , tezz races along at top velocity and volume , leaving little time for sunidhi chuahan to inject any vocal nuances into the film\u2019s main theme . while the perfect choice for this bold number , she belts out jalees sherwani\u2019s lyrics as if her life depended on it . meanwhile in the background , sajid - wajid pump it like the black eyed peas , also taking inspiration from dick dale and his del - tones \u2019 misirlou , made famous by quentin tarantino\u2019s pulp fiction .\ntezz is created by priyadarshan who has only failed after awesome movies like hera pheri , hungama de dana dan was his last good movie from the year 2009 . even aakrosh wasn ' t that bad but it flopped . however , tezz is an example of a third rate film and me calling it good was a big mistake . it copies so many ingredients from hollywood films like the taking of pelham 123 , unstoppable , and bullet train . the anil trying to hunt down ajay track was something seen from the 90s akshay kumar and sunil shetty movies where akki is chasing sunil . but , the few good things for the movie was the chases , the 1 or 2 action sequences , and a few dialogs . however , the script lets the whole film down , robin bhatt is a horrible story writer . i can ' t believe ajay devgan would act in a film like this . he handles his part well , he knows how to act because even in rascals he was the only thing that stood out . anil kapoor is ok , he bores when he shouts , that goes the same for boman irani . the heroines are stupid , no screen time for them . only 1 - 2 scenes were good and the laila song came out of nowhere which was another clich\u00e9 . on the whole , tezz is a bad film with 1 or 2 good things and several bad things . ajay devgan needs to choose better films , he is falling down as his last hit was singham which was way before rascals .\ntezz is a good looking thriller filmed with expertise . loaded with an ingenious premise , thrilling moments and action , priyadarshan has curved it into a tremendously well - executed motion picture . the film\u2019s sole objective is to keep moving at a feverish pace , keeping the spectator completely immersed and entertained with the on - screen occurrences . sure , there are some unwarranted moments [ more on that later ! ] , but the pacing is so breakneck and the cinematography so superior that it\u2019s easy to overlook the few unreasonable moments .\ndirector priyadarshan \u2019s latest movie tezz is a fast - paced action thriller and it stars ajay devgn , anil kapoor , kangna ranaut , sameera reddy , esha gupta , zayed khan , mohanlal and mallika sherawat in the leads . it has received average reviews from film critics . lead actors\u2019 power - packed performances , superb picturisation and amazing special effects work and hard - hitting dialogues are the major highlights of the film , while weak storyline , music and editing are its drawbacks . the movie has been rated 2 . 45 out of 5 . continue to read film critics verdict .\nso nothing guys . ive had tezz for 3 weeks now , he is at 54 . im so very disappointed . useless abilities and almost no synergy without drake haven and really specific cards . the second ability is almost always countered as its a just a creature that dies . third ability never worth to activate , and the first one doesnt resolve any dire situation unlike many other pws first abilities . cant seem to win without sweating all my clothes every game . could be me not playing well but i never had this problem with any pw . wasted my gems in my opinion\nthe story of tezz is uncomplicated\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 a team of asians place a bomb on a high - speed train . the authorities receive an anonymous threat that a triggered bomb has been planted on a bullet train operating between london and glasgow . if the train decelerates or loses speed below a certain tempo , it will be destroyed along with its many passengers , unless a ransom is paid . the police want to stop the bombs from exploding , while the railway authorities want to save the lives of the passengers and they soon find themselves in a disagreement under the frantic pace set by these dramatic circumstances .\nthere\u2019s an interesting parkour - inspired chase sequence and even sameera reddy , playing one of aakash\u2019s helpers , gets to do some nifty moves on a motorbike . but , for a film with a speeding vehicle at its centre , tezz is curiously inert . i felt most sorry for mohanlal , one of our country\u2019s finest actors , here doing a cameo as a cop on the train . at one point , he is straddled between two trains , helping passengers shift from the one with the bomb to one without , as both move at deathly speeds . can bollywood please offer him a better role ?\nlast week in this very column it was predicted that the opening day of drishyam would be in the range of 8 - 10 crore . the prediction came true to the t as friday collections read 8 crore . in fact one adds the paid preview collections , the numbers came to 8 . 5 crore . of course these were the lowest numbers for ajay devgn since ( delayed ) tezz as each of his films in the recent past had collected in the double digit range on the opening day with son of sardaar being the lowest at 10 . 5 crore ( courtesy , its clash with jab tak hai jaan ) .\n' tezz ' hasn ' t done well at the box office . it found obstacles from all quarters and eventually failed to gather any speed whatsoever . though one did expect an opening in the range of 40 % - 50 % , even that was not the case to be as the footfalls were far lesser , especially in multiplexes where ' avengers ' and ' vicky donor ' ( in it ' s second week ) turned out to be the preferred choice . with hardly any escalation over the weekend ( which fetched around 11 crores ) and even weekdays not quite showing any improvement , the film has turned out to be a box office disappointment .\ntere bina is wonderful blind - beggar - in - mumbai - local material ; ranks right along dil deewana na jaane kab kho gaya from daag the fire \u2013 pedestrian . the title song extends the already overused misirlou to ridiculous lengths , unimaginatively and heads nowhere . mohit chauhan does some damage control in main hoon shab \u2013 strictly a functional melody , if you move past the fact that it has a largely templatized tune . laila is completely insipid ; except for sunidhi\u2019s spirited vocals and some catchy background music , it is ruined by its outdated tune . sajid - wajid seem to have created tezz\u2019s soundtrack from their sad tune bank \u2013 and it shows .\ntezz is an unapologetic , unacknowledged copy of the 1975 japanese film the bullet train . director priyadarshan and writer robin bhatt liberally lift the plot and entire sequences from the film . so here too , we have a bomb on a train that will blow up if the train slows down . but protagonists in hindi cinema who indulge in criminal activities must be accessorised with a suitably tragic backstory . so the mastermind behind this heinous deed \u2014 aakash , played by ajay devgn \u2014 is an illegal immigrant who is rudely evicted from the uk and separated from his pregnant wife . he joins hands with two other illegal immigrants and decides to teach the authorities a lesson !\nis that the motive behind the entire train takeover seems too weak . it\u2019s not a terrorist operation but a man\u2019s vengeance against a country . a country that deported him for being an illegal immigrant and working without permit ! tezz tries to set its entire train - seize drama on such trivial grounds . with ajay devgn being the main lead , the antagonist is still the hero of the film and so he is not defined as a professional criminal but is doing the one - off operation for seeking revenge . now that\u2019s like having one\u2019s cake and eating it too . the director wants you to sympathize with the antagonist and yet maintain that his method is wrong . supporting characters (\nfor more bollywood blockbuster superhit movies : urltoken best bollywood romantic movies : urltoken for best action packed bollywood movies : urltoken enjot the short versions bollywood films : urltoken sunil pal ke joke pal - comedy gags : urltoken movie : tezz director : priyadarshan producer : ratan jain music : sajid wajid star cast : anil kapoor , ajay devgan , kangana ranaut , zayed khan , boman irani , sameera reddy & others . writer : robin bhatt banner : united 7 entertainment ltd tezz is the story of one man , who is out to get back what was unjustly taken away from him . . . the other is willing to do whatever it takes to stop him in order to serve justice ; both are pitted against each other . . and both are pitted against time . lives have already been destroyed and more lives are about to be devastated as a train speeding from glasgow to london holds the fate of aakash rana ( ajay devgan ) and counter terrorism command arjun khanna ( anil kapoor ) , and only one of them will succeed . for more updates , subscribe to ; for hit & latest music : urltoken for blockbuster movies urltoken for movies & music in regional languages : urltoken reg . . . for heavenly & peaceful devotional music : urltoken dev . . . also you can : ' like ' us on facebook : urltoken ' follow ' us on twitter : urltoken ' circle ' us on google + : urltoken\ndirected by priyardarshan and starring the killer cast of anil kapoor , ajay devgn , mohanlal , kangna ranaut , zayed khan , sameera reddy and boman irani , tezz is an action drama getting ready to thrill audiences on april 27th . it follows the story of one man who is out to get back what was unjustly taken away from him\u2026 the other is willing to do whatever it takes to stop him in order to serve justice ; both are pitted against each other\u2026and both are pitted against time . lives have already been destroyed and more lives are about to be devastated as a train speeding from glasgow to london holds the fate of aakashrana ( ajay devgn ) and counter terrorism command arjun khanna ( anil kapoor ) , and only one of them will succeed .\neven if you can get past the foolishness of this premise , tezz has little to offer . once the situation is set up , all the characters start to snarl orders . so the head traffic controller , played with minimal finesse by boman irani , rages at his counterpart from the counter - terrorism unit , arjun khanna played by anil kapoor ( yes , all the key jobs in the uk have been taken by indians ) . to up the emotional stakes , the traffic controller\u2019s daughter is on the train , but this narrative thread goes nowhere ( in the second half , the film becomes the chase - for - aakash and the train and its passengers are almost forgotten ) . meanwhile , aakash makes ransom demands but also finds time to mope about london reminiscing about his wife . there\u2019s even an item number in a place called desi club , where london indians gather to watch mallika sherawat shimmy about , surrounded by dancers dressed as vampires .\nmany words come to mind when describing this film . implausible , contrived , dire , pointless . . . . but i digress . this is the film industry at it ' s worst . trying to put two eminently attractive people in leading roles into a film whose plot has more holes than 100 golf courses . i mean , what was the point ? i ought to sue -\ni maintain that the producers and distribution company did willingly deprive me of two hours of my life which i could have more usefully spent inspecting my navel . ajay devgan and kangana renaut may indeed be cute but they hardly rank highly in the acting stakes . same goes with boman irani ( who just played a joker in houseful 2 ) . anil kapoor , however , tries to give his best and fails because of the weak plot . may be priyadarshan should stick to mindless comedies , so we can be sure we ' re in safe territory . you won ' t be missing much if you skipped tezz , it is avoidable at all costs . watch speed and other hollywood action movies instead .\npryadarshan and his entire team worked meticulously to keep the movie free of any possible anachronisms . this movie is strong , good script , great casting , excellent acting , and over the top directing . even if the viewer does not like action type of movies , he or she will watch the entire film , the audiences is glued to what will happen next as the film progresses . its about , loyalty , greed , relationships , and real life . this is a great mix , and the soundtrack makes it even better . the film - making is excellent and very suspenseful at times . its great if you actually listen and pay attention because the whole time they are building up to the end . it is the most fantastic ending i ' ve seen in a while . after his power packed performance in once upon a time in mumbai , singham and now tezz , ajay proves himself better than today ' s over rated khans . anil kapoor fits perfectly in his role . boman iraani does a great job too . i liked kangana for the first time after watching this movie and zaheer khan was also a delight to watch .\n\ud83d\udccc oublie pas le like ! & abonne toi ! \ud83c\udfae les cr\u00e9dits les moins cher du march\u00e9 ! urltoken \ud83c\udfae cartes psn , xbox , moins cher ici ! urltoken \ud83c\udfae jeux pc pas ch\u00e8re ! urltoken \ud83d\udccc twitter : urltoken \ud83c\udfae mes lives : urltoken \ud83c\udfae chaine secondaire : urltoken \u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac mon setup \u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac\u25ac - processeur : intel core i7 - 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\u00e3 - vis their camaraderie and solidarity with ajay could have been more persuasive and better elucidated for a stronger impact . only then would the episodes involving zayed and sameera and what prompts them to risk their lives to support ajay in implementing his plans appear compelling . similarly , the portions involving ajay and kangna , towards the latter half , appear synthetic . the eagerness and zest of a couple uniting after five years is evidently amiss . ditto for the final moments . the hand to hand combat scenes between anil and ajay adds value , but appear unwarranted and only stretch the narrative inanely . besides , the visual effects could have been a wee bit superior .\nbut these are trifling discolorations . the plus points effortlessly prevail over and outnumber the deficiencies here . though there are ample thrilling moments in the enterprise , i\u2019d like to single out two chase sequences that are simply outstanding \u2014 the first involving sameera and the second featuring zayed . besides , the film lives up to its title , with the plot unraveling at a feverish pace . last but not the least , the performances by the principal cast is a big plus .\naction choreographers gareth milne and peter pedrero , who previously worked on several international films , pool resources with priyadarshan for high - quality action on screen . they do a remarkable job . tirru\u2019s cinematography deserves special mention . this must\u2019ve been an intricate film to shoot , but the outcome is at par with any international film . the car stunts , the chase sequences and of course , the sequences in a moving train are filmed with precision . sajid - wajid\u2019s musical score is satisfactory . the mallika sherawat track at the very outset sets the ball rolling , while the romantic track between ajay and kangna is smartly interwoven in the narrative .\nit\u2019s a treat watching anil kapoor on screen . though the actor has been an integral part of so many movies in the past , you can never accuse him of repeating himself . besides , he may be in his early 50s , but that hasn\u2019t deterred anil from performing the high - octane action stunts with flourish . ajay devgn excels yet again . the actor has the perfect demeanor , attitude and physical appearance for the character he portrays . also , those who felt that ajay had cut down on action roles of late are in for a treat . ajay\u2019s character has an emotional side , but it\u2019s the action portions , which he handles like a complete pro , that makes his character even more appealing .\nkangna is an integral part of the film , but the screen time is limited . nonetheless , her sequence with anil towards the final moments catches your attention . zayed doesn\u2019t get ample scope , but he\u2019s fantastic in the chase sequence towards the second hour . sameera gets to do some daredevil stunts and also gets a couple of interesting sequences to leave a mark and she clutches the opportunity with both the hands . mohanlal , an actor par excellence , gets minimal scope . boman irani is fantastic . one can easily rate it amongst his best works . mallika sherawat sizzles in the \u2018laila\u2019 track .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 hungama digital media entertainment pvt . ltd . all rights reserved .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nto revenge his past , aakash rana plants bomb in a train endangering lives of 500 passengers .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\ntwo rival con - 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{"id": 116621, "summary": [{"text": "in computer terminology , polymorphic code is code that uses a polymorphic engine to mutate while keeping the original algorithm intact .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "that is , the code changes itself each time it runs , but the function of the code ( its semantics ) will not change at all .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "for example , 1 +3 and 6-2 both achieve the same result while using different values and operations .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "this technique is sometimes used by computer viruses , shellcodes and computer worms to hide their presence .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "encryption is the most common method to hide code .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "with encryption , the main body of the code ( also called its payload ) is encrypted and will appear meaningless .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "for the code to function as before , a decryption function is added to the code .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "when the code is executed this function reads the payload and decrypts it before executing it in turn .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "encryption alone is not polymorphism .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "to gain polymorphic behavior , the encryptor/decryptor pair are mutated with each copy of the code .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "this allows different versions of some code which all function the same . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "polymorphic code", "paragraphs": ["polymorphic code is code capable of changing itself while remaining usable . encrypted code is unusable .\ngithub - sandpox / polymorphic : this is sample source code of polymorphic - family computer viruses .\ni . optimization techniques and their application to polymorphic code 10 and other code 30 that may contain malicious code .\nin polymorphic code 10 produced by viruses , dead code is commonplace . for instance , consider the following snippet of code from a polymorphic decryptor 11 generated by win32 / junkcomp .\nresponsive to the malicious code detection procedure detecting malicious code in the optimized loop code declaring that the computer code contains malicious code .\nresponsive to the malicious code detection protocol detecting malicious code in the optimized body code , declaring that the computer code contains malicious code .\nadj . referring to self - modifying code . did you mean : polymorphic shellcode ?\nanother use of optimization 40 is as a heuristic to detect polymorphic code 10 . most polymorphic engines 10 produce many redundant instructions , whereas a typical program has almost no dead code .\nthe following video demonstrates the ability of shellter to generate and bind junk polymorphic code with the actual payload .\n1260 does not have register replacement , but more complicated polymorphic attacks use that trick . nonetheless , 1260 is an effective polymorphic engine that generates a high variety of decryptors .\nwell i have downloaded some cryptographic algorithm . do there are those i didn ' t understand so this is my question : what is polymorphic rc4 or polymorphic xor encryption ?\nthe first known polymorphic virus ( 1260 ) was written by mark washburn in 1990 .\n\u201cmetamorphic\u201d malicious code is code having a non - constant virus body . metamorphic code may or may not have decryption loops .\n\u201cbody\u201d or \u201cvirus body\u201d . of malicious code is that section of the malicious code that performs the malicious purposes of the code .\nthe next step in the level of difficulty is a polymorphic attack . polymorphic viruses can mutate their decryptors to a high number of different instances that can take millions of different forms .\npolymorphic viruses change with each infection . they do this in an attempt to defeat scanners .\nmetamorphic and polymorphic malware are two categories of malicious software programs ( malware ) that have the ability to change their code as they propagate .\nin polymorphic code 10 , copies are often redundant and can be eliminated . this makes the code 10 clearer to read , easier to parse , and faster to emulate . look at these few instructions generated by win32 / simile . a as part of its polymorphic decryptor 11 :\nhere is some ' polymorphic ' php code i wrote . php being an interpreted language and not a compiled language makes true polymorphism impossible .\nthe presence of dead code by itself is not enough to declare a program viral , since polymorphic code 10 exists in legitimate executables , such as packed files ( aspack ) , but it is suspicious enough to warrant further investigation . therefore , a method embodiment of the present invention comprises performing a dead code elimination procedure on the computer code 30 ; noting the amount of dead code eliminated during the dead code elimination procedure ; and when the amount of dead code eliminated during the dead code elimination procedure exceeds a preselected dead code threshold , declaring a suspicion of malicious code in the computer code 30 .\n> so , to be technical , ruby is _ not _ a polymorphic language . that being\n+ 1 before the question closes . this however seems to be rather different than polymorphic encryption .\npolymorphic code is code that changes itself periodically while keeping the algorithm / purpose intact . this technique avoids signature - based detection because the signature of the code is each time different . about 20 - 30 % of the file changes .\nto confound virus scanning programs , virus writers created polymorphic viruses . these viruses are more difficult to detect by scanning because each copy of the virus looks different than the other copies . basically , polymorphic code mutates while keeping the original algorithm intact .\nour polymorphic engine is pretty simple at the moment . we could add additional features , such as :\nnow that you have seen the successive elements of the operation of our polymorphic engine , it ' s time to bring it all together . i have included the class header below , followed by the implementation of the main function which generates the polymorphic code .\n8 . the method of claim 5 wherein , when the step of performing a malicious code detection procedure on the optimized loop code indicates the presence of malicious code in the computer code , the steps of optimizing the body and subjecting the optimized body code to a malicious code detection protocol are aborted .\nearly examples of polymorphic malicious code include the tequila virus , smeg ( which literally stood for \u201csimulated metamorphic encryption generator\u201d ) and dark avenger\u2019s mutation engine ( which lesser - skilled virus authors could plug into their malware to grant it the ability to be polymorphic ) .\ncan you elaborate on the context where you heard this ? the closest thing i know is polymorphic malware .\nthe invention has particular applicability to computer code 30 that is polymorphic 10 or metamorphic 20 . when the code 30 is polymorphic 10 , in one embodiment the optimizing step 40 comprises optimizing just the decryption loop 11 , or possibly several decryption loops 11 if the malicious code 10 employs several encryption layers . this is because the viral body 12 is normally written in an already optimal form by the creator of the malicious code 10 .\n18 . the method of claim 1 wherein the malicious code detection procedure comprises emulating the optimized loop code .\nhere is a track i made in 2012 and that was meant to appear on polymorphic code but was not finished in time . the mix is not perfect and i could improve it but in order to respect the sound of polymorphic code i prefer to deliver it as it is / was . : ) deathmatch is one of the two bonus tracks from the australian release of polymorphic code buy ( australia with bonus tracks ) : physical : urltoken itunes : urltoken buy ( europe / us ) : urltoken\njust like implant ' s polymorphic engine , hps ' s polymorphic engine is powerful and advanced . it supports subroutines using call / ret instructions and conditional jumps with nonzero displacement . the code of the polymorphic engine takes about half of the actual virus code , and there are random byte - based blocks inserted between the generated code chains of the decryptor . the full decryptor is built only during the first initialization phase , which makes the virus a slow polymorphic . this means that antivirus vendors cannot test their scanner ' s detection rate efficiently because the infected pc must be rebooted to force the virus to create a new decryptor .\npolymorphic viruses change themselves with each infection . there are even virus - writing toolkits available to help make these viruses .\nnevertheless , all polymorphic viruses carry a constant code virus body . with advanced methods , the body can be decrypted and identified . consider figure 7 . 3 as an illustration .\nmetamorphic malware is considered to be more difficult to write than polymorphic malware . the author may use may use multiple transformation techniques , including register renaming , code permutation , code expansion , code shrinking and garbage code insertion . consequently , advanced techniques such as generic decryption scanning , negative heuristic analysis , emulation and access to virtualization technologies are required for detection .\nwhen dealing with polymorphic code 10 , a peephole optimizer 31 can be very useful as the first step 52 of the optimization process 40 , as part of an instruction decoder . polymorphic code 10 is often littered with small sequences of instructions that cancel each other , such as back - to - back negations , complements , or an increment followed by a decrement .\nwin95 / zmorph is a polymorphic virus 10 that builds it body 12 on the stack . this example illustrates constant folding 53 .\nin the examples of polymorphic code 10 optimization presented in the illustrations that are given below , almost all the transformations that were used were local ones , and they gave very good results . global dead code elimination 63 was the only global optimization implemented , and it brought marginal improvement over local dead code elimination 62 .\npolymorphic malware also makes changes to code to avoid detection . it has two parts , but one part remains the same with each iteration , which makes the malware a little easier to identify .\nin this section , we look at specific optimization techniques usable in the present invention , and see how each one of them can be applied to the simplification of polymorphic 10 and other code .\nas a result of dummy loops elimination , emulation of polymorphic decryptors 11 can become much faster , especially if loops can be nested .\ni understand the concept of polymorphic and metamorphic code but i recently read the wikipedia page on both ( for what ever reason i hadn ' t done this previously ! ) . now i really want to have a go at writing some metamorphic code for myself .\nthe main reason to write polymorphic code is to avoid being hashwise identified , or to have code signature detected , i . e . ids or anti - virus countermeasures may not identify the payload , as it is nicely wrapped - up in its own encrypted form . another reason is to propagate it to multiple copies without having the same signature . many legitimate software vendors also produce polymorphic binaries to protect their applications from software cracking and reverse engineering . when writing shellcode , polymorphism is utilized to create ascii shellcode and alphanumeric shellcode due to the restrictive instruction set . to get started with writing polymorphic shellcode , see the introduction to printable 32 - bit x86 polymorphic shellcode .\nthe present invention is an alternative solution entailing code optimization ( simplification ) techniques . such techniques as copy propagation , constant folding , code motion , and dead - code elimination may be used instead of , or prior to , emulation or other malicious code detection techniques . these turn out to be powerful allies in the fight against malicious code .\nsome polymorphic viruses , such as w32 / coke , use multiple layers of encryption . furthermore , variants of coke also can infect microsoft word documents in a polymorphic way . coke mutates its macro directly with the binary code of the virus instead of using macro code directly . normally , polymorphic macro viruses are very slow because they need a lot of interpretation . because coke generates mutated macros with binary code , it does not suffer from slow - down issues and , as a result , is harder to notice . consider the following example of coke taken from two instances of mutated autoclose ( ) macros shown in listing 7 . 8 .\nmte was quickly followed by many similar engines , such as tpe ( trident polymorphic engine ) , written by masouf khafir in holland in 1993 .\nfigure 1 shows a block of encrypted malware code . the first 16 bytes are shown on the right . the block of code is an exact copy of the encrypted malware code from the initial executable file .\nanother benefit of dead code elimination is that it may eliminate some anti - emulation code designed to stop antivirus programs . the following snippet of code is taken from the decryptor of win32 / hezhi . a .\nthe data presented here were obtained by running a prototype optimizer 39 containing most of the modules described above on some code samples of polymorphic 10 and metamorphic 20 viruses . in each case , we list the disassembly of the original code 30 , followed by the output of the optimizer 39 .\nw95 / hps and w95 / marburg 18 were the first viruses to use real 32 - bit polymorphic engines . these two viruses were authored by the infamous spanish virus writer , griyo , in 1998 . he also created several highly polymorphic viruses earlier on dos , such as the virus implant 19 .\nthe generated code will look different each time . this is the main goal of a polymorphic engine , after all ! i have included two different decryption functions below , both generated by our engine from the same input data .\nin response , the mte engine returns a polymorphic decryption routine with an encrypted virus body in the supplied buffer . ( see listing 7 . 6 . )\nwhen the computer code 30 comprises a decryption loop 11 , 21 and a viral body 12 , 22 , one method embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of optimizing 40 the decryption loop 11 , 21 to produce optimized loop code ; performing a malicious code detection procedure on the optimized loop code ; optimizing the body 12 , 22 to produce optimized body code ; and subjecting the optimized body code to a malicious code detection protocol . this embodiment is particularly useful when the computer code is metamorphic 20 . when the computer code 30 comprises more than one decryption loop 11 , 21 , one method embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of optimizing 40 the outermost decryption loop 11 , 21 to produce optimized loop code ; performing a malicious code detection procedure on the optimized loop code ; decrypting the outermost layer , for instance by emulating the optimized loop code ; then proceeding in the same way for the second decryption loop , third decryption loop , etc . . . . and all the following innermost encryption layers , until the body 12 , 22 is decrypted ; optimizing the body 12 , 22 to produce optimized body code ; and subjecting the optimized body code to a malicious code detection protocol . the malicious code detection procedure can be pattern matching , emulation , checksumming , heuristics , tracing , or algorithmic scanning . the malicious code detection protocol can be pattern matching , emulation , checksumming , heuristics , tracing , x - raying , or algorithmic scanning . the step of optimizing the body can entail using one or more outputs from the step of optimizing the decryption loop and / or the step of performing a malicious code detection procedure on the optimized loop code . when the step of performing a malicious code detection procedure on the optimized loop code indicates that the analyzed code 30 contains malicious code , the steps of optimizing the body and subjecting the optimized body code to a malicious code detection protocol can be aborted . the method can comprise the additional step of revealing encrypted body code . this can be done by emulation or by applying a key gleaned from the optimized loop code .\non exit from the loop , the processor flags and registers eax , ebx , ecx and ebp are dead ( they are killed by the code following the loop ) . global dead code elimination 63 yields the following code :\na polymorphic virus contains what is known as a polymorphic or mutating engine . this engine functions like a unique re - coding agent that modifies the virus on every infection or when certain criteria are met . the engine is programmed to re - program key parts of the virus such that they do the same things only via different code strings . this makes them harder to identify and crack .\nboundary conditions are not so clear - cut in the case of programs containing self - modifying code . in a polymorphic virus 10 , the decryptor 11 produces a piece of code 12 and then executes it 12 . the set of live variables on exit from the decryptor 11 is hard to determine , because it depends on the register and memory usage of the code 12 it decrypts .\nnonsignature - based detection mechanisms include , for example , the use of heuristics to detect , analyze , and describe the characteristics or behavior of malicious code and to provide safeguards against malicious code for which signatures do not yet exist or for which existing signatures may not be effective . this includes polymorphic malicious code ( i . e . , code that changes signatures when it replicates ) . this control enhancement does not preclude the use of signature - based detection mechanisms .\noptimization ( 40 ) is an original way of dealing with polymorphic ( 10 ) and other malicious code . the unique ability of optimization ( 40 ) to simplify tangled metamorphic code ( 20 ) into a readable form can be a crucial advantage in the response to a fast - spreading metamorphic worm ( 20 ) .\nhowever , the amount of dead code in the cases described above represents a very small percentage of the overall program . on the other hand , the dead code ratio in the output of polymorphic engines 10 is typically higher than 25 % , and sometimes much more ( see some examples in the below illustrations . )\nwrite the payload code to be dissimulated . at the end of this code put a bootstrap that will decrypt and run the code ( in php / ruby / perl / whatnot , eval ( ) it , in c , smash the stack with it , in c # , use reflection ) . at the beginning of the payload code , call for the encryption / duplication code .\n\u201cpattern matching\u201d is a technique for recognizing malicious code by looking for patterns or sequences of bits ( e . g . , signatures ) within the code .\nanother technique used by malware is encryption . malware code can be encrypted using a key to render it unreadable even with the use of disassembler . but in order for malware to generate different copies of itself , it uses a polymorphic algorithm .\na very effective approach is to embed an assembler within the payload , as well as create an intermediate language ( il ) which the polymorphic engine uses to create asm on the fly . a simple example would be the following il code .\nthe good news is that most anti - virus software does a good job today of detecting polymorphic malware \u2013 perhaps by looking for the encrypted part of the code\u2019s decryptor ( which can itself be variable , of course ) and other techniques .\nthis opens up the possibility for virus writers to use the same polymorphic engine in many different viruses successfully unless such viruses are handled with heuristic or generic detection methods .\npolymorphic viruses can create an endless number of new decryptors that use different encryption methods to encrypt the constant part ( except their data areas ) of the virus body .\npolymorphic algorithms use different keys to encrypt and generate different copies of itself . which means that knowing one key is not enough to detect different copies of the malware .\npolymorphic malware generates a new key in order to encrypt the malware code in memory for the purpose of writing a new copy of the malware into a different file . it thus generates different binaries every time the malware drops a copy of itself .\nwhen optimizing polymorphic virus code 10 , best effort is often enough . optimizing towards exactly equivalent code is a desirable property , for instance to ensure that the emulation of optimized code 37 will yield proper results , but not a necessity as long as the output 37 of the optimizer 39 can be used reliably for pattern matching , checksumming , heuristics , and other kinds of information gathering related to virus detection .\nripe for dead code elimination once the flags of the \u201ccmp\u201d are proven unused .\n> i was talking about actual code modifications . could ruby modify it ' s\nwin32 / dislex is a complex polymorphic virus 10 based on the lexotan engine . this example is taken from the polymorphic loop 11 that decrypts the data area 12 of the virus 10 . once decrypted , the content of the data area 12 can be used for detection . this example illustrates the use of optimization 40 to speed up emulation .\nnow that the entire code of the function has been generated , we can write out the encrypted data block , so it will follow the code of the function .\nas the years passed , polymorphic malware got more and more sophisticated \u2013 hoping to beat anti - virus software one of two ways . the malware author\u2019s hope was that we would either fail to detect all instances of their mutating code , or would false alarm on innocent code making our detection routines more of a pain than the actual virus .\na method embodiment of the present invention determines whether computer code 30 contains malicious code . the method comprises the steps of optimizing 40 the computer code 30 to produce optimized code ; and subjecting the optimized code to a malicious code detection protocol . the malicious code detection protocol can be any protocol for detecting malicious code . thus , the protocol can be pattern matching , emulation , checksumming , heuristics , tracing , x - raying , algorithmic scanning , or any combination thereof . \u201calgorithmic scanning\u201d is the use of any custom designed algorithm by which one searches for malicious code . the optimizing 40 comprises performing one or more of the following techniques : constant folding 53 , copy propagation 54 , non - obvious dead code elimination 62 , 63 , peephole optimization 52 , code motion 49 , abstract interpretation 59 , 68 , instruction specialization 55 , and control flow graph reduction 44 . two or more of these techniques may be combined synergistically .\nvirlock is a ransomware that has metamorphic algorithm , as discussed in the blog post cited above . it also has what i have coined as an on - demand polymorphic algorithm .\nit is a common feature of many polymorphic viruses 10 ( and metamorphic viruses 20 ) to avoid direct use of constants by replacing them with series of instructions producing the desired result . the absence of constants such as looping factors , memory addresses , and decryption keys makes the detection of polymorphic decryptors 11 more difficult . constant folding can help recover these features .\nusing randomly generated algorithm , generating a unique decryption code in the selected programming language .\nthis random choice of registers will contribute to the generated code being different each time .\nthe information system updates malicious code protection mechanisms only when directed by a privileged user .\nincorporates the results from malicious code analysis into organizational incident response and flaw remediation processes .\nmethods , apparati , and computer - readable media for determining whether computer code ( 30 ) contains malicious code . in a method embodiment , the computer code ( 30 ) is optimized ( 40 ) to produce optimized code ; and the optimized code is subject to a malicious code detection protocol . in an embodiment , the optimizing ( 40 ) comprises at least one of constant folding ( 53 ) , copy propagation ( 54 ) , non - obvious dead code elimination ( 62 , 63 ) , code motion ( 49 ) , peephole optimization ( 52 ) , abstract interpretation ( 59 , 68 ) , instruction specialization ( 55 ) , and control flow graph reduction ( 44 ) .\nmethods , apparati , and computer - readable media for determining whether computer code ( 30 ) contains malicious code . in a method embodiment , the computer code ( 30 ) is optimized ( 40 ) to produce optimized code ; and the optimized code is subject to a malicious code detection protocol . in an embodiment , the optimizing ( 40 ) comprises at least one of constant folding ( 53 ) , copy propagation ( 54 ) , non - obvious dead code elimination ( 62 , 63 ) , code motion ( 49 ) , peephole optimization ( 52 ) , abstract interpretation ( 59 , 68 ) , instruction specialization ( 55 ) , and control flow graph reduction ( 44 ) .\nobserving that no optimizations of the computer code were performed in the most recent iteration .\n> a new language if you just continue to code in the other language ) .\ncode encryption is a common method of achieving polymorphism . but , you can\u2019t encrypt everything as some code has to be left to do the decryption in order to run the rest . it is this small piece of code that anti - virus software can target ( along with other techinques to counter changes in that small piece of code ) .\nregular polymorphic ( literally \u201cmany shapes\u201d ) malware is malicious code which changes its appearance through obfuscation and encryption , ensuring that no sample looks the same . although the idea of mutating malware sounds quite scary , it\u2019s actually been used by malicious hackers since the early 1990s .\nmost malware uses a simple decryption algorithm to decrypt the malware code in its virtual memory . this gives researchers a chance to read and analyze the malware code . it also provides a chance for antivirus engines to read and determine whether or not the code is malicious . the encryption keys don\u2019t matter that much once the malware code has been decrypted into the memory . malware using different keys will still generate the same decrypted malware code in memory .\nthe application of selected malicious code analysis tools and techniques provides organizations with a more in - depth understanding of adversary tradecraft ( i . e . , tactics , techniques , and procedures ) and the functionality and purpose of specific instances of malicious code . understanding the characteristics of malicious code facilitates more effective organizational responses to current and future threats . organizations can conduct malicious code analyses by using reverse engineering techniques or by monitoring the behavior of executing code .\nwe also use the intel syntax for x86 microprocessor assembly code . for instance the instruction :\nonce dead code elimination 62 has removed useless instructions from basic blocks and code motion 49 has moved instructions across block boundaries , some blocks may turn out empty , or almost empty .\nwin95 / puron is a metamorphic virus 20 that mixes dead code with the meaningful instructions of its body 22 , and splits its body 22 into islands of code linked by jumps .\na perfectly written polymorphic virus would share nothing identically with the same virus on a different machine . this is theoretically possible . and , would theoretically be unbeatable by an anti - virus program .\nthis transformation is named \u201cdead code elimination\u201d . why would a program contain dead code ? dead code may result from high - level constructs if the programmer overlooked an unneeded variable assignment , but it also very often appears as the result of other optimization techniques we will describe shortly .\nnewer polymorphic engines use an rda - based decryptor that implements a brute - force attack against its constant but variably encrypted virus body in a multiencrypted manner . manual analysis of such viruses might lead to great surprises . often there are inefficiencies of randomness in such polymorphic engines , which can be used as a counterattack . sometimes even a single wildcard string can do the magic of perfect detection .\na traditional form of attack by cyber criminals , polymorphic malware , has the ability to hide itself , changing variations with each new device while keeping its original algorithm . since the code is continuously changing , it becomes somewhat obscure through multiple attacks , making it harder for the next attackers .\n9 . the method of claim 1 further comprising the additional step of , after the step of performing a malicious code detection procedure on the optimized loop code , revealing an encrypted body .\npolymorphic viruses threw a new gauntlet down at the feet of anti - virus software makers . it makes detection of viruses several orders of magnitude more difficult than any other previous virus - hiding technique .\nin most cases , this type of encryption was used in executable file infectors . due to the level of complexity of polymorphic engines , and the necessity of an in - depth understanding of assembly language for their creation , these days polymorphic engines are rarely used ( one exception to this is virut which , i ' d like to point out , is strongly suspected of being polish in origin ! )\nthere\u2019s a few ways to programmatically create unique code that performs the same function as the previous .\nby using an il , we avoid having to first disassemble the stub code before mutating it .\nthis invention pertains to the field of minimizing the impact of malicious code attacks to computer systems .\n\u201cmalicious computer code\u201d or \u201cmalicious code\u201d is any code that is present in a computer without the knowledge and / or without the consent of an authorized user of the computer , and / or any code that can harm the computer or its contents . thus , malicious code includes viruses , worms , trojan horses , spam , and adware . at certain places herein , the word \u201cvirus\u201d is used generically to include worms and trojan horses , as well as viruses in the narrow sense .\nprevious paragraphs already discussed several ways to make emulation faster by optimizing 40 the code 30 to emulate . in many situations , pattern matching on the optimized code can also replace emulation for the purpose of detection ( see the below illustrations ) , though emulation may still be needed for exact variant identification . for very complex polymorphic viruses 20 , the emulation speed can be improved by factors of hundreds .\npungila c . , negru v . ( 2014 ) real - time polymorphic aho - corasick automata for heterogeneous malicious code detection . in : herrero \u00e1 . et al . ( eds ) international joint conference soco\u201913 - cisis\u201913 - iceute\u201913 . advances in intelligent systems and computing , vol 239 . springer , cham\nperhaps you are referring to a polymorphic virus ? this is a virus which consists of a decryption program along with the actual virus code which is encrypted . when the virus runs and subsequently spreads , it re - encrypts itself with a different key , thereby appearing to be different each time it propagates .\nthe concept of mte is to make a function call to the mutation engine function and pass control parameters in predefined registers . the engine takes care of building a polymorphic shell around the simple virus inside it .\ntoday , hundreds of polymorphic engines are known . most of these engines were only used to create a couple of viruses . after a polymorphic decryptor can be detected , using it becomes a disadvantage to virus writers because any new viruses are covered by the same detection . such detections , however , usually come with the price of several false positives and false negatives . more reliable techniques detect and recognize the virus body itself .\nthe process of producing an optimized version of the original code ( 30 ) automatically suppresses some features that can be a hindrance to human malicious code analysis , like overlapping instructions and cast - away branches .\n< snip > i was talking about actual code modifications . could ruby modify it ' s own code ? take this example . . . ruby asks the user the url of a code modification thing ( eg , a cleaner version of a patch , or just a patch ) . what is the url ?\nfigure 2 shows the decrypted version of the same block of code shown in figure 1 . after decrypting the necessary bytes , the malware executes the decrypted code , then encrypts it back with a different key .\n\u201cdecryption loop\u201d is a section of code containing instructions to decrypt an encrypted body of the code . the term \u201cdecryptor\u201d is often used synonymously with \u201cdecryption loop\u201d , and sometimes used slightly more generically than \u201cdecryption loop\u201d .\nconsider the following example of a decryptor , simplified for illustration . the polymorphic decryptor of the virus is placed after the variably encrypted virus body . the decryptor is split between small islands of code routines , which can appear in mixed order . in the example shown in listing 7 . 7 , the decryptor starts at the decryptor _ start label , and the decryption continues until the code finally jumps to the decrypted virus body .\nour polymorphic engine allows any set of output registers to be defined ( that is , we are not limited to setting the value returned in eax ) . this makes it possible for the function to output extra values .\nfig . 9 ( a ) is a control flow graph for an exemplary section of code before reduction .\nthe following assembly code taken from a sample of win32 / zmist . a serves to illustrate the transformation :\ninto a nop instruction , thus emptying its definitions set and making it a candidate for dead code elimination .\ntracing can be used to detect polymorphic decryptors 11 that present some easily recognizable characteristics , but are split into islands of code linked together by branches ( win32 / marburg , win32 / orez . ) it can also been used to detect metamorphic bodies 22 that use a weak form of metamorphism where some fixed instructions are always present .\nin time , polymorphic algorithms evolved and became ever more sophisticated , in order to make it as difficult as possible for antivirus programs to analyze viruses and run them in an emulated environment . some well - known algorithms included :\nin this article , we will cover all the steps necessary to create a simple polymorphic engine , which will serve to encrypt any supplied data , and generate a unique decryption procedure , with the encrypted data embedded within it .\nmaybe you noticed as much , but there are examples of assembler metamorphasis in the wikipedia - linked symantec pdf at the bottom of the metamorphic code article . also , more sample code seems to exist for quines , which look like a good place to start insofar as metamorphic code seems ( more ) understandable relative to quines .\nrather than guessing boundary conditions , an alternative is to let a user specify them to the state tracking module 33 of the optimizer 39 . more generally , allowing the user to specify conditions at various program points makes the optimizer 39 more flexible , and capable of handling buggy code produced by some polymorphic engines 10 . win32 / hezhi sometimes fails to finish its decryption loop 11 with a proper backwards jump . win32 / simile . d produces some corruptions where the polymorphic decryptor 11 patches itself . user - supplied options would allow the optimizer 39 to circumvent these problems .\nthat means that the code which is run in your browser is completely different each time . if we simply tried to compare the code to previous examples of the malware we have seen , we wouldn\u2019t get a match .\nstefan , thanks for defending the ducks ; ) . but i feel that you forget that ruby is perfectly polymorphic as sharon has shown above . i do not really see how dt and polymurphy ; ) are related . cheers robert\nhere we do not discuss the recognition of loops or the exact conditions to use code motion safely . it is enough to rely on the intuitive idea of a loop to see the value of the code motion transformation above .\nin the last decade , dealing with ever more complex polymorphic viruses has been one of the prominent challenges faced by the anti - virus industry . the traditional approach of emulating polymorphic decryption loops to reach the constant virus body underneath is widely regarded as the most powerful defense against polymorphism . once decrypted , the virus body can be used for detection purposes and lends itself to a detailed analysis . unfortunately , this approach is computationally expensive and reaches its limits when faced with metamorphic viruses .\nmany similar peephole optimizer 31 tricks can be played , and these will be apparent to people who have some experience working with polymorphic viruses 10 . one other case deserves special mention though , the case of back - to - back conditional branches .\nto illustrate the benefits of constant folding further , let us use an example related to heuristic detection . suppose a heuristic engine attempts to detect viral - looking code by searching for small suspicious code snippets . one such snippet may be :\n7 . the method of claim 5 wherein the step of optimizing the body comprises using at least one output from the group of steps consisting of optimizing the decryption loop and performing a malicious code detection procedure on the optimized loop code .\n10 . the method of claim 9 wherein the step of revealing an encrypted body comprises emulating the optimized loop code .\n17 . the method of claim 16 wherein the backward pass operation comprises the additional step of global dead code elimination .\nthis article contains more specific information then wikipedia . this article does not , however , contain true source code . if you would like my advice , though it is highly unlikely that would will find sample source code , you may be able to find sufficient academic documentation to create your own metamorphic code . consider this to start ( google scholar ) :\nhowever , polymorphic engines have found another use : software protection systems , or exe - protectors , such as pelock , asprotect , enigmaprotector , themida , and obsidium . they are used to make it more difficult for an application ' s code to be analyzed by crackers ( i . e . people who try to break software protection ) , and to make it harder for automated unpackers to be created ( i . e . tools which remove software protection ) . if you possess any shareware program which is protected by an exe - protector , there is a 99 % chance that it uses a polymorphic encryption engine .\nthe optimized code 37 is longer than the original , but this is simply a consequence of expressing the memory state on exit from the block as a series of byte assignments . the flags and registers eax , ecx , and edx are considered dead on entry into getprocaddress , which allows some dead code elimination 62 . the other registers and all memory locations are considered live , to be conservative , but global dead code elimination 63 across api calls could help simplify the code further .\nfinally , i suspect you may want to run the generated code through a debugger rather than just executing it directly and hoping for the best . i found that if i copied the generated file over the original executable , the debugger was happy to let me step through it while still viewing the original source code . then whenever you get to a point in the code that says junk , you can pop into the assembly view and look at the code that has been generated .\nransomware employs different techniques and attack vectors in order to infiltrate your computer system . they also use different armoring techniques to evade detection and avoid analysis . one trick they use to harden themselves against analysis is through implementing metamorphic , encryption , and polymorphic algorithms .\nlocal optimizations are less costly and can typically be done in linear time . most interesting global data - flow problems are proven to be np - complete , but there is empirical evidence that some can be solved by fast algorithms , at least for programs with a usual control flow structure ( and , in this context , polymorphic code 10 does have a usual structure ! ) .\nfigure 3 shows the newly encrypted block of code , which is now totally different from the original bytes . every single time the malware needs to execute a certain block of code , it will be encrypted back to a different set of bytes .\nmetamorphic malware is rewritten with each iteration so that each succeeding version of the code is different from the preceding one . the code changes makes it difficult for signature - based antivirus software programs to recognize that different iterations are the same malicious program .\nnotice that copy propagation should not be done for destination operands . the original code is not equivalent to the following instruction !\ni aimed to extend james holderness ' s php answer a little , into a working self replicating and morphing code example .\nas used herein , \u201cnon - obvious\u201d dead code elimination means removing dead code other than a nop ( \u201cno operation\u201d ) or a simple operation such as cli , sti , clc , stc and others commonly used as single - instruction nop ' s .\nthe next important development in the history of polymorphic viruses was mte 17 , a mutation engine written by the bulgarian dark avenger . the first version mte was released during the summer of 1991 , later followed by another version in early 1992 . the idea of the mutation engine is based on modular development . for novice virus writers , it was difficult to write a polymorphic virus . however , more advanced virus writers came to their rescue . the mte engine was released as an object that could be linked to any simple virus .\nin that context stefan ' s response would indeed make some sense , i do however not adhere to the differentiation . polymorphic behavior seems completely unrelated to implementation , it is imho a dangerous path to walk , to define a language by it ' s implementation details .\nthis article explains all the steps needed to write a c + + program which dynamically generates encryption algorithms in x86 assembly code .\ngenerating additional helper functions , e . g . returning values which were originally put in place by code in the main decryption function\nsimply put , metamorphic algorithms enable malware to generate different copies of its binaries , while they continue to look like normal code .\nlike constant folding , copy propagation can create new opportunities for dead code elimination . this is another example of the synergy mentioned above . in this example , after removing the reference to variable x in the second statement , the first statement becomes dead code .\nthe comparison must always succeed , so the jump is never taken . after copy propagation and instruction specialization , this code became :\n3 . constant folding 53 and copy propagation 54 should indicate if the stack pointer was earlier set to point to the code .\nsince the calls are in order in the optimized code , a simple search string can be used to detect the virus 20 .\nthe modification process is very simplistic . the source code is just interspersed with sequences of assembly instructions that effectively do nothing . when the program is run , it finds these sequences and randomly replaces them with different code ( which obviously also does nothing ) .\ngithub is home to over 28 million developers working together to host and review code , manage projects , and build software together .\nmoving computations earlier in the control flow is a common type of code motion , but it is not the only one . some other similar transformations delay the execution of statements , and possibly duplicate statements , also in an attempt to improve the code in loops .\nthe benefits from dead code elimination are numerous . suppose the instruction stream above is part of a decryption loop 11 , and the loop 11 has to be emulated to decrypt the virus body 12 . removing the dead instructions from the loop 11 and then emulating the resulting , simpler code makes the emulation faster . dead code elimination itself has a cost , but the savings easily outweigh the cost in most cases , since dead code elimination takes place only once , whereas the removed loop instructions might have been executed thousands of times .\nanother way the company is using polymorphic code is through targeting the age - old sql injection attacks , which was the method of attack on 17 credit card companies and retailers last year that resulted in more than 150 million compromised credit cards . it\u2019s also the likely method of attack that recently brought down target\u2019s database of 70 million cardholders\u2019 personal information , according to a report by a cybsecurity firm called isight partners .\nsome global variables where our code will be loaded . global variables are bad , but i ' m not a particularly good coder .\nto create this engine , we ' ll use the c + + language and the asmjit library , which allows dynamic generation of assembly code . asmjit makes it possible to create assembly code at the c + + level , as if you were writing it by hand . it is possible to create 32 - or 64 - bit instructions , and even pseudoinstructions . thanks to this , the library can be used to target code for 32 - and 64 - bit environments . in our case we ' ll stick with 32 - bit code .\n11 . the method of claim 9 wherein the step of revealing an encrypted body comprises applying a key gleaned from the optimized loop code .\nthe first known polymorphic virus , 1260 , was written in the u . s . by mark washburn in 1990 16 . this virus has many interesting techniques that were previously predicted by fred cohen . the virus uses two sliding keys to decrypt its body , but more importantly , it inserts junk instructions into its decryptor . these instructions are garbage in the code . they have no function other than altering the appearance of the decryptor .\nsimilar to a regular polymorphic malware using a key , it decrypts the malware code into the memory . the only difference is that virlock only decrypts the code that it needs at a given moment . and then encrypts it back . to further complicate things , it then uses a different key when it encrypts it back to memory . the new instance of the encrypted malware is now different from the initial binary . and the longer virlock uses this code , and its continuing series of decryption and encryption patterns , the malware in memory will look completely different from the original encrypted copy before it was loaded in memory . dropping a different copy of itself is just simply copying the content of the memory into a file .\ncentral management is the organization - wide management and implementation of malicious code protection mechanisms . central management includes planning , implementing , assessing , authorizing , and monitoring the organization - defined , centrally managed flaw malicious code protection security controls . related to : au - 2 , si - 8\nif the detection algorithm for the virus is based on loop 11 , 21 recognition , dead code elimination helps too , by removing unneeded or redundant instructions , thus exposing the more meaningful parts of the code for easier pattern matching . ( see the win32 / dislex example of illustration e below . ) characteristics of the eliminated instructions , such as the statistic distribution of opcodes in dead code , may also be used for detection .\nd . addresses the receipt of false positives during malicious code detection and eradication and the resulting potential impact on the availability of the information system .\nfig . 9 ( b ) is a control flow graph illustrating the code of fig . 9 ( a ) after it has been reduced .\nby applying the constant folding transformation described above and then applying the heuristics to the optimized code , the anti - heuristic trick can be circumvented ."]}
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suburban melbourne , pawno is a warm - hearted and witty narrative that examines the intersecting stories of 14 local characters and their resident pawnbroker .\npawno is a character driven ensemble film set in the diverse and multicultural suburb of footscray in melbourne , australia . it revolves around one day in the lives of twelve characters . the . . . see more \u00bb\npawno is a character driven ensemble film set in the diverse and multicultural suburb of footscray in melbourne , australia . it revolves around one day in the lives of twelve characters . the . . . see full summary \u00bb\ncombining elements of thriller , romance and gangster genres this quirky , off - kilter character study crackles with inventiveness and irreverence in equal measure , pawno is a warm - hearted and witty cinematic narrative that is totally , unapologetically melbourne .\nthe kink is scaled back and a sense of location is expanded in pawno , another australian film from an actor - director , paul ireland , whose behind\u2013the\u2013camera debut is a well - meaning patchwork of drifting drama and laid - back comedy .\nlast year the cinefestoz film prize was jolted to life by pawno , a low - budget movie that gave the audiences more pleasure than movies made within the golden circle of government funding ( the daughter , backtrack , now add honey ) .\nwhile pawno deals with dark subject matter \u2014 loneliness , despair , poverty , drug addiction and violence \u2014 ireland and hill have struck a lovely tone , allowing the laughter to echo in the shadows . \u201cwe did a screening in sydney hosted by david stratton and margaret pomeranz , who are great supporters of pawno . i was surprised at how many laughs there are in the movie . it\u2019s essentially a drama but i\u2019ve rarely been in a cinema where there is so much laughter . \u201d\npawno , an ensemble comedy - drama set in and around a footscray pawnshop , didn\u2019t cost $ 12 , 000 , a figure that had cinefestoz attendees gasping with admiration ( the number was misquoted and , typical of online reporting , constantly repeated ) .\nwhite hot also collaborates as executive producer , co - producer or investor in selected features and television series initiated by other production companies . to date , these include the dressmaker , pawno , ali\u2019s wedding , boys in the trees , and sunset six .\npawno ' s emporium in jolly roger bay has the gruntilda rag doll from grunty ' s furnace fun sitting on a shelf as well as a portrait of brentilda , and jolly ' s bar has a portrait of treasure trove cove . captain blubber also makes a cameo appearance .\n\u201cpawno is unlike many australian films in that it is a true example of cultural diversity on screen without kangaroos , beach or desert , \u201d says writer damian hill . \u201cit is australia as i see it , walking down the street , albeit with a heightened sense of story . \u201d\nseeking an outlet for his film and television interest , he began with supporting the early stages of script development on several projects and investment in selected productions . he later acquired roar digital a complete post production facility . roar digital recent work includes \u201ccloudstreet\u201d \u201csurviving georgia\u201d \u201cthe menkoff method\u201d and \u201cpawno\u201d\nwhile pawno is the first time ireland has stepped behind the camera , he hardly lacks experience . an actor with two decades of work behind him \u2014 he came to australia from scotland with the touring production of trainspotting in the mid - 1990s \u2014 ireland felt ready to call the shots .\n\u201cpawno was our first project working with roar digital and all i can say is awesome , without a glitch from start to finish . charlie was the man who handled everything from data on set to the final dcp grade and mastering . highly recommended , my next job is theirs . \u201d\naustralian films rooted in specific metropolitan settings are not uncommon , from melbourne\u2019s death in brunswick and animal kingdom to sydney dramas erskineville kings and looking for alibrandi . with most of pawno shot indoors , and outdoor scenes taking place in the same locations , ireland\u2019s film feels as though it could have been made virtually anywhere .\n\u201cmy influences are british directors such as mike leigh , ken loach and andrea arnold . their films are about the smaller things in life . the concern of the people in pawno are \u2018can i feed the kids this weekend\u2019 . so the pawnshop becomes a social - service establishment , providing money to get them by and a little comfort . \u201d\nnot all the subplots arrive at satisfactory conclusions but , scene by scene , pawno is an attractively modest , engaging work . as a sometime footscray resident , i can vouch for ireland and hill ' s uncommon geographic accuracy : many of the locations can be found within a few blocks of each other on the area ' s main shopping strip .\npawno didn\u2019t win the cinefestoz film prize ; the $ 100 , 000 went to the indigenous documentary putaparri and the rainmakers . however , paul ireland\u2019s debut feature has now nabbed the most important award of all : a theatrical release ( even the highly touted horror - thriller backtrack is sitting on the distributor\u2019s shelves and headed for video and vod ) .\nthis accuracy doesn ' t quite extend to demographics . ireland and hill have spoken about their desire to represent modern , multicultural australia , and it ' s true that pawno is a lot more diverse than the average australian feature film . but it ' s also true the cast is dominated by white people , not altogether , but far more so than the same streets in real life .\ndirected by paul ireland from a script by damian hill \u2013 who also appears in the film \u2013 pawno features a diverse and talented cast that includes veteran actors john brumpton ( romper stomper ) , kerry armstrong ( lantana ) and tony rickards ( holding the man ) , alongside rising talents maeve dermody ( griff , the invisible ) ; and mark coles smith ( last cab to darwin ) .\nmalcolm kennard as carlo and mark coles smith as pauly make a dynamic couple as street - wise friends , boisterous yet silently sad , as is daniel frederiksen as the joyfully named transsexual , paige turner . ngoc phan is a hoot as vietnamese cafe owner and not so secret girlfriend of les , while brad mcmurray is great as the hulking , angry jason who doesn ' t end up a happy pawno customer .\nthis may seem an unfair complaint , given that pawno makes no pretence of being a documentary . still , there ' s something disquieting about the gap between fact and fiction , especially when the most prominent vietnamese character ( ngoc phan ) is a sexually aggressive , broken - english spouting stereotype . my point is not to dismiss what appear to be good intentions , simply to suggest that australian cinema has a long way to go .\npawno is a day - in - a - shop feature in the vein of kevin smith\u2019s clerks and wayne wang\u2019s smoke , and worthy to sit in their company , even if some gags clunk and one of the colourful figures on show \u2013 a vietnamese restaurant owner \u2013 is cringingly stereotypical . it\u2019s a forgivable lapse in a film with so many pungently authentic characters . as a portrait of contemporary australia , it\u2019s an antidote to just about everything else out there . \u2013 nick dent\npawno , a new indie film set in footscray , is a kind of love poem ( not sentimental ) to one of melbourne\u2019s most diverse suburbs . director paul ireland and lead actor and screenwriter damian hill had a chat to beat about their \u2018ambitious and breezily watchable\u2019 feature film debut . \u201cwe did think about collingwood , \u201d says hill , who lives in footscray . \u201cbut even collingwood is too gentrified now ; it no longer has that same level of diversity for what we wanted . \u201d\npawno is a character driven ensemble film set in the diverse and multicultural suburb of footscray in melbourne , australia . it revolves around one day in the lives of twelve characters . the film is set in an ageing pawnbrokers and at the core of the story beats a romance , yet love is rarely simple . within a day , lives intersect and motives are examined . it is a multi - layered story that celebrates the rawness of humanity and challenges audiences to see the world from a different view . characters from various cultural backgrounds are reflected in the performances of some of australia ' s most dynamic actors . it is the australia that we see when walking down the street and one rarely shown and often maligned in film . pawno is a film that has garnered much hype amongst the film world in australia . a brilliant soundtrack comprising tom waits , astronomy class and vance joy amongst others is married with an original score to take the viewer into the sanctuary of les underwood and his pawn . . .\nto use this website , cookies must be enabled in your browser . to enable cookies , follow the instructions for your browser below .\nthere is a specific issue with the facebook in - app browser intermittently making requests to websites without cookies that had previously been set . this appears to be a defect in the browser which should be addressed soon . the simplest approach to avoid this problem is to continue to use the facebook app but not use the in - 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and - effect structure are generally not fertile ground for first - time film - makers . it\u2019s a tough grind : without the safety net of an overarching storyline , these kind of narratives often feel frustratingly disjointed .\nlast year the debut director josh lawson gave it a red hot go in the passable but underwhelming the little death , weaving together a handful of stories connected by the theme of sexual experimentation and a very loose sense of setting .\nset over the course of a day in the life of 14 intersecting characters , the film embraces ( and was shot entirely in ) footscray , the melbourne inner - west suburb five kilometres from the cbd . proximity to the city means it is gentrifying quickly , although ireland captures footscray at a time when it is still raw and representative of an ethnically diverse group of people .\na large portion of the film revolves around the pawn shop referenced in the title , where a knockabout aussie bloke , les ( john brumpton ) , barters with cash - hungry clientele and occasionally dishes out favours for people he likes . although business clearly isn\u2019t busy enough to support more than one staff member , danny ( damian hill , who also wrote the film\u2019s screenplay ) is his lonely right - hand man .\nthe first of several actions that spell out the impending drama in rather unsubtle ways is when danny picks up a book entitled 12 steps to finding love . in a nearby bookshop kate ( maeve dermody ) breaks her glasses ; her colleague suggests she takes them to les\u2019s shop and we know before kate walks in the door that cupid\u2019s arrow is lock and loaded .\nsimilarly we understand a request for a gun from one of les\u2019s mates ( tony rickards ) signposts a dramatic moment to occur later in the running time . other characters who drift up and down the street , or in and out of les\u2019s shop , include a trans woman named paige ( daniel frederiksen ) , two homeless men ( malcolm kennard and mark coles smith ) , and a distressed mother , jennifer ( kerry armstrong ) .\nthe cast do their best with the material but the scattered structure of the film does them no favours . armstrong might have provided welcome gravitas if her role were more fully formed . like most of the film\u2019s characters , she seems to exist primarily to serve the functions of the screenplay \u2013 which is ironic given the film is fashioned as a \u201cday in the life\u201d - style rumination on people and place .\nperhaps that is a testament to the universal elements of hill\u2019s screenplay , which fares better when it broaches everyday australianisms rather than the darker terrain it inevitably explores .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nsomething like a grand hotel for melbourne ' s western suburbs , this low - budget first feature from director paul ireland and writer - star damian hill tracks a day in the life of a motley bunch of footscray locals , many of them down on their luck , most of them drawn sooner or later to the pawn shop run by old - timer les underwood ( john brumpton ) , a laid - back legend who knows how to keep his customers in line .\nbrumpton ' s enjoyably theatrical performance sets the tone for the film , which owes as much to a tall - tale tradition that includes pulp fiction as it does to social realism . the best vignettes tend to be the comic ones , often centred on carlo and pauly ( malcolm kennard and mark coles smith ) , homeless mates who spend their time bickering in the mall . other key characters include les ' lovelorn assistant ( played by hill himself ) , a couple of clerks from a nearby bookshop ( maeve dermody and naomi rukavina ) , and a middle - class woman ( kerry armstrong ) in search of her missing son .\nthe historically grungy , fast gentrifying melbourne suburb of footscray gets the love letter it never expected to receive in this micro - budget film from neophyte director paul ireland and first - time screenwriter damian hill . made without government funding on the kind of budget that sniffs jealously at oily rags , it nevertheless generates more laughs and knowing tugs of the heartstrings than your average screen australia - backed enterprise .\na gruff pawnbroker with a heart of tarnished gold , les ( john brumpton in full larrikin mode ) , spends a day in his barkly street shop poking fun at his employee danny ( hill ) , who\u2019s obviously crushing on kate ( maeve dermody ) from the bookshop next door . they deal with various dodgy customers , from the middle - aged guy who leaves embarrassing evidence on his pawned video camera to the vicious muscleman who threatens them with violence . tragedy is always nipping at the heels of the laughs , such as when a middle - class woman ( kerry armstrong ) comes in seeking her son , missing down a rabbit hole of drugs . two junkies on the street ( mark coles smith and malcolm kennary ) provide a greek chorus - like commentary as they watch the comings and goings and pool their cash for food .\ndirector paul ireland\u2019s audacious debut celebrates the microcosm of suburban life in this disarmingly charming film starring an impressive cast of new and veteran australian actors . though filmed in the heart of footscray , this could be almost any city or town in australia , filled with the minutiae of daily life \u2013 from a mother in search of her son to a budding romance .\nmuch of the drama is contained within the four walls of the local pawnbrokers , managed by curmudgeon les ( john brumpton , romper stomper ) and lovesick danny ( damian hill , who also co - produced and penned the impressive script ) , who has eyes for bookshop worker kate ( maeve dermody , agatha christie\u2019s and then there were none ) . all walks of life pay a visit , some to buy , some to sell , and some just to chat .\nbeyond the store , a colourful bunch of locals add life to the surrounding streets \u2013 including lovable larrikins pauly ( mark coles smith who demanded everyone\u2019s attention in last cab to darwin ) and carlo ( catching milat \u2019s malcolm kennard ) . other equally brilliant cast include daniel frederiksen , john orcsik , tony rickards and kerry armstrong .\n\u201cthe observation , in hill\u2019s screenplay and ireland\u2019s direction , is acute , and the actors are first - class . add to the mix fine location photography by shelley farthing - dawe and you have a film that\u2019s not only very australian ( some may say very melbourne ) in its ethos but also extremely enjoyable . \u201d david stratton , the australian\nthe december sessions will be introduced by one of the directors of olympic nick : a donutumentary , ian tran .\nopen daily , 9am till late . galleries 10am\u20135pm . phone : ( 03 ) 8663 2200\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\n\u00a9 2018 copyright furst media pty ltd . all rights reserved by using this site you agree to our terms & conditions\nwith duration 89 min and has been launched in 2015 - 08 - 05 and mpaa rating is 0 .\nfree an fun at here . nowadays , you can see that hundreds 1000s of people searching for free\nmovie and watch it on their sweat house with net connection . always be happy , you can reach tens of thousands of content members that became sick and tired of waiting intended for dvds within the mail , and now you can watch totally free\n. you can obtain new on the web movie , and obtain it at no cost in our own site . it can be fast , uncomplicated , free and on top of that to try out . streaming now\non - 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11 - 20 with m . . .\nsupport : creating website | johny template | mas template copyright \u00a9 2013 . cinema movie updated - all rights reserved\nsynopsis : in the old pawnbroker ' s in the heart of melbourne ' s footscray , world weary les underwood ( john brumpton ) watches as the lives of people who come through his door collide , change and unravel . from blossoming romance to desperate last gambles , these twelve people ' s stories represent the best and the worst of one day in the life of this mixed up suburb .\na cluttered melbourne pawnbroker shop is the nucleus of this gritty slice of life drama , where hopes are raised and dashed , while revelations expose and surprise . the beauty of the film is its raw honesty : it ' s like being there people watching , as a melee of colourful characters dip in and out of the narrative . it ' s an impressive directing debut for paul ireland , who developed the script with actor and first time screenwriter damian hill , one of the film ' s stars . there is a real sense of place - both in the pawnshop itself and in the streets of surrounding footscray - where everyday life goes on for better or for worse .\ncentral to the action is john brumpton ' s les underwood , the gruff tough pawnbroker who is all business and little compassion . we get the impression that he has seen it all , like the scene in which he tells his offsider damian ( hill ) to close the shop ' s front door , after which he proceeds without hesitation to violently deal with a threatening customer . but he has another side too , which is one of the film ' s little surprises . . . . this is brumpton at his best , creating a character that goes from restrained to furious . uncompassionate yet non judgmental . hill is also good , projecting an appealing naivety as the pawnbroker ' s gopher , who walks the dog , makes the tea and tows the line . but there is more to damian than meets the eye , including his romantic aspirations and another of the film ' s surprises .\nwe become involved to varying degrees with all the characters that enter the shop . there are those who come in just for a chat , like harry ( tony rickards ) , who seemingly has it all , or paige the transvestite ( daniel frederiksen ) who is all mouth when it comes to dealing with jeering strangers in the street , but highly vulnerable when no - one is looking . the subplot involving damian ' s dreamgirl kate ( maeve dermody , lovely ) , the girl from the bookshop around the corner is the best developed and i like the story strand involving lai ( ngoc phan ) from the nearby asian takeaway . it has humour and a wonderful sense of the unexpected .\nthe lengthy verbal discourse between pauly ( mark coles smith ) and carlo ( malcolm kennard ) drags , although there is a small pay off to their opportunistic involvement with heavy - chain wearing thug jason ( brad mcmurray ) . kerry armstrong appears briefly as a distressed mother looking for her son , while john orcsik is terrific as tony robinson , the man with a video camera and something to hide . naomi rukavina is appealing as the bookshop girl with bruises , but her story has to rest on suggestion alone .\nmost of the action takes place in and around the pawnshop , with an accent on the many diverse elements of the neighbourhood , like the vibrant dreadlock - wearing african dummers who beat up a storm outside a shop . most effective is hill ' s concept to reveal the characters in their ' real ' environments at the end , allowing us to peak beneath the veneer , shattering any preconceptions we may have made . it ' s a vivid insight and an interesting window into life .\nthrough the particular to the universal . . . it ' s a notion that serves filmmakers well and as\nwriter daman hill shows , it can be a useful filmmaking tool to portray a variety of the human condition . his pawn shop is where les underwood plays a duel role of self serving sinner as well as occasional saint . i don ' t mind the contradictions in his character ; they smack of real life . i also appreciate john brumpton ' s characterisation as an edgy , complex and unpredictable money lender of last resort .\nlikewise , the characters that pop in and out of the shop - 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0 . . .\ndownload full point break in hd quality now you can enjoy point break in best quality with duration 120 min and was published in 2015 - 12 - 25 . . .\nsupport : creating website | johny template | mas template copyright \u00a9 2013 . maniac movie streaming online - all rights reserved\nyou need to login to do this . get known if you don ' t have an account\na seminal platformer series , created by rare for the nintendo 64 , the banjo - kazooie series ( sometimes simply referred to as the banjo series ) tells the tale of a lazy bear , his avian best friend , the nasty witch who likes messing with their lives , and lots and lots of shiny golden puzzle pieces . traversing many strange and improbable worlds , the dauntless duo of banjo the honey bear and kazooie the breegull go about saving the world , with the help of moleish mentors , cute bird - anteater . . . things , and a very liberal helping of british humour .\nbanjo the bear , his little sister tooty , and banjo ' s loudmouthed best friend kazooie live peacefully in the tranquil spiral mountain . however , the ugly , witch - shaped form of the witch gruntilda ' s lair lurks overhead . grunty sees that tooty is the fairest in the land , and grunty envies that beauty ! she kidnaps tooty and absconds to her lair . now banjo and kazooie must brave the depths of her labyrinthine lair to save banjo ' s sister .\ntwo years after grunty ' s defeat ( and subsequent imprisonment beneath a rock ) , her sisters mingella and blobbelda come with a fancy new tank to save her . grunty ' s been beneath the rock for so long , she ' s only an animate skeleton . but her witchy sisters have a new machine that can suck the life energy out of anything , and they plan to use it to restore gruntilda ! banjo and kazooie once again set out to stop her , and prevent her from turning the whole world into a zombie wasteland !\na midquel that takes place between kazooie and tooie . grunty ' s faithful sidekick klungo builds her a mecha - grunty suit , and her spirit inhabits it from beneath the rock . with her evil magic , she kidnaps kazooie , and flings banjo into the past , attempting to stop him and kazooie from ever meeting ! now banjo ( and kazooie , once he ' s rescued her ) must stop gruntilda from destroying the past !\na racing game spinoff , this game features the banjo - kazooie cast racing around in airplanes . gruntilda does appear , but poses no real threat .\nthis sequel changed the game ' s mechanics from regular platformer to vehicle - based platformer . set many years after their last adventure , banjo and kazooie have gotten fat and lazy from no adventures . then , a strange , tv - headed spirit calling itself the lord of games shows up . he intends to have banjo and kazooie resolve their old issues with gruntilda ' s skeletal head by . . . throwing them into a new video game . well , whatever works , right ?\nthe first game only requires you to get 94 of 100 jiggies and 810 out of 900 notes to beat the game , but rewards exist if you collect all of them , such as free refills on your feathers and eggs before the final fight and an upgrade to your health in exchange for four more jiggies . the last two jiggies you ' ll possess don ' t do anything , but getting all 100 allows you to see a bonus ending that reveals the locations of the stop n swap items . the honeycomb pieces that extend your health bar , meanwhile , are completely optional to find ( to where you can skip at least six of them , since the last six add nothing to your health ) , but they are a nice benefit to have , especially when you fight gruntilda . collecting all of 116 of the mumbo tokens is not only optional ( only 75 are needed ) , but impossible due to a glitch in mad monster mansion .\nbanjo - tooie has a lot more emphasis on backtracking and the size of the game ' s levels is larger , but it ' s slightly more lenient in requirements ; you only need 70 of the games 90 jiggies to reach the final boss , and collecting all 90 just gives you a meager bonus reward , and only 765 of 900 notes are needed . the honeycomb pieces and cheato pages are completely optional .\nability required to proceed : the first two games have mandatory abilities you have to learn , and you won ' t get far without them . for example , the first game forces you to learn the talon trot from the first level in order to even get beyond the lobby of gruntilda ' s lair . tooie takes this even further due to having a lot of context - sensitive moves you have to learn to even get anywhere in its massive worlds , much less get a jiggy right away .\nabnormal ammo : one of kazooie ' s signature abilities is firing eggs like bullets out of her butt , which you ' d expect ( well , sort of ) , and . . . out of her mouth . the second game adds more unusual ammo by allowing her to also shoot flame eggs , ice eggs , grenade eggs , proximity mine eggs , and eggs that immediately hatch into exploding clockwork versions of kazooie .\nabsurdly spacious sewer : clanker ' s cavern certainly seems to be a sewer of some description . it ' s full of pipes , anywho . then there ' s the clinker ' s cavern sidequest in the second game where you shoot at . . . faecal blockages in the . . . air conditioning ?\nabusive parents : mrs . boggy seems to approve of banjo beating her children , and is even seen giving groggy a smack herself . boggy himself is just extremely neglectful , abandoning his children at christmas in order to go sledding instead of buying them presents .\naffably evil : weldar , who is seen politely asking you to stand still so he can kill you better and generally doing things just because it ' s his job . his vision , like lord woo fak fak , is also pretty bad .\naliens are bastards : in tooie , you find a ufo in the bottom of a lagoon , power their ship back up for them , bring one of them back from the dead after a nasty fall , warm up one of their children stuck on a icy , high cliff , find another two alien kids encased in ice , one of which you had to bring back to life as well , and to top it all off , only for two jiggies . after all that , the alien dad states he has to exterminate you for taking so long . . . only to decide not to do so because he ' s misplaced his laser .\nalready done for you : unlocking stop ' n ' swop in the xbla version of banjo - kazooie ( only if you have a save file of nuts & bolts or the xbla version of banjo - tooie on your 360 ' s hard drive , however ) . stop ' n ' swop involved ridiculously long cheat codes to unlock it in the original release , though they were useless in that version .\nalternate history : the plot of grunty ' s revenge , which was originally supposed to take place in an alternate future from the one in banjo - tooie , though it was since changed to be set between the first two games . this would normally make it an alternate continuity , until the timey wimey ball rolls into town . . .\nalways night : mad monster mansion and freezeezy peak in banjo - kazooie and witchyworld in banjo - tooie . bubblegloop swamp has a pitch - black\nsky\n, but it ' s not clear whether it ' s supposed to be night .\nambiguously gay : jolly roger . the menu in his . . . bar does not help matters .\nambiguously human : gruntilda and humba wumba . if you get a game over in the first game , the former appears even more human .\nand i must scream : at the end of the original game , grunty is trapped underground by a boulder and somehow manages to survive being buried alive for two years . by the time she ' s freed in the opening of tooie , her flesh has rotted away completely . and by the end of the second game , she ' s reduced to just a skull and eyeballs \u2014 and , yes , she ' s still alive and conscious . ( the third game gives her a robot body , which she seemingly gets to keep , so things do improve for her . sort of . )\nanimate inanimate object : so much so in the first game . if it didn ' t outright move and talk , it would have googly eyes slapped on it . examples include : a totem pole , boulders , a leaky pail , acorns , musical notes , honeycombs , eggs , feathers , exploding mines , life preservers , oranges , trees , cauliflower , stone sphinxes , ice cubes , snowmen , cold water , cacti , cauldrons , cowl ventilators , onions , exploding boxes , flying broomsticks , treasure chests , beehive boxes , carrots , a toilet , golden jigsaw pieces , and a book of spells that flies by flapping its pages , just to name a few !\nmr . vile ' s challenge is so frustrating to complete , that the game gives you the option of coming back later after you ' ve learned how to use the turbo trainers ( which banjo ' s crocodile transformation can use ) , which makes beating him much easier .\nin rusty bucket bay , when you do the ship whistle puzzle , the background music subtly switches to a music track that ' s almost identical to the main level theme , but without whistles incorporated into the music to ensure the player doesn ' t confuse the background music with being part of the puzzle .\nbanjo - kazooie always places banjo right at the opening part of gruntilda ' s lair after the tutorial , despite the fact that it would make more sense to start banjo at his own house . this is to eliminate time spent traversing spiral mountain . in addition , there are dingpots scattered about the lair in areas that allow for fast travel .\nunlike the first game , any notes you collect in worlds are yours permanently , even after you leave and come back . this is a good thing , because not a single one of tooie ' s worlds can be completed on the first visit ; they all require you to return later after you ' ve learned a new ability . collecting them is also greatly simplified into having you grab nests of them ( 5 apiece , rather than making you collect each individual note like in the first game ) , along with a treble clef that gives you 20 on the spot .\nthe collecting requirements are slimmed down from the original to alleviate the games much longer length\u2014you only need 70 of the 90 jiggies ( as opposed to 94 of 100 ) to finish the game , and the mumbo tokens are removed and simplified into the much easier to find glowbos .\njinjos , like the musical notes , are also permanently yours once you find them .\nthis game ' s worlds are orders of magnitude larger than the first game ' s , so they added warp pads to let you warp between different important locations within each world . the same applies to the warp silos in the hub level isle o hags , since its a massive world unto itself that you will be traveling back and forth around ."]}
{"id": 116647, "summary": [{"text": "titanic is a 1943 german propaganda film made during world war ii in berlin by tobis productions for ufa .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "despite the fact that a british company had already released a german-language film about the rms titanic in 1929 , the film was commissioned by nazi propaganda minister joseph goebbels with the intent of showing not only the superiority of german filmmaking , but also as a propaganda vehicle which would show that british and american capitalism was responsible for the disaster .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the addition of an entirely fictional heroic german officer to the ship 's crew was intended to demonstrate the superior bravery and selflessness of german men as compared to the british officers .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the film 's original director , herbert selpin , was arrested during production after speaking out against the nazi regime \u2013 he was later found hanged in prison \u2013 and the film was completed by werner klingler , who was not credited .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "although the film had a brief theatrical run in parts of german-occupied europe starting in november 1943 , it was not shown within germany by order of goebbels , who feared that it would weaken the german citizenry 's morale instead of improving it .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "goebbels later banned the playing of the film entirely , and it did not have a second run .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the \" nazi titanic \" film was the first on the subject which was simply titled titanic , and the first to combine various fictional characters and subplots with historical personae and events of the sinking ; both conventions went on to become a staple of titanic films . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "titanic ( 1943 film )", "paragraphs": ["image - titanic 1943 film ship sinking . jpg | titanic wiki | fandom powered by wikia\ntitanic is a nazi germany black and white film released in 1943 . it is mainly a propaganda movie against great britain .\nin terms of least accurate films , check the 1943 propaganda titanic film . it flopped at the box office like ' ' raise the titanic ' ' .\nthe entire 1943 german film will be screened at the bfi southbank in london as a part of its titanic season in april .\ntitanic : the nazis create a mega - budget propaganda film about the ill - fated ship . . . and then banned it ( 1943 )\nthe 1943 german film titanic is essentially nazi propaganda made during world war ii in berlin by tobis productions for ufa . after a brief theatrical run in occupied europe starting in december 1943 , the film was banned by propaganda minister joseph goebbels , although he was originally the driving force behind the film .\n1943 , under the direction of the reich minister of propaganda , dr . joseph goebbels\nbefore james cameron\u2019s 1997 blockbuster titanic , the hollywood titanic of 1953 , the 1958 british film a night to remember , and the 1997 broadway musical titanic \u2013 there was the nazi german film rms titanic .\nin the 1943 film , the blue diamond jewel , like the heart of the ocean , was also an important plot point . the 1943 film jewel had a dramatic impact on a romance between lead characters and symbolized the loss of love and life in the titanic tragedy .\ntitanic : the nazis create a mega - budget propaganda film about the ill - fated ship . . . and then banned it ( 1943 ) | open culture\nneither the first nor the best film telling the story of the doomed ocean liner , the 1943 german version is nonetheless fascinating .\nsources : 1 . goebbels\u2019 \u2018titanic\u2019 cinematic disaster turns 70 ( 1 oct 2013 , times of israel ) 2 . wikipedia : titanic ( 1943 ) 3 . internet movie database\nfootage from a film known as\nthe nazi titanic\n, a 1943 german wartime film commissioned by propaganda minister joseph goebbels that portrays the sinking of the titanic , will be shown on british television for the first time in a new channel 5 documentary airing on tuesday .\nvehicle title : first film ever based on the disaster to use the simple title titanic .\n, belfast , and film , \u201d 15\u201324 . on wireless , see esp . heyer , titanic\nleave it to the nazis to make a titanic film so forgettable i literally forgot i had already seen it until logging the film on letterboxd .\ntechnically , this titanic is an excellent catastrophe film ; its shots of the ship sinking were later used by the 1958 british film without credit .\nalso called der untergang der titanic ( the sinking of the titanic ) . it is a german film dramatizing the events . available in its entirety on youtube .\nthe rms titanic is : britain\u2019s greatest folly , until the film itself became the third reich\u2019s greatest folly .\ntil goebbels made an expensive propaganda film ' titanic ' blaming british greed for the ship ' s sinking .\nfour miniature shots in the film are taken from the german titanic movie made in 1943 . sunny daylight shots of the titanic steaming along before the iceberg and a shots of the engine room flooding have been flopped horizontally for use in this film . for a more detailed examination of this have a look at this article on the very comprehensive matte shot blog .\none of nazi germany ' s most expensive but least - seen films , 1943 ' s titanic could almost be retitled the hudsucker nazi , audaciously reworking a tragedy where hundreds of britons . . .\ntil goebbels made an expensive propaganda film ' titanic ' blaming british greed for the ship ' s sinking . : todayilearned\nsummary : a summary and review of the most significant film adaptations of the titanic story over the last 100 years .\nstars actual titanic survivor dorothy gibson and was released one month after the ship went down . considered a lost film .\ntil that the nazis made their own film about the sinking of the titanic in 1912 , for the purposes of propaganda .\nthis titanic film was created by the german nazi party as anti - allies propaganda . the director changed the historical events in order to make the allies appear foolish . this film was also the first to use the name titanic as a title .\ntitanic branson store : the titanic museum ' s online store sells a heart of the ocean replica necklace priced around $ 100 .\na good german film of amiable relationships in the story line . although , i would say being made in 1943 - at the time of ww2 , personally it ' s is a personal thing taking the mickey out of the british . . after you can watch briefly different documentaries about real the captain and the crew in english . not one of my favourites - but from the first titanic made in 1929 , the 2nd in 1943 , titanic barbara stanwick and clifton webb , , in 1953 , a night to remember in 1958 , sos titanic in 1979 to the last titanic in 1997 hollywood blockbuster , for me enjoy the diffent story lines .\nhalf a century before leonardo dicaprio declared himself \u201cking of the world , \u201d the nazis produced their own epic \u201ctitanic\u201d disaster film .\nexcellent film . this is the best version of titanic i have ever seen ; unlike the romanticized claptrap of hollywood , this film correctly emphasizes the true reasons for the disaster of the titanic : the greed of the upper class aristocracy of the gilded age .\nthe left frame is one of the most effective miniature shots in the film , shot in daylight with well scaled waves and wake , though looks as if it ' s been ' borrowed ' from the 1943 version made in nazi germany .\nclass consciousness : this is the main point of the first titanic film to acknowledge there were second class passengers between first and third class .\nneither the first nor the best film telling the story of the doomed ocean liner , the 1943 german version is nonetheless fascinating\u2013 mainly because of the ways the story and imagery compare to john cameron\u2019s 1997 blockbuster , and as a study in overt propaganda .\nquite decent german version of the titanic story , this film was made during the second world war and took liberties with the real events . interesting , and somewhat entertaining , titanic is a film that serves really as a foot note in the long list of titanic tragedy adaptations . to me , this one was a curiosity , and was interesting to watch because it was a german film made during the war . the plot is good and of course i don ' t need to recount the tragedy , and the film adds a bit to the real tragedy to make it more interesting . i found the film to be decent at best and thought that a night to remember was the definite titanic film . this\u2026\nthe idea that the titanic was trying to break the atlantic crossing speed record is a myth that arose well before the making of this film . the titanic was too slow to break that record and everyone knew it .\ntitanic\u2019s next major appearance on the big screen occurred in 1943 during world war ii in germany , and this was the first film to be named \u201ctitanic\u201d . ironically for a british ship , it was used as a vehicle for anti - british propaganda by the third reich , and was the idea of propaganda minister joseph goebbels himself , who also saw it as a lavish escape for german audiences during the war .\ntitanic [ 1943 ] - ever since the sinking of the sinking of titanic on april 14th 1912 , the tragedy has captures the minds of people for over a century . this of course goes without saying for cinema ; however the first films about the sinking came out with a space of a few months of the sinking . the first being the lost 1912 film saved from the titanic , which premiered 29 days after the sinking . the second film to deal with the tragedy was the german film in nacht und ice ( in night and ice ) which premiered in august of 1912 . as in poor taste both of these films may seem , another unsettling film about the sinking was made at the height\u2026\ngorgeous period dress : like the subsequent titanic films that followed it , the 1943 version showcases the first class female passengers wearing various glamorous gowns , fur coats and stoles , elaborate hats and headdresses , while the male passengers strut around in expensive tailored tuxedos and leisure suits .\nmy highest praise to kino video for making this important historical film available in a proper dvd release with english subtitles . it\u2019s a must for both the film and titanic buffs out there who think that they\u2019ve seen it all .\ntitanic directed by herbert selpinwerner klingler ( uncredited ) screenplay by walter . . .\nthis film is nothing but a nazi propaganda freak show . blatant and awful .\nhonestly , after i watched this film , i felt like taking a shower .\nfilm ( though paramount was brought in to make it a joint venture ) .\nthe next major titanic - related film would appear after the slaughter of the first world war and during the roaring twenties . entitled atlantic , the british - made film was adapted from an on - stage play by ernest raymond called the berg .\nclifton webb and harper carter face their fate in 20th century fox ' s titanic .\nthe rms titanic is : one of the major historical events of the 20th century .\na celtic - inspired gem still aboard the titanic after more than a century underwater .\npremier exhibitions update : u . k . \u2019s national maritime museum bids for titanic artifacts\nanother film named atlantis was released in 1913 . in actuality , it was based , not on the titanic disaster , but on a german book of the same name that was written in 1912 , a month before the titanic sank . but the sequence of events was so eerily similar , that a myth arose that it was the titanic that provided the inspiration ( and norwegian authorities banned the film for that reason ) .\n. indeed , titanic and a night to remember are the two \u201cmust - see\u201d films in titanic filmography , especially for anyone being introduced to the subject for the first time .\nside by side frame comparison of the engine room flooding miniature sequence shows that several effects cuts from the 1943 german version of the tragedy were in fact reused for the 1958 british version , usually flopped in the optical printer .\nthat provided the inspiration ( and norwegian authorities banned the film for that reason ) .\njohn merivale ( centre ) in the film a night to remember ( 1958 ) .\nnot only is titanic ii easily the worse titanic film ever made , it is near the forefront of the running for the worst film ever made . it is in no was a sequel to the james cameron film , although the producers may have been hoping that a few people would have been confused enough to think so and buy a ticket , or more likely rent the dvd , since i doubt this ever got a theatrical release .\ndated history : in addition to all the deliberate errors made for propaganda , this film shows the titanic going down in one piece . this was the commonly accepted version of events until the discovery of the wreck in the eighties proved that the titanic broke in half .\nthe rms titanic has been portrayed on film several times and in different ways over the course of the last 100 years . here\u2019s a summary and review of the more significant ones that have helped to keep titanic , her passengers and crew , and their legacies alive .\nkenneth more as the heroic second officer of the rms titanic in a night to remember .\none of four matte shots in titanic , with this being a painted ceiling set extension .\nduring the first night gala dinner aboard the titanic , ismay stops the ship ' s orchestra to proudly announce that titanic is\nthe safest ship ever built .\nhilarity ensues .\ntitanic . ' nearer my god to thee ' . original epic finale . ( 1953 )\nin fact there have been numerous films featuring the tragedy of the titanic . within a month of its subject ' s demise ' saved from the titanic ' was released in the usa . a british ' talking movie ' came out in 1929 ' atlantic ' but didn ' t use the name of the ship for legal reasons and in 1943 goebbels produced a film in which tragedy comes after a heroic german officer is ignored . in the fifties , both the uk and us released films with the latter being regarded as the most accurate . 1997 ' s blockbuster ' titanic ' was at the time the most expensive film ever made if not , arguably , the best .\nin april 1943 , the film was banned by the berlin censors for german release because of its terrifying scenes of panic , all too familiar to german civilians undergoing nightly allied bombing raids . after extensive cutting , titanic was released in occupied paris and a few army installations . the film was seen in germany finally in late 1949 , but banned a few months later in the western sectors ( though not in the soviet zone , because of its unmistakable anti - british - capitalist theme ) .\nnext major appearance on the big screen occurred in 1943 during world war ii in germany , and this was the first film to be named \u201ctitanic\u201d . ironically for a british ship , it was used as a vehicle for anti - british propaganda by the third reich , and was the idea of propaganda minister joseph goebbels himself , who also saw it as a lavish escape for german audiences during the war .\nnearly 40 years after a night to remember sparked the modern era of titanic interest and enthusiasm , director james cameron created a film that would rival \u2013 if not entirely eclipse \u2013 the efforts of walter lord and william macquitty , and this would be the second 20 th century fox titanic film ( though paramount was brought in to make it a joint venture ) .\nernst fritz f\u00fcrbringer as the evil bruce ismay in the so - called\nnazi titanic .\nthe rms titanic is : a tragedy that brings out the best in even the worst people .\nand down she goes with what appears to be a large miniature titanic and motorised row boats .\n' nazi titanic : revealed ' is on channel 5 on tuesday 6 march at 8 . 00pm\nforegone conclusion : nazi propaganda or not , it ' s still a titanic movie after all .\nshown their work : this is actually the first titanic film to portray the incident with the nearby ss californian , a subplot which would be omitted from several subsequent dramatizations of the sinking .\nand became the first film to earn more than $ 1 billion at the box office .\nthe nazis banned \u201ctitanic\u201d in germany , though permitted its screening in german - occupied countries . seventy years ago this month , the 85 - minute film had its european premiere \u2013 not in berlin , but prague . during 1944 , \u201ctitanic\u201d was screened throughout europe , and it played well .\nthe epilogue makes clear that there is no justice for the death caused by the speculating englishman and his american nemesis . the sympathetic characters display more \u201cgerman\u201d virtues that must have seemed useful to the nazis in 1943 : honor , duty , obedience .\nsince then , the real life disaster has served as a backdrop for romance , a basis for nazi propaganda and cold war drama , and springboard for science fiction . when james cameron\u2019s 1997 film became not only the most expensive , but also the highest - grossing film up to that time , it seemed , despite its heavy fictionalizing , to be the definitive titanic film . yet film after film continues to be released . a new tv series has just been released leading up to the centenary , and there is nothing to indicate that there will not be more films in the future . below is not a comprehensive list of every titanic - related film , but just the major works i have been able to catch in the weeks leading up to the centenary .\nhi . i wonder what movie were at least historically accurate about titanic , aside from 1958 version .\nthis version of the titanic \u2019s tale is of american creation and features a marriage on the rocks .\nthanks so much for giving us this wonderfully in - depth overview of the titanic saga as portrayed on film . i have only seen three of the versions you\u2019ve mentioned : titanic ( 1953 ) , a night to remember ( 1958 ) , and titanic ( 1997 ) . of the three , i would agree with the general consensus that a night to remember was by far the best . however , clifton webb and barbara stanwyck are such actors , i did enjoy the admittedly inaccurate titanic from \u201953 .\nthe film was the first german talkie . vincendeau , \u201chollywood babel , \u201d 209 , 211 ;\nthough third reich propaganda films \u201ctriumph of the will\u201d and \u201cjew suss\u201d are better known , the nazi \u201ctitanic\u201d was more expensive and scandal - plagued than any film in german history to the extent that propaganda minister joseph goebbels eventually banned the film before its maiden voyage in germany 70 years ago this month .\ntil that joseph goebbels commissioned a nazi propaganda version of\ntitanic .\nit was shown once , after which goebbels banned the film across all of nazi germany , as the film had themes from concentration camps and also had large amounts of violence , which goebbels feared would be ill - received .\nhistorical villain upgrade : bruce ismay , portrayed in this film as responsible for the disaster , when in reality it was captain smith who decided to ignore ice warnings . this is a trope that this film shares in common with the james cameron film and many other films based on the sinking .\nfor the other 99 % who covered it in history class , the 1943 german film titanic covers all the plot points you\u2019d expect . and if you\u2019ve seen james cameron\u2019s 1997 blockbuster , it\u2019s impossible not to compare the two . between the almost - identical sets and a number of repeated moments ( e . g . identifying the wealthiest passengers as they enter the room , using an emergency axe to free trapped 3rd class travelers ) , the similarities are striking . \u2026\njames cameron ' s titanic appeared in 1997 as the most expensive film ever made . werner klingler and herbert selpin ' s titanic appeared in 1943 as the most expensive german film ever made . and the two share even more than their budgets ' record - breaking status , their famously\nunsinkable\nsubject , and their title in common : both endured troubled productions , both feature a late scene where their male hero convinces his lover to just get on a lifeboat already , and both set out to make strong statements indeed . the later , american titanic has much to say about the cinematic triumph of late - 20th - century visual effects , whereas the earlier , german titanic takes a more negative tack , mounting an indictment of the supposedly savage avarice and thorough corruption of that country ' s bitter wartime enemy , great britain . in its ill - fated titular ship , the huge - scale propaganda film found what must have seemed like the perfectly opulent illustration of its argument .\nthe premiere was supposed to be in early 1943 , but the theatre that housed the answer print was bombed the night before the big event . the film went on to have a lacklustre premiere in paris around christmas of that same year , but in the end , goebbels banned it altogether , stating that the german people , at that point going through almost nightly allied bombing raids , were less than enthusiastic about seeing a film that portrayed mass death and panic .\nthe premiere was supposed to be in early 1943 , but the theatre that housed the answer print was bombed the night before the big event . the film went on to have a lackluster premiere in paris around christmas of that same year , but in the end , goebbels banned it altogether , stating that the german people , at that point going through almost nightly allied bombing raids , were less than enthusiastic about seeing a film that portrayed mass death and panic .\nkate winslet dangles of the back of the titanic while leonardo dicaprio convinces her to come back on board .\nminiature titanic interiors are flooded and then rear screen projected by rank ' s resident process expert charles staffel .\ntranslation convention : in full effect . watching the story of the titanic in german is a little disconcerting .\n> > the producers of this film must have been high on german crack or something . < <\nanother film that causes some consternation within the titanic community is the 1996 cbs miniseries titanic . at four hours long ( and broken into two 2 - hour parts shown over two nights ) , the series stars peter gallagher , catherine zeta - jones , tim curry , and george c . scott as captain smith . the film focused on the intimate relationships between mostly fictional passengers , and followed along three main plot lines .\nthe 1929 film explored every known detail of titanic , and in fact , was originally supposed to titled as such , but was renamed after threats of lawsuits and strongly worded condemnations from titanic\u2019s owner , the white star line , who was still operating titanic\u2019s identical older sister - ship , olympic ( and who in 1873 , suffered the loss of one of its first vessels \u2013 named atlantic . ) they wanted the memory of titanic to fade away , and so did many of the survivors , and the final scene showing the ship sliding beneath the waves was cut out of respect for them . nevertheless , it proved to be popular , and is also notable for being the first titanic - inspired film to incorporate the relatively new technology of sound .\nd . w . griffith\u2019s the birth of a nation , a hugely successful and original telling of the story of the civil war and reconstruction , was released in february 1915 when the war in europe was only six months old and still retained some novelty value . it made the fortunes of griffith , its producer and director and the film\u2019s various distributors . in 1917 griffith made intolerance , an equally original cinematic blockbuster but a commercial disaster because the film\u2019s message of the horrors of war were not what the public wanted to hear in the year that the usa joined the war in europe . sometimes , a film\u2019s failure can be just as useful to a historian as a film\u2019s success . a bad film can sometimes tell the historian more than a good film . this course is about film and history , not film aesthetics .\nold flame : petersen runs into his russian socialite ex - lover sigrid olinsky on the titanic and they gradually rekindle their relationship as the ship sails towards disaster . this trope tends to frequently pop up in titanic fiction .\nbiggest inaccuracy : for a film known for its accuracy , it is odd that is starts with a stately woman christening the titanic , a ceremony that the white star line never held for any of its ships .\nthe film , called simply titanic , features a fictional german hero in the role of the ship ' s first officer , and was according to channel 5\none of the most expensive and amibitious movies ever made\nat the time . the film used real german marines as extras despite the ongoing war with britain .\nin the 3d revamp of titanic , rose and jack appear to be standing 50 feet apart in this scene .\nin 1958 , british filmmakers surreptitiously incorporated four clips from the movie into their own titanic drama , \u201ca night to remember . \u201d the footage was not credited , denying the nazi makers of \u201ctitanic\u201d even a posthumous artistic victory .\nthe unsinkable titanic . . . . well , you see . . . . . um , er\non its maiden voyage in april 1912 , the supposedly unsinkable rms titanic hits an iceberg in the atlantic ocean .\nsunset view featuring leonardo dicaprio and kate winslet as jack dawson and rose dewitt bukater on the bow of the \u201ctitanic\u201d in the iconic 1997 blockbuster film of the same name . image credit : 20th century fox / paramount pictures\n: hopefully it goes without saying that a propaganda film made by nazis isn ' t very historically accurate .\n- related film would appear after the slaughter of the first world war and during the roaring twenties . entitled\nbelieve it or not , but the first titanic film was released just 29 days after the disaster . entitled saved from the titanic , the \u00e9clair company production offered a dramatic retelling of the disaster featuring one of the titanic\u2019s survivors , dorothy gibson , a well - known actress of the day . gibson also helped to write the script , which was based on her own personal experiences aboard the ship , and she wore the same clothes from that fateful night .\nmike doyle and sonsee neu look through the gates entrapping third class passengers in the 1996 tv miniseries\ntitanic .\n1936 they can ' t even make a propaganda film correctly . silly nazi trix ' s are for kids .\nvery interesting what the nazis did with the story . the acting is good and the film stoke is great also i am glad to have it , but lets not for get this is a propergander film and . . .\ni got the kino dvd of the german titanic . for titanic history buffs , this dvd is a must ! not only does the dvd have the full length german movie with original german dialogue and english subtitles , there is the original german trailer , olympic white star promo film , 1912 newsreel and pages from the german pressbook . robert h . gibbons\nthis little - known german film retells the true story of the british ocean liner that met a tragic fate . ernst fritz f\u00fcrbringer plays the president of the white star line , who unwisely pressed the titanic ' s captain ( otto wernicke ) to make the swiftest possible crossing to new york . interestingly , director herbert selpin was arrested by the gestapo during this film ' s production , and german censors banned the film for its scenes of panic and terror .\nacross the atlantic , the book captured the attention of british film producer william macquitty , who as a boy growing up in belfast , had vivid memories of the launching of titanic at the harland & woff shipyard in northern ireland . along with director roy baker , macquitty set about bringing lord\u2019s story to film audiences . with a ready - made script on hand , macquitty wanted this film to focus on the actual events and people , and he brought on lord as an advisor , as well as several titanic survivors , to ensure that he stayed true to what happened that night .\nheat ( 1986 ) \u2013 action - adventure film starring burt reynolds as a bodyguard in las vegas . the film features scenes of reynolds winning and losing big at blackjack . based on novel and screenplay of famous screenwriter william goldman .\nthe only bright spots \u2013 if not redeeming qualities \u2013 in this film are the scenes of titanic being raised and brought into new york \u2013 a dream for any titanic enthusiast \u2013 and the music score by john barry , the man behind the james bond theme . there\u2019s also the scene where one of titanic\u2019s surviving crew members ( portrayed by sir alec guinness ) tells his story to dirk pitt , then gives him the flag of the white star line and requests that he raise it back in its rightful place on the titanic\u2019s flagpole . that , and pitt\u2019s honoring of the request , was very poignant .\nit\u2019s also the first american dvd to display swedish - born zarah leander , the regime\u2019s sole international diva and its top - earning star , and the centerpiece of the era\u2019s most financially successful film , rolf hansen\u2019s die grosse liebe ( 1943 ) . after marlene dietrich refused goebbels\u2019 offer in 1936 to anchor the reich\u2019s film industry , berlin needed a diva to connect with the mass audience , so leander\u2019s shaky command of the german language was overlooked and the regime even consented to pay leander in stable swedish kronor deposited directly into her stockholm bank .\nfuture lovejoy david warner and susan saint james relax on the second class deck in s . o . s . titanic .\ntitanic ( 1996 ) ( tv version - catherine zeta - jones , george c . scott , peter gallagher ) napisy pl\nsinking feelings : representing and resisting the titanic disaster in britain , 1914\u2013ca . 1960 | journal of british studies | cambridge core\narguably still the best movie depiction of the titanic disaster to date with miniature work done at pinewood supervised by bill warrington .\na night to remember placed great emphasis on authenticity . the sets were rendered from blueprints of the original ship , and various insiders were consulted during the production , including an officer of the titanic and a commodore of the cunard line . the filmmakers used ingenuity to compensate for a relatively small budget . employment of a 35 - foot ( 10 - metre ) model replica of the ship with footage intercut from a 1943 german propaganda film aided in making the movie a stunning and emotionally riveting experience . it concentrates on the human drama as opposed to the spectacle .\nthe film ends with madeleine astor telling a woman aboard the carpathia who has told her to keep her faith that \u201cthere is no god , he went down with the titanic\u201d and the credits are shown as passenger lists of \u201cperished\u201d and \u201csurvived\u201d characters .\nof course , there are detractors who criticize the film for its acting , unrealistic plot , and its feature song my heart will go on by celine dion . some people seem to not like it just because it became so popular and successful , with 11 academy awards and becoming the highest - grossing film at the time . within the titanic community , there are those who cringe at the jack - and - rose story and are somewhat annoyed by people who still believe that they are real characters and that the titanic revolved around them . for them , a night to remember will always be the definitive titanic movie .\nwhat exactly happened to the titanic necklace movie prop worn by kate winslet ? no one has ever publicly commented on its whereabouts .\nebay : ebay is a good place to look for j . peterman heart of the ocean replicas and other vintage titanic necklaces .\na hundred years ago , the world was awash in songs , poems and paintings about the titanic . and then came movies .\nas you know : the film opens with ismay addressing the board of the white star line and explaining a lot of things about the cost overruns of titanic construction and white star line stock price , all things that the board would already have known .\nafter the war , in 1953 \u2013 41 years after the sinking \u2013 hollywood released its first feature - film about the ill - fated liner in the form of 20 th century fox\u2019s titanic , starring clifton webb , barbara stanwyck , and robert wagner .\ntitanic was re - discovered in 1949 , but was quickly banned in most western countries . shortly after the war , the film , dubbed in russian , was screened across the eastern bloc as a \u201ctrophy film . \u201d after the 1950s , titanic went back into obscurity , sometimes showing on german television . in 1992 , a censored , low quality vhs copy , was released in germany . this version deleted the strongest propaganda scenes , which immensely watered down its controversial content . finally , in 2005 , titanic was completely restored and , for the first time , the uncensored version was released in a special edition dvd by kino video .\ndespite its popularity , the last known prints of the film were lost in a fire in 1914 , and its passing is considered one of the most significant loses of the silent film era . only a few stills and a poster survive today .\nthis now lost ten - minute silent film premiered on may 14 , 1912 , just 29 days after the sinking . the \u00e9clair film company knew that one of their top stars , dorothy gibson , was on the rms titanic , as they had just recalled her from a european vacation in order to work on a new production in new york . gibson had a hand in the late - night bridge game on sunday evening in the first - class lounge which is so often shown in film adaptations .\nthere are also some very impressive ( for the time ) special effects , many of which were used in what is still the best titanic film , 1958\u2019s \u201ca night to remember , \u201d along with some of the most moving sequences to appear in any film about the tragedy ( my favorite is the moment when wireless operator phillips releases his pet canary into the night sky ) .\nmost jarring anachronism : this is most certainly the most thoroughly researched and executed titanic film ever made , and one really has to look into minor details to find errors , such as rose smoking filter cigarettes , which did not become coming till the 1940s .\nbetween the film\u2019s conception and shooting , the tides of war had turned , with the nazis tasting defeat for the first time . germans had little to eat and suffered bombing raids , but \u201ctitanic\u201d producers created nine luxury interior sets in berlin for the shoot .\ntitanic sailed out of southampton , not liverpool as stated in the film . in fact , one of the reasons white star line chose southampton as their main terminal was due to the fact that their newest ships were too big for liverpool ' s harbor .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthe famous hope diamond and the blue diamond in the 1943 titanic film inspired cameron ' s heart of the ocean necklace . the necklace follows a similar storyline to the hope diamond . both jewels were once possessions of the french king louis xvi . louis xvi wore the hope diamond as a necklace . in the movie , the heart of the ocean was a rare blue diamond that was once worn in louis xvi ' s crown . the diamond goes missing after louis xvi ' s execution . it is later recovered cut into a heart shape and becomes known as the heart of the ocean .\nso as hitler opened his air assault against britain in july of 1940 , \u201ctitanic\u201d producers set out to smear the brits on celluloid .\nborrowed by james cameron : since this is the first titanic film with sound , it is also the first with the ship\u2019s band playing \u201cnearer , my god to thee\u201d as she went down . although the band did indeed play on deck to calm the passengers , the selection of this song is widely regarded to be a legend . the myth had been born before the release of this film . but this film which certainly helped the myth along , as not only the band but every last passenger and crew member on board joins in on the song . most adaptations have followed suit in including the song , and cameron\u2019s film is no exception . since this is the first film to use the song , it could be said that cameron borrowed it from here .\none of the most expensive films ever made ( in 1943 ) , it was produced by joesph goebbels , the nazi reich minister for enlightenment and propaganda . with a budget of 4 million reichmarks ( 100 million pounds ) it was going to outshine any hollywood blockbuster . goebbels came up with the idea whilst the battle of britian raged .\nin addition , with the korean war raging on , the specter of boys and men losing their lives on titanic was particularly poignant . the film proved popular and successful , and won an academy award for writing original screenplay ( now known as best original screenplay .\n( 1943 ) , a german re - imagining of the british maritime disaster that was actually produced by the nazi party . in fact , nazi propaganda minister joseph goebbels grew so disgruntled with original director herbert selpin ' s political opinions , he had him arrested and murdered during filming ! although it was intended as one of the crown jewels of german cinema , this altogether twisted film came to stand as a metaphor for the crumbling of hitler ' s brutal regime .\nthe character franz gruber is very loosely based on wallace hartley , who was also the main violinist of the titanic band . also the character has a similar look as hartley . however while gruber survived the tragedy , hartley died on the titanic in the age of 34 .\ncountry : germany release date : 10 november 1943 director : herbert selpin cast : sybille schmitz , hans nielsen and kirsten heiberg plot : building the titanic has been a huge financial effort , and white star line president ismay wants her maiden voyage to hit the headlines . he urges captain smith to make the fastest possible crossing to new york . when iceberg warnings come in , the captain must ask himself if he is willing to risk the safety of his ship just to please ismay . trivia : director herbert selpin was arrested by the gestapo during this film ' s production and later died in his cell .\nwhen doing research for rainer werner fassbinder ' s veronika voss , i stumbled upon the life story of doomed ufa actress sybille schmitz , and the seemingly bizarre fact that joseph goebbels commissioned a propaganda film revolving around the sinking of the titanic . nazi germany ' s titanic marks the sixth film made about the disaster , and i believe it ' s the only one to go the extra mile and feature a heroic german first officer ( hans nielsen ) , as well as an equally heroic ex - russian countess ( schmitz ) . oh , yeah , i think this might also be the first film where the producer had the director murdered during production . maybe ?\nrobert keser is senior lecturer in cinema studies at the red sea institute of cinematic arts in aqaba , jordan . he has written for the pesaro film festival ( italy ) , the jeonju film festival ( south korea ) , the las palmas international film festival ( spain ) , and the melbourne cin\u00e9math\u00e8que ( australia ) . he wrote thirty - two entries in defining moments in movies , edited by chris fujiwara , and more of his film writing can be found at senses of cinema , slant , and other publications .\nhowever , the film received bad reviews from critics and became a box office bomb , having earned only $ 7 milion . lord lew grade , who provided financing for the film , later quipped that it would have been cheaper to lower the atlantic . in the end , it offended cussler ( to the point that only recently has he given consent to a novel of his being adapted for the big screen ) , his fans , and it also caught the cold drift from some titanic enthusiasts because it really wasn\u2019t even about titanic .\nexcellent overview of these films . i watched a number of titanic films ( and tv series ) for my blog back in april : i agree with your thoughts on most of these , though i personally enjoyed the 1953 titanic as a film even though it doesn\u2019t pay much attention to the historical aspect . i even get a little guilty pleasure out of the 1996 miniseries despite its many , many problems .\na night to remember was instantly recognized as the definitive titanic film , and many still regard it as such . not surprisingly , it would be over two decades before another titanic film was attempted . but the unsinkable molly brown isn\u2019t really a titanic film . the ship doesn\u2019t appear until the last 8 minutes of the two hour plus running time . and we miss most of brown\u2019s heroic behavior\u2014helping other women board lifeboats , keeping them calm in her own lifeboat , and encouraging the lifeboat to go back to pick up people from the water ( whether they did so or not is still unclear ) . this is not even a very good biopic of margaret brown , as it is so highly fictionalized , dropping her efforts for the women\u2019s suffrage movement , and serving more as a vehicle for debbie reynods\u2019 singing .\nmost jarring anachronism : first class passengers dance to hot jazz music , which didn\u2019t exist until a good 15 years after the titanic sank .\na scene from the nazi \u2018titanic , \u2019 which cost the equivalent of $ 180 million to produce . ( photo credit : public domain )\ntwo years after selpin\u2019s untimely demise , his stand - in for the titanic \u2013 the navy\u2019s cap arcona \u2013 met a similarly brutal fate .\nthe titanic has been the topic for an assortment of books over the years , some of which can be found in the ccga library .\nthere was no first officer petersen ; inserting a german officer who vainly tries to save the greedy british from their destruction is one of the cruder propaganda elements in film . the first officer of the titanic was named william murdoch , and he went down with the ship .\nbehind the scenes : the film was long thought lost , until all of the hype over james cameron\u2019s adaptation led to renewed interest in the film , and a german collector found a complete copy in a closet . but apparently the bfi had a partial copy in its archives for decades , so it had never really been \u201clost . \u201d in any case , the entire film is available on youtube .\nunlike the fox film , the pinewood production doesn ' t muck around with subplot and extraneous padding and gets straight to the point , and stays there . here is an almost identical model - process shot to the 1953 film where the iceberg shatters across the deck .\nthe movie is worth seeing for madeleine astor ' s hat alone , to say nothing of the tamest striptease ever put on film .\nbased on walter lord\u2019s meticulously researched book , the producers of this film did even further research , interviewing other survivors lord wasn\u2019t able to locate , and introducing some performers to the actual survivors they were portraying or bringing in their children as advisers . many minor details , such as a first class passenger who goes back to her cabin to get her lucky wind - up pig but leaves behind her jewelry , are taken directly lord\u2019s interviews . this attention to detail made it the definitive titanic film at the time , and many still consider it as such . it would be another 21 years before another full titanic film was made , not counting the musical biopic the unsinkable molly brown .\nof course , this is not really a film about the titanic , but about the titanic ii , a vanity project of a billionaire playboy who decides build an exact duplicate of the doomed titanic , but with state - of - the - art technology hidden behind the vintage exterior . the point to this is to prove that they can overcome the mistakes of past by recreating the maiden voyage of the first titanic without a hitch , thanks to modern technology such as \u201cice detectors that can pick up an ice cube 500 feet away . \u201d although supposedly creating a voyage that started at southampton , england , the titanic ii passes by the statue of liberty just after its launch . it is headed for disaster , though , because global warming is causing huge chucks of the arctic shelf to drop off , creating tidal waves carrying icebergs at a speed of 800 miles an hour . that\u2019s faster than the speed of sound , so you know the titanic ii is destined to repeat history .\nthis film is also notable for being the first film to feature titanic\u2019s designer thomas andrews , who was aboard for the maiden voyage and gave captain smith the diagnosis of his ship\u2019s fate \u2013 describing it as a \u201cmathematical certainty . \u201d another person who made a significant appearance in this film was the feisty denver millionairess molly brown \u2013 who more or less took over her lifeboat and organized the women into shifts for taking the oars and rowing the boat , and for this and other actions , became known to history as \u201cthe unsinkable molly brown . \u201d\nwhere live - action shooting couldn\u2019t be done , models and green screen sequences were used with extensive special and digital effects , some of which \u2013 such as digital water \u2013 were being used for the first time , and indeed , titanic broke new ground in the film industry .\nhowever , i will give this film props for including \u2013 rather accurately \u2013 the stories of the californian and the carpathia , and the roles they played that night , the role of radio and the radio operators , as well as for being the first film to show the ship breaking in two as she sank ( with this being the first major film since the discovery of the wreck in 1985 ) .\nit\u2019s a story of the titanic and it is clear that it influenced the director of the most famous version that goes on for 3 days .\nin this episode , named after the celine dion song , balthazar time - travels back to the titanic in order to prevent it from sinking .\nthis film is riddled with inaccuracies , the most glaring of which is that of the iceberg gashing the ship on its port ( left ) side , when in fact , the ship collided with the berg on its starboard ( right ) side . this is basic titanic knowledge , and for the producers to make such a hideous mistake is astonishing on a scale as big as the ship itself . furthermore , the frank drama and de - emphasis on the historical record drags this film down on the list of favorites for many titanic buffs , including yours truly ."]}
{"id": 116651, "summary": [{"text": "myna has gone ( in spanish myna se va ) is a spanish film directed by sonia escolano and sadrac gonz\u00e1lez .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is a naturalistic , independent film and is played by unknown actors .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "with a budget of only $ 4,500 , this film has won awards at several international film festivals including the austin film festival , one of the top 10 u.s. film festivals .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "curiously , the film features a sequence shot of 33 minutes , the longest in the history of spanish cinema .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "according to the directors , the actors needed psychological help during the filming because of the difficulty of the scenes .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "mar\u00eda del barrio is the nineteen-year-old actress chosen to play the role of myna , whose performance has been praised and won awards from several international film festivals including the austin film festival and the naperville independent film festival .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "in 2011 the film was released in theaters in the united states which include the cities of minneapolis , los angeles , st. louis , phoenix , houston , san francisco , dallas , seattle , miami , denver , new york , y palm beach ,", "topic": 2}], "title": "myna has gone", "paragraphs": ["there are no featured reviews for myna has gone ( myna se va ) at this time .\nmyna has gone ( myna se va ) | st . louis news and events | riverfront times\nmyna has gone ( myna se va ) is not showing in any theaters in the area .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for myna has gone ( myna se va ) . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nmyna has gone ( 20 . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nmyna has gone ( in spanish myna se va ) is a spanish film directed by sonia escolano and sadrac gonz\u00e1lez . it is a naturalistic , independent film and is played by unknown actors .\ntrailer 2 from feature film myna has gone written and directed by sonia escolano and sadrac gonzalez . produced by javier albarracin . lukantum pictures , spain .\na famous director once said to us during an opening in the us of myna has gone over a year ago : \u201cmyna has gone is a great actors\u2019 movie , but you have to prove you are economically viable , that you\u2019re capable of making a commercial film , but which is also good . not just some empty shell ; there are far too many of those around as it is . \u201d\nmyna is a young illegal immigrant woman from an eastern country that is at war . she works as a home assistant for a marriage and their small son . when the parents go on a trip , myna has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household and the child since the marriage have trust in myna . however , one night , the child has an accident and myna , who knows that she can be deported if she goes to the hospital , decides to help the child in underground ways .\nmyna is a young illegal immigrant woman from an eastern country that is at war . she works as a home assistant for a marriage and their small son . when the parents go on a trip , myna has to . . . see full summary \u00bb\nmyna is a young illegal inmigrant woman from an eastern country that is at war . she works as a home assistant for a marriage and their small son . when the parents go on a trip , myna has to shoulder all the responsibility for the household and the child since the couple have left their trust in myna . however , one night , the child has an accident and myna , who knows that she can be deported if she goes to the hospital , decides to help the child in underground ways .\nwe had been planning on doing something big on a small scale for quite some time . it has been two years since our debut feature film myna has gone received numerous accolades , winning a number of film festivals and garnering much praise from critics worldwide , and we achieved all this with almost no budget ( 3000 euros ) . we live in a big world full\nmyna has gone was always a cinematic venture that went beyond aesthetics and the mundane . it was intended to be an auteur piece , but the real challenge with the vampire in the hole was to make a movie that had no budget , yet had commercial aspirations ; something that was both visually interesting and artistic . could we achieve something like that with no money ?\nvampirism is a newly discovered viral illness whose initial stages spread as quickly as the flu . may has just turned seventeen and has become infected . she is the only vampire in her family and her neighborhood and , as such , her life changes dramatically . in her daily surroundings she is now seen as a monster : kids throw stones at her and\nwith a budget of only $ 4 , 500 , this film has won awards at several international film festivals including the austin film festival , one of the top 10 u . s . film festivals .\ni was there with myna in a city of the spanish coast , myna , a young illegal immigrant from an eastern europe country in the war , is looking after a child , pablo , in the absence of his parents . a moment of inattention causes little pablo a domestic accident and takes a blow in his head . myna , alone at home , is afraid of being deported if she takes the child to the hospital and this leads her into a spiral of desperate measures on a night that will bring her down to the darkest forests of the human soul . the camera will be our guide on this oppressive trip , sometimes claustrophobic , and so intense that at certain moments of the film we have the impression of living the situation in our own flesh . actors are in state of grace and they give us such a natural acting that we sometimes doubt whether everything is happening for real , there , in front of us . note that in the projections that were made several people felt unwell and left the theater . young myna and her red hood represent the innocence of the most vulnerable in society in a film that envelops the viewer with a thick blanket of harsh , hurtful images and rough texture . we witness how the choices of the young girl break down along the way until the end , where a wolf in a white coat will offer his help . . . for a price . the extremely long shots of the film illustrate the anxiety of the protagonist to find someone to help her and escape suspicion . as viewers we behold with concern the steps given by myna ; silences are long and introspective ; off - camera shots reach a visceral tension ; all until a dramatic thirty - seven - minutes - sequence - shot when humanity is shown as it is : the hunter and the prey , the power of the strongest and the despair of a victim who can not see that she has already been hunted .\nit has been very hard , but we would be hypocritical not to admit that it\u2019s also been a great roller - coaster ride . after over a month\u2019s shooting and 6 months post - production , the vampire in the hole is finished and now it\u2019s up to the audience to decide whether or not we are ready , to decide if we can carry on , if we deserve a chance , and more importantly , if we have succeeded .\nfor previous year ' s awards , please visit our imdb page . . .\nbest feature the head thieves dir . by mike hermosa best documentary feature missing mom dir . by robert mccallum , jordan morris best documentary series colour meblack dir . by kelvin edwards and dorothy lucey\u200b best comedy feature the unquenchable thirst for beau nerjoose dir . by johnny buell best drama feature the next big thing dir . by brody gusar best screenplay the general specific dir by matthew stanasolovich best editing the head thieves dir . by mike hermosa best director raising bertie dir by margaret byrne best short film a tree in the sea dir . by shahir zag best cinematography the story dir . by carolyn pender , cameron dingwall best comedy short being glen : a puppeteer\u2019s story dir . by xavier jordan best drama short lay in wait dir . by jonathan ade best documentary short effervescence dir . by garret whittington best foreign short fatum dir . by radoslaw pietruczuk best animated short poochini dir . by max colson best horror short the herd dir . by colin borden best music video mirror lies\ndir . by adam rosenberg best experimental short shell dir . by daniel ahrens best sci - 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'\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nof talented people , but that talent is scattered about . all we did was think about how we could join forces with as many talented people in their respective fields as possible . this is how our second project came about ; by posting an ad on the internet . in just 24 hours we received over 1000 cvs . \u201cthis is a sign\u201d , we thought .\nso we decided to take those thousand cvs and make the film with them .\nwe soon realized that the vampire in the hole would be different ; the only one of its kind . we had the full support of the whole team , all willing to give their utmost with every shot . no one got paid , least of all ourselves . it was all done probono , for the love of art ! just to prove we could do it , that we were capable of doing it . and we think we have succeeded .\nwe also realized from the start that our film would need a considerable amount of digital effects and the incorporation of 3d ; that the perfect balance lay in knowing where the limit was between its visual quality and the story we wanted to tell . we needed an original score that recreated the mood of the film and depicted the characters , which of course , along with the special effects , was the hardest part to get for free . in addition , we needed a commercial photo of the vampire genre , as well as a good sound design on a par with the photography and a very specific make - up for the vampire element of the story . and finally , a script in english , to prove that we could direct an international cast in this language , and what\u2019s more , actors who are just as skilled as any established star .\nshe is bullied at work . however , may tries to adapt by following the rules and norms set by the government on infected citizens who wish to fit back into society .\nopinion is divided about what should be done with the ' infected ' . should one accept them , or reject them ? and this division foreshadows a future war where racism and intolerance will hasten the inevitable , definitive rift between humans and vampires .\nmore info on this no budget indie horror film - urltoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - for more horror reviews plus halloween and fantasy stuff too - urltoken fan us on facebook - . . ."]}
{"id": 116672, "summary": [{"text": "indiana jones and the last crusade is a 1989 american action-adventure film directed by steven spielberg , from a story co-written by executive producer george lucas .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the third installment in the indiana jones franchise .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "harrison ford reprises the title role and sean connery plays indiana 's father , henry jones , sr . other cast members featured include alison doody , denholm elliott , julian glover , river phoenix , and john rhys-davies .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "in the film , set largely in 1938 , indiana searches for his father , a holy grail scholar , who has been kidnapped by nazis .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "after the mixed reaction to indiana jones and the temple of doom , spielberg chose to compensate with a film that toned down the violence and gore .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "during the five years between temple of doom and last crusade , he and executive producer lucas reviewed several scripts before accepting jeffrey boam 's .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "filming locations included spain , italy , the united kingdom , turkey and jordan .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film was released in north america on may 24 , 1989 , to mostly positive reviews .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was a financial success , earning $ 474,171,806 at the worldwide box office totals .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it won an academy award for best sound editing . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "indiana jones and the last crusade", "paragraphs": ["indiana jones and the last crusade ( 1989 ) d . steven spielberg , 127 minutes\nindiana jones and the last crusade\nis rated pg - 13 and contains some violence .\n8 reasons why the last crusade is the worst indiana jones film \u2013 david g . robertson\nindiana jones and the last crusade box office ~ [ kino ] ~ 26 . 03 . 2016\nindiana jones and the last crusade is the third film in the indiana jones series , released in 1989 , directed by steven spielberg .\nindiana jones and the last crusade is the most wonderful lark . it is also a class act .\nthe butler was played by the franco - british actor vernon dobtcheff in indiana jones and the last crusade .\nin indiana jones and the last crusade , indy manages to save dr . jones snr . by choosing the correct cup .\nthe sultan was portrayed by english stand - up comedian alexei sayle in indiana jones and the last crusade .\nindiana jones and the last crusade box office ~ [ kino ] ~ 26 . 03 . 2016 - youtube\nfind the locomotive used in filming . darwin jones ( expert on all things last crusade\nthe title , ' ' indiana jones and the last crusade , ' ' has a double meaning . in the film , indiana ' s archeological quest is for a lost crusader . and , mr . marshall said , ' ' the last crusade ' ' will be the last indiana jones movie .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie indiana jones and the last crusade ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of indiana jones and the last crusade ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthis cast list of who was in indiana jones and the last crusade includes both lead and minor roles . ( 16 items )\nindiana jones and the last crusade has by far the largest number of locations , although the majority are in the united states and europe .\ncopy of hero ' s journey : indiana jones and the last crusade by . . . . . . . . on prezi\nwilliam tyree was a beloved philosophy professor at ripon college who inspired a reference in the movie , \u201dindiana jones and the last crusade . \u201d\na beloved philosophy professor at ripon college who inspired a famous line in the movie\nindiana jones and the last crusade\nhas died .\nindiana jones and the last crusade : lucasarts / tiertex design studio / u . s . gold : free borrow & streaming : internet archive\nindiana jones and the last crusade ( of lost mail ) a mysterious package arrived last week at the university of chicago ' s admissions department addressed to henry walton jones , jr . , otherwise known as indiana jones . audie cornish and robert siegel have more .\nbond was played by sean connery in seven films , the role which gave spielberg the idea to cast him as henry jones , the father of indiana jones , for indiana jones and the last crusade . [ 2 ]\nindiana jones and the last crusade cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of indiana jones and the last crusade actors includes any indiana jones and the last crusade actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each indiana jones and the last crusade actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of indiana jones and the last crusade have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing indiana jones and the last crusade ( 1989 ) near you .\nthis past weekend i was thrilled to have gotten to see the complete indiana jones adventures ( raiders of the lost ark , indiana jones and the temple of doom , and indiana jones and the last crusade \u2014 i left before indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull ) back on the big screen ! on monday i wrote about raiders of the lost ark , and on wednesday i discussed the temple of doom , now it\u2019s time to dive into indiana jones and the last crusade .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged indiana - jones the - last - crusade or ask your own question .\ngg _ indiana _ jones _ and _ the _ last _ crusade _ 1991lucasarts _ tiertex _ design _ studio _ u . s . _ gold\nindiana jones and the last crusade is the third film in the indiana jones series . released in 1989 , it was directed by steven spielberg . although it was the third motion picture released , the movie is chapter twenty - five in the complete adventures of indiana jones .\nfans of steven spielberg and george lucas ' indiana jones series may rest assured that the latest installment , indiana jones and the last crusade , is fully up to , as well as virtually indistinguishable from , its predecessors .\nthere was no toy line originally released for last crusade when it hit theaters in 1989 . however , leading in to the release of indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull , toys based on last crusade were released by hasbro and lego in 2008 and 2009 .\nred nose day 2015 ( us ) : anna kendrick recreates the grail choosing sequence in\nindianna jones and the last crusade\n.\nclips from the four indiana jones films\u2014 raiders , indiana jones and the temple of doom , indiana jones and the last crusade , and indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull \u2014flicker on the walls . at the same time , you move through four themed sections , each based on the work real archaeologists do : quest , discovery , investigation , and interpretation .\nindiana jones : an appreciation\u2014 the cast and crew of indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull pay tribute to the original trilogy .\navailability : indiana jones and the last crusade is widely available on dvd and blu - ray . it\u2019s available to stream with a modest rental fee on most streaming media platforms .\nindiana jones : the true story : as well as using the indiana jones name for the title , the documentary on roy chapman andrews also includes clips from the indiana jones movies .\ncompared with the previous film , last crusade actually filmed at a variety of scenic locations around the world .\npetra is jordan ' s biggest tourist attraction , its world - famous heritage status enhanced by being the setting for the finale of\nindiana jones and the last crusade .\nfeatured in indiana jones and the last crusade / miracle mile / pink cadillac / road house / scenes from the class struggle in beverly hills ( 1989 ) . see more \u00bb\nworld of warcraft : harrison jones paraphrases some of indiana jones ' s barnett college lecture from last crusade . the world of warcraft jones also has a counterpart named belloc , a heterograph of belloq , who wears similar attire to indiana ' s rival .\nlast crusade was the first indiana jones movie to receive an mpaa rating higher than pg , the recently created pg - 13 . this was the certificate spielberg himself was partly responsible for ( see ratings in indiana jones and the temple of doom .\nsee also : raiders of the lost ark , indiana jones and the temple of doom , & indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull .\nhigh quality indiana jones and the last crusade design & illustration inspired t - shirts by independent artists and designers from around the world . all orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours .\nhigh quality indiana jones last crusade design & illustration inspired t - shirts by independent artists and designers from around the world . all orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours .\ncairo with the actual movie prop , in the tourist office ' s temporary last crusade museum . a big thanks to darwin jones for taking me there\n\u201cindiana jones and the last crusade\u201d begins with just such a scene ; director steven spielberg must have been paging through his old issues of boys ' life and thrilling wonder tales , down in the basement .\ngogglebox : indiana jones and the temple of doom is among the programs watched .\n\u201cthe actual results showed that the name \u2018that place from indiana jones and the last crusade , you know , the one with the old dude and the magic cup , \u2019 came out on top , \u201d he said .\nindiana jones and the last crusade sees indiana trekking across the globe for the holy grail . the movie ' s production saw its crew lugging equipment across america , europe , and the middle east in order to recreate the bevy of locations featured in the film .\nmy little pony : friendship is magic :\nread it and weep\n- contains several allusions to indiana jones during the adventures of daring do including the word of god challenge of the grail temple from indiana jones and the last crusade and the chachapoyan fertility idol pedestal from raiders of the lost ark .\nin\nindiana jones and the last crusade ,\ndirector steven spielberg capitalizes on these and other basic human needs .\nraiders of the lost ark\nthis ain ' t , but\ncrusade\ntowers like a knight over\nindiana jones and the temple of doom .\nstart lining up now , bring a bullwhip - - and maybe some d - con . indiana will do the rest .\nsonic the hedgehog # 280 ( 2016 ) :\nkeystoi victory\nshows professor pickle telling spagonia ' s resident otto that the gaia key belongs in a museum , a reference to young indiana jones line to garth and the latter ' s gang from indiana jones and the last crusade .\nkaeloo :\nlet ' s play the quest for the wholly gruel\n- has quack quack dress like indiana jones and mr . cat dress like a nazi , and they go on a quest to find the wholly gruel , a parody of the holy grail from indiana jones and the last crusade .\nindiana jones movies have long been a staple of inspiration for star wars . we\u2019ve talked about the inspiration of indiana jones and the temple of doom in this column a few times before ( once for the lost missions , once for gunga din , and a third time for the musicals of busby berkeley ) , but we\u2019ve not yet explored indiana jones and the last crusade .\nindiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull is quite a bit of fun .\nwith some additional shots in colorado completed indiana jones ' crusade had come to an end and everybody clinked champagne glasses together and toasted the end of the picture .\nthe third entry in the installment is one of the best indiana jones series .\ndirected by steven spielberg and produced by george lucas , indiana jones and the last crusade is the third theatrical installment of the adventures of everyone\u2019s favorite archeologist and professor and this outing took him to italy , germany , and jordan , where he sought both his father and the holy grail .\nthe genius of indiana jones and the last crusade is the way it course - corrects the series back to a path that seems more in line with the first film , bringing back many of the characters and elements that fans loved in raiders while also telling a new and different story . i think for those reasons , last crusade is one of the very best movie sequels that i can think of .\nthe dc 3 from last crusade today , used for radar trials . on the day i visited this was as close as i could get .\ntemple of doom was the first movie that was released in 1984 with the last crusade following up in 1989 . here\u2019s the original film trailer with the tagline \u201cgermany has declared war on the jones\u201d\nbut malachor itself in the episode \u201ctwilight of the apprentice\u201d is designed as the sort of temple you\u2019d find in indiana jones and the last crusade if it was designed by ancient sith believers . in the film , the temple that holds the grail is created with tests that are designed to test the worthiness of those who would seek the prize . in the case of indiana jones and the last crusade , it was the holy grail , in rebels , the object of their desire was a sith holocron .\nthese aren\u2019t the only ties to star wars that indiana jones and the last crusade have . if you set aside george lucas , john williams , and harrison ford\u2019s involvement , the largest tie between star wars and last crusade is julian glover . glover played general veers in the empire strikes back and was the principal bad guy , walter donavan , in last crusade . he\u2019s a brilliant actor and both franchises are lucky to have him . it\u2019s no wonder he\u2019s not been involved just with these two movie series , but doctor who , game of thrones , and james bond as well .\ni think the implication is that the adventure in this film to retrieve the grail is the metaphorical\nlast crusade ,\nnot any of the historical crusades .\nalvin and the chipmunks : the squeakquel : the poster of indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull is seen .\nthat episode also has one of the most striking moments ripped right from the climax of indiana jones and the last crusade , as well . in the film , indiana jones is told by the grail knight who guards the cup of christ that if he crosses the seal of the temple , it will collapse . as the temple is collapsing , indiana jones turns and sees the knight there , offering something of an apology with the look he gives .\na mysterious package arrived last week at the university of chicago ' s admissions department addressed to henry walton jones , jr . , otherwise known as indiana jones . audie cornish and robert siegel have more .\npac - man and the ghostly adventures :\nindiana pac and the temple of slime\n- its title is a reference to indiana jones and the temple of doom .\nbeeny ' s restoration nightmare : episode two of series two makes mention of a property having\nan indiana jones bridge\n, referencing indiana jones and the temple of doom .\n: colonel vogel does this to indiana jones by threatening to shoot elsa schneider .\nstunt double : mr . ford / indiana jones double # 1 ( uncredited )\ntimmy turner dressed as indiana jones at peru in search of peruvian coffee beans .\nfriends and enemies\u2014steven spielberg , george lucas and indiana jones writers discuss how they created the most iconic characters in film history , including a look at new faces in indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull .\nfamilies can talk about what indiana jones stands for and how he shows that in indiana jones and the last crusade . if he ' s a good guy , why does he break the rules ? is that ok ? what separates him from the\nbad\nguys ? are real - life bad guys as thoroughly evil as the ones in movies ?\nthe cave : the game by former lucasarts employee ron gilbert includes one puzzle that involves a minecart section which is solved by the player character wielding a shovel to hit above them in a similar manner to indiana jones in temple of doom . the game also features an appearance by chuck the plant , a running gag throughout several lucasarts games including indiana jones and the last crusade : the graphic adventure ( and cut from indiana jones and the fate of atlantis ) .\nno time for love , dr . jones\n( 17 . 77 ) is a misquote from indiana jones and the temple of doom\nstill , the indiana jones crew has collected a lot of flyer miles over the years .\nthe grim adventures of billy & mandy :\nthe secret snake club\n- the scene in which ricky colon passes with his yacht between two boats followed by agents of the cia who are crushed is a reference to motorboat sequence involving indiana jones , elsa schneider , and the brotherhood of the cruciform sword in venice , italy from indiana jones and the last crusade .\nso , both indy and dr . jones snr . drink from the cup before it is lost but in the last instalment of indiana jones , you can see that indy has aged , and unfortunately his father has passed on .\nindiana jones : you ' ve got the wrong jones , mr . donovan . why don ' t you try my father ?\nthe moment where indiana jones rolls under a closing door and reaches back under to retrieve his fedora .\nthe lone gunmen : someone speculates who would win in a match between indiana jones and han solo .\nthe last crusade is a step backward for [ spielberg ] , but backwardness is an integral part of the indy series right from its kiddie - matinee origins .\nphineas and ferb :\nisabella and the temple of sap\n- its title clearly homages indiana jones and the temple of doom .\nsomehow , though , they are your own , too , and the great disappointment of\nindiana jones and the last crusade ,\nthe largely irrelevant third and ( supposedly ) final installment in the hair - raising adventures of the superarcheologist , is that it seems to be neither yours nor his .\nwas a heavy influence on the indiana jones series in tone and composition , providing adventure and quests through dangerous landscapes with a sense of heroism and nobility . the indiana jones films certainly have their share of such ideas ,\nindiana jones\nreunited director steven spielberg , executive producer george lucas and star harrison ford for the last part of a popular trilogy that began in 1981 with the release of\nraiders of the lost ark .\nwhile audiences and critics can endlessly debate the merits of the current film compared to the first ,\nthe last crusade\nis widely considered to be a better crowd - pleaser than the second installment ,\nindiana jones and the temple of doom .\nassassin ' s creed : syndicate rewards players who kick fifty enemies from trains with the unlockable trophy / achievement\nno ticket\n, the excuse used by indiana jones to the zeppelin passengers in last crusade when he throws vogel from the d - 138 .\nthe holy grail , featured in indiana jones and the last crusade and which supposedly featured at the last supper and caught the blood of christ during the crucifixion , is even more of a mystery . it does not actually appear in literature until the early 12th century , in a legendary tale of joseph of arimathea , in which the grail is sent for safe - keeping in britain .\n\u201clet\u2019s say it will definitely be in the spirit of indiana jones , \u201d says rinzler .\n3 . chiesa di san barnaba , venice ( italy ) \u2013 \u2018 indiana jones & the last crusade \u2018 ( 1989 ) : indy finds an important clue relating to the numeral \u2018x\u2019 in this place which is a library in the film . more details here\nlego jurassic world : a jurassic world storefront displaying palaeontology supplies includes indiana jones ' hat and whip .\njackie chan adventures : the titular protagonist is an archaeologist who often goes on adventures all around the world , usually in search of supernatural artifacts . jackie even repeats indy ' s famous catch phrase\nit belongs in a museum\nfrom indiana jones and the last crusade .\nmuch of last crusade was shot in petra , jordan , during the reign of king hussein bin talal and queen noor . the royal family was invited to the set to observe production , and in turn developed a rapport with spielberg . the king actually loaned paramount the four horses seen in the final sequence of last crusade , and the queen occasionally gave spielberg a ride to shooting locations .\nnew certified fresh movies on netflix and amazon prime : e . t . , indiana jones , superman , and more\n1001 spikes : the game ' s cover art pays homage to the indiana jones and the temple of doom poster .\nparamount ' s\nindiana jones and the last crusade ,\nwhich enjoyed the greatest dollar volume for an opening week , weekend and single day in movie history - - primarily because ticket prices have risen - - trounced eastwood ' s latest release from warners ,\npink cadillac .\nmystery , intrigue , and the classic \u201cmr . yum yum\u201d aka indiana jones aka harrison \u201chan solo\u201d ford , famed adventurer and world - known archaeologist . what more could you want in a movie ? maybe to be annette benning on the weekends : ) in the second installment of the film series , indiana jones and the last crusade , our hero indy finds himself in a many beautiful libraries . that\u2019s what i like most about the action - packed indiana jones films is they are so visually pleasing .\nthe third film ,\nindiana jones and the last crusade ,\nopens with young henry \u201cindiana\u201d jones , portrayed by the late river phoenix , learning to hate snakes and love whips while eluding unscrupulous treasure - hunters in utah\u2019s moab desert . the film soon moves to an adult indy traversing italy and germany in pursuit of his father , whose search for the holy grail has gained the unwanted attention of occultist nazis .\nwhen we think of indiana jones we immediately think of the titular hero played by harrison ford , donning his iconic hat , cracking his whip and punching nazis square in the jaw . but he had some help along the way , and one of his dearest compatriots in the fight to protect ancient artifacts is sallah , played by john rhys - davies . we last saw the character in indiana jones and the last crusade , but rhys - davies still has . . . read more . . .\nit was originally the last film of the trilogy , but a fourth film with aging harrison ford finally appeared almost 20 years later , indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull ( 2008 ) .\nindiana jones and the last crusade is a must see film for anyone who loves movies , though i wouldn\u2019t recommend it being your first outing with dr . jones . definitely watch raiders of the lost ark and indiana jones and the temple of doom first . though this film is my third favorite in the series ( after raiders and temple of doom ) , it\u2019s a classic piece of cinema that is inherently re - watchable and entertaining , just like the other three films in the series .\nin regards to the last two sentences of this article , technically cowboys and aliens had indiana jones ( harrison ford ) and james bond ( daniel craig ) \u201con screen at the same time . \u201d ; )\nthough last crusade lacks the novelty of raiders ( and , by the way , the flat - out breathless pacing of temple of doom ) , it ' s an entertaining capper to the trilogy .\nthe angry video game nerd : the episode\nindiana jones trilogy\nwas dedicated to reviewing video game adaptations of the first three indiana jones theatrical pictures to coincide with the fourth film ' s release .\n4 . royal horticultural hall , london ( uk ) \u2013 \u2018 indiana jones & the last crusade \u2018 ( 1989 ) : this place in westminster on greycoat street portrayed berlin airport as it did yet again in \u2018 the saint \u2018 ( 1997 ) . more details here\nsean connery ' s james bond in goldfinger and harrison ford ' s indiana jones in temple of doom .\ndoctor jones by danish band aqua . the song ' s music video was directed by lego indiana jones and the raiders of the lost brick s director peder pedersen .\nindiana jones never met an elaborate action - movie set piece that he couldn ' t investigate for clues , riddle with bullets , chase somebody through , or be chased through , and last crusade is no exception . if you ' re keeping score at home , our hero :\nindiana jones and the last crusade , while perhaps lacking the impact of the original , is an invaluable addition to the acclaimed series . steven spielberg , seemingly aware of the mistakes made in indiana jones and the temple of doom , utilized the formula of the first movie without making a duplicate by providing the audience with a pseudo - historical backdrop , offering a comedic and quite understandable explanation for the elder indiana ' s fear of snakes , and the origins of his famous whip and hat . the late river phoenix , looking every inch the young indy , provides the last crusade with an exciting prologue , showcasing his then unsuccessful attempt across unsafe terrain and reptile - laden circus boxcars to wrestle a precious historical artifact away from those who wanted it for all the wrong reasons . mixing a return to form with archaeological thrills , outrageous stunts , and deadpan comedy , the last crusade has all the charm of the first two films combined .\nmilton jones and the temple of daft , the 2015 stand - up show of milton jones not only utilizes the indiana jones naming conventions for its title , its poster adopts the franchise ' s font and parodies the temple of doom poster .\nindiana jones and the last crusade is such an amazing film and it ' s one i never thought would ever be compared to a pirates of the caribbean movie , but here we are . couch tomato ' s latest video offers up 24 reasons why the third indiana jones film is the same movie as pirates of the caribbean : on stranger tides . i don ' t want to believe that these two movies are the same in any way , but this video makes a compelling argument . regardless , there ' s no arguing that the last crusade is the better film of the two ! check it out !\nthe last crusade is estimated to have grossed over us $ 197 million in the united states and $ 277 million elsewhere . these sales figures put the film second to batman in the united states and first globally for 1989 .\nwalter donovan has the distinction of being the only main antagonist of an indiana jones film that has never been released as an action figure in official merchanside . no indiana jones and the last crusade toyline was made in 1989 due to kenner ' s closure , but when hasbro released a last crusade toyline in 2008 , donovan was again absent yet elsa schneider and ernst vogel had figures on the line . there were plans by hasbro for an action figure of donovan for the following year , but the toyline was cancelled before one could be made . [ 8 ] similarly , donovan wasn ' t released in any actual lego indiana jones set by lego , despite being featured in the two lego video games .\nalthough indiana jones seeks \u201cfortune and glory , \u201d he understands that the objects of his desire belong in a museum .\nblack mirror :\nplaytest\n- globetrotter cooper is compared with indiana jones due to his travels worldwide and later reenacts indiana jones and the temple of doom by pretending to rip the heart out of a hologram of an old school bully .\nfrasier :\ndaphne ' s room\n\u2014 indiana crane and the disposal of doom is one of the episode ' s title cards , obvious reference to indiana jones and the temple of doom .\nindiana jones and the last crusade marks the tenth project john williams and i have on together and the third in this series of adventure yarns , this one involving none other than sean connery playing henry jones , sr . to harrison ford ' s indiana jones . . .\njr .\nand so the tone is set for an ebullient father - son excursion across the surface of the world , more in the vein of the funny , thrilling raiders than the subterranean journey into darkness that made temple of doom so bone chilling .\nhappy wheels : the playable character of the explorer guy is clearly based on indiana jones , mostly inspired in his attire during the mine car chase from indiana jones and the temple of doom , as the character goes in a mine cart .\nmontana jones : italian - japanese anime series about a 1930s globetrotting treasure hunter called montana jones .\nthe butler ' s joke varies in other indiana jones media . in indiana jones and the last crusade : the graphic adventure his line is simply\n. . . a movie star\n, while indiana jones will introduce himself not as clarence macdonald but as\nrobert mcfalfa\n, a nod to the bob falfa character played by harrison ford in george lucas ' american graffiti . in the game it is possible to alternatively pass the butler simply by talking . this will give the player more iq ( indy quotient ) points . in the spanish dub of last crusade , the butler says that if indy is a scottish lord he is popeye the sailor man , another famous cartoon character of the 1920s and ' 30s , rather than mickey mouse .\nthe movie was released on vhs in 1999 , and twice on dvd in 2003 and 2008 respectively . the 2003 dvd was part of the adventures of indiana jones box set containing the first three indiana jones films , while the 2008 release was promoted as a special edition of the film , as part of indiana jones \u2013 the adventure collection ( first three films ) , then individually and as part of indiana jones - the complete adventure collection ( all four films ) . [ 1 ] the film received a high - definition home video release in 2012 as part of indiana jones : the complete adventures .\nwhen dr . henry jones sr . suddenly goes missing while pursuing the holy grail , eminent archaeologist indiana jones must follow in his father ' s footsteps and stop the nazis .\nembed ( for urltoken hosted blogs and urltoken item < description > tags ) [ archiveorg gg _ indiana _ jones _ and _ the _ last _ crusade _ 1991lucasarts _ tiertex _ design _ studio _ u . s . _ gold width = 560 height = 384 frameborder = 0 webkitallowfullscreen = true mozallowfullscreen = true ]\nphil garfinkle , senior vice president of entertainment data inc . , predicted that\nthe last crusade ' s\nbusiness will drop substantially in the coming week because the holiday is over and the\nmust - sees\n- - those who stood in line opening weekend - - have already been through the theaters . but he predicted that\nthe last crusade\nwill enjoy good word - of - mouth .\nyou get every indiana jones film on blu - ray for essentially the price of one blu - ray .\n\u201cindiana jones and the adventure of archaeology\u201d appears at the national geographic museum from may 14 , 2015 to january 3 , 2016 .\nstar trek : the next generation : throughout the series , the indiana jones is listed as a shuttle - craft .\nthis is a presentation using the movie\nindiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark\nto demonstrate the hero ' s journey .\ndaniel craig , who had a role in the young indiana jones chronicles episode\npalestine , october 1917\n/ daredevils of the desert , has played james bond since 2006 . jeffrey wright , who played sidney bechet in\nyoung indiana jones and the mystery of the blues\nand\nyoung indiana jones and the scandal of 1920\n, also played felix leiter in casino royale and quantum of solace .\nsouth park : the fractured but whole : bradley biggle has an indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull on his bedroom wall .\nzero punctuation ' s review of lego indiana jones : the original adventures includes a post - credits review of the fourth film through the medium of mime and is introduced by an instrumental version of anything goes from the opening sequence of indiana jones and the temple of doom .\nthere are also two completely different games for the nes called\nindiana jones and the last crusade\n, with no subtitle to differentiate the two versions . the newer game of that title is a port of the action game , while the older game was a different action game . a port of the action game was later released for the sega genesis .\nthe amazing spider - man # 608 : depicts indiana jones on the television screen in peter parker ' s apartment .\nafter the release of the movie , international interest in petra skyrocketed . prior to the film , the city saw only a few thousand visitors every year . that number reached into the millions following last crusade \u2019s release .\nindiana jones and the last crusade was released on laserdisc and vhs in 1990 and on dvd in october 2003 and again in 2008 . the 1990 home video release actually came in seven formats : vhs , beta , 8 mm and spanish - subtitled vhs , laserdiscs in both pan - scan and letterbox formats ; and letterboxed super - vhs [ 2 ] . the vhs release in 1999 ( as part of the complete adventures of indiana jones ) and the dvd release was packaged with the previous two theatrical films in the series : indiana jones and the temple of doom and raiders of the lost ark . a second release of the dvd in 2008 allowed the film to be purchased individually , as well as in a four - movie box set .\nthe women : the american film institute tribute\u2014the three indiana jones women ( karen allen , kate capshaw and alison doody ) reunite for a discussion .\nhis trousers may be a shade neater around the waist , but the fedora still fits . nearly two decades after what was billed as his last crusade , harrison ford ' s decision to crack the whip of indiana jones \u2013 that most square - jawed of matinee roles \u2013 proves that even sexagenarians possess the stomach for pulp adventure .\nhishe : the episode\nhow indiana jones and the last crusade should have ended\ndepicts a retelling of indiana jones and the last crusade . in the first scene , at the berlin bookburning rally , after adolf hitler signs his grail diary , indy shoots hitler dead and escapes with his whip . in the second scene , indy asks why he can left the temple of the sun with the holy grail to the grail knight , who , discovering the time he spent at the temple , makes it out of the temple only to die once out of there . subsequently , after indy and his party depart from the temple , elsa schneider and two nazis celebrate that they had now the grail , but they accidentally pass the great seal and die crushed . in the last scene , indy vomits at castle brunwald while being elsa is pointed by ernst vogel after he deduces that schneider also slept with his father .\nspider - island : peter parker speaks of reed richards as being\nlike albert einstein and indiana jones rolled into one .\nindiana jones and the last crusade also includes the return of indy ' s milder - mannered side - - a hero who can be tremendously awkward when not battling bad guys or untangling ancient mysteries . much of the movie ' s success is due to a tongue - in - cheek attitude that begins when young indy can ' t find the rest of his scout troop and loudly declares that\neveryone is lost but me .\nahh , that ' s the indiana jones we know and love .\ntomorrowland : at the memorabilia store blast from the past , an indiana jones mighty mugg of mola ram sits among the items .\nmost of the filmmakers who worked on the first and second motion picture adventures of indiana jones reunited to make indy ' s last crusade . they include cinematographer douglas slocombe , editor michael kahn , production designer elliot scott , costume designer anthony powell , composer john williams , sound designer ben burtt , special effects supervisor george gibbs , and stunt coordinator vic armstrong .\nbut i never even entertained the notion that there would be another entry in the indiana jones franchise for me to cover .\nthis was the first indiana jones movie to receive an mpaa rating higher than pg , a pg - 13 rating .\nthe secret life of walter mitty : indiana jones is mentioned during mitty ' s search for sean o ' connell .\njones\nis a stereotypically welsh last name . and yet henry jones sr . is obviously scottish ( being played by sean connoery and all . ) so , was it just that indy ' s grandmother was scottish and married a welshman or what ?\nfamily guy :\nfifteen minutes of shame\n\u2014 peter and meg griffin paraphrase indiana jones and lao che ' s exchange about the antidote to the poison .\nducktales the movie : treasure of the lost lamp : as well as the utilizing the same font as the indiana jones films , promotional material - including one by indiana jones movie poster artist drew struzan - shows scrooge mcduck sporting a fedora and carrying a rope over one shoulder similar to jones and his bullwhip which does not occur in the feature itself .\nin lego indiana jones : the original adventures , the sultan is absent during the hatay scenes , so vogel and his army attack indiana jones and his friends without the help of the hatayan army . in the sequel , the sultan is again absent during the story , but is available as an unlockable character .\nspielberg replaced columbus with the color purple screenwriter menno meyjes , who introduced elements that would ultimately reach the screen in the last crusade , such as the holy grail and the character of henry jones sr . meyjes\u2019s script concluded with indy\u2019s father rising to heaven upon discovery of the grail and indy himself marrying a former nun named chantal .\ni think the success of indiana jones and the last crusade was critical to the enduring life of the indiana jones film series . raiders of the lost ark was an extraordinary achievement and a huge critical and commercial success back in 1981 , and it still stands as one of the very best movies ever made . but the temple of doom , while undeniably a great movie , felt to many ( at the time , and still today ) as something of a mis - step for the series . many of the characters and stylistic trappings of raiders were dropped in favor of a story that was very dark and horrifying .\n\u201caccess has been difficult until the last few years , and it\u2019s had few visitors , \u201d haggland says . \u201cif you\u2019re looking for an indiana jones experience , where the ruins are still in the jungle and only partially revealed , this will be the place for you . \u201d\nin the last crusade , indiana jones is after the holy grail , and what better place to\nhouse\nit than in a real - life place called\nthe treasury\n? that ' s the popular tourist attraction , the al khazneh , in petra , jordan , a giant , ornately carved sandstone temple facade , which dates back to the first century ad .\nin pursuit of fortune , glory and historical truth , daredevil archaeologist indiana jones , portrayed by harrison ford , engages in adventure across the globe . the first three blockbusters ,\nraiders of the lost ark ,\ntemple of doom\nand\nthe last crusade ,\nspan north and south america , africa and asia . while little information about the upcoming film has been confirmed , the trailer and early reports for\nindiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull\nindicate that the globe - trotting historian will once again bring his whip into jungles , ancient temples and maybe even a secret government compound .\nthe chachapoyan fertility idol is one of the best - known fictitious artifacts from the indiana jones series . replicas are sold on ebay .\nhonest game trailers : the lego marvel super heroes episode shows the commentators remembering that traveller ' s tales also created lego indiana jones : the original adventures ( but showing images of lego indiana jones 2 : the adventure continues ) . in the uncharted : drake ' s fortune episode , the comentators jokingly mention many of the\nactors\nstarring in the game including indiana jones as nathan drake .\nhollywood\n: apple ' s advert for the ipad includes a clip of indiana jones running across the pankot rope bridge .\nwith the headline : makers of ' jones ' sequel offer teasers and tidbits .\nbomberman gb : bomberman adopts jones ' s attire and whip for the game .\ndue to the dead : indiana treats bones and tombs in the catacombs without any care .\nin the boy scout scene , indiana jones is a life scout . there are several claims as to why this is :\ncrash bandicoot : the huge adventure : the name of the level\ntemple of boom\npossibly references either the title of indiana jones and the temple of doom .\nyesterday i wrote about raiders of the lost ark and about how great it is . but let\u2019s not forget it\u2019s part of a franchise , one of the rare kind where the other films mostly stand up to the original . and , as i was talking about how raiders is based in judaism and the old testament , today i figured i\u2019d go to the other end of the bible : step forward indiana jones and the last crusade and its quest for the holy grail .\nbefore indiana and henry can reconcile , they have to set aside their egos .\nduring the filming of the young indy scenes , george lucas saw the potential of a prequel series . he would soon develop and produce young indiana jones .\nonce again , 19 years later , indiana jones and batman share a summer release year . but where the dark knight is all about continuing the re - invention of the batman character , indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull is about reviving an iconic figure with all the audience\u2019s favorite components intact .\nfinally , a mobile game from thq wireless has been created to get the younger audience\u2019s interest and start immersing them in the world of indiana jones .\nkazim was portrayed by armenian actor kevork malikyan and doubled by dickey beer in indiana jones and the last crusade . malikyan later portrayed the armenian agent in masks of evil ( istanbul , september 1918 ) . malikyan originally tried to audition for the role of sallah in raiders of the lost ark , but arrived late to his meeting with director steven spielberg due to a traffic jam . [ 5 ]\nthe one major thing here is that if you at any point remove indiana from the story , the nazis would have killed and / or tortured marion . so , for that , indiana jones is still a hero !\namman : the jordanian tourism authority has announced that the famed archaeological city of petra will be henceforth named that place from indiana jones .\nsouth park :\nthe china probrem\n- the characters react to the release of indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull and believe that indiana jones was literally raped by george lucas and steven spielberg ( strangely omitting philip kaufman ) , his creators . additionally , they later start to sodomize characters from the star wars franchise .\nsandstorm : the story has an archaeologist named omaha dunn , who is sometimes compared to indiana jones , both having place names as first names and working in the field of archaeology and artifact retrieval . james rollins , the novel ' s author , later went to write the novelization of indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull .\ndonovan : colonel ! jones is getting away ! vogel : ( having just captured henry ) i think not , herr donovan . donovan : not that jones , the other jones !\nthe hangover : when his bag is dismissed as a purse , one character insists it is a satchel like indiana jones carries .\nsidney reilly , the british\nace of spies\n, has been cited as an inspiration for james bond . [ 3 ] indiana jones was to meet and work with reilly in the unproduced\nmoscow , july 1919\nepisode of the young indiana jones chronicles . [ 4 ]\nthe one test on malachor that most resembled the ones in indiana jones and the last crusade was the final one , the leap of faith . in the indy picture it was called \u201cthe leap from the lion\u2019s head , \u201d and it\u2019s faith that\u2019s required in both cases to pass . whether that\u2019s the faith in god or the dark side , but our heroes both pass the test and are able to collect the prize they seek , be it the holy grail or the knowledge of the sith .\ncaptain underpants : in the series ' ninth installment captain underpants and the terrifying re - turn of tippy tinkletrousers , at the end of the chapter\nfurious george\n, george beard decides to give the\nindiana jones treatment\nto kipper krupp , bugg , loogie , and finkstein due their abuse to harold hutchins . in the next chapter , the flip - o - rama chapter\nindiana george and the tie of doom\n, wrote in a similar way to the titles of the indiana jones films and referencing indiana jones and the temple of doom , depicts george whipping kipper and his gang with his tie .\nthe daily show : in 2014 , correspondent jason jones begrudgingly traveled to india in a series of segments called india jones and the election of doom to report on the nation ' s attitude to democracy and its process . the segments used\nthe raiders march\nand included nods to fedora placing his hat on indiana jones , chilled monkey brains , a map sequence , and jones ' s escape from the hovitos .\nmidsomer murders : the observer of a fight between an archaeologist ' s son and another man comments that it is\nbetter than indiana jones\n.\nof course , occasionally it can be dangerous , too . just consider lord carnarvon and the curse of tutankhamun \u2013 practically an indiana jones plot device .\nlast crusade ' s very beginning and very end were shot in the united states . the prologue , featuring young indiana ' s scout trip , was filmed in colorado and utah ' s arches national park . according to the cinema of george lucas , the final shot of the film , where indiana , henry , brody , and sallah ride off into the sunset , was filmed in texas . who knew the holy grail was so close to the astrodome ?"]}
{"id": 116677, "summary": [{"text": "samar ( hindi : \u0938\u092e\u0930 , urdu : \u0633\u0645\u0631 , translation : conflict ) ( 1999 ) is an indian feature film directed by shyam benegal .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "this movie is based on the book \" unheard voices : stories of forgotten lives \" by harsh mander .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was produced by national film development corporation of india , a government agency .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "it stars rajeshwari sachdev , jonhawiwi forsywas , kishore kadam and seema biswas among others .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film is in hindustani .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film 's music is composed by vanraj bhatia .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it won the national film award for best feature film in 1999 . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "samar ( 1999 film )", "paragraphs": ["the film won the 2000 national film award for best film on family welfare .\nafter five film releases in three years - samar in 1999 , kuch khatti kuch meethi and bollywood calling in 2001 , sur and kaante in 2002 , content company pritish nandy communicationshas pinned an . . . . . .\nplot summary : samar uses the film - within - film style with ironic humour and self - mocking wit to expose the reality of caste prejudice .\nsamar movie rating is na / 100 based on reviews submitted by 0 users .\nshool ( hindi : \u0936\u0942\u0932 , english : thorn ) is a 1999 hindi crime drama film written by ram gopal varma and directed by e . nivas . the film portrays the politician - criminal nexus and the criminalization of politics in the state of bihar , and its effect on the life of an honest police officer . the film starred manoj bajpai as inspector samar pratap singh and sayaji shinde as the borderline psychopath criminal - politician bachhu yadav . the film won the national film award for best feature film in hindi .\nsamar ( hindi : \u0938\u092e\u0930 , urdu : \u0633\u0645\u0631 , translation : conflict ) ( 1999 ) is an indian feature film directed by shyam benegal . this movie is based on the book unheard voices : stories of forgotten lives by harsh mander . [ 3 ] it was produced by national film development corporation of india , a government agency .\nek ruka hua faisla is fantastic art film . you did not mentioned the name of this film\nhi . . . . . . . . . . im samar pratap singh . . .\nchief metropolitan magistrate samar vishal took cognisance of delhi police\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s chargesheet and summoned the thiruvananthapuram mp . . . .\nthere are no supporting roles in the film . all of them are principle roles . it is an ensemble film .\nvaalu ( english : naughty ) is an upcoming tamil action comedy film directed by debutant director vijay chander . the film will\nshyam benegal ' s junoon ( 1978 ) 141 mins . hindi film will be introduced by richard pena , program director , film society of lincoln center .\nnational film development corporation ( nfdc ) . . . . . production company , national film development corporation ( nfdc ) . . . . . foreign distribution sales\nif that ' s a trifle baffling coming from a film - maker who ' s always been a stickler for authentic backdrops and naturalistic regionalised accents , both of which are in ample evidence in samar , no less strange is the fact that this year ' s best film national award for samar , an introspective critique of the caste system , is benegal ' s first in a 26 - year feature film - making career . says he : although practically all my films have won national awards in various categories , the best film of the year prize eluded me . i am quite pleased that the slot has now been filled .\nplz update these all movie list with release year & one best image of film .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\never since he started making movies . but last week , for the first time , he won the overall award for the best film in the national film awards declared by the government .\nthere will be post - screening discussions following each film for at least one of its screenings .\nthere are only three characters in the whole film . urmila , manoj bajpai and sushant singh .\nname of the film is \u2026 tarpan . . @ syed\u2026 . story of well cleaning . .\nhis brilliant new film on social oppression and the problem of the dalits . what is he saying in\nevery few metres someone - - a newlywed couple , a group of young girls with balloons - - stops samar almogren to cheer her on or flash her a . . . . . .\nsatyajit ray ' s seemabhadha ( 1971 ) 110 mins . bengali film will be introduced by filmmaker ismail merchant\nthese film makers used cinema to highlight prevalent issues . this new style of cinema got world wide acclaim and fame . chetan anand\u2019s neecha nagar ( 1946 ) , a social realist film won the grand prize at the first cannes film festival . bimal roy\u2019s do bigha zamin ( 1953 ) was both a commercial and critical success . guru dutt\u2019s film pyaasa ( 1957 ) featured in time magazine\u2019s \u201call - time\u201d 100 best movies list .\nmani ratnam ' s bombay ( 1995 ) 130 mins . tamil . film will be introduced by author suketu mehta\npavithra srinivasanfeels despite several plot - holes , samar works because of its entertaining plot . the ancient , tried - and - trusted commercial , formulaic entertainers are now receiving newer , . . . . . .\nnot quite correct , pritish . i have won many national awards but i think this is the first time i have won an award for the best film . i mean the best film overall . there have been awards for best director , best film in the hindi category and so on . but , if i am not mistaken , this is the first time i have got the national award for the best film and i am happy it has gone to\naparna sen ' s 36 chowranghee lane ( 1981 ) 122 mins english film will be introduced by author vijay seshadri .\nmadha gaja raja is an upcoming tamil masala film directed by sundar c . it stars vishal krishna , anjali and varalaxmi\nsamar is based on a true incident drawn from a series of case studies on the caste system in rural mp recorded by an ias officer , harsh mandar . it ' s the story of a thakur sarpanch of kull village , bundelkhand , who in ' 91 heaped humiliation on a dalit community . their crime : the installation of a hand - pump to draw water in their part of the little hamlet . the film is near - vintage benegal mainly because he eschews a straightforward , linear narrative and employs a film - within - a - film format to unfold the tale .\npolice inspector samar pratap singh is transferred to motihari , in the indian state of bihar , along with his wife , manjari and a daughter . he is honest and diligent and these attributes sets . . . see more \u00bb\npolice inspector samar pratap singh is transferred to motihari , in the indian state of bihar , along with his wife , manjari and a daughter . he is honest and diligent and these attributes . . . see full summary \u00bb\nphotographer samar jodha is perhaps one of those rare persons who is all praise for the indian media . he suggests that one of the reasons the bhopal gas tragedy went by unnoticed was because there . . . . . .\nsamar roy applied for a credit card with a leading private sector bank last month . though the world has changed since the days banks chased customers to offer credit cards , roy was confident he . . . . . .\nluckily , he did . it is a very complex , well - written screenplay and the film - within - a - film format worked so well for the film because he had done such a fine job of it . he used cinematic techniques very effectively to help me explore the more subtle nuances of the theme . oppression . that was the challenge of the story .\ncentenarian communist party of india - marxist leader and freedom fighter , samar mukherjee , who was known for his oratory and leadership , died of old age ailments on thursday . he was a bachelor . . . . . . .\nseven years after the incident , a mumbai film unit arrives at kull to can the story . as city - bred actors play the parts of the villagers , many of whom people the film ' s canvas , and the crew shoots the drama , the unit members come face to face with their ingrained caste prejudices . shaken out of the smug belief that casteism is a rural phenomenon , they ' re compelled to confront the undying ogres residing within them . can they ever be exorcised ? mindsets , the open - ended samar suggests , are difficult to change no matter how many enlightened laws are enacted . for a film funded by the union ministry of welfare , that ' s a bold stance to take . in terms of performances and technique , samar is no different from my other films . perhaps the screenplay made the difference , says benegal .\non the set of a movie about regional caste tensions , the film crew experiences their own behind - the - scenes conflicts .\nthe film revolves around the story of five women , belonging to different generations , each looking emancipation and the right to run their lives their own way . the film ' s main theme is the issue of women ' s ' fertility rights ' empowerment .\ndirected by samar shaikh , this thriller is set for a summer release this year . vidya balan looked relaxed as she arrived at salt water cafe in bandra , a western mumbai suburb to , to attend the wrap . . . . . .\nin october 2002 , the british film institute published the first major overview of shyam benegal ' s films in its world directors series .\nnowdays . good art film doesnt make why is this ? and i would like to be a actor wht should i do . thnkx\nmrinal sen ' s ek din achanak ( suddenly one day ) ( 1989 ) 105 mins . hindi film will be introduced by parag amladi\n' while shah rukh is working on your film , he hates your film and loves the other one he is working on ! ' ' so while shooting kuch kuch hota hai , he was all praises for dil se . . . ' ' while shooting . . . . . .\ndr samar sen , one of india ' s foremost and earliest agricultural economists , passed away on wednesday . he was 88 . he had been ailing for some time . dr sen is survived by his wife , anita , and two . . . . . .\ngenesis1986 , mrigya 1976 , sadgati , ( very good series ) kaurya . gaman the perfect murder sanshodhan dharm mati maay ( marathi film ) shorts .\npolice inspector samar pratap singh is transferred to motihari , in the indian state of bihar , along with his wife , manjari and a daughter . he is honest and diligent and these attributes sets him up against his superior - the district superintendent of police , as well as his subordinates and fellow officers .\na rather unusual detour for shyam benegal , this . on a creative journey from the bundelkhand region of mp , the setting of his new film , samar , to the heart of western up , where his next project , hari bhari , is located , the 65 - year - old mumbai - based film - maker has pitched his tent in hyderabad , the city of his boyhood . but he doesn ' t see it as a return to his roots . the only reason i ' m shooting at the ramoji film city in hyderabad is the convenience , he confesses . so , for his story of five women from three generations of a rural north indian family , benegal has brought a whiff of western up to the outskirts of hyderabad . sets , streets , interiors have been fabricated here to represent the region , he explains .\nhari - bhari ( fertility ) is 2000 hindi film by shyam benegal , starring shabana azmi , rajit kapur , rajeshwari sachdev , surekha sikri and nandita das in lead roles .\nhere\u2019s what the shab actress has to say about her decisionactress raveena tandon is no longer a part of anurag kashyap\u2019s much - awaited film bombay velvet and has cited change in the script behind her exit from the period drama . raveena , 40 , was slated to play a jazz singer in the film , which stars ranbir kapoor , anushka sharma [ \u2026 ]\nart films , also known as parallel cinema , form an integral part of bollywood . they are an alternative to the mainstream commercial cinema especially for the people who use their brain while watching movies . art films are not considered to the part of mainstream cinema due to their serious content , realism and naturalism . the culture of art films first started in bengali film industry by critically acclaimed filmmakers such as satyajit ray , mrinal sen , ritwik ghatak and others and then gained prominence in the other film industries of india including hindi film industry .\ntarpan ( english title : the absolution [ 1 ] ) was a 1994 indian hindi drama film written and directed by k . bikram singh , and starring om puri , revathy , dina pathak , manohar singh and mita vashisht in lead roles . this directorial debut film was jointly produced by nfdc and doordarshan . the film set in the 1940s , in a fictitious village in the shekhavati region in rajasthan , where no girl child survives beyond the age of seven . it deals with larger issues of communalism and caste system through four inter - related stories .\nthe bombay velvet actor is there on twitter , but not on facebook . read on to find out why\u2026raveena tandon has told her fans and film fraternity to stay away from any facebook page\nbanks cannot change that . you need venture financing . people who are prepared to share the risks and the profits of film - making . that has still not developed out here and , frankly , unless that happens you are unlikely to see film - makers ready to go beyond the frontiers of the entertainment business . it is far too risk - prone for the traditional financier .\nbest actor and best actress or best supporting actor and best supporting actress ? in your film , it is difficult to figure out who plays the actual leads and who plays the supporting roles .\npolice inspector samar pratap singh is transferred to motihari , in the indian state of bihar , along with his wife , manjari and a daughter . he is honest and diligent and these attributes sets him up against his superior - the district superintendent of police , as well as his subordinates and fellow officers . his diligence in maintaining law and order , and his belief in justice for all , regardless of one ' s background , makes him a powerful enemy in the shape and form of bachu yadav who is the local mla of the ruling political party , and will not stop at anything to get rid of samar and his family , by hook or by crook , and no one will dare to stop him . written by rajoo ( gunwanti @ hotmail . com )\nthat is an astonishing output in an industry where finance is notoriously difficult to come by . how has he done it ? to start with , he has found innovative ways of financing his films . for example , when he made ` ` ankur ,\nmost filmmakers wanting to be part of the new cinema , went to the film finance corporation ( now the national film division corporation ) . the ffc was set up by the government expressly to fund a different kind of movie . but being a government corporation , it obviously had its red tape . benegal , instead , persuaded blaze film enterprises , hitherto the main agency for showing advertising films in cinema theatres , to turn producer . that thinking - out - of - the - box approach continues to be a benegal trade - mark : blaze produced two more features (\nnishant\nand\nbhumika\n) while\nkondura\n/ anugraham had an andhra pradesh producer .\nsamar\nand\nhari bhari\nhad government ministries as the financiers ,\narohan ,\nsurman\nand\nantarnaad\nwere funded by co - operatives like the weaver ' s association . the most novel of these approaches resulted in\nmanthan\nbenegal ' s 1976 film set in gujarat . as many as five lakh farmers belonging to the gujarat co - operative milk manufacturers ' federation put in rs . 2 each to raise the then princely sum of rs . 10 lakhs , adequate to make the film . is there a parallel for this anywhere in the world ?\nsatyajit ray ' s ghare baire ( the home and the world ) ( 1984 ) 140 mins . bengali with english subtitles adapted from a book of the same title by rabindranath tagore . film will be introduced by author salman rushdie .\ndrama . centred on the difficulties involved in changing caste attitudes , the film is based on a real incident which occurred in 1991 in a village in madhya pradesh , when high and low castes battled over the installation of a village pump .\nwhichever film you look at , you see shyam benegal ' s pre - occupation with the cataclysmic forces which are taking india from tradition to modernity , from a deeply conservative , rigidly hierarchical society to a more open , democratic and egalitarian one .\nso is everybody who cares for the well - being of meaningful cinema . it ' s easy to write off his kind of films in these profit - driven times , but the very fact that benegal , as active as he ' s ever been in his career , continues to project his humanist , socially informed vision on the big screen , and on his own terms at that , is cause enough for unstinted applause . but that surely isn ' t the reason why samar , which marks benegal ' s return to a rural indian setting , has bagged the best film award . the jury has lauded the work for the innovative and human manner in which the director structures and presents a continuing social evil .\nall your three new films have used , in other words , essentially cinematic techniques to drive their narratives . where has the great novel gone ? or the powerful short story that inspired film - makers to attempt a celluloid rebirth ? have movies finally turned away from great literature ?\nsoon after , he ' s scheduled to start work on his most ambitious film to date , both in terms of budget and star cast . zubeida , featuring rekha , karisma kapoor , manoj bajpai and amrish puri , is the last part of a trilogy that includes mammo and sardari begum . it ' s clear that benegal has never worked with a bigger budget , but he says : the budget for zubeida is well below any budget for that size of film . the seasoned filmmaker is looking forward to directing the flavour of the season , karisma . an actor is an actor , he emphasises . any actor who is successful consistently has to have talent . i see no problem with karisma .\ni do not think so . i have adapted a novel as difficult , as complex as dharamvir bharati ' s and tried to film a story that was very complicated , very literary in its treatment . it is not that we are moving away from great literature but that we are always attempting new experiments with cinema to see how far we can go .\nin one line . . the best thriller from bolly / hollywood . yes ! you have read it right . not even hollywood has ever done a movie with such a superb script . i am sure no one from hollywood has seen the movie , coz if i was a producer , that would be the first thing i would do . without giving anything away , just let me tell you , how much can you do with a real time movie , with just two characters inside a house and a radio which says that a killer is running free in the city . just watch it ! i saw it back in 1999 - 2000 , and i saw it yesterday and though you know the ending , you just cant get out of the movie , its so gripping . ram gopal verma is undoubtedly the best director india has right now ( shekhar kapoor doesn ' t make hindi movies ) . its not your\nkeep your brains out\ntypical ' mass ' movie directed by the johars & chopras with the khans running around the zintas and mukherjees , its a thinking man ' s movie . no matter who you are , if you are reading this which means you know movies , you will enjoy this movie .\nyes . this is a film about women ' s rights . women ' s reproductive rights . the main roles are played by shabana azmi , surekha sikri , alka trivedi , nandita das , rajeshwari sachdeva . there is also a sixth woman , seema bhargava . they are a formidable team of actors . they put into life some actual case studies . just as in\nis a good thing . it opens up the windows to a larger role for cinema . the special mentions for kishore kadam and seema biswas also highlight the fact that the key performers in the film have done a good job . these special mentions are meant to compensate them for the fact that they must have missed the best actor and best actress awards by a very small margin .\nin thematic terms , his next venture , hari bhari , charts new territory . it revolves around women ' s rights , especially their reproductive rights , says the director . the film , funded by the union family welfare ministry , reunites benegal with long - time favourite shabana azmi after a seven - year hiatus . it narrates the individual tales of five women which , when tied together , yield a panorama revealing how much of a struggle it is for rural indian women to retain control on the most pivotal role of their lives , child - bearing . besides shabana , the ensemble cast includes surekha sikri , nandita das , rajeshwari sachdev and rajit kapur . i expect to finish the shooting by the end of august and the film should be ready by november , benegal says .\nwhile still a teenager , and well before he had even given thought to a career in films , the young kumudlal was married to shobha in a match arranged by their parents in the usual indian style . their lifelong marriage was a harmonious and conventional one , and despite his film career , the couple retained a very middle - class outlook and value system , bringing up their children in a remarkably simple home , with traditional values . they were the parents of one son named aroop ganguly and three daughters named bharati patel , rupa verma and preeti ganguly . their son , aroop kumar ganguly , featured as the hero of exactly one film , bezubaan ( 1962 ) , which flopped at the box office . he then made a career in the corporate world . ashok ' s eldest daughter , bharati patel , is the mother of the actress anuradha patel , who is married to the actor kanwaljeet singh . ashok ' s second daughter , rupa verma , is the wife of the actor and comedian deven verma . ashok ' s youngest daughter , preeti ganguly , was the only one of his daughters to enter the film industry . she acted as a comedian in several hindi films during the 1970s and 1980s , and died unmarried in 2012 .\nrestricted to adult audiences ( 18 years or over ) . nobody below the age of 18 may buy / rent an a - rated dvd , vhs , umd or watch a film in the cinema with this rating . films under this category may contain adult / disturbing themes , frequent crude language , brutal violence with blood and gore , strong sex scenes and / or scenes of drug abuse which is considered unsuitable for minors .\nkalyug\nwas a wonderful modern - day replaying of the mahabharat , with the pandava industrial family being locked in a titanic battle with their kaurav rivals . but the times are different from the original mahabharat ' s , and external forces impinge on feudal values causing disconcerting results . this is even more evident in benegal ' s last film\nzubeidaa ,\nwhere a rajput princely family has to cope with a newly independent india ' s democratic aspirations .\n` ` bhumika\nwas the first in a long line of women dominated films . based on the real - life story of hansa wadkar , a marathi screen actress , the film ' s heroine ( played by patil ) is an urban extension of the shabana azmi characters of ` ` ankur\nand ` ` nishant\n: the men in her life also try to assert their ownership of her . they fail , but not for want of trying .\nby the early 1990s , the rising costs involved in film production and the commercialization of the films had a negative impact on the art films . the fact that investment returns cannot be guaranteed made art films less popular amongst filmmakers . underworld financing , political and economic turmoil , television and piracy proved to be fatal threat to parallel cinema , as it declined . however , we can still see the touch of parallel cinems in the movies of mani ratnam , nagesh kukunoor , anurag kashyap etc .\nduring the 1970s and the 1980s , parallel cinema entered into bombay\u2019s hindi film industry . this was led by such directors as gulzar , shyam benegal , mani kaul , rajinder singh bedi and saeed akhtar mirza , and later on mahesh bhatt and govind nihalani , becoming the main directors of this period\u2019s indian art cinema . benegal\u2019s directorial debut , ankur ( seeding , 1974 ) was a major critical success , and was followed by numerous works that created another field in the movement . these filmmakers tried to promote realism in their own different styles , though many of them often accepted certain conventions of popular cinema .\nsurya ' s weakness and cowardice serve to underline how deep the habit of subjugation has become : this is no tyrant imposing his will by force of personality ; this is tyranny by inheritance . the despot is dead , long live the despot . but at the end of the film , a little boy throws a defiant stone at the house of the landlord . this is\nthe seedling\nof the title , the first small expression of revolt by the oppressed . it may be a futile gesture , but it suggests that however deeply entrenched the inequities , the process of change is about to begin .\nfilmmaker bio : date of birth ( location ) : 14 december 1934 aliwal , hyderabad , british india ( now andhra pradesh , india ) shyam benegal ' s contribution to the hindi new wave cinema is remarkable . most of his early day films were artistically superior and commercially successful . he introduced some of the most talented artists to hindi films including shabana azmi , naseeruddin shah , om puri , smita patil and amarish puri . benegal ' s first film ankur narrated the indian rural life and the feudal system . his later films nishant , manthan , bhumika and junoon added strength to the new wave cinema movement in india .\nyou see that right from his very first film . the lushness and tranquillity of the rural landscape in\nankur\nseems to speak of anything but oppression . surya ( anant nag ) , the young landlord , sent against his will from the city to look after the family fields , seems more bored than cruel . but his public humiliation of kishtaya ( sadhu meher ) , his deaf - mute servant , for a petty theft , shows by the manner of its casualness how the ownership of people is assumed as a birthright both by the oppressor and the oppressed . later events , like his sexual relationship with kishtaya ' s wife ( shabana azmi ) , are further stages in proprietorship .\nsimultaneously , london ' s national film theatre ran a comprehensive retrospective of his work . the tributes , obviously , are coming thick and fast . but , then , they always have ever since ` ` ankur\nwas made in 1973 . that was almost 30 years ago , and the incredible thing is that shyam benegal not only continues to work but continues to work at a frenetic pace . in these three decades , he has made 20 feature films ( 21 if you count the two language versions of\nkondura\n) , two feature length documentaries ( on nehru and satyajit ray ) , a massive tv series ( the 53 - part\nbharat ek khoj\n, based on nehru ' s\ndiscovery of india\n) , 70 documentary and short films and hundreds of commercials .\nthese achievements are enough to make shyam benegal one of the most important filmmakers ever in indian cinema . but there ' s another , even more important reason . the new cinema or parallel cinema or art cinema , or simply , a film culture different from the mainstream , has grown and survived only in ` ` regional\nlanguages , where smaller budgets , orientation to local contexts and committed audiences have made such films viable . benegal has worked in hindi , the language of bollywood , bombay - babylon . he has shown for 30 years that it is possible to make films that are intelligent and real and important and make them in hindi . and by making them in hindi , he has taken his message of social commitment to a far wider audience than everyone else in the history of our cinema .\nthe movie tells the story of a middle aged muslim woman gazala ( shabana azmi ) , who is ill treated by her husband and sent back to her parent ' s home , just because she is unable to give birth to a son . gazala does have a daughter salma ( rajeshwari sachdev ) . the plot revolves around gazala ' s stay at her mother ' s home and the problems faced by the women of the house , being her mother and sisters - in - law . the film is a beautiful description of the problems faced by women in the name of fertility , or in a different sense the urge to have a male child , especially in rural india . shyam benegal provides a masterpiece , reflecting on the sorrowful plight of rural indian women . the irony lies in the point where the movie begins with a scene which shows a bull being brought to impregnate a buffalo . five different women , each with a different story depicting the harsh realities of a woman ' s life .\ncontribute to imdb . add a bio , trivia , and more . update information for raj pius \u00bb\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nthrough his wide variety of themes , there is a discernible common thread and that is about change , says anil dharker , tracing shyam benegal ' s career spanning three decades .\nbenegal ' s diversity of producers is actually a reflection of the diversity of his films . but through this wide variety of themes - rural exploitation , development of workers ' co - operatives , the feudalism in industrial or royal families , to give some examples - there is a discernible common thread . that thread is about change .\nin\nnishant ,\nthe oppressed revolt openly , the culmination of a long reign of terror let loose by a family of landlords . significantly , the revolt does not spring from the land ; it is brought about by the middle - class - the schoolteacher and the priest representing the potent combination of education and enlightened religion that is most likely to bring about social change in india .\nthrough the unlikely story of the development of a milk association in a village ,\nmanthan\nshows how an outside agency can act as a catalyst for change . the earnest young man ( girish karnad ) prodding the local farmers into resistance finds them overcoming their fatalism and fear because he can demonstrate first , that it is possible . and second , that there ' s a direct - and gettable - economic benefit to be obtained by putting up this resistance . in the end the forces for change may be defeated as in\nnishant\n( benegal isn ' t telling fairy tales with happy endings ) , but you see that society is changing and , sooner or later , the oppressed will fight their own battles .\nthis theme of change is present even in benegal ' s\nurban\nfilms .\nallied to this commentary on modernity and social change , benegal ' s films stress the struggle for women ' s empowerment . in a recent\nconversation\ni had with him on the stage of the british council auditorium in mumbai , i asked him if we could call him a feminist . this raised a few titters in the audience : obviously , people still believe that only women can be feminists .\nyes ,\nsaid benegal , as anyone who has seen the body of his work would expect .\nwhat is remarkable is that the director ' s heroines have struggled to assert themselves in hindi cinema , a medium notorious for its hypocrisy about women . hindi films have worshipped their heroines , in the abstract for the qualities of beauty and purity . then they have relegated them to their home as a bearer of food and children , neglected their role as a partner , and , worse , constantly scrutinised ( and punished ) them for transgressions from an impossible ideal . in most hindi movies , virtue has shone from their heroines with all the brightness that arc lights can muster . so pure have been these saccharine dolls that butter would congeal in their mouths .\nin this tradition of virtue run amok , benegal ' s heroines must seem impossibly wanton : in ` ` ankur ,\nthe maid - servant becomes pregnant by the landlord and is content to let her husband think of the child as his own ; in ` ` nishant ,\nthe violated wife of the school - teacher accepts the position of a kept woman ; in ` ` manthan ,\nthere is the unrealised but charged relationship between the leader of the co - operative ( girish karnad ) and a married village girl ( smita patil ) .\nusha , the actress , refuses to succumb which leads to her unhappiness and isolation , both inevitable in the context of indian society . rebels , and especially women rebels , are lonely people .\nthese are shyam benegal ' s early films . he did not set out , as he has said , to make feminist statements or talk about the empowerment of women then , but discovered that this theme was becoming a strong element in his films . not surprisingly , his later films like ` ` mandi ,\ntrikal ,\nmammo ,\nsardari begum\nand ` ` hari bhari\ntake up this theme more overtly and make it the central point of the narrative .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyour social account may not have provided your email to us . please confirm or enter it below to complete your profile .\nwe found your email in our system . please provide your site password to link to your existing account .\nforgot your password ? enter your email address and we ' ll send you instructions on how to access your account .\nwe have not verified that the email belongs to you . please check your inbox for the verification email .\nto resend the verification email , please enter your email address and click submit .\nleonard maltin classic movie guide , copyright 2005 , 2010 . used by arrangement with penguin group ( usa ) inc .\ntm & \u00a9 2018 turner classic movies , inc . a time warner company . all rights reserved . code of conduct for this site | press room | privacy policy | | terms of use\nnot really . one sends films to the national awards out of sheer habit these days . one has ceased to expect anything . but , frankly , i was keen that ashok mishra , the person who has written the screenplay and dialogues for\nyou are right . there have been so many oppression stories , including several of mine , that had he not innovated with the treatment it would have been difficult to convey so many things at so many levels . a straight narrative would have been no new experience . the powerful crushing the less powerful . the privileged walking all over the underprivileged . the strong intimidating the weak . how many times can you tell the same story the same way ?\nplus , this time , i wanted to put forward many different viewpoints . the dalit problem is not just restricted to the countryside . it is as present in urban india , of course , in a very different way . i was keen that all these different viewpoints be incorporated into the text and its subtext .\nthat is why i needed a different kind of screenplay . where you get a whole lot of different viewpoints placed side by side . the urban characters who are playing out the original rural story come with their own baggage of beliefs . this creates its own contradictions and gives you different kinds of insight into the nature of the problem .\nyes and the screenplay exploited the format rather effectively . that is why i was keen that he should be recognised for his attempt . as for me , i don ' t count awards any more . . i just make my kind of films . it came as a happy surprise that\nyou keep winning awards all the time . this must be your umpteenth national award .\nit is very difficult to afford one . they have become far too expensive and those who put their money into such films expect from their directors a successful track record in terms of earning money from such films .\nbecause the kind of films people are watching has changed . it is like the media business . it has evolved , become very different from what it used to be . entertainment is the big thing today and few people are ready to risk going beyond the conventional definitions of entertainment .\nbut small films , different kind of films have started working once again . like your\nare doing the same today , finding new audiences , pushing back the frontiers of the entertainment business .\ntwo . one will be partially shot in rajasthan and partially in bombay in december . it is part fictional ; part biographical and is called\nyou will realise how the trilogy integrates and tells what is essentially one story .\nis being shot in hyderabad . it ' s for the ministry of family welfare .\nthere is a umbrella story that encloses all these individual case studies . it is all within the context of a family . one family .\nthat is the challenge . the challenge before satyajit ray when he made the apu trilogy . the challenge before kurosawa when he made\nto create a different language for cinema ; not blindly reproduce great literature on celluloid .\nas benegal gets into back - to - back - films - mode just for the third time in his long career , charandas chor and nishant in ' 75 and making of a mahatma and sardari begum in ' 95 were the earlier occasions , will the streak continue ? nothing would please admirers of his cinema more .\ndownload the outlook \u200bmagazines app . six magazines , wherever you go ! play store and app store\nadoor becomes kerala ' s first - ever recipient of the phalke award . par for the course .\niaf raised bills of rs 29 . 41 cr . to ferry currency notes post - demonetisation : rti\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nmrinal sen ' s ek din achanak ( suddenly one day ) ( 1989 ) 105 mins . hindi\nbuddhadb ' s uttara ( the wrestlers ) ( 2000 ) 99 mins . bengali\nbuddhadb ' s mondo meyer uppakhyan ( tale of a naughty girl ) ( 2002 ) 91 mins . bengali\nbuddhadb ' s uttara ( the wrestlers ) ( 2000 ) 99 mins . bengali\n\u00a92002 indo - american arts council inc . 146west 29th st , # 7r - 3 , new york , ny 10001 . phone : 212 594 3685 fax : 212 594 8476 email : iaac @ urltoken web : www . urltoken\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nwhile alone in the house , a woman hears news of serial killer on the loose . and then a stranger rings the doorbell . . .\nbuzzing comedies such as the spy who dumped me await you in our summer movie guide . check in for all the info you need .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\na woman falls for a charming and mysterious businessman . the whirlwind romance turns sour when she is framed for his underworld crimes . now , finally out of prison she is ready for sweet revenge .\nwhen a married couple moves into a flat that is haunted by a spirit , a series of inexplicable experiences drive the wife to near madness . now , the husband must protect his wife to save their marriage .\nin 1980s bombay , a serial killer starts targeting homeless street dwellers , whilst a suspended police officer attempts to solve the case .\nrajasthan - based satyaveer singh randhawa works as a junior engineer with lahkot municipality ' s public works department and lives a middle - class lifestyle with his wife , nimmi , and son , raju . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe sharma family re - locate to a semi - urban locality in a house that has a\nreputation\n. the sharma family consists of mr . sharma ( akash khurana ) , his wife shalini sharma ( rohini hattangadi . . . see full summary \u00bb\nseven friends , after their car breaks down in the middle of the night , find shelter and tell one another stories to kill time till dawn .\nassistant commissioner of police ( acp ) malvika chauhan battles time to obtain & solve the clues to solve the various murders occurring in the city .\na brilliant student starts hallucinating after moving into a room that was occupied by another who committed suicide .\npolice officers recount a tale of missing money which results in lies , deceit , betrayal and death .\nan innocent man is embroiled in underworld after being falsely charged and sets out to punish the perpetrators who subjected his life to misery .\na surreal story about a man , his addiction of smoking , and a mysterious and powerful organisation , which claims to cure such addictions , though through very unusual ways .\non a stormy rainy night a women is watching a news on television of a killer being around suddenly her bell rings . she is hesitant to open the door after hearing the news of killer . man claims himself as sameer a . purnavale looking for mr malhotra and frequently rings the bell . the women tells him that the house belongs to mr gupta . in order to scare him she tells that her husband is sleeping upstairs . but she hears a sudden noise and runs outside to puranavale who tells her that he is here to protect her . when she finds nobody around asks him to leave but another man is standing at the door with a gun claiming to be inspector qureshi . the women is left confused among both the men suspecting that they are not who they claim to be as one of them could also be the killer .\na lonely women . . . . a killer . . . one rainy day . . . . one empty house\n15 of 17 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular sci - 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{"id": 116678, "summary": [{"text": "the greatest is a 1977 film about the life of boxer muhammad ali , in which ali plays himself .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it was directed by tom gries and monte hellman .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film follows ali 's life from the 1960 olympics to his regaining the heavyweight crown from george foreman in their famous \" rumble in the jungle \" fight in 1974 .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the footage of the boxing matches themselves are largely the actual footage from the time involved .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the movie is based on the book the greatest : my own story written by muhammad ali and richard durham and edited by toni morrison .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the song \" the greatest love of all \" was written for this film and sung by george benson ; it was later covered by whitney houston . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "the greatest ( 1977 film )", "paragraphs": ["the hobbit ( 1977 ) soundtrack ( ost ) - 01 . the greatest adventure\nthe hobbit ( 1977 ) soundtrack ( ost ) - 01 . the greatest adventure - youtube\nmix - the hobbit ( 1977 ) soundtrack ( ost ) - 01 . the greatest adventure\ndedicatee : the director of ' the greatest ' passed away on january 3 , 1977 . this motion picture is dedicated to his memory\nthe afi ' s 100 years of film scores is a list of the 25 greatest american films scores of all time .\n, who died over four months before the movie ' s may 1977 release .\nthe hobbit ( 1977 ) soundtrack ( ost ) - 03 . old fat spider\nthe hobbit ( 1977 ) soundtrack ( ost ) - 11 . funny little things\nthe greatest adventure , also known as the ballad of the hobbit , is a song written by maury laws ( music ) and jules bass ( lyric ) and performed by glenn yarbrough . it was the theme song for the 1977 film adaptation of the hobbit .\nstar wars : episode iv a new hope , originally released as star wars , is a 1977 film written and directed by george lucas . it is the first film in the star wars original trilogy .\nthe hobbit ( 1977 ) soundtrack ( ost ) - 07 . gandalf ' s reflection\nthe hobbit ( 1977 ) soundtrack ( ost ) - 02 . in the valley , ha ! ha !\na sneak preview theatrical trailer for tom gries ' 1977 film\nthe greatest\n, a biography of muhammad ali with the champ playing himself . cast members ernest borgnine , james earl jones and dina merrill are on hand to explain their enthusiasm of working on the picture .\nafi ' s 100 years . . . 100 film scores . american film institute . retrieved on september 1 , 2006 .\nin 1989 , the u . s . national film registry of the library of congress selected the film as a\nculturally , historically , or aesthetically important\nfilm . [ 43 ] in 2006 , lucas ' original screenplay was selected by the writers guild of america as the 68th greatest of all time . [ 44 ] the american film institute ( or afi ) listed it 15th on a list of the top 100 films of the 20th century ; [ 45 ] in the uk , a poll created by channel four named a new hope ( together with its successor , the empire strikes back ) the greatest film of all time . [ 46 ] the american film institute has named star wars and specific elements of it to several of its\ntop 100 lists\nof american cinema , compiled as a part of the institute ' s 100th anniversary celebration . these include the 27th most thrilling american film of all time ; [ 47 ] the thirty - ninth most inspirational american film of all - time ; [ 48 ] han solo as the fourteenth greatest american film hero of all time and obi - wan kenobi thirty - seventh on the same list . [ 49 ] the often repeated line\nmay the force be with you\nwas ranked as the eighth greatest quote in american film history . [ 50 ] john williams ' score was ranked as the greatest american film score of all time . [ 51 ]\nperformed by \u2014 the london symphony orchestra , original music copyright 1977 by fox fanfare music , inc .\nu . s . national film registry titles . u . s . national film registry . retrieved on september 2 , 2006 .\nawards for star wars ( 1977 ) . imdb . retrieved on september 1 , 2006 .\nbusiness data for star wars ( 1977 ) . imdb . retrieved on october 2 , 2006 .\nfilming locations for star wars ( 1977 ) . imdb . retrieved on october 2 , 2006 .\nali ' s biggest match , his fight with the us government . a film about the politics and hubris surrounding the vietnam war and the revenge exacted on america ' s greatest sportsman of the 20th century because he refused to fight in that war .\njust as described . this car was a terrific treat for a fan of the film .\nthe conversations : walter murch and the art of editing film . ondaatje , michael ; knopf ( 2005 )\nadditional optical effects \u2014 van der veer photo effects , ray mercer & company , modern film effects , master film effects , de patie - freleng enterprises inc .\nhere is a good find for any adult collector of hot wheels . the 1977 trans am in its greater glory . the movie being smokey and the bandit .\nwary that star wars would be beaten out by other summer films , such as smokey and the bandit , 20th century fox moved the release date to wednesday before memorial day : may 25 , 1977 . however , few theaters ordered the film to be shown . in response , 20th century fox demanded that theaters order star wars if they wanted an eagerly anticipated film based on a best - selling novel titled the other side of midnight . [ 3 ] the film became an instant success upon release ; within three weeks , 20th century fox ' s stock price doubled to a record high . before 1977 , 20th century fox ' s greatest annual profits were $ 37 , 000 , 000 ; in 1977 , the company earned $ 79 , 000 , 000 . although the film ' s cultural neutrality helped it to gain international success , ladd became anxious during the premiere in japan . after the screening , the audience was silent , leading ladd , jr . to fear that the film would be unsuccessful . he was later told that , in japan , silence was the greatest honor to a film . meanwhile , thousands attended a ceremony at grauman ' s chinese theater , where c - 3po , r2 - d2 and darth vader placed their footprints in the theater ' s forecourt . [ 3 ]\nroger ebert ( january 1 , 1977 ) . star wars . roger urltoken . retrieved on september 6 , 2006 .\npauline kael ( september 26 , 1977 ) . star wars . new yorker . retrieved on september 7 , 2006 .\nwhen lucas screened an early cut of the film for his friends , among them directors brian de palma , john milius and steven spielberg , their reactions were disappointing . spielberg , who claimed to have been the only person in the audience to have enjoyed the film , [ 3 ] believed that the lack of enthusiasm was due to the absence of finished special effects . lucas later said that the group was honest and seemed bemused by the film . in contrast , alan ladd , jr . and the rest of 20th century fox loved the film ; one of the executives , gareth wigan , told lucas ,\nthis is the greatest film i ' ve ever seen ,\nand cried during the screening . lucas found the experience shocking and rewarding , having never gained any approval from studio executives before . [ 3 ] although the delays increased the budget from $ 8 million to $ 11 million , the film was still the least expensive of the star wars saga .\nstar wars ( film series ) . allmovie . retrieved on october 1 , 2006 .\nmadame rosa ( 1977 , fr . ) ( aka la vie devant soi ) , 105 minutes , d : mosh\u00e9 mizrahi\nsoldier of orange ( 1977 , neth . ) ( aka soldaat van oranje ) , 165 minutes , d : paul verhoeven\nhe ' s the greatest fighter of all time . a sports icon that is loved throughout the world . a man driven by his ambition to be the best . muhammad ali is a name that to this day puts fear in the strongest of men . hear from the people who knew him best , from experts of the world of boxing , relive the legendary fights and explore the life of boxing ' s greatest symbol , ali .\npontiac firebird trans am , black / decorated , 1977 , model car , ready - made , bos - models . . .\n\u201cthe greatest , \u201d which has been rated pg ( \u201cparental guidance suggested\u201c ) , includes some vulgar language , but is otherwise as nicely mannered as a high\u2010school play .\n\u201cthe greatest , \u201d though , is entirely muhammad ali ' s . his presence dominates the screen and turns a rather ordinary , one\u2010in\u2010amillion success story into a firstrate piece of popular americana .\nthe film scores of all time in the big picture \u2013 afi ' s 100 years of film scores were originally presented during a one - night only live performance at the hollywood bowl on september 23 , 2005 produced by the los angeles philharmonic association in cooperation with afi .\nfirst appearance in the film . it is thought that there is no longer any clear footage of this scene available . existing footage has been degraded by poor film storage conditions over the years . before the film was cut , this was the audience ' s first sight of the young luke skywalker , much earlier than in the final cut . it was removed along with subsequent scenes of luke and his friends in\n: how cassius took rome , by cassius clay , jr . : to make america the greatest is my goal , so i beat the russian and i beat the pole . and for the united states was a medal of gold .\nthe greatest adventure is what lies ahead . today and tomorrow are yet to be said . the chances , the changes are all yours to make . the mold of your life is in your hands to break . the greatest adventure is there if you ' re bold . let go of the moment that life makes you hold . to measure the meaning can make you delay ; it ' s time you stop thinkin ' and wasting the day . the man who ' s a dreamer and never takes leave who thinks of a world that is just make - believe will never know passion , will never know pain . who sits by the window will one day see rain . the greatest adventure is what lies ahead . today and tomorrow are yet to be said . the chances , the changes are all yours to make . the mold of your life is in your hands to break . the greatest adventure is what lies ahead .\nscreenplays / 2006 / 04 / 03 / list / index . html 101 greatest screenplays : the list . writer ' s guild of america . retrieved on september 2 , 2006 .\nan american documentary film about the 1980 heavyweight title fight between the aging muhammad ali and his former sparring partner larry holmes for an unprecedented fourth title .\nbandit ' s 1977 pontiac trans am from the classic film smokey and the bandit * hollywood greatest hits * 2015 greenlight collectibles 1 : 64 scale limited edition die - cast vehicle . the bandit is hired on to run a tractor trailer full of beer over county lines in hot pursuit by a pesky sheriff . limited edition - specially designed for the adult collector ! 1 : 64 scale - vehicle measures approximately 3 inches long . die - cast metal chassis . ages 8 and up . from greenlight collectibles .\nian dawe . anamorphic star wars and other musings . mindjack film . retrieved on may 26 , 2006 .\nstar wars was originally slated for release in christmas 1976 ; however , delays pushed the film ' s release to summer 1977 . already anxious about meeting his deadline , lucas was shocked when his editor ' s first cut of the film was a\ncomplete disaster .\nafter attempting to persuade the original editor to cut the film his way , lucas replaced the editor with paul hirsch and richard chew . he also allowed his then - wife marcia lucas to aid the editing process while she was cutting the film new york , new york with lucas ' friend martin scorsese . richard chew found the film had an non - energetic pace ; it had been cut in a by - the - book manner : scenes were played out in master shots that flowed into close - up coverage . he found that the pace was dictated by the actors instead of the cuts . hirsch and chew worked on two reels simultaneously ; whoever finished first moved on to the next . [ 3 ]\ns positive reviews allowed lucas to renegotiate his deal with alan ladd , jr . and request the sequel rights to the film . for lucas , this deal protected\nthis is the rare original soundtrack from the hobbit ( 1977 ) animated by rankin / bass . music by maury laws , vocals by glenn yarbrough . full track list : 01 . the greatest adventure 02 . in the valley , ha ! ha ! 03 . old fat spider 04 . roads 05 . roads ( instrumental ) 06 . the greatest adventure ( instrumental ) 07 . that ' s what bilbo baggins hates / gandalf ' s reflection 08 . down , down to goblin town 09 . rollin ' down the hole 10 . gollum ' s riddle 11 . funny little things 12 . in the valley , ha ! ha ! ( reprise ) 13 . misty mountains cold\nmarvel comics launched their star wars series with a six - part adaptation of the film written by roy thomas and illustrated by howard chaykin .\nafi ' s 100 years . . . 100 movies . american film institute . retrieved on september 1 , 2006 .\nafi ' s 100 years . . . 100 thrills . american film institute . retrieved on september 1 , 2006 .\nafi ' s 100 years . . . 100 cheers . american film institute . retrieved on september 1 , 2006 .\nmichael coate ( 2004 - 09 - 21 ) . long remembered . htm may 25 , 1977 : a day long remembered . the screening room . retrieved on may 11 , 2007 .\nthe climactic scene in which the death star is assaulted was modeled after ( including some of the same dialogue ) the 1950s film the dam busters , in which raf lancaster bombers fly along heavily defended reservoirs and aim\nbouncing bombs\nat german manmade dams in a bid to cripple the heavy industry of the ruhr . ( a new hope cinematographer gilbert taylor had previously worked on the special effects sequences for that film . )\nhowever the footage is actually taken from the second fight with bugner in 1975 instead of their first fight in 1973 . not only is this out of sequence for the montage but the second bugner fight occurred after the ali vs foreman fight in 1974 which is the climax of the film .\nafi ' s 100 years . . . 100 movie quotes . american film institute . retrieved on september 1 , 2006 .\nthe novelization of the film was published in december 1976 , six months before the film was released . the credited author was george lucas , but the book was revealed to have been ghostwritten by alan dean foster , who later wrote the first expanded universe novel , splinter of the mind ' s eye . the book was first published as star wars : from the adventures of luke skywalker ; later editions were titled simply star wars and , later , star wars episode iv : a new hope , to reflect the retitling of the film . certain scenes deleted from the film ( and later restored or archived in dvd bonus features ) were present in the novel , such as luke at tosche station with biggs and the encounter between han and jabba in docking bay 94 . other deleted scenes from the movie , such as a close - up of a stormtrooper riding on a dewback , were included in a photo insert added to later printings of the book . smaller details were also changed ; for example , in the death star assault , luke ' s callsign is blue five instead of red five as in the film . lippincott secured the deal with del rey books to publish the novelization in november 1976 . by february 1977 , a half million copies had been sold . [ 3 ]\nhe ' s the greatest fighter of all time . a sports icon that is loved throughout the world . a man driven by his ambition to be the best . muhammad ali is a name that to this day puts fear in . . . see full summary \u00bb\nbut before you dive into the newest gore - filled version of the original brian de palma - directed film , let\u2019s take a look back at the old cast and see what they\u2019ve been up to since the disco era .\nafi ' s 100 years . . . 100 heroes & villains . american film institute . retrieved on september 1 , 2006 .\nstar wars debuted on may 25 , 1977 in 32 theaters , and proceeded to break house records , effectively becoming one of the first blockbuster films . [ 34 ] it remains one of the most financially successful films of all time . some of the cast and crew noted lines of people stretching around theaters as they drove by . even technical crew members , such as model makers , were asked for autographs , and cast members became instant household names . [ 3 ] the film ' s original total u . s . gross came to $ 307 , 263 , 857 , and it earned $ 6 , 806 , 951 during its first weekend in wide release . lucas claimed that he had spent most of the release day in a sound studio in los angeles . when he went out for lunch with his then - wife marcia , they encountered a long queue of people along the sidewalks leading to mann ' s chinese theater , waiting to see star wars . [ 18 ] the film became the highest - grossing film of 1977 and the highest - grossing film of all time until e . t . the extra - terrestrial broke that record in 1982 . ( with subsequent re - releases , star wars reclaimed the title , but lost it again to james cameron ' s 1997 blockbuster titanic . ) the film earned $ 797 , 900 , 000 worldwide , making it the first film to reach the $ 300 million mark . [ 35 ] adjusted for inflation it is the second highest grossing movie of all time in the united states , behind gone with the wind . [ 36 ]\nthe legal battles of the great american boxer against being conscripted into the us military during the vietnam war .\ninspired by films like the flash gordon serials and the samurai films of akira kurosawa , as well as such critical works as joseph campbell ' s the hero with a thousand faces and frank herbert ' s dune books , lucas began work on star wars in 1974 . ground - breaking in its use of special effects , this is considered to be among the most successful \u2013 and most influential \u2013 films of all time . produced with a budget of us $ 11 , 000 , 000 and released on may 25 , 1977 , the film became one of the most successful of all time , earning $ 215 million in the united states and $ 337 million overseas during its original theatrical release , as well as winning several film awards , including 10 academy award nominations . it was re - released several times , sometimes with significant changes ; the most notable versions were the 1997 special edition and the 2004 dvd , which were modified with cgi effects and recreated scenes . it was re - released in the blu - ray format in september of 2011 . the film was selected to be preserved by the library of congress as part of its national film registry . the film was selected in 1989 , the program ' s first year in existence .\nit was rubbish in 1977 , when clay was a mouthy racist buffoon . it ' s still rubbish . what tom gries was doing getting involved with clay is anyone ' s guess .\nthe film was originally released as\u2014and consequently often called\u2014 star wars , without episode iv or the subtitle a new hope . the 1980 sequel , star wars : episode v the empire strikes back , featured the episode number and subtitle in the opening crawl . when the original film was re - released on april 10 , 1981 , episode iv : a new hope was added above the original opening crawl . although lucas claims that only six films were ever planned , representatives of lucasfilm discussed plans for nine or 12 possible films in early interviews . [ 26 ] the film was re - released theatrically in 1978 , 1979 , 1981 , 1982 , and 1997 .\nvincent canby ( may 26 , 1977 ) . ' star wars ' \u2014a trip to a far galaxy that ' s fun and funny . . . . the new york times . retrieved on october 4 , 2006 .\n\u201cthe greatest , \u201d which opened yesterday at the criterion and other theaters glosses over a lot of rocky material and smoothes the rough edges of one of the most fascinating careers in boxing history , but this too , is the way of such movies one of the pleasures of \u201cthe greatest\u201d is in not getting bogged down in details not easily explained by a piety . the film , written by ring lardner jr . and directed by tom gries ( who died shortly after the completion of producton ) , is old\u2010fashioned , upbeat movie\u2010making with a marvelous personality at its center . you might call muhammad ali a natural actor , but that would be to deny his wit , sensibility , drive , ability , enthusiasm , poise and common sense , all of which are the conscious achievements of an ambitious man who has known exactly what he has wanted for a long time .\npart of the fun of watching \u201cthe greatest\u201d is in being in on another ali victory , and in being aware that he himself has such a clear perspective of what he has been up to in defining his career as much through public relations as determination , belief and talent .\nthe film drew inspiration from a number of sources . this was conscious and has been acknowledged by george lucas in interviews . it is characteristic of much myth - building .\nas serious fiction . it ' s product merchandising such as t\u2010shirts , bumper stickers and personality posters . yet once you get beyond the embarrassingly simple\u2010minded introductory sequences , \u201cthe greatest\u201d is winning entertainment . i suspect this is because muhammad ali , unlike audie murphy ( \u201cbeyond glory\u201d ) and douglas ( wrong way ) corrigan ( \u201cthe flying irishman\u201d ) , to name two others who replayed their lives in film , has spent the last 15 or 20 years shaping a public personality big enough to fill a movie screen .\nthe greatest , directed by torn gries : screenplay by ring lardner jr . , based on the book be muhammad all , herbert muhammad and richard durham ; produced by john marshall ; director of photography , harry stradling jr . : editor , byron ( buzz ) brandt ; music , michael masser ; a columbia / emi presentavon , distributed by columbia pictures running time : 114 minutes . at the criterion theater , broadway at 44th street , and other theaters . this film has been rated pg .\nthe fight sequences ( actual footage ) are cannily placed within the film to build to the climatic bout with foreman . the facts of the champ ' s private life are treated much in the manner of a \u201cdick and jane\u201d story , but so ingenuously that it ' s difficult to complain about the disappearance of malcolm x ( james earl jones ) without comment halfway through the movie , or ' about the apparent elimination of one entire first marriage .\ni say apparent because i don ' t know that much about the champ ' s love life . i wouldn ' t have realized that annazette chase , who plays the muslim girl he marries in\u2019 the film , was not his first wife without having read the program notes in which her role is described as that of \u201cali ' s controversial second wife , belinda . \u201d why she is controversial is not explained by the film . could it be because she has since been replaced ?\nthe documentary story of muhammad ali ( cassius clay ) - - the heavyweight boxing champion whose style and courage captured the imagination of the world .\noriginally , if the film did poorly at the box office , lucas planned to turn the novel splinter of the mind ' s eye into a low - budget sequel to the movie . according to an interview with alan dean foster in empire magazine , the book was written to be filmed as a low - budget sequel if star wars was not a huge success . harrison ford was not signed for the sequel as of the writing of the book , which is why han solo does not appear in the novel . however , with the success of a new hope , lucas was free to make the empire strikes back .\nlucas has stated that akira kurosawa ' s 1958 film the hidden fortress ( usa release 1962 ) was a strong influence . the resemblance between the two buffoon farmers in the hidden fortress and the two talkative droids in star wars episode iv : a new hope is apparent . indeed , when the droids find themselves alone on tatooine , even the music and the style of\nwipe\ncuts are a clear homage to hidden fortress . when motti is criticizing darth vader , he is about to mention the rebels '\nhidden fortress\nbefore vader cuts him off in the middle of the last word .\nthis movie stars ernest borgnine as what else , himself : the greatest . co - starring in this promotional biopic is muhammad ali as muhammad ali based on a book written by mohammad ali . on the way to an epic final battle with the world\u2019s foremost grill salesman he dodges punches from the big lebowski and tells tom hagen he doesn\u2019t like that damn deal ! not bad , we even got a decent whitney houston song out of it .\nwhen filming began on march 22 , 1976 in the tunisian desert for the scenes on the planet tatooine , [ 16 ] the project faced several problems . [ 17 ] lucas fell behind schedule in the first week of shooting due to a rare tunisian rainstorm , malfunctioning props , and electronic breakdowns . [ 18 ] when actor anthony daniels wore the c - 3po outfit for the first time , the left leg piece shattered down through the plastic covering his left foot , stabbing him . after completing filming in tunisia , production moved into the more controlled environment of elstree studios , near london . [ 18 ] however , significant problems , such as a crew that had little interest in the film , still arose . [ 3 ] [ 18 ] most of the crew considered the project a\nchildren ' s film ,\nrarely took their work seriously , and often found it unintentionally humorous . [ 19 ] actor kenny baker later confessed that he thought the film would be a failure . harrison ford found the film\nweird ,\nin that there was a princess with buns for hair and what he called a\ngiant in a monkey suit\nnamed chewbacca . [ source ? ] ford also found the dialogue difficult , saying ,\nyou can type this shit , george , but you sure can ' t say it .\n[ 20 ]\nthe film itself is an extension of that public\u2010relations sense . it opens with the young cassius clay \u2014nicely played by phillip ( chip ) mcallister \u2014 returning home to louisville from rome with an olympic medal to face obligatory discrimination , thus to acquire the inspiration to go on to his success as a professional fighter .\na radio drama adaptation of the film was written by brian daley , directed by john madden , and produced for and broadcast on the american national public radio network in 1981 . the adaptation received cooperation from george lucas , who donated the rights to npr . john williams ' music and ben burtt ' s sound design were retained for the show ; mark hamill ( luke skywalker ) and anthony daniels ( c - 3po ) reprised their roles as well . the radio drama featured scenes not seen in the final cut of the film , such as luke skywalker ' s observation of the space battle above tatooine through binoculars , a skyhopper race , and darth vader ' s interrogation of princess leia . in terms of star wars canon , the radio drama is given the highest designation , g - canon . [ 25 ]\n. the malfunctioning treadwell blows a fuse and is unable to follow . luke speeds off into the desert to find his friends . the scene originally occurred after the\nwilliam katt : tommy ross\u2019 blonde froey locks were no match for young and lusty carrie . behind that mass of gorgeous curls was actor william katt , a los angeles native and a son of two actors . carrie was katt\u2019s most prominent role in a feature film , although he starred in other flicks that you may recall in the 80s like baby : secret of the lost legend ( dinosaurs never looked so real ! ) and the horror - comedy cult classic house . although he was close to landing the role of luke skywalker in star wars , the gig ultimately went to another blondie , mark hamill . but by and large , katt has mostly maintained his acting career with tv roles and did end up playing another superhero of sorts for a few seasons in the 80s . . . the greatest american hero , anyone ? these days , he\u2019s been seen on tv shows like andromeda and justice league and has made some smaller film appearances in films like gamers and alien vs . hunter .\nthe music for c - 3po ' s and r2 - d2 ' s arrival on tatooine is very similar to the beginning of the second part titled the sacrifice of igor stravinsky ' s the rite of spring .\nspanning a century of film music and counting down from 25 to number one throughout the evening , principal conductor john mauceri and the hollywood bowl orchestra performed excerpts from each of the winning scores , many of them accompanied by favorite movie scenes shown on the bowl ' s big video screens . while television broadcasts have announced the previous eight installments of afi ' s 100 years . . . series , this event marks the first time an afi countdown was revealed before a live audience .\n\u201cthe greatest , \u201d the screen biography of muhammad ali , a . k . a . cassius clay , is a charming curio of a sort hollywood doesn ' t seem to make much any more . it ' s movie about a real\u2010life personality who plays himself in reconstructions of those events that brought him to success ' s pinnacle , which , in turn , prompted movie producers to want to make this movie about him .\nstar wars won several awards at the 1978 academy awards , including best art direction - set decoration , which went to john barry , norman reynolds , leslie dilley and roger christian . best costume design was awarded to john mollo ; best film editing went to paul hirsch , marcia lucas and richard chew ; john stears , john dykstra , richard edlund , grant mccune and robert blalack all received awards for best effects , visual effects . john williams was awarded his third oscar for best music , original score ; the best sound went to don macdougall , ray west , bob minkler and derek ball ; and a special achievement for sound effects went to ben burtt . additional nominations included alec guinness for best actor in a supporting role , george lucas for best screenplay and best director , and gary kurtz was nominated for his producing duties in best picture . [ 52 ] at the golden globe awards , the film was nominated for best motion picture - drama , best director , best supporting actor ( alec guinness ) , and best score . it only won the award for best score . [ 52 ] it received six bafta nominations : best film , best editing , best costume , best production / art design , best sound , and best score ; the film won in the latter two categories . [ 52 ] john williams ' soundtrack album won the grammy award for best album of an original score for a motion picture or television program , [ 52 ] and the film was awarded the hugo award for best dramatic presentation . [ 52 ] in 1997 , the mtv movie awards awarded chewbacca the lifetime achievement award for his work in the star wars trilogy . [ 52 ]\nthe music associated to the opening capture of the blockade runner is very similar to mars , from holst ' s the planets . in the liner notes to the original sound track recording , williams implicitly acknowledged the connection by explaining why he didn ' t simply use holst ' s the planets . he said that he felt he could give the music a more unified feel if he wrote it all himself .\nit\u2019s been 25 years since the last call at the bar where everybody knows your name .\nin alderaan ' s place , they find what seems to be an asteroid field . the planet was destroyed by the dreaded death star , on the orders of grand moff tarkin , to set an example of the power of the empire . the millennium falcon is pulled aboard the death star by its powerful tractor beam .\nbasically an attempted remake of rocky . it ' s interesting in a sense to cast ali as himself here but it ' s perhaps unsurprising that for as great a boxer as he was , he was no actor . hence surrounding him with a cast including robert duvall , james earl jones , and ernest borgnine to at least give the film the appearance of acting happening up on screen . i ' d be interested in learning just how much hellman shot on this film , as it appears to lack a lot of the visual ideas that are present in a majority of his work .\nladd offered lucas some of the only support from the studio ; he dealt with scrutiny from board members over the rising budget and complex screenplay drafts . after production fell two weeks behind schedule , ladd told lucas that he had to finish production within a week or he would be forced to shut down production . the crew split into three units , led by lucas , kurtz , and production supervisor robert watts , respectively . under the new system , the project met the studio ' s deadline . [ 3 ] [ 18 ] ilm concluded shooting on april 22 , 1977 with shot 110p , that of a star destroyer . [ 21 ]\napproximately nineteen years after the formation of the galactic empire , the galaxy is in a state of civil war . the rebel alliance has won their first major victory by stealing plans to the galactic empire ' s secret weapon , the death star . hoping that the stolen plans can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy , princess leia organa , who is in custody of the stolen plans attempts to race home aboard the tantive iv . however , her ship is intercepted by the imperial i - class star destroyer devastator over the desert planet of tatooine .\nthe film is set about nineteen years after the formation of the galactic empire ; construction has finished on the death star , a weapon capable of destroying a planet . after princess leia organa , a leader of the rebel alliance , receives the weapon ' s plans in the hope of finding a weakness , she is captured and taken to the death star . meanwhile , a young farmer named luke skywalker meets obi - wan kenobi , who has lived in seclusion for years on the desert planet of tatooine . when luke ' s home is burned and his aunt and uncle killed , obi - wan begins luke ' s jedi training as they\u2014along with han solo , chewbacca , c - 3po and r2 - d2 \u2014attempt to rescue the princess from the empire .\na look back at the \u201chappy days\u201d cast that rocked and rolled on the hit 1970s sitcom .\nin a tribute to a recent passing of a legend of boxing muhammad ali , i decided to watch this 1977 biographical movie , in which ali stars as himself . this is a dramatised version of his life story up to the late 1970s . it includes his olympic triumphs as cassius clay , his conversion to islam , his refusal of the army draft and the legal battle after being stripped of his world title . ali was a very gifted showman and a talented personality in different aspects on media and television , and it was fun to see ali act in an actual movie . he was a great man and we will all miss him . the film , in my opinion , wasn ' t that bad , and it even included the actual footage of ali ' s fights . a good biographical sports drama overall .\nthere are many short alternate takes throughout star wars where luke appears in his poncho : luke in the desert , in the tusken raiders ' canyon , luke finding the destroyed homestead , and in the hangar on yavin 4 . the only poncho scenes that made the final cut were in docking bay 94 , on the millennium falcon flight from the death star , and on arrival on yavin 4 .\nthe music for the awards ceremony at the end of the movie begins with the force / ben ' s theme , and then transitions into a theme that , in the liner notes , williams says is reminiscent of\nthe coronation\n, which probably refers to elgar ' s , or , more likely , william walton ' s coronation march .\nthis will be a day long remembered . it has seen the end of kenobi . it will soon see the end of the rebellion .\nafter escaping from the trash compactor , the group hurries back to the millennium falcon , hoping that obi - wan has successfully shut down the tractor beam . they encounter stormtroopers on their way to the ship , evading and blasting their way past them .\nr2 - d2 has absconded from his new master , luke skywalker . early in the morning , luke and threepio rush off in the landspeeder to search for r2 , with threepio driving the landspeeder . they talk about artoo , ben kenobi , and how angry uncle owen is going to be . the scene belongs at the start of the sequence where luke and 3po search for r2 , before the attack of the tusken raiders . the moment was scored with a light version of luke ' s theme ; the music can be heard at the beginning of the cue\nland of the sand people\non the original lp and cd configurations , or\nlandspeeder search\nin the special edition album . before the days of cgi , scenes like this landspeeder cockpit sequence had to be filmed against a rear - projection screen . the scene was dropped due to poor quality .\nali is shown fighting joe bugner during the montage of bouts that took place between the first frazier fight in 1971 and the first norton fight in 1973 .\nin this movie you can see the story told by the man himself . . . and played by him as well ! following young cassius clay ` s struggle against prejudice and discrimanation from his olympic cold win to the famous rumble in the jungle , the fight against george foreman ! muhammad ali is a natural performer and in this film he is managing not to go overboard ! the best part of the script is that just concentrates itself with hard facts . i ' ll have to say that without ali we would never know about him turning up at sonny liston ` s house at the dead of night to throw insults . . . and that is the advantage of this movie ! it is like some kind of documentary reconstruction\u2026\nthe huge supporting cast includes a lot of fine actors doing little more than bits , though robert duvall stands out as one of ali ' s earlier backers and roger e . mosley is very funny as sonny liston in the film ' s most uproarious sequence\u2014when all sets out to insult the humorless liston into a title bout . ernest borgnine and john marley are staunch as , respectively , the champ ' s trainer , angelo dundee , and his doctor , ferdie pacheco .\nexplores the critical role that miami played in the evolution of one of the most significant cultural figures of our time : muhammad ali ( n\u00e3\u00a9 cassius clay ) .\nlucas has made mention of the film\n633 squadron\ndirected by walter grauman when citing movies that inspired themes or elements in star wars episode iv : a new hope . the\ntrench run\nin a new hope wherein luke flies his x - wing through a\ntrench\non the death star and destroys the ship was inspired , at least in small part , by the finale of 633 squadron , which involves several royal air force planes flying at low level up a fjord against heavy , ground - based anti - aircraft fire , to attack a factory located at the base of a cliff at the canyon ' s end .\na new hope was originally presented in monaural sound in many theatres , though the first - run 70mm prints were some of the earliest wide - release examples of surround sound\u2014something not seen in the commercial cinema since the cinerama and cinemascope experiments of the early 50 ' s .\nunfortunately , the grate covers a chute that leads to a garbage compactor that is also home to a resident dianoga . soon after landing , the creature pulls luke under the surface , but releases him and is scared away when the imperials realize where the heroes escaped to and activate the compactor . as the walls close in on the foursome , luke desperately calls to c - 3po over his comlink asking for the compactor to be shut down . r2 - d2 manages to shut down the compactor just in time , although , amidst the muffled cries of joy over the comlink , c - 3po is briefly convinced that his master and friends have been crushed .\nstar wars ( 1977 ) ( aka star wars episode iv : a new hope ) , 121 minutes , d : george lucas the first of a trilogy of fantasy films by writer / director george lucas , and one of the most financially - successful films of all time , with amazing technological effects . a sci - fi adventure saga\nin a galaxy far , far away\n, quasi - western film , about a galactic battle between good ( the rebel forces ) and evil ( the imperial galactic empire ) . the characters are proto - typical : a young farmboy hero luke skywalker ( mark hamill ) on a desert planet , a villainous , black - garbed sinister lord darth vader ( voice of james earl jones ) - an aide to the leader of the empire grand moff tarkin ( peter cushing ) , a wise jedi knight obi - wan kenobi ( alec guinness ) , daring starship pilot han solo ( harrison ford ) , captured rebel princess leia organa ( carrie fisher ) , a furry wookie and two robotic droids . with two sequels , the empire strikes back ( 1980 ) and return of the jedi ( 1983 ) .\nthe opening title ( the\ntheme from star wars\n, or\nluke ' s theme\n) has been said to resemble john barry ' s theme from born free , but has a similar facade to the opening strains of the 1942 film , king ' s row , scored by erich wolfgang korngold . later john williams themes , such as those from e . t . the extra - terrestrial have been said to bear a resemblance to it . listening to them together , one observes that none is identical to any of the others , but they use many of the same musical intervals to achieve similar , or at least related , emotional effects .\nluke ' s landspeeder races into the town of anchorhead , nearly running over an old woman . luke rushes into tosche station excitedly telling his friends about the battle above their planet . he is overjoyed to be reunited with his friend biggs darklighter who is on planet leave from the academy . deak , windy , camie , fixer and biggs all follow luke outside to see the battle with luke ' s macrobinoculars . the battle appears to have ended and luke ' s friends ridicule him for making it all up . this scene was to come just after r2 - d2 and c - 3po eject from the tantive iv in an escape pod , and before the scene where princess leia is led captive before darth vader . this scene establishes luke ' s difficult relationships with his peers , and gives a picture of life on tatooine . storyline pacing may have been the deciding factor , but it should also be borne in mind that after lucas ' s first screening of the rough cut of star wars in 1977 , a fellow film - maker jokingly accused him of producing\namerican graffiti in space\n. this jibe probably influenced lucas to cut the scenes set in anchorhead . the sequence where luke nearly runs down an old woman was an effects shot that was never completed .\nthe dude ' s 1973 ford gran torino the big lebowski movie ( 1998 ) hollywood series 18 . . .\nwhen asked about the book at the time he signed the contract at random house , muhammad ali said ,\nwriting is fighting .\nyou can say that again .\nat the point he turns pro , muhammad ali takes over his own role in what amounts to a r\u00e9sum\u00e9 of the published facts of his life\u2014his friendship with malcolm x and conversion to the muslim religion , his successes in the ring and then ostracism after he refused induction into the army , followed by his victory before the supreme court and his victory over george foreman in the title fight in zaire .\nthe rebel strike force begins its attack on the death star , as the space station approaches the rebel base on yavin 4 . a group of starfighters assaults a trench on the death star ' s surface to hit the station ' s vulnerable spot before it can destroy the alliance ' s base . during this , most of the rebel craft , including luke ' s friend biggs darklighter , are picked off by imperial fighters led by darth vader . just as vader opens fire on luke from his personal tie advanced fighter , han returns in the millennium falcon and attacks the imperials , resulting in vader ' s ship getting knocked out of the trench . luke , aided by the voice of kenobi and guided by the force , accurately fires two proton torpedoes into a small exhaust port leading to the death star ' s reactor , and the battle station explodes .\nit was a bad joke because a palooka , muhammad ali ain & apos ; t . his biography ,\nthe greatest : my own story ,\nis a splendid action - packed hurricane of a book , which , like george foreman , takes off and runs uphill , goat - like . and it packs the same kind of wallop floyd patterson must have used to knock out ingemar johansson . it is a good old two - fisted country thumping in words ; a bone - crushing , quality thriller that belongs in the same class as autobiographies written by booker t . washington , frederick douglass and james weldon johnson .\nafter fighting a squadron of tie fighters , the millennium falcon meets the rebel alliance on yavin 4 , and the information in r2 - d2 is turned over . general dodonna plans the attack on the death star , an attack so audacious as to receive an unenthusiastic reaction from the pilots . to add to luke ' s dismay , han leaves after receiving his reward .\nfor 17 , 000 credits , 2 , 000 in advance and 15 , 000 upon arrival , smuggler han solo and his first mate , a wookiee named chewbacca , agree to take the four of them to alderaan aboard their ship , the millennium falcon . after brief scuffles with the empire and henchmen sent by jabba the hutt , the falcon escapes the imperial blockade at mos eisley and han sets a course for alderaan , unaware that the planet was about to be mercilessly destroyed by the empire ."]}
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", "topic": 10}], "title": "2001 : a space odyssey ( film )", "paragraphs": ["you are browsing the archive for 2001 : a space odyssey . film and novel .\nwhich is arguably the most famous line from the film 2001 : a space odyssey .\ninteriors : interstellar bedroom from the film \u201c2001 : a space odyssey . \u201d \u2013 urltoken\n2001 : a space odyssey at 50 . film and furniture\u2019s paula benson talks with sveriges radio\ndullea offers a reason for the enduring appeal of 2001 : a space odyssey .\na fairly ill - advised sequel to 2001 : a space odyssey . . .\nm - g - m presents 2001 : a space odyssey .\nurltoken\n2001 : a space odyssey : urltoken arthur c . clarke : 9780451457998 : books\nthis is a list of references to 2001 : a space odyssey in other media .\ntags : 2001 : a space odyssey . film and novel , charles darwin , social evolution , themes\ntitle : front projection for\n2001 : a space odyssey\nby herb a . lightman\ndan larimer ' s a fan of stanley kubrick ' s 2001 : a space odyssey .\npingback : 2001 : a space odyssey | typeset in the future | . . .\nvisual effects legend douglas trumbull on working with kubrick on 2001 : a space odyssey .\nearth eclipse 2001 : a space odyssey , dir . stanley kubrick ( 1968 ) 1\nto return to my tribute page to 2001 : a space odyssey , click here .\n2001 : a space odyssey ( film ) essays are academic essays for citation . these papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of 2001 : a space odyssey ( film ) directed by stanley kubrick .\nphotographs of the original model of the orion iii space plane used in\n2001 : a space odyssey .\ndisclaimer : there will be spoilers for both stanley kubrick ' s 2001 : a space odyssey film and the ' space odyssey ' collective works by arthur c . clark .\nsolitary experience \u2026 stanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey . photograph : the ronald grant archive\nkubrick ' s match cut vs . exact match cut ( 2001 : a space odyssey )\ndiscovery one spaceship from the film \u201c2001 : a space odyssey\u201d . exhibit at eye filminstitut netherlands , amsterdam photo credit\niconoclastic \u2026 stanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey . photograph : mgm / everett / rex features\n2001 : a space odyssey spans three million years from the dawn of man through to his rebirth as a star child in space .\nsexton , timothy .\n2001 : a space odyssey ( film ) summary\n. gradesaver , 8 september 2016 web .\nthe prehistoric monolith from stanley kubrick\u2019s film 2001 : a space odyssey ( 1968 ) . photograph : mgm / everett / rex\nsexton , timothy .\n2001 : a space odyssey ( film ) quotes\n. gradesaver , 23 july 2016 web .\nthe following books , 2010 odyssey 2 , 2061 odyssey 3 and 3001 the final odyssey all follow the final , film - based , story .\n2001 : a space odyssey and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\na : i don\u2019t really have a favourite . but i hear 2001 : a space odyssey got some good reviews .\nsince 1994 , the internet\u2019s original resource for information and insights on the classic science fiction film , 2001 : a space odyssey .\n( source : moonwatcher ' s memoir : a diary of 2001 , a space odyssey ; p . 110 )\n2001 : a space odyssey : kubrick\u2019s creepy outer - space opera from 1968 used innovative special effects to create vistas of distant galaxies .\ndavid fincher talking about the first time he saw stanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey at the cinema .\npart b : 2001 : a space odyssey in retrospect ,\nfrederick i . ordway , iii ;\none of many iconic scenes from 2001 : a space odyssey ( 1968 ) . photograph : ronald grant archive\nyou can order piers bizony\u2019s the making of stanley kubrick\u2019s * 2001 : a space odyssey at amazon here .\n2001 : a space odyssey\u2013a look behind the future is a vintage featurette with some amazing behind - the - scenes footage .\nsexton , timothy .\ndirector\u2019s influence on 2001 : a space odyssey ( film )\n. gradesaver , 9 august 2016 web .\nfrom 2001 : a space odyssey to solaris , telegraph film critic tim robey lists his 10 sci - fi films of all time .\npreviously on dangerous minds before \u20182001 : a space odyssey\u2019 : pavel klushantsev\u2019s science - fiction classic \u2018road to the stars\u2019 stunning behind - the - scenes images from stanley kubrick\u2019s \u20182001 : a space odyssey\u2019 thank you rupert russell .\nbelow is a vintage article from american cinematographer by douglas trumbull on creating the visual effects for 2001 a space odyssey .\n2001 : a space odyssey - products by arne jacobsen ( designophy - newslog , www . designophy . com )\nrocket science \u2026 stanley kubrick ' s timeless classic , 2001 : a space odyssey . photograph : ronald grant archive\n2001 : a space odyssey : clarke ' s most celebrated single contribution to mass culture . photograph : kobal collection\n' murder , the hominids turn in 2001 : a space odyssey , dir . stanley kubrick ( 1968 ) 2\nwhat it certainly wouldn\u2019t be is stanley kubrick and arthur c clarke\u2019s epic , ponderous 2001 : a space odyssey .\nthe futuristic space plane orion iii from the science fiction movie epic\n2001 : a space odyssey\nhas landed in urltoken ' s offices .\njust watched 2001 : a space odyssey . someone please explain the ending to me like i ' m a 5 year old\nsolaris ( 1972 ) is often compared to 2001 : a space odyssey ( 1968 ) . i did not like 2001 . will i like solaris ?\nthe newest film in the top 10 is stanley kubrick ' s 2001 : a space odyssey , released in 1968 , which charts at six .\nthe moment apes discovered the power of the tool . a still from stanley kubrik ' s 2001 : a space odyssey . supplied\ninspiring governments to invest in space exploration and schoolboys to become astronauts , 2001 : a space odyssey convinced the public that science fiction could be taken seriously .\ncarl sagan advised arthur c . clarke and stanley kubrick on extra - terrestrial life for their masterpiece \u201c2001 : a space odyssey\u201d\nthe making of stanley kubrick ' s 200 : a space odyssey : how the 1968 film accurately prophesized future technology .\nspace odyssey : stanley kubrick , arthur c . clarke , and the making of a masterpiece\nthe question and answer section for 2001 : a space odyssey ( film ) is a great resource to ask questions , find answers , and discuss the novel .\n2001 : a space odyssey was shown on a new 70mm print with digitally remastered sound at london ' s national film theatre on new year ' s day .\nstanley kubrick elaborate on the subtextual meaning of 2001 : a space odyssey . from a rare unearthed stanley kubrick interview with jun\u2019ichi yaoi .\njust watched 2001 : a space odyssey . someone please explain the ending to me like i ' m a 5 year old : movies\nportraits of kubrick on set during filming of 2001 : a space odyssey . production still photographers : kevin bray & john jay .\ngary lockwood and keir dullea try to escape the attentions of the ship ' s computer hal in 2001 : a space odyssey .\npeter howell explores five unexplained mysteries from stanley kurbrick ' s sci - fi epic ,\n2001 : a space odyssey .\ni just watched\n2001 : a space odyssey\n, and i didn ' t really understand what was happening . how can i understand the film better ?\n2001 : a space odyssey was written concurrently with the development of the film . this is covered in the development section of the wikipedia article , for example :\n' 2001 : a space odyssey ' & related characters and elements are \u00a9 2014 turner entertainment . tema semplice . powered by blogger .\ncarl sagan advised arthur c . clarke and stanley kubrick on extra - terrestrial life for their masterpiece\n2001 : a space odyssey\nit ' s 46 years since 2001 : a space odyssey took movie science - fiction to new levels of audacity and technical accomplishment .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged plot - explanation ending 2001 - a - space - odyssey .\n2001 : a space odyssey is the classic science fiction novel that changed the way we looked at the stars and ourselves . . . . 2001 : a space odyssey inspired what is perhaps the greatest science fiction film ever made - - brilliantly imagined by the late stanley kubrick . . . . 2001 is finally here . . . .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged arthur - c - clarke 2001 - a - space - odyssey 2010 - odyssey - two or ask your own question .\n\u201c2001 : a space odyssey\u201d by arthur c clarke , introduced by michael moorcock , is published by the folio society ( \u00a329 . 95 )\nfor filmmakers like george lucas and steven spielberg , stanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey was life changing , redefining what cinema could be .\nkolker , robert ( ed . ) , stanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey : new essays , oxford : oxford university press 2006 .\nthe use of strauss ' s \u2018sunrise\u2019 theme in 2001 : a space odyssey made it one of the most popular pieces of classical music .\nstanley kubrick won the best visual effects oscar \u2013 his only academy award win \u2013 for 2001 : a space odyssey . photograph : kobal collection\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged 2001 - a - space - odyssey or ask your own question .\nnow i will share my observations which have led me to believe the eos logo is a representation of the monolith in 2001 : a space odyssey .\n2001 : a space odyssey was very much a joint effort between stanley kubrick and arthur c . clark although clark was overly modest about his contribution .\nduring the production of 2001 : a space odyssey , a specially commissioned short ten - minute promotional film was made that documented the intricate and exacting work involved in the movie\u2019s creation .\nalmost half a century after it first hit cinema screens , stanley kubrick \u2019s iconic masterpiece 2001 : a space odyssey has been given a brand - new trailer .\n2001 : a space odyssey ( film ) study guide contains a biography of director stanley kubrick , literature essays , quiz questions , major themes , characters , and a full summary and analysis .\nthe clash of wills behind 2001 : a space odyssey reminds me that scientific education , not mystery , was always closest to my friend\u2019s heart .\nschwam , stephanie and scorsese , martin , eds . the making of 2001 : a space odyssey . new york : modern library , 2000 .\n2001 : a space odyssey symbolically describes the story of mankind ' s life . the monolith is the symbol for\ntruth of life\n.\nnew york philharmonic the conductor alan gilbert leading this orchestra as it played the soundtrack of \u201c2001 : a space odyssey , \u201d as that film was shown at avery fisher hall .\ndavid bowman , lost to the world during his space odyssey , has returned to rule it .\n\u2018the sentinel\u2019 is the starting point of the ' space odyssey ' series and depicts the monolith that stanley uses in the film .\n2001 a space odyssey \u2013 a close look at those fabulously futuristic djinn chairs and how kubrick\u2019s vision of the future was brought to life through \u2018product placement\u2019 .\nand to work with motion picture director stanley kubrick on a space fiction film .\nnovember 21st , 2014 ( limited ) , released as 2001 : a space odyssey ( re : 2014 ) ( united kingdom ) december 9th , 2016 ( wide ) ( argentina ) june 2nd , 2017 ( limited ) , released as 2001 : a space odyssey ( re - release ) ( netherlands ) may 18th , 2018 ( limited ) , released as 2001 : a space odyssey ( re : 2018 ) ( united kingdom ) may 25th , 2018 ( wide ) , released as 2001 : a space odyssey ( re : 2018 ) ( australia ) . . . show all releases\ntags : 2001 : a space odyssey , arthur c . clarke , communications satellite , michael shinabery , moon , new mexico museum of space history , nmmsh , science fiction , space , space history , space station , spacecraft , spaceflight , stanley kubrick , wally schirra , walter cronkite , wernher von braun\nsci - fi heaven or hal ? . . . stanley kubrick ' s 2001 : a space odyssey . photograph : mgm / everett / rex features\n2001 : a space odyssey has been re - released by the bfi as part of its sci - fi : days of fear and wonder programme .\n@ keen - thanks for your link , below . all adding it here to draw your attention to it : interpretations of 2001 : a space odyssey\na model of the orion iii space plane from\n2001 : a space odyssey ,\nmade by professional prop - maker stephen dymszo , with contributions from urltoken ' s infographics artist karl tate . background image is from the film .\na conversation with / arthur c . clarke ; an author ' s space odyssey and his stay at the chelsea\n2001 a space odyssey \u2013 a close look at those fabulously futuristic djinn chairs and how kubrick ' s vision of the future was brought to life through ' product placement ' . - film and furniture\ncinematographer bryan loftus talks with tv store online \u2019s justin bozung about getting his start with stanley kubrick on dr . strangelove and 2001 : a space odyssey .\nrichter , dan , moonwatcher ' s memoir : a diary of 2001 , a space odyssey ; carroll & graf , 2002 ( pp . 137 - 9 ) ;\nthis post is a tribute to 2001 - a space odyssey . if nothing else , enjoy the video link at the end of the post\nkubrick 2001 the space odyssey explained - video\n- - it ' s a masterpiece and it ' s timeless . this is not a news article - it ' s a post about a great film . cheers , casey kazan , editor .\nthe price of a ticket for the special screening of 2001 : a space odyssey in eye is \u20ac 15 , which includes a surcharge for the 70 mm screening and the length of the film ( 149\u2019 ) .\n, published soon after the film was released . the film follows a voyage to\nthe video at the end of the post - kubrick 2001 - the space odyssey explained - is a minor masterpiece in itself and is not to be missed .\n2001 : a space odyssey is on january 24 and 25 at sydney opera house . symphony in the domain : the sound of kubrick is on january 26 .\nstephanie schwam , editor . the making of 2001 : a space odyssey ( new york : modern library , 2000 ) [ nonfiction : anth : pb / ]\nin 2001 : a space odyssey , stanley kubrick showed us what the future might look like . discover how much of kubrick\u2019s vision predicted a world of fantasy\u2014or today\u2019s reality .\nit is impossible to discuss 2001 : a space odyssey without mentioning the character some regard as its true star - the computer hal , who exists only as a voice .\na sequel was made years later : director peter hyams ' 2010 ( 1984 ) ( from a 1982 published adaptation titled 2010 : odyssey two by clarke ) . other clarke writings are potential film installments : 2061 : odyssey three and 3001 : final odyssey .\nthe enigma that is the space odyssey \u201cinterstellar\u201d will get solved when the film hits theaters in november , but until then , christopher nolan has revealed a few clues . the director divulged in a cover story for entertainment weekly that the movie is more comparable to the stanley kubrick classic \u201c2001 : a space odyssey\u201d than his [ \u2026 ]\nrevisiting 2001 : a space odyssey on its 50th anniversary in 70mm is a real trip . . . it is an enthralling marriage of music , imagery , sound and philosophy .\non the 50th anniversary of 2001 : a space odyssey , we fly the flag for homegrown science fiction with a list of 10 of the best british sci - fi movies .\n( italian readers : l ' articolo in italiano \u00e8 disponibile qui ) the production of 2001 : a space odyssey took advantage of some of the b . . .\nmovie stills are credited to 2001 : a space odyssey , 1968 , metro goldwyn mayer ( mgm studios ) . the author did not profit from this online article .\narthur c . clarke\u2019s 3001 : the final odyssey was first published in 1997 ( the paperback can be had for around $ 7 on amazon ) , the fourth and final book in clarke\u2019s space odyssey series . 2010 : odyssey two was developed into a 1984 film and 2061 : odyssey three was published in 1987 which tom hanks had originally expressed interest in producing a film adaptation for mgm with himself cast in the role of floyd , but it never happened . 3001 follows frank poole , the astronaut killed by the hal - 9000 computer in 2001 : a space odyssey . the official book cover describes 3001 : the final odyssey as follows :\nthe monolith , amh - 2 , is on saturn in 2001 , while on jupiter in the second odyssey .\nthe academy of motion picture arts and sciences on saturday bought the aries 1b trans - lunar space shuttle from\n2001 : a space odyssey\nat premiere props ' hollywood extravaganza auction for $ 344 , 000 .\nnext comes a space journey in 2001 , when a scientist flies to the moon to examine another mysterious monolith .\nyep , the space exploration of space is good , and space odyssey has shown it unrealisticly nice . we human beeings are doing with space the same thing as with the earth - we make it so unclean that we can hardly live their further . byt this , i presume , is for the next odyssey .\nhyams ' sequel to kubrick ' s big daddy of sci - fi movies may not have the novelty of 2001 : a space odyssey , but it is still a better film than anyone could have dared to expect .\nthe efforts paid off , and 2001 : a space odyssey became a success . carl sagan was satisfied with the final output as well , having commented at that period to be pleased to see that he had helped . 2001 : a space odyssey was nominated in 13 categories at the 41st academy awards in 1969 and won a single oscar for best visual effects .\ni recently re - watched stanley kubrick ' s 1968 movie masterpiece\n2001 : a space odyssey\n, and i was struck by how accurate many of the film ' s portrayals of the future were .\n2001 : a space odyssey , originally budgeted at $ 6 million , ultimately cost mgm $ 11 million . and kubrick missed the intended delivery date by two full years .\nand , second , the term \u201cpad\u201d ( actually , \u201cnewspad\u201d ) is used in the 1968 novel 2001 : a space odyssey , in which arthur c . clarke writes :\n2001 : a space odyssey gets high marks from cinephiles and scientists alike , with good reason : director stanley kubrick was just as obsessive about making a scientifically plausible film as he was about crafting an epic , mythopoetic narrative .\nto coincide with the 50th anniversary of the sci - fi masterpiece 2001 : a space odyssey , we are proud to present the djinn chair \u2013 one of the most iconic chair designs ever to be featured in a film .\nstanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey is rightfully hailed as a milestone in science fiction filmmaking , but even its most ardent fans would have a tough time explaining the final scenes of the movie .\nby the 1930\u0092s sergie eisenstein , for his film alexander nevsky , constructed an elaborate scheme to correlate the visual images with the score by prokofiev . in this film as in a number of others , such as 2001 : a space odyssey , music often determines images .\nthe academy of motion arts and sciences purchased the aries 1b trans - lunar space shuttle from stanley kubrick ' s\n2001 : a space odyssey\nat premiere props ' hollywood extravaganza auction on saturday . ( the mesulam group )\nthe 2015 music video for\ndoom dada\u201d by big bang ( south korean band ) features apes discovering a microphone in a pile of bones , paying a homage to stanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey intro scene .\nfor a more detailed account of the production history of 2001 : a space odyssey see my 50 min video kubrick ' s cover story and my 60 min video 2001 : behind the propaganda . both can be ordered from my digital download store .\nthe enigma that is the space odyssey \u201c interstellar \u201d will get solved when the film hits theaters in november , but until then , christopher nolan has revealed a few clues .\ni thought it was all nonsense , but then my agent rang out of the blue to tell me i ' d been offered a role as an astronaut in 2001 : a space odyssey .\nq . what ' s a space warp ? a . a warp in space , and therefore in time , thanks to einstein .\nwe asked author piers bizony some questions about the experience of writing the book , as well as 2001 : a space odyssey\u2019s lasting contributions to cinematic design . here\u2019s what he told us .\n[ note : one sly cameo is that of douglas rain as an evil computer near the end of the film , gently spoofing his role as hal from 2001 : a space odyssey ( 1968 ) , and mike myers ' austin powers series owes a debt to this film . ]\nthe wheels were in motion for their alliance on what would become perhaps the finest science fiction film in the history of cinema \u2013 2001 : a space odyssey , which was released four years later , in the april of 1968 .\nformat of the film , the less depth of field . for instance , 16mm film has a\na conversation with / arthur c . clarke ; an author ' s space odyssey and his stay at the chelsea - the new york times\nwe all chortled at the astronaut who recently dropped their tool - kit whist on a space walk , but\n2001 : a space odyssey\ncaptures the dull intricacy of doing space repairs in the sequence during which dr . david bowman is outside to retrieve the ' faulty ' ae - 35 circuit .\nrobert kolker , editor . stanley kubrick ' s 2001 : a space odyssey . new essays ( oxford , oxfordshire : oxford university press , 2006 ) [ nonfiction : anth : pb / ]\nall these years later , it\u2019s strangely reassuring to learn that astronaut dave bowman , a . k . a . actor keir dullea , still communicates with hal 9000 , the bonkers computer from 2001 : a space odyssey .\nwow this really made me think . i ' m gonna have to go back and watch 2001 space odyssey again ! hehe at least until avatar comes out on blu - ray .\nthe making of stanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey documents in nearly scientific detail exactly that : the story of how the iconic science - fiction film came into existence and how it predicted much of the technology we take for granted today .\nit\u2019s hard to find a space suit design that\u2019s more iconic than the one from stanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey . these suits appear a couple of times in the film in a couple of different environments : first when the characters go into tycho crater to explore an anomaly , and later , on the ship discovery one .\nin the course of the year , the two of them continued to read other books on science and anthropology to develop the film\u2019s plot . they would spend two years transforming \u201cthe sentinel\u201d into a novel , and then into a script for 2001 : a space odyssey .\nmichel chion . kubrick ' s cinema odyssey ( london : british film institute , 2001 ) [ nonfiction : trans by claudia gorbman of un ' odissea del cinema . il \u00ab2001\u00bb di kubrick ( 2008 italy ) : hb / ]\n2001 : a space odyssey ( 1968 ) [ paramount ] directed by stanley kubrick ; screenplay by arthur c . clarke and stanley kubrick ; based on the story \u201cthe sentinel\u201d by arthur c . clarke\n2001 : a space odyssey ( 1968 ) from man\u2019s origins to his rebirth , kubrick concentrates on technology \u2013 the primitive weapon of a femur bone becomes a space station in cinema\u2019s most famous match - cut , and ai reaches a point where hal 9000 is more human than the humans .\nstanley kubrick\u2019s epic opus of evolution , space travel , and the dangers of programming computers with lip - reading capabilities , 2001 : a space odyssey remains every bit as stirring , maddening , and divisive today as it was on initial release in 1968 .\nlater scenes with the human spaceship ' s automatic pilot , named auto , were reminiscent of hal in 2001 : a space odyssey . in a gesture of recognition to the 1979 film alien , the producers cast sigourney weaver as the ship ' s computer .\nfantastic article , i\u2019m both a huge 2001 fan and also a type geek .\nthe making of stanley kubrick\u2019s \u20182001 : a space odyssey\u2019 documents in nearly scientific detail exactly that : the story of how the iconic science - fiction film came into existence , and how it predicted much of the technology we take for granted today .\nsometimes life really does imitate art . in the battle to compete with apple ' s ipad , samsung has channeled the spirit of stanley kubrick , the director of\n2001 : a space odyssey .\nstanley kubrick did not deserve the only oscar he ever won , the prize for best visual effects he received in 1969 for 2001 : a space odyssey , according to hollywood special effects giant douglas trumbull .\n2001 : a space odyssey is a stand - along monument , a great visionary leap , unsurpassed in its vision of man and the universe . it was a statement that came at a time which now looks something like the peak of humanity\u2019s technological optimism .\nthe british film institute\u2019s days of fear and wonder science fiction season has brought these questions into focus . one of the highlights has been a digitally remastered 2001 : a space odyssey , now showing in selected cinemas \u2013 including the curzon soho in london on thursday .\nfrom one master to another . a telegram received in 1968 by stanley kubrick shortly after the release of his cinematic tour de force , 2001 : a space odyssey ; sent to him by fellow filmmaker , federico fellini .\n[ \u2026 ] the most authoritarian piece of work directed by the maverick filmmaker stanley kubrick , \u20182001 : a space odyssey\u2019 could aptly be described as a crazy rendezvous with mayhem and uncertainty . with themes ranging [ \u2026 ]\nrolls of 70 mm film on which they took the images . this large format film is\npalmer , r . barton , \u2018 2001 : the critical reception and the generation gap\u2019 , in robert kolker ( ed . ) , stanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey : new essays , oxford : oxford university press 2006 , pp . 13 - 27 .\nthe most obvious one , discovery one travels to saturn in 2001 , whereas in the second odyssey they say that it went to jupiter .\nsolaris is amateur hour compared to 2001 . 2001 is considered one of the greatest films ever , a top 10 film of all time . solaris is nowhere near that .\nthe 2001 file is a fascinating guided tour of lange ' s thought and design process that led to the realization of the iconic film . among its hundreds of sketches , drawings and illustrations , from early concepts to the final designs , are many of the central elements that figured in 2001 : a space odyssey , including :\nthe climax of\n2001 : a space odyssey\nmight be equal parts baffling and stimulating depending on how chemically enhanced you are , but there is one section that leaps off the screen at me as a british thirtysomething .\nkubrick employed these pieces of music because each one conveys a separate aspect of the film\u2019s theme without reference to words . zarathustra introduces the metaphysical questions of the film , the blue danube translates space travel into an elegant dance , and ligeti suggests at the existence of an unknowable mystery without revealing a single clue . truly , kubrick\u2019s use of music in 2001 : a space odyssey is masterful .\nnew delhi : stanley kubrick\u2019s epic adventure drama 2001 : a space odyssey completes 48 years of release on wednesday . still remembered for its scientifically accurate depiction of space flights and innovative special effects , the film remains the benchmark as far as science fiction movies are concerned . here are 10 interesting facts about the classic :\na . well , there won ' t be a hilton in orbit by 2001 .\nit is this part of the story , where dullea ' s character appears to travel beyond time , which has won 2001 : a space odyssey its lasting reputation as an adventure with an edge of the hallucinogenic .\nmgm\u2019s contract with kubrick stipulated that 2001 would wrap in 1966 . ( it missed the deadline , but critics and fans alike would probably agree it was well worth the wait . ) 2001 : a space odyssey hit theaters in april 1968\u2014a year before apollo 11 landed on the moon and provided another glimpse of what space travel might look like .\nkubrick intended 2001 to be a non - verbal film , appealing directly to the subconscious , and music was a key to that .\non april 3 , 1968 , a sci - fi epic premiered in new york , paving the way for decades of projects to follow in the footsteps of the title , 2001 : a space odyssey . the hollywood reporter ' s original review is below , which was headlined\nkubrick ' s ' space odyssey ' one of mgm ' s all - time hits .\nmgm ' s contract with kubrick stipulated that 2001 would wrap in 1966 . it missed the deadline , but critics and fans alike would probably agree it was well worth the wait . ) 2001 : a space odyssey hit theaters in april 1968\u2014a year before apollo 11 landed on the moon and provided another glimpse of what space travel might look like .\ndid any of you actually see tarkovsky\u2019 solaris ? 2001 is a play in a sand in comparison\u2026 . while i like 2001 , solaris is a different league .\nhey , sorry , this is only a short answer forum space . we can ' t review essays on this short space .\nof 2001 , kubrick said : \u201cthose who \u201cdon\u2019t believe their eyes\u201d are incapable of appreciating this film . \u201d\nkr\u00e4mer , peter , \u2018finding an audience : the marketing , reception and box office performance of 2001 : a space odyssey , 1968 - 1972\u2019 , unpublished paper presented at the 2009 meccsa conference , bradford , january 2009 .\nanother 2001 book was published about the time of the film but the film ' s ending was changed . then a third book published matching the film ending . these are all explained in the forewords of the relevant publications\na new book , the making of stanley kubrick\u2019s \u20182001 : a space odyssey\u2019 chronicles the creation of the epic sci - fi movie . here , actor keir dullea poses in the equipment storage corridor to one side of discovery\u2019s pod bay .\nreds , nukes , waste . . . how space films reveal our earthly fears | film | the guardian\nproving the academy is serious about getting top - drawer content for its new academy museum of motion pictures , ampas has added a biggie by successfully bidding $ 344 , 000 yesterday for a rare visual - effects model of the aries 1b trans - lunar space shuttle used in shooting 2001 : a space odyssey .\nastronauts frank poole ( gary lockwood ) , left , and dave bowman ( keir dullea ) talk about disconnecting their malfuctioning supercomputer hal 9000 , while the malevolent machine lip - reads their conversation in 2001 : a space odyssey .\nbut the film was right about a manned international space station - in reality , the international space station could be seen from the uk on christmas day as it orbited the earth .\nthe orange space suits phineas and ferb wore in\nout to launch\nare likely influenced by the space suits .\non this day in 1968 , 2001 : a space odyssey was released ( watch the original trailer ) . even though not everyone might agree ( phil , i\u2019m looking at you ) , 2001 : a space odyssey is one of the greatest science fiction movies of all time , both for it\u2019s ambitious story and its groundbreaking visuals . even after four decades the special effects are holding their own ( mostly \u2014 there are a few obvious cardboard cut - outs in orbit ) , and the movie still sets the bar for its realistic depiction of space hardware , and life in space .\na famously exacting filmmaker , stanley kubrick continuously honed and re - edited his sci - fi opus 2001 : a space odyssey both before and after its 1968 premiere . one of the major changes was a 10 - minute introduction in which scientists talked about their predictions about what life in space might be like , which was removed after kubrick screened 2001 for executives at mgm .\narthur c . clarke\u2019s 3001 : the final odyssey was a main selection of the science fiction book club and selected by the literary guild and doubleday book club . the estates of both clarke and 2001 : a space odyssey director stanley kubrick are offering \u201ctheir full support\u201d for this mini series adaptation , but the extent of their involvement is not known at this time . the 3001 the final odyssey miniseries is aiming for 2015 .\nthe novel version , therefore , is fuller and more explained than the film . we are told what is happening and why . but the film , with its sparse dialogue , lack of explanation and imagistic transitions still works better . 2001 , a space odyssey marked the mid - point of clarke\u2019s career ; from this point on he was better known ( and 2001 , a space odyssey is undoubtedly the best known of all of his books ) , but i can\u2019t help feeling that in some way he was a lesser writer than in some of those early novels .\nfind out about two of the most iconic pieces of music in film \u2013 strauss\u2019s also sprach zarathustra and ligeti\u2019s atmosph\u00e8res \u2013 and how they came to be included in stanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey . we perform both works live at royal festival hall on friday 10 february .\nall those who don ' t think 2001 a space odyssey is an awesome and groundbreaking sf film , and that its pace is just right , please return your geek cards . your scifi . stackexchange login will be revoked when you cross the door . thank you ! : )\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nsyfy has ordered a television miniseries adaptation of arthur c . clarke \u2019s novel 3001 : the final odyssey . the 2001 : a space odyssey sequel will be adapted by screenwriter stuart beattie of pirates of the caribbean and collateral fame . beattie will also serve as executive producer alongside ridley scott and david w . zucker ( numbers , the good wife ) . more details on the 3001 the final odyssey miniseries , after the jump .\nherrmann has said : ' ' it shows vulgarity , also , when a director uses music previously composed . i think that 2001 : a space odyssey is the height of vulgarity in our time . to have outer space accompanied by the blue danube , and the piece not even recorded anew ! ' '\nyeah ! it ' s 2001 : a space odyssey theme song remade in 1968 by alex north . the real name of this song is\nalso sprach zarathustra\ncomposed in 1896 by richard strauss ! thx for you comment !\nmore than thirty years after its initial release , stanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey still inspires those who see it . like a piece of fine art or a classical symphony , its appeal has only grown over time . a strikingly unique film , it captivated a generation of young people in the late 1960s , who accepted its visual message with religious fervor . initially rebuffed by leading film critics , 2001 is today considered one of cinema\u2019s greatest masterpieces .\nis the only film in mgm history where the executives who funded the movie never scrutinized the film .\nclarke\u2019s own novel , 2001 , a space odyssey , followed a little while after the release of the movie . it is probably the book for which he is now best known ( though it is not by any means his best book ) .\nthe restored 70mm print premiered at a widescreen theatre in los angeles on 9 december 2016 . the brand new 70mm print of 2001 : a space odyssey was produced at fotokem , the last full service 65 / 70mm lab in the united states .\nand the film was so heavily over budget ? i had a slightly uncomfortable feeling that the considerable investment in establishing the reality of interplanetary space travel might produce a film more documentary than fiction .\n3 . a space - probe with a landing and exploration of the moon and mars .\njames p . hogan , author of inherit the stars and 30 other hard science fiction novels , passed away yesterday . he talked in a 2004 interview about how 2001 : a space odyssey made him a science fiction author . . . because it frustrated him .\n\u2018 2001 : in 35mm version\u2019 , variety , 15 january , 1969 ; unpaginated clipping in press clippings file on 2001 : a space odyssey , performing arts research centre , new york public library ; \u2018back to 70m [ sic ] , six - track stereo , 2001 displays fast legs with young mob\u2019 , variety , 8 april 1970 , p . 6 .\nuniverse , a 26 - minute masterpiece about astronomy that heavily inspired stanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey . in fact , kubrick was such a huge fan of the film that he even solicited the talent of the artists who worked on universe to work on 2001 . although co - director colin low declined the invitation , wally gentleman , the special effects creator , directed some of the most spectacular scenes in 2001 : a space odyssey . another , lesser known ( but incredibly cool ) connection between the two films : the narrator of universe , douglas rain , is also the voice of hal 9000 , everyone\u2019s favorite sentient computer villain . \u2014 the movie that influenced kubrick\u2019s 2001\nit ' s the quintessential classic of sci - fi cinema : stanley kubrick ' s 2001 : a space odyssey . the film continues to inspire generations of filmmakers today , and now ahead of the film ' s digitally remastered release in u . k . cinemas , a brand new trailer for the 40 + year old motion picture has been released .\nthe pair\u2019s first working title for the movie was project : space , which is listed in their first outline . other temporary titles included across the sea of stars , universe , tunnel to the stars , earth escape , jupiter window , farewell to earth , and planetfall . the official mgm press release for the movie from february 1965 lists the title as journey beyond the stars , though two months later kubrick selected 2001 : a space odyssey for the final title , as an homage to homer\u2019s odyssey . \u201cstanley selected 2001 : a space odyssey , \u201d clarke said in his book , the lost worlds of 2001 . \u201cas far as i can recall , it was entirely his idea . \u201d\nthe 2008 pixar animation wall - e is a robot - in - space fable for my son\u2019s generation . the film ( like most space films , including moon and gravity ) pays tribute to 2001 , down to the details of red - eyed spaceship computer otto as antagonist and sequences of robots dancing in space .\nin its day 2001 : a space odyssey was one of the most talked - about films . the film divided audiences over all aspects of mise - en - sc\u00e8ne and narrative : dialogue , sets , use of technology , music \u0097 and silence , not to mention the \u0091enigmatic\u0092 ending .\nkubrick was so taken by the short film that he hired douglas rain , the narrator of universe , to be the voice of the evil computer hal 9000 in 2001 : a space odyssey , and also hired universe \u2019s optical effects artist wally gentleman to do special effects for the movie .\nkr\u00e4mer , peter , \u2018journey beyond the stars : science fiction , cinerama and the financing of 2001 : a space odyssey \u2019 , unpublished paper presented at \u2018widescreen cinema : an international conference\u2019 , sheffield hallam university and the national museum of photography , film and television , bradford , july 2003 .\nin a famous scene , the movie flashes forward four million years from the dawn of man to near earth space in 2001 . this occurs as a newly intelligent ape throws a bone into the sky . we then see a space station , a shuttle and a flight to a large moon base .\nmcaleer , neil , sir arthur c . clarke : odyssey of a visionary : the biography ; rosettabooks , 2013\n2001 was not so much a watershed as a reflection of his times . the beatles were splicing takes together on strawberry fields forever while kubrick was cutting 2001 .\nkubrick was always a visual director , obsessed with composition since his early days of working as a still photographer . but the way he used cutting - edge special effects and classical cinematography techniques to suggest complex ideas in 2001 : a space odyssey may be his greatest achievement .\nperhaps the most significant single technique utilized in m - g - m ' s\n2001 : a space odyssey\n- considered in terms of its potential value to the film industry as a whole - is stanley kubrick ' s extensive use of a completely new departure in the application of front - projection for background transparencies .\neven 13 years after the titular date , stanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 remains a monolithic presence in film history . imposing , inscrutable , iconoclastic \u2013 the film casts a long shadow over the sci - fi genre .\npicture that howling monkey man at the beginning of 2001 : a space odyssey , the one who discovered that a bone could be used as a weapon . well , what he did to the bones of one of his ancestors - bashing in skulls and changing mankind forever - serves well as a metaphor for what stanley kubrick did to film music in the first 25 wordless minutes of that film .\nwhen stanley kubrick ' s 2001 : a space odyssey hit theaters in 1968 , it was rightfully hailed as a masterpiece . it was technically and thematically unprecedented , and thanks to kubrick ' s collaboration with arthur c . clarke , it was also the most scientifically accurate film ever made about space travel ( based on what was known about the universe at the time ) .\na match cut is a cut that joins two unrelated shots together in a way that makes them seem related . often this means cutting between two moving objects with similar trajectories \u2014 famously , a spinning bone cuts to a spinning space station at the start of 2001 : a space odyssey ( 1968 ) \u2014 or between two objects with similar shapes , or between shots with similar composition .\npavel klushantsev\u2019s 1957 film , road to the stars , features astoundingly realistic special effects that were an inspiration and obvious blueprint for stanley kubrick\u2019s 2001 : a space odyssey ten years later . the film is an extended form of science education , building upon existing 1950s technology to predict space exploration of the future . the sequences with astronauts in zero gravity are incredibly realistic . the second excerpt from the film features the construction of and life aboard a space station in earth orbit that is not only convincing but also beautiful . there are several scenes with space station dwellers using videophones that anticipate the famous kubrick videophone scene .\n: a good source for screen captured images from the film and a great number of links to pages and resources relating to the film .\nif there was a space race between kubrick and nasa , the director won . but as the many , many pages in bizony\u2019s book show , 2001 wasn\u2019t just a journey through space . it was a carefully wrought prediction for the future .\nin the film , the orion iii spaceship carries passengers from earth to a handful of nearby destinations , including the space station v .\nkubrick\u2019s stunning use of classical music for the soundtrack , the art direction and the theme ( \u2018what is man\u2019s place in the universe\u2019 ) turned the 70mm film into a mind - blowing experience and an irresistible mix of science fiction , technology criticism and adventure film . nominated for four oscar awards , 2001 : a space odyssey ultimately received an oscar for special visual effects .\nalthough many will find it more than difficult to interpret upon first viewing , it cannot be denied how much of a visionary tale it was for a 1960s film . 2001 : a space odyssey revels in its audacious score , groundbreaking imagery and a notorious allegory that ' s ambiguous to the audience even to this present - day . 4 / 5\na good - looking , sharp - edged , entertaining , exciting space opera .\nthe single thing that i think the film gets most wrong about the future is the video call sequence . in fact , although on present day earth mobile phones are more prevalent than toothbrushes , in\n2001 : a space odyssey\nthere are no personal mobile communication devices on display at all .\ncinema is probably the most manipulative art form ever \u2014 it uses basic human emotions to evoke a response from the viewer . but stanley kubrick , through his non - verbal style in \u20182001 : a space odyssey\u2019 , manages to break any barrier there is in art ; the movie connects directly with your subconscious , both metaphysically and philosophically . there is no pretense , no artistic flourishes ; everything is stripped down , displaying art at its purest . when \u20182001 : a space odyssey\u2019 released , nobody had ever seen anything like it before . 48 years have passed ; and we are yet to see anything like it since . art is subjective ; so as such there can never be one greatest film . but i don\u2019t have any qualms in proclaiming \u20182001 : a space odyssey\u2019 as the most important film ever made . i don\u2019t think anybody can argue with that !\na monumentally important screenplay . screenwriter must - read : stanley kubrick & arthur c . clarke\u2019s screenplay for 2001 : a space odyssey [ pdf1 , pdf2 ] . ( note : for educational and research purposes only ) . the dvd / blu - ray of the film is available at amazon and other online retailers . absolutely our highest recommendation . cannes classics will host the world premiere of an unrestored 70mm print of kubrick\u2019s groundbreaking science fiction epic , 2001 : a space odyssey . set for saturday , may 12 , 2018 , the screening will be introduced by filmmaker christopher nolan , who will be attending the festival de cannes for the first time . 2001 : a space odyssey will return to select u . s . theatres in 70mm beginning may 18 , 2018 . \u201cwarner bros . will continue the celebration later this year when warner bros . home entertainment releases 2001 : a space odyssey for the first time in 4k resolution with hdr . also produced in close collaboration with nolan , the home entertainment release will be available in the fall of 2018 . \u201d"]}
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mania , and brings back troy , gabriella , sharpay and the entire wildcat gang in another spectacular must - own musical experience ! \u201chigh school musical 2 : extended edition\u201d is packed with bonus material including music videos and sing - along and karaoke features .\nhigh school musical 2 ' s sharpay , played by ashley tisdale , sings the song fabulous poolside with her brother ryan .\nwork info title : the title refers to the high school musical the main characters try to lead roles in . fittingly , hsm itself is a musical about a high school .\nthe cast showed the moves to the 2 songs\nall for one\nand\nwhat time is it ?\nduring commercial breaks of high school musical 2 .\nwe\u2019ve seen the amazing popularity of high school musical firsthand as our guests enthusiastically participate in the pep rally ,\nsaid ed grier , president of the disneyland resort .\nneedless to say , high school musical 2 now brings new opportunities for our guests to further engage in the high school musical phenomenon .\na popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens east high ' s social order .\n\u201chigh school musical 2\u201d premiered on disney channel on august 17 , and with 17 . 2 million viewers , the premiere of \u201cdisney high school musical 2\u201d now stands as the most - watched cable telecast of all - time , beating tnt\u2019s \u201ccrossfire trail\u201d to become the no . 1 basic cable original movie ever .\nhigh school musical 2 : the extended edition was released to disney dvd on december 11 , 2007 . it featured a deleted musical number entitled\nhumuhumunukanuka ' apua ' a\n.\nthe ' high school musical ' star will appear in fox ' s live production of ' grease ' .\nthe tv movie was directed and choreographed by kenny ortega ( \u201chigh school musical , \u201d \u201cthe cheetah girls\u201d ) .\ndisney channel started a mini - series called the road to high school musical 2 . this mini - series included interviews from the cast and trivia about the movie .\nthere are no setlists by high school musical 2 cast on urltoken yet . you could help us by adding a first setlist . . . or whatever you remember !\nrobert bianco ,\n' high school musical ' sequel holds onto note of innocence\n, august 16 , 2007 .\n8 . high school musical 2 is the highest rated disney channel original movie premiere ever . even though there have been tons of other amazing dcoms since hsm 2 came out in 2007 , none have been able to come close to its massive 17 . 2 million premiere viewers !\nmiley cyrus had a cameo appearance in the movie during all for one because she won a section of the high school musical 2 poll that was set up prior to filming .\ndisney ' s high school musical 2 features rockin ' songs , action - packed dance numbers , and ample opportunities to highlight a strong ensemble . with mti theatrical resources available , such as a stage manager script and logo t - shirts , disney ' s high school musical 2 is an ideal choice for schools and other groups working with young actors .\ndisney ' s high school musical 2 features rockin ' songs , action - packed dance numbers and ample opportunities to highlight a strong ensemble . with mti theatrical resources available , such as a stage manager script and logo t - shirts , disney ' s high school musical 2 is an ideal choice for schools and other groups that are working with young actors .\n3 . it wasn ' t supposed to be called high school musical . the movie ' s working title was high school musical until the creators could come up with a better name , but by the time they were done filming , they still hadn ' t thought of a new title , so the producers begrudgingly stuck with high school musical . guess everything happens for a reason !\ncould you please advise if i can obtain tickets in the uk to see the premiere of high school musical 2 ? we live near oxford and are not that far from london .\nsomething of a spiritual successor to grease , it is basically a musical set in the fictional high school about the people trying out for their high school musical and school teams . the setting of the series mostly centers around fictional east high school set in real - world albuquerque , new mexico , but was actually filmed at murray high school in salt lake city , utah . with a boy meets girl plot and an alpha bitchy antagonist . lather , rinse and repeat .\nwhat time is it ?\nwas the first music video to be released from\nhigh school musical 2\n. the song is about how everyone will enjoy their summer vacation .\nhigh school musical 2 premiered 10 years ago , so to celebrate one of the best movies of our generation , let ' s take a look at our beloved wildcats in 2007 and now .\nand terri welch , a mother in houston , often catches herself alone singing \u201cwhat time is it ? \u201d from \u201chigh school musical 2 , \u201d the second installment of the disney channel megahit .\nas of january 2014 facebook ' s high school musical topics page [ 1 ] has gained over 5 , 200 , 000 likes , the high school musical wikia [ 2 ] has over 200 pages . fan sites for the film trilogy include the hsm channel on fan forum [ 13 ] and on fan pop . [ 14 ] all three high school musical films are available to watch on youtube through disney ' s disneymoviesondemand [ 12 ] channel , with prices ranging from $ 2 . 99 to $ 9 . 99 .\nhigh school students singing passionately about how people should adhere to the rules of their cliques .\nwas high school musical your jam back in the day ? let us know below , or by hitting us up on facebook and twitter .\n( with video clips from the movie ) this is the full song with lyrics from the movie high school musical 2 . it is sung by the whole cast . please comment / rate / subscribe !\nhigh school musical is a disney musical film trilogy directed by kenny ortega and created by peter barsocchini . the story follows the lives of a group of students at east high school , mainly the star basketball player troy bolton ( played by zac efron ) and shy , brainy gabriella montez ( played by vanessa hudgens ) , as they get involved with the school ' s musical program .\nthe new song is the rousing anthem track that sets the stage for \u201chigh school musical 2 , \u201d picking up where the first movie left off : the last day of school . the song reintroduces the characters as they start their first day of summer .\nthe biggest splash of the summer , the world premiere of disney channel\u2019s highly - anticipated high school musical 2 , will be hosted at amc theatres in downtown disney at disneyland resort on tuesday , august 14 .\nyou are the music in me\nwas the second music video to be released from\nhigh school musical 2\n. this song is about how troy and gabriella have a special connection through music .\nthe video of the amazing year 6 show \u2018high school musical\u2019 from july 2016 is now available to view on the \u2018year 6\u2019 page of the website .\nin early overnight estimates , the debut of\nhigh school musical 2 ,\na sequel to the wildly popular 2006 children ' s television movie about a diverse group of teenagers who learn to channel their inner theater geeks , was watched by 17 . 2 million viewers nationwide .\nit will be the latest highlight of the ongoing year of a million dreams celebration at the resort , and the newest chapter in the unparalleled worldwide popularity of high school musical . the phenomenon has even extended into disney\u2019s california adventure , where high school musical has jumped out into the park as a live show .\nten years to the day after high school musical first aired , we\u2019ve broken down the achievements of the movie , its cast members and director kenny ortega .\nhigh school musical 2 directed by kenny ortega . subscribe for a new perspective on the movies you love ! remember to leave a suggestion for the next movie you wanna see done ! follow me on twitter and instagram @ calmsurble\ndisney high school musical 2 is presented through special arrangement with music theater international ( mti ) . all authorized performance material is also supplied by : mti , 421 west 54th street , ny , ny 10019 ( urltoken ) .\nschool ' s back in session , but summer has just begun for the characters in disney ' s high school musical 2 jr ! mti is delighted to announce that the rights for the second installment of disney ' s international phenomenon are now fully - available . . . .\nthe music and spirited fun of the high school musical movie have been entertaining park guests throughout the current year of a million dreams celebration at disneyland resort in southern california and walt disney world resort in florida . during live daily performances of the high school musical pep rally , an interactive sing - along street show , guests have been catching wildcat fever as they learn lively cheers and cool dance moves from the hit movie\u2019s popular songs . and inspired by the sequel , a brand new high school musical 2 : school\u2019s out ! show will spring to life in disney\u2019s california adventure beginning saturday , august 18 .\nradio disney will premiere \u201cwhat time is it , \u201d the first song from the highly anticipated disney channel original movie \u201chigh school musical 2 , \u201d tomorrow at 8 : 00 am ( et ) during radio disney\u2019s planet premiere feature .\nin this contemporary musical comedy , a popular high school basketball star and a shy , academically gifted newcomer discover they share a secret passion for singing . when they sign up together to audition for the lead roles in the school musical , it threatens east high ' s rigid social order and sends their peers into an uproar .\nhigh school musical first aired on the disney channel on january 20th , 2006 . the film stared zac efron as troy bolton and vanessa hudgens as gabriella montez . it also stared ashley tisdale , lucas grabeel , corbin bleu , and monique coleman . on august 17th , 2007 the sequel , high school musical 2 premiered on the disney channel . the movie followed the students of east high as they work summer jobs at a country club and prepare for the club ' s talent show . the third and final film in the trilogy , high school musical 3 : senior year , was released in theaters on october 24th , 2008 and follows the students as they finish their final semester of high school and consider their futures after graduation .\nobviously bigger and in most ways better than the wildly popular original , high school musical 2 is as certain a bet to find and please its target audience as you ' re likely to find . nothing short of a parental edict would keep most of the first musical ' s fans away from this more elaborate , more high - profile sequel .\nwhen troy goes to see mr . evans he is invited to play a 2 - on - 2 basketball game with the uoa redhawks .\non march 25th , 2008 , youtuber choirnerd uploaded the same scene from high school musical 2 this time replacing the audio with\nit ' s raining men .\nas of january 2014 the video has received over 80 , 000 views .\ntwo stills taken from high school musical 2 ' s musical number\nbet on it\nthat appear to show efron desperately grasping at something can be captioned with two activities a user can ' t decide between like\nsleep or another episode\nor\ntake a shower or eat breakfast .\nsomewhat subverted for sharpay , as her spinoff reveals she ' s taken a year off after high school instead .\nas the fanbase for high school musical ages the fandom has become nostalgic towards the films , able to mock them affectionately . tumblr blogs devoted to the films include alwaysawildcat [ 4 ] , hsm - 4ever [ 5 ] , and highschoolmusicalconfessions . [ 6 ] and common hashtags used by the fandom include # hsm and # wildcats . as of january 2014 , urltoken [ 3 ] has over 14 , 000 high school musical submissions and deviant art [ 12 ] has over 28 , 000 submissions tagged high school musical .\nperformed in the summer of 2017 , disney ' s high school musical 2 made a big splash with audiences as 55 kids sang and danced their hearts out and showed us what it mean to be in\nall in this together !\nthe wildly successful disney ' s high school musical gang was back with another adventure for everyone ' s favorite wildcats . disney ' s high school musical 2 debuted on the disney channel to a record - breaking audience of 17 . 3 million viewers . the stage version debuted at atlanta ' s theatre of the stars and tells the tale of troy , gabriella , sharpay and ryan as they finish the the last day of junior year .\nthe friday night premiere of the disney channel made - for - television movie\nhigh school musical 2\nhas set numerous ratings records and delivered the largest single audience in basic - cable television history , according to preliminary ratings reports provided by disney .\nthe cast of high school musical 2 : onstage , performing\ni don ' t dance\nin the west coast premiere run onstage at pacrep theatre ' s golden bough playhouse , weekends , thru feb 15 , 2009 , in carmel , ca .\nwe ' re all in this together\u2026again ! the wildly successful disney ' s high school musical team is back with another adventure for everyone ' s favorite wildcats . disney ' s high school musical 2 debuted on the disney channel to a record - breaking audience of 17 . 3 million viewers . the stage version debuted at atlanta ' s theatre of the stars and has subsequently been released for licensed productions at hundreds of eager venues worldwide .\ndisney channel aired a weekly program called road to high school musical 2 , beginning on june 8 , 2007 , and leading up to the premiere of high school musical 2 in august . the show offered viewers a behind - the - scenes look into the production of the movie . the world premiere of the opening number\nwhat time is it\nwas on radio disney may 25 , 2007 , [ 8 ] while\nyou are the music in me\npremiered on july 13 , 2007 . [ 9 ]\nwe ' re all in this together\u2026 again ! the wildly successful disney ' s high school musical team is back with another adventure for everyone ' s favorite wildcats . disney ' s high school musical 2 debuted on the disney channel to a record - breaking audience of 17 . 3 million viewers . the stage version debuted at atlanta ' s theatre of the stars and has subsequently been released for licensed productions at hundreds of eager venues worldwide .\nif these estimates hold up , it would make\nhigh school musical 2\nthe most watched event ever broadcast on basic cable , surpassing the debut of\nmonday night football\non espn , which attracted 16 million viewers on sept . 23 , 2006 .\nhigh school musical is part of disney channel ' s dna ,\nsays disney channel president gary marsh .\nit embodies all that we stand for . as a way of continuing to embrace that heritage , we ' re excited to announce ' the start of something new ' as we launch a search for a new class of east high wildcats to star in a fourth installment of the ' high school musical ' franchise .\nthe film was generally well - received by critics , gaining a score of 77 / 100 at metacritic . [ 13 ] usa today ' s robert bianco awarded the film three stars out of four , saying high school musical 2 was\nsweet , smart , bursting with talent and energy , and awash in innocence\n. [ 14 ] while critics enjoyed the film , they noted that the timing of the movie ' s premiere seemed odd , premiering just when school was about to start up again , while the movie ' s plot involved the gang going on summer vacation . [ 15 ] high school musical 2 won the\nso hot right now\naward at the nickelodeon australian kids ' choice awards 2007 in which high school musical cast mate , zac efron hosted with the veronicas .\n12 . hsm3 was originally called haunted high school musical and it was going to be a halloween movie . they scrapped the idea though , and it ' s not hard to imagine why .\nwhat team ?\nhas become a catchphrase among the fans of high school musical to use to see if the person they ' re talking to is also a high school musical fan . if they are they would reply\nwildcats ,\nthe mascot of the basketball team in the film . fans use this test when texting , in tumblr comments , and even in chatroulette .\ni don ' t dance\nfrom\nhigh school musical 2\nwas the third music video to be released . this song is a rival song between ryan and chad . ryan is trying to prove to chad that dancing is as easy as baseball and other sports .\nit ' s time to sing and dance because there ' s so much more to celebrate in high school musical 2 . the east high wildcats are gearing up for big fun as they land the coolest summer jobs imaginable . troy ( zac efron ) , gabriella ( vanessa hudgens ) , chad ( corbin bleu ) , and taylor ( monique coleman ) have scored sweet gigs at the lava springs country club owned by sharpay and ryan ' s family . sharpay ' s first rule of business : get troy . as troy experiences a life of privilege he ' s never known , will he give up the wildcats and gabriella to rise to the top ? featuring an all - star cast , hot new songs and awesome dancing , high school musical 2 is way 2 good 2 miss !\na high school musical hercules muses crossover summer combat musical feature songs like 0 to hero ( troy ' s theme ) , 0 to hero ( reprise ) , i won ' t say ( i ' m in love ) & a star is born from\nhercules\n.\nit would also mean that\nhigh school musical 2\nis the most watched movie to be shown on basic cable , toppling the previous record holder , the tnt western\ncrossfire trail ,\nwhich was seen by 15 . 5 million viewers when it aired on january 21 , 2001 .\nin recent months , the disney channel , which is available in 92 million homes nationwide , has been reaping the benefits of the frenzied excitement for\nhigh school musical 2 .\nfor the last five weeks , disney has been the most watched of all basic cable channels in prime time .\njeffrey hornaday , who directed disney channel ' s teen beach movie and teen beach 2 , is attached to direct and choreograph the new movie , and peter barsocchini is returning to the high school musical world to write the script , along with dan berendsen ( hannah montana : the movie ) .\nthe premiere of high school musical 2 aired at 8pm eastern time on august 17 , 2007 , and included a telecast hosted by kenny ortega and the movie ' s cast . on saturday , august 18 , disney channel aired\nhigh school musical 2 : wildcat chat\n, in which the stars of the movie answered questions posed by fans . on august 19 , disney aired a sing - along version of the movie . [ 6 ] on may 23 , directv announced that they would be hosting an exclusive high - definition airing of the movie a few days after the august 17 premiere on its network - only channel , the 101 . [ 7 ]\njessica benjamin is a bit bashful about admitting this . but sometimes , driving by herself , this mother of four in suburban new york has been known to slip the \u201chigh school musical\u201d soundtrack into the cd player .\nfrom august 4 , 2007 to august 16 , 2007 , disney channel started a countdown of when high school musical 2 would premiere . the commercial started with a dance scene from the song\nwhat time is it ?\nand then a different cast member each day stated how many days were left .\ntroy bolton ( zac efron ) is the male protagonist of the movie . he is the most popular male student at east high school , and the captain of the varsity basketball team . for this movie , efron did all of his own singing , whereas in the first high school musical , his singing was blended with singer andrew seeley ' s voice .\namong the youth demographics that the disney channel values most ,\nhigh school musical 2\nwas once again a ratings smash : the broadcast is now the most - watched single event among children aged 6 to 11 , and it represents the channel ' s most watched event among tweens aged 9 to 14 .\nnumber of dvds sold during first week of release in may 2006 : 1 . 2 million\ncan i buy tickets for the uk premiere of high school musical 2 . it is being shown on my daughters 9th birthday and she is the biggest fan . i would love to make her day very special and take her and her mum ( possibly a bigger fan ) to see the premiere . many thanks . justin\nlike the original high school musical , the sequel has been adapted into two different theatrical productions : a one - act , 70 - minute version and a two - act full length production . music theatre international had originally recruited 7 schools to serve as tests for the new full - length adaptation , but due to complications with multiple drafts of both the script and the score , all but one school were forced to drop out of the pilot program . the woodlands high school was the first school to produce high school musical 2 on may 18 , 2008 . the west coast premiere production will be staged in january 2009 , by pacific repertory theatre ' s school of the dramatic arts . this stage production includes the song\nhummuhummunukunukuapua ' a\nthat was left out of the original movie but included in the dvd as a bonus feature . through music theater international , disney theatrical began licensing the theatrical rights in october 2008 .\n: the titular high school musical ( which is never really seen , but is apparently called\ntwinkle towne\nbased off a poster seen behind troy and gabriella when the sneak in during ryan and sharpay ' s rehearsal ) .\nin the contemporary movie musical high school musical 2 , the wildcats are back . this time , school\u2019s out and east high school hoops star troy bolton , a - student gabriella montez and the rest of the wildcats are getting ready for a fun summer vacation . but that all changes when scheming drama queen sharpay evans uses her dad\u2019s connections to get troy a job at lava springs , their ritzy country club , and a chance at a college basketball scholarship . the catch ? he\u2019ll have to turn his back on his friends and pair up with sharpay in a musical extravaganza for the club\u2019s annual talent show . but when gabriella and the wildcats start making plans without troy , he must decide where his loyalties truly lie .\nthe films have been overall regarded as commercial but not critical successes . the first film ' s premiere had over 7 , 000 , 000 views but scored a 56 % on rotten tomatoes [ 7 ] and high school musical 2 scored 57 % on rotten tomatoes [ 8 ] while its premiere had over 17 , 000 million viewers . high school musical 3 : senior year , the only film to be released in theaters , earned a 65 % on rotten tomatoes [ 9 ] and grossed over $ 90 , 500 , 000 . [ 10 ] it ' s popularity inspired many similarly themed movies such as sunday school musical [ 11 } as well as a resurgence of musical movies aimed at kids and teens like hairspray ( 2007 ) , fame ( 2009 ) , and camp rock ( 2008 ) .\nhigh school musical 2 is the second film in the high school musical film franchise . the world premiere took place on august 17 , 2007 at disneyland , in anaheim , california . the primary cast , including ashley tisdale , zac efron and vanessa hudgens attended the event . the film debuted on tv on august 17 , 2007 on disney channel in the u . s . , and on family in canada . the premiere brought in a total of 17 . 30 million viewers in the united states\u2014almost 10 million more than its predecessor\u2014making it the highest - rated disney channel movie to date .\nartifact title : the second movie , where the characters spend all of ten minutes in a high school . the rest of the movie has them on vacation .\nthe coments will not be aired on t . v . oh and trisha . go to google . web . type in buy tickets to high school musical 2 and put in the state and country you live in and you should be able to get the 5 tickets that you need for your doghter ( s ) birthday . ( b - day )\nthe summertime sequel to the smash hit disney channel musical is simply\nfabulous .\nthe summertime sequel to the smash hit disney channel musical is simply\nfabulous\n.\nno one could have anticipated how ratings for the movie would shoot through the roof , the huge amount of units high school musical \u2018s accompanying soundtrack would sell or just what a cultural phenomenon the disney channel would set into motion with this particular production .\n\u2013 sing along with \u201chigh school musical 2\u201d \u2013 on - screen lyrics for all the songs from the movie let viewers join in with their favorite stars . \u2013 \u201chigh school musical\u201d karaoke \u2013 anyone can be a star with this interactive , highly entertaining bonus feature . \u2013 rehearsal cam \u2013 an unprecedented opportunity to watch the rehearsal footage in sync with the movie . \u2013 bloopers \u2013 nobody\u2019s perfect and that\u2019s half the fun ! watch as the movie\u2019s stars try to cover their hilarious missteps . \u2013 music videos \u2013 including a performance by popular canadian artist nikki yanovsky singing \u201cgotta go my own way\u201d in french and english .\nand come what may , i am merely suggesting what the headline says . high school musical 4 should have some kind of theatrical release . and so for that matter should descendents 2 . if you ' re reading an article about high school musical 4 , there is a good chance you know what descendents is . but just in case , it ' s a massively successful disney channel musical movie from last year which concerns the teen children of disney ' s famous villains who end up going to a heroes - only prep school and deciding whether or not to embrace their villainous ways . the kenny ortega - directed film debuted with 8 million viewers ( 6 . 6 million live and 1 . 4 million views on the disney channel streaming ap ) in late july of 2015 .\nin latin america , the premiere of high school musical 2 was be seen by 3 . 3 million viewers in the north region . the film was the most - watched in its schedule , among all cable channels , and produced the highest rating of the channel , surpassing all original films of disney channel . among other records , the premiere in argentina surpassed the debut of high school musical the last year , in a 107 percent , while in brazil the sequel reached 208 percent , and mexico did so with 61 percent . [ 11 ] in the united kingdom , the movie became disney channel uk ' s most viewed program ever , totaling 1 . 2 million viewers in its first showing . [ 12 ]\nas seniors in high school , troy and gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches . along with the rest of the wildcats , they stage a spring musical to address their experiences , hopes and fears about their future .\n\u201chigh school musical 2\u201d comes to dvd and blu - ray high - def in an extended edition on december 11 , 2007 from walt disney studios home entertainment . there\u2019s a special bonus musical scene available only on dvd and blu - ray high - def , seamlessly integrated into the film , in which audiences can finally see the musical number troy and sharpay rehearse in the film but never perform . the scene features sharpay playing the pineapple princess looking for her fresh fish prince in the lavish polynesian fantasy \u201chumuhumunukunukua\u2019pua\u2019a , \u201d in which sharpay goes all out to win troy \u2014 and the star dazzle award at the midsummer night\u2019s talent show . the number is complete with a hip - hop ode to mighty mount fufu .\nms . darbus ( alyson reed ) is the stern drama teacher at east high .\nacademic alpha bitch : taylor mckessie is the president of the science club at east high and a member of the school ' s national decathlon team . she wants gabriella to join the team to beat their rivals in west high and be involved in nothing else .\nfans of the movie should recognize much in high school musical : the concert . the film\u2019s director - choreographer , kenny ortega , is the tour\u2019s creative director , and all but one of the film\u2019s adolescent stars perform in the show . ( zac efron , who plays hoops hunk troy , is in canada shooting the movie version of the musical hairspray . )\ni have a soft spot for musicals and zac efron . even if i didn ' t , this film would still be great . the songs were as catchy as ever and i loved all of the sequels . ' high school musical 2 , 3 ' all make you smile uncontrolably , make you want to sing and dance a long and cry with happiness . great film .\nchoose 1 of 2 free * posters with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nin this second installment in disney ' s high school musical franchise , student troy bolton stresses over getting a job , with the price of college looming on his mind , as well as trying to make sure he and gabriella montez are able to stay together all summer .\non october 13th , 2007 youtuber jaelliottck uploaded a musical number from high school musical (\nbet on it\n) with the audio replaced with the pokemon theme song . as of january 2014 the video has received 23 , 000 views , though a video with the same concept uploaded on may 27th , 2008 by youtuber hsmusical05 has received over 500 , 000 views .\nhey um i wanted 2 kno if there was any way we could get / purchase tickets 2 the amc premiere of the hsm2 movie . or if we can at least see them from the red carpet . anything ? please ?\nthe musical fun continues in director kenny ortega ' s sequel to the 2006 disney channel hit .\nin bullying troy about daring to audition for the musical and guilting him into turning on gabriella .\nbelieve it or not , 10 years ago today , high school musical 2 premiered on the disney channel . the sequel drew a record amount of viewers\u201417 . 6 million to be exact . fans watched as the kids from east high school summered at lava springs , working as lifeguards ( vanessa hudgens ' garbriella montez ) , activity coordinators ( monique coleman ' s taylor mckessie ) and more . as for troy bolton ( zac efron ) ? he swiftly got promoted from caddy to children ' s golf teacher , thanks to some clever manipulation on behalf of drama queen sharpay evans ( ashley tisdale ) .\ndisney channel just announced that it ' s officially returning to east high for a new installment of the hit tv movie franchise . we ' ll not only meet the new wildcats , but we ' ll also get to know east high ' s rivals , the west high knights !\nblack and nerdy : taylor , who is the president of the school ' s science club .\nfive high school kids , olivia , wendall , stella , charlie , and\nmo\n, meet in detention and start a band based off the lemonade vending machine outside the detention room .\nfate drives us together : troy and gabriella . a stranger pushes them to sing together in colorado , and then they end up at the same high school , ( heck even the same form class ) , in albuquerque . someone up there really wanted them to get parts in that musical .\njeffrey hornaday ( teen beach movie , teen beach 2 ) will direct and choreograph the movie replacing trilogy helmer kenny ortega .\nless than six weeks after the premiere of \u201chigh school musical 2 , \u201d it appears the tween world is still passionate about troy , gabriella , sharpay , ryan and the rest of their pastel - colored fantasy world of secondary education . more than 17 million watched the first u . s . telecast . since then it has reached nearly 49 . 8 million people across 12 countries , the walt disney co . says .\nyoung viewers had been anticipating the sequel to\nhigh school musical ,\nwhich catapulted young stars like zac efron and vanessa hudgens to stardom and generated an estimated $ 100 million in sales of dvds and cd soundtracks for the walt disney co . , for more than a year and a half .\nstars of the movie , along with director - choreographer kenny ortega and other celebrity guests will walk the carpet in downtown disney prior to the 6 : 00pm screening . following the downtown disney festivities , they will attend an invitation - only poolside party at disney\u2019s grand californian hotel & spa . high school musical 2 follows other high - profile premieres hosted at the disneyland resort , including all three pirates of the caribbean films . this will mark the first time a movie made especially for disney channel has been premiered at the resort .\nwell , it looks like it ' s time to get your head back in the game . the disney channel is dipping back into the high school musical franchise for a fourth installment . the only surprise is that it took this long . the original high school musical was something of a televised sensation when it premiered on the disney channel back in 2006 , a clear example of a studio trying something unlike anything else in the marketplace at the time and hitting paydirt . it spawned a televised sequel in 2007 ( which broke basic cable records with 17 . 2 million viewers on its premiere night ) and a theatrical finale in october of 2008 which snagged a $ 42m opening weekend and earned $ 252m worldwide on an $ 11m budget .\nschool ' s out for summer and the east high wildcats are ready to make it the time of their lives after landing jobs in a wealthy country club owned by sharpay and ryan ' s family .\nhigh school sweethearts : hard to avoid . there ' s troy / gabriella , chad / taylor , kelsi / jason ( in # 1 and 2 ) and kelsi / ryan and jason / martha ( in # 3 ) . most of the couples are implied to be pretty casual , with chad even admitting that with him and taylor going to different colleges , he doesn ' t plan on taking the girl with him after high school . troy and gabriella are the only pair who explicitly intend to stick it out after graduation .\nsickeningly sweethearts : troy and gabriella have shades of this in # 2 . by # 3 their relationship has matured a bit .\nhigh school musical 2 , part of the blockbuster disney channel original movie franchise , premieres friday , august 17 ( 8 : 00 p . m . , et / pt ) on disney channel u . s . , and will be featured saturday and sunday , august 18 and 19 , in online and on - air programming events hosted by the movie\u2019s cast . it will also premiere on disney channels around the world beginning in september .\nthe film follows new girl gabriella as she enters east high school mid - year . she had met the school ' s star basketball player , troy , at a new year ' s eve party when the pair sang a karaoke duet . when they accidentally try out for the school musical other students begin sharing their secret , out of character hobbies . troy and gabriella ' s friends try to sabotage their relationship so they can focus on their primary after school activities ( basketball and academic decathlon ) but eventually they come clean and encourage them to attend a call back . they win their games and get the staring roles .\n5 . the school mascot was originally going be a leopard , but is was changed to a wildcat .\nsandy and danny at the school dance . ( photo : paramount pictures / fotos international / getty images )\n9 . after the success of the first movie \u2014 it\u2019s the top - grossing musical in the us to date \u2014 grease was supposed to have three sequels ; however , after grease 2 bombed at the box office , those plans were canceled .\nkelsi nielsen ( olesya rulin ) is a student at east high . she is a pianist and composer .\n14 . it was the only high school musical movie to be released in theaters . it went on to make over $ 250 million worldwide . the lizzie mcguire movie only made a little over $ 55 million worldwide when it hit theaters in 2003 , so its theatrical success was unprecedented for disney channel productions brought to the big screen .\nwhen i heard that the director and cast of high school musical were going to be going way more over the top and\nkick it up a notch\ni was a little worried because i didn ' t want everyone to try to hard and overdo it . but obviously\nover the top\nworked wonderfully in high school musical 2 , the sequel the to the ever - so - popular first . first of all , the songs were amazing and the acting and dancing were great . you could really tell that everyone in the cast improved vocally and acting - wise . what i loved about the characters ( troy , gabriella , sharpay , ryan , chad , taylor ) is that they showed more depth , you got to know them a lot more and understand them . moreso ryan than anyone else * wink * wink * . many people haven ' t mentioned this but the cinematography is outstanding . the whole movie , along with everyone in it , looks so gorgeous , so colorful and bright . younger kids will definitely love it . although there probably won ' t be another dance - along , i really don ' t think anyone will care . high school musical 2 is wonderful and without a doubt , the best movie disney channel has ever made . i give it 5 stars .\nin this world with no rough edges , the geek gets the jock , the cliques melt like butter , and despite a few bumps , everyone gets along . sound like any high school you went to ? but never mind .\ndespite the best efforts of il divo and larry the cable guy , the soundtrack to high school musical \u2014the squeaky - clean disney channel flick about a group of albuquerque kids putting on a show\u2014became 2006\u2019s best - selling release . so how are the youngsters celebrating ? by taking the thing on the road , as befits the pop stars they\u2019ve unexpectedly become .\nsing along with troy ( zac efron ) , chad ( corbin bleu ) and the rest of the cast in the extended edition of hsm 2 .\nwhat happened to the mouse ? : ironically enough , the titular high school musical ( apparently called twinkle towne ) , in the first film . you ' d think with all the importance placed on its callbacks , we ' d get some focus on the musical itself , like maybe showing troy and gabriella practicing songs or scenes from it , right ? well , you ' d be wrong - after the performance of breaking free it ' s never brought up again , not even in the sequels .\nthe wildcats are back ! school ' s out and east high school hoops star troy bolton , a - student gabriella montez and the rest of the wildcats are getting ready for a fun summer vacation . but that all changes when drama queen sharpay evans uses her dad ' s connections to get troy a job at their ritzy country club and a chance at a scholarship .\nhigh school dance : subverted in the third movie : there is buildup\u2014so much so that an entire song is devoted to it in the senior year musical . . . then gabriella leaves early . troy winds up spending prom night in california with her ( as opposed to the movie ' s new mexico setting ) , and the actual dance is confined to a single imagine spot ( reprising the song\ncan i have this dance\n) . the movie ' s actual climax is at the musical performance .\ntroy bolton and gabriella montez are two totally different teenagers who meet at a party while singing karaoke on new year ' s eve . one week later troy goes back to his high school , east high , in new mexico to find that gabriella is a new student there . they quickly become close friends and accidentally audition for the school musical . after getting a callback , drama queen sharpay evans and her sidekick brother ryan are furious . then chad , troy ' s best friend and basketball teammate , and taylor , gabriella ' s new friend on the decathlon team , must find out a way to make gabriella hate troy .\nopsoc is back with our first show of the season , bringing you a throw - back to all your greatest nostalgia - with an amazing performance of disney ' s high school musical 2 ! featuring all your favourite song ' s like\nbet on it\nand\nwork this out\n, the great cast of dundee university ' s opsoc are all in this together ( again ! ) as we present to you this year ' s weekend show ; cast , rehearsed and performed all within the space of one weekend . join us in celebrating the wild cat ' s journey toward the star dazzle awards and relive all your favourite summer memories with this entertaining musical .\nhey everyone , just tossing around some ideas for future shows and was wondering what the current feeling is toward high school musical . i would be looking to do it with 7 & 8th graders , but wasn ' t sure if the fad is past it ' s prime . will the kids get into it , or will they just roll their eyes ? thanks for any help !\n4 . in its early stages , it was going to be a grease sequel . a 1999 version of the script was called grease 3 , and it would have followed danny and sandy ' s kids in a plot almost identical to that of high school musical ' s , only with serious similarities to grease . britney spears and justin timberlake were reportedly in mind for the lead roles .\nperform your entire musical with a pre - recorded score played by a full orchestra of live professional musicians right from your apple device .\nand then troy decides to go to berkeley anyway with zero mention of his worries about money from the previous film making the whole plot of # 2 fairly pointless .\nirony - free zone sure , hsm is fairly well made and expertly marketed . but what really interests thompson is its ttotal lack of irony , of hipness , of the \u201cwiseguy\u201d humor so prevalent today . \u201cwe are so deep into the age of irony , \u201d thompson says , \u201cthat when you encounter something as naive as \u2018high school musical , \u2019 it\u2019s almost avant - garde . it\u2019s cutting edge !\n420 young performers from 18 musical theatre groups from across the uk and ireland gathered to take part in the second junior theatre . . .\nmartha cox ( kaycee stroh ) is a student at east high . she is a friend with gabriella , kelsi , and taylor .\nin this first sequel to disney ' s high school musical , student troy bolton stresses over getting a job , with the price of college looming on his mind , as well as trying to make sure he and gabriella montez are able to stay together all summer . but hiring him at the club is part of a scheme set up by a very troy bolton - hungry sharpay evans who wants troy for herself .\n7 . you might have noticed a huge change in troy ' s voice between the first and second movies . that ' s because , when they were filming the original hsm , zac efron couldn ' t hit the high notes necessary for his singing role , so drew seeley sang most of his part while zac lip synced . in the second and third movies , zac took on all of his own singing . as for drew , he played the role of troy bolton in the high school musical : the concert tour and he was pretty awesome ."]}
{"id": 116700, "summary": [{"text": "she is a 1935 american film produced by merian c. cooper .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "based on h. rider haggard 's novel of the same name , the screenplay combines elements from all the books in the series : she : a history of adventure , she and allan , ayesha : the return of she and wisdom 's daughter .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film reached a new generation of moviegoers with a 1949 re-release .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the ancient civilization of kor is depicted in an art deco style with imaginative special effects .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the setting is arctic siberia , rather than in africa , as in the first book .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the third book is set in the himalayas .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "with music by max steiner , the film stars helen gahagan , randolph scott and nigel bruce .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it was hoped that she would follow cooper 's previous success , king kong .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "cooper had originally intended to shoot the film in color , but budget cuts by rko forced him to shoot the film in black and white at the last minute .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "however , the black and white film had disappointing results at the box office .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it initially lost $ 180,000 , although it later had a successful re-release .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film is listed in golden raspberry award founder john wilson 's book the official razzie movie guide as one of the the 100 most enjoyably bad movies ever made .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "in 2006 , legend films and ray harryhausen colorized the film as a tribute to cooper .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the colorized trailer for she premiered at the 2006 comic-con .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "she was considered a lost film for many years until an original print , stored in silent film star buster keaton 's garage , was turned over to film distributor raymond rohauer for preservation .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "she originally had a running time of 102 minutes , but on its 1949 re-release , was edited down to 94 minutes , to better fit on a double bill with cooper 's the last days of pompeii .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the 8 minutes of missing scenes , taken from a slightly lower quality 16 mm print , were finally reinstated in 2007 by kino video . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "she ( 1935 film )", "paragraphs": ["empire of the imagination : rediscovering she ( 1935 ) by matthew c . hoffman\n\u200eshe ( 1935 ) directed by lansing c . holden , irving pichel \u2022 reviews , film + cast \u2022 letterboxd\nempire of the imagination : rediscovering she ( 1935 ) by matthew c . hoffman | screen deco\none response to \u201cempire of the imagination : rediscovering she ( 1935 ) by matthew c . hoffman\u201d\nbrief exerpt from the 1935 fantasy epic she , starring helen gahagan . ( the full movie is a available on dvd from amazon and other stores . )\nthe novella by michael egremont , published at the time of the film ' s 1935 release , included several scenes not in the film , expanding on characters and situations - and reveals the surname of\nlittle maria\nas kramer .\ni described the 1887 novel briefly in my review of the book . the 1935 film version starring helen gahagan as ayesha and randolph scott as leo vincey is different in many ways .\nevidence ( 1935 ) : first film used in an english court of law to prosecute an illegal gambling ring in the town of chesterfield , with an appearance by three circus elephants .\njust watched the colorized version of the 1935 film \u201cshe\u201d and found it to be a fun movie . i agree , that any one calling the film campy and dated , has no sense or meaning of those terms . for the purest , the legend dvd has both the colorized and black and white .\nfilms revealing the development of british sign language ( 1935 ) from the deaf association shot in weston - super - mare .\nexcellent film ! in the same school as the wizard of oz - terrific . it is a classic - 1935 , but one of the best i ' ve seen from that era .\nreleased in 1935 and loosely based on h . rider haggard\u2019s novel , \u201cshe\u201d stars randolph scott and nigel bruce as explorers leading an expedition to the arctic to find a lost . . .\nwas it when she saw the scene at the fountain ? when she gives up on her play ? when she reads the letter from robbie to cecilia ? when she mistakenly observes robbie and cecilia making love in the library ? when she witnesses lola ' s rape ? or when she officially accuses robbie of the assault to authorities ? each one of these is a plausible response .\nvivien leigh made both her onstage and film debuts in 1935 . she starred in the play the bash , which , although wasn & apos ; t particularly successful , allowed leigh to make an impression on producer sydney carroll , who soon cast the actress in her first london play ; and landed the lead role in the aptly titled movie things are looking up ( 1935 ) .\nalthough the bride of frankenstein is one of most iconic universal monsters , she only had 3 minutes of screen time in the entire film .\na midsummer night ' s dream - 1935 oberon :\nbe as thou wast wont to be ; . . . . . .\nclaude rains was offered the role of dr . pretorius but he was unavailable due to filming the mystery of edwin drood ( 1935 ) .\nshe . rko radio pictures , 1935 . helen gahagan , randolph scott , helen mack , nigel bruce . based on the novel by h . rider haggard . directors : lansing c . holden & irving pichel .\nunlocking film heritage and britain on film are thanks to \u00a315 million funding from the national lottery and the additional support of the esm\u00e9e fairbairn foundation .\njames whale ' s movie bride of frankenstein ( 1935 ) - boris karloff ( monster ) , colin clive , elsa lanchester . universal studios .\nvalerie hobson , who plays dr . frankenstein ' s fianc\u00e9 / bride in the film , was only 17 years old when she appeared in the film ( colin clive , who portrayed henry frankenstein , was 35 . )\nit wasn ' t easy . hoping to write for film , she traveled to hollywood , where she found that the studios had little interest in her work . she supported herself as a waitress , a movie extra , a clerk in a studio wardrobe department . she gradually perfected her english , making herself one of a small handful of creative writers who have mastered the language in their adulthood . in 1935 she enjoyed her first success : her play , night of january 16th , was produced on the new york stage . her first novel , we the living , appeared in 1936 .\nin 1935 , seymour hicks reprised the part he had made his own in thousands of stage versions , plus the 1913 film adaptation , and played the title role in this , the first talking version of the dickens classic .\nan mgm talent scout saw rainer performing in a viennese production of an american tragedy in 1934 , and she was immediately signed to a seven - year contract as the studio\u2019s secret weapon to keep greta garbo in line . so , in 1935 , in her late teens , speaking fluent french and german , but little english , rainer arrived in hollywood . her first film for the studio , the spy drama escapade ( 1935 ) , in which she replaced myrna loy as a viennese girl opposite william powell , made her a star .\nin order to gain that \u201cheart , \u201d the little princess\u2019 tormentor underwent a significant evolution . a heavy - set , daffy , oblivious , and egotistical comedy queen gave way to a cold and heartless , but elegant , stately , and beautiful monarch modeled after the ageless ice goddess ( \u201cshe who must be obeyed\u201d ) , from the 1935 film adaptation of h . rider haggard\u2019s tale \u201cshe . \u201d\nmike leigh is a british film director and playwright who ' s known for his use of improvisation . he won best director at cannes for his film naked .\nthe film is included on roger ebert ' s\ngreat movies\nlist .\none of the film ' s deleted sequences included the monster murdering the burgomaster .\nthe second layer to the guilt theme has to do with the history of literature . aside from the crime she committed as a child , briony feels guilty for her powers as a writer . she knows she has the autonomy to write whatever story she so chooses . just like she could send robbie to prison , she can make him survive the war . the reliance readers put in briony to tell them\nwhat really happened\nleaves her feeling guilty about her life ' s work , and she projects that guilt onto the history of the english literature canon .\nboth moses & apos ; father and her stepfather died when she was a child , and she went to live at the darke county infirmary , where she received schooling and sewing instruction while helping in the care of orphaned children . she returned to living with her mother and her second stepfather in her early teens , when she was able to help the family by hunting game for a grocery store . she earned so much from her skills that by the time she was 15 , moses was able to pay off the mortgage on her mother & apos ; s home .\ncolin clive ' s alcoholism had worsened since the first film , but james whale did not recast the role because his\nhysterical quality\nwas necessary for the film .\nas a result of audience reactions from the film ' s preview screenings during the first week of april 1935 , the film was extensively re - edited . many scenes were deleted and trimmed , and at least one , the scene where the monster stumbles into the gypsy camp , was added in . as a result of the editing , the original uncut film was approx . 15 minutes longer than its official release length of 75 minutes .\nbut so convinced was rainer that she had no chance of winning the coveted oscar for the second year running that on the night of the ceremony she stayed at home in her pyjamas . at 8 . 35pm , the names of the winners were given to the press , and a member of the academy telephoned her to tell her she had won . she had to change quickly into evening dress and dash across town with odets , whom she had married the previous year , to receive her second statuette . that night , she recalled , she and odets were having a terrific row . she was in tears by the time they got to the biltmore hotel , and they had to walk around the building five times before she had calmed down sufficiently to go in and accept the award .\nbefore she left hollywood , rainer was told by brecht that he would like to write a play for her . she suggested an adaptation of der kreidekreis ( the chalk circle ) by ah klabund , based on a chinese tale , which became the caucasian chalk circle . later , she and the playwright fell out , and she never performed in it .\nin part three of the book , briony has become a nurse , but she is given a badge with an incorrect first initial . she has been completely emasculated by the war and her social condition , as well as her guilt . when she sits with the dying french soldier , he thinks her to be someone else , and she goes along with his fantasy out of pity , but she tells him her real name in the end .\nbriony tallis has the imagination to make herself anything . when the story opens she is briony the serious child , briony the famous writer , and arabella , the star of a play she has just written . whenever briony is upset , she wanders by herself to water , where she can daydream into any persona she wishes - - a murderer , fencing champion , successful author ( notice the water motif for this - - a formless element ) .\neither that , or the film ' s budget would only stretch to one musical number .\nbut , i digress . back to the future . . . . sorry , film .\nevery film that has ever been nominated for an academy award in any category . enjoy !\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nbroadway star margaret garrett has spent her whole life working to support her sponging relatives . when she meets carefree dan webster , she learns how to have fun for the first time .\nit had nothing to do with the 1953 movie she , it is was 9 mins . long and is a boot leg , you are not getting the 1953 version of she ,\nheather said \u201ci\u2019ve never seen my family on film before so it was a wonderful surprise to discover three generations together . there\u2019s a perennial joy in location spotting ; couple this with the emotional power of film and britain on film has the potential to touch everyone in the uk . \u201d\nthe 1935 film is based on the outstanding 1887 adventure novel by h . rider haggard . it had been filmed several times in the silent era , and would be remade again in the 1960s by hammer studios . she is the story of a centuries old queen who awaits the return of her reincarnated dead lover . it\u2019s an allegorical tale about the quest for eternal life . the fountain of youth of historical legend becomes the flame of life within she\u2019s empire of kor .\ni grew up with shirley temple . in 1932 she made 12 movies as an adorable baby doll of four years old . in 1933 she made four films ; in 1934 eleven films the best was\nstand up & cheer\nand\nbaby , take a bow\n. in 1935 four films ; in 1936 captain january\n, in 1937\nheidi\n; in 1938\nrebecca of sunnybrook farm\nand\nthe little princess\n. in 1940 two movies , and in 1941 her first flop . 1944 she made a comeback in\nsince you went away\nand\ni ' ll be seeing you\n. 1947 she made three films including\nbachelor & the bobby soxer\n. 1948\nfort apache\nwhen she met her first husband john agar . in 1949 she made four good films the best of which was\na kiss for corliss\n. nobody wanted little shirley to grow up , so i must say my favorite film of hers was\nthe little colonel\nin which she sang and danced so well with the famed bill robinson . in that film she played against the great lionel barrymore .\nshe ( digitally remastered in colour ) [ 1935 ] [ dvd ] : urltoken helen gahagan , randolph scott , helen mack , nigel bruce , lansing c . holden , irving pichel , merian c . cooper , h . rider haggard , ruth rose : dvd & blu - ray\nstage actress helen gahagan portrays she\u2013 hasha - mo - tep , as she is also known . this would be her only film role before leaving hollywood for politics . she served two terms as a california congresswoman before running against richard nixon in 1950 in a bitter senate race . gahagan was red - baited by nixon , who labelled her the \u201cpink lady . \u201d she would lose the election , but the nickname she coined for nixon would remain with him for the rest of his life : \u201ctricky dick . \u201d there is a biography on helen gahagan called the pink lady . though there is scant mention of she in it , i\u2019d still recommend it to anyone interested in gahagan\u2019s political career and how she became inspired by the plight of americans during the depression .\nhidden histories and forgotten stories of people and places from the uk\u2019s key film and tv archives .\nvintage hollywood classics , vol . 17 : sunset boulevard & she ( original motion picture soundtracks )\na little girl named star lives with a lighthouse keeper who rescued her when her parents drowned . a truant officer decides she should go to boarding school but she ' s rescued by relatives .\nin my opinion , briony is a criminal . she knowingly accuses robbie of rape merely because of what she has witnessed between robbie and her sister . this is , of course , my opinion .\nharry potter : complete 8 - film colle . . . $ 44 . 99 , save 55 %\nmary jackson was one of the\nhuman computers\nportrayed in the film\nhidden figures .\nit is , so the credits claim , the earliest known version of a christmas carol on film .\na superlative restoration of a key film in alfred hitchcock\u2019s evolution as a master explorer of sexual neuroses .\nin the judgment of many critics , leigh & apos ; s acting in streetcar surpassed even her star turn in gone with the wind ; she won a second best actress oscar , as well as a new york film critics award and a british academy of film and television arts award , for the part .\ninterviews with ray harryhausen are split into two brief featurettes in the menu for each film , she ( 1080i ; 4 : 32 ) and things to come ( 1080i ; 3 : 47 ) , though both were obviously culled from the same sit down . harryhausen talks about the influence each film had on him .\nthe burst of chopin under a sky lit up with brilliancies . . . there wasn ' t a breath of wind and the music spread all over the dark boat , like a heavenly injunction whose import was unknown , like an order from god whose meaning was inscrutable . . . and afterwards , she wept because she thought of the man from cholon and suddenly she wasn ' t sure she hadn ' t loved him with a love she hadn ' t seen because it had lost itself in the affair like water in sand and she rediscovered it only now , through this moment of music flung across the sea .\n, paramount ' s second color film , starring a luminous frances farmer , stalwart ray milland , just plain weird oscar homolka and a rather oddly cast lloyd nolan as that film ' s island bound madman ) .\n' hidden figures ' : ' the right stuff ' vs . real stuff in new film about nasa history\ntwo directors were apparently needed to supervise the film\u2019s visual look . but it was cooper who was the driving force behind the production . it was his vision , as well as his values , that shaped its creation . she was conceived by cooper as a color film in three - strip technicolor . rko allocated a million dollar budget for the film with a hundred thousand dollars for the technicolor process . but before the cameras could roll , the studio executives , lacking cooper\u2019s vision , pulled the plug on shooting the film in color .\ni watched first the b & w version of she , then a few sections of the colorized version .\nshe scoured telephone directories , local newspapers , employee newsletters and the nasa archives to add to her growing list of names . she also chased down stray memos , obituaries , wedding announcements and more for any hint at the richness of these women\u2019s lives . \u201cit was a lot of connecting the dots , \u201d she says .\njames whale was so set on having o . p . heggie play the blind hermit that he shut down production from february 19 to march 2 , 1935 while waiting for heggie to finish a production at rko .\nafter olivier remarried and started a new family , leigh moved in with a younger actor named jack merivale . the change of pace seemed to do her good , as she re - emerged to take part in several successful performances during the 1960s . in 1963 , she headlined in a musical adaptation of tovarich and earned her a first tony award . two years later , she starred in the oscar - winning film ship of fools .\nshe is one of the great movie adventures of the 1930s , but it\u2019s a film many have never seen . if not for buster keaton , tonight\u2019s film might not exist at all . after its re - issue in the late 1940s , the film was out of circulation for many years , and then disaster struck when the rko studio vault , which housed the negative , suffered a fire . she was feared lost until a 35mm print of the film turned up in the silent comedian\u2019s garage . along with buster keaton\u2019s own films , she was turned over to preservationist raymond rohauer . in the book screen deco , howard mandelbaum and eric myers write that the film was \u201crevived during radio city music hall\u2019s 1976 art deco week , and during its los angeles engagement the following year , the los angeles times complimented its \u2018monumental sets designed in a kind of art deco barbaric . ' \u201d now , decades later , this wonderful film has been restored in the digital medium of dvd .\nafter 30 years with naca and nasa ( at which point she was an engineer ) , jackson decided to become an equal opportunity specialist to help women and minorities . although described as a behind - the - scenes sort of worker , she helped many people get promoted or become supervisors . she retired from nasa in 1985 .\nthe deeper elements of the story are expressed through the words of she , and there is something beautiful in her reflection on the endless flow of time . she is a haunted figure , and her poetic dialogue and delivery captures that . the screenplay was written by ruth rose and dudley nichols . rose was an important contributor to the films of merian c . cooper , having penned many of his greatest adventures . i wish more people were aware of her contributions to film history . she gave king kong its fairy tale quality , and she brought a verbal poetry to she . rose maintained the essence of an epic novel that contained vast themes and subtleties .\nin trinidad , palestine and hungary the film was rejected completely\nsimply because it is a horror picture\n( 2 ) . other countries ( e . g . china , singapore , japan ) deleted important parts of the film and in sweden censorship cuts were so excessive that bride of frankenstein was only released as a short film .\nin 1938 , cassell and company published the book in britain , but it did not find an american publisher . it remained virtually unknown in this country until 1946 , when one of rand ' s friends , leonard e . read , creator of the foundation for economic education , arranged for it to be republished in a series of pamphlets advocating individualism . rand took the occasion to edit the work . she repudiated none of its essentials , but she subjected every sentence to close analysis , and she eliminated every expression she considered unnecessary . she made the intense yet more intense .\non coming to the door , mrs cratchit exclaims ,\nit ' s a prize turkey\nand you can ' t be sure whether she ' s referring to the bird or the film that you ' ve just sat through .\nmake film \u2013 greatest generation is a uk - wide filmmaking project organised by the education charity into film , bfi , bbc learning and the british council . the project invites children aged 7 - 11 to record interviews with members of the wartime generation and combine the footage with britain on film archive clips to create their own short documentaries . for information visit urltoken\ngahagan possessed a wonderful speaking voice which only adds to the great moment in which she is first introduced to us behind the smoke at the top of the palace staircase . at that moment , gahagan immediately brings a different kind of energy to the film . prior to her introduction , the storyline had skirted pulp fiction . though she lacks the blinding beauty of the literary she , gahagan makes you feel she is indeed older than her years . additionally , other writers have commented on her appearance and its influence on walt disney when he envisioned the evil queen from snow white and the seven dwarfs .\nbritain on film changes the film and tv archive landscape forever . it\u2019s vital that the uk\u2019s film and tv archives \u2013 britain\u2019s national collection \u2013 can be enjoyed by everyone , and now they can . the unprecedented scale of this project is a testament to the collaborative effort and skills of the bfi national archive and the regional and national archives of the uk . \u201d\nthe summer of that year found her living temporarily in stony creek , connecticut . her husband , frank o ' connor , was working as an actor in summer stock , and she was planning her next novel . it was an elaborate project . she decided to take some time off and write a story that she had long had in mind\u2014the story of anthem .\ni saw and approached the hungry and desperate mother , as if drawn by a magnet . i do not remember how i explained my presence or my camera to her , but i do remember she asked me no questions . i made five exposures , working closer and closer from the same direction . i did not ask her name or her history . she told me her age , that she was thirty - two . she said that they had been living on frozen vegetables from the surrounding fields , and birds that the children killed . she had just sold the tires from her car to buy food . there she sat in that lean - to tent with her children huddled around her , and seemed to know that my pictures might help her , and so she helped me . there was a sort of equality about it . ( from :\nin both the novel and in real life , the jilted and lovelorn marguerite duras traveled by steamship to france , where she studied law and political science at the sorbonne . upon her graduation in 1935 , she worked as a secreraty at the ministry of colonies until 1941 , and shortly thereafter , published her first book , les impudents , in 1942 . duras served as a member of french resistance during world war ii , in which she lays claim to the rescue of french president fran\u00e7ois mitterand during his days as resistance fighter . after the war , duras worked as a journalist for several magazines , including the observateur . she later joined the communist party , but was expelled for condemning its policies and lobbying for revisionism in 1950 .\nthere was an epilogue to this movie featuring elsa lanchester as mary shelley , but it was cut from the final film .\none of the cast cut from the film after the preview was helen parrish , who played a\ncommunion girl .\nwhile researching the project , heather stewart , creative director , bfi , discovered her great grandmother , grandmother and mother together on film in scenes from children\u2019s excursion ( 1952 ) featuring moniaive in dumfries and galloway , the village she grew up in .\nit ' s the 1930s and great swathes of the globe are ripe for exploration . intrepid actors discover shangra - la in the himalayas , king solomon ' s mines in africa , the uncharted skull island somewhere at sea , and the deco kingdom of kor in the arctic circle - home to she who must be obeyed ( she for short ) . she has been hanging round in her kingdom , pining over the one who got away - randolph scott ( he who must act as wood ) . he and she should be a we or so she thinks . randolph is not so convinced - he ' s a simple chap and wants an ordinary small capital kinda we . she is not amused . 1 star for she - helen gahagan - actor , opera singer , politician , activist 1 star for the fabulous sets and costumes 1 star for polystyrene avalanches\nbehind closed doors , she studied the part of lulu in pandora\u2019s box by frank wedekind . after she auditioned at the theatre in d\u00fcsseldorf , no one could believe that she had had no previous training . \u201ci could feel the warmth and the love coming to me from the audience and yet i could remain at a protective distance . it was what i needed . \u201d\nas i mentioned , merian cooper had grander ideas for his final film under his rko contract . you have the feeling that there were set pieces cooper was forced to cut because of the budget , ideas that were put on ice like the inanimate saber - toothed tiger\u2014frozen ideas thawed out now in the realm of what could\u2019ve been . we can only imagine what she might\u2019ve been had a visionary like cooper been given an open checkbook . but we must judge only what is there on the screen . she is a cerebral action film that has great moments of solemn beauty . it has an other - worldly quality unlike any other film of its era . its poetic interludes recall universal\u2019s the mummy , which was another film about lost love and reincarnation .\n\u201cwhat do you know of immortal dreams , immortal memories ? i am yesterday , today and tomorrow . i am sorrow , and longing and hope unfulfilled . i am hasha - mo - tep\u2013 she , she - who - must - be - obeyed . i am\u2026 i\u2026 it\u2019s not enough that i should hope and wait unending years in pain\u2026\u201d ~ she ( helen gahagan )\n\u201cit\u2019s not much of an exaggeration to say that all contemporary escapist entertainment begins with \u2018the 39 steps , \u2019 \u201d robert towne , the screenwriter of \u201cchinatown , \u201d once remarked of the 1935 alfred hitchcock thriller , which has just been rereleased by criterion .\npoint of view \u00b7 scout narrates in the first person , telling what she saw and heard at the time and augmenting this narration with thoughts and assessments of her experiences in retrospect . although she is by no means an omniscient narrator , she has matured considerably over the intervening years and often implicitly and humorously comments on the na\u00efvet\u00e9 she displayed in her thoughts and actions as a young girl . scout mostly tells of her own thoughts but also devotes considerable time to recounting and analyzing jem \u2019s thoughts and actions .\ni don ' t quite get legend ' s mindset . they claim to be a leader in film preservation ( although their ratty - looking dvd double feature of killer shrews / giant gila monster calls that into question ) , yet their versions of beyond tomorrow ( released as beyond christmas by fox ) and she include deleted footage as a bonus feature , rather than acutally\nrestoring\nit back into the film . ( even my pd copy of beyond tomorrow had the missing footage actually in the film . )\nthis dvd is the best version of the movie she and is in colour , a must buy from this market place seller .\nbut the more shetterly dug , the more computers she discovered . \u201cmy investigation became more like an obsession , \u201d she writes in the book . \u201ci would walk any trail if it meant finding a trace of one of the computers at its end . \u201d\ndespite these successes and her capability , she was constantly passed over for promotions herself . as spencer tells popular mechanics , vaughan struggled with the same things all female computers did while at nasa .\nthe conflict of working outside of the home to provide the best life for your children and , yet , not physically being there . but she knew she was changing the world .\nbritain on film is the result of the bfi national archive and the uk\u2019s national and regional film archives and rights holders joining forces to bring these films together with a major programme of curation and digitisation that started in 2012 and continues until the end of 2017 .\nthe book and movie don\u2019t mark the end of shetterly\u2019s work she continues to collect these names , hoping to eventually make the list available online . she hopes to find the many names that have been sifted out over the years and document their respective life\u2019s work .\nin the kino deluxe set , both the colorized and b & w versions have the footage restored to the body of the film .\nbought for ray harryhousen special effects i was not dissapointed and was pleased with the quality of the remasted colour . enjoyed the film .\nevery year , around early december , i prepare myself for my dickens christmas walk by both reading the book and watching the film .\nthe earliest version i have been able to track down is this incomplete silent film by robert w . paul that dates from 1901 .\nthrough the project , britain on film curators have found extraordinary footage of ordinary people and places from across the collections . these include :\nsorry i ' m late ebenezer\n, she says , when she eventually turns up , and we realise that the reason for the delay was to give sally fraser enough time to change out of her ghost costume and into her belle of the ball outfit .\nin the late 50s , rainer and her family moved to britain . she appeared in some television plays on the bbc , including stone faces ( 1957 ) , a play written for her by jb priestley . she also played regina in lillian hellman\u2019s the little foxes at the theater in der josefstadt in vienna , where she had performed with reinhardt many years before . in 1973 , she took the taxing part of the narrator in honegger\u2019s oratorio judith , in french , with the pittsburgh symphony orchestra , with jessye norman singing the soprano part .\nbriony is at a point where she is too young to fully grasp the adult world she is quickly becoming a part of , yet old enough to presume she understands her social environment on a mature level . this wavering , transient positioning in her psychological development , along with the circumstances she happens to observe ( the fountain scene , the letter , the library scene , and the rape ) all lead to a misappropriation of her emotions . briony is still a child , there is no arguing that . her obsession with order , her fantasizing about playwriting and fencing , and the seriousness with which she takes her play all represent her at a point where she is too young to see the world beyond her own existence . this flaw is not her fault . it is a part of the psychological maturing process .\nsupporting scott is nigel bruce as holly . bruce is best known for playing dr . watson in the sherlock holmes film series at universal , which starred basil rathbone . also starring is rko ing\u00e9nue helen mack , who had appeared in son of kong . mack was born in rock island , illinois , and she would go on to have a long career on stage and in film before eventually turning to radio as a writer . her performance in she is very expressive , and she makes a good foil for helen gahagan . three other actors who give exceptional performances are samuel hinds as leo vincey\u2019s dying uncle , lumsden hare as the arctic trader , and the german - born gustav von seyffertitz as she\u2019s calculating servant , billali . the latter is an interesting character whose jealousies and motivations could\u2019ve easily been developed into a subplot .\nafter oakley and butler were in a railroad accident in 1901 , she was partially paralyzed for a time , yet she recovered and continued to perform . she did stage work in the 1903 melodrama the western girl and joined the young buffalo show in 1911 . oakley and butler retired in 1913 , settling in cambridge , maryland , and adopting a dog , dave , who would become part of their later shows .\nthe musical soundtrack for this film proved so popular , it was used again in the flash gordon and buck rogers serials starring buster crabbe .\nbarrymore , however , did get to introduce the film ' s trailer which was billed as a\nfireside chat\nwith lionel barrymore .\ni ' m sorry mr jones ,\ncarole replies ,\nbut mr cohen would only let us film outside his grocery shop if we let his grandson appear in the film . and the lad ' s got a lovely voice , don ' t you think ? '\n\u201ci get emails all the time from people whose grandmothers or mothers worked there , \u201d she says . \u201cjust today i got an email from a woman asking if i was still searching for computers . [ she ] had worked at langley from july 1951 through august 1957 . \u201d\npart of oakley & apos ; s lasting legacy is the irving berlin musical annie get your gun ( 1946 ) , based on her life story , with the initial run starring ethel merman and later broadway incarnations starring reba mcentire and bernadette peters . other media treatments of the markswoman & apos ; s life have appeared as well , including the 1935 film annie oakley ( which is noted for being historically inaccurate ) , the 1950 film adaptation of annie get your gun , starring betty hutton , and a variety of books geared toward both children and adults .\nmany argue that frankenstein ought to be called\nthe monster\nand not\nfrankenstein\n, however this second film ' s title , bride of frankenstein ( 1935 ) settles this debate once and for all : the monster is nicknamed by his creator ' s last name , and is simply known as\nfrankenstein\n, since\nthe bride\nwas created for him , and not for his doctor creator .\nthough the color was never realized , a great film score was . one of she \u2019s greatest realizations is max steiner\u2019s music . it\u2019s a moderne score that is truly haunting . it gives she its mystery and grandeur . it\u2019s one of his best compositions , in fact . the complete recording has been preserved by the aforementioned james d\u2019arc at byu . i have a copy of this wonderful cd , and i can\u2019t recommend it enough . if anyone ever had to be convinced of the importance of film music , i can think of no better example than this .\nthe duo of pretorius and frankenstein can also be interpreted as a gay couple , who are still able to produce offspring , without any participation of women . film critic gary morris sees the whole film as a gay assault on standard sex roles and family values . in his essay\nat the time of its initial release , she lost money\u2013 $ 180 , 000 to be exact . its disappointing box office eliminated any chance of filming haggard\u2019s sequel , ayesha , the return of she . theatre - goers perhaps expected more non - stop thrills . she didn\u2019t make any money until 1948 when it was re - issued on a double bill with the last days of pompeii . modern reviews of she are all over the map , and i\u2019m amused by many of the \u201ccritiques\u201d i read on the imdb . i\u2019m all for democracy , but the user comments empower morons . she is not camp or kitsch . those are terms viewers use to describe what they don\u2019t understand\u2013 films that can\u2019t be appreciated in the era they were made in . some people call she a laughably bad movie or refer to its dated acting , and i\u2019m not even sure what that term \u201cdated\u201d means . if it doesn\u2019t measure up to modern standards it\u2019s somehow less ? it\u2019s nonsense and low - grade film criticism .\ntilda swinton is an oscar - winning british actress known for her arthouse film roles and for acclaimed performances in more mainstream pictures like michael clayton .\nthe screen ; ' she , ' a lavish screen version of h . rider haggard ' s adventure tale , opens at the music hall .\ntwo years later , when the college chose to integrate its graduate schools , johnson and two male students were offered spots . she quickly enrolled , but left to have children . in 1953 , when she was back in the workforce , johnson joined the west area computing section at langley .\nget the girl to check the numbers . . . if she says the numbers are good , i ' m ready to go .\nelizabeth was played by brunette valerie hobson who replaced blonde mae clarke from the original frankenstein ( 1931 ) due to clarke ' s illness at the time . this change of hair color is a bit jarring since bride of frankenstein ( 1935 ) picks up right where the original leaves off .\n' she who must be obeyed ' rules a ' kingdom of the imagination ' called kor , somewhere deep in the himalayas . and a pretty wild place it is too , replete with cave men and a huge pyramid castle decked out with massive art deco interiors . she is played by helen gahagan , who would go on to become the first woman from california elected to congress for the democats . here , though , she ' s a tyrant who rules by fear and arbitrarily puts people to death because she ' grows weary of them ' . her actions are probably the result of psychosis brought on by being immortal rather than a political ideology , but everyone is still on tender hooks as to what she decides to do next . which\u2026\nfilm actress janet leigh , once tony curtis\u2019s wife , is best remembered for her shower scene as marion crane in alfred hitchcock\u2019s classic thriller , psycho .\nshe - adventure . by h . rider haggard . stars : helen gahagan , randolph scott . leo vincey tries to discover the secret of immortality that\nherewith my reconsideration of she , bringing , i hope , a close to my rediscovery ( thanks to your astute reviewers ) of my earlier review .\ni mentioned the various dvd versions of the film that are available through kino and legend films , but nothing could ever beat the thrill of actually owning a film print , and for a number of years i had a 16mm print which contained some scenes deleted from the film when it was re - released . it wasn\u2019t an original print , just a dupe , but i opened one of my programs at the lasalle bank theatre with it . of course , today few people collect film prints anymore , and that\u2019s a shame . anyone can buy a factory - sealed , shrink - wrapped dvd or order one off amazon , but few will understand the joy of simply holding a film strip up to the light and seeing the images , one atop another , unfold a story on a piece of celluloid . films come alive when projected on film onto a big screen , and people have lost contact with that experience . modern media only simulates the theatrical experience . movies weren\u2019t meant to be watched on a phone or computer , and they certainly weren\u2019t meant to be beamed digitally from a satellite into a cineplex , which will be the wave of the future . film stock itself may die in a cold future of digital pixels , but not the films themselves . as long as there are places like our classic film series , movies like she will indeed live on through the millennium .\nthe bfi today launches britain on film , a new project that reveals hidden histories and forgotten stories of people and places from the uk\u2019s key film and tv archives . from today the archives go digital on bfi player , giving everybody in the uk free access to 1 , 000s of film and tv titles featuring where they live , grew up , went to school , holidayed as a child , or any place of interest in britain . by 2017 , thanks to national lottery funding and the support of the esm\u00e9e fairbairn foundation , 10 , 000 film and tv titles from 1895 to the present day will be digitised .\nher increasingly troubled personal life forced leigh to take occasional breaks from work throughout the 1940s , but she continued to take on many high - profile roles , both on the stage and screen . none could match the critical or commercial success she had won for playing scarlett o & apos ; hara , however .\nthe ghost of christmas past is so feminine and pretty , that you almost fall off your chair when she addresses scrooge in a deep and masculine voice .\nbeginning in 1935 , the national advisory committee for aeronautics ( naca ) , a precursor of nasa , hired hundreds of women as computers . the job title designated someone who performed mathematical equations and calculations by hand , according to a nasa history . the computers worked at the langley memorial aeronautical laboratory in virginia .\nbuy dvd distributor rko runtime 102 min rating nr year 1935 director irving pichel , lancing c . holden screenwriter ruth rose , dudley nichols cast helen gahagan , randolph scott , helen mack , nigel bruce , julius adler , lumsden hare , samuel s . hinds , noble johnson , jim thorpe , gustav von seyffertitz\ncommentary by ray harryhausen and mark vaz on she . this is an appealing if not especially informative commentary with vaz coaxing tidbits of information from harryhausen on why harryhausen selected certain colors for the colorized version . harryhausen does talk about the history of the film and a little bit about his mentor merian c . cooper .\naround that same time , she wrote and published three more novels : un barrage contre le pasifique , depicting the struggles of a poor french family in indochina , le marin de gibraltar , a cerebral romantic work , and le square , an abstract literary work for which she was indoctrinated into the new novel group .\nit\u2019s a recording as powerful and dramatic as anything written by the great classical composers . steiner\u2019s score has been described as \u201can opera without the arias . \u201d max steiner was a brilliant hollywood composer , the best in my opinion , and his score for she imbues the film with scope and depth it might not have otherwise had . one of his best music cues comes during the festival of the sacred well , a dance number in the hall of kings that goes on for over ten minutes . it\u2019s one of the biggest highlights of the film because it fuses the film\u2019s two greatest strengths : the music and the art deco decor .\nperfect 30s film - - the costumes , the music , the story line , the sets , the actors . it doesn ' t get better than this .\nthe name of little maria ' s father has been changed from\nludwig\nin the original frankenstein ( 1931 ) to\nhans\nin this film .\nthe bfi film audience network ( fan ) will be staging 85 screening events in 46 locations from belfast to canterbury and southern wales to inverness . highlights include :\nthe second crime is briony ' s lie , the accusation she makes against robbie as the man who raped lola . . . . . a false accusation .\nthereafter her films were mediocre , except for the great waltz ( 1938 ) , though her part as johann strauss\u2019s wife was considerably trimmed . a nonconformist , rainer walked around hollywood in slacks , wearing no make - up , her hair in disarray at the height of 1930s glamour . she also decided to expend her energies elsewhere than on her film career . she helped refugee children from spain and later , with the us first lady eleanor roosevelt , assisted european victims of nazi germany .\njackson hailed from hampton , virginia . she graduated with high marks from high school and received a bachelor of science degree from the hampton institute in mathematics and physical science , according to a biography posted on nasa ' s website . she began her career as a schoolteacher , and took on several other jobs before joining naca .\nwhen her disastrous marriage to odets ended in divorce in 1940 , she was living in new york . there she became friendly with nin , famous for her erotica and her passionate affair with the writer henry miller . \u201cmy strongest impression when i met her [ rainer ] was that you were twins of a sort , \u201d miller wrote to nin . \u201cneither of you belong in this world . \u201d after nin attended a play in which rainer was performing , she wrote long descriptions of the actor in her diary . rainer becomes a \u201cflame\u201d when she performs , says nin , and certainly \u201cwould have been loved by [ the french playwright antonin ] artaud\u201d .\nthere are very few actors whose culture and friendships ranged so widely , and who knew so many of the great names of the 20th century , as luise rainer , who has died aged 104 . she was married for three tempestuous years to the radical american playwright clifford odets ; she was a key member of max reinhardt\u2019s theatre company ; she was the lover of the german expressionist playwright ernst toller ; bertolt brecht wrote the caucasian chalk circle for her . she is frequently mentioned in the diaries of the writer ana\u00efs nin , who was fascinated by her ; she was an intimate of erich maria remarque and albert einstein ; federico fellini begged her to be in la dolce vita ; and george gershwin gave her a first edition of the score of porgy and bess , with a fulsome dedication to her from the composer .\nkino for the extras and the longer version of the film . note the deleted scenes reel on the legend release is the footage edited out of the main feature .\nhelen gahagan is not conventionally attractive , but her imperious manner contrasts very effectively with helen mack\u2019s performance , two roles that are the strong emotional underpinnings of the film ."]}
{"id": 116716, "summary": [{"text": "something in the water is a 2008 australian documentary film written and directed by aidan o'bryan .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "using live , archival , and interview footage shot in los angeles , melbourne , perth , sydney , and windsor in berkshire , england , it explores the history and environment behind the development of local and nationally acclaimed musical talent in western australia .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film was funded by perth media production company wbmc , headed by screenwriter/director aidan o'bryan and producer janelle landers .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film follows the rise to fame of some of western australia 's most successful musicians .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "something in the water features more than fifty interviews with bands including little birdy , the waifs , the sleepy jackson , eskimo joe , end of fashion , jebediah , le hoodoo gurus , the panics and red jezebel .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film asks whether perth 's talented spawn can be attributed to the city 's isolation , the environment or the music scene itself , or whether there is , in fact , something in the water .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "something in the water premiered at the astor theatre in perth and had a limited theatrical run in that city .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it later was shown at the fti fremantle film festival and the 2008 wami festival .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "an accompanying two-disc compilation of various western australian artists became available via mgm distribution as well as online in january 2009 .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the film was screened on abc2 on 13 may 2009 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "following this national broadcast , the film was released on dvd on 3 july 2009 via mgm distribution .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the dvd includes additional interview footage with eskimo joe , john butler , the triffids , dave faulkner and kim salmon .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "some people have noted that the film neglects to mention some of the more notable perth performers from the 1970s and even 1960s .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "while johnny young makes an appearance , other performers like glen ingram & the hi-five , bakery , the elks , fatty lumpkin , sid rumpo , dave warner , the dugites and rip torn & the stockings and groundbreaking producer martin clark and his clarion records are completely ignored ( although the dugites do make an appearance on the film 's soundtrack double cd release ) . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "something in the water ( film )", "paragraphs": ["you will also receive a \u201cthank you\u201d in the credits of something in the water .\nyou will also receive a \u201cthank you\u201d in the credits of \u201csomething in the water\u201d .\nyou will also be listed as an executive producer on something in the water .\nexcellent article covering the backstory to the film in last saturday ' s smh by journalist peter hannam . the online version mentions the film and has a clip from the film ( work in progress in the edit as i write )\nmiranda lambert has signed on as the executive music producer for the upcoming movie something in the water . the \u201ctin man\u201d singer - songwriter will choose the film\u2019s music and also contribute an original track .\nsomething in the water explores the rock phenomenon that is music in wa . how can the most isolated city in the world have exploded with so many successful bands over the years ? across decades and genres , something in the water asks\nwhat is responsible for the sparkling talent pool ?\nlambert once appeared in a 2012 episode of law & order : svu , playing a victim of assault . her involvement in something in the water stands as her first credit as a film music producer .\nnews audio # 6 : \u2026 a deadly spike in something called legionnaires ' disease .\nfollow something in the water to be notified when their next store opens , and check out what these other artists are serving up .\nmarc edwards ( film clip ) : we estimate that the water in about 5 , 000 flint homes is over standards set by the world health organization for lead in water .\nin the film the exchange takes place in a law firm\u2019s conference room , but it was actually in a courtroom .\nthey have identified a high level of interest around the film , the subject of land - - \u2010clearing , the law and the \u201ctrue crime\u201d genre the film adopts .\nchris shows off his acting chops well in this clip from the 2013 film \u201cstar trek into darkness . \u201d beware of spoilers if you haven\u2019t seen the film yet .\nsomething in the water is part of a lionsgate initiative to release movies and tv shows starring youtube influencers such as helbig . the movie will be filmed in nashville later in 2017 .\nno , to soften water , you need a water softener . the salt used in the brine tank of a water softener does not directly soften the water , but is used to regenerate the resin beads in your water softener . these actually soften the water from your well by removing the hard water ions , calcium , magnesium and iron .\nactor joe morton , narrator of \u201cpoisoned water , \u201d discusses the flint water crisis .\nthe film also has another country - music connection : it marks the feature film directorial debut of trey fanjoy , the music - video director behind many of lambert\u2019s videos , including \u201cvice , \u201d \u201cthe house that built me\u201d and the cinematic \u201csomethin\u2019 bad\u201d with carrie underwood . filming for something in the water will begin in nashville later this year .\nfragmented has won best narrative feature at the los angeles new wave international film festival and won a best director award for elford - argent . it also won best narrative feature at the monarch film festival and the borrego springs film festival .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nfollow the emergency in flint from the switch in water supply to today\u2019s health crisis .\nincludes lyrics for all songs written out and autographed by steve , your name in the \u201cthank you\u2019s\u201d of the film , and early viewing access of the film on friday , september 15th .\n\u201csomething in the water , \u201d our feature - length documentary , is in the latter stages of post - production . we need your help to cover some of the costs of post - production and marketing for the film . we believe the story it tells , the relationships that unfold , the history it reveals , and the behind - the - scenes look at the making of the record is something you will enjoy .\ni understand there is something else besides salt that will regenerate my softener . what is it ?\nsomething in the water explores the rock phenomenon that is music in wa . how can the most isolated city in the world have exploded with so many successful bands over the years ? across . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe script for something in the water was also written by cindy mccreery . the film , which marks celebrated country music director fanjoy\u2019s feature debut , will be produced by ken treusch for bleecker street entertainment alongside fanjoy and helbig . jordan gilbert is the creative executive for lionsgate . aquila / wood is casting the film and production will take place in nashville later this year .\nwalter smith - randolph ( nbc reporter , film clip ) : the issue here is the levels of chlorine in the water . it creates some sort of corrosion .\nyou won & apos ; t see her onscreen , but miranda lambert will have an important role in the upcoming movie something in the water : the country star has signed onto the project as the executive music producer .\nexclusive : miranda lambert has , for the first time , signed on to a film as an executive music producer to oversee music curation and also write an original song . which film ? trey fanjoy \u2019s friendship comedy something in the water , which is being done through lionsgate digital . in addition , youtube sensation grace helbig has been tapped as one of the stars in the story that revolves around five women in the south who challenge their men to a bass fishing competition . something in the water , co - written and to be directed by fanjoy , is said be in the vein of bridesmaids meets steel magnolias .\nthe artwork for the 1990 film version of stephen king ' s it features a nightmarish penny the clown .\ngrace helbig will star in something in the water , which is being produced by fanjoy , helbig and ken treusch for bleecker street entertainnment . helbig is a comedian , actress and author ; she has a development deal with lionsgate , the company at the helm of something in the water , and she previously co - wrote , co - produced and co - starred in dirty 30 and voiced a character in the movie trolls .\nevery year , the environmental protection agency publishes a drinking water quality report from your local water supplier . follow the link to find the report for your water supply .\nalso includes the ultimate merch collection and early viewing access of the film on friday , september 15th .\na10 : it is unlikely , but possible . most cabinet x - ray systems used in the united states for security screening are built to be safe for all but the fastest film speeds ( speeds below 1000 ) . multiple exposures of film to even film safe x - ray systems may eventually result in fogging or increased granularity . however , some systems , usually those scanning checked baggage , and some x - ray systems used in other parts of the world are not designed to be film safe . manufacturers are not required by federal regulation to build their systems to be film safe . your film manufacturer should be able to provide more specific recommendations about the storage and transport of exposed and unexposed film .\nmarc edwards : i knew something like flint was inevitable , based on 10 years ' prior experience in washington d . c .\ndarnell earley ( flint emergency manager , 2013\u20132015 , film clip ) : we want to maintain access to a clean , sustainable water source .\nwe strive for accuracy and fairness . if you see something that doesn ' t look right , contact us !\nwhile radon in water is not a problem in homes served by most public water supplies , it has been found in well water . if you ' ve tested the air in your home and found a radon problem , and you have a well , contact a lab certified to measure radiation in water to have your water tested . radon problems in water can be readily fixed . call your state radon office or the epa drinking water hotline ( 800 - 426 - 4791 ) for more information .\nleeanne walters : i started requesting documents from the city . i wanted to know about the water treatment plant and how they were treating the water , what chemicals they were using , what their raw water data was before they treated the water .\ncherkeetha love ( flint water response team ) : we ' re passing out water for the residents of flint , for us . we all need the water , because we have lead and different things going on with our water .\nu . s . epa , drinking water and ground water statistics , fiscal year 2011 . available at urltoken\nnarrator : the water crisis in the nation ' s capital started in the early 2000s , when the d . c . water and sewer authority , wasa , and the army corps of engineers made a water treatment switch . and , like flint , they failed to add corrosion control chemicals to the water .\nin 2010 , in the first - ever tests for chromium - 6 in u . s . tap water , ewg found the chemical in 31 of 35 cities , with water in 25 cities containing levels above the california public health goal .\nin the film\nerin brockovich ,\nthe environmental crusader confronts the lawyer of a power company that polluted the tap water of hinkley , calif . , with a carcinogenic chemical called chromium - 6 . when the lawyer picks up a glass of water , brockovich says : \u201cwe had that water brought in \u2018specially for you folks . came from a well in hinkley . \u201d\nmarc edwards : then the mayor of flint went on t . v . , drinking the water , telling everyone in flint the water was safe to drink .\nincludes early viewing access of the film on friday , september 15th , signed and numbered vinyl version of \u201cdown at the liquor store\u201d , a bumper sticker , a coffee cup , and your name added to film credits .\nour crowd funding target is $ 25 , 000 and the money raised will be used for the project ' s post production . please support this very important film . check out the film ' s trailer and rewards on pozible .\nthe past week is likely to have been one of bill shorten\u2019s worst since becoming opposition leader , which is saying something because he\u2019s been in the role since 2013 .\nthe film is slated for general release in november . while the film is still being completed , the nsw government prepares to table its biodiversity conservation bill , which significantly weakens environmental protections and land - clearing controls , considerably changed from the earlier native vegetation act .\nkeanu reeves as john wick in a scene from the film , \u201cjohn wick . \u201d ( ap photo / lionsgate , david lee )\nliza minnelli , the daughter of judy garland , is a star in her own right . her finest film role was playing sally bowles in the 1972 musical cabaret .\nthe water level should be set according to your owners manual or at your water conditioning technician ' s recommendation . the salt level should be maintained a minimum of 3 to 4 inches above the water level , unless otherwise directed by the owners manual or water conditioner technician .\nalkaline or acidic ? 28 bottled water ph test . don ' t buy another bottled water until you watch this !\nuntil then , the city would draw water from the flint river and treat it at the old flint water plant . there were problems from the very start .\nnarrator : the corrosive water not only rusted flint ' s iron water mains , but it also attacked the scale on the lead lines servicing individual homes .\nno . salt ' s sole purpose in your water softener is to regenerate the resin beads that actually take the hardness out of your water . this exchange does not make your water taste salty or significantly increase your sodium intake .\nmost well and city water does not usually contain lead . water usually picks up lead inside the home from household plumbing that is made with lead materials . the only way to know if there is lead in drinking water is to have it tested . contact the local health department or the water supplier to find out how to get the water tested . send for the epa pamphlet , lead and your drinking water , for more information about what you can do if you have lead in your drinking water . call epa ' s safe drinking water hotline ( 800 - 426 - 4791 ) for more information .\nnarrator : with no corrosion control in place , the flint water corrodes and rusts the iron much faster .\nnarrator : edwards was already working with walters to measure the level of lead in her water .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nmatt damon is super protective of clean water . he founded h2o africa , a charity providing clean water to african communities and in 2009 , damon joined forces with waterpartners and created urltoken to provide access to clean water in all continents .\nmarc edwards : lead gets into drinking water almost exclusively from pipes . there are very few cases where there ' s lead in water leaving the treatment plant .\nit is the only enforceable drinking water standard at either the state or federal level .\njeff swertfeger : as the water trickles through the sand , then the sand will remove the rest of the particulates , the rest of the pathogens that could be left in the water . so then , when we , when we come out of the sand filters , that water looks very clear , very clean .\nnarrator : the pipes carrying the water are corroding , leaching lead into the system and putting thousands of children in danger .\npeople take pictures of water gushing from the reservoir of china\u2019s three gorges dam , the largest hydropower station in the world .\neleanor holmes norton ( united states house of representatives , film clip ) : we want to know what actually happened .\nover time , water - insoluble matter from salt or the water supply may accumulate in the salt holding tank . this water - insoluble matter may have the appearance of a brown or black sludge or appear oily . it is usually the result of natural mineral inclusions contained in the salt , and is generally inorganic in nature .\n\u201cstrong , amazing women are at the heart of this story ,\nfanjoy says in the press release ,\nand they\u2019re also at the center of this film creatively .\nkeeping humidity levels in these areas below 50 percent can prevent water condensation on building materials .\nnarrator : g . m . switches back to detroit water on its own . meanwhile , city officials continue to insist the water is safe .\nbut even when a dam isn\u2019t involved , water is key to producing most of the world\u2019s electricity . in gas , coal , nuclear and many other types of power plants , the fuel is actually used to turn water into steam , and generators convert the steam\u2019s energy into electricity . in honor of this year\u2019s world water week , here are some of the unexpected ways water plays a vital role in modern energy production , and some of the surprising uses for water in the possible power sources of the future :\nnarrator : virginia tech researcher jeffrey parks evaluates the water samples from the walters ' home .\nsafe drinking water hotline ( 800 ) 426 - 4791 operates monday to friday from 8 : 30a . m . to 5p . m . est . provides information on regulations under the safe drinking water act , lead and radon in drinking water , filter information , and a list of state drinking water offices .\neditor\u2019s note : at sunday\u2019s awards ceremony , fragmented won for best feature film and douglas elford - argent won best director .\ngwen was enrolled at the n . y . film academy when accepted into the director\u2019s program at london film academy , which , gwen says , was a crash course in everything ( though she returned to the states with a particular love for editing ) . since then , gwen and douglas have wed , and fragmented is the six film they\u2019ve made together . he comes up with the ideas , she writes the screenplay . she acts , he directs . she edits .\n\u201cd\u201d and \u201cg\u201d are douglas elford - argent and gwendolyn garver who were enjoying the success hot hors d\u2019oeuvres offered to them by white - gloved waiters at the pasadena international film festival\u2019s gatsby gala last thursday evening , which was held at the westin pasadena . their film fragmented ( 30 something productions ) follows a twisted path when a woman\u2019s husband disappears while they are traveling abroad . nothing is what it seems ; no one is who they seem .\nnarrator : gina lusters ' father is a water distribution specialist helping to replace pipes in flint .\nu . s . epa , chromium in drinking water . accessed june 2015 . available at urltoken\nsomething in the water was co - written by trey fanjoy - - who has directed a number of well - known country music videos , including lambert & apos ; s\nkerosene ,\nfamous in a small town ,\nthe house that built me ,\nwe should be friends\nand many more - - and cindy mccreery . it will be fanjoy & apos ; s feature - film directorial debut .\nfilm projects has organized the rough - - \u2010cut preview screening to coincide with the anticipated introduction of the new draft biodiversity conservation bill into nsw parliament later this month .\nsomething as inane as this encounter shouldn\u2019t come as a revelation or make for a particularly profound television moment . and yet , it did , writes katy hall .\nmiguel del toral ( environmental protection agency region 5 ) : i first started to get concerned when we just had a series of events that happened one after another . beginning with the e . coli being found in the water , followed by high disinfection byproducts , and coupled with the severely discolored water , it was obvious to me that something was really wrong there .\nnowhere is this better demonstrated than in cincinnati , which has been treating river water for 200 years . in both flint and cincinnati , the water starts out essentially the same , straight from the river : brown and cloudy with particles .\nnarrator : to remove these , many cities use carbon filtration , similar to the charcoal in an aquarium or in a home water filter . at the end , finishing chemicals , like fluoride and chlorine , are added . as a rule , river water is more difficult to treat than lake water .\nnarrator : the power of corrosion control can be seen with the naked eye . at virginia tech , amy pruden compares flint ' s water to water from the detroit system . she places a small iron coil , to represent the iron water mains , into each sample .\nnarrator : edwards knows a lot can happen after the water leaves the treatment plant . in american cities , water flows through networks of underground pipes : first , through city water mains , up to 10 feet in diameter , typically made of iron . from the mains , smaller service lines carry water to individual homes and businesses . and , in flint , a lot of those service lines are made of lead .\nin october 2015 , 18 months after the switch , flint finally changes back to the detroit water system and once again receives properly treated water from lake huron . but it will take many months for flint ' s water pipes to rebuild the protective scale that ' s been stripped away .\nbill schuette ( michigan attorney general , film clip ) : flint was a casualty of arrogance , absence of accountability , shirking responsibility .\njeff swertfeger : we end up with a water that ' s about like this . so , we actually remove about 90 to 95 percent of the solids in the water , just through that process .\nnormally , blocks are used in specially designed salt holding tanks . for proper operation , the water level in the holding tank is raised to keep the blocks submerged for maximum brine formation . if you want to switch to salt blocks you may have to reset the water level in the salt keeper .\nupdate : with the release of ewg ' s tap water database , we found an additional 32 million americans who have been supplied water with chromium - 6 contamination .\nnarrator : today marc edwards and local authorities agree that the water in flint is safe to drink with a filter .\nwater . turn on the faucet and it\u2019s always there . without it we perish . but how safe is our tap water ? in this special report narrated by joe morton , nova investigates what happened in flint , michigan , when local officials changed the city\u2019s water source to save money , but overlooked a critical treatment process . as the water pipes corroded , lead leached into the system , exposing the community\u2014including thousands of children\u2014to dangerous levels of poison . nova uncovers the science behind this manmade disaster\u2014 from the intricacies of water chemistry to the biology of lead poisoning to the misuse of science itself . nova follows ordinary citizens and independent scientists who exposed the danger lurking in flint\u2019s water and confronted those who turned a blind eye . and discover the disturbing truth that reaches far beyond flint\u2014water systems across the country are similarly vulnerable . how can we protect ourselves from poisoned water ?\nfour episodes into the third season of netflix ' s bojack horseman , the animated series hits , and sustains , the peak of its creative genius . after getting blacklisted from nearly every film festival in the world , the flawed protagonist finds himself torpedoing to an underwater city for the pacific ocean film festival , where he wears an air helmet that prevents him from communicating with the wet world around him .\nclean cool mist and ultrasonic humidifiers in accordance with manufacturer ' s instructions and refill with clean water daily .\nscientists in california ' s office of environmental health hazard assessment are not alone in determining that extraordinarily low levels of chromium - 6 in drinking water can cause cancer .\nexclusive : country music star miranda lambert is collaborating on the female comedy script something in the water penned by celebrated country music video director trey fanjoy and screenwriter cindy mccreery . the strong female - led project is a multi - generational ensemble piece set in the heartland ; lambert would take on one of the roles in the romp about five women challenging their men in a bass fishing competition . the project , which fanjoy also hopes to direct , is said be in the vein of bridesmaids meets steel magnolias .\nhe was awarded the humanitarian award for his work with water defense at the bafta los angeles britannia awards .\nnarrator : one of the deadliest water - borne illnesses in the developed world , it ' s a severe form of pneumonia caused by legionella bacteria . experts suspect that the legionella outbreak was triggered by flint ' s water treatment .\ncultivating murder is a documentary film about the tragic murder of nsw dept of environment officer glen turner by moree farmer ian turnbull . the story highlights the tensions over illegal land clearing in regional australia and the efforts of some large scale farmers to water down the environment protection laws which protect native vegetation and critically endangered species .\ndirect discharge of either sodium or potassium chloride brine should be avoided . brine alters the osmotic pressure that grasses ( plants ) rely upon to regulate water needs . imbalance in water supply will result in browning and eventually destruction of the grass . a diluted brine ratio of 20 parts water to 1 part brine may be used .\nnarrator : leeanne isn ' t the only one investigating flint ' s water . the city falls under the jurisdiction of the environmental protection agency region 5 . the e . p . a . makes regulations to protect the environment , including the water supply .\nnarrator : general motors reports that flint river water is corroding its engine parts .\ncitizen scientist leeanne walters answers questions about flint ' s water crisis on reddit .\nmichael moore ( filmmaker protesting , film clip ) : let ' s call this what it is . it ' s not just a water crisis , it ' s a racial crisis , it ' s a poverty crisis .\nchris pine , however , was destined for more than romantic roles in disney chick flicks , which he learned soon after when he accepted the role of james tiberius kirk in the reboot of the cultural phenomenon \u201cstar trek . \u201d pine quickly rose to stardom and has since been featured in films including \u201cunstoppable\u201d with denzel washington and in the spy rom - com \u201cthis means war\u201d with reese witherspoon and tom hardy . he also provided the voice for jack frost in the animated film \u201crise of the guardians\u201d and is set to portray cinderella\u2019s prince in the upcoming film adaptation of steven sondheim\u2019s \u201cinto the woods . \u201d\nnarrator : these problems led walters to ask detailed questions about how the water was being treated .\nleeanne walters , of flint , michigan , helped save the city from a lead water crisis .\nu . s . epa , monitoring the occurrence of unregulated drinking water contaminants . available at urltoken\nnarrator : a key component of federal water regulation is the e . p . a . ' s lead and copper rule , which limits the amount of lead and copper allowed in drinking water before utilities must take action .\nwe are keen to discuss our outreach / impact strategies for the film with potential supporters . if you are interested in working with us you can contact the producers at info @ filmprojects . com . au .\nmiguel del toral , a water regulation expert for e . p . a . , has been following the events in flint .\nbrad wurfel ( michigan department of environmental quality spokesperson , audio clip ) : anyone who ' s concerned about lead in the drinking water in flint can relax .\nplease call 1 - 888 - 385 - 7258 and ask them to forward you to the cargill inside sales representative in your area . the cargill inside sales person can give you the name of a retailer in your area . for water conditioning salt link to the water conditioning product locator .\n( a part per billion is about a drop of water in an olympic - size swimming pool . ) but in 2014 , after aggressive lobbying by industry and water utilities , state regulators adopted a legal limit 500 times the public health goal .\nstudies performed by the water quality association indicate that a properly placed septic tank with an adequate septic field is in no way impaired in operation by brine discharged from a water softener . this is primarily due to dilution factors and septic field drainage .\na press release explains that something in the water is\na friendship comedy set in the south\n- - no relation to carrie underwood & apos ; s hit song of the same name . the movie will focus on five female friends who challenge their significant others to a bass - fishing competition ; deadline describes it as\nbridesmaids meets steel magnolias .\nlambert will\nprovide musical curation services\nfor the movie , the press release explains ; she & apos ; ll also write an original song for it , but she won & apos ; t be starring in the film , as was previously reported .\nsources : lead - based paint , contaminated soil , dust , and drinking water .\newg , chromium - 6 in u . s . tap water . dec . 20 , 2010 . available at urltoken\nthe film asks how and why did the patriarch of one of nsw richest farming families come to commit cold - - \u2010blooded murder , and shows the devastating impact the crime has had on turner\u2019s family and workmates .\nif the salt keeper was empty at the time of fresh salt addition , check the water level in the tank . if lower than normal , the float may be stuck in the internal side column . remove the cover and check the mechanism to determine if it is working freely . if not , call the service department of the water softener manufacturer and arrange for a service call .\ngina luster : i mean , the amount of water bottles just my small family goes through would shock the average person . easily , you can go through a case of water just with one dinner .\nmillions of homes across the country get water from lead service lines that connect the main drinking water line in the street to our homes . this step - by - step app will guide you to find out whether your home is one of them .\nit depends on the hardness of your water , but on average less than 3 % of your sodium intake comes from drinking softened water . it is estimated that the average person consumes the equivalent of two to three teaspoons of salt a day from various sources . assuming a daily intake of 5 grams ( 5000 milligrams ) of sodium in food and the consumption of three quarts of water ( i . e . , coffee , tea , fruit juices , and drinking water ) , the contribution of sodium ( na + ) in the water from the home water softening process is minimal compared to the total daily intake of many sodium - rich foods . the formula for calculating the amount of additional sodium follows : mg of na / quart of softened water = grains of hardness x 7 . 5 mg na / grain of hardness .\nwe saw that the percentage of children with elevated lead levels\u2014this , this five or greater\u2014had doubled after the water switch . and in some neighborhoods , where , where the water lead levels done by marc edwards were the highest , were the same neighborhoods that the children ' s blood lead levels had increased the most .\nas with food considerations , water softening salts are not intended for human or animal feeding . the particle size is inappropriate for small animals . in addition , water softening salt may have additives that are inappropriate for animal feeds .\nwhether you\u2019ve just started \u201c 13 reasons why , \u201d are bingeing it again or just miss it like crazy , here\u2019s a little something to keep the show alive , way past that 13th tape has been played .\ni ' ve put salt in my softener but i still don ' t have soft water . what ' s wrong ?\nmarc edwards , a professor of environmental engineering at virginia tech , would play an important role in the story of flint ' s water .\nthis is not something you mess around with . we are never ever , ever supposed to expose a child to lead , because once a child has it in their blood , there is not much that you can do about it .\nmarc edwards : we needed a team of students to immediately go to flint and start sampling the water .\nit\u2019s a strong women\u2019s story , but it\u2019s also noteworthy for another reason : the move for lionsgate is an interesting one as bass fishing is one of the most popular sports in the midwest and in the south but is , surprisingly , also popular in asia . the company has been particularly keen on finding content that will play well in china . the film is the latest to be produced by lionsgate as part of its digital film and television initiatives starring leading youtube influencers , which was a topic of great conversation for an entertainment panel at this week\u2019s milken\u2019s global conference .\namy pruden : and we ' ll also see the water begin to become orange and cloudy , because of the rust .\nnarrator : then , in 2004 , the centers for disease control reported that children in d . c . who had been drinking the contaminated water did not have high enough levels of lead in their blood to cause concern .\nelin betanzo ( northeast - midwest institute ) : even though we have a drinking water regulation that directly addresses lead in drinking water , the lead and copper rule , my boss asked me ,\ndo you think people were actually hurt here ? we need to find out if children get poisoned by lead through drinking water .\nnarrator : in flint , michigan , officials try to save money by changing the city ' s water source , but instead endanger public health .\nwhich was also recounted in a front - page story in the wall street journal .\nrock salt is less expensive in the store . will it work in my softener ?\nwhen we were making this new record \u201cdown at the liquor store , \u201d we were sure to keep the cameras rolling . we now have a film that captures one of the most exciting musical journeys of my career .\nin 2008 , a two - year study by the national toxicology program found that drinking water with chromium - 6 , or hexavalent chromium , caused cancer in laboratory rats and mice .\nnarrator : with the push of a button , the city of flint , michigan switches to a new source for its drinking water , the flint river . that switch would soon become a disastrous combination of poisoned water and misuse of science .\nshowcasing her dancing abilities , hepburn starred opposite fred astaire in the musical funny face ( 1957 ) . this film featured hepburn undergoing another transformation . this time , she played a beatnik bookstore clerk who gets discovered by a fashion photographer played by astaire . lured by a free trip to paris , the clerk becomes a beautiful model . hepburn\u2019s clothes for the film were designed by hubert de givenchy , one of her close friends .\nclooney was arrested in 2012 during a protest outside the sudanese embassy in washington d . c where he was protesting the war in darfur .\nnarrator : this protective scale is crucial . it becomes a barrier that prevents lead from leaching into the water .\nand a senate hearing prompted by the findings , the epa ordered local water utilities to begin the first nationwide tests for the unregulated contaminant . from 2013 to 2015 , utilities took more than 60 , 000 samples of drinking water and found chromium - 6 in more than 75 percent of them .\nyou may have your drinking water tested by contacting a laboratory certified by your state or territory .\nnew jersey drinking water quality institute , sept . 10 , 2010 meeting minutes . available at urltoken\nmona hanna - attisha : what we did is we compared lead levels before the water switch in 2013 , and we compared them to lead levels after the water switch in 2015 . we were really only looking at one thing : was the percentage of children with lead levels at or above five micrograms per deciliter .\nnarrator : if there is so much lead in our plumbing , why aren ' t we all lead - poisoned ? the answer lies in the complex chemical reactions that go on between the pipe itself and the water flowing through it .\nstepping away from lighthearted fare , hepburn co - starred in the film adaptation of leo tolstoy & apos ; s war and peace with her husband , mel ferrer , and henry fonda in 1956 . three years later , she played sister luke in the nun & apos ; s story ( 1959 ) , which earned her an academy award nomination . the film focused on her character & apos ; s struggle to succeed as a nun . a review in variety said\naudrey hepburn has her most demanding film role , and she gives her finest performance .\nfollowing that stellar performance , she went on to star in the john huston - directed western the unforgiven ( 1960 ) with burt lancaster . that same year , her first child , a son named sean , was born .\nnarrator : marc edwards estimated that more than 40 , 000 children under the age of two or in the womb were potentially exposed to high levels of lead in the water . many could be left with lifelong problems .\nnews audio # 4 : concerns over water quality in flint are leading genesee county ' s biggest employer to shut off their taps .\nas leeanne walters discovers , at the time of the switch , local authorities set out to treat water from the flint river much the way any other city would .\nare you ready to take the next step ? join ewg and tell the epa it\u2019s time to take action on chromium - 6 contamination in drinking water . enter your information below and we\u2019ll add your name to ewg\u2019s petition to the epa urging it to set a national safety limit for chromium - 6 in drinking water .\nmost famous of goldberg\u2019s cartoons were those in a series involving professor lucifer gorgonzola butts , who created elaborate and absurd machines to complete simple tasks . such machines would eventually take goldberg\u2019s name . goldberg was well decorated during his lifetime : he was the founder and president of the national cartoonists society and won a pulitzer prize in 1948 for his political cartoons , among other awards . he probably knew he\u2019d done something right with his life , however , when in 1931 , \u201crube goldberg\u201d entered the merriam - webster dictionary as an adjective that means accomplishing something simple through complicated means . if your name in the freaking dictionary doesn\u2019t indicate a cultural impact , what does ?\njeff swertfeger : there are chemical manufacturers all up and down the river , and some of that material can get into the water .\nnarrator : mayor dayne walling , who drank the water on t . v . during the crisis , is voted out of office .\nnarrator : the water might look clean , but coming from an industrialized river , it may still carry invisible toxins .\nstudents begin calling homes with the highest lead levels , to warn residents not to use tap water without a filter .\nhoffs and the bangles undoubtedly left their mark on pop culture . their music has been featured in the 1985 cult classic the \u201cgoonies , \u201d an episode of \u201cgilmore girls\u201d and the austin powers film franchise . modern moviegoers should definitely recognize \u201ceternal flame , \u201d as it appeared in the a capella movie \u201cpitch perfect\u201d as part of the barden bellas\u2019 original competition medley .\nin june , the texas commission on environmental quality released a proposal for a daily safe dose of chromium - 6 in drinking water that drew heavily on studies by proctor and other toxstrategies scientists .\nin hydraulic fracturing , water is pumped deep underground to create cracks that allow access to trapped oil or natural gas . each well can require up to 7 million gallons of water to release all that fossil fuel . in some areas , such as california and texas , diverting water for fracking is depleting already stressed supplies . such tension may increase , according to a new report from the world resources institute , which notes that 40 percent of the countries that have areas suitable for fracking already have limited water resources .\nnarrator : with no training in civil engineering , this was her own independent investigation . her first question : how does water get treated ?\nthis page provides general information about lead in drinking water and offers suggestions on what actions you can take to reduce or determine lead levels .\nchris stapleton , colter wall , hell or high water , hell or high water soundtracks , jeff bridges , nick cave , ray wylie hubbard , scott h . biram , townes van zandt , waylon jennings\npersonal communication to ewg from bill wolfe , former policy analyst for the new jersey department of environmental protection , aug . 25 , 2016 . wolfe spoke at the news conference to announce the drinking water quality institute ' s health - based maximum contaminant level for chromium - 6 in drinking water .\namy pruden ( virginia polytechnic institute and state university ) : in this case , we ' re going to go ahead and let this water react overnight . and what we ' ll see is that , with time , the more corrosive flint water will react with the iron .\nnarrator : later , leanne ' s home will be called\nground zero ,\nknown as the first critical case of dangerous lead levels in drinking water after the switch .\nnarrator : the answer would be found in the emails and documents streaming in from freedom of information act requests .\nmike schock : so now , because this water was much more corrosive , the scale changed , it saw a different chemical environment , and the scale began to flake off and deteriorate from all types of plumbing , including the lead . and then the lead on that surface of the pipe dissolved rapidly into the water .\nmike nichols was an american theater and film director best known for his 1967 classic , the graduate . he won an emmy , oscar , tony and grammy awards\u2014and is one of only 14 to do so .\nthe smell of rotten eggs is generally associated with hydrogen sulfide gas that may be present in the water supply . salt does not remove this odor or the gas . you must take other steps to remove the gas .\nmy water smells like rotten eggs . is there a type of salt i can use to remove it ?\nfor our analysis , ewg matched the unregulated contaminant monitoring rule database with the federal safe drinking water information system to obtain county and population data .\nlevels in homes : preliminary research shows widespread presence of pesticide residues in homes .\nthe daily californian covers the city of berkeley and the campus in unparalleled detail , all while training the future of the journalism industry .\nthe california scientists set a so - called public health goal of 0 . 02 parts per billion in tap water , the level that would pose negligible risk over a lifetime of consumption .\nnarrator : d . c . residents had been drinking lead - contaminated water for almost three years before the public was notified .\n\u201cstrong , amazing women are at the heart of this story and they\u2019re also at the center of this film creatively , \u201d fanjoy said . \u201cgrace is in the zone comedically and at the top of her game and so is miranda , artistically and musically . i\u2019m thrilled to have so many wonderful creative collaborators . \u201d\nin 2001 , as state scientists conducted a risk assessment to guide the regulation , an epidemiologist named jay beaumont noticed something fishy . a chinese scientist had revised a key study of chromium - 6 in drinking water , reversing his original finding of a strong link to stomach cancer . some members of a\nblue - ribbon\npanel advising the state cited the revised study as evidence against a strong regulation . but when beaumont tried to find out why the scientist had changed his mind , it turned out he was dead .\nanother movie that had ellis and cave\u2019s collaboration on the soundtrack was the incredible \u201clawless . \u201d strong performances in that film . and the soundtrack killed it ( bluegrass covers of old rock songs , including ralph stanley doing \u201cwhite light / white heat , \u201d despite clearly having no idea how it went . )\nonly solar salt would be recommended . optimum sizing of salt is ' medium ' in gradation . most solar salt used for water softening is coarse or extra coarse , which is larger in gradation .\nsid roy : they had been protesting this water quality , and they were not getting anywhere . the city insisted everything was fine .\nbass fishing is one of the most popular sports in the midwest and in the south and is a growing sport around the world . particularly interesting is that bass fishing is a popular sport in asia so this project seems finely tuned to capitalize on the craze not only in this county but in the all - important asian territories . in addition , figure in the country music superfans , and this project is a no - brainer .\nnarrator : poisoned water , poisoned science , government inaction , lives of children and families under threat , to marc edwards , the story unfolding in flint is all too familiar .\nbut neither new jersey nor north carolina has set a legal limit for chromium - 6 in tap water . in both states , scientists ' health - based recommendations were at odds with the decisions of politically appointed regulators .\nbottom line : this record is the one i\u2019ve always wanted to make . i just needed to come home and do it in my own way without anyone lookin\u2019 over my shoulder . it\u2019s a record that doesn\u2019t fit in a box , but rather\u2026 . in a triangle , just like the delta . it\u2019s made from the heart without constraints of genre . i am so excited there is a film to show the world our experience in indianola , mississippi .\nthe health effects associated with some indoor air pollutants are summarized in the section\nreference guide to major indoor air pollutants in the home .\nthat same year , hepburn made her feature film debut in 1951 & apos ; s one wild oat , in an uncredited role . she went on to parts in such films as young wives & apos ; tales ( 1951 ) and the lavender hill mob ( 1951 ) , starring alec guiness . her next project on the new york stage introduced her to american audiences .\nthe virginia tech study concludes that over 40 percent of flint homes had elevated levels of lead in their water , and as many as 8 , 000 children under the age of six were exposed .\nsometimes radon enters the home through well water . in a small number of homes , the building materials can give off radon , too . however , building materials rarely cause radon problems by themselves .\nmike schock : most people don ' t expect that there ' s actually a lot of lead in the scale . it ' s not a very good joke , but we often say that you are drinking water through lead painted straws , because these are the minerals that were in lead paint , and yet they ' re lining your drinking water pipe .\ndr . eden wells ( michigan department of health and human services , film clip ) : do we know how many children will actually have a long - term effect from this exposure ? we do not .\nthis question often accompanies a switch from one type of water softening salt to another , e . g . going from pellets to solar . what you are seeing perhaps is related to a difference in bulk density between the two products . the closer the crystals pack together , the less volume they occupy . this would give rise to the perception that the salt is dissolving too fast . in addition , if the initial water level in your unit was set to use pellets , it may be too high to use solar salt ( i . e . too much water in the tank dissolves more salt ) and may need to be lowered . follow your softener manufacturer ' s instructions .\ntatooine was a sparsely inhabited circumbinary desert planet located in the galaxy ' s outer rim territories . it was the homeworld to the influential anakin and luke skywalker , who would go on to shape galactic history . part of a binary star system , the planet was oppressed by scorching suns , resulting in the world lacking the necessary surface water to sustain large populations . as a result , many residents of the planet instead drew water from the atmosphere via moisture farms . the planet also had no vegetation ."]}
{"id": 116720, "summary": [{"text": "fireworks ( 1947 ) is a homoerotic experimental film by kenneth anger .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "filmed in his parents ' home in beverly hills , california , over a long weekend while they were away , the film stars anger and explicitly explores themes of homosexuality and sado-masochism .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it is the earliest of his works to survive .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "anger synopsizes the film thus : \" a dissatisfied dreamer awakes , goes out in the night seeking a ' light ' and is drawn through the needle 's eye .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "a dream of a dream , he returns to bed less empty than before . \"", "topic": 15}, {"text": "adding later , \" this flick is all i have to say about being seventeen , the united states navy , american christmas , and the fourth of july . \"", "topic": 4}, {"text": "anger was arrested on obscenity charges following the release of fireworks .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "in 1958 , a lawsuit was brought against the manager raymond rohauer of l.a. 's coronet theatre for screening fireworks .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the case became \" an epic obscenity trial \" in the california supreme court which declared the film to be art .", "topic": 3}], "title": "fireworks ( 1947 film )", "paragraphs": ["kenneth anger , fireworks , 1947 , 16 mm , black - and - white , sound , 15 minutes . kenneth anger .\nkenneth anger , fireworks , 1947 , 16 mm , black - and - white , sound , 15 minutes . united states navy sailors .\nkenneth anger , fireworks , 1947 , 16 mm , black - and - white , sound , 15 minutes . kenneth anger and gordon gray .\nka : what i call my magick lantern cycle , nine films . it starts with fireworks and ends with lucifer rising . incidentally , this is the 50th anniversary of fireworks ; i made it in 1947 .\n6 . kenneth anger , audio commentary , fireworks ( 1947 ) , from the films of kenneth anger , vol . 1 ( san francisco : fantoma , 2007 ) , dvd .\ncompleted at the tender age of 17 , fireworks \u2013 an audacious pre - stonewall exploration of homosexuality , violence , and american youth \u2013 was the breakthrough film for avant - garde film legend kenneth anger .\n\u2026in his first successful film , fireworks ( 1947 ) , shot at his parents\u2019 home while they were away . the brief movie featured anglemyer as a young man who fantasizes about and is then abused by a group of sailors . ( anglemyer credited himself as anger and later as kenneth anger . ) the overt homoerotic\u2026\nthe term \u201ctrance - film\u201d is taken from p . adams sitney , whose visionary film : the american avant - garde ( oxford : oxford university press , 2002 ) has become the bible of american avant - garde film history .\nmy favourite queer , film making icon once again makes a short film that ' s so beautiful it ' s hard to explain . everything he makes i really love . he ' s an icon of film making and also soundtracks .\npictures at an october gallery , london , exhibition of drawings and objects by and about the occult master aleister crowley ( 1875 - 1947 ) . exhibit titled\nan old master\n.\nshot this film over the course of one weekend , while his parents were out of town .\nfounded in 1999 , senses of cinema is one of the first online film journals of its kind and has set the standard for professional , high quality film - related content on the internet .\nthis year marks the seventieth anniversary of kenneth anger\u2019s fireworks , widely considered the ur - film of american queer cinema . in the pages that follow , artist and film scholar ara osterweil reexamines the seminal short as a response to profound social tensions\u0097racial , sexual , and nationalistic\u0097that came to a head in the aftermath of world war ii .\ngermany year zero is the closest that italian neorealism came to reckoning with the psychic life of children . made at the same time , fireworks meditates on the generative possibilities of psychic and sexual shattering . in so many ways , fireworks anticipates the explosion of the queer underground cinema that blossomed in the united states in the \u201960s and in which anger\u2019s later film scorpio rising ( 1963 ) played a central role . yet fireworks is also a product of its own \u201cqueer time and place . \u201d 19\nchristopher meir received his ma in film studies from concordia university . come the fall , he will begin work on his doctorate in film studies at the university of warwick . he will be writing his dissertation on new scottish cinema .\nfireworks is not only anger\u2019s first major film , but it also introduces many of the themes and motifs which would come to populate his later works . foremost among these is the concern with light . from the film\u2019s title and opening image of a torch being thrown into water , through the lightning flashes and subsequent journey into darkness that the protagonist takes ( and concluding with pyrotechnic orgasms and a lover surrounded by a corona scratched onto the film\u2019s surface ) , fireworks is a film obsessed with the technical and metaphoric use of light . the dreamer of anger\u2019s synopsis ultimately finds his \u2018light\u2019 in the sailor with a phallic roman candle who becomes a god - like figure , laying in bed with the dreamer at the film\u2019s end . throughout the rest of his career anger has remained fascinated with this idea of light and the character of lucifer , who is literally the god of light . ( 3 )\ni have remarked before that anger ' s work falls either into the mystic camp or the homoerotic camp . this is firmly in the latter , with fireworks as a fairly blatant metaphor for sexual expression ( which both a euphemism and not ) . it ' s worth it for the eye candy , if that ' s your thing , and it ' s , of course , impressive to see this kind of imagery in 1947 .\nthe claim that this was made in 1947 feels like an elaborate hoax - this thing is decades ahead of it ' s time , that is , if we ' ve even caught up with it today . homoerotic is perhaps too subtle a term . anger is a genius .\nno other picture could so perfectly initiate the film career of such a brilliant , complicated , ego - maniacal , queer wizard .\nara osterweil is a painter , a film scholar , and an associate professor of cultural studies at mcgill university in montreal . she is the author of flesh cinema : the corporeal turn in american avant - garde film ( manchester university press , 2014 ) .\na collection of queer characters , representations , and sensibilities on film . from queer masterpieces to camp classics , documentaries to romantic comedies , \u2026\n9 . according to scott macdonald , fireworks was shown twice at cinema 16 in new york , in 1952 and 1953 . see his cinema 16 : documents toward a history of the film society ( philadelphia : temple university press , 2002 ) , 171 , 195 . also see david e . james and adam hyman , eds . , alternative projections : experimental film in los angeles , 1945\u20131980 ( london : john libbey , 2015 ) , 132 .\nfireworks \u2019 insistence on the actuality of homoerotic desire and sexual activity was a first in american cinema . yet the sexual desires that animate the film did not ignite in a vacuum : they were part of an emerging gay culture in midcentury los angeles . they were also a response to the militarization of public life during the war and to the racial and ethnic tensions that convulsed los angeles in the immediate postwar period . in its brutal staging of sexual violation , fireworks erotically transforms historical trauma into anger\u2019s own metaphorical birth and baptism .\nfireworks revolves around a young man ( played by anger himself ) associating with various navy sailors , who eventually turn on him , stripping him naked and beating him to death , ripping open his chest to find a clock ticking inside . several fireworks then explode , accompanied by a burning christmas tree and the final shot shows the young man lying in bed next to another topless man .\nanger ' s first film was made over the course of a weekend at his family home . his parents were away . he was seventeen . the film is a short and immensely effective exploration of sexuality . that the fantasies are of homosexual leaning bears no relevance ; it is merely the chosen vehicle for the subject . the film is fascinated with the violence of sexual submission as well as the fear of it . the narrative seems to take the form of a dream sequence and is laced with astonishingly mature sarcasm and gentle wit . it is by far anger ' s greatest film and a landmark of the american avant - garde .\nnot everyone was so discouraging . in 1949 , anger submitted fireworks to the festival du film maudit in biarritz , and his filmmaker hero jean cocteau awarded it the poetic film prize . cocteau then wrote to the young director expressing his admiration for the work , which persuaded anger to move to paris . in 1950 , he took cocteau\u2019s advice . he found a job at the cin\u00e9math\u00e8que fran\u00e7aise as an assistant to henri langlois and remained in france for a decade . while there , fireworks was exhibited at several european festivals , where it was better received than it had been in the states . of course , european audiences had not only experienced the war and its ravaging of innocence firsthand but had witnessed the transformation of the representation of adolescence in the various national cinemas that emerged from the rubble .\nka : i ' ve had everything from large spaces to smaller , experimental ones . i met bertolt brecht with charles laughton in the very same theatre where fireworks was first shown , at the coronet film society . this is a theatre that seats about 300 , an intimate theatre , but it ' s perfect for showing experimental kinds of films . it really was a place where you met all sorts of people . james whale - - the director of frankenstein - - came , and dr . kinsey . dr . alfred kinsey was there and he invited me to do one of his famous interviews for his book on human sexual behavior , and he also said he wanted to buy a print of fireworks for the collection at the kinsey institute , which was the first time i sold a print of my film .\nin closing , i would like to point out the remarkable synthesis anger achieves in bringing together the nocturnal longings of a gay teenage boy ( and a sense of the cultural climate of the 1940s america he inhabits ) and the work of cocteau , a companion soul the film openly acknowledges . in fireworks , anger melds together a lampoon of american culture and authority and his life - long obsessions with lucifer \u2013 and his play with light \u2013 into a work which explores the inextinguishable flames of youth and eros . he also made a film which is aware of its own context in the history of avant - garde cinema .\nkenneth anger ( b . 1930 , santa monica , usa ) is one of the greatest and most notorious living american avant - garde filmmakers . drawn to cinema , glamour and scandal early on \u2013 his grandmother worked in hollywood as a dresser and he knew shirley temple from school dances \u2013 he made his first film of note , fireworks ( 1947 ) , at the age of 17 . it set the mold for his later oeuvre , silent films of intense sensual imagery combined with mesmerizing musical soundtracks . a follower of necromancer aleister crowley , anger describes his lifework as being \u201cmagick\u201d . his films may be seen as cinematic manifestations of his occult practices , appealing directly to the subconscious mind . anger also wrote hollywood babylon . his filmography includes puce moment ( 1949 ) , inauguration of the pleasure dome ( 1954 ) , kustom kar kommandos ( 1965 ) , rabbit\u2019s moon ( 1972 ) and lucifer rising ( 1980 ) .\nlike alice in wonderland and the wizard of oz , fireworks pivots on a dream : an \u201cinnocent\u201d young protagonist falls asleep and dreams up a world of desires too dangerous to be acknowledged in waking life . in most hollywood dream films , viewers are immersed in the screen\u2019s wonders until the end of the film , when they are yanked abruptly from its fantasy mode and assured that all they have witnessed was \u201cjust a dream . \u201d with this return to reality , what might be called queer desire is once again repressed , along with the vital contradictions between public and private life that such dreams engender . yet when anger\u2019s character awakens at the end of fireworks , he discovers that evidentiary traces of his fantasy have permeated his waking life .\nfireworks also screened alongside curtis harrington \u2019s 1946 experimental film fragment of seeking at rudolph and pauline schindler \u2019s famous kings road house around 1948 . john cage and merce cunningham were in attendance , as were other radical artists and intellectuals . the screening did not go well : cage apparently told anger and harrington that their films had \u201c nothing to do with art . \u201d 13 according to anger , mrs . schindler called the filmmakers a week later to tell them that they were both \u201cvery sick young men . \u201d 14\n] in fireworks , i released all the explosive pyrotechnics of a dream . inflammable desires dampened by day under the cold water of consciousness are ignited that night by the libertarian matches of sleep , and burst forth in showers of shimmering incandescence . these imaginary displays provide a temporary relief .\nin addition to demonstrating an affinity with avant - garde filmmakers in america , anger\u2019s fireworks also shows a great deal of international \u2018cine - savvy\u2019 through its homages to french filmmaker jean cocteau , particularly his classic experimental work le sang d\u2019un po\u00e8te ( 1930 ) . this can be seen in both films\u2019 use of baroque set design , while the strange artifact hanging from the protagonist\u2019s ceiling in fireworks is a direct quotation of the multiple wire sculptures which are so important to cocteau\u2019s film . apart from similar set design and decoration , the films share a concern with youthful angst and the usually concomitant social repression of sexuality . in both films , this angst finds an outlet in the form of extreme acts of gory violence . the films likewise share a dream - like structure in which their respective protagonists search for some kind of spiritual and sexual fulfillment . it is no wonder that cocteau would become such a fervent admirer of anger\u2019s work , as fireworks shows that anger was also a big fan of cocteau , and was obsessed with many of the same formal and thematic concerns as the french cin\u00e9aste .\nemerging simultaneously in the immediate aftermath of world war ii , both fireworks and italian neorealism reimagine adolescence through a dark glass , rendering lingering notions of juvenile innocence obsolete . the children in these films are not passive figures but knowing subjects whose keen understanding emerges from the circumstances of their precarity . squired by war , neorealism \u2019s queer children have complex political agency , perverse desires , sadomasochistic proclivities , and a penchant for navigating the broken world through what stockton calls \u201csideways\u201d forms of growth . 18 they also , like anger\u2019s alter ego in fireworks , tend to mediate encounters between national identity and ethnic and racial otherness .\n10 . mick brown , \u201c kenneth anger : where the bodies are buried , \u201d esquire , january 3 , 2014 , urltoken culture / news / a5483 / kenneth - anger . anger also mentions this in the audio commentary for fireworks on the films of kenneth anger dvd , although he doesn\u2019t give a year for the coronet screening .\nin the history of american cinema , dream structures serve a variety of purposes , whether as strategic attempts to avoid censorship or as ways of introducing surreal content into more standard narratives . dreams often function as sites where characters and audiences alike can explore forbidden intimacies . these explorations can be deadly or ecstatic . in kenneth anger \u2019s fireworks , they are both .\nka : i have a couple of film projects . i hope to be filming one of aleister crowley ' s works , gnostic mass . it ' s a short , it ' ll be a half - hour , but it will involve about a dozen people and have music and dialogue .\n1 . anger has always claimed that he was seventeen at the time . other sources , including biographer bill landis , suggest he may have been older . in his anger : the unauthorized biography of kenneth anger ( new york : harpercollins , 1995 ) , landis gives anger\u2019s birthday as february 3 , 1927 , which would have made the filmmaker twenty when fireworks was completed .\n17 . jaimey fisher , \u201con the ruins of masculinity : the figure of the child in italian neorealism and the german rubble - film , \u201d in italian neorealism and global cinema , ed . laura e . ruberto and kristi m . wilson ( detroit : wayne state university press , 2007 ) , 28 .\nac : let me ask you a\nthematic\nquestion about some of your works . i ' m thinking of rabbit ' s moon and fireworks but also the babylon books , where in all of them there ' s an almost relentless , sped - up pace . that ' s certainly true of the babylon books ; you can get through them really quickly . . .\nka : well , that he was a poet in many fields - - among them film - - that he was fascinated with and was able to work with . he started in 1930 with blood of a poet . and i was fortunate enough to meet him when i went to europe . he was on the jury at a festival where i sent fireworks . he wrote me a letter saying that he liked it , so i decided i had to meet him the next year , in 1950 . i stayed [ in paris ] 12 years . i was fortunate for an american to find a job almost immediately . i worked for 12 years for henri langlois at the cin\u00e9matheque fran\u00e7aise and had a very close relationship with him .\nka : well , i had a good crowd the last time i was in austin . i suppose it will be perhaps some of the art community , maybe some film students and then the groups that are interested in aleister crowley , on which i ' m an expert ; there ' s a little clan there ( in austin ) .\nthe climax of the film is signified by the liquefaction of the dreamer\u2019s body in milky ejaculate . poured from above , cream flows over the man\u2019s mouth , throat , and chest . we see a quick shot of anger lying nude on the floor of a public urinal and then another image of the door marked gents . a lone sailor with a bulging erection cuts a heroic figure , but when he lights the phallus protruding from his fly , it turns out to be a roman candle that showers fireworks . anger\u2019s character reemerges , wearing a gilded christmas tree on his head , awkwardly positioned for penetration . as the tree is consumed by fire , photos of the earlier piet\u00e0 scene ignite , destroying the dream\u2019s archive of queerness . the distinction between fantasy and reality bends as we see anger , sleeping again in his room , alongside a shirtless man whose visage is erased in an explosion of painted white rays intended to obscure the actor\u2019s identity . the film ends with a false image of reparation , as the severed fingers of the plaster hand are reattached only to bid a fond \u201cfuck you\u201d to the audience .\nka : i ' ve never made a film using dialogue or speech , so this will be quite a departure for me . i ' ve planned several projects using speech but never have actually done them , mostly because of the tremendous cost to make them . my films up to now have been silent with musical accompaniment . this will be quite different .\nka : this is my host ' s idea , because , actually , it ' s kind of a surprise for me . i think he ' s going to have the balcony arranged in some kind of decor echoing my film inauguration of the pleasure dome , which already inspired . . . did you see pillow talk with rock hudson and doris day ?\nthis eruption of violent , sexualized conflict between dominant and marginalized forms of masculinity had a profound impact on anger . as he has acknowledged , the zoot - suit riots served as an artistic and sexual awakening . not only did these disturbances spark \u201chis fascination with the image of the sailor , \u201d 29 they helped to forge an erotic , masochistic identification with america\u2019s racialized others . although the racial dynamics that inspired the film are nowhere in evidence in its whitewashed cast of characters , fireworks uses a fantasy of being beaten to dramatize the radical implications of anger\u2019s growing sense of identification with those mexicans and african americans who were beaten in the streets and vilified by the media . for anger , the zoot - suit riots served as a primal scene for the emergence of a sexual identity in opposition to heteronormative conceptions of masculinity .\nthe articulation of postwar queer identity was , as fireworks suggests , inextricable from the prohibitions against it . victimized in an incident of police entrapment , 30 anger recognized the kindred plight of the oppressed zoot suiters while simultaneously perceiving shadows of his own desires in the rioters\u2019 mutual attraction and hostility . putting his own body in the place of the abjected mexicans and african americans , anger fantasizes his violation by a gang of sailors . inviting punishment and then exhibiting his own metaphoric castration by the sailors , the filmmaker offered his adolescent body up as a sacrifice to a social order that was as inimical to queers as it was to americans of color . yet by staging his own surrender to the crushing forces of homophobia in what is essentially his coming - out film , anger constructed an image of his selfhood in the very terms of its destruction .\nanger began making films in 1937 , when he was ten . he used his family\u2019s 16 - mm kodak movie camera and the end scraps of their home - movie reels ; the spring load on the camera allowed him to shoot for only thirty seconds at a time . by the time he made the fifteen - minute fireworks , anger had a bell & howell camera that operated at 24 fps . 4 he shot the film in his family\u2019s home in beverly hills over the course of three nights while his parents were away . his production materials were modest . shooting on stock supposedly stolen from the us navy , 5 anger transformed his family home into a hotbed of \u201cinflammable desires\u201d with the help of a large canvas depicting a saloon that he had lifted from the abandoned set of a western . a scene in which anger appears nude on the floor of a public urinal was shot on location in the public men\u2019s room of olive hill park while a friend kept watch outside . 6\nborn in santa monica and raised in beverly hills , anger stitched his self - image from the dream stuff of hollywood . it should thus come as no surprise that fact and fantasy bleed in his biography , as they do in his famously incendiary book of gossip , hollywood babylon ( 1959 ) . anger\u2019s beloved grandmother was , according to the filmmaker , a costume mistress during the silent film era . 2 supposedly it was she , working with max reinhardt , who got young kenneth a role in the famed austrian - born theater director\u2019s 1935 cinematic adaptation of a midsummer night\u2019s dream : anger claims to have appeared as the changeling prince . but while hollywood was bursting with child actors in the 1930s\u0097anger danced with shirley temple at the santa monica cotillion and went to high school with her stand - in , with whom he collaborated on an early film 3 \u0097child auteurs were a far more singular breed .\n( 34 m ) 5th studio mirror :\nand about the sky\nberlin : outdoors for film . hans albers speaks with rubble women . director joseph von b\u00e1ky brings to recording hans albers . hans albers sits down on a chair , large , and is melted . he eats bread and look at in the mirror , large . intake valve . hans albers climbs ladder . cameraman swings with camera . joseph by leanna in stage directions , great .\non the other side of the door , anger\u2019s double meets a contemptuous muscle queen who taunts him by assuming a variety of poses that might have been lifted from the pages of vim or your physique . rebuffed for asking for a light , anger is slapped silly and then offered , in one of the film\u2019s visual puns , a bundle of blazing sticks . it\u2019s a lame joke , but one that would have resonated with any viewer who had ever been called a faggot .\na wordless film , save for a voice - over introducing us to the imagery of dreams . a shirtless young man dreams of awakening to finds photographs of a muscular sailor carrying him in his arms . he goes to a bar where the sailor from his dream displays his muscular upper torso . a gang of sailors , swinging chains , enters menacingly . he watches , smoking . they surround him and an assault begins . surreal touches accent the dream - like qualities . a phallic firework , a flaming christmas tree , and the burning photographs provide climax and closure as the young man , back in bed , is beside the sailor .\nka : yes , it ' s been about 10 years or so . i spent some time at the hrc [ ut ' s humanities research center ] collection , looking at the film collections . the gloria swanson collection is there , and i looked at that . i hope i ' ll be able to consult some of the things there . i don ' t think they have any zanuck material , because zanuck was my neighbor here in palm springs and his estate is just around the corner . i live in the al jolson estate , in al jolson ' s last house . but i think the zanuck material has ended up in wahoo , nebraska , in his birth house . i ' ve got quite a few zanuck things . he was a wild game hunter and i have some of the pieces that he shot .\nafter a momentary respite , the young man turns around only to encounter a menacing group of sailors swinging chains and clubs . again , reality punctures fiction : the gang members were played by authentic american sailors who were studying to be cameramen at the university of southern california . 22 they approach and attack him . blood erupts from the young man\u2019s nose as he is beaten mercilessly . upside - down close - ups of his face show the man in an agony easily mistaken for ecstasy . in one of the film\u2019s many unsubtle references to ejaculation , a bottle of milk shatters beside him . the young man\u2019s chest is pierced with broken glass and we see gruesome shots of the man\u2019s eviscerated chest cavity . we glimpse a wavering electrometer buried in the mess . refusing to provide a sentimental image of a dead queer child , anger provides an image of an eviscerated body that is actually a machine . erotically charged by his own annihilation , he supplants the hypocrisy of the american dream with this vision of nihilistic ecstasy .\nbut if his films are subversive , that aesthetic hasn ' t hindered numerous\nborrowings ,\nwhich , as he alludes to in this interview , are both bane and potential boon to anger . the kitsch , irony , and montage editing of anger ' s best - known work , scorpio rising ( 1964 ) , is indeed replicated by today ' s unknowing generation of mtv filmmakers , as anger is only too aware . anger describes his sacrilegious 30 - minute tribute to the myth of the american motorcyclist as\nthe power machine seen as a tribal totem , from toy to terror . . . thanatos in chrome and black leather and bursting jeans .\nscorpio is a catalogue , an iconography of the eternality of the american tough and his depiction in film , and ends with what , in anger logic , is the result of all that adulation : an orgiastic rite . if anger ' s summary reads somewhat enigmatic and mystical , understand that that ' s no mistake on his part . in addition to being an avant - garde filmmaker , anger is an occultist . as any good supplicant of the notorious english magus aleister crowley should be , anger has proved to be his own best experiment or invention .\ninterracial , intergenerational encounters figure prominently in neorealist cinema . in paisan ( 1946 ) , the second film in roberto rossellini \u2019s wartime trilogy , a drunken african american soldier named joe meets pasquale , a young neapolitan urchin . when we first see him , joe longs to go home , only to recall , suddenly and bitterly , that the home to which he wishes to return is racially segregated america . throughout paisan , the characters speak different languages and thus fail to understand one another . nonetheless , pasquale recognizes ( though does not fully comprehend ) the social implications of joe \u2019s blackness . he takes advantage of joe \u2019s inebriated state , \u201cbuying\u201d him from fellow street kids . later , when joe falls asleep , pasquale steals his boots . apprehending the child thief on a subsequent day , joe demands the return of his boots and takes the child \u201chome\u201d to retrieve them . yet when joe witnesses the squalid cave in which the orphaned child dwells with dozens of other homeless neapolitans , he leaves without his boots and without any further retributive justice . despite their ethnic and racial differences , joe and pasquale come to recognize each other as kindred . such cross - cultural identifications became the basis for many of the intergenerational intimacies in postwar cinema .\nwandering a devastated world in which the normative structures of civilization are overturned , neo - realism\u2019s children are often confronted with erotic energies that have run rampant . in the third film of rossellini\u2019s trilogy , germany year zero ( 1948 ) , the shattering of a young boy\u2019s innocence serves as a metaphor for the ruined topos of bombed - out berlin . wandering around the city hustling for money , edmund and his environment are posed as phenomenological equivalents . edmund succumbs to the pedophilic seductions of a former teacher , a nazi whose musings on survival of the fittest are taken literally by the boy , who then begins plotting his aging father\u2019s death . after being rebuffed and abandoned by his exploiter , the boy is broken , and his undoing proves fatal . edmund has been so tragically queered by money , war , and nazism that he relinquishes the future he has been denied , and throws himself off a building . nearly simultaneously , but worlds away , an ( allegedly ) teenage kenneth anger embraces the erasure of his own future by celebrating his ecstatic submission to violence . whereas edmund\u2019s suicide is an act of desperation so melancholic that it is hard to imagine the future of childhood in its wake , anger eroticizes his own nullification , fashioning a queer mode of survival . what might these queer boys have to say to each other across the ocean of their desires ?\nkenneth anger , who will be in austin this halloween weekend , is a premier figure of american avant - garde cinema . legendary as an underground filmmaker , anger prefers to regard himself as a maker of magick , albeit one who uses the camera as his medium to the occult . born around 1930 ( the year varies slightly by source ) , anger ( an adopted name ) grew up in santa monica , california . he started making his own movies at a young age in 1941 with who has been rocking my dream boat ? and numerous other shorts , all of which were later destroyed by the filmmaker ' s own hand . while still a child , anger appeared ( uncredited ) in max reinhardt ' s visually lush hollywood feature a midsummer night ' s dream ( 1935 ) and he also partnered with shirley temple at dance school cotillions . anger ' s fascination with hollywood ' s early decades has remained constant , as seen in his two tell - all , slash - and - burn hollywood babylon volumes , virtual picture books chronicling the seamier , more lurid details of the lives and deaths of hollywood past .\naustin chronicle : i think the first order of business is finding out what you ' ve been up to lately .\nkenneth anger : well , i have a book i ' m working on [ hollywood babylon 3 ] and i ' ve done two of them , so that is an ongoing project and i expect to have it done soon , at least that is my hope .\nka : yes . i made it over one weekend . i wish i could still do that .\nka : well , they ' re picture books and they ' re almost like movies because i ' m very visually oriented . the pictures are certainly as important as the text and there ' s a lot of jokes and surprises as you turn pages . you find illustrations that may not seem to go with the text .\nka : yes , he certainly is one of my influences . he was much more than a filmmaker ; he didn ' t get into filmmaking until middle age . but he was a child prodigy poet and did very experimental work and choreographed for dance and was involved in so many things .\nac : well maybe i should be more specific - - what i ' m asking about is this kind of thread that runs throughout your career of returning to previous works and doing revisions and i just wanted to hear a bit more . . .\nka : no , this will be a departure for me , but i use ritual in my other films , sometimes in a humorous way , sometimes quite serious . in fact , i admire cocteau for that because you never know when he ' s kidding and when he ' s serious , and i admire that .\nka : yeah , i have a water buffalo that he shot ; i ' ve got pictures of him shooting . i ' m not much into blood sports , but these things came my way when his daughter moved away from palm springs , these things she didn ' t really want in her new house . she said i could have them .\nac : if i could switch gears again to hollywood babylon - - i guess for lack of a better term , currently there ' s a\ngossip industry .\ni mean there are tabloid shows , of course there are tabloid papers . is hollywood babylon in any way a forerunner of this phenomenon ?\nka : well , of course it was , i mean i sort of made a lot of these kind of tabloid gossip papers and things if not respectable at least legitimate . but frankly my interest is more in hollywood ' s past than its present .\nka : well , i go up to the o . j . case and the hugh grants and all those things but , basically , i treat them with a certain contempt . the glamour is just not there for me with the current crop . i mean some of them are good actors and so forth ; i just can ' t get very excited about them .\nac : now tell me about this event called the\nre - inauguration of the pleasure dome\nthat ' s supposed to take place when you come .\nac : well i guess you know that will be one of the panel topics when you come to town - - the influence of the avant garde on mainstream cinema .\nka : well , of course , people steal from me and it doesn ' t mean that i ' m particularly happy about it , but there ' s nothing i can do about it and i can ' t copyright my images . i will say i ' m\nbemused ,\nparticularly by borrowings by mtv . and there are several groups that have done practically carbon copies of certain scenes from my films . and of course they ' ve never given me a call saying ,\nwhy don ' t you make a music video for us ?\ni could use the money . unless i didn ' t absolutely despise the music , i might even think of doing it . but it ' s never happened . it ' s much easier for them just to steal . and the younger generation , people that are making mtv , some of them have moved into hollywood films , but they are a generation of magpies , outrageous thieves , stealing ideas right and left . and they have amazingly little imagination of their own . if they didn ' t have people to steal from , i mean they ' d really be hard up . and that ' s my opinion of them . i hope that doesn ' t sound bitter ! i ' m mostly just bemused .\na note to readers : bold and uncensored , the austin chronicle has been austin\u2019s independent news source for over 36 years , expressing the community\u2019s political and environmental concerns and supporting its active cultural scene . now more than ever , we need your support to continue supplying austin with independent , free press . if real news is important to you , please consider making a donation of $ 5 , $ 10 or whatever you can afford , to help keep our journalism on stands .\ninformation is power . support the free press , so we can support austin . support the chronicle\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ndepicts a dream sequence about the brutal rape and torture of anger himself ( as a teenager ) by a group of sailors on the street ( after trying to pick one of them up ) .\nhotel transylvania 3 : summer vacation stars plan their dream summer getaways to some memorable movie settings .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\na woman dressed elegantly walks purposely through the water gardens at the villa d ' este in tivoli , as the music of vivaldi ' s\nwinter\nmovement of\nthe four seasons\nplays . heavy red filters . . . see full summary \u00bb\npierrot waxes romantic , entranced by the moon . harlequin appears and bullies him , then uses a magic lantern to project an image of columbine . pierrot tries to court the illusory columbine . . . see full summary \u00bb\na soundtrack plays folk rock as a woman prepares , at noon , to take her borzois for a walk . she goes through her dresses , all 1920s style flapper gowns , holding them one at a time , shaking . . . see full summary \u00bb\na slavonic mass by leos jan\u00e1cek plays as historical figures , biblical characters , and mythical creatures gather in the pleasure dome . aphrodite , lilith , isis , kali , astarte , nero , pan , and . . . see full summary \u00bb\na man in tight jeans buffs his car to the strains of\ndream lover\n.\na gang of nazi bikers prepares for a race as sexual , sadistic , and occult images are cut together .\nexperimental short , featuring strobe - like erotic imagery with several shots of the rolling stones in performance and an original synthesizer score by mick jagger .\negyptian gods summons the angel lucifer - in order to usher in a new occult age .\na woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality . through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space , her dark inner desires play out on - screen .\n14 of 16 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nvideo : kinsey ' s meeting with kenneth anger at aleister crowley ' s abbey thelema .\nthe blood being pulled from the nostrils . the shower of semen . the roman candle cock .\nand so , underground cinema is inaugurated with anger ' s visionary and\nbu\u00f1uelian\nhomoerotic masterpiece heavy on the symbolisms and on the subjects of repression and personal suffering . voil\u00e1 .\nsubscribe to senses of cinema to receive news of our latest cinema journal . enter your email address below :\nstyles of substance : the extraordinary image : orson welles , alfred hitchcock , stanley kubrick , and the reimagining of cinema , by robert p . kolker\nanger has correctly pointed out in interviews that lucifer is indeed the light - bearer of the gods and not satan , which he calls a \u201cchristian slander . \u201d on this point i am especially indebted to william c . wees analysis of anger\u2019s work in light moving in time ( oxford : university of california press , 1992 ) 107 - 123 .\nthe swine who rewrote f . scott fitzgerald : joseph l . mankiewicz as producer\nclick here to make a donation . if you are an australian resident , any donations over $ 2 are tax deductible .\nthis is a directory page . britannica does not currently have an article on this topic .\n1st caring for injured disabled in self - propelled wheelchairs . disabled sit in wheelchairs and are used in . east frisia : war invalids work retraining village - in the nursery . dinner bell is rung . disabled go door - to - door . at the door writing classroom . lessons in schneider stube .\n( 36 m ) 02 . streiflichter from germany a . munich : exhibition of youth exhibition of children ' s drawings . laughing children . stands for career choices . craft booth . workers shows patches on a street . carpenter , plumber , mason . swing on a figure sculpture . artfully forged box .\n( 33 m ) b . obersalzberg : hitler ' s estate is agricultural school landscape of the obersalzberg . reconstruction of the court to the agricultural school . women when wiping table and bed - making . pig and piglet the pig . the haflinger stud horses run manor . farmers harvesting hay before grazing herd . cows and horses in the meadow . the berchtesgadener land . ( 25 m ) c . crowded holiday trains queues of people before the ticket office . crowded platform with people on the train . people go with luggage in the train window . train with passengers on the running boards and on the roof of the train .\nhouses are under water ( 26 m ) 03 . flood in china in the southern provinces of china . people riding in boats . chinese are working on dikes . flooded rice fields . farmers to try to salvage rice plants out of the water . chinese in line up for food . distribution of rice . children eat with chopsticks , great . mother feeding child with chopsticks .\n( 42 m ) 04 sports a . mannheim : german rowing championships qualifying run of the eights , totally . accompanying train along with spectators on the shore . spectators sit on the shore . home to the limit of the aft . 5 boats are in the race , including mannheim amicitia , m\u00fchlheim rowing club , frankfurt germania . passing to rubble . it wins the rowing community of fl\u00f6rsheim r\u00fcsselsheim , germany . see the rowers of the winning boat of georg von opel , of the race in the one won , half close , congratulations .\n( 32 m ) b . berlin : police sports festival group demonstration of self - defense . 4 x 100 m relay . it wins the police school in spandau . the winning team receives a silver cup .\n( 22 m ) c . wuppertal : german water polo championships swimming pool with water ballspielern . spectators around the basin , total . play it : water sports hanover with swimming friends barmen . spectators waving flags . barmen wins with 5 : 3 . endgame : duisburg 98 against swimming friends barmen . ball flies over gate . goal throw . it wins barmen with 4 : 3 spectators clap .\nmattsee : dance course harald kreutzberg harald kreutzberg dances . kreutzberg displays dance movement . young girl dancing in group with harald kreutzberg .\n( 17 m ) 06 . siena : at a gallop to the marketplace the marketplace in siena . start the horse at a gallop around the market square . horse crashes into the curve , rider falls , total .\n( 20 m ) 07 . a feast day in heidelberg - inauguration of the old bridge aerial view of the city . people in boat trip and get to the other shore of the neckar . the castle . panoramic view over the roofs of the old town . the hotel zum ritter . the university . students . the old neckar bridge . decorated main street . people at festival meeting at inauguration of the bridge .\nmannheim ; berlin ; wuppertal ; munich ; heidelberg ; bremen ; berchtesgaden ; china ; east frisia ; mattsee ; siena ; st . louis\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nan iconoclastic and homoerotic look at a man who dreams of sailors , made when anger was a teenager . shot over a weekend when his parents were out of town , anger stated , \u201cthis flick is all i have to say about being 17 , the united states navy , american christmas and the fourth of july . \u201d\ncanyon cinema 145 9th street , suite 260 , ca 94103 , san francisco united states of america tel : + 1 415 626 2255 fax : + 1 415 626 2255 e - mail : films @ urltoken www : www . urltoken\nroberto rossellini , pais\u00e0 ( paisan ) , 1946 , 35 mm , black - and - white , sound , 120 minutes . joe ( dots johnson ) and pasquale ( alfonsino pasca ) .\nkathryn bond stockton has argued that the child of the twentieth century was queered by innocence , color , money , and freud . 15 to this damning catalogue , let us add war . images of devastated childhood are among the most memorable in war\u2019s distended photographic archive : a doomed boy , arms upraised , stands with other warsaw ghetto jews under the watch of an armed german soldier . one is certain that this child , as roland barthes muses about another boy elsewhere , is both dead and going to die . 16 in another searing image , a naked vietnamese girl , her body scorched by napalm , runs down a road screaming . the silent frame , vibrating from her howl of pain , can barely contain her agony . these are the nightmare visions from which postwar conceptions of childhood cannot awake .\ndecimating the myth of childhood innocence , war transforms children into witnesses , participants , and casualties . in the twentieth century , war also fundamentally changed the representation of children in visual culture . simultaneously the most vulnerable locus of war\u2019s treachery and the last hope for the future , the child is everywhere in the italian neorealist cinema of the 1940s . in answer to the \u201crepresentational problems that arise from the surrender of the heroic male protagonist , \u201d 17 the male child parallels and highlights the limitations of adult male characters . gendered male , neorealism \u2019s child is a wanderer , an urchin , an orphan , a miniature partisan , and a mimic of adult atrocity . queered , we can find him in neorealism \u2019s alternate cast of cripples , masochists , suicides , thieves , and murderers . these queer children refuse the paltry forms of reparation and futurity that they are offered . whenever we meet them , we discover that normal conceptions of time and place have been razed .\nthe tensions that charged midcentury los angeles profoundly shaped anger\u2019s ecstatic vision of besieged sexuality . for anger , who had grown up in santa monica\u0097well known for its gay beaches and nightlife\u0097la was a city of desire and oppression . while gay populations had thrived in the city of angels since the turn of the century , wartime brought an upsurge of police entrapment . it also solidified the growing identification of queer desire with aspects of military and physique culture , especially sailor iconography .\nfollowing the bombing of pearl harbor , los angeles saw itself as on the front lines of the war in the pacific . civilian patrols were established throughout the city , and beaches were fortified with antiaircraft guns . with la functioning as a \u201cmajor training and transit point for military personnel , \u201d 23 up to fifty thousand servicemen could be found there on any given weekend . members of the armed services frequented the local cruising grounds . during the war , diarist donald vining wrote of cruising downtown pershing square for soldiers on leave , as gay men commonly did . 24\nthe militarization of los angeles was a response to the fear of external threats . but these fears were also internalized . america\u2019s relation to its own racial , ethnic , and sexual others grew increasingly paranoiac . prejudicial violence was directed most explicitly against asian americans , latinos , and african americans . but , as anger experienced personally , it was also directed against gays and lesbians ."]}
{"id": 116721, "summary": [{"text": "himalaya ( french : himalaya : l'enfance d'un chef ) is a 1999 film directed by eric valli and was funded through france-based corporations .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "it was the first nepalese film to be nominated in the best foreign film category at the 72nd academy awards .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "himalaya is a story set against the backdrop of the nepalese himalayas .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "at an altitude of five thousand metres in the remote mountain region of dolpa , himalaya is the story of villagers who take a caravan of yaks across the mountains , carrying rock salt from the high plateau down to the lowlands to trade for grain .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "an annual event , the caravan provides the grain that the villagers depend on to survive the winter .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film unfolds as a story of rivalry based on misunderstanding and distrust , between the aging chief and the young daring herdsman , who is both a friend and a rival to the chief 's family , as they struggle for leadership of the caravan .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film is a narrative on the both traditions and the impermanent nature of human struggle to retain and express power in the face of the gods .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "\" the gods triumph \" is the call that echoes at the end of the film and expresses the balancing of karmic destinies .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the extreme environment of the himalayas is magnificently contrasted to the delicacy of humanity and the beauty of tibetan culture .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "himalaya was shot in widescreen over nine months on location in a region that can only be reached on foot , with all but two characters played by real chiefs , lamas and local villagers .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "director eric valli has lived in nepal since 1983 and is also a photographer and author .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "his work is regularly published in national geographic , geo and life magazines .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film depicts not only the life style of the upper dolpo people of the mid western uphills of nepal but also their traditional customs , for example celestial burial . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "himalaya ( film )", "paragraphs": ["himalaya film festival session 14 is not showing in any theaters in the area .\ndigital himalaya is expanding its online collections to include contemporary film and video . please click on one of the icons below to learn more about the film in question .\nplease join the ubc himalaya program and the curator for asia at the museum of anthropology for a reception to celebrate the launch of the himalaya program at ubc .\nhimalaya is a film about choices , pride and forgiveness , filled with memorable characters and stunning scenery . and if you like yaks , this is the film for you .\n- jennie punter , toronto star\n2014 toronto reel asian international film festival himalaya song and reception @ aga khan museum , november 13 , 2014 . photos by chelsea chen & jennifer martin\nthe film has now screened at film festivals and universities in over 17 countries worldwide , with support from entertainment professionals , advocacy groups , and academics alike .\nvalli : without thinlen , there would be no film . \u201chimalaya\u201d is thinlen\u2019s story ; he inspired the story . thinlen is the chief of this area of dolpo , and he pulled everybody together . our friendship was key . no thinlen , no film .\nozon ' s provocative film can do much to improve attitudes towards lgbti people .\nbruno coulais - la mort de lhakpa - himalaya l ' enfance d ' un chef musique soundtrack . wmv\nthe himalaya program , the centre for indian and south asian research , and the department of asian studies .\nvalli is a romantic adventurer , a man who likens his affinity for nepal to that of an epic love affair . valli began traveling when he was 18 years old in order to find out about human differences . now he\u2019s made a film essentially about their similarities . visually , \u201chimalaya\u201d is intoxicating , but deeper is a story so universal that audiences in europe and asia have already embraced the film . and this year in the united states , \u201chimalaya\u201d was an academy award nominee for best foreign film , the first nepalese entry to be considered for an oscar . \u201chimalaya\u201d opens in new york on june 22 .\npad yatra was an official selection in over 33 film festivals , and won 10 awards on the festival circuit . it has screened at the united nations , university of oxford , yale himalaya initiative , british academy of film and television , and many more . connect with us to arrange a screening in your community .\nsymposium and film on dalit issues in nepal with mr . moti lal nepali and dr . drona prakash rasali\na film of unusual visual beauty and enormous intrinsic interest .\n- roger ebert , chicago sun - times\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\na beautiful and thematically rich nepalese film about the many lessons learned by some villagers from the high mountains during their annual yak caravan .\nnorbu\u2019s repertoire ranges from traditional imagery to unique depictions of daily life , religious practice , and landscape . his work was highlighted in the 1998 film himalaya ( caravan ) , the only nepali film to have been nominated for an academy award . over the past fifteen years , norbu\u2019s work has been featured in exhibitions in global cities , from kathmandu and new york city , to aarhus , monaco , lucerne , paris , osaka , tokyo , and thimphu , bhutan .\niw : you and thinlen have wanted to make a film together for a long time ; almost 15 years . how much input did thinlen have ?\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nthe film captures the culture of nepal through spectacular cinematography and interactions with locals along the way .\nthe intention of the film was not to hype flying although you see us flying and we talk about flying ,\nsaid michaelis .\nthe film is more about being immersed in the culture . the paragliders were just our vehicles for seeing the country and getting lost in it .\nin the film , the pilots touch down in one tiny village after another . with each landing they are received with swarms of warm welcomes as the jagged , snow capped peaks of the annapurna range in the himalayas tower in the background .\nso begins\nhimalaya ,\na film of unusual visual beauty and enormous intrinsic interest . set in the dolpo area of nepal , it has been directed by eric valli , a photographer who has lived in nepal for years , filmed it for national geographic , and made documentaries about it . now in this fiction film he uses conflict to build his story , but it ' s clear the narrative is mostly an excuse ; this movie is not so much about what its characters do , as about who they are .\nimagine that every person in the world is enlightened but you ,\nbuddha says .\nthey are all your teachers , each doing just the right things to help you learn patience , perfect wisdom , perfect compassion .\nthis quotation provides the perfect setup for himalaya , an astonishingly beautiful and thematically rich nepalese film that presents many vanishing elements of a faraway tibetan culture .\nthe film - entitled simply \u2018sikkim\u2019 - is a 1971 , 55 - minute documentary that was mired in controversy from the moment of its making . commissioned by the then king of sikkim , it was banned by the government of india after sikkim was \u2018merged\u2019 with india in 1975 . the film has recently been restored and re - released .\nthis is no accident , as the director , \u00e9ric valli , has also worked as a photographer for the magazine . mr . valli , who is french , has lived in nepal since 1983 and made several documentaries there . ' ' himalaya , ' ' his first fictional feature , which was nominated for a best foreign film oscar this year , shows his intimacy with the country ' s human as well as its natural geography .\nindiewire : how did your extensive photographic background contribute to your decision to tell this story ? visually , this film is truly beautiful . did your background give you an edge on documenting this region ?\nvalli : i think it\u2019s very important that the film entertains you . but i think it has to be more . there are so many films that you come out of and you\u2019re just saying , \u201coh , wow , what did i see ? \u201d you forget what you see . you are entertained or kind of bombarded with the music , with incredible images and with special effects . you come out of it and it\u2019s like if you ate something , yet you are still hungry . it doesn\u2019t fill you . i think making a film is a huge amount of energy and money and time . and i think a film has to be entertaining first , but it has to be much more than that too . i like a film to make me think , to make me learn things which i don\u2019t know and to make me feel . a film is a way to communicate emotion . it\u2019s not only information , but emotion also . i\u2019m an old - fashioned kind of guy that way .\nit took a little while , but funding came through to continue our film project . in the fall of 2012 , we found ourselves trekking a high - altitude himalayan trail in nepal . i had a camera in one hand and a tripod in the other , and i stopped often to film and soak it all in . i had dreamed of visiting the himalayas of nepal since i was a child .\nvalli : you are the first one who made me think about this . i never thought about the parallel between the two . i guess it does come full circle . we went to shoot this film without any ending . we had eight different endings and we didn\u2019t know which one it was going to be when we started to shoot the film . and it was the 9th different ending that came to our mind , and it came to us so naturally . there was no other possible ending to this film , then this one \u2014 the one that we shot . the eight other endings were fake .\nvalli : it is exactly the same . when you see the snowstorm , it is a real snowstorm . it was in front of the camera and behind the camera . for nine months , we were on the trail of the real caravan . what you see on the screen is what we also experienced as filmmakers . this film is an adventure film , but at the same time it is a document . this is the only film made on tibetan culture . i\u2019m not talking about scorsese \u2018s \u201c kundun , \u201d or jean - jacques annaud \u2018s \u201c seven years in tibet , \u201d about a westerner discovering tibet .\nshot with solar power by himalayan monk ngawang sodpa , the film features united nations mdg honoree the gyalwang drukpa , and indian actor and environmental advocate , aamir khan . the film is executive produced by michelle yeoh ( crouching tiger hidden dragon , james bond : tomorrow never dies ) , narrated by daryl hannah ( kill bill , bladerunner ) , and it is the debut feature documentary from director wendy j . n . lee .\n( c ) 1999 kino international | urltoken | filmed over seven months in the forbidden dolpo region of nepal , himalaya tells the story of a generational struggle for the leadership of a tiny mountain village between its proud old chief and a headstrong young caravanner . the balance of power shifts uneasily as they make their annual salt trek across the himalayas . a visually striking and spiritually captivating portrait of life in one of the world ' s most extraordinary places , himalaya is both intense drama and a gorgeous tapestry of the fast disappearing traditions of tibetan life .\nthis film may not be everyone ' s cup of tea but it is served in a gorgeous and delicate teacup . the story is simple , perhaps too simple . but it is drawn against the magnificent background of nepal . even bad photography would be good in that part of the world but the camera work in himalaya is superb , sensitive and sweeping , richly textured and impressively framed . the most amazing aspect of this rare film is that none of the performers are actors ! they play themselves flawlessly . the faces , frequently in harsh close up , are noble and full of character . hollywood never could duplicate one silver haired old woman who is a living work of art . the children are beautiful and lack any self consciousness whatsoever in front of the camera . utterly amazing ! it ' s a movie for film freaks and those who appreciate fine photography . but somehow the world is a slightly better place because it was made !\nauthor doug prose films on the flanks of a volcano in central mongolia during one of the six scientific expeditions featured in \u201cthe himalaya connection , \u201d which explores the indo - australian - eurasian plate collision . the documentary will air on pbs later this year . credit : diane lamacchia .\nthere is no doubt that mr . valli and his screenwriter , olivier dazat , were motivated by a deep respect for the people of the dolpo . their reverence , and their desire to protect and record a way of life no doubt threatened by the encroachments of modernity , may have prevented them from probing the society too deeply . ' ' himalaya ' ' is a work of polite ethnography , a coffee - table book of a film that invites us to behold an exotic world from a comfortable and complacent distance .\nwhile in nepal on our 2012 trip , we also filmed with bishal upreti , a prominent nepali geologist at tribhuvan university . bishal is a kind person deeply in love with the himalaya . in a film interview , he detailed the range\u2019s many superlatives : earth\u2019s highest peaks ; earth\u2019s largest block of uplifted terrain , when combined with the tibetan plateau ; the creator of the indian monsoon ; and the source of freshwater for almost half the people alive today . midway through our interview , he suddenly interrupted himself with a wave of his hand and asked if he could quickly say something nongeologic . bishal looked up at the mountains , smiled , and said , \u201cwhen you are in the himalaya , and when you go to those serene places below those snow peaks , it is the dream of a lifetime . it\u2019s so wonderful to be there ; unless you are there , you will never realize what you are missing ! \u201d i was amazed . even nepalis , most of whom do not live in the shadow of the great peaks , dream of going to them . our documentary begins with bishal\u2019s thoughts and dreams of the himalaya .\nmountainfilm ' s sponsors choose to partner with us for more than just return on investment considerations ; they strongly believe in mountainfilm ' s mission to use the power of film , art and ideas to inspire audiences to create a better world .\n( indiewire / 06 . 22 . 01 ) \u2014 in many ways , eric valli has been researching his feature film debut , \u201c himalaya , \u201d for almost twenty years . an acclaimed photographer , whose work has been published in national geographic , the new york times magazine , smithsonian and life , valli has created a universal tale of love , life , betrayal and death \u2014 set against the unforgiving nature of the northeastern dolpo region in nepal . valli has lived in the dolpo region for nearly two decades , and valli\u2019s two best friends were the inspiration for the film\u2019s main characters , tinle and norbou . valli has also written numerous books about his adopted country . and in 1992 , he was awarded the gurka dakshin baho from the king of nepal , in honor of valli\u2019s body of work about nepal .\nthe dvd manages to enhance an already extraordinary film with many extras . it includes audio commentary by dirctor eric valli , a 26 - minute\nmaking of\ndocumentary , the theatrical trailer , and the original electronic press kit with interviews and features .\nshortly after producing the film , we went to tibet to film geophysicist simon klemperer of stanford university and produce a short video about his research . simon intended to visit dozens of tibetan hot springs to collect gas and water samples , with the aim of locating the northern limit of the indo - australian plate below the eurasian plate . no one knows where the end of the plate is , but it\u2019s somewhere under tibet . tibet\u2019s geology is rooted in the ongoing plate collision and rise of the himalayas , and it is subject to damaging earthquakes . this seemed like a fantastic opportunity to enhance our documentary\u2019s story both scientifically and aesthetically . the film trip went forward in october 2016 , wrapping up just as season - ending winter snows began falling . the footage turned out beautifully \u2014 tibet was in .\nthe 2015 nepal earthquakes had catastrophic impacts on the lives and property of himalayan peoples . join the ubc himalaya program as dr . spoon discusses his study which focuses on four settlements in two of the hardest hit districts with differing access , aid , and populations . we randomly selected 400 households in these locations and conducted two . . .\ndefying both tinle and the village ' s council of lamas , karma takes off across the mountains with most of the yaks and the young villagers to trade the salt for grain . the outraged tinle sets off in pursuit , accompanied by tsering ( who has been renamed passang ) ; the boy ' s mother , pema ( lhakpa tsamchoe ) ; norbou ; and a few other superstitious old - timers . the film ' s long second half follows the two parties through dusty highland valleys and treacherous mountain passes . one imagines that filming ' ' himalaya ' ' was nearly as arduous and risky as the trek it records .\ncanada tibet committee and the ubc himalaya program invite you to a workshop and discussion forum exploring human rights implications of the canada - china free trade agreement , in particular in relation to tibet . workshop participants will look at the canada - china free trade agreement through a human rights lens , with attention to tibet as a case example . . . .\nubc himalaya program is hosting a talk which will consider the topic of incarnate lamas ( tulkus ) \u2014births of the same awakened consciousness in successive human bodies . it will focus particularly on the practices used to locate subsequent incarnations of deceased tibetan lamas . these practices involve analyzing prophecies and divinations , as well as evaluating child tulku candidates in a . . .\nfind the archived video of this event here . save the date for the first himalaya program event of the 2017 - 18 academic year ! join us for a lecture by deepak thapa , director of the social science baha research institute in kathmandu , and a well - known political analyst and commentator . nepal has been undergoing a political transition since . . .\nthe ubc himalaya program and the tibetan cultural society of british columbia ( tcsbc ) are excited to announce that we will be co - hosting a lecture by dr . losang rabgey , executive director of machik , an organization supporting communities on the tibetan plateau , and a showing of the award - winning tibetan documentary \u201cvalley of the heroes\u201d by filmmaker kashem . . .\njoin the ubc himalaya program for a roundtable discussion about health policy and practice in nepal . medical and public health professionals from ubc , university of victoria , and the university of washington explore the challenges and opportunities of working in nepal , across fields including emergency care , family practice , health education , midwifery , and mental health . rsvp for the . . .\nthis talk engages these points of tension , discussing how tibetan medicine remains at once a crucial form of local health care across tibetan communities , a manifestation of national identity , and , increasingly , a globally available form of \u2018traditional\u2019 medicine in the 21st century . this event is sponsored by the himalaya program , the contemporary tibetan studies program , and the department of anthropology .\nby now , our film project\u2019s timeline had stretched on long enough for results to begin trickling in from karl wegmann\u2019s research in mongolia . the data his group collected were fascinating , both confirming and contradicting certain elements of theories about mongolia\u2019s connection with the distant indo - australian - eurasian plate collision .\na large part of the appeal of ' ' himalaya ' ' comes from the breathtaking beauty of its setting , the mountainous , sparsely populated dolpo region of nepal . exquisitely filmed in cinemascope , a format whose wide frames and panoramic angles emphasize the lonely grandeur of the landscape , the movie offers an intoxicating dose of armchair tourism , like a national geographic pictorial brought to life .\nthe ubc himalaya program is hosting a dialogue between ubc faculty member dr . wade davis ( department of anthropology ) , and h . h . the 17th gyalwang karmapa . the title of this event is \u201cinterconnected \u2013 our environment and social ( in ) equality\u201d . we are pleased to partner with the karma kagyu association of canada and thrangu monastery to welcome h . h . . . .\ntenzing rigdol is a leading contemporary tibetan artist and activist , born in kathmandu , nepal in 1982 to tibetan refugee parents . rigdol\u2019s work has been exhibited in important galleries and museums in europe and north america , including the metropolitan museum of art . this event is sponsored by the himalaya program , the contemporary tibetan studies program , and the department of art history , visual art and theory .\nrob mcbroom , a minneapolis - based artist , holds the distinction of being the only federal duck stamp competitor to adorn his abstract works with glitter , rhinestones and communist insignia . he has been antagonizing his fellow duck stamp entrants with his unorthodox paintings for many years . he is a subject in the film the million dollar duck .\nwe are delighted that hope cooke , former gyalmo ( or queen consort ) of sikkim , has agreed to join us from new york for a discussion about the making and reception of the film . hope is a widely published and award - winning author , and was a visiting instructor of history at sarah lawrence college and yale in 1987 .\ndhaulagiri , nanga parbat & broad peak are 3 of the world ' s 14 highest summits . french alpinist , jean - christophe lafaille aims to ascent all three in a period of two months . the film takes us on a dramatic and eventful journey that starts in nepal and finishes in pakistan while exploring the mind and soul of a devoted mountaineer .\nwanderlust of both the creative and physical varieties , drives canadian photographer reuben krabbe to find unique ways to capture the world of action sports . his obsession with seeking different light , angles and objectives has landed his photos on covers of skier , mtb pro and powder . this obsession is also at the heart of the story that drives the film eclipse .\ndiwakar acharya ' s talk will tackle the questions of why the creative potential of nepal\u2019s resources , natural as well as human , is not unleashed , and why in spite of some positive outcome of political awareness , the leadership everybody wished for is still lacking . this event is sponsored by the himalaya program , the centre for indian and south asian research , and the department of asian studies . reception at 4 , talk starts 4 : 30 .\na personal film about the incredible ascent , of the elusive summit of annapurna on may 16 , 2002 , via a wildly committing traverse of the east ridge . from the satellite peak of singu chuli to the main west summit of annapurna and back , jean - christophe lafaille and basque climber alberto inurrategi negotiate 10 horizontal miles of complex terrain above 24 , 000 feet .\nvariously described as a western , a love story and an adventure tale , \u201chimalaya\u201d is about a chieftain , tinle , whose son dies during a yak caravan in the himalayas . proud and driven by conviction , tinle insists he lead the caravan until his young grandson is old enough to inherit the duties of the time - honored tradition . a challenge ensues , between a rebellious young villager and the elder . what follows is a struggle against nature , pride and ego .\nhimalaya\ntells the story of a village , which since time immemorial , has engaged in a winter trek to bring salt to its people and send out goods to be traded . the journeys are conducted by yak caravans . for many years the old chief , tinle , led the treks , but he retired in favor of his son . now his son is dead , his body brought back to the village by karma , who wants to take his place at the head of the caravans .\nless than a year later , we were back in the region for an unrelated ( or so we thought ) film trip to bangladesh , where we met up with a group of geologists and students from bangladeshi and american universities . when landing in dhaka , one descends to a billiard - table flat landscape , a plain of sediments eroded from the himalaya range by mighty rivers like the ganges and brahmaputra . it\u2019s not a place where a geologist would expect to find major earthquake faults . but history documents two megaquakes here in the last 500 years . when we visited in 2013 , geologists had yet to put a rock hammer to a major fault in bangladesh ; they still haven\u2019t . while some smaller faults crop out at the surface , most , including all the most important ones , are blind , buried deep under himalayan muds . the hunt was turning to the deployment of seismometers , gps antennae and drill rigs .\ngrain . despite tinle\u2019s edict , karma sets out to follow the path on his own ; when tinle\u2019s younger son norbu ( karma tensing nyama lama ) declines his father\u2019s request to lead the journey , the aging leader takes it upon himself to lead the yaks across the mountains , with tinle and karma meeting along the way . himalaya : l\u2019enfance d\u2019un chef was shot on location in the himalayas , with a tibetan cast and french camera crew , resulting in some dazzling footage of the rugged , unspoiled beauty of the mountain ranges .\nhimalaya - caravan - l ' enfance d ' un chef ( film d ' eric valli ) - la mort de lhapka ( bruno coulais ) urltoken - urltoken _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ r\u00e9fl\u00e9chissons ensemble - let ' s think together france n\u00e9pal m\u00e9dia \u092b\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0938 \u0928\u0947\u092a\u093e\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e le collectif france n\u00e9pal nepal france friendship society \u0928\u0947\u092a\u093e\u0932 \u092b\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0938 \u092e\u0948\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0902\u0918 binod khakurel baudelaire , pr\u00e9sident info @ urltoken / collectif @ urltoken + 33 1 45 80 47 69 / + 33 7 64 20 24 96 ( paris ) + 977 9841 641 850 ( kathmandu ) http : / / www . urltoken http : / / www . urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken - - - - - - - traduction / interpr\u00e8te cours de n\u00e9pali - learn nepali info @ urltoken - 07 64 20 24 96 soci\u00e9t\u00e9 internationale des amis de charles baudelaire urltoken urltoken urltoken - -\nl\u00e0 , tout n ' est qu ' ordre et beaut\u00e9 , luxe , calme et volupt\u00e9 . . .\n( charles baudelaire )\ndirected by \u00e9ric valli ; written ( in nepali and tibetan , with english subtitles ) by mr . valli and olivier dazat with the collaboration of jean - claude guillebaud , louis gardel , nathalie azoulai and jacques perrin ; directors of photography , \u00e9ric guichard and jean - paul meurisse ; music by bruno coulais ; produced by mr . perrin and christophe barratier ; released by kino international . running time : 104 minutes . this film is not rated .\nit is astonishing to think that lives like this are still possible in the 21st century . we are less surprised when we see such treks reflecting modern realities - - as in\na time for drunken horses\n( 2000 ) , about the kurdish people of iran , who use mule caravans to transport contraband truck tires into iraq . we suspect that the story of\nhimalaya\nre - creates a time that has now ended , but no : such caravans still exist , and were the subject of\nthe saltmen of tibet ,\na 1997 documentary by ulrike koch .\neric valli : sure , working as a photographer for 18 years now has been great teaching for me . people say , \u201ceric , we see so many of your pictures in the film ; we see your style . \u201d sure , but it\u2019s my first feature film . i had a big meeting with the two directors of photography ( eric guichard and jean - paul meurisse ) and we looked at all of my pictures . and we said that for certain scenes i wanted certain light , and for this other scene i want certain framing , very often similar to my pictures . but it wasn\u2019t my work to be behind the camera ; it was to be director . i had total trust with the two d . o . p . s , who did a fantastic job . so i let them be free , very often sticking an eye in the viewfinder , but mainly focusing on the biggest challenge of this film , which was acting . because these people not only have never seen a movie camera in their life , but most of these people have never even seen a film in their life . what was acting for them ? i speak their language . i had spent two years with them before , so i knew these people and i built up a fantastic relationship with them . but i was asking them to do things that they had never thought about . it\u2019s within their tibetan tradition to make a testimony of their history . when an important person dies in their community , you write a biography . so , somehow they understood the process of it . we weren\u2019t using a pen on paper anymore . we were using a camera , a tape recorder and a crew . but it was the same thing \u2014 we were making a testimony of their own life \u2014 and this they understood very well . but they didn\u2019t understand what was acting .\nace kvale , a photographer who has captured extreme environments and rich cultures around the world , first met dr . geoff tabin \u2014 co - founder of the himalayan cataract project \u2014 on assignment for outside magazine . what grew from that encounter was a lasting friendship and a photo project that has spanned years . kvale has been documenting the work of tabin , whose nonprofit aims to eradicate blindness by setting up eye surgery clinics in sub - saharan africa and the himalaya , for more than a decade . the result , kvale says , represents some of the most important work of his life .\nmr . moti lal nepali , a dalit activist from nepal , will give a talk about the socio - political status of dalits in nepal . a short film , yash kumar\u2019s bato muniko phool \u2013 the prologue ( flowers under the path \u2013 the prologue ) , will be screened , revealing the daily struggles of dalits in nepali villages today . dr . drona rasali will explain nepaldalitinfo network\u2019s role in fostering awareness of dalit issues in nepal . talk starts 4 : 30 .\nin the aftermath of the quake , we obtained additional financial support to incorporate the lessons learned from the gorkha earthquake into outreach materials to accompany our documentary project . in 2016 , we returned to nepal to film the conditions on the ground a year after the quake struck . among numerous scenes , we shot footage of thickets of steel rebar poking from new construction sites all over kathmandu valley , as well as the tilingatar higher secondary school , which survived thanks to being retrofitted before the earthquake .\nkeith ladzinski is an adventure photographer and filmmaker whose work has taken him to remote reaches of all seven continents \u2014 from the forests of south africa to the beaches of iceland . along with contributing to such magazines as outside , discover and men\u2019s journal , he is the co - founder of 3 strings productions in boulder , colorado . he was recently assigned to document the effects of climate change in national parks for national geographic and has a film , poumaka , premiering in this year\u2019s festival .\nin a remote village in the himalayas , the wheat crop isn ' t sufficient to feed the people ; salt has to be transported across the mountains and sold in order to survive . on the latest expedition , the old chief ' s son has died ; tinle , the chief , refuses to accept karma , the obvious choice for leader , instead insisting his small grandson , pasang , be the new village headman \u2013 this leads to a conflict during the next , dangerous , trek across the mountains . the story of himalaya is a timeless on . french director eric valli tells it like a legend , and it ' s one he knows well \u2013 a travel - writer and short filmmaker , he obviously loves this remote part of the world and the people who live here . it ' s a simple but quite affecting saga \u2013 the film ' s main pleasures lie in the way it looks . this is definitely a big screen experiences \u2013 the images of this mountainous landscape are always impressive , especially in one notable scene \u2013 evoking the wages of fear \u2013 in which the villagers , taking a short cut on a crumbling narrow track high above an azure blue lake , find themselves in considerable danger . the mostly non - professional actors give totally convincing performances .\nset in the mountains of tibet near nepal , this film begins with mountaineer karma ( gurgon kyap ) returning from a long journey with bad news : the son of tinle ( thilen lhondup ) , the village leader , died in the midst of the trek , leaving behind a wife , pema ( lhapka tsamchoe ) , and a son , pasang ( karma wangiel ) . tinle cannot forgive karma for the death of his son , and he banishes him from an upcoming voyage , in which a yak caravan will bring a load of salt across the mountains to be exchanged for\nthe hotel himalaya is on a quiet side street , yet centrally located in frankfurt . both the trade fair and to the railway station , it takes just a few minutes . also the city center can be reached quickly from here . you can reach us with regional and long distance services , as well as by tram and subway ( s - bahn and u - bahn ) from the station \u201chauptbahnhof\u201d . even the remote bus terminal is located directly at the main station ( south side ) . from the main train station by bus number 37 go on to stop \u201chafenstra\u00dfe\u201d . from there you can reach the hotel on foot after about 150m . for our guests arriving by car , on - site parking is available for a fee .\nthere are many more amazing geologic surprises centered on the mighty himalayas beyond what i\u2019ve shared here and that we are very excited to present in our film . we are also thrilled to feature some of the geoscientists who have been working to better understand the nature of the powerful tectonic collision of plates lying below a large portion of earth\u2019s human population . the scientists\u2019 determined efforts are not only uncovering some of earth\u2019s wondrous inner workings in this region , but are also illuminating the extreme dangers these processes pose , so that as few people as possible are injured or killed in the next massive earthquake .\nmuch of the film is simply pictorial , as karma and tinle make rival journeys , and tinle ominously squints at the clear sky and foresees snow . there is one passage of pure suspense , as part of a narrow mountain path slips away , and the yaks and their masters have to traverse a dangerous stretch ; we are reminded of similar situations involving trucks in\nthe wages of fear\nand\nsorcerer .\nthe actors are not experienced and sometimes simply seem to be playing men very much like themselves , but we are not much concerned with subtle drama here . the real movie takes place in our minds , as we think about these people who share the planet with us right now , and yet lead unimaginably different lives . would it be a trial or a blessing to be a member of a community like this ? that would depend , i imagine , on whether your view of the world has expanded to encompass more than villages and salt journeys . there must be something deeply satisfying about knowing your place in an ancient social structure and fitting into it seamlessly . so i thought as i watched this film , although it did not make me want to lead a yak caravan .\nin the caste - based social structure of nepal , at least one - seventh of the population , so - called \u201cdalits\u201d , have experienced discrimination , marginalization , and oppression for centuries . mr . moti lal nepali , a dalit activist from nepal , will give a talk about the socio - political status of dalits in nepal . a short film , yash kumar\u2019s bato muniko phool \u2013 the prologue ( flowers under the path \u2013 the prologue ) , will be screened , revealing the daily struggles of dalits in nepali villages today . dr . drona rasali will explain nepaldalitinfo network\u2019s role in fostering awareness of dalit issues in nepal .\nvalli : oh , it\u2019s a great love story ! why such a woman ? why such a man ? it\u2019s always difficult to explain . i started to travel when i was very young and i got hooked to this life , to this life of a nomad ; and learning so much , being very curious and learning so many ways of life . i was in search in our differences . and now i\u2019ve made this film , which is about our similarities . i spent a lot of time in afghanistan , the middle east , india and then i discovered nepal and i fell in love . basically that\u2019s it ; it was very simple .\nthis conundrum has given rise to several scientific questions . what is the origin of the stress in the crust that is capable of setting off megaquakes here ? and what geologic forces lifted mongolia high above \u201cnormal\u201d midcontinent elevations ? some theories credited the collision of the indo - australian and eurasian tectonic plates as both the source of the stress and the uplift , even though it is 2 , 000 kilometers to the south , farther than the distance from kansas to new york . as we filmed across mongolia over several weeks , diane and i thought it would be great to film that far - off collision , if we could only obtain the needed funding .\nlater in the interview , bishal expressed acute concern for the people of nepal . he and his colleagues had accumulated data that led them to predict that the next big himalayan earthquake could rupture the main himalaya thrust fault in central nepal at any time . bishal has long been educating the people of nepal about earthquake hazards through the media and public lectures , and he has urged officials to act on behalf of public safety . these were brave actions , as people are often loath to hear or heed such warnings about dangers from natural and uncontrollable forces . thankfully , the efforts bore some fruit . the majority of buildings in nepal were not strong enough to withstand strong earthquake shaking until bishal and his colleagues convinced officials to enact new building codes , which helped keep some new buildings standing , and the people inside them alive , during the gorkha quake .\nvalli : the two main characters are my two best friends , both from the monastery . my one friend is a great artist and lama . and even though i speak their language , i know how to load their yaks , i have spent three years of my life out there , i am still an outsider . and when i saw this great artist , i just thought , hey , this is a way for me to make an insider testimony . and i asked him and his father , \u201cwould you like to travel with me ? and instead of painting gods and demons , would you paint your people ? \u201d so he left his monastery for the first time and he came with me and he discovered life . and when i met thinlen almost 18 or 20 years ago , he is exactly as the character tinle is : he\u2019s the chief of his village , he\u2019s a very charismatic guy . in real life thinlen\u2019s brother was murdered in a feud with another family , but in the film , it was his brother who falls from the cliff . so it is based on real , epic events ; real characters . and i think that\u2019s what gives a lot of power to this film . because these people \u2014 norbou is a real lama , thinlen is a real chief and karma is a real cowboy . every single thing these people do is real . i didn\u2019t have to teach them . it came out ; they sweated it out .\nvalli : there are some great lessons , like when tinle asks his son , \u201cwhy did you come with me ? \u201d he says , \u201cone day my teacher ( lama ) told me , \u201cwhenever there are two trails open in front of you , always choose the hardest one ; the one which will squeeze the best out of you . \u201d this sentence was told to me about 12 or 13 years ago , and when it was told to me by this old man in a cave , i just thought , what is the meaning of life if you don\u2019t give it your best ? what is the meaning of life if you don\u2019t realize your dreams ; if you don\u2019t try ? it\u2019s a film about power , courage and tolerance .\nproducer diane lamacchia and i were traveling with karl and his group of scientists , students and local support crews to shoot footage of the expedition as it traversed remote central mongolia on a quest to better understand this land\u2019s many geologic mysteries . the funding we had at the time from the national science foundation covered filming and production for a short video about the research project . we had no idea that this trip , taken in 2011 , would be the first of six to asia to shoot footage for what would become a full - length television documentary , \u201cthe himalaya connection , \u201d to begin airing on pbs in north america later this year . nor did we imagine then that the documentary\u2019s story would center on the great himalayan mountains \u2014 a geologic feature that offers daily benefits to 45 percent of the world\u2019s people \u2014 and on the earth scientists who , through their research , are working to protect many thousands of those people from the region\u2019s natural hazards . what follows are a few highlights of our long production journey , and some of the things we learned along the way .\nwhile in the region , we also took a short flight , skimming past mount everest , to film in neighboring bhutan . like nepal , bhutan\u2019s entire length straddles the main himalayan thrust fault . that stretch of the fault has not produced a large earthquake since the 1500s , leaving a very worrisome seismic gap . building codes calling for a measure of earthquake resistance were enacted in the late 1990s in the capital , thimphu , and new buildings going up looked to be solidly built in the beautiful city . but what about beyond thimphu ? most houses in the country are constructed in the traditional rammed - earth style , in which outer walls are made of soils pounded and packed by hand between wooden forms . the houses are big , typically three stories . engineers are concerned that these structures offer little defense against horizontal ground shaking . will upgraded building methods , codes and retrofitting take hold in bhutan before their thrust fault slips again ?\nit was during this himalayan trip , in 2012 , that diane and i began talking about creating , in addition to the short film , a television documentary centered on this extraordinary mountain range . in this expanded documentary , mongolia\u2019s uplifted terrain and earthquakes would feature as far - flung artifacts of the tremendous geologic powerhouse created by the collision of the indian and asian plates . but , as usual , we faced the hurdle of raising funds to turn the vision into reality . it was like gazing up at the steep , hand - laid stone steps we encountered on the first day of our himalayan trek \u2014 more than 3 , 000 of them . it\u2019d take time , but we were confident we could get up the steps eventually with a lot of effort . we felt the same way with acquiring the significant level of funding needed for our envisioned television documentary , although it would take a lot more time than a steep climb through the mountains .\nthis is the third film about mountain climbing i ' ve seen in little under a year . first a documentary called meru , then the imax exclusive release called everest . now the koreans tackle the subject . interesting enough , story wise i feel the himalayas is a mix of both movies . the best korean mountaineer goes up a mountain to find the remains of his student who froze to death . based on true events the story focus on mountaineer , hong - gil um , a family man who loves to climb mountains . the movie has a lot to it as we go over hong - gil um preparing for mountain climbing , training others for it , and what happens after it ' s all over . the himalayas tries to be a tear jerker . it does have it ' s moments , but overall it tries hard and gets nothing . it ' s effective in making you not want to go up the mountain . the harsh weather was oh too real , and the visuals sometimes due what the story itself is unable . the movie is just ok , no where near outstanding .\ni\u2019d ridden on a breaking tectonic plate before . on oct . 17 , 1989 , i was editing a film at the u . s . geological survey in palo alto , calif . , when the floor turned to jell - o . rock - sample cabinets stacked to the ceiling flew open , shooting dislodged samples at me . gneiss marked with catalog numbers piled up and blocked my escape through the door , so i just stood there , clutching the editing machines as they tried to dance off the table , and watched the window bow in and out as if made of rubber . miraculously , the glass held , but when i finally got a chance to evacuate , i had to dash light - footed over the chards of many shattered panes in the rest of the building . before the magnitude - 7 . 1 loma prieta earthquake , i thought temblors were exciting and interesting . i had experienced many earthquakes of magnitude 2 and 3 , and a few of magnitude 4 . ever since loma prieta , however , i dread them . and i can relate to the lingering fear that nepalis now carry with them since the magnitude - 7 . 8 gorkha earthquake struck on april 25 , 2015 .\nwith our trip to nepal and bhutan a success , we were in great shape regarding our story and footage needs . diane plunged into scripting and editing , and we worked with a sense of urgency to assemble our final product and get the story out . that\u2019s when the study by some of our film\u2019s \u201ccharacters , \u201d mike steckler , humayun akhter , leonardo seeber and others , was published in nature geoscience in mid - 2016 . what they found was incredible , and not great news for the roughly 140 million people in the region who were sitting on , or within 100 kilometers of , a buried and locked megathrust fault capable of generating a megaquake , perhaps very soon \u2014 or perhaps not for hundreds of years . so important was this discovery that we decided to give it center stage in our documentary , although it meant a great deal of rewriting and re - editing . meanwhile , the publication jolted the media in the region . news pieces with diverse interpretations of the paper\u2019s conclusions appeared . for instance , a television news story in the state of assam , in northeast india , reported that the researchers predicted that a huge earthquake was going to strike on a specific day , july 17 , just six days after the nature geoscience article was published . this caused widespread fear . people could not sleep for days , and many packed their bags for an emergency . in another example , a newspaper piece in india reported that the megaquake could result in the deaths of tens of millions of people . as filmmakers , we wanted to produce a video right away to help the scientists tell the correct story . our solution was to quickly produce a short video , \u201cgiant earthquakes in bangladesh and india ? , \u201d and give it to the scientists , who immediately began screening it in india and bangladesh . it has been translated into bengali and mizo , and can be viewed on youtube at : urltoken ."]}
{"id": 116729, "summary": [{"text": "stumble is prakash belawadi 's debut film .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it won the indian national film award for best feature film in english in 2003 .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it depicts the new economy , the dot-com bust , stock market scams , mutual funds , and voluntary retirement .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the production team intended stumble to be a film for the middle-class ananth nag and suhasini are in the lead roles , alongside priya ganapati and allen mandonca .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "belawadi found his cast through the theatre world of bangalore , and was wholly filmed there .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "jesu domnic and shyam nanjundaiah were editors for this movie .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "one of the editors shyam nanjundaiah also played a small part in the film , appearing alongside ananth nag for a brief scene .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the movie was featured at the international technical festival , pragyan at nit trichy in january 2006 .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "it was also screened at the mumbai national film festival . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "stumble", "paragraphs": ["this is the british english definition of stumble . view american english definition of stumble .\ncasey : hey i think you would like stumble . x : nah , only fags use stumble\nwithin the bounds of possibility , their turn to stumble might now be imminent .\nmr vladimir did not stumble , did not stagger back , did not change his stride .\n\u2018i feel as though at any moment i will stumble and fall off the earth . \u2019\n\u2018this change in balance caused her to stumble and erupt in a fit of giggles . \u2019\n\u2018high heels , floppy slippers and shoes with slick soles can make you stumble and fall . \u2019\n\u2018the effort to walk to the cars quickly becomes a stumble as we both loose adrenaline . \u2019\n\u2018he grinned down at her and walked by her giving her a shove making her stumble . \u2019\nin today\u2019s polarized environment , one global economic stumble may be enough to shatter our interconnected world completely .\n\u2018a slight stumble going down the risers to leave the stage did not mar the performance at all . \u2019\n\u2018as an instinct reaction she hit him back , hard enough to make him stumble to catch his balance . \u2019\n\u2018carlo shouted , which caused me to stumble momentarily until i realised it was the name of the song . \u2019\n\u2018after mechanically putting the food in her mouth , jenny barely managed to stumble upstairs and fall into bed . \u2019\nchelsea need one more stumble by spurs and a victory of their own to overtake mauricio pochettino\u2019s club in fourth place .\nthere is no stumble in you , for you have done a great deed , and the red gods are smiling .\n\u2018he did not , however , hold onto her car as he approached it , or stumble or lose his footing . \u2019\n\u2018yet , occasionally , there is a slim chance that one might stumble upon a small precious preserve where people talk . \u2019\n\u2018mr brake said he slowed down but the elderly man seemed to stumble , falling forward into the path of the van . \u2019\nstumble is an interesting debut . if belawadi can be a little more restrained in his storytelling , he definitely has a bright future .\n\u2018phillip turned to see the boy , no older than thirteen , stumble , and fall hard to his knees on the floor . \u2019\n\u2018just turn on the news ; there ' s a good chance you ' ll stumble upon some type of immigration control debate . \u2019\n\u2018it ' s like watching a sober guy walk his drunk friend home ; just one stumble and they both hit the sidewalk . \u2019\n\u2018angela quickly recovered from her stumble , and began to limp while walking ahead of him , hoping he wouldn ' t notice . \u2019\nwhat made you want to look up stumble ? please tell us where you read or heard it ( including the quote , if possible ) .\n\u2018but the boy had seen it trip , stumble and fall into the road , to be knocked down and killed by an oncoming tractor . \u2019\n\u2018if scientists were working hard on behalf of athletes to boost their performance in this way , who knows what discoveries they might stumble upon . \u2019\n\u2018thus , hunters would only have had to have caused t . rex to trip , stumble , and fall in order to obtain an easy prey . \u2019\none stumble and one success at a time , the crown has figured out the art of crisis management , and weddings send the polls aloft like nothing else .\n\u2018over christmas , i had the chance to stumble on a remark by george orwell on the quality of speeches in the house of commons in the 1940s . \u2019\n\u2018after half an hour of watching our skaters stumble , lurch and fall our amusement at the slapstick show waned and my daughter and i took refuge in the caf\u00e9 . \u2019\nsub : stumble i have not seen the movie rather by reading the story in the email i find the story is really good which is natural and . . . posted by vasanthi\nsub : stumble the film appears to have been made neatly . it is really a delight to read that a debutant director who was so far limited to . . . posted by prabhakar kulkarni\nhis savvier adopted son , augustus , like the later otto von bismarck , builds coalitions , finds pre - existing seams to exploit at home and abroad , and waits to take advantage when enemies \u2014 or friends \u2014 stumble .\nthese example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ' stumble . ' views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of merriam - webster or its editors . send us feedback .\nfrom the ground , colombo\u2019s port does not look like much . those entering it are greeted by wire fences , walls dating back to colonial times and security posts . for mariners leaving the port after lonely nights on the high seas , the delights of the b52 night club and stallion pub lie a stumble away .\nso , when a small film from bangalore comes to mumbai with a story about real people , real situations and very real problems , you are forced to take notice . prakash belawadi ' s debut film stumble handles the topical issue of how the software bust and financial scams have had a devastating impact on the lives of ordinary people .\nc . 1300 ,\nto trip or miss one ' s footing\n( physically or morally ) , probably from a scandinavian source ( cf . dialectal norwegian stumla , swedish stambla\nto stumble\n) , probably from a variant of the proto - germanic base * stam - , source of old english stamerian\nto stammer ,\ngerman stumm\ndumb , silent .\npossibly influenced in form by stumpen\nto stumble ,\nbut the - b - may be purely euphonious . meaning\nto come ( upon ) by chance\nis attested from 1550s . stumbling - block first recorded 1526 , used in rom . xiv : 13 to translate greek skandalon .\nstumble contrasts the conscientious , hard - working middle - class against greedy entrepreneurs who have no qualms about exploiting the unsuspecting public to stuff their pockets . while madhu is ridden with guilt after losing her job despite being talented , dk and indu are busy wining and dining prospective benefactors without a care in the world for the people who helped build their business .\nvikas gupta , ridhima pandit , aly goni , shamita shetty , aditya narayan , haarsh limbachiyaa , zain imam , jasmin bhasin and punit pathak have also been finalised for khatron ke khiladi 9 .\nmulk trailer : mulk stars taapsee pannu , rishi kapoor , prateik babbar , manoj pahwa and rajat kapoor in pivotal roles . the movie is directed by anubhav sinha , who previously helmed movies like tum bin , dus and gulaab gang .\nactor kavi kumar azad passed away on monday after suffering a massive heart attack . he breathed his last at mumbai ' s wockhardt hospital .\namma president mohanlal said on monday that no member of the film body objected to actor dileep ' s reinstatement when the subject was discussed at the general body meeting last month .\nkasautii zingagii kay remake : erica fernandes seems all set to step into the shoes of shweta tiwari , who played prerna in kasautii zingagii kay .\njanhvi kapoor ' s mother and versatile bollywood actor sridevi passed away on february 24 this year . her sudden demise left fans and the film fraternity shocked .\nbollywood superstar shah rukh khan has thanked hollywood actor and wrestler john cena for\nspreading goodness\nand said it is important to inspire children who look up to him as their hero .\nkayamkulam kochunni trailer : nivin pauly ' s new rugged avatar is a surprise . the actor who made a career playing a hero with soft traits lets the action hero in him run riot in kayamkulam kochunni .\nrobin wright , who played kevin spacey ' s on - screen wife in house of cards , said that she didn ' t know him and was only aware of the incredible craftsman that he is .\nharvey weinstein , who was previously indicted on charges involving two women , was released on bail today while fighting sex crime accusations that now include a third woman .\nafter starring in a couple of forgettable movies like mela and fun2shh , kavi kumar azad found his big break in the now popular comedy show taarak mehta ka ooltah chashmah .\nactor - producer dwayne johnson has joked about being the one responsible for bringing together actress priyanka chopra and singer nick jonas .\nshailaja reddy alludu first look : judging by the posters , baahubali star ramya krishnan will be playing the role of a grumpy mother - in - law , while chaitanya will be seen as the cheerful son - in - law married to her daughter ( anu emmanuel ) .\nsoorma song pardesiya : soorma song\npardesiya\nis out , and it is every bit as haunting and heartbreaking as one would have expected it to be . composed by shankar - ehsaan - loy , the song is sung by ehsaan noorani , shankar mahadevan , hemant brijwasi , sahil akhtar and shehnaz akhtar .\nthe israeli actor gal gadot , best known for playing dc superhero wonder woman , visited a children ' s hospital in annadale , virginia , fully dressed in her iconic superhero outfit .\nrajkummar rao and kangana ranaut struck a romantic pose in a photo shared on twitter by balaji motion pictures ' official handle , announcing the wrap of their upcoming film mental hai kya .\ntitled ghoul , the horror series is produced by phantom films in association with ivanhoe and blumhouse , stars radhika apte and manav kaul . ghoul will be helmed by patrick graham . it will start streaming on netflix from august 24 , 2018 .\nkizie aur manny poster : kizie aur manny , which is the bollywood remake of hollywood film the fault in our stars , stars sushant singh rajput and sanjana sanghi in the lead .\nkavi kumar azad passed away on monday after suffering a massive heart attack . the tv actor breathed his last at mumbai ' s wockhardt hospital .\nin this interview with the indian express , bombay jayashri reveals how chennai opened up new vistas for her in music . she also talks about mumbai , the principles that bind her , her love for old hindi film music , her beloved guru and so much more .\ndil chahta hai has spawned several films about yuppie urban youth and their dilemmas . none of these had place for the middle class moviegoing public in urban india . nor did these find real representation in mainstream hindi cinema unless you count the so - called middle - class kajol from chandni chowk who sports original manish malhotra designs in kabhi khushi kabhie gham .\nthe story revolves around the family of anand rao ( anant nag ) who has taken voluntary retirement from his bank job and invested all his savings in a government mutual fund which goes kaput . his wife nandini ( suhasini ) juggles between keeping her frustrated husband ' s drinking in check , boosting her talented daughter madhu ' s ( pallavi dattu ) fragile self - confidence and working in a bank .\nmadhu works for a software company whose promoter darshan khosla aka dk ( ashok mandanna ) has incurred huge losses chasing the dotcom dream and now wants to switch to the latest business fad , call centres . but in order to adapt his company to this shift , he has to lay off talented engineers who are led by the dedicated prashant hegde ( ajit bhide ) . madhu is amongst those who get the sack .\nas the story progresses , dk and his ' mother of the year ' nominee wife indu ( priya ganapathy ) are seen hobnobbing with scheming politicians and fly - by - night foreign investors who are in for a quick buck , any way they can make it .\nmeanwhile , madhu ' s brother uday ( ajith hande ) , a software engineer in the us , returns home after losing his job and the family is plunged in despair .\nthe film scores on account of its realistic depiction of educated urban youth and their aspirations . madhu is a representative of the bright young women who may have made some inroads in a male - dominated work environment , but when it comes to the marriage market , it is still the shade of their skin that matters most .\non the other hand , belawadi is guilty of being over simplistic and loses his way with some characters . the wily politician is a painful stereotype we have had more than enough of . what is worse , mukhyamantri chandru , who plays the part , goes overboard with his exaggerated mannerisms .\nthe two foreigners are crude caricatures , as is indu , the snobbish socialite who goads her husband on through his selfish schemes . since the good and bad characters are so neatly stacked up against each other with no scope for grey , the film ' s conflict becomes too unambiguous .\nhaving said that , belawadi handles the problems within the rao family quite effectively . he is helped along by brilliant performances from anant nag and suhasini . amongst the young actors , pallavi dattu and balaji manohar , who plays her friend , are impressive .\nsub : good attempt , but . . . i thought the plot needed tightening - it had too many threads flapping around crying for an end to tie up to . i kinda lost . . . posted by axe\ngreg boaz ' s son , 17 - year - old peyton , stumbled out of the wreckage with injuries and remains in critical condition , according to family members on social media .\nin the middle of their kiss , volker ( til schindler ) , an injured man , stumbles into their lives .\neven with stable funding , however , the administration has stumbled in its attempts to find a leader for the office .\nafter messi was banned for four games in march 2017 for insulting a referee , the team stumbled badly .\nthe middle - aged man stumbled out of the massachusetts turnpike tunnel and into the daylight outside copley place , blood streaming from his head .\nwith the west\u2019s no . 1 seed out of reach , golden state stumbled into the playoffs having lost 10 of its last 17 games .\nalways ahead of the curve , malik may have stumbled upon the next great menswear trend\u2014or simply found a chic option for chilling at home with a controller in hand .\none day , akecheta stumbles across the bodies of arnold weber and dolores , who killed her creator and herself .\nthe singer has faced two major stumbles this week , and one is to the tune of $ 100 million .\nboston scientific has had some victories and stumbles in launching newer heart products in recent years .\nthe rockies , diamondbacks and giants failed to exploit the dodgers\u2019 multiple injuries and consequent stumbles .\noverall , zuckerberg appeared to win the day by avoiding any major stumbles and appearing open to the idea of limited privacy regulation .\nthe story of an imaginary word that managed to sneak past our editors and enter the dictionary .\ntake this quiz and discover 12 words for things you didn ' t know had words .\nto strike the foot against something , as in walking or running , so as to stagger or fall ; trip .\nurltoken unabridged based on the random house unabridged dictionary , \u00a9 random house , inc . 2018\nin you , for you have done a great deed , and the red gods are smiling .\ncollins english dictionary - complete & unabridged 2012 digital edition \u00a9 william collins sons & co . ltd . 1979 , 1986 \u00a9 harpercollins publishers 1998 , 2000 , 2003 , 2005 , 2006 , 2007 , 2009 , 2012\nc . 1300 ,\nto trip or miss one ' s footing\n( physically or morally ) , probably from a scandinavian source ( cf . dialectal norwegian\nmay be purely euphonious . meaning\nto come ( upon ) by chance\nis attested from 1550s .\nranks synonyms and suggests the best matches based on how closely a synonym\u2019s sense matches the sense you selected .\nroget ' s 21st century thesaurus , third edition copyright \u00a9 2013 by the philip lief group .\n1913 , joseph c . lincoln , chapter 1 , in mr . pratt ' s patients :\ni stumbled along through the young pines and huckleberry bushes . pretty soon i struck into a sort of path that , i cal ' lated , might lead to the road i was hunting for .\njohn locke one thing more stumbles me in the very foundation of this hypothesis .\nc . smart forth as she waddled in the brake , / a grey goose stumbled on a snake .\nthe translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables , removing any numbers . numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions . see instructions at wiktionary : entry layout # translations .\nthis page was last edited on 29 march 2018 , at 05 : 08 .\ntext is available under the creative commons attribution - sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site , you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy .\nin her hurry , she stumbled and spilled the milk all over the floor .\nwe use cookies to enhance your experience on our website . this website uses cookies that provide targeted advertising and which track your use of this website . by clicking \u2018continue\u2019 or by continuing to use our website , you are agreeing to our use of cookies . you can change your cookie settings at any time .\n\u2018by now the little fellow was on his last legs and kept stumbling and falling as he forced himself him to his feet and as a result he was disqualified even though he touched the tape first . \u2019\n\u2018that way , your bud doesn ' t have to deal with stumbling or losing his or her balance when the train comes to a bumpy stop . \u2019\n\u2018thorn ran and thrust the stick into the back of the demon , making him lose his balance , and stumbling . \u2019\n\u2018the question is whether novell has momentarily stumbled , or has been more badly hurt than is realised . \u2019\n\u2018unfortunately for us , he never actually falls , just stumbles around for a minute - he ' s no fun . \u2019\n\u2018but when she began stumbling and losing her balance , she knew something was seriously wrong . \u2019\n\u2018but he said he fell badly and stumbled , falling under some pipes several feet away before slipping into the water . \u2019\n\u2018how she got lost and stumbled in on andrew ' s father pulling a silencer back from somebody ' s head . \u2019\n\u2018marsden said he stumbled over and landed on a knife which he picked up . \u2019\n\u2018a short , elderly woman of unsurpassed hideosity came upon them - or rather , stumbled over them . \u2019\n\u2018he tried to get out of bed and stumbled over the thick carpeting of his penthouse apartment . \u2019\n\u2018bringing the play to a rousing climax , he stumbled over to trina and kissed her bulbous balloon lips . \u2019\n\u2018she had not got far , however , when in her haste she stumbled over a stray object and landed on her knees . \u2019\n\u2018for two to three hours they stumbled over the shattered remains of the city in silence . \u2019\n\u2018i ran , i stumbled over bodies , fell into ditches and cut and scraped my legs till they were raw . \u2019\n\u2018the second assassin stumbled over a chair on his way inside , cursing to himself . \u2019\n\u2018both men were blowing hard towards the end of the round when a left hook from hatton knocked phillips off balance and he then stumbled to the floor . \u2019\n\u2018my wife , justine , stumbled over her as she went to wake the children for school . \u2019\n\u2018three weeks later workers stumbled over a young woman ' s body in an abandoned football field on the other side of town . \u2019\n\u2018eddie fell backwards , stumbling over the edge of the trail , but caught on with one hand , perilously hanging over the precipice . \u2019\n\u2018she picked herself up and stumbled over to the wall , bracing herself against it . \u2019\n\u2018as i stumbled over tree roots and stones , the shadows and darkness closed in again . \u2019\n\u2018he reeled backwards , losing his footing , stumbling behind one of the buildings . \u2019\n\u2018almost too tired to walk , but i stumbled into the living room and fell on the couch . \u2019\n\u2018if she stumbled over our australian slang , we either cut it or rewrote it . \u2019\n\u2018she stumbled over words as she crossed to the workbench to get the supplies she wanted . \u2019\n\u2018she stumbled over her words as her cheeks flushed a dark pink of embarrassment . \u2019\n\u2018despite his knowledge , he was still a bit nervous , and stumbled over his words at times . \u2019\n\u2018however , when he came to examine capitalist society he stumbled over the question of profit . \u2019\n\u2018he said his lines with snaky smoothness , and i stumbled over mine with angry uncertainty . \u2019\n\u2018he excitedly stumbled over pronouncing my name and ran up and clutched at my legs . \u2019\n\u2018i stumbled over my mumbled responses , trying to form questions i knew needed asking . \u2019\n\u2018mary stumbled over her words but try as she might all she could do was mutter useless syllables . \u2019\n\u2018he is just reading it now , and he stumbled over the opening story as well . \u2019\n\u2018her mind stumbled over the words , still not quite awake enough to think straight . \u2019\n\u2018stealth stumbled over her words , so eager was she to get them out . \u2019\n\u2018he stumbled over his instructions , trying to keep his eyes stern and controlling . \u2019\n\u2018quite by chance we had , not so literally this time , stumbled upon one of the most favoured sites in the country for the declining bird . \u2019\n\u2018basically what i did was make this amazing discovery and i stumbled on it quite frankly by accident . \u2019\n\u2018i mean , the chances of us stumbling on one of these top three or four people is about zero . \u2019\n\u2018i never thought something was amiss until today when i came across this forum and a chance stumbling on to some related websites . \u2019\n\u2018he and nancy stumbled across it by chance as they walked through a boatyard not far from home . \u2019\n\u2018to let you know , if you two straw to far from the road there is a chance of you stumbling upon a native of these here parts . \u2019\n\u2018the highlight of three hours of trudging was something i stumbled across by chance . \u2019\n\u2018soon we were stumbling upon a rustic - looking pub with plenty of outdoor tables for eating and drinking , and then we were surrounded by acres of grassland . \u2019\n\u2018more than a century later an american research assistant book uncovers the secret after stumbling upon one of the writer ' s letters . \u2019\n\u2018\u2018the chances of us stumbling on one of the top guys are zero , \u2019 he said . \u2019\n\u2018the world is his oyster to discover , as he stumbles on through life towards his future retirement as the ex - leader of the national party . \u2019\n\u2018during his trip he encounters a series of curious characters and stumbles upon a dark family secret . \u2019\n\u2018call us selfish , snobbish even , but there ' s an undeniable delight in stumbling upon something no one else seems to have heard before . \u2019\n\u2018the subjects for his entry for the schweppes award were stumbled upon in an entirely chance encounter . \u2019\n\u2018almost the whole city does seem to operate in the shadow of the past to some extent ; in the centre one is always stumbling upon war memorials , parks and museums . \u2019\n\u2018there were a couple of minor slips and stumbles , but they really didn ' t detract from the overall look . \u2019\n\u2018early stumbles or successes may turn out to be a mere blip in the long run . \u2019\n\u2018but even the best newspaper operating during what broder must imagine as the salad days of journalism stumbles . \u2019\n\u2018ken duberstein , in these early days of the bush white house , there seemed to be some conflicting signals being sent , some would call them miscommunications or stumbles . \u2019\n\u2018they depict a kind of fall from quotidian grace - evoking a realm where spills , stumbles and bumps thwart our schedules , routines and palm pilot agendas . \u2019\n\u2018there have been other stumbles , and that ' s been part of a problem she has had on the whole issue of israel , which has compounded itself in this latest mess . \u2019\n\u2018he also seemed to say that the mix of attacks and stumbles over the last month hasn ' t hurt dean , in the sense of eroding his support , but has for the moment at least arrested any further gains . \u2019\n\u2018but his occasional stumbles should not erase his efforts to uphold the bygone standards of edward r . murrow and walter cronkite . \u2019\n\u2018it ' s a movement full of goofy stumbles , miles away from the suavity of mozart and classicism . \u2019\n\u2018i ' m intrigued with the unexpected twists , turns , stumbles and rebirths that life presents - with the resulting seasoning and forming effects they have on us . \u2019\n\u2018in her earlier , greater work , someone - in the end , among the disasters and the funny bits and the painful stumbles and everyone crashing out in some way - would have come through smiling . \u2019\n\u2018chances gone begging made way for sliced clearances , hacked hoofs , stumbles , bobbles , blocked shots and mis - hit passes . \u2019\n\u2018it looks great , aside from the usual low - budget stumbles or the occasional oddly - delivered line or ill - fitting costume . \u2019\n\u2018the smiles have been wide indeed down the fulham road , despite the recent stumbles against bolton and villa . \u2019\n\u2018i speculated in my hill column on thursday about why the white house has had this run of stumbles . \u2019\n\u2018there ' s plenty of stumbles in the thing , but they ' re quick and rare . \u2019\n\u2018while i ' m not saying that he deserved to die , those last few stumbles of his into the swimming pool now seem strangely satisfying . \u2019\n\u2018after a great start and a couple of major stumbles , modernism is back in toronto . \u2019\n\u2018tung chee - hwa ' s stumbles raise doubts about whether he should seek another term as hong kong ' s leader . \u2019\nmiddle english ( as a verb ) : from old norse , from the germanic base of stammer .\nstay up to date with our latest news and receive new words updates , blog posts , and more .\nin this article we explore how to impress employers with a spot - on cv .\narchaic words have a charm that never fades away , from french sounding to wondrously mysterious ones .\nto walk in a drunken fashion , or to use the toolbar found at stumbleupon . com . . and the word found in definition # 1 should read & apos ; waste & apos ; .\nhobo bob was bored , so he stumbled around for a while . on his mac , cause he & apos ; s a n00b . but then again , he was running unix , so he must be cool .\na toolbar , a random search tool and an eclectic community . yet another way the evil internet waists my time .\na nickname given to lindsay\nlinz\nmcdougall , after her first time smoking weed . because she couldn\u2019t walk and kept\nstumbling\n.\n90 % of the time , speakers of english use just 7 , 500 words in speech and writing . these words appear in red , and are graded with stars . one - star words are frequent , two - star words are more frequent , and three - star words are the most frequent .\nthe thesaurus of synonyms and related words is fully integrated into the dictionary . click on the thesaurus category heading under the button in an entry to see the synonyms and related words for that meaning .\na must for anyone with an interest in the changing face of language . the macmillan dictionary blog explores english as it is spoken around the world today ."]}
{"id": 116732, "summary": [{"text": "foolish wives is a 1922 american silent drama film produced and distributed by universal pictures under their super-jewel banner and written and directed by erich von stroheim .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the drama features von stroheim , rudolph christians , miss dupont , maude george , and others .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "when released in 1922 , the film was the most expensive film made at that time , and billed by universal studios as the \" first million-dollar movie \" to come out of hollywood .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "originally , von stroheim intended the film to run anywhere between 6 and 10 hours , and be shown over two evenings , but universal executives opposed this idea .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the studio bosses cut the film drastically before the release date .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "in 2008 , foolish wives was selected for preservation in the united states national film registry by the library of congress as being \" culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant \" . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "foolish wives", "paragraphs": [") to shut down production on\nfoolish wives\n- something the egomaniacal director refuses to do , despite indy ' s efforts . ironically , one of the actual cast members of\nfoolish wives\nwas\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing foolish wives near you .\nnice review ! foolish wives is probably the most accessible erich von stroheim , but accessibility really wasn ' t his bag . i love the grand folly that is his trademark , and foolish wives ranks among the favs !\nmrs . hughes can be seen reading a book with the title\nfoolish wives\n, written by erich von stroheim .\nfrom foolish wives ( erich von stroheim , 1922 ) . this figure is not covered by the creative commons attribution 4 . 0 international license .\nthe group dismantling foolish wives . relations between evs and universal had soured over cost overruns and the director\u2019s unwillingness to endorse a less than two - part foolish wives . whole sections and subplots were junked . scenes stroheim planted in the first half to pay off in the second became meaningless distraction as much of his dramatic equation lost effect . by the time the train reached new york , over half of foolish wives was gone . universal\u2019s reception\nfoolish wives is a great old film . stroheim had a keen eye for the bizarre and for details . this dvd has its flaws but all in all quite acceptable .\none of the great mad follies of the silent era , foolish wives ( what a divine title ! ) is the american middle - class ' s libido run amok .\nfoolish wives in 1080p - along with the extras - is an essential . this is important film history and we can now own the most complete version . . . on\nmy main interest in erich von stroheim ' s 1922 silent film classic\nfoolish wives\nis in the use of lavish background sets and the glittering costumes which represent . . .\ncelebrity paradox / recursive canon : when she ' s not flirting with count sergius or blowing off her boring husband , helen is reading a book by erich von stroheim called foolish wives .\ngod\u2019s wisdom is foolish to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , & the world\u2019s wisdom is foolish to god \u2013 1 cor . 1 : 18 f , rom . 1 : 18 f\nfrom foolish wives ( erich von stroheim , 1922 ) . this figure is not covered by the creative commons attribution 4 . 0 international license . reproduced with permission of the copyright holder , kino lorber , inc .\nwe have said that\nfoolish wives\nis not for the prude . for instance , we can imagine with what chuckles of unalloyed satisfaction the new york state board of censors dived into it with eyes and shears agleam .\nerich von stroheim liked to refer to the traduced and truncated version of foolish wives as \u201cthe skeleton of my dead child . \u201d looking at the film today , it\u2019s plain to see there\u2019s still plenty of meat on those bones .\nseven hundred thousand , though inter - office memos indicate $ 1 , 124 , 498 was needed to complete foolish wives . whatever the expense , universal got as much in free press and patron anticipation they\u2019d been whipping up over a two - year period . von stroheim had started out in the money directing continental exotics . the first two , blind husbands and the devil\u2019s passkey , looked like beginnings of a profitable and ongoing thing . foolish wives would mark his\nand one half hours . many felt it was too long , and some laughed at wrong places . stroheim said that wouldn\u2019t have happened had they left alone the version he\u2019d submitted . universal gremlins worked mischief in the central \u2019s projection booth by continuing to cut foolish wives throughout the theatre\u2019s engagement . what started with fourteen reels was eventually whittled to twelve . patrons would actually see less at an evening show than counterparts did at the same day\u2019s matinee . the foolish wives roadshow was a shrinking affair\nmarietta looks child - like and vulnerable . from foolish wives ( erich von stroheim , 1922 ) . this figure is not covered by the creative commons attribution 4 . 0 international license . reproduced with permission of the copyright holder , kino lorber , inc .\nwhose wives are they anyway ? was first produced at the delray beach playhouse , delray beach , florida , on october 1st , 1998 .\nblind husbands and foolish wives revolve around an abject male presence . more embryonic in blind husbands , fully articulated in foolish wives , the male villain\u2019s abjection is expressed in the films through three , overlapping channels . one is the villain\u2019s appearance ; another is the range of motives and actions associated with him ; and the third is the conflictive and terrible appeal he has for his victims . to these visual , performative , and narrative elements , a final one must be added , which is the films\u2019 unsatisfactory ending : von steuben and karamzin are dead , yet the american wives\u2019 re - commitment to their marriages is far from convincing , troubled by the gap between their husbands\u2019 infinite dullness and stroheim\u2019s wicked attraction .\nin an episode of the young indiana jones chronicles ( 1992 ) , entitled\nhollywood follies ,\na young indiana jones ( played by sean patrick flanery ) is sent to hollywood by carl laemmle to order erich von stroheim ( played by dana gladstone ) to shut down production on\nfoolish wives\n- something the egomaniacal director refuses to do , despite indy ' s efforts . ironically , one of the actual cast members of\nfoolish wives\nwas harrison ford , a noted silent movie actor ( and no relation to the\nindiana jones\nseries star ) .\nversions previous to this are lost ) . stroheim\u2019s martyrdom was such as to secure a place for foolish wives on all - time best lists despite its sole survival as the truncated edition he saw and renounced at a museum of modern art showing during the forties . critics had to proceed on faith and plenty of imagination when lauding any stroheim beside silent favorites surviving intact . the foolish wives of lennig\u2019s heroic effort runs to 143 minutes ( he combined the leavings of us footage with materials from an italian archive ) . the end result was said to approximate what audiences saw in the\nthe foolish wife is played by miss dupont , and the envoy - husband mostly by rudolph christians , altho there are some shots with robert edeson doubling for mr . christians , who died during the making of\nfoolish wives .\nthe adventuresses are adroitly done by maude george and mae busch , and dale fuller , a former keystone comedienne , contributes a striking bit as the maid who so effectively brings out the monte carlo fire department .\nbut one should not forget the comic side of the film , its scathing irony , even its farcical moments . in many respects , foolish wives anticipates two subversive works that open and close the 1930s : bu\u00f1uel ' s l ' age d ' or and renoir ' s la r\u00e8gle du jeu .\nhow to cite this article : girelli e ( 2017 ) \u201cbeauty in the lap of horror\u201d : the gothic appeal of erich von stroheim in blind husbands ( 1919 ) and foolish wives ( 1922 ) . palgrave communications . 3 : 17082 doi : 10 . 1057 / palcomms . 2017 . 82 .\n51 . first list of plural wives , document 1 , in andrew jenson papers , ms 17956 , box 49 , fd 16 , church history library .\nby comparison i would recommend dr . mabuse ( also from 1922 ) . though it is almost twice as long , there is a lot more going on and much more impressive use of camera work . foolish wives burdens the viewer with too many title cards whereas dr . mabuse visually tells the story .\n54 . see discussion in todd compton , in sacred loneliness : the plural wives of joseph smith ( salt lake city : signature books , 1997 ) , 153 .\nthis\nfoolish wives\nvideo is a must for fans of erich von stroheim . erich was in his prime in this film , utilizing all his usual\nprops\nthat the book\nstroheim\nby arthur lennig chronicles . reading that book gave me a deeper appreciation of erich ' s talent as an actor as well as director .\nproverbs 14 : 1 , \u201cthe wise woman builds her house , but the foolish tears it down with her own _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . \u201d\nfoolish wives \u2019 monte carlo is a luxurious tourist destination and a displaced persons camp , with squares and broad streets to get lost and be unknown in . the film\u2019s action repeatedly flows from vast public spaces to tiny private ones . the decisive moments take place in a hovel ; in the space between a household altar and a keyhole ; in a maid\u2019s bedroom .\neliza r . snow , who was \u201cwell acquainted\u201d with fanny , also confirmed that a plural marriage occurred when she personally added fanny\u2019s name to an 1886 list of joseph smith\u2019s plural wives . 51\nwisdom and folly are both personified and contrasted in the early chapters of proverbs . the first contrast between the wise woman and the foolish female is whether they listen to wisdom or folly .\none can imagine the scenes deleted from the film involving the details surrounding karamzin\u2019s murder . after karamzin sneaks into ventucci\u2019s house ( ostensibly to rape the man\u2019s daughter ) and a duped maruschka kills herself , ventucci is seen pulling karamzin from a closet ( a black cat darts across the frame ) before dumping his body into a sewer . foolish wives is a seductive film , but it\u2019s also supremely sad because von stroheim sees something morally and emotionally debilitating in the way his characters forcibly cling to facades , from dupont\u2019s disillusioned would - be feminist to the \u201ccousins\u201d who don\u2019t own up to their true identities until cops pull off their wigs . \u201ctake off that monocle , \u201d says helen\u2019s husband to karamzin before punching him in the face . there is a place and breaking point for everyone here , and foolish wives is disillusionment von stroheim style .\nfoolish wives came out during hollywood\u2019s silent era , budgeted at a little over $ 250 , 000 , and ended up costing somewhere between $ 1 . 2 and 1 . 4 million , depending on who you ask . to say it was a massive gamble is an understatement , and as noted by variety at the time : \u201c \u2026 . was 11 months and six days in filming ; six months in assembling and editing ; consumed 320 , 000 feet of negative , and employed as many as 15 , 000 extras for atmosphere . foolish wives shows the cost \u2013 in the sets , beautiful backgrounds and massive interiors that carry a complete suggestion of the atmosphere of monte carlo , the locale of the story . and the sets , together with a thoroughly capable cast , are about all the picture has for all the heavy dough expended . \u201d\nerich von stroheim , dubbed\nthe man you love to hate ,\ngave 1920s audiences even more reasons to hate him as a lecherous phony count in foolish wives , which he also wrote and directed in typically lavish style . a con man posing as a russian count named sergius karamzin ( erich von stroheim ) rents a villa in monte carlo along with his two\ncousins ,\nprincess . . . read more\nwe have stepped away from the narrow path of criticism . to return to\nfoolish wives .\nvon stroheim himself gives an almost uncanny performance of karamzin - dissolute , dapper , monocled , a reckless player with passion , drinker of perfume , base student of feminine psychology , unscrupulous thief , scoundrel guilty of all the sins on the calendar ; yet fascinating withal . we guarantee you won ' t forget his count karamzin .\nin short , the wise woman welcomes and pursues anything that will help her better know , love and serve the lord jesus christ . her goal in life is his glory and honor . the foolish female pursues the fulfillment of her own selfish desires . if she professes to be a christian , the glory and honor of the lord will be secondary to her own proud and foolish ideas about what she thinks is best .\nwhat isn\u2019t quite so easy to swallow these days is foolish wives\u2019 inadequate storytelling methods . the silent era has never been a favorite of mine , and although i can appreciate the technological limitations and the talent of the stars to make their characters come to life for viewers who cannot hear them speak , the lack of dialogue really does hamper the story\u2019s momentum and energy . for a film over two hours , to take so damn long in achieving anything , introducing characters of no or little value , and having the plot simply plod along instead of able or jog , foolish wives is excessively frustrating . the whole \u201cseduction\u201d plot the count undertakes is lengthy and overly drawn out , and much of the humor of the era is lost thanks to too simplistic a style . this isn\u2019t a criticism as much as an observation of the limitations film - makers had at the time .\nfoolish wives , von stroheim ' s third feature as a director , presents close analogies with his first two as the last part of a triptych on the\ninnocent abroad ,\na new triangle comedy with the blind husband ( this time an american ambassador ) , his foolish wife , and the devil with his passkey ( von stroheim himself playing a pseudo - russian count ) . far superior to blind husbands ( 1919 ) , and probably to the devil ' s passkey ( a lost film , 1920 ) , its action is again set in europe , monte carlo succeeding the austrian dolomites of the first film and the paris of the second .\nadditionally , of the thirty - three women listed by todd compton as being plural wives of joseph smith , twelve do not have an officiator , ceremony or witness to their marriage / sealing . fanny alger and mrs . lucinda\nthe book \u2018foolish wives\u2019 within the film claims that the european finds a moral code vital while the american , motivated by the urgency of money - making , forgets even to react to its absence , a claim approved by karamzin and then disproved by the rest of the film , including \u2018von stroheim\u2019 and stroheim\u2019s square - up endings . amorality has been depicted in order to lend the morality of stroheim\u2019s very moral fiction the urgency of lived experience .\nvon stroheim has apparently never been popular with the\n100 per cent americans\nof our photoplay . these folk went to\nfoolish wives\nseeking something - and they professed to find it in the way von stroheim presents karamzin as shrewdly winning the foolish wife away from her american husband and also ( here is the deadly count against the director ) , in the way he paints the envoy as a sort of good - natured boob . knowing the caliber of some of our american representatives abroad , we find nothing but realism in this . but the parlor patriots , who recently were weeping over the subtle propaganda of the pola negri photoplays , call it\nstudied insolence .\nnot long ago , the museum of modern art graciously permitted me to run its copy of \u201cfoolish wives , \u201d on condition that if i became overstimulated or mushy , i would not pick the veneer off the chairs or kiss the projectionist . such fears , it presently turned out , were baseless . the showing roused me to neither vandalism nor affection ; in fact , it begot such apathy that i had to be given artificial respiration and sent home in a wheelbarrow .\ndefined by an oddly repulsive appearance and alien characterization , a devastating power over the opposite sex which blends eroticism with terror , and a personal , horrific connection to the forces of nature , von steuben dominates blind husbands , not least because of stroheim\u2019s superb performance . in foolish wives , the stroheim character retains von steuben\u2019s key traits , but these are developed to construct a truly diabolic figure ; equally , the film\u2019s disturbing elements greatly exceed the unsettling aspects of blind husbands .\nanother moment of humiliation occurs at the end of the play when katherina , having won petruchio\u2019s wager for him by being the first wife to obey and having also fetched the more wayward wives , is asked by petruchio to throw a favoured hat on the ground and step on it . the outspoken widow , interestingly , does not approve of katherina\u2019s behaviour , calling katherina\u2019s blind obedience \u2018a silly pass\u2019 . even the supposedly simpering ( yet , when you look closely at her exchanges with men throughout the play , much more successfully assertive ) bianca agrees , criticising and questioning her : \u2018fie , what a foolish duty call you this ? \u2019 the widow and bianca see this is an unacceptable way to treat your wife and that katherina is foolish to tolerate it .\nmy final category this morning is a wise mother verses a foolish mama . everything i have said so far also applies to those who are mothers , but there are additional responsibilities that you have that will reveal your level of either wisdom or foolishness .\nthe tragedy is that our society seems to have an increasing number of foolish fraus and a decreasing number of wise wives . if you want to be wise , then humble yourself to believe and trust the lord jesus christ . make it your goal to know him and submit to his will . then be sure to seek instruction in wisdom from those that are godly and wise that you may be wise , and be thankful for those who correct and even rebuke you ( proverbs 9 : 8 - 9 ) .\nthe long - evolving\nmillion dollar movie\nwritten and directed by erich von stroheim ,\nfoolish wives ,\nhas reached broadway at last . its reception was an interesting commentary upon our modes and manners . for von stroheim , of the junker physiognomy , was accused of everything from arch treason to studied insolence before all things american . that is , he was accused of all save one thing : demonstrating a superb directorial technique . we feel sure that von stroheim will forgive us for adding this accusation to the others .\nthe give and take of fantasy and lucidity in these films is still challenging . stroheim had wanted to be a writer almost as soon as he had given up on being a soldier . do his films propose a determinist view of human nature because he was a determinist ? if so , it\u2019s a point - of - view his own attempts and attainments would seem to refute decisively . or is it because that\u2019s the kind of view a great writer of the sort he wanted to be ( zola , norris ) would take ? stroheim\u2019s references to fictional books by himself in blind husbands and here ( the significance of which has been discussed by jonathan rosenbaum 3 ) indicate the importance of the literary dream . stroheim\u2019s star persona was a lie he used to tell the truth , but the truth escapes even what \u2018stroheim the author\u2019 claims to show . the book \u2018 foolish wives \u2019 by \u2018erich von stroheim\u2019 is a story about the moral superiority of americans . yet foolish wives \u2013 the stroheim film \u2013 is , despite every interference , about the inescapable materiality of class .\nthe comedian , accustomed to the humming machinery of hollywood\u2019s maturity ( in which he had become a fairly intermittent toiler ) , saw \u201cfoolish wives\u201d as an old movie that was the victim of changing styles ; he looked upon it as he might have looked upon a former gibson girl , now shapeless and wizened , who happened to stroll into his office in her once - trendy garb . but here\u2019s how , despite his failure to enjoy stroheim\u2019s visual and dramatic achievement in revival , he sums up the filmmaker\u2019s singular moral ( or immoral ) vision :\nin foolish wives von stroheim also gives the final\u2014and most brilliant\u2014touch to his portrait of the cynical seducer , equally eager for money and sex . his physical appearance is as recognisable as chaplin ' s , with his military cap , his whip , and his monocle . unlike don juan who seeks his own downfall or casanova who is constantly in love and taken in by his own illusions , von stroheim embodies here an energy and sensuality in their purest form and seeks to destroy the world around him until his final death , not unlike a de sade character .\nsimilarly , joseph asked about a plurality of wives and received an answer that dealt , not only with polygamy , but with the entire new and everlasting covenant of marriage , which includes plural marriage but is not limited to it . plural marriage itself is not mentioned until verse 34 .\nthe ashley maureen cosmetics company has been sold and two of its vice presidents , david mcgrachen and john baker , have planned a weekend off before the new c . e . o . arrives on monday . with their wives safely off on a shopping spree in new york city , they check into the oakfield golf and country club intending to\ngolf their brains out .\nthey unexpectedly encounter their new boss , ms . hutchison , and she insists on meeting the wives , commenting blithely\nno one who went golfing for a weekend without his wife would ever work for me .\nso . . . david and john have to produce wives . john persuades tina , the hotel ' s sexy receptionist , to play the role of his wife , but the only one who can pretend to be david ' s wife is . . . john ! inevitably everything goes wrong as john moves in and out of bedrooms , changing from male to female at a frantic pace . hilarious chaos ensues when the hotel phone system goes on the blink , tina has too much champagne and can ' t keep her clothes on , and , yes , the real wives arrive !\ndescription : as artistically brilliant as it is gleefully perverse , foolish wives is erich von stroheim ' s epic - scale account of an american diplomat ' s wife ( miss dupont ) who falls under the spell of a phony russian count ( von stroheim ) . with his trademark eye for visual metaphor and gritty detail , von stroheim infuses the artistocratic splendor of monte carlo ( rebuilt in all its majesty on the universal backlot ) with an air of moral depravity . the result is a grimm ' s fairy tale romance that is no less fascinating today than it was 80 years ago .\nfoolish wives\nhas moments - indeed , whole stretches - of greatness . it is not for the provincial or the prude . von stroheim has taken the one real theme of life - sex - and played upon it with continental discernment and , let us say , abandon . where the pollyanna american viewpoint dresses up sex in tinsel and spangles , von stroheim looks upon it with the worldly and half cynical , half humorous viennese viewpoint of a schnitzler . briefly , where we love to dress our sex illusions in santa claus whiskers , von stroheim sees only the stocking at the fireplace .\nfoolish wives is a 1922 film directed by , written by , and starring erich von stroheim . here von stroheim plays count wladislaw sergius karamzin , who may or may not be an actual russian count . he is in monte carlo in 1919 along with his two partners in crime , princess vera and princess olga , who are pretending to be his cousins but are definitely neither his cousins nor russian princesses . in any event , all three of them are definitely con artists , funding their stay in monte carlo by passing off counterfeit banknotes created by ventucci , another one of their partners in crime .\nthe opening text ( on the disc - release format ) of foolish wives recounts the problematic history the film has had throughout the nearly 100 years it\u2019s been around . to steal from the text itself , foolish wives ( erich von stroheim\u2019s third directorial effort ) ran at a massive twenty - one reels upon its completion \u2013 von stroheim intended the film to be cut in half and shown over consecutive evenings , according to the info i dug up online . the studio , universal pictures , refused this idea , and cut out over five reels of footage prior to release . a later version , cut in half yet again \u2013 to seven reels total \u2013 meant the film ran at about 117 minutes , a brief interlude for a movie intended to be some kind of monumental epic . the version i watched , a restoration version clocking in at an almighty 2 hours and 20 minutes ( remember , this was a silent film , made in 1922 , so length came at considerable cost ) , remains now the most complete version of the original cut von stroheim completed , although it must be said that even at 2 hours and change , there\u2019s little redeeming value in a film this long , featuring this little story .\nas artistically brilliant as it is gleefully perverse , foolish wives is erich von stroheim ' s epic - scale account of an american diplomat ' s wife ( miss dupont ) who falls under the spell of a phony russian count ( von stroheim ) . with his trademark eye for visual metaphor and gritty detail , von stroheim infuses the artistocratic splendor of monte carlo ( rebuilt in all its majesty on the universal backlot ) with an air of moral depravity . the result is a grimm ' s fairy tale romance that is no less fascinating today than it was 80 years ago . first time ever on blu - ray !\nwhile we have no firsthand accounts of the prophet\u2019s counsel on marriages to women in their teens , a pattern which began in nauvoo and was carried over into utah is instructive . this protocol taught that polygamous husbands should allow young wives to physically mature before beginning a family with them . eugene e . campbell described brigham\u2019s latter instructions :\nconsistent with his overall prejudices , palmer discusses joseph smith\u2019s first plural marriage as if it was an adulterous relationship ( pp . 10\u201311 ) . however , in a 1904 letter mary elizabeth rollins reported : \u201cjoseph the seer \u2026 said god gave him a commandment in 1834 , to take other wives besides emma . \u201d 49 joseph soon complied .\nsister pratt , the lord has given you to me as one of my spiritual wives [ somewhat like a concubine , or a wife for the night ] . i have the blessings of jacob granted me , as god granted holy men of old , and as i have long looked upon you with favor , and an earnest desire of\nthe firemen stretch a net and the count - master egotist first and last - adjusts his monocle and leaps to safety . a second later the foolish wife half falls , half jumps to the rescuing net . here von stroheim might have ended his theme , but he went onward to show the ultimate fate of the dissolute russian .\ni was left to all kinds of temptations , and mingling with all kinds of society , i frequently fell into many foolish errors and displayed the weakness of youth and the corruption of human nature , which i am sorry to say led me into divers temptations , to the gratification of many appetites offensive in the sight of god . 6\nerich stroheim ' s third feature , foolish wives , was twenty - one reels in length when it was completed in 1921 . the studio eliminated one third of the film before the initial release , and this abridged version was completely re - titled and reduced by half its length to seven reels for a subsequent re - issue . for more than 40 years the film was seen only in its shortest form . the present copy assembled for the american film institute by authro lenning , represents an attempt to reconstruct the film to a more authentic version , the original titles have been restored and much of the footage eliminate over the years has been replaced . although still fragmentary , this is the most complete form in which f oolish wives is know to exist today . materials for the reconstruction were obtained from the museum of modern art , the british film institute , the library of congress , universal pictures , the eastin - phelan corporation , and herman g . weinberg . the project was made possible by the morris and gwendolyn cafritz foundation .\nintended to run anywhere between six and 10 hours , most of von stroheim\u2019s films , from greed to the pre - talkie swanson vehicle queen kelly ( the inspiration for billy wilder\u2019s sunset boulevard , which stars von stroheim as the fading star\u2019s butler ) , were severely bastardized by studio heads upon their release . 1922\u2019s foolish wives begins with the perfect iris shot . this is no ordinary \u201cfade into\u201d effect , but an entrancing reinforcement of the sinister , insular and constrictive nature of the milieu von stroheim is about to introduce us to . because the man spent much of his life hiding his jewish background , it probably comes as no surprise that there\u2019s so much lingering beneath the surface of his films .\nin the clip above , i discuss erich von stroheim\u2019s \u201cfoolish wives , \u201d shot\u2014for almost a year\u2014in 1920 and 1921 , and released in 1922 . no one would mistake s . j . perelman , one of america\u2019s greatest comic writers and screenwriters , for a film critic , but his 1952 appreciation , in the pages of the new yorker ( available to subscribers ) , of stroheim\u2019s silent classic is both a laugh riot and a fascinatingly skewed but perceptive take on stroheim\u2019s art . he writes of it as the film that \u201ccanonized\u201d the director - actor for him , and describes the powerful impression that stroheim\u2019s starring performance , as the predatory , penniless , domineering count sergius karamzin , had made on him :\n\u201cguess who\u2019s coming to dinner\u201d meets \u201cthe stepford wives\u201d in \u201cget out , \u201d in which a white girl brings her black boyfriend home to meet her parents , whose superficially warm welcome masks an unthinkably dark secret . blending race - savvy satire with horror to especially potent effect , this bombshell social critique from first - time director jordan peele proves positively [ \u2026 ]\nas the film ' s production costs skyrocketed , universal pictures attempted to use the situation to garner some publicity for it . the studio erected an electronic sign on a rooftop overlooking broadway , across the street from its new york offices . the sign read\nuniversal pictures and erich von stroheim will spend $ xxx , xxx to entertain you with ' foolish wives ' .\neach week the numbers of the production costs were updated on the electronic sign , telling how much more the picture had cost . in the end the total cost of the film , as reported by universal , was $ 1 , 103 , 736 . 38 . von stroheim later claimed that the real cost was only around $ 700 , 000 .\nthe offering of money , \u201cfive dollars , \u201d is also singular . none of joseph\u2019s plural wives reported any promises of material benefits or financial favors to them . plural wife lucy walker recalled joseph telling her as he discussed a plural sealing with her : \u201ci have no flattering words to offer . \u201d 85 there is simply too much here that does not add up .\nfoolish wives\nmarks the point at which the studios - in this case universal - had had enough of erich von stroheim ' s excesses . after von stroheim refused to trim the film down from more than 6 hours , the studio took matters into their own hands ; the currently available print runs around two and a half hours . most of the other footage was lost so it is hard to gauge how the ' complete ' film would play , although given he apparently shot several reels of himself eating breakfast , perhaps the studio had a point . what remains is still a fairly scintillating exploration of sin , corruption and lust . von stroheim plays the self - styled count karamzin , a con artist who descends on monte carlo\u2026\nthe foolish frau brings shame on herself and her household because she is ungodly at heart . she is selfish and proud , so much so that she \u201cis wiser in her own eyes than seven men who can give a discreet answer\u201d ( proverbs 26 : 16 ) . those who try to correct her will received dishonor and insults from her ( proverbs 9 : 7 ) .\nfive different proverbs state that a wise son will make you glad , but your child will not be wise unless he is taught by those who are wise , and that requires you to be wise . children are naturally foolish to begin with because they come to us as sinners . you must follow god\u2019s instructions if you are to remove the foolishness and replace it with wisdom . if you follow the advice of fools or yield your children to be trained by fools , do not be surprised that they remain foolish and cause you great grief . it is that grief and shame that has caused so many parents to regret having children and is a major factor in young couples being hesitant to have children as they hear and see the horror stories .\n\u201cnow if any of you will deny the plurality of wives and continue to do so , i promise that you will be damned ; and i will go still further , and say that this revelation , or any other revelation that the lord had given , and deny it in your feelings , and i promise that you will be damned . \u201d brigham young , deseret news , november 14 , 1855\nin post - war europe , a bogus russian count , sergius karamzin ( von stroheim ) , and his two \u201ccousins\u201d - cum - mistresses ( maude george and mae busch ) confer with their pathetic counterfeiter before descending upon the wife of an american envoy sent to monte carlo to meet with the prince of monaco . karamzin\u2019s business is destroying lives , and over the course of the film\u2019s existing 141 minutes , he takes advantage of no less than three women : the american helen hughes ( miss dupont ) , his maid maruschka ( dale fuller ) , and the counterfeiter\u2019s half - witted daughter , marietta ( malvine polo ) . at the time of its release , foolish wives was the most expensive film ever produced , and though von stroheim was widely considered a lavish spendthrift , his films remain triumphs of period detail .\nmrs . [ lucinda pendleton morgan ] harris was a married lady , a very good friend of mine . when joseph had made his dastardly attempt on me , i went to mrs . harris to unbosom my grief to her . to my utter astonishment she said , laughing heartily : \u201chow foolish you are ! i don\u2019t see anything so horrible in it . why i am his mistress since four years ! \u201d 66\nshe gave birth to nine of kimball\u2019s children between 1846 and 1864 . malissa lott , who was sealed to joseph smith in september 1843 , married ira jones willes on 13 may 1849 . their first child was born 22 april 1850 , with conception occurring approximately 30 july 1849 ( or eleven weeks after the wedding ceremony ) . seven willes children were born between 1850 and 1863 . emily partridge bore brigham young seven offspring between 1845 and 1862 . her sister eliza married amasa lyman , and together they had five children between 1844 and 1860 . several other plural wives , including louisa beaman , martha mcbride , and nancy winchester , also remarried and became pregnant . in light of the obvious fertility of many of joseph smith\u2019s plural wives ( and joseph himself with emma ) , it seems that they either bore him children who are unknown today or that sexual relations in the marriages did not occur often .\nthe idea for this sermon has been on my mind for several months , but the subject has been on my mind for many years for i have met many wise women who have built their household , but i have also met many foolish females who have torn their families apart . the greatest tragedy in this is that most of the time those who were foolish believed they were wise even as their home collapsed around them . in addition , we live in a society which has increasingly given praise to the foolish female as being liberated to be herself while attacking the wise woman as being victimized by her gender . while what i have to say is directed at you ladies so that you may pursue wisdom and flee foolishness , it is also for you men too , for not only do the general principles of wisdom also apply to you , but you need to know how to encourage the women in your life toward wisdom and protect them from foolishness . this is especially true toward your own wife and daughters . if you are not married , the contrast will direct you ladies to the characteristics you need to develop in order to be a good wife and mother if god should bless you in that manner , and it will give you single men a better idea of what to look for in a potential wife .\nproverbs 14 : 1 states , \u201cthe wise woman builds her house , but the foolish tears it down with her own hands . \u201d the foolishness here does not have to descend all the way down to the level of being a nabal ( naw - bawl\u2019 ) for this to happen . all it really takes is being \u201cthick brained\u201d \u2013 proud and stubborn . if that is augmented by being naive and lacking understanding , the destruction will occur faster .\nall of which we dismiss as absurd stuff to frighten naughty children . we know some of the limitations under which von stroheim worked and we congratulate him upon proving - in an unqualified way - that he is one of the rare cinema elect . at the same time , let us declare ourselves as against the waste of money on huge exra reel spectacles . also , that we fully realize that von stroheim lost his story , and in a large measure , failed with\nfoolish wives .\nwhich is but another proof that one cannot do all things well . von stroheim should let someone else write his stories . imagine , for instance , what he could do with the\nthe affairs of anatol .\nthe cecil demille drivel would fade into nothingness . but von stroheim needs a strong leash . right here we predict that this man will do more things of fine worth . if he does not , then the photoplay is the loser .\nthe wife of an american envoy falls within his wiles , and the russian almost sweeps her from her feet when fate circumvents in the hands of the aforementioned maddened servant maid . the women sets fire to the castle , with the count and the\nfoolish wife\nlocked in a lonely tower - room . here von stroheim works to a thrilling climax as the flames lick their way up the winding tower steps and force the prisoners to a tiny balcony high above the ground .\nin proverbs 9 : 13 - 18 , folly also gives an invitation to the naive to come to her home . she does not have to invite the fools and scoffers for they are already dinning there on a regular basis . the specific target of folly\u2019s are the naive who \u201care making their paths straight\u201d ( 9 : 15 ) . these are people who are trying to walk a straight path in doing what is right , but because they determine what is right by their own standards , they will end up walking a crooked path and not even recognize it . folly\u2019s enticements are attractive to man\u2019s sinful and selfish nature , but those who go to her home are in grave danger for \u201cthe dead are there , [ that ] her guests are in the depths of sheol\u201d ( 9 : 18 ) . whether you become a wise woman or remain a foolish female will depend on whose voice you listen to and heed . here are some contrasts between the wise woman and the foolish female .\n1 . the asphalt jungle ( 1950 ) 2 . deliverance ( 1972 ) 3 . disneyland dream ( 1956 ) 4 . a face in the crowd ( 1957 ) 5 . flower drum song ( 1961 ) 6 . foolish wives ( 1922 ) 7 . free radicals ( 1979 ) 8 . hallelujah ( 1929 ) 9 . in cold blood ( 1967 ) 10 . the invisible man ( 1933 ) 11 . johnny guitar ( 1954 ) 12 . the killers ( 1946 ) 13 . the march ( 1964 ) 14 . no lies ( 1973 ) 15 . on the bowery ( 1957 ) 16 . one week ( 1920 ) 17 . the pawnbroker ( 1965 ) 18 . the perils of pauline ( 1914 ) 19 . sergeant york ( 1941 ) 20 . the 7th voyage of sinbad ( 1958 ) 21 . so\u2019s your old man ( 1926 ) 22 . george stevens ww2 footage ( 1943 - 46 ) 23 . the terminator ( 1984 ) 24 . water and power ( 1989 ) 25 . white fawn\u2019s devotion ( 1910 )\nin 1892 , depositions seeking to discover if joseph smith practiced sexual polygamy were sought for litigation between the rlds church and the church of christ ( temple lot ) . helen mar kimball was not called to testify , even though she lived nearby and had written two books defending plural marriage . instead , three wives who lived further away were summoned , and all affirmed sexual relations with the prophet in their plural marriages . the most likely reason for helen\u2019s absence was her inability to offer the required testimony of a sealing with a sexual dimension .\na review of the child - bearing chronology of joseph smith\u2019s wives after his death and their remarriages demonstrates impressive fertility in several of the women . most of them married within two years after the martyrdom and prior to the saints leaving for the west . three of the women became pregnant within weeks after remarrying . sarah ann whitney , who was sealed to joseph smith for twenty - three months , married heber c . kimball on 17 march 1845 , and , based on the birth date of their first child , became pregnant approximately june 15 .\nthe husband of a foolish frau cannot do this because he has trouble at home and she brings shame on him ( prov . 12 : 4 ) . she is idle and wastes her time on frivolous things making it easy to fall into being a gossip and busybody ( 1 tim . 5 : 13 ) . she is fearful and rumors obstruct her from action ( prov . 22 : 13 ) . she opens her mouth and it spouts folly ( prov . 15 : 2 ) . woe to those who listen to her !\neven in its present shape , however , the film is one of the most stunning of the silent era . it also exercised a major influence on future directors , including renoir , bu\u00f1uel , and vigo . von stroheim shows a world that lies to itself , where swindlers and rich people mix , and where the heroine reads a book called foolish wives . the writer - director deals with false appearances : the titles of count wladislas sergius karamzin and his two princess cousins are fake ( von stroheim himself was not an austrian aristocrat as he would have us believe during his lifetime , but the son of a jewish hat - maker ) , the money is counterfeit , and the sentiments are fraudulent ; karamzin playing at love to seduce his maid , the ambassador ' s wife , and an idiotic 14 - year - old girl . this hypocrisy of the social game is set in the context of world war i , which had just ended : an armless veteran , a nurse pushing a soldier in a wheelchair , a little girl on crutches , a boy playing with a military helmet .\nwisdom begins with the fear of the lord , but foolishness rejects the eternal perspective demanded by that and instead either fears man or is so caught up in immediate circumstances that they do not give adequate consideration to their end . the wise woman will turn from her sin and put her faith in the person and work of the lord jesus christ , god in human flesh who lived a sinless life then willingly died as the substitute payment for sin and rose again physically proving his claims about himself and promises of redemption , forgiveness and a future eternity with him in heaven are true . the foolish female either rejects or ignores jesus , or gives a feigned profession of faith in him , and may even pursue cultural aspects of christianity , but will remain biblically ignorant of him and his commands . the wise woman will actively pursue an increasing knowledge of jesus christ desiring to understand his will and willingly submit to obey it to the best of her abilities . if a foolish female does study the bible she will not interpret according to its context by a historical , grammatical hermeneutic , but will instead find those that will tickle her ears with what she wants to hear . she will twist the meaning of the scriptures to fit with what she desires for herself . her lack of actual love for the lord jesus will be demonstrated by her unwillingness to obey his commands . the wise woman strives to live in holiness in the present with an eye on eternity because her hope is in christ jesus . the foolish female lives in the present as she desires with her hope in her own abilities to manipulate circumstances to her favor . the wise woman will be a godly influence upon those around her and be grieved by the ungodliness around her . she welcomes correction that enables her to move away from sin and become more like her lord . the foolish female will be affected by and moved toward the ungodly influences around her . she rejects correction and will dishonor and hate those that attempt to reprove her . she begins by walking in the counsel of the ungodly , and will soon be standing with the sinners and will in the end be seated with the scoffers .\nquestions to consider in discussing the sermon with others . what is wisdom ? how does godly wisdom differ from worldly wisdom ? what are the three levels of foolishness ( hebrew word definitions ) ? how available is wisdom according to proverbs 1 : 20 - 33 ; 8 : 1 - 36 and 9 : 1 - 12 ? how is the invitation of folly ( proverbs 9 : 13 - 18 ) similar to and yet different from the invitation of wisdom ? what is the fear of the lord and what are its benefits ? what is the response of a wise woman to jesus christ ? what are the possible responses of a foolish female to him ? what is the primary responsibility of a godly wife ? what are her primary roles according to the scriptures ? contrast the character traits of a wise wife as expressed in proverbs 31 : 10 - 31 with those of a foolish frau . what is the primary responsibility of a godly mother ? what will be required of her in order to raise godly children ? what will be the result if she fails ? why should she avoid yielding her responsibility to others ?\ni think we both felt deep down that we got back together for financial considerations as well as for the sake of the kids . i was kicking myself for getting back together because no matter what i did or how good a husband i would try to be , i was never going to satisfy her . she just wasn ' t capable of being satisfied ! i felt so foolish . it got to the point where we were both ready to walk away and admit with much embarrassment that we made a terrible mistake - twice ! our second marriage would not even make it to the first anniversary ."]}
{"id": 116736, "summary": [{"text": "invincible ( german : unbesiegbar ) is a 2001 drama film written and directed by werner herzog .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars tim roth , jouko ahola , anna gourari , and max raabe .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film tells the story of a jewish strongman in germany .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "while basing his story on the real-life figure zishe breitbart ( aka siegmund breitbart ) herzog uses the bare facts of breitbart 's life to weave fact and fiction ( e.g. , the story is set in 1932 berlin , a full seven years after breitbart 's death in 1925 ) to create an allegory of human strength , knowing oneself with honesty and pride in one 's heritage .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film features original score composed by german film composer hans zimmer , co-written with fellow composer klaus badelt .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "along with films like the pledge ( also co-written with zimmer ) this marks one of the first projects of badelt into the feature film industry , and one of several collaborations with herzog as well . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "invincible ( 2001 drama film )", "paragraphs": ["invincible ( 2001 drama film ) | warner bros . entertainment wiki | fandom powered by wikia\n\u2605\u2605\ninvincible\n( 2001 ) | a drama film written and directed by werner herzog . the film stars tim roth , jouko ahola , anna gourari , and max raabe | t\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\ninvincible approaches history as myth , striving not to document reality , but to penetrate its tragic essence .\nthe large chinese character used in the film ' s logo does not mean\ninvincible\nat all ; it actually just means\nwater\n.\nand yes , i know what you ' re thinking .\nbloody hell , i know he loves herzog , but giving invincible - invincible ! - four and a half stars ? really ?\nyes , really .\nostensibly about polish jewish blacksmith turned variety act strongman siegmund breitbart ( jouko ahola ) whose swift rise and fall predated the dangerous march of hitler and the national socialists by only a matter of weeks , invincible is a film about the mania of hatred , dissatisfaction and blame that heralds any genocide . invincible was released in cinemas in 2001 and garnered good reviews but slipped from screens all too quickly and remains little seen , and yet what invincible can tell us about the direction of both germany in the early 1930s and herzog\u2019s career in general is fascinating .\nthough few will argue that it ranks with the best of herzog ' s works , invincible shows he ' s back in form , with an astoundingly rich film .\nburied deep in werner herzog\u2019s rich and varied curriculum vitae , winking at the millennium celebrations behind it and trailing his remarkable lone air crash survivor documentary wings of hope , his unhinged turn in harmony korine\u2019s julian donkey boy and periods directing opera in genoa and houston lies the neglected and significant biographical drama invincible .\nthis article is about the 2010 boxing film . for the 1952 boxing film , see the fighter ( 1952 film ) . for other uses , see fighter ( disambiguation ) .\nthe most blatant vestiges of seventies herzog ( which is the best herzog . . ) were last on film in invincible . his penchant for expressing subtextual black comedy that has tragic consequences has not been so pronounced this century .\nin limited release , the mandy moore drama dedication got off to a moderate start collecting $ 23 , 832 from only four venues for an average of $ 5 , 958 on its opening weekend for the weinstein co .\nthe film received seven academy award nominations , including best picture , winning two . [ 40 ] the film was nominated for six golden globe awards : best picture ( drama ) , best actor ( drama ) for wahlberg , best supporting actress for leo and adams , best supporting actor for bale , and a nomination for best director for russell . [ 41 ] the film received three chicago film critics award nominations : best supporting actor for bale , and best supporting actress nominations for adams and leo . bale won a satellite award , the critics ' choice award , the golden globe for best supporting actor , and the national board of review award for best supporting actor . leo won the golden globe for best supporting actress .\nas with fitzcarraldo before it , herzog was determined to bring the opera to bear on this tale of mysticism and eccentricity . by its very nature breitbart\u2019s sorry tale lends itself to wagnerian analogy and yet at its heart there is something more intricate and intriguing about this disarming film . with it\u2019s pared down sensibility , raw acting and skewed morality the film invincible can most easily be compared to is louis malle\u2019s queasy tale of collaboration and oppression in wartime france \u2013 lacombe lucien . yet malle\u2019s film , as good as it is , is about the seduction of power , invincible is about the survival of power\u2019s universal essence .\nthree national releases dumped into the late - august abyss debuted outside of the top ten with weak results . yari film group ' s well - reviewed boxing drama resurrecting the champ starring samuel l . jackson and josh hartnett opened with $ 1 . 7m from 1 , 605 theaters for a poor $ 1 , 034 average . universal ' s latino crime drama illegal tender bowed to $ 1 . 4m from 512 sites for a mild $ 2 , 785 average . the most miserable results came from the jon voight film september dawn which grossed $ 901 , 857 from 857 playdates for an embarrassing $ 1 , 052 per - theater average for slowhand releasing .\naesthetically invincible \u2019s most noticeable influence however is the pre - world war ii yiddish cinema , the best known of which \u2013 michael waszynski\u2019s the dybbuk and joseph green\u2019s yiddle with a fiddle tread that fine line between melodrama and empathy with a rootsy base charm that asks little of the audience but patience and understanding . visually simple and sonically charged by composer hans zimmer , invincible is an all too modern paean to these wonderful films . the rise of the nazis and the subsequent holocaust put an end to this cinematic tradition much as it did to the careers of breitbart and hanussen and all those involved in occult cabaret but invincible survives .\nthis exceeded all our expectations ,\nsays dan fellman , warner bros . ' head of domestic distribution , who claims that scheduling the adult - oriented literary drama between blockbusters like\niron man 3\nand\nstar trek into darkness\nhelped it stand out .\nis built upon this . the only film of his to get any respect from critics is\nfilm , after all . what makes this example notable is that its amazon rating is at\n2011 - melbourne international film festival - it ' s him . . . terry lim !\nyes , there were occasional successes . the adult - targeting touchstone division delivered a handful of blockbusters , including signs ( 2002 ) , sweet home alabama ( 2002 ) , and the national treasure franchise ( which debuted in 2004 ) . meanwhile , the studio\u2019s disney - branded flicks showed some hints of life , particularly minor sports - themed pictures such as miracle ( 2004 ) and invincible ( 2006 ) and women - driven fare such as the princess diaries ( 2001 ) and freaky friday ( 2003 ) . but the costly failures outweighed those surprise hits .\nevery film roger ebert has given a four - star rating . this is an ongoing project .\n, the film was released in the united states on july 3 , 2002 . it is a\nlike aguirre , the wrath of god , the enigma of kaspar hauser , fitzcarraldo and even rescue dawn , invincible is about that place where madness , talent and the human spirit leads us all when everything is going to hell around us .\nwatching\ninvincible\nwas a singular experience for me , because it reminded me of the fundamental power that the cinema had for us when we were children . the film exercises the power that fable has for the believing . herzog has gotten outside the constraints and conventions of ordinary narrative , and addresses us where our credulity keeps its secrets .\nerikoinen kokemus . v\u00e4lill\u00e4 tuntui silt\u00e4 kuin katsoisi herzogin sijasta timo koivusalo - elokuvaa . kes\u00e4teatterimaisen k\u00f6kk\u00f6yden vastapainoksi invincible tarjoaa my\u00f6s todella vaikuttavia hetki\u00e4 , mitk\u00e4 lopulta voittivat puolelleen . tim roth vakuutti ja jouko ahola oli - toisin kuin voisi ehk\u00e4 luulla - mainio .\nthe movie has the power of a great silent film , unafraid of grand gestures and moral absolutes .\nthis film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are . see what\u2019s now showing\n( where the film has a more reasonable 5 . 9 score ) denounced this as a case of\nthe fighter is a 2010 american biographical sports drama film directed by david o . russell , and starring mark wahlberg ( who also co - produced ) , christian bale , amy adams and melissa leo . the film centers on the lives of professional boxer micky ward ( wahlberg ) and his older half - brother dicky eklund ( bale ) . adams plays micky ' s girlfriend charlene fleming and leo portrays micky and dicky ' s mother , alice eklund - ward . the film was inspired by the 1995 documentary that features the eklund - ward family , titled high on crack street : lost lives in lowell . [ 6 ]\nthe film depicts shea neary with an irish accent when in fact shea neary is from liverpool , england .\nthe top ten films grossed $ 84m which was up 10 % from last year when invincible opened in first place with $ 17m ; and up 8 % from 2005 when the 40 - year - old virgin remained in the top spot with $ 16 . 3m .\nsubscribe to classic trailers : urltoken subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken invincible ( 2001 ) official trailer - tim roth , werner herzog movie hd a jewish strongman performs in berlin as the blond aryan hero siegfried . welcome to the fandango movieclips trailer vault channel . where trailers from the past , from recent to long ago , from a time before youtube , can be enjoyed by all . we search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades . feel free to send us your trailer requests and we will do our best to hunt it down .\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\nlet me in got rave reviews from film critics , but did so - so at the box office . some people believe that the low turnout was due to people who refused to go see it out of sheer bitter spite ( or on simple principle ) because it ' s an american remake of a foreign film . but what really killed let me in was distributor relativity media ( who acquired the film from starz due to buying the overture distribution outlet from them ) giving the film the invisible advertising treatment . there were few trailers or tv spots released and the film wasn ' t even listed on relativity ' s website . not helping the film was that the company chose to open it the same day as the social network ( a film relativity co - financed with sony ) .\non metacritic , the film achieved a rating of 65 out of 100 , which indicates\ngenerally favorable reviews\n.\n, as the film was already tagged as a flop by the time the weekend rolled around ) . julia roberts opened\nto $ 23 million ( proving she is still a movie star in the right project ) , but the film didn ' t deliver and the film ended up with $ 70 million . as far as new stars , amanda seyfried powered\nthis is typical herzog : he makes a touching film about jews in germany and the rise of the nazi party , without overloading the film with pity or melodrama . and he still manages to get in his lingering\nnature shots\n.\none for the money . a whopping 2 % on rotten tomatoes and bombed at the box office , but fans of the book series the film was based on generally enjoyed it and the film did considerably better once it reached home media .\ninvincible ,\nwhich completely flew under everyone ' s radar way back in 2001 , is a fascinating film . . . a colorfully painted tale of individual triumph in the face of adversity . based on fact , the film is a very straightforward effort , but is not completely void of herzog ' s off - kilter style and sensibilities . it feels very dreamlike , and has a certain elegance and whimsy . adding to this quality is a cast of relatively inexperienced actors ( tim roth and a few others being the exceptions ) . the hulking jouko ahola for example , the hero of the narrative , has a very limited acting range and ability but delivers a very likable , touching , and admirable performance in spite of himself . but no doubt it is herzog who deserves credit most . each scene is filled with the passion and love he obviously had for this material , and luckily his emotions bleed through . this is a powerful story told in a very unique and level - headed fashion . see this gem . another really interesting film from herzog .\nand that doesn\u2019t even count the drama the independently run miramax ( acquired by disney in 1993 , at the beginning of the indie boom ) and its founders the weinsteins had thrown the company\u2019s way via a dispute over the 2004 release of michael moore\u2019s fahrenheit 9 / 11 . that fight led to a painful divorce that barely worked out for either party in the long run .\nthe fighter will now strike a blow on december 10\n. the film stage . retrieved june 24 , 2010 .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nshort entitled\nchicken scratch\nwas shown prior to the film , which later aired as part of the series ' fourth season . the film made its network debut on cartoon network on may 23 , 2003 and on march 5 , 2004 on toonami .\ninternationally , the film is proving even more invincible . the $ 200 million marvel title has now earned $ 664 . 1 million overseas , led by massive business in asia .\niron man 3\u2032s\ntop two international markets are currently china ( $ 95 . 3 million ) and korea ( $ 54 . 1 million ) , and it has become the highest grossing film of all time in both indonesia and malaysia . worldwide ,\niron man 3\nhas grossed a truly jaw - dropping $ 949 million , guaranteeing it will surpass $ 1 billion sometime this week .\ntransformers age of extinction continued the tradition , also making over $ 1 billion worldwide ( and actually becoming the highest - grossing film of its year , the second time a bay film accomplished this feat after armageddon ) despite opening to near - universally negative reviews .\ni can honestly say that i haven ' t dived that deep into herzog ' s filmography , but despite of this i would put my chin out and say that invincible is very easy to recognize as one of his movies . and even though the plot itself is pretty straightforward , there is a lot to read in between\u2026\nthis is a really powerful film that chronicles the excess and hypocrisy of nazi germany . tim roth gives an intense performance as well .\ncritics were mixed towards were the millers , some outright hating the film , but it was a financial success and scored better with audiences .\nwith the contrasting performances of its two leads , an unconventional and surprising story , and overall mythical quality gives this herzog film its wondrous appeal .\nwas a borderline arthouse horror film that warner released wide ) . we can whine all we want about tom cruise ' s fading starpower , but\nin the film , ward is knocked down in round six of the neary fight . in reality , ward was not knocked down in that fight .\nwas a stunning surprise , in that was a wonderful piece of old - school entertainment , and standing out as a character - driven drama in a sea of fantasy spectacles . the film was powered by nostalgia of the 1984 original , the kid - appeal of jaden smith , and the thrill of seeing jackie chan portraying a variation on mr . miyagi . but the marketing was unique in that sony sold the fact that it was a film of quality ( imagine that : ' come see this movie . . . because it ' s good ! ' ) . cue $ 56 million opening weekend , $ 176 million domestic and $ 334 million worldwide . it is the year ' s highest - grossing film that wasn ' t aided by imax or 3d ticket - price bumps . nice work , but we really don ' t need to risk the goodwill by making another one ( although , to be fair ,\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nthe film of the book of daisy miller received a rare 100 % rating on rotten tomatoes from 6 critics , but a measly 23 % from audiences .\nreligious films are often given mixed or negative reviews by critics , but popular with the audiences that watch them . for example , the passion of the christ was rated 49 % on rotten tomatoes , but is the highest - grossing religious film and the highest grossing non - english language film of all time .\nwas probably the worst film of the summer and a heartbreaking artistic failure from the once promising m . night shyamalan ( i still believe the man who made\nthe fighter received largely positive reviews , with critics praising the performances of wahlberg , bale , adams and leo . bale was seemingly praised more for his performance than his fellow costars , with comments about his weight , accent and mannerisms . review aggregation website rotten tomatoes gives the film a rating of 90 % based on reviews from 239 critics , with an average rating of 7 . 8 / 10 . the site ' s critical consensus reads ,\nled by a trio of captivating performances from mark wahlberg , christian bale , and amy adams , the fighter is a solidly entertaining , albeit predictable , entry in the boxing drama genre .\n[ 36 ] metacritic gives the film an average score of 79 out of 100 , based on 41 critics , indicating\ngenerally favorable reviews\n. [ 37 ]\nthere have been at least two points in history where critical dissonance got to such a point that it led to a paradigm shift within film criticism in general .\nlovece , frank .\nwinning combination : mark wahlberg and david o . russell champion ' the fighter '\n, film journal international , december 3 , 2010\nbatman v superman dawn of justice is incredibly polarizing . the vast majority of critics panned the film , with one memorable headline calling it\na crime against comic book fans .\naudiences well , it ' s actually hard to tell . many sites were review - bombed with perfect scores about a day before the film came out , but the voices and user reviews since then haven ' t been anywhere near as vitriolic as the critics , finding it a flawed but entertaining film .\nin second place , baz luhrmann ' s roaring ' 20s drama took in $ 51 . 1 million \u2014 the third best opening weekend ever for a film that didn ' t hit no . 1 . ( in 2004 ,\nthe day after tomorrow\ndebuted with $ 68 . 7 million but trailed\nshrek 2 .\nin 2009 ,\nsherlock holmes\nstarted with $ 62 . 3 million but couldn ' t overtake\navatar .\n) the glossy f . scott fitzgerald adaptation , which stars leonardo dicaprio , carey mulligan , tobey maguire and joel edgerton , broke out at the box office despite middling reviews and a\nb\ncinemascore grade .\ninvincible tells the true story of zishe breibart , a jewish blacksmith from eastern poland who travels to berlin in the 1930s to join a nightclub cabaret . he is billed as the world ' s strongest man - a claim that is not well received by the rising nazi party . using his role as the modern day sampson to defend his own people , zishe embarks on an inevitable path to tragedy .\nlive free or die hard was hailed as a return to form for the series , as well as a true sequel to the first , by critics . however , despite all the moviegoers and series fans who enjoyed it , it quickly turned into the series ' most divisive movie thanks to accusations of boring invincible hero , complaints about justin long , and its series - unusual pg - 13 rating .\nbut\ngatsby ' s\ndebut also marks a career high point for australian director baz luhrmann . before this weekend , the polarizing filmmaker ' s best opening weekend belonged to his sweeping romance\naustralia ,\nwhich bowed to $ 14 . 8 million in 2008 .\nthe great gatsby\neasily clobbered that figure , and it will quickly become his highest grossing film ever , surpassing\nmoulin rouge ,\nwhich danced its way to $ 57 million total in 2001 . of course ,\ngatsby\nwas undoubtedly luhrmann ' s most expensive project , too . the film , which was shot in 3 - d , cost about $ 105 million to produce ( and reportedly would have cost about $ 190 million without australian rebates ) , though audiences weren ' t overly excited about the 3 - d effects . only 33 percent of ticket sales were for 3 - d showtimes .\nchristmas eve , a forgettable 2015 film starring patrick stewart , has a rare 0 % on rotten tomatoes , but audiences gave it a barely - fresh 61 % .\ni got astonished to see my own patience for watching this film till the end i . e . for one and half hour . . . maybe because i rented it . however , the only thing that is worth is billy zane ' s famous geek - like appearence that is present here in full fledge . actually it ' s better not to have any comment on the other ' actors ' . the screenplay is horrible ; the visual effects , childish ; the action sequences , intolerable and the story , laughable . there were some nice colorful images to attract other geeks among the viewers . and direction ? given production , even i can direct such a movie . truly invincible . . . in the measure of how bad can a film be .\nthe film has ward ' s career record as 30\u20137 with 20 kos as he fights neary . in reality , his record at that time was 34\u20139 with 25 kos .\nrising one spot to second place was matt damon ' s latest assassin flick the bourne ultimatum which slipped only 37 % to $ 12 . 5m . it was the third best fourth - weekend gross of any summer film this year after the threequel smashes shrek the third ( $ 15 . 3m ) and spider - man 3 ( $ 14 . 3m ) . with $ 185 . 3m in the bank for universal , bourne has now outgrossed every james bond film domestically ( in nominal dollar terms ) , both previous bourne films , and two of the three mission : impossible pics . ultimatum is still on track to hit the $ 200m mark by the end of labor day weekend and will give a serious challenge to this decade ' s top action films that are not driven by special effects - rush hour 2 ( $ 226 . 2m in 2001 ) and mission : impossible 2 ( $ 215 . 4m in 2000 ) .\nscenescape . the inspired script is both sinfully cynical and aw - shucks sweet\n. he also called it\none of the few american creations that is both gleeful pop culture and exquisite high art .\nhowever , the film received minimal controversy for some of its violence , which many felt was too extreme for a family - oriented film ,\nto promote the film , wahlberg appeared on the cover of sports illustrated and men ' s fitness , and bale on esquire , [ 17 ] in november 2010 . an advanced charity premiere took place in lowell , massachusetts , the setting of the fighter , on december 9 , a day before the film ' s scheduled national release . [ 35 ]\nthe story of hanussen and breitbart has long since fascinated those obsessed with the occultist ley lines that cut through time and culture . indeed in 2001 mike mignola\u2019s brilliant hellboy graphic novel series was finally getting the recognition it deserved thanks to a sustained assault of soft back reprints , and breitbart and hanussen\u2019s influence haunt hellboy like a stinking green undead mist . squint and it is easy to see breitbart resurrected as a demonic investigator for the bureau of paranormal research and defence , hanussen\u2019s influence is there in both the nazi occultists hellboy frequently fights and even in the passing kindness of hellboy\u2019s surrogate father professor bruttenholm .\ndrama / zishe breitbart ( jouko ahola ) es el hijo de un herrero de polonia que causa sensaci\u00f3n en el berl\u00edn de la weimar como forzudo de tiempos mitol\u00f3gicos . su empleador , hanussen ( tim roth ) , sue\u00f1a con establecer un todopoderoso\nministerio de lo oculto\nen el gobierno de hitler . reparto : tim roth , jouko ahola , anna gourari , max raabe , jacob wein , udo kier , herbert golder , klaus stiglmeier , ieva aleksandrova , rudolph herzog , les bubb , tina bordhin , alexander duda , klaus haindl , hark bohm\ncritics looooove the horror film it follows . audiences are much more mixed , though generally positive . ( a 65 % on rotten tomatoes isn ' t bad , after all . )\nat around the midpoint of this film , anna ( marta farra ) , the put - upon mistress of the sinister clairvoyant hanussen ( tim roth ) observes a tank of jellyfish , and says ,\nlook at these beasts . for me , they have the purest of souls . i have never seen anything more beautiful , or more delicate . i want to play music to match these fish . it ' s deep inside me .\nherzog is going for something similar with this film - something pure and earnest and direct . roger ebert , the most ardent defender of this little - loved film , wrote :\nthe movie has the power of a great silent film , unafraid of grand gestures and moral absolutes .\nin a tight race among new releases , the family film mr . bean ' s holiday edged out the action film war for fourth place . universal ' s g - rated comedy opened to $ 9 . 9m from 1 , 714 theaters for a solid $ 5 , 770 average . the rowan atkinson starrer has already grossed a stellar $ 189m internationally . debuting a hair behind with $ 9 . 8m was the r - rated crime drama war which averaged a mediocre $ 4 , 313 from 2 , 277 locations . starring jet li and jason statham , the lionsgate release opened close to the numbers of the last films from the two actors . last september , li ' s fearless bowed to $ 10 . 6m and a $ 5 , 857 average while statham ' s crank launched with $ 10 . 5m over three days and a $ 4 , 158 average . putting the two together did little to broaden the audience , however .\ndavid lynch is very popular among film critics and intellectuals for making innovative cinema that at least tries to do something different . other moviegoers literally hate his pictures for being bizarre and arty .\n. . . the naivete of his performance has a humbling effect on a film that , while entirely too long and short on sizzling imagery , is meant to be taken simply as folkloric .\nthe biggest surprise of summer 2010 is how few surprises there really were . most of the expected smash hits were smash hits , the expected under - performers underperformed , and the bigger films without studio support tanked . the more mainstream art - house cinema made money , while more challenging studio fare struggled . it surely wasn ' t the best summer in recent years ( that would probably be 2002 or 2008 ) , but it wasn ' t the worst either ( 2001 gets my vote ) . it was a summer just like any other summer , so let ' s dive right in . you might want to take a bathroom break first . . .\nhow the grinch stole christmas is a very divisive film , especially in terms of this trope . it received a 53 % on rotten tomatoes and a 46 % on metacritic , but spent four weeks as the # 1 film in the us , and was the highest - grossing movie of 2000 domestically , with $ 260 million . the film was nominated for three academy awards , winning for best makeup ( which , if you ' ve seen the behind - the - scenes footage , is very well - deserved ) , and was nominated for two razzies , but won neither .\ninvincible\nis based , herzog says , on the true story of breitbart , whose great strength contradicted the nazi myth of aryan superiority . i can imagine a dozen ways in which this story could be told badly , but herzog has fashioned it into a film of uncommon fascination , in which we often have no idea at all what could possibly happen next . there are countless movies about preludes to the holocaust , but i can ' t think of one this innocent , direct and unblinking . in the face of gathering evil , zishe trusts in human nature , is proud of his heritage , and believes strength and goodness ( which he confuses ) will triumph .\ndie hard with a vengeance was somewhat divisive to critics ( though its reputation has improved since then ) , but was still the highest - grossing film of 1995 and well - received by fans .\ndarren aronofsky ' s film mother got fairly positive reviews from critics with a 68 % rating on rotten tomatoes , but in manner similar to killing them softly , audiences gave it an f cinemascore .\nout cold was panned by reviewers giving it an 8 % on rotten tomatoes . but the film immediately gained a small cult following , as it has an 85 % user rating on that site .\nthe 2009 canadian sci - fi / horror film splice was a critical hit because it was different from most horror films . audiences , meanwhile , got turned off by it for the same reason .\nthe film depicts ward taking a severe beating in the mungin fight . in reality , the fight went the full ten rounds and mungin won by very narrow decision : 96\u201393 , 95\u201394 , 95\u201394 .\nkiss kiss bang bang was a critically acclaimed flop at the box office , but most people who did see it really enjoyed it . the film was later named\nmost overlooked movie of the year .\nthe film was released in select north american theaters on december 17 , 2010 and in the united kingdom on february 4 , 2011 . [ 7 ] it was nominated for seven academy awards , including best picture and best director , winning the awards for best supporting actor ( bale ) and best supporting actress ( leo ) . it was the first film to win both awards since hannah and her sisters in 1986 .\nwerner herzog ' s\ninvincible\ntells the astonishing story of a jewish strongman in nazi germany , a man who in his simple goodness believes he can be the\nnew samson\nand protect his people . he is a blacksmith in poland in 1932 when discovered by a talent scout , and soon becomes the headliner in the palace of the occult , in berlin , which is run by the sinister hanussen ( tim roth ) , a man who dreams of becoming minister of the occult in a nazi government .\nthis is the official blog for park circus limited , the international film sales and distribution company . this site goes behind - the - scenes of our cinema and home entertainment releases . visit urltoken for our main site .\nwhat fox does have is february\u2019s deadpool , a breakout shocker that became the ninth - highest - grossing superhero film of all time , thereby proving there is still massive potential in the marvel mutant titles the studio controls .\n: while many people acknowledge disney ' s contributions to animation , film and the fine technical draftmanship of the drawings , special effects and narratives many art snobs see him as a prime example of horrible kitsch . his works from\ncritics are mixed on into the woods but overall are leaning more on the positive side . audiences , on the other hand , are even more mixed on the film , with a 53 % audience rating on rotten tomatoes .\nonly if not adjusting for inflation , then the title still belonged to thunderball , being one of the ten highest - grossing films of all time internationally . it took nearly 50 years for another bond film to surpass it .\nthis is the first feature in 10 years from herzog , one of the great visionaries among directors . he strains to break the bonds of film structure in order to surprise us in unexpected ways . his best films unashamedly yearn to lift us into the mythical and the mystical .\nour civilization is starving for new images ,\nhe once told me , and in\ninvincible\nthere is an image of a bleak , rocky seashore where the sharp stones are littered with thousands or millions of bright red crabs , all mindlessly scrabbling away on their crabby missions . i think this scene may represent the emerging nazi hordes , but of course there can be no literal translation . perhaps herzog wants to illustrate the implacable darwinian struggle from which man can rise with good heart and purpose .\nmarvel\u2019s captain america : civil war is the second - highest - grossing film of 2016 so far . it\u2019s one of the four disney - owned movies that dominate this year\u2019s top five films at the box office . marvel / disney\nthe legendary\nmouse house\n( a moniker affectionately bestowed upon it by industry trade paper variety ) didn\u2019t release one film in 2000 that cracked the top 10 in terms of the year - end box office . in fact , disney\u2019s highest - grossing film that year landed at number 11 ; it was dinosaur , a now - forgotten cg animated tale that was considered a severe financial disappointment . to say times have changed since then is something of an understatement .\nthe strongman in\ninvincible\nis lovable , and so deeply moving , precisely because he is not a cog in a plot , has no plan , is involved in no machinations , but is simply proud of his parents , proud to be a jew , in love with the girl , and convinced that god has made him strong for a reason . he may be wrong in his optimism , but his greatest strength is that he will never understand that . the roth character is equally single - minded , but without hope or purpose - - a conniver and manipulator .\nis still in there , buried beneath the hubris ) . but the film ' s $ 70 million five - day opening weekend proves that the nickelodeon cartoon from which it is based has an uber - strong following , and the film has so far grossed $ 253 million worldwide ( it too just started rolling out internationally ) on a $ 150 million budget . so paramount may see fit to give us book two : earth , but this time with shyamalan likely just producing .\nin the 1950s , an adolescent werner herzog was transfixed by a film performance of the young klaus kinski . years later , they would share an apartment where , in an unabated , forty - eight - hour . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe 2002 remake of solaris received generally positive reviews from critics ( 66 % on rotten tomatoes ) , but audiences hated it . it received an f grade from audiences polled by cinemascore , the first film to ever get this ' honor ' .\ngunday has a 100 % rating on rotten tomatoes ( based on five votes ) , but a 1 . 9 rating on im db . it was actually once # 1 on the bottom 100 , though it has since dropped down to # 23 . much of this comes down to an extremely vocal periphery hatedom , though \u0097 bangladeshi audiences absolutely despised the film for the artistic license it took with the bangladesh liberation war , and drove the film ' s imdb score into the gutter in response .\n[ friendly note : i ' ll be referring to events in the life of erik jan hanussen , the character played by tim roth in this movie , during this review , including some details which are played as surprises in the film . i know there are many schools of thought over whether references to public - domain facts can be considered spoilers for a film that ' s based on true events , so rather than put a spoiler warning up i ' m putting this up . your call ]\nthe film has ward on a losing streak coming into the 1988 mike mungin fight . in reality , ward was 18\u20131 and on a four - fight winning streak when he fought mungin . ward ' s four - fight losing streak actually took place in 1990\u201391 .\ncant stop the music is definitely not a film we ' d recommend , and in fact the critics trashed it , but it at least has a huge cult following if the blurb on the back of anchor bay entertainment ' s cassette is anything to go by .\nhappened again with the third film , transformers : dark of the moon . despite bad reviews from critics ( though it\u0092s considered somewhat better than revenge of the fallen ) , and even a mixed consensus from audiences , it still ended up making over a billion dollars worldwide .\nmere days after the release of annie , the sharp contrast between negative reviews and overall - positive reception from the public was already glaring . four days after its release , there was a 30 % difference between the critic and audience numbers for the film on rotten tomatoes .\nthe boss baby originally received scathing reviews , but the critical rating climbed to a 49 on rt . audiences were much more enthusiastic about the film , when it opened at number one and bumped off the live - action version of beauty and the beast to no . 2 .\nthe carry on film series divided audiences and critics by the time the 1970s rolled around . although , after popular regular sid james left , as well as the series screenwriter , the critics and audience both began to argue over which movies were the \u0091worst ' post - 1974 .\njustice league 2017 has a 40 % critic score , but a 75 % audience score on rotten tomatoes . however , the box office has under - performed and there is a great demand for zack snyder ' s original cut of the film without joss whedon ' s reshoots .\nthe first home alone film got mixed reviews and the second was utterly panned , but both were box - office successes , have become beloved christmas fixtures and kevin ' s scream face has become almost as much of a pop - culture icon as the munch painting that inspired it .\nit may be hard to believe , but there was a time when many professional critics didn ' t take sergio leone ' s spaghetti westerns , every stanley kubrick film , and psycho seriously even though they were popular from the start . they have thankfully all been vindicated by history .\ngerman director , werner herzog , has a knack for characters that struggle . they often find themselves moving up river with no prayer for survival or pitted against seemingly impossible odds . herzog has no secrets and is open to his audience about all plans , at one stage or another . invincible is no different , except that it\u2019s plot shows a unique struggle of two characters that are dealing with their identity . this is almost a fantasy tale but time has proven that fact is stranger than fiction . the set pieces and choreography are like something borrowed out of cabaret but with a with a gentle giant calming the plot storms around him . struggle is not spared to just the villain or the hero , \u2026\nman , that whole chunk of film with tim roth is great . everything else , though ? very flawed and awkward . except the soundtrack and cinematography . some terribly monotonous acting and unearned over - sentimentality . they had udo kier ! why didn ' t they use him properly ? !\noctober baby received horrible reviews , sitting third on the a . v . club ' s list of the worst movies of 2012 and earning a mere 22 % on rotten tomatoes . conservative christian audiences ate it up , however , and the film looks set to become a cult classic .\nhaywire was well - received by critics ( 80 % on rotten tomatoes ) , who are usually familiar with steven soderbergh ' s films , but hated by audiences ( a d\u0096 on cinemascore ) who expected a more hollywood - style action film ( the film was even promoted as being like the director ' s ocean ' s eleven ) . the same thing happened with the director ' s contagion , which has an 84 % on rotten tomatoes but a c\u0096 on cinemascore ( but at least was profitable with over $ 135 million worldwide , unlike haywire , which barely recouped its budget ) .\ngrumpier old men , the sequel to grumpy old men , was given largely negative reviews from critics ( it ' s rated 18 % rotten on rotten tomatoes ) for being a tired rehash of the first film . fan responses are much kinder ( 6 . 6 out of 10 on imdb ) .\ndownplayed with rings . the film was panned by critics ( it has a measly 5 % on rotten tomatoes ) , but it has been met with a mixed response from audiences ( it has a 44 % audience rating on the same site ) , and even this appears to be getting worse .\nin the film , during ward ' s fight with alfonso sanchez , which took place on april 4 , 1997 , ward ' s entrance song is\nthe warrior ' s code\nby dropkick murphys . however , that song was not released until 2005 on their album of the same name .\ncritics hated planes , equating it to a shameless ripoff of cars ( despite being a spinoff , which means it ' s canonically part of the cars franchise ) meant to sell more toys . this didn ' t stop the film from making back its budget more than four times over and getting a sequel .\ncloud atlas received polarizing but mostly positive reviews ( roger ebert gave it four out of four stars and called it one of the most ambitious films ever made ) and was nominated for a number of awards . audiences , however , roundly ignored the film , and it ended up becoming a box office bomb .\nmark wahlberg as micky ward : wahlberg elected to star in the film due to his friendship with ward , with whom he shares an inner - city working class massachusetts upbringing [ 8 ] in a family with eight siblings . wahlberg also was a huge fan of ward ' s , calling him a\nlocal sports hero .\n[ 9 ] the actor was also attracted to the film ' s central theme , an ordinary person in\nan against - all - odds story ,\nwhich he previously explored in invincible . [ 10 ] to mimic ward ' s habits and mannerisms , wahlberg had him\non set , watching me every single day .\n[ 11 ] during pre - production , the ward brothers temporarily moved into wahlberg ' s home . [ 12 ] to add to the film ' s realism , wahlberg refused a stunt double and took real punches during the fight scenes , [ 10 ] which resulted in him nearly getting his nose broken a couple of times . [ 9 ] wahlberg underwent a strict bodybuilding exercise regimen , dedicating over four years of training to obtain a muscular physique to convincingly play ward .\nthe last six movies i did i was also secretly preparing for the fighter at the same time ,\nthe actor continued ,\nso i would leave three hours early for work and go to the gym and spend three hours there . i would bring the trainers with me on every movie that i did .\n[ 13 ] his uncertainty over the film ' s development was overruled by his persistence to get the film made .\nthere were certainly times where i would wake up at 4 : 30 in the morning , you know , my trainer would ring the bell , and , ' oh god , ' i ' m like , ' i better get this movie made . ' you know , ' kill somebody if i don ' t get this movie made . '\n[ 9 ] wahlberg hired freddie roach as his boxing trainer , helping the actor model ward ' s specific fighting style . [ 10 ] the last two years of wahlberg ' s training resulted in the construction of a\ndream gym\nin his house for daily use , with a personal boxing ring . [ 14 ] he received additional boxing preparation from manny pacquiao . [ 15 ]\nthe melbourne international film festival ( miff ) is an iconic melbourne event . it commenced in 1952 , and is one of the oldest in the world as well as being one of australia\u2019s major film festivals . miff has a shorts award with cash prizes ( academy awards , bafta and aacta awards accredited ) and an audience award for feature films and documentaries . alongside the festival , miff hosts an industry program consisting of 37 south \u2013 a finance market , the premiere fund - which invests in new australian content and accelerator - a dedicated development program for new directors . in 2016 miff screened 348 films and hosted 198 festival guests .\nwithin the sequel trilogy , the last jedi was acclaimed by critics ( clocking at 90 % on rotten tomatoes ) , but fans are more divided ( 46 % ) . notably , the things that critics loved about the film , namely the massive internal deconstruction that it gave to many key components of the star wars mythology , were the very same things that many longtime star wars fans hated about it . the discrepancy was so great that rotten tomatoes was forced to do an investigation to prove that the low audience score wasn ' t the result of bots , as the film also carried an a cinemascore and a 7 . 6 on im db . the divide can be seen in the film ' s box office : it had the second highest opening weekend ever , followed by the highest ever gross drop from the first weekend to the second ( however , it is still one of the highest grossing films of all time in the us ) .\na handful of indie films ( under the skin , the guest , and night moves , to name a few ) have attracted critical praise yet are often met with lukewarm to negative responses from audiences . reasons for the divide vary from film to film , but the general idea from moviegoers in most cases is that it wasn ' t as great as critics made it out to be . chances are , if a certified fresh - rotten tomatoes - awarded indie movie only has a two - and - a - half - to three - star rating ( out of five ) on amazon , then this trope is in full effect .\nsome abrupt plot moves and some amateurish dialogue cannot sink what is a truly great story . two basically non - actors run what is a visually stunning little film perfectly contrasted with a mesmerising tim roth as a self - hating hypnotist . and those jellyfish ! frequently magical , sometimes weak , but very worth a watch .\nmichael bay ' s directorial effort\npain & gain\nwound up in third place in its third weekend with $ 5 million , marking a slim 33 percent drop . the paramount film , which stars mark wahlberg and dwayne johnson , has now earned $ 41 . 6 million against a slim $ 26 million budget .\nas shown by the page image , the works of tyler perry get consistently negative reviews from critics , but fan response ( more specifically the actual target demographic ) is positive . as with michael bay and the rock , i can do bad all by myself is the only film of his to get a critically favorable reception .\nsports illustrated dubbed the film the best sports film of the decade and\none of the best since martin scorsese backlit robert de niro ' s jake lamotta in raging bull .\n. [ 38 ] richard corliss of time magazine named christian bale ' s performance one of the top 10 movie performances of 2010 , saying\nin a little festival of tart , savory performances , notably from melissa leo as the boys ' mother and amy adams as micky ' s girlfriend , bale shines the brightest , because he knows that no character , however depraved his status , is only a monster . he finds beauty in the beast\n. [ 39 ]\nthis for me was honestly the worst herzog film i ' ve seen . granted there was the traditional appeals to werner of a strange outsider who winds up doing something great and there were some nice nature shots but the story was lob - sided . the acting was terrible and simply the flow was so choppy . not a fan ."]}
{"id": 116743, "summary": [{"text": "yangtse incident : the story of h.m.s. amethyst ( 1957 ) is a british war film that tells the story of the british frigate hms amethyst caught up in the chinese civil war .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "it was based upon the book written by lawrence earl .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film was known in the us by the alternative titles battle hell , escape of the amethyst , their greatest glory and yangtze incident .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "non-english language titles include the direct german translation of yangtse-zwischenfall , and commando sur le yang-tse in france .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "in belgium it was known as feu sur le yangtse ( french ) and vuur op de yangtse ( flemish/dutch ) , both meaning \" fire on the yangtse \" .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film was entered into the 1957 cannes film festival . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "yangtse incident : the story of h . m . s . amethyst", "paragraphs": ["yangtse incident \u2013 the story of h . m . s . amethyst \u2013 variety\nyangtse incident : the story of h . m . s . amethyst ( 1957 )\nyangtse incident the story of h . m . s . amethyst ( 1957 ) | bfi\nwe don ' t have any reviews for yangtse incident : the story of h . m . s . amethyst .\nyangtse incident : the story of h . m . s . amethyst ( 1957 ) \u2014 the movie database ( tmdb )\nyangtse incident : the story of h . m . s . amethyst | gender , war and the western world since 1600\nyangtse incident : the story of h . m . s . amethyst ( 1957 ) - cast & crew \u2014 the movie database ( tmdb )\n\u200eyangtse incident : the story of h . m . s . amethyst ( 1957 ) directed by michael anderson \u2022 reviews , film + cast \u2022 letterboxd\nh . m . s . consort was ordered to the rescue of amethyst .\nyangtse incident the story of h . m . s . amethyst / a wilcox - neagle production ; screenplay by eric ambler ; produced by herbert wilcox ; directed by michael anderson .\nthe full and true story of the yangtze incident has never been told but it is a story that has to be told , it is not a story about one ship the h . m . s . amethyst , and its amazing escape from the yangtze river , its not a story about four british royal navy ships , as in fact there were five ships involved , h . m . s . consort , h . m . a . s . shoalhaven , h . m . s . amethyst , h . m . s . london and h . m . s . blackswan .\nthe story of the amethyst is indeed glorious but please also let the full true story be known .\nthere is the book \u201cthe yangtze incident , by lawrence earl , published 1952\u201d only four years after the incident . mr earl\u2019s story is more or less a story about one of the ships involved in the yangtze incident ( h . m . s . amethyst ) .\nthere you have the damage report of h . m . s . consort .\nyangtse incident [ videorecording ] : the story of h . m . s . amethyst / a wilcox - neagle production ; screenplay by eric ambler ; produced by herbert wilcox ; directed by michael anderson . \u2013 national library\ntrue story of how hms amethyst escaped from the chinese revolution in 1949 . the story is fascinating but the film far too long .\nthe glorious story of h . m . s . amethyst , the official report produced by the navy league in co - operation with the admiralty . entry concerning hms concord ;\nthe photographs below were taken at hung joa cemetery in shanghai at the time of the ceremonial burial of ten ratings from h . m . s . consort , twelve from h . m . s . london , one from h . m . s . amethyst , and a chinese , yangtze river , ships pilot .\ntechnical adviser who commanded h . m . s . amethyst during much of the period of the story , and whose exceptional help is gratefully acknowledged ( as commander j . s . kerans d . s . o . r . n . )\nwhen h . m . s . consort , on the 20 th april 1949 tied up alongside of h . m . s . london , the london was fully operational and as such was able to transmit to the admiralty reports on consorts damage and condition . h . m . s . london\u2019s ships company with consort along side were getting a gruesome insight into the damage and carnage flowing from a rescue attempt of amethyst , what must have been the mixed emotions and thoughts of h . m . s . london\u2019s ships company on viewing that .\ncaptain peter grenville lyon cazalet . d . s . o . , d . s . c . , royal navy , h . m . s london\nwhen commander kearn\u2019s wrote the forward to lawrence earl\u2019s book yangtze incident within the foreword the third paragraph begins , \u201cthis story deals only with h . m . s . amethyst , \u201d that is fair comment by kearn\u2019s which i accept as such believing that he read the material he was writing a foreword too or for .\nthe true story of one of the most daring actions in modern royal navy history .\nin 1949 , during the chinese civil war , british warship h . m . s . amethyst sails up the yangtse river but on the return trip finds its way blocked by a barrage fire from the communist chinese shore batteries .\nphotograph of british sloop hms magpie in the atlantic , the sister ship of amethyst . magpie stood in for the moving shots of hms amethyst in the film yangtse incident in 1957 , based on the actual events .\nwithin the house of commons on the 26 th april 1949 prime minister , mr clement attlee , two days after the five ships companies from h . m . s . consort , amethyst , london , black swan and h . m . a . s . shoalhaven , among others were burying some of the dead from the yangtze incident , at hung joa cemetery in shanghai made a statement concerning the yangtze incident .\nthe tributes above were sent to or for simon of hms amethyst , who was awarded the dickin medal in 1949 for gallantry under enemy fire . read simon ' s story for the account of the yangtse incident itself and how he came to receive his ' animal vc ' .\na news cutting from 1949 reporting h . m . s . consorts arrival at hong kong the terms within the news cutting are noteworthy .\nneither the book nor the film comes anywhere near to the truth of the overall yangtze incident as it was , and how the incident came about , the yangtze incident is a story that has yet to be told , it\u2019s a frightening story that has been covered up by government deceit and deception that is an on going saga to this day .\nour featured feline at the head of the page is simon of hms amethyst . he remains the only cat ever to have been awarded the dickin medal for gallantry under enemy fire , in what became known as the ' yangtse incident ' ( 1949 ) . read simon ' s story .\nin pointing out these matters i will attempt to provide an even clearer picture of h . m . s . consorts involvement in the yangtze incident , soon by way of a documentary it will be made even clearer by re - enactment , but in the meantime read into what it was like on board h . m . s . consort .\nthe yangtze river and china - this map was prepared for the\nwahnsein incident\nthat took place just 30 years before . the story of the amethyst played out between nanking and shanghai\nthe hopes of those onboard in respect to being rescued were again raised on learning that the county class cruiser , h . m . s . london would be coming to amethysts rescue . on the morning of 21 st april 1949 the date set for the invasion and invading forces of the c . c . p in crossing the yangtze in force on the upper reaches of the yangtze at points that were above and below where the amethyst was aground h . m . s . london accompanied by h . m . s . black swan , were ordered up river to rescue the amethyst .\nnote : this is a companion page to our story of simon , of hms amethyst who was awarded the dickin medal for gallantry under enemy fire in 1949 . you should read the main story for the account of the yangtze incident itself and how simon came to receive his ' animal vc ' .\nthis telegram was to prevent an international incident as cold war tensions were high and it removed any official mention of the concord\u2019s involvement in the yangtze incident .\nin may of 1949 h . m . s . consort was the last royal navy ship to be stationed at nanking she relieved h . m . c . s . crescent , our listening post\u2019s stationed there for the purpose of transmissions , from that station came learning of american war equipment being landed from ships at formosa , the connotations of a nationalist second front with u . s . a . involvement or support .\nmuch has been written about that termed the yangtze incident of 1949 . within the house of commons there exists columns of hansard papers relative to the incident .\nbecause of earl\u2019s book and subsequent film yangtze incident that , in reality was about one ship the amethyst this has distorted the nation\u2019s view of the incident and royal navy history . on the web , there is a royal navy profile site ; in the history section there is no mention of the yangtze incident or the ships involved .\non the 21 st april 1949 h . m . s . london , a county class cruiser a ship with a seventeen feet draught , in the company of h . m . s . black swan was ordered up the yangtze to attempt the rescue of amethyst as stated previously they got to within twenty miles of amethyst , before having to retire . both of those ships were ordered into a war zone on a date known to be the invasion date of chinas civil war .\nin producing the photographs of h . m . s . consort this allows an insight to some extent of what it must have been like to have been on board h . m . s . consort during one hundred minutes of the ships life span of ten years on the far east station , one hundred minutes from the time of receiving the signal from the amethyst , in the first instance ( under heavy fire . am aground . large number of casualties ) .\nthe letter was acknowledged by dr lewis moonie , m . p . , of the m . o . d . and dated 14 th november 2000 .\nmeanwhile , the cruiser h . m . s .\nlondon\n( captain cazalet ) , wearing the flag of flag officer second in command , was also proceeding up the yangtse at best speed . the three ships\nlondon ,\nblack swan ,\nand\nconsort\nmet at kiang yin\nthe story of h . m . s . amethyst , the frigate which became famous for its exploits on the yangtse in 1949 . while on a legitimate , peaceful mission on the yangtse river , the amethyst is fired upon by chinese forces , with great loss of life , and comes to a standstill in a mudbank . for some weeks she remains there , unable to move for fear of destruction , while the navy negotiates with the chinese colonel ping , who wants the british government to claim that the amethyst illegally opened fire first . finally , the amethyst makes a break for freedom , under cover of darkness , hoping to be able to escape the shelling from the communist forces that line the river for many miles in both directions .\nsurgeon lieutenant john michael alderton , m . b . , b . s . , royal navy .\nfor gallantry , skill and determination while in command of hms amethyst in the planning and execution of her daring passage down the yangtse river when she escaped from chinese military forces .\nin conformity with the decision to remain at nanking , his majesty ' s ships had been relieving one another at that port at regular intervals for some months past . on this occasion the object of the passage of h . m . s .\namethyst\nwas to relieve h . m . s .\nconsort\nat nanking . opposing chinese forces had been massed along the banks of the yangtse for a considerable time and there were repeated rumours for some weeks that the communists were about to cross the river . h . m . s .\nconsort\nwas already overdue for relief , but this relief was postponed in view of a communist ultimatum which was due to expire on april 12 and which might have been followed by the crossing of the yangtse . on april 12 his majesty ' s ambassador learned that the ultimatum had been extended to april 15 . the relief had therefore still to be postponed . only on april 18 was it learned that the final expiry of the ultimatum might lead to the crossing of the yangtse by the communist forces on april 21 . the necessity for relieving h . m . s .\nconsort\nas early as possible remained . she was running short of supplies after a long stay at nanking and in any case a frigate was considered more suitable than a destroyer to be stationed at that port .\ni will at this point briefly summarise the losses and damage which resulted . the casualties were : h . m . s .\nlondon ,\n13 killed , 15 wounded ; h . m . s .\nconsort ,\n10 killed , 4 seriously wounded , h . m . s .\namethyst ,\n19 killed , 27 wounded ; h . m . s .\nblack swan ,\n7 wounded . in addition , 12 ratings are still missing . of the damage to the ships , the\nlondon\nsuffered the most severely , having been holed repeatedly in her hull and upper works . the damage to the\nconsort\nand the\nblack swan\nwas less serious .\nlondon\nand the\nblack swan\nhave already completed their emergency repairs . the\namethyst\nsuffered severe damage but was repaired by the efforts of her own crew to be capable of a speed of seventeen knots .\nstory [ based on the book by lawrence earl and an idea by associate producer franklin gollings ] is of the amethyst , which , battered though not beaten , broke the chinese communist blockade and rejoined the british fleet . the amethyst is shown sailing up the yangtse , headed for nanking on a lawful mission delivering supplies to the british [ \u2026 ]\nsignals were sent to the admiralty and the shoalhaven was stood down and h . m . s . amethyst was thereafter selected to take the shoalhaven\u2019s place , and recalled from sea to do so . in the book , yangtze incident by lawrence earl , there is a reference to h . m . s . amethyst beginning her journey up the yangtze river at 9 a . m . , on the 20 th april 1949 and doing so with full clearance from the then government of china . that statement is then followed by a further statement to the effect \u201c even to - day it is not clear why the amethyst was fired upon . then you have the question by the author , \u201cwas the \u201cfirst salvo\u201d a deliberate , sneering affront to britain and the royal navy ? \u201d\nh . m . s . consort in reaching amethyst made three valiant efforts to take amethyst in tow . to this day the overall valour and seamanship that went into those three efforts has never been fully recognised . as a result of the damage and casualties that was inflicted upon h . m . s . consort , she had to retire from the action . ten of her ships company were dead and a great many wounded for some of the wounded their naval careers ended . that night 20 th april 1949 h . m . s . consort tied up alongside of h . m . s . london , while the some of the wounded were being transferred on to the london for medical attention engineers from the london were assisting in repairs to the consort that would provide passage to shanghai . when it became known that the london and black swan were going to attempt rescuing the amethyst , almost to a man consorts ships company those not wounded were volunteering to take part in the rescue their request were refused as it was necessary to get the ship to shanghai .\nwhen the yangtze incident occurred on the 20 th of april 1949 involving h . m . s . amethyst and your ship consort , shock waves reached and rocked london , then on the 23 rd of april a transmission from shanghai , at a time when arrangement\u2019s were being put in place for the ceremonial burial there , the significance of what was found on board h . m . s . consort that day sent shock waves through out the admiralty and the diplomatic core in london , an un - exploded shell was found on top of h . m . s . consorts number one boiler , great care had to be taken in removing the shell , on inspection it was found to be of u . s . a . origin and unstable . the shell had penetrated the ships hull and came to land on top of the number one boiler , had it exploded in coming into contact with the boiler that would have resulted in consort sinking with a broken back , on deliberation of the location where that shell was found and up until the time of it being found h . m . s . consort was the equivalent of a mine primed and ready to explode . to my astonishment , and this lives and remains with me to this day , in the damage report for h . m . s . consort prepared for the admiralty and sent to london the reported finding of the shell on the number one boiler was omitted . \u201d\nopening credits prologue : the story of h . m . s . amethyst is true and this dramatic reconstruction of it was shot with all possible accuracy in and aboard amethyst herself . the producers ' apologies are due , however , to the officers and ships ' companies , the chinese interpreter and many others whose parts in the original action have not been portrayed . these omissions have been dictated solely by the limitations of screen time . to the admiralty , the war office and the air ministry , to commanders - in - chief , officers and ratings of h . m . ships and other naval establishments who have contributed so much to the making of this film , the producers tender their sincere thanks .\nthe story of the so - called yangtse incident and the saga of hms amethyst has been told and retold in the press and over the radio of the world , but i shall attempt to give a more personal account as it affected my wife and myself ; and it affected us very closely , for bill skinner , the late commanding officer and his wife , monica , were very dear friends of ours , and of course we knew the other officers .\nconsort was ordered to the rescue of amethyst , h . m . s . consort stationed at nanking was stationed there as guard ship to the british embassy and nationals out there , there were no other warships at nanking therefore by ordering consort to the assistance of amethyst the british embassy , ambassador his staff and british nationals were left unprotected .\nthe first photo is the deceptive version of the yangtze incident the propaganda version helping to delude and hide the truth , the second photo exposes the elusion created by the film in matters appertaining to the yangtze incident .\ndont know if its been published on here before ? anorak news \u00bb rip jack french d . s . m : remembering hms amethyst not too long ago rip .\nwith consort enroot great hopes were being placed on her ability to elevate amethysts problems and rescue the ship from its existing situation . h . m . s . consort with its motto loyal and steadfast was not about to let what must have been the hopes of those on amethyst down .\n, john longden , basil longden , basil radford , george merritt , j . h . roberts , jerry verno , h . f . maltby , pamela carme , torin thatcher , frederick piper\nm - 55 quad 50s , 44th artillery , 108th artillery grp . at khe sanh\nthere was an authority that could have and should have been contacted whether by right or in courtesy to ensure safe passage , because of those wrongful acts attempts by the means of deceit and deception have been the order of the day to cover up the true story of the yangtze incident .\nnow in this computer age with all the search engines that are available , you only have to type in yangtze incident , or britain\u2019s small wars , and there you have a few pages where some individual is more or less reiterating what has already been stated and some have gone to the extent of producing what they would have as a photographic story of the yangtze incident .\noctober 13 , 1949 : hms amethyst passing through suez canal en route home following the yangtze incident . ( photo courtesy of robert w . green ,\nono of the topics of conversation among us was the news item of january 1991 the desecration of the yangtze incident graves at hung joa , cemetery , shanghai .\nthe communist people\u2019s liberation army led by mao tse tung and the nationalist kuomintang are at each other\u2019s throats on the banks of the river yangtze during china\u2019s war of liberation .\nin 1949 a chinese frigate sailed up the thames but we saw the blighters off . but that ' s another story . this film is about the british frigate that sailed up the yangtze and was fired upon by treacherous chinese communists . after a prologue showing the british soldiers going about their peaceful business , the film divides into three parts . first , the attack , the captain seriously injured and the h . m . s . amethyst damaged and grounded ; second , richard todd taking command of the ship and the negotiations with the people ' s revolutionary army ; finally , the ship sneaks off , dodges assaults and reaches the safety of the ocean . ( yes , i ' ve given the story away , but the film is based on a historical event and much of the\u2026\nwell that particular photograph depicts a scene from the yangtze incident film ; it depicts and portrays the young gunnery officer , the then lieutenant hett , standing in front of the single barrelled boffer , manned and in the stood too position , behind the rating to the right and rear of the gun you can see the top part of the ships funnel , so what this tells you is that you are looking at a photograph of h . m . s . amethyst port side on .\nreturning to the yangtze incident and in particular to clement attlee\u2019s , statement for a moment . in that statement there is no mention of who gave the order that sent the amethyst on its journey up the yangtze .\nto day in this present time questions are being asked as to the legality of committing british service personnel to war in iraq , this at a time when the very large question mark hangs over the yangtze incident . this short story will provide an insight into the truth of the yangtze incident , that fifty - three years of british government deceit and deception has covered up .\nh . m . s . consort , a \u201cc\u201d class destroyer built on the river clyde , and belonging to the british royal navy , was guard ship to and for the british embassy at nanking on the yangtze river she had been there for some time and her relief was long over due and her stores were depleted . the relief ship was h . m . a . s . shoalhaven , which was at shanghai and should have relieved the consort on 16 th april 1949 the relief did not take place . the shoalhaven was stood down . you are not told that in the book or film about the yangtze incident .\nalso within my knowledge was the fact that in march of 1999 h . m . s . boxer visited china and during that visit admiral sir michael boyce in the company of a chinese admiral laid a wreath on the waters of the yangtze in memory those who died in the yangtze incident . a very noble gesture , but on learning of the gesture , in my mine i questioned it because only those killed on board the amethyst were committed to the waters of the yangtze and it was people from the amethyst who provided the news supportive of the defamatory allegations that the graves of those buried in hung joa\nmuch has already been written concerning h . m . s . amethyst and her detention by the communists ' people ' s liberation army in the yangtse kiang , not only in the press but in official documents ; a detailed account would now be redundant . political considerations debar certain details and , in addition , publication of other matter might be prejudicial to the safety of certain people still in communist - occupied china . it is intended to attempt , in the following paragraphs , to try and elaborate on some of the less publicized points and bring out certain salutary lessons learnt . there will , therefore , be no co - ordinated and co - related\nstory\nin the strict sense .\nthe necessary equipment and expertise for repairing h . m . s . consort had to be shipped out from britain to singapore , as the damage inflicted upon the ship was to such an extent , the ship would never have made the journey to britain for the necessary repairs required .\ni can relate to three instances that occurred on board h . m . s . consort where valour occurred that was well above and beyond the call of duty , but by the fact that selection for awards was via the hat those three recommendations were not pulled from the hat .\nwhen h . m . s .\namethyst\nwas fired upon by communist forces , his majesty ' s ambassador instructed his majesty ' s consular officer in charge at peking to communicate to the highest competent chinese communist authority , by whatever means possible , a message informing them of this and seeking the issue of immediate instructions by them to their military commanders along the yangtse to desist from such firing . a subsequent message emphasised the urgent need of medical attention of the casualties and reiterated the request for instructions to prevent further firing upon these ships of the royal navy engaged in peaceful and humanitarian tasks . the local communist authorities , however , refused to accept the consul ' s letters .\nby the very fact that i have mentioned h . m . a . s . shoalhaven , this will have some in high office cringing , good , as it may well be constructive to the present day government and to the admiralty whilst being destructive to the deceit and deception that has been allowed to exist for the past fifty odd years relative to the yangtze incident .\nthus early on tuesday , april 19 , the frigate h . m . s .\namethyst\n( lieutenant - commander skinner ) sailed from shanghai for nanking , wearing the white ensign and the union jack and with the union jack painted on her hull . when\namethyst\nreached a point on the yangtse river some sixty miles from nanking , at about nine o ' clock , chinese time , in the morning of the 20th , she came under heavy fire from batteries on the north bank , suffered considerable damage and casualties and eventually grounded on rose island\nthis is a short book relating to an incident that occurred on the yangtze river of china , 20 th , 21 st april 1949 where four royal navy ships were by order sent on suicide missions . on these ships h . m . s . amethyst , consort , london and black swan , servicemen serving on board three of the ships were killed , on all four of the ships servicemen were wounded , this happened at a time when great britain was at peace , but it was an incident that took us to the brink of a third world war .\nthe signature of the commander in chief on that documents dated 22 nd december 1945 some eight months from the time of the incident was indeed an order . it\u2019s an order of the day that ties him into the deceit and deception of what went on and into the yangtze incident , and that is established by the terms within the second paragraph of his order of the day in relating to amethyst , and the action taken by consort .\ni have briefly related to the fact that consort while along side of h . m . s . london received some assistance in repairing damage that was inflicted during her attempts at rescuing the amethyst , repairs that were essential in order to provide safe passage to shanghai , also mentioned is the fact that some from consort\u2019s ships company who had been wounded were transferred to the london for medical attention . lets now pick up the story from there and in so doing i am doing so with a vengeance for several reasons that will become clear .\nstory [ based on the book by lawrence earl and an idea by associate producer franklin gollings ] is of the amethyst , which , battered though not beaten , broke the chinese communist blockade and rejoined the british fleet . the amethyst is shown sailing up the yangtse , headed for nanking on a lawful mission delivering supplies to the british embassy . suddenly , without warning , the red shore batteries open fire and the frigate , after a heavy engagement , is grounded in the mud .\non page 32 of earl\u2019s book yangtze incident , he introduces lieutenant - commander j . s . kearns , into that book in the fashion \u201cone of several involved in the relaying of that first message from amethyst to the ambassador was the embassy\u2019s assistant naval attach\u00e9 , john simon kearns . his rank was that of lieutenant commander . at the time he had no idea how vitally important the amethyst affair would become to him . \u201d\nsince , april of 1949 the incident has taken on the term yangtze incident , helped along by a book publication and film by that title , the film production , yangtze incident has been described as an epic production , and every so often television viewers are subjected to a re - run , of that alleged epic film .\nbelow is a photograph taken of h . m . s . amethyst when she arrived at hong kong after the ships escape from the yangtze river , in this photograph it can be seen that the ship was shot up and the scars are visible . this photograph shows the starboard side of the ship and i have encircled the boffer gun sponson area in the centre of the photograph . to the left of the photo you can see the ships - funnel .\nwe ' re grateful to elaine fowler for telling us about this cast - iron doorstop that she came across . although it isn ' t a great likeness of simon , the base clearly says ' hero of h . m . s . amethyst ' . we know nothing about it , except that elaine says it ' s ' quite large and very , very heavy ' , so we think perhaps it was produced at the time of simon ' s return to england in 1949 , after the yangtze incident . does anyone know anything about this remarkable object ?\ni have just read the true story of hms concord by william leitch rn ( hms consort ) and the true story it played in escorting hms amethyst . my father served on hms concord at the time of the incident , he was a radar operator . his name was r . c . r catt jx760425 . what i have just read is the story he told me time and time over again . although didn ' t know about the ships log . when the yangtze incident film was on tv he always watched it but got so cross every time at the end , as he always said that ' s not what happened they have got it wrong . do you think they may posthumously award a medal to the sailors that were aboard the concord ? if so i would like to accept it on his behalf . christine giles\nwhen that happened the amethyst was selected and ordered to take the shoal havens place as we now know , we also now know according to attlee , and his statement made to the house of commons , that at the time of the incident on the yangtze river , h . m . s . amethyst was going about her lawful occasion . that being the case , by what we also know now , from december of 1948 all british war ships making passage on the yangtze would during passage be stood too , in readiness to respond to artillery fire from communist forces on the north of the river .\nin the disturbed conditions which have prevailed in recent months , warships of various powers have been at shanghai and nanking so that in the event of a breakdown of law and order as the result of hostilities they would be able to assist in the evacuation of their nationals . when the chinese government decided to move to canton , it is true that a warning was issued about warships in the yangtse . nevertheless it is a fact that since that time the movements of our warships in the yangtse have taken place with the full knowledge and consent of the national government of china . i want to make the point , therefore , that , when the incident took place to which i am about to refer , h . m . s .\namethyst\nwas proceeding on her lawful occasions , and that there was no other properly constituted authority to whom his majesty ' s government were under an obligation to notify her movements even had they been in a position to do so .\nh . m . s . consort is seen here coming into shanghai . wounded rating being assisted from the ship , and the dead being carried past a guard of sailors and u . s marines . this was at a time when the ship was the equivalent of an un - exploded mine with an un - exploded shell of u . s . a . origin lying on top of the number one boiler . ( picture on next page . )\nearl\u2019s book yangtze incident at page fourteen . quote * even to - day it is not clear why amethyst was fired upon . was the first salvo a deliberate , sneering affront to britain and the royal navy ?\nthere is no explanation as to why the soviet union exempted from the decision to remain at nanking there is no mention of the fact there were consultations between the british and australian powers represented there in nanking that brought about the decision to have the australian war ship h . m . a . s . shoalhaven stood down from the duty of relieving h . m . s . consort . in having the shoal haven stood down the australian powers were exempting them from the lunacy of sending a war ship into the internal and territorial waters of a nation involved in civil war and in particular into what amounted to be the war zone without having taken the necessary and required precautions for safe passage .\nthis is a short introduction to the hms amethyst incident in the yangtse river when she was fired on by communist forces with heavy losses to herself and those ships that attempted to rescue her . the london gazette lists the honours awarded but did not include an official despatch . in its place the proceedings of the house of commons as recorded in hansard have been quoted . these cover events in some detail until around the arrival of commander kerans to take over command . his own account - from\nthe naval review\n- continues the story until her escape and rejoining the fleet .\n( now separated and will go our devious way ) , when h . m . s . consort was ordered to the rescue of the amethyst the british embassy there was without direct communication with london , england . h . m . s . consort was in fact the listening post between london and the embassy at nanking . lieutenant commander kearns was the embassy\u2019s naval attach\u00e9 and through him went all incoming and outgoing signals . kearns was in fact by his position london\u2019s spy , monitoring the day to day situation as it was , it fell to him keep london informed of all events including that of others involved in the cold war that existed between britain the u . s . a . and the soviet union . what was the u . s . a . and the soviet union up to that was the real importance of having a ship stationed at nanking the ship was not spying it was being used as a tool its ears the communication system .\nit was at this time that i learned that robin cook , m . p . was due to hold a constituent\u2019s surgery at broxburn , west lothian . mr cook , at that time was the british foreign secretary ; it was time to bend his ear on the matter of the yangtze incident and the graves from that incident . \u201csomeone with high profile as well as high office . \u201d\nwhen h . m . s . consort , at nanking , picked up that flash signal the response was immediate . the british embassy at nanking was informed the british ambassador sir ralph stevenson stationed at nanking immediately sent dispatches to the c . c . p . headquarters requesting an immediate cease - fire .\nsince the time of that incident and up until the present time in this year 2003 there has never been a judicial or public enquiry into the overall yangtze incident in order to ascertain the legalities or illegalities of that incident . fifty - four years on and into the present , the government of today is attempting to avoid a judicial or public inquiry into the legalities of the right or wrongs of having gone to war in iraq .\nphotograph of british sloop hms black swan . during the yangtze incident , the ship fell back after unsuccessfully trying to rescue hms amethyst , suffering casualties of 46 killed and 64 injured and severe hull damage .\nchief petty officer henry william robinson , g . m . , d / jx 133428 , hms consort .\nh . m . s . amethyst , did not begin her journey up the yangtze river on the 20 th april 1949 the amethyst begun her journey on the 19 th of april 1949 and in beginning her journey on that date she did not have clearance or consent from the nationalist government in china , clearance or consent came from the nationalist after the amethyst had begun her journey on the 19 th of april 1949 . the amethyst on reaching kiang yin , on the 19 th april 1949 was ordered by signal from a nationalist gun boat , to drop anchor and darken ship , as the nationalists had forbidden the movements of ships on the yangtze after dark .\nwithout a doubt many other cases of bravery and devotion will be revealed when all the facts are known . but we already have ample evidence that the conduct of the whole ship ' s company of h . m . s .\namethyst\nwas beyond all praise , though a considerable proportion were young sailors under fire for the first time . we have had reports of seamen and marines remaining at their task for up to twenty - four hours , though badly wounded , and of men declining to have their wounds treated until cases they considered more urgent had been dealt with . i have heard too that in h . m . s .\nlondon\nand\nblack swan ,\nwhen there was a possibility of volunteers being flown to\namethyst ,\nthere was almost acrimonious rivalry for selection to take on this heroic task .\nin 1991 in scarbourgh i met up with ex - servicemen from the 8 th destroyer flotilla and squadron association , far east 1945 - 59 the ships represented there were h . m . s . cossack , constance , consort , contest , cockade , comus , comet , concord and charity .\nif there was any initial misunderstanding as to the nationality of h . m . s .\namethyst .\nthis would have been speedily resolved had the authorities in peking acted on his majesty ' s ambassador ' s message . moreover , had the communist authorities objected in the past to the movement of british ships on the yangtse , it was always open to them to raise these through our consular authorities in north china . it is the fact that for reasons best known to themselves the communists have failed to notify any foreign authority present in areas which they have occupied of the channels through which contact can be maintained , and that they have rejected all communications made to them . in these circumstances , his majesty ' s government can only reserve their position .\nreply 1 sept . 4 , 2008 the name\ntanner\ndoes not appear on our crew list for the yangtze incident . in all probabilities he was a wartime member of the crew . you could check his service records , m . o . d . site . best wishes , charlie chivers rn amethyst association\nwhat must have been the thoughts of the p . l . a , as one thing is certain they had not been notified of amethyst\u2019s intention or movement ?\nbandmaster frederick george harwood , r . m . b . x . 368 , royal marines . hms london .\nthe concord was soon met by the hms cossack and the cossack\u2019s captain boarded the ship . he ordered the concord to patrol northern china and removed the ship\u2019s log book \u2013 taking with him any evidence of the concord\u2019s involvement .\nh . m . s . amethyst , at dawn on the morning of 20 th april weighed anchor and began making her way up river , about an hour into her journey because of fog and treacherous currents , at the insistence of the chinese pilot the amethyst , dropped anchor . the amethyst was completely enshrouded in fog neither the north or south bank of the river was visible to the naked eye so this can well be a situation of vice versa between the ship and shore . radar would have played a part in this situation so far as the amethyst was concerned , as radar would have pointed out the shorelines of both banks of the river as well as the movement of the large flat bottomed vessels ploughing their trade on the river , those vessels would appear as mere blips on the radar screen .\nnevertheless , it is a fact that since that time the movement of our war ships in the yangtze have taken place with the full knowledge and consent of the national government of china . i want to make the point therefore that when the incident took place to which i am about to refer , hms amethyst was proceeding on her lawful occasions and that there was no other properly constituted authority to whom his majesty\u2019s government were under an obligation to notify her movements even had they been in a position to do so . \u201d unquote . the part played by h . m . s . consort is also covered in the public statement .\nthe sea cadet corps unit of welwyn garden city and hatfield in england is called ts amethyst and has close links to the famous ship of that name ; in fact , lt cdr stewart hett , formerly of the ship , is their unit president . in summer 2006 the unit moved into new accommodation and then set about enhancing their associations with amethyst and her story . this initiative included proposed visits by cadets to all the amethyst - related sites in the uk .\nall this time , consort had been coming down river from nanking and somewhere around 2 p . m . appeared in sight of amethyst , saying she would make an attempt to tow them off .\nhere an analysis to the above paragraph is necessary and will arm the readers with knowledge and insight into matters concerning the yangtze incident .\nwhen lieutenant commander kearns brought the ship h . m . s . amethyst out of the yangtze river he brought back the evidence of the wrongful acts and omissions of those responsible for sending the ship on a suicide mission in the first instance a ship that did not have the capacity for defensive action , such as responding to being fired upon , a war ship with no teeth and encircled on the photograph is the irrefutable photographic evidence of that fact , her orlikin or boffor guns were not on - board .\nif the hopes of rescue by those on board amethyst were dashed then those same hopes of rescuing the amethyst for those of consorts ships company were also dashed and heartfelt considering the cost of what went into that rescue attempt .\n\u201cby the time of amethysts escape from the yangtze , shanghai was under the control of the c . c . p . and the peoples liberation army , during amethysts escape no ratings on board were killed . however on the 24 th april 1949 one of the wounded from amethyst on 20 th april who died from his wounds , was among those who reached shanghai having travelled overland from where the ship was grounded in the first instance and amethysts captain , who died from his wounds , was at the behest of his family committed to the sea from h . m . s . consort , while on route to hong kong from shanghai\u201d . i also pointed out that it should be the government\u2019s property services agency who should be dealing with the matter graves regardless of that agency\u2019s comment that had also been published , ( \u201ci\u2019m afraid we cannot find the file\u201d ) a typical comment in most matters relating to the yangtze incident .\non a peaceful mission , hms amethyst was unexpectedly atacked by the chinese people ' s liberation army on the north bank of the yangtse river . with rescue attempts blocked by the chinese communist army , for many weeks the situation remained in deadlock , until finally , lieutenant - commander john s . kerans realised he must make a dangerous decision - trust their captors to release them , or run the gauntlet of communist batteries down 140 miles of hostile territory .\nwhile waiting on a reply to that letter i decided to take other steps to have matters concerning the yangtze incident resolved , one way was to draw attention to the farce concerning the graves , so i made up a placard with the prime ministers letter as a centrepiece surrounded by photographs that told the story concerning the graves and the duplicity attached .\nreference has been made here to the book \u201chostage on the yangtze written by the author malcolm murfett . i . s . b . n 0870212893\u201d the story took shape in the first instance as a thesis of naval event the yangtze incident , due to the amount of research to produce the theses a book came to life and it provides an insight into the yangtze incident , that in this country britain , government departments would prefer to keep under lock and key and in my opinion that is why , malcolm murfett in his book concludes , with the question , \u201cwhy\u201d .\nwhen h . m . s . consort arrived at shanghai , dr wedderburn treated eight - one of consorts ships company for wounds . who is dr wedderburn ? dr wedderburn , was a doctor who in the company who in the company of a pilot in a sunderland flying boat flew over the yangtze and witnessed consorts approach and efforts in attempting to rescue the amethyst , in witnessing such dr wedderburn , later wrote it down in explicit detail as both he and the pilot at the time both were of the opinion it was beyond belief it may well be that dr wedderburn , read earl\u2019s book and in so doing was prompted into his writing of the book \u201clotus garden\u201d i have personally read the eye witness account of what both the doctor and pilot witnessed . from what can only be described as a bird\u2019s eye view of the action taken by h . m . s . consort , her approach at speed , her devastating fire power that knocked out the p . l . a . battery\u2019s during her three attempts to take amethyst in tow , the hits she was taking while putting in such an effort but what they were witnessing with unbelief was that there was no one to be seen on the upper decks of the amethyst .\nsimon\u2019s resting place at the pdsa animal cemetery in ilford . his gravestone reads : \u2018throughout the yangtze incident , his behaviour was of the highest order . \u2019 author : acabashi cc by - sa 3 . 0\nreply 1 , aug . 12 , 2013 i ' ve just been watching yangtze incident for the umpteenth time and have been captivated by the story since i was a boy . whilst working in blackpool in the late 1960 ' s i met the mother of george winter . she described in detail how she had a premonition of georges death . i don ' t think she ever got over it . mike coyle"]}
{"id": 116749, "summary": [{"text": "now and forever is a 1934 american drama film directed by henry hathaway .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the screenplay by vincent lawrence and sylvia thalberg was based on a story by jack kirkland and melville baker .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film stars gary cooper , carole lombard , and shirley temple in a story about a criminal going straight for his child 's sake .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "temple sang \" the world owes me a living \" .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was critically well received .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "temple adored cooper who nicknamed her ' wigglebritches ' ( windeler 140 ) .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "this is the only film in which lombard and temple appeared together . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "now and forever ( 1934 film )", "paragraphs": ["now and forever cast . opened 31 aug . 1934 | toni day ( lombard ) , jerry day ( cooper ) , penny day ( temple ) charlotte granville , felix evans ( guy standi\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\na tribute to shirley temple and gary cooper in their 1934 film now and forever . this film was before shirley ' s star really took off , so it ' s more of a gary film with shirley as a cute add on . they are so sweet together and apparently gary just adored and doted on his young co - star .\n\u2018letters to a little lady\u2019 , magazine article on shirley temple\u2019s fanmail , 1934 .\nreview 1 - - no title ; the paramount presents little miss temple in ' now and forever ' - - ' crimson romance . '\ntags : auctions , madonna , now and forever , publicity stills , rumba , sir guy standing , the eagle and the hawk , william e . thomas\ngary cooper & shirley temple as jerry day penelope ' penny ' day film title now and forever directed by henry hathaway film company paramount 31 august 1934 * * warning * * this photograph is the copyright of the film company and / or the photographer assigned by or authorised by / allowed on the set by the film company at that time of this production & can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film . a mandatory credit to the film company ( and photographer if known ) is required .\nshirley temple & gary cooper as penelope ' penny ' day jerry day film title now and forever directed by henry hathaway film company paramount 31 august 1934 - * * warning * * this photograph is the copyright of the film company and / or the photographer assigned by or authorised by / allowed on the set by the film company at that time of this production & can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film . a mandatory credit to the film company ( and photographer if known ) is required .\ngary cooper carole lombard & shirley temple as jerry day toni carstairs day & penelope ' penny ' day film title now and forever film company paramount 31 august 1934 - * * warning * * this photograph is the copyright of the film company and / or the photographer assigned by or authorised by / allowed on the set by the film company at that time of this production & can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above film . a mandatory credit to the film company ( and photographer if known ) is required .\nsix degrees of shirley temple urltoken shirley temple sings her version of\nthe world owes me a living\nfrom the 1934 movie ' now and forever . ' this song was originally from the disney short\nthe grasshopper and the ants\nand was later goofy ' s song .\nreview 1 - - no title ; the paramount presents little miss temple in ' now and forever ' - - ' crimson romance . ' - the new york times\nwith the headline : review 1 - - no title ; the paramount presents little miss temple in ' now and forever ' - - ' crimson romance . ' .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nsubscribe now for exclusive offers and the best of cinema . hand - picked .\nnow and forever is a unique film . it features three great stars of hollywood ' s golden age in a movie unlike any other each of them would ever again make . in that regard it ' s an interesting curiosity .\nmy wife and son both looked at me as if i were a bit off when i rented now and forever . they wanted to know what i saw in a shirley temple movie . other than the bachelor and the bobbie soxer , i have honestly never even seen a shirley temple movie , and was not actually interested in seeing one . however , now and forever stars two of my favorite old time actors , gary cooper and carole lombard . i always like finding great pairings of famous stars .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\ntitle now and forever genre film notes - soundtrack . shirley temple :\nthe world owes me a living\n( alb - 1193 ) ( production and recordings information ) - from : show music on record by jack raymond - loc . natlib . smor . 1934 - 67 ( digitalid ) description film . soundtrack . shirley temple :\nthe world owes me a living\n( alb - 1193 ) ( production and recordings information ) . from : show music on record by jack raymond additional metadata formats metsxml record\n*\nfloating weeds\n( 1959 ) . ozu ' s own remake of his 1934 silent film\nthe story of floating weeds .\na traveling actor meets his grown son . $ 29 . 95 .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nwhen she was younger , said ms . hirano , she considered mizoguchi\nmore profound and interesting\nthan ozu . then , in the early 1980 ' s , she attended a film series that showed one ozu film and one mizoguchi film every day .\nfrom vertigo to la jet\u00e9e , the best films ever made are now available in the bfi shop .\nwith the headline : film view ; how american intellectuals learned to love ozu .\nthe honorable profession of second story work comes in for another contemptuous drubbing from the scenarists in\nnow and forever ,\nthe new film at the paramount . so simple are the problems of the craft that the photoplay finds it unnecessary to delve into the kindergarten technique by which its larcenous hero makes a success of his chosen calling . view full article in timesmachine \u00bb\nnow and fo . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nmoore went to hollywood in 1930 and subsequently appeared in the films a lady\u2019s morals ( 1930 ) , a biography of jenny lind , and new moon ( 1931 ) . in 1932 she returned to broadway in the operetta the dubarry . back in hollywood she won the starring role in one night of love ( 1934 ) , a film that features a pioneering attempt to record operatic works with full orchestra . the film was a great popular success and brought moore a medal from the society of arts and sciences for her contribution to \u201craising the standard of cinema entertainment . \u201d her other films include love me forever ( 1935 ) , the king steps out ( 1936 ) , when you\u2019re in love ( 1937 ) , and i\u2019ll take romance ( 1937 ) .\nkoichi got married and has children ,\nthe husband says to his wife of his son . then , of his daughter , he adds ,\nand now noriko ' s marrying .\nin the last decade i\u2019ve watched this first feature many times , and each time , it reveals new treasures . clearly , no single film is the greatest ever made . but if there were one , for me kane would now be the strongest contender , bar none .\nnow and forever doesn ' t fit the temple movie template that twentieth century fox would soon establish for their most bankable star . it ' s more adult and slightly darker in tone than her most famous movies , where she sang and danced while melting hearts and playing cupid for whichever stars were given the thankless supporting roles . but then this makes sense since she made this movie on loan out to paramount , which was cooper ' s home studio .\nthis isn ' t really a standard gary cooper movie either . he rarely played a father , especially at this early stage in his career , and this low key family melodrama isn ' t really his forte . ditto for carole lombard who would soon make her mark as one of the greatest screwball comedy dames of them all . now and forever is an offbeat movie for each of its three main stars .\nthis is a scene from the movie\nearly summer .\nonly one director in history could have made it : the japanese master yasujiro ozu ( 1903 - 63 ) . ozu is now considered by some film enthusiasts worldwide to be the greatest director japan ever produced and one of the greatest ever to work in the medium . last year , in celebration of the 90th anniversary of the film maker ' s birth and the 30th of ozu ' s death , the tokyo film institute staged a retrospective of his 35 surviving films , and companion retrospectives were staged elsewhere .\nsound . texts below are quotations from our poll entries and magazine coverage of the top ten . links are to the bfi\u2019s explore film section .\namrit nahata ' s kissaa kursee kaa , the film which will never be released =\nkiss\u0101 kurs\u012b k\u0101\n.\nwe ' re happiest now ,\nthe wife replies . somewhere , very softly , a few musicians are playing a curious , unresolved melody on stringed instruments .\njoan was and remains an unassailable giant of early cinema , a transcendental film comprising tears , fire and madness that relies on extreme close - ups of the human face . over the years it has often been a difficult film to see , but even during its lost years joan has remained embedded in the critical consciousness , thanks to the strength of its early reception , the striking stills that appeared in film books , its presence in godard\u2019s vivre sa vie and recently a series of unforgettable live screenings . in 2010 it was designated the most influential film of all time in the toronto international film festival\u2019s \u2018essential 100\u2019 list , where jonathan rosenbaum described it as \u201cthe pinnacle of silent cinema \u2013 and perhaps of the cinema itself . \u201d\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\ni asked ms . hirano what she thought people meant when they called ozu\nthe most japanese of film directors .\nshe and her future husband will be moving far away ; no one knows for how long . not only will her parents lose daily contact with her , but they will also lose the income that made their own presence in their son ' s house possible . now they must also move out of the city , into the house of a relative , disengaged from their children and their grandchildren , possibly forever . the bubble of stability and satisfaction in which the parents have been living has been destroyed , and by the person they loved most .\n, ( born dec . 5 , 1898 , slabtown [ now nough ] , tenn . , u . s . \u2014died jan . 26 , 1947 , in - flight in\nis a political science teacher by trade . he buys and watches more movies than is probably sane . he has special affection for french dramas and crime thrillers , giallos , japanese crime and samurai movies , 70 ' s horror , film noir and literate science fiction .\nthe programme that wilson and his orchestra are obsessing over at the moment is a celebration of george and ira gershwin , the american songwriting partnership that produced such immortal songs as \u201ci got rhythm\u201d , \u201c\u2019s wonderful\u201d and \u201cfunny face\u201d , as well as the 1934 opera porgy and bess . though it might all sound effortless when everyone finally appears in white tie , huge amounts of preparation go into a john wilson concert and they start long before the orchestra begins to rehearse .\nthis list collects every film from the starting list that became they shoot pictures don ' t they ' s 1000 greatest films . this\u2026\n: well , that wins . i guess i ' m gonna get a job now . i guess i ' ll be anything you want , toni , if you love me . . .\n, den . ) , american singer and actress who found great popular and critical success in both opera and motion pictures .\n2001 : a space odyssey is a stand - along monument , a great visionary leap , unsurpassed in its vision of man and the universe . it was a statement that came at a time which now looks something like the peak of humanity\u2019s technological optimism .\ncute film but mediocre performance by peck who is anything but believable . . . lombard shines as always and temple steals every scene she is in ! a lesser entry into her films but good nontheless\nbut it does mean that hitchcock , who only entered the top ten in 1982 ( two years after his death ) , has risen steadily in esteem over the course of 30 years , with vertigo climbing from seventh place , to fourth in 1992 , second in 2002 and now first , to make him the old master . welles , uniquely , had two films ( the magnificent ambersons as well as kane ) in the list in 1972 and 1982 , but now ambersons has slipped to 81st place in the top 100 .\narguably the film that most accurately captures the agonies of creativity and the circus that surrounds filmmaking , equal parts narcissistic , self - deprecating , bitter , nostalgic , warm , critical and funny . dreams , nightmares , reality and memories coexist within the same time - frame ; the viewer sees guido\u2019s world not as it is , but more \u2018realistically\u2019 as he experiences it , inserting the film in a lineage that stretches from the surrealists to david lynch .\nhas a degree in medieval literature , but doesn ' t use it . in general she believes that film , like fine wine , gets better with age . look for her take on this year ' s top films , coming in 2056 ! allex will watch most anything made before 1955 , but has particular interest in silent film and golden age hollywood musicals .\n*\nan autumn afternoon\n( 1962 ) . ozu ' s last completed film . a widower ' s daughter marries , resignedly . $ 69 . 95 .\ni was interested to see his silent films from the 1930 ' s ,\nshe said .\nsome of them i was seeing for the first time . his film language in them , the way he made and shot film and directed actors , was not so organized and formal as it was to become , and it was more open to american influences . the action of the bodies in these films seems american . people touch each other more freely . there ' s even an element of slapstick .\nhitchcock\u2019s supreme and most mysterious piece ( as cinema and as an emblem of the art ) . paranoia and obsession have never looked better .\njenny lind , swedish - born operatic and oratorio soprano admired for her vocal control and agility and for the purity and naturalness of her art . lind made her debut in der freisch\u00fctz \u2026\nobviously , there are conventions of japanese reticence and expressiveness represented in his films ,\nms . sontag said .\nhe uses discretion and ellipsis . he builds emotion by leaving things out . yet as a japanese film maker - - and ozu seems very japanese to me - - he is also very eccentric .\nozu is definitely a fashion now in academia ,\nshe said .\nespecially here . in japan , one sees a reaction against this canonization . the critics charge that other japanese directors are not taken with the same kind of seriousness .\nthankfully , the film runs less than 90 minutes . it ' s not completely horrible by any means , but with this trio of stars , it should have been something more .\n*\ntokyo story\n( 1953 ) . ozu ' s best - known film in the united states . elderly parents visit their preoccupied grown children . $ 69 . 95 .\ni rented this film because of cooper and lombard , but it is not either of theirs best work . cooper comes across more as a lunk head than a party boy . clark gable , and his shit eating grin , could have added some spark to this role . lombard has very little to do and is fairly forgettable .\nit ' s an odd sort of film , darker and shadier than i would have expected from shirley or cooper either one . i never expected to watch a shirley temple movie that must be stretched out of shape to fit into the hays code box , and cooper ' s portrayal of con man jerry day is a far cry from his usual wholesome image . there are a few predictable plot elements on both sides - - as usual , shirley has several family members and friends fighting for custody of her , and the film ' s ending has cooper stoically battling a gunshot wound without bothering to seek medical attention . the film does present a fairly simple moral dilemma and then test the characters ' reactions to the challenge , and shirley overwhelms everyone in her path with near toxic levels of cuteness , as she giggles and dances her victims into submission . but shirley is not in every scene , which helps to keep the radiation levels in check , and the story itself is both interesting and original .\na loafer and a manicurist , both planning to marry money , meet and form an uneasy alliance .\nthis is the third of jarmusch\u2019s fictional films in which he concocts a fantasy realm in which he , the image - maker and aesthete , could lead a comfortable and productive existence . in 2009\u2019s \u201c the limits of control \u201d he posited the imaginative realm as one in which an individual could not just escape political oppression but also effectively obliterate it . in 2013\u2019s \u201c only lovers left alive \u201d he explored the state of vampirism as a way of building a realm in which one could stay not just forever young but forever young with fantastic taste . here he constructs an idyll out of orderliness and a circumscribed mode of engagement . paterson and laura have no onscreen social life to speak of ( the bake sale for which laura creates dozens of delicious looking black and white cupcakes is not depicted ) , and no nosy or imposing family members . paterson has not published his work , and does not even deign to copy it out of his notebook . and yet there\u2019s a sense of interdependent gears at work here . the man , the bus , the passengers , the bar patrons , all pouring into the poetry .\nthis collection is home to over 4 , 500 images and documents relating to the depression - era child star and her life beyond hollywood . all posts are tagged by year , decade , media , film , and more . if you have any enquiries , please get in contact via the inbox button above or e - mail shirleytemplearchive @ urltoken\nso does 2012 \u2013 the first poll to be conducted since the internet became almost certainly the main channel of communication about films \u2013 mark a revolution in taste , such as happened in 1962 ? back then a brand - new film , antonioni\u2019s l\u2019avventura , vaulted into second place . if there was going to be an equivalent today , it might have been malick\u2019s the tree of life , which only polled one vote less than the last title in the top 100 . in fact the highest film from the new century is wong kar - wai\u2019s in the mood for love , just 12 years old , now sharing joint 24th slot with dreyer\u2019s venerable ordet\u2026\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nonly renoir has managed to express on film the most elevated notion of naturalism , examining this world from a perspective that is dark , cruel but objective , before going on to achieve the serenity of the work of his old age . with him , one has no qualms about using superlatives : la r\u00e8gle du jeu is quite simply the greatest french film by the greatest of french directors .\nis dziga vertov\u2019s cine - city symphony a film whose time has finally come ? ranked only no . 27 in our last critics\u2019 poll , it now displaces eisenstein\u2019s erstwhile perennial battleship potemkin as the constructivist soviet silent of choice . like eisenstein\u2019s warhorse , it\u2019s an agit - experiment that sees montage as the means to a revolutionary consciousness ; but rather than proceeding through fable and illusion , it\u2019s explicitly engaged both with recording the modern urban everyday ( which makes it the top documentary in our poll ) and with its representation back to its participant - subjects ( thus the top meta - movie ) .\nafter half a century of monopolising the top spot , citizen kane was beginning to look smugly inviolable . call it schadenfreude , but let\u2019s rejoice that this now conventional and ritualised symbol of \u2018the greatest\u2019 has finally been taken down a peg . the accession of vertigo is hardly in the nature of a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat . tying for 11th place in 1972 , hitchcock\u2019s masterpiece steadily inched up the poll over the next three decades , and by 2002 was clearly the heir apparent . still , even ardent wellesians should feel gratified at the modest revolution \u2013 if only for the proof that film canons ( and the versions of history they legitimate ) are not completely fossilised .\nwe were breathless waiting for ' breathless , '\nhe said .\nit was a very different way from now of going to the movies .\nozu ' s films were seen by this crowd as\na new kind of movie making ,\nmr . cornfield explained .\nin our redesigned , expanded new issue : the greatest films of all time by 846 critics and 358 directors . plus more pages , sections and columns , and . . .\nwhen f . w . murnau left germany for america in 1926 , did cinema foresee what was coming ? did it sense that change was around the corner \u2013 that now was the time to fill up on fantasy , delirium and spectacle before talking actors wrenched the artform closer to reality ? many things make this film more than just a morality tale about temptation and lust , a fable about a young husband so crazy with desire for a city girl that he contemplates drowning his wife , an elemental but sweet story of a husband and wife rediscovering their love for each other . sunrise was an example \u2013 perhaps never again repeated on the same scale \u2013 of unfettered imagination and the clout of the studio system working together rather than at cross purposes .\nwhy did it take me so long to warm to these films ? what faculty was i missing , for i was definitely missing something ? down at film forum , you could have seen the director louis malle standing in line , and the playwright john guare , the arts critic annette michelson and the performance artists eiko and koma , who brought their children . at these ozu screenings , one had the sensation that nearly everybody in the audience was a somebody . so , in the spirit of a film maker whose movies are primarily taken up with people talking , i decided to get in touch with a few of them and listen to what they had to say .\nat the japan society , kyoko hirano , the director of the film program there , has attended and overseen several ozu retrospectives since the mid - 80 ' s , all of them so popular that hundreds of people had to be turned away from many showings . i asked her to compare his audiences in new york and in tokyo .\neric , you may not remember this but i have a distinct memory of us watching stand up and cheer at our grandparents house in the early 1970s . and i ' m also certain we watched the blue bird together as well . at any rate i agree that shirley temple does indeed steal the movie away from gary cooper and carole lombard . 1934 was the year she became america ' s sweetheart . she only sings one song ,\nthe world owes me a living\n, but she proves just what an accomplished actress she had already become by the tender age of six . after the release of this movie temple ' s fan mail reached 500 letters a day .\nlog in here to your digital edition and archive subscription , take a look at the packages on offer and buy a subscription .\nmoore continued in opera throughout her film career . she made her london debut at covent garden in la boh\u00e8me in june 1935 to tremendous ovations . she starred in a film version of louise ( 1938 ) in france and then performed it at the met the following year . in 1941 she sang l\u2019amore dei tre re . radio broadcasts and public appearances further increased her popularity . during world war ii she made numerous appearances at bond rallies , benefits , and army camp shows , for which she was decorated by several governments . her autobiography , you\u2019re only human once , appeared in 1944 . moore died in an airplane crash in copenhagen following a command performance there .\nthe current ozu renaissance is also a cumulative result of periodic mini - rediscoveries that have taken place in europe and in the united states since the late 50 ' s , when his films first began to be shown outside japan . a number of new york venues have been crucial to ozu ' s growing prestige : the museum of modern art , various revival houses ( notably the old new yorker theater , now gone ) , the japan society and film forum . movie theaters of one sort or another , not home video , have kept ozu alive in this city , and continue to keep him alive . although a handful of his films are available on video , all of them date from after world war ii and give a limited perspective on his emotional range , his world of character types and , especially , his sly humor , in literary as well as visual terms . ( ozu co - wrote his own scripts . )\n. at any rate , these early shenanigans are more than enough to make jerry day about the most nefarious cooper character i ' ve seen yet , and that ' s before he turns jewelry thief later in the film and then ( horror of horrors ! ) lies to his daughter penny ( temple ) about the stolen necklace even after swearing\nhonor bright\nto tell the truth .\ntoni suddenly gets a conscious and goes her own way . jerry makes the trip and seals the deal , until he happens to run into his daughter . they spend the afternoon playing pirates , and jerry falls under her charm . he forgoes the money and takes penny with him .\nfilm . 1946 records by dick haymes of orig cast .\nanother night like this\n( 78 / dec 23731 , alb - 299 , alb - 397 )\nmi vida\n( 78 / dec 23731 , alb - 299 ) ( production and recordings information ) . from : show music on record by . . .\nhis conducting work spans much more than his hollywood musical reconstruction projects . wilson is a principal conductor with the royal northern sinfonia and has performed or recorded with most of the major ensembles in britain . and his great passion is for english music : the romanticism of elgar , vaughan williams and delius needs advocates , too , he says . he insists that these two strands of his career are of equivalent importance . \u201ci make no separation between my activities conducting classical music and [ film scores ] . they\u2019re just all different rooms in the same house . \u201d\nthe first scene gary and shirley share is very cute and pleasing ; it ' s probably the stand - out sequence of the film . i thought their rapport with each other , especially at the beginning of their relationship , was lovely . on the other hand . . . some of the more dramatic scenes with gary and carole . . . it was almost as if she was bouncing her lines off of a brick wall ( am i terrible for saying that ? sorry coop ! )\nthere is a moment of silence as wilson holds the whole hall , audience and orchestra alike , in stasis , his baton raised expectantly . then it slices down and the orchestra bursts into a tightly controlled mass of sound , complete with swirling strings and blowsy brass . you are instantly transported : this is the music to which fred astaire and ginger rogers danced , the music of george gershwin , cole porter , irving berlin , which reverberated around the cauldron of creativity that was hollywood of the early 20th century , when composers were as sought after as film directors .\nit was an opportunity to compare two great directors ,\nshe said .\ni was surprised to discover that i preferred ozu . he is very simple , but he has a universal message that can travel across time and borders . i can go back 10 or 20 times to his movies , and it ' s always a pleasure to rediscover him . that ' s not true of every film maker .\nthe new movie written and directed by jim jarmusch is a total fantasy . this in spite of being shot on the streets of the new jersey city in which it is set , and for which the movie itself and its lead character are named . it\u2019s as much of a fantasy as jean cocteau\u2019s \u201c orpheus , \u201d another great film about a poet that was at least partially set in the \u201creal\u201d contemporary world . it\u2019s maybe not as much of a fantasy as the \u201clord of the rings\u201d trilogy .\nfilm . soundtrack . music : josef myrow . words : mack gordon . orch & cond : alfred newman . cast : dan dailey , betty grable , mona freeman , lee patrick , chick chandler , imogene lynch , connie marshall . ( classic international filmusicals 3008 , . . .\nthe title of the concert he conducted at this year\u2019s proms was \u201cgeorge and ira gershwin rediscovered\u201d , which hints at the full scale of wilson\u2019s work . not only does he select his music from the surviving repertoire of 20th - century hollywood : in many cases , he unearths scores that weren\u2019t considered worth keeping at the time and resurrects the music into a playable state . at times , there is no written trace at all and he must reconstruct a score by ear from a \u00adrecording or the soundtrack of a film .\nto resend the verification email , please enter your email address and click submit .\ndirectors : robert hamer , hal e . chester , and 1 more credit \u00bb\nshirley temple and john agar at their wedding reception , september 19th , 1945 .\nour editors will review what you\u2019ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article .\nwhile on a business trip , an ambitious young lawyer meets and immediately falls in love with a stranger . they wed the following day , and tragedy soon strikes .\n846 critics , programmers , academics and distributors have voted \u2013 and the 50 - year reign of kane is over . our critics\u2019 poll has a new number one .\nfilm . album ( c 1947 ) by charles kullman of orig cast . music : nicolai rimsky - korsakov , arranged by miklos rozsa . words : jack brooks . cond : julius burger .\nsong of india ,\nhymn to the sun ,\ngypsy song ,\n. . .\nwhat a disappointment ! all i knew when sitting down to watch this film was the title , the cast and the year it was released . with that knowledge , i think i can be excused for assuming this was going to be a comedy . instead , apart from a few lighthearted moments , this is , as patrick so accurately called it , a low key , family melodrama .\na tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .\ngary cooper isn ' t very likable in this melodrama . carole lombard and shirley temple make it tolerable . nice performances from sir guy standing and charlotte granville , too .\nstill , this moment together in the park has a special grace . the sun shines , they bask in it , and the food they eat is wholesome and good .\nozu used to liken himself to a \u201ctofu - maker\u201d , in reference to the way his films \u2013 at least the post - war ones \u2013 were all variations on a small number of themes . so why is it tokyo story that is acclaimed by most as his masterpiece ? dvd releases have made available such prewar films as i was born , but\u2026 , and yet the ozu vote has not been split , and tokyo story has actually climbed two places since 2002 . it may simply be that in tokyo story this most japanese tofu - maker refined his art to the point of perfection , and crafted a truly universal film about family , time and loss .\ntoni is torn between her love for jerry and her mistrust of his intentions towards her and towards penny , and the frostiness this creates in her makes even penny wary of letting her too close , and it takes a while for them to warm up to each other at all . the three of them move through life without any clear idea what they ' re doing , and it quickly emerges that penny , at the ripe old age of five , is the wisest and most mature of the group . there ' s a lot of love here , though , and it ' s not all saccharine .\na wealthy new york socialite falls for and marries a cowboy while out west . her father disinherits her , and after trying to make a go of it as a cowboy ' s wife , they agree to divorce and she . . . see full summary \u00bb\ngary cooper , shirley temple , and carole lombard make an uncomfortable family , at best .\nenter your log in email address and we\u0092ll send you a link to reset your password .\nand the loser is \u2013 citizen kane . after 50 years at the top of the sight\nthe real saving grace in this film is that the characterizations of all three leads and their relationships with each other are sympathetic and believable . jerry falls for penny in spite of his best intentions ( it seems no one is immune ) , and turns down the $ 75 , 000 in favor of taking penny to paris with him to rejoin his\nwife\ntoni . he hasn ' t really changed - -\ni don ' t like life any better than i ever did ,\nhe tells toni ,\nand nothing can make me settle down ,\n- - but the more attached he becomes to penny the more he realizes that there is more to life than just having fun , and even manages to develop a little responsibility . or , at least he tries .\nfollowing appearances in suite sixteen , just a minute , and up in the clouds , moore made her broadway debut in the 1920 edition of the revue hitchy - koo , which featured jerome kern \u2019s music . she then sang in town gossip and went to paris to train for a career on the operatic stage . moore circulated easily in caf\u00e9 society . when she had exhausted her funds , she returned to broadway to star in irving berlin \u2019s music box revue of 1923 . in 1925 she went back to france , where the opera singer mary garden , long her idol and now her friend , recommended her to operatic coach richard barthelemy . auditioning for giulio catti - casazza in 1927 , moore finally won a contract with the metropolitan opera .\nlike my brothers , i thought temple completely stole the show . i ' ve never really been a huge fan of her or her films , but even i have to admit that she ' s pretty darn adorable here . she ' s cute without being cloying and she manages to deliver her lines very naturally and without sounding as if she ' s parrot . her scenes with gary cooper , particularly their first meeting , are the highlight of the film . reportedly the two bonded off screen as well where cooper charmed her on the first day by asking temple for her autograph and nicknaming her \u201cwiggle - britches\u201d .\na rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic . her family is appalled and stops her seeing him . the girl attempts to commit suicide and then decides to elope .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\nfor details of our methodology , and the \u2018further reading\u2019 links at the end of this page .\nsusan sontag , the novelist and essayist , cautions against stereotyping ozu ' s work , however .\nfilm . 1947 records by betty hutton of orig cast . music & words : frank loesser .\npoppa , don ' t preach to me\n( 78 / cap 380 , alb - 285 , alb - 1014 , alb - 1635 , alb - 2123 )\nthe sewing machine ,\ni wish i didn ' t . . .\nwilson , 44 , who also conducts the more conventional classical repertoire , says that his interest in so - called light music came early on . \u201cwhen you\u2019re a kid , you don\u2019t know that you shouldn\u2019t like the beatles , or you shouldn\u2019t like fred astaire , or whatever , \u201d he says . \u201cyou just like anything that\u2019s good . so i grew up loving beethoven and brahms and ravel and frank sinatra and the beatles . \u201d at home in gateshead \u2013 he still has the geordie accent \u2013 the only music in the house was \u201cwhat was on the radio and telly\u201d , and the young boy acquired his taste from what he encountered playing with local brass bands and amateur orchestras .\nseveral people to whom ozu meant the most linked him to their cultural experience of new york city , where they were living when they saw their first ozu film , which , in all cases , turned out to be\ntokyo story\n( 1953 ) , another movie about ozu ' s recurring theme of parents , their grown children and the dissolution of the family . their discovery of ozu was part of the story of what made them new yorkers .\nin new york , the walter reade theater in lincoln center presented some of his best - known movies during january and february in a program called\ncinema ' s sacred treasure : the films of yasujiro ozu .\n( the title refers to an honorific coined by wim wenders , an ozu disciple . ) and for eight mondays from january to march , film forum in soho presented a series devoted to the director ' s early films , with special attention to his silent movies , a medium in which ozu worked through the mid - 1930 ' s .\nshe and cooper introduced me to a phrase i had never heard of before - -\nhonor bright\n. it was used instead of\ncross my heart and hope to die\nand meant on my honor . i couldn ' t find an origin for it . anyone familiar with this ?\nfilm . records by danny kaye of orig cast .\nanatole of paris\n( 1942 : alb - 70 , alb - 107 , alb - 518 , alb - 1370 , alb - 1567 , alb - 1613 , alb - 1825 , alb - 1831 , alb - 1974 , alb - 2186 ) ( 1952 : alb - 6 , alb - 515 )\nthe little fiddle\n( 1949 : alb - 55 ) ( production and . . .\nthe black sheep of a family and the local minister discover their true vocations during the revolutionary war .\nyoung freewheeling wanderer jerry day and his beautiful wife toni are at odds over their lifestyle . jerry can ' t accept responsibility but toni yearns for a family and a settled life . then . . .\ncitations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience , and may not be complete or accurate .\nenter your log in email address and we ' ll send you a link to reset your password .\ncharlotte granville and guy standing are both excellent in their respective supporting roles . she ' s a domineering dowager with a heart of gold and he ' s a debonair charmer with the morals of a rattlesnake .\na chronicle of the life of william friese - greene , a british inventor and early pioneer in cinema .\nwilson\u2019s shows are tremendously popular . since he presented the mgm musicals programme at the proms in 2009 , which was watched by 3 . 5 million people on tv and is still selling on dvd , his concerts have been among the first to sell out in every proms season . there are international tours and popular cds , too . but a great deal of behind - the - scenes work goes into bringing this music \u2013 much of which had been lost to history \u2013 back to life . there are familiar tunes among the complex arrangements that he and his orchestra play , to be sure , but the music sounds fresher and sharper than it ever does on old records or in movies . whether you\u2019re a film fan or not , you will find something about the irrepressible energy of these tunes that lifts the spirits .\ncarole has always been one of my favorite actresses and this movie has helped me realize that a lot of my love and appreciation for her work comes from her voice . i think gary ' s infamous stilted delivery really made me pay attention to the ups and downs in her tone . one moment she could be a sharp wisecracker ; the next , a warm and enchanting lover . she truly made it all look so effortless .\nshe sees the films of akira kurosawa , kenji mizoguchi , shohei imamura and nagisa oshima as very different from ozu ' s .\nit ' s like comparing emily dickinson and whitman , both americans ,\nshe said .\nozu is a supreme artist because he gives you all the pleasures of formal or abstract art and evokes profound emotions and sympathies . does that make him universal ? no . that makes him accessible .\nsound poll , orson welles\u2019s debut film has been convincingly ousted by alfred hitchcock\u2019s 45th feature vertigo \u2013 and by a whopping 34 votes , compared with the mere five that separated them a decade ago . so what does it mean ? given that kane actually clocked over three times as many votes this year as it did last time , it hasn\u2019t exactly been snubbed by the vastly larger number of voters taking part in this new poll , which has spread its net far wider than any of its six predecessors .\nalthough penny is the catalyst that makes jerry want to change and be a better man , he doesn ' t really do it for her . it is toni that he really loves , but bringing penny into their lives lets him see toni ' s pain and vulnerability for the first time . it is for her , and not for penny , that he agrees to stop\nchasing trains\nand go get a job . these are two broken , desperate people , lonely even when they ' re together and unable to commit to each other in any traditional way yet each physically incapable of living without the other . a handful of catch phrases and inside jokes make the characterization of these two beautifully three dimensional , and create , almost in the background , a genuinely touching love story .\nforgot your password ? enter your email address and we ' ll send you instructions on how to access your account .\njerry is still without employment and is soon back to his old ways . he sells a phony goldmine to some sucker , felix , and then hops a ship with penny to europe . the only problem is that felix is likewise aboard .\ni ' m not about to rush out and complete my\nlittle darling\ncollection , but it was a pleasant surprise to find i could watch one of temple ' s movies all the way through without wanting to throw up in my mouth . shirley is far more sickeningly sweet than i ' d like , but she was also a very capable actress even as a very young girl , which is itself certainly worthy of respect . as a whole , the film was sincere and unpredictable , a worthwhile showcase for the exceptional talent of all three leads . shirley comes on a little strong for many people , including myself , but if you ' re willing to look past this ,\nit ' s interesting to see cooper play a total cock of a man though he doesn ' t fully convince of it until after his supposed redemption . in short it is a pretty great though very small messing with his image . it threatens to become alfie with cooper being as charming as usual and the film giving him excessive allowances early on . much less messy is temple who really proves her star , and greene ' s criticism , with a shockingly adult performance that frankly outclasses everyone else while still playing up that idea of naive child . which leaves poor carole lombard who has a truly nothing role the she treats as such . a nagging stick could do just as well .\na swindler and his girlfriend take in his young daughter , who has been living with the family of his deceased wife .\na dissolute rich society boy marries a worldly nightclub singer , and she begins to have a wholly unexpected effect on him .\nthe movie\u2019s protagonist , played with spectacular attention to detail and what feels like a genuine sense of affinity by adam driver , is named paterson , and he drives a new jersey transit bus around the new jersey city of paterson , where he also lives . paterson , new jersey was once an industrial center of the united states\u2014a storied manufacturer of silks and textiles\u2014that fell into a kind of ruin by the time this film reviewer moved there , to live , in 1978 . it has undergone several not - quite - revivals since that time . its main fame today is in its being the ostensible subject of an epic modernist american poem by william carlos williams , who lived in nearby rutherford . \u201c [ a ] nd so to man / to paterson , \u201d williams wrote in the preface to that work , underlining an ambition that was potentially pantheistic .\nhis nemesis is an english bulldog named marvin , who belongs to the couple but is clearly not crazy about paterson . every night , though , paterson walks the growling , grumbling beast , and leashes him outside a bar . there , paterson has precisely one beer and talks things over with bartender doc ( barry shabaka henley ) , discussing doc\u2019s paterson wall of fame ( featuring lou costello , floyd and jimmy vivino , and others ) and contemplating life and love . paterson gets food for thought on his bus , too ; he overhears a teenage girl explaining italian anarchist gaetano bresci to a fellow student , say , or two construction works discussing ( in incredibly polite terms ) their potential amorous conquests , which they say they\u2019re too tired or preoccupied to follow through on .\non the alamy prints site ( powered by art . com ) choose your frame , the size and finish of your photo .\njean - luc godard\u2019s extraordinary debut almost singlehandedly changed the face of french cinema and went on to inspire filmmakers around the world .\none of the early scenes in the film has jerry posing as a hotel auditor to collect past due rent from other guests in order to pay his own bill , and i can ' t help but think that any other cooper character would punch jerry in the face if he got wind of such a stunt . as if that weren ' t enough , soon after he excitedly explains to toni that his next project involves a visit to his former in - laws to\nsell\nthem custody of his daughter for $ 75 , 000 . maybe this was the dark past cooper shuddered to remember in"]}
{"id": 116753, "summary": [{"text": "pappano 's essential ring cycle is a british television documentary first aired on bbc four in 2013 presented by the italian conductor antonio pappano about the german composer richard wagner and his tetralogical opera the ring cycle , also called by the formal title of ring of the niebelung .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "in 90 minutes he covers all 4 operas consisting of wagner 's ring cycle with scenes taken from his productions of the operas .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "included in the programme are interviews with opera singers , notably john tomlinson who has sung the principal character wotan numerous times .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "under pappano he has sung the g\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung antagonist , hagen .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "pappano visits bayreuth and the palace of wagner 's patron ludwig ii of bavaria during the documentary .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "pappano explains how wagner did not approve of the word opera to describe his compositions .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "instead he favoured the term musical drama , which he considered to be an all inclusive term for his role of controlling every aspect of the production .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "pappano relates how wagner would stand on the stage , directing the singers , including singing all the roles , male and female to them ; as means to direct them in interpreting roles .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "wagner would also show stage choreography to the cast by performing stage fighting and demonstrating how to climb mountains .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "when scenes required some skill in mountaineering to scale scenography of a mountain .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "also noteworthy within the programme is pappano filming the interior of ludwig ii 's palace revealing the neo-gothic and richly coloured interior design alongside panoramic paintings of scenes from wagner 's ring cycle .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the palace of richard wagner 's patron is usually ignored in documentaries in favour if focusing exclusively on the bayreuth opera house .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "pappano returned to conducting the ring for the royal opera house , london in october 2012 . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "pappano ' s essential ring cycle", "paragraphs": ["highlights include pappano ' s essential ring cycle on bbc four and eugene onegin , written on skin and nabucco on radio 3 .\nwagner ' s 15 - hour ring cycle . . . in two and a half minutes\na history of ring cycle productions . or : whatever became of the breastplates ?\nexplore your love for music with this essential guide to educational courses throughout the uk - . . .\nit is 200 years since the birth of richard wagner and in honour of this antonio pappano , music director at the royal opera house , presents his own guide to the vast ring cycle .\ncelebrating the bicentenary of richard wagner\u2019s birth , sir antonio pappano presents a 60 - minute documentary which seeks to unravel the genius of wagner\u2019s ring cycle , one of the towering achievements of opera and a work which has challenged producers , conductors and performers alike , since its inception .\nthe most epic of all operas , wagner ' s ring , provided a musical feast for sameer rahim .\nthrough interviews with performers , including bass - baritone bryn terfel , soprano susan bullock and bass sir john tomlinson , and exclusive behind - the - scenes footage of royal opera house rehearsals , pappano shows us the story of wagner\u2019s ring as told by the performers .\nwhat\u2019s really fascinating about the ring , though , is that the wonderful music is allied to the drama . apologies to any serious wagnerians ( i know you\u2019re out there and willing to pounce ! ) but this is a first - timer\u2019s very rough approximation of what the ring is about .\n( part 1 ) a unique distillation of wagner\u2019s epic ring cycle , bringing the true wagner experience , including his \u201cideal orchestra\u201d , original instruments , and rich story and characters to the concert hall for all audiences to experience . part one includes das rheingold and die walk\u00fcre .\nthe valencia ring , spain - 2009 chapter eleven of david littlejohn ' s\nthe ultimate art . essays around and about opera\n( . . .\nmore : urltoken brief clip taken from the bbc documentary\npappanos essential ring\n( 2013 ) wherein it is asserted with confidence that wagner ' s drama is filled to the brim with antisemitic charactertures . however , despite what is said here the case is far from proven . reproduced for educational purposes only and in the interest of educational debate and critique see : urltoken\nto celebrate the bicentenary of wagner ' s birth , sir antonio pappano , the charismatic music director of the royal opera house , guides us through the epic composition which changed opera and the theatre for ever - the ring of the nibelungen . pappano shares his insights into wagner ' s music and the mythical world the composer created , visiting the extraordinary theatre at bayreuth which was created for its performance . he also explores the life of richard wagner the man - the political , cultural and social forces that influenced him - and shows how the composer ' s personal convictions and experiences can be seen within the ring cycle . filmed in germany and it features expert comment from artists who took part in the recent production of the ring at the royal opera house directed by keith warner , including bryn terfel , sir john tomlinson , susan bullock and sarah connolly . duration : 1 hour , 30 minutes\nthis is a very well done introduction to the ring cycle by conductor and narrator here antonio pappano . in an hour and a half , he explains the whole story with excerpts from a production by the royal opera with bryn terfel as wotan . the singing is fine , but the production is awful ! ugly costumes and bizarre sets ! a better production to highlight the cycle would have been preferred . another case of eurotrash ! i am still giving this disc 5 stars , although i should remove one star for the production value .\n* on october 16 radio 3 will broadcast das rheingold live from the royal opera house . the rest of the cycle will follow later this week .\ni wanted to see stefan herheim\u2019s new glyndebourne staging of pell\u00e9as et m\u00e9lisande in part out of perverse curiosity . what would happen when opera\u2019s most hy . . .\ntha mf has become a nest . she ' s becoming the holy mother .\nr . strauss\u2019s der rosenkavalier , theatro municipal de s\u00e3o paulo , 23 . 06 . 2018\njohn tomlinson as hagen in wagner ' s g\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung at the royal opera house , covent garden .\nwagner wrote : \u201cthe course of the drama thus shows the necessity of accepting and giving way to the changeableness , the diversity , the multiplicity , the eternal newness of reality and of life . \u201d this is most true of the music . though it\u2019s not that hard to recognise the themes that mark the main objects \u2013 gold , ring , spear \u2013 they undergo subtle transformation as the series progresses . at the theatre i got chatting to one experienced ring - watcher ( this was his 11th ! ) who claimed that for him the cycle really got going in act three of siegfried \u2013 composed years after the previous act \u2013 when the musical motifs flow into one another with beguiling fluidity .\n* der ring des nibelungen is at the royal opera house , london wc2 ( 020 7304 4000 ; roh . org . uk ) from sept 24 to nov 2 .\nthree forces animate the ring . firstly there is unlimited power exemplified by the ring forged from the gold stolen by the nibelung dwarf alberich from the taunting rhinemaidens . he uses this to enslave his brother mime ( one of my favourite characters , played with vituperative energy here by gerhard siegel ) and the other dwarves . the second force is that of contractual obligation represented by wotan\u2019s spear , which he made from an ancient ash tree and on which are carved legal symbols .\nwhat follows is a list of full ring cycles in 2018 . as always details may change , or we may have made an error . please check with each . . .\nlast week i spent seven days immersed in wagner - land watching keith warner\u2019s production at covent garden . while cooking the dinner or putting out the washing , i wasn\u2019t able to stop wotan\u2019s stately but sad valhalla motif or siegfried\u2019s horn music running round my head . \u201crhinegold ! rhinegold ! \u201d i heard the maidens sing while walking past a canal and the valkyries hojotoho - ing on the bus . such was the music\u2019s grip i found it hard to sleep ; at one point it was sending me a bit mad .\nlets hope it is a little less\none - sided\nand\nidiosyncratic\nthan the last bbc radio 3 wagner documentary . but given that we hear pappano is something of a wagner\nfan\n, and that he certainly has the background to have a clear understanding of wagner and his work , we have much hope .\nit was less than a week ago when roberto alagna ' s manager informed the bayreuth festival that the tenor would not be able to perform . . .\npierre audi ' s new\nall star cast\nproduction of parsifal will premiere at bayerische staatsoper on 28 june , 2018 . it wil . . .\ni wasn\u2019t exactly in love with warner\u2019s production . rheingold was a bit cluttered and the blocking too busy ; turning alberich into a necrophilia - obsessed dr mengele also seemed pointless ; and the symbols \u2013 chess board , hour - glass \u2013 were clich\u00e9d . i did , however , like the crashed plane in siegfried ( wotan literally brought down to earth ) . the tarnhelm as a monochrome rubik cube was baffling at first but worked well as the same design for gunther\u2019s house in g\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung \u2013 that place of spooky malleability . among the singers i liked bryn terfel\u2019s brooding wotan \u2013 a bit tony soprano \u2013 and john tomlinson as hunding / hagen , a clever bit of doubling . right at the end the conductor sir antonio pappano and the whole orchestra came on stage for the curtain call : they got the deserved standing ovation .\nalthough richard strauss\u2019s der rosenkavalier had already been performed in s\u00e3o paulo before , first by a visiting german theatre on tour in 1959 and 10 year . . .\nfilmed in london , bayreuth , bavaria and switzerland , pappano presents a unique insight into the story of this masterpiece from the people who perform it . in particular , he shares his insights into the extraordinary theatre at bayreuth , exploring what it shows us about the theatrical world wagner wanted to create . with expert comment from artists who appeared in the recent royal opera house production of the ring , including bryn terfel , susan bullock and sir john tomlinson , the programme includes rehearsal footage from each of the four operas and performance from the 2005 - 7 production staged by keith warner .\ncontrary to the enthusiastic reception at the time , i left the 2017 installation at london\u2019s victoria & albert museum titled \u201copera : passion , power and pol . . .\nthe ring and the spear : two symbols , one feminine , one masculine , both crafted from nature . one is associated with the dwarf alberich and one with the god wotan . seeming opposites they are linked by the third force , one that gradually takes over the ring and the one alberich has to reject to gain the gold : love . love creates an un - coercive bond between people that goes beyond mere obligation . sieglinde from the second opera in the cycle , die walkure , for example , is stuck in a loveless marriage to hunding , which she rebels against by running off with siegmund . you can hardly blame her , especially when in this production hunding ( played by a superb john tomlinson ) keeps her in a jane eyre - style red room .\nby clicking on the ' sign up ! ' button below , you are agreeing to urltoken ' s terms & conditions . you can opt - out at any time .\nthe world of wagner criticism is a strange place . at the periphery of the media , and the internet , it ' s an even stranger place . indeed . . .\ngeorge benjamin ' s latest opera is like a dark crystal that harbours many colours . it was composed with the intended singers in mind and it shows . barbara h . . .\ni began this blog a year ago with the aim of resolving the dissonance between my love of wagner\u2019s music with his reputation as a monster . i started the pro . . .\nnora gubisch als judith \u00a9 s . van rompay * ik hou van jou . de lucht is blauw . * het centrale thema van bartoks blauwbaard is de onoverbrugbare kloof tussen m . . .\nlove , though , is both a delirious and destabilising force . as wotan\u2019s wife fricka ( a powerful sarah connolly ) points out you can\u2019t have people just breaking their marriage vows at will . that the lovers are the bastard twins of her cheating husband doesn\u2019t exactly endear them to her either . we\u2019re reminded that the whole reason wotan stole the ring from alberich in das rheingold is because he needed it to pay the giants for valhalla \u2013 the gilded cage fricka wanted to prevent her husband breaking his marriage vows .\n* jorge bolet , the rias recordings vol . 1 ( 1962 - 1973 ) * * franz liszt * ann\u00e9es de p\u00e8lerinage , 1\u00e8re ann\u00e9e\nsuisse\n, s . 160 ( e1 \u2013 vi ) \u00e9tudes d ' ex\u00e9cution transcen . . .\nwhat some people regard as the greatest opera ever written begins with a building contract gone wrong . that might seem a prosaic way of putting it but despite its grand scale wagner\u2019s ring of the nibelung \u2013 which comprises three long operas and a shorter prelude , and which the composer gestated for 23 years before it was performed in 1876 \u2013 portrays a familiar human conflict between obligation and desire . when the god wotan tries to wriggle out of paying the giants who have built his castle valhalla , a chain of events leads to the eventual destruction of the gods . through the 15 hours of mesmerising music and argument wagner explores the obligations we have to one other , and our secret desire to throw off those obligations \u2013 even at the cost of our world collapsing .\nthe genius isn\u2019t in the text , though , but in the music . take one example . the valkyrie br\u00fcnnhilde is wotan\u2019s daughter and servant . under pressure from his wife , he orders her not to help siegmund in his battle with hunding , but she disobeys him . \u201cthis love in my heart which bound me to the walsung [ ie siegmund ] made me flout your command , \u201d she sings alongside a ravishing motif . in punishment he ties her to a rock surrounded by protective fire . \u201che who fears my spear - point shall never pass through this fire , \u201d he sings with authoritative anger . yet under his voice the delicate magic fire music lulls his daughter to sleep \u2013 thus betraying his real sadness . he has stripped br\u00fcnnhilde of her godlike status and for the rest of the cycle the attention shifts to the human world . wotan now appears only as \u201cthe wanderer\u201d , his power muted yet far more sympathetic that the selfish god of das rheingold .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nif all this sounds like a dry legal dispute it is far from that . drawing on the tragic conflicts in greek tragedy ( think aeschylus\u2019 oresteia ) , wagner also has conflicted characters with irregular passions that remind you of shakespeare ( especially king lear . )\ntake the sinister theme associated with the tarnhelm \u2013 the magic helmet that allows its wearer to transform into anything . in rheingold , rather comically , the dwarf alberich uses it to transform into a dragon and a toad . by g\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung , though , the same theme is heard when siegfried enters the house of gunter and becomes a stranger to himself . the theme itself has been transformed to mark an emotional metamarphosis . dozens of other example have been explored by musicologists such as deryck cooke , whose lecture on the rings motifs is well worth downloading .\nin pictures - the story of love and romance : from adam and eve to tinder and chemsex . compiled by martin chilton\nwagner was born in the same year as giuseppe verdi , and these titans of music were both writing opera but in different countries and in very different ways . this may , bbc four celebrates their contribution to opera with these two documentaries and additional programming on bbc radio 3 as part of verdi 200 and wagner 200 on the bbc .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nhotel transylvania 3 : summer vacation stars plan their dream summer getaways to some memorable movie settings .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nparsifal . new production munich 2018 . kaufmann , stemme , pape , audi & petrenko . video preview\nhistorically , gaining access to the richard wagner archive has been a somewhat difficult process for the none academic . indeed , as it ne . . .\nwhat would a wagner related awards ceremony be without a significant prelude ? this year will see the first of what will be an annual & quo . . . ;\n\u2018kindred spirits of meiningen and bayreuth\u2018 by edward a . bortnichak and paula m . bortnichak \u2022 \u2018turning the telescope round\u2018 [ article . . .\nwatch now : die walk\u00fcre\u201d ( act i ) . nyp . jaap van zweden . jan 15\nsome of us here believe that van zweden may become the best wagner conductor of this generation . although , it is very hard to beat baren . . .\nupdate ( after 3 years ! ) : the dvd is now also available on amazon - other retailers we are sure are available . to find on amazon search fo . . .\nnew and recent releases of interest . \u2014 haydn , piano sonatas nos . 49 , 50 , 32 , 40 ; paul lewis ( harmonia mundi ) \u2014 bernstein , a quiet place , adapted by garth e . . .\ni call myself princess is a new \u201cplay with opera music\u201d written by m\u00e9tis playwright and actor jani lauzon which will premi\u00e8re at the aki studio in toronto . . .\nthe middle son of legendary opera singer richard tucker , one of the finest natural tenors of his time , has published a new memoir called the hard bargain . . .\n\u00a9 vladimir shikorov ( \u00f3pera per\u00fa ) como ya sabemos , la pareja mas reconocida de la \u00f3pera de hoy llega a lima por primera vez el 9 de agosto al gran teatro na . . .\nqueen elizabeth hall symphony no . 94 in g major , \u2018surprise\u2019 piano concerto no . 11 in d major , hob . xviii / 11 * harmoniemesse * in b - flat major , hob . xxii : 14 char . . .\nen su lenta ascensi\u00f3n al para\u00edso musical , el pobre orfeo y la impaciente euridice han tenido que pasar por diversos purgatorios evidenciados en las difer . . .\n* note : * a review of the performance on friday 29th june 2018 . if you ' d told me at 7 . 35pm last friday evening as , disgruntled , i watched the audience cont . . .\ni don ' t live near a large shopping center so when my old sunbeam coffee machine needed replacing i had to drive some way . i had done a bit of online resear . . .\ni feel a bit guilty not to have published a blog post since february . of course , much time is being taken up by my book . the sort of research findings i us . . .\n[ image : image result for helena dunicz niwi\u00e5\u201eska ] helena dunicz - niwi\u0144ska in 1964 ( photo : pwm ) i ' m saddened to hear of the passing of helena dunicz - niwi\u0144ska , . . .\ntime has a way of under mining our fondest memories and dearest feelings . the idea is implicit in chaos theory , so i guess that i should not be surprised . . .\nreview \u2013 regula m\u00fchlemann ( prinzeregententheater , monday 15 january 2018 ) regula m\u00fchlemann ( soprano ) la folia barockorchester robin peter m\u00fcller ( director ) . . .\ngreetings all - dr . wotan has just recently returned from the international medieval congress in kalamazoo michigan and is now busy preparing for giving . . .\nvery excited by this announcement . must start saving now\u2026 . advance announcement four full cycles performed september\u2013november 2018 the 2018 / 19 season open . . .\nas some of you may have noticed this blog has been inactive the last couple of years . when i started this blog i worked in denmark , but in 2011 , after i be . . .\nclaritin allows you to get back to your daily activities which may include kicking a soccer ball into a shopping cart or going to the opera ! the latest co . . .\nthe most terrifying aria in all of opera , or why mozart stands alone as a composer of dramma per musica . ( our thanks to the music . . .\n* jules bastin , basse chantante * bastin was born in waterloo in 1933 . he was a belgian operatic bass * who * made his debut in 1960 at * la monnaie * , singing . . .\ncarmen at chor\u00e9gie d\u2019orange was tv live broadcast less than two weeks ago . contrary to the puccini operas or the dreaded verismo repertoire , carmen is alwa . . .\na very sad day .\ni ' m touched by the idea that when we do things that are useful and helpful - collecting these shards of spirituality - that we may be hel . . .\nplease join us for\nexquisite love duets and solos by richard wagner ,\non friday , may 21 , 2010 , at pickman hall , longy school of music , cambridge , massachu . . .\nthe series of four operas lasts 19 hours in its entirety and the piece unquestionably changed the face of opera \u2013 and music \u2013 forever .\nradio 3 broadcasts classical music , jazz , world music , new music , arts programmes and drama .\nthe bbc music magazine festival & performance guide contains a wide range of classical music . . .\ndiscover the range of classical music competitions in the uk and internationally with our exclusive . . .\ndiv public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nforget the seats . for many , the real joy of the proms means queuing to stand in the arena . we sent deputy editor jeremy pound to experience the magic .\nbbc music magazine is published by immediate media company limited under licence from bbc worldwide , which helps fund new bbc programmes .\nwe use cookies to improve your experience of our website . cookies perform functions like recognising you each time you visit and delivering advertising messages that are relevant to you . read more here\npress j to jump to the feed . press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts\nwhether you ' re a musician , a newbie , a composer or a listener , welcome . please turn off your phone , and applaud between threads , not individual posts ."]}
{"id": 116793, "summary": [{"text": "licence to kill ( 1989 ) is the sixteenth spy film in the james bond film series by eon productions , and the first one not to use the title of an ian fleming story .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it is the fifth and final consecutive bond film to be directed by john glen .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it also marks timothy dalton 's second and final performance in the role of james bond .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the story has elements of two ian fleming short stories and a novel , interwoven with aspects from japanese r\u014dnin tales .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film sees bond being suspended from mi6 as he pursues drugs lord franz sanchez , who has ordered an attack against his cia friend felix leiter and a rape and murder on felix 's wife during their honeymoon .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "originally titled licence revoked in line with the plot , the name was changed during post-production because too many people did not know what revoked meant .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "budgetary reasons caused licence to kill to be the first bond film shot completely outside the united kingdom , with locations in both florida and mexico .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film earned over $ 156 million worldwide , and enjoyed a generally positive critical reception , with ample praise for the stunts , but attracted some criticism of dalton 's dark and violent interpretation of bond and the fact that the film was significantly darker and more violent than its predecessors .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "after the release of licence to kill , legal wrangling over control of the series and the james bond character resulted in a six-year-long delay in production of the next bond film which resulted in dalton deciding not to return .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "it is also the final bond film for actors robert brown ( as m ) and caroline bliss ( as moneypenny ) , screenwriter richard maibaum , title designer maurice binder , editor john grover , cinematographer alec mills , director and former bond film editor john glen , and producer albert r. broccoli , although he would later act as a consulting producer for goldeneye before his death . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "licence to kill", "paragraphs": ["( 1999 ) . inside licence to kill [ dvd ] . licence to kill : ultimate edition : mgm .\nlicense to kill , gotta hold onto your loving , license to kill , ooh , kill .\nperez and braun fall to their deaths , as seen in licence to kill .\nwrite your licence to kill - bond 50 box set blu - ray review .\nlicence to kill game info . urltoken . retrieved on 2007 - 08 - 09 .\nmaking the licence to kill game . urltoken . retrieved on 2015 - 11 - 18 .\nconclusion : if you ' re new to the bond series , you ' ll enjoy\nlicence to kill\nmore if you don ' t watch\nlicence to kill\nfirst . to better appreciate\nlicence to kill\n, you need to understand the history of the bond film series .\nlicence to kill\nis probably one of , if not the most underated bond film of the series .\nif you know of a good link for licence to kill locations , please let us know .\nsavagely beaten and wounded leiter in the licence to kill mission of 007 legends ( 2012 ) .\ngardner , john ( 2012 ) . licence to kill . orion . isbn 978 - 1409135760 .\neffective immediately , your licence to kill is revoked , and i require you to hand over your weapon .\nlicence to kill had started life as the more palatable licence revoked , but for reasons now shrouded in rumours and legend , it was replaced .\nlicence to kill is the only james bond film to date not to have used a film studio in the uk .\n( 1999 ) . exotic locations [ dvd ] . licence to kill : ultimate edition : mgm .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing licence to kill near you .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie licence to kill ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of licence to kill ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\n( 1989 ) . ' licence to kill ' [ dvd ] . isthmus city arrival scene : mgm .\nfilming licence to kill in miami . | timothy dalton | pinterest | james bond , timothy dalton and movie\nthis cast list of who was in licence to kill includes both lead and minor roles . ( 53 items )\nabove : the leading ladies of\nlicence to kill\n- carey lowell ( top ) and talisa soto .\nthe key west home featured in the james bond 1989 classic \u201clicence to kill\u201d sold recently for $ 5 million .\ngot a license to kill , and you know i ' m going straight for your heart , got a license to kill , anyone who tries to tear us apart , license to kill .\nlicence to kill\nn . michael walden , jeffrey cohen walter afanaseiff ( composers ) gladys knight ( performer )\ngardner , john ( 2012 ) . licence to kill . orion , p . 175 . isbn 978 - 1409135760 .\nlicence to kill cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of licence to kill actors includes any licence to kill actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each licence to kill actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of licence to kill have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nlicence to kill , road safety production team in kent . working together to save the lives of young people on kent ' s roads .\nlicence to kill gets better as it unfolds for more than two hours . it just takes an insufferably long while to find the right pace .\nan exciting read for 007 . captures the action from the film well and has equally great characterisation . licence to kill is recommended !\n\u201cyou have to make the choice of taking the advice given or to ignore it . don\u2019t ruin your life , or end the life of someone else . please remember you have a licence to drive , not a licence to kill . \u201d\nlicence to kill ranks as one of the best of the 16 bond films , thanks to dalton ' s athletic , tough and deadly new 007 .\nbenicio del toro is the second academy award - winning actor to play a bond villain ( after christopher walken in a view to a kill ) , although did not win his oscar until 11 years after licence to kill .\nbefore casino royale took james bond down a darker path , there was timothy dalton ' s final 007 outing , licence to kill . . .\nlicence to kill ( john gardner ' s bond series book 9 ) and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\ngot a license to kill , and you know i ' m going straight for your heart , got a license to kill , anyone who tries to tear us apart .\ngot a license to kill , and you know i ' m heading straight for your heart , got a license to kill , anyone who tries to tear us apart .\nabove : jane seymour ( who played solitaire in\nlive and let die\n) with david hedison at the\nlicence to kill\npremiere .\noverall ,\nlicence to kill\nis one of my favourites . a terrific action thriller and one of the closest films to ian fleming ' s james bond .\nlicense to kill with timothy dalton was released on 07 / 14 / 1989 .\ninside licence to kill - half - hour retrospective documentary . behind the scenes \u2013 various aspects of the film looked at . kenworth truck stunt film - 10 - minute documentary about the trucks that were specially designed for the stunt - filled climax . licence to kill music video \u2013 gladys knight sings the title song . \u201cgot a licence to kill - tuh ! ! ! \u201d if you asked me to music video \u2013 from patti labelle . bond ' 89 \u2013 dalton discusses his approach to bond .\ngot a license to kill , and you know i ' m going straight for your heart , baby , got a license to kill , anyone who tries to tear us apart .\nhouse to turn in his licence and his weapon . he comments that it ' s\nthe licence to kill screenplay was novelised by the then - novelist of the bond series john gardner . it was the first bond novelisation since moonraker in 1979 .\nlicence to kill\nis about to be released uncut for the first time on the forthcoming ultimate edition dvd . mi6 takes an indepth look at the cuts restored . . .\nit is alleged that chiwenga demanded deme ' s driver ' s licence to which he complied .\nan essential part of the bond collection , licence to kill revealed that 007 could move with the times and take on , and beat the sort of villainy that everybody can relate to .\nanti - hero example ; bond frames krest for embezzlement so that sanchez will kill him , but he is visibly shocked by the manner that sanchez chooses to kill him .\nlicence to kill\nhas grown on me over the years . it took\ncasino royale\nto make me appreciate\nlicence to kill\n. i did not like\nlicence to kill\nat first as i thought it was too dark and too much like miami vice . after watching\nlicence to kill\nafter seeing\ncasino royale\nand revisiting a few other bond films ( particularly\non her majesty ' s secret service\n) , i had a better understanding of dalton ' s motivation behind his bond . the first bond film not based off of a fleming novel ( although elements of\nlive and let die\nwere borrowed ) .\nlicence to kill\nhad an excellent cast with dalton , robert savi as sanchez , carey lowell as pam bouvier and benico del toro as dario .\nlicence to kill\nwas desmond llewelyn ' s finest hour as q . the rogue agent concept was great as it introduced a new element in the bond franchise ( unlike\non her majesty ' s secret service\nwhere bond was just on leave ) .\nthen you have my resignation , sir . . . we ' re not a country club , 007 ! effective immediately , your licence to kill is revoked . . .\nmi6 caught up with david hedison , the only actor to appear twice as james bond ' s cia ally felix leiter in\nlive and let die\nand\nlicence to kill\n. . .\ndeme told chiwenga that the radio licence had expired in june this year and was going to renew it .\nwithout question the most underrated film of the series . licence to kill has acquired a bad reputation in certain parts for having the temerity to try and do something different . so the mission here is personal :\nonce again , we get to hear bond\u2019s exploits in dts - hd ma 5 . 1 , as per the rest of the twenty - two titles that join licence to kill in this lavish box set .\ndespite a terrible score ,\nlicence to kill\nis a great bond film . with the best bond performance of the series to date , a great villain , a good supporting cast ( though some of them are out of place ) , good action sequences , and a good plot ,\nlicence to kill\nis a classic 007 film that ranks in the top five best bond films .\nby far the worst of the bond novels i ' ve read . this is john gardner ' s attempt to novelise the film licence to kill , and , for some reason , to reconcile its events with those from . . .\nthe kill - clause may impact the government\u2019s negotiations with shenhua to reduce the size of its exploration licence , which would restrict the mine to the ridges of the plains . the leader contacted shenhua , but the company declined to comment .\njames bond is one such someone as evident in the 1989\nlicence to kill\nstarring timothy dalton as ian fleming ' s world famous secret agent in his second and last outing as bond .\nstream licence to kill ( soundtrack ) by various artists and 40 million songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms and conditions apply .\nwith the headline : review / film ; dalton as a brooding bond in ' license to kill ' .\nif ever a bond film showed up the differences between a hardcore fan ' s impression of what makes a bond movie , and the casual fan ,\nlicence to kill\nis it . a gritty , hard - bitten thriller , with bond operating against the wishes of his superiors , avenging the attempted murder of his friend felix leiter , and the actual murder of felix ' s new bride .\nlicence to kill\ntreads a dangerous line between action fantasy , action reality and contemporary drama . much has been made of the public ' s indifference to dalton as bond , with\nlicence to kill\noften cited as evidence for the case against him . in fairness it ' s easily dalton ' s best performance ( of his two ) and\nlicence to kill\nstands as one of the best of the series .\nsome of 007 ' s earlier adventures fail to hold up , but in a post - ' taken ' world , ' licence to kill ' certainly aged well and is a under - appreciated gem in the bond catalog .\non an outline that wilson was to develop into a script on his own , titled at that time licence revoked .\nchiwenga then indicated to deme that the vehicle had no radio licence disk and demanded a spot fine of $ 100 .\nlicence to kill is a series highpoint . possibly even the highest point , once you accept the sacred cows of from russia with love and goldfinger weigh too heavy with legend to be properly measured . as psychologically - driven as any craig \u2013 but without the craig - era jump - and - waving , \u2018look ! i\u2019m psychologically driven ! respect me ! ' \u2013 licence to kill ditches the map and strikes deep into uncharted terrain .\nbond has lost his licence to kill . after he took revenge on the cia agent who handed his friend over to the master criminal , sanchez , m revoked his double 0 status and he ' s considered a rogue agent .\nnew avenue : after eight inactive years , the government can legally cancel shenhua ' s exploration licence .\nlicence to kill may see bond going it alone from mi6 , but its transfer keeps the british end up with an avc encode that delivers a crisp , detailed and beautifully coloured 2 . 35 : 1 image .\nthe theme tune to 007 , licence to kill , performed by gladys knight . for entertainment purposes only , i do not claim ownership or rights of this production . copyright is held by its respective owners , including emi and mgm .\nour stateside friends , it seems , can go a lot further along the tightrope of potential entrapment than what would be considered \u2018proper\u2019 for british officers , and equally a licence to kill appears to have more room for interpretation overseas too .\nturn in your badge / rogue agent : the premise of the film is bond resigning his license to kill to go after sanchez .\nlicence to kill was adapted as a graphic novel by writer - artist mike grell , who would go on to write several original james bond comic books . the adaptation was published in both hardcover and paperback editions by eclipse comics in 1989 .\nwe might call licence to kill james bond vs . scarface . at one point in the film sanchez tells a business partner \u201cit\u2019s not personal , it\u2019s business . \u201d this echoes the mantra of both scarface and the untouchables .\nhow did you get hired to reprise the role for\nlicence to kill\n? several years later i was having dinner with my wife at the bistro gardens in beverly hills . cubby broccoli and his lovely wife , dana , were also there and i waved hello to them . as they were leaving , they by our table to say hello . that was it . several weeks later i was called in for a meeting with director john glen , from which i cast in\nlicence to kill .\nshenhua has made a last ditch attempt to avoid the kill date , applying for an exemption to the condition , which the government is considering .\nlicence to kill was also adapted as a forty - four page , colour graphic novel , by writer and artist mike grell ( also author of original - story bond comic books ) , published by eclipse comics and acme press in hardcover and trade editions in 1989 . the adaptation closely follows the film story , although the ending is briefer , and james bond is not drawn to resemble timothy dalton after dalton refused to allow his likeness to be licensed . domark also published a video game adaptation , 007 : licence to kill , to various personal computers .\nlicence to kill has a mixture of all the essential bond attributes . dalton is an action man and a more sensitive and moody bond in this film . shame he turned down the chance to do goldeneye , that would have made him a mega star .\nrewarded as a traitor deserves : averted ; krest wants to kill killifer , but sanchez insists on paying him as agreed .\n1990 : heathers\u2026 daniel waters , new world ( winner ) crimes and misdemeanors\u2026 woody allen , orion licence to kill\u2026 richard maibaum & michael g . wilson , united artists sea of love\u2026 richard price , universal true believer\u2026 wesley strick , columbia\nwith dalton straightening out bond for the second time , licence to kill continues the salvage operation begun in the living daylights and rescues a series that was in danger of shooting itself in the foot . with a walther ppk , of course .\nsanchez : when you ' re up to your ankles , you ' re going to beg to tell me everything . when you ' re up to your knees , you ' ll kiss my ass to kill you !\nthe project was originally titled\nlicence revoked\n, and teaser artwork was produced with this title . among the reasons for changing the title was to avoid confusion with the 1981 james bond novel ,\nlicence renewed\n, written by john gardner ( who ended up writing a novel based on this film as well ) . licence renewed means the opposite of licence revoked . another reason for the change was that\nlicense revoked\ndenotes losing one ' s driving privileges in the u . s . taglines for\nlicence revoked\nincluded\nyou ' re looking at the world ' s most wanted man\nand\ndismissed . disgraced . dishonored . deadly .\nin the movie , when m says to james bond ,\nyour licence to kill is revoked\n, both titles are referenced at the same time . after a minor controversy as to whether the british or american spelling (\nlicence\nor\nlicense\n) would be used in the title , the british spelling won out .\n\u201cif you\u2019ve already paid for sky , why do you have to pay for a licence ? they keep harassing me on the phone , telling me to pay . \u201d\nas post - production got under way , the publicity department set about creating the promotional posters for the film , all emblazoned with the title licence revoked . before long , however , the title had changed to the now more familiar licence to kill . the official line was that licence revoked was proving too hard to translate for non - english speaking territories , but it later emerged that test screenings in the states had left audiences puzzled - few of them , it is said , understood what the word\nrevoked\nactually meant .\nlyrically speaking , we ' ll admit it ' s a bit by - the - numbers , but ' licence to kill ' is elevated by gladys knight absolutely nailing the vocals without even breaking a sweat and stomping all over her more anaemic challengers .\nlicence to kill is the theme song of the bond film of the same name . it was written by narada michael walden , jeffrey cohen , and walter afanasieff . the song was performed by the legendary\nempress of soul\n, gladys knight .\nin\nlicence to kill\n, felix has a very brutal and realistic encounter with a shark . were those scenes tough to shoot ? yes . it was really gory stuff . a great deal was finally edited out . too much i imagine for a james bond flick .\nresignations not accepted : as m stated ,\nwe are not a country club , 007 !\n. m could not fire bond or allow him to resign - only revoke his licence to kill . this invokes a bit of fridge horror while you really think about it .\nlicence to kill\nalso offers to the audience a situation that is familiar to literary bond fans , but overwhelmingly disliked by non - book - movie - only bond fans as james bond pushes his luck to the maximum to get out of trouble . indeed ,\nlicence to kill\noffers a sequence reminiscent to a scene in the casino royale novel ( 1953 ) where bond is captured by villain le chiffre and about to be killed only to survive as le chiffre ' s organization smersh decides to send a termination squadron to assassinate their traitor agent le chiffre and thus enabling bond to survive . the scenario delivered in\nlicence to kill\nhas james bond set up to kill sanchez using his signature sniper rifle , provided by q , and about to squeeze the trigger when attacked by chinese agents working for kwang ( cary - hiroyuki tagawa ) , undercover as a chinese businessman visiting sanchez to do business with him bringing cocaine back to china . however , sanchez ' chief of security heller ( don stroud ) followed and attacked the chinese agents and finds bond unconscious and tied down to a table . heller and sanchez conclude that bond was trying to eliminate the chinese agents to protect sanchez as moments earlier , bond had introduced himself to sanchez as a rogue\nproblem solver\nlooking for work .\nalmost 200 , 000 people were prosecuted last year for failing to buy a television licence . should those who can\u2019t afford to pay their bills be criminalised in this way ?\nmarked the last filmed appearance of felix leiter until casino royale ( 2006 ) . david hedison remains the only actor to play felix leiter opposite two different bonds , timothy dalton in licence to kill ( 1989 ) , and sir roger moore in live and let die ( 1973 ) .\nwhen bond refuses to leave the leiter matter to the americans , m tells bond that his\nlicence to kill is revoked\n. however , it must be said that the film ' s title is not particularly appropriate when compared with its original title ( see the\nanything else ?\nsection ) .\nthe initial outline of what would become licence to kill was drawn up by wilson and maibaum . before the pair could develop the script , the writers guild of america ( wga ) went on strike and maibaum was unable to continue writing , leaving wilson to work on the script on his own . although both the main plot and title of licence to kill owe nothing to any of the fleming novels , there are elements from the books that are used in the storyline , including a number of aspects of the short story\nthe hildebrand rarity\n, such as the character milton krest . the novel live and let die provided the material surrounding felix leiter ' s mauling by a shark , whilst the film version of the book provided the close similarity between the main villain , mr . big , and licence to kill ' s main villain sanchez . the screenplay was not ready by the time casting had begun , with carey lowell being auditioned with lines from a view to a kill .\nm :\nthis private vendetta of yours could easily compromise her majesty ' s government . you have an assignment , and i expect you to carry it out objectively and professionally !\njames bond :\nthen you have my resignation , sir !\nm :\nwe ' re not a country club , 007 ! effective immediately , your licence to kill is revoked , and i require you to hand over your weapon . now . i need hardly remind you that you ' re still bound by the official secrets act .\n\u2015m strips james bond of his licence to kill .\nit probably shouldn ' t have come as too much of a surprise that kill ifer ends up dead early on .\ni am not particularly a fan of\nlicence to kill\n, but i certainly don ' t hate it . it isn ' t dull like certain bonds , and it isn ' t poorly made , or lazily put together . the problem with\nlicence to kill\nis that it dares to be different , and by stepping outside the usual routine , we lose site , however briefly , of bond ' s cinematic values , history and legacy . however , we do need films like this , because it shows that cubby was never taking his eye off the ball .\nthere are very few low points in\nlicence to kill\n. digging deep to find them , the character joe butcher ( wayne newton ) was rather silly and the score by michael kamen is easily one of the very worst of the series . gladys knight ' s theme song was however quite acceptable .\nproduction notes - licence to kill with the living daylights still on general release and doing less well than anyone might have hoped , eon set about preparing the next bond adventure . licence to kill was going to break with the bond tradition in a number of ways . first of all it was the first eon bond film not to take at least part of its title from a fleming original - the only fleming titles still unused were the short stories quantum of solace , risico and the hildebrand rarity [ all 1960 ] and the property of a lady [ 1963 ] , none of which were then deemed suitably cinematic .\nthe movie title and the alternate title is said by m when bond is handing in his resignation :\nyour license to kill is revoked .\ndella churchill was the fictional fianc\u00e9e and wife of drug enforcement administration ( dea ) agent , felix leiter . she appeared in the 1989 james bond film licence to kill and was played by actress priscilla barnes . the character is subsequently re - imagined in the 2012 video game 007 legends .\nloti is a fictional hong kong narcotics agency operative tasked with infiltrating drug lord franz sanchez ' s operations in isthmus . the character appears in the 1989 james bond film licence to kill , portrayed by actress diana lee hsu , and was also featured in john gardner ' s accompanying novelization .\nlicense to kill\nis a very good bond film . i would rank it highly amongst the other bond films . i am a fleming adorer . i prefer bond to be what flemming wrote , not what broccoli or saltzman changed him in to . dalton came close to living up to that in\nthe living dalights\n. he is bond , completely ruthless , violent , but charming , and a womaniser . that is how i like my bond served , as it were , and it ultimately helps\nlicence to kill\nto stick out from the crowd .\nprivate revenge ( italy ) , the cancelled licence ( japan ) , personnel revenge ( greece ) , time for revenge ( sweden ) .\nevery once in a while , [ the bond series ] pulls in its stomach , pops the gun from its cummerbund , arches its eyebrow and gets off another bull ' s - eye . the newest , licence to kill , is probably one of the five or six best of bond .\nthe screenplay was not ready by the time casting had begun , with carey lowell being auditioned with lines from a view to a kill ( 1985 ) .\napart from a spin - off video game , 007 : licence to kill ( 1989 ) , the film ' s title lent its name to a card game in 1967 . produced by golden wonder , the packaging boasted the tagline :\nan exciting new james bond game\n. there are fifty - two playing cards , which include four\nlicence to kill\ncards , forty - eight\nenemy agent\ncards , and twelve\nassignment cards\n. the cover of the manual for the card game read :\no . h . m . s . - top secret - oo agents only\n.\nthe scene where bond resigns from the mi6 was shot at ernest hemingway ' s house in key west . that ' s why when m ( robert brown ) informs 007 that his licence to kill is revoked , he replies ,\ni guess this is a farewell to arms ,\na nod to one of hemingway ' s most famous novels .\nfan reviews -\nlicence to kill\nfan reviews of the james bond films can be submitted to mi6 via the contribute page , or on the reviews board of the\nkeeping the british end up\ndiscussion forums . the views expressed on this page are those of the individual and not mi6 - hq . com .\nzorin checks bond ' s identity with facial recognition technology which confirms he is james bond 007 , licenced to kill . this adds to the ever growing list of people who seem to know the personnel of mi6 .\ntheme song : the only bond theme to go no . 1 on the billboard hot 100 , duran duran\u2019s \u201ca view to a kill\u201d is a glammy , delirious piece of \u201980s cheese .\nnorman wilner of msn considered licence to kill the second worst bond film , above only a view to a kill , but defended dalton , saying he\ngot a raw deal . the actor who could have been the definitive 007 . . . had the bad luck to inherit the role just as the series was at its weakest , struggling to cope with its general creative decline and the end of the cold war\n. in october 2008 time out re - issued a review of licence to kill and also thought that dalton was unfortunate , saying\none has to feel for dalton , who was never given a fair shake by either of the films in which he appeared\n. on a more positive note , chuck o ' leary of fantastica daily remarked that it was a rare entry in the bond series where the danger seems real .\naudiences in the 1980 ' s were still expecting moore bond , and whilst\nthe living daylights\nveered away from that , it still featured some of that wit .\nlicence to kill\ngoes very far away from that , and audiences just didn ' t want it , leading to its failure , along with other things . interestingly , if the film had been released now , audiences would have been more used to more similar realistic films , and it would have been more successful .\nlicence to kill ' s\ndownfall was that it was too ahead of its time . is it so far away from the recent craig films ? no .\ndespite eon ' s best efforts to endear the film to the american market by setting it on their doorstep and filling the supporting cast with american actors , licence to kill came of worst in the summer box office battle . with admissions dropping to 11 . 7 million , the all - important stateside gross of $ 34 , 667 , 015 didn ' t even manage to cover the negative costs of $ 35 million .\ndavid hedison returned to the series to reprise the role of cia agent turned dea agent felix leiter . hedison had played the role once before , opposite roger moore in live and let die and became the first actor to play the character more than once . other familiar faces returning to the series were robert brown as m and caroline bliss as moneypenny , licence to kill marking the swan song in the series for both actors .\n007 : licence to kill is a top down action video - game based on the james bond film of the same name , developed by quixel and published by domark in 1989 . it was originally released for dos and then ported to the amiga , amstrad cpc , atari st , bbc micro , commodore 64 , msx and zx spectrum .\nfilm ratings organisations had objections to the excessive and realistic violence , with both the motion picture association of america and the british board of film classification requesting content adaptations , with the bbfc in particular demanding the cut of 36 seconds of film . the 2006 ultimate edition dvd of licence to kill marked the first release of the film without cuts .\nas part of the collection\njames bond : ultimate edition\n. the films moonraker ( 1979 ) , for your eyes only ( 1981 ) , octopussy ( 1983 ) , a view to a kill ( 1985 ) , the living daylights ( 1987 ) , licence to kill ( 1989 ) , goldeneye ( 1995 ) , tomorrow never dies ( 1997 ) , the world is not enough ( 1999 ) and die another day ( 2002 ) were also included in the nomination .\nthe bond girl : roberts\u2019s bland geologist pales next to the snarling , statuesque jones , who can kill with a camptastic glare as much as a poisoned fishing rod .\nunfortunately , the 1980 ' s also gave birth to other action / thriller film series , indiana jones , die hard , beverly hills cop etc . and box office wise , bond just couldn ' t keep up , with\nlicence to kill\nhaving the lowest worldwide take . but it must be mentioned that only in north america did\nlicence to kill\nmake it ' s money , as on his home turf in the uk , bond still had it , with audience . yes , at the time dalton had his critics , but also his champions . but in recent years , there has been a slow albeit steady rise in the latter .\nthe opening chords to this movie ' s theme is similar to the one to goldfinger .\nwhen you ' re up to your ankles , you ' re gonna beg to tell me everything . when it gets up to your knees , you ' ll kiss my ass to kill you !\nthus snarls sanchez as he prepares to feed bond into a giant drug shredder .\nnow looking back on it ,\nlicence to kill\nis almost unlike any other bond film we ' ve ever seen . borrowing elements from the fleming novel , live and let die and short story the hildebrand rarity , two of the darkest literacy installments , it is no wonder why the film adaptation reflects this .\nsanchez ' s chilling words to an ill fated leiter couldn ' t be further from how you would describe the 16th bond adventure . daring , provocative and the highest certified film by the bbfc ,\nlicence to kill\nharkens back to the roots of the 007 character created 37 years previously by fleming as dalton injects a brilliant sense of humanity and a no - nonsense attitude to the british secret agent we ' ve come to love .\na southerton policewoman is being sued by a harare man for illegally impounding his vehicle and detaining it at southerton police station over an expired zbc radio licence .\na clause in the fine print of the shenhua liverpool plains coal mine contract means the government could cancel the company\u2019s licence by the end of the week .\nthe cancellation clause says if the company has not commenced \u201csubstantial development\u201d of a mine on the site within eight years , its exploration licence can be cancelled .\ngladys knight belts the living daylights out of the theme to licence to kill , a song that sounds like the kind of tune your parents would have had sex to in the 1980s . it\u2019s the early electronic production that kills an otherwise solid james bond song here . if they\u2019d put away the casio keyboards and hired a full orchestra instead , this could have been one of the best .\n1 a view to a kill not only the best bond theme but it is the bloody greatest song ever ! yes , you read that right . 2 the rest 3 another way to die another day\nwhen bond hands reluctantly hands over his weapons and his license to kill to m , the impressive building they are standing in was once the home to writer ernest hemingway - thus making bond ' s quip about\na farewell to arms\nall the more resonant .\nthat they were going to sell on the black market wasted on trying to kill bond , etc ) as the movie goes on . sanchez eventually gets enough during the final action sequence , and with a proper\nbraun is a fictional henchman and one of the sanchez cartel ' s three main henchmen alongside dario and perez ; serving as the silent muscle of the three . the character appears in the 1989 james bond film licence to kill , portrayed by actor guy de saint cyr , and was fleshed out in john gardner ' s accompanying novelization .\ndavid robinson , writing in the times observed that licence to kill\nwill probably neither disappoint nor surprise the great , faithful audience\n, but bemoaned the fact that\nover the years the plots have become less ambitious\n. robinson thought that dalton ' s bond\nhas more class\nthan the previous bonds and was\na warmer personality\n. iain johnstone of the sunday times pointed out that\nany vestiges of the gentleman spy . . . by ian fleming\nhave now gone , and in its place is a bond that is\nremarkably close both in deed and action to the eponymous hero of the batman film\nthat was released at the same time as licence to kill .\nafter bond kills killifer using the same shark tank used for leiter , m meets bond in key west ' s hemingway house and orders him to an assignment in istanbul , turkey . bond resigns after turning down the assignment , but m suspends bond instead and revokes his licence to kill . bond becomes a rogue agent , although he later receives unauthorised assistance from q .\n\u201cbetween 1 december 2013 and 31 december 2013 you used a colour television receiver without a licence at this address . do you plead guilty or not guilty ? \u201d\nlicence to kill ( released in the united states as license to kill , but sold in the u . s . home video market with the british spelling ) is the sixteenth film in the james bond film series made by eon productions . released in the united kingdom on 13 june , 1989 , licence to kill is the fifth and last bond film to be directed by john glen , and the second and final film with timothy dalton portraying british secret service agent , commander james bond . it is also the final film to have robert brown as m and caroline bliss and miss moneypenny as well as the final film to have both the gunbarrel sequence and the main title sequence designed by maurice binder before his death in 1991 and the final film to be produced by albert r . broccoli , who was unavailable for 1995 ' s goldeneye due to his declining health . broccoli had been credited with producing every official james bond film since dr . no ( 1962 ) , with the exception of thunderball ( 1965 ) .\nin entertainment , baz ashmawy is trying new ways to kill nancy in 50 ways to kill your mammy which is shortlisted alongside the unique musical talent that is the imelda may show , brendan o\u2019connor\u2019s cutting edge has cut its way into the shortlist and tv3\u2019s flagship evening programme the seven o\u2019clock show has earned its nod for its eclectic mix and style of entertainment .\ndeconstruction : bond going rogue had been hinted in previous films ( goldfinger , and most notably on her majesty ' s secret service ) , but never really explored until now . licence to kill really doesn ' t show this in a flattering light , considering the number of innocent people who end up dead because of bond ' s vendetta .\nlest we think the brits are still playing cricket when it comes to all this , taylor was careful to hold them to account over the shoot - to - kill policy , voraciously denied by the government after three ira members were shot by the sas in gibraltar in 1988 .\nattend a reception to celebrate the release of lorre ' s ' what doesn ' t kill us makes us bitter ' at mixology101 & planet dailies on october 24 , . . .\nyou were injured during shooting of the parachute landing sequence that appears in the pre - titles teaser of\nlicence to kill\n. can you tell us a little about that shot with the crane , did it affect the production for you ? we had already completed the shot - - but the director thought we could improve on it . wrong !\none of the joys of licence to kill is the prominence of q . the grumpy gadget master effectively acts as bond ' s sidekick for the second half of the film . being in the field , q can ' t churn out the gadgets , although he provides bond with some plastic explosive in a toothpaste tube for a failed assassination of sanchez .\nattend a reception to celebrate the release of lorre ' s ' what doesn ' t kill us makes us bitter ' at mixology101 & planet dailies on october 24 , 2012 . . .\na television licence costs \u00a3145 . 50 a year , but with people on benefits struggling to pay council tax and the bedroom tax , it ' s a charge many can ' t afford . photograph : alamy\nthoughts deme applied at the harare civil court for the return of his driver ' s licence , car keys and goodies that were in his vehicle seized by a sergeant chiwenga .\na tv licensing spokesman says : \u201cwe do everything we can to help people buy a licence and provide many ways to pay , including small weekly cash payments . however , we do enforce the law against evaders on behalf of those who pay . in 2013 / 14 , licence fee evasion cost the bbc between \u00a3196m and \u00a3235m in lost revenue , so it\u2019s important we minimise evasion to ensure as much money as possible goes towards bbc programmes and services . \u201d\nlicence to kill\nhad started life as the more palatable licence revoked , but for reasons now shrouded in rumours and legend , it was replaced . and we now had a situation where the original title , - capturing the mood of the plot perfectly , was substituted with a title that meant the exact opposite ! the wilson / maibaum plot delved a little into ian fleming ' s output , but in general this was all new bond , chronicling the schemes of a south american drug baron as he ingeniously transports his merchandise around the world .\nthe horrific end to felix ' s marriage to della echoes bond ' s own tragic marriage to tracy .\nas part of\nbond 50 : the complete 22 film collection\n. the films you only live twice ( 1967 ) , live and let die ( 1973 ) , moonraker ( 1979 ) , for your eyes only ( 1981 ) , octopussy ( 1983 ) , a view to a kill ( 1985 ) , the living daylights ( 1987 ) , licence to kill ( 1989 ) , goldeneye ( 1995 ) , tomorrow never dies ( 1997 ) , the world is not enough ( 1999 ) and quantum of solace ( 2008 ) were also included in the nomination .\nwhilst i love\nlicence to kill\n, the portrayal of bond and the villain , sanchez , i do have some issues with the film . benicio del toro , as henchman dario , is criminally ignored in the film . he really doesn ' t have enough screen time . along with davi , toro is a brilliant henchman and i would have loved the relationship to be more explored within the film .\nattend a reception to celebrate the release of lorre ' s ' what doesn ' t kill us makes us bitter ' at mixology101 & planet dailies on october 24 , 2012 in los . . .\nin italy , the title was\nvendetta privata\n( personal revenge or private revenge ) , not following the translation , because the first bond film ( dr . no ( 1962 ) ) was titled\nlicenza di uccidere\n, the translation of this film ' s title . sweden had the same problem : dr . no had been\nagent 007 med r\u00e4tt att d\u00f6da\n( agent 007 with a license to kill ) , so\ntid f\u00f6r h\u00e4mnd\n( time for revenge ) was used for this movie . other countries used personal revenge ( france ) ; the cancelled licence ( japan ) ; with a right to kill ( norway ) ; permission to kill ( brazil ) . finland , croatia , portugal , and spain simply translated the actual title .\ni had a problem with some of the editing . bond appears to kick m in the stomach when he loses his\nlicence to kill\n( after 3 viewing i realised he didn ' t ! ) . later when bond is in krest ' s warehouse , we see leiter ' s button hole on the floor , but its difficult to be sure if bond also sees it ( he does , but it isn ' t absolutely clear ) .\nin the action stakes\nlicence to kill\ncertainly doesn ' t skimp , but it ' s not up to the usual big budget standard . in its defence it does have a fabulous tanker truck chase climax . a wonderful sequence that ranks right up there with the best bond moments , it shows you bond as hero and victim . battered and bloodied come the end , it ' s very exciting and refreshing .\n: bond delivers an epic one to m when the latter reprimands him for going against orders to avenge the leiters , and refuses to let bond continue with his effort . even with his fellow agents prepared to kill him should he resist , it doesn ' t faze him and he promptly makes a fast getaway .\ncommander james bond is a senior operational officer of the ' double - o ' ( ' 00 ' ) branch , an ultra - covert black ops unit within the british secret intelligence service ( mi6 ) . as an agent of mi6 , bond holds code number\n007\n. the ' double - o ' prefix indicates his discretionary licence to kill in the performance of his duties .\nyou cannot go to prison for non - payment of your licence fee , but you can be jailed for not paying a fine imposed as punishment for not paying for a licence , and in 2012 , 50 people were imprisoned , up from 30 in 2009 . of those , 49 were given a sentence of less than three months ; one person was given a sentence of somewhere between three and six months .\nbudgetary reasons caused licence to kill to be the first bond film shot completely outside the united kingdom , with locations in both florida and mexico . the film earned over $ 156 million worldwide , and enjoyed a generally positive critical reception , with ample praise for the stunts , but attracted some criticism of dalton ' s dark and violent interpretation of bond and the fact that the film was significantly darker and more violent than its predecessors .\nin that respect\nlicence to kill\nultimately fails . it doesn ' t have die hard ' s tension , lethal weapon ' s humour or chemistry , or the big daft stupid fun of rambo or commando . what it does have , however , is a good plot , fine acting and john glen ' s best direction since he took on the mantle of helmer four films previously .\nmission : licence to kill released : june 13 , 1989 bond : timothy dalton director : john glen budget : $ 42 million u . s . boxoffice : $ 34 . 6 million worldwide boxoffice : $ 156 . 2 million running time : 133 minutes univex rating : 005 villain : franz sanchez organization : self - employed scheme : selling cocaine henchmen : dario , heller , truman - lodge , milton krest girls : pam bouvier , lupe lamora allies : q , felix leiter , sharkey bond ' s kill count : 12 bond ' s conquest count : 2\n[ sanchez is about to kill james ] franz sanchez : you could have had everything . james bond : don ' t you want to know why ? [ shows sanchez felix ' s lighter , then sets sanchez on fire ] see more \u00bb\nthe best - performing tracks up until now were duran duran\u2019s a view to a kill \u2013 the title track from the 1985 film \u2013 and adele\u2019s theme from skyfall , both of which peaked at number two .\nattend a reception to celebrate the release of lorre ' s ' what doesn ' t kill us makes us bitter ' at mixology101 & planet dailies on october 24 , 2012 in los angeles , . . .\nlicence to kill has many virtues but sartorial elegance isn ' t one of them . most of bond ' s suits are drab , baggy and stuck in 1980s . in the casino scene bond sins by wearing a single - breasted dinner jacket with two buttons . multiple buttons on the front is for double - breasted dinner jackets only . also , the hairstyle here is a bit of a shocker .\nif the waiting defendants are representative of the 5 % of households who do not pay their licence fees every year , then most are struggling financially and there appears to be a lot of confusion about what the fee is for and why it has to be paid ."]}
{"id": 116794, "summary": [{"text": "a patch of blue is a 1965 american drama film directed by guy green about the relationship between a black man , gordon ( played by sidney poitier ) , and a blind white female teenager , selina ( elizabeth hartman ) , and the problems that plague their relationship when they fall in love in a racially divided america .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "made in 1965 against the backdrop of the growing civil rights movement , the film explores racism from the perspective of \" love is blind . \"", "topic": 4}, {"text": "shelley winters won the academy award for best supporting actress , her second win for the award , following her victory in 1959 for the diary of anne frank .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it was also the final screen appearance for veteran actor wallace ford .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "scenes of poitier and hartman kissing were excised from the film when it was shown in film theaters in the southern united states .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "these scenes are intact in the dvd version .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "according to the dvd audio commentary , it was the decision of director guy green that a patch of blue be filmed in black and white , although color was available .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film was adapted by guy green from the 1961 book be ready with bells and drums by the australian author elizabeth kata .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the book later won a writers guild of america award .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the plot differs slightly from the film in that it has a less optimistic ending .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in addition to the best supporting actress win for winters , the film was nominated for academy awards for best actress in a leading role ( elizabeth hartman ) , best art direction-set decoration ( black-and-white ) ( george davis , urie mccleary , henry grace , charles s. thompson ) , best cinematography ( black-and-white ) and best music ( original music score ) .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "hartman , 22 at the time , was the youngest best actress nominee ever , a record she held for ten years before 20-year-old isabelle adjani broke her record in 1975 . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "a patch of blue", "paragraphs": ["to ask other readers questions about a patch of blue , please sign up .\n: blue trident on white background with silver border . ( white on blue is also available for blue uniform . )\na patch of blue was the first book about a mixed relationship that i ' ve ever read . i really liked a patch of blue because it made a point to me that everyone was created equal . . .\ndescribes how elizabeth hartman was auditioned and chosen for the part of selina in\na patch of blue\n.\n: blue on blue knot on red and white background with red and white border .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of a patch of blue by elizabeth kata .\nu . s . department of education awards blue ribbon to st . elizabeth school | wyckoff , nj patch\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing a patch of blue near you .\na blind white girl ( elizabeth hartman ) falls in love with a black man ( sidney poitier ) in a patch of blue ( 1965 ) .\n: red / white / blue on red / white / blue knot on tan background with tan border .\n: green / blue / white on green / blue / white knot on tan background with tan border .\n: blue / red / yellow on blue / red / yellow knot on silver background with gold border .\na beautiful classic about friendship , love and a man who offers kindness to a blind girl even in the face of prejudice , a patch of blue is an amazing novel that everyone should read .\nu . s . department of education awards blue ribbon to st . elizabeth school\nafter a patch , challenges can be reset after 85 % have been completed .\nfeatured announcements are paid posts promoted by patch community members . to promote your local announcement on patch , create an account and start posting here .\na patch of blue is one of those films that manages to stay with you for years after you see it ; and then , when you see it again , it\u2019s just as beautiful as you remembered .\npatch welcomes contributions and comments from our users . we strive for civil , enlightened discussions on patch stories and local issues . please abide by our posting standards :\nsince i am black this book the patch of blue was very interesting . i liked the book . it was a love story about a blind white girl that was in love with a black guy who she . . .\nthis careful and empathetic approach to \u201cacting\u201d blind paid off . hartman\u2019s performance was incredibly convincing and she was nominated for the academy award for best actress ( a patch of blue was hartman\u2019s first film ) .\n@ joe - the venturing silver award knot patch is worn by youth and adults .\ntwo schools in wyckoff have been named national blue ribbon award schools . st . elizabeth joins dwight d . eisenhower middle school which received the national blue ribbon award in 2003 .\n\u201ca patch of blue\u201d is far from perfect , though it is a perfect example of liberal hollywood filmmaking of the 1960\u2019s . but it sincerely means well , and its heart is in the right place , and overall , it is a more complex and honest film than what you may expect .\nfrom comments on twitter , sounds like the controller issues are fixed in day 1 patch .\nfeatured events are paid listings by users and receive priority placement on patch , on our social pages and in our daily newsletters . to promote your local event on patch , click here .\n1997 soundtrack a patch of blue [ intrada ] long out of print until its revival by intrada , this score album represents something of the quieter , more contemplative side of goldsmith ' s music . composed for a poignant 1965 film about the gentle friendship between a black man ( sidney poitier ) and a abused blind white girl ( elizabeth hartman ) and the consequences of that friendship , the score relies heavily on piano , harmonica and flute , with goldsmith ' s music having a dark quietude as slow , elegant musical figures underscore the plight of the friends and the darkness of the world around them . a patch of blue is a lovely score that ought to be placed amongst the finest work of a fine career .\nat least once , reregister a minimum of 75 percent of the eligible members of your den as part of a pack rechartering .\nis there a knot patch for distinguished eagle recipient ? i can ' t locate one on the internet . thanks .\ndirector guy green said of the premise of a patch of blue : \u201cbasically it\u2019s a very corny story , a blind girl falling in love with a black man . \u201d he credits the writing of the novel it was based upon ( be ready with bells and drums , by elizabeth kata ) for ensuring that the story , and resulting film , were not corny in the least .\n@ scott - they are separate recognitions with separate requirements . the aol patch is only for aol recipients .\npremise : a behind - the - scenes look at the 1965 drama\na patch of blue\nfeatures director guy green discussing his reasons for selecting elizabeth hartman for the lead role . included : an interview with hartman , clips of her screen test and her visit to the braille in\u2026 ( more )\ngraduate a minimum of 60 percent of the eligible members of your webelos den into boy scouting .\na patch of blue portrays disability as a part of a woman\u2019s life that only defines her because she\u2019s grown up with an abusive and neglectful family . as soon as she gets access to a world ( literally and figuratively ) outside of their little apartment , she thrives , and we know she\u2019s just going to continue to grow . she\u2019s beginning her life\u2013a life that won\u2019t be defined by her blindness .\nthe views expressed in this post are the author ' s own . want to post on patch ? register for a user account .\na behind - the - scenes look at the 1965 drama\na patch of blue\nfeatures director guy green discussing his reasons for selecting elizabeth hartman for the lead role . included : an interview with hartman , clips of her screen test and her visit to the braille institute of america in los angeles to observe blind people doing everyday tasks .\nserve as leader of a blue and gold dinner , pinewood derby , space derby , raingutter regatta , field day , picnic or other cub scout pack activity .\n( another\npatch of blue\nco - star , shelley winters , declined comment . her spokesperson at international creative management offered ,\nshe ' s busy . she was asked to appear in a documentary about marilyn monroe and she turned that down , too .\n)\na patch of blue is a book about a blind girl named salina whos eyes were burned by acid accidently during a fight between her mother and father . everyday is more torture for her not knowing what anything looks like other then a few colors . red was the last color she saw as her father killed her mother ' s\nfriend\n. black is the color she is forced to always have in front of her . and blue is the color of the sky which she remembers so dearly . during the story we find that her mother is a prostitute\nnintendo has never seemed entirely comfortable with the digital aspect of the games business , and yet with its new console it is dabbling in one of the hallmarks of the age : the day one patch .\na flag for the nascent state consists of a white sky , blue water and a green plastic bottle . the official currency , \u201cdebris , \u201d comes in denominations of 20 , 50 and 100 , featuring different images of the wildlife\u2014turtles , seals , whales\u2014brutalized by floating trash .\nrecently i encountered a female scout leader wearing an arrow of light sash and patch . is this an appropriate honor ? i was under the impression that the arrow of light is only earned by weblos .\ni though that the patch of blue was an exiting book becacuse , the fact that the characters of different backgrounds came together with great love despite the fact of the racial factors going on at the time . i ' m a person who is in favor of this book greatly , this book has a great plot and the ending is some what shocking ! ! ! if you are a reader who likes books of real life settings then this would be a book for you .\nelizabeth katayama ( 1912 \u2013 4 september 1998 ) was an australian writer under the pseudonym elizabeth kata , best known for be ready with bells and drums ( 1961 ) , which was made into the award - winning film a patch of blue ( 1965 ) . she was born of scottish parents in sydney in 1912 . after marrying a japanese man named katayama in 1937 , she lived for ten years in japan . during the last years of world war ii she was interned at the mountain resort village of karuizawa , nagano . she returned to australia in 1947 with her baby son , battling the australian government for permission . as well as writing novels , she also wrote for television and several hollywood scripts . her first novel , be ready with bells and drums ( written in 1959 , first published in 1961 ) , was produced as the film a patch of blue ( 1965 ) . shelley winters playing the role of rose - ann d ' arcey won an academy award for best actress in a supporting role . guy green , who directed , also adapted kata ' s book and his screenplay was nominated for a writers guild of america award . after the success of the film , the novel was re - released as a patch of blue . the book was for many years included in the\nschool book list\nboth in the us and australia . the book mrs katayama and her splash of blue ( 2010 , independence jones ) , covers how elizabeth kata ' s first book became the film a patch of blue . elizabeth katayama died in sydney in 1998 .\nthe award design will be a circular blue enamel silver medallion upon which will be superimposed meridian lines and stars signifying the global scope of the award . an applied silver universal badge of the boy scouts of america will be centered upon the front of the medallion .\na patch of blue manages to weave together themes of disability , race , socioeconomic issues and family dynamics with beauty and grace . it was nominated for multiple golden globes and academy awards ; shelley winters won the best supporting actress oscar , and notably , sidney poitier was nominated for the golden globe , but not an academy award .\nthe emotional evening featured a hot buffet and was emceed by calhoun principal nicole hollings . the blue and gray awards were brought to calhoun a number of years ago as a way to recognize the daily contributions both teachers and students make during a school year .\na patch of blue is an excellent book . i really like the story . at first i thought it was going to be a sad story . it turned out to be a love story . it is set in 1960 ' s when race was a problem , when white and black people did not get along . i did not like the ending because they did not get together .\ni admit that i have a certain fondness for sidney poitier \u2019s 1965 mgm film \u201ca patch of blue . \u201d one can look at the film today with our jaded , cynical eyes , and say it\u2019s corny , predictable and woefully na\u00efve . but there\u2019s a real core of sincerity at the center of the film ; and even though you can look at it as an early example of the \u201cmagical negro\u201d film , i think it does go beyond that simple description in a few ways .\nmy husband achieved life in scouting in 1983 . what patch is he allowed to wear on his ass ' t scout master uniform ?\nserve as a council international committee member or as a member of the bsa ' s international committee for a minimum of three consecutive years .\nblue quality : primordial ruby , river ' s heart , wild jade , vermilion onyx , imperial amethyst , sun ' s radiance .\na webelos scout earns the arrow of light award by completing requirements from the webelos handbook . the arrow of light award is the hightest cub scout award available . the award patch is worn as a webelos scout and as a boy scout - adults wear the square knot symbol .\nbecome or recruit a member of the order of the condor for the interamerican scout foundation .\ncomplete three years of registered tenure as a skipper within a five - year period .\nthe school motto is\ncommunity , compassion , competence and character ,\nand these attributes may have helped st . elizabeth interparochial school in wyckoff receive the distinction of a national blue ribbon school .\na college volunteer at the crisis phone gets a call from a suicide caller .\nst . elizabeth interparochial school is a pre - k to 8th grade catholic school with 258 students . seven catholic schools received the national blue ribbon award from the u . s . department of education this year , and are all part of the archdiocese of newark .\n@ joe wilson . if you look at my post back on nov . 26th , 2012 , the issue of wearing two of the same knot is addressed as there is one time in bsa history it can be done . the excerpt is as follows :\nthe one time that two of the same knot can be worn is the current ( * * * update , this knot is now discontinued * * * ) blue / gold knot that represents the cub scouter award ( csa ) . this knot used to be the den leader coach award ( dlca ) from 1975 - 88 . in 1989 , a new knot ( blue on blue ropes , blue background , blue border . . . as blue as the webelos dl award is yellow and not pictured on this website ) was made for the dlca and the old knot accidentally became the csa . bsa acknowledged their mistake , and scouters who earned the dlca from ' 75 - ' 88 and the csa from ' 89 - 2013 can wear the same knot twice ( or could exchange the first one for the ' newer ' all blue knot ) .\nmicrosoft will not patch a critical security hole recently found and exploited in iis 6 on windows server 2003 r2 \u2013 the operating system it stopped supporting roughly two years ago .\nso just go with the red , white and blue bar to represent the gs gold award since it is already being producted by the ndc .\nnominations will be reviewed by and selections made by a subcommittee of the national court of honor .\nin 1965 , at age 21 , she was nominated for a best - actress academy award in her movie debut as a blind girl in\na patch of blue\n( but lost to julie christie in\ndarling\n) . she won a golden globe award for most promising female newcomer . she was voted one of 1966 ' s stars of tomorrow by the american film exhibitors . columnist hedda hopper predicted glowingly that\nthose who watch her at work tell me she can ' t miss .\nelizabeth katayama ( 1912 \u2013 4 september 1998 ) was an australian writer under the pseudonym elizabeth kata , best known for be ready with bells and drums ( 1961 ) , which was made into the award - winning film a patch of blue ( 1965 ) . she was born of scottish parents in sydney in 1912 . after marrying a japanese man named katayama in 1937 , she lived for ten years in japan . during the last years of world war\ncomplete at least two years of tenure as a registered adult leader in a venturing crew .\nin this promotional short for a patch of blue ( 1965 ) , director guy green describes how and why elizabeth hartman was chosen for the leading role in her first picture . we see an interview and screen test . after she has been chosen , elizabeth visits the braille institute of america in los angeles , where she sees how blind people are taught everyday tasks , such as opening drawers , and threading a needle .\nkill enemies while riding as a passenger ( not a gunner ) in a vehicle .\nfourteen students and 12 teachers were recognized for their efforts this year at sanford h . calhoun high school ' s annual blue and gray awards dinner .\nassist in planning a pack program that results in advancement in rank by a minimum of 50 percent of pack members each year .\na second video spotlights english actor and investigative journalist ross kemp discussing the trash patch in more detail\u20148 million tons of plastic garbage end up in the oceans each year , killing 1 million sea birds\u2014and making the case for its status as a country .\na patch of blue : \u0095 1 . main title - theme from\na patch of blue\n( 1 : 56 ) \u0095 2 . the park ( 2 : 05 ) \u0095 3 . stringin ' beads ( 1 : 43 ) \u0095 4 . pineapple juice & discovery ( 2 : 43 ) \u0095 5 . ol ' pa , help me ( 1 : 41 ) \u0095 6 . just the radio ( 1 : 26 ) \u0095 7 . waiting ( 1 : 03 ) \u0095 8 . friends ( 1 : 44 ) \u0095 9 . grandmom ' s music box ( 1 : 08 ) \u0095 10 . i walked myself ( 2 : 00 ) \u0095 11 . finale / love , the equalizer ( 3 : 23 )\ncarol ryan , vice principal and director of technology will join dr . mccue in washington d . c . on november 14 and 15 for the national blue ribbon awards conference and ceremony .\na grand total of 758 , 500 experience points can be gained by completing all of the challenges .\na patch of blue : \u0095 15 . main theme / the park / stringin ' beads ( 5 : 58 ) \u0095 16 . pineapple juice & discovery / ol ' pa , help me ( 5 : 27 ) \u0095 17 . waiting friends / grandmom ' s music box ( 6 : 22 ) \u0095 18 . i walked myself / finale ( 5 : 37 )\ntcm celebrates the 100th anniversary of a musical legend with three nights of programming devoted to some of leonard bernstein ' s . . . more\ncomplete at least 2 years of tenure as a registered adult leader in a cub scout pack .\ncomplete at least two years of tenure as a registered adult leader in a boy scout troop .\nthe completion of a challenge will bring up a notice in the top of the screen . in the case of\norbit achieved\nthis can potentially result in all of the levels of this challenge being displayed as each level completes in sequence .\nshelley winters won an academy award for her searing performance as rose - ann d ' arcy in a patch of blue . the star , however , is not winters but elizabeth hartman , cast as d ' arcy ' s blind , sensitive daughter , selina . a venomous prostitute , rose - ann treats both selina and grandfather ole pa ( wallace ford ) like dirt . fortunately , selina finds a way out via the kindly gordon ralfe ( sidney poitier ) , who befriends hartman and tries to open up doors for her previously closed by her selfish mother . despite the objections of the bigoted rose - ann and of gordon ' s brother mark ( ivan dixon ) , a bond stronger than physical love is forged between gordon and selina . brilliantly avoiding gooey sentiment throughout , a patch of blue was adapted for the screen by director guy green , from the novel be ready with bells and drums by elizabeth kata . ~ hal erickson , rovi\ncouncil : medallion suspended from blue and white ribbon and worn around the neck . ( for unit - , district - , and council - level recognition . )\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthe loot challenge\ncall of booty\nis a play on the call of duty video game franchise .\nserve as a leader for members of your pack attending a cub scout day camp or resident camp .\na black prison psychiatrist is assigned the distasteful task of helping a paranoid american nazi charged with sedition .\nthe shields challenge\ngame of thorns\nis a play on the title of the first book ,\ngame of thrones\n, in the\na song of ice and fire\nseries by george rr martin .\nand that\u2019s not even the only such mess . in july of this year , the same captain who stumbled on the first so - called patch 20 years ago discovered another gigantic one in the south pacific .\nthe stated goal\u2014that other countries will be obligated to clean up the island under the un\u2019s environmental charter\u2014is , it goes almost without saying , fantastical . in fact , the entire underlying premise of a trash island is perhaps a little less clear - cut than the campaign might suggest\u2014its mention of a france - sized clump of trash appears to refer to a higher - density concentration of large debris at the heart of an even more gargantuan swath of water discovered in 1997 and generally known as the \u201cgreat pacific garbage patch\u201d\u2014essentially a soup of ocean water and tiny pieces of plastic ( or microplastic particles ) , the span of which is notoriously hard to accurately measure , and difficult to clean up .\nthe award may be presented to citizens of any country whose scout association is a member of the world organization of the scout movement , in recognition of his or her service of exceptional character to the youth of his or her own country , or on an international basis .\ndescription : red / white / blue on red / white / blue knot on tan background with silver border . award requirements : the national eagle scout association has made this knot available to life members . show your nesa life membership card at a local scout shop and purchase the knot . either the eagle scout knot or the nesa life knot are worn , not both .\nthis is my favorite book , because my mom gave it to me as a gift when was 9 and i ' ve read it a bunch of times . this is a book i reflect on often and will always cherish . i still have my original copy ! a patch of blue is story about a blind girl in the 60 ' s , who lives with her prostitute mother and alcoholic grandfather . she meets a black man in the park and falls in love with him . she is racist , due to the times and what she has been taught by her mother and grandfather . she does not know that t\na boy scout earns the eagle scout award by completing requirements from the scout handbook . the eagle scout award is the highest youth rank in scouting . the award patch is worn as a boy scout - adults wear the square knot symbol .\nepic quality : zyanite , adventurine , sardonyx . no uncut epic gems actually datamined , just inferred from the names of cut epic gems . red , yellow , and blue epic gems have not yet been datamined .\na patch of blue is a book about a blind girl named salina whos eyes were burned by acid accidently during a fight between her mother and father . everyday is more torture for her not knowing what anything looks like other then a few colors . red was the last color she saw as her father killed her mother ' s\nfriend\n. black is the color she is forced to always have in front of her . and blue is the color of the sky which she remembers so dearly . during the story we find that her mother is a prostitute and her grandfather was a pimp and a drunk . salina lives her life makin beads for a man who becomes her close friend and eventually takes her to the park . there is where she met gordden , a kind man that helps in anyway he can and she grows to like him more and more . the story continues with her mother finding out about gorden and punishes salina out of spite . all and all i think this was a good book , but its depressing to read .\nquite simply ,\na patch of blue\nis probably the best human - interest love story i ' ve ever seen . it stars sidney poitier as gordon , a black man who ends up befriending young blind woman selina d ' arcy ( elizabeth hartman ) . accidentally deprived of her vision by her prostitute mother rose - ann ( oscar - winner for best actress , shelley winters ) at the age of five , selina spends her days either home by herself or alone in the park , placing beads on strings for her mother . the day selina meets gordon in the park , it ' s a glorious day as he tends to bring selina out of the dark and into the light , showing her many of life ' s great pleasures and how to live . of course , selina has no idea that gordon is actually black , though it doesn ' t take long for rose - ann to figure out what ' s going on with her daughter . writer / director guy green ( adapting the novel\nbe ready with bells and drums\nby elizabeth kata ) preceded the more liberal\nguess who ' s coming to dinner\n( 1967 ) by two years , which is another movie about interracial romances that would also star mr . poitier .\na patch of blue\nis a beautiful movie about two people who end of up changing each other ' s lives for the better , even while trapped in their own dark little worlds . the real standout here is elizabeth hartman as selina , one of the best performances by a young actress , and her oscar nomination was well - deserved . her blindness may shield her from the truth about the man she loves , but it ' s what she feels on the inside for him that really matters , and that is what makes her such an appealing young actress here .\na patch of blue\nis one of the greatest human - interest / love stories i ' ve ever seen . it ' s clear that in this day and age , there aren ' t more people making movies like guy green who know how to make classics such as his\na patch of blue .\n10 / 10\nas evidence of the award , there will be presented a suitable certificate duly authorized by the boy scouts of america .\njason - no , requirements are not\nwaiverable\nfor any awards . some requirements have options from which to choose , but you can ' t just say\naw , he did most of the requirements so that ' s good enough .\nevery den leader gets to wear a den leader patch - that ' s their basic recognition . those that complete training for their position get to wear the trained patch . those that complete the minimal requirements for the den leader award get to wear that knot patch . i blieve the uos , powwow , roundtable requirement is to promote interaction with other scouters and is an important part of earning the award .\nwhen i first started reading\na patch of blue\n, i didnt like it very much . but slowly it started to grow on me . the story takes place in an un - named big city in a poor district . the time is also hard to tell . it does not say for sure but there is alot of open racism so i am guessing it is in the time when blacks were hated . the main character or the narrorator is a young lady at age 18 . you slowly find out that she is blind and has been a majority of her life . but she still can remember what som\n@ david - that is correct . the idea being that the tiny pins on the patch will show volunteer involvement in multiple programs without having quite so many patches on the uniform .\n@ nick - you could contact the national oa committee for your\nwhy\nquestion , but i expect you ' ll be told that there is already a special sash , pin , and dangle for vigil recognition and a patch is not necessary .\ndescription : white on blue knot on tan background with tan border . award requirements : established in 1931 , the silver beaver award is presented for distinguished service to young people within a bsa local council . more than 50 , 000 recognitions have been conferred to date . as with the silver antelope , a recipient must be a registered adult member of the bsa . silver beaver awards are presented on the basis of the number of units in a council . download a application form .\na traveling handyman becomes the answer to the prayers of nuns who wish to build a chapel in the desert .\nthe blue and gray awards are presented as an opportunity to honor students who have worked hard , overcome obstacles and contributed to the spirit of calhoun high school . in return , the students nominated and recognized a teacher who has had a positive impact on their education and development as young adults .\nthe racial conflicts had a lot of realism to it . i feel the racial relationships had been discussed nicely . it held a feeling of early racism .\nride the elevator car from the bottom of the veins of helios to the top .\nreport on the progress of tiger cub dens at 75 percent of pack leader meetings .\na nominee must have rendered noteworthy service to youth in scouting , outside of scouting , or both . note : the nature and value of ' noteworthy service to youth ' may consist of a single plan or decisions that contributed vitally to the lives of large numbers of youth or it may have been given to a small group over an extended period of time .\na patch of blue is a good book in away there were certain things i liked and disliked about the book . the things i liked about the book were how selina went from sadness to happiness when she met gordon . the things i disliked about the book were how selina had to go through all that bad stuff throughout her life . for example she learned to be racist . i would recommend this book to who ever is in her situation and let them know life is not always about the color of your skin .\napproved awards may be presented by an authorized member of the boy scouts of america either by a personal visit with the recipient or at an official meeting of a national scout association , including the bsa .\nboth an esteemed actor and a respected humanitarian , sidney poitier received an academy award for best actor for lilies of the field ( 1963 ) and an honorary award presented in 2001 . born in miami , he grew up both in the bahamas and the united states and became a noted actor both on the stage and in such films as the defiant ones ( 1958 , which earned him his first oscar nomination ) , a patch of blue ( 1965 ) , in the heat of the night ( 1967 ) and guess who\u2019s coming to dinner ( 1967 ) . he has also directed nine features and remains a major inspirational figure among the creative community .\nserve for at least one year as chairman of a varsity scout team committee .\nwhen discovering new recipes , you will get a facets of research that has a chance to contain cut rare gems .\ncopyright \u00a9 1997 - 2018 , filmtracks publications . all rights reserved . the reviews and other textual content contained on the urltoken site may not be published , broadcast , rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of christian clemmensen at filmtracks publications . all artwork and sound clips from a patch of blue are copyright \u00a9 1997 , mainstream , tsunami , intrada records and cannot be redistributed without the label ' s expressed written consent . page created 6 / 24 / 97 and last updated 12 / 16 / 06 .\nsome of her therapists thought that this was another of her fantasies . but she was .\nif the unit leader award of merit has replaced the scout master award of merit , and one of the goals is to consolidate and reduce the number of knots , can someone who was awarded the scoutmaster award of merit now wear the unit leader award of merit instead .\nabout 50 years ago , when i was in my teens , i saw a movie called\na patch of blue\nstaring a young , extremely handsome sydney poitier . he befriended a blind white girl . enough said . i have loved sydney poitier ever since as an actor . while choosing my books on goodreads , i decided to read some books that i have seen and liked as movies when i was young and not so interested in reading . this novel broke my heart all over again . while reading it , i could see sydney as if it was yesterday ; that ende\nduring at least one program year , have a minimum of 50 percent of the webelos scouts in your den advance in rank ( webelos badge or arrow of light award ) .\ni earned both a scouter ' s key and a skipper ' s key award in both venturing and in sea scouting . though the knot is the same ( green & white , ( though i have seen at least one site that show ' s the skipper ' s key knot as a blue & white one , with the blue rope only slightly darker than the silver beaver blue ) the medals themselves are different . the scouter ' s key medal is typically worn with a device to designate which family of scouting it came from , but the skipper ' s key medal is unique to sea scouting . so on those very few occasions when the actual medals themselves are worn , would it be appropriate to wear both the scouter ' s key and the skipper ' s key medals ?\na blind young woman momentarily escapes the sordid world of her prostitute mother when a young black befriends her in the park .\nnominations should be submitted to the international division for consideration of a special selection committee .\nthe general combat challenge\nnot full of monkeys\nis a reference to the children ' s toy / game barrel of monkeys .\n: blue globe with three stars on red and white striped background with dark green border . worn with two stars to wearer ' s right . colors correspond to red and white striped ribbon on medal .\n@ tiger don . there is no such thing as an arrow of light sash . there is an order of the arrow sash . if the sash you saw was a red arrow on a white sash ( ~ 2\nwide ) , that is the oa , which adult female scouters can indeed be voted in by the youth members who know her under certain circumstances ( the same circumstances for electing adult male scout leaders ) . most adult male scouters in the oa were elected as youth and maintain their memberships . a aol patch or knot would be inappropriate ( if that ' s what it is and not an oa patch ) for a female scouter .\nthe enemies challenge\ncrystals are a girls best friend\nis a play on the title of the song\ndiamonds are a girl ' s best friend\noriginally from the broadway production of gentlemen prefer blondes .\npolygon , which only a few days ago offered its\ncase against buying a launch unit ,\nis full of praise for the way the switch delivers on its fundamental premise . sure , the day one patch is\nnot a good litmus test\nfor nintendo ' s much needed improvement online , but the basic experience of shifting from handheld to big - screen gaming and back again is\nindisputably exciting .\nthis is a great resource page . i have a question , however . my dad ( late ) was an eagle in1933 in the boston area , he would later earn his palms . while a missionary in the canal zone in the late 40 ' s he was a scouting executive . i have his eagle and key awards as well as a bronz colored , octagonal on a blue ribbon that i can ' t identify . any suggestions ?\nthe recipient does not have to be a member of a scout association . united states citizens may receive the silver world award for international service to youth , provided they are not registered members of the boy scouts of america .\nideals . must lead a discussion on ' participating citizenship ' and submit a paper on the ' world brotherhood of scouting . '\n: complete two years as a registered adult leader in a cub scout pack .\nserve as a staff member at either a district , council , area , regional or national event which presents a theme of youth with disabilities / special needs in scouting .\na urltoken petition asks viewers to sign up to be additional citizens of the country , thereby fulfilling one of the four requirements for recognition\u2014having a population . ( the other three are a defined territory , a government and the ability to interact with other states . )\ni wish they ' d give a profession a complete overhaul , instead of making it just the same old thing with just different mats . jc would have been a great target for a complete overhaul . cheers .\na unit certificate can be awared to a den , patrol , or group of five or more scouts for a unique , substantial , conservational project , but the square knot is reserved for those earning one of the medals .\nflash ahead to ' 79 , when i was west coast editor of radio & tv for\nbillboard magazine\nin l . a . & interviewed mr . goldsmith at his beverly hills home . he was working on thee 1st .\nalien\nfilm & starting the 1st .\nstartrek !\nimagine what - a - thrill it was for this fan to finally - meet - him ! . . . we briefly spoke about\na patch of blue\n& his process in creating the music . i told him how i ' d always enjoyed film scores , starting with\nthe wizard of oz\n( harold arlen was - a - bflo . , ny boy , where i - grew - up ! ) working with poitier was a thrill - for - him .\nthe money and trading challenge\nfor the hoard !\nis a play on words referencing world of warcraft , where npcs of the horde faction will say\nfor the horde\nafter accepting a quest and is a possible achievement for slaying the leaders of the alliance faction .\nidealistic engineer - trainee and his experiences in teaching a group of rambunctious white high school students from the slums of london ' s east end .\ngalpin subaru share the love event ! get a great deal and support a great cause ! we will donate $ 250 to a selected charity of your choice when you purchase or lease a new subaru . ends jan 2 .\nparticipate in a cub scout leader pow wow or university of scouting ( if your council conducts them ) during each year of tenure for this award .\nand the fact that it works makes the switch\nwholly unlike the playstation 4 and xbox one\n- a declaration that will no doubt delight nintendo , which has long made a point of putting clear blue water between its products and those of its rivals .\nthere is something remarkable about seeing the legend of zelda : breath of the wild running in portable mode , followed by that ' wow ' moment of docking the console and continuing on a television ,\npolygon continues .\nit ' s hard not to wonder if we ' re staring at the future of portable gaming , with nintendo and the switch promising to bridge the gap between mobile and console .\nan $ 18m supercomputer to simulate brains of mice in the land of swiss cheese . how apt , hpe\n( 1965 ) only if poitier agreed to play the leading role . based on a novel by australian novelist elizabeth kata , the script told of a friendship between a black man and a young white woman who has been blinded by her sadistic , bigoted mother and is therefore unaware that her new friend is of a different race .\nthen , of course , there are the burning issues of love and sex . magical negroes are always sexually neutered , practically asexual as not to offend the \u201cdelicate sensibilities\u201d of white audiences . but in \u201cblue , \u201d selina eventually falls head over heels in love with ralfe , as does he with her . but ralfe intentionally keeps his distance , knowing that getting involved with a white woman , let alone a blind one , is going to lead to all sorts of problems . however , the look in his eyes say something else altogether .\ndescription : white on orange knot on tan background with tan border . award requirements : the silver antelope award , created in 1942 , is granted for outstanding service to youth within the territory of a bsa region . there are 4 separate bsa regions . the criteria is similar to the silver buffalo except that a recipient must be a registered adult member of the boy scouts of america . awards are bestowed on the basis of the number of registered volunteers in a region . download a application form .\nthe shots fired challenge\nwho made that man a gunner ?\nis a reference to mel brooks ' spoof of star wars , spaceballs .\nduring each year of tenure for this award , participate in a cub scout leader pow wow or university of scouting , or attend at least four roundtables .\n@ jon . which arrow award ? the commissioner ' s arrowhead is still awarded ( not a knot ) , the arrow of light is still awarded ( adults wear the knot , not the rank patch ) , and the order of the arrow still wears its sashes ( also not knots ) . any oa pocket devices ( also not knots ) can be worn though all but two of them ( founder ' s award and standard oa membership ) are no longer awarded . lastly , the oa distinguished service award medal has an arrowhead and is still awarded ( knot as well ) and can be worn . any particular knot patch you are thinking of that could be considered an ' arrow award ' ? i ' m at a loss for what award you are talking about specifically .\nthe district award of merit is awarded by a district to a registered scouter for service to youth in the district . normally , the award is presented for service to youth in excess of five years .\nthe u . s . department of education announced the annual recipients of the national blue ribbon school award , which honors public and private elementary , middle and high schools where students achieve at high levels or where the achievement gap is narrowing . since 1982 , more than 6 , 500 of america ' s schools have received this coveted award . fourteen schools in new jersey received this year ' s honor .\nserve for at least one year as team committee person assigned to one of the five program fields of emphasis .\nit\u2019s no secret that there\u2019s a huge amount of plastic garbage floating around in the north pacific . but in a desperate attempt to fix the problem , a group of activists are trying a new approach\u2014lobbying the united nations to recognize one mass of trash as an actual country , so that the world\u2019s real governments will have to help to clean it up .\nas a cubmaster i was given a square knot for the arrow of light i earned . it seems to be different than all other arrow of light square knots i have seen . the green part of the knot is on top of the red part of the knot . why ? and does it have any particular value , meaning or interest ? thank you . scouter david\nmembership . attend at least 75 percent of ship meetings and activities for 18 months . present a talk on sea scouting and complete a service project .\nthis film is sad and effective , touching and indelible . elizabeth hartman is very sympathetic in this role as a blind teenager , growing up in a borderline white - trash home , with an alcoholic grandfather , and promiscuous down - at - heel mother , capably portrayed by shelley winters . sidney poitier delivers another effective performance here , as a sympathetic friend to selena ( hartman ) who tries to help better her life , even as his brother , a med student tells him to forget it , selena is a hopeless case from\na human trash heap\n. the performances are touching and understated as one feels what it may be like to live as a disabled blind woman . hartman is trampled and pushed to the ground simply because street people have no time to help her . the world is a cold place , but poitier offers his friendship and compassion as a small patch of blue in selena ' s otherwise dark world . highly recommended . 9 / 10 .\nthe assault rifle challenge\nfrom my cold , dead hands\nis a reference to a quote made famous by actor charlton heston in a speech at a national rifle association ( nra ) convention in 2000 when he was president of the organization .\na patch of blue\nwas perhaps the best film in which elizabeth hartman appeared . in fact , this was the movie in which the young actress made her movie debut . guy green , the director , took quite a chance when he entrusted ms . hartman to play such an important role . unfortunately , her career didn ' t do much for her as it appears hollywood forgot her and she was relegated to do television work . in fact , ms . hartman only made six full length movies , when she deserved to have been seen more . the story of\na patch of blue\nis about how blind we humans are . yes , selina is blind , but she sees people as they really are . this abused young woman is more intelligent than she is given credit for . she might not have the use of her eyesight , yet she recognizes kindness when it comes her way without making judgment on the only true friend she encounters in her life . gordon , the nice black man who stumbles upon selina in the park , is amazed how no one has ever paid attention to her . clearly , he sees the potential the young woman possesses and he is determined to help her in whatever way he can . selina , on the other hand , couldn ' t care less what color gordon is because she has seen beauty in the way he tries to give her the chance in life her own mother didn ' t bother to get . rose - ann , the mother is only interested in her own needs . she is a sad woman who is saddled by a daughter that she sees as a burden , yet , she is the one that caused the blindness because of her careless actions . rose - ann is a prejudiced woman who judges gordon too quickly without even investigating how he is trying to help selina . the film will not disappoint . ms . hartman did an excellent contribution to a film despite her inexperience . sidney poitier made a sympathetic gordon real . shelley winters , who won the oscar for this film doesn ' t have much to do , and even though she does good work , one has to be leery of those academy members that voted her the best supporting actress of that year when she deserved accolades for many other excellent contributions to films she did before this one .\na patch of blue\nowes a great deal to its director , guy green , who fought to make the film and for having elizabeth hartman in it ."]}
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' initial batman film series .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film stars michael keaton as bruce wayne/batman and jack nicholson as the joker , alongside kim basinger , robert wuhl , pat hingle , billy dee williams , michael gough and jack palance .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film takes place early in the title character 's war on crime , and depicts a battle with his arch-nemesis the joker .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "after burton was hired as director in 1986 , steve englehart and julie hickson wrote film treatments before sam hamm wrote the first screenplay .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "batman was not greenlit until after the success of burton 's beetlejuice ( 1988 ) .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "numerous a-list actors were considered for the role of batman before keaton was cast .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "keaton 's casting caused a controversy since , by 1988 , he had become typecast as a comedic actor and many observers doubted he could portray a serious role .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "nicholson accepted the role of the joker under strict conditions that dictated a high salary , a portion of the box office profits and his shooting schedule .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the tone and themes of the film were influenced in part by alan moore and brian bolland 's the killing joke and frank miller 's the dark knight returns .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film primarily adapts the \" red hood \" origin story for the joker , in which batman creates the joker by dropping him into axis chemical acid , resulting in his transformation into a psychopath , but it adds a unique twist in presenting him specifically as a gangster named jack napier .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "filming took place at pinewood studios from october 1988 to january 1989 .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the budget escalated from $ 30 million to $ 48 million , while the 1988 writers guild of america strike forced hamm to drop out . warren skaaren did rewrites .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "additional uncredited drafts were done by charles mckeown and jonathan gems .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "batman was a critical and financial success , earning over $ 400 million in box office totals .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it was the fifth-highest-grossing film in history at the time of its release .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film received several saturn award nominations and a golden globe nomination , and won an academy award .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it also inspired the equally successful batman : the animated series , paving the way for the dc animated universe , and has influenced hollywood 's modern marketing and development techniques of the superhero film genre .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "three sequels , batman returns , batman forever and batman & robin , were released on june 19 , 1992 , june 16 , 1995 , and june 20 , 1997 , respectively . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "batman ( 1989 film )", "paragraphs": ["burton\u2019s 1989 batman is not the definitive batman film , but it\u2019s an enjoyable , moody film nonetheless .\n1989 ' s batman isn ' t perfect , but it is a quality film .\nmichael keaton as batman from the 1989 tim burton film , image courtesy of warner bros .\ndata as of : today today in 1989 jan . 31 , 1989 feb . 28 , 1989 mar . 31 , 1989 apr . 30 , 1989 may 31 , 1989 jun . 30 , 1989 jul . 31 , 1989 aug . 31 , 1989 sep . 30 , 1989 oct . 31 , 1989 nov . 30 , 1989 dec . 31 , 1989 specify date about this feature or ( month jan . feb . mar . apr . may jun . jul . aug . sep . oct . nov . dec . / day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 / 1989 1990 )\nthe film was first released on vhs , betamax , and laserdisc in 1989 .\nface eater ( 2008 ) flecks crushe is seen wearing a batman t - shirt from the 1989 batman film .\nlate night with david letterman : episode dated 22 june 1989 ( 1989 ) ( tv episode ) a clip is shown .\ndoogie howser , m . d . : frisky business ( 1989 ) ( tv episode ) doogie wears a batman ( 1989 ) t - shirt .\nlean on me ( 1989 ) line\nnow they can call me the batman\n.\ndomestically , it was the highest grossing movie of 1989 . worldwide , it came second to indiana jones and the last crusade ( 1989 ) .\nlate night with david letterman : episode dated 22 june 1989 ( 1989 ) ( tv episode ) talked about during michael keaton ' s interview .\nthe lego batman movie ( 2017 ) alfred refers to an incident in 1989 with a\nflashback\ndepicting events of this film .\nang mahiwagang daigdig ni elias paniki ( 1989 ) a character says elias paniki is like batman and ghosbuster . during the filming , the 1989 batman movie was the hit movie in the philippines .\nbatman ( serial ) \u2022 batman and robin ( serial ) \u2022 batman ( 1966 film ) \u2022 batman ( 1989 film ) \u2022 batman returns \u2022 batman : mask of the phantasm \u2022 batman forever \u2022 batman and robin ( film ) \u2022 batman : subzero \u2022 batman beyond : return of the joker \u2022 batman : mystery of the batwoman \u2022 batman begins \u2022 the batman vs . dracula \u2022 batman : gotham knight \u2022 the dark knight \u2022 batman : under the red hood \u2022 batman : year one \u2022 the dark knight rises \u2022 batman v superman : dawn of justice \u2022 justice league\neverything wrong with . . . : everything wrong with batman ( 1989 ) ( 2016 ) ( tv episode ) the film is reviewed .\ncostume designer bob ringwood turned down the chance to work on licence to kill ( 1989 ) in favor of this film .\nbattle through the streets of gotham city with this pack that includes the batman skin and batmobile from the 1989 batman film , as well as two tracks inspired by the film\u2019s sequel ,\nthe press release states .\nsee photos from the set of the 1989 blockbuster\nbatman ,\nstarring michael keaton and jack nicholson .\nprince : batdance ( 1989 ) ( video ) the video and song features characters , themes and audio clips from the film , and was written for the soundtrack of the film .\nyes , that\u2019s right , across his film career the caped crusader won three academy awards , one for batman ( 1989 ) and two for the dark knight .\n2016 : batman unlimited : mechs vs . mutants , an animated film with roger craig smith voicing batman\ntim burton ' s blockbuster film about the eponymous superhero that , in regards to pop culture , took the world by storm in 1989 .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing batman ( 1989 ) near you .\nfriday the 13th part viii : jason takes manhattan ( 1989 ) large\nbatman\nsymbol seen at times square .\nthe only live action batman film to feature only one supervillain from the comics .\nhanging with batman ( 2014 ) ( short ) adam west mentions this film .\nsiskel & ebert : oscar nomination surprises for 1989 ( 1990 ) ( tv episode ) clips shown .\npierce brosnan has admitted that he turned down the role of batman in tim burton\u2019s 1989 movie because he couldn\u2019t take the character seriously .\ncomic book superheroes unmasked ( 2003 ) ( tv movie ) the movie ' batman ( 1989 ) ' is referenced in this documentary .\nwas released into theaters . although it was the highest grossing film of 1989 , it also had a very long and healthy life on home video . in fact\ncinemassacre ' s monster madness : the wolf man ( 2007 ) ( tv episode ) james mentions that one theme in the wolf man sounds similar to the theme of the 1989 batman film .\nbodger and badger : bodger is chef ( 1989 ) ( tv episode ) a poster for the film is on the wall of the alley by the kitchen door .\nvintage newspaper clipping : salinas californian\n. . . rich , moody symphonic treat\naugust 17 , 1989\non this day in 1989 , tim burton\u2019s noir spin on the well - known story of the dc comics hero batman is released in theaters .\nthe batman 1989 environment was not that homogenized . in fact , there weren\u2019t many people on the same platform and we were all very individual .\nbatman v superman : dawn of justice ( 2016 ) the warehouse that the batmobile is hidden in is titled\nnicholson trading co .\nthis references actor jack nicholson who portrayed the joker in that 1989 film .\nas production is about to begin on the third film in the latest batman franchise , it\u2019s a good time to go back and revisit what the past has given us . 1989\u2019s batman is not a perfect movie or the caped crusader\u2019s best , but for a long time it was the best live action batman on film and should not be forgotten .\nbatman heroes : alexander knox ( 2005 ) ( video ) featurette about the making of the film .\nbatman heroes : commissioner gordon ( 2005 ) ( video ) featurette about the making of the film .\nbatman heroes : harvey dent ( 2005 ) ( video ) featurette about the making of the film .\nbatman heroes : vicki vale ( 2005 ) ( video ) featurette about the making of the film .\n2005 : the batman vs . dracula , set in the continuity of the batman with rino romano voicing batman\ncuriously , for being less a batman film and more a burton film , batman returns is a very solid film . it looks good , its story plays well , and its characters are memorable . it again may not deliver the exploration of batman that is necessary in a film about the dark knight , but at least its interests seem more clearly defined than last time around .\nwith tonight\u2019s debut of batman v . superman : dawn of justice , we revisit the 1989 denizens of gotham city to see what they are up to today .\njoe morgenstern ( april 9 , 1989 ) .\ntim burton , batman and the joker\n, the new york times . retrieved october 26 , 2008 .\nthe year was 1989 . while the last time batman appeared on the big screen was in adam west ' s wonderfully campy 1966 film , the more serious comics - such as the dark knight returns and the killing joke - had proven increasingly popular . there was , to put it lightly , a demand for a \u2018serious\u2019 batman film .\nbatman villains : bob the goon ( 2005 ) ( video ) featurette about the making of the film .\ntoy hunter : chi toy town ( 2013 ) ( tv episode ) jordan buys a remote control toy batmobile that ' s based on the 1989 batman movie version .\nbatman : arkham knight season pass holders are going to be given a treat in august , with the release of new skins for the game , including the\n1989\nskin pack that makes both batman and the batmobile look like they came straight from the michael keaton film .\na publicity shot cut from the film , but used in the\nbatman\nfall 1989 trading cards is of the joker when he is about to kill carl grissom . the subheading read ,\nno deals this time , grissom .\nif nothing else , the 1989 film paved the way for audiences to accept a darker and more serious batman . this led to the wonderful animated series and the acclaimed nolan pictures . and it also led to people rejecting joel schumacher\u2019s campy incarnation .\nbill murray was rumored to have been attached to a comedic iteration of the film directed by ivan reitman . however , while promoting quick change ( 1990 ) on an episode of the arsenio hall show ( 1989 ) , he denied ever being considered for the role , rendering this alleged idea of a batman film nonexistent .\nbut the audience in 1989 was used to the goofy 1960\u2019s batman . best show them a different version at the top and start the movie with a bang . \u201ci\u2019m batman ! \u201d you\u2019re damn right you are !\nret canon : the grapple gun from the film has since been adopted into the comic book canon and other batman media , including batman the animated series .\nmultiple choice past : notably averted in this film with the trope namer , where they actually did give the joker an undeniable backstory in the film .\njack nicholson loved his performance in this film so much , that at one point , he was watching the film once a week at his house .\nthough studio executives resisted the idea of a \u201cdark\u201d batman movie for years , the film ultimately set a new standard for box office success . it was the first film to ever hit $ 100 million in 10 days , the biggest film in warner bros . \u2019 history at the time , and the box office\u2019s biggest earner of 1989\u2014and that\u2019s not even counting the massive toy and merchandising sales it generated .\ndead of summer : patience ( 2016 ) ( tv episode ) there is a photograph of michael keaton from batman ( 1989 ) on the cover of\nrolling stone\n.\nold - timey in 1989 , right ? it & apos ; s so hard to tell here in our future world of digital informatioscopes .\nthe punisher ( 1989 ) when lady tanaka is torturing the punisher she ask him ' ' who send you ' ' , to which punisher sarcastically responds ' ' batman ' ' .\nfirst batman adaptation to depict the joker ' s origin story . it remained the only film to do this until batman : the killing joke ( 2016 ) .\nsaturday night live : woody harrelson / kendrick lamar ( 2014 ) ( tv episode ) mentioned by woody harrelson during his ' 1989 ' song .\nthe fictional superhero batman , who appears in american comic books published by dc comics , has appeared in various films since his inception . created by bob kane and bill finger , [ 1 ] the character first starred in two serial films in the 1940s , batman and batman and robin . the character also appeared in the 1966 film batman , which was a feature film adaptation of the 1960s batman tv series starring adam west and burt ward , who also starred in the film . toward the end of the 1980s , the warner bros . studio began producing a series of feature films starring batman , beginning with the 1989 film batman , directed by tim burton and starring michael keaton . burton and keaton returned for the 1992 sequel batman returns , and in 1995 , joel schumacher directed batman forever with val kilmer as batman . schumacher also directed the 1997 sequel batman & robin , which starred george clooney . batman & robin was poorly received by both critics and fans , leading to the cancellation of batman unchained . [ 2 ]\nmicheal keaton is suberb , jack nicholson is amazing , fantastic escapism family film .\nfeardotcom ( 2002 ) looks and sounds like a remake of a japanese horror film that never was . this 40 million dollar horror film was r . . .\n' s songs were used in the film . as time has distanced him from the stressful production of the film , he has become more favorable of it .\nburton\u2019s 1989 blockbuster remains beloved by many critics and fans , and for strange reasons . while the film definitely was a darker turn for the dark knight than the campy 1960s\u2019 television series starring adam west , burton\u2019s film was nowhere near as serious or complex as its contemporary batman comics like the dark knight returns or the killing joke . genuinely dark the film is not . what it is is a showcase of mood and art direction .\nactor michael keaton looks into the camera while shooting the blockbuster film\nbatman .\nit was released on june 23 , 1989 , and it became one of the highest - grossing movies of all time . it made $ 411 . 3 million at the box office .\nrelease in june 1989 , the character experienced a pop culture craze known as\nbatmania .\nover $ 750 million worth of merchandise was sold .\njoel coen and ethan coen reportedly turned down the chance to make the film , because they didn ' t want to do a film that wasn ' t theirs .\n. . . an independent film scholar , [ muir ] explains film studies concepts in a language that is reader - friendly and engaging . . .\n(\nuslan lobbied hard for the rights to batman , and finally landed them in 1979 . at that point , the fight to convince a studio to make the film ensued , and everyone from columbia pictures to universal pictures turned it down . when warner bros . finally agreed to back the film , the issue of developing the right script had to be settled , and that took even more time . in 1989 , after years of battling , batman was finally released , and uslan has been involved in some form in every batman film since .\nthe adam and joe show : episode # 1 . 4 ( 1996 ) ( tv episode ) batman book with picture of michael keaton as batman from this film is shown .\n6 . the batman movie started at indiana university . obviously , there had been a batman movie before 1989 , but the dark hollywood batman that we know and love actually started with comic fan michael uslan teaching the first college - accredited course on comic books at indiana university in 1971 . uslan taught the course for several more semesters before leaving for a job at dc comics and eventually acquiring the film rights to batman in 1979 . uslan joined forces with producer benjamin melniker and helped shift the darker version of a batman film project over to warner brothers .\ntiny toon adventures : inside plucky duck ( 1990 ) ( tv episode ) both the\nbatman\ntv series and the 1989 movie are spoofed in the\nbat ' s all folks\nsegment .\nfilm for adults . ( the adam west\nholy pow !\nbatman was still the dominant image for the general public . )\nthe dark knight stumbles ( 2015 ) ( video ) this film spoofs almost every single batman show and / or movie ever created .\nthe anticipation of tim burton ' s batman was at fever pitch in the summer of 1989 . warner bros decided to release the film on vhs just 4 months after its theatrical release . the early release was considered unprecedented at the time . smaller theatre chains were not to happy with warner ' s decision . but warner wanted the film home in time for the holiday shopping season .\nsiskel & ebert : batman / honey , i shrunk the kids / tummy trouble / ghostbusters ii / kung - fu master ! ( 1989 ) ( tv episode ) clips are shown . movie is reviewed .\ndoogie howser , m . d . : a stitch called wanda ( 1989 ) ( tv episode ) doogie , vinnie , wanda and janine went to see the film at the cinema for their double date . doogie had seen it several times already .\nafter warner bros . launched their own shared cinematic universe known as the dc extended universe in 2013 , ben affleck was cast to portray batman in the new expansive franchise , first appearing in 2016 with the zack snyder directed film batman v superman : dawn of justice . the film would help begin a sequence of further dc comics adaptations , including justice league , a crossover film featuring other dc comics characters , in 2017 , and a stand - alone batman film starring affleck and directed by matt reeves .\nthe joker would ' ve returned in the cancelled fifth film , batman unchained , as a hallucination by the scarecrow ' s fear gas .\nwhile we couldn ' t imagine anyone else but jack nicholson as the joker in 1989 ' s\nbatman ,\napparently director tim burton had another person in mind for the caped crusader ' s main foe .\nfull house : divorce court ( 1989 ) ( tv episode ) stephanie and dj dress as batman and the joker for halloween . when they hug , danny jokes that this is how the movie should have ended .\nlarry - boy ! and the fib from outer space ! ( 1997 ) ( video ) the events and characters mimic the batman universe , and the tone of the story is taken directly from the 1989 movie .\nsuperhero movies are bigger than they\u2019ve ever been before , but we arguably wouldn\u2019t be here at all without 1989\u2019s batman . produced at a time before comic book movies were considered big business , tim burton\u2019s dark look at a superhero then best known for a goofy tv show is a pop culture landmark , and the story of how it was made is almost as interesting as the film itself . so , to celebrate batman \u2014which was released on this day in 1989\u2014here are 19 facts about how it came to the screen .\nin an interview with about . com , christopher nolan ( director of the dark knight trilogy ) described this film as\na brilliant film , visionary , and extraordinarily idiosyncratic .\nshaun of the dead ( 2004 ) the film ' s soundtrack is tossed at zombies .\nstarz inside : fashion in film ( 2008 ) ( tv movie ) still photo shown .\nmelissa & joey : pilot ( 2010 ) ( tv episode ) lennox mentions the film .\nbut making the title character an enigma to be fleshed out over the course of the film is a fresh and unusual , if not totally successful , structure for a superhero film .\n@ patrick : \u201cnone of these three could , in 1989 , bring fans to the theater on the strength of their names , like a \u2018movie star\u2019 could . \u201d\nprince : partyman ( 1989 ) ( video ) the music video parodies the movie\npartyman\nwas written for , with prince in the role of the joker .\nfrom 1989 - 2008 , there were six action - adventure superhero batman films ( all from warner bros . studios , and all pg - 13 rated ) with four different actors in the title role . the first film was a reprise of the character from the popular , campy mid - 60s tv series and its accompanying full - length feature film in 1966 about superhero batman - also known as the dark knight or the caped crusader , based on dc comics ' batman created by bob kane .\njack nicholson received top billing on the opening credits , a fact that wouldn ' t be repeated until the release of batman & robin ( 1997 ) , when arnold schwarzenegger ( mr . freeze ) would be billed over the actor playing batman ( however , during the ending credits of batman ( 1989 ) , michael keaton , who plays batman , is top - billed followed by nicholson ) . both nicholson and schwarzenegger played the primary villains in each film .\nanimat ' s classic reviews : batman : mask of the phantasm ( 2014 ) ( tv episode ) animat says mask of the phantasm up with this film as one of best batman films .\nsam hamm ' s batman ii script was intended to be a direct sequel to the previous film . as a result , subplots and continuity from the first film that would have been addressed included bruce proposing to vicki at the end .\na segment from the june 22 , 1989 edition of entertainment tonight featuring an interview with kim basinger . the very next day , batman would hit theaters nationwide . . . what a time to be alive this was !\n2018 : batman : gotham by gaslight , an animated film based on the one - shot graphic novel of the same name . [ 165 ]\nbatman returns heroes : batman ( 2005 ) ( video ) poster behind paul dini in his interview .\nfaux raccord : batman / batman , le d\u00e9fi ( 2010 ) ( tv episode ) clips shown .\nperhaps the biggest problem with the film is that burton doesn\u2019t seem that interested with batman as a character . michael keaton is surprisingly good as batman , and even his bruce wayne has his lame charms , but burton keeps batman away from the centre of the film . his name may give the film its title , but a more apt title would\u2019ve been joker . burton never adequately explores what motivates batman , who he is and how the double identity tortures the man underneath the mask .\ngoing for the big scoop : this was vicki vale ' s role in the first film .\nthe original 1989 warner bros . score album is a true classic and probably one of the best orchestral soundtrack albums of the 80 ' s , up there with horner ' s\nin this scene from the film , we can see city hall at the upper left of the picture as batman and vicki escape the museum . -\nbig fish ( 2003 ) the door to the vault used in the bank robbery scene is the same that was used for the vault which was used to hold the batsuit in burton ' s earlier movie batman ( 1989 ) .\nburton\u2019s second batman film , batman returns ( 1989 ) , also starred keaton as the caped crusader . most critics considered the sequel , also a box - office hit , to be a better movie than its predecessor . warner brothers , seeking even greater commercial success for the franchise , hired joel schumacher to direct the next installment , batman forever ( 1995 ) , which starred val kilmer as batman ; tommy lee jones and jim carrey were the villains in that film , while nicole kidman was the love interest and chris o\u2019donnell came on as robin , batman\u2019s sidekick . kilmer , like keaton before him , left the franchise before the making of the next planned film because he felt batman was getting less attention than his enemies ; george clooney took his place for schumacher\u2019s batman & robin ( 1997 ) , which was roundly panned by critics .\nit\u2019s easy to forget how risky this was . anyone who wasn\u2019t a comic book fan ( which in 1989 was most everyone on planet earth ) would expect to see batman teamed with robin . they were partners . the basic story would have to be batman and robin fighting crime .\nthe film was released in 1989 . but save for the odd prince musical numbers , you\u2019d never know it . no hammer pants . no \u201980s fashion . then men ( even the gangsters ) are dressed in suits straight out of the golden age , and kim basinger has a classic veronica lake style . the film exists in no real time , which helps it age .\nnot all of this film makes sense , but i don\u2019t care . i have seen this movie about 500 times on the glorious vhs release . it\u2019s the most important film of my entire life .\nthe 1989 batman posters and subsequent advertising campaign remain one of the most successful campaigns in the history of film , in large part because of their simplicity and their ability to communicate effectively with little - to - no words words . it\u2019s iconic , sexy and cool . it\u2019s the movie campaign we need and the movie campaign we deserve .\nif you remember the summer of 1989 at all , you ' ll likely recall the\nbat frenzy\nthat seized the nation upon release of burton ' s film . it was an authentic and unforgettable zeitgeist moment . although many fans had grown concerned about the casting of\ncomedic\nactor michael keaton as batman , most complaints evaporated once the film was screened . never before on - screen had batman been taken so\nseriously ,\nand his world rendered so impressively and expensively .\nbatman opened in 2 , 194 cinemas in north america , on june 23rd , 1989 . in its opening weekend , it grossed $ 40 , 489 , 746 , which , at the time of its release , was a record . the film ended its theatrical run with $ 251 , 188 , 924 , and was not only the biggest moneymaker of the year , but was also the fifth highest - grossing film of all time .\nthe aesthetic , from a film that is now over 25 years old , still looks pretty good .\nas long as we\u2019re discussing ancillary items , let\u2019s take a look at the soundtracks for the film .\nwhy should you care about my globe - trotting , guitar strumming , bat - crazed friend joel ? particularly on the day that batman was released 25 years ago ? well , until this weekend , joel was my only reference point for the film . i ' d seen every batman film since ( starting with returns ) , but i ' d never seen batman .\nthe venture bros . : love - bheits ( 2006 ) ( tv episode ) hank dresses up as the post adam west batman ( much to his father ' s annoyance ) , yet acts out the post 1989 version of the character .\nsaturday night live : woody harrelson / david byrne ( 1989 ) ( tv episode ) title mentioned by jack nicholson as played by phil hartman during\nfive easy pieces ' 89\n.\n2017 : the character receives his own spin - off film , the lego batman movie , voiced again by arnett . this film takes place in a universe where all of the previous live - action films , as well as some animated series , have happened .\nmel gibson was the first choice for the role of bruce wayne ( batman ) , but had to turn it down , because he was already committed to lethal weapon 2 ( 1989 ) . he was eventually considered to play harvey dent ( two - face ) in batman forever ( 1995 ) .\nbatman beyond ( 2014 ) ( tv short ) the batman costume design from the movie appears as a robot .\nsome might say this film looks dated , but i love the painted backgrounds and the mix of styles from several decades . it gives the film a timeless feel and reminds us of its comic book origin .\nrelease date : 16 march 2018 . the flash will be the first dceu film since justice league , and sees ezra miller take the lead . phil lord and chris miller were supposed to pen the film before disney snapped them up for the han solo - film , leaving seth grahame - smith to take charge .\n\u201cbatman\u201d discards the recent cultural history of the batman character - the camp 1960s tv series , the in - joke comic books - and returns to the mood of the 1940s , the decade of film noir and fascism .\ngarrick hagon and liza ross , who play the tourist couple who are mugged at the beginning of the film , are married in real - life . they had also played each other ' s love interests in the english version of lupin the third : bye bye , lady liberty ( 1989 ) .\nnapier ends up the film ' s version of the joker within the first third of the running time .\na grande arte ( 1991 ) a video tape from the film is visible in giselle ' s room .\ntim burton and michael keaton always seemed like an unlikely duo to make a batman film , and to this day the results of their collaboration remain a little odd .\nwhile batman plays into the film\u2019s themes of duality , burton again shortchanges him to focus on the villains . bruce wayne doesn\u2019t even show up for 13 minutes , and then it takes another ten minutes for batman to appear .\nthe ads were based on the film series and were basically an amalgamation of both directors ' visuals . for example , the batmobile was the one used in batman and batman returns , while the batsuit was a combination of what was worn by val kilmer in batman forever and george clooney in batman & robin . the commercials also featured the danny elfman batman theme from tim burton ' s two films .\neven if you aren\u2019t a fan of the film\u2019s deranged tone in the hands of tim burton , you still have this film to thank for the resurgence of superheroes in the public\u2019s eye . though the subsequent sequels that followed would increasingly ruin and nearly destroy the genre that this film reinvigorated , batman was a high mark for films like x - men , spider - man , and batman begins to aim for in when they were in development .\nbatman \u2019s story is forgettable , or at least , weak in comparison to the visuals and the music . the narrative is too strained between batman , the joker and vicky vale . bruce wayne begins the film as batman , and the truth of his origin is teased throughout the film . this may seem like a neat storytelling trick , but looking back , this reveal has no weight . everyone nowadays is fully aware of the details of batman\u2019s origins . to treat such a well - known fact as the emotional revelation of the film is unwise in retrospect .\nthe\nkeaton - mobile\nappeared in over 14 different video games that were associated with batman and batman returns .\nbatman \u201989 is my 2nd favorite batman flick . my fave fave has always been batman returns hehehe sadly , i\u2019m in the company of few with that selection ; ) - brad\nbatman : arkham origins ( 2013 ) ( video game ) the fight between batman and joker in the clock tower .\nas development of a batman movie began , studio executives were still very tied to the campiness embodied by the batman television series of the 1960s . according to executive producer michael uslan , when he first began attempting to get the rights to make a film , he was told that the only studio who\u2019d expressed interest was cbs , and only if they could do a batman in outer space film .\nit is no surprise that batman\u2019s return to the big screen in 1989 would follow the same path in terms of tone and visuals . audiences were ready to put the days of adam west behind them and embrace batman in a new way . the super hero genre was mostly stagnant at the time and a lot of obstacles were present for batman , but the project went ahead . while the critical response was mixed , the film proved to be a box office hit for warner bros .\nbatman super fans know michael uslan\u2019s name , but if you don\u2019t , you should . he\u2019s the reason we got our first batman film . after obtaining the rights in the late 1970s when no one else wanted them , uslan fought hard to get the tim burton film made . since then , he\u2019s been either a producer or an executive producer on every on - screen batman project out there . if you\u2019re a batman fan and you haven\u2019t read his memoir \u201cthe boy who loved batman , \u201d go out and get it right now ! check out what he had to say about batman\u2019s history , the people behind it , the new film and which superhero he\u2019d love to take on .\nbe that as it may , it did not mean heads weren\u2019t ready to roll at warner bros . as early as late july 1992 , wb executives were allowing themselves to be anonymously quoted as unhappy with the diminished box office performance of batman returns , which cost $ 45 million more to make than the 1989 film ( that cost $ 35 million unto itself ) .\nbatman is an american academy award - winning superhero film based on the dc comics character of the same name created by bob kane and bill finger and was released a month after batman ' s 50th anniversary of his comic debut . it is the first entry of the batman film franchise , directed by tim burton and the first to star michael keaton as bruce wayne / batman . it also starred jack nicholson as the joker . inspired by the original work of bill finger and bob kane from the late thirties and forties and also by the darker batman comics of the 1980s ( including the work of frank miller and alan moore ) , the film moved the franchise toward batman ' s dark roots and away from the campy 1960s interpretation of the character . the film also served as an inspiration for batman : the animated series , because of its dark nature .\nthis film is not yet rated ( 2006 ) onscreen text tells about the potential repercussions for backing up copyrighted dvd movies .\nbatman\nis used as an example .\nspecial feature : showing my second son the film for the first time . . . keaton ' s turn !\nthis also happens to the joker when we see his body in the pavement at the end of the film .\nthe film cast includes four oscar winners : jack nicholson , kim basinger , jack palance , and michael keaton .\nas we all now , a park statue ( presumably of john t . gotham ) appears throughout the film .\nand as a lover of batman 89 , gritty movies , and silent - era horror movies , that last shot of batman in that trailer , with the scratches all over the film , is so boner inducing it\u2019s not even funny .\ntim burton\u2019s batman 3 never happened because of the reaction to batman returns , which was swift and brutal throughout the press .\nand yet , here we are , 24 years and a massive , well - received reboot to the film franchise later , and tim burton\u2019s film is still considered a classic and is largely credited with kickstarting the modern era of superhero films , even more so than the relatively isolated superman in the 70s . though the film made several critical changes to the character\u2019s story and personification , including the all - black rubber costume and the fact that not only did the joker kill batman\u2019s parents but that , unlike any other portrayal of the character , batman in this film is totally willing to kill , the characters and the story in this film ultimately remain true to the spirit of the darker comics .\n, paving the way for the dc animated universe , and has influenced hollywood ' s modern marketing and development techniques of the superhero film genre .\nhere ' s some trivia you may not have heard about this iconic film .\nbatman : i want you to do me a favor . i want you to tell all your friends about me . nic : what are you ? batman : i ' m batman .\na site dedicated to the 1989 batman film and its sequel batman returns ! here you ' ll find loads of content related to the movies : old magazine articles , video segments , vintage newspaper clippings , and a large focus on movie merchandise ( especially the kenner toy lines ) . all the views and opinions expressed on this site are mine and should not be viewed as being shared by any of the companies and parties responsible for the film . have a question or want to possibly share something with the site ? send me an e - mail at james @ urltoken\nsome of the joker / jack ' s goons in the 1989 amstrad cpc , commodore 64 , ms dos , msx , zx spectrum and amiga video game adaptions of the batman film were based off bob , who shot at batman . in the first level at axis chemicals , he was depicted wearing a trench coat , and in the final level at the gotham cathedral , he wore a joker goon jacket , just like in the film ( in the amstrad cpc , gx4000 , msx , and commodore 64 version , bob only appeared in the gotham cathedral level ) .\nrelease date : 23 june 2017 . gal gadot is returning to the dceu in her very own film , marking the first female - led superhero film on this list . chris pine is on board to play wonder woman\u2019s love interest .\none of the best writers analyzing contemporary genre film and television .\n- ( theofantastique , 11 / 13 )\nbrief film reviews : my dvd / blu - ray collection ( 2010 ) ( tv episode ) dvd cover shown .\nglee : girls ( and boys ) on film ( 2013 ) ( tv episode ) sugar mentions\nbatdance\n.\nbrian formo is a featured contributor on the craveonline film channel . you can follow him on twitter at @ brianemilformo .\ndafoe ' s imdb page harbors a curious bit of\ntrivia ,\nwhich states that the actor was considered for the clown prince of crime in the burton - directed\nbatman .\nmtv news went straight to dafoe for official word on the rumor , and while the actor said he was never considered for the joker role , he did have an early attachment to the 1989 film .\nwith the release of burton\u2019s next film , miss peregrine ' s home for peculiar children , growing closer , we revisited the classic film , only to realise batman holds the key to many problems with hollywood\u2019s latest batch of superhero flicks . so , what can marvel\u2019s cinematic universe , the dc extended universe , and the x - men cinematic universe learn from batman ?\n[ \u2026 ] did a rather exhaustive review on batman several months ago . to summarize , i found it to be a good film that had an interesting take on [ \u2026 ]\nlate arrival spoiler : bruce wayne is batman . this isn ' t revealed until over halfway into the film , but unless you ' ve never been exposed to any batman - related media at all , you knew this one before it began .\n2 : 02 : batman beats up the 2 muggers and then disappears off the roof .\ni ' m batman .\n0 : 00 : batman and the joker threaten each other , blaming each other for their own creation . batman beats the joker and he goes over the ledge ( batman theme variant ) .\n( alt . take with added piano ) batman beats up 2 muggers and then disappears off a roof ( batman theme ) .\nat least these movies spawned batman : the animated series , arguably the definitive take on batman , which anders will tackle tomorrow .\nepic rap battles of history : batman vs . sherlock holmes ( 2012 ) ( tv episode )\ni ' m batman\nnostalgia critic : batman and robin ( 2008 ) ( tv episode ) clips shown during the history of the batman movies segment .\nmr . reardon said that by friday ' ' batman ' ' will have earned $ 90 million in film rentals , that portion of the ticket sales that is returned to a movie ' s distributor . the most successful movies ever produced by warner brothers were ' ' the exorcist , ' ' which had film rentals of $ 89 million and ' ' superman ' ' with film rentals of $ 82 . 8 million .\ndesigned specifically for the 1989 batman film , during production , anton furst looked at jet aircraft components , war machines , and other such vehicles in their search to produce a car for an edgier , darker batman than what was previously seen . in the end , and opting for pure expressionism , the production crew took design ques from the salt flat racers of the 1930s and the sting ray macho machines of the 1950s to produce a veritable tank of a car .\nbefore filming began on 1989 ' s batman , tim burton reportedly listened to prince classics like\n1999\nand\nbaby i ' m a star\nas he reimagined jack nicholson ' s joker . prince returned the favor by creating an entire cycle of songs inspired by burton ' s vision of batman as his 11th studio lp . most of the songs didn ' t make it into the film , but that doesn ' t make them any less cinematic .\nthis film has been rated pg - 13 by the mpaa for intense stylized violence , some language and sexual innuendo . the film was originally rated 12 by the bbfc for moderate violence and horror , but later changed the rating to 15 .\nrelease date : 8 march 2019 . we\u2019ve hit 2019 , and the first confirmed superhero film will be the first proper female - led mcu film . no - one is confirmed to be in the titular role of carol danvers just yet .\ndid you know that 3rd rock from the sun and dexter star john lithgow almost played the joker opposite michael keaton in tim burton\u2019s 1989 batman ? well , he did , and it seems like he blames himself for not landing the iconic role that was famously portrayed by jack nicholson .\n( alt . mix with less choir , occurs in film after batman to the rescue ) batman and vicki travel through the nighttime forest in the batmobile , eventually entering the batcave ( heroic / mysterious batman theme over herrmannesque\npsycho\nstrings and goldsmith\nomen\nchoir , leading to a triumphant fanfare ) .\nsolomon , aubrey . twentieth century fox : a corporate and financial history ( the scarecrow filmmakers series ) . lanham , maryland : scarecrow press , 1989 . isbn 978 - 0 - 8108 - 4244 - 1 . p254\nthe cathedral from the film ' s climax is falling to pieces by the time batman manages to get to the top . also largely as a result of the joker ' s actions .\nray liotta was offered the roles of harvey dent , bruce wayne ( batman ) , and jack napier ( the joker ) , but turned them down to film goodfellas ( 1990 ) .\nsince the longer lead time involved in both merchandise production and film distribution requires a gamble on how a film will look in its finished form , warner needed to create something to reassure these investors that tim burton\u2019s vision for movie was going to work , that this movie was going to be successful . they needed to show them that adam west\u2019s statements were inaccurate , and that the film would present a version of batman truer to the comic than the campy , comedic tv show of the 60\u2019s . the opening sequence of the preview film has very specific references to clue - in these investors that the film was returning to batman\u2019s true heritage , with the west tv show being addressed as merely a footnote in the overall history . in fact , this film would be the vaccination of the adam west batman - returning to the character all the wonder of the original comics . so this whole opening statement is basically an assurance to the viewer that warner is presenting you with the \u201creal\u201d batman now .\nwith tonight\u2019s debut of batman v . superman : dawn of justice , we thought it would be fun to see what these one - time denizens of gotham city were up to today . who\u2019s still hot ? who\u2019s been forgotten ? who\u2019s aged well ? who . . . hasn\u2019t ? where are they now ? the cast of batman ( 1989 ) .\ndespite the early worries , the film became the second most successful of 1989 and received praise from many batman readers , especially those who had read the frank miller stories that inspired it . furthermore , keaton changed many doubters ' minds about his casting to become hailed as one of the best actors to play the title role . critical reaction was mostly positive , with many praising the film for its set design and production value , while others panned it as being too much of an intellectual exercise for burton and too little of a batman movie . roger ebert gave the film two stars ( out of four ) , remarking ,\nbatman is a triumph of design over story , style over substance - a great - looking movie with a plot you can ' t care much about .\nhal hinson of the washington post gave a more enthusiastic review calling the film\ndark , haunting and poetic\n.\ni think the uproar over \u201cbatman pissed himself\u201d is that\u2026 batman pissed himself . i\u2019m sure batman would have episodes of explosive diarrhea , too . yet that doesn\u2019t get into the comics , does it ?\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\n( occurs in film after face - off ) the joker has an unhinged conversation with a gangster he has just roasted .\nultimately , i decided to make this entry because i do feel that this film has been over - shadowed by the recent batman films . in truth , the newest films are the best batman movies created , and i would even rank the animated feature mask of the phantasm ahead of the burton films . i do think there are things this film did better than the recent ones though , most notably the batman voice and bruce wayne character . in this film , since the origin of batman was revealed through sporadic flashbacks , we\u2019re allowed to see how quietly disturbed bruce wayne is without him having to come out and say it . in many ways , michael keaton is still the best batman even if christian bale\u2019s batman possesses a more believable look . burton also doesn\u2019t waste time trying to explain to the audience how batman acquired his talents or where his money is coming from which helps keep the film from becoming too bloated . some things need no explanation .\nthis is the first batman film to appeal to mature audiences , due to the pg - 13 rating . the animated television spin - off batman : the animated series ( 1992 ) then appealed to children , who are between the ages seven and twelve .\nwhat should have been batman 3 became batman forever , and it happened without tim burton and michael keaton . here ' s why .\nso just why is batman clearly superior to jaws in every possible way ? one simple reason : batman ain\u2019t afraid of no sharks .\none tool used to make the case for this new batman was a 20 - minute documentary feature showing the history of the character , and detailing the thought and work that went into burton\u2019s film . in celebration of the film\u2019s 25th anniversary that doc has been dropped onto youtube , and you can watch it below .\nupon release , it became both the highest grossing batman movie , and highest grossing film adaptation of any dc comics character . both records were eventually surpassed by the dark knight ( 2008 ) .\nthis film ? the moment the joker kills jack palance ( another inspired piece of casting by marion dougherty ) there\u2019s only one person left for batman to fight . and speaking of streamlining the story\u2026\nalso of note for not appearing in batman forever were actors billy dee williams and marlon wayans . williams had famously been cast as harvey dent in the original 1989 batman film with the expectation to play dent\u2019s twisted and tragic alter - ego , two - face , in a later installment . on the 2005 dvd edition of batman , williams said , \u201ci really wanted desperately to obviously do two - face\u2026 i wanted to see what i could do with it . it would have been different from tommy lee\u2019s . i\u2019ve got my own kind of madness . \u201d"]}
{"id": 116806, "summary": [{"text": "my left foot : the story of christy brown is a 1989 irish biographical drama film co-written and directed by jim sheridan and starring daniel day-lewis , brenda fricker , ray mcanally and fiona shaw .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it tells the story of christy brown , an irishman born with cerebral palsy , who could control only his left foot .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "christy brown grew up in a poor , working-class family , and became a writer and artist .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film also stars julie hale , alison whelan , kirsten sheridan , declan croghan , eanna macliam , marie conmee , and cyril cusack .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it is a partly fictional biography , adapted by shane connaughton and jim sheridan from the book of the same name by christy brown .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film was well received by critics and audiences alike , with daniel day-lewis being universally commended for his performance as a man with cerebral palsy , and many critics and film watchers ranking his performance as one of the greatest in all of film .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "daniel day-lewis and brenda fricker won the academy award for best actor in a leading role and best actress in a supporting role , respectively , and the film was additionally nominated for three other awards , including best adapted screenplay for shane connaughton and jim sheridan , best director for sheridan and the academy award for best picture . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "my left foot", "paragraphs": ["best of all ,\nmy left foot\nis funny , real , and never syrupy .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie my left foot ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of my left foot ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\njim sheridan ' s my left foot must be the most passionately empathetic film about a physical affliction ever made .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing my left foot near you .\nthis cast list of who was in my left foot includes both lead and minor roles . ( 13 items )\nwhile working on the script based on christy\u2019s book , my left foot , sheridan became desperate to direct it .\nas a practicing veterinarian working with elite racehorses , a stallion stomped and broke several bones in my left foot .\nfeatured in bloodhounds of broadway / dealers / limit up / my left foot / shocker ( 1989 ) . see more \u00bb\nchristy brown : the life that inspired my left foot , georgina louise hambleton , mainstream publishing , \u00a315 . 99 , pp240\ni ' ve had nothing but platonic love all my life . you know what i say ? fuck plato !\n- - christy brown ,\nmy left foot\nmy left foot cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of my left foot actors includes any my left foot actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each my left foot actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of my left foot have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\neven if all my left foot had to offer was day - lewis ' s performance , it ' d be a must - see movie .\nmy left foot 1989 , directed by jim sheridan academy award for best actor - daniel day - lewis as christy brown academy award for best . . .\njim sheridan ' s\nmy left foot\nis the story of christy ' s life , based on his autobiography and on the memories of those who knew him .\ni am trying to imagine what it would be like to write this review with my left foot . quite seriously . i imagine it would be a great nuisance - unless , of course , my left foot was the only part of my body over which i had control . if that were the case , i would thank god that there was still some avenue down which i could communicate with the world .\nchristy brown , born with cerebral palsy , learns to paint and write with his only controllable limb - his left foot .\nfamilies can talk about movies made from someone ' s memoir . does my left foot show a balanced view of events , or are events shown mostly from a certain point of view ?\nmy left foot\nis the first movie i can remember seeing that seemed like an authentic portrait of a person with significant disabilities . it helps that it is a film version of the autobiography of a real person , christy brown , who became an acclaimed painter and author . the\nleft foot\nin the title refers to the fact that brown wrote with his left foot , the only part of his body he could fully control .\nleft foot begs comparison with gaby , a true story , the depiction of another cerebral palsy survivor . indeed , the films are like two sides of the same coin . while the less satisfying gaby focuses on the dour aspects of its subject ' s plight , the better - scripted , more entertaining my left foot is\njim sheridan\u2019s my left foot is a riveting unsentimental bio - drama about christy brown , the man who was born with cerebral palsy in a dublin slum and became an artist and write of note .\nthe older christy amazes his family by writing the word \u2018mother\u2019 on the floor with a piece of chalk gripped in his left foot . he goes on to become an artist # still using that left foot and is helped by therapist fiona shaw , with whom he falls in love .\nmy left foot was shot in seven weeks in ardmore studios , bray , co . wicklow and on location mainly in the bray area . many of the scenes wee filmed through a mirror , as day - lewis could only manipulate his right foot to perform the actions seen in the film .\nas a boy , christy brown alerted the neighbours by banging on the front door with his left foot when his pregnant mother fell down the stairs .\ndespite fine performances from daniel day - lewis and brenda fricker , my left foot is a middling biopic that takes a rather superficial look at the extraordinary life of christy brown , never daring to go deeper into what made him tick .\nbased on the book , my left foot : the story of christy brown , by christy brown . oscars for day - lewis ( best actor ) and fricker ( best supporting actress ) ; several other oscar nominations and other awards .\nyou break my heart christy brown . sometimes i think you are me heart !\nyou break my heart christy brown . sometimes i think you are me heart !\nif i could give you my legs , i ' d gladly take yours .\nthe left foot is an autobiography of a real hero , christy brown , who suffered from cerebral palsy . despite of being crippled , christy himself compiled his memoirs in his book to elucidate his hardships as a paralysed child and his struggle of learning the skills of drawing and writing with his only operational appendage , the left foot .\ntheir faith paid off . day - lewis was praised for his portrayal of brown . one critic wrote : \u2018the triumph of an actor who did not act but became his character\u2019 . my left foot earned him his first academy award for best actor .\ni began researching more about the foot in response to my failed attempts at finding a cure . one of the first things i found in gray ' s anatomy :\nthis month marks the 25th anniversary of my left foot , the biopic of christy brown , the severely paralyzed irish author who wrote books and poetry using only the little toe of his left foot . the film starred daniel day - lewis . no stranger to immersing himself in his roles , the actor spent eight weeks living in dublin & apos ; s sandymount clinic for the disabled , learning to paint with his foot . ( many of the works featured in the film were done by lewis himself . )\nhe scored a goal in a football game with local boys with a powerful kick from his left foot , while lying on his side in the middle of the street .\nnote : if you want to read a professional critic ' s review of\nmy left foot\n, take a look at roger ebert ' s . it ' s great to see how perceptive he was about disability , decades before he experienced it himself .\nchildren ( out of 22 ) in a close - knit , working - class irish catholic family . that my left foot succeeds as well as it does is in large part due to a superb supporting cast and the virtuoso performances of hugh o ' conor and day - lewis , who play brown as child and adult , respectively . undoubtedly , my\nlater a film was launched based on his book my left foot . the film won zillions of accolades all over the globe and was successfully nominated for five academy awards in all . the movie too helped in awakening people about fortifying the less fortunate . no matter a noble soul left this world but his commendable dedication and dauntless nature will always live vivaciously in people\u2019s hearts .\nmy left foot\nmay not be the most authentic biopic if you ' ve dug a little bit into the real life of christy brown ( especially the ending ) , but daniel day - lewis expectedly keeps you glued to the screen , adding true believability to such an anguished character .\na project that obsessed theatre producer noel pearson for many years was to bring the life of the disabled dublin writer , christy brown , who could write and paint with his left foot , to the screen .\n* second was to drastically reduce the unnecessary foot , leg and finger amputation associated with cigarette smoking .\nbrown used his intellectual gifts to their fullest . he wrote my left foot in 1954 , followed by his autobiographical novel down all the days in 1970 . an international bestseller , it was translated into 14 languages and earned him $ 370 , 000 . he later published two additional novels and three books of poetry .\nthis film is not only inspiring , but also an amazing story about a guy who was a poet and also could do art with his left foot . although there was only a brief . . . continue reading\nthere are enormous examples of disabled people who have won accolades and have successfully changed the course of disability to special ability . one such encouraging example is a well - known story by the name \u201cthe left foot\u201d .\nfirst and foremost , my left foot is the warm , romantic and moving true story of a remarkable man : the irish writer and painter christy brown born with cerebral palsy into an impoverished family . that it features a brilliant performance by daniel day - lewis and a fine supporting cast lifts it from mildly sentimental to excellent .\nfirst and foremost , my left foot is the warm , romantic and moving true story of a remarkable man : the irish writer and painter christy brown born with cerebral palsy into an impoverished family . that it features a brilliant performance by daniel day - lewis and a fine supporting cast lifts it from mildly sentimental to excellent . at [ \u2026 ]\nall performances are on the mark in this perfect little film [ from brown\u2019s own novel ] . brenda fricker , as his loving and resilient mother , is excellent , as is the late ray mcanally as his bricklayer father . my left foot is not a sad film . in fact , there is a great deal of humor in day - lewis\u2019s brown .\ngood news for cigarette smokers ! truvaso helps maintain healthy blood circulation , reduce leg swelling and helps heals foot ulcer .\none day when he is ten christy uses his left foot to write the word \u2018mother\u2019 on the floor with a piece of chalk . his mother , mrs brown , recognises the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable .\nchristy brown once wrote : ' from the gutter of my defeated dreams you pulled me to heights almost your own . '\nbefore his marriage to rebecca miller and the birth of their children , day - lewis would actively try to remove himself from what was familiar , going wherever his work or character took him . with his role in my left foot , he found a kind of refuge . ' i learnt how to soundproof myself , ' he said . ' playing the part of christy brown left me with a sense of setting myself on a course , of trying to achieve something that was utterly out of reach . '\nchristy brown was born on 5 th of june 1932 in crumlin , dublin , the tenth of 22 children born to a bricklayer and his wife . during infancy christy was diagnosed with cerebral palsy , a disability which caused him to have limited muscular control apart from his left foot . with the help of his family and devoted mother , christy learned to read and write . during his teens he started to paint and wrote his autobiography , my left foot ( 1954 ) which became an international literary sensation and was made into the 1989 oscar - winning film , directed by jim sheridan and starring daniel day lewis and brenda fricker .\nhe was first attracted to my left foot , the story of christy brown , a man with cerebral palsy who became a renowned painter and writer in ireland , by the opening scene of the script : christy ' s left foot puts a record on a turn\u00adtable , there is a skip and the foot picks the needle up and then puts it down again . ' i knew it couldn ' t be done , ' day - lewis said , ' and that intrigued me . ' after weeks of practice and eight weeks spent with cerebral - palsy patients , day - lewis nailed the scene on the first take . for there will be blood , he studied the historic period for nearly two years and became comfortable with the tools of california oilmen circa 1900 .\neventually , with guidance , christy matures into a cantankerous writer and artist who uses his only functional limb , his left foot , to write and paint with . he also meets a nurse name mary carr , the love of his life who appreciates his talents .\nhe has been hailed as one of britain ' s greatest actors ever since he lit up the screen in my beautiful laundrette 22 years ago . he won an oscar soon after for my left foot , and is now heavily tipped for another for his towering performance as a pioneering oilman in the epic there will be blood . whatever the role , day - lewis inhabits it heart and soul . eccentric ? obsessed ? not so , he tells peter stanford , inviting him to his home in ireland to dispel a few myths . . .\nmy left foot\nis a great film for many reasons , but the most important is that it gives us such a complete picture of this man ' s life . it is not an inspirational movie , although it inspires . it is not a sympathetic movie , although it inspires sympathy . it is the story of a stubborn , difficult , blessed and gifted man who was dealt a bad hand , who played it brilliantly , and who left us some good books , some good paintings and the example of his courage . it must not have been easy .\nonce i learned this , i knew i had an opportunity to fundamentally improve treatment of the foot . alignment and motion is important everywhere else when it comes to the function and strength of bones , joints and muscles . it is equally important for optimal foot function as well .\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\nthis is the ur - text of day - lewis ' s method : playing christy brown , the writer and painter who had cerebral palsy , in my left foot ( 1989 ) , day - lewis spent eight weeks at a cerebral palsy clinic in dublin , learning to speak as brown spoke and to write and paint with his left foot , as brown did . ' films don ' t begin only when the camera starts rolling , ' he explained . during the shoot , day - lewis stayed in character at all times , never leaving his wheelchair . he was lifted into and out of the car that brought him to filming , and over the cables that littered the set , and was fed by members of the crew .\nchristy brown is born with cerebral palsy to a large , poor irish family . his mother , mrs . brown , recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable . eventually , christy matures into a cantankerous artist who uses his dexterous left foot to write and paint .\nmy left foot tells the true story of christy brown ' s life , based on his autobiography ( first published in 1954 ) and on the memories of those who knew him . christy is born and remains almost completely paralyzed by cerebral palsy . he is one of 22 children ( 13 survived into adulthood ) of a bricklayer ' s family . they live in a dublin slum - painfully poor , often deprived of essentials , yet very resilient .\nchristy brown is born with cerebral palsy to a large , poor irish family . his mother , mrs . brown , recognizes the intelligence and humanity in the lad everyone else regards as a vegetable . eventually , christy matures into a cantankerous artist who uses his dexterous left foot to write and paint . written by reid gagle\nthere are no real miracles in\nmy left foot\n, and both the actors ' performances and the sets make it quite believable . christy brown is shown to be a complex , highly intelligent , flawed and passionate person , neither an object of pity nor a saint . disability is an important part , but only a part of christy ' s life . and the only real cliches or stereotypes are some rather heavy - handed messaging about irish peoples ' supposed love of boozing and brawling .\nin the end , it was his left foot , the only part of his body that he could control , that unlocked christy ' s potential . bridget spent hours helping him learn to read and write in a time when education for the disabled was simply not an option . two bestselling books later and christy had proved all the doctors wrong .\none day , christy ' s whole life changes and his mother ' s faith in him gets rewarded . while the family is sitting around in the kitchen and the boy is lying on the floor , he picks up a piece of chalk with his left foot and writes letters on the floor . this is his first successful attempt to communicate with his family . everyone is amazed except for mom , who had always believed that he understands what is going on around him . she can see it in his eyes . on one christmas paddy , one of christy ' s brothers , gets colored paints and a brush . some days later , christy starts using them to paint with his left foot .\nthe pain hijacked my life , and none of the ten ( ! ) versions of custom orthotics from top clinicians could help . it alarmed me that all of these orthotics were based on assumptions and methodologies that hadn ' t changed in over 50 years : traditional orthotics prop up the medial ( inside ) arch and restrict movement in the foot .\naccording to the\nmaking of my left foot\nsegment on the special edition dvd , daniel day - lewis broke two ribs during filming from assuming the hunched - over position in his wheelchair for weeks of filming . he also would refuse to come out of character . on visits to the set canteen , other people would have to help him with food . on one visit from his english agent , day - lewis again refused to come out of character as christy brown , and his frustrated agent took off . see more \u00bb\nsince day - lewis seems in the mood to demolish some of the other ' mad bastard ' stereotypes that surround him and his work , i try out a few others on him . for instance , there is the idea that , away from a film set , he retreats into another world that is as far removed from movie making as he can get . ' it is misleading , ' he explains , ' to see my life in front of the camera and my life at home with my wife and children as two lives between which there is a schism . my life as it is away from movie set is a life where i follow my curiosity just as avidly as when i am working . it is with a very positive sense that i keep away from the work for a while . it has always seemed natural to me that that in turn should help me in the work that i do . '\nafter that he worked pretty constantly for the rest of the decade but took a three - year break after my left foot , returning in 1992 in the last of the mohicans , a huge box - office success . since making the boxer in 1997 the breaks have become longer . his sons were born in 1998 and 2002 . in the latter year he made gangs of new york and in 2005 the ballad of jack and rose , written and directed by his wife , rebecca , in a role that she had first tried to persuade him to take before they met .\nimagine that the only part of your body you could accurately control was one foot . how much do you think you could accomplish in life , and how would you go about it ?\nin the controversial 2007 biography christy brown : the life that inspired my left foot , extensive interviews with brown\u2019s friends and families revealed that his relationship with carr would usher in a tragic period for the artist . after marrying carr , the couple moved away from brown\u2019s family in dublin . a former prostitute , carr allegedly had multiple affairs , abused drugs , and neglected brown , who choked to death in 1981 while having dinner at his home in somerset , england . he was 49 . it\u2019s a sad story that casts a grey pallor over a film that celebrated brown\u2019s indomitable spirit .\ndespite the drama on set , however , it pales in comparison to the life of christy brown himself . born on june 5 , 1932 in dublin , ireland , brown was the 10th of 22 children born to bridget and patrick brown , a bricklayer . cerebral palsy rendered christy unable to stand , walk , or speak \u2014 but it left his astute mind intact . despite grim pronouncements by doctors , his mother never gave up on him . she helped him learn to read , as well as paint and write using the only part of his body not affected by his paralysis \u2014 his left foot .\nfinally good news ! . truvaso is excellent for cigarette smokers who have poor circulation in the hands , feet and toes . dramatically reduce leg swelling , fingers turning black , foot sores and gangrene\nbrown died at the age of 49 and left behind remarkable footprints to be followed . as such he will always be remembered as a veteran novelist , a painter , a poet and most importantly an inspirational personality .\nperhaps concerned that we will mistake\nmy left foot\nfor one of those pious tv docudramas , the movie begins in the middle of one of christy ' s typical manipulations . he is backstage in the library of a great british country home where he is soon to be brought out to be given an award . he has a pint of whiskey hidden in his jacket pocket , with a straw to allow him to sip it . but a hired nurse is watching him with a gimlet eye . trying to get her out of the way for a second , he asks her for a light for his cigarette .\nmy left foot\ncharts christy ' s life from his earliest days until his greatest triumph , but the key scene in the movie may be one that takes place shortly after he is born . his father goes into the local pub to have a pint and consider the fact that his son has been born handicapped , and then he stubbornly makes the statement that no son of his will be sent to a\nhome .\nthe decision to raise christy as part of a large and loving family is probably what saved his life , for a man of such intelligence would have been destroyed by an institution .\nin my left foot , christy brown ( daniel day lewis ) looks back on his life , which began in 1930s dublin when he was born with cerebral palsy into a large , working - class family . not expected to survive long , and largely written off as mentally and physically challenged , christy finds a way to show the world , through painting and later writing , that his mind and heart are just like anyone else ' s . as he grows into adulthood and achieves artistic success , he longs for love and romance and endures heartbreak along the way . will he find someone willing to take him on ?\nthe director jim sheridan , with whom day - lewis made my left foot , the boxer and in the name of the father , once reported him as saying that he hated acting . ' i dare say i did when i said it , ' he retorts good - naturedly . ' who doesn ' t hate the thing that they most love ? acting is an impossibly illusive trade to ply , but the prevailing sense i have when i go to work is one of joy . it is always represented as a kind of self - flagellation for me . it couldn ' t be further from the truth . '\nit was comments like these that led jim sheridan , the director of three films starring day - lewis - including 1989 ' s my left foot , for which he won the academy award for best actor - to remark that day - lewis ' hates acting ' . sheridan said he believed that day - lewis completely rejects the idea of ' acting ' an emotion or moment . instead , he needs to fully embody a character . that sort of detailed , engulfing work is time - consuming and enervating . which partly explains why day - lewis has long gaps between roles and has made only four films in the past 10 years .\nknowing this , i created a medical device company ( tensegrity technologies , inc . ) to manufacture custom orthotics which rebuild all three arches in the foot . our agiliti3 shape is patented - proof that we have something truly unique . and because we restore the foot\u2019s anatomic alignment - not support it - the agiliti3 orthotic can be made out of a thin , flexible carbon fiber that acts like a healthy ligament .\nit\u2019s time to say goodbye to some movies and tv shows that will be removed from netflix throughout the month of june . men in black , training day , the angry birds movie , while you were sleeping , 50 first dates , grace of monaco , the giver , captain america : civil war , j . edgar , my left foot and cake are just some of the films that will disappear during the month . television series including baby daddy and cedar cove will also be departing from the streaming service . while the first eight seasons of anthony bourdain : parts unknown were originally set to leave netflix on june 16 , . . .\ngradually , as he begins to speak , christy ' s intelligence becomes apparent , his father accepts him into the family , and he trains himself to paint with his left foot . in his dublin neighborhood , christy is widely accepted , playing football goalie ( by lying across the goal ) and being made king of the bonfire on all hallows eve , and he at least passively participates in an adolescent game of spin - the - bottle .\nit ' s not daniel day - lewis ' performances in my left foot , there will be blood , or lincoln that are delighting fans today . it ' s his use of a flip phone \u2014 a motorola razr , to be exact .\ndaniel day - lewis is on my train and casually just looking at his flip phone ,\njournalist karen han tweeted on the afternoon of thursday , april 5 . eight minutes later , she posted a photo\nfor everyone who asked for pictorial evidence .\ntwitter , predictably , had a field day with this revelation about the british actor .\nof course he has a flip phone ,\ntweeted @ maxtheggirl .\nwhen you said flip phone , i needed no evidence ,\nadded @ gastronautjones .\nit ' s method acting training for his next film [ in ] which he plays a commuter in 2007 ,\nquipped @ thesavagepen .\nmy man out here using a [ darn ] razr in the year 2018 ?\nwrote @ intothecrevasse . for everyone who asked for pictorial evidence urltoken karen han ( @ karenyhan ) april 5 , 2018 other\nhambleton captures that story , portrayed by daniel day - lewis in the oscar - winning film my left foot , beautifully . but this is also a story of ' depression , isolation and physical suffering ' , revealing a darkness in later life that the film - makers either did not know about or chose to ignore . they depicted christy as marrying a nurse and living happily until his death in 1981 . not so , argues hambleton . knitting together the memories of his siblings and closest friends , the author has built a portrait of a man who lived his later life in an angry , alcoholic haze , married to a prostitute and lesbian who had affairs and neglected him .\nnetflix has announced a slew of titles arriving next month , but that means that some titles are also leaving . the streaming service has announced a list of movies and tv shows that will be leaving netflix in june including men in black , my left foot , the young victoria , training day , super , sin city : a dame to kill for , and captain america : civil war . check out the full list of titles leaving netflix in june below . [ caption id =\nattachment _ 601668\nalign =\nalignright\nwidth =\n360\n] image via sony pictures / caption ] leaving 6 / 1 / 18 50 first dates 8 mile gridiron gang j . edgar \u2026\ncameron crowe ' s ' say anything ' celebrates 25 years of boombox serenading and one of the most heartbreaking movie lines of all time : ' i gave her my heart , she gave me a pen . ' gawwd . . .\nhis voice trailed off . the last time he was on stage was during a 1989 production of hamlet at the national theatre . day - lewis had already begun appearing in films , and my left foot was about to win him an oscar . during the play , he had a strange sensation that he was talking to his father , who died of cancer when day - lewis was 15 . unnerved , he walked off , and never returned to that stage - or , to date , to any other . those close to day - lewis warned me not to bring up the hamlet incident , and i didn ' t , but it clearly was a moment of demarcation : he realised his place was elsewhere .\nthe weinstein company assets will be purchased by the ron burkle - backed maria contreras - sweet , and all things weinstein will be removed from whatever remains . after a nearly four - decade run , the legacy of the most successful specialized distributor in history comes down to the last five tumultuous months that mark an inglorious ( if not inglourious ) end . the weinsteins made its first big oscar splash in 1990 with \u201c my left foot , \u201d but they\u2019d already been around for some time . long before i covered box office for indiewire , i spent 30 years as a film buyer , booking for theaters \u2014 and was a first - hand witness to harvey and bob weinstein \u2019s rise . here\u2019s my perspective on how they grew from a small outlier to an indie powerhouse . \u201cbob weinstein on the line . he says he\u2019s from buffalo . \u201d back in 1981 , phone calls were announced by a receptionist . as a young film buyer for m & r theaters ,\ni also told jay that using certain feature films in therapy can help him become more conscious of his inner movie and question its plot - his negative beliefs . i asked him whether he could think of a movie , in which the protagonist was able to create something special , despite his or her personal limitations . as a filmmaker who was knowledgeable about countless movies , he immediately came up with my left foot . i instructed him to watch this film again . jay was to pay attention to the beliefs that everybody in the movie has about christy during his earlier years of his life and how these beliefs change over time . i also encouraged him to imagine himself taking on christy ' s belief about his own creative potential .\nthis film astonishes , tugs at the heartstrings , wrenches the gut , tickles the funny bone , and ultimately restores the viewer ' s faith in humanity . my left foot rocketed daniel day - lewis to stardom , and he ' s splendidly supported by a strong cast , especially the sublime brenda fricker as his mother and hugh o ' conor , who more than holds his own as young christy . director jim sheridan doesn ' t judge but doesn ' t flinch either , creating a realistic and fairly neutral backdrop against which his cast and his story can really shine . teens who can handle the salty language will learn a lot about physical differences , family bonds and loyalty , working - class dublin , and the triumph of the human spirit .\nto which impressive list , next month , will be added daniel plainview , pioneering oilman , in paul thomas anderson ' s there will be blood . it is a a visionary , rivetingly strange film centring on day - lewis ' s towering , intensely physical portrait of a haunted and haunting man who strikes it rich in california in the early 1900s . day - lewis , who does all his own stunts , is in shot for virtually every one of the 158 minutes running length . it has already won him critics ' awards , a nomination for a golden globe and talk of a second oscar to go with the one for my left foot . all three new york times movie critics chose him last week as their top candidate to win best actor this year .\nfoot and hand amputation is at a all time high for cigarettes smokers who are experiencing leg pains , numbness in fingers , fingers turning black and sores that wont heal . stents that doctors use to get blood flow and circulation working do not work .\nduring the making of my left foot , day - lewis found a slow , meticulous way that he could work . ' i needed - and i still need - to create a particular environment , ' he said . ' i need to find the right kind of silence or light or noise . whatever is necessary - and it is always different . i know it sounds a little fussy and a little ridiculous , but finding your own rhythm is one of the most important things you can discover about yourself . and you have to observe it . as actors , we ' re all encouraged to feel that each job is the last job . they plant some little electrode in your head at an early stage and you think ,\nbe grateful , be grateful , be grateful .\nso it ' s not without a sense of gratitude that i work . but i couldn ' t do this work at all unless i did it in my own rhythm . it became a choice between stopping and taking the time i needed . '\nin the summer of 2017 oscar - winning actor daniel day - lewis surprised hollywood , london , and the entire entertainment world when he revealed that he is retiring from acting and would make no more films . his final performance in paul thomas anderson \u2018s recently - released \u201c phantom thread \u201d has brought day - lewis his sixth oscar nomination and his eighth golden globe nom ( losing there to gary oldman for \u201c darkest hour \u201d ) . one of the most respected actors of his generation , day - lewis is the only man who has won three oscars for best actor . those victories were for \u201c my left foot \u201d ( 1989 ) , \u201c there will be blood \u201d ( 2007 ) , and \u201c lincoln \u201d ( 2012 ) . in fact he is one of only three men to win acting oscars three times ; the others are walter brennan and jack nicholson . in addition , he has won two best actor awards each from the screen actors guild and the golden globes . most importantly ( if retirement actually happens ) , he will have left\nto portray christy brown , the irish artist who suffered from cerebral palsy and was only able to control his left foot , daniel day - lewis asked to be wheeled around the set in his wheelchair , and crew members were required to spoonfeed him and lift him around . he damaged two ribs during filming from hunching in his wheelchair for weeks on end . he taught himself to paint using a knife held between his toes , and studied disabled patients at sandymount school and clinic in dublin . day - lewis won a best actor oscar .\nno one expects much from christy brown ( daniel day - lewis ) , a boy with cerebral palsy born into a working - class irish family . though christy is a spastic quadriplegic and essentially paralyzed , a miraculous event occurs when , at the age of 5 , he demonstrates control of his left foot by using chalk to scrawl a word on the floor . with the help of his steely mother ( brenda fricker ) - - and no shortage of grit and determination - - christy overcomes his infirmity to become a painter , poet and author .\nthis cinematic masterpiece is the brilliant portrayal of legendary irishman christy brown ( daniel day - lewis ) who , despite crippling cerebral palsy , learned to use his one controllable extremity - - his left foot - - to become an accomplished artist and writer . the miramax collector ' s series proudly presents the release of the acclaimed motion picture that won academy awards\u00ae in 1989 for best actor ( daniel day - lewis ) and best supporting actress ( brenda fricker ) and earned oscar\u00ae nominations for best picture , best director , and best adapted screenplay ( 1989 ) .\nthis is the true story of christy brown ( daniel day - lewis ) , who was born with cerebral palsy ( cp ) into a poor irish family in 1932 and overcame severe physical disability to become a famous artist and writer . in his early years christy is severely disabled and disfigured - - spastic , unable to speak , and close to quadriplegic , able to control only his left foot . his father ( ray mcanally ) initially regards him as both retarded and sinful , but his mother ( brenda fricker ) faithfully and heroically cares for him .\nfilled with wit and unselfconscious humor . to brown ' s credit , his portrayal is unerringly tough , sometimes surprisingly sensual . it keeps foot from maudlin static . a rich cinematic experience , this uplifting british production will leave you in awe of the extraordinary christy brown .\nthat is the story of christy brown , born into a large , poor , loving family in a dublin slum and considered for the first 10 years of his life to be hopelessly retarded . he was born with cerebral palsy , and his entire body was in revolt against him - all except the left foot , with which one day he picked up a piece of chalk and wrote a word on the floor . everyone was amazed except for christy ' s mother , who had always believed he knew what was going on . she could see it in his eyes .\nin this true story told through flashbacks , christy brown is born with crippling cerebral palsy into a poor , working - class irish family . able only to control movement in his left foot and to speak in guttural sounds , he is mistakenly believed to be intellectually disabled for the first ten years of his life . later , through the help of his strong - willed mother , a dedicated teacher , and his own courage and determination , christy not only learns to grapple with life ' s simple physical tasks and complex psychological pains , but he also develops into a brilliant painter , poet and author .\nsince smoking is a vasoconstriction ( makes blood vessels narrow and restricted ) causes blockages in the blood vessels of your feet and hands . your blood vessels become inflamed , and swollen which reduces blood flow . blood clots that further clog blood vessels also develop leading to a future toe or foot amputation .\nparents need to know that my left foot is based on the memoir of christy brown , an irish author and artist born with cerebral palsy in early ' 30s dublin . gritty and sometimes difficult to watch , the movie is ultimately uplifting , with positive messages about overcoming adversity and about people with physical differences or challenges being human , just like anyone . there are a few fights with punches and kicks but no blood or gore . a picture of a fully nude woman is on - screen for a second or two , and tweens speculate about sex and babies briefly . other sexual content includes a teen pregnancy and brown ' s longing for romance . strong language includes occasional use of\nf - - k ,\nand\nbitch ,\nbastard ,\nand\nass\nare used once each . a few scenes take place in pubs where people drink and smoke , and christy drinks to excess two or three times .\nthe onion has finally turned its attention to \u201cphantom thread , \u201d and even diehard fans of paul thomas anderson \u2019s oscar nominee have to laugh . the satirical news out debuted a mock video interview with one of the \u201cproducers\u201d of the film where she breaks down all of the scenes in which daniel day - lewis \u201cfucked up at acting . \u201d yes , the onion wants you to know that day - lewis isn\u2019t as amazing on set as you think . \u201c phantom thread \u201d is competing for six oscars at the 90th academy awards , including best picture and best director . day - lewis is nominated once again for best actor and could win his fourth trophy following \u201c my left foot , \u201d \u201c there will be blood , \u201d and \u201c lincoln , \u201d although he faces tough competition from \u201c darkest hour \u201d frontrunner gary oldman . celebrate \u201c phantom thread \u201d with the onion\u2019s hilarious interview in the video below . the film is now playing theaters .\nanother charge laid against day - lewis is that he has somehow turned his back on his home - grown film industry in favour of america . ' i am , ' he acknowledges , ' rather surprised that i haven ' t made more stories about my own country but it is a mistake to suggest that the biggest influence on my life in terms of movies has been america . it was and remains ken loach and his whole body of work , not that i have ever worked with him . there is something unique and pure about the way he works , without a taint on it . his beliefs have remained unwavering since he made cathy come home . '\nexactly 10 years ago at the 80th academy awards , daniel day - lewis won his second oscar as best actor . as he arrived on stage , he bowed before \u201cqueen\u201d helen mirren as she used the statuette to knight him for his victory in \u201c there will be blood \u201d ( watch the video above ) . after his surprise oscar win for \u201c my left foot \u201d at the 1990 ceremony almost two decades earlier , day - lewis had become an official a - list star . he followed with memorable performances throughout the early 1990s , including \u201c the last of the mohicans \u201d and martin scorsese \u2019s \u201c the age of innocence . \u201d he then received an additional oscar nomination for \u201c in the name of the father , \u201d playing the wrongfully convicted gerry conlin but lost the award to tom hanks for \u201c philadelphia . \u201d see daniel day - lewis movies : top 12 greatest films ranked from worst to best then came a rather slow period in day - lewis\u2019 career , making no movies between 1997 and 2002 . he\neight - time oscar nominee paul thomas anderson turned 48 on june 26 , so to celebrate the filmmaker\u2019s birthday we\u2019ve ranked all eight of his movies from worst to best . despite his career that\u2019s included such hits as \u201c boogie nights \u201d and \u201c there will be blood , \u201d the american director has yet to take home an oscar of his own . get a refresher on anderson\u2019s filmography by clicking through our photo gallery above . can you guess what\u2019s # 1 in our rankings ? anderson\u2019s latest film was \u201c phantom thread \u201d ( 2017 ) , which surprised on oscar nominations morning with bids for best picture , best director , best actor ( daniel day - lewis ) , best supporting actress ( lesley manville ) , best costume design and best score . costume designer mark bridges prevailed at the 2018 oscars ceremony on march 4 as the film\u2019s sole victory . seedaniel day - lewis movies : 12 greatest films , ranked worst to best , include \u2018lincoln , \u2019 \u2018 my left foot , \u2019 \u2018 phantom thread , \u2019 \u2018 there will be blood\njessica lange has been voted your favorite best supporting actress oscar winner of the 1980s for her performance as soap opera star julie nichols in \u201c tootsie . \u201d the iconic actress won by a strong margin over all other 1980s winners , as voted on by the readers of gold derby in a recent poll . see meryl streep ( \u2018sophie\u2019s choice\u2019 ) is clear choice for top best actress oscar winner of 1980s [ poll results ] lange took in 36 % of the vote , more than enough to clinch a win . olympia dukakis ( \u201c moonstruck \u201d ) and dianne wiest ( \u201c hannah and her sisters \u201d ) tied for second at 17 % each , the only other winners to earn double digit percentage points . next up was linda hunt ( \u201c the year of living dangerously \u201d ) at 9 % , while anjelica huston ( \u201cprizzi\u2019s honor\u201d ) rounded out the top five with 7 % . brenda fricker ( \u201c my left foot \u201d ) followed at 6 % in our poll and then came geena davis ( \u201c the accidental tourist \u201d ) with 4 % . peggy ashcroft\nhe eventually made two more irish films with jim sheridan , the director of my left foot . for in the name of the father , the story of gerry conlon , who was imprisoned for an act of terrorism he didn ' t commit , day - lewis spent time in prisons and , for an interrogation scene , went three days without sleep . for the boxer , he learnt to box to play the main character , another irishman caught up in the troubles in belfast . ' i wanted to see if i loved the sport , because if i didn ' t love the sport , i wouldn ' t want to tell the story , ' day - lewis said . he found certain parallels between boxing and acting . ' at its best , boxing is very pure . it requires resilience and heart and self - belief even after it ' s been knocked out of you . it ' s a certain kind of a test . and it ' s hard : the training alone will kill you . and that ' s before people start giving you a dig . '\nthroughout brown\u2019s life , his mother was an inspiration . \u201cshe refused to accept this truth , the inevitable truth as it then seemed that i was beyond cure , beyond saving , even beyond hope , \u201d he wrote about his mother . \u201cshe could not and would not believe that i was an imbecile , as the doctors told her . she had nothing in the world to go by , not a scrap of evidence to support her conviction that , though my body was crippled , my mind was not . in spite of all the doctors and specialists told her , she would not agree . i don & apos ; t believe she knew why she just knew , without feeling the smallest shade of doubt . \u201d"]}
{"id": 116808, "summary": [{"text": "a good day to die hard is a 2013 american action thriller film and the fifth installment in the die hard film series .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film was directed by john moore and written by skip woods , and stars bruce willis as john mcclane .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the main plot finds mcclane travelling to russia to get his estranged son , jack , an undercover cia agent , out of prison .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "he is soon caught in the crossfire of a global terrorist plot .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "alongside willis , the film also stars jai courtney , cole hauser , yuliya snigir and sebastian koch as the film 's villain .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "talks of a fifth die hard film began before the release of the fourth installment , live free or die hard , with willis affirming that the latter would not be the last in the series , but pre-production did not start until september 2011 , when john moore was officially announced as the director .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "filming began in april 2012 , primarily in budapest , hungary .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "a good day to die hard premiered in los angeles on january 31 , 2013 , coinciding with the unveiling of a die hard mural at the fox lot , and was released in certain east and southeast asian countries on february 7 and in the united states and canada on february 13 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it is the first die hard film to use dolby atmos surround mixing and the first to also be released in imax theaters .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "unlike the previous films , a good day to die hard was a critical failure , receiving overwhelmingly negative reviews which cited implausible action sequences , a cliched script , a weak plot , moore 's direction , and a lack of characterization , although the special effects were praised .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it is the first film produced by tsg entertainment , since distributor 20th century fox 's departure from dune entertainment upon the completion of their distribution contract at the end of 2012 . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "a good day to die hard", "paragraphs": ["a good day to die hard vs . bruce willis ' previous die hard movies\ndie hard quadrilogy - die hard / die hard 2 / die hard with a vengeance / die hard 4 . 0 [ dvd ]\ndie hard 5 review . a good day to die hard stars bruce willis and jai courtney | collider\njai courtney interview - a good day to die hard ( joblo . com )\ni love the quotes from a good day to die hard . . thump up\na good day to die hard review : there is no good day for this shit | birth . movies . death .\nfilming for\na good day to die hard\nwill begin in january 2012 .\nedited into a good day to die hard - review ( 2013 ) . see more \u00bb\na good day to die hard bruce willis as john mcclane photo : 20th century fox .\ncheck out everything we ' ve got on\na good day to die hard .\nimage credits : 1 . live free or die hard 2 . die hard 3 . die hard 2 4 . die hard with a vengeance\n\u2018a good day to die hard\u2019 ? valentine\u2019s day 2013 , apparently . plus , \u2018taken 2\u2019 also gets a release date !\na good day to die hard begins production in april 2012 for a february 14 , 2013 release .\nit\u2019s die hard . it needs to make sense . because it\u2019s die hard .\nclick on the respective links for my look back at die hard , die hard 2 , die hard with a vengeance , and live free or die hard .\na good day to die hard was released on dvd and blu - ray on june 4 , 2013 .\na good day to die hard is directed by john moore and produced by tom karnowski and jason keller .\na good day to die hard goes into production in april and is also set for a february , 2013 release .\nuse the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to a good day to die hard . you can also suggest completely new similar titles to a good day to die hard in the search box below .\n1 . a good day to die hard - - $ 25 million ( $ 33 . 2 million total )\nfor the fifth instalment of the die hard series , a good day to die hard used a and b stage as well as the covered way at pinewood studios .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing a good day to die hard near you .\non the other hand , if compared to willis ' previous die hard movies , a good day to die hard is undeniably a box office disappointment \u2013 though , admittedly , it ' s the first die hard movie to open outside the late spring / summer season . ( image : bruce willis as john mcclane in a good day to die hard . )\nbruce willis as john mcclane , right , and jai courtney as his son jack in a good day to die hard .\n\u201cbut for me , i want to do die hard 5 , then one final die hard movie \u2014 die hard 6 \u2014 before finally hanging that white vest up for good .\nnot very good . easily the worst die hard ever . feels like a screen play was adapted , badly , to be a die hard movie .\nbruce willis and jai courtney in a good day to die hard : ' stupefyingly silly ' . photograph : frank masi , smpsp\na good day to die hard ,\nwhich takes the bruce willis franchise to russia , opens today in 3 , 553 locations .\ntitle a good day to die hard also known as a good day to die hard - international trailer c , a good day to die hard - more , a good day to die hard - more 30\n( amazon ) , die hard bonus disc - a good day to die hard trailer , trailer f year 2013 formats dvd , cinema , imax distributor ( s ) twentieth century fox home ent . , the creative partnership , 20th century fox film co . ltd classified date ( s ) 03 / 06 / 2013 main language english other languages russian bbfc reference azf295996 note to parents some versions of this film are displayed in the 3d or imax format and some younger children may find them a more intense experience\na good day to die hard is the fifth film in the die hard action franchise starring , in which a new york city cop travels to russia and joins forces with his son to foil a nuclear weapons heist .\nclick here for the trailer urltoken bruce willis and jai courtney talk to ign about playing john and jack mcclane in a good day to die hard . subscribe to ign ' s channel for reviews , news , and all things gaming : urltoken a good day to die hard - cast interviews\na good day to die hard , which returns bruce willis in the title role , will hit theaters on feb . 14 , 2013 in order to take advantage of the joint valentine\u2019s day and president\u2019s day weekend .\nif you start watching the series now , you ' ll have plenty of time to memorize all the lines before die hard 5 comes out . a good day to die hard is slated for release on valentine ' s day 2013 .\na good day to die hard\nopens on valentine ' s day in 2013 ;\npercy jackson : sea of monsters\nlaunches over the easter holiday in 2013 .\nwell , a good day to die hard ' s reported $ 92 million budget ( not including marketing and distribution expenses ) may be justified once we look at the die hard movies ' international box office figures ( not adjusted for inflation ) : die hard $ 57 . 75m ; die hard 2 : die harder $ 122 . 49 million ; die hard : with a vengeance $ 266 . 08 million ; live free or die hard $ 249 million .\nlive free was surprisingly good . with a vengeance was the ( previously ) worst die hard flick .\nas part of the celebration surrounding the release of a good day to die hard , twentieth century fox film is bringing the entire franchise back to theaters for one day only on wednesday , february 13 .\nthe latest bruce willis die hard movie , a good day to die hard , is having a merely acceptable weekend at the north american box office . the perfect date movie , a good day to die hard grossed a passable ( for such a popular franchise ) $ 8 . 23 million at 3 , 553 sites on thursday , valentine ' s day , in addition to an estimated $ 25 million on the weekend proper ( feb . 15 - 17 ) , according to figures found at urltoken . ( image : a good day to die hard bruce willis as john mcclane points a gun at \u2013 someone . )\ndeadly but doddery : a good day to die hard is an explosive escape from reality . . . even if bruce willis should be collecting his bus pass\ncourtney , a graduate of the western australian academy of performing arts , will play willis\u2019 character john mcclane\u2019s son , jack , in a good day to die hard .\na few reasonable action sequences are mired in family soap , making this a good day to call it quits .\nto date , a good day to die hard has grossed an estimated $ 79 . 6 million in 63 territories , including $ 61 million this weekend . that represents about 70 percent of the film ' s current worldwide gross . and that \u2013 the international market \u2013 is the reason movies such as a good day to die hard get made .\n, so much so that it has a good chance of winning the day on monday . the\nbrilliant dvd another one to add to my collection of die hard dvd ' s .\nwrong with it . here are 10 reasons a good day to die hard sucks , and why you shouldn ' t give fox a penny of your money for it this weekend .\ni didn ' t think it was physically possible to doze off at a movie as loud as a good day to die hard , but for a few moments my mind found some distant , peaceful refuge .\nthe long awaited fifth \u201cdie hard\u201d movie , \u201ca good day to die hard , \u201d won the box office crown this president\u2019s day weekend , but we\u2019ve got to admit that after seeing john moore\u2019s action flick we\u2019re still confused about a ton of stuff in the flick that really didn\u2019t make a whole lot of sense .\nhaving made the above comparisons , let me remind you of a crucial fact : unlike a good day to die hard , none of the aforementioned stallone / schwarzenegger / statham movies is a sequel .\ndie hard is dead . i made my peace with this at the release of live free or die hard , a movie that saw john mcclane fully transformed into a cartoon character ( and that brought kevin smith , for reasons knowable only to the dark ones , into the die hard series ) , but it\u2019s a good day to die hard that truly hammers the point home . and while some could argue ( i don\u2019t know how , but they have ) that live free is a fun movie when removed from the shadow of the die hard films , a good day to die hard is a shoddy movie on every level on which we judge films .\naccording to the\ndie hard\nwiki , john mcclane has killed a total of 58 people in the first four\ndie hard\nfilms .\nafter it was classified as an r in the us , hopes were high that the new die hard movie , a good day to die hard , would have the harder edge that die hard 4 . 0 was lacking . however , the uk certificate for the film has been confirmed , and it ' s been revealed by the bbfc that die hard 5 is a 12a .\nalthough some of the characters were introduced in the novel nothing lasts forever ( 1979 ) by american writer roderick thorp , the screenplay for a good day to die hard was written by american screenwriter skip woods . it is the fifth movie in the die hard series , preceded by die hard ( 1988 ) ( 1988 ) , die hard 2 ( 1990 ) ( 1990 ) , die hard with a vengeance ( 1995 ) ( 1995 ) , and live free or die hard ( 2007 ) ( 2007 ) .\nthe first die hard was released in 1988 ; the most recent instalment before a good day to die hard was 2007 & apos ; s die hard 4 . 0 . the franchise has grossed over $ 1 . 1 billion at the worldwide box office and sold more than 60 million video / dvd units .\nthis is the complete version of marco beltrami ' s score from a good day to die hard . this features more content than in the two tracks together . enjoy . . .\n\u2018we spoke , all of us . it was a good may day , the reception was good and the crowd was warm , \u2019 he says .\na good day to die hard ' s domestic cume stands at $ 33 . 23 million after four days . that ' s not exactly a great debut , considering that monday is a semi - major holiday \u2013 presidents day \u2013 in the united states .\ndie hard 2 : die harder cost $ 70 million ( approx . $ 123 million today ) .\nto match the original die hard ' s budget - to - box - office ratio , a good day to die hard would have to gross $ 273 million at the north american box office . to match live free or die hard ' s ratio , bruce willis ' latest die hard movie would have to earn $ 113 million domestically . at this stage , $ 113 million looks only slightly more attainable than $ 273 million . we ' ll see .\na good day to die h . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nsubscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken a good day to die hard official trailer # 2 ( 2013 ) - bruce willis movie hd john mcclane and his son take on local forces in russia .\nsubscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken a good day to die hard official trailer # 1 ( 2013 ) - bruce willis movie hd john mcclane and his son take on local forces in russia .\na good day to die hard also includes scenes of gun threat to the head and several brief shots of knife - blades as the heroes prepare to defend themselves . there are also passing references to \u2018doing drugs\u2019 and some mild innuendo .\na good day to die hard is the fifth film in the die hard action franchise starring bruce willis as new york city cop john mcclane . in this film mcclane travels to russia and joins forces with his son to foil a nuclear weapons heist . it is rated 12a for strong language and violence .\nstream a good day to die hard by marco beltrami and 40 million songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms and conditions apply .\na good day to die hard also includes scenes of gun threat and several brief shots of knife - blades as the heroes prepare to defend themselves . there are also passing references to ' doing drugs ' and some mild innuendo .\ngiven how successful its four predecessors have been , it ' s not surprising that\na good day to die hard\nplays like an extended victory lap for star bruce willis and the entire\ndie hard\nfranchise . not surprising , but not overwhelmingly entertaining either .\nexclusive : in the young actor category , a role to die for is john mcclane jr , the son of bruce willis \u2019 indestructible cop character in a good day to die hard , which john moore will direct in russia early next year for 20th century fox .\nat the risk of sounding ungrateful for a fresh \u201cdie hard\u201d sequel , russia needs its own john mcclane movie the way uncle sam needs a bright red babushka . on the flimsiest of pretexts , bruce willis\u2019 obstinate hero travels all the way to moscow to find trouble in \u201ca good day to die hard , \u201d teaming up [ \u2026 ]\na good day to die hard also includes scenes of gun threat to the head and several brief shots of knife - blades as the heroes prepare to defend themselves . there are also passing references to ' doing drugs ' and some mild innuendo .\nexcellent ! ! if there were more stars i ' d give it a higher rating . as good as the other die hard movies .\nfor the week of june 4th , twentieth century fox is bringing a good day to die hard to blu - ray . the fifth installment in the die hard franchise finds the series showing its age , though it ' s an entertaining diversion for action junkies . other releases include anchor . . .\nthe odds against anything 5 being outstanding are fairly steep , and while he\u2019s overcome worse in the past , john mcclane doesn\u2019t beat them . a good day to die hard also suffers from being the second footnote to a cycle which the first three die hards satisfactorily wrapped up into a trilogy .\nalthough the plot of a good day to five hard is still under wraps , a press release from fox claims that the two mcclane\u2019s will work together to keep the world \u201csafe for democracy , \u201d which is of course what the die hard franchise has always been about , metaphorically .\nwhile sony\u2019s django unchained remained no . 1 overseas for the fourth consecutive weekend , the highlight of a sluggish session on the foreign theatrical circuit was the limited introduction of 20th century fox\u2019s release of a good day to die hard .\na good day to die hard is the fifth movie in the die hard franchise in which john mcclane ( bruce willis ) and his son john\njack\nmcclane jr . ( jai courtney ) , a cia operative , take on nuclear terrorists in russia . it was released on february 14 , 2013 .\ndie hard with a vengeance ( 1995 ) mcclane is forced to play a bomber ' s deadly game in a race through new york .\njust in time for half term then , it seems as though a good day to die hard is the film to take your 12 year old to see . who would have though that ' d ever happen back when hans gruber was running around ?\n' a good day to die hard ' : bruce willis ' lowest - grossing dh movie in north america ? \u00a9 2004\u20132018 alt film guide and / or author ( s ) . text not to be reproduced without prior written consent .\nhit the jump for more . the film also stars sebastian koch , yulia snigir , cole hauser , amaury nolasco , megalyn echikunwoke , and anne vyalitsyna . a good day to die hard opens february 14 , 2013 .\nit ' s been 25 years since bruce willis first jumped from an exploding rooftop , and now , he ' s about to rule the box office all over again as grizzled new york city cop john mclane .\na good day to die hard\nis expected to own president ' s day weekend .\nby all accounts , a good day to die hard is a terrible movie . but the stunts , well , there were a lot of them and they cost a fortune . director john moore decided that when it came to smashing expensive vehicles , it was time to go big or go home .\nleave your spoiler - filled thoughts on die hard 5 right here . . .\ndie hard cost $ 28 million ( approx . $ 54 million today ) .\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\nnow comes chapter five , a good day to die hard . it moves the divorced and retired mcclane to moscow while reuniting him with his son jack ( jai courtney of tv\u2019s spartacus : blood and sand ) . jack was barely glimpsed as a child in 1988\u2019s original die hard , played by noah land , and hasn\u2019t been seen since .\nfor the week that ended on june 9th , twentieth century fox ' s a good day to die hard took the top sales position on the blu - ray - only chart . this fifth installment in the die hard franchise was the series ' most critically lambasted entry , though it still performed . . .\nin fact , a good day to die hard is much bigger than the last stand , bullet to the head , and parker not because of bruce willis , who hasn ' t had a major non - die hard box office hit since m . night shyamalan ' s unbreakable 13 years ago , but because the john moore - directed flick has the words \u201cdie hard\u201d in the title . people flock to brands , no matter how crappy .\n20th century fox\u2019s a good day to die hard will be the studio\u2019s fourth major release in dolby atmos , following taken 2 , chasing mavericks and life of pi . the film opens feb . 14 in the u . s .\nif its first five days are any indication of a good day to die hard ' s box office appeal , chances are that this latest bruce willis action flick will face an uphill battle to reach $ 110 million \u2013 thus making it by far the least successful die hard movie ever in the u . s . and canada .\nfox\u2019s a good day to die hard , the fifth film in the die har d franchise , got a jump start on the long presidents day weekend by grossing $ 840 , 000 at midnight screenings wednesday night . the film played at 2 , 328 locations for an average of $ 361 per site . it opens thursday in 3 , 553 locations .\ndie hard : with a vengeance cost $ 90 million ( approx . $ 136 million today ) .\nnote : production budgets : die hard - $ 28 million die hard 2 - $ 70 million die hard 3 - $ 90 million if there are any movies that you think should be on this list , e - mail us at mail @ urltoken .\n\u2013 ost \u2013 listen to original score , theme music from the motion picture , film score list , all songs list \u2013 playlist , who sings them , including end credits . a good day to die hard soundtrack details : original music composed by marco beltrami\nbut then the verdict was right damning . a good day to die hard , as i wrote in the den of geek review , is a film \u201cthat should be ashamed to wear the die hard name\u201d . not just an insult to die hard , but also a dreadful action movie in its own right . some have convincingly argued that willis retired the character of john mcclane after the third film \u2013 die hard with a vengeance \u2013 and that die hard 4 . 0 was more akin to a decent action movie ( i quite liked it anyway ) . that theory surely became fact by the end of die hard 5 . the ordinary guy in an extraordinary situation idea was long gone , as a man who originally scraped passed hans gruber and his team to save a building and the people in it was now apparently trying to save the entire world .\nthe classic action film die hard has spawned four sequels the last three decades and it seems like more are in the pipeline . the fifth sequel a good day to die hard was released on blu - ray with both the theatrical and extended cuts . during the opening credits of the extended cut commentary director john moore says :\nby now , chances are you ' re more than well aware that a good day to die hard has been on the receiving end of some savage reviews . and chances are , quite a few of you might just have seen the movie by now .\nthe fifth movie , a good day to die hard , opens in australia on march 21 . the film introduces rising aussie star jai courtney - who gets equal screen time alongside willis - as mcclane & apos ; s estranged son jack .\nafterward , we were treated to the world premiere of a good day to die hard , complete in dolby atmos . john moore informed us that this was one of only thirteen films to be mixed in atmos . for those who don\u2019t know , dolby atmos allows up to 128 discrete audio tracks for the film , and supports up to 64 unique speaker feeds . while i can\u2019t post my thoughts on a good day to die hard just yet ( review will follow closer to release , ) i can say that if you are lucky enough to experience this in atmos , do it .\nare opening that day . i ' m not even surprised a family film like\nthe promotional campaign , at least , was promising . the early trailers for a good day to die hard brought back key pieces of music , and seemed to hit that bruce willis was back to playing the character of john mcclane , as opposed to being bruce willis in another generic action movie . scheduled for a valentine\u2019s day 2013 release date , it seemed 20th century fox had confidence in a franchise that had enjoyed its best ever box office performance with 2007\u2019s die hard 4 . 0 / live free or die hard ( depending on where you live in the world ) .\ndie hard ll the mission is impossible . ll secret british soldier ll action , thriller ll\nas a huge fan of die hard , die hard 2 & die hard with a vengeance , i must admit , when i first heard there was a 4 installment planned for release , i was skeptical . but , in all fairness die hard 4 ( or live free or die hard ) was watchable . there are flaws and i do have quibbles about it but the main one would have to be the directors seemingly insatiable obsession to bamboozle the viewer with computer - related jargon . but , again it ' s a minor quibble . die hard 5 ? or a good day to die hard , to give it it ' s full name . drivel . john mcclane fights terrorists , with his son . the same son who , in die hard , couldn ' t even answer the phone before his sister when holly phones the house to see if john had called . now he ' s running about , blowing up russian gangsters with his dad ? not for me . but this is like a fart in a hurricane compared to the rest of the flaws in this movie . avoid .\n, which is good news , as 2013 is in a mini - slump .\nover the last few days , i\u2019ve looked back at the die hard franchise , and tried to explain what makes these films unique . the obvious answer is john mcclane ( bruce willis ) . willis helped to craft a memorable character who was the wise - cracking , scrappy , desperate hero we can all root for . but it\u2019s not simply an attitude . die hard is a matter of circumstance and response , and the two best films\u2014 die hard and die hard with a vengeance \u2014back mcclane into a corner and force him to rely on his wits and strength to survive . he gets the shit kicked out of him , swears constantly , but laughs in the face of near death . john mcclane\u2019s personality lives in a good day to die hard . everything else dies horribly .\ntitle a good day to die hard year 2013 distributor ( s ) 20th century fox film co . ltd classified date ( s ) 08 / 02 / 2013 main language english submitted run time 97m 33s approved footage 8779 + 8 bbfc reference dff295996 registration number cfj28178\nthe valentine ' s day / president ' s day five - day weekend wasn ' t as lucrative as many had hoped , at least not at the top , which is really bad news for a year that is not off to a great start .\nit might also be the catalyst to open up die hard 6 . because , as i understand it right now , for all the chatter about the project just over a year ago , a new die hard film remains in limbo . that could all change tomorrow , and i suspect we will eventually get that one final john mcclane adventure . but also , it seems clear that people in power are aware of the damage that a good day to die hard did . and they\u2019re not looking to make that same mistake again .\njai courtney has been cast as jack mcclane , the son of john mcclane , in a good day to die hard . following a global casting search spanning several months , 20th century fox announced wednesday that cpourtney would be joining the forthcoming fifth installment in the long - running franchise .\nadditionally , variety reports that amaury nolasco ( prison break ) and megalyn echikunwoke ( house of lies ) have joined the supporting cast of a good day to die hard . john moore is onboard to direct , and the story finds bruce willis \u2019 john mcclane teaming up with his estranged son ( jai courteney ) in russia . nolasco will be playing willis\u2019 friend in the pic , but details of echikunwoke\u2019s role are currently under wraps . filming on a good day to die hard is currently under way , and the film is slated to open on february 13th , 2013 .\nwe ' ve thus opened up this post for spoiler - filled discussion of the film , and for you to tell us how wrong we are . are critics being too hard on the movie , or is a good day to die hard really that bad ? share your thoughts below . and feel free to include as many spoilers as you like .\nwell , i know what i & apos ; ll be doing for my 32nd birthday . the 5th\ndie hard\nfilm , now officially titled\na good day to die hard\n, will hit theatres february 14th , 2013 . co - chairman and ceo of fox filmed entertainment tom rothman made the exclusive announcement this morning on the jim rome show .\nand finally , here ' s another set of comparisons : the die hard movies ' budgets .\nlive free or die hard cost $ 110 million ( approx . $ 122 million today ) .\nhere\u2019s where a good day to die hard finds its heartbeat rather than just a quickened pulse . waiting to hear whether jack will once again call john \u201cdad\u201d inspires more rooting interest than counting the bodies and bent metal piled high by director john moore ( max payne ) and screenwriter skip woods ( the a - team ) .\nas written by skip woods ,\na good day to die hard\nis certainly twisty enough , but the pro - forma nature of willis ' performance \u2014 even his traditional\nyippee ki yay\nsounds muted \u2014 doesn ' t help a film that cannot be described as inspired .\nthe fifth die hard flick also costars patrick stewart and is scheduled to hit theaters on feb . 14 , 2013 .\nbela tarr has a style , though * . john moore , a filmmaker so anonymous that i assume he maintains a closet full of faces from which he chooses every day , has no style . he is just trying to emulate various 21st century action aesthetics , and he\u2019s doing it poorly . there\u2019s nothing unifying a good day to die hard on a cinematic level besides the fact that every single scene , taken individually , fucking sucks .\n\u201cany event in johannesburg where i was , we spoke , all of us . it was a good may day , the reception was good and the crowd was warm . in johannesburg where i am , the may day has been a success , warm , and the crowd was warm to all of us , \u201d he said .\nwhat better way to celebrate the hollywood movie star than with a good old - fashioned quiz . . .\nupdated : not only is die hard 5 a 12a in the uk , but it had extra cuts to get the certificate . . .\na good day to die hard is the fifth film in the die hard action franchise starring bruce willis as new york city cop john mcclane . in this film mcclane travels to russia and joins forces with his son to foil a nuclear weapons heist . the cinema version was rated 12a for infrequent strong language and moderate action violence . this extended version of the film includes some additional material and is rated 15 for strong language and violence .\nvalentine\u2019s day may not seem like the most opportune moment to release the latest die hard yippee - ki - yay . shouldn\u2019t cupid\u2019s time be about cuddles and kisses rather than bullets and bravado ?\nthis was the first die hard film where the original script was explicitly written as an entry in the die hard series . the first die hard ( 1988 ) film was based on a novel by roderick thorp . die hard 2 ( 1990 ) was first written as a script based on walter wager ' s novel ' 58 minutes ' . die hard with a vengeance ( 1995 ) famously took its basic idea from jonathan hensleigh ' s screenplay simon says . live free or die hard ( 2007 ) was retro - fitted from the original screenplay ww3 . com , which was nearly filmed on its own merits before the 9 / 11 terrorist attacks caused it to be shelved . see more \u00bb\nthere was some reason for optimism about this film . i ' m a huge fan of the original , and i ' ve enjoyed most of the sequels , even the ludicrous\nlive free or die hard .\nthe r rating for\na good day to die hard\ntold us they weren ' t going to skimp on the raw language and the quality kills . and it would be interesting to see where john mcclane was in 2013 .\ndie hard was released 25 years ago this week . to mark the occasion , here ' s a quiz to test how well you know the film and its sequels\na cia operative hires a team of mercenaries to eliminate a latin dictator and a renegade cia agent .\nmm why not . . i just want to know hwo the writers will put this two together . . . jaja . . . anyway just die hard 1 was the good one . . .\nat the risk of sounding ungrateful for a fresh \u201c die hard \u201d sequel , russia needs its own john mcclane movie the way uncle sam needs a bright red babushka . on the flimsiest of pretexts , bruce willis \u2019 obstinate hero travels all the way to moscow to find trouble in \u201c a good day to die hard , \u201d teaming up with his long - lost son to stop a generic terrorist from stealing weapons - grade uranium from chernobyl \u2014 a subpar plot that feels suspiciously like someone tried to plug mcclane into a preexisting screenplay . fox\u2019s shaky bid to boost this installment\u2019s international appeal could backfire domestically .\nbruce willis ' return as john mcclane , a good day to die hard , topped the box office over the friday - to - sunday period , but with a weaker - than - expected $ 25 million . fox ' s $ 92 million thriller , which also stars jai courtney , earned $ 8 . 2 million on thursday , its first day of release , and after four days , it ' s earned $ 33 . 2 million . that ' s a substantially weaker start than 2007\u2032s live free or die hard , which started with $ 33 . 4 million in its opening three - day weekend .\nfull disclosure , neither i nor hitfix\u2019s drew mcweeny ( whose review can be read here ) are trying to be too tough on the latest john mcclane adventure . we were actually both very much looking forward to it after the surprisingly good \u201clive free or die hard . \u201d on the other hand , \u201ca good day\u2019s\u201d screenplay is so whack these were questions that came up as we actually watched the film . yes , sometimes our stories write themselves , but unfortunately movies don\u2019t and some major gaps of logic seemed to get by everyone associated with \u201ca good day . \u201d with that in mind , check out 10 things we still don\u2019t understand about \u201cdie hard 5\u201d in the embedded story gallery .\nforeign box office : ' django unchained ' remains no . 1 , but ' die hard ' steals weekend\nif you haven ' t seen the first four die hard movies , or just want a refresher , now ' s the time to buy them for your next road trip , because the fifth installment , die hard 5 : a good day to die hard , is currently in pre - production . this time around , we will find john mcclane ( bruce willis ) in russia on a mission to rescue his son , john jr . , before getting pulled into a fight for world domination ( as usual ) . the role of mcclane ' s son has yet to be cast , but shia labeouf ' s name is being thrown around .\nyou ' d think mcclane ' s kids would give him a break for not being there for every dance recital and little league game , but in\nlive free or die hard\n( 2007 ) , it took an attack by a team of cyber - terrorists to reunite him with his estranged daughter . now , with\na good day to die hard ,\nmcclane has to go all the way to russia and battle yet another bunch of ruthless master criminals and their henchmen just to get a little closure with his son , to whom he hasn ' t spoken in years .\nthere\u2019s so much wrong with a good day to die hard that i don\u2019t know where to begin . is it the fact that the film has john mcclane cry out a terrible catchphrase \u201ci\u2019m on vacation ! \u201d a dozen times despite the fact that he is obviously and demonstrably not on vacation ? is it the sheer visual incompetence on display in the chaotic and pointless action scenes ? is it the way the script has removed all personality from the characters , leaving them simply to sleepwalk through plot points , occasionally stopping to shoot people by just standing in the middle of a room and pointing a gun offscreen ? is it the way it makes moscow look like a generic blue - lit city ? it\u2019s all of these things that makes a good day to die hard a chore to sit through , and they\u2019re just the surface problems .\ndie hard 2 ( 1990 ) mcclane battles mercenaries who have seized an airport and threaten to cause chaos in the air at christmas .\nway more exciting and original than i was expecting . i hope they make another die hard so they have to make another score !\nit ' s a bad day at the office for a durable 25 - year - old franchise in a good day to die hard . comprised of one shakily filmed action sequence after another , all of which are more preposterous than anything previously served up by the die hard series ( and that ' s saying something ) , this fifth john mcclane saga takes the new york cop ( bruce willis ) to moscow and , of all places , chernobyl , to help his cia officer son ( jai courtney ) save modern russia from its own worst enemies . franchise fans and action - hungry audiences will pile in over this double holiday weekend , from valentine ' s day on thursday to presidents day on monday , but returns figure to tumble fairly quickly thereafter . overseas draw should be quite strong .\nhow bout a threeway ? die hard 24 / 7 m . d . the john mcclane , jack bauer , gregory house movie .\nthat said , there currently exists a trend for older actors reprising earlier heroic and hard bodied action roles , be it bruce willis ( 52 ) in die hard 4 . 0 ( 2007 ) , dolph lundgren ( 53 ) in the expendables ( 2010 ) , arnold schwarzenegger ( 55 ) in terminator 3 : rise of the machines ( 2003 ) , bruce willis ( 58 ) in a good day to die hard ( 2013 ) , sylvester stallone ( 60 ) in rocky balboa ( 2006 ) and ( 62 ) rambo ( 2008 ) and harrison ford ( 66 ) in indiana jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull ( 2008 ) . and there are currently rumours surrounding a sixth installment of the die hard franchise starring bruce willis . die hard 2\nthe big question : will a good day to die hard reach $ 40 million by monday evening ? that ' s certainly a possibility , but it ' s not guaranteed . either way , if studio weekend box office estimates are on target , the widely lambasted bruce willis action flick \u2013 which currently has a putrid 10 percent approval rating and 4 / 10 average among rotten tomatoes ' top critics \u2013 will surely get very close to that mark . for comparison ' s sake : the previous die hard movie , live free or die hard , scored $ 48 . 39 million in its first five days out .\nwas a really good month and 2013 got off to a really good start . i ' m not so sure about february , on the other hand . there ' s only one film that has a statistically significant shot at $ 100 million ,\ndie hard ( 1988 ) new york cop john mcclane gives terrorists a taste of their own medicine as they hold an l . a . office building hostage .\nit has been a big , big fun time doing die hard for the last 25 years and living to talk about it ,\nwillis said before hitting a\ndetonator\nto reveal the mural .\nthe fifth installment of the die hard franchise will be mixed in atmos in the zanuck theatre on the fox lot .\n20th century fox home entertainment brings ' a good day to die hard ' to blu - ray as a two - disc combo pack with an ultraviolet digital copy . the region a / b , bd50 disc is accompanied by a dvd - 9 / digital copy combo disc on the opposing panel . both are housed inside a blue , eco - vortex keepcase with a shiny cardboard slipcover . at startup , viewers are taken straight to the main menu with full - motion clips and music .\nbruce willis has confirmed on several websites that he has signed on to do a sixth die hard film , although the plot and cast is unknown at this time .\ndie hard 5 proly might not be that good , but put baur & mclaine together bamm ! we got an exploision on the big screens . . . . . . . so many possible ways to put them together !\ntake this one with a chaser of your favorite\ndie hard\nmemories and hope that the series goes out on a higher note . john mcclane deserves better .\nhardware is one thing but inspiration is something else , and in that area\na good day to die hard\ncomes up short . true , a lot of stuff gets blown up and stunts that must have cost the earth appear with startling regularity , but the sense of exhilaration and fun that marked the best of the series has gone unaccountably awol .\nthe die hard series sells the lone wolf concept \u2014 willis vs . global terrorists \u2014 yet deep down , it\u2019s really about family reunification . good thing , too , because the violence gets old fast .\nfor anyone who remembers the\ndie hard\nadventures at their vital and exciting best , this film feels like a near - death experience .\ntwenty - five years after first crying & quot ; yippie - ki - yay & quot ; , killing the bad guy and saving the day , bruce willis is back in his fifth die hard movie .\ndirected by john moore ( max payne ) , a good day to die hard lands permanently - besieged cop john mcclane ( bruce willis ) in moscow , where he is reunited with his estranged son jack . according to a press release issued by fox , \u201cjack may even be more of a hardass than his father . despite their differences , they must work together to keep each other alive \u2013 and the world safe for democracy . \u201d\nforeign box office : ' django unchained ' remains no . 1 , but ' die hard ' steals weekend | hollywood reporter\nhere ' s hoping the next\ndie hard\nprovides a similar kind of redemption . john mcclane deserves a much stronger salute as he rides off into the sunset .\nit ' s valentine ' s day today , while monday is president ' s day , so the box office has an unofficial five - day weekend . there ' s not much of a mystery regarding which of the four wide releases will top the chart this weekend , as nearly everyone expects\ncheck this out fans ! a good day to die hard is a 2013 american action film directed by john moore and written by skip woods . it is the fifth installment of the die hard film series . bruce willis reprises the lead role of john mcclane , who travels to russia to help his estranged son , jack ( jai courtney ) , out of prison , but is soon caught in the crossfire of a terrorist plot . talks of a fourth sequel to die hard began before the release of live free or die hard ( 2007 ) , with willis affirming that the latter would not be the last in the series , but pre - production did not start until september 2011 when john moore was officially announced as the director . filming began in april 2012 , primarily in budapest , hungary . urltoken urltoken urltoken . . urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken po . .\nfrank is hired to\ntransport\npackages for unknown clients and has made a very good living doing so . but when asked to move a package that begins moving , complications arise .\nfar more than most action stars getting on in years , bruce willis has aged nicely into the role . maybe it ' s that shaved pate of his , a bullet - head that still looks primed for any chamber . anyway , his look alone is sufficient to prompt this memo from the department of faint praise : a quarter - century after it began , a good day to die hard continues the franchise without undue embarrassment .\nthe die hard series is about explosive action , impossible physical feats , sweat , blood and clocks ticking to doomsday . it ' s about mcclane escaping from a burning tower , only to find a worse predicament on the ground .\nthe first warning sign that all was not well came with the invitation to the uk press screening for the film . appreciating that fox could have decided not to screen a good day to die hard at all , it pressed ahead with a preview , but scheduled it to start at 9 . 30pm , the evening before release . reviewers could attend on the proviso that they didn\u2019t run reviews until midnight . even in the land of fast clickbait , that\u2019s quick turnaround for a review .\nthere was a fire on the set of a good day to die hard in hungary ,\n20th century fox said in a statement .\nno one was injured by the flames , which occurred during a pyrotechnics stunt just after midnight cet on thursday , and were contained a short while later . bruce willis , was not on set , nor were other principal cast . principal photography on the movie began in april in budapest , and is expected to wrap late summer .\nsimanton predicted a $ 44 million haul for\na good day to die hard ,\nwhich sees mclane paired up with his son ( played jai courtney ) . willis recently told mtv news that the onscreen father - son relationship isn ' t too much unlike\nreal life .\nthe last movie , 2007 ' s\nlive free or die hard ,\nincluded mclane ' s grown - up daughter . the pg - 13 rating prevented the full inclusion of mclane ' s signature catchphrase last time , but this new one is rated r . some theaters ran a\ndie hard marathon ,\nsimilar to\nbatman\nevents from last year . the international locales should help worldwide .\nmy problem , though , is i never get the sense that bruce willis cares anymore about die hard even half as much as those of us who watch the films on semi - regular rotation . he seems to sleepwalk through a good day to die hard , and i don\u2019t believe that the man who chooses to back projects such as looper and unbreakable couldn\u2019t see the problems . it\u2019s easy to take potshots at willis , and his recent career choices hardly help . but i do think he\u2019s got a better ability to sniff out a decent script than he\u2019s given credit for . the problem is that he just doesn\u2019t seem that interested in using it .\nwhat i hope i\u2019ve explained in my retrospective is that the context is just as important as the john mcclane character if not more so . we have more than our share of wise - cracking heroes , but it\u2019s the circumstances that bring out the best in mcclane . he\u2019s not a guy who\u2019s out to save the world like he\u2019s supposed to do in live free or this movie . his ability to survive can strain credulity but he never possesses outright invulnerability like he does here . his motives and his enemies make a modicum of sense . a good day to die hard painfully fails to realize that a die hard movie is not simply saying , \u201cyippee ki - yay , motherfucker . \u201d"]}
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", "topic": 4}], "title": "a beautiful mind ( film )", "paragraphs": ["a beautiful mind\nis a beautiful film telling an emotional love story combined with intense sequences exploring the effects of schizophrenia .\njohn nash , who inspired the film\na beautiful mind ,\nis no more . why do you like this film ?\na beautiful partnership : ron howard and brian grazer\n, from a beautiful mind dvd , 2002 .\na beautiful mind ( film ) - wikipedia , the free encyclopedia . pdf | entertainment award | cinema\na beautiful mind also depicted his battle with paranoid schizophrenia . his wife , who jennifer connelly played in a beautiful mind , was his caretaker .\na beautiful mind ' s john nash is less complex than the real one .\nfeatured in inside ' a beautiful mind ' ( 2001 ) . see more \u00bb\ndevelopment of the screenplay\n, from a beautiful mind dvd , 2002 .\nessays , uk . ( november 2013 ) . film analysis of a beautiful mind english literature essay . retrieved from urltoken\nthe process of age progression\n, from a beautiful mind dvd . 2002 .\nrussell crowe as john nash in a beautiful mind . photograph : eli reed / ap\n' beautiful mind ' mathematician john nash jr . dies in new jersey car crash\na beautiful mind ' s john nash is nowhere near as complicated as the real one .\n' a beautiful mind ' mathematician , wife , killed in n . j . turnpike crash\na beautiful mind is one of the few films ever to suggest that the life of the mind can be as . . . more\nthe princeton math genius whose life story was the subject of the film \u201ca beautiful mind\u201d died saturday in a crash on the new jersey turnpike .\n, dir . a beautiful mind . writ . akiva goldsman , sylvia nasar , and perf .\na beautiful mind\ncaptures a great tone throughout , and is well - performed and beautifully scored .\nrussell crowe gives a subtle , highly effective performance in the contrived yet sensitive\na beautiful mind\n.\na beautiful mind\nawesomestories . com . oct 07 , 2013 . jul 09 , 2018 .\nfilm analysis of a beautiful mind english literature essay .\nukessays . com . 11 2013 . all answers ltd . 07 2018 < urltoken > .\nukessays . film analysis of a beautiful mind english literature essay [ internet ] . november 2013 . [ accessed 9 july 2018 ] ; available from : urltoken\nin the movie a beautiful mind , how does johns schizophrenia affect his relationship with his wife . . .\nfamed ' a beautiful mind ' mathematician john nash , wife , killed in n . j . turnpike crash\nrussell crowe and jennifer connelly give stunning , emotional performances in a beautiful mind . ron howard has crafted a masterful film that is a revealing look at mental illness and deserves to be seen . brilliantly put together to create suspense , brilliantly acted to make us feel for the characters ( jennifer connelly is astonishing ) , and a moving story of love and determination , a beautiful mind is a beautiful film .\nukessays . november 2013 . film analysis of a beautiful mind english literature essay . [ online ] . available from : urltoken [ accessed 9 july 2018 ] .\nall answers ltd , ' film analysis of a beautiful mind english literature essay ' ( ukessays . com , july 2018 ) < urltoken > accessed 9 july 2018\na beautiful mind is howard ' s best movie , and easily one of the best movies of the year .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing a beautiful mind near you .\nhow does john nash change in the movie a beautiful mind ? in the early scenes , nash is a scornful . . .\nfamed ' a beautiful mind ' mathematician john nash , wife , killed in n . j . turnpike crash | urltoken\njohn nash , the princeton university mathematician whose brilliance and mental health struggles inspired the oscar - winning film \u201ca beautiful mind , \u201d died in a car crash in new jersey on saturday .\nfilm analysis of a beautiful mind english literature essay .\nall answers ltd . ukessays . com , november 2013 . web . 9 july 2018 . < urltoken > .\njournalist sylvia nasar\u2019s account of nash\u2019s personal and professional lives is moving and perceptive . a beautiful mind is a fine biography of a complex man .\naccess hollywood covers the duelling bagel cams on the sets of minority report and a beautiful mind hosted on countingdown . com .\nstunned\u2026my heart goes out to john & alicia & family . an amazing partnership . beautiful minds , beautiful hearts . urltoken\nprofessor bayer served as mathematics consultant , hand double , and day player in a beautiful mind , the 2001 feature film based on the life of nobel laureate john forbes nash , jr .\n' beautiful mind ' mathematician john nash jr . dies in new jersey car crash : the two - way : npr\njohn forbes nash jr . , the princeton university mathematician whose life inspired the film\na beautiful mind ,\nand his wife died in a car crash saturday , according to new jersey state police .\na beautiful mind does not tell the whole truth about john nash - he was not a nice man . but it should still win an oscar\nbut hollywood requires more from its films than a few good performances ; it requires drama , action , romance , pathos , excitement . a beautiful mind makes a fair attempt to include all of these ingredients and the results obviously satisfied producers and film - goers alike - it won oscars for best film and best director . but for those expecting to see a film about mathematics it is unlikely to satisfy . early in the film , john nash describes himself as having\ntwo helpings of brain and half a helping of heart\n. a beautiful mind seems the exact opposite .\nmathematics professor joins conversation during the tribeca film festival ' s 10th anniversary screening of film about nobel prize winning economist john nash .\na very intriguing film where insight into how a person with schizophrenia actually sees the world .\nbut even in that context , the campaign against\na beautiful mind\nhas struck many in hollywood as particularly brutal , the times adds .\na beautiful mind is one of the few films ever to suggest that the life of the mind can be as exciting and intriguing as any thriller . based on the story of nobel prize - winning mathematician john nash , the film ' s subtle , but masterful cinematic technique puts audiences inside the mind of a troubled genius when he begins to question reality .\n( cnn ) - - john forbes nash jr . , the princeton university mathematician whose life inspired the film\na beautiful mind ,\nand his wife died in a car crash saturday , according to new jersey state police .\nstunned . . . my heart goes out to john & alicia & family . an amazing partnership . beautiful minds , beautiful hearts . urltoken\n' ' a beautiful mind ' ' is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . it has some upsetting scenes and mild sexual content .\nwhat is actually going on in the scene in the super - great movie\na beautiful mind\nin which john f . nash plays go ?\nclick here to order the touchstone edition of the book ,\na beautiful mind ,\nby sylvia nasar , at urltoken for $ 9 . 60\nwith strong character development and a stellar performance from russell crowe , a beautiful mind leaves it mark as one of the best movies ever about the effects of schizophrenia and the real mind behind it . just an absolutely shocking movie .\na beautiful mind is a 2001 american film based on the life of john forbes nash , a nobel laureate in economics . the film was directed by ron howard and written by akiva goldsman . it was inspired by a bestselling , pulitzer prize - nominated 1998 book of the same name by sylvia nasar . the film stars russell crowe as nash , along with jennifer connelly , ed harris and paul bettany .\na beautiful film ! the combination of akiva goldsman ' s economical screenplay and russell crowe ' s stunning performance as nobel prize winning mathematician john nash create a powerful , moving experience . the raw power of the film overcomes any minor flaws .\nron howard always manages to craft great films however with a beautiful mind he crafts his best film yet . when i first saw the film in my psychology class i wasn ' t a fan , however my cousin recommended that i watch it again so i did and he was right . i got a much better understanding of the film on a second viewing . the film tells the story of john nash a mathematic genius who gets diagnosed with schizophrenia . russell crowe gives the performance of a lifetime as john nash , to me he does a much better job in this film than the film made a year before this one gladiator ( 2000 ) which wasn ' t that good in my opinion ( and that film started russell crowe ' s career ) . jennifer connelly does an absolute marvelous job as alice nash to me both actors connelly and crowe give there best performance ' s in this film . the film is not only great but is also really smartly crafted and has a great twist in the middle of it . this is ron howard ' s best work since apollo 13 ( 1995 ) ( which is another great film ) . a beautiful mind is a classic film that should not be missed .\nthere are other , rather more troublesome , biopic distortions in a beautiful mind . the film ignores the ostracisation which nash suffered from other mathematicians ( his 1994 nobel was in economic science ) . it veils his divorce from alicia . as iris testifies , however beautiful the sufferer ' s mind , living with the mentally ill is often more than flesh and blood can bear .\nmonroe - - john forbes nash jr . , the brilliant princeton university mathematician whose life story was the subject of the film\na beautiful mind ,\nwas killed with his wife alicia on saturday in a crash on the new jersey turnpike .\nnobel prize - winning mathematician john f . nash jr . , subject of ron howard \u2019s oscar - winning film a beautiful mind , was killed saturday in a car crash in new jersey along with his wife , alicia . nash was 86 .\ndr . john nash , the nobel prize winning mathematician whose life is portrayed in the oscar - nominated film\na beautiful mind ,\ndenies being anti\u2013semitic . his wife denies he ' s homosexual . and a son denies he ' s a bad father .\non twitter , crowe wrote , \u201cstunned\u2026my heart goes out to john & alicia & family . an amazing partnership . beautiful minds , beautiful hearts . \u201d\ncrowe expressed condolences to the family on twitter , calling the couple an\namazing partnership\nwith\nbeautiful minds\nand\nbeautiful hearts .\nwest windsor - - two years ago , the world mourned john and alicia nash , the renowned mathematician immortalized by the oscar - winning film , a beautiful mind , and his wife when they died in a car accident on the new jersey turnpike .\njohn sutherland , ' beautiful mind , lousy character ' archived october 28 , 2016 , at the wayback machine . , the guardian , 17 march 2002\nakiva goldsman . a beautiful mind : screenplay and introduction . new york , new york : newmarket press , 2002 . isbn 1 - 55704 - 526 - 7 .\nnash is best known to the general public as the subject of the 2001 film a beautiful mind , which depicted the troubled mathematician struggling with paranoid schizophrenia even as he pressed ahead with his research . nash was played by actor russell crowe .\njohn nash , a nobel prize - winning mathematician whose life story inspired the movie a beautiful mind , and his wife alicia nash were killed in a taxi cab crash on saturday in new jersey .\nnash ' s intriguing life and work would eventually be immortalized in the film a beautiful mind , which serves as a fictitious biography of nash starring russell crowe . though the film illustrated nash ' s work accurately , it took many liberties in terms of his life and , particularly , his mental illness ; nash seldom suffered from visual hallucinations despite what the film presented , and his discovery of the nash equilibrium was far less dramatic in reality . despite this , nash overall found the film acceptable :\nwhat stressor precipitated john nash ' s first episode of schizophrenia in\na beautiful . . .\na bio on princeton university ' s website , where nash was a professor , notes that a beautiful mind was\nloosely\nbased on his life . nash received his doctorate from the institution in 1950 .\nmental health experts are applauding a beautiful mind for creating a better understanding of schizophrenia , although some say the hollywood version of john nash ' s life does sometimes take liberties with medical realities .\ni hope a beautiful mind does win . but that ' s mainly because i want drudge to lose . big time . and moulin rouge , now i think of it .\nsylvia nasar\u2019s 1998 biography \u201ca beautiful mind\u201d and the 2001 film it inspired documented nash\u2019s academic accomplishments and the schizophrenia that almost cost him his family and his career . the film earned four oscars , including best picture and supporting actress jennifer connelly as alicia nash . the pic scored eight nominations in all , including russell crowe as john nash .\nnow , that is pure poetry - for what is poetry other than a truth so obviously beautiful that mortals cannot see it . the joyous eyes of maryam mirzakhani ' s little daughter could see what her mother ' s beautiful mind knew with mathematical precision :\nwinner of 4 academy awards , including best picture , a beautiful mind is directed by academy award - winner ron howard and produced by long - time partner and collaborator , academy award - winner brian grazer . a beautiful mind stars russell crowe in an astonishing performance as brilliant mathematician , john nash , on the brink of international acclaim when he becomes entangled in a mysterious conspiracy . now only his devoted wife ( academy award - winner jennifer connelly ) can help him in this powerful story of courage , passion and triumph . ( original title - a beautiful mind )\n{ { cite web | last = essays | first = uk urltoken | title = film analysis of a beautiful mind english literature essay | publisher = ukessays . com | date = november 2013 | accessdate = 9 july 2018 | location = nottingham , uk } }\na great mix between a classic love story and informative take on mental illness , this film delivers on every level .\nactor russell crowe , who played nash in the film , sent his condolences via a tweet sunday .\nif , as critics have charged , nash ignored a son born of a long - ago relationship , he says he is close to him now and has given john david stier a share of the royalties from\na beautiful mind .\nmovie news , screening invitations and reviews from the world of independent film and beyond .\nnash , a west virginia native , shared a nobel prize for economics in 1994 , the year before he joined the princeton mathematics department as a senior research mathematician . he is known for his work in game theory and his struggle with paranoid schizophrenia , depicted in the 2001 film ,\na beautiful mind ,\nstarring russell crowe .\na beautiful mind received a limited release on december 21 , 2001 , receiving positive reviews , with crowe receiving wide acclaim for his performance . it was later released in the united states on january 4 , 2002 .\nthe film \u201c a beautiful mind \u201d characterizes the story of the brilliant mathematician john forbes nash who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia . this film was directed by ron howard and it ' s based on a true life story of the genius mathematician nash which is portrayed by the actor russel crowe . at the beginning of the film nash starts his career at princton university as a mathematics graduate student where he was well known for his intelligence . nash is an arrogant , awkward socially - inept mathematics student , who spent most of his time making an effort to discover a revolutionary equation in mathematics . at half way through the film , we discover that half of the places and situations that occur in the film are only illusions within nash ' s \u201cbeautiful\u201d mind . this is when we determine that nash is suffering from a severe illness which is schizophrenia . one of the first imaginary characters that nash develops in his mind is his roommate charles herman , ( paul bettany ) a student of english literature .\nhe says the same to a student near the end of the film , offering half of his sandwich .\na beautiful mind was released on vhs and dvd in the united states on june 25 , 2002 . [ 38 ] the dvd set includes audio commentaries , deleted scenes and documentaries . the film was also released on blu - ray in north america on january 25 , 2011 . [ 39 ]\nin a tweet , crowe today said he was stunned .\nmy heart goes out to john & alicia & family ,\nhe wrote .\nan amazing partnership . beautiful minds , beautiful hearts .\njohn nash , the princeton university mathematician whose brilliance and mental health struggles inspired the oscar - winning film \u201ca beautiful mind , \u201d died in a car crash in new jersey on saturday . he was 86 . nash\u2019s 82 - year old wife , alicia nash , also died after a taxi that they were riding in crashed into a guard rail . a spokesman [ \u2026 ]\nstunned . . . my heart goes out to john & alicia & family ,\ncrowe said on twitter on sunday .\nan amazing partnership . beautiful minds , beautiful hearts .\nnobel prize winning mathematician john forbes nash and his wife alicia arrive at the 74th annual academy awards in hollywood , march 24 , 2002 . nash is the subject of the film\na beautiful mind ,\nwhich has eight oscar nominations , including best motion picture . reuters / fred prouser jh - rtr2wvh\nmathematician john forbes nash jr . , an mit faculty member from 1951 - 59 , gained fame in 1994 when he won a nobel prize in economics and again in 2001 when the movie\na beautiful mind\nwas released .\nwinner of 4 academy awards including best picture , a beautiful mind is an expertly crafted biopic based on the life of schizophrenic mathematician john nash & covers his struggle with his condition . although the artistic license taken here makes it far more cinematic than required , the film nonetheless succeeds as a touching , entertaining & satisfying experience .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nthis is just a sampling of his behavior depicting diversity of different orders as he treaded his life path . the movie has numerous examples of this diversity , spread over all the way until the last . it is this large behavior variance that perhaps motivated the director to decide to give the film the title of a beautiful mind .\n\u201cthe only thing greater than the power of the mind is the courage of the heart . \u201d\nunfortunately , very little of this comes across in a beautiful mind because the director ( ron howard ) seems more interested in making a film about a schizophrenic than a mathematician suffering from schizophrenia . at the start of the film we are shown a hollywood template of a typically obsessive young academic , introverted , socially inept , dismissive of his colleagues ' work . if the notes we see nash scribbling on his windows were chemical formulae or rhyming couplets rather than mathematical equations , the character would have seemed equally plausible .\nreview aggregator rotten tomatoes polled 205 critics and gave the film a 76 % approval rating , with an average rating of 7 . 2 / 10 . the website ' s critical consensus states ,\nthe well - acted a beautiful mind is both a moving love story and a revealing look at mental illness .\n[ 25 ] on metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 72 out of 100 , based on 33 critics , indicating\ngenerally favorable reviews\n. [ 26 ]\npsychological thriller : a prominent element of the film from when william parcher first appears until john ' s second admission to a mental institution .\nas the couple ' s biographer , sylvia nasar , wrote in the 1998 book\na beautiful mind ,\nit was nash ' s genius . . . to choose a woman who would prove so essential to his survival .\n' beautiful mind ' mathematician john nash jr . dies in new jersey car crash : the two - way the nobel prize winner , who struggled with schizophrenia and was portrayed by russell crowe in the 2001 film , died with his wife in a taxi on the new jersey turnpike , officials say . he was 86 .\nthere ' s a section of this movie which is absolutely terrifying to me , more than any horror movie i ' ve ever seen . a beautiful mind plays out the idea that you can ' t think your way out of mental illness . there ' s a\u2026\nreassistir a beautiful mind \u00e9 uma experi\u00eancia que diminui a tens\u00e3o da trama e toda a atmosfera da obra . sabendo - se do final , boa parte da narrativa torna - se enfadonha . contudo , as maneiras apresentadas de se lidar com a doen\u00e7a e os desdobramentos da mesma continuam excelentes .\na beautiful mind\nis a film about the mathematician john nash . it is very cleverly written and directed , as about mid - way through the film you learn something very , very interesting about the film . i ' d say more , but i don ' t want to ruin it - - especially since the film makers did such a great job in presenting nash ' s mental illness - - something he ' s struggled with for many years . i enjoyed\na beautiful mind\n. it was a lovely semi - fictional biography of the life of a brilliant mathematician . but , as i just said , it ' s semi - fictional - - meaning a lot of the film just never occurred and the story of the man ' s life was often sanitized . the result is a very uplifting film . . . but one that is also a bit phony . and , as a retired history teacher , i hate this about the film . additionally , i think the 2002 oscars was a rather poor year , as although the film did win the best picture award , the competition wasn ' t particularly strong . as a result of all these factors , i think the film is overrated . does that mean you should not watch it ? certainly not . just understand that hollywood often gets it wrong - - and they did here . and , incidentally , another thing that is just plain wrong was russell crowe ' s accent . i don ' t know where he was supposed to be from , but it was no where near west virginia .\na beautiful mind\nscriptwriters took liberties with the facts in nasar ' s biography . the book describes at length the common room where nash spent a lot of time with colleagues and students , but the movie doesn ' t touch on this .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthe 2001 film\na beautiful mind\nwon four oscars , including best picture and best director , and generated interest in john nash ' s life story . the movie was based on an unauthorized biography by sylvia nasar , who wrote that nash ' s contemporaries found him\nimmensely strange\nand\nslightly cold , a bit superior , somewhat secretive .\neleanor stier , the abandoned woman , disagrees - as well she might - with the film that renders her invisible . the nash she knew was , she says ,\nsort of mean\n. the\nreal\nnash , drudge asserts , has been a racist , sexually deviant , snobbish love rat . beautiful mind , lousy character .\nbeautiful mind is howard ' s best movie after apollo 13 , and it immediately follows his charmless \u0097 though commercially successful \u0097 children ' s movie from a year ago . to adult moviegoers , at least , the grinch has given christmas back .\nwhat are your impressions of nash in the opening third of the film while he is attending graduate . . .\nmuch as he did in apollo 13 , ron howard injects tension beyond reasonable expectation . you may know the outcome of this fact - based film , but howard cranks up excitement and keeps the audience on edge without sacrificing the human aspect . in a beautiful mind he weaves a love story , a history , and a thriller into a complicated web . each aspect is respected yet blends together to enhance the film as a whole . similarly , howard uses an interesting special effect ( nicely done by digital domain ) to illustrate nash ' s mathematical revelations , and with a subtle twist is able to use this effect to illustrate both a sense of wonder , and later in the film , a sense of horror , creating a nice parallel to how nash ' s gift became his curse .\nyou ' ve gotta hand it to howard . he and a beautiful mind got me ( and i bet will get you ) interested in this subject for the first time since\nnew math\nruined it for most of us in high school .\nthe tomatometer rating \u2013 based on the published opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2013 is a trusted measurement of movie and tv programming quality for millions of moviegoers . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthoughtful , elegant , and moving , spike jonze ' s film about a man in love with his operating system is a work of sincere and forceful humanism .\nnot long ago , a movie star could drive a film ' s performance , deliver an opening weekend and drag it over the finish line . what happened ?\nthat chapter of their relationship did not make it into the hollywood version of their lives , the 2001 oscar - winning film\na beautiful mind\nstarring russell crowe and jennifer connelly . the film , which has been called\na piece of historical revisionism ,\nalso left out his child from a previous relationship and glossed over his reputation for being difficult to work with . but it drew accolades for its depiction of mental illness while bringing attention to nash ' s accomplishments , which earned him the 1994 nobel prize in economics .\non sunday john nash basked in adulation as a beautiful mind , the film based on his life , collected the oscar for best picture . but his reputation has recently taken a battering : he ' s been called an anti - semite , an adulterer and a lousy father . so what is the truth about the mathematical genius who recovered from decades of schizophrenia to win a nobel prize ? sylvia nasar , his biographer , knows better than most .\nunreliable narrator : nash . to make it worse , the official film descriptions were written as if from his viewpoint .\nhoward pulls off an extraordinary trick in a beautiful mind by seducing the audience into nash ' s paranoid world . we may not leave the cinema with a level competence in game theory , but we do get a glimpse into what it feels like to be mad - and not know it . [ 30 ]\nfinally watched this movie ! to be honest , i was disappointed near the end when everything took on a slower pace and there are moments i thought was dragged on and too cheesy . nevertheless , this film tells an amazing story of the triumph and struggles of a brilliant mind .\nduring the five - day weekend of the limited release , a beautiful mind opened at the # 12 spot at the box office , [ 31 ] peaking at the # 2 spot following the wide release . [ 32 ] the film went on to gross $ 170 , 742 , 341 in the united states and canada and $ 313 , 542 , 341 worldwide . [ 1 ]\nlike his real - life counterpart , the movie nash is impatient with detail - oriented hack work , preferring to search out ' ' governing dynamics . ' ' the governing dynamic of ' ' a beautiful mind ' ' is sentimentality of a familiar and not altogether unwelcome kind . the movie can - - indeed , should - - be intellectually rejected , but you can ' t quite banish it from your mind .\nin sylvia nasar ' s a beautiful mind , the experience of life and the rules of logic collide head on . in this strange and deeply moving biography , the young mathematical genius john nash ,\ninventor of a theory of rational behavior\nand\nvisionary of the thinking machine ,\nloses his mind to schizophrenia \u2014 yet decades later reawakens to win a nobel prize for his earlier work and take up his own mathematical investigations again .\na poorly tailored trailer does not begin to describe what is one man ' s journey from the heaven of clear thought to the hell of schizophrenia . russell crowe does an excellent role as john nash , a mathematician who revolutionizes group theory , only to have his mind crash into confused and split views of the world . jennifer connelly is superb as his wife . it is through her that we begin to understand the range of problems and pittfalls nash is facing , most of his own devising . she deserves an oscar , period . the director has arranged beautiful ' red herrings ' to kept viewers guessing and it works suprisingly well . ron howard ' s best work to date . a beautiful movie to decribe a beautiful mind .\nrussell crowe is hollywood royalty . or at least he used to be . he ' s got an oscar under his belt and a string of critically acclaimed hit films \u2014\nl . a . confidential ,\ngladiator\nand\na beautiful mind\n\u2014 on his resume . but does he have the star power to open a movie ?\na beautiful mind\nis an exceptional story , but it is only and exceptional film because of its director . ron howard does an amazing job of engaging his audience , introducing a brilliant main character , and making the audience experience the reality of mental illness . this could have been an unbelievable story to which very people could relate ; however , the directorial mastery howard exhibits throughout allows the audience to accompany nash on his journey and awareness of his illness . anyone who has been close to the frailties of the human mind will appreciate how respectfully and honestly this film approaches the subject . howard is able to portray all the complex reactions to mental illness while maintaining the humanity and dignity of the patient . superbly directed , wonderfully acted by crowe and cast , this film succeeds on every level .\non this day in 2001 , a beautiful mind , starring the actor russell crowe as john forbes nash , a nobel prize - winning economist and mathematician who develops schizophrenia , opens in limited release in the u . s . directed by ron howard and co - starring jennifer connelly , ed harris and paul bettany , a beautiful mind opened in wide release on january 4 , 2002 , and went on to receive eight academy award nominations , including crowe\u2019s third consecutive nomination for best actor , and collect four oscars , including best picture , best director and best supporting actress ( connelly ) . a beautiful mind , a critical and box - office success , was based on a best - selling 1998 biography of the same name by sylvia nasar that explored nash\u2019s personal and professional life , including his work at princeton university , mit , the rand ( research and development ) corporation and his struggle with mental illness .\nin 2002 , the film was awarded four awards at the 74th academy awards , for best adapted screenplay ( akiva goldsman ) , best picture ( brian grazer and ron howard ) , best director ( ron howard ) and best supporting actress ( jennifer connelly ) . it also received four other nominations for best actor ( russell crowe ) , best film editing ( mike hill and daniel p . hanley ) , best makeup ( greg cannom and colleen callaghan ) and best original score ( james horner ) . [ 33 ] at the 55th british academy film awards the film won best actor in a leading role and best actress in a supporting role to russell crowe and jennifer connelly , respectively . it also nominated the film for best film , best screenplay and the david lean award for direction . [ 34 ]\ngrinberg , emanuella .\n' beautiful mind ' mathematician john nash dies in crash .\ncnn . cable news network , 24 may 2015 . web . 25 june 2017 . < urltoken john - nash - wife - killed / index . html > .\nsiobhan roberts ' words in the new yorker sums up in simplest terms the sudden sense of loss and quiet mourning millions of iranians around the world and , with them , the world of science at large feels at the tragic ending of a beautiful mind so early in its blooming .\nfew mathematics geniuses have ever served as the subject of a major motion picture , so john nash now has broken the mold both in his own profession and as the unlikely hero of \u201ca beautiful mind . \u201d consistently engrossing as an unusual character study and as a trip to the mysterious border - crossing between rarified brilliance and [ \u2026 ]\nthe narrative of the film differs considerably from the events of nash ' s life , as filmmakers made choices for the sense of the story . the film has been criticized for this aspect , but the filmmakers said they never intended a literal representation of his life . [ 15 ]\nwhat film can do - brilliantly - is convey the nightmare of paranoid schizophrenia . howard pulls off an extraordinary trick in a beautiful mind by seducing the audience into nash ' s paranoid world . we may not leave the cinema with a level competence in game theory , but we do get a glimpse into what it feels like to be mad - and not know it . as in shine , and rain man , the image of mental disability projected by movies is dangerously simplified : particularly this film ' s assertion that full - blown schizophrenia like nash ' s can be overcome by mere strength of mind . his late - life remission , in the 1990s seems to be more in the nature of an inexplicable miracle .\nroger ebert of chicago sun - times gave the film four out of four stars . [ 27 ] mike clark of usa today gave three - and - a - half out of four stars and also praised crowe ' s performance , calling it a welcome follow - up to howard ' s previous film , the grinch . [ 28 ] desson thomson of washington post found the film to be\none of those formulaically rendered important subject movies\n. [ 29 ] the mathematics community praised the portrayal of mathematics in the film , including john nash himself . [ 6 ]\non this day in 1967 , the film \u201cthe graduate\u201d opens at two theaters in new york : the coronet on third avenue and the lincoln art theater on broadway . the film , based on a 1963 novel by charles webb , had a simple premise : as its screenwriter explained it , \u201cthis kid graduates . . .\ni find the concept of expectations and whether or not they are met to be fascinating , especially in regards to film criticism . last night i finally saw the 2002 best picture winner a beautiful mind for the first time , a mere 12 years after its release , and without a doubt it is a very good film , one that was elevated to that level through pretty great performances throughout but especially from the two leads . russell crowe is john forbes nash jr . and jennifer connelly is alicia , a student in his class that stuns nash not just with her beauty but also the bold move she makes to solve a noise / temperature problem on his first day as her teacher . i truly\u2026\nhollywood nerd : with russell crowe playing an intellectual , this is a given , especially near the end of the film as he ages and starts to wear glasses .\nas the director of the movie , howard knew how arrange the movie to convey a certain message . to make it seem like we were in nash\u0092s mind , he used shots that looked like they were shown through nash\u0092s point of view . to make parcher , marcee and charles look unreal , they used shots where no one is around and used shots where they looked like they have appeared from out of nowhere . as a result , a beautiful mind got an academy award in several categories .\nmost of the hardcover books stacked and toppled on the dusty shelves belonged to his parents . they include three copies of sylvia nasar ' s biography of his father ,\na beautiful mind .\nnash said he enjoyed book because ,\ni learned a lot about\nhis father .\nhe never spoke about those things .\nas portrayed in\na beautiful mind\n, john nash is one scary dude . from the scene where he almost lets his infant son drown because he is convinced that his delusional friend charles is watching the infant while nash is elsewhere , to the one in which he very nearly assaults his wife in response to a voice telling him she is out to get him , the film portrays nash as a man who at any moment can cross over the line to where his delusional ideas create real tragedies .\nafter producer brian grazer first read an excerpt of sylvia nasar ' s book a beautiful mind in vanity fair magazine , he immediately purchased the rights to the film . he eventually brought the project to director ron howard , who had scheduling conflicts and was forced to pass . grazer later said that many a - list directors were calling with their point of view on the project . he eventually focused on a particular director , who coincidentally was available only when howard was also available . grazer chose howard . [ 3 ]\na beautiful mind is a clich\u00e9d best picture winner with excellent performance as well as some moving and some very romantic scenes , but the editing is clumsy , the structure is very problematic , the third act is awfully prolonged and the movie is just too much by the numbers . it is definitely solid , but far from great and quite overrated .\nlike eternal sunshine of the spotless mind \u2014of which her is a clear descendant\u2014jonze\u2019s film uses the tools of lightly scienced fiction to pose questions of genuine emotional and philosophical weight . what makes love real : the lover , the loved one , or the means by which love is conveyed ? need it be all three ?\nsome doctors are worried that schizophrenic patients who see the film might come to believe they ' re smart enough to beat their illness without medication .\nas a psychology student who has spent thousands of hours talking about mentally ill people , i was eager to see\na beautiful mind\n. i wanted to see if this would be the very first movie ever to portray people with schizophrenic illness in a sympathetic light , to avoid the usual stereotypes such as\nreally scary psychotic killer\nor\nimpossibly weird bag person\nthe film , she added , portrayed the character as a woman with integrity and grit :\nher fierceness and strength came through again and again . more female superheroes !\nmovies like\nthe snake pit\nand\nsuddenly last summer\nand\nspellbound\nand\nfreud\nhave memorably tackled the agonies of the mind but were from another era with relatively neat and tidy endings .\na beautiful mind\npoignantly recognizes that not all nightmares have been vanguished yet and despite the movie ' s flaws russell crowe ' s performance is likely to make many more people sensitive to other ' s sensitivities , imaginings and bold mental leaps .\nguest reviewer andrew stickland is a freelance writer and enthusiastic film - goer . he has written articles on subjects as diverse as travel and war - gaming , but up till now never on a mathematical topic .\nwhile a beautiful mind is loosely based on the real life story of the genius mathematician , don ' t go into the theatre expecting an accurate biography . the film is a fiction that captures the essence of nash ' s life . screenwriter goldsman wisely pares down nash ' s experience to create a thoughtful and honest emotional narrative , with some thriller elements to create an interesting twist . although goldsman ' s screenplay may over - simplify nash in removing many of the awful aspects of his history it effectively keeps focus on the central theme .\nwhile not completely accurate to the story of john nash , this film does an admirable job of making the audience feel what being schizophrenic is like .\nit ' s not a crime for the script to gloss over the thornier aspects of nash ' s story , but the film seems totally unconvincing , squeezing a real life into a formula that ' s simultaneously more palatable and less interesting .\nif you don ' t mind the fact that this oscar - winning biography alters the real story considerably , it will certainly be a wonderful experience . full review on filmotrope . com\ndave bayer , a professor of mathematics at barnard college , columbia university , [ 5 ] was consulted on the mathematical equations that appear in the film . for the scene where nash has to teach a calculus class and gives them a complicated problem to keep them busy , bayer chose a problem physically unrealistic but mathematically very rich , in keeping with nash as\nsomeone who really doesn\u2019t want to teach the mundane details , who will home in on what\u2019s really interesting\n. bayer received a cameo role in the film as a professor who lays his pen down for nash in the pen ceremony near the end of the film . [ 6 ]\nfew mathematics geniuses have ever served as the subject of a major motion picture , so john nash now has broken the mold both in his own profession and as the unlikely hero of \u201c a beautiful mind . \u201d consistently engrossing as an unusual character study and as a trip to the mysterious border - crossing between rarified brilliance and madness , this serious - minded but lively film is distinguished by an exceptional performance by russell crowe as the princeton prodigy who was beset by schizophrenia in the 1950s only to conquer the disease and win the nobel prize in 1994 . although the true tale has been somewhat conventionalized by very familiar \u201cinspirational\u201d storytelling techniques to the point where the picture will make nash as much of a folk hero as \u201cshine\u201d did of david helfgott , the film\u2019s effective blend of intelligence and emotion will reach all manner of audiences , spelling a beautiful b . o . future for the latest entry in ron howard\u2019s eclectic directorial resume .\nis a touching film to experience . it ' s one of those rare features that envelopes you so much in the mind of the central character , that you come away feeling that you know , at least somewhat , what it must have been like to be him . - - - - - - - - - - alex kobak\nbased on the novel of the same name , the story of a beautiful mind begins in 1947 when the young john nash arrives at princeton university . eccentric but brilliant , nash graduates with flying colours , is hired by mit but begins exhibiting troubling symptoms of a mental illness which in the long run affects not only his personal & professional life but also those around him .\nwhen john is asking his friend if he ' s been introduced to harvey he ' s referencing jimmy stewart ' s imaginary friend in the film harvey .\nthey were mourned online by russell crowe , who played the man in ron howard ' s 2001 film , which won four oscars and earned the actor a nomination for his leading role .\naudiences and critics appear equally pleased with the film . it received a b - plus cinemascore from moviegoers ( 80 % families ) and has an 86 % positive rating on rotten tomatoes .\nthe sludge of the day is that the nobel prize - winning mathematician john nash - portrayed by crowe in a beautiful mind as a cuddly , unworldly , lovable nerd - has a dark side . he has been guilty of\njew bashing\n( drudge ' s blunt phrase ) . then , while serving in 1954 with the cold war think - tank the rand corporation , nash was arrested doing a full - george michael in a santa monica public lavatory . he was dismissed as a security risk .\nbecause costs were a concern ( the film had a lower budget than a typical hollywood production ) , scenes depicting mit and harvard were actually shot at bronx community college and at manhattan college , with the rest on location at princeton university in new jersey .\njohn nash has added his two cents to the controversy surrounding the film by flatly denying his schizophrenia to film - maker benita raphan . he is entitled to his opinions and maybe he does not relish the publicity his trials have generated . raphan , who is an expert on nash , showed her short film about john nash called\n2 + 2\nfive times at the sundance film festival to sold - out audiences . after e - mail contact with nash for the past 14 months , an incredulous raphan says :\nhe hasn ' t seen our film . he ' s in denial about his schizophrenia .\nit would be interesting to know if john nash has made any money out of the book or movie , as the box office and publishers coffers fill up . for more check urltoken .\nmontoya added that she was\nsurprised\nby how good the film was :\ni walked in thinking , ' ok , we ' re going to see explosions , and there ' s not going to be a lot of storytelling . '\nconsidering her background in gender studies , she was particularly attuned to the film ' s gender politics and diversity .\nnone of the dark side of nash appears in ron howard ' s film ( nor , if it had , would crowe ' s agent have let him play the part ) . since nash is still living , and sane enough to sue , it is risky to sling this kind of mud . hence the drudge ruse . beautiful .\nunlike sylvia nasar ' s splendid same - name biography , the factually sandpapered screen version of a beautiful mind is merely inspired by the traumatic life of mathematics genius and nobel prize winner john nash . that said , this is one inspir ing movie despite extremely tricky subject matter \u0097 better than shine and among the most affecting ever made about co - existing with mental demons .\na beautiful movie . it is a really clever drama , which is very touching and almost tear jerking . but what elevates it , is that it also has a genius plot twist . it is dramatic , psychedelic and without spoiling the twist , that part could have come out as show - y , but it actually makes the whole plot better . it shows a more complex character and a man who is in pain , but can ' t fight it . that ' s what makes this a film with a meaning . and damn russel crowe is brilliant in this movie !"]}
{"id": 116825, "summary": [{"text": "showgirls 2 : penny 's from heaven is the 2011 parody sequel to the film showgirls .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "it stars and is written , produced and directed by rena riffel , who reprises her role from the first film .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "an early script and kickstarter fundraising campaign for the project was titled showgirl , and the script was originally titled stardancer .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film was released in theatres at midnight film showings , art house theatres , film festivals , and charity non-profit organizations , and also received worldwide distribution on dvd and vod .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film features numerous cast members from the first film who reprise their original roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "these include dewey weber , greg travis , glenn plummer , and rena riffel .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "a sequel to showgirls 2 : penny 's from heaven is in development . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "showgirls 2 : penny ' s from heaven", "paragraphs": ["there are no featured reviews for showgirls 2 : penny ' s from heaven at this time .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing showgirls 2 : penny ' s from heaven near you .\ncopyright 2011 rena riffel . official movie trailer for showgirls 2 : penny ' s from heaven . music score by kevin macleod and additional score by r . whitfield .\nshowgirls 2 : penny\u2019s from heaven is rena riffel taking showgirls and skinning it alive . the plot is a surreal amalgam of plot elements of showgirls as retold by an extremely drunk or high fanatic combined with clues of the sequel dropped by the original film .\nit must be noted right from the off that showgirls 2 : penny\u2019s from heaven is less of a sequel and more or a direct parody of the verhoeven bomb . but not a parody in the modern sense of the word , and more in the classic zucker / abrams or brooks style . rena riffel ( returning from the first movie ) multi - tasks by writing , producing , staring , directing and even editing a movie that is as self - aware as those who embraced the original . it\u2019s not so much an exercise in filmmaking but more a celebration of the maddening obsession people have about a movie that no one else liked . in order to get showgirls 2 : penny\u2019s from heaven , one must first get showgirls .\nhi , my name is rena riffel . most people\nknow me\nas\npenny / hope\nfrom the movie showgirls .\nand all of this would lead to a great movie if it weren\u2019t for two major problems . at an inexplicable 2 hours and 30 minutes , showgirls 2 : penny\u2019s from heaven is a slog to sit through and it outstays its welcome at around the hour mark and just about makes it to 90 minutes . but then it keeps going for another hour . there are laughs to be had but the movie is exhausting and isn\u2019t helped by the other issue \u2013 it looks like garbage . showgirls 2 : penny\u2019s from heaven doesn\u2019t look like a low budget movie , it someone how manages to look worse than a no - budget production . troma films wish they looked this bad . it\u2019s also littered with editing errors that one could argue are intentional , but its a hard case to fight for when the film looks this awful . riffel claims the movie cost $ 30 , 000 , which is almost impossible to believe as there are hundreds of self - made youtube videos made for peanuts with better production values . it almost makes it unwatchable and while the showgirls obsessives may be able to look past it , showgirls 2 : penny\u2019s from heaven looks beyond amateur .\nnever have i come so close to not making it through a movie . i mean that on all levels : falling asleep , turning it off or simply just ending it all . at two and a half hours long , showgirls 2 : penny ' s from heaven is unrelenting in its quest to destroy your sanity and soul with painful boredom .\nand in that sense , showgirls 2 : penny\u2019s from heaven works . it\u2019s not brilliant , but it works . it directly parodies scenes from showgirls but you have to know the movie well enough in order to get the joke , which further plays to the audience it was intended for . it\u2019s as dumb as its protagonist and it knows it . going over the plot would pointless because it almost doesn\u2019t matter . but you can expect pool sex , brown rice and veg , beads on stage and several cameos from the original movie\u2019s cast . everything a showgirls obsessive would want is on show and written with a kind of self - awareness that most modern day parody writers wish they had .\nthis is the kind of movie which can serve as an example of why star ratings in reviews don\u2019t work . at its base value , showgirls 2 : penny\u2019s from heaven might just be one of the worst movies ever released to a wide public . the acting is horrendous , the editing is sloppy and the film looks worse than a low - rent high school theatre production . but it\u2019s a movie that is made for a certain audience and they are going to lap up every minute of it like doggy chow . so , in that sense , showgirls 2 : penny\u2019s from heaven is a kind of a work of genius . if the film had been shorter and shot to look like an actual movie , it would have been one of the better parodies of recent memory .\nit\u2019s not uncommon for movie studios to produce cheap straight - to - video \u201csequels\u201d to well - known movies based solely on name recognition , often with virtually no connection to the originals . at first glance , you might expect showgirls 2 : penny\u2019s from heaven to be one of those movies , trading on the notoriety of paul verhoeven\u2019s infamous 1995 flop , which has developed into a cult classic . but showgirls 2 isn\u2019t a cheap studio cash - in ; it\u2019s a bona fide labor of love for writer / director / producer / editor / star rena riffel , who played the small role of stripper penny slot in the original movie , and here brings penny center stage as the main character in her own story .\nit\u2019s the movie virtually no one was asking for , a sequel to paul verhoeven\u2019s much maligned showgirls \u2013 a film that was nominated for so many razzies that verhoeven himself showed up to accept the awards . but after the film bombed at the box office , it found new life on the home video market and midnight screenings . just like troll 2 , many film fans embraced the camp factor of showgirls and have now hailed it as a modern masterpiece with even award winning filmmakers like quentin tarantino putting their stamp of approval on it . this rise in popularity has led us to this point \u2013 showgirls 2 : penny\u2019s from heaven .\npenny , a minor character from the first showgirls , is still working as a stripper but has big dreams to be a star on a low - budget tv dancing show .\nin short , if you are among the many who have embraced showgirls , enjoy quoting it with your friends and play the drinking game , you will get a real kick out of showgirls 2 : penny\u2019s from heaven . it looks like garbage , but grab some friends together and prepare to relive some of your favourite campy moments in a brilliant self - aware capacity . but if you\u2019re a regular film watcher who dismissed showgirls as nothing more than expensive and exploitative trash , this is one to avoid .\nshowgirls 2 is sort of a funhouse - mirror version of the original , with numerous lines repurposed and uttered by different characters , famous scenes re - created in new contexts , cameos from other showgirls bit players , and a surreal , dreamlike quality that\u2019s either an intentional artistic choice or an illustration of riffel\u2019s sheer ineptitude as a filmmaker . most likely it\u2019s a little bit of both , as showgirls 2 is clearly a grand artistic statement with bargain - basement production values and a remarkable lack of talent onscreen . while the original showgirls was bad in a big , overblown hollywood way , a boondoggle of a would - be blockbuster , showgirls 2 is bad in a much more personal , idiosyncratic way , more similar to movies like the room or birdemic than it is to verhoeven\u2019s bombastic failure .\ngodhardt :\nwhat ' s your name ?\npenny :\num , i can ' t remember . olga . helga .\nfunny , stupid and aware that it ' s both , showgirls 2 is the cinematic equivalent of playing dumb . at its most basic , this is a movie about how much fun it is to obsess and quote and remember showgirls , or any enormously ridiculous movie , for that matter . it ' s commentary under the guise of babble .\nrena riffel\u2019s penny is the black heart of the movie , and is the literalized version of all the criticisms aimed at elizabeth berkeley\u2019s nomi malone . penny is still married to james , the black security / valet / dancer / choreographer from the original movie who gets penny pregnant . james is now a t - shirt maker with terrible sayings on them ( \u201clife sucks . shit happens . where do you get these , off t - shirts ? \u201d ) , but doesn\u2019t make enough money from his job to give penny the life she wants . penny leaves james , and starts hitchhiking to hollywood ( nomi\u2019s destination in the final frames ) , where she catches a ride in a porsche from jeffrey , played by dewey weber who gave nomi her ride to vegas . jeffrey steals her luggage , leaving her destitute in the middle of the woods , as one does .\nas punishing and bizarre as showgirls 2 is , it\u2019s also not entirely fair to dismiss it as a waste of time . riffel has at least some level of self - awareness , and some of the movie\u2019s self - consciously nonsensical lines are hilarious . she\u2019s cited john waters , david lynch ( in whose mulholland drive she had another bit part , also referenced here ) , andy warhol , and of course verhoeven himself as influences , and there\u2019s a certain trash - auteur quality to her work . not that it makes showgirls 2 any easier to watch , but it does at times turn it from a painful disaster into a fascinating one .\naw jeez , i was so much happier 2 minutes ago , before i knew this existed .\nkatya to penny during a dance instruction :\ndon ' t be afraid of using your pussy . come on , it ' s right there .\nthe film features numerous cast members from the first film who reprise their original roles . these include\nthe funny thing about showgirls 2 , is that it was produced , written , directed and stars rene riffel , who played penny in the original showgirls . riffel is clearly a huge fan of her previous work , because she rips it off wholesale . lines , themes and characters - types are all fair game for the poaching goes on here .\nshowgirls had raised in infamy , yet rena riffel\u2019s career would not recover . this was probably not aided by david schmader making a special note of rena riffel\u2019s participation in the commentary track , wondering where rena riffel had gone . eventually , rena riffel would finally become secure with her place in hollywood infamy . she even showed up at peaches christ\u2019s 15th annual showgirls screening .\nchoose 1 of 2 free * posters with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nif that wasn\u2019t enough , rena riffel plays penny like a severely dumb blonde who periodically has emotional flashes of anger and petulance . she fills the movie with quotables , including recalling some of the best lines from the original . in a lesbionic hot dog scene that mirrors the spago scene , penny muses , \u201cin vegas , everybody\u2019s a vegetarian . they only eat brown rice and vegetables . \u201d penny constantly repeats that she needs to take ballet classes at alvin ailey or julliard . at one point , somebody comments , \u201ci don\u2019t know what\u2019s worse : your dancing or your camel toe . \u201d\nfor riffel , it ' s been a twisted emotional journey , perhaps not unlike that of nomi malone herself . the ridicule showgirls faced upon theatrical release\nwas kind of devastating ,\nshe told me . she ' s in regular contact with its director , paul verhoeven , whom she initially asked to direct showgirls 2 . he declined but , along with the first movie ' s executive producers , gave her his blessing to pursue this passion project .\nhe said it was the most painful , hurtful , negative experience and he would never step foot back in the showgirls world again .\nshowgirl\nis a new film by actress / filmmaker rena riffel ( showgirls , striptease , mulholland dr . ) a story of being a showgirl after\nshowgirls\n.\nlet the show begin . . . again ! it ' s\nshowgirls\nmeets\nsunset boulevard\nmeets\nwhatever happened to baby jane ?\nmeets\nmommy dearest\nin a g - string ! showgirls ' actress rena riffel is back with\nshowgirls 2 : penny ' s from heaven\n, an erotic suspense thriller / dark satire . las vegas stripper , penny slot ( rena riffel ) , sets out on an adventure to become the star dancer on a dance television show . with stars in her eyes , she tries to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow but instead finds danger in a town more wicked than sin city . romance then leads her down a path towards her dream of stardom , fame , and fortune . but danger lurks at every twist and turn while penny slot becomes lured by a dangerous love triangle full of temptation and seduction . penny ' s longtime fiance / boyfriend , james\njimmy\nsmith ( glenn plummer ) warns her that she needs formal technique training if she wants to be taken seriously as a real dancer , so penny slot heeds his advice and sets out to take ballet classes and practices her pique turns . but , she must pay the price . and there is a price to pay for success , sacrifices to be made at every imaginable level , and it all comes down to . . . how bad do you want it ? ! ? ( c ) official site\nclocking in at 2 : 20 ( the same running time as the original ) , showgirls 2 almost tries your patience . but , the ludicrous and surreal plotting , the references to rena riffel\u2019s career ( she also directly references / pisses on david lynch and mulholland drive ) , the gratuitous dialogue , the terrible sets , and the intentional awfulness of the whole venture creates an ethereal bitterly hilarious air of audaciousness that makes showgirls 2 eminently watchable . unfortunately , in order to get the humor , you must either be well versed in showgirls and its lore , or have watched it as part of a double feature . riffel walks the fine line of shitty low budget filmmaking and winking satire , but only if you know what she\u2019s referencing does one turn into the other .\nshowgirls 2 was inspired by the adoration the first movie has earned , which riffel has seen on a firsthand basis while attending screenings . as of now , showgirls is the last great hollywood camp classic , where opulence informs its ridiculousness as much as clunkiness . for the past few months , she ' s been screening her own film in los angeles . she says the showings have been well attended and met with appreciation . ( it ' s also available on amazon\nriffel reprises the role she played in paul verhoeven ' s masterpiece of trash , the hopelessly dim penny . having been anointed the protagonist for this go round , penny is en route from vegas to hollywood in hopes of appearing on a dance show called star dancer that seems to consist of a single , piss poor solid gold dance and is maybe not even a show at all because all of its action takes place in a black - box theater .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\ncollect bonus rewards from our many partners , including amc , stubs , cinemark connections , regal crown club when you link accounts .\nriffel told me that her initial cut was four hours long , full of\nvery long , pregnant pauses of emotions\nfrom her actors that she then says she went through and cut out ( on second reference , she lamented the loss of those\nbeautiful pauses\n) . but there are plenty of at least inseminated pauses that remain in , and some of the sheer amazement at showgirls 2 comes from scenes that last so long , it feels like time has stopped . the pacing may test patience , but it ' s also a trip : watching penny and katya watch bubbles float in the air as they stand topless in a pool is surreal imagery whose duration only enhances its weirdness .\nit ' s kind of difficult to dance with a hard - on .\npenny , motioning to diamond pendant around her neck :\nthis is my sister ' s remains . her ashes , the carbon , turns into a diamond . it was an option at the morgue . it was : burial , cremation or ashes into a diamond . it ' s very expensive .\nshowgirls 2 is aimed at showgirls obsessives , and it sometimes plays like a spoof ( in a very zucker , abrahams and zucker turn , instead of being told to put ice on her nipples at an audition , penny is told to put vaseline on her teeth :\nyou have such a beautiful smile . you need to keep it lubed up . we wouldn ' t want cotton mouth to get the best of you on a special day like today .\n) . but if it were only parody , its dream haze wouldn ' t be worth sitting through . instead , showgirls 2 is intent on adding to the conversation with an arsenal of its own cheesy lines . it is shockingly quotable . feast your eyes :\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater showtimes , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nthis movie from looking at the trailer , sorta reminds me of wargames 2 . yes they made a wargames 2 but before you run out and look for it . i ' ll warn you its got nothing to do with the original wargames movie . you know your in for a special treat when the lead actress amanda walsh a much music video dj / host is the lead star . our canadian version of mtv / vh1 / . they tried to market this movie in the same way using the name showgirls . do we even see las wages in this movie ?\ndescribing the entire plot of showgirls 2 would take far more room than is available on the internet . it drifts in and out of baffling subplots and heads in new directions regularly ( within the movie\u2019s last 15 minutes or so , penny is arrested for a crime she didn\u2019t commit , spends six months in jail and is exonerated thanks to the work of her former maid , who solves the case as part of her college thesis ) . although the movie has plenty of nudity , it\u2019s all deeply unsexy , and riffel shoots some of the most awkward sex scenes in movie history . as an actress , she makes elizabeth berkley look like meryl streep , and she\u2019s clearly the most accomplished performer in the movie .\na thank you email from rena and an original showgirl screensaver jpeg attached .\nyou are not just a dancer , you are the star dancer !\njoin our fan page on facebook , rena riffel ' s showgirl . website : urltoken blog : urltoken\npenny stumbles onto a drug deal or murder and into a lot of cash , which she brazenly spends on a variety of overly expensive items , including a french maid who cleans up after her . she hooks up with godhardt , who takes her to a party where she is pimped out for the weekend to a rich guy . after protesting and saying she\u2019s not a prostitute , she\u2019s a dancer , godhardt kinda takes her under his wing , which his client / fiancee katya is none too happy about . katya is already a star dancer , and is everything that penny wants to be . meanwhile , penny still wants to make it to hollywood to become famous .\nunfolding over a patience - trying 145 minutes ( 14 minutes longer than the original ) , showgirls 2 follows penny as she hitchhikes her way out of las vegas to l . a . , to pursue her dream of appearing as the star of a dance show called , appropriately enough , star dancer , which looks like it was shot in a dingy basement tricked out with a stripper pole . the whole movie looks like it was shot in the home of someone\u2019s eccentric relative , despite allegedly taking place in the entertainment capital of the world . penny leaves vegas at the urging of a hollywood movie producer ( which is exactly how he\u2019s described on his business card ) , but somehow she ends up in a \u201cgated community\u201d called seven sisters , which is more like some sort of weird cult compound .\nif pure camp requires unawareness , then showgirls 2 ' s script alone ensured it wouldn ' t hit the gold standard \u2013 it ' s more reminiscent of john waters or troma in its self - consciousness . but that awareness is actually exponential because riffel has also embraced the human - error aesthetic that plays a major role the appeal of neo - camp like the room and birdemic : shock and terror . in the case of those films , sloppiness seems accidental ; in showgirls 2 , it ' s included for effect (\na lot of times i didn ' t have other takes ,\nriffel adds ) . the mishmash of a consistently sharp script and incompetence , the by - any - means - necessary approach to entertainment , reminds me the most of beyond the valley of the dolls , which was in turn a hilarious satire ( penned by roger ebert ) and a terrific mess ( check the way dolly read ' s british accent dips in and out for tea ) .\nthe budget for showgirls 2 is miniscule . riffel had a kickstarter for the movie , budgeted at $ 5 , 000 ( it made $ 5 , 200 ) . riffel knew she wasn\u2019t going to have the $ 45 , 000 , 000 that the original showgirls was budgeted at . instead of making a movie which tried to emulated the film , she just ripped it to shreds . the fancy scenes at the cheetah are replaced by a tiki bar . the spago scene is hot dogs over stove in a kitchen in a house . several of the outdoor scenes look like they were done on a forest turnout on route 101 in northern california . all of the cheapness really help sell the satire . where showgirls was rich and lush trying to mask its trash qualities , showgirls 2 is cheap and garish pointing out the awfulness of the original .\nthis looks like some weird shit . i might have to check it out ( as i do love me some showgirls ) .\nshowgirls 2 is where old camp meets new , where the opulent hollywood bomb gets an amateur ' s translation . i talked to riffel by phone and she told me that the film ' s budget was around $ 30 , 000 ( in a penny - like admission , she explained ,\ni ' m not even sure anymore , \u2018cause we just kinda lost track .\n) . it was shot in different places ( mostly in los angeles ) in 30 days over a four - month period in the middle of 2010 . the film is riddled with technical glitches in its continuity , sound editing and its actors ' readings . weird intonations and flubbed lines occur regularly .\njimmy : you ' re not dumb , you just play dumb . penny : like a possum ? jimmy : no . a possum plays dead , not dumb .\nyou ' re not old . i ' m old . i ' m like thirty - s\u2026something .\nshowgirls was a flop of epic proportions . it failed at the box office , became joke fodder for late night talk shows , was even a punchline in scream 2 , and killed the careers of all the bit players , as well as star elizabeth berkeley . it was such a big flop , it also killed the box office of the next stripper movie to follow in its wake , 1996\u2019s striptease , in which rena riffel also had a bit part .\nsimultaneously , david schmader had been touring with the dvd of showgirls , giving annotated screenings with the fast forward and rewind button handy . he started here in seattle , but eventually took the screenings on tour and became infamous enough to secure his role on the commentary track of the vip edition ( and subsequent blu - rays ) of showgirls . his screenings highlight the quotability of showgirls , as well as the ridiculousness and the cinematic trashiness .\nokay so i watched this shit show this weekend , mainly because it ' s on prime video , and boy is it godawful . my friends and i found that the best way to watch this , that actually kinda worked , was to watch 4 - 5 minutes of the movie depending on bad it was and then skip about 10 minutes and repeat . doing this actually made it quite an enjoyable experience , but that ' s like comparing getting shot in the foot to getting shot in the head . another issue i had with this movie was that i couldn ' t remember the main character from the first film since there were literally dozens of showgirls on the screen at any one time , and she wasn ' t one of the main 5 - 6 showgirls to the best of my memory . i don ' t even think you can call this a parody , but rather a shitty copy of an already shitty movie from the opening hitchhiking scene with the guy in his\nuncle ' s million dollar porsche\nto the fact that it includes glen plummer reprising his role from the first movie for a needless cameo , or that it includes basically no showgirling but rather appearances by a guy who looks like the devil and a snuff film ring , this would be an amazing live show episode .\nspecial thanks credit in the film ! ! that ' s right , your name will appear in the credits in a beautiful montage . it ' s pretty amazing to see your name in a movie , and you will be part of showgirl history ! ! !\nthat only touches on the main\nplot\nelements of showgirls 2 , but be advised that there ' s an unending supply of pointless scenes and subplots , from random outdoor bathroom breaks to spats between gay lovers to the reoccurring maid\u0097all for no reason . the same goes for the headscratching script , though at least the dialogue is entertainingly bad . you can see most of them in the best lines section below , but there are plenty of winners : -\nthere ' s an art to a good wiener .\n-\nwomen are like bananas : they ' re sweetest when they ' re ripe , right before they shrivel . but you , you ' re a banana split , with a cherry on top and nuts .\n-\ni don ' t know what ' s worse your dancing or your cameltoe .\n-\ni ' m like a burger drive - thru and instead of a burger it ' s a whore with fries and a soda .\n- and james ' amazing shakespearean soliloquy where he waxes poetic about dancing , aids and swine flu , arthritis and following your dreams .\nan amazing talented cast has come together to make a musical movie , showgirl . cast members i have worked with before on showgirls and mulholland drive will appear in the film , and peter stickles from\nshort bus\n/\nthe lair\n, and many more that i will announce ! ! i have written the script and am directing the movie . ( i played\npenny / hope\n, the naive blonde stripper who ends up pregnant by glenn plummer ' s character ,\njames\n, in the 1995 cult classic showgirls . i then starred with demi moore in striptease , again playing the ditzy blonde stripper role , and david lynch cast me in his masterpiece , mulholland drive . . . playing , well , kind of the same character , lol ) so , that is who i am , maybe you remember seeing me in my past films .\neven your faithful reader was holding screenings back in the midwest of showgirls complete with drinking games . i started holding these screenings in 2001 , after i had witnessed the glory of showgirls on widescreen vhs ( omg ) . these screenings had a regular cast of my favorite outcasts in the audience , and they were joyous fun .\nso it ' s pretty much the first film , except the title character is a terrible dancer who has no skills despite having aspirations to be famous . ( over an hour in , she finally gets her first dance lesson . ) penny is now in a relationship with james , who since the first movie has gone from dancing to selling t - shirts that say\nlife sucks .\n( elizabeth berkley ' s nomi is never mentioned . ) she finally gets fed up that he won ' t teach her to dance due to her lack of skills , so she packs up and sets out for hollywood where she thinks she can be a dancer on tv . along the way , penny stumbles upon random characters and situations\u0097gets her stuff stolen while hitchhiking , witnesses some celebrity impersonators get murdered , and meets a guy who immediately recognizes her because she gave him a lapdance in 1995 .\nwhile rena riffel struggled to find fame in hollywood , showgirls rose in infamy . all the way back to 1997 , peaches christ , a san francisco drag queen , started showing showgirls as an annual part of her midnight mass series . eventually , the midnight mass screenings would include staged recreations of the film highlights , and also a lap dance free for all from a bunch of volunteers in a variety of costumes ( you have to buy a large popcorn ) . they now occur at the castro theater , one of the classic movie houses .\non the surface , this film seemed like it had potential to reach the room - levels of badness , with its amateur acting , gibberish script , random characters and a complete lack of a plot or story structure . it even has a similar writer - director - star that has no clue how to act like a real emoting human being , let alone make a movie . but somehow along the way , showgirls 2 just loses that intangible\nhappy trainwreck\nvibe of tommy wiseau ' s movie and instead becomes a full - on pileup of suck . maybe if it was cut down to an hour and 20 minutes , it might be trashy , campy fun . but as it is , it ' s intolerably boring\u0097just killing time when it ' s already so long that time is killing you .\nshowgirl is my personal autobiographical\nfollow up\nto my past films and my\ntype - cast character\n. . . . i go beyond showgirls . if i was on saturday night live , i would like to call it a\nsleazquel\nor a\nsatire\n. it ' s a story of overcoming obstacles and accomplishing your dream . it ' s an inspirational story , but also reveals the dark seedy side of trying to become a famous dancer , doing what you have to do to become a star . the film is a drama , but the script has some classic lines and oscar worthy monologues by the cast members . . . think , sunset boulevard meets showgirls meets rocky horror picture show . . . but , it ' s not a comedy , it ' s a drama , a tragedy , like a shakespeare plot but set in the dance world .\non some level i have to believe that multi - hyphenate rena riffel is aware of what she ' s created . it really feels like she ' s trying to make a david lynch movie ( an odd direction to go , though riffel did work with him on mulholland drive . ) , but has no idea what she ' s doing . at first i thought i was in for some brilliant post - modern counterattack to the culture of criticism lodged at the first showgirls , but it soon became apparent that the sequel can ' t decide if it wants to be a goofy parody of its predecessor or campy trash like its predecessor . instead riffel just ends up making an even worse version of the 1995 film . it follows the same basic structure , hits the same plot points and even recreates a lot of the more famous scenes . you get the same hitchhiker to bookend the movie , the same understudy betrayal plot and the same ridiculous pool sex scene . riffel even brings a lot of the same actors from the first movie to reprise their roles , though aside from glenn plummer ' s dancing mentor james , they ' re all minor characters you probably won ' t remember .\neventually penny makes it to l . a . , where she meets a young violinist named godhardt who wants to open his own cabaret and make her a star . he takes her to a strange club full of swastikas and singing demons but she doesn ' t mind . she does sort of mind when she discovers godhardt is actually engaged and that he only wanted to pimp out penny as a prostitute . but she gets over it and falls in love with her first john and celebrates by having a pillow fight with her maid . ( oh yeah , she ' s broke but lives in a mansion and has a full - time maid . ) at first godhardt ' s wife is penny ' s evil dance rival , but as soon as it ' s necessary to the plot , the pair become bffs . they dance together , talk about their dreams\u0097and then share a hot dog lady and the tramp - style . at this point , i took a break to evaluate my life and cry out ,\nthis movie has to be doing this on purpose , right ?\nthen penny and the middle aged woman engage in crazy pool sex just like elizabeth berkley and kyle maclachlan and i sort of gave up . the rest of the movie just descends in to further and further stupidity that may or may not involve a snuff film and a secret cult , a four - way sex scene with movie studio execs , and a murder trial .\nluke owen is one of flickering myth\u2019s co - editors and the host of the flickering myth podcast . you can follow him on twitter @ lukewritesstuff .\npaul verhoeven , joe eszterhas and elizabeth [ berkley ] , they were right ,\nshe says , relating her epiphany .\nwhat they did with showgirls was right .\nlas vegas stripper , penny slot ( rena riffel ) , sets out on an adventure to become the star dancer on a dance television show . with stars in her eyes , she tries to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow but instead finds danger in a town more wicked than sin city . romance then leads her down a path towards her dream of stardom , fame , and fortune . but danger lurks at every twist and turn while penny slot becomes lured by a dangerous love triangle full of temptation and seduction . penny ' s longtime fianc\u00e9 / boyfriend , james\njimmy\nsmith ( ' glenn plummer ' ) warns her that she needs formal technique training if she wants to be taken seriously as a real dancer , so penny heeds his advice and sets out to take ballet classes and practices her pique turns . but , she must pay the price . and there is a price to pay for success , sacrifices to be made at every imaginable level , and it all comes down to . . . how bad do you want it ?\ni came here to recommend this movie to the hdtgm crew , but my assumption is that they ' ve passed it over because : a ) it ' s a low - budget indie film and therefore an unfair target for criticism . the movie is so excruciatingly long and so mind - breakingly bad that they have simply declared it unwatchable . c ) they are daunted by how much work it would take to fully address all the problems with this epic - length shitshow . it would require pages and pages of notes , and they ' d probably have to make two full episodes about it . this fucking movie is lotr length plus birdemic quality , so you really have to be a masochistic weirdo to voluntarily expose yourself to it . but hey , they did birdemic , so maybe they ' ll consider doing showgirls 2 . final note : showgirls 2 is the worst movie i ' ve ever seen . it ' s like a fever dream . watching it is a hallucinatory , out - of - body experience that can only be approached by birdemic or the neighbors on peyote . it will leave you reeling , questioning the nature of reality , filmmaking , and the very purpose of life .\ni can ' t stress how bad this film was , when i say it was bad , believe me it was bad . i ' ve seen bad b - films that were better than this . cinemax and showtime have better skin flicks on cable that look like a - list films compared to this . the only saving grace is the film ' s star , writer and director . . . rena riffel . i call her the saving grace of the film for one reason and one reason only and that ' s because she ' s friggin hot . . . well let me change that and say her body is hot , because riffel definitely has a butterface . there ' s plenty of riffel ' s killer body throughout this film , but as far as her acting , writing and directing skills , she seriously lacks in all three departments . i can ' t believe they actually considered this as a sequel to the 1995 t & a cult classic ' showgirls ' ? ! glenn plummer ( who reprises his original role ) is also in this film , but he obviously has loss much of his acting skills . . . or . . . he ' s probably on very friendly terms with riffel , if you know what i mean ? ! , because there ' s no other reason he would choose to do this film , unless he ' s doing riffel also . i ' m going to apologize in advance because i ' m a fan of both actors , but come on ? ! anyway , watch this film if you ' re only out to see some riffel bootay , other than that i have to advice people to stay away from this film . . . . far away .\nthat ' s what i was thinking when i started watching , but as the wheels slowly started to come off , i was hooked . a laugh riot .\nlas vegas stripper , penny slot ( rena riffel ) , sets out on an adventure to become the star dancer on a dance television show . with stars in her eyes , she tries to find the pot of gold at the . . .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nlas vegas stripper , penny slot ( rena riffel ) , sets out on an adventure to become the star dancer on a dance television show . with stars in her eyes , she tries to find the pot of gold at the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nriffel had started , as many actresses do , with uncredited bit parts . when she was finally offered a part in a multi - million dollar movie helmed by one of the hottest directors in hollywood , i imagine she thought it was her big break . that director was paul verhoeven , who was fresh off the triple streak of robocop , total recall , and 1992\u2019s basic instinct . better yet , the film was scripted by joe eszterhas , who co - wrote basic instinct as well as flashdance and jagged edge . the best part was probably that her character wasn\u2019t just named , but she even had a small scene centered around her name . the movie ? showgirls . the character : penny ( aka hope ) .\nsynopsis : las vegas stripper , penny slot , sets out on an adventure to become the star dancer on a dance television show . with stars in her eyes , she tries to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow but instead finds danger in a town more wicked than sin city .\nthis movie is the ultimate how did this get made ! no really , how can this movie call itself a sequel and use the same characters ? how can this movie use porn actors , actually look like a porno film , but not be porn ? how can this movie steal scenes and plot lines from the original ? how ! how ! how ! believe it or not , this\nhomemade\nmovie is hilarious . if you don ' t watch it for the hot women ( and not - so hot trannys ) , watch it for the dancing ! oh the dancing ! the only thing worse than a low - budget film , is low - budget dancing . say what you want about the original 1995 classic , but the dancing looked like dancing ; it looked like a high budget vegas show . the tv dance show in showgirls 2 looks like it was filmed on a high school stage . and the dancing ? a hot mess\u2014 it was posing while walking .\nshort synopsis :\npenny slot / helga\nis on the road to fame . she wants to be a dancer , not only a dancer but the star dancer . against all odds , she must become a star . she will pay any price as long as it gets her fame and the role of the star dancer in the show .\na lot of the casting directors would call me in for a big movie after showgirls was out just to sit there and get mad at me and say , \u2018how could you do that , rena ? you should be ashamed of yourself . ' they didn ' t even care if i read my scene for them . hollywood , it made them mad ,\nriffel says of the humiliation . she told me that it wasn ' t until showgirls hit video and started building its cult that then filled midnight screenings that she understood its worth and hilarity .\nit sounds like something crazy that someone that just won the lottery that has no interest in hanging on to the money would do , like the guy that started up a women ' s wrestling fed a few years back . . .\ni guess i would be too . you spend 5 years climbing the hollywood ladder to land a pair of prominent bit parts in a pair of high profile movies . then , those movies flop and so does your career . it\u2019s enough to kill somebody .\nthis movie can only be defined as a parody of the first\u2014 so , it begs the question of how did this get made ! how did riffel marshal the resources to pull off this labor of love ? please , please get riffel to be a guest on the show to talk about the original showgirls and to explain her opus .\nafter striptease , rena riffel struggled to land a part that wasn\u2019t a stripper or a prostitute , with her only other major showing being in david lynch\u2019s mulholland drive as laney the prostitute . otherwise , she was in movies with titles like the pornographer , dark confessions , and national lampoon\u2019s gold digger . finally , she had enough and made her own production company . she directed her own movie , starring herself , trasharella , a low budget b - movie musical horror comedy . this gave her the basis to finally kick the teeth in on the movie that killed her career .\nit sounds like something crazy that someone that just won the lottery that has no interest in hanging on to the money would do , like the guy that started up a women ' s wrestling fed a few years back . . . http : / / en . wikipedia . . . . ki / wrestlicious\na star dancer on hiring an understudy :\nwe need someone with class and style who has formal technique training but with some dark secret so we can blackmail her with . so when i ' m ready for my comeback , she can be fired out of her contract at a moment ' s notice .\nwell for the most part , at least they got the director alex cox . mind you he ' s not making all that many great movies anymore . just a lot of digital camera level junk . i love sid and nancy , repo man but after those two films he sorta dropped out of the norm .\nkickstarter is such a great platform . i am now able to open up the production to all the amazing fans out there , and to you ! be involved in this amazing movie we are about to make ! ! your generous pledge will be used for make - up products , swarovski crystals , costumes , set decorating , props , rentals , movie hard drives , etc . showgirl is a green project as well , recycling and re - using what already exists . i am purchasing all costumes and props from the second hand stores , goodwill and out of the closet , both organizations help people in need , feeding people living with aids or other illnesses .\nthe film will be released in 2012 , or possibly sooner . if all goes according to plan , it will play in the cult film cinemas and movie theaters across the country as a midnight movie or a matinee . i hope all the fans will come out to the screenings and dress in your favorite 90 ' s clothes with shoulder pads , metallic pleather jackets , and spandex dance pants , and enjoy the fantastic ride of showgirl .\n2018 dlm challenge : 219 movies ( 189 new ) https : / / letterboxd . c . . . vies - challenge / 2016 dlm challenge : 618 movies ( 478 new )\ni ' m gonna fuck the ' mind of mencia ' out of you !\n- paul scheer\nfuck you , i watched this fucking movie bro !\njune diane raphael\neveryone is a fucking idiot in this movie !\n- zouks\nhow ' s yo dick ?\n- nicole byer\ni ' ve managed to make an honest living in a g - string .\nwomen are like bananas . they ' re sweetest when they ' re ripe . right before they shrivel . but you , you are a banana split . with a cherry on top . and nuts .\nyou have to pick up my purple for me because\u2026i want you to pick it up .\neverybody got aids and shit . h1n1 , all kindsa shit . swine flu !\ni plan to film this summer . i have already filmed the opening of the movie and edited the first 10 minutes , shot on real 35mm film and the arriflex camera . . just like the big studio movies do . and i plan to film the rest of the movie with the same great production value . ( check out the\nteaser\nhere in the video window . )\ni am offering involvement in the film , so practice your pique turns or just polish up your lap dancing talents . . .\ncast : rena riffel , peter stickles ( short bus , the lair / here ! tv ) , paula labaredas , michael anderson , charlene harding , christina carte , warren malone , shelley michelle , smokey miles , jade paris , greg travis , and many more to be announced on the website .\nall of the above , plus an autographed screener dvd copy of my first feature length film i made , the cult favorite , trasharella . an official selection at the paranoia film festival 2010 .\nan autographed 8x10 glossy photo of rena riffel . autographed to you with a big thank you xo for your showgirl support . and the trasharella autographed screener dvd movie ! ! !\nshowgirl crew ! ! assistants to art dept . , props dept . , wardrobe dept . , set design . get a credit in the movie ! ! ! help with props , art , rhinestone costumes , etc . . . . ( preferably you are in the southern california area to participate )\na walk on role in the movie ! ! your name in the credits ! ! ! meet the stars of the new showgirl movie while on the set ! ! ! ( no lines ) ( filming takes place mostly in hollywood , california , so you will have to be here at the location in order to participate . and you must get yourself to the set . )"]}
{"id": 116828, "summary": [{"text": "the hired hand is a 1971 american western film directed by peter fonda , with a screenplay by alan sharp .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars fonda , warren oates , and verna bloom .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the cinematography was by vilmos zsigmond , bruce langhorne provided the moody film score .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the story is about a man returning to his abandoned wife after seven years of drifting from job to job throughout the southwestern united states .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the embittered woman will only let him stay if he agrees to move in as a hired hand .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "upon release , the film received a mixed critical response and was a financial failure .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in 1973 , the film was shown on nbc-tv in an expanded version , but soon drifted into obscurity .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "in 2001 , a fully restored version was shown at various film festivals , gaining strong critical praise , and it was released by the sundance channel on dvd .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it is now considered a classic western of the period . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "the hired hand", "paragraphs": ["this is the british english definition of hired hand . view american english definition of hired hand .\na hired laborer , especially on a farm or ranch ; farm hand or ranch hand .\ndefinition and synonyms of hired hand from the online english dictionary from macmillan education .\nthe definition of the \u201celegiac western\u201d , the hired hand was the directorial debut of the ubiquitous peter fonda .\njohn 10 : 12 - the hired hand is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep .\nthe essential warren oates : the hired hand ( 1971 ) | birth . movies . death .\nhired hand brewing co . brews at the bobcat brewery and cafe in bristol , vermont .\nlocal hops and malt sourced within 10 miles of hired hand brewing co . vergennes , vermont\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the hired hand near you .\nthe hired hand is a visually stunning and thoughtful western . the arrow blu - ray looks and sounds really good . highly recommended .\nif hired , you will be required to : . may be required to provide own hand tools and locking boxes . the shop hand is responsible for ensuring tools are in . . .\nhired hand brewing co . | vermont brewery | farm to table beer and food | vermont craft beer | vergennes vermont taproom\nanother element that makes the hired hand a special film is the cinematography of vilmos zsigmond . the same year he shot mccabe & mrs . miller for robert altman zsigmond does something very different with the hired hand ; while every moment of that mining town western was filled with grit and darkness , the hired hand is soaked in soft light and every shot is a beautiful , almost picturesque look at an almost empty world .\nhired hand design : web design , graphic design , & e - business consulting on boston south shore : 781 . 361 . 0635\nthe hired hand , who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep , sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away\u2014and the wolf snatches them and scatters them .\nthe hired man is not the shepherd who owns the sheep . so when the hired man sees the wolf coming , he leaves the sheep and runs away . then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it .\nurltoken\nhired hand design demystified \u201csearch engine optimization\u201d and explained it in ways that i could understand . it makes more sense to me now . more important than even my understanding is the fact that hired hand design put the tools and infrastructure in place to boost our website\u2019s placement in google\u2019s search results , which means more exposure and more clients . hired hand design has a very systematic approach that makes sense and delivers results .\nthe hired hand , who is not the shepherd and does not own the sheep , sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away\u2014and the wolf snatches them and scatters them . \u2019\nhired hand ' s own molly clubb and jaymie feldmann will have a booth at the 2013 texas longhorn legacy sale this weekend in richardson , texas .\nproficiency with hand measuring tools and inspection equipment . our company uses e - 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mechanic - diesel engines opening is . . .\nwhen the hired hand sees the wolf coming , he leaves the sheep and runs away . that ' s because he isn ' t the shepherd ; the sheep aren ' t really his . so the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them .\nthe hired hand , since he isn ' t a shepherd and the sheep aren ' t his own , sees the wolf coming , abandons the sheep and runs away . then the wolf drags them off and scatters them .\nhe who is a hired hand , and not a shepherd , who doesn ' t own the sheep , sees the wolf coming , leaves the sheep , and flees . the wolf snatches the sheep , and scatters them .\nonce vermont was second only to new york in the production of hops . just down the road from the hired hand tap room , addison hop farm is helping to revive that tradition raising organically grown c\nupload hand held computer to obtain current information required for work on a daily basis . to be hired , all candidates must submit to a background check and . . .\nhe who is a hired hand , and not a shepherd , who is not the owner of the sheep , sees the wolf coming , and leaves the sheep and flees , and the wolf snatches them and scatters them .\nhaving been at the forefront of america s here - and - now with easy rider and the counterculture movies of roger corman , peter fonda retreated to the past and the american west for his directorial debut , the hired hand .\ncheck out this great idea for getting the most from the progeny power that hired hand has to offer that is currently being used by g & g longhorns and craft ranches to promote the sittin bull syndication .\nlet us show you how we ' ve helped other businesses with a hand up .\nproduction lead hand * . setting up and running automated painting lines . . . .\na hired hand isn ' t a shepherd and doesn ' t own the sheep . when he sees a wolf coming , he abandons the sheep and quickly runs away . so the wolf drags the sheep away and scatters the flock .\na hired hand will run when he sees a wolf coming . he will abandon the sheep because they don\u2019t belong to him and he isn\u2019t their shepherd . and so the wolf attacks them and scatters the flock .\nfamiliar with use of hand tools ( shovels , rakes and brooms , etc . ) . applicants must pass a drug test and background check prior to being hired . . . .\nthe packaging is an attractive book - like case with faux - leather binding . do you like peter fonda , low - key westerns or early 70s counterculture films ? the hired hand is a beautiful presentation .\nvermont is a unique place . where others might see competition , we in vermont see kinship . and that couldn\u2019t be more true of the generosity of erin and sanderson wheeler of the bobcat brewery and cafe who extended their brewery to ian and hired hand brewing co . to brew . hired hand is eternally grateful for not only that , opening their taps to our beers . we are honored .\ni worked with hand in hand weddings at a recent event and she was very friendly , easy to work with , and kept everything running smoothly . an asset to any event .\nstaff at the event were hired only from specialist companies that provide model and actors to serve the food and drinks to the guests .\nif you love slow burners ( like me ) you will love\nthe hired hand\nand arrow have done a beautiful restoration with the blu - ray transfer , its very nice indeed you could say . . .\nnevertheless , the choice of these opposing images , particularly the figure of \u2018the hired hand\u2019 ( \u03bc\u03b9\u03c3\u03b8\u03c9\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 ) , can tell us about , not only the historical context of this story , but also hint at possible developments of the jesus tradition within sections of the early church .\nnorris berry farm raises fruits and vegetables only a short stones throw away from hired hand in monkton , vermont . ian sources everything from vegetable and berries to liven his drinks , salads and deserts .\nuse of various hand and power tools . after trial period , employee will be hired at hourly rate doe . seeking full time employees , mon - fri 8 - 5 with some weekend . . .\nlodret vandret is proud to present hired hand , containing photographic works of young artists stuart bailes ( uk ) , bea fremderman ( us ) , ingo mittelstaedt ( de ) and athena torri ( us ) .\nhired hand and its sister restaurant antidote source their meats from weybridge , vermont farm duclos & thompson . tom duclos and lisa thompson raise their animals with great care and without antibiotics to provide the most flavorful local beef and pork .\nfor 18 days last month , a team of computer security experts found themselves engaged in a digital version of hand - to - hand combat with a group of hackers determined to break into the network of a military contractor .\ncomplete all paperwork and forms and hand into the sanitation supervisor . the area leader leads the daily plant sanitation functions and sanitation employees . . . .\ncarl wright of trapx security said the attack was the first in which his firm had determined that iranian hackers were working with hired russian hackers .\nthe creation of chef / brewer ian huizenga , hired hand brewing co . uses all locally sourced ingredients to craft a family of exceptional hyperlocal beers , beer cocktails and farm - to - table foods that are a true taste of vermont .\nthe lead hand plays an important leadership role in the production / packaging / shipping departments . leads the department to meet targets and goals . . . .\nother duties required and assigned by supervisor or lead hand . verify print specifications with production copy . . . .\nif you ' re already a hired hand customer in need of tehcnical support , help with your social media marketing or other advertising , or just want to visit - be sure to stop by and say hello . if you ' re thinking about getting started with a hired hand website visiting with us in person is the best way to get moving . and , with molly being irish , we ' ll have some great st . patty ' s day give aways as well !\nno fee will be paid in the event the applicant is hired by bluecross blueshield of tennessee as a result of the referral or through other means . . . .\nthe film , directed by peter fonda , follows the story of a working farm hand ( fonda ) , exhausted from seven years of itinerant life , returning to the wife ( verna bloom ) and farm he had abandoned . his wife agrees to let him stay on as a hired hand , but their relationship quickly complicates . another plot emerges , in the classic tradition of the retired gunslinger pulled back into violence ( see\nlead and facilitate huddle board meetings ; able to thoroughly define the problem at hand and think of possible options ; . . .\nurltoken\ni don ' t know a lot about websites and web design , but that ' s ok , because hired hand does - and they helped me understand it all - and ultimately do what ' s best for my business . hired hand design not only built us a great website they got us into google - and that simply got us a lot more business . what else can i say ? ! ! we should have used them sooner . . .\nin addition , if hired , a background reinvestigation or supplemental investigation may be required at a later time . . . .\ntying traditional genre themes of revenge and loyalty to non - traditional ones like intimacy and trust , the hired hand stars fonda as a drifter who decides to come home after seven years of wandering the southwest with his buddy warren oates . needless to say , his wife ( verna bloom ) isn\u2019t terribly welcoming , so fonda tries earning a kind of penance by offering himself as a \u201chired hand\u201d around the property until he worms his way back into her heart . this being a western , violence intervenes , forcing fonda to make a terrible choice . written by alan sharp ( ulzana\u2019s raid ) and photographed by the legendary vilmos zsigmond ( mccabe and mrs . miller ) , the hired hand has a solid - enough foundation to allow for fonda\u2019s discursive experiments with dissolves and superimposition . the film may be a dated relic , but it\u2019s a relic that looks beautiful under the light .\nwhen the hired man , who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep , sees a wolf coming , he leaves the sheep and runs away ; so the wolf snatches the sheep and scatters them .\nthe sundance channel ' s dvd of the hired hand is a beauty . the prints i saw when the movie was new weren ' t all that attractive , and the show was unwatchable when broken up with commercials on television . the version on view here is fonda ' s original cut restored on film and then buffed for dvd , and looks extremely attractive .\nthe hired man , since he is not the shepherd and doesn ' t own the sheep , leaves them and runs away when he sees a wolf coming . the wolf then snatches and scatters them .\nthe hired servant - - one who is not a shepherd and does not own the sheep - - no sooner sees the wolf coming than he leaves the sheep and runs away ; and the wolf worries and scatters them .\nat least 1 year in a lead hand , team leader or supervisor role preferred . supervise the day to day operations of the production area , coordinating the work and . . .\nthe poster for the hired hand promises western action , which does eventually arrive but in far too small a dose to satisfy audiences of the time . fonda\u2019s movie is a meditation on the impossibility of tranquility and about how you always end up having to deal with your past , whether it be the wife you left behind or the guy whose toes you shot off in the last town .\nnewly hired train operators take part in several weeks of training which includes classroom instructions and field training in homewood , il . . . .\nthe lead hand is accountable for the teams ability to meet production goals . _ gen - eer construction is currently looking for an experienced * construction lead . . .\nable to work in a fast paced , high production environment . the general laborer will be responsible for working with the site lead hand and machine operators . . .\nscripted by alan sharp ( ulzana s raid , night moves ) , shot by vilmos zsigmond ( blow out , the long goodbye ) and with a standout score by folk musician bruce langhorne , the hired hand is a beautiful , elegiac picture that ranks alongside the outlaw josey wales and pat garrett and billy the kid as one of the finest westerns the seventies had to offer .\non a scale of excellent , good , fair , and poor , the hired hand rates : movie : good - - - video : excellent sound : excellent supplements : commentary by actor / director peter fonda , trailers , tv and radio spots , the return of the hired hand docu with peter fonda , verna bloom , vilmos zsigmond , special comments from martin scorsese , 20 minutes of deleted footage , galleries including posters , ads , production and behind - the - scenes photos , production notes , cast and crew bios . packaging : 2 - disc book - like case with slipcover reviewed : december 21 , 2003\nthe process of applying for jobs and getting hired has changed significantly over the past decade , thanks to technology , increased competition , and the rise of \u201clean recruiting . \u201d in a previous post , i shared critical job search skills . this post identifies eight small investments in time and / or money that will rocket your chances of getting hired :\nthe hired hand is very much of its time and certainly falls into the acid western and revisionist western trends . the film opens with this extraordinary montage done by the editor frank mazzola who used dissolves , overlapping photography and of course slow motion which gives a slightly trippy dreamy vibe to the proceedings . the master cinematography vilmos zsigmond who shot lots of the great films of the \u201970s shot this and considered it his first real film .\na hired man is not a real shepherd . the sheep mean nothing to him . he sees a wolf come and runs for it , leaving the sheep to be ravaged and scattered by the wolf .\neach hired hand draft was flush with local ingredients , from malt and grains to hops and cold - brewed coffee . to sweeten the deal , the brewery\u2019s menu included a baked - cheese sandwich stacked with huizenga\u2019s housemade kimchi and an espresso - milk - stout shake spiked with vanilla bean ice cream from lu lu in bristol .\nmilk / sweet stout . vergennes , known as vermont\u2019s \u201clittle city , \u201d is situated among addison county\u2019s expansive champlain valley and is the heart of the state\u2019s dairy country . it\u2019s fitting that the little city\u2019s brand - new brewery , hired hand , is pouring a nitro milk stout that is some of the best we\u2019ve ever tasted . creamy coffee and chocolate notes , rich yet medium bodied , we could put our ipa proclivities on hold for the whole autumn season because of this beer . nurse yourself a pint and consider yourself hired .\ninform lead hand for any materials , consumables or tool shortages . ensure work is performed to meet company\u2019s production and quality standards . . . .\nhand in hand weddings\none moment that will last forever\nhand in hand weddings & events is a wedding and event planning firm based in houston texas . we pride ourselves in offering quality service at unbeatable prices . we work with wonderful vendors who will provide you excellent service at discounted prices through us . we have planning packages for every budget and we offer a full selection of linen rentals . through our contacts and experience , we can help you plan your big day at a fraction of the cost . we would love to be a part of your special day . magen west , cwc\nurltoken\nwe ' re a repair shop and our clients trust us with their vehicles . when it comes to web and graphic design we simply trust hired hand design to make it happen for us . it ' s what they do - and they ' re very very good at it .\nstaff new accounts until permanent security officers can be hired . occasional reaching with hands and arms , stooping , kneeling , crouching and crawling . . . .\nidentifies and corrects mistakes immediately to provide hands on learning experiences . all of our fresh foods are hand crafted on site , without artificial . . .\nbut an hired hind , and that is not the shepherd , whose be not the sheep his own [ whose the sheep be not his own ] , seeth a wolf coming , and he leaveth the sheep , and fleeth ; and the wolf snatcheth , and scattereth the sheep .\npeter fonda ' s\nthe hired hand\nis a languorously spiritual western about a young man who grows up into responsibility . we meet him after he has abandoned his wife and child to go back to the simple life of a cowboy journeyman . then he decides , after some years have passed , to go back to his wife and start again .\nthe hired hand ( 1971 ) the following is said of peter fonda\u2019s character in steven soderbergh\u2019s 1999 film the limey : \u201cyou\u2019re not specific enough to be a person . you\u2019re more like a vibe . \u201d that sentiment also applies to fonda\u2019s trippy 1971 western , the hired hand , which is the closest anyone will come to getting inside of fonda\u2019s head without going blind on \u2019shrooms and pharmaceuticals . having delivered a huge hit for universal with easy rider , the studio did what studios in the \u201970s did : it gave full artistic control to a hippie visionary with no commercial instincts whatsoever . not surprisingly , fonda\u2019s phantasmagoric western bombed at the time , but it\u2019s since been revived as a fascinating curio , one that thoroughly upends a genre built on action and machismo . it\u2019s the most gentle of the post - wild bunch anti - westerns , and one of the more gorgeously abstract .\npeter fonda had just starred in and co - wrote easy rider which captured the counterculture zeitgeist but also was an enormous box - office hit worldwide . fonda had the itching to direct and his directorial debut the hired hand one of the many films universal pictures bankrolled for young directors . dennis hopper\u2019s the last movie and monte hellman\u2019s two - lane blacktop were two others , the one condition for these films were they had to cost only one million dollars .\nproduction lead hand . some experience in a team lead and / or supervisory position . to ensure fulfillment of all warehouse staging area activities , coordinating . . .\nas always , if you have any questions or need any assistance with your hired hand website you can utilize our help feature ( see below ) that ' s on every page in the admin section or contact jaymie or i for assistance . we also encourage you to share what ' s working well on your hired hand powered site with us . give us a call , shoot us an email or text or comment on our blog and we ' ll use your success stories in upcoming posts and marketing efforts . have a wonderful weekend and let us know if you found this post helpful or put this idea to work for you - we ' d love to hear from you !\ni enjoyed the hired hand because of its simplicity . i like a slow moving western in which the characters can be developed . the hired hand had three interesting characters who used dialog sparingly ( fonda , oates , bloom ) . the movie had a sense of believability to it . it is a well done movie and i applaud its creators . i had not heard of this film until stumbling across it yesterday . i plan on recommending it to friends . the realism contained in the acting and scenery make it stand out . although it contains some violence , it was secondary to the build - up of tension that led to it . i enjoyed fonda ' s quiet nature and oates ' sincere friendship he had for fonda . movies this good that you have never heard of before are hard to find .\neach bed has its own lockable storage space which requires a padlock ; please bring your own or you can purchase or hire them at reception . in all instances bathroom facilities are shared and most rooms have their own hand basin . prices include all bed linen bar towels which can be hired at reception if you don\u2019t have your own .\nin this position , you will be hand soldering surface mount and through - hole components on high density printed circuit boards ( pcbs ) , interpreting mechanical . . .\narrow academy has given the film a handsome new package which mostly consists of the features on the previous special edition such as the fonda commentary , the 2003 documentary and the short intro by scorsese . however arrow has unearthed some fascinating features which includes a documentary by bill forsyth on scottish screenwriters which includes the hired hand \u2018s alan sharpe who also wrote the \u201970s neo - noir night moves . the other new feature is an audio recording of a q & a by fonda and oates in 1971 at nft . the first pressing includes a booklet with new writing by kim morgan .\nall of this happens in a succession of shimmering photographic images , slow dissolves , sunstruck double - exposures and camera work that seems lyrical for a western .\nthe hired hand\nis a very quiet movie , for that matter , drawing on the detached mysticism that peter fonda always seems to exude . the music by bruce langhorne is a series of variations on simple themes , played in a straightforward manner by a few folk instruments .\nall rooms have pod beds ; each with a usb port , light and plug socket . the pod beds have curtains in order to give our guests privacy and rooms 1 , 2 & 5 have hand basins within the rooms .\nin a store as big as ours , we need all hands ( and paws ! ) . you will be provided a copy of a job description for the actual position you are hired in to . . . .\nvisually , the the hired hand is all long lenses , shallow focus , and rack focus . the exteriors lean on pretentious sunsets , silhouettes , and other ' atmospheric ' visuals . a third of the movie is silent montages using slow dissolves set to the pleasant but listless score by musician bruce langhorne . every few minutes the music re - starts , cueing another minute or three of zsigmond ' s clairol vistas superimposed over silhouetted cowboy hats . it may have seemed dreamy in 1971 , but it dies now , even in this beautifully restored dvd .\nhe returns with his best friend ( warren oates ) , and along the trail they come into contact with a malevolent villain named mcvey ( played by the satisfactorily evil severn darden ) . they injure mcvey , unwisely as it turns out . when they arrive at the ranch , the cowboy ' s wife takes him on as a hired hand to begin with . but he has changed and grown old enough to be the husband of a woman 10 years his senior , and at last she takes him back into her bedroom .\nwesterns lost their appeal in the seventies with the emergence of a younger audience , who were in the process of revising long held legends of the american west . a number of westerns made in the seventies , are , as a result , definitely not conventional re - tellings of heroism and the taming of the frontier . instead , they make a new space for themselves which allows little room for the glorification of violence , the genocide of the american indian , stultifying gender roles , or a style of myth - making that has little to do with the reality of a hard scrabble life lived on the borders of civilisation .\nthe hired hand\ndirected by and starring peter fonda , is a perfect and lovely example of this .\nwe have 2 rooms ( room 4 and room 7 ) which are female only , both are pod bed rooms ; room 4 has a small hand basin while room 7 is right opposite the female toilet / shower facilities .\nwhy is an off - hand invitation at the last minute wrong ? first , the officiant is one of the most important people at your wedding . in most states , it can\u2019t proceed without him or her . second , if the officiant doesn\u2019t receive an advance information , she may make other plans for the afternoon or evening .\nif you mailed invitations to the other guests six weeks ago , then thought of the officiant , go ahead and put an invitation in the mail now . although this isn\u2019t ideal , the officiant will probably be flattered that you took the trouble to send a real invitation , as so many couples issue an off - hand oral invitation at the rehearsal itself .\nthe hired hand sundance 1971 / color / 1 : 85 anamorphic 16 : 9 / 90 min . / street date october 28 , 2003 / 39 . 98 starring peter fonda , warren oates , verna bloom , robert pratt , severn darden , rita rogers cinematography vilmos zsigmond production designer lawrence g . paull film editor frank mazzola original music bruce langhorne written by alan sharp produced by william hayward , stanley a . weiss directed by peter fonda\nwhich is too bad . peter fonda\u2019s directorial debut isn\u2019t necessarily a great film , but it\u2019s a really beautiful and interesting one . a hippie western , the hired hand is languid and while not particularly psychedelic is completely informed by the hallucinatory rhythms of lsd and mushrooms . part of that semi - impressionistic feel comes from fonda having cut about 20 minutes of plot out of the movie , leaving a film that slowly feels its way along something approaching - but never quite being - a narrative .\nyour question is refreshingly hospitable and generous . many happy couples are reluctant to entertain the officiant at the reception . when the officiant is a stranger who is hired solely for the occasion and who does virtually no ceremony planning work with the couple , they are not positively required to invite him or her - although it is still a nice gesture .\nthe hired hand should be called an ' alternative western ' . it ' s definitely a product made in the wake of easy rider , when clueless studio executives either threw their hands up and gave money to young longhairs to make movies , or were themselves replaced by equally clueless longhaired kids . light in the story department and directed at a mannered crawl by peter fonda , the film no longer seems as unique as it did in 1971 , and really only has some interesting acting moments with verna bloom to recommend it .\nbut things at home aren\u2019t peachy , and harry\u2019s wife hannah , played by verna bloom with authentic hardscrabble frontier beauty , isn\u2019t so happy to see him . after all , the guy\u2019s been gone for years , and she\u2019s moved on . she allows harry to stay as a hired hand , slowly winning his way back into her heart . soon harry has to decide whether to stay with her or to save arch , who has fallen into the hands of dan\u2019s killers .\n[ font = century gothic ] [ color = sienna ]\nthe hired hand\nis a 1971 western directed by peter fonda ( his first , and perhaps only noticeable effort ) about a man who after several years wandering aimlessly with his pal through the west , decides to return to the wife he left several years before . the movie is deliberately paced and occasionally artsy . it is worthwhile because of the spotlight on the relationships between the characters and for one notable speech given by verna bloom who plays the abandoned wife . and warren oates has another very good performance in this movie . [ / color ] [ / font ]\nthe result of all this is that\nthe hired hand\ndoesn ' t pay off for audiences looking for a western . although good westerns have always been morality plays , most of them have arrived at morality after a journey through a violent and action - oriented story . that doesn ' t happen here ; the villain simply kidnaps the best friend , and announces he will cut off one of oates ' fingers every week until fonda comes to rescue him . this leads to a foredoomed confrontation and to a death that is as inevitable as the deaths at the end of\neasy rider .\nalthough jesse is falling hard for honey , he is hiding a secret . in actuality , jesse is not a hired hand , he is a texas ranger working undercover to discover the identity of the dangerous cattle rustlers in the area . as honey starts to fall in love with jesse and their relationship is taken to another level , the truth about jesse ' s identity is casting a shadow over their relationship . will honey be able to accept that the man she has fallen in love with is a texas ranger ? will jesse leave his job as a texas ranger for the love of a good woman ?\nwestern starring peter fonda as harry , a drifter who , with his friend archie ( warren oates ) , has crossed the plains of america in search of a better life . but tiring of the transient existence harry heads for home and the wife and child he left behind years before . at first his wife hannah ( verna bloom ) refuses to accept him back , forcing him to sleep in the barn and work the farm strictly as a hired hand . after time their romance rekindles , and they rediscover the happiness they had lost . but when bad news of archie reaches the farm , harry is faced with the most difficult decision he has ever had to make .\nthe ebert club is our hand - picked selection of content for ebert fans . you will receive a weekly newsletter full of movie - related tidbits , articles , trailers , even the occasional streamable movie . club members also get access to our members - only section on urltoken\ni just have to add my praise to continue the interest in the peter fonda master work -\nthe hired hand .\nin many ways , this is a key ' 70s era film ; from casting ( c ' mon - oates , verna bloom , dardren ! ! ! ) , the very definition of psychedelic 19th century photography , the bruce langhorne lost & found ~ out of time ~ score . . . the best of what was & continues to shimmer out across the universe ! i saw it in\nthe day\n& have been depressed by the washed out video offerings that seem to have been it ' s fate since . the main point of this listing is to pass on the fact of it ' s restoration & re - release glory , in england . . . so far . last dec . / ' 01 , a beautiful new print was theatrically released ; i have been in touch with the landmark theater chain ( revival / contemporary foreign find specialists ) & they said there is a strong possibility that the release rights for the north american market may be imminently secured . to bring this forgotten film to an audience now , would be just rewards ! so . . . contact the landmark theater people . . . other distributors as well . . keep the interest up . maybe there will be cinematic justice for\nthe hired hand\n!\nsoon after , analysts hit the airwaves . the omnitec monitoring reports , circulated to more than 80 officials , confirmed that analysts repeated many of the pentagon\u2019s talking points : that mr . rumsfeld consulted \u201cfrequently and sufficiently\u201d with his generals ; that he was not \u201coverly concerned\u201d with the criticisms ; that the meeting focused \u201con more important topics at hand , \u201d including the next milestone in iraq , the formation of a new government .\nthe hired hand looks and feels as if an aimless student filmmaker was set loose on a feature project . the thirty minutes of thin story are a surprise from respected screenwriter alan sharp , the creator of great screenplays like night moves , ulzana ' s raid and rob roy . two aimless cowboy - farmers tangle with horse thieves . the tall quiet one decides to return to the wife he deserted . there are some slow scenes of her resentment and eventual acceptance . when the family is finally re - formed , the slightly more talkative buddy realizes he ' s redundant and prepares to move on . then both men are drawn into a violent situation that again threatens the wife ' s happiness .\nbut oates gets to do more than that . he has a wonderfully quiet , romantic scene with verna bloom . sitting on the porch after a day working alongside harry , arch slowly reaches out his hand to touch her ankle ; it\u2019s a small , shockingly intimate moment . oates doesn\u2019t say much - he\u2019s mostly listening to her - but the tentative motion of his hand , the angle of his neck , the set of his mouth , say very much . it\u2019s a really wonderful moment of acting that\u2019s as good as any of the broader , badasser moments for which he was better known .\nthose visitors who have spent time on hired hand websites know that if they find an animal they ' d like to learn more about they can simply click the\nprogeny\ntab to see that animals production power . progeny are automatically displayed in this section saving valuable time for the site administrator . the site admin can also prevent animals from showing if they have sold them or feel they ' re not a good representation of what that cow or bull typically produces . but what if you want to show off an animals progeny and offspring more ?\nthe trip invitation promised a look at \u201cthe real situation on the ground in iraq . \u201d\n, and he has now found himself the only one of the four in the dock .\nthat\u2019s a pretty spoilery synopsis , since it\u2019s just about the entire movie . like i said , it\u2019s thin on plot , and the hired hand takes its time getting anywhere . but it\u2019s a great ride to take slowly . while fonda is way too serious as the cowboy seeking meaning , oates makes the entire picture with good humor and charisma . fonda gave up part of his producing fee to bring oates on , and you can see why - without the spark in arch harris , the film is dead in the water . oates allows you to understand the dilemma that harry faces at the end , and it\u2019s more than just deciding between his wife and saving his friend . oates , in every scene , no matter how mundane , gives you a glimpse of the camaraderie and good times of the road .\njohn 10 : 1 - 18 contains two of the seven so - called \u2018i am\u2019 ( \u03b5\u03b3\u03c9 \u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03b9 ) statements that characterise the teaching of jesus in john\u2019s gospel ; the gate ( v . 9 ) and the shepherd ( v . 11 ) . * however , unlike the other \u03b5\u03b3\u03c9 \u03b5\u03b9\u03bc\u03b9 statements , this metaphor is developed in a much richer way . for the image to work , it is contrasted with two negative and opposing images \u2013 \u2018the thief\u2019 ( vv . 1 & 8 - 10 ) and \u2018the hired hand\u2019 ( vv . 11 - 13 ) . unsurprisingly , attention is generally placed upon the image of the good shepherd , the focus of this teaching ( \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9\u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u2013 proverb / parable ) , and most commentaries tend to dismiss these figures as little more than a rhetorical device ( for example , carson , 1991 ) .\nthe invitation to the reception is a courtesy to someone whose participation was essential to accomplishing the wedding ceremony . if the officiant is married , the spouse is included in the invitation as well .\nin the southern vermont town of bennington , maplebrook farms crafts award - winning mozzarella that is hand stretched the old world way , in small batches , using house made curd . using rbgh & rbst - free , 100 % vermont milk with a specific fat and protein level results in a rich , creamy flavor unparalleled in the mozzarella market .\nthe movie is overwhelmed by its indulgent montages , and the editor is on hand to tell us how he wowed his director with an opening sequence . long dissolve opticals were difficult to do well in 1971 , and with new transfer capabilities they look much better here than they did in release prints back then .\nthere ' s a fuzzy logic at work here : verna bloom ' s farm wife is the only one with a formed opinion about anything . fonda aimlessly decides to come home . oates aimlessly decides to stay with him , and then aimlessly decides to leave . the hired hand is about simple people following simple desires and needs , but it ' s not enough to sustain the movie , and fonda ' s direction doesn ' t give us much texture or detail to compensate . a much better example of an experimental ' alternative ' western is monte hellman ' s no - budget , impressive 1966 the shooting , also with warren oates .\nbut the hireling , who is not a shepherd , whose own the sheep are not , sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees ; and the wolf catches them and scatters the sheep .\nthe hireling , the one who is not the ro\u2019eh ? the hireling , the one to whom the tzon does not belong ? this hireling sees the ze\u2019ev ( wolf ) coming and abandons the tzon and runs for his life and the ze\u2019ev seizes them and scatters them . [ zecharyah 11 : 16 ]\nthe table names at the reception were places that the stunning couple had visited during their time together .\nthe worker who is paid to keep the sheep is different from the shepherd who owns them . when the worker sees a wolf coming , he runs away and leaves the sheep alone . then the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them .\nroom 9 ( single / twin ) and 10 ( single / twin ) are small rooms which despite not having an external opening window and relying on borrowed light are ideal for those looking for the extra privacy and just want to get their heads down . both have hand basins & tvs .\nbut he that is a hireling and not the shepherd , whose own the sheep are not , seeth the wolf coming and leaveth the sheep and fleeth ; and the wolf catcheth them and scattereth the sheep .\nbut a hireling , he who is not the shepherd , one who does not own the sheep , sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees ; and the wolf catches the sheep and scatters them .\n. either way , by the end of the year warren oates was firmly established in the new hollywood counterculture .\n\u201cfocus on the global war on terror \u2014 not simply iraq . the wider war \u2014 the long war . \u201d\ngeneral marks was hired by cnn in 2004 , about the time he took a management position at mcneil technologies , where his job was to pursue military and intelligence contracts . as required , general marks disclosed that he received income from mcneil technologies . but the disclosure form did not require him to describe what his job entailed , and cnn acknowledges it failed to do additional vetting .\nbut he who serves for wages , and who is not the shepherd , whose own the sheep are not , sees the wolf coming , and leaves the sheep and flees ; and the wolf seizes them and scatters the sheep .\nbut he that is an hireling , and not the shepherd , whose own the sheep are not , seeth the wolf coming , and leaveth the sheep , and fleeth : and the wolf catcheth them , and scattereth the sheep .\nbut he that is an hireling , and not the shepherd , whose own the sheep are not , seeth the wolf coming , and leaveth the sheep , and fleeth : and the wolf catcheth them , and scattereth the sheep .\nbut he that is a hireling , and not the shepherd , whose own the sheep are not , seeth the wolf coming , and leaveth the sheep , and fleeth , and the wolf catcheth them , and scattereth the sheep .\n6 . quality stationery . in a world where we are barraged every day by email , the old - fashioned , handwritten thank - you note really stands out and sends a message with the message . according to the same careerbuilder study i cited above 58 % of employers said it\u2019s important to send a thank you after an interview ; 24 % said it\u2019s very important . the content of your note matters , of course , and the packaging is just as important . carefully choose the paper , the envelope , and the stamp ( unless you\u2019re able to hand - deliver the note to the reception desk ) . you should even consider how the note is addressed and sealed . every aspect of the thank - you note has the potential to reinforce your brand message and differentiate you from your peers .\nthe docu shouldn ' t be seen before the film , as its many clips reprise most of the story highpoints .\nthe thesaurus of synonyms and related words is fully integrated into the dictionary . click on the thesaurus category heading under the button in an entry to see the synonyms and related words for that meaning .\nsmugglers ' notch distillery\u00ae is a father / son partnership in jeffersonville , vermont . the distillery was founded in 2006 at the foot of the famed smugglers ' notch , site of many a clandestine bootlegger ' s run through this rugged vermont mountain pass during prohibition . using the finest ingredients blended with pristine vermont spring water , smugglers ' make , barrel age , blend , and hand - bottle remarkably distinctive , award winning spirits one small batch at a time .\ni wish i didn ' t even have to rate this because it would be a flat 0 . we hired magen from hand in hand last year for our upcoming wedding in september and have completely paid off our package ahead of time so our vendors were taking care of or so i thought . none of our vendors are paid in fact they are still owed money from past weddings they did with magen . i have not been able to get in touch with her for over a week now the other 2 girls who were suppose to be in business with her have other jobs . my husband actually drove to 2 locations to try to find the business to get some answers one was an old location the other she was currently in but the building manager informed him she was moving out . her website is deleted along with her business facebook page and she won ' t accept requests from her personal page . we are now several thousands of dollars short for our upcoming wedding in 4 months and have to find new vendors and re pay them re money we already gave her for them .\nin interviews , participants described a powerfully seductive environment \u2014 the uniformed escorts to mr . rumsfeld\u2019s private conference room , the best government china laid out , the embossed name cards , the blizzard of powerpoints , the solicitations of advice and counsel , the appeals to duty and country , the warm thank you notes from the secretary himself .\nsupporters of the war on yemen can\u2019t defend what the saudi coalition has actually done .\n\u2018america is the whole thing\u2019 : u . s . complicity in the destruction of yemen\nnote : the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer ( s ) .\nthe text has been taken from chapter 11 ( the annunciation to mary ) to chapter 22 ( the slaughter of the innocents ) . it is 2 , 476 words long and so is roughly the same length as luke\u2019s account . the text is based on the roberts - donaldson translation which can be found on the early christian writings site ."]}
{"id": 116848, "summary": [{"text": "tropic of cancer is a 1970 american drama film directed by joseph strick and written by betty botley and joseph strick .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is based on henry miller 's autobiographical novel tropic of cancer .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film stars rip torn , james t. callahan , david baur , laurence lign\u00e8res , phil brown and dominique delpierre .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was released on february 27 , 1970 , by paramount pictures .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "filming took place on location in paris , produced by joseph strick with some help from the author , whose persona was portrayed by rip torn and his wife mona by ellen burstyn .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the novel had provided a test for american laws on pornography in the early 1960s , and the film was rated x in the united states , which was later changed to an nc-17 rating .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in the uk the film was refused a theatrical ' x ' certificate by the bbfc .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "strick had previously adapted other works of literature - jean genet 's the balcony and james joyce 's ulysses . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "tropic of cancer ( film )", "paragraphs": ["rip torn , left , with joseph strick and henry miller , on the set of \u201ctropic of cancer , \u201d in paris in 1970 . the film was rated x .\nafter hours has been a favorite since the 1980s , and i read tropic of cancer sometime in the 1990s , but it wasn ' t until last night when i watched the 1970 film adaptation of tropic of cancer that i realized the book ' s journey of the main character from woman to woman is loosely paralleled by paul ' s . minus the sex . tropic of cancer stars rip torn in the lead and ellen burstyn , uncredited , as his first naked encounter . the director also directed james joyce\u2019s ulysses with admirable results . i can\u2019t remember much of anything about my read of tropic of cancer while ulysses is a favorite , and i presume that accounts for my appreciation of the film version of ulysses but only half - interest in tropic of cancer .\nsimon reeve makes another trip around the world , like in tropic of capricorn , but now in the northern hemisphere , along the tropic of cancer . simon thus visits mexico , the caribean , . . . see full summary \u00bb\nulysses wasn\u2019t the only 20th century modernist classic the director would try to wrestle into submission . two years later , strick brought to the screen henry miller \u2018s tropic of cancer .\nsubscribe for more bbc highlights : urltoken urltoken following the tropic of cancer across mexico , presenter simon reeve travels through a an area that doubles for the us in western movies , and spends a night in a film set once owned by john wayne .\nwith \u201ctropic of cancer\u201d ( 1970 ) , mr . strick brought to the screen miller\u2019s forthright tale of his escapades , overwhelmingly sexual , in 1930s paris . the film , which mr . strick directed , helped produce and , with betty botley , wrote , starred rip torn as miller .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nconceived by co - director lomi as an effort to exploit connections made while working on jacopetti & prosperi ' s goodbye , uncle tom ( 1971 ) , the film benefits immensely from its exotic location footage . obviously enamored with the island ' s culture , tropic of cancer weaves multiple\u2026\nmr . strick was even better known for fiction films based on the work of dense , often risqu\u00e9 writers . his most renowned included adaptations of \u201cthe balcony , \u201d by jean genet ; \u201culysses , \u201d by james joyce ; and henry miller\u2019s \u201ctropic of cancer . \u201d\ntropic of cancer is a trippy amalgamation of the giallo and the mondo movie . the juxtaposition of stylised violence , typical of the giallo with the possibly staged , but very real brutality of the mondo is quite unique . people die beautifully photographed deaths , while beasts are messily slaughtered . the location shooting elevates a rather formulaic plot , yet the latter half of the film features a fantastic psychedelic dream sequence . i ' m duty bound to award an extra half star because the film features a character named monsieur peacock .\nhe had no such luck , losing the case in the early \u201970s . \u201ctropic of cancer\u201d retained its x rating until the early 1990s , when , with many other x - rated films , it was awarded the new nc - 17 rating .\nsimon reeve makes another trip around the world , like in tropic of capricorn , but now in the northern hemisphere , along the tropic of cancer . simon thus visits mexico , the caribean , northern africa , arabia , india , bangla desh , burma , laos , vietnam , taiwan and hawai . local conditions , people , wildlife , history , culture , politics , ecology prove quite varied .\nbased on the controversial henry miller novel , tropic of cancer stars rip torn as a struggling american writer in paris ( named henry , natch ) . anyway , at the film ' s beginning torn is having a splendid time with his wife ellen burstyn , who spends her ten minutes of sceen time naked . burstyn gets pissed that torn is broke , and that the bed in their\u2026\n\u20261970 she also starred in tropic of cancer , an adaptation of henry miller\u2019s autobiographical novel in which she played miller\u2019s wife . she received an academy award nomination for best supporting actress for the last picture show ( 1971 ) , about life in a small texas town . in the exorcist ( 1973 ) , burstyn played\u2026\nwhile tropic of cancer had rip torn as miller , a definitely sexy ellyn burstyn as mona , and incorporated generous portions of the novel into its voiceover , the film never had much of a chance to reach an audience . it opened to middling reviews , and , more damaging , with an x rating ( it\u2019s since been rated nc - 17 ) . long available , to my knowledge , on bootlegs only , its opening moments follow below :\ngli invincibili fratelli maciste . ( 1964 ) con claudie lange - anthony steffen _ film completo italiano\nhis first film , \u201cmuscle beach , \u201d a 1948 study of california bodybuilders directed with irving lerner , remains a cult favorite .\nanother curiosity wrought by strick is that the setting of the original , which was indelibly stamped with the nineteen\u2010thirties of expatriate americans , has been so subtly updated to the present as to be hardly noticeable . this becoming touch adds dimen sion , if not real stature , which is where strick ' s tow ering transition of joyce ' s \u201culysses\u201d has it all over \u201ctropic of cancer . \u201d\nyes , good old \u201ctropic of cancer , \u201d miller ' s candid un derground diary\u2010novel of his rootless , libertine sojourn in france during the early 1930 ' s , which was long banned in this country , has finally , made it to the screen when anything now goes for sensation or elusive art . the picture is neither .\n\u201cthis is not a movie , \u201d announces rip torn at the beginning and as the au thor\u2010protagonist of \u201ctropic of cancer . \u201d he ' s wrong . it is a highly interesting one , and definitely not for everybody . produced , directed and co adapted by joseph strick , the paramount release opened yesterdays ever so aptly , at the paris theater .\nwhile miller\u2019s initial hopes for the project ran high ( in a letter to the hungarian photographer , brassa\u00ef , miller wrote , \u201cthe film of tropic of cancer will be definitively produced and directed by joseph strick , who made ulysses . he\u2019ll do it the same way . no castration , no modification . bravo for him , i say ! \u201d ) , he was ultimately saddened that in no way would the production budget allow for a faithful recreation of paris in the 30\u2019s . hired as a consultant on the film , miller\u2019s visit to the set would be the last time the author set foot in paris .\neven with the splendid per formances of the entire cast , with a freshness of compara tively unknown faces in the featured roles , the film suc ceeds best on the level of a comic , sexual adventure of a man obsessed and motivated by one thing .\ntropic of cancer , directed by joseph strick ; screenplay by mr . strick and betty botley , based on the book by henry miller ; photography by alain de robe ; music by stanley myers ; pro duced by mr . strick ; distributed by paramount pictures . at the paris thea ter , 58th street off fifth avenue . running time : 84 minutes . ( the mo tion picture association of america ' s production code and rating adminis tration classifies this film \u201cx\u2014no one under 17 admitted\u201d . )\ndon ' t be tempted by the naughty sex films of the 70 ' s , even if it ' s for a cheap thrill . movies such as the story of o or i am curious ( yellow ) just don ' t titilate anymore ( and really , did they ever ? ) , they either leave you screaming with laughter or fighting impending unconsciousness . tropic of cancer , unfortunately fits into the second category .\nthe film depicts the adventures of expatriate american writer henry miller and his friends , as they pursue art , money , food , and sex in paris .\nsaddened to see last week the passing of underrated film director joseph strick . you might not know the name , but there can be little doubt you\u2019re familiar with some of the books he adapted into films .\nthis list collects every film from the starting list that became they shoot pictures don ' t they ' s 1000 greatest films . this\u2026\nreviewing the film in the new york times in 1967 , bosley crowther wrote , \u201ceverything in this brilliant rendering of mr . joyce\u2019s extremely complex book into the medium of motion pictures is forceful and respectable cinema art . \u201d\nyou just know you ' re in for some serious racism going into an early ' 70s giallo filmed in haiti , and\ntropic of cancer\nexceeds on that front . just look at the poster ! the plot involves a bunch of characters jockeying for some sort of hallucinogenic aphrodisiac , but it makes precious little sense by the end of the film . thankfully there ' s some gorgeous cinematography of the country and the eccentric characters , trippy dream sequences and daffy dialogue that make gialli so entertaining . a couple of the murders - a spear gunning and a character getting their face burned off - were brutal and memorable . it ' s far from the best example of the genre , but there ' s an undeniable trashy charm if you can look past gratuitous slaughterhouse footage and gross racism .\nsimon reeves makes another\nround the world\ntrip following the tropic of capricorn which is parallel ( but shorter ) to the equator in the southern hemisphere . again each episode is a rapid . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe film\u2019s success ( mr . strick and mr . haines received oscar nominations for their screenplay ) did not always mollify the censors . britain demanded 29 separate cuts , though they later backed down . in ireland , the film was banned outright , a ban not lifted until 2000 .\nin this film , rip torn plays an american expatriate author living - - and loving - - in 1920s paris . the much - vaunted sex scenes were hot enough in 1970 to earn the film an\nx\nrating , even though they ' re likely not to raise an eyebrow today .\nin march 1970 , mr . strick filed suit in federal district court , seeking to overturn the x rating awarded to the film by the motion picture association of america . as he told the new york times , \u201ci\u2019m hoping the suit will lead to the abolition of the entire system of classification . \u201d\nreaders found it shocking and scandalous ! and now for anyone over 17 , it is a movie !\n- time movie fans know of writer henry miller from henry and june . but that controversial film about the passionate parisian triangle formed by henry , wife june and anais nin was not the only time miller ' s story came to the screen . tropic of cancer , the bold film version of miller ' s semi - autobiographical underground classic , was released some two decades earlier . and it , too , broke new ground .\nnever has sex been made more blatant , obsessive and , at the same time , as naively innocent as stamp collecting .\n- the new york times rip torn ( the larry sanders show ) portrays miller as he bed - hops and bar - hops through paris . and miller himself makes a brief appearance in this ribald tale that updates the setting but retains the libertine spirit of the book that was banned in the usa for 27 years .\nseveral of mr . strick\u2019s films were known for their grittiness . the most notable was \u201cthe savage eye\u201d ( 1960 ) , a documentary - style fiction film he wrote , produced and directed in collaboration with mr . maddow and sidney meyers . the film , whose style and subject matter \u2014 unusual for the time \u2014 attracted wide attention in the news media , starred barbara baxley as a divorced woman navigating the seamy underside of los angeles .\nin order to appreciate henry miller ' s style , it is essential to get a feel for the juxtaposition of his elegant , often heartfelt prose , and the profane nature of his subject matter . he is the modern catullus , the poet not of\nlovemaking\nbut of the joys of flat - out * * * * * ing . the movie had difficulty synthesizing this sense of sacred and profane in harmony . it tried now with a rip torn overvoice reading from miller ' s work , then with some poetic shots of the beauty of paris . it never really seemed to succeed . the movie could never find anything to focus on . it represents a string of vignettes , and they don ' t seem to lead to any common goal . many scenes seem to concentrate on the minor characters for much too long , and without apparent purpose . such picaresque efforts rely on the charm of characterization for impact , and this film has some of that , but not enough . it ' s structured as if somebody said\nlet ' s make a film of tropic of cancer\nwithout actually feeling any passion for why they wanted to do that . it was certainly interesting to see rip torn so young and so good - looking , and to see ellen burstyn in such a flagrant display of nudity . some of the locales are accurately evocative , and torn is reasonably credible in the lead . it is fairly explicit in the sexual scenes , and extremely explicit in its use of language . you could watch it and not feel you ' ve wasted your time , but be advised that you won ' t feel much rewarded , either .\n\u201culysses\u201d was an everest on which no filmmaker dared make an assault . mr . strick did , directing and helping produce the film version , whose screenplay he wrote with fred haines .\nthis lurid and surreal italian film has no relations to both the henry miller novel and the rip torn starring 1970 henry miller film of the same name , as it depicts a couple ( anita strindberg [ who saw her die , murder obsession ] , anthony steffen [ an angel for satan , killer fish ] ) who are on vacation in haiti , where they witness various traditional haiti rituals while there is a chase that is going on regarding a new drug that steffen has created , with a handful of people that are after it while a series of murders are occurring in the area . directors gianpaolo lomi and edoardo mulargia ( escape from hell , hotel paradise ) handle the film in allowing the storyline to move along slowly as the viewers is not sure knowing upon what type of\u2026\nthe colors of henry miller ' s worlds coupled with his colorful expressions of desire make the experience a timeless one .\na very unconvincing mess of a film , mainly due to the weak , convoluted script and the equally weak direction . the only scenes of any consequence are the apparently unstaged voodoo ritual , and the scene where anita strindberg ' s character is hallucinating and is walking through a red painted corridor filled with naked black guys . otherwise , this film is filled with ugly , grotesque characters who die in rapid succession in a plot that does not make any sense at all . i fail to see any charm in this .\nan independent filmmaker , mr . strick won the oscar for best documentary short subject in 1970 for \u201cinterviews with my lai veterans , \u201d which he wrote , produced and directed . the film featured conversations with united states army veterans who had been present at the massacre of hundreds of south vietnamese civilians on march 16 , 1968 .\njoseph strick ' s\nre - work\nof henry miller ' s infamous novel is one giant fail of a movie .\nstarting his journey in south africa , simon travels around the coast of the indian ocean , heading up the east coast of africa , around india and back down the western coast of indonesia to . . . see full summary \u00bb\non this level of lust , for about two\u2010thirds of the way , the picture is brazenly sly , boldly fatalistic and often hilarious , all of it mirrored in the face of the curly haired torn , with his bland drawl and piercing eyes . in a mercurical rhythm of tight sparse images the camera lets torn rip , as he wheedles cash and lodging from a group of friends , seducing and re seducing , eyeing wives , mis tresses and new quarries , and lending a friendly , lascivious ear to the sexual hang\u2010ups of his pals .\nif you\u2019ve never seen his take on james joyce\u2019s ulysses , it\u2019s definitely worth checking out\u2014if only for the rather graceful way strick handles the closing monologue of molly bloom . it was banned in ireland for 33 years , but now , thanks to chinese video site , youku , you can stream the entire \u201867 film here .\nmr . strick\u2019s other films include \u201cring of bright water\u201d ( 1969 ) , which he helped produce , and \u201ca portrait of the artist as a young man\u201d ( 1977 ) , an adaptation of another joyce novel , which he directed and helped produce .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nrip torn is reduced to being nothing more than a broke scamp out to score with every woman who crosses his path . think\nlooney tunes\ngoest soft porn . the whole film plays like a bad soft - porn comedy .\nsoft\nis key here . not sure why the\u2026\nthe only thing i enjoyed about this was seeing a young rip torn . other than that , i struggled with the book so much so that i couldn ' t finish it , and the film even though it ' s only under an hour and a half , i struggled with that too .\ni realize this reviews amounts to\nthe book was better ,\nbut to be fair it doesn ' t work much as a film . after the lively new wave - inspired opening it dips off and strick falls back on to shooting generic scenes of dialogue . much like the characters , boredom sets in and i find myself not caring what happens or who gets the clap or what .\nhis next adaptation was his most celebrated and most daunting : a screen version of \u201culysses , \u201d joyce\u2019s earthy stream - of - consciousness novel about a day in the life of the dubliner leopold bloom . first serialized in 1918 , it was banned in the united states from 1921 to 1933 .\nsimon reeve travels around the edge of the caribbean sea in a stunning new 3 - part series .\nthis excellent mini series of 3 episodes visits a sacred river in each episode , simon is really adept at presenting in a relaxed manner as he explains many of the traditions , difficulties and cultures along each river .\nthere ' s really no way to film a henry miller novel because all his books are basically just his poetic rambling and rantings ( and i say that loving the guy ) so i put off watching this even though i ' m a big fan of rip torn from this era ( payday , coming apart ) well , rip is the best thing about the movie as others have said , he nails the voice and persona as well the readings / narration .\n24 of 24 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nthe way it started i was thoroughly convinced i would despise it . while i ' m not sure i would go as far as saying that it ' s a very good film , i sort of liked it . a bit . even though it ' s about nothing ( which is fitting ) and is just rip torn bumming around france shagging women , sleeping on his mates ' couches and generally being an extremely misogynistic twat , it was also quite funny in places .\nthough shorter than the book , the script left intact joyce\u2019s original language , including much of molly bloom\u2019s soliloquy , a ribald reverie unquotable here with the possible exception of the words \u201cyes , \u201d \u201ci , \u201d \u201csaid\u201d and \u201cyes . \u201d\nwithin the course of one night , woody harrelson finds himself in a misadventure in london that winds him up in jail .\nan incredibly tedious adaptation of henry miller ' s incredibly tedious novel . with the action transposed to contemporary paris , america ' s famous lost generation of the ' 30s are stranded like fish out of water , scrabbling ludicrously for sexual satisfaction from prostitutes when all they need to do is ask any nice , permissive girl passing by . bereft of its context , miller ' s overheated prose - intoned , voice - off , by rip torn as miller in the intervals between his breathless sexual encounters - is revealed as a mixture of bad poetry and bad travelogue . four - letter words and female pubic hair have themselves a field day .\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nin contemporary paris , expat american writer henry miller works his way through a series of amorous encounters while trying to find his literary voice .\nwe are continually improving the quality of our text archives . please send feedback , error reports , and suggestions to archive _ feedback @ nytimes . com .\na couple on holiday in haiti become involved in a series of savage murders linked to a doctors a new invention , a drug with extreme side effects .\nwith extraordinary alac rity , technical skill and plain common sense , strick ( and betty botley , his colleague ) has lifted miller ' s rambling , sizzling narrative off the printed page and shaped a vibrantly blunt and lifelike eyeful that either follows or suggests the original , retain ing most of the key charac ters and situations . add a brilliantly right personifica tion of miller by rip torn , whose labyrinthine wander ings about paris are superbly evoked by the beautiful color photography of alain de robe .\ntravel writer simon reeve embarks upon two long - distance journeys across turkey , exploring this dramatic and beautiful country that now finds itself at the centre of world events .\n: this , then , this is not a movie . this is a libel , slander , defamation of character , a prolonged insult , a gob of spit in the face of art , a kick in the pants to god , man , destiny , time , love , beauty , what you will . i ' m going to sing for you . a little off - key perhaps , but i will sing . i will sing while you croak . i will dance over your dirty corpse .\nhenry is an ex - pat in paris , cadging drinks and meals and places to sleep , giving advice about women to clueless men , flirting with the wives of acquaintances , burning bridges , and making philosophical observations . in vignettes we see his wife mona come to paris and leave immediately when she tastes henry ' s vagabond life ; he tries teaching english at a school in dijon , takes the son of a wealthy indian to a bordello , gets a job as a proofreader at the herald tribune , and helps out a pal who ' s in and out of an asylum and deeply in love with a whore . can henry make his own discovery of ecstasy ?\nwhen the movie runs out of steam , it leaves only a shiftless , conventionally cyn ical and foul\u2010mouthed bucko who couldn ' t matter less , even with mouth closed .\nenjoyable performance from rip torn in a freewheeling , episodic and splendidly potty - mouthed adaptation of the henry miller novel ( miller himself turns up in a little cameo ) .\n\u00a9 2018 time out england limited and affiliated companies owned by time out group plc . all rights reserved . time out is a registered trademark of time out digital limited .\na trivial but entertaining sex comedy derived from the henry miller novel about expatriates in paris . this series of vignettes and fantasies , with bits of miller ' s language rolling out , may be closer to russ meyer ' s the immoral mr . teas than to its source , but at least it isn ' t fusty . it makes you laugh . with rip torn , ellen burstyn , james callahan , david bauer , magali noel , and ginette leclerc . there ' s a glimpse of henry miller standing in front of a church . directed by joseph strick ; written by strick and betty botley . ( the story is updated . ) released by paramount . see deeper into movies .\nnot entirely sure what to make of this , i guess it might have helped to have known anything about henry miller beforehand . but i didn ' t , so there you go .\none certainly can ' t blame rip torn . he seems more than eager to capture what is available to him in this odd push of a long gone 1930 ' s paris into a similarly long gone late 1960 ' s paris . the change of date makes no sense . strick doesn ' t even attempt to establish why he has brought our angry ranter to the late 1960 ' s .\nsimon leaves india by river boat to bangla desh , the independent muslim eastern half of bengal , over the patna all the way to capital dhacca . on the way he witnesses traditional fishing with ' tame ' . . .\nas much as i love young rip torn i am not much for his performance here . his narration of miller ' s prose is flat and snarky , without highlighting the crude beauty that is miller ' s strongest trait . on screen it feels false .\njoseph strick , an academy award - winning director , screenwriter and producer known for filming the unfilmable \u2014 in particular weighty , bawdy literary works whose screen adaptations often ran afoul of censors worldwide \u2014 died on june 1 in paris . he was 86 and had made his home in paris since the 1970s .\njoseph ezekiel strick was born on july 6 , 1923 , in braddock , pa . , and reared in philadelphia . he studied physics at the university of california , los angeles , before enlisting in the military in world war ii . during the war he served stateside as an aerial photographer for the army air forces .\nthis closing chapter also was in a summary philos ophy , from miller ' s mouth piece , an exuberantly defi ant stream\u2010of\u2010consciousness about a lone man against the world . torn speaks it at the fade\u2010out , standing in an open taxi , in a retreating camera shot that suggests a suspend ed head crossing the seine on a straight level .\nintended or not , this is the definitive image of miller ' s high life that strick has transplanted with such sur prising , practical fidelity . it is all effect , not substance , a soulless business anchored to the groin , with no simple warmth or feeling and no real body , although torn states his case clearly enough : \u201cabove all\u2014the ec stasy . \u201d\nadd ( straight from the book ) the frankest and the filthiest flow of expletives , anglo\u2010saxon and otherwise , ever to spew forth from a contnercial , publicly , shown movie feature , on these shores , at least . wearying as the barrage becomes , the shock is acoustical , not visu al . for all the blistering lan guage , in a movie whose hero ' s primary concern is sew there is only a smattering or semi\u2010clad , amorous intertwin ing and some casual , frontal female nudity .\nthe acting , and acting it is , remains unflawed by cast that includes ellen burstyn , david bauer , phil brown , ginette leclerc , dom ? ? delpierre , giselle ? / magali noel and oth miller himself appears or a second inside a crowded ? ? ? ? . but the picture loses rowting toward the end , when ? ? casually but purposefully involves the hero in the plight of a homesick , neurotic pal , memorably played by james callahan , and his fiery mis tress , a comely brunette named laurence ligneres .\nslow moving but unsettling and terrifically weird , basically a mondo movie disguised as a giallo , about an american doctor who travels to haiti looking for some voodoo - enhanced sex potion . co - directed by a production manager on goodbye uncle tom and similarly shot on location . so , like the kids say , problematic . this is undeniably racist ( not to mention filled with unsimulated animal cruelty ) but it nevertheless locates some genuine delirium in its relentless objectification of black bodies , obsession with\nexotic\nrituals , and sticky violence . anita strindberg ' s fuck - panic drug - trip freakouts in this are really something . quite an artifact .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nmr . strick\u2019s \u201cbalcony\u201d ( 1963 ) , which he directed and helped produce , was based on genet\u2019s allegorical play about a brothel . with a screenplay by ben maddow , it starred shelley winters .\nfrom the new york times . you may opt - out at any time .\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nmr . strick\u2019s first marriage , to the former anne laskin , ended in divorce . he is survived by his second wife , martine rossignol strick ; three children from his first marriage , david , jeremy and betsy strick ; two children from his second marriage , terence and helene strick - marchand ; a brother , jack ; a sister , maida gordon ; and six grandchildren .\nmr . strick also helped produce \u201cnever cry wolf\u201d ( 1983 ) for walt disney pictures .\nwe\u2019re interested in your feedback on this page . tell us what you think .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nin southern egypt , where the official baby - sitters prove extremely bothersome , simon visits the aswan dam ' s giant lake , pharaoh ramses ii the geat ' s abu simbl monuments , the modern nubians . further . . .\nbeing denied passing trough souther china ( pr ) , simon passes trough laos and vietnam , indochinese countries developing rapidly , mainly interacting with china , including casinos and golf courses , but . . .\nare you ready for skyscraper ? we are ! see which other movies and tv shows we ' re excited about .\nfor most people the equator is just an imaginary line running 25 , 000 - miles around the globe . but the countries along the equator are among the most troubled on the planet . in this new . . . see full summary \u00bb\nsimon reeve travels across greece , from the stunning islands to the mountainous north .\ntravelogue in which simon reeve embarks upon an epic three - part journey across russia one hundred years after the russian revolution .\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nis the movie like henry miller ' s book ? yes , in es sence , spirit and flavor . re markably so .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nthis is a directory page . britannica does not currently have an article on this topic .\nanita strindberg tags along on a haitian vacation with hubbie gabriele tinti , but eventually learns his ulterior motivations are a bit more suspect . his old friend , noted chemist anthony steffen , has cracked the formula for a hallucinogenic aphrodisiac , and the prospective buyers have all converged in town - - where someone ' s violently eliminating the competition . will this little tropical getaway be their last ?\nunderh\u00e5llande . mycket bar hud , svarta handskar och lite v\u00e5ld . kan det bli b\u00e4ttre ?\nthis list uses kyle fleischfresser ' s giallo list to rank the top 150 films according to their letterboxd ratings .\nour site uses cookies . by continuing to use this site you are agreeing to our cookie policy ."]}
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", "topic": 9}], "title": "tony blondal", "paragraphs": ["contribute to imdb . add a bio , trivia , and more . update information for tony blondal \u00bb\nabigail alwin is a cellist , educator and improviser . she studied cello with erling blondal bengtsson and tony elliot at the university of michigan ( bma \u201992 , mmed \u201908 university of michigan ) and has a rich career as an educator and performer . ms . alwin is recipient of the yale distinguished music educator award , being recognized for her innovative and exemplary pedagogy and curriculum as among the best in the united states . as director of orchestras at clague middle school in the ann arbor public schools , ms . alwin\u2019s orchestras have been honored to perform at the michigan music conference in 2013 , and their 10th anniversary opening collage concert in 2016 . her young orchestras have consistently earned division i ratings at district and state orchestra festival , and have received the highest praise for their precision , energy and musicianship . in addition , her students explore their creativity through frequent improvisation and composition projects .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you crew reveal their most soul - crushing jobs in our freewheeling interview .\n- two films for one ticket ( 2017 ) . . . 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after as a conductor , clinician , teacher , and adjudicator at numerous schools , camps , and clinics around michigan . she proudly serves as music director of the masta string camps , having spent almost 20 summers on staff . carol has directed many msboa middle level string clinics , and was co - founder and director of the st . cecilia music center\u2019s sinfonia youth orchestra . carol is a frequent presenter at the michigan music conference , and her 8th grade symphony orchestra was the only middle school orchestra selected to perform at the conference in 2010 . as a guest teacher , she has presented to string students at michigan state university\u2019s early careers day , and to grand valley state university\u2019s strings methods classes . carol has served masta previously as newsletter editor , and she was also selected as the msboa district x orchestra teacher of the year twice .\nin addition to teaching , carol spends a great deal of time performing , composing , and arranging . as a violinist , she has performed with the msu symphony orchestra , the jackson symphony orchestra , the west shore symphony orchestra , and for the last twelve years with the signature string quartet . carol has always had a passion for creating new music for her students to perform , and in 2007 began publishing her educational works for young string orchestras through alfred / belwin publications .\ncarol resides in hudsonville , mi , with her husband john , and two young sons , alex and devin .\nnathan peters is an orchestra teacher in the chelsea schools , a position he has held since 1999 . his middle school orchestras consistently receive superior ratings at festivals . in 2007 , he conducted the chelsea beach middle school 8th grade orchestra in an honorary performance at the michigan music conference . he also assists with classes and conducting of the chelsea high school orchestras .\na strong advocate for chamber music performance , peters was the coordinator for the annual masta chamber music festival and competition from 2011 - 2016 . in 2000 , he co - founded the chelsea chamber players , a group with which he performs several chamber music concerts each year . peters regularly contributes to string education in michigan through several projects , including hosting the m . s . b . o . a . mid - level fall string clinic ( since 2010 ) , teaching violin , viola , and conducting at blue lake music camp ( since 2012 ) , and directing the chelsea m . s . fiddle club and summer fiddle camp . he taught violin and viola for three summers at the superior string alliance camp in the upper peninsula and has mentored student teachers from the university of michigan and michigan state university . peters has been teaching violin and viola private lessons since 1991 . his students receive high praise from judges and are awarded scholarships to many music camps and university music departments in and out of the state of michigan . many of his students have performed movements of major concertos with orchestras .\npeters received a certificate in music education from the university of michigan in 1999 . his primary teaching mentors were donald parrish , dan long , and jed fritzemeier . he also has received suzuki violin teaching and orff - 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uk only ( print ) \u00a34 . 99 gbp vulturehound # 20 - uk only ( print ) \u00a34 . 99 gbp steelchair # 21 - uk only ( print ) \u00a34 . 99 gbp\nmaking a film is never an easy undertaking . a significant level of effort and incompetence has to be achieved to make adam sandler\u2019s debacle - fest pixels look respectable and jack white\u2019s voiceovers feel like stephen fry reciting william dunbar . somehow robinson crusoe manages to realise both of these with consummate ease .\nrobinson crusoe is a vague recitation of the classic daniel defoe tale of a man shipwrecked alone on a remote island . this particular version is told by crusoe\u2019s parrot friend tuesday to an audience of mice on a pirate ship following crusoe\u2019s temporary rescue at the hands of cut - throats . tuesday tells how the marooned crusoe befriends a bunch of local animals and describes their consequent attempts to fight off the invasion of a pair of hostile ratting cats from the wrecked ship .\nthe alleged narrative is appalling rectilinear . crusoe is shipwrecked . he meets initial hostility from the indigenous animals before making friends with them . shortly afterwards he finds himself fighting alongside his new found buddies against the belligerent felines . crusoe wins out . credits .\nrobinson crusoe isn\u2019t helped by the most derivative , aggravating set of characters put to screen for years . crusoe , a feeble visual rehash of arthur from arthur christmas , is so overtly useless that instead of welcoming slapstick laughs , his miserable failure and subsequent drowning would be gratefully received . torrance\u2019s kiki comes across as an arrogant , self - sure brooklyn street upstart who needs a clout , and dreamy parrot tuesday gives blu from rio the charm and depth of michael corleone . scrubby , the elderly goat with deficient hearing and eyesight spends the entire film asking \u2018what was that ? he\u2019s said what ? ! ? \u2019 , undoubtedly styled as a hilarious running joke , yet feeling lethargic and tiresomely monotonous .\nkesteloot , stassen and team have somewhat impressively produced a film without a single redeeming feature . robinson crusoe offers nothing to any demographic and is about the most worthless and infuriatingly substandard release this year . defoe would find davy jones\u2019s locker , get himself comfortable and turn in his own watery grave . dreadful .\nring of honor announces the first - ever uk vs us international cup in . . .\nthe sting song\nuntil . . .\nwas nominated for an academy award and won a golden globe .\nif you have caught pieces of rolfe kent ' s music for comedies on several inadequate soundtrack albums and desire a product that finally does justice to his work .\nif you ' re placing all your hopes on sting ' s song for the film , because it fails to exude the same enticing , genre - bending personality of the score .\n: ( rolfe kent ) after several years without audiences tasting the fruits of a fluffy meg ryan romantic comedy , the unlikely pairing of director james mangold and miramax films brought the affable actress back into the genre that made her famous . a little science fiction comes with her co - star hugh jackman as well ; he plays a duke in 1876 who is accidentally sent through time to 2001 new york city and , despite misunderstandings and less than perfect intentions at each corner , the two predictably fall into each others ' arms . the film ' s generally positive reception ( despite poor long term recognition ) was matched for the most part by its soundtrack . becoming a staple of the light comedy scoring genre , composer rolfe kent was quickly asserting his position as a reliable and frequent composer for films that existed on the edge of the mainstream , including several entries during the early 2000 ' s that , for a short time , elevated his status . the romantic holiday season production of\nranked among the most popular that kent had been associated with to that point in his career . despite the hopes of miramax , the project ' s star power and flighty love story may not have sustained the film to the same level as ryan ' s other similarly targeted offerings , but it still managed a strong enough box office showing to gain the sting song for the film ,\nuntil . . . ,\nthe recognition necessary for the awards season . the moderate success of the film , as well as sting ' s contribution , also caused a much deserved album release for the score by kent . with his film scores rarely experiencing a lengthy release , milan record ' s pressing of this score was much welcomed . kent ' s work is geared perfectly towards the lighter side of comedy ; his scores are often orchestral , though only moderately sized in depth .\nis a seattle recording , for instance , and while the scores produced in the northwest are often suitable for this exact kind of film , listeners have been known to complain about the lack of\noomph\nthat players from that region provide . nevertheless , for\n, the performances never need more than the prescribed amount of power to bring life to kent ' s lighter touch . the score varies from the realm of straight romantic drama in its opening theme to an obvious balance between the waltz and march - like period style of leopold , and the modern , urban jazz of kate . the key to the success of kent ' s work for\nthe score opens with the wonderment of modern new york and a chase scene , both of which allow the full orchestra to flex its muscles in a fast pace of action . for the character of kate comes a more jazzy approach , with several henry mancini moments of light jazz employed throughout . there ' s an almost thomas newman - like plucking of strings to kate ' s theme as well , and some could argue that kent pulls off an even better sense of urban sophistication than newman does in his similar efforts . the somber , though appropriately capitalized saxophone performances add the expected urban drama in\n. the light band elements offer some of the most authentic mancini - type comedy music to be heard in some time , achieving stylish comedy without resorting to outwardly strident rachel portman techniques . the march - like prancing of leopold ' s cues are the weakest aspect of the score , but they add just barely enough pomp to his setting to make him believable . some of the elevated , grandiose moments , pronounced best in the brass theme heard in\nleopold sees the completed bridge\nand\ngalloping ,\ntake a few bars of bold expression from david arnold ' s title theme for\n, though not to any disheartening extent . on album , the score is a very easy listening experience , which speaks to great lengths about kent ' s ability to merge all of these genres of music into one cohesive whole . no one track distracts the listener from the consistently orchestral tone and pleasing harmonies of the entire product . the sting song was the selling point of the album for milan records , with the film ' s only awards nominations coming for that song . fitting with the longing romance of the film ,\nuntil . . .\nis more solitary and melodic than many of sting ' s other compositions and performances . the irony of\nis that the jula bell performance of kent ' s title theme in a jazzy song format at the end of the album matches the spirit of the score better than the sting song does . kent ' s compositional and lyrical transference from score to song is strong , with\nback where i belong\nremaining a more consistent representation of the score ( and indeed the whole of new york ) . although\nmay be a project of limited scope , and the orchestral performances may lack the power necessary to make the larger period cues really fly , the ensemble nails the jazzy , modern cues with ease . at forty minutes , the well - paced album will delight dedicated film score fans who have caught a glimpse of kent ' s work here and there on inadequate or non - existent albums for other soundtracks .\nnewest : june 23 , 2005 , at 9 : 40 p . m .\n\u0095 1 . until . . . - performed by sting ( 3 : 12 ) \u0095 2 . a clock in new york ( 1 : 25 ) \u0095 3 . i want him resplendent ( 1 : 26 ) \u0095 4 . leopold chases stuart to brooklyn ( 1 : 54 ) \u0095 5 . that was your best ? ( 1 : 17 ) \u0095 6 . let ' s go ! ( 3 : 13 ) \u0095 7 . leopold sees the completed bridge ( 0 : 48 ) \u0095 8 . you did so great ( kate ' s theme ) ( 1 : 18 ) \u0095 9 . galloping ( 1 : 21 ) \u0095 10 . dearest kate . . . ( 2 : 13 ) \u0095 11 . prolixin / leopold & charlie buy flowers ( 2 : 20 ) \u0095 12 . charlie wins patrice , leopold wins kate ( 3 : 41 ) \u0095 13 . secret drawer ( 2 : 01 ) \u0095 14 . time for bed ( 2 : 14 ) \u0095 15 . charlie realizes leopold was for real ( 1 : 30 ) \u0095 16 . kate goes to the awards ( 2 : 24 ) \u0095 17 . kate sees the pictures -\ni have to go\n( 2 : 54 ) \u0095 18 . you have to cross the girder ( 1 : 51 ) \u0095 19 . back in 1876 - waltz ( 2 : 12 ) \u0095 20 . back where i belong - performed by jula bell ( 2 : 48 )\ncopyright \u00a9 2002 - 2018 , filmtracks publications . all rights reserved . the reviews and other textual content contained on the urltoken site may not be published , broadcast , rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of christian clemmensen at filmtracks publications . all artwork and sound clips from kate & leopold are copyright \u00a9 2002 , milan records and cannot be redistributed without the label ' s expressed written consent . page created 3 / 22 / 02 and last updated 2 / 25 / 09 ."]}
{"id": 116870, "summary": [{"text": "bridge to terabithia is a 2007 american fantasy adventure drama film directed by g\u00e1bor csup\u00f3 and adapted for film by david l. paterson and jeff stockwell .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is based on the katherine paterson novel of the same name , and released by walt disney pictures .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film stars josh hutcherson , annasophia robb , robert patrick , bailee madison and zooey deschanel .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "bridge to terabithia tells the story of jesse aarons and leslie burke , 12-year-old neighbors who create a fantasy world called terabithia and spend their free time together in an abandoned tree house .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the original novel was based on events from the childhood of the author 's son , screenwriter david paterson .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "when he asked his mother if he could write a screenplay of the novel , she agreed in part because of his ability as a playwright .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "production began in february 2006 , and the film was finished by november .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "principal photography was shot in auckland , new zealand within sixty days .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "film editing took ten weeks , while post-production , music mixing , and visual effects took several months .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "bridge to terabithia was released to positive reviews ; critics called it a faithful adaptation of the children 's novel , and found dynamic visuals and natural performances further enhanced the imaginative film .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "bridge to terabithia was nominated for seven awards , winning five at the young artist awards . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "bridge to terabithia ( 2007 film )", "paragraphs": ["author paterson also saw another novel she wrote , bridge to terabithia , adapted to film in a 2007 disney production .\nfeatured in music & lyrics / bridge to terabithia / breach / black snake moan / the lives of others ( 2007 ) . see more \u00bb\noffers a summary of bridge to terabithia ' s overriding themes , emphasizing its reliance upon\nbridge building .\nan imaginary world : annasophia robb and josh hutcherson star in bridge to terabithia .\nannasophia robb as leslie burke and josh hutcherson as jess aarons in bridge to terabithia .\nzooey deschanel has joined the cast of fantasy adventure bridge to terabithia . . . .\nthe bridge to terabithia lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to . . .\nbridge to terabithia is not only faithful to the novel but also stands to become a beloved family movie .\ni ' m still not over . . . the ending of ' bridge to terabithia '\nannasophia robb and josh hutcherson in < em > bridge to terabithia . < / em >\npaterson , katherine . bridge to terabithia . 1977 . new york : harpercollins , 1987 .\nin 2007 , paterson\u2019s classic , bridge to terabithia , was adapted into a disney film and it did very well at the box office . it convinced the author that some of her other books could be successful on screen .\ni ' m still not over . . . the ending of ' bridge to terabithia ' | urltoken\npaterson , katherine . bridge to terabithia . new york : thomas y . crowell company , 1977 .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing bridge to terabithia near you .\nbridge to terabithia is a 2007 movie distributed by walt disney pictures and walden media based on the novel written by katherine paterson . it stars josh hutcherson as jess aarons and annasophia robb as leslie burke .\npublished at : jan . 30 , 2007 , 4 : 14 a . m . cst by moriarty\npublished at : feb . 20 , 2007 , 1 : 45 a . m . cst by moriarty\nis a 2007 fantasy drama film directed by g\u00e1bor csup\u00f3 and adapted for film by david l . paterson and jeff stockwell . the film is based on the katherine paterson novel of the same name , and released by walt disney pictures in the us .\nbridge to terabithia ( 2007 ) directed by gabor csupo cast : josh hutcherson , annasophia robb , zooey deschanel , robert patrick , bailee madison , lauren clinton , katrina cerio , latham gaines , cameron wakefield , elliot lawless , erin annis , devon wood , carly owen , isabelle rose kircher 2007 \u0096 96 minutes rated : ( for thematic elements and mild language ) . reviewed by dustin putman , january 26 , 2007 .\nalpha dog is currently playing in theaters , and the soundtrack is available from milan records . bridge to terabithia will hit theaters on february 16th , with a soundtrack album from hollywood records on febuary 13 , 2007 .\nbridge to terabithia is a brave film but a disturbing one , and even though it is inspired by real - life events , it feels like a cheat .\nfor a movie about the power of imagination , bridge to terabithia is not as clever as you would hope .\njosh hutcherson and annasophia robb as neighbors who discover the magic of first love in\nbridge to terabithia .\nbridge to terabithia copyright \u00a9 1977 by katherine patterson . used by permission of harpercollins publishers . all rights reserved .\n1 . bridge to terabithia ( new york : harpercollins , 1977 ) , 128 ; hereafter cited in text .\nbridge to terabithia .\nchildren ' s literature review . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nexamines paterson ' s ability to fuse the power of sadness and humor in bridge to terabithia to create an emotional impact on her readers .\npeter sciretta is a film geek and popcultured fanboy living in los angeles . he created / film in 2005 .\nfuture film festival \u00e8 amministrato da associazione amici del future film festival - p . iva 02225241203 \u2014 ffinfo @ urltoken\nsince its publication , bridge to terabithia has been the target of several censorship challenges . the concerns raised have been about :\npaterson , katherine , and peter t . chattaway .\ndeeper in terabithia .\nchristianity today 51 , no . 3 ( march 2007 ) : 65 - 6 .\nkatherine paterson is the author of the children ' s classics jacob have i loved and the bridge to terabithia , released this year as a disney film . samantha loomis paterson hide caption\ncopyright 2007 the associated press . all rights reserved . this material may not be published , broadcast , rewritten or redistributed .\nannasophia robb ' ( born december 8 , 1993 ) is an american female actor . she obtained importance in 2005 with leading parts within because of winn - dixie ( film ) - because of winn - dixie and charlie and the chocolate factory ( film ) - charlie and the chocolate factory . she is as well familiar for her parts within bridge to terabithia ( 2007 film ) - bridge to terabithia ( 2007 ) , race to witch mountain ( 2009 ) , and soul surfer ( film ) - soul surfer ( 2011 ) . since 2013 , she has featured as carrie bradshaw on the cw ' s serials the carrie diaries ( tv series ) - the carrie diaries , the prelude to hbo ' s serials sex and the city . this book is your ultimate resource for annasophia robb . here you will find the most up - to - date 75 success facts , information , and much more . in easy to read chapters , with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about annasophia robb ' s early life , career and personal life right away . a quick look inside : sean bean - career , annasophia robb , 13th critics ' choice awards - best young actress , the reaping - cast , bethany hamilton - media , bridge to terabithia ( 2007 film ) , race to witch mountain , the carrie diaries ( tv series ) - main cast , the space between ( film ) - cast , soul surfer ( film ) - cast , 29th young artist awards - best performance in a feature film - young ensemble cast , jesse aarons - leslie burke , soul surfer ( film ) - awards and nominations , music from and inspired by bridge to terabithia - track listing , race to witch mountain - cast , the way way back - cast , keep your mind wide open , eva marie saint - later career , sleepwalking ( film ) - cast , the reaping - plot , bridge to terabithia ( 2007 film ) - plot , sex and the city - prequel series , have dreams , will travel - plot , american girl films - synopsis , bridge to terabithia ( 2007 film ) - casting , escape to witch mountain - 2009 film , soul surfer ( film ) - critical reception , samantha : an american girl holiday - awards and nominations , and much more . . .\nnow here\u2019s the really exciting part . soon after love , ludlow garnered industry recognition , david paterson earned a major studio film deal as the writer / producer for walt disney picture\u2019s bridge to terabithia . in theaters in spring 2007 , the film is based on a story his mother wrote for him when he was a child . now that\u2019s one heck of a marketing success story .\nso overall , the month of february for 2007 was a pretty decent month that was much better than the previous month though there wasn\u2019t much to praise here either . 2007 had gotten off to a very rocky start in january as the slate of films there completely bombed or underperformed , so february was already under pressure to try and ease the bleeding while trying to turn things around . as mentioned , we did have our first $ 100 million film released this month and there were a few other films that did pretty well which blew anything that january had out of the water . 2007 was also now a slight tick ahead of 2006 by this point since 2006 didn\u2019t have its first $ 100 million film until march and 2007 already has its first , and it certainly would not be the last for the year . however , while there were some positives for february i don\u2019t think it was enough to completely 2007 out of the hole that january dug and we will see how well march does and if that can get 2007 back on track . as for the month of february of 2007 , it is miles better than what january was though it is still a pretty lackluster month and 2007 is still on somewhat shaky legs .\nit was up to him [ jess ] to pay back to the world in beauty and caring what leslie had loaned him in vision and strength . \u2014 bridge to terabithia\nthat contemporary sound mixed with orchestra gives it a nice modern edge , and that bled over into bridge to terabithia . . . .\nbased on the newbery medal winning book by katherine paterson , bridge to terabithia is walden media\u2019s big screen retelling of the children\u2019s classic .\nbridge to terabithia .\nchildren ' s literature review . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\ndespite being dismayed by the trailer , both pattersons are reportedly happy with the film itself , which features visual effects by weta digital . bridge to terabithia opens in north america on feb . 16 .\nthe citizens of terabithia at the end of the film are especially fanciful . did you have anything special in mind ?\nthe 2007 film , based on the classic newbery - winning novel , follows elementary school students jesse and leslie . the outcasts become fast friends and begin visiting a nearby forest , where they escape their daily problems by imagining a magical world called terabithia .\nbridge to terabithia ( 95 minutes , at area theaters ) is rated pg for thematic elements including bullying , some peril and mild profanity .\nwhat do you like about bridge to terabithia ?\ni asked . their answers captured some of the central themes of the book .\njust one more bridge , mommy , please , just one more bridge ,\nhe said , believing in his three - year - old heart that mothers can do anything , including instant bridge building .\n' terabithia ' inspired by true events the children ' s classic , the bridge to terabithia , is now a disney film . author katherine paterson and her son , screenwriter david paterson , discuss the real - life events that the popular book is based on .\nfor inquiries related to optioning katherine\u2019s books for film , please contact katherine\u2019s agent .\nhe began to weep .\nplease , mommy , just one more bridge .\nwhat person unaffiliated with this film would write\nit ' s not overstating the case to suggest that bridge to terabithia is among the best , if not the best film for families since e . t . the extra terrestrial ?\ni like this line , too :\ni found this movie to be nothing short of a knockout !\nhow about\nbridge to terabithia is an incredible film for all ages ?\nreally , who writes like that ? i ' ll tell you who : marketing whores .\njess goes to the grove of pines ( not present in the film ) with a wreath , instead of making a boat like in the film .\n[ in the following essay , chaston explores the subtle textual evocations of death that occur before leslie ' s passing in bridge to terabithia . ]\nfact # 2 : katherine paterson\u2019s newbery award - winning bridge to terabithia happens to be one of the greatest , saddest , most unforgettable children\u2019s books ever written .\n) , but it should still be a proud day for the company when it actually sees to the release of something like\nbridge to terabithia .\nfrankly , this is the strongest family film since 2005 ' s\nit was later that night that i remembered . the next day i could give him a bridge , and not just any bridge . the next day i could give him the verrazano bridge . i could hardly wait .\nyoung actress : nikki blonsky , hairspray ; dakota blue richards , the golden compass ; annasophia robb , bridge to terabithia ; saoirse ronan , atonement .\nwhere other\nkids ' films\nmight instruct or condescend , bridge to terabithia treats children like what they will eventually become : grown - ups .\n[ in the following essay , nelson discusses paterson ' s personal life and literary career , noting the impact of bridge to terabithia on both . ]\n[ in the following excerpt , schmidt examines paterson ' s thematic message of building bridges between characters in bridge to terabithia , noting how the bridge metaphor allows for a growth of understanding which enables her characters to see from other perspectives . ]\nas a movie that celebrates imagination , the production of bridge to terabithia would ultimately come to involve an entire team of exceptionally imaginative people\u2014 especially when it came to bringing the kingdom of terabithia to life , just as jess and leslie do in the forest .\nthanks to its subtle touches and strong character development , bridge to terabithia is not only entertaining for the family but for anyone who wants to leave reality behind for a little while .\n\u201chere we have a finished film with oscar - winning cast members from the author who made almost $ 200 million with bridge to terabithia , and we still couldn\u2019t get anyone to pick it up , \u201d john paterson said . \u201cit seemed crazy that there would be that much of a roadblock to get a decent family film to market . \u201d\nbridge to terabithia is one of the worst films that i ' ve seen . i felt that this film was terrible because everything about the film was overdone . the acting and story seemed way too over the top for my taste . i felt that the story was pretty cheesy and overall pretty dumb . the acting was so bad and the film was pretty boring . this film lacks anything engaging and really is a waste of time . until i saw passchendaele , this was the worst film i had seen . bridge to terabithia is a wasted opportunity and the film fails to entertain . at least , it failed to entertain me . the film was very laughable . this is a film that is plainly a waste of time . i felt that the filmmakers missed the mark with this one , and it really didn ' t deliver anything entertaining or interesting for that matter . there ' s absolutely nothing good about this . the story was terrible , and the actors over did it . bridge to terabithia is a family film that really doesn ' t work , and is just pointless to watch . i really didn ' t enjoy this film , and i think it should ' ve never been made in the first place . this film joins select unfortunate family films that really don ' t do anything to appeal to anyone . i ' m trying to understand why this film is so\ngood\nbecause it ' s not . the film is a dud , and i found it to be very boring and dull .\nbridge to terabithia ' s scope is surprisingly broad for a family film : it deals with identity , family , the nature of courage , the difficulty of being an outsider and even god . but its main thrust is friendship .\nthe broadcast film critics association is the largest film critics ' organization , comprising more than 200 north american members representing tv , radio and online critics .\nthat he had nothing to do with the film\u2019s marketing , which he claims are misleading .\naward - winning children ' s author katherine paterson was inspired to write the bridge to terabithia after her son ' s childhood friend was struck and killed by lightning . the book has since become a classic and was just released as a disney film .\nno copyright infringement intended . i do not own or claim to own the footage shown in this video . bridge to terabithia ( 2007 ) is the movie that we associate at the wallpaper of the day , that you can download it on htttp : / / www . bingwallpapers . altervista . or\u00adg / page / wallpaper _ 3july2013 . html\none of the select few young adult novels to address the topic of childhood death in a realistic and humanistic manner , paterson ' s bridge to terabithia ( 1977 ) chronicles a year in the lives of two lonely children who establish their own imaginary universe . a dichotomous blend of realism and fantasy , bridge to terabithia has been commended for its honest exploration of juvenile grief and its three - dimensional portrait of two young friends as they navigate the hardships of early adolescence . inspired in part by the tragic death of a friend of paterson ' s son , bridge to terabithia has won several prominent accolades , among them , the 1978 newbery medal , the janusz korczak medal , and the le grand prix des jeunes lecteurs . the basis for two separate film adaptations , in 1985 and 2007 , bridge to terabithia has also attracted mild controversy concerning whether the text ' s vivid presentation of mortality is appropriate for young readers .\nbridge to terabithia is not only one of the best family films of 2007 , it ' s one of the finest film adaptations of children ' s literature . like narnia , only the initiated can see terabithia ' s wonder , and the two young leads ably lead the audience into their secret kingdom , which is full of buzzing fairies and flying , rodent - like evildoers . as their imaginary world develops , each contributes their talents to the task : leslie builds , and jess draws .\nso unlike the previous month where it seemed like there was no worthy film to be the overachiever and i just had to pick one , this month there is a more clear cut candidate for this category . while norbit was in the consideration to be declared the overachiever for february , the clear winner of this category was bridge to terabithia which was made on a pretty low budget considering the effects used in the movie . it also helped that night at the museum was nearing the end of its run and the only other family film released in 2007 , happily n\u2019ever after bombed so the family market was ripe for the pickings for bridge and it would go on to have a successful run until the big family film of march was released . coupled with the positive reviews from critics and the longevity of the novel it was based off of , it was a winning combination for bridge and as a result it deserves the mantle of overachiever of the month of february 2007 .\nthis is your first live - action film . why did you want to make this feature ?\n[ in the following essay , scales characterizes bridge to terabithia as a young adult novel that demonstrates the power of fantasy and hope in a child ' s life . ]\njess waves to janice when he gets off the bus , in the film it ' s leslie .\nthe film finished a very close second with $ 29 . 28 million , just behind\nprobably the best bailee madison biography to date . this book is your ultimate resource for bailee madison . here you will find the most up - to - date 63 success facts , information , and much more . in easy to read chapters , with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about bailee madison\u2019s early life , career and personal life right away . a quick look inside : 25 hill - cast , don\u2019t be afraid of the dark ( 2011 film ) - cast , trophy wife ( tv series ) - premise , 36th saturn awards - saturn award for best performance by a younger actorbest performance by a younger actor , phoebe in wonderland - 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cast and characters , parental guidance ( film ) - cast , phoebe in wonderland - plot , 29th young artist awards - best performance in a feature film - young actress ten and under , and much more\u2026\nthough my writing - class students didn ' t articulate specific examples in our discussion of bridge to terabithia , they seemed to understand the importance of jesse ' s and leslie ' s friendship , also .\njesse decides to re - imagine terabithia and builds a bridge with a sign saying\nnothing crushes us\nacross the creek to welcome a new ruler . he invites his sister may belle to enter terabithia ; she is delighted because she was previously denied every opportunity to enter . she and jesse bring back terabithia in even greater splendor , with jesse as king and his sister as princess .\n[ in the following transcript of her 1978 newbery medal acceptance speech , paterson discusses the origins of bridge to terabithia and the various ways young readers interpret the ending of her novel . ]\n[ in the following essay , raum contrasts the poetry of gerard manley hopkins with paterson ' s bridge to terabithia and jacob have i loved in order to examine the christian thematic parallels between the texts . ]\nexplores the creation of\nsafe places\nin children ' s texts through a study of e . b . white ' s charlotte ' s web and paterson ' s bridge to terabithia .\nmost recently , qasim just finished the festival circuit with his new film , destined , starring cory hardrict , jesse metcalfe , jason dohring , hill harper , zulay henao and la la anthony . premiering at la film festival , the film has since won 9 awards , including best director at the 2016 american black film festival . destined will be released this fall .\nthis decade ' s my girl , bridge to terabithia is a surprisingly good and entertaining child ' s tale of friendship , fantasy and human development that will appeal to both children and adults . full movie review \u00bb\nhaving tackled the lion , the witch and the wardrobe and how to eat fried worms , the team at walden have turned their attention to bridge to terabithia , an award - winning and much - loved 1977 novel by katherine paterson .\npaterson , however , is bothered by the inclusion of bridge to terabithia on\ndeath lists .\nwhile not en - tirely opposed to recommending a book to readers with special problems , she is wary of bibliotherapy . she writes :\nthe story ended with jess building a bridge to cross the river and had her sister join her to re - live their ( leslie and jess\u2019s ) adventures with jesse as king and his siter as princess of terabithia .\nthe imaginary world dreamed up by two youngsters in katherine paterson ' s coming - of - age classic has been realized imperfectly , but with intelligence and sensitivity nonetheless , in\nbridge to terabithia .\nthe following entry presents commentary on paterson ' s young adult novel bridge to terabithia ( 1977 ) through 2005 . for further information on her life and career , see clr , volumes 7 and 50 .\none day while meeting a writing group of fourth - and fifth - grade gifted students , i asked the children what their favorite books were . many responded with bridge to terabithia , by katherine paterson .\nnick cassavetes has another film in production , god is a bullet . will you do it ?\nhad she not called jesse to join her at the museum , leslie would probably have survived her last trip to terabithia .\nsource : chaston , joel d .\nthe other deaths in bridge to terabithia .\nchildren ' s literature association quarterly 16 , no . 4 ( winter 1991 - 1992 ) : 238 - 41 .\nfilm adaptations of much - loved children ' s books often divide audiences . some claim that nothing could ever beat the book , while others may actually prefer the film - though they may not admit it ! check out some of the film adaptations below , ordered by release date , to see what you think .\n[ in the following essay , hirsch rejects censors ' objections to bridge to terabithia \u2014particularly their opposition to the text ' s occasional curse words and reliance on fantasy\u2014suggesting that the novel ' s strong thematic values and sense of morality overpower such complaints . ]\njess makes a final trip to terabithia alone . this time , he makes a wreath of wildflowers and places it on the\ncarpet of golden needles\nin leslie ' s memory .\nfather , into thy hands i commend her spirit .\nbut , there is one more gesture that he must complete . he builds a bridge to terabithia and carefully leads may belle , his little sister , across the bridge to the magical kingdom that leslie helped to create . there , he crowns may belle queen of terabithia . leslie would be pleased .\n, will present the making of the film , talking about the birth of a real animated microcosm .\nfor this film , she was very excited about working with acting luminaries such as bates and close .\nso the previous year in 2006 , the first month to feature a film to finish with over $ 100 million in its run was the month of march which saw ice age 2 accomplish that feat . the previous year of 2005 would see the month of february see that and now two years later , february 2007 has a film that becomes the first film to break over $ 100 million and that ends up being ghost rider , an action film based on the marvel character of the same name . even though this was a time where most marvel films sans x - men were not as critically acclaimed as future ones , it still garnered enough interest to push itself over the $ 100 million mark and to also finish first for the month of february . while it would end up finishing below some of the other major films of the year 2007 , no one can take away the fact that it was a success and takes this milestone as by this point either february or march would have a film be the first of the year to make over $ 100 million .\nyeah , pan ' s labyrinth is a better movie , and probably won ' t kick around the theaters as long . but i can ' t say i didn ' t enjoy bridge to terabithia just as much .\nthe film , though , takes us to a world in which imagination comes to life , with lavish cgi special effects giving the magic of terabithia a palpable presence it never had in the book , even in jess and leslie\u2019s imaginations .\nstereotypically , bridge has been infused with a a story - line influenced by it\u2019s religious right owners , the anschutz film group . in one sequence jess drags leslie to church and they have a conversation about how god will or won\u2019t damn you to hell if you don\u2019t or do believe in him . of course this conversation comes back later in the film , but to what purpose ?\nin spite of this miscalculation , the strengths of the original story carry over into the film to a sufficient degree to make it a worthwhile experience .\ni feel strongly that no child should miss the opportunity to read bridge to terabithia , either independently or in a shared inquiry class setting . this is the kind of profoundly moving and deeply meaningful book that will live in a reader ' s memory .\nbridge to terabithia doesn ' t address any of these fears directly . instead , in the last scene , jess nails boards across the gully . then he leads the younger sister who worships him\nacross the bridge\u2014the great bridge to terabithia .\nthe movie nearly wrecks this moment by bursting into disney fantasy . the screen goes technicolor as a friendly giant troll and hordes of wood fairies and creatures show up to greet the king and new princess . but no matter . the point is that the kids know how to keep on growing . and the parents leave them to it . paterson ' s proper ending is for all of us .\nsource : schmidt , gary d .\nprodigal children in search of hope : bridge to terabithia .\nin katherine paterson , pp . 54 - 61 . new york , n . y . : twayne publishers , 1994 .\nmischeff , sue .\nbeneath the web and over the stream : the search for safe places in charlotte ' s web and bridge to terabithia .\nchildren ' s literature in education ( 1998 ) : 131 - 41 .\n' s performance on the international scene was truly amazing as it outpaced almost all expectations and beat earlier weekend estimates . the film earned $ 176 . 84 million overall on 16 , 711 screens in 75 markets and since its opening last tuesday the film has already made $ 230 . 89 million . this means the film surpassed\nthe opportunity to bring terabithia to full cinematic life no doubt reps a key selling point , and there are certainly antecedents for visualizing a fantasy realm of this nature ( most notably peter jackson\u2019s \u201cheavenly creatures , \u201d which , like \u201cbridge to terabithia , \u201d was expertly serviced by weta digital ) . but while the book wisely left most of the details to the reader\u2019s imagination , the film presents its version of terabithia as the flashy main attraction . as initially exciting as it is to see jess and leslie dodging vultures , oversized rodents and one ugly giantess , these prosaic flights of fancy inevitably speak less to the power of the imagination than to the power of cgi .\nfact # 3 : during a summer when jeff bridges\u2019 long - in - the - works adaptation of the giver actually seems to be gaining traction and theaters are finally showing a movie based on a judy blume book , it\u2019s only natural to think about other kids\u2019 classics that have made it to the big screen \u2014 bringing me back to terabithia , which received its own overly cgi\u2019d adaptation back in 2007 . ( the film starred baby josh hutcherson , pre - hunger games \u2014 check out his bieber hair and chipmunk cheeks ! )\ndigital imagination : bringing terabithia to life\n;\nbehind the book : the themes of bridge to terabithia\n; music video\nkeep your mind wide open\nperformed by annasophia robb ; audio commentary with director gabor csupo , writer jeff stockwell and producer hal lieberman ; audio commentary with actors josh hutcherson and annasophia robb and producer lauren levine .\nsource : scales , pat r .\nbridge to terabithia by katherine paterson .\nin teaching banned books : 12 guides for young readers , pp . 75 - 8 . chicago , ill . : american library association , 2001 .\njess ' parents are wary about him hanging around with a girl , in the film his mother is pleased .\nthe imaginary world dreamed up by two youngsters in katherine paterson\u2019s coming - of - age classic has been realized imperfectly , but with intelligence and sensitivity nonetheless , in \u201cbridge to terabithia . \u201d some literal - minded attempts at magical realism are redeemed by the film\u2019s emotional texture , winning chemistry between the tyke leads and scrupulous adherence to a childlike point of view . [ \u2026 ]\neven the\nterabithia\nfilmmakers are not pleased with disney ' s marketing strategy . from urltoken\nbut first , a brief plot summary : bridge to terabithia tells the story of artistic farm boy jesse and imaginative free spirit leslie , a new classmate who quickly becomes jesse\u2019s closest companion . the two spend hours creating and playing in a magical world they call terabithia , which can only be accessed by swinging on a rope over a creek .\nso after 2007 got off to a completely terrible start , february had a lot of catching up to do to turn around the year only two months in . thankfully , this slate of films released during the month had some decent appeal and with the holiday holdovers nearing their end , this was a good chance for some of these films to have solid runs . with that said , february becomes the first month of the year to have multiple films be included as the winners of the month . the first film released this month to be a winner of the month is the comedy norbit , which sees eddie murphy in multiple roles akin to his performances in the nutty professor . despite the negative reviews from critics , it would end up being a big success as it would steal customers away from epic movie and became the first successful comedy released this year . the next film of the month to be considered a winner of the month is the fantasy film bridge to terabithia , based on the children\u2019s book of the same name . with night at the museum slowing down and happily n\u2019ever after flopping the previous month , this was the perfect spot for bridge to come out and it also had the advantage of coming out during the president\u2019s day weekend which help push it to becoming the top family film of the year to this point . the third and final film of the month to be considered a winner of the month is the tyler perry film daddy\u2019s little girls , a romantic comedy - drama film about a man fighting for custody of his daughters while beginning a relationship with his attorney . despite opening to negative reviews and being one of perry\u2019s lowest - grossing films in his career , it still made just enough money to be considered a winner even though it finished near the bottom of the top 10 of the month . just from these three alone , this is already a clear improvement from the previous month and 2007 has gotten back on track if only for a little bit .\nin the film she is a slightly different character and thus handles situations differently . she runs away when jess confronts her after she tells the class she has no television , while in the film she withdraws it all . in the book there are different instances where she raises her voice or pulled stern looks , in the film there is none .\ndwight later relocated to auckland , new zealand transitioning into acting . he appeared in films such as , fatal contact : bird flu in america ( sony , abc ) and bridge to terabithia ( disney ) . in 2007 , dwight shot his first short - film the return , a suspense - thriller that follows an adolescent girl and her father , a widowed molecular biologist , who after experimenting with dna reanimates his wife who has been dead for over a year . the film was shot in auckland , dwight was supported by a respectful production crew , colleagues of the great filmmaker peter jackson . he would make history as the first african - american to write , produce and direct a film in new zealand . his most recent success came as the behind - the - scenes documentary director for nate parker\u2019s record breaking sundance hit , the birth of a nation . dwight captured the enigmatic experience of nate parker\u2019s journey from the humble start to the epic finish . his other projects , he has written , produced and directed a short - film titled thirst ; he also produced along side korstiaan vandiver to achieve an award - winning short - film lu , starring nate parker .\nbridge to terabithia won paterson the 1978 newbery award . in her acceptance speech she focused on the notion of bridges , which are central to the book . in fact , she argued that the book might itself be a bridge\nthat will take children from where they are to where they might be\n(\nnewbery medal acceptance speech ,\n363 ) . the bridge metaphor functions on several levels in this speech . the novel is a bridge over the chasm of death that paterson felt . it is a way to overcome the chasms established by\ntime and culture and desperate human nature .\nit is a bridge to the promised land , allowing\nthe very valley where evil and despair defeat us \u2026 [ to ] become a gate of hope\n(\nnewbery ,\n367 ) . this reference to hope and crossings would , of course , be familiar to readers of her earlier novels .\nchildren ' s films tend to proselytize and moralize more often than any other genre . bridge to terabithia finds a way out of these pitfalls , with worlds - - both imagined and real - - unfolding more organically and honestly than that in any narnia or middle earth .\nif it \\ ' s thematic enough , you could even come up with a song to tie into the score . . . yeah , we did it for bridge to terabithia , and i did it with the movie i just finished , pride . i co - wrote a track with john legend on the film , and we worked my theme into the song , into the chorus .\nlike so many adults who first encounter bridge to terabithia , patrick was swept up in the story and related deeply to it . \u201ci was constantly creating imaginary worlds as a kid myself , \u201d he recalls . \u201ci grew up in the rural south , so the setting of bridge to terabithia reminded me a lot of where i grew up . there were places like that , with creeks and forests and forts where you could go and just , wham , you\u2019d be gone all day playing imaginary games and exploring imaginary worlds . \u201d\nthe film was released theatrically in the u . s . and canada on february 16 , 2007 . it was a financial success , and with a budget of around $ 20 million , it had a worldwide gross of us $ 137 million . it received positive reviews ; critics called it a faithful adaption of the children ' s novel , and found dynamic visuals and natural performances further enhanced the imaginative film . it was nominated for seven awards , winning five at the young artist awards .\nthis flagship institute is dedicated to transforming the film industry by disrupting the established avenues towards production and by cultivating new voices to ultimately change the racial climate of this nation .\nanyone who has read katherine paterson\u2019s book on which the film is based knows that terabithia is a kingdom that exists only in the imagination of its two young protagonists , who need to escape troubles at home and at school . csupo says paterson has been pleased with his treatment of the material , mainly because he didn\u2019t try to turn it into the kind of film being advertised in the trailers .\nfoerstel , herbert n .\nbridge to terabithia by katherine paterson .\nin banned in the u . s . a . : a reference guide to book censorship in schools and public libraries , pp . 157 - 59 . westport , conn . : greenwood press , 1994 .\nyou need to be logged in to continue . click here to login or here to sign up .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nin paterson\u2019s book , as in real life , magical lands like terabithia exist only in imagination and in books . not books like bridge to terabithia \u2014 other books , like lewis\u2019s narnia stories and lloyd alexander\u2019s prydain tales , both of which are explicitly invoked in the narrative . ( although paterson says it was unconscious , the name terabithia was evidently inspired by the nearly identical narnian - world place - name terebinthia , which in turn was probably borrowed from the biblical terebinth tree . similarly , terabithia\u2019s prince terrien may have been suggested by narnia\u2019s king tirian from the last battle . )\nfilm and an unexpectedly strong performance . additionally , the film has yet to open in a number of major markets including the u . k . , japan , france , and mexico and should hit $ 300 million internationally and $ 600 million worldwide , if not more .\nmisheff , sue .\nbeneath the web and over the stream : the search for safe places in charlotte ' s web and bridge to terabithia .\nchildren ' s literature in education 29 , no . 3 ( september 1998 ) : 131 - 41 .\nthe bridge to terabithia lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles . inside you ' ll find 30 daily lessons , 20 fun activities , 180 multiple choice questions , 60 short essay questions , 20 essay questions , quizzes / homework assignments , . . .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nsource : hirsch , karen .\nbridge to terabithia : too good to miss .\nin censored books ii : critical viewpoints , 1985 - 2000 , edited nicholas j . karolides , pp . 100 - 06 . lanham , md . : the scarecrow press , inc . , 2002 .\nas for that misleading marketing campaign , it paid off . bridge to terabithia earned a robust $ 82 million domestically , narrowly surpassing eight below , the sleeper hit disney opened in the same weekend a year earlier . while such a gross was a mere fraction of the towering totals of narnia / harry potter / lord of the rings movies , it was enough to make terabithia one of 2007 ' s biggest pre - summer hits . the sum also looked outright colossal next to the feeble intakes of walden ' s cgi - free 2006 adaptations , hoot and how to eat fried worms . terabithia ' s dishonest promotions can therefore be easily acquitted knowing that those who added to movie ' s earnings were much more likely to be surprised than disappointed . it ' s quite refreshing that , in the end , one of the year ' s better films got the attendance it deserved .\nin talking with children who have read bridge to terabithia , i have met several who do not like the ending . they resent the fact that jesse would build a bridge into the secret kingdom which he and leslie had shared . the thought of may belle following in the footsteps of leslie is bad enough , but the hint that the thumbsucking joyce ann may come as well is totally abhorrent to these readers . how could i allow jesse to build a bridge for the unworthy ? they ask me . their sense of what is fitting and right and just is offended . i hear my young critics out and do not try to argue with them , for i know as well as they do that may belle is not leslie , nor will she ever be . but perhaps some day they will understand jesse ' s bridge as an act of grace which he built , not because of who may belle was but because of who he himself had become crossing the gully into terabithia . i allowed him to build the bridge because i dare to believe with the prophet hosea that the very valley where evil and despair defeat us can become a gate of hope\u2014if there is a bridge .\nconnecticut and pennsylvania may have banned bridge to terabithia because of\ndisrespect of adults ,\nor\nelaborate fantasy .\nbut in real life , which bridge to terabithia reflects , kids are occasionally rude in their talk about adults . many times i ' ve heard my professor husband talk about one of the nuns in his elementary school whom he particularly disliked .\nsister banana nose ,\nhe calls her .\nsister banana nose could really snap that ruler ,\nhe says .\nwe were all scared of her .\nthe nate parker foundation through a cultural lens leverages film and philanthropy to transform the quality of black lives through education , social justice , and economic empowerment .\nthe next film with nick was alpha dog , which not only was a complete 180 - degree change from the notebook , but also just opened in theaters . i remember hearing about this film a long time ago - what was your timeline on it ?\nbarrow , craig w .\nbridge to terabithia .\nin beacham ' s guide to literature for young adults , volume 1 , edited by kirk h . beetz and suzanne niemeyer , pp . 148 - 54 . washington , d . c . : beacham publishing , inc . , 1989 .\nfrom walt disney pictures and walden media , the producers of \u201cthe chronicles of narnia , \u201d and based on one of the most beloved novels of all time , comes an adventurous and moving tale that explores the wonders of friendship , family and fantasy : bridge to terabithia .\nterabithia has a large orchestral fantasy sound , but also is pulled back at times . compared to your previous works , though , it \\ ' s a very large score , including battle sequences , complete with choir . what was it like for you to work on this type of film ?\nthe last five minutes of\nbridge to terabithia\nmark the only time the movie succumbs to oversweet sentiment ( not helped by some over - the - top visual effects , which look particularly out of place after the realism that has dominated most of the movie ) . but viewers will come away from\nbridge to terabithia\nnot dwelling on sadness or cheesy effects but on the warmth and respect with which it pays homage to first love , not the puppy love of first kisses and comical stunts but that first glimpse of love as sharing a vision of the world , and building it together .\ngenerally , the film was positively received . it gained 76 % positive reviews on rotten tomatoes with an average rating of 6 . 9 / 10 . on metacritic , it received a similar rating of 75 / 100 . roger ebert gave the film 3 / 4 stars , and leonard maltin called it ' an impressive and worthwhile family film ' . however , john anderson of newsday said of the film : ' there ' s a deliberateness , a fastidiousness and a lack of daring and vision that marks the entire operation . '\nleslie introduces herself to jess at the fence between their homes before school starts . in the film , they first meet when she is placed in his class .\nin jess\u2019s world , the person who comes along is leslie , and she gives him the most incredible gift he could ever envision : the land of terabithia . csupo hoped to do justice to just how meaningful and powerful terabithia becomes in jess\u2019s life , even when times get tough .\nbut jess ' emotional tumult over a tragic event feels powerfully authentic , and this is where the film finds its truth and soul .\nin the book leslie ' s character is an agnostic atheist where as in the film she just lacks jess ' s christian beliefs .\namong paterson ' s most critically lauded books , bridge to terabithia has been an international bestseller since its initial publication . the novel has won a host of prestigious awards ; in addition to the newbery medal , the polish janusz korczak medal , and the french jeunes lecturs award , bridge to terabithia has been recognized with the dutch silver pencil award , the school library journal best book of 1977 award , and the lewis carroll shelf award . while childhood morality has often been regarded as a taboo subject by some in the children ' s literature genre , paterson has attracted consistent acclaim for her novel ' s grace , realism , and insight into a child ' s perspective on death . alleen pace nilsen and kenneth l . donelson have suggested that ,\npaterson ' s novel set impossible high standards that no other such book about the death of a friend has equaled .\npat r . scales has further argued that , in bridge to terabithia ,\nkatherine paterson speaks to her readers because she has a genuine and honest understanding of the realities of life , and she recognizes the importance of fantasy in everyone ' s world .\nhowever , some critics have warned against using bridge to terabithia as a work of bibliotherapy\u2014the practice of using books that readers can emotionally identify with to help them cope with psychologically traumatic events . joel d . chaston , for example , has asserted that ,\nbooks like bridge to terabithia should not be used as a cure of or fast solution to the problems children face . it is only when literature stimulates readers to look within themselves and search their hearts for their own solutions to problems that it is effective .\na few parent groups have taken issue with bridge to terabithia ' s use of adult language , fantasy escapism , and mortality , which has inspired several censorship challenges against the book in a select number of school districts . regardless , karen hirsch has argued that such complaints are ultimately shortsighted , stating that ,\nalthough bridge to terabithia does have in it the \u2018profanity , vulgar language , and swear words\u2019 that some censors offer as reasons to ban , the complex characters and moving story by far transcend the fact that children see those words in print ."]}
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", "topic": 19}], "title": "poojai", "paragraphs": ["article tags : poojai , poojai box office collections , poojai collections , poojai latest movie , poojai latest movie collections , poojai latest movie updates , poojai movie , poojai movie updates , poojai tamil updates , vishal .\npeople looking for online information on hari , poojai , poojai screen count , poojai worldwide screen count , shruti haasan , vishal will find this news story useful .\npoojai aka poojai is a tamil movie with production by vishal film factory , direction by hari , cinematography by priyan , editing by ts jai , vt vijayan . the cast of poojai aka poojai includes jayaprakash , radhika , sathyaraj , shruti haasan , soori , vishal .\n# poojai # kaththi enjoy completely with your family for this festive season . poojai verdict : thundering big bang treat by hari - vishal .\npoojai ( aka ) poojai is a tamil movie with production by vishal , direction by hari , cinematography by priyan , editing by ts jai , vt vijayan . the cast of poojai ( aka ) poojai includes jayaprakash , radhika , sathyaraj , shruti haasan , soori , vishal .\npoojai ( aka ) poojai is a tamil movie with production by vishal film factory , direction by hari , cinematography by priyan , editing by ts jai , vt vijayan . the cast of poojai ( aka ) poojai includes jayaprakash , radhika , sathyaraj , shruti haasan , soori , vishal .\nvishal ' s poojai on the lines of suriya ' s singam . . .\npoojai\nis produced by vishal under the banner of vishal film factory .\nbhojpuri actor awadhesh mishra is all set to act in hari ' s poojai .\n# kathisandai # poojai today . . . @ vishalkofficial @ dir _ thiru urltoken\n\u2018poojai\u2019 is a forthcoming film of actor vishal . hari directed this film . yuvan shankar raja composed the music . let us check the content of poojai music .\npoojai did well in b and c centers in both tamil nadu and andhra .\npoojai had mixed talk , reviews but is steady and will take decent weekend .\npoojai audio launch will be held towards the end of september . vishal sound factory is sure to make it memorable event . poojai is scheduled for release for diwali .\npoojai ( tamil ) new tamil release poojai is the upcoming masala movie based on romance and action genre . it has been directed by hari and produced . . .\nvishal has injured himself yet again on the sets of hari directed ' poojai ' .\nadaraneeya radhadidi and sri parameswarimataji of sharada ashram concluded the camp with paadha poojai and prarthana for rain . around 45 parent participated in the poojai and altogether we chanted for rain .\ncoming soon # poojai @ vffvishal @ shrutihaasan @ actorsoori blockbuster premiere on @ suntv . urltoken\nthe screen count of vishal ' s\npoojai\nhas crossed 1 , 000 mark .\npeople looking for online information on poojai , ramya krishnan will find this news story useful .\npoojai\nshould ' ve been more than just the hero flexing his muscles and fighting .\nvishal is gearing up for the release of ' poojai , ' directed by hari . the . .\ndirector hari is looking forward ot the release of vishal - starrer ' poojai ' for dee . .\nhere is the movie preview of vishal - starrer\npoojai\n, which is directed by hari .\npoojai is being talked about as a safe prospect . it has held on to its shows well .\ndespite kaththi running alongside , poojai has managed to get a good opening . no mean feat this .\npoojai is a story of vasu ( vishal ) , who accidentally comes in the way of a contract killer anna thandavam , well played by mukesh tiwari . the misconceptions , coincidences and the consequences make poojai .\nshe says , ' and it ' s a wrap for poojai ! thanks to the entire team and especially all the lovely people ' . produced by vishal film factory , poojai will have a deepavali release .\nthe official pooja of poojai will be held at vishal\u2019s office tomorrow and shoot will start from april 15 .\nwatch @ shrutihaasan & @ vishalkofficial mass action movie # poojai at today 6 . 30pm on @ suntv urltoken\nvishal got injured while filming stunt sequence in the sets of poojai film . | tamil cinema news | pinterest\ntake a look at shruti ' s ultra - glam photo shoot pics for poojai . pics and text : moviebuzz\n# poojai : hari comes up with a cocktail of all his films . watchable thanks to vishal and surudhi .\npoojai ( 2014 ) tamil movie cd - rip 320kbps mp3 songs music by yuvan shankar raja - starmusiq . com\nvishal\u2019s poojai opened well at the box office on the first day at the tamil nadu and kerala box office . poojai which was released on october 23nd received mixed reviews and earned rs 4 . 10 crores on first day .\nvishal\u2019s \u201cpoojai\u201d has taken a good opening on the first day at the tamil nadu and kerala box office . poojai tamil movie first week collection star cast and box office collection and rating . tollywood most awaited action thriller movie poojai is now in theaters . the film is starring with shruti haasan and sathyaraj & vishal in lead roles . poojai tamil movie first week collection . it is released on over 2000 - 3000 + screens . according to the critics report the film poojai is easily collect 9 - 10 crores on its 1st day ( friday ) opening box office .\nvishal ' s\npoojai\nis the latest film to follow the trend of releasing the motion poster . the makers of\npoojai\nreleased the motion poster on 1 september and it has received decent response from the fans .\nthe music of\npoojai\n, which was launched on 2 october has opened to mixed reviews from the critics .\n# kathisandai action seq shoot wit @ vishalkofficial . stylish n slick . shooting together after # poojai . feeling happy urltoken\n\u201cpoojai , \u201d which hit the screens on 22nd october 2014 , along with vijay\u2019s most popular kaththi received mixed reviews from the critics . poojai is the latest tamil film starring vishal and shruti haasan in lead pair / roles . thus , a strong boxoffice competition between poojai and kaththi will be seen . however , 1st opening day box office collection of poojai is expected as rs . 5 crores ( approx . ) thus , poojai total opening day business is assumed to be good . the tamil version has minted $ 16 , 968 and 568 , 811 myr ( malaysian ringitt ) in its opening weekend .\numa baratha nrithyam dance academy organised salangai poojai for 13 of its students at the town hall . guru uma thevi sivabalan said that the students must have undergone about two to three years training and must be competent before being allowed to perform salangai poojai .\nall said and done , poojai is still a watchable entertainer to spend time on , with your family on a festive day .\npaadha poojai was released in year 1974 . directed by bhimasingh a , music by m s viswanathan and starring jayachitra , pandharibai .\npoojai is being directed by hari , and is being produced by vishal himself under the banner of his company vishal film factory .\nvishal ' s\npoojai\nhas taken a good opening on the first day at the tamil nadu and kerala box office .\nverdict :\npoojai\nis a pure commercial movie and watched by all section of audience . rating : 2 . 5 / 5\nfrom vijay ' s\nkaththi to vishal ' s\npoojai , ' check out the first look motion posters of upcoming tamil films .\npeople looking for online information on actor vishal , hari , poojai , shruti haasan , vishal film factory will find this news story useful .\npoojai is an upcoming commercial potboiler starring vishal and shruti haasan in the lead . music for this hari directorial is composed by yuvan shankar raja\n# marudhu collections on monday is steady decent after very good opening weekend . . it is # vishal 2nd highest opening weekend after # poojai\npoojai\nis a pure commercial movie and watched by all section of audience . read the review of vishal and shruti haasan starrer movie .\n# poojai typical hari movie : ) with racey screenplay , first 20 mins and songs are little bit boring . worth watchable @ vffvishal @ shrutihaasan\n# poojai first half mass . 2nd half class . soori non stop kalakkal comedy ; ) complete 2 . 30 hours action package : ) .\nvishal is not making any excuses with this one it seems and poojai , like his previous few flicks , feels like it is worth the wait .\nvishal ' s hari directed poojai produced by vff is now confirmed as a diwali release . vishal and the team of poojai including its beautiful leading lady shruti haasan had a special press meet today ( oct 5 ) in chennai . sathyaraj who plays a pivotal role in the film was also present .\npoojai film critics reviews , 1st day box office collections ft . shruti haasan | tollywood movies box office collections | pinterest | box office collection , b\u2026\nand aahwana are two other films that were announced and expected to start after rajakumara . however , harsha confirmed that the poojai remake will be puneeth\u2019s next .\n# poojai - commercial family entertainer . . # vishal does a singam surya ( high decibels ) . . typical hari movie . . time pass ! !\nlatest buzz is that vikram ' s\nai\nmight clash with vijay ' s\nkaththi\nand vishal ' s\npoojai\nduring diwali .\n# kaththi & # poojai day 6 drops big . expected as its a week day . we will update weekly or once for all collections from now .\nas of now , two films - vijay ' s\nkaththi\nand vishal ' s\npoojai\n- are slated to hit the screens for diwali .\njust came to know that vff ' s # poojai collections in 2nd weekend at malaysia higher than # kathi that too in lesser no of screens . amazing !\nthe gutsy man , vishal comes out yet again on the ' festival of lights ' , with his poojai , following a successful diwali last year . directed by commercial mastermind hari , poojai has an impressive ensemble consisting of shruti haasan , satyaraj , soori , radikaa sarath kumar , prathap pothen , kousalya and many others . talking proudly about his film , director hari says , \u201cpoojai doesn\u2019t hold any social message . it\u2019s a simple story about a fierce hero , whose path is knowingly or unknowingly disrupted by an anti - social element . poojai , in a nutshell , is about vishal\u2019s mission to remove the bad element out of the equation . \u201d\nthe screen count may go up even further if there is some last minute change in the diwali release line - up . behindwoods wishes team poojai a grand success .\nvishal ` s new film directed by hari titled poojai and produced by vishal film factory features vishal and shruti haasan in the lead with music by yuvan shankar raja .\n# poojai has brand hari all over it , will work big time among masses . sathyaraj has a meaty role look out for his role . action blocks r gud\nmovie schedule isn ' t as simple as this . . . # kaththi - 4 shows in vettri # poojai - 4 shows in rakesh from today . . .\nall of hari ' s films possess an intro song for the hero , and this is the one in poojai . that ' s about it .\n\u2013 urltoken\npoojai is a drama about a young man who becomes embroiled in a dispute between a local crime boss and a temple , whose land the villain is trying to steal .\nmusic : the audio of poojai has lived up to audience expectations .\ndevathayai\n,\nsoda bottle\nand\nveraarum\ntracks have impressed the music listeners .\npoojai is all geared up to have one of the biggest ever releases that a vishal film has had . the break - up of the worldwide screen count is as follows :\na massive set has been erected in the city where the major portions of poojai has been shot . it is believed that the item number of andrea will be shot here .\nai\nwill join the diwali race along with other biggies like vijay ' s\nkaththi\n, vishal ' s\npoojai\nand dhanush ' s\nanegan .\nwhile\nkaththi\nand\npoojai\nare confirmed for diwali release , there have been reports claiming that\nanegan\nmight also hit the screens as the festive treat .\n# poojai 1st half - typically # hari in story , treatment , making . big family , villains , macho # vishal , some romance with # shruti & ' virgin soori '\n# poojai 1st half - nothing spl but watchable for soori ' s comedy & # vishal ' s power packed stunts . # shruti is super eye candy . # yuvan bgm loud\npoojai ,\nwhich hit the screens on 22 october , received mixed reviews from the critics . despite clashing with vijay ' s\nkaththi ,\nthe film opened well .\nappu has given his call sheet to choreographer turned director a harsha . harsha has been entrusted with the responsibility of remaking tamil hit poojai which had vishal and shruthi hassan playing the lead roles .\n# poojai - 2 . 75 / 5 . as expected , this has\nhari\nwritten all over . pacy , but lacks logic at times . still fun and enjoyable to watch though .\nvishal\u2019s new film directed by hari has been titled poojai , which will be produced by vishal film factory . the film features vishal and shruti haasan in the lead with music by yuvan shankar raja .\npoojai\nis written and directed by hari . the film has a huge star cast including vishal , shruthi haasan , sathyaraj , soori , jayaprakash , prathap pothen , manobala and radhika sarathkumar .\nthe first film the new music label to be called vishal sound factory will launch is his own home production poojai . the hari directed musical action packed family entertainer has music by yuvan shankar raja .\nmuch like his earlier films , poojai too is a racy action entertainer packed with sensational action sequences , family sentiments , romance , comedy , punch dialogues and flying vehicles accompanied by loud pulsating music .\ndirector hari and fiery young star vishal have quite a good working relationship , as both worked together in thamirabharani , which was one of vishal\u2019s early ones and are now teaming up again in poojai .\nvishal is producing poojai under the banner of his own company vishal film factory , and the flick stars the stunning shruthi hassan opposite him . yuvan shankar raja is composing the tunes in this one .\nmeanwhile , the advance booking for\npoojai\nhas been started on monday ( 20 october ) in chennai . the response is decent for the hari directorial due to heavy rains in the city .\npoojai\nhas got the best ever opening for a vishal starrer and the film has minted approximately \u20b94 . 10 crore nett on day one in tn and kerala area .\n# poojai nets rs 4 . 10 cr ( approx ) tn , kerala day 1 , good opening , # vishal ' s best ever . pooja telugu opened very well ,\ntweeted entertainment industry tracker sreedhar pillai .\nvinay bihari , the youth , arts and culture minister of bihar , has been roped in by director hari to play the role of a district collector in the climactic portions of his next , \u2018poojai\u2019 .\nit is to be noted that poojai competed with vijay\u2019s kaththi but both the movies are doing good business . earlier vishal\u2019s thaamirabharani competed with vijay\u2019s pokkiri and interestingly both the movies ended up as profitable ventures .\npoojai stars shruthi haasan as the lead heroine opposite vishal and a bevy of senior actors including sathyaraj , radhika and kousalya are included in the supporting cast . yuvan shanakr raja scores the music for the film .\npoojai is touted as an all out entertainer , and evidently the film must have some pretty great action sequences as it was during the filming of one such sequence a few months ago that vishal injured himself .\npoojai is a template masala action film from hari with smatterings of love , comedy & family sentiment set in a well - designed plot . while it is not compelling , it certainly is a watchable festival entertainer .\npoojai\nwill have music composed by yuvan shankar raja . the film has vishal , shruti haasan in the lead roles . the hari directorial is touted to be a racy action entertainer with all the commercial elements .\nandrea jeremiah ' s acting career seems to have got a boost as she has bagged an exciting offer . the singer - turned - actress has been signed to do an item number in forthcoming movie poojai starring vishal .\npoojai is your standard hari fare ; there is loads of everything that we expect from him . the screenplay may not be as exciting as some of his earlier hits , but it keeps you entertained just the same .\npoojai , despite not being hari\u2019s best , could still be successful in the b and c centres , and affirm his bankability . the writing is generally not well thought out though . it seems almost like groups of imperfect scenes were put together in the hope that they\u2019d somehow come together to form a riveting , entertaining whole . poojai then is a refutation of aristotle\u2019s adage that states that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts .\ndirector hari has always exceeded the expectation of the targets he sets for his movie release . the moment he kick started ' poojai ' he announced it will be out for diwali , 2014 . now , the team ' poojai ' is running fast and nearing the end line . one could recall that , vishal ' s last outing ' naan sigapu manithan ' was completed within 100 days and the makers have credited due to proper execution of pre - production .\nnow , kollywood is catching up on the popularity of motion posters . from vijay ' s\nkaththi\nto vishal ' s\npoojai\n, check out the recently - released first look motion posters of upcoming tamil films .\ndirector hari gopalakrishnan has confirmed that he approached yesteryear actress rekha for a role in his upcoming tamil actioner poojai , starring vishal krishna . but she wasn ' t signed on as she couldn ' t accommodate dates for the project .\npoojai has it all and this time vishal , after experimenting a tad with his performances in his last two outings , has come out with an out and out commercial action movie , just to treat his hardcore fan base , this deepavali .\nwasting no time post singam 2 , vishal was booked by hari for another combo after thamirabharani , poojai . with the audio release happening on the 1st of october , the heroine of the film shruti haasan has tweeted about the completion of the film .\npoojai stars vishal krishna and shruti hassan in the lead roles . sathyaraj plays a key role with radhika , mukesh tiwari , jayaprakash , abhinaya , sithara and others in the supporting cast . it has priyan ' s cinematography and vt vijayan ' s editing .\nif the reports turn out to be true , fans can witness a big clash between\nai\n,\nkaththi\nand\npoojai .\nhowever , an official confirmation regarding the exact release date of\nai\nis yet to be announced .\npuneeth rajkumar has shocked everyone again and signed the remake of tamil film poojai . to know the details , watch this video . log on to our official website : urltoken instagram : urltoken facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken pinterest : urltoken google + : urltoken\nthe first half is quick and fun when compared to the dragging second half . the songs aren\u2019t catchy and are placed at the wrong places . the fight scenes are pretty good . the screenplay is sharp but could have been made a bit more crisp . the usual , crucial character dies and hero takes revenge makes the climax so predictable . poojai won\u2019t be one of those hari classics such as singam or saamy but an average grosser like venghai . overall , poojai isn\u2019t a must watch but a worth watching film .\neven though we do not have the international screen counts of\npoojai\n, it is expected to be 100 + ( tamil and telugu versions ) screens , as per the reports . thus , it will be the biggest release of vishal in his career .\nin 2014 , vishal and director hari collaborated for poojai which featured shruti haasan , soori and others . now , kannada film producers mn kumar and jayashree devi have planned on a remake of poojai starring puneeth rajkumar . the latest update about this film , which is to be helmed by harsha , is that they have roped in ramya krishnan to play an important role . the makers are also trying to sign hansika to play the leading lady . ravi kishan will be the antagonist . an official confirmation from the team is awaited .\nfast - paced screenplay , energetic fights and glamour are the usual ingredients of a hari ' s film . he mixes up those ingredients in right quantity to churn out masala entertainers . his latest movie\npoojai\nis no different as it is a typical commercial entertainer .\nin\npoojai\n, shruti and vishal break into a duet song after the former wipes some gravy off the latter ' s shirt . at that exact moment , we hear soori passing a funny comment ( he has won her heart with a drop of gravy ) .\ngopalakrishnan has written\npoojai\nwith the mindset that anything that comes from his camp will be lapped up by audiences , no matter how good or bad it is . after all , he ' s the master of commercial entertainers such as\nsaamy\nand\nsingam\n.\nurltoken subscribe here - urltoken urltoken poojai is an upcoming tamil action - masala film directed by hari and produced by vishal . the film features vishal himself and shruti haasan in the leading roles , while sathyaraj , raadhika sarathkumar and mukesh tiwari play other pivotal roles in an ensemble cast .\nhe was actually injured while filming recently for poojai and had to receive multiple stitches but showed up to work again without much delay , thereby showing a profound sense of professionalism . or maybe the fact that he is the producer of the film too may have factored in to it .\npoojai is a 2014 tamil comedy , drama film , directed by hari and produced by vishal film factory . this film stars vishal , shruti haasan , sathyaraj in the lead role . the films soundtrack and background score were composed by yuvan shankar raja with lyrics by na . muthukumar .\n\u200bthe photo - shoot pics of director hari ' s poojai stills are out ! vishal in the hero and shruti haasan is the lady lead in this film and the first - look pics of the actress shows her in an ultra - glamourous avtaar , very unlikely of a hari heroine .\nboth the diwali releases\nkaththi\nand\npoojai\nhave one thing in common . it ' s the terrible roles of the leading ladies . we really wonder if filmmakers take any interest at all in writing better romantic tracks for heroines , who are usually used as glam dolls .\npoojai is the story of vasu [ vishal ] , a local small time financier in a mass area where lives a baddie anna thandavam [ mukesh tiwari ] . a cop played by satya raj is on special duty to convict anna thandavam , who arranges contract killings . divya [ shruti haasan ] is impressed by the morals and personality of vasu , falls in love with him . accidentally , vasu comes in the way of anna thandavam to solve a problem being faced by his family . will vasu resolve it ? will sathyaraj arrest anna thandavam ? forms the crux of poojai .\n# poojai - looks like hari lost his sarakku . sim card , google maps , revenge , flying sumos , over - the - top stunts , earsplitting dialogues - # old a botched up concoction of hari ' s filmography . underwhelming romance , mind - numbing action and too much melodrama .\nif you ' ve followed his films over the years , it ' s easier to predict\npoojai\nfrom start to finish with eyes closed . because of which you realise the director never tries to innovate with his films and usually sticks to a template he ' s done to death .\nhermes replica bags puthu satta yum viboothi pattayum maga avan jolikka , athai partha sami ku moollai velai sei ya thudangiyathu . irunthaalum , aval athai patri ethvum pesa villai . pakkathu veetil inru etho poojai ku erpaadu seithu irukiraargalam . atharkaga antha veetu maami vanthu sami yai koopitu vitu senraal . hermes replica bags\nthe music of\npoojai\nis composed by yuvan shankar raja and the lyrics are penned by na muthukumar . the film has six songs anad are sung by yuvan shankar raja , palakkad sriram , mili nair , rahul nambiar , karthik , pooja , anthony dasan , sathyan , yazin and nivas .\nvishal krishna ' s\npoojai\nmay not be hitting the headlines like\nkaththi\nbut it has certainly created a lot of buzz around it . it is evident with the screen counts , which have crossed 1 , 000 mark worldwide . the movie is set to release on 22 october .\ndirected by hari ,\npoojai\n( aka\npooja\n) is a commercial potboiler with loads of action . shruti haasan plays the female lead opposite vishal for the first time , while sathyaraj , radhika , soori , kausalya and mukesh tiwari are also part of the film ' s cast .\npoojai has vishal and shruthi haasan in the lead . the talkie portion of the film is getting completed in hyderabad . two songs remain to be shot , one in switzerland and the other will be a set song in a chennai studio . yuvan has given a mix of melody and peppy numbers for the\ndear andrea , keerthy is the no . 1 heroine in kollywood whether u like it don ' t like it doesn ' t matter . u r talking about glamour roles then what about your 1 glamour song in # poojai & shits with siddarth in # aval . look at yourself then speak about others .\npoojai ' s trailer was screened at the event . it is a typical hari movie with lots of action , romance , songs , loud dialogues and sentiments . hari said :\ni make commercial entertainers , for mass audiences . it may not satisfy critics but will deliver at the box - office .\nvishal confirmed :\npoojai in tamil and pooja in telugu will release simultaneously on october 22 , diwali day worldwide . it will be a wide release , my biggest ever . the film is in the final stages of post - production and we will be applying for censor in the next two days .\npoojai is a 2014 tamil masala film directed by hari and produced by vishal , who himself plays the lead role alongside an ensemble cast featuring shruti haasan , sathyaraj , raadhika sarathkumar and mukesh tiwari . yuvan shankar raja composed the soundtrack and score for the film subscribe for exclusive interviews , events , gossips etc urltoken\n' poojai ' is a mix of a lot of genres , but they seem disproportionate for the times and taste of this day . however , it is an entertaining three hours of festivity , to chill out on . most importantly , thanks to hari for a thoroughbred masala movie after a long time in kollywood .\nthe poojai actor released a press statement in response to nadigar sangam head sarth kumar\u2019s allegations on himthe year 2014 has seen transformation of actor vishal from reel life hero to real life hero . the actor who turned producer took necessary action to foil piracy that is rampant in many parts of tamil nadu and [ \u2026 ]\nmassive release :\npoojai\n, which has got ' u / a ' certificate from the censor board , will have a wide release . more than the tamil version , it is the telugu version , which is getting a grand welcome . it is releasing in 400 screens in andhra pradesh on 24 october .\nfor the first time , andrea jermiah is doing an item number . earlier , she had appeared in guest roles in the movies like oru kal oru kannadi , endrendrum punnagai and inge enna solluthu . but this will mark her item song debut . she will be dancing alongside vishal krishna in poojai for the opening track .\nprathap himself posted on his social networking page \u201cat the poojai shoot in in coimatore . . . vishal . . janaki sabesh . . . . my daufgter in the film shruti . . . . . . i remember carrying her as a kid . . . . strange how time files . . \u201dthe post went .\nthe poojai actor has left no stone unturned to prevent piracy of diwali releaseswith the advent of technology , the art of cinema has been constantly plagued by piracy . even though piracy is a criminal offence and strict punishment has been devised under the law , pirated cd\u2019s and dvd\u2019s are being blatantly circulated in the market . [ \u2026 ]\nin\npoojai\n, however , we ' re tortured with villains who hardly have any purpose . our filmmakers need to understand it ' s perfectly alright to feature a tamil actor to play a villain settled in bihar . thousands of tamilians have settled in bihar , so what ' s wrong if you show a tamil antagonist there ?\nno , the poojai actor is not doing a remake of salman film . read on to find out what vishal is uptothis action star , who is known for his fights , is now stepping into bollywood star salman khan\u2019s shoes . vishal is currently shooting for paayum puli and in between his shooting schedule made time for this [ \u2026 ]\nthis much - anticipated diwali release has been making waves at the box office . poojai starring shruti haasan and vishal is directed by hari who is known for his mass commercial entertainers . the movie is based on family sentiment with plenty of action , picturesque songs and comedy thrown in\u2026what\u2019s it aboutvishal plays vasu , a moneylender , who is [ \u2026 ]\n\u2018salangai poojai\u2019 is basically a ceremony where the guru or dance teacher ties the \u2018salangai\u2019 ( anklet with bells ) around her student\u2019s ankles and blesses the student . \u2018salangai pooja\u2019 ( worshipping the anklets ) is part of bharatanatyam tradition and is the first time the student performs on stage . it motivates the student to intensify her commitment to the art form .\npoojai is a ' triangular action film ' , the story of which will begin in coimbatore and end in patna . while mukesh tiwari is playing one of the villains , hari is looking to cast a prominent bhojpuri actor for a key role . yuvan shankar raja is composing the music for the film , which is presently being shot in and around karaikudi .\nshooting : the shooting for poojai kick - started in april 2014 . hari completed the filming in less than five months in multiple schedules . the highlight of the shooting was that the team erected a set similar to popular locality gandhi bazaar in coimbatore . filming in coimbatore would have been time - consuming and hence the director erected a set in chennai itself .\nin kerala and karnataka ,\npoojai\n, which has shruti hassan in the female lead role , will be released in 70 and 50 screens , respectively . due to other releases like vijay ' s\nkaththi\nand shah rukh khan ' s hindi movie\nhappy new year\n, the vishal ' s flick got lesser screens than it deserved .\npoojai starring vishal and shruthi haasan in the lead roles is directed by hari . the movie is inching towards its completion . the audio of the film will be released on october 1 . yuvan shankar raja has scored the music for the film . the movie is produced by vishal ' s home banner vishal flim factory . the movie is slated for diwali release .\nstory :\npoojai\nhas a regular story and treatment but assures entertainment throughout the movie . vasu ( vishal krishna ) is a money lender and does his business in a vegetable market . the story turns serious after he saves the life of a cop adsp sivakkozhundhu ( sathyraj ) when baddie anna thandavam ( mukesh tiwari ) , a contract killer , attacks the cop .\nshruti haasan plays the female lead in the film playing the role of a young college graduate with sathyaraj playing a pivotal role . yuvan shankar raja has composed the music for the film , which is slated for a diwali release in 2014 . posting pictures of herself with vishal , she further tweeted\nwe are very serious during poojai ! # heat # shoot # workaholics\nin his films , the hero is usually very close to his father or mother . in\nsaamy\n, vikram was very close to his father , and so was suriya in\nsingam\n. vishal is very close to his mother in\npoojai\n, and that ' s why when his mother asks him break the hand that slapped his uncle , he proudly obliges .\npoojai is the story of the hero who stays away from him rich family thanks to a mistake that he didn\u2019t do . he unintentionally crosses road with the villain who is a contract killer . he ends up protecting his family from the wrath of the baddie . the usual tit for tat between the hero and the villain and whether the good wins over the evil forms the plot .\nsathyaraj as cop . we\u2019ve seen lots of that . but , sathyaraj as a grim - looking cop with a bald pate ? that\u2019s the look the actor pulls off in director hari\u2019s vishal and shruti haasan - starrer poojai . in a note , the director has said sathyaraj\u2019s role will have a huge impact on the film . \u201ceven revealing the character\u2019s name will be a spoiler , \u201d he says .\nsuccessful hari films , while being a lot about the brawn , are also about some brain . in saamy , for instance , aarusamy ( vikram ) is practical enough to acccept bribes from the villain before bringing his wrath down on him . poojai , however , is all crash , bang , wallop ! it is one jeep - flying glass - shattering bone - breaking billhook - slashing fight fest .\nkaththi ,\ndirected by ar murugadoss , is touted to be an action thriller with vijay playing dual roles . around 70 percent of the film ' s shooting is completed and it is expected to be wrapped up soon . on the other hand , director hari ' s action entertainer\npoojai\nis also progressing well . both the films are confirmed to lock horns at the box office .\na couple of weeks back , we had reported that actor vishal injured himself on the sets of poojai . the actor was back to work in no time . but , vishal has yet again injured himself in the shooting of the film . reportedly , the actor slipped while filming an action sequence and has fractured his hand . looks like the actor has to be extra careful while performing stunt sequences . we wish him a speedy recovery . poojai is director by hari and actress shruti haasan plays the female lead in this film . music director yuvanshankar raja has composed the tunes for the film , which is likely to be released for this diwali click here to subscribe\ngallata tamil\nyoutube channel : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken check out our website : urltoken\nvishal film factory presents the teaser of poojai . releasing this diwali ! starring vishal , shruti haasan , raadika sarathkumar , sathyaraj , soori produced by vishal story , screenplay , dialogue , direction : hari music : yuvan shankar raja direction of photography : priyan editor : vt vijayan & ts jai art : kt kadhirr released by : vendhar movies label : v music subscribe : urltoken like : urltoken follow : urltoken\nthere is nothing much left for yuvan to prove , because he had delivered blockbusters after blockbusters in the past . it is about time that he must surpass his own records , and raise the bar to an all new level . \u2018anjaan\u2019 was commercially classy , and \u2018raja natwarlal\u2019 earned him all the accolades to stabilize his position in b - town . let\u2019s see what he had offered for hari\u2019s \u2018poojai\u2019 in detail .\nafter being part of a few experimental films , vishal has done the mass - masala movie , which his fans love the most . his tough looks and acting are the biggest plus points of\npoojai\n. shruti haasan tries to woo audience with her skin show . raadhika sarath kumar and sathyaraj have done justice to their roles , mukesh tiwari and soori are good . rest other characters have played their parts well .\npoojai\nwill be released in 375 screens in tamil nadu . the actor ' s earlier films had got only fewer screens . the rise in the screen counts for the upcoming flick comes due to director hari . as it is\nsingam\ncreator ' s film , there is a positive buzz and good demand . and , the uncertainty over the release of vijay ' s\nkaththi\nhas benefited this film .\nthe veteran actor is now shooting with the unit in karaikudi . \u201ci\u2019d shaved my hair for s . s . rajamouli\u2019s bahubali and asked hari if i could retain that look for poojai . he okayed it , \u201d says sathyaraj . neatly sidestepping any question related to the character , all the actor says is : \u201ci\u2019m very happy with my role . what else does an actor want ? it\u2019s great to team up with hari and vishal . \u201d\nvishal recently cut his fingers on an asbestos sheet while jumping off an overbridge during the filming of poojai . he says actors today are under pressure to push the envelope and do something new every time . \u201cit has been eight years since a double performed my stunts . the reason : i don\u2019t want the stunts to look monotonous ; they need to dazzle the audience , excite them . as an actor , i have to constantly raise the bar . \u201d\nthe big daddy of tamil masala films , hari , is back with yet another action and drama filled flick . after the phenomenal box office collection of singam 2 , hari teams up with vishal who has tasted back to back successes in pandiya naadu and naan sigappu manithan . hari has his own tried and tested method for successful commercial films and he has applied the same formula to poojai as well . flying sumos , men running around with sickles , unparalleled\nhari is known to ensemble a huge line up of cast members and poojai is no different . apart from shruthi hassan and soori , we have sathyaraj , radhika , mukesh tiwari ( the corrupt cop in pokiri ) , jayaprakash , kausalya , sitara , thalaivasal vijay , aishwarya , janaki sabesh , pandi , manobala , prathap pothen , sundarrajan , abhinaya , imaan annachi and etc . while they all get just a fraction of screen space , they all have done their roles perfectly .\nvishal and shruti haasan are teaming up for the first time for an upcoming film titled poojai . the principal shooting of the film began earlier today in chennai and both the lead actors are going to take part in the first schedule . hari , who had previously helmed singham and singham 2 , is directing the film and it ' s being touted as a mass entertainer . yuvan shankar raja is scoring the music and the film is expected to hit the screens for diwali later this year .\npeople might be surprised to see that vishal is getting a rousing welcome outside his home . well , the actor ' s\npoojai\nwill be released in 475 screens in andhra pradesh ( ap ) and this shows the popularity of the film . indeed , it is the biggest - ever opening for the actor in the neighbouring state . the trade experts say that ap is always a good market for mass - masala films and this factor has made exhibitors to show good interest towards the project .\n{\nsource\n: 3 ,\nsource _ id\n:\n7097960\n,\nobject _ type\n:\nplaylist\n,\nchanneltype\n:\nplaylist\n,\nid\n:\n7097960\n,\nstatus\n:\n0\n,\ntitle\n:\npoojai\n,\ntrackcount\n: 2 ,\ntrack _ ids\n:\n1019386 , 64660\n,\nobjtype\n: 3 ,\nshare _ url\n:\n\\ / playlist \\ / poojakasana - poojai\n,\nalbumartwork\n:\nhttps : \\ / \\ / a10 . gaanacdn . com \\ / \\ / images \\ / playlists \\ / 60 \\ / 7097960 \\ / 7097960 . jpg\n,\ncreatedby\n:\ngaana user\n,\nuserurl\n:\n\\ / yourzone \\ / poojakasana\n,\ncreated _ on\n:\njul 21 , 2016\n,\nmodifydate\n:\nnov 08 , 2016\n,\nnum _ tracks\n: 2 }\nteam selection : after roping in vishal as the hero , hari approached shruti hassan to play the female lead in\npoojai\n. but the actress took her own time to give her nod and it was followed by the signing in of senior actor sathyaraj , who has a pivotal role in the film . for an important character , bollywood ' s yesteryear actress rekha was approached but she could not take it up and the role went to raadhika sarathkumar . the remaining artistes were picked based on their availability .\n. there are so many scenes that will be lost on the kannada audience . so it is necessary to replace them . poojai is two years old and a lot has changed since then . there is no way we can remake the same story fully . at least 50 per cent of the film will be different . it will have my touch . we have started working on the changes . it need not be called a remake . in the end , there will be very little similarities between the two films , \u201d harsha said .\nremakes are not new in the kannada film industy , as industry insiders feel that a good story needs to be retold in the local language . bullet prakash is the latest to jump onto the remake bandwagon , as he is all set to produce the kannada remake of the tamil hit poojai . according to sources , challenging star darshan and loose mada yogi have been roped in to star in the kannada movie . if this is indeed true , then it will be the first time that darshan and yogi will be starring together . the original movie stars vishal and shruti haasan .\nactress shruti haasan is busy shooting for her tamil film ' poojai ' directed by hari . the film starring vishal and shruti haasan in the lead is being shot in karaikudi and the hot weather seems to be killing the pretty actress . shruti who flew in from mumbai a few days ago , where it ' s raining a lot is finding it difficult to to come in terms with the weather change . shooting along with the crew in karaikudi , shruti haasan tweeted ,\nwow ! this karaikudi heat is a killer ! psychotic contrast from the mumbai rains # weatherchangewhiplash # hydrate # sunburn .\nfrom inception till release , ' poojai ' has been a meticulously planned project that met deadlines bang on time to burst into a 3 - hour bout of entertainment for diwali , as promised . this project of hari ' s after the sensational sequel , ' singam 2 ' is a masala story packed with action , with vishal aptly cast for the action subject . since the beginning , there has hardly been any ambiguity in the movie or its nature and making . and now hari ' s work is under the lens for the amount of romance , action , thrill , and other masala that he has served us this diwali .\nthe problem with poojai is not that it\u2019s a commercial , formulaic film , but that it is no saamy or singam . the songs aren\u2019t as memorable , and the interactions between the villain ( mukesh tiwari ) and the hero , vasu ( vishal ) , don\u2019t sputter with the tension of say , showdowns between prakash raj and suriya in singam , or kota srinivasa rao and vikram in saamy . also , the seeming lack of deep thought put into each scene makes you feel quite disconnected with the characters on screen and their relationships . for instance , a a love song plays right after divya ( shruti haasan ) wipes some gravy off vasu\u2019s shirt .\n. shabu adds , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdthe film suits darshan and only him . that is his stature and that is the respect he commands at the box office . the movie is a remake of the tamil film poojai . it is an action - packed venture that has enough scope for the use of technology . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd the team is waiting for darshan to complete his commitments to another film in which he sports a different look . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffddarshan was keen to work on a project like this because he feels the kannada film industry is the perfect platform to introduce new technology . we\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdll announce the title on darshan\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds birthday in february , and then we\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdll begin the shoot , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd says shabu .\nrealistic , relatable characters are those who are occasionally vulnerable , and open to the possibility of failure . at one point in singam , for instance , dorasingam ( suriya ) is frustrated enough to consider returning to his hometown after being rendered powerless by mayil vaaganam ( prakash raj ) . vasu in poojai , however , is thor incarnate . after a few fight scenes , you realise nobody\u2019s strong enough to hurt him , let alone kill him . in fact , you catch yourself wondering why the villain even persists . it\u2019s clear that he could come armed with a group of 15 , 000 men with sickles and guns and yet , be decimated by the fist - flailing flying phenomenon that is vasu .\nvishal film factory presents the music and songs of poojai . film releasing this diwali ! . music : yuvan shankar raja lyrics : na . muthukumar 1 . soda bottle 0 : 00 2 . devathai 4 : 34 3 . uyire 8 : 36 4 . odi odi 11 : 04 5 . ippadiye 15 : 47 6 . veraarum 20 : 10 itunes : urltoken starring vishal , shruti haasan , raadika sarathkumar , sathyaraj , soori produced by vishal story , screenplay , dialogue , direction : hari music : yuvan shankar raja direction of photography : priyan editor : vt vijayan & ts jai art : kt kadhirr released by : vendhar movies label : v music subscribe : urltoken like : urltoken follow : urltoken\ndear sir vishal , i ' m saranya vijayan here , from malaysia . . i had watch your movie . . it was awesome . . different type of acting from all of your movies . . i can ' t find any mistakes along the journey . . one thing is , i can ' t take it , disappearance of radhika madam . . humour of soori sir too , very great . . i start admire you more and more . . . keep doing this type of role . . it suits you . . . poojai is a prize of your hardworking . . . i thank you and the director hari for giving me such a great and enjoyable movie . . . best of luck for your upcoming movies . .\nanybody who has watched at least two of all the tamil films directed by hari knows that they are usually a hodgepodge of racy scenes written with the primary aim of providing unfussy entertainment . poojai comes as no shocker ; in fact , quite the opposite . even a math professor couldn\u2019t provide you with something as formulaic in nature . the scene structure is usually as follows : a fight scene , a comedy scene , a love scene , a duet with a skimpily clad heroine , a villain scene ( cue to a fight scene again ) . occasionally , a family sentiment scene is inserted into this mix too . these scenes follow each other dutifully . in fact , you\u2019d be surprised at how often you can accurately predict , say , an incoming comedy scene .\nvasu is a small time money lender , very much into ruffian business , as a fringe of his profession . he comes across divya from an affluent family in a misleading train of events , but the two eventually come closer . when vasu fights a gang in a humanitarian gesture , he falls in the list that they will prey . but further turn of events disclose that vasu ' s life story is many layers deeper and complicated than what he shows on the facade . while the villain gang is in search of a nondescript enemy , vasu gets into deep trouble , as he doubles up as their long lost rival too . how vasu happens to be the much wanted rival and how he comes out of the vicious circle is the story of ' poojai ' ."]}
{"id": 116890, "summary": [{"text": "tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation is a 1992 american direct-to-video animated comedy film from warner bros . animation and amblin entertainment .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "featuring the regular characters from the animated program tiny toon adventures , the film follows them during their summer vacation from school , mainly focused on babs and buster going downriver , plucky and hamton going to a world-famous amusement park , and fifi in search of her favorite movie star .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "steven spielberg was the executive producer of the film , which was written by paul dini , nicholas hollander , tom ruegger , and sherri stoner .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "japanese studio tokyo movie shinsha produced the animation .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "how i spent my vacation was released on vhs and laserdisc formats on march 11 , 1992 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it was the first animated film to be released direct-to-video in the united states .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film was later aired on television as four separate tiny toon adventures episodes .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film was one of the highest selling videos in the united states , listing on billboard magazine 's 40 \" top video sales \" for 16 weeks as of july 1992 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "points of praise by critics included the film 's jokes and celebrity caricatures , while points of criticism included the segmented plot .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "themes of the film included parodies of pop culture and summer vacations . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation", "paragraphs": ["tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation - the characters sing about how they plan to spend ( and at the end , spent ) their summer vacation .\ncredits gag : the end credits always included a gag credit ; tiny toon adventures how i spent my vacation had tons of them .\nproduced by amblin entertainment and warner bros . animation , tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation was executive produced by steven spielberg .\nrollercoaster mine : appears in the made for tv movie\nhow i spent my vacation\n.\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation buster and babs production cel setup ( warner brothers , 1992 ) . . . . ( total : 3 original art )\nin tiny toons how i spent my vacation buster plays a dueling banjos version with a possum banjoist . buster plays his tongue .\nhe immediately hits me with an effin\u2019 tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation reference : \u201cdon\u2019t want too much excitement for one day . just ride the monorail ! \u201d\nhello there cartoon fans you might not know this about me but i ' m quite a fan of tiny toon adventures and of looney tunes but i never got to watch the tiny toons movie growing up so i ' ve finally decided to sit down and watch the movie and here are my thoughts on tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation .\npriced at $ 19 . 97 srp for 79 minutes , tiny toon adventures - how i spent my vacation will be in stores on august 14th . here ' s a look at the packaging :\nhow i spent my vacation was the first direct - to - video , feature - length animated film released in the united states . at the time , the concept of a direct - to - video animated feature was so strange to consumers that some mistakenly thought how i spent my vacation was a collection of tiny toon adventures episodes .\ntiny toon adventures ! lol i remember this show from when i was a kid . this movie should have been theatrical !\nhere ' s a list of characters in the tiny toon adventures and animaniacs gangs .\nit\u2019s summer vacation madness at its best with babs and buster bunny , and all their pals from acme looniversity as they ditch the classroom for zany escapades and fun on\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation ,\navailable in stores august 21 .\ncanon immigrant : superman in how i spent my summer vacation . he ' s a warner bros . property , so it makes perfect sense .\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation buster and babs production cel setup ( warner brothers , 1992 ) . outstanding hand - painted production cel of buster and babs bunny from the direct - to - video movie tiny toons adventures : how i spent my vacation . great 4\ntall images of buster and babs on a printed background for presentation purposes . the warner brothers seal is on the cel and the original letter of authenticity is included . in fine condition .\ntiny toon adventures is known for its gags , often only visible when watching the show frame - by - frame . such is the case with how i spent my vacation , which has numerous gags inserted into its rapidly scrolling credits . the list includes :\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation is the movie of tiny toon adventures , released between the show ' s second and third seasons in 1992 and animated by tms entertainment . originally intended as a theatrical release , how i spent my vacation became the first direct - to - video animated film released in the united states and later aired on television as a four - part episode of the series . ( warner bros released the movie on dvd just over twenty years later , in august 2012 . )\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation aired on the hub ' s family movie event on august 23 2013 at 8 : 00 - 5 : 00 pm eastern and pacific time . the film later aired on discovery family on june 12 , 2015 .\na feature length direct - to - video movie , tiny toon adventures how i spent my vacation , shows the misadventures of the kids on various summer road trips . it was eventually split up into four parts and worked into the show ' s syndicated run .\nthe various tiny toon characters have adventures during the summer after their term at the acme looniversity ended .\nthey also had celebrity caricatures in how i spent my vacation , and two of my favorites were jay leno , and david letterman . they portrayed jay leno with a humongous chin , i cracked up laughing when i saw his chin dragging against the floor .\ndo not call me paul : babs does not like her whole name barbara ann . buster calls her this twice , once in the show and the other in the tiny toon adventures how i spent my vacation film . her response :\ndon ' t call me that !\nin january 2009 , ign named tiny toon adventures as the 41st in the top 100 animated tv shows .\nthe film later aired on fox kids on september 5 , 1993 , as four tiny toon adventures episodes , episodes 97 through 100 . warner bros . began to release the tiny toon adventures series on dvd , in volumes , on july 29 , 2008 . the company released how i spent my vacation for the first time on dvd on august 21 , 2012 ( 20 years later ) . the hub , which airs tiny toon adventures , has shown the film as a\nhub family movie .\nlast week another non - disney animated entry , mr . spielberg ' s\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation\n( $ 19 . 98 ) , spun off from the television series , was released by warner . as with\nfievel ,\nthe time is right .\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation is a 1992 american direct - to - video animated comedy film from warner bros . animation and amblin entertainment . featuring the regular characters from the animated program tiny toon adventures , the film follows them during their summer vacation from school , mainly focused on babs and buster going downriver , plucky and hamton going to a world - famous amusement park , and fifi in search of her favorite movie star .\nduring the development of the show steven spielberg said that warner bros . would use a full orchestra , which some thought too expensive and impossible , but they ended up agreeing . warner bros . selected bruce broughton to write the theme ( for which he would win a daytime emmy along with tom ruegger and wayne kaatz , who both worked with broughton on the lyrics ) and serve as music supervisor . in addition to scoring 11 episodes , broughton chose 26 other composers to score each different episode : julie bernstein ( 1 episode ) steve bernstein ( 2 episodes ) steven bramson ( 5 episodes ; also a contributor for tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation ) don davis ( 5 episodes ; also a contributor for tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation ) john debney ( 2 episodes ) ron grant ( 5 episodes ) les hooper ( 1 episode ) carl johnson ( 1 episode ) elliot kaplan ( 1 episode ) arthur kempel ( 4 episodes ) ralph kessler ( 1 episode ) albert lloyd olson ( 13 episodes ; also a contributor for tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation ) hummie mann ( 2 episodes ) dennis mccarthy ( 2 episodes ) joel mcneely ( 3 episodes ) peter myers ( 1 episode ) laurence rosenthal ( 1 episode ) william ross ( 9 episodes ) arthur b . rubinstein ( 3 episodes ) j . eric schmidt ( 1 episode ) david slonaker ( 1 episode ) fred steiner ( 7 episodes ) morton stevens ( 4 episodes ) richard stone ( 17 episodes ; also a contributor for tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation ) stephen james taylor ( 1 episode ; also a contributor for tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation ) mark watters ( 8 episodes ; also a contributor for tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation )\nthe vhs release of how i spent my vacation was one of the highest selling videos in the united states ; on the billboard charts , the video ranked 12th in sales in april 1992 . in may 1992 , how i spent my vacation rose to 9th in video sales . on july 18 , 1992 , how i spent my vacation had been on billboard magazine ' s 40\ntop video sales\nfor 16 weeks . on june 27 , 1992 , the film was ranked the 5th highest on billboard ' s\ntop kid video\n. on february 6 , 1993 , how i spent my vacation had been on the\ntop kid video\nlist for 41 weeks . while it did not state the revenue of the film , the toronto star stated that the film sold so well that warner bros . decided to release videos of tiny toon adventures episodes .\nbutt sticker : in how i spent my vacation , while hamton ' s family is playing\nspot the car\n, hamton ' s uncle stinky is hopping up and down on plucky .\non july 29 , 2008 , warner home video released season 1 , volume 1 of tiny toon adventures on dvd in region 1 . much like the concurrent dvd releases of animaniacs & pinky and the brain , the series was released concurrently on dvd with freakazoid . how i spent my vacation was released on dvd on august 21 , 2012 . the third volume , entitled tiny toon adventures - volume 3 : crazy crew rescue was released on january 8th , 2013 . it includes all 13 season 2 episodes and the first 4 episodes from season 3 . initially when the set was announced , the content list did not contain the season 2 episode\nelephant issues\ndue to it including the controversial\none beer\nsegment . however , it was later announced that volume 3 would , in fact , contain the episode , thanks to lobbying from fans of the series . in the early 1990s , warner bros . had released several videos , including tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation ( a direct - to - video release which later aired as a four - part episode ) , best of buster and babs , two tone town , tiny toon big adventures , tiny toon : island adventures , tiny toon adventures : music tv , tiny toon : fiendishly funny adventures , tiny toon : night ghoulery and tiny toons : it ' s a wonderful christmas special .\n> get the album , and i doubt i will . if i wanted cute kids ' stuff , i ' d\njohnny pew , considering this was the only appearance in the tiny toon adventures series , albeit it for entirely different reasons .\nif you have a specific question about tiny toon adventures , inquire publicly on the usenet newsgroups alt . tv . tiny - toon or rec . arts . animation - - do not email the author .\ni was going to wait until the library , but i ' m glad i got my copy of\nhow i spent my vacation\nat a goodwill - like store . it was the most recommended videos in one of my discussions . if you ' ve seen the movie or watched the butchered 3 - part version , then some of the stuff i ' m about to tell you is no suprise .\nshirley\nthe loon\nmcloon , a young female loon , is a citizen of acme acres featured in tiny toon adventures .\nso i\u2019m texting my [ 73 - year - old ] dad about my new ipad , and i mention the fact that i\u2019m not going to play around with it too much until i get my screen cover / case in a couple of days .\nhome video is overrun with cartoons , many of them 30 - to 45 - minute tapes of repackaged tv shows . what makes\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation\n( warner , $ 20 ) so unusual is that it ' s a long ( 80 minutes ) cartoon that was created specifically for the home video market .\nshirley\nthe loon\nmcloon ( voiced by gail matthius ) is a loon citizen of acme acres featured in tiny toon adventures .\nwhat ' s the deal with rec . arts . tv . tiny - toon ?\n\u201cwhether you\u2019re a tiny toons fan or an admirer of classic looney tunes cartoons , this film is a must have if you love animation , \u201d said mary ellen thomas , vice president family & animation marketing and partner brands . she added , \u201c tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation combines animation with clever and imaginative writing , resulting in a delightful film the whole family can enjoy . \u201d\n> in an attempt to avert having alt . tv . tiny - toon devoured by flames\narguably , the more daring and amped - up attitude began when tiny toon adventures unwittingly kick - started the dtv craze with how i spent my vacation , never intentioned for the big screen but released to video and laserdisc at the insistence of spielberg , who felt such an animated film would play better in the home where it could be repeated ( and was , ad infinitum , by many ! ) . since its debut , how i spent my vacation has remained a favorite among tiny toons fans , with its story threads criss - crossing around each other to include all the toons as they embark on various holidays that take them to the far corners of america .\nhamton : \u201cmy parents , uncle stinky and i are going to my bubbie and pappy\u2019s house for a hanukkah celebration party . \u201d\nthe plot of the film centers on the various tiny toon characters and what adventures they have during the summer after their semester at the looniversity ends .\n:\ni was wondering how those hack writers were gonna wrap things up .\nbabs : i was wondering how those hack writers were going to wrap things up .\ni use wiki 2 every day and almost forgot how the original wikipedia looks like .\njulie bruin from\ntiny toon music television\nis based on and voiced by julie brown .\na feature - length movie was released direct - to - video in 1992 , entitled tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation . this was later re - edited and aired as part of the series . the length of the movie is 73 minutes . fox aired it ' s a wonderful tiny toons christmas special in primetime on december 6 , 1992 . this episode is a parody of it\u2019s a wonderful life . the tiny toon spring break special was aired on fox during primetime on march 27 , 1994 . fox aired tiny toons ' night ghoulery in primetime on may 28 , 1995 .\nbabs :\ni miss my family . i miss performing .\n( buster soaks her yet again . )\ni miss being dry ! ! !\n. listings of local television affiliates currently broadcasting tiny toon adventures . available for ftp at utpapa under / pub / tta / docs as\ntoonstations\n.\ncertainly within the broader confines of how fast and loose the artists play , tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation visually remains more fluid and theatrical than many of the shows being produced with the computer assisted systems of today . when effects are needed , they\u2019re sufficiently striking , coupled with what may well be a happy accident in the art department of having several units producing their own sequences individually , resulting in each set of characters\u2019 adventures each having their own unique look and color approaches \u2013 pretty cool stuff .\nin 2008 and 2009 , warner home video released season 1 , volume 1 and volume 2 of the steven spielberg - presented tiny toon adventures , and since then there ' s been no further word about more dvd releases of the popular animated show . today , however , the studio announced that they ' re coming out with something new at last ! no , it ' s not the 2nd or 3rd seasons of the series . instead , they ' re bringing out the long - awaited direct - to - video telefilm tiny toon adventures - how i spent my vacation .\nplucky : \u201cah , winter vacation , hamton , if i ask nicely , i can get you to hang around with me . \u201d\nso there , that about covers it . if congintofalcon or tom ruegger has any thoughts ( or maybe some other warner bros . club member ) , feel free to drop by . sorry for all of those spoilers . i just don ' t know how many non - tta fans who never saw how i spent my vacation would ' ve reacted .\nburbank , ca \u2013 it\u2019s summer vacation madness at its best with babs and buster bunny , and all their pals from acme looniversity as they ditch the classroom for zany escapades and fun on tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation , available in stores august 21 , 2012 . executive produced by steven spielberg , this full - length animated film is available on dvd for the first time from warner home video ( whv ) and will retail for $ 19 . 97 srp .\n: babs and buster , because they spent their entire summer vacation floating down the river and were nearly eaten multiple times .\nbabs , after trashing a tv that was showing a rerun of tiny toons : i hate the way i was drawn in that episode . i hate the way i was drawn in this episode too .\nin my early 20 ' s i went through that nostalgia phase where i ' d bitch and moan about how much better everything was in the 90 ' s , and i started revisiting all the movies and television shows i ' d watch in my childhood . i eventually came across how i spent my vacation and not only did it bring back all those nostalgia memories , but looking back i realize why i loved this movie so much : because as a kid , i could relate to it so much . when we were in elementary school , summer was paradise to us . just the thought of not having any school for almost three months was almost unfathomable after enduring a year of schoolwork and homework and teachers and rules .\nelmyra : \u201ci would like to buy this frisbee for my secret santa , please . \u201d\nmy sister and i ( ages 19 & 23 ) still quote it to each other .\nthis was pretty much the quintessential summer vacation movie from my childhood . lots of funny jokes , and i love how they threw in parodies of film , popular culture , and celebrities into the cartoon .\ntiny toon adventures was the first and considering what it was rebooting , i don ' t think any of us saw much value in the show initially , but then i started watching it and then when it moved to nickeledoeon they played a marathon all day and i was hooked .\ntiny toon adventures focuses on the new generation of looney tunes characters who study at acme looniversity . the series was produced by steven spielberg and warner bros . animation .\ntiny toon adventures , along with animaniacs , continued to rerun in syndication through the 1990s into the early - 2000s ( decade ) after production of new episodes ceased .\nspring break special\n- the characters sing about how they plan to spend ( and at the end , spent ) their spring break , similar to the summer vacation example .\nelmyra : \u201ci\u2019m gonna keep my new 2019 calendar \u2018til school begins , and i\u2019m gonna always love it like a real calendar . \u201d\nthe alt . tv . tiny - toon faq urltoken copyright \u00a9 1995 synthmedia ltd . all rights reserved .\nat the beginning of\ntwo - tone town\n, buster worries that when tiny toon adventures gets cancelled , he and babs will become has - beens forced to get jobs at toonywood squares . guess how the episode ends .\nwe ' re tiny , we ' re toony , we ' re all a little looney ! it ' s tiny toon adventures ! come and join the fun ! . . . and now our song is done .\nsteven spielberg was the executive producer of the film , which was written by paul dini , nicholas hollander , tom ruegger , and sherri stoner . japanese studio tokyo movie shinsha produced the animation . how i spent my vacation was released on vhs and laserdisc formats on march 11 , 1992 . it was the first animated film to be released direct - to - video in the united states . the film was later aired on television as four separate tiny toon adventures episodes .\ni ' m trey - vore , and i approve this tier list .\nshaggy dog story : plucky ' s storyline in\nhow i spent my summer vacation\n. plucky endures the road trip from hell with hamton ' s family to be able to go to happyworldland . . . only for hamton ' s family to just ride the monorail around and go home .\ni had this movie on vhs when i was a kid , and my daughter watched it until the tape fell apart . i am so glad it is finally out on dvd . very funny and silly movie , great for tiny toons fans .\nwe ' re tiny , we ' re dopey ! we ' re all a little tropey ! it ' s tiny toon adventures , here on t ! v ! tropes ! . . . read it or you ' re a dope !\nin 1990 , bugs bunny magazine reported that warner bros . was planning the release of how i spent my vacation , then referred to as a\ntiny toon adventures home video\n. plans for the film began before tiny toon adventures premiered on television . warner bros . discussed with executive producer steven spielberg whether the film should be released in theaters , but spielberg insisted on a direct - to - video release . spielberg said that he wanted to make the film a direct - to - video release because\nanimated features are ideally suited for the repeat viewing ,\na factor he found important to the genre ' s appeal to those watching animated films at home . in an interview for the los angeles times , executive in charge of production jean maccurdy did not specify the budget of the film , but stated that it was far more costly than episodes of tiny toon adventures . according to hal erickson ' s television cartoon shows : an illustrated encyclopedia , the budget of the average tiny toon adventures episode was approximately $ 350 , 000 .\nhamton : \u201coh boy , i\u2019ve never been super excited like this in all of my entire life . \u201d\nother than that redundant stain , the rest of this movie is absolutely worth a watch , with all kinds of references to 90 ' s culture that is still so funny that it hardly comes off as dated . if you grew up in that decade , you will appreciate how i spent my vacation , and if you have children of your own , i highly recommend watching this with them one night . i always say that if i ever had a kid of my own , i ' d make them watch all the stuff i grew up on and this movie would most likely be the starting point .\nmy favorite part , though , was buster and babs ' river adventure . i liked the way their water fight escalated the way only a toon fight can do , and their voyage down river was pretty entertaining . someday i ' m going to learn how to whistle the tiny toon theme the way buster played it , but i haven ' t quite got it down yet . i need to watch the movie more often before i can remember it right . the superman cameo was great ! i ' m so glad that didn ' t get cut for some copyright reason later on .\nman child : then - u . s . vice president dan quayle is portrayed as this in\nwashingtoon\n, being completely obsessed with tiny toon adventures and having a race car bed .\nthis was one of the ultimate pieces of childhood nostalgia . i ' ll never forget when my mom took me to the local movie store and i grabbed it and watched it every day that it was in my possession . i was obsessed with it , yet for some reason i never did own it .\ntiny toons was one of my favourite cartoons as a child . i ' m still a big fan of looney tunes , so i was excited to find this feature length movie . perhaps a little too excited .\nafter 21 years of waiting for the title to come to disc , fans truly are better off with their original vhs tapes and laserdisc editions and , if this is a way of testing the waters to find if there still is an audience for the remaining tiny toons on dvd then warners have shot themselves in the foot by not providing an even half - decent effort here , nor any particular incentive for fans . tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation is a boisterous and eminently re - watchable movie \u2013 but sadly not on this pathetic excuse for a dvd .\nplucky : \u201chow fascinating , i remember that 1 time when i was a little quacker known as plucky duckling , me and my mom took a ride on that elevator , but even though it was time to leave , i threw a real big tantrum twice as long , and my mom promised me next time , but i\u2019m not gonna ride that elevator today this time . \u201d\nin the made - for - tv movie ,\nhow i spent my vacation\n, buster , babs , byron , and a possum literally go from a rollercoaster mine to falling into a plot hole ( or so the sign says ) which lands them back at acme university just in time for the fall semester to start .\nit ' s a wonderful tiny toons christmas special - the characters sing a christmas - themed version of the song . also , in the alternate timeline , plucky is the star of tiny toon adventures and sings his own lyrics describing him as the star .\nthe title of this film was originally how i spent my summer vacation , but warner bros . shortened it so it would fit on the video cover . the same thing would happen years later to the animaniacs film it ' s a wakko , wakko , wakko , wakko wish , which would later be renamed to wakko ' s wish .\nplucky : \u201chey , shirley , do you know what this is ? \u201d ( plucky points right at the acme shopping mall elevator from the original classic tiny toon adventures plucky duckling short : going up . )\nwith cartoons now a bigger business than ever , thanks mainly to their staggering popularity on video , spielberg has graduated to making his own . he oversaw the production of two separate animated features arriving on cassette this week , and \u2014 what a surprise \u2014 they\u2019re modeled on the director\u2019s favorite \u2018toon traditions . carrying on the warner gang\u2019s wisecracking ways , there\u2019s the made - for - video feature tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation . like the syndicated tiny toons tv series that spawned it , the movie is about grade - schoolers at \u201dacme looniversity\u201d \u2014 not muppet baby - like throwbacks but new characters , who sit through classes led by \u201dprofessors emeritus\u201d bugs , elmer , and porky .\ni still have this on vhs . it ' s possibly one of the greatest things ever made in my opinion .\nthundercats voltron transformers he - man g . i . joe bravestarr jem sent from my galaxy s3 using carrier pigeons .\n( i think i definitely like her ears better down . it ' s just so cute ! )\nplucky : \u201ci remember 1 of these arcade video games back when i was 8 years old . \u201d\nthe telefilm was first released on vhs in 1992 , smack in the middle of the show ' s original broadcast run . the sequences in this production were later re - edited and put out as part of the series ' aired episodes . with no word yet of the second or third seasons coming to home video , tiny toon adventures - how i spent my vacation is the only taste fans will have for now of the later two seasons . if this sells well enough , then hopefully it will help encourage warner to finally continue with the season sets !\nthe wacky adventures of the new young hip generation of warner bros . looney tunes characters , most of them descendants of the original classic toon cast .\nundeterred , bergen got his wish beginning in 1990 with the tiny toon adventures series , and in 2011 and 2013 was emmy - nominated for outstanding voice - over performance for the cartoon network\u2019s the looney tunes show .\nafter the abysmally half - hearted release of tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation last summer ( a dvd which , honestly , looked and sounded better on its original vhs release in 1992 ! ) , it seemed that could be it for tiny toons on disc . the immensely popular series had first come to dvd way back in 2008 , in a great four - disc compendium of the first 35 episodes of the first season\u2019s initial 65 - episode syndicated program ( hey , it even had extras ! ) , with the final 30 shows finding their way to disc under a year later . and then things went quiet , not just for tiny toons but for warners\u2019 animated television shows in general .\ni used to say this all the time . also my friends and i would point at each other and say ,\nyou go down the hoooooole .\ngood times .\nfifi : \u201cmerci , au revoir , have a good weenter holiday vacation . \u201d\n> have said that they enjoyed it anyway . all i ' ll say is that i didn ' t\naccording to sonic boom writer , alan denton , mr . hitcher served as the inspiration for the bike chain bandit in the episode ,\nplanes , trains , and dude - mobiles\n. the scene where knuckles picks him up in that episode plays very similarly to the scene where hamton ' s family picks up mr . hitcher in how i spent my vacation .\nbarky marky ( voiced by frank welker ) is a young , brown and tan male dog . he is based on the looney tunes character marc antony . barky marky is portrayed as a typical canine who loves to play fetch as well as various other sports and activities . even though barky starred in his very own short entitled go fetch with elmyra duff , as well as making many cameo appearances on other episodes , appearing in the special tiny toon adventures : spring break special and the movie tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation , barky marky was still referenced and mocked for his lack of appearances on the saturday night live spoof weekday afternoon live . when buster bunny is reading the news out loud from the viewers complaining about him not being in enough episodes , babs bunny , posing as a tiny toons casting director , asks\nwho ' s barky marky ?\nbarky marky ( voiced by frank welker ) is a young , brown and tan male dog . he is based on the looney tunes character marc antony . barky marky is portrayed as a typical canine who loves to play fetch as well as various other sports and activities . even though barky starred in his very own short entitled go fetch with elmyra duff , as well as making many cameo appearances on other episodes , appearing in the special tiny toon adventures : spring break special and the movie tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation , barky marky was still referenced and mocked for his lack of appearances on the saturday night live spoof weekday afternoon live . when buster bunny is reading the news out loud from the viewers complaining about him not being in enough episodes , babs bunny , posing as a tiny toons casting director , asks\nwho ' s barky marky ?\nalthough i already had this movie recorded on vhs from tv , and had a very limited income at the time , this was one of the tiny toon tapes that i just had to buy because i wanted it in the highest quality possible . i love every part of this movie , except perhaps for elmyra ' s part , but that ' s just because i ' m not too crazy about elmyra .\nbarky marky ( voiced by frank welker ) is a young , brown , and tan male dog . he is based on the looney tunes character marc antony . barky marky is portrayed as a typical canine who loves to play fetch as well as various other sports and activities . even though barky starred in his very own short entitled go fetch with elmyra duff , as well as making many cameo appearances on other episodes , appearing in the special tiny toon adventures : spring break special and the movie tiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation , barky marky was still referenced and mocked for his lack of appearances on the saturday night live spoof weekday afternoon live . when buster bunny is reading the news out loud from the viewers complaining about him not being in enough episodes , babs bunny , posing as a tiny toons casting director , asks\nwho ' s barky marky ?\nbergen had never been backstage at the bowl before this gig . \u201ci didn\u2019t know if i were going to have a dressing room , \u201d he says . \u201ci had a dressing room ! i had a shower ! \u201d\nit\u2019s here that one would place how i spent my vacation in a chronological listing , but this collection continues with the first four programs of season three , which perhaps points to a fifteen - episode final volume to include the final three specials ( it\u2019s a wonderful tiny toon christmas special from 1992 , 1994\u2019s tiny toon spring break and tiny toons night ghoulery from 1995 ) . spoofing the hugely popular drama of the time , september 1992\u2019s thirteensomething , this full - length story might have worked best in shorter form , but things are made up for in new class day , during which \u201c the just - us league of supertoons \u201d introduces us to batduck and decoy , superbun , pink canary and others , battling the ruthless wex wuthor .\ni don ' t care what you say , i still quite enjoy this film and i am waiting with bated breath that it gets a proper dvd release soon .\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation is a direct - to - video ( though it was briefly considered for theatrical release ) animated movie made and released in 1992 from warner bros . animation and amblin entertainment . it features the regular cast from the animated program tiny toon adventures . the film was produced by tom ruegger and written by paul dini , nicholas hollander , tom ruegger and sherri stoner . it was executive produced by steven spielberg . the film was released unrated in the u . s . , but was rated u in the uk and g in australia . for a long time , it was available only in vhs format ( catalogue number 12290 ) and laserdisc . a dvd release happened on august 21 , 2012 . [ 1 ] the film is 80 minutes , and is closed captioned for the hearing impaired .\nhow sweetie it is ,\nstarts with buster attempting to show the adventures of history ' s greatest rabbits , only for sweetie to hijack the episode .\nlife update just because i haven ' t been too active . wanna share some shit that ' s been going on . 1 . so i ended up changing my college major from elementary education to media communications . the longer i stayed in my previous major , i realized ,\nwhat the hell am i doing ? i ' m bored\n. so next semester will begin my new major and they said i might be graduating in two years . 2 . on that subject , i graduated from community college last december , so i ' m at a new school now . 3 . i ' ve been going through depression since may , and it got to the point where it was affecting my physical health and my parents noticed . so i ended up going to the emergency room to get a proper diagnoses , and i was diagnosed with dysthymia , which is\nmild but long term depression\n. so now i ' ve got that plus anxiety playing in a band , so it really sucks . i ' m seeing a new therapist , too . my old one was great but we couldn ' t get regular meetings in anymore . 4 . uh . . . that ' s about it . between school and work , i don ' t lead a very interest\ni seem to have this recurring dream about a tta theme song in an alternate universe . am i psychotic ?\n: the episodes\ntiny toons music television\nand\ntoon tv\n, which abandoned the three shorts format in favor of some music videos .\nplucky : \u201cwell , there he goes , my best friend for life off to a hanukkah celebration party at his grandparents\u2019 house , now i can just stay right at home and decorate my christmas tree . \u201d\nwhile the actual number is not specifically stated , in the\ntoon tv\nmusic video ,\ntoon out , toon in\n, dizzy devil ' s iq is implied to be between that of a dopefish and a chicken leg .\nstage host : \u201cgood , that\u2019s good , well , goodbye , folks , i sure hope you all have a wonderful winter holiday vacation . \u201d\nbye - bye !\n( the car disappears in the distance )\ni ' ll just die if i don ' t get a kitty ! it ' s my obsession .\n: happens at the end of\nmy dinner with elmyra\n. after elmyra\n:\noh , shoot , don ' t fret none , missy . i ain ' t like my simple backwoods cousins . i ' d never eat a guy who could play his face .\nfifi ' s date with johnny pew was amusing , and i liked how it managed to tie in with shirley ' s date with foulmouth .\nwhat\u2019s nice in some respects is that how i spent my vacation hasn\u2019t been shunted , as so many new releases from wb are nowadays , to the dvd - r archive collection series : i have no problem personally with that program ( even if i do make sure to back up my discs just in case ) , but maybe the spielberg name was enough to make sure the title was issued as a more widely available disc . hopefully , good sales will mean we will finally get the rest of the tiny toons episodes ( there are thirty - three to come ) , perhaps opening the floodgates for the last remaining volume of animaniacs as well as the debuts of histeria ! and taz mania too .\noh my god , that game gave me so much rage as a child . . . yet , i would rent it all the time .\nthe show has been reaired in russia since 2010 ,\nit ' s a wonderful tiny toons christmas special\nwas reaired in the uk in december 2011 , and the one hour special\nnight ghoulery\naired on vortexx on october 27 , 2012 , with a repeat airing on november 24 of the same year . tiny toon adventures went on to air on the hub ( now known as discovery family as of 2014 ) on july 1 , 2013 and continued to air on and off the channel until june 8 , 2015 . in 2018 , the series came to hulu as part of the deal for the streaming service to revive animaniacs . the entire series is available , as is how i spent my vacation and the night ghoulery and spring break specials .\namong the same time that tiny toon adventures premiered , a quarterly children ' s magazine based on the series was published for at least seven issues . also , various storybooks were published by the little golden book company , including a few episode adaptations and some original stories ( lost in the fun house and happy birthday , babs ! ) . tiny toon adventures also had a comic book series made by warner bros and dc . the characters also made occasional cameo appearances in the animaniacs and pinky and the brain comic books .\nwhy it ' s very simple . tms is really an anime studio , so when things get cheap the studio tends to have these brief slow movements that you usually see in anime , specficially when a character turns their head anxiously . the only time this happened in how i spent my vacation is when a bunch of dust cleared on a bird ' s - eye view angle . i don ' t remember the scene exactly , but another example is the animaniacs short\ntemporary insanity\nwith\nbubbie : \u201cwe know how much you really love remote control toys , hamton . \u201d\nmrs . claus : \u201coh how wonderful of you to say it that way . \u201d\nedutainment show :\nanimaniacs !\n, which shows how a cartoon is made .\nchipmunks tunes babies & all - stars ' s adventures series wiki is a fandom tv community .\ntiny toon adventures : how i spent my vacation is a direct - to - video animated movie made in 1991 , and released in march 11 , 1992 from warner bros . animation and amblin entertainment . it features the regular cast from the animated program tiny toon adventures . the film was produced by tom ruegger and written by paul dini , nicholas hollander , tom ruegger and sherri stoner . it was executive produced by steven spielberg . formerly available only in vhs and laserdisc format , the film is currently available on dvd . the film is 73 minutes , and is closed captioned for the hearing impaired . the animation was made by tokyo movie shinsa . this special was re - edited and cut into four separate episodes for syndication and airs as part of the original series . these syndicated versions first aired in february of 1993 on the fox network . the full movie later aired on nickelodeon in 1998 , on the hub in 2013 and on discovery family in 2015 .\nthe whole cast from the tv series reprise there roles here and they are are really freaking funny in this movie i cannot count how many times i have laughed out loud for me the best actor in this movie is tress macnaill as babs i ' m not just saying that because she ' s my favorite character in the show but tress is really funny .\ni watched this movie about 900 times as a kid , but this was legitimately the first time that i had seen this movie in approximately 25 years , and i am relieved to inform you that it ' s still a goddamn delight . ( i realize that my rating is super inflated , and you can remove a star if you weren ' t a fanatic of the original cartoon , but i gotta\u2026\ncan you believe that it was way back in 2003 that we first reviewed the laserdisc edition of how i spent my vacation , and that even at that point the film had been out on vhs and ld for over a decade ! ? just how long has it taken to reach dvd when it has been repeatedly requested year after year ? well , the answer is here in its 21st anniversary year as the film finally makes it to dvd , hopefully as a way to measure warners\u2019 interest in releasing the concluding episodes of the original tiny toons series ( after an initial two volumes ) to the format .\nan expression of that point in long - running television series . that point where the jokes depend almost entirely on older jokes from previous episodes ; on the writers ' and the viewers ' familiarity with characters that were already built to be a little too familiar . ( for all her insistence across tiny toons and animaniacs and pinky and the brain , i don ' t know if elmyra was ever funny - - i ' ll have to rewatch that episode called\ngrandma ' s dead\n. ) also , my lord , the tiny toons theme isn ' t nearly adaptable enough to repeat as often as it does . but\nhell is repetition ,\nas king wrote , and out of that , how i spent my vacation exhibits a deeper knowledge : if summer break is a respite from the dreaded structure\u2026\nall of the tiny toons gang members rush right into the acme looniversity building .\ntalk about reminiscing the past this is by far one of my most memorable funniest and favorite movies growing up it ' s weird how it seems almost unheard of probably because of it ' s long name which i just found out about .\ndying declaration of love : played straight in the tiny toon adventures movie , in which the cast is being pursued on an indiana jones - style minecart ride with a chainsaw wielding psychopath trying to kill them , and babs and buster both confess their feelings for one another .\nplucky : call me\npluck\n. it ' s more artistic , if you know what i mean , and . . . how could you ?\nhow i spent my vacation was released direct - to - video on march 11 , 1992 . the film was released on vhs and laserdisc formats . maccurdy said that the film was released at that time to take advantage of the easter market . because retailers had high demand for the film , warner bros . shipped to them nearly one million copies , which the los angeles times noted as\na record for direct - to - video programs\n.\ntiny toon adventures , often referred to simply as tiny toons , is an american animated television series created by tom ruegger and produced by amblin entertainment and warner bros . animation . it began production as a result of warner bros . reinstating its animation studio in 1989 after a decade of dormancy . during the 1980s , the new studio only worked on revivals of the classic characters ; meaning that tiny toon adventures was the first of many original animated series from the studio . the cartoon was the first animated series produced by the collaboration of steven spielberg and warner bros . animation during the animation renaissance of the late 1980s and early 1990s .\ni love this movie since my son was little and i ' m happy they have it on itunes but i think they could have cleaned it up some . it seems real grainy or something . itunes you need to make this in hd or something then it would be 5 stars !\nexcuse i ' m 40 . . . . . but thank you sis < 3 < 3 now i have to go cougar taeyang\ntertiary sexual characteristics : and how ! babs being piiiink and wearing bows in her ears .\nplease help improve it ( see how ) or discuss these issues on the talk page .\nacme pet shop owner : \u201cokay , here you go , have a good winter holiday vacation . \u201d\nplucky : \u201coh my goodness , i remember watching 1 of those movies during my school years , that was 1 of the most tragic depressing scenes they could ever come up with , but at least it\u2019s bright and cheerful at the ending . \u201d\nelmyra : [ laughing a bit ] \u201cdon\u2019t worry about it , dizzy , i\u2019m not gonna touch you or anything , i\u2019m just here to give you something i bought at the acme pet shop . \u201d\nvery funny , cute movie . loved this cartoon when i was a kid . my niece had the vhs tape and we watched it every day the summer of 1991 . i was so excited to see it in the store again on dvd . my 3 year old son has to watch this every day also ."]}
{"id": 116899, "summary": [{"text": "sing , boy , sing is a 1958 musical-drama film , released by 20th century fox .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film starred two newcomers , tommy sands and lili gentle .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film was an expansion of the january 1957 kraft television theatre episode \" the singin ' idol \" , also starring sands .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "sands , billed by the studio as a potential new teen idol , played an elvis presley-type singer .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film was gentle 's only starring role , and her penultimate film appearance .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "20th century fox had plans to promote gentle as its new dashing red-head , but the right type of roles to offer her did not materialize .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "sing , boy , sing was released in the united states in february 1958 , to positive reviews , but did rather poorly at the box-office , despite being somewhat popular with teenage audiences .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "sand 's soundtrack of songs from the film was released in 1958 . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "sing , boy , sing", "paragraphs": ["the winning members of boy band sing their first single , ' eyes closed . ' from season 1 , week 10 , the season finale of ' boy band . ' watch ' boy band ' on abc . com .\nsing boy sing 1958 u . s . film . excellent quality . 4 : 3 aspect ratio . tommy sands stars as a simple country boy who rises to the top of the rock and roll world via guitar and sideburns . sound familiar ? actually the role was first offered to elvis but he had commitments so colonel parker recommended tommy sands . terrific ' 57 mercurys and rca ribbon microphones ! songs include\nwho baby who ,\nsoda pop pop ,\nsing boy sing ,\ncrazy crazy ,\na little love ,\nand several others . tommy sands , lili gentle , nick adams , edmond o ' brien , john mcintire , diane jergens , josephine hutchinson , jerry paris , tami conner , regis toomey . real life djs : art ford and bill randle . sing boy sing . bonus : elvis ' first filmed performance . in color . local memphis shot in 1955 .\nneither taron egerton nor his ' sing ' character , johnny , can play piano .\nenter acrush , a hot new \u201cboy band\u201d that performed at the tour\u2019s last stop in southern zhejiang province , where the group is based .\nhe ' s a spy in ' kingsman , ' but he croons beautifully in ' sing . '\nyou ' ll never guess what ' sing ' star taron egerton ' s hidden musical talent is .\ntommy sands stars in\nthe singin ' idol ,\na 1957 musical drama about and elvis - style musical sensation and his rise to the top , with sands introducing such hits as\nhep dee hootie\nand\nteenage crush\n. fred clark co - stars . it was later remade as the film\nsing , boy , sing\n.\n\u2605 brady has studied classical music since he was 12 . he can sing show tunes , opera and can sing in italian , german , and french . he has won at multiple choir competitions throughout the state .\nwho is the soulful gorilla in \u2018sing\u2019 ? 5 things to know about taron egerton he ' s a spy in ' kingsman , ' but he croons beautifully in ' sing . ' check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nsands ' sudden fame brought an offer to sing at the academy awards show and his teen idol looks landed him a motion - picture contract to star in a 1958 musical drama called sing , boy , sing . in 1960 , he married nancy sinatra and for a time they were the toast of hollywood . sands performed in several films including babes in toyland in 1961 , the longest day in 1962 , and ensign pulver in 1964 , but both his singing and film career had faded by the 1970s .\ntaron egerton is johnny , a young gangster gorilla looking to break free of his family\u2019s felonies in ' sing . '\nwith the exploding popularity of the fighting boys , a group of three wholesome teenage boys who sing about homework and patriotism , chinese entertainment companies have revived their hopes of producing megastar homegrown boy or girl bands in a market that has long been dominated by their korean and japanese counterparts .\nliam payne duked it out with james corden on the late late show on wednesday to determine which group has better music : male solo artists or their boy band counterparts .\nmy daughter ' s reaction to\nsing\nreminded me of the importance of positive role models in children ' s entertainment .\nset to open later this year , \u201csing\u201d is described as being \u201cset in a world like ours but entirely inhabited by animals . \u201d\nsing boy sing tommy sands full movie staring tommy sands - lili gentle - nick adams co - starring edmond o ' brien - john mcintyre produce and directed by henry ephron screenplay by claude binyon southern boy virgil walker ( tommy sands ) heads to new york city to show the northerners what rock ' n ' roll is all about . but , despite receiving a warm reception from his adoring fans , virgil feels lonely in the big city - - even going so far as to hire deliveryman c . k . judd ( nick adams ) to be his friend . meanwhile , virgil ' s domineering manager , joseph sharkey ( edmond o ' brien ) , stirs up publicity about his lucrative star , despite the negative impact that fame is having on virgil\nfollowing the blockbuster success of \u201czootopia\u201d and \u201cthe secret life of pets , \u201d \u201csing\u201d will be just the latest talking animal movie to hit the big screen this year .\nif you missed it , be sure to check out the full soundtrack for sing , which was released last month . lots of famous faces are featured on the soundtrack .\ncorden began the segment talking about backstreet boys\u2019 \u201ci want it that way . \u201d \u201cit\u2019s just a fact : boy bands are better than solo artists , \u201d he declared . \u201cthey got the hits , they got the choreographed dances . \u201d payne , who is embarking on his solo career following one direction , burst onstage to dispute corden\u2019s assertion . \u201cdon\u2019t get me wrong , \u201d he said . \u201cboy bands are great , obviously . but you can\u2019t be slumming solo artists . \u201d\nit was in that state of woke - ness , exacerbated by parenthood , that i watched a preview of the animated movie \u201c sing \u201d with my 6 - year - old .\ni am certain that the intent behind the making of \u201csing\u201d isn\u2019t to regurgitate negative stereotypes or preserve an ugly history , but sometimes intent is short lived under the weight of perception .\nfrom the creators of despicable me and the secret life of pets comes sing , an animated look at an intense competition featuring animals of all shapes , sizes and , well , talent .\njohnny struggles with the piano in sing . egerton knows the feeling .\ni cannot do it . i wish ,\nhe says . but he has fallen for the hawaiian ukulele .\npayne also sat for an interview with corden . the late late show host congratulated payne on the birth of new boy , whose name is bear , and payne explained that the unusual moniker stemmed from his child\u2019s size \u2013 \u201che\u2019s humongous ! \u201d \u2013 and his penchant for noisemaking .\nmoments later , the two were singing in heated competition , backed by the a cappella group the filharmonic . corden made his case for boy bands by performing n\u2019sync\u2019s \u201ctearin\u2019 up my heart\u201d and hanson\u2019s \u201cmmmbop . \u201d in response , payne sang george michael\u2019s \u201cfaith\u201d \u2013 ending with an emphatic hip thrust in corden\u2019s direction \u2013 ed sheeran\u2019s \u201cshape of you\u201d and his own hit single \u201cstrip that down . \u201d after payne claimed victory , he joined forces with corden to sing one direction\u2019s \u201cbest song ever . \u201d\nthe painfully shy elephant who ends up working as a stagehand because she is too scared to sing is voiced by tori kelly , making her film debut . kelly ' s album , unbreakable smile , dropped in 2015 .\nmy manager was the same as elvis ' s . colonel tom parker . he managed me and found me when i was a little boy in houston . my mother did , nt like colonel parker because he took over so much of my life from my mother . she ripped up the contract with parker .\nthe rest of the all - star cast includes nick offerman ( norman ) , leslie jones ( meena ' s mother ) and jennifer saunders ( miss nana noodleman ) . sing opens in theaters everywhere wednesday , december 21 .\nhe continued singing while studying acting at britain ' s prestigious royal academy of dramatic art .\nbut it\u2019s only been recent years that i ever considered the possibility i might be in a movie called sing ,\nsays egerton .\nzhou says they will avoid using the word \u201cboy\u201d or \u201cgirl\u201d when introducing the group . instead , they have carefully chosen a gender - free phrase , meishaonian , or \u201chandsome youths . \u201d but still , female fans on weibo have taken to calling them \u201chusbands , \u201d a meme usually reserved for male celebrities like justin bieber .\negerton hit sam smith ' s stay with me and elton ' s john ' s i ' m still standing in sing . he calls the songs ,\nbeautiful bits of soul . i love singing them . that\u2019s my jam .\nadding to the snl contingency on the sing cast are leslie jones and jay pharoah , who play mother and grandfather , respectively , to meena ( tori kelly ) , the stage - fright - prone elephant who needs some encouragement to put herself out there .\n\u2605 brady was born into a very talented family . his brother toured with the broadway show ' oliver ' when he was 8 years old and so brady lived the touring life at ages 2 and 3 . brady feels this gives him an advantage as he ' s lived on airplanes and hotels and knows what to expect if he made it into a boy band .\ncan a koala bear , voiced by matthew mcconaughey , create the world\u2019s best singing competition to prove himself in theater ? that\u2019s the premise of \u2018sing , \u2019 the new animated flick everyone is talking about . so , did you know how star - studded the cast was ?\nkingsman ' s taron egerton , who has signed on to play robin hood in the upcoming origin story , voices the sing character of johnny the teenage gorilla , who wants nothing more than to be a singer ( and not be a part of his father ' s gang ) .\nstars like matthew mcconaughey voicing the koala bear buster moon and reese witherspoon as the single - mother pig rosita are easily recognizable in the animated hit sing , now in theaters . but who voices the mysteriously soulful gorilla johnny , singing to stay out of his family ' s crime business ?\nthe five members have been dressing like boys in their daily lives long before they took to the stage , zhou says . lu has been wearing short hair since she started to learn fencing at around age ten . she recalls that in her childhood she got routine checks before going into public women\u2019s restrooms , with people calling her \u201clittle boy . \u201d the situation is less common these days , she says .\nfans are predominantly female , zhou says , ranging from teenagers to recent college graduates . they like acrush more than equally handsome boy bands , she says , because the five members can understand them better , which is particularly important in one - on - one interactions with fans . \u201ci ask them to reply every wechat and weibo message , \u201d says zhou . \u201cthey need to show gratitude [ to fans ] . \u201d\nacrush fills an unusual niche in china\u2019s homegrown boy or girl bands scene , where girl bands have been shaped by the influence of j - pop , which can involve knee socks , pony tails and other symbols of girlish cuteness . the letter \u201ca\u201d in the name stands for adonis , a god in greek mythology known as the epitome of male beauty , says the group\u2019s agent zhou xiaobai in a phone interview with quartz .\nthe family guy creator appears in sing as the hustling mouse known as mike , who boldly proclaims that he ' s not in the singing competition for fun , he ' s\nhere to win .\nin 2017 , seth macfarlane is set to appear in logan lucky alongside adam driver , sebastian stan , channing tatum and katie holmes .\nfrom illumination entertainment , the studio that brought you the secret life of pets comes an animated comedy about finding the music that lives inside all of us . sing stars academy award\u00ae winner matthew mcconaughey as buster moon , an eternally optimistic koala who puts on the world\u2019s greatest singing competition to save his crumbling theater ; academy award\u00ae winner reese witherspoon as rosita , an overworked and underappreciated mother of 25 piglets desperate to unleash her inner diva ; scarlett johansson as ash , a punk rock porcupine with a beautiful voice behind her prickly exterior ; and taron egerton as johnny , a young gangster gorilla looking to break free of his family\u2019s felonies . sing is the musical comedy event of the year !\nhe has a special connection with sir elton : they both star in the 2017 sequel kingsman : the golden circle . but egerton hasn ' t discussed his sing performance with john . .\ni hope he likes it , i ' m sure he ' ll let me know ,\nsays egerton .\ni really hope i pulled it off .\nbehind acrush is zhejiang huati culture communication co . ltd , an entertainment startup founded in 2016 in tencent\u2019s business incubator in jinhua , a small southeastern city best known for ham . huati adopts the same star - producing system that has proven a success in korea . the company recruits trainees across the nation and selects them to debut as part of a boy or girl group . aside from acrush , huati will roll out three other girl groups between april and may , says wang tianhai , the company\u2019s head .\nwreck - it ralph ' s very own john c . reilly voices the sing character of eddie , buster ' s sheep friend , who at one point tries to convince his buddy to move on from his talent show idea . o ' reilly will be seen next in kong : skull island before taking on the sherlock holmes tale with his pal will ferrell in holmes and watson , and then a sequel to wreck - it ralph coming in 2018 .\neverybody - - and every animal - - wants to be a star , or so it seems in the new musical animated feature sing , about a koala desperate to keep his family ' s theater from shutting its doors . to save it , he holds an american idol - type singing competition , which it seems every star in hollywood wanted a part of . see who is voicing who by checking out our guide to the main characters and the actors behind their voices .\nbrady tutton suffered a severe stutter as a child , and could barely speak . eventually , his therapists discovered that he didn ' t stutter whenever he would sing . since then , he ' s fallen in love with all kinds of music . he is not only a classically trained opera singer , but his tastes stretch across the spectrum and even include r & b . he comes from a talented family of performers , and he ' s found his niche with music .\nduring the first 60 seconds of the preview for \u201csing , \u201d i sat in the theater anticipating the film\u2019s premiere date . by the 2 : 45 mark when the police sirens , orange prison jumpsuit , and the word \u201cgang\u201d was uttered , i was breaking movie theatre etiquette . i scoured the internet for more information on the movie\u2019s characters . i also looked , to no avail , for comments from other skeptical parents \u2014 those parents who , despite america\u2019s progress , remember the history of black people being compared to monkeys ; or the countless number of unarmed black people felled to gun violence to many times later have their memories marred by negative and inappropriate descriptors like \u201cthug\u201d and \u201cgangster rap\u201d as a justified excuse to dehumanize and villainize them .\ntommy sands was a popular singer and actor in the late 50 ' s . his biggest hit song reached as high as number two on the pop charts .\ntommy adrian sands - - his real name - - was born in chicago in 1937 . his mother was a singer who performed in art kassel ' s band . growing up he enjoyed music , particularly country music . in 1944 his mother gave him a guitar for christmas . they moved to houston , and tommy spent some time there as a disc jockey as early as age 12 . in 1951 he cut his first record and by the following year he had attracted the attention of entrepreneur colonel tom parker , who signed young tommy to a contract with rca records . for the next few years he recorded some songs that had little impact .\n1957 was a breakthrough year for tommy sands . early that year he was given the title role in a televison play called\nfrom that show ; it went to number two and made him a very popular figure . in april , while still a teenager , he was featured on the televison show\nmeanwhile colonel parker had signed another singing sensation who had become prominent nationally in 1956 , elvis presley . comparisons between presley and sands were inevitable . both had been managed by parker , both burst on the scene in grand style , and both went to hollywood to make movies . for sands , his first film was a starring vehicle for him titled\n. he had trained as an actor when he was in school , and did an admirable job in his first film . his recording of the song from that film by the same title would become his third and last top forty tune .\n, along with popular singer / actress annette funicello , and he married pop - sensation - to - be nancy sinatra . tommy also continued with his recording career . other film roles came along , including\ntommy sands and nancy sinatra were divorced in 1965 and her father , frank sinatra , was not inclined to help sands with his singing career . sands did another film ,\nand eventually went into semi - retirement , moving to hawaii . he opened a nightclub and had a clothing business for a while . he also found time to appear in several episodes of the popular television program\ntommy sands ' name does not come up often when there are discussions of the early days of rock - and - roll , and his old songs receive very little play time on oldies radio stations . but that does not diminish the fact that he did a serviceable job with his acting career , drew comparisons to his contemporary elvis presley , and was very popular and a prominent figure in the early days of rock - and - roll .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe fastest interview i have ever done . the man just would not talk .\nborn into a musical family in chicago , his father was a pianist and his mother a big - band singer . while still young , he moved with his family to shreveport , louisiana . sands began playing the guitar at age seven and within a year had a job performing twice weekly on a local radio station . he was only fifteen when colonel tom parker heard about him and signed him to rca records . his initial recordings achieved little in the way of sales but in early 1957 he was given the opportunity to star in an episode of\nkraft television theatre\n. on the show , his song presentation of a joe allison composition called\nteenage crush\nwent over big with the young audience and , released as a 45 rpm single by capitol records , it went to no . 3 on the billboard hot 100 record charts .\nhe was divorced from sinatra in 1965 and has a daughter , model jessica sands , born in 1977 from another relationship .\nsands ' pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the rockabilly hall of fame .\nthe following took place wednesday june 27 2007 . it was a telephone interview .\nalways . i started singing when i was five and i always wanted to be in show business .\nelvis and i worked together a lot in the south during 1954 when he had his first record\nthat ' s alright mama\nwe would work in arkansas and louisiana , texas all the southern states . we worked together all thru 1954 .\noh i thought it was fantastic , and he moved like no buddy else moved ever ! he was just the most exciting performer i have ever seen .\nwell i stayed friends with him in the fifties but then i lost track of him . he was so humongous and i just lost track of him .\nbut colonel parker was the guy that got me the job to go to new york and the audition for ' the singing idol\n. that made me a star over night . colonel parker was responsible for that .\nhe was taking over all my life , and she was not able to control as much as she had in the past .\nwell colonel parker was the best thing that ever happened to me . my mom was wrong there .\nim still working , i worked in new york recently . i just worked at the elvis and priscilla honey moon house . i sang and played my guitar at that show . so i , m still going .\nwell i love your music , i ' m a big fan . thank you mr . tommy sands .\nwe are updating our terms of service , privacy policy , and cookie and internet advertising policy effective may 25 , 2018 ! you can preview the new version and see details about the updates here .\nhello ! we have selected english as your language preference . if you would like to browse in a different language , please choose a language using the dropdown . deutsch english espa\u00f1ol fran\u00e7ais italiano \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\na cinemascope picture tommy sands , lili gentle direct from the soundtrack u . s . a . - los angeles - 1958\ng . leopardi , jarijeff , espo58 , elacumulador , lonely _ man _ records . , showbiz _ kid , viorex\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nmanager joseph sharkey discovers a naive virgil walker who has an incredible vocal talent . sharkey takes virgil away from his humble beginnings , changes his appearance and turns him into a nationwide singing sensation .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\ntoday ' s new singing idol of the nation . . . launched by 20th the same way we brought elvis presley and pat boone to the screen . . . with strong story ! sensational songs ! sure - fire showmanship !\n20th century fox studios - 10201 pico blvd . , century city , los angeles , california , usa\nvirgil ' s aunt refers to herself as caro - line ( long i sound ) , and so do others in the cast . however , virgil calls her caro - lynn ( short i sound ) throughout , even on the phone just after she pronounces her own name\nher way .\n: i guess i miss the screamin ' . why don ' t you scream a little , mr . sharkey ?\nover - simplified , over - eager . . . but at least it looks good\nteen idol tommy sands never got as popular as his virgil walker character is here ( and if he did , it lasted about a minute ) . too bad then that his acting chops couldn ' t compensate for a lack of chart hits . young man goes from tent - revivals to teen king , but when a funeral back home beckons , his priorities change . cinemascoped affair has beautiful b & w photography and just enough melodrama to help it over the finish line , but it ' s awfully flimsy . perhaps elvis presley ' s life story was a starting point for original writer paul monash ( who later had a hand in 1976 ' s\ncarrie\n! ) , but tommy sands , although energetic , isn ' t up to presley ' s standards ( maybe ricky nelson ' s ) . he ' s got a handsome face and a gorgeous crop of greasy black hair ( like presley ' s ) , but when his adolescent voice squeaks in rebellion , one almost wants to duck for cover .\n4 of 5 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nfrom 1958 - this was the title track from the film which starred tommy in his first screen role .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nyour social account may not have provided your email to us . please confirm or enter it below to complete your profile .\nwe found your email in our system . please provide your site password to link to your existing account .\nforgot your password ? enter your email address and we ' ll send you instructions on how to access your account .\nwe have not verified that the email belongs to you . please check your inbox for the verification email .\nto resend the verification email , please enter your email address and click submit .\na young pop star struggles with his singing career being\nsinful\nand his gospel roots that his grandfather who raised him instilled in his heart .\nleonard maltin classic movie guide , copyright 2005 , 2010 . used by arrangement with penguin group ( usa ) inc .\ntm & \u00a9 2018 turner classic movies , inc . a time warner company . all rights reserved . code of conduct for this site | press room | privacy policy | | terms of use\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nyou must have javascript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website .\nour discs are guaranteed for life . if a disc ever stops playing correctly tell us and we ' ll replace for free .\nuse spaces to separate tags . use single quotes ( ' ) for phrases .\ngreat film quality and sound . mickey rooney is great in his role and was a good\nb\nfilm actor during the 50 ' s & 60 ' s . . . read more\na must for all jeffrey hunter fans . excellent picture quality and sound . susan harrison is sexy and evil . dennis ho . . . read more\nthe\nbirth of the beatles\n( us version ) movie is especially good image quality , i would rate it ( 9 . 5 ) for image qualit . . . read more\nthe picture quality was far better than i expected . outstanding ! this film is a quick snap shot of alan freed and the . . . read more\nfilm quality is excellent . this film is must have if you are a david janssen fan . the beautiful and flirty joyce taylo . . . read more\nthis collection of british documentary material has six episodes ; the most effective for me were\never so contemporary . . . read more\nfantastic movie . i am so glad to have been able to find this . the picture and sound is awesome . thank you so much video . . . read more\nthank you for my copy of\nlet no man write my epitaph .\nit ' s my 2nd all - time favorite movie and i couldn ' t find it on . . . read more\nwhat a terrific experience watching this film . i moved to the village in the early 1960s and remember the bleeker and . . . read more\njust received this wonderful movie today and i watched it almost immediately . the quality is excellent . i should have . . . read more\nsubscribe to the all - new rolling stone ! everything you need to know from the authority on music , entertainment , politics and pop culture .\nsign up for our newsletter and go inside the world of music , culture and entertainment .\nthis week on the hot 100 , payne\u2019s \u201cstrip that down\u201d \u2013 which features migos\u2019 quavo \u2013 climbed into the top ten , giving payne his first major u . s . hit as a solo act . he penned the track , which interpolates shaggy\u2019s number one \u201cit wasn\u2019t me , \u201d with ed sheeran and sheeran\u2019s \u201cshape of you\u201d co - writer steve mac .\n\u201cwe were trying to write a song that was like , if justin timberlake left n\u2019sync now , what would he put out ? \u201d payne explained earlier this year . \u201cthat was the concept of the song . this is what we came up with . \u201d\nwe want to hear from you ! send us a tip using our anonymous form .\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 rolling stone , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\nproducer ( as chris meledandri ) ( produced by ) ( p . g . a . )\nre - recording mixer ( as gary a . rizzo c . a . s . )\nscarlett johansson , tori kelly , nick kroll and taron egerton enter matthew mcconaughey ' s singing competition .\nwhen the koala buster moon ( voiced by matthew mcconaughey ) decides to put on a talent show , singers flock to audition , including seth macfarlane ' s abrasive mouse mike , reese witherspoon ' s pig mom rosita , taron egerton ' s teenage gorilla , scarlett johansson ' s porcupine ash and tori kelly ' s painfully shy elephant meena .\nbuster moon the koala ( voiced by matthew mcconaughey ) has the big idea to put on a talent show , but a slight mix - up means that the prize goes from his intended $ 1 , 000 to a grand total of $ 100 , 000 . mcconaughey , who also voiced a character in this year ' s kubo and the two strings , will next be seen in gold and the dark tower opposite idris elba .\nnick kroll voices the star of the film ' s trailers , gunter the pig , who sings proudly onstage clad in a glittery tracksuit . kroll ' s list of credits this year run the gamut from the animated sausage party ( as the voice of douche ) to the interracial marriage drama loving to the dramedy my blind brother .\nthe porcupine punk , ash , is voiced by scarlett johansson , who was in two of 2016 ' s biggest movies , the jungle book and captain america : civil war , and next appears in ghost in the shell , which is set to premiere in march .\nreese witherspoon voices the character of rosita , a put - upon pig mother of 25 who wants to follow her dreams . witherspoon will next star as mrs . whatsit in ava du vernay ' s star - studded a wrinkle in time , as well as in hbo ' s limited series big little lies .\nnick offerman ' s norman , husband of rosita ( reese witherspoon ) , has ignored his wife ' s talents for long enough . she tries to get some much - needed attention at home , while he largely sleeps on the sofa . offerman , best known as ron swanson on parks and recreation , was also seen this year on fx ' s fargo and in the film the founder .\nsaturday night live ' s beck bennett voices the character of lance , former boyfriend of porcupine ash ( scarlett johansson ) . next up for the comedian is the disney xd reboot of ducktales , in which he voices launchpad mcquack .\nlive nation ' s comedy guru on\nhuge\ntour money , louis c . k . ' s future and the netflix effect\nthe film follows a koala named buster moon who has one final chance to restore his theater to its former glory by producing the world\u2019s greatest singing competition .\nclick through the slideshow below to find out who voices characters in the hot new film\u2026 .\nwowsa , it has been 2 months since my former post at the 8 . 11 . 2016 ! now i\u00b4m counting the threads until the actual thread . thread 20 . reese , i\u00b4m very sorry for being absent for such a long time ! but my heart was with you \u2013 nearly \u2013 all that time ! * * * happy new year to you & all the ones , who love you ! * * * 1000 - suns - power - foreverrrrmyheartwillbeatforyours ! * * * my heart believes in reese\u00b4s heart & sings for it ! ! ! i will always love you , honeymoon - pineapple - bunny - leopard ! * * * kermit loves rosita !\nelle fanning and rowan blanchard are continuing their relationship with the fashion brand miu miu ! . . .\nit\u2019s been over a year since nathan sykes released his first solo album , unfinished business . . .\ndove cameron reminds fans that there ' s more to life than . . .\ngetting noticed by your fave celebrity on social media is quite a cool thing , but remember , . . .\n' love & hip hop ' star tommie lee arrested again for . . .\nufc ' s paul felder gives video tour of gnarly ufc 226 fight . . .\nsunny hostin says she was ' targeted ' on 4th of july by . . .\nthat ' s taron egerton , better known as the toughie - turned - spy eggsy from 2014 ' s kingsman : the secret service . egerton does all of the singing in his new voice role .\ni\u2019ve had more disbelief than i was expecting . i\u2019ve had people saying ' that\u2019s not you , is it ? ' which i didn\u2019t foresee . i guess that ' s a compliment ,\nsays egerton .\nhere are five things to know about the 27 - year - old star .\negerton went from the slick eggsy with a six - pack stomach in his breakout kingsman role to the portly british underdog ski - jumper in january ' s eddie the eagle . eddie co - star hugh jackman said his\njaw hit the ground\nwhen he saw the transformation .\ni kept saying on set , the fact that this young man can go from kingsman , playing a super - spy , to eddie the eagle is astonishing ,\njackman told usa today .\ni cannot think of anyone else in hollywood who could do them both successfully .\nharry ( colin firth ) helps eggsy ( taron egerton ) in the spy business in ' kingsman : the secret service . '\negerton hails from wales , united kingdom , which has a proud singing tradition .\nit\u2019s singing and rugby . and i don\u2019t do the rugby ,\nsays egerton .\ni always sang in school choirs and went on tours to other countries . i have always loved it . it\u2019s a very communal thing , and you really connect with people .\ndirector garth jennings said he wasn ' t aware of egerton ' s vocal skills , so he had him audition to hear his voice . instead of choosing from a list of suggested songs , egerton selected a favorite he had been playing non - stop . .\ni had otis redding\u2019s pain in my heart playing kind of on repeat . so i went in and did these arms of mine , one of my favorite songs ,\nsays egerton .\njennings was blown away :\nit was so moving and brilliant , that i thought , even if a shred of that comes through in the movie we have got to go with this .\nthe gorilla johnny ( voiced by taron egerton ) prefers being a singer over being a gangster , and rosita ( reese witherspoon ) yearns to be more than a doting mommy pig .\neddie ( taron egerton ) and his coach bronson peary ( hugh jackman ) rejoice in ' eddie the eagle . '\ni can play can\u2019t help falling in love . that ' s the thing i have mastered ,\nsays egerton .\nhe learned to ski for eddie the eagle , but never tried an olympic ski jump .\ni did set off from the top of one hill . but there was a net to catch me ,\negerton says .\nit\u2019s really , really scary .\ntrump disses fallon , and other tv hosts , as part of s . c . stump speech\nmatthew mcconaughey , reese witherspoon , seth macfarlane , scarlett johansson , john c . reilly , taron egerton , tori kelly\navengers assemble ! | marvel ' s avengers assemble s1 ep1 ( full episode ) avengers protocol , pt . 1\nmatthew mcconaughey as buster moon reese witherspoon as rosalita seth macfarlane as mike scarlett johansson as ash john c . reilly as eddie noodleman tori kelly as meena taron egerton as johnny nick kroll as bob jennifer saunders as nana jennifer hudson as young nana garth jennings as miss crawly beck bennett as lance jay pharaoh as meena\u2019s grandfather nick offerman as norman\nas you can tell by the premise , the film does feature a ton of great music . here\u2019s the song list of what\u2019s on the soundtrack \u2014 and the huge stars that are singing each one :\ngarth , who lends his voice in the film , is also the director of the new movie , and actually used his own experiences in the movie .\n\u201ci based the pig on my wife , \u201d he told our sister site , variety . \u201cmy wife didn\u2019t love that at first , but then she saw how adorable [ rosita ] was . she\u2019d quit her job as a fashion designer to raise our four kids , and then when she tried to go back \u2026she struggled because she was worried that maybe she\u2019s too old to do it again or she\u2019s been out of it for too long . \u201d\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 hollywoodlife , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc .\nmore tickets = more points = more movies on us ! rack up vip + points for every ticket you buy to score streaming movies and discounts on tickets and movie gear .\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore .\ncollect bonus rewards from our many partners , including amc , stubs , cinemark connections , regal crown club when you link accounts .\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .\nan optimistic koala voiced by matthew mcconaughey , buster moon is the mastermind of a singing competition meant to save his family ' s old theater , as he ' s unable to bear the thought of it closing forever . he ' s\nthe ultimate creator ,\nmcconaughey says ,\na showman who refuses to accept defeat and a guy who will accomplish the impossible through sheer force of will .\nshe ' s a shy mother of 25 piglets and the wife of a workaholic , but rosita the pig , voiced by reese witherspoon , always dreamed of being a real ham on stage .\nit\u2019s the love and passion rosita\u2019s given and received that pours out of her when she embraces her inner diva and lets loose ,\nwitherspoon says .\nrosita ' s dancing partner , a fellow pig named gunter , is voiced by nick kroll . and he ' s totally fabulous despite having little talent . \u201cgunter knows what we all should : everything is better in a gold track suit ,\nkrolll says .\nhe is the yin to rosita\u2019s yang . if she\u2019s hesitant , insecure and brilliantly talented\u2026 then gunter is the one who\u2019s first to hit the stage and shake his piggy patootie ; he\u2019s a legend in his own mind .\na punk - rock porcupine voiced by scarlett johansson , ash is a prickly teenager with a bad boyfriend . she finally realizes she deserves to stand out without him and become a badass solo act .\nash eschews outdated expectations that she should deliver a pop - princess act on the stage and just rocks it out with original music ,\njohansson says .\ni adore her .\nseth macfarlane voices mike the mouse , a tiny character with a giant personality and voice . as a con man and a crooner , he ' s smooth in more ways than one , but he desperately needs the contest money .\nwhat i like about this character is that he has zero concept of just how small he is ,\nsays macfarlane .\nmike is a whirlwind mix of bravado , swagger and showmanship , and he genuinely believes he has nothing to prove .\nthe opposite of mike , meena is big in size but initially quite small in voice . former american idol contestant tori kelly provides her singing talent in the role of the timid indian elephant , who eventually breaks free from her stage fright . \u201ci don\u2019t know anyone who doesn\u2019t have a bit of meena inside ,\nkelly says .\nas an artist , i went to that place of insecurity inside teenage tori to find my inner meena .\nwelsh actor taron egerton voices the cockney gorilla johnny , another character needing to break from expectations and show his stuff onstage . as the son of a criminal meant to follow in the family business , he has a lot to get off his chest , and a lot to blast out of his lungs .\nhe only needs big daddy to listen , to actually hear him , just once ,\negerton says .\nif that happens , johnny believes he can become his own man and really soar .\njohn c . reilly voices eddie noodleman , buster ' s business partner and the grandson of a singing legend . he ' s a sheep , and true to his species is not nearly as confident , particularly about the fate of the theater .\nown all of the previous ' mission : impossible ' movies to watch at home for just $ 3 . 99 each with ticket purchase . buy tickets\nreceive a free * exclusive ' jurassic world : fallen kingdom ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nchoose 1 of 2 free * posters with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nreceive a free * exclusive ' ant - man and the wasp ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater showtimes , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\nby signing out , you will not be able to resume watching content where you left off , enjoy cross - device viewing experience , or save your favorites to your my list .\n\u2605 brady ' s older sister has a recurring role on a television show .\n\u2605 brady had a terrible stutter when he was younger . he was embarrassed that his older siblings could get up on stage and act in front of people and he couldn ' t even speak normally . singing was the only time he wouldn ' t stutter so it became his favorite thing to do .\n\u2605 brady has made it a point to differentiate himself from his siblings by getting into r & b and hip - hop . he feels it throws people off that a white suburban kid from wisconsin loves r & b , hip - hop , and gospel .\n\u2605 brady doesn ' t see a life for himself outside of music . there is nothing more that he wants in life than to be a part of this band .\n\u2605 his hobbies are skateboarding and snowboarding and he occasionally likes to play tennis .\n\u2605 he loves to cook and his speciality is a family recipe - pasta dish with mushroom sauce .\nam idol : william hung chats and sings . oh that shirt ! ! !\nsee more from britain ' s got talent at urltoken calum appears nervous as he takes to the stage after his sister jade fails to win the backing of the judges . but the 26 - year - old ' s rendition of dancing on my own by robyn earns him a standing ovation from the audience , and he books his place in the live shows when simon presses the golden buzzer . subscribe : urltoken facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken\nhe sings for his dead brother . . . don ' t cry - youtube\nthis video contains content from sme , who has blocked it in your country on copyright grounds .\n[ merlin ] beggars , sme ( on behalf of xl recordings limited . ) ; cmrra , ubem , umpg publishing , umpi , and 10 music rights societies\nearlier this month , china\u2019s social network giant tencent held a series of music events called \u201chusband exhibition\u201d at chinese universities . the idea was to showcase new pop stars who appear on the company\u2019s online streaming site ; the term \u201chusband\u201d is how china\u2019s female fans refer to male pop stars who are so charming they fantasize about marrying them .\nthey had one big surprise in store for fans : they\u2019re not actually male .\nacrush is made up of five women mostly in their early twenties , who all have edgy short hairstyles and dress like a bunch of boyish hearthrobs . the group won\u2019t formally debut with a music video until the end of april . but it has already garnered a big fan base after several appearances at music events . its fan page ( link in chinese ) on china\u2019s twitter - equivalent weibo now has nearly 900 , 000 followers . by comparison , katy perry , also a big name in china , has about one million weibo followers .\n\u201ca group advocating freedom , not bounded by frames\u201d is acrush\u2019s distinguishing concept , zhou says .\nin china , women dressing up like men has become a more common sight and more accepted by society in recent years . that\u2019s in part thanks to pop idol li yuchun , dubbed the mother of the unisex look in china . after li won the nationwide talent show \u201csuper girl\u201d in 2005 , more boyish girls popped up on tv , but none of them became superstars like li .\nchina\u2019s talent agents have been talking about forming an androgynous band for years ever since li\u2019s success , zhou says , but few women wanted to take the risk . zhou\u2019s search for unisex stars across the country began last march . in september , the 28 - year - old agent narrowed down the target to 10 candidates . after two months\u2019 training , lu keran , an junxi , peng xichen , min junqian and lin fan emerged as the five members of acrush . the youngest is 18 - year - old lin from southwestern sichuan province .\nlin fan , peng xichen , lu keran , an junxi and min junqian ( from left to right ) in recording .\n21 - year - old lu , captain of acrush , says some female fans send love letters to her , but \u201cof course i won\u2019t like fans back . \u201d she says the company doesn\u2019t allow her to discuss her own or her teammates\u2019 sexual orientations .\naround 15 % of acrush\u2019s weibo followers are so - called \u201canti - fans , \u201d zhou says , who follow them solely for the purpose of railing against them because of their boyish looks . lu says she doesn\u2019t really care about the trolls , \u201cas long as they are happy . \u201d\nwhile those groups will have different styles , androgynous or sexy , wang says , they are all bundled into a brand called fantasy football confederation ( link in chinese ) . so for example , acrush is formally known as \u201cffc - acrush . \u201d all ffc members have to learn play soccer , and make it part of their stage performances . wang says playing sports can make the point that his pop stars are \u201csunny , healthy , and full of positive energy . \u201d he says he has chosen soccer partly because the government has placed great emphasis on the sport .\nlu had never played soccer before joining acrush . but she enjoys the training , \u201ceven as we get injuries sometimes . \u201d\n\u201cthe thing that nobody knows about our perfect family is that my husband is a monster . \u201d\nfor better or worse , kids get a lot of their education from cartoons . since my days of watching \u201calvin and the chipmunks\u201d and binge - watching reruns of \u201cthe jetsons\u201d and \u201cthe flintstones\u201d ( before binge - watching was a thing ) , i have come to view cartoons through a lens of thoughtfulness and consciousness that only time , experience and a new level of being\nwoke\ncould provide .\nthe characters \u2014 voiced by some of hollywood\u2019s heaviest hitters including matthew mcconaughey , reese witherspoon , scarlett johansson and seth macfarlane \u2014 take part in an \u201camerican idol\u201d - type singing competition .\nsounds fun , right ? especially since the cast of characters includes a mouse , an elephant , a pig , a porcupine\u2026and johnny , \u201ca young gangster gorilla looking to break free of the family\u2019s felonies . \u201d\nwith sirens blaring as johnny reluctantly helps his family commit a robbery , my daughter , seemingly confused and disappointed , asked why the gorilla is bad . why is he ?"]}
{"id": 116902, "summary": [{"text": "images is a 1972 british-american psychological horror film written and directed by robert altman and starring susannah york and ren\u00e9 auberjonois .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the picture follows an unstable children 's author who finds herself engulfed in apparitions and hallucinations while staying at her remote vacation home .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "conceived by altman in the mid-1960s , images was secured financing in 1971 by hemdale film group ltd. , and shot on location in county wicklow , ireland in the fall of that year .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the script , which had been sparsely composed by altman , was collaborateively altered throughout the shoot with input from the actors .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "images premiered at the 25th cannes film festival , where york won the award for best actress , after which it was released theatrically in the united states by columbia pictures on december 18 , 1972 .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "its theatrical run in the united states was short-lived , and the film received little promotion from hemdale in the united kingdom .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "critical reception of the film was mixed , with some critics praising york 's performance and vilmos zsigmond 's cinematography , while others faulted it for being incoherent , comparing it to films like repulsion ( 1965 ) .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was nominated for a golden globe award for best english-language foreign film , and john williams was nominated for an academy award for best original score . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "images ( film )", "paragraphs": ["de getty images . remarque : les images embarqu\u00e9es ne peuvent pas \u00eatre utilis\u00e9es \u00e0 des fins commerciales .\nbritannica image quest is a searchable database of digital images that allows access to more than two million images that are rights - cleared for educational use . the images are from over 50 of the best collections in the world , including : action plus for sports ; photo researchers ; akg - images ; getty images ; and photoshot .\nvideo game images have been leaked online possibly confirming what villains we will see in the film .\nlarry david in august 2014 . ( dave kotinsky / getty images via jta )\nfilm festival set . laurel . film awards winners . film awards logo . cinema . vector illustration .\nthere are many searchable collections of still and moving images , music and sound on the internet .\nall names , trademarks and images are copyright their respective owners . affiliate links used when available .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing images near you .\nbest actor . laurel . film awards winners . film awards logo . cinema vector illustration\nin case you forgot who wrote it : the on - screen title is robert altman ' s images .\ndetail of film slate on set . behind the scene background . , film idustry equipment .\n\u201cimages are powerful and can be game changers and that\u2019s why our awards show and others are so important . \u201d\nmla lite for research papers includes images of appendices , charts , figures and many other aspects of a paper .\nformerly jisc mediahub , mediaplus is hosted by alexander street with over 100 , 000 videos , images , and sound recordings .\n( we only support jpg and png images under 5mb and no larger than 4000px on either side at this time . )\nsign up to browse over million images , video clips , and music tracks . plus , get free weekly content and more .\nhit the jump to check out the images . odd thomas also stars addison timlin , nico tortorella , and gugu mbatha - raw .\nyou are viewing our newest and freshest images for your search . you can also switch to view results based on popularity or best match .\nspeaking to images the director said ,\nthe film ' s release date is now set for 11 aug 2017 . this is a long weekend , with monday being a holiday for 14th august . it ' s a better time for the film to release .\nset of awards for best film , actor , actress , director , music and short film with golden wreath and 2016 text . gold film award wreaths isolated on the white background .\nwomen talked of their aspirations relating to their clothes and of attempts to create images , which were perceived as successful . ( martin par . 20 )\nwhen the teaser trailer for the new film arrived in june , we had very little to go on , other than that this was pixar ' s first fairytale and was set in the scottish highlands . now disney has released some more images from the film and an updated synopsis :\n4th - 6th november 2016 - uk film festival premiere - aesthetica short film festival , york . d etails , click here .\ndetermining how and when you can re - use multimedia materials such as images , film and music can be especially challenging . the following resources may be useful , especially the codes of best practices established by various disciplinary societies .\nmy colleague kathy fuller - seeley ( rural film reception expert and ebay hunter extraordinaire ) acquired the scrapbook from someone who rescued it from a dumpster , and i am grateful to her and to jae ryu for these images .\nfilm awards and best nominee gold award wreaths on dark background . film awards logo . best award vector , award logo , winner logo , film festival nominee . isolated vintage retro elegant abstract emblem .\nimages festival is excited to announce the 2018 programming highlights that will be presented as part of the 31st edition , from april 12 - 20 , 2018 across toronto . focusing on local , national , and international contemporary moving image culture , images festival continues to present experimental projects across cinematic , exhibition , and live platforms .\nmla provides limited guidance on citing images : if you are unable to cite the image that you need to using the formats below , please contact us for assistance .\na type of film that rejects traditional narrative in favor of using poetic form ( color , motion , sound , irrational images , etc . ) to convey its meaning or feeling ; aka non - linear ; see also avant - garde\njakob lass attends the saarland film reception during 64th berlinale international film festival at saarland landesvertretung on february 12 , 2014 in berlin , germany .\nfrom september 29 to october 2 , the cine manguinhos in the manguinhos favela in the north zone of rio de janeiro hosted the first ever images and complexes film festival , featuring 30 films produced by favela residents from communities throughout the city .\nthe aim of the film festival is to provide a space for favela residents to showcase self - made audiovisual production , presenting stories and images that both expand and go beyond the issue of violence that so often dominates mainstream cinematic representations of favelas .\nliv lisa fries attends the saarland film reception during 64th berlinale international film festival at saarland landesvertretung on february 12 , 2014 in berlin , germany .\ni delayed the film ' s release because i only returned to pakistan yesterday after completing the film ' s post production abroad . there was no time to properly promote the film . there was no time even to make sure the film ' s posters were in all the cinemas .\nsusannah york won the best actress prize at the 1972 cannes film festival for her superb performance as a schizophrenic woman whose hallucinations turn deadly in images , one of robert altman ' s least known films , but also one of his most challenging and entertaining .\nanouschka renzi and guest attend the saarland film reception during 64th berlinale international film festival at saarland landesvertretung on february 12 , 2014 in berlin , germany .\ngerd bauer and christoph bicker attend the saarland film reception during 64th berlinale international film festival at saarland landesvertretung on february 12 , 2014 in berlin , germany .\nin these leaked video game images , thor is fighting the skrulls , a race of shapeshifting , power hungry aliens . the skrulls have been rumored to be the villains of the movie , and these images could confirm that . it is important to note , though , that in video game - movie tie ins , many times developers will add villains that aren\u2019t included in the movie .\n14th november 2017 - university of southampton , as part of southampton film week .\nactor sir patrick stewart attends the great british film reception honoring the . . .\nactor george lazenby attends the great british film reception honoring the british . . .\nactor joshua sasse attends the great british film reception honoring the british . . .\nactor gethin anthony attends the great british film reception honoring the british . . .\nactress kate burton attends the great british film reception honoring the british . . .\ntv personality kelly brook attends the great british film reception honoring the . . .\nactor ed westwick attends the great british film reception honoring the british . . .\nleon blaschke and viktoria lauterbach during the bavaria film reception ( bavaria . . .\ngerd bauer and claude oliver rudolph attend the saarland film reception during 64th berlinale international film festival at saarland landesvertretung on february 12 , 2014 in berlin , germany .\nanouschka renzi and guest attend the saarland film reception during 64th berlinale . . .\ngerd bauer and christoph bicker attend the saarland film reception during 64th . . .\nset of awards for best . black color film award wreaths isolated . awards vector\nthis concept is demonstrated in the film\nhurricane katrina : the drive .\nthe ibm strategic repository for digital assets such as images and videos is located at urltoken . this repository is populated with tens of thousands of assets and should be your first stop for asset selection .\nlarissa marolt during the bavaria film reception ( bavaria empfang ) during the munich film festival 2017 at kuenstlerhaus am lenbachplatz on june 27 , 2017 in munich , germany .\nnajet korel during the bavaria film reception ( bavaria empfang ) during the munich film festival 2017 at kuenstlerhaus am lenbachplatz on june 27 , 2017 in munich , germany .\nthe images awards was also one of the few organizations to honor nate parker \u2019s ambitious \u201c the birth of a nation , \u201d following the controversy that erupted about the star - director\u2019s past last year .\narguably altman ' s most atypical film , images is , on the surface , a traditional gaslight - like psychological thriller , that ' s transformed into a metaphysical\ntwilight zone\n- style meditation on insanity and reality vs . fantasy . stylistically controlled and tightly structured , altman restrains his\n29th & 30th july 2017 - crossing the screen film festival on tour , london .\n29th july 2017 - norfolk film festival , tuddeham . for details , click here .\nfilm directors chair with megaphone , projector , camera and clapboard . work on the set of the film . flat vector cartoon illustration . objects isolated on a white background .\nbehind the scenes or making of film in the studio and silhouette of camera man .\nsyed noor ' s upcoming film chain aye na will now release on aug 11 .\nactress danielle vasinova ( clutch detail ) arrives at the great british film . . .\nactress hanna alstrom arrives at the great british film reception at the london . . .\nactor matthew macfadyen arrives at the great british film reception at the london . . .\nactress anna paquin attends the great british film reception at the british consul . . .\nactress jane seymour attends the great british film reception at the british consul . . .\nactor julian sands attends the great british film reception at the british consul . . .\nactor henry cavill attends the great british film reception at the british consul . . .\nactress tanya franks attends the great british film reception at the british consul . . .\nstephanie stumph and her father wolfgang stumph during the bavaria film reception ( . . .\nlarissa marolt during the bavaria film reception ( bavaria empfang ) during the . . .\na general view during the bavaria film reception ( bavaria empfang ) during the munich film festival 2017 at kuenstlerhaus am lenbachplatz on june 27 , 2017 in munich , germany .\nirina wanka and wolfgang stumph during the bavaria film reception ( bavaria empfang . . .\ngerd bauer and claude oliver rudolph attend the saarland film reception during 64th . . .\nfilm awards wreaths set . element laurel , golden nominee , entertainment cinema . vector illustration\nstephanie pratt attends the national film awards at the porchester hall on march . . .\nnicholas lyndhurst , lucy smith and archie lyndhurst attend the national film awards . . .\ngill hinchcliffe and sir david jason attend the national film awards at porchester . . .\nthe online resource for visual arts . vads comprises over 100 , 000 copyright - cleared images for use in teaching , learning and research . collections include a number of important fashion , textile and design archives .\nprimal pictures : anatomy and physiology online ( apo ) includes high quality , 3d , informative images and information on anatomy and physiology . please enter your college username and password at the bradford college shibboleth login page .\nin order to cite images from the web , you must consider whether the item exists in a collection and is digitally reproduced on the web , or if it is an image that only exists on the web .\nnormally video games aren\u2019t covered here on hypable , but what is interesting about these images is who thor is fighting . in recent leaked images and video from the avengers cleveland set , men in motion capture suits have been battling the avengers , leading many people to believe that the threat will be extra terrestrial . mix in a crashed spaceship and some alien weaponry , it has become pretty obvious that the villains won\u2019t be of this world .\n6th may 2017 - oxford international film festival , uk . for details , click here .\n4th may 2017 - sunderland shorts film festival , uk . for details , click here .\n10th december 2016 - eindhoven film festival , the netherlands . for details , click here .\n28th november 2016 - the hidden film festival , london . for details , click here .\nbehind the scene . film crew team filming movie scene on outdoor location . group cinema set\nsir patrick stewart arrives at the great british film reception held at the london . . .\ndavid witts arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west . . .\njoshua sasse arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west . . .\njulian sands arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west . . .\nmatthew doyle arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west . . .\ndiane warren arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west . . .\nkate burton arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west . . .\nhanna alstrom arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west . . .\nactor sir patrick stewart arrives at the great british film reception at the london . . .\nactor julian sands arrives at the great british film reception at the london west . . .\nactress carmen ejogo arrives at the great british film reception at the london west . . .\ntv personality kathryn m . ireland attends the great british film reception at the . . .\njulia verdin ( l ) and actress jacqueline bisset attend the great british film . . .\nfritz karl and his partner elena uhlig during the bavaria film reception ( bavaria . . .\nleon blaschke and viktoria lauterbach during the bavaria film reception ( bavaria empfang ) during the munich film festival 2017 at kuenstlerhaus am lenbachplatz on june 27 , 2017 in munich , germany .\na general view during the bavaria film reception ( bavaria empfang ) during the . . .\nirina wanka and wolfgang stumph during the bavaria film reception ( bavaria empfang ) during the munich film festival 2017 at kuenstlerhaus am lenbachplatz on june 27 , 2017 in munich , germany .\nnajet korel during the bavaria film reception ( bavaria empfang ) during the munich . . .\ngreg smith , greg m . smith : blockade film reception study - - image main page\nmovies vector illustration icon set . included the icons as camera , film , awards , entertainment\nfilm awards . set of black and white silhouette award wreaths . vector eps 10 illustration .\nnicholas lyndhurst attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , . . .\njoe swash and stacey solomon attend the national film awards at porchester hall on . . .\nnatasha hamilton attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , . . .\npascal craymer attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , . . .\njessica cunningham attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , . . .\niron images is a one stop shop for your video needs . bred from the detroit art scene , we have the edge that most corporate and personal videos lack . we pride ourselves in creating high quality content for small independent artists , up to large scale highly produced corporate and feature shoots . iron images specialties include in house gfx and editing , plus an abundance of knowledge in video capture . let us tell your story for you today !\nthe film , which features actors like tim heidecker , zack fox , george clinton , hannibal buress , anders holm and david firth , debuted at the 2017 sundance film festival back in january . at the time of the premiere , several critics noted the film & apos ; s grotesque imagery , with the verge calling it \u201cthe grossest film ever made . \u201d yikes .\nthe two writer - directors have previously collaborated on several short film projects that have been screened at sheffield doc / fest and london short film festival . they established borderpoint films in 2015 .\ntarek ehlail , anouschka renzi , marianne matzer and aleksandar vidojkovic attend the saarland film reception during 64th berlinale international film festival at saarland landesvertretung on february 12 , 2014 in berlin , germany .\noctober - december 2017 - goethe science film festival , the philippines & malaysia . details here .\n3rd june 2017 - okotoks film festival , alberta , canada . for details , click here .\n26th november 2016 - international film festival of wales , cardiff . for details , click here .\n12th november 2016 - crystal palace international film festival , london . for details , click here .\n132 , 710 film set stock photos , vectors , and illustrations are available royalty - free .\nour own ben larned reviewed the film , calling it \u201cbloody , hilarious southern gothic madness . \u201d\n377 great british film reception stock photos , vectors , and illustrations are available royalty - free .\nfritz karl and his partner elena uhlig during the bavaria film reception ( bavaria empfang ) during the munich film festival 2017 at kuenstlerhaus am lenbachplatz on june 27 , 2017 in munich , germany .\nstephanie stumph and her father wolfgang stumph during the bavaria film reception ( bavaria empfang ) during the munich film festival 2017 at kuenstlerhaus am lenbachplatz on june 27 , 2017 in munich , germany .\nchristopher nolan narrates a sequence from his film , which was nominated for 3 golden globe awards .\nthis hungarian film is a careful , compassionate and beautifully acted character drama with a social conscience .\nsir david jason attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , . . .\napril pearson attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 . . .\nmandeep dhillon attends the national film awards on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\nmandeep dhillon attends the national film awards on march 29 , 2017 in london , . . .\ntonia sotiropoulou attends the national film awards on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\ntonia sotiropoulou attends the national film awards on march 29 , 2017 in london , . . .\negypt attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in . . .\ngrainne mccoy attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 . . .\nevanna lynch attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 . . .\njenna perez attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 . . .\nsandy channer attends the national film awards on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\nfilm award for the best film in the form of logo with camera and laurel branch . movie theater , cinematic award , movie premiere . flat vector cartoon illustration . objects isolated on white background .\nimages festival thanks head of programming aily nash and programmer faraz anoushahpour for their outstanding work on the 2018 festival , and wish them all the best in their future pursuits . we wish aily all the best as she continues her work as co - curator of the projections section of the new york film festival , and as program advisor to international film festival rotterdam \\ ' s shorts section . we thank faraz for his tremendous dedication to five editions of the festival . during his term with us , faraz took on many roles . his commitment to images \\ ' artistic direction , as well as incredibly versatile skills , led him to take lead as programmer for this past festival .\nflying lotus & apos ; debut feature film , titled kuso , now has a release date . today , a new trailer for the film was posted onto the internet , and with it came the revelation that the film will premiere exclusively on amc & apos ; s shudder streaming service july 21 .\nthe film has said to have been influenced by the french nouvelle vague ( french new wave ) .\n6th november 2016 - crossing the screen international film festival , eastbourne . for details , click here .\n50 , 812 hollywood film awards stock photos , vectors , and illustrations are available royalty - free .\nawards of film festival with wreath and 2017 text . golden color cinema illustration isolated on the white background\nsimon pegg attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in . . .\nsandy channer attends the national film awards on march 29 , 2017 in london , united . . .\npaul potts attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in . . .\nand here are some of the photos , which tease both domestic scenes and big musical numbers . for additional images from the set , including some concept art depicting familiar and unfamiliar locations , i recommend heading over to entertainment weekly and taking a look .\nin the style of : altman readily acknowledged that this film was inspired by the work of ingmar bergman .\n16th - 19th march 2017 - euregion film festival , herleen , netherlands . for details , click here .\n7th & 9th october 2016 - world premiere - vancouver international film festival . for details , click here .\nbehind the scenes of movie shooting or video production and film crew team with camera equipment at outdoor location .\nbehind the scene . actress in front of the camera on the film set outdoor location . group movie scene\nthe sense of place is as pervasive as a character in \u201cmoss , \u201d a film by daniel peddle .\negypt attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\nworks of art\nrefers to paintings , sculptures , photographs , lithographs , images from the web , etc . there are a number of details to pay attention to when citing works of art , for example , the name of the institution that houses the work .\nsusannah york won the best actress prize at the 1972 cannes film festival for her superb performance as a schizophrenic woman whose hallucinations turn deadly in images , one of robert altman ' s least known films , but also one of his most challenging and entertaining . alone in her luxurious apartment , cathryn ( susannah york ) receives a phone call from a friend , . . . read more\n4th - 13th march 2017 - african premiere - rapidlion international film festival , johannesburg . details , click here .\n26th - 29th october 2016 - impact film festival on lung health , liverpool . for details , click here .\nbehind the scene of tv movie video film shooting production crew team and camera lighting set in the big studio .\nnicholas lyndhurst attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\nsimon pegg attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\napril pearson attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\ngrainne mccoy attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\nevanna lynch attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\njenna perez attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\nnatasha hamilton attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\npascal craymer attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\njessica cunningham attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\npaul potts attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\ne . t . the extra - terrestrial . dir . steven spielberg . universal pictures , 1982 . film .\n\u201cimages\u201d is a very atypical altman film . for one thing , the dialog doesn\u2019t overlap , and the visual style is more lyrical at some times , more jagged at others , than his usual approach of sticking his cinematic nose here and there and rummaging about in his plot . the photography is by vilmos zsigmond , who does a skillful job of staying within the woman\u2019s point of view while nevertheless suggesting what\u2019s really going on . there\u2019s an especially good use of images to suggest her confusion over time and real events . some of the moments of deja - vu remind us of \u201cdon\u2019t look now\u201d ( which the biograph had the good sense to put on the same double bill ) .\nthe current status of the film is not entirely clear , though the billboard at cannes states \u201c2018 coming soon . \u201d\ncatch is a fictional short film about a father and daughter quarantined in their home in a post - antibiotic world .\nwas enjoying one of the most extraordinary positions the film industry has ever given a director / producer . his last three\nsir david jason attends the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\nstephanie pratt attends the national film awards at the porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\new have also released three more new images from the fantastic beasts movie set , with one seeming to show newt being interrogated by percival graves . redmayne and director david yates have also been speaking to ew about the movie ' s tone , and how it ties into modern day society .\ncolumbia picked up the distribution rights ( altman was a hot property in 1971 ) and entered \u201cimages\u201d in the new york film festival . inexplicably , neither of the two principal film critics for the new york times ( vincent canby and roger greenspan ) chose to review it , and it was dismissed in a blistering and largely unperceptive review by howard thompson ( \u201ca mishmash\u201d ) . and that was that . the film never achieved a normal commercial release in america . it had its chicago - area premiere last february at northwestern university and its first theatrical 35mm showing last weekend at the biograph . it undoubtedly will return in one or another repertory series .\nthe one australian film in the bunch , tracey moffatt ' s bedevil , i ' d already seen at the sydney film festival and was less than enthused , but for my own piece of mind went to see it again . three of my fellow jurors walked out , while i found the second viewing less abrasive than the first . maybe it ' s a film that grows on you . one lone juror , however , hailed moffatt ' s film a masterpiece .\n1\nchastain\u2019s choice of adjective could certainly apply to the marketing campaign for an upcoming animated film that many spotted at the festival .\n14 . 03 . 2016 - the film is complete ! we ' re now gearing up for festival submissions and promotion .\nblurry image of movie shooting or video production and film crew team with camera equipment at outdoor location and light flare effect .\nclaremont av upper west side new york usa - october 2016 - film crew setting up their filming equipment on the sidewalk .\ncinema film festival poster template . vector hand drawn retro illustration of a camera man shooting a movie scene with vintage camera .\noriginally conceived in the mid - sixties , images concerns a pregnant children ' s author ( susannah york ) whose husband ( rene auberjonois ) may or may not be having an affair . while holidaying in ireland , her mental state becomes increasingly unstable resulting in paranoia , hallucinations and visions of a doppelg\u00e4nger .\njoe swash and stacey solomon attend the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\naltman shot \u201cimages\u201d ( 1972 ) in ireland during the wet autumn months of 1971 , and premiered it the following may at cannes . it won susannah york the award for best actress ( it\u2019s the role she\u2019s most proud of ) , but left its cannes audiences mostly confused . it isn\u2019t the sort of film you feel affectionate about . it\u2019s complex and cold , although not nearly as hard to understand as some of the first reviews suggested .\nthe images and complexes collective has been active since 2012 , hosting film screenings and cinema club events in various favela communities . the collective is comprised of individuals involved in audiovisual production from several different favelas , including manguinhos , rocinha and complexo do alem\u00e3o , and has worked in partnership with a number of favela - based groups including tv tagarela and ra\u00edzes em movimento . this year marks their first ever film festival , made possible with the financial sponsorship of electric utility light , as well as partnerships with government programs including favela criativa and the state secretariat for youth , sport and recreation .\nbehind the scenes or the making of film video production and movie crew team working in silhouette of camera and equipment set in studio .\nlos angeles - nov 1 : james corden arrives to the hollywood film awards 2015 on november 1 , 2015 in hollywood , ca .\ngill hinchcliffe and sir david jason attend the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\nexamples : death of a gunfighter ( 1969 ) , let ' s get harry ( 1986 ) , the shrimp on the barbie ( 1990 ) , and the last film with the ironic alias : an alan smithee film : burn , hollywood , burn ( 1997 ) .\nalmost every kubrick film is a showcase for some major innovation in technique \u2013 in 2001 it was the revolutionary visual effects ; in the shining , his mastery of the steadicam . on barry lyndon , kubrick and cinematographer john alcott set themselves the task of shooting as many sequences as possible without recourse to electrical light . for the many densely furnished interior scenes , this meant shooting by candlelight , a feat difficult enough in still photography , let alone with moving images to capture .\n28th - 29th april 2017 - crossing the screen film festival\non tour\n, eastbourne , uk . for details , click here .\nif you were anxiously waiting for the release of adnan siddiqui and sajal aly ' s bollywood debut film mom , we have good news .\ndavid witts arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\njoshua sasse arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\njulian sands arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\nmatthew doyle arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\ndiane warren arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\nkate burton arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\nhanna alstrom arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\nactor julian sands arrives at the great british film reception at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\nactress carmen ejogo arrives at the great british film reception at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\nactress hanna alstrom arrives at the great british film reception at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\nactor matthew macfadyen arrives at the great british film reception at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\nexample : star wars episode ii : attack of the clones ( 2002 ) , the first feature ' film ' shot using digital video cinematography , isn ' t really a film - an anachronistic term in this case ; in the civil war film , glory ( 1989 ) , one of the kids in the film wears what appears to be a swatch watch ; or in lawrence of arabia ( 1962 ) , a u . s . browning air - cooled machine gun is oddly featured before its time ; or the use of 1873 colt peacemakers in red river ( 1948 )\n\u201cred shoes and the 7 dwarfs\u201d was previously scheduled for a summer 2017 release . earlier this month , the hollywood reporter announced that moretz was set to add her voice to the movie and that south korean sales company finecut would be introducing the film to buyers at the cannes film festival .\ncopyright \u00a9 2005 - 2018 / film . privacy policy / cookie policy . web design by pro blog design . logo concept by : illumination ink\n06 . 11 . 16 - catch has won a\nspecial mention\naward at crossing the screen international film festival in the narrative strand .\nsir patrick stewart arrives at the great british film reception held at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\nactor sir patrick stewart arrives at the great british film reception at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\n2 it is erroneous to read ' feature ' in terms of narrative content when it more accurately applies to the temporal duration of the film .\nnicholas lyndhurst , lucy smith and archie lyndhurst attend the national film awards at porchester hall on march 29 , 2017 in london , united kingdom .\n22 . 02 . 17 - catch has been selected to screen at cinesud ' s euregion film festival in herleen in the netherlands . the festival runs from 16 - 19th march 2017 , and catch will screen in short film block 3 on saturday 18th march . for more information , click here .\noperator holding clapperboard during the production of short film outdoor in the night with sportive yellow car and actor on stage . focus on the clapperboard and monitors\nsilhouette dark professional man hold the stability ronin for video film production and make movie in shadow at mystery stage . camera stabilizer automatic system with gimbal .\nactress anna paquin attends the great british film reception at the british consul general ' s residence on february 22 , 2013 in los angeles , california .\nactress jane seymour attends the great british film reception at the british consul general ' s residence on february 22 , 2013 in los angeles , california .\nactor julian sands attends the great british film reception at the british consul general ' s residence on february 22 , 2013 in los angeles , california .\nactor henry cavill attends the great british film reception at the british consul general ' s residence on february 22 , 2013 in los angeles , california .\nactress tanya franks attends the great british film reception at the british consul general ' s residence on february 22 , 2013 in los angeles , california .\nand nicky butler attend the great british film reception honoring the british nominees of the 87th annual academy awards at the london west hollywood on . . .\nin parenthetical citations , shorten terms that are commonly abbreviated ( e . g . natl . film board ) ( 6 . 4 . 5 ) .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nmind screw : hell , the characters seem perplexed by what ' s happening ; even after the film ends you ' ll still have lots of questions .\nthe cast of the highly - anticipated black panther film made an appearance at san diego comic con over the weekend ( jul . 22 ) to answer some fan questions and unveil more clips of the film . the exclusive footage was apparently so exciting to witness that audience - goers weren\u2019t the only ones cheering .\nif possible , incorporate the title of the film or video in the text of your research paper , instead of using a parenthetical reference . for example :\n\u201cwhen the olympics came and hosted that opening ceremony , it used the aesthetics of the favela\u2013the architecture , funk , colors , black bodies , and dancing\u2013to the point that i think today things are quite different from when i was a child . the difference is that nowadays you can no longer think of rio de janeiro without thinking of favelas . cinema did this ; cinema brought the favela into the imagination of brazil , and has transformed the outside world\u2019s way of imagining rio . nevertheless we believe that it is imperative to decentralize this gaze , because even productions with the best of intentions continue to privilege narratives of violence\u2026 the name images and complexes is meant exactly in the sense of \u2018complicating\u2019 these images from various points of view , and decentralizing this representation . \u201d\nbut the image awards went further , nominating \u201cloving , \u201d the story about an interracial couple fighting for their marriage in virginia , for best film ; negga is the sole oscar nominee from that film . it also nominated \u201chidden figures\u201d star taraji p . henson , another contender who missed out on an oscar nomination .\nat the end of this month , the images and complexes collective will release a catalog of all 30 films including a brief synopsis , name of director , release date , and location . additionally , the curators will highlight five films in particular in the catalog with an in - depth review . the catalog will be printed and distributed for free , and will also be available online .\nnineteen new images have been released online for stephen sommers \u2018 adaptation of dean koontz \u2018 novel , odd thomas . the film stars anton yelchin as a short - order cook who can communicate with the dead , and judging by the trailer , it\u2019s got a fun , quirky vibe that\u2019s a far cry from sommers\u2019 previous blockbuster films , which includes the mummy , the mummy returns , van helsing , and g . i . joe : the rise of cobra . the images don\u2019t tell us much about the film we didn\u2019t already know , but we have learned some unfortunate news about the feature . according to thr , \u201ctwo out of ten prods . , known at toot , and fusion films filed their lawsuit monday in los angeles superior court , naming as defendants outsource media group fund , abs investment group , individuals craig chang and mark bishop , and outsource media group , \u201d over $ 35 million in marketing and distribution costs . thr has more details regarding the particulars of the case , but the long and short of it is that we shouldn\u2019t expect to see the film until this matter is resolved . it\u2019s disappointing when you consider that not only does it have yelchin in the lead , but the cast also includes willem dafoe and patton oswalt .\n16 . 10 . 2016 - catch has been selected for screening at birmingham film festival on saturday 26th of november ! click here for more details and tickets .\nhe explained that the delay is due to the fact that he had not been in the country and during that time the film had not been promoted properly .\nactress danielle vasinova ( clutch detail ) arrives at the great british film reception at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\ntv personality kathryn m . ireland attends the great british film reception at the british consul general ' s residence on february 22 , 2013 in los angeles , california .\n, and british consul general chris o ' connor attend the great british film reception honoring the british nominees of the 87th annual academy awards at the london . . .\nthe first date listed is the date the film was published online . the second date listed is the date you accessed it ( 5 . 6 . 2b ) .\none of the most indelible images in \u201cdunkirk , \u201d christopher nolan\u2019s brilliant new film , is of a british plane in flames . the movie recounts an early , harrowing campaign in world war ii that took place months after germany invaded poland and weeks after hitler\u2019s forces started rolling into the netherlands , belgium , luxembourg and france . the plane , having glided to a stop , has been defiantly set ablaze by the pilot to avoid its being captured . it\u2019s an image of unambiguous defeat but also an emblem of resistance and a portent of the ghastly conflagrations still to come .\nthe film was criticized by some when it was first released for being\npretentious ,\nciting as an example the fact that the actors ' names are transposed onto the characters they ' re playing opposite , but this now seems to be just another piece of the film ' s jigsaw - like design . it ' s filled with\nthe film\u2019s stars ( chadwick boseman , lupita nyong\u2019o , danai gurira , daniel kaluuya , forest whitaker , and andy serkis ) leapt to their feet , cheered and gave each other celebratory hugs during their appearance at hall h . according to moderator chris hardwick , this was the first time the film\u2019s ensemble had seen this footage as well .\nartstor is an image database featuring a range of images from some of the world ' s leading museums , photo archives , scholars , and artists . it has more than two million images from 280 collections that can support many topics including archaeology , architecture , art history , design , fashion & costume , , literature , religion , theatre , world history , and much more . the image library is constantly growing with new collections added monthly , continually expanding areas of reference and study . to access artstor off campus : click on log in from the artstor home page , select ' log in through your institution ' . type in bradford college or select from the drop down list and click on log in . enter your college username and password . you may be asked to register . please use your college email address .\nfor photographic reproductions of artwork ( e . g . images of artwork in a book ) , treat the book or website as a container . remember that for a second container , the title is listed first , before the contributors . cite the bibliographic information as above followed by the information for the source in which the photograph appears , including page or reference numbers ( plate , figure , etc . ) .\n22 . 10 . 2016 - catch has been selected to screen at the impact film festival for lung health at this year ' s international union against tuberculosis and lung disease conference in liverpool from october 26 - 29th ! hundreds of health professionals , researchers and policy - makers will get a chance to see and engage with the film . we are delighted at this opportunity to share catch with the scientific community working on the issue at the film ' s core - antibiotic resistance . click here fore more details .\nmany people shared their outrage in huffpost parents\u2019 \u201cso you want to raise a feminist\u201d facebook group . several parents noted that they would not be showing the film to their children .\nthe film , starring shahroz sabzwari and sarish khan in lead roles , was earlier set to hit screens on july 21 , however , the director has now changed his decision .\nhe film was greeted , on its release , with dutiful admiration \u2013 but not love . critics were itching to rail against the perceived coldness of kubrick ' s style , the film ' s self - conscious artistry and slow pace . audiences , on the whole , rather agreed \u2013 it was not the commercial success warner bros had been hoping for .\ninclude the medium after the latest date in the citation . mediums include : film , dvd , videocassette , laser disc , etc . ( 5 . 7 . 3 ) .\n\u201cimages\u201d is a film altman admirers should make a point of seeing . its very differences with most of his work help illuminate his style , and he demonstrates superb skill at something he\u2019s supposed to be weak at : telling a well - constructed narrative . it also shows him in inventive collaboration with miss york , whose children\u2019s book about unicorns is read on the sound track and supplies her character with an alternate fantasy universe in which strange creatures and quaint legends replace the challenges of real life . but the movie , as i\u2019ve suggested , inspires admiration rather than involvement . it\u2019s a technical success but not quite an emotional one .\nthe pseudonym used by directors who refuse to put their name on a film and want to disassociate themselves , usually when they believe their control or vision has been co - opted by the studio ( i . e . , the film could have been recut , mutilated and altered against their wishes ) ; aka alan smithee jr . , allan smithee , or allen smithee\nwhile combinations of ' ghost story ' and ' feature ' film conveniently suggest a mainstream reception agenda in terms of generic placement , it is important to note that each of the three stories needs to be addressed in its own right . these film texts cannot or should not be read simply as a feature film , encumbered with all the critical shortcomings such a categorisation implies . 2 such a reading would merely impose conventional generic labels such as horror or suspense drama . this film defies conventional read - offs . instead it demands that viewers position themselves in relation to the changing historical and social dynamics that are occurring in australia today . spectators are confronted not once but three times by these changing cultural visions in moffatt ' s latest work .\nemail us for a download of the film - to screen it in a lecture , a classroom , or at an event . or to say what you liked or disliked about it .\nactor george lazenby attends the great british film reception honoring the british nominees of the 87th annual academy awards at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\nactor joshua sasse attends the great british film reception honoring the british nominees of the 87th annual academy awards at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\nactor gethin anthony attends the great british film reception honoring the british nominees of the 87th annual academy awards at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\nactress kate burton attends the great british film reception honoring the british nominees of the 87th annual academy awards at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\nactress danielle vasinova attends the great british film reception honoring the british nominees of the 87th annual academy awards at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california .\nactor ed westwick attends the great british film reception honoring the british nominees of the 87th annual academy awards at the london west hollywood on february 20 , 2015 in west hollywood , california ."]}
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", "topic": 14}], "title": "rogue one", "paragraphs": ["rogue connections \u2013 uncover easter eggs and film facts hidden throughout the movie that connect rogue one to the star wars universe .\nhi - res stills from rogue one : a star wars story finally arrive .\nguy henry was cast to play tarkin in principal photography for \u201crogue one . \u201d\ncoming up later on urltoken a gallery of exclusive new images from rogue one .\nrogue one\nspins\nstar wars\ninto a whole new orbit .\nevidence that we won\u2019t actually see rogue one toys for a long time now .\nthe first trailer for the new star wars movie rogue one has been released .\ndoug chiang talks about the beginning visual development of the world of rogue one .\nmore like tv \u2026 a scene from rogue one . photograph : allstar / lucasfilm\na battle rages on in\nrogue one : a star wars story .\n\u201crogue one : a star wars story\u201d will be released in theaters december 16 .\nrogue one : a star wars story by michael giacchino / arr . paul murtha\n\u2018rogue one : a star wars story\u2019 debuts at no . 1 on disc charts\nwant to see a bunch more pictures from rogue one ? we ' ve got every single one of them right here .\nrogue one is strengthened , not weakened , by its diverse , chosen one - subverting view of the star wars universe .\nspoiler alert ! the following includes spoilers from rogue one : a star wars story .\nwarning : this article contains spoilers about \u201crogue one : a star wars story . \u201d\n( some slight spoilers for \u201crogue one : a star wars story\u201d are below . )\nthursday on urltoken new photos from rogue one , and details on darth vader\u2019s return .\nrogue one : a star wars story arrives in cinemas on december 16 , 2016 .\nrogue one : a star wars story is scheduled to be released dec . 16 .\nsee how ralph mcquarrie and the original trilogy were the foundation of rogue one\u2019s visuals .\nben mendelsohn in rogue one : a star wars story . photograph : allstar / lucasfilm\na death trooper in action in\nrogue one : a star wars story .\nin a franchise first , rogue one \u2019s soundtrack isn\u2019t helmed by the legendary composer .\nrogue one : a star wars story is released in uk cinemas on december 15 .\nfor complete information on the 2017 nissan rogue : rogue one star wars limited edition and all other nissan vehicles , please visit urltoken .\n2017 nissan rogue : rogue one star wars limited edition only 5 , 000 available , don\u2019t miss out . find out more on urltoken\nk - 2so ( alan tudyk ) is one of the robot stars of\nrogue one : a star wars story .\njabez olssen is one of the editors of rogue one : a star wars story ; along with john gilroy and colin goudie .\na report on rogue one toys from the nuremberg toy fair\u2026 that may not be real .\nthere ' s a cgi of peter cushing in rogue one . he ' s constantly breakdancing\nthe film titled rogue one will be directed by gareth edwards ( godzilla , monsters ) .\nget your first look at rogue one : a star wars story in theaters this december .\ndiego luna and felicity jones star in\nrogue one : a star wars story .\nfelicity jones and diego luna star in\nrogue one : a star wars story .\nit ' s the death star from\nrogue one : a star wars story .\nriz ahmed and felicity jones star in\nrogue one : a star wars story .\nmost of the star wars films are cover versions of the original movie\u2014 rogue one included .\nvisit the official rogue one : a star wars story home entertainment site for more information .\n\u2018rogue one : a star wars story\u2019 debuts at no . 1 on disc charts \u2013 variety\n1 .\nrogue one\nis the first\nstar wars\nspin off movie .\n3 . rogue one was inspired by films including the dam busters and the guns of navarone .\nstar wars catalyst : a rogue one novel is set for release on november 15th , 2016 .\nthe fan made star wars rogue one logo used in the header was created by michael cohen .\ngo behind the scenes with the cast and crew of rogue one : a star wars story .\nthe most surprising element in rogue one wasn ' t the deaths ; it was the resurrections .\nrogue one : a star wars story soundtrack is available now : download : urltoken streaming : urltoken sp music video by michael giacchino performing rogue one . ( c ) 2016 lucasfilm ltd . urltoken\nthe force was clearly strong with the filmmakers of \u201crogue one : a star wars story . \u201d\nthe reviews for rogue one : a star wars story are out - and they ' re mostly good . ' rogue one ' is the first one off star wars movie . it takes place before the events in ' a new hope . '\nwe now have plenty of new information on the cast of rogue one : a star wars story .\nthis snow will not stop me . \u2014 watching rogue one at amc loews orpheum 7 movie theater urltoken\nforest whitaker is in negotiations to join the cast of lucasfilm\u2019s \u201cstar wars\u201d anthology pic \u201crogue one . \u201d\nrogue one is an enjoyable addition to the franchise and jones ' s jyn is a compelling lead .\nis rogue one the end of michael giacchino\u2019s punny track titles ? | birth . movies . death .\nstar wars fans will get another look at leia\u2019s adoptive father , bail organa , in rogue one .\nrogue one is about to be released in theatres , but we\u2019re still learning casting from the film .\nthe blu - ray release date for rogue one : a star wars story appears to have leaked .\nthe marketing juggernaut behind \u201crogue one : a star wars story\u201d is impressive , to say the least .\nwhat i\u2019m saying is that rogue one is probably already the best star wars spinoff movie ever made .\nthe force was clearly strong with the filmmakers of\nrogue one : a star wars story .\ninferno squad was announced as a rogue one sequel novel back in february , focusing on a team of imperial soldiers aiming to \u201cinfiltrate and eliminate the remnants of saw gerrera\u2019s partisans\u201d after the events of rogue one .\nthrough yesterday , rogue one \u2018s cume stands at $ 358 . 7m , which is 33 % ahead of avatar through 13 days . in its daily b . o . , rogue one eased 20 % .\nfelicity jones , who played jane hawking in the theory of everything , will take on the female lead as one of the rebel soldiers in rogue one .\nsoon we should have details on the hover craft troopers . rogue one is going to be really awesome .\npeter cushing in the original star wars . . . or in rogue one . who really knows anymore ?\npeter cushing is dead . rogue one\u2019s resurrection is a digital indignity | catherine shoard | opinion | the guardian\ndespite rumors , we can now officially say this rogue one character is director orson krennic . image : lucasfilm\nour most favourite thing about rogue one is that darth vader will be putting in an appearance , which makes perfect sense given the film is set during his reign as the emperor ' s chief enforcer . the rumour was confirmed at the rogue one panel . and then super - confirmed in the second rogue one trailer .\ncassian andor ( diego luna ) is on guard in\nrogue one : a star wars story .\nbodhi rook ( riz ahmed ) speaks to benthic in\nrogue one : a star wars story .\nrogue one is produced by kathleen kennedy and shot at pinewood studios in the uk , using pinewood digital .\nrogue one : a star wars story will be released on dvd and blu - ray on april 4 .\nfor sure not this year . there won ' t be any piece of advertising attached to rogue one .\nrogue one : a star wars story has joined the $ 1 billion club at the worldwide box office .\nrogue one is the 28th movie to earn $ 1 billion or more globally , not accounting for inflation .\nduring its theatrical run , rogue one was the highest - grossing domestic release of 2016 , earning itself a spot as one of the top 10 biggest - earning domestic releases of all time . rogue one also crossed the $ 1 billion mark at the worldwide box office .\n' rogue one : a star wars story ' tracking for huge $ 130m - plus u . s . debut\ndisney released the first trailer for \u201crogue one : a star wars story\u201d thursday morning on \u201cgood morning america . \u201d\nrogue one leads directly to the events of the very first star wars movie , which was released in 1977 .\nno jedi . no clear - cut heroes and villains . what does that mean for ' rogue one ' ?\n\u2018fences , \u2019 \u2018la la land\u2019 enter top 10 in rogue one\u2019 , \u2018sing\u2019 holiday b . o . | deadline\nthe footage released at star wars celebration ' s rogue one panel on july 15 certainly backs up that description .\nhe also admitted to ' nearly having a heart attack ' when george lucas visited the set of rogue one .\ndirector krennic ( ben mendelsohn ) commands the death troopers in\nrogue one : a star wars story .\ncassian andor ( diego luna ) is a rebellion fighter in\nrogue one : a star wars story .\nrogue one : a star wars story is available on blu - ray , dvd and digital download 10th april .\ngonna copy and paste something else i wrote about character development in rogue one . sorry for the book guys .\nrogue one is a live - action eu novel , for better and worse | birth . movies . death .\ndisney ' s rogue one has continued on from its box office dominance last year to rule home video release .\n4 . if none of this makes sense , just look at this\nrogue one for dummies\ninfographic .\nwhen rogue one wasn ' t shooting on gan , the team was filming on the nearby uninhabited berasdhoo island , which is one of the atoll ' s largest .\nwith the help of some robust and varied social marketing campaigns , rogue one , the first standalone star wars film , rocketed to number one in the box office .\nwhere rey was destined for greater things , however , the rogue one teaser suggests that jyn won ' t be as fortunate , especially if that final shot is to be believed . will rogue one be a study in contrasts ?\none small point , at least one of the paratroopers shouts\nfor jedha\nwhile exiting he transport .\nwarwick davis , one of the star wars family ' s most familiar faces and a fanboy favorite , has joined the cast of rogue one : a star wars story .\nfelicity jones as a tough - minded , quick - thinking hero in \u201crogue one : a star wars story . \u201d\n' rogue one : a star wars story ' shows there ' s life in star wars yet . . . barely\njimmy smits , who played bail organa in episodes ii and iii , returns for a small role in rogue one .\n. the original motion picture soundtrack is available at streaming services and wherever music is sold .\nrogue one : a\njyn erso ( felicity jones ) is in a tight spot in\nrogue one : a star wars story .\nbut the diverse casting of\nrogue one\ncould also prove beneficial in ways that go beyond its bottom line .\na scene from\nrogue one : a star wars story\nshowing the nearly complete death star . ( ap )\nspoiler alert : 5 star wars : rogue one plot twists , surprises love spoilers ? love star wars ? here are a few of the bigger plot twists in the new ' rogue one ' movie . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nlooking over the wealth of information that\u2019s come out about rogue one , one can glean some interesting details about the production and how it could affect future installments of the franchise .\nsaw gerrera ( forest whitaker ) \u2013 one of the few non - original characters found in rogue one , saw first appeared in the animated star wars : the clone wars .\nhow the ' rogue one ' ending went wrong rebellions are not built on cgi . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\n\u201crogue one : a star wars story , \u201d the first of several planned spinoffs , hits theaters on dec . 16 .\nthe rogue one producers received tax credit support of \u00a320m to film in the uk and spent around five times that figure .\nrogue one : a star wars story rated pg - 13 for endless war . running time : 2 hours 13 minutes .\nrogue one tells the story of a group of rebel fighters on a mission to steal the plans for the death star .\nso , if you haven ' t seen rogue one yet , i ' m telling you to stop reading right now .\nrogue one : a star wars story is available for digital download and hits blu - ray and dvd on april 4 .\nnew year\u2019s weekend rings in $ 240m ; \u2018rogue one\u2019 raises to $ 439m at domestic b . o . \u2013 monday am\nleia appears briefly at the end of rogue one : a star wars story as a digital recreation of the young princess .\nwho actually plays darth vader is a tricky question to answer , and one that becomes even more complicated when you factor in his appearance in \u2018rogue one \u2013 a star wars story\u2019 .\nmartial arts movie star donnie yen said fans will decide if there is a sequel to rogue one : a star wars story as he was honoured with one of hollywood\u2019s highest accolades .\nilmxlab , the vr and augmented reality think - tank from industrial light & magic has been involved in the development of rogue one . director gareth edwards has been using an xlab oculus rift set - up to help design star wars : rogue one .\n' rogue one : a star wars story ' tracking for huge $ 130m - plus u . s . debut | hollywood reporter\nsense of purpose \u2026 felicity jones as jyn erso in rogue one : a star wars story . photograph : jonathan olley / ap\nnew star wars movie rogue one based itself at pinewood studios near london and kept its main unit filming largely within the uk .\nlive action and digital effects were used in \u201crogue one : a star wars story\u201d to bring back the character grand moff tarkin .\n( note : this article contains minor spoilers about a character in \u201crogue one , \u201d but reveals nothing of the plot . )\nthe pantages theatre prepped and ready for the la premiere of rogue one : a star wars story . source : dolby / disney\nspoiler warning : this article contains major spoilers for \u201crogue one : a star wars story , \u201d which is in theaters now .\ncombat walkers are part of the landscape in \u201crogue one , \u201d the first stand - alone film in the \u201cstar wars\u201d franchise .\nnew \u201c rogue one : a star wars story\u201d footage and an official poster were released at star wars celebration europe on friday .\n\u201crogue one : a star wars story , \u201d the first in a series of standalone films , hits theaters on december 16 .\n' rogue one : a star wars story ' shows there ' s life in star wars yet . . . barely - popmatters\npablo hidalgo explores the aliens of rogue one with neal scanlan ( creature fx supervisor ) and tim rose ( admiral ackbar ) .\nthe final trailer for ' rogue one : a star wars story , ' starring felicity jones , diego luna and ben mendelsohn .\nand yet here we are again , offering up five of the biggest ones from \u201crogue one : a star wars story . \u201d\ni ' m worried that disney will listen to the people saying rogue one is bad and give is more duds like tfa .\nnetflix subscribers will be able to watch rogue one : a star wars story starting july 18 , the streaming service announced today .\nwithout giving away any spoilers , here are some general descriptions about what to expect when rogue one opens on dec . 16 :\nmore important , jones reportedly made great money to play jyn erso in rogue one \u2014far more than any of her male co - stars in fact . that , along with the diversity of the cast , really makes rogue one the best blockbuster of the year .\none of the major ways that rogue one took advantage of social media was with the use of social media influencers to help spread the branding message and raise awareness and excitement for the film .\nlos angeles \u2013 nissan today unveiled the last of four new vehicles debuting at the los angeles auto show , the 2017 nissan rogue : rogue one star wars limited edition . the dramatic reveal featured a special interactive presentation of the intelligent safety shield technologies available in the redesigned 2017 rogue against a high - action video . the video was followed by a drive - out of a pair of the nissan rogue : rogue one star wars limited edition vehicles accompanied by battle - ready stormtroopers .\nrogue one provides a back - story to the first scenes of 1977 ' s star wars : episode iv - a new hope .\nk - 260 stands tall over jyn erso ( played by felicity jones ) in the recently - released ' rogue one ' trailer .\nso there you go \u2013 director gareth edwards was definitely not kidding when he talked about rogue one being very much a war movie .\nrogue one takes place just before 1977 ' s a new hope , when the death star was being built and given vader ' s role in this , his cameo is not a surprise ; his return has been rumoured since reports of rogue one were first revealed .\nlove spoilers ? love star wars ? here are a few of the bigger plot twists in the new ' rogue one ' movie .\nstaring felicity jones , diego luna , forest whitaker and mads mikkelson rogue one , was released in the uk on 16th december 2016 .\nrogue one = excellent . people around me saying even better than the force awakens . congrats disney / lucasfilm / amazing talent involved .\nben mendelsohn as director krennic in a scene from\nrogue one : a star wars story .\n( jonathan olley / ap )\ncushing number \u2026 the actor will reportedly hold vader\u2019s leash once again in rogue one . photograph : cine text / sportsphoto ltd / allstar\nnissan is one of five global brands joining forces with lucasfilm ltd . for launch of an extensive global promotional campaign in support of\nrogue one : a star wars story ,\nopening december 16\nwhether or not the reshoots on the movie were as extensive as some rumors claimed remains unknown , but one thing is clear : the new look at rogue one : a star wars story looks like a trailer to a different movie than the one advertised earlier .\nrogue one might be the first standalone film in the star wars universe , but that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s detached from the original saga . in fact , director gareth edwards went to great lengths to ensure continuity between rogue one and a new hope , including adding previously unseen star wars footage to push one scene even further into the canon .\nmajor rogue one spoilers are coming below , stop reading now if you haven\u2019t seen the movie yet and want to stay in the dark .\nwith the man in black as a background figure , that brings us to the central villain of rogue one : a man in white .\nour sources are telling us that in fact british actor spencer wilding has been cast to play the body of darth vader in rogue one .\nrogue one : a star wars story is released on 15 december in australia and the uk , and on 16 december in the us .\ndave filoni ( executive producer on star wars rebels ) visits the rogue one set , looking for characters and visuals to connect in rebels .\ngalen erso ( mads mikkelsen ) is part of the\nstar wars\nuniverse in\nrogue one : a star wars story .\nbut shocking as it may be , it also makes \u201crogue one\u201d a better movie \u2014 the sacrifice made to get the plans is ultimate .\n' rogue one : a star wars story . ' image courtesy of industrial light & magic . \u00a9 2016 lucasfilm ltd . all rights reserved\nrogue one also benefitted from a unique partnership with twitter that resulted in a number of promotional items that made use of the twitter format .\nwe\u2019re only a little over a month from the release of rogue one : a star wars story , the first non \u201cepisode\u201d theatrical release .\nrogue one . . . . i have it . . . . my father has it . . . . my sister has it .\nthe 3d for rogue one was pretty good , not great . however it was very good compared to the horrible 3d for episode vii .\nkathleen kennedy , president of lucasfilm , said donnie was the first choice to play chirrut and the character is \u201cthe heart\u201d of rogue one .\nit\u2019s back to black : darth vader , quite possibly the most iconic villain in film history , returns in rogue one , as , of course , does james earl jones , who has voiced darth in four previous films . \u2018rogue one : a star wars story\u2019 opens on december 16\nrogue one was set up to be an uncategorizable movie . part prequel , part spinoff , rogue one had to create a story and a cast of characters that were both engaging enough to sustain a movie but not so important or independent that they confused the existing star wars films .\nmany of our influencers are big fans of the star wars franchise , ? said steve smith , ceo of sharkreach , one of the marketing companies that worked on the rogue one campaign . ? sharkreach facilitated their screening of rogue one and further engaged those who were most enthusiastic to share exclusive clips to help drive excitement across all their social platforms .\n\u2018rogue one\u2019 world premiere : disney reaps raves for expanding \u2018star wars\u2019 universe as an x - wing & tie fighter land in l . a .\n\u2018rogue one \u2013 a star wars story\u2019 is in uk cinemas from 15 december . watch a report from the film\u2019s uk premiere last night below .\nhopefully some of these lucky fans in mexico will go online and let everyone know what they saw in the first twenty minutes of rogue one .\n\u201crogue one\u201d is directed by gareth edwards ( \u201cgodzilla\u201d ) and stars felicity jones as a rebel fighter tasked with stealing plans for the death star .\nthe trailer for rogue one : a star wars story is out and we now know plenty more about what ' ll happen in the movie .\nthe rogue one : a star wars story premiere at the pantages theatre was presented in dolby vision and dolby atmos . source : dolby / disney\njust a 20 - minute drive from vik in southern iceland , this black sand beach is the setting for rogue one ' s planet eadu .\nthe latest trailer for this december ' s rogue one : a star wars story has landed \u2013 and it ' s spine - tingling good .\nheaded by oscar - nominated felicity jones , playing rebel jyn erso , rogue one has a stellar line - up in front of the camera .\nin\nrogue one : a star wars story ,\nk - 2so ( alan tudyk ) and jyn erso ( felicity jones ) converse .\nrogue one : a star wars story . . ph : film frame ilm / lucasfilm . . \u00a9 2016 lucasfilm ltd . all rights reserved .\nrogue one : a star wars story . . stormtroopers . . ph : jonathan olley . . \u00a9 2016 lucasfilm ltd . all rights reserved .\nas if that wasn ' t enough to celebrate , rogue one will blast off just before star wars celebrations take place in mid - april .\n\u201c rogue one : a star wars story \u201d remains unstoppable at the world\u2019s multiplexes , hitting $ 838 . 3 million worldwide after three weeks .\n1sr rogue one review . it was actually amazing ! ! ! super fun & exciting . ties in w / episode 4 perfectly . # starwars\nbefore then , fans will be able to pour through the impressive list of bonus extras includede on the rogue one release . no doubt they will head straight for the category of ' rogue connections . ' appropriately enough for the release date , this section explores the tasty easter eggs hidden in the film and shows how rogue one connects to the wider star wars universe .\n\u2022 finally , darth vader\u2026 the dark lord of the sith delivers one moment of pure horror . you could argue there\u2019s even more than one scene that fits this description . rogue one shows a ruthless , predatory side of vader when he is at the height of his powers .\nthe release of rogue one : a star wars story has been one of the most anticipated of the year \u2013 and it\u2019s done exceptionally well , with predictions for its opening global weeks expected to be around \u00a3124million .\nrogue one : a star wars story had one of the greatest premieres i ' ve ever attended , setting the stage for its phenomenal success in wide release and making it hard to imagine how anyone ' s going to match it . but one thing is for sure - - the pantages has reestablished itself as a top venue for cinematic events and screenings . rogue one has paved the way , and others will surely follow .\nwatch the official second trailer for rogue one : a star wars story , in which jyn erso leads a group of unlikely heroes to steal the plans to the death star , the empire\u2019s ultimate weapon of destruction . rogue one : a star wars story arrives in theaters december 16 , 2016 .\nthe rogue one star wars limited edition package will be available for a manufacturer ' s suggested retail price 1 ( msrp ) of $ 1 , 990 , and is only available on 2017 rogue sv equipped with the sun and sound touring package . all 5 , 400 rogue one star wars limited edition vehicles are assembled by nissan in smyrna , tn . for more information on the 2017 rogue and the complete lineup of nissan vehicles , please visit urltoken .\nconstrained by a flat and inexpressive script , \u201crogue one : a star wars story\u201d lets neither its characters nor even its special effects come to life .\nwe ' ve seen the first electric trailer for\nrogue one : a star wars story ,\nnow we ' ve seen something even greater .\nrogue one , which follows a group of rebel fighters as they try to steal the plans to the death star , premieres on dec . 16 .\nwatch the official trailer for rogue one : a star wars story , in which a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the death star , the empire\u2019s ultimate weapon of destruction . rogue one : a star wars story arrives in theaters december 16 , 2016 .\nthe story of star wars doesn ' t end with the main cast . pablo hidalgo explores the personal stories of the supporting cast of rogue one .\ngareth edwards took a stab at explaining rogue one ' s title . we ' ll leave it up to you to decide how successful he was .\nrogue one tweetstorm ( no spoilers ) : i usually watch movies w a critical eye . solid act 2 , but they fumbled act 3 etc .\nrogue one : a star wars story . a death trooper . . ph : jonathan olley . . \u00a9 2016 lucasfilm ltd . all rights reserved .\nrogue one : a star wars story . darth vader . . photo credit : lucasfilm / ilm . . \u00a92016 lucasfilm ltd . all rights reserved .\nfootage of recording sessions for the rogue one : a star wars story soundtrack has been released , giving us the first listen to michael giacchino\u2019s music .\nin honor of star wars day , ew caught up with both revis and rucka to discuss what it was like writing about their rogue one characters .\n' rogue one ' : the force will be with those who love battle scenes rogue one is a movie that ' s part of the star wars firmament . but it ' s not a star wars movie \u2014 it ' s a star wars story . npr movie critic bob mondello explains why .\nin striving for a balance between a digital figure who seemed real and one who looked precisely like cushing , the \u201crogue one\u201d creators said seemingly minor tweaks could make significant differences \u2014 and these details were tinkered with constantly .\nearly in \u201crogue one : a star wars story , \u201d when our hero jyn erso ( felicity jones ) meets the blind warrior chirrut imwe ( donnie yen ) for the first time , we are treated to a pretty interesting reference that actually ties \u201crogue one\u201d to \u201cstar wars : the force awakens . \u201d\nthough the film is devoid of jedis , the sith lord darth vader appeared in television spots and trailers for \u201crogue one\u201d but was not depicted with his crimson red lightsaber . fans got a glimpse of ground battles that leaned heavily into making \u201crogue one\u201d feel more like a war movie than a space epic .\nrogue one ' s home release spanned multiple options throughout several retail outlets . confused about which to pick up ? check out our rogue one blu - ray buying guide . the release also included some behind - the - scenes features that taught us more about the latest film in the star was franchise .\nlos angeles \u2013 the name association is obvious \u2013 nissan rogue meet\nrogue one : a star wars story ,\nthe first - ever standalone star wars story . it ' s only fitting then that nissan and lucasfilm , the studio behind the latest addition to the star wars movie empire , join forces for the first - ever full - size production vehicle to include star wars - branded elements , the\nnissan rogue : rogue one star wars limited edition .\nno actor has yet been confirmed to play vader in rogue one , though the evil sith lord is also rumoured to be returning . the first official photograph from the set of the film , which has been retitled rogue one : a star wars story , was released online last week . the cast includes felicity jones , diego luna , forest whitaker , ben mendelsohn , riz ahmed , mads mikkelsen and alan tudyk . rogue one hits cinemas in december 2016 .\nat least four years\u2019 time in - universe pass in - between o\u2019reilly\u2019s appearance as mon mothma in \u201crogue one\u201d and blakiston\u2019s in \u201creturn of the jedi . \u201d if you\u2019re watching the films in chronological order , then there are two whole movies in - between them . but if you\u2019re watching \u201crogue one\u201d immediately before \u201ca new hope , \u201d you\u2019re seeing back - to - back tarkin appearances . that doesn\u2019t mean \u201crogue one\u201d couldn\u2019t have recast the role ; they just opted to take the more groundbreaking route of trying to make \u201crogue one\u201d as consistent with \u201ca new hope\u201d as possible \u2014 and that means all - digital tarkin .\none reason we saved his reveal until now , in addition to him having a deeper backstory than the other new characters , is that saw is an ally to the rebel squad in rogue one , but he\u2019s not really one of them . \u201che\u2019s off on his own , \u201d kennedy says .\nsam claflin is being eyed for one of the starring roles in \u201cstar wars : rogue one , \u201d while riz ahmed is in talks to join the cast as well , an individual with knowledge of the project told thewrap .\n\u201crogue one : a star wars story\u201d will not change lives for the worse or for the better , and it will \u2014 or ought to \u2014 offend no one . welcome to the republic of the just o . k .\nfor much more from edwards and unparalleled access to his crew , pick up the rogue one issue of empire from thursday august 25 , available in all good and death star newsagents . subscribers will already be receiving theirs \u2013 one of many reasons why it ' s worth subscribing to empire . rogue one : a star wars story , meanwhile , blasts into cinemas from december 16 .\nrogue one : a star wars story\nis coming to theaters in australia on december 15 , then hits the us and uk on december 16 .\nrogue one will be the first star wars movie without any jedi , and there are reports that it may be the first without that famous opening crawl .\nfirst of all , i will say i loved rogue one . is it perfect ? no . is anh perfect ? is any star wars movie perfect ?\nrogue one , from director gareth edwards , has become the seventh highest - grossing film of all time in the us , garnering two academy award nominations .\nrogue one : a star wars story . star destroyer . . ph : film frame ilm / lucasfilm . \u00a9 2016 lucasfilm ltd . all rights reserved .\ndisney has officially announced the release date of rogue one on digital hd , disney anywhere , dvd and blu - ray plus all the bonus extra features .\nrogue one : a star wars story opened in cinemas in december and grossed over $ 1 . 05 billion ( \u00a3850 million ) worldwide . although lucasfilm president kathleen kennedy has said there won\u2019t be a sequel , it has been reported that rogue one star felicity jones is contracted to make another star wars film .\ntwitter also live streamed multiple events leading up to the release of rogue one including interviews with the cast and crew of the film ( see story ) .\nhis latest novel is a set up for the newest and first star wars spinoff film , rogue one : a star wars story . the synopsis follows :\non sunday , paramount revealed that the next installment in its iconic covert spy franchise is officially titled mission : impossible \u2014 rogue nation , a moniker that shares a key word with lucasfilm and disney ' s star wars spinoff , rogue one .\ndisney\u2019s plan was to distinguish \u201crogue one\u201d as its own separate story that wasn\u2019t a sequel . strauss says they made it happen \u201cby calling [ rogue one ] a star wars \u2018story\u2019 as opposed to an \u2018episode . \u2019 the movie builds on the star wars legacy and mythology but has a different feel and complexion . \u201d\nwhen we broke the news of what rogue one would be about , one detail we reported didn\u2019t make much sense : we were told that the millennium falcon , but probably not han solo , would play a role in the story . filming has completed on rogue one , and the trades are now reporting on who might be playing han solo in the phil lord / chris miller film .\nessentially rogue one already is doing 50 % of force awakens thursday night business , a figure that should rise to 62 % by the end of the night .\n- remember those star wars drinking glasses that burger king use to give away ? well alamo drafthouse has a supply of rogue one tumblers for those buying tumblers .\nhart believes vader\u2019s volatility in the original film is part of what made him memorable and unsettling , so that quality will also be coming back in rogue one .\nand production on spin - off movie star wars anthology : rogue one looks to be going swimmingly as filming continued in a desert style landscape in north london .\nentertainment weekly magazine has an exclusive first look at\nrogue one : a star wars story .\nthe issue goes on sale nationwide friday , june 24 .\nwhen audiences flock to multiplexes this weekend to see gareth edwards\u2019 \u201c rogue one : a star wars story , \u201d they\u2019re in for a blast from the past .\nto learn more about the first star wars spin - off film rogue one , including what was contained in the first publicly revealed concept art , click here .\nepilogue : the story continues \u2013 filmmakers and cast celebrate rogue one\u2019s premiere and look forward into the future , to the star wars stories yet to be told .\nfor more of the interview , including macinnes\u2019 thoughts on rogue one\u2019s digital resurrection of long - dead actor peter cushing , you can watch the full interview below .\nthe difference between saving private ryan and rogue one is that the soldiers that stormed normandy have a great sense of camaraderie having gone through basic together , hating their drill sergeant together and supporting each other through everything . in rogue one they barely met and went on a death mission all together in like a couple days .\nrogue one : a star wars story . . ( ben mendelsohn ) . . ph : film frame . . \u00a9 2016 lucasfilm ltd . all rights reserved .\ndirected by gareth edwards , rogue one : a star wars story tells the story of resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded death star .\nset in the aftermath of rogue one and a new hope , battlefront : inferno squad will explore the backstory of the unit and its commander , iden versio . according to the original announcement , the unit will be tasked with infiltrating the remains of saw gerrera\u2019s partisans cell that we saw escape from jedha in rogue one .\nrogue one caps the studio ' s domination last year at the box office , where it claimed an unprecedented 26 percent of market share in north america alone .\nall along , disney tried to dissuade wall street and the press from comparing rogue one to star wars : the force awakens , which grossed a staggering $ 2 . 068 billion at the global box office following its release in december 2015 . the studio said it didn ' t expect rogue one to match force awakens .\ncrazy happy to say that rogue one is tremendous . great mix of classic and brand new , and it ' s fun and thrilling throughout . be excited !\nrogue one had me from the opening to the very end . incredible action mixed with a script fans are going to love . going to make people happy .\nanother new planet featured for the first time in rogue one is scarif , a tropical world which was shot in the maldives . \u201csometimes you\u2019ve got to take one for the team , \u201d joked edwards . \u201cwe tried to use real - world locations and it just so happened that rogue one was partly set in this paradise world , so we had to go to paradise to film it . \u201d\nyounger audiences will be bored , confused , or both . but for the original generation of \u201cstar wars\u201d fans who weren\u2019t sure what to make of episodes one , two , and three , \u201crogue one\u201d is the prequel they\u2019ve always wanted .\nthe 2017 nissan rogue is showcased in a series of star wars - themed marketing efforts by nissan that demonstrate the vehicle ' s intelligent safety shield technologies and the nissan rogue ' s ability to\ntake on any battle .\nthe first special effects - heavy commercials debuted in late october . but while the marketing shows the new rogue in a simulated star wars battlefield , the nissan rogue : rogue one star wars limited edition stands on its own as a truly unique , collectible , real - world vehicle .\nmost of the moments that crackle are direct touchpoints with something we recognize . the sequences that are rogue one qua rogue one are occasionally intriguing , but , predominantly , merely adequate . and unlike in last year\u2019s star wars : the force awakens , there is a clear and recognizable section for dashing out if that extra large diet pepsi has gone rogue in your bladder . this is a movie made for fans .\nafter a long wait , \u201crogue one : a star wars story\u201d is finally in theaters . years of spoilers , rumors , trailers , reports and casting news have given way to the movie itself . if you\u2019ve seen \u201crogue one , \u201d then you now know what happens in the film and , maybe more importantly , who is in the film . much like the previous prequel films , \u201crogue one\u201d is packed with cameo characters and supporting players that we\u2019ve seen on the big screen before .\nrogue one : a star wars story hits theaters later this week and avoiding spoilers until after the thursday night debut may be as hard as stealing the death star plans from the galactic empire . but like a band of rebellion soldiers , we have your back . what follows are my spoiler - free thoughts on rogue one .\n- regal cineamas sold 1 , 000 \u201cultimate tickets\u201d at $ 100 a pop , which allows a moviegoer to see rogue one an unlimited number of times . guests tonight also will have the opportunity to buy one of five collectible popcorn tins .\nsome vintage \u201crogue one\u201d characters were easier to conjure than others . general dodonna , a rebel officer from the original \u201cstar wars\u201d was simply recast ; he was played by alex mccrindle in the first film and ian mcelhinney in the new one .\nrogue one \u2018s play at 401 imax auditoriums last night grossed $ 3 . 7m , and it marked the widest domestic release ever for the large - format exhibitor .\nred leader at least has a better exit than gold leader\u2019s panic - stricken death star trench death , but neither really helps get anything done in \u201crogue one . \u201d\nrogue one began filming on july 1st , 2015 and concluded their filming the same day that star wars : the force awakens hit theaters in mid - december 2015 .\nfor some time there have been rumblings that darth vader would be in rogue one : a star wars story . we have received our fair share of tidbits about it over the last year . gary at flickeringmyth is reporting they have the name of the actor who is playing darth vader in rogue one : a star wars story :\nour source also confirms that wilding has been running lines while on set , so darth vader will have a speaking role in rogue one : a star wars story .\nwe now know the names of the action figures we\u2019re going to be buying for the next year , the main characters of rogue one : a star wars story .\ncassian andor ( diego luna ) , jyn erso ( felicity jones ) and k - 2so ( alan tudyk ) in rogue one . photograph : jonathan olley / lucasfilm\nstar wars : rogue one will be available to buy through digital platforms on march 24 and on blu - ray / dvd on april 4 , disney announced today .\nfor thoughts on , and a place to discuss , plot details we can\u2019t reveal in this review , visit rogue one : a star wars story \u2019s spoiler space .\nalthough rogue one only hit cinemas a week ago , fans of the star wars series are already busy analysing every frame of the film searching for hidden easter eggs .\nepilogue : the story continues \u2013 filmmakers and cast celebrate rogue one \u2019s premiere and look forward into the future , to the star wars stories yet to be told .\nwith spoilers , we compare rogue one ' s final cut to the promos , and try to work out what changed in those much - publicised reshoots . . .\nrogue one : a star wars story . saw gerrera ( forest whitaker ) . . ph : giles keyte . . \u00a9 2016 lucasfilm ltd . all rights reserved .\nrogue one : a star wars story . baze malbus ( jiang wen ) . . ph : jonathan olley . . \u00a9 2016 lucasfilm ltd . all rights reserved .\nrogue one : a star wars story . . x - wings in battle . photo credit : lucasfilm / ilm . . \u00a92016 lucasfilm ltd . all rights reserved .\nrogue one : a star wars story . jyn erso ( felicity jones ) . . ph : jonathan olley . . \u00a9 2016 lucasfilm ltd . all rights reserved .\nrogue one : a star wars story . . star destoyer . . ph : film frame ilm / lucasfilm . . \u00a9 2016 lucasfilm ltd . all rights reserved .\njyn : the rebel \u2013 get to know rogue one\u2019s defiant , resourceful survivor , and hear what it was like for felicity jones to bring her to life onscreen .\nelsewhere on the interwebs , steve weintraub from collider complimented both rogue one ' s action and script , making it clear that all kinds of moviegoers will enjoy it .\nholy crap did i love rogue one . it\u2019s gonna take days to wipe the smile off my face . so many surprises and so much fun . get excited .\ncustom features of the nissan rogue : rogue one star wars limited edition \u2013 the first production vehicle ever to include star wars - branded elements \u2013 include a unique badge , exclusive interior and exterior trim items and a full - size death trooper collectible helmet .\nfascinated may be an understatement in this situation . reports of reshoots on the film this summer have many fans alarmed that rogue one may not follow the familiar formula of the star wars trilogies - - the crawl just one of many beloved mainstays .\nlucasfilm and disney have a very long deal with pinewood to film most of the upcoming star wars films in london , and rogue one was one of the movies that shot at pinewood studios , iver heath , in buckinghamshire , england , uk .\nwhile some of the cgi effects were a bit odd - looking ( i\u2019m looking at you , tarkin ) , one of the most impressive feats was how rogue one digitally resurrected garven dreis and jon vander , the red and gold leaders from a new hope . the characters were added into rogue one \u2019s battle of scarif pretty seamlessly , leading many to wonder just how the hell edwards was able to do it .\nall in this weekend , rogue one\u2019s $ 290m global debut pushed walt disney studios past the $ 7 billion mark , setting a new industry high for a major studio .\nfandango and movietickets . com , the country\u2019s two leading digital ticketing services , both report that \u201crogue one\u201d was the biggest first day of pre - sales for the year .\nthis shot , shown at star wars celebration , announced darth vader ' s appearance in\nrogue one\n- - but it also isn ' t in the film .\nthe defiant jyn erso and the fearsome director orson krennic make their highly anticipated debut on the battlefront as the two new playable heroes in the rogue one : scarif dlc .\nand yet , the rogue one being advertised in the new trailer seems like a different movie , and the jyn erso appearing in the latest trailer like a different character .\nnow that rogue one : a star wars story has been out in theaters for a month , the veil of secrecy has been lifted and we\u2019ve learned quite a lot about about how the film came together . this is pretty typical for most movies , save for the fact that rogue one went through some extensive reshoots to tighten it up ."]}
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\u2022 the volcano monsters \u2022 king kong vs . prometheus \u2022 continuation : king kong vs . godzilla \u2022 frankenstein vs . the human vapor \u2022 frankenstein vs . godzilla \u2022 giant horde beast nezura \u2022 gamera the giant monster vs . the ice men from outer space \u2022 batman vs . godzilla \u2022 operation robinson crusoe : king kong vs . ebirah \u2022 giant monster gigant \u2022 giant squid monster arkitius \u2022 giant monster momonra \u2022 reigon : devil of the seabed \u2022 all monsters attack directive\nthe good , the bad , and godzilla \u7d9a\u30fb\u5915\u967d\u306e\u5449\u723e\u7f85 : 4k remastering of\nking kong vs . godzilla\npremiering during satellite cable retrospective\nfrom the early 1990s . and no , there wasn ' t two different endings to king kong vs godzilla .\nallen perkins : did you have any experience in film or tv before working on king kong vs . godzilla ?\ndouble trouble . . . poster for the original 1963 king kong vs godzilla . photograph : everett collection / rex\n| with a new king kong vs . godzilla movie coming soon from warner bros . , we look back at the original simian vs . saurian showdown .\nbecause of the massive success of king kong vs . godzilla , toho wanted to bring kong back for a rematch . however , while that film never happened , in 1967 toho produced this king kong solo film as a spinoff of the popular king kong animated series that aired on television in the late 1960s . king kong escapes features kong fighting a robot imitator , mechani - kong . it was far less successful than king kong vs . godzilla , even though the kong suit was much better !\nallen perkins : did king kong vs . godzilla in any way help you towards a successful career in the business ?\ncrunchyroll - king kong vs godzilla 1962 - . - overview , reviews , cast , and list of episodes - crunchyroll\nthis article is related to : film and tagged adam wingard , godzilla vs . kong\na number of new release date changes from warner bros . including godzilla vs . kong\n\u2018godzilla vs . kong\u2019 set for 2020 as warner bros . and legendary unite monster franchises\nalabama ' s adam wingard lands monstrous directing gig with ' godzilla vs . kong '\ngodzilla reborn \u2022 godzilla vs . m \u2022 godzilla x varan , baragon and anguirus : giant monsters all - out attack \u2022 godzilla vs . gamera \u2022 godzilla 3 - d \u2022 notzilla \u2022 godzilla ( 2012 screenplay )\nking kong escapes dvd english language version meet mecha kong in this classic movie .\nclaim : the japanese and american versions of the 1962 film king kong vs . godzilla had different endings : godzilla won in the japanese version , while king kong emerged victorious in the american edition .\nreturn of godzilla , terror of mechagodzilla , and mothra vs godzilla come to mind .\ntoho much later considered another film featuring king kong and godzilla doing battle , godzilla vs . king kong , which was planned to be the third entry in the heisei series of godzilla films . however , due to legal complications involving the rights to king kong , the idea was scrapped and replaced with godzilla vs . king ghidorah . eventually , legendary pictures acquired the rights to both monsters , and plans to release a film called godzilla vs . kong in 2020 .\nuniversal pictures trade ad touting the box office success of king kong vs godzilla . \u00a9 1962 toho co . , ltd .\n) will host the premiere of the\ncomplete digital restoration\nof king kong vs . godzilla \u2014 very exciting news !\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing king kong vs . godzilla near you .\ngodzilla vs kong scooby game night isn\u2019t it romantic smallfoot tag movie news warner bros . pictures\nking kong vs godzilla publicity still using photos of the monsters from their previous films . \u00a9 1962 toho co . , ltd .\n( april 1 , 2014 ) . king kong vs . godzilla ( blu - ray ) amazon . retrieved june 18 , 2017\nthe scene where king kong and godzilla first meet is in a different time spot .\ngodzilla : king of the monsters picks up what shin godzilla abandoned | player . one\ncase incorrectly states the aspect ratio to be 1 . 78 : 1 . also available as part of the\nclassic king kong triple\nset which also includes\nking kong\nand\nking kong escapes\n. also available as part of the\nking kong classic 4 dvd collection\nset which also includes\nking kong\nand\nking kong escapes\n.\nalabama ' s adam wingard lands monstrous directing gig with ' godzilla vs . kong ' | urltoken\nallen perkins : prior to working on king kong vs . godzilla had you ever seen or heard of either of the eponymous characters ?\nin november 1962 , king kong vs . godzilla played at the nippon theater in honolulu , hawaii , in japanese with english subtitles .\ngodzilla and king kong battle on mt fuji . \u00a9 1962 toho co . , ltd .\nultimately , toho found themselves unable to acquire the rights to use king kong in the film , and decided to revive godzilla ' s most popular opponent , king ghidorah , for the film godzilla vs . king ghidorah instead . toho later considered several projects pitting godzilla against mechani - kong , kong ' s mechanical doppelganger from king kong escapes , but found that even using kong ' s likeness would be difficult .\n' kong : skull island ' sequel plans : ' godzilla vs . kong ' sets writers room ( exclusive ) | hollywood reporter\nthe americanized version of king kong vs godzilla was shown in several different countries around the world . \u00a9 1962 toho co . , ltd .\nits great to see king kong vs godzilla get its blu - ray release , but come on universal where are the bonus features ? .\nsightings : the genus iii edition of trivial pursuit asks \u201cwho won the japanese version of king kong vs . godzilla ? \u201d and claims \u201cgodzilla\u201d as the correct answer .\ngodzilla vs . hedorah 2 \u2022 nessie \u2022 godzilla vs . redmoon \u2022 godzilla vs . the space monsters : earth defense directive \u2022 the return of king ghidorah ( showa ) \u2022 giant monsters converge on okinawa ! showdown in zanpamisaki \u2022 showdown in zanpamisaki : godzilla vs . mechagodzilla \u2022 terror of mechagodzilla ( first draft ) \u2022 u . s . - japan collaboration : godzilla \u2022 gamera vs . garasharp \u2022 the legend of king kong \u2022 devil - manta \u2022 a space godzilla \u2022 godzilla : legend of the asuka fortress \u2022 resurrection of godzilla ( 1980 ) \u2022 resurrection of godzilla ( 1983 ) \u2022 godzilla : king of the monsters 3 - d \u2022 unmade animated godzilla film\ngodzilla vs . kong , directed by adam wingard , will be released on may 22 , 2020 .\nalso read : what a king kong - godzilla monster mash means for warner bros . , universal\nlet ' s face it : king kong and godzilla were always going to fight each other .\nin the aftermath of the success of king kong vs . godzilla , toho immediately began production on a sequel , simply known by the working title continuation : king kong vs . godzilla . shinichi sekizawa even completed a screenplay for the film , but it was ultimately scrapped . toho would revisit the idea of a giant version of frankenstein ' s monster that was featured in willis o ' brien ' s original treatment , this time planning to pit the creature against godzilla in a film called frankenstein vs . godzilla , which itself was replaced by the films mothra vs . godzilla and frankenstein vs . baragon . toho would later reacquire the rights to king kong from rankin / bass productions , which resulted in the 1967 film king kong escapes , though it was not a sequel to king kong vs . godzilla .\ni\u2019ve only come to toho\u2019s kong diptych within the past couple years \u2014 and saw them out of order because i was shown king kong escapes during a bad - movie marathon before i decided to go back and tackle king kong vs . godzilla .\n\u201cthe guest\u201d director adam wingard has been tapped to take the reigns of \u201c godzilla vs . kong . \u201d\nsmuggers wrote :\ni saw that new king kong vs godzilla movie the other day .\noh really ? who won ?\ngodzilla . kong died of cancer .\noh .\nking kong escapes dvd english version king kong escapes dvd english version [ 100 _ 106 ] - $ 19 . 99 : monster island toys , the godzilla super store !\nfollowing the mediocre box office performance of godzilla vs . biollante in 1989 , toho planned to try and make their next godzilla film as profitable as possible . for this reason , they chose to remake their most successful film , king kong vs . godzilla , under the title godzilla vs . king kong . details of the plot are mostly unknown , however according to an interview with designer shinji nishikawa , king kong would have fallen in love with a human scientist , who would later convert him into a cyborg , an idea loosely repackaged and used in godzilla vs . king ghidorah . [ 1 ]\nin the early heisei era , toho attempted to produce a remake of king kong vs . godzilla , under the title godzilla vs . king kong , but encountered difficulties when turner entertainment , by then the owners of the original king kong film , prevented toho from using the character . toho would attempt to circumvent this by considering several projects pitting godzilla against kong ' s mechanical doppelganger mechani - kong , but none of them materialized . in 2015 , the american studio legendary pictures announced production of a new film for 2020 pitting kong against godzilla , under the title godzilla vs . kong , as part of its monsterverse series of films .\ngamera vs . guiron w / gamera vs . jiger shout ! factory special features producer \u2022special features content\ngamera vs . gyaos w / gamera vs . viras shout ! factory special features producer \u2022special features content\nspring 1974 ( march 21st ) godzilla vs . mechagodzilla - - - - -\n\u2018godzilla vs . kong\u2019 , \u2018game night\u2019 among many warner bros . release date changes for 2018 & beyond | deadline\n\u2018godzilla vs . kong\u2019 , \u2018game night\u2019 among many warner bros . release date changes for 2018 & beyond \u2013 update\ntwo legendary movie monsters fight in a black and white still from king kong vs godzilla . \u00a9 1962 toho co . , ltd . \u00a9 1963 universal studios\nking kong vs godzilla blu - ray packaging . photo courtesy of universal studios home entertainment . \u00a9 1962 toho co . , ltd . \u00a9 1963 universal studios\n| urltoken king kong vs . godzilla : michael keith , harry holcombe , james yagi , tadao takashima , keji sahaka , ishiro honda : movies & tv\ngorosaurus chomps kong in king kong escapes . \u00a9 1967 toho co . , ltd . \u00a9 1968 universal studios\nspring 1970 ( march 21st ) king kong vs . godzilla ( edited reissue ) star of the giants : major league ball attack no . 1 the kindly lion\njust a year after their epic showdown on mount fuji , king kong and godzilla do battle once again .\ngamera \u2022 gamera vs . barugon \u2022 gamera vs . gyaos \u2022 gamera vs . viras \u2022 gamera vs . guiron \u2022 gamera vs . jiger \u2022 gamera vs . zigra \u2022 gamera : super monster \u2022 gamera : guardian of the universe \u2022 gamera 2 : attack of legion \u2022 gamera 3 : revenge of iris \u2022 gamera the brave\nthe godzilla vs king kong 2020 news isn\u2019t really surprising . in september , legendary moved kong : skull island from universal to warner bros . , laying out the groundwork for a shared cinematic monster universe . at the time , word was kong : skull island would kick off a three - film cycle culminating with a godzilla vs king kong movie , and that still seems to be the plan .\nking kong vs . godzilla ( 1962 ) . japanese monster movie . director - ishiro honda . moria - the science - fiction , horror and fantasy film review .\ntaking advantage of the growing interest for warner bros and legendary\u2019s godzilla remake , universal studios home entertainment will release their two toho king kong films \u2014 king kong vs godzilla and king kong escapes \u2014 on blu - ray on april 1st , 2014 . the blu - rays will include the americanized , english dubbed versions of both movies , remastered in high definition .\nadam wingard , above , will direct the upcoming\ngodzilla vs . kong\nfilm for warner bros . ( lionsgate )\nshortly after reading this book i checked out my first classic godzilla film on vhs , godzilla vs . the sea monster .\ngodzilla : king of the monsters , shooting for a march 22 , 2019 release , will pit godzilla against legacy series characters mothra , rodan and king ghidorah .\nwinter 1970 ( december 19th ) mothra vs . godzilla ( edited reissue ) - - -\nfollowing the huge financial success of king kong vs . godzilla in 1962 , toho immediately began production of the next godzilla film . hoping to repeat the success of the previous film , toho initially decided to produce a direct sequel pitting king kong against godzilla once again . shinichi sekizawa wrote a screenplay for the film , which had the simple working title of continuation : king kong vs . godzilla , and submitted it in 1963 . however , the film was quickly scrapped , and the specifics of the screenplay are not known . [ 1 ] the idea was replaced with a film pitting godzilla against a giant version of frankenstein ' s monster , titled frankenstein vs . godzilla , which was itself split into two different films , mothra vs . godzilla and frankenstein vs . baragon .\nwhether it\u2019s just an easter egg or an essential part of the plot , the upcoming godzilla : king of the monsters and godzilla vs . kong are consciously working themselves into the fabric of the complete series .\nhollings , ken .\nking kong appears in edo : the toho kong years .\nwoods , paul a . king kong cometh ! london : plexus publishing limited , 2005 . 118 - 124 .\nkong is punched by mechani - kong from the rankin / bass king kong cartoon show . \u00a9 1967 toho co . , ltd . \u00a9 1968 universal studios\nthe gigantic kong meets the unstoppable godzilla . the world watches to see which one becomes the king of all monsters .\npretty dated but got this for a 9 year old grandson to show him where godzilla and king kong came from .\nking kong . dir . merian c . cooper . rko radio pictures . 1933 .\nlegendary , with warners , continues to build out their monster universe centered on classic silver screen creatures godzilla and king kong .\nthis is where i started to learn about the classic godzilla movies . the movies that were featured in the book included the original godzilla , king kong vs . godzilla , ghidorah the three headed monster and destroy all monsters just to name a few . this book even talked about dual - ending myth in king kong vs . godzilla . where in the american version of the film kong win and in the japanese version godzilla wins . i had believed this myth for a long time until i saw cinemassacre\u2019s godzillathon .\nking kong lives is a 1986 american monster movie produced by deg studios . directed by john guillermin and featuring special effects by carlo rambaldi , the film starred linda hamilton and brian kerwin . the film was a belated sequel to king kong . in most international markets the film was released as\nking kong 2\nor\nking kong ii\n.\nkong ! kong , don ' t do this please !\ndwan stammers staggering backwards away from kong .\nas previously announced , kong : skull island will open march 10 , 2017 , and godzilla 2 on june 8 , 2018 . godzilla vs king kong is slated for an as - yet - undetermined date in 2020 . although godzilla and king kong are currently the marquee stars of this shared universe , they won\u2019t be alone . other creatures like rodan , mothra , and king ghidorah are also expected to join in on the fun .\nthe scene isn\u2019t directly linking to kong vs . godzilla , rather setting up sequel godzilla : king of monsters , and for audiences not tracking the monarch connections gives explicit confirmation that we\u2019re dealing with a very unique shared universe .\nking kong vs . godzilla was directed by ishiro honda , who returned after his absence during the production of godzilla raids again , produced by tomoyuki tanaka and john beck , and written by shinichi sekizawa , willis o ' brien , george worthing yates . the film ' s plot centers around godzilla ' s return , and his confrontation with king kong .\na hungover king kong is towed towards japan . \u00a9 1962 toho co . , ltd .\ndue to the involvement of rko , who licensed the mysterians ( 1957 ) for us distribution , the american version of king kong vs . godzilla features stock footage segments from the 1957 movie .\na pharmaceutical company captures king kong and brings him to japan , where he escapes from captivity and battles a recently released godzilla .\na sequel to this film , mothra vs . godzilla , was released on april 29 , 1964 .\nspring 1971 ( march 17th ) invasion of astro - monster ( edited reissue as great monster war : king ghidorah vs . godzilla ) - - - -\nin 1991 , the film was to be\nremade\nas godzilla vs . king kong as part of the heisei series . turner entertainment , who claimed to be the owners of the original film , asked for too much money for kong ' s use , to which toho attempted to create godzilla vs . mechani - kong . this was halted however , as turner tried to sue toho for\nmechani - kong being too similar to kong .\nin the end , the film was scrapped and replaced with godzilla vs . king ghidorah . luckily , on october 14 , 2015 , the idea of a\nremake\nwas brought back by legendary pictures , and is currently planned to be made under the name godzilla vs . kong . [ 6 ]\nking kong vs . godzilla is very popular among kaiju fans and hailed as a classic . its plot , acting , special effects , and musical aspects are often regarded as some of the finest in the showa series of godzilla films .\nlabels : eiji tsuburaya , frankenstein conquers the world , henry g . saperstein , ishiro honda , king kong vs . godzilla , shinichi sekizawa , takeshi kimura , the war of the gargantuas , toho\nallen perkins : working as a writer of an english version of a japanese giant monster movie is certainly an odd credit . how did you become attached to the americanization of king kong vs . godzilla ?\nthe scene where kong and godzilla first meet is in a different time spot .\ngodzilla vs . mechagodzilla ( \u30b4\u30b8\u30e9\u5bfe\u30e1\u30ab\u30b4\u30b8\u30e9 gojira tai mekagojira ? ) , originally known in the united states as godzilla vs . bionic monster and subsequently godzilla vs . cosmic monster , is a 1974 tokusatsu kaiju film . this was the 14th of the toho studio ' s godzilla series ( set after godzilla vs megalon ) , it was directed by jun fukuda with special effects by teruyoshi nakano and the original score composed by masaru sato . it is the fifth film to feature anguirus and the first film to feature mechagodzilla and king caesar .\npaul mason : i remember king kong vs . godzilla fondly because bruce and i really kind of did everything to get it together . and it was fun ; we had a lot of fun with it .\nin existence \u0096 one for japanese audiences in which godzilla wins , and one for american audiences in which king kong wins \u0096 although this is untrue \u0096 kong wins in both versions .\ni\u2019ve heard that there is a reboot / remake / revisit of king kong vs . godzilla in the works , from the team behind gareth edwards\u2019 2014 godzilla . i\u2019m not quite sure what to make of that\u2014cautious optimism , i suppose ? as i\u2019ve written about before , as good as edwards\u2019 version was , it was not silly . and the thing that made the 1962 king kong vs . godzilla such a groundbreaking blockbuster iconic hit was its steadfast refusal to take itself , or anything else , seriously . and for all y\u2019all who like your godzilla dark and brooding and grim , just bear in mind that the somber version of godzilla isn\u2019t what launched the franchise . we have godzilla movies today for one reason only : because there was king kong vs . godzilla , and it was bonkers .\nthis cultural dichotomy becomes especially interesting when the film king kong vs . godzilla is taken into account . first released in japan in august 1962 as kingu kongu tai gojira ( it was released in the u . s . almost a year later ) with gojira director ishiro honda at the helm , king kong vs . godzilla was the first and last time the two iconic monsters would meet on the big screen . the film was initially conceived by king kong stop - motion animator willis o\u2019brien in the form of a second kong sequel \u2013 the first sequel , son of kong , was released nine months after the original ( morton 120 ) . the film\u2019s concept was altered several times before becoming king kong vs . godzilla , with the initial idea involving kong battling an overgrown frankenstein\u2019s monster . over time , the battle concept remained the same , but kong\u2019s opponent did not : frankenstein\u2019s monster gave way to a beast composed of animal parts , which then was changed into a being called prometheus . finally , the idea fell into the hands of toho studios in the early 1960s , and king kong vs . godzilla was born .\nwarner bros . and legendary are teaming up on a 2020 movie \u201c godzilla vs . kong , \u201d representing the official unification of the two monster franchises .\na\ngodzilla vs . kong\nmovie is set for release sometime in 2020 , with birmingham ' s adam wingard directing . ( warner bros . )\nthe two iconic monsters first faced off in 1962\u2019s \u201cking kong vs . godzilla , \u201d a japanese production that ends with both falling into the sea ; only kong surfaces , though it\u2019s implied that gojira isn\u2019t exactly down for the count . little is currently known about \u201cgodzilla vs . kong , \u201d which stars ziyi zhang and is set to be released in 2020 , but you can read wingard\u2019s full interview here .\nalso available in a double feature 2 - pack ( separate keep cases ) with king kong escapes .\nstop the presses : yes , you heard that right ! just two years after a satellite cable broadcast of the 1962 monster mash , king kong vs . godzilla , boasting it as the\ncomplete version\n(\nno godzilla ( or king kong ) movie collection is complete without it . this is really campy , but also funny and fun to watch .\nthe godzilla vs kong announcement was made today by legendary ceo , thomas tull , and kevin tsujihara , chairman and ceo , warner bros . 2017 will see the release od kong : skull island with godzilla 2 following in 2018 . then , godzilla vs kong , will hit theaters in 2020 . while legendary maintains its new home at universal pictures , the godzilla films remain in partnership with warner bros . , who will now also distribute kong as a part of this franchise . production on kong : skull island begins october 19th .\npaul mason : yes . i had seen king kong ; i thought it was great . and i had heard of godzilla , although i had not seen any of the godzilla movies .\nmothra vs . godzilla ( \u30e2\u30b9\u30e9\u5bfe\u30b4\u30b8\u30e9 mosura tai gojira ? ) ( also known as godzilla against mothra , godzilla vs . mothra , and godzilla vs . the thing ) is a 1964 live - action special effects ( tokusatsu ) monster ( kaiju ) film directed by ishir\u014d honda . it was the fourth film to be released in the godzilla series , produced by toho company ltd . it is the second film to feature mothra .\nwith kong : skull island generating strong reviews before its march 10 release , legendary entertainment and warner bros . already have their sights set on the big prize : the eventual godzilla vs . kong movie .\nas the title suggests , the film will pit the two massive monsters against each other . it\u2019s still unknown at this time whether the stars of either \u201cgodzilla : king of the monsters\u201d or \u201cskull island\u201d will be reprising their roles in \u201cgodzilla vs . kong . \u201d\nfatalism , fear , and retribution : japanese environmentalism in godzilla vs . biollante by bond benton and tracy mariofiote suny fredonia\nfranchises : godzilla . godzilla ( gojira ) ( 1954 ) / god . . .\nallen perkins : do you like king kong vs . godzilla ? do you consider it just another credit in your long filmography or does it mean something more to you ? how do you feel about working on such a project ?\nking kong vs . godzilla was re - released at the spring toho champion film festival on march 21 , 1970 alongside the animated films star of the giants : major league ball , attack no . 1 and the kindly lion .\nmany articles celebrated that shin godzilla is the best ticket seller since the 60s , which is accurate . it is the most attended since godzilla vs mothra in 1964 .\nalthough fans of both kong and godzilla argue to this day , toho has declared that king kong was meant to win . not only was king kong the star and hero of the film , but kong was much more popular than godzilla at this time , and was the obvious choice to win audiences over . toho confirmed kong ' s victory in the press materials that they released when the film came out in 1962 that clearly says\na spectacular duel is arranged on the summit of mt . fuji , and king kong is victorious .\n[ 5 ]\nlegendary and warner bros . pictures have announced a few new dates for what\u2019s being dubbed the kaijuniverse , the shared cinematic universe between godzilla and king kong .\nspring 1972 ( march 12th ) godzilla vs . gigan mirror man return of ultraman : jiro rides a monster - - -\nthe director has closed a deal to helm godzilla vs . kong , legendary entertainment and warner bros . \u2019 teaming of two of the big screen\u2019s most popular movie monsters .\nin the mid - 1950s , a giant movie monster took japan by storm - - gojira , or as it is known in the united states , godzilla . it was no surprise that toho , the studio behind godzilla , struck a deal with rko to use king kong in this crossover film ( at the time , rko was already seeking a studio for a proposed\nking kong meets frankenstein\nmovie that never went into production ) . unlike the original kong movies , king kong vs . godzilla features an actor in a king kong costume , and the suit in this film is of low - quality . still , the movie was a huge success for toho and remains the godzilla film that has sold the most tickets in japan\u2014over 11 million !\nso much treasure had already been extracted from the gold mine that was king kong vs . godzilla , but one conspicuous element had been left unexploited : kong himself . but toho\u2019s hands were tied , so long as the rights to the ever - popular monster were not their own .\nuniversal opened king kong vs godzilla in new york on june 26 , 1963 . the film quickly proved a box office success at theaters across the united states , and then worldwide . it is now regarded as a cult favorite and stands as one of the most famous monster movies ever made . to celebrate that legacy , bay area film events will present a special 50th anniversary theatrical screening of king kong vs godzilla this upcoming saturday , june 16th in san leandro , ca .\nthe oxygen destroyer will appear in the sequel to 2014\u2019s godzilla , godzilla : king of the monsters . first introduced in the original 1954 gojira , the oxygen destroyer was invented by dr . daisuke serizawa to kill godzilla . it worked , reducing godzilla to bone , but dr . serizawa died detonating the device . the tech would return in godzilla vs . destoroyah and play a minor role in toho\u2019s godzilla series continuity .\ni prefer the \u201csilly\u201d stuff over the \u201cserious\u201d minded tone that rampant nowadays . perhaps its the atmospherics or nostalgia or hand crafted aspect of old fashion monster movies . i took this stuff seriously as a kid ; \u201cbat - man\u201d with adam west godzilla vs king kong , king kong 1976 , also moonraker and ocyopussy . its served straight up and neat as is neat - o ! wow did you see that ? that\u2019s awesome ! i think godzilla punched king kong out of the water . he swam away because he was scarred by godzilla under the water .\nmystery ! colossal frankenstein vs . giant devilfish ! \u00a9toho co . , ltd .\ndid you know that fifty years ago , king kong battled godzilla in japanese theaters ? come enjoy a read on the history and legacy of this cinematic crossover .\nking kong escapes is a stinker to end all stinkers . i\u2019m ashamed to admit how excited i was to see it as a kid . i\u2019ve heard that 1986\u2032s king kong lives may be worse , but i\u2019ve never seen it .\nspring 1973 ( march 17th ) godzilla vs . megalon prominent youth ! panda ! go panda ! : the rainy day circus -\nthe studios announced in late 2015 that all future \u201cking kong\u201d and \u201cgodzilla\u201d movies would be developed by legendary and distributed by warner bros . , starting with \u201cskull island . \u201d legendary currently holds a distribution deal with universal , but in order to re - team godzilla and king kong , the studio returned the rights to wb .\nwarner bros . has announced it is moving gareth edwards \u2018 \u201cgodzilla 2\u201d from june 8 , 2018 to march 22 , 2019 . the studio has also dated its creature feature \u201cgodzilla vs . kong\u201d for may 29 , 2020 .\nwhile the cartoon was in production , rankin / bass approached toho about co - producing a feature film based on the show . the result was king kong escapes , a live - action movie in which kong battled two characters introduced in the cartoon series ; the evil scientist dr . who and his robot creation , mechani - kong . as with the deal made with john beck for king kong vs godzilla , the agreement for king kong escapes permanently gave toho all rights in japan and asia while rankin / bass would own the film in north america . rankin / bass dubbed the film in english and sold their rights to universal , who released king kong escapes on june 19 , 1968 .\nafter being frozen in an iceberg godzilla is freed when a submarine hits into it and then starts to return to toyko to cause havoc again . meanwhile a company is planning on capturing king kong for a publicity stunt so a group head to kong ' s island . while in japan godzilla is attacked by tanks but with his fire breath he destroys them all and continues moving on . in kong ' s island the group befriend the natives and plan to capture kong , a giant sqiud comes along and attacks them until king kong shows up and beats the sqiud by throwing rocks at it . kong then picks up a drink made of berries and drinks it then goes to sleep , the natives dance as the group get ready to take king kong to the boat . in japan godzilla attacks a train making everyone get out and escape into a group of cars ready to go . on the boat mr . tako arrives to see his new publicity stunt and it ' s not long before king kong breaks from the raft and escapes . king kong heads for japan and meets with godzilla who is too strong for him at the moment so he leaves . the army then plan to stop godzilla by laying out a defence trap but godzilla easily walks on . soon they capture king kong and drop him by godzilla and a huge battle of the monsters begin . king kong vs godzilla is a classic monster movie that doesn ' t disappoint . check this one out . 10 / 10\nqueen kong 1976 british comedy film spoofing king kong . the film was never released theatrically in the uk , due to legal action by dino de laurentiis , producer of the 1976 king kong remake . it got limited release in italy and germany . the film has since resurfaced on dvd .\nit\u2019s going to be interesting to see how this and the currently filming godzilla : king of the monsters comes together .\nfor me , thanksgiving and godzilla go hand in hand as much as turkey and stuffing do . back when i was a small child , superstation wtbs consistently aired godzilla movies\u2014sometimes in double features or marathons\u2014on thanksgiving day . i have very vivid memories of seeing king kong vs . godzilla for the first time on thanksgiving , at my grandparents\u2019 house in charlotte .\ninterestingly , at this point in both characters\u2019 respective filmographies , king kong was far more popular in japan than godzilla ( hollings 118 ) . when the original king kong was released in japanese theaters , the film became so popular that two unauthorized remakes cropped up : wasei kingu kongu in 1933 and edo ni arawareta kingu kongu in 1938 ( morton 123 ) . roughly translated as japanese king kong and king kong appears in edo respectively , each film featured an actor in a ape suit portraying kong , a much cheaper alternative to the expensive stop - motion technique used in the original film and son of kong . unfortunately , these intriguing japanese kong flicks are considered lost films , and aside from a poster for king kong appears in edo and a few photo stills , there remains very little evidence that the movies existed at all . nevertheless , the notion that these remakes were produced hints at how far back in history that the relationship between japan and king kong goes . taking this connection into account , it is easy to see why toho portrayed kong , not godzilla , as the hero in kk vs . g .\nthe predator reshoots removed [ spoiler ] and added references to alien vs . predator !\nfreddy vs . jason . dir . ronny yu . new line cinema . 2003 .\nfrankenstein vs . godzilla ,\nscripted by shinichi sekizawa ( mothra ) contained elements that would be employed in frankenstein vs . baragon , but ended with godzilla being washed out to sea in a huge flood , while frankenstein is consumed by the collapsing earth around him . with sekizawa off to penning king kong vs . godzilla , the frankenstein project ended up in the hands of kimura . the president of united productions of america , henry g . saperstein , after purchasing mothra vs . godzilla ( 1964 ) and successfully licensing it to american international pictures as godzilla vs . the thing , became interested in the giant frankenstein scenario . saperstein tapped reuben bercovitch ( hell in the pacific ) and jerry sohl ( the twilight zone ) to flesh out a synopsis that could be turned into a screenplay .\nthe hollywood reporter writes that wingard , a go - to horror director on projects like\nblair witch\nand this year ' s\ndeath note ,\nwill direct the announced godzilla vs . king kong movie for warner bros . and legendary pictures , following up 2014 ' s\ngodzilla\nand 2017 ' s\nkong : skull island .\ntoho released king kong vs godzilla in japan on august 11 , 1962 . shortly thereafter , john beck began offering the film to us studios . in april 1963 , he sold his rights to the movie to universal . with toho controlling all rights in asia , universal had no use for a japanese language film so they had beck create an edited , english dubbed version of king kong vs godzilla before delivering the film to the studio . john beck completed the assignment and universal released the film june 26 , 1963 .\na submarine witnesses godzilla as it revives from having been frozen inside an iceberg . godzilla then heads for tokyo , razing all in its way . at the same time , an expedition to faro island in search of a narcotic berry encounters king kong . they are able to drug kong and tow him back to japan . as nothing else seems able to stop godzilla\u0092s rampage , it appears that the last recourse may be pitting king kong against him .\nrather than being initiated by toho , development of king kong vs godzilla began as \u201cking kong vs frankenstein\u201d , a proposed sequel to the original king kong by that film\u2019s fx director , willis o\u2019brien . with the permission of rko pictures ( the studio that made kong ) , producer john beck revised and shopped o\u2019brien\u2019s concept to studios in the united states and abroad , including toho . the japanese studio was enthusiastic at the prospect of making a king kong movie , and also saw the project as the perfect vehicle to bring their own godzilla back to the big screen . licensing the king kong character rights from rko , toho made a deal with john beck that split ownership of the film\u2026 toho would own the rights in japan , asia and select other territories , while beck would own the rights in north america and select other countries . the agreement was made in perpetuity , meaning that both parties would permanently own their shares of the film rights .\nthis is a list of references for godzilla vs . king kong . these citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based . these references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers , which look like this : [ 1 ]\nthis is a list of references for king kong vs . godzilla . these citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based . these references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers , which look like this : [ 1 ]\nthe story and screenplay look like a low budget picture from 50 ' s . king kong vs . godzilla is a voluntary , sometimes involuntary comedy , with classic special effects of monsters japanese , it ' s rare cult is a ' so bad that it ' s almost good ' : boring , but entertaining ; surprising , but forgettable , bringing too continuation mistakes . could you think that lost 105 minutes and later have some pride of say that you finally saw king kong vs . godzilla . an odd movie experience .\nde laurentiis ' company made a direct sequel to 1976 ' s king kong , king kong lives , ten years later , in which kong has been in a coma for a decade after falling from the world trade center . he is revived via a blood transfusion from a giant female ape called lady kong , and the pair escape and wreck havoc against the military . unlike the previous film , king kong lives was a box office bomb and received extremely negative reviews from critics .\ni came to king kong vs godzilla , having seen most of the other godzilla films from the 60\u2032s before it , a bit later . also , having finally seen the japanese version with akira ifukube score , rather than the dreadful american canned score , the movie looks better . it is best enjoyed as a satire of advertising and the mass media . and yes , they never really solved the kong / godzilla size different . kong seems to vary by the scene .\nonly in a double feature ( # 1 ) with\ngodzilla , king of the monsters ! ( 1954 )\n.\n( october 14 , 2015 ) . legendary and warner bros . pictures announce cinematic franchise uniting godzilla , king kong and other iconic giant monsters legendary . retrieved june 5 , 2017\ngodzilla vs . king ghidorah ( \u30b4\u30b8\u30e9vs\u30ad\u30f3\u30b0\u30ae\u30c9\u30e9 gojira tai kingu gidora ? ) , alternatively spelled godzilla vs . king ghidora , is the 18th installment in the godzilla series of films . this is the fifth film to feature king ghidorah and the first film to feature mecha - king ghidorah , ( the second being godzilla vs . mechagodzilla ii ) . the movie was released theatrically in japan on december 14 , 1991 . it was directed by kazuki omori and produced by shogo tomiyama . the plot follows a group of time travelers from the 23rd century who go back in time to erase godzilla from history supposedly to erase a devastating future that the mutated dinosaur causes , but instead , they replace him with a three - headed dragon called king ghidorah and go on a personal campaign to destroy japan using the monster . koichi kawakita was awarded a japanese academy award for his special effects in the film ."]}
{"id": 116910, "summary": [{"text": "happy wedding is 2016 indian malayalam romantic comedy-drama film directed by debutante omar lulu .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "starring sharafudheen , soubin shahir , siju wilson , and justin john in the lead roles , the film is jointly produced by eros international and nazir ali under his banner ozone productions .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it narrates the story of an engineering graduate ( wilson ) as he contemplates marriage on his mother 's insistence .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "music by arun muraleedharan principal photography which began in kochi in november 2015 ended in march 2016 .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "other shooting locations were thrissur and chalakudy .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "some parts of the film were also shot in royal college of engineering and technology , akkikavu , thrissur .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was released on 20 may 2016 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "happy wedding", "paragraphs": ["happy wedding 2nd day box office collection : - 3 . 01 cr approx .\nhappy wedding is a malayalam comedy movie from the debutant director omar . . . .\nhappy wedding\nhas siju wilson , justin john , soubin shahir and sharafudheen in main roles .\nhappy wedding\nhas siju wilson , justin john , sharafudheen and anu sithara in lead roles .\n' happy wedding ' , upcoming film directed by debutant omar abdul wahab will have music composed by arun muraleedharan .\nrumor report | t . i . wishes tiny a happy wedding anniversary - the breakfast club | revolt - unapologetically hip hop\nweddings are like the greatest of dreams - with happy memories to last forever .\nyou two are so unique and beautiful . just like the love you share ! so happy to celebrate your wedding together with you !\nsuch great news to hear of your wedding - it couldn ' t happen to a nicer couple ! have a great wedding day and may your marriage be filled with wonderfully happy times .\ntrue love stories never end ! happy wedding day and may there be many more chapters in the wonderful story of your love for one another .\nweddinghappy\u00ae is an easy - to - use wedding app for managing wedding planning tasks , payments and vendors .\nweddings pass in just a day , leaving happy memories which last a lifetime . enjoy yourselves !\nit couldn ' t have happened to a nicer couple ! have a wonderfully happy wedding day and a future full of the best that life can bring .\ni wish you a wonderful life together as you head down the road to married happiness . so happy for you !\ndon ' t forget to watch the malayalam film happy wedding now that it is releasing all over the country . it stars four actors who played a major part in premam ! . . .\nhope you will have a long and happy life together . always treat each other better than you want to be treated .\nexclusive interview with actor siju wilson he shares about his new movie happy wedding . cast & crew of happy wedding . his friendship with premam crew and aluva gang . for more videos , interviews , reviews & news , go to : urltoken subscribe here - urltoken follow us on facebook - urltoken twitter - urltoken google + - urltoken google + videos - urltoken urltoken - urltoken urltoken - urltoken\nthe makers of the low - budget movie have also thanked the audience for accepting the entertainer , which is based on the life of few engineering students .\nhappy wedding into successful 4th week . we the team happy wedding , express our sincere thanks to all those who supported us in this journey . and in this 4th week we have reached into a mile stone of 130 screens from 35 screens in the ist week . we once again thank the almighty for his endless shower of his grace upon us [ sic ] ,\nthe makers of\nhappy wedding\nposted on their facebook page .\nthe usp of ' happy wedding ' is that it brings together a series of actors who had left an impression in the blockbuster ' premam ' . apart from that , ' happy wedding ' is neither a ' premam ' nor even a patch on it , and comes across as an indolent comedy that makes do with a few senseless laughs here and there . ' happy wedding ' is just a harmless comic caper that could pass off as transitory entertainment . there is hardly anything in it that you would carry back home with you , and is likely to be forgotten the moment you step out of the cinema halls .\nexclusive interview with actress anu sithara . she shares about his new movie happy wedding . cast & crew of happy wedding . her future projects , experience with satyan anthikad , anarkali team and much more . for more videos , interviews , reviews & news , go to : urltoken subscribe here - urltoken follow us on facebook - urltoken twitter - urltoken google + - urltoken google + videos - urltoken urltoken - urltoken urltoken - urltoken\nas the name suggests , happy wedding is based on the incidents that leads to the marriage of hari , a civil engineering graduate , played by sharafudeen . don\u2019t forget to catch the romantic comedy in theatres this weekend !\nwhich is your favorite wedding movie ? let us know in the comments below .\npremam\nboys siju wilson , justin john , soubin shahir and sharafudheen - starrer\nhappy wedding\nreleased on may 20 along with dulquer salmaan ' s\nkammatipaadam\nhas been performing well at the kerala box office .\nthe lord of the wedding ring : j . r . r . tolkien\u2019s true love\nthe screen count of the romantic entertainer , which was initially released in 35 theatres in kerala , was increased to 130 theatres after it started garnering positive response from the movie - goers . also read : happy wedding review round - up\nsince song of ice and fire so often subverts reader expectations and avoids traditional fantasy storytelling structures , should fans have any real hope that this tale will have a happy ending ? as the boy recently said on thrones , \u201cif you think this has a happy ending , you haven\u2019t been paying attention . \u201d\nhappy wedding is just a harmless comic caper that could pass off as transitory entertainment . there is hardly anything in it that you would carry back home with you , and is likely to be forgotten the moment you step out of the cinema halls .\n\u2605 bug fixes \u2605 fixed crash in export for ios 6 users thank you for using weddinghappy ! we want you to be happy , healthy and organized for your wedding . please let us know your feedback anytime in the feedback section from the more tab .\n' happy wedding ' is just a harmless comic caper that could pass off as transitory entertainment . there is hardly anything in it that you would carry back home with you , and is likely to be forgotten the moment you step out of the cinema halls .\nbest wishes for a wonderful wedding celebration , with love and prayers for today and the future .\nmithun chakraborty\u2019s son mahaakshay ' s wedding gets called off after police arrives at the . . .\nsuch great news to hear of your wedding - it couldn ' t happen to a nicer couple .\n' game of thrones ' author george r . r . martin : why he wrote the red wedding\nhappy wedding\nhas been released in screens outside kerala in mumbai , karnataka , hyderabad and tamil nadu on friday , june 10 , after completing three weeks of its theatrical run in kerala . from 35 screens on its opening day , the screen - count of the film has been increased in the state due to the good response from the audience . the movie is expected to do good business as there are no major releases this month due to the sacred month of ramadan .\nhappy wedding\nis now screened in 130 screens throughout the country .\nhappy wedding is not an annoying film , but the content overall is quite disappointing . as i said in the beginning , the second half can be minimized and conceived as an entertaining short film . but as a two hour long movie , it a bit too much to tolerate .\nsiju wilson , justin john and sharafudheen , who rose to fame with the blockbuster movie\npremam ,\nare back again with the latest malayalam film\nhappy wedding .\nthe comedy romantic entertainer , released on may 20 , has opened to average response from the movie - goers .\nmalayalam movie\nhappy wedding\nmarked the reunion of\npremam\nactors siju wilson , justin john , sharafudheen and soubin shahir . made on a budget of approximately rs . 2 crore , the comedy entertainer was released on may 20 along with dulquer salmaan ' s\nkammatipaadam .\nthe movie revolves around hari ( siju wilson ) , a civil engineering graduate . the story develops around funny incidents that occur in connection with hari ' s wedding . happy wedding begins with hari , manu ( sharafudheen ) and achayan ( sudhi koppa ) going to a mall where hari proposes to lakshmi ( delna ) and she avoids him . being upset by the sudden turn of events , hari and manu go to a beer and wine parlour where they meet a stranger ( soubin shahir ) who they call bhai . bhai introduces himself as a motivational speaker and convinces them that he will help hari in the matters of the heart . watch happy wedding to find out what unfolds next .\ncongratulations to you both ! have a great wedding full of precious moments which will stay with you forever .\nstream & watch back to back full movies only on eros now - urltoken watch exclusive\nhappy wedding\nvideos & original videos on eros now _ urltoken check out the official trailer of upcoming malayalam film\nhappy wedding\nfeaturing saubin shahir , sharafudeen , siju wilson , anu sithara & justin john . movie : happy wedding cast : saubin shahir , sharafudeen , siju wilson , anu sithara , justin john & others directed by : omar music : arun muraleedharan cinematography : sinu sidharth edited : dilip dennis lyrics : hari narayanan , rajeev alunkal music & bgm \u2013 vimal t . k release date : may 20 , 2016 music on eros music for mobile downloads click : urltoken for all the updates on the movie : urltoken urltoken urltoken to watch more log on to urltoken for all the updates on our movies and more : urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken . . . urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken\nthe movie is a good comedy and full of romantic scenes . the first half of the movie showed a brilliant comedy and loved by the audience and second half of the movie had awesome romantic scenes . the story of the film happy wedding is a teen story of a boy hari whose mother force him to marry a girl and this is how the movie starts . the first day of the movie was beyond the expectations and loved by the audience . the movie happy wedding had five songs and each songs is worth to listen , the music of the movie composed by arun muraleedharan .\nit ' s all in the name ! the film was set in the backdrop of a wedding , with ranveer singh and anushka sharma playing wedding planners . from new delhi ' s janakpuri to sainik farms , every wedding had its own delightful moments . with the beautiful sets and costumes , the film was an entertainment potboiler .\ndespite being a low budget movie ,\nhappy wedding\nturned out to be a surprise hit after the dulquer - starrer received mixed response from the audience . the romantic comedy entertainer also got an advantage as no other big movies were released during the month of june due to ramadan fasting season .\n' game of thrones ' author george r . r . martin : why he wrote the red wedding | urltoken\n' the shooting of ' happy wedding ' has wrapped up . the movie features a group of youngsters who got to fame with the super hit movie ' premam ' . siju wilson , sharafudheen , soubin shahir , and justin john do the main roles . the movie is directed by debutant omar . the cast also includes saiju kurup , sudhi koppa , niyaz bekkar , sivaji guruvayoor , vinod kovoor , aby , tesni khan , and ambika mohan . the camera is handled by sinu sidharth . the lyrics by harinarayanan are tuned by arun muraleedharan . ' happy wedding ' is produced by nazir ali under the banner of ozone productions .\nhappy weddings surprises with its simple narration and hilarious premise . directed by debutante omar lulu the film has premam actors soubin shaheer , siju wilson , sharafudheen , justin etc in key roles . he ability of actors to work out humour can save a movie even when the narration is one dimensional and lacking in surprise . twists and turns are dispensable if the scenes evoke relentless fun through acting pyrotechnics . dialogues are laced with humour and the young brigade thrive with vigour . though there are lags here and there happy weddings does provide happy moments dime a dozen and it can be passed off as a passable entertainer .\nhari is a civil engineer at kochi . hari believes in love marriage while his mother is forcing him to get married soon . hari decides to find out a girl to fall in love with and he is joined by manu and bhai . the resulting interesting incidents are plotted in \u2018happy wedding\u2019 . siju wilson does hari . . .\ncongratulations to you both on your very special day ! may your wedding be filled with special memories you can treasure forever .\nhappy wedding\nalso stars anu sithara , drishya , saiju kurup , sivaji guruvayoor , sudhi koppa , niyaz bekkar , vinod kovoor , thesni khan and ambika mohan in significant roles . it has been bankrolled by nazir ali under the banner of ozone productions in association with eros international , which distributed the movie all over the country .\n6 ) don ' t get lost in fantasy . very often , a wedding is treated like a fairy tale - - a dream - like day of happy memories . even the terminology surrounding a wedding paints a picture of fantasy ; brides are likened to\nprincesses ,\nwhile decorative signs boast sayings like\nhappily ever after .\ngetting swept up in the fun of it is one thing , but getting lost in fantasy is another . couples should be careful not to place too much emphasis on what their wedding ( or their relationship itself ) looks like from the outside .\nso what happens when a guy falls in love with his brother ' s bride - to - be ? this could have been an intense drama . but thankfully , it wasn ' t ! the rom - com had imran khan , katrina kaif and ali zafar enjoying every bit of the wedding plot . they even left the audience happy .\nwedding wishes for my dear friends . i hope your life together will be filled with joy , happiness and lots of love !\nthe movie had a good craze among the audience worth to watch , we advise you to enjoy the awesome movie with your loving ones , you can also book your tickets online on the official site of bookmyshow . the above collection report of the movie happy wedding is updated as per our sources for more updates and their collections stay tuned with us .\nalso , i realised that so many things that mattered before really doesn ' t matter and i want things simple and intimate . for me the wedding i would have had would have represented the relationship i had a the time - a show in front of others . now the wedding i will actually have represent my relationship - simple , intimate and unpretentious . let your wedding represent your relationship .\nhappy wedding\nnarrates the life of a group of engineering students . the friendship between hari ( siju ) , robin ( sharafudheen ) and tyson ( justin ) as well as the love story of hari and shahina ( anu sithara ) are the main theme of the film , which also has soubin shahir , sivaji guruvayoor , saiju kurup and thesni khan in supporting roles .\nthe movie revolves around hari ( siju wilson ) , a civil engineering graduate . the story develops around funny incidents that occur in connection with haris wedding .\nthe movie had a good collection and response on the first day , the trailer of the movie was released one and a half month ago with a tremendous hype on the social media which leads to craze among the audience . the first day movie captured a huge occupancy with a positive mouth of speak of the audience . movie had a collection of 75 % on the first day . here is the 1st day collection of the movie happy wedding is given below .\nand groom . beautiful cards and sincere greetings will remind young lovers how loved and important they are to us . a few tips on how to write an exceptional wedding wish :\n- fixed crash on the notes screen when you tap the > - fixed the link to review weddinghappy ( thanks for your positive reviews . they really help ! ) - fixed bug where if you changed the date of a task inside weddinghappy and that task was also stored in your calendar , the app would not hold the new date . ( thank you to christelle for sending us a bug report ! ) if you have questions about weddinghappy or wedding planning , don ' t hesitate to contact us . thank you for all your kindness and support in 2013 ! we wish you the best in your wedding planning and hope you have a safe and happy holiday season !\nthe world is a small place and we love new adventures . as every wedding is an adventure , we can be there for you , to film your celebration and later boil the footage down into a unique movie . we create handcrafted wedding films , captivating the beautiful moments , people , speeches , locations and love as it happens . with every wedding , there is also a story that is to be told and we will make sure to capture it in the best possible way . with us , don\u2019t expect a cinema film crew , we\u2019ll be there with you as your friends , only packing the essential equipment we need , so we won\u2019t get in the way of your wedding but rather enjoy it fully with you .\na wedding wish for two special person : love is best when shared by two . you know that together you are stronger , together you are one . have a wonderful married life !\nhappy wedding is the latest malayalam movie hit the box office screens today with a tremendous response . the movie starres sharafudheen and anu sithara in the main lead role of the film and siju wilson , soubin shahir , justin john , kalabhavan nias , sudhi koppa , saiju kurup , thesni khan , vinod kovoor , shivaji guruvayoor , ambika mohan are seen in the supporting role of the film . the movie has been dircted by the very known director omar and produced by nazar ali under the banner of zone productions .\naccording to trade analysts , the omar - directed movie collected a gross amount of rs . 13 . 70 crore from the worldwide box offices . the satellite rights of the film have been acquired by surya tv for rs . 2 . 10 crore , making the total earnings approximately rs . 16 crore . it has also completed a dream run of more than 100 days in kerala . the team of\nhappy wedding\nreleased the film ' s dvd during the 101 days celebration at eros office in kochi on aug . 22 .\nthis app definitely made planning the wedding much simpler . it worked well in my non - usd currency and allowed for new to - dos and notes to be in other languages , when needed .\nadapted from my best friend ' s wedding , this one had jimmy shergill planning his wedding with tulip joshi , while her best friend uday chopra was out to stop it ! and amid all this we had shamita shetty going\nsharaara sharaara\n. this was the first movie to depict what happens at a bachelor party , and the disaster that shakes the world when the bride witnesses it . ouch !\nwhile we may think of a wedding as a purely joyous occasion , there are psychological factors at play that also arise as we approach this major life transition . as practicalities and details pile up , it ' s so important for couples to focus on the big - picture and keep certain values close to their heart . this means looking a bit beyond that fairytale - glow that seems to surround the wedding day and recognizing the real reasons you ' re getting married and what they mean to you on a daily basis . here are a few tips that i recommend couples keep in mind as their wedding date approaches :\nwe can ' t wait to see lead pair shahid kapoor and alia bhatt romancing in a shaadi set - up . while shahid plays a wedding planner , alia plays the sister of the bride . the film ' s trailer promises an exuberant affair , with limos and palaces thrown around generously . and that ' s not all - it is being called\nindia ' s first destination wedding film .\nwatch out for its release next week .\nthe latest malayalam movie titled happy wedding will be releasing throughout the country today that is on june 10 . eros international is releasing the movie such a grand scale , as they did with sardaar gabbar singh in april . the reason for such a wide release of the mollywood is due to its great success at the kerala box office . a light , breezy romantic comedy , it stars sharafudeen , soubin shahir , siju wilson , and justin john who were all a major part of nivin pauly\u2019s premam . so this factor itself gave this film a huge boost and it managed to do so well at the box office .\nbug fixes * fixed a crash for people who got down to their second to last task . congratulations to those of you who experienced it and thanks for sticking with us ! : ) * fixed a crash for people who marked tasks completed very quickly in the task list * small tweaks on a few display issues if you have any questions , please send us feedback anytime . happy planning !\nwe film , edit and craft together a beautiful organic wedding films , a motion piece that tells the spontaneous story of your day , coupled by stunning shots , great music and speeches that will be there years to come , not just for you , but also your children and your grandchildren , so you can show them how your day happened . among our collections you will find our up to 5 minute preview movie or longer , documentary edits like highlight or feature movie , which are between 10 to 25 minutes long . we have our very own format for wedding films , staying away from trends and we create what we believe is a timeless video of your wedding day and you .\nthis entire film revolved around a shaadi ka lehenga kareena style ! a spin - off of ddlj , it traced the love story between varun dhawan and alia bhatt while preparations were on for alia ' s wedding to someone else .\nthe best part we remember about this film was its designer wedding outfits . it even had one of bollywood ' s longest medley songs featured around the mehendi ceremony . we are leaving aside the fate this film had at the box office .\nit is quite tempting to seat american - israeli filmmaker rama burshtein \u2019s sophomore effort , \u201cthe wedding plan , \u201d at the same table as \u201c my big fat greek wedding . \u201d and that\u2019s not just because noa kooler as the formidable bride - to - be often summons the same off - the - charts , anti - ingenue relatability factor , along with a kudzu - like abundance of curly hair , that served nia vardalos so well in the unexpected comedy hit from 2002 .\nexclusive box officie collection report of kammatipaadam , happy wedding . new malayalam movie james and alice , nivin ' s jacobinte swargarajyam and aadupuliyaatam , all movies are doing good business in the kerala market .\nmalayalam movie\nmalayalam movies\nmalayalam cinema\nmalayalam cinema news\nkerala films\nmalayalee\nmalayali\nuk malayali\nukmalayalee\nbritish vaartha\nbritishpathram\nmalayali\nkerala cinema\nfor more videos , interviews , reviews & news , go to : urltoken subscribe here - urltoken follow us on facebook - urltoken twitter - urltoken google + - urltoken google + videos - urltoken urltoken - urltoken urltoken - urltoken\n3 . 1 . 5 * fix crash when deleting a task 3 . 1 . 4 * you can now set the completed date for your tasks . if you finished a task in the past , and would like to note when it happened , set its completed date . * you can now setup payment tracking without setting your wedding location thank you for using weddinghappy to plan your wedding ! if you have any questions or feedback , please send us a message from the more tab anytime . let ' s plan !\nthank you for this helpful article . i am getting married soon . i was engaged before but the wedding was cancelled 2 months before . i realised then that i had a lot of people on my guest list who never even phoned me to ask how i was doing after the break up . needless to say , they are no longer on my guest list . my advise is invite people you truly want there and when you look at your wedding photo ' s in twenty years those people will still be in your life .\nthe story of a runaway bride , quite practically ! the film dealt with the fake weddings sonam kapoor gets into . while she played a wife who ends up robbing her husband and in - laws , it did give us enough wedding sequences to sing and dance to .\nif you dare to watch it . . . . . . . . you are not giving value to your money . a movie which is not bothering audiences satisfaction . nothing could explain this film more than it is a ' spoof ' of super hit movie premam . poor editing , camera work also not good and the lead actor siju wilson was solely imitating the youth icon nivin pauly . music does not make sense . sharafudin and saubin shahir have shown their best where others were trying to act ! the final actress made best of her role . logic less first half will make us to understand the nature of film . the film is fun for the film crew not to audiences . careless casting shows the defects in film . movie was overcrowded with unwanted characters . where do justin disappear in sec half ? why did harri ' s first love made a crush with him besides where she had a lover already ? so much clearances are there to be completed in the film . the name may be happy wedding . but the audiences are not happy after the film . this film does not gives nothing to be remembered , at least a single scene . it ' s just a film , not more than it ' s a spoof of premam .\n5 ) be aware of insecurities that arise . the attention you get in the course of getting married can feel good at times . however , it can also cause you to feel critical of yourself or insecure . the pressure to look perfect and make everyone around you happy can weigh on you , leaving many self - critical thoughts to flood your mind . though it may seem illogical , throughout people ' s lives when they get what they want , their anxiety often increases . they have a tendency to experience more\ncritical inner voices\nthat cast doubt on their self - esteem or cause them to feel uncertain about their partner . pre - wedding jitters often result from critical inner voices asking you\nare you sure ?\nor picking apart your partner . you can combat this anxiety by paying attention to these thoughts , acknowledging when they arise , and disregarding them as an internal enemy undermining your real feelings of love and joy . respond to these thoughts with a more realistic and compassionate point of view toward yourself or your partner . for example , remind yourself ,\ni do not need to be perfect . i just need to be myself . i am happy in my relationship and love my partner for real qualities that i deeply value .\n3 . 1 . 6 * bug fixes 3 . 1 . 5 * fix crash when deleting a task 3 . 1 . 4 * you can now set the completed date for your tasks . if you finished a task in the past , and would like to note when it happened , set its completed date . * you can now setup payment tracking without setting your wedding location thank you for using weddinghappy to plan your wedding ! if you have any questions or feedback , please send us a message from the more tab anytime . let ' s plan !\n1 . consider the persons whom you are writing the wedding wishes , their age , relationship with you , characters and even hobbies . mother will usually write a sensitive personal greeting for her daughter , while when greeting the best childhood friend you can allow yourself to make a few jokes .\n3 . if you wish to get some new ideas , you can review original examples of wedding wishes in this website . you will be able to use these texts when writing a postcard , preparing a greeting speech , sending an sms text message or making a post in the social network .\n3 . 1 . 2 * ipad support * iphone x support * ios 11 support * lots of bug fixes thank you for using weddinghappy to plan your wedding ! if you have any questions or feedback , please send us a message from the more tab anytime . let ' s plan !\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . this includes cookies from third party social media websites and ad networks . such third party cookies may track your use on filmibeat sites for better rendering . our partners use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you . if you continue without changing your settings , we ' ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on filmibeat website . however , you can change your cookie settings at any time . learn more\nno mehendi ceremony is complete without a performance by the bride ' s sister on\nmere haathon mein nau nau choodiyan hain\n. this film not only had some of the best wedding situations , but it even gave ideas to the boys on how to impress their girls in real life . all credit to rishi kapoor .\n3 . 1 . 4 * you can now set the completed date for your tasks . if you finished a task in the past , and would like to note when it happened , set its completed date . * you can now setup payment tracking without setting your wedding location * bug fixes 3 . 1 . 3 * fixed issue on home tab * bug fixes 3 . 1 . 2 * ipad support * iphone x support * ios 11 support * lots of bug fixes thank you for using weddinghappy to plan your wedding ! if you have any questions or feedback , please send us a message from the more tab anytime . let ' s plan !\nthe flamboyance of a gujarati wedding and all its traditions went a notch higher with the fresh chemistry between salman khan and aishwarya rai . as ash puts it in the film , gujaratis have songs for every ceremony . and don ' t miss the heavy lehengas and ensembles of the entire cast . yes , we are still drooling !\nwhile on one side , the film had a wedding preparation , on the other , it showed what happens when a marriage falls apart . a bit of drama and more of laughter , it lived up to to the expectations like its prequel . and yes , it is the only film in this genre to enter the 100 crore club !\nthat breakout indie smash adhered to hollywood\u2019s screwball conventions as filtered through the kooky world view of a close - knit ethnic clan . but \u201cthe wedding plan\u201d feels less like \u201cmy big fat jewish nuptials\u201d and more of a faith - based variation on a disney princess fantasy . instead of a fairy godmother , god himself will find her mr . right .\nit ' s the moment scorpion fans have long been waiting for : the union of toby curtis and happy quinn ! while the doc was tongue - tied ( for once ! ) during the ceremony , the mechanical engineer had us in tears with her vows . watch the full episode :\nsomething burrowed , something blew\n( episode 23 , season 3 of scorpion ) . watch the cute clip to see quintis ' official i - dos . fair warning\u2014you may want to grab some tissues beforehand . watch all - new episodes of scorpion on mondays at 10 / 9c on cbs and cbs all access .\na bride - to - be sets out on a trip to europe with friends before trying the knot . enters our hero who woos her and she ends up going against her family to fight for her love . and all this drama while a big fat punjabi wedding celebration is underway . needless to say , dilwale dulhaniya le gaye along with our hearts !\n3 . 1 . 3 * fixed issue on home tab * more bug fixes 3 . 1 . 2 * ipad support * iphone x support * ios 11 support * lots of bug fixes thank you for using weddinghappy to plan your wedding ! if you have any questions or feedback , please send us a message from the more tab anytime . let ' s plan !\none priyanka chopra and seven husbands . hence seven weddings . the only thing that sets this film apart from the regular shaadi ones is femme fatale , susanna anna - marie johannes , who murders all her husbands in an unending quest for love . but we cannot forget the variety of ways in which pc gets into each wedding . after all , the post - marriage events formed the core of this thriller .\nbollywood loves its song and dance , and its drama and tragedy . and what better way to show it all than in a movie revolving around marriages with elaborate shaadi sequences ? because bollywood has no dearth of wedding - themed movies . while some deal with destination weddings , others show lavish joint family affairs . but one thing ' s for sure - you ' ll be treated to the best naach - gaana and outfits in town .\nthe third in the same league , the rajshris took the term\nwedding\nso seriously , they even named the film vivaah ! when bollywood was picking up its pace , this one came with some old - school romance . all we remember is shahid kapoor and amrita rao ' s\nwhispering\nonscreen courtship . the film was loved , especially by those living in india ' s smaller cities .\njal\n* winks *\none of the earliest and most memorable films , it was the story of a stressed father - of - the - bride , a smitten event planner , a bride with a secret and loads of relatives from all corners of the world . and they were enough to create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in india . the surprise hit remains one of the most authentic wedding films made till date . how we loved dubey ji !\nseasons greetings ! we ' d like to introduce you to the newest version of weddinghappy . we ' ve included the following updates : payment tracking * manage your payments and keep track of your spending . * set the due date , paid date , memo . . . you ' ll see . * we ' ll notify you when the payment is due if you ' d like . * there ' s a brief setup required to use payment tracking . * track payments in your local currency , e . g . dollars ( $ ) , euros ( \u20ac ) or pounds ( \u00a3 ) , or select a different currency if you need to . * please note : a * free * account is required to use payment tracking . this is for your security . recent planning activity * now there ' s a view of the recent activity in the wedding project off the more tab . * can ' t remember where you left that note ? check recent planning activity to find it . * haven ' t been keeping track of every detail but your planning partner has been ? check the recent planning activity to get caught up . add more people to plan with you - premium feature * you can add more people to your wedding project . * control who is on the team , and who can see the new payments module . * a simple one - time purchase is required to add people . chat with everyone on your planning team - premium feature * once others have joined your planning , everyone can send chat messages . lots of enhancements ! * we ' ve added a bunch of user requested enhancements . * now there ' s a decorations vendor . * save a vendor ' s address details . * save the details from a vendor search . * fixed bugs including that pesky crash when importing from contacts . we ' re honored and grateful that you ' re using weddinghappy to plan your wedding ! if you have any questions or feedback , please send us a message from the more tab anytime . we wish you and your loved ones a happy and healthy holiday . let ' s plan !\n* vendor area now you can add multiple vendors in each business . this is perfect for when you are comparing multiple choices . * find vendors with yelp with the addition of yelp to weddinghappy , you can now search for vendors by business , and base your search on the location of your wedding . quickly find listings , reviews , contact information , and directions from the vendor detail by tapping the find button . ( available in the u . s . today , other countries soon ) * messages we ' ve added a new message inbox on the home screen for announcements , wedding articles , and special offers . customize what you ' d like to receive from us . we\u2019ll send you helpful tips based on where you are in the planning process . ( available in the u . s . today , other countries soon ) * lightened up the look & feel a bit we switched up the font to make it easier to read on the retina display . bye bye bold ! : ) * bug fixes thank you for reporting some pesky issues to us . we ' ve fixed them . we hope you ' ve had a great summer , and winter for those of you down under ! please send us your feedback anytime from the more tab . we ' d love to hear from you ! wishing you the best in your wedding planning ~\ntwo young lovers are ready to walk down the aisle and start a new chapter of their life together . with the words of oath they will undertake to always love one another , share the joys and overcome difficulties together . wedding - a special day that people will remember with a smile and thrill their whole life . today young lovers are the most important and happiest people in the world . relatives and friends will pour flowers , greetings and gifts all over the\nno list on weddings is complete without the mention of one of the biggest blockbusters and family sagas bollywood has seen . some called hahk a wedding video all together , with songs for every ceremony . but arguably , we call it the biggest shaadi film ever . no other movie has come close to its success . and with salman khan and madhuri dixit exchanging those shy glances from behind their parents , it gave bollywood some of its most beautiful\naww\nmoments .\n\u2605 ios 6 support \u2605 iphone 5 support \u2605 bug fixes including wedding date edit and vendor detail crash \u2605 chinese language \u2605 sina weibo and renren social network support ( chinese ) \u2605 please be sure to allow weddinghappy access to your calendar and contacts to make full use of weddinghappy as always , if you experience any issues or want to give us your feedback , please send it to us through the feedback section ( in the more tab ) . thank you for using and supporting weddinghappy !\n3 . 1 . 0 we\u2019ve enhanced the payments module . * we improved the payment summary . now it\u2019s easier to see your remaining budget , total paid , cost per guest , and overall balance . to make sure your summary is accurate , check your guest count and overall budget in the wedding profile off the more tab . * we made it easier to record deposits and partial payments . to split up a payment , tap into the payment detail and tap make a deposit . * view your payments by vendor . now there is a \u201cby vendor\u201d section on the payments list with a spending summary for each vendor . weddinghappy auto - saves notes when you leave the app while in the note edit screen . we\u2019ve fixed some bugs too . * fixed an issue when setting the budget with international currencies * other minor bug fixes thank you for using weddinghappy to plan your wedding ! if you have any questions or feedback , please send us a message from the more tab anytime . let ' s plan ~\n[ long pause ] that\u2019s an interesting question . i don\u2019t know if i have a good answer . maybe the way i did it . there\u2019s a certain amount of foreboding leading up to it . it\u2019s a betrayal . it comes out of left field . it\u2019s at a wedding feast . robb has made his peace and you think the worst is over . then it comes out of nowhere . there\u2019s also secondary characters killed . then outside hundreds of stark people are killed . it\u2019s not just two people .\never since the days of jane austen , pop culture consumers have been drawn to stories about female protagonists who find\nhappily ever after\nin marriage and motherhood . ( see : the media spectacles surrounding kate middleton\u2019s fairytale wedding and now fairytale baby ; the storylines of best - selling novels like helen fielding\u2019s austen - inspired bridget jones novels and the works of jennifer weiner ; films and tv shows like 2011\u2019s friends with kids and even hbo\u2019s sex and the city \u2014a series originally deemed celebratory of single women . )\n2 ) pay attention to family dynamics . one of the greatest things about weddings is that they bring the people you love together to celebrate love itself . however , it ' s not necessarily all joy and celebration throughout the process . reconnecting with parents or certain relatives can stir up old family dynamics that aren ' t always pleasant and may actually have been harmful to you growing up . jealous mothers , overprotective fathers , or critical step - parents can cause the bride and groom distress in days leading up to the wedding . these dynamics can actually leave a person in a more childish state , perhaps overreacting emotionally to minor issues . or you may start to put up your guard and relate to loved ones in defensive ways . acting out patterns from your childhood is not only something that is done with parents or siblings but with your fianc\u00e9 ( e ) as well . in the course of planning your wedding , if you notice yourself changing the way you relate to your partner for the worse , this should be a red flag that something else might be stirring you up .\n3 . 1 . 1 we fixed a crash some of you experienced when working with payments and an issue with saving new tasks . 3 . 1 . 0 we\u2019ve enhanced the payments module . * we improved the payment summary . now it\u2019s easier to see your remaining budget , total paid , cost per guest , and overall balance . to make sure your summary is accurate , check your guest count and overall budget in the wedding profile off the more tab . * we made it easier to record deposits and partial payments . to split up a payment , tap into the payment detail and tap make a deposit . * view your payments by vendor . now there is a \u201cby vendor\u201d section on the payments list with a spending summary for each vendor . weddinghappy auto - saves notes when you leave the app while in the note edit screen . we\u2019ve fixed some bugs too . * fixed an issue when setting the budget with international currencies * other minor bug fixes thank you for using weddinghappy to plan your wedding ! if you have any questions or feedback , please send us a message from the more tab anytime . let ' s plan ~\nthe peak season for\ni do ' s\nis upon us , and if you ' re among the excited couples about to walk down the aisle , you ' re probably getting advice from all directions . everyone from grandparents to groomsmen , coworkers to caterers are lining up to offer up suggestions for every detail of your big day . while planning your wedding can surely be a fun and exciting venture you share with the people closest to you , it can also be a source of stress and certain unanticipated tensions that act as bumps on your road to married life .\n1 ) don ' t focus on form over content . one bittersweet fact about weddings is that they tend to consume a great deal of time . getting caught up in the frenzy of choosing the right napkin color or dinner entr\u00e9e can be quite a distraction from other aspects of your life , even your relationship itself . wedding planning leaves many couples at - risk of placing form over content . in other words , you can shift your concentration to everything looking perfect and away from actually being great in your relationship . exhausting yourself with organizing a wedding can take its toll on intimacy . the\nyour day\nmentality surrounding the occasion may feel good at first , but it ' s important not to let the occasion become all about you . planning the event should always come second to enjoying this time with your partner . it ' s best to avoid absorbing yourself with making everything look perfect , and to instead think about what would bring you closest to your partner throughout the day . what would keep you in the moment ? what experiences could you and your loved one share that would be the most uniquely meaningful to the two of you ?\noh my gosh , we finally did it ! weddinghappy 2 . 0 ' s big day is here ! - sync to multiple apple devices with weddinghappy premium - free unlimited tasks for everyone - ios 8 support - optimized for iphone 6 & iphone 6 plus - wedding day countdown today widget ( requires ios 8 ) - all new design - same - sex support for new weddings . ( we didn ' t want to disrupt any existing plans you ' ve already started . ) - ability to start over . from the more tab , you can ditch everything and make a new plan if you need to . - achievements are optional . sick of unlocking achievements ? turn them off . please note : when you purchase weddinghappy premium ( in - app purchase ) , you ' ll need to create an account . you can also do facebook login if you prefer . it\u2019s our honor to be a part of your wedding plans and we\u2019re thrilled to share our latest work with you ! please let us know what you think . you can always send us feedback in the app , or email us at support @ urltoken or tweet us @ weddinghappyapp . let\u2019s plan !\noh my gosh , we finally did it ! weddinghappy 2 . 0 ' s big day is here ! - sync to multiple apple devices with weddinghappy premium - free unlimited tasks for everyone - ios 8 support - optimized for iphone 6 & iphone 6 plus - wedding day countdown today widget ( requires ios 8 ) - all new design - same - sex support for new weddings . ( we didn ' t want to disrupt any existing plans you ' ve already started . ) - ability to start over . from the more tab , you can ditch everything and make a new plan if you need to . - achievements are optional . sick of unlocking achievements ? turn them off . - bug fixes please note : when you purchase weddinghappy premium ( in - app purchase ) , you ' ll need to create an account . you can also do facebook login if you prefer . it\u2019s our honor to be a part of your wedding plans and we\u2019re thrilled to share our latest work with you ! please let us know what you think . you can always send us feedback in the app , or email us at support @ urltoken or tweet us @ weddinghappyapp . let\u2019s plan !"]}
{"id": 116928, "summary": [{"text": "antz is a 1998 american computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by eric darnell and tim johnson and written by paul weitz , chris weitz , and todd alcott .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars woody allen , sharon stone , jennifer lopez , sylvester stallone , dan aykroyd , anne bancroft , and gene hackman .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "some of the main characters share facial similarities with the actors who voice them .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "antz is dreamworks pictures ' first animated film , and the second feature-length computer-animated film after disney/pixar 's toy story .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film 's production resulted in a controversial public feud between dreamworks co-founder jeffrey katzenberg and steve jobs and john lasseter of pixar , concerning the parallel productions of this film and pixar 's a bug 's life .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "this only worsened when disney refused to avoid competition with dreamworks ' intended first animated release , the prince of egypt ( 1998 ) .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "antz premiered on september 19 , 1998 , at the toronto international film festival , and was released theatrically in the united states on october 2 , 1998 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it grossed $ 171.8 million worldwide on a budget of $ 42 \u2013 60 million . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "antz", "paragraphs": ["to see the quotes page , click here :\nantz / quotes\n.\nantz isn ' t as perfect and smooth as a disney film . great !\nmusic to eric darnell & tim johnson ' s animated film\nantz\n.\nread jerry becks review of antz in the october 1998 issue of animation world magazine .\nantz\nmaking of ( in english w . spanish subs . ) part 1\nman i seriously love me some antz . fuck you making me want to rewatch it .\nthe z in antz is slightly crooked , and its also the name of the title character .\nrelease notes are located in the file antz _ release _ 2015 - 02 - 16 . txt\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing antz near you .\nantz was released on vhs february 9 , 1999 , and dvd is released march 23 , 1999 .\nurltoken - books for what dreams may come and antz ; music from a night at the roxbury .\nto download the antz . exe app , just click the link below\nsource code ( zip )\nantoine\nantz\nl . ' s profile - project manager ( accounts , development , . . . - urltoken\neven though ` ` a bug ' s life ' ' got a jump in production on ` ` antz , ' ' it was ` ` antz ' ' that was first to be completed , unexpectedly early , opening another chapter in the ant saga .\nit may lack the novelty and broad humour of toy story , but antz still gives its rival a tough act to follow .\nantz on the gbc is another platform game that will amuse those who find the genre enjoyable in small scale 8 - bit .\nantz media - service provider of search engine optimization services , social media marketing services & website design and development services in kochi , kerala .\nz ( woody allane , left ) laments to his best friend weaver ( sylvester stallone ) about his lot in life in\nantz .\n` ` antz ' ' was initially slotted for march 1999 , but dreamworks pushed it up to october , ensuring that ` ` antz ' ' would be the first computer - animated bug movie of the fall , beating ` ` a bug ' s life ' ' by several weeks .\nantz junction is a thriving third sector organisation , based across greater manchester , delivering projects within its social centre\u2019s which support local communities into employment .\nantz junction believes that every person should have an opportunity to overcome barriers and achieve his / her fullest potential and contribute fully to their community .\nsiskel & ebert : what dreams may come / a night at the roxbury / snitch / antz ( 1998 ) ( tv episode ) reviewed .\nantz is brief enough , clocking in at 83 minutes , but its story is too predictable to make an impact even in such a short space .\nantz media being one among the pioneers in online branding solution provider in india . the organization is promoted by young entrepreneurs and veterans in social media . antz media was launched as a subsidiary of united 4 it solutions pvt ltd . we believe that our strength lies in our creative and professional team .\nmovies : disney says it isn ' t worried about confusion with dreamworks ' ' antz , ' but the studio is doing a few unusual things .\na bug\u2019s life ended up getting released the same year as antz and outgrossed it at the box - office substantially , coming it at no . 4 for the year . as knock - offs go , antz is nowhere near as embarrassing as previous forgotbuster subject a shark\u2019s tale , another dreamworks animation project that gave the poochie treatment to pixar\u2019s finding nemo . yet there\u2019s very little that stands out about antz , either , for good or ill . and though antz won the race to the theaters and made a mint , it has , like most of the other forgotbusters i have written , faded in the cultural imagination , becoming an also - ran at the heady early days of feature - length computer animation . antz crossed the finish line first without actually winning the race .\nmovies : barbed comments are being exchanged as the ' antz ' - vs . - ' bug ' s ' competition turns venomous in the animation arena .\nfeb1998 : jeffery decides to pull a whammy on pixar / disney by releasing antz on oct 2 1998 , 6 weeks ahead of\na bugz life .\nif you ' re wondering ,\nwhat are the character ' s names in antz ?\nthen this list will have what you ' re looking for .\nantz , dreamworks , $ 17 . 2 million , 2 , 449 locations , $ 7 , 021 average , $ 17 . 2 million , one week .\nlist of antz characters , with pictures when available . these characters from the movie antz are ordered by their prominence in the film , so the most recognizable roles are at the top of the list . from main characters to cameos and minor roles , these characters are a huge part of what made the movie so great . the names of the actors who played each character are listed below as well , so use this antz character list to find out who portrayed your favorite role .\nisectopia scene from antz . this is my own mix of the song . warning , it is a bit loud so turn the volume down a bit headphone users !\nall in all , the antz soundtrack runs a very solid 53 minutes long , and should be in everyone ' s collection - especially if they saw the film .\nas a harmonica player andy has recently worked with neil finn , playing on his version of\ni can see clearly now\n, featured in the film antz .\ntodd ' s pop song reviews :\njealous\nby nick jonas ( 2015 ) ( tv episode ) todd says that nick jonas looks like a character from antz .\njacobson brought the idea to katzenberg , who approved the project . by 1996 , ` ` antz ' ' was in high gear , with johnson and darnell of pdi directing .\ndescribing the film ' s across - the - board appeal , jim tharp , head of distribution at dreamworks , reported that the opening weekend crowd for antz was split evenly between family and non - family moviegoers and that the male / female ratio was 50 / 50 as well . ticket sales for antz surged a mighty 80 % on saturday compared to friday .\nin the year 2007 antz media started it\u2019s operations as a web and digital media company . we are proud to announce that our competitors range from a few national players and some international players .\nthe office : threat level midnight ( 2011 ) ( tv episode ) michael says ,\ni am a huge woody allen fan , although i ' ve only seen ' antz . '\nantz business solutions excels at custom design and front - end development . we love taking on challenging projects that require full - on content strategy , thoughtful design , demanding development , and ongoing marketing .\nso if there ' s any confusion about the differences between\nantz\nand\na bug ' s life\nby nov . 25 , it will definitely not be for lack of trying .\ncompared to projections , antz opened extremely close to my $ 17m forecast while what dreams may come and a night at the roxbury opened stronger than my projections of $ 12m and $ 6m respectively .\ntake this week ' s new reader survey on star wars episode 1 : the phantom menace . in last week ' s survey , readers were asked whether antz or a bug ' s life would gross more at the domestic box office . of 1 , 456 responses , the voting was even with 50 . 4 % saying a bug ' s life and 49 . 6 % choosing antz .\nyesterday jeffery katzenberg announced to everyone on the antz film that we are releasing antz on october 2 1998 , not march 1999 . we all have been suspecting this for a while , but now its official . it was deliberately kept a secret to scoop the people at pixar and disney . i heard john lasseter and steve jobs were pretty steamed . and by the way , our movie kicks ass .\nantz media has extensive expertise in customized mobile application software development . we develop mobile applications for android devices and ios devices using latest technology . web at antz media are supportive in creating value - added mobile phone applications tailored exactly to your specific business requirement for enhanced efficiency and functionality . we have sound experience in developing highly interactive mobile application using the latest operating systems that are extremely user - friendly and functional .\nthe simpsons : love is a many splintered thing ( 2013 ) ( tv episode ) woody allen says ,\ni played the ant in ' antz ' - the lesser known of the ant movies .\nsourced from the 2006 fullscreen dvd of over the hedge ( 2006 ) . ( according to info on blu - ray . com , this reprint of antz on dvd was from 2004 , not 2006 . )\nthe year ' s first of two computer - animated bug movies - disney ' s a bug ' s life comes out next month - antz topped the $ 16 . 6 million debut by stargate in 1994 . featuring the voices of woody allen , sharon stone , and gene hackman , antz also is the first of two animated projects this year for dreamworks , which will release the prince of egypt in december .\nthe feud deepened with both teams making accusations and excuses and a release date war ensued . while antz beat a bug\u2019s life to the big screen by two months , the latter film significantly out grossed its predecessor . antz made almost $ 91 million domestically against a $ 105 million budget ( with a worldwide haul of almost $ 172 million ) while a bug\u2019s life made almost $ 163 million domestically against a $ 120 million budget ( with a worldwide haul of over $ 363 million ) . rip off or not , antz ' s critical response has proven to be almost exactly as positive as what a bug\u2019s life has enjoyed .\nyou ' ve reached the\nhub\nfor any and all dramatica analysis of antz . in addition to the storyform , you ' ll also find any additional analysis or media related to the story in question .\nit seems a modern trend of soundtracks is to have long , slow , depreesing , agonizing , slow pieces for strings . . . not so with antz . here we have music with real melody lines . .\nthe media lapped up the very public battle that followed , a bug\u2019s life sucker punched antz at the box office and the public were left in the dark over the heights a katzenberg - lasseter bug flick could have reached .\ni admit it , whenever i saw the cd of\nantz\nfor the first time , i was so sure that it would be an awful score . but , this cd is single - handidly one of my favorites .\nboth films were a success with both audiences and critics , as well as financially , but a bugs life won by bringing in $ 200 , 000 , 000 more than antz thanks to appealing more to kids and better promotion .\ndreamworks animated feature film , antz has grossed over $ 36 million in the past 10 days since its u . s . theatrical release , topping two weeks box office charts . reeling from this success , dreamworks is developing a direct - to - video sequel to antz . the film would , like its predecessor , be produced by computer animation studio pacific data images ( pdi ) . it is also being considered for theatrical release . either way , a studio spokesperson confirmed that if the production is green lit , it would be 18 - 24 months before its release . however , after the surprise early release of antz , who knows what this crafty studio has up its sleeve . . . .\nbefore antz began production , pixar was already deep into a project then known as bugs , a film that would eventually become a bug\u2019s life . pixar , riding high on the success of toy story , smelled a rat . once friendly with jeffrey katzenberg , who resurrected disney\u2019s animation wing during his time there before leaving acrimoniously to start dreamworks with fellow masters of the universe steven spielberg and david geffen , pixar\u2019s john lasseter did not receive news of antz \u2019s production well . it was suspected that katzenberg had simply stolen the premise for bugs and encouraged his animators to work long hours so that antz would beat its inspiration to theaters , even though katzenberg traced the projects\u2019 roots back to an older pitch .\ndreamworks was able to save valuable time by skimping on quality . where pixar benefits from a well - honed perfectionism , early dreamworks productions like antz often just seem to aspire to be good enough . when antz hit theaters in 1998 and became the 21st top - grossing film of the year , the concept of a feature - length computer - animated film still held an element of novelty . there was still something revolutionary about the concept of making entire animated films with computers instead of hand - drawn cels . some 17 years and countless advancements in technology later , antz still retains a bit of the shock of the new , even if it looks less impressive than the pixar film to which it was destined to be compared .\ntitle antz year 1998 distributor ( s ) u . i . p . ( uk ) classified date ( s ) 24 / 09 / 1998 main language english submitted run time 83m 7s approved footage 7481 + 9 bbfc reference aff154355 registration number cfj01501\nour commitment to diversity and inclusion is reflected in our choice of partner to direct our responses to the duties we have here at antz junction and work alongside us as we formalize and evidence our compliance in this area . view : diversity & inclusion\nand while\nantz\nfocused on its title insects , disney ' s campaign stresses multiple bugs - - in this case ladybugs , spiders , beetles , caterpillars , mosquitoes , and yes , even ants ( particularly the lead character flik ) .\neric darnell , one of the two directors of ` ` antz , ' ' said that katzenberg offered suggestions about story and character , but that the movie never wavered from its 7 - year - old premise about a little critter with big hopes .\nthe scheduling of ` ` antz ' ' was also seen by many in hollywood as retaliation against disney for slotting ` ` a bug ' s life ' ' for november against dreamworks ' animated feature , ` ` the prince of egypt . ' '\nwhile disney ' s similarly - themed a bug ' s life , released within a few months of this , took the upper hand in light , child - friendly entertainment , visually antz was more compelling and , strangely , more adult . for antz , a dark tale destined to whiz right over the head of the average four - year - old , is simply breathtaking to look at , its seamless bug ' s - eye view of the world easily compensating for any mild inconsistencies in the storyline .\nyou can sort this list of antz roles alphabetically by clicking on\nname\nat the top of the list . if one of your favorite characters is missing , then feel free to add them by typing in their name at the bottom of the list .\noriginally recorded by frank sinatra in 1969 , day recorded the song for her 1964 album ,\nwith a smile and a song .\nwhile it never appeared in one of her films , her version was included in the digitally animated 1998 movie\nantz .\n25 . it was not a coincidence that dreamworks released antz around the same time as a bug ' s life . reportedly former disney film chairman and dreamworks co - founder jeffrey katzenberg wanted to delay the release of a bug ' s life so that it wouldn ' t compete with dreamworks ' release the prince of egypt ( both scheduled to be released a few weeks apart ) . katzenberg called lasseter and told him he would stop production of antz if they moved a bug ' s life release date \u2013 it didn ' t work .\n` ` we did know about ' a bug ' s life , ' ' ' said johnson in an interview at the toronto international film festival , where ` ` antz ' ' premiered last weekend . ` ` all we knew is that they had a film . ' '\nthe year 1998 proved to be a banner year for these strange filmic duopolies . the stories found in both dreamworks animation\u2019s antz and disney / pixar\u2019s a bug\u2019s life revolve around a young misfit male drone ant who saves ant society and wins over the ant princess in so doing .\nin 1998 , disney and dreamworks both released animated films about an outcast ant who doesn ' t quite fit into normal society . while a bug ' s life ( loosely based on aesop ' s fable the ant and the grasshopper ) grossed $ 363 . 4 million , woody allen ' s antz was a commercial failure . it ' s widely speculated that the idea for antz was stolen by dreamworks founder ceo jeffrey katzenberg who left disney shortly after pixar become its major animation studio which lead to a public feud between katzenberg and pixar ' s john lasseter and steve jobs .\ndreamworks was able to get antz into theaters ahead of originally scheduled allowing it to hit consumers several weeks before disney ' s computer - generated insect pic a bug ' s life which opens at thanksgiving . the headstart gives antz a major advantage as it will have the family crowd all to itself for a full month before the end - of - year bloodbath that finds bugs , rugrats , babe ii , jack frost , i ' ll be home for christmas , prince of egypt , mighty joe young and the wizard of oz reissue all attacking the same family audience in november and december .\nhigh hopes\nis a popular song first popularized by frank sinatra , with music written by jimmy van heusen and lyrics by sammy cahn . doris day recorded the song for the 1964 album with a smile and a song . her version was used in the 1998 film antz during the credits .\nour flick of the week is\nantz ,\nwhich in addition to having one of the most distinctive designs of any animated film ever made , also boasts a smart and funny script that will appeal even more to adults than children . ( that ' s the start of a rave review . )\ni have a suggestion for steve jobs : ' think different , '\nhe said pointedly , mimicking the apple computer slogan . a lot is at stake besides personal reputations and pride . for dreamworks ,\nantz\nis the first foray into the lucrative arena of animation that ' s been virtually controlled by disney for the past decade . katzenberg has said he hopes to release seven animated films by 2002 , and the success or failure of\nantz\nand\nprince of egypt\n( opening dec . 18 ) is widely perceived to be an indicator for whether that dream will be achieved .\nin dreamworks ' first animated feature film , antz , woody allen voices\nz\n, an ant who wishes to be an individual . he falls for the beautiful princess bala ( sharon stone ) , and uncovers a plot by the evil general mandible ( gene hackman ) to take over the ant colony .\nantz is a 1998 american computer animated adventure comedy film produced by dreamworks animation and distributed by dreamworks pictures . it features the voices of woody allen , sharon stone , jennifer lopez , sylvester stallone , dan aykroyd , anne bancroft , gene hackman , christopher walken , and danny glover as various members of an ant society . some of the main characters share facial similarities with the actors who voice them . [ 2 ] antz is the first animated film , as well as the first cgi - animated film , by dreamworks animation and the second feature - length computer - animated film after disney \u00b7 pixar ' s toy story .\nduring the production of a bug ' s life , a public feud erupted by dreamworks ' jeffrey katzenberg and steve jobs & john lasseter of pixar . katzenberg , former chairman of disney ' s film division , had left the company in a bitter feud with ceo michael eisner . in response , he formed dreamworks skg with steven spielberg and david geffen and planned to rival disney in animation . [ 14 ] after dreamworks ' acquisition of pacific data images ( pdi ) \u2014long pixar ' s contemporary in computer animation\u2014 lasseter and others at pixar were dismayed to learn from the trade papers to learn that pdi ' s first project at dreamworks would be another ant film , to be called antz . [ 15 ] by this time , pixar ' s project was well - known within the animation community . [ 16 ] both antz and a bug ' s life center on a young male , a drone with oddball tendencies who struggles to win a princess ' s hand by saving their society . [ 17 ] whereas a bug ' s life relied chiefly on visual gags , antz was more verbal and revolved more around satire . the script of antz was also heavy with adult references , whereas pixar ' s film was more accessible to children . [ 17 ]\nthe plot thickens when one notes that deep impact was released by dreamworks , while armageddon was released by none other than disney . like antz and a bug\u2019s life , deep impact and armageddon hold a similar critical response , but unlike the animated pair , the critical response to these disaster movies was really , really bad .\nunlike\nantz ,\nwhich stressed the lead character voiced by woody allen , in the selling of\nbug ' s ,\nflik is just part of a greater ensemble , roth says .\nwe definitely wanted to make sure that we conveyed this was a movie about a wide variety of colorful insects .\ndreamworks ' most ambitious dvd has been\nantz ,\nwhich includes featurettes , trailers and audio commentary from the directors .\nbeing the very first full - length cgi [ computer generated image ] animated film ever released on dvd , we really wanted to make it a special deal . it has done very well .\nallen stars as z , a worker ant first introduced on an analyst\u2019s leaf complaining about how he didn\u2019t get much attention being the middle child of 5 million . there\u2019s a rich strain of vaudeville and the catskills in the way allen delivers his signature one - liners in a new form , but z isn\u2019t just on hand to crack wise . at times antz resembles bananas remade as a kiddie cartoon , as both feature nebbishy woody allen characters who accidentally become revolutionaries while attempting to get the girl . but z has more on his mind than his own neuroses , and antz takes this timid insect on a hero\u2019s journey that would do joseph campbell proud .\n37 years later , ant is still king of the wild frontier so the other night i went to the theatre to see adam ant perform the entirety of his \u201ckings of the wild frontier\u201d album ( recorded with his former band the ants , nee , antz ) , plus some greatest hitz and fan favez , . . .\nantz\nrejoices in the fact that a cartoon can show us anything . it ' s so free , it turns visual cartwheels . it enters into a microscopic world - - an ant colony beneath central park - - and makes it into a world so vast and threatening that comparisons with\nstar wars\nare not unjustified .\nthis is one of those movies that fly over your head when you ' re a child watching it . i remember disney ' s pixar and dreamworks used to really clash in the past over the originality of premises .\na bug ' s life\nvs .\nantz\n, this is one of the ones i feel only a tie is fair .\nantz\nis an amazing animated film for one reason above all : awesome voice cast . gene hackman , christopher walken , danny glover and woody allen , there ' s almost too much talent to bear . also , there ' s so much subtle humor to appreciate . i originally saw the film ten years ago and laughed and now being an adult there ' s so much i missed . only now do i get the adult - oriented jokes , truly making the movie timeless . and the film has a pretty good theme to it ; the importance of individuality as opposed to the hordes of conformity .\nantz\nis great .\ntoronto \u2014 the world premiere here of\nantz\n- - a gala screening and party complete with red carpets and oversized martinis - - marked the grand finale of the 23rd toronto international film festival on saturday night . but it was just the start of what is shaping up to be a cutthroat and unusually personal battle of the cinematic bugs .\nhow much of these scheduling machinations are due to hurt feelings or just good business sense - or a little of both - is not clear . also , the fact that ` ` antz ' ' is coming out first doesn ' t necessarily mean it will do any better than ` ` a bug ' s life , ' ' as disney well knows .\n' ' antz , ' ' which cost an estimated $ 42 million and at the time of its release had the animation field to itself , opened to a respectable $ 7 , 020 a screen . the film has long since broken into the black , grossing $ 87 . 9 million as of last weekend and is likely to turn a good profit .\nwhen you see one ant it ' s understood that there are thousands more that you don ' t see each working hard all for the same goal ; that ' s antz digital media ! although not ' thousands ' yet , we all work as hard as an ant colony together to put your business in front of your customers everywhere they are online .\nreleased 1 year after disney / pixar ' s ' a bugs life ' and still during the early years of the computer generated genre , dreamworks released their second all cgi cartoon ' antz ' and despite the glaring resemblances between the 2 movies ; all it not as it appears . antz still stands alone as the more adult movie in the genre , far more complexity in the character ' s emotions and a far more sinister plot evolution separate this from rest . ok movies like ' shrek ' , ' finding nemo ' and ' toy story ' have adult undertones beneath the humour , but antz doesn ' t rely on such subtlety . please note this is not a criticism of either style ! we follow the struggle of ' z ' ( woody allen ) as he tries to come to terms with his life as a worker , his neurosis , his love for princess bala and dream of something better . allen is excellently supported by an all star cast , including sharon stone , sylvester stallone , gene hackman , christopher walken , etc , and we are treated to a visually impressive rendition of a heart warming story about life as an ant . this movie can still be enjoyed as a family film , but much of it will be lost on younger kids . in summary antz is a fine film , but in truth it is difficult to compare with others in the genre , and for that ; i salute it ! 7 / 10\nantz essentially has the same premise as a bug\u2019s life : a misfit insect discovers his destiny is far greater than he ever could have imagined . but what antz lacks in technical sophistication and elegant animation , it makes up for in star power . the filmmakers lazily , if effectively , solve the problem of getting audiences to care about interchangeable insects by voice - casting actors whose personas are so well wrought that they can be easily translated to the insect kingdom . then to get the most out of their investment , they also animated the ants to look as much like the superstar actors voicing them . to embody the existential angst of the everyman insect , dreamworks turned to the neurotic comedy stylings of woody allen , a move that proved to be as winning as it is perverse . before and after antz , allen was nobody\u2019s idea of a big box - office attraction . yet put that nasal voice and wimpy mock - aggression inside the digitally rendered body of a cartoon insect creepily conceived to look as much as the real - life allen as possible , and suddenly he became a bankable movie star .\nit was in the recording studio where andy was first introduced to photoshop and swivel 3d on a mac ii . in 1994 , andy was hired by mondo media to work on video games , broadcast and film projects . he\u2019s also worked with xaos , inc . on a few imax films and at pdi on the peacemaker and research for the antz sequel which never happened .\njust managed to get an idea of when and where the antz trailer will be showing across the nation . this an isn ' t to be missed trailer , and is a good excuse to see a fantastic movie ( according to everyone that has emailed me ) . so read all this and go see it , it ' s there for a limited time only ! ! !\ni ' d argue that they already outdid pixar in the antz / bug ' s life duel . and at least some people think shrek beat monster ' s inc as well . though yeah , the cars sequel is their best bet . what do they have lined up for next year , though ? kung fu panda 2 ? not exactly a how to train your dragon there .\nbrilliant animated feature , antz is a fun , entertaining picture that is a must watch for viewers of all ages . what makes the film work so well is the varied cast of talented voice actors who bring great characters alive , and it is elevated with a great story and stunning animation . i heavily enjoyed the film , and though it was a worthy film to watch , and what ' s great about the film , is that it wasn ' t made by pixar , and it just goes to show that other studios have managed to get animated magic as well with their features . antz is a well made feature , a film that looks stunning , and is fun to look at and enjoy . the story is engaging as well , and the cast , like i stated is wonderful , and they each bring some terrific voice acting to the roles they portray , and it ' s what makes the film really stand out among other animated features . if you ' re a genre fan , you ' ll surely love this one . the film may not be a pixar feature , but it nonetheless succeeds at capturing the viewer ' s attention due to a fine story , terrific animation and enough humor to appeal to viewers of all ages or anyone looking for a fine animated comedy . antz works well on many levels , it ' s a film that manages to succeed on nearly every level and with its cast of voice actors , and they manage to give much more depth to the film , as well as having an entertaining and humorous visual sense that make antz a film that is well worth your time , and it is a film that ranks among the finest computer animated features ever made . if you ' re a fan of animated films , give antz a shot , it ' s a visually striking feature with terrific storytelling , and effective voice performances to really make this an enjoyable and highly memorable feature .\nit may seem extravagant for a film about a bunch of bugs , but soundtrack composers harry gregson - williams and john powell engaged an 85 - piece orchestra and 25 - member chorus to perform the music for antz . in the film , a worker ant with the voice of woody allen becomes a hero to his embattled colony and earns the affections of princess bala ( the voice of sharon stone ) . appropriately , the music is a mix of dramatic swells , romantic interludes , and celebratory jaunts , scurrying from sprightly jazz to classical dirge to latin bounce - - there are even allusions to\nwhen johnny comes marching home\nand\nguantanamera .\nthis surprising diversity makes the music from antz lively enough for children and sophisticated enough for adults . - - richard martin\nin recent weeks , the off - the - record sniping among those involved in both movies has reached a background roar in hollywood . katzenberg has denied knowing about disney ' s movie when he approved ` ` antz . ' ' executives for the producers of ` ` a bug ' s life ' ' declined to comment . the directors of the two films expressed ignorance about the competition .\nwith a superstar cast and breakthrough visual effects , dreamworks ' spectacular comedy adventure , antz , became\nking of the hill\nwith audiences and movie critics alike . everyone digz antz ! life is no picnic for z , a small worker ant with some very big ideas whose chances of landing the beautiful princess bala are literally one in a billion . but when z convinces his soldier ant buddy to switch places with him , his simple life takes a wild turn . from his battle in the termite war to his search for\ninsectopia\n, z ' s adventures land him in a final confrontation with the ruthless general mandible who has planned to liquidate the colony . once the most insignificant of workers , z may just turn out to be the biggest hero of them all !\nkaztenberg moved the opening of antz from march 1999 to october 1998 to compete with pixar ' s release . [ 16 ] [ 20 ] david price writes in his 2008 book the pixar touch that a rumor ,\nnever confirmed ,\nwas that katzenberg had given pdi\nrich financial incentives to induce them to whatever it would take to have antz ready first , despite pixar ' s head start .\n[ 16 ] [ 19 ] steve jobs was furious and called katzenberg and began yelling . katzenberg made an offer : he would delay production of antz if jobs and disney would move a bug\u2019s life so that it didn\u2019t compete with prince of egypt . jobs believed it\na blatant extortion attempt\nand would not go for it , explaining that there was nothing he could do to convince disney to change the date . [ 3 ] [ 19 ] katzenberg casually responded that jobs himself had taught him how to conduct similar business long ago , explaining that jobs had come to pixar ' s rescue by making the deal for toy story , as pixar was near bankruptcy at that time . [ 10 ]\ni was the one guy there for you back then , and now you\u2019re allowing them to use you to screw me ,\nkatzenberg said . [ 19 ] he suggested that if jobs wanted to , he could simply slow down production on a bug\u2019s life without telling disney . if he did , katzenberg said , he would put antz on hold . [ 3 ] lasseter also claimed katzenberg had phoned him with the proposition , but katzenberg denied these charges later . [ 11 ]\nkatzenberg says that ' s bunk . so does nina jacobson , a formerdreamworks executive ( now employed by disney ) , who says she pitched katzenberg the idea on her own . dreamworks ' chief marketing executive , terry press , says pixar is just smarting because\nantz\n- - which originally was scheduled to debut in march 1999 - - has managed to beat\na bug ' s life\ninto theaters .\n- dreamworks signature selection - anamorphic widescreen ( 1 . 85 : 1 ) - dual - layered dvd - dolby digital 5 . 1 audio - full - length director ' s commentary - behind - the - scenes production featurette - the making of antz ! - director ' s inside look - the basics of cgi animation & early design process - production notes - cast & filmmaker bios - theatrical trailer - 4 tv spots\nthen after antz we did chicken run , and we couldn\u2019t have messed those up too bad because they asked us to do shrek . after shrek we just called it a day because we wanted to branch off and see what the future holds individually but i had a lot of fun and we were very very lucky to do those three very unique movies . but that was all through the generosity of hans as our mentor .\nthat ' s the strategy disney is following in trying to sell\na bug ' s life ,\nthe studio ' s animated insect tale that opens this month ( friday at the el capitan ; nov . 25 wide release ) . the idea is to ignore any similarities between its film and dreamworks ' hit animated insect release ,\nantz ,\nand play up those differences in an aggressive ad and marketing campaign .\nso if roth is going to compare\nbug ' s life\nto any film at all it would be\ntoy story ,\nthe studio ' s first venture with steve jobs ' pixar computer - animation facility . like\ntoy story ,\nbug ' s life\nis aimed squarely at a younger demographic and a general family audience , whereas\nantz\nwas pitched at an adult , urbane crowd .\nantz is littered with inspired gags , like a pair of wasps , voiced by saturday night live alum dan aykroyd and jane curtin , who embody all of the stereotypes of human wasps in insect form . the production design for the individual ants is more than a little creepy , but the animators do well with world - building and elaborate fights between overmatched ants and massive , almost prohibitively huge termites who spit acid at their foes .\nsays the film critic ,\nthat ' s because we go one step up the food chain to a grasshopper population that ' s really angry at its ant colony , which hasn ' t come up with its usual supply of food . the voice of the lead hopper in the film is supplied by kevin spacey . a bug ' s life is built more for kids than antz and may not be as entertaining for adults .\nbe sure to read the weekly rewind column which reviews the films of robin williams . wednesday ' s new rewind column will examine the biggest october openings of this decade . for reviews of antz and what dreams may come visit chief ' s movie review page . for a complete look at the summer box office , read the box office guru summer wrapup which analyzes the record - breaking season with projected final grosses and plenty of data .\nin the next few weeks , two computer - animated movies about ants will be released . dreamworks ' ` ` antz , ' ' led by the voice of woody allen , is out oct . 2 , and the disney co . ' s ` ` a bug ' s life , ' ' featuring the voice of dave foley ( ` ` newsradio ' ' ) as the lead ant , is to be released nationwide nov . 25 .\noh , it was in a very similar way , there\u2019s not much else to say other than that . it was in a very hans - ian way . he was very generous and the film that made all the difference for me and john powell was antz . we were both at hans\u2019 studio assisting . i had done a few movies with him , john had done one by himself with his own credit , certainly by any stance we were both just starting off really and this movie antz came along . it was coming directly to hans from jeffery katzenberg with dreamworks . hans couldn\u2019t do it which is when we got involved but i don\u2019t think hans wanted to see it go to some other random composer , he\u2019d like it to \u201cstay at home\u201d as he would put it . so i think he turned them on to me or john and then they settled on both * laughs *\nnone of this dampened the reception\nantz\nreceived saturday . at a spirited news conference , several of the actors whose voices are featured in the film talked good - naturedly about what it was like to see themselves in cartoon form .\nthe [ animators ] are wrong . i don ' t move like that ,\nsaid danny glover , whose character , a sweet - hearted soldier named barbatus , is clearly modeled on the likable actor .\n_ antz _ is the latest in a misbegotten trend of trying to graft adult content onto animated family films . blame _ the lion king _ ( and guiding hand for both films , jeffrey katzenberg ) for doing it well and reaping the financial rewards , but successors reaching for the same brass ring ( both within disney - - _ hunchback _ , e . g . - - and without ) go too far . not only is the language in _ antz _ a tad inappropriate ( do you really want to explain\nerotic fantasy\nto your five - year - old ? ) , the use of woody allen as the voice of the hero along with battle and flood imagery reminiscent of other dreamworks films like _ saving private ryan _ and _ deep impact _ only reinforces the sense that _ antz _ is aspiring to be something perverse : a gritty , neurotic , philosophical disaster movie for the whole family . but the worst offense of all is that the film is boring . the script is as trite as they come , moving as it does from one movie cliche to the next without stopping for real character development . the dialogue is surprisingly witless and plodding , with every joke telegraphed well in advance . the songs - - admittedly a frequent bane of disney films as well - - are of even less interest here as they are\nstandards\ntossed in for no apparent reason . and the film is visually dull as well - - all dark and dingy in the ant colony where most of the action takes place , but hardly more beautiful in the great outdoors . _ antz _ may represent another leap forward in the art of computer animation , but i found the short trailer i saw for _ a bug ' s life _ to contain much more life , color , whimsy and invention than the entirety of this disappointing affair .\nas the release dates for both films approached , disney executives concluded that pixar should keep silent on the dreamworks battle . regardless , lasseter publicly dismissed antz as a\nschlock version\nof a bug ' s life . [ 13 ] lasseter , who claimed to have never seen antz , told others that if dreamworks and pdi had made the film about anything other than insects , he would have closed pixar for the day so the entire company could go see it . [ 3 ] [ 17 ] katzenberg and jobs would not back down and the rivaling ant movies provoked a press frenzy .\nthe bad guys rarely win ,\njobs told the los angeles times . in response , dreamworks\u2019 head of marketing terry press suggested , \u201csteve jobs should take a pill .\n[ 19 ] despite the successful box office performance of both antz and a bug ' s life , tensions would still be high between jobs and katzenberg for many years . according to jobs , katzenberg came to jobs after the success of shrek ( 2001 ) and insisted he had never heard the pitch for a bug ' s life , reasoning that his settlement with disney would have given him a share of the profits if that were so . [ 21 ] although the contention left all parties estranged , pixar and pdi employees kept up the old friendships that had arisen from spending a long time together in computer animation . [ 11 ]\nand now look at the panoramic overhead shots of the ant colony in\nantz .\nwe could be looking at an alien life form , or the headquarters of one of james bond ' s megalomaniac enemies . the scale and detail are astonishing . and consider the imagination involved in a sequence where most of the ants in the colony gather themselves into a giant ball , held by a string of other ants , so that millions of individuals can become one collective tool .\nmirror mirror vs . snow white and the huntsman . deep impact vs . armageddon . studios releasing twin films is hardly front page news . however a bug ' s life and antz were born out of more than friendly rivalry . in 1988 a project known as \u2018army ants\u2019 was being considered by disney . jeffrey katzenberg took the idea with him when leaving the house of mouse six years later to form dreamworks , but pixar heavyweight john lasseter had insecty ideas of his own .\napparently - - and wisely - - the filmmakers allowed allen to modify his own dialogue , and he has created some memorable exchanges within the outlines of his standard nebbish persona . lately , allen ' s neurotic character has seemed tired ; his role in\nantz ,\nhowever , is a sign of revival . maybe allen needed to take his character out of an urban setting to be stimulated . rated pg . ( star ) ( star ) ( star ) ( star )\nsteve jobs should take a pill ,\nshe said .\nhe looks ridiculous .\nthe sniping does not end there . last week , new allegations arose that katzenberg had offered to scuttle\nantz\nif the pixar folks could only convince eisner not to release\na bug ' s life\nduring the holiday 1998 season , the date that katzenberg ' s favorite project , dreamworks ' animated biblical epic\nprince of egypt ,\nis due to hit theaters .\ndreamworks sources flatly denied the charges . moreover , their timing ( just days before the\nantz\npremiere ) and the fact that no one would make them on the record made more than one journalist steer clear of the story . but over the weekend , as katzenberg , press and dozens of other dreamworks honchos arrived in canada to unveil the young studio ' s first animated feature , word came that both time and newsweek magazines were running the allegations in today ' s editions .\nmaybe i was a victim of high expectations , but after all i had heard about it , i was disappointed in antz . the animation was interesting and enjoyable . but you have to be a fan of woody allen to enjoy the story . and i am not . i didn ' t realize the plot was so similar to the typical woody allen movie - watching him deal with his neuroses . hear that a bug ' s life is much better , looking forward to seeing it .\nmost scores seem to work well and be memorable when they are thematic . in antz we have a nice piano theme for z , and romantic theme for princess bala , a dark military theme for mandible , and a whimsical theme for the colony itself . variations on these themes permeate the cd , and it ' s very easy to envision the scenes just by listening to the music . i really enjoyed the main theme for the colony - the use of whistling was a quirky yet appropriate move .\napart from the ants being protagonists , almost nothing else about the films was the same . a bugs life had a very cartoonish design , while antz had a more realistic design of the insects . antz had dark humor , dialogue and themes all around , while a bugs life was aimed at children . just the same , thanks to the ants , they were both considered to be ripping each other off . ( fact is , jeffrey katzenberg , though responsible for getting toy story greenlit , had just been booted from disney , was furious at them , and knew about the next pixar project , which was ironically pitched to disney only hours after katzenberg was informed he was being\nasked\nto remove himself from the disney lot and cut ties with the mouse house ; the competition was intentional . ) this duel is the one that provides the page quote for the dueling works trope on tv tropes ( courtesy of gene siskel , who , along with roger ebert , laughed at the whole mess . )\ni would have never got to have worked on a nick park movie if i hadn\u2019t had that luck with harry and antz . they used to say ' if it flies , get ron goodwin . ' ( goodwin composed the battle of britain , 633 squadron and those magnificent men in their flying machine * * s ) . i am beginning to feel a bit like that myself now , now that i\u2019ve done dragon , chicken run and rio . everything is flying .\n- - - - - -\nthe story behind the scenes started four years earlier , when dreamworks skg co - founder jeffrey katzenberg was the chairman of disney\u2019s motion picture division , which means he was around when pixar\u2019s follow - up to the popular toy story ( 1994 ) was conceived and greenlit . after katzenberg\u2019s feud with disney ceo michael eisner caused him to jump ship to form a new company with steven spielberg and david geffen , the first thing he rushed into production was antz . naturally pixar\u2019s steve jobs and john lasseter were remarkably displeased ."]}
{"id": 116930, "summary": [{"text": "top secret rosies : the female \" computers \" of wwii is a 2010 documentary film directed by leann erickson .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is focused on recognizing the contributions of women during wwii , serving as human computers and six of whom went on to program one of the earliest computers , the eniac .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "their work helped the united states improve the accuracy of weaponry as most conducted ballistics analysis .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film officially premiered on november 1 on pbs .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "at the time , in the 1940s , when these women were doing this work , it was considered classified , moreover contemporaries considered programming a clerical task .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "because of this , and because of their invisibility during the media coverage of eniac , the work of these women was largely unrecognized .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "herman goldstine selected the programmers from women who had been calculating ballistics tables with desk calculators and a differential analyzer prior to and during the development of eniac .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "under herman and adele goldstine 's direction , the programmers studied eniac 's blueprints and physical structure to determine how to manipulate its switches and cables , rather than learning a programming language , which had not yet been invented .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "according to jamie gumbrecht in an article by cnn : they handed out its punch cards as souvenirs .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "they 'd taught the massive machine do math that would 've taken hours by hand .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "[ ... ] but their work during the war was little known , unacknowledged or left out of official histories of the war and the development of computers .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film focuses on the contributions of several women , namely the blumberg twins , doris polsky ( n\u00e9e blumberg ) and shirley melvin ( n\u00e9e blumberg ) , marlyn meltzer ( n\u00e9e wescoff ) , jean bartik ( a.k.a. billie jean jennings ) .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "kathleen antonelli , is another eniac computer programmer recognized in the film .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it has been taught widely in schools and universities and is credited for recognizing the little-known contributions of classified women technology workers during world war ii and making that history available to public audiences .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "in the publication for american association of university women ( aauw ) , erickson stated that the film is held in over 500 libraries worldwide .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "in 2015 the film was adapted for the ipad in an interactive book app , the computer wore heels .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the app allows users to follow key figures from the film , and highlights social issues , the day-to-day experience or working long shifts , and the wartime context . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "top secret rosies : the female \" computers \" of wwii", "paragraphs": ["top secret rosies | in war , math may be the most secret weapon of all .\nfilmmaker and professor leann erickson presents her documentary , top secret rosies : the female computers of wwii . \u0093rosies\u0094 shares the story of female mathematicians who did secret u . s . army research during wwii , a handful of whom went on to serve as the programmers of eniac , the \u00931st computer . \u0094\n2010 marks the 65th anniversary of the end of wwii , yet the amazing account of these women remains untold until now . top secret rosies : the female computers of wwii shares a story of the women and technology that helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age .\nin 1942 a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age . top secret rosies shares the little known story of a group of female mathematicians who did secret research for the us army during wwii , a handful of whom went on to serve as the programmers of eniac , one of the first electronic computers .\nin 1942 soon after the japanese attack on pearl harbor , a secret military program was launched to recruit female mathematicians who would become human computers for the u . s . military . top secret rosies : the female computers of wwii shares a story of the women and technology that helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age .\nin 1942 , when computers were human and women were underestimated , a group of female mathematicians were recruited to complete secret research for the us army . top secret rosies : the female computers of wwii is a one hour documentary that shares the little known story of the women and technology that helped win the war and usher in the modern computer age . read more >\nfrom pbs - in 1942 soon after the japanese attack on pearl harbor , a secret military program was launched to recruit female mathematicians who would become human ' computers ' for the us military . top secret ' rosies ' : the female ' computers ' of wwii shares a story of the women and technology that helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age .\nbecause of the top secret nature of their work , the female computers of wwii - the code breakers , ballistics calculators , and programmers - never received recognition for their contribution to the war effort . this film ( now available on netflix ! ) finally brings their experience to light and gives these\ntop secret rosies\nthe opportunity to tell their stories .\ndrexel university , a military - friendly school , celebrates women\u2019s herstory month and pays homage to female veterans . a film screening of top secret rosies : the female computers of wwii will be followed by a discussion reflecting on the role of women in the military and computing . panelists will include the film director leann erikson .\nberkenwald , leah .\ntop secret rosies\n: how female computers helped win wwii .\n16 february 2011 . jewish women ' s archive . ( viewed on july 9 , 2018 ) < urltoken > .\nplease join filmmaker leann erickson for a reception and a screening of her new documentary top secret rosies : the female computers of wwii on monday , december 6 th at 6 : 30 p . m . in 1505 seamans center ( college of engineering\u2014across from old capitol town center ) . the film will begin at 7 : 00 p . m . the event is free and open to the public .\nby speaking at paid lectures and creating donation drives , she was able to continue interviewing and filming the project . after seven years , she completed top secret rosies .\nin leann erickson ' s latest documentary , top secret ' rosies ' : the female ' computers ' of wwii , the university of iowa alumna aims to tell the untold story of the women behind the ballistics tables for the u . s . weapons . today , a reception will be held at 6 : 30 p . m . followed by a screening at 7 p . m . in 1505 seamans center . the screening is free and open to the public .\nin 1941 , soon after the japanese attack on pearl harbor , a secret military program was launched to recruit women to the war effort . but unlike the efforts to recruit rosie to the factory , this search targeted female mathematicians who would become human \u201ccomputers\u201d for the u . s . military . from the bombing of axis europe to the assaults on japanese strongholds , the women worked round - the - clock shifts creating ballistics tables that proved crucial to allied success . rosie made the weapons , but the female computers made them accurate . when the first electronic computer ( eniac ) was invented to aid the army\u2019s ballistic calculation efforts , six of these women were tapped to become its first programmers . \u201ctop secret rosies : the female computers of wwii\u201d will share this untold story of the women and technology that helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age .\nin 1942 , when computers were human and women were underestimated , a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age . fall 2010 marks the 65th anniversary of the end of wwii yet their story has not been widely told , until now . filmmaker leann erickson , associate professor of film and media arts at temple university\u0092s school of communications and theater , has announced the launching of a fall tour in support of her documentary , top secret rosies : the female computers of wwii , ( running time 60 minutes , c . 2010 ) top secret rosies shares the little known story of a group of female mathematicians who did secret research for the us army during wwii , a handful of whom went on to serve as the programmers of eniac , the first electronic computer . this tour of the documentary has been funded by a grant from the american association of university women , allowing ms . erickson to appear with the film . the ieee history center , the visual arts department , and the computer science department are thrilled that to announce that they are cosponsoring rutgers - new brunswick as one of the venues for these premier screenings . date : tuesday , november 30 , 2010 time : 4pm reception , 4 : 30 - 6pm screening , followed by q & a ; with the filmmaker location : mason gross school of the arts , room 110 / 117 , 33 livingston avenue , new brunswick nj 08901\nin 1942 , when computers were human and women were underestimated , a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the computer age .\ntop secret rosies : the female\ncomputers\nof wwii is a new documentary that tells the story of these women , including twin sisters doris and shirley blumberg . when the war broke out , the country witnessed a 50 % increase of women in the workforce and ballistics computing was one field newly open to women . the military began recruiting young women from high schools and colleges who were skilled in mathematics to work in top secret labs where they produced the ballistics tables that would be included in the weapons ' manuals and sent overseas . they also did calculations for chemical weapons , like mustard gas , and programmed the first electronic computer , the eniac , which would be used to calculate the projections for the hydrogen bomb .\nin 1942 a secret us military program was launched to recruit women to the war effort . but unlike the efforts to recruit rosie to the factory , this search targeted female mathematicians who would become human\ncomputers\nfor the army . from the bombing of axis europe to the assaults on japanese strongholds , women worked round - the - clock shifts creating ballistics tables for every weapon in the us arsenal . rosie made the weapons , but the female computers made them accurate .\ncuriosity piqued , erickson asked them what they were talking about . melvin said , \u201coh , during the war we worked as mathematicians for the army . we were recruited right out of high school . \u201d promising to come back to get their story when she was done with her current project , erickson says the sisters \u201claughed as if they didn\u2019t believe me . \u201d but come back she did , and seven years later , in 2010 , she had produced the film top - secret rosies : the female computers of wwii .\nan enlightening and moving account of a heretofore little - known women ' s non traditional job during wwii .\nwhen it comes to history , it is unfortunately often only the dominant voice that writes the narrative and dictates what is worth memorializing . that\u2019s why it\u2019s especially exciting when something new is uncovered , a different voice given the chance to tell their version of the story . more than 70 years ago , \u201cwhen computers were human and women were underestimated , a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age . \u201d now , their history has finally been told . this is the story of top - secret rosies .\nin 1942 a secret us military program was launched to recruit women to the war effort . but unlike the efforts to recruit rosie to the factory , this search targeted female mathematicians who would become human ' computers ' for the army . from the bombing of axis europe to the assaults on japanese strongholds , women worked round - the - clock shifts creating ballistics tables for every weapon in the us arsenal . rosie made the weapons , but the female computers made them accurate . when the first electronic computer ( eniac ) was developed to aid the army ' s calculation efforts , six of these women were tapped to become its first programmers . while the work of these human computers proved crucial to allied victory , it also carried a moral weight - how to square the larger issue of ending a world war against the personal recognition that their mathematical computations made every allied bomb and gun more deadly . the summer of 2010 marks the 65th anniversary of the end of wwii , yet the amazing account . . .\nsign up for updates about exhibits , public programming and other news from the national wwii museum here .\nin 1942 , when computers were human and women were underestimated , a group of female mathematicians helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age . sixty - five years later their story has finally been told .\ntowards the end of the war , the military ' s focus shifted to the eniac , the first electronic computer . the eniac was developed by two male engineers , but six women computers were tapped to become its first programmers . as it turned out , programming the machine was a great deal more complicated than they expected . it was the female programmers , not the developers , who actually made the machine work . naturally , only the male engineers were photographed and interviewed by journalists . the work of the eniac ' s female programmers were never given credit for their contributions .\nthe national wwii museum tells the story of the american experience in the war that changed the world - why it was fought , how it was won , and what it means today - so that all generations will understand the price of freedom and be inspired by what they learn .\nerickson learned the secret of women mathematicians by accident while working on a documentary about neighborhood blockbusting , the practice of neighborhood segregation in the 1960s . as she scanned photos one day , she overheard a conversation between two of her film subjects . she learned that at age 18 , the two women had worked as\nhuman computers\nfor the u . s . army .\nfrom pbs - in 1942 soon after the japanese attack on pearl harbor , a secret military program was launched to recruit female mathematicians who would . leann erickson , associate professor of film and video production , temple university documentary film director leann erickson discusses her film top secret . i created a 20 - minute talk titled women in computing to celebrate ada lovelace day 2012 . the talk starts with ada lovelace , but it fast forwards a century to .\nback before microsoft , ibm , and apple , the word\ncomputer\nreferred to a person who computes . during world war ii , the military relied on these\nhuman computers\nto calculate ballistics projections . in this time of national crisis , when women took on roles outside the home to help the war effort , the military called on young women with exceptional math skills to do this top secret work . many of these young women were jewish .\nthe romanovs . the history of the russian dynasty - episode 1 . documentary film . babich - design\naauw is a top - rated 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) charity . donations are tax deductible .\nwhen the first electronic computer ( eniac ) was developed to aid the army\u2019s calculation efforts , six of these women were tapped to become its first programmers . while the work of these human computers proved crucial to allied victory , it also carried a moral weight of how to square the larger issue of ending a world war against the personal recognition that their mathematical computations made every allied bomb and gun more deadly .\nthe content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly .\nhundreds of women with math training were employed across the country . the government found them particularly beneficial because they had training comparable with men , but they could receive lower salaries . women were left in charge with calculating temperature and air density that allowed soldiers to properly aim artillery . factory workers made the weapons , but those tools were accurate because of the hidden female programmers .\nreflecting on the documentary , erickson says , \u201cheroic behavior happens all around us all the time . regular people can \u2014 and do \u2014 do amazing things every day , things that may not seem important at the time but have a ripple effect . \u201d she tells her film students at temple university to pay attention to their surroundings and to opportunities that cross their paths , however unremarkable they may seem . after all , erickson says , if we have learned anything from the top - secret rosies , it\u2019s that \u201cthere are stories everywhere , waiting to be told . \u201d\n\u201c top - secret rosies has had extensive reach in educational circles \u2014 it is being used in junior high , high school , and college classrooms , and is held in over 500 libraries across the world , \u201d says erickson . her goal is to have an impact on girls in fourth through sixth grades . in order to target them , she has adapted the story for use in an ibook app with a catchy title : \u201cthe computer wore heels . \u201d along with the app for digital books , erickson has also created a study guide that educators can use while showing the documentary in their class .\ni highly recommend this documentary for anyone interested in wwii , women ' s labor issues , women ' s education , and mathematics in particular , and / or the intersection of history and sociology . the film skillfully weaves individual stories with the seeping tide of wwii , and specifically the engineering required to implement state - of - the - art armaments . what emerges is how startling , not to mention infuriating it is , that this vitally successful work was ignored until now . like so many of their generation , the women who performed this herculean task returned to their regular lives after the war , never revealing what they had done . i ' m so glad on their behalf that ms erickson has told their story in this eloquent film . beautifully shot and edited , it hits all the right notes .\nleann erickson ( far right ) visits the world war ii memorial with some of the women featured in her documentary .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\nwhen the united states entered world war ii , the army initiated a national call for women mathematicians . in fact , aauw was one of the organizations contacted for help with recruiting ! erickson tells us that aauw \u201chelped spread the word about this great opportunity open to college women . i was proud to be able to use the letter specifically addressed to aauw in the documentary . \u201d these \u201ccomputers\u201d \u2014 then the term for someone who computes , rather than our current notion of the machine \u2014 would be responsible for calculating ballistics tables for missiles being used by allied forces overseas . the stakes were high , and these women worked hard on their mission at the university of pennsylvania from 1942 to 1946 .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 center for the study of women in society ( csws ) . all rights reserved .\nsponsored by the uo center for the study of women in society , science program to inspire creativity and excellence ( spice ) , the uo women in graduate science , and the uo women in computer science .\nfor more than 40 years csws has funded feminist scholarship at the university of oregon . our mission is simple : we create , fund , share , and support research that addresses the complicated nature of gender identities and inequalities .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 , rutgers , the state university of new jersey , an equal opportunity , affirmative action institution .\nerickson was surprised not by the sexism during the era but by the lengths officials went to segregate women from men .\nerickson details the individual stories of four women in particular . her documentary illuminates a part of history that , until now , lived only in the memories of the women involved . when asked which stories stood out during her research and interviews , erickson revealed that there was yet another lens through which to look at this story \u2014 that of race . \u201ci knew that the world war ii era was a very different one for women and people of color , but i was still surprised at various stories the women shared , \u201d she said . one story came from marlyn wescoff meltzer , who worked with alyce hall , the only african american in their unit . \u201cmarlyn was organizing a going - away dinner , but alyce pulled her aside to say she wouldn\u2019t be able to come since the restaurant they had chosen wouldn\u2019t serve her . shocked at this news , marlyn said she would find one that would . \u201d the photo on the cover of the film includes alyce hall ( bottom row on the left ) and was taken the night of that dinner .\nworld war ii saw the united states create one of the strongest military efforts in its history . today , scholars are familiar with the soldiers in combat , people at home planting victory gardens , and women working in factories . yet one group was missing from history books : the women mathematicians in charge of programming war weapons .\nthe content and style of erickson\u2019s documentary have met with great success . she recalls , \u201cthe community action grant made it possible for me to travel across the nation , presenting the film and leading discussions with community members , stem professionals , teachers , and students . \u2026 the travel i\u2019ve done with the film exposed me to people and opportunities i would not have had otherwise . \u201d she was particularly happy to be a panelist at the 2011 u . n . commission on the status of women conference .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nthe women interviewed in the film explained the urgency they felt to produce the tables quickly so that the manuals would arrive on time with the weapons , often working double shifts . of course , as the war dragged on , stories traveled back about massacres and some women described losing sleep over the consequences of their work . it ' s hard to imagine what it must feel like to know that your calculations are responsible for actual destruciton and death . i can ' t help but wonder what it means to lose that connection - the direct link between calculations and their aftermath - with modern , non - human ballistics computing .\nwhile filmmaking can be difficult to fundraise for , erickson encourages anyone with a good idea and the will to go with it to \u201cthink outside the usual film - funding box , \u201d and to be unafraid of approaching organizations who share your prospective audience . as she notes , \u201ci did this with aauw and have reaped the benefits of our collaboration . \u201d\nleann erickson ( a 2010\u201311 aauw community action grantee ) admits , \u201ci discovered this story purely by accident . \u201d while working on a film project about blockbusting in philadelphia during the 1950s and 60s , erickson was at the house of twins doris blumberg polsky and shirley blumberg melvin , scanning photos for the documentary , when she overheard the ladies talking .\n5 of 6 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nuo prohibits discrimination on the basis of race , color , sex , national or ethnic origin , age , religion , marital status , disability , veteran status , sexual orientation , gender identity , and gender expression in all programs , activities and employment practices as required by title ix , other applicable laws , and policies . retaliation is prohibited by uo policy . questions may be referred to the title ix coordinator , office of affirmative action and equal opportunity , or to the office for civil rights . contact information , related policies , and complaint procedures are listed on the statement of non - discrimination .\nprivacy policy ( 8 / 15 / 07 ) | terms of use ( 4 / 28 / 08 ) | content submission agreement ( 8 / 23 / 07 ) | copyright compliance policy ( 8 / 25 / 07 ) | rss terms of use copyright \u00a9 the daily iowan , all rights reserved .\nleann erickson\u2019s 2010\u201311 community action grant was sponsored by six aauw research and project grants from pennsylvania : the allentown ( pa ) branch , the lancaster ( pa ) branch , the laura levin / makefield area ( pa ) branch , the philadelphia ( pa ) branch centennial , the state college ( pa ) branch , and the valley forge ( pa ) branch research and project grant .\nbut the film explores the positive side of the experience , too . for these young women , this job meant fair pay , or even high pay . it meant independence and another option besides marriage or traditional women ' s work . one woman described this time as\nthe happiest years for us ,\nexplaining that they managed to squeeze in some time for fun . with no men around , this small sisterhood of women went on picnics and\nlet their hair down\nwhenever they had a chance .\nleann erickson is a professor at temple university in philadelphia and has been an independent filmmaker for over 25 years . her work has appeared on television , in galleries , and has won international recognition in video / film festivals . she is a recipient of regional and national production grants for her work from such funding sources as the national endowment for the arts , the jerome foundation and the leeway foundation .\nintrigued by the hidden story , erickson began researching through libraries in pennsylvania and national archives in washington , d . c . in order to pursue the film , she needed to find funding for the more expensive high - definition film .\n\u201cno , that was taken when we were at upenn for the army . \u201d\n> share your thoughts ! click here to write a letter to the editor .\npsa : being jewish and a woman doesn ' t automatically mean you have to be a\ngreat mother one day .\none of our blogge\u2026 urltoken\npeople think of programming as a very male thing ,\nerikson said .\nmost people don ' t know that it was mostly women .\nlike the new documentary , erickson ' s previous films discuss women ' s rights .\nwe ' re sorry , the deadline for buying tickets for this event has passed .\nleann erickson is an associate professor , department of film and media arts , temple university , and has been an independent video and filmmaker for more than 20 years .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nfor a better experience , click the icon above to turn off compatibility mode , which is only for viewing older websites .\nwomen ' s rights interest erickson . she feels it is important to create pieces that give the public a woman ' s perspective .\nto download this event for use in your personal calendar , click on\nadd to personal calendar .\nfor more help check the faq .\nthis event is free and open to the public . click on\nbuy tickets\nto reserve your seat or call 504 - 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{"id": 116940, "summary": [{"text": "the kid with a bike ( french : le gamin au v\u00e9lo ) is a 2011 drama film written and directed by the belgian brothers jean-pierre and luc dardenne , starring thomas doret and c\u00e9cile de france .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "set in seraing , it tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who turns to a woman for comfort after his father has abandoned him .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film was produced through companies in belgium , france and italy .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "while the kid with a bike does not deviate from the naturalistic style of the dardenne brothers ' earlier works , a comparatively bright aesthetic was employed , as well as a screenplay inspired by fairy tales .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "unusually for a film by the directors , it also uses music .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it premiered at the 2011 cannes film festival and was co-winner of the festival 's grand prix . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "the kid with a bike", "paragraphs": ["the - kid - with - a - bike - presskit - french . pdf\nthe - kid - with - a - bike - presskit - english . pdf\njean - pierre and luc dardenne discuss their film \u201cthe kid with a bike . \u201d\nthe kid with a bike\nvibrates with desperation , frustration and the simple unfairness of life , leavened with glimpses of hope .\ncecile de france as samantha and thomas doret as cyril in\nthe kid with a bike .\nthomas doret as cyril and cecile de france as samantha in\nthe kid with a bike .\njeremie renier as guy catoul and thomas doret as cyril in\nthe kid with a bike .\n\u201cthe kid with a bike\u201d is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . abandonment and peril .\ndirector jean - pierre dardenne and director luc dardenne on the set of\nthe kid with a bike .\nthere are surprising hints of strain in the dardenne brothers ' new film the kid with a bike , writes tim robey .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the kid with a bike near you .\nthomas doret and c\u00e9cile de france in \u201cthe kid with a bike , \u201d directed by jean - pierre and luc dardenne .\nthe kid with a bike is a story of grace , compassion , redemption , and of the possibility of goodness in a very difficult and imperfect world .\nthe kid with a bike | discover the best in independent , foreign , documentaries , and genre cinema from ifc films . | ifc films\nsvp of acquisitions and productions arianna bocco and svp of business and legal affairs betsy rodgers brokered the deal with wild bunch for the kid with a bike , about a young child\u2019s quest for love .\nsundance selects has picked up us rights to cannes competition entries the kid with a bike from jean - pierre and luc dardenne and bertrand bonello\u2019s house of tolerance .\nkid with a bike trailer . the french movie\nle gamin au v\u00e9lo\n, directed by luc dardenne and jean - pierre dardenne , which won the grand jury prize 2011 cannes film festival . the deeply moving emotional life of troubled 11 - year - old cyril . kid with a bike trailer , in theaters march 16th , 2012 .\nthe kid could have been playing with a ball , could have been doing anything . the sidewalk is his territory .\nthe kid with a bike ( le gamin au velo ) . directed and written by jean - pierre dardenne and luc dardenne . at the kendall square cinema and the west newton cinema .\nuse the duck on a bike vocabulary cards printable and distribute copies to students .\ntributes and messages of support have poured in for the motogp racer nicknamed the \u2018the kentucky kid\u2019 .\n\u201ci said no as i did not have a road bike with me . then a few hours later i heard about the incident .\nhayden , 35 , known as the kentucky kid is still fighting in hospital .\nhayden remains in a critical condition in a hospital in italy following a crash when riding his bike on wednesday .\nthe rider , \u201d he says . the key is to get their core engaged from the get - go , to make it easier to shift to a big - kid bike . for 3 - and 4 - year - olds learning to ride , he recommends a pedal - less bike ( a . k . a . \u201cbalance bike\u201d ) . \u201cthe rider sits on the seat and propels himself forward with his feet\nfor 2014 we\u2019re unveiling a wider range of kid\u2019s bikes all with specifications , names and colours that have personal meaning to sir chris .\nhayden , 35 , was the 2006 motogp world championship winner and is nicknamed the kentucky kid .\nwhen his mother sends jack off with money to buy groceries , he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead . his mother is furious , but when jack uses the magic bike to save the . . . see full summary \u00bb\ni don\u2019t identify with the love of the bike that the kid has , but i identify with his willful ignorance , his refusal to let go of an idea . in this case , that his father , guy ( dardennes - regular j\u00e9r\u00e9mie renier ,\nthe 24\u201d meadowbank is a scaled - down version of the 650c bike with removable front and rear brakes and single speed flip - flop hub .\nthe kid with a bike - dardenne brothers movie ( 2012 ) hd subscribe to trailers : urltoken abandoned by his father , a young boy is left in a state - run youth farm . in a random act of kindness , the town hairdresser agrees to foster him on weekends .\nwas\nthe insufferable twat with a bike\ntaken ? i spent 90 % of this movie hoping this little fucker would get hit by a car .\njust another stupid kid ? letter to a graffiti artist racist graffiti on the loveland bike trail was a tiny part of a larger problem . i hope the response i\u2019ve received can be part of a larger solution . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nwe ran a little bit together and then while i was heading back to the hotel in the afternoon he asked me if i would go with him for a ride on a bike .\nenjoyed this film - it has english subtitiles if you struggle with the french . sad story with a good ending .\nriding a bicycle represents freedom , fun and fresh air \u2013 it\u2019s like being a kid again . why not bring this feeling home ? industrial kid desk lamps give the same fresh and sporty spirit to everyone\u2019s room and life .\nthe kids bike library is similar to a regular library , but with bikes ! as of may 17th , on wednesdays from 10am \u2013 6pm at the bike kitchen , kids and youth can come trade a bike they have outgrown for one their size . we ' ll also be doing free tune - ups on kids\u2019 bikes from 4 - 6pm on wednesdays in front of the bike kitchen . join us for the launch party on may 17th from 4 - 6pm in front of the bike kitchen , for games , prizes and bike tune - ups !\ndoctors had placed the 2006 motogp champion , known as\nthe kentucky kid\n, into a medically induced coma after the incident on wednesday .\nwhen his mother sends jack off with money to buy groceries , he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead . his mother is furious , but when jack uses the magic bike to save the local hot dog stand from the clutches of corrupt big business , he becomes the town hero .\nracist graffiti on the loveland bike trail was a tiny part of a larger problem . i hope the response i\u2019ve received can be part of a larger solution .\nin the opening scene of the kid with a bike , directed by the legendary belgian brother - team jean - pierre and luc dardenne , a 13 - year - old boy ( thomas doret ) tries to call his father from a phone in an office as a man hovers over him . the father ' s phone has been disconnected .\nhayden remains in a critical condition after he was involved in a crash with a car while cycling in italy .\ntop per - theater average : \u201cthe kid with a bike\u201d ( sundance selects ) belgium\u2019s jean - pierre and luc dardenne saw their \u201ckid with a bike\u201d debut on three screens in new york and la care of sundance selects . the result was a $ 45 , 933 gross , averaging a respectable $ 15 , 311 . the 2011 cannes film festival alum far exceeded the opening of the dardennes\u2019 last film \u2014 2009\u2019s \u201clorna\u2019s silence\u201d \u2014 which averaged $ 5 , 735 from six screens en route to a $ 338 , 795 north american gross . sundance selects will expand the film to the top 10 markets next weekend .\ni would recommend doing regular abc safety checks on their bikes and teaching them about basic bike maintenance so they know how to tell whether their bike is safe to ride . if you don ' t know much about bike mechanics , come by the bike kitchen and we ' ll be happy to teach you !\nthe bike desk lamp was originally created by peter as a solution when his daughter started school in 2013 and did not like sitting at the desk . some friends asked him to create a lamp for their kids so he started to make them in different colors . in 2015 peter founded industrial kid to improve the original design and launch the bike desk lamp internationally . since then industrial kid became the expert of the indoor lights and home decor influenced by bicycles .\ntrade in a spielberg space alien for a yamaha motor bike , keep the special effects on the inexpensive side , then assume filmgoers under age 12 are morons , and what you get is the dirt bike kid , an innocuous and wholly forgettable effort aimed at the preteen set . billingsley is an independent youngster who lives with his mother ( bloom ) . billingsley spends . . . read more\none way in which both films are similar in their style is the unflinching view of reality . the style with which the dardennes ' brothers film the kid with a bike is through a realistic lens . it is a naturalist approach where the mirroring of reality in all of its most brutal forms is evident . the dardennes ' brothers do not hesitate to depict a realistic world in which pain and suffering are intrinsic to consciousness . . . .\nwhen the hairdresser is leaving the orphanage after she returned cyrill ' s bike the car she iss driving makes the sound of diesel engine , but in the next scene with the same car the car sounds like it has a petrol engine .\nthe dardenne brothers are known for their realistic , unfussy style , and their avoidance of psychological explanations for their characters and plot . in the kid with a bike , cyril ends up meeting a hairdresser named samantha ( the fantastic and riveting c\u00e9cile de france ) , who becomes his weekend foster - parent before adopting him .\nracist graffiti on the loveland bike trail was placed right in front of a bench placed in memory of judy leever .\n\u201cthe \u2018kentucky kid\u2019 will be sorely missed by all that ever had the pleasure of meeting him or the privilege to see him race a motorcycle around a track , be it dirt or asphalt .\nask students to look at the cover of duck on a bike . have them predict what they think might happen in the story .\nif you haven ' t caught up with critical darlings the dardennes brothers yet \u2014 think the coens meet ken loach in belgium \u2014 then the kid with a bike is a great my first dardenne movie . while it combines many of the double palme d\u2019or winners\u2019 obsessions and no - nonsense approach \u2014 note the title \u2014 it doesn\u2019t feel like filmmakers going through the motions : instead , it feels human , poignant and real .\n13 : 00 : pictures of the nicky hayden crash have emerged , featuring a dark car with a cracked windscreen .\nyou can customize your lamp by playing with the colour of the spare parts .\ngot off to an unexpectedly strong start with an average of $ 28 , 602 in three theaters . with\nwhen the hairdresser is leaving the orphanage after she returned cyrill ' s bike the car she iss driving makes the sound of diesel engine , but in the next scene with the same car the car sounds like it has a petrol engine . see more \u00bb\nducati rider loris baz said : \u201cbeen a pleasure to race with you nicky what i will remember it ' s your massive smile off the bike ! ! another great . \u201d\nlast , but by no means least is the napier runner bike . the bmx style frame , light butted tubes and quality bearing hubs and headset shows that the napier \u2013 just like all the other little hoys \u2013 is a real bike only smaller .\nthe child\nand\nthe son .\nover and over , their subjects are parents , children , alienation , rebellion . but the dardennes love these characters and do not blame them . they attend to their pain . they find goodness and share happiness . the most mysterious character in\nthe kid with a bike\nis not the kid , who after all , has a story it ' s fairly easy to understand . it is the hairdresser , played by cecille de france with her sad beauty . this actress carries lifetimes in her eyes .\nwe caught up with aida mas from the bike kitchen to learn about their newest initiative , kids bike library . kids and preteens grow out of clothes and even bycicles so fast , parents may find difficult to keep up . aida has a solution , read on .\nindustrial kid\u2019s bicycle - inspired , contemporary design lamps offer the customers the freedom of choice by participating in the creative process . desk lamps made from bicycle parts combined with the soft touch of wood create a special atmosphere at home or in the office . each piece is unique because individual owners customize the lamp by playing with the color of the spare parts .\nsunday ' s accident with the 6 - y - o boy on his bike from the driver ' s point of view . . . sort of . < a href =\nurltoken\n> urltoken < / a >\na complicated unflinching look at a boy struggling to thrive in a harsh world .\nhayden passed away in italy today - five days after being involved in a crash while cycling his bike on the rimini coast .\namong the snubs were life of pi and the master , with no nominations whatsoever .\nempathy might be the word that best describes the kid with a bike . the dardenne brothers follow cyril not with an intention to judge his misdeeds , nor with any sort of prepacked solution , but rather with the intention of revealing formative moments of a boy who will , in all likelihood , face the spite of society for the rest of his life . it is a film that considers and questions responsibility . how much blame can be put on cyril for his behaviour ? and the father who throws away a would - be murder weapon for the sake of his son ; is he a villain , a victim , or just another reflection of his own environment ? the film does not draw these moral lines , preferring\u2026\na pickup truck was coming out of an alley just before noon on sunday in the c\u00f4te - saint - paul neighbourhood when it collided with the child , who was on his bike , police said .\nwe rushed over to the kid . . . started performing cpr immediately and i called an ambulance ,\nsaid marthaller .\nwas in a virtual tie with an average of $ 15 , 202 in six .\nlook through the pages of the book one more time with students , encouraging them to orally retell the story . ask individuals to describe what duck is doing on each page spread and what sound the other animal on the page makes when it sees duck . help them conclude the story with the text on the last spread : \u201cthen they put the bikes back by the house . and no one knew that on that afternoon , there had been a cow , a sheep , a dog , a cat , a horse , a chicken , a goat , two pigs , a mouse , and a duck on a bike . \u201d\nvinales won today ' s race after valentino rossi came off the track with a lap to go .\nthe use of the beethoven , the music soaring , as well as what appears to be a kind of resurrection , makes it easy to read \u201cthe kid with a bike\u201d as a religious allegory , though that would be reductive . one thing that makes the dardennes\u2019 work so vibrant , at once new and seemingly timeless , is that they ask the most urgent questions we can ask of ourselves \u2014 including , what is it to be human \u2014 and in nondoctrinaire , nonproscriptive terms . this isn\u2019t to deny the religious influence , which runs as deep in their films as it does in the outside world , but to argue that they have recast that influence in philosophical and aesthetic terms . \u201crosetta , \u201d \u201cthe son , \u201d \u201cthe child\u201d and \u201cthe kid with a bike\u201d are , in the most expansive sense , good works .\nthe opening scenes of the kid with a bike , their latest broken - society parable , lay out the usual stall . the camera is hand - held , roving , observational . we follow a central character \u2013 thomas doret\u2019s 11 - year - old cyril \u2013 who\u2019s constantly on the move , with an itch he can\u2019t scratch . he can\u2019t find his dad , who\u2019s been raising him solo . he\u2019s been left in a children\u2019s home but wriggles free of every attempt to keep him there .\nt he kid with a bike is not a character study or a psychological melodrama . it is more of a fairy tale , complete with dark forest where bad things happen and where rules don ' t apply , and a good fairy who appears to draw from a depthless font of good - heartedness and empathy that never needs to be explained , because we all have that in us . we all could choose to be as good and open and uncomplicatedly kind as samantha . she needs no motivation .\ni t\u2019s business as usual , more or less , for the dardenne brothers in the kid with a bike ( le gamin au v\u00e9lo ) . but that can only be good news for their devoted admirers , who know that a deliberately restricted thematic palette and rigorously economical methodology allow the belgian duo to take no - frills realism to emotional places where it doesn\u2019t normally go .\nit doesn ' t take long for the essential plot to reveal itself . cyril is a young boy whose father has dropped him off at an orphanage and then disappeared without a word of explanation . cyril cannot accept that his father will not return for him , and he also just wants to go to his father ' s apartment and get his bike . over the course of the film , cyril does get his bike back , and he does find his father , but there ' s no catharsis . what emerges is something else . in this , the kid with a bike feels like real life .\neven after moving in with samantha , young cyril is always on the move . running , climbing , pouncing on a kid who steals his bike , fighting , he moves fearlessly and immediately . there is no pause between impulse and action . this is the debut of young thomas doret and it is an extraordinary performance that doesn ' t feel like a performance .\ndon\u2019t be fooled by the size this is not a toy . named after the courtyard in napier college where sir chris first learnt to balance on a bike the smallest hoy invites the next generation to learn too .\nracist graffiti on the loveland bike trail , discovered thanksgiving day and subsequently removed , is part of a disturbing trend , bruce leever writes .\ncannes - - as movie titles go , the kid with a bike could hardly be more direct and explicative in its unadorned simplicity . which is a perfect encapsulation of any film by the resolutely unshowy maestros of humanistic portraiture , jean - pierre and luc dardenne . back at the festival that has already crowned them with two palme d\u2019ors ( for rosetta in 1999 and the child in 2005 ) , the belgian siblings are again at the peak of their powers in this impeccably observed drama .\na female doctor gets obsessed with the case of a dead woman after learning that the woman had died shortly after having rung her door for help .\nhundreds of fans have tweeted the man himself with goodwill messages following the latest update from the honda team .\nbocco closed the deal with nicolas brigaud - robert of films distribution and negotiated a pre - sale of all us rights with the company on mia hansen\u2019s romance project goodbye first love .\nadditionally , the dardennes work in a similar style to de sica . the young actor , the real locations , the simple plot , the lack of melodrama - - this 2011 belgian film is very much in line with the 1948 italian film\u2019s aesthetics . collaborating as usual with cinematographer alain marcoen , the dardennes make no move that calls attention to itself . there are no tricky shots , no daring overheads , they maintain a grounded vantage point , which ultimately proves to be more immersive than some glossier fictional efforts , in that the kid with a bike is far more persuasive as a believable narrative . it is being lived , not choreographed .\na morning email with must - read analysis and breaking news on city news and politics .\nthe fast - moving boy in \u201cthe kid with a bike , \u201d a quietly rapturous film about love and redemption from jean - pierre and luc dardenne , races along with frightening intensity , his little legs pedaling hard , his eyes fixed on a heart - heavy destination . what the 11 - year - old cyril ( the newcomer thomas doret , touchingly serious ) wants \u2014 what every muscle in his small , tensed body strains toward \u2014 is the father who left him at a children\u2019s home , abandoning his only son to the kindness of strangers with as seemingly little regard and feeling as someone else might toss a pair of old shoes .\nand it is claimed another , unnamed , rider was airlifted to the hospital after falling off his bike at the circuit yesterday .\nperhaps even more impressive was david gelb\u2019s doc \u201cjiro dreams of sushi . \u201d a look at 85 - year - old sushi master jiro ono , the film went from two to six screens and jumped 117 % . grossing $ 91 , 214 , its $ 15 , 202 per - theater - average nearly toppled \u201cthe kid with a bike\u201d for the best overall . the film will expand further march 23rd .\ncan a duck ride a bike ? this duck can \u2014 and he can ride with no hands and even stand up on the seat ! david shannon\u2019s duck on a bike delights young readers and provides an opportunity to teach students repetitive story structure and the difference between fiction and nonfiction . activities engage students in writing a make - believe animal story , learning an animal sounds song , and sorting animals into categories .\nspokane valley , wash . - a 15 - year - old boy remains in critical condition after being struck by a spokane valley police department patrol car while riding his bike on friday night . a spokane valley police deputy was heading westbound on sprague to assist with an arrest in a domestic violence case when he struck ryan holyk at the intersection of sprague and vista while holyk was riding his bike .\nby taking the stage with 15 musicians , none of whom is . . .\nmaverick vinales won the race on his movistar yamaha , with johann zarco second .\nit was claimed hayden was with a group of 14 riders when the incident happened . this is not true .\nat this time , no one has been charged with a crime or traffic ticket . the investigation is ongoing .\nwatching the kid with a bike , you\u2019ll want to knock some sense into cyril more than once . hell , not only because he refuses to listen , but after the second time his bike gets stolen because he didn\u2019t lock it up , you just want to smack him upsdie the head . ( i joked the movie could alternately be called the persuasive argument for my vasectomy . ) i don\u2019t know where the dardennes found thomas doret , but he\u2019s excellent . the young actor has a laser - like focus and maintains his mission at all times . cyril will not be dissuaded .\nquadie takes the 4 - wheeler back to its roots . a simple and functional first ride , a very clean and stylish look , lightweight for carrying and handling , and cute as hell with different customization options . the seat adjusts to the child\u2019s height , it carries the kid\u2019s cookies if you want and the handgrip makes it super easy to take along . gone with the chunky ride - ons , this is a favorite little buddy for your favorite little buddy .\nteach students about the repetitive story structure and the difference between fiction and nonfiction with these comprehensive activities .\non thanksgiving day , i took a walk with my brother , who was in town from georgia for the holidays . i live right by the loveland bike trail , so we started out , going away from town . about a quarter mile up the trail , we saw your work .\n\u201ci did , and still do . the best professional i have ever had the pleasure to meet , share a track with and be a friend of . rip @ nicky _ hayden . our thoughts are with jackie and the whole hayden family . \u201d\nhaving their feet flat on the ground at first is helpful . encourage them to walk the bike while sitting on it . \u201cthe child should walk his feet on the ground , moving the bike , making turns and circles , \u201d says dr . hinson . \u201d the goal is for him to get the feel of what it takes to steer the bike and balance it . since their feet are on the ground , it\u2019s fairly easy , and falls are eliminated . \u201d\nin outline it sounds trite \u0097 a disenfranchised kid is turned around by a kindly stranger \u0097 but the dardennes\u0092 make it so much more . raw but compassionate , naturalistic but compelling . if you\u0092re looking to get into the dardennes , this is a great place to s\nremind students about the book you read about real farm animals . explain that it was a nonfiction book full of facts and information . duck on a bike , on the other hand , is a fiction book about farm animals doing things that real farm animals cannot do . tell students that they will be comparing the make - believe farm animals in duck on a bike to real farm animals .\ntell students that they will illustrate a cover for their make - believe stories about an animal who tries out a new kind of transportation . distribute copies of the the duck on a bike big activity printable to students and ask them to :\na girl\u2019s bike befitting a boy with a girl\u2019s name , i guess . while i didn\u2019t come to blows with any of the kids the way that cyril did ( at least not over the bike ) , it did still come to represent a kind of rebellion for me - - i rode it regardless of others\u2019 taunts - - and provided my personal freedom . i could go all over town on it , much faster and with more ease than on two feet . in other words , it could get me away from those other boys whom i didn\u2019t want to hang out with anyway . looking back , i guess it did carry a comparable power to the bike in the movie . it maybe wasn\u2019t about my father\u2019s love , but then , ultimately that\u2019s not what cyril\u2019s represents . it\u2019s about having a vehicle to be who we are and get us to where we feel safe .\nthe film wastes no time getting underway : cyril , the 11 - year - old boy of the title , places a call to his father . the number is disconnected . he wants his bike back , and , despite the reasoning of the adults at the youth farm where he new lives , cyril refuses to acknowledge that his father may have sold his bike and abandoned him . the bike lifts him out of the meagerness of his life while his father anchors him to the world . losing both things is impossible for the boy to understand .\n14 : 40 : the driver of the car that collided with motogp legend nicky hayden was not over the alcohol limit .\nuse the graphic organizer on the duck on a bike identifying fiction and nonfiction printable to model for students how to distinguish between make - believe and real animals . project the page on a whiteboard or pass out copies to students .\n15 : 45 : former motogp world champion kevin schwantz has revealed he was with nicky hayden just hours before his bike crash on wednesday - and that the american even asked him to join him .\na tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .\nvinales won the race at le mans after valentino rossi slid off the track with one lap to go .\none way in which both films are similar in their style is the unflinching view of reality . the style with which the dardennes ' brothers film the kid with a bike is through a realistic lens . it is a naturalist approach where the mirroring of reality in all of its most brutal forms is evident . the dardennes ' brothers do not hesitate to depict a realistic world in which pain and suffering are intrinsic to consciousness . this is similar to the italian neorealism style with which de sica films bicycle thieves .\ndifficult moral and economic conditions\ndominate the landscape , and de sica ' s world emphasize this . both films do not hesitate in depicting a reality in which there is an emphasis in the struggle of being human . this struggle occupies both external and internal notions of reality .\nwe\u2019ll be celebrating the launch of the new bikes with sir chris with a whistlestop tour of the country , visiting london , liverpool and glasgow . sir chris is welcoming riders of all abilities and the little ones will have a chance to test out hoy bikes on mini test tracks .\nthe anecdote itself is completely irrelevant to examining this 2011 film from jean - pierre and luc dardenne , and yet it is also everything . the pleasure of watching the kid with a bike [ also on filmstruck ] and , in fact , all dardenne films is the attention to personal details . everything that happens matters to the person it happens to , and the specificity is exactly why audiences around the world , be they in the dardenne brothers\u2019 native belgium or here in the united states , identify with their stories . it\u2019s the bigger things that separate us , and the day - to - day that proves we are all basically the same .\nto celebrate the launch of the new hoy kid\u2019s range , sir chris hoy is travelling the uk on a whistle - stop tour from london , to liverpool & glasgow from 27th may , so see how you can get involved .\nonce the child seems comfortable making turns and circles on foot while seated on the bike , progress to the driveway or a parking lot ( preferably something flat , smooth , and with a lot of room to go off course ) . have him try walking while making turns and circles on the pavement , until he\u2019s comfortable .\n230 v , ~ 50 hz , 0 . 3 a , eu plug with 2 m transparent cable .\nan interview with terry gilliam , director of\nthe man who killed don quixote .\n18 . 05 : video has emerged - shown above - of the moment police attended the scene minutes after nicky hayden was knocked off his bike .\nthis minimalist approach demands patience from audiences because it is a cinema dedicated to lyricism rather than story . the kid with a bike takes an honored place in the dardenne brothers\u2019 unique and highly praised body of work , powerful examples of realist film making that examine working class lives on the edge . like their past films la promesse , rosetta , the son , l\u2019enfant , and lorna\u2019s silence , this film is ultimately hopeful . the audience is brought effortlessly into the hearts of the characters , and we , too , are transformed .\nhe can ' t stand restraint . he doesn ' t accept instruction . when he sees another boy ride past on his bike , he chases him . samantha ( cecile de france ) , who owns a local beauty shop , tracks down the boy and buys the bike from his father . what anguish cyril must feel when he learns the other kid didn ' t steal his bike \u2014 guy sold it . he sees a notice in a shop window , in his father ' s own handwriting . cyril is about 11 and will remind some viewers of the hero of truffaut ' s\nthe 400 blows .\nbut that boy had a hero , balzac , and cyril has only his father , who cannot accept the role .\ngive each student an opportunity to answer the big question . encourage students to support their answers with details and evidence from the text . tell the students there is more than one right answer . do you think an animal could really ride a bike ? why or why not ?\nhayden\u2019s presence in hospital has been met with a lot of media attention and police have moved to stop the flow of paparazzi .\non the ground . this enables the child to balance the bike on his own and steer it , which are the two keys to learning to ride , \u201d dr . hinson says . a really good one recently on the market : the 12 - inch starfish balance bike by cleary bikes . it\u2019s pricey\u2014starting at $ 199\u2014but with a leather seat , special sealants to protect the paint , and ( almost unheard of in balance bikes ) a hand break , it\u2019s one special piece of engineering . find it at urltoken or here at urltoken . another good , more affordable option is tauki kids 12 - inch balance bike , available for $ 80 at urltoken .\ni was driving home from taking my kids to school , and i was getting ready to turn left onto potter drive , and i saw a kid crossing the street at a bit of a jog to make it ,\nmarthaller told 11 news reporter katie pelton .\n\u201cmany people want to keep the seat low and have the kid pedal with the seat low\u2014they think this is safer because the kid will be able to put his feet on the ground if he begins to fall , \u201d dr . hinson says . but once they are past the \u201cwalking\u201d stage , this is a no - no : \u201chaving the seat low makes it really difficult to pedal , as your legs are never fully extended , and when beginners sense they are falling they don\u2019t always put their feet on the ground , but rather let go of the handle bars and basically try to jump off the bike\u2014it\u2019s just instinct , they all do it . \u201d move the seat up so there\u2019s about a 10 - degree bend in their knee when the pedal is at the bottom of the pedal stroke\u2014their toes should just barely touch the ground .\nhouse of tolerance chronicles the lives of a group of sex workers at a paris brothel at the beginning of the 20th century .\nplaying adoptive mother to cyril proves far from easy for samantha , and things take a troubling turn when the kid is befriended by teenager wes ( di mateo ) whom you can instantly tell is going to be a very bad influence indeed .\nit is a priority for cbc to create a website that is accessible to all canadians including people with visual , hearing , motor and cognitive challenges .\naward - winning author and illustrator david shannon charms young audiences with this richly illustrated quack - up of a tale ! duck discovers the joys of bike riding in the barnyard and shows off to the rest of the farm animals who , in turn , make their animal sounds and offer comments on duck\u2019s performance .\nwas next with $ 13 , 537 in its lone theater . the overall box office leader ,\nhayden was knocked off his bike last week and his family are by his side . honda released a statement yesterday while police increased the security to keep his family in peace .\ntreasure island by guillaume brac karlovy vary 2018 : guillaume brac delves into the heart of a water park near paris . a return to childhood filled with fleeting yet profound encounters\na 6 - year - old boy is in critical condition after colliding with a truck on de biencourt street in the c\u00f4te - saint - paul neighbourhood . ( cbc )\ni find the dardenne ' s much less effective than the critical consensus holds them to be . perhaps its only because they are peddled as consistent masterpiece makers , but i tend to be less impressed by them than most . i keep trying to determine my issues with their films ( most of which i consider to be solid to very good , if never exceptional ) , and on this viewing of the kid with a bike , i hit on a possibility . it ' s clear the filmmakers are aiming for a sort of realism here , with handheld camerawork , performances by largely nonactors , and a story that aims at naturalism - - but the dardennes cheat . they make films that take naturalistic approaches , but are also full of narrative shortcuts or\u2026\nitalian rider simone mazzola on friday was taken to the hospital after falling off his team kymco oral racing bike at the misano world circuit during supersport 300 practice .\nthe kid with a bike ( le gamin au v\u00e9lo ) festival de cannes official selection in competition directed by jean - pierre & luc dardenne with c\u00e9cile de france , thomas doret , j\u00e9r\u00e9mie renier , olivier gourmet . . . cyril , almost 12 , has only one plan : to find the father who left him temporarily in a children ' s home . by chance he meets samantha , who runs a hairdressing salon and agrees to let him stay with her at weekends . cyril doesn ' t recognize the love samantha feels for him , a love he desperately needs to calm his rage . . . release date : belgium , france , italy : may 18th , 2011 . switzerland : may 25th , 2011 .\nwhen his father ( j\u00e9r\u00e9mie renier ) abandons him , cyril obsessively tries to find his bicycle\u2014after all , his father must have cared about him enough not to sell that off , he reasons . almost by accident , he becomes the ward of a kind hairdresser ( c\u00e9cile de france ) , a woman who seems surprised to find herself so determined to help him . with his wild , unpredictable behavior and his disastrous search for father figures , cyril risks losing her\u2014though she refuses to give up without a fight . full of heartbreaking betrayals and unexpected grace , the kid with a bike is a film about a child , abandoned to the elements , learning to become good . < br / > < b > * note : < / b > film is presented in french with english subtitles .\nwrite the heading \u201cfarm animals\u201d on the whiteboard or chart paper . ask students to name animals they would probably see at a farm . as you write down the name of each animal , ask students to make the noise that the animal makes . continue the list until you have the names of most of the animals featured in duck on a bike .\nit ' s not a particularly busy week in terms of total number of limited releases . however , it is a huge week in terms of total theater count , as there are three films opening in hundreds of theaters each . will any of these films succeed ? jeff , who lives at home has the best shot of the three . or will any of the much more limited releases find an audience ? of those , the kid with a bike has the best shot at finding an audience . additionally , intouchables has a sneak peak on saturday at the paris theater in new york city . more . . .\nmodel : let\u2019s start by looking at the first two pages of the story that show duck getting up on the bike . in the picture , the farmhouse looks real and the bike looks real . what looks like it is make - believe ? the way duck is climbing up onto the bike with his wing tips on the handlebars is definitely not real . no duck could do that ! and in the text , duck is thinking in english \u2014 which also doesn\u2019t happen in real life ! i\u2019ll write both those things under \u201cmake - believe . \u201d i\u2019ll write that ducks don\u2019t ride bikes and ducks don\u2019t think in english under \u201creal . \u201d\ncyril\u2019s search for his father , guy ( j\u00e9r\u00e9mie renier , a dardenne regular ) , initially drives \u201cthe kid with a bike , \u201d giving it relentless momentum ( those small legs pump like pistons ) and investing it with palpable peril . early in the film , cyril escapes the home and races out , trying to find his father . he makes his way to the bleak apartment complex where they lived , but all that remains of their life together are empty rooms and peeling walls . for a long , painful moment , cyril stands eerily still in one of the rooms , facing away from the camera \u2014 his shoulders look so small \u2014 the camera keeping a slight distance from this child who has literally turned his back on the world .\neleven - year - old cyril ( thomas doret ) , all coiled anger and furious motion , is living in a group home but refuses to believe he has been rejected by his single father ( j\u00e9r\u00e9mie renier ) . he spends his days frantically trying to reach the man , over the phone or on his beloved bicycle . it is only the patience and compassion of samantha ( c\u00e9cile de france ) , the stranger who agrees to care for him , that offers the boy the chance to move on . spare and unsentimental but deeply imbued with a heart - rending tenderness , the kid with a bike is an arresting work from the great belgian directors jean - pierre and luc dardenne , masters of the empathetic action film .\n* \u201c the kid with a bike [ le gamin au velo ] \u201c : this should be must - viewing for all men who father kids out of wedlock or who don\u2019t manage to stay in their kids\u2019 lives\u2013and must - viewing for the babymamas like bristol palin , who repeatedly shack up and have sex with various guys , giving birth to these out - of - wedlock kids . except that the ending is far more positive and happier , though , than what would have happened in real life . a young boy is abandoned by his father to a state - run orphanage . he is looking everywhere for his father ( and his bike ) , as his father told him he\u2019d only leave him there for a week , while he looked for work . a kindly beauty shop owner he meets agrees to help him find his father and to serve as a temporary foster parent on weekends . the boy gets caught up with the wrong crowd . like i said , in real life , the ending would be far , far worse . in french with english subtitles .\nit has seven clinical departments with a total of 505 beds , of which 462 are inpatient and 43 for outpatients .\npolytrauma is a medical term to describe the condition of a person who has multiple traumatic injuries .\nit\u2019s hard not to think that the reception for \u201cthe kid with the bike\u201d and \u201chabemus papam\u201d might have been more enthusiastic if the filmmakers were unknowns . ( because they are by name directors , they will , in the coming year , be opening if not necessarily at a multiplex near you than probably at an art - house or festival , or perhaps even on video on demand . ) if nothing else , writing about a new director , a discovery , a find , allows critics and journalists to stake a claim on untrodden ground . the problem is that if a film looks , sounds or plays too differently it risks alienating critics , which may help explain why there wasn\u2019t more applause for \u201cfootnote , \u201d a competition high point from the israeli filmmaker joseph cedar .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\n\u201calthough this is obviously a sad time , we would like everyone to remember nicky at his happiest \u2013 riding a motorcycle . he dreamed as a kid of being a pro rider and not only achieved that but also managed to reach the pinnacle of his chosen sport in becoming world champion . we are all so proud of that .\nreceive a free * exclusive ' ant - man and the wasp ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) .\nthe footage shows a huge dent and a smashed windscreen on the passenger side of a black peugeot 207cc . police then arrive at the scene and are seen taking pictures of the footwell . discarded on the side of the road is the bike hayden was riding when he was knocked off . police quickly blocked off the road and are visible directing traffic away from the crash site . the hazard lights of the vehicle that hit hayden off , meanwhile , are flashing .\nfrenchman johann zarco is third on the grid , with brit cal crutchlow fourth in his lcr honda .\nat first sight , the kid with a bike might appear to be more in the vein of the earlier films than its immediate predecessor . once again , it\u2019s set in seraing , though this time the protagonist is even younger than the kids in la promesse , rosetta , the son , and l\u2019enfant . cyril ( thomas doret ) is an eleven - year - old who , despite all the evidence to the contrary , refuses to believe that his father , guy ( renier ) , has abandoned him , sold the boy\u2019s beloved bike , and moved away on the proceeds without leaving an address . in his frantic attempts to escape his care - home wardens , he encounters samantha ( c\u00e9cile de france ) , a total stranger who responds to his appeals for help first by going off to find his bike , then by allowing him to visit her on weekends . the hairdresser\u2019s decision to offer cyril help and care doesn\u2019t diminish his resolve to find and live once more with his dad , nor does it stop him from falling in with a potentially far more sinister surrogate parent in the shape of wes ( egon di mateo ) , a local teenager whom samantha suspects of dealing drugs .\ntaking the loach analogy further , this is the dardennes\u2019 kes , a realistic , unsentimental take on childhood . eleven year - old cyril ( thomas doret ) is one of cinema\u2019s great jds , a feral kid in care refusing to be tamed . for 20 - odd minutes we follow cyril on his quest to find his absconded father ( pointedly played by former dardenne child actor j\u00e9r\u00e9mie renier ) and thus his bike . little of consequence happens , but almost by stealth we realise we are caught up in cyril\u2019s world as he is taken under the wing of hairdresser samantha ( c\u00e9cile de france ) , whose motivations for fostering are vague , and falls in with a local hard kid ( egon di mateo ) ."]}
{"id": 116946, "summary": [{"text": "marcello francesco mastrilli ( 1603 \u2013 october 17 , 1637 ) was an italian jesuit missionary who was martyred in japan on mount unzen during the tokugawa shogunate , which had banned christianity in 1614 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "after sailing for japan out to find and possibly reconvert the notorious apostate christavao ferreira , who went to japan and renounced his faith there , he was arrested as soon as he got off his ship .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "after three days of torture in the pit of nagasaki , he was beheaded .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "a painting of his death , martyrdom of saint marcello mastrilli ( 1664 ) , was made by antonio maria vassallo .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "susceptible to visions , he was particularly influenced by visitations by the jesuit missionary st. francis xavier , who appeared to him twice in 1633 , and foretold him his martyrdom .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "st. frances xavier is credited with twice miraculously restoring mastrilli 's health ( even if only to incite him to do missionary work in japan ) , and since the account reportedly spread quickly through italy , the \" novena of grace , \" in honor of st. francis xavier , was established .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "mastrilli 's initiative is supposedly to thank for the presence of a silver casket in the basilica of bom jesus in old goa , which houses relics of the body of st. francis xavier . ", "topic": 6}], "title": "marcello mastrilli", "paragraphs": ["mastrilli , marcello f . : r . p . marcelli mastrilli . . . et xxxii sociorum ac 16 aliorum . . . - 1637\nhis companions gone , father mastrilli accompanied governor hurtado de corcuera on an expedition against the mindanao pirates . the spanish forces flew two standards : an image of saint francis xavier and an image of christ crucified that had been rescued from the pirates\u2019 hands . during the battle father marcello was struck on the flank by a cannonball ; it bounced off him , leaving him unharmed . in the end the spaniards achieved a resounding victory\u2014which they attributed to the power of saint francis xavier and father mastrilli\u2019s intercession . [ 7 ]\nmarcello mastrilli was born in naples on 14 september 1603 , the son of the marquis of san marzano . although born into a life of aristocratic privilege , at age 14 marcello recognized his calling to religious vocation and announced this to his parents . meeting his father\u2019s opposition , the determined marcello nevertheless left home in 1618 and entered the jesuit novitiate at naples . soon thereafter he had a vision of heaven opening and instantaneously understood his life\u2019s purpose : a mission to the indies . in that same instant , he was infused with a love for christ that he knew he must live out by suffering for him . [ 1 ] during his years of novitiate , he was often visited by apparitions of saint francis xavier , the apostle of the indies , in the form of a horseman dressed in white .\nhistory : the novena of grace , which begins march 4th and ends on the 12th , the day of the canonization of st . francis xavier , owes its origin to the saint himself . at naples , in december , 1633 , father marcello mastrilli , s . j . was at the point of death . the saint appeared to him and , bidding him renew a vow he had made to labor in japan , said :\n, known as the\nnovena of grace\n, originated as follows : in 1633 father mastrilli , s . j . , was at the point of death as a result of an\nwith that victory sealed , father mastrilli joined the japanese exile community in the philippines and devoted himself to learning their language . he also procured their services in building him a boat of japanese design in which he planned to slip into japan in japanese guise ; many of the japanese exiles insisted on going with him . a chinese ship carried father mastrilli , his companions , and their boat to macau , where the governor became their secret ally : he pardoned a certain ship\u2019s pilot condemned to death for transporting a dominican friar to japan on condition that he carry father mastrilli\u2019s mission to japan . embarking on a spanish ship that would carry them and their landing craft to japanese waters , they met with numerous vicissitudes along the way , including a fierce storm off formosa . father mastrilli is reported to have calmed the storm by making the sign of the cross over the sea with his reliquary containing saint francis xavier\u2019s relics . [ 8 ]\nat eleven o\u2019clock on the morning of wednesday , 14 october 1637 , father mastrilli was led from his prison to the execution - ground atop the slope called nishi - zaka that overlooked nagasaki bay . the jesuits\u2019 report on his martyrdom reads :\nhaving been unshaken by the water torture , father mastrilli was returned to his prison cell , where he discovered that all his companions but one had apostatized ; andrew koteda had died in the pit , holding out to the glorious end . [ 15 ] while interrogating the others , the magistrates gleaned information that mastrilli had withheld from them ; they interrogated him again , threatening direr torments . he told them to do their worst , adding , \u201cmy god will give me the strength to bear it . \u201d [ 16 ]\nfather marcello mastrilli s . j . is a martyr credited in his lifetime with countless miracles , an intrepid warrior for christ whose dream was to convert the emperor of japan to the faith or die martyred as a testimony to its absolute truth . twice he testified to that truth with his lifeblood , first on a parchment signed in his own blood and placed in the hand of saint francis xavier\u2019s corpse in its sepulchre at goa , india . his second and final blood testament was his voluntary death by torture in nagasaki , the fulfillment of his longing to atone for the apostasy of a fellow jesuit who had preceded him to japan .\nthe novena of grace is a catholic devotion addressed to saint francis xavier , which is usually performed from march 4 to 12 . it was instigated in 1633 by an italian jesuit , fr marcello mastrilli sj , who saw a vision of st francis xavier after he had received a life - threatening head injury . fr mastrilli was on the verge of travelling to japan to work as a missionary at the time and , in the vision , st francis urged him to recommit himself to the mission and told him :\nall those who implore my help daily for nine consecutive days , from the fourth to the twelfth of march inclusive and worthily receive the sacraments of penance and holy communion on one of the nine days will experience my protection and may hope with entire assurance to obtain from god any grace they ask that is for the good of their souls and the glory of god .\nafter his recovery , fr mastrilli not only kept his vow and travelled to japan with a band of 33 jesuit missionaries where he was martyred , but he also widely publicised st francis xavier\u2019s promise and began the devotion of the novena of grace which continues to this day .\nboxer tells us , \u201cthe record for enduring [ this torture ] is still that of the seventeenth - century italian jesuit , mastrilli , who is said to have withstood it for two days , and received four hundred jars of water on the second day alone . \u201d [ 14 ]\nin goa , father marcello spent many hours praying at st francis xavier\u2019s tomb ; he had it opened and the saint\u2019s corpse dressed in a \u201cmagnificent chasuble\u201d donated by the spanish crown . he also got leave from the provincial to take relics from the body\u2014a handkerchief soaked in francis xavier\u2019s blood and a little box containing a relic of his flesh\u2014and left in the saint\u2019s hand a letter signed in his own blood . [ 5 ]\nonce lowered onto the waves , the little vessel [ 9 ] carrying father mastrilli and his companions struck out for shore , making land at satsuma on 19 september . he entered japan with one japanese companion and was immediately discovered , but bribed his discoverer and set off inland ; as their boat lay offshore , all his other japanese companions were recognized as christians and seized . eventually they confessed that they had sailed with father mastrilli , which information sparked a frenzied search of the countryside for the intrepid priest . after several days he was discovered , his captors led to him by the smoke of his campfire . when they arrived he told them , \u201cmy sons , come and seize me . \u201d\nthis was the life - defining moment : from his youth marcello mastrilli had studied and labored and yearned precisely for this great and precious hour . the very proving - ground where christov\u00e3o ferreira , his unhappy predecessor , had abandoned christ , his church , and the religious order called by his name\u2014the society of jesus\u2014would be the stage upon which the integrity , truth , and power of that name would shine forth in all its dazzling glory . indeed , ferreira\u2019s own given name , christov\u00e3o , derived from the greek christophoros : \u201cbearing christ . \u201d certainly , mastrilli the scholar would have known that etymology and wrestled in his soul with its implications : he must bear the burden , the cross , the honor and the glory of that name into the darkness and horror of the pit\u2014bear the name unflinching , unyielding , undaunted by the pit\u2019s dank , claustrophobic closeness , its unvented stench , its inferno of unrelenting , unendurable agonies that must be endured , that were his chosen path to paradise , with no turning back short of apostasy . for father marcello\u2019s apostasy would declaim the falsity and the madness of his \u201calien religion contrary to the beliefs of buddhism and shint\u014d\u201d ; were he to break down after having proclaimed to all of nagasaki\u2014indeed , to all creation\u2014that his end would redound to the glory of his god and to his unshakable faith in that god\u2019s promise of heaven , then news of that breakdown , bruited far and wide , would gravely wound his already - brutalized religion and smear that spotless name he bore into the pit with the foul muck of cowardice , a fault unforgivable in martial - spirited japan . countless earthbound souls would indeed \u201clearn from his punishment\u201d\u2014to the horror and dismay of all the onlooking souls up in heaven .\non 11 december 1633 marcello was gravely injured when a workman , taking down draperies hung in the cardinal\u2019s palace at naples for the feast of the immaculate conception , dropped a hammer on his head from a great height . he fell into delirium and lingered on the edge of death for ten days . on the 21st he was visited by yet another apparition of that friend of his in heaven , who led him through a series of prayers and vows , finally declaring , \u201cyou are healed : kiss in thanksgiving the sacred wounds of the crucifix . \u201d [ 2 ]\nfather marcello , hands tied behind his back , was wrapped in coils of rope from his feet up to his chest and , hanging by his feet from a gallows , lowered head - down into the pit . then the wooden lid\u2014made in two halves , with cut - outs in the center to clamp and pinch the victim\u2019s body\u2014was closed on him . this method of \u201cpersuasion , \u201d invented by takenaka uneme - no - sh\u014d , [ 24 ] a former magistrate of nagasaki , had proven more effective in procuring forced apostasies from christians than had any other regime of torture . this was understandable , given its effects on the victim :\nfather mastrilli was returned to his prison to recuperate for the final torture : he had been sentenced to die in the pit . joyfully welcoming the bearer of his death - sentence , he prophesied that he would not die in the pit , but would instead be beheaded . [ 19 ] it would prove to be his last night before the final horrors began . \u201che passed the rest of the night in an ecstasy accompanied by miracles , \u201d reports l\u00e9on pag\u00e8s . [ 20 ]\nthe magistrates ordered that the priest be beheaded at once . on hearing the news , father mastrilli was jubilant , as this was precisely the end he had predicted . after the executioners had pulled him from the pit , he knelt on the sacred earth atop nishi - zaka and , invoking his patron in heaven , \u201che cried out with great emotion , \u2018father saint francis xavier , father saint francis xavier , \u2019 words that were heard by the portuguese who were present . \u201d [ 29 ]\nfather eusebio francisco kino , s . j . , thirty - three years after the miraculous cure of father mastrilli , credited his own recovery from near death to the intercession of st . francis xavier . like father marcello , kino vowed to spend his life in the missions , finally arriving in the pimer\u00eda alta ( sonora and arizona ) in 1687 . after founding mission dolores , his first visitas were dedicated in honor of saints ignatius and xavier at the close of the celebration of the canonization of the two saints . kino was a fervent promoter of devotion to st . francis xavier , his own patron saint , whom he saw as the great protector of native peoples throughout northwest mexico . the final days of kino\u2019s own life came at the very close of the novena of grace as he was dedicating a chapel in honor of xavier in the mission pueblo of magdalena , sonora , march 15 , 1711 . now nearly three centuries later , throngs of devout christians flock to magdalena each year to honor st . francis xavier \u2014 a kind of continuing novena of grace . many say the pilgrimage also honors the \u201capostle to the pimas\u201d just as much as the \u201capostle to the indies . \u201c whether kino or xavier , they were each men of unwavering faith wholly dedicated to the salvation of the people they had come to serve .\nand learn they did . when the \u201ciron tongue\u201d was removed from his mouth on that mountaintop killing - ground sanctified with countless martyrs\u2019 blood , father mastrilli thanked the magistrates , who themselves had come to nishi - zaka , and proclaimed to them , to the torturers , and in the hearing of all the crowd , the thousands of citizens of nagasaki who had come to see this spectacle , \u201cnow you shall know , sirs , how great is the god whom we adore , and how precious the paradise for which we hope . \u201d [ 23 ]\nimpressed though they were by their prisoner\u2019s apparent sincerity and strength of character , the nagasaki magistrates had to carry out the sh\u014dgun\u2019s law . to urge father mastrilli\u2019s apostasy , they subjected him to the water torture for two days on end . the first day they used the funnel technique , wherein the victim has a funnel shoved into his mouth and great amounts of water poured into him so that water and blood come gushing out through the victim\u2019s mouth , ears and nose . [ 12 ] the second day\u2019s torture was more refined . a contemporary eyewitness , quoted by historian c . r . boxer , describes this method :\ncontrary to the executioners\u2019 expectations , however , this bateren , [ 26 ] this priest , neither squirmed nor groaned , but kept perfectly still . thinking him prematurely dead , the executioners opened the lid ; father mastrilli told them , \u201ci desire nothing ; i am in paradise . \u201d when the magistrates renewed their effort to tempt him to apostasy , he told them that the sun would reverse its course before his faith would fail . when the guards , perhaps to tempt him or perhaps out of real concern , asked him if he wanted water , he answered , \u201ci want neither water nor anything else ; only glory , glory ! \u201d [ 27 ]\ntaken to nagasaki , father mastrilli appeared before the sh\u014dgun\u2019s magistrates on 5 october 1637 . when asked why he had come to japan , he answered that he had come to speak to the emperor , to restore him to health were he still alive , and to teach him the law of jesus christ . [ 10 ] ( the \u201cemperor\u201d of whom he spoke was in fact the sh\u014dgun iemitsu , who was thought to be afflicted with leprosy . [ 11 ] ) he then told them that he had been sent as an ambassador by saint francis xavier , whom the magistrates knew to have been long since dead , and he recounted to them the story of his miraculous healing by xavier\u2019s spirit .\nalthough the news had not yet reached catholic europe , on october 18th of that same year , the jesuit provincial in japan had apostatized under torture at nagasaki . this man , christov\u00e3o ferreira , had given in after five hours\u2019 hanging in \u201cthe pit\u201d\u2014perhaps the most horrible torture ever devised by man . when the disconcerting news did finally arrive , many european jesuits came forward to volunteer themselves for an atoning mission to japan , hoping to die there as martyrs . father mastrilli was chosen as the mission\u2019s superior , with good reason : he had earlier asked the father general of the society of jesus for permission to go to the indies to convert souls , whereupon the father general responded that he need not ask him for the permission that saint francis xavier\u2014in apparition\u2014had already given him .\nfrom goa the mission sailed to macau\u2014the portuguese base in east asia\u2014hoping to proceed onward to japan , but found there that no japan - bound portuguese ship would take a priest aboard . for fear of cutting macao\u2019s economic lifeline\u2014the japan silk trade\u2014and of putting all portuguese in nagasaki at risk of capital punishment by the sh\u014dgun\u2019s deputies , the clerical authorities in macao had banned the smuggling of clergy into japan on pain of excommunication . [ 6 ] the jesuits sailed on to manila to try their luck there , arriving on 3 july . the governor of the philippines , don sebasti\u00e1n hurtado de corcuera , was enthusiastic about their intended mission to japan , but the spanish populace opposed the plan for fear of the mass slaughter of clergy that it would almost certainly entail ; they dissuaded father mastrilli\u2019s companions from accompanying him , and all but he returned to macau .\nnormally , when a christian had been hung upside - down in the pit for an extended time , toxic blood would collect in his head , blood that must be vented by means of incisions on the temples lest he die too soon\u2014for , after all , the magistrates wanted apostasy through torture , not death . yet , after four days\u2019 torture in the pit , father mastrilli showed none of the usual symptoms . reports of this phenomenon alarmed the magistrates . one can guess their fears : perhaps the paradise this dauntless bateren had spoken of was real . perhaps the people of nagasaki , the guards and executioners included , were witnessing an ongoing miracle granted this bateren by his foreign god , a sign that all others might indeed learn from\u2014but a lesson prejudicial to \u201cthe grand sh\u014dgun , emperor of japan , \u201d an incontrovertible sign of the truth of that \u201calien religion contrary to the beliefs of buddhism and shint\u014d . \u201d if so , then they must act , and fast . [ 28 ]\n[ 1 ] l\u00e9on pag\u00e8s , histoire de la religion chr\u00e9tienne au japon depuis 1598 jusqu\u2019\u00e0 165 1 . ( paris : charles douniol , 1869 ) , 828 , note . [ 2 ] pag\u00e8s , 829 . [ 3 ] for interesting details on this apparition , see : ines g . \u017eupanov , \u201cpassage to india : jesuit spiritual economy between martyrdom and profit in the seventeenth century\u201d in journal of early modern history , vol . 16 , issue 2 ( 2012 ) , pp 121 - 159 . [ 4 ] pag\u00e8s , 830 . [ 5 ] pag\u00e8s , 831 . [ 6 ] c . r . boxer , the christian century in japan , 1549 - 1650 . ( lisbon : carcanet , 1951 ) , 369 - 370 . [ 7 ] pag\u00e8s , 832 . [ 8 ] pag\u00e8s , 833 . [ 9 ] a replacement for the boat the japanese exiles had built ; it had been found unsuitable . [ 10 ] pag\u00e8s , 834 . [ 11 ] he may in fact have had smallpox . see liam matthew brockey , the visitor : andr\u00e9 palmeiro and the jesuits in asia . ( cambridge , mass : belknap press , 2014 ) , 405 . [ 12 ] saint magdalena of nagasaki received that torture , described here : urltoken [ 13 ] boxer , the christian century , 351 . [ 14 ] ibid , 351 . [ 15 ] pag\u00e8s , 836 . [ 16 ] willis , clive . \u201cthe martyrdom of father marcello mastrilli s . j . \u201d journal of the royal asiatic society hong kong bran ch 53 ( 2013 ) : 220 . urltoken [ 17 ] willis , 220 - 221 . [ 18 ] pag\u00e8s , 836 . [ 19 ] pag\u00e8s , 836 - 837 . [ 20 ] pag\u00e8s , 837 . [ 21 ] willis , 222 . a translation from the original portuguese . [ 22 ] ibid . [ 23 ] pag\u00e8s , 838 . [ 24 ] \u7af9\u4e2d\u91c7\u5973\u6b63 , nagasaki bugy\u014d from 1629 to 1633 , when he was removed from his post for illegal trading . he was forced to commit seppuku in 1634 . [ 25 ] borrowed from urltoken . the excerpt from fran\u00e7ois caron is quoted in boxer , the christian century , 354 . [ 26 ] japanese borrowing of the portuguese \u2018padre . \u2019 [ 27 ] pag\u00e8s , 838 . [ 28 ] the jesuits\u2019 report notes an additional reason : \u201cthe reason for their hurry was a forthcoming celebration in the temple the next day , a day on which acts of judicial punishment were forbidden . \u201d willis , 223 . also noted in l\u00e9on pag\u00e8s , histoire , 838 . [ 29 ] willis , 223 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nplease help support the mission of new advent and get the full contents of this website as an instant download . includes the catholic encyclopedia , church fathers , summa , bible and more \u0097 all for only $ 19 . 99 . . .\non the ninth day after the death or burial of relatives and friends . they held the number seven more sacred than any other . on the contrary , we find among the ancient romans an official nine days ' religious celebration whose origin is related in livy ( i , xxxi ) . after a shower of stones on the alban mount , an official sacrifice , whether because of a warning from above or of the augurs ' advice , was held on nine days to appease the gods and avert\nwas made whenever the like wonder was announced ( cf . livy , xxi , lxii ; xxv , vii ; xxvi , xxiii etc . ) .\non the ninth day after death or burial . this , however , was rather of a private or\ncharacter ( cf . homer , iliad , xxiv , 664 , 784 ; virgil , aeneid , v , 64 ; tacitus , annals , vi , v . ) . the romans also celebrated their\n, a yearly novena ( 13 to 22 feb . ) of commemoration of all the departed members of their\n( cf . mommsen ,\ncorp . inscript . latin .\n, i , 386 sq . ) . the celebration ended on the ninth day with a sacrifice and a joyful banquet . there is a reference to these customs in the\n(\ncorp . jur . civil . justinian .\n, ii , turin , 1757 , 696 , tit . xix ,\nde sepulchro violato\n) , where creditors are forbidden to trouble the heirs of their debtor for nine days after his death . st . augustine ( p . l . , xxxiv , 596 ) warns\n. later on , the same was done by the pseudo - alcuin ( p . l . , ci , 1278 ) , invoking the authority of\n, and still more sharply by john beleth ( p . l . , ccii , 160 ) in the twelfth century . even durandus in his\nrationale\n( naples , 1478 ) , writing on the\nmortuary celebrations , one finds that of the ninth day with those of the third and seventh . the\nconstitutiones apostolicae\n( viii , xlii ; p . g . , i , 1147 ) already speak of it . the\nand anglo - saxons . even if it was connected with an earlier practice of the\n. a nine days ' mourning with daily mass was a distinction , naturally , which could be shared by none but the higher classes . princes and the\nthe nine days ' mourning was retained , and so came to be called simply the\npope ' s novena\n( cf .\n,\nmuseum italicum\n, ii , paris , 1689 , 530 sqq . ,\nordo roman . xv\n; p . l . , lxxviii , 1353 ; const .\nin eligendis\nof\n, 9 oct . , 1562 ) . the usage still continues and consists chiefly in a novena of masses for the departed . a\nof the sacred congregation of rites ( 22 apr . , 1633 ) informs us that such novenas of mourning ,\nand allowed in the churches of religious ( decr . auth . s . r . c . , 604 ) . they are no longer in common use , though they have never been forbidden , and indeed , on the contrary ,\nwas transferred for the whole country by the tenth council of toledo in 656 ( cap . i ;\n,\ncoll . conc .\n, xi , 34 ) to 18 dec . , as the most fitting\n. and this usage , because of the people who took part in the celebration , was permitted to continue ( 28 sept . , 1658 ; decr . auth . , 1093 ) . a french\n( martene ,\nde antiq . eccles . ritib .\n, iii , venice , 1783 , 30 ) . in\nthe novena seems to have spread only in the seventeenth century . still , the\npraxis caeremoniarum seu sacrorum romanae ecclesiae rituum accurata tractatio\nof the\npiscara castaldo , a book approved in 1525 by the author ' s father general ( naples , 1645 , p . 386 sqq . ) , gives complete directions for the celebration of the\nwere also ( 2 sept . , 1690 ) declared permissible ( decr . auth . , 1843 ) . in general , in the seventeenth century , numerous novenas were held especially in the churches of religious and to the saints of the various orders ( cf . prola ,\nde novendialibus supplicationibus\n, romae 1724 ,\nin the celebration of novenas , special permission was granted ( decr . auth . , 3728 ) , and in the\nwith a novena , especially to recover health . the original home of this novena must have been\n, and the neighbourhood of the lower rhine . specially noteworthy up to the year 1000 are the novenas to\n, st . marcolf , and st . mommolus . st . mommolus ( or mummolus ) was considered the special\n, 1733 , 645 sqq . ;\nacta ss .\n, august , ii , 351 sqq . ;\nthe power to cure scrofula by a touch of their hand . for this purpose , shortly after their\nof st . marcolf at corbeny and make a novena there . those who were to be healed had to make a similar novena . but the best known is the novena to\n, which continues even to our day . this is made against madness by people bitten by a mad dog or wolf ( acta ss . , november , i , 871 sqq . ) .\n( cf .\nacta ss .\n, loc . cit . , where the attack is met and the novena justified ) . before this ,\nabuse of this novena . but he does not reject novenas in general and we see from his works that in his time they were already widespread ( opera , paris , 1606 , ii , 328 ; iii , 386 , 389 ) . but notwithstanding\n. not , of course , that every single variation or addition made in whatever private novena must be justified or defended . the holiest custom can be abused , but the use of the number nine can not only be justified but even interpreted in the best sense .\n; the number nine , which is lacking of ten , is the number of imperfection , which is fitting for mortal kind . in some such way the\n, philosophized on the meaning of the number nine . for this reason it was adapted for use where\n; pseudo - ambrosius , p . l . , xvii , 10 sq . , 633 ;\n, p . l . , cix , 948 sq . , cxi , 491 ; angelomus monach . , in lib . reg . iv , p . l . , cxv , 346 ;\nat the ninth hour , as in the penitential books ( cf . schmitz ,\ndie bussbucher und die bussdisciplin\n, ii , 1898 , 539 , 570 , 673 ) , or remarked that , by means of holy mass on the ninth day , the departed were to be raised to the ranks of the nine choirs of\nfrom the beginning , so that it was reckoned among the\napostolic hours\n( cf .\nhim in nine lessons , while from ancient times the kyrie has been heard nine times in every mass ( cf . durandus ,\nrationale , de nona\n;\nnovena is the nine months of christ in the womb . but for every novena of preparation , as also for every novena of\nto make this preparation . and when the young church had faithfully persevered for nine full days in it , the\nto blessed margaret mary alacoque recommended the special celebration of nine successive first fridays of the month ( cf . vermeersch ,\npratique et doctrine de la d\u00e9votion au sacr\u00e9 coeur de j\u00e9sus\n,\nwaited so long before positively approving and recommending novenas rather than that she finally took this step ( cf .\ncollection de pr\u00e9cis historiques\n,\n, and even there for only one church , was the novena in preparation for the feast of st . joseph in the church of st . ignatius . this was done by the\n, 10 feb . , and 4 march , 1713 ( cf . prola , loc . cit . ;\nfor it on 10 apr . , 1764 ( resc . auth . s . c . indulg . , 215 ) . not until later , especially from the beginning of the nineteenth century , were various novenas enriched with\nin common for the whole church . they number in all thirty - two , intended for the most part as novenas of preparation for definite\n, prior to the feast of st . joseph ( 19 march ) and one at any time during the year ; one novena each in\nimplored his assistance in a novena with such success that it came to be called the\nnovena of grace\n. this novena is now made publicly in many countries from 4 to 12 march , the latter being the date of the\nby doing so as soon as possible . all of these novenas without exception are to be made , in private or in public , with\nnovenas , to a certain extent official , have but contributed to increase the confidence of the faithful in novenas . hence , even the private novena of\nflourishes in our day . through the novena to our lady of lourdes , through that to\nor some other saint , the faithful seek and find help and relief . the history of novenas is not yet written , but it is doubtless a good part of the history of childlike\nnihil obstat . february 1 , 1911 . remy lafort , s . t . d . , censor .\ncontact information . the editor of new advent is kevin knight . my email address is webmaster at newadvent . org . regrettably , i can ' t reply to every letter , but i greatly appreciate your feedback \u2014 especially notifications about typographical errors and inappropriate ads .\ncopyright \u00a9 2017 by kevin knight . dedicated to the immaculate heart of mary .\nthe mission left lisbon on holy saturday , 7 april 1635 . forty religious were originally to have left for japan , but , \u201cdue to the parsimony of the royal treasury\u201d of philip iv , only 33 embarked . [ 4 ] on 8 december , the feast of the immaculate conception , they reached goa , the capital of portuguese india . there they learned of the martyrdom in japan of twenty - four jesuits the preceding year .\n\u201cthey tie the martyr down on a board , leaving his left hand free so that he can place it on his breast if he wishes to give a sign that he will recant . his head is left hanging down a little , and the torturers do not stop pouring great quantities of water on his face \u2026 the victims make such frantic efforts to breath [ e ] that they usually burst a blood - vessel . \u201d [ 13 ]\nhanded over to the torturers , he was stripped naked and subjected to scorching of his private parts with red - hot tongs . his modesty offended , he shamed the torturers for stooping to such vile torments ; they put away their branding - iron and subjected him to the water - torture for a third time . [ 17 ] although tortured to the edge of death , he still clung to his faith . [ 18 ]\nhis mouth was gagged by an iron tongue with sharp , projecting points that prevented him from proclaiming our holy faith . trussed with ropes and chains he was borne astride a horse . the right side of his head was totally shaven , while the left side was painted red , a token of extreme ignominy to the japanese . [ 21 ]\nyet he was not jeered at by the crowd . behind him was carried a banner proclaiming :\nthe grand sh\u014dgun , emperor of japan , orders this sentence to be inflicted on the person of this madman for coming to japan to preach an alien religion contrary to the beliefs of buddhism and shint\u014d , so that all others may learn from his punishment . [ 22 ]\nit felt like his head was going to explode ; his mouth , nose and ears would soon start oozing blood . fran\u00e7ois caron , the chief of the dutch trading - post in hirado , wrote , \u201cthis extremitie hath indeed \u2026 forced many to renounce their religion ; and some of them who had hung two or three days assured me that the pains they endured were wholly unsufferable , no fire nor no torture equalling their languor and violence . \u201d [ 25 ]\nand heard , no doubt , by that friend of his in heaven and all the heavenly host .\nit took three slashes of the sword to sever his venerable head . perhaps the swordsman , in the silence of his heart and in that name the bateren had borne into the pit , was shouting his own cry to heaven as he raised his sword atop nishi - zaka\u2014whose earth , mixed with holy martyrs\u2019 blood , overlooked christian nagasaki and its sparkling bay , japan\u2019s door to the wider world .\nthe contents of this page are sourced from a wikipedia article . the contents are available under the cc by - sa 4 . 0 license .\nnext tuesday , 4 march , we will begin our novena of grace with st francis xavier sj . a prayer booklet has been prepared by two alumnae of the chaplaincy at oxford university , under fr simon bishop sj , the director of spirituality for the jesuits in britain . the prayer booklet combines the words and example of pope francis and those of st francis xavier sj . \u201cthey are of a kindred spirit and are perfectly matched , \u201d says fr simon . \u201ci hope anyone who takes part in the novena of grace will find the reflections , the prayers and the pictures both consoling and challenging .\nwhile the traditional nine days for the novena of grace are in march , the novena can be prayed at any time of the year . the prayer booklet produced by the jesuits in britain is available from jesuit parishes throughout britain . the prayer leaflet in pdf format is attached .\nrt @ frtimsj : the @ jesuitsbritain will establish a new laudato si ' institute at @ campionoxf at @ uniofoxford . urltoken https : / \u2026\nkeep up to date with what ' s going on in and around the province .\nplease tick the box and follow the instructions to confirm your submission . thank you\nsolve this simple math problem and enter the result . e . g . for 1 + 3 , enter 4 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\npromise :\nall those who implore my help daily for nine consecutive days , from the 4th to the 12th of march included , and worthily receive the sacraments of penance and the holy eucharist on one of the nine days , will experience my protection and may hope with entire assurance to obtain from god any grace they ask for the good of their souls and the glory of god .\nthe father arose , instantly cured . so well has the saint kept this promise that this devotion in his honor became universally known as the novena of grace . its efficacy is not restricted to the dates mentioned . it may be made very appropriately from november 25 - december 3 , the feast of st . francis xavier . though any prayers can be said in honor of the saint , the foregoing are generally recommended .\no saint francis xavier , well beloved and full of charity , in union with thee , i reverently adore the majesty of god ; and since i rejoice with exceeding joy in the singular gifts of grace bestowed upon thee during thy life , and thy gifts of glory after death , i give him hearty thanks therefore ; i beseech thee with all my heart ' s devotion to be pleased to obtain for me , by thy effectual intercession , above all things , the grace of a holy life and a happy death . moreover , i beg of thee to obtain for me . . . 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( 11 items )\n( left ) michelle yeoh , and ( right ) jung woo - sung in reign of assassins .\nreign of assassins\nis a delightful martial - arts romp that occasionally lacks clarity , finesse .\nno quotes approved yet for jianyu ( reign of assassins ) . logged in users can submit quotes .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie reign of assassins ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of reign of assassins ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nreign of assassins cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of reign of assassins actors includes any reign of assassins actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each reign of assassins actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of reign of assassins have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\ngolden lion for lifetime achievement recipient john woo attends the ' reign of . . .\nwoo , whose martial arts epic\nreign of assassins\npremiered at the festival , told variety he considers himself a bridge between china and hollywood .\n- german dvd / blu - 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ray on june 22nd , by madman entertainment . region 4 ( pal ) , mandarin chinese with english subtitles , 115 min , with making of reign of assassins and theatrical trailer .\ntwo female assassins brandishing poison needles killed the casino - loving half - brother . . .\nbeijing , aug . 20 ( xinhuanet ) - - john woo ' s new multi - million dollar martial arts film\nreign of assassins\nset up its official website on thursday , august 19 , and released posters of the twelve leading roles .\nreign of assassins ,\nshot in china and set during the ming dynasty , stars michelle yeoh as an assassin who falls in love with the son of a man killed by her gang . it is woo ' s first film with a female protagonist .\ncurrently in post production , john woo and su chao - pin\u2019s martial arts action thriller reign of assassins stars michelle yeoh as a retired female assassin whose past returns to haunt her . the film will have its world premiere at venice .\nin the world of \u201c reign of assassins , \u201d plastic surgery is accomplished by inserting poisonous insects into one\u2019s nasal cavity , a procedure that apparently leaves you looking like michelle yeoh . that\u2019s what happens to the wonderfully named drizzle ( played initially by kelly lin ) , a top member of the dark stone assassins squad famed for her lethal \u201cwater - shedding\u201d sword technique , who decides she\u2019s had enough of her life of crime and wants to settle down .\nlion rock productions has also independently produced , in addition to its numerous studio films , red cliff , the highest grossing film in china at the time of its release , as well as the upcoming martial arts swordplay drama reign of assassins , released by the weinstein company .\nmainland veteran actor wang xueqi will be the leader of a group which rivals michelle . barbie hsu and shawn yue are both members of this group as assassins .\nthe writer and director of \u201cbodyguards and assassins\u201d , teddy chen , reunited with donnie yen in 2014 for \u201c kung fu killer \u201c .\ni have seen many chinese martial arts movies and the reign of assassins gave me the feeling of watching one of the classics . the action choreography is top notch and most importantly , believable . story wise is not the most original out there , but if you ' re looking for action , look no further .\nreign of assassins in ancient china , drizzle ( michelle yeoh ) is the most deadly and ruthless assassin . after a life of theft and murder , she seeks to atone for her ways . she starts a new life in the capital , but her old gang are hot on her trail .\nplot - wise reign of assassins reminds me a lot of the martial arts productions from the early 90s , a golden period for hong kong cinema and its martial arts films . the film follows zeng jing , an assassin trying to retire from the world of martial arts . complicating her retirement is the theft of an important artifact , which sets a crew of angry adversaries on her tail .\na delightful martial - arts romp that makes up in wit and exuberance what it occasionally lacks in clarity and finesse , \u201creign of assassins\u201d unspools in a version of ancient china where killers yearn for lives of quiet domesticity , secret identities abound and death rarely has the last word . while the film takes some time setting up [ \u2026 ]\nfrom the commercial perspective , bodyguards and assassins by teddy chen reached the top of the asian box office chart by taking in about 300 millions rmb .\nas the tension mounts and the action begins to crescendo , leon lai holds off dozens of assassins using his metal fan as a weapon . there is quite a bit of wirework that is captured with dizzying camerawork , as lai navigates a stone staircase dispatching assassins all the while . when hu jun arrives on the scene , we are left in no doubt as to who is the most skilled and deadly of the assassins , as he strives to stop the bodyguards once and for all .\nreign of assassins is a pretty good continuation of the martial arts genre . it ' s not often that female characters get a lead in these type of films , yeoh demonstrates it ' s not because they lack the ( screen ) fighting skills . the only post - 80s film featuring female leads i can actively remember is the heroic trio , which incidentally also features yeoh in one of the key roles . i for one think the lack of testosterone is a welcome change of scenery .\nreign of assassins started life when producer terence chang , partner with john woo in lion rock productions , was looking for an action vehicle for international star michelle yeoh . after several meetings with taiwanese writer - director su chao - pin , he decided on a wuxia film to showcase yeoh\u2019s skills as a martial artist .\nvenice ( hollywood reporter ) -\nmr . & mrs . smith\nrelocate to ancient china in the dazzling martial - arts epic\nreign of assassins ,\nin which asian superstars michelle yeoh and jung woo - sung play an ordinary married couple , each unaware the spouse is a world - class assassin .\nin a mere five seconds , the pudgy playboy son of late north korean dictator kim jong - il was taken down by a team of poison - toting assassins in a 007 - style murder plot .\nwoo , who co - directed\njianyu\n( reign of assassins ) , which premiered friday on the venice lido out of competition , returned to china two years ago after directing hollywood films for 16 years , including broken arrow ,\nface / off\nand\nmission impossible 2 .\njianyu\nis his third film since his return .\njohn woo , praised for his ability to depict the friendship between men in his work , has decided to turn his attention on women . the director explained ,\n' reign of assassins ' is not a film that simply focuses on kung - fu and hatred . in fact , it tells a romantic love story . ' '\nas far as amazon goes , as of the time of this posting , only an all - region import dvd of reign of assassins seems available , though the cover art incorrectly states it was directed by john woo . su chao - pin , a relatively inexperienced and unknown director , received almost constant council from john woo on set , but woo himself said he \u201cdidn\u2019t want to impose [ his ] style on su\u2026 [ he ] only gave advice and shared [ his ] experience . \u201d putting john woo as the director on the dvd cover will no doubt help it to sell more copies , as when quentin tarantino or robert rodriguez put their names under a \u201cpresented by\u201d banner for the less mainstream movies they support , but su did write and direct reign of assassins himself .\n\u201c reign of assassins \u201d star wang xueqi plays \u201cli yutang\u201d a businessman who provides financial support for the revolutionaries and rallies a group of bodyguards to protect sun wen ( sun yat - sen ) . \u201cashes of time\u201d star tony leung ka - fai is \u201cchen shaobai\u201d , a real life character who was a supporter of sun yat - sen and the revolutionaries . he established the china daily newspaper in hong kong to increase support for the revolutionary cause .\nkorean action star jung woo - sung ( reign of assassins , the good , the bad , the weird ) will attempt to fill the shoes of chow yun - fat as a hitman who \u201crisks everything to protect a beautiful singer that he unintentionally blinded . \u201d john h . lee ( a moment to remember ) will direct from a script written by newcomer josh campbell .\ni frequently read movie website pajiba , a site whose non - hollywood columnists like\u2026practically none of the movies that come out in both the cineplex and the arthouse . but they happen to be really excited about the teaser trailer for the new john woo - produced ( and some sources say co - directed ) film called reign of assassins which according to imdb is technically still filming .\nthe spy - movie - worthy attack went off with just one hitch \u2014 jong - nam\u2019s assassins were caught on cameras throughout the airport .\nour first taste of martial arts action comes with an attack on simon yam\u2019s opera troupe . abseiling from a theatre ceiling whilst throwing acid over their opponents , the qing assassins waste no time in their brutal assault on yam\u2019s men . the assassins are armed with poles , tipped with vicious barbed spikes and hooks on chains . it\u2019s a rare treat to see yam using a traditional broadsword as he fights with three assassins led by \u201cwrath of vajra\u201d star xing yu . rather like the kung fu films of old , a lot of blood sprays about , but being a product of the 21st century , it is represented digitally .\nthe convoy is diverted into a street lion dance , which is cover for an ambush by the assassins . nicholas tse uses his rickshaw as a weapon , whilst li yuchun faces xing yu . she gets her chance to shine as she heroically fights off xing yu\u2019s team of assassins whilst he prepares an explosive booby trap .\nreign of assassins should also be lauded for being the first proper lead role for michelle yeoh since crouching tiger , hidden dragon . the former international queen of martial arts cinema has seen her stock drop quite a bit since her james bond + crouching tiger one - two punch , with vehicles like the touch and silverhawk arguably hurting her leading lady cred . indeed , reign warns of a mismatch due to her romance with the clearly younger jung woo - sung . and yet , the pairing is handled well , with yeoh ' s quiet strength and maturity proving a perfect fit for zeng jeng . the film isn ' t flawless ; at some points , the plot twists and revelations don ' t seem to entirely gel , but those moments come late in the film , far after reign of assassins has likely won its audience over . at first glance , the film looks like just another genre flick aimed at the west , but its old school narrative and excellent characterization make it a standout in a could - be played - out genre . hopefully su chao - bin gets another shot at this genre \u2013 and this time , he should get sole director credit . su likely wants that credit , and reign of assassins demonstrates that he ' s earned it . ( kozo 2010 )\nthe re - make will be shot in 3d and is set to be directed by john h . lee ( a moment to remember , saying good - bye , oneday ) starring jung woo - sung ( reign of assassins , the good , the bad , the weird ) . woo will be sitting in the producer\u2019s chair on this one .\nreign of assassins started life when producer terence chang , partner with john woo in lion rock productions , was looking for an action vehicle for international star michelle yeoh . after several meetings with taiwanese writer - director su chao - pin , he decided on a wuxia film to showcase yeoh ' s skills as a martial artist . . . .\ni should change the title of this thread soon . here ' s the new trailer : reign of assassins - promo trailer tt : jianghu literally means ' river lake ' and it refers to itinerant martial artists that traveled the waterways of china . wulin means ' martial forest ' and it refers to the community of chinese martial artists . wulin is a bigger term - we are all wulin . jianghu is a little more secular , a little more ' street ' if you will .\na delightful martial - arts romp that makes up in wit and exuberance what it occasionally lacks in clarity and finesse , \u201c reign of assassins\u201d unspools in a version of ancient china where killers yearn for lives of quiet domesticity , secret identities abound and death rarely has the last word . while the film takes some time setting up its convoluted specifics , the essentials seem to have gone satisfyingly right in the collaboration between taiwan\u2019s su chao - pin and a resurgent , post - \u201c red cliff \u201d john woo . \u201c reign \u201d should please local crowds starting sept . 28 , but will undergo some tinkering before opening stateside as a weinstein release .\nthe latter film is the one that really endeared me to michelle yeoh and i was first introduced to woo - jung sung in the film musa . seeing them together in reign of assassins should be fantastic , not just because they\u2019re great actors and aesthetically pleasing , but because this film will not feature zhang ziyi as a spoiled princess - type . yeah , i said it .\nrumoured to bestow supernatural powers on the people who possess them , the remains of an indian monk are prized by dark stone , an ancient order of assassins . but one of their number - drizzle ( michelle yeoh ) - has taken them and disappeared . it ' s only a matter of time before her past catches up with her .\nreign of assassins has a 70 % score on rotten tomatoes with 10 reviews , although i suspect the score will change when more reviews are published after the film reaches a wider western audience . the weinstein company , known for their dragon dynasty releases , owns the release rights in the u . s . and it should hopefully find its way into more american homes soon . ( ssw )\n( french title :\nle regne des assassins\n) will be screened at the 7th chinese film festival in paris on september 23rd , les 3 luxembourg .\nholy shit , has wuxia cinema truly make a comeback ? reign of assassins is a very well crafted film , with an engaging plot and well written characters . some fight sequences could have been a bit more fluid , but i ' m not complaining . it ' s the kind of movie we don ' t get very often , so it ' s very much a welcome gift . fantastic antagonist , and the wizard guy rocked too .\nreign of assassins is basically a history of violence set in feudal china and with martial arts assassins instead of mobsters . due to the council of a monk named wisdom , shortly after her betrayal of dark stone , drizzle chooses to try to shed herself of her old violent life and begin anew . she gets married , and everything seems to be going along nicely , but , as the good surgeon says later on , \u201ckarma really is a bitch . it\u2019s tough being a person . \u201d that\u2019s the lesson we\u2019ll take from the movie . it\u2019s tough being a person . almost every character , including the dark stone assassins , who are each humanized and not presented as mere villains meant to be dispatched , seems to want to shed their old identities and start over , but whether through tradition , obligation , bad habits or just karma , starting over isn\u2019t as easy as all that . the thematic currents of identity and karma flow through every character , and even jiang , the seemingly simple courier with whom drizzle falls in love , has a buried secret .\nthe biggest problem is that reign of assassins has some stellar competition amongst its peers . it can ' t battle with the best , but still manages to impress on most levels . it ' s no new hero or the banquet , it simply doesn ' t push the boundaries as much like these films could , but apart from that ( and the mediocre soundtrack ) there really isn ' t much to complain about .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nshould have a heroine named drizzle . she ' s a member of the dark stone assassins and , like many hit persons , decides to go straight . taking a hint from co - director john woo ' s hollywood movie\nlist is made up of a variety of actors , including michelle yeoh and jung woo - sung .\nwoo and su turned reign of assassins into a true visual spectacle . the cinematography is stunning , using lots of dark yet powerful colors , trusting the majestic camera work to do the rest . all the fight scenes are a joy to behold and even the more toned - down and dramatic scenes are exquisitely photographed . it makes films like these a lot easier to watch . from the opening to the very last scene , there isn ' t a boring or dull scene to be found .\nthis is a bold kill . especially because the assassin ( or assassins ) couldn\u2019t possibly have planned for everything , like obscene dwarf burlesque ( 41 : 30 ) or joffrey whimsically demeaning his uncle ( 44 : 35 ) . how did the assassins know joffrey would dump wine all over tyrion\u2019s head ( 45 : 37 ) , thus providing them a perfect opportunity ?\nit was decided when reign of assassins was being financed that woo would co - direct the film . su is one of taiwan\u2019s hottest young talents \u2013 in 2002 he wrote and directed the hit comedy better than sex and has also written high - concept thrillers double vision and silk . he also directed the latter film , but as he only has two directing projects under his belt , and is relatively unknown in mainland china , the investors said they would be more comfortable if woo co - directed .\nzeng jing is skilled enough to escape them and retires after signing up for cosmetic surgery to hide her old face . she marries and seems to be living a happy life , until fate comes to collect her dues . from that point , it ' s all battles and twists that make up the bulk of this film . told in a somewhat atypical chronological order , reign of assassins has a stronger and more developed plot than most peers , most probably because chao - bin does a great job of handling both script and direction at the same time .\nin the midst of the chinese revolution during the late 1940s , couples flee to the island of taiwan .\nteam on the red carpet of the opening ceremony of the 13th shanghai international film festival , june 12th .\nthis article aims at explaining the plot of the movie reign of assassins . spoiler alert . this 2010 film was directed by su chao - pin and john woo . the film stars michelle yeoh and jung woo - sung in the lead roles . it is a period film set in china during the ming dynasty . the movie is fast paced and is nonlinear with surprise elements thrown in . the fight choreography is quite majestic with innovative swordplay . great film , go watch , come back , read spoilers .\nthe last emporer a dramatic history of pu yi , the last emperor of china , from his lofty birth and brief reign in the forbidden city , the object of worship by half a billion people ; through his abdication , his decline and dissolute lifestyle ; his exploitation by the invading japanese , and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the people ' s republic .\nwith no heir to succeed him , the elderly prefect , pertinax , became emperor . however , he proved unpopular and his reign was short - lived . thus began a crisis of succession and the year of the five emperors . nevertheless early in 195 commodus achieved the godhood he seemingly so desired when he was deified by septimius severus .\nlikely after jung woo sung is done with promoting reign of assassins , he will dive back into athena filming , which remains his only project for the remainder of the year . there is a woman hanging all over my i lub you , which normally makes me all ragey and grrrr . but said lady happens to be michelle yeoh , who is exquisite and his co - star , not to mention can kick my ass six - ways to sunday . for those reasons alone , i give her an exemption to paw at my honey .\njohn fremes , president of worldwide distribution at essential entertainment said : \u201cjohn woo\u2019s the killer is one of the most influential and classic action films of all - time . the 3d version will no doubt appeal to fans of the original as well as capture a new generation of enthusiasts . \u201d\ncommodus ( caesar marcus aurelius commodus antoninus augustus ) was born on 31 st august 161ad to marcus aurelius and his wife , faustina the younger . he was the sole surviving son of marcus aurelius ; his elder twin brother died in 165ad , and his younger brother in 169ad . commodus was later to become emperor of rome and was the first to have been born during the reign of his father . he was also the last of the nerva - antonine dynasty .\nin 182ad lucilla , his eldest sister and window of a former emperor ( lucius verus ) , conspired to assassinate commodus . the conspirators failed , however , and would - be - assassins were executed , and lucilla exiled to capri where she was later killed .\n: the central character of the story . john woo ' s ideal image of a xia nv ( swordswoman ) for the sake of love , she stops killing . also for the sake of love , she picks up her sword again\nnews corp . is a network of leading companies in the world of diversified media , news , and information services .\nchao - bin su and john woo delivered a great film , filled with awesome action scenes and above - par dramatic filler that stands its ground amongst all the other martial arts films coming from hong kong . if you ' re looking for a quality martial arts epic , look no further because this film has everything to quench your thirst . as long as you don ' t expect to be totally blown away by , there isn ' t much that will keep you from enjoying reign of assassins .\nratpack films will bring to uk cinemas the period action thriller reign of assassins , co - directed by john woo ( red cliff , face / off ) and su chao - pin ( silk ) and produced by terence chang ( woo ' s regular producer ) . the film stars michelle yeoh , kelly lin , barbie hsu , shawn yue , jung woo - sung , and xueqi wang . release date is february 15th . in ancient china ,\ndrizzle\nis the most deadly and ruthless assassin of the dark stone gang . after a life of theft and murder , she seeks to atone for her ways and leave the gang forever . undergoing a drastic procedure to alter her appearance , she changes her name to jing and starts a new life in the capital . even with her newfound life as a shopkeeper and a budding romance to ah - sheng , the dark stone gang is hot on her trail . she alone holds the secret of the mystical buddhist monk ' s remains , which legend says the possessor will gain control of the whole world . the gang will stop at nothing in their pursuit to control this power . note : reign of assassins is already available on blu - ray in hong kong . urltoken has reviewed the release here .\nmark lisanti : there\u2019s nothing quite like watching your favorite villain get got , especially when it\u2019s a bad guy you\u2019ve been tortured by for years , enduring his operatic cruelty with the clenched anticipation of the delicious justice surely to be served at any moment , but which eludes him again and again , extending his reign of terror and intensifying your well - earned bloodlust .\nthe flashing blades and swirling choreography of the endless fight scenes and the charisma of yeoh keep you engaged but the end result falls far short of her crouching tiger triumph a decade ago .\nthe action really kicks off in the last third of the film as a convoy of rickshaws surrounded by the bodyguards makes its way through the crowded streets of hong kong . dozens of assassins appear from upper floor windows and roofs , armed with crossbows . former nba star , mengke bateer uses his basketball skills to launch water melons at the attackers , as the convoy weaves and dodges a hailstorm of arrows . li yuchun is no shrinking violet as she takes out one of the crossbow snipers using traditional kung fu strikes , whilst donnie yen punches and kicks his way across the balconies above the streets .\njung woo - sung is actually a pretty good choice for the new killer , assuming someone has to be chosen . he was \u2018the good\u2019 in the good , the bad , the weird and stars in the john woo - produced reign of assassins . he also appeared in john h . lee\u2019s film a moment to remember , in which i recall him being rather effective . all things considered , i\u2019d rather see this version filmed with a korean script , but if it has to be in english to score international sales , so be it .\nthe footage included is still quite rough , looking to be completely raw and fresh out of the camera , but still shows plenty of the good stuff . before making his name as a heroic bloodshed director focused on massive amounts of gunplay , woo directed films of all genres including classic wuxia films and this is very much a return to that . michelle yeoh stars as a woman defecting from a clan of assassins who are less than pleased to see her go . lot ' s of old school martial arts action ensues and while the tone of the film seems to be generally quite straight faced there are definite nods to the goofier sides of wuxia as well , including one warrior who fights with a flaming sword clenched in each hand .\nin october 1906 , sun wen makes plans to visit the british - controlled colony of hong kong , under the premise of seeing his ailing mother . in reality , he is there to discuss his campaign with fellow tongmenghui revolutionary members to overthrow the corrupt and crumbling qing dynasty in china . upon learning these plans , the qing empress dowager cixi sends a group of assassins , led by yan xiaoguo , to kill sun .\nas the tale of a star femme assassin choosing married life over mayhem , the scenario has more than a whiff of \u201ckill bill\u201d ; indeed , \u201creign\u201d reps a frenzied stew of references , well - worn twists and unabashed cliches \u2014 executed by filmmakers who take palpable pleasure in reheating and recombining familiar genre elements . su\u2019s script has all kinds of fun with gags about eunuchs ( a key plot point ) and off - the - wall dialogue , though its sentimental refrain about lost love ( \u201ci would turn into a stone bridge and endure 500 years of wind and rain\u201d ) harks back to the drippiest romantic aphorisms of mid - \u201990s wong kar - wai .\nopinions tend to differ , but personally i feel it ' s been years since john woo managed to direct a truly satisfying film . his chi bi project was decent enough but didn ' t hold up against the competition and his late hollywood work just isn ' t good enough to compare to the the highs in his oeuvre . a little ironic as woo ' s name seems mostly attached to this film for the guidance he gave chai - bin ( and for obvious commercial reasons of course ) . chao - bin is credited as both writer and prime director for reign of assassins , so it ' s really his film .\na story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s taiwan and shanghai , centered around the 1949 sinking of taiping .\nnot sure about the actual film , in this trailer the voices of some of the actors are dubbed , including michelle ' s .\nset in ancient china , zeng jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical buddhist monk ' s remains . she begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place , and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power - wielding secret .\nlos angeles , 31 january 2011 : essential entertainment has joined lion rock productions in its remake of the killer in 3d , currently in pre - production , which will be directed by john h . lee ( a moment to remember , saying good - bye oneday ) and written by josh campbell . jung woo - sung ( reign of assassins , the good , the bad , the weird ) will star in this english language re - telling of john woo\u2019s iconic action masterpiece , with additional cast to be announced shortly . the film will be produced by woo ( face / off , mission : impossible ii ) and terence chang under their lion rock productions banner . essential entertainment will be handling worldwide sales .\nrevolutionary chen shaobai arrives in hong kong a few days before sun\u2019s arrival , to meet li yutang , a businessman who provides financial aid for the rebel\u2019s cause . as sun wen\u2019s arrival draws near , li rallies a group of patriotic believers to serve as bodyguards for sun wen when he arrives . as sun wen makes his way through the streets of hong kong , the bodyguards and assassins fight for the political future of the chinese people .\nlos angeles , 31 january 2011 : essential entertainment has joined lion rock productions in its remake of the killer in 3d , currently in pre - production , which will be directed by john h . lee ( a moment to remember , saying good - bye , oneday ) and written by josh campbell . jung woo - sung ( reign of assassins , the good , the bad , the weird ) will star in this english language re - telling of john woo\u2019s iconic action masterpiece , with additional cast to be announced shortly . the film will be produced by woo ( face / off , mission : impossible ii ) and terence chang under their lion rock productions banner . essential entertainment will be handling worldwide sales .\nset in ancient china , zeng jing is a skilled assassin who finds herself in possession of a mystical buddhist monk ' s remains . she begins a quest to return the remains to its rightful resting place , and thus places herself in mortal danger because a team of assassins is in a deadly pursuit to possess the remains which holds an ancient power - wielding secret . written by rojak88\nwhen john woo mentioned remaking his own the killer for american audiences who don\u2019t like subtitles gumming up their gunplay , it turns out he wasn\u2019t just speaking abstractly : woo has officially begun pre - production on the film , lining up director john h . lee ( a moment to remember , 71 : into the fire ) and star jung woo - sun ( reign of assassins , the good the bad the weird ) for an \u201cenglish language retelling\u201d of his 1989 original , which will , of course , be shot in 3 - d , with doves all up in your face . the rest of the cast will reportedly be announced soon . for the singer who is accidentally blinded , we nominate ke $ ha . now as to who should play the singer in the movie \u2026 [ / mimes golf swing ]\nwoo will supervise and su execute the direction of the film , which is scheduled to start shooting in china this september . the literal translation of the chinese title is rain of swords in the martial arts world .\n- reportedly the world premiere of the film will be held on september 3rd at the 67th annual venice film festival ( out of competition ) .\n. director su chao - pin will attend the new york premiere of the film which will be screened as a part of a special focus -\nsu chao - pin : taiwan ' s king of entertainment\n.\nvenice - -\nmr . & mrs . smith\nrelocate to ancient china in the dazzling martial - arts epic\nreign of assassins ,\nin which asian superstars michelle yeoh and jung woo - sung play an ordinary married couple , each unaware the spouse is a world - class assassin . replacing guns and bombs with flashing swordplay , aerial fighting and fantasy effects , the beautifully balanced story finds time for humor and a piercingly romantic finale . this lush visual treat should have no trouble finding kung fu audiences , with crossover potential to the western art circuit . it bears the double direction of taiwanese writer - director su chao - pin (\nsilk\n) and genre master john woo .\n- - korean indie mirovision is putting on a good show with a sales debut for\nthe housemaid ,\na love - triangle horror drama that is a remake of one of the best korean movies of the 1960s .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 penske business media , llc . all rights reserved . hollywood\u2122 & design \u00a9 2018 hollywood chamber of commerce . the hollywood sign is a trademark and intellectual property of hollywood chamber of commerce . all rights reserved .\nin 428ad , bodhi , prince of southern india becomes a buddhist monk and sets off for china earning a hallowed reputation as a mystical martial artist . following his death , his remains mysteriously disappear . hundreds of years later , zhang , a high - ranking court official , is assassinated by drizzle . his son jingxiu , whilst mourning his father ' s death , is attacked by a group of assassins . they leave him for dead , but somehow he survives and escapes their clutches .\ninfluenced by the movies of bruce lee and jackie chan , glen began training in martial arts and gymnastics in 1995 . he made his first of many visits to malaysia and singapore in 1998 to learn chin woo kung fu under the supervision of master teng wie yoo . glen is the author of\nthe art of coaching\nand\nfearless the story of chin woo kung fu\n, and runs a kung fu & kickboxing school in hertfordshire , england .\n) , by taiwan ' s gamania digital entertainment which is one of the investors of the film . the online game is scheduled to release this year .\nlet\u2019s go through the story in a linear format . helps makes things clear . first , there was the indian buddhist monk - bodhi . it is believed that his mummified remains have supernatural powers . that one could master kung fu and rule the martial arts universe . the remains are in two halves . one of the halves is in possession with prime minister zhang and his son renfeng . a group of assassins called the dark stone gang , want the remains . the gang consists of the following :\n- the turkish release date of the film has been set at december 24 .\nactor javier bardem meets michael gove to discuss protection of the antarctic . . .\nusing the alias kim chol \u2014 the same name printed on his passport during the monday attack \u2014 the banished heir posted numerous photos of himself in front of fancy hotels and tourist sites around the world , according to the telegraph of britain .\nafter david lim was struck with vascular dementia as a result of three strokes , his activity is limited to his room and at the doctor\u2019s . his youngest son , eric , took on the role of sole caregiver at the age of 24 .\nthis website is part of the famousfix entertainment community . by continuing past this page , and by your continued use of this site , you agree to be bound by and abide by the terms of use . loaded in 0 . 13 secs .\nthe image in question itself appears to confirm multiple rumors . for instance , the existence of boats ( or , at least , a schooner ) confirms previously reports that indicated the new installment will evoke themes from assassin ' s creed iv : black flag , arguably the most successful installment to release thus far on the new generation of consoles . furthermore , at the top - left corner , we see a mission titled ,\nfollow shadya to khenut\u2019s villa .\nkhenut was the queen of egypt during her husband ' s ( king unas ) reign from 2375 \u2013 2345 bc .\n( 4 ) wang xueqi and the sword of king of dharma wheel . wang is the leader of the assassin group and the teacher who taught michelle the sword techniques . but he hid some unique skills and never taught her those unexpected tricky moves .\nwill be moving to taiwan later in the month . principal photography was completed in mainland china at the end of last month . taiwan filming will finish a couple of remaining key scenes . most of the post - production will be done in taiwan .\nafter this plot , commodus began to see enemies everywhere and retreated from rome to his country estates . thus began a ten - year reign of terror . he became a megalomaniac : he compared himself to hercules , calling himself the son of jupiter . sources state that he often adorned himself with a lion skin and a club to imitate the hero ; coin issues and statues depict him in this guise . he also declared himself the new romulus ; by 192 , he had in fact re - named himself , the city , the months of the year , and several other venerable institutions .\nchinese tourists fined $ 8 . 50 each for disrespectful dance in front of sabah mosque\na romantic and action packed story of three best friends , a group of high end art thieves , who come into trouble when a love - triangle forms between them .\nthe film uses its wire - fu trappings to allegorise buddhist notions of self - transformation in a world of illusions . throw in some inventive chopsocky tempered by romance , and you have a fatalistic wuxia about the martial pursuit of a\nnormal life\n.\nfortissimo films handles the sales of the film outside mainland china , hong kong , taiwan and south east asia , while media asia is in charge of the asian territories .\ni was thinking that those dark society aspects of the jianghu would be included in the wulin and of the jianghu as the itinerant sector of the wulin , thus a subset , but that ' s not quite right . wulin does imply an attitude of chivalry , so i might concede your point . rivers , lakes , trees . . .\ngame of thrones : seasons 1 - 7 $ 94 . 95 , save 59 %\nhuong\u2019s alleged female accomplice , siti aisyah , 25 , of indonesia , was arrested thursday morning along with her boyfriend , muhammad farid bin jalaluddin , 26 , of malaysia .\nto the opening ceremony of the 13th shanghai international film festival on june 12th . according to the chinese media , the main cast and crew members will accept media interviews in the afternoon and they will walk on the red carpet of the opening ceremony in the evening . the theatrical release of the film is currently scheduled for the end of september .\nsbs director of audio and language content , mandi wicks , said : \u201csbs is committed to celebrating australia\u2019s multicultural events , encouraging all australians to embrace our diversity . lunar new year is one of the biggest events of the year and we are thrilled to be marking the occasion with a season of special activity and programming across the sbs network . \u201d\nthis review does not contain any spoilers . as a born and bred chinese , i have seen my share of chinese martial arts movies . the reign of assassins gave me the feeling of watching one of the great classics . it ' s story is not the most original , but it gives a nice background for the viewer to see the beautiful acting and action scenes . at times it ' s a love story at others a suspense flick with all the intrigue . the actors do a good job in conveying their emotions to the audience . most of the characters get fleshed out , so your not only interested in the main characters . story wise i have to say that some of the things were a bit confusing , but if you paid attention it all made sense . the action scenes are plenty and well choreographed . the fighting was made believable , nothing was over the top . i especially liked how the action sometimes slows down just to show the viewer how things are done . this brings the action more to life and you actually notice all the small gestures the actors need to make in order to sway or dodge an attack . overall i liked the movie and i highly recommend fans of the genre to watch it . i surely enjoyed it .\nyeoh plays the role of a skilled martial artist who changes her identity in order to leave a gang of deadly assassins , the dark stone , and attempts to lead a normal life . korean star jung woo - sung , who played a gun - slinger in kimchi western the good , the bad , the weird , plays her seemingly innocent husband . the cast also includes chinese character actor wang xueqi , taiwanese actresses barbie hsu and kelly lin and hong kong star shawn yue .\nat the conference , the five actors were divided into two groups , a group of good guys and a group of bad guys , according to their characters in the film .\nthe story begins on 10th january 1901 with a depiction of the real - life assassination of revolutionary leader and english teacher yeung ku - wan . shot and killed by a qing agent , it ignites a slow - burning fuse to a powder - keg of action .\nthe soundtrack is of lower quality , but suffices for a film like this . sometimes a little over - dramatic , though most of it is pretty bearable . simple re - workings of classic themes that do fit the mood of the film , but don ' t go far in defining its atmosphere . luckily the visuals are strong enough to counter this , otherwise it would ' ve weighed a lot more on the overall feel of the film .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nmost of the movies already exist . please use our search form before sending new request !\nthis film is more than a run of the mill martial arts action picture . michelle yeoh , as ever , brings a touch of class to her role , and most of the scenes are beautifully shot . a touch on the long side perhaps , hence four stars .\n, a chinese - language war epic / romance set against the back - drop of the final years of china ' s civil war . director su chao - pin was brought to the script team . after a long period of preparation the project did not work out .\nthe official ceremony took place in a packed palazzo del cinema , just ahead of the world premiere of\njianyu ,\nwhich was co - directed by chao - bin su .\n\u00bb best of film junk -\nfrank shits himself\n( from ep . 515 )\nbut is it enough ? one of the great luxuries afforded to benioff and weiss is that , unlike shows that are still laying the track even as the locomotion of production threatens to run them over , game of thrones purrs along a preestablished path . because of this , audiences are more than willing to invest precious time and energy into story lines that have spent years meandering along the edges . this is unique , especially considering the savviness and general impatience of contemporary tv fans . homeland viewers were ready to court - martial dana brody , for example , after just three digressive episodes in her presence . yet with game of thrones there\u2019s an implicit assumption of a payoff lurking , like one of varys\u2019s spies , somewhere just ahead ."]}
{"id": 116953, "summary": [{"text": "sweeney 2 is a british action movie made by euston films , released cinematically in the uk in 1978 .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "a crime drama about the flying squad , a division of london 's metropolitan police , it was made as a sequel to the successful 1977 film sweeney ! , which was a spin-off from the popular british television series the sweeney ( 1974-78 ) .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "some of the action in the film is transferred from the usual london setting to malta .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the series was based upon a fictionalised version of the flying squad .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the term the sweeney is derived from cockney rhyming slang , originating in the expression sweeney todd : flying squad , and is a real term used by the london underworld to refer to the squad , whose brief was to investigate armed robbery within the mpd ( metropolitan police district ) , an area roughly corresponding to greater london .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the leader of the squad is the fictional detective inspector jack regan ( john thaw ) , and his second-in-command is detective sergeant carter ( dennis waterman ) . ", "topic": 5}], "title": "sweeney 2", "paragraphs": ["there are no critic reviews yet for sweeney 2 . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\ndennis waterman and john thaw . sweeney 2 ( 1978 ) . @ denniswaterman @ johnthaw @ sweeney2\n\u00a312 preview performances on 26 oct ( 7 . 30pm ) and 27 oct ( 2 . 30pm )\nimmune regulation research group , school of biochemistry and immunology , trinity college , dublin 2 , ireland .\nregion : region 2 ( this dvd may not be viewable outside europe . read more about dvd formats . )\nclosing scenes of sweeney 2 ( 1978 ) with john thaw and dennis waterman letting off steam . @ det . sgt . georgecarter @ det . insp . jackregan @ denniswaterman @ johnthaw @ sweeney2\nsweeney 2 was written by troy kennedy - martin , who also wrote the italian job . filming began on 7 th november 1977 and lasted for 5 weeks . locations included london and malta .\nsweeney ! and sweeney 2 are the two excellent big screen versions of the classic itv series , again starring the superb pairing of john thaw , as detective inspector jack regan , and detective sergeant george carter . a must have for any dvd collection . i highly recommended .\nsweeney 2 was the second big screen spin off from the euston films tv series , following 1976 ' s sweeney ! which was helmed by david wickes from a ranald graham script . this time around , the director is series veteran tom clegg and the script writing duties falls to troy\u2026\njoin us pre - show for a canap\u00e9 reception and , after the show , for an exclusive meet and greet event with the sweeney todd company on wed 2 nov . each vip experience ticket includes a free programme .\njohnny depp appeared as sweeney todd in the 2008 film of the same name .\nhaving viewed only the first 20 minutes of sweeney 2 online , it was a must have , along with the reagan pilot . tooks years actually . having no luck with multi format dvd players , a converting ripper was purchased and finally , albeit running through a computer , success - well worth the effort ! surprisingly , sweeney ! - trumped sweeney 2 , in my opinion , as i found sweeney 2 a very strong start progressively running low on spark . where as sweeney ! ramped up the action and intrigue throughout . having watched every episode countless times , the movies were indeed a fitting farewell . long live the best copper show ever . forty years on , as strong as the first day and an amazing accomplishment . footnote : many uk productions such as bulman , are unavailable here , so the transfer process must be used . yes - i am living the past , but oh what great times it was .\nray winstone is the sweeney . well , not quite but ray winstone is jack regan , the head of the sweeney in the sweeney . the sweeney is an elite department of the london police that catches armed robbers . winstone plays jack regan , a role made famous by john thaw in the 1970s series the sweeney . winstone was in new york promoting the film and we got to speak with him on the phone about his latest badass character .\nhugh maynard was the first black actor to play sweeney todd in a uk professional production .\nsweeney 2 sweeney 2 gets off to an exciting start and the suspense of how regan and carter are going to nail the crooks is kept up to the very end . but the compulsive appeal of the movie for repeated viewing lies in the crisp , salty dialogue written by troy kennedy martin ( creator of the tv series z cars ) and the sardonic humour that thaw and waterman bring to the partnership of regan and carter . nothing can shake their loyalty to each other or tempt them into accepting bribes for bending the law .\nplay book tag : the nest by cynthia d ' aprix sweeney - 3 . 5 * * *\nsutton ce 1 , lalor sj , sweeney cm , brereton cf , lavelle ec , mills kh .\nsweeney 2 is a 1978 film made following the success of the 1977 film sweeney ! which was a spin - off from the popular british tv show the sweeney . some of the action is transferred from the usual london setting to malta . denholm elliott appears as a corrupt ex - officer , who asks his former subordinates to take down a gang of armed bank robbers . nigel hawthorne appears as a bureaucratic superior officer , taking a role similar to that usually played by garfield morgan in the television episodes .\nthe sweeney started out as a british tv detective program all about scotland yard ' s flying squad . its popularity spawned a reasonably satisfying 1976 feature film , starring the tv series ' tom thaw . in sweeney 2 , thaw is called upon to solve a series of carefully orchestrated bank robberies , which turn out to be the handiwork of an elite team of crooks headquartered in a posh maltese apartment complex .\nstrings : 6 violins ; 2 violas ; 2 celli ; 1 string bass ; 1 harp . keyboard : yamaha e5 organ ; celesta . brass : 2 trumpets in c ; 1 french horn ; 3 trombones ( 2 tenors , 1 bass ) . winds : reed 1 : flute ; piccolo ; ( alto and soprano recorder optional ) . reed 2 : bb and eb clarinet ; flute ; piccolo . reed 3 : bass clarinet ; bb clarinet ; ( flute optional ) . reed 4 : oboe ; english horn ; ( bb clarinet optional ) . reed : 5 : bassoon ; ( bb clarinet optional ) . percussion : 3 timpani ; concert bass drum ; concert - size xylophone ; vibraphone ; snare drum ; tuneable tom - toms ; bass drum with pedal ; orchestra bells ; large tam - tam ( at least 36 inches ) ; full set of chimes ; various suspended cymbals ( 4 ) ; wood block ; crash cymbals ; bell tree ; tambourine ; washtub .\nlooking for an extra - special night out ? our vip experience is available for \u00a320 per person when booking for the wed 2 nov 7 . 30pm performance . upgrade when you buy your ticket !\nsince \u201cprayer for mad sweeney\u201d is also the penultimate episode of season 1 , it comes with a major revelation .\nthe character of sweeney todd will be portrayed by isaiah feken , currently a master\u2019s student with an emphasis in vocal performance . when asked to describe his murderous character , feken claimed that sweeney was a normal man put into extreme situations .\nwhen sweeney todd takes the stage , blood will be spilt , and the smell of pies will fill the air .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of the nest by cynthia d ' aprix sweeney .\nduring the 70 ' s i was not a great fan of the sweeney tv series , but , i saw both of the feature films when working in london in the late 70 ' s and was hooked , particularly sweeney 2 . maybe it ' s middle aged nostalgia kicking in , but i felt the need to see both films again to see if they were as good as i remembered . i wasn ' t disappointed , they are ! both films are different in there own way , but the strength of the two main characters the brilliant john thaw as regan and dennis waterman as carter , and the sub plots involved , particularly in the first film , make them both great viewing . the sweeney was ground breaking tv at the time the series was aired in the mid seventies , tackling the very real subjects of police corruption in the metropolitan police and the the gritty world of the flying squad and the criminals they came up against . if you love the 70 ' s and enjoy a good realistic drama / action with some great dark humour thrown in , you will enjoy both sweeney and sweeney 2 .\nsweeney 2 is a fairly decent score . composed by tony hatch , no album was ever released for the soundtrack , but there was a single released . it had \u201cmain theme\u201d on the a side , and \u201cregan\u2019s key\u201d on the b side , and was released on 21st april 1978 . both tracks on the single differ somewhat from the versions we hear in the film .\ni\u2019m also going to start shipping this unlikely pair of laura and sweeney , though greater powers than i can figure out their catchy couple name .\nsweeney 2 was the second big screen spin off from the euston films tv series , following 1976 ' s sweeney ! which was helmed by david wickes from a ranald graham script . this time around , the director is series veteran tom clegg and the script writing duties falls to troy kennedy martin , creator of z cars and brother of the sweeney creator ian . for better or worse , this big screen sequel is much more like an extended bigger budget episode of the tv series than the first cinematic instalment was , which was essentially a hard edged bitter political thriller ; interestingly , when love ' s update was first announced it was mooted that it would be a straight remake of sweeney ! and it ' s rather a shame he changed his mind really , as the themes in ranald graham ' s story are still rather relevant today .\ncynthia d\u2019aprix sweeney is the new york times bestselling author of the nest , which has been translated into more than 25 languages and optioned for film by amazon studios with sweeney writing the adaptation . she has an mfa from the bennington writing seminars and lives in los angeles with her husband and children .\nrecommend this novel to anyone who would even remotely consider themselves a millennial ( whether by age or by temperament ) . i started to give this one 2 stars , because i finished it , but then realized that that was my own accomplishment , not this novel\u2019s . 1 star . *\nmaking a profit off the project would have required the game to be a major success .\nanything less could put us out of business ,\nsweeney said .\nlooks very dated now ( but then the sweeney looked dated in the 70 ' s ) but still an enjoyable watching a bit of nostalgia . now shut it you slaaaaags\nperhaps of more significance , both women face a loss of identity . laura still struggles to find life beyond death when she knows that life has a deadline , and essie longs to become someone else , as she says in her story to sweeney about an \u201cindian woman\u201d named susan in the states . the same could be said of sweeney .\nin 19th - century london , sweeney todd is a prosperous and successful fleet street barber \u2013 that is until his life is torn apart by a shocking miscarriage of justice .\nvictorian london , a mighty industrial city , the heart of a great empire : the ballad of sweeney todd begins , setting the scene for the awful tale about to unfold .\ncraveonline : the sweeney has another great tough guy role for you . at what point did this tough guy casting start for you , that people started seeing you as this type ?\nthe families of two students who had their throats slashed with a razor during a school production of sweeney todd have received an apology from the school , a year after the near - fatal incident .\nthere is a possibility that the two injured students , and the student who played the sweeney todd character , may also in the future suffer emotional or psychological injuries because of the incident .\ngeneral admission tickets run for $ 16 , while students can get discounted $ 12 prices . two sunday matinee showings will be held at 2 : 30 on april 17 and 24 . other performances will be at 8 p . m . on april 14 , 15 , and 20 - 23 with all shows held in room 200 in the fine arts building .\na sadistic barber and his entourage of accomplices will take the stage for the spring musical \u201csweeney todd : the demon barber of fleet street , \u201d belting out songs of murder and \u201clocally - made\u201d pastries .\nand with sweeney\u2019s entertainment connections \u2013 her husband writes for conan o\u2019brien\u2019s show , she\u2019s friends with amy poehler , who enthusiastically\nblurbed\nthe book \u2013 you can bet your ass it\u2019ll become a movie soon .\nlet ' s not waste each other ' s time . you already know whether this sounds like the kind of top bloke you ' d fancy having a pint with . if so , the sweeney is your film .\nchuck doesn\u2019t like playing political games in which he doesn\u2019t have an edge , and so he dismisses his dad\u2019s assertions that he screwed up the foley deal and decides to take care of sweeney himself . first , he offers the potential candidate a spot on the rhoades ticket as his lieutenant governor . the arrangement is predictably rebuked by sweeney , and as is so often the case with chuck rhoades , if you refuse his offer of kindness he comes at you with a rocket launcher . in this case , that means having ira ( ben shenkman ) dig up dirt on sweeney \u2014 namely , that the candidate sent his son away for gay conversion therapy when he was 17 . ( a timely real - world issue that has dogged mike pence\u2019s own political ascendancy . ) that baggage is too much for sweeney , and he backs out of the race before it has even really begun . was this all a test by foley to see how rhoades would respond ?\nwhen asked if the material they plan to present more closely resembled the tim burton rendition of sweeney todd or the original , theatrical source material , both butcher and feken reflected that it draws strengths from both despite being \u201cit\u2019s own entity . \u201d\nwe realized that the business really needed to change its approach quite significantly ,\nsweeney said .\nwe were seeing some of the best games in the industry being built and operated as live games over time rather than big retail releases .\nin celebration of the show , pouch pies located in downtown athens launched limited edition sweeney todd pies that will continue to be sold throughout the show\u2019s runtime . these pies include \u201cmrs . lovett\u2019s signature steak pie\u201d among other meaty selections , and a veggie - version called \u201cthe one that got away . \u201d pouch will be offering discounted pie prices with proof of ticket purchase for the show , and the show will offer discounted tickets with a receipt from pouch for one of their specialty sweeney todd pies .\nthe prose is polished and full of witty observations and heart ; but despite what you\u2019ve heard , it isn\u2019t a laugh - a - minute satire . sweeney wants to go deeper than that , and i can see why people are comparing the book to franzen\u2019s\nsorry for the synching of the lips being a bit off . it kinda got messed up after i put it thru my video editor an inside look at the production design of sweeney todd includes his razors , barber ' s chair , meat pies and set design\nthe university of georgia theater\u2019s spring musical is scheduled for mid - april release , centering on revenge - bent barber sweeney todd who goes on a slaughtering spree to avenge his wife , and whose victims make up the meat pies his deranged neighbor serves to the public .\none of the darkest musicals ever written , sweeney todd : a musical thriller is the unsettling tale of a victorian - era barber who returns home to london after fifteen years of exile to take revenge on the corrupt judge who ruined his life . when revenge eludes him , sweeney swears vengeance on the entire human race , murdering as many people as he can , while his business associate mrs . lovett bakes the bodies into meat pies and sells them to the unsuspecting public . perhaps composer / lyricist stephen sondheim\u2019s most perfect score , sweeney todd is lush , operatic , and full of soaring beauty , pitch - black comedy and stunning terror . it\u2019s one of the signal achievements of the american musical theater of the last fifty years , and it\u2019s the high water mark of sondheim\u2019s six remarkable collaborations with director harold prince .\nthe two 16 - year - old actors were rushed to auckland city hospital on wednesday night after sustaining the injuries during a performance of\nsweeney todd : the demon barber of fleet street\nat st . kentigern college , a private school in auckland , the new zealand national broadcaster reported .\n2 . 5 once again my reception of this book will have me swimming upstream from most of my friends on this site whom have already read this book and loved it . . i have given it three stars for the writing alone but the characters and the story i did not care for . self absorbed , unlikable , selfish is how i found these four siblings . i occasionally felt a slight interest in bea , but not for long . too many side characters , which occasioned constant breaks in the narrative did not help matters . the endi\nno , i don\u2019t think so . we\u2019re probably cynical about everything . i don\u2019t think so . i felt with the sweeney , it\u2019s a good point you\u2019re making but we\u2019ve had nothing but support . to be quite honest with you , i haven\u2019t seen anything that\u2019s been written about the sweeney that is derogatory to us in any way . there might have been . i might have missed it . i don\u2019t look at many of them but we\u2019ve just had great feedback . i think because we\u2019ve done a good job . i think if we had done a bad job with it , i think quite rightly we would\u2019ve been assaulted .\nthe title of the long middle section of the novel ( \u201cthe kiss\u201d ) takes on lots of significance and weight as the book progresses , and made me admire sweeney\u2019s artistry . and there are some knockout scenes , including at least three parties ( two birthday parties and one humiliating literary event ) that i will never forget .\ntearing up the streets of london , the sweeney is a stylish , exhilarating action thriller proving sometimes you have to act like a criminal to catch a criminal . armed and dangerous , the sweeney flying squad are old school crime fighters enforcing the law . led by legendary detective jack regan ( ray winstone ) and his loyal partner , they have their own unique way of operating and always get results . with a bank heist in progress and his old enemy making a reappearance on the london crime scene , regan will do whatever it takes to get the job done , even defying orders from his no - nonsense boss ( damian lewis ) . ( c ) eone\nyet that profit was later mitigated by increasing development costs . 2011 ' s gears of war 3 cost\nabout four or five times more\nto make than gears of war did in 2006 . according to sweeney , the way epic games was going , the fourth game would have boasted a more than $ 100 million budget .\nwith some luck , she seduces the captain of the ship , convinces him to bring her to london as his wife , and then once he sets sail on another journey , essie flees into the city with his valuables . one move leads to another and her life of thievery lands her in jail in a cell next to mad sweeney .\nit\u2019s what sweeney does with it that\u2019s so impressive . initially , her characters are all very unlikeable : entitled , spoiled , lazy . but the depletion of the nest forces them all to begin communicating with each other and confronting some brutal truths about their lives . they have a chance to redeem themselves . will they rise to the challenge ?\nfor example , there was the appearance of veteran actress sian phillips in a small but pivotal role as a posh , ailing lady who knew lula ( and whose dead son was a friend of strike\u2019s ) , the appearance of strike\u2019s vaguely neurotic half - sister lucy ( sarah sweeney ) \u2013 and backdrops of a rain - sodden , visually arresting london .\n\u201cthe original penny dreadfuls were specifically written for teenage boys in the victorian age as thrillers with gratuitous violence and sex , \u201d he said . \u201csweeney todd is the precursor to freddy and jason today . people who don\u2019t know the story will be surprised by how fun it is , and if you do know it you\u2019ll hear it sung and performed beautifully . \u201d\ngears of war 4 would have cost more than $ 100 million to make , epic games estimated . anything but a major success would have put the company out of business , co - founder tim sweeney told polygon . the sky - rocketing development costs led the company to sit on the game , ultimately selling off the gears of war property to publisher microsoft .\nthe show would not be complete without the powerful , and often murderous ballads sung by the cast . feken praised individuals chords more than songs \u201cof a different flavor , \u201d in harmonic shifts in \u201cmy friends\u201d especially . meanwhile , butcher gushed about the fun involved in her first number , \u201cworst pies in london , \u201d and the brilliance of original \u201csweeney todd\u201d director stephen sondheim .\n2 . 5 once again my reception of this book will have me swimming upstream from most of my friends on this site whom have already read this book and loved it . . i have given it three stars for the writing alone but the characters and the story i did not care for . self absorbed , unlikable , selfish is how i found these four siblings . i occasionally felt a slight interest in bea , but not for long . too many side characters , which occasioned constant breaks in the narrative did not help matters . the ending was clinched and predictable . did , however , learn a valuable lesson , never promise your children a large sum of money while you are still alive .\nthis element in and of itself revealed that sweeney is as out of touch with the real world as her characters are , and that made the read unenjoyable\u2014in fact , a chore . it wasn\u2019t nearly pushed far enough to be satire ; this is really the world she wanted to paint , which would have been fine , possibly even funny , as a satire but nothing more than that .\nunlike sweeney ! , the great thing about this sequel is that troy kennedy martin truly appreciated the ability to mix humour with action and drama in his brother ' s series . as a result he offers up some crisp , salty and sardonic dialogue that continues to delight on repeated viewings . there ' s so many great moments i love in this film , here are just a few of them . . .\nthis follow - up to sweeney - - it ' s far better than the original - - finds thaw and waterman on the trail of bank robbers . the thieves support their families on a mediterranean isle by making periodic visits to london banks for armed withdrawals . the plot is farfetched , but the film , directed with style and humor , is quite engaging . the acting is uniformly good , . . . read more\nby cynthia d\u2019aprix sweeney did absolutely nothing for me . ( i clearly seem to be of the minority here , but i\u2019m fine with that . ) i had high hopes for this one going in\u2014another brilliantly written cover flap did the trick\u2014but my expectations were never met , and by mid - way , i stopped hoping and assuming that they eventually would be . in fact , this one almost didn\u2019t get finished ; sheer perseverance pushed me through .\none of bryan fuller and michael green \u2019s favorite \u201ccoming to america\u201d stories in neil gaiman \u2019s american gods was the tale of essie tregowan , a woman from cornwall whose unfortunate fate prompted her to lead a life of con artistry , thievery , and prostitution . in translating the story for the show , it became a great way to incorporate actress emily browning and offer a parallel to laura moon\u2019s journey while giving the leprechaun mad sweeney an origin story .\nunlike the other \u201ccoming to america\u201ds , this one takes up a significant portion of the episode , unpacking more of laura\u2019s journey with sweeney . laura and essie , both played by browning , have a strong impulse to turn every shift coming their way to good fortune , even when it seems their situations are comfortable . laura , unsatisfied with her picture - perfect marriage to shadow , turns to thievery much as essie does when she\u2019s transplanted to london .\n\u201cdon\u2019t count your chickens before they hatch\u201d if only someone had said this to the plumb siblings in cynthia d\u2019aprix sweeney\u2019s entertaining first novel , the nest , the characters would have been spared a lot of anxiety and humiliation . but then again , if they had heeded this advice , this highly readable book wouldn\u2019t have been so gripping or cathartic . \u201cthe nest\u201d refers to the modest nest egg provided by the patriarch of the plumb family , to be dispersed to the children when the youngest , melody , tu\n\u201csweeney todd has always been one of my favorite musicals , and i always knew it was brilliant , \u201d said george contini , the show director and head of the theater department\u2019s season selection committee . \u201cbut then when you really start to tear it apart it explodes your mind and you wonder how can one mind come up with all these layers ? i really wanted to focus on each of the characters , what sort of revenge they\u2019re seeking in the play , and then that led to the design . \u201d\nfrom the blurb : this is a story about the power of family , the possibilities of friendship , the ways we depend upon one another and the ways we let one another down . in this tender , entertaining , and deftly written debut , sweeney brings a remarkable cast of characters to life to illuminate what money does to relationships , what happens to our ambitions over the course of time , and the fraught yet unbreakable ties we share with those we love . it is truly one of the most outstanding debut novels in\nonly then does todd recognise her : his wife , his beloved lucy , the one person in the world his poisoned heart still loved . and , because mrs . lovett lied and made him think lucy was dead , he has killed her . he takes his twittering landlady in his arms , they dance and he flings her in the furnace before he , in turn , is killed by tobias . when johanna , anthony and the police arrive , the boy is grinding the mincer : the gruesome finale to the ballad of sweeney todd .\nthe nest by cynthia d\u2019aprix sweeney did absolutely nothing for me . ( i clearly seem to be of the minority here , but i\u2019m fine with that . ) i had high hopes for this one going in\u2014another brilliantly written cover flap did the trick\u2014but my expectations were never met , and by mid - way , i stopped hoping and assuming that they eventually would be . in fact , this one almost didn\u2019t get finished ; sheer perseverance pushed me through . the nest is about the plumb siblings , four middle - agers whose lives are thr\nafter essie , through another series of lucky events , winds up in the u . s . as a wet nurse to a tobacco farmer , she marries him , bears his children , and lives out the rest of her days on the farm . but , as she finds in becoming a grandmother , there\u2019s no place for her or her stories from the old country in this new world . sweeney , too , feels lonely and adrift , which is why he takes a liking to essie and visits her at the end of her life .\na short promo video for our 2014 production of sweeney todd . this amateur production is presented by arrangement with josef weinberger ltd . on behalf of music theatre international of new york . 12 - - 14 mortimer street , london , w1t 3jj . email : amateur @ urltoken tel : 020 7580 2827 music & lyrics by stephen sondheim book by hugh wheeler from an adaptation by christopher bond originally directed by harold prince originally produced on broadway by richard barr , charles woodward , robert fryer , mary lea johnson , martin richards in association with dean & judy manos\n3 + of 5 stars to the nest by cynthia d ' aprix sweeney . i was excited to read this one because it fits right in with my own choice of writing : family dramas . and it doesn ' t disappoint . the family feels very real - - a little too much drama / secrets for one family , but then again , it did keep me interested . it has something for everyone , characters to love and characters to hate . i am disappointed in one of the 4 children especially since i don ' t feel we got a good ending for this person ' s post - boo\ndown at the docks , two men disembark and greet their native city . for anthony hope , after years overseas , there ' s no place like london . sweeney todd echoes that sentiment but for different reasons : london is a hell hole , a black pit in which all the vermin of the earth are gathered . as they part , a deranged beggar woman pathetically offers herself to them . todd is cruelly abusive , to the surprise of anthony , who has only known him as kind and gentle . now , he seems embittered and hateful . but london can do that . todd relates the sad story of the barber and his wife - and the rich , powerful man who desired her .\n\u201cthe kingmaker\u201d refers to \u201cblack\u201d jack foley ( david strathairn ) , one of the wealthiest and most powerful men in new york , the kind of guy who can pull strings and create political leaders . he\u2019s also the guy who killed the sandicot deal , as a favor for his old buddy chuck rhoades sr . ( jeffrey demunn ) . much of the drama this week consists of discovering how foley will use his power next . at the start , it doesn\u2019t look good for chuck , as foley tells rhoades sr . that he\u2019ll be putting his weight behind someone else , two - term buffalo mayor bob sweeney ( the great matt servitto of the sopranos ) . chuck couldn\u2019t get foley\u2019s granddaughter the clerkship , so foley is backing another horse .\nseriously . we only had literally about five hours to shoot that . we had 10 cameras set up and we ended up using most of it with a steadicam because it kind of worked like a ballet dance . we wanted to see the journey . it took us about four or five hours to shoot it . we then came up the square , shot the robbers coming out of the bank which happens before the shootout . that was because the director and the boys around him had actually done their homework . they went there and they [ prepped ] it . we had talks and the london councils really allowed us to do it . there\u2019s no other film , other than bond , that probably would have been allowed to do what we\u2019ve done there . that says a lot for the name of the sweeney .\nbaby boomers are expected to play their part by succumbing to the looming wave of death \u2014 the greatest degeneration \u2014 and bequeathing some $ 16 trillion to their children over the next three decades . for princes and princesses of american aristocracy , these bittersweet transactions hold little suspense . but for upper - middle - class americans balancing mortgage payments , tuition bills and retirement plans on a brittle tower of monthly paychecks , this bounty looms with the promise of salvation . if you find yourself overanticipating such financial relief , take a break from the death watch to read cynthia d\u2019aprix sweeney\u2019s debut novel , \u201cthe nest , \u201d a comedy of filial greed and affection . here , in scenes both witty and tragic is a warning about what comes of waiting for . . . . to read the rest of this review , go to the washington post : urltoken\ni really enjoyed this dysfunctional family drama . siblings counting on a promised family inheritance , called\nthe nest ,\ncome unglued when it is revealed that the trust fund money has been depeleted to bail out their feckless older brother . in additional to the 4 siblings and their parents , there are interesting side characters that come into play to help reveal the true characters of the main players . while many of the main characters were weak , dishonest or just plain unlikeable , i could in some way relate to each of them . money can divide a family like nothing else and can expose and deepen fractures that lie just below the surface . i honestly had no idea how this would end , but i like how d ' aprix sweeney wrapped things up at the end . it felt right to me . if you enjoy well - written family dramas and aren ' t put off by unlikeable characters , give this one a shot - loved it !\nif i had to describe this book in one word it would be\nshallow\n. there was no depth to the characters , the plot , the problem the characters faced - just pure surface level , mind - numbing , shallow reading . i really hesitated in reading this book because the blurb didn ' t appeal to me . i wasn ' t enthused about reading about these four siblings who are just sitting waiting for their inheritance . i decided to give it a go because if the ratings - really wish i didn ' t . i didn ' t feel anything for these characters . i think sweeney made a huge mistake by having so many different povs - this took away from the main story and really did nothing for plot progression and character development . a lot of the smaller plots could have been left out to make room for the bigger stories . also , the ending was so clich\u00e9 and eye - rolling , i barely made it through . if you are looking for a shallow read , this book might help .\nleaving the docks , he makes his way to fleet street and mrs . lovett ' s shop , wherein are sold the worst pies in london . there are lodgings above , difficult to let since a nasty incident a while back : there was a nice gentlemanly barber who worked and lived there with a young daughter and a pretty little wife who attracted the attentions - poor thing - of a corrupt judge and his beadle . they had the barber unjustly transported , lured his sweet naive wife to the judge ' s house , where she was raped and her beautiful child taken from her . the barber was never seen again , the wife took poison , but the girl johanna still lives with the judge . even as she tells the tale , mrs . lovett knows to whom she speaks : sweeney todd has returned to have his revenge . she hands him the tools of his trade , carefully kept by her since the day he was convicted . my friends , murmurs todd , caressing his razors .\ni ' m your friend , too ,\nadds mrs . lovett . he takes the lodgings and sets up business as a barber .\na superb spin - off sequel from the classic television series . it was the first and only time some of the locations were filmed outside the uk , from the usual london setting to malta . john thaw appears far more world - weary and visibly greyer in this movie , a trait which continued in the final fourth television series . this is particularly noticeable with his reaction to hearing a robbery is taking place on the radio , and thaw\u2019s brilliant acting when alone in a small bathroom after witnessing a villain commit suicide , as he frantically attempts to wash off the blood and brains that were splattered over him during the incident . during this scene it appears as though jack regan is having a temporary breakdown . denholm elliot appears as a corrupt ex - officer , who asks his former subordinates to take down a gang of armed bank robbers . nigel hawthorne appears as a bureaucratic superior officer , taking the role usually played by garfield morgan in the television episodes . it was probably the most violent of the sweeney stories , and contained considerably more bad language than the first film . bizarrely , the use of the f - word doesn\u2019t appear in the film until the latter half .\nhow had they raised children who were so impractical yet still so entitled ?\nthe nest\nis a trust fund , promised as a reward whenever the youngest of the four siblings turns forty . each of the\nchildren\nexpects to receive $ 500 , 000 . that ' s a nice sum of money ; enough for a college tuition or two , or perhaps a chance to pay off some risky investments that headed south . they ' ve all been waiting , counting the days until they can relax , breathe freely and have their debts wiped away . so it ' s really too bad when most of the money goes to cover up an indiscretion by the oldest son . hey , whoever said life is fair ? while their mother insists the fund was meant to be only a\nmodest assist\nand not a true inheritance , her children are at loose ends . they were counting on that money ! now what ? will they let this tear them apart , or will losing the nest somehow bring them closer together as a family ? this was a terrific book , full of interesting , though not necessarily likable characters ; even the bit players were fascinating people . there ' s a wonderful mix of humor and pathos . it ' s hard to believe this is a first novel . here ' s hoping sweeney has a few more inside waiting to get out .\n3 + of 5 stars to the nest by cynthia d ' aprix sweeney . i was excited to read this one because it fits right in with my own choice of writing : family dramas . and it doesn ' t disappoint . the family feels very real - - a little too much drama / secrets for one family , but then again , it did keep me interested . it has something for everyone , characters to love and characters to hate . i am disappointed in one of the 4 children especially since i don ' t feel we got a good ending for this person ' s post - book life . but still , this is a good read and i will look for more by the author . i didn ' t give it a higher mark only because i felt the story for the one character was a bit unfinished and the ending didn ' t seem to be the right one for me . that said , the pacing was good . the point of view and voice were strong . i enjoyed the differences among all the siblings and characters . i would have preferred it focused on just the 4 siblings , instead of some of the people they interacted with , as it threw a few curves balls for me . plus some of the personalities were not likable . . . but that ' s when a book is good ; it makes you dislike characters . just above a good book , but not as stellar as i ' d hoped . about me for those new to me or my reviews . . . here ' s the scoop : i read a lot . i write a lot . and now i blog a lot . first the book review goes on goodreads , and then i send it on over to my wordpress blog at urltoken , where you ' ll also find tv & film reviews , the revealing and introspective 365 daily challenge and lots of blogging about places i ' ve visited all over the world . and you can find all my social media profiles to get the details on the who / what / when / where and my pictures . leave a comment and let me know what you think . vote in the poll and ratings . thanks for stopping by .\na warm , funny and acutely perceptive debut novel about four adult siblings and the fate of the shared inheritance that has shaped their choices and their lives . every family has its problems . but even among the most troubled , the plumb family stands out as spectacularly dysfunctional . years of simmering tensions finally reach a breaking point on an unseasonably cold afternoon in new york city as melody , beatrice , and jack plumb gather to confront their charismatic and reckless older brother , leo , freshly released from rehab . months earlier , an inebriated leo got behind the wheel of a car with a nineteen - year - old waitress as his passenger . the ensuing accident has endangered the plumbs joint trust fund , \u201cthe nest , \u201d which they are months away from finally receiving . meant by their deceased father to be a modest mid - life supplement , the plumb siblings have watched the nest\u2019s value soar along with the stock market and have been counting on the money to solve a number of self - inflicted problems . melody , a wife and mother in an upscale suburb , has an unwieldy mortgage and looming college tuition for her twin teenage daughters . jack , an antiques dealer , has secretly borrowed against the beach cottage he shares with his husband , walker , to keep his store open . and bea , a once - promising short - story writer , just can\u2019t seem to finish her overdue novel . can leo rescue his siblings and , by extension , the people they love ? or will everyone need to reimagine the future they\u2019ve envisioned ? brought together as never before , leo , melody , jack , and beatrice must grapple with old resentments , present - day truths , and the significant emotional and financial toll of the accident , as well as finally acknowledge the choices they have made in their own lives . this is a story about the power of family , the possibilities of friendship , the ways we depend upon one another and the ways we let one another down . in this tender , entertaining , and deftly written debut , sweeney brings a remarkable cast of characters to life to illuminate what money does to relationships , what happens to our ambitions over the course of time , and the fraught yet unbreakable ties we share with those we love .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nsecond cinematic spin - off from the popular 70 ' s police series . regan & carter head a flying squad investigation into a series of bank raids by a team of well - armed villains who are flying in from the continent .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nhard - bitten flying squad officer jack regan gets embroiled in a deadly political plot when an old friend asks him to investigate the death of his girlfriend . framed on a drunk - drive charge . . . see full summary \u00bb\njack regan is a hard edged detective in the flying squad of london ' s metropolitan police . he pursues villains by methods which are underhanded and often illegal themselves , frequently violent and more often than not successful .\narthur daley , a small - time conman , hires former boxer terry mccann to be his ' minder ' , so terry can protect him ( arthur ) from other , small - time , crooks . while terry is trying his hardest to . . . see full summary \u00bb\nbodie and doyle , top agents for britain ' s ci5 ( criminal intelligence 5 ) , and their controller , george cowley fight terrorism and similar high - profile crimes . cowley , a hard ex - mi5 operative . . . see full summary \u00bb\njeff randall and marty hopkirk are private detectives who specialize in divorce cases . their long - running partnership seems to come to an abrupt end when marty is killed by a hit - and - run , . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe morecambe and wise show was a comedy sketch show originally broadcast by bbc television and the third tv series by english comedy double - act morecambe and wise .\ndisillusioned after a long career at sunshine desserts , perrin goes through a mid - life crisis and fakes his own death . returning in disguise after various attempts at finding a ' new life ' , . . . see full summary \u00bb\njohn steed and his new accomplices purdey and gambit find themselves facing new and deadly dangers in the bizarre world of espionage . mixing fantasy with a darker edge , the trio face . . . see full summary \u00bb\nterry is divorced from his german wife and has a finnish girlfriend christina . at thelma ' s suggestion they join her and bob on a caravan holiday but due to a mishap the men get separated . . . see full summary \u00bb\na working - class cockney bigot with a biased and experienced opinion of everything shares them bluntly and carelessly .\nthe name of the police unit was\nthe flying squad\n. this is in real life an actual police division . wikipedia explain it as being\na branch of the specialist crime & operations section , within london ' s metropolitan police service . the squad ' s purpose is to investigate commercial armed robberies , along with the prevention and investigation of other serious armed crime . possibly one of the best known operations of the squad was their foiling of the millennium dome raid\n.\nwhen regan is talking to the telephone operator in the hotel where the bomb is being defused , one shot shows the mouthpiece of the operator ' s headset pointing correctly towards her mouth . however in the next shot from the opposite side , the mouthpiece is pointing in the wrong direction , away from her mouth .\nmckyle is defending superintendent jupp on corruption charges . regan refuses to testify as a character witness for jupp\n] my client is a distinguished police officer with whom you had a close working relationship for the past three years .\n5 of 7 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\ncomment : buy with confidence from a huge uk seller , all items despatched next day directly from the uk . all items are quality guaranteed .\ninstantly receive a \u00a310 urltoken gift card if you\u2019re approved for the amazon platinum mastercard with instant spend . representative 21 . 9 % apr ( variable ) .\ncredit offered by newday ltd , over 18s only , subject to status . terms apply .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\njohn thaw is regan , a heavy - drinking womanizer , tough as old boots and bitterly resentful of the interference from his know - nothing superiors . regan\u0092s partner is carter ( dennis waterman ) , younger , slicker but no less hard than his boss . together they make up the meanest , toughest and best - known team to ever hit the small screen . now sit back and enjoy their first big screen outing ."]}
{"id": 116960, "summary": [{"text": "super ( kannada : \u0cb8\u0cc2\u0caa\u0cb0 , telugu : \u0c38\u0c42\u0c2a\u0c30\u0c4d ) ( originally known only by vitarka mudr\u0101 hand symbol ) is a 2010 indian kannada film written and directed by upendra .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was released on 3 december 2010 in its kannada version ; and on 11 march 2011 in its telugu version this utopian film had a concept of a contrasting futuristic india set in the year 2030 , and the contemporary image of india .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film revolved around subash , an nri who is challenged by his fiance who is completely modern in outlook to change india .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "rest of the film shows how subash tries to bring change in indian country .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film generated humungous hype in media as it marked the comeback of upendra as a director after 10 years of gap .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film received positive critical acclaim with critics praising the concept and screenplay .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "with the title of the film depicted only by a symbol , it features upendra and nayantara in lead roles and is produced by rockline venkatesh , while v. harikrishna scored the music .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "making more than \u20b9 100 million through satellite television and audio rights even before release , in kannada it grossed a record \u20b9 25 million in first three days of the opening weekend .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film grossed \u20b9 500 million at the box office and was one of the highest grossing kannada films of 2010 , along with jackie .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "this film was dubbed in hindi as rowdy leader 2 by goldmines telefilms . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "super ( 2010 indian film )", "paragraphs": ["ratna , lulu ( 2010 ) . \u201cindonesian local film festivals . \u201d undercurrent 6 ( 2010 ) . < urltoken > . ( 19 . may . 2010 )\ngerow , aaron ( 2010 ) . \u201ca retrospective on japanese retrospectives . \u201d undercurrent 6 ( 2010 ) . < urltoken > . ( 19 . may 2010 )\nm / s super cassettes industries . . . vs board of film certification & ors . on 24 november , 2010\nsuper hit action movie phir ek most wanted ( 2010 ) dubbed hindi version of telugu movie sankham . | south indian action movies ( hindi dubbed ) | pinterest | telug\u2026\npeyer , siri ( 2010 ) . \u201cunreal asia : interview with gridithiya gaweewong and david teh . \u201d urltoken 3 ( 2010 ) : 7\u20139 . < urltoken > . ( 18 sep . 2010 )\nat last the film title given by the media and audience ( what super star upendra often says ) \u00e2\u0091super\u00e2\u0092 is going super in collection .\n2010 ) is an indian romantic drama film directed by karan johar and stars shah rukh khan and kajol in lead roles . upon its release , the film broke many box office records .\nrangan , pooja ( 2010 ) . \u201csome annotations on the film festival as an emerging medium in india . \u201d south asian popular culture 8 : 2 ( 2010 ) : 123\u2013141 .\ncui , zi\u2019en ( 2010 ) . \u201cthe communist international of queer film . \u201d transl . petrus liu . positions : east asia cultures critique 18 : 2 ( 2010 ) : 417\u2013423 .\nabout srinivas mohan visual effects supervisor and ceo of indian artists computer pvt . ltd . urltoken honors & awards : 3 indian national film awards ( indian oscar ) in 2010 for the film \u201cendhiran the robot\u201d in 2007 for the film \u201csivaji the boss\u201d in 2001 for stereoscopic film \u201cmagic magic\u201d ficci frames 2011 \u2013 \u201cendhiran the robot\u201d iifa awards in 2011 \u2013 \u201cendhiran the robot\u201d star screen award in 2011 - \u201cendhiran the robot\u201d global indian film & tv honor in 2011 - \u201cendhiran the robot\u201d william & mary global film can award - \u201cendhiran the robot\u201d\nsuper star is the heart of indian cinema . . . . . super star is the giant man of indian cinema , . . . no one can touch his foot . . . ssrk always rocksss . . . all actors should follow , wish . . . him . . .\nour thalaivar is not only superstar of indian cinema but superstar of world cinema .\nthe first westerns super - star of the silent era : william s . hart\nwith record sales of more than 200 million albums worldwide , a r rahman has composed the soundtracks for over 100 indian films and is credited with more or less single - handedly revolutionising indian film music .\ncult classic highlighting the contrast between indian and western values in the newly independent state .\nswades ( 2004 ) is an indian drama film written and directed by ashutosh gowariker . it stars shah rukh khan in the lead role . the film was super hit and khan\u2019s performance as mohan bhargava is considered one of his best by many .\nindian - australian co - productions such as besharam are part of an expanding cosmopolitan bollywood .\nthe second festival in 1985 was not exclusively for super 8 but some slide shows and videos were included . this festival was not as well received as the first one one and evidently the interest in super 8 was on the decline . but film making in super 8 continued well into the beginning of 1990s .\nthe other magnificent aspect of super 8 was its portability which allowed film makers to film in practically any situation and also screen them in remote places . this aspect made super 8 an important vehicle of communications for motivated activists . the organisers of 1983 national super - 8 festival wrote about the festival in a souvenir publish on occasion of the festival :\nrahman\u2019s acclaim is largely down to his use of fusion . east - west fusion is hardly new in indian film music \u2013 by the 1950s , film songs sported extraordinary mixtures of indian classical and folk music elements , large western or hollywood style orchestras with added indian instruments , and global pop styles from the west and latin america . yet rahman\u2019s fusion marks a distinct break with earlier film music .\ntwo decades after he opted out of an indifferent run in hindi films , rajinikanth conquered bollywood in his own way in 2010 . the robot set the box office on fire , reaffirming his super star status\nsuper has received a widespread appreciation from newspapers like ` ee nadu ` and ` vartha ` which described super as upendra ' s best creative attempt . the reviews in the websites have also been quite positive about the film .\neros international ' s revenue in the fiscal years 2010 to 2017 ( in million u . s . dollars )\nfilmfestivals : theorien , \u00f6konomie und kulturelle kontexte ( skadi loist , univ . hamburg , winter 2010 / 11 )\ndil se ( 1998 ) is an indian war romantic thriller film written and directed by mani ratnam . the film stars shahrukh khan and manisha koirala in lead roles while preity zinta appears in a supporting role . it became the first indian film to enter the top 10 in the united kingdom box office charts .\ni find ordinary pakistani girl more attractive than any indian heroine . . . that is the fact .\ndominican republic / mexico / germany . in spanish and haitian creole with english subtitles , 2010 , 84 minutes , 35mm\n\u201c \u2026the second major camp emerging in the world of super - 8 film making favours a more democratic approach\u2026 . ( this ) approach is designed to bring film making to the people\u2013to anybody and everybody\u2026 . super - 8 has the power to place the film - making medium in the hands of people\u2013ordinary and extraordinary\u2013who need to tell their story on film . \u201c\ndilwale dulhania le jayenge ( 1995 ) is an indian romance film written and directed by aditya chopra . the film stars shah rukh khan and kajol . ddlj became the highest grossing bollywood film of the year , and one of the most successful indian films of all time . it is the longest - running film in the history of indian cinema . as of 2017 , over 20 years after its first release , it is still being shown at the maratha mandir theater in mumbai .\nsuper star upendra is quite happy about receiving extra ordinary reviews from telugu and english daily news papers and websites for his latest flick super which is doing very well in andhra pradesh despite the cricket season .\nhow heavy this axe \u2013 4 min . super - 16mm / color summer 2009 , super ! alright ! productions co - director : romy itzigsohn artist : the sword from the album gods of the earth\nguillen , michael ( 2010 ) . \u201cdiasporas by the bay : two asian film festivals in san francisco . \u201d film festival yearbook 2 : film festivals and imagined communities . eds . dina iordanova with ruby cheung . st . andrews : st . andrews film studies . pp . 151\u2013170 .\ng\u00fcndo\u011fdu , mustafa ( 2010 ) . \u201cfilm festivals in the diaspora : impetus to the development of kurdish cinema ? \u201d film festival yearbook 2 : film festivals and imagined communities . eds . dina iordanova with ruby cheung . st . andrews : st . andrews film studies . pp . 188\u2013197 .\nhwang , yun mi ( 2010 ) . \u201cunder the migrant lens : migrant worker film festival in south korea . \u201d film festival yearbook 2 : film festivals and imagined communities . eds . dina iordanova with ruby cheung . st . andrews : st . andrews film studies . pp . 121\u2013135 .\nrs . 201 , 37 , 25 , 000 nett ( first indian film to cross 200cr nett & only film as of now to achieve this . currently this is the highest grossing film of all time leading with a huge margin . )\nin other songs rahman uses sufi singing , or the harmonium ( played as in north indian classical or light classical music ) , or background chants in regional indian languages , and an assortment of other indian styles and instruments . his music appeals to the \u201cworld music\u201d and \u201cworld beat\u201d sensibility that is growing in popularity in the west .\nusing footage filmed straight after the 2010 earthquake and in the three years following , this program explores the impacts of the quake .\njai ho - a . r . rahman ' s live concert @ sydney 2010 - uyirvani . com ( 2 ) . avi\ndevdas ( 2002 ) is an indian romantic drama film directed by sanjay leela bhansali . the film features shah rukh khan , aishwarya rai and madhuri dixit nene . the film was a blockbuster and won 5 national awards and a further 10 filmfare awards .\nloved the movie baby . so true and amazing film . loved that film too much .\nstafford , roy ( 2010 ) . \u201cbite the mango : bradford\u2019s unique film festival . \u201d film festival yearbook 2 : film festivals and imagined communities . eds . dina iordanova with ruby cheung . st . andrews : st . andrews film studies . pp . 106\u2013120 . ( asia , african , carribean diaspora combined )\nberry , chris ( 2009 ) . \u201cwhen is a film festival not a festival ? the 6th china independent film festival . \u201d senses of cinema 53 ( 2009 ) . < urltoken > . ( 15 sep . 2010 )\nin the song hai rama from the film rangeela ( 1995 ) , for example , he opens and ends the song with the sound of the tambura , the drone instrument used to accompany indian classical music . the song also incorporates south indian and other percussion , strings , bass , and a virtuosic flute solo that manages to be indian classical , beat box and slightly jazzy all at once .\nis a lavishly made movie in different beautiful locales in italy , bangkok , hyderabad & several other indian beautiful locales .\nexplores the fascinating lives of watery critters , from super - sighted smashing shrimp to terrifying trash - eating tiger sharks .\nlead role : father \u2013 15 min . , super 16mm , narrative , 2004 distributed by the canadian filmmaker distribution centre\nsunil sikanderlal kapoor ( born 4 july 1958 ) is an indian bollywood actor . he is known for playing villains in bollywood\nrani mukerji belongs to the mukherjee - samarth family that has a lineage in indian cinema . she debuted in raja ki aayegi\nberry , chris ( 2007 ) . \u201c10 years young : the shanghai international film festival . \u201d senses of cinema 45 ( 2007 ) . < urltoken > . ( 15 sep . 2010 )\nposted on 10 - feb - 10 , in articles and tagged human rights , independent film , saumen guha , super 8 mm . bookmark the permalink . 5 comments .\nindia is a super interesting market for us . we think of india as one of our high growth markets .\nmany happy returns to our super star . i pray god for blessing him with good health and peace of mind always .\nan indian man with a magnanimous heart takes a young mute pakistani girl back to her homeland to reunite her with her family .\ndrivers , highly valued indian rupees , keenness for kannada . . . that ' s 2030 karnataka as shown in director - actor upendra ' s just released title - less film .\ncheung , ruby ( 2011 ) . \u201ceast asian film festivals : film markets . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 40\u201361 .\nin 1971 , along the border region of longewala , a small battalion of indian soldiers goes up against a large pakistani strike force .\nkal ho naa ho ( 2003 ) , is an indian romantic drama film written by niranjan iyengar and karan johar , directed by director nikkhil advani . the film features jaya bachchan , shahrukh khan , saif ali khan , and preity zinta . the film was a commercial success and emerged as the highest - grossing film in overseas and worldwide that year .\nkinoshita , sayoko ( 2012 ) . \u201cthe spirit of the hiroshima international animation festival , 1985 - 2010 . \u201d coming soon to a festival near you : programming film festivals . ed . jeffrey ruoff . st . andrews : st andrews film books . pp . 201\u2013213 .\nwell , finally now when every big production company film is pre assumed , they should think about the advanced technologies involved in film making and different story ideas . after all indian film industry is biggest film industry in world ( on basis of numbers of films produced in a year ) , why anyone doesn ' t think to stand this industry strongly against hollywood .\nzahlten , alexander ( 2010 ) . \u201cmeta - , hyper - , inter - , super - , anime , world creation , and the role of film festivals . \u201d imaginary japan : japanese fantasy in contemporary popular culture . ed . eija niskanen . turku : international institute for popular culture . pp . 20\u201325 . < urltoken > ( 14 july 2011 )\nyou got the gin \u2013 4 min . super - 16mm / color spring 2005 artist : adam sultan from the album heinous acts of love\nnewfilmmakers presents action films , but be warned , there will be blood lou reed , filmmaker stephan berwick , and anthology film archives artistic director and co - founder jonas mekas will be here in person to introduce the screening of final weapon during the third shorts program at 8 : 15 , and for a q & a afterwards ! first short film program about vampires . paulo j . maia la reina vampira ( 2010 , 11 minutes , video ) unoc min vampire wai interview ( 2010 , 30 minutes , video ) second short film program about ghosts . james marcolin i am alive ( 2011 , 12 minutes , video ) ryan sokol alone ( 2011 , 24 minutes , video ) marc masciandaro imposter ( 2011 , 26 minutes , video ) third short film program about martial arts . nick twemlow the laying on of hands ( 2010 , 8 minutes , video ) bryan felber university of the streets ( 2010 , 11 minutes , video ) stephan berwick final weapon ( 2010 , 15 minutes , video ) linette lucas friend & foe ( 2010 , 32 minutes , video ) feature presentation giovanni zelko the interview ( 2010 , 15 minutes , video ) & dejan vlaisavljevic big bang kiss 2010 , 75 minutes , video . three yugoslav partners - in - crime connect in amsterdam to execute the final stage of a deal , but as the undertaking fails , their unity crumbles . \u2013tuesday , april 10 , first shorts program at 6 : 00 , second shorts program at 7 : 00 , third shorts program at 8 : 15 , feature presentation at 9 : 30 .\ngummadi venkateswara rao ( 9 july 1928 \u2013 26 january 2010 ) , widely known as gummadi , was an indian film actor and producer , known for his works predominantly in telugu cinema and a few tamil films . known as a character actor , gummadi starred in around five hundred feature films . he received critical reception for his works in thodu dongalu ( 1954 ) and mahamantri timmarusu ( 1962 ) , for which he has received the erstwhile rashtrapati award . gummadi was an official member of the indian delegation from south india to the tashkent film festival in 1978 and 1982 .\nchak de ! india ( 2007 ) is an indian sports film , directed by shimit amin and rob miller ( sports scenes ) . the film stars shahrukh khan as the lead . the movie won a number of awards and was highly praised by the audience .\nby the 1950s , indian cinematic music had a dominant influence from the malay world to greece , russia , and the middle east . in the west , however , hollywood held sway , and indian cinema , with its melodrama and song and dance interludes , was typically seen simply as bad .\nduring the hey days of super 8 film making , there were several international organisations with whom the organisations of calcutta got in touch with , mostly through saumen guha . the dialogue between calcutta super 8 organisations with their international counterparts was enriching in the least and occasionally transformed to participation in serious international projects . in may 1988 super 8 festival of international forum of super 8 , which took place in exit art auditorium in newyork , saumen guha\u2019s calcutta : the promised land , partha pratim moitra\u2019s ashraf alir swadesh and another super 8 film on tusu festival was screened . dok films of denmark had a lasting relationship with the super 8 movement of calcutta through saumen guha . they even entrusted guha with making two documentaries on polluting factories of bengal and also on the lives of toiling women in west bengal . there was even a proposal from national danish film workshop to saumen guha to make a film the unfair state on the state and police oppression in bengal . in 1988 filmers\u2019 almanac project owen o\u2019toole of los angeles , there was more than one participant from india and saumen guha was among them , filming for the december 31 slot . there was also regular exchange of thoughts between members of calcutta based super 8 movement and the boston based international center for 8mm film and video inc ( ic8fv ) and they regularly mailed their monographs for distribution in calcutta . the ic8fv wrote and informed about their world wide connection of super 8 film makers thus providing an exceptional platform of share and discuss .\nexperimenta film society the experimenta film society is an artist run platform that supports uncompromising , fresh , compelling and critically urgent experimentation with the moving image in india . besides curating the acclaimed biennial experimenta , we also showcase programs of indian experimental film at exhibitions and festivals worldwide , host international artist residencies and conduct film art workshops . for more information please visit urltoken or email experimentaindia1 @ urltoken\nshahrukh khan is a very nice & best super hero , , . . . and the shahrukh khan is the king of the world . .\nthis method of acquiring necessary hardware was not uncommon . in calcutta , super 8 equipments were available with several anglo - indian families and some wealthy families , who would use it for making home movies . in fact super 8 is credited with starting the wedding videography culture , the culture of recording moments within the family in motion pictures . as these affluent families hopped and jumped on to superior versions of hardware or even newer technologies like vhs , they were willing to part with their older super 8 equipments . saumen guha also bought his first editing machine from a russle street auction in calcutta . in fact the hardware acquired in these fashions by saumen guha and debasis moitra were the finest among independent super 8 film makers of calcutta of the time . debasis moitra along with other members of fs8c carried out several successful projects with super 8 sharing these hardware . their homes with these machines turned into editing centres of independent films in calcutta .\n. brad pitt once admitted in an interview with the indo - asian news service that he \u201cwould love to work in a bollywood film as there is so much drama and color in the films there . \u201d the drama and colors seem to be appealing to the indian audience as well , considering the domestic figures for indian films are impressive . there were two thousand\nnathan young is a multidisciplinary artist working in the mediums of film , documentary , animation , multi - media installation , and experimental and improvised music . young\u2019s filmmaking focuses primarily on health and social issues in american indian communities and his films have screened in international film festivals as well as having been featured in the national geographic all roads film festival and the smithsonian national museum of the american indian film + video festival . he received his bachelors degree in art history from the university of oklahoma . nathan is of pawnee , kiowa and delaware decent .\n( this story appears in the 31 december , 2010 issue of forbes india . you can buy our tablet version from urltoken . to visit our archives , click here . )\nthe super premiered at the texas theatre during the blood bath film festival . this same theatre was owned by howard hughes and also the site where lee harvey oswald was captured after president kennedy ' s assassination .\nafter bagging media rights of indian premier league ( ipl ) , star india has also won broadcast and digital rights for new zealand cricket upto april 2020 .\nnornes , ab\u00e9 mark ( 2011 ) . \u201casian film festivals , translation and the international film festival short circuit . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 37\u201339 . | reprinted in the film festivals reader . ed . dina iordanova . st andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 151\u2013153 .\nthis man deserves all the credit ! ! ! ! ! ! he is a rockstar . . . he is our super star ! ! ! !\ngerow , aaron ( 2013 ) . \u201cretrospective irony : film festivals and japanese cinema history . \u201d film festival yearbook 5 : archival film festivals . ed . alex marlow - mann . st andrews : st andrews film books . pp . 189\u2013199 .\nwell , finally now when every big production company film is pre assumed to be in\n100 crore\nclub , they should think about the advanced technologies involved in film making and different story ideas . after all indian film industry is biggest film industry in world ( on basis of numbers of films produced in a year ) , why anyone doesn ' t think to stand this industry strongly against hollywood .\niordanova , dina , and ruby cheung , eds . ( 2011 ) . film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . st . andrews : st . andrews film studies .\nveer - zaara ( 2004 ) is an indian romantic drama film directed by yash chopra . the film stars shah rukh khan , preity zinta , and rani mukerji in the leading roles , with manoj bajpayee , kirron kher , divya dutta and anupam kher in supporting roles . veteran actors amitabh bachchan and hema malini make a special appearance in the film . the film was the top - grossing bollywood film of that time and the performances of the lead cast were highly praised .\nthe indian media and entertainment industry is on an impressive growth path . the industry is expected to grow at a much faster rate than the global average rate .\nwhen a group of indian and pakistani nurses are held hostage in iraq by a terrorist organization , a secret agent is drawn out of hiding to rescue them .\nwe don ' t have enough data to suggest any movies based on super ( symbol ) . you can help by rating movies you ' ve seen .\nmajumdar , neepa ( 2011 ) . \u201cimporting neorealism , exporting cinema : indian cinema and film festivals in the 1950s . \u201d global neorealism : the transnational history of a film style . eds . saverio giovacchini , and robert sklar . jackson : university press of mississippi . pp . 178\u2013193 .\nit was the same year that the little known short film \u2018bomgay\u2019 was made and released ( albeit , not in india ) . based on the works of poet r . raj rao , gay director riyad vinci wadia got rahul bose to star in this film . touted as the first indian gay movie , this film explores the gay culture in bombay .\nfeb 9 , 2010 : great india films , a name synonym to distributing blockbusters and crazy products at overseas is proud to announce that they have acquired the overseas theatrical and home video / dvd rights of dil raju\u2019s \u201cmarocharithra\u201d . the movie will be released during the march 2010 as ugadhi special . the movie is coming up as classic love story and a complete family entertainer .\nupendra and the film ' s producer rockline venkatesh are going to hyderabad on wednesday to attend a success meet of the film .\nbell , james ( 2011 ) . \u201cnorth korea\u2019s pyongyang international film festival . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 166\u2013174 .\nstudents of wolf were taught of basic theory of film making and were given hands on experience of making a complete film in super 8 . the workshop had it\u2019s printed prospectus , syllabus and guidelines . the course work was of 3 months and each student was handed cyclostyled notes . each batch jointly completed a film , from shooting , script writing , editing and finishing , everything was completed by the individuals of the group . the films made in the three batches were : chalachitrakar sankha satero ( \u099a\u09be\u09b2\u099a\u09bf\u09a4\u09cd\u09b0\u0995\u09be\u09b0 \u09b8\u0982\u0996\u09cd\u09af\u09be \u09e7\u09ed , 17 film makers ) , anweshan ( \u0985\u09a8\u09cd\u09ac\u09c7\u09b7\u09a3 , discovery ) , and kolkata - r jishu ( \u0995\u09b2\u0995\u09be\u09a4\u09be\u09b0 \u09af\u09c0\u09b6\u09c1 , jesus of calcutta ) . after finishing the course the students pursued super 8 film making independently and also formed a larger forum , forum for super 8 cinema ( fs8c ) .\nchua , dave ( 2011 ) . \u201ctable 9 : film festivals in singapore . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 261 .\nfischer , alex ( 2011 ) . \u201cbibliography : film festivals and east asia . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 267\u2013275 .\nthousands of employees of mysore city ' s infosys campus watched the upendra directed super which is making lot of waves for its new concept about the futuristic india .\na well - to - do young man realises the problem of social exploitation and takes up the super - 8 camera as his vehicle of expression against exploitation .\nwith growing interest in super 8 , saumen guha decided upon setting up a regular workshop for training interested students . the workshop was called workshop on little film making ( wolf ) . wolf was a major success and had three batches with 15 - 20 students each . this workshop was very highly regarded and was written about . in aajkal ( \u0986\u099c\u0995\u09be\u09b2 bengali daily ) 06 - 06 - 83 an article titled kolkatai super eight ( \u0995\u09b2\u0995\u09be\u09a4\u09be\u09df \u09b8\u09c1\u09aa\u09be\u09b0 - \u09ee , super 8 in calcutta ) even carried a picture of the wolf workshop being taken by saumen guha , even before that jugantar ( 20 - 05 - 83 ) carried an article in the film section of the newspaper titled \u201ckolkatai super 8 workshop\u201d . wolf was definitely creating a lot of noise which could not be ignored .\nthe voice of indian innovation ajit narayanan , an electrical engineer from indian institute of technology madras ( iit madras ) , is the inventor of avaz , india ' s first augmentative and alternative communication device for children with disabilities . it all began when he started working with vidyasagar , a school for children with special needs , in chennai .\nbao , hongwei ( 2010 ) . \u201cenlightenment space , affective space : travelling queer film festivals in china . \u201d gender , mobility and citizenship in asia . ed . mikako iwatake . helsinki : department of world cultures , university of helsinki . pp . 174\u2013205 .\nma , ran ( 2011 ) . \u201ctable 4 : film festivals in mainland china . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 253 .\nma , ran ( 2011 ) . \u201ctable 5 : film festivals in hong kong . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 254 .\nno entry is a hindi comedy film released in 2005 . it was directed by anees bazmee and produced by boney kapoor . the film\n@ pakistan zindabad than why there are no good looking pakistani celebrities in your own media . . . to even fantasie we need sad looking indian stars . . . huh\nnewfilmmakers celebrates earth day documentary series william head we are illuminated ( 2010 , 13 minutes , video ) maryanne galvin urban odyssey ( 2011 , 47 minutes , video ) short film program tijana petrovic back to the land ( 2010 , 5 minutes , video ) elizabeth henry susan\u2019s horses ( 2010 , 6 minutes , video ) jared varava tumbleweed ! ( 2011 , 7 minutes , video ) kim sheridan what\u2019s up ( 2010 , 8 minutes , video ) joshua palazzi the approach ( 2010 , 8 minutes , video ) joe fenstermaker the modern mystery of green man ( 2011 , 34 minutes , video ) feature presentation alyssa fedele family of the wa\u2019a 2011 , 89 minutes , video . a group paddles a hawaiian outrigger canoe 1750 miles across the length of the hawaiian archipelago to honor a sacred promise to their leader , kimokeo . this unprecedented voyage across vast expanses of open water mirrors kimokeo\u2019s personal and spiritual transformation from a troubled youth to a man worthy of the respect of his people . \u2013wednesday , april 18 , documentary series at 6 : 00 , short film program at 7 : 15 , feature presentation at 8 : 45 .\ndarr : a violent love story ( 1993 ) is an indian psychological thriller directed by yash chopra . it stars sunny deol , juhi chawla and shah rukh khan in the pivotal roles . the film was blockbuster at the box - office .\nthe new sounds and style rahman created changed the image of indian film music in the west . his albums broke through into western charts in the late 1990s and he has since engaged in a range of high profile collaborations in the west .\nchen , yun - hua ( 2011 ) . \u201ctable 6 : film festivals in taiwan . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 255\u2013257 .\nhwang , yun mi ( 2011 ) . \u201ctable 8 : film festivals in south korea . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 259\u2013260 .\nmarlow - mann , alex ( 2011 ) . \u201ctable 7 : film festivals in japan . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 258 .\nnornes , ab\u00e9 mark ( 2011 ) . \u201ctable 11 : documentary film festivals in asia . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 263 .\nmarja b\u00e5l nango is an s\u00e1mi artist and filmmaker from galguj\u00e1vri in norway . nango attended nordland college of art , film and film & television studies in lillehammer university college and studied film producing at s\u00e1mi university college . during riddu riddu indigenous festival 2011 , she was the young artist of the year , with a solo - exhibition of art and her own film program . in 2012 , her short film for children , juletrollet ( the christmas troll ) was purchased by the norwegian film institute and screened in children\u2019s short film program at cinemas all over norway . she is now working on two different film projects with a three year film grant , a documentary project and a longer film script .\nwe have 2 screens of film magic showing stunning reald 3d . treat yourself with out premier seats or premier plus seats . join our cafe culture at costa and enjoy super speedy ticket pick up with our 3 fast ticket machines . we also have a cinema just 2 minutes away on george street . here we have 6 screens of film magic showing stunning reald 3d . treat yourself with our premier seats and enjoy super speedy ticket pick up with our 4 fast ticket machines .\nthe movie \u201cpk\u201d , starring aamir khan , is one the most successful indian movies of all times , setting new records in the industry . released in 2014 , \u201cpk\u201d is the\nin older film music , indian and western instruments and styles were orchestrated into a whole , a close amalgamation . the violins , for example , hardly sounded like those in a western orchestra , or the sitars like those in actual indian classical music . this is part of the reason why the older film songs were seen in negative terms by western critics as kitsch . but in rahman\u2019s music , the characteristic style and sound of diverse instruments and genres is distinctly heard , and often showcased .\nwarning : this video is for your personal and private use only . any commercial use including renting in public will need licence from super cassettes industries limited , under the\nrajani sir is obviously the super star . . . but can never leave a place what the great mgr left . no one else can fill the place for sure .\nchen , yun - hua ( 2011 ) . \u201ctaipeh film festival : creation of a global city . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 142\u2013153 .\nd\u00f6nmez - colin , g\u00f6n\u00fcl ( 2012 ) . \u201cfilm festivals in turkey : promoting national cinema while nourishing film culture . \u201d coming soon to a festival near you : programming film festivals . ed . jeffrey ruoff . st . andrews : st andrews film books . pp . 101\u2013116 .\nma , ran ( 2009 ) . \u201crethinking festival film : urban generation chinese cinema on the film festival circuit . \u201d film festival yearbook 1 : the festival circuit . eds . dina iordanova with ragan rhyne . st . andrews : st . andrews film studies . pp . 116\u2013135 .\nrhyne , ragan ( 2011 ) . \u201ccomrades and citizens : gay and lesbian film festivals in china . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 110\u2013124 .\nrhyne , ragan ( 2011 ) . \u201ctable 12 : gay and lesbian film festivals in east asia . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 264 .\nonir , one of the few openly gay directors in bollywood , has also dealt with the stigma of being gay in india in his movies \u2018my brother nikhil\u2019 ( 2005 ) and \u2018i am\u2019 ( 2010 ) .\nplot : kabir khan , a former hockey star , tainted as someone who betrayed his country , begins coaching the indian women\u2019s national hockey team to prove his loyalty to the nation .\nhowever , upendra acted - directed super was made on the contemporary political issues of karnataka . the saga throws light on mining scam , horse trading , sex scandal , etc .\niordanova , dina ( 2011 ) . \u201ceast asia and film festivals : transnational clusters for creativity and commerce . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 1\u201333 .\nknee , adam , and kong rithdee ( 2011 ) . \u201ctourism and the landscape of thai film festivals . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 154\u2013165 .\nif 2008 and 2009 had one 100 - crore film each , 2010 saw that number double , with salman khan ( dabangg ) and ajay devgn ( golmaal 3 ) entering the club . while the latter took 17 days to breach the mark , the former did it in 10 days .\nchan , felicia , and dave chua ( 2011 ) . \u201cprogramming southeast asia at the singapore international film festival . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 125\u2013141 .\nlee , sangjoon ( 2011 ) . \u201ctable 1 : the asia - pacific film festival ( from 1954 ) . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 242\u2013246 .\nmartin , adrian ( 2011 ) . \u201cnews for whom ? critical coverage of the 10th jeonju international film festival . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 81\u201389 .\ncheung , ruby ( 2011 ) . \u201c\u2018we believe in \u2018film as art\u2019 : an interview with li cheuk - to , artistic director of the hang kong international film festival ( hkiff ) . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 196\u2013207 .\nteenage spy , mckeyla , teams up with super smart girls , adrienne , bryden , and camryn , who use their science skills to help save a prince ' s space launch .\npitting wizardry versus extra - terrestrials , young wizard tom and his friend , science super - brain benny , continue to defend earth from the magic - eating aliens , the nekross .\nthis animated series is centred around the most popular of the x - men , wolverine , as he and his super - power endowed brethren battle to save the planet from oblivion .\npunjabi film super singh starring diljit dosanjh & sonam bajwa dominated the overseas box office over the weekend . the movie collected approx . 157k usd at the north america box office in its opening weekend . meanwhile bank chor was not released in the international markets .\nkim , darae , dina iordanova , and chris berry ( 2015 ) . \u201cthe busan international film festival in crisis or , what should a film festival be ? \u201d film quarterly 69 : 1 ( 2015 ) : 80\u201389 .\npollacchi , elena ( 2017 ) . \u201c\u2018mature at birth\u2019 : the beijing international film festival between the national film industry and the global film festival circuit . \u201d chinese film festivals : sites of translation . eds . chris berry , and luke robinson . new york : palgrave macmillan . pp . 35\u201355 .\n. the movie generated about 41 million u . s . dollars in revenue outside of india . drama film \u201cbajrangi bhaijaan\u201d is the third - most successful indian movie in the domestic market and second most successful in the international market . in the domestic market , other successful movies include \u201cbaahubali : the beginning\u201d , directed by s . s . rajamouli , indian action movie \u201cdhoom 3\u201d , and \u201cprem ratan dhan payo\u201d ( in english \u201cfound a treasure called love\u201d ) .\n@ pakistan zindabad i find ordinary bangladeshi girl more attractive than any pakistani or indian girl . beauty is in eyes of nationalistic beholder -\nwe are best compared to other nations\nsyndrome .\nahn , soojeong ( 2008 ) . \u201cthe pusan international film festival 1996 - 2005 : south korean cinema in local , regional , and global context . \u201d phd dissertation . nottingham : univ . of nottingham , faculty of arts , school of american and canadian studies , institute of film studies . ( jun . 2008 ) . < urltoken > . ( 15 sep . 2010 )\nbeumers , birgit ( 2011 ) . \u201cbetween europe and asia ? a chronicle of the \u2018eurasia\u2019 international film festival ( kazakhstan ) . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 175\u2013185 .\nbeumers , birgit ( 2011 ) . \u201ctable 10 : film festivals in central asia and the asian part of the former ussr . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 262 .\nspeaking on this strategic move manav dhanda , group ceo , sabgroup revealed that\n97 % of the mastiii super prime time audience is also viewing hindi gec .\nhe also revealed that mastiii super prime time is not only at par but better than several prime time shows of some hindi gecs making this time slot an extremely valuable part of the marketing mix for our clients .\nthailaivar deserves more appreciation and now forbes has started . he is the undisputed king of indian cinema and he is unmatched irrespective of any wood ( bollywood or koolywood and other wood ) except tiger woods\nin 2016 . akshay kumar is the only other bollywood actor ranked in this particular list . amitabh bachchan , a popular indian actor in the 1970s , is the second richest bollywood actor , and the\nkishore , shweta ( 2013 ) . \u201cbeyond cinephilia : situating the encounter between documentary film and film festival audiences : the case of the ladakh international film festival , india . \u201d third text 27 : 6 ( 2013 ) : 735\u2013747 .\nthe son of a film music composer and conductor in the tamil and malayalan film music industries , allah - rakha rahman got his big break as a music director doing the songs and background score for the tamil film roja . in india , film music reigns supreme , and rahman\u2019s soundtrack took the country by storm .\nthe indian advertising industry is projected to be the second fastest growing advertising market in asia after china . at present , advertising revenue accounts for around 0 . 38 per cent of india\u2019s gross domestic product .\nthe indian technology start - up domain is proudly placed at the fourth largest position in the world . the industry was sized at us $ 35 billion in fy18 . last decade saw eme . . .\ntuv rheinland india is a subsidiary of the tuv rheinland group , germany . as part of the india , middle east , africa & asia pacific group , it caters to the indian marke . . .\nsand ( 1920 ) , reportedly pres . woodrow wilson ' s favorite hart film\ntrue to these words super 8 film makers of calcutta carried their films and projectors to screen them in factories , villages , schools , colonies and other places untouched by commercial and mainstream cinema . they made films accessible to people who could not afford a ticket to cinema halls .\nben wilson is a teenager who discovers a mysterious insignia which turns him into super hero captain x . each week ben and his friends battle the evil nemesis corporation and an assortment of comic villains .\nindian movies have always been the ultimate source for the hottest tracks in india . bollywood has been keeping it fresh with new original music in every movie release , even until today . urltoken has an exhaustive collection of the best film songs from all the most popular movies released in india .\nma , ran ( 2016 ) . \u201ca genealogy of film festivals in the people\u2019s republic of china : \u2018film weeks\u2019 during the \u2018seventeen years\u2019 ( 1949\u20131966 ) . \u201d new review of film and television studies 14 : 1 ( 2016 ) : 40\u201358 .\nyu , tianqi ( 2014 ) . \u201cgoing global : guangzhou international documentary film festival 2013 . \u201d studies in documentary film 8 : 1 ( 2014 ) : 76\u201379 .\nnewfilmmakers welcomes the mono no aware film program and newlatino filmmakers presents new latino film night . special program with the mono no aware film program mono no aware is an international exhibition for contemporary artists and filmmakers whose work incorporates super 8mm , 16mm , 35mm or altered light projections as part of a live performance or installation . no digital projections are considered ; film and projected light only . short film program with newlatino filmmakers david liz luz ( 2010 , 9 minutes , video ) michael martinez esperanza ( 2011 , 9 minutes , video ) bill sorice oh happy day ( 2011 , 11 minutes , video ) ryan perez stopping at all stations ( 2011 , 17 minutes , video ) keyri soto the ballad ( 2011 , 20 minutes , video ) feature presentation with newlatino filmmakers eddie fernandez final level 2011 , 85 minutes , video . a murder mystery and martial arts revenge film . monday , april 2 , special program at 6 : 00 , short film program at 7 : 00 , and feature presentation at 8 : 15 .\nthank you very much for this survey . when we took part in the excitement that super 8 mm brought to us hardly did we know the shadow of obsolescence was already looming over us . as video nipped the super 8 dream many of us were cursing the electronic demon . little did we know that one day the digital tools of film - making will raise the independent film from the ashes , make it much more agile , popular and powerful . and the same digital age , inseparably tied to the internet , to a remarkable archiving energy unleashed at an everyday level , will also create a record of the super 8 adventure in west bengal in the form of your blog . this is a late fulfilment of a promise and a testimony . you deserve our gratitude .\na wonderful article . well researched and superbly articulated . kudos to canvas . i never knew about this super - 8 film movement in early 80\u2019s and this article about the movement not only indicates historical significance but also inspires today\u2019s independent film - makers on alternative film - making . i read this article on sanhati website and tracked back here from the link provided . would like to interact more with canvas and will definitely spread the word about the blog .\nto conclude , shah rukh khan is by far the biggest indian superstar in the overseas market , who has put indian film industry on the global map . there are several countries wherein bollywood is synonymous with shah rukh khan . as far as india is concerned , it is just a matter of right script wherein the superstar will be back in the business competing with the other two khans the opening day numbers of his films prove that he still has the pull and is far away from being written off .\ncheung , ruby ( 2009 ) . \u201ccorporatising a film festival : hong kong . \u201d film festival yearbook 1 : the festival circuit . eds . dina iordanova with ragan rhyne . st . andrews : st . andrews film studies . pp . 99\u2013115 .\niordanova , dina ( 2011 ) . \u201cthe resources : necessary groundwork . \u201d film festival yearbook 3 : film festivals and east asia . eds . dina iordanova , and ruby cheung . st . andrews : st andrews film studies . pp . 189\u2013195 .\nwhen sahir , a circus entertainer trained in magic and acrobatics , turns into a thief to take down a corrupt bank in chicago that ruined his father , indian officers jai and ali are called to catch him .\naccording to sources the film \u00e2\u0091super\u00e2\u0092 collection has surpassed the collection of \u00e2\u0091jackie\u00e2\u0092 in the multiplexes . what the hindi films could not collect in multiplexes the film \u00e2\u0091super\u00e2\u0092 has collected .\nthe film ' s good reviews have boosted the collections of the film , said upendra in conversation with sify movies . he says that the film as a whole has been appreciated and the fresh concept of the story has been widely discussed in the media .\n, an annual publication of the department of film studies , jadavpur university , kolkata .\nmeet the league of super evil ( a . k . a l . o . s . e . ) . in their minds they are evil to the core and have set their sights on dominating metrotown .\nteen maddy smith has a secret \u2013 she ' s a wolfblood ! neither completely wolves nor humans , wolfbloods have great powers \u2013 super speed , strength and senses \u2013 and can change from one form to another .\nwith the advent of vhs , it was almost clear that this format would replace the film format . there were several advantages like recorded vhs could be played back instantly and there was no necessity to develop . there was evidently much more data or length of video that can be held in vhs tapes , than their film counterparts . and the cartridges could be reused ! in an interview published in 1983 souvenir of national super - 8 festival , there was a question : \u201c some say with the coming of video to india , super - 8 has no chance . do you agree ? \u201d to which film society activist subhendu dasgupta had replied \u201c ours is a country of poor people . video will not be able to reach them . also the chance of s - 8 basically depends on the objectives and strength of the organisations who will use this medium . \u201d indeed , super 8 could hold ground for quite sometime , because of some initial disadvantages of vhs . the cameras were not as portal , editing was entirely different and so editors or technicians who were used to films could not automatically migrate at least technologically ! hardware was immensely expensive , vhs projectors were almost unthinkable and colour televisions were rare and small - screen , making public screening a major problem . but still super - 8 was fighting a loosing battle , and the manufacturers well understood it . as vhs started to replace super 8 as the main motion picture format internationally , the cost of cartridges , and other hardware started to rise . the major markets in europe and america was quickly adapting to vhs while in third world , the cost of vhs equipments was a serious impediment . even as costs rose , some tried to carry on with super 8 and the most of the people and organisations attached to the super - 8 movement could not cope . debasis moitra remembered how during the final phases of production of hool , the super 8 cartridge price rose to almost 5 - 6 times its usual price ."]}
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", "topic": 18}], "title": "whale rider", "paragraphs": ["12 . paikea ' s whale album : whale rider music by : lisa gerrard whale rider ( 2002 ) a contemporary story of love , rejection and triumph as a young girl fights to fulfill her destiny .\nthe kahurangi tribal dancer during ' whale rider ' - premiere after party at . . .\nrawiri paratene and keisha castle hughes during ' whale rider ' - premiere after . . .\ncliff curtis and steve buscemi during ' whale rider ' - premiere after party at . . .\n01 . paikea legend album : whale rider music by : lisa gerrard whale rider ( 2002 ) a contemporary story of love , rejection and triumph as a young girl fights to fulfill her destiny .\nuse the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to whale rider . you can also suggest completely new similar titles to whale rider in the search box below .\nemma gibbs and helen klisser during during ' whale rider ' - premiere after party at . . .\ngrant roa and keisha castle hughes during ' whale rider ' - premiere after party at . . .\nrawiri paratene and keisha castle hughes during ' whale rider ' - premiere , new york . . .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie whale rider ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of whale rider ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthis cast list of who was in whale rider includes both lead and minor roles . ( 19 items )\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing whale rider near you .\nwhale rider , new zealand\u2019s latest film sensation , premiered last night in tokyo to an influential japanese audience .\nkeisha castle hughes during ' whale rider ' - premiere after party at guastavino ' s in . . .\nkeisha castle hughes during ' whale rider ' - premiere , new york city at city cinema . . .\ncliff curtis , big vic and emma gibbs during ' whale rider ' - premiere after party at . . .\nsteve buscemi during ' whale rider ' - premiere , new york city at city cinema 1 in . . .\nrawiri paratene during ' whale rider ' - premiere , new york city at city cinema 1 in . . .\ncebeci , ali . suduiko , aaron ed .\nthe whale rider summary\n. gradesaver , 6 april 2015 web .\nwhale rider cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of whale rider actors includes any whale rider actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each whale rider actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of whale rider have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nthe 2002 film whale rider , directed by niki caro , is an adaptation of witi ihimaera ' s 1987 novel the whale rider , itself based on the m\u0101ori legend of paikea , or kahutia te rangi , who rode from the ancestral home of hawaiki to new zealand ' s east coast on the back of a whale .\nthe question and answer section for the whale rider is a great resource to ask questions , find answers , and discuss the novel .\nmy name is paikea apirana , and i come from a long line of chiefs stretching all the way back to the whale rider .\nkeisha castle hughes during ' whale rider ' - premiere after party at guastavino ' s in new york city , new york , united states .\ntv presenter phillip schofield and his wife stephanie arriving for the uk premiere of whale rider , at the ugc cinema in haymarket , central london .\nthe whale rider starts a thousand years ago , with a pod of whales . the biggest whale , the founder of maori culture , has a special relationship with the whale rider , a young man who sits upon its back . the book ' s narrator , kahu ' s uncle rawiri , then explains that the tribe ' s first chief and ancestor , kahutia te rangi , who is also called paikea , came to their land on the back of a whale , making him the whale rider . he gave them gifts , including the ability to communicate with animals and nature .\nthe kahurangi tribal dancer during ' whale rider ' - premiere after party at guastavino ' s in new york city , new york , united states .\nsteve buscemi during ' whale rider ' - premiere , new york city at city cinema 1 in new york city , new york , united states .\nrawiri paratene during ' whale rider ' - premiere , new york city at city cinema 1 in new york city , new york , united states .\ncliff curtis and steve buscemi during ' whale rider ' - premiere after party at guastavino ' s in new york city , new york , united states .\nkeisha castle hughes during ' whale rider ' - premiere , new york city at city cinema 1 in new york city , new york , united states .\nwhale rider is not only a great picture it has a great message two . should be rated pg - 13 but not a very intense pg - 13 .\nemma gibbs and helen klisser during during ' whale rider ' - premiere after party at guastavino ' s in new york city , new york , united states .\ngrant roa and keisha castle hughes during ' whale rider ' - premiere after party at guastavino ' s in new york city , new york , united states .\nrawiri paratene and keisha castle hughes during ' whale rider ' - premiere after party at guastavino ' s in new york city , new york , united states .\nas expected , local film phenomenon whale rider took away the bulk of the prizes at this year ' s new zealand film awards held in auckland last night .\ni ' m not really a big fan of the film\nwhale rider\n. i have tried watching it but the film never really appealed to me .\nthe whale rider study guide contains a biography of author witi ihimaera , literature essays , quiz questions , major themes , characters , and a full summary and analysis .\n' ' whale rider ' ' is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) for scenes of emotional cruelty that may be a little upsetting for younger viewers .\ncliff curtis , big vic and emma gibbs during ' whale rider ' - premiere after party at guastavino ' s in new york city , new york , united states .\nrawiri paratene and keisha castle hughes during ' whale rider ' - premiere , new york city at city cinema 1 in new york city , new york , united states .\nanalysis of witi ihimaeras ' the whale rider ' on the basis of . . . | publish your master ' s thesis , bachelor ' s thesis , essay or term paper\nstream whale rider by lisa gerrard and tens of millions of songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms apply .\neach part of the novel begins from the perspective of the whale herd . there is one old bull whale among them that remembers the days of the whale rider and thinks longingly about them , even though those days are long past . the older female whales worry about his growing nostalgia , because they know that heading back to the islands would be dangerous , but after they attempt to return to an underwater trench that is homelike to them , they find the trench toxic and inhospitable . all the while the bull whale fondly remembers communicating with the human whale rider and eventually leads the herd to new zealand .\nmovie review : a whale of a tale ( by c . a . wolski )\n\u201cfrom the animated and enthusiastic discussions that followed the screening , there can be no doubt that whale rider is going to generate further interest and awareness of new zealand as a destination .\naudio commentary by writer / director niki caro - a mellow caro broaches various aspects of the filmmaking process and how she brought whale rider to the screen . in english , not subtitled .\nposter art and photo gallery ( 1 : 58 , 1080p ) - a short slide show consisting of five us / international posters for whale rider and sixteen high - res color photographs .\nstudio : newmarket ( released june 6 ) category : adapted source material : \u201cwhale rider , \u201d a novel by witi ihimaera storyline : in a new zealand village , where the maori people are descended from paikea , the whale rider , the chief\u2019s male heir automatically becomes the tribe\u2019s next leader . since the current chief has no male heir , his granddaughter , pai [ \u2026 ]\nfamilies can talk about the traditions in whale rider and the traditions of their own cultures . which ones do you think are important to pass down ? which do you think need to evolve ?\n: and he came on the back of a whale . a man to lead a new people . our ancestor , paikea . but now we were waiting for the firstborn of the new generation , for the descendant of the whale rider . for the boy who would be chief .\ngood plot . i like the fact that they put a really whale in this film .\nset at the east coast town of wh\u0101ng\u0101r\u0101 , whale rider tells the tale of a young m\u0101ori girl , pai ( keisha castle - hughes ) , who challenges tradition and embraces the past in order to find the strength to lead her people forward . niki caro ' s second feature is based on witi ihimaera ' s novel the whale rider . coupling a specific sense of place and culture with a universal coming - of - age story , whale rider met with sizeable success worldwide , winning audience choice awards at sundance and toronto and its young star was nominated for an academy award\nalso joining the festivities were \u201cwhale rider\u201d producer linda goldstein knowlton , cast member cliff curtis , newmarket films head bob berney and peering from the side , director darren aronofsky ( \u201crequiem for a dream\u201d ) .\n[ 2 ] mottesheard , ryan ( june 6 , 2003 ) : girl power : new zealand writer / director niki caro talks about ` whale rider\u00b4 . interview with niki caro . urltoken p . 1\nset in the east coast town of wh\u0101ng\u0101r\u0101 , whale rider tells the tale of a young m\u0101ori girl , pai ( keisha castle - hughes ) , who challenges tradition and embraces the past in order to find the strength to lead her people forward . directed and written by niki caro , the film is based on witi ihimaera ' s novel the whale rider . coupling a specific sense of place and culture with a universal coming - of - age story , whale rider became one of the most successful and acclaimed new zealand films released internationally . it also won audience choice awards at the sundance and toronto film festivals .\niervolino and bacardi said on monday they were committed to supporting each release with marketing , advertising and publicity akin to a new platform release . whale rider will launch in november in both restored digital and 35mm formats .\nthe story begins with a focus on the ancient days , when nature and all wildlife were excitedly waiting for the coming of man . then man arrived from the east , and the relationship between nature and man throve . one relationship in particular - - that between the whale rider and his giant whale - - was exemplary of a symbiotic connection . this whale rider casts spears as life - giving objects to the islands , but one spear he casts 1000 years into the future , which is the time of the story\u2019s young heroine kahu .\ntv spots ( 2 : 38 , upconverted to 1080i ) - five us tv spots promoting whale rider with voice - over and critics ' quotes . the spots are shown in letterbox . in english , not subtitled .\nyou ' ve reached the\nhub\nfor any and all dramatica analysis of whale rider . in addition to the storyform , you ' ll also find any additional analysis or media related to the story in question .\n\u201cwhale rider\u201d star keisha castle - hughes sparkled at the after party for the film\u2019s premiere at the cavernous guastavino restaurant under the queensboro bridge along the east river in midtown manhattan . the film , by niki caro opens in ny friday .\ncaro is in the united states . her best screenplay award was accepted on her behalf by whale rider author witi ihimaera , while the best director award was accepted by hone taumaunu , the kaumatua of whangara where the movie was set and filmed .\nsoon after , there is another mass group of beached whales . this time , while no one is looking , kahu jumps into the water and talks to the whales . she climbs on the back of the ancient bull whale as it dives deep into the sea . her family thought she would die , but they soon realize that she is the whale rider .\nthe partners have hired larry greenberg to oversee the unit , kicking off with niko caro\u2019s 2002 multiple award - winner whale rider ( pictured ) . the executive recently served as vice - president of acquisitions and theatrical distribution for momentum pictures and phase 4 films .\nus theatrical trailers ( 2 : 57 , 1080p ) - an awards season trailer followed by whale rider ' s official theatrical trailer . they ' re presented in anamorphic widescreen and while in good shape , they contain some dirt . in english , not subtitled .\n' the whale rider ' is a story about a maori girl named kahu , who dreams of being the chief of her tribe . however , in maori culture , only men can be chief . the story shifts between the present day and a thousand years ago .\nwhale rider ( 2002 ) , a film by new zealand director niki caro , is based on the novel of the same name by witi ihimaera . the novel in turn uses the traditional tale of paikea , who came to new zealand on the back of a whale . whale rider enjoyed extraordinary international success and made the young m\u0101ori actress keisha castle - hughes , who played a young , female paikea , one of new zealand\u2019s most recognised faces . in this scene the wit and irreverence of m\u0101ori humour is shown in the interaction between two generations of m\u0101ori women . also featured are paikea\u2019s grandmother flowers ( vicky haughton ) and friends maka ( mabel wharekawa - burt ) and miro ( rawinia clarke ) .\nsupersummary , a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes , offers high - quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes , characters , quotes , and essay topics . this one - page guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of whale rider by witi ihimaera .\nher instinctive underplaying gives ' ' whale rider ' ' an added gravity , with the lush remoteness of the landscape serving as an entrancing contrast to the sugar - rush , you - go - girl empowerment of programmed pandering like ' ' the lizzie mcguire movie , ' ' whose tweener heroine flails her arms and bats her eyes as if she were sending distress signals . the director demonstrates a class and tact that brand ' ' whale rider , ' ' which opens today in new york and los angeles , as more than a time - filler for young moviegoers or an ironman competition for adults accompanying them .\nu . s . label shout factory has officially announced and detailed its upcoming 15th anniversary blu - ray edition of director niki caro ' s film whale rider ( 2002 ) . the release , which will be part of the label ' s recently launched shout select line , will be available for . . .\nrather than inflate this story ( from a novel by witi ihimaera ) with artificial sentiment , writer - director niki caro develops very real and turbulent family relationships , intimate and yet torn by a collision between stubborn tradition and changing attitudes . the mythic whale rider - - the ultimate symbol of maori connection to nature - - is also the harbinger of pai ' s destiny , and the appealing castle - hughes gives a luminous , astonishingly powerful performance that won ' t leave a dry eye in the house . with its fresh take on a familiar tale , whale rider is definitely one from the heart . - - jeff shannon\nms . caro ' s attempt to fight the mawkishness inherent in the film ' s opening by setting a tone of emotional tidiness makes the rest of ' ' whale rider ' ' distinctively efficient ; this gamble makes the first section seem distended and a little drab . still , there aren ' t many filmmakers who would have fought that initial heightening of heartbreak . too flamboyant an opening would have left the movie with no place to go and embarrassed us with so early a claim on our sentiments . bear with ' ' whale rider ' ' : once the picture kicks into gear , it has the inspiring resonance of found art .\nin the whale rider , kahu is a young maori girl who wants to be the chief of her tribe , but cannot be because in her culture that role is only for men . she uses her gifts of communicating with nature to save a beached pod of whales , and because of that she is finally accepted .\nthe focus shifts to a herd of whales . the whale mothers look over their young while the single leader whale\u2014the bull whale\u2014reminisces about his own youth so long ago , and the precious time he spent with the whale rider . now , so many years after their separation , the nostalgia for their time spent together cuts away at the old bull whale . but then the story shifts to kahu . the narrator of this time period is rawiri , her uncle . when she is born , her great - grandfather expresses great disdain that she is a girl . he is looking for a suitable successor , which according to local culture ought to be passed from eldest child to eldest child . porourangi , the girl\u2019s father , is his eldest grandson so he is the successor for that generation . the problem in koro\u2019s mind , however , is that porourangi\u2019s eldest child is now kahu , who\u2014because she is female\u2014is not fit to lead according to koro .\nif a picture tells a thousand words , a movie runs at 24 pictures per second , and a 105 minute film is comprised of 151 , 200 frames , then a piece of celluloid should tell a story worthy of 151 . 2 million words . whale rider is the first movie i have ever seen that achieves this mark .\ni could gush on for much longer but there is little point . when push comes to shove , all that i need to say about whale rider is that it is the best film i have seen in a movie theater since almost famous ; moreover , the twin performances of rawiri paratene as koro and keisha castle - hughes as pai are as good as any in recent cinema . stating the obvious , whale rider is one of the best movie experiences of my life and i strongly urge you to see it as soon as you possibly can . and bring a lot of tissue paper just in case . our movie theater was niagara falls during several key moments .\n\u201cthe premiere of whale rider was an ideal way to start my visit . the film has already proved to be a superb vehicle for promoting new zealand to discerning audiences around the world . opening night in tokyo left the audience moved and impressed with the film , its story , and the new insights it gave them into new zealand .\nall of these elements are creatively combined for a very unique film in the world of cinema today . by the time whale rider arrives at a fairly unorthodox and surprisingly suspenseful ending , the viewer will be so in love with the characters that the emotional impact is almost unsettling . something this special is an absolute must - see and is recommended for the entire family .\na different herd of whales washes up on the beaches of whangara , and though most of the locals attempt to save them , the whales all perish . koro interprets this as a sign of what is happening to the maori . however , the following night the herd of whales the novel has been following arrives in whangara . the bull whale beaches himself , apparently waiting to die . kahu communicates with the bull whale , who is overjoyed at the return of the whale rider and swims back out to sea with kahu still on his back . kahu sacrifices herself so that her people may continue to thrive and decides that she will remain with the herd ; however , one of the elderly female whales convinces the bull whale to take kahu back to shore . koro realizes that he has been blind to kahu\u2019s talents and her leadership and finally tells his great - granddaughter that he loves her .\nin desperation , kahu swims out to the whale and climbs up its back after communicating with it . the whale mistakes kahu for its old master\u2014kahu\u2019s ancient ancestor , kahutia te rangi . overjoyed , the whale returns to sea and it descends back into the water with the rest of the herd and kahu in tow . kahu agrees to come with the herd in the hopes that she will thus save them and save her own people . she thinks that this will be the last time she will ever see her home and family and that accompanying the herd means losing all that she holds dear , but she sacrifices herself nonetheless and chooses to remain as the whale rider . back on the shore , koro finally realizes kahu\u2019s special status and her suitability to lead . his anguish is now doubled as he must accept that he has been so harsh to the very person he needed so badly this whole time .\nbased on the witi ihimaera children ' s novel , whale rider tells the story of maori people living in new zealand who are struggling to survive in the modern world . like many spiritual people , they are caught between the beliefs that have been passed down for many generations from their ancestors and a world which appears to offer no safe harbor to even the truest of believers .\nweaving family life , cultural tradition , and an ancient myth into a contemporary story , whale rider is a tender tale . as pai , first - time actress castle - hughes is a small but impressive warrior , perfectly balancing kid naivety with adult bravery . the traditional costumes , language , chants , and personality of the maori people come through well , while the tale is clearly a modern fiction , based on a novel by witi ihimaera . beautiful and dramatic new zealand landscapes and dreamy underwater whale photography cement the formula of the film and add to its magic .\nkoro recognizes in this event a spiritual warning to him and his people ; their test is to return this ancient whale back to sea because they are so connected to this supernatural whale herd that if it lives they live and f it dies they die . koro calls a meeting of the local maori people and impresses upon them the spiritual significance of this event . their way of life is being put to the test : they can either save the whale or fail and fall into ruin . they organize all available vehicles and manpower down on the beach and attempt all sorts of measures to get the bull whale back to sea , but the giant creature stubbornly resists and continues to wait for itself to die on the shore .\nwiti ihimaera is one of these maori writers who was born in 1944 . his work includes novels , short stories , and anthropological works . central to ihimaera\u2019s fiction is the examination of the concerns of the maori culture and the return to traditional values . therefor he sensitivly captures the particular nuances contained within maori society . in 1987 ihimaera wrote the novel the whale rider which was turned into a movie in 2003 by niki caro and opened a huge acclaim and interest to maori culture throughout the world . ihimaera himself said his novel to be a \u201ca modern retelling of a maori legend\u201d creating the central figure as a female \u201cin response to his daughter ' s complaining about the boy always being the hero\u201d [ 2 ] . the whale rider novel appears somehow like a modern tale .\nstoryline : in a new zealand village , where the maori people are descended from paikea , the whale rider , the chief\u2019s male heir automatically becomes the tribe\u2019s next leader . since the current chief has no male heir , his granddaughter , pai ( keisha castle - hughes ) , fights generations of tradition in an attempt to succeed him , an honor for which she believes she is destined .\nwhale rider is a story of the quest for the new leader of an indigenous maori tribe living on an island off the coast of new zealand . often this type of film ends up making a caricature of the people , accentuating their quaint customs and idiosyncratic behaviors and causing us to smile condescendingly at their ignorance and stunted development . whale rider does nothing of the kind . director niki caro treats her subject matter with profound respect , genuine curiosity and effortless grace , while refusing to ignore the signs of cultural disintegration . it is as if we are invited into the whangara community , and are free to observe comfortably , without fear or embellishment . the 11 - year - old first - time actor keisha castle - hughes gives the most astonishing performance by a child that i have ever witnessed , and lifts the movie from being just plain good to a profoundly moving experience . whale rider is a tale of the evolution of a culture , wrapped in humor and hope . it is a story of an indomitable spirit . it is a movie about love and change , about the grim realities of life and the marvelous miracles of faith . if you have a chance to see this film , do not miss it !\nthe stoic mysticism of niki caro ' s cool - handed charmer ' ' whale rider ' ' - - in which the young pai must overcome resistance as she tries to assume her destiny as the leader of a tribe on the new zealand coast - - is wickedly absorbing . much of the film ' s power comes from the delicate charisma of keisha castle - hughes , making her acting debut as pai .\nand also included the keisha castle - hughes screen tests that appeared on the european editions . shout ! ' s still gallery varies from the pictures displayed on the region 1 ' s gallery . the forty - five minute\nriding the wave : the whale rider story\nthat is on the r2 swiss ascot elite disc seems to be a longer version of the making - of that shout ! licensed from sony .\nthe whales are a symbol of kahu ' s tribe : when the whales are safe , the tribe is safe . the old whale serves as a comparison to koro . when the whale accepts kahu as a leader , koro does as well . the whales also are a symbol of the relationship between man and nature . the whales are safe again once man respects nature and the ocean again .\npart i begins by refocusing on the herd of whales . the bull whale leads his herd away from their most - feared predator : mankind . the old whale remembers the days when man and animal were united and in communication , but those are long past . however , he is unable to let go , and thoughts of returning to the place of his youth at whatever cost gnaw at his heart .\nclimbs onto the largest whale ' s back and coaxes it back into the ocean , causing the other beached whales to follow , saving them all . pai nearly drowns as a result , though she ultimately survives\never since the time of the whale rider , kahu ' s tribe has been ruled by a male chief . kahu ' s great - grandfather koro is chief of the tribe , but because of his old age he is worried about who will be his heir . koro was very upset when kahu was born because she was a girl , and since then has ignored her , even though she loves him very much and wants his affection .\nin whale rider , there are no big - name stars , the director is unknown , and the story is far from being mainstream , yet it\u2019s not quirky or strange , either . the movie is a simple celebration of spirit and courage with an emotional power unlike anything since the iron giant . it celebrates cultural mores even as it deconstructs them , using impacting performances , cinematography , music and themes to draw the viewer into its singular universe .\nwhale rider\narrives in theaters already proven as one of the great audience - grabbers of recent years . it won the audience awards as the most popular film at both the toronto and sundance film festivals , played to standing ovations , left audiences in tears . i recite these facts right at the top of this review because i fear you might make a hasty judgment that you don ' t want to see a movie about a 12 - year - old maori girl who dreams of becoming the chief of her people . sounds too ethnic , uplifting and feminist , right ? the genius of the movie is the way is sidesteps all of the obvious cliches of the underlying story and makes itself fresh , observant , tough and genuinely moving . there is a vast difference between movies for 12 - year - old girls , and movies about 12 - year - old girls , and\nwhale rider\nproves it .\nthe tribe founded by paikea has always been led by the previous chief ' s firstborn son , in a line of descent stretching back to the whale rider himself . however , in the late 20th century , a daughter , paikea apirana\npai\n, is born , and the death of her mother makes her the only child in the line of succession . the story follows her as she challenges the traditions of her people and struggles for recognition and acceptance .\nwith such a character - driven story , near - perfect casting was required for whale rider to be truly moving and heartfelt . keisha castle - hughes gives the year\u2019s best acting performance as the teenager pai , infusing the character with a self - possessed composure that belies her youthful vulnerability . one of the most beautiful little girls i\u2019ve ever seen , castle - hughes is resilient and almost majestic . her quiet confidence is most impressive for a girl of her age .\nit ' s not until\nbiking home\nthat you might even recognise gerrard ' s voice in this quietly joyful mood piece . she only gives herself full , if understated , voice on the symphonic closing track\ngo forward\nwhich echoes gladiator ' s\nnow we are free\n, but with maori chanting . though there is some compelling music on whale rider , much of it sounds bereft without the accompanying images . - - john diliberto , urltoken\nthose who are familiar with lisa gerrard ' s solo career (\nthe mirror pool\n,\nduality\nand\nimmortal memory\n) and her dead can dance days will almost certainly nurse a sense of loss at hearing this most poignant of soundtracks . for a start lisa doesn ' t provide any of the vocals , and the music itself is not an epic creation in the manner of the\ngladiator\nsoundtrack . still , don ' t dismiss it on these grounds ! the music for\nwhale rider\nis just as intimate and enveloping as her previous work . shot through with a wonderful homogenity it moves through some delicious native maori chanting to haunting melodies fully evocative of an ancient relationship with the sea and the whales . those who have seen the film , which i also recommend highly , will know the vital importance of gerrard ' s music in its context , and might well be surprised by how well it transfers to a simpler auditory experience . lisa gerrard has referred to the\nwhale rider\nproject as\none of the most intimate of my artistic life . . . because it reminded me intrinsically that we live in a world full of fragile complexity .\nfragile , complex and intimate - all words which encapsulate the experience of the\nwhale rider\nsoundtrack and make it well worth purchasing , as a fan of the film or a fan of lisa gerrard .\nif you are interested in other cultures , and particularly if you are interested in the traditional attitudes to girls ' roles in society , this film is for you . the girl is the natural heir to the headship of the village , except that she is a girl . it takes a series of startling events and adventures before the village elder , her grandfather , finally realises that she really is the reincarnation of the first maori , the\nwhale rider\nof the title .\nniki caro\u2019s \u201cwhale rider\u201d had its new york premiere monday night , followed by an after party under the queensboro bridge at the magnificent guastavino restaurant , a unique , yet fitting location for the soiree . among the crowd were newmarket chief bob berney and rogers and cowan\u2019s jeanne berney . also there , the film\u2019s star keisha castle - hughes along with fellow star , cliff curtis . polynesian culture also made its way to manhattan for the occasion , with a rousing performance by the kahurangi maori dancers .\nbased on the novel by maori author witi ihimaera and adapted by director niki caro , whale rider is part saga and part fairy tale , part kids ' adventure tale and part poignant coming of age story , part , part girl power drama and part adult life lesson . it ' s all these things , as well as a rousing good time - - with beautiful beachscapes and stunning whales a - swimming imagery by cinematographer leon narbey , and yet maintains an elegant , simple - seeming narrative structure .\nbut you will have surrendered to ' ' whale rider ' ' long before then . the film shows strength by tightening the rhythms of the scenes ; be warned that the longueurs that surface in the first 10 minutes or so may make demands on your patience . ms . caro and her editor , david coulson , obviously wanted to dissipate any feeling of forced pathos that might accompany the intense tragedy experienced by pai ' s family . it ' s a welcome exercise of taste on the director ' s part .\nsynopsis in a small new zealand coastal village , maori claim descent from paikea , the whale rider . in every generation for over 1000 years , a male heir born to the chief succeeds to the title . the time is now . the chief ' s eldest son , porourangi , fathers twins - a boy and a girl . but the boy and his mother die in childbirth . the surviving girl is named pai . . . a contemporary story of love and rejection as a young girl fights to fulfil her destiny .\ni did not like this film very much . this movie seemed to force a gender issue , where there was not a real need for one . i liked the concept of the whale rider , and how the grandfather would raise the youth of the area into a whale rider . i thought the grandfather not allowing his daughter to train and practically banishing her was excessive . the grandfather was quick tempered and only wanted a grandson , so the entire movie was based around the grandfather ' s disliking of his daughter . in my opinion , this movie was too focused on the subject of the daughter not being the person that her grandfather wanted her to be , rather than it focusing on what she wanted . some people could view this movie as a break from social and gender norms , but i saw it as a girl that couldn ' t do anything to break her gender norms until she risked her life to save the whales . overall , this movie was not very enjoyable for me , mainly because of the dull plot and sub - par acting .\npaikea ' s whale performed by , vocal by ' keriana thomson ' , ' the wananga boys ' music composed by , arranged by lisa gerrard copyright owned by 4ad ltd under license from south pacific pictures ltd . \u00a9 ( p ) 2003 4ad ltd\nthe novel begins with a traditional legend of the maori tribe which tells of the arrival of man from the east , and his relationship with all the animals . in particular , this story is about paikea , the first whale rider who uses spears to create life on the island . one of his spears is cast one thousand years into the future , and is understood to give life to kahu , who will become the novel\u2019s protagonist . the narrator of the modern sections of the novel is rawiri , kahu\u2019s uncle . the maori are a tribe from a small coastal village in whangara , new zealand , who trace their lineage back to the first whale rider through male descendants . koro , the aging leader of the tribe , tries to ensure his line of succession , but when his first great - grandchild is born and she is female koro feels he must search the community for a new heir since in his mind , women cannot be tribal leaders . koro rejects kahu throughout much of the novel , and tries to preserve traditional maori culture in the face of spreading modernity .\nthe story is about a young maori girl called kahu who is the granddaughter of koro apirana , chief of a maori tribe . while koro is desperate about not having a male grandchild he starts to look for a male successor amongst his tribe , unaware that kahu has the aptitudes which a chief requires . because of his blindness and frustration koro abandons kahu . for the action the story of the whales plays an important role . the whales are strongly connected with koro\u00b4s maori tribe by his ancestor and whale rider paikea . a herd of whales which is leaded by the ancient whale which paikea rode is heading towards new zealand troubled by changes in their environment . they stranded on the beach in front of the maori village and the people tried to get the whales out to the sea again but they fail . kahu manages to lead them back to the sea by riding the ancient bull whale . koro now realizes that kahu is the true successor with the right characteristics to be a leader , regardless of age and gender and ensures the salvation of her village .\nbased on a novel by transplanted new zealander witi ihimaera , whale rider is the story of a 12 - year - old girl named pai , short for paikea , a child of the whangara tribe which habituates the maori east coast of new zealand . when pai is born , her mother and twin brother die , a tragedy that also causes a very difficult and unfortunate situation . the whangara people believe that their presence on the island results from the arrival of a single ancestor thousands of years earlier . that man , like our heroine , was named paikea and he escaped death when his canoe capsized by riding to the distant shore on the back of a whale . after this historic event , the whangara chiefs , who are considered to be the legendary figure\u2019s direct descendants , are always the first - born and always male .\nthe whale rider novel is a positive and sensitive representation of maori culture and several terms from the postcolonial theory can be determined within the novel . that is why it appears to me worth analysing this text in the context of postcolonial literary studies which is the purpose of this term paper . in chapter 1 i will give a short summary about the colonial and postcolonial history of new zealand and its postcolonial literature tradition . chapter 2 deals with the novel\u00b4s main characters and the narrative structure while chapter 3 detects the features of postcolonial theory which are embedded in the story .\nwriter - director niki coro perfectly suits the style to the story . the modest buildings in the midst of the starkly beautiful setting convey the contrast between the timeless culture of the maori and the ephemeral artifacts of the modern age . pai ' s perceptiveness and quiet persistence are always evident , but when she finally speaks from her heart , standing on stage in a school production , wearing traditional garb , she is purely luminous . whale rider is not only genuinely lyrical , but , even harder to manage , it is lyrically genuine . a must - see for families of tweens and up .\nthe next evening an even bigger event occurs , this time witnessed not by everyone but just by the small maori community within the town . during the night , rawiri , koro , kahu and nanny hear a booming sound coming from the sea , as if a great door has just opened , and then they witness a large group of huge whales emerge from the bottom of the sea . at their head is a great bull whale with an ancient sacred maori tattoo . the bull whale pulls itself onto shore and strands itself there , waiting for its death .\ntradition dictates that the first - born grandson step into the role of chief , but pai - - named paikea by her father , after the tribe ' s ancient ancestor , who legend says arrived in the village on the back of a whale - - is all the family has .\nthe epilogue narrates that the oldest mother whale notices kahu and realizes that her husband , the bull whale , has mistaken this little girl for her ancestor . she leads to him the conclusion that she is kahutia\u2019s descendent , and she is the spear he cast into the future and thus she must be returned to her people so she can bring them life - giving benefit and guide them through these troubled times . the bull whale eventually agrees and they return kahu , now unconscious , to whangara . when found by humans , kahu is brought to the hospital to recover and there she is near to nanny , who collapsed in shock after her dear great - granddaughter left with the whale her three days have passed since then and koro and rawiri have been taking care of the two of them . when nanny awakens , koro admits to her that this is entirely his fault , and that he has been stubborn and blind in the matter of kahu . later when kahu also awakens , he tells her for the first time that he loves her . then the story ends with kahu telling her dear great - grandfather that she can still hear the singing of the whales .\npart 3 begins , as usual , by focusing on the whale herd . the bull whale is leading his herd through the frozen waters of antarctica . a collapsing of the ice there and the life - threatening nature of this collapse forces him to make a snap decision in guiding his herd . he chooses to take them down the paths leading back to the seas of his youth , a decision that causes dismay among the elder mothers because they know his nostalgia for the past is clouding his present judgment . but he leads them on anyway to what they know will be their final journey .\nthere was no gladness when i was born .\nwhale rider begins with tragedy . noisy tragedy . a woman gives birth to two children , one stillborn . as her husband , porourangi ( cliff curtis ) , watches helplessly , she dies in the process , leaving him bereft , angry , and confronted by his own father , koro ( rawiri paratene ) , ready to blame the surviving child , a daughter , for the death of the male child . porourangi storms off , leaving the baby to the care of his mother , nanny flowers ( vicky haughton ) . fortunately , she knows how to handle her husband in ways that even he doesn ' t imagine .\npart ii begins with another short focus on the whale herd . they head towards a sea trench that used to provide them bounty and shelter but they find there an inhospitable and radioactive place . they are forced to travel to other havens as this long - time home for them has become too inhospitable to live in .\nbehind the scenes of whale rider\n( 27 : 03 , upconverted to 1080p ) - a traditional epk making - of with voice - over ( by barry jenkin ) and talking - head interviews with niki caro , producers john barnett and tim sanders , composer lisa gerrard , as well as actors keisha castle - hughes , cliff curtis , vicky haughton , witi ihimaera , and rawiri paratene . unfortunately , the piece seems truncated from south pacific pictures ' original sixty - minute program that aired in new zealand . sony probably had to make cuts in order to fit it on the dvd . the 1 . 78 : 1 presentation appears windowboxed . in english , not subtitled .\nthis ex - dead can dance member imparts her own mixture of the ethereal , the worldly , the emotionally abstract , and the purely beautiful to all of her projects . she ' s been universally recognized and acclaimed for her body of work : she received a golden globe and was oscar - nominated for the\ngladiator\nsoundtrack . she has also worked on such high profile movies as\nali\nand\nthe insider\n. this release is a soundtrack for the new zealand indie film\nwhale rider\n, already the biggest grossing film in new zealand ever . gerrard ' s music , combined with the motion picture , provides an experience of profound power and spiritual enlightenment .\na young girl might fulfill a prophecy in an indigenous new zealand community . though the film brims with authenticity , it is almost too authentic . there are voice overs explaining the culture in which the film is set , but i spent some of the film lost about the relationship between the protagonist and the legend she ' s supposed to fulfill . the patriarchal structure of the family provides grounding to the story , and the interactions between the characters are interesting , but the grand metaphysical puzzle that dominates this film isn ' t clear to one who is unfamiliar with the film ' s cultural backdrop . overall , i liked whale rider , but i don ' t think i fully got it .\nlinda goldstein knowlton co - directed and co - produced the feature - length documentary , the world according to sesame street . the film examines sesame street ' s international co - productions , made primarily in some of the world ' s political hotspots , including kosovo , bangladesh , and south africa . the film made its world premiere in competition at the 2006 sundance film festival as an official selection in the u . s . documentary category . the film was selected and screened at the hot docs film festival in toronto , the seattle film festival , and other festivals including boston , dubrovnik , new zealand , melbourne , and zurich . previously , goldstein knowlton produced the new zealand film whale rider ( 2002 ) , directed by niki caro , which was the winner of the audience awards at toronto , sundance , rotterdam , seattle , san francisco , and maui film festivals . goldstein knowlton became involved with whale rider in 1992 , a decade before its theatrical release , after reading the novella upon which the film is based . prior to that , she initiated the development of the shipping news after reading the novel in galley form in 1993 , and then produced the 2001 - released film , directed by lasse hallstrom . she made her feature - film producing debut in 1999 with both mumford , written and directed by lawrence kasdan , and crazy in alabama , directed by antonio banderas . she is currently developing both fiction and documentary films ."]}
{"id": 116972, "summary": [{"text": "the revolution will not be televised ( spanish : la revoluci\u00f3n no ser\u00e1 transmitida ) , also known as ch\u00e1vez : inside the coup , is a 2003 documentary focusing on events in venezuela leading up to and during the april 2002 coup d'\u00e9tat attempt , which saw president hugo ch\u00e1vez removed from office for two days .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "with particular emphasis on the role played by venezuela 's private media , the film examines several key incidents : the protest march and subsequent violence that provided the impetus for ch\u00e1vez 's ousting ; the opposition 's formation of an interim government headed by business leader pedro carmona ; and the carmona administration 's collapse , which paved the way for ch\u00e1vez 's return .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the revolution will not be televised was directed by irish filmmakers kim bartley and donnacha \u00f3 briain .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "given direct access to ch\u00e1vez , the filmmakers intended to make a fly-on-the-wall biography of the president .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "they spent seven months filming in venezuela , following ch\u00e1vez and his staff and interviewing ordinary citizens .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "as the coup unfolded on 11 april , bartley and \u00f3 briain filmed on the streets of the capital , caracas , capturing footage of protesters and the erupting violence .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "later , they filmed many of the political upheavals inside miraflores , the presidential palace .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "bartley and \u00f3 briain conceived of the film after bartley returned from documenting the aftermath of the 1999 vargas mudslides for an irish charity .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "following a visit to venezuela to determine the feasibility of a film project , the pair formed a production company and applied to ireland 's film board , bord scann\u00e1n na h\u00e9ireann ( bs\u00e9 ) , for a development grant .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "at bs\u00e9 's request , the filmmakers partnered with a more experienced producer and shot a short pilot to show to potential investors .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "funding for the \u20ac 200,000 production was provided by bs\u00e9 and several european broadcasters .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "bartley and \u00f3 briain shot more than 200 hours of material ; editing focused on identifying footage that would make the film entertaining and drive the plot .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it was at this stage that the film 's coverage narrowed to concentrate more on the coup attempt .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the film was positively received by mainstream film critics and won several awards .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "reviewers cited the filmmakers ' unprecedented proximity to key events and praised the film for its \" riveting narrative \" ; criticism focused on its lack of context and pro-ch\u00e1vez bias .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "first shown on television in europe and venezuela in 2003 , the revolution will not be televised later appeared at film festivals and secured a limited theatrical release on the art house circuit .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "independent activists held unofficial screenings , and venezuelan government officials encouraged its circulation to build support for ch\u00e1vez 's administration .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film is regularly shown on venezuelan television , and in the capital it is often broadcast during \" contentious political conjunctures \" .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the revolution will not be televised paints ch\u00e1vez in a favorable light , which has led to disputes over its neutrality and accuracy ; particular attention is paid to its framing of the violence of 11 \u2013 13 april , the filmmakers ' editing of the timeline , and the alleged omission of incidents and personnel .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film is variously cited as an accurate portrayal or a misrepresentation of the events of april 2002 . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "the revolution will not be televised ( film )", "paragraphs": ["the revolution will not be televised , will not be televised , will not be televised , will not be televised . the revolution will be no re - run brothers ; the revolution will be live .\nthe revolution will not be televised . . . but it will be livestreamed | huffpost\nfor other uses , see the revolution will not be televised ( disambiguation ) .\nthe revolution will not be televised . . . .\n\u2014 google arts & culture\npolitician to the people . a review of the documentary\nthe revolution will not be televised\nselected the revolution will not be televised for his top ten classics from the history of documentary .\nthe revolution will not be televised was directed by irish filmmakers kim bartley and donnacha \u00f3 briain .\nthe future will be better : if you believe in the revolution , it will be .\nthe title of this article is a pun on the revolution will not be televised by gil scott heron .\nsydney film festival : gil scott heron famously said in \u201971 that the ' revolution will not be televised .\n\u009d well , it appears the devolution will be .\nthe track \u201cthe revolution has not been televised\u201d has been edited for the promo .\nthe revolution will not be televised | st . patrick\u2019s festival 2018 . 15th - 19th march . dublin , ireland\nthere will be no highlights on the 11 o ' clock news and no pictures of hairy - armed women liberationists ,\nmr . scott - heron rapped ,\nthe revolution will not be televised / the revolution will not give your mouth sex appeal / the revolution will not make you look five pounds thinner / the revolution will be no re - run , brothers ; the revolution will be live .\ntape : \u201cthe revolution will not be televised\u201d \u2014 excerpts of the new documentary about the unsuccessful 2002 coup in venezuela .\n^ scheck , frank . the revolution will not be televised . the hollywood reporter , 4 / / 1 / 2003\nso , the revolution probably won ' t be televised , but can it be . . .\nthe revolution will not be televised by gil scott heron , announces a revolution in a cool , but self - assured way that makes the listener believe that it will be a just event .\nthe revolution will not be televised has been widely debated among both supporters and critics of venezuelan president hugo ch\u00e1vez . frank scheck , for the hollywood reporter , says about the revolution will not be televised , a . k . a ch\u00e1vez : inside the coup :\nthe revolution will not be civilized : scott - heron predicts that the revolution will not be broadcast on tv for you to enjoy from your lazy seat , but it will indeed be a real society changing revolt that not to be underestimated and taken lightly .\nthis documentary is a tribute to the courage of hugo chavez , the poor people of venezuela , and the irish crew who filmed it . the revolution will not be televised does not need to be televised to be effective .\nthe revolution will not go better with coke ( reference to coca cola ) .\nas a bonus feature , the revolution will not be televised also examines the role of mass media , especially television , in modern political affairs .\nthe revolution will not be vilified : scott - heron announces a revolution in a cool , but self - assured way that makes the listener believe that it will be a just event .\npop cultural osmosis : the phrase the revolution will not be televised is more famous than the album itself , which not many people have ever listened to or are familiar with .\nfurther screenings : thu 18 / 02 - 16 : 15 delphi fri 19 / 02 - 22 : 00 cinestar 8 sat 20 / 02 - 21 : 30 arsenal 1 \u201cthe revolution will not be televised , the revolution will be live . \u201d\nthe revolution will not be televised remains a must - see documentary for progressive thinkers interested in political change . the film is not for sale in the u . s . but can be downloaded from the internet or obtained from venezuelan consulates .\nthanks to our friends at exile on moan street for locating this really high quality youtube upload of the gil scott - heron documentary the revolution will not be televised .\ni\u2019m amy goodman with juan gonzalez . as we talk about the pulling of the film \u201cthe revolution will not be televised\u201d from the canada international film festival in vancouver , on the line with us is the organizer of that event , don wright in canada .\nurltoken - website distributing the three films : llaguno bridge , keys to a massacre ; people and the struggle in the fourth world war ; and the revolution will not be televised .\nthe golden age of hip hop : despite not being hiphop scott - heron and the last poets were both important influences on the development of rapping . thus the revolution will not be televised is considered to be a predecessor of hiphop .\nthe film won twelve awards at film festivals and was nominated for another four .\ngil scott - heron\u2019s 1970 poem , \u201cthe revolution will not be televised , \u201d offered a humorous but pointed critique of the relationship between the media and the reality of change and revolution taking place in the streets and on the campuses of america .\nscott - heron , gil . \u201c\u201dthe revolution will not be televised\u201d\u201d poetry genius . n . p . , n . d . web . 25 mar . 2014 . < urltoken ; .\nduring the events in iran this summer ( 2009 ) , i saw a young person wearing a t - shirt featuring the old gil scott - heron line : \u201c the revolution will not be televised \u201d ( 1971 ) . the couplet concludes : \u201cthe revolution will be live . \u201d or on youtube .\nthe videographers entitled their gripping documentary the revolution will not be televised . the title of the film turns out to have several layers of meaning \u2014 not only were the true events of the coup never televised , but , more significantly , the essential nature of the political revolution in venezuela that gave rise to the coup has never been presented in the public media of north america .\nthe bbc have made it clear where they stand . this will not be forgotten .\nyou watch too much x : the title track informs listeners that the revolution will not be shown on tv to be enjoyed from the comfort of your own home .\nthe revolution will not be televised ( a . k . a . chavez : inside the coup ) is a 2002 documentary about the april 2002 venezuelan coup attempt which briefly deposed venezuelan president hugo ch\u00e1vez .\nx - ray of a lie ( spanish : radiograf\u00eda de una mentira ) is a 2004 documentary film examining another film , the revolution will not be televised about the events of the 2002 venezuelan coup d ' \u00e9tat attempt . the x - ray documentary , directed by wolfgang schalk and written by schalk and thaelman urguelles , accuses kim bartley and donacha o ' briain of\nomissions and distortion\nin the revolution will not be televised . it premiered on dvd in venezuela in july 2004 .\neva golinger - moncada , executive director of the venezuela solidarity committee in new york . she has come out strongly against the amnesty film festival in vancouver\u2019s decision to take the award - winning documentary \u201cthe revolution will not be televised\u201d off their screening list .\n\u201cthe revolution will not be televised by gil scott - heron | song stories . \u201d rolling stone . n . p . , n . d . web . 25 mar . 2014 . < urltoken ;\nthe film , the revolution will not be televised , was made by two irish film makers , kim bartley and donnacha o ' briain . they were preparing a documentary about mr chavez , with his cooperation , before the coup and were inside the presidential palace in april 2002 when the events unfolded .\nburnett , bob . \u201cthe revolution will not be televised ( 2014 ) . \u201d the huffington post . thehuffingtonpost . com , 21 feb . 2014 . web . 25 mar . 2014 . < urltoken ; .\nand there you have an excerpt of \u201cthe revolution will not be televised\u201d \u2014 and it won\u2019t be shown at this year\u2019s film festival of amnesty international . we are joined right now by don wright , who organized the amnesty international\u2019s film festival in vancouver , canada . can you talk about amnesty\u2019s decision to , first , show this film , and then , pull it ?\nto viewers with knowledge of this history , the revolution will not be televised is a political cliff - hanger . the fact that chavez did survive the coup is nothing short of miraculous and must be credited to the mobilization of the masses of venezuela .\nclick here to read to full transcript today we take a look at a controversial new documentary about the unsuccessful 2002 coup in venezuela . the film titled , \u201cthe revolution will not be televised\u201d received a rave review from the new york times but the organizers of the amnesty international film festival in vancouver have canceled a planned screening of the film that was scheduled to open today .\nin its original form , \u201cthe revolution will not be televised\u201d is a meme that captures the idea that power concentrated in the hands of a small group of media executives and their corporate sponsors determines not only how to report the news , but what is newsworthy .\na terrific film . tremendously moving .\n- - henry sheehan , npr , film week\n44 . in a fortuitous turn of events , irish filmmakers kim bartley and donnacha \u00f3 briain , who happened to be in caracas making a documentary about something else , caught the whole thing on tape , resulting in their award - winning film , the revolution will not be televised . the film includes footage from inside the presidential palace during the days of the coup .\nboth titles were presentedby hbo / cinemax documentary films , while balseros is distributed theatrically in the us throughseventh art releasing and the revolution will not be televised is distributed through vitagraph films . both titlesand the remaining roster of winners will be honoured at the ida ' s upcomingawards ceremony on dec 12 in los angeles .\nthe revolution will not be televised\nwas added to the national recording registry in 2005 for being\nhistorically , culturally and aesthetically important\n. time magazine also included it in their 2006 list of timeless and essential music albums .\n3 . consequently not having to make promises that would be broken such as ' we will not cut housing benefit ' .\nrohter also decides to draw attention to an ongoing dispute over the responsibility of the deaths of 19 people during the washington - backed coup in venezuela in 2002 . he pits an anti - chavez film x - ray of a lie against stone ' s assertions which borrow from a film sympathetic to chavez called the revolution will not be televised .\nit turns out it ' s heydon prowse of bbc three ' s the revolution will be televised fame . or at least it was , until he changed his name in order to stand as michael green .\nfilm withdrawn from amnesty international film festival because of fears for the safety of ai members in caracas . statement by the makers of the film regarding this decision .\nprime leader : this is revolution ! traximus : revolution is usually what happens . . . when the world needs to change .\ni ' m not a ' conspiracy theorist ' , as damning as that statement can be . i have no theory of conspiracy , only questions . some questions you will not answer some you will not ask .\nplease come to your senses now . this will not go away - it will get much louder and far more strident .\nthe title of gil scott - heron\u2019s best - known song , the revolution will not be televised , has entered the language . when it was released in 1971 , it was a sardonic commentary on the fate of black american radicalism : \u201cyou will not be able to stay home , brother . you will not be able to plug in , turn on and cop out . you will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip out for beer during commercials , because the revolution will not be televised . \u201d now , it can be seen as the beginning of rap , a style of music which today dominates the charts in the us , the uk \u2013 indeed , the world . the musical movement begun by scott - heron , who died on friday aged 62 , took black culture squarely into the mainstream , and could be said to have ultimately paved the way for barack obama to become president of the united states .\nin the studio , alexandra beech , venezuelan - american who writes for the \u201cinternational daily review of venezuela , \u201d which is posted on many chavez opposition websites and eva golinger - moncada , the executive director of the venezuela solidarity committee in new york . you\u2019ve come out strongly against the pulling of this film \u201cthe revolution will not be televised\u201d from the amnesty film festival . why ?\nand that\u2019s why when you say everything was televised , everything was televised except perhaps the most important day of the events which was the day of the coup itself .\none of the first films was for \u201cnow and then\u201d , a collection of gil scott - heron\u2019s poems which peter was editing at the time . there was only one option as to which poem to chose \u2013 gil\u2019s masterpiece , the revolution will not be televised .\nsmith , ian k . \u201ctop 20 political songs : the revolution will not be televised | gil scott - heron | 1971 . \u201d new statesman . n . p . , n . d . web . 25 mar . 2014 . < urltoken ; .\nthe revolution , according to gil scott - heron , won\u2019t be dictated by the government or by corporations . to make that point clear , he ridicules various government officials : \u201cthe revolution will not show you pictures of nixon / blowing a bugle and leading a charge by john mitchell , general abrams and spiro agnew to eat / hog maws confiscated from a harlem sanctuary . \u201d mocking the claims made in advertisements , gil scott - heron notes that the revolution ( unlike ultra brite , schick , and other brands ) \u201cwill not give your mouth sex appeal / the revolution will not get rid of the nubs / the revolution will not make you look five pounds thinner , because the revolution will not be televised , brother . \u201d denouncing popular television shows of the time , scott - heron says in the song : \u201c green acres , the beverly hillbillies , and hooterville junction will no longer be so goddamn relevant , and women will not care if dick finally screwed jane on search for tomorrow because black people will be in the street looking for a brighter day . \u201d despite the song\u2019s outdated allusions , the new yorker called it a \u201cclassic that sounds as subversive and intelligent now as it did when it was new\u201d ( wilkinson ) .\nyou can easily fin it in google . . type\nthe revolution will not be televised lies\n. . . it will come up . it ' s in spanish but with english subtitles . i am sorry to disappoint the ones that believe this was an extraordinary documentary but the truth is that this is not more than a lot of rubbish\n11 . 15am \u2013 introduction : the revolution will not be televised ( gil scott - heron / amanda coogan film dance performance ) 11 . 30am \u2013 12 . 15pm : framing the nation \u2013 considering our sense of commemoration of revolution \u2013 where have we been , and where are we now ? what is our relationship to revolution like at present ? with louise lowe of anu productions , sam mcguinness of the simon community , and deirdre mcparland of the esb archives .\nthe battleship potemkin and any other soviet depiction of the russian revolution . for obvious reasons , western depictions ( which are quite rare ) will usually portray it as a full - circle revolution .\ngil scott - heron\u2019s \u201cthe revolution will not be televised\u201d has been elevated to legendary status over the years . born out of the civil rights movement and the black power movement , the spoken - word poem has been sampled , alluded to and referred to by many hip - hop artists , including kanye west , queen latifah , jay electronica , common , lupe fiasco and more . in this essay , i will first examine gil scott - heron and his personal history , then analyze \u201cthe revolution will not be televised\u201d and its historical context , before examining its impact on culture and then concluding .\nit ' s time to come clean , while you admissions will still be accepted .\nwhat seems ultimately incontestable , however , is that the film captures \u2013 and from the eye of the storm \u2013 the attempted military overthrow of a democratically elected government , and its reversal by a popular uprising . and it is this \u2013 a familiar story with a less - familiar ending \u2013 that gives the revolution will not be televised its awesome emotional pull , late night or not .\nand kate russell ' s film about alan turing can still be viewed at the bcs website .\nlast week , the film was due to be shown at the ai film festival in vancouver . the organising committee came under pressure from chavez opponents in venezuela and eventually decided not to show it .\ndoes the film industry really contribute \u00a31 . 9m to british tourism , as a report for the uk film council claims ? the bbc ' s arts editor will gompertz expresses doubts .\ncut government spending on keeping the economy running and unemployment will grow and the burden on the state will increase .\nit can be tough for politicians because it is unpredictable , and unexpected \u2013 tonight\u2019s question time will be exciting and a challenge .\ncalled \u201cone of the most important films of the year\u201d by la weekly , \u201cgirlhood\u201d won audience awards at both the south by southwest film festival and the nantucket film festival . it also won the jury award at the atlanta film festival and will open theatrically in october of 2003 . \u201cgirlhood\u201d will air on tlc in 2004 .\nneither you , nor the coeditors you shared it with will be able to recover it again .\nif it does not . . . the bbc and all its well - earned prestige of decades will be scorned and reviled forever .\nboth the cuban and venezuelan revolutions show that there are viable alternatives to the burden of imperialism for nations of the hemispheric south . in line with prevailing political censorship practices , these revolutions have not been , and will not be , televised where reactionary capitalism controls the media .\n\u2022 the iphone version 4 may not be available until later in the week but already the criticism of the engine that will drive it is mounting .\nprivate owned tv - stations supported the coup . the media is in the focus of attention in this film : the way news was spun for the people of venezuela as well as the world press . what happens , when the revolution , indeed , is televised ?\nthe film was positively received by mainstream film critics and won several awards . reviewers cited the filmmakers\u2019 unprecedented proximity to key events and praised the film for its \u201criveting narrative\u201d ; [ 1 ] criticism focused on its lack of context and pro - ch\u00e1vez bias . first shown on television in europe and venezuela in 2003 , the revolution will not be televised later appeared at film festivals and secured a limited theatrical release on the art house circuit . independent activists held unofficial screenings , and venezuelan government officials encouraged its circulation to build support for ch\u00e1vez\u2019s administration . the film is regularly shown on venezuelan television , and in the capital it is often broadcast during \u201ccontentious political conjunctures\u201d . [ 2 ] the revolution will not be televised paints ch\u00e1vez in a favorable light , which has led to disputes over its neutrality and accuracy ; particular attention is paid to its framing of the violence of 11\u201313 april , the filmmakers\u2019 editing of the timeline , and the alleged omission of incidents and personnel . the film is variously cited as an accurate portrayal or a misrepresentation of the events of april 2002 .\nthe revolution will not be televised is a powerful film about the charismatic and controversial venezuelan president hugo chavez . it charts the attempt to overthrow him in april 2002 and provides an eyewitness account of his extraordinary return to power some forty - eight hours later . this book , which includes a dvd of this electrifying documentary , not only sheds light on contemporary politics in latin america but also focuses on important issues in documentary filmmaking .\nthe coup was accomplished under the cover of right - wing propaganda , and not reversed until the state television was restored and the forces of the revolution recalled . this is the main strategic lesson of the film .\nproduct placement : inverted and possibly parodied , since scott - heron includes many brand names and product slogans in the revolution will not be televised ( the poem itself ) , but does so to criticize their triviality and the blind , self - centred consumer culture of america that prevents its people from perceiving real threats to society .\nshows that any rebel who sells out his comrades will be killed by the militia in short order , and the rebels will generally not have any sympathy for any member of the militia , former or otherwise .\nthe revolution they seek may or may not ( in gil scott - heron ' s immortal phrase ) be televised \u2014 thiaw includes extracts from numerous tube - broadcasts \u2014 but it will most certainly be anticipated , described and glorified in their lyrics . articulate and forceful , they\nrage against injustice and fight with words ,\nproviding the most visible and vocal resistance to the powers - that - be .\nas i don\u2019t speak farsi and i am in no sense an expert on iran , i will refrain from comment as to whether this was a new revolution , the continuation of a debate about the meaning of iran\u2019s 1979 revolution , or a counter - revolution . perhaps that multiplicity of options defines a revolutionary moment .\nproject canvas , the broadcasters ' joint venture which will connect internet video to the tv set , will not launch until next year , after delays in the regulatory process .\nit is not clear whether the new feature , which will appear above the followers box on the right hand nav on the twitter website will only be available to twitter website users or be added to the vast array of api options available to developers .\nthe revolution that won\u2019t be televised in the north is chavez\u2019s bolivarian revolution , a grand plan to establish a regional power bloc to counter u . s . imperialism in south america . chavez\u2019s plan has , in the words of the wall street journal , made venezuela \u201cwashington\u2019s biggest latin america headache after the old standby , cuba . \u201d\nso , 40 years after scott - heron\u2019s call for action , and on the eve of martin luther king day 2014 , we can be pretty sure he was right : the revolution will indeed not be televised . it will , however , be streamed . two recent examples of the role of streaming in coverage of \u201crevolutions\u201d include a digital version of occupy wall street , called occupystreams , and the coverage of the arab spring , where citizen video - journalism was often the only media outlet available .\nbut you only get one review in the new york times and los angeles times , so don ' t waste it on a one - shot screening , especially if the film will open theatrically . you will need this press for the theatrical run . be sure your film is included in festival previews and wrap - ups in these major print outlets instead . then the reviewers will know you and your film when it ' s time to review it .\n\u2022 for any football spectators who might be irritated by the world cup vuvuzelas , this news spot from computer weekly will be music to their ears .\nonly the truth will set you free ! not the bbc . . . .\napparently\n. . .\nthis digital exhibition was supported by a grant from the patrick f . taylor foundation . it is an expansion of the exhibition \u201cthe revolution will not be . . . : print culture of the civil rights movement\u201d held at the amistad research center in 2011 .\nthe revolution will not be televised\nis spoken word in music . scott - heron recites poetry , while a conga and bongo percussionist plays in the background . despite this it is still classified as a music album , usually as jazz and beat poetry .\nthe revolution will not be televised\nhas become an iconic slogan and the album itself has been praised for its political and social commentary . it ' s a cult classic within the black consciousness movement , but also very popular in hiphop , as scott - heron ' s socially conscious and catchy vocal delivery is considered to be a predecessor of the genre , along with the last poets . especially in conscious hip hop and political rap quotes from this record have been frequently sampled up .\nwhat gives the film its real power is that the crew happened to be filming in the presidential palace when venezuela ' s oligarchs launched a coup attempt against the populist mr . chavez . if you ever wanted a primer on the interplay between u . s . foreign policy , oil and the war on terrorism , this is as good a place as any to start . the film is also known as the revolution will not be televised - - tipping a nod to poet and musician gil scott - heron ' s famous paean against the soporific qualities of television .\nwhatever the future holds , we can be sure that violent extremists will also exploit new media technology whenever it becomes available . it may not be long before an individual attacker , or a terrorist group , produces a live stream of an attack , with images broadcast from the point of view of the killer . the technology already exists . when it happens we will be forced to decide whether or not we will watch .\nmr . stone\u2019s film includes some new footage from the confrontation at the bridge , but its basic argument hews closely to that of \u201cthe revolution will not be televised , \u201d a film the ch\u00e1vez camp has endorsed . that documentary , however , has been subject to rebuttal by another , called \u201cx - ray of a lie , \u201d and by brian a . nelson\u2019s book \u201cthe silence and the scorpion : the coup against ch\u00e1vez and the making of modern venezuela\u201d ( nation books ) , neither of which mr . stone mentions .\nmr tackaberry said the withdrawal was not to do with the film ' s quality or its politics , as amnesty did not endorse any of the films at its festivals .\nwhen , in 1970 , gil scott - heron \u2014 often considered the grandfather of rap , and a renowned poet , musician , and civil - rights activist \u2014 released his now - famous single , \u201c the revolution will not be televised , \u201d he couldn\u2019t have known that halfway around the world in japan that same year , sony was laying the foundations for another type of revolution with the release of the u - matic system , the first commercially viable vcr .\nare at least 58 moving image works from 18 countries that will be shown in eleven curated screening programmes . the\n\u2022 from the\nthis will not end well\ndepartment comes the story of david perez who will spend the next week doing everything his twitter followers tell him . well , almost .\nyou say you want a revolution . well you know , art can cure you of that\nthe culture secretary jeremy hunt will make his first speech on media policy this week . plans to abolish the bbc trust are not an immediate priority . broadband rollout and the reform of local media will be highlighted according to the telegraph .\nnot the freelance photographers filing for the new york times , huffington post or npr . not the journalist from vice . not the journalist from the intercept . not the journalist from b uzzfeed . not the journalist from indigenous rising media . not the journalist from fusion . not the journalist from mic . not the journalist from digital smoke signals . not the journalists from independent papers , on - line magazines or foreign news outlets . not freelance journalists . not citizen journalists . not from ruptly and sipa , usa ( with whom i was reporting ) , among others .\nnow i know you have one legal case pending , and when edmonds eventually speaks ( those who have heard her evidence say it makes the pentagon papers look insignificant ) and gives her testimony the amount of questions it will throw up and the amount you will be expected to answer will be massive .\nan online petition was organised to complain about the film , which mr schalk said did not meet the ethical standards of the bbc .\nin the doctors of the cat family the leader of the revolution is ok with thomas healing their captured enemies .\nwhile zoellner examines the production pressures and factors that shape the focus and form of documentary film , temple university anthropologist naomi schiller in her study considers how political and social context influence the perceived legitimacy of a documentary . schiller considers the case of the revolution will not be televised , a film that challenged major news media accounts of the 2002 venezuelan coup d ' \u00e9tat attempt against hugo chavez . in her research , schiller traces revolution ' s release and subsequent reception in new york and caracas , detailing the frame contest among activists , critics , and other political actors to define the film as either an important dissident perspective or a work of pro - chavez propaganda . as she observes :\nthe meaning of a film is shaped not only by its composition but by who is responsible for its circulation , when and where the film is screened , and the contextual information provided to the audience .\nzoellner ' s conclusion is as relevant to understanding the perception of revolution as it is to more recent debates over major releases such as an inconvenient truth and sicko .\nsure . i think i needed to clarify that the decision to include the film and then to not include the film was very much a local decision that we didn\u2019t feel we had the capacity to properly put the film in context and properly examine and respond to the film itself . we feel that it was an error for us to consider that film based on the lack of information that we had about the circumstances of the film . so that was very much a local decision by a small group of amnesty members that are part of our planning committee .\na venezuelan tv producer and engineer , wolfgang schalk , is leading the campaign against the film . he said yesterday , in an email , that the film presented a distorted version of events . mr schalk said he had spent five months investigating the film .\ncommentators dissect the budget and predict how it will affect the next four years .\nit turns out ' network ' was more a documentary than a fictional film .\nozon ' s provocative film can do much to improve attitudes towards lgbti people .\nif stone had chopped much of the venezuela section on the cutting room floor , which in any case relies on footage from an earlier and more gripping documentary entitled the revolution will not be televised , stone would have freed up valuable time to explore diverse countries dealt with in the film . stone could have then included his interviews with south american leaders but also spoken with other less important people . sometimes , it is the random , unscripted and colorful vignettes which yield the most levity .\nall resistances are against the empire . only evil governments provoke rebellion . no matter their hold over information , striking against the authority will never be wrong . in the land of tropes , the revolution will not be vilified . it is always a force for the good , freedom , equality , freedom , justice , freedom , and democracy . and freedom . ( for great justice , of course . )\njust by ignoring this story it will not go away . . . which is obviously what the authorities are hoping for .\nby the time you do not post this message with my other comments , we in aussie will have had an election .\npeople will consider that they are either being reckless or deceiful , reckless because they do not know , deceitful because they do know and they ' re not telling .\nto make a film about this charismatic and unorthodox world leader . they met with chavez and secured his permission to have full access to film , what was to be , an up close and personal profile . it turned out to be something completely different .\ntoday , many of the social movements that laid the groundwork for the egyptian revolution are calling for a second revolution . this twitter announcement of 22 may from journalist reem abdellatif encapsulates the call :\nnext friday , # may27 # egyptians plan not to leave # tahrir or any other square in # egypt until all of the revolution ' s demands are met .\nscreenwest is the charge of the galway film centre . should you need any further assistance with prospective or current av projects , contact the galway film centre for advice and guidance .\nin conclusion , \u201cthe revolution will not be televised\u201d helped gil scott - heron cement his title as \u201cthe godfather of rap\u201d and the \u201cinventor of rap\u201d ( the nation , new statesman ) . according to legendary public enemy member chuck d , scott - heron laid the groundwork for hip - hop mcs to \u201cdo what we do and how we do\u201d ( \u201cthe\u201d ) . scott - heron\u2019s \u201cunique proto - rap vocal style\u201d over \u201cbare - bones arrangements featuring pounding basslines and stripped - down drumbeats\u201d heavily influenced the culture of hip - hop and \u201cset the stage for rap as a form of sociopolitical expression for the masses\u201d ( azpiri ) ( macarthur ) . aided by the use of slang , allusions , humor , and repetition , gil scott - heron\u2019s \u201cthe revolution will not be televised\u201d not only captured the feelings of a specific time in history , but helped forged the future as well .\nmy guess is with the likes of you and me kevin will see more of out liberties erode whilst the bbc and co will see there loyalty rewarded .\nfilm producer and bbc - trained engineer wolfgang schalk studied frame by frame kim bartley ' s and donnacha o ' brien ' s propaganda film\nthe revolution will not be televised .\nx - ray of a lie\nis schalk ' s definite deconstruction of a film that has wrongly been portrayed as the ultimate truth of the coup d ' etat that took place on 11 april 2002 , when chavez was temporarily removed from power . by factually demonstrating edits that altered chronology of events , schalk exposes bartley ' s , o ' brien ' s and their producers ' ( bbc included ) dishonesty in fabricating a story to dupe viewers worldwide .\nyou say you want a revolution . well you know , art can cure you of that | huffpost\neastenders , the apprentice and other bbc one shows will be made in high definition by the end of the year , and more will follow , reports the guardian . a bbc one hd channel is to be launched in the autumn , alongside the existing bbc hd channel .\n' ' the revolution will not be televised , ' ' a riveting documentary , is not the movie that the irish filmmakers kim bartley and donnacha o ' briain envisioned when they traveled to venezuela to film a portrait of hugo ch\u00e1vez , that country ' s left - wing president . a volatile force in latin american politics , mr . ch\u00e1vez , who was elected president by a landslide in 1998 , was shaking up the status quo , having vowed to take control of venezuela ' s oil industry and redirect its wealth to benefit the poor .\ni am not sure why the beeb is not allowing any responses to these conspiracists . i have submitted a number and not had any responses - yet the conspiracists seem to be having as field day .\nfeel your solidarity with the left political art of the 1960s and 1970s . view it to the beatles ' revolution .\nif that relationship was to thrive , he argued , a new frankness would be required , because ' your long - standing friend will tell you the truth , confident that the friendship will survive ' .\nsenior managers at the bbc will be paid at least 10 % less than their equivalents in the commercial sector , according to the telegraph .\n8 ) hand out postcards . they contain all the info about your film in a digestible format . be sure to include contact information .\nrepetition is probably the most obvious and arguably the strongest rhetorical device that scott - heron used the most in the poem . perhaps ironically , in the same way that advertisements constantly emphasize a single slogan , gil scott - heron repeats the song\u2019s title \u2013 \u201cthe revolution will not be televised\u201d \u2013 throughout the song . while many of his allusions act as denunciations , that specific line , as scott - heron has explained in interviews , captures the song\u2019s message : \u201cyou have to change your mind before you change the way you live and the way you move\u2026 the thing that\u2019s going to change people is something that no one will ever be able to capture on film . it will just be something you see and all of a sudden you realize , \u2018i\u2019m on the wrong page\u2019\u201d ( rap genius ) .\nvenezuelan economist luis salas examines the economic crisis in the caribbean nation and contends that the people will only be saved from the catastrophe . . .\nso people like me will continue to ask questions until we get answers . you can avoid the questions as long as you wish but the truth will out .\nthey told colleagues that , even if amnesty ran a standard disclaimer , the organisation would be associated with the film , thus endangering its staff .\nevanston , illinois : hey ofra , i saw a lot of your documentary last night and it was pretty good . a few years ago i saw an extremely riveting documentary called\nthe revolution will not be televised .\nit was about the coup and had unbelievable inside footage of the entire thing . i would recommend it as must viewing for anyone who is interested in your work . have you seen it ?\nthis is a great film . very proud of my irish brothers who made it .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nsxsw is known for its documentaries , having screened the world premiere of spellbound in 2002 and the north american premiere of the revolution will not be televised in 2003 . festival coordinator cathy ross makes herself totally available to filmmakers , from when they ' re accepted until when they ' re happily flying home . she says it depends on how much the filmmaker wants to be involved . the more the filmmaker does around the festival to promote and be available , the more the festival can help them by introducing them to distributors and press , for example .\nuse this guide to facilitate dialogue and deepen understanding of the complex topics explored in the film .\nas it turned out , the entire program consisted of local poets , authors , and other writers reading excerpts of famous poems and speeches to the 225 - seat theater\u2019s standing - room - only crowd . the first writer to speak was poet marissa johnson - valenzuela , who recited an inspired interpretation of gil scott - heron\u2019s \u201c the revolution will not be televised . \u201d her delivery was spot on ; the audience was with her .\ni first saw kim bartley and donnacha \u00f3 briain\u2019s the revolution will not be televised about six years back , the day after a very late night , \u201cheroically\u201d hauling myself out of bed and dragging myself up the road to the local cinema before sinking deep into a generously cushioned chair for the afternoon screening . if my viewing neighbors were delighted to be watching a film alongside what must have smelled something like a six - foot tall bottle of booze , their joy can only have redoubled when \u2013 approximately thirty - five seconds into the screening \u2013 this rancid alcohol - human hybrid ( talking about myself , here ) burst into tequila tinged sobs that rang out for the entire film\u2026\nit will be hard for the white house to get past this since the remarks appear to amount to some level of insubordination .\nwe then finally lose our grip completely and fall into a pit of internet addiction , where everyone ' s attention span is so diminished that we demand an ever shorter series of blipverts . this vision is then cemented by a parade of narcissistic youth carrying video cameras , many of them pointed at themselves . the revolution will not be televised , because it won ' t happen ; we ' ll all be too busy updating our facebook pages . damon peacock leyland , lancashire\nthe freedom fighters from sonic sat am are a strictly heroic group that is trying to overthrow the evil dr . robotnik . technically however this is a counter - revolution , as they are lead by a princess who happens to be the daughter of the king robotnik deposed in his revolution .\nso go on dave explain the molten metal at the base of the three collapsed buildings that was still there months later . it should be easuy for you it will be in the nist report no doubt\nmany people out there are being deceived but not everyone . the group of people who are questioning the 9 / 11\nofficial\naccounts are growing - we will not stand for the lies !\n/ u / leonidaspower can toggle ^ nsfw or ^ delete . will also delete on comment score of - 1 or ^ less . | faqs | ^ mods | magic ^ words | [ flag a glitch ] ( urltoken comment report & message = what seems wrong : ( optional description goes here ) % 0a % 0a - - - % 0a % 0areply no . urltoken r / documentaries / comments / 1xtvnc / the _ revolution _ will _ not _ be _ televised _ ch\u00e1vez / cff3zw7 )\n/ u / syke247 can toggle ^ nsfw or ^ delete . will also delete on comment score of - 1 or ^ less . | faqs | ^ mods | magic ^ words | [ flag a glitch ] ( urltoken comment report & message = what seems wrong : ( optional description goes here ) % 0a % 0a - - - % 0a % 0areply no . urltoken r / documentaries / comments / 1xtvnc / the _ revolution _ will _ not _ be _ televised _ ch\u00e1vez / cff32do )\ni trust that maybe on the fly the bbc will do so much better next time .\nwithout renewed trust between leaders and members , all talk of reinvigorating local democracy will be sound and fury , signifying nothing .\nmain opposition parties in venezuela organized a petition against the film and garnered 7 , 000 signatures .\ntransferred to 16mm , \u201canother girl another planet\u201d ( 56 minutes , 1992 ) screened at film festivals throughout the world , was awarded a golden gate award at the san francisco international film festival and cited by the national society of film critics for \u201cexpanding the possibilities of experimental film . \u201d writing in the village voice , amy taubin called it \u201cthe best downtown love story since \u2018stranger than paradise . \u2019\u201d\nthe film makers are angry that attempts are being made to stop the film from being shown and defend its accuracy .\nour film presents a perspective on the events of april 2002 which is different to the one presented by the privately owned media in venezuela ,\nthey said in a statement .\ndemme\u2019s creative talents have also lured him into the musical domain . he directed the robyn hitchcock concert film\ncontrast with the remnant and the dark messiah . see also the related and often confused trope of la r\u00e9sistance . when the rebels are generally good but hampered by infighting , it ' s we are struggling together . for the opposite , when the rebels are anti - heroes or outright villains , see the revolution will not be civilized . for the case where the whole conflict really was\ncivilized\n( for better or worse ) , see velvet revolution .\nmr . stone suggests that president hugo ch\u00e1vez of venezuela , above , is heading a continentwide \u201cbolivarian revolution . \u201d\nlost the tapes ? dude , way not just say the dog ate your homework , that would be more credible .\nbarak has caused a worldwide public disaster , perhaps israel ' s worst . only time will tell what damage to the state he has caused . he has handed a propaganda gift on a silver platter to hamas and all the hostile world media . will barak now resign ? will he be fired ?\nif commentators are only talking about pain when mr osborne sits down on tuesday he will have failed . if we are also talking about reform and a new economy he will be on the path to success . . .\nby harun farocki and andrei ujica ( 1992 ) . \u201d the reason ? \u201chow to make a revolution with television . good example of possible uses of the web . best moment in the film : ceausescu\u2019s face captured by the official\n/ u / chuck _ testa _ nope can toggle ^ nsfw or ^ delete . will also delete on comment score of - 1 or ^ less . | faqs | ^ mods | magic ^ words | [ flag a glitch ] ( urltoken comment report & message = what seems wrong : ( optional description goes here ) % 0a % 0a - - - % 0a % 0areply no . urltoken r / documentaries / comments / 1xtvnc / the _ revolution _ will _ not _ be _ televised _ ch\u00e1vez / cfeoq83 )\nthe key art : not always necessary , but can be an eye - catching addition . this is art that is representative of the film , and is often printed on a post card or one - sheet .\nthis will be forced into the limelight eventually . the sooner the bbc comes clean , the better . the longer it is left , the more implicated does the bbc become .\nthis should be a reforming budget that - over time - will deliver a smaller state and lower , simpler , fairer taxes .\nthere are problems , the truth movement is not going anywhere , and the perpetrators i would imagine will stop at nothing to prevent themselves getting caught .\nat last , a story to encourage the rest of humanity . . . but the venezuelan miracle of people power , will be short lived . it has to be , else we ' ll all be running about the place believing\nwe can do it\n.\n( see urltoken for instructive essays on the politics of oil and neo - liberalism in latin america and the bolivarian revolution . )\nthe olympic rings are assembled in danny boyle ' s opening ceremony remembering the industrial revolution . photograph : shaun botterill / getty images\nwatch this film and you may truly for the first time in your life understand the term media bias ."]}
{"id": 116976, "summary": [{"text": "japanese devils ( or riben guizi \u65e5\u672c\u9b3c\u5b50 ) is a japanese documentary about the war crimes committed by the imperial japanese army between 1931 and 1945 .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the documentary is a series of interviews with 14 japanese veterans of the second sino-japanese war who recount rape , massacres , bio-experiments , and cannibalism .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the accuracy of these interviews is contested by japanese nationalist critics .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "minoru matsui 's inspiration for the film came after one of his original interviewees died .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "feeling that it was his last chance to document the stories , he began the process of creating the documentary .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "initial support was minimal , with all production companies showing no interest .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film did not gain any traction until it was entered into the berlin film festival .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the original title , riben guizi , is a chinese phrase popular in the 1930s and 1940s used to express hatred for japanese invaders . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "japanese devils", "paragraphs": ["the film ' s success in berlin sparked an interest from the japanese media and a tiny theater in tokyo ran the film , japanese devils , last december .\nsome japanese critics have hailed japanese devils as among the best films of 2001 . the documentary was also shown in canada , netherlands , the united states and hong kong .\nuntil now , that is .\njapanese devils ,\na japanese documentary by filmmaker minoru matsui , interviews 14 japanese soldiers about their crimes in china from the beginning of the invasion - - 1931 ' s manchurian incident - - to the end of the war in 1945 .\npartly as a result - and also because japanese devils is about as un - commercial as a film can get - few japanese will get a chance to see this documentary , which is only scheduled for screening at one theatre in tokyo in december .\nchina\u2019s war dramas about the second sino - japanese war ( 1937 - 1945 ) are much discussed online topics this month since china\u2019s official censorship bureau spoke out against those war shows that are \u201coverly entertaining\u201d . \u201cjapanese devils\u201d die a 1000 times a year .\njapanese devils\nopened in tokyo in december . as the film illustrates in a prologue , many japanese find the war crimes issue shameful and feel it should not be discussed . those who do bring the subject up are accused of traitorous behavior .\njapanese devils features 14 ex - servicemen whose backgrounds vary from farming to medicine , whose military ranks range from privates to lieutenants , and whose atrocious deeds extend from rape and torture to bacteriological experiment and vivisection .\nar : his second movie\ndevils on the doorstep ,\na vivid depiction of the japanese occupation of chinese villages during world war ii , won the grand prix at cannes but was banned in china .\nperhaps the most hopeful image of japanese devils is one of the ex - soldiers at a\nwar exhibition for peace\nconducting a q & a to a crowd , many of them teenagers and women , patiently answering their questions .\ni thought the story was very interesting because i didn ' t even realize that non - japanese people had served in the imperial japanese army .\n5 : this term is a pejorative term used for a japanese imperial soldier .\ndevils on the doorstep by chris dashiell the tragedy of war is a familiar subject for art - a never - ending one , it would seem . sometimes , though , the sheer stupidity of war is a more potent topic . that ' s the approach director jiang wen has taken in devils on the doorstep , a savage satire that spares no one , least of all the audience .\nthey ' ve been taught somehow that only the japanese have been so consistently inhumane .\nthe asia society spoke with matsui minoru and one of the producers of the film , oguri ken ' ichi , before their san francisco screening . translation was conducted by linda hoaglund . for more information or to purchase the video for educational institutions , go to the japanese devils website .\nthis is one of many disturbing questions raised by the award - winning documentary japanese devils , which had its first showing in japan yesterday . the film is a sledgehammer that aims to smash through a surface of public and private denial about the atrocities carried out by imperial army troops .\nthe war crimes committed by the japanese in asia have been extremely controversial both inside and outside japan . for instance , the debate about the accuracy of japanese history textbooks has angered korea and china for years . do you hope your film can be played at japanese schools ?\nthe japanese version of this was to pump your stomach full of water til it burst .\njapanese devils is a documentary featuring 14 veterans of the imperial army testifying to their brutal participation in japan ' s 15 - year war against china . director matsui minoru presents a powerful historical record of these soldiers ' individual crimes , helping to break japan ' s long silence about its wartime atrocities in china .\n\u201cyou can play whatever you like , as long as you don\u2019t play a japanese person . \u201d\nlast week , cdt chinese published the text of a decision by the state administration on radio , film and television about the 2000 movie , devils on the doorstep . the movie , directed by jiang wen , depicts the relationship between chinese villagers and a japanese prisoner during the japanese invasion of china during world war ii . the movie was nominated for the golden palm at the cannes film festival but was banned in china .\ni was captured again by the japanese near sanhe village , and sent to work at a japanese - occupied silk factory near nowadays\u2019 nanjing medicine factory . it was at this time that i witnessed more japanese atrocities first - hand . one time , after i finished transporting ten barrels of gasoline to the japanese military depot near the train station , japanese soldiers brought me to a basement . aside from large wooden boxes , the basement also contained a bed . the two japanese soldiers ripped off the bedsheet covers and indiscriminately opened fire upon it . on the bed lay four women , all dead .\nthere ' s a huge difference between ' official apologies ' made by japanese political figureheads and the way the german nation collectively acknowledges their wrongdoings in wwii . one japanese politician might make a genuine apology in attempt to reach out to those who were impacted by japanese imperial policy , then another might go on to say that all japanese wrongdoings are chinese fabrications - - none of this matters . politicians ' words don ' t represent what the average japanese feels about the topic . try talking to a german and a japanese about what went on during this time period and you ' ll notice the difference .\nour japanese foreign exchange student came home in tears over the\nlies\nbeing told at school .\nnotorious scene from \u2018anti - japanese divine drama\u2019 \u2018the wondrous knight of the war of resistance against japan\u2019 .\nar : the last film you directed ,\ndevils on the doorstep ,\nwon the grand prix at cannes in 2000 , which is that particular event ' s second - biggest prize . what was your inspiration for telling that particular story ?\nyou act like the japanese didn ' t also kill and chop off the heads of many us soldiers .\njapanese devils\nis a literal translation of the film ' s original title\nriben guizi .\nriben guizi\nwas a phrase used by the chinese in the ' 30s and ' 40s expressing hatred of foreign oppressors . for many japanese , this phrase and the facts about japan ' s war against china are unfamiliar . japan ' s war against china is often downplayed in comparison to the historical significance of the pacific war , pearl harbor , and hiroshima .\nbut due to race , it ' s harder for white american teens to detached that information towards the japanese .\nmatsui ' s effort was praised by large festival audiences who saw for themselves the courage of the film ' s japanese veterans who gave appalling accounts of the atrocities they personally committed during the 15 years of sino - japanese war .\njapanese devils may be the first time that those who committed war crimes have so freely described what they did - i don ' t recall seeing any such documentary on nazi war criminals , for example . these men are doing this because they now realize they were wrong , and they do not want anyone to forget it happened , so that hopefully it will not happen again .\nwhat was so scary about the japanese at the time was how celebrated and spontaneous it seemed . like this story .\nar : jiang had not run this black - and - white film past the censors in china , and he was reportedly told to stay clear from the director ' s chair for the next seven years .\ndevils on the doorstep\nis yet to be officially released .\ni understand your anger towards the japanese , but your comments seem to generalize all japanese . the glorification of\nwar heroes\nand apologizing for their war crimes is still an issue in japan . those people that are against the japanese war crimes are bashed by their own countrymen and also became victims of hate crimes . it is even shown in the documentary .\nnow the japanese devils , they wouldn\u2019t let a single woman off the hook , right . after my mother gave birth , she put the bloodied paper on the floor . when they came they\u2019d want to see it , and after they saw it , they knew she\u2019d had a baby , they didn\u2019t want her and they\u2019d leave . this harassment went on everyday , there was nothing we could do . 7\nthe power of\njapanese devils\n- - a literal translation of the original title\nriben guizi ,\na mandarin - language insult coined by chinese in the 1930s and ' 40s - - lies in the calm delivery of its subjects . matsui wanted to create a historical record about events that have not been elsewhere documented in the japanese language . although the men who came forward for interviews all regretted their wartime acts , matsui asked them to hold back on their emotions and relate their activities in a clear , accurate manner .\nthe eighth route army park performances are different from the \u2018divine drama\u2019 , say the actors . in the theme park , they imitate the reality as much as possible . the \u2018japanese devils\u2019 wear the right yellow uniforms , caps , white gloves and boots . the actors use fake blood and cap guns that create a loud sound and a puff of smoke when the trigger is pulled \u2013 everything to make the scenes look real .\nas a malaysian chinese , our grandparents constantly remind us of the occupation . anti - japanese sentiment still rather high in these parts\ni will never forget the violence , the atrocities and the aggression that the imperial japanese soldiers enacted during the nanjing massacre . 4\nthe issue first emerged from a series of wartime japanese - language newspaper articles , which celebrated the\nheroic\nkilling of chinese by two japanese officers , who were engaged in a competition to see who could kill the most first . [ 3 ] the issue was revived in the 1970s and sparked a larger controversy over japanese war crimes in china , and in particular the nanking massacre .\ninterviews yang lei , a 27 - year - old actor that has been playing a japanese soldier ( \u201ca japanese devil\u201d ) for over four years in the eighth route army park . during the weekends or holidays , the park has hundreds of visitors who come to watch the performance . when it is very busy , yang has to \u2018die\u2019 up to four times a day . \u201cin the past few years , i have died over a 6000 times in total , \u201d he says . the plays take about twenty minutes per show , and are focused on the events of 1943 , the year that the chinese eighth route army fought against japanese troops in wuxiang . one of the shows is about a small village in anning that is invaded and occupied by japanese troops . when a chinese spy steals secret information from their camp , the whole village is held for questioning . a chinese underground party member sacrifices his life to protect the spy\u2019s identity . just when the japanese general orders to have the entire village killed , china\u2019s eighth route army storms in and wipes out all the \u2018japanese devils\u2019 .\nfeatures the terrible story behind wwii\nunit 731\n, a japanese military base located in the puppet state of manchuria , china .\nbut that ' s only a warm - up . one army doctor experimented with biological weapons such as concentrated cholera , anthrax , and the plague on living chinese subjects . sometimes he performed vivisections ; another doctor claimed soldiers would shoot chinese prisoners and then force the doctors to try and save the victims as a form of training . the united states war crimes commission actually exonerated the doctors who spoke in japanese devils - in exchange for their research data .\ndon ' t forget the japanese secret lab where they did experiments like cutting off all your limbs and leaving your body to experiment on .\nin response to the recent critique on china\u2019s \u2018anti - japanese divine drama\u2019 , various chinese media have reported on another type of war drama : the life - like war play . in wuxiang , shanxi province , there is a theme park dedicated to the second sino - japanese war (\nthe actors greatly disapprove of \u2018divine drama\u2019 . instead of distorting history , they claim to provide an accurate representation of the second sino - japanese war .\nstay up to date with the latest and best in japanese cinema . be the first to hear about our new reviews , exclusive interviews and features .\nat that time , my cousin was only eighteen - years - old . he was taken away by the japanese troops and never returned . i personally watched as the japanese troops massacred many people . we had a neighbor , elderly ms . zhen , who was about eighty - years - old . she thought that because she was old , she could remain at home and be fine . in actuality , she was brutally murdered by the japanese , with her stomach slashed open . there was also a tea specialist , who couldn\u2019t bear leaving his home . he was also murdered by the japanese . 3\nthat was nothing but opinion . why would the behavior of the japanese toward their neighbors make students racist against asians in general or the japanese in particular ? it ' d be as easy as saying ,\nand don ' t forget about the atrocities committed by white people during this time period\n.\ndetails of japanese world war ii atrocities are known all over asia . except , that is , in the place it matters most - - japan itself .\ni ' m a little confused . none of these guys were speaking chinese . that is clearly japanese . i ' m partially fluent in both mandarin and cantonese . are you saying that these guys were japanese pows from chinese prisons or chinese guys from japanese prisons ? if they were chinese , then why are they all speaking japanese ? edit : according to my father - in - law , a native of nanjing , he lost seven of his brothers and sisters ; the youngest was pistol whipped to death in her mothers arms . his brother vividly and through a great deal of obvious pain recounted to me how his father was poisoned to death in front of him as part of a\njoke\nby japanese soldiers . edit 2 : clearly japanese men . you are saying that because they were pow ' s that there is some claim that they have been brainwashed to falsely admit to war crimes . that seems like a bit of a stretch .\nthroughout its three - month run , the theater was packed every day with young japanese who knew little about what their grandparents ' generation did during the war .\nbecause high school students . you can say this kind of stuff to those kids and some of them will come out with a tainted view on japanese people .\nstarving japanese soldiers stranded on the various pacific islands would resort to cannibalism and referred to pows as\nwhite pork\nand natives as\nblack pork\n.\nthe average american likes jews way more than the chinese too , so that has a lot to do with the willingness to give gloss over the japanese actions .\nhe has played a japanese \u2018devil soldier\u2019 for years , and is still afraid to tell his grandfather , who served in the chinese army ( sina 2015 ) .\ncurious about china\u2019s \u201canti - japanese divine drama\u201d ? the video below is a compilation from the wondrous knight of the war of resistance against japan ( \u6297\u65e5\u5947\u4fa0 ) .\n3 : zhu chengshan , ed . , japanese invaders in nanjing massacre survivor t estimon y ( beijing : social sciences academic press , 2005 ) , 469 .\nyou can see how the japanese seem to be fine with having issei sagawa not in prison or a mental hospital . he seems small - fry by comparison . urltoken\nif they seem emotionally unaffected it ' s because they ' re old japanese dudes and keeping a straight face is their culture ' s way of dealing with it .\nit is something the nation - which has not had an official military since world war ii - still struggles with today , and especially today . recently , japan ' s wartime activities have stirred fresh controversy because official history books taught in schools do not mention the atrocities . also , visits by japanese prime minister junichiro koizumi to yasukuni shrine , where the memorial tablets of many japanese soldiers are mourned , went so far as to strain diplomatic relations between japan and korea , a victim of japanese aggression .\nit ' s just not talked about . likely because the us made an agreement with the imperial japanese scientists ( namely shiro ishii ) for access to the research data .\nthere ' s still a high level of distrust among older chinese people towards the japanese . it ' s hard to understand how war can make monsters of regular men .\nlam , oiwan . 2013 . \u201cchina\u2019s anti - japanese tv war dramas knocked for vulgarity . \u201d global voices , april 2014 urltoken [ 15 . 4 . 15 ] .\nthe 14 were among that number . nowadays , they want to tell of their activities so that japanese youngsters will know the truth about what took place during the war .\njapanese devils , then , is a movie the japanese people desperately need . director minoru matsui lets his video camera roll on the frank recollections of 14 men , all in their 80s , who were japanese soldiers during that time , and who committed atrocities . they detail with shocking frankness what they witnessed - and what they did . the film opens in front of the yasukuni shrine , where two sets of protesters square off : a group of mostly young people , who shout ,\nstop praising our deceased soldiers as war heroes !\nand an older group of veterans and other citizens who honor\nthose who had to die\n. then , separated by a thumbnail sketch of japan ' s military excursions from 1931 - 45 , come the interviews . one by one , the 14 men , looking kindly , sitting politely as if engaged in simple conversation at a coffee shop , detail their experiences .\nthe contest to kill 100 people using a sword ( \u767e\u4eba\u65ac\u308a\u7af6\u4e89 hyakunin - giri ky\u014ds\u014d ? ) is a wartime account of a contest between two japanese army officers during the japanese invasion of china over who could first kill 100 people with a sword . the two officers were later executed on war crimes charges for their involvement . [ 1 ] since that time , the historicity of the event has been hotly contested , often by japanese nationalists or revisionist historians seeking to invalidate the historiography of the nanking massacre . [ 2 ]\nthe most important part of the verdict relates to the portrayal of chinese villagers and japanese soldiers against the background of the second world war , or , using the chinese term , the war to resist japan . throughout , sarft takes the film to task for incorrect depictions of the nature of the chinese people . an old grandfather should not be shown as being sympathetic to a young chinese soldier , it is deemed incorrect that the villagers care for the japanese soldier and the chinese traitor ( \u6c49\u5978 hanjian ) , or that they indicate that they haven\u2019t really suffered under the occupation . when the japanese soldier imagines being attacked by the villagers , he imagines them as samurai . however , sarft feels that what he should feel most are \u201cthe armies resisting japan , such as the eighth route army or guerrilla forces\u201d . imagining villagers as samurai \u201cuglifies the chinese people\u201d . in short , in this film , the \u201ccommon chinese people\u201d do not show sufficient hatred towards the japanese , do not sufficiently differentiate between foe and friend , and display ignorance and apathy . at the same time , according to sarft , the film does not correctly display the cruelty of the japanese army but , amongst others , shows a japanese soldier giving sweets to children . also , \u201cjapanese army songs are played often , putting a spin on the japanese imperialists flaunting their strength , which may gravely hurt the feelings of the chinese people . \u201d\ni studied infectious diseases and it shocks me that events like nanking massacre and unit 731 happened . yet there are those in the japanese government who will not acknowledge these events , claim they never happened , and that they are the victims because those are mere fabrications of chinese propaganda . a japanese - born reporter for the the bbc even wrote an article on what japanese education leaves out . so new generations think that chinese people don ' t like japan for no reason at all . this vicious cycle needs to be broken by education .\njapanese troops round up chinese and russian prisoners of war and take them to a place called squadron 731 , where they are grotesquely tortured and experimented on to test new biological weapons .\na documentary recording the testimony of fourteen former japanese soldiers as they recount atrocities and war crimes committed during the second world war , including the infamous unit 731 . . . see more \u00bb\nin the war ' s closing days , when a conscience - driven japanese soldier fails to get his countrymen to surrender to overwhelming force , he adopts the lifestyle of a buddhist monk .\nothers say peer pressure was a factor . the war veterans , who would often beat and humiliate new japanese army recruits , called them cowardly if they did not participate in the crimes .\nthere ' s a lot of history and a lot of shitty things - this thread is about the japanese . i really do not understand what your point is - it seems to be\nok the japanese were cruel and so were others in wars\n- and my thought is\nyeah , so\n? it ' s not a revelation nor does it add anything .\na documentary recording the testimony of fourteen former japanese soldiers as they recount atrocities and war crimes committed during the second world war , including the infamous unit 731 . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe japanese have a shame culture where it ' s more important to keep up a public appearance of having apologised than the deeper intention or meaning behind it . this is known as tatemae and honne . they want to fool the world with their public facade ( tatemae ) but they are hoping that their true intentions ( honne ) doesn ' t get found out or that we ' accept ' their facade out of politeness ( this ' polite accepting ' is a common feature of japanese society ) . of course we aren ' t as oblivious to this as the japanese think we are .\nwhen the japanese entered the city on the december of 1937 , many retreating chinese nationalist troops attempted to cross the river to escape , with some even coming to my house to board . when the sky was getting dark , my entire family took refuge at the nearby [ hutchinson international ] . 2 en route , we saw japanese warships rake down crossing chinese troops with indiscriminate machine gun fire .\nthe film describes how many of the japanese pows who returned to japan from china were perceived as being brainwashed by communists and were then shunned from society . did any of these 14 witnesses experience this ?\nchinese video platform youku released shanghai women\u2019s manual ( or women in shanghai ) last may , following the series beijing women manual ; both series are adapted from 2016 popular japanese drama series tokyo joshi zukan .\nthe satos made their decision without help . the father , who runs a snack restaurant , said he picked the name to show he wants his son , whatever he became in the future , to\nstand at the top .\nhe also wanted his son to have a name different from other boys and was sure that\nthere will be only one japanese with this name ,\nhe told japanese reporters .\nit is not easy playing a japanese devil . throughout the years as a japanese officer , yang lei has gone through four military uniforms , fifteen pairs of boots and hundred pairs of socks . some of his colleagues are afraid to talk about their job . \u201ci don\u2019t know how to tell my friends and family about my role as a devil , \u201d liu chuan says . his grandfather used to be in the chinese army , and he might not be too happy about his grandson playing a japanese soldier . the fear of telling relatives is not unreasonable , according to the article , as it has happened before that actors were removed from the theme park by their parents . \u201cyou can play whatever you like , \u201d said the parents of one 19 - year - old actor : \u201cas long as you don\u2019t play a japanese person . \u201d\nnationalism , of course , was the greatest spur . these onetime fanatical japanese nationalists showed no qualms about murdering and raping if they thought it would further the cause of japan and increase the glory of the emperor .\nfrom these confessions , it is clear that the violence that occurred during the war was exceptionally brutal . one soldier , for instance , recounts that a chinese woman was eaten by japanese troops . similarly , the elaborate medical experiments that were carried out really emphasized that the chinese were not perceived as humans by the imperial army . do you think there was anything distinctive about japanese military training that could allow the violence to escalate like this ?\nlooking forward to seeing this . i know from other interviews i ' ve seen with former japanese soldiers who were in china that these guys have basically no remorse . most of them were never even punished . sad .\nheadquarters encouraged the atrocities with their various campaigns . aside from strict disposal , there was the ' three alls policy ' (\nkill all , burn all , loot all\n) and , when the u . s . began winning the war in 1942 , the ' compulsory seizure campaign ' , in which the japanese army kidnapped chinese citizens and exported them to japan to work in forced labor factories , aiding the japanese war effort .\npeople are literally saying the mass rape of germans at the end of the war is morally equivalent to the invasion and massacre of chinese people by the japanese ! jesus . . . i really lost my toucan . . .\nthe tokyo war crimes trial ( 1946 - 48 ) condemned a select group of generals , admirals and diplomats , making many japanese believe that war criminals had been justly tried and punished . during this period , the u . s . decision to exempt the japanese emperor from culpability for these war crimes lessoned the need for serious examination of individual and national responsibility . in addition , japanese citizens became more focused on the challenges of rebuilding japan after post - war destruction . director matsui minoru states ,\nwhat is truly repugnant and dangerous is the attitude of those who avert their eyes from the brutality that took place . therein lies the path to repeating the errors of our past .\na documentary recording the testimony of fourteen former japanese soldiers as they recount atrocities and war crimes committed during the second world war , including the infamous unit 731 medical experimentation group . having been trained by their country to be nothing but killers , the soldiers claim to have become morally numb and unable to see non - japanese as even human . perhaps feeling some remorse for what they have done , they now choose to tell their stories for the world to hear .\ni think if you see it once , you would know what had happened during the sino - japanese war . then audience should decide themselves what to make of it , rather than me explaining what is there to learn .\ndirector matsui did not want to show any apologies on film , lest this shift the tone from historical record to confessional . but the ex - soldiers do try to give some reasons , even if they do not shirk personal responsibility for their acts . the fact that japanese military training taught recruits that the chinese were worth less than animals is cited :\nwe japanese all thought about the chinese the same way - - as subhuman scum ,\nsays yoshio tsuchiya .\nar : despite this reputation , jiang refused to speak about the\ndevils on the doorstep\ncontroversy , saying he wants to forget about the past and focus on his upcoming film . china ' s most sought - after director is now behind the camera again . his latest film\nthe sun also rises\nis due to premier at the venice film festival next month . a complex plot spanning 50 years of history told through four separate stories , this adaptation of a short story is expected to be jiang ' s defining directorial comeback .\nfrom what i recall of my stay in japan , grinning and laughter are both a way of showing embarassment , mostly for girls but you never see a japanese man grin wider than when he gets stopped by cops for a traffic violation .\nthe chinese translation of \u2018rage comics\u2019 is b\u00e0oz\u01d2u m\u00e0nhu\u00e0 ( \u66b4\u8d70\u6f2b\u753b ) , with \u2018baozou\u2019 literally meaning \u2018out of control\u2019 , and \u2018manhua\u2019 meaning \u2018sketches\u2019 , popularized through the japanese manga term . the term baozou manhua is also abbreviated as baoman ( \u66b4\u6f2b ) .\nmy name is chen jiashou . i was born on september 16 , 1918 . when the imperial japanese army invaded nanjing in 1937 , i was living in a small nanjing district with my uncle , mother and father , my two brothers and my sister . at that time , i was only 19 years old . i was an apprentice . after the japanese invasion , i , along with several other people , collectively escaped to a refugee camp by shanghai road . at that time , since the refugee camp had run out of food , i ventured out to replenish the supply . but because of some casual remarks i made while lining up , i was taken by some nearby japanese soldiers and brought to a pond adjacent to shanghai road . having not stood there for more than two minutes , i watched as a group of armed japanese soldiers hustled several lines of about two hundred chinese troops toward the edge of the pond , surrounding them with weapons to prevent them from escaping .\na smaller issue comes at the end of the film , where a guomindang general declares that only the guomindang can legally accept the surrender of japanese troops . again , this does not fit in official ccp historiography and is therefore beyond the pale .\nat the end of the war in 1945 , 570 , 000 japanese soldiers surrendered in china and were interned in siberia . after the chinese communist victory in 1950 , these 14 witnesses were among 1 , 100 war criminals who were returned to china for re - education . when they returned to japan in 1956 , they were suspected of being communists and faced years of discrimination . very few japanese veterans have been willing to take the risk of publicly admitting to their individual roles in these atrocities .\na documentary recording the testimony of fourteen former japanese soldiers as they recount atrocities and war crimes committed during the second world war , including the infamous unit 731 medical experimentation group . having been trained by their country to be nothing but killers , the soldiers claim to have become morally numb and unable to see non - japanese as even human . perhaps feeling some remorse for what they have done , they now choose to tell their stories for the world to hear . please keep the discussion civil .\na documentary recording the testimony of fourteen former japanese soldiers as they recount atrocities and war crimes committed during the second world war , including the infamous unit 731 medical experimentation group . having been trained by their country to be nothing but killers , the soldiers claim to have become morally numb and unable to see non - japanese as even human . perhaps feeling some remorse for what they have done , they now choose to tell their stories for the world to hear . written by jean - marc rocher\nthus , the instant the japanese soldiers opened fire on us all , i immediately fell toward the ground , faking my death . struck by the flying bullets , my chinese comrades all piled up on my body . right up till it got dark and the japanese soldiers had all left , i lay under the dead bodies , not daring to move . only then did i climb out from under the pile of bodies . it was thus how i became a fortunate survivor of the nanjing massacre .\nhe ' s not justifying the hatred of an entire ethnicity , maybe his lady friends parents were subjected to these war crimes or witnessed them , if so i understand why she would have some hatred towards japanese people however misguided and unjustified it may be .\nabout the author : manya koetse is the editor of what\u2019s on weibo . she\u2019s a sinologist who splits her time between the netherlands and china . she earned her bachelor\u2019s degrees in literary studies , japanese & china studies and completed her mphil in asian studies . contact :\nthese shortcomings will certainly be enough for opponents to dismiss the film as chinese propaganda ( the usual method of discrediting those who bring shame on japan ) . but even for those like me who accept that japanese troops carried out atrocities , it adds an element of doubt .\nchinese tv dramas about the second sino - japanese war ( 1937 - 1945 ) are much discussed online topics this month . on april 7 , china\u2019s official censorship bureau spoke out against war - themed tv dramas that are \u201coverly entertaining\u201d . when is war drama too entertaining ? in a theme park in wuxiang , war plays are performed daily . the actors insist that their \u201cacting is serious\u201d and the faithful and accurate reenactment of history is their main goal . in their roles as japanese soldiers , they \u2018die\u2019 more than a thousand times a year .\nthe problem with the japanese apologies is that it seems like every time they take one step forward to owning up to their past some right - wing asshole politician later makes some controversial speech or gaffe that takes them two steps back . it makes the whole thing seem insincere .\nbut in an indicator of japanese sensitivities on the issue , justice minister akira mikazuki , in a cabinet meeting friday , spoke out about devil , opposing the official intervention in the boy ' s naming via an\nadministrative guidance ,\na ruling made without specific legal basis .\nsince then , japan ' s powerful patriotic right wing has ensured that details of the atrocities have been omitted from the country ' s history books . consequently , two generations of japanese have grown up ignorant of their countrymen ' s perverse behavior in china and other asian countries .\none day after work , i walked to the entrance of changshan park . a man surnamed tse heard the sound of a japanese truck , so stuck his head out to take a look . coincidentally , he caught the eyes of the japanese troops , who immediately disembarked and tied old tse up , forcing him to kneel on the ground . one of them took out a bayonet , and violently hacked at old tse\u2019s head . unfortunately , though the back of old tse\u2019s neck was sliced through , his head hung on by the remaining front part of his neck\u2014he was still breathing and alive , collapsed on the floor . seeing this , the japanese soldiers then raised their leather boots , mercilessly kicking him around the changshan park\u2019s grounds . it was only then , with his head severed and his body trashed , that old tse passed away .\nin a village in japanese - occupied northern china in 1944 , a peasant named ma dasan ( played with nervous intensity by the director himself ) is interrupted in his late night love - making by a knock on the door . a gunman only identifying himself as\nme\ndeposits two sacks in ma dasan ' s hut and tells him that he must take care of the contents until the gunman ' s return three days later , on pain of death . in the sacks , bound and gagged , are a japanese prisoner of war and his chinese translator .\ndid you not watch this video ? as is mentioned many times , japanese soldiers were routinely beaten and treated brutally by their own superior officers . their training was such that they quickly became dehumanized and ambivalent to the suffering of people whom they had been taught to believe were inhuman criminals .\ni am working on a feature film looking at the effect of media on the legal system . the producer just finished directing a documentary called\nable ,\nlooking at two japanese teenagers with severe disabilities who went to live with a host family in arizona to train for the special olympics .\nif you ' re in a thread about japanese cruelty during wwii , there is going to be a lot more discussion about that than the chinese long march . if you really want a lot of bloodshed and hideous cruelty in china you could look at the boxer revolution - that was mental .\nmy husband knows that i was raped by a japanese soldier , but empathizes with me . he passed away a couple of years ago . in my home , i can\u2019t bear to tell my sons and daughters , and i\u2019m worried that other people will find out and look down upon me .\nwhile the japanese prisoner screams insults at his captors , and the translator changes them into compliments , the villagers try to figure out what to do . the three days pass , then three weeks , then three months , but the mysterious person or persons who deposited the prisoners in the village do not return . should they take them to the japanese authorities ? kill them ? or keep waiting for the gunmen to return ? tensions rise between the personalities in the village , with ma dasan at the center of controversy , as the prisoners become more intractable , their presence more difficult to conceal .\nthis is disturbing in a way that may be familiar to anyone who has watched a documentary on the holocaust . the big difference - perhaps because no one is chasing individual japanese for war crimes - is that holocaust films are usually about victims , whereas this film focuses on confessions of the perpetrators .\ni have never pretended to be american . i am chinese and hate japan , just like every other chinese person in the world . you japanese are the ones engaging in subterfuge , hiding the fact that you refuse to acknowledge that the nanjing massacre and other atrocities ever happened , and visiting the yasukuni shrine regularly to honor class a war criminals . given the chance you ' d probably join in the contest to behead 100 chinese people with a sword as fast as possible , which i should mention was heartily reported on by the japanese media and ended up being called a draw with a score of 106 - 105 .\nlastly , there are a few issues of obscenity and language . a sex scene between ma dasan and his lover yu\u2019er is deemed to \u201cbring about strong , harmful sensual stimulation to people . \u201d a scene in which the villagers\u2019 pack donkey gets aroused by a japanese army donkey is described as vulgar and boring .\nthe historical epic follows the stories of people from several generations living on the \u2018white deer plain , \u2019 or north china plain in shanxi province , during the first half of the 20th century . this tumultuous period sees the republican period , the japanese invasion , and the early days of the people\u2019s republic of china .\nmaybe nobody watched this far , but the most incredible thing that i find about all of this is that the chinese did not execute a single japanese war criminal pow . i think that is an incredible act of humanity and rationality , given the terrible acts which these men committed , which would give every excuse for a return of brutality . and yet at the same time , to live with their crimes is probably a greater punishment for the ( hopefully ) majority who have consciences : to imagine their children in the shoes of their victims , knowing that the japanese defeat disproved the superiority ideology that had previously absolved them of their guilt .\nthe refugees at the [ hutchinson international ] were many . one day , six or seven japanese troops arrived , all of them armed with guns , knives hanging by their waists . they took six or seven maidens from the crowd of refugees . i was among those taken . there was also a maiden i recognized , her name was little qiaozi . one japanese soldier forced me into an empty room . i can remember him being chubby , with a beard . once we were both in the room , he used a knife to force me to take off my pants\u2014i would be killed if i didn\u2019t . i was thus raped in this manner .\nrecently , china\u2019s state administration of press , publication , radio , film and television ( sapprft ) announced a limit on tv dramas that sensationalise the history of war . the critique is particularly directed at popular war dramas that are mockingly called \u2018divine anti - japanese drama\u2019 ( \u6297\u65e5\u795e\u5267 ) by chinese netizens . these tv dramas generally depict the japanese army as extremely weak and the chinese protagonists as exceptionally strong . in these series , the chinese hero can cut a japanese soldier in half by just using one hand . the fighting scenes are exaggerated ; there is blood splattering everywhere while body parts are flying around . these series are unacceptable , according to the sapprft , because their mere goal is to entertain viewers . in doing so , they misrepresent history and disrespect the chinese soldiers who fought to defend the nation . examples of these tv series are the wondrous knight of the war of resistance against japan ( \u6297\u65e5\u5947\u4fa0 ) or the arrow in the bow ( \u526a\u5728\u5f26\u4e0a ) ( baidu 2015 ) .\nshot in black - and - white , which lends the film a stark quality , devils on the doorstep keeps upping the narrative ante until it goes over the top in violent , horrifying fashion . jiang doesn ' t soften his depiction of the chaotic , hysterical wartime mentality , when anything can happen , and the worst thing probably will . his narrative method - staccato editing rhythm , the camera constantly moving - is designed to set you on edge . the hatred of those who are different from us is one of the film ' s targets , but rather than show this willingness to hate as merely ridiculous , jiang makes a connection with the underlying fear that is an inevitable product of war and occupation , and perpetuates itself in endless cycles and reversals .\nas the only series in this list , it is set at the time of the second sino - japanese war ( 1937 - 1945 ) , and tells the story of underground communist party member song xiaqiao on a secret mission , who has to deal with spies and traitors . his love interest is played by the beautiful tong liya .\nit may be pointless to try to establish which world war two axis aggressor , germany or japan , was the more brutal to the peoples it victimised . the germans killed six million jews and 20 million russians [ i . e . soviet citizens ] ; the japanese slaughtered as many as 30 million filipinos , malays , vietnamese , cambodians , indonesians and burmese , at least 23 million of them ethnic chinese . both nations looted the countries they conquered on a monumental scale , though japan plundered more , over a longer period , than the nazis . both conquerors enslaved millions and exploited them as forced labourers\u2014and , in the case of the japanese , as [ forced ] prostitutes for front - line troops . if you were a nazi prisoner of war from britain , america , australia , new zealand or canada ( but not russia ) you faced a 4 % chance of not surviving the war ; [ by comparison ] the death rate for allied pows held by the japanese was nearly 30 % . [ 40 ]\ni wanted to record the true nature of war and how it transformed ordinary men into weak , abnormal , and cruel characters . i wanted to record the history from the views of aggressors . we ( japanese ) were perpetrators in the war , and i wanted to pass the message to people , especially to the younger generation .\ninteresting . for a real eye opener regarding acts committed by the japanese against the chinese the rape of nan king is an excellent read . it ' s something that is never talked about here in the us , we didn ' t learn about these things in school . i only learned about it due to my interest in military history .\nafter the rape , the japanese soldier turned to me and said \u201copened path , opened path\u201d and i was released . in order to avoid the japanese soldiers coming again to hurt us , that night , the manager of the [ hutchinson international ] ferried us\u2014about eighteen maidens\u2014to the cellar of the egg beating room . those among us also included several maidens who had escaped from the suzhou prefecture of jiangsu . i hid in that cellar for several months , with the owners secretly sending me food . only after the situation was deemed \u201cpeaceful\u201d did i return to live with my mother and father . i had lived in the [ hutchinson international ] for more than a year before i had returned home .\nit ' s a cultural difference . apologies in japan are percieved to be more sincere than they are in other countries . from the japanese perspective apologizing once , let alone several dozen times , takes a lot of humility . japan ' s war apologies are sincere apologies , they have just been overshadowed by high ranking politicians that have made revisionist remarks .\nin the days and months leading up to the occupation of nanjing , foreign nationals living in the capital city played a key role in resisting the japanese assault . those who chose to remain served both as witnesses to history and as emblems of courage . minnie vautrin , one of only two foreign women who remained in nanjing , was one such individual .\nfrom my perspective it is interesting purely as a student of history . my grandfather fought the japanese in malay , india and burma . i am a regular travaler to japan . trying to re imagine the first and second hand stories ( like this documentary ) and marry that with my present day knowledge of the country and it ' s people is very difficult ."]}
{"id": 116978, "summary": [{"text": "lana turner ( / \u02c8l\u0251\u02d0n\u0259 \u02c8t\u025c\u02d0rn\u0259r / ; born julia jean turner ; february 8 , 1921 \u2013 june 29 , 1995 ) was an american actress .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "over the course of her nearly fifty-year career , turner would achieve notoriety as both a pin-up model and a serious dramatic actress , as well as for her highly publicized personal life .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "in 1951 , she was named the most \" glamorous woman in the history of international art \" .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "turner was discovered in 1936 at the top hat malt shop in hollywood , california .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "at the age of 16 , she was signed to a personal contract by warner bros. director mervyn leroy , who took her with him when he moved to metro-goldwyn-mayer in 1938 .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "turner attracted attention in her first film , leroy 's they wo n't forget ( 1937 ) , and she later starred in featured roles , often as an ingenue .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "her auburn hair was bleached blonde for a 1939 film at mgm , and she remained blonde for the rest of her life , except for a few film roles .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "during the early 1940s , turner established herself as a leading actress in such films as johnny eager ( 1941 ) , honky tonk ( 1941 ) , ziegfeld girl ( 1941 ) , and somewhere i 'll find you ( 1942 ) .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "she appeared in the 1941 horror film dr. jekyll and mr. hyde , and her reputation as a glamorous femme fatale was enhanced by her performance in the film noir the postman always rings twice ( 1946 ) .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "her popularity continued through the 1950s in such films as the bad and the beautiful ( 1952 ) and peyton place ( 1957 ) , for which she was nominated for an academy award for best actress .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "media controversy surrounded turner in 1958 when her daughter , cheryl crane , stabbed turner 's lover johnny stompanato to death in their beverly hills home during a domestic struggle .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "turner 's next film , imitation of life ( 1959 ) , proved to be one of the greatest financial successes of her career , but onward from the early 1960s , her roles were fewer .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "turner spent most of the 1970s and early 1980s in semiretirement , only working occasionally .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "in 1982 , she accepted a much publicized and lucrative recurring guest role in the television series falcon crest , affording the series the highest rating it ever achieved .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "turner made her final film appearance in 1985 , and died from esophageal cancer in 1995 , aged 74 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "lana turner", "paragraphs": ["wayne , jane ellen , lana : the life and loves of lana turner , new york , 1995 .\ndisclaimer : this information about lana turner is derived from astrological interpretation of lana turner ' s date , time , and place of birth .\nturner , lana . lana : the lady , the legend , the truth . new york , dutton , 1982 .\nlana turner on the witness stand during the coroner\u2019s inquest . the media dubbed her testimony as \u201clana\u2019s greatest performance . \u201d\njohn garfield and lana turner in the postman always rings twice ( 1946 ) .\nmickey rooney and lana turner dated from july , 1940 to april , 1941 .\ngreg bautzer and lana turner dated from july , 1937 to september , 1939 .\nvirgil turner was the father of one of the most celebrated sex symbols during the 1940s and 1950s , lana turner . turner was a gambler and bootlegger .\nsearch for\nlana turner . . . a daughter ' s memoir\non urltoken\nlana turner , actress : well , i don ' t particularly want to be .\n- lana turner : hollywood ' s screen siren ( 2000 ) . . . herself\nlana turner\u2019s gangster boyfriend pulled a gun on sean connery . it didn\u2019t end well .\nspencer tracy is rumored to have hooked up with lana turner on 4th feb 1941 .\nchris peterson and lana turner dated from 21st february , 1941 to october , 1944 .\nlana turner and john garfield in\nthe postman always rings twice .\n( mgm )\nwith the headline : lana turner to appear on cbs ' s ' falcon crest ' .\ntitle : lana turner . . . a daughter ' s memoir ( tv movie 2001 )\nking : this is always debated movie stars . how good an actress was lana turner ?\nlana turner by paul hesse , as appeared on the cover of photoplay in october 1946 .\nwright , jacqueline , the life and loves of lana turner , new york , 1960 .\nvalentino , lou , the films of lana turner , secaucus , new jersey , 1976 .\nher father john turner deserted lana and her mother in san francisco after lana inadvertently tipped off police that he was manufacturing bootleg liquor in the basement .\nkirk douglas and lana turner in\nthe bad and the beautiful .\n( ap photo )\nlana turner and fernando lamas star in this sumptuous oscar - nominated musical . . . more info\nconnect any celebrity with lana turner to see how closely they are linked . . . romantically !\nsean connery , lana turner and the murder of johnny stompanato | birth . movies . death .\n[ his daughter , julia jean , became lana turner , the famous actress . - ron filion ]\nlana turner .\nencyclopedia of world biography . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nwith the headline : lana turner is dead at 75 ; ' sweater girl ' and sultry star .\njohnny stompanato and lana turner were in a relationship for 4 months before johnny stompanato died aged 32 .\nbut this new biography exposes lana turner as not only a killer but also a deeply troubled star .\nturner , lana ( 1982 ) lana : the lady , the legend , the truth . dutton , new york . isbn 0 - 671 - 46986 - x\nturhan was madly in love with lana . he was truly heart broken when lana ended the relationship . [ more ]\na classic example of how lana turner ' s life is equated with her screen image :\nlook , let ' s not get mixed up about the real lana turner . the real lana turner is lana turner . she was always a movie star and loved it . her personal life and her movie star life are one .\n- - adela rogers st . johns (\nthe mgm stock company\n) .\nlana turner ' s gangster boyfriend pulled a gun on sean connery . it didn ' t end well .\nmorella , joe , lana : the public and private lives of miss turner , new york , 1971 .\nkirk douglas and lana turner in the bad and the beautiful ( 1952 ) , directed by vincente minnelli .\nwith the headline : lana turner is sued ; $ 750 , 000 damage asked in killing of stompanato .\nlana turner battled alcohol for 10 years and finally won her fight with the help of herbal and holistic medicine .\nlana turner is swept off her feet to a latin beat in this frothy musical comedy . . . more info\nin this domestic romp , dean martin and lana turner team up as a married couple . . . more info\ndyer , richard ,\nfour films of lana turner ,\nin movie ( london ) , winter 1977\u201378 .\nraborn , g . ,\nlana turner ,\nin films in review ( new york ) , october 1972 .\nturner , lana .\ninternational dictionary of films and filmmakers . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nwhich is your favorite lana romance or lana husband ? i think mine might be fred may and tyrone power . let us know !\nthe documentary is\nlana turner : a daughter ' s memoir ,\nits world tv premier on turner classic movies october 1 , and then turner classic movies will showcase lana turner in 32 films , star - of - the - month festival in october . cheryl crane and robert osborne will co - host the presentation of those films .\nlana turner with red buttons at the 1958 oscar ceremony . hours later , turner will be beaten and threatened by stompanato for not taking him with her to the ceremony .\nlana turner .\nencyclopedia of world biography . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nbut lana turner\u2019s acting roles , which included a murderous adulteress , may not have been so far from her real life .\n' our dancing daughters ' will star lana turner\n, schenectady gazette , march 28 , 1940 , p . 10\nbasinger , jeanine ( 1976 ) lana turner , a pyramid illustrated history of the movies . pyramid books , new york .\nlana turner feels comfortable in an atmosphere that is open and experimental , and she has little taste for convention and tradition .\nto support them . after turner was discovered , her mother became the overseer of turner ' s career .\na longtime assistant to the late screen goddess lana turner charges that the lawyers who handled turner ' s $ 1 . 7 - million estate failed to carry out her last wishes .\nlana turner ' s discovery at a hollywood drug store is a show - business legend . as a sixteen - year - old student at hollywood high school , turner skipped\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\nmy father ' s hunch was confirmed by the rest of hollywood . judy turner , renamed lana , was a born star .\nvincente minnelli ( right ) with lana turner ( left ) during the filming of the bad and the beautiful ( 1952 ) .\nlana turner is a member of the following lists : actresses from san francisco , actresses from los angeles and actresses from idaho .\nwithin two weeks of starting his affair with lana turner , sinatra was so enamoured that he asked his wife for a divorce .\nlana turner returned to her beverly hills home to find her lover asleep in bed with her 13 - year - old daughter .\nturner\u2019s lawyer warned that lana faced prison but cheryl could get off with a short detention if she confessed , the book claims .\nlana has an instinctive understanding of other people and is very sympathetic toward them . relationships are very important to lana turner , and she is likely to feel a strong inner bond with many of her friends .\n( 1946 ) ) . unfortunately , her private life sometimes overshadowed her professional accomplishments . lana turner was born julia jean . . .\nlana turner was born julia jean mildred francis turner on february 8 , 1921 in wallace , idaho , and was the only daughter of john virgil turner , a miner from alabama and mildred frances cowan , a sixteen - year - old native of arkansas .\nhollywood ( ap ) - lana turner will appear in a guest role on cbs - tv ' s ' ' falcon crest . ' '\nturner , lana .\ninternational dictionary of films and filmmakers . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nyoung lana turner \u2014 before she learned that blondes have more fun . still , this brunette might have had a few laughs as well .\nreminder : on october 1st , on turner classic movies , you will see\nlana turner : a daughter ' s memoirs ,\nits world tv premier , and then throughout the month , 32 turner films co - hosted by our guest and robert osborne .\nthe myth that lana was discovered at schwab ' s was augmented by hollywood columnist sidney skolsky . as lana writes , skolsky was having lunch at the counter when\na busty blond came up and asked which stool was lana turner ' s . skolsky simply picked one and pointed it out .\ncheryl crane is the daughter of hollywood legend lana turner . in 1958 when she was just 14 years old she committed murder , stabbing turner ' s boyfriend after hearing him threaten to kill her mother .\na daughter of turner and his wife is julia jean turner , 8 , residing with mrs . virginia britt at stockton .\nlana turner , actress : i ' m a very lucky girl . six fur coats , seven diamond bracelets , an apartment on park avenue .\nturner , lana . lana , the lady , the legend , the truth , new york , eltee productions , 1982 ; many erroneously record her birth name as julia jean mildred frances but in her book\nlana\n, turner comments on how her age seemed to get recorded incorrectly :\n. . . there it is on my birth certificate julia jean turner , born in wallace , idaho , february 8 , 1921\n.\nking : queen of mgm . all of her pictures did business . lana turner ' s name was on the marquee , bam , they came .\nimagine this , lads ; lana turner asks that you concentrate on her acting\nby virginia macpherson , toledo blade , october 15 , 1946 .\nlana turner slated to co - star with lew ayres by louella o . parsons , schenectady gazette , march 7 , 1940 , p . 10\nhelp us build our profile of lana turner ! login to add information , pictures and relationships , join in discussions and get credit for your contributions .\nfind out why astro profile has become such an important self improvement tool , and get your own report , same as we did for lana turner .\nthere is no better embodiment of california\u2019s dizzying , orphic appeal than lana del rey .\nlana : the lady , the legend , the truth , new york , 1982 .\nin a matter of minutes , he\u2019d obtained lana\u2019s phone number through a mutual friend .\nthe scandal that almost ruined lana ` s career . johnny was abusive to lana and late one night her daughter cheryl killed him . the thing went to trial and it was a mess . both lana and cheryl were aquitted in the name of self - defense . most people believe that it was lana who did the killing and let cheryl\nlana has an unusual sense of humor and enjoys acting a little bit crazy or outlandish sometimes . turner craves excitement and emotional freedom and she likes to break the rules and take risks . anything new or untried appeals to turner and she has little patience for restrictive customs . lana turner is attracted to unusual , creative , or offbeat people and nontraditional lifestyles and relationships .\n\u2026you ( 1942 ) , with gable and lana turner well matched . turner was less well served by the script of slightly dangerous ( 1943 ) , about a woman who poses as a long - lost heiress . \u2026\nthe lana turner trust , cruz ' s court papers say , was drained by taxes and expenses - - including excessive lawyers ' and accountants ' fees .\nmyth no . 3 : lana turner has eyebrows . wrong . they haven\u2019t grown back since they were shaved in 1938 for the adventures of marco polo .\nplease contact us today if you are interested in licensing opportunities with lana turner . for a full list of cmg clients , please visit our website here .\nking : we ' ll be back with more of the incredible saga of cheryl crane , the daughter of lana turner . don ' t go away .\nlana turner says she is now the home - girl type\nby bob thomas , argus - press , december 7 , 1949 , p . 13\nhollywood screen icon lana turner may have murdered her abusive lover and let her daughter take the blame for the stabbing , a shocking new book has claimed .\nlana turner gave her v * rginity to greg bautzer at the age of sixteen . their relationship lasted for two years , until lana ended their union to be with artie shaw . lana also broke up with greg bautzer because she found out from joan crawford that she had been having an affair with greg . joan ' s affair\ngreg bautzer : bautzer was lana turner\u2019s first love . she was 17 and he was an attorney and ladies\u2019 man . bautzer proposed to lana , but he was also dating joan crawford at the time . crawford confronted lana saying she and bautzer were getting married and that lana should get lost . however , bautzer didn\u2019t marry either woman . lana stayed friends with bautzer on a professional basis but never was romantically involved with him again . she later said , \u201ci learned how to be hurt from greg . \u201d\nan obituary on july 1 about lana turner referred incorrectly to her first role , in the 1937 film\nthey won ' t forget .\nthe role was not large , but ms . turner did speak a few lines .\nking : cheryl crane , the daughter of lana turner . thanks very much for joining us . i ' m larry king from los angeles . good night .\nlana turner to play lead in ' green dolphin street '\nby dorothy manners , st . petersburg times , august 3 , 1946 , p . 13\nunidentified female : lana ' s dramatic testimony at coroner ' s inquest cleared them both .\nupdike , john ,\nlegendary lana ,\nin new yorker , 12 february 1996 .\nrobert stack : robert stack and lana dated on and off during the 1930s and 1940s , mostly in between lana\u2019s more serious relationships . stack fought in the navy during world war ii and while on leave , visited lana on the set of \u201c keep your powder dry . \u201d\naboard the m / v love boat at sea \u2014 after a brief but eventful courtship involving misunderstandings and a teenage singing group , lana turner is marrying stewart granger .\n( from left to right ) karin dicker , juanita moore , terry burnham , and lana turner in imitation of life ( 1959 ) , directed by douglas sirk .\nlaw , john william . movie star and the mobster : lana turner , johnny stompanato and homicide in the pink bedroom . aplomb publishing , 2016 , kindle file .\n. the turner - gable films ' successes were only heightened by gossip - column rumors about a relationship between the two . turner even had a\nhoward hughes : howard hughes dated lana turner briefly , and crane believes he would have had a better chance with her if he had dressed neater . lana\u2019s mother got to know him as he would wait for lana to get ready and mother would him hughes\u2019s pants that were always too long . he helped lana out after their relationship ended once . in 1949 , she suffered a miscarriage and wanted her mother with her . lana\u2019s mother called hughes and he chartered a flight for her and even rode along to make sure she got there okay .\nfifty years ago , hollywood was rocked by a scandal involving love goddess lana turner . while scandal was nothing new in hollywood , this was something the town had never seen before . lana ' s lover johnny stompanato had been stabbed by her daughter cheryl crane .\nwe should own stock in schwab ' s ,\nlana told me jokingly in 1974 .\ncheryl isn ' t the juvenile delinquent ,\nit said .\nlana is .\nmr porter said : \u2018lana seduced more hollywood legends than any movie star who ever lived . \u2019\nor send a cheque / po payable to the express bookshop to lana turner offer , po box 200 , falmouth tr11 4wj or visit urltoken . uk delivery is free .\ncheryl crane , lana turner ' s daughter : well we were lucky enough to have turner classic movies interested in doing the documentary . i wanted to do it . i wanted to show the world what a fun lady she was . you know ?\nthe year is 1957 , and the place is london . co - stars lana turner and sean connery are filming another time , another place , and everything seems to be going as planned \u2026 until turner\u2019s gangster boyfriend shows up uninvited on the set .\non the night that beverly hills police were called to the home on north bedford drive , cinema femme fatale lana turner was already on her way to becoming a hollywood legend .\nlana turner was a film actress and sex symbol who was\ndiscovered\nwhile drinking soda at a diner counter . she made over 50 films and was married seven times .\nmorella , joe and epstein , edward z . ( 1971 ) lana : the public and private lives of miss turner dell publishing ; isbn 0 - 8065 - 0226 - 6\nclark gable and lana turner cast as new hollywood co - starring team\nby louella o . parsons , milwaukee journal sentinel , december 6 , 1940 , p . 22\nking : we ' re certainly looking forward to october on turner classic movies . she ' ll host the special documentary that kicks it all off , lana turner month . all right , johnny stompanato , what happened that night ? it was good friday .\nfact is definitely stranger than fiction . when lana turner and sean connery were linked in 1958 , one man wasn\u2019t happy \u2013 her gangster boyfriend johnny stompanato . while turner was filming \u2018another place , another time\u2019 with connery , stompanato stormed onto set brandishing a gun\nyou can imagine what ran through my mind ,\nlana told me in a 1974 interview .\nshe was called the sweater girl . interestingly , lana , translated into spanish means\nwool .\nonce the announcement had been made , sinatra joined lana at a house she owned in palm springs .\nlana turner experiences powerful , compelling emotional and sexual attractions , and she may feel that she has little choice or control over her desires . lana turner has an intense need for love and may be emotionally greedy or insatiable . her love relationships are passionate and often tumultuous and painful as well . jealousy , power struggles or possessiveness can become areas of conflict in her relationships . on the positive side , lana turner can be unusually creative and bring about beneficial and healing changes in the lives of others , motivated by her deeply felt love .\nthe very start of the film shows lana turner as a happy , bubbly , intelligent , active , witty character . she ' s articulate in the courtroom and spends . . .\nlana turner , glamorous star of 50 films , dies at 75 : hollywood : ' sweater girl ' was a favorite gi pinup . tragedy and seven marriages marred her private life .\nstrictly g . i . ( 1943 ) this patriotic short film features a filmed broadcast of the command performance radio program , featuring such hollywood stars as betty hutton and lana turner .\nphoto credit : lana turner ' s picture is courtesy of cardinalcyn . photographic illustrations of lana turner are copyright \u00a9 by their respective holders . the images are published with permission or as allowed by the copyright law ' s fair use or quotation provisions . if any copyright holder objects to an image being included , please notify us and it will be removed immediately .\nbut in a new book , lana turner : hearts and diamonds take all , porter reveals some close to the star , including a detective , give a different version of events .\nturner : stop scratching on that door ! you can ' t . . .\nike turner made a string of r & b hits with singer and wife tina turner . he struggled with drug addiction and died of an accidental cocaine overdose .\n, chose turner ' s name for the first part of her stage name .\nelizabeth turner was a powerful and cunning upper - level demon and the mother of cole turner . she was also the surrogate of her biological grandson julian turner , whom she raised as a vessel for essence of the source of all evil .\nand of course , the daughter is right here with us . and then turner classic movies will showcase lana turner , 32 films and all , throughout the month of october . cheryl crane will co - hosting the presentation of those films with our friend robert osborne .\nanother time , another place ( 1958 ) as sara scott lana turner is a female american journalist who has an affair with bbc war correspondent , sean connery , during wwii . when connery is killed in action , turner returns to his hometown to console his wife .\nlex barker ( husband # 4 ) : lex barker and lana started dating in the spring of 1952 , after lex and arlene dahl divorced . the two traveled across europe together . barker and lana married in sept . 1953 , in italy . lana wanted another child and became pregnant again but again lost the child for a third time , crane said . barker and lana traveled a good bit , which cheryl crane said she liked . barker would sexually abuse cheryl , and she finally confided in her grandmother . when lana\u2019s mother told her what barker had been doing , lana ordered him out of her house . barker said , \u201cwhatever your daughter told you , it\u2019s a lie , \u201d but lana hadn\u2019t mentioned cheryl . their marriage ended in 1957 and he died in 1973 . at the time lana said , \u201cit wasn\u2019t soon enough . \u201d\naccording to a film historian , lana turner could have murdered her violent lover and let her daughter take the blame . she was well known for her tumultuous personal life , marrying eight times\nthe top hat ' s owner placed a metal plaque on the seat lana had occupied on the magical morning of her discovery . soon , his soda fountain was swarming with girls eager to meet the mysterious man who had discovered lana turner . my father had to stop visiting the top hat .\nvalentino , lon ,\nfor love of lana ,\nin show ( hollywood ) , january 1970 .\nrobert taylor : lana and robert taylor starred together in \u201c johnny eager \u201d ( 1941 ) and crane said their chemistry was electric : \u201cthese two beautiful people got carried away during the filming . \u201d this was one of the few times lana ever got involved with a co - star , crane said . however , taylor was married to barbara stanwyck at this time so lana tried to resist , but they \u201cfell into a heavy flirtation . \u201d stanwyck heard about it and headed down to the set to tell lana hands off . taylor told lana he was going to leave stanwyck for her and lana backed off completely after that , crane said .\nturner , an actress bolstered by her extreme beauty , reached the height of her fame in the 1940s and 1950s . during world war ii , turner became a popular\non october 25 , 1981 , the national film society presented lana with an artistry in cinema award . in 1994 , she received donostia lifetime achievement award at the san sebastian international film festival , spain . in 1982 , turner released an autobiography entitled lana : the lady , the legend , the truth .\nturner : well , i say it again now , and i do mean it .\nturner characterized her boyfriend as hyper - possessive and prone to fits of violent rage .\naccording to her daughter , this was a nickname turner detested throughout her entire career .\n\u201ci finance the gigolo with money i get from bugsy , \u201d hill told turner .\nrecovering , turner found comfort in close friend judy garland , also a suicide survivor .\nlana turner , actress : one more knock on that door , and this marriage is over . i ' ve been listening to you , candy johnson , and that ' s always a mistake .\nlana turner was an american tv and film actress . this biography profiles her childhood , early life , career , major works , awards , achievements , personal life , legacy , timeline and trivia .\nin \u2018diane\u2019 , a 1956 historical film about the life of diane de poitiers , a french noblewoman , she took the lead role with the film\u2019s tagline being \u2018lana turner dares the devil in diane\u2019 .\nmildred and lana were very poor , and turner was sometimes separated from her mother , living with friends or acquaintances so the family could save money . her mother worked 80 hours a week as a\nlana turner , who built a successful movie career on her first screen appearance as a teen - age\nsweater girl ,\ndied on thursday . she was 75 and lived in los angeles .\nking :\nlana : the lady , the legend , the truth .\ndid you like that book ?\n( 1939 ) . as a blonde , lana would make far more of an impact than she ever imagined .\nbob topping ( husband # 3 ) : bob topping quickly popped into the picture after tyrone power was out . topping was a millionaire who wooed lana with expensive gifts . the couple got married in april 1948 , and it was lana\u2019s first big wedding and went on a five month honeymoon . lana enjoyed the lavish rich lifestyle , crane said . in 1949 , lana got pregnant but the child was stillborn . topping had faults such as drinking and gambling . he was on an allowance and lana ended up paying several of the bills and the couple would fight about money . lana\u2019s mother told her , \u201cyou can\u2019t afford to keep a millionaire . \u201d they divorced in 1952 .\nmickey rooney : lana and mickey rooney met in 1938 and starred together in \u201c love finds andy hardy \u201d ( 1938 ) . like several other pretty young starlets , the andy hardy series helped launch lana\u2019s career . in 1991 , mickey rooney published an autobiography that said he and lana had a love affair resulting in pregnancy and an abortion . crane said lana was furious and denied it . lana called her attorney and wanted to fight rooney\u2019s statements , which crane said wasn\u2019t like her mother at all . whenever something untrue was printed about lana she said to ignore it because fighting brought more attention to yourself . in the end , it is a story of he said , she said .\ncarmen cruz ' s los angeles superior court lawsuit charges that attorney vicki magassin and her firm were negligent in setting up the lana turner trust after the star ' s death from throat cancer in 1995 .\nwriting the end to a true - to - life cinderella story : remembrance : the facts of lana turner ' s discovery at a soda fountain have changed through the years , but the legend remains .\nbut in his upcoming book , lana turner : hearts and diamonds take all , mr porter reveals interviews with some of the case\u2019s key figures , including detective fred otash , which tell a different story .\nronald dante and lana turner were married for 2 years . they dated for 1 year after getting together in 1968 and married on 9th may 1969 . 2 years later they divorced on 26th jan 1972 .\nrobert eaton and lana turner were married for 3 years . they dated for 1 year after getting together in 1964 and married on 22nd jun 1965 . 3 years later they divorced on 1st apr 1969 .\nlex barker and lana turner were married for 3 years . they dated for 1 year after getting together in 1952 and married on 8th sep 1953 . 3 years later they divorced on 23rd jul 1957 .\n\u201che went through the ladies like a hot knife through fudge , \u201d she said , adding that her best friend lana turner \u2014 who\u2019d slept with rooney first \u2014 called him \u201candy hard - on . \u201d\nborn on february 8 , 1921 , in wallace , idaho , lana turner was\ndiscovered\nwhile drinking soda at a hollywood caf\u00e9 . she signed with mgm and became a celebrated film actress and movie sex symbol . married seven times , turner was romantically connected to numerous actors . in 1958 , turner & apos ; s daughter stabbed gangster johnny stompanato , but it was judged justifiable homicide . turner died in century city , california , on june 29 , 1995 .\nturhan bey : turhan bey and lana dated shortly after she separated from stephen crane . however , bey\u2019s mother didn\u2019t approve of lana so the romance ended , crane said . bey never married . crane ran into bey at a party 50 years after the romance ended and he asked about lana calling her the love of his life . he wanted to take her out to dinner , but lana was too ill to accept the invitation but was touched by his remarks .\nmurderer , real estate agent . cheryl crane is the daughter of hollywood legend lana turner and actor - restaurateur josef stephen crane . the couple married in 1942 before discovering that crane & apos ; s divorce from his previous wife had not yet been finalized . they wed again in 1943 , but the marriage only lasted a year . cheryl was the only child of lana turner and had a troubled upbringing surrounded by her mother & apos ; s numerous romantic liaisons , including seven husbands . lana turner & apos ; s fourth husband , actor lex barker , sexually abused cheryl , and her mother divorced him in 1957 .\nhevia , e . ,\nel colchon de lana ,\nin nosferatu ( san sebastian ) , january 1997 .\nafter answering casting calls and knocking on doors , lana began getting her first small roles at the age of 17 .\nlana turner and henry topping were married for 4 years . they dated for 5 months after getting together in nov 1947 and married on 26th apr 1948 . 4 years later they divorced on 12th dec 1952 .\nstephen crane and lana turner were married for 1 year . they dated for 8 months after getting together in jul 1942 and married on 14th mar 1943 . 1 year later they divorced on 21st aug 1944 .\nlana turner , born in idaho as julia jean mildred frances turner ( couldn ' t they make up their minds ? ) , was discovered by an industry insider while enjoying a soda at a hollywood caf\u00e9 . she was only 16 , but still , there was something about her . no kidding .\nrobert eaton ( husband # 6 ) : robert eaton was part of a new set of friends that lana hung around with in the mid - 1960s . he was 10 years younger than she was , but lana and eaton married in virginia in 1965 . crane believed eaton was an opportunist using her mother , but lana didn\u2019t want to listen . lana went abroad to shoot a film , and when she returned she found eaton with another woman . they divorced in 1969 .\nafter a blazing row , the ever - mercurial singer walked out on lana , saying he was finished with her . \u2018oh , you\u2019ll be back , \u2019 lana told him , certain that the curtain was only going down on act one .\nwriting the end to a true - to - life cinderella story : remembrance : the facts of lana turner ' s discovery at a soda fountain have changed through the years , but the legend remains . - latimes\n` ` it was just not true about lex , ' ' the baroness says , rebutting accusations of child molestation made a decade ago by cheryl crane , daughter of film star and onetime barker spouse lana turner .\nking : to our younger viewers and you ' ve had an extraordinary life . and we ' re going to go over all of it . lana turner was as big as you get in hollywood , right ?\ndeputy dist . atty . william mcginley , holding the knife used to kill johnny stompanato , questions lana turner during the april 11 , 1958 , inquest into the slaying . ( ray graham / los angeles times )\nms crane has been selling some of her mother , \u201clanaturner\u201d\u2018s personal items on e - bay , i bought several things , now i have a lana turner museum quality collection , she still had items there still .\nlana turner and artie shaw were married for 6 months . they dated for 5 months after getting together on 18th aug 1939 and married on 13th feb 1940 . 6 months later they divorced on 12th sep 1940 .\ngreat to welcome cheryl crane to larry king live , a return visit . always nice to see her . this is in conjunction with a very special month of october coming on our sister network , turner classic movies . there will be a documentary ,\nlana turner , a daughter ' s memoir .\nits world tv premiere will be on tcm , turner classic movies , on october 1 .\nelizabeth ' s appearance and personality is partially based on regina mills from once upon a time , portrayed by lana parrilla .\nlana tuner , johnny stompanato , and cheryl crane photographed together on april 1 , 1958 , three days before the murder .\nfred may ( i ) and lana turner were married for 1 year . they dated for 1 year after getting together in 1959 and married on 27th nov 1960 . 1 year later they divorced on 15th oct 1962 .\nsinatra would later say he\u2019d never been with anyone quite as carnal as lana turner . she seemed uninterested in anything other than going to bed . if he tried to engage her in small talk , she was indifferent .\nlos angeles , april 22 ( ap ) - - a $ 750 , 000 suit was filed against lana turner and her former husband today on behalf of john stompanato ' s son . view full article in timesmachine \u00bb\nthe private diary of my life with lana\n, a memoir , written by one of her closest friends , eric root , was published one year after her death . root , a long time friend and hairdresser of turner ' s , has a large collection of jewelry that belonged to miss turner . he still owns the beauty salon in beverly hills where turner and many other iconic stars were clients .\nclose friend linda darnell acted as a witness at turner ' s first wedding to stephen crane .\ntaylor was married to barbara stanwyck during the time of his affair with turner . [ more ]\nhealth check ii : movie legend lana turner , 74 , is undergoing treatment for a recurrence of throat cancer . ' ' i beat it two years ago and i ' m going to beat it again , ' ' she told daily variety columnist army archerd . turner told archerd she ' s not feeling too bad .\namerican actress lana turner was born julia jean mildred frances turner on 8th february , 1921 in wallace , idaho , usa and passed away on 29th jun 1995 century city , california , usa aged 74 . she is most remembered for the bad and the beautiful , immitation of life , . her zodiac sign is aquarius .\nlana turner\u0092s daughter may proceed with an action to block a longtime employee from gaining the bulk of the actress\u0092 testamentary trust , without risking a $ 50 , 000 bequest she received , this district\u0092s court of appeal ruled yesterday .\nlana turner , actress : it ' s all right if you don ' t love me anymore . i know things like that can happen . you still do . don ' t say anything . just hold me close .\nking : because they ' re all so young , they don ' t even know - - they think lana turner was just in black - and - white movies . ok . did she have a favorite leading man ?\nlana turner exemplified hollywood stardom during the 1940s and 1950s . her improbable discovery and ongoing popularity made her a major public figure throughout her life . the notoriety of her off - screen activities did nothing to lessen her fame .\ni had read awhile back that lana and ava gardner had been very , very , very , very close friends . hmmm .\nfernando lamas : fernando lamas and lana made \u201c merry widow \u201d together in 1951 . it was a stormy romance , and they fought a good bit . lamas was jealous , particularly if lana danced with someone else . the fight that ended it was at a marion davies party in 1952 . lamas and lana were at a table with arlene dahl and husband lex barker , and esther williams and her husband ben gage , crane said . barker wanted to dance with lana and she said yes . lamas was fuming and an arguement that night ended their romance . ironically , lamas later married both arlene dahl and esther williams and lana married lex barker .\nturner is a very sociable , congenial person and she wilts very quickly without relationships with good friends and people to share good times with . lana turner thoroughly enjoys working with others on group projects or community activities . she is quite happy when she is a part of a club , support group , or team of some sort .\nmiss turner always objected to the\nsweater girl\nmoniker , though it catapulted her to stardom .\naccording to her autobiography turner lost her virginity to lawyer greg bautzer in march 1938 at age 17 . their relationship ended after joan crawford revealed to turner that she and bautzer had been having an affair .\nturner , who had returned home , reportedly murmured ,\nthank god\non learning the result .\nnat turner was the leader of a violent slave rebellion in southampton county , virginia , in 1831 .\non the evening of april 4 , 1958 , after the oscar telecast which she had attended without him , turner and stompanato began arguing heatedly in turner ' s rented house at 730 north bedford drive in beverly hills . fearing that her mother ' s life was in danger , turner ' s 14 - year - old daughter , cheryl , grabbed a kitchen knife and ran to turner ' s defense .\nwhen she fell pregnant , turner had an abortion \u2013 the first of many \u2013 without telling rooney .\nthough cheryl confessed to stompanato\u2019s killing , turner told friends a very different story , the book reveals .\ntyrone power . actor . in her autobiography turner claimed he was the great love of her life .\nwapner attended hollywood high school with dreams of becoming an actor \u2015 and he often recalled his unsuccessful courting of his classmate and future star , lana turner \u2015 but his father had plans for him to follow him into the legal field .\nbarker was married to the oft - married and divorced turner in the 1950s . ( turner ' s first husband was new haven native and big - band era superstar and future super recluse artie shaw . )\nthe killing was ruled justifiable homicide , and cheryl was a ward of the state until 1961 . she ' s now a real estate agent and novelist . the scandal didn ' t hurt lana turner ' s next movie , imitation of life , which was released almost exactly a year later and was her biggest hit . it was also her last major film . mickey cohen bought a cheap coffin for the stompanatao funeral and then sold his lana turner love letters to the press .\n\u2022 to pre - order lana turner : hearts & diamonds take all , by darwin porter & danforth prince ( published may 24 by blood moon productions , \u00a324 . 99 ) call the express bookshop with your card details on 01872 562310 .\n\u2018from what i gathered , lana had walked in on johnny in bed with cheryl . both of them were in a post - coital sleep . lana confessed to giesler that she\u2019d bought the kitchen knife the day before to protect herself against johnny , who was threatening her .\ncheryl crane provides a long list of men that lana had in her life in her book \u201c lana : the memories , the myths , the movies , \u201d but explains that several of them were just dates , friends and not all of them went past kisses goodnight .\ndon barry : barry played one of the interns in \u201ccalling doctor kildare\u201d ( 1939 ) with lana , who plays a bad girl in the movie . he wasn\u2019t lana\u2019s type because he wasn\u2019t much taller than she was , but crane said they had a good time together .\nunidentified female : lana gave her daughter a lavish party at the rivera country club . cheryl was even presented with a brand new pony .\nborn julia jean mildred frances turner in wallace , ida . , miss turner moved to san francisco as a girl with her mother after her father , virgil , was murdered after a purported gambling deal and robbery .\nl . turner : i don ' t understand why you would want to hurt your mother or me .\n( begin video clip ,\ndr . jekyll and mr . hyde ,\ncourtesy turner classic movies )\ncheryl , who remained in juvenile detention during the inquest and did not testify , was made a ward of court and transferred to the custody of miss turner\u2019s mother . pictured , the body in turner ' s bedroom\nturner said she had been arguing with stompanato , who threatened to ' cripple ' her and kill cheryl .\nlana turner ( born julia jean turner ; february 8 , 1921 \u2013 june 29 , 1995 ) was an american film and television actress . discovered in 1937 by a reporter as she sipped a soda in a hollywood ice cream parlor and signed to a film contract by metro - goldwyn - mayer at the age of 16 , turner first attracted attention in they won ' t forget ( 1937 ) , and later starred in featured roles , often as an ingenue .\nmyth no . 1 : lana turner was discovered at age 15 while having an ice - cream soda at schwab\u2019s drugstore in hollywood . wrong . the big moment actually occurred at the top hat cafe near hollywood high , and it was a coke .\nshe is warm and affectionate in her relationships with others and has the ability to see the others ' point of view , which is greatly appreciated by those around her . lana turner is emotionally well balanced and also has a well developed intellectual grasp .\njohn hodiak : john hodiak unfortunately got mixed up in lana and crane\u2019s divorce , crane said . lana made up a story about dating another man to get stephen crane to divorce her , and the name she blurted out was john hodiak - her \u201cmarriage was a private affair\u201d ( 1944 ) co - star . crane said lana never spoke of hodiak except that she felt bad that she had used him to end her marriage .\nhollywood private investigator and cover - up specialist fred otash was called in , claiming that he disposed of bloody bedsheets , wiped turner\u2019s fingerprints off the murder weapon and moved the corpse on to the floor as turner wept .\n( all 1937 ) were her introduction to the silver screen . after getting her toe in the water , lana earned a bit part in the\nlana laughed . \u2018you\u2019re so cute to threaten me like this , \u2019 she told him . \u2018why , you\u2019re just adorable , aren\u2019t you ? \u2019\nif lana was left wounded by her dalliance with sinatra , then it was as nothing to the humiliation endured by lauren bacall a decade later .\nthe court files / ann w . o ' neill : lana turner ' s troubled legacy shows signs of life after death : tales of suzy bombmaker . . . a\npolitically incorrect\nboss . . . and the judge who said too much .\nlarry king , host : tonight , a hollywood princess , a headline grabbing story including homicide . lana turner ' s daughter , survivor of a public trip through a person hell joins us . cheryl crane for a gripping hour next on larry king live .\n\u2026of his \u201cvictims\u201d\u2014an actress ( lana turner ) , a director ( barry sullivan ) , and a screenwriter ( dick powell ) \u2014recount their relationship with shields , who has asked them to work on a project that he hopes will lead to his comeback . \u2026\ntyrone power : lana said tyrone power was the love of her life . she had been an acquaintance of his , but he was married to annabelle . in 1946 , he and annabelle separated . he invited lana over for a cocktail and kissed her goodnight , which crane said made lana weak in the knees . lana and tyrone were separated due to filming , but she flew to mexico to see him for new year\u2019s . tyrone\u2019s divorce was granted and lana was hoping the they could get married . she also was thrilled to find out she was pregnant but tyrone didn\u2019t share her sentiments . tyrone went on a 12 week airplane trip he had been planning and lana threw him an extravagant party . while he was gone , she let him know that she decided to get an aboration . when he returned they did not resume their relationship . he heard she had been seen with frank sinatra and he admitted to her that he had fallen in love with actress linda christian . crane said their split always hurt lana .\ngarfield : yes , i was . turner : well , had you started to think about it a little ?\nturner : i didn ' t ! and he didn ' t marry me because he already had a wife .\nalthough diagnosed with throat cancer in 1992 , turner continued to smoke until almost the very end of her life .\nted turner is a television and media magnate who founded cnn , the first 24 - hour cable news network .\non april 4 , 1958 , turner ' s 14 year old daughter cheryl crane stabbed to death small - time gangster johnny stompanato , turner ' s current lover , after overhearing him make threats towards her mother . a judge eventually ruled the incident was justifiable homicide \u2014 but turner and her daughter were estranged for years as a result .\nmiss turner was born on feb . 8 , 1920 , in wallace , idaho , and was named julia jean mildred frances turner . her father , john , was a miner . the family soon moved to san francisco , where the turners separated and mr . turner was mugged and murdered . mildred turner became a beautician and moved to los angeles , where the young julia lived for a while in a foster home before returning to her mother .\nlana turner ' s lesbian daughter , cheryl crane , has penned her second memoir about her late , great movie star mother - - lana : the memories , the myths , the movies . crane sits down with the advocate to relive that fateful night she killed her mother ' s mobster lover , share some untold stories , and give us a sneak peek at the new photographs of their life together .\nlana turner was born julia jean mildred frances turner on february 8 , 1921 , in wallace , idaho . like a lot of scandalous women , lana had a troubled homelife . her father , virgil , was a gambler and bootlegger who was murdered when she was a child . her mother seemed incapable of taking care of her , lana bounced around from one miserable foster home to another until her mother moved the family to los angeles , where she found work as a hairdresser . the constant moving , and the death of her father , left a hole in lana that she spent a lifetime trying to fill . young judy as she was called attended hollywood high . she was discovered at the age of 15 sipping a soda at the top hat caf\u00e9 by billy wilkerson of the hollywood reporter while cutting school ."]}
{"id": 116980, "summary": [{"text": "kannathil muthamittal ( english : a peck on the cheek ) is a 2002 indian tamil-language musical war drama film written , produced and directed by mani ratnam .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it features madhavan , p. s. keerthana and simran in the leading roles with nandita das , j. d. chakravarthy , prakash raj and pasupathy portraying other pivotal characters .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film 's score and soundtrack were composed by a. r. rahman , while ravi k. chandran handled the cinematography .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "mani ratnam presents the story of a child of sri lankan tamil parentage adopted by indian parents , who desires to meet her biological mother in the midst of the sri lankan civil war .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film premiered at the 2002 toronto international film festival , it also received a strong reception when screened at the san francisco international film festival in 2003 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film received high critical acclaim upon release and went on to win six national film awards , six filmfare awards south , seven tamil nadu state film awards and best film awards at six international film festivals . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "kannathil muthamittal", "paragraphs": ["free listen download high quality original cd - rip 320kbps kannathil muthamittal songs music by a . r . rahman\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing kannathil muthamittal near you .\nkannathil muthamittal ( 2002 ) tamil movie cd - rip 320kbps mp3 songs music by a . r . rahman - starmusiq . com\nwith the release of mani ratnams latest film kannathil muthamittal , the 14th of february 2002 heralded a new era in indian cinema .\nsteven spielberg once remarked that anthony hopkins possesses a special acting genius . kannathil muthamittal stands as a testimonial to mani ratnams filmmaking genius . in fact , spielberg could save a fortune simply by understanding how mani makes his kannathil muthamittal look so ultra slick with a modest budget compared to similar hollywood forays .\nit was a memorable night for madras talkies when director mani ratnam ' s\nkannathil muthamittal\nswept home six awards at the 22nd cinema express awards ceremony on saturday evening .\ni totally understand now as to how you choose your films for scene - by - scene review . kannathil muthamittal obviously is not a right option . sorry for even mentioning it . i should have guessed this .\nthe songs in kannathil muthamittal actually seem essential and even integral to the plot , slipping in and out obtrusively . the music score by a . r . rahman is superb and is a welcome departure from his repetitious ways .\nkannathil muthamittal is an exceptional concept that is marvelously executed . it may have as well been titled roots . it is the story of a nine - year - old girl in quest of her roots and true identity , aligned with the backdrop of the formidable ltte in sri lanka .\nin short , kannathil muthamittal is arguably the finest movie ever made in asia . if audiences in the west thought that crouching tiger , hidden dragon was the best film to have come out of the continent , they will be blown away by this groundbreaking movie from indias best known director .\nthe production values are out of this world and cinematography is breathtaking . this is said of every mani ratnam movie but the camera work in kannathil muthamittal needs to be seen to be believed . the few war scenes that jump out at the audience and take them surprise are shot exquisitely and look incredibly realistic .\nthe v - day line - up of previews seemed simply irresistible to stay away from . mani ratnam ' s ` kannathil muthamittal ' scheduled to start at 3 - 30 p . m and the premiere of revathy ' s ` mitr - - my friend ' at sathyam at 6 - 30 p . m .\ndespite the final moments , kannathil muthamital is an eminently watchable film . the performances , the music , the cinematography would definitely not leave you disappointed as a whole .\nthere is nothing in the movie for the masses , teenagers or even college - going students who walk into movie halls expecting an out and out entertainer . kannathil muthamittal is for mature , sophisticated and educated audiences who can understand the various nuances and complexity of the plot . the movie is built to push your emotional buttons without the slightest hint of pathos .\n[ hook ] nenjil jil jil jil jil , kaadhil dhil dhil dhil dhil kannathil muthamittaal nee kannathil muthamittaal [ chorus oru dheyivam thandha poovae , kannil thedal yenna thaayae ( 2 ) vazhvu thodangum idam needanae ( aaah ) vazhvu thodangum idam needanae vaanam mudiyumidam needanae kaatrai poala nee vandhayae swasamaga nee nindrayae maarvil oorum uyirae oru dheyivam thandha poovae , kannil thedal yenna thaayae ( 2 ) nenjil jil jil jil jil , kaadhil dhil dhil dhil dhil , kannathil muththamittaal nee kannathil muththamittaal ( 2 ) yenadhu sondham nee , yenadhu pagaiyum nee kadhal malarum nee , karuvil mullum nee chella mazhaiyum nee , chinna idiyum nee chella mazhaiyum nee , chinna idiyum nee pirandha udalum nee , piriyum uyirum nee pirandha udalum nee , piriyum uyirum nee maranam meenda jananamm nee oru dheyivam thandha poovae , kannil thedal yenna thaayae ( 2 ) nenjil jil jil jil jil , kaadhil dhil dhil dhil dhil , kannathil muththamittaal nee kannathil muththamittaal ( 2 ) yenadhu selvam nee , yenadhu varumai nee izhaiththa kavidhai nee , ezhuththu pizhaiyum nee iraval velicham nee , iravin kannir nee ( 2 ) yenadhu vaanam nee , izhandha siragum nee ( 2 ) naan thooki vallatha thuyaram nee oru dheyivam thandha poovae , chiru oodal yenna thaayae ( 2 ) vazhvu thodangum idam needanae . . . vazhvu thodangum idam needanae vaanum mudiyumidam needanae kaatrai poala nee vandayae , swasamaga nee nindrayae maarvil oorum uyirae . . . oru dheyivam thandha poovae , kannil thedal yenna thaayae ( 2 ) nenjil jil jil jil jil , kaadhil dhil dhil dhil dhil , kannathil muththamittaal nee kannathil muththamittaal\nkannathil muthamittal is a 2002 tamil comedy , drama film , directed by mani ratnam and produced by mani ratnam , g . srinivasan . this film stars r . madhavan , simran , j . d . chakravarthy , nandita das , p . s . keerthana , prakash raj in the lead role . the films soundtrack and background score were composed by a . r . rahman with lyrics by vairamuthu .\nsome of the popular locations are bekal fort , kerala , ( uyire uyire from bombay ) , athirappilly falls , kerala , ( oru deivam thandha poove from kannathil muthamittal and narumugaiye narumugaiye from iruvar ) , kalyani theertham , tirunelveli , ( azhagaana raakshasiye from mudhalvan ) , chennakesava temple , karnataka , ( sundari kannaal from thalapathi ) and the fern hill palace , ooty , which has over dozens of movies to its credit .\n1 . pallavi anupallavi ( kannada ) 2 . unaroo ( malayalam ) 3 . pagal nilavu ( tamil ) 4 . idaya kovil ( tamil ) 5 . mouna ragam ( tamil ) 6 . nayagan tamil ) 7 . agni natchathiram ( tamil ) 8 . geethanjali ( telugu ) 9 . anjali ( tamil ) 10 . thalapathi ( tamil ) take 2 thalapathi ( tamil ) 11 . roja ( tamil ) 12 . thiruda thiruda ( tamil ) 13 . bombay ( tamil ) 14 . iruvar ( tamil ) take 2 iruvar ( tamil ) 15 . dil se\u2026 ( hindi ) take 2 dil se\u2026 ( hindi ) 16 . alaipayuthey ( tamil ) 17 . kannathil muthamittal ( tamil ) take 2 kannathil muthamittal ( tamil ) 18 . yuva ( hindi ) 19 . aayutha ezhuthu ( tamil ) 20 . guru ( hindi ) 21 . raavanan ( tamil ) 22 . raavan ( hindi )\nkannathil muthamittal ( english : a peck on the cheek ) is a 2002 tamil drama film directed and produced by mani ratnam . it features p . s . keerthana , madhavan and simran in the leading roles with nandita das , j . d . chakravarthy , prakash raj and pasupathy portraying other pivotal characters . the film ' s score and soundtrack were composed by a . r . rahman , while ravi k . chandran handled the cinematography .\nkannathil muthamittal met with acclaim upon release , with ratnam and p . s . keerthana ' s performance as the young amudha particularly gaining praise . channel 4 films described the film as\nstunning . . . thought provoking ,\nand time out chicago declared ,\nratnam has a ravishing eye .\nthe chicago reader observed\nratnam ' s passionate conviction fortifies the tragic and inspirational aspects of the story\nand the chicago tribune wrote\nrealistic , intelligently written and often quite moving .\nbetween steven spielberg ' s ` artificial intelligence ' ( ai ) and mani ratnam ' s ` kannathil . . . ' just that there ' s nothing ` artificial ' about our director ' s tale , it is entirely human within the parameters of commercial cinema .\nkannathil muthamittal ( a peck on the cheek , \u0b95\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0ba9\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bae\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbe\u0bb2\u0bcd ) ( 2002 ) is an award - winning tamil feature film directed by mani ratnam . it stars p . s . keerthana , madhavan , simran , nandita das and prakash raj . the film ' s score and soundtrack were composed by a . r . rahman . the film ' s title is a famous phrase from a poem written by subramanya bharathy , which literally means a peck on the cheek . mani ratnam presents a glimpse of the island of sri lanka at civil war , through the eyes of a child of sri lankan tamil parentage , who desires to meet her biological mother .\nvikram isn\u2019t the first man who worked hard at overcoming a setback , but what makes his story slightly different is the magnitude of his dream . he wanted to become a hero ; it was that or nothing . he said no to mani ratnam when offered the role of the heroine\u2019s sister\u2019s fianc\u00e9 in alaipaayuthey . he said no to mani ratnam again when offered the role of nandita das\u2019s husband in kannathil muthamittal . he told himself , instead , \u201ci want people in kerala to recognise me . i want my films to do well in andhra pradesh . i want to be known in the north . \u201d this was either the world\u2019s most foolish man , or the bravest .\nkannathil muthamittal film begins at a small village in sri lanka , where a sri lankan tamil woman shyama ( nandita das ) gets married to dileepan ( j . d . chakravarthy ) , who along with few other sri lankan tamils in the village ( including shyama ' s elder brother ) is part of the tamil tigers rebel association , which fights for the rights of sri lankan tamils . while romancing each other at a mud river after marriage , the couple hear sounds of sri lankan army troops approaching , thus dileepan flees , leaving behind shyama . what happened to dileepan after that remains a mystery , as shyama realizes that she is pregnant and waits in vain for dileepan to return .\nat prasad labs on thursday , if you expected to be witness to the story of a nine year old , you get more than just that . ` kannathil . . . ' is the film - maker ' s plea for love and peace in sri lanka , a trilogy of sorts after ` roja ' and ` bombay ' .\nin kannathil muthamittal , it works a little better , because we are in the perspective of a 9 year old little girl ( ignoring the prologue section which i will deal with later ) . and this is how time and space function for a little kid , the big moments are big and memorable , but the little moments all kind of blur together . memory and the past is made up of these huge landmarks floating in a sea of things that don\u2019t matter . and the present is always firm and certain , there is no sense that relationships might change or people might be different . all of that is conveyed through ratnam\u2019s story structure , especially the way he handles the opening sequences .\nalso , you said that simran yelled at amudha when she is found after running away . but after yelling simran confides in amudha with teary eyes as to how she almost died of fear and concern because amudha ran away . hearing this , amudha immediately hugs simran and apologizes . i thought that was one of the most beautiful scenes in the movie although i would say that there is not a single scene in the movie that is not deep and impactful . i agree with you that the narrative structure mani ratnam uses in his films \u2013 especially roja , bombay , kannathil muthamittal and alaipayuthey \u2013 is magical . the narrative structure is quite hypnotic and leaves a lasting impression of the story and the characters in most viewers which in itself is enough to deem these films as all - time classics .\nkannathil muthamittal tells the story of a child born in a refugee camp for sri lankan tamils in india and subsequently adopted by an engineer / writer who marries the girl next door in order to qualify as an adoptive father . the couple then decide to tell the child about the adoption on her ninth birthday . mani ratnam reportedly based the story on the experience of american parents taking their adopted daughter back to the philippines to meet her mother . the trip from chennai to northern sri lanka is much shorter , but much more dangerous . the combination of an emotional struggle within a family and an attempted reunion literally in the midst of guerilla war is potentially overwhelming . but mani ratnam knows how to handle it , as he had already demonstrated with bombay ( 1995 ) , set amidst communal violence .\nwhat also adds to the film\u2019s victory is the writing by mani ratnam and sujatha . getting to make a film against the back - drop of the sri - lankan crisis was never going to be an easy task at all . while we can always debate as to how effective was the portrayal of the conflict in sri lanka as shown in the film , we definitely need to admit that there was no glorification of the issue , any overt statement issued or a stand taken per se . in the end in spite of the serious context of violence hovering around , kannathil muthamittal still fundamentally remains a simple story of a girl in search of her parents . that we remain glued to amudha\u2019s journey till the end is in itself a victory for mani sir as most of us might agree by now .\nthe summer is a chance to watch some of my archive of videotapes and transfer those worth using to dvd . kannathil muthamittal ( a peck on the cheek ) is one of two films made back in tamil nadu by mani ratnam after his hindi experience with dil se . the other was alai payuthey ( 2000 ) , one of my favourite films that i have watched several times . although my experience of mani ratnam\u2019s work is limited , i\u2019m reasonably confident in asserting that his films shot in the south are better than those made elsewhere in india . when i watch the tamil films , i really do wonder why anyone bothers to watch the majority of bollywood films . the clich\u00e9 is that bollywood represents a fantasy india constructed just for the vicarious entertainment of the cinema audience . by contrast , mani ratnam\u2019s tamil films deal with real social issues set in \u2018real\u2019 environments . i use the scare quotes to emphasise that ratnam\u2019s world is not a simple reflection of reality ( which we all know is impossible on film ) but that his construction of reality does draw on the experiences of families living in a recognisable world .\nplot of kannathil muthamittal the film begins in a small village in sri lanka called mankulam , where a sri lankan tamil woman shyama ( nandita das ) gets married to dileepan ( j . d . chakravarthy ) , who along with few other sri lankan tamils in the village ( including shyamas elder brother ) is part of the tamil tigers rebel association , which fights for the eelam tamil nation . while romancing each other at a mud river after marriage , the couple hear sounds of sri lankan army troops approaching . he asks shyama to leave for her safety while he remains in the forest . what happened to dileepan after that remains a mystery . shyama realizes that she is pregnant and waits in vain for dileepan to return . her villagers begin fleeing to india to seek refuge as the war between ltte and the sri lankan army goes full scale , affecting their village in the process . shyama is initially stubborn to leave since one of the men says that he has seen dileepan with bullet wounds in the forest near the mud lake , but her relatives convince her that she has to seek refuge for the sake of her to - be - born child . the villagers board a boat to the shores of rameswaram , which is a famous refugee hub for sri lankan tamils . while a local collector takes down the names of the refugees , shyamas water breaks and she gives birth to a baby girl . however , as soon as the baby is born , her urge to find her husband and be with her people back home overwhelms her and she leaves behind the newborn girl in hopes that the girl will lead a better life .\nthe music by a . r . rahman without doubt is top class . however , some songs like vellai pookal and amudha\u2019s intro song sundari gel very well with the film but others like kannathilmuthamital don\u2019t take the story one bit forward . but to compensate the song kannathil muthamital has been shot marvelously . ravi . k . chandran has been given a free hand and he holds nothing back with a number of breathtaking helicopter shots , crane shots etc on the vast empty expanse of a beach . even in this highly stylized song there is one moment which stands out for its innocence which is when the camera attached on the crane comes closer to amudha we see her just about managing to keep her dress from blowing up because of the breeze , a la marylin monroe , and hence she gives animpromptu sweet - shy smile .\nnandita\u2019s foray into commercial cinema subha j . rao a week after\naks\u2019\u2019 , her first big - banner film , opened to lukewarm response , actress nandita das says its success or failure will not change her life . sitting on a low divan in her sun - bathed home , a casual - looking das says ,\ni do not sign a film thinking it will become a hit or a flop .\nightly or wrongly , both tempers and emotions have run very high on the media before , during and after the famous summit . politicians , interviewers , anchors , official spokespersons ( some of whom have gone silent or run away after one - liners ) have been behaving very abnormally indeed and some quite unlike their public image .\njagjit singh is to ghazal singing what javed akhtar is to writing . when the two titans team up , there is bound to be magic . this album presents that in eight different shades .\na week after\naks\u2019\u2019 , her first big - banner film , opened to lukewarm response , actress nandita das says its success or failure will not change her life .\nsitting on a low divan in her sun - bathed home , a casual - looking das says ,\ni do not sign a film thinking it will become a hit or a flop . that is always a gamble . i enjoyed the making of \u2018aks\u2019 , it was a whole new experience . \u2019\u2019\nasked if people did not relate to her character supriya , who is married to a much older man and is devoted to her family , das says ,\nsuch relationships exist in society and if it is done in a believable manner , it will be accepted . and despite everything , supriya had a mind of her own . \u2019\u2019 das told uni in an interview .\nbut , you see , when the length of a film has to be reduced , sometimes the nuances of characters also get lost . in \u2018aks\u2019 , a few scenes that would have helped the viewer understand supriya better went under the editing table . but , it is a director\u2019s medium , he has a larger vision and ultimately it is what the director wants , \u2019\u2019 she adds .\ni was a little unsure about the storyline and took over four months to decide if i wanted to do the movie , \u2019\u2019 says the actress who brought back the dusky look to the silver screen .\none difference that struck me while working in such a big project was the large set up . sometimes one tends to get lost , \u2019\u2019 she says .\ntalking about her commercial viability , das admits she cannot pull the regular crowds to the theatre .\nbut , i am happy doing the kind of movies i do , \u2019\u2019 she says .\nevery actor has his or her limitation in terms of physical framework . is she referring to\nlagaan\n? aamir khan wanted her to do the role , but the director felt her eyes were too intelligent for her to play an innocent village belle .\ngracy singh is wonderful in the movie , \u2019\u2019 das says .\nmaybe ashutosh exactly knew what kind of heroine he wanted . \u2019\u2019\nwhen the conversation drifts to her movies with deepa mehta \u2014\nfire\nand\nearth\n, das says she enjoyed making both .\nshe feels\nearth\ndid not do good business because it did not fit into a\npreconceived genre of filmmaking\u2019\u2019 .\npeople did not know if it was an art film because deepa and i were connected with it or a commercial one because of songs and aamir\u2019s presence , \u2019\u2019the actress adds .\ntalking about her body of work , das says most of her films are yet to be properly released .\ni have done lots of regional cinema , those are not released across the country . so people do not know about them , \u2019\u2019 she explains .\nshe has started shooting for mani ratnam\u2019s next tamil flick with chakravarty , madhavan and simran .\nmani ratnam has such energy . we work from six in the morning to seven in the evening , and he is so full of spirit , the actors do not feel tired . he is a passionate director , who gives space and inspires his actors to try out new things , \u2019\u2019 she says .\nanother tamil film she has signed up for is\nazhagi\u2019\u2019 directed by thangar bachan .\nask her why she does women - centric films and das says it is entirely sub - conscious .\nconcerns , dilemma and personal likes and dislikes can reflect in the choice of films , \u2019\u2019 she explains .\nwhen quizzed about how it was working with women directors \u2014deeveri with kavita lankesh and the two movies with deepa \u2014 das says it is difficult to answer in black or white .\nwomen bond very well , maybe because we go through similar experiences , share certain sensibilities , \u2019\u2019 she admits .\nthis does not mean that men cannot make sensitive films about women\u2019s issues\n, das says .\ni do not mind doing roles with negative shades provided the film is positive and progressive , she says .\nlike in shyam benegal\u2019s \u2018hari bhari\u2019 . i did not entirely like the character of afsana , who seems shallow , selfish , too religious . . . but he told me that i should do different roles and look at them as an actress , not just with personal likes and dislikes . \u2019\u2019\nthere are various ways of approaching a character , says das .\ni mostly react to a character spontaneously , intuitively . but finally what you see on the screen is a combination of how you perceive the character and what the director wants you to do , \u2019\u2019 she adds .\none thing she rues about her tight schedule is that she no longer has enough time to conduct long workshops for children .\nmaybe , i will take some time off next year , she says .\nabout her role as a\nsocial activist\u2019\u2019 , das says she has done too little to be called that .\ni do what i can , primarily to retain my sanity , \u2019\u2019 she adds .\ncoming back home to delhi is peaceful and my reality check . away from the world of films , i am with my parents ( painter jatin das and publisher varsha das ) and friends , \u2019\u2019 das says .\nher forthcoming releases in hindi are mahesh manjrekar\u2019s\npitah\nwith sanjay dutt and\nlal salaam\n\u2014 a film about the naxalite movement . she has started shooting for\nsupari\n, in which she plays an underworld don .\ndas says she could not accept an offer from dreamworks as she had already allotted dates to mahesh manjrekar and rituparno ghosh .\njust my luck . unfortunately , ghosh had to push back his dates for some reason . \u2019\u2019\ni don\u2019t want to do a foreign film only because it is foreign , as sometimes , it can stereotype indian characters . but , i am definitely open to interesting projects from anywhere in the world , \u2019\u2019 she says .\njagmohan mundra\u2019s\nbawandar\n, based on the true - life story of bhanwri devi , is due for commercial release and das says she is happy with the way the movie has turned out .\nbawandar is a sincere film , \u2019\u2019 she says .\ni was disturbed while shooting for the gangrape sequence , though . not as an artiste , but as a woman , as a person . i wanted to meet the inspiration , not to copy her mannerism , but what was she made of , to have the courage to live through such an experience , \u2019\u2019 das explains .\nwhen asked if her cameo of a teacher in\nrockford\nbrought back memories of her four - month stint in rishi valley school , das said she just shot four days for the film . \u2018\u2019the stint at rishi valley was one of the best periods in my life . the vast expanse , loving students . . . they made a great combination . you taught because you enjoyed teaching , they learned because they wanted to learn . \u2019\u2019\nshe learnt a whole lot of crafts like block printing and pottery there . the latter is still an interest .\ndoes she miss home ?\ni do wish i could come home on a sunday instead of living in a hotel room , as all my work takes me out of home and the city i live in . but the short delhi trips compensate for that , \u2019\u2019 she says .\ndas also plans to do a play next year .\ntalks are on . maybe , i will do it next year , \u2019\u2019 she adds .\nask her about\nwater\u2019\u2019 , that is shelved as of now , and das says tonsuring her head for the movie was a liberating experience .\ni have always worn my long hair in a straight , boring fashion . i have never been experimental . i used to keep touching my bald pate to feel the newness of it all , \u2019\u2019 she adds . uni\nr ightly or wrongly , both tempers and emotions have run very high on the media before , during and after the famous summit . politicians , interviewers , anchors , official spokespersons ( some of whom have gone silent or run away after one - liners ) have been behaving very abnormally indeed and some quite unlike their public image . take for instance , the pakistan high commissioner in india , mr qazi , normally an unflappable , cheerful and courteous gentleman . one could not have believed that he could outshout sushma swaraj , but he did , and both shouted simultaneously so i doubt if either heard what the other was saying . one almost anticipated a up assembly style microphone - throwing match , but fortunately , lapel mikes are difficult to throw . but the viewer not only had a hard time listening but i know some people have been switching off in the past few days whenever a discussion on the summit popped up , which is most of the time .\nafter all that , one is almost glad to be back with kbc , the syrupy\nsaas bhi kabhi bahu thi\ndrooling over each other , india losing cricket matches and the attack on colombo airport by tamil tigers , with all its visual horror . one enjoyed the getaway to the large screen in a crowded cinema house to watch all three hours 45 minutes of\nlagaan\n.\nin the middle of all this bedlam , some people do worry about the weather and they are getting a very tough deal all round . the newer star news weather girls race through their droll at a speed which leaves schummacher far behind , and in mindless sing - song manner which made a young teenager remark .\ni bet if you asked them what they had read a minute ago they wouldn\u2019t know\n. the princess royal ( also known as the rani sahiba ) of dd with the flowing tresses , reads the news like a shakespeare sonnet and the rest like an audition before the national school of drama . the zee girls have a hard time with the names of places and the\naaj tak\ngirls are too worried about what they should wear for which programme ( leaning more toward the west via karol bagh ) to make us enjoy the weather bulletins on tv , which we do watch when the seductive anuradha srinivasan is around , even if there is a storm coming up . so please , all channels can we get the weather news in the manner barkha dutt would advise :\ncalm down , calm down\n.\nsoz ( hmv ) : jagjit singh is to ghazal singing what javed akhtar is to writing . when the two titans team up , there is bound to be magic . this album presents that in eight different shades .\none is not sure if it is deliberate or not , but both of them display a common trait . javed here writes poetry with no flourishes ; its beauty lies in its deceptive simplicity :\njagjit complements the quality with equally low - key singing . when it is heard the first time , it is rather difficult to appreciate its merit . but the oftener you play them , the more the ghazals grow on you .\nin keeping with the mood of the album , the jacket is printed in sepia colours . it gives the lyrics of all songs , along with the meaning of\ndifficult\nurdu words . do words like\naashiqui\nreally need to be translated ?\nghalib has been rendered by so many ustads that a new delineation is a difficult task . in this album , music director rajesh reddy makes such a bold attempt . talat aziz and roop kumar rathod sing under his baton while the music for mehdi hasan has been rendered by mujahid hussain and for ghulam ali , by rafique hussain and ustad barkat ali khan .\nit goes to the credit of talat aziz and roop kumar rathod that they have not let these titans overshadow them totally . the former sings yeh na thi hamari kismat \u2026 and yeh hum jo hizr mein\u2026 while rathod lends his voice to dil hi to hai\u2026 , rone se aur\u2026 and har ek baat pe \u2026\nequally impressive is a commentary on ghalib written by nida fazli and narrated by brij bhushan .\nonce certain songs become certified hits , their tunes sink into public memory . just look at the way people latch on to the lyrics of songs the moment a few snatches from them are played on tv programmes .\nto cash in on the popularity of such hits , tips have come out with a series of three albums of the instrumental rendering of some big hits .\nsince the series is called soft instrumentals , the songs have been played on the guitar , keyboard and violin by tabun sutradar at exceptionally slow place . that makes the fast a . r . rahman songs almost unrecognisable , but enhances the charm of those by pankaj udhas . the third album is devoted to the songs of r . d . burman .\namong the rahman hits , those from\ntaal\nand\nrangeela\ndominate . all 12 burman hits are from different films .\nin the case of pankaj udhas , as many as 36 tunes have been used , divided into 12 topics such as\nfalling in love\n,\nfirst peg\n,\ncelebration\nand\nintoxication\n.\nhe story of simran is getting curiouser and , to quote alice , curiouser .\n( costarring ajith ) . and word was out that she was tamil nadu cinema ' s new queen bee .\nthen came the buzz about her romantic liaison with ace choreographer raju sundaram . simran , while acknowledging the relationship , indicated that wedding bells were not imminent - - but the industry buzz was that she was cutting down on her assignments .\nseemingly , without tripping over the svelte star . and her assignments seem to be getting more and more high profile with every passing day .\nin this film , jeeva , in fact , pulls off a casting coup , getting tn ' s two top heroines jyotika and simran back together in one frame .\n- - the 100th directorial venture of k balachander , doyen of tamil film directors . this one , incidentally , will see her sharing screen space with , among others , her very own raju sundaram .\nthe film , incidentally , has madhavan playing the father of two kids . and , again , mani ratnam , with an eye to scoring talking points , has cast malavika , daughter of ace carnatic singer sudha raghunathan and keerthana , daughter of matinee star parthiban and his wife , the erstwhile actress sita , in the two child roles .\nit ' s simran ' s entry into the cast , though , that ' s got the industry buzzing .\nit ' s simran , though , who ' s gone and landed the project - - and for a star supposedly cutting down on her engagements , she seems to have acquired a pretty full hand .\nv - day went past this year leaving a huge hangover of love , friendship , sentiment and a few bullets and bombshells as well , that spilled all over the city screens . for those who love movies , the treat couldn ' t have been any better .\njust a day before v - day , a friend suggested we pay final tributes to ` shahjahan ' , on its way towards the 100 day mark , the lone survivor among the likes of ` aalavandaan ' and ` nandaa ' . so ` shahjahaan ' it was , as we saw vijay unknowingly and unwittingly helping his friend fall in love with the girl he loved ( richa pallot ) in a tragedy of errors that ends with a smile on the hero ' s face . and at 12 - 30 a . m . , v - day fare had just started .\nthe story of t . amudha ( played by p . s . keerthana who along with the director showed up , after the preview ) was just an excuse , a ruse to ensure that there was no controversy this time around ( for there was talk of possibility that the film might be titled ` kudai ' or ` manjal kudai ' _ as a metaphor for an umbrella for lankan refugees when the film was under production , with details shrouded in secrecy ) .\nthere are very few in india from whom you can expect such an intelligently and sensitively crafted flick that actually passes off just a story of a girl in search of her real mother ( madhavan and simran play her foster parents ) .\ndavid ( in ai ) was 12 years old . . . his love was real . he was not . t . amudha is nine years old . her love was real . her parents were not . so there starts a little girl amudha ' s search for her real mother , just like a little robot david ' s search for the ` blue fairy ' who would make him a real boy . only , that the local tale is more gripping and has a pace that ' s faster than spielberg ' s .\nso we did miss the beginning of revathy ' s ` mitr ' . but ` mitr ' , we found , seemed to strike an instant rapport with the women audiences as it closed to a fun - filled climax .\nfor a direct contrast , we hopped theatres once again to catch up with the action , ` behind enemy lines ' also a tale of love ( america loves its soldiers ! ) . just two days ago , we had caught up with another ` one ' of those jet li movies , a janta mishmash of ` matrix ' or ` terminator ' , minus the class .\nresearch bioclimatologists with the um synoptic climatology lab counsel cities on how to manage rising temperatures .\nstories / 2018 / 07 / can - cities - keep - their - cool . html\na um - led study is examining how children\u2019s play behavior at beaches could impact their health .\nstories / 2018 / 07 / studying - playtime - at - the - beach . html\npolitical polarization , distrust in fact - based knowledge and verbal targeting may be fueling the onslaught .\nstories / 2018 / 07 / us - journalists - face - increasing - risk . html\nthree recent um musical theatre graduates star in the world premiere of new play in fort lauderdale .\nselect classes will feature harkness tables where students will sit campfire - 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best . the clear - throated voice of devan has rendered the song . our bliss increases and increases as we go on hearing it , since the lover stands alone and sings the feelings of his blossoming love . the new catchy word\nathoda\nlends a jolly mood of the song .\nthe song\nmutharkanave\nstarts in the carnatic fashion . in the course of the song , suddenly , harris gives a twist and turn to the trend of the music by bringing in his wonted western music surely ; he gives us a surprise gift . the sonorous song ,\npadapada pattamboochi\nhas been rendered in the resonant voice of sadhana sargam . whether any other singer might have sung that song with such an authority is not known .\nthere are two small songs in addition to these four songs . they can very well be called as haikoo poems . the lady lyricist , thamarai , writes one of the songs ,\nhari gori\n. the other one is\npinju thendrale\n.\nall said and done , the songs cannot be termed as unalloyed pleasures . actually , they remain as mixed bags for there are some mistakes too . bombay jayashree ' s voice had fascinated all no end in\nvaseegara\n. but it lacks lustre in\nmudarkanave\n. there is a trace of weariness in it . harris might have reminded of harini instead of bombay jayashree . the chorus sound\noh\nthat comes between the first pallavi and charanam is in high pitch . the noise becomes a burden to the ears . harris might have strained a little more in the formulation of the time for\npinju thendrale\n.\nthe songs ,\ngul mohur molare\nand\npadapada pattamboochi\neasily remind us of the songs ,\npachchai nirame\nand\nuppukkaruvadu\nrespectively . we don ' t say that they are copied works . but harris might have easily avoided this trend of adopting from the hit songs .\nbut to our youngsters would treat even huge mountains as small mustard seeds in the event of being encouraged by their sweet hearts .\nkannin kadaipparvai kadhaliyar kattivittal mannil kumararkku maamalaiyum oru kadugaam\n! as such , these small drawbacks can be over looked large heartedly , taking into account the tireless work put in by this creator of grand music . his new thoughts are worthy of a welcome reception . his shortcomings , here and there , may be treated as the spots adorned for removing the effects of the evil eyes .\na . r . rehman was introduced as a music director in 1992 with the film ,\nroja\nand immediately delivered the goods . the waves created by him then have not yet subsided until now . there is no turning back for his , since then . now , nearly after a decade , harris jayaraj has made it big with his very first assignment , ' minnale ' . it can be said that he too had created a feverish frenzy in the world of music through the songs of ' majnu ' . he has been maintaining his popularity , image and the quality of art . no doubt , he has done his motivator , a . r . rehman proud .\nharris jayaraj is the musician for the future . his name would be uttered fondly by thetamilians living all over the world in the same vein as they held dear the names of ilayaraja and a . r . rehman , the two unassailable maestros of music . the years to follow belong to the budding wizard , harris jayaraj . there can be no denial of it .\nthere was much ado before the release of ' citizen ' . but the heavens have not fallen with the release of the film . of course , the film is making progress slowly like a quiet - flowing stream . serenity is there , but certainly no fireworks . the later half of the film is in pell - mell if it is not a perfect pandemonium . one is tempted to question whether all such paraphernalia was necessary even before the release of this film .\nthey boasted that the film was sure to win several national awards . but it was not to be . the director and ajith , perhaps , were under the misconceived notion that the variety of get - ups was enough to fetch the coveted awards to the film . ( for all this , each of these get - ups occupy the scene for just three minutes at a stretch )\nnagma was compelled to act in the film with the help of very strong words .\nthis film would prove to be wonderful turning point for you . you are going to do a powerful role of a c . b . i officer !\nbut nagma , in the end , was in for disappointment and dismay . some scenes vital to her were cut away . the voice dubbed for her was not up to the needed standard . nagma had to ventilate her grievances openly before the media persons . at the height of her anger , nagma gave a telling punch to the ' citizen ' people .\nthey ought to have utilized my character in the climax if at all they were sincere in bagging national awards !\nof course , it was not at all an edge - of - the - seat climax !\nit must be said that even nagma was done some justice . she came for half an hour shouted hoarse ( kaach , mooch ) and left away . meena ' s plight was poorer . she was not for either accepting a guest role or appearing just in a song sequence . people repeated the same words they already told to nagma . rather they added more colour to their assurance this time .\nthe story takes a turn just because of you making yourself the all - important turning point . meena , gullible as she is , has accepted the role , which has no pith in it . and the inevitable die has been cast . another chance having no charm has come in her way . she is now slated to dance for a song in vijay ' s forthcoming film , ' shah jahan ' .\nwhen the film was nearing completion , it was announced that all the workmen would be presented with television sets . such a promise was handed out as the producers were damn hopeful of the grandiose success of the film . now that the film has not created any big wave , they have retraced the steps . till date , their promise remains unkept . so , they have incurred the wrath and the curses of the workmen .\nour section , ' mistaken takes ' would bear testimony to the fact that the ' citizen ' people have disappointed the audiences to the core after creating many fond expectations in their hearts . a peep into the subsection ' citizen ' would reveal loads and loads of seathing criticisms and glaring mistakes . the people concerned should realize early that those who want to give a surprise gift to the viewers must always hold their cards closer to their chest . they would do well to take a leaf out of the book of director shankar . he never blows his trumpet prior to accomplishing his feats . cinema is all about delivering the goods and not about chattering matters of all sorts . the audio cassettes of prashanth starrers ' chocolate ' , ' virumbugiren ' and ' majnu ' are in hot currency among the movie - loving public of tamil nadu . which picture would be released in the wake of ' star ' ? will it be virumbugiren ? a big no is the answer . ' chocolate ' which was launched after ' virumbugiren ' has overtaken it in the race to hit the silver screen . virumbugiren , which was inaugurated two years ago , is still lagging behind . chocolate enters into the arena of competition with a big bang . its audio cassette announces prizes worth over rupees one thousand . the song , ' malai , marudamalai ' has become a mega hit . there is no stopping the ' chocolate ' . anyway , there has to be a calm after the storm . we can expect a breeze to blow in ' virumbugiren ' following in the footsteps of the tempest , ' chocolate ' .\nvivek is the light - hearted , happy - go lucky man on and off the silver screen . by nature , he is a jolly man . the day in which scenes with vivek are shot naturally turns out to be a day of delight of all the unit members of the concerned film .\ndirector sasi testifies to this fact . he is directing ' roja koottam ' under pressure with all sorts of tension . he has reason to be so , because he is making a film for a big producer . he is directing a brand new hero . and he has landed on an opportunity in tamil filmdom after a gap of two years . after sending word for srikanth and bhoomika , he becomes too busy with the preparatory works for the shoots along with lens man panneer selvam . no doubt , they earn their bread by the sweat of their labour . and film - making is a nerve - rocking , back - breaking and brain - taxing work ."]}
{"id": 116983, "summary": [{"text": "the protocols of zion is a 2005 documentary film by jewish filmmaker marc levin about a resurgence of antisemitism in the united states in the wake of the september 11 , 2001 attacks .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "appearing on screen along with his subjects , levin engages in a free-for-all dialogue with arab americans , black nationalists , evangelists , white nationalists , kabbalist rabbis , holocaust survivors , and frank weltner , the founder of the jew watch web site .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "levin 's film draws its inspiration from an encounter he had in a new york taxi not long after 9/11 , in which his driver , an egyptian immigrant , made the claim that the jews had been warned not to go to work at the world trade center on the day of the attack .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "he then said that \" it 's all written in the book , \" referring to the protocols of the elders of zion , a 1903 book purporting to disclose the jews ' master plan to rule the world .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "discredited as a hoax by the times of london in 1921 , the protocols provided a crucial influence on hitler 's world views , and had fuelled hatred , violence , and ultimately genocide attempts through the first half of the twentieth century .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "ads for the film show two stacks of books , visibly entitled protocols of zion , with smoke billowing out of the top portion of the left-hand stack .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "this looks much like actual pictures of the world trade center as the fire raged through it .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the movie was made in 2005 , four years after the wtc attack . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "protocols of zion ( film )", "paragraphs": ["marc levin speaks with malik zulu shabazz at hbo ' s screening of\nprotocols of zion .\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about protocols of zion !\nthere are laughs in marc levin ' s\nprotocols of zion ,\nwhich is quite an accomplishment for a film about the increasing anti - semitism around the world .\ninteresting theory . however , the dvd\nthe illuminati protocols of zion : the plot against israel by doc marquis is way more accurate .\nthe jewish journal of l . a . - \u2018protocols\u2019 exposes ugly legacy of lies\nyou can discuss the film with marc tonight at the walter reade theater at lincoln center at 6 : 30 . thinkfilm will release the film in new york and la friday , playing locally at the lincoln plaza cinemas and the angelika film center . and don ' t forget to share your thoughts on the protocols of zion filmmaker ' s blog .\nprotocols of zion\nmakes it case expertly and powerfully , but it does not propose a solution . the cumulative effect of the film ' s message is enormous sadness that hate is so strong and so resistant to reason .\nevery bit as disturbing and unruly as the subject itself , levin\u2019s protocols of zion drives straight to the heart of the hate that animates all religious fanaticism and zealotry .\nrambling and disjointed , protocols of zion starts out pretty interesting and then begins skidding all over the place , losing focus just as it should be building momentum .\nthe plot : the secret story of the protocols of the elders of zion by will eisner new york : w . w . norton , 2005 , $ 19 . 95 ( hardback )\nin 1993 , a russian court ruled that the protocols of the elders of zion is an antisemitic forgery - -\nthe first such verdict in the land where the fraud originated 90 years ago .\n*\nafterwards i related my version of the hbo screening to some of the crowd . one young man asked , \u201cwhere\u2019s the follow up headline , \u201cshabazz reconsiders remarks after zion screening\u201d he added , \u201cyou have to run with this so everywhere shabazz goes from now to the million more march he is asked , \u201ddid you change you mind about no jews dying on 9 - 11 after seeing the film \u201cprotocols of zion ? \u201d\nthis is a frustrating documentary that could have been so much better . given the title , i had expected an in - depth look at the protocols of the elders of zion , a notorious forgery . . .\nhe went on to suggest that i had basically produced the jew hatred in the film that i had to \u201dgo to a prison , a patterson street corner to get any resonance of the protocols of zion , any resonance and the resonance was really pathetic .\nhe insisted it was a totally inaccurate picture of what\u2019s happening .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\n* for anyone interested in the most contemporary and original expose of the protocols , i suggest will eisner\u2019s , \u201cthe plot : the secret story of the protocols of the elders of zion . \u201d we filmed with eisner , considered to be the godfather of the graphic novel , while he was illustrating the book . he passed away last january . the scene didn\u2019t make it into the final cut of the film but will hopefully be included in the dvd extras .\nshtetl\n: a film by marian marzynski come here to find out more about the film\nshtetl\nand about filmmaker marian marzynski and photographer slawomir grunberg . the script is available for downloading , along with articles and reviews of the documentary . additional information on special screenings of the film and how to order tapes is also available .\nand of course there are some jews who are just uncomfortable that the film is out there . i guess that shouldn ' t be surprising since i included that right in the film when i was told to not even make the movie .\ndirector marc levin has been making provocative documentaries and fictional features for more than two decades . his 1998 film slam\nthis rumor was supported by a widely - believed , and often debunked , idea of an international jewish conspiracy to rule the world stemming from a book called\nthe protocols of the elders of zion ,\nwhich is still widely available for purchase online and in bookstores .\nthe protocols\nsupposedly describe a meeting during which a group of jewish elders discuss their plans for world domination . it turns out the book was originally written as anti - semitic propaganda by the secret police in 19th century czarist russia . yet\nthe protocols\nare still widely believed in many parts of the world and this country . levin ' s new film attempts to explore why .\ndespite all the evidence , millions around the world continue to blame the jews for 9 / 11 . this belief is a modern - day incarnation of the infamous \u201cthe protocols of the elders of zion , \u201d the century - old forgery that some people claimed to be the jews\u2019 master plan to rule the world . filmmaker marc levin sets out to understand why \u201cthe protocols of the elders of zion\u201d has been revived , and to challenge one of the most persistent , insidious conspiracy theories of all time . in the course of his explosive journey , levin finds himself delving into the heart of hate , facing those who would traffic in bigotry , all in the name of god .\nhello blogosphere : controversy ! that ' s where we start . when i began the film \u201cprotocols of zion\u201d i knew i was heading into explosive terrain . the film is provocative . i want all kinds of people to see it and discuss it . so i wasn ' t totally surprised when lloyd grove did a piece this tuesday ( sept . 27th ) in his lowdown column in the ny daily news headlined , \u201czion ' guest list may be inviting trouble . \u201d grove broke the story that we had invited malik zulu shabazz , chairman of the new black panther party and co - convener of the upcoming million more march , to the hbo premiere screening and that shabazz had accepted the invitation and was coming .\n\u201corthodox jews hobnobbing with members of the nation of islam ? palestinian activists breaking bread with israelis ? could these be images straight out of eden ? far from it . the scene instead was a wine - and - cheese reception held last week at hbo ' s new york headquarters in connection the upcoming documentary\nprotocols of zion .\nat a volatile juncture in world events , protocols of zion is the personal odyssey of veteran filmmaker marc levin ( \u201cslam\u201d ) . as a jew and a new yorker living and working not far from the site of the world trade center , levin grapples with one of the central issues facing the world today : religious intolerance and hate .\ndespite all the evidence , millions around the world continue to blame the jews for 9 / 11 . this belief is a modern - day incarnation of the infamous\nthe protocols of the elders of zion ,\nthe century - old forgery that some people claimed to be the jews ' master plan to rule the world . filmmaker marc levin sets out to understand why\nthe protocols of the elders of zion\nhas been revived , and to challenge one of the most persistent , insidious conspiracy theories of all time . in the course of his explosive journey , levin finds himself delving into the heart of hate , facing those who would traffic in bigotry , all in the name of god . at a volatile juncture in world events , protocols of zion is the personal odyssey of veteran filmmaker marc levin (\nslam\n) . as a jew and a new yorker living and working not far from the site of the world trade center , levin grapples with one of the central issues facing the world today : religious intolerance and hate .\n, which followed the clinton presidential campaign , has inspired several more recent political documentaries over the last decade . his new film\noffers a variety of substantive links for learning more about anti - semitism . for example it connects to : the german information center for the study of racism ; manifestations of antisemitism around the world , a report by the israeli government ; and\nthe protocols of the elders of zion ,\nthe notorious anti - semitic forgery , with articles and analysis .\nafter the infamous 9 / 11 attacks of 2001 , there came a virulent resurgence of antisemitism reemerging in america convinced that the jews were responsible for the terrorism . feeding this is the repeatedly debunked book libel , protocols of the elders of zion and its disguised adaptations . director marc levin goes on a journey to interview the promoters of this kind of hate in all its forms .\nultimately , it seems clear that russian tsarist secret police in france put together these strands and others to create the first version of the protocols . a russian forger , mathieu golovinski , apparently had a prominent hand in the creation , a recent finding that is heavily emphasized by eisner . golovinski may have been responsible for adding the venue of the protocols - - a jewish graveyard where the elders of zion are described as holding their conspiratorial meetings .\nlevin\u2019s filmmaking journey takes place against an increasingly volatile backdrop : u . s . troops march on iraq , arab television stations broadcast a dramatization of \u201cthe protocols of the elders of zion , \u201d malaysian prime minister mahathir claims the jews rule the world by proxy , mel gibson releases \u201cthe passion of the christ\u201d and violence reignites between the palestinians and the israelis .\nthe only civilized response to this display of abject ignorance , hatred and bigotry is one of anguished despair , but levin ' s film enlightens as much as it enrages .\nat the same time i certainly felt some solidarity with the purported goals of the million more march , especially after the katrina disaster . i have spent a good part of the last two decades making films about the war at home , the drug war , the gang wars , the prison wars , the race war\u2026 . so i was curious to see for myself what mr . shabazz had to say and how he would react to my film , \u201cprotocols of zion . \u201d\nin the last few days we have seen a new wave of talk of conspiracy , jews , zionists , and israel . first the president of iran publicly exhorts his followers , saying that israel , \u201cmust be wiped off the map . \u201d that same evening iranian tv runs a special documentary on \u201cthe protocols of the elders of zion\u201d claiming it reveals the true zionist plot for world domination .\nthe same week , iran ' s president was refusing to back down from his call to fellow muslims to\nwipe israel off the map .\nmeanwhile in egypt , tv viewers had just spent ramadan enjoying a new drama series based on\nthe protocols of the elders of zion ,\nthe notorious anti - semitic hoax .\nlevin ' s film is most effective as it objectively documents the history of international anti - semitism , but loses ground whenever it reverts back to anecdotal coverage of the subject .\nmarc levin ' s documentary film is not directly centered on the protocols , but it keeps circling back to what is undeniably one of the most important documents in the long history of anti - semitism . the film begins at the site of the world trade center destroyed on sept . 11 , 2001 , where black street activists are angrily telling passersby that jews were secretly warned away from the buildings . ( this false theory , including the assertion that 4 , 000 jews would have died had they not been warned , is immensely popular both abroad and , in america , among many black extremists . ) levin , who with his father is an on - air presence in the film , follows the threads of that conspiracy theory and others that inevitably lead back to the protocols . in fact , some of the most compelling footage - - clips that are scattered throughout the film - - comes from\nknight without a horse ,\na lurid , 30 - part series based on the protocols that was aired on egyptian television in 2002 .\nno matter how well levin had made this film , there will still be those who will accept the protocols and other bogus documents as fact . still , it ' s reassuring to know that somebody has the courage to challenge the lies and to examine why they ' ve been so s\nas for the abundant evidence that the \u201cthe protocols of the elders of zion\u201d is not only a fraud but a plagiarized forgery i suggest the doubters simply consult the historic record . as far back as 1921 , philip graves of the london times revealed the protocols to be a fraud , showing it to be based on a french satire aimed at napoleon iii . the 1864 book by maurice joly ' s was\nles dialogues aux enfers\nor \u201cthe dialogue in hell between montesquieu and machiavelli , \u201d in a series of side - by - side extracts printed in the times , graves demonstrated that the forgers took long portions of the original text and simply replaced\nfrance\nwith\nzion\nand\nthe emperor\nwith\nwe the jews .\npropelled by the racist tract , which has revived for a new generation that is looking for someone to blame , levin takes to the streets in protocols of zion , engaging in a free - for - all dialogue with arab - americans , black nationalists , christian evangelicals , aryan skinheads , kabbalist rabbis , holocaust deniers and survivors , and parading peaceniks .\nthe associated press ' s initial report on the trailer \u2013 an amateurish , practically unwatchable production called the innocence of muslims \u2013 identified a mysterious character ,\nsam bacile\n, as its producer . bacile told the associated press that he was a jewish israeli real estate developer living in california . he said that he raised $ 5m for the production of the film from\n100 jewish donors\n, an unusual claim echoing protocols of the elders of zion - style fantasies . unfortunately , the extensive history of israeli and ultra - zionist funding and promotion of islamophobic propaganda in the united states provided bacile ' s remarkable statement with the ring of truth .\nin a work completed in the last month of his life , cartoonist will eisner , famed as\nthe father of graphic novels ,\nattempts to untangle the extremely complex story of the protocols . initially published in russia in the first few years of the 20th century , the protocols ( of which there are a great many versions ) is a fictitious account of a jewish plot to conquer the world . it claims to quote secret speeches given by an anonymous jewish leader at 24 meetings of the so - called elders of zion . the basic idea is that the jews , using masonic lodges , the power of gold , subversion of public opinion and morals , and the ideologies of both capitalism and communism , are engaged in a centuries - old plot to destroy christianity .\nbut it\u2019s not a picture of the umbrella man on the grassy knoll or the cartoon - like general from the pentagon calling someone at the cia who calls the cops in dallas . or the protocols with 12 elders of zion in a graveyard or cave somewhere deliberating , \u201cmonday we start the bank run , tuesday the depression , wednesday the assassination , thursday the coup and friday the war . . . \u201d\nlast night we had a preview screening at lincoln center with a panel moderated by richard pena , the director of the film society of lincoln center . the panelists were alan brinkley , professor of american history at columbia university , stuart klawans , film critic for the nation , and martin peretz , editor in chief of the new republic . i joined the panel and quickly realized it was something of a critical gang bang \u2013 one after another came the litany of criticism and complaints \u2013 no intellectual rigor \u2013 scattershot \u2013 too personal and in your face \u2013 but then martin peretz went for the jugular intimating that the film was not good for jews .\ni give this dvd . . - 1 star . . no information about the protocals of zion . its all about alan levin . he isnt going to say its all true is he ? . . crapp dvd . .\nnow come two american jews who are not scholars , but artists , men who apparently each felt they had to react to the noxious poison . in highly individual ways , each man uses his craft to take on the myth that has fueled anti - semitism more than any other for 100 years - - the protocols of the elders of zion , a book purporting to be a verbatim record of jewish leaders plotting to take over the world .\nthe majority of revolutions , coups d ' etat , and wars which have occurred in the world [ in the past ] , those that are occurring , and those that will occur , are almost entirely the handiwork of the jews . they [ the jews ] turned to [ these methods ] in order to implement the injunctions of the fabricated torah , the talmud , and the ' protocols [ of the elders of zion ' ] , all of which command the destruction of all non - jews in order to achieve their goal - namely , world domination .\ndocumentary in which political filmmaker marc levin examines the rise of anti - semitism in the usa following the terrorist attacks of 11 september 2001 . the belief that jewish people were somehow responsible for 9 / 11 has its roots in the infamous publication ' protocols of the elders of zion ' , a century - old russian forgery that some people claimed to be the jews ' master plan to rule the world . levin sets out to understand why this racist tract has been revived , and to challenge one of the most persistent , insidious conspiracy theories of all time .\na powerful , must - see documentary that shines a new light on an old tragedy .\n- - indiewire\na valuable and frightening survey of contemporary anti - semitism .\n- - new york post\nghoulishly funny and smartly sobering .\n- - newsday\na compelling case that authenticates our greatest fears .\n- - san francisco examiner\n\u0091protocols of zion\u0092 makes its case expertly and powerfully .\n- - the new york times\nthe story eisner tells , which ends with the seemingly irrepressible protocols resurfacing repeatedly in the contemporary world , is byzantine in its complexity and occasionally makes educated guesses about matters that cannot be known . it can be a fascinating tale , but it more than once suffers from the blizzard of exhaustive and confusing detail that eisner felt compelled to include . one example is the 17 pages of side - by - side comparisons of the texts of the protocols and joly ' s book .\nprotocols ultimately lacks the focus and the scope to have much effect beyond causing us to shake our heads in dismay at the usual suspects : ignorance and those who would exploit it .\nin 1935 there was actually a trial in switzerland where two swiss nazis were charged with circulating the protocols . they claimed they were real . the judge ruled against them and said :\nabraham foxman , national director of the anti - defamation league , speaks to reporters at adl ' s office in new york after he saw the mel gibson ' s film\nthe passion of the christ\nfor the second time , feb . 25 , 2004 . he said he was still worried about reactions to the film when it comes out in places like argentina and europe , where there ' s been less debate about its content .\nanother guest chimed in \u201cyou couldn\u2019t have asked for more . your film just got one of the most vicious anti - semites to rethink one of his most inflammatory accusations . this is a significant retreat and you guys should be all over it . \u201d\nnear the dawn of the 20th century , underlings of czar nicholas ii created a book called the protocols of the elders of zion , which purported to be the outline of a master plan created by powerful jews determined to rule the world . first published in 1903 , the essay was a hoax ( and was revealed as such for the first time in 1921 by the london times ) , but that hasn ' t prevented it from having a long and troubling life as a widely distributed cornerstone of anti - semitic hate literature ; it ' s still in print around the world , and was adapted for egyptian television in the new millennium . when filmmaker marc levin was confronted with another widely disseminated bit of anti - jewish propaganda ( the false assertion that no jews died in the world trade center attacks of september 11 , 2001 ) , he developed a new curiosity about the protocols and other\nfactual\nsources of anti - semitic hatred , and set out to find out more about anti - jewish propaganda . the result was protocols of zion , a documentary which offers a surprising ( and surprisingly witty ) look at figures from the hate movement in america in elsewhere , ranging from leader of the neo - nazi national alliance ( who also sells aryan wear footwear ) to an anti - semitic media analyst who announces that rupert murdoch is actually a jew . the film also examines henry ford ' s well - documented hatred of jews , anti - semitism among radical african - americans , and the memories of levin ' s father , a self - described\nall - american jew .\nthe next day in washington , d . c . vice president dick cheney\u2019s chief of staff , lewis \u201cscooter\u201d libby , is indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice in the cia leak case . shortly after , the web is full of new postings claiming libby was the leader of the real \u201celders of zion , \u201d the jewish neo - con conspiracy that controls us foreign policy .\ni didn ' t really give it much thought until he called me a few days later and gave me some of the names he was in touch with . he told me malik shabazz was interested in seeing the film .\nin 1929 even henri ford , who popularized the protocols in the united states , was forced to admit they were not real and he apologized for publishing them in his newspaper , the dearborn independent .\n\u201cthe question - and - answer session was more contentious , with the\nquestions\nrunning more toward rambling rants . one questioner went on at great length about how jews are not the only semites and how arabs and africans are excluded by the term\nantisemitism\n; another was incensed by the presence of kahanist extremists in the film , and a third , a member of the nation of islam smelling a new conspiracy in hbo ' s promotion of the film , demanded to know how much the cable channel had paid for\nprotocols .\nimages of a\njerry springer\n- esque chair - throwing brawl may have danced through some onlookers ' minds , but cooler heads prevailed . and the forces of peace , triumphant for the day , then moved on to the coffee and cake . \u201d\ni bought this video for my local high school video library , to introduce the students to the fraud of the\nprotocols\n. i assumed from the title it would expose\nthe protocols\nfor being the forgery and fraud that it is , and this video just does not do that . it was disjointed , and confusing , jumping from just a tiny bit of protocol history , to 9 - 11 , to mel gibson ' s\npassion of the christ\n, to the israel / palestine conflict , to anti - semitic hate groups , to a scene with prisoners . some scenes had me curious if this was pro or anti\nprotocls\n. it just does not make the connection of the\nprotocols\nto modern day anti - judaism . it would have been much better to stay with its title , the history of the protocols , and the fact that it has been proven more than once as a forgery and a fraud .\nit ' s probably useful for the world to know the extreme lengths to which bigotry is willing to travel ; protocols may not be the best - made documentary , but it definitely fills in those blanks .\nthat the assault was pre - planned , allegedly by of one of the jihadist groups that emerged since the nato - led overthrow of libya ' s gaddafi regime . so even though the deadly scene in benghazi may not have resulted directly from the angry reaction to the islamophobic video , the violence has helped realize the apocalyptic visions of the film ' s backers .\nthat ' s the rumor i heard only days after 9 - 11 and it was really the inciting incident for the film . i was ready to take up shabazz ' s dare and set the record straight : hundreds of jews died on 9 - 11 !\neisner ' s graphic novel attempts to tell the story of how the protocols was actually written , a story that is largely known but to which certain new revelations have recently been added . in 1921 , a british journalist established that the protocols was largely plagiarized from an 1864 political satire by maurice joly aimed at french dictator napoleon iii from a liberal point of view . joly ' s book , dialogue in hell between machiavelli and montesquieu , never mentioned jews at all . joly himself also plagiarized from popular fiction of his day to enliven his own book .\ni read the book and watched the dvd by marc levin ( called protocols of zion ) . i thought both were worth my time . the dvd provides clear evidence of what some in our world believe and shows the passions that are yoked to those convictions . there are people who will immediately discount and reject levin ' s presentation , but , taken at face value , it clearly presents a collection of straight forward experiences and , honestly , saddens me . we are a deeply torn humanity . as a researcher , protocols was a book i needed to go through . while presenting itself as\njewish ,\ni ' m amazed by the similarities i find , in outlook and method , with any number of anti - democratic totalitarian systems , with american progressivism , statist secular socialism , and even with islamic political fundamentalism . one could replace many jewish references with some other entity and recognize historic examples of what the protocols convey , likely because the book presents the workings of evil . evil finds its home in the human heart , in the human condition . thus , no single people group escapes its touch and the protocols can apply to many throughout history . assume it was not of jewish authorship and origination . the author would need to be intimate with the workings of evil him or her self to create the work . we meet ourselves . i realize the book ' s fame is anchored to some islamic promotion , yet the concept of\nfreedom\nfound on pages 51 , 65 , and 97 ( in my copy ) , for example , is a similar concept , a similar view of freedom , as that found in islam ( freedom according to shariah , harmony , and as outlined by islamic thinkers like seyyid qutb ) . so , before one throws stones , one should examine his or her own system and see how protocols speaks to it . not everyone needs to read the protocols , and those who do should , perhaps , labor to see its wider implications .\nwith another us election approaching , and the egyptian government suddenly under the control of the muslim brotherhood , klein and sadek joined nakoula in preparing what would be their greatest propaganda stunt to date : the innocence of muslims . as soon as the film appeared on youtube , sadek promoted it on his website , transforming the obscure clip into a viral source of outrage in the middle east . and like clockwork , on september 11 , crowds of muslim protesters stormed the walls of the us embassy in cairo , demanding retribution for the insult to the prophet muhammad . the demonstrations ricocheted into libya , where the deadly attack that may have been only peripherally related to the film occurred .\nthrough these q & as ; , have you noticed that people in the audience have preconceived ideas that they stick to or does the film actually change the way they think about these issues ? my line now is ,\nit ' s not about conversion ; it ' s conversation .\nfirst of all , most people who see the movie have never heard of\nthe protocols of zion .\nunlike a lot of people i spoke to , they ' re not experts in the field of hatred . so they ' ve never even heard of the thing . some had heard the rumors post - 9 / 11 , but it ' s an eye - opener . i guess the biggest thing is some people leave saying ,\noh my god , this is frightening and depressing .\nand others say ,\ni ' ve actually been inspired . i want to get involved . i want to know what i can do .\ni think those are the biggest divergent reactions .\naccording to an actor in the film , the all - volunteer cast was deceived into believing they were acting in a benign biblical epic about\nhow things were 2 , 000 years ago\n. the script was titled desert warrior , and its contents made no mention of muhammad \u2013 his name was dubbed into the film during post - production . on the set , a gray - haired egyptian man who identified himself only as\nsam\n( nakoula ) chatted aimlessly in arabic with a group of friends while posing as the director . a casting notice for desert warrior listed the film ' s real director as\nalan roberts\n. this could likewise be a pseudonym , although there is a veteran hollywood hand responsible for such masterpieces as the happy hooker goes hollywood and the sexpert who goes by the same name .\nit comes from all directions and now with this blog we enter the wild world of the web . hopefully , i can give you some sense of what the journey is like over the next few months . the film opens on oct . 21 in new york and la and then rolls out across the us and canada .\nproduced and promoted by a strange collection of rightwing christian evangelicals and exiled egyptian copts , the trailer was created with the intention of both destabilizing post - mubarak egypt and roiling the us presidential election . as a consultant for the film named steve klein said :\nwe went into this knowing this was probably going to happen .\nmuch of this documentary , however , is anything but amusing . the film takes as its symbolic subject\nthe protocols of the elders of zion ,\na document first distributed a century ago , purporting to reveal a secret jewish plan to rule the world . ( it was exposed as a forgery in the 1920 ' s , but you can buy it in paperback on amazon . com . ) as a parallel , mr . levin addresses a more recent example of anti - semitic propaganda : the widespread assertion that no jews died in the sept . 11 world trade center attack because they had been warned to stay home that day . in the united states , mr . levin talks to sidewalk preachers and opinionated young people who use coined words like jewmerica . he interviews the creator of the web site jew watch and the publisher of the arab voice . he shows scenes from anti - semitic mini - series broadcast in egypt . he throws in a 2003 speech by the former prime minister of malaysia in which he stated that\njews rule the world by proxy .\nuncomfortable just because it brings attention to the existence of\nthe protocols\n? exactly . my kids had never heard of the book . most of my friends hadn ' t . i think there are some people who say it ' s better not to even mention this thing . better to just bury it or burn it , and i obviously feel differently .\n\u201cok . , so far we\u2019re talking . and the protocols pamphlet ? \u201ci have no idea , \u201d said mr . shabazz , \u201cwhether it is true or false . \u201d eric toure muhammad , executive director of the black african holocaust council , also voiced his suspicions , \u201ci have no proof , \u201d he said , \u201cthat it\u2019s a fabrication . i\u2019m not here to say that i believe in it . however , it is uncanny how so many similarities in terms of what we see in the world today fit those protocols . \u201d o . k . , less constructive .\nafterwards david d ' arcy of npr moderated a panel discussion with rabbi abraham cooper , ( simon wiesenthal center ) david van biema , ( time magazine editor of religious affairs ) , and mehdi elieffi , ( arab american community leader ) and then there was a spirited but civil and thoughtful q & a . ; mr . shabazz raised questions about who the real semites were and the treatment of the palestinians . mr . muhammad asked about hbo ' s involvement in the production and my attempts to interview minister farrakahn . he also felt that the film did not necessarily disprove the protocols . the exchanges were intense , heartfelt and respectful .\nthe protocols was obviously a very personal project for levin , his chance to get at the eternal question : why always the jews ? it was inspired by a single conversation the filmmaker had with an arab cabdriver who was convinced that israel was behind the 9 - 11 attacks . how did the cab driver know this ? because he had read it in the book\nthe protocols of the elders of zion .\nthe century - old book purports to be the minutes of a secret meeting of jewish leaders in which they lay out their plans for world domination . in fact , it ' s a fraud ; most of the book was plagiarized from earlier works of fiction . mainstream western society declared it out - of - bounds over 80 years ago . yet as levin documents the book remains remarkably popular both on the fringes of american society and throughout the arab and muslim worlds . levin tries to get to the bottom of this by interviewing neo - nazis , palestinians , radical black activists , conspiracy theorists , christian evangelical leaders and various jews . the most fascinating and disturbing bits are clips from arab tv shows which dramatize the protocols as if they were historical fact . he never quite gets to the bottom of it - - he ' s not exactly the most probing of interviewers - - but the results are never less than fascinating . he deserves enormous credit for his bravery in talking to many of these people as well as his willingness to explore the\ndon ' t go there\nareas of jewish conspiracy myths . watch it with some friends then go to a coffee shop and have a good discussion .\none of the most interesting ones i did last week in chicago . as part of their film festival , they have an outreach program , 500 inner city kids from the top public high schools in chicago . that was wild , to see people really get involved and asking themselves tough questions and struggling with their stereotypes . it ' s been fascinating .\nthen one of the other men he came with , eric ture muhammad , approached and shook my hand and said ,\ni came up all the way from alabama with mixed emotions . but the moment i saw that picture of che guevera in your father ' s home my heart opened . the father son story in the film spoke to me and reminded me of my relationship with my father , stokley carmichael .\n( one of the original black panthers of the sixties who popularized the slogan , \u201cblack power . \u201d )\n\u201ci hope that one day there will come a time when no one will any longer comprehend how in the year 1935 almost a dozen fully sensible and reasonable men could for fourteen days torment their brains before a court of berne over the authenticity or lack of authenticity of these so - called protocols . . . that , for all the harm they have already caused and may yet cause , are nothing but ridiculous nonsense . \u201d\nexcuse me marty , i wanted to do a gonzo film without talking heads , experts , academics , and pundits like you . if it bothers you , well it bothers me that you didn\u2019t bother to check out my body of work with street gangs , mobsters , cia operators , anti abortion terrorists , prisoners , drug dealers , religious zealots , and extremists of all stripes . then you might have had a better understanding of my approach .\nso what really was the impetus for making this film now ? the inciting incident was an encounter with a new york city taxi driver who was an egyptian immigrant who believed in\nthe protocols\nand told me about the rumor about no jews dying on 9 / 11 . then i saw the two television series that were being shown [ during the islamic holiday ] ramadan , first the egyptian one and then the diaspora , the syrian / lebanese one , which you see clips from in the film . i read that tens of millions of muslims were watching this 40 nights in a row and not looking at it as just a miniseries but as actual history \u2013 a 40 hour miniseries ; it was unbelievable . i was like ,\ntens of millions of people are watching this stuff , and they think it ' s history . exactly who are we hiding this book from ? ourselves .\nand that ' s kind of where it started . i said , alright , i ' m going to jump into the middle , and take it to the streets just to find out , just to start to see what ' s happening . obviously with the iraq invasion and [ the release of ] the passion of the christ , the intifada in israel , just the whole world situation kind of escalated as i started making it , and it kind of just grew .\nm father was the last thing we added to the film . it was some of the earliest stuff i shot , and i really shot it more just to get grounded and really to have for my children and my sisters and their families , to capture my father when he ' s still on the top of his game . but it wasn ' t in the first cut . when we showed that cut , the reaction from the small group of people we screened it to , they were numb . it was just an overdose of hate . they said ,\nyou need some other emotions in this film .\nso that weekend my editor ken eluto came in and played around with some of the footage of my father that we had shot . when i came in on monday , he said take a look at this , and it was surprising . i see what people are saying : the love of family , and father and son , a whole other feeling\nyou ' ve been doing events like the one at lincoln center tonight ) around the country for a few weeks . what kind of reaction have you been receiving ? it ' s sensational . in terms of the q & a ; , it ' s so interesting . this is a film that obviously leaves people wanting to ask questions and discuss these things which is really the purpose . you need to talk about it .\nhow did you first hear of\nthe protocols\n? i read\nthe protocols\nback in the ' 70s . i was just curious about history and conspiracies . i grew - up in the ' 60s so the kennedy assassination and other conspiracies interested me . when somebody said to me ,\nhey do you want to read the mother of all conspiracies ?\nand i said ,\nwhat ' s that ?\nthe jewish conspiracy . check this out .\nand i read it like it was an artifact of an age long gone . it read like a superhero comic , a kind of byzantine comic book . and if anyone had told me in the mid - 70s that this thing was going to come back and be in any way relevant or referred to in the 21st century , i would have thought they were out of their minds .\nmaybe we can show the film in baghdad , marty , to the anti - american islamic extremists and street people we\u2019ve empowered . if only you neo - cons had listened to the wisdom of the street instead of the slick hustlers who took our tax dollars and promised a quick and easy victory . now look at the mess we ' re in and ask yourself ,\nwho is really giving us jews a bad name ?\nthe leader of the jdo did show up at the screening the next evening at the jewish historical society . surprisingly , he said he liked the film . but when he went into his harangue about why i shouldn\u2019t meet with jew haters like shabazz , the audience quickly tired of the bombast and asked him to ask a question and sit down . he was harmless , more buffoon than brown shirt . he huffed and he puffed and he blew himself down .\nwell , and the ironic thing is that someone who believes in\nthe protocols\nmight say that the fact that the jewish community doesn ' t want this discussed is because maybe marc levin doesn ' t know that there really is a conspiracy and the community is trying to keep it quiet . i agree . that is another side of the coin . it ' s not totally surprising though . i understand that the jewish establishment is powerful and makes a lot of films . there are plenty of other people to do the history of anti - semitism or the true deconstruction of\nthe protocols\n\u2013 the actual history of the document \u2013 or to do a study on religious hate and talk to professors and scientists . there are a lot of people who can make those films , and they are being made , and i think that ' s good . i ' m all for it . but there aren ' t a lot of people who are equipped to have this kind of dialogue that i was prepared for because of my experience . so i thought it was a strength to be a maverick and i still do . and not an institutional representative because i ' m just here as a filmmaker .\nwhat was your process like making this film . was it the same as on your previous documentaries ? you obviously couldn ' t have everything planned out because you don ' t know what people are going to say to you ; the movie is sort of a diary of your investigation . so did you just have the idea and then let it flow wherever it took you ? and since you obviously spent a couple years shooting , how did you know when you were done ? i would say that this is the most free - flowing of my films . each film is a little different , but certainly because i was doing it myself , and it was independent , this is in many ways the most jazz - like and organic film i ' ve made . but there was , you know , an outline which was basically start with the rumor that had hit the streets [ that no jews died on 9 / 11 ] ; talk to the people who were promoting it , believing it , proselytizing it , spreading the book and tying it to 9 / 11 ; and somehow factor in some of the back story \u2013 it ' s hard to understand any of this unless you do understand the deicide charge that for 2000 years jews were seen as christ killers , so the passion worked into that ; acknowledge that the middle east conflict has only inflamed all sides ; and somehow finish up on the third anniversary of 9 / 11 with the names of hundreds of jews that were killed .\ni don\u2019t know what kind of evidence they are looking for . when we were shooting the film we went to the medical examiners office to find out how many jews died on 9 - 11 . we were told that the ny medical examiner does not identify deceased by their religion . but as the lead investigator shiya ribowski passionately pointed out , \u201chundreds of jews died on 9 - 11 . i know i identified their remains . i worked with their families and attended their funerals . \u201d\ni was under no illusion that he was going to have a conversion experience . he wasn ' t invited to be on the panel . he and his associates were simply invited to see the film and then join in the question and answer session after the panel discussion . my simple hope was that because the million more march was 3 weeks away , this might be an opportune moment to modify the tone of some of the exchanges between the more militant african american community and the jews .\nwhen we started organizing this event , i was asked to invite people who were in the film . there is a scene we shot in trenton state prison with a group of inmates . some of them were members of the nation of islam . obviously they were not able to come , although we are trying to arrange a screening in this maximum security prison . they work with a community activist , emmanuel avraham , who runs the life skills program , which helps ex - cons and gang members re - enter society . they asked him if they could invite some members of the nationalist movement to the screening . he relayed the request and i said ok .\na documentary about the rise of anti - semitism in the usa after the terrorist attacks of september 11 , 2001 .\ncbsn : on assignment\nep . 2 : guns of chicago ; enemy of the state ; muslims love me\nwhile you state the case and present evidence that\nthe protocols\nis a forgery and jews did die on 9 / 11 , the majority of what you see and hear in the film is , in fact , people who believe the rumors and the likelihood of this jewish conspiracy . do you worry that maybe people will miss what is actually your point ? for me , it is always most powerful when people reveal themselves . you don ' t have an expert telling you ,\nthis is why nazis do this .\nyou see and you judge for yourself . so in terms of the personal journey of the film , i wanted to look into their eyes . i want to try to figure out where is this coming from . i ' ve heard this 100 times , but let me try to get a little deeper . and also , i want to arm myself . intelligence \u2013 think about it , in terms of our greatest failure in this so - called war on terror : we have no idea what these people think . we have no idea how to get inside their heads . that ' s the biggest failure there is . and so the most frustrating thing for me about this process has been the ongoing problem with so many in the jewish community who basically feel ,\nlet ' s not talk about it . why the hell do you let any of these people talk . it ' s best just left buried and undiscussed .\nand in that sense they don ' t even want people to see the movie ."]}
{"id": 116988, "summary": [{"text": "destroy all monsters ( \u602a\u7363\u7dcf\u9032\u6483 kaij\u016b s\u014dshingeki ) is a 1968 japanese science fiction film directed by ishir\u014d honda .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is ninth entry in the original godzilla series and stars akira kubo , jun tazaki , yukiko kobayashi and yoshio tsuchiya .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film story features aliens known as kilaaks , who have released the giant monsters from monsterland and have planted mind-control devices on the monsters to control them .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the monsters are eventually freed from the mind control , which leads the aliens to release king ghidorah from space to challenge them .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film was written by honda and takeshi kimura who introduced the concept of monster island into the godzilla film series .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the film featured some complete new costumes for monsters such as godzilla and some that were altered since their appearance in previous films .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film was not as successful in the box office in japan as previous godzilla films with critics from variety and monthly film bulletin praising the final monster fight , but finding the rest of the film making ( direction , sets , acting ) to be of low quality . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "destroy all monsters", "paragraphs": ["destroy all monsters : the abysmal fathers of guardians of the galaxy vol . 2\nthe king of the monsters rated destroy all monsters 3 . 5 / 5 . read their review here !\nlord tyrannos rated destroy all monsters 4 . 5 / 5 . read their review here !\nemperor gorillagodzilla rated destroy all monsters 4 . 5 / 5 . read their review here !\nhuge - ben rated destroy all monsters 4 . 5 / 5 . read their review here !\naidan de - freitas forrester rated destroy all monsters 4 . 0 / 5 . read their review here !\ndestroy all monsters was intended to be the last godzilla movie , but due to its success toho decided to continue producing more films . however , the next film , all monsters attack , was comprised primarily of stock footage from previous films due to the massive budget required for destroy all monsters .\nthirty years before tristar\u2019s godzilla remake , the king of the monsters attacked new york city in destroy all monsters . \u00a9 1968 toho co . , ltd .\nlike many of the installments of the later half of the showa series , destroy all monsters is a mixed bag .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing destroy all monsters ! near you .\ndestroy all monsters is a weekly column on hollywood and pop culture . matt brown is in toronto and on letterboxd .\ncody ' s film , tv , and video game blog : franchises : godzilla . destroy all monsters ( 1968 )\ndestroy all monsters was intended to be the last godzilla movie , but due to its success toho decided to continue producing more films . however , the next film , all monsters attack , was comprised primarily of stock footage from previous films due to the massive budget required for destroy all monsters . [ citation needed ]\n\u201cdestroy all monsters represents a high water mark in the godzilla series for its sheer spectacle\u2026 it\u2019s godzilla movie heaven . \u201d \u2013 urltoken\nfemale aliens take control of earth ' s monsters and begin using them to destroy the human race .\n: number of monsters destroyed , despite the film ' s title ( unless they translated it wrong , and it was supposed to be\ndestroy all , monsters !\nor maybe the yodaesque\ndestroy , all monsters !\n, i guess either one could be quotes from the kilaak queen to her clawed minions ) .\nthis toho monster film is very good . the all star cast of monsters is great but baragon and varan have little or no screen time . the newer version has an all new dubbing and digital recording which makes this serious film funny . if you love godzilla and other toho monsters then check destroy all monsters out today !\ngareth edwards stated that if the 2014 american godzilla film was successful enough to spawn a sequel , he would do a destroy all monsters - type sequel .\nape - like aliens build a robotic godzilla to destroy japan , and the true godzilla may not be powerful enough to destroy it .\nscifi japan : destroy all monsters was previously released on vhs and dvd by adv films . it has been reported that adv co - founder matt greenfield still held the rights to destroy all monsters and those rights would not expire for several years . was greenfield involved in the process of media blasters getting the film ?\nmedia blasters hopes their destroy all monsters discs will include the long - unheard us dubbing , never before released on home video . \u00a9 1968 toho co . , ltd .\ndestroy all monsters had a budget of roughly \u00a5200 , 000 , 000 and received an attendance of 2 , 580 , 000 on its original august 1 , 1968 japanese release .\nplay as never before seen new monsters - as well as all classic favorites from the toho lineage .\ndestroy all monsters\u2014 featuring eleven toho daikaiju stars\u2014 is one of two classic godzilla movies coming to dvd and blu - ray from media blasters . \u00a9 1968 toho co . , ltd .\nscifi japan : both movies have english dubs prepared by toho for international export , but destroy all monsters also has a second english dub commissioned by distributor american international pictures for the film\u2019s original us release . the aip version is generally considered by fans to be the superior dub , so is there any chance that it can be included on the upcoming destroy all monsters discs ?\nin the movie monsters vs . aliens , the evil alien galaxar commands his army to\ndestroy all monsters .\nif one listens to the commentary , the creators say that the line was put in as tribute to the toho movie . they also called it the greatest movie of all time .\ninvisible man appears \u2022 warning from space \u2022 invisible man vs . human fly \u2022 whale god \u2022 daimajin \u2022 return of daimajin \u2022 daimajin strikes again \u2022 yokai monsters : one hundred monsters \u2022 yokai monsters : spook warfare \u2022 yokai monsters : along with ghosts\naliens have released all the giant monsters from their imprisonment on monster land and are using them to destroy all major cities on the planet . it is up to the daring crew of the super rocket ship x - 2 to infiltrate the aliens ' headquarters before the earth monsters and king ghidrah annihilate the planet .\nin closing , destroy all monsters isn ' t the great film that people often claim it to be . it is similar to invasion of astro - monster ( 1965 ) in plot and tone , but that film is far superior in acting and pacing . still , the final fight in destroy all monsters is worth it , and the destruction scenes with our favorite monsters are great . with a better script and better pacing , the film could have been unstoppable .\ndestroy all monsters was previously issued on vhs and dvd in america by the now - defunct label , adv films . debuting before toho began releasing the godzilla movies on dvd in japan , the adv disc was a completely bare bones release lacking even such basic features as menus or chapter stops . for several years unhappy godzilla fans have repeatedly requested that destroy all monsters be given a proper presentation in north america .\nbefore there was wrestlemania , there was destroy all monsters , in which godzilla ( in his ninth film ) is joined by a cast of toho giant monster all - stars to save the earth from evil alien invaders . unfortunately , the film ( originally titled kaiju soshingeki , literally\nattack of the marching monsters\n) features too little of the monsters and too much human . . . read more\na two - pronged assault can be effective here . be sure to destroy the armories !\naliens have released all the giant monsters from their imprisonment on monster land and are using them to destroy all major cities on the planet . it is up to the daring crew of the super rocket ship x - 2 to infiltrate the aliens ' headquarters before the earth monsters and king ghidrah annihilate the planet . written by todd a . bobenrieth\ntitle drop :\ndestroy all monster girls\nis one of the many sentences that appear on screen whenever a stage or a new life starts .\nimprobably female cast : it ' s called\ndestroy all monster girls\nfor a reason . the professor is the only important male character of note .\namerican international pictures released destroy all monsters theatrically in north america in 1969 . the americanization was handled by titan productions , formerly titra studios . there were some minor alterations done to prepare the film for u . s . release :\nso is destroy all monsters a worthwhile buy ? for we giant monster fans it sure is , but for introducing anyone over , say , 12 years old or new to showa era japanese giant monster films , probably not . it does offer ample space for smart ass remarks and making your own commentary track though , which gives the film tremendous replay value . sometimes , as destroy all monsters proves for both film and fan , it sucks to get old .\ndestroy all monsters takes place in the then - near future at the end of the 20th century ( specifically said to be 1999 in both english dubs ) , even though it was made in 1968 and all other movies in the showa series are set in the year they were made .\nthe exit that appears after rescuing all the neighbors . or after all the neighbors get killed , whatever comes first .\nyou can never suffer enough for all the lives you ' ve ruined , arcturus .\ni made you into a monster , kerrigan .\nyou made us all into monsters .\ndeleted : shot of minilla frenzying amid the monsters ' attack on king ghidorah .\nedited into godzilla , king of the monsters ( 1998 ) . see more \u00bb\nfirstly though , destroy all monsters has some definite differences from the other godzilla films that came before , or would come after . honda bear - hugs the\nscience fiction\nangle of the special effects films like the mysterians and battle in outer space and gorath , so all of the established mysticism of the monsters is stripped away and never , ever mentioned . godzilla , rodan , ghidorah , even mothra , are just really big radioactive animals who can be controlled and corralled via physical barriers , not gods or physical manifestations of man ' s hubris in the face of atomic weapons . sadly , destroy all monsters suffers for this omission .\nthis is a list of references for destroy all monsters . these citations are used to identify the reliable sources on which this article is based . these references appear inside articles in the form of superscript numbers , which look like this : [ 1 ]\ntime travelers use godzilla in their scheme to destroy japan to prevent the country ' s future economic reign .\nmutants have a lust for power that comes before all other concerns , all working for their own , sinister agenda : to destroy everything in their path . only because of their similar goal do these demons occasionally team up . the mutants seek to increase their own power by collecting power surges , and if unchecked , could destroy human civilization .\n7\nsingle bored / you ' re gonna die ( cherry red ) 1979 written by ron asheton - niagara destroy all monsters came from detroit and is was on and off active between 1973 - 1985 . they recorded their first single\nbored / you ' re gonna die\nin 1978 . ron asheton played earlier in the stooges , michael davis in mc5 . destroy all monsters on this one : niagara ( vocals ) ron asheton ( guitar ) michael davis ( bass ) rob king ( drums )\naccording to joseph , the eclectic style that destroy all monsters embraced in the mid - 1970s was at its core an \u201cassemblage - aesthetic . \u201d by paraphrasing and appropriating musical tropes from the previous decade , now tinged with an air of free improvisation and punk irreverence , the artists sought to slowly , methodically dismantle rock - and - roll architecture . as hoff noted , this act of dismantling was a sort of cure - all for the \u201ccultural hangover\u201d of the 1960s \u2014 joseph called it an \u201caftermath moment\u201d \u2014 that allowed destroy all monsters to reinvigorate counter - culture music after - the - fact .\nthe monsters in in revolt . and the world is on the brink of destruction ! !\nan anti - rock band founded in direct reaction to the pretensions and complacency of 1970s pop music , the detroit - based noise deconstructionists destroy all monsters earned their greatest attention at the peak of the punk era , thanks to a lineup that included alumni of the mc5 and the stooges .\nlove godzilla , love other monsters , love aliens , love destruction , love this movie . destroy all monsters takes us into the future where all monsters are now confined to monster island . all goes well until a race of alien metal people kidnap the monsters . then , they brainwash them and set them to attack the major cities of the world . after so many godzilla island adventures , it was so good to see the cities having their asses whooped . great designs and model work left for a series of inventive attacks . by the end it all descends into a chaotic ( and very unfair ) fight . however , their were some genuine moments of panic . there was a moment between anguilas and king ghiddorah which left me almost covering my eyes . the sheer intensity , and likable monsters made it an engaging affair . we ' re left to deliberate how creatures instinctively know who their enemies are . this is a greatest hits for all fans of the genre .\ndestroy all monsters ( 1968 ) is universally considered a strong fan favorite of the entire godzilla series ! it\u2019s an all - star monster rally of epic proportions featuring toho\u2019s greatest and wildest mammoth monsters in the ultimate , all - out rubber suit rumble ! see godzilla , mothra , rodan , king ghidorah , anguirus , minya , spiega , baragon , gorosaurus , manda and varan in all their titanic glory ! the film was directed by the famed ishiro honda , director of the original 1954 film and the last entry to feature the dream team of special effects supervisor eiji tsuburaya , music composer akira ifukube and producer tomoyuki tanaka .\n- like isolated island where the monsters are kept contained by nifty magnetic walls and such . on the island and in the surrounding waters the monsters are free to roam around belching and eating coconuts .\nthis film is one of only two films where mothra appears without her shobijin . the only other was godzilla , mothra and king ghidorah : giant monsters all - out attack .\nthis film is one of only two films where mothra appears without her shobijin . the only other is godzilla , mothra and king ghidorah : giant monsters all - out attack .\ncharge of the monsters , known famously as destroy all monsters , is the ninth godzilla film , and arguably one of the most well known . this film was meant to be the all - out finisher , the one where we stare at the screen and cheer it on , and feel sad when it ' s over ( before toho decided to make the rather infamous all monsters attack ( 1969 ) the following year ) . as a godzilla fan , this movie holds a a special place in my heart . now that i ' m revisiting it , i have an opportunity to comment on how it functions as both a godzilla movie and a science fiction story .\ndestroy all monsters ( 1968 ) is universally considered a strong fan favorite of the entire godzilla series ! it ' s an all - star monster rally of epic proportions featuring toho ' s greatest and wildest mammoth monsters in the ultimate , all - out rubber suit rumble ! see godzilla , mothra , rodan , king ghidorah , anguirus , minya , spiega , baragon , gorosaurus , manda and varan in all their titanic glory ! the film was directed by the famed ishiro honda , director of the original 1954 film and the last entry to feature the dream team of special effects supervisor eiji tsuburaya , music composer akira ifukube and producer tomoyuki tanaka .\nas a result , with a focus on emotional character drama set in a world of believable mega monsters , edwards appears poised to succeed where emmerich fell short - presenting a film experience that could win - over critics , casual moviegoers and godzilla die - hards alike . so , what would the director like to do in a potential sequel ? a destroy all monsters - inspired multi - creature movie certainly sounds cool :\nscifi japan : during the anime convention naka - kon this past february , a media blasters rep revealed that the company was negotiating for destroy all monsters . clearly this had been in the works for some time , but how long did it take for media blasters and toho to make the deal for this film ?\ngodzilla : destroy all monsters melee ( also known informally as g : damm ) is the first game in the atari godzilla trilogy , produced by pipeworks software and released for the nintendo gamecube on october 8 , 2002 . the plot involves an alien race known as the vortaak invading the earth and assuming control of the planet ' s giant monsters , sending them to attack cities across the globe . one monster breaks free from the vortaak ' s control , and battles the other monsters in order to drive off the vortaak .\ndestroy all monsters is a 2018 american - british science - fiction monster horror film produced by legendary pictures and warner bros . pictures . it is a sequel to the 2014 film , godzilla and is the second in the trilogy . this film takes place two decades after the events of the first film . the second installment is the first toho film to be almost considered a\nhorror film\ndue to the main antagonist ' s involvement . destroy all monsters is the also the first in the franchise to feature godzilla ' s most famous foes as well as retell the origins of\nxilliens\nand expand the world of gojira .\neventually all the main bosses except for serpantina and the pirate captain follow suit .\nas well , we see that the gas is covering the entire island . all the monsters are affected , falling over unconscious . rodan even topples off his perch and onto angilius ! that was funny . this gas must be very strong to affect the nervous systems of monsters this large .\naip ( american international pictures , inc . ) submitted the movie to the us copyright office on may 20th , 1982 under the registration number v1908p198 . it used the title destroy all monsters and was done in a huge batch that contained 376 other films . on february 13th , 1989 , a new registration was submitted by orion pictures , noted as the legal successor to aip , and toho using the registration number v2438p072 . by august 22nd , 1996 , toho appeared to have sole ownership of the us rights , as they submitted it under the registration number pa0000785448 while using the titles destroy all monsters and kaijusoshingeki with no spaces in the romaji title .\ndestroy all monsters was the last showa godzilla film to be released on home video in the united states . adv released the film ' s international dub on vhs and dvd in 1999 , coincidentally the year in which the english - dubbed version of the film is said to take place . in 2011 , media blasters released destroy all monsters on dvd and blu - ray with both english dubs and the japanese language track , but toho forced the company to pull the discs from circulation after about a month due to rights issues with the special features . [ 4 ] media blasters reissued the film in 2014 without the titan dub or any of the special features .\ngodzilla : unleashed is a video game developed by pipeworks and published by atari for the nintendo wii and sony playstation 2 . it is the third and final entry in pipeworks ' trilogy of godzilla video games , after godzilla : destroy all monsters melee and godzilla : save the earth . it was released on december 5 , 2007 .\nall - star monster - fest isn ' t nearly as fun as i remembered .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\n( new york city ) amid a flurry of escalating internet rumors , media blasters inc . and their tokyo shock label are proud to announce and confirm the acquisition of two vintage toho produced godzilla classics - destroy all monsters and godzilla vs . megalon ! for the first time , both films will be re - mastered in high definition and released on dvd and blu - ray ! destroy all monsters will receive a worthy deluxe treatment to provide fans with a noticeable upgrade from its previous dvd incarnation . godzilla vs . megalon marks the first time that this long sought after title will be officially released uncut and widescreen on dvd and blu - ray . both films will feature exciting extras !\ngodzilla : destroy all monsters melee ( also known informally as g : damm ) is an xbox version of the first game in the atari godzilla trilogy , produced by pipeworks software and released on april 16 , 2003 , are having previously been released for the nintendo gamecube . the plot involves an alien race known as the vortaak invading the earth and assuming control of the planet ' s giant monsters , sending them to attack cities across the globe . one monster breaks free from the vortaak ' s control , and battles the other monsters in order to drive off the vortaak .\na fortnight later , on 1 june , the party\u2019s official mouthpiece newspaper urged the masses to \u201cclear away the evil habits of the old society\u201d by launching an all - out assault on \u201cmonsters and demons\u201d .\nwith the three new g ' s on the block , they could be incorporated , along with monsters that have yet to be in the atari trilogy . maybe the skull crawlers or the new 2019 desgins of the monsters etc .\nwe ' re never once told how the hell we managed to\ncollect\nall the monsters on this island . certainly nothing we have seen in the past films has suggested that humans have any means of doing this . perhaps they used some of the captured technology from planet x ( who after all controlled the monsters with\nmagnetic waves\nduring their aborted invasion ) . if not , perhaps they just built a scale model of tokyo on the island and waited for the monsters to be naturally attracted to it .\ncarl morano joined media blasters , inc . in 2001 and is the managing director for both the parent company and its fever dreams , llc division which handles film production and distribution ( flesh for the beast , tokyo gore police , death kappa ) . he was directly involved in media blasters\u2019 efforts to acquire destroy all monsters and godzilla vs megalon from toho .\nin many ways , this aesthetic framework can be applied to kelley\u2019s overall artistic practice , a point recognized by joseph as he argued that the musical experiments of destroy all monsters laid the groundwork for kelley\u2019s own understanding of postmodernism . indeed , we should remember the artistic environment kelley found himself working within during the mid - 1970s as a new student at calarts .\nlisten to all your favourite artists on any device for free or try the premium trial .\nand that ' s all she wrote , folks . the end , bye - bye .\nwalls with archers and a big rock are really all you need to defend yourself here .\n, causing climate shifts and earthquakes . simultaneously , the monsters of earth begin to attack cities across the globe as a result of crystals growing on the ground . factions form among the monsters of earth as well as the monsters attacking them , totaling four monster factions . choices within the story affect later events , including the relationships between the factions . the\ndestroy - all - monsters\nwill be a very different film to godzilla 2014 . it is more like\nthe godfather part ii\nto the series and it is possibly more involving and emotional . destroy - all - monsters will of course take heavy inspirations from famous films like\nthe empire strikes back\nand\nthe godfather part ii\n. the new film is said to be reminiscent that of a horror film but will retain the same themes of godzilla movies from the decades including a new one which revolves around\ndeath\nand will be much darker due to x . i . l . l . i . e . n ' s involvement in the film and the disappearances of many characters in the previous film .\nin every rampage game , ralph , along with george and lizzie , are typically mutated into monsters through experiments conducted at scumlabs ( or any other science - related quandary ) . these experiments go horribly wrong and transform them into giant monsters . this is the generic origin for most monsters that appear in the rampage franchise . however it differs slightly in each game :\nwhen i was a kid the tv listings for the coming week were printed in the sunday newspaper . that morning , before even reading the comics i ' d check to see what films of monsters and mayhem would be featured on channel 56 ' s\ncreature double feature\n. i was happy to see any godzilla movie among their offerings , but never as happy as when i saw the three greatest words in the history of being a 10 year old boy : destroy . all . monsters .\ni will fuck you all up if you don ' t hand over your planet .\ncarl morano : that\u2019s being discussed right now . toho has final approval on all the contents .\nharvestvania\n, which plays in all harvest event screens except the start and boss rooms .\nall the highlights in the world of games , lovingly delivered 2 - 3 times / week .\nalong with invasion of astro - monster and godzilla vs . megalon ( which take place in the unspecified years 196x and 197x , respectively ) , destroy all monsters is one of the few showa godzilla movies not to be set in the year of its release . instead , it takes place at the end of the 20th century , specifically said to be 1999 in the english dubs .\ngodzilla ( 1954 ) \u2022 godzilla raids again \u2022 king kong vs . godzilla \u2022 mothra vs . godzilla \u2022 ghidorah , the three - headed monster \u2022 invasion of astro - monster \u2022 ebirah , horror of the deep \u2022 son of godzilla \u2022 destroy all monsters \u2022 all monsters attack \u2022 godzilla vs . hedorah \u2022 godzilla vs . gigan \u2022 godzilla vs . megalon \u2022 godzilla vs . mechagodzilla \u2022 terror of mechagodzilla \u2022 the return of godzilla \u2022 godzilla vs . biollante \u2022 godzilla vs . king ghidorah \u2022 godzilla vs . mothra \u2022 godzilla vs . mechagodzilla ii \u2022 godzilla vs . spacegodzilla \u2022 godzilla vs . destoroyah \u2022 godzilla ( 1998 ) \u2022 godzilla 2000 : millennium \u2022 godzilla vs . megaguirus \u2022 godzilla , mothra and king ghidorah : giant monsters all - out attack \u2022 godzilla against mechagodzilla \u2022 godzilla : tokyo s . o . s . \u2022 godzilla : final wars \u2022 godzilla ( 2014 ) \u2022 shin godzilla \u2022 godzilla : planet of the monsters \u2022 godzilla : city on the edge of battle \u2022 godzilla : planet eater \u2022 godzilla : king of the monsters \u2022 godzilla vs . kong\nfor a while i was raging about the complacent way the monsters went back to their island preserve . then i remembered that the kilaak implants were still in the monsters , that ' s how they got them to go back to monsterland so peacefully .\ndik\u00f6tter believes the nightmarish upheaval also served to destroy any remaining faith the chinese people had in their great teacher . \u201ceven before mao died , people buried maoism . \u201d\neven as a second single ,\nmeet the creeper ,\nwas being readied for release , destroy all monsters was coming apart ; tensions within the group had come to a head when niagara left longtime boyfriend loren to hook up with asheton , and soon loren , as well as the miller brothers , left the band over creative differences . in response , loren issued a 1979 live ep , the days of diamonds ; a year later , he , the millers , and drummer rob king formed xanadu , recording an ep , black - out in the city , co - produced by kelley and shaw . meanwhile , the remaining members of destroy all monsters carried on until 1985 before finally disbanding . in the wake of a 1994 box set , the original lineup occasionally re - formed to play live and record new material . a concert set , live in tokyo & osaka , appeared in 2008 . the discovery of a cache of unreleased destroy all monsters recordings led to the release of 2014 ' s hot box , which featured rare and little - heard performances from both editions of the group . while destroy all monsters were inactive in 2015 , niagara could say she had an album in the charts - - one of her paintings was used as the cover artwork for kid rock ' s album first kiss . jim shaw was also getting attention for his visual art in 2015 , with a major retrospective of his work ,\njim shaw : the end is near ,\nreceiving positive reviews after opening at the new museum in new york city . ~ jason ankeny , rovi\ncarl morano : we had just started talking to toho about destroy all monsters when the mb rep spoke to a fan and implied that it was a done deal . the person who leaked the information had no clear knowledge of how far advanced we were in our negotiations . the assumption by fans is that if you send toho an email , the deal is done before they can even respond .\nthese alien monsters do the bidding of vorticia , the queen of the vortaak . their primary goal is to conquer earth by collecting all of the power surges to support their masters ' invasion . they are willing to destroy both humans and kaiju from the other factions alike to achieve their goals , and with the support of the vortaak military they are prepared to crush any resistance from the planet .\ngamespot : all - time greatest video game villain . last accessed : sept . 30 , 2010 .\nlet me throw out a quick plot synopsis for those who ' ve read this far and have never seen destroy all monsters . in the future 1999 all of the earth ' s giant monsters are collected and placed in a special enclosure called monsterland in the bonin islands chain out in the pacific ocean . the united nations maintains an underground laboratory at monsterland where scientists study the behavior of the creatures gathered there . an alien race from the asteroid belt between jupiter and mars invades and frees the monsters from their special enclosure then lets them loose on all of earth ' s cities ( shades of the plot of planet x ! ) . it ' s up to the inhabitants of the united nations moon base , and their amazing space ship moonlight sy - 3 , under the command of intrepid captain yamabe to determine what the aliens want , and carry out an attack to stop them . meanwhile the aliens use the monsters to crush any opposition to their plans to set up a homeland on earth .\nin the year 1999 mankind has consolidated all of earth ' s monsters to the bonin islands , known as monsterland . when all contact is lost with monsterland the giants appear around the globe and lay waste to major cities in various countries . the alien kilaaks take responsibility and vow to conquer earth with the monster army . capt . yamabe spearheads the war against the kilaaks and gains control of earth ' s monsters for a climactic final battle on mt . fuji .\ncarl morano : the contracts were just signed last week . all the rumors and leaks broke before we had a deal for destroy all monsters . a deal is not done until a contract is signed and that only happened last week . first there are negotiations and then verbal agreement until paperwork is generated . nothing is definite until the contract is reviewed , revised a few times and signed . luckily it worked out but the leaks and rumors were not based on reality at the time , just wishful thinking .\nralph ' s origin is in fact asymmetrical to his origin in rampage ( 1986 ) . this time he is a scientist working at a scumlabs facility until an explosion occurred , mutating him into a giant sized werewolf . ralph , george , and lizzie , mutated by the blast , travel the world to destroy all of scumlab ' s bases and all of the scumlabs employees .\nfor the majority of percy jackson : sea of monsters , the titular character spends his time moping over the uncertainty of his heroism .\nplunger detonator : four of them are hidden in the regular stages and , if pressed , destroy the boulders that block the entrances of the optional stages on the world map .\nthis website is for noncommercial use only and is not affiliated with , or authorized or endorsed by toho co . ltd . toho is the owner of all copyrights and trademarks in its respective films and characters , and all of its rights are expressly reserved . \u00a9 1943 - 2018 toho co . ltd . and its related entities . all rights reserved . godzilla , gojira , the character designs and king of the monsters are trademarks of toho co . , ltd . all rights reserved . any reproduction , duplication or distribution of these materials is expressly prohibited .\nnamed after a cult - favorite japanese monster movie , destroy all monsters was formed in 1973 by art students niagara ( a former model ) , jim shaw , mike kelley , and cary loren ; influenced by everything from underground comix to film noir to psychedelia , the highly visual group was experimental and abrasive , with niagara ' s betty boop - vocals and squealing violin cresting atop waves of trance - like sonic dementia .\nall movie titles , pictures , and materials are registered trademarks and / or copyrights of their respective holders .\nthe original incarnation of destroy all monsters never widely released any official recordings , and by 1976 both shaw and kelley had exited to continue their graphic art careers , both later gaining considerable renown as underground talents . niagara and loren continued on , recruiting brothers larry and ben miller ( space guitar and saxophone , respectively ) ; within six months , former stooges guitarist ron asheton and onetime mc5 bassist michael davis had also signed on , pointing the group ' s sound in a more dynamic and energetic direction . upon releasing their first - ever single , 1978 ' s\nbored ,\ndestroy all monsters became darlings of the british music press , based largely upon the connection to the stooges ' legacy ;\nbored\nwas soon set for u . k . release on the cherry red label , which licensed the record before ever even hearing it .\nstevenson and yoshida debate whether this is a deliberate attempt at jamming the satellites or not . what nobody bothers to ask is ,\nare all the monsters still on the island ?\n. this seems like the logical first question to ask .\n1 . home video labels such as sony pictures , classic media , and the british film institute have used a core group of film historians and writers\u2014 primarily contributors to scifi japan\u2014 to provide extra content for a number of godzilla and toho fx / daikaiju dvds . despite rumors to the contrary , to date no one from this group has been asked to work for media blasters on either destroy all monsters or godzilla vs megalon .\n- a brilliant gdf scientist and the world ' s leading expert on giant monsters , dr . shiragami makes some\nfascinating\ndiscoveries regarding the properties of the crystal formations and the alien radiation they produce . admiral gyozen orders him to try to create a bio - agent to destroy the monsters , but gyozen ridicules him , calling his project\nbio - lattes .\nshiragami ' s experiments with anti - monster mutagens eventually give rise to the creation of\n, who reveal that they are in control of the monsters . their leader demands that the human race surrender , or face total annihilation .\n, making it one of the oldest monsters here . this is the last time that varan will ever been seen in a toho movie .\nin the crestwood house monster series book on godzilla at my school ' s library . plenty of pictures from it , most notably of the big all - out battle at the end of the movie , were shown throughout the book ( a big group shot of all the monsters here was on the inside cover ) and the section on it gave a general description of the plot , although the latter didn ' t register much with me at the same time since i was much more enthralled with those photos . not only was my mouth watering at the sight of all these monsters but i wanted to see the individual movies where godzilla originally fought all of them . at that time , i just assumed that there were entire movies where godzilla took on each of the monsters featured here , like gorosaurus , baragon , manda , and , since i hadn ' t yet seen\non may 27th , the new york - based home video and theatrical distributor media blasters announced that they have acquired north american rights from toho co . for the godzilla movies destroy all monsters ( \u602a\u7363\u7dcf\u9032\u6483 , kaiju soshingeki , 1968 ) and godzilla vs megalon ( \u30b4\u30b8\u30e9\u5bfe\u30e1\u30ac\u30ed , gojira tai megaro , 1973 ) . both films will be released on region 1 dvd and blu - ray through the company\u2019s live - action asian cinema division , tokyo shock .\nfor the ten - year - old living inside us all , it is entertainment of the most awesome sort .\nliterally all the classics from the 1900 ' s . the anthem , harrison bergeron , 1984 by george orwell .\npc world : the top 47 most diabolical videogame villains of all time . accessed on 2008 - 02 - 04\naliens from planet x request the use of godzilla and rodan to fight off king ghidorah , but have a better use for the three monsters .\ncrack has become a household word , and its very familiarity obscures a larger truth : this is more than just another passing crisis . crack poses a much greater threat than other drugs . it is reaching out to destroy the quality of life , and life itself , at all levels of american society .\nso the army opens up , raining missiles down on the four monsters . hmmm . . . knowing the terrible accuracy of the army in these movies , the fact that they are shooting into the center of the city is scary . indeed , we see nearly all the missiles miss the targets and hit buildings and roadways . in the end , the army ' s response probably causes just as much damage as the monsters themselves . but it ' s ok , right , because all the people are in shelters ?\nthe kilaaks are okay ; their leader does well with what she ' s given . they have nothing on the xiliens though . see , the thing in invasion of astro - monster ( 1965 ) is that while godzilla himself was not the main focus , it was an engaging science fiction story . destroy all monsters is very similar in plot and tone , but the non - monster scenes are boring and fail to capture the viewer ' s interest .\nthis film has the greatest number of monsters to appear in one godzilla movie in the showa series , and the second greatest number out of all the films , only surpassed in 2004 by godzilla : final wars . while the film stars many familiar faces from the godzilla series , such as mothra , rodan , king ghidorah , minilla , kumonga , anguirus , and of course godzilla himself , the film also incorporates several other monsters that had previously starred in their own films in separate continuities . these monsters are baragon , manda , varan , and gorosaurus .\ndestroy all monsters has received acclaim among godzilla fans . the new york times did not review the film upon release , but film critic howard thompson gave it a positive review on a re - release at a children ' s matinee with the bugs bunny short , napoleon bunny - part , in december of 1970 . he commented that\nthe feature wasn ' t bad at all of this type . the trick photography and especially the blended sweep and skill of the miniature settings provided the visual splash . the human beings , with good dubbed english voices , were a personable lot as they wrestled with some outer space culprits who had rounded up japan ' s favorite monsters and turned them against the planet earth .\n, by the united nations science committee , in the ogasawara island chain . a special control center is constructed underneath the island to ensure the monsters stay secure , and serve as a research facility to study them . when communications with monster island are suddenly and mysteriously severed , and all of the monsters begin attacking world capitals , dr . yoshida of the unsc orders captain yamabe and the crew of his spaceship ,\nthis film has the greatest number of monsters to appear in one godzilla movie of the showa series , and the second greatest number out of all the films , only surpassed in 2004 by godzilla : final wars . while the film stars many familiar faces from the godzilla series , such as mothra , rodan , king ghidorah , minilla , kumonga , anguirus , and of course godzilla himself , the film also incorporates several other monsters that had previously appeared in toho ' s non - godzilla films . these monsters are baragon , manda , varan , and gorosaurus .\nhowever , mao\u2019s decision to launch the \u201crevolution\u201d in may 1966 is now widely interpreted as an attempt to destroy his enemies by unleashing the people on the party and urging them to purify its ranks .\ncarl morano : we expect to carry over all the extras from the japanese release pending toho approval , of course .\nnow that it ' s a million - billion years since i was a jelly - sandwich - faced 10 year old , how do i feel about destroy all monsters ? well , i still think it ' s a fun 89 minutes or so , but being older and more experienced with toho ' s special effects films and giant monster films i can see where ishiro honda really tried to straddle the boundaries of both film types and never really managed to bridge them .\nwe don ' t come to these films for the plots , mostly , it ' s the crazy monster fights and the goofy dialogue that keep us , and destroy all monsters , doesn ' t disappoint in this regard , really . it ' s just hard to care about the alien motivation because there isn ' t really any . but who cares , right ? godzilla smashes up the un in new york city ( sadly he doesn ' t go any further than that ) , rodan wipes out moscow , mothra derails trains in china , gorosaurus smashes through the arc de triomphe , and they finally all turn their attention to the tokyo shoreline district . the film culminates with the most hilariously one - sided monster gang fight ever where king ghidorah appears , lands , and gets beaten to death by all of the other monsters in the space of 4 minutes .\nthe 1968 manga adaptation of destroy all monsters includes several significant differences from the film , most notably baragon , manda and varan directly taking part in the final battle against king ghidorah . the fire dragon is also more true to its title , assuming the full - fledged appearance of a dragon made of flames , despite still being a kilaak ufo within . baragon takes the place of gorosaurus during the attack on paris , while manda ' s rampage in london is also shown .\nscifi japan : in the past , toho has had concerns about \u201creverse importing\u201d by japanese fans when godzilla movies were released on dvd in america first . since destroy all monsters and godzilla vs megalon are not yet available on blu - ray in japan , will that have any impact on how media blasters handles these films ? for example , would you be prevented from using the hd restorations of the godzilla movies that toho and nihon eiga satellite broadcasting collaborated on back in 2008 ?\n: ghidorah is a space monster . the monsters from earth cannot win . i will get in touch with you , when you feel like giving up .\nthe billions aren ' t enough : federal penitentiaries would still be overcrowded by 25 percent . and at the state level , crack - caused crowding forces jurisdictions to release inmates in order to maintain minimal standards . that undermines all pretense of stern law enforcement . mothers turned into monsters\nalso sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies : tickets , special offers , screenings + more .\ni never called him brother . all i ever wanted was a brother , but i was too caught up in myself .\nthe player plays as a one of several giant monsters . via punches , kicks , and limb attacks , each monster can attack others and also use their surroundings . ( missile and\nfreeze\ntanks ) and the monster hedorah ( which slows a monster ' s energy regeneration ability ) are also present and sporadically attack all monsters . extras include bonus orbs , which can provide a finishing move or summon a monster for an airstrike . extra features include choice of , a\ndestruction\nmode ( in which players compete to destroy buildings in a city ) and\nmelee\nmode ( in which up to four players can compete simultaneously ) .\ni ' ll wait until later to describe all the monsters present , as they show up elsewhere for monster munching . however , the coolest bit here is seeing rodan snatching a dolphin out of the water for a snack . i could spend a month trying to explain just how much energy in the form of food that a monster the size of rodan would have to consume ( not to mention all the other monsters ) . they would have to eat like my friend joyce to maintain their size and output . but then again , it ' s just a movie .\ndisclaimer : this site does not store any files on its server . all contents are provided by non - affiliated third parties .\nthis time , the previous licensing history was not an issue at all . so any confusion must have been luckily cleared up .\nher vengeance fufilled , all that remained for kerrigan was to send the swarm against its true enemy , amon . [ 157 ]\nsadly , there are major disappointments with the monsters . baragon and varan do nothing during the film ; it felt like they were thrown in just to say they had more monsters . they didn ' t fight at all , they had no destruction scenes ; it was just sad for fans of those monsters . baragon at least got to appear in another film after this , while varan was never seen again outside of stock footage in gfw ( 2004 ) . also , and i don ' t know if this was the fault of the dub , but gorosaurus was called\nbaragon\nin his paris scene , an infamous error .\nplayer reactions to the game are much more positive , however , with the reader reviews averaging a seven . fans praised the huge roster of monsters , including classic monsters like biollante and godzilla 1954 , as well as the inclusion of a custom mode , allowing players to tweak the gameplay to their liking . not all godzilla fans were happy however , with some citing similar criticisms to those in reviews , and there were also several fan complaints due to the exclusion of hedorah and the new monsters . there were also a few complaints regarding the inability to toggle the arenas ' crystal infestations , thus allowing players to fight in normal cities .\ndestroy all monsters was first formed in 1973 by artists mike kelley , jim shaw , lynn rovner , and cary loren , then students at the university of michigan . following several decades of obscurity , the project has recently gone through something of a resurgence , as a younger generation takes notes of the work . this process was partly jumpstarted by writer byron coley and musician thurston moore , whose ecstatic peace and father yod labels co - released the group\u2019s early years , 1973 - 76 , as a 3xcd boxset in 1994 ."]}
{"id": 117004, "summary": [{"text": "the millionaire milkman is a 1910 american silent short drama produced by the thanhouser company .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film focus on jack cass , a young millionaire , who has affections for a society girl named clara moore .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "jack receives a letter of warning about clara 's real interest , his money .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "jack decides to decides to test his suspicions and the character of clara , by having newspapers announce the ruin of his mind and his fortune .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "clara calls jack to confirm the story and breaks off the engagement .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "may dustin , the orphan girl who clara 's family treats as a servant , expresses sympathy for jack .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "jack becomes infatuated with may and becomes the milkman to see her every day .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the two are married and may learns that jack had never lost his fortune .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the cast and production credits are unknown .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film was released on december 16 , 1910 , and met with mixed reviews .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film is presumed lost . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "the millionaire milkman", "paragraphs": ["milkman john hay reckons his ex - wife is the cream of the crop \u2013 after she made him a millionaire when she scooped the lotto jackpot .\na millionaire milkman , however : robert wiseman dairies , in which mr wiseman and his brother alan still have a 54 % stake , has grown with bewildering speed .\nbut millionaire milkman dean anderson , who bought the 500 - acre estate in the 1970s , is said to be laying claim to every square yard that has no formal title deed .\nnew millionaire tony rogers uses his money to help a neighbor whose life is in danger .\na milkman starts leaving champagne on his girl ' s doorstep after he receives a million dollars .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of exit the milkman by charlotte macleod .\neverything he touched turned to gold ,\nsaid joe mari , a project engineer who has worked for the city ' s engineering office for nearly 50 years .\nimagine the idea of a milkman becoming a millionaire . he was a shrewd operator , a real wheeler - dealer .\nbengaluru : barely 12 years ago , ambur iyyappa was a local delivery manager with a courier company . today , he ' s a multi - millionaire at flipkart .\nchildren ' s book review : the milkman by carol foskett cordsen , author , douglas b . jones , illustrator dutton books $ 15 . 99 ( 32p ) isbn 978 - 0 - 525 - 47208 - 7\nexit the milkman is charlotte ' s 10th peter shandy book and if memory serves me correctly , her last in this series . it wasn ' t as much a peter and helen book as it was more of their friend cat ' s book as she is the one who finds the erstwhile milkman . unlike previous peter and helen books , i wasn ' t as captivated by the quirky characters but it still ended up being a great read . the book felt as if charlotte was testing the waters for another series starring catriona and the state of maine scenery . if\nclara moore is a society girl who has won the affections of jack cass , a young millionaire . he thinks she loves him , but it is really his money that she adores . prompted by a letter of . . . see more \u00bb\nto help out the family dairy firm as a teenager , he would get up in the pre - dawn chill to do the milkround . now that he is managing director , he is still defiantly down to earth ;\ni ' m just a milkman ,\nhe shrugs .\nclara moore is a society girl who has won the affections of jack cass , a young millionaire . he thinks she loves him , but it is really his money that she adores . prompted by a letter of . . . see full summary \u00bb\nhe was only a lawsuit away from stripping us to our underwear and chasing around the office dressed as a milkman . and if you think that sort of parochial , outdated sexism is the figment of a fevered feminist imagination then you need to revisit the sort of tv we all used to watch in the eighties .\nexit the milkman is charlotte ' s 10th peter shandy book and if memory serves me correctly , her last in this series . it wasn ' t as much a peter and helen book as it was more of their friend cat ' s book as she is the one who finds the erstwhile milkman . unlike previous peter and helen books , i wasn ' t as captivated by the quirky characters but it still ended up being a great read . the book felt as if charlotte was testing the waters for another series starring catriona and the state of maine scenery . if you ' ve enjoyed the other books in the series , then you ' ll enjoy this one . however , be warned , i didn ' t think it was one of her better efforts . 4 / 5 stars !\none episode opened with a dispatching error sending briscoe and curtis to what they think is a murder , but turns out to be the discovery of a dead horse instead . much to their frustration , their lieutenant tells them to look into it anyway ( there being no other pressing cases at the time ) and their investigation eventually leads to a con artist who may have murdered his millionaire patron .\nyou ' re familiar with the film , right ? robert redford offers demi moore the chance to earn a million dollars for a sexy night on his millionaire boner . she ' s broke and although it threatens to destroy their relationship she and partner woody harrelson agree to go through with it . then woody harrelson makes cash from hustling basketball hoops in the ghetto or something . hang on , that ' s white men can ' t jump . okay , whatever .\na pair of cops are asked by a couple to find their missing dog . they think it ' s just a waste of time only to find the dog among others being used for an illegal dog fighting club by some rich guys who the cops immediately arrest . the detectives are then called in as one of the dead dogs has a human finger in their stomach , leading to a murder committed to cover up how a multi - millionaire has been selling\nrare\nwine that ' s actually quite cheap .\nchangeling . the kidnapping of walter collins \u2192 the vast corruption in the lapd .\nsubverts the hell out of this early in the third season . the second season\ncomparatively few are troubled with wealth sufficient to make a woman want them . perhaps if such occurrences were common this picture would have less interest ; but as it is there is considerable novelty about it . the millionaire suspected the girl and upon test found his suspicions were correct . she only wanted his money . then he congratulated himself that he found out the true state of affairs before it was too late and proceeded to finish up the drama in a way more to his liking . the life and action which characterize the thanhouser productions are all present , while the photography is satisfactory and helps to make a good picture . - the moving picture world , december 31 , 1910\ndesiring to capture the essence of france , the sherman brothers composed the song\nthe aristocats\n. disney film producer\nturn coat : giving the defamed morgan asylum \u2192 outing the mole in the white council .\nchrono trigger : save the princess \u2192 prevent the end of the world as we know it .\nnumber of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time since 1980\ndoreen found out she had won after checking the sunday mirror . she said : \u201ci love the mirror , especially the racing , the sport and the crossword . \u201d\nthe linchpin of the case could be the results of a doctor ' s examination on the 89 - year - old former developer .\nnumber of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time . . .\nthe film was the most popular\ngeneral release\nmovie at the british box office in 1971 .\nthe fifth elephant : the murder of a rubber goods manufacturer and the theft of a replica scone of stone \u2192 a plot to overthrow the low king of the dwarfs .\nthe thieves guild questline . investigate why someone is trying to drive a patron of the guild out of business \u2192 uncover the truth behind the death of the previous guild master\nalthough in this case the murder wasn ' t related to the major plot , as the villain responsible didn ' t join the major plot until long after the murder .\na map on the wall of mr wiseman ' s office charts the southward march , showing the business heading towards the big area it has yet to penetrate - the teeming millions of london and the southeast .\nsneakers . the theft of a black box and the murder of its creator \u2192 a plot to cause the collapse of the world economy .\nhe was hired and set up by the same person , the reporter , in order for him to discover the truth about the cult .\nthe macbeth murder mystery : parodied when a genre savvy detective drama reader mistakes the book of ' ' the tragedy of macbeth ' ' for a detective drama , \u2192 the reveal of the identity of the real murderer , menacing the shakespearian canon of the last four hundred years .\n: the pilot has the team investigating how an average joe gained superpowers . this leads to the discovery of\nfrom what it seems , they had the time . the use of it wasn ' t the best .\n, was removed from the story placing edgar as the central villain in order to better simplify the storyline .\nthe residents believed they owned their houses and gardens outright because they paid the previous owner of the estate the asking price in a legitimate sale .\nlater on in the late 1970s , an fbi agent manages to infiltrate the mob by posing as a jewelry thief , and the subsequent investigations revealed the existence of the mafia commission .\nthe thinking machine : in\nthe problem of the organ grinder\n, the investigation of what appears to be a truly pointless crime\u2014the murder of an organ grinder ' s monkey\u2014leads the exposure of a major counterfeiting ring .\nmesmerising maps reveal record - breaking temperatures across the world as the earth experiences ' one of the . . .\n' the investigation has revealed that there was an verbal argument between the couple toward the end of the reception , which carried over to the after party at the couples ' home , ' said vigo county chief deputy sheriff clark cottom in an email to the indystar .\nthe robert wiseman of the company ' s name , the present boss ' s father , sold his farmland in 1947 to become the designated milk distributor for the new town of east kilbride , on the southern fringe of glasgow .\nworked on as staff songwriters , growing frustrated by the management of the studio following walt disney ' s death . for the disney studios , the sherman brothers completed their work before the release of\nwhile the characters were believable , the plotline just seemed to plod along . i felt it took too long to get to the heart of the story .\npitcher in the minors dreams big when he gets the million and has his wife buy the team and run it .\nthe film was the most popular\ngeneral release\nmovie at the british box office in 1971 . [ 8 ]\ntwo men are in love with the same woman then one gets the check .\nsometimes the anti - villain is revealed to be quite heinous ; in other cases the anti - villain teams up with the heroes to fight the big bad .\nfirst \u2018online murder\u2019 will happen by the end of the year , . . .\nwitnesses told the indystar that the couple had argued at the end of their reception and the final guest left anesthesiologist samson ' s home at 1 . 17am .\nit ' s possible for someone abducted and locked in the trunk of a car to invoke this trope . if the car is an older model or the interior trunk release is disabled , it may be possible to pry off the lining to get at the cords leading to one of the tail lights . disabling one increases the chance that the car will be noticed by the police for the minor violation .\nthe blue carbuncle\n. man loses his christmas dinner \u2192 the recovery of the eponymous stolen gemstone ( seriously ) .\nthe brothers composed multiple songs , but only the title song and\nscales and arpeggios\nwere included in the film .\nat the beginning of the 1990s , the company sold less than 100 million litres of milk ; this year , it surpassed 1 billion litres for the first time .\nthe extent and level of the charges has astonished local solicitors but they concede that anderson , who owns the allarburn dairies in elgin , is acting within the law .\nthe\nfestina affair\nthat first blew the lid off the systematic doping by teams at the tour de france in 1998 began with one of the festina team ' s cars being routinely stopped by customs at the france - belgium border and the discovery of steroids , epo , syringes and other paraphernalia in the car ' s trunk .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\nin jak and daxter the precursor legacy , the quest to change daxter back to normal resulted in the group stumbling on a plan to flood the world with dark eco .\non august 21 , 2015 , in honor of the 45th anniversary of the film , a new soundtrack was released as part of walt disney records : the legacy collection . the release includes the songs and score as used in the film , along with the lost chords of the aristocats ( featuring songs written for the film but not used ) , and previously released album versions of the songs as bonus tracks . [ 11 ]\ns baloo dismissing the character thomas o ' malley as\nessentially the same character , dictated by the same voice personality .\naccording to advance indiana , the reception had been changed from the newlywed ' s home to the ohio building at the last minute and the marquee tent set up in their garden still hauntingly sits outside their home .\nthe seller had to reduce the house by 5 , 000 as an allowance for the fact that the garden , which has been with the property since 1833 , had never been formally transferred ,\nhe said .\na fortunate few have previously negotiated conversion from lease to proper title with the former laird for just the cost of the legal expenses .\nstalker with a crush informant within the company that provided the lawyer with important evidence for her case had taken the fact that she didn ' t liked him back very badly , leading to him stealing the dye from the company ' s nuclear medicine supplies to poison her , and snapping the neck of the junkie when he tried to steal the syringes that carried the dye , believing them to be drugs .\nthe lost colony : an imp being kidnapped \u2192 an effort to exterminate the demon race .\n, starts with the theft of the blueprints for a latest novelty invention . this leads to\nthe poisoning of a genius programmer in a restaurant \u2192 a million - dollar debt with the mafia ' s don ( not on behalf of the programmer , but his killer ) and the infection of the entire precinct ' s computer network with a virus the programmer created .\nand removed . however , they remain in the song as featured in the dvd release .\nit ' s not the first time campbell sr . has been at the center of controversy , but for the previous five decades , the man called shrewd by some and ruthless by others was making most of the waves himself .\nthey took the view - revolutionary at the time - that doorstep deliveries were in decline , and that the future was in supplying retailers .\nthe adventure of the six napoleons\n. a madman is stealing napoleon busts and smashing them \u2192 the recovery of a stolen pearl .\nstar wars episode ii attack of the clones : assassination attempt on a senator \u2192 a clone army , that no one seems to remember ordering , ready just as the supreme chancellor commissions a grand army of the republic to deal with the separatist crisis \u2192 ( finally discovered in revenge of the sith ) plot by the supreme chancellor to overthrow the republic and destroy the jedi .\nmph zone . after notifying that they are on the way to the hospital and indicating that fran is the one in labor , officer carmody pulls in front of them and turns on the sirens to escort them to the county hospital .\nclick the privacy tab , and then , under settings , move the slider to the bottom to allow all cookies , and then click ok .\nyou have to keep the culture and ethos of the organisation intact ,\nhe says .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\ndouble subverted in a teachers glory : the invasion causes the reveal of some corruption in the konoha hierarchy afterwards , but considering how much a curb - stomp battle the invasion was , the corruption is actually more important and devastating after all .\nin chapter 22 the main story , the strange behavior of poison - type pok\u00e9mon in the crimson city area is revealed to be part of a plan to attack the gringy city power plant .\nthe time paradox : the theft of an endangered lemur \u2192 a conspiracy to achieve ultimate power .\na cult , an investigation by the secret police , and a plot to evacuate the planet .\nshut down the missile launches at cape canaveral while selling the missile ' s secrets to moscow .\ndaggerfall : exorcise a walking spirit and deliver a letter \u2192 shape the future of the empire .\nthe old shadowrun game for the super nes as well : who dun it to me \u2192 major conspiracy to take control of the entire internet .\nin the last case of the third game , the murder of a children ' s book author is ultimately tied into a gigantic revenge scheme .\ndisney released the film for the first time on blu - ray on august 21 , 2012 .\nzig - zagged all over the place , and at least the lawyer was able to pass away knowing that her poisoner had been caught and the company was going to get the book tossed at it for both the malpracticing she was investigating and allowing the dye to be so easy to steal .\nin police quest 3 , the endgame involves the investigation of a house linked to a series of murders . when it turns out that the place is fortified , the player must go back to the courthouse and get authorization to use the departmental battering ram , which uncovers a cocaine manufacturing ring .\nkim possible has this happen quite a few times . the biggest example is from kim possible movie so the drama where the attempted kidnapping of a toy magnate was merely the first step in drakken ' s most ambitious take over the world plot .\nanderson\u2019s review uncovered the fact that many 99 - year ground rent leases granted by the previous laird had not been properly converted to full title when the houses that stood upon the land were sold .\nthe first episode of the night of follows , in parallel , the detectives investigating a bloody murder scene and the street cops arresting a reckless driver who refuses to take a breathalyzer . we already know him as the guy who , earlier in the episode , woke up to a damning the murder after scenario and fled in a panic , but it ' s tense seeing the two investigations converge .\ncall of cthulhu supplement masks of nyarlathotep . the murder of author jackson elias by cultists leads to a worldwide conspiracy to open a gate and let the forces of the cthulhu mythos conquer the earth .\nwere cast as the farm dogs , which proved so popular with the filmmakers that another scene was included to have the dogs when edgar returns to the farm to retrieve his displaced hat and umbrella .\nsome of the more complex evil plans may stretch from the most trifling crimes to the mind - bogglingly evil in a mind - bogglingly complex manner .\nthe murder of marvin acme and r . k . maroon , probate fraud and the attempted destruction of toontown and genocide of its residents , the toons\nthe last witch hunter : murder of secret keeper \u2192 plan to resurrect omnicidal maniac and bring about the end of the world as we know it .\nthe very first ( eponymous ) novel starts with the theft of the tsar ' s chrysoprase ring and a chest of gold coins . this leads to\n' we received information from the elderly male that the female ' s husband scott samson had retreated to the basement , ' said cottom to wishtv .\nthe bookreader requires javascript to be enabled . please check that your browser supports javascript and that it is enabled in the browser settings . you can also try one of the other formats of the book .\nan apartheid scientist replacing the children of sixteen powerful men around the world with teenage clones of himself .\nresident evil 5 : the attempted arrest of an international arms dealer selling a highly dangerous biological weapon \u2192 a plot by the series ' big bad to conquer the world by spreading the biological weapon everywhere .\nthe aristocats at don markstein ' s toonopedia . archived from the original on april 4 , 2012 .\nscales and arpeggios : richard m . sherman and the\nmewsic\nof the aristocats !\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 11 / 25 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 11 / 18 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\nplot to cast c . u . r . e . as bomb throwing anarchists while t . k . robs the cash from the casinos in the confusion\ngargoyles begins with elisa investigating the relatively minor crimes of property damage and theft , and this investigation exposes her to the major plot from the very beginning .\nthe adventure of the copper beeches\n. a woman gets a too - good - to - be - true job offer \u2192 turns out that she was there to take the place of the daughter of his employer who is imprisoned somewhere in the house .\nhalf moon investigations has the young detective investigating a series of sabotaging attacks on various members of the community , but in the process he discovers that several of the events were carried out by a separate conspiracy . ymmv as to which conspiracy was the major or minor , but the fact that the one accidentally discovered was being carried out by ten - year - old girls with all the efficiency of an adult . . .\nbut it was when brothers alan and robert came on board in the 1970s that the firm took off .\nhas at least two points that could be considered either the crime with the warrant that turns out too small or the far more sinister plot . they both go from the elric brothers ' attempt at human transmutation to\nbig trouble in little china : the kidnapping of a girl with green eyes \u2192 david lo pan ' s plan to rule the universe from beyond the grave .\nsettling on a plot to eliminate the only wormhole link between barrayar and the rest of the populated galaxy that would actually , due to incomplete analysis of the underlying science , result in the destruction of at least one space station with several thousand residents and transients aboard .\ntwin peaks : the murder of a teenage girl \u2192 otherdimensional demonic conspiracy ( to confuse the audience ) .\nand , as of 2017 , the latter scandal has resulted in an investigation into brazil ' s sitting president , the vice president who had replaced the president , and the conviction of her predecessor on corruption charges .\ni want a new dev team to make the sequel i haven ' t played the game yet but the characters seems so lame they remind of awkward teens .\nby august 1962 , they sent the completed script to burbank , where it was returned as\nrejected\nby an unknown executive at the disney studios . nevertheless , tytle brought the script to walt staying at the\nfollowing the suggestion , richard sherman imitated chevalier ' s voice as he performed a demo for the song . chevalier received the demo and was brought out of retirement to sing the song . deleted songs that were intended for the film included\npourquoi ?\nsung by\n' the remote camera was able to determine he was in the basement , unresponsive , ' said cottom .\nthe estate , which includes the harbour and three farms as well as the village , stretches along 12 miles of coastline north of elgin and was sold to anderson for 100 , 000 in 1976 by the duff family .\nsubverted in dexter . in season 1 , while pursuing the ice truck killer , the miami pd comes across a man named neil perry due to his having traffic tickets issued near the scenes of the killer ' s kidnappings . the subversion comes because the man is actually a computer hacker who specifically planted those minor pieces of evidence in order to lead the police to himself . therefore he could falsely confess for the killings and be famous .\nin 1957 , the city claimed eminent domain on 52 acres campbell owned . after a bitter fight , the city paid a market value set by the court and established programs including the lehigh little league , the city recycling center and part of its nine - hole golf course .\nin the day of the jackal , the french police are baffled by a series of seemingly - unconnected bank robberies and jewelry heists . it turns out they ' re being orchestrated by the oas terrorist group to fund the titular assassin ' s plot to kill charles de gaulle .\nbefore the cookie settings change will take effect , safari must restart . to restart safari press and hold the home button ( for around five seconds ) until the iphone / ipad display goes blank and the home screen appears .\nthe first thing i knew was when mr anderson called round with a surveyor to measure the garden .\nthe great mouse detective : the kidnapping of a toymaker \u2192 a plot to rule england ' s mouse population .\nin like flint . the president ' s golf swing taking 3 minutes \u2192 a diabolical plan to take control of the minds of women all over the world and put a nuclear sword of damocles in orbit around the earth .\nmen at arms : a break - in at the assassins ' guild \u2192 a plot to overthrow the patrician .\nlet ' s see if it gets a sequel . wouldn ' t be surprised if they shed the andromeda branding and baggage unless their post - release support really colors the perception of the game by the end of it .\nthe film was nominated for afi ' s 10 top 10 in the\nanimation\ngenre . [ 10 ]\n' deputies did find the female victim inside the child ' s bedroom deceased , ' said cottom to wishtv .\nthe lockheed bribery scandals began as an inquiry into lockheed for the potential misappropriation of government bailout money . by the time it was over , a multinational bribery scandal had been revealed that caused major shakeups in the governments of japan , west germany and the netherlands , the arrest of japan ' s prime minister , a constitutional crisis in the netherlands and nearly destroyed lockheed as a company for good .\nusual excellent writing and an interesting back story on one of the recurrent back ground characters . however only one clue i could see as the who the killer was and not really any as to his accomplice . i ' m sorry this is the last of the peter shandy series .\na conspiracy that ' s also using the metaverse to pull off assassinations or engineer disasters in order to install their leader as prime minister , and that the events of the game were started by the knight templar god yaldabaoth in order to give itself the moral justification to enslave mankind .\ninvolved in the research , acquisition , preservation and publication of educational materials related to the early silent motion picture era , with a specific focus on the thanhouser film enterprise .\ngive me a game set back in the milky way , where the only reference to andromeda is a party being thrown because those losers are finally out of the galaxy .\nthe attempted millennium dome heist and the subsequent sting operation that led to the arrest of the would - be robbers began when police investigated a series of sophisticated armored car heists . while by no means small , they would have paled in comparison to a successful heist at the millennium dome , which would have netted the robbers \u00a3350 million in diamonds .\nthe mum - of - two , of thornaby , teesside , still lives in the same area as her ex .\nthis effectively means that anderson still owns the land and under present legislation can legally demand any fee he chooses when the lease expires in return for full rights to the property .\nharry potter and the philosophers stone . the break - in at gringotts \u2192 voldemort attempting to rise back to power .\nthe arctic incident : gangsters smuggling aa batteries into haven \u2192 high treason and an attempt to take over the world .\nonce the villain of emil and the detectives is arrested for stealing a few bills off a kid , further search reveals him to carry the cash from a recent bank robbery .\npretty much every myth arc episode of the x - files , and several monster of the week ones as well .\na bomber in the third season of the west wing is busted when he gets pulled over for a broken taillight .\nthis happens with amusing regularity to commissar ciaphas cain , hero of the imperium ! ! ! . with the caveat that\nminor crime\nis usually a planet - engulfing war , and\nmajor plot\nis something with the potential to severely upset the balance of power across the galaxy .\nthe pathfinder ' s armor will be color coded according to the ending you picked . blue , red or green .\nmass effect : voyager , with the deluxe version being\nandromeda and the ending to 3 never happened\nedition .\n) are a young happy married couple and the proud owners of an award - winning dachshund named danke . the movie begins with them frantically getting into the car and heading to the hospital as\nthe pain has started and it ' s about time\n. in a hurry to the hospital , officer carmody tries to pull them over for going 50\n' there were a total of three very brief 911 calls , which in the first two the caller disconnected . '\nwatergate , perhaps the most famous example of this trope in a real - world context ( to the point where it ' s even the page image ) . a foiled\nthird - rate\nburglary at the watergate complex \u2192 the subsequent investigation by washington post reporters bob woodward and carl bernstein uncovered suspiciously diverted funds and a massive conspiracy to manipulate the us election that went right up to the president himself . as well as adding a new suffix to the english language .\ndefied in pulp fiction . the wolf asks jules and vincent if there is anything wrong with the car , which they had just cleaned thoroughly , so that if he is pulled over by the police , he knows any problems to talk about - and the police won ' t have a reason to inspect the vehicle , and find any hint of the body or blood the jules and vincent had spent time cleaning .\nas\nlight and pleasant and funny , the characterization is strong , and the voices of phil harris ( o ' malley the alley cat ) and eva gabor ( duchess , the mother cat ) are charming in their absolute rightness .\nhe had several other battles with the city , including one over the assessment of his home that prompted city council members to tour the six - fireplace mansion he no longer owns .\nas a college teacher myself , i rather enjoy the peter shandy mysteries - - even if i teach in an art college rather than an agricultural college and don ' t get to live in quaint faculty housing in massachusetts in the same way as the protagonist . this novel actually has two mysteries , but revealing the nature of the mysteries would give away too much of the plot . this novel has a twist i wasn ' t expecting . the twist involved the first mystery , but not the second . this was no unfair parlor mystery wher\nfrom the star trek : the next generation two - part episode\nunification\n: theft of a vulcan ship from a scrapyard \u2192 romulan plot to take over the planet vulcan .\nsamson , 54 , is a doctor at union hospital in taure haute and one witness told wishtv that guests left the wedding party because of the argument that the newlyweds were having .\nhe held up the building of the city ' s $ 4 . 8 million walnut street parking garage for more than a year because he argued public money was being misused to benefit the nearby bethlehem plaza mall . he appealed all the way to the state supreme court despite being defeated at every level .\ninvoked at the beginning of the usual suspects : the suspects attack a police car so as to draw attention to a corruption ring that will escort wealthy criminals around town , protecting them from actual arrest . this ring apparently was active all throughout the nypd , going as far up as the district attorney .\nit is no surprise that earlier in the year he was named uk entrepreneur of the year by accountants ernst and young .\nin the sequel : murder of cain marko \u2192 a secret government agency training criminals to be the ultimate spies and assassins .\nall the president ' s men is about bob woodward and carl bernstein ' s washington post investigation into the watergate scandal .\nthe man with the golden gun . 007 receives gold - plated bullet \u2192 theft of device used for controlling solar energy .\nclear and present danger starts off with the coast guard pulling over suspicious yacht , only to discover the men aboard it have murdered the family of a wealthy american businessman , which leads to the discovery of his connections to a colombian drug cartel .\nan investigation into how the daughter of a new age south korea cultist managed to get into a prestigious academy despite weak grades eventually led to the discovery of the enormous influence the cult had on president park gun - hye and her subsequent impeachment .\nthe film is noted for being the last film project to actually be approved by walt disney himself , as he died in late 1966 , before the film was released . he had , however , been working in the story development for the rescuers ( 1977 ) as early as 1962 . the aristocats gained positive reviews on first release and was a box office success .\njustin bieber is the perfect gentleman as he handles the bags . . . while crop top - clad hailey baldwin struts alongside\nfit for a prince ! louis becomes the eighth royal baby to wear the historic honiton lace christening robe on . . .\nless than half - an - hour later , officers who who responded to the couple ' s terre haute home discovered the body of ecker , fatally shot in the head and neck and in the basement the body of samson , who had taken his own life with a 45 - caliber semi automatic pistol .\nhe was always casting askew , sidelong glances at the women who worked in the office , and thought nothing of sitting on the edge of your desk and fingering your pen pot suggestively .\nalways sad to come to the end of a series but my goodness , this book dragged ! way too much in the way of conversations not having anything to do with the plot .\n: while investigating the murder of a rapper and a prostitute , the hero learns that the murders are related to a massive police conspiracy involving\ndeath squads .\nin turns out that\non a bridge in mt . washington . and since january 2018 , the scandal has gone across the pacific to south korea , where the high suicide rate has made involvement especially dangerous .\nthe adventures of buckaroo banzai across the8th dimension : theft of the oscillation overthruster and kidnapping penny priddy \u2192 the red lectroids ' plot to return to planet 10 and conquer it , leading to a threat by the black lectroids to start world war iii .\njazz band . it was released as a now rare 45 rpm single , in a version sung only by harris , which lacks the cartoon voices of the common release . the soundtrack cd released in 1996 , contains an edited version of the song .\nin a game of thrones , investigation into the murder of jon arryn leads eddard stark to evidence that none of the heirs to the throne are actually the children of the king and the assumption that arryn was murdered to cover up this fact . this knowledge eventually leads to a succession crisis called the war of the five kings , and stark ' s own murder . ironically , it is revealed later that arryn wasn ' t murdered to cover up the queen ' s affair at all , but rather because arryn ' s wife wanted to be free to marry the man she ' d been having an affair with for years .\nthe wiseman delivery schedule grew along with east kilbride , graduating in the process from a horse and cart to electric milk floats .\nit was the next thing he said which shocked me the most and still does , ten years later : \u201cconsider yourself lucky . that ' s more than he offered the other girls . \u201d\ntickler enjoyed the whole saga . great characters mysteries very intriguing and solving the mysteries were just as fun as ever . more please\nharry potter and the goblet of fire . the disappearance of a ministry official \u2192 a genocidal maniac planning to return to power .\nteen wolf : a dead woman is found in the woods \u2192 werewolves exist , so do some other creatures , and there ' s a war - type - thing going on between the werewolves , the other creatures , and the people who hunt them .\nthe only\nbioware\nyou ' ll see make another mass effect game is whoever ea feels like slapping the moniker on .\nsterling holloway as roquefort - a house mouse and also a friend of the cats , who assists in the expulsion of edgar .\nto improvise the script , and shortly after , he was cast to voice thomas o ' malley . to differentiate the character from\n( featuring songs written for the film but not used ) , and previously released album versions of the songs as bonus tracks .\nwhen police arrived , they discovered the basement locked and so had to call out the terre haute police department special response team .\nthere is a specific issue with the facebook in - app browser intermittently making requests to websites without cookies that had previously been set . this appears to be a defect in the browser which should be addressed soon . the simplest approach to avoid this problem is to continue to use the facebook app but not use the in - app browser . this can be done through the following steps :\nmy one wish is that they return to the nitty - gritty socio - political detail that permeated the original trilogy . if you tried to describe the universe of the original trilogy in a single sentence , it ' s pretty hard , if not impossible to do because of the sheer volume of information and detail that was added . that stuff really helped sell the universe they were creating .\nbansal . iyyappa recollects the conversations were in english and mostly about delivery issues . he got the job , and became flipkart\u2019s first employee . he remembers he received the offer letter almost a year later as there was no human resources team in the company then .\n# 10 in the peter shandy series . peter shandy , last seen in something in the water ( 1994 ) , is desultorily investigating the disappearance of his neighbor james feldster , head of the dairy management department , when the missing man ' s awful wife , mirelle , is discovered dead and covered with blood . mystery writer catriona mcbogle , visiting the shandys during a spell of writer ' s block , accidentally finds the missing man unconscious in a limousine at the bottom of a ravine off a deserted road . for com\nsuske en wiske : the album\nhet aruba dossier\n(\nthe aruba file\n) . the minor crime : two men ignore a red traffic light and crash into professor barabas ' car , sending all three of them to the hospital . the major plot : once in the hospital , barabas is accidentally given a briefcase that belongs to the other two men . in the briefcase he finds a file that describes plans of a big criminal organisation to distribute a highly toxic substance as a new fertilizer for crops .\nthat sunk the value of the country ' s biggest company and ultimately forced the president out of office\u2014which , embarrassingly enough , happened right after she was forced to miss the olympics due to a suspension pending a verdict in an impeachment trial intended to remove her .\nthe investigation into gaines also led to detectives suspecting that he and other corrupt cops were involved in the murder of the rapper notorious b . i . g . in a drive - by shooting .\non basilisk station : routine policing to stop smuggling , and the murder of several local cops leads to the discovery of a plot for invasion . amusingly played with in that the people doing the plotting try to call the invasion off and would have been able to do it unmolested if their plot hadn ' t been so revealed .\na police detective was murdered in\nrise from the ashes\nso he didn ' t leak the truth about the assassination of prosecutor neil marshall 2 years ago , the constant extortion of the current chief prosecutor , and an evidence forgery to convict a serial killer for marshall ' s murder ( which he didn ' t commit ) . unfortunately for the mastermind behind this incident , phoenix exposed everything in court , so in the end it was all for nothing .\nbut one has to ask the moral question , particularly given the relatively small sums involved compared to his personal and commercial wealth .\nafter that , the plot will be sold for development , bringing in at least a further 50 , 000 to the anderson pot .\nthe strip had been left off title deeds in error when they bought the property , which allowed anderson to claim it as his .\ndreamscape : murder of a woman while dreaming \u2192 creating a psychic assassin to kill the president of the united states in his dreams .\nhas your team investigating the mystery of the dark hour and why your school turns into a freaky tower every night . you end up\nan international smuggling ring . one that had a politician / ambassador of a country on the edge of war as the ringleader , incidentally\nbart the fink\n: bart not getting a check signed by krusty the clown himself \u2192 krusty is arrested for tax fraud .\nhappens regularly in person of interest . attempt to murder one person equals exposure of whatever crime they were trying to use the murder to cover up . this is actually the machine ' s job , finding the simple links that would prevent terrorist attacks . the fact that it finds the same connections in more conventional crimes was purely accidental .\nthe man who named his pet german shepherds gold and silver went on to have legendary battles - - and court cases - - with other developers , the city and the bethlehem globe - times newspaper .\nin\nmr . monk and the paperboy\n, the investigation on who killed the paperboy who delivered monk ' s paper led him to find out the plan of a girl to play black widow to a multi - million - dollar lottery winner who lived in the same building ( and who didn ' t even knew he had won , because the plan included keeping him ignorant of this fact ) .\nthree minutes after the final guest departed , ecker , who is a nurse at the same hospital as samson , made the first of three terrified 911 calls claiming her husband was going to kill her .\nthe first two frantic calls to the dispatcher ended abruptly , but moments later ecker phoned back , her trembling voice pleading for help , before a volley of gunshots rang out and the phone line cut .\noverall i quite enjoyed this book . it was well paced and interesting , but the very end seemed to be just a little rushed in events . i really like the shandy ' s and president svenson ( wish he had a bigger part ) . getting a look into the life of the feldsters was rather nice . and catriona is always a wonderful addition to the group . it did seem a little odd that the feldstermeier clan was geographically so close to the college but that no one had ever heard of them considering their prominence in the\npodcasts giant bombcast the giant beastcast giant bombcast ( premium ) the giant beastcast ( premium ) giant bombcast aftermath ! all systems goku premium podcasts giant bomb presents gaming minute 8 - 4 play alt + f1 bombin ' the a . m . with scoops and the wolf !\n# 10 in the peter shandy series . peter shandy , last seen in something in the water ( 1994 ) , is desultorily investigating the disappearance of his neighbor james feldster , head of the dairy management department , when the missing man ' s awful wife , mirelle , is discovered dead and covered with blood . mystery writer catriona mcbogle , visiting the shandys during a spell of writer ' s block , accidentally finds the missing man unconscious in a limousine at the bottom of a ravine off a deserted road . for complicated reasons , she keeps his whereabouts mostly secret . that the henpecked dairy professor is heir to a major dairy dynasty and that his late wife is rumored to have bestowed her affections freely around balaclava are issues that fearsome college president thorkjeld svenson wants kept out of the papers . shandy takes the recovered but reluctant feldster to the family manse to take charge of the family fortune and dispossess his nephew , florian , as head of the family ."]}
{"id": 117005, "summary": [{"text": "pratima is a 1945 hindi movie directed by paidi jairaj .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was produced by bombay talkies and was the directorial debut of p. jairaj .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film stars dilip kumar , swarnalata , mumtaz ali , shah nawaz and mukri .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "swarnalata was cast following her big success the preceding year , rattan ( 1944 ) .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "mukri was cast in his debut role by devika rani who is stated to have \" liked his style and off-screen enthusiasm \" .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the music direction was by arun kumar mukherjee and the lyricist was narendra sharma . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "pratima ( 1945 film )", "paragraphs": ["hindi pratima ( 1945 ) movie all video songs , download hindi pratima ( 1945 ) film video song . download hindi pratima ( 1945 ) 3gp , mp4 , hd mp4 , full hd , videoshindi pratima ( 1945 ) new video songs\n. jyuti m - film - pratima - ( 1945 ) - aata labonpe naam tera baar baar kyun . [ rarest gem - first time ]\n. jyuti m - film - pratima - ( 1945 ) - aata labonpe naam tera baar baar kyun . [ rarest gem - first time ] - youtube\nfilm jugnu . 1947 . . heart touching dialogue . . sad song . . tum bhi bhula do . . noor jehan\npratima is a social hindi movie , directed by jairaj , starring dilip kumar , swarnalata along with others . here , on the movie page , you will find every thing that you need to know . check out what others are saying about the movie on twitter .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ncopyright 2010 - 2013 : gomolo . all rights reserved . | terms | privacy\nno lyrics are available right now . the lyrics will be added in due course .\non all movie pages , a list of all the songs from that particular movie are there with basic information about the movie .\nfurther , you can click on any name or category in the above list to see list of songs of that particular person or category .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nthis email id is already registered with us with facebook . please login with facebook .\nby submitting this form you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of cinestaan . com .\nplease leave your contact details below so that we can let you know as soon as are done .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe source code for the wiki 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the mozilla foundation , google , and apple . you could also do it yourself at any point in time .\nwould you like wikipedia to always look as professional and up - to - date ? we have created a browser extension .\nit will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .\ni use wiki 2 every day and almost forgot how the original wikipedia looks like .\nof perfecting techniques ; in live mode . quite the same wikipedia . just better .\nthis page was last edited on 29 may 2018 , at 02 : 40 .\nbasis of this page is in wikipedia . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 unported license . non - text media are available under their specified licenses . wikipedia\u00ae is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation , inc . wiki 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with wikimedia foundation .\nhtml public\n- / / wapforum / / dtd xhtml mobile 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken"]}
{"id": 117033, "summary": [{"text": "the doctor 's carriage is a 1910 american silent short drama produced by the thanhouser company .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the plot is a melodrama that features marie eline in the starring role .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the film begins with max , an old musician who has two daughters , one of whom is blind .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "max becomes ill and dies and without a mother to raise them , the younger daughter cares for her older sister , but they are homeless and poor .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the little girl begs a doctor to restore her sister 's vision and he proposes to her .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film was released on september 9 , 1910 and was met with praise from reviewers .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film saw a wide national release and was also shown in canada , britain and australia .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film is presumed lost . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "the doctor ' s carriage", "paragraphs": ["what is the doctor ' s opinion about the future of mr . lorry ' s\nhypothetical\nman ?\nthe doctor attempts to use a memory worm to erase clara ' s memory .\nbeautifully crafted and framed for durability , the doctor ' s carriage bag offers three spacious sectional compartments . choose from black or brown colors .\nthis classic leather case has a timeless design . beautifully crafted and framed for durability , the doctor ' s carriage bag offers three spacious sectional compartments .\nthe doctor is in ( ternational ) : foreign medical schools and u . s . hospitals\ndescribe the doctor ' s physical appearance . what does this say about his prison experience ?\nvastra has a telephone that can call the phone in the doctor ' s tardis . she can also communicate with a phone or radio installed in her carriage .\nnot in use , but on display in his barn is a doctor ' s carriage , a big - wheeled antique reminiscent of period movies .\nurltoken - read the full review of amerileather leather doctor ' s carriage bag . find more information and reviews of other best briefcases for men on our pages .\nwhat was the marquis st . evr\u00e8monde ' s wife request of the doctor ? whose mother was she ?\ndescribe tellson ' s bank . what is the bank ' s attitude toward change ?\nthe doctor has kept amy pond ' s reading glasses and seems to be using them to read .\nthe doctor is shown to be retired and living in the past . the sixth doctor had previously done this in prose : the spindle of necessity .\ntall , thin wheels , enabled this light weight one horse doctor ' s carriage built in 1900 to cross the toughest terrain . it only had minimal carrying capacity , however .\nhigh , thin wheels and highly articulated axles make this a go anywhere carriage , to enable the doctor to reach his patient no matter the conditions .\nthis 1900 doctor ' s carriage was designed for maximum mobility for one person . it was pulled by one horse and has large , high , narrow wheels to take the very light carriage anywhere , under any conditions . there is a space under the seat and in back for doctor ' s bag . a carriage like this was easier on both the doctor and his horse . the doctor might not be in the first flush of youth and appreciated the shade while it is actually easier for the horse to pull the light carriage rather than have the human on his back . the piece protecting the driver ' s legs from flying mud is called the dashboard . we still use this phrase today in the most modern of automobiles , though it now has has entirely different function .\nnow back in his state of grief and self - loathing , the doctor attends clara ' s funeral . vastra hands the doctor a card for simeon ' s institute , which reveals the entity was the great intelligence . however , while the name rings a bell , the doctor has trouble remembering when he met it before .\nthe doctor uses a tin with a map of the london underground on it .\nthe snowmen was released on region 2 dvd , and region b blu - ray on 20 january 2014 as part of the time of the doctor + other eleventh doctor christmas specials set . a christmas carol , the doctor , the widow and the wardrobe and the time of the doctor were also included on both versions .\nin 2013 , mcgann reappeared as the lead in the mini - episode the night of the doctor .\nadmit you haven\u2019t been taking your medication , because if symptoms continue your doctor might think he\u2019s made the wrong diagnosis .\nthe doctor is convinced to investigate the snow after hearing clara ' s one - word plea to vastra -\npond .\non a cold winter night , a country doctor prepares to depart from his estate to tend to the needs of a sick patient ten miles away . unfortunately , he is in need of a horse for his carriage , referred to as a trap , but his own steed has perished one night earlier . as the doctor kicks open the door to his pigsty , a mysterious groom appears and supplies him with a pair of horses and secures them to the carriage . the groom aggressively kisses the doctor ' s maid , and while the doctor wishes to chastise him , he feels that he cannot as he is in the man ' s debt . as he departs in the carriage , the maid flees inside the doctor ' s house , with the groom in close pursuit . the doctor wishes to help her , but he is powerless as the horses travel instantaneously to their intended destination .\nkhloe kardashian shows off neon sign in true ' s nursery . . . as new mother reveals it ' s momager kris jenner ' s handwriting\nin the doctor ' s carriage ( which is being driven by strax ) , he talks to vastra through a phone built into the roof . she insists that he should resume his previous life of investigating unusual and strange occurrences . speaking in the third person , the doctor tells vastra that he is retired . at that very moment , clara opens a hatch on the roof and pops her head inside , shocking the doctor . she asks\ndoctor who ?\nhe quickly locks clara in the carriage , infuriating her . as she yells to be let out , the doctor examines the mysterious alien snow ; he asks strax what he would look for next after finding something new in the world that he ' s never seen before . strax answers\na grenade\n, obviously not amusing the doctor . he orders the sontaran to get a memory worm to erase clara ' s memory . they open the door of the carriage and explain to clara that they ' ll be erasing her memory of them . strax mistakenly calls clara a male , which the doctor cynically jokes is because sontarans have trouble remembering there ' s more than one gender . waiting , the doctor sees strax return without the worm , making him realise he forgot to wear the protective gauntlets ; it erased the last hour of strax ' s memory . with the worm now under the carriage , the doctor has strax retrieve it . however , the sontaran forgot to wear the gauntlets again and now thinks he ' s been run over .\nshe wants to know the family of the family of the woman . darnay ' s\n\u2018i\u2019m the doctor and i\u2019ll decide if they need a referral or prescription . \u2019\nin the country the doctor ' s gig goes to the poor man ' s door , but however cheerfully the doctor gives his services to the sick poor , he cannot pay the tax on his trap with pleasant feeling . \u2014i am , etc . , rusticus . ( bmj 1901 ; i : 183 )\nhighly amused , clara passes the gauntlets to the doctor , who shoves the memory worm into a jar . clara questions him about the snowman ; one suddenly arises out of the snow . the doctor asks clara if she was thinking about it , which she admits to . several more arise from the snow and begin snarling at them . the doctor explains that the snow was sentient and mirroring the thoughts of people around it . the doctor orders clara to picture them melting . the doctor explains he cannot erase her memory now as it would make her forget how to defend herself . he warns her to not follow , and forget him . the doctor sends her away in strax ' s carriage but clara sneaks off without strax .\nin the sequence prior to the opening credits , clara enters the doctor ' s coach via a roof hatch . later in the episode , the roof of the coach is shown without any such hatch .\nadam ' s secret messages to rosie revealed : islander forced to share texts to old flame . . as he reveals he ' s already met zara ' s parents\nduring his supposed retirement on valhalla , the seventh doctor ' s acquaintance jevvan also referred to the tardis as smaller outside than in . ( audio : valhalla )\nin his darkened tardis , the doctor is reading a book while wearing amy ' s reading glasses . he receives a call from vastra who explains clara came to her and passed the\none word test\n. unamused , the doctor asks why she ' s called , hearing that clara has said the one word that could get the doctor to come and save the world again ;\npond\n. the doctor takes off his glasses and stares at them for a moment , finally deciding to investigate what was happening . dressing in an outfit he previously wore in his fourth incarnation , the doctor goes to dr simeon ' s institute , pretending to be sherlock holmes . greeting simeon , the doctor uses his sonic screwdriver to lock the doors of simeon ' s office to prevent interruption . after examining the large glass sphere and seeing a newspaper article about a governess who drowned in a pond , the doctor realises why clara used that word to warn him of the danger . simeon ' s servants manage to break down the doors , distracting him long enough for the doctor to discretely make his exit .\nit is no accident that the world kafka presents here is a spiritually barren one . the boy asks the doctor in a pointed double entendre , ' will you save me ? ' the doctor then muses :\nnaked and astray in the night , the doctor sees his fur coat trailing in the snow from where it is caught on the carriage , but he is unable to reach it . thus this symbol of the warmth and security the doctor cannot have for himself , or provide for the people in his community , is the final image kafka imparts to us .\nxinren discovers the address he ' s been given for the victim ' s family , and his job becomes an odyssey through china ' s farm country as he tries to return the dead workman to his loved ones . while shot in china in the mandarin language , soul carriage was the first feature film from british director conrad clark .\nafter reaching the doctor ' s cloud , the doctor shows clara the inside of the tardis , which has changed since amy and rory left . he expects clara to say that it ' s bigger on the inside like everyone else , but instead she says ,\nit ' s smaller on the outside ,\nwhich the doctor notes is a first . clara then asked if there is a kitchen on board , mentioning that she likes making souffl\u00e9s , a remark which catches the doctor ' s attention . the doctor then gives clara a key to the tardis , having decided to take her with him . however , just after taking the key , clara is grabbed by the ice governess . clara and the ice governess topple off the cloud on to the latimer lawn below ; the ice governess is shattered , and clara critically injured .\nwhen clara is with her friend in the graveyard , her friend is wearing the same jacket one clara - echo does when she sees the seventh doctor hanging from a mountain . ( tv : the name of the doctor )\nget the best out of your gp : on average you get seven minutes with your doctor . here ' s how to make the most of them . . .\nhow long the doctor has been retired is not indicated ; however , dialogue between the doctor and vastra , and later the doctor and clara , suggest he has been living in his\ncloud\nfor some time since the loss of amy pond and rory williams . ( tv : the angels take manhattan )\nthe doctor notices a mirror which shows him that he ' s wearing a bow tie now , something he hasn ' t done in a while . clara realises the temperature of the room has dropped , noting that ,\nit ' s cooler .\nthe doctor thinks she is complimenting his bow tie , replying ,\nbow ties are cool .\nthe ice governess begins to reform , so the doctor , clara and the children escape downstairs , meeting captain latimer . the doctor hastily explains his presence in the house by claiming that he is clara ' s\ngentleman friend\nand they had been upstairs kissing .\nduring the scene in which the doctor is in the tardis with vastra and about to confront the great intelligence , the doctor is seen pulling down some levers in the tardis . after pulling a few , the last one presumably gets stuck and the whole lever prop moves .\nthe doctor has renewed his acquaintance with vastra and jenny , and utilises strax as an assistant .\ntransferability : the contract for carriage is only transferable as provided in these terms & conditions and our conditions of contract .\nthis is the first full - length episode of the eleventh doctor era in which amy pond does not appear .\nand now the government has scrapped the commitment that everyone should be able to see their doctor within 48 hours .\nupon first entering the doctor ' s tardis , clara describes it as\nsmaller on the outside\n( which the doctor describes as a first , as most describe it as\nbigger on the inside\n) , and then asks if it has a kitchen ( another first ) .\nif it\u2019s not urgent , call mid - morning , says the gp receptionist .\ntanya is actively involved in women\u2019s hockey and ultimate frisbee in the edmonton area .\nat the reins is gary sello , owner of the indian valley carriage co . , waving to passing autos , calling out to neighbors .\nprima facie evidence of contract : the itinerary is prima facie evidence of the contract for carriage between passenger and us . the itinerary , these terms & conditions and our conditions of contract ( including applicable tariffs ) together constitute the terms and conditions of the contract of carriage between you and us .\nonce at his patient ' s house , the doctor attempts to treat his patient , a bed - ridden young boy who doesn ' t appear to have any sort of ailment . nevertheless , the patient implores that the doctor let him die . the doctor then notices that the patient has a horrid , bloody infection on his side , which is beset by multi - legged worms . the boy then begs to be saved . as his kin assemble around the doctor to see him work , the horses from outside have stuck their heads into the windows of the room .\nthe doctor ' s medical certificate must confirm the number of weeks of pregnancy and the certificate shall be dated not more than thirty ( 30 ) days from either the scheduled outbound or the scheduled inbound flight departure date as the case may be .\nthe snowmen was the 2012 christmas special of doctor who . it was written by steven moffat , directed by saul metzstein and featured matt smith as the eleventh doctor and officially introduced jenna - louise coleman as the new companion , clara oswald .\nvastra , strax and jenny arrive , trapping the ice governess behind a force field . strax then says captain latimer ' s office is a strategic place to make their stand and everyone hurries inside . after explaining simeon ' s plan , which is to use the ice governess as a template to evolve the snowmen into an army of ice for simeon to conquer earth with , the doctor orders everyone to stay in latimer ' s office . however , clara disobeys and kisses him in the hallway . after recovering from the surprise , he confronts dr simeon at the front door . simeon warns the doctor they have five minutes to give him the ice governess . the doctor seizes an umbrella and used his sonic screwdriver to deactivate the force field that trapped the ice governess . he and clara sprint up the stairs towards the roof . at one point , clara grabs the doctor ' s hand and takes the lead , which the doctor is unused to since he is usually the one who does the hand grabbing .\nthe doctor previously dressed in holmesian attire while visiting london of 1889 . ( tv : the talons of weng - chiang )\nin the early 20th century , a young doctor arrives in a small russian village around the time of the russian revolution to work in the local hospital .\njill zarin admits she ' s ready to date again after being spotted with handsome businessman . . . following beloved husband bobby ' s death\nplant expert : the city park ' s prized rhododendrons are\nseverely compromised\n.\nwhat is lucie ' s reaction to the news of mr . lorry in dover ?\ngeneral : these terms & conditions apply to the carriage by air or by other means of transportation including surface transportation of passengers and baggage performed by us or on our behalf and to any liability we may have in relation to that carriage and transportation .\nthe average gp consultation lasts just seven minutes . \u00adso it\u2019s little wonder two - thirds of us believe appointments with the \u00addoctor feel too rushed , according to a recent survey by aviva health insurance .\n\u2018there\u2019s no point waiting to see me only to find that another doctor is \u00adbrilliant at injecting painful \u00adshoulders and i don\u2019t know one end of a steroid syringe from the other . \u2019\nthe great intelligence seemed to already be aware of the doctor when encountering his second incarnation in 1930s tibet . ( tv : the abominable snowmen )\nwhat recommendation does mr . lorry make to the doctor , and how does he talk him into following it ?\nwith hamilton\u2019s key , it\u2019s time to search his place in the tower , on the stairs above dr . hypatia\u2019s office . be warned , the crafty guy hid a tripwire in front of his door - so move slowly and disarm it , then enter his place .\nthis is the second christmas special in a row with a character named digby , after the unseen uncle digby . ( tv : the doctor , the widow and the wardrobe ) .\nthe doctor uses the tardis to get clara ' s body into latimer ' s office where strax uses alien technology ( the same used to bring him back after the battle of demons run ) to revive her . however , clara ' s injuries are more fatal than strax ' were , leaving her in a dying state . the doctor asks clara if she would travel with him and she agrees . he then storms out to face simeon , and his snowmen , brandishing a box which he claims contains the ice governess ' shattered remains . he tells simeon he ' d\nsee [ him ] at the office\n, using the tardis to take himself and vastra to simeon ' s institute . vastra wonders if the doctor is making a bargain with the universe and the doctor says that the universe owes him for all the times he has saved it , hoping that if he saves the world , the universe will allow clara to live .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nwhat is the subject of mr . lorry ' s dream ? how does this relate to the literal events of the story ?\nstrax ' s revival , and his decision to join vastra and jenny , are later revealed in wc : the battle of demon ' s run : two days later .\nthe doctor shows the great intelligence a lunchbox with a map of the london underground , circa 1967 . it would later invade london through the underground . ( tv : the web of fear )\nidentity : we will provide carriage only to the passenger named in the itinerary or electronic ticket . you will be required to produce appropriate identification at check - in .\n' this is typical of the people in my district , always asking the impossible of the doctor . they have lost their old faith ; the minister sits at home and picks apart his vestments , one by one , but the doctor is expected to fix everything with his fine surgical hand . '\nno issue is too small to be tackled at this year ' s festival for the future .\nsello has been in the carriage business for five years , ever since a kidney ailment - and a transplant - nudged him to change his lifestyle .\nthis may not suit patients , who are anxious to gain the maximum amount they can from the doctor in the \u00adallocated time : \u2018shopping lists\u2019 are not uncommon .\nvicky pattison and lily allen lead the celebrity social media pride celebrations and england ' s win . . . as nick grimshaw exclaims : ' it ' s coming homo ! '\nthe doctor uses amy pond ' s reading glasses . ( tv : the angels take manhattan ) he seems to use them as his\nbrainy specs\n, as discussed between the fifth and tenth doctors . ( tv : time crash )\nin mission 3 - the good doctor , you ' ll be infiltrating the addermire institute - once renowned for the care of the sick and preventing the diseases that arose from the mines , and now derelict and abandoned save the duke ' s grand guard in charge of protecting one lone alchemist - dr . hypatia .\nthough it remains unconfirmed , clara ' s friend is likely mrs . maitland .\ndescribe carton ' s working routine . include when , where , and how .\nthe boy ' s family hardly seems to understand what the doctor can or should be able to do for his patient , and regards the visit as a mystical , ritualistic event . powerless to help his patient , the doctor nonetheless provides him with a false assurance before he leaves , but colored water is surely no cure for a real ailment . this is rather bluntly stated at the end :\nno . a doctor ' s referral has not been necessary in alberta since 1994 . many of our patients are still referred by their physician and our therapists will include your physician in your care . some insurance companies as well as the wcb require a doctor ' s referral for coverage . please ask our staff if it may be required by you . following your assessment , a brief note will be sent to your doctor outlining the clinical findings as well as requesting any information that your therapists feels is important in providing your treatment .\nfollowing the doctor , clara sees him pull a ladder out of nowhere in the park and climb up it . after letting the doctor get a few minutes ahead to avoid him noticing her , clara mimics his actions and pulls the ladder down . she climbs up to a platform , which should be easily seen by people passing by ; she waves and says hello to people , but they don ' t notice her . she continues onward , climbing a hidden staircase in the sky reaching up into the clouds . clara then sees the tardis . clara knocks on the door and hides at the side of the tardis just as the doctor pops his head out , saying ,\nhello ?\nas the doctor follows the sides of the tardis , clara sneaks down the stairs . the doctor hears her footsteps . the doctor picks up a piece of cloth that dropped from clara ' s dress as she sneaks away which he then smells . he sees her running down the same staircase which led up to the cloud , but dismisses her , still determined to stay out of what is happening on earth .\non a recent trip to the pioneer auto show museum in murdo , south dakota , we took a closer look at two cars that spearheaded this early automotive rivalry from the\nhorseless carriage\nera : henry ford ' s first model a and the popular olds curved dash .\n: it is the duty of pregnant passengers to advise us of the progress of their pregnancy at the point of booking of seat and at the check - in counter . our carriage of pregnant passengers are subject to the following conditions :\nfifty years later , walter simeon is overseeing men as they carefully scrape snow from snowmen into glass jars . the jars are loaded into a carriage where they are driven to walter simeon ' s institute . doctor simeon carries one of the jars up to a large glass sphere filled with snow . he tells it that the last of the arrivals have been sampled . the same voice from the snowman speaks from within the sphere , saying the swarm is approaching , and that as humanity celebrates , it will end . it asks if the final piece is ready , and doctor simeon says it ' s in hand . the voice asks how he will keep his secrets from getting out of the men who helped him . doctor simeon says it ' s been taken care of . he says he promised to feed them . back at the work site , one of the men says that he doesn ' t see any food . doctor simeon says he does , and as the men look around , the snowmen rise up . simeon coldly says\ni promised to feed you , but i didn ' t say who to .\nthe family sings a bizarre , quasi - religious verse as the doctor works . then they proceed to strip him naked and lay him in bed next to his patient , under the apparent impression that this will cure him . the doctor assures his patient that his wound is not lethal , and promptly leaves the room , grabbing his clothes and instruments as he does . he does not bother getting dressed , and promptly throws his belongings into the carriage , but the horses are weary and only trudge through the snow instead . the doctor then despairs at his prospects of returning home at the rate the horses are now moving , and he thinks briefly of his maid ' s impending rape , that his practice will be lost , though he considers himself irreplaceable , and the fact that his fur coat now dangles out of reach at the far end of his carriage while he is still naked in the cold . he feels betrayed that none of his patients will help him .\nhowever , the snow globe explains that the plan will still go through ; the doctor is now perplexed as to how this can be as it is a reflection of simeon ' s dark side . the snow globe explains that the\ndream had outlived the dreamer\n, zapping simeon with electricity . without the memories the worm erased , there was plenty of room for the entity ; simeon is now its puppet , rather than the other way around . after hurling vastra aside , the possessed simeon attacks the doctor but then pulls back in apparent pain as the snow in the globe turns to rain . simeon perishes as the entity is defeated , and the doctor says that all the snow at the latimer house was mirroring the grief of the latimers as clara drew closer to death . rushing back to the house , the doctor learns that clara won ' t make it and that she has moments only . he spends clara ' s last moments with her , then she passes away , which completely devastates the doctor . before she passes away however , clara murmurs words that another version of her had said once before :\nrun you clever boy . and remember .\naccording to the map , hypatia\u2019s office is on the fourth floor , but there\u2019s still one more wing on the first floor to explore - the consultation area . heading right from the map , there\u2019s a lone guard teasing a dog on the other side of a window . the first room on the left has a corpse with loot , and a single guard at his typewriter . from here you can open the door to the room with the hound - but it\u2019s best not to as there are many more sleeping hounds in here that will awaken .\nfifty - two people have been condemned to die the next day . darnay resolves to meet his death bravely . carton appears at the door to darnay\u2019s cell , and darnay observes something new and bright in carton\u2019s face . carton tricks darnay into switching clothes with him , dictates a letter of explanation , and then drugs him with the substance that he had purchased at the chemist\u2019s shop . he orders barsad to carry the unconscious darnay to the carriage waiting outside tellson\u2019s . at two o\u2019clock , guards take carton from darnay\u2019s cell , believing him to be darnay . he stands in the long line of the condemned . a poor seamstress , also falsely sentenced to death , realizes that carton is not darnay and asks , \u201care you dying for him ? \u201d he replies , \u201cand his wife and child . \u201d meanwhile , barsad delivers the real darnay to manette , lorry , and lucie , and sends the carriage on its way . lorry presents the family\u2019s papers at the city gates as they leave . they flee through the countryside , fearing pursuit .\nwhen the ford model a was introduced in 1903 , it was the first production car by the ambitious henry ford . a two - seat runabout and then a four - seat\ntonneau\nmodel were offered . the car ' s basic design is of a carriage with four wagon wheels and spring suspension . only 1 , 750 cars were made before the model b and model c\ndoctor ' s car\nwere introduced , but those first fordmobile cars were enough to prove that ford could make profits in automotive .\nbet you wish you bought here ! australia ' s top suburb for . . .\nbaggage check\nmeans a document issued to passenger by us as a receipt for checked baggage and which relate to the carriage of checked baggage and includes the baggage identification tag .\nopinion : it ' s a difficult process - enough of a reason for another look at the system .\nthe young doctor reads a rather bland and callous eulogy over pelegaya ' s body , before reciting a poem which he hopes will impress natasha . he also admits to her that he lied about her lover being . . .\nback in the tardis , the doctor is now hell - bent on finding clara and making her his new companion . flipping switches on the console , the doctor yells ,\nclara ! oswin ! oswald !\nand pulls up a picture of clara from 1892 on the tardis scanner . then he exclaims ,\nwatch me run !\nunaccompanied child : children below age 12 will not be accepted for carriage unless they are accompanied by a person of at least 18 years of age .\nthe episode features a first - ever special effect for the series : a single camera shot following a character from the outside of the tardis , through the doors , and into the console room . a similar shot had been accomplished for the 1993 documentary thirty years in the tardis and the fan production devious , but this was the first time it had been done in the series proper , according to the behind - the - scenes featurette uploaded to the bbc ' s doctor who website after broadcast .\nan edinburgh film production in association with st . cuthbert ' s co - operative association ltd\nwhy does stryver stop in tellson ' s to tell mr . lorry of his plans ?\n\u2018it\u2019s their job to get you in with the person best placed to help you , \u2019 says dr lobley .\ni can help you beat breast cancer : angelina jolie\u2019s surgeon reveals the simple secrets of keeping your . . .\nif you think there\u2019s a chance the doctor will ask for a urine sample , try to keep a full bladder , says dr jarvis . \u2018if you can\u2019t hold it while you are \u00adwaiting , ask the reception staff for a specimen bottle and use it in the loo . \u2019\nthe ice governess follows . clara quickly realises why the doctor led them up to the roof and uses the umbrella he took from downstairs to pull down the ladder that led up to the spiral staircase ; the wind had moved the cloud the tardis was parked on . they run up the staircase with the ice governess in pursuit . the doctor explains that they are drawing the ice governess away from the power that is constantly reviving her ; once far enough away , they can destroy the creature and lock her remains away in a container that the signal can ' t get through .\nthe doctor is shown living in 1890s london , which would place him in violation of the banishment handed down by the still - reigning queen victoria . ( tv : tooth and claw )\nwhen the clock strikes midnight , jenny says\nmidnight , christmas day ,\nmuch like jackie tyler and rosita before her . ( tv : the christmas invasion , the next doctor )\nthe doctor pours himself a glass of some type of alcoholic beverage from a decanter when in the library and takes one swallow from it before handing the glass and the remainder of its contents to captain latimer .\nin the first shot of the doctor introducing the tardis to clara , a circular panel to his left and a monitor to his right are blank . in subsequent shots , the monitors display images of nebulae .\nin this story , as in all of his fiction , kafka has allowed us a peek into desperate dimensions of the human soul that are not only beyond reason , but beyond language to capture , even for those of us who would like to help . the story is rich with symbols , such as the fur coat trailing off the back of the doctor ' s carriage representing warmth and security being just out of reach during an impossibly slow journey , while naked and alone .\ncarton goes to defarge\u2019s wine shop . the defarges marvel at how much he physically resembles the condemned darnay . carton overhears madame defarge \u2019s plan to accuse lucie and manette of spying , and to accuse lucie\u2019s daughter as well . defarge himself finds this course unnecessary , but his wife reminds him of her grievance against the family evr\u00e9monde : she is the surviving sister of the woman and man killed by the marquis and his brother . she demands the extermination of their heirs . carton pays for his wine and returns to tellson\u2019s .\nthe doctor arrives at the latimer home and examines the pond where the woman drowned . the doctor claims he ' s not investigating , saying ,\nwho do you think i am ?\nto which strax replies ,\nsherlock holmes .\nhe sends the sontaran away saying ,\nyou ' re not clever , and you ' ve got tiny little legs ,\njust as he notices clara waving at him through a window and decides to go and visit her .\nrune # 6 - the large nest in the center that you first see coming in the room hides a secret - once it\u2019s been burnt to a crisp , search the wreckage to find the rune .\nclara is telling franny and digby a bed - time story about the doctor , claiming that all he ever does , all day , is to keep children from having bad dreams . however , franny pokes a hole in her story , saying that she ' s been having bad dreams about their previous governess . clara quickly says that the doctor has been on vacation , and has just got back . the door opens and she begins to introduce the doctor only to see the reincarnation of the previous governess to the latimer family ( created from her genetic sample ) , the ice governess . she attacks them , intending to discipline the children as she believes they have been very naughty . clara quickly locks them in a playroom for safety . the ice governess breaks in and all seems lost until a puppet ( operated by the doctor ) destroys her with the sonic .\nthe following conditions are only applicable to bookings made in a european union (\neu\n) member nation . these conditions of carriage govern the relationship , responsibilities and liabilities as between the guest and the carrier and are binding on the parties . you must carefully read these conditions of carriage which set out your rights , responsibilities and limitations to make claims against the carrier , its servants and / or agents . these conditions are incorporated into your contract with the organiser .\nthe wild weather saw windows smashed at new plymouth ' s museum and library and power cuts at hundreds of properties .\nthough ' a country doctor ' , a story in which kafka captures with urgent precision the utter absurdity and panicked dread of a bad dream , defies any easy attempt at distilling direct sociological allegory , its uncharted realms address a collective consciousness in humanity which , at its core , is fundamentally sick and incurable , hence the patient ' s first request be to the doctor to let him die . it ' s definitely part of the tradition of literary modernism , which is a movement characterized by a conscious break with the pretenses of traditional narrative and verse styles , with the aim of expressing the sensibilities of the current age .\nthe doctor and vastra meet simeon in his office and the doctor reveals that the giant snow globe is actually a reflection of simeon himself . simeon explains that the snow had spoken to him as a child when he was building a snowman , and the doctor informs him that he had accidentally started putting all of his deepest , darkest thoughts and feelings into the snow , making it as intelligent as it was fifty years later . although simeon is shocked to learn that he was the reason the snow globe was sentient , this doesn ' t stop him from attempting to continue his plan . he grabs the box containing the ice governess remains from the doctor . when he opens it , however , he finds the memory worm instead . it bites him , erasing all the memories of his adult life .\nby creating an account , you agree to urltoken ' s terms of use and privacy policy .\nto see and get lucie ' s father ( dr . manette ) ; defarge was his servant\nhe then goes to clara ' s grave . he is stunned when he reads her full name . . . clara oswin oswald . the doctor remembers that name from the woman he had met in the dalek asylum , who went by the name oswin oswald and also enjoyed making souffl\u00e9s ( having not noticed the connection before since he never saw her human face ) . this leaves the doctor greatly confused ; someone has died twice in completely different lives in time and space . elated , he realises that there is another version of his new companion and that there is a chance of meeting her again . eager at solving the mystery of the woman who has died twice and reuniting with clara , the overjoyed doctor runs off . jenny wonders why the doctor is suddenly so happy . vastra remarks that\nmaybe the universe does make bargains after all .\nportrait : duke abele\u2019s propositional state - just to the right of the wall of light , where the elite guard initially sits , you can find the portrait of your new favorite enemy .\nthe doctor reiterates that bow ties are cool ( tv : the eleventh hour , et al . ) it is implied that he has not worn bow ties in a while .\nthe courtroom crowd pours into the streets to celebrate darnay\u2019s condemnation . john barsad , charged with ushering darnay back to his cell , lets lucie embrace her husband one last time . darnay insists that doctor manette not blame himself for the trial\u2019s outcome . darnay is escorted back to his cell to await his execution the following morning , and carton escorts the grieving lucie to her apartment . carton tells manette to try his influence one last time with the prosecutors and then meet him at tellson\u2019s , though lorry feels certain that there is no hope for darnay , and carton echoes the sentiment .\nat an inn called the rose & crown , a barmaid walks outside with a tray . she is surprised to see a snowman standing there that wasn ' t there before . she asks the eleventh doctor , who is walking past , if he built it . the doctor says he didn ' t , and walks away , but stops when she tells him that it just appeared out of nowhere . he walks back and walks around the snowman , inspecting it . he says he wonders if the snow can remember how to build a snowman , which the maid thinks is silly . she makes the doctor smile . he asks her what her name is . she says it is clara , which he says is a nice name . he walks away , leaving her somewhat annoyed in the alley with the snowman . clara sees the doctor leave in a carriage and runs after it , managing to climb onto it .\nlove island ' s zara packs on pda with beau adam during casual stroll . . . before proving there ' s no hard feelings with love rival rosie as they walk hand - in - hand\nalthough stylistically very similar , with a small size based on a two - seat open carriage design , the cars were very different in other ways . the fordmobile , for example , had a much larger engine producing more power , and the oldsmobile had a steering lever rather than a wheel . the primary reason the olds outsold the ford , was due to the company ' s combination of lower pricing and superior marketing .\nblueprint : mercury vapor distillation - once you enter the janitor\u2019s quarters , look at the workbench to find a blueprint among tools and copper wire .\ndescribe the\naccident\nthat befalls the monsieur the marquis in the streets of paris .\n\u2018i always tell patients to tell me every symptom they are \u00adexperiencing . they might not think an itch is \u00adrelevant , but it might be . let the \u00addoctor sort the wheat from the chaff . \u2019\nfrom there , hop to the watchtower and take out the whale oil , and meagan will begin moving the skiff into position . there\u2019s only one more guard below your position and he\u2019s fairly oblivious to the defunct watchtower , so head down and if you\u2019re ready - leave addermire behind for good .\nstarting its broadcast at 17 : 15 , this episode has the earliest transmission time of a doctor who television story , along with an unearthly child and the husbands of river song .\nhbo ' s new series sharp objects premieres july 8 and follows amy adams as camille . . .\na handsome carriage for town work , with ample accommodation for four persons , including the driver it embodies all the latest improvements , being well ventilated without being subjected to draughts , the occupants have an uninterrupted view on all sides , the provision of frameless windows increasing the facilities in this respect and at the same time allowing the carriage to be well lit . wide side doors are provided and a spring - blind canopy affords protection from showers to the occupants of the front seat . with standard steering only . extras : - head lights and brackets .\n: passengers ( except infants ) are allowed two ( 2 ) pieces of unchecked baggage to be carried on board in line with conditions of carriage defined in this article .\ntwo similarly ( for the time of the special ' s airing ) unexplained versions of clara oswin oswald appeared in this episode . it also both re - introduced and showed the origins of the great intelligence , an enemy last seen in the series battling the second doctor in 1968 ' s the web of fear . it additionally featured the return of recurring characters madame vastra , jenny flint and strax , previously introduced in a good man goes to war . it further built upon aspects of these characters which had been explored between episodes . strax is alive after being killed off , as established in the prequel wc : the battle of demon ' s run : two days later . jenny ' s last name is also used , which had previously been used in an additional prequel minisode tv : the great detective .\nlimitation of actions : any right to damages shall be extinguished if an action is not brought against us within two ( 2 ) years of the date of arrival at the destination , or the date on which the aircraft was scheduled to arrive , or the date on which the carriage stopped . the method of calculating the period of limitation shall be determined by law of the court where the case is heard .\nin the programme information for bbc iplayer , the snowmen credits ian mckellen as\nvoice of the snowman\n. sophie miller - sheen ' s character is\ngirl\n.\na bundle including the christmas specials mentioned above was released on google play , itunes and amazon instant video in hd or sd . it included the farewell to matt smith featurette . the amazon instant video release also added prequel to the doctor , the widow and the wardrobe , vastra investigates and the great detective .\nname change : once a booking number has been issued , you are not allowed to substitute the passenger named in the confirmed booking with another passenger\u2019s name .\nnick knowles , 55 , finally makes peace with ex - wife jessica rose - moor , 30 . . . as he reveals he ' s ' pleased ' she ' s found love again two years after split\ntanya\u2019s areas of interest include functional return to sport and activity , injury prevention , ims and manual therapy .\nat midnight , manette arrives home completely out of his mind . he looks about madly for his shoemaking bench . after calming manette , carton takes from the doctor\u2019s coat the papers that will allow lucie , the doctor , and the child to leave the city . he gives the documents to lorry . then , carton gives lorry his own papers , refusing to explain why . afraid that the papers may soon be recalled because madame defarge intends to denounce the entire family , carton insists to lorry that time is of the essence : the family must leave tomorrow . alone in the street that night , carton utters a final good - bye and blessing to lucie .\naccording to the official guide to the 2013 series ( doctor who magazine special edition ) , it was originally planned that this special would be the first doctor who episode to not have an opening credits sequence , instead opening with the title superimposed over a scene . in pre - production it was decided to have one , and a newly redesigned credit sequence and theme arrangement was devised .\nroute\nmeans the flight from the airport at the point of origin to the airport at the point of destination ."]}
{"id": 117052, "summary": [{"text": "click is a 2006 american fantasy comedy film directed by frank coraci , written by steve koren and mark o'keefe , and produced by adam sandler , who also starred in the lead role .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film co-stars kate beckinsale as his wife donna and christopher walken as morty .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "sandler plays an overworked architect who neglects his family .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "when he acquires a universal remote that enables him to \" fast forward \" through unpleasant or outright dull parts of his life , he soon learns that those seemingly bad moments that he skips over contained valuable time with his family and important life lessons .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "throughout the story , a man named morty explains how the remote works and issues warnings .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "filming began in late 2005 and was finished by early 2006 .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film was released in the united states on june 23 , 2006 , by columbia pictures .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was nominated for an academy award for best makeup , making this the only sandler film to be nominated for an oscar . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "click ( 2006 film )", "paragraphs": ["click is a 2006 american comedic - drama film , directed by frank coraci and starring adam sandler , kate beckinsale , christopher walken and david hasselhoff . it was released in north america on june 23 , 2006 by columbia pictures and revolution studios .\ndirector alfonso cuar\u00f3n revisits children of men , his overlooked 2006 masterpiece , which might be the most relevant film of our dark new century .\nalan silvestri was attached as the film ' s composer , but he left the project in late march 2006 due to\ncreative differences\n.\nafter weeks of number crunching your votes the nominations for the shockwaves nme awards 2006 can finally be revealed .\nmatrix and click is similar to the girl , the gold watch and everything .\nno ordinary remote : adam sandler in frank coraci ' s\nclick .\nhe also played edward brittain in the 2014 drama film testament of youth and appeared in the 2015 crime thriller film legend .\npanavision inc . listed this feature as the second official feature to use the genesis digital camera system after superman returns ( 2006 ) . dean semler would use this system in his subsequent features apocalypto ( 2006 ) and i now pronounce you chuck & larry ( 2007 ) .\namerica loves adam ! click opens no . 1 ; 5th sandler $ 40 mil + opening we\u2026\nlove adam sandler films think they are all amazing . amazing film . if you love comedy films then this is the film for you : )\nthe jokes don ' t come frequently enough in click , and aren ' t all that funny .\nclick trailer taken from zathura rental dvd this video clip is in no way profitable , all copyright reserved to their owners . ripped using avsvideoconverter & dvd43 decoding software starring : adam sandler kate beckinsale christopher walken david hasselhoff sean astin katie cassidy lorraine nicholson director : frank coraci aka : click - perdiendo el control \u043a\u043b\u0438\u043a : \u0441 \u043f\u0443\u043b\u044c\u0442\u043e\u043c \u043f\u043e \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0438 cambia la tua vita con un click clic click - t\u00e9l\u00e9commandez votre vie click , i zoi se fast forward klick klik - za savrsen zivot klik ! ( info from : imdb . com )\nhe also had the starring role in the 2016 biographical film eddie the eagle .\ntil of an episode of goosebumps called\nclick\n, which preceded the movie and has an identical plot .\ntil of an episode of goosebumps called\nclick\n, which preceded the movie and has an identical plot . : todayilearned\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\nlarge parts of the 2005 film chaos are lifted directly from the last house on the left .\nhidden histories and forgotten stories of people and places from the uk\u2019s key film and tv archives .\nwe hold a magnificent collection of film and television , from the birth of cinema to today .\nas a moral fable click holds no surprises ; as a sandler comedy , it ' s unusually dark , occasionally touching and pretty funny .\n: there was no indication in the ads whatsoever that this film would try make the switch to drama .\nas of 2010 , this is adam sandler ' s highest - grossing film at the international box office .\nmichael newman ' s ( adam sandler ) home , where he sees himself in the future , is the same building used as mel ' s ( jon lovitz ) home in the benchwarmers ( 2006 ) .\nour journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes . for further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here .\nclick [ dvd ] [ 2006 ] [ 2007 ] : urltoken adam sandler , kate beckinsale , christopher walken , david hasselhoff , henry winkler , sean astin , jennifer coolidge , joseph castanon , lorraine nicholson , tatum mccann , jake hoffman , frank coraci , jack giarraputo , steve koren , neal h . moritz , mark o ' keefe : dvd & blu - ray\nupdated : * adam sandler is looking like american moviegoers\u2019 favorite comedian as his latest click scored his fifth $ 40 million + opening weekend today to become the nation\u2019s no . 1 film . the sony comedy about a man whose tv remote turns into a life remote debuted with $ 40 mil at the box office . right now in hollywood there are very few actors working today that can generate that kind of audience drawing power . the studio\u2019s exit polling showed sandler\u2019s audience was 51 % female and 49 % male , while 50 % were under age 25 . sony and sandler , which have been a profitable box office pairing for some time now ( big daddy , 50 first dates , mr . deeds , anger management ) , had their best ever opening in austrailia so click may be their broadest film with international moviegoers . ( usually , u . s . - made comedies don\u2019t translate to big box office overseas . ) click is sony\u2019s seventh # 1 film of 2006 , unlike 2005 when much of the studio\u2019s fare bombed with moviegoers .\nadam sandler and this film ' s producers were almost sued for plagiarism by scholastic , inc . when its plot was revealed and all too familiar . in 1995 , eleven years prior to this film , the popular author r . l . stine wrote a very similar story in his\ntales to give you goosebumps ,\nwith almost the exact same plot and set - up as this film , even down to both being titled\nclick .\nno legal action was ever taken as both agreed to the entire situation being a coincidence . the irony is that both click ( 2006 ) and stine ' s story can easily be based on the old french tale\nthe magic thread ,\nwhere a boy is able to pull a thread to speed up the parts of his life he does not like and quickly finds himself an old man before being given a second chance .\nthe neighbors in the film are named the o ' doyles , which is also the name of the family of bullies who always say\no ' doyle rules\nin adam sandler ' s earlier film billy madison ( 1995 ) .\nqualify for tax relief through the cultural test for film , animation programmes , high - end television and video games .\nbafta\u2019s destination for youngsters to come and discover the magical worlds of film , television and games . enter challenges , watch videos , and take part in our annual vote to decide the best film , tv show and game of the year .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthis movie is garbage and is not very funny the first and second act . so why am i giving this film a 80 % out of 100 % ? because the 3rd act of the whole film is the biggest moment in a film where i ' ve cried , and for an adam sandler film , i really wasn ' t expecting that . i genuinely don ' t cry more than once in a film that often , but this film i cried 3 times in the last 22 minutes . now the acting is less than perfect ( except for the fonz , ) and about 85 % of the jokes in this film aren ' t funny but the scenes where he pauses reality and hits someone and messes with them , i die of laughter . though the film does borrow very heavily from\nit ' s a wonderful life\nat the end it doesn ' t distract you at all when watching the film , and seeing how this film rips off the whole plot of\nit ' s a wonderful life ,\none of my top 10 favorite movies , and my favorite christmas movie ever , it is actually very well pulled off , and to me this is the mature and futuristic version of that film . its not nearly as good as it but it is good in its own right , and considering i hate sandler , that is saying a lot .\ncall back : to billy madison - this film also features a jerk ass ginger kid by the name of o ' doyle .\nwhen a harried workaholic is given a universal remote that allows him to pause , rewind or skip past portions of his life , he discovers which parts are truly the best of his life . \u00a9 2006 columbia pictures industries , inc . all rights reserved .\nwhat the hell , are you one of my friends ? we were scrolling through goosebumps episodes on netflix and found the one called\nclick\n. we even talked about this .\nclick\nis rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) . it ' s the kind of potty - mouthed movie that ' s one expletive shy of an r .\namerica loves adam ! click opens no . 1 ; 5th sandler $ 40 mil + opening weekend ; da vinci code hits $ 700 mil worldwide ; indian mob ransacks da vinci multiplex\nwhen jack is driving his chrysler to work early in the film , his steering wheel clearly has the shiny wooden insert / top featured in the more expensive models . later in the film , he is seen driving behind an all leather wheel which shows no reflections .\ntaron is a welsh actor , he is known for his roles in the british television series the smoke and the first kingsman film .\nthe annecy international animation film festival and its market ( mifa ) : the major international event for over 11 , 000 industry professionals .\na collection of queer characters , representations , and sensibilities on film . from queer masterpieces to camp classics , documentaries to romantic comedies , \u2026\namerica loves adam ! click opens no . 1 ; 5th sandler $ 40 mil + opening weekend ; da vinci code hits $ 700 mil worldwide ; indian mob ransacks da vinci multiplex | deadline\nadam sandler ' s usual charm and antics of childish - humor and gags are displayed , but it takes a turn into the dramatic direction towards the end , which makes it hard to determined what kind of film this is . click has its laughs , its futuristic - technology - based layouts and even its somber tones . the amount of genre - blending makes it hard to say you can laugh or cry for this movie . regardless it makes for a fair sandler film .\nyes something like that . it was awhile ago . much before click , and the way it was written made me think much earlier than the twilight zone , but i don ' t know .\nseveral future world events are mentioned by radio in the film as michael fastforwards through his life . two of these include michael jackson becoming the first human being to clone himself and britney spears having her twenty - third baby ; the dates the film is set in the future span from 2017 to 2030 .\nthe movie\nclick\nstarring adam sandler . he gets this remote that lets him fast forward , rewind , and all this fancy stuff . you should watch it , it is a pretty good movie .\nsetting update : click is\nthe magic thread\n, an old french tale , moved to the present - day united states . the source material was also dramatized on adventures from the book of virtues .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nadam sandler played michael newman in this film , along with david hasselhoff as john ammer . in knight rider ( 1982 ) , hasselhoff played michael knight .\nannecy international animation film festival has just finished with a historic number of visitors including 11 , 700 badgeholders , which was 17 % more than in 2017 .\nin 2006 , however , the film was a commercial flop . it grossed less than $ 70 million , a huge loss for a film that cost $ 76 million to make . at oscar time , it was largely overlooked , earning three nominations but none for acting , directing , or for best picture . its studio , universal , never quite figured out how to sell it \u2014 an astoundingly bleak sci - fi picture devoid of fun gadgets or futuristic set design , in which julianne moore , the most marketable star , gets shot dead 28 minutes in . it debuted at the venice film festival on september 3 , 2006 , and received a standing ovation , but by the time it had its u . s . release on christmas day , the studio had opted to focus its late - season marketing resources on obvious oscar bait like united 93 . for his part , cuar\u00f3n , frustrated with the whole experience , retreated from public life and endured what he calls \u201cthe five most intense and difficult years of my life . \u201d he would eventually return to write and direct 2013\u2019s massively successful gravity , but for a while , it seemed like children of men might have turned out to be the last alfonso cuar\u00f3n feature film .\ndas sam spiegel international film lab in jerusalem \u2013 das 2011 von der sam spiegel film & television school gegr\u00fcndete projektf\u00f6rderprogramm f\u00fcr filmemacher * innen \u2013 vergibt 2018 zum ersten mal den \u201eforce - of - nature filmmaking award\u201c . mit der auszeichnung sollen j\u00e4hrlich herausragende pers\u00f6nlichkeiten geehrt werden , die sich f\u00fcr die entwicklung des weltkinos engagiert haben\na prequel to the \u201cpurge\u201d series , and the first set in the inner city , is a crude exploitation film that still manages to pack a timely punch .\nthe plot of the\nclick\nis very reminiscent of the twilight zone episode\na kind of stopwatch\n. even the denouement is parallel , where the world is on pause for eternity because the mechanism breaks .\nas an in - joke , the names of some of the crew members are visible on a few headstones at the graveyard scene near the end of the film .\nalthough full to the brim with juvenile comedy such as the typical poor sandler - approved fart jokes and dogs humping things , i couldn ' t help but find click to be a surprisingly enjoyable experience . there ' s the occasional chuckle - worthy moment , and the film ' s overall message rings true even if the story is practically nonsensical . there are much worse ways to spend two hours .\nit ' s so rare to come across a film that fully exploits its premise like this . about time comes to mind . and it ' s even rarer to come across a great adam sandler film . punch drunk love comes to mind . he is clearly not lacking in acting skills ; i think he just never declines a script .\nthis episode was better then i thought , being about a remote control that let you control things around you . the acting is very good and the story is well written . i give\ngoosebumps : click\na 6 / 10\nhe is best known for his role in the television series our friends in the north and guy ritchie films such as revolver rocknrolla , sherlock holmes , and the first kingsman film .\nthe movie click taught me that if i were to receive a remote like that to never use the skip feature . that was the only part that had a negative consequence . it also taught me that some sad movies can be disguised as comedies .\nclick brings up some very real problems about adult life but it answers them with hollywood platitudes . . . granted , it ' s about having fun not trying to find solutions to the problems of modern existence , but it still seems a bit disingenuous .\nin one part of populated andhra pradesh state in india today were unsuccessful when protesters under the banner of the christian united front ransacked a hyderabad multiplex and caused extensive property damage , forcing the management to suspend the film\u2019s screening . the mob , carrying banners and placards describing the film as \u201cdevil\u2019s code , \u201d barged in to the multiplex located near the hussain sagar lake in the heart of the city even as people eager to watch the movie were standing in line for the tickets of the first show . the activists even broke the prasad imax\u2019s box office window ( as opposed to breaking the box office record ) , so the film\nexcellent film , arrived in one piece ! ( well , two actually , if you want to count the case and disc separately ! ) . prompt dispatch and delivery , great packaging , nothing to complain about !\nduring the scene where michael is walking out of the hospital after his heart attack at ben ' s wedding , you can see circular patterns on the road surface where the film makers rain machines are being used .\nhaving conquered youngish love in\n50 first dates ,\nadam sandler has turned his careless attention to family life with his new film ,\nclick .\nwith any luck this may mean that , after next tackling middle age and retirement , this comic actor , who has made a career out of variations on the modern man - child , might soon be headed toward the great big cinematic beyond , thereby putting an end to his attempts to broach a subject profoundly unsuited to his talents : adulthood .\ndidn\u2019t have enough global moviegoers after finishing no . 1 overseas even after five weeks out , it hoped to add big numbers among another 75 million potential indians this weekend . that\u2019s because a high court ok\u2019d the film\u2019s release in andhra pradesh , one of the states where the local government banned the religious thriller a day before its release . i\u2019m told the studio had the film available in english and hindi there today . sony also is releasing\nscrooge was granted visions of christmas past and christmas future , and reformed his life . what happens to adam sandler in\nclick\nis like what happened to scrooge , except with a lot more christmases . he needs more than one lesson and he gets more than one lesson . way more .\nby the end , the film degenerates into wishy - washy relativism of the school that says\nthe only thing that matters is what you believe\n, a real cop - out after the hectic grail quest preceding it .\nreceived \u201cremarkable response\u201d from filmgoers in qatar , according to newswire reports received from the halls where the picture was screened . so , gradually , sony is winning its censorship fight to have the film seen around the world . meanwhile ,\nyeah , and how successful was that ? another point is that remakes are made after the original film is 20 or more years old , not within the same decade ! . what were talking about here is the exploitation of foreign films just to make an easy profit . the point of no return wasn ' t a remake , it was just the americanized version of the original foreign film , just like the ring and the grudge were , among many others , not ripoffs .\nclick\nis an episode of goosebumps starring dan warry - smith , trevor ralph , and tabitha lupien . when the remote control he ordered arrives , seth discovers that as well as electrical appliances , it can also control the world around him . however , this newfound control proves addictive , and soon seth is abusing it .\nin the dvd audio commentary , director frank coraci states that the scene set in the past where adam sandler and kate beckinsale ' s characters kiss for the first time was deliberately over light to look like a late 80s / early 90s film .\nthey also have a war of the worlds film , and even called it that . how in the * * * * did they get the rights for that . . . war of the worlds is public domain , just like the three musketeers .\nthe film ' s premise was originated from a joke by writer steve koren . it was not until co - writer mark o ' keefe ' s girlfriend ' s suggestion of turning it into a feature that the project got started off the ground .\non christmas day , 2006 , a curious twist on the nativity debuted in a handful of movie theaters . directed and co - written by mexican auteur alfonso cuar\u00f3n , children of men told the story of ( decade - old spoiler alert ) a near - future dystopia in which women are inexplicably unable to have babies \u2014 a state of affairs upended by the advent of a miraculous pregnancy . the film is set in the deteriorating cities and countryside of southeastern england \u2014 vividly rendered with alarming realism and minimal use of sci - fi futurism \u2014 amid geopolitical chaos that has led to a massive refugee crisis , which has in turn led an immigrant - fearing and authoritarian u . k . to close its borders to outsiders who seek its shores . terrorist attacks in european capitals are just routine items in the news crawl . the world stands on the brink , and no one has any clear idea of what can be done . the film , in hindsight , seems like a documentary about a future that , in 2016 , finally arrived .\n. early on in the movie , michael ' s daughter samantha asks him how long he ' s going to live and michael says a throwaway line\ni ' ll live to be 200 , how about that ?\n. near the end of the film ,\noddly enough , cuar\u00f3n doesn\u2019t seem interested in talking about the film\u2019s critical reappraisal , nor in agreeing that it is more relevant now than it was in 2006 . we met up 12 days after trump\u2019s victory , and i expected him to be in full end - is - nigh mode , but he was relentlessly pleasant . he said he was not surprised that the atavistic rage of the brexiters and trumpists had overcome the weakening forces of centrist democracy . but most important , cuar\u00f3n was , against all odds , confident that better days lie ahead . \u201ci used to think that any solution would come from the paradigms that i know , \u201d he says . \u201cnow i think that the only thing is to think of the unimaginable . for the new generation , the unimaginable is not as unimaginable . \u201d\nin the\nfirst kiss flashback ,\njennifer coolidge ' s character is seen wearing a shirt of the simpsons . julie kavner , who played trudy newman / michael ' s mom in this film , provides the voice for marge simpson on the simpsons ( 1989 ) .\nmichael leaves to buy a universal remote just after he develops a cold , then skips his having it , but at the end of the film when he returns to bed , bath , & beyond , he doesn ' t cough as he did when he was leaving .\nthis is a zany comedy of the usual adam sandler crazy comedy type thing but somewhere in this there is a message and the film although stays funny also hits the nail on the head about how we rush through our lives without though . . . well worth a watch !\nthe plot is similar to an episode of r . l . stine ' s goosebumps ( 1995 - 1998 ) season 3 , episode 5 titled\nclick\n, in which a child orders a remote that controls not just the tv , but the world around him . not unlike sandler ' s version of the story , the remote proves to be addictive and have dire consequences .\n20th century boy ( 1973 ) written by marc bolan performed by t . rex ( as t rex ) courtesy of wizard ( bahamas ) ltd . by arrangement with warner music group film & tv licensing and courtesy of demon music group under license from wizard ( bahamas ) ltd .\ncuar\u00f3n , however , is not feeling like taking an overdue victory lap . curled over a table in an upscale mexico city restaurant recently , the 55 - year - old director gets a little irritated when i laud the film\u2019s imaginative prescience . \u201cthis thing was not imagination , \u201d he says , jabbing his index finger into the tablecloth . by cuar\u00f3n\u2019s estimation , anyone surprised at the accuracy of his movie\u2019s predictions was either uninformed or willfully ignorant about the way the world already was by 2006 . \u201cpeople were talking about those things , just not in the mainstream ! \u201d he says . he was reading about refugees , know - nothing reactionaries , and eerie disruptions in biological processes during the early \u201800s . if children of men can be said to have a message , cuar\u00f3n encapsulates it : \u201cwhat\u2019s really relevant now , \u201d he tells me , \u201cis to stop being complacent . \u201d\nbreasts are big , so to speak , in\nclick .\nwhen michael fast - forwards to what turns out to be a fairly dark future \u2014 it ' s a wonderful life , not \u2014 he does a double take at the similarly bountiful profile of his now - adult daughter ( katie cassidy ) and orders her to put on a sweater , apparently as much for his sake as hers .\nit ' s not your typical adam sandler movie , because the dumb humour that is in his regular comedies is present , but the drama that surrounds the core story is way too good to ignore here . adam sandler steps up his game in and around his performance , and it shows by the conclusion . it may not be a breakthrough film in any way , but i highly enjoy the contrast of very stupid comedy , to the true - life events that happen in the end , which makes you really think about life .\nclick\nis good in many ways , but there is still the un - even writing and dumb performances , like always . i really enjoy watching this movie !\nthe remake of psycho . yeah , and how successful was that ? another point is that remakes are made after the original film is 20 or more years old , not within the same decade ! . what were talking about here is the exploitation of foreign films just to make an easy profit .\nthe point of no return wasn ' t a remake , it was just the americanized version of the original foreign film , just like the ring and the grudge were , among many others , not ripoffs . your going to have to spell out your rationality here because your just not making sense .\npeople need to get over the fact that fantastic four was trash and the incredibles was a modern classic . tim story thought he had the\noriginal\nmaterial , but he still made a piece of garbage movie . that ' s what i ' m talking about . i said incredibles was a superior film , and therefor , fantastic four ( the comics and the film ) are inferior . the comics , especially now , are way inferior . the incredibles is a true family . fantastic four is not a family , it ' s two guys , one of the guys girlfriend and her brother .\nnominees chosen by their respective sag awards film and television nominating committees were announced on dec . 13 , 2017 . two nominating panels \u2014 one for television and one for film \u2014 each composed of 2 , 500 randomly selected union members from across the united states , chose this year\u2019s nominees . final voting information was sent to the 121 , 544 sag - aftra members in good standing across the country . balloting closed at noon on friday , jan . 19 . integrity voting systems , the awards ' official election teller , sealed the results until they were announced live during the 24th annual screen actors guild awards .\ni like how this film tries so hard to be a fantasy comedy , but the only fantastical moment within this is the fact that sandler somehow got kate beckinsale to marry him , and then sandler having the nerve to fast forward sex with her . i\u2019m gay , but i wouldn\u2019t do that to her .\ni really love\nclick\n. whether or not that story has been told before , it ' s told really well in that movie . it has a very low rating on rotten tomatoes , and a bunch of the negative reviews say\ni thought it was supposed to be a comedy , but it made me cry !\ndoesn ' t that mean it ' s a good movie you get emotionally attached to ?\nclick is a very watchable and unusual film . i was surprised how non - terrible it was . without spoiling the plot , it takes a surprisingly dark turn almost exactly half - way through , making this a very unusual hollywood comedy . adam sandler is mildly annoying , especially when his character ( supposedly a top architect ) resorts to ' hilarious ' toilet humour , but it ' s less awful than you might expect . christopher walken is fantastically weird as a shop assistant / mad scientist / mysterious antagonist , and kate beckinsale is super as sandler ' s exasperated and wife . some of the special effects are already looking a bit dated , but the make - up and prosthetics are brilliant , and were rightly nominated for an oscar .\nhome entertainment distributor of skyfall and all the other 22 movies in the james bond series . \u00a9 2014 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . all rights reserved . distributed by twentieth century fox home entertainment llc . twentieth century fox , fox and associated logos are trademarks of twentieth century fox film corporation and its related entities .\nonly took me 3 years to finally get around to seeing this movie . in the end i was entertained and loved the intrigue , the fact that the church got all upset over this book just makes it worth it more . an all star cast kept the film going and ron howard as always gave me a solid show .\n' goodbye christopher robin ' cast praise film ' s young star at the world premiere of a . a . milne biopic\ngoodbye christopher robin\nin london , cast members domhnall gleeson , margot robbie and kelly macdonald praise their\nwonderful\nyoung co - star will tilston . ( sept . 21 ) check out this story on urltoken urltoken\ni am not sure if this story device could possibly have been made funny . it could have been elevated into a metaphysical adventure , as in\neternal sunshine of the spotless mind ,\nor made to generate a series of paradoxes , as in\nbeing john malkovich ,\nbut\nclick\nstays resolutely at level 1 - - the tiresome explication of the basic premise . once we get the idea , there are no more surprises , only variations on the first one .\nfrank coraci ' s\nclick\nis exemplary of the mid - level adam sandler comedy . it combines heart with juvenile gags and jokes that must bring the happy madison writer ' s room to its knees . never offensive , though never sophisticated , these comedies provide enough laughs to make them endearing .\ncilck\nbegins to take a turn into heavier , more literary territory , but it resists the pull of becoming something more interesting than the mid - level sandler vehicle that it is .\nhave any of you seen the new adam sandler movie , click ? if you haven ' t , it ' s about a guy who gets a super - powered remote control with which he can speed up or rewind his life . sounds like a wild idea , huh ? well , what you probably don ' t know is that in the 90 ' s there was a tv series called\nweird science\nwhich was based off the 80 ' s movie of the same name , and in one of the episodes , one of the two main characters gets a remote that can speed up time , reverse it , etc . he originally finds its a great way to skip by the boring parts in life and finds other ways to use it to his advantage , but eventually he realizes he missed to much and has to fix thing . . . just like in the new sandler film . so basically , in hollywood , its only plagerism if the idea your stealing is still fresh in everyone ' s memory . the film\ncars\nmay also be a good example of this , because it features a plot very similar to an early 90 ' s michael j . fox film ,\ndoc hollywood .\nthe plot outline is virtually the same . . . big city hotshot gets into a car accident in a hicktown in the middle of nowhere , gets sentenced to do community service by the judge , falls for the hometown girl , learns some lessons on life , etc . just replace marty mcfly with a racecar and there ' s your movie . have you noticed any blantant ripping off in any recent movies ?\neric lamansoff is mentioned in this film .\neric lamansoff\nis also the name of kevin james ' s character grown ups ( 2010 ) and grown ups 2 ( 2013 ) , where adam sandler also starred in . the name is also mentioned in the wedding singer ( 1998 ) . also , ludlow lamonsoff is the name of josh gad ' s character in pixels ( 2015 ) .\npost - azkaban , universal was suddenly more willing to play ball . cuar\u00f3n met with studio chair stacey snider , who , in cuar\u00f3n\u2019s recollection , told him , \u201ci don\u2019t understand this film , i have no idea what you want to do , but go ahead and do it . \u201d it got the green light in 2005 , and cuar\u00f3n mapped out a plan of aesthetic attack . he recruited his longtime friend and frequent partner emmanuel \u201cchivo\u201d lubezki to be his cinematographer . together , they hit on the idea of loading up the background with information \u2014 graffiti , placards , newscasts \u2014 and thus limiting the kind of expository dialogue that often plagues dystopian stories . cuar\u00f3n recalls lubezki declaring , \u201cwe cannot allow one single frame of this film to go without a comment on the state of things . \u201d\nwhere did the old adam sandler go ? i ' m not complaining mind you . i never really liked the fire breathing , short - fused sandler and it seems that with every new movie i like him even more . i went to see click expecting it to be some flash - in - the - pan comedy . . . but it was much better . the funny jokes weren ' t a result of sandler ' s screaming , but of plot development . the especially sad part of the movie was fantastic and showed a completely different side of sandler . the only problem i saw with the movie . . . they didn ' t develop christopher walken ' s and nick swardson ' s characters enough . what little parts they had were great , though , and i recommend it for anyone who doesn ' t over analyze movies . it ' s a well - spent two hours , and you ' ll enjoy the film .\nthey also have a war of the worlds film , and even called it that . how in the * * * * did they get the rights for that . . . well to be fair , someone other than spielberg and co . did have the rights to make the movie first but it was going to end up straight to video . i don ' t think it was this studio though .\nquentin has admitted that he steals from every movie he ' s ever seen . another one that reservoir dogs is close to is asphalt jungle . i think he admits that now because he got caught lol . when reservoir dogs came out he got a lot of credit for it and tried to play dumb when someone called him out on the similarities to city on fire which was a very obscure hk film .\nsnakes on a train ! ! ! urltoken : eek : seriously , how have they not been sued yet ? : confused : they also have a war of the worlds film , and even called it that . how in the * * * * did they get the rights for that . . . edit : i noticed on the site you posted , the title has been changed to\ninvasion .\nlos angeles ( february 8 , 2018 ) \u2013 sag awards\u00ae executive producer kathy connell today announced the 25th annual screen actors guild awards \u00ae ceremony will be held on sunday , january 27 , 2019 . the silver anniversary celebration of the previous year\u2019s outstanding film and television performances will be simulcast live on tnt and tbs at 8 p . m . ( et ) / 5 p . m . ( pt ) .\nthat ' s what i ' m talking about . i said incredibles was a superior film , and therefor , fantastic four ( the comics and the film ) are inferior . the comics , especially now , are way inferior . the incredibles is a true family . fantastic four is not a family , it ' s two guys , one of the guys girlfriend and her brother . right : the incredibles = nuclear family f4 = extended family also , fantastic four does not have a patent over a family of super heroes or the super powers . speedsters have been around forever . invisibility , super strength , stretching . fantastic four did not create these things . tim story and ignorant fanboys should stop acting like they did . also , artists constantly copy or\ntake inspiration\nfrom other artists . this is nothing new . i don ' t see anyone * * * * * ing about quentin tarantino .\nthis is one of adam sandlers better films of later years . i preferred his earlier stuff like happy gilmore or big daddy but click seemed to be up there with them . it is a nice story about putting your family and loved ones first in life . i would compare the story to charles dickens ' a christmas carol ' . the story basically is adam sandler gets given a remote control from christopher walken and he can use this remote for general life , for example he can pause and fast forward time . a clever well thought out story that will have you laughing and crying but afterwards feeling refreshed and satisfied .\nhave any of you seen the new adam sandler movie , click ? if you haven ' t , it ' s about a guy who gets a super - powered remote control with which he can speed up or rewind his life . sounds like a wild idea , huh ? well , what you probably don ' t know is that in the 90 ' s there was a tv series called\nweird science\nwhich was based off the 80 ' s movie of the same name , and in one of the episodes , one of the two main characters gets a remote that can speed up time , reverse it , etc . he originally finds its a great way to skip by the boring parts in life and finds other ways to use it to his advantage , but eventually he realizes he missed to much and has to fix thing . . . just like in the new sandler film . so basically , in hollywood , its only plagerism if the idea your stealing is still fresh in everyone ' s memory . the film\ncars\nmay also be a good example of this , because it features a plot very similar to an early 90 ' s michael j . fox film ,\ndoc hollywood .\nthe plot outline is virtually the same . . . big city hotshot gets into a car accident in a hicktown in the middle of nowhere , gets sentenced to do community service by the judge , falls for the hometown girl , learns some lessons on life , etc . just replace marty mcfly with a racecar and there ' s your movie . have you noticed any blantant ripping off in any recent movies ? there\u00b4s an old outer limits episode where two aliens keep going back to a singular moment and treat it like a remote control : fast - forward , slow down , reverse , etc . on the subject , there\u00b4s an episode of the eighties twilight zone remake where a woman finds out everything is a virtual reality program and people are kept in cocoons . . .\nlos angeles ( march 29 , 2018 ) \u2013 sag awards\u00ae executive producer kathy connell today announced the key deadlines and dates for the 2 5 th annual screen actors guild awards which will honor the outstanding film and television performances of 2018 . the actors\u00ae silver anniversary celebration of excellence will be simulcast live on tnt and tbs on sunday , jan . 27 , 2019 , at 8 p . m . ( et ) / 5 p . m . ( pt ) .\nin\nbeing there ,\nthe hero chance has spent all of his life watching television . when he wanders out to freedom and is threatened on the street , he clicks a tv remote control to get another channel . in\nclick ,\nsandler plays michael , an architect who is given a universal remote that ' s truly universal . with it , he can take control of his life : freeze a scene , fast - forward , reverse , mute the sound , select the chapters of his choice and even witness his parents at the moment of his conception ( that ' s , of course , in the\nmaking of\ndocumentary ) .\nthey also came close to having another artistic collaborator : the infamously anonymous street artist banksy . \u201cbanksy was not yet the famous banksy that he is now , and i dug him , \u201d cuar\u00f3n says . he wanted to have the graffiti artist work on the film in some way , so he tracked down banksy\u2019s manager and arranged a meeting at a coffee shop . cuar\u00f3n sat across from the manager , who started grilling the director on his ideological stances . banksy was nowhere to be seen . the meeting ended without resolution . only after it was over did a person nearby excitedly tell cuar\u00f3n that a silent figure had walked in during the meeting and placed himself behind cuar\u00f3n the whole time , hidden from view , then left before cuar\u00f3n could turn around . cuaron suspects it was banksy \u2014 who didn\u2019t sign on for the film but reportedly gave permission through his manager to use one of his works , a stencil of two cops smooching , in the background of one of the shots .\nover its 25 years , the sag awards has become one of the awards season\u2019s premier events , attended by a who\u2019s who of film and television . of the top industry honors presented to actors , only the sag awards are selected entirely by performers\u2019 peers in sag - aftra , which this year numbered 121 , 544 eligible voters . the sag awards was the first televised awards show to acknowledge the work of union members and the first to present awards to motion picture casts and television ensembles .\nsandler ' s\nfamily comes first\nsentiment somehow manages to survive the onslaught of rude , crude attitude that sandler brings to his role as michael newman , a workaholic architect who learns the hard way that , well , family comes first . this happens after newman gets a magical remote control from morty ( christopher walken , the film ' s one and only highlight ) , an eccentric oddball in the\nbeyond\nsection of a bed , bath & beyond store who ' s a devilish version of wonderful life ' s benevolent guardian angel . but sandler ' s no james stewart as he uses his techno - marvel ( complete with a dvd - like\nlife menu\n) to fast - forward through his life ' s most unpleasant moments , only to realize that he ' s been missing lots of good stuff , too . with kate beckinsale as newman ' s neglected wife , impressive older - age make - ups by rick baker and a lot of digital wizardry to beef up the humour , click won ' t disappoint sandler ' s established fan base , and its us $ 40 million opening weekend offered ample proof that sandler ' s box - office clout remains remarkably consistent . - - jeff shannon\nmany people might see this episode of goosebumps and say\nhey , this is very much like that adam sandler movie called click\nand they ' d be right . now , before the writer of this goosebumps episode starts thinking lawsuits , let ' s consider something else . the plot of the\nclick\nis very reminiscent of the twilight zone episode\na kind of stopwatch\n. even the denouement is parallel , where the world is on pause for eternity because the mechanism breaks . now , they didn ' t have universal remote controls in the 1950s but if they did , i ' m sure rod serling and gang would have made the best of this device . even now , imo , the twilight zone version is the superior production . while my kids were growing up in the 1990s and i watched the goosebumps episodes with them , i started to compile a list of episodes that were basically new versions of classic twilight zone episodes . one that was very popular was called night of the living dummy that seemed to have been based on spooky the dummy with cliff robertson . i hope the kids that were brought up on goosebumps will overcome their black and white prejudices and check out some of the old twilight zone episodes in syndication or on dvd and see what kind of high quality television there was in the 1950s and 1960s . maybe someone will even say\nhey , they ripped off goosebumps !\ndon ' t you have anything original ? not yet . as i ' m not a regular in the movies section i don ' t know what is original and what isn ' t . why are you jumping on me ? mr . fantastic ripped off plastic man and all the other stretchy characters . yeah i ' ll accept plastic man for reed . i didn ' t mention this in favour of f4 though . the point is the incredibles is the film that ripped everything else off . iceman , sue storm etc .\nthat tempestuousness manifested itself early on , when the real world tragically and eerily burst into the world of the film . a few weeks before they shot the first scene , in which a terrorist bomb blows up on fleet street and nearly kills theo , real - life islamist radicals detonated four bombs across london on july 7 , 2005 , killing 52 and wounding nearly 800 . the government reluctantly honored its existing agreement to let the children of men crew film the scene , but there was no way it was going to grant them more than a day to do it . that day was , thanks to cuar\u00f3n , chaotic . \u201cit\u2019s a sunday morning , it\u2019s about 6 a . m . , and alfonso has already said , \u2018we\u2019re not shooting today , \u2019 \u201d newman recalls . \u201ci said , \u2018why not ? \u2019 and he said , \u2018well , look at the cars ! \u2019 \u201d they were all new - looking models , which cuar\u00f3n found unacceptable for his worn - down dystopia . they needed damage . he walked up to one of them and reared back .\nwhen the september 11 attacks occurred , cuar\u00f3n was in canada screening y tu mam\u00e1 tambi\u00e9n at the toronto film festival alongside its boyish stars , gael garc\u00eda bernal and diego luna . after air travel was suspended , \u201cwe were stranded for three or four days , and i was talking with gael , i remember , and thinking about what\u2019s going to happen , trying to understand what was going to shape this new century , \u201d cuar\u00f3n recalls . one cataclysmic event had tilted the world off its axis , and chaos loomed . that weird tale about global infertility lit up in his brain .\ndr . no . , \u00a9 1962 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . from russia with love , \u00a9 1963 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . goldfinger , \u00a9 1964 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . thunderball , \u00a9 1965 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . you only live twice , \u00a9 1967 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . on her majesty ' s secret service , \u00a9 1969 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . diamonds are forever , \u00a9 1971 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . live and let die , \u00a9 1973 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . the man with the golden gun , \u00a9 1974 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . the spy who loved me , \u00a9 1977 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . moonraker , \u00a9 1979 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . for your eyes only , \u00a9 1981 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . octopussy , \u00a9 1983 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . a view to a kill , \u00a9 1985 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . the living daylights , \u00a9 1987 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . licence to kill , \u00a9 1989 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . goldeneye , \u00a9 1995 seventeen leasing corp . and danjaq , llc . tomorrow never dies , \u00a9 1997 eighteen leasing corp . and danjaq , llc . the world is not enough , \u00a9 1999 united artists corporation and danjaq , llc . die another day , \u00a9 2002 united artists corporation and danjaq , llc . casino royale ( 2006 ) , \u00a9 2006 united artists corporation and danjaq , llc . quantum of solace , \u00a9 2008 metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . and danjaq , llc . skyfall \u00a9 2012 danjaq , llc and metro - goldwyn - mayer studios inc . all rights reserved ."]}
{"id": 117053, "summary": [{"text": "mother is a 1910 american silent short drama produced by the thanhouser company .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film is a melodrama that focuses with will allen who runs away from home after being violently abused by his stepfather and his mother keeps a candle lit for him to return home .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "twenty years later , will returns home after having become a successful lawyer , but can not find his parents .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "will later takes the case to defend a lady being prosecuted by a client company .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "after being successful he recognizes the lady as his mother and they are reunited .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film 's cast included anna rosemond , frank h. crane and carey l. hastings , but other credits are uncertain .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film was released on september 6 , 1910 , and was met with mixed reviews .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film is presumed lost . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "mother ( 1910 film )", "paragraphs": ["the american film institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the united states : film beginnings , 1893 - 1910 .\nthe american film institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the united states , film beginnings , 1893 - 1910 .\nlove among the roses ( dir . d . w . griffith , 1910 )\nbetween two worlds : the jewish presence in german and austrian film , 1910 - 1933 ( film europa ) : s . s . prawer\u2020 : 9781845453039 : urltoken books\n\u201cwe nail a lie\u201d advertisement . moving picture world ( 12 march 1910 ) : 365 .\nwilful peggy\n( 1910 ) director d . w . griffith , cinematographer billy bitzer\nthe film index : a bibliography . vol . 1 : the film as art .\ndenmark ; dir . jytte rex ; norsk film production and the danish film institute .\nin the border states ( 1910 ) - d . w . griffith | g . w . bitzer\n19 september 1991 : arts and film 86 ; 20 september 1991 : arts and film 37 .\nwith the headline : jane wyatt , mother on \u2018father knows best , \u2019 dies at 95 .\nthe unchanging sea ( 1910 ) - mary pickford - d . w . griffith | g . w . bitzer\nthanhouser company film preservation is a co - founder and proud sponsor of the international youth silent film festival .\nthe usurer ( 1910 ) - george nichols & mack sennett - d . w . griffith | g . w . bitzer\nhis mother\u2019s thanksgiving ( 1910 ) production company : edison mfg . co . transfer note : copied at 17 frames per second from a 35mm nitrate print preserved by the museum of modern art from source material provided by the new zealand film archive . running time : 15 minutes ( silent , no music ) .\nin addition to producing the spirit awards , film independent produces the la film festival and film independent at lacma film series , a year - round , weekly program that offers unique cinematic experiences for the los angeles creative community and the general public .\nfilm description : after a crushing breakup , an aimless singer - songwriter moves in with her ultra - catholic mother and strikes up an unexpected friendship with the wife of an old nemesis . world premiere\nclara and vincent are siblings who lost their mother during childhood . every month they commemorate their mother by placing two wreaths on her grave - - the one source of joy and pride for their aged father who spends his days sitting in a chair outside their home .\na mother loses her sanity when she loses her child . her husband brings home a newly adopted child , and she regains her health .\nrobie lester , who had done duchess ' s singing voice in the film , would also later narrate the read - along version of the film .\nmla style :\nmother teresa - biographical\n. nobelprize . org . nobel media ab 2014 . web . 9 jul 2018 . < urltoken >\n, caeserini ' s film still suffers from a problem common to many early filmed operas , the inability to synchronize the film itself with the musical accompaniment .\nthe greater call ( 1910 ) production company : essanay film mfg . co . cast : alice donovan ( claudine starr ) , curtis cooksey ? ( richard , her husband ) . transfer note : copied at 18 frames per second from a 35mm print preserved by ucla film & television archive from source material provided by the new zealand film archive . running time : 10 minutes ( silent , no music ) .\nsand ( 1920 ) , reportedly pres . woodrow wilson ' s favorite hart film\nlacy , norris j .\narthurian film and the tyranny of tradition .\nthe use of arthurian legend in hollywood film from connecticut yankees to fisher kings .\nthe use of arthurian legend in hollywood film from connecticut yankees to fisher kings .\nimages in the dark , an encyclopedia of gay and lesbian film and video .\nlondon : rank film distributors , [ 1963 ] . [ press book . ]\nrelease of the lord of the rings animated film , directed by ralph bakshi .\nmore treasurers from the american film archives ( 1894 - 1931 ) . dvd . ( national film preservation foundation us 2004 ) - contains the country doctor ( 1909 )\nquentin sees gerald bland , a swaggering harvard student , rowing across the river . quentin goes through a series of painful memories , thinking of caddy\u2019s promiscuity and her marriage to herbert head . he remembers his mother\u2019s letters about caddy and herbert , and herbert\u2019s promise to give jason a job in his bank . quentin thinks vaguely about his mother\u2019s pride and emptiness , musing that caddy never had a real mother and that he himself could never turn to his mother in times of need . quentin finds deacon , the black man he was seeking earlier . he gives deacon the note he has written for shreve , and asks him to take it to shreve tomorrow .\npresents probably the most faithful film version of the medieval legend of tristan and isolde .\nresearchers may also wish to refer to\ncross index to selected city streets and enumeration districts , 1910 census\n( microfilm publication m1283 ) . these 50 microfiche cards contain an index to 39 large american cities in the 1910 census . a researcher who knows the subject ' s address will be able to use the\ncross index\nto find the ed number .\n1986 the film producer , claude berri , turned pagnol\u2019s two novels , jean de florette and manon des sources back into film . they were premiered in 1986 to international acclaim .\nfilm description : inspired by true events , when a poverty - stricken young mother and her three - year - old son are evicted , she turns to the only person she knows with any money \u2013 the man who abused her as a child . world premiere\nwachhorst , wyn .\ntime - travel romance on film : archetypes and structures .\n- - - - - .\nthey ' re getting a terry gilliam film .\nrelease of the hobbit animated film , directed by arthur rankin , jr and jules bass .\nonline release of born of hope live - action fan film , directed by kate madison .\nin june 1910 , when marcel was fifteen years old , his life was shattered when his beloved mother was taken ill with a chest infection and died at the age of 36 . for marcel the cruel change in his family life was aggravated when his father remarried two years later in 1912 . his bride , madeleine , was only 24 and the situation distanced marcel from his father .\nthe film is noted for being along with the jungle book ( 1967 ) the last film project to be approved by walt disney himself , as he died in late 1966 before the film was released . while the film gained overall favorable reviews and a solid box office performance , it did not match the earlier success of 101 dalmatians or the jungle book . today , while the film is very iconic , it is seen as a modest success by the disney company .\nfilm independent is a nonprofit arts organization that champions independent visual storytelling and supports a community of artists who embody diversity , innovation and uniqueness of vision . film independent helps filmmakers make their movies , builds an audience for their projects , and works to diversify the film industry . film independent\u2019s board of directors , filmmakers , staff and constituents is comprised of an inclusive community of individuals across ability , age , ethnicity , gender , race and sexual orientation . anyone passionate about film can become a member , whether you are a filmmaker , industry professional or a film lover .\nproceedings of the purdue university fifth annual conference on film october 30 - november 1 , 1980 .\ngermany - great britain - ireland - united states ; dir . anthony hickox ; constantin film .\nthe film was nominated for afi ' s 10 top 10 in the\nanimation\ngenre .\nthe audience award for fiction feature film went to the keeping hours , directed by karen moncrieff .\ntolkien meets forrest j . ackerman to discuss an animated film of the lord of the rings .\nonline release of the hunt for gollum live - action fan film , directed by chris bouchard .\nthe rosary . ( independent moving picture co . imp us 1910 ) cas . : florence lawrence , matt moore , si , b & w , 35mm , 950 ft . archive : usw , cao .\nwith over 250 annual screenings and events , film independent provides access to a network of like - minded artists who are driving creativity in the film industry . film independent\u2019s artist development program offers free labs for selected writers , directors , producers and documentary filmmakers and presents year - round networking opportunities . project involve is film independent\u2019s signature program dedicated to fostering the careers of talented filmmakers from communities traditionally underrepresented in the film industry . for more information or to become a member , visit urltoken .\nif the\nimp\ncontinues to give us pictures of the kind and quality of\nmother love\nthe independent exhibitors will not lack headliners for their programs . while the theme is not new . it is one which presents the opportunity for powerful dramatic effect and calls for the best efforts of the actors . and in all fairness to the\nimp ' ' performers it must be said that they have made the most of their opportunity .\nmother love\nis a film that brings honor to the producer and it will bring dollars to the exhibitor . seldom , if ever , have we seen a similar subject better handled . a young mother loses her reason through the death of her child and regains it when her husband replaces it with an adopted baby of strong resemblance . the attending circumstances are skillfully worked out and the film received the breathless attention and applause of the house in which we saw it . - the moving picture world , march 12 , 1910\n\u201cthis year the la film festival stretched all across our city , from downtown to the beach , \u201d said festival director jennifer cochis . \u201cwe\u2019re so grateful to the film lovers who packed our theaters in support of our storytellers . today we celebrate the winners of the la film festival awards ! \u201d\nthe catalog also includes the 1910 census schedules for all states , alaska , hawaii , the district of columbia , and puerto rico and for military ships , stations , hospitals , and personnel assigned to the philippines .\nabout the preservation his mother\u2019s thanksgiving was preserved under the direction of the museum of modern art from a nitrate print uncovered in 2010 at the new zealand film archive . the work was completed in 2013 by colorlab corp . through the support of a save america\u2019s treasures grant secured by the nfpf .\nwealthy young martin cavendish wants to marry his mother ' s secretary rather than a snooty titled woman his mother has chosen for his bride . one night while reading a book about chivalry , cavendish is knocked unconscious by a burglar , and , in a dream , he finds himself in in camelot in the sixthcentury . thereafter , the film follows the general outline of the events in twain ' s novel with abundant contemporaneous touches added to the screenplay . douglas fairbanks was originally offered the title role in this film , but he turned it down . as with the other screen adaptations of twain ' s novel , this film eschews any of the misanthropy in the original in favor of comedy .\ntarpley , fred .\nking arthur on film .\nin william e . tanner , ed .\nthynne , jane .\n\u00a3500 can buy slice of the action in a new british film .\nthe audience award for documentary feature film was given to skid row marathon , directed by mark hayes .\nworldwide release of the hobbit : an unexpected journey live - action film , directed by peter jackson .\none of her more offbeat television parts was that of amanda , the human mother of mr . spock , the pointy - eared vulcan member of the \u201cstar trek\u201d crew of space voyagers in the late 1960\u2019s . she reprised the role in the 1986 film , \u201cstar trek iv : the voyage home . \u201d\nrolls 28 - 40 of\ndescriptions of census enumeration districts , 1830 - 1890 and 1910 - 1950\n( microfilm publication t1224 ) identify the enumeration district number assigned within the state , county , and city for the 1910 census . the descriptions are arranged alphabetically by state and thereunder by supervisor ' s district , which is a large geographic area that covers several counties . the descriptions are then arranged by county and thereunder by township or city .\nas their source , but the film ' s real debt is to the american movie western and the classics illustrated series . the film ' s significance lies in its being the first mgm film in cinemascope , not in any new light it sheds on the legend of arthur and the knights of the round table .\nfilm showing the bayshore amusement park in its heyday , preserved by the maryland historical society with nfpf support .\n: narrative time and space in medieval literature and film .\nin maud s . walther , ed .\nsitney , alan p .\nbruce baillie and the lyrical film .\nin annette michelson , ed .\nrelease of the return of the king animated film , directed by arthur rankin , jr and jules bass .\nworldwide release of the hobbit : the desolation of smaug live - action film , directed by peter jackson .\n* * mother teresa ' s date of birth is disputed :\nso unconcerned was she about accuracy in relation to the chronicling of her own life , and so disinclined actually to read anything written about her , that for many years and in a succession of books her birthdate was erroneously recorded as 27 august 1910 . it even appeared in the indian loreto entrance book as her date of birth . in fact , as she confided to her friend , co - worker and american author , eileen egan , that was the date on which she was christened agnes gonxha bojaxhiu . the date which marked the beginning of her christian life was undoubtedly the more important to mother teresa , but she was none the less actually born in skopje , serbia , on the previous day .\n( spink , kathryn : mother teresa : a complete authorized biography , harpersanfrancisco , 1997 .\nbear ye one another\u2019s burdens . dir . : harry solter ( independent moving picture co . us 1910 ) cas . : florence lawrence , king baggot , si , b & w , 16mm , 975 ft . archive : usw .\nbarbara , who & apos ; d studied chemistry and physiology at university college , london , became a member of wspu in 1906 and was a full - time organizer for the group by 1909 . barbara and gerald got married in 1910 .\n, this film has had few neutral critics , most of whom responded negatively to it . the charges leveled against the film are generally that the lead roles were miscast , that the direction was ponderous , and that , at nearly three hours , the film was too long . the film did , nonetheless , win academy awards for art and set direction , costume , and best musical scoring . it was also nominated for best cinematography and sound .\nthe american film institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the united states , feature films , 1931 - 1940 .\n- - - - - .\nune ' figure oblig\u00e9 ' du film de chevalerie : le tournoi .\nnickel , helmut .\narms and armor in arthurian film .\nin kevin j . harty , ed .\nthe american film institute catalog of motion pictures produced in the united states , feature films , 1911 - 1920 .\nde la br\u00e9t\u00e8que , fran\u00e7ois .\nune ' figure oblige ' du film de chevalrie : le tournoi .\nthis award is given to the short film audiences liked most as voted by a tabulated rating system . short films screening in the shorts programs or before feature films in the festival were eligible for the audience award for short film .\nthis holiday - themed melodrama released by edison studios in 1910 concerns robert , a young man who leaves his mother\u2019s home in new england to forge a career in the big city . when he achieves \u201cfame and fortune\u201d six years later , his proud mother can\u2019t wait to welcome him home for thanksgiving . robert , however , intends to stay in the city to enjoy a holiday feast with his society friends and beautiful fianc\u00e9e . when mom decides to pay a surprise visit on thanksgiving day , she is saddened to find that her son is so ashamed of her that he relegates her to an upstairs room , out of sight and out of mind . as mom tearfully prepares to retreat home , robert\u2019s compassionate fianc\u00e9e discovers her plight and takes the distressed woman under her wing . in a heartwarming display of contrition , robert welcomes his mother to thanksgiving dinner as an honored guest among his posh friends , who all welcome her with open arms .\nflorence lawrence rare shorts ( 1908 - 1912 ) . dvd . ( silent film hall of fame enterprises us 2017 )\nfrance ; dir . ugo falena ; il film d ' arte italiana , s . a . p . f .\nfilm description : as summer draws to a close , a young trans girl finds freedom in a secret midnight swim .\nworldwide release of the lord of the rings : the two towers live - action film , directed by peter jackson .\nworldwide release of the hobbit : the battle of the five armies live - action film , directed by peter jackson .\ncharlie was thrown on his own resources before he reached the age of ten as the early death of his father and the subsequent illness of his mother made it necessary for charlie and his brother , sydney , to fend for themselves .\nwomen\u2019s weepies were a nickelodeon staple in the early years of movies . in these one - reel dramas , women trapped in no - win situations confronted heart - wrenching decisions : should a young woman wed her penniless sweetheart or accept a rich but loveless match ? should a mother give up her infant so that the child can eat ? should a loose woman risk a glimpse at her son who has been raised by others and is unaware of his birth mother\u2019s shameful past ?\nwho\u2019s who ( 1910 ) production company : essanay film manufacturing company . cast : j . warren kerrigan ( party guest ) , adrienne kroell ( party guest ) . transfer note : copied at 18 frames per second from a 35mm print preserved by the library of congress from source material provided by eye filmmuseum . new music : michael d . mortilla . running time : 6 minutes .\nsurrounded by the union troops the dixie mother ' s younger son is afraid to venture outside the house and rejoin his regiment . she urges him to go forth and battle for the cause ; places a . . . see full summary \u00bb\nlos angeles ( june 22 , 2017 ) \u2013 today the la film festival , produced by film independent , announced the winners of the 2017 festival at the awards reception presided over by festival director jennifer cochis and film independent president josh welsh . the festival\u2019s juried awards include the u . s . fiction award , u . s . fiction cinematography award presented byaputure , world fiction award , documentary award , la muse awards , and nightfall award , as well as the short fiction award and the short documentary award . audience awards are presented for fiction feature film , documentary feature film , short film and web series . festival guest director miguel arteta ( chuck & buck , the good girl , beatriz at dinner ) was awarded the spirit of independence award at the event for his work advancing the cause of independent film and championing creative freedom . film independent president josh welsh also took the opportunity to thank the more than 60 generous sponsors , funders and media partners without whom the festival would not be possible .\nin the scene where edgar is ironing his clothes , he is seen wearing a pair of red - and - white striped boxer shorts . however , since this movie is set in 1910 , boxer shorts weren ' t really invented until 1925 ( 15 years later ) .\nsince its foundation in milan , italy , in 1910 , alfa romeo continues to design and craft some of the most stunning and premium vehicles in automotive history , all while building on a racing heritage that includes some of the most talented and storied drivers and victories . urltoken\nbaum moved to hollywood in 1910 , just as the film industry was getting started there . he went on to co - found the oz film manufacturing company to make movies based on his books for which he still held the film rights . he and his partners built a studio and in 1914 turned out a handful of silent films , but the elaborate productions were ahead of their time and failed to find a wide audience . the company shut down the following year . one of baum\u2019s sons co - wrote a \u201cwizard of oz\u201d adaptation that made it to the big screen in 1925 . the cast included oliver hardy ( who became half of the comedy duo laurel and hardy ) as the tin man ; however , the film was panned by critics . it wasn\u2019t until mgm\u2019s 1939 production that \u201coz\u201d found cinematic success . baum\u2019s widow , maud , attended the film\u2019s hollywood premiere at grauman\u2019s chinese theatre that august .\nthompson , raymond h .\nthe ironic tradition in arthurian film since 1960 .\nin kevin j . harty , ed .\nharty , kevin j .\nthe arthurian legends on film : an overview .\nin kevin j . harty , ed .\nfilm description : cleveland attempts to overcome its nickname , \u201cthe mistake by the lake , \u201d by launching a bunch of balloons .\nworldwide release of the lord of the rings : the fellowship of the ring live - action film , directed by peter jackson .\nworldwide release of the lord of the rings : the return of the king live - action film , directed by peter jackson .\nfilm description : years after the death of their son and their subsequent estrangement , a couple reunites under supernatural circumstances . world premiere .\nhome , sweet home biography : sweet home alabama the d . w . griffith years escaping\npoverty row\nbibliography : contemporary articles obits & secondary sources film reviews : the silents 1909 - 1910 the silents 1911 - 1915 the silents 1916 - 1927 the talkies 1929 - 1932 the talkies 1933 - 1934 the talkies 1935 - 1936 other stuff : walthall hollywood sites * * * new * * * memorabilia links / contact\ndirector : d . w . griffith | production country : united states | year : 1910 | production company : biograph ( united states ) | film from the collection of eye ( amsterdam ) - urltoken in the principality of camarillo , a son is rejected by his mother because of his misconduct . he attacks the bridal carriage of his brother and his bride , and wants to murder the brother , who had threatened him with death . the bride intervenes . cast : dell henderson , charles west , kate bruce , arthur v . johnson , henry b . walthall , mary pickford , mack sennett , marion leonard . this film is from the jean desmet collection at eye . jean desmet ( 1875 - 1956 ) was one of the leading cinema operators and film distributors in the netherlands from 1907 \u2013 1916 . the jean desmet collection at eye has more than 900 films , and is included unesco ' s memory of the world register . urltoken en / collection / . . . interested in licensing ? for more information about this film and other items from our collection please contact sales @ urltoken phone + 31 ( 0 ) 20 5891 426 mobile + 31 ( 0 ) 6 4118 9635 urltoken en / film - sales\nthe son of hannah chaplin and leo dryden , wheeler dryden was taken away from his mother as a baby . he was touring india and the far east as a vaudeville comedian when he first learned from his father that the famous charlie chaplin was his half brother .\nprawer ' s study is a pleasure to read . . . in addition there is a very full bibliography which , together with an index of jewish artists and administrators working in the german and austrian film industry up to 1933 , film historians will find indispensable .\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdmla\n\u2014steve massa , film historian and author of lame brains and lunatics : the good , the bad , and the forgotten of silent comedy .\nmarcel pagnol\u2019s achievements as a film maker were given national recognition on the 27th march 1947 , when he was elected to the acad\u00e9mie fran\u00e7aise .\nfilm school . munk\u2019s features are characterized by their ironic , formally adventurous treatment of polish history . he died in a car crash while shooting\nblanch , robert j . , and julian n . wasserman .\ngawain on film .\nin kevin j . harty , ed .\nromero ' s film is nonetheless undervalued . it represents one of the better attempts to link the story of arthur with the american dream .\nmade for german television , this film of the story of parsifal is unusual in its use of wolfram rather than wagner as a source .\nthank you to wireimage , the official photographer of the la film festival . please visit wireimage . com , the official source for photos .\nhis wife\u2019s mother . dir . : d . w . griffith , sc . : frank e . woods ( biograph us 1909 ) cas . : florence lawrence , dorothy west , si , b & w , 16mm , 623 ft . archive : usw , usm .\nabout the preservation the greater call was preserved in 2013 at colorlab corp . from a 35mm nitrate release print found at the new zealand film archive . the work was supervised by ucla film & television archive and funded by the nfpf through the nea - supported save america\u2019s treasures project .\npoland\u2019s nascent yiddish cinema benefited from changes in the national film policy . as the ticket tax was reduced on polish films and increased for foreign ones , output rose dramatically . four of the 23 polish films made in 1937 were yiddish talkies : green\u2019s der purimshpiler ( the jester ) , freylekhe kabtsonim ( jolly paupers ) , starring the popular comedians dzigan and shumacher , a sound remake of tkies kaf , and der dibek ( the dybbuk ) , directed by micha\u0142 waszy\u0144ski . the latter two were produced by major studios , leo - film and sfinx , and shown with polish subtitles in the principal warsaw cinemas . a final three yiddish talkies were produced in 1938 , two by green ( mamele [ little mother ] and a brivele der mamen [ a little letter to mother ] ) and marten\u2019s on a heym ( without a home ) .\nthis film was originally credited as john wayne ' s debut film , but obviously he appeared in films two years before this as an uncredited extra . he showed early promise in these silent films with his height , his smile , and just the way how he embodied the american west .\nmayberry ' s film - - despite the license it takes with plot - - may be truest to the humor found in the original novel .\neva gabor as duchess the white cat - the female protagonist . she is madame adelaide ' s cat and mother of three kittens . she falls in love with thomas and is forced to choose her life at home or a life with thomas . robie lester provided her singing voice .\nin 1966 he produced his last picture , \u201ca countess from hong kong\u201d for universal pictures , his only film in colour , starring sophia loren and marlon brando . the film started as a project called stowaway in the 1930s , planned for paulette goddard . chaplin appears briefly as a ship steward , chaplin\u2019s son sydney once again has an important role , and three of chaplin\u2019s daughters have small parts in the film . the film was unsuccessful at the box office , but petula clark had one or two hit records with songs from the soundtrack music and the music continues to be very popular .\nthe arrangement of films here is alphabetical for both main and alternate titles . each main entry includes the film ' s title and date of release , the film ' s country of origin , the director , the production company , any alternate title ( s ) , and the cast . in the case of some silent films , surviving records do not always provide all of this information . i then briefly discuss each film and offer a short critical assessment , which admittedly at times betrays my own biases . finally , i provide an exhaustive a list of reviews and additional discussions of each film .\nholly , linda tarte .\nmedievalism in film : the matter of arthur , a filmography .\nin j\u00fcrgen k\u00fchnel et al . , eds .\n( 1859 ) , this film was critically well received because of its effective use of pageantry and the skill with which it told a love story .\nlevinson ' s film lacks the ironic tone of its original and changes the novel ' s ending . clearly , this film was meant as a star - vehicle for redford more than as a faithful adaptation of a literary source , and the arthurian dimensions of the novel are obscured in the process .\nfilm description : after the sudden disappearance of her husband , a woman enlists the help of his coworker to fill in the missing pieces . world premiere\ndorothy was became nasa\u2019s first african american manager which , again , huge deal . she was born in kansas city , missouri in 1910 and graduated from wilberforce university at the age of 16 . dorothy also spent time as a teacher but according to nasa , but left that job during world war ii to work at langley .\njane waddington wyatt was born on aug . 12 , 1910 , in campgaw , n . j . , into a family of distinguished lineage and grew up in new york city . her father was an investment banker , her mother a writer for commonweal and other publications . she attended the chapin school and studied at barnard college for two years before joining the apprentice school at the berkshire playhouse in stockbridge , mass . back in new york she found work as an understudy in a broadway show , and her name was removed from the new york social register . clearly , the wicked stage was no place for proper young ladies .\nfilm description : seven months pregnant and stuck in a sleepy corner of tennessee , a young woman begins to question the promises made by her charismatic husband .\n\u201cproducing the la film festival is a huge undertaking , with filmmakers from all across the globe , venues all across the city , and hundreds of volunteers helping us pull it off , \u201d said film independent president josh welsh . \u201cwe truly could not do it without the extremely generous support of our many sponsors . \u201d\nin a period that brought more women into the workforce and into movie houses , probably one of the more interesting dilemmas of women\u2019s melodrama , at least to 21st century audiences , involves a mother\u2019s choice of home or career . this is the territory explored by the greater call , released by essanay on december 20 , 1910 . a successful actress , played by alice donovan , leaves the limelight to marry and have a family . but after three years of hearth and home , she is so bored that she returns to the theater . time passes and in a split screen set - up , we see the excitement backstage , as donovan calmly dons her makeup , and appreciate why the actress made her choice . however , upon receiving a telegram that her child is dying , she hears \u201cthe greater call\u201d and abandons her part mid - play to return to her child\u2019s bedside . a single glance at her mother brings the child immediate recovery and family reconciliation .\ncharles spencer chaplin was born in london , england , on april 16th , 1889 . his father was a versatile vocalist and actor ; and his mother , known under the stage name of lily harley , was an attractive actress and singer , who gained a reputation for her work in the light opera field .\n- - - - - .\nparzival 1980 - - auf der b\u00fchne , im fernsehem und im film .\nin j\u00fcrgen k\u00fchnel et al , eds .\nlagrange filmed this visually striking if not always coherent retelling of the legend of tristan in iceland . the director characterized his film as a\nvisual opera .\nfor the past decade ms . welton has run the business for her mother , making\nan o . k . living , better than some ,\nshe said . she supplements her income by selling real estate . ( her motto :\nit ' s time to live just like a star !\n)\nporter ' s other film in the same year was a non - western , life of an american fireman ( 1903 ) featuring more overlapping action and cross - cut editing , and a last - minute rescue of a mother and child in a burning building . and edison ' s a race for millions ( 1907 ) also featured typical western plot elements - a high - noon shootout , and claim - jumping . in fact , a number of major film studios were making westerns as early as 1907 , and by the end of the first decade of the century , about twenty percent of all of hollywood ' s films were westerns .\nbut the ' first real movie ' or commercially narrative film that gave birth to the genre was edwin s . porter ' s pioneering western the great train robbery ( 1903 ) . porter ( named ' the father of the story film ' ) was responsible for the one - reel , 10 - minute long film , shot - curiously - on the east coast ( new jersey and delaware ) rather than the western setting of wyoming . [ the first westerns were shot , until 1906 , on the east coast . ] porter had also directed and filmed edison ' s short publicity western - themed film a romance of the rail ( 1903 ) .\nramona , a young girl growing up on her adoptive mother ' s rancho in california , falls in love with the indian lad alessandro . when ramona is denied permission to marry alessandro , the two lovers elope , only to find a life of great hardship and unhappiness amidst the bigotry and greed of the white landowners .\nedgar refers to the money that he would inherit as\ndollars\nand the american dollar sign flashes in his eyes ; however the film takes place in france .\nfilm description : after the death of his wife , a man moves from mississippi to a run - down hollywood apartment , where he meets someone new . world premiere\ni thought this a well directed and edited film . lovely referencing and images of hh . dk . along with the new incarnation taking us through to the yangsi in the present day . also good bonus material . really heartfelt interviews with h . e . rabjam rinpoche , matthiue ricard and the yangsi ' s family . i think the film also conveyed the importance of the yangsi receiving authentic teachings and empowerments from a line of authentic teachers . this is so important for the yangsi to mature in to the global responsibilities that he is now taking on . this is a film i will watch again and again . very well done and thank you for making this film .\n, boorman ' s film is a dark brooding meditation on the arthurian legend in which arthur becomes the grail king . the film has not , however , aged well . it seems now too much a product of its times , dominated by a heavy musical score that is designed to cue audience reactions to scenes sometimes before they occur .\non october 7 , 1950 , mother teresa received permission from the holy see to start her own order ,\nthe missionaries of charity\n, whose primary task was to love and care for those persons nobody was prepared to look after . in 1965 the society became an international religious family by a decree of pope paul vi .\ninvolved in the research , acquisition , preservation and publication of educational materials related to the early silent motion picture era , with a specific focus on the thanhouser film enterprise .\nwe hope you will enjoy the following film . please consider making a donation so that we can continue preserving films and presenting them on our web site . thank you !\nthe audience award for short film went to swim directed by mari walker . the audience award for web series went to high & mighty , directed by carlos lopez estrada .\nwhile khyentse rinpoche only appears in archival footage and photographs in yangsi , it is appropriate to mention him first , as without his dedication to benefit others and tireless devotion to buddhist wisdom , this story would not have taken place . dilgo khyentse rinpoche was born in 1910 in eastern tibet to a family descended from the royal lineage of the ninth century king trisong detsen . when he was still in his mother\u2019s womb , he was recognized as a tulku or incarnation by the illustrious teacher , mipham rinpoche . he was later enthroned as an emanation of jamyang khyentse wangpo , one of the most important tertons ( treasure - finders ) and writers of the 19th century . \u201ckhyen - tse\u201d means wisdom and love .\nin the mid 1930s , marcel pagnol fell for the charms of a colleague at his paris offices , yvonne pouperon . they had a daughter , francine , born in june 1936 . during the war years , pagnol was in a relationship the film actress , josette day ( pictured in the film list above ) , who appeared in his films , including his film of 1940 - la fille du puisatier . she is most famous for her part in jean cocteau\u2019s \u201cla belle et la b\u00eate\u201d , where she played beauty .\nyoung cecil b . de mille ' s first motion picture was the squaw man ( 1914 ) , usually credited as the first feature filmed entirely in hollywood . [ de mille remade the film in 1918 and 1931 . ] even in the early days of the film industry , some real - life cowboys and legendary western figures appeared in films :\nher mother is committed to tradition , which can sometimes frustrate her daughter , who would like to add more new stars .\ni said , ' mom , who ' s so - and - so ? '\nms . welton said .\ncan we please take them off ? we ' ve got some really hot ones .\nshooting the film freylekhe kabtsonim ( jolly paupers ) , starring zygmunt turkow , his daughter ruth turkow , shimon dzigan , and yisroel shumacher , poland , 1937 . ( yivo )\nfilm description : inspired by common\u2019s black america again , this portrait is a celebration of the beauty , strength , perseverance and spirit of the black community in these troubling times .\nfor the 1910 census , the bureau of the census created and filmed soundex or miracode index cards for the states listed above in general information . with the exception of louisiana , which used both , each state is indexed with either soundex or miracode as noted at the beginning of the state listing . the information on soundex cards is handwritten ; that on miracode cards is printed .\nthe circus won charles chaplin his first academy award \u2013 it was still not yet called the \u2018oscar\u2019 \u2013 he was given it at the first presentations ceremony , in 1929 . but as late as 1964 , it seemed , this was a film he preferred to forget . the reason was not the film itself , but the deeply fraught circumstances surrounding its making .\nfrom the silent period through world war ii , a significant number of soviet directors were jews . in addition to roshal\u2019 , these include mark donskoi , fridrikh ermler , iosif kheifits , grigorii kozintsev , iurii raizman , mikhail romm , abram room , esfir shub , leonid trauberg , and dziga vertov . also prominent were screenwriter natan zarkhi ( whose scripts include those for v . i . pudovkin\u2019s silent classics mat\u2019 ( mother ) and konets sankt - peterburga ( the end of st . petersburg ) , film composer isaak dunaevskii , and documentary filmmaker roman karmen . sergei eisenstein , the most celebrated and influential soviet director , was of jewish descent ; although his mother was russian orthodox and his german jewish paternal grandfather had been baptized , the director was considered by many to be a jew and , during world war ii , served as a spokesman for the jewish anti - fascist league .\nmother teresa ' s work has been recognised and acclaimed throughout the world and she has received a number of awards and distinctions , including the pope john xxiii peace prize ( 1971 ) and the nehru prize for her promotion of international peace and understanding ( 1972 ) . she also received the balzan prize ( 1979 ) and the templeton and magsaysay awards .\nthis catalog lists the soundex / miracode indexes for 21 states : alabama , arkansas , california , florida , georgia , illinois , kansas , kentucky , louisiana , michigan , mississippi , missouri , north carolina , ohio , oklahoma , pennsylvania , south carolina , tennessee , texas , virginia , and west virginia . these were the only states for which indexes were created for the 1910 census .\nmarcel pagnol died on the 18th april 1974 in paris at the age of 79 . he is interred in provence , at the cemetery of la treille . on his gravestone are three inscriptions for marcel pagnol ( 1895 \u2013 1974 ) , estelle pagnol ( 1951 - 1954 ) and augustine pagnol , his mother ( 1873 - 1910 ) . in another tomb lie his father , joseph ( died 1954 ) with his second wife and marcel\u2019s two brothers and sister . his great boyhood friend , david magnan ( lili des bellons in our book ) , killed at the second battle of the marne in july 1918 is buried not far away . 1977 three years after his death the final book of his childhood memories \u201cle temps des amours\nwas published .\nporter ' s film was a milestone in film - making for its storyboarding of the script , the first use of title cards , an ellipsis , and a panning shot , and for its cross - cutting editing techniques . one of its stars with multiple roles , gilbert m . anderson ( max aronson ) , later took the name\nbroncho billy\nanderson and became famous as the first western film hero - the genre ' s first cowboy . as in other genres , westerns quickly became character - driven and stars began to be developed .\nwhen he was about twelve , he got his first chance to act in a legitimate stage show , and appeared as \u201cbilly\u201d the page boy , in support of william gillette in \u201csherlock holmes\u201d . at the close of this engagement , charlie started a career as a comedian in vaudeville , which eventually took him to the united states in 1910 as a featured player with the fred karno repertoire company .\nin 1926 , pagnol had attended a london cinema to see one of the first talking movies and had been very impressed by its potential . he contacted paramount picture studios and arranged for his play marius to be adapted for cinema . the director was alexander korda and the film was released in october 1931 . after this , marcel pagnol decided to concentrate on film production .\nalthough world war i disrupted film production in the russian empire , hungarian cinema boomed while french , italian , and american imports were unavailable . hungarian jews deeply involved in the nation\u2019s cultural life\u2014particularly the nascent motion picture industry\u2014included mih\u00e1ly kert\u00e9sz ( later michael curtiz ) , who directed the first hungarian feature film , and sandor korda ( alexander korda ) , the leading hungarian producer .\nabout the music the new music for this presentation was composed and performed by michael d . mortilla . michael has been composing professionally for more than four decades and has accompanied silent film screenings throughout the united states . among his many nfpf projects are the accompaniments for the dvds treasures 5 : the west and lost and found : american treasures from the new zealand film archive .\nto take up film making again , as an exile , was a challenging undertaking . he was now nearing 70 . for almost forty years he had enjoyed the luxury of his own studio and a staff of regular employees , who understood his way of work . now though he had to work with strangers , in costly and unfriendly rented studios . the film shows the strain .\nall microfilm publications of national archives records are for sale . you can buy either individual rolls or a complete set . the prices as of may 15 , 1996 , are $ 34 a roll for domestic orders ( $ 39 a roll for foreign orders ) for positive film copies . the 1910 census schedules and indexes are only available on microfilm . microfilm publication m1283 is available on microfiche , which costs $ 4 . 25 per fiche for domestic orders and $ 4 . 65 a fiche for foreign orders . these prices are subject to change without advance notice . shipping is included in these prices .\nthe missionaries of charity throughout the world are aided and assisted by co - workers who became an official international association on march 29 , 1969 . by the 1990s there were over one million co - workers in more than 40 countries . along with the co - workers , the lay missionaries of charity try to follow mother teresa ' s spirit and charism in their families .\nfrom its founding in 1909 through 1917 , thanhouser company , and its successor company , mutual ' s thanhouser film corporation , produced and released over 1 , 000 silent films to worldwide distribution .\ngenerous support has also been provided by affiliate level sponsors atk audiotek , designer8 * , the culver studios , ifc , konsonant music , kraft - engel management , ovation tv , sagindie , snapsound and twentieth century fox film . other sponsors include bmi , espn films , image nation abu dhabi , ketchum , twin cities film fest , usa network and writers guild of america , west .\nthe play deals with will allen , a country lad , who is unhappy at home , owing to the fact that he is a studious little chap , and prefers his books to farmwork , which incurs the displeasure and enmity of his stepfather , a rough and surly farmer , to whom book learning does not appeal . will runs away from home , and although his mother keeps a light in the window , hoping to guide her boy home , he never returns . twenty years later , when the boy has made a place for himself in the world as a successful lawyer , he goes back to the farm , only to find that his little mother , who has been left a widow , has gone away , whither no one knows . the mother , in the meantime , being left alone in the world , goes to the city and there supports herself by dressmaking . while shopping in a department store she is unjustly accused of shoplifting . the only person who believes in her innocence is a salesgirl , who is discharged for her presumption in daring to correct her superiors . the girl , in her efforts to . . .\nthis text was printed from the women film pioneers project at columbia university . to promote readability and conserve consumable resources , images and interactive elements in the digital version do not appear in print format .\nburns , e . jane .\nnostalgia isn ' t what it used to be : the middle ages in literature and film .\nin george slusser and eric s . rabkin , eds .\nearly in 1918 , chaplin entered into an agreement with first national exhibitors\u2019 circuit , a new organization specially formed to exploit his pictures . his first film under this new deal was \u201ca dog\u2019s life\u201d . after this production , he turned his attention to a national tour on behalf of the war effort , following which he made a film the us government used to popularize the liberty loan drive : \u201cthe bond\u201d .\narthur sees his kingdom dissolve in squabbles among his knights over the innocence or guilt of guinevere . this made - for - television film of the last two books of sir thomas malory ' s fifteenth century\nroddy maude - roxby as edgar balthazar - madame adelaide ' s butler and the main antagonist of the film . he hopes to get rid of the cats in order to inherit adelaide ' s fortune ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "ponnar shankar ( film )", "paragraphs": ["ponnar shankar . 2 . 3k likes . ponnar shankar is a 2011 indian epic film directed by thiagarajan . it is a fictionalised account of the ponnar shankar epic .\nponnar shankar on april 15 prashanth turned very busy these days with his film ponnar s . .\nponnar shankar is a 2011 indian epic historical drama film produced and directed by thiagarajan . it is a fictionalised account of the ponnar shankar epic , . . .\nponnar shankar is a 2011 indian epic historical drama film produced and directed by thiagarajan . it is a fictionalised account of the ponnar shankar epic , ad . . .\nthe audio release of prashanth ' s upcoming epic film ponnar shankar was celebrated in a gra . .\nview the profiles of people named ponnar shankar . join facebook to connect with ponnar shankar and others you may know . facebook gives people the power . . .\nrajkiran as raaki annan ( alias aasaan ) , the brave guru of ponnar and shankar .\nthere are no critic reviews yet for ponnar shankar . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !\nget important details about tamil movie ponnar shankar to be released in april 2011 . get the latest new tamil movie ponnar shankar story , cast and crew in detail . prashanth ' ponnar shankar ' tamil movie is released on april 9 , 2011 . this movie had raised lot of expectation among film lovers .\nthis title score was composed by maestro illayaraja for the 2011 tamil film ponnar shankar . . . an incredible piece of music\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie ponnar shankar ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of ponnar shankar ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthis cast list of who was in ponnar shankar includes both lead and minor roles . ( 10 items )\nkmk state students wing convenor kongu m loganathan said that the film ponnar shankar has portrayed the traditional deity of gounder community in a bad light .\n. the film is based on the historic novel written by kalaignar years back . this film is produced and directed by thiagarajan . prashanth is playing the dual role of ponnar and shankar in this film . hope this film will get him back on track in tamil film industry . this is multi - crore movie were lot of importance had been given to the battles in battlefield to go with the image of ponnar shankar .\ndue credit should be given to thiagarajan\u2019 s styling and making of this film . his lavish spending for a period film has paid off and ponnar shankar is upto the expectations of the audience .\nponnar shankar cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of ponnar shankar actors includes any ponnar shankar actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each ponnar shankar actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of ponnar shankar have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nvisual effects : even before he started making the film , producer - director thiagarajan assured that ponnar shankar would be a visual treat and would be remembered as the best historical film ever made . prashanth has personally supervised the visual effects and whenever ponnar and shankar appear on screen together , it ' s perfect and seamless .\nponnar sankar is an epic film that is said to be the most expensive project of recent times .\nkhushbu as thamarai nachiar : apart from being bold and hardworking , she is also the proud mother of ponnar and shankar .\ntamil nadu chief minister m karunanidhi and kamal haasan watched the period film \u2018ponnar shankar\u2019 which hit the screens last friday , at prasad lab in vadapalani , chennai on april 12th .\nit tells the story of warrior twins ponnar and shankar , who are revered as gods in the kongu belt of tamil nadu . it is a fictionalized account of the ponnar shankar epic , adapted from m . karunanidhi ' s novel of the same name . . .\nponnar shankar history is live in kalaignar karunanidhi ' s story and thyagarajan ' s direction . here is the song lyrics kannaipadithen vinnaipadithen from tamil movie ponnar shankar . this is a love song lyrics which express the feeling of the hero , unable to understand the activities of the heroin .\nponnar shankar ( 2011 ) , action drama history released in tamil language in theatre near you in . know about film reviews , lead cast & crew , photos & video gallery on bookmyshow .\ntamil nadu chief minister m . karunanidhi ' s classic work ponnar shankar is going to the silver screen in a big way . ponnar sankar is a legendary story of two warrior brothers who lived centuries ago . . . .\nprashanth and of course prashanth , as the heroic ponnar and shankar : well - trained courageous warriors , ready to take on any army single - handedly .\ntechnically ponnar shankar is slick , count muthuraj s sets , shaji s camera work and don max s editing . music and re recording of ilaiyaraaja is a\nponnar shankar has a huge star cast , which includes sneha , ponvannan , jayaram , khushbu , prakashraj , napoleon , riaz khan , prabhu , rajkiran and vijayakumar . a two minute trailer of ponnar shankar has already taken kollywood by storm , creating great anticipation among audiences and critics alike . after almost 40 years , ponnar shankar will possibly be the first historic film to be made in tamil and interestingly , this is the second time prashanth is playing the role of twins on screen ( the first time being in jeans ) .\nponnar shankar is an upcoming indian epic film adapted from a novel of the same name by m . karunanidhi , a fictionalized retelling of the ponnar shankar epic . the film is directed by thiagarajan and features his son prashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes , portraying the titular characters , with actresses pooja chopra and divya parameshwaran making their film debuts as princesses . the film also features an extensive cast of supporting actors with napoleon , prakash raj , jayaram , sneha and kushboo amongst others . discussions for the production of ponnar shankar had been ongoing since 2007 and filming started in august 2009 . the film has progressed slowly due to the difficulty of fixing schedules to feature all the supporting cast together , and is expected to release in april 2011\nit is the story of brave twins ponnar and shankar ( played superbly by prashanth ) , who forms an integral part of folklore as they became rulers of a kingdom in medieval tamil nadu , against all odds after their parents are killed . the film chronicles the life and times of ponnar and shankar from their birth to the time they vanquish the enemies of the state .\nit is the story of brave twins ponnar and shankar ( played superbly by prashanth ) , who forms an integral part of folklore as they became rulers of a kingdom in medieval tamil nadu , against all odds after their parents are killed . the film chronicles the life and times of ponnar and shankar from their birth to the time they vanquish the enemies of the state .\nponnar shankar has a huge star cast including prashanth , pooja , divya parameswaran , prakash raj , sneha , kushboo , vadivelu , vijayakumar , lakshmi , and seetha .\nthe legendary folklore annanmar kathai also called ponnar - shankar kathai is set in the medieval period ( 600\u20131300 ce ) , post - sangam history of the tamil country .\nponnar sankar , a historical story of two warrior brothers ponnar and shankar , has been retold many times through folk ballads . dr . m . karunanidhi , tamil nadu chief minister , writer and scholar , had based his novel ponnar shankar on this tale when it was brought out in 1978 . and now the novel is being made into a film on an unprecedented scale , by actor - producer - director thiagarajan , who got the cm ' s consent and blessings .\nthe \u2018billa\u2019 star was clicked with director siva and comedian robo shankar , who is said to be playing an interesting role in the film .\nchief minister kalaignar karunanidhi ' s magnum opus ponnar shankar is now getting ready . the father and son duo thyagarajan and prasanth are making the epic about the warrior prince .\nthe beautiful model made her film debut with director madhur bhandarkar\u2019s drama film \u2018fashion\u2019 in which she starred as a special actress in 2008 . in 2011 , pooja entered into tamil film with \u2018ponnar shankar\u2019 where she played the lead role along with prashanth , prabhu , and jayaram . the actress got appreciation from the critics for her excellent performances in the movie .\ntamil full movie ponnar shankar is a 2011 indian epic film directed by thiagarajan . it is a fictionalised account of the ponnar shankar epic , adapted from m . karunanidhi ' s novel of the same name . it features thiagarajan ' s sonprashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes , portraying the titular characters , with actresses pooja chopra and divya parameshwaran making their film debuts as princesses . the film also features an extensive cast of supporting actors with prabhu ganesan , napoleon , prakash raj , jayaram , sneha and kushboo amongst others . the background score and soundtrack of the film , composed by ilaiyaraaja\nponnar shankar is an upcoming indian epic film adapted from a novel of the same name by m . karunanidhi , a fictionalized retelling of the ponnar shankar epic . the film is directed by thiagarajan and features his son prashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes , portraying the titular characters , with actresses pooja chopra and divya parameshwaran making their film debuts as princesses . the film also features an extensive cast of supporting actors with napoleon , prakash raj , jayaram , sneha and kushboo amongst others . discussions for the production of ponnar shankar had been ongoing since 2007 and filming started in august 2009 . the film has progressed slowly due to the difficulty of fixing schedules to feature all the supporting cast together , and is expected to release in april 2011 . directed by thiagarajan produced by thiagarajan screenplay by thiagarajan based on ponnar shankar by m . karunanidhi starring prashanth pooja chopra divya parameshwaran sneha music by ilaiyaraaja cinematography shaji kumar editing by don max studio lakshmi shanthi movies release date ( s ) april 2011 country india language tamil\nmudhalvan | arjun sarja | manisha koirala | vadivelu | shankar | a . r . rahman\nponnar shankar is a 2011 indian epic historical drama film directed by thiagarajan . it is a fictionalised account of the ponnar shankar epic , adapted from m . karunanidhi s novel of the same name . it features thiagarajans son prashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes , portraying the titular characters , with actresses pooja chopra and divya parameshwaran making their film debut as princesses . the film also features an extensive cast of supporting actors with prabhu , napoleon , prakash raj , jayaram , sneha and kushboo amongst others . the background score and soundtrack of the film , composed by ilaiyaraaja , was released on 27march2011 .\nponnar shankar , a film adapted from the novel penned by the tamil nadu chief minister m karunanidhi several years ago is being directed and produced by thiagarajan with his son prashanth playing dual roles . the film is about two warriors who are still considered as the protectors in several villages even in the present times .\nilaignan was the first venture by santiago martin ' s production company . since then , he has taken over the production of another project , ponnar - shankar , yet another film that was almost shelved ,\nsays a veteran producer requesting anonymity .\nthe film which has prashanth in double lead was produced and directed by his father thiyagarajan . the movie is an adaptation of the 1978 novel scripted by kalaignar karunanidhi . the cm had in fact penned the story , screenplay and dialogues for ponnar shankar .\nhowever the film is weak on plot , though kalignar s dialogues and use of chaste tamil words is another feather on his cap . it is obvious that the film has been made to be a fast pace entertainer with all essential ingredients , targeting today s audiences . ponnar and shankar are revered as demi gods .\nponnar shankar is a 2011 indian epic historical drama film produced and directed by thiagarajan . it is a fictionalised account of the ponnar shankar epic , adapted from m . karunanidhi ' s novel of the same name . it features thiagarajan ' s son prashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes , portraying the title characters , with actresses pooja chopra and divya parameshwaran making their film debut as princesses . the film also features an extensive cast of supporting actors with prabhu , napoleon , prakash raj , jayaram , sneha and kushboo amongst others . the background score and soundtrack of the film , composed by ilaiyaraaja , was released on 27 march 2011 .\nthe other release of the week is the eagerly awaited prasanth ' s ambitious ponnar shankar , directed by his dad thiagarajan . the film is based on a novel written by kalaignar karunanidhi , which should help it to get a good opening in the election season . the film will hit the screens on saturday , april 9 .\nponnar shankar is a 2011 indian epic film directed by thiagarajan . it is a fictionalised account of the ponnar shankar epic , adapted from m . karunanidhi ' s novel of the same name . it features thiagarajan ' s son prashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes , portraying the titular characters , with indian beaties pooja chopra ( miss india 2009 ) debut - and divya parameshwaran - debut - ( miss india runner up 2008 ) - making their film debuts as princesses - introduced by thiagarajan . the film also features an extensive cast of supporting actors with prabhu ganesan , napoleon , prakas\nprasanth re - enters ponnar shankar , playing dual role and his performance has been ver good . sneha , sathyaraj , jayaram , khushbu , prakashraj , napoleon , rajkiran and vijayakumar , too , have done justice to their roles . the stunt choreography for the film is excellent . the cinematographer has proved his talent has provided the viewers with an exciting fare . ilayaraja ' s music for ponnar shankar is incredible . the background music is appealing too and is unique in comparison to the typical fare we witness in the tamil film industry .\nactress catherine tresa , who was last seen in the teja directorial \u2018nene raju nene mantri\u2019 , is all set to be seen in the debutant director sai shankar film alongside siddharth . she has reportedly signed the film , which was officially launched on monday and it was attended by several from the film fraternity .\nthe inaugural pooja of ponnar shankar was itself a grand affair and the sets erected for the film\u2019s shooting will bring to fore that it is one of the costliest films of our times . palaces , forts , temples etc . , were erected for the purpose at the valluvar kottam for the first time , states a press note from the film\u2019s producer .\nfast forward : after many years , the whole kingdom is all praise for raaki annan ' s two brave disciples , ponnar and shankar . they are always ready to face their enemies or to fight against injustice . one day , while attending a special puja , ponnar and shankar ( who do not know that thamarai is their mother ) rescue chinnamalai gounder ' s daughters muthaagi and pavalaagi . at this point , thalaiyoor kaali , on the advice of manthiappan , decides to kidnap chinnamalai gounder ' s wife , son and daughters , and successfully carries out this nefarious plot . again , ponnar and shankar turn up to save gounder ' s family . after a series of incidents , chinnamalai gounder decides to get his daughters married to ponnar and shankar . he also decides to meet his long - lost sister thamarai . what happens when thamarai learns that her sons are alive ? who is raaki annan ? ( watch out for a great flashback sequence here ! ) what will be manthiappan and thalaiyoor kaali ' s next plan ? to know all , watch ponnar shankar ! !\nthe first thing that needs to be understood when it comes to lakshmi shanti movies ' magnificently advertised ' historical ' tamil movie , ponnar - shankar , is that there ' s nothing even remotely historical about it .\nponnar shankar is a 2011 indian epic film directed by thiagarajan . it is a fictionalised account of the ponnar shankar epic , adapted from m . karunanidhi ' s novel of the same name . it features thiagarajan ' s son prashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes , portraying the titular characters , with actresses pooja chopra and divya parameshwaran making their film debuts as princesses . the film also features an extensive cast of supporting actors with prabhu ganesan , napoleon , prakash raj , jayaram , sneha and kushboo amongst others . the background score and soundtrack of the film , composed by ilaiyaraaja . movie was released on 9 april 2011 seyons releasing its blu - ray , expected on feb mid week cover courtesy : subu\nactor prashanth coming back to big screen in a dual roel after jeans with the powerful character in ponnar shankar . ponnar shankar is a historic indian epic film adapted from a novel of the same name written by m karunanidhi . the epic film is directed by thiagarajan and features his son prashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes , portraying the titular characters , with actresses pooja chopra and divya parameshwaran making their film debuts as princesses . the film also features an extensive cast of supporting actors with napoleon , prakash raj , jayaram , sneha and kushboo amongst others . academy award and grammy award winner a . r . rahman has accepted to compose the music for the film . the climax scenes of the film are finished in rajasthan deserts . hot actress kushboo appears as 16 year old maiden . will this help prashanth to hit back as a warrior in big screen .\nponnar - shankar is based on a very popular historical work by karunanidhi , about two warrior princes who once ruled kongunadu \u2014 present - day western tamil nadu , including coimbatore \u2014 and where they were worshipped as gods .\nafter ilaignan , for which karunanidhi wrote the script , bombed in january this year , the patriarch has another film , ponnar shankar , awaiting release on april 15 . but the dmk boss will be more anxious about the blockbuster to be shot on april 13 at the booths and released on may 13 .\nthe inaugural pooja of ponnar shankar , which happened in 2009 , was itself a grand affair and the sets erected for the film\u2019s shooting will bring to fore that it is one of the costliest films of our times . palaces , forts , temples etc . , were erected for the purpose at the valluvar kottam for the first time , states a press note from the film\u2019s producer .\nwas held at a grand ceremony at prasad labs last evening . the film is the magnum opus of the cm dr kalaignar and is based on the legend of the twin brothers of the kongu nadu region , ponnar and shankar . the twin brothers are played by prashanth . this is his second dual role after\nafter being censored in 2001 , the film had only a theatrical release across india in november 2003 under the title nadhi karaiyinile , after the distributor viswas sundar did not want the film to be classified as a\nmuslim film\n.\nponnar shankar has big star cast that include prakash raj , nepolean , jayaram , sneha , kushboo , vadivelu , vijayakumar , pooja and divya parameswaran . the maestro ilayaraja has provided music , shaji is the cameraman and don max is the editor\u00e2\u0080\u008b\nin early 2007 , thiagarajan approached m . karunanidhi with the intention of making a film on his adaptation of the ponnar shankar epic that he had written in the late 1970s . the latter accepted thiagarajan ' s offer and approved of his decision to cast his son prashanth , in the dual lead role . [ 12 ]\ndirector thiagarajan on his latest film director thiagarajan is looking forward to the . .\nprashanth does a double role for the second time with the historical melodrama ponnar shankar . apart from that , ponnar shankar also has an ensemble star cast woven along the story written by the chief minister karunanidhi . trade talk : although there are a few glitches owing to the uncertainty of the release date , the movie has released with decent attendance in theatres . public talk : initial reviews suggest average to good product and hail ponnar shankar to bring back the opulence in the form of a historical movie . no . days completed : 3 no . shows in chennai over this weekend : 108 average theatre occupancy over this weekend : 69 % collection over this weekend in chennai : rs . 14 , 30 , 349 verdict : average opening\neven today , the proud father is as excited about his forthcoming film ponnar - shankar as his first production . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdprashanth entered films very early and since then , i\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdve always wanted to do something big for him . he is an expert in martial arts and i wanted to put that talent of his to good use . the story of\nthe director who knows commercial cinema like the back of his hand has reportedly convinced ' aachi ' manorama to be a part of the sequel as well . the ace actress was ill and underwent treatment recently , for various reasons . this film will now mark her comeback on big screen as she was last seen in ' ponnar shankar ' .\nthe trailer and some songs were screened for the press after the function . as expected , the film is lavish and filled with the grandeur of a mega budget film .\nthe climax scenes of the film are now being shot in rajasthan on sets in created in the desserts . the climax of the film will be one of its highlights .\ntamil full movie 2014 new releases ponnar shankar is a 2011 indian epic film directed by thiagarajan . it is a fictionalised account of the ponnar shankar epic , adapted from m . karunanidhi ' s novel of the same name . it features thiagarajan ' s sonprashanth in lead dual roles as warrior princes , portraying the titular characters , with actresses pooja chopra and divya parameshwaran making their film debuts as princesses . the film also features an extensive cast of supporting actors with prabhu ganesan , napoleon , prakash raj , jayaram , sneha and kushboo amongst others . the background score and soundtrack of the film , composed by ilaiyaraaja this malayalam youtube movie channel ( speed audio and video ) contains copyright / classic / ever\u00adgr\u00adeen / exclusive / \u00ad\u00adofficial / malayalam , malayalam full movie for more hd movies subscribe now urltoken subscribe your favorite malayalam movie channel for more hd movies subscribe now urltoken\nunlike the title suggests , ponnar and shankar aren ' t subjects of the film , they ' re objects . they have no personalities . their acts are heroic but you have no idea what propels them to do so . dr . kalaignar , acclaimed for his talent for story and screenplay , will have completed his 75th successful release with ponnar shankar . the story of this film is based on dr . kalaignar ' s original story , annanmar . great action , good visuals and not much to complain about technically ! prashanth and thiagarajan have done a great job in creating the pace and raciness of screenplay in this historical magnum opus which is well - packaged and will appeal to moviegoers across genres and regions .\nfinally , ask the director on the status of his other home production malaiyur mambattian ( mm ) and he says , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdit\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds ready for release but i want both projects to get their fair share of publicity . so , it\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdll hit screens post ponnar - shankar\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds release . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nthe film , like most of the director\u2019s films , will be set in a village .\nsuperfantozzi ( 1986 ) is an italian film from 1986 . it is the fifth film in the saga of the unlucky clerk ugo fantozzi , played by its creator , paolo villaggio . in this film , fantozzi is portrayed in a surreal historical journey , from genesis to 1980s .\nabout kalaignar ' s novel : kalaignar\u2019s historical novel ' ponnar sankar ' is about two brave brothers ( ponnar and sankar ) of kong ponnaru nadu ( present districts of coimbatore , erode , karur and parts of tiruchi and madurai ) . the novel has a perfect storyline , fit to be made into a grand film . it narrates the bravery of these brothers and their camaraderie .\nis to be released on april 9 , 2011 . this film had been widely talked about in\ncardboard cavalier is a 1949 british comedy film directed by walter forde and starring sid field , margaret lockwood and jerry desmonde . the film depicts a historical romance between lord lovelace and nell gwyne .\nthiagarajan then directed shock , remake of the hindi film bhoot in 2004 . apart from directing and producing the film , thiagarajan handled the art and costumes department and also appeared in the film as police inspector . the film ' s shoot was completed in twenty - six days , with meticulous pre - planning arranged by thiagarajan . [ 8 ] the film received positive reviews citing that the makers\ndeserve an appreciation for his honest and sincere attempt on the screen\n. [ 9 ]\nand aishwarya rai for key roles . in interviews during the period , thiagarajan mentioned the grand scale of the project citing that the film would also be shot abroad ; however the film failed to progress .\nas of february 2017 , prashanth was working on the tamil remake of the hindi film\nspecial 26\n( 2013 ) and the hindi remake of the tamil film\nnaan\n( 2012 ) .\nprashanth neel is an indian film director who works in kannada cinema . he made his debut with the 2014 film ,\nugramm\nthat emerged as a success commercially , also receiving praise from critics .\nprashanth looks great ; he is credible in his warrior outfits and all pumped up for the super action blocks . his well - built physique and excellent archery skills are another major highlight of the film . prashanth has put in much effort to make ponnar and shankar vibrant , which is quite evident on screen . his expressions and body language , especially when both the brothers come together on screen , look very convincing .\nokjabre was supposed to create a film about the tenth anniversary of the russian october revolution yet he created a lot more than just that ; through historical montages director eisenstein created a part documentary part intellectual film .\np rashanth made it big in the tamil film industry with jeans . however , he hasn ' t been seen on screen in a while now , his last tamil film , produced and directed by his father thiagarajan , was ponnar shankar that released in 2011 . it was recently dubbed in telugu and titled rajakota rahasyam . while in hyderabad , prashanth talks to radhika rajaani about rajakota rahasyam , the reasons for not taking up any new projects and the new films he will be working on in tamil , telugu and hindi . why did you want to dub ponnar shankar in telugu and release it in hyderabad as rajakota rahasyam ? my movies do get dubbed in telugu . ponnar shankar took a long time to make . is that because it was a ' historical ' ? the planning took three years and later the shoot took two years . we had to ensure authenticity . my father and i made it with love and passion . whenever we get together , we look for different scripts . we wanted to do something out of the ordinary so we thought of a historical . a lot of effort went into the sets , costumes , weapons , war sequences . we wanted the grandeur . we had 2000 - 3000 horses . there was a galaxy of stars acting in the film . so there was a lot of logistics involved . also , this film had a lot of computer graphics .\nponnar sankar is a movie starring veerendra chauhan , jayaram , and prashanth . princess thamarai is ordered out of the palace by her brother for marrying a naadodi .\nprashanth started off as a leading romantic hero in the 1990 film vaigasi poranthachu . he then appeared in the malayalam film perumthachan written by m . t . vasudevan nair where he played the son of the title character . he also acted in tholi muddhu alongside divya bharti which was the remake of the bollywood film dil .\nthe film did not perform well at the box office , but won three state film awards including the recognition as best film portraying women in good light . the hindu described ponvannan ' s direction as an\nabsorbing presentation\n, adding\nhis sensitivity comes to the fore throughout the film\n. his next venture , the comedy drama gomathi nayagam ( 2004 ) , had its title taken from the name of his popular character from the television serial annamalai . the film had a low - key release and did not perform well commercially .\n[ u . s . a . ] , july 9 ( ani ) : european film association . . .\nprashanth started off as a leading romantic hero in the 1990 film\nvaigasi poranthachu\n. he then appeared in the malayalam film\nperumthachan\nwritten by m . t . vasudevan nair where he played the son of the title character . he also acted in tholi muddhu alongside divya bharti which was the remake of the bollywood film dil .\nprashanth is all set to make his comeback with ponnar shankar written by kalaignar . the film is a historical epic based on the true story of the famous twins , ponnar and shankar from the kongu region . the film will have some fine performances , lavish sets , brilliantly choreographed fight sequences , and dazzling costumes . prashanth has worked hard to make sure that his comeback is a success . he has submerged himself in the movie and involved himself in every area of the filmmaking process . the actor is confident that his hard work will pay off and the film directed by his father will showcase his skills in the histrionics department . it will be interesting to see if prashanth lives up to the potential he displayed in films like appu and tamil . word is that this venture is thyagarajan\u2019s best work as a director . people who have seen the rushes are raving about the visual brilliance and the sheer opulence of the film . the director has put his heart and soul into his magnum opus and the result is a treat for the senses . ponnar shankar has a strong supporting cast with the likes of napoleon , prakash raj , jayaram , vadivelu , and riyaz khan bringing on their a game . kushboo has a powerful role as does sneha , who will play the sister of the twins , arukkani . sneha says that the role has been beautifully etched and will win her laurels . she worked with prashanth in her first film , virumbigiren and is happy that they have worked together again . looks like the fabulous cast is sure to set the screen on fire with their acting gravitas . ilaiyaraja has done the music . the audio release was held on 27 th march and the music left the crowd gasping in wonder . the maestro is in fine fettle and has created a masterpiece that has impressed studio heads even in bollywood who wished to know if they could acquire dubbing rights in hindi ! the film is all set for release on april 09 th . it has been in the making for two years as the makers were insistent on pure perfection . ponnar shankar is touted as one of the films that will definitely create a big impact with the audience . there is little doubt that this film will be huge !\non the downside the film has no logic , weak storyline and there is continuity problem and loop holes in the plot . however at the end of the day the film is made like a big budget period drama with the intention to entertain\npavithra srinivasan reviews ponnar shankar . post your reviews here ! t he first thing that needs to be understood when it comes to lakshmi shanti movies ' magnificently advertised ' historical ' tamil movie , ponnar - shankar , is that there ' s nothing even remotely historical about it . of course , the movie is based on m karunanidhi ' s work by the same name , which is based on legends about warrior brothers among the goundar community . but it is so commercialised , with half - clad women prancing in jodhaa akbar kind of jewellery , and incessant fights , wars and lame dialogues that you get incredibly disappointed . what makes the movie even more painful to watch is that technically , this story had a lot of potential .\nhappened in coimbatore in the month of march . crores of money had been spend in the making of this movie . the film was in the making for the past two years and had aroused lot of expectations among the media and film lovers .\nwe have written a letter to the central censor board to ban the film that shows our deity in a bad light . the photos released in the film portray the deity to be dancing with semi - nude women ,\nhe said .\nguerra di troia ( aka : trojan horse ) is a 1961 historical drama film set in the tenth and final year of the trojan war . the film focuses primarily on the exploits of the trojan hero aeneas during this time . the film was directed by giorgio ferroni and starred steve reeves as aeneas and john drew barrymore as odysseus . from wikipedia , the free encyclopedia\nwhich featured prashanth in the role of a village do - gooder . urltoken remarked\nwatch the film for the one - man - show of prashanth , as he is the only silver lining in a film with a confused and confounded plot .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nhistoric facts : ponnar and shankar , who became rulers of ponni valanadu in medieval tamil nadu , are credited with saving their people from an invasion . they were the twin sons of nellian kodan and his wife thamarai . their bravery has stood the test of time and they are revered and worshipped as guardian gods in several villages where their story forms an integral part of local folklore .\nnearly after two decades , veteran actor kamal haasan and filmmaker shankar are teaming up for the forthcoming massive project \u2018indian 2\u2019 , which was officially launched last year in the reality show bigg boss tamil . while the film is slated to go on the floors later this year , an interesting news has surfaced on the internet .\nmr chandramouli review : if you are looking for time pass entertainment then the film is a one - time wa . . .\n, which released in september 2006 , had gone through production hassles . the film opened to negative reviews and became a failure commercially .\nquiz show is a 1994 american historical drama film which tells the true story of the twenty one quiz show scandal of the 1950s .\njambhavan\n, which released in september 2006 , had gone through production hassles . the film opened to negative reviews and became a failure commercially . debutant director bhuvanaraja ' s\nadaikalam\n( 2006 ) , a family drama had been completed the previous year . of his performance in the film , indiaglitz stated\nas a brother and a bitter son , prashanth has churned out what is arguably one of his better performances till date .\nhis final release of the year was shiva shanmugam ' s\nthagapansamy\n( 2006 ) which featured prashanth in the role of a village do - gooder . urltoken remarked\nwatch the film for the one - man - show of prashanth , as he is the only silver lining in a film with a confused and confounded plot\n. prashanth had no film releases between january 2007 and april 2011 , but was involved in the production of two heavily delayed productions during the period -\nponnar shankar\nand\nmambattiyan\n. prashanth also invested in business opportunities , opening a 12 - floor jewellery store in t nagar , chennai in 2008 .\nlike in many period dramas of the past an array of characters walks through the film in supporting cast to take the story forward . p\nthe film belongs to prashanth right from his terrific introductory scene riding a horse and doing some amazing action scenes . the other actors have only\neveryone present at the show lauded the director for handling the story well and wished that the film will go on to hit 100 days .\nspartacus is a 1960 american historical drama film directed by stanley kubrick and based on the novel of the same name by howard fast about the historical life of spartacus and the third servile war . the film stars kirk douglas as the rebellious slave spartacus who leads a violent revolt against the decadent roman empire . the film was awarded four oscars and stands today as one of the greatest classics of the sword and sandal genre .\n, a sequel to the director ' s 1990 blockbuster , with the film ' s soundtrack and trailer released by 2006 . however , despite completion , the film was on hold for eight years due to the producer ' s financial problems , before having a limited release in 2015 .\nearlier this month , ajith kumar\u2019s much - awaited starrer \u2018viswasam\u2019 finally went on the floors at ramoji film city in hyderabad , where the makers have reportedly erected a huge village setup . while the shooting is progressing at a rapid pace , interesting news about the film has surfaced on the internet .\non the downside the film has no logic , weak storyline and there is continuity problem and loop holes in the plot . however at the end of the day the film is made like a big budget period drama with the intention to entertain the mass audiences and it does to a large extent .\nhistorical film directed and written by sacha guitry follows the the history of paris from its founding through the significant events in the city ' s history .\nprashanth ' s boyish charm has always won over the gals and he was quite the rage in his various roles . though he has donned many intense roles , it is his lover - boy image that remains in our mind . after a sabbatical , prashanth is back with a double bang now ! the actor has been working for the last four years on the magnificent magnum opus ponnar shankar . newcomers pooja chopra and divya parameshwaran are the heroines . the movie has been adapted from a book written by kalaignar dr . m . karunanidhi . thiagarajan , who leaves no stone unturned when it comes to making movies for his son , has gone the extra mile for ponnar shankar , which he has also directed . the father and son have toiled for four long years preparing for making this historical magnum opus , studying historical archives , period paintings , museum artefacts and weapons , jewellery . . . the list is endless . . .\nin september 2004 , thiagarajan launched police , a remake of the hindi film khakee and the film received coverage from the media after producers had approached amitabh bachchan and aishwarya rai for key roles . in interviews during the period , thiagarajan mentioned the grand scale of the project , citing that schedules would also be shot abroad ; however the film failed to progress . [ 10 ] he then returned to acting with the films bodyguard , drohi and vaaimai . [ 11 ]\nthe film was released in 2011 to mixed reviews and did average business . [ 13 ] the next year , he directed mambattiyan , a remake of his successful 1983 film in which he had acted . his son played the titular role . the film received mixed reviews by critics , it took a good opening at the box office , but petered out to do average business commercially and due to its big budget , it failed to recover costs . [ 14 ]\na love affair between thamarai kushboo and her maternal uncle nellaiyankondan jayaram is badly received by their family , especially since he is not financially well off . thamarais father , king periyamalaikozhundhu gounder vijayakumar , arranges for her marriage to mandhiyappan prakash raj , ruler of a neighbouring country . thamarai rejects the arranged marriage , angering mandhiyappan . she later marries her lover , who had come to see her marry mandhiyappan , and challenges her brother chinna malaikozhundhu ponvannan to marry his daughters off to her sons the marriage of cousins is a gounder custom . periyamalaikozhundhu disowns his daughter for choosing nellaiyankondan and banishes them from his kingdom . many years later , mayavar nasser , a chieftain of a village in periyamalaikozhundhus kingdom , encounters twin brothers ponnar and shankar both played by prashanth , who are being tutored in martial arts by rakki annan rajkiran . ponnar and shankar are valorous and compassionate to the sufferings of the poor . one day , the twins save two sisters , muthayi pooja chopra and pavalayi dhivya parameshwaran , from death . the girls are later revealed to be daughters of chinna malaikozhundhu . impressed with ponnar and shankars valour , chinna malaikozhundhu agrees to marry off his daughters to them . . . . . . . . . source : wikipedia\nsketch , starring chiyaan vikram , has hit screens finally amidst heavy expectations . the film , helmed by director vijay chandar , is touted as an action enterta . .\nquiz him about the rumour that deepika padukone was initially slotted to play prashanth\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds love interest in the film and pat comes the reply . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdit\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds true that i was thinking of casting aishwarya rai or deepika padukone for the film but then , i decided to cast someone new . there were two heroines in the film and i wanted both of them to be of the same height . pantaloons femina miss india 2009 pooja chopra and model divya parameshwaran suited the roles perfectly and were soon on board . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nthe film version of a popular historical legend follows prince salim ( pradeep kumar ) through a passionate love affair with a beautiful , sassy commoner ( bina rai ) .\nbut his film career started with recital of the first sloka of the first veda\nganaanaam thvaa . . . in screen , that too on the banks of ganges .\nhis second directorial venture , jameela ( 2003 ) , featuring suvalakshmi , rajan p . dev and ramji , told the story of an ego clash between two men which ruins the life of an obedient woman . ponvannan had been impressed with writer sara abubakar ' s novel and bought the script rights , before submitting his screenplay to national film development corporation of india to finance the film . the agency agreed and jameela was shot for seventeen days in pondicherry at a cost of 35 lakh rupees . the film won positive reviews in screenings and was well received by critics , prompting it to be selected to be shown in the non - competitive category at the 2002 shanghai international film festival .\na 3d feature film about sir edmund hillary ' s monumental and historical ascent of mt . everest in 1953 - an event that stunned the world and defined a nation .\nthyagarajan is producing and acting in it with prasanth after shankar ' s jeans is once again playing a dual role as brothers . they have been working on it for the last two years , and like any big budget historical it took time to produce it .\nh ow does it feel to be directed by your father thiagarajan ? it ' s fantastic . he ' s a good friend and a good director and also a wonderful person . he is open to suggestions and will take them if they are valid ; if not , he will patiently explain why . he ' s a fantastic director . he mixes old technology and new and i ' m stupefied by that . he clears roadblocks when we face them . it is a learning experience working with him . we haven ' t seen you in screen in a while . what have you been up to lately ? i had been working on this film . i was helping my dad as a visual effects director . this film , as i said , took about five years with pre - production , shoot and post production . ponnar shankar is going to have japanese and english versions shortly . the people who worked on crouching tiger , hidden dragon will be doign it for us . that way , the film will be in an international forum .\nthe sequel will go on floors once suriya wraps ' maatraan ' with kv anand , the film is nearing its completion with just a couple of songs pending to be canned .\nthe student wing leader of the kongu nadu munnetra kazhagam , one of the allies of dmk , has criticised a film based on a novel written by dmk supremo m karunanidhi .\nas reported earlier sneha is portraying the role of prashanth\u2019s sister in \u2018ponnar sankar\u2019 , which is a historic movie based on a novel by tamil nadu chief minister m karunanidhi . the movie is directed by prashanth\u2019s father thyagarajan and produced prashanth himself under his home banner lakshmi shanthi movies .\n, took his baby steps into film territory . from then on , actor - director thiagarajan has remained a pillar of support for prashanth , throughout his ups and downs in tinsel town .\nshankar has everything required to make old fashioned period drama grandeur , great sets , rich costumes , well choreographed action war scenes and thrilling sword fights plus romance , bravery and soothing music of ilairaja . above all it has prasanth in a stunning double role . what more can you ask ?\nborn as thiagarajan , he made his acting debut with alaigal oivathillai , appearing as the elder brother of the film ' s lead actress radha . [ 4 ] the film became successful and offers poured in for him . his portrayal of a jungle bandit in malaiyoor mambattiyan provided him a major breakthrough in his career . he was part of such successful films as neengal kettavai and payum puli .\n' singam 2 ' will boast off the same cast and crew but will see a few additions like hansika motwani and santhanam . buzz is that hansika will play a school tot in this film ."]}
{"id": 117072, "summary": [{"text": "spotlight is a 2015 american biographical crime drama film directed by tom mccarthy and written by mccarthy and josh singer .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film follows the boston globe 's \" spotlight \" team , the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative journalist unit in the united states , and its investigation into cases of widespread and systemic child sex abuse in the boston area by numerous roman catholic priests .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "it is based on a series of stories by the \" spotlight \" team that earned the globe the 2003 pulitzer prize for public service .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film stars mark ruffalo , michael keaton , rachel mcadams , john slattery , stanley tucci , brian d'arcy james , liev schreiber , and billy crudup .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "spotlight was shown in the out of competition section of the 72nd venice international film festival .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it was also shown at the telluride film festival and the special presentations section of the 2015 toronto international film festival .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film was released on november 6 , 2015 , by open road films and grossed $ 90 million worldwide .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it won numerous guilds and critics ' association awards , and was named one of the finest films of 2015 by various publications .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "spotlight won the academy award for best picture along with best original screenplay from six nominations in total , making spotlight the first film from open road films to win in either category .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "this also marks the first film to win best picture from a different mini-major studio than lionsgate , summit entertainment ( later bought by lionsgate in 2012 ) , miramax , or the weinstein company . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "spotlight ( film )", "paragraphs": ["a film aboutlife at buckland paper mill has been screened at dover film festival .\nenglish department lecture series : special screening and discussion with spotlight film director , mr . tom mccarthy\nbilly crudup is in talks to join participant media ' s catholic church sex abuse scandal film spotlight .\nspotlight is a 2015 american drama film directed by thomas mccarthy and written by mccarthy and josh singer .\nweymouth is set to be launched into the spotlight once again as part of a new feature film .\nsteve jobs ,\nspotlight\nand more try their luck at the telluride film festival .\ntom mccarthy ' s latest feature is the critically acclaimed spotlight , a remarkable film that . . . more\none day after spotlight won best picture at the academy awards , the vatican newspaper published two stories commending the film .\ndirector tom mccarthy and actors michael keaton and rachel mcadams react to an unprecedented screening of their film spotlight at the vatican .\nopen road will distribute spotlight domestically , with entertainment one handling the international release . the film is set for a 2015 release .\ncardinal o ' malley issues statement on the release of ' spotlight ' film . published 10 / 28 / 2015 . local .\nbut lawler is among spotlight \u2019s catholic advocates , writing in urltoken that the film \u201csuccessfully conveys the essence of the story . \u201d\nnatalie macmahon gained her first film experiences as an actress at a young age . after her studies at a film acting school in berlin , she started writing her first script for the short film \u201cthe man who couldn\u2019t cry\u201d , which has been screened at numerous international film festivals such as the \u201csydney indie film fest\u201d , the \u201cblow up arthouse film fest chicago\u201d , the \u201ccanada short film festival\u201d , the \u201chong kong arthouse film festival\u201d , the \u201cgenre celebration film festival\u201d or the \u201cswedish international film festival\u201d to name a few . her second short film \u201clike a summer sonata\u201d participated at the \u201ccannes short film corner\u201d 2016 and was also part of countless international festivals like the \u201cnew york state international film festival\u201d , the \u201ctoronto film week\u201d , the \u201cmelbourne indie film festival\u201d , the \u201cmiami independent film festival\u201d , the \u201cwashington pa film festival\u201d or the \u201ceuropean independent film awards\u201d . after these two short dramas natalie made her first experimental , film noir inspired short called \u201clola wants to see the sea\u201d , which has already successfully participated at the \u201cnorth american film awards\u201d , the \u201csydney indie film festival\u201d , as well as the \u201ceve film festival\u201d , the \u201calternative film festival\u201d , the \u201criver film festival\u201d and the \u201cfemale filmmakers film awards\u201d . natalie just finished her new fantasy drama short in esperanto called \u201c a universal love story\u201d as well as her science fiction drama \u201cit\u2019s getting darker every day\u201d . currently natalie is working on her new virtual reality themed short \u201cthe red head\u201d as well as on her first feature film script \u201chot scary summer\u201d .\nwritten by anthony d on may 3 , 2017 . posted in client spotlight , film , new client launch , video production , web development\ninternship spotlight : john rolston , creative development intern at ine / trium entertainment based in studio city , california . | the film studies program\nat scad spotlight day , discover life as a scad student and get a peek into the university ' s annual scad savannah film festival .\ndean ' s final short film ,\naberrant\ncompleted principal photography just five days before his sudden death . this film won a diamond award at the 2015 california film awards .\nhamilton tweeted that through the \u201cspotlight\u201d movie , \u201cour voice will become universal . \u201d\ninvigorating moviemaking in every way imaginable ,\nspotlight\nis spot - on .\nthis is the first film from gary heady , jr . and scott jordan , longtime friends collaborating on the unique film ,\nit began at the 2015 venice film festival , where spotlight screened out of competition . the festival\u2019s signis jury ( signis is the world catholic association for communication ) issued a statement calling spotlight a \u201ccaptivating film\u201d that \u201ccalls the catholic church to be the moral leader it claims to be . \u201d\nvatican city ( cns ) - - the vatican newspaper said the oscar - winning film ,\nspotlight ,\nis not anti - catholic .\nthe effects of spotlight\u2019s investigative work are still being felt , and as the film ' s ending indicates , the issues are far from resolved . spotlight effectively cast a bright\nspotlight\non the problems by raising public awareness . that is something many modern catholic representatives maintain is crucial to preventing the behavior .\n\u201c spotlight \u201d has taken home yet another big critics prize , with the new york film critics online ( nyfco ) naming it the best film of 2015 when it announced the winners of its awards on sunday .\nrachel mcadams as sacha pfeiffer , mark ruffalo as michael rezendes and brian d\u2019arcy james as matt carroll portray boston globe journalists in the film , spotlight .\nspotlight : boston globe ' s michael rezendes and ben bradlee jr . with seymour hersh\nwas spotlight a documentary ? i thought it was an original screenplay and was fictional .\ncinematography is another crucial element of film that really pulled me into the world of film studies . the way a film is shot , edited , and uses lighting is absolutely crucial to the visual appeal of a film as well as conveying emotions or a theme .\n\u201cspotlight\u201d shows how the boston globe spotlight team investigated the abuse of catholic boys and girls by dozens of priests , and beyond that , how the church hierarchy covered up this epidemic for years . it\u2019s a remarkable film \u2014 and i\u2019m proud that three of the four spotlight team members depicted are john s . knight journalism fellowships alumni :\nthe win followed the film\u2019s prestigious prizes at the recent venice and toronto film festivals , and came even as israel\u2019s culture minister continued to pillory the film for casting the israeli military in a critical light .\nspotlight was released on blu - ray , dvd and vod 867d ago in the us .\nthe boston globe\u2019s pulitzer prize - winning coverage of sexual abuse in the catholic church in 2002 has spawned the movie \u201cspotlight . \u201d go inside previous reports from the globe\u2019s spotlight team .\nrachel mcadams ( left ) portrays sacha pfeiffer , a reporter from the real spotlight team .\nspotlight on media & entertainment : box office trends | l . e . k . consulting\n\u201cspotlight\u201d won the oscar for best picture . read our complete coverage of the academy awards .\nfilm shines a ' spotlight ' on boston ' s clergy sex abuse scandal a new movie chronicles the team of journalists who uncovered the clergy sex abuse scandal in boston . director tom mccarthy and former globe editor walter robinson join fresh air to discuss spotlight .\nspotlight claims to be ' based on actual events , ' but it does not bode well when the very first scene of the film is a complete fabrication .\nopen road and the filmmakers behind spotlight previously defended the movie\u2019s portrayal of dunn on multiple occasions .\nin addition to its four nominations , \u201cspotlight\u201d won the robert altman award for its ensemble cast .\nbrian d\u2019arcy james and rachel mcadams in tom mccarthy\u2019s spotlight . photograph : allstar / open road films\nthe story is about the boston globe ' s\nspotlight\nteam , a newspaper investigative unit in the united states . the real spotlight team earned the 2003 pulitzer prize for public service .\nfrom left : rachel mcadams , michael keaton , and director tom mccarthy on the \u201cspotlight\u201d set .\nspotlight movie ' s set designer william cheng talks how he perfectly replicated the boston globe building .\nspotlight\nis a very good movie . it might win an oscar for best screenplay .\n\u201cit\u2019s a beautiful region with a lot to appeal to filmmakers , and at muskoka north film studios we\u2019re providing the modern facilities which film requires , \u201d says morrow . \u201cfilm represents a bright future for parry sound . \u201d\nwhile the vatican has not commented directly on the film , vatican - owned newspaper l ' osservatore romano praised the film for giving a voice to victims and insisted that the film was not anti - catholic . vatican radio had previously reviewed the film as\nhonest\nand\ncompelling .\nformer jsk fellows , walter robinson , michael rezendes and sacha pfeiffer , at a miami screening of the film \u201cspotlight\u201d hosted by the knight foundation . photo by francis robles .\nan engaging , daring and brutally honest film that needs to be seen by every irish man or woman , spotlight ranks easily as one of the best films of 2016 .\nspotlight , the oscar - winning film , has a compelling plot . the film is not anti - catholic , as has been written , because it manages to voice the shock and profound pain of the faithful confronting the discovery of these horrendous realities .\nenglish department lecture series : special screening and discussion with spotlight film director , mr . tom mccarthy tickets , thu , apr 20 , 2017 at 2 : 00 pm | eventbrite\nthe film throws a larger spotlight on its female characters , led by johansson\u2019s black widow holding her own in complex fight scenes and finding romance with hulk ( mark ruffalo ) .\nyou\u2019ve previously said you learn something from every movie you make . what\u2019s been your takeaway from spotlight ?\nmichael keaton as walter \u2018robby\u2019 robinson and mark ruffalo as michael rezendes in spotlight . image by kerry hayes\nsince this article was published , spotlight went on to win the 2016 oscar for best original screenplay .\nactors and filmmakers involved in \u201cspotlight , \u201d and boston globe journalists , accpeted the best picture award .\n\u201cspotlight\u201d is a commanding portrait of how a team of journalists uncovered a scandal in the catholic church .\ni went to see\nspotlight\nby myself . i knew it would be painful to watch .\nthe actor michael keaton discusses playing the boston globe journalist walter\nrobby\nrobinson in \u201cspotlight . \u201d\nrome \u2014 the day after the movie \u201cspotlight\u201d received the best picture oscar , the vatican\u2019s newspaper and radio station are praising the film as courageous and \u201cnot anti - catholic , \u201d and revealed that clerics in rome have been recommending the film to each other .\nin 2014 , he made a short film called \u201c i am candy\u201d which made it to great film festivals and did very well winning best short and best director in both feratum film fest mexico and macabro . currently he is about to release two short films and finishing the script to his first feature film .\n\u201cspotlight\u201d has taken home yet another big critics prize , with the new york film critics online ( nyfco ) naming it the best film of 2015 when it announced the winners of its awards on sunday . tom mccarthy\u2019s drama following journalists investigating pedophile priests had a good day on sunday , winning best film at both the los [ \u2026 ]\nla auxiliary bishop robert barron talks about the new\nspotlight\nfilm with cna ' s adelaide mena . follow us on twitter @ cnalive urltoken ' like ' us on facebook urltoken\nfurther explore the spotlight movie true story by watching an interview with several key members of the spotlight team that broke open the catholic church child abuse scandal . then watch an interview with abuse victim phil saviano .\n' spotlight ' to me is not a paean to journalism\u2019s past , but to journalism\u2019s best .\nadditionally , the spotlight effort offered an opportunity to craft a cinematic love letter to long - form journalism .\nspotlight also scrutinizes ( to a certain extent ) the culpability of the boston globe , the home of its protagonists , for not running the story years earlier when a member of the spotlight team heard about the scandal from a self - identified victim . the understated heroism of the spotlight team is colored by this tardiness .\nspotlight puts the power of journalism on the front page . with measure befitting the investigative . . . more\ngross : we ' re listening to the interview dave davies recorded about the film\nspotlight\nwith tom mccarthy , the film ' s director and co - writer , and walter robby robinson , one of the journalists portrayed in the film . he ' s played by michael keaton in the film . after a break , they ' ll talk more about the globe ' s investigation into priest abuse and the film ' s depiction of the story . i ' m terry gross , and this is fresh air .\nthe vatican screening and the attention it\u2019s gotten could remind oscar voters just how \u201cimportant\u201d a film spotlight is , to use mccarthy\u2019s word . \u201ci think it speaks to the mindset and hopefully the power of the film , \u201d the director said , without mentioning the awards specifically .\nspotlight might be seen as a bookend of sorts to all the president\u2019s men . when that film about woodward and bernstein\u2019s investigation of the watergate scandal came out in 1976 , it earned jason robards an oscar for his portrayal of washington post editor ben bradlee , the father of spotlight\u2019s ben bradlee jr .\nrachel mcadams , mark ruffalo , and brian d ' arcy james in\nspotlight ,\na new film about the boston globe ' s coverage of clergy sexual abuse in the catholic church .\n\u201cspotlight , \u2019\u2019 which is based on the globe\u2019s pulitzer prize - winning reporting of the catholic church sex abuse scandal , is currently looking for extras to film in boston through oct . 1 .\nthe wins helped boost the awards - season profile of \u201ccarol , \u201d which debuted at the cannes film festival to acclaim earlier this year , as the oscar race remains wide open at this early stage . on tuesday , the national board of review named \u201cmad max : fury road\u201d the best film of the year , while the gotham film awards anointed \u201cspotlight . \u201d\ncomplete coverage of the globe\u2019s spotlight report on the clergy sex abuse scandal from 2002 . ( boston . com )\nreal spotlight team member michael rezendes ( right ) poses with his onscreen counterpart , mark ruffalo ( left ) .\nmichael keaton portrays walter \u201crobby\u201d robinson , the spotlight team\u2019s player - coach , and a 1982 stanford journalism fellow .\ninternship spotlight : john rolston , creative development intern at ine / trium entertainment based in studio city , california .\nfor all of its modesty and dedication to process , spotlight winds up being a startlingly emotional experience . . .\ncomedy , the cobbler , spotlight almost qualifies as a comeback : either way , it\u2019s a significant step up .\nreviewed at open road films screening room , los angeles , aug . 25 , 2015 . ( in venice film festival \u2014 noncompeting ; telluride film festival ; toronto film festival \u2014 special presentations . ) mpaa rating : r . running time : 128 min .\npennywise from the 2017 film adaptation of it . photograph : allstar / new line cinema\nmovie news , screening invitations and reviews from the world of independent film and beyond .\neone films international is the film group ' s global sales arm , acquiring worldwide rights to premium commercial films from leading indie film producers and selling them to distribution partners worldwide .\nspotlight , which won best picture at the 88th academy awards on sunday , has been received very differently by catholics . the film depicts the pulitzer prize - winning investigative work of the boston globe \u2019s spotlight team in 2001 and 2002 on mishandling of clerical sexual abuse of minors by the boston archdiocese under cardinal bernard law .\nwithin the first two months after the original spotlight investigation was published in 2002 , another 300 victims from boston came forward . since the film\u2019s release , the survivors network of those abused by priest and others have reported more calls for help , with some people mentioning the film in their call .\nshiva began working in film in 2008 as a practical special effects artist . in 2013 she sat in the director ' s chair for the first time on the feature film predatory moon . she has since directed several shorts and is currently in development for the feature film\n\u201cspotlight , \u201d which is generating buzz as a possible oscar contender , is scheduled for release on nov . 6 .\nwatch trailers , read customer and critic reviews , and buy spotlight directed by tom mccarthy for $ 14 . 99 .\nthe real spotlight team ' s investigation into father john j . geoghan led to the discovery of other abusive priests .\nrachel mcadams , mark ruffalo and brian d\u2019arcy james in\nspotlight .\n( kerry hayes / open road films )\nfrom left , rachel mcadams , mark ruffalo and brian d\u2019arcy james as reporters for the boston globe in \u201cspotlight . \u201d\n\u201cwe warmed him up , \u201d robinson said . at a film - festival screening of \u201cspotlight , \u201d during a standing ovation for the journalists , baron had been the most choked up of any of them .\nrome \u2014 the day after the movie \u201cspotlight\u201d received the best picture oscar , the vatican\u2019s newspaper and radio station are praising the film as courageous and \u201cnot anti - catholic , \u201d and revealed that clerics in rome have been recommending the film to each other . although a vatican spokesman declined to comment on\ni felt this film was more about the reporters doing great work and pursuing the investigation .\nafter graduation simone worked at stonestreet studios where she directed two short films ( one of which , quietus , was an official selection at manhattan film festival 2015 and won ' best short film ' and the other ' fashion nightmare ' was an official selection at the manhattan film festival 2016 ) and edited a feature film , a short and a full length pilot .\ntimothy collins is an award - winning student filmmaker from atlanta , ga . he is currently in his final year of the bfa film program at the art institute of atlanta . his previous film , kiss of death ( 2015 ) , was an official selection at over 60 international film festivals including the cannes short film corner , ultimately earning 40 + awards worldwide . his 2016 horror film , blackout , is just beginning its rounds on the festival circuit .\nthe greater philadelphia film office ( gpfo ) is a\nfilm commission\nrepresenting southeastern pennsylvania that officially serves the counties of bucks , chester , delaware , montgomery , and philadelphia .\ni liked this film , its one of those you could see again a few times .\nthe best film of 2015 . everyone should watch this movie , this will win best picture\nincredible . preordered six minutes after i saw it . it ' s a superb film .\ncast members from the upcoming \u201cspotlight\u2019\u2019 film , including mark ruffalo , john slattery , and rachel mcadams , were spotted at fenway park where the group was filming a scene for the movie , according to the globe .\nmansfield to be in spotlight in film depicting notorious case filmmakers making movie about local man ' s book , the mansfield killings :\na novel based on true events .\ncheck out this story on urltoken urltoken\nthe u . s . conference of catholic bishops issued guidelines to dioceses around the country on how to handle the film ,\nspotlight ,\nwhich opens at scores of theaters , including those on long island .\nkyle farscht is an award - winning high school student filmmaker from millburn , nj .\nslash\nis his first true horror film and was thrilled that it received an honorable mention in the 2017 spotlight horror film festival . he likes creating films with a little edge and is inspired by shows like american horror story and black mirror . most recently his film\nentree\nwon 2nd place for short narrative in the 2017 nj young filmmakers festival ,\nsoulfege - the a cappella experience\nwon 2nd place at the 2017 millburn film fest and was a finalist in the 2017 nj high school film festival for documentary ,\nflash\nwas official selection of the 2017 millburn film festival ,\nwatercolors\nwas an official selection of the 2016 all american high school film festival , and\nparanoid\nwas an official selection of the 2016 millburn film festival .\njosh singer with tom mccarthy and ( the real ) walter \u201croby\u201d robinon on set of spotlight . image by kerry hates .\nspotlight ends with lists showing where major abuse scandals have been uncovered , both in the us and worldwide , including these .\nbut we also know that institutions are not where the majority of child abuse occurs . to quote a line from spotlight :\nspotlight\nis a very sad story . it might mark a watershed in the way priests are seen in movies .\ndawn is an award - winning producer and director , winning best female producer of the year at wind international film festival 2016 and humanitarian award for her film , flowers in the snow .\njr will then try his hand at insinuation , wondering \u201cwho\u2019s paid for the mother teresa movie\u201d ( referring , i presume , either to a 1997 film or a 2003 film \u2013 there have been at least two of them on this subject ) . to what end ? are we supposed to start wondering who might have \u201cpaid for\u201d the \u2018spotlight\u2019 film ? once again , he rummaged through his pile of 3x5s , found one on a \u2018movie\u2019 , and since \u2018spotlight\u2019 is a movie then \u2026 that was enough relevance to satisfy his mind .\ncate blanchett and rooney mara\u2019s romance \u201ccarol\u201d led spirit awards nominations with six , followed by \u201cbeasts of no nation\u201d with five and \u201cspotlight , \u201d \u201ctangerine\u201d and \u201canomalisa\u201d with four each . the noms for film independent\u2019s 31st spirit awards were released on tuesday morning . in addition to its four nominations , \u201cspotlight\u201d won the robert altman award for [ \u2026 ]\nin the fall of 2011 he decided to take the plunge into indie filmmaking and began to plot out his first effort as a writer , producer , and director : a short horror film entitled\nthe body bag\nwhich was completed in june , 2012 . the film went on to win\nbest california short\nin the california film awards in 2012 . shortly afterwards , dean and his wife , judy , formed their own production company , undaunted films . first up was the supernatural thriller and feature film ,\nghostline\n, which was shot in 2013 . this film was awarded a silver award at the california film awards and won best of the fest at the fantastic horror film festival in 2014 .\nghostline\nalso obtained national film distribution .\npellegrini wrote that the catholic church should not be wary of a film about its past failures .\nlake\u2019s film was scripted but she would occasionally let the actors improvise a line here or there .\nthis might just be the best newspaper film since all the president ' s men in 1976 .\njosh brolin and benicio del toro are back in the arthouse film that may become a franchise .\ncardinal sean p . o\u2019malley says the forthcoming \u201cspotlight\u201d film chronicling the boston globe\u2019s investigation of child sex abuse in the roman catholic church illustrates how the newspaper\u2019s reports prompted the church \u201cto deal with what was shameful and hidden . \u201d\nit should surely be one of two things \u2014 a film you absolutely have to see , or one that is unimprovable . only rarely does a movie come along that fulfils both those criteria , but i think spotlight does .\nvancouver film school vancouver , b . c . founded in 1987 , the vancouver film school , located in one of the most pictureque spots in british columbia , boasts the largest digital paint and effects lab in canada , featured as part of its classical animation program . thirteen full - time programs , including study in film , gaming and makeup design for film , are all available to students , while a partnership with shanghai university in 2014 resulted in the shanghai - vancouver film school .\n( left to right ) michael keaton and mark ruffalo in spotlight . photo credit : kerry hayes / distributor : open road films\nproducers have secured life rights of the globe reporters responsible , including spotlight team members rezendes , pfeiffer and matt carroll , spotlight team editor walter \u201crobby\u201d robinson ( keaton ) , special projects editor ben bradlee jr . and globe editor marty baron ( schreiber ) .\ndavies : spotlight was an investigative team that did this story and many other deeply reported investigative stories . does it still exist ?\n\u201cthis film gave a voice to survivors and this oscar amplifies that voice , which we hope will become a choir that will resonate all the way to the vatican , \u201d said \u201cspotlight\u201d producer michael sugar as he accepted the award while the film\u2019s cast \u2014 and some of the people they portray \u2014 stood behind him on stage .\nhe has created numerous award - winning ads and music videos and his short films have graced television as well as film festivals from minneapolis to new york city . his current award - winning film is\nthe ophir awards are considered to be israel\u2019s version of the oscars , and the film that wins the best picture category is often the country\u2019s nomination for the foreign language film at the academy awards .\na . o . scott , film critic for the new york times , said what \u201cspotlight\u201d lacks in spectacle \u2014 it\u2019s about old - fashioned , shoe - leather journalism , after all \u2014 it makes up for in artful storytelling .\nspotlight tells the astonishing true story of the boston globe\u2019s pulitzer prize - winning \u201cspotlight\u201d team of investigative journalists , who in 2002 shock the city and the world by exposing the catholic church\u2019s systematic cover - up of widespread pedophilia perpetrated by more than 70 local priests .\nnew york film academy new york with locations across the globe , the new york film academy offers a variety of accelerated degree , conservatory , or workshop programs in visual and performing arts . work produced by nyfa graduates has been screened at cannes , sundance , toronto , venice and sxsw film festivals .\naltos de chavon film school dominican republic the la romana film school is a two - year program in audiovisual media , offering both theoretical and practical study in screenwriting , film production , animation techniques , digital post - production and design . the school integrates its other disciplines \u2014 fine art , fashion and visual communication \u2014 into the film studies program to provide a broader perspective of artistic and cultural images .\nrachel mcadams as sacha pfeiffer , mark ruffalo as michael rezendes and brian d\u2019arcy james as matt carroll in spotlight . image by kerry hayes\n\u201cbefore spotlight\u2019s work , snap members were usually ignored , \u201d he says . \u201cthey were unsuccessfully trying to warn parishioners , parents , police , prosecutors and the public about this massive , ongoing danger to kids . after spotlight\u2019s work , people started to pay attention . \u201d\n\u201cspotlight , \u201d the acclaimed drama about the boston globe\u2019s investigation of the pedophile priest scandal , took home two oscars . by ty burr\nactor michael keaton poses with the real walter robinson , who is the former head of the boston globe ' s spotlight investigative team .\nhome \u00bb news \u00bb internship spotlight : john rolston , creative development intern at ine / trium entertainment based in studio city , california .\nthis brief article hopes to stay that result , visited upon someone who appears as a character in the film spotlight , about the sexual abuse crisis in the catholic church , and how it was uncovered by staffers at the boston globe .\nspotlight has been a huge media draw in the catholic country . michael keaton , and the man he plays in the film , boston globe editor walter robinson , toured rome in january where they praised the investigative journalism behind the film that brought to light the abuses of the catholic church from boston all the way up to the vatican .\nthe vatican radio commentary says the new film shows globe journalists exercising \u201ctheir most pure vocation\u201d as journalists .\nearned $ 14 , 970 , also in one theater . the latter film is yet another success for\ndon ' t miss this crackling - and deeply important - film about the power of the press .\neven a short film can contribute to combating the aids virus . loyola productions of the . . .\npope pius xii was the absolute protagonist of the international catholic film festival , \u201c mirabile . . .\nfew surprises on the lido . at the most recent edition of the venice film festival . . .\nthe 2016 film - and - tv fete will take place jan . 10 at the beverly hilton .\n' carol ' takes top honors at new york film critics awards . see the winners list # nyfcc\nthe 2015 toronto film festival runs sept . 10 - 20 . additional films will be announced soon .\nbeginning in 2010 with his short - film aria , made in his first - year at film - school , his films have been selected in festivals around the world and received multiple prizes and distinctions .\nexperienced stunt co - ordinator , ted ross , joined wendy morrow in founding muskoka north film studios .\ncopyright \u00a9 2016 greater philadelphia film office . all rights reserved | sitemap | web design : 215 media\nit also does not bode well for the film ' s authenticity that a possible lawsuit looms as at least four individuals have now stepped forward to say they have been falsely portrayed in the film .\nthis short film and animation festival returns in september ( 19 th - 24 th ) , bringing its huge programme of diverse screenings and special events . for the film - makers , it\u2019s a gateway to leading european film accolades such as the baftas , european film awards and cartoon d\u2019or . for the public it\u2019s a chance to support the next generation of filmmakers and enjoy an eclectic range of short films .\njohn slattery of mad men and homeland alum jamey sheridan are among the new additions to tom mccarthy \u2019s catholic sex abuse film spotlight . billy crudup , whom thr exclusively reported was in talks to join the cast , officially has signed on .\nan editorial acknowledged that spotlight is \u201cnot anti - catholic\u201d and that the film instead draws attention to the important issue of sex abuse and \u201cmanages to voice the shock and profound pain of the faithful confronting the discovery of these horrendous realities . \u201d\nkeaton co - starred in \u201crobocop\u201d and \u201cneed for speed , \u201d while \u201cbirdman\u201d is scheduled to open the venice film festival and close the new york film festival . he\u2019s repped by icm partners and anonymous content .\nbut \u201cspotlight\u201d does not cover the globe in glory , and that makes it more credible to some who saw it thursday . several times in \u201cspotlight , \u201d clergy abuse victims and their advocates say they tried to get the globe\u2019s attention but the paper did not pursue their claims .\nspotlight won oscars for best picture and best original screenplay . mark ruffalo and rachel mcadams were also nominated for their roles as globe journalists .\nsinger , who graduated from harvard law school in boston shortly before the spotlight investigation began , had generally avoided reading about the church scandal .\nif you can , see spotlight , as it shows how one community came to be outraged and act on what happened to their children .\nuc berkeley berkeley , calif . uc berkeley\u2019s film & media department offers a series of innovative , interdisciplinary programs that guide its students along one of two trajectories : a b . a . in film or a doctorate in film & media . the department inundates its students with all forms of moving - image culture , including film , still photography , television and digital media . the respective programs aim to equip students with the academic tools with which to critically analyze film and media within a broader humanistic lens . it also provides curricular support for the designated emphasis in film studies to bolster the academic proficiency of doctoral students in other departments .\n\u00a9 2018 film independent . all rights reserved . privacy policy . design by pentagram . built by barrel .\ncaitlin koller is an award - winning australian filmmaker . she completed an honours degree in film and television at swinburne university in 2012 and her graduate film , ' maid of horror ' , has since played around the world . a lifelong devotee of genre filmmaking , she is currently developing scripts for her first feature film .\neric e . poe has been actively involved in film - making in augusta , georgia , since 2011 .\nthe new film also features nutrition scientist and bestselling author t . colin campbell ( \u201cthe china study\u201d ) .\nwhile the vatican\u2019s spotlight screening may do only so much for that ongoing process , it could have more immediate effects on a far more trivial one in this country : the oscar race . spotlight is currently locked in what appears to be a two - film race for best picture with another movie that is based on a true story and set in the recent past : the big short .\nthe paper doesn\u2019t think the movie measures up to \u201call the president\u2019s men , \u201d but nonetheless praised \u201cspotlight\u201d for having \u201cvery little hollywood\u201d in it .\nthe second article said \u201cspotlight\u201d has \u201cgiven voice to the shock and the profound grief of the faithful before the discovery of these horrible realities . \u201d\nfrom left : maureen keiller ( back to camera ) , brian d\u2019arcy james , and director tom mccarthy during filming of \u201cspotlight\u2019\u2019 at the globe .\nfrom left : michael keaton , liev schreiber , mark ruffalo , rachel mcadams , john slattery , and brian d\u2019arcy james on the \u201cspotlight\u201d set .\nmore all the president\u2019s men than broadcast news \u2026 mark ruffalo , rachel mcadams , michael keaton and brian d\u2019arcy james in spotlight . photograph : lmk\n\u2018we call boston the biggest small town in america\u2019 mike rezends , right , with mark ruffalo , who portrays him in spotlight . photograph : lmk\nin 2002 , the spotlight team published nearly 600 stories about sex abuse by more than 70 priests whose actions were concealed by the catholic church .\ni asked the reporters about baron , whose leadership had encouraged them to crack the story open . \u201cspotlight\u201d has reunited them . they talked about him\nnew york ( cns ) - - the clergy abuse - themed drama\nspotlight\n( open road ) is a movie no catholic will want to see . whether it ' s a film many mature catholics ought to see is a different question entirely .\nthe project follows the success of spotlight , the drama based on journalists who uncovered a conspiracy surrounding the catholic church\u2019s cover - up of paedophile priests in boston . the film , which starred michael keaton and mark ruffalo , won the oscar for best picture .\nspotlight\nwon two awards : one for best picture and one for best original screenplay . the film documents the boston globe ' s investigation into the scandal and cover - up of the sexual abuse of minors by clergy in the archdiocese of boston .\nsitting behind a group of people watching the film puts you on the spot a little bit\u2014it stresses you out .\nit is important to see the film all together as many times as you can stand it during the process .\nthe best that cinema has had to offer since 2000 as picked by 177 film critics from around the world .\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\nthe current project is to be filmed in ohio and arkansas in 2018 . this month , filmmakers will film some segments for a paranormal prelude to the opening of\nthe mansfield killings\nfilm and do some location scouting .\nedible baja arizona is co - presenting the film\u2019s opening night at the loft cinema , 3233 e . speedway .\ntom mccarthy ' s latest feature is the critically acclaimed spotlight , a remarkable film that creates cinematic tension between two institutions , as the boston globe investigates the catholic church ,\nsaid festival chairman harold matzner .\nfor his expert storytelling of this subject matter , the palm springs international film festival is proud to present tom mccarthy with the sonny bono visionary award .\n\u201c [ on film ] newspapers are usually either cynical and determined to destroy people\u2019s lives or they\u2019re crusading idealists , \u201d said scott , the times critic . \u201c [ \u2018spotlight\u2019 ] shows the newspaper as a fallible institution staffed by human beings who make mistakes . \u201d\ndirector statement :\ni consider myself to be a massive film lover who lives , breaths and thinks about films . i bring my own unique style to my films . i write , produce and direct my own films . i am by no means a conventional film maker . all my films are written and made to offer audiences a new way of seeing and hearing film . i make films that other film makers are scared to make . \u200b\nhave some popcorn , sit back and enjoy the academy award winning animated film , coco\u2014a story about young miguel who , through his dream of becoming an accomplished musician , sets off on an extraordinary journey , unlocking the real story behind his family\u2019s history . after the film we are joined by several of the film\u2019s makers from the esteemed san francisco bay area animation company , pixar . they will be happy to answer any of your questions about this film !\n( left to right ) rachel mcadams , mark ruffalo and brian d\u2019arcy james in spotlight . photo credit : kerry hayes / distributor : open road films\ncatholic response to spotlight hasn\u2019t been unmixed . former signis president father peter malone , a sacred heart missionary and a veteran film critic from australia , wrote to me that while he found the film generally well made , he was \u201cirked\u201d by \u201cthe americanism \u2014 it gave the impression that the spotlight team had unearthed the issue of abuse before anyone else did . [ in australia we ] were dealing with abuse officially from 1996 and amongst dioceses and orders before that\u2026i also thought the screenplay did not do enough justice to police work . \u201d\ndavies : this is fresh air , and if you ' re just joining us , we ' re talking about the film\nspotlight ,\nwhich portrays the boston globe investigation of clergy child abuse in the early 2000s . tom mccarthy directed and co - wrote the film . also with us is walter robinson . he was the reporter and editor who guided that investigative team .\n\u201d he worked in partnership with a local production team , and the film premiered at a movie theatre in his hometown . it is currently in the film festival circuit , and to date , the film has picked up 10 awards and 19 nominations . he is the director of a local horror festival , while being a part of the film judging committee . when he is not making his own films , he enjoys watching other indie films from around the world . currently , he is in the final stages of completing his newest script , and production for his newest horror film will begin in the third / fourth quarter of 2017 . he has multiple film projects lined up for 2018 and beyond .\nhow is it that \u201cmad max : fury road\u201d has been classified as american . it has just won the aacta award , the premier film award in australia , as their best australian film of the year . the only significant american creative or production values i can see is warner bros financing the film . providing the money does not make it american . the whole mad max series of films have always been regarded as indisputably from the creative and film culture in australia .\nsee the gripping film that ' s on everyone ' s mind . # spotlightmovie is in select theaters now . urltoken\na film based on the globe\u2019s investigation of sexual abuse in the boston archdiocese proves sobering and surreal for globe team .\nsundance announces starry new additions to its 2017 program , including closing - night film ' the incredible jessica james . '\nthe seven films in this section hail from all over the world , and have already premiered at other film festivals .\ni am set to graduate this fall in december 2017 with a major in film studies and a minor in screenwriting .\nstate ' s film grant would have $ 33 . 6 million next year , $ 31 million each year after .\npriests leave of absence were incredible . the cast gave great performances and the direction was great , although it would be easy to bash us over the head with constant exposition the film lets you explore the story and learn with the characters . something i really enjoyed . nothing was done to shock you to the overwhelming point . i loved this film and am glad this is the type of film that will never get a sequel . no\nspotlight 2 : wait , they did it again ?\nhide\nspotlight ( oprd ) , 5 theaters / $ 80k fri . / 3 - day cume : $ 262k / per screen : $ 52k / wk 1\n\u201cspotlight , \u2019\u2019 which also stars liev schreiber , stanley tucci , and michael keaton , is set to continue shooting at the globe\u2019s offices over the weekend .\nexperts help thr analyze the financial forecast for ' spotlight ' and the seven other best picture noms , factoring in budgets , marketing and awards campaign spending .\nbox office wise , the film is ahead of where\nbirdman\nand\nthe theory of everything\n( 2015 ' s top two highest - grossing oscar movies ) were at this time last year . according to open road chief marketing officer jason cassidy ,\nspotlight\nwas screening at 1 , 000 locations at its height but has since dropped to below 400 . if\nspotlight\ngarners recognition from the film academy , it will be expanded into more theaters again , cassidy said , though a set number hasn ' t yet been decided .\ncharlie kaufman , anomalisa donald margulies , the end of the tour phyllis nagy , carol tom mccarthy & josh singer , spotlight s . craig zahler , bone tomahawk\ntom mccarthy\u2019s spotlight may have won the oscar for best picture at sunday ' s academy awards ceremony , but the martian walked away with another kind of gold .\nin keeping with the diligence of the spotlight team , singer and mccarthy spent months conducting interviews with journalists , victims and others at the center of the story .\nnominated for six oscars including best picture , spotlight has won over critics with its compelling story and strong cast featuring rachel mcadams , michael keaton and mark ruffalo .\nthe kind of investigative firepower that fueled the spotlight team\u2019s reporting has diminished in the decade since across newsrooms . though the globe\u2019s spotlight team has grown to six reporters , \u201cteams like that are increasingly rare , \u201d pfeiffer said . layoffs in newsrooms have winnowed resource - intensive reporting on investigative and foreign desks , she said .\nmichael rezendes , played by mark ruffalo in the film , is the only journalist involved in the investigation still working on the spotlight team . rezendes describes the experience of having his story turned into a movie as \u201cstrange and intrusive\u201d , but he\u2019s a big fan of the finished product .\nwhen director tom mccarthy made the oscar - nominated spotlight about the boston globe \u2019s revelatory reporting on a worldwide cover - up of sex abuse by the catholic church , he never thought the film would end up screening at the vatican . but that\u2019s just what happened this past thursday .\nthat said , while the film gives audiences the impression the catholic church has the power and desire to control and quell anything that casts it in a bad light , it is refreshing to see a generally positive response to spotlight . if mccarthy had produced a more sensational or romanticized version of the events , it would open the film up for legitimate criticism and discredit its authenticity . as it is , the straightforward and downplayed nature of the film builds to a conclusion one cannot deny , even if it is difficult to accept .\n, which opened with an average of $ 11 , 345 . the final film in the $ 10 , 000 club was\ntowards the end of the edit , we will let the actors and their reps see the film before we lock it .\ni think it is always a goal to have the film feel as tight as possible , while avoiding over - cutting .\nin making her film , the 33 , mexican director patricia riggen confronted a number of challenges that she doesn\u2019t entirely overcome .\nparry sound may be on the verge of becoming hollywood north - light , the little film - making mecca that could .\nthe comments were pointed at regev , who denounced the film after its venice win and has said she won\u2019t see it .\nthe film , they hope , will be a catalyst for the struggling news industry , not unlike all the president\u2019s men , the 1976 film on the watergate scandal that toppled president richard nixon and apotheosized washington post reporters bob woodward and carl bernstein .\nanthony lane has been a film critic for the new yorker since 1993 . he is the author of \u201cnobody\u2019s perfect . \u201d\nafter graduating from college , he went to work on numerous big budget films at a post - production facility in toronto , ontario , canada . several years later he moved back home , and wanted to start up his own production company , and make films of his own . his first feature length film , \u201cthe nanabijou tapes\u201d was made on a shoestring budget , and with the help of his close friends . the film went on to play at multiple festivals , and won an award for best no budget feature film at the tifva ( toronto international film and video awards ) in 2014 . for his second film , \u201c\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\ndavies : this is a film about journalism , and i wanted to ask you both if you have particular feelings about journalism in film - you know , either films that get it right or get it wrong . walter robinson , what about you ?\nsince becoming an emeritus professor in 2007 , he has focused on supporting theatre and film locally in central oklahoma . he has been executive producer , producer , or associate producer of about a dozen film projects over the past five years and generally has a cameo role in these movies . pax masculina is the first film which he authored and is his passion project . he plans to turn it into a feature film . in the meantime , he is involved in producing indie horror feature films in oklahoma .\nspotlight manages the seemingly impossible task of wooing journalists with authenticity while still elevating reporters to hero status , as they battle a formidable and corrupt institution with righteous determination ."]}
{"id": 117074, "summary": [{"text": "that night in varennes ( italian : il mondo nuovo ; french : la nuit de varennes ) is a 1982 italian and french drama film directed by ettore scola .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is based on a novel by catherine rihoit .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it tells the story of a fictional meeting between restif de la bretonne , giacomo casanova , thomas paine and sophie de la borde ( a lady in waiting to the queen ) .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "they are all traveling together in a coach that is a few hours behind the one that is carrying king louis xvi and marie antoinette in their flight to varennes during the french revolution .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film was entered into the 1982 cannes film festival .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the film was nominated for best foreign language film by the u.s. national board of review of motion pictures . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "that night in varennes", "paragraphs": ["there are no featured reviews for that night in varennes ( la nuit de varennes ) at this time .\nuse the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to the night of varennes . you can also suggest completely new similar titles to the night of varennes in the search box below .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nettore scola , director , la nuit de varennes [ night of varennes ] ( 1982 ) color , france , italy , gaumont , france 3 , opera film produzione , running time : 131 min .\nwith the headline : ' nuit de varennes , ' spot of french history .\nle nuit de varennes has some fine things in it , surrounded by a lot of other things .\nunless indicated otherwise , the text in this article is either based on wikipedia article\nthat night in varennes\nor another language wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the gnu free documentation license ; or on original research by jahsonic and friends . see art and popular culture ' s copyright notice .\nin june of 1791 , a group of passengers in a stagecoach find themselves caught up in the events of the french revolution , when they find themselves in the city of varennes when . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin june of 1791 , a group of passengers in a stagecoach find themselves caught up in the events of the french revolution , when they find themselves in the city of varennes when revolutionists arrest the fleeing king louis .\nhe must know well the frustration that his character feels in trying to get a much - cherished project off the round ? \u201coh , that hasn\u2019t happened to me in a long time . \u201d\nin conclusion , as a teaching device , la nuit de varennes has much to say , and in my view , few rivals . in this regard , at least , mitterand got it right .\nit\u2019s true that when keitel starred in quentin tarantino\u2019s reservoir dogs ( which he co - produced ) in 1992 , the picture introduced him to a new , younger demographic . but the actor\u2019s credits during the \u201cobscure 1980s\u201d are hardly lacking in lustre : bertrand tavernier\u2019s death watch was rightly shortlisted for berlin\u2019s golden bear and for five c\u00e9sar awards ; ettore scola\u2019s that night in varennes was a contender at cannes , and , even though his performance as judas earned him a golden raspberry award for worst supporting actor nomination , most right - minded viewers enjoyed his turn in the last temptation of christ .\nin paris in june 1791 , the libertine writer restif de la bretonne is the witness of the departure of a mysterious coach , leaving at night from the palais royal . intrigued , restif starts with casanova the pursuit of the company . he soon discovers that the coach ' s occupants are nothing less than members of the french royal family .\nnominated for palme d ' or at the cannes film festival , italian director ettore scola ' s\nla nuit de varennes\na . k . a .\nthe night of varennes\n( 1982 ) arrives on blu - ray courtesy of french distributors gaumont . the supplemental features on the disc include a long interview with director ettore scola and the film ' s original french theatrical trailer . in french or italian , with optional english , french sdh and french subtitles . region - free .\nd\u00e9couvrez la bande annonce du film la nuit de varennes r\u00e9alis\u00e9 par ettore scola casting : daniel g\u00e9lin , andr\u00e9a ferr\u00e9ol , enzo jannacci . disponible en dvd et blu - ray\na picaresque story of the coach and party that followed hard on the one which tried to transport louis xvi and marie antoinette to safety in 1791 .\n' ' la nuit de varennes , ' ' which opens today at the lincoln plaza 3 , begins as an italian theatrical troupe offers re - enactments of revolutionary scenes to the people of paris , two years after the fact . it quickly shifts , with a rhythm and reason that are all its own , to the night of the king ' s flight as it introduces nicholas edme restif de la bretonne ( jean - louis barrault ) , the writer who documented many of the events of the revolution , and one of a number of historical personages who will follow in louis xvi ' s wake .\nthe great historical pageant that is ettore scola ' s ' ' la nuit de varennes ' ' unfolds with supreme ease . it begins with a series of casual coincidences and weaves them brilliantly into a vision of one of the most important moments in french history , a vision not the least bit limited by the specifics of its place and time .\nscola retired in 2003 , stating that while silvio berlusconi was in power every film made in italy was touched by some of his money . however , in 2013 , he made how strange to be named federico ( che strano chiamarsi federico ) , an affectionate semi - documentary on his friend fellini .\nhe pauses , then guffaws : \u201cif six months ago is a long time . just last year there were three movies i was eager to do . but they didn\u2019t happen . that\u2019s film . that\u2019s the business . film and business don\u2019t always mix well . you have to hang on in there . \u201d\ntraces events in the life of carlo , from his christening in 1906 , where his grandfather reminds his father that carlo means\nfree man ,\nto his 80th birthday party . the film principally . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthere are other nice touches : a scene in the carriage where the passengers experiment to see how far they can venture with rude speech ; bretonne ' s casual air of being on the most extraordinarily friendly terms with his daughter ; casanova ' s gallant agreement ( he is only being polite ) that he is the father of an aging society woman ' s child ; and a touching final scene in which a dummy is dressed in the clothes of the king .\nle nuit de varennes\nhas some fine things in it , surrounded by a lot of other things .\nettore scola at the world film festival in montreal , canada , in 1999 . photograph : pierre roussel / getty images\n\u201ci don\u2019t know where i got the idea from , \u201d laughs keitel . \u201cmy father used to say : \u2018where do you come to be an actor ? no one in the family is an actor . you can\u2019t sing . you can\u2019t dance\u2019 . that\u2019s the way it was in that culture . my parents were smarter than me . they knew what it was to be poor . they knew i was heading for danger .\naction opens in november of 1793 , with danton returning to paris from his country retreat upon learning that the committee for public safety , under robespierre ' s incitement , has begun a . . . see full summary \u00bb\nwe reserve the right to remove any content at any time from this community , including without limitation if it violates the community standards . we ask that you report content that you in good faith believe violates the above rules by clicking the flag link next to the offending comment or by filling out this form . new comments are only accepted for 3 days from the date of publication .\n\u201cthings happen , but the discipline of the military defined my life to a great extent , \u201d he says . \u201cit gave me something that i didn\u2019t have as a young man growing up . it gave me a sense of honour , of self - esteem , it gave me the lessons of endurance . i was able to handle much more than i thought i could handle or that i\u2019d ever be asked to handle . and a very strong sense of camaraderie . i had that sense growing up in brooklyn , but this was something deeper . \u201d\nthe travelers begin discussing the news . then , they begin arguing . some of them are convinced that without louis xvi france would be a stronger state . tom paine argues that it is time that the people of france took what rightfully belongs to them . countess sophie de la borde , however , is unsure . louis xvi is france . without him , there would be no state ; the barbarians would take over . restif de la bretonne thinks that change could be good , as long as no one gets hurt . virginia capacelli needs more time to think about what is happening - after the change , would people still go to the opera ? casanova could not care less . he has had a great life . once he even dined with louis xvi . all that he wants now is peace and quiet .\nthis was the situation when the monarch decided to flee the city to go abroad . a plot was hatched and louis and marie - antoinette with family and retainers left paris secretly heading northeast toward germany , where friendly french troops would escort them across the border , presumably to lead an army that would reinstate the monarch\u2019s full control over france . in fact , the trip , which began on the evening of june 21 , ended with their arrest by local officials at varennes , near the frontier .\neven though the italian audio track is marked on the disc as\nversion originale\n, i really believe that it is up to you to decide which audio track you would want to see the film with , because the overwhelming majority of the actors in it actually speak french , not italian . i believe that regardless of which track you select , your viewing experience would be equally pleasing .\nall sides of the day ' s issues are represented within this entourage , with the foremost ideological rift between the progressive restif and casanova , now an elderly gentleman who declares : ' ' i miss the sweeter times of yore , when all was harmony and light . ' ' however , ' ' la nuit de varennes ' ' is not a film about conflict , and it has no villains . it approaches the forces at work in the revolution even - handedly - with compassion for the peasants whose uprising is about to begin , and also with regret about the violent change that is on its way . mr . scola sees change as something that is forever necessary and forever incomplete , which means that only one or two characters in the film regard the imminent revolution with any overriding idealism . idealism in this film is very much a young man ' s attitude , and most of the characters are old enough to have a broader , more tolerant world view .\nnorman hampson outlines the financial case against danton , along with a level - headed discussion of the possibility that he was a \u2018double - agent\u2019 in chapter 4 of his political biography , danton ( oxford : basil blackwell , 1978 ) .\nduring a scene in a bordello , sketched by mr . scola with an earthy humor that figures throughout the film , restif learns from a maid at the royal palace that the king may be attempting to escape from paris . he follows along and soon becomes part of a group of travelers that includes one of the queen ' s ladies - in - waiting ( hanna schygulla ) , the wealthy industrialist de wendel ( daniel gelin ) , an italian opera singer ( laura betti ) , a wealthy widow ( andrea ferreol ) , a prissy hairdresser ( jean - claude brialy ) and others . also eventually in the group , last but hardly least , are casanova ( marcello mastroianni ) and thomas paine ( harvey keitel ) .\nwhen louis xvi summoned the etats - generaux he unleashes a revolution that would change his country and cost his life . this is the story of one of the crucial points in the history of france , and europe , divided into two parts .\nthis talky french costume drama chronicles the adventures of king louis xvi and marie antoinette as they attempt to flee paris during the 1791 revolution . while en route to varennes , the couple encounter and have philosophical debates with a number of fascinating historical figures including thomas paine and restif de la bretonne .\nhonor\u00e9 panisse is dying , cheerfully , with friends , wife , and son at his side . he confesses to the priest in front of his friends ; he insists that the doctor be truthful . but , he cannot . . . see full summary \u00bb\nla nuit de varennes\nbegins with an intriguing notion . what if a group of travelers were journeying by coach along the exact route being taken by louis xvi in his attempt to escape from france ? what if their paths crossed ? and what if the travelers represented a who ' s who of second - rank nobility , intellectuals and notorious celebrities ? what if , indeed , they included casanova , that aging rake ; tom paine , the radical american pamphleteer ; restif de la bretonne , the first pornographer ; and a countess from the king ' s household ?\nand yet , as marisa linton has recently demonstrated , the terror was , in fact , sometimes tragically intimate . friendships mattered in the behind - closed - doors machinations of the revolutionary government , and in the procurement of government positions for trusted individuals ; they also mattered in identifying conspirators who too often met in private . it is no historical error that in wajda\u2019s evocative representation of the revolutionary tribunal , one of the first questions fouquier - tinville asks of danton\u2019s fellow defendants is whether or not they are friends . as linton writes , \u201cthe legitimate venues for the conduct of revolutionary politics were places to which all citizens might have access : the revolutionary assemblies , sections , and committees , and the clubs for which membership was open \u2013 at least in theory \u2013 to everyone who could pay the fee . \u201d [ 4 ] personal relationships that developed beyond the public gaze could render one potentially suspect .\n\u201ci don\u2019t remember it as obscurity , \u201d he nods . \u201ci don\u2019t remember it that way at all . i do know there were times i had a difficult time getting work . many difficult times . but i got through it . i made the effort . i have an 11 - year - old son . i\u2019m always telling him : make the effort and you\u2019ll always wind up in the right place . that\u2019s all anyone can ask of you . \u201d\nwith such a promising premise , director ettore scola can hardly go wrong . but he does , in a long , rambling movie that contains moments of great charm , a couple of wonderful performances , and a great deal of self - indulgent tedium . the movie takes the basic situation of john ford ' s\nstagecoach\n( and countless other movies ) and loads it with so many mannerisms , asides and nice little directorial flourishes that we finally lose patience .\nin the 1920s , the provence is a magnet for immigrants seeking work in the quarries or in agriculture . many mingle with locals and settle down permanently - like toni , an italian who has . . . see full summary \u00bb\nin the final analysis , therefore , there is something satisfying about the movie\u2019s unsatisfying causal narrative for robespierre\u2019s spiraling megalomania . i would be less likely to trust or recommend a movie that offered a fully convincing or simple causal explanation for the terror , an event that challenged the comprehension of its contemporaries as well as generations of scholars ever since . it is instead the sense of tragic bewilderment with which the movie concludes that makes it one of the best representations available of the tumultuous year ii . the closing scenes \u2013 the gruesome images of danton\u2019s head being raised to the revolutionary crowd while his blood soaks into the hay beneath the scaffold , followed by robespierre listening to a young boy\u2019s recitation of the declaration of the rights of man and citizen \u2013 make that sense of sorrowful confusion all the more poignant : what , the audience is left to wonder , can possibly link the former with the latter ? it is hard to imagine a better site for beginning , or ending , a classroom conversation about the terror , than the struggle to make sense of that tragic juxtaposition .\nmr . scola ' s direction of ' ' la nuit de varennes ' ' isn ' t overly elegant or schematic , and the film is all the fresher for that . his style is flexible without the slightest trace of gimmickry . when he sees the need for an odd lighting effect or a historical footnote , he simply tosses these things into a narrative that is otherwise simple , beautiful and straightforward . so casanova can interrupt the story to tell us , while wearing a wool bonnet and sipping soup or tea , why he wasn ' t very well known at the time the action takes place ( his fame , he confides , came with the memoir ' ' published after my death , which , as you all know , occurred in 1798 ' ' ) . and the key figure of restif can , at the end of the film , stride out of the past and into the present - which , as a representative of a work that both encapsulates and transcends history , is most assuredly where he belongs .\nthis is not bad for a man , who , by his own admission , had no real business being an actor in the first place . growing up in brooklyn , long before the gentrification of that borough : his parents were jewish immigrants from romania and poland , who owned and ran a luncheonette . his father supplemented the family income by working as a milliner .\nfilm lore and folk tales have it that keitel\u2019s departure from the fraught set of apocalypse now \u2013 his military experience simply didn\u2019t tally with francis ford coppola\u2019s version of captain willard \u2013 led to years in the wilderness . even keitel\u2019s wikipedia entry uses the phrase \u201cdrifted into obscurity through most of the 1980s\u201d .\nthe historical characters speak in the voices that might be expected of them ( casanova : ' ' on his throne or not , no king ever made me miss a meal ' ' ) , but they ' re never in any danger of becoming puppets . the screenplay , by mr . scola and the late sergio amideo , never overstates the historical importance of any one event or individual . and so it accomplishes the small miracle of letting these figures exist , in equal measure , as characters within this story and as archetypes or legends . the small talk here is never small ( the industrialist , telling a fellow voyager about the day he saw a worker fold his arms and refuse to do his job , calls this ' ' the most terrifying sight i ever saw ' ' ) . but it is wonderfully casual at some times , quietly resonant at others , and always exquisitely delivered . if ' ' la nuit de varennes ' ' offered nothing more than the ensemble acting on display , it would be major and memorable on that basis alone .\nthere are no normal opening credits , director sacha guitry introduces everyone in the film .\nwe really enjoyed this . barrault and mastroianni are terrific actors - - did an outstanding job . the philosophical questions raised are still worth considering today , as the movie implies , and yet they are raised in an interesting and indirect way , so the viewer doesn ' t feel bludgeoned or lectured at . i was interested to discover that the flight to varennes was in fact historical , though i could not discover whether restif de bretonnes ( barrault ' s character ) was actually at the event and commented on first - hand knowledge . he did write extensively about life and events of the time . the interchange of ideas seemed natural , despite the apparent absurdity of finding all of them in the same coach at the same time . sort of like those\nif you could invite 5 historical figures to dinner at the same time\nideas . very much worth seeing .\nthe films of italian director ettore scola are practically impossible to see in north america . they are often screened at cannes , berlin and venice , but , for whatever reason , north american distributors have shown little interest in promoting them . i find this so sad . scola truly is one of the last great living italian directors from that special generation of filmmakers who transformed italian cinema during the 50s , 60s and 70s .\nthe acting is excellent . mastroianni ' s casanova is arguably one of the best ever . in\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\n\u201cit\u2019s like we knew each other for a lifetime . \u201d harvey keitel with michael caine in youth\nthe french dts - hd master audio 2 . 0 track sounds very good . the dialog is crisp , clean and exceptionally easy to follow . armando trovajoli ' s wonderful baroque score also sounds lovely ; i particularly enjoyed the long bassoon solos that are heard while the main characters in the film travel through the french countryside . for the record , i did not detect any disturbing pops , cracks , or hissing to report in this review .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nlet\u2019s talk about women ( se permettete parliamo di donne , 1964 ) , his first film as director , was a series of sketches ( a form fashionable in italy at the time ) featuring the versatile gassman in nine different roles . in jealousy italian style , aka the pizza triangle ( dramma della gelosia , 1970 ) , mastroianni , as a young communist bricklayer , leaves his wife for monica vitti . all is bliss until she falls for his waiter friend , played by giancarlo giannini . in this contribution to that italian genre which uses dark , melodramatic plots to create comedy , scola manages to achieve delightful moments of political and social satire .\nas the previous analysis indicates , gender plays a large role in establishing the moral worth of the characters and the groups they represent . almost without exception , the old regime appears to produce effeminate males ; the revolution their opposite . interestingly , all the intellectuals , except casanova who cuts across social lines , are seen as normative in their masculinity , directly or indirectly . r\u00e9tif de la bretonne is first introduced as the chronicler of over 400 sexual encounters with women . although his behavior also challenges bourgeois ideals of domesticity embraced by the revolution , r\u00e9tif is so charming that the tawdry side is largely subsumed . it would seem that the filmmaker , like the revolutionaries , signals his preference for domesticated and restrained sexual behavior .\nfor all the lush visuals , the film\u2019s best scenes are the buddy exchanges between caine and keitel . \u201cit\u2019s funny . i\u2019ve never worked with michael before . but as michael keeps saying : it\u2019s like we knew each other for a lifetime . we never even met before the movie . the only way i can account for it seeming like an old friendship is that we\u2019re two of only a few actors who have served in the military : michael in the british army and me in the marines . so we had a language , a common tongue between us . \u201d\nthe time is the french revolution , and the occasion is the flight of the royal family from paris to the small town of varennes , where they will be captured and sent back to their deaths . but the feeling is utterly modern , or perhaps it ' s timeless . the key issues of the film are the issues of any era . and the humor and generosity with which mr . scola presents them are correspondingly enduring .\nsophia loren and marcello mastroianni in a special day , 1977 , directed by ettore scola . photograph : alamy\nraises his fist in the air as he walks toward me : \u201c\u00e9irinn go br\u00e1ch , \u201d he cries .\nwhen the film turns to the upper middle classes , it is likewise uncharitable . here , in the guise of a judge , industrialist , and widow of a wine grower , rich commoners come across as narrow and selfish . interestingly , the judge \u2013 an official of the old regime \u2013 is treated more harshly than the owner of ironworks , perhaps showing greater approval of capitalism . but it is the widow who receives the most negative treatment . enamored with casanova , she propositions him , but he graciously turns her down , invoking his decreptitude . but she soon discovers that he can still be amorous as she catches him in an embrace . although the viewer later learns that she was mistaken , the widow feels humiliated . neither this film nor the revolution offer her a meaningful role , but , then , the bourgeois men shuffle out of the movie in a similarly unremarkable way .\nla nuit de varennes , directed by ettore scola ; screenplay ( french with english subtitles ) by sergio amidei and mr . scola ; director of photography , armando nannuzzi ; edited by raimondo crociani ; music by armando trovajoli ; produced by renzo rossellini for opera film ( rome ) and gaumont - fr3 ( paris ) ; released by triumph films , a columbia / gau - mont company . running time : 133 minutes . this film is rated r .\n: this is a region - free blu - ray disc . therefore , you will be able to play it on your ps3 or sa regardless of your geographical location . please note that there is no pal or 1080 / 50i content preceding the disc ' s main menu ) .\na group of men go to a villa in the french countryside where they resolve to eat themselves to death .\nyou should receive instructions for resetting your password . when you have reset your password , you can sign in .\nwe should not be surprised that the man knows his audience . a pleaser of crowds for some five decades , the 76 - year - old first came into prominence when american cinema was at the height of its post - classical powers . it is , in fact , difficult to imagine the medium without him : would anyone else have sufficed in , say , martin scorsese\u2019s mean streets ? or jane campion\u2019s the piano ? or quentin tarantino\u2019s pulp fiction ? or abel ferrara\u2019s bad lieutenant ? or ridley scott\u2019s thelma & louise ?\nfour generations of a family live crowded together in a cardboard shantytown shack in the squalor of inner - city rome . they plan to murder each other with poisoned dinners , arson , etc . the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe account details entered are not currently associated with an irish times subscription . please subscribe to sign in to comment .\ni tested only a couple of scenes with the italian dts - hd master audio 2 . 0 track and thought that technically it was on par with the french dts - hd master audio 2 . 0 track . as far as i am concerned , gaumont ' s did a terrific job with both of them .\ntwo neighbors , a persecuted journalist and a resigned housewife , meet during hitler ' s visit to italy in may 1938 .\n- the original french theatrical trailer for the film . in french , not subtitled . ( 4 min , 1080p ) .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\nin contrast , a special day ( una giornata particolare , 1977 ) told of two lonely residents of a seedy apartment building who are drawn together on the day in 1938 when the populace in the streets is cheering hitler\u2019s visit to mussolini in rome . most of the appeal of this oscar - nominated downbeat drama is the casting against type of sophia loren as a frumpish housewife , and mastroianni as a depressed gay man . the film stresses how repression can be a common bond between two very different people .\n- an exclusive interview with director ettore scola . in italian , with optional french subtitles . ( 32 min , pal ) .\nto complete the previous comment ( which i agree ) , i will add that michel simon ' s ( clever ) machiavelism is to visit the lawyer prior the killing of his wife ( pretending he already did it ) , in order to know how to commit the\nperfect\nmurder without being sentenced as much as possible ; smart ! maybe sacha guitry ' s most cynical movie about marriage . the famous director / writer was an active womanizer and we may think that he was deceived by the female gender at this time ( close to his death ) and wished some revenge through this film ( his young last wife - lana marconi - was supposedly interested in his money only and eventually sold his late husband ' s house in paris to speculating promoters , only a couple of years after his death ( the house was destroyed immediately to build a new building of no interest , whereas guitry ' s last deep wish was to open a comedian ' s museum to exhibit his rarest manuscripts , costumes , theater memorabilia , etc . ) . what a pity !\nfinally , in his emphasis on the personal relationships and private motivations driving the terror , wajda echoes the opinion of some of the victims themselves . in a letter written from prison to his wife , camille desmoulins stated : \u201ci do not conceal from myself that i die victimized for a few pleasantries and for my friendship with danton . \u201d [ 9 ] desmoulins attempted to make sense of what seemed nonsensical \u2013 his death at the hands of his friend robespierre and his indictment for betraying the republic he had served devotedly \u2013 by tracing it to personal , rather than political , motives . in wajda\u2019s film , we see the same process at work . the personal is political , and the only way to make sense of robespierre\u2019s turn against his fellow revolutionaries and , in the case of desmoulins , dear friends , is to stage a confrontation between two powerful but incompatible personalities .\nscola , whose parents were actors , was born in trevico in the southern province of campania . he studied law in rome , but was more interested in drawing satirical cartoons . after dropping out of university , he joined the humorous magazine marc\u2019 aurelio as a cartoonist , and there he got to know fellini , who was on the editorial board . this connection helped scola enter the film business as a writer of dozens of screenplays for broad italian comedies from 1952 to 1964 . scola\u2019s best scripts were for dino risi , whose comic style he assimilated as director .\nas a result , within the film\u2019s narrative , there is something inexplicable about robespierre\u2019s sudden spiral into dictatorial ambitions in the wake of the fateful dinner with danton . robespierre voices reservations throughout the film about the direction which the revolution is taking ; he speaks with saint - just of his desire to end the carnage of the terror , defends both danton and desmoulins against their detractors early in the film , and speaks with ominous regret after danton\u2019s execution . but it is only after the t\u00eate \u00e0 t\u00eate in danton\u2019s private chambers that his doubts give way to decisive action . it is after the dinner that his fellow committee of public safety members accuse robespierre of acting like a monarch ; later , he circumvents the law to ensure a sympathetic jury at danton\u2019s trial . it is as if danton\u2019s fate is sealed by his overindulgences and his ad hominem attacks on robespierre\u2019s asceticism , and not political necessity or even ideology . this causal mechanism is , perhaps fittingly and intentionally , dissatisfying : surely , the viewer thinks , danton is not sent to his death for petty personal grievances ; surely robespierre does not abandon law and justice out of spite and disgust .\nin the 1860s , giorgio ( giraudeau ) , a young italian soldier , is sent to a remote post , far away from his lover , clara ( antonelli ) . he is lodged in the house of the colonel ( girotti ) . he . . . see full summary \u00bb\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\nafter the triumph of the sensitive we all loved each other so much , whose theme , expressed by one of the characters was \u201cwe thought we\u2019d change the world , instead the world has changed us\u201d , scola entered the realm of grotesque comedy with down and dirty aka ugly , dirty and mean ( brutti , sporchi e cattivi , 1976 ) . it focuses on a large family , headed by the ageing one - eyed giacinto ( manfredi ) , living in squalor in one rat - infested room in a shanty town on the outskirts of rome . scola treats his poverty - stricken characters far less kindly than the directors of the italian neo - realist movement , who saw the poor as innocent victims of a brutal system . no less critical of a system that breeds poverty , scola shows its degrading effects in graphic , scatological detail , yet keeping an ironic distance . \u201cgrotesque humour is a noble and tragic way of representing contemporary problems , \u201d scola claimed .\npresented in its original aspect ratio of 1 . 66 : 1 , encoded with mpeg - 4 avc and granted a 1080p transfer , ettore scola ' s\nthrough a series of circumstances and plot twists an enterprising man manages to get away with murdering his wife , even though he cheerfully admits his guilt in court .\nplease choose a screen name . this name will appear beside any comments you post . your screen name should follow the standards set out in our community standards .\nfeaturing such notables as tom paine ( keitel ) , the ageing casanova ( mastroianni ) , the randy writer restif de la bretonne ( barrault ) , and an austrian countess ( schygulla ) , this is a picaresque story of the coach and party that followed hard on the one which tried to transport louis xvi and marie antoinette to safety in 1791 . thus is history viewed not through the eyes of its main participants , but through the appetites , passions and prejudices of its commentators and bit players . the result is like tom jones crossed with stagecoach , with the addition of sergio amidei and scola ' s wise and witty dialogue , some sumptuous painterly landscapes , and a subtle feeling for the period far removed from the clich\u00e9s of british imagining . there ' s a real sense both of history in the making and of life in the living : a warm , bravura work of lasting majesty .\nin mixing the personal and the political , and in juxtaposing the private spaces of revolutionaries\u2019 lives with the public spaces of the revolution like the convention floor , the tribunal , and the place de la r\u00e9volution ( present - day place de la concorde ) , the film has stood the test of time , both as an engaging narrative of the terror and as a classroom tool . in the 1980s , much was written on the background of polish solidarity against which this film was written and produced , and in france , criticism focused on the apparently counterrevolutionary stance of wajda , whose depiction of the revolution is framed by the looming image of the guillotine . [ 1 ] in fact , these criticisms of danton could serve as a site for thinking through the legacies of the revolution and the ways in which it has been appropriated and re - narrated by later political groups . paired with robert darnton\u2019s essay , \u201cdanton and double entendre , \u201d the film and its reception remind us of the continuing battles over the legacy of the revolution in twentieth - ( and one may suggest , twenty - first ) century france . [ 2 ]\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\nthe way mastroianni projects casanova ' s weariness , wisdom and infinite sadness is very touching . his performance deserves a footnote in film history as a variant of the casanova he might have given us in\nfellini casanova\n( 1977 ) , if fellini had not at the last moment decided to cast donald sutherland instead of mastroianni .\nrecreates the final days of louis xvi , who has secretly left paris where the revolution is already underway . the news soon reaches a stagecoach with a few fascinating travelers in it who , without knowing , are heading in the same direction louis xvi is . one of them is restif de la bretonne ( jean - louis barrault ,\n\u201cyou\u2019re from ireland , right ? so you come from a culture of poetry and literature and storytelling . those things weren\u2019t part of the culture in my neighbourhood . \u201d\nsoon , countess sophie de la borde and virginia capacelli ask casanova to tell them about his sexual escapades . all the women he has loved , what were they like - rich , poor , beautiful , not so beautiful ? were there any men in casanova ' s life ? were they good looking ? were they good in bed ?\nexpensive vines , tables filled with food , but emptiness inside . everyone has stopped developing , and fastened in their roles . hurtful , but still funny story about human development .\nhis body looks weak , but his mind is razor - sharp , and the manner in which he conquers the hearts of his companions is absolutely brilliant . ferreol ' s emotional collapse at the end is also very convincing . schygulla is terrific as the loyal but disillusioned beauty who despises the revolution . keitel also fits well in this film , though we never get to hear his real voice .\nlooks very good in 1080p . fine object detail is excellent , contrast levels pleasing , and clarity consistent throughout the entire film . the color - scheme is notably warm , favoring softer than usual but natural looking yellows , greens , blues , browns and blacks . edge - enhancement is not a serious issues of concern ; neither is macroblocking . the daylight scenes , for example , look very strong , conveying pleasing depth and clarity . the nighttime scenes , and particularly the inn scenes , where most of the conversations about louis xvi and casanova take place also look convincing . during a few selected scenes , however , i noticed some extremely mild noise corrections . there are no serious stability issues that i noticed while viewing\nat the time of its production , the movie received critical acclaim and scholars viewed it as an interesting take on the revolution ; it still deserves praise , and remains an excellent vehicle ( pun intended ) to study the revolution . director ettore scola meticulously recreates the material aspects of life allowing students to picture living conditions . furthermore , the discussion and interplay among the travelers and their surroundings provide sophisticated insights into different views of the revolution . in a nutshell , the most important facet of the film from a pedagogical perspective is the debate over the revolution among the travelers . yet this will serve more to reinforce what most instructors might do in class . the film suffers from overly confining certain viewpoints to a class or a particular profession . despite this flaw , la nuit does propose an interpretation of class distinctions that will stimulate all types of viewers . even if one disagrees with its snapshots , they are subtle , interesting , and stimulating .\nconvincing de niro it was keitel who convinced robert de niro , a fellow - student training under stella adler , lee strasberg and the hb studio , to take the role of johnny boy in mean streets .\nle bal ( 1984 ) , which gained another oscar nomination , followed events in france from 1936 to the present day as reflected inside a ballroom by the changing music and the characters who frequented the place over the years . behind the decor and the caricature performances , one senses the pain of real events , underlined by the music . films speak in many ways : le bal manages to say a lot without a single line of dialogue .\nin the eighteenth century , the\ntraveling company of scenic arts\ncomposed of tyrant , lady leonarde , serafina , isabella , leandre , zerbina , matamore and pulcinella gets lost while traveling . . . see full summary \u00bb\nstill , the film has moments of great charm . many of them belong to marcello mastroianni , in a wonderful performance as casanova . he has been everywhere and done everything , and as a result is very tired . he is also vain , powdering his nose , adjusting his wig , keeping up appearances . but he is just too satiated by past excesses to take an interest in future ones , and he fends off the women attracted by his reputation .\nyou will get a notification at the top of the site as soon as the current price equals or falls below your price . you can also optionally receive an email notification ( sent only once ) , this is specified in your\n\u201cbut i kept going . i was driven by youth and ignorance . and i got lucky . luck counts in acting . it\u2019s a big , big factor . once my career took off , it had its ups and downs . like most people . except , in acting , most people don\u2019t have a career . i\u2019m lucky . i\u2019m not crying about anything . i took on the ups and downs . they took me on . sometimes they won . sometimes i won . \u201d\nbesides recounting the revolution from the perspective of its contemporaries , the movie also treats the time period as disturbing . rapid scene changes render the film sometimes disjointed but also convey the discomfort of the characters . numerous scenes are shot with dust flying everywhere . such conditions so annoy the hairdresser that he veils his face . but the use of dust can also reinforce the social message of the film . at one point casanova attempts to overtake the stagecoach with his own carriage . as it does so , the italian proclaims , \u201clet them eat our dust . \u201d the public stagecoach cannot compete with the private ( though very cramped ) conveyance which carries the aristocratic casanova . yet the very next day , casanova\u2019s vehicle breaks down as a wheel gives way , probably as the occupant notes , as a result of the race . even the noble conveyance has , in fact , failed .\n. i also did not detect any disturbing scratches , cuts , splices , or warps . all in all , this is a very strong presentation of an excellent film , which has been extremely difficult to locate and see during the years . (\ngianni , nicola and antonio become close friends in 1944 while fighting the nazis . after the end of the war , full of illusions , they settle down . the movie is a the story of the life of . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntypical was scola\u2019s first international success , we all loved each other so much ( c\u2019eravamo tanto amati , 1975 ) , in which three men from different backgrounds have been bound by their friendship for 30 years since they met as partisans in the second world war . the lives of antonio ( manfredi ) , a good - natured , politically active proletarian ; gianni ( gassman ) , a bourgeois opportunist , and nicola ( stefano flores ) , a radical intellectual film buff , are paralleled by the events and the history of italian cinema over the years . in this moving and amusing humanistic study of friendship , there are extracts from films by michelangelo antonioni , roberto rossellini , luchino visconti , federico fellini and vittorio de sica ( to whom the film is dedicated ) .\nthe 50 year story of a ballroom in france , from the 1920s . the people who go there is always the same , even the musicians . you can see all kind of people dancing all the fashion dances ( . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe intellectuals and artists receive the most favorable treatment : casanova in his role as a writer and observer , an italian opera singer on her way to an engagement , tom paine ( played by american harvey keitel ) and the famous r\u00e9tif de la bretonne who is la nuit \u2019s covert hero ( jean - louis barrault ) . these characters are shown to advantage by the script and camera lens . their words offer the justification for the revolution . paine is the one person in the film who is associated completely with the revolution and who receives an overall positive treatment . though revolutionary , he is thoughtful and embraces the notion of dissent . and perhaps in the most beautiful scene of the movie , casanova and the opera singer display their virtue by singing a snippet from le mariage de figaro .\nanother oscar - nominated film , the family ( la famiglia , 1987 ) , was a portrait of a bourgeois italian family seen through the eyes of an old retired professor , over a period of 80 years , all the action of which takes place in the same apartment .\nalthough the national assembly was persuaded to treat the flight as a kidnapping and louis kept his crown , tensions increased . only three weeks later , partly in response to this flight , parisian radicals petitioned for the end of monarchy . at a signing ceremony on the champs de mars , a military parade ground ( now part of the area around the eiffel tower ) , suspicion led to violence . the authorities invoked martial law . the national guard fired on the crowd , resulting in many casualties . such events rendered the creation of a stable , moderate regime impossible .\nrelies on an exceptionally strong script where humor and politics are mixed to perfection . substantial portions of the film are comprised of long conversations where a variety of social and political themes are addressed . some of the events seen in the film are fictional ; other , however , are factual .\nwhat scola apparently wants to do here is create a small , temporary community of many different lifestyles of the 18th century . he gives us an american revolutionary , a suddenly obsolete countess , a few servants , and a couple of the hugh hefners of their day , and shows the ways in which they advance themselves and defend their positions against the upheaval of the french revolution . as an idea , this is just fine , but as a film it grows tedious , especially since everybody in scola ' s 18th century seems to pose , meditate and strike an attitude before saying anything .\nis a period film , but the majority of the observations its main characters produce have a strong contemporary flavor ( you would be surprised to see how the film ends ) . there are also a variety of different predictions in it about the future of europe , some of which have already materialized .\ntwo years into the french revolution , as the first constitution was nearing completion , the royal couple grew restive . detained , more or less under house arrest , louis and marie - antoinette were becoming especially alarmed by the way the civil constitution of the clergy was transforming the church . and , of course , living in paris , they were never far from the populace which , while it had demonstrated some loyalty , had also revealed its potential for anger and violence . in this circumstance , the king played a double game , treating with the revolutionary government while negotiating with foreign powers for support and even armed intervention .\nas interesting as are the class vignettes , few historians would embrace them as accurate . the 1980s sexism and homophobia seem especially dated . but these images , it seems to me , capture quite accurately the actual point of view of moderate revolutionaries who prevailed in the assembly until 1791 and even of many jacobins later on ."]}
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", "topic": 18}], "title": "paarthale paravasam", "paragraphs": ["paarthale paravasam ( 2001 ) - ar . rahman - listen to paarthale paravasam songs / music online - musicindiaonline\n\u200epaarthale paravasam ( 2001 ) directed by k . balachander \u2022 film + cast \u2022 letterboxd\nfree listen download high quality original cd - rip 320kbps paarthale paravasam songs music by a . r . rahman\npaarthale paravasam ( 2001 ) tamil movie cd - rip 320kbps mp3 songs music by a . r . rahman - starmusiq . com\npaarthale paravasam - manma . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\npaarthale paravasam / title song , featuring madhavan , simran and sneha on mango music tamil . music by ar rahman , directed by k balachander from paa\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\nurltoken - paarthalae paravasam review . madhavan , simran , vivek , sneha , manivannan\nmadhava ' s old girlfriend . . . aka paravasam - india : telugu title : dubbed version\ninterestingly , the 100th film of k . balachander happens to be the first film for samuthirakani in the big screen . yes , paarthale paravasam featured samuthirakani in a brief role as a patient in a hospital .\npaarthale paravasam is a 2001 tamil action - romance film , directed by k . balachander and produced by kavithalayaa productions . this film stars madhavan , simran , lawrence raghavendra , sneha , vivek in the lead role . the films soundtrack and background score were composed by a . r . rahman with lyrics by vaali , vairamuthu , na . muthukumar .\nsneha was touted as a strong contender for the top slot after she got noticed in films such as\npunnagai desam\nand\npammal k sambandam\n. but lady luck did not favour her , as films such as\npaarthale paravasam\n, ` yeh nee romba azhaga irrukey\nand\nking\ndid not do too well at the box - office .\nlisten to the hit song love check sung by sri ram and sivamani from the super hit film paarthale paravasam . cast : madhavan , simran , sneha music : ar rahman lyrics : vaalee director : k balachander producer : pushpa kandaswamy release : november 14 , 2001 for more updates : subscribe to us on : urltoken follow us on : urltoken like us on : urltoken\nparthale paravasam starring by madhavan and simran . madhava ( madhavan ) is a doctor but a single appearance as hero in a film has also made him the heartthrob . . .\nplot of paarthale paravasam madhava ( madhavan ) is a doctor , and a single appearance as hero in a film has made him the heartthrob of thousands of girls . he marries simi ( simran ) , but a revelation about his past separates them and takes them as far as divorce . they remain friends though , even going so far as to fix up each others second marriages .\nlisten to ar rahman ' s hit melody song adhisaya thirumanam sung by kalyani menon , sujatha , sriram narayan and sriram parthasarathy from the super hit film paarthale paravasam . cast : madhavan , simran , sneha music : ar rahman lyrics : vaalee director : k balachander producer : pushpa kandaswamy release : november 14 , 2001 for more updates : subscribe to us on : urltoken follow us on : urltoken like us on : urltoken\nthis page hosts a weekly slideshow related to tamil movies . each slide includes a picture and some description about that picture . all the slides will have a recurring theme . people looking for actress stills , actress images , actor stills , actor images , movie stills , movie images , and other interesting topics , relevant issues in tamil cinema will find this page useful . samuthirakani - paarthale paravasam | 10 cameos that might take you by surprise .\nwatch tamil superhit song - idhu manmadha maasam from the blockbuster movie , paarthale paravasam . starring : madhavan , simran , lawrence raghavendra , sneha , vivek , vaali . singers : palghat sriram . music : a . r . rahman . director : k . balachander . to watch more videos , click urltoken subscribe now for more updates urltoken join & like our facebook rajshritamil fan page urltoken join us on google + urltoken follow us on twitter urltoken\nwatch tamil superhit love song - moondru yezhuthu from the blockbuster movie , paarthale paravasam . starring : madhavan , simran , lawrence raghavendra , sneha , vivek , vaali . singers : harini , karthik . music : a . r . rahman . director : k . balachander . to watch more videos , click urltoken subscribe now for more updates urltoken join & like our facebook rajshritamil fan page urltoken join us on google + urltoken follow us on twitter urltoken\nmaddy is known to consider kamal haasan as his mentor and has appeared alongside him in \u2018nala damayanthi\u2019 , \u2018anbe sivam\u2019 , \u2018paarthale paravasam\u2019 and \u2018manmadhan ambu\u2019 . many times he has asserted that he will work with the ulaganayagan any time he calls him . however in a recent interview a scribe posed the question whether maddy would take part in the television reality show bigg boss hosted by kamal in tamil to which his prompt reply was the show is not his cup of tea and he is not interested in participating .\nkamal has said ' yes ' to act in balachander ' s film , ' paarththaale paravasam ' as the director himself had gone in person to request him to do so . he is going to don a comedy - role which would be an added advantage to the picture which is a highlight as balachander ' s one - hundredth movie .\n' parthale paravasam ' is slated for a deepavali release . balachander is one director who has kept up with the changing times and trends in the industry , and despite being around for decades , never fails to throw a surprise . not surprising then if this film is one of the most anticipated ones among the releases being readied for the festival .\nthe shooting of ' parthale paravasam ' is almost over . a much anticipated film , it being the 100th film of ace director k . balachander and comes after a long gap after his ' kalki ' . the film has madhavan - simran - sneha in the lead and the supporting cast has vivek , manivannan , lyricist vaali , damu , charlie , nizhalgal ravi , seema , radhika choudhary , and dance master raghavendra lawrence .\nlisten to the romantic hit song nee thaan en desiya geetham sung by ks chithra and balram from the super hit film paarthale paravasam . cast : madhavan , simran music : ar rahman lyrics : vaalee director : k balachander producer : pushpa kandaswamy release : november 14 , 2001 for more updates : subscribe to us on : urltoken follow us on : urltoken like us on : urltoken follow us on : urltoken visit our website : urltoken lyrics - nee thaan en desiya geetham ranjana ranjana . . ranjana ranjana . . nee thaan en desiya geetham ranjana ranjana . . ranjana ranjana . . en orae paadalae . . uyir kaathalae . . en mariyaathaikku uriyavalae . . manathirkku iniyavalae . . kaalaiyum neeyae . . maalaiyum neeyae . . kanavilum neeyae . . kanavilum neeyae . . nee thaan en desiya geetham ranjana ranjana . . ranjana ranjana . . en piravaa mazhalaigalai un vizhiyil paarkiraen en piravaa mazhalaigalai vizhiyil paarkiraen . . naan ezhuthaa kavithaigalai mozhiyil kaetkiraen . . un mozhiyil kaetkiraen . . naan vaendiya varangalai varavil paarkiraen . . un varavil paarkkiraen en vidiyaa iravugalai . . en vidiyaa iravugalai . . un uravil paarkiraen . . un uravil paarkiraen . . kaathalae jayam . . kaathalae jayam . . kaanbathunmayam en mariyaathaikku uriyavalae . . manathirkku iniyavalae . . nee thaan \u00e8n desiya geetham ranjana ranjana . . \u00e8n orae paadalae . . udalaal varum \u0161ugathai othara paarkiraen . . verum udalaal varum \u0161ugathai , othara paarkiraen . . naam iranthum iravaanilai \u00e8thirpaarkiraen . . \u00e8thirpaarkiraen . . \u00e8llaam \u00e8zhuthukkum uyir th\u00f8dakkam . . uyir th\u00f8dakkam . . \u00e8n \u00e8llaa unarvukkum . . \u00e8n \u00e8llaa unarvukkum nee th\u00f8dakkam . . nee th\u00f8dakkam . . kaathalae jayam . . kaathalae jayam . . athu kadavulin gunam . . \u00e8n mariyaathaikku uriyavalae manathirkku iniyavalae . . kaalaiyum neeyae . . maalaiyum neeyae . . kanavilum neeyae . . kanavilum neeyae . . nee thaan \u00e8n desiya geetham . . un orae paadalae . . uyir kaathalae . . \u00e8n mariyaathaikku uriyavane . . intha mannilum periyavane . . kaalaiyum neeyae . . maalaiyum neeyae . . kanavilum neeyae . . nanavilum neeyae . . nee thaan \u00e8n desiya geetham ranjana ranjana . . ranjana ranjana . .\nmy story review : can an awfully melodramatic story line be rescued if shot in some exotic locations . . .\ndirector karunakaran , who has made some fine romantic dramas in the past like toli prema , \u2018darling . . .\nmr chandramouli review : if you are looking for time pass entertainment then the film is a one - time wa . . .\n[ uk ] , july 10 ( ani ) : prince louis , the third child . . .\n[ usa ] july 09 ( ani ) : comic book creator stan lee h . . .\n[ usa ] july 09 ( ani ) : weeks before hollywood rapper . . .\nwould you like to make this site your homepage ? it ' s fast and easy . . .\nnews was around sometime back that vijay would be starring in the new film of a . v . m productions . further details about the film were kept in the dark . now things have come to light .\nsuresh krishna , who is directing the film did not narrate the film ' s story to vijay . instead , he gave him a video cassette of the film and told him that they have planned to remake the film . vijay presumed that it would be an english film and elated to act in its remake .\nwhen he pressed the ' play ' button of the video player with high spirits he was in for a disappointment as the film was not an english film , but actually an m . g . r starrer , ' mattukara velan ' !\nvijay has a dual role to play in the proposed film because there are two m . g . rs in the original film . one m . g . r hails from a village and the other belongs to a town . so we would be seeing a rustic vijay as well as a sophisticated vijay in the film to be remade .\nvijay is not fully satisfied with the old film to be remade now . yet , he has agreed to act in the remake film reposing his confidence with the two titans , a . v . m and suresh krishna .\nlets hope that the film to take shape would not earn a black spot as ' bhadri ' has done .\nk . balachander , wanted to give a facelift to his one hundredth film , so he approached kamalhasan and asked him to act in a guest role in that film .\nbut kamal and balachander are not the best of friends . they have not seen ' eye to eye ' in several matters for quite a few years . the director has failed to turn up for the inauguration of the shoots for kamal ' s dream picture , ' marudanaayagam ! kamal is not happy over that .\nbut the differences have sunk now . the titans are joining hands once again to offer a feast for the eyes of the moviegoers .\nin the mean time , many attempts are being made to feature rajinikanth also in the cast list for this film .\nsuvalakshmi who has studied law had donned respectable characters alone right from her debut film ' aasai ' to this date . unable to hold herself in the glamour - based celluloid world she planned to jump over to the position of a director . but it was not to be . she could not surmount the stumbling blocks placed on her path . her directional dreams were not be realized . now she has turned her eyes to the small screen . soon she would be vying for honors with television actresses like banupriya , radhika and monika .\npresently , she is playing the main character in the t . v serial , ' soolam ' . she is not giving importance to roles shedding tears , but she has decided to give priority to roles having scope for majestic and confident traits .\nsuva ! ensure your position and carve a niche for yourself in these roles at least .\nwith the release of the audio cassette of ' star ' , the tamil film world expects that the masses would become crazy for the songs because the music has been scored by a . r . rahman .\ntoday the songs of ' citizen ' have swayed over the psyche of the covers of film music , so to say . the song , ' i like you ' has captivated the attention of many like ' vasegara ' . today , ' i like you ' is here , there and everywhere from the famous t . v channel ' s to the tea - shops in the street corners .\nbut it has been copied from the ' i feel lonely ' of the famous english music director shasha . eventhough deva is a master at copying tunes , none can beat him at making the songs a super - hit .\nwhen you have ramba in the cast list of a film , the producers can rest assured of the triumph of glamour in their film . her thighs alone can do the trick . she easily scores as a glamour queen .\n' maams ' , the film in which she is acting alongside prabhu was about to be kept in abeyance because of financial stringency . but ramba has stepped in to resource the film by dragging out the mire of pecuniary hardship . she has given the clarion call :\nwait , wait . do not panic . hereafter , i shall take care of the film !\nthe alarm is over now .\nwhat has made ramba turn into a producer ? why this sudden desire ? maybe , she is following the foots steps of jyothika , ramya krishnan and meena . when all these established actresses themselves are making their own films , will ramba who is standing on the edge of the cine field lag behind ? is it a quest of survival . . . or is it a comeback bid ?\nfailure is not new to t . rajendar . push him into the deep sea and he will emerge safe soon out of the shallow waters , unhurt .\nhe released his film ' sonnaldhan kadhala ' immediately after his failure in the polls . the film cannot be termed a super hit . but the statistics of the commercial circles say that it is one of his successful films . no doubt , the profit is there .\nt . r has been grooming his son silambarasan from his childhood days , by training him to blossom into a full - fledged hero in due course . the two dance numbers rendered by silambarasan in ' sonnaldhan kadhala ' have received rave reviews from all the film - goers . the son has brought laurels to his father . he has made him proud . silambarasan has arrived for certain . t . rajendhar has decided to introduce his son as the hero in his next film , ' kadhal azhivathillai ' .\nhe is on the look out for the right pair for his son . his table is now replete with the photographs of many models of mumbai .\nshortly , you can see shakeela of south india ( ! ) on either b . b . c or star t . v ( ! ! )\nan entertainment company , ' xy t . v ' of england is going to make a documentary film with the title ,\nin the subject of the films which have degenerated the virtues of indian society\n, they are going to show the clippings of shakeela as proof of the the degeneration of the society . for this , xy t . v is gathering the details about shakeela through a team of investigators . after finishing with its through research ' xy t . v ' would be selling the clippings to b . b . c or star t . v .\nby the quirk of fate , despite all this fame , shakeela could not ensure a firm place for her in tamil films . what attraction mumtaj has , more than shakeela , one wonders ! !\nthose who are in the race for the title are shyam of ' 12b ' , srikanth of ' rojakoottam ' and richard of ' kadhal virus ' .\nas srikanth is sharing the screen with bhoomika , richard is featured alongside sridevi vijayakumar and shyam with simran and jyothika .\nshyam is a lucky lad . he has hit a jackpot in his very first film . the director is very famous . nothing is to be said about the heroines ( simran , jyothika ) . the subject is about the youth . the talk of kodambakkam today is that shyam would be the ' snehithan ' and ' vaseegara ' in the near future for our womenfolk .\nmadhavan has become the favorite actor of manirathnam ( formerly it was arvind samy ! ) . he has now been booked to act in the next venture of madras talkies . the name of the film is ' pepsi ' .\nsusi ganesan of ' virumbukiren ' has been signed to direct ' pepsi ' . ' virumbukiren ' is a long drag . it is tattering for the past two years to find its way . susi ganesan is in low spirits as the film is groping in the dark . now that he is going to make a film for his alma mater he can heave a sign of relief .\ni have been pleading with people to recognize my acting skills and also i have requested them to give me ample chances to prove my mettle . now i have got the required break . until now i was branded as a glamour queen . from here onwards , i will earn titles like ' action storm ' and ' acting star ' . i can surely do so .\ndirector\nsethu\nbala is a hard worker . he will work his way to the finish and see the talk undertaken fulfilled . therefore i like him very much .\nsathyaraj is going to reel out another film like ' ennamma kannu ' . the name of the movie is ' sound party ' .\nnow murali has been booked to act in the role originally allotted to karthik in the film , ' alli thantha vaanam ' .\nit is mumtaj who is acting in more films than others in the current season ? she has a dozen films to her credit .\nin ' narasimma ' , vijayakanth would be fighting against four stunt masters instead of the usual stuntmen .\np . suseela had left the tamil film world in the lurch by announcing that she won ' t sing again . now she is going to act some scenes in the film ' manadhai thirudi vittaai ' .\nonce the ajay - malavika pair was creating a sensation by acting together . now the pair has parted . at present , they are acting separately in tamil films .\nr . b . chowdhry is going to give a new lease of life to the movie , ' kamarasu ' which was shelved some two years back .\nhe story of simran is getting curiouser and , to quote alice , curiouser .\n( costarring ajith ) . and word was out that she was tamil nadu cinema ' s new queen bee .\nthen came the buzz about her romantic liaison with ace choreographer raju sundaram . simran , while acknowledging the relationship , indicated that wedding bells were not imminent - - but the industry buzz was that she was cutting down on her assignments .\nseemingly , without tripping over the svelte star . and her assignments seem to be getting more and more high profile with every passing day .\nin this film , jeeva , in fact , pulls off a casting coup , getting tn ' s two top heroines jyotika and simran back together in one frame .\n- - the 100th directorial venture of k balachander , doyen of tamil film directors . this one , incidentally , will see her sharing screen space with , among others , her very own raju sundaram .\nthe film , incidentally , has madhavan playing the father of two kids . and , again , mani ratnam , with an eye to scoring talking points , has cast malavika , daughter of ace carnatic singer sudha raghunathan and keerthana , daughter of matinee star parthiban and his wife , the erstwhile actress sita , in the two child roles .\nit ' s simran ' s entry into the cast , though , that ' s got the industry buzzing .\nit ' s simran , though , who ' s gone and landed the project - - and for a star supposedly cutting down on her engagements , she seems to have acquired a pretty full hand .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nactress sonali bendre says she has been diagnosed with a\nhigh - grade cancer\nand she is undergoing treatment in new york . the actress on wednesday took to twitter and instagram to share the news about her health . she has thanked her family and . . .\ndebutant director anand balki ' s comedy film with santhanam , which was titled server sundaram has postponed the release date again . the movie was planned to release on july 6th and now its postponed due to unknown reason . the director apologies to . . .\nnayanthara ' s kolamaavu kokila finalized the release date of audio launch and the trailer . the production company of the film lyca productions announced the news that the audio launch and the trailer of this black comedy film will be on july 5th ( . . .\nbusiness wire indiaveteran actor manmeet singh\u2019s song , asli sardarji , celebrates the real spirit of sikhismveteran . . .\nactress sonali bendre says she has been diagnosed with a\nhigh - grade cancer\nand she is undergoing treatment in new . . .\ndebutant director anand balki ' s comedy film with santhanam , which was titled server sundaram has postponed the . . .\nnayanthara ' s kolamaavu kokila finalized the release date of audio launch and the trailer . the production company of . . .\nthe team saamy square added actress aishwarya rajesh for the role of trisha who played as the wife of aarusaamy in . . .\nlatha rajnikanth , the wife of superstar rajnikanth was pulled up by sc for non - payment of dues .\nwe do not like . . .\nhey call him the eiyarkunar sigaram - - ' peak of directors ' , in loose translation .\nlong - time viewers of tamil films would make a case that k balachander deserves this somewhat florid title .\nin his time , kb made some landmark films and also introduced to the tamil screen a host of talents including kamal hassan , rajnikanth and sridevi .\nin course of a career that has spanned one hundred offerings , earned a name for the boldness of his themes , the sharpness with which he etches his characters , and a drive for perfectionism coupled with a fiery temper , he has earned the reputation of a martinet .\ndeals with madhavan , a doctor who acts in a film and becomes a superstar , overnight .\n( played by seema ) and agrees to marry any girl of her choice .\nsimran is the chosen one , and the two get married and settle down quite happily .\ntill the fly in the ointment happens along , in the form of radhika choudhury .\nshe stops by the madhavan residence , young son in tow , en route to the airport to take a flight to london - - and lo , the truth tumbles out , that the child is actually the product of a brief liason between choudhury and madhavan , during their college days .\nchoudhury takes great pains to point out that she is the one who didn ' t want to get married , and that she is happy as a single mom - - but simran , feeling betrayed , walks out on the marriage and demands a divorce .\nthe story and more importantly , the characterisation , stumbles badly at this point .\nshe is wearing , on her way out the door , is one he had given her , she rips it off and flings that in her hubby ' s face as well .\nwhich would have been fine enough in a way . yet shortly thereafter , simran finds herself in financial trouble and accepts her by - then - ex husband ' s offer of funds .\nmeanwhile , the story moves on . to stage dancer lawrence raghavender , who likes simran . and to the nurse , sneha , who likes madhavan .\nsimran , after her initial eruption , finds all the old love returning , but for some reason never reveals it .\nsimran pushes madhavan into marrying the nurse , madhavan reciprocates by taking it on himself to get the dancer ' s parents to accept a divorcee as their daughter - in - law .\nfrom here on , the movie descends into uncontrolled chaos , against the backdrop of a double - wedding .\nit all ends with madhavan and simran being reunited , and assorted people learning assorted lessons .\nalas , by then , you get to a point where you care two hoots .\nbeing just one example of many ) . here , however , kb fails to convince .\nyou get the feeling while watching that kb , now into his 70s , is keen to prove that he can make contemporary cinema , about characters who are modern in their mindset and attitudes .\n) , his best friends would probably wish that he reverted to a more mature brand of film - making .\nwhen reviewing his ouevre , one needs to remember that kb started off as a stage director . in his early black and white movies , that influence showed . films such as\nbut for a while now , kb has been focussing on the small screen . in fact ,\nthe small screen influence shows here , with the screenplay having an episodic feel to it as opposed to the smooth narrative you expect in a feature film .\nthe small screen feel is underlined inadvertently by the fact that kb packs the cast with artistes who are regulars in his various recent serials .\nwhat a pity , considering the film has a lot of things going for it .\nbut good music , in this case , fails to give the movie legs at the box office .\nit is apparent that he has inherited the loose - limbed dancing style of prabhu deva . and some influences of his mentor show in his acting as well , as he turns in a competent performance .\nfor most of the part , madhavan looks bored . the accomplished simran on other hand contorts her face . that ' s kb for you .\nthe director for some reason likes to have his female stars make faces in close - up .\nkamal hassan , who owes his celluloid introduction to kb , steals the show in brief cameo where his gift for comedy is used to very good effect .\nstar comedian vivek ( another kb discovery ) bags a few laugh lines , but never really brings the house down .\nas an aside , while this film was on the floors , lyricist vaalee was being roped in to play a role which he did , in a small cameo .\nat the end of it all , you get the feeling that the director failed to keep control of his storyline .\nwhich is very sad , considering the director was known to be a control freak , and his trademark was a gift for intense , gripping storytelling .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\ncast : madhavan , simran , vivek , sneha , manivannan language : tamil banner : kavithalayaa director : k . balachander producer : pushpa kandasamy camera : venkatesh story : k . balachander screenplay : k . balachander dialogue : k . balachander lyrics : vairamuthu , vaali music : a . r . rahman year : 2001\nin the film madhavan and simran come as doctors . it is a love triangle with madhavan and simran ' s love messed up by the entry of sneha with whom madhavan has an affair . the film has music by a . r . rehman with lyrics by vaali and vairamuthu . cinematography is by a . venkatesh and raghunath reddy . k . balachander apart from directing the film also pens its story and screenplay , while the dialogue is written by gopu - bapu . the director ' s home production , the film is produced by his daughter pushpa kandasamy for their banner ' kavithalaya ' .\nediting is by suresh urs , artwork by maniraj , and dance choreography by brinda and lawrence . five songs were picturised recently at exotic locations . one of the songs was shot at the picturesque fort of kasargod , kannur , in kerala . simran and madhavan took part in the song sequence . while venkatesh cranked the camera , it took five days to shoot the song . yet another song ' nee thane enn desiya geetham . . . ' , was picturised on madhavan and sneha . yet another lavish set was erected to shoot a song on lawrence and simran .\ndamu appears as ' chinna annamalai ' - a take off on the superstar ' s role in annamalai , and his scenes are expected to keep the audience in splits .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nmovie revolves around a couple , their break - up after a dirty secret of one of them uncovers and its aftermath .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nthe story revolves around an unhappy groom and bride forced into a wedding . the groom backs away because he is reluctant to give up his life of wine and women in the city while the bride is . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntwo men , one young and arrogant , the other damaged - physically but not spiritually - by life , are thrown together by circumstances , and find that they are in some ways bound together by fate .\nsiva ( madhavan ) comes to madras from a small tamil nadu town to study . he instantly falls in love with elusive stranger priya ( meera jasmine ) who resists his charms quite persistently . . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe death of padaiyappa ' s father destroys his family . but his luck changes , and he is able to lead a prosperous life , until his nemesis plots to ruin his happiness once more .\na young police aspirant gets into an altercation with a corrupt cop , who then proceeds to ruin his life and career prospects .\nthree men and their accidental meeting on napier bridge will change their lives forever .\na neurotic sri lankan patient crashes his psychotherapist ' s family vacation in kodaikanal .\nhe makes several bids to obtain employment but all goes in vain due to his poor language skills and inadequate educational qualifications . all his friends settle in life , but he continues . . . see full summary \u00bb\na young girl is torn between an obsessive lover and a mild - mannered suitor .\nthis tamil remake of\n9 to 5\nhas three women working in the same office ( revathi , rohini , urvashi ) who are constantly harassed by their lecherous boss ( nasser ) . the three decide to gang up . . . see full summary \u00bb\na boy raised in a cemetery grows up with no social skills , and leads a turbulent life readjusting once he moves out of the cemetery .\nthirumalai , a mechanic , falls in love with sweta . however , her father , the owner of a tv channel , is unhappy with their relationship . he takes arasu help to create differences between the couple .\nbalachander has totally lost touch ! his movies were always contrived but atleast there was an intelligence behind it . but they have crossed all limits of believability and have become stupid and silly these days ! avoid like a plague ! p . s : simran and madhavan turn in wonderful performances that are totally lost in the idiotic script ! what a predicament it must have been for them - to act in such a stupid movie by such a well - 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q plot - interpretation . . . the points plotted in a q\u2013q plot are always non - decreasing when viewed from left to right . . . if the two distributions being compared are identical , the q\u2013q plot follows the 45\u00b0 line y = x . . . transforming the values in one of the distributions , then the q\u2013q plot follows some line , but not necessarily the line y = x . . .\nzoltan , hound of dracula ( film ) - plot . . . zoltan opens another coffin shaken loose from the crypt , this one holding the body of an innkeeper , nalder , who once owned the crypt . . . zoltan removes the stake from the innkeeper ' s chest , reanimating the innkeeper . . .\nles mis\u00e9rables - plot - volume ii \u2013 cosette . . . valjean arrives at montfermeil on christmas eve . . . he finds cosette fetching water in the woods alone and walks with her to the inn . . .\nbresenham ' s line algorithm - derivation - algorithm . . . plot ( x0 , y0 , x1 , y1 ) dx = x1 - x0 dy = y1 - y0 d = 2 * dy - dx plot ( x0 , y0 ) y = y0 for x from x0 + 1 to x1 if d > 0 y = y + 1 plot ( x , y ) d = d + ( 2 * dy - 2 * dx ) else plot ( x , y . . .\nbabington plot - mary ' s imprisonment . . . after her abdication from the throne of scotland in 1567 , she became the focus of numerous plots and intrigues to restore england to the catholic fold . . . against the queen , even if the claimant were ignorant of the plot , would be excluded from the line and executed . . . for the execution of anyone who would benefit from the death of the queen if a plot against her was discovered . . .\nin shimmering detail with such delicacy of treatment and such fine aloofness\u0097that is , reluctance to engage in any direct grappling with what , in the play or story , had actually \u0093taken place\u0094mthat his listeners often did not , in the end , know what had , to put it in another way , \u0093gone on . \u0094\n2018 copyright . all rights reserved . the sponsored listings displayed above are served automatically by a third party . neither the service provider nor the domain owner maintain any relationship with the advertisers . in case of trademark issues please contact the domain owner directly ( contact information can be found in whois ) . privacy policy\nsimi decides to get madhava married to chella ( sneha ) , a nurse at his hospital , while he tries to fix up her marriage with a dancer , azhagu ( lawrence raghavendra ) . in the end , madhavas and chellas wedding and simis and azhagus wedding are on the same date . unfortunately azhagu then marries his cousin due to his fathers greed for wealth . chellas parents find out about madhavas past and call off the wedding . in the end madhava and simi remarry . chella marries vivek , madavas colleague , who was interested in her ever since he became madhavas understudy in the hospital .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 hungama digital media entertainment pvt . ltd . all rights reserved .\nmadhava ( madhavan ) is a doctor , and a single appearance as hero in a film has made him the heartthrob of thousands of girls . he marries simi ( simran ) , but a revelation about his past separates them and takes them as far as divorce . they remain friends though , even going so far as to fix up each other ' s second marriages . simi decides to get madhava married to chella ( sneha ) , a nurse at his hospital , while he tries to fix up her marriage with a dancer , azhagu ( lawrence raghavendra ) . in the end , madhava ' s and chella ' s wedding and simi ' s and azhagu ' s wedding are on the same date . unfortunately azhagu then marries his cousin due to his father ' s greed for wealth . chella ' s parents find out about madhava ' s past and call off the wedding . in the end madhava and simi remarry . chella marries vivek , madava ' s colleague , who was interested in her ever since he became madhava ' s understudy in the hospital .\nyou are being redirected to sinemia social . are you sure you want to leave sinemia premium ?\ndr . madhav is a doctor - 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dvd rip . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\ntwo years ago . the comfort level on the sets is very high . the two gab incessantly in tamil though madhavan is nervous about his second hindi film .\nbut there ' s hardly any time to entertain the butterflies in the stomach . maddy , as he ' s more commonly known , settles down to answer\nsomething really beautiful , that much i can tell you . the script is conceptualised as a tribute to the songs of rahul dev burman . all of us have beautiful roles . i ' m paired opposite namrata shirodkar ( who replaces mahima chaudhry ) . i was amazed at how beautifully she performs before the camera . our roles are similar to the ones amitabh and jaya bachchan essayed in\nand called me . simran and i commenced shooting in january and completed the film in april . we then waited for a r rahman ' s music and the film finally hit the road on november 14 .\nwhen a film is a no - show at the bo it has to be salvaged in any way possible . i just wish my hindi debut was as strong as my tamil debut ,\n' s producer ) would do another hindi film with me . but , i don ' t want to push him into it .\nlike him , i want to be a self made man . i consider bhagnani to be the king of the selfmade clan . he ' s so successful and yet so down - to - earth .\nsounds like mani rathnam . how ' s it doing a third film with him ?\nbelieve me my role in this new mani rathnam film is to die for . i play a mature working - class man for the first time . simran is my heroine this time round again . i don ' t want to create the wrong hype by saying too much about it .\ni ' ve done two films with jyothika and two with simran . now , i desperately need a new heroine . do you have anyone in mind ? it isn ' t as though i mind working with either . they ' re both wonderful co - stars . but after bonding intensely with them over two films , it ' s hard to move on to other characters .\nthe k balachander and mani rathnam films that simran and i did , featured us in radically removed roles . they are bound to be highpoints of our careers . now , if we ' re offered anything else together it would be difficult to move ahead .\ntouch wood , it couldn ' t be better . i don ' t know how the new mani rathnam film will fare . but it ' s a dream opportunity for both simran and me .\nthe director shaad , probably wanted an entire change of mood , scenario and flavour in hindi . i think we should all give vivek oberoi a chance . i ' m not saying he ' d do better . but let ' s be fair to him .\nreally ? ! i ' m quite a duffer in these matter . though i ' m good with mani i ' m not very good with money . * laughs *\nto me , the script is the biggest fortune . i wish there were more scriptwriters writing sensible stuff .\ni think i have a long way to go before i ' m seen anywhere near the oscars .\nwas selected . if it had been any other film , it would ' ve been ridiculous . i ' m dying to do a film with aamir .\ni ' m proud of almost everything i ' ve done on the small screen . i particularly liked a one - hour telefilm for zee about a self - styled casanova who comes to terms with his waywardness when he discovers he has a son . that was one of my best works .\ntelevision has an amazing ability to reinvent itself . at one time home viewers freaked out on costume dramas like\ni might have been among the actors in my age - group . but otherwise , i think guys like satish shah , shekhar suman and farookh sheikh earned a lot more . but , the one television product i really like is manoj bajpai .\nwow ! that completes the circle . i ' ve been called the hrithik roshan of television ; the shah rukh khan of the south . now it ' s rajesh khanna . i couldn ' t have asked for more .\nthe dancing . it ' s tortuous ! i ' ve got two left feet . i was uncomfortable doing the beach song in\n. but we can ' t forget the ' b ' and ' c ' centre audiences . if we spend rs 40 million , half that amount comes in from those areas . the unfortunate thing about that beach song , which neither rathnam nor i was comfortable with , was that it brought the audiences into the theatre in droves .\ni never want to overreach . i don ' t care if people say i ' m a bad actor . i know i can manage to act well . but i don ' t ever want them to say stardom has gone to my head . that ' s why i ' m proceeding with extreme caution .\nyes , it ' s a dream come true . the dates are being worked out . and it does look like i will do the film ."]}
{"id": 117080, "summary": [{"text": "manjil virinja pookkal ( english : flowers that bloomed in the mist ) is a 1980 indian malayalam musical romantic thriller film produced by navodaya appachan , written and directed by fazil .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars mohanlal , shankar , poornima jayaram .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the original soundtrack was composed by jerry amaldev and cinematography was done by ashok kumar .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "prem kishan ( shankar ) comes to kodaikanal , where he falls in love with a girl , prabha ( poornima ) .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "but later it is revealed to kishan that prabha was already married to narendran ( mohanlal ) , a sadistic youngster .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "their relationship gets into trouble when narendran finds out about their affair .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film marked several debuts \u2014 directorial debut of fazil , onscreen debut of mohanlal who would later become one of the biggest superstars of indian cinema and poornima , shankar 's debut in malayalam cinema , and amaldev as music director .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "manjil virinja pookkal released in theatres on 25 december 1980 on christmas day .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film was shot mainly in and around kodaikanal , tamil nadu .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "made on a cost of \u20b9 7 lakh , the film grossed \u20b9 98 lakh at the box office .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it was one of the highest-grossing malayalam films of the year and was a major landmark in the career of fazil .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "manjil virinja pookkal received six kerala state film awards , including the best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "manjil virinja pookkal", "paragraphs": ["manjil virinja pookkal by s . janaki , k . j . yesudas , vani jairam on spotify\nto get instant updates about ' manjil virinja pookkal ' on your mypage . meet other similar minded people . its free !\nfilm director fazil ' s maiden film , ` manjil virinja pookkal ' , was released on a christmas day 25 years ago .\nlisten to sithara singing mizhiyoram nananjozhukum from the film manjil virinja pookkal . the popular playback singer beautifully mixes it with mohammed . . .\nwe don ' t have enough data to suggest any movies based on manjil virinja pookkal . you can help by rating movies you ' ve seen .\nmanjil virinja pookkal malayalam romantic full movie . golden movies malayalam 29 , 015 views . high quality old malayalam movie songs 1980 malayalam music download music online page 1 page 1 hridayaragam . manjil virinja pookkal malayalam movie songs download manjil virinja pookkal songs free download manjil virinja pookkal film mp3 download . abc malayalam - watch malayalam movies online , download malayalam movies , new malayalam movie free online , malayalam full movie free online , online malayalam movies , latest malayalam movie online . try different spelling : vaasthavan , vasthavam . various all songs available to download at djpunjab . com various best songs latest various new songs free djpunjab various top 20 songs various top songs .\nmanjil virinja pookkal might always be remembered mostly as the film that introduced mohanlal to malayalam cnema . more serious students of cinema would also remember it as director fazil\u2019s debut .\nbut let\u2019s finish that first story of manjil virinja pookkal . it started with lyricist bichu thirumala going for a walk in the morning in alappuzha . coming back , he told director fazil he saw a flower bloomed in the snow . in malayalam , that translates to manjil virinja poovu .\nthe past is a candle at great distance : too close to let you quit , too far to comfort you . movie : manjil virinja pookkal vocal : mrithul . . .\nunni menon sings\nmizhiyoram nananjozhukum\nfrom the movie\nmanjil virinja pookal\nonb the mementos show on rosebowl .\na renowned music composer who has composed around 300 songs in 70 malayalam films . he entered the film industry with the movie \u201cmanjil virinja pookkal\u201d and bagged the state film award for composing film scores thrice .\nno song movie music 1 paadam namukku padam yuvajanothsavam 2 pramada vanam veeendum don \\ ' t know 3 kannan tumbi poramo kakkothikkavilae appoppanthadikal 4 unarumee ganam moonam pakkam 5 manjil virinja poove parayoo manjil virinja . listen to and enjoy the evergreen hit songs from manjil virinja pookkal . cast : mohanlal , poornima jayaram , shankar , nedumudi venu music : jerry amaldev lyrici . aa nimishathinte - chandrakantham aadivaakatte padivakatte - koodevide aakash poikayil - pattuthoovala aakasha gangayude karayil - omanakuttan aakashadeepam - kshanakathu aalippazham perukkan - my dear kuttichathan aambal poove .\nwatch the evergreen melody mizhiyoram nananjozhukum sung by kj yesudas from the box office hit film manjil virinja pookal . cast : sankar , poornima . . .\nthe collaboration only confirms that 36 years after the release of his first film ' manjil virinja pookkal ' and several national and state awards later , mohanlal is looking to experiment . his choice of projects in 2016 is a clear indication .\nfilm debut : manjil virinja pookkal ( malayalam , 1980 ) , company ( bollywood , 2002 ) , chandramukhi ( tamil , 2005 ) production debut : bharatham ( malayalam , 1991 ) singing debut : sindooramegham shringaarakaavyam . . . ( malayalam , 1985 )\nto be very frank , when i saw manjil virinja pookkal back in 1980 , i did not notice mohanlal . to me he was just a newcomer . i started noticing mohanlal when he , along with srinivasan , began making . . . . . .\nwatch the evergreen melody mizhiyoram sung by s janaki from the box office hit film manjil virinja pookal . cast : sankar , poornima jayaram , mohanlal lyrics : . . .\nafter thiranottam , the friends \u2014 impressed by the talent that he had shown in school and college plays \u2014 sent his pictures to the producers of manjil virinja pookkal , who were looking for fresh faces . he got the offer \u2014 and mohanlal became a name .\n\u201ci had no idea who jerry was , but was impressed when jijo told me that he had assisted legendary composer naushad in mumbai . i decided to try him for my debut film , and that was how he became the music director of manjil virinja pookkal . \u201d\nbut , of course the magnitude of the success of \u2018manjil virinja pookkal ' was something i could not have prepared myself for ; it remains one of the biggest ever malayalam hits . my tamil film \u2018oru thalai ragam ' was already released and it was a huge hit too ; it ran for 365 days .\ni was just 20 , and barely out of the south indian film chamber school of acting ( which also produced rajnikanth and sreenivasan ) , when i did fazil ' s \u2018manjil virinja pookkal . ' on its release , i watched the movie at a cinema theatre in thrissur . it didn ' t look like the film was going to be a hit then . so i was surprised when i was mobbed by people a few days later at bangalore airport . they told me that they liked me in \u2018manjil virinja pookkal . ' it was then that it occurred to me that the film was probably doing well in kerala .\nmanjil virinja pookkal was mohanlal ' s first release . [ 1 ] his first film thiranottam was never released in theaters . the film was shot mainly from kodaikanal , tamil nadu . the first dialogue of mohanlal , which begins as\ni am narendran\nwas shot from the astoria hotel , near kodaikanal busstand . [ 3 ]\nwhat & apos ; s surprising , of course , is that mohanlal is not your archetypal hero \u2014 he is plump , has chubby cheeks and a rueful look . no one really thought that the man who first appeared as an anti - hero in the critically acclaimed manjil virinja pookkal in 1980 would rise to become a superstar .\nhe is a commercial film maker who dares to experiment .\nthis is how mammootty describes filmmaker fazil , who has been in the film industry for 25 years . it was on christmas day , a quarter of a century ago , that director fazil ' s first movie , ` manjil virinja pookkal ' was released . it created a flutter and gave the malayalam film world an actor with an elastic range - mohanlal .\nwith 18 malayalam films , 10 in tamil , and one in telugu under his belt , fazil has won the maximum number of state awards for the best film with popular appeal and aesthetic value . four of his films to be awarded in this category are ` manjil virinja pookkal , ' ` nokketha doorathu kannum nattu , ' ` ennenum kannettante ' and ` manichitrathazhu . ' though 10 of his malayalam movies were hits , his flops haunt him .\nmanjil virinja pookkal movie is about prem kishan ( shankar ) who is falling in love with prabha ( poornima jayaram ) whom he knows very little about . later on he realises that she was already married when her husband , narendran ( mohanlal ) who comes into the picture . the film ends on a sad note , with prem kishan committing suicide after killing narendran , saddened by the loss of prabha , who was killed by the same narendran .\nbesides introducing state - of - the - art technology in malayalam , appachan also enjoyed the credit of moulding the careers of some of the best talent in the malayalam film industry . the popular names include the directors fazil , sibi malayil , priyadarsan , t . k . rajeevkumar and jijo ; the music directors jerry amaldev and mohan sithara ; and the actors mohanlal , sankar , poornima ( manjil virinja pookkal ) and baby shalini ( ente mammattikuttiammayku ) .\nnobody called him a superstar , but he was one . shankar was not called a superstar because that word had not gained currency in malayalam when he made a sensational debut in \u2018manjil virinja pookkal ' and followed it up with several successive box office hits in malayalam and tamil too . shortly before the emergence of the reigning superstars mammootty and mohanlal in the 1980 ' s , it was shankar who reigned supreme in malayalam cinema . but shankar could not reign for long .\nthere is perhaps no better way to start this story than simply asking , do you know how manjil virinja pookkal got its name . those old enough to remember the early 1980s would talk about this film as one that brought a lot of new ideas to malayalam cinema \u2014 the way it was taken , the new actors , the new director and the music composer . now decades later , people still talk of this film , mostly because it is mohanlal\u2019s first release .\nmy films don\u2019t have any great messages to convey or any political statements to make . they only have entertainment value . natholi oru cheriya meenalla is an experiment where i have tried my best to entertain viewers . the film is about the interaction between a writer named prem and narendran , a character that he creates . at certain points the film is also a tribute to manjil virinja pookkal , which is perhaps evident from the names of the characters . i found it an interesting and different concept .\nmohanlal was a professional wrestler and he had won many accolades in this field . no wonder why this flexible actor performs so well in action scenes in films . he was also selected for the national championship which was to be held at new delhi . but he missed it as he was called for an audition for his debut film manjil virinja pookkal , which was directed by fazil . thus , mohanlal went on to become one of the best actors of india and did not pursue wrestling as a profession .\nthat ' s when mcp started his production - cum - distribution house , navodaya movietone . he went on to produce films such as \u2018mamangam , ' ( 1979 ) , \u2018theekadal , ' ( 1980 ) and \u2018manjil virinja pookkal ' ( 1980 ) , in which mcp introduced mohanlal and poornima jayaram . the u . s . - based jerry amaldev was the music director while the story , screenplay , dialogue and direction were by fazil . another star was born when mcp produced \u2018yente maamaatukkutiamma , ' directed by fazil - - baby shalini .\nthis was the university where i learnt filmmaking . i watched him make the whole movie and learnt the craft . i contributed to the discussions of new movies at the studio . ` theekkanal ' was made with big budget stars , like madhu and nazir . it was a success . when they discussed the next film , i suggested that a small budget movie be made , with new faces . i was given the job of director for ` manjil virinja pookkal . ' jijo was always a great source of encouragement to me ,\nfazil sums up his early days .\nwatch the evergreen melody mizhiyoram sung by s janaki from the box office hit film manjil virinja pookal . cast : sankar , poornima jayaram , mohanlal lyrics : bichu thirumala music : jerry amaldev genre : sad director : fazil producer : navodaya appachan release : december 25 , 1980 for more updates : subscribe to us on : urltoken follow us on : urltoken like us on : urltoken\nfazil was one of the members in the creative team of udaya studio ' s story discussions for their productions . the discussion for manjil virinja pookkal began right after the success of studio ' s big - budget film theekkanal starring high - profile actor like madhu and prem nazir . during their discussion , fazil suggested a low budget film featuring newcomers . the project was greenlit and they hired fazil himself as the director . [ 2 ] ashok kumar was selected as the film ' s cinematographer ; his name was suggested by a friend of fazil . [ 3 ] the title\nmanjil virinja pookkal\nwas given by fazil . he got it from a conversation he had with the film ' s songs lyricist bichu thirumala when they were in alappuzha ; when thirumala came back after a morning walk he said that he saw a flowers bloom in the snow . it struck fazil , he thought that to be against the laws of nature for flowers to bloom in the snow , that would prevent spring from coming . he realised that his main characters prabha and prem kishan too suffer the same fate \u2013 because spring does not come to their lives , and their love cannot bloom . [ 4 ]\nwatch the evergreen romantic song manjad kunnil sung by kj yesudas and vani jairam from the box office hit film manjil virinja pookal . cast : sankar , poornima jayaram , mohanlal lyrics : bichu thirumala music : jerry amaldev director : fazil producer : navodaya appachan release : december 25 , 1980 for more updates : subscribe to us on : urltoken follow us on : urltoken like us on : urltoken\nwatch the evergreen romantic song manjaadi kunnil sung by kj yesudas and vani jairam from the box office hit film manjil virinja pookal . cast : sankar , poornima jayaram , mohanlal lyrics : bichu thirumala music : jerry amaldev genre : love director : fazil producer : navodaya appachan release : december 25 , 1980 for more updates : subscribe to us on : urltoken follow us on : urltoken like us on : urltoken\nrangachetana is a theatre school in kerala , based in thrissur . from children ' s summer production ' vidaraan madikkunna pookkal ' written by dr ; vayala vasudevan pillai , directed by k v ganesh , prodused by et varghese .\n' manjil virinja pookkal ' is the story of prem krishnan ( shankar ) , prabha ( poornima jayaram ) and narendran ( mohanlal ) . the story starts with prem ' s visit to kodaikkanal . he finds the girl prabha and falls in love with her . but she was married once . prem do not know this and she never told this fact to him . the story moves to a new turn after the introduction of prabha ' s husband , narendran . narendran wants his girl back . he was a handsome but cruel villain . the story gets a sad ending by the suicide of the here , prem , after killing narendran who was behind the murder of his wife prabha .\nthe hollywood thriller sleeping with the enemy released in 1991 which was based on the novel sleeping with the enemy published in 1987 had the same storyline as manjil virinja pookkal . sleeping with the enemy was later remade into hindi four times as yaraana ( 1995 ) , daraar ( 1996 ) , agni sakshi ( 1996 ) , koi mere dil se poochhe ( 2002 ) ; into tamil as aval varuvala ( 1998 ) ; into telugu as pelli ( 1997 ) ; into kannada as maduve ( 1997 ) ; twice in oriya mu sapanara soudagar ( 2008 ) , luchakali ( 2012 ) ; twice in bangla as sagorika ( 1997 ) and ranga bou and into a pakistani movie khilona ( 1997 ) .\n' manjil virinja pookkal ' is one of the evergreen blockbuster film in malayalam . it was a breakthrough to the young director fazil . moreover , this was the first release mohanlal . this film hit the box office and bagged the best film award in the year 1980 . although , the hero was shankar , the noticed appreciated one was none other than mohanlal . his villain as narendran was a new face of the villain in malayalam films . the songs of the film are evergreen and the music director was appreciated much by the public . this film was a venture of many of present famous artists in malayalam films . the list includes the director fazil , assistant director sibi malayil , mohanlal , shankar and yesudas .\nshankar ' s symbolism before kissing , that is , moving his index finger from left chin to his upper lip and then downwards , was a rage among the youth . in the 2013 film natholi oru cheriya meenalla , throughout the film , fahadh faasil ' s character prem interacts with the character narendran in a virtual world . [ 14 ] the american thriller sleeping with the enemy released in 1991 which was based on the novel sleeping with the enemy published in 1987 had the same story - line as manjil virinja pookkal . sleeping with the enemy was later remade into hindi four times\u2014 agni sakshi ( 1996 ) , daraar ( 1996 ) , yaraana ( 1995 ) , and koi mere dil se poochhe ( 2002 ) . apparently , bollywood film hamari adhuri kahani released in 2015 also discuss the same story - line . [ 15 ]\nmohanlal height , weight , age , wiki , wife , family , biography , profile . mohanlal viswanathan nair also known as mohanlal is an indian film actor , producer and singer . he was born on 21 may 1960 in elanthoor , kerala , india . mohanlal mainly works in malayalam film industry and established himself as most popular & highest - paid actor . his net worth not known and salary 2 to 3 crore per movie . mohanlal was made his on - screen debut with the film thiranottam ( 1978 ) and his first box office successful film manjil virinja pookkal ( 1980 ) . he has received twice national film award , special jury awards , many filmfare awards with nominations for best actor performance . mohanlal best known for films such as iruvar , company , midhunam , no . 20 madras mail , kilukkam , bharatham etc .\nthe studio hired the united states - based jerry amaldev as the music composer , who debuted with it . [ 7 ] amaldev was suggested to fazil by punnoose , fazil recall that ,\njijo of navodaya had made me listen to a song tuned by a new composer and i immediately liked its orchestration , . . . i had no idea who jerry was , but was impressed when jijo told me that he had assisted legendary composer naushad in mumbai . i decided to try him for my debut film , and that was how he became the music director of manjil virinja pookkal\n. [ 8 ] on the thought that\na movie that introduces a new face should be shot using a new camera\n, appachan travelled to germany for buying the\nbest camera available\nat that time . the film was shot using the arriflex 35 iic camera . [ 9 ] the filming took place mainly in and around kodaikanal , tamil nadu . the first dialogue of mohanlal , which begins as\ngood evening mrs . prabha narendran\nwas shot close to the astoria hotel , near kodaikanal bus - stand . [ 10 ]\nnew avatar : shankar . photo : k . ragesh | photo credit : k . ragesh\nhe explains why in this interview with friday review in kozhikode . he talks about life after superstardom and his plans to direct mohanlal , who played the villain in his debut film . excerpts\u2026\nbefore i knew what was happening , i was a star in tamil and malayalam , with films such as \u2018ente mohangal poovaninju , ' \u2018engane nee marakkum ' and \u2018poochakkoru mookuthi ' becoming hits . i did as many as 29 films in 1984 .\nyou have been accused of not trying to change your image as a romantic hero .\ni did try , but the industry and the audience did not allow me to do anything different .\nyes , it is one of the two things i regret in my career as an actor . the other mistake i made was not concentrating on my career in tamil .\nmohanlal and you started with the same film , so comparisons are inevitable . he is still a superstar but you have had to play second fiddle in films like \u2018ividam swargamanu . '\ni don ' t grudge his success at all ; he deserves every bit of it and he is exceptionally gifted . while working with him in \u2018ente mohangal poovaninju , ' i felt he had exceptional skills in enacting comedy .\ni did \u2018ividam swargamanu ' because i was persuaded to work in it by its director rosshan andrews . i will be starring with mohanlal in rosshan ' s \u2018casanova . '\nnot at all . i believe life is like a circle . there will be good times and bad times . i have had so much success at such a young age ; i have no room for complaint .\nyou made your debut as a director with \u2018keralotsavam ' recently . is direction something you are keen on ?\nyes , very much . \u2018keralotsvam ' wasn ' t noticed because it was a small film that was released at the same time as \u2018avatar ' and \u20183 idiots . '\nprior to \u2018keralotsavam , ' i had directed a couple of short films . of them , one , \u2018virus , ' has been screened abroad and was well received . i have had a few offers from producers overseas and i am planning to direct a film in english later this year . i would like to cast mohanlal in my next malayalam film . i have already spoken to him and he too is interested .\nthe film also marked the debut of a composer , whose music was so refreshingly different from anything that was heard in malayalam films at that time that \u2018mizhiyoram nananjozhukum\u2026\u2019 conquered the malayali heart in no time .\nthe man who tuned that classic , jerry amaldev , turns 75 on tuesday . \u2018manjadikkunnil\u2026\u2019 and \u2018manjanikkombil\u2026 , \u2019 the other songs in the film , too were hits .\nfazil had stumbled upon jerry . \u201cjijo of navodaya had made me listen to a song tuned by a new composer and i immediately liked its orchestration , \u201d says the veteran director .\njerry went on to create outstanding melodies through the 1980\u2019s and \u201890s . songs such as \u2018aayiram kannumayi\u2026\u2019 ( nokketha doorathu kannum nattu ) , \u2018aalorungi arangorungi\u2026\u2019 ( ente mamattikuttiyammakku ) , \u2018penninte chenchundil\u2026\u2019 ( guruji oru vakku ) , \u2018athappoovum nulli\u2026\u2019 ( punnaram cholli cholli ) , \u2018poovalla poonthaliralla\u2026\u2019 ( kattupoth ) , \u2018mele mele maanam\u2026\u2019 ( no . 1 snehatheeram , bangalore north ) , \u2018iniyumethu theeram\u2026\u2019 ( pooviriyum pulari ) , \u2018prakashanalam\u2026\u2019 ( oru vilippadakale ) , \u2018devadundubhi\u2026\u2019 ( ennennum kannettante ) and \u2018illillam kavil\u2026\u2019 ( adhyayam onnu muthal ) all became hits .\nthere were also some lovely compositions that did not top the charts , such as \u2018ravinte tholil\u2026\u2019 ( adukkanentheluppam ) . it is a hauntingly melodious lullaby , sung by yesudas and chithra .\n\u201csince the film did not do well , the song never got the recognition it deserved , \u201d says jerry . \u201cand that happened to me just too often . some of my finest compositions were for films that were not released , like kattupoth and jalakathile pakshi . \u201d\njerry also composed one of the finest non - film albums in malayalam ever , ganolsavam , released by tharangini records in 1984 . the songs , which were sheer poetry , were written by onv kurup .\nthe album contained some absolute gems such as \u2018shravana chandrika pushpam\u2026\u2019 the lines and the tune , aided by the immaculate rendering by yesudas , bring the beauty and irresistible charms of night right before you .\njerry composed one more album for tharangini , ardrageethangal , whose lyrics were written by k . jayakumar . that album too had unforgettable melodies such as \u2018janmasagara seemayil\u2026 , \u2019 \u2018annu sandhyakku\u2026\u2019 and \u2018chillitta vathilil\u2026\u2019\nthose songs are still popular , but jerry has not got the recognition he deserves . \u201cjerry should have been celebrated more , given the quality of his music , \u201d says kaithapram damodaran namboodiri , whose lyrics jerry had composed for ennennum kannettante . \u201chis contribution has not been acknowledged properly . \u201d\njerry does not mind that . \u201ci have no problem with that , \u201d he says . \u201cbut i wish i had more opportunities to compose . \u201d\nmaverick : navodaya appachan with wife baby posing against the backdrop of the trophies and accolades which he earned over the years . photo : k . k . mustafah\nto appachan , who brought 3 - d to the indian film industry way back in 1984 .\nwhen \u2018my dear kuttichathan ' was released in 1984 , it created quite a buzz . as india ' s first 3 - d film , it caught the imagination of children and adults alike . the man behind this milestone in indian cinema was maliampurackal chacko punnoose ( mcp ) , popularly referred to as navodaya appachan . when he passed away a couple weeks ago , indian cinema lost a pioneer .\nmcp was born in pulincunoo village of alappuzha , kerala , in 1924 . just when he was contemplating the life of a missionary , his elder brother m . kunchacko , a film producer who established the first film studio , udaya , in 1948 in kerala with k . v . koshy , put him in charge of the studio ' s administration . after that , there was no looking back for appachan\u2026\nthe brothers jointly produced four films every year and when kunchacko passed away , mcp handed over the reins to his only nephew bobachan .\nhe started afresh , and directed the first malayalam cinemascope film , \u2018thacholi ambu , ' starring sivaji ganesan , prem nazir and k . r . vijaya . the film was a huge hit .\nin 1982 , mcp produced and directed \u2018padayottam , ' the first 70mm film completely shot , processed and printed in india , with prem nazir and mammootty . its collection hit an all - time record . ( although \u2018sholay ' and later \u2018shaan ' , \u2018alibaba ' and \u2018kranti ' were shot in india in 70mm , their final prints were developed in england , russia and japan , respectively , due to non - availability of infrastructure ) .\nthough mcp ' s first son jijo was the technical brain behind his father ' s first 70mm film , it was appachan who directed \u2018my dear kuttichathan , ' made at navodaya studios . except in kannada ( due to an official ban ) , the film was dubbed in all the indian languages and created box - office records . mcp ' s second son jose has inherited his father ' s superb administrative skills and capabilities and is today in full control of all their administrative setup .\nmcp introduced script - writer reghunath palaeri in his \u2018onnu mudhal pujyam varae . ' among others he introduced to the industry included mohan sithara as music director , playback singer g . venugopal , artist sankar , and actor geetu mohandoss .\nto his credit goes the tamil film , \u2018poove poochooda vaa ' in which he introduced the bubbly nadia moidu . but more interesting is that fact that he brought yesteryear star padmini ( then settled in the u . s . ) back to the silver screen . k . s . chitra sang her first tamil song , \u2018chinna kuyil , ' in that film , which earned her the sobriquet \u2018chinna kuyil . ' in 1989 , mcp produced his last blockbuster , \u2018chanakyan , ' starring kamal hassan and jayaram . a bank employee t . k . rajeev kumar made his directorial debut in that film .\nskyrocketing salaries of stars , among other reasons , forced mcp to retire . but he still came up with a 16 - mm film on the bible in malayalam . he converted it into digital video format and serialised it in hindi as \u2018bible ki kahaniya , ' which proved to be a success .\non a personal note , mcp helped this writer on several occasions . he spared the services of his editor t . r . sekar for this writer ' s film \u2018mizhineer poovukal , ' starring mohanlal , lissy priyadarshan and oorvasi , and let him shoot at his navodaya studios free of cost in 1986 . he provided free rights to a black and white print of his one of his old film hits , \u2018vellae thamarai mottu polae , ' for this writer ' s film , \u2018pradesika varthakal , ' starring jayaram and parvathi .\nmcp was the president of kerala film chamber of commerce ( 1973\u201378 , 1979 - 81 ) and was president of the south indian film chamber of commerce in 1990 - 91 . it was heart - rending to see his mortal remains being placed for public homage at the ernakulam town hall , where he had participated in many functions . mcp who had connections with madras for over six decades , passed away in kerala . he was buried in the assumption church cemetery at darkas village near tambaram on april 25 .\nt . r . sekar ( 75 years and settled in tiruchi ) who had worked with udhaya as assistant to g . venkatraman from the 1960s and became chief editor in 1973 in udhaya ' s thenaruvi and had worked for all navodaya movietone ' s films ( except \u2018chanakyan ' ) says : \u201cmcp was a disciplined and punctual person . when \u2018thacholi ambu ' ' s final editing work was going on round the clock , he would drop me off at my house at 6 a . m . , wait for me and then take me back . noticing the poor conditions in which i lived , he offered to buy me a house , a request i politely turned down .\n\u201che was simple and never flaunted his wealth . can you imagine a person who was worth hundreds of crores of rupees , travelling by train from kodambakkam ( he lived in mahalingapuram ) to tambaram daily , using his car only from there to kishkintha . such was the man ! \u201d\nfahadh faasil gives us a taste of the unconventional yet again with his new flick natholi oru cheriya meenalla .\na decade after he made his debut , fahadh faasil is the flavour of the season in mollywood . in his second coming in the industry , the young actor has given some well - appreciated , author backed - performances in movies as varied as cocktail , 22 female kottayam , diamond necklace and , annayum rasoolum , earning for his choice roles , the monikers \u2018new generation hero\u2019 and \u2018thinking man\u2019s hero . \u2019 fahadh , though , seems pretty nonchalant and a tad reticent about his success , preferring to be rooted to reality and letting his characters speak for themselves . now , the actor continues his unconventional run on the big screen with director v . k . prakash\u2019s natholi oru cheriya meenalla , scripted by shankar ramakrishnan , which releases today . akam , one of the films that fetched him the state award for the second best actor last year , is expected to release soon , and amen , red wine and emmanuel also are in various stages of completion . he will shortly begin work on anwar rasheed\u2019s episode in the five - film project anju sundarikal . in an interview with fridayreview , fahadh talks about his life has changed during in recent times . excerpts\u2026\ni don\u2019t think people expect anything of the sort . on that note , i want to experiment . i like getting into the skin of the characters . when you watch an actor who lives in another part of the world on screen , you can relate to his / her emotions here in kerala . this is the inherent magic of cinema . i am quite thrilled to explore such possibilities .\ni don\u2019t know what my style is but i believe that any actor who acts from the heart has a style . after all the highs and lows that i\u2019ve had , i have decided that from now on i will only do things from my heart .\nacting requires a lot of mental preparation . you have to tune your body into the character and it is a tiresome process . in annayum rasoolum , for example , i actually tried method acting for the first time . i stayed in fort kochi , interacted with locals there and even wore their clothes . the people of fort kochi are often portrayed on screen as colourful and loud . i wanted rasool to be just the opposite . it was a challenge to do it differently and it was tremendously exciting too . rasool is a person who has more negatives than positives in his life . yet , he is always well - groomed , pleasant , and has a positive outlook . it is the most satisfying role that i have done till date . now , i am looking forward to the reactions of the viewers to natholi oru cheriya meenalla .\nthere have been various opinions about the duration and pace of your recent release annayum rasoolum . what is your take on the issue ?\nit\u2019s perhaps the film that is closest to my heart . honestly , i wouldn\u2019t have taken off even a second from the film . it is the love story of anna and rasool . although we have seen several love stories in the past , this is also the story of a township and two different cultures in a little corner of the world . it is so realistic a film that even a bystander in a frame has a story to tell . the film was shot using sync sound and so it\u2019s natural that there will be a bit of a lag . it\u2019s a new style of filmmaking in mollywood . i feel that all this debate is about people getting used to it .\nnot really . i respect the audience . i am doing the kind of films that i want to be part of . if those kind of films guarantee their producers returns on investments , then there\u2019s nothing stopping me from doing such films . luckily , that has happened with all my films . that\u2019s why , at the moment , i am chilled out and happy .\nat least , there has been no such move on my part ( smiles ) .\nif my movies work , then it is more than enough for me . i am fascinated by the malayalam movies of the 1980s such as innale , thoovanathumbikal , namukku paarkkaan munthirithoppukal and so on , which are the actual new - generation films . i am not a person who is very much influenced by foreign films \u2013 my favourite foreign film is giuseppe tornatore\u2019s cinema paradiso , which , incidentally , is almost like a malayalam film ( laughs ) . i think i am very rooted and i believe that there is nothing called \u2018new generation\u2019 cinema .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nsreejith went on to director after director , finding stories behind titles of many malayalam classics .\nexploring the stories behind the names of malayalam movies , journalist sreejith perunthachan has brought out a book \u2018peraya ninne iha\u2019 that reveals many interesting tales .\nbeyond that , a man called sreejith perunthachan was intrigued by how the film got its name . he asked director fazil . and fazil told him stories of films he took . from there , sreejith went on to director after director , finding stories behind titles of many malayalam classics , till he had a book full of them to release \u2014 peraya ninne iha .\n\u201cfazil found out that it is against the laws of nature for flowers to bloom in the snow , because that would prevent spring from coming . he realised that his main characters prabha and preman too suffer the same fate \u2013 because spring does not come to their lives , and their love cannot bloom , \u201d says sreejith , referring to his book as he talks .\na journalist for many years , names had always intrigued sreejith . before this book , he had written another on famous malayalam books getting their names \u2013 \u2018peredutha kathakal . \u2019 \u201ci am not sure where it begins , but i am curious whenever i hear a name . like i have heard soorya krishnamoorthy got \u2018soorya\u2019 after his daughter called him that once . till then , he was just krishnamoorthy , \u201d sreejith says .\nso obviously , film names interested him to the extent he started calling or meeting directors to learn the stories . \u201cthey were all happy to tell me . priyadarshan told me about kilukkam . how the name came because revathy\u2019s character is introduced with the clink of her anglets when she jumps off the train and also because she\u2019s all perky like a kilukkampetti . \u201d but what\u2019s more interesting is how he once went into the sets of fazil\u2019s manichitrathazhu and got the name for his next film . \u201cthey were good friends and fazil let priyan shoot a song \u2013 varuvanillarum \u2013 in the film . in between the lines of the song there are the words \u2018thenmavin kombathu\u2019 which priyadarshan used as the title of his next film ! \u201d there\u2019s more . priyan\u2019s thalavattom was originally a name that padmarajan was going to use for a film , but that had not taken off . so he asked for the rights and got it .\n\u201cthere is a story behind padmarajan\u2019s nombarathipoovu too . priyan asked him if there really was a word like that . and padmarajan said , \u2018let it be my contribution to the malayalam language\u2019 . \u201d sreejith then skimps his pages again till he reaches director kamal\u2019s stories . \u201che was once carrying a script on a bus . and there were all these children who\u2019d keep falling over his shoulders whenever the bus braked at the curves . they were also talking about the story of a mohanlal film . so kamal thought , \u2018i should be telling these kids a story\u2019 . and that became unnikale oru katha parayam . \u201d\nshaji kailas is the next director . and obviously , we hear the story of aaram thampuran . \u201cranjith who wrote the script and shaji kailas had gone to the poomully mana where the film was going to be shot . there , the caretaker told them that the \u2018aaram thampuran\u2019 would come to see them . they liked that and ranjith went back to change the script to put mohanlal down as aaram thampuran ( 6th generation lord ) . six is what shaji kailas considers his lucky number . he\u2019d always stay at room no : 204 at hotel maharani in kozhikode . \u201d shaji kailas also told him about commissioner * * * \u2019 , the suresh gopi film that people still quote a lot from . \u201cscriptwriter renji panicker told him that people would think it is the transport commissioner if he named the film like that . so then they put three stars at the end of the title . \u201d\nwith i . v . sasi , his obsession for names beginning with \u2018a\u2019 has always been pretty famous . \u201che was so obsessed that he would keep noting down interesting words with a that he came upon , on a piece of paper ! \u201d the \u2018a\u2019s had become \u2018aa\u2019s and then \u2018e\u2019 and \u2018ees\u2019 . \u201che had also experimented by naming a film varnapakittu , because the hindi flick rangeela has been a major hit back then . so he used a malayalam equivalent . \u201d\nfor director blessy , the first film kazhcha came out of a personal reason . \u201conce he had fallen ill and the doctors feared he would lose sight . that\u2019s when he knew the value of eyes the most and named his film kazhcha , meaning sight . \u201d there are many more stories . how lal jose\u2019s oye madhavoi became meesha madhavan , how siddique lal\u2019s nombarangale sul sul became ramji rao speaking , and so on . but the space ends here , and there\u2019s always the book to tell it all . as for sreejith , he has more names to go after .\ndream merchant : fazil has made some memorable films in malayalam and other languages . photo : johney thomas\nmohanlal reminisces how he was selected for the movie . a panel of well - known directors was to select the actor for the role that mohanlal eventually essayed . two directors gave him five and seven marks out of 100 , but fazil gave him 90 and jijo , producer appachan ' s son , 95 . thus he became the new villain , who stepped into the hero ' s shoes later . in his 25th year in movies , fazil is planning two films . he is working on the script for one , and the next project will have mammootty in the lead , he says .\nfazil has a knack for spotting talent , he has introduced some of the biggest names in films in south india . apart from mohanlal , nadia moidu in ` nokketha doorathu kannum nattu , ' baby shalini in ` ente mamattukkuttiyammakku , ' and kunchacko boban , all had their first acting stints under the baton of fazil . nagma was introduced to the south in fazil ' s ` killer ' ( telugu ) while khushboo started her southbound journey with his ` varusham 16 . '\nmy film ` ennennum kannettante ' was a failure at the box office , ironically it got the award for the best film with popular appeal . i still feel that the movie was good ,\nhe reminisces . but of his flops , he has only this to say :\nthe creator can make a mistake , but the people cannot make a mistake .\nhe does a painstaking post - mortem of his movies that bite the dust , so that the mistakes are not repeated .\nthere may not be many in the field with such big hits and flops , equally big . he takes it all in his stride . fazil turned producer a couple of times with mixed luck . he does not feel the emotional need to work all the year round . he lays off for long periods at times before starting on his next movie .\ni work only under pressure , that ' s my problem ,\nhe explains . what keeps him happy in his job is his relationships with people .\ni am sure i am one of the few people who have no enemies in the field ,\nhe says . his friends have always stood by him , through thick and thin .\nto sathyan anthikkad , he is a ` close friend . '\nhe has introduced so many people to cinema , but he never talks about that to anybody , a quality that i have imbibed . he has several humane qualities . however big a film you do , the next film is what people will judge you by , he always says . if you ask him to help you when you are stuck with a story , he will do it sincerely and involve himself constructively in the discussion . he looks at a new film just like a novice , willing to learn , willing to listen . he is like a textbook on cinema to me ,\nsays anthikkad .\nsays joshiy , director ,\nfazil is the only star among us . even if he does not make a movie for five years , he is still a star director . very few know that he is a very good actor . he acts out everything for the artiste to follow .\nthe only movie in which he has done a small role is in ` nokketha doorathu kannum nattu . ' mammooty also says that fazil takes a lot of effort and ` is an actor ' s delight . '\nlandmark movies like ` ente mamattukkuttiyammakku ' are still fresh in fazil ' s mind .\nit took just 30 days to make the film . the story was written , the cast finalised , the music made and the movie shot , all in 30 days flat ,\nhe remembers . for the film , he was awarded the state award for the best director , the best film and baby shalini , the super child star was born . it was remade in tamil , telugu and kannada .\nwhen people took a train to chennai and made kodambakkam their home to enter cinema , fazil made his name , right here in kerala , in alappuzha , where he lives .\nhis father wanted his son to be a doctor , but in school and college , extra curricular activities engulfed him . he wrote plays , enacted them with his friends ( nedumudi venu was his college mate while in sd college ) and this group was perhaps the first mimicry team that entertained crowds .\ni used to mimic stars like sathyan , sivaji ganesan and govindankutty . i learnt later that mammootty , siddique and lal had seen our programmes in kochi ,\nfazil laughs . he completed his post - graduation in economics with a high second class , however .\nit was at this point that boban kunchacko called him for a story discussion . he also got a chance to watch veteran vincent at udaya studios , making a movie , ` acharam ammini , osaram omana . '\n` nokketha doorathu kannum nattu , ' was again , significant , in which padmini , the dancing star of yesteryear came back in the role of ` ammachi ' and where nadia moidu was introduced . it was a women oriented movie besides . fazil has been seriously thinking about a sequel to ` nokketha doorathu kannum nattu , ' for the movie ended on such a note , quiet and with hope .\n` poovinu puthiya poonthennal ' had mammootty in the lead and the crime thriller was remade in tamil too . fazil feels free to take on any subject , be it romance , crime , suspense , family or fantasy . athough people feel it is fantasy that he excels in , like ` manichitrathazhu , ' which is closest to his heart , he admits .\nhe intends to get cracking again soon with the two projects he has in mind , as his last movie , the tamil , ` oru naal oru kanavu ' was released in august this year .\nmusic : jerry amaldev singer : s . janaki starring : mohanlal , shankar , poornima jayaram direction : fazil\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\ndiscover the top 50 malayalam movies as rated by imdb users \u2013 from all - time favorites to recent hits .\nthe story revolves around a good , down - to - earth t . p balagopalan ( mohanlal ) who has a part time with small salary . the story starts when he falls in love with anitha ( shobhana ) who is in need of . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe life of a young man turns upside down when he intervenes in a dispute in order to rescue his father ( a cop ) from a ruthless local outlaw .\na man dates three air hostesses simultaneously with the help of his friend . works like a charm in the start but things start to crumble which leads to a series of funny events .\na corrupt pwd contractor tries to redeem himself in his ex - lover ' s eyes .\ntwo cops tries to capture a jail - broken felon , a psychopath who seeks revenge on his adversaries , while one of the cops falls for the felon ' s daughter .\na poor auto - rickshaw driver and a girl from a rich family fall in love but are opposed by the girl ' s family with the sole exception of her grandfather .\njayakrishnan falls in love with two girls , radha and clara , and fights his confusion about whom he should marry and spend his life with .\nthe sequel to kireedam ( 1989 ) , chenkol continues the story of sethumadavan who hopes to regain his lost life after 8 years in prison .\na man tries to do good for the community but is thwarted by the corruption of the local government .\nhero who is a military manb wants to take revenge for the murder of his family . he comes to his native place for a holiday and some funny incidents at that time adds sweet to the story .\nsituations turn a man who believes in secularism into an extremist . he plots to bomb a monastery where the survivors of a riot take refuge .\na man comes to an isolated valley to take revenge on his friend who murdered his wife .\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time ."]}
{"id": 117084, "summary": [{"text": "chhalia is a 1960 indian bollywood drama film directed by manmohan desai .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars raj kapoor , nutan , pran , rehman and shobhna samarth .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "raj kapoor plays his stereotyped \" simple guy with a heart of gold \" role yet again .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the story is loosely based on the \" white nights \" written by fyodor dostoyevsky but is focused on the issue of estranged wives and children in the aftermath of partition .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "chhalia was shot in black-and-white .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "music by kalyanji-anandji , played a part in the film 's box office success . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "chhalia", "paragraphs": ["chhalia ( 1960 ) ( hindi fil . . . has been added to your cart\nchhalia was released in the year 1960 , some songs of the official soundtrack are dum dum diga diga by mukesh , chhalia mera naam by mukesh , teri raahon mein khade hain by lata mangeshkar . listen the soundtrack online !\nchhalia\nis a 1960 hindi film which has raj kapoor , nutan , pran , rehman , bupet raja and shobhna samarth in lead roles . we have one song lyrics and one video song of chhalia . kalyanji and anandji have composed its music . lata mangeshkar has sung these songs while qamar jalalabadi has penned its lyrics .\nkalyanji got his break as an independent music composer with subhash desai\u2019s samrat chandragupt ( 1958 ) and six films later , took on his younger brother anandji as his partner with madari ( 1959 ) . the next year , their fortunes changed with another subhash production , chhalia ( 1960 ) directed by subhash\u2019s younger brother manmohan . their songs such as \u2018dum dum diga diga\u2019 and \u2018chhalia mera naam\u2019 have become evergreen classics since then .\nphysically and emotionally shattered , shanti tries to commit suicide after leaving anwar in a remand home , but is rescued by an outlaw , chhalia ( raj kapoor ) who as time and events progress , flips for the lady . liberty can always lead to licence , especially in hindi cinema . rehman lands in delhi to settle old scores with chhalia , and threatens to kidnap shanti . the bloody fight that ensues between the two adversaries eventually ends in a truce . the hurried climax , set amidst dussera festivities , has chhalia bringing about a rapprochement between the estranged couple , and himself walking into the infinity , while rehman is reunited with his sister on the return train .\nhe said an increasing number of young boys and girls were being diagnosed with sub - mucous fibrosis , a pre - malignant condition , primarily caused by the use of paan , chhalia , gutka , mainpuri and their other concoctions besides smoking .\nthe tragic - comic story of chhalia , a naive , simple - minded young man who comes to the city and witnesses the harsh side of life ; and falls in love with a young woman named shanti , only to . . . see full summary \u00bb\ninternationally , he said , the cancer of the mouth and throat was the sixth most common cancer while it was the second most common cancer in the subcontinent . its incidence was a little more common in girls because of the widespread use of chhalia , he added .\ncalling paan shops as cancer shops and their salesmen as death traders , he urged the government to ban the production , sale and advertisements of chhalia products and organise awareness - raising programmes at the community level . he also urged the media to highlight the hazards associated with these products .\nthese bitter disappointments lead shanti to resolve to end her life , but the suicide note she composes accidentally falls into the hands of chhalia ( raj kapoor ) and he intercepts and saves her . a lovable con - man , chhalia is kapoor\u2019s chaplinesque \u201craju\u201d in all but name ( to underscore this point , he strolls several times past posters for his own earlier films ! ) , with ill - fitting trousers and jacket , comical walk , a penchant for small children and dogs , and an establishing song in the grand awara and shri 420 tradition . its refrain goes ,\nchhalia\nis manmohan desai ' s first film , with telltale signs of the emerging showman ' s narration skills . the story is set around the partition era when kewal ( rehman ) leaves behind his newly wedded wife shanti ( nutan ) in lahore , for reasons not divulged to the viewer . shanti makes it to india a few years later with her little son , in the hope of being reunited with her husband . kewal is overjoyed to meet his wife and son , but everything goes wrong when the boy introduces himself as\nanwar\n. as for his father ' s name , he replies\nabdul rehman\n. kewal abandons his wife and son . after leaving the boy in an orphanage , shanti tries to kill herself but is rescued by chhalia ( raj kapoor ) , who shelters her . chhalia falls in love with shanti only to learn of her previous marriage and her son .\nsome of their famous songs are yeh mera dil pyar ka deewana , govinda aala re , meri desh ki dharti , chhalia mera naam , dam dam diga diga , har kisi ko nahi milta , kya khoob lagti ho , pardesiyon se na ankhiyaan milana , salaam - e - ishq meri jaan , and zindagi ka safar .\namong his memorable movies are\nazaad\n,\nmadhumati\n,\ndevdas\n,\ndil diya dard liya\n,\nram aur shyam\n,\naadmi\n,\nziddi\n,\nmunimji\n,\namardeep\n,\njab pyar kisise hota hai\n,\nchori chori\n, and\nchhalia\n.\namong films set in east and west punjab during the partition , that examine the representations of railways are chhalia ( 1960 ) , gadar ek prem katha , train to pakistan ( 1997 ) and 1947 earth ( 1999 ) . trains became contested sites where existing and new identities were negotiated , and where nationalism supplanted local identities and regional politics .\nsummary : desai\u2019s directorial debut is an unlikely drama about india\u2019s partition . shanti ( nutan ) is married to kewal ( rehman ) in lahore on the eve of independence . when the nation is divided , shanti\u2019s family and her husband migrate to delhi , leaving her behind . she finds shelter for five years with the afghan bandit abdul rehman ( pran ) who has a sister of shanti\u2019s age across the border . shanti bears a son , anwar ( moppet raja ) , and when she travels to delhi with her child her husband disowns her , as does her father . she finds shelter with another generous criminal , chhalia ( kapoor ) , who falls in love with her . abdul rehman comes to delhi to pursue an old feud with chhalia and threatens to kidnap shanti . after an extended fight sequence , the two bandits call a truce . on the train back to pakistan , rehman is reunited with his sister . chhalia arranges a reconciliation between shanti and kewal , renouncing his own chance at happiness . the film alludes to aspects of realism derived from radical literature as well as from kapoor\u2019s presence ( cf . phir subah hogi , 1958 ) , but desai seems impatient with the finer points of plot structure , a tendency that would later lead to his virtual abandonment of temporally coherent plots in the bachchan films of the 70s and 80s . the film had several hit songs including the communal - harmony number chhalia mera naam , sung by mukesh .\nchhalia is a 1973 hindi - language indian feature film directed by mukul dutt and starring navin nischol , nanda , shatrughan sinha , rajendra nath and helen . the film was amongst the last films of actress nanda in lead roles in 1970s when she had reduced her work after starring in several film from 1950s . the film did not do well on box office .\n[ chhalia is available on dvd from the indian distributor shemaroo and the international firm baba digital . although some of shemaroo \u2019s discs have image quality superior to those of the same films marketed by international copyright - holders ( e . g . , shemaroo\u2019s shree 420 looks better than the yashraj films version ) , their chhalia unfortunately comes with all the continuity problems noted above , and one can only hope that this does not mean that the sole available print of this film has the same faults . to the company\u2019s credit , though , image quality is quite good for what survives , and although the subtitles contain some of the irritating abbreviations favored by text - messagers ( e . g . , \u201cur\u201d for \u201cyour\u201d ) , they are fairly accurate , and ( wonder of wonders ! ) are provided for songs as well . the baba digital dvd has equally good overall image quality , but even worse continuity problems , with sections of songs missing . however , its subtitles are better than those of the shemaroo version . take your pick ! given its gutsy theme , chhalia is an important film to watch , warts and all . ]\nenter fate in the form of abdul rehman khan , who has journeyed to india in search of his lost sister and also to settle some old ( unexplained ) score with chhalia , which he plans to do by abducting the lovely young woman in chhalia\u2019s company ( recall that khan has never laid eyes on shanti during the five years she stayed with him ) . pran gives a strong performance as the pathan heavy , including an impressive fight scene with chhalia , but he is finally bested and then further devastated by the knowledge that the woman he planned to dishonor is his own adopted \u201csister . \u201d when he is told that he must return to pakistan , as his visitor\u2019s permit is about to expire , his dazed and pathetic queries : pakistan ? pakistan kahaan hai ? hindustan kahaan hai ? ( \u201cpakistan ? where is pakistan ? where is hindustan / india ? \u201d ) offer one of the film\u2019s most touching moments , suggesting the bewilderment , at the lunacy of man - made boundaries , of the insane hero of saadat hasan manto\u2019s famous short story \u201ctoba tek singh . \u201d yet there is a \u201clost - and - found\u201d surprise waiting for him , too , aboard the lahore - bound train .\nthe tragic - comic story of chhalia , a naive , simple - minded young man who comes to the city and witnesses the harsh side of life ; and falls in love with a young woman named shanti , only to find out that she is married but separated from her husband , kewal , and adopted son , anwar . he puts all he can in an effort to locate kewal and re - unite the family .\nthe entry of this odd but familiar hybrid character ( who is at once both \u201cpoor\u201d and \u201cmiddle class , \u201d brimful of love , and a \u201ccriminal\u201d who is apparently not much of a success at crime ) into a semi - realist narrative about repatriated partition abductees may seem an odd turn , but it feeds a subplot set in a satisfyingly surreal old delhi , where chhalia resides in a hovel set atop a crumbling city wall .\nhis first film after partition was\nziddi\nin 1948 in which he acted alongside evergreen hero dev anand and kamini kaushal . his performances have received acclaim in films like azaad , madhumati , devdas , dil diya dard liya , ram aur shyam , aadmi , ziddi , munimji , amar deep , jab pyar kisi se hota hai , aah , chori chori , jagte raho , chhalia and jis desh men ganga behti hai among others .\nit remains for chhalia to renounce his own love for shanti and bring about her reunion with her husband and son . though this denouement may have been taken for granted , the film effects it through a bang - up finale set during the climax of the delhi ramlila \u2014 the annual re - enactment of the story of rama and sita \u2014 when a huge effigy of ravana , rama\u2019s demonic adversary and the abductor of rama\u2019s wife , is set afire at an outdoor fair .\nthe tragic - comic story of chhalia ( raj kapoor ) , a naive , simple - minded young man who comes to the city and witnesses the harsh side of life ; and falls in love with a young woman named shanti ( nutan ) , only to find out that she is married but separated from her husband , kewal ( rehman ) , and adopted son , anwar . he puts all he can in an effort to locate kewal and re - unite the family .\nlahore ( 1949 ) , starring nargis and karan dewan and directed by ml anand , was the earliest film that had partition as its backdrop , while pakistan first explored the tragedy in masud parvaiz\u2019s beli ( 1950 ) . some other important films revisiting partition in the first decade - and - a - half since the two countries got their independence include saifuddin saif\u2019s sensitive pakistani punjabi film , kartar singh ( 1959 ) , manmohan desai\u2019s raj kapoor - nutan starrer chhalia ( 1960 ) and yash chopra\u2019s dharamputra ( 1961 ) .\nthe title song , \u201cchhalia mera naam\u201d ( mukesh ) , became common lore on the streets , as some of the other qamar jalalabadi songs like \u201cdum dum diga diga\u201d , \u201cmere tute hue dil se\u201d ( mukesh ) , \u201cteri rahon mein\u201d ( lata mangeskar ) , \u201cbaje payal cham cham\u201d ( lata ) , \u201cmeri jaan kuch bhi kijiye\u201d ( lata - mukesh ) , and the climatic \u201cgali gali seta roye\u201d ( mohammed rafi ) set to music by kalyanji - anandji . the 112 - minute black and white movie had competent cinematography by n . satyen .\nchhalia welcomes shanti \u2014 who has now lost her son to an orphan boys\u2019 school , where the teacher is in fact his own father , kewal \u2014 into this \u201chome\u201d ( after first removing the western pin - ups from its walls ) and she begins a new life as his chaste housekeeper . knowing little of her past , he slowly falls in love with her ( celebrated in the joyous rainy season song dam dam diga diga [ \u201ceverything is soaked\u201d ] in which kapoor dances gene kelly - like , but with a purloined umbrella , amidst a torrential downpour ) .\nmanmohan desai was the neglected genius of classic bollywood : the three - hour / six - song / catch - all action melodrama . his way was made smooth by his father and brother , both of whom were in the industry , but neither of whom made it out of the b - grade rut . desai began his career with characteristic panache by casting raj kapoor and nutan in chhalia , which turned out to be a huge hit . but it was with the coming of amitabh bachchan that desai was to come into his own . but ah , that\u2019s a story that belongs to the 1970s .\nhere the film invokes another rama story , known to all indians and already implicit in chhalia : that of rama\u2019s later rejection of his pregnant wife because of suspicion that she may have been unfaithful to him during her captivity , and that the child she carries may not be his . whereas in the ramayana it is the poet - sage valmiki who finally attests to sita\u2019s purity before rama , here it is chhaliya - kapoor as india\u2019s conscience , and naturally he does it through a song , heavy with mythological allusions , about the plight of abducted women ( gali gali seeta , \u201cin every lane , sita\n)\nthe real protagonist of \u201cchhalia\u201d is shanti ( nutan ) who is married off to kewal ( rehman ) on the eve of partition . but while the two families move away to delhi from lahore , she inadvertently is left behind , and is forced to share roof with abdul rehman ( pran ) who has a sister of shanti\u2019s age in india . when she returns to india five years later with her son , she is first welcomed by the husband with open arms but disowned when the child identifies himself as anwar , and his father as abdul rehman . even her own father refuses to give her shelter , though in the years she had lived with abdul rehman she hadn\u2019t even seen his face .\nstarring : raj kapoor , nutan , pran director : manmohan desai writer : inder raj anand country : india language : hindi synopsis : the tragic - comic story of chhalia , a naive , simple - minded young man who comes to the city and witnesses the harsh side of life ; and falls in love with a young woman named shanti , only to find out that she is married but separated from her husband , kewal , and adopted son , anwar . he puts all he can in an effort to locate kewal and re - unite the family . this full hindi movie is for free online watch streaming / download as well . enjoy & stay connected with us ! - subscribe to youtube channel : urltoken powered by : catrack worldwide ( urltoken )\nhe acted in more than 50 films included shahjehan ( 1946 ) as shahjahan , taj mahal ( 1963 film ) as emperor jahangir ( salim ) with veena as noor jahan , pyar ki jeet ( 1948 ) , roomal ( 1949 ) , paras ( 1949 ) , badi bahen ( 1949 ) , phir subah hogi ( 1958 ) , choti bahen ( 1959 ) , chhalia ( 1960 ) , chaudhvin ka chand ( 1960 ) , ghunghat ( 1960 ) , dharmputra ( 1961 ) , mere mehboob ( 1963 ) , baharen phir bhi aayengi ( 1966 ) , dil ne phir yaad kiya ( 1966 ) , dil diya dard liya ( 1966 ) , dulhan ek raat ki ( 1967 ) , aabroo ( 1968 ) , mere hamdam mere dost ( 1968 ) shikar ( 1968 ) , intaquam ( 1969 ) , majboor ( 1974 ) , dost ( 1974 ) and dil . . . aakhir dil hai ( 1982 ) are his hit films .\nthe story is set around the partition era when kewal leaves behind his newly wedded wife shanti in lahore , for reasons not divulged to the viewer . shanti makes it to india a few years later with her little son , in the hope of being reunited with her husband . but she meets chhalia who falls in love with her . what will shanti do now ? . subscribe for the best bollywood videos , movies and scenes , all in one channel urltoken . like , comment and share with your friends and family . watch more bollywood videos and movies starring your favourite celebrities like amitabh bachchan , raj kapoor , dharmendra , zeenat aman , vidya balan , govinda , salman khan and many more , only on urltoken . connect with us on : - facebook - urltoken twitter - urltoken google plus - urltoken sign up for free and get daily updates on new videos , exclusive web shows , contests & much more urltoken send us your feedback and suggestions at : connect @ urltoken\nsong : mere toote hue . movie : chhalia 1960 . singer : mukesh . music : kalyanji - anandji . lyrics : qamar jalalabadi . cast : raj kapoor , nutan , pran , rehman , bupet raja , shobhna samarth . lyrics : mere tute huye dil se koi to aaj ye puchhe ke tera haal kya hai , ke tera haal kya hai mere tute huye dil se koi to aaj ye puchhe ke tera haal kya hai , ke tera haal kya hai kismat teri rit nirali , kismat teri rit nirali o chaliye ko chalane wali , phul khila to tuti daali jise ulfat samajh baitha meri nazaro kaa dhokha tha kisiki kya khata hai , kisiki kya khata hai mere tute huye dil se koi to aaj ye puchhe ke tera haal kya hai , ke tera haal kya hai maangi mohabbat paayi judaai , maangi mohabbat paayi judaai duniya mujhko raas na aayi , pahle kadam par thokar khayi sada aazad rahte the hame malum hi kya tha mohabbat kya bala hai , mohabbat kya bala hai mere tute huye dil se koi to aaj ye puchhe ke tera haal kya hai , ke tera haal kya hai\non the sixth day of our illustrated tribute to 100 years of bollywood , we look at 1964 - 1973 .\nthink satin and spangles . think high - spirited high jinks . think pretenders and princesses . think bouffants and tuxedos . the 1960s seem to have been a direct response to the high seriousness of the 1950s . the two male stars who dominated the decade were never very comfortable outside the city ; they were at their best in night clubs or in the front seats of taxis . the heroines were poor little rich girls , wealthy in everything but love . it was that kind of cinema and some of its tropes and forms \u2013 an almost offensive form of romancing the heroine , for instance \u2013 became a standard for bollywood .\nin most cinemas , female stars have a short shelf - life \u2013 and dancers ? perishable commodities . helen bucked that trend . she was the dancer for nearly 30 years . it wasn\u2019t just her smile , her innate rhythm and her ability to look at home in satin , spangles , feathers and fur that made her a dancer who lasted in an industry that is brutal about throwing away what it doesn\u2019t want ; it was her ability to suggest that she was enjoying dancing for you that made her the go - to go - go girl .\nthe 1960s were the cotton - candy decade of chiffon saris and romantic songs in the moonlight . and the man behind the hero , the man at the microphone was mohammed rafi , whose voice brought thousands of songs alive . he was a devout muslim whose understanding of islam prevented him from taking royalties . he had a falling out with the then top female playback singer lata mangeshkar , which led the way to the ascendancy of kishore kumar in the next decade . but in the 1960s , if there was a romantic song , a devotional song , or even a patriotic song , chances are , rafi was the voice .\nhe was the man in the white tuxedo , the nightclub musician , the lost heir to the fortune . but most of all , shammi kapoor was known as the \u201cyahoo\u201d guy , who brought a brand of irrepressible energy to his portrayals of young lovers who brooded intensely in scene one and imitated elvis presley in the next . this might have been his way of differentiating himself from his elder brother , the redoubtable raj , or his younger brother , the beautiful shashi . in his after - career , he took to religion and the internet .\nby his own reckoning , dev anand was a star on the day he died in 2011 ; but that may have been because his greatest talent was self - deception . in the glory days however , between the 1950s and the 1970s , he was one of the great stars . the dev anand hero was a denizen of the city \u2013 of its underbelly . he was a noir hero , except that bollywood morality would always demand a last - minute redemption , generally wrought by a woman . in the 1970s , he turned producer and director .\nfollow us on facebook for discussions , entertainment , reviews , wellness and news .\npartition\u2019s effect on the film industries of the two countries was radically different . while india lost some good talent , pakistan had to literally restart from scratch\nnoor jehan in the pakistani film , lakht - e - jigar ( 1956 ) , a remake of the hindi film vachan ( 1955 ) starring geeta bali . ( courtesy omar ali khan )\nenough has been written about the bloody partition of the subcontinent ; of the largest known human exodus in history across the borders of west pakistan , east pakistan ( now bangladesh ) and india ; of the borders created in a blatantly slipshod manner by the british government before handing back power to the \u2018natives\u2019 . it was , as we all know , a brexit that left the subcontinent in shambles .\nas undivided india lost parts of itself due to religious and political divides , a vast populace , affected by the creation of the two nations , struggled to relocate itself . however , in the case of the film industry , religion was not necessarily the prime reason for many to shift base \u2014 possibly because the film industry then , particularly its capital bombay , was truly cosmopolitan and secular in nature .\nsome who chose to go to pakistan did so out of personal sentiment or simply to go with the tide . actor swarnalata was one of the few artistes who saw fame and success on both sides of the border in films such as rattan ( 1944 ) and later , heer ( 1955 ) . she recalled in an interview that the shift was actually no big deal . once her husband , producer - director - actor nazir , decided they would make pakistan their home , they just did .\nsinging star noor jehan , then one of hindi cinema\u2019s top female stars , was absolutely clear that she would go wherever the place of her birth was . when the village in question , qasur near lahore , found itself in pakistan , she decided to leave india . with noor jehan\u2019s exit , a formidable career in hindi filmdom with some extremely popular films \u2013 khandaan ( 1942 ) , village girl ( 1945 ) , zeenat ( 1945 ) , anmol ghadi ( 1946 ) jugnu ( 1947 ) and mirza sahiban ( 1947 ) \u2013 came to an end .\nthe \u2018village girl\u2019 song booklet . a noor jehan\u2013nazir starrer , gaon ki gori was the second highest grossing film of 1945 . ( courtesy upperstall . com )\nboth swarnalata and noor jehan were rare instances of big names within the film industry who opted for pakistan . most of the others who left , particularly from the acting world , were either veterans like ghulam mohammed and m ismail who had played character roles , or 1940s leading ladies like ragini and shamim , whose careers had begun to decline . many muslims who were doing well for themselves in the film world preferred to stay back in india .\nthere were people who made the reverse journey too . some prominent hindu artists who came to india from lahore included actors pran and om prakash , and filmmakers dalsukh m pancholi and roop k shorey . interestingly , a hindu distributor , jc anand , preferred to stay back in pakistan . he would go on to become one of the most successful producer - distributors across the border .\nthe effect of partition on the film industries of the two countries was radically different . though there was loss of some admittedly good talent from india , it was pretty much business as usual in bombay and the various film centres across the different parts of the country . the bengali film industry did suffer in that a large chunk of its market got taken away with the formation of east pakistan .\nsome of the brilliant , talented people who left india \u2013 apart from swarnalata and noor jehan \u2013 included writer saadat hasan manto , filmmakers shaukat hussain rizvi , wz ahmed and nazir , and composers feroz nizami , ghulam haider , and later in the mid - 1950s , khwaja khurshid anwar .\nposters of heer ( 1955 ) , produced by jc anand , and the poster of chan way ( 1951 ) , whose direction is credited to noor jehan since her husband filmmaker shaukat hussain rizvi didn\u2019t know punjabi . ( courtesy omar ali khan )\nlife in pakistan wasn\u2019t easy . unlike india , pakistan had just one major centre known for making films , lahore . however , the city was also one of the most affected by the communal fires of 1947 . the two major studios of lahore , owned by pancholi art pictures and shorey pictures , were razed to the ground . as a result , the pakistani film industry had to literally restart from scratch without any proper funding or any technical infrastructure whatsoever .\nwith most saleable names remaining in india , pakistan struggled to make its first film , dawood chand\u2019s teri yaad , which released on eid - ul - fitr , august 7 , 1948 . sadly , the film , starring dilip kumar\u2019s brother , nasir khan , and asha posley , was a complete washout . it was a poor production and fared badly in comparison with the technical proficiency and relative lavishness of hindi films , which continued to show in pakistan post partition .\nif the pakistan film industry finally got going from the mid - 1950s onwards , it was largely due to the pioneering efforts of dedicated filmmakers like nazir , sibtain fazli , anwar kemal pasha and wz ahmed . they not only overcame tremendous obstacles to create a viable film industry by giving opportunities to new stars like santosh kumar , sudhir kumar and sabiha khanum , but also fought a continuous battle with the all - powerful distributor lobby to ban or at least restrict the exhibition of hindi films . this was to help the indigenous film industry grow and flourish .\nironically , when nazir and swarnalata did finally come out with the first - ever silver jubilee film of pakistan , the punjabi movie pheray ( 1949 ) , it was a remake of one of nazir\u2019s earlier indian hit films , village girl , where he had starred opposite noor jehan .\nwith limited resources at his disposal , nazir made pheray at a cost of just \u20b965 , 000 within six weeks . it is said that the popular musical score of the film by ga chishti had the prolific composer record the film\u2019s seven songs in a single day !\nthe far from ideal conditions meant that a top star like noor jehan had to wait till 1951 to be seen on the silver screen again . the film was the punjabi film , chan way ( 1951 ) , whose direction is also credited to noor jehan , since her husband filmmaker shaukat hussain rizvi didn\u2019t know punjabi . chan way was a smash hit at the box - office . its songs , particularly tere mukhde da kaala kaala til way with its refrain of o mundeya sialkotia , were equally popular on our side of the border .\nand with the overwhelming success of her first urdu film , sibtain fazli\u2019s dupetta ( 1952 ) , \u2018madam\u2019 was well and truly on her way to building a glorious career in pakistan . first , as a popular singing star and then from 1960 onwards , as a playback singer for more than three decades .\nnoor jehan\u2019s departure from india in 1947 has always raised a hypothetical question among old - timers and historians : would lata mangeshkar have made it as big if noor jehan had not left our shores ? yet others wonder if \u2013 despite all her tremendous achievements in pakistan \u2013 it was the mallika - e - tarannum\u2019s loss in the long run . because unlike the rich variety of indian film music with influences from across the country , noor jehan\u2019s singing , great though it was , largely restricted her to urdu ghazals and robust punjabi songs .\nthe wounds caused by partition have been difficult to heal especially in the cinematic world of the two countries . as compared to other arts especially literature , filmmakers have only sporadically explored partition on either side of the border . this is especially true in the early years following independence .\nkaran bali is a filmmaker based in mumbai . he is also the co - founder and content - in - charge of upperstall . com , a website on the cinema of the subcontinent\nmumbai , july 13 : he was truly what legends are made of - a natural talent and a thorough professional with a versatility . actor pran left for his heavenly abode late friday evening . his death is\n: he was truly what legends are made of - a natural talent and a thorough professional with a versatility . actor pran left for his heavenly abode late friday evening . his death is deemed as a big loss for the hindi film industry . he was 93 .\nborn as pran kishan sikand , he was popular as pran , and many , out of the respect the legend commanded , addressed him as\npran sahab\n.\npran breathed his last at the lilavati hospital following prolonged illness , said his son .\npran ' s condition was frail since the past few months and he was in and out of hospital multiple times . he was reportedly last admitted to the lilavati hospital just a week back .\nhe passed away at lilavati hospital at around 8 . 30 . p . m . ,\nhis son sunil told ians .\nthe last rites of the veteran actor , who was a recipient of the coveted dadasaheb phalke award for lifetime achievement , will be conducted saturday at 12 p . m . at the shivaji park .\nin a career of over six decades , pran had an exhaustive and impressive filmography of over 400 movies . each beats the other .\nand so , megastar amitabh bachchan , who worked with pran in over 10 films , including \u201czanjeer\u201d and \u201cdon\u201d , tweeted : \u201canother magnificent pillar of the film industry falls . \u201d\npran may have been loved as the rough and tough man on screen , but in real life , he was \u201ca gentleman , most collaborative colleague , a senior of immense distinction and a true disciplined professional , \u201d wrote big b .\nthe actor was chosen for the 44th dadasaheb phalke award for lifetime achievement , an honour which his family as well as colleagues from bollywood felt came a little late in the day . he was also unwell to travel to delhi to collect the award at the 60th national film awards ceremony .\nalthough he could not travel , the honour came to him when information and broadcasting minister manish tewari visited him in mumbai to confer the award .\nthe actor started his career as a photographer in 1940 , but it was a chance meeting with a film producer that landed him his debut role in a film called\nyamla jat\n.\nlater , when he moved from lahore to bombay ( now mumbai ) , with the help of renowned writer saadat hasan manto and actor shyam , pran got a break in bombay talkies ' film\nziddi\n, in which dev anand played the lead role .\nthat set the momentum for the versatile talent , who brought new mannerisms and style and lent new dimensions to negative characters .\nif he played villain convincingly in films like\nmadhumati\n,\nziddi\nand\nram aur shyam\n, with the same ease he slipped into character roles like the lovable malang chacha in\nupkar\nor a loyal friend sher khan in\nzanjeer\n.\nexpressing his grief through twitter , superstar shah rukh wrote :\nwhy do icons who shaped our lives and emotions have to go away ? you will , sir , remain etched in our hearts . allah bless your soul pran sahib .\nakshay kumar , bobby deol kick - start shooting for sajid khan ' s housefull 4 . see pictures\nsanju box office collection day 10 : this ranbir kapoor , rajkumar hirani combo earns 265 . 48 crore\nwhat pose ! akshay kumar greets paps in the most unusual yet exciting way . see pictures\ntwitter reacts to the trailer of karenjit kaur : the untold story of sunny leone . here\u2019s what they feel\nveteran actor and bollywood ' s most popular villain , pran , has been awarded the dadasaheb phalke award for the year 2012 , the nation ' s top cine honour , the government announced on friday .\npran krishan sikand is the 44 th dada saheb phalke award winner . the 93 - year - old actor has been honoured by the government of india for his outstanding contribution to the growth and development of indian cinema .\nthe award , which is given on the basis of suggestions of a committee of prominent persons , consists of a swarn kamal , a cash prize of \u20b9 10 lakh and a shawl .\nthe actor , who is known as the\nvillain of the millennium ,\nhas worked in more than 400 films in a career that spanned over six decades . pran acted as villain in almost every film from the 1950s to 1980s .\nhis contribution to mainstream hindi cinema is well recognized , assuring him the place of one of the most illustrious and celebrated actors of indian film industry . his career spanned several decades . he has acted in over 400 films and in each one of them ; he brought new mannerism and style , holding the audience spell bound by his acting ,\nthe ministry of information and broadcasting said in a statement .\nthe actor has not been keeping well for the past few months and might not be able to attend the award ceremony .\nhe watched all the news bulletins and he was very happy . he knows it ' s a big honour ,\nthe actor ' s daughter pinky bhalla said , according to reuters .\nthe whole world has been calling .\nborn in year 1920 in delhi , pran has worked in around 22 films in pre - partition india , including\nkhajanchi\n( 1941 ) ,\nkaise kahoon\n( 1945 ) and\nkhamosh nigahen\n( 1946 ) .\non 11 august , 1947 , he left lahore for bombay to celebrate his son arvind ' s birthday and days later , partition was declared and he stayed back in bombay , according to pinky bhalla .\nfor the portrayal of both negative and character roles , pran has won several awards including filmfare awards and bengal film journalists ' association awards . he was also honoured with the padma bhushan .\n( \u201cthe cheat\u201d ) hindi , 1960 , bw , ca . 135 min . directed by manmohan desai produced by subhash desai / subhash pictures cinematography : bipin pandya , a . n . subramaniam ; music : kalyanji - anandaji\nit opens with a speeding train \u2014 indian cinema\u2019s trope of modernity , but also its reminder of links to lost homelands , and of other trains bearing the refugees and victims of 1947 . indeed , we quickly learn that this is a lahore - delhi train , and that it carries hindu and sikh women being repatriated to india five years after partition . one of these is the heroine , shanti ( \u201cpeace\u201d ) , and as she tells her sad story to fellow refugee women , we go via flashback to a time \u201cbefore people began making foreigners of their neighbors\u201d and to a verdant and luxurious lahore of sprawling parks and rustic lanes , in which shanti and her girlfriends dance and wave their billowing dupattas to the carefree and romantic song baaje payal ( \u201canklets ring\u2026 [ i don\u2019t know for whom my young heart waits ] \u201d ) .\nreturning to her parents\u2019 mansion , shanti discovers that her engagement is indeed being arranged , to the same handsome but haughty young motorist \u2014 one kewal ( rehman ) , the son of a wealthy attorney \u2014 she had saucily accosted on the road . their embarrassed second meeting abruptly transitions to the scene of their wedding , then to a blissful nuptial night which is interrupted by arson and rioting , as the hysteria of partition begins and hindu families must flee lahore .\nthis is the first of several cuts that are so rough that ( although the encyclopaedia of indian cinema warns that \u201cdesai seems impatient with the finer points of plot structure\u2026\u201d ) one suspects that the print used to make the digital version has been damaged and repeatedly ( and badly ) spliced over the years . more ( and worse ) confusing transitions will follow , though it is still possible to make out the basic story .\na second flashback sequence shows shanti , stumbling alone through the lanes of riot - torn lahore , saved from a mob by a powerful pathan ( afghan warrior ) named abdul rehman khan ( pran ) . though shanti is terrified of what this \u201crescuer\u201d may do to her , khan greets her as a sister and announces that his own sister , sakeena , has been left behind in india . he will shelter shanti while never even looking at her face , in the hope that his sister may receive similar treatment \u201cfrom some hindu or sikh . \u201d viewers thus learn that shanti , even in five years in pakistan , has not been dishonored , and so is ultimately eligible , within the film\u2019s conventional patriarchal ideology , for reunion with her husband , though this will be repeatedly deferred and challenged .\nthese plot twists lend considerable emotional weight to the film , for the plight of many \u201cshantis\u201d was well publicized in 1950s india . spurned by her natal family in a heart - wrenching scene in which they visit the refugee camp in which she is staying , but refuse to recognize her \u2014 a paternally - imposed \u201cdeceit\u201d that will deprive shanti\u2019s anguished mother of the power of speech \u2014 she is briefly comforted by kewal , who has left his own disapproving family in order to be with her . but his acceptance of her turns to disgust when he learns that she has a five - year - old son with the islamic name \u201canwar . \u201d and though shanti insists that kewal is his father , the little boy gives his dad\u2019s name as \u201cabdul rehman , \u201d and kewal flees in a rage .\neven on an obvious soundstage set , the delivery of this song\u2019s rousing lyrics , accompanied by dramatic quick cuts of the confluence of milling crowds , the principal characters , and the towering effigy , makes for a most satisfying climax .\nin hindi films railways helped to showcase historical events . they often became metaphors of a journey , both internal and external , writes prabhjot parmar\nbollywood cinema , railways are an integral part of the film landscape , and frequently of the film plot . be it a moving train , a bogie , diesel , electric or the good old steam engine , or the railway yard , platform or the station from outside on the streets , coolies , vendors , and so on , all find exposure on the film screen . the plots and uses are multiple as the railways occupy a memorable niche in bollywood films : symbols of the journey of life of simply evocations of everyday life ; a shared space of communal harmony and national integration ; a good location for a fight sequence ; source of income for singers , vendors and coolie ; a site for developing romance to list but a few . some of the famous romantic songs are set in trains ; on the other hand , trains also are sites of popular moral and philosophical film songs .\nare obvious examples of the centrality of railways in bollywood films . meetings and separations in trains or on railway platforms serve as a key moment in the stories of innumerable films , thus underscoring the presence of the railways in bollywood cinema . various representations of railways generate different emotions : laughter , grief , joy , exhilaration , suspense and trepidation . however , none is as distressing and painful as the portrayal of trains in films on the partition , in which railways acquire the saddest , most poignant , and the bloodiest representation .\nthe number of people killed in trains was far less than those killed on ground , but the manner in which train killings were executed are shocking examples of genocide and are\nthe most famous images of the communal holocaust of 1947\n.\nthe ambushes and killings in trains and at various railway stations in punjab make the communal massacres difficult to forget or ignore . no image of partition , textual or in the mind\u2019s eye , photograph or film , escapes from the overloaded trains with men , women and children moving from one side of the border to the other .\nthe prevalence of insaniyat over the beastliness during partition is evident in pamela rooks\u2019 train to pakistan , which is a faithful filmic representation of khushwant singh\u2019s novel of the same name . this film provides a picture of mano majra , a village in indian punjab , close to the newly formed border , in which trains play a vital part in the everyday life of the villagers , and subsequently , trains become the cause of turbulence in an otherwise calm and peaceful village . it is where trainloads of dead refugees arrive ; the iron railway bridge on a nearby river is the site of the climactic action . shortly after the film begins , several brief shots depict the consistent presence of railways in mano majra .\npresents the story of jugga ( nirmal pandey ) , a dacoit . he is in love with nooran ( smriti mishra ) and is having an affair with her right under the nose of her almost blind father . one day a rival dacoit gang kills the village moneylender and the police imprisons jugga instead . in his jail cell , jugga meets iqbal , a communist worker , who is also in jail because of the moneylender\u2019s murder . while jugga is in jail , mano majra begins to feel the impact of the partition . tensions rise as trainloads of dead bodies keep arriving from pakistan . because riots break out elsewhere , here too the ripples of destruction reach . all villagers , sikhs , muslims and hindus live in a close - knit harmony .\nas the story progresses , the nervousness related to the partition and refugees and massacres begin to creep into mano majra . their chief point of entry is the railways , either the station or the railway lines in the wilderness . the first train scene begins with a close up of a steam engine that stops at a small railway station and a man ( iqbal ) disembarks . there are several policemen on the platform , including thanedar sahib , the inspector ( mangal dhillon ) . walking up to the stationmaster , iqbal shows his ticket upon exit and enquires about a place to stay in the village . a routine scenario on a railway station subsequently is followed by a shot of a crowded train carrying passengers shouting slogans ,\nlong live india . this is our india . india is ours\n. in the foreground , the stationmaster stands with his back to the camera , which first is looking to the right to capture the incoming train and gradually moves to the left as the train passes the station . it passes through mano majra without stopping , making the train a mobile device of nationalism that claims the regional as the national territory with slogan shouting .\nexcerpted from\u201dtrains of death : representations of the railways in films on the partition by prabhjot parmar from 27 down new departures in indian railway studies . ed . ian . j . kerr . orient longman\nin an ominous sequence shortly thereafter , a train halts at the station early in the morning . again , the back of the stationmaster is in the foreground . the engine driver is the only person who gets off . in this shot , wrapped in the steam of the engine the driver silently looks with weary eyes at the stationmaster . in the next shot , the magistrate arrives at the railway station . the inspector is there to receive him but there is no verbal exchange , they only share glances full of heavy seriousness . as they walk into the station , both are framed within the entrance at the end of which a train is visible . along with the police inspector , the magistrate boards the train for an inspection . the sound of buzzing flies conveys the stench of death before the camera moves and the officials gaze over the compartment that is full of butchered bodies . it is evident that several trains full of corpses arrives at mano majra and under the military command , mass funeral pyres are prepared outside the village . a few scenes later , as the villagers gather to see a large number of dead bodies floating in the river , another train comes from the direction of pakistan . it does not blow its whistle nor is its light on . one of the villagers appropriately calls it\na ghost train\nbecause dark , quiet and dangerous it moves towards mano majra . the final railway scene of train to pakistan comes during the climax as the steam engine takes a train full of muslim refugees towards pakistan . it crosses the iron bridge safely and an aerial shot shows the train chugging through widerness towards its destination .\nthe british , as well as the congress and muslim league did not anticipate the degree of communal violence and migration that would accompany the division of indian empire . there were no preparations to maintain social order in case of communal violence . as train to pakistan demonstrates , previously thriving communally harmonious rural areas were overwhelmed by the impact of the events occurring elsewhere . mano majra best exemplifies how the local identities are transformed and shaped anew by national politics and in so doing , create divisions amongst the inhabitants of the same village . although the harmony among the residents of mano majra remains , men like malli and his goons act as disrupters and as the representatives of the newly acquired national identity . they loot and kill because it is their profession as dacoits ; however , there is an added fervour in the name of religion and nation in their acts . in contrast , jugga , also a dacoit , maintaining allegiance to his fellow muslim villagers , sacrifices himself in order to ensure their safe passage across the border by train . he climbs on the railway bridge and cuts off a large rope tied across to kill the refugees sitting on the rooftop of the train . while he is cutting the rope , malli and his men spot him and shoot him . jugga , tenaciously hangs on to the bridge and falls down after he successfully foils malli\u2019s plan ."]}
{"id": 117098, "summary": [{"text": "kung fu magoo is a mexican-american animated action comedy film based on the mr. magoo character , created by millard kaufman and john hubley .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "this film was produced by classic media , \u00e1nima estudios , and santo domingo films .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "this film was also produced by motion toons , a new animation studio created in conjunction of \u00e1nima estudios , and santo domingo films .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "english voice-cast stars dylan and cole sprouse , alyson stoner and voice actors tom kenny , rodger bumpass , jim conroy , chris parnell , and maile flanagan .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "it was the first animated feature , featuring mr. magoo in more than three decades , and the first u.s.-mexico co-production for \u00e1nima estudios .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "this film was written by emmy laybourne , sam laybourne , rob sosin , and bob mittenthal and directed by andr\u00e9s couturier .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was released direct-to-dvd in the united states on may 11 , 2010 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it later had its television premiere on disney xd on february 7 , 2011 . it was rated tv-g . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "kung fu magoo", "paragraphs": ["see our kung fu magoo winners thread . i can ' t stop saying kung fu magoo .\nkung fu panda 3 - movie colle . . . - kung fu panda 3 - movie collection ( 3pc ) / dvd new\ndespite the film\u2019s title , we don\u2019t get a lot of kung fu fighting from mr . magoo .\n' kung fu magoo ' is currently available to rent , purchase , or stream via subscription on and urltoken .\nhole in the wall 1 . 4 / 6 - - kung fu magoo ( 103 minutes ) 0 . 5 / 2\ncake boy [ dvd / cd ] dvd region 1 . \u2022new\u2022 warren fitzgerald . kung fu films\nscooby - doo ! mystery inc . 1 . 6 / 7 - - kung fu magoo ( continued ) 0 . 5 / 2\nscooby - doo ! mystery inc . 1 . 7 / 8 - - kung fu magoo ( continued ) 0 . 5 / 2\nif this revitalizes the magoo franchise , i get to say\ni told you so . it ' s all about the kung fu .\nmy young auntie ( dvd , 2007 ) ,\nan unalloyed triumph of kung fu comedy .\n, brand new\nkung fu dragon collection . kung fu arts set in feudal period china , this outrageous\nchop socky\nclassic is not to be missed ! a kung fu master takes on five warriors sent by an evil emperor to quell a rebellion , and dragon lee reveals why he is considered one of the most formidable action stars to follow the venerable bruce lee !\nkung fu magoo , produced by anima estudios , santo domingo films , and classic media , is the first new mr . magoo\u00ae production in more than thirty years . in the feature , follow mr . magoo with his nephew , justin , as they dodge giant robotic spiders and jet ski ninjas in a wild kung fu style competition . mr . magoo competes against the world\u2019s most notorious villains in the \u201cevil - lympics\u201d tournament , and it\u2019s up to justin to help his uncle stay in the game and avoid danger at every turn\u2014the fate of the world depends on mr . magoo in kung fu magoo !\nremember this ? enter to win kung fu magoo . contest ends 6 : 00 p . m . pst on 09 / 02 / 2010 . good luck everyone !\ndvd : kung fu yoga [ blu - ray ] , stanley tong . new cond . : aarif rahman , lay zhang , j\nkung fu magoo is a movie starring cole sprouse , dylan sprouse , and alyson stoner . join mr . magoo and his nephew , justin , as they dodge giant robotic spiders and jetski ninjas on a kung fu - style adventure ! when supervillian , tan - gu , invites the world ' s most notorious bad . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthis is the opening previews to the 2016 re - release of the 2001 columbia pictures animated film ,\nkung fu magoo\nat amc theatres in the fall of 2016 .\ndisney channel has acquired broadcast rights from classic media to the animated feature kung fu magoo and will debut the feature on its disney xd outlets in the united states , germany and italy .\nkung fu killer . language : cantonese ( original ) , english ( dub ) , spanish ( dub ) , and french ( dub ) .\nbelow , you\u2019ll find a number of top - tier streaming and cable services - including rental , purchase , and subscription alternatives - along with the availability of ' kung fu magoo ' on each platform . now , before we get into the various whats and wheres of how you can watch ' kung fu magoo ' right now , here are some details about the adventure flick .\nmagoo and his nephew waldo also appeared on a 1957 lp , magoo in hi - fi .\ntalking animal : magoo ' s dog mcbarker in what ' s new , mr . magoo ?\ndisney has acquired animated feature kung foo magoo for its boy - skewed disney xd channel in the us and various international territories .\n4 . 5 out of 5 stars - my young auntie ( dvd , 2007 ) ,\nan unalloyed triumph of kung fu comedy .\n, brand new\nwas there ever any hope that a new tv movie based on mr . magoo , entitled kung fu magoo , had a chance of being any good ? if you thought there might be a chance , the video below will remove that thought from your mind .\ndespite the film\u2019s title , we don\u2019t get a lot of kung fu fighting from mr . magoo . ( he gets his moniker because someone thinks he\u2019s striking a karate kid - like cra . . . continue reading\nthe young generation of islamic state fighters apparently grew up fans of kung - fu and ninja movies , a new propaganda movie released by the terrorist group would suggest .\nanimated actors : mr . magoo was depicted as an actor playing a role in mr . magoo ' s christmas carol and the famous adventures of mr . magoo .\na vicious serial killer is targeting top martial arts masters , and convicted criminal and kung fu master hahou ( donnie yen ) is the only one with the skills to stop him .\nwhat ' s new mr . magoo ? magoo in the zoo [ ep . 1 ] [ english v . ]\nonly a lighter : in\nmagoo ' s express\n, magoo flashes a gun lighter to a lady spy .\n\u201cwe are excited to partner with disney xd to bring kung fu magoo to millions of families around the world , \u201d said chloe van den berg , evp , international , at classic media . \u201cthe film is filled with quintiseential quincy magoo mishaps , misadventures and all - around mayhem that will delight both kids , their parents , and lifelong mr . magoo fans . \u201d\n\u201cwe are excited to partner with disney xd to bring kung fu magoo to millions of families around the world , \u201d said chloe van den berg , executive vp of international at classic media . \u201cthe film is filled with quintessential quincy magoo mishaps , misadventures and all - around mayhem that will delight both kids , their parents , and lifelong mr . magoo fans . \u201d\nshow within a show : mr . magoo ' s christmas carol is actually about magoo performing a christmas carol on broadway .\nfor archival sake , i ' m cross - posting these three threads infinite kung fu by kagan mcleod how i killed your master by brian clevinger shi long pang : the wandering shaolin monk by ben costa .\nfollow mr . magoo with his nephew justin as they dodge giant robotic spiders and jet ski ninjas in a wild kung fu - style competition . mr . magoo competes against the world ' s most notorious villains in the\nevil - lympics\ntournament , and it ' s up to justin to help his . . . ( more )\ndo you love kung fu magoo , or do you think it is the worst cartoon ever ? let us know what you think ! surely you have an opinion . . . so share what you think . take a minute and post your own comments about this cartoon here .\nnetflix ' s animation offerings continues to expand . on monday , the video streaming service announced that characters from popular dreamworks animation movies \u2014 such as shrek , madagascar and kung fu panda \u2014 will inspire original netflix shows .\nmedium blending : in\nmagoo ' s private war\n, magoo enters a movie theater that is showing live - action stock footage .\nthe first ever kung fu noir series starts here on the heels of its successful campaign on kickstarter , from fabrice sapolsky ( spider - man noir , one - hit wonder ) and hot new french sensation fred pham chuong ( who also practices kung fu himself ) ! it\u0092s the creator - owned comic book series you can\u0092t wait to read , even if you don\u0092t know it yet . and it\u0092s from the house of noir itself , dynamite comics !\nthe famous adventures of mr . magoo , a 1964 prime - time series on nbc , in which magoo re - enacted famous literary works ;\nlabels : 50th anniversary , barbara chain , lee orgel , mr . magoo ' s christmas carol , mr . magoo ' s christmas carol book\nthe film was originally set for a theatrical release in mexico in 2009 , but there was , to date , no further information regarding this . this makes kung fu magoo the first film from anima estudios that never got a theatrical release . it instead had its mexican premiere on cartoon network on july 2011 .\ntwo magoo shorts ,\nwhen magoo flew\nand\nmagoos puddle jumper\n, won the oscar for best animated short .\nwhen magoo flew\nis also a runner - up on the 50 greatest cartoons list .\nprogram 3 is on saturday afternoon and features upa\u2019s only really well - known character in mr magoo . this is a good cross - section of magoo\u2019s theatrical cartoons and features the ragtime bear , his first cartoon , trouble indemnity , barefaced flatfoot , hotsy footsy , magoo express and when magoo flew .\nmagoo ' s rich uncle tycoon magoo , who is usually planning another construction project , many of which are thwarted by magoo causing chaos when he happens upon the scene , much to uncle tycoon ' s and worcestershire ' s dismay .\ninitially , he didn\u2019t know what to make of mr . magoo \u2013 but once\nall alone in the world\nfrom mr . magoo ' s christmas carol\nsiskel & ebert : mr . magoo ( year 1997 ) - youtube\nkung fu killer - blu ray movie , 2015 release . movie is in widescreen format . has options for english , french and spanish subtitles / dubbed audio . default audio is in cantonese . you are receiving exact copy of movie as shown in picture .\non tuesday i saw kung fu panda 2 . i enjoyed the film a great deal , but i\u2019d have to say that the original film is a bit better . i love jack black but think that james hong as po\u2019s father mr ping is hilarious .\nclassic media , a global media company with a portfolio of some of the world\u2019s leading family entertainment brands , announced today that the animated feature , kung fu magoo , starring the iconic quincy magoo and the voice talents dylan and cole sprouse , kenny mayne , chris parnell , and alyson stoner , will make its broadcast debut on the disney channel\u2019s disney xd channel in key markets across the u . s . , germany , and italy .\nnot the ' magoo ' style i ' m grew to love . try again .\nmr . magoo and angus go home after returning the ruby back to the museum .\ndo you have anything to add to this page ? have we made any mistakes . . . or do you have any additional information about kung fu magoo ? if so , we would love to hear from you . please send us a quick note with your additions or corrections to this page , and we will make the corrections as soon as possible !\nsuite life\nand\nriverdale\nstar cole sprouse will co - lead\nfive feet apart .\n. . . but now they are really branching out and finding success on their own . . . cole ' s last film credit is a voice role in\nkung fu magoo\nin 2010 , which also featured dylan . . . .\ndrunken master ii is a 1994 hong kong kung fu action film directed by lau kar - leung and jackie chan ; who stars as chinese folk hero ; wong fei hung . it was chan ' s first traditional style martial arts film since the young master ( 1980 ) .\na shaolin monk and kung fu master , li long , finds himself in new york caring for the son of his recently killed brother and opening a school to teach the ancient arts . we will make things right . tested and working in a us blu - ray player .\na holiday special with the voice talents of jack black , angelina jolie and dustin hoffman \u2500 the winter festival is coming and po , the kung fu panda , is asked to host the exclusive formal banquet for all the masters of kung fu . however , the occasion is on the same night as his father\u2019s own party . feeling guilty and burdened by work he has taken on , po is unsure which way to turn until he realizes who truly needs him more on the big night . the special was written by jonathan groff and jon pollack and directed by tim johnson .\nuncatty resemblance : his dog , mcbarker in what ' s new , mr . magoo ? not only looked like his owner , magoo , but he also had the same bad eyesight .\nit\u2019s been over a year since we heard anything about classic media\u2019s attempt to revive mr . magoo in something called kung fu magoo . our friends at tvshowsondvd now report that vivendi entertainment will release the film direct - to - video on may 11th . ( click image at left to see box art ) . the 80 - minute feature , produced at mexico\u2019s anima estudios , pits quincy magoo and his 12 - year - old nephew , justin , against giant robotic spiders , ninjas on jet skis and mutant beasteens which are half animal and half teenage girl . jim conroy ( ruff ruffman , kenny the shark ) provides the voice of mr . magoo . doesn\u2019t sound good\u2026\nkung fu yoga . includes slipcover . i may ask that you send a few pictures for record , should claims to carriers be necessary . no drama , just solutions . they often are valid past expiration date . but let ' s face it - i ' m only human , there not perfect .\nkung fu yoga [ dvd / eng - sub ] ( well go usa inc ) . [ read more ] . we focus on making purchasing online a pleasant experience . our sales office is located in beautiful town of redondo beach , california , just a few miles south of los angeles international airport .\nabout mr . magoo\u00aethe loveable animated character mr . magoo has won the hearts of millions of fans since 1949 . an instant classic , magoo has starred in academy award - winning theatrical shorts , three hit television series , the first ever animated holiday tv special and a live action movie . the hilarious mr . magoo proves that with a little confidence everything will eventually go your way .\nwhere magoo and his other nephew , justin , go evil - busting during the supervillain olympics .\n: magoo is very wealthy , very friendly . . . and very naive , so people trying to invoke and abuse this trope on him is the plot of several episodes . plus , magoo\nyule log , wooden soldiers , mr . magoo and magic garden make pix11 new york\u2019s holiday station\nkung fu do what you do to me i haven ' t been the same since my teenage lobotomy full on , i moved to hong kong with bruce lee ' s brother and johnny wong i think it ' s strange he ' s friends with fu manchu and he thinks he knows you uh uh uh uh uh oh oh daniel san made in taiwan come on jackie chan uh uh uh uh uh oh last night jackie chan came around i played pool with him and we hung out mr . miagi and the x - men called in for a while as well i think it ' s strange he ' s friends with fu manchu and he thinks he knows you uh uh uh uh uh oh oh daniel san made in taiwan come on jackie chan uh uh uh uh uh oh gary glitter ! scooby doo ! rock mcmurray ! and last but not least ladies and gentleman i give you . . . johnny wong ! kung fu do what you do to me i can ' t live without my kung fu movies ' shanghai killers ' and ' deadly road ' my life was ruined when the green dragon closed oh i think it ' s strange he ' s friends with fu manchu and he thinks he knows you uh uh uh uh uh oh oh daniel san made in taiwan come on jackie chan uh uh uh uh uh oh i think it ' s strange he ' s friends with fu manchu and he ' s in love with you uh uh uh uh uh oh oh daniel san made in taiwan come on jackie chan\nidentical stranger : one episode of the famous adventures of mr . magoo has the actor mr . magoo asked by the police to impersonate an identical gangster in order to catch the whole gang . just to make it all better , the person who asks magoo to do this is dick tracy !\ndark reprise : inverted in mr . magoo ' s christmas carol , in which the third reprise of\nringle ringle\nhas scrooge ( magoo ) giving some of his coins to the cratchits .\nlondon , uk / new york , ny ( october 11 , 2010 ) \u2014classic media , a global media company with a portfolio of some of the world\u2019s leading family entertainment brands , announced today that the animated feature , kung fu magoo , starring the iconic quincy magoo and the voice talents dylan and cole sprouse , kenny mayne , chris parnell , and alyson stoner , will make its broadcast debut on the disney channel\u2019s disney xd channel in key markets across the u . s . , germany , and italy .\nthe next morning , luanne tricks mr . magoo into taking her to his house with an injured ankle . stupak finds a notebook with luanne ' s fingerprints on it and realizes who mr . magoo is with . he and anders go to mr . magoo ' s house where stupak sneaks in looking for the ruby . mr . magoo and luanne arrive at the house and stupak hides from them . bob sneaks into mr . magoo ' s house and finds the ruby . upon being caught in the act , he steals mr . magoo ' s prized studebaker with the magoos and luanne chasing after him in magoo ' s eggplant - mobile . bob loses them and brings the ruby to austin .\nmistaken for terrorist : in\nthe explosive mister magoo\n, magoo storms into a newspaper office demanding to speak to the editor while carrying a ticking package ( which is actually a wind - up toy , although magoo thinks it ' s a clock ) , so naturally the receptionist assumes the worst .\nsword cane : magoo hides a sword inside his walking cane in the short\nbarefaced flatfoot\n.\ntimbaland & magoo feat . missy elliott & aaliyah \u2014 \u2018 up jumps da\u2019 boogie \u2019 ( 1997 )\njoin mr . magoo and his nephew , justin , as they dodge giant robotic spiders and jetski ninjas on a kung fu - style adventure ! when supervillian , tan - gu , invites the world ' s most notorious bad guys to compete in the evil - lympics , there ' s only one person who can put a stop to the wickedness and save mankindkung fu magoo ! it ' s up to justin to help his uncle stay in the competition , while avoiding danger at every turn ! featuring an all - star voice cast : dylan sprouse , cole sprouse , alyson stoner , chris parnell and kenny mayne ! mpaa rating : notrated ( c ) 2009 classic media , inc .\na murder . a mysterious league of protectors operating in the shadows . a legacy to protect . a city to save from filth , corruption and gangs . a girl who has to pose as a man to protect herself and her heritage . a young kung fu student lost in a concrete jungle he never chose to welcome to the world of intertwined . it\u0092s 1971 and for juan jin , life is about to become hell ! he didn\u0092t ask to be a hero . he didn\u0092t ask to go to chinatown . he only wanted to follow the way of wing chun , the kung fu style he masters brilliantly . but destiny had other plans for him !\nnational stereotypes :\ncholly\n/\ncharlie\n, magoo ' s houseboy in the mr . magoo show embodies a whole raftful of early to mid - 20th - century chinese stereotypes , but also subverts them at the same time by being intelligent and resourceful , and often rescuing magoo from the situations he gets himself into .\nmaintains the spirit of the classic mr . magoo character within a contemporary , fast - paced , enjoyable film .\nwhen magoo took on the role of don quixote , this became the mechanism by which he identified his dulcinea .\nboxing kangaroo : magoo brings one home in\nkangaroo courting\n, mistaking it for waldo ' s girlfriend .\nmr . magoo ' s nephew helps keep him out of danger during a villain ' s tournament of evil .\na blog dedicated to the making of the first animated christmas special , mr . magoo ' s christmas carol .\nthis appears to be part of a deal between the cw and dreamworks animation which now owns the rights to\nmagoo .\nour favorite christmas special will run on december 19 from 8 pm to 9 : 30 pm ( eastern ) and be followed by the\nkung fu panda holiday special\n( another dreamworks property ) from 9 : 30 to 10 pm ( eastern ) . they will also reportedly be repeated on december 24 at the same time . hopefully this is a multi - year deal and we can look forward to the cw as the home of\nmagoo\nfor years to come !\n\u201cthe movie does a good job balancing traditional magoo slapstick with more modern cartoon storytelling . \u201d\u2013 l . a . parent\nhot guy , ugly wife : studly davy crockett and his buck toothed gonk of a sweetheart from uncle sam magoo .\nactor allusion : in - universe . in mr . magoo ' s christmas carol the ghost of christmas present describes scrooge ( played by magoo ) as\nthe man too much of a skinflint to spring for a pair of glasses .\nmeanwhile , mr . magoo and his dog angus go fishing in the same area as the jewel thieves ' boat . luanne picks a fight with bob and in the scuffle , they lose the ruby which lands in mr . magoo ' s boat unbeknownst to magoo . bob goes after the ruby but fails by falling onto the paddle wheel of a paddle boat .\nand you\u2019ll probably get a blank stare . or in honor of magoo\u2019s handicap , maybe a squinting , legally blind stare .\ncon man : presley , in the mr . magoo show . the theatrical shorts had their fair share of them too .\nvillain song :\nwe ' re despicable\n, sung by the graverobbers in mr . magoo ' s christmas carol .\nyule log , wooden soldiers , mr . magoo and magic garden make pix11 new york\u2019s holiday station | wpix 11 new york\ntags : animation , art , australian centre for the moving image , gerald mcboing boing , hell - bent for election , melbourne international animation festival , mr . magoo , rooty toot toot , united productions of america , united states , when magoo flew\nselective obliviousness : magoo simply won ' t admit to needing glasses . and the few times he does , ( like in\nfuddy duddy buddy\nor\nmagoo ' s check - up\n) he simply bucks up and carries on as always .\nat the museum , the curator and stacey send two agents : gustav anders of the cia ( ernie hudson ) and chuck stupak of the fbi ( stephen tobolowsky ) to track down the ruby and spy on mr . magoo whom they believe stole the ruby . stacey mentions she was invited to the opera where the magoos go that night . anders and stupak also visit the opera to look for mr . magoo who is in the show . at the opera mr . magoo meets luanne who pretends to be a magazine reporter named prunella pagliachi . she wishes mr . magoo luck at the opera , who immediately takes a liking to her . stupak sneaks on the stage and fails to find any clue about mr . magoo with mr . magoo accidentally hitting stupak with a big tool .\n\u201cmr . magoo\u2019s christmas carol\u201d animated program \u00a9 1962 , renewed 1990 by classic media , llc . mr . magoo and associated character names , images and other indicia are trademarks of and copyrighted by classic media , llc . all rights reserved . used by permission .\nscrew the money , i have rules ! : magoo is wealthy , but he is a really nice , law - abiding guy .\nyet another christmas carol : mr . magoo ' s christmas carol started the tradition of using cartoon characters to retell dickens ' classic .\n, \u201clook forward to the memories of right now . \u201d with songs from xscape , timbaland and magoo , beenie man and mya ,\nmonochrome apparition : marley and the ghost of christmas past in\nmr . magoo ' s christmas carol\nare blue and orange respectively .\nquincy magoo , a nearsighted old gentleman voiced by character actor jim backus , created in the waning years of the golden age of animation , is the most popular character created by the upa animation studio . most of the humor in mr . magoo ' s cartoons came from his visual handicap and his staunch refusal to acknowledge it . aside from his theatrical shorts and assorted tv specials , mr . magoo has appeared in :\ndarker and edgier : the famous adventures of mr . magoo still had some humor , but was otherwise played very straight , making sure to keep the tone of the original stories it adapted intact , and as a result would often feature characters dying , even some of the ones magoo played .\ncool car : magoo drives a fancy , old fashioned car that keeps on mint condition , despite the rough treatment it keeps receiving from its driver .\nthe fool : magoo ' s incredible luck always saves the day for him and always ruins the day for whoever attempted to cheat or scam him .\nphoto doodle recognition : in the live - action adaptation , mr . magoo infiltrates an auction for criminals by disguising himself with black hair and a moustache . he is discovered when austin cloquet sees a photo of mr . magoo in a newspaper and draws in black hair and a moustache on his photo .\nmr . magoo is making a comeback , and he\u2019s apparently picked some martial arts skills sicne we\u2019ve last seen him . entertainment rights ( er ) will introduce\nshave and a hair cut : happens twice in\nwe ' re despicable ( plunderers ' march )\nin mr . magoo ' s christmas carol .\nthe feature is produced by anima estudios , santo domingo films and classic media and is the first new mr . magoo production in more than 30 years .\nexpy : magoo ' s uncle tycoon , whose voice sounds identical to yosemite sam , especially since he and his butler worcestershire are both voiced by mel blanc .\nhidden depths : some old shorts and tv specials revealed that despite his poor eyesight and old age , magoo is a very famous and still very competent actor .\njoisey : magoo is an alumnus of rutgers university ,\nclass of aught - three\n. ( that would be 19 03 for our younger readers . )\nstarring the classic animated character mr . magoo , the movie features the voices of dylan sprouse , cole sprouse , kenny mayne , chris parnell and alyson stoner .\nto say this is the worse film pixar has made is an understatement . after watching movies like the incredibles , wall e , up ! and toy story 3 , which all have great emotional depth , cars 2 comes as a major disappointment . it seems to me that cars 2 was made purely with the merchandising in mind , rather than the plot or character development . the animation was impressive , as it always is , but overall i couldn\u2019t help thinking that kung fu panda 2 was a better movie .\nthe cameo : gerald mc boing boing appeared in several of the shorts , most notably in the episode\nmagoo meets mcboingboing\nand portrayed tiny tim in mr . magoo ' s christmas carol . also , go go gomez from the dick tracy show makes an appearance in the episode ,\nrequiem for a bull .\nwith your kids . it\u2019s often exciting and intermittently funny . and if she\u2019s a gen - xer or older , she might feel nostalgic seeing mr . magoo again .\nkung fu kenny\u2019s critically adored damn . has its fair share of slappers . \u201cdna\u201d and \u201chumble\u201d are already mainstays . and i\u2019m guessing sooner than later , his rihanna collaboration \u201c loyalty . \u201d will dominate summer airwaves because riri is allergic to not making a hit . but , man , this one ? keep it a hundred / i\u2019d rather you trust me than ( to love me ) / keep it a whole one hund\u2019 , don\u2019t got you i got nothing . somebody\u2019s legit going to fall in love to it this summer .\nstar jim backus ) , whose incredibly poor vision put him in all kinds of slapstick misunderstandings , with magoo completely oblivious to what was really happening . over the years , magoo has appeared in various tv series , holiday specials , and movies ( including a dreadful live - action film starring leslie nielsen ) . the latest incarnation is 2010\u2019s\ncarpet rolled corpse : in\nmagoo ' s problem child\n, magoo wanders into a house used as a hideout by criminals and finds a rolled - up rug in a closet , thinking it ' s a corpse , while he passes a man tied up on the floor and thinks it ' s a rolled - up rug .\nin kung fu magoo , quincy magoo and his 12 - year - old nephew , justin , dodge giant robotic spiders , ninjas on jet skis and the mutant \u2018beasteens , \u2019 which are half animal and half teenage girl , all before the evil - lympics even begin . when supervillain tan - gu invites the world\u2019s most notorious bad guys to his island fortress to compete in an olympic - style tournament of evil , the fate of the free world hangs in the balance . with competitions like the 100 - meter destructive rampage , laser cage wrestling and the evil egg and spoon race , justin must work double - time to help his uncle stay in the competition and avoid danger at every turn . the movie features the voices of cole sprouse and dylan sprouse from the hit disney channel show the suite life of zack and cody , as well as alyson stoner from camp rock .\nwhich has mr . magoo ( jim conroy ) sharing a home with his nephew justin ( dylan sprouse ) , who mostly rolls his eyes at his uncle\u2019s nearsighted antics .\nwarm hearted walrus : the cartoon\nfuddy duddy buddy\nhas magoo mistake a walrus from the zoo for his old friend bottomley and take him out for a game of tennis . when a detective takes the walrus back , magoo is at first disheartened at the revelation , but then decides that\ni don ' t care if he is a walrus . i like him !\nat the end , magoo is having dinner with the walrus , while bottomley has somehow taken the walrus ' place in the zoo .\naccidental ventriloquism : a typical gag involved mr . magoo talking to a lamp post or other object , while the actual person talking would be nearby , unaware of the confusion .\nmr . magoo stars as ebenezzer scrooge in the classic dickens tale \u2014 this animated musical adaptation of charles dickens\u2019 beloved christmas ghost story stars the nearsighted mr . magoo as ebenezer scrooge . featuring the voice of jim backus as magoo , with voice - over appearances by paul frees , morey amsterdam , joan gardner , and jack cassidy , this original version of the 1962 special was the first animated holiday program ever produced for television . the special was directed by abe levitow , with music by jule styne and lyrics by bob merrill .\n- like crane pose while tangled in fishing line . ) however , the film makes up for this by providing non - stop action throughout , mostly thanks to the evilympics events and several chase sequences involving magoo , justin , and various pursuants . and while not every one of magoo\u2019s myopic misunderstandings is laugh - out - loud funny , several are truly hilarious .\npro wrestling episode :\nhotsy footsy\n, in which magoo wanders away from a dancing competition and into the wrestling arena next door and defeats the champion with his fancy footwork .\nthe plot of the new show follows quincy magoo and his 12 year - old nephew as they compete against the world ' s most notorious villains in a olympic - style tournament .\nparents need to know that this animated adventure resuscitates an old - school character named mr . magoo , a near - blind grandpa - like figure whose inability to see is fodder for hijinks and jokes . tweens and younger may find it interesting that dylan and cole sprouse , of disney\u2019s tv show , the suite life , voiced some of the characters . there are moments of old - fashioned fun ( magoo limboing through a robotic spider\u2019s legs ) , but some characters are stereotypical ( magoo himself as an addled elderly person ) . cartoonish violence abounds .\nchristmas special : perhaps surprisingly , mr . magoo ' s christmas carol is the ur example , being\nthe first animated holiday program ever produced specifically for television\naccording to the other wiki .\nangus sees luanne in disguise as an old woman and spills her purse which gives mr . magoo and waldo a clue about where luanne is going . the magoos follow luanne to brazil where waldo spies on the real ortega ( miguel ferrer ) and his friends . mr . magoo steals a bride dress from ortega ' s girlfriend rosita ( monique rusu ) and is led to the wedding . mr . magoo steals the ruby from ortega and finds himself being chased by peru ' s men , the government agents and luanne . magoo then is trapped on a raft just before it goes over a waterfall but manages to invert the raft like a parachute so he can gently float to safety . he and waldo return the ruby to the museum with the government arresting ortega , luanne and the people from brazil .\nthick - line animation : the mr . magoo shorts were some of the earliest examples of the style , although arguably examples in transition between traditional styling and the modern expression of the style / trope .\nhave in common is their upbringing in a kung fu orphanage . a what , now ?\nit ' s somewhat based on a real thing ,\nbrill told cbr . boom ! ' s editor - in - chief matt gagnon ( who originated the\nfreelancers\nconcept with writer - artist felipe smith ) read in jackie chan ' s autobiography about chan ' s experience in a performance troupe as part of the peking opera school , where chan met fellow future martial - arts star sammo hung . he told brill about the school , and ,\ni played around with the idea and worked it around los angeles ' history of chinese immigration .\nfamilies can talk about mr . magoo\u2019s character and how he compares to those created more recently . how is he different ? is he still funny ( i . e . stands the test of time ) ?\ninterested in knowing what the movie ' s about ? here ' s the plot :\nmr . magoo ' s nephew helps keep him out of danger during a villain ' s tournament of evil .\njust wanted to let people know magoo ' s decatur has the best happy hour in the bar , i ' ve seen in town . they have 1 / 2 price appetizers and 1 / 2 price w\u2026\nquincy magoo , the oblivious , nearsighted geezer too stubborn to wear glasses , is back to amuse a new generation of viewers , and to tickle the memories of their baby boomer parents and grandparents . \u201d\u2013 usa today\nart evolution : in his first cartoon , magoo looked very different , with a barrel chest , bigger jowls and heavy eyebrows . as the character evolved , his design became simpler , and his features more baby - like .\nmr . magoo grossed $ 21 . 4 million domestically against a $ 30 million budget . due to negative reaction from blind and near - sighted groups , disney pulled the film from theaters after two weeks . [ 2 ]\ndoug is responsible for international co - production and program sales for dreamworks animation television . he has overseen projects such as the newest incarnation of the casper the friendly ghost series , \u2018casper\u2019s scare school\u2019 , a co - production for france\u2019s tf1 . he served as executive producer on \u2018kung fu magoo\u2019 starring dylan and cole sprouse ( \u2018the suite life of zack and cody\u2019 ) for disney channel , executive producer for \u2018lassie\u2019 , the feature film starring peter o\u2019toole , samantha morton , and peter dinklage , written and directed by charles sturridge ( \u2018brideshead revisited\u2019 , \u2018gulliver\u2019s travels , shackleton\u2019 ) as well as executive producer on \u2018postman pat : the movie\u2019 , starring stephen mangan , david tennant , jim broadbent and rupert grint . he supervises ongoing co - productions of \u2018lassie\u2019 for tf1 and germany\u2019s zdf , \u2018george of the jungle\u2019 with singapore\u2019s august media for teletoon in canada as well as a new series of \u2018noddy\u2019 , a co - production with gaumont animation for france television .\n: not only is magoo blind without glasses , he never had ' em in the first place . this is the cause of much of his trademark comedy , although it is toned down somewhat when he is portraying a character other than himself , such ebenezer scrooge . the original shorts revealed that magoo uses a huge magnifying glass when he ' s reading at home and owns a pair of glasses , but refuses to wear them out of stubborn pride .\ni can ' t really say i ' m particularly a fan of mr . magoo , but this film i thought was okay . it had a few good elements to it and while the animations a . . . continue reading\nthe specials on cw kick off on nov . 24 with the one - hour \u201cgreatest holiday commercials countdown , \u201d and the next night ( thanksgiving eve ) will feature the 1987 steve martin - john candy feature film \u201cplanes , trains and automobiles . \u201d nov . 27 is a night of all - animated classics with the hourlong \u201cgrandma got run over by a reindeer , \u201d followed by half - hours \u201ckung fu panda holiday\u201d and \u201cmerry madagascar . \u201d on dec . 11 , cw will broadcast the \u201c84th annual hollywood christmas parade\u201d with penn & teller serving as grand marshalls for the hollywood boulevard parade , which will be co - hosted by erik estrada , laura mckenzie , dean cain and montel williams . the 90 - minute \u201ciheartradio jingle ball , \u201d featuring harris , selena gomez and more from madison square garden in new york , is set for dec . 17 . and on christmas eve , the animated \u201cmr . magoo\u2019s christmas carol\u201d will air in the 8 o\u2019clock hour .\nrailroad tracks of doom : mr . magoo has often driven on railroad tracks , mistaking them for a very bumpy road , and an oncoming speeding train as some impatient driver . he always manages to avoid getting hit in some way .\none of the original shorts shows that magoo ' s glasses ( on the rare occasions when he actually does wear them ) aren ' t prescription , but a cheap pair of cheaters he picked up at a department store sale decades ago .\ntags : acmi , animation , art , australia , australian centre for the moving image , film , jerry beck , john canemaker , melbourne international animation festival , mr . magoo , rooty toot toot , sony , stephen bosustow , united states\naustin plans an auction for his criminal friends from around the world and shows them the ruby . mr . magoo disguises himself as ortega peru , a thief from brazil who never goes anywhere and joins the auction which is taking place in a communal indoor pool . however he is discovered when the fake tattoo on his chest is washed away by the water . luanne breaks up the auction , steals the ruby , and escapes on a snow mobile away from the lair . the government arrests austin and his friends while mr . magoo gives chase on an ironing board and winds up in the middle of a women ' s skiing competition . waldo and angus sneak out of the lair , catch up with magoo , and track down the ruby .\nall animals are dogs : in 1001 arabian nights , magoo regards his cat , bowser , as a dog . in the shorts , he has mistaken a panther , a tiger - skin rug , and even a person or two for a dog .\njustin magoo , lorelei tan - gu , brad landry , dr . malicio , cole fusion , orangu - tammy , general smith , general bonkopp , gor - illiana , weas - elizabeth , corporal hayes , quincy magoo , tan - gu , ninja , aliga - tory , driver , mastermind , movie announcer , voice on radio , mcbarker , sid ' s mom , girl with phone , agent l . , dutch boy , leslie destructo , evil moustache cabal , guard , sid , kenny mayne .\nmcbarker vomits over the side of a boat ; a robot is kicked in the groin and self - destructs ; a bird poops on mr . magoo\u2019s head . justin\u2019s best friend in school is a poor indian stereotype , with a thick accent and protruding teeth .\nthis blog will feature additional information related to either of my two books , mr . magoo ' s christmas carol or the art of jay ward productions . readers are welcome to submit questions , facts , trivia and ephemera related to the posts on either blog .\nexploding cigar : in\nmagoo ' s express\n, magoo is mistakenly given a powerful explosive\nmore powerful than the hydrogen bomb\nby some eastern european spies in the form of a cigar . just as he ' s about to smoke it , the porter tells him that there ' s no smoking allowed in the car , so he tosses it out the window . it gets picked up by a hobo , who then throws it back on the train , just in time to explode on the spies ' faces .\nmr . quincy magoo ( leslie nielsen ) , a wealthy canned vegetable factory owner , goes to the museum to attend a party . while there , waldo ( matt keeslar ) , mr . magoo ' s nephew , spies a woman named stacey sampanahoditra ( jennifer garner ) , on whom he develops a crush . later that night , jewel thieves luanne leseur ( kelly lynch ) and bob morgan ( nick chinlund ) steal the museum ' s beautiful ruby\nthe star of kuristan\nand escape on a boat to austin cloquet ( malcolm mcdowell ) , bob ' s boss .\nthe film\u2019s voice cast features actor dylan sprouse ( justin magoo ) , actor cole sprouse ( brad landry ) , actress alyson stoner ( lorelei tan - gu ) , espn sports commentator kenny mayne ( as himself ) , and \u201csaturday night live\u201d alumnus / actor chris parnell ( cole fusion ) .\nmr . magoo was introduced by upa in1949 , starring in academy award - winning theatrical shorts , three hit television series , an animated holiday tv special and a live action movie starring leslie nielsen . the character\u2019s voice was originally provided by jim backus , who played thurston howell iii on gilligan\u2019s island .\nconstruction zone calamity : in\ntrouble indemnity\n, magoo wanders into a construction site thinking it ' s the office of his insurance company . the insurance agents scramble to keep him from getting killed , as he ' s their only client , and\nif he falls , the company falls !\nafter inadvertently saving a busload of students from a robotic villain , mr . magoo is labeled a hero and recruited by the government to infiltrate bad bad island , with justin and mr . magoo\u2019s dog mcbarker along for the trip . bad bad island is led by the sinister tan gu ( lloyd floyd ) , who is holding the evilympics , where the toughest supervillains compete in events such as building doomsday devices , battling giant spider robots , and yes , knuckle cracking . also competing is justin\u2019s hero , action movie star cole fusion ( chris parnell ) , who\u2019s there to prove he\u2019s more than just another pretty face .\nchristmas carolers : the christmas special starts with a group of kids caroling , but when they come to scrooge and marley ' s , scrooge ( magoo ) kicks their donation cup right out of their hand . all but one of them run off , with the last staring at him before walking away sadly .\nthe iconic and lovable quincy magoo is back with hilarious martial arts antics , in his first full length animated movie in thirty years ! the all - star voice cast includes dylan and cole sprouse , alyson stoner , espn commentator kenny mayne , and saturday night live comedian / actor chris parnell . available may 11 .\nquincy magoo ( voiced by jim conroy ) starts off his teenage nephew justin\u2019s ( dylan sprouse ) first day at school by giving him an apple , and from there it\u2019s downhill . the bus bully\u2019s already on his game , and everyone else is laughing at justin . meanwhile , evil robots , bone - crushers , and criminal mastermind tan gu ( lloyd floyd ) are threatening to cause evil ear infections throughout the city . the anti - evil task force , mistaking mr . magoo as a crime - fighter , put him to work to take down tan gu in his evilympics , where opponents are put through a series of increasingly dangerous challenges .\n' ) ; 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the scenes in the museum were filmed in the lobby of the central branch of the vancouver public library . the animated sequences were produced by yowza ! animation , a studio based in toronto , ontario , canada . [ 1 ]\na heroic family is double crossed and massacred on the battle field and only two of the brothers ( gordon liu - yang # 5 and alexander fu sheng ) survive the slaughter . a survivor ( gordon liu - 36th chamber of shaolin ) escapes to a shaolin temple where his bloodlust and thirst for vengeance puts him at odds with the monks . when he discovers his sister is captured by the same villains who destroyed his family he leaves the monastery in an attempt to rescue her and avenge what has come upon his family . 98 min . english subtitled .\nguest of honour was tee bosustow , son of upa founder stephen bosustow . he spoke enthusiastically about the studio and let slip that sony are finally releasing a dvd box set of the upa shorts . actually he said that sony had outsourced this to two other companies and they will be releasing the dvd . if this is true , and i don\u2019t doubt tee\u2019s word , this is great for classic animation fans . a upa set has been a long time coming , and i thikn both john canemaker and jerry beck have in the past tried to persuade sony to release these cartoons , but failed . if i recollect correctly there was some rights issue with classic media owning the mr magoo character , despite the magoo theatrical shorts being owned by sony .\nis a 2010 mexican - american flash animated action - comedy film from anima studios and classic media , based on the mr . magoo character , created by millard kaufman and john hubley . this film was written by emmy laybourne , sam laybourne , rob sosin , and bob mittenthal and directed by andr\u00e9s couturier . it was released theatrically in mexico on may 11 , 2010 by vivendi entertainment .\nfinished up the cw broadcast of mister magoo ' s chritsmas carol . one word ; perfect ! ! ! ! everything was there , noting was cut ! ! ! everything was there ! the only things that were missing ( let me finish , nothing bad ! ) was the ghost of christmas past ' s one line\ncome .\nafter she says\nmy time grows short .\n( like in the nbc broadcast ) and a shot of brady or james inhaling some snuff . the audio is intact , but the shot is replaced by the same shot of brady , james and the other gentlemen laughing as scrooge and the ghost of christmas future enter the scene . that ' s it ! ! now this is how you rebroadcast magoo ' s christmas carol ! thank you dreamworks and cw for finally doing it right ! : )"]}
{"id": 117099, "summary": [{"text": "american psycho is a 2000 american black comedy horror film co-written and directed by mary harron , based on bret easton ellis 's 1991 novel of the same name .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars christian bale , willem dafoe , jared leto , josh lucas , chlo\u00eb sevigny , samantha mathis , cara seymour , justin theroux , and reese witherspoon .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "producer edward r. pressman purchased the film rights to the novel in 1992 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "after discussions with david cronenberg fell through , harron was brought on to direct and cast bale in the lead role .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "lionsgate acquired worldwide distribution in 1997 and temporarily replaced harron and bale with oliver stone as director and leonardo dicaprio portraying patrick bateman .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "dicaprio left in favor of the beach and harron and bale were brought back .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "american psycho debuted at the sundance film festival on january 21 , 2000 , and was released theatrically on april 14 , 2000 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film received generally positive reviews and was a financial success , with critics mainly praising the screenplay and christian bale 's performance . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "american psycho ( film )", "paragraphs": ["christian bale as patrick bateman in the film adaptation of american psycho . photograph : moviestore collection / rex feat\nmidnight movie review : halloween horror top 25 , nr . 21 : american psycho\nkauffman , linda s . \u201c american psycho [ film review ] . \u201d film quarterly 54 . 2 ( winter 2000 - 2001 ) : 41 - 45 .\nfeatured in the making of ' american psycho ' ( 2000 ) . see more \u00bb\nellis , bret easton . american psycho . london : macmillan - picador , 1991 .\nmary harron narrates a sequence from her 2000 film \u201camerican psycho , \u201d which will screen as part of the woman is a genre series at film forum in manhattan .\ntom cruise and christian bale in american psycho . photograph : yuriko nakao / reuters and pr\nhere\u2019s a fan - favorite scene from the american psycho film . now if you\u2019ll excuse me , i have to return some videotapes .\namerican film : the film must be in the english language with significant creative and / or financial production elements from the united states .\namerican film institute - afi ' s 100 years . . . 100 movies 10th anniversary edition\namerican psycho , now in previews , opens on 21 april at the schoenfeld theatre on broadway .\namerican psycho (\nend apartheid\nspeech ) ( ft . christian bale & guinevere turner )\nfx is developing a tv - series sequel to bret easton ellis\u2019 controversial modern classic american psycho .\namerican psycho : picador classic and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\ncanadian press . \u201cnavy yanks american psycho . \u201d the globe and mail 17 may 1991 : c1 .\nbenjamin walker is preparing to play patrick bateman in \u201camerican psycho\u201d at the schoenfeld theater in new york .\n[ read about benjamin walker , the star of the broadway musical adaptation of \u201camerican psycho . \u201d ]\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie american psycho ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of american psycho ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthis cast list of who was in american psycho includes both lead and minor roles . ( 16 items )\n\u201c american psycho was conceived as a completely literary experience . no one saw it as a movie . \u201d\nthe cable network is developing a follow - up series to american psycho , the hollywood reporter has learned .\nzaller , robert \u201c american psycho , american censorship and the dahmer case . \u201d revue francaise d\u2019etudes americaines 16 . 56 ( 1993 ) : 317 - 25 .\nhere\u2019s a favorite scene from the american psycho film that always sent chills up my spine and forever changed huey lewis\u2019 hit \u201cit\u2019s hip to be square\u201d for me .\nthe american psycho enhanced story presentation , with highlighted dialogue and over 100 screenshots placed in sync with the story .\n' american psycho ' is ( at least for now ) the pinnacle of bret easton ellis ' s art .\nkennedy , pagan . \u201cgeneration gaffe : american psycho . \u201d the nation 1 april 1991 : 426 - 8 .\namerican psycho cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of american psycho actors includes any american psycho actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each american psycho actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of american psycho have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nportrait of a killer \u2026 tom cruise and christian bale in american psycho . photograph : yuriko nakao / reuters , pr\namerican psycho :\nyou like huey lewis and the news ?\n( ft . christian bale & guinevere turner )\namerican psycho - a pretty sick guy ( bateman ' s confession ) ( ft . christian bale & guinevere turner )\ndirect to dvd sequel to american psycho , american psycho 2 is unrelated to the first ; but is kind of easy to see why this film is viewed as a sequel . this one doesn ' t deliver , and personally i think that it was pointless to make this film as it has nothing to offer . the film has poor acting , the cast is horrible , the story is bad and the directing is sloppy . american psycho 2 contains all the traditional elements of a straight to dvd title . the film also has miscast roles including william shatner as the professor and mila kunis . i felt that nothing really clicked , and the film was simply bizarre . as far as i ' m concerned , american psycho was a perfect stand alone film that had plenty of unnerving and disturbing elements . the film is sloppy with no effort in trying to create something watchable . the film simply tried to cash in on the success of the first by using rehashed ideas , this film insults bret easton ellis who wrote the book . fans of american psycho should pass up on this at all costs as it is a poorly crafted film with no good payoff or story for that matter . while american psycho had great psychological horror elements that really made it a disturbing film to watch , this film lacks those elements and it just doesn ' t deliver . this an awful train wreck of a film that will displease fans of american psycho . the film is one of the worst sequels that i ' ve seen , and being straight to dvd it ' s no mystery why . sequels like this should give film studio a clue not to invest money into garbage like this .\nlionsgate had previously stirred up \u201c american psycho \u201d buzz when it announced in 2011 that it was planning a remake of the film for the big screen . the project , however , appears to have faded out of the running . the last sequel treatment that \u201c american psycho \u201d saw was a direct - to - video release of \u201c american psycho 2 , \u201d which starred mila kunis and received mostly negative reviews .\nharron , mary ( dir . ) . american psycho [ film ] . edward r . pressman film corporation , lions gate films , muse productions , p . p . s . films , quadra entertainment , universal pictures , 2004 .\namerican psycho is a blackly comic psychological thriller in which a high - flying businessman secretly indulges in acts of sadistic violence .\nyardley , jonathan . \u201c american psycho : essence of trash . \u201d the washington post 27 feb . 1991 : b1 .\ni read \u201camerican psycho\u201d for the first time recently , and this is certain : this novel was ahead of its time .\ncritic and film historian cole smithey is available for speaking engagements , radio and television appearances , teaching opportunities , film festival juries , seminars , and other film related events .\nthere is no official relationship whatsoever . american psycho ii : all american girl ( 2002 ) sees bateman ( played by michael kremko ) killed by a potential victim ( mila kunis ) , who then becomes a serial killer herself . american psycho ii is an unofficial spin - off which is not considered canon . none of the people involved in either the original novel or the film had anything to do with the\nsequel\n, and bret easton ellis himself has condemned the film , distancing himself and the makers of american psycho from it and emphasizing that the film is not a part of the official bateman mythology .\nwomen in film presents\nis monthly series at the alamo drafthouse in partnership with women texas film festival celebrating female - centric films and female filmmakers , programmed and hosted by members of women in film and women texas film festival .\ncorrect me if i\u2019m wrong , but i\u2019ve always heard that you weren\u2019t happy with american psycho at first . is that true ?\nknight - ridder news service . \u201cvintage picks up ellis\u2019 american psycho . \u201d los angeles daily news 17 november 1990 : l10 .\nbret easton ellis\u2019 chilling modern classic american psycho will soon become the latest serial killer tv - series . it\u2019s to air on fx .\njohnson , brian d . \u201ccanadian cool meets american psycho . \u201d maclean\u2019s 10 april 2000 . 13 aug . 2006 < urltoken > .\nplayers were given an opportunity to share in the box - office revenues with the promise of real cash for every imaginary american psycho share they purchased , should the film hit the $ 20m mark .\nthis short film , featuring scott disick and jonathan cheban ( both of kardashian fame ) closely parallels the american psycho scene in which patrick bateman , played by christian bale , hacks an associate to death .\nthe novelist also explains exactly how the idea of a sequel to american psycho came to be in the first place :\nlions gate wanted to put a serial killer in rules of attraction [ the upcoming roger avary - directed adaptation of an earlier ellis novel ] . but avary said no , and that ' s when they decided to make american psycho 2 .\nellis elaborates that\ni ' ve even heard that they were thinking about doing american psycho in l . a . , american psycho in las vegas and making a whole franchise out of it .\na preview screening at the sundance film festival might have been greeted with polite applause and shuffling of feet but the word on the web is that american psycho is going to be this year ' s fight club .\n[ \u2026 ] the film version of american psycho because it lacks the unreliability and ambiguity of the novel ( and also because the director is a woman and falls subject to \u201cemotionalism\u201d\u2013whatever , bee ) . i\u2019d personally argue that the film did a pretty good job making bateman [ \u2026 ]\nlike all great films ,\namerican psycho\nis one you can discover something new in regardless of how many times you ' ve seen it .\npressman praised harron for her patience during the turnover and acknowledged how different\namerican psycho\ncould have been in the hands of a different director .\namerican psycho screens at the belcourt at midnight on friday , april 21 , and saturday , april 22 . go to urltoken for trailers and tickets .\n\u201camerican psycho\u201d ( made at the turn of the 21 st century ) is a significant connecting link between the ruthless culture of corporate greed revealed in oliver stone\u2019s seminal film \u201cwall street\u201d and the ascendency of donald trump to the throne of united states president . it\u2019s notable that stone was temporarily slated to direct \u201camerican psycho , \u201d with leonardo dicaprio attached to play the lead , before mary harron won the gig with her more perfect casting choice of christian bale as the soulless wall street narcissist patrick bateman . coincidentally , \u201camerican psycho\u201d is set in 1987 , the same year that \u201cwall street\u201d was released on elite american males all to ready to mistake the film\u2019s satire for economic and political doctrine .\ntwo years later , the film spawned a bizarre , thoroughly ludicrous direct - to - video sequel , \u201camerican psycho 2 : all american girl . \u201d the film follows a young woman played by mila kunis who witnesses the murder of her childhood babysitter at the hands of patrick bateman . now a determined college student majoring in criminology , she begins to murder off her classmates who pose a threat for a spot she ' s after as a teaching assistant . the movie plays like a slasher film with loose ties to its predecessor film , which makes sense , because\nall american girl\nwasn ' t initially intended to be a sequel at all . no ,\nall american girl\nis based on an original script called \u201cthe girl who wouldn\u2019t die , \u201d which was only connected to\namerican psycho\nas an afterthought , ridding on the heels of the latter film ' s success .\nthe makers of the controversial american psycho have removed parts of a central sex scene to ensure the picture qualifies for an r rating from the us censors .\nmany people reacted badly to american psycho ' s bloody violence . to me , you just looked as if you were having a tremendous amount of fun .\n\u2018a very , very good author . . . american psycho is a beautifully controlled , careful , important novel\u2019 fay weldon . now a major motion picture .\ngurley brown , helen . commentary in \u201ceditorial judgement or censorship ? : the case of american psycho . \u201d the writer may 1991 : 20 - 23 .\nmailer , norman . \u201cchildren of the pied piper : mailer on american psycho . \u201d vanity fair march 1991 : 124 - 9 , 182 - 3 .\nlook closer at the deeper meaning and messages of american psycho ' s ending . buy or rent american psycho on amazon : urltoken works cited & consulted : * eisenberg , eric . \u201camerican psycho ending : what really happened . \u201d cinemablend . * williams , wyatt ( june 19 , 2010 ) . \u201cbret easton ellis talks film adaptations at scad . \u201d creative loafing . * watkins , gwynne ( april 17 , 2015 ) . \u201c\u2019american psycho\u2019 screenwriter on patrick bateman\u2019s legacy and that controversial ending . \u201d yahoo . * grow , kory ( march 31 , 2016 ) . \u201camerican psycho at 25 : bret easton ellis on patrick bateman\u2019s legacy . \u201d rolling stone . * wood , jennifer m ( april 5 , 2016 ) . \u201c19 things you might not know about american psycho . \u201d mental floss . sign up to our email newsletter for updates on new videos , fun film trivia , news on giveaways , longform content , events and more ! urltoken if you like this video , subscribe to our youtube channel for more : urltoken like screenprism on facebook : urltoken follow screenprism on twitter : urltoken visit urltoken urltoken\nyou ' d had this flux in your career previously - a lull in work and then a period of intensive preparation - for american psycho , in fact .\nefore its release on april 14 , 2000 ,\namerican psycho\nwas attacked as excessively violent and misogynistic . when a book that had been reviewed as \u201d\nclockwise from top right : benjamin walker in a new broadway musical adaptation of \u201camerican psycho\u201d ; a recent cover of the british weekly new statesman ; christian bale in the 2000 film ; a 1990 new york times review of the novel .\nmatthew is a freelance journalist and lifelong film fanatic . his favourite film is vertigo and he hasn ' t missed an episode of eastenders since 1998 .\n\u201camerican psycho\u201d is not the only horror film to be receiving a tv adaptation . a & e\u2019s \u201cbates motel\u201d is a prequel to \u201cpsycho , \u201d and nbc launched \u201channibal\u201d the tv show last season . a tv version of \u201cthe exorcist\u201d is also being shopped around these days , but has yet to land at a net .\namerican psycho is a 2000 film that throws - back to the go - go yuppie year of 1987 . that\u2019s the year that oliver stone\u2019s film wall street premiered , giving the world the suitably reptilian - monikered gordon gekko . director mary harron and actor christian bale borrow gekko\u2019s designer suits , sunglasses and slicked - back hair for american psycho \u2019s patrick bateman . bateman also has all of gekko\u2019s avarice and cunning , but he is also a bloodthirsty serial killer \u2013 or is he ?\nalthough it scared up a huge audience for the blair witch project , internet marketing seems to have failed american psycho . distributor lions gate pumped $ 50 , 000 into an online stockmarket game designed to drum up business . ' make a killing with american psycho ' invited players to invest in movies , actors or musicians using fake hollywood dollars .\nto read the full review from film quarterly click here to download the pdf .\nlegendary feminist gloria steinem was a vocal opponent of american psycho \u2014both the book and its proposed movie\u2014for the violence it depicted against women . and it was long rumored that she tried to talk dicaprio out of taking the role . ironically , on september 3 , 2000\u2014less than five months after american psycho \u2019s release\u2014steinem married david bale , christian bale\u2019s father .\nharron was on track to create the\namerican psycho\nwe have today , when lionsgate ( who now owned the script ) used the 1998 cannes film festival to announce dicaprio as the lead . harron said she wanted bale as her bateman , and was met with a press release that she was no longer attached to the film .\npresumably coincidentally , the fx show would also continue a title streak on the cable network . fx first launched horror - thriller american horror story , then spy thriller the americans and is now working on american psycho . perhaps fx and usa network should trade names ?\nchristian bale began his acting career as a lost little boy in empire of the sun . now he ' s a murderer in american psycho . he tells libby brooks about his battle to get the part - and why it cost him his teeth film unlimited\nthe films of female directors working in genre cinema ( including film noir , horror , action and sexploitation ) will be celebrated in \u201cgenre is a woman , \u201d a series at film forum running june 3 - 16 . the series includes the 2000 horror film \u201camerican psycho , \u201d based on the novel by bret easton ellis and directed by mary harron . that film , about an investment banker ( christian bale ) with serial - killer tendencies , satirized masculinity and social climbing in a pitch black way . the film inspired a broadway musical and helped propel mr . bale\u2019s hollywood career .\nthe book\u2019s consumption gets darker . by the end , bateman attempts to turn a dead woman into meatloaf . here we approach the grisly and infamous portions of \u201camerican psycho . \u201d\nsmiles a newly even smile . those suggestively vampiric incisors and the feminising gap between his top front teeth are gone . and it ' s all the fault of an american psycho .\nweldon , fay . \u201cnow you\u2019re squeamish ? : in a world as sick as ours , it\u2019s silly to target american psycho . \u201d the washington post 28 april 1991 : c1 .\nkunis \u2014 the ravishing , doe - eyed brunette who plays feisty bitch - on - wheels jackie burkhart on fox ' s\nthat ' 70s show\nand voices meg griffin on the recently revived cartoon\nfamily guy\n\u2014 wants to halt production on the forthcoming film\namerican psycho iii .\nnot that she ' s connected with the project at all , but her starring turn as rachael newman in 2002 ' s\namerican psycho ii : all american girl\nhas blemished the 21 - year - old actress ' r\u00e9sum\u00e9 .\nharron now has to battle with the american censors who have given the film a prohibitive nc - 17 certificate due to a three - way sex scene . the british censors have yet to rate the film , which is released in the uk on 21st april .\ncopyright \u00a9 2007 - 2010 music from film . all rights reserved . powered by tsohost\namerican psycho is headed to television . fx has put in development an american psycho drama series that takes place decades after the events in the 2000 movie starring christian bale and the novel on which the film was based . lionsgate tv , whose sibling lionsgate films was behind the american psycho feature , and fx prods are producing the series shepherded by former lionsgate films head of production - turned producer allison shearmur and writer stefan jaworski . described as an update of american psycho , the drama series fast - forwards from the late 1980s , when the movie was set , to present day . it will feature serial killer patrick bateman , now in his mid - 50s but as outrageous and lethal as ever , taking on a prot\u00e9g\u00e9 in a sadistic social experiment who will become every bit his equal \u2014 a next - generation american psycho . the project will be written by paradigm - repped jaworski who will executive produce with shearmur and ed pressman . the project originated at allison shearmur prods where it was shepherded by stephen meinen .\nmovie audiences may love a bloody good serial killer , but american psycho ' s patrick bateman just doesn ' t hit the mark . michael holden is your guide to the scariest screen slashers\namerican psycho eventually began shooting in march last year , in toronto , canada , against a backdrop of protest from an activist group called concerned canadians against violence in entertainment . apparently , local police had found a copy of american psycho in the home of a convicted murderer called paul bernardo - though a recent article suggests it actually belonged to his wife . none of these protesters had read the script , much less seen the film , and harron found herself again forced to live down the book ' s reputation .\nif people are objecting to a level of graphic violence ,\nshe says ,\nthen the attacks on american psycho are very inaccurate .\n11 . harron relays a great story on the american psycho dvd commentary that , during bateman ' s first shower scene , all the women on set gathered around to watch bale get wet .\nmaybe hannibal lecter . yeah , but just not quite sexy in that way . it really wasn\u2019t the serial killer aspect of american psycho that was haunting me in the moment of writing it .\nit was an epiphany for bale .\ni wanted to get the film made to keep myself convinced that this was a profession where you could still be an actor . american psycho became an issue for me of whether i still enjoy doing this craft and being in this business\ncelebrate american psycho - the most killer christmas movie ever made ( and , yes , it is a christmas movie ! ) with a special showing presented by women texas film festival , featuring a special introduction before the film and post - movie party in the bar featuring ' 80s music , networking with the most excellent of business cards , and a toys for tots drive .\n: the film must be in narrative format , typically more than 60 minutes in length .\nbased on the 1990 novel by bret easton ellis , american psycho tells the tale of a status - obssessed yuppie murderer in manhattan . directed by mary harron , a former bbc film - maker who made her feature debut with 1996 ' s i shot andy warhol , the picture premiered in its uncut version to an enthusiastic reception at last month ' s sundance international film festival .\nsee , sometime during production , and i\u2019m not sure if it was in the thick of it or at the tail end of it , some genius at lionsgate decided that the film had more than enough similarities to their hit 2000 film american psycho that it could easily be tweaked into being a sequel . so a rather sad and inept prologue was added , along with some dipsh * t voice - over dialogue and a scene or two of padding that mentioned the name \u201cpatrick batemen . \u201d et voila , a sequel to american psycho that absolutely no one wanted was born .\nso tom cruise was christian bale ' s model for alpha - male killer patrick bateman in american psycho . could it have been corrie ' s phyllis pearce who was behind bale ' s batman ?\n19 . american psycho debuted at the sundance film festival , where it polarized audiences and critics . roger ebert gave the film three out of four stars and praised bale ' s performance as being\nheroic in the way he allows the character to leap joyfully into despicability ; there is no instinct for self - preservation here , and that is one mark of a good actor .\nwhile the film\u2019s violence might seem to have proposed the biggest obstacle for the mpaa , american psycho \u2019s original nc - 17 stemmed largely from an explicit sex scene involving bateman and a pair of prostitutes . in order to secure an r rating , harron was forced to cut 18 seconds out .\nthe article goes on to quote\na source at lions gate\nwho states ,\nwe ' re going to see what happens with american psycho 2 before we go ahead with a franchise .\nbrien , d . ( nov . 2006 )\nthe real filth in american psycho : a critical reassessment ,\nm / c journal , 9 ( 5 ) . retrieved from < urltoken > .\nwhen you first see christian bale as patrick bateman in american psycho , you would almost definitely think that there is nothing wrong with him on a moral level . how wrong such an assessment would be .\nthis is probably the place to point out that a recent issue of new statesman , the british weekly , had a drawing of mr . trump on its cover with this headline : \u201camerican psycho . \u201d\namerican psycho is nearly perfect for what it is , but before we go on , we should ask what that actually amounts to . can something with so rigid a thesis be a real work of art ?\namerican psycho is set in the late 1980s , is written in predominantly first person narrative , split into 60 chapters with titles such as date with evelyn , concert , and taking an uzi to the gym .\nyet it disturbed me that , in the moral panic over \u201camerican psycho , \u201d so many smart people made a rookie mistake : they\u2019d confused author with character . bret easton ellis and patrick bateman were pariahs .\n\u2014\u2014\u2014 . \u201cthe sensitive censor and the psycho . \u201d the sydney morning herald 24 may 1991 : 5 .\nco - screenwriter / director harron composes the film with hitchcock - inspired compositions to charge the script\u2019s paper - dry wit with a palpable combination of pulsing suspense and pitch black comedy . like all great films , \u201camerican psycho\u201d is one you can discover something new in regardless of how many times you\u2019ve seen it .\nif it falls short of the deadly satire of bret easton ellis ' s novel , american psycho still finds its own blend of horror and humor , thanks in part to a fittingly creepy performance by christian bale .\nfreccero , carla . \u201chistorical violence , censorship , and the serial killer : the case of american psycho . \u201d diacritics : a review of contemporary criticism 27 . 2 ( summer 1997 ) : 44 - 58 .\nshaw , patrick w . the modern american novel of violence . troy , ny : whitson , 2000 .\nfx and lionsgate tv have partnered to develop a sequel tv series to \u201c american psycho , \u201d the 2000 feature film that was based on bret easton ellis \u2019 1991 novel of the same name . the pic was a breakout moment for star christian bale , and grossed over $ 34 million at the box office .\nit ' s been 15 years since american psycho premiered and there ' s no time like the present to celebrate one of the sharpest horror movies ever made . these are 20 things you never knew about the movie :\namerican psycho author bret easton ellis has said he will always be defined by his iconic , psychopathic antihero patrick bateman , and revealed that his character would be \u201cembarrassed\u201d by donald trump today after revering him in the novel .\nour email newsletter comes to your inbox every week with film forum ' s upcoming films and events .\nflash forward 25 years , to 2016 . lo , how things have changed . over the past decade or so , bateman has become a pop something , a grinning , blood - flecked national gargoyle . a brash new musical based on \u201camerican psycho\u201d is set to open on broadway . you can purchase bateman action figures . bateman memes \u2014 photographs and gifs from the director mary harron\u2019s excellent 2000 film version of \u201camerican psycho\u201d \u2014 splash across every corner of the web . ( \u201ci have to return some videotapes\u201d is among the movie\u2019s indelible lines . )\nin 2002 , a sequel to the movie went direct to video , starring mila kunis as the titular psycho .\n15 . while the novel american psycho is set in 1989 , the film adaptation is set in 1987 . this is evidenced by the scene where patrick is briefly reading zagat ' s survey : 1987 . also , the televised speech by president ronald reagan , as shown the final scene of the film , also occurred in 1987 ( reagan had already left the white house by the time the events in the original novel took place ) .\nit ' s just as well a woman directed\namerican psycho .\nshe ' s transformed a novel about blood lust into a movie about men ' s vanity . a male director might have thought patrick bateman , the hero of\namerican psycho ,\nwas a serial killer because of psychological twists , but mary harron sees him as a guy who ' s prey to the usual male drives and compulsions . he just acts out a little more .\nserial killer patrick bateman is eying a return to pop culture , this time on tv . fx and lionsgate tv have partnered to develop a sequel tv series to \u201camerican psycho , \u201d the 2000 feature film that was based on bret easton ellis\u2019 1991 novel of the same name . the pic was a breakout moment for star [ \u2026 ]\ni feel like the film has become almost more iconic in the years since it ' s come out .\ndoesn ' t have many of the main songs from the film . very disappointed , would not recommend .\n\u00a9 2018 , film forum , inc . . all rights reserved . not to be reprinted without permission .\nthis album was brilliant . the songs were well picked and interspersed with bale ' s monologues as the psycho . however , i found some of the monologues a bit long and with the cd clocking in at nearly two hours it ' s not a question of being bored but needing to move about and listen to something other than the throwback 80s music . the ' american psycho ' remixes were brilliant . a great album for those who love the film .\nnine alfred hitchcock films made the list , including the film ranked # 1 , psycho , making him the most represented director . hitchcock ' s frequent cameos technically make him the most represented actor on the list with eight appearances , including every film except dial m for murder , in which he appears in a photograph on the wall .\n' one of the year\u2019s best film books . . . does more to argue for de palma ' s place as a major filmmaker than anything that has come before it . ' \u2013 david davidson : toronto film review\nbeyond that , harron had a very specific vision for her script . she knew once a name like dicaprio was on board , the studio would meddle with her plans , altering the comedic take on misogyny and shifting it into a generic horror film with a glamorized protagonist that would end up perpetuating ideas\namerican psycho\nwas meant to dismantle .\nbaelo allu\u00e9 , sonia . \u201cthe aesthetics of serial killing : working against ethics in the silence of the lambs ( 1988 ) and american psycho ( 1991 ) . \u201d atlantis 24 . 2 ( dec . 2002 ) : 7 - 24 .\nit ' s another dark film that definitely doesn ' t have a happy ending ,\nkunis said .\nin manhattan , and new yorkers might just watch the film thinking they\u2019re merely seeing it from a different angle .\n2 . the name\npatrick bateman\nis an homage to norman bates , alfred hitchcock ' s killer in psycho .\n\u2014\u2014\u2014 . \u201cpsycho sits in limbo : publisher awaits customs ruling . \u201d the globe and mail 14 march 1991 : c1 .\nchristian bale began his acting career as a lost little boy in empire of the sun . now he ' s a murderer in american psycho . he tells libby brooks about his battle to get the part - and why it cost him his teeth\nonce harron was cut and dicaprio was cast , a lot of major directors expressed interest , including tim burton . ( please take a second to listen to some danny elfman and envision tim burton ' s\namerican psycho\nstarring leonardo dicaprio . )\nhow to fathom the second coming of patrick bateman ? the cult following and gradual critical embrace of ms . harron\u2019s film , which starred christian bale , has played the primary role . ms . harron recognized the coal - black satire in mr . ellis\u2019s novel and teased it to the surface . in her \u201camerican psycho , \u201d dire comedy mixes with grand guignol . there\u2019s demented opera in some of its scenes . the film , like a painful zit on one\u2019s lower lip , pops .\nmcdowell , edwin . \u201cnow chapter seeks boycott of \u2018psycho\u2019 novel . \u201d the new york times 6 dec . 1990 : c17 .\nforget the furore surrounding american psycho , the movie . the latest controversy concerns the film ' s soundtrack album , which has been yanked from retailers just a day before it was due to go onto the shelves . the cause of this untimely withdrawal ? step forward mr huey lewis , who has objected to the inclusion in the album of one of his better known songs .\nin the update , bateman - - now in his mid - 50s but as outrageous and lethal as ever - - takes on a protege , in a sadistic social experiment , who will become every bit his equal , creating the next generation american psycho .\nin versailles there were protests outside the town hall denouncing the film as blasphemous , while in lille a previously unknown group calling itself the\ndefenders of christian morality\n, has threatened to attack any cinema that screens the film . an official spokesman for the catholic church in paris has called the film\nderogatory\nand instructed all catholics to boycott it .\nafi ' s 100 years . . . 100 thrills is a list of the 100 most thrilling american films of all time .\nbefore christian bale donned the cape of our favorite superhero \u2013 batman , he played bateman , patrick bateman , in american psycho . american psycho is a black comedy horror film directed by marry harron , and is based on the eponymous novel by bret easton ellis . at its heart , american psycho is a bitter satire about materialism and the ennui that comes along in its pursuit . it is a self narrated account of a wall street hippie who relishes pop music and fine dining by day , and indulges in his murderous dispositions by the night . christian bale , who has etched himself in our memories as the un - selfish , righteous \u201chero that we deserve\u201d , submerges himself completely into the despicability and hedonism of bateman without an ounce of restraint . he displays signs of greatness that were cemented by his later works . he made bateman a part of popular culture , a part of fandom discussions .\nstill , is ellis happy with it ? not quite . yesterday , he shared his thoughts on the compromised movie adaptation of less than zero , and today , he delves into the tortured backstory of american psycho and how he feels about female directors in general .\nserial killer novels are hot in the publishing biz , and apparently , hollywood\u2019s appetite for such fare has also increased . so much so that a movie is being developed around a novel that even jeffrey dahmer might find unappetizing , bret easton ellis\u2019 \u201camerican psycho . \u201d\nviral marketing might seem a modern phenomenon , but it was alive as far back as the pre - social media days of 2000 , as evidenced by these unhinged emails written from the point of view of patrick bateman for mary harron ' s american psycho adaptation .\nin the new drama series , iconic serial killer patrick bateman , now in his mid - 50\u2019s but as outrageous and lethal as ever , takes on a prot\u00e9g\u00e9 in a sadistic social experiment who will become every bit his equal \u2014 a next generation american psycho .\nby 1997 , cronenberg was out and mary harron was in as director of american psycho , according to a report from variety at the time . she co - wrote a new version of the script with guinevere turner ( who plays patrick bateman\u2019s friend - turned - victim elizabeth in the final film ) . and harron wanted bale in the lead , so she offered it to him .\nit\u2019s one of my most favorite [ scenes ] . although people think of \u201camerican psycho\u201d as this violent film , i think that what i and most people like best about it are the comic scenes . this has been much parodied . there\u2019s a great dutch jeans ad where it\u2019s hipsters and denim instead of business cards . and there\u2019s another one where people are comparing sloppy joe sandwiches .\nkirchhoff , h . j . \u201ccustoms clears psycho : booksellers\u2019 reaction mixed . \u201d the globe and mail 26 march 1991 : c1 .\nlehmann - haupt , christopher . \u201c psycho : wither death without life ? \u201d the new york times 11 march 1991 : c18 .\nany film that extols the virtue of a phil collins song has to be bad , as this one is . avoid .\nthe american psycho update comes as serial killers continue to be big business on both cable and broadcast television . showtime ' s dexter will end its run this summer , while nbc renewed hannibal for a second season , and fox ' s the following earned a sophomore season . in addition to those who kill , a & e has the upcoming second season of psycho prequel bates motel coming in 2014 .\n[ \u2026 ] bret easton ellis either dislikes or is ambivalent about almost all of the adaptations of his novels , including less than zero and american psycho . with less than zero , ellis has discussed the problems with the film on his podcast during an interview with the film\u2019s star , andrew mccarthy , wherein the studio neutered and / or changed much of the tone and intent of the novel . ellis\u2019s less than zero novel functions as a tour through the decadence of the young , rich , and white in southern california of the 1980s , with the main character , clay , coming home for christmas break disillusioned with it all . the film version decided to make clay , who\u2019s bisexual and has his share of vices in the book , into a heterosexual goody - goody who comes home trying to save his friends from drugs , and replaces the novel\u2019s tour through partying hell with a redemptive arc and a love story . with american psycho , it has become something of a cult classic , with many critics thinking it\u2019s one of christian bale\u2019s best performances . however , ellis thinks the film is flawed because it conflicts with the nature of his novel , and thinks the visual medium tips the scale of whether the story is real or imagined . ellis has also been a bit sexist with his opinion about female directors , which the film adaptation of american psycho had with mary harron at the helm of the production . in ellis\u2019s view , a female film director lacks a proper \u201cmale gaze\u201d and \u201cmale sensibility , \u201d since women\u2026 . [ \u2026 ]\nin many ways , american psycho is an extremely faithful adaptation . a lot of the dialogue and scenes are taken straight from the book . and yet , when i saw you last , you were sort of implying that you thought mary harron was hamstrung by it .\non his end , ellis was pretty hands - off with\namerican psycho\nafter dealing with the arduous process of working with the adaption of\nless than zero .\nstill , according to harron , he would have liked\na more violent version .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\npope is thinking differently about the fate of the film and putting those thoughts into action right from the start . before the era of digital distribution and social media an indie film faced a virtual cliff face of obstacles in order to find an audience .\nmike picked up industrial arts power tools ipa for our discussion of mary harron ' s unforgettable adaptation of brett easton ellis ' s american psycho . pull a chair up to the banquet table and join us for one hell of a feast for one hell of a movie !\n12 . the events bateman mentions in the phone message to his lawyer transpire in the book , but not in the film .\nmusic from film helps you identify music from movies and tv shows by explaining what was on screen when the songs were playing .\ntightly wound screenplay mercifully substitutes a propulsive structure and relatively restrained images for the book\u2019s genuinely pornographic longueurs \u2014 the sex and sadism here are both largely offscreen . still , \u201c american psycho \u201d begs an unsettling question : if its hero is such a zero , what exactly is being satirized ? does he serve to amplify an amoral era\u2019s more callous aspects , or does the film , like the book before it , merely inventory them ? to the extent that it\u2019s harrowing , \u201c american psycho \u201d remains indefensible as critique ; only in the marginal details \u2014 disposable pop soundtrack , fussed - over decor and cuisine , prostitutes numbed by their commodity status \u2014 does it achieve anything approaching satire .\npicking up \u201camerican psycho\u201d now , you can\u2019t help but ask yourself : do people get outraged by books anymore ? salman rushdie\u2019s \u201cthe satanic verses\u201d aside \u2014 it was published three years before mr . ellis\u2019s novel \u2014 it\u2019s difficult to recall a recent novel that was so arduously condemned .\namerican psycho has been a controversial work since the novel was originally published , but its sense of sharp social satire feels particularly well - suited to modern - day cable television . then again , on the surface the premise of the new series \u2014 which is being written by stefan jaworksi \u2014 veers uncomfortably close to the direct - to - video american psycho 2 , which starred a then - unknown mila kunis . we ' ll have to wait to see if the project makes it to air to learn if the new series can strike the right balance .\nmovie review - ' simon killer ' - an american ( psycho ) in paris in most movies , the creepy ex - boyfriend would be an ominous antagonist , or even a supporting character . but in antonio campos ' eerie thriller , the spotlight is all on the titular nutcase .\nwhen bret easton ellis\u2019s \u201camerican psycho\u201d was about to be published in 1991 , word of its portrait of a monster \u2014 an amoral young wall street serial killer named patrick bateman , who nail - gunned women to the floor before doing vastly worse to them \u2014 was met with outrage .\namerican psycho follows narcissistic wall street banker patrick bateman and his life as part of the elite of new york . exposing the culture of the 1 % , the film uses bateman\u2019s character to satirise the american yuppie ( young urban professional ) culture through a concoction of murder , dark humour and spellbinding sequences . working with an a - list cast comprised of christian bale , reese witherspoon and jared leto , director mary harron has spun a tale that leaves the viewer awestruck ; \u2018horrific yet hilarious\u2019 is the phrase that comes to mind when the credits finally roll .\nin terms of proven storytelling talent the canyons might just be the biggest project to plant a banner at kickstarter yet . bret easton ellis ( american psycho , less than zero ) has written and paul schrader ( taxi driver , auto focus ) will direct this thriller about the quest for love , sex , success and power in contemporary hollywood . the film is scheduled to go in front of the lens this summer .\nthe fx tv drama will center on iconic killer patrick bateman , now in his mid - 50s but still just as outrageous and lethal as ever . bateman takes on a protege in a sadistic social experiment , a protege who will eventually become his equal \u2014 the next generation american psycho .\nthe official logline : \u201cin the new drama series , iconic serial killer patrick bateman , now in his mid - 50\u2019s but as outrageous and lethal as ever , takes on a prot\u00e9g\u00e9 in a sadistic social experiment who will become every bit his equal \u2014 a next generation american psycho . \u201d\nthere ' s suspension of disbelief and then there ' s bad screenwriting . . . this film packs a wallop of the latter .\nlegacy : films whose\nthrills\nhave enlivened and enriched america ' s film heritage while continuing to inspire contemporary artists and audiences .\ni\u2019m sure 25 years later you must be happy not to be called a misogynist every day . well , look . i certainly got into trouble with a few tweets i made about kathryn bigelow winning the oscar , and kathryn bigelow being the object of tokenism . and i think these comments were blown out of proportion because of the perceived misogyny of american psycho . i think it has trailed me . it\u2019s ridiculous , of course . you know , whatever . it seems online , that over 50 percent of fans of american psycho are women . they are fascinated by patrick bateman .\ndirector owen harris invests the proceedings with a degree of manic energy that serves the first half of the film well , though it becomes increasingly tiresome in the second half when you realise that it\u2019s the only note the film intends to play . similarly , the film\u2019s blatant riff on american psycho works well for a while and goes to some enjoyably dark places , but there\u2019s no corresponding hint of ambiguity as to whether or not the events are all in stelfox\u2019s mind , which means you immediately start picking holes in the plot , not least in the shoddy police work ( the presence of your own piss on a corpse at a crime scene might be a bit of a giveaway , no ? )\nobviously , there is criticism of the film . \u201ctoo much blood\u201d . \u201ctoo much violence\u201d . \u201cno redeeming qualities for bateman\u2019s character\u201d . but bateman isn\u2019t meant to be a redeemer . he is the amalgamation of our worst vices , the epitome of what mankind is like at its worst . however , this is seen through the lens of black comedy . bateman says that \u2018there is no catharsis\u2019 as the final line of the film , but there is , for the viewer at least . american psycho is not for everyone , but it is a tour de force .\ndue to the nature of its content , american psycho is still sold shrink - wrapped in australia and new zealand , a practice bret easton ellis has called \u201cadorable\u201d and \u201ccute\u201d . last year , a bookstore in adelaide was visited by local police after it displayed the book unwrapped on a shelf .\n[ \u2026 ] at the time of the film release , ellis was positive about the film and seemed happy with the outcome according to turner . it appears his opinion has changed in the interceding years . he has said the book never should have been made into a film . and , he\u2019s stated that he\u2019s not a fan of women directors . the female - directed movies are not as good as those directed by men because film is a visual medium better suited to men . it\u2019s all in this movieline interview from 2010 . [ \u2026 ]"]}
{"id": 117100, "summary": [{"text": "parinay ( literally espousal ) is a 1974 hindi film directed by kantilal rathod and produced by samantar chitra .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film starred romesh sharma and shabana azmi as the leading male and female players respectively , whereas asha sachdev , dinesh thakur , priti ganguly and t.p. jain were in secondary roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "released on 1 january 1974 , this film was associated with saregama ( known as \" the gramophone company of india limited \" at that time ) .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the screenplay was by rathod and shukla , whereas the cinematography was by k. k. mahajan .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "jaidev was the music director ; anup jalota , manna dey and vani jairam were the singers .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the lyricists were ramanand sharma and naqsh lyallpuri .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "written by the trio of vinay shukla , rathod and harin mehta , parinay won the 1974 nargis dutt award for best feature film on national integration ( known as the \" rajat kamal special award for the best feature film on national integration \" at that time ) presented by the directorate of film festivals ( dff ) .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the dff also gave samantar chitra private limited a rajat kamal ( silver lotus ) , \u20b9 30,000 ( equivalent to \u20b9 630,000 or us$ 9,300 in 2016 ) , and a certificate ; rathod got a rajat kamal , \u20b9 10,000 ( equivalent to \u20b9 210,000 or us$ 3,100 in 2016 ) , and a certificate .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "azmi and sharma got a medallion each by the dff . 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{"id": 117101, "summary": [{"text": "dilli is a multiple-award winning documentary film that explores issues of urbanization , development and space through the narratives of people living in delhi , capital to the world 's largest democracy .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "dilli is directed by sushmit ghosh and rintu thomas of black ticket films and executive produced by robin raina .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the movie film brings out a stark comparison of the rampant progress and development of the megalopolis vis-\u00e0-vis thousands who are left homeless while the whole city is modernized and revamped .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film was premiered at the nasdaq in times square , new york city on 1 april 2011 following the ringing of the nasdaq closing bell by robin raina , founder rrf.dilli was declared the 1st place winner in the short documentary section at the los angeles movie awards .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the film also won the best cinematography award in the short documentary section .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film got mention at the 2011 los angeles international underground film festival.dilli found honorable mention in los angeles art house film festival 2011 .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "dilli also won the best documentary award at the 2012 norwich film festival .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film is being used by non-governmental institutions , advocacy groups as well as educational institutions across asia , europe and north america to engage with larger audiences about issues of development and urbanization . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "dilli ( film )", "paragraphs": ["film director kamal swaroop at jagran film festival 2018 in conversation with bindu chrungath after the screening of documentary film pushkar puran .\ndilli film club in delhi - ncr - includes delhi , gurgaon and noida . events , tickets , activities and things to do - events high\nhandmade film is a rarely practiced craft in today ' s film industry . lindsay mcintyre spends three days making the film emulsion she shoots on than develops herself .\nyou can subscribe to the dilli film club newsletter to keep a track of this interest . we will notify you as soon as we discover an event that matches your interest .\nafter critically acclaimed comic satire \u2018challo dilli\u2019 , director shashant shah is keen to work with lara dutta again in his next untitled project .\ntutti frutti - a short film on a creative and a corporate couple . | dillifilmclub\na . v . film club : m . night shyamalan returns to form with the visit\nnorwich film festival is committed to showcasing the very best of independent short film . we want to provide a platform for creative , high quality short films from both local and international filmmakers .\na group of filmmakers try and figure out the best way to make an eco friendly film .\nthis film is an essay on lack of communication for people who think they need to be understood .\napj abdul kalam international film festival trailer 2016 - 17 book your seats soon . # dillifilmclub # apjiff\na six and two threes is a short film about two boys from different sides of the tracks who meet when one goes in search of his real father . shot on location in stockton on tees , the film was part of the creative england ishorts 2 scheme .\nthe animated short film i am dyslexic expresses what it feels like to have a learning difference in our current school system . the film uses strong metaphors to portray these emotions , as we follow a little boy in his journey to climb a mountain in a world made of books .\nhysiotherapy is a daily task for the director / writer of this film and although second nature to him ; it was something he hated to do as a child . this film , explores patterns , shapes , lines , and colours \u2013 alongside his physiotherapy routine and how important this had become for his life .\ncompleting 100 years as the capital of modern india , delhi today stands at the cross - roads of time . dilli raises critical questions about urbanization and development through the personal stories of its people and explores the social and spatial landscape of a city that dreams of becoming a super megapolis .\n- willing to contribute in making the national capital into a cinema capital ? - do you have the skill to make the difference in the indian cinema scenario ? - do you have the potential to have a team and make both of the above possible ? well , every second or third indian film , be it hindi or tamil is now tasting delhi within it ' s cinematic constraints , so why not make our capital city of delhi into the cinematic city of delhi too ? welcome to the dilli film club . a new initiative started to have a separate film club in delhi for it ' s passionate cinema lovers as well as aspirants which requires two things ; talent showcase in the creative line as well as sheer passion for cinema . we provide you membership to the film club as well as a wide range of options for you to contribute in , such as : daily blog - writing on any present cinematic theme , issue , film or development , access to screenings of the uncut versions of some classics , independent films made in india and abroad , access to the film festivals happening in the delhi - ncr area , interaction sessions with some of the known names of the industry , as well as making of short films and also features as well , right from financing till getting it released ! ! so what are you to waiting for ? come forward and contribute in having this great initiative come possible !\ndilli is a moving collection of heartfelt interviews with delhi slum dwellers . its lens focuses on a group of dwellers , bringing to life the untold story of mass exodus of thousands who were bulldozed from their homes and transferred to a makeshift facade - bawana without water , shelter or drainage , while the city was being beautified for commonwealth games 2010 .\nto build a fire is an animated short film in 4k cinemascope that tells the tragic tale of a man and his dog trying to survive in the overwhelmingly freezing and hostile nature of the yukon territory .\na short fantasy film with an environmental message . in london a giant smog cloud has blocked out the sun . so schoolgirl molly and her grandfather come up with a plan to bring the sunshine back .\ni happened to chance upon this brilliant film many months ago on youtube and downloaded it . it ' s not there anywhere so uploading it . . . a must - watch for everyone in india ! !\n\u2018ferguson , missouri\u2019 is a one - minute film highlighting the social unrest after the death of michael brown in 2014 . it focusses on the police mishandling and how social media brought the local community together in protest .\na short craft film about the love of canoeing told by canoe builder nick hannington . based just outside of norwich , nick hand crafts beautiful wooden boats which are the perfect vehicle to explore the uk ' s wild waterways .\nthe whale bowl is a short documentary about lolita - the world ' s loneliest orca . through a combination of animation , archive and live footage , the film explores lolita ' s history and the people fighting to set her free .\nbreathe follows patrick ( 29 ) , a bare knuckle fighting traveller ( john connors ) who becomes increasingly concerned with his young son francie\u2019s femininity . the film questions how far a man is willing to defend his family name when the one threatening his legacy is his own son . does he have the capacity to change and accept him ?\nruby is collecting pebbles , but robby doesn ' t feel very well . a day out at the beach leads to some tension for the young couple , but perhaps not how they expected . a gentle little film from the norfolk coast that nevertheless deals with some adult themes - with just a hint of blood . and lots of stones .\nedith explores how we move on from bereavements . how we make peace with our past and find something worth living for . this film features stand out performances from peter mullen ( war horse , tyrannosaur ) , michelle fairley ( games of thrones , harry potter , suits ) and supporting roles from elliot tittensor ( shameless ) and sia bennett ( mr selfridge ) .\nan animated adaptation of the famous shakespeare poem \u201call the world\u2019s a stage\u201d narrated by the renowned shakespeare actor and director samuel west . the german film assessment board wiesbaden ( fbw ) has awarded its highest distinction \u201cseal of approval : highly recommended\u201d and says : \u201cwith all the world\u2019s a stage hannes rall has fully succeeded in creating a congenial adaptation of one of the most famous monologues from the history of theatre . a pleasure for eye and ear ! \u201d\nan elderly couple befriend a young family following a shaky encounter . this is a deeply affecting and beautiful drama starring multi award winning , and twice oscar nominated actor sir john hurt , which deals with difficult and pertinent issues . not without wry humour , this uniquely lyrical drama is bound to move it\u2019s audience in a profound and visceral way , across all generations , as it\u2019s themes resonate equally with both young adults and those in the twilight of their lives . a wonderfully human film with a huge heart .\nin partnership with the united nations environment progamme , the polar explorer was honored to be invited by the un to screen at the climate change conference in cancun in december of 2010 . the film documents the scientific studies and research being done by scientists in the arctic and the antarctic in relation to climate change and what their findings mean for the rest of the world . the vital information covered in the polar explorer was the reasoning behind it ' s invitation to the climate change conference and why it makes for a startling and intimate look into what is happening to our precious polar regions .\nafter months of judging some of the best short films from local , national and international filmmakers we are absolutely delighted to share our 2017 officially selected films .\nunexpectedly reunited with his daughter amongst the ruins of the world as they knew it , a father is determined to make this day special , even if they are already dead .\n' a million waves ' is about kadiatu kamara , or kk , the only female surfer in sierra leone at just 19 - years - old . when her father died 2 years ago she was left to face the ebola epidemic alone , but she found her escape and hope in the surfing community of bureh beach .\nwhile being interviewed for a television programme , an eminent neuroscientist falls down a rabbit hole of his own memory and rediscovers a traumatic and long - suppressed event from his childhood .\nthree intimate and touching stories from people who love working early in the morning .\nit ' s the hottest day of the summer , and for the first in years anna unexpectedly finds herself alone , with her son . she sets out for the day , roaming the streets of her small desert town , looking for a man who can touch her , even for just one brief moment .\nwhen a young village misfit starts a job at the local apple orchard , the already cold relationship with his grandfather is challenged .\ntina a troubled teenage girl , is attracted to dana , an afghani girl , whom tina tells us is oppressively victimised by her substance abusing father , karim . initially , we trust tina and admire her protectiveness of dana from the kids at school , but as we watch their friendship blossom we come to suspect something is off .\nbelle and bamber are inseparable friends . she , a 10 year old girl with a thirst for adventure ; he , an imaginary blue monster . they while away their youth exploring and getting into mischief , however , when belle\u2019s mother tires of bamber\u2019s influence , she pressures her to grow up and forget him . unfortunately , he isn\u2019t planning on going anywhere . belle and bamber is a dark comedy about a child afraid of growing up and the dangers of psychotic imaginary friends .\nset in a seaside town in the north of england , black road explores the relationship between two strangers , maggie ( michelle collins ) and lilli , which develops out of a broken promise that maggie made to herself in order to help and protect lilli .\n16 year - old swimmer jane suffers the return of her epilepsy before a crucial competition . with her swimming career on hold and her quality of life under threat , she must decide just where her priorities lie - before it ' s too late .\ncatherine loves pets ! but most of all , she lovers her cat . as she grows up , she can not connect with people . her cat is her life , but will this crazy cat lady ever find friendship or love ?\nan ordinary friday night and as usual the railton sisters are having their traditional chippy tea \u2013 secrets boiling under the surface and an unwanted guest mean that the usual friday supper is turned on its head and things emerge that will change lives forever .\na private detective ( mike wozniak ) has a routine stake - out ruined by his sister intent on fixing his life .\na young man checks into a bespoke institution , hoping to be cured of his inability to stop dancing .\nsnack - addicted bedroom - musician lewis bewlis is visited by a mysterious stranger , tasked with turning his life around .\nwhen news breaks that the county pig fete ' s being revived , the once - legendary farmer ( david bradley , harry potter , games of thrones ) decides to make one final roll of the dice - and invest his life savings in a thoroughbred piglet with which to breed new life back into his now dilapidated farm . but when he puts young edmund out to breed and the lad abstains , the farmer ' s forced on a journey that will challenge everything he thought he knew about pigs , love and the true value of life . . . this short is narrated by sir ian mckellen ( lord of the rings , x - men ) .\ntwo young sisters are forced to grow up quickly when their family flee the war in syria and make the dangerous journey to sweden . as they begin to settle they are faced with new difficulties \u2013 they are becoming teenagers in a new world and long for the syria that once was . they try to hold on to memories of their once beautiful home while struggling to deal with the repercussions of growing up surrounded by conflict .\na teenage video blogger with suspected self - harm behaviour uses the school auditorium alone to record a video but after strange events and threats he has to gain control of both his mind and own destiny .\nin homecoming , we meet two young irish people who for many different reasons ( and some similar ) , chose to leave ireland . together again , even briefly , they are both forced to confront their shared history , their relationship with \u201chome\u201d and their differing paths in life since a devastating past experience that wounded them both deeply .\na young mum runs away with her fragile son to a woodland hut community in scotland and door steps a random boy she has recently met . when hope of acceptance in his community quickly fades , she loses control , whilst her son finds solace in a mysterious wolf\ncharles is a complicated guy . he feels so lonely that every night he calls an erotic hotline , asking only for one person : bijou . the call - girl makes charles forget his solitude for a while , but one night he wants more and asks bijou to go out for a date . the woman doesn\u2019t say yes or no , but charles starts preparing for this unusual meeting . at the end , charles\u2019 self doubts will point out his difficult relationship with his body and food .\nin a city where everyone ' s got an angle , how does you survive ? after an nyc first - timer befriends a savvy street girl on the train , she takes him on a fantastical ride through all the city ' s pitfalls . but nothing ' s free in this town , so tighten up your hustle or you might just get hustled yourself .\nin his last months alive , a young man ( george mckay ) calls upon his four closest friends to make his existence infinite , through the assembly of five key elements from his life .\nif you we could pay for another reality , during a dream , a memory . . . what reality would become ours ?\nkin tells a story about the relationship between two brothers raised in the children ' s care system , and the turning point they face when told their application for a kinship care arrangement has been denied .\nin a rural english village plagued by rats , an other - worldly new doctor arrives for his first day at work .\na short music documentary that explores the ideas of career , happiness and success through the thoughts and opinions of three individual musicians . it answers the question can and should your passions become your career\nthe barber p . g . r . has been living and cutting hair for the homeless in dalston , london , for 22 years . as part of his philosophy of ' oneness ' \u2013 that\nall humans are equal , 100 % individual\n\u2013 he has created a space for the homeless who have nowhere else to go : cutting their hair for free , and making them tea and sandwiches . but with a shortage of paying customers , rising housing prices , and an increasingly rundown shop , his future there is precarious .\na young girl wakes to find herself surrounded by floating screens , visualising the outcomes of every thought she has as she gets lost in a surreal world of missed opportunities .\nhamish fint , a crotchety old man used to a life of seclusion inside his submarine balanced precariously atop a mountain , struggles to maintain equilibrium when an unwelcome visiting seagull rocks his world .\nagainst all odds , sophia baker just scored her dream interview at the world - famous semaphore animation studios - - who\u2019d have thought a fan edit of one of their hit films could land her a shot at a job ? but when she meets arch , mysterious executive anne palladon , she soon learns all is not as she expects behind the curtain . every instinct sophia has ever had about art in filmmaking is about to be challenged .\n\u2018right of passage\u2019 is a personal look at three lgbt refugees resettling in germany : ibrahim , hamid , and ali . as they share details of the struggles they have faced , both in their countries of origin and now in germany , we learn about the extraordinary circumstances behind why they decided to seek asylum and what their future holds for them .\nneculai , aurel and raj all left their homes in romania for the same reason - to seek a better life for their family . now , in britain , with their loved ones depending on them , they survive by creating sand sculptures on london\u2019s streets . they try to find hope in the hardships they endure , while thoughts of their children ' s futures keep them going .\nsin bin of the city uses a rich tapestry of archive and testimony to delve into the political and social upheaval of liverpool\u2019s black community in the summer of 1981 . unravelling the events and cutting through the noise to the voices at the centre of the conflict , sin bin of the city asks what , if anything , has changed in the community today .\nan unrequited love story between two teens leading up to the night of their prom as they begin to understand the differences and similarities of love , sex and gender .\n15 - year - old maddie stone rules her school yard under the protection of her family name . but after discovering her notorious father has been arrested , she has to make his bail money or lose the yard . the more maddie fights , the more her world spirals out of control - - and the closer she gets to becoming the man she ' s trying to save .\n\u201cthe backseat\u201d tells the story of a lonely but upbeat girl called shelby who rides the local buses in an attempt to keep warm and find meaningful connections with her fellow passengers - in a world that all too often looks the other way .\non the 27th of february 2016 , in the city of la baie , quebec , the famous fisherman marc gagnon discovered a new species of halibut that could reach several meters . because the man is always looking for controlling the nature . how far his megalomania is going to take him ?\na bullied teenager , fearing for his life , turns to an ancient creature of the forest for protection . . . and revenge .\nbattling infertility and failing to cope with the breakup of his relationship , terry is plagued by recurring nightmares and a profound uncertainty about his future . when a chance encounter with his ex - reveals he ' s been permanently left behind , terry is forced to confront his anxieties head on .\nset in the violent world of victorian boxing and the honour code of the romany gipsies , ' the dog & the elephant ' is the compelling story of the unlikely kinship between young boxer bendigo barlow and ' ina ' , an elephant from a travelling menagerie . be\nndigo ' s struggle to live with tourette\u2019s syndrome is made all the more difficult by fear and ignorance as he is violently shunned by those who simply don\u2019t understand . bendigo ' s fractured life leads him on a brutal journey of destruction , retribution and ultimately revenge\none saturday morning , a middle aged couple decide to make love in their car in the driveway to put a spark back in their marriage \u2013 only to find it has rather the opposite effect . .\nhot on the heels of a wanted thief nicknamed the fox , the london police force set up undercover agents across the city . but the elusive thief is not deterred and proceeds with what he thinks should be a straight forward robbery .\nwhen the dad next - door walks out , five - year - old toby discovers that parents leave . as the shock hits , the entire room catapults skywards , morphs in mid - air and lands as a different space . the rooms keep pace with toby ' s volatile emotions as home life spirals out of control in the divorce boom of the 1970s and 80s . forty years on , kaleidoscopic scraps of memory still cling to the walls ; and toby clings to these fragments , trying to piece together the full story .\na contemporary western set in the heart of rural east anglia , the knackerman tells the story of ron - an aging knacker who is responsible the disposal of ill horses . when his own horse falls ill , ron must decide it ' s fate and in doing so , face his own mortality . starring donald sumpter ( game of thrones , girl with the dragon tattoo ) and adam long ( happy valley ) .\njim finds the courage to tell his girlfriend , tabby that he is ready to start a family . but is she ?\nthe other side is the story of deported musician jose marquez and his daughter susanna who have been separated for almost 15 years but meet every month on either side of the us - mexico border wall .\nin 7th century england , a pagan community are hit by plague , forcing a young woman to make an impossible sacrifice for the greater good .\n\u201cthey live in forests , they are extremely shy\u201d tells the fictionalised story of an indigenous australian man invited to london for the colonial exhibition of 1886 . he ' s a reluctant ambassador , negotiating for the safety of his people and ancestral land as the british empire continues to colonise and brutalise indigenous australians . he plays the\ngood native\n, until a chance encounter forces him to decide whether to live his life with diplomacy or authenticity .\nif there is rebirth after death , wish to become a tree , stand for eternity , no postures for grief and joy . half reposing in the dust , half soaring in the wind ; half spattering the shade , half basking in the sun . greatly prideful , greatly taciturn , never to cling , never to seek .\nshe\u2019d rather not speak and prefers life as a horse , but the girls at school just won\u2019t leave her alone .\nan ugly cat struggles to make friends in an evil neighbourhood , but finds a soulmate in a native american chief who helps it on its journey to restore balance within the world .\nvagn , an old school , conservative primary school teacher who lives a simple , safe and structured everyday life is forced to deal with the insecurities of life , when he is faced with challenges both in his professional and personal life .\na married couple is woken in the dead of night by a mysterious phone call . unable to sleep , they are drawn into an unsettling examination of their fears and desires . based on a story by raymond carver ( birdman ) , this short psychological drama starring jean - marc barr ( the big blue ) , radha mitchell ( man on fire ) and jane birkin ( blow up ) .\njosh is in venice , mum is in sydney . josh doesn ' t understand backpacking , mum doesn ' t understand skype .\na journalist working for a tabloid paper poses a threat to a newly created political party . when the head of the party is confronted by the journalist , he puts a call out to silence him once and for all .\nmaggie is stuck in a dead - end job , supervising old games in a run - down arcade . she\u2019s an avid reader of how - to books , but struggles to put theory into action . on a fateful bus trip she meets ferdinand , a free - spirited and eccentric retiree , who teaches her that there\u2019s no how - to book for life .\nblue streets is a short documentary focused on post - katrina street musicians struggling to keep the \u201ctraditions of new orleans alive . \u201d set against the backdrop of the french quarter to the 9th ward , people from diverse backgrounds share the struggles and hopes of being a successful musician on bourbon street . native residents , professional musicians , struggling performers ,\nand international immigrants reflect on the revitalization of the nola music scene , survival , art , and life . \u201csome people don\u2019t know they have the blues until they hear the blues\u201d\ndr . filip kardel is an ambitious polish neurosurgeon working in america , struggling to cope with the loss of his wife , ania . as the memories of her untimely death and his neglecting her in favor of his career continue to haunt him , will he be able to escape the prison of his grief and guilt , or will it destroy him ?\na little busker gets more from a stranger than money . this lovely little stopmotion animation is from multi award winning animator , trevor hardy .\nlife is liberty in a cage . cage represents a situation that is filled with a lot of constraints , or a habit or an addiction that is hard to get rid of . this project is to present a chinese cultural and traditional visual style to audiences . on the other hand , cage tries to inspire them to recall their memory and consider what is the meaning of life to them individually .\na risk averse man bottles up his problems into a cloud floating permanently above his head . a tense birthday dinner with his wife finally forces him to confront his issues \u2013 with spectacular results .\nas a muslim girl takes photos in picturesque locations , she is unable to avoid the hate spread by ignorance .\nd\u00e4wit is rescued from his violent father and grows up far away from his family among wolves .\nalone in an underground facility deep below the mountains , a tired researcher performs endless tests on eddie , his desperate , mute test subject . with no response from his employers , he juggles running the facility and keeping his sanity whilst all the while doing his best to ignore the ever - growing list of questions in the back of his mind .\n\u2018egg\u2019 is an absurd comedy about friendship and expecting the unexpected . ivy and margaret meet for tea , same time , same place , everyday . but today ivy has some important news\nfour generations of the same family tell us what makes a good father and what it means to be a good son . duke , sam , paul and barry may have the same blood but , with a 75 year age gap , do they hold the same opinions ?\n15 - year - old paperboy jack has just been told he no longer has a job . alone , disengaged and naive he sets across the flatlands of eastern england on a morning that could define the rest of his life . he meets robin , a friendly and charismatic stranger labouring at the roadside , but as they bond and guards are dropped , robin\u2019s true intentions come to the fore . as jack embarks on his final paper - round , we begin to understand who he is , where he has come from and where his future may lie .\n\u201c if the cuckoo don\u2019t crow , then you know there\u2019s wind coming\u2026\u201d brian from melton recounts how his mother , doris , was the woman who famously predicted the october 1987 hurricane and phoned the bbc , but was told not to be so daft . this very short animation was created in response to a recording of brian\u2019s phone - in to a suffolk local radio show hosted by nick pandolfi in 2012 .\na particular interpretation of instruction for singing poem by julio cort\u00e1zar with a plastic language .\n\u2018the journey of a stateless man\u2019 , it is about an individual\u2019s struggle to find asylum , told against the backdrop of calais\u2019 infamous jungle refugee camp and surrounding areas . talal journeys from kuwait in search of finding a country that will accep\na short documentary looking at the life of william \u2013 a street performer working in the heart of chelsea , london .\nan ambitious kid sets up his first drug deal , but his plans are derailed by a chance encounter with a storytelling stranger in a launderette .\nobed , a mexican street kid with hopes of making it to america , leads a recently kidnapped american teenager to the mexico / united states border .\njoachim is retiring from base - jumping to become a father for the first time , but first he goes on one last adventure with his best - friend \u00f8yvind . when a storm approaches their friendship is put to the test ; \u00f8yvind want\u2019s to turn back , but joachim will apparently stop at nothing to pull off his very last jump .\nglen is barely a man . in a desperate attempt to tap into his masculinity he attends a primal scream therapy session , surrounded by wailing men he cannot even make a sound . when another member of the class pushes glen too far he finally lets something out - a miniature version of himself which does whatever it wants , regardless of the consequences .\na contemplative coming of age drama . with her grandmother\u2019s impending death , 18 year old mary finds it difficult to connect , instead growing ever closer to her cousin cameron . \u201c\u2018 mary no more\u2019 is an eloquently composed character study , with fine acting and gentle pacing , a quietly challenging meditation on maturity and the spell of time . \u201d \u2013 urltoken\nmontek wants to do something for his thirteenth birthday . if he tells his mother what , she won\u2019t let him .\nhe watches her everyday from a distance , but he still find it hard to understand what he sees .\nmurray and babs live on an isolated farm . their sheep graze the surrounding wind - bleached moors . they have a long , if not completely happy marriage , which 21 years ago produced billy .\nbilly is autistic and it\u2019s the 1950s . to most people billy is a child trapped in a man\u2019s body . murray , like the doctors , doesn\u2019t really understand him . while billy can help with manual jobs , he requires regular attention . for murray , the time has come for billy to move on . babs is aghast and billy grows anxious at the prospect of leaving the farm , family and pet pig he is so attached to . as murray prepares the pig to go to market , a horrific incident forces babs into a terrible life changing choice \u2013 husband or son .\na young woman awaits the outcome of a surgical procedure , performed in an attempt to make her look \u2018normal\u2019 .\nyou know the nagging thoughts that start with \u201cdid i leave the coffee on ? \u201d and turn in to \u201cwhat if i give birth to satan\u2019s baby ? \u201d this hand - drawn animation explores anxiety , obsession , and one woman\u2019s slippery hold on reality .\njake spends most of his time playing videogames indoors until his mum decides to give him a present .\nfor the last 36 years , paul has opened his north london paper stall at 4 . 40am , seven days a week , every week of the year . now 66 , and with his time selling papers nearing an end , paul reflects on his life in the paper booth and what the future holds for the stall he inherited from his father .\nborn into a world of silence , eli finds himself not able to communicate well with people . mainly because not everyone understands sign language . this has impacted his self - esteem and confidence . this is eli\u2019s story of how difficult life can be when you aren\u2019t being heard .\na bullied teenage boy journeys into the night wanting to avenge his brothers death , only to find himself locked in a moral dilemma that will change his life forever .\ntwo people witness a natural phenomenon that reawakens their senses and draws their empty lives together .\nhow hard is it to sell a car these days ? one man shows that it\u2019s just a matter of a little persuasion , and the right selling technique to clinch that final sale .\nin palestine , a 14 year old girl called mariam cares for her disabled mother . one night , an israeli \u201cknock - on - roof\u201d bomb is dropped onto their building allowing them only three minutes to escape before it is demolished . this emotional 11 minute drama depicts the reality of civilians in gaza , palestine .\ndeep in mexico , carlos , an indigenous tarahumara who left his community to be trained as a nurse , has returned to his homeland to try to save babies and mothers who have been dying at a high rate during childbirth . these deaths ( far too common in indigenous groups worldwide ) further threaten an already dwindling population and its dying culture .\na young woman travels to a remote beachside cabin in an attempt to finally quit her heroin habit . while there she accidentally sets in motion a chain of sinister events . hauntingly beautiful , whisper is a modern day ghost story that will keep you gripped from start to spine - chilling finish .\na relationship is put to the test , as a husband makes a drastic sacrifice for his wife .\nnorman pugg arrives in a sleepy british seaside town with a mission : to spread the word of the children of the mountain of the star . however it seems that the local residents may have bigger problems than battling their spiritual confusions as norman discovers a number of his prospective clients dismembered in their own homes . mistaken for the serial killer and hounded by the police , norman must persevere in order to bring wellbeing and clarity to a world where everything has stopped making sense .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe wedding party is a sexy romantic comedy about the thompson family , whose individual love lives range from deviant to delicious to downright desperate . up to his eyeballs in debt , the youngest son steve , agrees to marry a russian girl for cash . when his plans for a secret registry affair are discovered by his family , steve finds himself at the center of the world\u2019s most farcical wedding . the only problem is , steve is in love with someone else .\nin the middle of the night a fight between schenker\u2019s neighbors won\u2019t let him rest . half asleep his mind is playing tricks on him : constantly he awakes in different places . now he has to face questioning by an inspector about a dead woman , and his nightmare begins .\n' anyone who doesn ' t believe in miracles isn ' t a realist ! ' - billy wilder a quirk of fate leads luke hallow to risk violating his parole and losing his newly won freedom . he has to save the life of his nine - year - old daughter , noel , who urgently needs a donor heart . only a miracle keeps him from losing everything forever .\na young storyteller challenges the old master in a pub on the irish west coast . when things take an unexpected turn . brought to life by veteran irish comedian jon kenny , with original music by traditional irish band ' rattle the boards ' . ' escape of the gingerbread man ' is a mad romp through the irish countryside , and a subtle commentary on the changes in traditions , and culture that is happening through the emerald isle .\nrobert marron is the receptionist of the eldorado hotel , lost in his language theory .\nhe want to become a translator for couple , convinced that everyone is a language and that he has the faculty to understand each language . . .\na quirk of fate leads luke hallow to risk violating his parole and losing his newly won freedom . he has to save the life of his nine - year - old daughter , noel , who urgently needs a donor heart . only a miracle keeps him from losing everything forever .\nthe boys of paradise follows the day - to - day lives of three friends who leave the cold winters of canada behind to live together in a condo on paradise island in the bahamas , home of the world famous atlantis resort . we will follow the guys ( darren giroux , craig collins and andrew goss ) as they cruise the beach , hit the clubs , meet the girls , hold beer pong tournaments on the beach ( canadians against ? ? ? ? ) , drive the den mother crazy and get into situations that only these 3 can get into .\n9 / 11 took on new york city and dc , but open borders is a dramatic thriller that takes on the dangers of foreign terrorists and home - grown traitors working together to destroy america . three cops struggle to save the nation from nuclear annihilation when a rogue faction in the u . s . government plans a false - flag war against muslims by partnering with al qaeda . al qaeda leaders then double - cross the americans to open the nation to a doomsday scenario of mass destruction . the porous u . s . border permits the entrance of both weapons and terrorists , and only first - rate police work can stop the global plot . this is a heart - stopping and complex thriller taken from today ' s headlines .\nthe sweet sound of a vintage radio brings a mad scientist ' s failed creation to life ! proving you need to have rhythm , to solve algorhythm . a science inspired dance short , featuring the mashup contemporary dance company\n\u201c tienas - 18th dec \u201d dir . emily rose weinstein & harshbir singh phull\ndelhi will never stop , so don ' t wait for anything keep making films .\nwe can help you avoid severe migraines by gently walking you through video compression best practices with our friendly tutorials .\nnow its time to remember the one they have lost 10 years before talent . let ' s see what happen when they try to give a tribute to him . like share and subscrib . . .\nit looks like you may be having problems playing this video . if so , please try restarting your browser .\n\u00a9 1998 - 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{"id": 117102, "summary": [{"text": "fiddler on the roof is a 1971 american musical comedy-drama film produced and directed by norman jewison .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is an adaptation of the 1964 broadway musical of the same name , with music composed by jerry bock , lyrics by sheldon harnick , and screenplay by joseph stein .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "starring topol , norma crane , leonard frey , molly picon , and paul mann , the film centers on tevye , the father of five daughters , and his attempts to maintain his jewish religious and cultural traditions as outside influences encroach upon the family 's lives .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "he must cope both with the strong-willed actions of his three older daughters , who wish to marry for love \u2013 each one 's choice of a husband moves further away from the customs of his faith \u2013 and with the edict of the tsar that evicts the jews from the town of anatevka .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "throughout the film , tevye breaks the fourth wall by talking directly to the audience as well as to god .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in addition to the difficulties of being poor , tevye speaks of the jewish community 's constant fear of harassment from their non-jewish neighbors .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the film was released to critical acclaim and won three academy awards , including best music , scoring adaptation and original song score for arranger-conductor john williams .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it was nominated for several more , including best picture , best actor for topol as tevye , and best supporting actor for frey , who played motel kamzoil the tailor .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "both topol and frey had previously performed in stage productions of the musical ; topol as tevye in the london production and frey in a minor part as mendel , the rabbi 's son , on broadway . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "fiddler on the roof ( film )", "paragraphs": ["related shows or resources : fiddler on the roof jr . , fiddler on the roof\nthis is about the stage musical . for the film , see fiddler on the roof ( 1971 film ) .\nfind in a library :\nfiddler on the roof\n: on the screen : the mirisch production company presents a norman jewison film\nfiddler on the roof\nstarring topol . . .\ncitation styles for\nfiddler on the roof\n: on the screen : the mirisch production company presents a norman jewison film\nfiddler on the roof\nstarring topol . . .\nif you like fiddler on the roof , you might also like . . .\nfiddler on the roof remains a popular choice for high schools to this day .\nfiddler on the roof is a musical based on sholem alacheim ' s tales tevye and his daughters .\nfiddler on the roof star danny burstein performed alongside his fellow castmembers at the tony awards on sunday evening .\n1 . fiddler on the roof was based on a series of stories written by\nthe jewish mark twain .\n- - and was recorded at least once , on the lp\nherschel bernardi sings fiddler on the roof\n.\ntopol , , and norman jewison .\nfiddler on the roof\n: on the screen : the mirisch production company presents a norman jewison film\nfiddler on the roof\nstarring topol . place of publication not identified : united artists corporation , 1971 .\nhalf a century and five broadway revivals later , the cultural clout of \u201cfiddler on the roof\u201d endures .\ntopol , and norman jewison . 1971 .\nfiddler on the roof\n: on the screen : the mirisch production company presents a norman jewison film\nfiddler on the roof\nstarring topol . [ place of publication not identified ] : united artists corporation .\ntopol , and norman jewison .\nfiddler on the roof\n: on the screen : the mirisch production company presents a norman jewison film\nfiddler on the roof\nstarring topol . [ place of publication not identified ] : united artists corporation , 1971 .\ntitle drop :\nyou might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof .\ntopol , & jewison , n . ( 1971 ) .\nfiddler on the roof\n: on the screen : the mirisch production company presents a norman jewison film\nfiddler on the roof\nstarring topol . [ place of publication not identified ] , united artists corporation .\namesbury middle school production of fiddler on the roof ( junior ) on 3 / 27 / 2015 . act 2 of 2 .\nthe fiddler film is probably the best fiddler we will ever have . i ' d call it a masterpiece .\nuse the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to fiddler on the roof . you can also suggest completely new similar titles to fiddler on the roof in the search box below .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie fiddler on the roof ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of fiddler on the roof ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nteetering between comedy and tragedy \u2026 topol as tevye in fiddler on the roof . photograph : pictorial press ltd / alamy\nthis cast list of who was in fiddler on the roof includes both lead and minor roles . ( 10 items )\nfiddler on the roof cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of fiddler on the roof actors includes any fiddler on the roof actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each fiddler on the roof actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of fiddler on the roof have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nfiddler on the roof from gale . \u00a92005 - 2006 thomson gale , a part of the thomson corporation . all rights reserved .\ntopol , . , jewison , n . , united artists corporation . , & mirisch production company . ( 1971 ) .\nfiddler on the roof\n: on the screen : the mirisch production company presents a norman jewison film\nfiddler on the roof\nstarring topol . place of publication not identified : united artists corporation .\nfiddler on the roof is a popular musical from the 1960s , based on a set of stories by yiddish writer sholem aleichem ( pen name for solomon rabinovich ) .\na fiddler on the roof . . . sounds crazy , no ? but here in our little village of anatevka , you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof , trying to scratch out a pleasant , simple tune without breaking his neck .\nalisa solomon is the author of \u201cwonder of wonders : a cultural history of \u2018fiddler on the roof\u2019 \u201d and a professor at the columbia journalism school .\nagreed . i ' ve always preferred the film . the film is lightning in a bottle if you ask me .\nin 1964 , fiddler on the roof was developed for broadway . it was based on a book called tevye ' s daughters by sholom aleichem . though initially criticized for being overly ethnic , the musical enjoyed an approximate ten - year run on the broadway stage and toured both nationally and internationally . fiddler on the roof won several tony awards , including best musical in 1965 . over the years , the original has lead to a number of revivals . some celebrities , such as rosie o ' donnell and lea michele , have even played characters from the musical on the stage . fiddler on the roof was made into a film in 1971 .\ni heard on the broadway musicals radio program\na night on the town\nthat there was no song called\nfiddler on the roof\n. it ' s a phrase spoken by tevye in the ensemble number\ntradition\n.\nthe fiddler on the roof film received 8 academy award nominations including best picture , best director , best actor ( topol ) , best featured actor , best cinematography , best sound . best score and best art design\nthe fiddler on the roof . in the opening images of the film , tevye points to mysterious man , perhaps an apparition , playing on his fiddle while standing precariously atop the peaked roof of his peasant house . the fiddler metaphorically represents the eternally precarious position of the jewish people ( and by extension all of us ) on this earth . the fiddler must continue to play his life\u2019s \u201ctune\u201d , while at the same time attempting to maintain his balance in the face of all of life\u2019s vicissitudes .\nthis week we\u2019re in conversation with our musical supervisor and orchestrator david white . david highlights fiddler on the roof\u2019 s importance in reflecting the political landscape that we live in ; migration is the central concept of the production . fiddler on the roof is a jewish story and also a universal story that belongs to all of us .\nisraeli actor topol as tevye in the 1971 movie musical\nfiddler on the roof ,\ndirected by norman jewison . ( silver screen collection / getty images )\nfiddler on the roof . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nsheldon harnick , the lyricist of broadway musicals including \u201cfiddler on the roof , \u201d and circle repertory company founder marshall w . mason will be the recipients of the 2016 tony awards for life achievement in the theater . currently represented on broadway with two well - received revivals , \u201cfiddler on the roof\u201d and \u201cshe loves me , \u201d harnick could well have a [ \u2026 ]\nnext week we head into technical rehearsals where we\u2019ll see our company on stage . i\u2019ll be talking with lez brotherston , our designer , about his set and costumes for fiddler on the roof .\nthis article is adapted from alisa solomon\u2019s \u201cwonder of wonders : a cultural history of \u2018fiddler on the roof\u2019 \u201d ( metropolitan books / henry holt & company ) , set for release on tuesday .\ninformed judaism : obviously averted , to the point that mentioning\nfiddler on the roof\nis often used as shorthand to inform us that a character is jewish .\ni suppose\nfiddler on the roof\nis just the movie that lovers of the stage play were waiting for - - and since fiddler is the most popular stage musical in history , that ' s something , all right .\nnew productions of fiddler on the roof , rothschild and sons , and she loves me this season remind us that this veteran lyricist\u2019s takes on faith , family and community are as resonant as ever .\nsheldon harnick is a titan of musical theater , best known for writing the words to \u201cfiddler on the roof . \u201d now he\u2019s 91 , and he\u2019s not slowing down .\nwhat could have been a brilliant film experience , expanding on the stage version as only film can , ends up instead as a series of wonderful bits and pieces .\nfiddler on the roof was adapted as an immensely popular film in 1971 . this version was directed by norman jewison and stars topol as tevye , norma crane as golde , molly picon as yente , and rosalind harris as tzeitel .\nafter playing a small role in ' ' fiddler on the roof ' ' on broadway , he made his theatrical breakthrough as harold in mart crowley ' s ' ' boys in the band , ' ' and later re - created his role in the 1970 film . he also played motel the tailor in the 1971 movie of ' ' fiddler on the roof , ' ' for which he received an oscar nomination as best supporting actor . performed in comic roles\nsongs of fiddler on the roof ( sd ; 14 : 43 ) is a really interesting amalgamation of interviews with original collaborators joseph stein , jerry bock and sheldon harnick .\n' fiddler on the roof ' re - created musical theater ,\nsays tony - winning set designer robin wagner .\nuntil ' fiddler , ' musicals spoke only to the immediate generation . ' fiddler ' showed how a musical could speak to all generations and cultures .\nsian davila , the assistant director on fiddler on the roof will be taking you through the rehearsal process from week one up until press night on 18 july . providing weekly sneak peeks into the rehearsal room and insight into the making of the show in conversations with the outstanding creative team .\nas a musical look at family , generational and cultural conflict , and faith , fiddler on the roof makes a virtue of its quaintness . . . [ blu - ray ]\nin fiddler on the roof , tevye is the host of the musical journey . a father to five girls , three of whom are hiding secret romances , he hopes the matchmaker will match them with the right boys . however , the russians have plans to remove all jewish people from the country , creating an uneasiness in tevye ' s small rural town . the popularity of the stage version led to a near ten - year run on broadway , and in 1971 fiddler on the roof became a film .\nfiddler on the roof is a perfect example of a movie that is the best of both worlds used tastefully and imaginatively ( theater and film ) . norman jewison and the talented group of actors and crew members helped make this one of the best musical films of all time , along with the 1956 film adaptation of the king and i .\nmgm home entertainment has made available clips from the upcoming blu - ray of fiddler on the roof , which hit stores shelves on april 5 , in a 40th - anniversary edition now with a 7 . 1 audio track .\nif you\u2019re looking for other dramatic musicals about slightly darker issues where not everybody lives happily ever after , check out west side story , fiddler on the roof , and les miserables .\nthis study guide consists of approximately 65 pages of chapter summaries , quotes , character analysis , themes , and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of fiddler on the roof .\nthe award - winning animated film and stage play comes to life in this romantic and beloved take on the classic fairytale .\neveryone ' s favorite ogre is back in the hilarious stage spectacle based on the oscar - winning , smash hit film .\nthe film does seem to get forgotten on many occasions , which inspired me to make this thread . the type of filmmaking in fiddler is what i always pictured how a les mis film should look . too bad jewison didn ' t direct that .\n\u201cmusicals always unfold in fake places , \u201d writes alisa solomon in wonder of wonders : a cultural history of fiddler on the roof . and no such \u201cfake place\u201d has carried the historical and cultural burden borne by the \u201clittle village of anatevka , \u201d home to tevye the milkman , his wife golde , their five daughters , and a motley host of others in the 1964 broadway musical fiddler on the roof .\nadapted from\ntradition ! : the highly improbable , ultimately triumphant broadway - to - hollywood story of fiddler on the roof , the world ' s most beloved musical\nwhich will be published by st . martin ' s press on tuesday .\nsheldon harnick , the lyricist of broadway musicals including \u201c fiddler on the roof , \u201d and circle repertory company founder marshall w . mason will be the recipients of the 2016 tony awards for life achievement in the theater .\nlike sir carol reed ' s oliver ! , norman jewison ' s fiddler on the roof is a lavish , carefully made , splendidly designed musical film . it demonstrates once again that ample amounts of time and money , intelligently employed , can indeed buy perfection .\nfiddler on the roof has been listed as a level - 5 vital article in art . if you can improve it , please do . this article has been rated as c - class .\nin this lesson , we ' ll learn about the major plot points , characters and songs found in the musical , ' fiddler on the roof ' , the story of a poor jewish family in rural russia .\nfiddler on the roof is one of the most popular of all stage musicals and this production directed and choreographed by craig revel horwood and starring paul michael glaser as tevye is sure to be a hit .\ni just finished watching the fiddler on the roof film ( in excitement for saturday when i see the revival ) and wow is that film top notch . perhaps the best musical film ever made . it ' s so visceral and in my opinion , more layered than the broadway show . everyone is so on point and giving incredible performances . the direction is striking and innovative and topol is the definitive tevye for me . no one can beat him . his performance is truly heartbreaking and masterful .\nthe more i dig into this question of the title number , the stranger my exploration . in the film the opening number is tradition . the fiddler on the roof theme is heard at beginning and end and throughout the film , but topol never sings . i clearly remember hearing zero mostel sing the lyrics ; but as i look , the various cast recordings also omit the title number . was i dreaming ?\ntitle fiddler on the roof year 1971 distributor ( s ) united artists corp . ltd classified date ( s ) 19 / 08 / 1971 submitted run time 178m 50s approved footage 16095 bbfc reference aff030386\nleading actor in a musical alex brightman , school of rock danny burnstein , fiddler on the roof zachary levi , she loves me lin - manuel miranda , hamilton leslie odom , jr . , hamilton\nthe rehearsal room walls are decked with lez\u2019s costume drawings and set design storyboard on one wall and our research on life in the shtetl , the political and social background in russia up to 1905 on another . i\u2019m thrilled to be the assistant director on fiddler on the roof , which for me , is a much loved classic . the journey ahead is exciting as our company breathe life into the script and score .\ni personally never like to ask ' which was better , the show or the film ? ' because theatre and film are two very different mediums of storytelling .\n. the stage show was first . the film is an adaptation of the stage show . see\napparently so . nearly eight years and 3 , 300 performances later ,\nfiddler\nbecame the longest - running show on broadway . winner of nine tony awards including best musical ,\nfiddler\nwas still on broadway when united artists released norman jewison ' s film of the same name in 1971 .\njohn williams : creating a musical tradition ( sd ; 11 : 32 ) focuses on the iconic composer , who acted as adapter , conductor and co - orchestrator of the film version of fiddler .\nlucas van den eynde speelt de joodse vader tevje die worstelt met de keuzes die zijn drie dochters maken . keuzes die breken met de joodse tradities , normen en waarden . en daar gaat fiddler on the roof over : de strijd tussen traditie en vooruitgang , tussen familie en principes . een verhaal uit 1905 , maar nog steeds relevant en actueel . schoolvoorstelling fiddler on the roof op 22 december om 14u in stadsschouwburg antwerpen\nbe our guest !\nthe academy award - winning film comes to life in this romantic and beloved take on the classic fairytale .\nalistair feels that fiddler on the roof is relevant to the political and social issues in the world , to all displaced people today and those who are oppressed or marginalised by society , and this is what attracted him to the show .\nultimately i like the film version of fiddler for many reasons . it is filmed beautifully and a lot of the performances are great . the music sounds rich and full .\nno creative work by or about jews has ever won the hearts and imaginations of americans so thoroughly as the musical fiddler on the roof , which this year is celebrating its 50th anniversary and next year will have its fifth broadway revival .\nrehearsals for the 1964 broadway debut of \u201cfiddler on the roof , \u201d with zero mostel pulling the cart . he sometimes clashed with the show\u2019s director and choreographer , jerome robbins , standing to the left onstage . ( both won tony awards for the show . )\ntopol was nominated for the 1991 tony award ( new york city ) for actor in a musical for\nfiddler on the roof\nfor recreating his film role of tevye and is still performing the role in regional theater ( 2009 ) . rosalind harris , who plays tevye ' s oldest daughter , tzeitel , in the film , played tevye ' s wife , golde , in the 1991 broadway revival with topol .\nlastly , i ask daniel how fiddler on the roof fits in to the 2017 festival season at chichester festival theatre . forty years on was about the change of regime in a public school . caroline , or change was set in a time of extreme political upheaval and change in the deep south in the 60s . fiddler on the roof definitely sits in this theme . all great drama is about change and chichester itself has undergone a change of leadership in the last year . daniel tells me that fiddler on the roof is also about continuing the legacy of programming a musical for the summer at chichester festival theatre , which he hopes all audiences will enjoy . having shared just two weeks with this fantastic company and creative team , i have a pretty good feeling you will .\ni have just modified 3 external links on fiddler on the roof . please take a moment to review my edit . if you have any questions , or need the bot to ignore the links , or the page altogether , please visit this simple faq for additional information . i made the following changes :\ni have just modified 6 external links on fiddler on the roof . please take a moment to review my edit . if you have any questions , or need the bot to ignore the links , or the page altogether , please visit this simple faq for additional information . i made the following changes :\ni have just modified one external link on fiddler on the roof . please take a moment to review my edit . if you have any questions , or need the bot to ignore the links , or the page altogether , please visit this simple faq for additional information . i made the following changes :\n\u201cfiddler\u201d also regularly serves as a jewish signifier : \u201cnow i know i haven\u2019t been the best jew , \u201d homer tells a rabbi from whom he is trying to borrow money in an episode of \u201cthe simpsons , \u201d \u201cbut i have rented \u2018fiddler on the roof , \u2019 and i intend to watch it . \u201d\nyour favorite practically perfect nanny takes center stage in this supercalifragilisticexpialidocious adventure based on the award - winning broadway musical and classic walt disney film .\nit has been fifty years since fiddler on the roof opened on broadway on tuesday , september 22 , 1964 at new york city\u2019s imperial theater . to mark its golden anniversary , two histories of the musical have recently been published . one is alisa solomon\u2019s incisive , comprehensive , and scholarly wonder of wonders : a cultural history of \u201cfiddler on the roof\u201d ( 2013 ) ; the other is barbara isenberg\u2019s more popular and lightly researched tradition ! the highly improbable , ultimately triumphant broadway - to - hollywood story of \u201cfiddler on the roof\u201d ( 2014 ) . ( also valuable for students of the fiddler phenomenon is jeremy dauber\u2019s engrossing 2013 biography the worlds of sholem aleichem : the remarkable life and afterlife of the man who created tevye . ) in the past half century fiddler has attained a mythic status among american jews . there are few adult american jews who are unfamiliar with stage or cinematic portrayal of the tribulations of tevye , golda , and their three eldest daughters tzeitel , hodel , and chava .\na second problem with the film is its overall length , which at about three hours runs on too long . most of the story , except for the expulsion , and the best songs are covered before the intermission , so the second half of the film seems to drag .\neveryone ' s favorite ogre is back in this hilarious stage spectacle , based on the oscar - winning smash hit film and outrageous broadway musical .\nas the play begins , tevye , a jewish milkman , tells of the customs in the little russian town of anatevka . it is 1905 , and life here is as precarious as a fiddler on the roof , yet , through their traditions , the villagers endure .\nthere is a title song for\nfiddler on the roof\n, but it was never part of the musical and was never intended to be part of the musical . it was written at the insistence of the show ' s publisher , according to this article :\nstoryboard to film comparison ( sd ; 21 : 04 ) features several musical sequences .\nwhy then do we remain there , and why do we perpetuate jewish identities , traditions , communities , and narratives ? as tevye tells us in the film , we stay because it is our home , and we continue our jewish ways because without them our lives would be as shaky as a fiddler on a roof .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthe popularity of fiddler on the roof ( 1971 ) , producer - director norman jewison\u2019s film adaptation of the long - running broadway musical stage play ( 1964 - 1972 ) , runs along several dimensions : drama , music , dancing , and even sociocultural or philosophical ideas . in fact it was the sociocultural side of things that made the musical unique and ensured the broad popularity of the film , as well . indeed , the film adaptation follows the musical play very closely , and attempts to translate the theatrical magic of the musical as much as possible into the film medium . however , adapting such a musical play ( in fact any musical play ) to film presents difficulties and tradeoffs due to differences across the two types of media , and i will discuss that below .\ndaniel tells me that anatevka , where fiddler on the roof is set , is a microcosm of all societies with traditions and external pressures where the personal and the political is so intertwined - whether that is to marry or speak in a certain way . there is great humour and great beauty in it . it\u2019s also a show for those who are looking for entertainment , with excellent dancing and excellent singing . fiddler on the roof started on broadway and was part of that golden age when so many great musicals were written . this is a show that can be enjoyed and experienced on many different levels .\nfor frank rich , former new york times drama critic , the creators of\nfiddler on the roof\nsimilarly breathed new life into the american musical . director - choreographer robbins and producer prince , working separately and together ,\nredefined the musical to dramatize such serious concerns as the street gangs of ' west side story , ' the semi - psychotic mother of ' gypsy , ' and the pogroms of ' fiddler on the roof , '\nobserves rich .\n' fiddler , ' coming last , ended the broadway supremacy of escapist hit musicals like ' funny girl ' and ' hello , dolly ! '\ntopol and the cast sing\ntradition\nwithout any opening credits rolling . at the end of the number , the fiddler , standing on the left of the screen , launches into an extensive solo while the opening credits roll on the right of the screen .\nit\u2019s week 5 and fiddler on the roof is completing its rehearsals in sunny chichester . at the start of the week we were given a warm welcome by everybody at the theatre and we were joined by the last two members of our company \u2013 the two younger daughters who complete the central family .\nit\u2019s so rare for a film to get more ambiguous and edgy than its source material .\ntevye likens their precarious position to that of a fiddler on the roof , and just as the fiddler teeters , so , too , does the film , between comedy and tragedy . its poignancy is played out in song , from the high of raising a glass \u2013 \u201cto life ! \u201d \u2013 to celebrate one daughter\u2019s betrothal , to the low of losing another to an outsider : \u201clittle bird , little chaveleh , i don\u2019t understand what\u2019s happening today . \u201d\nthe qualities that have kept the broadway fiddler running these seven years are in scant supply onscreen .\nlewis carroll ' s famous heroine comes to life in a delightful adaptation of the classic disney film .\nmr . jewison is a good director ( \u201cthe russians are coming , the russians are coming\u201d , \u201cthe thomas crown affair\u201d ) not given to arbitrary directional flourishes , and throughout \u201cfiddler on the roof\u201d he remains faithful to the literal point of view originally chosen for the film . there is a certain virtue in this , even when the result is much less stylish a film than his \u201cgaily , gaily , \u201d the ben hecht memoire , which , of course , wasn ' t so intimidating a project .\nthe broadway stage production of\nfiddler on the roof\nopened at the imperial theater in new york on september 22 , 1964 , and ran for 3 , 242 performances , setting a record for the longest - running show on broadway , passing\nlife with father\n, which held the record for 25 years . in the original cast as tevye was zero mostel . bea arthur , best known to audiences as maude findlay from the series maude ( 1972 ) as well as portraying dorothy on tv ' s the golden girls ( 1985 ) , played yente .\nfiddler on the roof\nwon the 1965 tony awards ( new york city ) for best musical , best author , and best score . the original broadway production is the 15th longest running show ever .\nthe film version omits two songs from the stage production :\nnow i have everything\nand\nthe rumor\n.\nincluded among the american film institute ' s 1998 list of the 400 movies nominated for the top 100 greatest american movies .\nthe film , while lovely to look at , doesn ' t approach capturing the energy of the stage musical , imho .\nwhat is it about sholem aleichem\u2019s stories of a poor milkman in the shtetl that has audiences bewitched for nearly 50 years after the smash musical debuted on broadway ? jen vafidis on a new cultural history of fiddler .\nhi beth ! fiddler on the roof jr runs approximately 70 minutes . time will change slightly if you add an intermission , but otherwise as all the jr shows , they stay very close to an hour . still one of my all time favorites . break a leg !\nreturning to the problem of presenting a stage musical on film , there are things about the cinematic version of fiddler on the roof that work , and others and don\u2019t . a stage production always features a certain psychological \u201cdistance\u201d , with respect to what is presented . there is a seated audience watching actors on the stage , with a seated orchestra and singing chorus . when the story is transferred to the more realistic and immediate film medium , things are different , and the artifices of the stage seem more conspicuously artificial . on the other hand ( to echo tevye ) , the film audience wants to see the musical they have hear about without alterations . so the filmmaker must insert the orchestra , the chorus singing , and the dances , even when they seem much more intrusive in the cinematic setting . on top of that , there is the question of how far to go depicting the agonies of the pogrom . in this respect there are clear limitations to what can be staged in a theater and for an audience that expects music and dancing on the stage . a film is less limited . for this reason there are elements of the film that are relatively effective ( the \u201cgood\u201d ) , and others aspects that don\u2019t deliver ( the \u201cbad\u201d ) .\nthe drama desks for revivals went to play \u201ca view from the bridge\u201d and musical \u201cshe loves me . \u201d \u201cview\u201d director ivo van hove scored for director of a play , while the musical director honor was shared between john doyle ( \u201cthe color purple\u201d ) and bartlett sher ( \u201cfiddler on the roof\u201d ) .\nsomewhere along toward the third hour of \u201cfiddler on the roof , \u201d the action cuts away from the tiny russian village of anatevka \u2014 the home of tevye , the poor dairyman ; golde , his shrewish wife , and their five doweryless daughters\u2014to show us the czar ' s cavalry attacking a group of young street revolutionaries in moscow .\n: a fiddler on the roof . sounds crazy , no ? but here , in our little village of anatevka , you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof trying to scratch out a pleasant , simple tune without breaking his neck . it isn ' t easy . you may ask ' why do we stay up there if it ' s so dangerous ? ' well , we stay because anatevka is our home . and how do we keep our balance ? that i can tell you in one word : tradition !\nthe trouble with the wording as current is that it isn ' t until that last line that it is made clear that an actual fiddler is on the stage .\nas precarious as the perch of a fiddler on a roof\nmakes it potentially sound like a nonspecific fiddler is merely alluded to in tevye ' s monologue when in fact a member of the company has to be dressed up and go onstage playing a violin at specific points . to only suddenly make this clear in the last line of the synopsis reads as just . . . wierd .\ni wouldn ' t go so far as to advise anyone not to see it . after all , it ' s probably the only \u201cfiddler on the roof\u201d that will ever be filmed . yet it requires its audience to display less in the way of imagination and identification than sheer physical endurance .\nthe movie : the film version of cabaret lands globally at # 696 on flickchart . i admire the movie but am less charmed ; after my last rewatch , it sits at # 962 .\nreeths - puffer theatre arts presents fiddler on the roof this is scene i from act ii , it also included perchik ' s song of\nnow i have everything\ncast : perchik : kristopher arnold hodel : morgan kinstner please give feedback , it would be much appreciated .\nharry potter : complete 8 - film colle . . . $ 44 . 99 , save 55 %\nthe day after walter kerr ' s lukewarm review , favorable word of mouth was offered by the rest of the critics . ticket sales didn ' t flag , and on july 21 , 1971 , just a few months before the\nfiddler\nfilm ' s premiere , the show became the longest - running musical on broadway . prince ' s office reported that\nfiddler\nhad already returned nearly $ 7 million on its original $ 375 , 000 capitalization . six other performers had succeeded mostel as tevye on broadway , and the show had played 32 countries from spain to rhodesia .\n>\nas tevye , golde and their two youngest daughters leave the village for america , the fiddler begins to play . tevye beckons with a nod , and the fiddler follows them out of the village .\nit was only because president josip broz tito of yugoslavia was a huge movie fan that he allowed the film to be made in his country . his russian counterparts were less pleased , as the film is openly critical of the pogroms .\nmost references i ' ve found on the internet to\nfiddler on the roof\nrefer to anatevka as being ukranian , but this wiki article refers to it as being russian . of course , politically , it may have made litte difference in tsarist times ( or in later soviet times for that matter ) , but i ask in the interests of accuracy .\nin hollywood\u2014the making of the 1971 film\u2014and in poland\u2014where the show has enjoyed an especially robust and varied performance history . both chapters highlight how\n, for which he was nominated for an academy award ( try to get the brilliant three cd release of the leslie bricusse penned soundtrack by film score monthly to hear williams ' incredible orchestrations and arranging on the film , which is unfairly branded as having a lackluster score ) . but it was with\nwatching \u201c fiddler on the roof \u201d with my children for the first time recently was illuminating in ways i had not considered . i knew my daughters would be taken in by the music , which remains as joyful , vibrant , and moving as ever . i knew they would appreciate seeing some of the traditions we carry on in our own home . and , i knew they would get wrapped up in all of the on - screen relationships , the matchmaking , the comedy of errors , the breaking of tradition , and declarations of love . the humor and hope expressed in the film are contagious .\nfiddler on the roof\nis the stage - to - screen adaptation of the famous musical . it tells the story of tevye , a poor jewish milkman in the tiny russian village of anatevka . this role is played by topol , who played the character onstage in the london production of\nfiddler .\nwe see him as a man mired in traditions , but struggling between his devout faith and the changing times when three of his daughters feel the urge to marry . the movie is beautifully shot , and tempers the story , which deals with the harsh realities of jewish life in pre - revolutionary russia , with classic musical numbers sure to put a smile on your face . between its incarnations on the stage and on screen ,\nfiddler\nwill be immortal .\nanatevka and the jews who live there have been embraced by audiences worldwide . the standard line on fiddler \u2019s \u201cuniversality\u201d comes from a japanese producer , who supposedly commented of the show , \u201cit\u2019s so japanese . \u201d solomon adds to this lore , quoting arranger bobby dolan telling director jerome robbins , \u201cas you must know , these jewish people are equally irish . \u201d but \u201cgentiles\u2026gushing over [ fiddler \u2019s ] ethnic familiarity\u201d is not the story solomon offers the reader of this deeply researched book . instead , solomon focuses tightly on fiddler \u2019s \u201ctalismanic power to endow an event or object with a warm glow of jewish authenticity . \u201d a more specific subtitle to her book might be : a cultural history of fiddler on the roof and jewish identity in the 20th century .\nvery hard to take with the film sitting up and practically slobbering in its eagerness to prove how loveable it is .\n\u201cfiddler on the roof , \u201d which opened last night at the rivoli , has traveled a long way from its source , from prerevolutionary russia , from the pages of sholem aleichem , even from the broadway stage , and it has become so rich and affluent it seems to have forgotten its humble beginnings in recognizable human experience .\nit\u2019s new year\u2019s day and i\u2019m in hospital with my three - week - old son . we\u2019ve been here a few nights , but now the consultant has come to tell us all is well and we can go home . so why am i crying ? i could say i\u2019m overcome with relief . i could blame it on all - over - the - place postnatal hormones . but no . the real reason for the tears ? fiddler on the roof is on the television .\nrarely offstage , rarely on hiatus ,\nfiddler on the roof ,\nhas already been back on broadway for four revivals , played london ' s west end four times and remains among broadway ' s 16 longest - running shows ever . as it celebrates its 50th anniversary , there have been stage productions all over the world \u2014 including 15 in finland alone \u2014 as well as in thousands of schools , community centers and regional theaters .\non sept . 22 , 1964 , after the long - awaited broadway opening of\nfiddler on the roof ,\ninvited guests gathered at new york ' s swank rainbow room to celebrate . the first review that came in that night was from herald tribune critic walter kerr , and it wasn ' t very good . but producer harold prince read it aloud to his guests anyway .\nthe magic of film ( spellbinding the audience via editing and cinematography ) and the magic of theater ( the thrill of live acting and tactile manipulation of space ) are two different types of magic , and fiddler exploits each separately in both mediums .\nwe discuss the character of the fiddler . alistair tells me he represents tradition itself ; there is a need for tradition to hold the communities together and this is portrayed in a wonderful relationship between the fiddler and the central character , tevye .\nnorman jewison filmmaker ( sd ; 49 : 33 ) is a vintage featurette from the time of the film ' s production and looks at some of the challenges of filming on location in a foreign country .\n\u201cfiddler on the roof\u201d \u2014 created by jerry bock ( music ) , sheldon harnick ( lyrics ) , joseph stein ( book ) and jerome robbins ( direction and choreography ) and based on the stories of sholom aleichem \u2014 was a blockbuster success when it opened in 1964 , smashing all box office records in its day . the initial production played 3 , 242 performances , the longest - running show on broadway for years . there have been four broadway revivals and countless national tours ; some 200 schools across the country put it on each year .\ni too think the movie version of fiddler on the roof is superior to the broadway production i saw back in 1970 . . . the movie is one of the best filmed musicals of all time in my estimation . . . the acting , and the cinematography especially are among hollywood ' s best work . . . norman jewison did an amazing job in bringing this musical to life and this film doesn ' t get enough credit when filmed musicals are talked about . . .\nis here for all you quotes ( and lyrics ) spouting fans of the movie based on the musical play . this script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay and / or viewings of fiddler on the roof . i know , i know , i still need to get the cast names in there and i ' ll be eternally tweaking it , so if you have any corrections , feel free to\nthe film was a surprise hit in japan , where its obvious love for crumbling tradition struck a chord with japanese audiences .\ni ' ve yet to see a stage production but the film version has been my favorite movie since i was 7 .\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\nmusical theatre at its most alluring . from the opening moment , in which a fiddler dangles his legs off a perilously high roof , you know that daniel evans\u2019s revival of this great sixties musical will have chutzpah to spare . hugely entertaining .\ni love the fiddler movie , and it is mainly due to the humor and pathos of topol . but i simply do not get the same enjoyment from a film as i do from live theater , no matter how perfect the film may be . there is something about the electricity of performance that no film can match . i will never get over the feeling of seeing ben miles in wolf hall , even if i like rylance in the bbc version . no risks with movies , and no unexpected magic .\ndavid has never seen fiddler on the roof on stage , which to him is an advantage . he tells me that final orchestrations have been done for all the major numbers and next week we will start to find the physical shape of the transitions where elements of the score may change . it will be a big coordinating process but also a very creative time in working out how to move from one scene to another .\nthe sorry state of the world gives us new reason to appreciate the depth of feeling so powerfully , so ingeniously embedded in \u201cfiddler on the roof , \u201d the much - loved and much - revived 1964 musical comedy that has returned to broadway at a time when its story of the gradual disintegration of a family , and a community , strikes home with unusual force .\nbegin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end : then stop .\nsubscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken subscribe to classic trailers : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken fiddler on the roof trailer - directed by norman jewison and starring topol , leonard frey , paul mann , paul michael glaser , ray lovelock . in pre - revolutionary russia , a poor jewish peasant must contend with marrying off his three daughters while antisemitic sentiment threatens his home . mgm - 1971\nit takes courage to tinker with a musical as beloved as \u201c fiddler on the roof . \u201d a robust success ( 3 , 000 - plus performances for the original production , frequent revivals , dinner theater \u2019til you could plotz ) , the show was an unlikely proposition , and it remains a delicately calibrated mixture of light and dark .\nthis helps give fiddler a period - friendly vibe . speaking of the movie , it came in 82 nd on the american film institute\u2019s\n100 most inspiring films of all time\nlist and has been seen by an estimated one billion people ( at least , according to chaim topol\u2014the picture\u2019s very memorable tevye ) .\ncurrently represented on broadway with two well - received revivals , \u201c fiddler on the roof \u201d and \u201c she loves me , \u201d harnick could well have a couple of shows in the race for competitive tonys this year . he receives the annual special tony for work that has made him one of the more recognizable names in musical theater , thanks in large part to perennial favorite \u201cfiddler . \u201d he\u2019s best known for his work with composer jerry bock , with whom he wrote \u201cfiddler , \u201d \u201c she loves me , \u201d \u201cfiorello ! \u201d and \u201cthe apple tree , \u201d among others . previously he\u2019s won two tonys , one for \u201cfiorello ! \u201d and one for \u201cfiddler , \u201d as well as a pulitzer for \u201cfiorello ! \u201d\nthe first time this was shown on us tv it garnered 40 million viewers .\nthere are some contrived and artificial moments in fiddler , but it becomes more convincing , naturalistic , and involving as it goes on , and finally builds to a powerful climax . it ranks high among the best musicals ever put on film . its financial success seems guaranteed , and its artistic success will be thoroughly certified during the next academy award ceremonies . \u2014 paul sargent clark\nthe 1966 version : hypothetically ranking the show ( using liza minnelli\u2019s first film , the sterile cuckoo , as a placeholder ) , it lands at # 1212 out of 2337 on my personal chart , roughly halfway down .\nthe real revolutionary in broadway\u2019s new revival of \u201c fiddler on the roof \u201d isn\u2019t feisty little perchik , the firebrand sent off to siberia . it\u2019s alfred molina\u2019s sad - eyed , soft - spoken tevye , a modest , human presence trying to fend off both the czar\u2019s minions and the ghosts of broadway legends past in david leveaux \u2019s somber but eloquent new production .\nthe real revolutionary in broadway\u2019s new revival of \u201cfiddler on the roof\u201d isn\u2019t feisty little perchik , the firebrand sent off to siberia . it\u2019s alfred molina\u2019s sad - eyed , soft - spoken tevye , a modest , human presence trying to fend off both the czar\u2019s minions and the ghosts of broadway legends past in david leveaux\u2019s somber but eloquent new production . [ \u2026 ]\nfrom classic literature to the academy award - winning film and broadway musical , ariel\u2019s undersea journey is a beautiful love story for the ages .\nas anything in the original play was theatrical , but it also works brilliantly and never distracts or breaks the film ' s intrinsic continuity .\ni have went to my account to check the offer for our locense request to perform\nfiddler on the roo\n. the file will not open . can the contract be emailed to me at rsjones2 @ urltoken\nbased on sholom aleichem\u2019s tevye and his daughters , fiddler on the roof is the beloved story of the small , tradition - steeped town of anatevka , russia , where jews and russians live in delicate balance . during the course of the show , the time honored traditions of anatevka are both embraced and challenged by tevye and his colorful community , as they witness his daughters , tzeitel , hodel and chava , grow up and fall in love in a time of extraordinary change . fiddler on the roof \u2019s broadway premier became the longest - running broadway musical in history , a title it maintained for almost ten years . it is a story that captures the essential human longings for love , community , success , freedom , family , and meaning . fiddler features such iconic songs as the beautiful \u201c sunrise , sunset , \u201d the boisterous \u201c if i were a rich man \u201d , and the classic \u201c matchmaker , matchmaker . \u201d"]}
{"id": 117104, "summary": [{"text": "cyril chamberlain ( 8 march 1909 \u2013 5 december 1974 ) was an english film and television actor .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "he appeared in a number of the early carry on , doctor and st. trinian 's films .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "he was born on 8 march 1909 in london and died in builth wells in wales on 5 december 1974 aged 65 .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "he spent his final five years in retirement restoring antique furniture .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "he was married to actress lisa lee and they had one child .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "he appeared in 139 films between 1938 and 1966 .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "his first film appearance was in the 1939 will hay comedy film ask a policeman ; his role was uncredited . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "cyril chamberlain", "paragraphs": ["cyril chamberlain was born on march 8 , 1909 in paddington , london , england as cyril hugh basham chamberlain . he was an actor , known for\nalthough his contributions were limited to the very early days of carry on , cyril chamberlain provided solid , reliable support to the main regulars in the black and white carry on films . the contribution of familiar british character actors like cyril chamberlain should never be underestimated .\non television , cyril chamberlain popped up in a variety of roles in the likes of the saint , ivanhoe , no hiding place and william tell .\ncyril chamberlain ' s name is located at panel 39 in the commemorative area at the australian war memorial ( as indicated by the poppy on the plan ) .\nso what else do we know about cyril chamberlain ? cyril was born in london in march 1909 . he was married to the actress lisa lee and together they had one child . i cannot find any evidence as to why he decided to retire from the acting profession in 1966 , other than the suggestion that he did so to concentrate on his passion for restoring antiques . cyril chamberlain died in wales in december 1974 at the age of 65 .\ncyril chamberlain ' s first screen appearance came in 1938 with an uncredited bit part in the man with 100 faces . his career spanned nearly thirty years until his last appearance in the yellow hat in 1966 .\nwhen looking back at cyril chamberlain ' s involvement in the series i was struck by how many fairly large supporting roles he had . i had always seen him as having cameo parts in the films , but he was actually pretty prolific . so what else did cyril get up to in his acting career ?\neer of an actor who appeared in the very first carry on film , carry on sergeant in 1958 . cyril chamberlain would go on to play supporting roles in a further six films in the early days of the series .\ncyril chamberlain made his first carry on appearance in a cameo role of the gun sergeant in carry on sergeant . he shares a scene with the likes of kenneth williams and bob monkhouse . cyril returned to pinewood later that year for a more substantial supporting turn as bert able , one of the patients in carry on nurse . cyril has a memorable scene in nurse which sees his character have an adverse reaction to some medication which sees his run amok in the middle of the night ! he also shares scenes with the prolific character actress marianne stone who plays his wife alice .\nnext up came another substantial role , as the school caretaker alf in carry on teacher . alf is scene removing some risqu\u00e9 ( for 1959 ) pin ups from the school notice board , pocketing one for himself ! in carry on constable released the following year , cyril plays sid ' s second in command , thurston . most of cyril ' s scenes as with sid as together they try to keep their new recruits ( williams , connor , phillips and hawtrey ) on the right track ! cyril chamberlain then went on to have a blink and you ' ll miss it cameo as a policeman who arrests kenneth williams at windsor station in carry on regardless !\nchamberlain cyril ( joe ) passed away peacefully in hospital , aged 84 , december 29 , 2007 , leaves a loving wife edna , devoted son nicholas , loving grandchildren jennifer , sharon , nicola , michael - jon , mandy and carrie and his great grandchildren . funeral at lytham crematorium , 3 . 30pm on january 9 , . . .\ncyril chamberlain passed away peacefully on 3rd february 2016 at st . john ' s hospice , moggerhanger , aged 93 years . brother to the late joan chamberlain and much loved godfather to jennie . will be greatly missed by all his family and friends . a service will be held at cambridge crematorium on wednesday 24th february at 11 . 30 a . m . family flowers only please . donations if desired can be made at the service in aid of st . john ' s hospice . all enquiries to central england co - operative funerals , 1 huntingdon street , st . neots . tel 01480 210780\ncyril ' s next carry on role turned out to be his only appearance in a carry on filmed in colour , the glorious carry on cruising released in 1962 . in cruising , cyril plays the role of ship steward , tom tree , joining regular co - stars kenneth connor , kenneth williams and sid james . the following year would see cyril ' s last appearance in the carry ons , and bring an end to a run of consecutive film roles for rogers and thomas . in carry on cabby , he plays sarge , the radio controller at sid ' s speedee cab company . sarge has a role to play at the end of the film when he helps orchestrate a manoeuvre of cabs to ambush the crooks who kidnap hattie jacques and liz fraser .\ncyril was an indispensable supporting actor in many british films usually playing a solid dependable character and he appeared as such in sergeant , nurse , teacher , constable , regardless , cruising and cabby . died april 30 , 1974 ( age 65 ) in builth , wales\ncyril chamberlain has a whopping 162 screen credits to his name . on film he worked again for peter rogers and gerald thomas in small roles in the following films : the duke wore jeans ( starring tommy steele and co - written by lionel bart ) , please turn over , nearly a nasty accident , the iron maiden and raising the wind . he also worked for peter ' s wife betty box and gerald ' s brother ralph thomas in several of their films , including upstairs and downstairs , doctor in the house , doctor at sea , doctor at large and doctor in love .\nin addition to various roles in film and television , bauschulte also worked extensively as a voice - over speaker for german language media . his best known such role was as the voice of lieutenant mike stone in the us tv series the streets of san francisco , played by karl malden . from then on he was karl malden ' s german voice in all his films . he also several times voiced sid james and cyril chamberlain in the carry on films . additional voice - over roles included richard attenborough in jurassic park , alec guinness in murder by death ( german title , eine leiche zum dessert ) , edward platt in the television series get smart ( german title , mini - max ) and barnard hughes in the television series mr . merlin . the german - speaking children of the 1970s know his voice as that of mr . rossi in the german version of il signor rossi cerca la felicit\u00e0 . he was one of the german voices of ludwig von drake , succeeding horst gentzen , before being replaced by eberhard pr\u00fcter .\ncyril also made appearances in many other classic films from the late 50s and early 60s such as a night to remember ( with kenneth more ) , two way stretch ( with peter sellers ) , too many crooks ( with terry - thomas ) and dentist on the job ( with bob monkhouse ) . he was also a regular in the st trinian ' s series of films , notching up roles in blue murder , pure hell and finally the great st trinian ' s train robbery , as a member of frankie howerd ' s gang .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\na 22 - year - old valerie hobson is luminous in this comedy thriller .\nnastier than anything else in 1940s british cinema , richard attenborough\u2019s intense performance as teenage gangster pinkie brown elevates this adaptation of graham greene\u2019s novel .\nhe was born in orpington in kent and attended banstead residential school before going off to australia for schooling . whilst living in perth , selling tv ' s he became interested in amateur dramatics and upon moving to sydney started to appear in small parts on the stage . he eventually moved on to film and television with productions like the merchant of venice and once upon a mattress . he returned to the uk in 1964 working at st . martins theatre . his other tv work includes dr who and doomwatch . his carry on appearances are short in cowboy , riff in follow that camel , teaboy in doctor , bagpipe player in khyber , x - ray operative in again doctor and barman in convenience .\nesma adds her unique style of twittering comedy to the carry on series in several roles . her first appearance is in constable , where she plays a little old lady , who having just successfully crossed a road one way , is escorting back the way she has come by an over - eager kenneth williams . in regardless , she is sid\u0092s assistant at the agency and causes chaos with her new filing system . in cabby , she plays flo , a doddery battleaxe determined to drive her husband\u0092s cab . in cruising she is a high - spirited passenger who joins in all the activities and is called a \u0091mad little pixie\u0092 by the captain . she was born in australia and came to britain in the early thirties and was cast in many roles , usually as a busybody or maiden aunt . she found a wider audience when she appeared in the rag trade but found her own niche in the carry ons . she died in 1972 in camden , london .\npatrick has been associated with three carry ons , two as an actor and one as creator . he collaborated with jack searle in creating the idea on which nurse was based and he had small parts in jack ( as spanish governor dom luise ) and regardless . cargill was born in london in 1918 , training to be an officer in india , before returning to the uk to enter acting . in world war ii he went to india again as an entertainments officer , but eventually returned to the uk to write scripts for the likes of time on their hands and ring for catty . in the 60 ' s he moved in to tv , with memorable roles in the prisoner , the avengers and his own show father , dear father . his film credits include the beatles help and up pompeii . died may 23 , 1996 ( age 77 ) in richmond , england .\nroy plays the captain of the british forces in up the khyber , captain keen , who falls in love with princess jelhi , daughter of the khasi of kalibar . he plays the part in a very straight , british manner which enhances the comedy in the infamous dinner scene when chaos abounds as the officers are sitting down to supper . he was a multi - talented artiste adept in trumpet - playing and dancing ( he holds a tap dancing world record ) and has been in many stage productions such as pickwick with harry secombe and singin\u0092 in the rain with tommy steele . he started as a stooge for jimmy james but he is perhaps best remembered for his own tv show record breakers . he died from lung cancer on september 2 , 1994 ( age 62 ) in gerrards cross , buckinghamshire , england .\nhe came to fame as the camp , joan collins fan club on friday night live . he has toned down his appearance in recent years leaving off most of the make - up and dropping his dog , fanny , from the act . he has appeared in various tv programmes for example sticky moments . he appears in columbus as don juan diego , who accompanies christopher columbus ( jim dale ) on his journey to the americas .\nhe has a small cameo in columbus as martin . clunes will be very familiar as gary in tv ' s men behaving badly . he has , in recent years , ventured in film with staggered , which he also directed and he is also makes regular guest appearances in harry enfield ' s tv programme .\njeremy was no stranger to the world of carry on as his father was kenneth connor , who starred in many of them . jeremy , himself , made his first appearance in nurse when he was just three and a half , as bernie bishop\u0092s ( kenneth connor ) son . he later reappeared full grown , as a footpad in dick , a student watching a film in behind and a gunner in england .\npat is perhaps best known for her roles in tv sitcoms , especially you only live twice in which she starred with peggy mount . she appears in two carry on films , first in doctor , where she plays one of the rebellious patients , and then in again doctor , where she plays the new snooty matron . she passed away in may 2002 aged 75 .\nkenneth\u0092s first carry on role is that of the troublesome shop steward , vic in at your convenience who spends all his time quoting union rules from his nukie handbook . his second carry on film was matron , in which he plays the son of a petty thief , who gets roped in to infiltrating the maternity hospital disguised as a nurse , where he has to cope with lecherous doctors and assist in the delivery of triplets . his other work includes the role of sonny jim in coronation street , and that was the week that was . in later years he became famous playing the role of the ghost , hopkirk in randall and hopkirk ( deceased ) . he has also written scripts for tv .\nharry h is perhaps best known as harold from the tv series , steptoe and son , a role he played for 13 years . he appeared only in carry on screaming , as the inept detective inspector bung , who makes a hash of his investigation into the cases of several disappearing women , missing clues and relying on dumb luck to solve the case . he was awarded on obe in 1976 and died in march 21 , 1982 ( age 57 ) in hastings , england .\nhe plays a small cameo part in regardless where he is one of the wine tasters , but he is perhaps best known for his radio work , at which he was known as \u0091the man with the thousand voices\u0092 . he died in 1969 .\nhe joined the early carry ons with two major roles . he took the lead in jack , as the gentlemanly greenhorn midshipman poop - decker who is robbed of his clothes , captured by the press - gang and consigned to menial duties below decks . against all odds , he becomes the hero of the british navy . in spying , he plays harold crump , one of the bungling secret agents who can destroy even the best laid plans . he does , however get the girl , in the shape of barbara windsor . a light comedy actor and recording artiste who specialises in nonsense songs , cribbins has starred in many films including children ' s feature the railway children , the water babies & doctor who . he has also indulged in tv with roles in fawlty towers and all the voices of the wombles .\nher face became known to british tv viewers as the long - running half of the comedy duo that advertised philadelphia cheese . she has been more successful than her partner , appearing as one of the brides in four weddings and a funeral and guest spots on various comedy shows . in carry on columbus she takes the major female role as fatima , the spy sent by the sultan of turkey ( rik mayall ) to sabotage christopher columbus ' ( jim dale ) journey . she married toby dale , jim dale ' s son whilst filming was taking place . they have since divorced .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ntrio of lazy policemen are suddenly forced to find people to arrest or else lose their jobs . at the same time a smuggling ring is operating literally on their doorstep .\nwill hay comedy ( basically a remake of his earlier oh , mr . porter ! has fitfully funny moments , but those are largely offset by the fact that just about everyone in the film is unpleasant . and it doesn ' t help that there really isn ' t much of an ending . a shame , because there are some great lines (\nguy fawkes wasn ' t a criminal - - he invented fireworks\n) and marriott , at least , is amusing . hard to believe that barely a decade later studios like ealing would be turning out masterpieces of comedy and radio program - based movies like this would become a dim memory .\nnote : desmond llewelyn is mentioned in many sources as playing the\nheadless horseman ,\nwhich he may well have done ( how can you tell , though ? ) , but he is also one of the revenue cutter sailors as well .\nare you ready for skyscraper ? we are ! see which other movies and tv shows we ' re excited about .\n- the widow of woodcote ( 1958 ) . . . man - at - arms\n- brian rix presents # 1 : on monday next ( 1958 ) . . . jackson harley\n- the elephant ' s child ( 1953 ) . . . jamieson white aka j\nfrequent performer on the london west end stage . on screen , featured regularly in the ' carry on ' films .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\ni have been writing an occasional series of blogs turning the spotlight onto some of the lesser known yet still prolific actors who contributed so many memorable cameos to the carry on films .\nso far i have written about the likes of carol hawkins , marianne stone , peter gilmore and esma cannon to name but a few . today i am going to look at the car\nera . those included trouble in store , just my luck , on the beat and a stitch in time .\nare you part of the pinewood alumni ? get in touch ! . . .\ni watched my first ever carry on film at the age of 8 , thanks to the woolworth ' s bargain video bin and my mother ' s encouragement ! over 25 years later and i still love the films , their stars and their story . this blog is my creative outpouring for years of innuendo - 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{"id": 117119, "summary": [{"text": "scarfies ( or crime 101 in the us release ) is a low-budget 1999 new zealand film set in the southern university city of dunedin .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film 's original title comes from the local nickname for university students , scarfie , so called because of the traditional blue and gold scarves worn by students during the city 's cool winters in support of the otago rugby football union .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "scarfies starts off as a light comedy centred on a group of five students who get together after moving into a flat that is seemingly abandoned , but still has the power on , making for free if filthy accommodation .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the film twists into something darker part way through , with elements of both black comedy and thriller .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the discovery of a large crop of marijuana being grown in the basement leads firstly to euphoria , then paranoia and arguments amongst the flatmates about what will happen when the real owners come back to collect it .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "when kevin , the crop 's owner appears , the students , fearing for their lives , lock him in the basement .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "events unfold against a backdrop of the city 's biggest sporting event for years , the final of new zealand 's national rugby championship .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "despite the deliberate use of shots focusing on the city 's dowdier and darker elements , much of the film 's photography and soundtrack is an homage to the city , including the use of several dunedin sound songs in the soundtrack ( top local band the clean even make a cameo appearance during the film ) .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was well-received , described as \" ... the most outlandishly entertaining new zealand film for years ... \" , and did well at the box-office . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "scarfies", "paragraphs": ["fancy owning a piece of kiwi cinema history ? the flat from scarfies is on sale .\nthe dunedin house from 1999 cult classic scarfies has been renovated and put up for sale .\npictured : the scarfies crew ( from left ) taika cohen , charlie bleakley , ashleigh seager , neill rea , and willa o ' neill .\nscarfies ' scenario of innocents bumbling onto a windfall giving them a crash course in underworld studies 101 is hardly new , with recent variations on that theme including shallow grave and a simple plan .\nlike heavenly creatures , scarfies combines dark doings with a persuasive sense of adventure and joy . avoiding becoming over - enamoured of its characters , scarfies treats its posse of amateur criminals with both celebration and cynicism . it evokes the feeling of that time in life when everything is new , a decaying flat is an adventure to be embraced , and decisions sometimes get made before being thought through .\nin scarfies , five dunedin students find themselves in a free squat , and a dark place , after taking a criminal captive in their basement . the debut feature from robert sarkies starts as a comic tribute to otago student days , then turns into a psychological thriller . outside of the two warriors movies , scarfies was the most successful kiwi release of the 90s on home turf . it went on to scoop best film , director and screenplay awards at the 2000 nz film and tv awards . this excerpt sees the scarfies torn between dealing with the crim and a footy match at carisbrook .\ninternationally the reception was more mixed . scarfies screened in the world cinema section at sundance and american industry magazine variety praised the tight brothers sarkies ' script and the movie ' s\nenergy , humour and sustained tension\n.\nthanks partly to a clever marketing campaign making effective use of an old holden , and the otago rugby team ' s blue and gold colours , scarfies ran for six months in local cinemas , becoming a big hit on its home turf . scarfies ranks behind the twin behemoths of once were warriors and its sequel , what becomes of the broken hearted , as the third most successful kiwi film made in the 90s . at the nz film and tv awards in 2000 , it won most of the major awards , including best film , director , screenplay , and supporting actor ( willa o ' neill ) . the dominion called scarfies\na bona fide kiwi classic\n, while herald writer russell baillie found it \u2018the most outlandishly entertaining new zealand film in years\n.\nscarfies centred around the lives of a group of dunedin students living in the then - grotty building through a cold winter . they move into the seemingly abandoned house with free electricity at the beginning of the academic year , but soon discover a gigantic marijuana plantation in the basement .\nfive otago university students ( ' scarfies ' ) decide to squat in an empty house . they discover a locked room that holds a hidden treasure - a large quantity of marijuana . what happens when the cash - strapped students decide to become amateur druglords for the week ? and what exactly should they do about the owner of the crop ?\nits shift from opening fizziness to black comedy exuding menace , paranoia and contemplations of murder makes scarfies quite a ride - though its occasional detour into slapstick does loosen the tightly wound tension , and makes for a couple of flat patches later in the piece . but that may be also due to so much of the action being necessarily house bound .\nscarfies is a typical new zealand comedy , filled with bad acting , sex , weed and swearing . i don ' t even know who thought it was a good idea to ruin the reputation of new zealand with this film , the plot is ridiculously stupid and antisocial . the only redemption of the film is the nice filming and editing techniques .\nscarfies evokes kiwi student days , aided by pitch - perfect use of a classic soundtrack from record label flying nun ( including the clean - who make a brief live appearance - the chills , straitjacket fits , and headless chickens ) . at the same time the realism of the details - the cold , grotty flat , the documentary - like shots of orientation shenanigans , a cast dressed in handknitted jumpers instead of designer labels - all help ground us in the story , as things begin to spin out of control . the small tally of kiwi films that have been aimed at young people includes a number that were weakened by uneven acting ; but the largely youthful cast of scarfies do fine work .\nsome films defy categorisation , and refuse to sit snuggly in their box . sometimes the combination of too many flavours spoils the meal , and you end up with an unconvincing , inedible gloop . but in the right hands , the result can be something gloriously original and right : a sweetie , a little miss sunshine , a braindead . . . or a scarfies .\nthe film also offers us a warning of how in stressful times , morality can start to slide according to the dictates of the group . scarfies is a journey into darkness where most of the perpetrators aren ' t monsters or fantasy heroes , but the people living in the next door flat . and you know what ' s most worrying : most of them seem perfectly nice .\nscarfies is a great many things - sometimes funny , sometimes joyful and nostalgic , more often dark and unpredictable . ultimately , despite the crowd - pleasing sitcom surfaces , what you have here is a psychological drama , lightened with some comedy and romance . it ' s a film whose dramatic centre is one house , in the centre of which a man is tied to a chair . the man is clearly dodgy . but does that justify having his lips glued together ?\nscarfies began from a desire by dunedin - raised robert sarkies to make a film that captured the essence of being a student in dunedin - including the city ' s music and love of rugby - and combine it with a comic thriller . it was also a chance for a team of enthusiastic dunedin filmmakers to prove that they could pull off their first feature . that the first movie shot entirely in the city so energetically manages to tick all these boxes , without collapsing under the strain , is a miracle in itself .\nsome international reviewers remarked on its resemblance to a certain danny boyle thriller set in an edinburgh flat ( shallow grave , a breakout hit about three middle class flatmates dealing with a dead body , released in 1995 ) . but most noted its verve , and scarfies sold well overseas . hopes of mainstream box office success appear to have been curtailed by lack of familiarity with the film ' s dunedin context , and a title that outside of new zealand - as sarkies put it -\nno - one can understand\n. indeed in the us it was retitled crime 101 .\nin scarfies , a group of college students think they ' ve stumbled into some fast money only to discover there are some dangerous strings attached . reliable scott ( neill rea ) , practical emma ( willa o ' neill ) , naive graham ( charlie bleakley ) , charming but sneaky alex ( taika cohen ) and alex ' s embittered ex - girlfriend nicole ( ashleigh seagar ) are all students at new zealand ' s otago university ; otago students are nicknamed\nscarfies\nfor the scarves that were once part of the student uniform . the five are looking for a cheap place to live and seem to have found one when they discover a large , abandoned house suitable for squatting , complete with electricity . but the real bounty is in the basement , which is hiding a large , lush garden of marijuana . the five quickly harvest the herb and sell it for a quick $ 50 , 000 ( far less than it was actually worth ) , but they ' ve soon managed to spend their new found wealth just in time for the man who planted the pot to arrive , ready to kill whoever made off with his cash crop . the five trap the intruder in the basement , but when it becomes obvious they need to formulate a long term solution , the tensions start to get the better of them . ~ mark deming , rovi\nscarfies is a good movie , with intense situations and even well thought out responses by the characters to said intense situations . unfortunately the whole thing collapses with a 10 - minute farcical ending that begs to be redone . also , i ' ve read people comment that the kids were complex . wow . did we see the same movie ? let ' s see : the a $ $ hole guy / bad boy ; the rich girl who falls for the bad boy ; the sensitive guy ; the weirdo kid who wants to get in the rich girl ' s pants ; and the sensitive girl . gee , how complex . nothing too great . good , decent movie , but a really , really stupid ending that cheats . a better ending would have offered us something dark , something bloody . instead we get an ending that\nmakes everything all right\n. i thought only hollywood did crap like this . apparently not .\non the go and no time to finish that story right now ? your news is the place for you to save content to read later from any device . register with us and content you save will appear here so you can access them to read later .\nwhether you\u2019re looking to buy or rent , urltoken has everything you need to find your dream home .\nmine ' s graham from gore . so innocent , so naive , so thwarted in his crush on his flatmate nicole . so handy with electrical bits and pieces .\nit ' s a skill which comes in handy when he and his dunedin household , all newly arrived at otago uni , find the previous tenant of their mansion squat has left something of value behind in the basement . actually it ' s something of\nstreet value\nand enough of it to make quite a dent in their collective student loans if they flog it off .\nthat ' s until one day , just as they ' re heading off to carisbrook for the big game , the previous occupant returns to find his crop already harvested and gone to market - for a paltry amount that ' s already been blown on appliances and doing up the flat ' s rustbucket vehicles .\nhe ' s not happy . mate , he ' s spewing . so they lock him in the basement while wondering what to do next . and as they wonder , good ol ' graham starts rigging up some devices to make their unwelcome guest ' s captive life just that little more uncomfortable .\nbut it brings something fresh and decidedly new zealand - accented to the premise .\nit revels too in its setting , the dank mansion and surrounding city lending an air of southern gothic , while a flying nun soundtrack contributes to the nervy energy fair crackling off - screen in its latter stages .\nand there ' s more infectious energy coming from the young ensemble . the quintet of emma ( o ' neill ) , graham ( bleakley ) , alex ( cohen ) , nicole ( seagar ) all react to their hostage - taking predicament in ways that show their characters aren ' t just woolly hatted archetypes , and debuting feature director sarkies gets convincing performances all round .\nstill , it ' s easily the most outlandishly entertaining new zealand film for years - and because of that we could be in danger in slightly over - praising it in that star rating .\nartem sitak has made the doubles quarterfinals of a grand slam for the first time .\nlook at what i found in the fruit bowl today . eyes , nose and even scary teeth .\nan eu diplomat has been told she does not have to pay a $ 20 , 000 debt to a landlord .\nmexico city ( ap ) \u2014 mexican authorities say they are searching for radioactive material that was stolen from a vehicle in a southwestern borough of the capital . a joint statement from mexico city . . . .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nfive kiwi flatmates find something growing in their basement much to their delight , but when the rightful owner comes knocking and finds that they have appropriated the goods things start to go awry .\nbuzzing comedies such as the spy who dumped me await you in our summer movie guide . check in for all the info you need .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\na hitchhiker takes two kids on the ride of their dreams , but they soon learn that their newfound hero is just as capable of delivering nightmares .\nlocal goon , gerry , hires a yellow mini in kaitaia using a stolen license . john ' s wife has just left him and moved to invercargill . he is devastated and needs to talk to her . he has no . . . see full summary \u00bb\neagle vs shark is the tale of two socially awkward misfits and the strange ways they try to find love ; through revenge on high - school bullies , burgers , and video games .\na film crew are making a reality tv show about a couple brought together by a dating agency . however , the couple are so incompatible that the crew must manipulate the relationship to get the footage they need .\nfour raucous samoans are banned from their best friend ' s wedding . to get in , they have to prove themselves as mature individuals by getting and keeping girlfriends .\nthe tongan ninja is sent by his master , to the island of new zealand to help a floundering chinese restaurant , but the mysterious mister big tries to stop the eatery ' s way by sending numerous villains .\na corporate lawyer , after finding her husband in bed with his lover , decides her life needs a new direction and chucks in her job , to open a strip club .\nhad a serious allergic reaction to the face paint used for the scene when they are going to the auckland / otago rugby match . she had to leave it on despite the burning , as there were no other options and the paint had to be re - applied the next few days leaving o ' neill with red bumps all over her face .\nthe national provincial championship final is portrayed as to only be a few weeks after the start of the school year . the university of otago school year actually begins in late february , while the npc finals are held in late october - 8 months later .\n: i warn ya , this place is free for a reason . it ' s a shit hole . still want to have a look ?\n: okay . guided tour . . . hallway , dark , damp , rat - infested .\n2 of 4 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\nexplore popular sci - fi movies and tv shows available to stream with prime video .\nwe ' re sorry , but your browser is unable to play this video content .\ngo and see this film \u2014 not out of loyalty to the local industry but because it is genuinely funny .\nbrowse television , film , short film , music video , web series , documentary , drama and more categories .\nbiographies , screentalk interviews and details of cast and crew from the nz screen industry .\nfive students take a room in a dunedin flat . dank , grotty , and completely gratis , it seems to good to be true . and it is . there is a secret in the basement , a stash of marijuana that seems to lack an owner . when that owner makes an unexpected reappearance , the students end up holding him captive in the basement .\nkevin ( jon brazier ) is angry and occasionally terrifying ( in fact his character ' s threatening behaviour sometimes feels unbelievable , considering he ' s the one trapped in a chair ) . grappling with how to handle a prisoner who has the potential to both attack them and reveal them to the police , the students find loyalties shifting , and norms of good behaviour drifting away . the pressure rises ; kevin seems to be playing with their minds .\ndid you catch ' westside ' last night ? we ' re featuring some of the songs in the series - 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{"id": 117123, "summary": [{"text": "silverado is a 1985 american western film produced and directed by lawrence kasdan , written by kasdan and his brother mark .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it stars kevin kline , scott glenn , danny glover and kevin costner .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the supporting cast features brian dennehy , rosanna arquette , john cleese , jeff goldblum and linda hunt .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film was produced by columbia pictures and delphi iii productions , and distributed to theatres by columbia , and by sony pictures home entertainment for home media .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the original soundtrack , with a score composed by bruce broughton , was released by geffen records .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "on november 12 , 2005 , an expanded two-disc version of the score was released by the intrada records label .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "silverado premiered in the united states on july 9 , 1985 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it grossed $ 32,192,570 at the box office , recouping its $ 23 million production budget .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "through an 11-week run , the film was shown at 1,190 theaters at its widest release .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "generally met with positive critical reviews , it was nominated for best sound and best original score at the academy awards . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "silverado ( film )", "paragraphs": ["\u2014 featurette for silverado shows a single clip from the film while discussing kevin kline .\nbarry norman : film of the day silverado \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 6 . 20 - 9 . 00pm movie mix\n\u2014 featurette for silverado takes a behind the scenes look at the film while comparing it to the western genre .\n\u201csilverado\u201d is a film that i\u2019ve never quite been able to peg . all i know is that i\u2019ve always adored it .\n\u2014 featurette for silverado shows a single clip from the film , ' kiss a girl , ' while discussing kevin kline .\nsilverado is a 1985 american western film written and directed by lawrence kasdan . the production was nominated for the oscars for best score and best sound . kasdan received an official commendation for the film at the venice film festival 1985 .\nsaturday , september 26 , 6pm - 10pm @ silverado community center the santa ana mountains wild heritage project ( samwhp ) in partnership with colectivo tonantzin and\ncommunity voices\nat dodge college of film & media arts present the 4th annual silverado film festival . an official community partner of the newport beach film festival .\nsilverado , the liberation of l . b . jones , a man called adam\nsilverado -\nthe world ' s what you make of it . . .\n\u2014 featurette for silverado takes a look at the western ' s ensemble cast . clip includes footage from the film and interviews with cast and crew .\nsilverado\ncarries us out into the overpowering grandeur of the american west . . .\n10 . the resolution of the film teaches a lesson . how can you apply the lesson in the film to your own life ?\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie silverado ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of silverado ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthis film was shot at four different silverado communities in southern california . to create one community like this is an achievement , but for silverado to instill and nurture this culture of love across their 30 + memory care communities throughout the united states , is truly something remarkable .\ninterview with scott glenn on silverado , who discusses the casting of kevin costner for this breakout role .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing silverado near you .\nthis cast list of who was in silverado includes both lead and minor roles . ( 15 items )\na few who worked on the film stated in interviews that it was a miserable experience due to director john ford\u2019s behavior . sergio leone named the man who shot liberty valance as his favorite ford film . the film was nominated for an academy award for best costume design . and the film was placed into the national film registry by the library of congress in 2007 .\n\u2014 interview with scott glenn on silverado , who discusses the casting of kevin costner for this breakout role .\nsilverado cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of silverado actors includes any silverado actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each silverado actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of silverado have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\n8 . depth of feeling is what makes a film worth watching . of the many feelings expressed in the film , with which are you most familiar ?\n1 . describe one thing that was universal that you learned from the film .\nso you ' re into film scores . . . ? so am i !\nkasdan served on the american film institute board of trustees from 1990 to 1999 .\nit has been an honor : emmett ' s\nsee you around\nright before the climactic charge into silverado .\nlove lives here explores how memory care provider silverado gives life to residents by embracing a core operating philosophy of love .\nbon film . c ' est un classique difficile \u00e0 trouver en am\u00e9rique du nord en blu - ray . un film sous - estim\u00e9 par le public en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral .\nfilled with enough stock characters and b - film plotlines for a dozen mediocre westerns .\ndigital sound formats included on film are compressed without loss of quality from the original .\nstar natalie dormer has hit back at critics of her film ' in darkness . '\nso you ' re into film scores . . . ? so am i ! - imdb\nla jaquette ne paie pas de mine , mais silverado est un tr\u00e8s grand film du genre western . suite \u00e0 la surdose de ce genre \u00e0 hollywood ( comme c ' est le cas avec les films de . . .\nfor all its mosaic of nice details , silverado is still a faintly hollow creation - constructed , not torn from the heart .\nbut there\u2019s a reason why raiders just keep popping up . that film\u2019s unique style of action and adventure is sampled in silverado , and quite often . and it works really well , actually . i always preferred the film over pale rider \u2014 and as inferred above , so did most fans of the 1981 spielberg / lucas collaboration . too bad the studio didn\u2019t ( or couldn\u2019t ) use that to their advantage in the marketing of this film . raiders style adventure in the old west . that\u2019s half of what the film is .\nthe film was nominated and won several awards , and in 1999 was placed in the national film registry by congress . and the afi ranked it # 6 in its list of the best westerns ever made . film critic roger ebert saw the film as a part of a warner bros . press junket in 1969 and immediately claimed it a \u201cmasterpiece . \u201d in 1993 warner bros . resubmitted the film to the ratings board , expecting to get an \u201cr\u201d and got an \u201cnc - 17\u201d instead .\nsometimes i laugh at \u201csilverado , \u201d and sometimes i just sit back and admire its fanboy , fetishistic take on the western . what i do know is , whenever i watch this film , i\u2019m grinning as wide as the dusty plains .\nmost critics praised the film on its release and eastwood has referred to the outlaw josey wales as one of the high points of his western making career . thematically , eastwood has referred to it as an anti - war film . in 1996 the film was selected for the national film registry , and it was also listed as one of time magazine\u2019s top 10 films of the year in 1976 .\nestablishing character moment : emmett is introduced sleeping inside a shack when four men ambush him . he guns them down and heads off for silverado .\nsur la route de silverado , quatre \u00e9trangers devinrent des amis . sur la route de l ' aventure quatre amis deviennent des h\u00e9ros . . .\ndavid lean watched this film several times while prepping lawrence of arabia , and steven spielberg has stated that the searchers is always one of the films he watches before he begins work on his next film .\nthe future of ` ` silverado ` ` and other westerns concerns kasdan very much , he says . ` ` i know a lot of people out here who have westerns they ` d like to make , and a lot of it depends on what happens to ` silverado . ` ` `\nhe can ' t hurt me if he ' s dead ,\nactress linda hunt says as saloon owner stella in the glorious western silverado .\nin lawrence kasdan ' s western\nsilverado\n( 1985 ) , john cleese played sheriff langston , who was clearly not from around these parts .\nthe film was listed at # 4 on the afi\u2019s list of the top ten western films of all time , and was admitted into the national film registry in 2004 . and after the film\u2019s release , the poster you see above won an award given out by the hollywood reporter , called the \u201ckey art\u201d award .\nanother one for the\nhow is it that we have no thread for this film ?\nfiles .\nscott glenn , danny glover , john cleese and jeff goldblum are just a few of the stars in lawrence kasdan ' s western silverado ( 1985 ) .\nmitsiaki amd fellow ifmca member david serong will also take part in a session entitled \u201cthe international film music critics association meets the preis der deutschen schallplattenkritik , \u201d in which they will talk with film music journalist j\u00f6rg gerle of filmdienst ) , and film music / concert composer and mediamusic e . v . board member gregor schwellenbach .\natli \u00f6rvarsson is an icelandic composer for film and television . he scored the award - winning feature rams ( hr\u00fatar ) , winner of the un certain regard prize at the cannes international film festival , which featured\na wonderfully minimalist score [ that ] lends a mournful solemnity to the [ film ]\n- mark . . .\nat the 58th academy awards , silverado was nominated for best music ( original score ) , and best sound ( donald o . mitchell , rick kline , kevin o ' connell and david m . ronne ) . in 1986 , the film received a nomination for the artios award in the category of best casting for a feature film ( drama ) by the casting society of america .\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\njohn carter is a solid film . the cinematography is straightforward and . . . okay , well , solid .\n2 . describe one thing that you learned about the culture of the country in which the film was set .\nthe film won several awards and got a really good response from critics . the film cost $ 22 million and made close to $ 70 . it broke even and made a profit \u2014 hey ! nice change of pace .\nwas nominated for breakout composer of the year in 2009 by the international film music critics association ( ifmca ) .\nwell directed , plenty of action , decent performances from the main cast . all told a real enjoyable film .\na quick look inside : golden raspberry award for worst director - 1990s , mr . brooks - cast , mike vogel - career , the untouchables ( film ) - cast , montecito , california - notable people , reiko aylesworth - years 2006 - 2007 , jennifer garner - acting , film director - characteristics of film directors , the company men , rumor has it\u2026 - critical response , tin cup - cast , jeanne tripplehorn - career , the company men - plot , message in a bottle ( film ) , open range , mick jackson ( director ) , django unchained - casting , the bodyguard ( 1992 film ) , cities ( film ) - life and career , gaby hoffmann - early acting career , timothy busfield - tv and film , play it to the bone , golden raspberry award for worst director - nominee facts , patricia clarkson - career , diana ross - film career : 1972\u20131999 , vh1 - celebreality , inside the actor ' s studio - c , nascar sprint all - star race xxv - pennzoil victory challenge , silverado ( film ) - cast , guillermo del toro - future projects , dances with wolves - sequel , bull durham - production , air america ( film ) - development , deadwood , south dakota - recreation , broadcast film critics association award for best supporting actor - 2000s , big valley jamboree , charles esten - film appearances , basic instinct - production , jason lewis ( actor ) - career , annabeth gish - career , kim coates - personal life , and much more . . .\ni have to say , though , that something about critiquing silverado in this way doesn ' t seem right to me even while i ' m doing it . silverado was such a little thing : is it right for me to criticize it for not being better or bigger , when it never tried to be ? perhaps not .\nevent description an outdoor screening of independent films in the historic mining town of silverado , ca . silverado is one of a handful of rural canyon communities in orange county that is threatened by urban sprawl , pollution , catastrophic fires and floods , and misuse . despite being 15 minutes from suburbia , millions of orange county residents have never stepped foot in silverado or its neighboring canyons . this festival is meant to attract visitors under positive circumstances in an effort to inspire stewardship , appreciation , and preservation .\nwatching cowboys and aliens this weekend made me nostalgic for silverado , a neo - western that cowboys & aliens echoes in its very first scenes , and tonight i watched the first 30 or 40 minutes with my kids . we ' ve all seen silverado many times . this film occupies a special place in my cinematic life , in that it is literally the first western i ever saw , back in 1985 . later in the same year i saw my second western , pale rider starring clint eastwood , but it left me cold by comparison . i loved silverado from the start , and my love for this film has grown over the years , so that now i am just beside myself with joy at practically every scene .\nthe term cropped up last year , almost immediately after columbia pictures announced that kasdan - - the writer / director / co - producer of\nbig chill\nfame - - planned to re - cast three alumni from that film ( kevin kline , jeff goldblum and kevin costner , whose part as alex was cut from the film ) as cowboys in his new project ,\nsilverado .\npeople have complained about the casting choices , but those people aren\u2019t really getting the point . bob dylan as \u201calias\u201d is a wonderful addition to the substance of the film . yes , in truth , he has no fucking reason for being in there whatsoever . however , this is a peckinpah film , not a history lesson . so dylan\u2019s purpose is merely aesthetic . and on that basis alone , his character works wonderfully \u2014 in fact , the film has a wonderful cast . and , this is the director\u2019s last truly great film . in my opinion , anyway . an artistic accomplishment as visually disgusting as it is beautiful . which was precisely what made a peckinpah film a peckinpah film .\n12 . the film ' s denouement establishes a sense of stability . what happens in this section of the story ?\ncontact joel robinson at 714 - 649 - 9084 or at joel @ urltoken to submit a film or ask questions .\nas for the film itself , silverado earned kasdan a special mention at that year ' s venice film festival . it also showcased another theme of his career , repeated pairings with particular stars , in this case with kevin costner . the film was their second film ( following the big chill ) together , and they ' d join up again for wyatt earp ( 1994 ) and , of course , the aforementioned the bodyguard . in addition to costner , other frequent collaborators have included william hurt ( who rejoined both kasdan and kathleen turner on the accidental tourist ) , and kevin kline , who appears in six of kasdan ' s films .\nsilverado is the work of lawrence kasdan , the man who wrote raiders of the lost ark , and it has some of the same reckless brilliance about it .\ncostner was vindicated when this film was released like no other put - upon director in history . it made a literal fortune , in comparison with it\u2019s total budget . and it won numerous academy awards , including best director , and a golden globe for best motion picture \u2014 drama . in 2007 the film was placed in the national film registry . dances with wolves quickly became yet another film credited with revitalizing the western genre , and thus , is termed a revisionist western .\nthat said , the critical response to the film was underwhelming , to say the best , and even i , who love the series of books that it was based on , came away from the film . . . well , underwhelmed .\nsilverado recognizes the value of the human spirit and demonstrates that memory impairment does not mean the end of a purposeful , rich life . by reducing medications and focusing on a more holistic approach to care , residents can thrive , while maintaining their sense of self and dignity . life can change , but life doesn\u2019t stop when you move into silverado .\nthe inserts of both albums include information about the score and film , though the 2005 set features a more extensive analysis .\nthe film was nominated and won a handful of academy awards , it also won a handful of british awards , and the writer\u2019s guild of america awarded william goldman their best original screenplay of the year award . in 2003 the film was placed into the national film registry , and it sits at # 7 on the afi\u2019s list of the top 10 best westerns ever made .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nwhen kasdan and his brother mark turned in\nsilverado\nscript , with a projected budget of $ 25 million , to columbia pictures , the studio ' s reaction was predictable .\nles quatre meilleurs acteurs de ce film sont excellents . je l ' ai regard\u00e9 hier soir et je le regarderais encore souvent .\ni am surprised that you aren ' t more appreciative of kasdan ' s artful compositions and the film ' s sharp editing .\n3 . identify one instance of each of the following types of transitions from one shot to another that were used by the editors of this film and , for each , describe how the transition affected the presentation of the film : cut , fade , dissolve .\nthe film has over time become a mainstay with western fans , due to it\u2019s action sequences , it\u2019s use of robert mitchum\u2019s voice at the open and the close of the film , and several iconic moments in the film surrounding actor val kilmer\u2019s portrayal of john henry \u201cdoc\u201d holliday . additionally , the film is very clearly inspired by a number of films that came before it . along with the work of sergio leone , others include : gunfight at the ok corral , hour of the gun , and even the magnificent seven .\nthe film was nominated for academy awards in best original score and best sound effects editing . by the way , the film features a very interesting cameo by monty python comedian john cleese , that many still believe is one of the best performances of his career .\nwestern starring kevin kline and danny glover . in the 1880s , various pioneers try to establish a future in the american west as four strangers shoot it out in the crooked town of silverado .\namong mainstream critics in the u . s . , the film received mostly positive reviews . rotten tomatoes gives the film a score of 76 % based on reviews from 29 critics , with an average score of 6 . 8 out of 10 . at metacritic , which assigns a weighted average out of 100 to critics ' reviews , the film received a score of 64 % based on 14 reviews .\nthe film , however , left me wanting much , much more . it was good , but not great ; fun , but not enthralling\u2013and i believe that a better film , made with a a more imaginative vision , would have brought in more box office bucks .\nquestions 1 - 3 may be expanded to more than one thing or aspect depending upon the film and the abilities of the class .\nin 1880 , four men travel together to the city of silverado . they come across many dangers before they finally engage the\nbad guys\nand bring peace and equality back to the city .\nit ' s true that raiders takes the furnishings of its world to heights never previously achieved , while silverado plays with the furnishings of a world in which great heights had already been achieved . yet on one level raiders ' achievement is precisely to strip story and characterizations to the bare minimum necessary connective tissue between one set piece hard followed by another ; and silverado does something not unlike this .\nsilverado 1985 spoilers as far as westerns go there ' re two big names clint eastwood and john wayne . i would like to submit another name for the famous western actors kevin costner . kevin costner has been in wyatt earp , dances with wolves , open range , etc . my favorite western to feature kevin costner is silverado . as a whole i feel silverado is under appreciate . the story is unique featuring a group of heroes who are less then honorable . we first me emmitt ( scott glenn ) in a lonely dusty cabin in the middle of nowhere . the silence is broken by the sounds of gunfire and a battle rages . next we meet paden ( kevin kline ) a man left stranded in the desert by his friends . paden and emmitt head out to find emmitt ' s younger brother jake ( kevin costner ) . jakes being held in prison for murder . the trio ends up staging a jailbreak and head off toward silverado . along the journey , they mal ( danny glover ) a man headed home to help his paw . the group of four men end up taking up a common cause and ending the reign of tyranny in silverado . as far as westerns go silverado has a lot of heart and kevin costner ' s character jake made a large impact on me growing u . jakes the ultimate wild card and the reason i give silverado an 8 / 10\nthe american film institute named this one the greatest american western of all time in 2008 . i can\u2019t argue with that . it\u2019s also # 12 on the afi\u2019s list of the 100 greatest movies of all time , and it was voted into the national film registry in 1989 .\nthe film won numerous academy awards but in a major upset , lost best picture to the greatest show on earth . high noon was selected for the national film registry in 1989 , and the afi ranked it # 2 in their list of the ten greatest westerns ever made .\nmission a film festival dedicated to independent filmmakers inspired by the human & natural communities of the santa ana mountains in southern california and beyond .\nif only the film were . propulsive , exciting , expansive , evocative of wide open prairies , cowboys on horses and all the rest , it ' s a great piece . it receives its fullest presentation in the opening title but is heard in many variations over the course of the album , for instance in\non to silverado\n,\nbruce broughton \u2018s rousing music for silverado ranks as one of the finest western scores ever written . though lawrence kasdan\u2019s film encompasses almost every element in the traditional hollywood genre , this tale of four unlikely friends ( kevin kline , scott glenn , kevin costner , danny glover ) who right the injustices in the small prairie town of silverado is not your typical western . kasdan said he was making a \u201cwestern for people had never seen a western before . \u201d if only all westerns were filled with this much humor , beautiful cinematography , and fine performances .\ndisclaimer : silverado film festival ( sff ) reserves the right to use photographs and films , submitted to sff , for the purposes of advertising and promoting sff and its future endeavors . submitters , or parents of submitters who are minors , who do not wish to comply with this policy must notify the sff submissions department in writing when they register .\nbut even with kasdan riding herd on his film ` s production costs , there would be costly , unavoidable delays on location near santa fe .\nif you haven\u2019t seen it , and it sounds a bit familiar , that\u2019s because the story was regenerated in 1981 by writer / director peter hyams for his film , outland . high noon is also that film john mcclane and hans gruber discuss via walkie talkies in the movie die hard .\ni don ' t know whether audiences are really resistant to westerns - - that ' s the inherent question ' silverado ' will test . it ' s obviously what has scared hollywood all these years .\nthere was an erroneous belief that wayne actually had cancer when he made this film . he was known to have been ill before the film went into production , and many just made the leap of assumption that it was cancer . it was not . wayne had had cancer a decade before and had beat it . three years after this film came out , his cancer returned and he died soon after diagnosis . his death in 1979 ended a career that began in 1926 , in silent film . he was one of the few actors in the silent era to have the chance to meet the legendary wyatt earp . spielberg had begged him to play one last role as general stillwell , in his film 1941 . but wayne turned him down .\ni ' m not really all that enamored with silverado ' s cinematography . i refrained on commenting on it because it was apparently very important to you , and i didn ' t want to seem like too much of a wet blanket , or someone who delights in tearing apart other people ' s treasures . but perhaps i need to see the film again .\nimc film & tv tracking services was set up in early 2014 after working in the film and tv industry for over 12 years for a major tracking vehicle and stunt company . working with different production companies , grips & camera crew . i have drawn on this experience to build a vehicle for every eventuality that is needed within the film & tv industry . imc has invested by moving location to wales due to the rising demand of the company .\n5 . how did the editing of the film advance the story that the filmmakers were trying to tell ? explain how the editors achieved this effect .\nvisually unappealing\nwould be too harsh . it ' s not an ugly film . but it is , as far as i ' m concerned , seated in that middle - of - the - road range . but again , perhaps i need to see it again . i ' ve only seen silverado once , and that viewing wasn ' t particularly recent .\npeckinpah had finished his director\u2019s cut by 1973 , and just before being fired by the studio , screened it for critics . martin scorsese was present and called it peckinpah\u2019s best film since the wild bunch . but this version of the film would not be seen by the public for many years . the head of the studio ordered the film cut from 124 minutes to 106 minutes . if you round off those numbers that\u2019s almost 20 minutes of excised footage !\nthe basic plot : in 1880 , four men travel together to the city of silverado . they come across many dangers before they finally engage the\nbad guys\nand bring peace and equality back to the city .\nit ' s been years since i ' ve seen silverado , but i have fond memories of it . i just added it to my netflix streaming queue , so we ' ll see if it still holds up .\nthe american west was made for cinerama and no film in that clunky photographic process was a bigger hit than how the west was won . the film follows four generations of a family as they move ever westward , from western new york state to the pacific ocean , between 1839 and 1889 . alfred newman \u2018s rousing main title is one of the alltime great film music themes . newman mixes typical underscoring with period vocal selections ( arranged with the help of trusted collaborator ken darby ) for a patchwork of musical americana that is as awe - inspiring as some of the stunning visual set pieces throughout the film .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nregardless of eastwood\u2019s feud with sergio leone , he dedicated this film to both leone , and don ( dirty harry ) siegel . the film won numerous academy awards , including best picture . note that unforgiven was only the third western to win the prestigious best picture oscar , behind cimarron and dances with wolves .\nthe conference is divided into three different thematic days dedicated to games , film , and television , with numerous workshops , panels and lectures by experienced composers .\nsilverado is a 1985 western film that ' s something of a reconstruction of the genre . released in the theaters july of that year , it was directed by lawrence kasdan and starred many well - known ( or soon to be well - known ) actors , including kevin kline , danny glover , scott glenn , kevin costner , jeff goldblum , brian dennehy and john cleese .\nfour unlikely heroes attempt to reclaim a helpless town from a corrupt sheriff and his mercenaries in this classic star - studded western . ( original title - silverado ) \u00a9 1985 columbia pictures industries , inc . all rights reserved .\ndances with wolves started out as a \u201cspec script\u201d written by author michael blake . in 1986 , kevin ( silverado ) costner suggested to blake that he turn the material into a novel , thereby increasing it\u2019s chances of getting it made as a film . the book was published in paperback in \u201988 , and costner immediately optioned the rights , with the intention of directing the film himself . somehow costner used clout in hollywood gathered from his successes as a bankable star , to get the movie into development . and he got a budget of $ 15 million to make it . but due to complications during filming , the weather , and a few accidents , the film went over budget and costner had to add $ 3 million out of his own pocket to cover the expenses . many in hollywood began terming the production , \u201ckevin\u2019s gate . \u201d a satirical play on the michael cimino film heaven\u2019s gate ; which cost a fortune , went way over schedule , and completely bombed at the box office . costner was in fact already being discussed in hollywood as a failure . the most difficult obstacles a director faces are as follows : being a first time director , working with children , working with animals , making a 3 - hour epic as a first film , making a film with subtitles , making a film on location , and making a film in a genre that is considered a risky investment \u2014 i . e . a western . and costner had it all to contend with .\nque dire ? ce film fait partie de mon top 5 . je l ' adore et ne m ' en lasse jamais . le jeu de cartes en plus est un clin d ' oeil mais pour mieux coller au film , j ' aurais pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 une r\u00e9plique de la carabine ou du chapeau . ; o )\nsilverado 5 - star overall vehicle score applies to 1500 series vehicles . government 5 - star safety ratings are part of the national highway traffic safety administration ' s ( nhtsa ' s ) new car assessment program ( urltoken ) .\nironically , while the film died in the u . s . , it was a hit in england , where audiences had seen the material already on tv .\njohn ottman holds dual distinctions as a leading film composer and an award winning film editor . ottman has often completed both monumental tasks on the same films . such remarkable double duties have included the usual suspects , x - men 2 , superman returns , valkyrie , and jack the giant killer . he has . . .\ni am surprised that you aren ' t more appreciative of kasdan ' s artful compositions and the film ' s sharp editing . those are important to me , but what i really enjoy about the film , besides its kitchen - sink expansiveness , is its snappy dialogue and the charisma and chemistry of the amazing cast , who make the film fun because they ' re clearly having fun making it . tombstone is almost no fun at all . just val kilmer talking about daisies . with silverado you ' ve got things like this strange spark between kevin kline and linda hunt , for goodness sake , and kline ' s cautious dance with genially menacing brian dennehy , to cite just two things that work really well .\nsteve mcqueen , jack lemmon , warren beatty , and marlon brando were all offered one of the two parts in the film , and turned it down before robert redford accepted . the actual name of butch cassidy\u2019s gang was \u201cthe wild bunch . \u201d this was changed to \u201cthe hole in the wall gang , \u201d to avoid confusion with sam peckinpah\u2019s film , the wild bunch . financially , the film\u2019s gross is wedged in between goldfinger and thunderball . not a bad balance sheet for a western to be hanging out on . a prequel called butch and sundance the early days was released in 1979 , directed by richard lester , and starring tom berenger and william katt . it cost $ 15 million and made only $ 5 million . william goldman did not write it , in fact the film was written by a writer of television sitcoms . but nonetheless , noted author and film critic harlan ellison has voiced his opinion that the prequel film is a vast improvement over its predecessor .\nwhen it comes to western film scores , there\u2019s the big country and then there\u2019s everything else . jerome moross \u2018 quintessential musical take on the american west is , like many others on this list , so much more than its classic main theme . the muscular score is never shy about stating its intentions , on its own or in the film , and the music bristles with energy and vitality , constant melodic invention and sly wit . one of the alltime great film scores\u2026in any genre .\nanother video i did for my audio production class . this time , silverado . i do not own any of the music used in this . no copyrights - music green day : boulevard of broken dreams sonic free riders : rocky ridge\nbear mccreary is a degreed graduate of the prestigious usc thornton school of music ( in ' composition and recording arts ' ) . bear mccreary was one of a small and select group of proteges of the late , many - honored film composer elmer bernstein . although he is now firmly in the mainstream of film . . .\nbut the film got mixed reviews . critics either loved or hated it . didn\u2019t seem to be an in - between at all . roger ebert commented that due to the film being made by the writer of raiders of the lost ark , \u201cit has some of the same reckless brilliance about it . \u201d in fact many critics cited the film\u2019s resemblance to several old hollywood westerns , and added that here the filmmakers have managed to bring a new sense of energy and fun into the mix . one critic added that while many westerns tend to take a revisionist view of their material , silverado fully embraces the old conventions with open arms . thereby making it one of the most original westerns in many , many years . ironically .\n' silverado ' , co - written & directed by lawrence kasdan , is an entertaining western flick , that manages to hold your attention in the goings - on . even the performances , are well - done , that only add to it ' s booty . ' silverado ' depicts a chance encounter between a group of cowboys who travel to the town of silverado , where they thwart the plans of a rancher and a corrupt sheriff . though the entire concept of the good challenging the evil , has been told on celluloid a dozen of times , ' silverado ' , however , manages to convince it ' s viewer , thanks to it ' s interesting screenplay . lawrence & mark kasdan ' s screenplay is nice , and plays it safe . the action sequences are very well shot , while the cinematography is good . editing & art design deserve a mention . performance - wise : kevin kline is good . scott glenn is efficient . kevin costner & danny glover are in form . jeff goldblum , linda hunt , rosanna arquette & john cleese lend very good support . brian dennehy is excellent as the corrupt sheriff . on the whole , ' silverado ' succeeds by entertaining it ' s viewer .\nso many writers have cited this film as a truly great example of perfect character examination in film , i wouldn\u2019t know where to start . the film\u2019s story is told in real time , hence the use of the clock . and its story centers on a town marshall fated to face a group of killers he previously defended the town against , who got off on a legal technicality and are now gunning for revenge . the catch ? due to the cowardliness of local residents , he\u2019s on his own .\nthe making of ` ` silverado , ` ` however , would turn out to be only one of kasdan ` s chores . the selling of the film would come next , and kasdan , a former detroit advertising copywriter , would immerse himself in that as well . the obviously ticklish situation : how do you sell a western when you ` re not sure that branding it a western is an automatic turnoff ?\nfour cowboys meet and get each other out of trouble , on their way to the the town of silverado . there , they must each confront their past and face foes who are interconnected , leading to an inevitable\nreglement de comptes\n.\nsilverado strikes me as a kind of run - of - the - mill contemporary western , a sea of cliches and so - so moments along the lines of tombstone ( though it ' s better than tombstone , which is pretty risible ) .\non the contrary , i think silverado failed to connect at the box office precisely because it celebrated a genre that no longer clicked in the cultural zeitgeist of star wars , superman and jaws , whereas raiders fit this new world like a glove .\nthe film was an international hit . cleese shared an oscar nomination for his original screenplay , while co - star kevin kline won the academy award for best supporting actor .\neleni mitsiaki will lead a session entitled \u201cfilm music concerts : the emperor\u2019s new clothes ? \u201d these are interesting times for soundtrack buffs ! ghent , krakow , malaga , tenerife , vienna , prague\u2026 film and media music events are popping up all around europe . the biggest ones are based on concerts and claim to gain awareness for media music , develop new concert practices for orchestras , and bring new audiences to the ivory towers of high culture . but didn\u2019t some wise film music critic tell us , that the best film music is the one that merges with the picture ? we ask : is this a treat or a threat ? how far do concerts change the object of desire ?\nmy review of silverado is an old one and not as good as i ' d like . i ' ll stop commentary here , more or less where we left off watching tonight , and pick up after we ' ve finished our latest viewing .\n14 . describe the use of color in the film . did it advance the emotions the filmmakers were trying to evoke ? how would you have used color in the movie ?\nleone called bronson : \u201cthe greatest actor i ever worked with . \u201d the film also features yet another in a long list of highly popular scores by legendary composer ennio morricone .\nthe film naturally flopped and critics universally panned the hell out of it , calling it \u201cincoherent . \u201d when roger ebert reviewed the film , he gave it two stars , and noted that the studio would have been better off releasing peckinpah\u2019s version . the picture was completely disowned by the cast and crew once they saw the studio\u2019s version of it . and while peckinpah had in his possession his own director\u2019s cut , which he often screened for friends in his own defense , pat garret and billy the kid was a massive blow to his career . he practically made this film coming off the getaway , a massively successful film for peckinpah . and now \u2026 now he was considered a land mine by hollywood .\nsome western aficionados may find ` ` silverado ` ` longer on action and clever dialogue than on the great themes of such classic westerns as ` ` red river , ` ` ` ` my darling clementine ` ` or ` ` high noon . ` `\nsilverado arrives as a typical western , with your standard good guys , villains , intruding and ill - prepared settlers , all of their women , a town in corruptive turmoil , personal vendettas , a ranch , and the obligatory stampede . spice it up with the centralized saloon - gambling hall with a guy named\nslick\n, gunslingers , ladies of the evening , and a vertically challenged version of gunsmoke ' s miss kitty . then you epically conclude it all with showdown gunfights , including one in front of a church no less . yes , silverado covers all the bases and zealously steals every western clich\u00e9 ' ever conceived . however , with its abundance of clich\u00e9 ' silverado misses the opportunity to be daringly different . in comparison to eastwood ' s ' unforgiven ' , silverado ' s message of good eventually triumphs over evil ( only if evil gets careless ) is sadly mundane and it begs the question , why did they even bother to make this film ? the answer lies somewhere in the conceptual thinking of the producers , writers , and director , who tragically missed an opportunity to take a talented ensemble and make a poignant and meaningful film that actually had the potential to send a distinctive message . ironically , the last line in the movie ,\nwe ' ll be back !\nis telling and i sincerely hope it never comes to fruition . so far , so good !\nthe magnificent seven also inspired ( along with the seven samurai before it ) a low - budget roger corman produced sci - fi film , called battle beyond the stars . the film\u2019s structure and plot are essentially identical to the two films that came before , and actor robert vaughn more or less repeats his character here , in a more sci - fi incarnation .\nthe director also made the unusual decision during pre - production of casting 4 separate sets of brothers , to play the actual brothers portrayed in the film . the keach brothers , the carradine brothers , the quade brothers , and the guest brothers . and the gimmick was used quite effectively in the film\u2019s marketing . view the trailer below to see what i mean .\nyes , the same limitation of the\nwestern raiders\nanalogy occurred to me awhile back . obviously the western was not in need of a sweeping pastiche to redeem and elevate it in the way that the saturday matinee serial cliffhanger was . yet i can ' t see that this obvious disparity of source material has anything to do with why silverado failed to connect at the box office the way that raiders did . it ' s a limited analogy , but that doesn ' t go to any fundamental miscalculation in the film itself , nor does it have anything to do with the film ' s disappointing box - office success .\nalthough the film cost $ 25 million and made only $ 56 . 5 million , it was deemed a success by disney executives . actor robert mitchum , who narrates the film , was originally brought in to play old man clanton . but he was in a horse riding accident . instead of recasting , the role was cut from the film . actor glenn ford was originally cast to play marshall white , but dropped out of the project . critical reaction was mixed , though true west magazine called it one of the 5 greatest westerns ever made .\nthe original soundtrack album featured most of the score ' s highlights and was a very strong album , but to tie in with the film ' s twentieth anniversary , intrada released this expanded version , featuring the entire score , a couple of source pieces and one alternate track . it also features much - improved sound , liner notes from broughton and intrada ' s douglass fake , and nice packaging . it really is one of those classic scores which belongs in any film music collection - honestly , film music just doesn ' t get much better .\nother westerns have achieved incomparably more thematically , aesthetically , emotionally , culturally . silverado is notable simply because , like raiders , it covers so much ground , with so much aplomb and energy . if it ' s nothing like the best western ever , it might be something closer to the most western ever . maybe that makes silverado a celebration of b - movie westerns rather than the best films of ford and hawks . if so , so be it ; it ' s an a - movie take on the b - movie western .\n' ' silverado ' ' is a sweeping , glorious - looking western that ' s at least a full generation removed from the classic films it brings to mind . lawrence kasdan , who produced , directed and co - wrote the film - and presumably came up with its wonderful title - doesn ' t seem to be commenting ironically on the western form . nor is he determined to update it . he simply approaches it from a present - day standpoint , and the result is an energetic revival with some significant differences in scale . ' ' silverado ' ' is sufficiently modern to make its landscapes bigger , its people smaller and its moral polarities less powerfully distinct than those of simpler , more starkly beautiful westerns gone by .\nbut there isn\u2019t anything special about the film\u2019s camera shots and setups ; and in an action - adventure movie , the camera work has to enhance the vitality of the action occurring onscreen .\n9 . the conflict in this film is resolved when one of the characters unexpectedly gets very lucky . did this sudden event ring true or did it make the story seem less credible ?\n[ another way to ask this question is to show the class a short scene and ask the students to identify the short and long takes and discuss their use in the film . ]\nsilverado is damn good fun . being a small fan of the western genre , i felt this was the most refreshing one i ' ve seen in a while . the genre had pretty much died , but came back in silverado , and it felt so fresh . the plot is simple and cliche , i think it ' s paying homage to the classics . it sticks within the western boundary and does its thing . the cast is pretty good , and well known , but in 1985 , these actors were just hollywood virgins . i was surprised by john cleese , he stuck out like a sore thumb , but i enjoyed his performance . you have costner hamming it up , and jeff goldblum was cool . scott glenn was probably the best . hell , glover was pretty good , too . the direction is wonderful as is the editing , the film moves along at a decent pace . i wish lawrence was a more prominent director , he deserves more success . the film score is very nice , fits the film perfectly . overall , one of the best westerns in the last 25 years ."]}
{"id": 117142, "summary": [{"text": "tinker bell is a computer animated fantasy film series produced by disneytoon studios as part of the disney fairies franchise .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "voices of mae whitman , raven-symon\u00e9 , lucy liu , america ferrera , kristin chenoweth and pamela adlon are featured in the films .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "each of the first four films is set around one of the four seasons : tinker bell around spring , tinker bell and the lost treasure around autumn , tinker bell and the great fairy rescue around summer , and secret of the wings around winter .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "a fifth title , pixie hollow games , was supposed to be based on all four seasons , but it was released before secret of the wings and scaled down .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "a sixth film , titled the pirate fairy , was released april 1 , 2014 , followed by the release of a seventh film tinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast on march 3 , 2015 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the series is a spin-off of and prequel to peter pan and its sequel , return to never land . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "tinker bell ( film series )", "paragraphs": ["a more intense , adventurous , vividly drawn installment in the tinker bell series .\nprequel : the film series is set before tinker bell hooks up with peter pan . all three book series are set after she leaves him and comes back to pixie hollow .\nclank and bobble are eccentric tinker sparrow men and were the first tinker fairies that tinker bell met .\ngreat film , my daughter loved it . tinkerbell only has a small part in this film though\npixie hollow games was originally planned to be the fifth film in the tinker bell series , but its release was moved to november of 2011 , making it the fourth film . also was originally called tinker bell and the pixie hollow games and in this tv special , rosetta is the main protagonist after tinker bell in the first three films .\n' s famous fairy / pixie tinker bell . this series expands on her and the other fairies she lives with . the franchise was launched in late 2005 and includes two series of chapter books (\ntinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast [ 1 ] is a 2015 american computer - animated fantasy film directed by steve loter . [ 2 ] it is the sixth and so far last full - length installment and seventh and so far last film in the disneytoon studios ' tinker bell film series , based on the character tinker bell from j . m . barrie ' s peter and wendy .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\ntinker bell is such sweet lil thing . dare some one quarrells with her . from all the tinker bell movies and short tinker bell episodes i liked this movie alot . funny and heart warming .\nwhile the series mainly focuses around tinker bell as the main protagonist , her best friends are frequently showcased as well with new characters introduced every movie .\nthe best and worst of disney \u2013 part ix . v : the disney fairies series\nin the animated film the black cauldron , tinker bell can briefly be seen amongst the other sprites emerging to meet taran and friends .\ntinker bell acts like the auto - life from the final fantasy series and kingdom hearts 358 / 2 days , reviving sora if his hp is depleted .\nhartman hips : tinker bell is , well , bell - shaped . as are most of the fairies .\ndisney is coy when asked about the future of the fairies series . the sixth film , legend of the neverbeast , is due out next year , but a seventh film was scrapped last fall because of story problems .\namerica young as wendy darling , the girl whose toy tinker bell repaired . she is given it back at the end of the film .\nschager , nick ( january 29 , 2015 ) .\nfilm review : \u2018tinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast\u2019\n. variety 2015\nit was originally intended as the last of five feature - length films in the tinker bell series of direct - to - dvd 3d animated films , with the title tinker bell : race through the seasons , and a release date in 2012 . however , the movie was rescheduled and retooled as a tv special instead of a film - length movie . unlike the previous feature films in this series , tinker bell is not a central featured character in this special release .\ndisney toon laid off employees at the end of the year as the tinkerbell series of features abruptly ended , while throughout the year disney tva launched new series and hired more staff .\nthis film is the first musical in the disney fairies series , though there is only one song sung by characters onscreen , which james and the pirates sing .\nnow it\u2019s time for me to get you caught up on a series you\u2019ve probably missed out on . disney\u2019s tinker bell series , based on the 1953 disney classic peter pan and the stories of j . m . barrie follows none other than tinker bell . tinker bell is quite possibly the most beloved disney character outside of mickey mouse himself . the silent , hot - tempered fairy is known world - round .\nanjelica huston as queen clarion , the queen of all pixie hollow , who gives tinker bell her job and oversees the four seasons . queen clarion is wary of tinker bell ' s eagerness ; she is proved correct when tinker bell accidentally destroys the preparations for spring after being sabotaged by vidia . queen clarion nevertheless forgives tinker bell after tinker bell helps repair the damage done . queen clarion then rewards tinker bell by allowing her to go to the mainland .\ns pirate ship , tinker bell confronts the zarina , the pirate fairy . she responds by using magic dust to switch all of tinker bell and her friends\nwas told by never land to name her\ntinker bell .\nshe accepted her role as a tinker until learning that tinker fairies do not visit the\nin addition to tinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast , disney also had plans for a seventh film . in 2014 , the hollywood reporter stated that the seventh film was cancelled due to story problems . [ 10 ]\nexperienced tinker bell watchers should be able to predict roughly where the story is headed ; still , by the standards of the series the ending is unusually contemplative , even sombre .\nonce more with clarity : the encounter between tinker bell and the never beast .\ntinker bell from the book peter and wendy written by j . m . barrie\nthe disney wiki has a collection of images and media related to tinker bell .\nrosetta is tinker bell ' s stylish friend . she is a garden fairy .\niridessa is tinker bell ' s overprotective friend . she is a light fairy .\ntinker bell :\noh , well , right . you can stay .\ntinker bell : fine , scaredy - cat . i ' ll do it .\nthis is the only tinker bell / disney faries feature that was not narrated .\nworking titles were quest for the queen and tinker bell and the mythical island .\ntinker bell and the pirate fairy 2014 720p bluray x264 aac - ozlem . mp4\ntinker bell and the lost treasure ( 2009 )\n. rotten tomatoes 2013\ntinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast\n. box office mojo 2015\ntinker bell music video - fly to your heart feat . selena gomez - youtube\nq : how come tinker bell can talk in this movie ? in all the others , she sounds like a bell .\nsince the release of the original peter pan in 1953 , tinker bell has been known for being a silent character up until the release of her very own 3d computer - animated film tinker bell and all of its ever - expanding sequels .\n2 responses to the best and worst of disney \u2013 part ix . v : the disney fairies series\nperiwinkle makes her second appearance in the tinker bell movie series . she has no speaking role , and is one of zarina ' s victims when she releases several of the poppies ' pollen . she is later seen applauding tinker bell and the fairies , especially zarina .\ni\u2019m so excited ! ! ! right now when i post this , it\u2019s 2017 ! and\u2026 . i love tinker bell ! ! im 13 , but it\u2019s really a great series ! ! ! i really hope they continue the series in the future with brand new exciting adventures ! ! !\nalternative foreign theme song : japan uses\nfairy song\nas the theme song for the first film and\nyou were\nfor the second film .\ntinker bell finds a silver jingle bell , makes funny faces at her reflection in it , and then gets stuck in it .\ntinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast is competently executed without being technically groundbreaking .\nplacebo eureka moment : terence and the owl in tinker bell and the lost treasure .\nscience is wrong : a major point of tinker bell and the great fairy rescue .\ntinker bell :\ni didn ' t do anything i just . . .\nthe minister of winter was not adversely affected by the warm weather in tinker bell .\njeff bennett as clank , a large tinker fairy with a booming voice . he is usually found with bobble or tinker bell .\nthe score to the film was composed by joel mcneely , who scored the first tinker bell film . he recorded the music with an 82 - piece ensemble of the hollywood studio symphony and celtic violin soloist m\u00e1ir\u00e9ad nesbitt at the sony scoring stage .\ntheme crafted by george e . frog . film music reporter wordpress theme by :\noverseas , the film grossed $ 31 , 178 , 525 . [ 7 ]\ndisney fairies is a fandom that focuses on the disney films focused around the tinker bell character from the 1953 peter pan film by disney . it followers tinker bell ' s adventures before peter pan and features a new set of characters , the neverland fairies .\ntinker bell has been one of the most popular characters in the story since it was first performed more than 100 years ago ; even though she started out as a minor role , she eventually became one of the key disney characters and had a film series of her own .\nraven - symon\u00e9 as iridessa , a light fairy who tries to teach tinker bell to light up fireflies . she is often the first to voice discomfort about tinker bell not wanting to accept her job as a tinker .\nin tinker bell and the lost treasure , tinker bell ' s travel outfit strongly resembles the outfit disney gave peter pan , even to having a red feather in her hat .\nthe score to the film was composed by joel mcneely , who scored the first two tinker bell films . unlike the previous movies , no official soundtrack has been released .\nit has a great message but it ' s not the tinker bell that i remember .\ntinker bell meets a highly talented frost fairy , periwinkle , for the very first time .\nin 2010 , tinker bell was honored with a star on the hollywood walk of fame .\nsilvermist is tinker bell ' s absent - minded friend . she is a water fairy .\ntinker bell :\nand i guess you ' re a fast - flying fairy .\n^ tinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast . disney . 2015 \u2013 via netflix .\nstrange sounds : the music of tinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast . . .\nin tinker bell 1 , after the talent ceremony , tinker bell is escorted to tinker ' s nook . on the way to tinker ' s nook , they passed through winter woods and saw the winter fairies come back from bringing winter to the\nmainland\n, so all the rules about winter dating back from\nbefore tinker bell\nmakes no sense .\nadaptation expansion : the novel states that tinker bell is a tinker who mends the pots and pans . disney fairies ran wild with this .\ntinker bell accidentally gets stuck inside a human house and befriends a little girl who believes in fairies . tinker bell ' s fairy friends go to rescue her and they believe she was captured by the little girl , until they make it to the house and tinker bell shows them she is a friend . tinker bell helps the little girl and her father fix their relationship .\ntinker bell must team up with a rival fairy to keep their existence a secret from humans .\nninja pirate zombie robot : zarina , the titular character from tinker bell and the pirate fairy .\nfawn is tinker bell ' s rough ' n tough friend . she is an animal fairy .\ntinker bell : ( laugh )\nokay , okay , don ' t hurt yourself .\ntinker bell :\nno . no , no , no , she switched our talents .\nexploring the fairy world that tinker bell originally came from . the franchise was marketed similar to the\nthe digitally animated character of tinker bell and other fairies appearing in the film were featured in disney channel bumpers in which they would draw the channel ' s logo with their wands . rosetta ' s represents her webisode . marketing efforts for the film included a tie - in with southwest airlines , decorating and naming a boeing 737\ntinker bell one\n. flight attendants wore fairy wings and awarded prizes to passengers who correctly answered trivia questions about the tinker bell character .\nnonetheless tinker bell and the sequels to the 2008 film are well - animated , heartwarming and at times straight - up epic as well as being extremely well - animated and visually beautiful .\nwhy does disney do this ? i loved the tinkerbell series and know other fans did too . do you think it got cancelled not just because of sales but due to other series like tangled , brave , and frozen being so popular ?\na little gem of a film that deserves more publicity than it seems to be getting .\ngranddaughter loves this film . gruff character reminds me of klingon cat animal in our world !\n[ the dulcetar ] was actually my favorite instrument that we came up with for the film . i actually developed this with the percussionist who worked with me on the film ,\nkristin chenoweth as rosetta , a garden fairy who at first agrees to teach tinker bell how to garden , but later changes her mind after seeing tinker bell fix a music box with relative ease .\ntinker bell is able to redeem herself by inventing machines that speed up the spring preparations , allowing the other fairies to get back on schedule . as a reward , queen clarion allows tinker bell to go to the mainland with the nature fairies to return the music box tinker bell had fixed earlier .\nwhile tinker bell always had a following , as one of the more popular peter pan characters ; the disney fairies films was able reintroduce a younger tinker bell to a new and younger audience along with bringing new storylines and adventures to have for the older audiences . fans quickly fell in love with the new characters , especially tinker bell ' s best friends : rosetta , fawn , silvermist , and iridessa . vidia , tinker bell ' s frenemy , was also well liked and became quite popular with the fans of the series .\nwhen the film peter pan was in development , the filmmakers knew tinker bell couldn ' t have been a mere spot of light as she was portrayed in all previous peter pan incarnations . tinker bell was designed and animated by one of walt disney ' s nine old men , marc davis . without the aid of a vocal performance , marc relied on tinker bell ' s expressions for the animation , much like previous pantomime characters such as pluto and dopey . upon the release of the film , tinker bell received critical acclaim and continued to shine as one of disney ' s trademark characters .\nat the beginning of winter , everyone prepares for the final season of the year . tinker bell (\nleydon , joe ( october 27 , 2008 ) .\nreview : \u2018tinker bell\u2019\n. variety 2015\ntinker bell free download png resolution : 1148 \u00d7 945 size : 547 kb image format : . png\ntwo of the characters in disney fairies have appeared in once upon a time television series ' universe . tinker bell appears in the main tv series starting in season 3 [ 1 ] is portrayed by rose mciver , while silvermist appeared in an episode of the spin - off , once upon a time in wonderland [ 2 ] portrayed by jordana largy .\ncaptain hook was planned to appear in the film due to the fact that there was a 3d model of captain hook ' s head but its unknown why he didn ' t appear in the film . it is also unknown what role he was going to have in the film .\nsecret of the wings ( originally known as tinker bell and the mysterious winter woods ) is a 2012 computer - animated comedy film , based on the disney fairies franchise , produced by disneytoon studios . it revolves around tinker bell , a fairy character created by j . m . barrie in his play , peter pan , or the boy who wouldn ' t grow up , and featured in subsequent adaptations , especially in animated works by the walt disney company . secret of the wings is the fourth film in this series .\ntinker bell ( also nicknamed tink or miss bell ) is a sassy fairy and major character in disney ' s 1953 film , peter pan . she is peter pan ' s sidekick , and regularly joins his exploits throughout the magical isle of neverland .\nthe film was released theatrically in many countries and grossed $ 51 , 507 , 647 worldwide .\nmichael douglas stars as a briefly successful actor turned revered hollywood acting coach . a chuck lorre comedy series also featuring alan arkin .\nthe best and worst of disney \u2013 part ix . v : the disney fairies series | the art of ( overanalyzing ) animation\ntinker bell and the great fairy rescue is a video starring mae whitman , lauren mote , and michael sheen . tinker bell must team up with a rival fairy to keep their existence a secret from humans .\nin the first film of the series , the winter fairies are shown together with fairies of other talents during tinker bell ' s arrival , showing that winter fairies can be in pixie hollow with ease . yet , in this film , winter fairies are separated from warm fairies . the most logical explanation is that some winter fairies have become used to the warm seasons and not every winter fairy is born in the winter woods .\nwe were a day later than we anticipated , but on tuesday night my three kids and i had the chance to sit down and watch the latest installment in the disney fairies series , tinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast .\ni saw this online\nin addition to the six feature - length tinker bell films , disney also had plans for a seventh and an eighth film . both films were cancelled in october 2013 , during the production on the seventh film , reportedly due to declining dvd sales and disappointing merchandise sales .\ntinker bell make a cameo in the form of a silhouette at the end of the lion king 1\u00bd .\ntinker bell is also considered a disney mascot along with mickey mouse , minnie mouse , and jiminy cricket .\ntinker bell is one of few disney mascots alongside with mickey mouse , minnie mouse and winnie the pooh .\nthere ' s a number of empty cubicles at dts as work wraps up on the tinkerbell series and the next planes theatrical release .\nis set to be released in the spring of 2015 . for updates on the film , visit the\nwasteful wishing : in tinker bell and the lost treasure , when tinker bell finds the lost mirror with only one wish left , she unknowingly uses the last wish to get blaze to be quiet for just a minute .\npamela adlon as vidia , a fast - flying fairy , tinker bell ' s rival and the film ' s main antagonist . she is humiliated by tinker bell when they both choose the same hiding space from a hawk , and vidia has a load of berries fall on her . when tinker bell comes to her for help , vidia craftily suggests that tink capture sprinting thistles . vidia is later punished for her part in this .\nthis was the first film i have seen in the tinker bell series of films and while i cannot say it was horrible , i cannot say it was good either . first , can we move away from the cgi animation . i get that it ' s cheaper but some things should be animated and tinker bell is one of them . second , do we need the prequel to introduce us to characters like this ? do we need to see why captain\u2026\naction girl : zarina in tinker bell and the pirate fairy is even more this trope than the other fairies .\nin tinker bell and the lost treasure , after tinker bell gets lost in a forest and ends up in a clearing , cute woodland bugs come out , surround her , and help her find her way ala snow white .\ntinker bell ' s awards : disney most popular fairy , has a star on the hollywood walk of fame .\ntinker bell likes to drink hot - chamomile tea , like her sister periwinkle , who prefers her tea iced .\nunless the little girl in tinker bell is not really peter pan ' s wendy , but a different wendy .\nthe disney wiki has a collection of images and media related to tinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast .\nseriously ? no more fawn movie , i truly believe this tinkerbell series was some of the best things disney had , saddly under rated .\nfollowing the release of the tinker bell film , when disneyland converted ariel ' s grotto into a representation of pixie hollow with the character having meet - and - greets , along with a few of her fairy friends .\ndisney is coy when asked about the future of the fairies series . the sixth film , legend of the neverbeast , is due out next year , but a seventh film was scrapped last fall because of story problems . pirate fairy , featuring the voice of tom hiddleston as a young captain hook , certainly opens the door to a peter pan storyline .\nredhead in green : the tinker fairies with red hair since the color of clothing for tinker fairies is green .\ntinker bell and the lost treasure is a video starring mae whitman , jesse mccartney , and jane horrocks . tinker bell journey far north of never land to patch things up with her friend terence and restore a pixie dust tree .\n. in the film , tinkerbell ventures into the forbidden world and discovers a secret . starring the voices of\nfrank nissen , the director of cinderella iii : a twist in time directed a series of webisodes to promote the film on the\nfairies\nchannel of the disney xd web site . except for a few vocal effects , only one contains dialogue .\n* tinkling bell * translation : so rest assured that no fairies were harmed in the making of tinker bell and the great fairy rescue on disney blu - ray and dvd .\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\nthe fireworks launcher hooking someone on the leg and flinging them into the air in tinker bell and the lost treasure .\ntinker bell :\nohh , blaze ! kind of a tough guy name . are you a tough guy ?\ntinker bell :\nbaby ducklings . . . or baby bunnies ? it ' s a movable nursery , right ?\ntinker bell is part of a franchise of disney products , dolls , and toys that are promoted with the dvd .\ncome secret of the wings , the series began to be phased out due to sales figures not matching to disney ' s expectations . as such , further films have been cancelled for the time being , with legend of the neverbeast being the last entry in the franchise . with the closure of disney toon studios following sexual misconduct allegations towards john lasseter , the fate of the film series remains indefinite .\ndespite being one of disney ' s most iconic performing characters , tinker bell has never sung in a film , nor has she had a song that can be easily attributed to her sung by another character or off - screen .\nq : did you hear anything new about the fate of the tinker bell series ? steve hulett : there are several shorts attached to each long - form feature . unless i ' ve misheard ( always a possibility ) the tinks have a definite end - date .\njoel mcneely to score disney\u2019s \u2018legend of the neverbeast\u2019\n. film music reporter . june 14 , 2014 2014\nwalt disney anthology series house of mouse a poem is . . . jake and the never land pirates ( guest appearance ) once upon a time wishes\nparade , the miss universe competition and multiple cbs primetime specials . he has played voice roles in the animated film\nrio ,\nthe cartoon tv series\nmaya and miguel\n, and\nlady and the tramp 2\nand in the upcoming release of tinker bell and the pirate fairy . recently he also played the notable heartthrob fitness instructor salvadore in\ncouples retreat\nalongside\namerica ferrera as fawn , an animal fairy who tries to teach tinker bell to get baby birds to fly . she is closest to tinker bell , and expresses her desire for her to be happy , which she suggests is in tinkering itself .\ntinker bell journey far north of never land to patch things up with her friend terence and restore a pixie dust tree .\nget out : tinker bell says this to terence after the latter accidentally breaks the scepter in\ngreat fairy rescue\n.\nhand signals : tinker bell must describe to lizzie all she wants to know about fairies without being able to communicate verbally .\nkagenoaku ( october 25 , 2012 ) .\ntinker bell \u2013 quest for the queen sneak peak 1080p\n. youtube 2012\nrhiannon west was born in sweet home alabama . other than acting both for film and theatre , she shares a great passion for writing songs , singing , and collaborating with musicians that connect and affect people positively worldwide . rhiannon is best known for her performance as tinker bell in the independent film ' til morning , and her appearance on . . .\noh , that\u2019s right , you\u2019ve jogged my memory . i did see disney\u2019s future movie plans , and tinker bell was nowhere to be found . i\u2019m with you though , there\u2019s always hope that disney will cycle back around to tinker bell & fairies . and really , tinker bell has been with us for so long , since 1904 . i believe she\u2019s hear to stay \ud83d\ude09\ntinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast takes a leap from the prior heartwarming and sweet tinker bell films , while it encompasses those feelings as well it takes an entirely different turn that might leave it\u2019s adult viewers sadder than its intended child audience .\ntinker bell discovers she has a fraternal twin in tinker bell and the secret of the wings . both get born from the same laugh but tinker was the one who reached the pixie dust tree in pixie hollow while periwinkle got lost by the wind and reached the pixie dust tree ' s branch in the winter woods\nfor a few years now , paramount pictures has been hard at work on a new animated film entitled amusement park .\ndisney and tinker bell are huge brands with merchandise nearly everywhere . there ' s a line of pixie hollow products ( dolls , toys , etc . ) , a website , a video game , a book series , and even a magazine . the dvd contains a booklet of advertising\npixie hollow games is a television special which debuted on the disney channel on november 19 , 2011 . originally conceived as the fifth in a series of digitally animated direct - to - dvd films starring tinker bell , it was moved ahead in the schedule , and reduced in length .\nas a last resort , tinker bell asks vidia for help and to teach her what fast - flying fairies do . vidia craftily tells her that capturing the sprinting thistles would prove her worth . however , once she sees tinker bell making progress , she lets the captured thistles loose , and in attempting to recapture them , tinker bell destroys all the preparations for spring . tinker bell decides to leave , but after talking with the keeper of the pixie dust , terence ( jesse mccartney ) , about how important his job is , she realizes the importance of a tinker .\nbecause the film takes place in the cooler months of autumn , tinker bell ' s costume has been altered accordingly . so , instead of her iconic green dress , she wears an outfit with long sleeves , a shawl , leggings and boots .\nthe film premiered at the united nations headquarters on october 25 , 2009 . kiyotaka akasaka , under - secretary - general for communications and public information , named tinker bell the\nhonorary ambassador of green\nto help promote environmental awareness among children .\nfriend to all living things : animal fairies such as beck and fawn . tinker bell . . . not quite so much .\ntinker bell was born approximately 6 seconds before periwinkle . it is easy to tell which is which by observing their neck and tinker bell ' s position : tinker bell in the first movie and in the scene where tinker bell and periwinkle watch how they came to be does not wear a collar , and her position is to the left , which is the direction queen clarion is shown to be entering after her birth . periwinkle is shown to be wearing a collar , and her position is to the right .\nin the original movie , margaret kerry , tinker bell ' s live - action reference model , also voiced the redheaded mermaid .\nfairy mary is tinker bell ' s boss . however , they have a lot in common ( they are both clever , headstrong , and short - tempered ) and are very close . in the pixie hollow games , she was partners with tinker bell .\ntinker bell : two fairies . . . born of the same laugh . . . . so , that means . . .\n^\ntinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast reviews\n. metacritic . cbs interactive . retrieved december 2 , 2015 .\npeter pan return to never land the black cauldron ( cameo ) who framed roger rabbit ( cameo ) mickey ' s magical christmas : snowed in at the house of mouse mickey ' s house of villains the lion king 1\u00bd ( silhouette cameo ) tinker bell tinker bell and the lost treasure tinker bell and the great fairy rescue the pixie hollow games secret of the wings jake and the never land pirates : never land rescue saving mr . banks ( cameo ) the pirate fairy tinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast\ni ' d like there to be a whole gelata series ! ( laughs ) where she does recipes and she just does baking - a whole little thing .\nthis may sound silly , but i was kind of getting used to there being new movies and shorts for tinkerbell . sad to see the series go . .\noutside the cavern , tinker bell is cornered by david , emma , hook , and mary margaret , who believe she has harmed regina . however , regina comes out and reassures them tinker bell does not have bad intentions . through much discussion , mary margaret convinces tinker bell to help them in exchange for passage to storybrooke . she agrees to the deal and is welcomed into their campsite . approaching regina , tinker bell wants to know if she ever went back to look for the man with the lion tattoo . regina replies she never did , which prompts tinker bell to say her actions were selfish . confused , regina doesn ' t understand how , so tinker bell makes known that her actions not only ruined her own life , but her true love ' s as well .\nsixth feature - length film in disney ' s animated adventure series following tinker bell ( voice of mae whitman ) and her friends . when animal fairy fawn ( ginnifer goodwin ) becomes friendly with a huge , hairy beast with fangs tinker bell and the other fairies of pixie hollow have their doubts about her new acquaintance . however , with the legendary neverbeast in danger of being captured by the scout fairies , fawn must convince her friends to help her save the creature . the voice cast also includes lucy liu , anjelica huston and rosario dawson .\nthe film admirably refrains from making this a clear - cut situation in which certain attitudes are praised and others are vilified .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nthis entry was posted in best & worst of disney and tagged disney animation , disney fairies , disney films , fantasy , film review , peter pan , pixie hollow , the best and worst of disney , tinker bell , tinkerbell . bookmark the permalink .\njesse mccartney as terence , the pixie - dust keeper , who is surprised to find out that tinker bell knows his name . in mentioning how his job is unimportant , he causes tinker bell to remark just how important it is , and realize her own importance .\ntinker bell appears in legend of the neverbeast along with the other fairies , where she helps fawn protect the mythical , legendary neverbeast from harm . just like in pixie hollow games , tinker bell is not the main character , but a supporting one replaced by fawn .\namid the very earnest scenes where tinker bell and terence worry over their argument are a few very funny moments to lighten the mood .\nvidia is tinker bell ' s former rival and now her good friend ( sorta ) . she is a fast - flying fairy .\nterence is tink ' s best friend . terence is a dust - keeper fairy , and he has a crush on tinker bell .\ntinker bell :\nokay , uh . . . blinky ? flicker ? flash ? beam ? uh . . . flare ?\nwatch : tinker bell ' the pirate fairy ' clip with ' who i am ' by natasha bedingfield\n. stitch kingdom 2014\nwhen disney first announced that they were making a direct - to - dvd franchise based on tinker bell from peter pan , and that tinker bell was going to talk , the response wasn ' t overwhelmingly positive . some where cautiously optimistic , while others were more guarded , given the reputation direct - to - dvd sequels have . however , the first film was a success , critically and financially , as was the second . now that we are on the third film in the franchise , tinker bell and the great fairy rescue , will these films become a trilogy of three hits , or have they pushed their luck too far . more . . .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\ntink has her own spell card in the attraction sorcerers of the magic kingdom known as\ntinker bell ' s pixie dust\n. also in the magic kingdom , tinker bell makes daily appearances riding the rear of the peter pan unit in the festival of fantasy parade .\nthe tinker bell franchise began in 2008 and while they ' ve never received a full theatrical release domestically , they ' ve become huge hits on the home market . the latest installment is the pirate fairy , which is the fifth film released in six years . has the franchise finally run out of stream ? or is this film just as entertaining as the past ones ? more . . .\ntinkerbell is the best movie series ever ! ! ! ! it is for children and adults . my family loves to sit and watch the movies . tink will be missed\nthe tinker bell franchise is full of merchandise tie - ins - - costumes , apparel , games , apps , dolls , and more .\n^\ntinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast ( 2014 )\n. rotten tomatoes . flixster . retrieved december 2 , 2015 .\n, a new character , and pits tinker bell ' s\ngarden fairy\nfriends against a rival group of\nstorm fairies\n.\nshe tries her hand at nature skills ; making dewdrops with silvermist , lighting fireflies with iridessa , and trying with fawn to teach baby birds to fly , but she fails miserably at all of these . meanwhile , bobble and clank cover for tinker bell when questioned by fairy mary ( jane horrocks ) , the tinker fairy overseer . when tinker bell returns , she tries to explain , but mary simply responds that she knows , and expresses her disappointment with tinker bell ' s actions .\njane horrocks as fairy mary , the overseer of all of the tinker fairies , who expresses high hopes for tinker bell ' s usual natural talents . she is greatly disappointed to learn that tinker bell does not like being a tinker , but is pleased to see her accept her job and help repair the damage caused to spring . mary charges her with delivering the toy she repaired after she becomes a nature fairy .\n. the film ' s release was apparently moved forward to take advantage of the hype leading up to the 2012 olympic games , which will be held in london . although the film series ' original release schedule had them coming out at intervals of less than a year , making a february 2012 release for the fifth one feasible , they have instead come out in roughly 12 - month intervals , which would have delayed this one until\ntinker bell is a recurring character in the kingdom hearts series , often accompanying peter pan in never land or as a summon to aid sora . her appearance in the series retains her feisty attitude ( especially toward wendy ) , but helps the player by giving them the ability to fly via pixie dust . she assumes the role as a summon in kingdom hearts , kingdom hearts ii , and chain of memories and makes an appearance as a guide to roxas in 358 / 2 days .\na fictional character created by british playwright sir james m . barrie for his 1904 play and 1911 by the novel of peter and wendy , is described as an \u201ca common fairy\u201d who would fix pots and kettles ; hence the name tinker bell comes from the idea that she was an actual tinker . at the beginning of the play , she is portrayed by a beam of light , and instead of speaking , her voice resonates with bells . but the first real image of tinker bell comes from the film peter pan by disney in 1953 , although she had no dialogue in the film . in the subsequent adaptations of peter pan\u2019s story , tinker bell is known to speak , but now with her films , she is ready to take center stage .\nunlike disney ' s two peter pan films featuring the character , which were produced primarily using traditional animation , tinker bell was produced using digital 3d modeling . the film was released on dvd and blu - ray by walt disney studios home entertainment on october 28 , 2008 .\ntinker bell finds herself crossing into the winter woods . there she meets periwinkle and together they find the magical powers that their wings obtain . they have to save the pixie tree from a dark winter , but something horrible happens to tinker bell , will the wing power fix it ?\na new scepter is to be made to raise the moonstone , and tinker bell has been recommended . although tinker bell made mistakes in the past , fairy mary explains that tinker fairies learn from them most of the time . tinker bell accepts the task , as well as help from terence . but as the work on the scepter progresses , tinker bell begins to have trouble with terence , who is trying too hard to be helpful . when terence accidentally breaks the scepter , tink becomes furious , causing her to break the moonstone , which is to go into the scepter . that evening , she attends a fairy tale theatre show about the mirror of incanta , a magic mirror which granted two of three magic wishes before becoming lost . tinker bell sets out in a balloon she creates to find the mirror of incanta . tinker bell intends to use the third and last wish to restore the shattered moonstone to its original form .\nthis is another great film from the world of pixie hollow . i ' ve always loved tinker bell , and i think this film is another great addition to the adventures that she gets involved with . this time , autumn is coming , and tinker bell is chosen to create a scepter to hold a precious and fragile blue moonstone so that blue pixie dust can be created to restore the pixie dust tree . but when her friend terence creates annoyance by trying to be too helpful , she not only gets into an argument with him , but accidentally breaks the moonstone . hoping to repair the moonstone , she goes on a quest to find a magic mirror which grants wishes . the voice cast is great , the music is wonderful and it ' s just a wonderful film , even if , like the first one , it only goes for a short time . however , the return of rob paulsen and jeff bennett as bobble and clank provide great laughs for the film with their fireworks launcher ! it ' s a fantastic film , and another great addition to the world of tinker bell .\nin the sixth movie of the ever - expanding tinker bell series , tinker bell and her five best friends - fawn , rosetta , iridessa , silvermist , and vidia - go after a misguided and rogue fairy dust - keeper fairy named zarina to return the vital blue fairy dust she had stolen to its rightful place in pixie hollow . after confronting zarina , tinker bell has her innate tinkering abilities swapped and becomes a water fairy . she is uncertain of her recently acquired water - controlling abilities and accidentally creates huge waves , puddles , downpours , and whirlpools with just a touch or snap of her fingers .\nsexy santa dress : tinker bell items around the holidays have her in her green dress trimmed with fur . or the dress will be red .\nit is quite strange that tinker bell is making a pact with hook , the man who has failed killing zarina one of his own friends .\ntinker bell :\nlisten , we have to get outta here and go after zarina . silvermist , can you part the . . .\nthat means elizabeth banks is out . and so is animated tinker bell voice mae whitman .\nreese witherspoon to star as a live - action tinker bell in tink\nwas originally published on film school rejects for our wonderful readers to enjoy . it is not intended to be reproduced on other websites . if you aren ' t reading this in your favorite rss reader or on film school rejects , you ' re being bamboozled . we hope you ' ll come find us and enjoy the best articles about movies , television and culture right from the source .\nthe film tinker bell tells of tink ' s history ; long before she met peter pan . according to the film , tinker bell was born from a baby ' s first laugh and a white dandelion seed . she arrives in pixie hollow , located in neverland . upon her arrival , her magical talent is found by showing her a number of objects related to each fairy talent which will react to her if that is her innate magical talent . ironically , the only object she passes over when looking for her talent is the tinker hammer , but her inner talent is so skillfully gifted and strong that the hammer goes to her .\nafter hearing stories of the mainland , tinker bell becomes excited at the prospect of visiting in the springtime . she soon learns that only nature - talented fairies visit the mainland , and becomes determined to find a talent which would let her go . however , tinker bell ' s attempts at learning nature talents fail miserably . she alienates the other tinkers in the workshop by saying she does not want to be a stupid tinker . however , after her friends see tinker bell successfully repair a music box , they tell her that going to the mainland shouldn ' t matter if tinkering is what she is good at . this does not make tinker bell feel better , and so she goes to vidia for help . vidia , who had been unintentionally humiliated by tinker bell earlier , tells tink that capturing sprinting thistles would allow her to go to the mainland . in attempting to capture them , tinker bell ruins the preparations for spring after vidia secretly interferes . after speaking with terence , she realizes the importance of a tinker ' s job .\npop - culture seems covered in j . m . barrie\u2019s fairy dust right now , what with nbc\u2019s live stage - musical of peter pan scheduled for dec . 4 . fans of disney\u2019s tinker bell series can also mark their calendars on march 3 , when the seventh tink film\u2014 tinker bell and the legend of the neverbeast \u2014arrives on dvd and blu - ray . in the latest animated adventure , the peace and calm of pixie hollow are disrupted by a mysterious beast that strikes fear in the hearts of some of the fairies\u2014but not fawn , the brave and sweet animal - lover who looks past the neverbeast\u2019s frightening exterior .\nwith a sprinkle of fairy dust , tinker bell bursts onto our dvd screens in an enchanting , colourful animated adventure that the whole family will love .\nthis is not the first cgi appearance of tinker bell , as she appeared in cgi on the pre - 2010 on - screen disney dvd logo .\nwhen zarina steals pixie hollow ' s blue pixie dust and flies away , tinker bell and her friends sets on a journey to get them back .\nwrench wench : tinker bell , as well as all pots - and - pans and metalworking - talent fairies . tink takes it to gadgeteer genius .\ntinker bell : look , lizzie ' s father trapped vidia in a jar while she was saving me . we have to hurry and rescue her .\nin fantasmic ! , tinker bell is summoned by sorcerer mickey toward the end of the show to restore the river after the disney villains are defeated .\nin aladdin and the king of thieves , just before the song there ' s a party here in agrabah , genie briefly transforms into tinker bell .\npeter pan ' s famed sidekick tinker bell gets a story all her own in this enchanting tale set in the magical fairy world of pixie hollow .\nperiwinkle is tinker bell ' s sister . their wings are the same because they were born of the same laugh . she is a frost fairy .\ntinker bell :\nyep , you definitely are . i know that look , i invented that look . what ' s the wagon for ?"]}
{"id": 117144, "summary": [{"text": "24 : redemption is a television film based on the series 24 .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it first aired on november 23 , 2008 , on fox in the united states , and was released to dvd on november 25 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film was written by executive producer howard gordon and was directed by jon cassar .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "24 : redemption takes place almost four years after the sixth season and two months before the seventh season in real time between 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm ( sangala time zone ) on inauguration day in the united states .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the main setting is sangala , a fictional african country , where jack bauer ( kiefer sutherland ) tries to find peace with himself , and works as a missionary with carl benton ( robert carlyle ) , who built the okavango school to aid war orphans .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "bauer is served a subpoena to appear before the united states senate regarding human rights violations , but refuses to go , and a shadow organization among the united states government aids general juma ( tony todd ) and his militia in a coup d'\u00e9tat .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the working title was 24 : exile .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the concept of the film started since the 2007 \u2013 2008 writers guild of america strike , which delayed the seventh season for a year thus leaving a gap in the series during 2008 .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "redemption was somewhat inspired by the rwandan genocide in 1994 .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the majority of redemption was filmed on location outside cape town , south africa since it was difficult to mimic an authentic african scenery in america .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "two versions of the film were released to dvd , the original broadcast version and an extended directors cut .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the original airing was seen by just over 12 million americans , and received positive reviews , and was praised for showing a more human side to bauer .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "24 : redemption was nominated for a golden globe as well as five emmy awards . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "24 : redemption", "paragraphs": ["24 : redemption is on sky1 on monday , 24 november , 10 . 00pm\nthis page lists all cast members in season 7 of 24 , as well as the tv movie 24 : redemption .\n24 redemption - 2 x dvd box set + slip cover . special extended + feature versions\n24 - seasons 1 - 8 & redemption , new & sealed , 49 discs . freepost\nsave 24 dvd boxset redemption to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .\nhope it\u2019s the end of 24 : legacy but not the end of 24 .\n24 - season 1 - 7 plus redemption . . . . . . . . . kiefer sutherland\nredemption was originally called 24 : exile . the title was changed several weeks before the episode ' s airing .\nthe subtitle\nredemption\ndoes not appear anywhere except in promotional material . apart from the prologue , redemption can be considered a standalone episode .\n24 : redemption amounted to : a sweaty , very extended and occasionally rather soupy trailer for the new series that begins in january .\naxn india programming head arpit mankar , confirmed the development . having aired all eight seasons of 24 as well as the television film , 24 : redemption in india , the channel had acquired the rights to broadcast 24 : live another day and anymore 24 series if produced early on this year .\noutstanding music composition for a miniseries , movie or a special ( original dramatic score ) music by sean p . callery , 24 : redemption\nif you don ' t love shawshank , chances are you ' re beyond redemption .\noutstanding single - camera picture editing for a miniseries or a movie edited by scott powell , a . c . e . , 24 : redemption\nthe groundbreaking original 24 , which starred kiefer sutherland as ctu agent jack bauer , ran for eight seasons from 2001 to 2010 , as well as feature - length tv movie in 2008 , 24 : redemption .\n24 : redemption featured a silent clock at the end , and also marks the first time it was used in back - to - back episodes .\nback when the producers of the 24 television movie altered its title from 24 : exile to 24 : redemption , you couldn\u2019t help but wonder as to whether they had a double meaning in mind . redemption for jack bauer \u2013 again \u2013 is the obvious thrust of proceedings , but equally , redemption for the piss - poor sixth season of the show , that collapsed under the weight of half - baked characters and tepid twists , would do no harm either .\nwhile you\u2019re here , we\u2019ve also got a few 24 : redemption images down there in the bottom right , that you can enlarge by clicking on the thumbnails .\n' 24 : redemption ' is a breath of fresh air , but even though it is thrilling , ' 24 ' is best suited to being a tv series in order to bring the suspense and tension that we all love .\nthe television movie 24 : redemption was filmed in between this episode and the next ( 7 . 13 day 7 : 8 : 00pm - 9 : 00pm ) .\na slightly random 100 minute preview of season 7 of 24 , 24 : redemption makes for a very fragmented viewing experience . heralded as almost a 24 movie , redemption doesn ' t really do anything to set itself away from being just a long episode of 24 . now 24 is definitely in my top 3 favorite tv shows ever . i have seen every episode , of every season , ever . obviously i had to see this movie . having seen all the previous seasons , i knew what was going on . if you weren ' t a faithful 24 fan , you would be completely lost while watching this .\n5 / 12 update : nbc has cancelled the blacklist : redemption after one short season . details here .\nchildren forced to kill : redemption included some children being trained to kill by the followers of an african general .\nin redemption , at least one african child is shown being gunned down by the people ' s freedom army .\non sunday , november 23 , fox broadcasts the two - hour television event \u201c24 : redemption\u201d from 8 - 10 p . m . et / pt , and on tuesday , november 25 , fox home entertainment releases the \u201c24 : redemption\u201d dvd \u2014 in addition to selling at retail outlets nationwide , the dvd will also be available for sale in the paley center gift shop .\nfox will not renew 24 legacy . they will wait and revive the original 24 as a special event in 2021 to celebrate the show\u2019s 20th anniversary .\ncorrupt corporate executive : seasons 2 , 4 , 5 , and redemption . 7 takes this to its logical extreme .\nin nearly every respect ,\n24 : redemption\nmakes perfect sense , a brilliant idea that will extend the life of an important franchise even as it pumps new vigor into the fox series .\nof the main cast in 24 and 24 : legacy , kiefer sutherland has the most appearances ( 205 ) while charlie hofheimer has the fewest ( 6 ) .\nin\n24 : redemption ,\njack bauer ( keifer sutherland ) tries to save orphans in an african nation from being enlisted by rebels trying to overthrow the government . ( kesley mcneal / fox )\nkiefer previously starred in the eighteenth season of the simpsons ( 2007 ) along with 24 co - star mary lynn rajskub in a parody called \u201c 24 minutes \u201c .\non the dvd version , this episode has proper end credits . the music used is the orchestral version of the 24 theme , originally recorded for 24 : the game .\na well made tv film following on from the events of season 7 of 24 .\ni just hope it will be set in la , when the original 24 returns .\nhowever , spanning the gap between season six and january\u2019s season seven is the eagerly - awaited two hour television movie , 24 : redemption , which is set to be screened in a few weeks\u2019 time . the movie follows jack to africa , and we\u2019re guessing that his hunt for redemption forms part of the plot . robert carlyle is co - starring .\n24 : redemption is a television film based on the series 24 . it first aired on november 23 , 2008 , on fox in the united states , and was released to dvd on november 25 . the film was written by executive producer howard gordon and was directed by jon cassar . 24 : redemption takes place almost four years after the sixth season and two months before the seventh season in real time between 3 : 00 pm and 5 : 00 pm ( sangala time zone ) on inauguration day in the united states .\nredemption is at its best when it focuses on action , not the after - action reports , and its best is awfully good .\n: 1 - 3 , 4 - 6 , and redemption ' til the end each make a loosely connected story through the seasons .\n24 : redemption amounted to a sweaty , very extended and occasionally rather soupy trailer for the new series that begins in january . the messy and stale - seeming series six was universally panned , so perhaps the extended break will allow the once essential 24 to refresh itself and regenerate\u2026 bring it on .\n24 : redemption is set 44 months after the events of day 6 and day 6 debrief on inauguration day in the united states , beginning at 3 : 00pm gmt ( 10 : 00am est ) and ending two hours later at 5 : 00pm gmt ( 12 : 00pm est ) . redemption takes place approximately twelve and a half years after day 1 .\nof course , no new day of 24 is complete without fans clamoring for an appearance by super - hacker chloe , played by franchise vet mary lynn rajskub ( who returned for 24 : live another day ) . but that is one encore the 24 faithful won\u2019t get .\nthis is the last episode which involved 24 co - creator robert cochran as executive producer .\nfox has cancelled 24 : legacy after just one season , according to the hollywood reporter .\nredemption \u2014 or at least a whiff of it \u2014 was in the air on tuesday when nominations for the 89th academy awards were announced .\nso far only two actors have received this billing , dennis haysbert in season 4 and 5 and jon voight in 24 : redemption and season 7 . special guest appearance is always the final credit of the cast before the production credits .\ninsistent terminology : a meta example . among a lot fans , 24 does not have seasons , it has days . it not universal though , as this very page can attest . there are also exemptions , like the game and redemption .\nall there in the manual : fox ' s 24 website , everything you need to know .\nwiki 24 has 90 images related to day 7 : 7 : 00pm - 8 : 00pm .\nnonetheless , 24 : redemption is a solid bridge between two seasons , but one that gives you few clues as to whether past problems have been fixed . the new administration in the white house looks interesting , and there are some intriguing new characters . but redemption is all about jack , and on the small screen at least , after all these years nobody does what he does better .\naccording to the dvd commentary , redemption is set in the winter , most likely due to the fact that inauguration day takes place on january 20 .\nif you can stand another 24 hours of this , you are very welcome to it .\nseason 4 is the only season of 24 in which all of the main characters share scenes together .\nguest writer brad hinds offers an in - depth review and analysis of the second season of 24 .\nguest writer brad hinds offers an in - depth review and analysis of the third season of 24 .\nindeed , the much - loved lead protagonist of 24 will be back with 24 : live another day , scheduled to premiere on axn on 9 may , within the same week as its us telecast .\nthe true purpose of redemption seems to be an introduction to the new characters and the situation in sangala - - and that ' s not a bad thing at all . by setting up the new characters , giving us a new president , a villain , and a handful of supporting good guys and bad guys , 24 : season 7 can get right into a story involving it all . 24 : redemption whets our appetite once again for jack bauer ' s personal brand of justice - - bring on day 7 .\nhowever , it doesn\u2019t take long for 24 : redemption to reveal itself as a simple nudge of the narrative , that plays no havoc with the world of 24 , short of putting a few pieces in position that will presumably be re - established at the start of next year . it\u2019s also , and this is something you would never really level at 24 , lacking at times in urgency , with the ticking clock never as prevalent as you\u2019d expect it to be .\nthe working title was 24 : exile . the concept of the film started since the 2007\u20132008 writers guild of america strike , which delayed the seventh season for a year thus leaving a gap in the series during 2008 . redemption was somewhat inspired by the rwandan genocide in 1994 . the majority of redemption was filmed on location outside cape town , south africa since it was difficult to mimic an authentic african scenery in america .\nbefore you buy this , fantastic though it is , consider buying the series 1 - 8 boxset , also with redemption , as it ' s currently cheaper .\nguest writer brad hinds offers an in - depth review and analysis of the groundbreaking first season of 24 .\n24 clocks into its fifth season firing on all cylinders - demanding that audiences fasten their . . . more\nign was among a group of journalists who attended an early screening of 24 : redemption today . airing sunday , november 23rd , the tv - movie marks the return of jack bauer ( kiefer sutherland ) for the first time since 24 ' s sixth season ended , in may 2007 . thanks to the writers ' strike , the seventh season was delayed a full year , until january of 2009 , but redemption serves as a prequel to season 7 , and of course as a way to tide fans over after this unusually long wait .\ntwo of tv\u2019s most dashing leading men are set to star in a brand new production of the shawshank redemption coming to newcastle theatre royal 19 - 24 october . long running star of bbc\u2019s doctors ian kelsey will play andy dufresne and casualty \u2019s patrick robinson will play red .\n24 is a great show and i am happy with the box set . i would recommend this product to anyone\nschwindt , oriana ( november 6 , 2016 ) . \u201824\u2019 15th anniversary : executive producers pick their favorite episodes .\nfox cancels 24 : legacy after just a single season . . . but wants to reboot it as an anthology\nthe true purpose of redemption seems to be an introduction to the new characters and the situation in sangala - - and that ' s not a bad thing at all .\nwhoops ! they got that wrong . i ' m talking about\nus president - elect , allison taylor , america ' s first female head of state\n, according to 24 : redemption , last night ' s long - awaited television movie version of 24 ( a couple of hectic hours from one afternoon , instead of the whole day \u2013 2 would have been a more accurate title ) .\nbut how did he get there ? what will he tell them ? who even knew he owned a suit and tie ? for answers to those questions , executive producer howard gordon penned a two - hour movie ,\n24 : redemption\n, which serves as a bridge between seasons as well as a reminder that\n24\nstill is the place to go for emotional thrills and heartpounding peril .\noutstanding sound mixing for a miniseries or a movie 24 : redemption william gocke , c . a . s . , production mixer michael olman , c . a . s . , supervising re - recording mixer kenneth kobett , c . a . s . , supervising re - recording mixer\nredemption revolves around time jack bauer is spending in sangala , years after he disappeared from the united states following day 6 . jack is involved in mentoring and tutoring young children at the okavango school alongside its founder , jack ' s special forces old friend carl benton . redemption has four plots going on , which are listed in order of prominence below :\njack bauer returns , as the first 24 television movie hits our screens . but is it a return to form ?\njack bauer is back in a two - hour 24 special . what did you think ? | media | the guardian\nclassic 24 . good start to the 7th season . i love that show ! jack ' s awesome as always .\njames badge dale as chase edmunds \u2013 edmunds appears and is killed in the novel 24 : deadline following season 8 .\n\u201c24\u201d returns for a seventh season to monday nights at 9 : 00 pm et / pt on fox this january .\ni am really looking forward to this ! 24 is my all time favorite show . thank you for doing this !\ntwitter user s\u00e9bastien ayreault has posted a photo of the 24 : legacy set being torn down at atlanta metro studios .\n24 is a molotov cocktail of conflict , tension and surprise . hour by hour , this groundbreaking . . . more\non monday on sky1 , 24 returns \u2013 but not in the format we\u2019re used to . normally , each series represents a single harrowing day in jack\u2019s life , and because it\u2019s shown in real time , there are 24 hour - long episodes .\nwho is going to buy legacy on dvd ? i will be , to complete my 24 collection . yes , many of you don\u2019t like legacy , but i found it to be good , it has some good moments and some awful moments , but it\u2019s still 24 . : ) i can\u2019t wait to own legacy on dvd with my other 24 seasons ! : )\nstarting 31 march , monday to thursday at 9 : 00 pm , axn india will air all episodes of season eight of 24 as a catch - up marathon before 24 : live another day makes its adrenaline - packed debut on 9 may .\nsince its premiere in 2001 , 24 and its various spin - offs have been nominated for and won several major awards .\nat one time , the blacklist was once of nbc\u2019s top - rated shows . those days are now gone and the peacock is trying a spinoff , the blacklist : redemption tv show . how will this series do in the ratings ? could it become a replacement for the original ? will the blacklist : redemption series be cancelled or renewed for a second season ? stay tuned .\nfinally , there ' s no need to squeeze 24 : redemption into your binge diet . it works well as a bridge between seasons 6 and 7 ( as mentioned above , it introduces allison taylor ) , but does little other than put jack in another life - threatening situation , only this time in africa .\nthe white house set , last seen in season 6 , was used again in redemption . the oval office , the teleconference room , and several corridors , were all seen in the episode .\nthis article lists all the real - life shooting locations for 24 : redemption . a scene shot\non location\nrefers to any filming that took place outside of the main studio set section of the production headquarters building at 21050 lassen street in chatsworth . studio set locations are listed at the bottom of the page .\nthe big reward , though , is the bigger payoff that comes after the end . the second this 24 telemovie is over , fox presents a very lengthy teaser promo for the upcoming season of 24 . hold onto your seats , because that looks great .\nseries regular mary lynn rajskub does not appear in this episode , marking the beginning of her short maternity break from filming 24 .\nlegacy was a spin - off of the original 24 , introducing straight outta compton star corey hawkins as the new lead agent .\njack bauer ' s compressed , two hour ' redemption ' a two - hour self - contained 24 movie on fox follows jack bauer to africa , where he ' s hiding out from his own government and working at a charity boys ' school . but as reviewer david bianculli reports , wherever bauer is , trouble surely follows .\n24 : legacy premieres on fox on february 5th , 2017 , immediately following super bowl li . designated survivor debuts wednesday on abc .\nreally love watching 24 need more seasons , can ' t wait to watch the next one i believe they are in the making .\nrobert carlyle guest stars in the new one - off special of us thriller series 24 . he and kiefer sutherland talk to benji wilson\nmale nurse , 24 , dies after falling 500ft at grand canyon national park when he climbed over a railing to get . . .\nfor 24 : day 2 : 7 : 00 p . m . - 8 : 00 p . m . ( 2003 ) .\nconsider 24 : redemption , which premieres this weekend , a sequel to last year , and a prequel to next year . jack , played by kiefer sutherland , is in africa , hiding out from a bunch of people \u2014 including his own government \u2014 and working at a charity boys ' school run by an old friend from special forces .\nit is worth noting that the extended version , by not counting the sound in the 24 title card , is the only episode of 24 without any of the traditional beeping - clock sound effects ( due to the cut commercial interludes and silent clock at the end ) .\ntwo versions of the film were released to dvd , the original broadcast version and an extended directors cut . the original airing was seen by just over 12 million americans , and received positive reviews , and was praised for showing a more human side to bauer . 24 : redemption was nominated for a golden globe as well as five emmy awards .\nalthough kiefer sutherland ( nominated for 24 : redemption ) unfortunately lost out to brian gleeson ( into the storm ) in the \u201coutstanding lead actor in a miniseries or a movie\u201d category , he still had a presence at the emmys . kiefer took the stage alongside fringe\u2018s anna torv to present the award for made for television movie . and of\u2026 view article\nredemption was placed the second most viewed fox release on the week it aired , behind house ; redemption drew a total of 12 . 121 million viewers , with a nielsen rating of 7 . 0 , 4 . 0 / 9 among adults aged 18\u201349 . redemption was the highest - rated scripted program of the night , and was 3rd overall for the 8 : 00 pm to 11 : 00 pm time slot , behind the american music awards and sunday night football . it aired on sky 1 in the uk , and received an average of 405 , 000 viewers , nearly triple the regular amount of viewers for the series .\nstandout moment : easily the very final scene , as a sobbing jack cradles his dead wife . 24 would never be the same again .\nokay , not the best 24 , because it lacks the insanity that makes the show so good . that and a lack of tony . . . le sigh . and i don ' t recall a single ctu mole , which is just heresy when it comes to 24 .\nall in all , this is really only for 24 fans . jack is as cool as ever , but the story is only ok .\nretired badass : jack , at the beginning of day 8 . of course , this being 24 , he soon gets pulled back in .\nin 2017 , fox premiered its reboot 24 : legacy following the super bowl . while the original series starred kiefer sutherland , the new version featured corey hawkins ( straight outta compton , the walking dead ) in the lead role . hawkins played eric carter , a former army ranger who begins to suspect that his team members are being targeted carrying out a mission to assassinate terrorist leader sheik ibrahim bin - khalid six months earlier . the show\nmarks an on - brand return for a franchise fox has refused to let lie fallow long enough for any real nostalgic yearning to set in ,\nthr tv critic daniel fienberg wrote in his review .\nkiefer sutherland ' s jack bauer is gone , but even in his absence 24 : legacy sports 24 aesthetics , 24 urgency , 24 illogical internal logic and that reliable 24 tendency to balance five or six plotlines at once \u2014 even when two or three of them are downright awful . for better and for worse , 24 : legacy sure feels like 24 .\nultimately , the show didn ' t connect with viewers , and it was canceled in june of that same year .\nredemption serves both as a standalone tale - with jack rescuing a batch of children from a vicious rebel militia - and a prequel to the upcoming day seven , with the introduction of jon voight ' s jonas hodges .\nfrank tramell in redemption , who forces jack to return to the united states to stand trial in exchange for jack evacuating several children from sangala . tramell does at least show himself to be a man of his word .\n\u2018we\u2019ve always done better when we\u2019ve been able to air all 24 episodes continuously , \u2019 says sutherland , who\u2019s also an executive producer on the show . those who know jack bauer know that he would never take a break mid - crisis . so the makers of 24 tried something else .\nthe region 4 season 6 dvd set was released on september 19 , 2007 . the 24 : season six dvd collection was released in the uk on october 1 , 2007 24 : season six was released on dvd in the u . s . and canada on december 4 , 2007 .\nfox bosses gary newman and dana walden reveal they\u2019ve heard a great pitch from \u201924\u2019 producers for a 2016 return \u2013 but potentially without kiefer sutherland .\n24 has changed the face of television - one hour , one minute , one second at a time . this is a . . . more\nepisode :\n24 : day 7 : 8 : 00 a . m . - 9 : 00 a . m . ( 2009 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 5 : 7 : 00 a . m . - 8 : 00 a . m . ( 2006 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 4 : 10 : 00 a . m . - 11 : 00 a . m . ( 2005 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 8 : 3 : 00 p . m . - 4 : 00 p . m . ( 2010 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 7 : 10 : 00 p . m . - 11 : 00 p . m . ( 2009 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 6 : 10 : 00 p . m . - 11 : 00 p . m . ( 2007 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 4 : 6 : 00 a . m . - 7 : 00 a . m . ( 2005 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 3 : 6 : 00 a . m . - 7 : 00 a . m . ( 2004 )\nepisode :\n24 : day 3 : 5 : 00 p . m . - 6 : 00 p . m . ( 2003 )\nyes , it is a long time but it is the only option fox has . the 24 franchise is badly damaged right now . i agree with 24 spoilers that trying to salvage 24 : legacy would be a huge waste of time and money . on the other hand , starting over from scratch right now would appear desperate and admitting failure . also , they would endure a lot of backlash if they replaced the african - american lead . their only option would be to wait until the 20th anniversary of the original 24 and present a special event series with the original cast .\nmost impressive of all though , 24 : redemption shows real signs of the franchise getting back on its feet , after the juddering , muddled sixth season , that left many wondering if the show had enjoyed its best days . now ? there\u2019s a real thirst for season seven , and a hope that the extended break the show has enjoyed has been put to good use . because nobody , nobody does this kind of edge - of - the - seat tv thriller better than the 24 team . - - jon foster\nsay whatcha want about 24\u2019s 9th season but 24 has been terrible since kiefer left . even tony was a waste & he hyped up legacy\u2026 . for nothing so unless fox & the writers can change kiefer\u2019s mind to return at some point , the so called creative attempts to keep 24 new with a new lead every year or so is just not going to to fly , because it\u2019s just a desperate attempt to keep 24 going just to keep it going . they left the ninth season open ended for a reason , or so we thought . & unless they go in that direction with kiefer\u2019s cooperation , 24 is just going in a desperate direction to make characters on the show including the lead to resemble jack bauer without jack bauer .\nredemption didn ' t so much whet my appetite for the show ' s full - time return in january as it did remind me of the many problems i had with it the last time it was on the air .\nshot partly on location in south africa , fox\u2019s \u201c24\u201d movie gives jack bauer a new continent across which to righteously kick ass , as well as get his own chops busted in creative ( read : tortured ) ways . \u201credemption\u201d not only teases the coming season\u2019s new exotic threat but trots out the latest commander - in - chief , played by cherry jones . [ \u2026 ]\n\u201cshooting \u201824 : redemption\u2019 in south africa was the highlight of my six years on the show . it was nothing short of exhilarating , \u201d commented \u201c24\u201d executive producer and emmy award - winning director jon cassar , who contributed photographs to the exhibit . \u201cafrica also became a wonderful canvas for the still photography enthusiasts among our crew . every day put us in places and situations that were new and exiting to us , and our cameras clicked constantly . this exhibit chronicles the seven weeks that were spent in capetown and the surrounding regions from moments captured during a hectic shooting schedule to the faces and places that represent not only the making of \u201824\u2019 but the africa of today . \u201d\nbavarian fire drill : from the page for the trope -\nthis is standard operating procedure for both the good and bad guys on 24 .\ntime skip : the conceit of each season of the series representing one full 24 - hour day would necessitate a time skip of about a year each time . it ' s actually quite a bit more , with season 1 occurring during david palmer ' s campaign for president and 24 : redemption , the made - for - tv movie preceding season 7 , taking place on inauguration day when allison taylor takes office . . . twelve years later . a timeline of the presidency can be found here ; a full timeline can be found here .\nseason 1 has the smallest main cast , with five people , while season 1 of 24 : legacy has the largest main cast , with twelve people .\n24 : the official companion : seasons 3 & 4 lists mary lynn rajskub under the heading\nregular cast\nalongside the main cast for season 4 .\nfox boss dana walden has provided an update on 24 : legacy in a conference call with reporters , saying the fate of the show is still undecided .\nthe right time for a 24 movie was back during season 4 / 5 when its popularity was huge , and every fucker everywhere was talking about it .\noutstanding music composition for a series ( original dramatic score ) music by sean p . callery , 24 season 7 \u2022 7 : 00am \u2013 8 : 00am\nredemption is an interesting experiment for 24 - while the movie does follow the real time format ( as jack tells us at the start ,\nthe following takes place between 3 : 00pm and 5 : 00pm ) , it ' s obviously not part of the long , 24 - hour uninterrupted storyline the series takes place in . there ' s even a prologue that uses ( gasp ! ) a time jump , as we are introduced to some of the militia during the day , and then cut to their rather horrific initiation of a kidnapped boy at night .\noctober 14 , 2008 \u2013 last spring , fox announced that after a nearly two - year hiatus , \u201c24\u201d would return to the airwaves with an unprecedented two - hour television event shot on location in south africa and los angeles entitled \u201c24 : redemption . \u201d now as the producers ready this epic tale for broadcast , they are unveiling a never - before - seen collection of stunning photographs shot by five of the show\u2019s creative team during the filming overseas . \u201c24 : redemption \u2014 captured in africa\u201d is a rare inside look at the making of the show which comprises candid moments between cast and crew , including emmy award - winner star kiefer sutherland ; dramatic stills from the spectacular action sequences ; and vivid photographic captures of the scenic south african locations . the paley center for media in los angeles will host the one - of - a - kind photo exhibit of fine art museum quality archival prints which debuts on november 10 and will remain on public view through january 11 , 2009 .\ndownplayed for day 7 : ik\u00e9 dubaku starts as out as the main villain in the first part of the season , but the prequel , redemption , clearly established both benjamin juma as his higher - up and jonas hodges as juma ' s ally .\nthink of\n24 : redemption\nas simply\n2\nsince it takes place across two hours of real - time , and since it rates 2 on a scale of 1 - 10 . the new fox movie , airing tomorrow night at 8 on channel 25 , is partly a self - contained story set in the fictional african country of sangala , and it is resolved after much gunfire and many . . .\nthis is the first new 24 material to air for almost 18 months . the last official feature , the webisode series day 6 debrief , aired its last episode on june 27 , 2007 while the last proper episode of 24 ,\nday 6 : 5 : 00am - 6 : 00am ,\naired on may 21 , 2007 .\nin\n24 : redemption ,\nit is certainly heartwarming to observe one of television ' s consummate tough guys , former ctu agent jack bauer , providing care and mentorship to schoolchildren in the fictional country of sangala , africa . unfortunately for jack bauer , trouble and mayhem always seem to find him , and his noble mission of providing a safe and nurturing environment for the children , is hijacked by insurgents seeking to forcibly recruit child - soldiers for their anti - government insurrection . however , as jack will soon discover , the events in sangala , africa are part of a much deeper conspiracy , which ultimately takes him to washington , d . c . , and requires him to foil a diabolical plot against the new president . this turns out to be the story line that serves as a prelude and bridge to season 7 of\n24 .\ni found the movie\n24 : redemption\nto be action - packed and exciting , and i give it a five - star rating , along with an enthusiastic recommendation .\nfilm based on the real - time television series\n24\n( 2001 ) , which chronicles a day in the life of federal agent jack bauer ( sutherland ) .\n24 : the official companion : seasons 1 & 2 lists penny johnson jerald and carlos bernard under the heading\nregular cast\nalongside the main cast for season 1 .\nseason 6 ' s two - night premiere garnered the highest ratings in 24 history , averaging 15 . 7 million viewers and an overall 33 million viewers over the two nights . ratings peaked at one point to 16 . 3 million . compared to season 5 , however , 24 fell in rank from 24 to 27 ( of 142 shows ) in the 2006 - 2007 nielsen tv season and averaged approximately 13 million viewers per week . in the key age 18 - 49 demographic , 24 ranked # 14 ( compared to # 15 the previous year ) with an average of 5 . 0 / 12 ( a significant drop from last season ' s 5 . 7 / 13 ) .\nhoward gordon is interviewed by newsday\u2019s verne gay about his upcoming debut novel gideon\u2019s war , the 24 movie , and a possible jack bauer novel should the movie deal fall through . the interview also mentions a planned sequel to gideon\u2019s war , \u201callegiance , \u201d due out next year . the ninth season of \u201c24\u201d should have been starting just\u2026 view article\nit ' s personal : in redemption , jack killed ike dubaku ' s brother , who was torturing him , so ike followed him into jungles , where benton tried to kill him . however , ike ' s brother was never mentioned again in season 7 .\n24 clocks into its fifth season firing on all cylinders - demanding that audiences fasten their seatbelts and hang on for the most thrilling ride in television . from season to season - and from second to second - 24 ' s strong , cinematic narrative is enriched by a vast and varied acting ensemble that in 2006 was gloriously enhanced by the show ' s president and first lady - gregory itzin and jean smart . explosive and emotional , 24 is a show that sets hearts racing as it defines heroism in modern day .\njack ' s back ! except only for two hours , rather than 24 , after season seven of the keifer sutherland series was delayed by a year because of the us writer ' s strike . did last night ' s feature - length episode , 24 : redemption , whet your appetite or extinguish your enthusiasm ? the sky one special \u2013 spoiler alert ! \u2013 saw jack take off to the fictional african country of sangala , where his old buddy carl benton , played by robert carlyle , runs an orphanage . then \u2013 guess what ? \u2013 there ' s only a military coup . dammit , chloe !\nhere is fox\u2019s press release and promo video for the season 23 premiere of the simpsons featuring special guest star kiefer sutherland . he guest - starred before on the episode \u201c24 minutes\u201c . homer\u2019s new friend saves him from a violent terrorist on the season premiere of \u201cthe simpsons\u201d sunday , september 25 , on fox kiefer sutherland ( \u201c24\u201d ) and\u2026 view article\n24 continues to demonstrate a keen awareness of its history and its themes . this has given the show an incredible tonal consistency even when new characters , new settings , and new threats are introduced . even legacy , the first season not to feature jack bauer as the lead protagonist , feels like 24 at least on a tonal and aesthetic level .\nlike many episodes of 24 , redemption has its fair share of cludgy dialogue and bland scenes ( mainly taking place in d . c . ) , but they ' re well balanced by the well - done action sequences and a few emotional scenes involving jack , allowing kiefer sutherland to show his acting range and let a human side of jack bauer surface . there ' s a handful of characters that we ' re glad we won ' t be seeing on a long - term basis , as they seem confined to redemption and not season 7 . among them are a particularly whiny kid , a un official who ' s made to look like the biggest wuss ever , and an annoying sangala embassy worker .\npreparing for the return of 24 next january after a 20 - month break , the network in november will air a two - hour , stand - alone 24 movie . shot partly in south africa , it takes place on inauguration day for the next u . s . president ( cherry jones ) , setting up the show ' s seventh season .\n24 explored all of these previously uncharted territories , normalising and popularising ideas before they were seen as acceptable let alone desirable . in many ways , the show is singularly responsible for reshaping the sensibilities of tv executives and audiences around the globe . for this reason alone , 24 is one of the most important television shows since the turn of the century .\nfox boss gary newman says the preference is for kiefer sutherland to return as jack bauer in next years 24 revival , and they would build the show around him like usual .\noutstanding single - camera picture editing for a drama series edited by scott powell , a . c . e . , 24 season 7 \u2022 7 : 00am \u2013 8 : 00am\nit ' s also very cool to see jack in such a different setting - redemption was filmed on location in south africa , and this is a very different element for jack to do his thing in than the los angeles settings we ' ve grown accustomed to for the character . it certainly makes us curious what it would be like to follow the character through something even bigger in scope , such as the long - discussed 24 feature film .\nthe film was conceived as a result of the 2007\u20132008 writers guild of america strike , which delayed the seventh season for an entire year ; the producers were exploring ways to get back on the air earlier . ideas included airing webisodes or mobisodes . according to the president of entertainment at fox ,\nwe were going to be off the air for a while and how do you bridge that gap . we thought about doing something online and after talking with [ executive producer ] howard gordon we decided to do it on air .\nthe working title for the film was 24 : exile , until the change to 24 : redemption .\nthe editing process - goes behind the scenes with the editors of the fox television hit , 24 and emphasizes the jobs contributing to the distinctive editorial look and style of the series .\ndespite this , it seems unlikely that shows like lost and breaking bad would have emerged without the influence of 24 . the show established a precedent for complicated story arcs and high production values as well as a willingness to make bold creative decisions that risked alienating or upsetting the audience . the modern television landscape simply would not be what it is today without 24 .\naccording to thr , gordon flew back to the u . s . in april and early may in an effort to revive 24 , including an ultimately unsuccessful pitch to save legacy .\nthat there has never been anything else like 24 might be another factor that accounts for its long - lasting success . no other show has even attempted to replicate the formula that 24 introduced outside of limited and self - contained experiments . there has been no attempt to create copycats that invite further exploration into the storytelling possibilities and boundaries of real - time drama on television .\nwhat are axn india\u2019s expectations from the limited series ? \u201cwe expect the show to get new viewers . there are two reasons for this : a ) 24 now is a more recognised brand in india , thanks to the local version . b ) we expect the younger generation of today to tune - in to the show since the 24 franchise launched way back in 2001 when they were too young to consume tv . we are targeting both the 24 loyalists who we believe are in the 25 - 44 yrs tg as well as the 15 - 24 yrs tg who would possibly be watching it for the first time . we expect both males and females to tune in . they will surely want to watch this cult show , \u201d said mankar .\nthat was an 8 - yarder from hornibrook , on third and 6 . that play helped give uw a 24 - 10 lead with 12 minutes , 26 seconds remaining in the game .\ndamn 4 years with no 24 i guess we had to wait 3 years between 8 and lad \u2013 and then \u2013 lad and legacy . ffs \u2013 they really did screw this up .\nstandout moment : when ctu is targeted by the nerve gas , cuddly analyst edgar ( louis lombardi ) meets a tragic end in what has to be the most heartbreaking sequence in 24 history .\npaul schulze was born on june 12 , 1962 in the usa . he is an actor , known for rambo ( 2008 ) , 24 ( 2001 ) and panic room ( 2002 ) .\n24 : redemption is a unique and welcome change to 24 ' s usual airing schedule . primarily taking place in the fictional african nation of sangala , we meet up with a soul - searching jack bauer who ' s been traveling the world and avoiding a subpoena to go before a senate subcommittee back in the states . the beginning of the movie features a bit of a time jump , but the majority of it still conforms to 24 ' s real - time format ( we ' re told that the following takes place between 3pm and 5pm ) . the fact that we ' re seeing jack bauer in a setting other than los angeles is a refreshing change of pace , since in a normal season it ' s practically impossible for jack to be anywhere other than the u . s . ( apart from a few side trips into mexico over the years ) .\nthe result is 24 : redemption , a single two - hour special that works as a sort of \u2018what - jack - did - on - his - holidays\u2019 bridge between series six and seven . once again it plays out in real time , cutting between washington dc and a made - up african banana republic called sengala . jack has gone there to help out carl , an old special forces buddy who\u2019s running a school in sengala . he\u2019s played by the scottish actor robert carlyle .\njack is back ! any real 24 fan knows that fact alone is worth 5 stars in itself . i ' m sure you know the score by now : the story picks up sometime over a year after the events of season 6 and follows jack over the course of 2 hrs of saving / ending lives in the african nation of sengala . ok , so this isn ' t a full season of 24 and as such you can ' t approach it with the same level of expectation . as you watch this you ' ll realise just how brief 97 minutes can be : it isn ' t anywhere near long enough to pack in all the twists and turns of a full season but then i never really expected it to . this is for all those 24 fans who find themselves wondering\nwhat happened when jack was undercover with the salazars ?\nor\nwhat actually happened in china ?\nor\nwhere has nina been for the last year ?\n. of course , it doesn ' t actually answer any of those questions but what redemption does offer is an insight into what is going on between seasons so that by the time season 7 comes along you ' ll feel like you have at least a few of the answers to all those questions that you can ' t help but ask when you start a season . most crucially , in my opinion , redemption re - affirms what is so great about 24 . i found that by season 6 i was beginning to forget what i loved about jack ; sure , he ' s a killing machine - but there ' s more complexity to his character than first meets the eye and it ' s this complicated , inner turmoil that makes jack even more of a hero . i had serious worries that jack ' s personal demons would shape him into a colder man than the one we ' ve seen so far but thankfully redemption offers you a chance to see jack as a calmer , softer and ultimately more likable character . this can only bode well for season 7 . i ' d be lying if i said redemption didn ' t have flaws . it ' s definately not a classic in it ' s own right but that ' s not the point and in the grand scheme of 24 - ness this may well prove to be a vital part of a so - far utterly thrilling story . if you love 24 you ' ll love this . if you don ' t love 24 then you won ' t . it ' s as simple as that !\nadvance review : 24 fans have had a long wait , but this month , on november 23 , jack bauer finally returns to tv , in this two - hour movie . it ' s been a year and a half since 24 ' s been on the air , thanks to the writers ' strike shutting down production last season . that ' s enough time for 24 fans to have forgotten the convoluted , twisting plot of season 6 , which started out with a shocking nuclear blast in valenica , and devolved from there into a bizarre battle involving jack ' s dad phillip , his brother graem , a russian attack and a chinese circuit board . it was a mostly lackluster season , and 24 ' s lengthy hiatus essentially gives the show a clean slate to start from .\nbut because of all this compression , the usual elements of 24 get squeezed next to one another like plot points in an outline . as in every season - long story , jack will either torture or be tortured . as in every other 24 adventure , there are scheming villains , showdowns with government authority , and a noble sacrifice or two . seen at this speed , though , it ' s like watching 24 on fast - forward . the familiar elements whiz by , and you check , check , check them off \u2014 but without lingering on them , few get to resonate .\nredemption begins with a brief prologue showing a young boy being kidnapped at night , indoctrinated , and drafted along with other boys into a rebel militia so they could take part in a coup d ' \u00e9tat , which is being funded by a shadow organization led by jonas hodges ( jon voight ) ."]}
{"id": 117154, "summary": [{"text": "zanjeer ( english : chains ) is a 1973 indian action film , directed and produced by prakash mehra , written by salim-javed , and starring amitabh bachchan , jaya bachchan , pran , ajit and bindu .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the movie changed the trend from romantic films to action films and pioneered amitabh 's new image of a brooding but explosive person who fights back when cornered .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "he was now known as \" the angry young man . \"", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the film started a new wave in hindi cinema .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "at a time , when india was suffering from corruption and low economic growth , and the common man was left with frustration and anger over the system , hindi cinema turned violent and aggressive .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "reflecting the anger of the masses , amitabh bachchan became the new hero , who had the courage to fight against the wrong and maintaining moral values at the same time .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "this film also ended the struggling period for amitabh and turned him into a rising star .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "zanjeer thus remains an important film in the history of indian cinema and is regarded as a classic today . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "zanjeer ( 1973 film )", "paragraphs": ["zanjeer ( 1973 ) - - ( movie clip ) get your . . .\nzanjeer ( 1973 ) - - ( movie clip ) get your knives . . .\npriyanka chopra will begin shooting her scenes for the remake of the 1973 film zanjeer this month in hyderabad . gareth cattermole / getty images\nnot all films should be remade ! the remake of 1973 classic zanjeer was not only severely criticised by film reviewers , it was outrightly rejected by the audiences . we have a list of ten remake movies that should have never been attempted . original : zanjeer ( 1973 ) remake : zanjeer ( 2013 )\nzanjeer 1973 is an action film , directed and produced by prakash mehra , written by salim - javed , and starring amitabh bachchan , jaya bachchan .\nin fact , a similar film yaadon ki baraat , written by salim - javed and released during the same year 1973 as zanjeer , was far superior .\nzanjeer is a 1973 indian action film directed and produced by prakash mehra . the movie stars amitabh bachchan , jaya bachchan and pran in lead roles . . . .\napoorva lakhia directed this movie simultaneously in hindi ( zanjeer ) and telugu . the film marks the bollywood debut of ram charan . it is a remake of the 1973 hindi film of the same name .\nthe film was released on may 20 , 1973 . though the film clicked in calcutta , it did not do well for the first four days in bombay . i thought then that the film would flop .\nor any other film , the film - maker ' s convictions are very important .\nzanjeer 1973 s . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\namitabh bachchan \u2019s 1973 blockbuster \u2018zanjeer , \u2019 starring his wife jaya bachchan has clocked 43 years today and the fans of veteran actor are celebrating it on the social media .\namitabh bachchan ' s 1973 blockbuster ' zanjeer , ' starring his wife jaya bachchan has clocked 43 years today and the fans of veteran actor are celebrating it on the social media .\nnot all films should be remade ! the remake of 1973 classic zanjeer was not only severely criticised by film reviewers , it was outrightly rejected by the audiences . we have a list of ten remake movies that should have never been attempted .\nand liked it . i thought a change of image could make this film a landmark film for him .\nalso , amitabh bachchan had atleast 1 hit a year for 14 straight years ( 1973 - 86 ) .\nshe won her first filmfare award for best actress in 1973 for her performance in the marital drama abhimaan .\nthroughout the film , we sense the director\u2019s immense affection for the original \u201czanjeer\u201d , a reverence that never clouds his judgement . ( ians )\nsong\ntere mere milan ki yeh raina\nwas listed at no . 16 on binaca geetmala annual list 1973\nsong\nmeet na mila re man ka\nwas listed at no . 23 on binaca geetmala annual list 1973\nabhimaan 1973 is a musical drama film starring amitabh bachchan ; his real - life wife , jaya bachchan ; asrani ; and bindu . it was directed by hrishikesh mukherjee .\nabhimaan ( translation : pride ) is a 1973 indian hindi musical drama film starring amitabh bachchan , jaya bachchan , asrani and bindu . it was directed by hrishikesh mukherjee .\nsouthern superstar ram charan teja will bring alive the young and angry cop vijay in apoorva lakhia ' s zanjeer . it is a remake of 1973 film of the same name , which proved to be a turning point in megastar amitabh bachchan ' s acting career .\nactually , wasn ' t my film . the film was bought over by dharmendra from the writers salim - javed . dharmendra came to know that i was planning to make a film called\namitabh ' s first blockbuster . . . a 1973 movie . cast : amitabh bachchan , jaya bhaduri , puran . . .\nwith apoorva lakhia\u2019s highly publicised remake of amitabh bachchan\u2019s 1973 hit film zanjeer soon hitting theatres , bollywood is all set to unleash almost a dozen remakes in the near future . we take a look at some highly anticipated new versions of classics that are under production but have b - town excited !\namitabh bachchan fans shared a collage of pictures from the movie on big b\u2019s twitter handle , writing , \u201c @ srbachchan # 43yearsofzanjeer congratulations 43 years film zanjeer . \u201d\nthe film that made amitabh bachchan a film legend and re - defined bollywood cinema , this 1973 gem has it all : colourful 70s clothes , crazy car chases and amazing dance numbers . the plot sees vijay khanna ( bachchan ) released from false imprisonment to track down his family\u2019s underworld killers and take his revenge . if you\u2019re new to bollywood then zanjeer is a great starting point .\nwhen i made the film , i knew it would either be a washout or a trend - setter . there is no romance in the film . the hero never smiles in the film , except during the song\nrishi kapoor , whose biography \u201ckhullam khulla\u201d will release soon , mentioned during an interview with ht that he had bought the best actor award way back in 1973 . the 62 - year - old actor was referring to his film bobby , when he was competing with amitabh bachchan , who was nominated for zanjeer the same year .\nfilmmaker sajid khan is set to entertain audiences with himmatwala , a remake of the 1983 film of the same name . while the original film featured jeetendra and sridevi , the new film has ajay devgn and southern actress tamannaah .\nthe film was also a turning point for bindu , who , for the first time , played a sympathetic character . previously , she was known for playing vamps / cabaret dancers , such as in amitabh ' s star - making hit zanjeer ( 1973 ) . [ 6 ] this film was very popular in sri lanka more than in india and was screened continuously for 590 days in the same cinema , empire , colombo .\nafter half that film was over . but , i had decided to finish the film within six months with dharmendra because he was the top actor then .\nin some ways a seminal moment , star amitabh bachchan ' s first appearance waking from a childhood nightmare , then jaya badhuri as\nmala ,\nhis future girlfriend , launches the first musical number in director prakash mehra ' s pioneering bollywood\nmasala\nblockbuster zanjeer , 1973 .\nhe would be a co - producer for the film . he readily agreed .\nin some ways a seminal moment , star amitabh bachchan ' s first appearance waking from a childhood nightmare , then jaya badhuri as\nmala ,\nhis future girlfriend , launches the first musical number in director prakash mehra ' s pioneering bollywood\nmasala\nblockbuster zanjeer , 1973 . >\nzanjeer , film that marked the making of a legend was offered to superstars like raaj kumar , rajesh khanna , dharmendra and dev anand . it eventually went to a newcomer who we now know as big b .\nafter seeing the film , my gut feeling said that he was a future star .\nreviewer ' s take : not available . did anybody bother to review the film ?\nremake comes along , we get gooey - eyed and nostalgic about the original . the zanjeer remake gets it right . dead right .\nmaybe not the best english subtitles ever , but the meaning clear enough , actors m . rajan and purnima appearing as the father and mother of the boy who will grow up to be superstar amitabh bachchan , in the prologue from prakash mehra ' s landmark bollywood\nmasala\npulp musical zanjeer , 1973 .\nmaybe not the best english subtitles ever , but the meaning clear enough , actors m . rajan and purnima appearing as the father and mother of the boy who will grow up to be superstar amitabh bachchan , in the prologue from prakash mehra ' s landmark bollywood\nmasala\npulp musical zanjeer , 1973 . >\nzanjeer , film that marked the making of a legend was offered to superstars like raaj kumar , rajesh khanna , dharmendra and dev anand . it eventually went to a newcomer who we now know as big b . < br >\nthe film ' s producer and director , discusses his experiences while making the landmark movie .\n\u2018 zanjeer\u2019 which also starred actress bindu , pran and om prakash , was a super - hit collecting rs 60 million at the box office .\nreviewer ' s take :\nthat zanjeer was a classic . this remake is wrong on so many levels that i don\u2019t know where to begin . this isn\u2019t a film . it\u2019s sacrilege ,\nwrote anupama chopra in her ht review .\neveryone criticised me when i selected him . they came back when o p ralhan ' s film\none person i can never forget is pran . had it not been for him , the film wouldn ' t have been completed . though manoj kumar gave him a new role in the film\n( 1978 ) , a film that had the most basic\nblack or white\ncharacters .\nwhile zanjeer built bachchan\u2019s career , it nearly destroyed rishi kapoor\u2019s . rishi survived the onslaught purely on the strength of his chocolate boy charm and talent . although bobby was a bigger blockbuster in 1973 , making raj kapoor \u2019s son an overnight sensation , there\u2019s no doubt that the decade belonged to bachchan and his brand of brooding , rebellious films .\ndharmendra had already paid the initial amount for the film and he was to play the hero . but he told me that he wanted to start a film for his own brother and would shoot for\namong those i should give credit is manoj kumar , who inspired me to start my own production . he told me that if i give a flop film as director , i would be jobless . which is why i made my own film . and some distributors picked the film because they hazarded that since i had given three hits earlier , there were chances this film too could do well .\nfire \u2013 1998 often regarded as the first film addressing the issue of same - sex love in india , this film directed by deepa mehta encountered significant controversy both in india and the united states .\nrishi kapoor in his biography\nkhullam khulla\nsays he is guilty of winning the award the wrong way from amitabh bachchan who was nominated for zanjeer .\nwhen pran makes him smile . but my inner feeling was : this film will do something miraculous .\nlagaan \u2013 2001 this film brings together cricket and colonialism , and was india\u2019s entry to the oscars .\nzanjeer is an action oriented movie with oil mafia backdrop where ramcharan playing a role of powerfull cop acp vijay khanna along with priyanka chopra in the female lead .\nbollywood actor amitabh bachchan is known for his roles in action movies like zanjeer , and for hosting the indian version of who wants to be a millionaire ? .\nreportedly , zanjeer became a hit in calcutta but didn\u2019t pick up pace in bombay until a week later . amitabh bachchan was in a trauma , as the same year his other film bandhe haath had flopped . poet harivansh rai bachchan\u2019s elder son , once dismissed by producers as \u201ctoo thin and too tall to be a hero\u201d was in desperate need of a hit . according to mehra\u2019s past interviews , bachchan was down with fever the week zanjeer had released . when the film gradually became a hit in bombay after a slow start , the leading man couldn\u2019t believe his luck and the shock of his newfound stardom caused his fever to worsen . finally after the hysteria over zanjeer settled down bachchan recovered . but hindi cinema and its audiences never fully recovered from the after - effects of amitabh bachchan and zanjeer . for , this relatively small film not only introduced a brand new beast called the angry young man but also confirmed the arrival of a new bollywood hero .\nhis fans have flooded the social media with stills from the movie and one of his fans tweeted , \u201c11 may 1973 # zanjeercompletes43years \u2026 @ srbachchan with sher khan pran ji . beautiful friendship on n off screen\u2026\u201d\nthe first look of director apoorva lakhia\u2019s zanjeer remake has been launched and the director says he is missing jailed actor sanjay dutt , who is essaying the role that was played by veteran actor pran in the 1973 film . sanjay is currently serving his three - and - a - half - year jail term in the 1993 mumbai blast case . \u2018we are missing him a lot . my film zanje er promotions have also started . i am heartbroken that sanju sir is not here . policegiri is also a very big film for him and we are missing him a lot , \u2019 lakhia told reporters at the preview of the sanjay - starrer policegir i thursday . he added : \u2018everybody is writing letters to him . . . what else can we do ? \u2019 lakhia admits that sanjay\u2019s absence during promotional activities is seen as a loss . zanjeer is slated to release 6 september .\namitabh bachchan\u2019s zanjeer not only introduced a new hero to bollywood ( displacing reigning king rajesh khanna ) but also brought with it a new phenomenon called the angry young man . the film , directed by prakash mehra , also starred pran , jaya bachchan , om prakash and ajit .\nluckily , i was working with jaya bhaduri on another film . amitabh told jaya that no heroine was willing to work with him . and she told him that i had approached her to play the heroine in the film .\nthe hindi version of the film is to be dubbed in chinese as chialo kaxlaug . the telugu version of the film is to be dubbed in tamil and malayalam . the release date is scheduled for september 6 , 2013 .\nmonsoon wedding directed by mira nair , this beautiful film is a wonderful account of arranged marriage in urban india .\nbachchan married movie actress jaya bhaduri in 1973 . the couple have two children , a daughter and a son . their daughter , shweta bachchan nanda , is married to industrialist nikhil nanda , whose grandfather was the film director raj kapoor . bachchan and bhaduri\u2019s son , abhishek bachchan , is also an actor and is married to actress aishwarya rai .\nthe third film in ram gopal varma ' s sarkar trilogy , which chronicles the exploits of a powerful political figure .\nprovidentially , lakhia\u2019s zanjeer is neither slavishly reverent to the original material nor does it take off into weird wild and wacky tangents \u2014 like the rohit shetty\u2019s recent remake of hrishikesh mukherjee\u2019s golmaal .\nsince zanjeer , and its more serious - toned country - cousin ardh satya , numerous cops have vented their cinematic spleen in films as far - ranging in quality as singham and policegiri .\nafter that i went to raaj kumar who was already working with mumtaz for a film in madras . he liked the film . he felt it was a terrific subject , and that he would like to shoot from the very next day . but he wanted me to go south to shoot the film since he had given bulk dates to a producer in madras .\nin which she had acted opposite amitabh . i guess she did not wanted to take one more risk with this film .\nagneepath 1990 is an action drama film directed by mukul anand . it stars amitabh bachchan as the protagonist vijay deenanath chauhan .\nalso can be said that modes of promotions has also increased by leaps and bounds . but leaving the above behind , and going movie to movie , amitabh bachchan hit an extreme purple patch for almost 15 - 16 years between 1973 - 88 .\ntheir success and hallowed stature notwithstanding , salim - javed have faced regular criticism about the path or means chosen by their hero . in film after film , the duo emphasised and even justified their protagonist\u2019s foray into anti - social activities such as smuggling .\nand so , amitabh bachchan , the last man standing and the last choice , was fatefully cast in zanjeer . luckily , it seems the lanky struggler not only had salim - javed\u2019s professional endorsement but also colleagues pran , om prakash and ajit rooting for him . zanjeer would become a foundation stone film for bachchan . talking about it , big b has often pointed out that salim - javed were close to rajesh khanna in the 70s and could have easily persuaded the king of romance for zanjeer . but salim - javed , more than betting their money on amitabh bachchan , were simply committed to the cause of their script . \u201cwe strongly felt that amitabh was the ideal casting for zanjeer , \u201d salim khan has repeatedly maintained in various interviews . he went on to add , \u201ceven in deewaar , rajesh khanna was signed by gulshan rai ( producer ) , but we felt amitabh was perfect for it . we insisted on him . \u201d\ni was especially impressed by the fight scene between amitabh and shatrughan sinha in the film . i selected amitabh because of the emotions his eyes could generate . i thought i should give this man a break in my film even though his earlier films had flopped .\nunlike ram gopal varma\u2019s remake of sholay , which was purely misguided , and karan malhotra\u2019s agneepath , which was unnecessarily brutal , zanjeer is just what a remake should be . it\u2019s respectful to the original material which , let me hasten to add , was no masterpiece , and suspiciously similar to a 1967 film called death rides a horse .\nthe most tongue - in - cheek homage i\u2019ve seen in a remake occurs in this film when we see the new teja - mona pair watching actor ajit and bindu in the original zanjeer on a dvd . the sequence is irreverent without appearing to belittle the original . it reminds us of the renewed cycle of art and individual talent .\n75 years is a long time . amitabh bachchan has spent a good 40 of those 75 years giving performances to cherish . so consistently outstanding is his output that we forget his earlier performances . some of the work he did before zanjeer and overnight superstardom was absolutely stunning , but largely unrecognized . here\u2019s looking at the 10read more the post 10 unsung performances by amitabh bachchan before zanjeer appeared first on bollywood hungama .\nsrihari , prakash raj , ankur bhatia and tanikella bharani in lead roles . mahi gill plays the role mona darling in the film .\nsaheb , biwi , aur ghulam ( \u201cthe master , mistress , and the servant\u201d ) \u2013 1962 based on a novel by the bengal author bimal mitra this is an extraordinary film about the decline of a feudal gentry during the colonial period . again featuring guru dutt and waheeda rahman the film\u2019s real treat however is meena kumari as the youngest bride of the household . this film has a phenomenal soundtrack .\ndilwale dulhaniya le jayenge students used to love this film because it brought back good , old - fashioned love in a diaspora setting .\nbut the only thing which bugged dev anand was that there were no songs in the film . he told me to put three - four songs in the film . but i said i wouldn ' t do that . he then offered me whatever money i wanted for the film if i did it for nav ketan , his home production . i refused . and so even he was ruled out as a hero .\ndon 1978 is an action film produced by nariman irani and directed by chandra barot , with music by kalyanji anandji and lyrics by anjaan .\nthe actress priyanka chopra , who plays a leading role in the forthcoming remake of zanjeer , will join the cast and crew this month in hyderabad to begin shooting her scenes . the movie ' s director , apoorva lakhia , says they are\nlucky to have signed on a star like priyanka\n. he added :\nwe have planned for a 25 - day schedule in hyderabad . we will be going to hyderabad this week and will be back to shoot more scenes in mumbai in december .\namit mehra is producing the film ; the original was directed by his father prakash mehra in 1973 with amitabh bachchan as the lead . for the remake , the actor ram charan teja steps into bachchan ' s shoes . the film also stars sanjay dutt . - ians\nteenage romance kuch kuch hota hai , was in trouble even before it began . karan johar was shown door by almost every heroine over tina ' s role in the film . little did the girls know , the film would turn their fortune , like it did for rani mukerji .\ninspired by a true mining tragedy the film is about people from all walks of life showing courage and character to fight the forces of nature .\ndeewaar 1975 is a crime drama film , directed by yash chopra , written by salim - javed , and starring amitabh bachchan and shashi kapoor .\nnamak halaal 1982 is a hindi - language action comedy film , directed by prakash mehra . music is by bappi lahiri and lyrics by anjaan .\nthis period is the start of the career of big b , he mostly struggled around for few years before breaking big time in zanjeer . the notable movies of this time are saat hindustani , anand and bombay to goa .\nmumbai on sunday morning . suffering from pneumonia and multiple organ failure , mehra passed away around 7 am , said a spokesperson of the kokilaben ambani hospital , where he was admitted . he was 70 and is survived by sons sumeet and puneet . his funeral will take place on monday afternoon after sumeet returns to mumbai . born in bijnor in 1939 , mehra started his film career as a production controller and directed his first film haseena maan jayegi in 1968 , starring shashi kapoor . he then went to direct all the top actors , including vinod khanna ( haath ki safai ) and feroz khan ( mela ) , but his career graph soared after he teamed up with amitabh for zanjeer ( 1973 ) . what followed was one of the most fruitful actor - director associations in bollywood . the duo gave blockbuster\nsalim - javed had seen bachchan in bombay to goa , in which the future superstar was rubbing shoulders with more established names like shatrughan sinha , mehmood , aruna irani and kishore kumar . years later , bachchan recalled the fight sequence in bombay to goa that landed him zanjeer . \u201csalim - javed saw a fight sequence in bombay to goa where i was chewing gum throughout the fight , as an indicator that i would be the right choice for zanjeer . \u201d\nover the last two months , much brouhaha has been sparked by salim - javed , the original scriptwriters of the iconic amitabh bachchan revenge drama zanjeer ( 1973 ) . they have demanded a blockade of its remake , tentatively titled toofan , although it is being produced by the sons of prakash mehra , the creator of the original . curiously , there were no contentious murmurs vis - \u00e0 - vis the salim - javed authored don , which was updated by javed\u2019s son farhan akhtar , not once but in a sequel as well .\nteenage romance kuch kuch hota hai , was in trouble even before it began . karan johar was shown door by almost every heroine over tina ' s role in the film . little did the girls know , the film would turn their fortune , like it did for rani mukerji . < br >\n. by contrast , the mere mention of any film scripted by salim - javed can make people rattle off their classic lines . lines such as \u201c\nthis is the film that made amitabh bachchan a superstar and started the series of\nangry - young - man - films\n. see more \u00bb\na sleazy film director ' s decision to shoot his latest erotic horror movie in a notorious haunted house angers the vengeful spirit of its past inhabitant .\ni am personally a huge fan of the \u201870s , so listing films from this decade is a challenge . let me just say that this was the decade that gave india its most famous star , amitabh bachchan , who became the personification of \u201cthe angry young man . \u201d the angry young man , many argue , arose as a response to massive failures of the postcolonial state . some of bachchan\u2019s most important films include sholay ( 1975 ) , which is one of the best known indian films of all times and is structured much like an american western film . other favorites from this era include zanjeer ( 1973 , \u201cshackles\u201d ) , and amar , akbar , anthony ( 1977 ) .\nbaghban 2003 is one of the best hindi drama film directed by ravi chopra , featuring amitabh bachchan , salman khan , and hema malini in lead roles .\nby the end of the 1970s , bachchan had appeared in more than 35 films and was regarded as india\u2019s top film star . his popularity was such that he became something of a cultural phenomenon , drawing large crowds of screaming fans wherever he went . a near - fatal accident on the set of his film\nraj kapoor was an indian film director and producer of hindi - language films . he is best known as the\ncharlie chaplin of indian cinema .\nwhat makes vijay khanna in the new zanjeer special is the plot - mechanics which put him in time - worn situations , but subject him to dramatic dynamics that give the prototypical angry cop a renewed riveting life of violent score - settling .\noriginal : umrao jaan ( 1981 ) remake : umrao jaan ( 2006 ) what went wrong : directed by muzaffar ali , the original film starred rekha and farooq shaikh in the lead . the film though not a box office hit was a classic and turned a new leaf in rekha ' s career . the lady looked ethereal in the film . aishwarya rai on the other hand , apparently could not live up to the expectations in the remake version by jp dutta .\nit has happened so often that key themes , plots or storylines of a successful movie has been suitably incorporated in subsequent movies to mirror the box office performance of the first one . what is even more intriguing is the repeat success of the above method on many occasions attaining the status of a formula at times . back in the 70s , megastar amitabh bachchan \u2019s \u201cangry young man\u201d image in the initial days was started by the super - hit run of zanjeer ( 1973 ) which ran all the way till vigilante film shahenshah in 1988 . the action blended with drama in movies in the 1970s had \u2018deteriorated\u2019 to violence in late 1980s thus keeping the family audience away from theaters at the height of home video and film piracy . this is evident from the box office results of that era which had peaked at 15 crores ( sholay ) in 1975 itself but remained stagnant for the coming two\nblack 2005 is a drama film directed by sanjay leela bhansali and starred by rani mukerji and amitabh bachchan . black revolves around a deafblind girl and her teacher .\nthe film is perhaps best remembered for its songs , composed and arranged by the late s . d . burman , written by majrooh sultanpuri , and sung by playback singers mohammed rafi , lata mangeshkar , and kishore kumar . film did above average business at box office as per the bollywood trade magazine published at that time . [ 2 ] jaya bachchan won the filmfare best actress award for abhimaan . [ 3 ] according to aalif surti film is based on troublesome marriage between two sitar maestros ravi sankar and annapurna devi . [ 4 ] also according to author raju bharatan , hrishikesh mukherjee based the film ' s story on the life of singer kishore kumar and his first wife , ruma ghosh . [ 5 ] this film was remade in tamil as nejamellam neeye with mohan , radha and poornima jeyaram\nthe making of the film\nzanjeer\nwas beset with problems . pran who played the pathan was reluctant to sing or dance . on the very first day he threatened to walk out of the floor . mehhra had to rush to pran ' s house to plead with him , saying without him the film would not work as amitabh as a hero was not a bankable box office proposition . finally song was shot and pran gave one one of the best performances of his career .\nyari hai iman mera yaar meri zindagi\nlipped by pran made a history .\nwas looking for a hero for zanjeer and chanced upon amitabh only after dev anand rejected the role ; amitabh\u2019s wife , jaya bachchan , in fact , thanked anand in jest at the release of the latter\u2019s book ( romancing with life ) for rejecting the film . the rest , as they say , was history . mehra\u2019s film\u2014propelled by a powerful yet understated performance of the type rarely seen in hindi films before and dialogues ( penned by salim - javed ) that people repeated throughout the 1970s and later\u2014went on to become a superhit and created the persona of the \u2018angry young man\u2019 , who\nhe told me to give that subject to his godfather in the film industry , arjun hingorani . in return he said he would give me full co - operation for\ndirector abhishek kapoor , who rocked the nation with the 2008 film rock on , is set to release kai po che , a big screen adaptation of chetan bhagat ' s bestseller the 3 mistakes of my life . the film features amit sadh , raj kumar yadav and amrita puri and marks the bollywood debut of popular tv actor sushant singh rajput .\n( 1973 ) that breathed fire and brimstone . the original film earned amitabh bachchan the epithet ' angry young man ' and made him world - famous . the 2013 action thriller brings andhra icon chiranjeevi ' s son , ram charan ( also an andhra superstar ) to bollywood . it retains the key plot points and the main characters are rechristened vijay ( ram charan ) , mala ( priyanka chopra ) , sher khan ( sanjay dutt ) , teja ( prakash raj ) and mona ( mahie gill ) just like the original .\nsharaabi 1984 is a hindi drama film produced and directed by prakash mehra . dialogues of kader khan are so well written and wonderfully delivered . screenplay by lakshmikant sharma is so mesmerizing .\nbachchan followed his true calling and returned to the silver screen in 1997 with the film mrityudaata , produced by abcl . in 2000 , he also started hosting the indian version of the television game show who wants to be a millionaire ? . despite a few box - office failures in the 1990s , in the 2000s , bachchan climbed his way back up to stardom as a film actor , earning additional filmfare and international film award nominations for his work on films like baghban ( 2003 ) , khakee ( 2004 ) and paa ( 2009 ) .\ni told him the film was based in bombay and that there was no way that i could shoot in madras . he told me to reconsider my decision . i didn ' t .\npyaasa ( \u201cthe thirsty one\u201d ) \u2013 1957 directed by guru dutt , who is often compared with orson welles for his melodramatic style . a great film featuring the spectacularly beautiful waheeda rahman .\nblack friday is a film about the investigations following the 1993 serial bombay bomb blasts , told through the different stories of the people involved - - police , conspirators , victims , middlemen .\nthat this time the angry cop , who was played with such compelling candidness by amitabh bachchan in the original \u201czanjeer\u201d , is played by ram charan teja is just a huge stroke of luck for the remake . ram charan brings in an entirely unique brand of silent satyagraha to his character . when we first see him on screen , he wallops a goonda - politician on a busy road of hyderabad as a hoarding of ram charan\u2019s father chiranjeevi\u2019s film looks down on the chaotic scene .\nsaara shaher mujhe loin ke naam se jaanta hai ,\nroared ajit , the numero uno villain of the early 70s in subhash ghai ' s hit film kalicharan . for the younger generation who do not recognize him can identify the stylish villain in amitabh bachchan starrer zanjeer ( who played dindayal teja ) and in dharmendra ' s hit film yaadon ki baaraat ( as shakal ) . his other hit films include dharma , jugnu , khote sikkay , warrant , mr . natwarlal , etc ajit ' s biggest contribution to cinema is his revolutionary , savvy gentleman style that he imparted to villainy , which for long had been typecast as loud and wild . ajit ' s unique style became so popular that it became his trademark style till he breathed his last . how ajit invented this style is an interesting tale . in an interview , ajit had revealed ,\nthe character of dindayal teja which i portrayed in zanjeer was actually inspired from a real - life personality .\nplus salman khan to appear in atul agnihortri ' s next movie , karan malhotra ' s second film in the works , shivan - narresh make hollywood debut and shahneoyaj kakoli admires ritwik ghatak .\nrather , the new zanjeer opens up the original plot , weeds out the humbug and preserves the core of the revenge saga of an angry cop whose ire grows progressively higher as the plot moves through a series of cleverly conceived conflicts that accentuate his alienation from his khaki - coloured line of duty .\nit all began in 2005 with sarkar , the superhit film directed by ram gopal varma and starring amitabh bachchan in the titular role . the story continued in sarkar raj ( 2008 ) , which once again saw the mr . bachchan reprise his role as the mafia boss . the film once again hit big box office numbers . now ram gopal varma has sarkar 3 in the works and according to the director this will bring the angry bachchan back to the big screen . to give us more insight into what we can expect from the new film , ram gopal varma has released a note about sarkar 3 . \u201c sarkar 3 \u2013 return of the angry man ever since people first saw zanjeer , the emotion of anger has been synonymous with the name amitabh bachchan . anger against injustice , anger against suppression and anger against exploitation were hallmarks of the various characters he played , which collectively made him india\u2019s biggest superstar .\nbut i didn ' t find it fun waiting so long . one fine day , both of us amicably settled the matter with dharam agreeing not to work in the film because of his busy schedule .\nnow i was getting tense . then one day , pran , who played the pathan ' s role in the film , told me to consider amitabh bachchan . he told me to see amitabh ' s\nas long as there have been films , there have been writers . while one can probably imagine a hindi film without songs , it\u2019s perhaps impossible to imagine great films without their mesmerising dialogue . try conceiving\ncoming to zanjeer , the film opens on a happy diwali night . tragedy strikes when vijay\u2019s father , who has just turned his back on the world of crime , is killed by the mafia boss teja ( ajit ) . the young vijay grows up craving for revenge . nightmares of his father\u2019s killer torments him . he hates crime and can go to any extent to weed it out . he tells sher khan ( pran ) if he wants his hand of friendship , he will have to quit his crime business .\nfrom the ganpati viasarjan to the moharram , lakhia\u2019s interpretation of zanjeer traverses a mammoth canvas of rapid - fire images . gururaj jois\u2019s camera moves dexterously , but never to divert our attention from the central conflict . and chintan gandhi\u2019s dialogues use one - liners judiciously , never over - doing the smart - alec retorts .\nbachchan , the son of the renowned hindi poet harivansh rai bachchan , attended sherwood college in nainital and the university of delhi . he worked as a business executive in calcutta ( kolkata ) and performed in theatre before embarking on a film career . bachchan made his big - screen debut in saat hindustani ( 1969 ; \u201cseven indians\u201d ) and achieved his first success with zanjeer ( 1973 ; \u201cchain\u201d ) . a string of action films followed , including deewar ( 1975 ; \u201cwall\u201d ) , sholay ( 1975 ; \u201cembers\u201d ) , and don ( 1978 ) . nicknamed \u201cbig b , \u201d bachchan personified a new type of action star in indian films , that of the \u201cangry young man , \u201d rather than the romantic hero . he was often compared to clint eastwood \u2014although , unlike eastwood and other american action stars , bachchan was renowned for his versatility , and many of his roles showcased his talents at singing , dancing , and comedy .\nafter his hit directorial debut , agneepath , karan malhotra says he is busy writing his second film and reveals it will be an original story .\nme and my wife ekta are writing the film and hope to finish it as soon as possible ,\nhe said .\nwe ' ve not even finalised the star cast . all i can say is this will not be a remake .\nagneepath , a remake of amitabh bachchan ' s 1990 film , features hrithik roshan , priyanka chopra and sanjay dutt and broke the highest opening - day collection record in india when it released last november . - ians\nin which amitabh acted flopped . there was no way my film could do well , they said , because , in those days , o p ralhan ' s name was bigger than prakash mehra ' s .\nfinancially too , the hindi film industry seems to be entering a positive year , with trade experts predicting that there will be movies which could end up spinning rs . 200 crore each at the box office .\nwhat went wrong : amitabh bachchan was reborn as angry young man in this film . he swayed the audiences off their feet with his power - packed performance and established new rules for his contemporaries . the original film had well - eteched out characters like sher khan ( pran ) , mala ( jaya bhaduri ) and mona darling ( bindu ) . the remake unfortunately didn ' t do justice to the characters at all .\nsince 1997 amitabh bachchan has starred and been successfull in uncountable number of movies , though most have been in character role capacity thus cant be counted ( in this context that is ) , though he has again had pivotal roles in movies like paa , black , cheeni kum and khakee but such movies wont be 10 % of his movies since 2000 and definitely dont echo back at the glorious run of 1973 - 88 .\nluck , of course , was in favour of the gum - chewing dark horse . when mumtaz opted out , jaya bhaduri agreed to play a small but crucial role as big b\u2019s love interest . they were dating at the time and she said yes instantly for the sake of her future husband . the story of zanjeer , in some ways , is also the story of amitabh and jaya bachchan . as in the film , she became his acerbic - tongued , knife - sharpened ( pun intended ) life partner who speaks her mind freely . like in the film , she remained firmly in the shadows of bachchan while the star conquered one milestone after another . like her screen character mala , jaya has retained her sharp edge and original feisty voice .\nin 1969 , bachchan made his film debut in saat hindustani . although the movie tanked at the box office , bachchan still managed to capture the attention of directors . soon enough , the offers started rolling in .\nscored , it has much to do with the suppressed rage portrayed by the protagonist , played by amitabh bachchan , who was preparing to pack up his bags and return to his native allahabad if this film also failed .\nsholay 1975 is an action - adventure film , directed by ramesh sippy and which screenwriter pair salim - javed and produced by ramesh sippy\u2019s father . g . p . sippy . the movie broke all box - office records .\namitabh bachchan corporation ltd . , an entertainment venture that specialized in film production and event management . the business was plagued by financial difficulties , however , and bachchan eventually returned to performing . his later movies include the crime drama\nan honest cop named sadhu agashe makes a name for himself by killing criminals in sting operations instead of locking them up in prison . the film follows his method of working , gives an . . . see full summary \u00bb\nat present , there are almost a dozen remakes of classics under various stages of production \u2013 zanjeer 2 . 0 ( releasing september 6 if the court case is solved ) , hero , seeta aur geeta , khoobsurat , masoom , chupke chupke , do aur do paanch , angoor , mere apne , dil hai ke manta nahin and reportedly even awara .\nwas not a violent movie . if you see the film , you will find out that it is the inner conflict of a person who is suffocating and wants to fight against the system . and he cannot do it alone .\nif it was not for the success of mehmood ' s film bombay to goa , amitabh bachchan would not have got zanjeer because it was writer duo salim - javed , who were impressed by amitabh bachchan ' s action scenes in the movie and requested filmmaker prakash mehra to give bachchan an opportunity in zanjeer . and rest is history . but how did amitabh bachchan got bombay to goa is itself an interesting story . read on . . . . during the making of saat hindustani , amitabh bachchan came very close to anwar ali , brother of celebrated comedian and filmmaker mehmood . in bombay to goa , anwar ali played the key role of bus driver . amitabh bachchan and anwar used to spend time together . once bachchan was at anwar ali ' s house spending quality time when mehmood entered . watching mehmood , bachchan immediately stood up obediently and touched his feet . mehmood was impressed by the young man ' s ethics and went inside his room ,\nblack and white classic naya daur originally had lovebirds dilip kumar and madhubala in the lead . madhubala ' s contemporary vaijayanti mala was roped in after she had to let go of the film as her father did not permit outdoor shoot .\nyet , this film should be judged as a stand - alone offering because attempts to compare the two versions will find the current one falling short , especially in the dialogue and music departments . nostalgia happens when some original dialogue like '\ni don ' t know what will happen to my future after this film . ' i used to tell him not to be selfish and think about me . because it was i who stood to lose every pie if something went wrong .\npattabhi rama reddy : samskara an extraordinary film based on u . r . ananthamurthy\u2019s novel samskara meaning \u201cfuneral rites . \u201d it has a uchicago connection because the protagonist , girish karnad , has often lectured to our students in study abroad program .\npeople laughed at me because they felt that after making three jubilees , prakash has gone senile . how can this man pair amitabh and jaya together ? they used to say , ' prakash is making an art film . ' i think in making\nwhat went wrong : hitler was the highest grossing malayalam movie of the year . directed by siddique , it starred mammootty and mukesh in lead roles . the movie is about the life of madhavankutty ( locally known as hitler ) , a bachelor protective brother of five younger sisters . while the original film was a mega - grosser , the hindi version , titled as krodh was a mega - disaster . starring suniel shetty and rambha , the film could not appeal to the sensibilities of hindi audiences .\ntalking about being a troublemaker on the sets kapoor & sons , the actor continued \u201cmy only concern was when he ( shakun ) used to film one scene from every angle \u2014 repeating emotions is very difficult . i had make - up done six hours before the shoot , so i was stuck in that , and doing the scene , again and again , tired me , and made me irritable . but today , i am winning awards for the film , so i am thankful to shakun batra . \u201d\nmughal - e - azam \u2013 1960 this is an historical film , which i\u2019ve included just for its sheer opulence . it gives you a taste of what original bollywood moguls wanted to accomplish in the 1960s . if you can sit through it , watch it !\n( 1971 ) , where his character barely had 10 minutes of screen time and yet ended up being prominently etched in the hearts and minds of viewers , actor rajesh khanna offered salim and javed not just more money than what they were making at sippy films but also the one thing that eluded them . khanna told them to come up with a screenplay that would be worth his stature for a film that was to feature him and a herd of elephants and for which he had already taken a large fee . the film was\ni must congratulate you , because there are very mistakes . manzil of 1979 was place in flop category where as jurmana was placed in semi - hit , above averege category by trade journals . remember hrishikesh mukherjee ' s bo success record was amazing . thats why he was always blue - eyed boy of distributors . even zanjeer was not blockbuster but it was big hit . trade publications introduced a11 i . e . blockbuster category from bobby i . e . same year . roti kapda aur makaan was a11 i . e . blockbuster , but you have placed both zanjeer and roti kapda aur makaan in same category . unfortunately trade publications placed even sholay in just a11 category . on which 1 trade pundit remarked that sholay should have been a several times 1 because it was biggest hit even in the history of indian cinema\nafter f . a . l . t . u . , choreographer - turned - director remo d ' souza will present his first 3d dance film abcd : anybody can dance with prabhudheva in the lead . promotions for the movie will begin full swing in january .\napu trilogy : days and nights in the forest ; the big city ; the lonely wife the apu trilogy by filmmaker satyajit ray ( ray is regarded as the pioneer of indian art cinema ) is very poignant and may leave a lump in your throat . the trilology includes days and nights in the forest ( a brilliant film about a group of kolkata youth who go for a vacation to a tribal region ) ; the big city ( a superb early feminist film ) ; and charulata : the lonely wife ( my personal favorite ) .\nthe film\u2019s action , by javed - ejaz , feels and looks right . the attention paid to getting the action sequences right is highly commendable . there is an elaborately staged multiple - explosion sequence in a huge dharavi - like slum which belongs to a vin diesel - starrer .\ni think the industry is only growing with each passing year and there will be no downfall as far as the film industry is concerned . the year 2013 will be better than 2012 and there are some wonderful films lined up ,\nbalkishan shroff of shringar films told ians ."]}
{"id": 117157, "summary": [{"text": "guru ( marathi : \u0917\u0941\u0930\u0942 ) is a 2016 marathi language action film directed by sanjay jadhav and produced by sunil lulla , deepak pandurang rane and bagpiper soda .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars ankush choudhary and urmila kanitkar in lead roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "film marks the fourth collaboration of actor-director duo ankush choudhary and sanjay jadhav and first after their blockbuster outing duniyadari .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "film has a planned release of 22 january 2016 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "film is a one of a kind content partnership between united spirits \u2019 bagpiper soda and eros international .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "through a unique association , bagpiper soda will be an integrated partner across the film \u2019s content , promotions and performance .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "official teaser of the film is released on 18 november 2015 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "first official poster of the film designed by sachin gurav was unveiled in an event while official trailer went online on 30 december . ", "topic": 8}], "title": "guru ( 2016 film )", "paragraphs": ["is also getting ready to release his film \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdguru\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd , which is presented by eros international , during january 2016 . so , after diwali dhamaka , we hope to see new year bash too , with \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdguru\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd declaring its release during january 2016 .\nbook release :\nguru dutt - mooru . . . - bengaluru international film festival | facebook\n\u201csurely the most beautiful film at cannes 2016 . \u201d \u2014 jonathan romney , sight and sound\ntony robbins in action in \u201ctony robbins : i am not your guru . \u201d\nreviewed at sxsw film festival ( headliners ) , march 14 , 2016 . running time : 115 min .\ntony robbins isn ' t a guru ; he just plays one in your mind .\nguru\u2026 . . aata countdown suru ! the superstar of marathi cinema , ankush chaudhari is back ! he\u2019s the heartthrob of the masses , the master of mischief and the guru of swag .\nnever miss a story from movie time guru , when you sign up for medium . learn more\nwatch the epic teaser of eros international\u2019s upcoming marathi movie \u2018guru\u2019 starring ankush chaudhari & urmila kanetkar kothare .\n2016 , albert serra , france , 115 min . with jean - pierre l\u00e9aud .\na young man leaves india to find fame and fortune in america where he unexpectedly becomes a sex guru .\ntony robbins : i am not your guru , a feature documentary film about internationally renowned life and business strategist tony robbins , is a revelatory cin\u00e9ma v\u00e9rit\u00e9 film that goes behind . . . see full summary \u00bb\ncopyright \u00a9 2015 - 2016 ruhinita media pvt . ltd . all rights reserved . powered by\n2016 , dani\u00e8le thompson , france , 114 min . with guillaume canet , guillaume gallienne .\n2016 , zolt\u00e1n kamondi , hungary , 105 min . with ad\u00e9l kov\u00e1ts , eszter \u00f3nodi .\n2016 , gianfranco cabiddu , italy , 99 min . with sergio rubini , ennio fantastichini .\n2016 , stergios paschos , greece , 94 min . with iro bezou , haris fragoulis .\n2016 , snje\u017eana tribuson , croatia , 102 min . with ksenija marinkovi\u0107 , renata pokupi\u0107 .\n2016 , doris d\u00f6rrie , germany , 108 min . with rosalie thomass , kaori momoi .\n2016 , thomas lilti , france , 99 min . with fran\u00e7ois cluzet , marianne denicourt .\n2016 , fran\u00e7ois ozon , france , 113 min . with paula beer , pierre niney .\n2016 , eug\u00e8ne green , france , 113 min . with victor ezenfis , mathieu amalric .\n2016 , tassos boulmetis , greece , 99 min . with yiannis niarros , themis panou .\n2016 , zrinko ogresta , croatia , 85 min . with ksenija marinkovi\u0107 , lazar ristovski .\n2016 , kevin meul , belgium , 82 min . with aaron roggeman , romy lauwers .\nthe team which made \u2018duniyadari\u2019 is back with director sanjay jadhav . guru will lock horns with swapnil joshi starrer \u2018friends\u2019 .\n2016 , jameson cucciardi , malta , 80 min . with maria pia meli , aldo zammit .\n2016 , ivan cotroneo , italy , 102 min . with rimau ritzberger grillo , valentina romani .\n2016 , ali abbasi , denmark , 93 min . with ellen dorrit petersen , cosmina stratan .\nankush chaudhari is the king of action for some time now in marathi film industry and if that gets mixed with fun , comedy and style , then it becomes an entertainer called as \u2018guru\u2019 . sanjay jadhav brings yet another stylish movie titled \u2018guru\u2019 . the official trailer for the movie is out now .\n2016 , olivier assayas , france / germany , 105 min . with kristen stewart , lars eidinger .\n2016 , adrian sitaru , romania / france , 100 min . with sorin cocis , andrei gajzago .\n2016 , maria schrader , austria / germany , 106 min . with josef hader , barbara sukowa .\n2016 , joachim lafosse , belgium / france , 100 min . with b\u00e9r\u00e9nice bejo , c\u00e9dric kahn .\n2016 , szabolcs hajdu , hungary , 81 min . with orsolya t\u00f6r\u00f6k - illy\u00e9s , szabolcs hajdu .\n2016 , argyris papadimitropoulos , greece / germany , 104 min . with makis papadimitriou , elli tringou .\n2016 , ic\u00edar bolla\u00edn , spain / germany , 99 min . with anna castillo , javier guti\u00e9rrez .\n2016 , paula van der oest , netherlands , 100 min . with pierre bokma , rifka lodeizen .\n2016 , dieter berner , austria / luxembourg , 110 min . with noah saavedra , maresi riegner .\n2016 , marko sosi\u010d , slovenia / italy , 75 min . with marjuta slamic , ivo barisic .\n2016 , roger mainwood , uk , 94 min . with jim broadbent , brenda blethyn , luke treadaway .\n2016 , paul negoescu , romania , 86 min . with dorian bogu\u0163\u0103 , drago\u0219 bucur , alexandru papadopol .\n2016 , john butler , ireland , 95 min . with fionn o\u2019shea , nicholas galitzine , andrew scott .\n2016 , jo\u00e3o pedro rodrigues , portugal / france , 117 min . with paul hamy , chan suan .\nafter duniyadari the dhamakebaaz performance is coming to entertain the audience . \u2018 guru \u2018 will give you the best and hatke start of the new year because this movie has planned to release in new 2016 year on 22nd january all over maharashtra .\ndespite the film ' s titular claim , robbins is very much allowed to play the guru for the full 116 minutes , with no one willing to separate the sage advice from the snake oil .\ni wrote a column on the songs of pyaasa as it\u2019s the hindi film i keep rewatching . it remains an extraordinary film .\n\u201ceasily the most gripping film i saw in melbourne\u2026much as certain novels can be described as page - turners , this film is incontestably a frame - turner . \u201d \u2014 jonathan rosenbaum , film comment\n\u201ca dreamlike film that skillfully mixes apocalyptic and mystical elements\u2026a blasphemous , reinvigorating and necessary film . \u201d \u2014 muriel del don , cineuropa\nverdict : a funny action movie with a heart sanjay jadhav and ankush chaudhari strike again ! after checkmate and duniyadari , comes guru . guru is a feel - good action entertainer , with super comic - timing , and its heart at the right place . sanjay jadhav is really good at making movies that look great . guru is an out - and - out entertainer , that albeit [ ] . . .\n2016 , pernilla august , sweden , 115 min . with karin franz k\u00f6rlof , sverrir gudnason , michael nyqvist .\n2016 , bruno dumont , france , 122 min . with juliette binoche , fabrice luchini , valeria bruni tedeschi .\n2016 , ralitza petrova , bulgaria / denmark / france , 99 min . with irena ivanova , ventzislav konstantinov .\n2016 , amanda kernell , sweden / norway / denmark , 110 min . with hanna alstr\u00f6m , anders berg .\n2016 , jean - fran\u00e7ois laguionie , france , 75 min . with dominique frot , jean - fran\u00e7ois laguionie .\n\u201cthis film and its director are going places\u2026the film belongs to v\u00e1s\u00e1ryov\u00e1 as her strong performance commands virtually every frame . \u201d \u2014 pat mullen , cinemablographer\nfirst image of ankush chaudhari and sanjay jadhav make people crazy about their coming project and everyone excited to see duniyadaari\u2019s actor - director jodi again in \u2018guru\u2019 .\neros international company planning to produce marathi movie again . eros international coming with marathi movie \u2018guru\u2019 directed by sanjay jadhav based on a script by ashish parte .\n2016 , jean - pierre dardenne and luc dardenne , belgium / france , 113 min . with ad\u00e8le haenel , olivier bonnaud .\nthis new year ankush chaudhari is coming back with new movie \u2018guru\u2019 directed by sanjay jadhav . with ankush , actress urmila kanetkar will be seen in lead role .\nvenkatesh guru release date confirmed ? . # guru film ft . venkatesh and ritika singh . guru telugu movie movie is directed by sudha kp . music composed by santhosh narayanan and produced by sashikanth on y not studios . stay tuned to telugu adda for more latest telugu movie news & updates - urltoken guru telugu movie is the remake of tamil movie irudhi suttru starring r madhavan and ritika singh . this movie was simultaneously directed in hindi as saala khadoos . click here to watch : \u25b6 ram charan ' s invitation for khaidi no 150 pre release function - urltoken \u25b6 pawan kalyan examines new 500 & 2000 notes - urltoken \u25b6 rajamouli mahabharata characters - urltoken stay tuned to telugu adda for more latest telugu movie news & updates - urltoken\ni limited myself to movies with 2016 timestamps , thus eliminating titles such as knight of cups , cemetery of splendour and cosmos ( all 2015 ) . the lodge kerrigan - amy seimetz television series the girlfriend experience ( 2016 ) also deserves consideration alongside anything released theatrically .\nthe best film i saw in cannes this year . kirill serebrennikov\u2019s film creates theatre within cinema , while touching boldly on many of the issues of contemporary russia .\n\u201ca spirited coming - of - age story\u2026a stylish and assured film about self - discovery as an on - going adventure . \u201d \u2014 toronto international film festival program\n\u201can insightful teen drama that adroitly tackles a whole slew of issues such as homophobia , bullying and date - rape sex . \u201d \u2014 roger walker - dack , queer guru\n2016 , peter brosens and jessica woodworth , belgium / netherlands / bulgaria , 94 min . with peter van den begin , lucie debay .\nthe most awaited moment in just one click . yes ! here is the first teaser trailer of guru and our ankush chaudhari is back in the brand new movie . guru is the upcoming marathi movie directed by sanjay jadhav and produced by eros international company . along with ankush chaudhari actress urmila kanetkar will be seem in lead role in this movie .\nthe film crew taken the next level of advertising by asking the viewers who watch the film by pirated copies to pay the amount to particular bank account number kindly .\n2016 has been roundly terrible . even vine , one of the greatest sources of creative expression for young ( black ) talent , didn\u2019t survive .\nanthony hopkins really is a prime example of that rare breed of actor whose magnetic presence can lift a film a few notches . with colin farrell also on board , the film boasts a strong cast that makes you wonder why the film bypassed cinemas here .\nsxsw conferences offer the unique convergence of original music , film , and emerging technologies .\non july 15 , netflix will release the premiere of \u201c tony robbins : i am not your guru . \u201d the feature documentary is the 12th film from joe berlinger ( \u201cbrother\u2019s keeper\u201d ) and is about the acclaimed motivational speaker , best - selling author and personal finance strategist . it will receive its worldwide debut at the sxsw film festival on march 14 .\n, who is presently in great form , with two successive hits , in the form of \ufffd\ufffd\ufffddouble seat\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd and \ufffd\ufffd\ufffddagadi chawl\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd . ankush too wants to make it a hat trick with this film , as a successful solo hero . by the way , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdguru\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd stars ankush along with\ni would have liked to have seen la la land for 2016 , but it won\u2019t be released til december in india , where i currently am .\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\ndirector , international film festival and awards macao s . a . r . macao , china\nacademy award\u00ae - nominated filmmaker and leading voice in nonfiction film and television for two decades .\ni don\u2019t think that 2016 was a great year for film \u2013 or anything else , for that matter \u2013 but here are the ones i most enjoyed , a - z . i\u2019m happy that my list includes two female directors , an old favourite back on form , a ( mostly ) b & w subtitled film and a healthy dose of horror .\na netflix original documentary film about life coach tony robbins , i am not your guru follows robbins and his team for six days . joe berlinger and his film crew go behind the scenes of robbins\u2019s annual seminar in boca raton , fla . , to examine the event \u2014 from its production to its impact . in addition to helping the seminar\u2019s 2 , 500 attendees , robbins counsels more than 200 , 000 people a year . the film captures his methods and his approach to achieving success .\n\u201cexpertly crafted\u2026meticulous\u2026it\u2019s the class struggle in a nutshell . \u201d \u2014 giovanni marchini camia , the film stage\n\u201ca film swimming in symbolism , transgressive eroticism and perplexing detail . \u201d \u2014 ben nicholson , cinevue\narnold\u2019s film perhaps most expressly gives vibrant voice to the socially disenfranchised , yet in magnifying and caressing the everyday plight of a middle - aged woman most storytellers would relegate to the sidelines , hansen - l\u00f8ve\u2019s exquisite starting - over study \u2013 my favourite film of 2016 , though i\u2019m not inclined to rank any further \u2013 feels just as pointed and gracefully subversive .\nfor the year 2015 , sanjay jadhav didn\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdt have a good time , as both his films \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdpyaarwali love story\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd and \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdtu hi re\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd not achieving expected success . so , for sanjay , it is very necessary to begin the new year with a bang , as he has two more big projects , to handle during 2016 . luckily , for \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdguru\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd he has his \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdduniyadari\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd lucky star\nwatch indian girl telugu short film from the director guru prasad vardham setti . # newtelugushortfilms2016 . short film : indian girl cast : jhansi rathod , sushma , anand , karthikesh , vijay , siva teja , pavan , deekshit , nagaraj . production manager : siva aavula music : sri venkat cameraman : vineel , sudheer keerthi story - screenplay - dialogues - producer & direction : guru prasad vardham setti . subscribe for updates - urltoken short films - urltoken full length movies - urltoken daily schedule - urltoken spoof videos - urltoken comedy videos - urltoken and urltoken video juke box - urltoken kids videos - urltoken radio - urltoken devotional - urltoken\nalso below , the best films from britain , europe , the usa , latin america and asia , those by female directors and those released in the uk in 2016 .\nanother essential viewing for 2016 . beyond his striking and visceral visual accomplishments , director zhao liang tackles the dynamics of exploitation , triggering much - needed wider discussions about sustainability .\nthe fact that the ' 84 version became a phenom is as strange , really , as the 2016 version becoming a war between idiot men and all kinds of women .\nif you like sanjay jadhav films post duniyadari , commercial south indian cinema , rohit shetty films and the trailer of guru , this film is exactly what you expect it to be , and you will probably love it . also , you can stop reading here . for the rest of you , there is more .\n\u201ca wonderful , refreshing film driven by a pair of excellent performances . \u201d \u2014 pat mullen , cinemablographer\n\u201ctony robbins : i am not your guru\u201d opens wednesday at ifc center in manhattan ; on friday it begins streaming on netflix and opens in theaters nationally . it is not rated . running time : 1 hour 54 minutes .\na big heart conman guru witness a murder and falls into a scandal . he decides to return to his village to avoid the scandal where he notices his village is under the threat of being . . . see full summary \u00bb\none of my most significant film experiences this year was watching ghostbusters , not because it was an exceptionally good film ( it wasn\u2019t ) , but because it was thrillingly groundbreaking : a mainstream non - romantic comedy sci - fi starring women . growing up in the 80s my movie heroes were the male ghostbusters , marty mcfly , ferris bueller ; i\u2019m pleased that the kids of 2016 have more diverse options .\na great year for cinema , and i still haven\u2019t seen albert serra\u2019s new film . in no particular order :\nanother is eduardo williams\u2019 truly radical and new the human surge , another undistributable film in the most honorable sense .\n\u201ccontinually revealing in its bevy of details\u2026a beautiful , transcendent viewing experience . \u201d \u2014 nick newman , the film stage\nwhile entering the cinema hall to watch guru , one is bound to have apprehensions about the film ; firstly because it sees ankush chaudhary and sanjay jadhav collaborating again and more importantly because jadhav ` s earlier films have been panned for being repetitive . thankfully , this one isn ` t like that although it borrows some trademarks of the director ` s style .\nrunning simultaneously with sxsw interactive and sxsw music , film festival attendees have the opportunity to connect with tech and music industry experts , making the sxsw film festival an unparalleled experience at the forefront of discovery , creativity , and innovation .\nplease note : this trailer does not have english subtitles . our screenings of the film will be subtitled in english .\ntony robbins : i am not your guru a feature documentary film about internationally renowned life and business strategist tony robbins , is a revelatory cinema - verite film that goes behind the scene of his mammoth seminar date with destiny , attended by over 2 , 500 people in boca raton , florida each year , to give an insider look at how one man can affect millions . granted never before seen access to the behind the scenes machinations of this mega - event , this film captures both the immense effort of producing this live seminar as well as the life changing transformations of the participants in real time .\nbafta guru is bafta\u2019s content hub for career starters packed full of inspirational videos , podcasts and interviews . whether you\u2019ve taken your first steps in the industry or are just starting out , you\u2019ll find plenty here to motivate and help you along the way .\nthis is us ( nbc , 2016 ) is the kind of smart , moving , adult drama that used to be found in us independent cinema but has now found a happy home on network tv .\nbafta\u2019s destination for youngsters to come and discover the magical worlds of film , television and games . enter challenges , watch videos , and take part in our annual vote to decide the best film , tv show and game of the year .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nmaking films in 2016 helped quench my ongoing thirst for cinema . i was so busy working that i missed arabian nights , son of saul and fire at sea , but i\u2019ll see them some tuesday afternoon in 2019 .\n2016 felt like a solid year , especially since my hope at the beginning of each year is to be inundated by films that are both able to inspire and to take a risk or and to challenge mainstream cinematic languages .\nthough it premiered in 2015 , roberto minervini\u2019s the other side ( which appears to have only had theatrical runs starting in 2016 ) is both startlingly formally accomplished and a rarely insightful film on angry , economically dispossessed white americans at the nexus of severe drug abuse , racism and anti - government paranoia \u2013 it\u2019s essential , explanatory viewing for the vile trump era .\noh yeah they were also all made by women , first feature or first mid length film . but first they are great films .\nmy preferred films from 2016 are all great essay films ( of one kind or another ) . these days i\u2019m not remotely systematic when it comes to contemporary film viewing generally . but i do keep a relatively close cinephile eye on new essay film production , perhaps especially as someone interested in the essayistic forms of audiovisual expression increasingly being produced in and around academia . i particularly loved the illinois parables , a brilliantly made work by experimental documentarian deborah stratman , who is also associate professor in the school of art\nwe all know ankush chaudhari for his versatile acting and in this film also audience will get treat of his different look and new dialogues .\nit was announced a few weeks ago that srk and rohit shetty are producing a marathi film to be helmed by sanjay jadhav . after watching\ntony robbins ' clients swear by his unorthodox life coaching methods . a revealing film goes behind the curtain at his annual mega - event .\nthe odd one out in the women - themed group is la la land , arguably the most dazzling film of the year . accomplished in every aspect , it\u2019s both a homage to and a rewriting of hollywood\u2019s classic musicals . while in whiplash damien chazelle explored the dark side of artistic virtue , in his second film he denies his characters a conventional happy ending . only the harshest cynics will resist this film\u2019s bittersweet charm .\nconstantly impressive in its ability to seamlessly weave footage exposing views of the political spectrum , a german youth offers perhaps the strongest narrative experience of the entire [ 2016 art of the real ] festival .\n\u2014 eric barroso , mubi notebook\nnapoleon\u2019s digital reincarnation was undoubtedly the archive film event of the year , followed by a new box set of films by african - american cinema pioneers . as a silent film advocate , i am intrigued to hear reports that hollywood blockbusters are cutting back on dialogue . the execs over there should look to studio ghibli\u2019s the red turtle as an example of how to make a modern , and excellent , film without speech at all .\nthe trailer is filled with lots of fun , comedy , style , music , dance and action . guru played by ankush is a conman , earning his livelihood by manipulating rich people but is also the king of hearts in his neighbourhood along with his lady love mango dolly aka urmila kanitkar - kothare .\nfor here or to go ? movie review : ali fazal and omi vaidya ' s film has potential to touch a nerve but . . .\n2016 was the year of the woman and so on this occasion it was important for me to focus in on five outstanding films made by female filmmakers at various stages of their careers . an honourable queer mention must go to cemetery of splendour by apichatpong weerasethakul . my festival highlights were listening to lizzie borden tells us about the making of born in flames at the london film festival and donna deitch present desert hearts at bfi flare . my film season highlights were dissent and disruption : the complete alan clarke at the bfi and laura mulvey\nspielberg\u2019s the bfg may be the funniest , spookiest , most exquisitely crafted children\u2019s film since the wizard of oz . even its farting scenes are witty .\nthis outstanding icelandic debut feature film is a coming - of - age / family drama work that excels in its narrative arch , acting and cinematography .\nit aims to be a good family film for the summer movie season , and it fits right in with the buttery popcorn i ate while watching it .\nspecial events live soundtracks , cult re - issues & much more . our special events section offers unusual , unexpected & unique one - off film events .\ni have smuggled on to the list one film revived from the past : the brick and the mirror ( 1965 ) , which is by far the most stylistically daring film i have revisited ( and occasionally presented and screened ) in 2016 . golestan\u2019s bleak masterpiece , arguably the best of iranian pre - revolutionary cinema , captures an atmosphere of political anxiety and paranoia and transforms it into a timeless image of any society governed and manipulated on the basis of fear of the other \u2013 more or less a mirror held in front of us at this troubled moment in the 21st century .\nhonourable mentions : in television , orange is the new black and louis c . k . \u2019s web - series horace + pete . on film , lemonade !\nthe film plays a lot like too - little - too - late , a sometimes - clever thriller with a couple of performances that rise above the material .\nthe sxsw film festival celebrates raw innovation and emerging talent from both behind and in front of the camera . featuring provocative dramas , documentaries , comedies , genre standouts , and more , the festival has become known for the high caliber and diversity of films presented , and for its smart , enthusiastic audiences . submit your film\nheadliners big names , big talent : headliners bring star power to sxsw , featuring red carpet premieres and gala film events with major & rising names in cinema .\na big heart conman guru witness a murder and falls into a scandal . he decides to return to his village to avoid the scandal where he notices his village is under the threat of being forcefully evicted to make way for a ' mega city . the murder he witnessed is part of a big conspiracy and has connection to his village .\nanyone who\u2019s wanted to take a plunge into motivational speaking superstar tony robbins\u2019 \u201clife performance coaching\u201d without surrendering a larger chunk of time or cash now have the option of watching \u201ctony robbins : i am not your guru , \u201d which condenses one of his trademark seminars down to two - hour form . those expecting insight into robbins\u2019 life [ \u2026 ]\nserra\u2019s film doesn\u2019t mock or make heavy weather of the notorious layers upon layers of ritual and protocol that distinguished the royal court at versailles . but throughout we are sharply aware of the stark dichotomy between the corporeal presence of the king \u2013 a dying , rotting body which will be dissected and dismantled by royal surgeons at the end of the film \u2013 and the idealised nature of the \u2018royal body\u2019 as pure symbol\u2026 for his latest \u2018sacred monster\u2019 study , serra has made a film in a somewhat classic mode \u2013 \u2018classic\u2019 in the sense of contained , stately , solemn \u2013 and a film that is extremely beautiful and even moving , in a rigorously detached way .\ntoni erdmann is another film that takes genre and drags it , kicking and screaming , somewhere else . its \u2018flaws\u2019 , or rather , foibles , are what gives it some kick . seeing that in a packed 1 , 600 - seat house at the vancouver international film festival was a highlight of the year , no question .\nthe film event of the year was the complete retrospective of the films of jean - marie straub and dani\u00e8le huillet at the museum of modern art , new york .\nall lists are provisional , but this one includes variety at least . the albert serra film shown at the london film festival was an incredible delight , an unexpected and inventive response to constraint , and a chance for actors to show what they could do with not much at all , and what they could do was very good .\nwarm human drama . . . gay shows that it ' s possible to entertain a crowd and say something significant .\n\u2014 amber wilkinson , eye for film\nmy selection of five films is more of a cake slice than a \u2018best of 2016\u2019 . it shows the dense abundance of reality that we occupy as a narrative source , from data to diaries , and the pictorial and temporal frames through which these layered sources can be represented on screen .\nand finally cameraperson\u2026 kirsten johnson discovers a profound , personal and political nonfiction cinema in discarded and unwanted images , odds and ends , widows and orphans . if i had to shoot one movie into space to sum up this crazy , chaotic , hurting world in 2016 it would be this one .\na buoyant , summery tale . . . green is a master , and this may be his most pleasurable film to date .\n\u2014 kieron corless , sight and sound\nfor nine days in march , creatives of all stripes gather for the acclaimed sxsw film program to celebrate raw innovation and emerging talent both behind and in front of the camera .\none of my other choices here stands for the two lav diaz films i saw in 2016 , the other being the flawed , wayward a lullaby to the sorrowful mystery , but my vote for his venice prize - winner is also a vote for an exemplary continuing adventure in filmmaking as passionate mission . other films that made 2016 for me included : the untamed , the son of joseph , personal shopper , elle , fire at sea , paterson , ivo ferreira\u2019s underrated letters from war , nele wohlatz\u2019s joyously deadpan comedy about language the future perfect , bertrand bonello\u2019s dazzling if contentious nocturama , and the first marvel film i\u2019ve cared about in a long time , doctor strange \u2013 which , like jeff nichols\u2019s midnight special , represented a vote of faith in the screen possibilities of the digital sublime .\nno film this year was more formally enlivening than fraud . once its central characters began to set fire to their own house , i had absolutely no idea what i was watching .\nfinely chiseled and superbly played . . . the film bristles with humor , mostly drawn from life , and illuminating moments of irony .\n\u2014 boyd van hoeij , hollywood reporter\nthese were the films i saw in 2016 that made my heart beat faster ( in a good way ) than any of the others i saw . these films made me come away from the cinema with my head buzzing , offering the cinefile\u2019s favourite sensation of having seen a film that gives you food for thought for days afterwards . craft and hard graft . yep . ambitious texturing and layering . yep . editing ellipsis to create story . yep . gripping to the last frame . totally .\nmost of the film is bits of action cut together in flashy fashion . it was clear the filmmakers got scared of the lack of success of batman v superman and started cutting and re - shooting , turning this film is something completely different from what it should have been . character depth and story got lost to make way for pretty action and forced comic relief .\nthe hateful eight would have been no 6 \u2013 a major admission from a tarantinophobe like me . elsewhere , the barrier between film and television seems increasingly arbitrary , and not just because of the big netflix originals : a four - parter such as c4\u2019s national treasure is a film in all respects \u2013 script , direction , camerawork , performances \u2013 except means of delivery .\ni\u2019ve restricted my five to 2016 , and there are a lot i haven\u2019t yet seen . revelations from the past were two silent films by frank borzage : back pay and the pride of palomar ( both 1922 ) . they make you understand once again why those who\u2019d known only silent cinema resisted the coming of sound .\nother than being completely predictable , there is no major fault with the graph of the film . in fact , it could have been enjoyable for a larger audience bracket if presented on a lower key . but that\u2019s not the directorial intent . the film is designed to imitate the current crop of south indian ( action - comedy - masala ) films , or their bollywood counterparts like\nan examination of the ethics of nonfiction filmmaking by way of a first - person diary film , featuring outtakes from 25 years\u2019 worth of documentaries shot by fahrenheit 9 / 11 cinematographer kirsten johnson .\nwilder and freer than the more classical stranger by the lake , the film literally reinvents itself from scene to scene , and yet somehow feels all of a piece . brilliantly , blackly comic .\n\u201cconfident , unflinching filmmaking\u2026secures a place for papadimitropoulos alongside yorgos lanthimos , alexandros avranas , and athina rachel tsangari on the list of emerging film talent from greece . \u201d \u2014 wendy ide , screen daily\ntony robbins : i am not your guru , a feature documentary film about internationally renowned life and business strategist tony robbins , is a revelatory cin\u00e9ma v\u00e9rit\u00e9 film that goes behind the scenes of his mammoth seminar\ndate with destiny ,\nattended by over 2 , 500 people in boca raton , florida , each year , to give an insider look at how one man can affect millions . granted never before seen access to the behind the scenes modus operandi of this enormous event , this film captures both the immense effort of producing this live seminar , as well as the life - changing transformations of the participants in real time . embedding with tony robbins and his team over the course of six days , academy award nominated filmmaker joe berlinger turns an unflinching eye on tony robbins ' powerful and uncompromising approach to achieving success , ensuring the attendees leave\ndate with destiny\nwith new perspective on the forces , thoughts , and feelings that motivate their behavior and help them take . . .\ntony robbins : i am not your guru , a feature documentary film about internationally renowned life and business strategist tony robbins , is a revelatory cin\u00e9ma v\u00e9rit\u00e9 film that goes behind the scenes of his mammoth seminar\ndate with destiny ,\nattended by over 2 , 500 people in boca raton , florida , each year , to give an insider look at how one man can affect millions . granted never before seen access to the behind the scenes modus operandi of this enormous event , this film captures both the immense effort of producing this live seminar , as well as the life - changing transformations of the participants in real time . embedding with tony robbins and his team over the course of six days , academy award nominated filmmaker joe berlinger turns an unflinching eye on tony robbins ' powerful and uncompromising approach to achieving success , ensuring the attendees leave\ndate with destiny\nwith new perspective on the forces , thoughts , and feelings that motivate their behavior and help them take control of their lives . pulling back the curtain on tony robbins , a man that traverses the globe and counsels over 200 , 000 people annually , including world leaders , pundits , entrepreneurs , ceos , athletes and celebrities , through interviews and unprecedented access , tony robbins : i am not your guru is an emotional tour de force that unveils the inner - workings of this mega event , the zealous participants and the man himself .\nthose are topics for another film to pursue , however \u2014 definitely not the one berlinger is making here . the occasional questions he asks robbins during seminar breaks , or at the subject\u2019s palm beach home , are pointed enough but lack depth or follow - through . near the end , robbins himself shrugs that no one would be interested in a movie about him \u2014 i . e . , his life and career off the podium . that may well be a faux - humble evasion , and is wrong besides . but it deftly acquits \u201ci am not your guru\u201d of any responsibility in peeking behind the wizard\u2019s curtain .\n, this film is exactly what you expect it to be , and you will probably love it . also , you can stop reading here . for the rest of you , there is more .\nat best , the film is a rorschach testimonial , lionizing its subject while offering enough objectivity to allow non - believers to opt out . at worst , it ' s a very long infomercial .\nas powerful an experience as the theatrical version of notes on blindness was , the virtual reality experience was doubly so . whether 2016 stands as \u2018the year that vr broke\u2019 ( however you wish to interpret this ) or not , here is a project that lays down a real marker for its potential to tell meaningful stories \u2013 including documentary ones .\ni don\u2019t like to take an elitist position , and firmly believe that a fair review must consider the target audience the film is made for . every reader who bothers to read the review is a potential audience member and expects the reviewer to clue him in about the experience . to achieve this , one needs to keep a clear mind and a neutral point of view when watching anything . with a film like\nfor its rich layers and hypnotic sensuousness . based on a deeply personal play by tarell alvin mccraney , barry jenkins\u2019 film is a brilliant exploration of the relationships that have a profound impact on protagonist chiron\u2019s destiny .\ndog eat dog and elle were the most flagrant , entertaining films of the year . both elle and things to come proved that all you need to make a great film are isabelle huppert and a cat .\na thought - provoking film that plays with its storytelling tools to delve into human psychology , the aftermath of disaster , and how we can survive through small everyday ways .\n\u2014 sarah jilani , filmdoo\nmy favourite film of the year contained many such moments , not least its lightning - in - a - bottle opening title sequence , in which the entirety of human existence seemed effortlessly distilled into a single sneeze .\nfinally , the moment laurent lafitte pulled isabelle huppert from a totalled car in elle , paul verhoeven declared himself ready to answer the questions laid out in his most unfairly maligned film , the enduringly provocative hollow man .\na lovely portrait of the past . . . ritesh batra ' s second film finds the simple beauty in julian barnes ' novel , with the help of a stellar cast .\n\u2014 steve greene , indiewire\n\u201ctony robbins : i am not your guru\u201d goes behind the scenes of tony robbins\u2019 annual seminar , date with destiny . every year in florida , over 2 , 500 people attend robbins\u2019 most intimate and intensive event , which last six days and nights . robbins gave the crew access to the event itself , as well as its production , daily regimen and the inner workings of the creative team . berlinger stated that his goal \u201cwas to share a profound experience that i myself underwent . while the event itself may not be for everyone , i hope my approach will help audiences think about the nature of their own lives as they witness the transformations of the characters in the film . \u201d\nthe accountant should be a straight - ahead thriller , but the film keeps tripping over its own incompetent feet . maybe it was made for adults , but it sure doesn ' t feel like it was made by them .\nthe first edge - of - my - seat western i\u2019d seen since the 1970s \u2013 literate , harrowing , masterfully melding puckish humour and scalding horror ; a film , like deliverance , that one leaves feeling like a survivor .\nvery enjoyable . . . this film is not just for foodies ( although it\u2019s totally for them ) , but also for those who just enjoy watching people do what they love .\n\u2014 adelaide blair , the macguffin\ntony robbins is a # 1 new york times best - selling author , entrepreneur , and philanthropist . for more than 38 years , mr . robbins has empowered more than 50 million people from 100 countries through his life training programs and live events , like date with destiny , as featured in the film tony robbins : i am not your guru . he created the # 1 personal and professional development program of all time , and more than 4 million people have attended his live seminars . as the nation ' s # 1 life and business strategist , his expertise has been called upon by some of the world ' s finest athletes , entertainers , fortune 500 ceos , and even presidents of nations .\nthe hero is autistic , a wizard at math , an expert at martial arts and an ultra - skilled sniper who is leading a double life . but all this is not enough to make the accountant a film worth seeing .\nmy two favourite film events of the year both happened in the first week of november : john carpenter playing his scores live at the troxy and carl davis conducting the bfi\u2019s digital restoration of napoleon live at the royal festival hall .\nso we have a couple of highly inventive , beautiful documentaries ; sarah pucill\u2019s second adaptation of claude cahun\u2019s writings , capturing the fragmented poetry of its source ; and tscherkassky\u2019s exquisite corpus , which ( like morrison\u2019s ) is a film about film , using archive material . i don\u2019t know if i can conclude from this that conventional narrative is , at this point , one of the least interesting approaches , or if it\u2019s just one of the least interesting to me .\ntwo sights in christine epitomised that film\u2019s examination of the precarious ties that bind us to this world : the anguish on rebecca hall\u2019s face mid - argument , and the loneliness of maria dizzia\u2019s final singalong in the face of death .\namong the other highlights of my cinema - going year was a season of ozu films at flagey cinematek in brussels : calm , humane and exquisitely crafted \u2013 just the thing to offset the horrors of 2016 and remind one of the better , more civilised world that does still exist , even if it\u2019s only on the screen . if anyone needs me , i\u2019ll be drinking kirin in the luna bar .\nall\u2019s well that ends well in this good - hearted romantic comedy that kicks off malta\u2019s current tenure in the presidency of the european union . when sophie ( meli ) , a career woman focused on making her fledgling pr firm thrive , gives her gold - digger fianc\u00e9 the boot , her imperious granny , who holds the wealthy family\u2019s purse strings , sets the 30 - year - old a deadline to get married or forfeit her inheritance . it\u2019s a rollicking plot that mixes it up with a gardener with a secret plan , a cheating bombshell of a sister , a weak - willed dad , and a bumbling matchmaker priest . the film represents an early step in fostering an indigenous maltese film industry ; it was produced through a training program initiated by the malta film commission and made possible through funds awarded by the european social fund . in english and maltese with english subtitles . courtesy of the malta film commission . dcp digital . ( bs )\nit ' s all about father and son . a father who nurtures his son and makes him a good man in this society . he teaches many fathers about fatherhood and their responsibilities . this film shows . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntom ford\u2019s second film , based on the book tony and susan by austin wright , follows a los angeles gallery owner who is shaken by the arrival of a novel by her ex that imagines a couple who come to a violent end .\nsadly , however , the year\u2019s most memorable event was the shocking , perhaps wholly avoidable death of abbas kiarostami , for me and many others the greatest artist working in film over the last few decades . what a terrible loss to cinema .\nan award - winning film that has been called\na must watch\nby nobel laureate muhammad yunus and director of the hunger games , gary ross . living on one dollar follows the journey of four . . . see full summary \u00bb\nsimilarities and connections are one thing , but solace seems to grasp at straws and force - link everything when it isn ' t necessary . solace is this damaged and lackluster film that sometimes tip - toes in the category of a beautiful disaster .\nmanchester by the sea is as flat and grey as boston \u2013 the palette of grief is unchangingly colourless . yet no matter how it looks from the outside , lonergan takes care to show the many shades of emotion that bereavement encompasses\u2026 the way affleck , hedges and williams inhabit his characters in all of their complicated , uncomfortable sadness is the film\u2019s strength , making the time spent with them an exercise in human grace \u2013 and as pleasurable a viewing experience as a film about death could hope to be .\nand how\u2019s this for a magic moment : i watched chimes at midnight in welles\u2019s daughter\u2019s house , then she made me leftovers frittata . as justice shallow says in the first line of the film , \u201cjesus , the days that we have seen . \u201d\nmy most cinematic moment of the year has to be a restoration of the 1922 version of nosferatu accompanied by its original score played by the regional symphonic orchestra of the city i was born in , during the local film festival of seminci . haunting .\n\u201cthe charming , rousing wwii romance their finest is a film that openly stumps for two causes : the value of women in the workplace , and the power of cinema to tell stories that people need to hear . \u201d \u2014 noel murray , the playlist\n2016 : year of the unedifying spectacle . brexit in the uk , trumpism in the us , turkey\u2019s dissent - crackdown , brazil\u2019s five - ring circus of vicious inequality , russia\u2019s hydra - headed poisoning of the global body - politic\u2026 and lav diaz landing main - jury prizes at both berlin and venice . diaz\u2019s trophies \u2013 small beer in the wider scheme of things , of course \u2013 consecrate artistic narrative cinema\u2019s blind dance into moribundity .\nthe accountant is bolstered by its intricate character played by affleck as well as its sophisticated tropes and reveals . while its plot may be a bit too extensive and prolong the film still supplies the drama and efforts of being more than solid . 4 / 5\nin \u201ctony robbins : i am not your guru , \u201d an immersive look at his 2014 seminar in boca raton , fla . , so much is lobbed that this almost fawning documentary plays at times like a horror movie . there is something almost vampiric about this public siphoning of hurt , from the self - loathing of a suicidal young man to the devastating anguish of a woman who survived a childhood of sex slavery . is she on the road to being healed , we wonder , or has she just exchanged one possible cult for another ?\nalso to note for 2016 is the red spider ( marcin kosza\u0142ka ) , an impressive story of a young man fascinated by the impulse of evil . curumim ( marcos prado ) is a shocking documentary about champion paraglider and drug dealer marco \u2018curumim\u2019 archer . in the last days of the city ( tamer el said ) beautifully captures the mood of a city , cairo , and of its people during such a troubled historical period for egypt .\njarmusch\u2019s taste for ordinary vibrant things \u2013 such as a perfect box of matches \u2013 is here the launchpad for a droll and lovely diary film that captures a week in the life of our couple . it\u2019s an exquisitely modest , heartfelt film with a quietly moving way with gags \u2013 pure jarmusch , yet reminiscent too of aki kaurism\u00e4ki\u2019s tributes to working stiffs . if there\u2019s more than a hint of manic pixie dream girl about laura , it\u2019s offset by her growling english bulldog marvin , to whom paterson is just as much married .\nthe more i think about it the more i admire the surprise winner of the golden lion at venice . the woman who left is a film that lives in the memory as a moral , political and cultural statement as well as a fine piece of filmmaking .\nat date with destiny , tony robbins spends six days tearing down peoples ' walls in order to build them up again into their authentic selves . witness the first - ever inside look at this monster event , the methodology behind the workshop , and the life changing , transformational experiences the attendees have under tony ' s guidance in netflix ' s i am not your guru .\ngiants\nperformed by savoir adore subscribe : urltoken about netflix : netflix is the world ' s leading internet television network with over 83 million members in over 190 countries enjoying more than 125 million hours of tv shows and movies per day , including original series , documentaries and feature films . members can watch as much as they want , anytime , anywhere , on nearly any internet - connected screen . members can play , pause and resume watching , all without commercials or commitments . connect with netflix online : visit netflix website : urltoken like netflix on facebook : urltoken follow netflix on twitter : urltoken follow netflix on instagram : urltoken follow netflix on tumblr : urltoken tony robbins : i am not your guru | official trailer [ hd ] | netflix urltoken"]}
{"id": 117163, "summary": [{"text": "roar is a 1981 american adventure exploitation film written and directed by noel marshall , produced by and starring marshall and his then wife tippi hedren , and co-starring hedren 's real-life daughter melanie griffith and marshall 's real-life sons john and jerry . .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film follows a family who are attacked by a range of ravening jungle animals at the secluded home of their keeper .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "roar became notorious for its troubled 11-year production , which resulted in 70 members of its cast and crew being injured by the many predatory animals used in the film , including its main stars sustaining life-threatening injuries ranging from bone fractures to scalpings and gangrene .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "much of the footage capturing the injuries was included in the final cut of the film , resulting in real blood on screen .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it has been considered the most dangerous film shoot in history .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was released theatrically in europe in 1981 , but was a financial failure .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was released theatrically in the united states for the first time on april 17 , 2015 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "hedren co-wrote the 1985 book cats of shambala about her experience of filming roar . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "roar ( 1981 film )", "paragraphs": ["urltoken lw2795 | film - arts | ' roar ' ( 1981 ) news photo , 1977 : tippi hedren , melanie griffith , jerry & john marshall , tiger , lions .\nthe animals film is a feature documentary film about the use of animals by human beings , directed by victor schonfeld and myriam alaux , and narrated by actress julie christie . the film was first released in 1981 .\nthe movie had a brief overseas release in 1981 . marshall and hedren divorced the following year .\nhank ( noel marshall ) receives a \u0093kiss\u0094 from one of the lions in the film\nroar .\ncrew : ( color ) widescreen . extract of a review from 1981 . running time : 102 min .\nnoel marshall\u2019s action - adventure film was originally released in 1981 and its 11 - year production is infamous for the injuries received by 70 members of the cast and crew .\nreintroducing roar : the most dangerous movie ever made | daily review : film , stage and music reviews , interviews and more .\nlife with neil looks like a lot of fun , which is more than they can say about their film roar . roar was released in 1981 , and included way more lions than just one . it starred the real life couple , tippi and noel , alongside tippi\u2019s daughter melanie . noel\u2019s biological sons also play roles in the movie . but while life with neil was a success , roar was not .\ndrafthouse films is releasing a cult oddity called roar from 1981 , a reckless and little seen box office bomb . and my , does it look glorious . the film ' s working title was supposedly lions , lions , and more lions , and it delivers .\nindependent u . s . distributors olive films are inviting urltoken members to submit their questions for actor / filmmaker john marshall and be entered to win one of five blu - rays of roar ( 1981 ) .\nis a 1981 film , nearing a theatrical re - release , that was written and directed by noel marshall and co - written and co - directed by a pride of lions . it is perhaps\nand yet , the film eventually was released in 1981 with its disney - esque plot intact \u2013 and bombed miserably . however , roar still stands as a singularly terrifying monument to good intentions \u2013 good , stupid , horrifyingly dangerous intentions . it can be truthfully said that there has never been another film quite like it before or since .\nthe tagline for the newly remastered re - release of noel marshall \u2018s forgotten 1981 film \u201croar\u201d reads , \u201cthere\u2019s never been a film like roar \u2013 and there never will be again ! \u201d this isn\u2019t hyperbole , this is 100 % honest - to - goodness truth in advertising . \u201croar\u201d is more than an oddity , it is a literal journey into the mouth of madness ; a film that took nearly a dozen years to get to the screen and saw more than seventy members of the cast and crew suffer injuries during that time period . this is a singular film , the kind of film that simply should not exist , and yet it does , and it is spectacular .\ntippi was presented with an honorary mfa degree in acting for film from the new york film academy in january , 2012 .\nby the time the film was completed and released in australia in 1981 , it had been more than a decade since conception , and five years of actual production at a cost of $ 17 million .\nthe film ' s tagline said everything :\nthere ' s never been a film like roar - and there never will be again !\nhowever , this curious film had some similarities to the big hit in the mid 1960s , born free ( 1966 ) .\nthe\nsnuff version of swiss family robinson\nfinally gets a proper re - release , though stars like tippi hedren and melanie griffith won ' t discuss the 1981 film that almost cost them their lives .\nafter forking over an estimated $ 17 million in production costs , the movie grossed a disappointing $ 2 million when it debuted in theaters in 1981 .\nin the meantime , the production of roar became an extraordinary , almost surreal experience .\nthat\u2019s not true of roar , a film from 1981 , recently re - released via drafthouse films . directed by noel marshall , a producer on the exorcist , roar tells the story of a zoologist ( played by marshall ) living and working in africa . the twist ? marshall\u2019s character loves big cats , and his home is filled to the brim with lions , tigers , and pumas .\nroar is not labeled as a horror movie , but most of the cast and crew were mauled by the wild cats , so the horror side of things lies within the making of the film and not the film itself .\ndrafthouse films and olive films are promoting the limited theatrical release of the 1981 adventure spectacle roar with a memorably eye - catching tagline . \u201cno animals were harmed in the making of this movie , \u201d declares the advertising slogan for the film , out april 17 . \u201c70 members of the cast and crew were . \u201d\nthe grandeur of roar , an essay by tim league is a text supplement which features a funny but fond account of the film ' s history and reputation .\nyou can find the list of theaters where roar is screening at the drafthouse films website .\nto shoot the long - forgotten 1981 wildlife thriller roar , producer - director noel marshall lived with 150 lions , tigers , cheetahs and jaguars along with his actress wife tippi hedren\u200b ( the birds ) and her daughter melanie griffith ( working girl ) .\nuse the thumbs up and thumbs down icons to agree or disagree that the title is similar to roar . you can also suggest completely new similar titles to roar in the search box below .\n\u201cwith roar , filmmaking feels as dangerous and immediate as bomb defusing . \u201d \u2013 consequence of sound\nroar is screening at sydney ' s golden age cinema and bar on july 10 and 12 .\nhedren had invited the associated press to her shambala home for an interview about roar and concerns regarding promotion of the re - release . but she canceled when the board of directors of the preserve and her roar foundation asked her not to speak publicly about the film .\nlos angeles ( ap ) \u2014\nno animals were harmed during the making of ' roar . ' but 70 members of the cast and crew were .\nso claims a trailer for the theatrical re - release of a little - seen 1981 adventure film starring tippi hedren , daughter melanie griffith and 150 lions , tigers , leopards , jaguars and elephants .\nwas roar unionized ? of course not \u2014 legally , that would have required 260 trainers on set .\nroar was first released 1981 and was basically about a household of people sharing a house and surrounding area with over 70 wild lions , tigers , cougars , cheetahs , jaguars ( with other wild animals also , but mainly cats ) . thanks to drafthouse films , we will now have a chance to see the most dangerous film ever made in selected theaters soon .\nin 1999 , tippi was honored as \u201cwoman of vision\u201d by women of film and video in washington , d . c . , and received the presidential medal for her work in film from hofstra university . in 2000 , tippi was honored as \u201cbest actress in a comedy short\u201d in the film mulligans ! at the method fest , independent film festival , and in 2002 , tippi won \u201cbest actress\u201d for the short film tea with grandma from the new york international independent film festival .\nthe man whose father married tippi hedren and who spent years living with melanie griffith as her stepbrother is opening up about the infamous lion film the two made with their parents , roar .\nand yet , as authentic as the terror is , roar ' s flimsy story and cheesy script are sorely lacking . even hedren admitted as much after seeing the film at its australia premiere .\ntouted as the most dangerous movie ever made , roar was the ill - fated brainchild of alfred hitchcock muse hedren and her then - husband , exorcist producer noel marshall . years past schedule and millions over budget , hollywood eventually lost interest in roar , and the film was never released in north america .\ntim league : i was first turned on to roar at the telluride film festival . the film wasn\u2019t playing , but i was in line with film director greg marcks . we were talking about drafthouse films\u2019 previous release miami connection , and he asked if i had ever seen roar . he was a huge fan of the movie and gave me the complete rundown . i managed to watch it a few weeks after telluride and was blown away . that\u2019s when the hunt began .\nat the time of the film ' s production , hedren was an extreme animal rights activist and conservationist , who lived with her husband ( marshall ) and daughter ( actress melanie griffith ) on a quasi - animal sanctuary . where hedren and her family would routinely interact with a number of african lions . ( hedren has since established the non - profit\nroar\nfoundation , named after the 1981 film , which was a decade - long passion project for the actress . )\nthe imdb trivia page on this film is outrageous : urltoken my favorite item : during the promotion of this picture , tippi hedren categorically stated that there would never be a ' roar 2 ' sequel .\n, a carnage - stricken action / drama from 1981 about a family battling to survive against hundreds of lions and tigers . avant garde american distributor drafthouse films have plucked the film from obscurity , returning it to american cinemas this week with the not undeserving tagline \u201cthe most dangerous movie ever made\u201d .\na celebrity family adopted 150 dangerous animals to make roar \u2014 and it nearly killed them | l . a . weekly\nduring the promotion of this picture , tippi hedren categorically stated that there would never be a ' roar 2 ' sequel .\nand the thunderous roar of shotgun blasts . kamen ' s music spreads out wonderfully into every other available channel as well .\nneedless to say , the money for the project would run out at intervals . finally , in 1981 , after 11 years and an astonishing $ 17 million , roar was completed and released to theaters worldwide\u2014except for the united states , where distributors wanted\u2014dare i say it\u2014the lions\u2019 share of the profits ( hedren wanted most of the money to go to support the animals that made the movie ) . as amazing a film as it is , roar garnered only $ 2 million worldwide . a year later ( 1982 ) , hedren\u2019s marriage to marshall came to an end .\nroar ( 1981 ) has been called \u201cthe most dangerous movie ever made . \u201d how did it earn such a dubious distinction , you ask ? well , the cast and crew of the film worked with more than 130 wild animals\u2014including panthers , tigers , lions , and elephants\u2014that were allowed to roam free while the cameras rolled . the actors often appear to be genuinely terrified as these animals pursue them , knowing they could strike at any moment ( and they often did ) . 70 people were injured during the making of the film .\nthe trailer for the film documents some of the dangers the family put themselves through during production .\n\u201cby the time that it got finished , it already smelled like failure to distributors , \u201d said shapiro . \u201croar\u201d was never released in the u . s . it received a one - week international release in 1981 , raking in less than $ 2 million and a plethora of bad reviews . it was deemed \u201cthe most expensive home movie ever made . \u201d\nharry potter : complete 8 - film colle . . . $ 44 . 99 , save 55 %\nthe animals film presents a survey of the uses of animals in factory farming , as pets , for entertainment , in scientific and military research , hunting , etc . the film also profiles the international animal rights movement . the film incorporates secret government footage , cartoons , newsreels and excerpts from propaganda films .\nthe re - release of the film ( which includes distribution on blu - ray ) wasn\u2019t timed to coincide with an anniversary . like any other release it is at least in part a cash grab , and presumably the rights for a forgotten film that bombed at the box office ( roar took around $ 2 million ) came cheap .\nif you ever find yourself needing a reminder that wild animals belong in the wild - - well , a good place to start is by watching this new trailer for\nroar .\nit ' s a weird , obscure nature - family drama from 1981 , noted for featuring over 100 real - life wild lions and other dangerous african animals , which was produced by\nmarnie\nand\nthe birds\nstar tippi hedren and her film producer husband noel marshall .\nlook for roar in select theaters around springtime , with a dvd , blu - ray , and vod release later in the year .\nit was called a \u201csuicide mission\u201d and \u201cthe most disaster - plagued film in the history of hollywood . \u201d\ncinematica movie of the month for september 2015 . read the essay of the month : the dissonant idiocy of roar ! by justin santelli .\nif you\u2019ve yet to be convinced that roar is indeed the most dangerous movie ever made , you surely will be after watching the trailer .\n, a film which bears a supposed release year of 1981 , but which was a multiyear ordeal for star - writer - producer - director noel marshall and his family , most of whom contributed to the film as either cast members or crew . this assemblage included marshall ' s then wife tippi hedren , hedren ' s then young daughter melanie griffith , and marshall ' s sons john and jerry . probably the very definition of a\npassion project\n,\nhedren first encountered a pride of lions in 1969 while working in africa on the movie satan ' s harvest and has been smitten with big cats ever since . she , her then - husband noel marshall and griffith made a film , 1981 ' s roar , to increase awareness of the endangered species . hedren began living in a cottage on the property that is now shambala in 1976 and grew to love its inhabitants\nmore than my next breath ,\nshe told thr in 2013 .\ntippi hedren\u2019s leg was broken , melanie griffith required facial reconstructive surgery , the director got gangrene and the cinematographer needed 200 stitches on his scalp . to see this 1981 lion drama - on limited release this friday \u2013 is to become a dog person\nroar , which starred hedren her husband and her young daughter , the future film star melanie griffith , was supposed to follow a nine - month shooting schedule , but it ultimately took five years . in fact , the entire process of getting the idea , searching for and buying the land , finding the animals and making the film took a total of 11 years . the film turned out to be an engrossing , transforming experience for everyone who worked on it .\ncopyright \u00a9 2004 - 2010 roar - john marshall . all rights reserved . republication or redistribution of content is expressly prohibited without prior written consent .\nluke buckmaster is film critic and writer for daily review , and contributes commentary to a range of australian publications .\nbritish singer - songwriter elvis costello says he was moved to reject meat after seeing the documentary the animals film .\ntim league : i had never seen anything like roar . i was also really surprised that almost no one i talked to , including some pretty deep - track , serious cinephiles , had never heard of this film . roar felt like a fantastic discovery and i had the urge to share it with as many people as possible . as to my current feeling , it remains the same . i love this movie . i mentioned boyhood in the beginning : richard linklater received incredible ( and justified ) praise for his commitment to film a family over twelve years . roar documented a real - life family over eleven years while they were being attacked by more than 130 lions , tigers , leopards , panthers and jaguars . now that is an achievement . check out drafthouse film\u2019s roar page to see if the film is headed to your town . if you\u2019re in the los angeles area , note the special screenings at cinefamily , in which john marshall will be on hand for a q & a , and there will be a cast and crew reunion .\ntippi continues to work frequently in motion pictures , theatre , episodic and cable television , and her contributions to world cinema have been honored with life achievement awards in france at the beauvais film festival cinemalia 1994 , and in spain by the fundacion municipal de cine in 1995 . in 1999 , tippi was honored as\nwoman of vision\nby women of film and video in washington , d . c . , and received the presidential medal for her work in film from hofstra university . and in 2000 , tippi was honored as\nbest actress in a comedy short\nin the film\nmulligans !\nat the method fest , independent film festival , and in 2002 , tippi won\nbest actress\nfor the short film\ntea with grandma\nfrom the new york international independent film festival .\nas one of the few cast members willing to help promote the roar re - release , john marshall said he still gets nightmares about the experience .\nroar\nwas a box - office dud but has lived on and earned the title as\nthe most dangerous movie ever made .\nthe film is returning to theaters in april and will be available on blu - ray , dvd and vod later this summer .\nroar is completely amazing , and barely even a movie . it ' s mostly just documentation of the cast trying not to be eaten by the hundred plus\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\na year after the film flopped , marshall and hedren divorced . wilderness families only live happily ever after in the movies .\nthe making of roar ( 1080p ; 33 : 19 ) is a good retrospective hosted by tippi hedren , who recounts the traumas and triumphs of the shoot .\noriginally intended as big cat advocacy , roar is closer to werner herzog ' s documentary grizzly man , a cautionary tale about not getting too close to nature .\n\u201croar\u201d will be re - released this year in us cinemas , and will be available on blu - ray , dvd and on demand platforms later this winter .\n[ 1 ] most of the information about the making of\nroar\ncomes from an\nscv newsmaker of the week\ninterview taped march 1 , 2005 .\nbut money and injured cast and crew members weren\u2019t the only things marshall had to contend with . two floods , a wildfire , and sick cats plagued the production , and the entire debacle ended up costing $ 17 million dollars . that was in 1981 , the contemporary equivalent would be much higher .\ntim league : the ultimate message they wanted to put forth was to stop the decimation of african wildlife by hunting and trading in furs and ivory . i can certainly stand behind that message . the narrative of the film doesn\u2019t always directly drive that home , though . the overwhelming emotion i get from the film is fear rather than a passion to preserve . when did you first see roar ? what was your initial impression ? :\nroar ,\ndirected by noel marshall , screens on may 5 at 7 : 15 p . m . at parkway 1 and will be presented by john waters .\nwe knew that young suraj sharma was never near a real uncaged tiger while shooting life of pi , which is why drafthouse films , the austin - based upstart theatre chain and distributor of hard - to - categorised movies , is pushing the behind - the - scenes elements of their unearthed gem roar as much as the film itself . it\u2019s a smart move . there\u2019s really not much going on with roar storywise . but then you take a step back and think about what it is that you\u2019re watching . my viewing of roar was set to a soundtrack of \u201coh my god ! \u201d and \u201choly crap ! \u201d , all of my own making .\nroar , finished in 1981 , was the pet project of noel marshall . he was a producer on the exorcist and used his own , demon - bred money to finance this film that nearly killed him and his whole family . that family consisted of his wife tippi hedren , his two sons and hedren\u2019s daughter melanie griffith . the basic plot is that marshall is working in as a zoologist in africa . ( and maybe he\u2019s a doctor , too ? there\u2019s a shot of him in a white coat among masai villagers . for a movie that took over 10 years to make , it is a tad incoherent . )\nbut , league says , \u201cthe passage of time affords us the perspective to view \u2018roar\u2019 for what it truly is : the most epic and amazing animal thriller ever made . \u201d\nthus was the genesis of roar , a film that would follow a fictional scientist\u2019s work with lion , tiger and jaguar cubs , and dramatize the issue of how wild animals were being rapidly decimated by hunters , settlers and poachers\u2014and how they don\u2019t exactly make great housepets either , especially when you\u2019ve got a whole mob of them hanging around . more than anything else , perhaps , it was the first film to capture the true personalities of these creatures .\nlike so many terrible pictures ,\nroar\nwas a passion project\u2014in this case , for animal conservationists marshall and hedren . but what separates it from the bad movie herd is that the excruciating , obviously painful experience of making the film is evident in every single frame . ultimately , the movie we get from\nroar\nisn ' t the crappy safari adventure it promises\u2014it ' s the inadvertent documentary about a guy who tortures his family as they try to make a high budget home movie .\nthe film billed , as the most dangerous ever made is making a return to the big screen nearly 35 years after its original release .\nas perhaps the most disaster - plagued film ever made . but it was recently picked up by drafthouse films , as an entry in the\nwould make for an interesting family film festival and women in hollywood and i can ' t believe i ' m not planning this already .\n' s michael gingold delve into the film ' s deeply troubled history . this is an all - region release , by the way .\na normal movie ends with the american humane association ' s assurance that\nno animals were harmed .\nbut tippi hedren ' s doomed 1981 obsession roar isn ' t normal . the aha ' s seal is the first thing on screen \u2014 yet , if the authorities had a safety code for humans , roar would fail . this odd , slight and near - deadly tribute to nature wound up as a mad masterpiece of mankind ' s folly . and this re\u00adrelease feels kind of like stumbling across the giant heads of easter island . you ' re fascinated more by the how , what and why than the actual artistic result . so much sweat and pain , for this ?\ndrafthouse films , the distribution arm of the hip , austin - based alamo drafthouse cinemas , uses press quotes like\nsnuff version of swiss family robinson\nin its promos for roar .\naccording to indiewire , roar is much more nerve - racking and the cast deliver lines with palpable fear . scenes that show the cast playing with lions turn into them being preyed upon .\nfilmed at africa usa , a hollywood animal compound outside of acton that later became the shambala big - cat preserve ,\nroar\nwas a family affair and a series of disasters . the film took 11 years to make at a cost of $ 17 million and grossed just $ 2 million worldwide , mostly on foreign screens .\nthe $ 17 million film only made $ 2 million internationally . it was also the death knell for hedren ' s marriage to noel marshall .\nthe film revolves around a wildlife preservationist who lives with his wife and children alongside a number of wild lions , tigers , cheetahs and elephants .\nthe danger \u2014 in reality and on film , which in roar are essentially the same \u2014 is that it ' s hard to tell when a lion is just playing . even the lion doesn ' t know for sure . like house cats , sometimes they want you to rub their tummy . then the claws come out . roar was crafted to prove that big cats are lovable , yet the cast spend the whole film holding their breath , rushing through lines so they can get the scene over with . marshall can ' t even finish the sentence ,\nthe cats get a little excited , that ' s all !\nbefore being trampled by five lionesses .\ndrafthouse decided to expose \u201croar\u201d as the thrilling memento mori it truly is . \u201cin the \u201980s , the marketing campaign was , \u2018here\u2019s a family film that\u2019s not appropriate for family viewing , ' \u201d said shapiro . drafthouse , meanwhile , harnessed the power of hyperbole to promote the film\u2019s deranged , rip - roaring spirit front and center . amid the barrage of hyperbolic advertisements in our modern world , \u201croar\u201d is a rare occasion of veritable mind - boggle . \u201cit actually is the most dangerous movie ever made , \u201d said shapiro . \u201cthis movie just lends itself to hyperbole , because it\u2019s impossible to sit down and watch it and not have your mouth open in complete astonishment . \u201d\nthe most catastrophic delay in filming roar occurred in 1978 , when a tremendous flood almost demolished the compound and killed three lions . the whole production and property took an entire year to recover .\nremarkable photos of the their day - to - day eating , sleeping and frolicking with the big cats were uncovered as drafthouse films prepared to re - release roar in the us this year .\nas the production of roar involved lions , tigers , and other dangerous animals , it is unsurprising to learn that people were injured during the production . but 70 sounds like an exaggeration . in fact , one of the film\u2019s stars , john marshall , confirms the math is inaccurate . \u201cactually i think it was 72 , \u201d he says .\nmarshall bit off more than he could chew . roar stands as a testament to his folly , but it\u2019s certainly a filmic experience like no other . marshall\u2019s opus is brazen , the story of the production more interesting than the film itself , and there are few films that have such scope , and such stupidity , inherent in their makeup .\nit ' s not a good sign when your film opens with a title card proudly informing the audience that it is\nwith great pride that we display the seal of the american humane association . although some scenes appear to show animals being injured , they were never actually hurt .\nover the course of the film ' s agonizing 102 minutes ,\nroar\nsubjects the viewer to scene after scene of animal attacks that seem so shockingly realistic because most of them really did happen .\nthe film does not work without this knowledge , however , which is its fatal flaw . it\u2019s no wonder audiences in 1981 greeted the film with a collective shrug , because without that knowledge , it\u2019s just a poorly constructed film with a lead actor who shouts all of his dialogue and monologues\u2014at length\u2014about the harmony between animals and people literal feet from bloody confrontations between the big cats . the original songs by robert hawk recall dan fogelberg at his schmaltziest , and terence p . minogue\u2019s score is comprised almost exclusively of an unrelenting drum beat meant , i presume , to mimic the terror - induced racing pulses of the cast and crew . in its best moments , it looks like a low rent nature documentary , and at its worst , looks like a half - assed experiment gone horribly awry .\ncritics savaged the film . the big cats retired . hedren and marshall divorced . turns out those shots of lions tearing apart a house were metaphorical .\nthe film\u2019s cinematographer , jan de bont \u2013 who later went on to direct die hard \u2013 required 220 stitches after he was scalped by a lion .\n' gilbert taylor , the critical reception to the film , and that there were indeed talks of a potential sequel that obviously never came to pass .\nin 2007 a dvd of the animals film was released with a new director ' s cut ( running time 120 minutes ) , via beyond the frame . in 2008 the british film institute released a remastered dvd in the uk , incorporating both the original uncensored cinema version and the director ' s cut .\nis more intriguing than the film itself : kinski and reed repeatedly almost coming to blows , with the latter barking for weeks on end about his co - star being a nazi bastard . . . tobe hooper abandoning the film after a week or so in the director ' s chair , with piers haggard\nsince its april 15 re - release , \u201croar\u201d has played in 100 theaters nationwide ( on 19 screens at its widest ) and screened to mostly late - night audiences . at a box office total of $ 102 , 445 , it is now the number one repertory film of 2015 . shapiro referred to the recent success of \u201cjurassic world , \u201d this year\u2019s top - grossing blockbuster . \u201cit\u2019s no wonder audiences flock to see dinosaurs eating people in 3 - d , \u201d he said . \u201cit\u2019s kind of like what \u2018roar\u2019 is , just for real . \u201d\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nis the movie it ' s not . i wasn ' t terribly familiar with the film beforehand and stormed in expecting more of a killer snake flick .\nhas been lightly letterboxed on this single - layer blu - ray disc to preserve the film ' s theatrical aspect ratio of 1 . 85 : 1 .\nthe film was allegedly the most expensive comedy made up to its time . it received one razzie nomination : worst original song (\nyou ' re crazy but i like you\n) . its financial backers at emi ltd . , impresarios lew ( lord ) grade and bernard ( lord ) delfont , had already recently financed a number of flops : raise the titanic ( 1980 ) , the jazz singer ( 1980 ) , the village people musical can ' t stop the music ( 1980 ) , and the legend of the lone ranger ( 1981 ) . their investment of $ 11 million in this american film was a nail in their movie - making coffin .\nif you are a lover of all things bizarre in cinema , this is absolutely essential viewing . i would implore you to first read alamo drafthouse ceo tim league\u2019s essay about the film\u2019s production , and lay eyes on the photo of cinematographer jan debont \u2018s massive head wound . this is not a film for casual bad film fans as it\u2019s pretty next level stuff , and though no one was killed , you will see how precipitously close a film can become to being a snuff film without actually crossing that line . it makes a brilliant companion piece to werner herzog\u2019s \u201cgrizzly man\u201d , which is essentially the worst case scenario version of this film . if you are a lover of bad films , and want to see something that is unlike anything else that\u2019s ever been made , this is essential viewing . bear in mind that my final score is reflective of the fact that i do consider myself to be a bad movie connoisseur , and feel free to subtract at least two stars if you\u2019re not . for those of who crave that thrill of a car crash\u2019s aftermath , however , you can\u2019t get much closer to the real thing than with roar .\nthe animals film was distributed in cinemas in britain , australia , germany , austria , canada and the united states , and was broadcast on numerous television networks . the british network , channel four , transmitted the film during the channel ' s third night on air in november 1982 . it generated front page news in britain at the time because channel 4 broadcast a two - hour version of the film shorn of seven minutes of its concluding sequence . the original 136 minute film released in cinemas had been approved with no cuts by the british board of film censors , but the independent broadcasting authority instructed channel 4 that certain scenes in the film could ' incite crime or lead to civil disorder . ' jonathan porritt and david winner write that , with over one million viewers , the screening is regarded as\nan important moment in the growth of public awareness of animal exploitation .\nchannel four screened it again during its banned series in 1991 .\nleague tried to contact hedren before announcing drafthouse ' s plans to re - release the film but didn ' t hear back until after the announcement was made .\nalso worth noting that he was partially scalped while making this movie . i image this must have been one of the craziest film sets to ever work on .\nwhile the mass group of lions on the set of roar had a tendency to lash out at humans , it appears that neil was a rather chill house mate . even the kids enjoyed playing with him .\nthe high desert animal preserve is home to the felines and pachyderms and was first established as an african - type set for the motion picture , roar , which tippi co - produced and starred in with her daughter , film actress melanie griffith . after the five year filming was completed , it became the current , non - profit center for big cat care and research .\nthe advert says the movie roar on dvd is ntsc / region 1 . that is not true . it ' s region 0 and that means this dvd will play in any dvd machine anywhere in the world .\nthe idea for the film came about when noel marshall and hedren discovered an abandoned plantation house overrun by a large pride of lions while touring wildlife preserves in africa .\nthe countess from hong kong with marlon brando and sophia loren , directed by chaplin , in what was to be the\nlittle tramp ' s\nfinal film .\nhedren and marshall split in 1982 . hedren kept rescuing big cats ; in 1983 she renamed africa u . s . a .\nshambala\nand formed the 501c3 nonprofit roar foundation for big cat care and research .\ndirected and starring noel marshall ( you might know him from \u201cthe exorcist\u201d ) , \u201croar\u201d is being re - released in theaters and on dvd , 34 years after flopping at the box office and derailing marshall\u2019s directorial career .\n' s backstory is probably a good deal more compelling than the actual finished film . ( this review didn ' t even get into tidbits like ted cassidy\u2014yep , lurch from\nthat\u2019s hard to put into words . in many ways the film is a testament to the dangers of unchecked ambition , of the follies of man , and his relationship with animals . marshall ( and his character in the film ) attempted to wrest some kind of narrative and control from the snapping jaws of chaos , and it didn\u2019t work .\nfreelance writer and editor with an ma in professional writing . follow for handmade articles on film and tv , pop culture , and brand storytelling . view all posts by andymckendry\ntim league : i don\u2019t know the answer for sure , but my sense is that an extremely small amount of the $ 17 million dollar budget was spent on make - up . for sure , the initial scenes with noel\u2019s bloody hand were \u201cpractical effects . \u201d i understand marshall and hedren were passionate about wildlife preservation , and that the film was , in a sense , propaganda , but there are several moments in roar when the animals are seen creating terror . what do you think marshall was ultimately attempting to convey with the film ? what was his message ? :\nhoping to raise awareness for the inhumane treatment experienced by big cats in captivity , they approached a number of animal trainers for help make the concept for the film a reality .\nusing provocative language to flog a product is hardly new or novel but the repackaging of roar is nevertheless a curious achievement . the film\u2019s new branding as \u2018the most dangerous movie ever made , which nobody saw\u2019 arrives at a time when audiences are particularly acclimatised to a culture of content creators casting fresh spins on old things , in their everlasting attempt to draw as many eyeballs to the screen or page as possible .\nroar foundation board members have included such hollywood luminaries as loni anderson , antonio banderas , ed begley , jr . , linda blair , bo derek , melanie griffith , ken howard and linda howard , loretta swit , and betty white .\n\u201croar feels more like watching a snuff film . \u201d please spare me from this juvenile wanking . i do desperately hope that you don\u2019t actually make a habit of watching snuff films but you might like to reflect on the fact that snuff films are not any sort of joke and involve the psycho - sexual ritualised torture and murder of unwilling participants \u2013 not highly paid actors doing it willingly . find a different metaphor .\nnoel marshall is featured on a motorbike at the start of a film trailer , riding through a pack of lions as one of them strikes out at him as he passes by .\nmy best friend and i had our second viewing tonight of alex cox\u2019s best film since revengers tragedy ( 2002 ) . despite having now seen both the color and the . . .\nin 1978 , a flood from a dam break killed many lions in the film , washed away the set and destroyed nearly all of the movie , including sets , completed film footage and three key lions including robbie , the movie ' s lion king . the picture was set back several years and the damaged done amounted to approximately us $ 4 million .\nhowever , during the whole process tippi hedren found her calling . after the film was completed , it was unthinkable to dispose of all of the unfortunate animals . zoos could not possibly take that many big cats . hedren thus became the protector to homeless lions and tigers that were born in captivity ( or were captured at a very early age ) and couldn\u2019t be returned to the wild . the roar experience led directly to the 1983 establishment of the non - profit roar foundation which accepted donations and which became the financial support arm of hendren\u2019s animal rescue efforts and her work to educate the public about wildlife . in 1985 hedren\u2019s 72 acres officially became the shambala preserve .\ndrafthouse films has provided dangerous minds with an exclusive clip from roar . here we see john and jerry marshall doing their best to avoid the animals that seem to be lurking around every corner . the scene is a great example of the amazing shots noel marshall managed to get amidst the chaos , as well as jan de bont\u2019s top - notch cinematography . it also highlights the film\u2019s claustrophobic vibe and precarious on - set atmosphere .\ndrafthouse films partnered with olive films to re - release the film , which will be available on numerous platforms later in the summer , and be released on blu - ray this summer .\nchris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens\nin 2010 the bbc world service broadcast one planet : animals & us , a radio documentary series in which victor schonfeld investigates why little has changed since the making of the animals film .\ni think she ' s just lately come to not really be so proud of the film anymore ,\nsaid alamo drafthouse founder and ceo tim league , who was tipped off to its existence ( and harrowing production ) by indie director greg marcks . he immediately went in search of the rights holder and reached a deal with olive films to co - release the film .\nthat\u2019s just the bodily damage . two years of production and a dozen horror stories later , financiers pulled out completely , leaving marshall and hedren to their own devices . the couple sold virtually everything they owned to put their heads in the lion\u2019s mouth once again , using the remainder of marshall\u2019s dividends from \u201cthe exorcist , \u201d which he executive produced , to revive production . naturally , the second half of the production was visited by several of the 10 plagues \u2014 two floods , a wildfire and a devastating feline illness ravaged the set . in the end , the film cost $ 17 million dollars ( in 1981 dollars ) .\nafter shooting a film in africa , american actress tippi hedren and her manager husband , marshall , were inspired by the idea of a movie that highlighted the plight of big cats in captivity .\nmarshall\u2019s documentary - esque focus on the carnage that ensues when a small number of humans are up close with an incredible number of wild animals reflects something of the gritty vibe of director sam peckinpah\u2019s home invasion classic straw dogs ( 1971 ) but , with all its real - life associations , roar feels more like watching a snuff film . john recently told the new york post that \u201cdad was a fucking arsehole to do that to his family\u201d .\nunfortunately , roar left more than one person on set injured , including actress daughter melanie , who had to get 50 stitches after a close call with a lion on set . that was nothing compared to what happened to cinematographer jan de bont . one of the cats on set lifted his scalp so that he had to have it sewed back on . before the movie called wrap , 70 people working on set were injured by one of the 150 large cats that participated in the creation of roar .\n\u201chowever misguided , it\u2019s clearly one from the heart , a movie that should never have happened , and one that\u2019s hard to believe actually exists . roar is one of a kind . with any luck , it always will be . \u201d \u2013 the dissolve\nperhaps tippi hedren ' s most unique endeavor is being\nden mother\nand close friend to sixty - odd big cats \u2014 lion , tiger , leopard , cougar , and serval at the roar foundation ' s shambala preserve near acton , california .\naided by what shapiro describes as a \u201choly grail\u201d of marketing materials \u2014 the team uncovered items , such as negatives and production photos , from a remote dumpster that hadn\u2019t been touched since 1981\u2014 drafthouse went out to the press . buzzworthy claims poured in by the second . \u201cit\u2019s like watching a live - action \u2018lion king\u2019 as mufasa holds a switchblade to your throat , \u201d wrote matt barone of complex . the critical response owed much to the film\u2019s sheer improbability . \u201cwe\u2019re living in a time now , 30 years later , where you just can\u2019t do this , \u201d said shapiro . \u201cyou only see this in youtube videos from eastern europe . \u201d\nnow , 34 years later , drafthouse films is giving roar its big - screen due , re - releasing it in six theaters nationwide on friday , then expanding it to about 50 cities through may . a dvd release is planned for later this summer .\nthe making of roar spanned a period of more than 10 years , including 5 years of photography . it involved the remarkable talents of a crew of more than 100 dedicated men and women as well as the participation of more than 150 untrained lions , tigers , leopards and cheetahs . add to that two elephants , twelve flamingos and eight ostriches . . . and the end product is nothing less than amazing . needless to say , a production of this sort places special demands on both cast and crew . use the links on this page to learn about this incredible film and about the amazing people who made roar possible . learn about the extraordinary talents of actress tippi hedren , melanie griffith and about award - winning cinematographer jan de bont , whose career in the united states began right here , on the set of roar . no animals were hurt during the filming , but over 70 people were injured , including all cast members except mativo . not the animals fault , but the fault of the project . we\u2019ve now learned that these are wild animals . if you do what the family did in the film , it\u2019s not \u201cif\u201d you\u2019ll get bitten , it\u2019s \u201cwhen\u201d !\nroar was the brainchild of john\u2019s father , an agent - turned - film producer named noel marshall , and his stepmother tippi hedren , star of alfred hitchcock\u2019s the birds . in 1969 , the couple traveled to zimbabwe , where hedren was shooting the thriller satan\u2019s harvest . at one point , the pair visited a game preserve in mozambique and saw an old building which a pride of lions had made its home . they came up with an idea for a film about a scientist living in harmony with big cats , his attempts to protect them from hunters , and the hijinks which ensue when his family arrives at his lion - filled house when he\u2019s away .\nroar now has a cult reputation for the number of cast and crew injured during filming . the tagline for the us re - release was :\nno animals were harmed in the making of this movie . 70 members of the cast and crew were .\nhow in the hell did marshall think this was a good idea ? well , he and hedren had actually turned their home into a shelter for big cats \u2013 and living with them \u2013 for years . ( the preserve still exists , and hedren still runs it . marshall passed away in 2010 , but he and hedren divorced one year after roar was finally completed . neither she nor griffith is doing any promotion for this re - release of the film . )\nduring production , director / star noel marshall was attacked and severely injured by one of the lions in the film . he was hospitalized and it took him several years to completely recover from his injuries .\naudio commentary with john marshall and tim league . marshall has a lot of interesting anecdotes about the shoot , and league keeps the conversation focused on various aspects of the film ' s troubled production history .\nthough mostly known today for its production injuries ( as many as 70 members , including hedren and griffith , were harmed while making the film ) ,\nroar\nstarred marshall ( who also directed ) as a wildlife preservationist living in africa . when his family ( hedren and griffith ) pays him a surprise visit , they discover it ' s the worst possible timing as two male lions start to fight over dominance , whipping up a ferocious frenzy among the animal life .\nin other words the terrified cast were acting with a little more method than they were used to . when roar was eventually released it was marketed as a \u201cferocious comedy\u201d but watching it today it\u2019s pretty clear marshall was aspiring for more than that . sitting through it is an uncomfortable experience and the presence of the cats gives the film an unpredictable menace . you\u2019re never sure when or if the animals are going to turn and the actors feels less like characters than human scratching posts ."]}
{"id": 117167, "summary": [{"text": "a force more powerful is a 1999 feature-length documentary film and a 2000 pbs series written and directed by steve york about nonviolent resistance movements around the world .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "executive producers were dalton delan and jack duvall .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "peter ackerman was the series editor and principal content advisor .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "institutional support for the film included funding from the united states institute of peace and the albert einstein institution .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film played in festivals worldwide and was broadcast nationally on united states television network pbs in september 2000 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it was nominated for an emmy award for outstanding historical program .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the series explores six successful nonviolent movements in the 20th century , including mohandas gandhi 's leadership of the indian independence movement , the civil rights movement , the boycotts in the eastern cape province as part of the anti-apartheid movement in south africa , the danish resistance to nazi occupation , the polish solidarity movement , and the chilean democracy movement to oust augusto pinochet .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "a force more powerful is also the name of the companion book to the pbs series , authored by duvall and peter ackerman , .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "in the acknowledgments section of the book , the authors name steve york as their most-cited source .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the book was published with palgrave macmillan and has been recognized as an important resource for peace education .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "in 2006 , the team behind the film , tv series and book released a nonviolent video game developed by breakaway games with the same title .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the video game was designed to teach the waging of conflict using nonviolent methods .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "ivan marovi\u0107 , one of the leaders of the serbian student movement called otpor ! , was one of the designers .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "a turn-based strategy game , it consists of ten pre-built scenarios and an editing system that will allow players to create scenarios of their own . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "a force more powerful", "paragraphs": ["a force more powerful : a . . . has been added to your cart\na force more powerful : a century of non - violent conflict and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\nthe mini - series\na force more powerful\nmay lack big battles and body counts , but it isn ' t hurting for heroes .\nit seems to me that we could do a whole lot worse than look at a force more powerful and imagine ourselves in its mirrors . there are heroes here .\na force more powerful is an accurate name . the strong , brave , compassionate , and intelligent are the non - violent . the video provides much needed lessons .\n/ view / feature / 130884 / taking _ a _ look _ at _ a _ force _ more _ . php\n\u201ca force more powerful challenges a longstanding myth that lies at the heart of much of the turmoil of the 20th century : that power comes from the barrel of a gun ; based on convincing detail , ackerman and duvall dare to claim that nonviolent movements lead to more secure democracies . \u201d \u2015 christian science monitor\ntroeh : a force more powerful is based on a film from the same name from 1999 . steve york directed that film , and his production company helped fund the game . he says the difference between the film and the game is that in the game players control the story .\nivan marovic sits in his small apartment in belgrade , serbia , clicking away at his laptop . he ' s playing a game , a force more powerful . in it , he leads a virtual non - violent opposition . their goal is to oust a corrupt official , and to help do it they stage a three - day rally .\ntroeh : more than 700 copies of a force more powerful have been sold in the month since its release . marovic says players in europe , africa , asia , and north america are already creating scenarios based their own real governments with the games build your own function . and , he says , they ' ll eventually be able to share them online .\nthis two - part emmy - nominated series explores one of the 20th century ' s most important but least understood stories : how nonviolent power has overcome oppression and authoritarian rule all over the world . part 1 contains the india , nashville and south africa segments . a force more powerful has been translated into more than a dozen languages and inspired millions around the world , from burma to cuba to belarus .\nin fiction , nonfiction , mysteries , children ' s books , and much more .\non display in the breakaway games suite at the recent serious games summit in washington , d . c . , a force more powerful was arguably one of the most intriguing products at the show . it was conceived and executed by a group that includes the international center on nonviolent conflict ( icnc ) , documentary filmmakers york - zimmerman and breakaway games , ltd .\ntranslating civil resistance literature into diverse languages is one of the most powerful ways to spread knowledge and increase the effectiveness . . .\n\u201c . . . this book is an important documentation of non - violence as an attested historical force . \u201d \u2015 the times higher education supplement\nif you ' re a seller , fulfillment by amazon can help you increase your sales . we invite you to learn more about fulfillment by amazon .\ni have been able to learn so much more about our world ' s nonviolent history through this book . i wish this was something that was gone over in our public schools more . we all can learn so much from this history .\nexcellent ! one of the most powerful books i have ever read . explodes the left - wing myth that revolutions only occur through violence a la che guevara , cites many examples where . . .\ntroeh : marovic says , for those who do have the skills and equipment to play , whether gamers , academics or activists , the game presents non - violence as a realistic alternative to brute force .\nmr . steve york ( director , a force more powerful ) : it ' s their skills , their ingenuity , it ' s their ability to make the right decisions that determines how that conflict is going to turn out , who ' s going to win , on what terms . troeh : players choose from ten different situations for conflict , from ousting a brutal regime to fighting for civil right in a democracy . a major limit of the game though is that it can ' t be used by many people in real - life conflicts . users have to have a computer , and the game requires a lot of reading . for activists trying to organize poor or uneducated people , those are major obstacles . zoteil berbera ( ph ) is a social justice activist in new orleans .\nin addition , there is the resistopedia ( with a tip of the hat to civilization ) , which players can use to learn more about the elements and concepts that are included in the game .\nmeans and ends - the eternal debate - can the ends ever justify the means . . . well perhaps the ideology can justify the means which leads to the ends of the ideology , but without peaceful means , long lasting peace will never result . non - violence leads to non - violence as violence is undermined by a moral ' force more powerful ' . a very intelligent , structured thesis that only lacks in the fact that it could look outside the 20th century to create a wider paradigm . the inclusion of wider political theories and translation of the concept into other social scenarios , such as the work place ( focussing on democratic work processes ) , the home ( empowering the home - bound parent and children ) and the micro - society ( daily interactions and their relation to the greater ' social contract ' ) would have made this more complete ( and better value for money ) . a very good read all the same !\nviolence is a way of life for most americans , yea , most human beings . i speak not of the typical depiction of physical violence , but rather of the far more insidious violence we all are familiar with : the presence of malice in one ' s actions .\na force more powerful\ndeals with the issue of violence and nonviolence in a much more macro fashion , relaying the stories of entire societies as they pushed toward social change via nonviolent means . gandhi ' s salt march among many others was just one of the major steps to freeing india from british colonial rule . the series of civil disobedience and noncooperation enacted by both black and white students in nashville got things done . jim crowism was no longer legal as a result . the overall message of this video is empowering and demonstrates that guns and bombs are not necessary for revolutions to occur . we need only to unite in one voice and show the world that we will not stand for injustice . nonviolence seeks not to harm , but to change minds and move hearts . a must see along with\nlong night ' s journey into day\nand\ndhamma brothers .\nbut that is only the first impression . very quickly , with a bit of orientation into the game ' s reality , it becomes clear that this is really far closer to what people in a ( generally ) under - funded underground political movement would be using to plan their activities . in short , it was a far more realistic environment than a bunch of slick printouts , windows dialogs and other more computer - like displays would have been . in fact , it supported the game ' s immersion beautifully and appeared to be highly functional , as well .\nsponsored products are advertisements for products sold by merchants on amazon . com . when you click on a sponsored product ad , you will be taken to an amazon detail page where you can learn more about the product and purchase it .\nagainst all the retaliatory power of british imperialism , of the third reich and american apartheid and the soviet monolith and tin - pot fascisms in south africa and latin america , a principled and nuanced nonviolence would ultimately prevail . so much for theories of totalitarianism . while our host for a force more powerful , the perhaps inevitable ben kingsley , is so understated as to suggest sedation , what we see on the screen is thrilling - - fisk students taunting each other with racist epithets to prepare for dime - store confrontations ; polish workers occupying factories and negotiating a breath of air ; jewish children whisked out of their classrooms by danish teachers before the death - camp roundup ; bishop tutu telling off youthful rioters in cape town ; those mothers in black in santiago ; and all of india refining salt while gandhi plays with his spinning wheel .\nsteve york does , in a force more powerful : a century of nonviolent conflict ( mondays , september 18 and 25 ; 9 to 10 : 30 p . m . ; channel 13 ) . covering the past 100 years , as atrocious as any in human history , this remarkable documentary mini - series still manages to find reasons for radical optimism . in india in 1930 for gandhi ' s march to the sea to collect salt , in denmark during the nazi occupation , in the american south for the first sit - ins at segregated lunch counters , in poland for the shipyard strike at gdansk and the birth of solidarity , in south africa for the start of an economic boycott that spread to every western nation , and in chile for the\nno\ncampaign against pinochet , it bears witness to the tactics and triumph of nonviolent resistance that was anything but passive .\nthis is neither a review nor a complete look at the product , but a first impression , and , as such , i will not attempt to provide every detail of the game , but suffice it to say , i think this game looks intriguing and\u2026 yes\u2026 fun to play . fun in the sense that it provides real gaming challenges while dealing with difficult and even more challenging real - world situations .\nmr . marovic : i said to myself , oh cool , you cannot intimidate a compact disc , or you cannot expel it from a country . this will be a nice training tool .\nthis is a very simplistic view of how the game works , but because of the variety of variables , agents and other scripted factors \u2013 such as cultural attitudes among factions \u2013 contained within any given scenario , i suspect playing it will lead to all kinds of emergent behaviors , and players may adopt a variety of strategies for playing \u2013 some more successful than others .\nafmp offers a great variety of potential strategy , learning and gameplay , along with access to immediate information about the game state and the state of various agents and groups . from my brief look at the game , i was impressed that the elements of good gaming \u2013 challenge and long , short and mid - range goals , rewards , feedback and experimentation , to name a few \u2013 were all present . while many so - called \u201cserious\u201d games may be relegated to a small and focused audience , i think afmp could merit the attention of any gamer who likes to think , be challenged and immerse him or herself into a rich world of intrigue with significant stakes . the fact that the game models important real - world situations and events makes it all the more powerful . and the addition of an editor to allow players to create their own scenarios promises a wealth of new content and interesting twists and plot variations from the product ' s users .\nnew from icnc press : a book on the relationship between communications and nonviolent resistance captures a new understanding of the events that [ . . . ]\n\u201ca skillful blend of sweeping narrative and tightly focused case studies , the book fills a vacuum in historical studies of the 20th century . \u201d \u2015 philadelphia inquirer\narchitecture of a technodemocracy : how technology and democracy can revolutionize g . . .\ni learned a lot i didn ' t really know before . really interesting .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nreviews\ndr . page is involved in a recasting of well - known thought to begin gathering , filling in and connecting those fragments . our author explains how social theory , political philosophy , ethics and educational theory , contribute to the peace educational enterprise , whether explicit or not . peace education : exploring philosophical foundations reveals how the envisioning , proposing , planning , teaching ( of numerous schools of thought ) for a better world all correspond with explicit goals of the field , as well as encouraging the good in the individual , community , through values and norms . despite the difficulties in any articulation that philosophy of peace education will have , this book is an impressive piece in the development of intellectual foundations for peace education . it should be a used as a primary source of curriculum and research for peace educators , students , advocates and scholars . i plan to use it in my courses .\ndavid ragland the university of toledo in in factis pax ( read full review )\npeace education : exploring ethical and philosophical foundations comes at a time when we need to think more and more about the coherence among the differences to find a common denominator which will strengthen the position of peace education in a world that is increasingly in need of it .\nana tomovska queen\u2019s university belfast in journal of peace education\npage ' s book provides us with excellent tools for a discussion of the ethical foundations of peace education . the book is recommended as a reader within the field of peace studies .\nbirgit brock - utne university of oslo\nt has somehow been written - - in bullet holes and amputations , in shell shock and mushroom clouds - - that political science is a clenched fist , that power flows from the mouth of a gun , that blood lust is coded in our genome , that death is the inevitable trajectory of all narrative . thus , in entertainment as in statecraft , the basic plotline is a showdown followed by a body count . who would think passive resistance had a chance against massive retaliation ?\nviolence is never a direct option for people within the movement ( players ) , but violence can erupt , especially if the agents who are sent into an action have not had sufficient nonviolent training , or if they are simply more predisposed toward violence . for this reason , one of the player ' s challenges is to pick the right agents and the right groups to employ within a given circumstances . for instance , insurgency groups may prove to be useful , but they can ' t be controlled as well and may resort to violence if met with significant resistance .\nicnc offers a wealth of resources in many languages on topics related to civil resistance and movement organizing .\nicnc offers a wide range of funding and grant opportunities . numerous field initiatives programs are . . .\nvideo games thrive on combat , something a lot of parents bemoan . now there ' s a new game that may make parents smile . it substitutes peace signs for ak - 47s . eve troeh reports .\ncivil resistance movements have a proven role in advancing human rights , democratic governance , and curtailing corruption . they are a critical factor in addressing root causes of human suffering and reducing deadly violence in the world .\ninnogames \u2014 hamburg , germany [ 07 . 09 . 18 ] art director \u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00e2\u0093 for a new mobile game\nit was at the magic lantern theater , on a stage set for durrenmatt ' s minotaurus , under a television set with the sound turned off , that vaclav havel and his friends - - writers , professors , actors , and jailbird intellectuals - - met to compose a brand - new social contract . ash tells us that once when they were tired and depressed , students appeared onstage dressed comically as young pioneers ( red kerchiefs , white blouses , and pigtails ) :\nit is the committee for a more joyful present . we have come , they say , to cheer you up - - and make sure you don ' t turn into another politburo . then they hand out little circular mirrors to each member of the plenum .\nso that the members of that plenum would have to look at themselves as they wrote the future .\ntwo years ago , a washington d . c . production company and the international center for non - violent conflict asked marovic to translate his experience into a game for peace scholars and activists . he jumped at the chance .\ntroeh : marovic has lived scenes like this in real life . he was a leader in the serbian student group otpor , which helped bring down dictator slobodan milosevic in 2000 without firing a single shot . otpor used all non - violent action .\nlearn the non - violent tools of gandhi and king . welcome to a practical guide on making the dandelion insurrection real !\npeter ackerman holds a ph . d . in international relations from the fletcher school of law and diplomacy at tufts university .\na valuable tool in the study of how to succeed at learning new techniques to avoid personal as well as community disputes .\none of the first impressions i got was the graphic style of the game . although there is an overview map that is done in a slick , modern simcity sort of graphic , most of the game is played using what look like crude notebooks and whiteboards with handwriting , color highlighting and various methods of marking items such as circling in red or checkmarks . it looks something like a digital reproduction of a collection of handwritten notes . and at first glance , it looks like a prototype mockup .\ni had to watch this for a course i was taking and it proved to be very interesting . i genuinely enjoyed it .\na new video game aims to teach kids about non - violent solutions to conflict . eve troeh reports that the game ' s creator has plenty of experience \u2014 he was a leader of serbian student protests that helped to bring down dictator slobodan milosevic in 2000 .\nhere is a look at conflict from an alternate vantage point , and not coincidentally one of the finest tv tie - in books .\nin the 1930s , gandhi leads a campaign of civil disobedience to loosen ' s britain ' s hold on power . nonviolent weapons are taken up by black college students in the ' 60s who desegregate nashville and create a model for the civil rights movement . in 1985 , mkhuseli jack leads a nonviolent consumer boycott in s . africa which awakens whites to black grievances and weakens business support for apartheid .\nso how do you get things done to further your cause ? basically , afmp employs a system that can be described as \u201csubject - verb - object . \u201d the way it works is that you first pick someone from your list of available agents , then pick an action for them to carry out , and finally pick a target for the action . a common example is to pick someone who has good fundraising skills or good relationships with a specific group , for instance , then pick the \u201cfundraising\u201d action and , finally , pick the group you want them to target for raising funds . you can set a time period for the action \u2013 say two weeks \u2013 and the game will track this and all other ongoing actions . on a specific screen of the \u201cmagic\u201d whiteboard , you can track the progress of all ongoing actions .\nicnc offers a wealth of opportunities for online learning about civil resistance . this includes fully moderated and participant - led online courses . . .\na volume in the series : peace education . editor ( s ) : laura finley , barry university . robin cooper , nova southeastern university .\nfeatured image : documents printed illegally by an underground press , or samizdat , hidden in turkish delight packaging : anonymous caricatures in a . . .\nthroughout the year , icnc is offering a number of academic opportunities , resources , and support that it makes available to scholars and . . .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nvideo game teaches non - violent solutions a new video game aims to teach kids about non - violent solutions to conflict . eve troeh reports that the game ' s creator has plenty of experience - - he was a leader of serbian student protests that helped to bring down dictator slobodan milosevic in 2000 .\nby placing your order or playing a video , you agree to our terms of use . sold by amazon digital services llc . additional taxes may apply .\nurltoken provides a window into in - depth analysis of civil resistance movements , their dynamics , and the full range of nonviolent tactics [ . . . ]\nthe game uses a consistent color - coding system , with green representing a positive value , yellow neutral and red , negative . it ' s easy to see at a glance , throughout the game , the relative positions and / or strengths and weaknesses of specific groups and individuals . basic states , such as fear , enthusiasm , religious and ethnic affiliations , and policy preferences are pivotal variables for determining and predicting how certain groups and individuals may respond at any given moment in the game . sometimes the goal is to raise a group ' s enthusiasm for change higher than their level of fear of reprisals . of course , there is a variety of actions available to accomplish this goal . in fact , many of the strategies available to players were distilled from one of the seminal works on nonviolence , \u201cthe politics of nonviolent action\u201d by dr . gene sharp ( urltoken ) . from a list of 198 possible actions , the game developers condensed the list to 84 .\nexcellent documentary for college students to watch to see how college students contributed to the experimenting , pilot testing and developing of a model that would contribute to . . .\nthe game is rich in features and feedback mechanisms , and even contains real - time rendered cut scenes that show events that take place using parameters from the game state . the city map view identifies specific areas of the city , and overlays can quickly tell you their current state of fear , enthusiasm , etc . in addition , key locations are highlighted on the city map , allowing players to direct actions to those locations \u2013 such as government buildings , newspaper offices , etc . to thicken the plot even more , players can send infiltrators into the enemy system , but the enemy can do likewise .\nbehind the game is a wealth of real - world and theoretical experience on the subject of nonviolent conflict , including dr . peter ackerman , chairman of the icnc and ivan marovic of otpor , the serbian resistance movement that played a critical role in the ousting of slobodan milosevic . the project supervisor is steve york , who created the original documentary .\nnpr transcripts are created on a rush deadline by verb8tm , inc . , an npr contractor , and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with npr . this text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future . accuracy and availability may vary . the authoritative record of npr\u2019s programming is the audio record .\non the contrary , this resistance was active , mobile , disciplined , and smart - - as shrewd in its scattershot dispersal of actions and resources as it was sophisticated in its sequencings of protests , slowdowns , strikes , and sabotage ; as media - savvy in its selection of symbolic issues as it was innovative in rallying support , evading censorship , and capitalizing on overreactions . if the intention was to dramatize the depraved nature of authority by withholding consent - - by refusing to abide by the rules ; by challenging a regime ' s legitimacy ; by disrupting public life and destabilizing the economy - - there was also a crucial dividend . in mobilizing a popular movement against tyranny and exploitation , occupation and oppression , servitude and second - class citizenship , the resistance also created and sustained a community with a right to feel proud of itself : the wherewithal of civil society .\ntroeh : he also hoped that a computer game could eliminate some of the problems he had teaching non - violent methods in person in places like ukraine , lebanon and belarus .\nthis bar - code number lets you verify that you ' re getting exactly the right version or edition of a book . the 13 - digit and 10 - digit formats both work .\ni am biased because i truly enjoy learning about the strength and successes of the masses . hoping to witness and / or be a part of similar movement ( s ) in my generation .\nmr . marovic : when the only tool in your toolbox is a hammer , you will end up nailing things around . but , you know , this is like adding another tool in the toolbox .\nthe year of the blog . minds of the movement is now one year old . read our editor\u2019s state - of - the - blog report , with highlights from the last year and a look forward .\nminds of the movement is a blog for those interested in the ideas and experiences of people on the front line of civil resistance , and those who seek to understand the art and science of nonviolent struggle .\nms . zoteil berbera ( social justice activist ) : it seems like it would be hard for people with illiteracy ; it ' s a challenge for me because i don ' t use computers that well , and , you know , i work on a computer every day . so , i think that for folks who are really new to computers , and who weren ' t strong readers , that it might be challenging .\nvignettes of a host of nonviolent political conflicts : in russia 1905 , gandhi in india , poland and the ussr , u . s . civil rights , south africa , el salvador , chile , palestine , etc .\nenter your mobile number or email address below and we ' ll send you a link to download the free kindle app . then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone , tablet , or computer - no kindle device required .\nour view is that nonviolent struggle is a social science that can be studied and understood , and that practitioners can increase their chances of success by learning lessons from each other as well as from cutting edge academic scholarship on this topic .\nas a final personal note , i can attest from experience that this game accurately models many of the challenges and struggles of an underground or citizen movement whose goal is to affect nonviolent change and public awareness , in a situation with volatile factions and the true potential for violence . from that perspective , i kept saying \u201caha\u201d when i received the demo of this game . time and time again i recognized the situations , struggles and choices that had to be made in such circumstances . in short , this game rang true for me .\nan entire history has gone not only unhonored but almost unremarked upon , because it ' s not all that spectacular . it lacks a lip - smacking body count . it proposes courage and endurance , love and ingenuity , comradeship and suppleness . if danish schoolboys could unbalance the nazi killing machine , if the women of manila could embarrass the tanks of ferdinand marcos with a bouquet of yellow flowers , what might any of us be capable of ? i am reminded of a visit to prague in the summer of 1990 , where we tried to imagine in wenceslas square that multitude whose jangling of keys had sounded to the peripatetic historian timothy garton ash like\nmassed chinese bells .\nwhere we ventured from kafka ' s castle and the jewish cemetery and the old town cuckoo clock to the very birthplace of the velvet revolution .\nicnc runs a number of grant - supported academic and educational programs to meet the growing demand for cutting edge research , applied knowledge and practical skills in this field . look at our research , writing , teaching and other educational offerings and review current calls for proposals or applications .\nthis is a very important book and deserves consideration for inclusion in all history education classes in america , if not the world . of course , many powers - that - be would be adverse to this subversive idea , since it would in effect , instruct people on how to take control of their own lives out of the hands of malfeasant , greedy politicians and instead empower democracy through democracy , rather than the current american vogue of democracy at the point of a gun . the book describes several of the well - known non - violent movements as well as lesser known ones , such as the german women who embarrassed the nazis into returning their arrested jewish husbands from certain death . the associated documentary is also outstanding . a must - have for anyone who hopes the world can save itself from itself ( and i ' m not sure i ' m in that category . )\nincredibly well put together , thorough , and important . it drew parallels cleverly but not pedantically between the movements and had accurate and well - organized information . it was a little slow - moving for my middle school students when shown in class , but most learned from it with assignments and incentives attached .\ninspired by the york - zimmerman documentary of the same name , which was aired on pbs in 2000 and narrated by ben kingsley , the game is a turn - based strategy game that currently consists of ten pre - built scenarios and an editing system that will allow players to create scenarios of their own .\nfulfillment by amazon ( fba ) is a service we offer sellers that lets them store their products in amazon ' s fulfillment centers , and we directly pack , ship , and provide customer service for these products . something we hope you ' ll especially enjoy : fba items qualify for free shipping and amazon prime .\nof course , the interfaces do things that we can ' t do with paper \u2013 such as scrolling lists within the page or overlaying different data set information at the touch of a button . yes , these are somewhat magical notebooks and whiteboards , but they still convey the atmosphere of the world of the underground movement .\nour brooklyn pax christi group viewed this video at our october meeting and found it to be inspiring and provocative . it provided an expanded perspective on the actions and strategies of effective peace movements which led to a discussion of the key elements that enhance the efforts of all those seeking to resolve conflict through non - violent action .\npeace education is now well recognized within international legal instruments and within critical educational literature as an important aspect of education . despite this , little attention has been given in the critical literature to the philosophical foundations for peace education and the rationale for peace education thus remains substantially an assumed one . this investigation explores some possible ethico - philosophical foundations for peace education , through an examination of five specific ethical traditions : 1 ) virtue ethics , whereby peace may be interpreted as a virtue , and / or virtue is interpreted as peacefulness , and peace education as education in that virtue ; 2 ) consequentialist ethics , whereby peace education may be interpreted as education regarding the consequences of our action and inaction , both as individuals and collectivities ; 3 ) conservative political ethics , whereby peace education may be interpreted as emphasizing the importance of the evolution of social institutions and the importance of ordered and lawful social change ; 4 ) aesthetic ethics , whereby peace may be interpreted as something beautiful and valuable in itself , and peace education as emphasizing the importance of that beauty and value ; and 5 ) the ethics of care , whereby care may be interpreted as a core element in peace , and peace education as encouraging trust and engagement with the other . the study addresses major contributions to each of these ethical traditions , the strengths and weaknesses of the tradition , and the ways in which the tradition provides support for peace education . it is argued in the thesis that each tradition provides only a partial basis for peace education , and that ultimately a holistic and integrative understanding is required , one that encourages a culture of peace .\n. . . an important addition to the emerging literature on peace education and the culture of peace\n( from the foreword by koichiro matsuura , director - general of unesco ) .\ni read this for a class , and also watched the movie of the same name . some chapters were longer and dryer than others , but there were interesting stories of nonviolent resistance that we don ' t hear much about in typical history books and classes . i gave it three stars because the writing really dragged at times , even thought the stories were interesting .\nmr . marovic : my experience from otpor helped me in the design of these non - violent tactics , things like strikes , boycotts , protests . but also , since i lived under milosevic in serbia and witnessed four wars , i witnessed economic sanctions , hyper - inflation , that helped me a lot to design various regime tactics , assassinations , kidnapping , arrests , torture .\nnor have these three hours exhausted the rich subject . in a companion volume with the same name , by peter ackerman and jack duvall ( st . martin ' s press ) , we spend time in burma , el salvador , mongolia , argentina , and the philippines . we meet leo tolstoy and coraz\u00f3n aquino and aung san suu kyi . we hear about the women of india , who boiled the water for the salt , who shamed buyers of confiscated goods , who were beaten by police , and who went to jail in the tens of thousands . we revisit those dutch doctors who refused , during the nazi occupation , to screen for race and genetic defects . we recall the nonviolent aspects of the palestinian intifada , a\nwhite revolution\nof theater , poetry , and flags , of cigarette boycotts , tax refusals , and job actions . we remember yellow flowers , nappies worn as symbolic scarves , open palms and hidden cows and whistles instead of guns .\nas for actual gameplay \u2013 the game includes information about specific individuals \u2013 leaders of the movement and other important figures \u2013 and each significant faction . for individuals , there are a number of associated characteristics , such as the \u201cviolence unwillingness\u201d , public influence , ambition , and will . for factions , there is information about their support of the various important elements of the struggle \u2013 for instance , do they have strong , weak or neutral support for the current regime ? for the workers ? for insurgency ? etc .\nbesides embarrassing the british , gandhi decolonized the indian mind . besides refusing to build german ships , feed the german army , or honor nazi racial laws , the danish resistance saved not only the lives of many jewish citizens but also the nation ' s dignity . besides desegregating nashville ' s downtown shopping center and changing the minds of its mayor and newspaper editor , students at fisk university and local black churches inspired a civil - rights movement that swept across america . solidarity , which simply insisted on the right to strike and never fired a single shot , planted the seeds for that velvet revolutionizing of police states all over eastern europe . mandela may have prolonged his long ordeal in prison by declining to renounce violence , but his release only became possible - - much less his presidency even imaginable - - after an economic boycott strangled the apartheid state . chile was delivered from pinochet ' s dictatorship not by left - wing guerrillas but by unions and the mothers of the disappeared , by non - shopping days and monthly candlelit protests , by street festivals and songfests and slick television commercials before the 1988 plebiscite .\nthis nationally - acclaimed book shows how popular movements used nonviolent action to overthrow dictators , obstruct military invaders and secure human rights in country after country , over the past century . peter ackerman and jack duvall depict how nonviolent sanctions - - such as protests , strikes and boycotts - - separate brutal regimes from their means of control . they tell inside stories - - how danes outmaneuvered the nazis , solidarity defeated polish communism , and mass action removed a chilean dictator - - and also how nonviolent power is changing the world today , from burma to serbia .\ncontents acknowledgments . preface . foreword . 1 the problem of peace education . 2 virtue ethics and peace education . 3 consequentialist ethics and peace education . 4 conservative political ethics and peace education . 5 aesthetic ethics and peace education . 6 the ethics of care and peace education . 7 conclusions . 8 appendicies\ninformation age publishing p . o . box 79049 charlotte , nc 28271 - 7047 t : 704 . 752 . 9125 f : 704 . 752 . 9113\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ndigital extremes ltd . \u2014 london , ontario , canada [ 07 . 09 . 18 ] video game data scientist\ndigital extremes ltd . \u2014 london , ontario , canada [ 07 . 08 . 18 ] concept artist\ndigital extremes ltd . \u2014 london , ontario , canada [ 07 . 08 . 18 ] level designer\nmr . marovic : there are cops and people are running away , so we ' ll read in the papers what happened now .\nsecurity forces got violent and the oppression was violently dispersed . seven casualties .\ncopyright \u00a9 2006 npr . all rights reserved . visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at urltoken for further information .\nfree 5 - 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", "topic": 18}], "title": "sandakozhi", "paragraphs": ["already the first movie sandakozhi made a blockbuster , so we can expect the same for sandakozhi 2 . let us wait for other official updates from the director and team .\nsandakozhi 2 is a tamil movie directed by n . lingusamy . starring vishal , varalaxmi sarathkumar .\nvaralaxmi sarathkumar , who is busy shooting echarikkai , will be teaming up next with vishal for sandakozhi 2 .\nsandakozhi ( 2005 ) tamil movie cd - rip 320kbps mp3 songs music by yuvan shankar raja - starmusiq . com\nchennai : filmmaker linguswamy ' s upcoming tamil actioner\nsandakozhi 2\n, a sequel to his own 2005 tamil blockbuster\nsandakozhi\n, will roll from the last week of august , a source from the film ' s unit said .\nyuvan shankar raja , who composed music for the first part is also taking care of the songs and background score of sandakozhi 2 .\nsandakozhi 2 , the sequel to the 2005 hit , sandakozhi , stars keerthy suresh in the lead role , and will see varalaxmi sarathkumar playing an important role . the pre - production work for the film is under progress and the director is reportedly adding final touches to the script .\nthe sequel to the hit movie sandakozhi went on floors today . sandakozhi 2 will be directed by linguswamy and will star vishal , keerthy suresh , meera jasmine and varalakshmi sarathkumar in key roles . the film will be produced by vishal film factory and will have music by yuvan shankar raja .\nlingusamy is now all geared up to wear the directorial hat after quite some time , now for the sequel of his blockbuster movie , sandakozhi .\nvaralaxmi sarathkumar , who is busy shooting echarikkai , will be teaming up next with vishal for sandakozhi 2 . the film directed by lingusamy will start rolling from july .\ndirector lingusamy officially announced that sandakozhi 2 shooting will start soon . after a long - time gap , the director is back to his filed of direction . sandakozhi , a blockbuster movie starring vishal in lead role which run successfully in theaters and gave huge hit . there was a talk already that sandakozhi 2 will be released , and now director lingusamy confirmed in his twitter account . the shooting is to commence from august 31st of 2017 and also he posted crew details . the official twitter post of lingusamy is given below .\nin an interesting turn of events , actress varalakshmi sarathkumar has joined the cast of vishal\u2019s upcoming entertainer sandakozhi 2 . the actress is second in the list which already has keerthy suresh as the heroine .\ninterestingly , sandakozhi 2 will be vishal\u2019s 25th film . the first part was vishal\u2019s second movie and was a huge hit , giving the actor a proper foothold in the industry . sandakozhi revolved around the conflict between balu ( vishal ) and kasi ( lal ) . the movie\u2019s familial sentiments worked very well , with the sequel also touted to have an important father - son relationship similar to its predecessor .\nit was officially announced over a year ago that vishal will be teaming up with lingusamy for sandakozhi 2 . but now , the project has been dropped by lingusamy , who is currently on to another film which has allu arjun in the lead . vishal , also the producer of sandakozhi 2 , has now lodged a complaint against lingu seeking settlement of the financial loss he incurred from the pre - production of the film .\nactor vishal has lodged a complaint against director lingusamy , seeking settlement against the financial loss incurred during the pre - production of sandakozhi 2 . the actor , on thursday , had tweeted that the project has been dropped .\nmeanwhile , lingusamy stated that he would not like to talk on this issue now , and has confirmed that his next project will be a bilingual with allu arjun , and that was why why sandakozhi 2 was dropped .\nafter thupparivaalan which hit the screens last week , vishal has already started working on his next project . the actor has started shoot for sandakozhi 2 , the sequel to hit 2005 movie sandakozhi helmed by director linguswamy . the crew has started shoot with a song sequence in a massive set depicting a festival scene erected at chennai\u2019s binny mills . the song will feature vishal and keerthy suresh . sandakozhi 2 will also have meera jasmine and varalakshmi sarathkumar in key roles . yuvan shankar raja who scored the music for the first will be in charge of music for the sequel as well . the film is directed by linguswamy and produced by vishal\u2019s home venture vishal film factory .\nvishal\u2019s 25th milestone film sandakozhi 2 , a sequel to his earlier blockbuster , has officially started . lingusamy , who is having a low patch , is back in action and the pre - production work for the film commenced recently .\n\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdi don\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdt want to react on this now and blow up this issue . i will speak out when i have to . my next film will be with allu arjun and that\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds the reason sandakozhi 2 has been dropped , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd said lingusamy .\nat number two is aaru , third is thavamai thavamirunthu , fourth is sandakozhi and fifth position is king kong . all these films will be saying good - bye to the cbo , as next week there are many new releases for pongal .\nhow much did each of your films collected in tamil nadu ? chellame ( prema chadarangam ) ran for 200 days . it was made with a budget of 3 and half crores and collected a share of 6 crores . sandakozhi ( pandemkodi ) was made with a budget of 6 crores and collected more than 10 crores . thimiru ( pogaru ) is made with a budget of 6 crores and it already collected 6 crores in few weeks . this film is expected to collect more than sandakozhi . everybody made money on these three films .\ngk reddy produced films like sp parasuram , m dharmaraju ma and many more in telugu and tamil languages . his son vishal made his debut as hero in 2004 with chellame which was a success . his next two films sandakozhi and thimiru turned out to be winners at box office . pandem kodi - telugu dubbed version of sandakozhi - is a hit in telugu too . now thimiru is being dubbed and released in telugu as \u2018pogaru\u2019 on 13th of this month with 100 prints . urltoken met with vishal on this occasion for chitchat . here are the excerpts -\nthough a section of the media have already reported that varu is playing a negative role in the film , there is no clear word on it . the shoot for sandakozhi is is expected to go on floors in the third quarter of the year , once vishal completes his thupparivaalan and irumbu thirai .\nputting all the complications aside , actor vishal and linguswamy has come together for sandakozhi sequel . in recent tweets from the pandiya naadu star , it was clear that he is doing the flick and sounded excited about the project . moreover , vishal has several projects in line that are in mostly pre - production stage .\nvishal krishna starrer sandakozhi was released in 2005 under the production of vikram krishna . the character of lead actress was played by meera jasmine , where she beautifully portrayed the character of hema . the scheduling for the film will begin soon , where movie is expected to hit cinemas in the early part of the next year .\nthe heavily delayed film sandakozhi 2 has finally signed a female lead \u2013 keerthy suresh . lead actor vishal confirmed that keerthy had joined the cast and said , \u201cwe will be starting the project in february 2017\u201d . the film was announced in early 2015 , and was shelved after vishal had a fallout with the film\u2019s director lingusamy .\nsandakozhi is a 2005 tamil action , masala film , directed by n . lingusamy and produced by gk films corporation . this film stars vishal , meera jasmine , rajkiran , lal in the lead role . the films soundtrack and background score were composed by yuvan shankar raja with lyrics by na . muthukumar , pa . vijay , thamarai & yugabharathi .\nwhat is the influence of your father on you ? i learnt two things from him . one is patience . and other one is will power . he wanted me to establish as successful hero in telugu too . we got several offers from telugu producers and directors for remake rights of sandakozhi . but my father was adamant that he would dub the film . my father\u2019s decision did the trick for me .\nsandakozhi ( english : battle rooster ) is a 2005 indian tamil action film written and directed by n . linguswamy and produced by vikram krishna under the banner of gk film corporation . the film stars vishal , meera jasmine , rajkiran and lal in lead roles , whilst suman setty , raja , shanmugarajan and ganja karuppu essay supporting roles . the film ' s score and soundtrack are composed by yuvan shankar raja .\nvishal talks about sandakozhi 2 and success of nadigar sangam | news7 tamil | news7 tamil subscribe : urltoken facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken website : urltoken news 7 tamil television , part of alliance broadcasting private limited , is rapidly growing into a most watched and most respected news channel both in india as well as among the tamil global diaspora . the channel\u2019s strength has been its in - depth coverage coupled with the quality of international television production .\nvishal , who is also producing the film had lodged a complaint against lingusamy seeking settlement against the financial loss incurred during the pre - production of sandakozhi 2 . in his complaint , vishal says that while he waited for the project to take off , lingusamy began to work on other films . consequently , vishal lost money he spent during pre - production . later in june , the actor tweeted that work on the film would resume , suggesting that the duo had amicably settled their differences .\nit is unclear whether varalaxmi plays the second lead or an antagonist in the sequel to the film of the same name . currently , the pre - production is underway and the director is busy giving final touches to his script . a couple of months back , it was announced that actress keerthy suresh has been brought on board to play the female lead . after anjaan , which came out in 2014 , lingusamy has been actively involved in producing films . the director currently has sandakozhi 2 and an untitled tamil - telugu bilingual with allu arjun in the lead .\nit looks like varalaxmi sarathkumar is on a signing spree . with more than half a dozen films in her kitty , she recently signed a film titled vargam opposite rk suresh . the team is planning to wrap up the entire shoot in a couple of days . the latest addition to her film list is director lingusamy\u2019s sandakozhi 2 , which has vishal as the hero . a source in the know tells us , \u201cit is true that varalaxmi has been roped in to essay an important character in the movie . however , i can\u2019t divulge more information on her character at this point of time . shooting of this project will commence sometime in july . \u201d\nwhat is the secret of your success ? the script . the directors made sure that they prepared the scripts that suited my body language . as an actor i had a steady growth . my first film was a romantic film . the second one is action film .\nwhose idea is it to make you a hero ? i wanted to become a director . i graduated in visual communications as i wanted to go into technical aspects of filmmaking . i worked as an assistant director for a couple of films directed by arjun . but dad wanted me to become a hero . i did not have any idea of becoming hero . i became hero in the insistence of my father .\nbeing a telugu guy who delivered three consecutive hits in tamil , don\u2019t you have any plans of doing a straight film ? i am interested in doing a straight telugu film . i dubbed voice for all the three telugu dubbing films . i will be doing a bilingual film in telugu and tamil . later on i will do a straight telugu film .\nwhat do you think are your strengths ? patience is my strength . i can wait for a good script . after my first movie there was a gap of 15 months . i waited patiently for an exciting script of pandem kodi . lot of people told me that it is suicidal to have a break of more than a year in the beginning of the career . i also look at films from audience perspective and try to gauge which scripts would work .\nare you branding yourself as action hero ? i don\u2019t have any set of rules . i choose the best out of what i listen . i don\u2019t want to confine to any genre .\nwhat is your dream role ? i want to play supernatural hero roles like superman and spiderman .\nwho will take the decision in signing your films ? i listen to the script first . i will ask my brother ( vikram krishna ) and father ( gk reddy ) to listen to it if i am excited . then we three sit and decide whether to do that film or not .\nyou are a telugu guy . how encouraging is tamil film industry to you ? talent speaks for itself be it telugu or tamil film industry . i am happy that there is place for all talented people both in telugu as well as tamil film industry . there is lot of acceptance for newcomers . background is immaterial . i am very happy about it .\nyour father entered into film industry as a producer and could not succeed . but you got success as hero . how do you feel about it ? my dad never used to give up . his failure as producer is just a part of the journey he started . my successful stint as an actor is also a part of his journey . he saw the success now .\nany marriage plans ? this is just the beginning of my career . i have a long way to go before getting married .\nwho are your favorite actors ? rajni sir in tamil and prabhas in telugu . i watched all prabhas\u2019s movies and i like the way he complements his height . among the heroines , i like simran a lot .\nwhat are your future projects ? my next tamil film is releasing for 24th october . i have another film lined for sankranthi 2007 .\nwhere do you want to see yourself after 10 years ? as an actor and a director . i will be a part of film industry and i will venture into direction after a few years .\ndo you have any thing to say to urltoken visitors ? i do visit urltoken regularly for telugu film related content . i request all urltoken visitors to watch my films and give me some feedback .\nmore chitchats \u0095 nayana tara \u0095 nagarjuna \u0095 rk ( hyderabad nawabs ) \u0095 mohit ahlawat \u0095 sumanth 3 \u0095 dr . haranath policherla \u0095 gangaraju gunnam \u0095 ajay \u0095 dhanush \u0095 keeravani \u0095 rama rajamouli \u0095 anushka \u0095 nitin \u0095 meera chopra \u0095 ileana \u0095 dil raju 2 \u0095 mahesh babu 3 \u0095 sharvanand \u0095 kalyani malik \u0095 sumanth 2 \u0095 sekhar kammula 2 \u0095 km radha krishnan \u0095 d rama naidu \u0095 ms raju \u0095 nagarjuna \u0095 puri jagan \u0095 jayasudha \u0095 anil krishna \u0095 allu arjun \u0095 anthony \u0095 krishnam raju \u0095 allari ravi babu \u0095 devanand \u0095 ramana gogula \u0095 yvs chowdary \u0095 brahmanandam \u0095 sekhar kammula \u0095 madhu sharma \u0095 ks rama rao 2 \u0095 sumanth \u0095 srihari \u0095 mohan babu 2 \u0095 sania mirza \u0095 suresh kondeti \u0095 kv ramana ias \u0095 raja \u0095 surya \u0095 vikram 2 \u0095 srikanth chinnamatur \u0095 prabhas 2 \u0095 satya krishnanan \u0095 prabhas 1 \u0095 mrv prasad \u0095 pg vinda \u0095 jaya \u0095 devi sri prasad \u0095 am ratnam 2 \u0095 sonu sood \u0095 ram gopal varma 3 \u0095 mahesh babu 2 \u0095 shankar \u0095 vikram 1 \u0095 mohan babu 1 \u0095 ks rama rao 1 \u0095 dil raju \u0095 manyam ramesh \u0095 tarun \u0095 raghu babu \u0095 krishna vamsi \u0095 posani krishna murali \u0095 as ravi kumar chowdary \u0095 sravanthi ravi kishore \u0095 ms raju \u0095 am ratnam \u0095 nagarjuna \u0095 ram gopal varma 2 \u0095 ss rajamouli \u0095 venkatesh \u0095 mahesh babu \u0095 ram gopal varma \u0095 vanisri\nit is well - packaged film without any big stars or unwanted sentiments . technically , the film is slick with good music by yuvan and outstanding camerawork by jeeva and nirav shah .\nbalu ( vishal ) an engineering student goes with his friend karthik to chidambaran for a break . in chidambaram he meets hema ( meera jasmine ) karthik ? s sister and it is love at first sight . kasi ( lal ) , is a local goonda and dreaded criminal who runs the town .\nafter spending a few days with karthik ? s family , balu in an attempt to save a man from the menacing kasi , beats up the don to pulp in front of thousands . kasi is humiliated in his own territory by a stranger and now his henchmen are on balu ? s trail .\nhowever surprise awaits the viewer when we come to know that balu is the only son of dorai ( raj kiran ) a local feudal lord and powerful leader in madurai . kasi swears revenge on balu and comes to madurai , but soon realizes that it is not an easy job to eliminate the young man ! how kasi goes about it and what happens in the climax forms the rest of this gripping action drama .\ndays as he is convincing as balu . he has proved that looks do not really matter and it is characterization and presentation that makes a hero click . his height and physique is apt for an action hero .\nmeera jasmine shows her superb timing for comedy as hema the naughty girl . most of the scenes that other actresses would have hammed , meera gets it just right . watch out for the scene in which she acts as being possessed , it really brings the house down .\nraj kiran as the proud and tradition - bound local chieftain is perfect , but it is lal who is the surprise packet as the new villain from malayalam . he is in top form especially in the climax . the action scenes have been superbly choreographed by kanal kannan .\nthe songs of yuvan are a mix of peppy and melodious numbers with the background score and re - recording being the highlight . among the songs it is\nespecially the raj kiran character which is very similar to what sivaji ganesan did in the classic . the film drags a bit in the first half but picks up tempo and moves at a fast pace post interval .\n# sandakozhi2 started with a song shoot today . . # vishal & @ keerthyofficial portions r being shot . . best wishes @ dirlingusamy @ vffvishal urltoken\nmeanwhile , the actor\u2019s latest release thupparivaalan directed by mysskin opened to good reviews last week . apart from vishal , the film features prasanna , vinay , andrea and k bhagyaraj . the film is a detective story modelled on the likes of sherlock holmes and was also produced by vishal himself . thupparivaalan will have a sequel too which will see vishal and prasanna return as kaniyan poongundran and manoharan . thupparivaalan 2 will also be helmed by mysskin and produced by vishal .\nvishal , who was in a meeting with sri sri ravi shankar says , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdi have waited for 14 months for this film to take off , and when i saw nothing was happening , i took up kathakali and marudhu . now i have completed even those two films , which were actually announced much later . and then , i heard that lingusamy is starting a new film \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd i was not aware of it till some 15 days ago . without even informing me , he went ahead and started this new project . he would definitely have started the pre - production for this project some two months ago , and he could have informed me then . but he told me that he wanted to start the allu arjun film next only when i asked about the final draft of my film . please understand that lingusamy doing a film with some other hero is not my problem \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd but he doesn\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdt even have the basic courtesy to inform me that our film together is not happening . i was the last person to know that my project has been put on hold . that is very unprofessional , and i felt that it would unethical for us to work together on this project anymore . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nvishal adds , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdas the producer of the film , i have invested money in the pre - production work . i have also paid advance money to lingusamy . i wanted to sort out this financial loss amicably , but that didn\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdt work out , and so , i have now lodged a complaint against him in the producers\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd council . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\netimes is an entertainment , tv & lifestyle industry ' s promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved .\n\u2019s director lingusamy tweeted \u201c # sandakozhi2 starts rolling from today . best wishes to our director @ dirlingusamy sir , @ vffvishal & team . # vishal25\n.\nalso has an ensemble of actors rajkiran , keerthy suresh , meera jasmine and varalakshmi sarathkumar . sources say that varalakshmi\u2019s role will have a lot of negative shades in the film that her character is said to be very crucial .\nthe film will start rolling from last week of august ; most likely from the 30th . a huge set is being erected in chennai where the film will be shot for 40 days at a stretch . it ' s being planned as a sankranti release next year ,\nthe source told ians .\nto be bankrolled by vishal film factory , imman has been signed as the music composer .\nstay up to date on all the latest entertainment tamil news with the new indian express app . download now\n: we respect your thoughts and views ! but we need to be judicious while moderating your comments . all the comments will be moderated by the urltoken editorial . abstain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks . try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines .\nthe views expressed in comments published on urltoken are those of the comment writers alone . they do not represent the views or opinions of urltoken or its staff , nor do they represent the views or opinions of the new indian express group , or any entity of , or affiliated with , the new indian express group . urltoken reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nbalu ( vishal ) is a student studying in iit chennai . karthik is his best friend studying in the same class . during their summer vacation , balu goes to a place called theni where karthik ' s . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\nhotel transylvania 3 : summer vacation stars plan their dream summer getaways to some memorable movie settings .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\na man goes against a mafia gang to avenge his brother ' s death .\nrevolving around a joint family system and its dynamics , this drama series attempts to highlight the challenges that emerge in relationships when money comes into the picture .\nan honest , simple common man is caught in a web of problems when is he accused of killing the leader of a local rowdy gang .\nbharani , a hot headed man , tries to peacefully resolve the conflict between the families , from the one which he belongs , and the one from which his lover belongs . but several circumstances force him to use his fist than his heart first .\na young medical student is plagued by local toughs and must fight to see justice done .\na cop mistakenly believes that taking out three thugs will end madurai ' s crime wave .\nmaruthu is a rustic action entertainer where vishal plays the role of a labourer . the story revolves around his relationship with his grandmother .\nvasu , a moneylender , foils a planned attempt to kill a police officer by a gang . this sets the gang ' s leader , thaandavam , and his goons against him who find out later that vasu and his family need to be eradicated on more than one count .\na zamindar takes an affinity to two extremely playful half - brothers who openly con people for a living . but a local animal smuggler steps in to disrupt the harmony in the lives of the zamindar and his adopted family .\na brave men and a group of 5 ncc girls were onto a trekking in a forest . at the same time , a terrorist group plans to destroy a innovative rocket launch from that forest .\nbalu ( vishal ) is a student studying in iit chennai . karthik is his best friend studying in the same class . during their summer vacation , balu goes to a place called theni where karthik ' s family hails from . hema ( meera jasmine ) , sister to karthik is a pretty girl as well as mischievous who always pranks with her brother . balu falls in love with her . one day , balu gets involved in a fight with a rowdy group and as a result of this fight , this rowdy group starts to attack hema ' s family . now its balu ' s responsibility to save hema ' s family from peril .\ni ' m surprised no one visited this page to give their comments as this film was probably the only frontrunning tamil film during 2005 - 2006 . the title meaning ' fighting rooster ' was an apt title due to the climax scene as in a tamil village , a rooster fighting against another is a sport like soccer . this film is set mostly in the villages of tamil nadu and one gets a beautiful nostalgic feeling of the serenity of villages in this film . though the script depicts an action film with no new concept - a hero , his heroine , a villain and so on , there are developments one can witness in this film that makes it different from others . for one , the heroine , meera jasmine , does most of the comedy and the rejoicing in most segments is appealing . watching a relative newcomer , vishal reddy , playing his first - time action role with ease is amazing . never before have i seen a hero so befitting the action image and delivering his dialogues with dollops of power punches . there are no flaws in the films . if there are , they are extremely hard to notice . and i ' m not an action film fan , but this film made my day .\n7 of 8 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nhtml public\n- / / wapforum / / dtd xhtml mobile 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\napparently , the city of madurai has been recreated at the 10 - acre land at binny mills in the city with art director rajeevan helming the affair .\napparently , the city of madurai has been recreated at the 10 - acre land at binny mills in the city with art director rajeevan helming the affair . a huge set resembling one of madurai\u2019s key localities with 500 shops and a temple , is being erected . the introduction song of the hero along with thousands of junior artistes and dancers taking part at the temple festival will be shot at a whopping cost of rs 6 crore . sources say that some of the talkie portions will also be shot there . while keerthi suresh plays vishal\u2019s pair , varalaxmi sarathkumar will be seen in a crucial role . veteran actor raj kiran is also being retained from the original . yuvan shankar raja will score the music . produced in vff banner , the shooting is said to commence by august 31 .\nthe dark humour is worked out well in this guy ritchie kind of scenario .\nthe plot revolves round a set of unconnected characters whose lives get interlinked as the story progresses . how the action of one inadvertently affects the life of another , being at the wrong place at the wrong time , mistaken identities and cross - talk confusion , all form part of the script . the detailing in the smartly written screenplay , the smooth flow of scenes , the seamless integration of the various characters and incidents into a coherent whole , and the deft treatment belies the fact that it is the work of a debutant director .\nnonlinear in its narrative style , the plot travels on multiple tracks . each character is well fleshed out and given its space . and except for the main villain of the piece the dreaded gangster p . k . p . ( madhusudhan ) , we don\u2019t get to know the names of the rest of the characters , it being irrelevant to the scenario . so while one is identified by the colour of his shirt , ' the guy with the red checked shirt ' another as a ' boy in the school ' etc . a smart move what with mistaken identities being the norm here than the exception !\nthe characters are from various strata of society . they include a youngster new to the city and on the verge of getting a job , an unemployed man often landing himself in trouble with the cops , a woman executive of a firm , a cab driver in dire need of a job , an unscrupulous cop , pkp the ruthless thug , a gang of small time extortionists and a simpleton who inadvertently becomes part of a kidnapping deal gone awry . colourful characters that pep up the proceedings , the sparkling lines lending an added flip .\nthe actors are suitably cast and perform well . like sundeep ' s nonchalance , shri ' s intensity , regina ' s matter - of - fact portrayal and charlie ' s emotional take on his role . the scene stealer is ramdoss who after ' mundasupatti ' gets a role right up his sleeve . reveling as the bungling kidnapper , the actor is hilarious .\nthe dark humour is worked out well in this guy ritchie kind of scenario . there are a couple of messages conveyed . that a common man when pushed beyond endurance can reveal a tougher side and that a ruthless cold blooded killer can also have a softer emotional side to him . but the stronger and a more relevant message is that a film need not boast of big names ; it need not be exorbitantly budgeted with foreign locations and glamorous song picturisation thrown in to make it an engaging experience . all that it needs is a solid screenplay , deft treatment and a right selection of cast to make it an interesting and an eminently watchable fare . ' maanagaram ' is proof of that !\nthe plot of mani ratnam\u2019s new romance , kaatru veliyidai , has been revealed . in a brief summary , the british censor board wrote on its web site that it is about a pilot , now a prisoner of war , who remembers his romance with a doctor .\nthe plot of mani ratnam\u2019s kaatru veliyidai has been officially posted on the website of british censor board , british board of film certification ( bbfc ) .\n\u201ca military pilot , being held as a prisoner of war , remembers his romance with a local doctor , \u201d reads the film\u2019s synopsis on bbfc\u2019s website . the run - time of the movie has been revealed as 146 minutes .\ngoing by the plot , the viewers on social media have already started playing guessing games that the story shares wide similarities between mani ratnam\u2019s previous films such as roja and maryaan .\nproduced by mani ratnam\u2019s madras talkies , kaatru veliyidai features karthi in the role of a fighter pilot and aditi rao hydari plays a doctor . the movie will be released by leading distributor sri thenandal films in tamil nadu . while veteran producer - distributor dil raju will release the telugu version cheliya in andhra pradesh and telangana states , shibu thameens will take care of the film\u2019s theatrical release in kerala .\nkaatru veliyidai , which also stars rj balaji , shraddha srinath , kpac lalitha , delhi ganesh , and mir sarwar in important roles , is slated to hit screens on april 7 .\ncut this work was cut . the cuts were compulsory . to obtain this category cuts of 0m 43s were required . details of cuts below may contain spoilers or plot details .\ncompulsory cuts for 15 were required to sight of animal cruelty in accordance with bbfc policy .\nthis work is made up of a number of separate components . note that since february 2001 the bbfc has measured each component separately , but older works may not have the exact details , only a list of titles\nthe version of this work detailed above is rated by the bbfc under the video recordings act 1984 for use on any packaged media format ( including dvd , blu - ray and vhs ) . this classification may also be used when the same work is made available on digital video platforms ( including video on demand ) provided that the platform is licenced to use bbfc ratings .\nif you would like to receive regular mailings about bbfc resources , workshops , advance information about events and recent classifications or decisions which we think you may be interested in please complete the form below .\ndirector gautham vasudev menon recently stated in an interview that his upcoming outing enai noki paayum thota will be completely different from the ones he had directed earlier . he stated that the first half of the film will be laced with romance , while the second half will have some powerful action scenes .\nthe film is said to be a romantic thriller with dhanush and megha akash playing the lead . it is said that megha plays a movie star in the film and dhanush in an attempt to help her , falls into trouble himself . rana daggubati has a crucial role in the film . the project is expected to be wrapped up in 20 days .\nget latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with news app . download the times of india news app for your device . read more entertainment news in english and other languages .\nkaabil movie makers give out major plot leak in a hurry of releasing item number , haseeno ka deewana . do we see shah rukh khan ' s raees camp laughing ?\nhrithik roshan\u2019s kaabil has been in the headlines for various reasons in the recent past . the bollywood drama , which is set for a january release , is in a race with shah rukh khan \u2019s raees and both the movies seem to follow a similar marketing strategy . while raees released its item song , laila main laila yesterday , kaabil was one step ahead and came out with their first item number a week ago . kaabil , an action thriller , has its plot about hrithik roshan in the role of a blind lover , seeking revenge from the bad guys played by rohit roy and ronit roy .\nthe remix of haseeno ka deewana , staring the sizzling urvashi rautela , was well received by hrithik fans . however , a twitter user revealed a blunder made by the makers of kaabil in haphazardly releasing the item number .\nthe trailer of the movie clearly showed that the movie revolved around four protagonists , hrithik roshan and yami gautam as a lovestruck couple and rohit roy and ronit roy donning the shoes of the negative characters . however , a scene in haseeno ka deewana clearly shows that rohit roy dies before the song in the movie , which clears the plot of the movie !\n@ misterbistar we all know that char will b killed anyways . # kaabil team raised curiosity element \u201chow\u201d . u fell for it . wanted ppl 2 notice it\nwhen you release an item song for the views , but accidentally include the death of one your 4 main characters in the film . # kaabil urltoken\nfirst spotted by twitter user , nihit bhave , who pointed out the blunder and the comments that followed were all on the same page . some readers were fast to point out that the only character that matters in bollywood movie is the hero , while others argued that maybe the revelation was planned to gain people\u2019s attention !\n@ misterbistar the makers don\u2019t consider it \u2018main\u2019 . there is only one character in the movie like in ever bwood film - the hero .\nkaabil has already been questioned for its plot , as netflix alleged that the plot is similar to their original series , daredevil . the internet also trolled the movie for hrithik playing the role of a blind man and wearing a watch . this new blunder reduces the interest around kaabil even more , which will clash with raees on january 25th .\nclick on the menu icon of the browser , it opens up a list of options .\nhere click on the \u201cprivacy & security\u201d options listed on the left hand side of the page .\na pop up will open with all listed sites , select the option \u201callow\u201c , for the respective site under the status head to allow the notification .\nonce the changes is done , click on the \u201csave changes\u201d option to save the changes .\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . this includes cookies from third party social media websites and ad networks . such third party cookies may track your use on filmibeat sites for better rendering . our partners use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you . if you continue without changing your settings , we ' ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on filmibeat website . however , you can change your cookie settings at any time . learn more\nafter being trolled on social media for his remarks on anjaan before the release , the filmmaker opens up on film\u2019s debaclethe director who has not spoken after the debacle of his anjaan finally broke his silence to a leading newspaper . quoting kamal haasan that it\u2019s the filmmakers\u2019s job to satisfy people who scold them the [ \u2026 ]\nit has been a disastrous year for the filmmaker as people are not ready to let go his last film\u2019s failureafter the debacle of anjaan , director lingusamy has been keeping a very low profile and attending only selected events . but people still don\u2019t seem to want to let his last filmi disaster go . apparently at [ \u2026 ]\nthe ace director has two films lined up with young stars of tamil cinemano director in the history of tamil cinema has been trolled as much as director n lingusamy . the vettai director known for churning out masala enterrtainers , became a laughing stock in social media when an interview of his became viral post anjaan\u2018s [ \u2026 ]\nread on to know what more he has to saytamil actor vishal krishna , who can fluently speak telugu , says the time has come for him to expand his market in telugu filmdom as well as most of his films dubbed in the language have done relatively well .\nmanjhi - the mountain man is a 2015 indian biographical film , based on the life of dashrath manjhi . manjhi , widely known as\nanegan ( english : multiple single person ) is an upcoming indian tamil romantic thriller film directed by k . v . anand . the\nyennai arindhaal . . . ( english : if you know me . . . ) is an upcoming indian tamil drama film directed by gautham menon and\nvishal krishna reddy , known by his stage name vishal , is an indian film actor , producer who has appeared in tamil cinema .\nmeera jasmine , ( born name jasmine mary joseph ) , is an actress who appears in south indian cinema . meera jasmine made her\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ncopyright 2010 - 2013 : gomolo . all rights reserved . | terms | privacy\nthis email id is already registered with us with facebook . please login with facebook .\nby submitting this form you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of cinestaan . com .\n# sandakozhi2 on floor from aug 31st . @ vffvishal @ keerthyofficial @ varusarath @ thisisysr @ shakthi _ dop # rajkiran\na college student who goes on vacation to his friend ' s home gets involved with the local goon who terrorizes the town .\n* setting channel preference will take you directly to the respective channel when you come in next time .\nsupported browsers : internet explorer : version 7 . 0 and above , chrome , firefox and safari . best viewed at 1024 x 768 resolution and above .\nas reported by us earlier , the film will start to roll from august 31st . lingusamy took to twitter to confirm this with his tweet , \u201c # sandakozhi2 on floor from aug 31st . @ vffvishal @ keerthyofficial @ varusarath @ thisisysr @ shakthi _ dop # rajkiran \u201c\nthe film will star vishal , keerthy suresh , varalaxmi sarathkumar , rajkiran in the lead roles , while yuvan shankar raja and shakthi would take care of the music and camera departments respectively . with regard to the release date , the makers are planning to make the film hit the screens for 2018 pongal .\nhead jury of national awards priyadharshan dismissing the charges . said , \u2018i have heard of all that and i will answer . . .\nvilimoode\u2026 ( \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb4\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bc2\u0b9f\u2026 ) | offcial music video | p . i . r . i .\nkalaiyarasan and dhansika who had a stint together in kabali have now consecutively signed two films together . after kabali it was kaala koothu and now . . .\nwe had told you that sathyaraj along with the other members of the crew of party were shooting in fiji for forty days continuously .\nwe had told you that sathyaraj along with the other members of the crew of party were shooting in fiji for forty days continuously . the veteran actor has now returned to chennai . a source close to the unit says the team was impressed by sathyaraj\u2019s energy levels and commitment to work .\n\u201cthough he\u2019s a senior artiste , he mingled like a youngster on the sets . party will be remembered as one of his best films and his character will be one of the highlights , \u201d adds the source .\ndirected by venkat prabhu , party is produced by t siva amma creations . it is to be noted that the combo of t siva and venkat prabhu has earlier delivered a super hit in saroja .\njai , shiva , regina cassandra , nivedha pethuraj , ramya krishnan , jayaram , nassar , sanchitha shetty and chandran of kayal fame are also a part of the film , while premgi amaren has been roped in to compose music .\nthe first look of priyanka chopra\u2019s sikkimese film - pahuna - has been unveiled at the ongoing cannes film festival . the film is directed by paakhi a tyrewala .\nthe first look of actress - producer priyanka chopra\u2019s sikkimese film pahuna has been unveiled here at the ongoing cannes film festival .\npriyanka is producing the film through her and her mother madhu chopra\u2019s banner purple pebble pictures .\npriyanka couldn\u2019t make it to the fest , but madhu along with her son sidharth chopra attended the trailer launch of\u201cpahun\u201d , directed by paakhi a . tyrewala , at the festival on may 21 .\nmadhu said in a statement : \u201cit was a huge honour for everyone associated with \u2018pahuna\u2019 to attend the prestigious festival and present the film\u2019s first look . \u201d\npahuna is a story about the love , strength and courage of three nepali children who get separated from their parents , while fleeing the maoist agitation from nepal to sikkim . the entire cast and many of the technicians are from sikkim .\nas the title of the film suggests , the poster of pahun ( the little visitors ) puts the spotlight on two local children giving intense looks . in the background , one can see the little girl cooking something in a pot and the boy looking after a baby .\ntyrewala said : \u201cthirteen years ago when i went to darjeeling and gangtok , i realized how easily i was accepted by the people as one of their own . soon , i forgot that i was a guest and began to see the mountains as my home and that has never changed . \u201d\n\u201cin pahuna , i wanted to capture not only the beauty of sikkim but also the beauty of its people . \u2018pahuna\u2019 is the story of people of sikkim . my vision is not to take sikkim to bollywood , but to bring bollywood to sikkim ! \u201d\ncannes film festival : sonam kapoor is a shimmery dream in elie saab . see pics\nkeerthy suresh , who has signed big projects in both tamil and telugu , is arguably the busiest heroine in the two industries . the actress is starring in a number of major tamil films , including vijay\u2019s bairavaa and suriya\u2019s thaana serndha koottam ."]}
{"id": 117196, "summary": [{"text": "the seven five , also known as precinct seven five , is a 2014 documentary directed by tiller russell , and produced by eli holzman , aaron saidman , and sheldon yellen .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film looks at police corruption in the 75th precinct of the new york police department during the 1980s .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the documentary focuses around michael dowd , a former police officer of 10 years , who was arrested in 1992 , leading to one of the largest police corruption scandals in new york city history .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the documentary uses footage from the mollen commission investigation in 1992 and also provides in-depth commentary from dowd , ken eurell , and adam diaz , among others .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the documentary premiered at doc nyc november 14 , 2014 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "sony pictures recently purchased the rights of the seven five documentary in an auction . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "the seven five", "paragraphs": ["\u2014 a haiku composed by a five - seven - five society member . [ 1 ]\nthe repeat abuser of women has reportedly committed seven different assaults against five different women .\nthe entire season seven plot line of game of thrones might have leaked . here are five of the biggest spoilers\nthe seven five is also the title of a crime documentary on dowd ' s ring directed by tiller russell .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the seven five near you .\nthe entire season seven plot line of game of thrones might have leaked . here are five of the biggest spoilers | national post\n\u201cthe seven five\u201d is rated r ( no one under 17 admitted without parent or adult guardian ) . crimes against humanity .\n\u201cthe seven five , \u201d a riveting documentary about brooklyn\u2019s 75th precinct , takes place in 5 square miles of hell on earth in the 1980s .\nchildren are then subjected to further assessments in the three rs at the age of seven .\nseven / five began life , in 2009 , as an attempt to find and support local film - makers who were struggling to fulfill their full potential without like - minded collaborators . its initial meeting took place at seven p . m . and attracted its first five members .\nnew york police department id card of michael dowd in tiller russell ' s\nthe seven five .\na sundance selects release . ( sundance selects )\n\u201cthe seven five\u201d boasts all the dramatic torque and gritty realism of those films , which is indeed remarkable since it differs from them in one key respect : it\u2019s a documentary .\nseven five filmmakers forum is a collective of filmmakers based in leicester . the group contains directors , screenwriters , actors , producers and members with a broad skill set .\nupcoming events and workshops for seven / members . for previous events please click here\nit would be hard to imagine a more entertaining corrupt - cop documentary than\nthe seven five ,\na slick and fascinating portrait of disgraced new york policeman michael dowd .\nseven / five is open to everyone of any experience level , so if you want to get involved please get in touch to find out more information . . .\nnow , along with former gang leader and drug cohort adam diaz , he is planning to sell cigars from the dominican republic under the brand name the seven five , after dowd ' s old precinct .\nmembership to the seven / five filmmakers forum network costs \u00a312 per year * and comes with a host of benefits and opportunities to get involved in filmmaking in leicester . . . .\nfrom left , chicky , michael dowd , kenny eurell , and walter yurkiw in tiller russell ' s\nthe seven five .\na sundance selects release . ( sundance selects )\n\u201cthe seven five , \u201d an engrossing documentary about extreme corruption in the new york city police department during the 1980s and early \u201990s , could be the crime drama martin scorsese wishes he\u2019d made . or may yet make .\n\u201cthe seven five\u201d principally chronicles the bad cop things dowd and his partner , kenneth eurell , did while they were charged with serving and protecting the largely impoverished residents who lived in the crime - plagued 75th precinct of east new york .\nrussell shapes this true - crime narrative with the energy and action of a great gangster movie . despite being a documentary , \u201cthe seven five\u201d can be watched alongside any great gangster movie . and the new york accents are legit .\nseven / five regularly holds various filmmaking workshops and actively encourages its members , of all skill levels , to flex their creative muscles . check out our schedule and join now to start your journey\ni think people like russell add to the toxicity , thickening the wall that separates cops from the citizens they ' re tasked to protect . but maybe we need someone as plainly amoral to make a documentary as good as the seven five . . .\nwhile compulsory education begins in england at the age of five ( with many children actually starting at four ) , in countries such as sweden , denmark and finland , school doesn ' t begin until the age of seven .\nthe seven five\nhas been called\nthe cop version of ' goodfellas , '\nwhich may explain why sony has plans to produce a fictional remake . here ' s hoping that version uses a better moral compass .\nstudies in new zealand comparing children who began formal literacy instruction at age five or age seven have shown that by the age of 11 there was no difference in reading ability level between the two groups . but the children who started at five developed less positive attitudes to reading , and showed poorer text comprehension than those children who had started later .\nseven / five began life , in 2009 , as an attempt to find and support local film - makers who were struggling to fulfil their full potential without like - minded collaborators . its initial . . .\nby the time children are five , they should show preference for a particular hand and be able to work with others .\nby law , children must be in school by the age of five , although the vast majority are enrolled in reception classes aged four .\nthe other four men \u2014 kevin richardson , antron mccray , yusef salaam and raymond santana jr . \u2014 served about seven years in prison .\nbut the save childhood movement claims that the threat of more rigorous assessments for four - or five - year - olds would undermine children\u2019s natural development .\napart from the netherlands and malta , the only other education systems beginning at five are scotland and wales ( with northern ireland even earlier at four ) .\nlawyers , in foreground , and the five defendants in the central park rape case of a female jogger waiting for the ruling in february 1990 in state supreme court in manhattan .\nms jackson said that after seven years with the boxer she had decided to leave him because he was abusive and she didn\u2019t believe he would change .\nfinnish pupils start formal education at seven and then enjoy 11 - week summer holidays - and they end up with the highest educational standards in europe .\nhollywood could take lessons in gangster chutzpah from the real - life convicted robbers and dirty cops parading through tiller russell\u2019s documentary \u201cthe seven five\u201d : they flaunt their dubious achievements with deplorable yet somehow infectious glee . the title refers to brooklyn\u2019s 75th precinct , which in the 1980s became a hotbed of crack wars , boasting one of the country\u2019s [ \u2026 ]\nwith encouragement from defense attorney william kunstler , the seven other defendants did whatever they could to disrupt the trial through such acts as reading poetry and chanting hare krishna . while the jury was deliberating their verdict , judge hoffman held the defendants in contempt of court for their behavior and sentenced them to up to 29 months in jail . kunstler received a four - year sentence , partly for calling hoffman\u2019s court a \u201cmedieval torture chamber . \u201d five of the chicago seven were convicted of lesser charges .\njust watched the documentary \u201cthe seven five\u201d , very well done , highly recommended , but dowd came across as the same piece of shit he\u2019s always been , even at 55 years old he\u2019s still a stupid , washed up thug who thinks what he did was \u201ccool\u201d\u2026 how this pos only got 12 years is beyond me .\nnaya rivera sells her five - bedroom la home for a cool $ 3 . 55 million after finalizing her divorce from ryan dorsey\nthe seventh and penultimate season doesn\u2019t return until mid - 2017 , and it\u2019ll include only seven episodes compared to the series\u2019 usual 10 . time to start speculating , conspiracy theorists .\na movie like \u201cthe seven five\u201d has only minor use as a historical document ; its principal function is to package gonzo tales of bad behavior into commercial entertainment that plays down the real suffering behind those stories . mr . dowd\u2019s vehement narration does have , at times , a vague joe - pesci - in - \u201cgoodfellas\u201d feel , which is amusing only if you ignore the historical record . in 1988 , when mr . dowd was still on the force , an estimated 100 people were murdered in east new york . those dead should haunt \u201cthe seven five , \u201d which instead breezes through its crimes while tossing out grim images of unidentified black and brown bodies . i wonder if these will show up in the fictional version that as variety reported , sony won the rights to after a winning bid of \u201caround the seven - figure range . \u201d\nthe documentary \u201cthe seven five\u201d giddily revisits the true - crime deeds of michael dowd , a former new york police officer who was arrested in 1992 with a stash of cocaine on him . as the ringleader of a crew of dirty cops stationed at the 75th precinct in east new york , he padded his income by stealing money , guns and drugs from dealers . he eventually graduated to working for drug rings , one of which put him on retainer so he could provide information about narcotic operations . \u201cthe seven five\u201d has been called \u201cthe cop version of \u2018goodfellas , \u2019 \u201d which may explain why sony has plans to produce a fictional remake . here\u2019s hoping that version uses a better moral compass .\nin an obvious and commendable sense , tiller russell \u2019s riveting feature \u201cthe seven five\u201d can suggest a mash - up of other works concerning crime in the modern era , movies as diversely powerful as scorsese\u2019s \u201c goodfellas , \u201d de palma\u2019s \u201c scarface , \u201d sidney lumet \u2019s \u201cserpico\u201d and \u201c prince of the city \u201d and james gray \u2019s \u201c the yards . \u201d\nformal schooling should be delayed until the age of six or seven because early education is causing \u201cprofound damage\u201d to children , an influential lobby of almost 130 experts warns .\nthe five - seven - five society was an organization of young women who specialized in the art of poetry , with a focus on traditional haiku . taught by the strict and disciplined madame macmu - ling , only the wealthy young ladies of the upper echelon of families in ba sing se were allowed to join the group . the society even had a guard who expelled those unworthy of the art . this organization had poetry meetings , during which haiku were recited by each member . in addition to practicing haiku , the girls also enjoyed tea parties , garden parties , and parties in general . [ 2 ]\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\nin recent years , the case remained in the public eye , largely through a documentary , \u201cthe central park five , \u201d made by the filmmakers ken burns ; his daughter , sarah burns ; and her husband , david mcmahon .\nsix years later , seven / five has become , in partnership with phoenix , an educational and networking hub for creatives involved both in film and related disciplines , offering regular networking opportunities , screenings and workshops , designed to foster an environment in which an independent leicester film industry can continue to grow .\npoland , a rapid - climber in international education league tables and overtaking england at reading skills , is also another country where pupils do not start until the age of seven .\nfrom left : antron mccray , raymond santana jr . , kevin richardson , yusef salaam and kharey wise in 2012 outside a theater before the new york premiere of \u201cthe central park five . \u201d\nthe seven five , directed by tiller russell ( the last rites of ransom pride , bad boys of summer ) , is making its debut at doc nyc where icm is handling worldwide sales . the true crime tale already has interest from buyers for remake rights , i hear . eli holzman , aaron saidman , and sheldon yellen are producers . watch an exclusive teaser above .\nthe five black and hispanic men , ages 14 to 16 at the time of their arrests , claimed that incriminating statements they had given had been coerced by the authorities . the statements were ruled admissible , and the men were convicted in two separate trials in 1990 .\nit will push for a series of reforms , including a new \u201cdevelopmentally appropriate\u201d , play - based early years framework for nurseries and schools , covering children between the age of three and seven .\nspoiler alert : this blog is published after game of thrones airs on hbo in the us on sunday night and on foxtel in australia on monday . do not read unless you have watched season seven , episode five , which airs in the uk on sky atlantic on monday at 2am and 9pm , and is repeated in australia on showcase on monday at 7 . 30pm aest .\nexclusive : \u201ci considered myself both a cop and a gangster . \u201d new documentary the seven five chronicles the story of new york city police officer michael dowd , whose headline - grabbing 1992 arrest for leading a ring of criminalized cops exposed widespread corruption in the nypd and sent him to prison for 14 years . friday at doc nyc , dowd will appear at the film\u2019s world premiere , where he\u2019ll be reunited for the first time in decades with the former partner who exposed him .\nmike is on the road to redemption . aside from starring in the critically acclaimed documentary , the seven five , mike has ventured out to share his knowledge on the current policing climate . currently , mike engages listeners at schools , universities , and corporate enterprises on topics ranging from ; corruption , policing , corporate policy , workplace deviance , and many other ethics based topics . he has come full circle and is again working with the nypd as a consultant .\nthis includes the possible introduction of a new baseline test for five - year - olds in england and qualifications for child care staff that make little reference to learning through play , they say .\nboth wrenching and enlightening , \u201cthe seven five\u201d avoids sensationalism to provide a nuanced , thoughtful account of material that\u2019s at once sordid and instructive . i came out of it hoping ( futilely , no doubt ) that hollywood producers aren\u2019t already lunging to turn it into a big , splashy crime epic . we\u2019ve already seen that movie , too many times . the real thing is far more sobering and useful .\nthey are assessed against targets set out in the eyfs , which covers areas such as personal and social development , communication and early numeracy , before moving on to formal lessons in the first full year of school aged five .\nwendy ellyatt , the founding director of the movement , said : \u201cdespite the fact that 90 per cent of countries in the world prioritise social and emotional learning and start formal schooling at six or seven , in england we seem grimly determined to cling on to the erroneous belief that starting sooner means better results later .\na lot of people watching the hit documentary , the seven five , might not now that its central character spent over a decade in the bureau of prisons for the crimes he committed as a corrupt nypd officer . the gr1nd got with michael dowd and asked him about the time he did in the feds . as a corrupt cop it couldn\u2019t have been easy , but dowd says he didn\u2019t really have any problem . we also asked him about his time as a corrupt cop and what it was like working with cops who weren\u2019t on the same type of time that he was on . check out the exclusive -\nit was the eighties and crack was flooding new york , bringing with it a crime wave that saw more than 100 murders in one year in dowd ' s five square mile precinct \u2013 second only to another precinct , the 48th in the bronx , in homicides .\na documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in central park . after having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison , a serial rapist confessed to the crime .\nwhen pupils start school at five , the children of more affluent families are already ahead . but this\nattainment gap\n, instead of closing gets wider at each stage up to the age of 16 . as every year passes in school , the results of the richest and poorest grow further apart .\nit followed research showing that the disadvantage of being the youngest in a year group persisted right through primary and secondary school . while 60 . 7 % of september - born girls achieved five good gcses , only 55 . 2 % of august - born girls achieved the same .\non this day in 1941 , the japanese consul in hawaii is instructed to divide pearl harbor into five zones and calculate the number of battleships in each zone\u2014and report the findings back to japan . relations between the united states and japan had been deteriorating quickly since japan\u2019s occupation of indo - china and . . .\nwhat do ufc champion conor mcgregor and five glamorous women including josie harris , shantel jackson and melissa brim have in common ? they\u2019ve all been beaten up by boxing superstar floyd mayweather , one of the world\u2019s highest paid athletes .\nthe chicago seven were indicted for violating the rap brown law , which had been tagged onto the civil rights bill earlier that year by conservative senators . the law made it illegal to cross state lines in order to riot or to conspire to use interstate commerce to incite rioting . president johnson\u2019s attorney general , ramsey clark , refused to prosecute the case .\nrussell\u2019s film is hair - raising , hilarious , dizzying stuff , building up to a nutty kidnapping - murder plot that mike planned around a fake flower delivery , only to see on tv news that some other thug used the gag first . \u201cthe flower thing can be used a few times , \u201d he argued . \u201cnot every flower delivery is a f - - king armed - robbery - murder ! \u201d \u201cthe seven five\u201d is cruelly funny , roguishly charming , as cool and crazed and tough as the big bad city itself .\nthe five men whose convictions in the brutal 1989 beating and rape of a female jogger in central park were later overturned have agreed to a settlement of about $ 40 million from new york city to resolve a bitterly fought civil rights lawsuit over their arrests and imprisonment in the sensational crime .\ndowd only became a police officer by chance . the third of seven children born to a firefighter father and stay at home mother he was a good student who was advised to consider becoming ' a doctor , a lawyer or an accountant ' .\nthe trial of the \u201c chicago seven\u201d begins before judge julius hoffman . the defendants , including david dellinger of the national mobilization committee to end the war in vietnam ( mobe ) ; rennie davis and tom hayden of mobe and students for a democratic society ( sds ) ; and jerry rubin and abbie hoffman of the youth international party ( yippies ) , were accused of conspiring to incite a riot at the 1968 democratic national convention .\none aspect of \u201cthe seven five\u201d with plenty of current resonance is its portrait of police culture . in one sense , dowd , though suspected by some of his colleagues , was able to take his criminal career to such lengths because of cops\u2019 unwillingness to rat on each other . ( he eventually got popped by suffolk county police for selling drugs there , not by the nypd\u2019s internal affairs unit . ) on the other hand , the film clearly suggests the relative rarity of bad cops like dowd in showing how difficult it was for him to get others to join him in his pursuit of easy money on the wrong side of the law .\nin the late 1980s and early \u201890s brooklyn , ny was the murder capital of america and ground zero for the crack cocaine epidemic . one man led his crew on a rampage through the streets of east new york , robbing dope dealers at gunpoint , stealing countless kilos of cocaine and hundreds of thousands dollars in cash . he was a new york city cop . this is his story - - a high - octane documentary thriller about michael dowd , the dirtiest cop ever . his arrest in 1992 led to the largest police corruption scandal in new york city history . it all began in a brooklyn precinct known as the seven five . ?\nspeaking to the daily telegraph , sir al , who was the first children\u2019s commissioner and is also emeritus professor of child health at university college london , said : \u201cif you look at a country like finland , children don\u2019t start formal , full - scale education until they are seven .\nthere is another egalitarian argument for starting school early . pupils from poorer homes , with parents who are less able to help their learning , might be held behind if they didn ' t start lessons until six or seven .\nhollywood could take lessons in gangster chutzpah from the real - life convicted robbers and dirty cops parading through tiller russell\u2019s documentary \u201cthe seven five\u201d : they flaunt their dubious achievements with deplorable yet somehow infectious glee . the title refers to brooklyn\u2019s 75th precinct , which in the 1980s became a hotbed of crack wars , boasting one of the country\u2019s highest murder rates , including numerous cop killings . onto this stage in 1982 strode 20 - year - old patrolman michael dowd , and the phases of his transformation from shiny young rookie to criminal mastermind , as recounted by dowd , his partner and appreciative drug lords , makes for riveting viewing .\nthe path was set . dowd graduated from the police academy in 1982 and was immediately assigned to the 75th precinct \u2013 one of the deadliest in the country .\nin december 2002 , an investigation by the manhattan district attorney , robert m . morgenthau , found dna and other evidence that the woman had been raped and beaten not by the five teenagers but by another man , matias reyes , a convicted rapist and murderer who had confessed to acting alone in the attack . concluding that the new evidence could have changed the original verdict , mr . morgenthau\u2019s office joined a defense motion asking that the convictions be vacated .\nit\u2019s that priceless dialogue , the bitter ironies , the magnificently skeevy cast of characters and even the overall structure that make \u201cthe seven five\u201d \u201cgoodfellas\u201d in blue . director tiller russell , a disciple of martin scorsese right down to the freeze - frames and the rolling stones music , lands knockout interviews with the principals , from mike ( a double for henry hill ) to kenny\u2019s wife ( who sounds much like karen hill as she sheepishly admits , \u201cmoney . . . always feels good\u201d ) to adam diaz , the bryan adams - loving kingpin who sells kilos of coke in the back of a working grocery store . diaz says of a guy who crossed him , \u201che\u2019s not around anymore . i\u2019m not saying i killed him . he\u2019s not around anymore . \u201d smile .\nnumber of refugees accepted into the u . s . falls below the rest of the world combined for the first time . . .\nin 1970 , the convictions and contempt charges against the chicago seven were overturned on appeal . abbie hoffman remained a well - known counterculture activist until his death in 1989 . tom hayden went on to marry actress jane fonda and is still a prominent liberal politician in california , currently married to actress barbara williams .\nms brim , the mother of his daughter , ayanna , dated the boxer in the late 1990s .\nplease use the search facility at the top of the page to find what you are looking for .\nthe agreement , reached between the city\u2019s law department and the five plaintiffs , would bring to an end an extraordinary legal battle over a crime that came to symbolize a sense of lawlessness in new york , amid reports of \u201cwilding\u201d youths and a marauding \u201cwolf pack\u201d that set its sights on a 28 - year - old investment banker who ran in the park many evenings after work .\neuropean commission . eurydice and eurostat 2013 . * although education is not compulsory until six in ireland , approx . 40 % of four - year - olds and almost all five - year - olds are in publicly - funded primary schools .\nin such settlements , the city typically does not admit liability or wrongdoing ; and any settlement with the five men would presumably include the legal fees and costs . aides to mr . de blasio , mr . carter and mr . stringer all declined to comment on thursday when asked about the discussions , as did jonathan c . moore , a lawyer representing four of the men . a lawyer for the fifth man did not return a message seeking comment .\nmesmerising maps reveal record - breaking temperatures across the world as the earth experiences ' one of the . . .\ndenizens of the swamp are hiring democrats to shore up their relationships with the potential bosses of the next congress .\nmayweather flew into a wild rage , punching her on the top of and in the back of the head .\ni did 12 years and 5 month in the feds . i was in mariana florida all medium and high security . no breaks for the cop , fuck him . its not like they say . i went to mckean , i went to devens mass . i had my little pitstops hear and there . i\u2019m walking the joints like everyone else . 12 years and five months .\nthe cigars are produced by the dominican company tabacalera palma and available at the li tobacco outlet in ronkonkoma , li .\nthe letter is circulated by the save childhood movement , which is launching the \u201ctoo much , too soon\u201d campaign tomorrow .\nfinland , a global superstar in education terms , is consistently among the top performers . but it is also at the very bottom of the league in terms of the hours spent in the classroom .\nhaving been raised in england and with a september birthday , i actually started school at four . now living in alberta , children attend kindergarten ( 4 - 5 mornings or two full days a week ) at five and full time school at six . unlike the uk , the huge majority of students remain in school for the full twelve years until they are eighteen . i could not imagine sending any of my children , especially my youngest who is now four , off to school full time at age five . i think children have a hard enough time remaining children in today ' s society without pushing them out of the door into full time education prematurely . susan , calgary , alberta , canada\nmain focus of the mollen commission investigation into corruption in the nypd in 1992 .\nplease follow the instructions in the email within 48 hours to complete your registration .\nthe bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites . read more .\nwhereas the minimum compulsory age for schooling in ireland is 6 years , 95 % of four years olds and 98 % of five years olds attend state schools ( national schools ) . the number of children in each class can be anything up to 35 with one teacher and they follow a curriculum made up of 11 subjects . mary , dublin , ireland\nbefore the women could get away , ms mcgill testified , mayweather punched her in the jaw and blackburn in the head .\none of the most intriguing statistics from international comparisons is the lack of relationship between hours in the classroom and educational achievement .\nthe crimes perpetrated by dowd and his uniformed gang included a scheme in which they pooled their extorted cash to buy cocaine for resale on long island . eurell\u2019s testimony to authorities helped nail a five - monthlong undercover investigation that unveiled a multi - level drug operation involving nyc police officers , drug dealers , and colombian suppliers . he\u2019s expected to appear alongside the filmmakers and dowd at the friday evening premiere .\nthe 11 - year - old son escaped via a bathroom window , \u201cjumped the fence\u201d and made his way to the main security gate , where he told the guard to call the police and an ambulance .\n\u201cthese people represent the powerful and badly misguided lobby who are responsible for the devaluation of exams and the culture of low expectations in state schools , \u201d the spokesman said .\nor put another way , the early bird doesn ' t necessarily become the bookworm .\nyou learn a lot in \u201cthe seven five\u201d about mr . dowd\u2019s criminal exploits , which emerge in original interviews with him and some of his former associates , in re - creations of their exploits and , valuably , in clips from his testimony before the mollen commission . it was formed after mr . dowd and a handful of other dirty cops were arrested on narcotic charges , and its mission was spelled out in its title : \u201ccommission to investigate allegations of police corruption and the anti - corruption procedures of the police department . \u201d among its many bleak findings was that mr . dowd\u2019s underworld activities were so lucrative that from 1987 to 1988 he reaped $ 4 , 000 a week from drug organizations in his precinct . sometimes he even forgot to pick up his paycheck .\nsituated on the banks of the river thames , riverside quarter is one of the most sought after destinations in south west london . with views across the thames to hurlingham park time can be spent enjoying an early morning with swim the resident\u2019s pool or relaxing with a coffee in your winter garden overlooking the serene landscaped gardens or rowers training on the river . finishing the day in one of the many restaurants the development has to offer .\nchildren in england are admitted into reception classes in primary schools at age four ; in many cases , if their birthdays are in the summer months , when they have only just turned four . this is in stark contrast to the vast majority of other european countries , many of which currently enjoy higher levels of educational achievement . in europe , the most common school starting age is six , and even seven in some cases such as finland .\nthen again , the network did go to great lengths to prevent the identity of jon snow\u2019s parentage from being discovered before the sixth season\u2019s big reveal , even though readers of the novels had long guessed at the truth .\nat the height of the antiwar and civil rights movements , these young leftists had organized protest marches and rock concerts at the democratic national convention . during the event , clashes broke out between the protesters and the police and eventually turned into full - scale rioting , complete with tear gas and police beatings . the press , already there to cover the democratic convention , denounced the overreaction by police and chicago mayor richard daley\u2019s handling of the situation .\nudle said the patrolmen ' s benevolent association called him saying cops would boycott the store .\nhe has topped the forbes and sports illustrated lists of the 50 highest - paid athletes , and in 2014 and 2015 forbes named him as the highest paid athlete in the world .\nwith the end of the sixth season revealing that jon is indeed of targaryen blood and that , if the bloodlines prove to be correct , daenerys is his aunt , it may come as a shock that the two end up hooking up by season seven\u2019s end . or not , considering game of thrones has never been shy about relatives knocking boots . i mean , we all loved ygritte , but it\u2019s time for jon to move on . and it\u2019s about time dany had a little more than a pretty sidepiece .\nhe\u2019s the second hard - line brexiteer to flee may\u2019s cabinet as she attempts to thread the needle on withdrawal from the e . u .\nthe government is now consulting on moving these later assessments in the three rs forward to the \u201cearly weeks of a child\u2019s career at school\u201d .\nwhile tiller is clearly a little seduced by the drama of it all , he ' s good at exploring the moral myopia that sets in when the view from the trenches elevates loyalty to each other above protecting and serving the public .\nit looks like we don ' t have a synopsis for this title yet . be the first to contribute ! just click the\nedit page\nbutton at the bottom of the page or learn more in the synopsis submission guide .\ntoday\u2019s letter says that children who \u201center school at six or seven\u201d \u2013 in line with scandinavian education systems \u2013 \u201cconsistently achieve better educational results as well as higher levels of wellbeing\u201d . it would mean putting off the start of formal schooling for up to two years for most children , with experts suggesting that they should instead undertake play - based activities with no formal literacy and numeracy requirements .\nthe men\u2019s lawyers have long said that their clients committed no crimes in the park that night .\nthis evidence , directly addressing the consequences of the introduction of early formal schooling , combined with the evidence on the positive impact of extended playful experiences , raises important questions about the current direction of travel of early childhood education policy in england .\nrussell uses a mollen commission hearing dowd gave testimony to as a reference point throughout the film . the commission investigated police corruption in the nypd .\ns\u00f6dra blasieholmshamnen 8 box 164 24 103 27 stockholm the leading hotels of the world ltd . sweden\nsign up to receive emails featuring the latest offers , news and recommendations from the grand h\u00f4tel .\nexperience the riverside life and move in now to the latest apartments at riverside quarter . stylish , luxury apartments overlooking the thames located within the vibrant heart of wandsworth . connect to the city in 30 mins and travel to work by thames clippers .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nthe wooden boxes carry the sentences : ' nobody can touch me . nobody can touch my crew , ' and ' the king of brooklyn . '\nwhen ms harris yelled for the children to call the police , mayweather threatened them with violence if they did and his male friend blocked the way .\nit is claimed that the current system robs infants of the ability to play and puts too much emphasis on formal learning in areas such as the three rs at a young age . the letter warns that the coalition is now ratcheting up the requirements with policies that prioritise \u201cschool readiness\u201d over free play .\nthe pair will also join awkward forces with cersei to fight against the white walkers . they\u2019ll meet at the dragon pit in king\u2019s landing , where they\u2019ll be joined by tyrion , jorah , varys , missandei , qyburn , euron greyjoy , the mountain and the hound . the plot thickens \u2014 a lot .\non this day in 1776 , the continental congress prepares instructions and guidance for the agents appointed to negotiate a treaty between the united states and france . the agents were also instructed to request immediate assistance in securing arms . covert french aid began filtering into the colonies soon after the outbreak of . . .\nboxing aficionados talk about mayweather\u2019s \u201csweet science\u201d , the \u201cbeautiful precision\u201d he works with in the boxing ring .\nmayweather hit two women at the ra nightclub in the egyptian - themed luxor casino in las vegas .\nits strange to be honest my only problems came from the italians in jail . thats the only problems i really had . some of the black and spanish guys would shun me but they wouldn\u2019t be angry at me . because they lived the streets and they knew that the cops had relationships with them . it was very odd because i got the most friendships with black guys playing chess . they were great . we got along famously and we played chess five or six hours a day . i would loose half my money but i learned the game . i passed a lot of time with them . the only guys that were really cool with me were the guys that had a snitch jacket but i didn\u2019t care because 80 percent of the guys in there are rats and snitching on someone to lessen their time . i didn\u2019t know that when i stepped in the joint but you learn , you learn .\nin saigon , hue , and da nang , demonstrations are staged against the recent election of president nguyen van thieu and vice president nguyen cao ky , led by the militant buddhist faction , who charge that the elections were rigged and demand that the constituent assembly cancel the results . in the united . . .\nit was august 1 , 2003 and two women were among the crowd at the ra nightclub , inside the egyptian - themed luxor casino in las vegas .\ncockfight is a voyage into the underground world of rooster fighting . the film chronicles the harrowing and hilarious adventures of three wildly different characters . the first , manuel , is . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthe confidential deal , disclosed by a person who is not a party in the lawsuit but was told about the proposed settlement , must still be approved by the city comptroller and then by a federal judge .\nbut he took the police test as well as the firefighter test and , he said , ' the police test came back first . simple as that . '\ncromwell , 19 , was having a party at the house when the boxer returned and ordered everyone out .\nhurricane inez slams into the islands of the caribbean , killing hundreds of people , on this day in 1966 . the storm left death and destruction in its wake from guadeloupe to mexico over the course of its nearly three - week run . inez was the most destructive hurricane of the 1966 storm season . on . . .\nhowever , the store ' s owner , fred udle , 51 , told the new york post that he decided not to reorder the cigars once they sell out .\nbut a rather sobering set of statistics published by the government earlier this year showed that the length of time spent in school does little to level the playing field .\nthe plan was to kidnap the wife of a colombian who owed some dealers money . dowd and eurell would kidnap her and hand her over to the colombians for execution . dowd would then use his share of the $ 700 , 000 payment for the job to flee to nicaragua .\nthe thames is a constant source of fascination . sunsets and sunrises change its character all the year around along with the vast array of boats of every size and type .\nmeet the dirtiest cop in new york city history . in the 1980s , michael dowd patrolled the mean streets of one of the toughest precincts in brooklyn . he also headed a ruthless criminal network that stole money and drugs , ultimately resulting in the city ' s biggest ever corruption scandal .\ni happily sent my daughter to the local school in poland at the age of seven and a half . she couldn ' t read and couldn ' t write in english or polish . however once they start in poland , they start . now nearly 10 she reads happily in english and polish . i went at 5 in scotland , learnt to read , but rarely read for pleasure . i think all the gold star\njack and jill\nrubbish put me off early . it ' s clear that the schools in the uk are a custodial service for 19th century factory workers .\na child is a fire to be lit not a vessel to be filled .\npaul , warsaw , poland\nclick the button below to add the le - plred : plot light red 230 w . to your wish list .\ndowd ' s case and the systemic failure that saw the internal affairs bureau fail to substantiate 16 complaints made against him over the years , exploded into a very public scandal .\nlawyers for the president want to make things difficult for the special counsel as they wage a war of public opinion .\nthe initial story of the crime , as told by the police and prosecutors , was that a band of young people , part of a larger gang that rampaged through central park , had mercilessly beaten and sexually assaulted the jogger . the story quickly exploded into the public psyche , fanned by politicians and sensational news reports that served to inflame racial tensions .\nat the district court in las vegas , nevada , mayweather appeared in the company of shantel jackson , whose time at the receiving end of his violence was yet to come .\na spokesman for michael gove , the education secretary , said the signatories were \u201cmisguided\u201d , suggesting they advocated dumbing down .\nsir michael wilshaw , the head of ofsted , said that the best nurseries and primary schools had a \u201csystematic , rigorous and consistent approach to assessment right from the very start\u201d .\nto this day dowd denies the murder aspect of the plot and claims that the entire thing was a set - up . but in july 1992 , two months after his arrest by suffolk county , dowd was arrested by the dea and nypd . this time there would be no fixing the situation .\nover the years , the men have consistently maintained their innocence in the rape of the jogger , trisha meili , who was left with no memory of the attack . ( years later , ms . meili revealed her identity and wrote a book , \u201ci am the central park jogger . \u201d ) in prison , three of the men \u2014 mr . richardson , mr . salaam and mr . santana \u2014 maintained their innocence in the rape at parole hearings , where such a stance hurt their chances at a reduced term . at the hearings , the men acknowledged being in the park as part of a group of teenagers , some of whom committed assaults unrelated to the attack on ms . meili , and most expressed regret for the events , without going into specifics , transcripts show .\nthe man negotiating the u . k . \u2019s departure from the e . u . quit over may\u2019s plan for a \u201csoft brexit , \u201d sparking a crisis that threatens her premiership .\nif the proposed settlement is approved by the comptroller , scott m . stringer , it would then be submitted for approval to judge deborah a . batts of federal district court in manhattan . in 2007 , judge batts rejected the city\u2019s motion to dismiss the suit and allowed most of the claims to proceed .\nmeet the dirtiest cop in nyc history . michael dowd stole money and dealt drugs while patrolling the streets of 80s brooklyn .\njustin bieber is the perfect gentleman as he handles the bags . . . while crop top - clad hailey baldwin struts alongside\nhere come the godparents ! kate and william are joined by childhood friends - including guy pelly - and the . . .\nfit for a prince ! louis becomes the eighth royal baby to wear the historic honiton lace christening robe on . . .\nin june 2004 , justice of the peace deborah lippis found mayweather guilty of two counts of battery for punching the women .\na few days after ms jackson filed the suit against mayweather , sports journalist rachel nichols asked him about the domestic violence .\nbut in january , lawyers for mayor de blasio asked the court to delay the litigation so that the new corporation counsel , zachary w . carter , could \u201cget up to speed on the facts and the circumstances\u201d of the case . later , the mayor said that mr . carter was \u201ccommitted to making sure we get to that settlement quickly , some complicated issues , but we\u2019re going to work through them very , very quickly . \u201d\n\u201cthe continued focus on an early start to formal learning is likely to cause profound damage to the self - image and learning dispositions of a generation of children , \u201d the letter says .\nthe assumption that an early starting age is beneficial for children ' s later attainment is not well supported in the research and therefore remains open to question ,\nsays the report .\non this day in 1890 , faced with the eminent destruction of their church and way of life , mormon leaders reluctantly issue the \u201cmormon manifesto\u201d in which they command all latter - day saints to uphold the anti - polygamy laws of the nation . the mormon leaders had been given little choice : if . . .\nthe cigars ' brands feature the men ' s names along with a photo of diaz and a silhouette of dowd in uniform .\nat the moment , most english children start school in nursery or reception classes at the age of three or four and are taught using the early years foundation stage \u2014 a compulsory \u201cnappy curriculum\u201d .\nwhile listening through a window to members of the society reciting poetry , sokka was accidentally kicked through the window and onto the stage by an unruly ostrich horse . he apologized to the ladies present , accidentally speaking in haiku form , which impressed the young ladies but irritated macmu - ling . sokka further impressed the group by continuing to speak in haiku form , albeit not particularly eloquently , eventually outperforming madame macmu - ling herself . becoming overconfident , sokka added one final haiku at the end as an encore but mistakenly added a sixth syllable to the final line . the members of the society glared at him in silence , and he was promptly thrown out of the building by a guard . 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{"id": 117197, "summary": [{"text": "brian 's song is a 1971 abc movie of the week that recounts the details of the life of brian piccolo ( played by james caan ) , a wake forest university football player stricken with terminal cancer after turning pro , told through his friendship with chicago bears running back , teammate and pro football hall of famer gale sayers ( billy dee williams ) .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "piccolo 's and sayers 's sharply differing temperaments and racial backgrounds made them unlikely to become as close friends as they did , including becoming the first interracial roommates in the history of the national football league , and the film chronicles the evolution of their friendship .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the production was such a success on abc that it was later shown in theaters by columbia pictures with a major premiere in chicago ; however , it was soon withdrawn due to a lack of business .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "critics have called the movie one of the finest telefilms ever made .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "a 2005 readers poll taken by entertainment weekly ranked ' brian 's song ' seventh in its list of the top \" guy-cry \" films ever made .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the movie is based on sayers ' account of his friendship with piccolo and coping with piccolo 's illness in sayers ' autobiography , i am third .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the film was written by veteran screenwriter william blinn , whose script , one dallas television critic called , \" highly restrained , steering clear of any overt sentimentality [ yet conveying ] the genuine affection the two men felt so deeply for each other . \"", "topic": 9}, {"text": "although based on a true story , the film did include some fictional scenes .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "one example was when george halas ( played by jack warden ) told gale sayers that he wanted to bench brian piccolo when he suspected that there may be a problem affecting his performance .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "he later learned of brian 's cancer .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "in reality , jim dooley was the head coach at that time , as halas had retired from the position following the 1967 season . ", "topic": 8}], "title": "brian ' s song", "paragraphs": ["james caan ( l ) portrayed brian piccolo in 1971 ' s\nbrian ' s song .\nto ask other readers questions about brian ' s song , please sign up .\nbrian ' s song by michel legrand | j . w . pepper sheet music\nthe arrangement details tab gives you detailed information about this particular arrangement of brian ' s song - not necessarily the song .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of brian ' s song by william blinn .\nan entertainment weekly poll lists brian\u2019s song as the seventh - best \u201dguy - cry\u201d flicks of all time .\nbrian ' s song\nis the first significant movie made for television to be remade for television .\nsuperman had kryptonite . the rest of us have brian ' s song , the first - - and still most surefire - - male tearjerker . others have followed , but let ' s not forget : brian ' s song opened the floodgates .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie brian ' s song ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of brian ' s song ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing brian ' s song near you .\nthis cast list of who was in brian ' s song includes both lead and minor roles . ( 33 items )\nbrian ' s song digital sheet music . contains printable sheet music plus an interactive , downloadable digital sheet music file .\nwith\nbrian ' s song ,\nthey felt they had encouragement from the two major surviving figures to add more material .\nin 2001 , columbia tristar television made a remake of brian\u2019s song with sean maher playing the role of piccolo and mekhi phifer portraying sayers .\nbrian ' s song cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of brian ' s song actors includes any brian ' s song actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each brian ' s song actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of brian ' s song have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nbilly dee williams and james caan filmed scenes for\nbrian ' s song\nat the bears ' 1971 training camp at rensselaer , ind .\nbrian\u2019s song is a love story that transcended race , taking camaraderie , loyalty , friendship and teamwork to an emotional level that usually results in tears .\nexcept , this is disney taking on\nbrian ' s song ,\nand you can see the inherent problems with that coupling 100 yards away .\noh ,\nsighed a colleague , when told they were going to remake\nbrian ' s song .\noh , no .\non its own , somewhat obvious level , brian ' s song worked . not least in its favor were two exceptionally fine performances : james caan as brian piccolo and billy dee williams as gale sayers .\ntonight , abc and\nthe wonderful world of disney\noffer up a remade version of\nbrian ' s song\nbecause . . . let ' s see here . . . the producers say the original was too short , the female characters were slighted the first time and many young viewers today have never seen\nbrian ' s song .\nnow ' ' brian ' s song ' ' has been remade , as a two - hour film , that will be shown on ' ' the wonderful world of disney ' ' tonight at 7 . but why would abc , which showed the original ' ' brian ' s song ' ' 30 years ago , remake it now ?\nreel classics presents\nbrian ' s song ,\nstarring james caan and billy dee williams , on sunday , nov . 4 at 9 p . m . et .\ninc . has learned abc is planning a remake of the network ' s 1973 made - for - tv classic\nbrian ' s song ,\nthe heart - tugging story about the friendship between former bears gale sayers and brian piccolo , the latter who died of cancer .\nalmost everyone else agreed . at the time , brian ' s song was the fourth most - watched film ever to air on television , behind only the theatrical blockbusters ben - hur , the birds and the bridge on the river kwai . it received 11 emmy nominations and was briefly released in theaters . its theme song - - brian ' s song , or the hands of time - - made the charts , burrowing into ears and never leaving .\na journalist\u2019s conscience leads her to reveal her source to the fbi . here\u2019s why .\nbefore brian ' s song , the cultural proscription against men crying was so strong that piccolo himself , sometime after his diagnosis , reportedly told his wife , joy :\nyou can ' t cry . it ' s a league rule .\nbrian\u2019s song is a book about two very different people competing for the same job . gale sayers and brian piccolo were competing for the running back of the chicago bears . gale was shy but brian was talkative . gale was the starter and brian was on the bench . still , they both became friends and battled challenges together . my favorite character was brian piccolo . brian has a talkative and headstrong personality . \u201cpeople are going to say that i got in on a pass , lucky break , and i won\u2019t take it t\nthere ' s no question that brian piccolo ' s story was amplified by the movie . and now generations later , you don ' t know how many guys who ordinarily would be loath to admit that they shed a tear , will tell you at the drop of a hat , i still cry every time i see brian ' s song ,\nsays bob costas on espn classic ' s sportscentury series .\nfrom a four - decade remove , it ' s easy to forget the impact of brian ' s song . the scene in which piccolo and sayers run slow - motion wind sprints in the park - - to a lachrymose theme song that would become unshakeable - - long predated the same tableaus in chariots of fire and rocky iii and countless other sports movies .\nsayers ( williams ) visits piccolo ' s ( caan ' s ) bedside . . . after somebody took caan ' s cigarette and coke .\nthe 1971 made - for - television movie\nbrian ' s song\ntugged at the nation ' s heart , telling the story of piccolo ' s friendship - - one that shattered racial boundaries - - with his african - american chicago bears teammate gale sayers and piccolo ' s final days . piccolo was played by james caan and sayers by billy dee williams .\npeople who didn ' t know football , or even the movie , were still touched by brian ' s song . shortly after the film ' s second airing , in december of 1972 , ella fitzgerald asked a reporter visiting her home in beverly hills :\nwhat was that show about football ? you know , one of the guys dies ? brian ' s song . such a beautiful song . michael legrand wrote it .\nand then , in her own den , she sang it . johnny mathis and perry como and henry mancini , among others , would record it , too .\ncorrection : december 9 , 2001 , sunday an article last sunday about the remaking of the television film ' ' brian ' s song , ' ' about the former chicago bears player brian piccolo , misstated the surname of his widow . she is joy piccolo o ' connell , not mcconnell .\nthe inspiration for brian\u2019s song came from a book , i am third , written by piccolo\u2019s chicago bears teammate gale sayers . the two men , both running backs , had been the first interracial roommates in the national football league . piccolo was white and sayers an african american .\nbrian\u2019s song is a true story about two people named gale sayers and brian piccolo . they are both competing for the same job of being running back for the chicago bears . they became best friends through competing and rooming together . gale plays most of the time over brian but are still friends . in one game gale breaks his knee and brian is there for him . near the end of the book they both get spots on the field playing together . but that all changed when something happens to brian . my favorite\nin reel life : sayers and piccolo are , by all appearances , best friends . in real life : although\nbrian ' s song\nis based on a chapter in gale sayers '\ni am third ,\nsayers never claims that he and piccolo were as close as the movie suggests . sayers says they came to like each other very much , were good friends , and did hang out together . but , as joy piccolo o ' connell , brian ' s wife , told the chicago tribune last year ,\nralph kurek was truly brian ' s best friend . . . gale and brian , that was such a small part of brian ' s life .\nquotes gale sayers : [ accepting the george s . halas award ] i ' d like to tell you about a guy i know , a friend of mine . his name is brian piccolo . and he has the heart of a giant , and that rare form of courage that allows him to kid himself and his opponent , cancer . he has a mental attitude that makes me proud to have a friend who spells out the word ' courage , ' 24 hours a day , every day of his life . now you honor me by giving me this award . but i say to you here now brian piccolo is the man who deserves the george s . halas award . it is mine tonight . . . and brian piccolo ' s tomorrow . coach george halas : brian piccolo died of cancer at the age of 26 . he left a wife and three daughters . he also left a great many loving friends who miss and think of him often . but when they think of him , it ' s not how he died that they remember - but how he lived . how he did live ! brian piccolo : i said thank you . gale sayers : i know . brian piccolo : well , usually when someone says thank you you ' re supposed to say you ' re welcome or how ' s your mother ? gale sayers : how ' s your mother ? ? brian piccolo : she ' s doin ' fine , thanks for asking protagonist antagonist rising action climax crisis terminal lung cancer external conflict internal conflict brian ' s song resolution setting brian piccolo gale sayers each other the society 1971 in chicago brian and gale get elected into the hall of fame brian gets sick falling action the many surgeries brian had gale gives his most courage player award to brian gale donated blood for brain gale paid for brian ' s medical bills brian ' s cancer is terminal brian and gale room together during training camp gale and brian both get starting positions gale hurts his knee brian helps gale train and rehab to get back faster gale comes back even better brian : trying to stay positive and cheering gale on yes brian was always positive gale : knowing his best friend is dieing of cancer no because he was on the road playing football brian : fighting cancer no gale : wishing he could help brian more no and yes brian will not be remember of he died rather of how he lived\nforty years ago tonight , at 8 : 30 eastern time , half of all television sets in use in america were tuned to the premier of brian ' s song , a 90 - minute made - for - tv film about the brief , unlikely friendship between chicago bears ' teammates brian piccolo and gale sayers .\nthe original\nbrian ' s song\nwas that kind of movie . it told the true story of gale sayers , the stellar running back for the chicago bears played by billy dee williams , and his oil - and - water friendship with teammate and fellow running back brian piccolo . james caan played piccolo .\ngale sayers and brian piccolo are both running backs for the chicago bears and great friends . when gale gets the starting job and brian doesn\u2019t brian tries to prove himself by pushing himself harder than he ever has . then gale gets injured so brian gets the starting job but brian\u2019s devolved cancer and he\u2026 my favorite character was brian piccolo because he came from not the best collage but he still made it . \u201cgale - when i was in high school i was one of the best backs in the state . but unfortunate\nif there hadn ' t been a\nbrian ' s song\n30 years earlier , and it hadn ' t been regarded a genre classic , tonight ' s presentation would be easy enough to shrug off as inoffensive and informative , delivering its own lump in the throat at the end .\nto sports - minded men now in their mid - 40 ' s and beyond , ' ' brian ' s song ' ' was a made - for - television revelation , a sentimental classic about the interracial friendship of a dying chicago bear , brian piccolo , and his star teammate , the transcendent gale sayers , that gave male viewers an oprahesque green light to cry .\nthe 1971 film\nbrian ' s song ,\nwritten by william blinn and directed by buzz kulik , won that year ' s emmy for outstanding single program , comedy or drama , and took its place in pop culture as a television classic . it is still available on tape and dvd .\nbrian\u2019s song is a book about two very different people competing for the same job . gale sayers and brian piccolo were competing for the running back of the chicago bears . gale was shy but brian was talkative . gale was the starter and brian was on the bench . still , they both became friends and battled challenges together . my favorite character was brian piccolo . brian has a talkative and headstrong personality . \u201cpeople are going to say that i got in on a pass , lucky break , and i won\u2019t take it that way . im going to beat you , magic\u201d ( 61 ) . in this quote brian wants to compete for the job fair and square . he likes a challenge and work really hard to achieve the challenge . brian is my favorite character for these reasons . brian\u2019s song is a unique book . the book is a screenplay and the text is in small portions . \u201chard cut to nfl footage - alternating between runs of piccolo and sayers\u201d ( 75 ) . this quote is about the event and what is happening at the time . this type of text is not in all books . this is a very unique quality that the author put in the book . i will give brian\u2019s song a 2 . the book was interesting at some parts but most of the book is just a normal life of a football player . my favorite parts of the book is when they work together to solve problems . the ending was interesting though . overall , i think brian\u2019s song is a ok / bad book .\nalthough critics praised brian\u2019s song for its frank description of cancer when the disease was rarely discussed publicly , the reality of brian piccolo\u2019s illness and death was quite different than what was portrayed on the screen . it turns out the actual story of what happened to piccolo is even more instructive , and especially relevant for modern cancer patients and health professionals struggling to balance hope and reality .\na year after its original broadcast , on the tuesday before thanksgiving of 1972 , brian ' s song re - aired , beginning a longstanding american tradition that would see my father exercise his tear ducts once a year , on a regular schedule , like old faithful or the fountains at caesar ' s palace .\ngood film . great character portrayals by james caan and billy dee williams . the chemistry and camaraderie between the two is what makes this film so great . brian ' s song is worth seeing , even if you ' re not a fan of football .\nthe musical theme to brian ' s song ,\nthe hands of time ,\nwas a popular tune during the early 1970s and has become a standard . [ 1 ] the music for the film was by michel legrand , with lyrics to the song by marilyn and alan bergman . nashville pianist floyd cramer performed a popular version of\nthe hands of time\n.\nmorris , piccolo ' s biographer , agrees .\ni had no problem with the first movie ,\nshe told the chicago tribune .\nit was essentially true . they exaggerated brian and gale ' s friendship , but they didn ' t abuse the story . . . i think brian was a lot more important to gale than gale was to brian .\nthe mmqb\u2019s jacob feldman shares the nfl\u2019s best stories and biggest news ( plus an opinion or two ) every weekday .\nme playing the theme from brian ' s song on the piano . * * please visit : www . albertaprigliano . net . cd ' s / downloads available ! ! * * sorry , sheet music not available as all arrangements are my own . my style comes from a juilliard education & 40 years of professional playing .\nmeron and zadan , who helped reshape the classics\ncinderella\nand\nannie\nfor television , and who produced the critically acclaimed\nlife with judy garland : me and my shadows ,\nhad many choices to make in updating\nbrian ' s song .\nthe wives are well cast with paula cale from\nprovidence\nas joy piccolo and elise neal from\nthe hughleys\nas linda sayers . ( coincidentally , mike farrell , who plays cale ' s father on\nprovidence ,\nis married to shelley fabares , who played joy in the original\nbrian ' s song .\n)\ncopyright 2018 brian wilson productions . all rights reserved . website design and digital marketing : designsite\nthe book brian song is about two running backs , one white and one black , fighting for their jobs on the chicago bears that create a strong friendship . they go through joy and hardship , but in they are just great friends . this is a story for sports lovers and people that love inspirational stories . my favorite character in the story brains song is brian . he was so positive and he always had hope even when things got tough . he also made the book funny and exciting with his smart remarks . brian : \u201c\nwhen brian\u2019s song aired as a made - for - television film forty years ago this week , it was such a hit that it was eventually shown in theaters . touching on sports , race relations and early death , it became known as the movie \u201cmen are allowed to cry at . \u201d\nthe book brians song is about two rookie running backs who are drafted on the the chicago bears together . both of them fight for the starting job but gale wins the job . gale and brian become best friends and when gale gets hurt , brian helps him back into shape . when brian comes back next season , he challenges gale for the starting job but fails . the coach soon realizes he has worked hard and rewards both of them starting jobs , brian at fullback . soon something terrible happens that will change t\nbrian\u2019s song by william bin is a very good and heartfelt book . it is a story about two young football players who both play running back named gale sayers and brian piccolo . gale is black and brian is white . the book shows their relationship throughout their years playing football which includes hardships along the way . the author , william binn , has a very creative way of writing the story in a script form and also includes an intense and dramatic relationship between the main characters . in bri\nbrian\u2019s song is a true story about a brotherhood between two football players , gale sayers and brian piccolo . their friendship grows as they face adversity and each other . they compete for the same running back position for the chicago bears . will their friendship fight through the adversity they face ? read to find out . people can be friends despite race . race doesn\u2019t decide friends it should be based on character . brian and gale find a way to get through that . many people also don\u2019t believe tha\nthis highly - acclaimed winner of five emmy awards is one of the best - loved movies ever made for television . it ' s the true story of a special relationship between two professional football players , gale sayers ( billy dee williams ) and brian piccolo ( james caan ) . both star players for the chicago bears , sayers and piccolo soon became roommates and best friends . when sayers suffers a knee injury in mid - season , it is piccolo who prods and inspires him to work toward a complete recovery . then fate deals a cruel blow : piccolo is stricken with malignant cancer . the constant support and friendship of sayers plays an important role in piccolo ' s heroic fight against the disease . also starring shelley fabares ( tv ' s coach ) as piccolo ' s loving wife , brian ' s song is a moving and unforgettable film . ( original title - brian ' s song ( 1971 ) ) \u00a9 1971 , renewed 1999 cpt holdings , inc . all rights reserved .\nbrian ' s song\nfirst aired on nov . 30 , 1971 , won an emmy award , was frequently rerun on tv , and became a staple of school assemblies - - its message of racial harmony , friendship , gutsiness and compassion struck a chord then , and still does three decades later .\nthe 2016 golden globe nominations were announced this morning in los angeles .\nlove and mercy\nwas nominated for two awards : paul dano for\nbest performance by an actor in a supporting role in any motion picture\nand brian wilson and scott bennet for\none kind of love\nfor\nbest original song \u2013 motion picture .\nfollowing is brian ' s statement upon hearing about the nomination :\nbrian ' s parents , joseph and irene , opened a sandwich shop in fort lauderdale . joseph had previously driven a greyhound bus and operated a driving school in massachusetts .\nmeanwhile , you ' ll never hear a better reading than the one billy dee williams gave to the film ' s simplest line :\ni love brian piccolo .\nwhy was the movie so well received ? the acting , featuring james caan as the upbeat piccolo and billy dee williams playing the introverted sayers , was terrific . many chicago bears , including coach george halas , played themselves . the music , especially the theme song , composed by michel legrand , was beautiful and elegiac . but mostly , brian\u2019s song was the frank story of an athlete dying from cancer being told to a society insufficiently familiar with the disease .\nthe book brian\u2019s song is about two football players who play for the chicago bears . one gale sayers is black and the other , brian piccolo is white . they both play running back and quickly become friends . the book is about the good times they have as well as the illnesses , injuries , and competition that they face . the theme of the book is probably that friendship , happiness , and determination can conquer all . my favorite character was brian for several reasons . he is pretty funny and easy going a\nwilliam blinn , the brian ' s song screenwriter , went on to win an emmy for roots , and created starsky and hutch and eight is enough , and produced the television series fame , among many other achievements . but he will also be remembered as an edison of sorts - - the inventor of man tears .\nmlb nba nfl nhl college football men ' s basketball golf motorsports women ' s hoops tennis boxing college sports olympic sports u . s . soccer horses poker outdoors | bass prorodeo | wnfr urltoken action sports other sports\ni read this after loving the 2001 remake of brian ' s song . i wanted to learn more of the true story behind the movie and i realize i ' d have been better off with sayer ' s autobiography or brian piccolo ' s biography . oh well . it was enjoyable to be reminded of some of the good lines from the movie . there were some parts that were in the screenplay and not the remake and some parts in the remake were not in the screenplay . the screenplay format was a little difficult because of the way the setting of e\nbrian ' s song is a made for television movie made for abc in 1971 , that features james caan and billy d . williams . this sports movie is based on the book ,\ni am third\n, the autobiography written by gayle sayres . the story deals with the friendship of future hall of fame running back , gayle sayres and his roommate , brian piccolo and how they cope with brian ' s terminal illness . the movie was such a success for abc , abc released the movie to theaters where the movie did no business . adapted by veteran screenwriter , william blinn , a dallas newspaper critic said that blinn ' s screenplay was highly restrained and avoided overt sentimentalityyet conveyed the true friendshio that the men had for each other . in a 2005 entertainment weekly survey ,\nbrian ' s song\nwas listed as the 7th best\nguy cry\nmovie ever made . note : the movie was remade by disney in 2001 . the remake is not worth watching . highly recommended .\nwilliam blinn ' s purpose for writing brian ' s song was to inform readers of a true bond of friendship that was created in a very unlikely way . brian piccolo , a white man , and gale sawyers , a black man , begin with only one thing in common , their love for football . they meet during pre - season for the chicago bears . the two start off merely joking around with each other in attempt to get on the other ' s nerves and by the end of the story , have become almost inseparable . this novel was intended for aud\noh , how melo - drama was enjoyable in the 70 ' s ! now a days , you can ' t even last a minute with a movie like that . in brian ' s song case , i lasted the whole film , enjoying moderate parts of it . also , no matter how much , i love football , i do not shed tears , only old yeller , can get that close .\nwhen the coach comes in the room to talk to brian and gayle to let gayle know he will become number one full back , the boom mic ' s shadow shows above gayle ' s head in the shot when the camera focuses on coach and gayle .\nif a reader enjoys a heartfelt story that is both inspirational and comical , then brian\u2019s song by william blinn is the perfect read . the emotional , screenplay style story is based on true events that took place within the chicago bears football organization . two rookie half backs , brian piccolo and gale sayers , compete for the same starting position . in the beginning of the story , both compete using every ounce of strength , heart , and will . by the end of training camp , gale wins the starting role , and brian is given the backup role . during a regular season game against the san francisco forty - niners , gale injures his knee and is sidelined for the remainder of the season . brian steps in as the starting half back in the absence of his now close friend gale . at the conclusion of the season , brian pushes gale to get him back into shape so the two can compete yet again for the starting role . gale again wins the position however the coach recognizes the hard work of both men and gives the full back position to brian . just when all seems to be going well , brian is diagnosed with lung cancer and shortly after loses his battle with the disease . the story is one that has both joyful as well as tearful moments , and provides inspiration to athletes everywhere . brian\u2019s song is not only one of the most inspiring stories i\u2019ve read , but it is also the most interesting in regards to sports . the main idea found within brian\u2019s song are that there will always be good days , and always be bad days , but no matter what kind of day it is or what it is one may be going through , it is better to go through it with a close friend . brian and gale depict a beautiful friendship that should inspire people to not only lift each other up , but push each other to be the best that they can be . brian and gale both overcome adversities , hardships , and injuries , and both work with each other to make each other better . i am giving this story a four out of five and i would recommend it to any athlete , especially young athletes who are looking for inspiration . brian\u2019s song with bring both tears of laughter and sadness out from within a reader , and will undoubtedly affect the lives of the readers . the reason i am not giving the story a perfect five is because of the way it is written . the story is written in a screen - play script which can make it harder to understand and follow along . in the end , i was touched and inspired and after reading the story , would highly recommend brian\u2019s song .\nbrian\u2019s song by william bin is a very good and heartfelt book . it is a story about two young football players who both play running back named gale sayers and brian piccolo . gale is black and brian is white . the book shows their relationship throughout their years playing football which includes hardships along the way . the author , william binn , has a very creative way of writing the story in a script form and also includes an intense and dramatic relationship between the main characters . in brian\u2019s song , william binn writes the story different than you expect from any other book . he writes it in a script form like it came straight off the movie . \u201cexterior - campus - type area - day - on sign\u201d ( 2 ) . this citation is just one of the many subheadings in the book as binn describes the camera angle of the movie . \u201ccloser angle - gale and cab driver\u201d ( 3 ) . this is also another example of a subheading when binn describes the camera angle of the movie . in my opinion , i am not such a big fan of the script form of writing . sometimes it can become hard to follow along and can be very confusing when reading the book . william binn also creates a dramatic relationship between the main characters brian and gale . \u201cbrian grins . gale does not . his expression is neutral . a short beat\u201d ( 5 ) . this citation is an example of the relationship between brian and gale , as you can tell , both characters are much different from each other . \u201cwish i was as sure of that as you are . tell you the truth , sayers \u2013 i envy you\u201d ( 23 ) . this is another example of brian and gale\u2019s relationship as sayers and piccolo learn to respect each other . in conclusion , the relationship between brian and gale creates great drama throughout the book brian\u2019s song included a unique script and a great conflict throughout the book with brian and gale . i would give this a book four stars and i would recommend it for sports and football readers .\nafter piccolo\u2019s death , the brian piccolo cancer research foundation was founded by his widow and several friends . now , thanks to research , more men have been diagnosed and cured of testicular cancer .\nwinner : tom t . hall - tom t . hall ' s greatest hits\nit wasn ' t football action that made\nbrian ' s song\na great vehicle 30 years ago . the relationship between the mismatched teammates and piccolo ' s battle with terminal illness in the prime of his life gave the film a rare emotional drive . the story combines a number of compelling themes - - friendship , triumph over adversity , death . adapted from sayers ' s book ,\ni am third ,\nthe movie helped establish the idea that tv movies could be good movies . even great movies .\nthe true story of the relationship between brian piccolo and gayle sayers . just as heart - wrenching as the movie .\nbrian piccolo led the nation in rushing with wake forest in 1964 and rushed for 927 yards in four nfl seasons .\nbrian\u2019s song is a true story about two people named gale sayers and brian piccolo . they are both competing for the same job of being running back for the chicago bears . they became best friends through competing and rooming together . gale plays most of the time over brian but are still friends . in one game gale breaks his knee and brian is there for him . near the end of the book they both get spots on the field playing together . but that all changed when something happens to brian . my favorite character was gale sayers . he was quiet , smart , and thought a lot too . \u201c\u2026 he was as shy as a 3 year - old\u201d ( 1 ) . gale was also very fast and a great football player . but , gale still knew how to have fun by playing tricks on brian . gale was able to pull through his knee injury and be there for brian when he needed his help the most . the unique thing about the text is it is for a play or movie . \u201ccloser angle - gale and cabdriver gale pays the cabdriver brian ( voice over ) heads up ! look out ! \u201d ( 3 ) . since it was written for a play it tells what angle the camera is at every paragraph . every time somebody talks the author starts a new paragraph . then when the author describes something , it starts another paragraph . the unique thing about the text is it is written for a play or movie . i\u2019d give brian\u2019s song a 3 . it was interesting because it was a true story about two really good football players . but it was confusing with all of the different camera angles and people talking . the book did not have a lot of action of them playing football . the ending of the story was confusing to . writing the book regular would have been better than as a script . brian\u2019s song was an average book but was interesting book .\nscreenplay of the story about brian piccolo , a football player for the chicago bears who died at age 26 of cancer . this story begins with his beginning as a rookie until his death . he goes into his relationship with gale sayers , his roommate and a black . gale and brian were the first two players for the bears to room together and black and white . touching story - very brief and easy reading . they only deal with brian ' s dying at the very end , and then not in great detail . the other books on brian m\nbrian\u2019s song is a true story about a brotherhood between two football players , gale sayers and brian piccolo . their friendship grows as they face adversity and each other . they compete for the same running back position for the chicago bears . will their friendship fight through the adversity they face ? read to find out . people can be friends despite race . race doesn\u2019t decide friends it should be based on character . brian and gale find a way to get through that . many people also don\u2019t believe that gale can play in the nfl . he proves every doubter wrong as he has success in the nfl and becomes best friends with brian . they help each other work on plays and work out with each other to get better . \u201d fantastic ! three more man ! . . . can you make it , huh ? \u201d ( 66 ) this shows that brain and gale help each other get better . my favorite character is gale because he works hard , is very kind , and supports brain . gale works hard after his knee injury to come back to the nfl and he inspires to be the best he can be . gale is very kind because he offers a little girl an autograph . he is also very respectful of all the coaches and teammates . \u201d little girl i met day i came in here . \u2026 told her i\u2019d get your autograph . \u2026 be glad to . \u201d ( 93 ) this shows that gale is kind because he offers to give the little girl an autograph . i would give brian\u2019s song an 6 out of 10 because it is a good story about two best friends . i am interested in sports and this is a good book about football . it is also written a little different , so if you want something different , read brian\u2019s song . if you are interested in a short story about sports and friendship , read brian\u2019s song .\nits critical acclaim was nearly , but not quite , universal .\nas a film , brian ' s song adds little to the art of cinema or even to the profession of filmmaking ,\nwrote john j . o ' connor in the new york times .\nas a movie , it is pretty much straightforward clich\u00e9 . the basic story , however , is moving .\nthis highly - acclaimed winner of five emmy awards is one of the best - loved movies ever made for television . it ' s the true story of a special relationship between two professional football players , gale sayers ( billy dee williams ) and brian piccolo ( james caan ) . both star players for the chicago bears , sayers and piccolo soon became roommates and best friends . when sayers suffers a knee injury in mid - season , it is piccolo who prods and inspires him to work toward a complete recovery . then fate deals a cruel blow : piccolo is stricken with malignant cancer . the constant support and friendship of sayers plays an important role in piccolo ' s heroic fight against the disease . also starring shelley fabares ( tv ' s coach ) as piccolo ' s loving wife , brian ' s song is a moving and unforgettable film .\nif a reader enjoys a heartfelt story that is both inspirational and comical , then brian\u2019s song by william blinn is the perfect read . the emotional , screenplay style story is based on true events that took place within the chicago bears football organization . two rookie half backs , brian piccolo and gale sayers , compete for the same starting position . in the beginning of the story , both compete using every ounce of strength , heart , and will . by the end of training camp , gale wins the starting ro\noriginal hit version of the beautiful tv movie theme , performed by the prolific , much - honored composer . from cd audio source , original issue on 45rpm : bell 45 , 171 - brian ' s song , composed , produced , arranged , and performed by michel legrand check out the daily music posts on my facebook group : 1950s hits - - every day ! urltoken musicprof78 on facebook : urltoken\nthe book brians song is about two rookie running backs who are drafted on the the chicago bears together . both of them fight for the starting job but gale wins the job . gale and brian become best friends and when gale gets hurt , brian helps him back into shape . when brian comes back next season , he challenges gale for the starting job but fails . the coach soon realizes he has worked hard and rewards both of them starting jobs , brian at fullback . soon something terrible happens that will change there lives forever . my favorite character in the book was brian . brian was a very loud person that was very crazy sometimes . \u201che is up on his chair , launching into the wake forest fight song\u201d ( 16 ) . brian was a funny person who was very tough on the football field . he was very undersized that fought his way onto the football field . brian was my favorite because he would never give up . the book brians song was written in the movie script form . i personally did not like this because it was annoying to read . the author wrote it in a confusing way but it was the exact script of the movie . \u201catkins : ( yelling ) welcome to the chicago bears ! \u201d ( 33 ) . but with the movie script the book is much shorter but it was very strange to read like that . overall i liked this book very much . i believe this is a four out of five book . this is a great story that everyone should know about and many sports fans would love it . this is a very great book .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nthe film ' s emotions are obvious and blunt , but they get the job done .\nin reel life : piccolo ' s married , but there ' s little mention of children except a line that\njoy ' s expecting again .\nin real life : joy and brian piccolo had three daughters , lori , traci and kristi , who were between 1\u00bd and 4\u00bd years old when he died . they barely remember their father and know him mostly through the stories others tell about him , but , along with their mother , they honor him by supporting the brian piccolo cancer research fund , which now supports breast cancer research .\nin reel life : bernie casey plays bears captain james\nj . c .\ncaroline . in real life : casey was an excellent wide receiver for the los angeles rams and san francisco 49ers before beginning his acting career . he played from 1961 to 1968 , catching 359 passes for 5 , 444 yards and 40 touchdowns .\nbrian ' s song\nwas the third of his 53 films to date .\namerican football players brian piccolo , of italian descent with the gift of the gab , and gale sayers , black and a social cripple , both join the chicago bears . they don ' t get along , but coach ' s plan to mix races as roomies forces them to do so . when gale is about to give up with a knee injury , brian kicks and helps him till he gets back , and they become friends . just when brian gets off the bench in a new position , he ' s diagnosed with embryonal carcinoma , and when that ' s cured other dangerous cancers : his career is over , and his life a painful struggle for survival at best . . .\nbased on the real - life relationship between teammates brian piccolo and gale sayers and the bond established when piccolo discovers that he is dying .\nbrian piccolo , who led the nation in rushing and scoring at wake forest in 1964 , rushed for 927 yards in four nfl seasons .\nbrian and joy were high school sweethearts and married in 1964 . they had three daughters , two of whom have six children between them .\nwednesday marks the 45th anniversary of the made - for - tv movie brian\u2019s song . the iconic film about the iconic friendship between pro football hall of fame running back gale sayers and his chicago bears teammate , running back brian piccolo , who died in 1970 of testicular cancer . based on william blinn \u2019s adaptation of sayers\u2019 1971 autobiography i am third , sales of the autobiography soared after the movie aired as the abc movie of the week . and billy dee williams and james caan , who were relatively unknown when they assumed the roles of sayers and piccolo , were catapulted into superstardom . the film would also go on to win four of its eight emmy nominations .\ni read this after loving the 2001 remake of brian ' s song . i wanted to learn more of the true story behind the movie and i realize i ' d have been better off with sayer ' s autobiography or brian piccolo ' s biography . oh well . it was enjoyable to be reminded of some of the good lines from the movie . there were some parts that were in the screenplay and not the remake and some parts in the remake were not in the screenplay . the screenplay format was a little difficult because of the way the setting of each scene was listed out . it wasn ' t too hard to read , though . if you want to know the story of brian piccolo i ' d recommend just watching one of the two movies because they ' re so well done . reading this is only worth it if you ' re a fan or really like the screenplay format .\nand then piccolo ' s own story changed all that . the nation ' s leading rusher as a halfback at wake forest in 1964 , he joined the bears and became roommates with the great sayers . the men were positional rivals , and the first interracial roommates on the team , but piccolo parodied the period ' s racial tensions with a subversive sense of humor . as production wrapped on brian ' s song , jim murray wrote how piccolo was once asked what he and sayers talked about .\noh , the usual racist stuff ,\npiccolo replied .\nhe calls me by my nickname , ' honky ' . we get along fine as long as he doesn ' t use the bathroom . he sleeps in the lampshade .\nin reel life : when gale sayers ( billy dee williams ) arrives in training camp , brian piccolo ( james caan ) is there to greet him . in real life : so were the real chicago bears . these scenes were filmed during the team ' s 1971 training camp at st . joseph ' s college in rensselaer , ind .\nhbo ' s new series sharp objects premieres july 8 and follows amy adams as camille . . .\nin mr . gray ' s script , though , the friendship between the players evolves more slowly , and linda sayers voices her objections to her husband ' s becoming piccolo ' s roommate . actual game footage is replaced by mr . maher and mr . phifer playing , sometimes filmed in super 8 .\nthe original\nbrian ' s song\ncould never break into the lineup in disney ' s wonderful world because it is a product of its time - - i . e . , pre - p . c . by a good two decades - - and features some coarse and / or racially insensitive dialog that would never make it past the save - us - from - ourselves censors . even though the very point of including that dialog in 1971 was to underscore how the friendship between the athletes , one black , the other white , transcended social barriers .\neven if the remake is more detailed and perhaps truer than the original , the filmmakers do not say that they have created a better ' ' brian ' s song . ' ' ' ' in the theater , ' ' mr . zadan said , ' ' you can revive a show and nobody bats an eye , but in television people do . people have this preconception that once you make a movie , you can ' t make it again . ' '\nscreenplay of the story about brian piccolo , a football player for the chicago bears who died at age 26 of cancer . this story begins with his beginning as a rookie until his death . he goes into his relationship with gale sayers , his roommate and a black . gale and brian were the first two players for the bears to room together and black and white . touching story - very brief and easy reading . they only deal with brian ' s dying at the very end , and then not in great detail . the other books on brian might be more interesting because this includes all the movie directions , but some may be ore interested in the screenplay because they had seen the movie ."]}
{"id": 117200, "summary": [{"text": "baise-moi ( fuck me ) is a 2000 french crime thriller film with elements of a rape and revenge film written and directed by virginie despentes and coralie trinh thi and starring karen lancaume and raffa\u00ebla anderson .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is based on the novel by despentes , first published in 1993 .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film received intense media coverage because of its graphic mix of violence and explicit sex scenes .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "consequently , it is sometimes considered an example of the \" new french extremity . \"", "topic": 3}, {"text": "as a french noun , un baiser means \" a kiss , \" but as a verb , baiser means \" to fuck , \" so baise-moi means simply \" fuck me . \"", "topic": 17}, {"text": "in some markets the film has been screened as \" rape me , \" but the french for \" rape me \" is emphatically not \" baise-moi , \" but rather \" viole-moi , \" and so in a 2002 interview rape me was rejected by the directors .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "in 2000 , the film censorship board of malaysia banned the film outright because of \" very high-impact violence and sexual content throughout . \"", "topic": 4}, {"text": "later that same year , the film was banned in singapore owing to \" depictions of sexual violence [ that ] may cause controversy . \"", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in australia , the film was allowed to be shown at cinemas with an r18 + ( adults only ) rating .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "then in 2002 , the film was pulled from cinemas and television and after that , banned outright .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the film is still banned there because of its \" harmful , explicit sexually violent content , \" and was re-banned in 2013 .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "however , an edited r18 + version was screened on 23 august 2013 on the world movies channel of the australian state broadcaster sbs , as part of the world movies \" films that shocked the world \" season . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "baise - moi", "paragraphs": ["filmfixx plans to release \u201cbaise - moi\u201d in june in new york and los angeles .\n500 great books b . . . : baise - moi - virginie despentes - ben winch\nbaise moi sessions recorded 2002 on 4 track cassetterecorder . baise moi pt . 2 recorded 2005 on pc . later re - recorded for spray for jesus cd . recorded at the ass studio eindhoven the netherlands .\nedgy , disturbing baise - moi earns the right to be seriously discussed in the adult movie censorship debate .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing baise moi near you .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of baise - moi by virginie despentes .\nheavy on the sex and violence , baise moi is not so much a daring as a sloppy piece of work .\nand rips the print of baise - moi off the projector and walks away with it , damaging the projector and the platter .\nas with all\ncontroversial\nmovies , the new french feature baise - moi is both worse and better than the hype .\nbaise - moi feels so resoundingly stunning since we ' re so used to getting our feminine empowerment in movies fed to us in compartmentalized bits .\ncontroversial french movie baise - moi , which is banned from screening in its entirety in australia , is set to screen on the world movies channel .\ntrailer of the french movie\nbaise - moi\nof virginie despentes et coralie trinh thi ( 2000 ) , with karen lancaume and raffa\u00ebla anderson .\nbaise moi / avis aux parents - textes explicites - collection poche revolver . by despentes virginie : florent - massot 9782908382167 couverture souple - le - livre\nbaise moi is so busy showing us penises , vaginas , breasts , penetration , rape , murder and on and on that it forgets to make its points .\none is a timeless classic , the other a soft - porn film about murderous women . but bacchai and baise - moi are strangely similar , argues anthony julius\nbut that ' s where baise - moi is firmly stuck . it ' s another film which replaces plot with a shopping list of explicit sex and gratuitous violence .\nthis is not a plotted thriller with adult movie touches , like basic instinct . most viewers will feel that baise - moi is more : basically , it stinks .\ncoarse , rough - hewn and rather unsophisticated , cinematically speaking , baise moi nonetheless succeeds largely on its gritty realism . it ' s a cinematic jab to the solar plexis .\nbaise - moi is like a cheapie , vintage american exploitation movie , only one that goes so far beyond the bounds of taste that its affrontiveness becomes in large part what the film is about .\naustralian censors have today decided to ban the controversial french film baise - moi , even though the film was initially passed by the same censors and has been showing in the country since april 24 .\ndisciplining deviant women : the critical reception of baise - moi [ 1 ]\nby forrest , amy e . - gender forum , issue 46 , july 1 , 2013 | online research library : questia\nbaise - moi is one of the most controversial french novels of recent years , a punk fantasy that takes female rage to its outer limits . now the basis for a hit underground film which was banned in france , baise - moi is a searing story of two women on a rampage that is part thelma and louise , part viking conquest . manu and nadine have had all they can take . manu has been brutal\nbaise - moi is excessive , unrealistic , unpolished , clumsy , trashy and ugly , but its violent fantasy of female power has an uncompromising rawness , gutsy courage and angry energy that command attention \u2013 even respect .\nthe society president , mike petrus , contends that \u201cthree important questions of law [ set out below ] that are of significant interest to a substantial section of the public , will be dealt with in the current appeal involving \u201cbaise - moi\u201d .\nit would be impossible to discuss baise - moi without mentioning abel ferrara . baise - moi is the kind of film that ferrara would have made during the \u201970s , when times square was something more than a disney theme park . baise - moi is an audacious piece of feminist empowerment , a dogma - style experiment that mixes in russ meyer playfulness with dramatic elements from numerous popular films , from thelma & louise to natural born killers . it\u2019s polemical but completely unpretentious , unlike , say , catherine breillat\u2019s romance and leos carax\u2019s pola x . baise - moi may appeal to extremists but this feminist howl is more necessary than ever because of the conservative retrenchment we\u2019re experiencing in this country . the film is less polished than ferrara\u2019s ms . 45 but if zo\u00eb lund ever aimed her gun lower and , say , into a man\u2019s ass , baise - moi would be the result . directors coralie trinh tri and virginie despentes tell the story of a rape victim who goes on a countrywide killing spree with a female companion she randomly meets on the street . there isn\u2019t much of a plot but the attention to detail , however subconscious , is remarkable . while she\u2019s being raped , nadine ( karen lancaume ) refuses to allow her rapist to see her squirm , evoking her reactionary spirit . far more fascinating is the fact that the man stops raping her because of her act of retaliation . baise - moi has been called irresponsible when it champions self - respect and moral responsibility . save for the curious deaths of nadine\u2019s best male friend and a woman on the street , every man in the film is murdered because of his bad behavior . viciously hellbent on avenging female scars , baise - moi likens guns to female tools of empowerment , not unlike what men have between their legs . even when baise - moi is seemingly undermined by thelma & louise - style self - defeatism , the film ends on a hauntingly ironic note . evocative , cocky and downright riveting , baise - moi is exploitative \u2019til the every end . the directors strip one of their main characters of her final emotional release and suggest that a female\u2019s ownership of her body is an ongoing , elusive struggle .\nperhaps unsurprisingly , baise - moi indeed caused a huge controversy on its release in france and abroad ( it is still banned in australia ) , and even the filmmakers were not quite prepared for the level of aggression and hostility they provoked . after a complaint by right - wing religious group promouvoir , baise - moi was banned by the french government . this was replaced shortly after with an 18 certificate following a petition organised by another female agitator of french cinema , catherine breillat .\nfilmfixx\u2019s orly ravid , formerly head of acquisitions at picture this ! entertainment , has been tracking \u201cbaise - moi\u201d since it caused a stir at last fall\u2019s toronto intl . film festival . remstar acquired north american rights to the film last october .\nvirginie despentes is a french writer , novelist and filmmaker , born in nancy , meurthe - et - moselle . her most famous novel , and film of the same name is baise - moi , a contemporary example of the exploitation films genre known as rape and revenge films . her most recent biographical , non - fiction work , king kong theory has also been translated into english , and recounts her experiences working within the french sex industry , and attendant infamy and praise associated with the aforementioned baise - moi .\nbaise - moi soon moves into very non - erotic territory , one which maybe only psychology students will appreciate . you have to wonder whether directors virginie despentes ( also the writer ) and coralie trinh thi are trying to ruin viewers ' carefree approach to adult movies .\nbaise - moi , c ' est le roman d ' une g\u00e9n\u00e9ration , c ' est le malaise d une soci\u00e9t\u00e9 . derri\u00e8re toute la violence contenue dans ces lignes , il y a une certaine l\u00e9g\u00e8ret\u00e9 po\u00e9tique , propre \u00e0 v . despentes . tous les coeurs sont atteints .\nthe film censor , mr sheamus smith , has prohibited the video and dvd release of the violent , sexually - explicit french film , baise - moi . the film ' s distributors subsequently submitted the film to the film appeals board , which upheld the censor ' s decision .\nbaise - moi rating : r . starring : raffaela anderson , karen bach . critic ' s warning : where do we start ? relentlessly confronting sex , violence and language . believe that special warning sign on the cinema door . critic ' s rating : 3 out of 10 .\nthe society , opposed to the release of the uncut version of \u201cbaise - moi\u201d to film festival audiences , has respectfully adopted the conclusion of the classification office ( oflc ) which described the \u201cdominant effect of the publication as a whole\u201d under s . 3 ( 4 ) ( a ) as follows :\nbut world movies channel has slated an r18 + edited version as part of its week of \u201cfilms that shocked the world . \u201d baise - moi will screen alongside the human centipede ( 2009 ) , kids ( 1995 ) , cannibal holocaus t ( 1980 ) and deep throa t ( 1972 ) .\nobviously all three kinds of film are providing payoffs by the clock . would ' ' brother ' ' be as depressing as ' ' baise moi ' ' if all the victims had sex before they were gunned down ? i don ' t know , but i ' m sure ' ' baise moi ' ' would be perfectly acceptable if the women simply killed men , and no sex was involved . at some level it seems so . . . cruel . . . to shoot a man at his moment of success . a case can be made that ' ' baise moi ' ' wants to attack sexism in the movies at the same time it raises the stakes . i ' m not interested in making that argument . manu and nadine are man haters and clinically insane , and not every man is to blame for their unhappiness - - no , not even if he sleeps with them .\nwriting this review is a leap of faith in society . baise - moi ( generally translated as \u201cfuck me\u201d ) is a controversial french film made in 2000 . i would only suggest it to those not faint of heart in the viewing extreme of obscenity and to all of my friends that understand my personality .\nbaise - moi is one of the most controversial french novels of recent years , a punk fantasy that takes female rage to its outer limits . now the basis for a hit underground film which was banned in france , baise - moi is a searing story of two women on a rampage that is part thelma and louise , part viking conquest . manu and nadine have had all they can take . manu has been brutally raped , and determines it ' s not worth leaving anything precious lying vulnerable - - including her very self . she teams up with nadine , a nihilist who watches pornography incessantly , and they enact their own version of les vols et les viols ( rape and pillage ) - - they lure men sexually , use them up , then rob and kill them . drawing from the spiky cadences of the sex pistols and the murderous eroticism of georges bataille or dennis cooper , baise - moi is a shocking , accomplished , and truly unforgettable novel .\nso is baise - moi a women ' s film ? since women found such mainstream movies as ridley scott ' s thelma & louise ( 1991 ) exhilarating exercises in wish - fulfilment , surely baise - moi has equal potential as fantasy fodder ? like when a guy on the street propositions nadine with the charming line ' wanna feel my balls slapping your ass ? ' only to be executed without a moment ' s hesitation by her best mate . this seems not a million miles from louise ' s trigger - happy revenge of thelma ' s near - rape or the moment when the pair blow up the lecherous truck driver ' s tanker .\nbaise - moi does have more of a structured plot than your average\nerotic\nadult movie ; it ' s certainly aiming for harsher drama . cynics will dismiss the plot as thelma and louise - the porno years . but this subtitled story of two women an enraged rape victim and a brooding prostitute hits many raw notes .\nbaise - moi was not submitted to the film censor for cinema release in ireland . instead , it was released in dublin last summer on a club basis at the irish film centre , where admission to films without a censor ' s certificate is restricted to members and their guests . all members have to be over 18 years of age .\nfinanced and sold internationally though le studio canal plus\u2019 wild bunch division , \u201cbaise - moi\u201d stars two vets of france\u2019s adult film world , raffaela anderson and karen bach . story centers on a violent rape and the after - affects on the rape victim and her friend , whose subsequent random acts of violence draw the attention of the media and the police .\nbaise - moi had its roots in a 1994 novel written by virginie despentes , who had worked in prostitution , peep shows and pornographic magazines . it was written in four weeks , or as ms despentes put it ,\nvomited in a spirit of hate\n, and she describes its principal characters as\nthelma and louise ' s wicked younger sisters\n.\nas it happens , i saw a japanese - american co - production named ' ' brother ' ' not long after seeing ' ' baise moi . ' ' it was written and directed by takeshi kitano , who starred under his acting name , beat takeshi . kitano under any name is the japanese master of lean , violent , heartless action pictures , and in this one , the plot is punctuated every five minutes or so by a bloodbath in which enemies are shot dead . many , many enemies . we ' re talking dozens . the killings are separated in ' ' brother ' ' by about the same length of time as those in ' ' baise moi , ' ' or the sex acts in a porno film .\nsex and shooting assault the senses in baise - moi [ literally kiss me ] , a bloody buddy movie that ' s like thelma and louise on acid . banned on release in france , the film has provoked as much horror as it has debate . manu , a part time porn star , and nadine , a hooker , set out to leave their town for paris after witnessing and being subject to rape and violence . they rage against societal expectations in a fury of robbery , orgiastic lust and murder . one of the most controversial movies of the last 20 years , baise - moi was described as the most sexually explicit film to ever reach british screens by the uk press , the film offers the complacent viewer a cinematic slap in the face .\nnew york \u2014 montreal - based remstar distribution will partner with santa monica - based filmfixx on the u . s . release of \u201cbaise - moi\u201d ( \u201crape me\u201d ) , the controversial french pic penned and directed by virginie despentes and coralie trin - thi . pic makes its u . s . preem friday at the castro theatre as part of the 44th san francisco intl . film festival .\ndespentes wrote the award - winning , bestselling novel \u201cbaise - moi\u201d upon which the film is based . she also penned the screenplay and co - directed the film . under pressure from conservative groups , pic was banned by french censors from distribution in gaul . following appeals by the filmmakers , the film was booked in french sex cinemas and caused something of a sensation in the homevideo market .\nwhen her debut novel baise - moi was published in 1993 , virginie despentes was hailed as the pioneer of a new genre of feminist literature . the boldness of the novel ' s plot , its angry depiction of female sexual pleasure and gratuitous violence , and its explicit criticism of contemporary western society have earned this ambiguous work a reputation for subversion . this article argues that the novel ' s apparent subversiveness and its popular success are the result of despentes ' s parodic reworking of the conventions of the noir thriller , and in particular of her critical revisiting of the topos of the femme fatale . reappropriating and challenging traditional canons and representations , baise - moi attacks phallocentrism through the exploration of female pleasure and the intervention of the female body . the text thus becomes highly disturbing and critical of the structures that contain women ' s autonomy . it also explores ideas that remain central to contemporary feminism with regard to women ' s sexual identity ; remaining taboos about the body ; the relationship between women and the sexual industry , and sexual oppression . helping to release women ' s bodies from existing representations and to question categories , baise - moi might indeed reclaim a voice for women .\nthe society contends that because the board in its second classification deemed the video and dvd formats of \u201cbaise - moi\u201d \u201cobjectionable\u201d under s . 3 of the act , based on certain content matter and its potential for causing injury to the \u201cpublic good\u201d if made available to adults in homes ; then in line with s . 26 of the act , any theatrical performance of the identical content should have received the same classification .\nnew york \u2014 montreal - based remstar distribution will partner with santa monica - based filmfixx on the u . s . release of \u201cbaise - moi\u201d ( \u201crape me\u201d ) , the controversial french pic penned and directed by virginie despentes and coralie trin - thi . pic makes its u . s . preem friday at the castro theatre as part of the 44th san francisco intl . film festival . filmfixx plans [ \u2026 ]\n4 films are a highly accessible visual medium and are products of specific social , cultural , political , and economic contexts . they play a role in the reflection on , and validation or contestation of , socio - cultural norms and expectations . the polemic critical reception of baise - moi indicates the extent to which dominant contemporary occidental attitudes are still quite conservative and relatively untouched by radical feminist and anarcha - feminist ideas .\nvirginie despentes is a french writer , novelist and filmmaker , born in nancy , meurthe - et - moselle . her most famous novel , and film of the same name is baise - moi , a contemporary example of the exploitation films genre known as rape and revenge films . her most recent biographical , non - fiction work , king kong theory has also been translated into english , and recounts her experiences working within the\ncrucially , baise - moi itself is actually rather fun , and refreshingly innocent in its cinematic strategies ( digital video without the dogme hype ; shaky but promising performances from two leads who hail from hardcore ) . if it ' s sensationally confused , it ' s also energetically driven . nevertheless the questions it provokes , especially for british audiences , censors and promoters , are as familiar as the genre motifs it devours and regurgitates .\nbaise - moi ( france , 2000 ) 9 . 30pm friday 23 august receiving intense media coverage for its graphic depiction of sex and violence , this film tells the story of two women who embark on a road trip of revenge through france . its banning in australia was met with outspoken protests against censorship , while it was cut - down or banned completely in many other countries . world movies presents an r18 + cut of this controversial film .\n2 released on 28 june 2000 and based on the novel by the same name published by despentes in 1994 , baise - moi portrays the story of manu ( raffa\u00ebla anderson ) , an occasional porn actor , and nadine ( karen bach ) , an occasional prostitute , as they separately experience traumatic events which drive them to murder . they chance upon one another and embark on a sexually charged killing spree across france until they meet their equally separate fates .\n\u201cwe talked to a number of individuals and companies about helping us to release \u2018baise - moi\u2019 in the states , \u201d said remstar exec director craig adlard , \u201cand orly\u2019s voice was consistently the most passionate and articulate about how to approach the audience for the film . she not only sees great commercial value in the controversy , but an important opportunity to spark debate about the fine lines that seem to separate art , exploitation , satire , pornography and feminism . \u201d\nbacchai proves her wrong . what despentes gives us is a work utterly dependent on literary and theatric precedent , something that bacchai confirms in its parallel action . in one respect at least , the two works mine the same literary seam : a fascination with what women are capable of when freed from constraint . we must entertain the bleak possibility , remarks philosopher bernard williams , that euripides was both feminist and misogynist . the makers of baise - moi too , i suggest .\ni disagree with the other review . i thought the film , made by virginie despentes , was horrible and tacky , she got rid of the best part of the books and added idiotic scenes . baise moi the novel has an emergency , a hatred of the world that is unique and poisonous . it quotes hole and lots of brilliant hardcore and grunge band ( while the film had an awful bad french proto punk soundtrack ) . it ' s like reading a trashy james ellroy . i very recommend it .\n' ' baise moi ' ' is ( a ) a violent and pornographic film from france about two women , one a rape victim , the other a prostitute , who prowl the countryside murdering men . or ' ' baise moi ' ' is ( b ) an attempt to subvert sexism in the movies by turning the tables and allowing the women to do more or less what men have been doing for years - - while making a direct connection between sex and guns , rather than the sublimated connection in most violent movies . i pose the question because i do not know the answer . certainly most ordinary moviegoers will despise this movie - - or would , if they went to see it , which is unlikely . it alternates between graphic , explicit sex scenes and murder scenes of brutal cruelty . you recoil from what ' s on the screen . later , you ask what the filmmakers had in mind . they are french , and so we know some kind of ideology and rationalization must lurk beneath the blood and semen .\nuripides ' s bacchai , a play about women killing men , has opened at the national theatre just as baise - moi , a film about women killing men , is being screened in a number of cinemas . it is purely coincidental that peter hall ' s production and virginie despentes and coralie trinh thi ' s movie have arrived at the same time . but through this coincidence , we are able to negotiate the confrontation of a masterwork of the western canon with a work whose authors rejoice in its anti - literary properties .\nsome of baise - moi \u2018s scenes are overlong and lack dramatic punch , a criticism that can also , of course , be leveled at life , as dogme - ites and their followers would no doubt remind us . and the film plays a risky game with the audience in alternating hardcore sex scenes with violence . it\u2019s hard not to feel voyeuristic , even complicit in what transpires onscreen . but this is undoubtedly the directors\u2019 intent , and the film\u2019s ability to foster this sense of complicity in the viewer makes it a disturbing but worthwhile ride .\nbaise - moi is a violent , sexually explicit novel containing so much rage that it is almost unbearable . i almost feel a little guilty for enjoying it so much , but i can\u2019t help myself . the novel centers around two young female characters : manu and nadine . manu is a young woman who seems detached from life . she drinks far too much , does drugs , and even makes adult films on occasion to fund her drinking and drug abuse . she puts no value in herself , her body , or anything else . after being horrifically\nthe fantasy of women who turn on that wacky institution the patriarchy is an enduring one , but inevitably later examples have mostly been coopted a la thelma and louise , which drained much of the power of the image of women out of control with its glamorous stars , plush production , and cop - out ending . virginie despentes and coralie trinh thi returns some trashy integrity to the genre with baise - moi , a hardcore french art film that was banned in , of all places , france . whether it\u2019s got more trash than integrity is up to the viewer .\navec le club de lecture du groupe francophonie , j ' ai commenc\u00e9 ce 28 / 07 / 2016 un challenge abc ( w ) avec des auteurs f\u00e9minins . 1er livre , baise moi , un livre favori de mon p\u00e8re . j ' ai vraiment d\u00e9test\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re partie , je me demandais si un jour une histoire arriverait . la deuxi\u00e8me partie est plus int\u00e9ressante : la rencontre entre manu et nadine , leurs\naventures\n. malheureusement , c ' est trop vulgaire , trop violent . je n ' ai pas vraiment appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 . la fin est \u00e0 moiti\u00e9 surprenante et \u00e0 moiti\u00e9 attendue\nwith two ex - porn actresses as the leads and unsimulated sex scenes , despentes and trinh thi aimed to make baise - moi real and visceral . shot on dv , with no additional lighting and a tiny budget , the film ( just like the source novel ) was inspired by french punk music ( seven hate , virago and x syndicate feature on the soundtrack ) . these low - production values mean that , aside from a couple of red - tinged scenes , it looks dismally ugly \u2013 but if it had looked prettier , it may well have been a more objectionable film .\nin his reserved decision on the society\u2019s appeal to the high court , dated 23 july 2002 ( ap76 / 02 ) , the hon justice hammond referred the matter back to the board for reconsideration after he determined that its classification decision contained a legal error \u201cin failing to have regard to the impact of the various medium of formats in which this film might be presented\u201d ( including video , dvd and television ) . he also ruled that the board may need to consider imposing conditions under s27 ( 5 ) on the display of baise - moi and would need to do so in other mediums .\ni first read baise - moi (\nrape me\nin a title is rejected by virginie despentes , and most translators translate it as\nfuck me\nor\nlay me down\n) when i was fairly young , maybe somewhere around 14 , which really made me miss the deeper meaning of this work . it did not take long for me to see the film version ( directed by virginie despentes and coralie trinh thi ) too , and i must say i still prefer it over the book mainly due to it being able to capture the violence and accelerating , but somehow emp\n\u201cbaise - moi\u201d ( literally translated \u201cf # # k me\u201d ) was submitted in video format for classification on 20 march 2001 by the secretary of internal affairs , as directed by the chief censor , under s13 ( 1 ) ( b ) of the act . metropolis films ltd , based in auckland , whose managing director is gordon adam , is the new zealand distributor of this film and did not submit the publication to the film and video labelling body for classification . this is required by law if the distributor intends to supply the film to the public or make it available for public display .\nthe film has been criticised for its perceived hatred of men and arbitrary violence , but manu and nadine\u2019s first victim is a woman , and in the book they also kill a child , a scene the filmmakers chose not to include for practical and moral reasons ( which they intelligently explain in the insightful documentary included in the extras ) . true , most of manu and nadine\u2019s victims are men , and most of the murders are associated with sex , but the reaction to baise - moi seems entirely disproportionate given the number of films in which men subject women to horrendous violence , sexual and otherwise .\ndizzying , depressing , and decadent . is there a word to describe all three of these things ? do i make a word out of the author ' s name ? despentary ? i think that ' s my word for it . baise - moi is all about violence , particularly of the sexual variety . the added element of sex is what , from the perspective of many , makes it worthy of being responded to with death . this book , in a sense , tackles this concept in a way that , to a certain degree , is borderline fantastical . i didn ' t necessarily mind that at\nbacchai and baise - moi leave their audiences feeling troubled and somewhat repelled . while the film is more continuously upsetting ( i found it practically unwatchable ) , the play ' s last minutes deliver a horror unmatched in the theatre . there is an implication in each that women , when freed of conventional restraints , are capable of exhilaratingly terrible deeds . revenge serves in both as an ambiguous half - motive to justify murder : in one , the women are agents of another ' s revenge ; in the other , unrelated persons comprise the majority of the victims . what is more , in play and film , the killing exceeds all proportion .\nbaise - moi\n( rape me ) , is billed as shocking and exhilarating however , i found it to be neither . virginie despentes ' writing style ( perhaps due to being translated ) holds no shocks or punches . this novel is decently paced if at times it seems to be reaching for the shock value . at times the main characters , nadine and manu come off as caricatures of bad girl archetypes that are neither inventive nor are they new . i hope ( and to give credit to despentes ) that when read in the original language the book retains more of a literary punch . overall i was unimpressed with both the book and the hype .\navec le club de lecture du groupe francophonie , j ' ai commenc\u00e9 ce 28 / 07 / 2016 un challenge abc ( w ) avec des auteurs f\u00e9minins . 1er livre , baise moi , un livre favori de mon p\u00e8re . j ' ai vraiment d\u00e9test\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re partie , je me demandais si un jour une histoire arriverait . la deuxi\u00e8me partie est plus int\u00e9ressante : la rencontre entre manu et nadine , leurs\naventures\n. malheureusement , c ' est trop vulgaire , trop violent . je n ' ai pas vraiment appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 . la fin est \u00e0 moiti\u00e9 surprenante et \u00e0 moiti\u00e9 attendue . bilan mitig\u00e9 , mais j\u2019essaierai tout de m\u00eame d ' autres livres de cette auteure .\nprior to the successful substantive high court hearing on 12 june 2002 , justice hammond had granted an interim restriction order on 12 april 2002 with respect to the film , pursuant to s . 67 of the act , following an application by the society . ( this prevented the seven scheduled screenings of \u201cbaise - moi\u201d going ahead at the 2002 beck\u2019s incredible film festival which ran in auckland and wellington ) . the heart of justice hammond\u2019s ruling was that there was an \u201carguable case\u201d that the board erred in law by first finding the film objectionable , and then widening the public access to it . \u201cthe \u2018disjunction\u2019 between the acknowledged injurious effects of the film and the remedy is very striking\u201d , he wrote .\nome films are made to just be provocative . add some sex sequences and some violence and you get a wave of anger and insult in response of what the director wanted to point out . baise moi is a masterpiece which should be seen by consentant adults ready to face reality and who want to live open minded . yes this film is x rated for adults only but it is not pornographic ! ! ! it is just to tough for young audiences . baise moi belongs to these feature - realism category where you find cassavetes , godard and others . you get in touch with the truth of what these people live , breath and feel . it tells the story ( which could be real ! ) of two women in a world where being a women souds like hell . what about feeling compassion for serial killers ? what about understanding how a human being could turn himself into a monster ? what would our life mean if it doesn ' t worth anything to anybody ? this film shows you what you are not ready to watch and hear . this film connects you with these people frightenning us everyday and against who we protect ourselves without hearing the sound of their sufferings . it ' s tough , brutal , rough and so true ! rape yourself and learn ! i want to thank the two directors and the actresses . they are more than gifted and deserve a great future !\nbaise - moi is a violent , sexually explicit novel containing so much rage that it is almost unbearable . i almost feel a little guilty for enjoying it so much , but i can\u2019t help myself . the novel centers around two young female characters : manu and nadine . manu is a young woman who seems detached from life . she drinks far too much , does drugs , and even makes adult films on occasion to fund her drinking and drug abuse . she puts no value in herself , her body , or anything else . after being horrifically gang - raped one day , she meets and teams up with nadine , a prostitute who is addicted to adult films and loud music . they go on a vicious , brutal murder spree where they take what they want , including lives , sex , and money , and offer no apologies . they seek to find the ultimate freedom . one would think it would be difficult to find anything redeeming or likeable in a novel like baise - moi , but i found it impossible to put down . it was so unashamed with its sexuality and violence that it was almost liberating to read . the actions of the characters are despicable and disgusting , but it\u2019s not impossible to understand the source of their rage and even pity them in some small way . the novel is written in an unemotional style . you get the violence and gore without pages of inner monologue or inner exploration of the characters themselves . the writing style added a lot to the gritty feel of the story . when you strip away the aggression , you are really left with two vulnerable characters that feel alone and think they have nothing to lose because there is no hope for anything better in life . the core of the story is really quite sad . baise - moi isn\u2019t a novel that everyone will understand or appreciate , but it can\u2019t really be explained either . i recommend reading it and coming to your own conclusion . on a side note , if you enjoyed the novel you might like the film by the same name . it\u2019s just as disturbing , but it\u2019s interesting .\none of the lesser pleasures of the porno - trainspotter is listing those wonderful titles the industry comes up with for its hardcore parodies of mainstream movies . my favourites include shaving ryan ' s privates , the sperminator , forrest hump and saturday night beaver . one would have thought , then , that a film that ' s basically thelma & louise get laid could have invented a wittier moniker than the bald challenge baise - moi ( translated as fuck me or kiss me , though one of its titles is rape me ) . forget sex - and - shopping as the epitome of female pleasure and the prime currency of women ' s fiction ; here fucking - and - shooting is what women want .\nan equally controversial new american movie named ' ' bully ' ' is also about stupid , senseless murder , but it has the wit to know what it thinks about its characters . ' ' baise moi ' ' is more of a bluff . the directors know their film is so extreme that most will be repelled , but some will devise intellectual defenses and interpretations for it , saving them the trouble of making it clear what they want to say . i can ' t buy it . ernest hemingway , who was no doubt a sexist pig , said it is moral if you feel good after it , and immoral if you feel bad after it . manu and nadine do not feel bad , and that is immoral .\nbaise - moi is the second example of the recent french graphic rape wave of cinema . like a skanky french natural born killers but without the talent , irony or indeed entertainment , the heavy - handed symbolism and maddening acting should have you turning off after the first 40 minutes . you continue to watch however , mainly though a fascination as to how far the director is willing to push the boundaries of good taste in order to convince us of his point . something to do with society raping people and by - products of the system , a reflection of the perversity at the root of civilisation , monkeys with guns and girl power . joining the sensational release of irreversible , with its centrepiece a nine minute rape scene , it could look to some that modern french cinema had found itself in a quandary , desperately seeking its next big theme in the rapidly thinning file of the last taboos . thankfully , l ' homme du train dispelled those fears , at least for now . and maybe just two films don ' t make a wave , perhaps just a ripple . however , nothing changes the fact that when the closing credits finally arrived , i was angry . because it was rubbish . not a patch on the glory of la haine which dealt with a similar rage , but with far more heart and intelligence . baise - moi also has the worst soundtrack ever . i ' ve got to stop wasting my life watching all these terrible films .\nissue 1 : they ' re really doing it . no surprises here - anderson and bach , along with co - director coralie trinh thi , are hardcore veterans branching out into more narrative - led drama . after the real - sex performances central to such arthouse fodder as ai no corrida ( 1976 ) , the idiots ( 1998 ) and romance ( 1999 ) , we should no longer find this so remarkable . the true breakthrough will come ( as john waters famously said ) when the first a - list hollywood star does a real hardcore scene complete with shots of erections , oral sex and penetration . one assumes hollywood isn ' t quite ready for a studio version of baise - moi starring julia roberts and cameron diaz .\nlast year the society successfully appealed in the high court under s . 58 of the act , the board\u2019s first classification decision on \u201cbaise - moi\u201d dated 13 march 2002 . the board\u2019s decision had downgraded the classification from that issued by the classification office ( oflc ) on 20 august 2001 . the board , following an appeal by the society dated 29 october 2001 against the oflc decision , under s . 47 of the act , classified the film under s . 55 as a r18 for theatrical release ( with no additional restrictions other than the age restriction ) . this meant that identical copies of the film on video and dvd formats could lawfully be supplied to the public ( via retail sales , rental or loan ) for home viewing .\nnone of this justifies violent representations on the grounds that they are cinematic rather than realistic , but it does at least show that baise - moi knows what game it ' s playing . shock is its objective and sensationalism its medium . many a horror film has striven to up the ante in the gross extremes it can bring to the screen ; that this is neither a horror film nor a porn film may be part of the problem . shooting a man on all fours through his rectum so the blood splatters out of his mouth is no more gross than many a death in a horror movie . what ' s unusual is the conjunction of real sex and unreal violence , the confusion of authenticated pornographic fantasy and simulated violent spectacle .\nin the end , it humanized nadine and manu ; two murderous bad ass bitches . it expresses the idea that friendship knows no circumstances . humans are going to commune with other humans no matter where you go . it places you in their shoes so much better than other movies try to do . you\u2019ve got to think sometimes that these people are real ; they exist in our world . actually , they exist in our underworld . this movie brought those parts of society to light and made me wonder how probably too much of it is really going on . there was some as much extreme emotion as graphic value throughout the film . baise - moi had me gripping the edge of the seat , in the moment , throughout the entire movie . 8 out of 10 .\ndizzying , depressing , and decadent . is there a word to describe all three of these things ? do i make a word out of the author ' s name ? despentary ? i think that ' s my word for it . baise - moi is all about violence , particularly of the sexual variety . the added element of sex is what , from the perspective of many , makes it worthy of being responded to with death . this book , in a sense , tackles this concept in a way that , to a certain degree , is borderline fantastical . i didn ' t necessarily mind that attitude because the material , here , was unflinching . this book doesn ' t necessarily place you in the head of the perpetrators of the violence , however . instead , it places you close to the action itself . the reader becomes something of a exhibitionist to the pornographic madness that lines in the prose of this curiously cruel , and rather vulgar , novel . similarly to many of the well - known french literary shockers who forced the readers to confront the sexual actions that we deemed taboo , we have virginie despentes , who decides to make pornography out of violent retaliation and revenge . the effect is a mixed bag . grisly at times for certain . sometimes overwhelming in its alarming description . the average reader likely will not be able to finish baise - moi fast enough , for it is bitter and putrid to the very last page . i ' m personally very glad that i still have yet to reach the bottom of the elevator of french extremities in art .\nthe society is still waiting for the decision of the hon . justice goddard with respect to its other high court appeal ( civ 2003 - 485 - 238 ) against the board\u2019s classification decision on the japanese sex violence film \u201cvisitor q\u201d . the board cleared the film for film festival screenings and noted that it had a lengthy feature involving necrophilia ( \u201csexual conduct with or upon the body of a dead person\u201d \u2013 a woman ) and \u201cthe use of [ human ] excrement in association with degrading or dehumanising sexual conduct\u201d [ with the female corpse ] . the outcome of that case , heard by justice goddard on 7 july 2003 , the day before she considered the appeal on \u201cbaise - moi\u201d , may have some bearing on the present case being advanced by the society to the court of appeal .\nit ' s hard to know how to take this , mainly because i ' ve never read anything quite like it . for this reason - its uniqueness - let ' s say it ' s good . and it is : fast - moving , convincing , entertaining . fine writing it ain ' t , but it doesn ' t waste words and it doesn ' t feel as if it ' s unfolding to an agenda . on my edition ( the black inc australian one ) an australian woman critic calls it ( or the film version ) a story about ' women on top ' , and adds ' vive le revolution ! ' but if you ' re looking for cathartic anti - male affirmative - action scenarios look elsewhere : the two psycho sex - addicts in baise moi don ' t care who they kill , man , woman or child , and they certainly have no manifesto . none , that is , except the absence of one . killing for killing ' s sake - anything else is immoral . and there ' s something true in this , at least in the world of baise moi ( or maybe in any fictional world - how i hate books with a clear - cut moral ) . a book with so much sex and violence could easily ( like american psycho ) have bored or disgusted me , but not once did i feel this became gratuitous . and the characters ? i liked them . whether this book will leave a lasting impression on me i don ' t know , but for doing what it does with naturalness and raw grace i recommend it .\nissue 3 : if it wasn ' t a french arthouse film it would never have got past the bbfc . this may be true , especially given the bbfc press release justifying baise - moi ' s certification at ' 18 ' , with one cut to the rape scene . but the film ' s release history elsewhere has been as troubled as its subject matter . given a rare ' x ' certificate after the french high court overturned the original ' pg - 16 ' in the wake of a national front - led campaign , it was then banned outright by a number of local authorities . in canada it was banned by the ontario review board following walkouts at a toronto film festival screening , and a viewer at the parisian theatre in montreal broke into the projection room , tore the film out of the projector and threatened to bomb the cinema . ironically the bbfc decision may make baise - moi ' s british reception its most liberal yet . the only problem the board claimed was the juxtaposition of extreme sexual images with violence , hence the cut of a penetration shot from the rape scene . similar shots have been allowed in scenes of consensual sex , however , and the bbfc applauds the film for its ' serious cultural purpose ' . whether any old french exploitation flick is capable of making a miraculous metamorphosis into arthouse respectability the instant it crosses the channel is another question . rather than asking how far those naughty french will go with their cinematic sex , we might be better off wondering why we ' re happy to believe almost any foreign - language material must be ' serious ' .\n5 from an anarcha - feminist perspective , this paper explores the socio - cultural reasons for the strongly critical reception of the film baise - moi . as non - simulated sex in mainstream cinema is still somewhat provocative , and film reviewers often evoke the corresponding matter of female sexuality , the first section explores these issues . the second section is concerned with another overtly denounced element of the narrative : the extreme violence . as women commit many of the obvious instances of violence , this is logically followed by a consideration of women perpetrators . finally , although the essay largely maintains a narrative perspective , the effect on the film reviewer of both the film ' s aesthetics and its wider context cannot be ignored , thus the third section explores the grainy filmmaking techniques and the critique of the co - directors .\nbaise - moi \u2018s street credentials are impeccable . codirector coralie trinh thi is a former porn star , as are the two leading actresses . the film has the look and feel of denmark\u2019s dogme school ; it\u2019s shot in video rather than film ; employs natural light ; and uses \u201cnormal people\u201d instead of high - falutin\u2019 stars . most daring , it includes many scenes of penetrative , close - up sex , with a particularly brutal rape scene that has brought the wrath of censors around the world . canada , always free with the scissors , has simply lumped it in with the porn , refusing to let it be shown in ontario in mainstream theaters despite an enthusiastic reception at last september\u2019s toronto international film festival and testimonials by such luminaries as atom egoyan . that it\u2019s getting a release in america at all is more than a little surprising .\n3 the film provokes a range of reactions that mostly centre on its inclusion of non - simulated sex , and which , along with its extreme violence , places it in the new french extremity genre . this term , coined by james quandt , denotes the relatively recent category of french films which include a predominant amalgamation of violence , torture , and sexuality ( 17 ) . baise - moi stands out from this recent trend since the late 1990s for art house films with graphic content ( downing ,\nfrench cinema ' s new ' sexual revolution ' postmodern porn and troubled genre\n265 ) . this is because , despite sharing such taboo features with its contemporaries , it is one of the few which garners such vehement opposition : the film has a 21 % rating on rotten tomatoes , and a\ngenerally unfavourable\n35 out of 100 metascore on metacritic ."]}
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", "topic": 17}], "title": "monalisa ( film )", "paragraphs": ["muaai dihala rajaji [ most sexiest video song by monalisa ] feat . monalisa & pawan singh\nsong : monalisa monalisa .\nmr . romeo\nis a tamil language film . a . r . rahman scored music for the film . the film opened on 10 november 1996 . | pinterest | malays\u2026\nindrajith lankesh , whose kannada film monalisa won the best film award at the state level , has decided to say goodbye to his film career . the reason : he is disgusted with the way monalisa , a big box office hit , was discredited by a section of film directors .\nthe event had some film makers like nollywood actress , monalisa chinda , segun arinze and idahosa linus in attendance .\nkhoon paseena in hd [ superhit bhojpuri movie ] feat . pawan singh & monalisa\ngundai raaj in hd - superhit bhojpuri movie feat . sexy monalisa & pawan singh\nover the weekend , sultry nollywood actress , monalisa chinda was present at the award ceremony put together by del - york film academy .\nkartavya in hd | superhit bhojpuri movie | feat . superstar pawan singh & sexy monalisa\nbhojpuri movie songs jukebox | dinesh lal yadav\nnirahua\n, monalisa | biwi no . 1\nmonisha en monalisa ( english : monisha is my monalisa ) is a tamil film released in 1999 written , directed and produced by t . rajendar who also composed the music and portrays a supporting role . his son , silambarasan starred in a cameo role in the film , whilst debutants , ramankanth and mumtaj played the lead roles .\n) , plays an invalid , never getting out of bed in the film .\nstory dyan ( dyan ) is a just - graduated youngster . he falls in love with monalisa ( sadaf ) , who is born to nri parents . monalisa dies in an accident in usa when she visits her parents . a heart - broken dyan becomes crazy and starts getting addicted to alcohol . his worried parents select a girl for dyan . a reluctant dyan okays the alliance without even looking the face of girl for his parents sake . after knotting mangala sutra , dyan realizes that the bride is none but spandana , who is an exact look - alike replica of monalisa . being a sincere lover he is , dyan could not forget monalisa and make love to spandana because spandana ' s looks remind him of monalisa all the time . when he is about to forget monalisa and fall in love spandana , monalisa resurfaces into his life again and tells him that her death news is a mischief of his father who did not want her to get married to dyan . the rest of the story is about whom dyan prefers - spandana or monalisa ?\nanalysis : monalisa is telugu dubbing version of kannada blockbuster ' monalisa ' . the main plus points of the film are the craze sadaf has in the youth and the publicity of this film . the negative points are lack of nativity in terms of actors and situations , ineffectiveness in establish the feelings and agony dyan going through . songs , comedy and stunt sequences act more like speed - breakers to the narration of the story than catalysts of entertainment . over all , it is a disappointing film . this film ' s openings and further collections would depend on how much crowd sadaf can pull to the theaters .\nthe film is produced by k . s . dushyanth and k . santhosh kumar .\nthe music of the film was composed by valisha - sandeep duo . [ 4 ]\nand then there ' s chakravarthy next film , where he plays an inveterate liar .\nsadaf : sadaf did a dual role in this film as fast - paced nri girl with modern looks and as a demure indian girl wearing traditional attire . she has western hair - do and dresses for the character of monalisa and smiled as and when possible to justify the popular phrase of ' monalisa smile ' . sadaf wore sarees and sleeveless blouses for the spandana character . she is good in her own way . savita reddy and sunitha dubbed the voices of monalisa and spandana characters respectively .\ni was born stoned\n. the words come from monalisa , who ' s struggling to put the heroin on the shelf . documentary filmmaker jessica nettelbladt has followed the long - suffering , but far from broken , monalisa for eight years . the result is as honest as the raw film about a woman ' s struggle with herself and the world .\nthe del - york film academy recently held at the muson center , onikan , lagos .\nat the colourful occasion , monalisa shone like a billion star as she stole the show with many uncontrollably staring at her beautiful dress to the event .\nover the weekend , sultry nollywood actress , monalisa chinda was present at the award ceremony put together by del - york film academy . at the colourful occasion , monalisa shone like a billion star as she stole the show with many uncontrollably staring at her beautiful dress to the event . the awards took place at the muson center , onikan , lagos on saturday august 16 , 2014 and here are some photographs from the event .\nshe won the best actress in the afro hollywood award 2009 at the monte carlo television festival and was nominated in 2010 for a best actress in a drama series at the terracotta tv and film awards . monalisa chinda is estimated to have a net worth of n310 million .\nthe life of a simple bookshop owner changes when he meets the most famous film star in the world .\nmonalisa | | kannada full l . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nmeanwhile , the controversy surrounding last year ' s karnataka state film awards refuses to die down . noted film directors like girish kasaravalli and p sheshadri , who have won awards , boycotted the function alleging that films remade from other languages were given awards . though they did not name films , it was clear that they were referring to monalisa and gowdru , which won the first and third places .\ninformation minister shivaram announced the list of karnataka state film awards for 2004 - 2005 today at 05 . 00pm .\nthe song tholaipesi enna was shot at a grand budget of 10 million rupees , but the film had troubles after floods in chennai washed away a set erected on the banks of the cooum . during the production of the film , the film was renamed from monisha to monisha en monalisa due to astrological reasons . [ 1 ] the film had begun production as a trilingual in tamil , hindi and telugu , and rajender cast local actors for the hindi version . hindi television actor raman trikha was renamed ramankanth for the tamil version , while actors including rahul saxena , ravi kiran , kunika , and kalpana iyer were signed to play roles . [ 2 ]\nis a senior reporter at pulse . a graduate of mass communication , chidumga is a film aficionado actively interested in publishing movie reviews and cutting edge articles related to movies and the various film industries . e - mail : movies @ urltoken\ncopyright in the film expires 70 years from the end of the calendar year in which the last person listed above dies .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nthe film received primarily poor reviews upon release , with one reviewer labelling it the\nlow point of tamil cinema .\n[ 4 ] the film was also made in hindi as yehi to pyaar hai which remains unreleased even though soundtrack was released .\nthe event which held on saturday , august 16 , 2014 was to award presentations to students and graduands of the film academy .\na fter tabu and milind soman , it is jackie shroff who is looking towards the south . he is acting as a scientist in athisayam , a film directed by vinayan , who created history by making a film called atbhutha dweep with hundreds of dwarfs .\nyou can click on the names of these legendary movie stars of nigeria in order to get more information about each one . if you ' re a film buff use this list of talented nigerian film actors to find some new movies you haven ' t already seen .\nwe hear , the film ' s been nearly completed in a year , and that he ' ll prove the doomsday prophets wrong yet .\nknowing if a film is in the public domain is complicated because so many people and types of copyright works are often involved in its production . according to uk copyright law , in order to know if a film is in the public domain you need to identify the following creators :\nheroin is like your best friend and worst enemy at the same time .\nmonalisa was living a regular life as a teacher and mother with young children . depression tears her life to pieces , she self - medicates with heroin and loses everything . after years of drug abuse she meets fredrik . love helps them in their fight to break destructive patterns , and in their attempts to make their dreams come true . monalisa story is a unique documentary filmed over 8 years .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\n' is in full swing in surat , gujarat . he has claimed to have been working on the film ' s script since quite a few years .\nsoundtrack was written and composed by t . rajender . the title song of the film is based on\nmar\u00eda\nby ricky martin . [ 3 ]\nthe golden girl of yoruba movie . fathia balogun is one of the most popular face ever in yoruba film history . this delta state born actress is a\nheroin is like your best friend and worst enemy at the same time .\nmonalisa was living a regular life as a teacher and mother with young children . depression tears her life to pieces , she . . . see full summary \u00bb\nwatch exclusive telugu full lenght movie\nudrekam\nmovie : udrekam star cast : monalisa , subbaraju , lirisha director : sumith producer : mutyala ramadasu all rights received \u00a9 santosh audio & video for more latest updates . sav app link google play : urltoken\nwe first heard about tori appearing in the revolution studios / columbia pictures film\nmona lisa smile\nin an article in the december 4 , 2002 edition of the milford mirror . the articles revealed that tori was filmed performing in a wedding scene in the film . click to read this article at zwire . com .\nchristine saw a sneak peak of the movie mona lisa smile on november 25 , 2003 . she says the following about tori ' s part in the film :\nsadaf mohammed sayed , better known as sadha , is an indian actress who mainly appears in south indian cinema . her most notable films include jayam , anniyan and unnale unnale . she works mostly in telugu and tamil films . she was introduced to the telugu film industry by director teja along with nithin in the film jayam . /\nthe film was a blockbuster success upon release and also received critical appreciation . it went on to win numerous awards at the filmfare awards south and karnataka state film awards for the year 2004 . [ 2 ] it was also dubbed into telugu with the same title with a reshot comedy track involving brahmanandam and kovai sarala . [ 3 ]\nsadaf mohammed sayed , better known as sadha , is an indian actress who mainly appears in south indian cinema . her most notable films include jayam , anniyan and unnale unnale . [ 2 ] she works mostly in telugu and tamil films . she was introduced to the telugu film industry by director teja along with nithin in the film jayam .\nscreenplay - direction : director used sleek style of fast cars , trendy sets and youthful atmosphere to narrate this story . screenplay of the film is average except for a few areas where he tried to evoke some kind of suspense . director failed to get the emotions right in order to establish the central point of the film in an effective way .\nin other news , there is a commercial for the soundtrack that actually shows tori singing from the film ! it is being shown on various u . s . tv stations .\ni also wanted to share with you this poster from the film , even though it does not show tori of course . thanks to amy fruit for sending it to me .\nstory : story of the film deals with the concept love and it ' s implication towards looks vis - \u00e0 - vis emotional compatibility . it is about a man not living happily with a girl who is having same looks of his lover . the same concept was explored in a better way in a recently released telugu remake film ' ammai bagundi ' .\na movie publicist deals with the messy public split of his movie ' s co - stars while keeping reporters at bay while a reclusive director holds the film ' s print hostage .\nthough it was shot on a shoestring , clearly a lot of thought has gone into making the film , and production values are high throughout . avik mukhopadhyay\u2019s lighting is a pleasure to watch .\nfilm - maker , producer and director all in one . she was nominated in 2008 to the africa movie academy award for most outstanding actress ( indigenous ) which she lost to doris simeon .\nand when he ' s hit by misfortune , it really lays the whip on him . so bad a time has he had that he thought that maybe changing the name of his film ' s\nafter making a remarkable debut with jayam , sadha appeared in the tamil movie anniyan opposite vikram directed by shankar , which is her most successful movie to date . since then , she has appeared in a number of films across movie industries in india , in different languages including monalisa in kannada and click in hindi .\nafter making a remarkable debut with jayam , sadha appeared in the tamil movie anniyan opposite vikram directed by shankar , which is her most successful movie to date . since then , she has appeared in a number of films across movie industries in india , in different languages including monalisa in kannada and click in hindi .\ni want to introduce some film stills and sequences within this discourse of the ordering of space in carceral formation , specifically the grid or lattice i mentioned earlier as a modular space that is already ordered .\ntori was asked about her contribution to this film at the wolverhampton , u . k . meet & greet on january 14 , 2003 by alison zemell and tori revealed that she was filmed singing two 40 ' s style songs ! keep in mind that just because tori was filmed doing two songs , that does not always mean the footage will remain once the film is edited . i hope it does !\n. she has also been a part of hindi , tamil and telugu films , along with a popular reality show . the makers have claimed shraddha ' s guest appearance to be an important part of the film .\nwalkin ' my baby back home written by fred e . ahlert and roy turk performed by nat ' king ' cole ( as nat king cole ) courtesy of capitol records under license from emi film & television music\nif you like bhojpuri videos & bhojpuri songs , subscribe our channel - urltoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - film name \u2013 nihatha star cast \u2013 monalisa , rattan kumar singers \u2013 music director \u2013 mani shankar song lyrics \u2013 shyam dehati film writer \u2013 dinesh prakash banner \u2013 seema intertainment films producer \u2013 ankit jain director \u2013 manoj s . tomar company / label \u2013 wave music copyrights \u2013 vee gee audio\n3 ) a new adaptation or version of a public domain work will be copyright protected , even though the original work is not . for example , the film romeo + juliet starring leonardo di caprio and shakespeare\u2019s famous play are two different works : the former is protected by copyright because its creator is still alive , whereas the latter is in the public domain as shakespeare died more than 70 years ago . so , if you want to create a video making use of clips from the film romeo + juliet you need to get permission from the copyright owner . however , if you want to produce a new film based on the shakespeare play you are free to do so .\nthe cartoon notions of the ' 50s and snooty easterners say more about hollywood cluelessness than about the period the film condescends to . . . lacking the courage of its own vulgarity , mona lisa smile is as tepid as old bathwater .\nanyone who ' s ever been moved by a teacher to dream a slightly bigger dream than his parents thought he or she was capable of achieving ought to love the film , for it gets at a truer model of teacher ' s inspiration .\nthe film\u2019s first half starts off like a pointless shaggy dog story . like mukherji\u2019s 3 - episode debut feature three obsessions , the screenplay seems to be conceived more as a short story than a feature - length film . here it\u2019s stretched to the limit of patience , like the opening shot of a man reading a newspaper for an extended length of time while he answers his wife in monosyllables . what\u2019s missing is a subplot to flesh out these offbeat but intriguing characters and make room for some ruthless pruning .\naccording to benjamin njoku of vanguard ,\ntwo things are bound to attract you to monalisa chinda whenever you are privileged to engage her in a conversation . they are her frankness and humility\n. away from those attributes , she is a talented actress , a hard working producer , and a very popular media personality . mona is one of the richest actresses in the nigerian nollywood who have paid her dues over the years .\nthe movie mona lisa smile is set to be released in u . k . theatres on march 11 , 2004 . thanks to barbara for this information ! you can see the release schedule for this film in most countries at the internet movie database . ( thanks tessa . )\napart from the script , the music of godavari is a usp .\nit ' s a mix of hindustani , carnatic , western classical ,\nsays radhakrishna , while sekhar chips in ,\nthere ' s a bit of folk as well .\nradhakrishna ' s second film ( as composer ) kanchana mala cable tv may have gone without notice , but the music of godavari is likely to have chart - busting quality . he is currently busy with maya bazaar , to be directed by national award - winner indraganti mohan krishna , and an untitled tamil film as well .\nif you like bhojpuri videos & bhojpuri songs , subscribe our channel - urltoken download our official app from google play store - urltoken visit our website to download our songs and videos : urltoken urltoken movie : gharwali baharwali star cast : namit tiwari , rani chatterjee , monalisa & others . lyric : ashok kumar deep , pyare lal yadav , vibhakar pandey music : chhote baba director : ajay srivastava producer : kamlesh chauhan , chandra bhusan gupta company / label \u2013 wave music copyrights \u2013 vee gee audio\nthis week\u2019s guest writer is maryam monalisa gharavi , who blogs at south / south and who is also a doctoral candidate in comparative literature and film and visual studies at harvard university . in her essay , becoming fugitive : carceral space and rancierean politics , she gives a vision of the political aesthetics and the aesthetic of politics based on the reading of french philosopher jacques ranci\u00e8re . as an introduction , i would like to quote walter benjamin who stated that \u201call efforts to render politics aesthetic culminate in one thing : war . \u201d benjamin was in fact , defining fascism as the introduction of aesthetics in politics . fascism , in this essay , is not quoted but the police state is targeted in a contemporaneous world that can be said \u2013 as eric hazan puts it - to be engaged in a global civil war .\nscript , images , footage and music are not the only copyright works involved in the production of a film . intellectual property rights exist also for brand names , logos , fonts , texts and designs , which makes everything more complicated . for a detailed guide on copyright for filmmakers , see the bbc website at : urltoken\na short feature that shows how art can change our lives , the violin player struggles to warm up , but once it finally takes off , the last half hour is entertaining all the way to its unexpectedly profound punchline . the upside to writer - director bauddhayan mukherji\u2019s second film lies in its originality in mixing humor and pathos , without losing sight of the bigger picture about what it means to be an artist . featuring top bengali stars ritwick chakraborty as a failed violinist and adil hussain as his mysterious employer , the film should find indie - friendly audiences on its home turf , while festivals will want to check out the modernity of this quirky tale .\nthese people want to discredit my film out of frustration and jealousy . as a young director , i am pained and have decided to quit direction altogether after the release of aishwarya , which is on the floors ,\nhe said at a press conference . aishwarya launches deepika padukone ' s career as an actress , opposite upendra .\nthe movie mona lisa smile debuted in u . s . theatres on december 19 , 2003 . the movie stars julia roberts , julia stiles and kirsten dunst . read more about the film at yahoo ! movies and the internet movie database . ( thanks to elisabeth , katherine , linda m . jose , and cady for the details . )\nothers : dyan is ok as chocolate boy with neat looks . however , he is not impressive in emotional scenes . rama krishna and bhavya are adequate as the parents of hero . the comedy track involving brahmanandam and kovai sarala is average . shakeela character has a bit of vulgarity . the ' choli ke peeche ' sequence is over done in the film .\nmona lisa smile tries to be something unique and relies on it ' s all - star female audience far too much . although i did enjoy it , there seems to be no real qualities to the plot . the cast really keeps your interest in this film and the social context , in which it ' s set , leaves you with some interesting questions . * worth a try *\nother departments : photography by krishna kumar is good . music by valisha - babji is average . a couple songs are direct lifts from other languages . one is hindi private song nari nari ( nishan abbas ) and other one is ' ding dong bole ' from kuch tho hain film . the background music is ok . dialogues by vennelakanti are fair . the production values of lankesh chitralaya are pretty good .\nit is also important to note that the more famous the character or film is , the more difficult it can be to register it as a trade mark . to deal with this apparent paradox creators now often register their literary characters as trade marks before they become famous , which could create a problem for anyone who wants to use those characters when copyright expires and the work falls into the public domain .\noctober 13 , 2003 update : we now know that there will be a soundtrack released for this film on epic / sony music soundtrax on november 25 , 2003 . ( this is a u . s . release date . i am not sure if or when it will appear internationally yet . ) tori will have two songs on the soundtrack to mona lisa smile :\nyou belong to me\nand\nmurder , he says\n. ( thanks to eef who heard you belong to me on a sony music advance sampler and to another anonymous source from a film distribution company who told me about murder , he says . ) my sources also reveal that other artists on the soundtrack include seal , macy gray , celine dion , chris isaak and barbara streisand . the soundtrack consists of new recordings of songs from the time period by contemporary artists . ( the film takes place in the 50 ' s . ) tori ' s vocals on the soundtrack are reportedly husky and very different from anything she ' s ever done . the bridge entertainment group , an artist development company that began in late 2003 and took tori as their first client , mentioned in their initial press release that tori contributed to the soundtrack and urltoken first revealed the november 25 , 2003 release date .\nin alfred hitchcock\u2019s rear window , the photographer and newly wheelchair - bound jeffries ( james stewart ) watches his greenwich village neighbors through a pair of binoculars . significantly , his proxy in the film is thomas j . doyle , an old friend and co - pilot during jeffries\u2019 world war ii days , now a lieutenant police detective . one object of jeffries\u2019 daily viewings is the songwriter he watches intently , framed by hitchcock in a gridded window .\njune 9 , 2003 update : the web site ain ' t it cool news has posted a spoiler review of the film , and they even mention tori . they do not say wonderful things about her performance however . thanks to john higdon for telling me about this . here is the part of the article that mentions tori . ( we will see for ourselves if they are true or not when we see it ourselves . . . )\nlist of famous film actors and actresses from nigeria , listed by their popularity with photos when available . nigeria has given birth to some great movie actors and actresses over the years , many of who have gone on to star in comedies , dramas , horror movies and more . these are some of the best nigerian screen actors in the history of the world , so if you ' re a native of nigeria and an aspiring actor / actress then these are people you should look up to .\njuly 11 , 2003 update : you can now view a quicktime trailer of the mona lisa smile at urltoken . this quicktime trailer does not show tori , but gives you a glance at the movie . in other news on this film , there is an entry for mona lisa smile at urltoken now , and they not only mention tori but if you check out the tori amos page at urltoken , you will find some nice photos of tori from her appearance on the vh1 big in 2002 awards show .\nk m radhakrishna , who gave the melodious score for anand , is back with godavari \u2013 another sekhar kammula film . radhakrishna ' s tuneful composition nuvve naa naaku nuvve naa ( sung by shreya ghoshal and radhakrishna himself ) is still echoing in people ' s ears . radhakrishna has a sound base in classical music , having learnt the violin ( carnatic style ) , besides vocal . he has been interested in music since childhood . so , it isn ' t surprising that his music has a melodious and harmonious quality about it .\none of the extremely rare things that happened in the oscar grant shooting is that grant took a photo of mehserle just before he was shot . i emphasize this rarity because it was intentional , unlike , say , war cameramen who unwittingly film their own deaths . the photo also shows mehserle reaching for his holster with a strong right arm . not only does a taser weigh far less than a handgun\u2014and ample video evidence exists showing no ambiguity as to which side of his belt this seasoned officer reached\u2014the photo shot by grant verifies it .\na good source of freely available films is the prelinger archives , a collection of movies that are supposed to be in the public domain in the us . however , remember that copyright law is territorial . so , while a film from this archive might be in the public domain in the us , it may still be in copyright in the uk , and identifying the copyright owner may not always be easy . indeed , many of the films contained in the prelinger archives are orphan works : works that are in copyright but whose copyright owner is unknown or cannot be traced .\na work \u2013 like a book , a song or a film \u2013 is in the public domain when there is no copyright attached to it . this means that you can re - use that work for free , without the need to ask for permission from anyone : you can just copy it and use it . when copyright in a work comes to an end , the work is said to enter the public domain . in many countries , such as the uk , this generally happens 70 years after the last creator\u2019s death , bearing in mind that a work may have several creators .\nomoni oboli makes real money , her roles in the figuring , bent arrows , and anchor baby brought her fame and fortune that is valued at n205 million .\nin 2010 she won the award for best actress - narrative feature at the los angeles movie awards , and the award for best actress at the harlem international film festival . she was nominated for the best actress in a leading role award at the 2011 africa movie academy awards . in 2014 , omoni won big screen actress of the year award , at the 2014 eloy awards , for her movie being mrs elliot\n.\ni find it hard to believe that wellesley college was as reactionary in the autumn of 1953 as\nmona lisa smile\nsays it is - - but then i wasn ' t there . neither were the screenwriters , who reportedly based their screenplay on hillary clinton ' s experience at wellesley in the early 1960s . the film shows a school which teaches , above all , that a woman ' s duty is to stand by her man , and if clinton learned that , she also learned a good deal more . no doubt she had a teacher as inspiring as katherine watson ( julia roberts ) , who trades in the bohemian freedom of berkeley for a crack at wellesley ' s future corporate wives .\nthe painting is covered in a series of fine cracks , known as craquelure . this is not only common with old paintings , but would be unusual if it were not present . paint on old paintings often cracks due to movement of the ground preparation away from the canvas support , a process that naturally occurs over centuries . a similar effect occurs with paintings on wood panels . this craquelure is not the result of any external pressure , was not provoked artificially , and did not occur due to any imperfections in the paint or the ground . there are some later cracks due to stresses over time with the paint film . it has been confirmed that early cracks seen on the x - 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mindedly until she was hired . it was whispered that katherine watson , a first - year teacher from oakland state , made up in brains what she lacked in pedigree . which was why this bohemian from california was on her way to the most conservative college in the nation .\nthe end credits for the prominent cast and crew are set in front of vintage footage and advertisements showing women in the 1940s and 50s .\n77 of 93 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nmovies and tv shows are certified fresh with a steady tomatometer of 75 % or higher after a set amount of reviews ( 80 for wide - release movies , 40 for limited - release movies , 20 for tv shows ) , including 5 reviews from top critics .\nthough mona lisa smile espouses the value of breaking barriers , the movie itself is predictable and safe .\nin 1953 , a time when women ' s roles were rigidly defined , free - spirited , novice art history professor katherine watson begins teaching at the prestigious all - female wellesley college - - which despite its academic reputation , is an environment where success is measured by ' how well ' the students marry . encouraging these women to strive for a more enlightened future , watson challenges the administration and inspires her students to look beyond the image of what is , and consider the possibilities of what could be - - contrary to popular belief .\nroberts asks her students rhetorical questions : what makes art good or bad ? who decides ? but the movie answers them as canonically as the syllabus roberts abandons .\nin terms of the gap between the movie it ' s trying to be and the movie it actually is , mona lisa smile is in many ways indefensible . yet for all its problems , it ' s satisfyingly movielike .\nlike the turtleneck cashmere sweaters and girdles that tie down these promising women , the movie is trite and trussed .\nkirsten dunst , julia stiles and maggie gyllenhaal furnish well - observed performances that frequently outshine julia roberts ' s reflex characterization in this female variant of\ndead poets society .\nperiod dress , set design , manners and acting are fine - - as is mike newell ' s direction . if only the script was less predictable .\n. . . would have been better served by characters with a little less formula than the paint - by - numbers projects so loved by these women of wellesley college .\nmike newell directs a formulaic roberts vehicle that isn ' t without its charm .\nmona lisa smile , which is set in 1953 / 54 , tells the story of katherine ann watson ( played by julia roberts ) , a teacher who studied at ucla graduate school who leaves her boyfriend behind in los angeles to teach at wellesley college , a conservative women ' s private liberal arts college in massachusetts . . . . . . . . she encourages her students to study to become career professionals , she wants her students to lead the world and not just to live as the wife of somebody . she uses modern art to suggest that they need not conform to female stereotype .\njulia roberts plays a teacher in the mid - 1950 ' s when colleges like wellesley seem to exist just to prepare young women to be housewives , not independent people . similar to ' to sir with love ' , the teacher has to not only teach , but inspire her students to strive to do the best they can .\ni don ' t even want you to like it . what i want you to do is consider it .\nnot as much as i ' d regret not having a family , not being there to raise them . i know exactly what i ' m doing and it doesn ' t make me any less smart . this must seem terrible to you .\nsure you did . you always do . you stand in class and tell us to look beyond the image , but you don ' t . to you a housewife is someone who sold her soul for a center hall colonial . she has no depth , no intellect , no interests . you ' re the one who said i could do anything i wanted . this is what i want .\nnot all who wander are aimless . especially not those who seek truth beyond tradition , beyond definition , beyond the image .\nlook at this , mother . she ' s smiling . is she happy ?\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\na look back at robert zemeckis ' half - animated classic , who framed roger rabbit , on its 30 - year anniversary .\na tribute to the late tab hunter , a gay matinee idol and hollywood trailblazer .\nthis is the kind of school which actually offers classes in deportment , grooming and table setting , and the teacher of those classes , nancy abbey ( marcia gay harden ) takes them so seriously that we begin to understand the system that produced cathy whitaker , julianne moore ' s showpiece wife in last year ' s\nfar from heaven .\nwatson finds her students scornful of her california background ( every students makes it a point to be able to identify every slide of every painting in her first lecture ) , but she counterattacks with a blast of modern art , and there is a scene where she takes them to watch the uncrating of a new work by jackson pollock .\nof course the board of trustees is suspicious of katherine watson , modern art and everything else that is potentially\nsubversive ,\nand resistance among the undergraduates is led by betty ( kirsten dunst ) , whose mother is a trustee , whose plans include marrying an upward - bound but morally shifty harvard man , and whose editorials in the school paper suggest watson is leading her girls in the direction of communism and , worse , promiscuity . ( a school nurse who gives advice on contraception has to leave her job . )\nwe are pretty sure what the story parabola of\nmona lisa smile\nwill be ( the inspiring teacher will overcome adversity to enlighten and guide ) , but the movie is more observant and thoughtful than we expect . it doesn ' t just grind out the formula , but seems more like the record of an actual school year than about the needs of the plot . in the delicate dance of audience identification , we get to be both the teacher and her students - - to imagine ourselves as a free spirit in a closed system , and as a student whose life is forever changed by her .\nbut , you ' re wondering , how can i identify with a 30ish teacher and her 20ish female students ? don ' t you find yourself identifying with just about anybody on the screen , if the movie is really working ? katherine watson is smart and brave and stands by her beliefs , and so of course she reminds us of ourselves .\njulia roberts is above all an actress with a winning way ; we like her , feel protective toward her , want her to prevail . in\nmona lisa smile ,\nshe is the conduit for the plot , which flows through her character . the major supporting roles are played by luminaries of the first post - julia generation , including not only dunst , but julia stiles as joan brandwyn , a girl smart enough to be accepted by yale law but perhaps not smart enough to choose it over marriage ; maggie gyllenhaal as giselle levy , who is sexually advanced and has even , it is said , slept with the studly young italian professor , and ginnifer goodwin as constance baker , who is too concerned about her looks ."]}
{"id": 117206, "summary": [{"text": "a low-budget film or low-budget movie is a motion picture shot with little to no funding from a major film studio or private investor .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "many independent films are made on low budgets , but films made on the mainstream circuit with inexperienced or unknown filmmakers can also have low budgets .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "many young or first time filmmakers shoot low-budget films to prove their talent before doing bigger productions .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "many low-budget films that do not gain some form of attention or acclaim are never released in theatres and are often sent straight to retail because of its lack of marketability , look , story , or premise .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "there is no precise number to define a low budget production , and it is relative to both genre and country .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "what might be a low-budget film in one country may be a big budget in another .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "modern-day young filmmakers rely on film festivals for pre promotion .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "they use this to gain acclaim and attention for their films , which often leads to a limited release in theatres .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "film that acquire a cult following may be given a wide release .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "low-budget films can be either professional productions or amateur .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "they are either shot using professional or consumer equipment .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "some genres are more conducive to low-budget filmmaking than others .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "horror films are a very popular genre for low-budget directorial debuts .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "jeremy gardner , director of the battery says that horror fans are more attracted to how the films affect them than seeing movie stars .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "this allows horror films to focus more on provoking a reaction than on expensive casting choices .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "thriller films are also a popular choice for low-budget films , as they focus on narrative .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "science fiction films , which were once the domain of b movies , frequently require a big budget to accommodate their special effects , but low-cost do-it-yourself computer-generated imagery can make them affordable , especially when they focus on story and characterization .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "plot devices like shooting as found footage can lower production costs , and scripts that rely on extended dialogue , such as reservoir dogs or sex , lies , and videotape , can entertain audiences without many sets .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the money flow in filmmaking is a unique system because of the uncertainty of demand .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the makers of the film do not know how well the film they release will be received .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "they may predict a film will do very well and pay back the cost of production , but only get a portion back .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "or the opposite may happen where a project that few think will go far can bring in more profit than imaginable .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "a big gambling variable that is also involved is the use of stars .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "frequently stars are brought on to a project to gain the film publicity and fame .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "this process can be profitable , but it is not a foolproof mechanism to successful funding .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "well-known actors may join a low-budget film for a portion of the gross . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "low - budget film", "paragraphs": ["when the pieces and parts have been collected , think big . don ' t let your low budget film dictate how you see the project . low budget doesn ' t have to mean low quality or diminished investment .\nit had a budget of $ 7000 which is very low by comparison to most .\nthe ideal candidate has a background in a variety of creative agency work from low budget documentaries to high budget branded ads . . . .\nit\u2019s more commonplace for films in the horror genre to capitalize on low budget filmmaking , and even interweave a plot that may have a high concept . however , low budget sci fi films have started to reclaim their rightful place as the high concept / low budget stalwarts . when attempting to do a film of this nature with limited budget , creativity and fresh originality become a huge factors .\nalthough significantly enhanced by digital tools , much of the original ultra - low budget framework remains unchanged . in my 1993 article \u201clearning from low budgets , \u201d i listed nine rules - of - thumb for microbudget production . let\u2019s examine how these rules have evolved from the early days of the model when every low budget feature was being shot on film until today when the vast majority of ultra - low budget features are made digitally .\nthe ideal candidate will have produced and distributed a low budget horror / thriller film . award winning boutique production company is currently looking for a . . .\nformer \u201camazing race\u201d contestant jonathan baker is launching a film fund that will be used to complete low and micro - budget projects , variety has learned exclusively .\nlow order quantity and quick delivery time fulfillment experience . monitor and ensure tennessee plant costs are maintained within budget . . . .\npossibly the most successful low budget movie of all time was deep throat ( 1972 ) . filmed on a budget of $ 22 , 500 it is rumored to have made over $ 600 million . whether it can be considered one of the best low budget movies of all time would be an interesting debate .\nwe are in the process of filming\nthe fix - it - shop\n, a low budget film based on the novel by friedrich wilhelm . . . .\nthe following is by no means a complete or exhaustive list of high - concept / low budget sci fi films . rather , it\u2019s merely a sample list of some notable films in this genre with relatively low budgets .\npark city , utah \u2014\nprimer ,\nan ultra - low - budget film about time travel , and the music documentary\ndig !\nled an unpredictable group of award winners saturday at the sundance film festival .\nwe couldn\u2019t squeeze all the notable high concept / low budget sci fi films into our list of just 10 movies , so here are some honorable mentions .\ntrying to get a movie made with minimal financial backing can be frustrating , as tough decisions need to be made early . check out my firsthand tips on creating a killer low - budget film .\nmanages multimedia project budgets ; ensures vendors deliver timely multimedia materials at low cost ; bachelor s degree in film production , communications or . . .\nsynchronicity ( 2015 ) \u2013 imdb listing production budget : unknown budget , but almost certainly under $ 5m the film\u2019s director , jacob gentry has another sci fi film ( the signal ) that landed on our original 10 notable films list . while synchronicity was a decent sci fi film , the signal was somewhat more creative on a limited budget .\nin the same way i gave advice that 1st time doc filmmakers are unlikely to hear , here are some creative suggestions i wish low budget directors would entertain and their producers be open to .\nskimping out in casting is the number one issue that most micro - budget films suffer from . when dealing with a low budget , it\u2019s tempting to call up your actor friends and ask them to give you a freebie , but this is generally a bad idea .\n5 . lighting & sound . nothing screams louder of a poorly produced indie film than bad audio and lighting . unfortunately , too many film makers on a low budget sacrifice light and sound for other elements . background noise and poorly lit scenes take away of the all - important story lines .\nthe signal ( 2014 ) \u2013 imdb listing production budget : $ 4m \u2013 source how do you make a large scope / high concept sci fi film for under $ 5m ? one good way is to make it a personal story . add in film star laurence fishburne , a compelling concept , a twist ending , a budget under $ 5m and you have a film worth noting . while it was not the best of movies and had its fair share of flaws , it still accomplished a high concept sci fi film on a low budget .\nthe film was made on a paltry budget of $ 6 , 000 ! i wonder if it can get any more low budget than that , and even more interestingly , nolan shot the film during weekends even while being employed full - time with a company , and he did so for a year before the film eventually was finished . the other films mentioned with their respective budgets don ' t even seem to come close .\nshooting 35mm for a low budget feature film is nothing new .\ngeorge washington\n,\nduck season\n,\nnapoleon dynamite\n,\npariah\nand\nchop shop\nwere all impressively shot on 35mm for budgets under $ 1 million .\nat high and medium budget levels , digital production provides significant financial and creative advantages . but it is at the ultra - low budget level that it affords filmmakers an unprecedented combination of creative freedom and creative control . whether their films are financed by friends and family or by themselves , ultra - low budget filmmakers have typically had full creative control from scripting and casting through final cut . but ultra - low budget filmmakers shooting on film have usually faced significant limits on their creative freedom due to their limited resources . they can only afford to film at a very low shooting ratio , given the cost of stock and processing . their access to cameras and other rented production equipment is restricted by their budgets . and what they can do in post and for how long is also circumscribed . digital tools have dramatically expanded the creative freedom of ultra - low budget filmmakers . they can shoot as much as they want . they also have the opportunity to shoot with multiple cameras , and to experiment on the set . digital tools have also expanded the creative freedom of ultra - low budget filmmakers in post . they can edit whenever they want for as long as they need . they can create a wide spectrum of visual effects on the computer ( avoiding the use of expensive film opticals ) and have greater control over color timing . they can manipulate audio and even online on the desktop if necessary .\nwhen building a structure for producing a film can be a conundrum for even the most seasoned film maker .\n2 . production skills . poor production will sink the film if it looks amateurish . you don ' t need top of the line equipment to produce a quality project . the test of your skill will be in the making of a low budget film that doesn ' t look it was shot on a shoestring . the advances in film technology can make all the difference .\nas hollywood tightens its belt we\u2019re seeing an increasing number of low budget films being made . generally film budgets are a grey area , how is the money raised and exactly how much was spent on production let alone marketing ? below is a list of some of the best low budget films ( less than $ 2million ) of the decade , where the filmmakers and producers got it right . they\u2019re artistically strong films whilst packing enough punch to satiate even the most ardent genre lovers .\nbudget : 3 crore inr collection : 35 crores inr this cult film directed by vikramadiya motwane remains one of the best of hindi cinema .\nthe film , directed by james o\u2019brien from his own script , premiered in may at the cannes film festival .\nlove him or hate him , there\u2019s no denying the impact kevin smith has had on low - budget filmmaking in the last few decades . pretty much writing the how - to guide with his debut feature clerks , smith continued to thrive in the low - budget sector over the course of his next few films , culminating with dogma , which i consider to be his most ambitious , successful and most accomplished work of the last 15 years .\nthe producers , and especially , directors , of these 4 micro - budget features did\u2026and they are now each producing or directing big - budget studio features . start small .\nafter producing and directing dozens of micro - budget or low budget projects myself , i\u2019ve inevitably learned my lessons ( sometimes the hard way ) on where you can afford to cut corners and where you absolutely can not . there may not be an exact formula for this , and of course every production has its own set of requirements and needs , but here are my thoughts on keeping your budget down as they pertain to various departments on a typical small scale film .\nnapoleon dynamite ( 2004 ) , $ 400 , 000 budget , grossed $ 50 million .\ndeadline : halloween turns 36 this year . at 30 , you were the oldest person on set making a low - budget horror movie in 20 days . why was halloween one of your favorite shoots ? john carpenter : man , it was one of the most fun sets because everybody was young and we were just making a movie . most movies involve pain . this wasn\u2019t painful . but the ambitions of this movie were not bigger than its budget ; it was designed for the low budget , back in the days when there were still low - budget exploitation movies made . there were certain things i insisted we invest in : dolly shots for a low - budget crew take a bit of time ; you have to lay down tracks and level it , put the dolly on and rehearse . panaglide \u2014 you strap it on , and off you go , and there\u2019s more freedom in the movement , freedom to track up stairs , around corners , follow characters . i was determined to use that so a lot of scenes were done in one take .\ni might dispute this since it has a rather high budget for what i am looking for .\nsaw ( 2003 ) , $ 1 , 200 , 000 budget , grossed $ 103 million .\non paper , the film was so short ( 21 pages ) that the backers thought they were merely providing enough money for a low - budget 21 - minute film , not a micro - budget feature shot downstairs from the afi\u2019s beverly hills headquarters , at night , with a hodgepodge of homemade $ 30 sets . even with lynch nimbly threading everything together \u2014 his star\u2019s wife cooked meals for the crew , then helped out on the set \u2014 the film still took more than four years to shoot as lynch struggled for funding and equipment .\ndirector michael winterbottom is practically a one - man low budget film industry , regularly turning out one or even two films a year . however , it is probably this , his 2002 dramatisation of the career of factory records founder tony wilson that is his most well known , most accessible , and possibly his best .\njohn and gus have both given their championships to the film and endorsed the film as executive producers ,\ncaouette said .\nin keeping with its noir roots , this hard - boiled tale moves at a rat - a - tat pace and engages with its own internal film lingo , meaning you may get lost if you don\u2019t pay attention . however , the intricate and rewarding plot is well worth the effort , and johnson with his first film doesn\u2019t seem to understand the concept of a low - budget aesthetic , with the film looking as gorgeous as it is clever .\nbecause of the demands of the film ' s low budget , if the lighting was set up for a shot that took place from one particular angle , all the shots from that same angle had to be filmed then and there . this meant that different sides of the same conversation were sometimes shot several weeks apart .\n6 - - one hyper realistic scene . if your budget , resources and narrative dictate simple visuals , see if one scene can be stylized to play against that . i don ' t want to spoil it but there is a perfect example in\ndallas buyers club\n. low budget horror films will do the same : save their money for one big scare or special fx . budget for a lean crew and hire\nday players\nwhen needed .\nunfortunately , a low budget prevents you from including just anything in your script \u2014 and that rule especially translates to locations . in other words , just because you have a house , doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s the right house for your movie . you have other options .\nmonsters ( 2010 ) \u2013 imdb listing production budget : $ 500k \u2013 source director gareth edwards creates a groundbreaking sci fi feature on a relatively low budget considering the scope of the film . edwards relies on the actors\u2019 improvisation for sizable segments of the film and an implied environment . edwards is also very talented at special effects and did all of the effects himself on his laptop computer . he was able to leverage this movie\u2019s success to eventually direct godzilla , and then star wars : rogue one .\nmy big fat greek wedding ( 2002 ) , $ 5 million budget , grossed $ 368 million .\nfriday the 13th ( 1980 ) , $ 550 , 000 budget , grossed almost $ 60 million .\nthe evil dead ( 1981 ) , $ 375 , 000 budget , grossed over $ 29 million .\nat the time i did following , i was looking at the american ultra - low - budget model that didn\u2019t really exist in the uk . a low - budget film in england tended to be about \u00a3500 , 000 to \u00a3600 , 000 . in america , there was a tradition of guys like robert rodriguez and kevin smith making films for thousands , and that\u2019s what we\u2019d been doing for short films . so it was really just a case of using that knowledge and expanding it to feature length . i hear of people doing it in the uk now and i think that\u2019s a great thing .\nnow think about $ 50 , 000 or $ 100 , 00 and what you could do with a 2 - camera , 2 - week shoot , with 3 - 4 locations , a 10 - 12 person crew and a sag ultra - low - budget agreement .\nwe\u2019ve also put the generally agreed budget beneath each film , although without being directly involved with their making , there\u2019s no way to know precisely how much money was invested .\nskills in mastering the production value are key . working with a small budget today doesn ' t mean you can ' t get any professional visuals . take advantage of new digital technologies that are cost effective . it is now possible for films makers to shoot and edit a film using the latest in digital equipment for a low cost .\nbut let ' s say you too wanted to make a low - budget movie \u2013 there are a couple of things you might do to streamline the creative process , even if the results were intended only to amuse your friends and family , or to post on youtube .\ndov s - s simens after 12 years lecturing at nyu , ucla & usc , was voted \u201camerica\u2019s # 1 film instructor\u201d by the national association of film schools and in 1996 formed the hollywood film institute .\nthese are just three of the stories stallone tells in the enchanting 25th anniversary dvd of\nrocky\n( mgm , $ 20 ) , the low - budget film about a stumblebum boxer who falls in love and regains his dignity in the ring .\nrocky\nmade stallone a superstar , and the box - office hit won several oscars , including best film and best director ( john g . avildsen ) .\nit was made on a budget of $ 7000 and got pretty good reviews . i enjoyed it anyway .\nwith a little magic , small budget horror films pack a big punch npr ' s ari shapiro talks with jason blum , founder and ceo of blumhouse productions , about the magic of micro - budget horror films .\nthe budget was about \u00a33million , which is low for an independent film \u2013 but yes , it was a huge leap of faith . memento was clearly on a bigger scale than following , but at the same time there were very strong stylistic connections . people want to see something that shows them you can do what you say . that\u2019s the trick .\ni was genuinely shocked when i saw how little this film was made for . in comparison , the hangover part 2 had a budget of $ 80 million . as to which film will remain in your heart years later , there\u2019s simply no competition .\nthree film students vanish after traveling into a maryland forest to film a documentary on the local blair witch legend , leaving only their footage behind .\n3 . location . locations can cost a lot of your budget , but it doesn ' t have to .\nbudget : $ 1 million collection : $ 225 million slyvester stallone wrote the screenplay of this movie , besides essaying the lead role . a movie making 225 times it ' s budget - exceptional , isn ' t it ?\nthe movie was shot with a budget of rs . 60 , 00 , 000 ( $ 150 , 000 )\nyou are \u201cunder the radar\u201d . you are quite amazing . and , if you can get this micro - budget feature film in a major festival for a midnight screening\u2026 welcome to hollywood .\nformer \u201camazing race\u201d contestant jonathan baker is launching a film fund that will be used to complete low and micro - budget projects , variety has learned exclusively . baker has announced the formation of the baker entertainment fund with $ 5 million in bank - sourced capital . \u201cwe want to make the difference for indie , experimental , and genre filmmakers for whom a [ \u2026 ]\nis an activist film company seeking solutions for environmental challenges . pas participate in all aspects of film and media production , according to their . . .\npontypool ( 2008 ) \u2013 imdb listing production budget : $ 1 . 5m \u2013 source this one is a little more of a thriller / horror / suspense film than a true sci fi film , but i had to include it because of its high concept , relatively low budget and tangential , philosophical sci fi elements . it\u2019s reminiscent of the war of the worlds radio broadcast , and goes to show what can be done in the theater of the mind . it\u2019s one of the best films on this list and stephen mchattie is absolutely stellar as grant mazzy .\nthis one squeaks in just under our arbitrary limit of what we consider \u201clow budget\u201d at $ 5m . however , every cent of the budget winds up on the screen as this film goes into the madness sam rockwell portrays as a lonely moon miner . the movie soundtrack is also top notch . like many of the other films on this list , it was the launching pad ( see what i did there ) for director duncan jones to go on and direct source code and warcraft .\nfinishing a film of any genre , length or budget is a huge accomplishment . more people talk about it , critique it than can actually pull it off . i hope i acknowledged our limitations but left you armed with new creative tools to make a good film great .\nrocky ( 1976 ) , $ 1 million budget , grossed $ 225 million and won the best picture academy award .\nthe world is for doers and you have just made your first \u201cmicro - budget\u201d feature film for likely under $ 10 , 000 ( yes , the post\u2019s title is $ 5 , 000 ) .\nwith only so much money to go around on a micro - budget film , you have to be really careful about where it goes . think of your budget as a balancing act between money and quality , and don\u2019t assume that you can simply save money in one department without diminishing the quality of your final product .\ni don\u2019t believe in fate . nor do i believe in quitting , which is why it\u2019s hard for me to accept defeat . after about an hour of sadness , i came up with a new plan : i would make a micro - budget film . screw placing marketability above artistry . i would make something i care about . read more : 10 tips for producing a micro - budget indie film\n\u2022 mark out as few locations as you need to make your film interesting .\n, film school gave me a total inability to watch today ' s cinema .\nmr . simens , a revolutionary and former green beret , wanting film education to be available for everyone created his extremely affordable \u201c2 - day film school\u201d , \u201cdvd film school\u201d and \u201conline film school\u201d programs ( see below ) so that anyone with a dream , talent & work ethic can succeed as a producer , writer or director .\neven on a list of low - budget films , there are a few whose budget made me do a double - take , and this is one of them . one man show rian johnson directs , writes and edits this film noir set in a high school , and it is a simply outstanding debut . student brendan frye ( a magnificent and career changing role for joseph gordon - levitt ) investigates the death of his ex - girlfriend emily , resulting in a dizzying tale involving drugs , gangsters , guns and double - crosses .\nblue ruin , another recent low budget film that won multiple awards , is a revenge thriller \u2013 another genre that , like horror , provides a strong narrative structure . there are even ways of making cheap science fiction , a genre that used to be associated with b - movies , but that nowadays invariably involves big budgets and expensive special effects . but gareth edwards , who directed godzilla ( budget : $ 160 million ) cut his teeth on monsters ( budget : $ 500 , 000 ) , a relationship - cum - road movie set against an alien invasion , while shane carruth made his time - travel conundrum primer for a measly $ 7 , 000 .\nthis movie made in 1976 had a budget of about $ 1 . 3 million which is clearly ' low ' when compared to the budget ' s of movies of the 70 ' s . the movie grossed $ 28 , 262 , 574 in the united states and is considered to be one of the best movies ever made . it went on to win four academy awards and the american film institute ranked taxi driver as the 52nd greatest american film on their afi ' s 100 years\u2026100 movies list . the film was chosen by time as one of the 100 best films of all time . the phrase\nyou talkin ' to me ?\nused in the movie has become a pop culture icon .\nbudget films such as t2 : trainspotting are finding it hard to make it to the big screen . photograph : graeme hunter pictures\nas well as the changing focus of the film industry , pressure is being ramped up by the boom in big - budget drama flooding tv , typified by shows such as netflix\u2019s \u00a3100m co - production the crown .\nsure , you can get your crew to volunteer or call in favors to get your locations for free , but there are also risks associated with cutting corners that can directly result in your film suffering on a creative level . so how do you create the very best film with a minuscule budget ?\naside from just making a film an essential \u2018bottle episode\u2019 , you have to get pretty creative to tackle high concepts . a common trend among these movies is that a majority of the film\u2019s budget usually goes into post production rather than the actual shooting of the film . this has been a winning strategy for most films keeping the quality at a level that audiences have become accustomed to .\ndebra granik narrates a sequence from her film featuring thomasin harcourt mckenzie and ben foster .\nthis is bhutan ' s film . . as we all know bhutan is poor country . . film shoted in a small village near himalaya . . no starcast . .\nlucia is an indian kannada language psychological thriller film directed and written by pawan kumar .\nif your character is supposed to be a starving artist , but you shoot in your friend\u2019s brand new condo , that\u2019s not going to be very convincing . and since you don\u2019t have an art department , you can\u2019t even set decorate it to look the way you want it to . this may sound obvious , but i\u2019ve seen some relatively well - funded low - budget productions make this mistake and it always cheapens the film .\n6 . casting . don ' t be shy about asking actors to climb on board with your\nlower\nbudget film . you might be surprised that they see your film as a way to break out for some skills they want to master . if you don ' t have the connections to the big names , don ' t sacrifice the film for less - than - famous actors . set up a casting call and spend a few days auditioning actors that are willing to work within your budget or for free .\nfar superior to subsequent \u2018torture - porn\u2019 films , saw is an incredibly tense psychological mystery thriller , with a brilliantly original and tightly plotted premise . this is low - budget filmmaking at its most inventive , with cary elwes\u2019 performance pitched perfectly to add to the mayhem . then , to cap it all off , it has that twist ending .\namerican graffiti ( 1973 ) , $ 777 , 000 budget , grossed $ 140 million . nominated for a best picture academy award .\nslumdog millionaire ( 2008 ) , $ 15 million budget , grossed over $ 360 million worldwide and won the best picture academy award .\nbudget : 11 crores inr collection : well , this movie recovered 10 crore in the first week itself , let alone the rest .\ntwo things happened in the early \u201890s to change the thinking of many independents . first , home video financing virtually disappeared . then in 1992 , three ultra - low budget features succeeded at festivals , received critical acclaim , and found theatrical distribution . they were nick gomez\u2019s laws of gravity ( $ 38 , 000 ) , gregg araki\u2019s the living end ( $ 22 , 769 ) , and robert rodriguez\u2019s el marachi ( $ 7 , 225 ) . unlike in the previous 15 years when a notable ultra - low budget features appeared once every year or two , here were three in a single year . excited by how much these directors had achieved with so little , i wrote an article entitled\nthe uk is a sombre case study for the mid - to - low - budget film industry . the number of domestic uk films costing from \u00a3500 , 000 to about \u00a330m to make , such as t2 : trainspotting and florence foster jenkins , fell from 77 to 60 between 2014 and 2015 . this is the lowest number made since 2006 , according to annual figures published by the british film institute ( bfi ) . the number of small to mid - sized budget co - productions , funded by mostly european producers , such as the oscar - winning the lobster , and i , daniel blake , fell from 37 to 30 \u2013 a level not seen since 2008 .\nturbo kid ( 2015 ) \u2013 imdb listing production budget : $ 50k * ( this is the only budget information i could find , and this was just for the film\u2019s promotion . i\u2019m sure the production budget was much higher . ) \u2013 source this film is buckets of awesome . take an 80s theme in a post apocalyptic world , a totally rad synth soundtrack , add some over - the - top gore and blood , mix in a kid on a bmx bike with a stack of comic books and you have turbo kid . the producers were able to raise the film\u2019s promotion budget within 7 days on indiegogo , and they even got michael ironside to star as the bad guy . this was an impressive debut effort for the canadian writer / director team of fran\u00e7ois simard , anouk whissell and yoann - karl whissell .\nthe film which established christopher nolan as one of the most ferociously talented directors working today . his previous work , following , may have been made for a fraction of even memento \u2019s modest budget , but it is this film which showed the world that nolan was no one - trick pony , and had everyone talking .\noverall responsibility for monitoring budget expenditures in the school . produce end of the year student screenings exhibited at local theaters in the los . . .\nnpr ' s ari shapiro talks with jason blum , founder and ceo of blumhouse productions , about the magic of micro - budget horror films .\nthis hungarian film is a careful , compassionate and beautifully acted character drama with a social conscience .\nthe film ' s reputation has grown rapidly - the finished version was only finalised for the sundance film festival in january , after which the director received hugs from strangers who had seen it .\none of the classic formulae for low - budget film - making is :\nsome characters in a room\n. cheap thrills , which zeroes in on four main characters in a couple of interiors , shares this characteristic with the directing debuts of steven soderbergh and quentin tarantino \u2013 sex , lies and videotape and reservoir dogs , both of which cost just over a million dollars , are brilliant exercises in making you forget they ' re essentially just films about people standing around talking .\n\u201c as it is in heaven \u201d is a feature film directed by joshua overbay in kentucky around a small college film department . shot in scope digital video , the film is now available on vod . below , overbay writes about how , as a first - time director , he managed to make a micro - budget film and get it released . find out more about the film here : urltoken . like every other young , ambitious directing student , i graduated film school with two goals in mind : making a feature film and making it as soon as humanly possible . i had a solid script two years in the making , a business plan , a team of committed filmmakers , a \u201creasonably\u201d low budget ( $ 900 , 000 ) , some industry connections and a degree of momentum from a year on the festival circuit . according to the textbooks , we were set for success . even our script was built on the practical wisdom that we should suspend our desire to make personal films and instead focus on something that could start our careers : a successful genre film . and yet , after two years of numerous meetings , false starts , trips to nashville and la , phone calls , thousands of emails , multiple rewrites , and various \u201cattachments\u201d from cast and crew members , we hadn\u2019t raised a dime .\ncompleted on a budget of $ 1 . 2 million , reservoir dogs was named by the empire magazine the\ngreatest independent film ever made\n. it has since become a cult hit . it had an earning of about $ 15 million .\ndevelop and monitor budget for logistics services within the facility . the position in geismar , la oversees dozens of employees and their affiliated operations . . .\nnight of the living dead ( 1968 ) , $ 140 , 000 budget , grossed $ 30 million . introduced the zombie movie to the world .\nthe budget was just 0 . 75 crores inr ( us $ 120 , 000 ) . the money was raised through crowdfunding technique with 110 investors .\ndo a \u201cblair witch\u201d , a \u201cparanormal activity\u201d , a \u201csaw\u201d , a \u201cpi\u201d ( aka : no - budget filmmaking ) \u2026 and launch your career .\nlinklater booked the original 16mm film into austin ' s dobie theater , where it played a record 11 weeks , and entered it in film festivals , where it was often but not always rejected .\ngeneral film history . completed ma / mfa ( or equivalent degree ) in film and media ( or related field ) . reading and composition ( first - and second - year university . . .\nprimer ( 2004 ) \u2013 imdb listing production budget : $ 7k \u2013 source much like the famed el mariachi , it\u2019s hard to believe this film was done for just $ 7k . it\u2019s hard to believe you can produce any feature film for just $ 7k for that matter . this film was very ambitious in scope and had a high concept of time travel by a few silicon valley geeks . however , given its very limited budget , it was hard to pull off any sort of real fx payoff . however , they still get an \u201ca\u201d for effort for stepping up to this great challenge .\nthe 2012 suspense thriller starring ace actress vidya baan and directed by sujoy ghosh takes the cake as one of the most successful small budget films made in bollywood . based on the theme of feminism , the film was shot all the way in kolkata and made with a meager budget of rs 80 million , but went on to gross as much as rs 1 . 04 billion in just 50 days .\n- it is essential to find capable cast and crew who will work for little or no compensation while enduring the rigors of ultra - low budget production . shooting digitally may make it easier to attract actors who want the opportunity to give their best performances . for digital productions it is important to find a talented dp , who is either experienced in digital cinematography or committed to learning the fundamentals .\nspellbindingly perfect , moon is the consummate low - budget masterpiece , and one which will always be hailed as a great film . sam rockwell plays sam bell , a lone astronaut on the moon whose job is to mine and rocket back to earth helium 3 , a miracle clean energy source . with no direct communication available back home , his only company is a computer , gerty . but when sam is injured in an accident , he has an encounter which changes his very conception of reality .\nexclusive royalty - free music library for video and film projects . find your music track in seconds !\nwas a critical and popular success . influenced by italian neorealism , satyajit ray developed his own style of lyrical realism in this film . the first film from independent india to attract major international critical attention ,\nit\u2019s not an easy film to follow , and requires a few watches to wrap your head round , but the fact this film exists as it does on this budget is nothing short of miraculous . i imagine a few of you could probably save up $ 7 , 000 if you tried . now try making anything even a fraction as good as primer .\nhalloween ( 1978 ) , $ 320 , 000 budget , grossed $ 60 million worldwide and started a whole new genre of\nslasher\nhorror movies .\neventually he founded the austin film society , and in 1987 , when he wasn ' t reading , made a short 8mm film called\nit ' s impossible to learn to plow by reading books .\nas the cannes film festival rolled up the red carpet for another year , having garlanded a clutch of arthouse critical smashes , spare a thought for the small film - makers struggling to reach the big screen .\nenter the dragon ( 1973 ) , $ 850 , 000 budget , grossed $ 90 million worldwide and introduced bruce lee and martial arts movies to the world .\nyou now have $ 4 , 805 in your budget left after you spend $ 20 registering the treatment with the wga and another $ 20 registering the screenplay .\nfair chance that you use your own house , your own property or a friends house or apartment for the location to shoot the movie and budget $ 0 .\nthe first part of george miller ' s dystopic action thriller was shot in and around melbourne on a budget of $ 350 , 000 , though ( with the exception of its first sequel , mad max 2 ) you ' d be hard - pressed to find motorbike stunts more insanely life - threatening than the ones on display here . the van smashed in the film ' s opening chase was miller ' s own , since the production was running out of money . due to the low budget only leading actors mel gibson and steve bisley were dressed in real leather - all the other actors playing cops had to make do with vinyl , which tended to split at the knees .\n2 - - hire a professional production designer as a consultant . a pd ' s ability to elevate a story via color , space and furnishings is it ' s own form of wizardry yet frequently an afterthought in low budget films . before putting your best friend ' s unemployed roommate in charge , see if you can consult with a pro . pay them well for three days work ( instead of 2 months ) to offer suggestions on the overall look of your film , advice on which resources and locations are budget friendly and to recommend crew who can do the\nday to day\nand operate successfully within your limitations . ask how they ' d like to be credited .\nthe good news is that in most cases , when you do need to cut the budget , you can avoid causing a negative ripple effect on your film by making it up in other ways \u2014 most often this comes in the form of putting in more time .\nthe sense of place is as pervasive as a character in \u201cmoss , \u201d a film by daniel peddle .\nit\u2019s hard to believe that this program represents the best shorts that the sundance film festival had to offer .\na marathi film by my director friend mangesh hadavale . . making cost was only 27 lacs . . .\ni sometimes worry that audiences are becoming addicted to big budgets , that soon they will no longer tolerate films without stars and state - of - the - art digital effects , or films that rely on ingenuity and makeshift solutions rather than money . perhaps the next time you feel like complaining about the quality of the latest blockbusters , you might try tracking down a small independent film instead . not every low budget film will be as terrific as cheap thrills , but it ' s here that the real leaps of imagination are made \u2013 often out of necessity \u2013 and you will see and hear things you have never seen or heard before .\nfunding a film is difficult at the best of times , especially in the uk , where decades of confusion about the role of the film industry has left it in a bit of mess , to put it mildly . which makes it a reason for celebration when new talent does emerge , especially with a film like kidulthood .\nglobal creatures , a company founded by a wealthy australian , is breaking into theater with high - profile , big - budget productions , including \u201cking kong\u201d on broadway .\nmedia represents two - thirds of bric ' s annual budget , non - media programming the remaining third ; strong financial management and analytical skills combined with . . .\nthis film marked the breakthrough performances of jean - pierre belmondo and jean seberg ; both would proceed on very successful acting careers . a bout de souffle was also the first of many films that the film ' s cinematographer raoul coutard and godard worked on . together , they would set a new yardstick for visual tone in film .\na genre - defying odd - ball comedy which defeated the odds and went massive , in the process becoming a cultural touchstone ( i\u2019m looking at you \u2018vote for pedro\u2019 t - shirts ) , napoleon dynamite remains what all good comedies should be : very funny and well - observed . another directorial debut ( proving that low - budget films remain the best way to cut your filmmaking teeth ) , jared hess\u2019s film speaks to the outsider in us all , with jon heder as the ultimate loner napoleon dynamite , who spends his time drawing ligers .\nthe vast majority of films are not financed by big hollywood studios . in fact , many of them aren\u2019t american , and must rely on the more modest resources of national film associations . such is the case with new zealand comedy eagle vs shark . the script was developed at a sundance workshop and then sold , leading to the new zealand film commission putting up the budget for it .\n7 . budget reality check : be sure everyone on the team is aware of the budget . are they willing to double up at the motel ? can they afford to work for less ? nothing is more uncomfortable than a crew member who didn ' t factor in the time and fee adequately . it only takes one person to cast a pall on the film because they didn ' t realize the impact on their time commitment and the finances .\n\u2013 ultra - low budget filmmakers have to be able to create and take advantage of opportunities . digital production allows more opportunities for creative choices throughout the process . there is an increasing amount of digital moviemaking at higher budget levels . george lucas has been a leading proponent of digital production and his star wars episode ii \u2013 attack of the clones ( shot entirely in 24p high definition ) is the highest budget live action digital feature made so far . robert rodriguez has already shot two features digitally , the $ 38 million dollar spykids ii and the $ 28 million dollar once upon a time in mexico , which is in postproduction and is the last film in the el marachi / desperado trilogy . both lucas and rodriguez have been so pleased with their digital experience that they may never make a movie on film again . many other established filmmakers from lars von trier and eric rohmer to michael winterbottom and mike figgis have used digital tools to great advantage on budgets of $ 1 to 15 million dollars .\nbaker has brought in former relativity executive daniel herther to oversee baker entertainment group\u2019s film and television production and development .\nmusicians are everywhere . go to soundcloud . got any film commission\u2019s website . post on craigslist . you will quickly discover that there are 100s even 1 , 000s of talented musician who would like to score a feature film .\n8 . designing the shot . how you design your shots is not a budget issue , but an artistic one that will make a major difference in the quality of the film . it ' s something you learned in film school , but may not think about in the adrenaline rush of producing your own project : the fibonacci rule of thirds . these rules and an artistic eye make the difference in a well - crafted film and one that appears slapped together without thought to the balance of a scene .\nbelow is a list of fifteen things we did to help us get our movie made . certainly , there are many more , but i feel that these principles are absolutely essential to making a successful micro - budget film : 1 . get off your ass and make a movie .\nshapiro : that seems like it would be true of any genre , and yet we only seem to see these low - cost breakout hits in horror . why do you think that is rather than , i don ' t know , drama or romantic comedy or other things ?\nthe man from earth ( 2007 ) \u2013 imdb listing production budget : $ 200k \u2013 source this indie has some familiar faces gathered at a country house as they discuss a thought experiment \u201cwhat if a man from the upper paleolithic survived until the present day ? \u201d it\u2019s a common technique for getting around having a high budget of showing things to just have people sitting around talking about things . so is it really a sci fi film if nothing really ever happens ?\n- the script is often written after the resource assessment . but whenever it is written or modified , it must be possible to make the scripted movie with the resources available . shooting digitally rather than on film usually reduces the budget thus reducing the risk of running out of money during production .\n50 % of your film is the audio . if you have poor audio , your film\u2019s production value will be lowered immensely . in fact , many would argue that good audio is more important than good visuals to the average viewer .\nwon\nbest human document\nat the 1956 cannes film festival , establishing satyajit ray as a major international filmmaker .\nafter financing for hunger was turned down by the irish film board , the film was instead co - funded by n orthern ireland screen , broadcast commission of ireland , channel 4 , film4 productions , and the wales creative ip fund .\ntime lapse ( 2014 ) \u2013 imdb listing production budget : unknown budget , but almost certainly under $ 5m here is a creative way to turn a sci fi film into a really effective indie thriller . time lapse plays with the very common \u201cwhat would you do if you could tell the future ? \u201d theme in time travel movies . however , the uniqueness of this film is that there is a machine that just lets you see the future . so what would you do ? bet on sports ? play the lottery ? see what happens with this group of friends as they find out .\nthe easiest solution would be to re - work that scene so it takes place in a coffee shop , or a park , or a restaurant , or anywhere else that you may have access to . kevin smith\u2019s low - budget legend clerks is a perfect example of utilizing the locations that you have . he worked at a convenience store and wrote the story around that store as that\u2019s what he had access to . that\u2019s exactly what you should do , too .\njames bond\u2019s golden anniversary moment in the spotlight hasn\u2019t ended yet . the twenty - third film in the spy series , skyfall , is still counting the cash , bringing home a total of $ 669 million so far ( with a budget of $ 200 million ) . website pajiba recently surveyed 007\u2019s place amongst the most expensive movies of all time , and the titles aren\u2019t entirely surprising , but the numbers are indeed outrageous . the comprehensive list got us thinking about the opposite end of the spectrum : low - budget films that became unexpected hits . success is subjective , and we\u2019ve measured each movie by its cult likability and by the numbers ( not adjusted for inflation ) . click through for more movies made on the cheap that became big , and tell us your favorites .\nfrustration and impatience are essential traits if you want to make a feature film with no money . combine this frustration with an important realization : unless your last name is \u201ccoppola , \u201d your short film received major attention at sundance , or you have many rich uncles you\u2019re not going to be make a feature film for more than $ 100 , 000 . you\u2019re going to have to work for it . and even after that work , it\u2019s unrealistic for you to make something with a significant budget . 2 . stop worrying about writing something marketable .\nthe 13 - year - old lead actor turgoose had never acted before this film , in fact he had been banned from his school play for bad behaviour , and demanded \u00a35 to turn up for the film\u2019s auditions . this convinced director shane meadows he was perfect for the role . the film was dedicated to turgoose\u2019s mother , sharon , who died of cancer on 29 december 2005 ; while she never saw the film , she saw a short preview . the cast attended her funeral ."]}
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", "topic": 2}], "title": "justice league ( film )", "paragraphs": ["the film was released on november 17 , 2017 . an untitled justice league film sequel was announced as well .\ngood trailer for justice league film . . . affleck is a good bruce wayne and batman .\nshe said : \u201cwe\u2019re only ever planning and we we are only doing justice league , just justice league . one movie . \u201d\nclearing up any misconceptions - - the justice league movie is called\njustice league\n. @ benaffleck @ galgadot @ zacksnyder happy friday !\ngeorge miller ' s almost - made justice league movie from 2007 , justice league : mortal , could have been one of the greats .\nalthough it was originally announced by warner bros . as a two - part film , justice league is now a standalone film and not a two - parter .\nthe currently untitled justice league film is an upcoming american superhero film based on the dc comics team justice league . it is the ninth installment in the dc comics ' extended universe . the film will be produced by deborah snyder and geoff johns . it will be produced and distributed by warner bros .\n\u201c justice league \u201d currently has no release date , though the batman - superman film is set for may 6 , 2016 .\nrumours were starting to bubble over what the film would be subtitled . ' justice league : revenge of the superhumans ' ? ' justice league : wonder woman , the flash and cyborg attack ' ? ' justice league : better than the avengers . who are the avengers anyway ? ' ?\ni know if zack can kick ass on watchmen . he can on justice league\njesse eisenberg has confirmed he will be back as lex luthor in justice league .\nthe three mother boxes are the macguffins steppenwolf is after in \u201cjustice league . \u201d\nhere\u2019s the official plot synopsis for justice league | birth . movies . death .\nit\u2019s surprising to see warner bros . testing justice league so soon , but the film has undergone some major changes . joss whedon stepped in to oversee the film after director zack snyder exit the film following production . a series of significant reshoots were then held , and rumors have suggested major portions of justice league were altered .\nteam title : the film is about the formation of the eponymous team . interestingly , they are simply called\na league\nin the film .\n' justice league ' adds j . k . simmons as commissioner gordon ( exclusive )\n' justice league ' movie confirmed , starts filming after ' superman vs . batman '\ncorrected to reflect that cyborg , not cyclops , is part of the justice league .\nin discussing his short film snow steam iron , justice league director zack snyder has confirmed that the film ' s post - production is entirely out of his hands - and he will not be involved in the final steps of completing the film .\ngeoff johns on twitter :\nclearing up any misconceptions - - the justice league movie is called\njustice league\n. @ benaffleck @ galgadot @ zacksnyder happy friday !\njustice league talks about the impending reshoots . ( * note this interview was conducted before the news broke of zack snyder leaving the film ) .\nafter initially flirting with a two - part title convention of justice league \u2013 part one and justice league \u2013 part two for the team - based adventures , warner bros . pictures eventually opted to drop the \u201cpart one\u201d and \u201cpart two\u201d branding entirely , and officially dubbed the first chapter of the long - awaited film justice league .\nfong cited scheduling conflicts as the reason why he won\u2019t be the cinematographer for justice league .\nprincipal photography for justice league commenced on april 11 , 2016 at leavesden studios in london .\ndanny elfman is returning to the realm of dc comics by signing on to justice league .\nsydney looks set to lose george miller ' s mega movie justice league mortal after it was refused the federal government ' s new film production rebate .\nzack snyder has revealed plot details for batman v superman : dawn of justice\u2019s followup , justice league . the dc film starring ben affleck , henry cavill and gal gadot\u2019s wonder woman will be standalone .\nwritten by academy award - winner chris terrio , \u201cjustice league\u201d is scheduled for release on nov . 17 , 2017 . keep reading cbr for much more from the \u201cjustice league\u201d set visit .\njustice league follows on from this year\u2019s batman vs superman and , while the film wasn\u2019t for everyone , it still took in just under $ 900m worldwide .\nsuperman , batman and wonder woman are among the biggest icons of dc comics and are likely to be featured in the upcoming\njustice league\nfilm .\na batch of justice league dceu rumors basically gets shot down by the lego batman movie director chris mckay who is said to be circling the nightwing film .\njustice league is looking a lot more promising with this new footage , and there\u2019s plenty to keep fans excited until the film hits theaters on november 17th .\nthe last thing worth noting\u2026 justice league writer chris terrio has an executive producer credit . justice league will be released in 3d and 2d in select theaters and imax on november 17 , 2017 .\nreitman later let it slip that the budget for justice league would have been $ 150 million .\njunkie xl was originally signed on to compose justice league , but was replaced with danny elfman .\nfans will be excited to hear warner and dc have also unveiled the plot for justice league .\njustice league is the long - awaited film adaptation of the justice league , the iconic dc comics super team . directed by zack snyder and written by chris terrio with additional post - production material written and directed by joss whedon , it is the fifth film set in the dc extended universe , released in 2017 .\nthe primary villain in justice league hasn\u2019t had a lot of screen time in the film\u2019s marketing campaign so far , but a television ad for justice league released by warner bros . uk provides a good look at the powerful alien agent of destruction , steppenwolf .\nchris terrio co - wrote the script for batman v superman : dawn of justice with david s . goyer and is co - writing justice league with snyder , as well as story elements of the untitled sequel . originally , the film was going to be one large film , split into two parts . then justice league was changed to two separate stand - alone films .\n' justice league ' adds j . k . simmons as commissioner gordon ( exclusive ) | hollywood reporter\nwe\u2019ll find out in due time as justice league is slated for release on november 17 , 2017 .\neisenberg noted that with production underway on justice league , he ' s just waiting on the call .\nso yes , the decision to have batman lead the justice league was one of the deciding factors in killing off superman , and snyder\u2019s revelation also tells us that ben affleck \u2019s batman will likely be leading the justice league ensemble when that film hits theaters next year .\nthe film ' s producers , deborah snyder and charles roven , informed the press of that during a visit to the leavesden set of justice league this past friday .\nmore news will be coming soon about superman vs . batman , justice league , and the future of the dcu on film , dear reader - - stay tuned !\nwarner bros . has a few months left until justice league debuts , and the studio has just started testing the film . reports surfaced today that some very lucky fans got to attend a special screening of joss whedon \u2019s justice league cut . and , if batman news heard right , then the film is said to be quite epic .\nwonder woman is scheduled to arrive in theaters june 23 , 2017 . justice league part one will open in theaters on november 12th , 2017 , followed by justice league part two on june 14th , 2019 .\nwhen warner bros . initially announced its slate of shared universe dc superhero movies in fall 2014 , \u201cjustice league\u201d was listed as a two - part film with release dates in 2017 and 2019 . it\u2019s been assumed since then that the first \u201cjustice league\u201d film \u2014 which now has a november 17 , 2017 release date \u2014 would kick - off a two - part story directed by zack snyder . during a set visit to \u201cjustice league\u2019s\u201d london set , however , press outlets got an update about the film\u2019s status .\nlike disney\u2019s \u201cthe avengers , \u201d which brings together some of marvel\u2019s most popular heroes , \u201cjustice league\u201d culls the biggest superheroes from the dc universe . superman , batman and wonder woman are staples of the justice league .\nthe first three posters released by the studio feature batman , aquaman , and the justice league movie logo .\n, and in a sense they do represent the justice league ' s predecessors in more ways than one .\nwe suspect he could . too bad he didn ' t get his chance with justice league : mortal .\nwe already know that justice league will feature some big names in front of the camera , but the film added another well - known figure behind the camera in june 2017 .\nmiller said he had\nutter creative control\nover justice league and plans to appeal against the decision .\nit feels to me like i ' m not fighting for this film . i ' m fighting for the australian film industry .\nrather than start off slow and only work on one justice league movie at a time , warner bros . opted to double down and announce both justice league : part one and justice league : part two at the same time . recently , however , zack snyder confirmed to us ( on a set visit that we attended on the london shoot of justice league ) that the first justice league movie will be a standalone adventure and is not part one of a two - part story . that being said , justice league is set to open on november 17 . the sequel is still in development , but it was removed from its 2019 release date and remains unscheduled .\nan approach which certainly fits in with rumours that the film ' s reshoots have seen wonder woman landed with an expanded role , after her solo film became the highest - grossing dceu film in the us .\njustice league hits theaters november 2017 , while its announced sequel has a release date of june 14 , 2019 .\nupdate : it is also possible that this is not for justice league . fans have pointed us to the following screenshot , in which someone reached out to the actress to ask her if she was indeed referring to justice league :\nwith just over a week until justice league hits theaters , warner bros . released a set of clips from the film that offer a sneak peek at the impending team - up project .\n\u2022 the film will get a big presentation at comic - con . \u2022 aquaman , ocean master and black manta will be revealed in full costume . \u2022 concept art of the film will be shown . \u2022 as of now , no actual film footage will be shown . they might save it as an exclusive with justice league .\nso while nolan was only an executive producer on batman v superman , clearly he weighed in on one of the film\u2019s most important story points . but what was snyder\u2019s reasoning for killing off superman in the first place ? it was two - fold , with one part having to do with his desire to have batman lead the justice league in the next film , justice league :\n\u201cjustice league\u201d will be released in theaters on november 17 , 2017 . for more on steppenwolf\u2019s background , click here .\nthe idea is to say come back , start off on justice league then move onto happy feet 2 .\nin this first installment of the justice league , commissioner gordon is not a particularly sizable part . we just kind of introduce him and see a little bit of his interactions with batman - - and with most of the justice league .\nwhile it remains to be seen whether the footage was a sample of the film\u2019s humor or the entirety of it , justice league already appears to have a noticeably different tone than its predecessors .\nit\u2019s not yet clear if a second superman film will beat justice league into cinemas , but it is clear that goyer is thinking about both at once . his comments on the next superman film will follow later , as well as a lot more on man of steel .\njustice league director zack snyder is seemingly confirming the long simmering rumors that he ' s been largely uninvolved with the film since departing the production earlier this year in the wake of a family tragedy .\ni know i ' m rooting for him out here . n tell him to have sum fun on that justice league set\nof course , warner bros . only mentioned henry cavill , ben affleck , and amy adams as cast members for justice league in their official announcement , so momoa\u2019s comments are the first official confirmation that aquaman will be a part of justice league .\ni honestly believe a justice league movie that shares the man of steel universe is pretty much a certainty at this point .\nthe first \u201cjustice league\u201d opens on november 17 , 2017 ; the sequel is slated to open on june 14 , 2019 .\n\u201cjustice league\u201d will be the fifth installment of the dc extended universe , following \u201cman of steel , \u201d \u201cbatman v superman : dawn of justice , \u201d \u201csuicide squad\u201d and \u201cwonder woman . \u201d\nfor now , check out a picture of the brand new batmobile below followed by the official justice league logo in two different formats . also starring j . k . simmons and amber heard , justice league opens in theaters on november 17 , 2017 .\nit\u2019s been a long wait for dc comics fans , but the live - action justice league film finally hit theaters november 17 , 2017 . to get fans prepped for the film\u2019s premiere , seven clips from the movie were released by the studio a week before it arrived in theaters .\nsuicide squad will be the first dc film to follow batman v superman , with a plan for release in 2016 . then things get really big . in 2017 we\u2019ll see wonder woman and justice league , with 2018 bringing the flash ( with ezra miller starring ) and aquaman . in 2019 wb plans shazam and justice league 2 .\njustice league part one is set for release on november 17 , 2017 , with part two following on june 14 , 2019 .\nchris terrio wrote the screenplay for justice league , which will be released in two parts by warner bros . justice league : part one will hit theaters on nov . 17 , 2017 , while part two is slated for release on june 14 , 2019 .\nright now , though , we come to goyer\u2019s comments on how man of steel might set up the proposed justice league movie .\ndirector , george miller , was once set to helm a justice league movie nearly a decade ago . the project was known as\nwarner bros . pictures partnered with at & t to release a \u201cfirst look\u201d trailer that features some of the film\u2019s lead actors talking a bit about their characters and about the experiences they had filming justice league .\ntheme crafted by george e . frog . film music reporter wordpress theme by :\nbatman v superman : dawn of justice director zack snyder is set to helm the two - part justice league films , while furious 7\u2019 s james wan will be directing the aquaman standalone feature .\nthis weekend , young hollywood stepped into the superhero hall of justice to see who will get the parts in the big - budgeted warner bros . tentpole movie\njustice league of america .\nalthough we already knew the man of steel\u2019s sacrifice inspires the dark knight to enlist earth\u2019s metahumans to confront a new threat , the events of justice league are so closely linked to 2016\u2019s batman v superman : dawn of justice that film is being characterized as \u201ca direct sequel . \u201d\nover the weekend , warner brothers invited members of the press to the london set of justice league . in doing so , the studio made some major reveals and offered some of the first information regarding the film .\nif the superhero film underwent such changes , warner bros . has reason to test the film so early . there is a lot riding on justice league as the ensemble flick is being seen as a make - or - break moment for the dceu . the franchise houses several critical misses , but wonder woman reversed the trend this summer with its overwhelming success . hopefully , justice league will get to follow in the amazon\u2019s tracks .\nat the heart of it is a love story , but with a lot of action . it is an exciting film and a different kind of film .\nsnyder also addressed what this means for 2019\u2019s \u201cjustice league\u201d sequel , saying \u201ci think we still have a release date . \u201d it just appears that the structure of the two \u201cjustice league\u201d films has changed so that they will be two separate films \u2014 like \u201cavengers\u201d and \u201cavengers : age of ultron\u201d \u2014 as opposed to two halves of one film \u2014 like the film adaptations of the novels \u201charry potter and the deathly hallows\u201d or \u201cmockingjay . \u201d\nthat ' s a very simple , very clean title treatment , but also note the star in the graphic , which calls back to the justice league logo from the comics . here ' s the justice league ' s very first appearance ( with stars ! ) :\nif justice league works , it would allow the studios and the snyders to use the original part two release date for a sequel .\nthe tactical suit used by batman in the film ' s climax was first seen being tested on by alfred in batman v superman dawn of justice .\njustice league mortal , which is due to star megan gale and teresa palmer as part of a superhero team , has sparked heated debate in the film industry over its eligibility for the 40 per cent refundable tax offset .\ninstead of a two - film arc similar to the way marvel studios is handling its avengers : infinity war films , justice league is envisioned as a single story within warner bros . pictures\u2019 dc comics \u201cextended universe . \u201d\nbut writer ( and now dc film head ) geoff johns stepped in to shoot down all speculation . rather than following in the footsteps of batman v superman : dawn of justice , warners is simply going with ' justice league ' . it ' s so crazy it might just work .\nyou wait for one whitney houston film and then , in the space . . .\nmovie news , screening invitations and reviews from the world of independent film and beyond .\ndead pigs helmer will make the big budget leap with dc\u2019s female - centric film .\nfilm reviews : swimming with men , mary shelley , terminal and more . . .\nand for my last question i ask brandon if he was ever approached to be in the justice league movie . he says he wasn\u2019t .\nso , here\u2019s the justice league - relevant portion of our chat . it should also give you some more insight into man of steel .\njustice league currently has a 4 . 19 out of 5 urltoken user anticipation rating making it the third most anticipated upcoming comic book movie among urltoken readers . let us know how excited you are for justice league by giving the movie your own personal urltoken user anticipation rating below .\nmovie multipack : ultimately jossed . it was previously reported that this would be two movies based on a single screenplay by terrio , scheduled for 2017 and 2019 . they were explicitly labeled as justice league : part one and justice league : part two rather than two movies with entirely different subtitles . but in june 2016 it was clarified that the 2017 movie will be a standalone movie simply titled justice league , while the 2019 sequel ( tentatively named justice league 2 ) will be standalone as well , not\nthe second half\nof the first one .\nthe official plot synopsis for zack snyder ' s justice league has arrived . let ' s see what it has to say for itself :\nexpectations aside , jk simmons also had some choice words to speak about working on the set of a film like justice league , versus putting in time on the set of a much smaller film such as his other , more recent project , lorene scarfaria ' s the meddler . simmons described the differences as follows :\nsnyder left justice league earlier this year following the death of his daughter , with warner bros . bringing in avengers director joss whedon to see the film through to release , even writing new scenes for the film to the extent that he ' s credited as co - writer in new material released by warner bros .\njustice league is set after the events of batman v superman : dawn of justice , even though the wonder woman solo movie arrived in theaters before justice league . wonder woman serves as an origin story for gal gadot\u2019s superheroine character , and is set during world war i , decades before the events of any of the studio\u2019s other superhero movies so far .\nahead of the release of some girl ( s ) , the latest film from writer neil labute , we had a chat with the film\u2019s star adam brody and talked about a little bit of everything , including working with neil labute , playing despicable characters , and i couldn\u2019t let him get away without talking about him being this close to playing the flash in a proposed justice league film some years back .\nthe atoner : batman is distraught over his poor moral choices in dawn of justice , and is pushing forward with the justice league in order to fix that . this results in a friendlier and more idealistic batman .\nadditionally , ew confirms that the script for the upcoming justice league part one has been completed by screenwriter chris terrio , who re - wrote david goyer\u2019s initial draft of \u201cdawn of justice . \u201d perhaps this is where brainiac will rear his ugly head when the film hits theaters on november 10 , 2017 .\ngear up for justice league with some fast facts about the movie and characters and learn more about the early career of aquaman , jason momoa .\nthe studio released a new trailer for justice league featuring a massive amount of fresh footage from the much - anticipated superhero team - up event .\n\u201cthe idea that we could begin to boot up a justice league concept was a cool thing , \u201d says snyder , who also directed 2013\u2019s man of steel and has become one of the key figures in shaping dc\u2019s connected film universe .\nthere\u2019s still nearly a year and a half before the scheduled release of the \u201cjustice league\u201d film , but warner bros . has clear aims on getting some positive word out already . the studio held a set visit last week for the dc comics - based film , with press including cbr news getting an early look at the movie .\nlarry fong , who has shot most of zack snyder\u2019s movies including batman v superman : dawn of justice , will not be returning for justice league : part one . instead , fabian wagner will be the cinematographer , according to his updated r\u00e9sum\u00e9 on his agency\u2019s website . interestingly , he has the project listed as \u201cthe justice league\u201d . could that be the official title ?\ncorrection , the version u & berg cooked up with joss & released to the world , is what we call josstice league . where is the real ' justice league ' movie , where is the snyder ' s cut ?\n\u201cjustice league\u201d star jason momoa is thanking the cast and crew as filming wraps the only way he knows how : with a picture of himself shirtless .\nalthough justice league will provide the first featured roles for flash , aquaman , and cyborg , all three characters debuted in batman v superman , with flash making a second appearance in suicide squad a few months later . that doesn\u2019t mean the cast of justice league will be all familiar faces , though .\ndc diehards are already hyped when it comes to justice league , but that doesn\u2019t mean the gang isn\u2019t also a bit worried . the superhero blockbuster is slated to hit theaters in november , but there hasn ' t been any sighting of superman in its trailers so far . just , don\u2019t get too worried yet ; after all , the justice league cast promises the film is for superman lovers .\nthe legal maxim , \u201cjustice delayed is justice denied\u201d wasn\u2019t meant to apply to superhero films , but the epic wait is finally over for dc fans .\nit\u2019s unknown how much of justice league will be set underwater or if the clip from snyder\u2019s video will even be included in the theatrical cut of the film , but it does provide a nice indication of what aquaman\u2019s undersea kingdom might look like .\nbut justice league will be jumping the gun , with only superman and wonder woman getting completely solo outings first . which means that the group film will probably have to take more time introducing its stars properly and forging them into a working unit .\nin the months since , whedon has retreated slightly . he wasn\u2019t a part of the promotion for justice league , and earned ire from zack snyder fans for \u201cliking\u201d a tweet poking fun at the badly - computer - generated villain in the film .\naffleck\u2019s going to star as batman in the zack snyder - directed justice league and henry cavill will reprise superman , while gal gadot will play wonder woman and game of thrones alum jason momoa is on the docket to play aquaman . might be the highest - priority film at warner bros for new film division managers greg silverman and sue kroll .\njustice league is set to release on the 25th anniversary of the death of superman comic , when it was released november 17th , 1992 . as well as the 16th anniversary of the bruce timm and paul dini justice league animated series which premiered it ' s first episode back in november 17th , 2001 ,\nwithin the dceu itself , aquaman , flash and cyborg all had early bird cameos in batman v superman dawn of justice as a deliberate lead - in to this film .\njustice league : part one will start shooting in mid - april and is set to hit theaters on nov . 17 , 2017 , while part two is slated for release on june 14 , 2019 . warner bros . ' next dc film is batman v . superman : dawn of justice , which will bow march 25 .\nit looks like one character from the first film might not be as exploded as we thought .\njohn francis daley and jonathan goldstein are set to jump universes to helm dc\u2019s upcoming flashpoint film .\nwe now know for certain that the wonder woman solo film , which will star gal gadot and chris pine and be directed by patty jenkins ( monster ) , will film in london this fall . and justice league , which is written by batman v superman screenwriter chris terrio and will be directed by zack snyder , will start filming next spring .\nin a hollywood upended by labor strife \u2014 writers just ended one walkout , while actors are rumbling about another \u2014 the studio has been trying to begin production on a film based on the long - running dc comics series \u201cjustice league of america . \u201d\nif there was any question of whether affleck\u2019s outrageously lethal take on batman would be toned down for justice league , this image offers a pretty clear answer .\nfollowing the release of justice league , the aquaman solo movie will premiere december 21 , 2018 , followed by wonder woman 2 on december 13 , 2019 .\nwhat ' s remarkable about justice league : mortal is how utterly faithful to the source material it is . it ' s not just an unashamed representation of the dc superheroes that make up the team ' s roster , it ' s almost slavishly devoted to the justice league stories of the early 21st century .\nzack snyder is stepping away from warner bros . tentpole \u201c justice league \u201d in order to deal with the death of his daughter , sources tell variety .\nit appears that warner and dc have decided to cancel the two parter , after batman v superman\u2019s failure , to see if one justice league movie works .\nbruce wayne and diana establish a home base for the league within wayne manor .\neffortlessly trounce the rest of the league to show just how powerful he is .\nso while the last photograph will be snyder\u2019s next project once he wraps on justice league and finishes the promotional run - up to its november 17 , 2017 release , we\u2019re not sure when either the standalone batman movie will debut , nor when justice league : part two will follow suit . my money\u2019s on the batman taking justice league : part two \u2018s june 14 , 2019 slot , but time will tell . keep an eye out here for more news as it becomes available .\nwarner bros . pictures made the weekend of new york comic con a big one with the premiere of a new , full - length trailer for justice league .\nasked whether we might see more of the amazons in future films , nielsen confirmed that she\u2019d reprise her role in justice league \u2014 and be joined by wright .\nthere are some folks making the documentary about george miller ' s justice league movie ( apparently called miller ' s justice league : mortal ) and they gave fans our first taste of what they might have in store for everyone , via twitter . check out some concept art and costume designs from the movie . . .\nsnyder , who also oversaw man of steel and batman v superman : dawn of justice , stepped away from the production of justice league in may 2017 , as reported by the hollywood reporter . snyder\u2019s decision followed his daughter\u2019s suicide in march .\nin batman v superman : dawn of justice , steppenwolf had a very alien appearance . the character was redesigned for justice league , making him resemble the new 52 comics version of steppenwolf more : a mostly human appearance with some warrior attire .\nhowever , robinov was unequivocal when asked if the rumor is true that nolan will produce a justice league movie , and bring christian bale back with him : \u201cno , no it\u2019s not . \u201d ( nolan\u2019s reps , who have previously declined to comment on that rumor , also confirmed robinov\u2019s statement and told ew that he definitely wasn\u2019t involved with justice league . nolan is currently busy prepping his sci - fi film interstellar . )\n\u201cbatman vs superman : dawn of justice\u201d arrives in theaters may 6 , 2016 .\nbatman v superman : dawn of justice served as a prelude of sorts , kicking off the process that will transform man of steel from a lone film into part of something bigger .\narc words : the words\nhope\nand\nfear\nare frequently mentioned throughout the film .\nthe detail emerges from the latest issue of total film ( via cosmic book news ) , which reveals justice league \u201cbegins with henry cavill\u2019s superman in the ground having sacrificed himself to doomsday . \u201d that\u2019s of course not a big surprise , given that the latest trailer depicted a world still in mourning , and the film\u2019s marketing has mostly avoided showing the man of steel .\namy adams and gal gadot sat down with et on friday to promote batman v superman : dawn of justice , and they couldn\u2019t help but gush over the news that heard has been cast as mera in the upcoming justice league and aquaman films .\nif you\u2019re the kind of person who saw batman\u2019s arsenal on wheels in batman v superman : dawn of justice and thought , \u201cthere\u2019s definitely room for more guns , \u201d you\u2019ll be pleasantly surprised by what justice league has in store for the batmobile .\nthat\u2019s similarly the case with junkie xl\u2019s other recent work , from 300 : rise of an empire and the point break remake to black mass and divergent , though he wasn\u2019t even half the reason that deadpool worked so shockingly well . besides justice league , he\u2019s currently tapped to compose the score for the dark tower and martin koolhoven \u2018s brimstone , starring jon snow himself kit harrington . though i\u2019m attempting to keep an open mind and be optimistic about justice league , especially considering jeremy irons \u2018 comments about the upcoming film , there\u2019s a chance holkenborg\u2019s work will be a standout in justice league as well .\n\u201cthey are filming ( justice league ) now , and i jump in from august , \u201d eisenberg told us ahead of the release of now you see me 2 .\nso \u201cjustice league , \u201d while still moving forward , is not expected to start production this spring ; a summer or fall shoot appears more likely , actors willing .\nthis is news to me . maybe the fanboys and girls know it . but jeremy irons is bringing batman\u2019s butler alfred to zack snyder\u2019s \u201cjustice league of america . \u201d\nthe dc / warner bros films have become defined by a grim ' n ' gritty , extremely serious style , but things may start to change in justice league .\nwhile the overhaul of justice league suggests a lot of changes , they will be happening on a fairly short time frame . the movie comes out nov . 17 .\nbut justice league plans weren\u2019t the only reason for killing off superman . snyder also wanted to bring henry cavill \u2019s character to the ultimate point of embracing his humanity :\nover on twitter , batman news dug into the dceu fandom to find a few of the film ' s attendees . the fans , who wished to remain anonymous , told the site they loved the film .\na new german - language promotional video for justice league found its way online in early october 2017 , and although it didn\u2019t provide much in the way of new footage from the film , it did offer some candid insight into the cast members\u2019 opinions of their superhero suits .\nwith so many new characters on the side of the heroes , it stands to reason that the film will introduce a few newcomers with more questionable morals . for now , though , steppenwolf appears to be the most prominent of the villains making their debut in justice league .\nwe haven\u2019t seen much of steppenwolf\u2019s not - so - pretty mug from the justice league marketing . the big bad of the film is played via motion - capture by ciar\u00e1n hinds , so the little we\u2019ve seen of villain\u2019s face has been blurry , probably unfinished visual effects .\nafter helming man of steel and batman v superman : dawn of justice , director zack snyder is returning to oversee the justice league movie , arriving in 2017 . following warner bros . bringing him aboard to write batman v superman : dawn of justice , argo ' s chris terrio is also writing the first justice league movie , though presumably snyder has a good amount of creative and story input , having played a huge role in getting the dc extended universe to the place where it is right now .\nthe smurfette principle : wonder woman is the only female founding member of the league .\nwhen breaking down the justice league movie trailers that have been released , we ( like many other fans ) noticed a particular scene that stood out from the rest . that scene was of a massive battle taking place on a fiery and desolate patch of land , with the amazons of themyscira battling the alien army of apokolips . it was impossible to tell for sure where the scene fit into the storyline of justice league - but thanks to the latest casting confirmation for the film , we can now say for sure what justice league ' s big amazon battle sequence is , and where it fits into the story .\nit is known that some producers believe justice league is not australian enough to qualify for the scheme and should be made under the 15 per cent rebate for foreign films .\nshe will make her appearance first in justice league , the movie that introduces various characters and story threads to fully launch the cinematic universe based on the dc entertainment characters .\nthe video also features some funny behind - the - scenes moments from filming on justice league that add a bit of levity to what seems like an otherwise dark adventure .\nin october 2016 , the studio officially pushed back the second justice league movie to make room for a batman solo movie , and later removed it from the calendar entirely .\nsee justice league for more information about the dc animated universe version of the team , and dc universe animated original movies for more information on that incarnation of the team .\nwe can ' t say much , \u201d gadot started , \u201cbut if you ' re a big fan of superman you ' re going to love justice league .\nthe oscar - winning director of happy feet , george miller , could be forced overseas with his $ us200 million ( $ 220 million ) superhero movie justice league mortal because of a dispute over whether it is eligible for the federal government ' s new incentive for film production .\nwonder woman , directed by patty jenkins ( monster ) and starring gadot , is currently shooting and will be released on june 23 , 2017 . that film will be followed up just a few months later by snyder\u2019s justice league , which will debut nov . 17 , 2017 .\naquaman and the flash will come afterwards , and have been billed as continuations of their stories from justice league . it seems that the film will take us into aquaman ' s underwater kingdom of atlantis , with a sneak peak at patrick wilson ' s ocean master , too .\nbut mostly this anecdote serves as a tangible example of just how hard warner bros . is scrambling to make sure justice league succeeds , and the studio\u2019s apparent belief that in order for the film to have a chance at that success , it requires an almost total tonal revamp .\nzack snyder is currently in post - production on the highly anticipated dc comics superhero team - up movie justice league . though that film\u2019s release date is a little less than a year away , its follow - up film , which had previously been set for a mid - 2019 release , is now being delayed so that ben affleck \u2018s standalone batman film can nab a spot on the schedule . now , snyder has a window available for another project outside of the warner bros . dceu .\na direct sequel to batman v superman : dawn of justice , justice league is directed by zack snyder , with additional direction by joss whedon , and brings back the live - action superhero trio of ben affleck as batman , henry cavill as superman , and gal gadot as wonder woman . they\u2019re joined by jason momoa as aquaman , ezra miller as flash , and ray fisher as cyborg , as well as jeremy irons as alfred pennyworth , and ciaran hinds as the film\u2019s villain , steppenwolf . here\u2019s everything we know about justice league .\ngoes into detail about the script development of the film , starting with two separate scripts way back when .\nsnyder tweeted a clip of a new short film that is set to premiere on the vero platform . the film , called snow steam iron , is set to release sometime soon . check out the clip above .\nzack snyder\u2019s justice league \u2014 part 1 is officially a go at warner bros . and will begin filming on april 11 , a little over two weeks after the release of batman v . superman : dawn of justice , the director and studio tell ew .\nbilled as \u2018a zack snyder film\u2019 in the opening titles , despite extensive , widely publicised reshoots overseen by joss whedon , justice league is a film at odds with itself . while the action features snyder\u2019s visual hallmarks \u2013 muscular slow - mo , comic panel framing \u2013 whedon\u2019s fingerprints are all over the dialogue ( he gets a co - screenplay credit ) . throughout justice league does its utmost to convince you that \u2018the dceu is totally fun now ! \u2019 \u2013 most notably through barry allen\u2019s vexing tendency to converse entirely in quips \u2013 but the humour falls flat throughout .\nsuicide squad is scheduled to arrive in theaters on august 5 , 2016 ; wonder woman is slated for release on june 2 , 2017 ; followed by justice league on november 17 , 2017 ; aquaman on july 27 , 2018 ; an untitled dc film on october 5 , 2018 ; shazam on april 5 , 2019 ; justice league 2 on june 14 , 2019 ; an untitled dc film on november 1 , 2019 ; cyborg on april 3 , 2020 ; and green lantern corps on july 24 , 2020 . the flash is currently without a release date .\nfans\u2019 very first glimpse at justice league arrived via social media , with snyder posting a photo of himself in february 2016 alongside momoa on the film set . although momoa doesn\u2019t appear in costume in the photo , the costumes for the flash and mera can be seen in the background .\nchris terrio wrote the screenplay for justice league , which will be released in two parts by warner bros . it is produced by charles roven , zack snyder and deborah snyder .\nwhen setting up a home base for the league ( the hall of justice most likely ) , diana suggest bruce to leave\nroom for more\n, suggesting the trope .\njustice league attempts to save the day on november 17 , 2017 . meanwhile , jk simmons has both la la land and patriot ' s day heading to theaters this winter .\nthere are merely two months to go until the embattled justice league hits theaters , but is the superhero team - up film still undergoing reshoots ? if so , that\u2019s got to be a record crunch time . if not , it means wonder woman may be coming to james wan\u2019s aquaman .\nbut there is one other standard member of the group who may be missing , and that ' s green lantern . whichever version of the hero they decide to feature ( hal jordan , john stewart , kyle rayner and guy gardner being the main four ) , it was reported that he / they won ' t be showing up before or during justice league at all . although more recent rumours have contradicted that , so maybe green lantern will show up as the mystery seventh justice league member after all . armie hammer ( who was to be batman in the cancelled justice league : mortal film ) seems to be the favourite for the role .\noffering glimpses of batman , wonder woman , aquaman , cyborg , and flash in action against an invading horde , the trailer also revealed glimpses of some of the comedy that the studio and snyder insisted will lighten the tone of the film . snyder\u2019s previous dc comics superhero mash - up , batman v superman : dawn of justice , was criticized for its oppressively grim and gritty tone , and the justice league team has been vocal about its efforts to add more humor to the upcoming film .\nbut how patient ? roven says we may not see hal jordan , john stewart , or any incarnation of green lantern until justice league \u2013 part two . maybe . \u201cevery beat of the movie is not yet worked out . so there\u2019s the possibility that he may or may not be in justice league 2 , \u201d the producer says . \u201cfor now , we felt that we were introducing enough characters that the best possible place we could put green lantern is some introduction in justice league 2 , or barring that , a movie after . \u201d\nthe first official teaser for the film \u2014 which premiered during 2016\u2019s comic - con international in san diego \u2014 appeared to confirm that justice league should be a lighter , less moody take on dc comics\u2019 live - action superheroes . the preview featured batman and wonder woman engaging in a bit of witty banter , as well as a scene that suggests the flash will be a comedic focal point in the film .\njustice league : part one is scheduled to begin filming today , monday , april 11th . hopefully it won\u2019t be long until we get some official photos and news about the production .\namong the returning characters in justice league will be a few recent additions to warner bros . pictures\u2019 superhero universe : connie nielsen\u2019s queen hippolyta and robin wright\u2019s general antiope from wonder woman .\nafter teasing the arrival of the first full - length trailer for justice league , warner bros . pictures delivered it on march 25 \u2014 and it quickly became quite the conversation starter .\nrecently , though , the batman v superman : dawn of justice director started dropping hints . and today , he finally unveiled just what it is : a short film he shot entirely on an iphone .\nno justice leaguer has it as rough when it comes to solo movies as the flash .\na controversy was spread that all amazons were dressed more skimpily in justice league , which isn ' t true . most amazons in the film are seen in comparable full armor . wonder woman also showed a number of background amazons in what amounts to leather skirts and bras as casual or training wear .\njustice league will be released on november 17 , 2017 , rounding off what is probably the busiest year in hollywood superhero movies so far . there will be seven dc and marvel adaptations coming out , and that doesn ' t even count the lego batman film and all the tv and netflix properties .\nfilming on\njustice league\nhad already finished , and snyder was in the throes of postproduction to meet the film ' s november 17 release date . in addition to the postproduction process , whedon will also oversee a handful of reshoots that had already been scheduled before synder ' s daughter died ."]}
{"id": 117214, "summary": [{"text": "pauvre pierrot ( aka poor pete ) is an 1892 french short animated film directed by charles-\u00e9mile reynaud .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it consists of 500 individually painted images and lasts about 15 minutes originally .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it is one of the first animated films ever made , and alongside le clown et ses chiens and un bon bock was exhibited in october 1892 when charles-\u00e9mile reynaud opened his th\u00e9\u00e2tre optique at the mus\u00e9e gr\u00e9vin .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was the first film to demonstrate the theatre optique system developed by reynaud in 1888 .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "pauvre pierrot is also believed to be the first known usage of film perforations .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the combined performance of all three films was known as pantomimes lumineuses .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "these were the first animated pictures publicly exhibited by means of picture bands .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "reynaud gave the entire presentation himself by manipulating the images . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "pauvre pierrot", "paragraphs": ["neither un bon bock nor le clown et ses chiens survive , but pauvre pierrot does . here\u2019s charles - emile reynaud and 500 frames of pauvre pierrot .\nhere\u2019s pauvre pierrot ( 1892 ) \u2013 one of the first animated shorts ever made .\narnold sch\u00f6nberg - pierrot lunaire - p . boulez - ensemble intercontemporain - g . silja\none night , arlequin come to see his lover colombine . but then pierrot knocks at the door and colombine and arlequin hide . pierrot starts singing but arlequin scares him and the poor man goes away .\nyou learn something new everyday , or at least i do . when i sat down to do some research on the early history of film animation , i made the perplexing discovery that the first instance of public film projection was not held by the lumiere brothers in paris on december 28 , 1895 as is so commonly stated . rather , one charles - \u00e9mile reynaud threw open the doors of the mus\u00e9e gr\u00e9vin in paris and exhibited three animations on october 28 , 1892 , including the surviving pauvre pierrot . that\u2019s a 3 year beating to the punch .\nthen reynaud made a leap , creating a larger version of the praxinoscope in 1888 that was capable of projecting images on a screen , a device he called the th\u00e9\u00e2tre optique . on december 28 , 1895 , reynaud presented pantomimes lumineuses , a programme of three animations \u2013 pauvre pierrot , un bon bock , and le clown et ses chiens . each of these animations were made of 500 to 600 individually painted images and ran about 15 minutes in length . thought the lumi\u00e8re brothers would outshine the programme just a few years later , the show remained in the mus\u00e9e gr\u00e9vin until 1900 . estimates reckon that roughly 500 , 000 people saw it during that run .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\ncarmencita ( 1894 ) - 1st female star in a movie - william k . l . dickson | thomas edison\nannie oakley ( 1894 ) - william k . l . dickson | william heise | thomas edison\nannabelle serpentine dance ( 1895 ) - 1st hand - tinted movie - william k . l . dickson | thomas edison\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nperforming on what looks like a small wooden stage , wearing a dress with a hoop skirt and white high - heeled pumps , carmencita does a dance with kicks and twirls , a smile always on her face .\nseries of photographs of the transit of the planet venus across the sun in 1874 .\nthe sound has been found in the form of an old edisonian recording cylinder . the cylinder was repaired , then walter murch ace mpse synced the film to the correct music in ( i believe ) 2002 . total running time is approximately 17 seconds .\nthe clip shows a jockey , domm , riding a horse , sally gardner . the clip is not filmed but instead consists of 24 individual photographs shot in rapid succession , making a moving picture when using a zoopraxiscope .\nthe ' little sure shot ' of the ' wild west . ' exhibition of rifle shooting at glass balls , etc . ( from the edison catalog )\ncontains 500 frames . reynaud is believed to have given most of the presentations himself , manipulating the duration the frames were displayed , creating up to a 15 minute performance .\n9 of 9 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nwith jurassic world : fallen kingdom now in cinemas , we take a look at how imdb users rated the films of the franchise . plus , browse exclusive lego\u00ae jurassic world playsets , presented by lego .\ncharles - \u00e9mile reynaud was a science teacher and spent a lot of time on the mechanics of capturing motion on film and addressing the question of what to do with it once it was there . this was a period of fast and furious development of motion picture technology , with a new this - o - graph and the next whatsit - scope appearing every 5 minutes . in 1877 , reynaud created the praxinoscope , predating both edison\u2019s kinetoscope and the lumi\u00e8re brothers\u2019 cinematograph . the praxinoscope itself was a modification of the zoetrope and phenakistoscope , combining the cylindrical design of the former with the viewing mirror of the latter .\nin 1878 reynaud improved the design , creating the praxinoscope theatre . this device included a glass viewing screen which allowed the moving image to be superimposed over a changeable background , the first teetering steps toward real animation . reynaud continued to tinker with the design and in 1880 created the first projection version , the projection praxinoscope used a lantern to project the moving images onto a small screen , allowing a larger audience to view it . however , the projection praxinoscope was limited to only 12 images .\nlike quite a few early film pioneers , reynaud met a tragic end . circa 1910 , he was just crushed by the introduction of the cinematograph . the public abandoned his th\u00e9atre optique shows . broke and depressed , he reportedly tossed most of his work and his equipment in the seine . he entered a hospice on march 29 1917 and died less than a year later on january 9 , 1918 .\nsocial media consultant , blogger for hire , and lover of classic movies and silent films .\nactivate autoplay for your embedded videos so people with eyeballs can start watching immediately .\ninternet archive & apos ; s in - browser video player requires javascript to be enabled . it appears your browser does not have it turned on . please see your browser settings for this feature .\nthere are no reviews yet . be the first one to write a review .\ncharles - emile reynaud ( 1844 \u2013 1918 ) was a frenchman , who developed a technical understanding of visual science as photographer\u2019s apprentice .\nin 1877 , he developed the praxinoscope \u2013 the successor to the zoetrope . it used a strip of pictures placed around the inner surface of a spinning cylinder . the praxinoscope improved on the zoetrope by replacing its narrow viewing slits with an inner circle of mirrors , placed so that the reflections of the pictures appeared more or less stationary in position as the wheel turned . someone looking in the mirrors would therefore see a rapid succession of images producing the illusion of motion , with a brighter and less distorted picture than the zoetrope offered , as with the zoetrop one would have to peep through the spinning slits .\nin 1888 , reynaud demonstrated the device he called theatre optique to a small audience , by showing his own , hand painted film called \u2018un bon bock ( a good beer ) . operating the optique was considered a complex task , which in turn dissuaded potential buyers . in 1982 , reynaud settled on a contract with the grevin wax museum in paris , which would see him perform daily screenings , produce regular new films and give away the exclusive rights for his new machine . in 1900 , he closed his theatre optique , and sunk into depression due to the advancement in technology at the time ( lumiere brothers ) . he destroyed his machines , and threw his hand painted shorts into the river seine , he died in poverty in 1918 .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy"]}
{"id": 117223, "summary": [{"text": "girl with a pearl earring is a 2003 drama film directed by peter webber .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the screenplay was adapted by screenwriter olivia hetreed , based on the novel of the same name by tracy chevalier .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "scarlett johansson stars as griet , a young 17th-century servant in the household of the dutch painter johannes vermeer ( played by colin firth ) at the time he painted girl with a pearl earring ( 1665 ) in the city of delft in holland .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "other cast members include tom wilkinson , cillian murphy , and judy parfitt .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "hetreed read the novel before its publication , and her husband 's production company convinced chevalier to sell the film rights .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "initially , the production was to feature kate hudson as griet with mike newell directing .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "hudson withdrew shortly before filming began , however , and the film was placed in hiatus until the hire of webber , who re-initiated the casting process .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "in this , which was his feature film debut , webber sought to avoid employing traditional characteristics of the period film drama .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "cinematographer eduardo serra used distinctive lighting and colour schemes similar to vermeer 's paintings .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "released on 12 december 2003 in north america and on 16 january 2004 in the united kingdom , girl with a pearl earring earned a worldwide gross of $ 31,466,789 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it garnered a mostly positive critical reception , with a 72 % approval rating from rotten tomatoes .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "critics generally applauded the film 's visuals and performances while questioning elements of its story .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was subsequently nominated for ten british academy film awards , three academy awards , and two golden globe awards . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "girl with a pearl earring ( film )", "paragraphs": ["the e - text on girl with a pearl earring contains the full text of girl with a pearl earring .\ngirl with a pearl earring is one of alexandre desplat ' s best film scores .\nvermeer\u2019s daughter was the girl with the pearl earring and painted later vermeer works .\npainting by top dutch master vermeer entitled girl with a pearl earring . photograph : corbis\ngirl with a pearl earring , starring colin firth and scarlett johansson , has been critically acclaimed .\nhis portrait of the anonymous girl with a pearl earring has excited a particular fascination with art lovers across the world .\ngirl with a pearl earring is your first feature . how was the leap from directing for television ?\nthose costumes are way cool . how did you tie the turban for girl with a pearl earring ?\nscarlett johansson in girl with a pearl earring ( 2004 ) . photograph : allstar / lions gate / sportsphoto ltd\ngirl with a pearl earring , oil on canvas , c . 1670 , 46 . 5 cm by 40 cm\ngirl with a pearl earring \u2026review and / or viewer comments \u2022 christian spotlight on the movies \u2022 christiananswers . net\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing girl with a pearl earring near you .\nbarkley , danielle . suduiko , aaron ed .\ngirl with a pearl earring summary\n. gradesaver , 29 july 2016 web .\nbarkley , danielle . suduiko , aaron ed .\ngirl with a pearl earring characters\n. gradesaver , 29 july 2016 web .\nbarkley , danielle . suduiko , aaron ed .\ngirl with a pearl earring themes\n. gradesaver , 29 july 2016 web .\nthe question and answer section for girl with a pearl earring is a great resource to ask questions , find answers , and discuss the novel .\ntracy chevalier , 38 , published girl with a pearl earring in 1999 after becoming intrigued by the plain model ' s enigmatic half smile .\nthe new film girl with a pearl earring is based on the novel by tracy chevalier - - a fictional account of the life of a young woman pictured in the famous vermeer painting .\n' ' girl with a pearl earring ' ' is rated pg - 13 ( parents strongly cautioned ) for shadowy sexual innuendo and suggestive situations .\nproject : girl with a pearl earring , director : peter webber , production year : 2003 , genre : historical drama , function : set designer / art - director / fine artist / hand double , country : luxembourg / uk . this is a portfolio gallery of design work for the period drama film girl with a pearl earring . \u2026\nart imitating art : ' girl with a pearl earring ' the film girl with a pearl earring is based on the novel of the same name by tracy chevalier . the fictional account of the life of an enigmatic young woman who is the subject of a vermeer painting offers another level of impressions of a masterpiece . npr ' s lynn neary reports .\nas vermeer\u2019s girl with a pearl earring returns home to the hague , alastair sooke delves into the story of the mysterious painting \u2013 and its enigmatic creator .\nthe girl with a pearl earring study guide contains a biography of tracy chevalier , 100 quiz questions , a glossary , major themes , a list of characters , and a full summary and analysis .\n\u201cpearl earring\u201d focuses on painter johannes vermeer ( colin firth ) as he forms a covert relationship with 17 - year - old servant girl griet ( scarlett johansson ) .\nkate hudson , the hollywood actress and daughter of goldie hawn , is to star in a british adaptation of girl with a pearl earring , the bestselling novel inspired by a vermeer portrait .\n\u201cgirl with a pearl earring\u201d is filmed with careful attention to detail , color and historical authenticity . the social and cultural aspects of the film are fascinating , and the roles of johannes vermeer and griet are brilliantly played out by\nny : next time you can read the hatchet - job on girl with a pearl earring . no , actually , im reviewing the movie , so it\u2019ll be positive .\nfollowing on from lost in translation , actress scarlett johansson plays a very different kind of character in girl with a pearl earring , based on the best - seller by tracy chevalier .\ngirl with a pearl earring looks gorgeous , and does a fine job of historical accuracy round the edges of its fictional plot \u2013 but it ' s a bit too much like watching paint dry .\ngirl with a pearl earring , peter webber ' s atmospheric debut feature , crackles with the chemistry between scarlett johansson and colin firth . ' it really clicked between them , ' the director tells marisol grand\u00f3n\nbased on the book by tracy chevalier , the girl with a pearl earring is a good adaption . starring famous actors , colin firth and scarlett johansson , the performa . . . continue reading\neven before girl with a pearl earring became an international best - selling novel , producers were circling for the film rights . screenwriter olivia hetreed explains how she came to write the script and the challenges of adaptation . interview by marisol grand\u00f3n\neven so , ' ' girl with a pearl earring ' ' came his way by chance . while visiting the offices of mr . paterson and mr . tucker , he saw a poster of the painting .\ngirl with a pearl earring was purchased by the art collector a . a . des tombe at an auction in the hague in 1881 for just two guilders and thirty cents . although the painting was in bad condition and the signature was illegible it still attracted a great deal of interest . upon his death in 1902 a will by a . a . des tomes was discovered and in it he bequeathed twelve paintings to the mauritshuis , including girl with a pearl earring .\nin \u201cgirl with a pearl earring , \u201d director peter webber and his production team created a living , breathing , fully dimensionalized portrait of the 17th - century dutch town of delft on a budget of just $ 10 million .\nimagining the story behind the\nthe girl\nwith her dangling earring and blue headscarf , is what led tracy chevalier to write the novel , girl with a pearl earring , which subsequently became a hollywood film starring colin firth and scarlett johanson . in chevalier ' s version of the story behind the painting , the girl is a servant named griet who has an aesthetic meeting of the minds with her master and sits for the painting wearing his wealthy wife ' s jewels in her ear .\nstream girl with a pearl earring ( original soundtrack recording ) by pro arte orchestra of london and 40 million songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms and conditions apply .\ncorrection : december 10 , 2003 , wednesday a picture caption in the arts yesterday with the continuation of an article about the movie ' ' girl with a pearl earring ' ' misidentified the actor shown with the director , peter webber . he was colin firth , not cillian murphy .\nthe forthcoming film , girl with a pearl earring , speculates who this woman might have been - patiently recreating vermeer ' s home life , with the mother - in - law , the kids and a marriage more strained than any records suggest , and it introduces a plausible fictional character , a servant with whom vermeer - colin firth - forms a barely spoken bond .\ngirl with a pearl earring is a movie about a painter who paints picture of a girl . if you are interested in the times of vermeer then it ' s a good look at life in the 17th century . no indoor plumbing , rigid class structures , effluent in the street . . . how accurate a portrait of johannes vermeer is it ? well , no - one knows a lot about him so there ' s a lot of artistic license being used here . like shakespeare in love , girl with a pearl earring paints a good picture of the times though not the historical figures .\nchevalier , whose most recent book the lady and the unicorn is also based on a work of art ( the unicorn tapestries ) , says she wrote girl with a pearl earring after years of staring at a poster of the painting in her bedroom .\nhow does girl with a pearl earring , a work of fiction little concerned with historical accuracy , achieve this difficult feat ? by focusing not on the artist , as other movies have done , but on the artist ' s choice of subject . it ' s a brilliant choice . the power of art , as beethoven ( gary oldman ) observes in immortal beloved , is to transport us directly into the mental state of the artist . girl with a pearl earring accomplishes this by perceiving the artists ' inspiration ( his model ) as the artist does , rather than trying to draw up a psychological profile that explains the basis of his perspective . girl with a pearl earring thus illuminates the artist ' s way of seeing as no biopic ever has .\nvermeer was given a romantic makeover in tracy chevalier\u2019s novel girl with a pearl earring , and the subsequent film adaptation starring scarlett johansson and colin firth . one can see why adriaan waibour , the exhibition\u2019s curator , might want to relocate vermeer and his work in the artist\u2019s own time and place .\nmy friend and i are art students and both love vermeer ' s painting\ngirl with a pearl earring\n. little is actually known about vermeer and his paintings . the film is an interesting take on the girl with a pearl earring ( her identity in real life is unknown ) . it ' s a great film for a girly night in , however , the plot is weak . but we love colin with long hair ! < 3 we also think scarlet is quite convincing and imitates the painting ' s expression well . delivery was very satisfactory and the packaging was reasonably . : ) : ) : )\ntogether this selection of extras paints a very detailed picture of the creative process , while a playful approach keeps things bright and breezy . all that ' s missing is a little more in the way of historical context ; otherwise girl with a pearl earring is a sparkling gem on dvd .\nalmost anybody could see that there ' s a film in girl with a pearl earring , and i got lucky . i felt it spoke incredibly directly to me . then it ' s a question of will you get that lucky again ; will you find material that has that sort of resonance for you .\nnearly all the 17th - century dutch painter ' s subjects are steeped in finery , while this girl was dressed in the humble garb of a servant , yet with that incongruous pearl earring hanging like a secret from her ear .\nthe earring must belong to the painter ' s wife , and this girl ' s in love with him , so how would she feel about that , i wondered ?\nfor his musical , sunday in the park with george , stephen sondheim invented a mistress - model , wittily called dot , for an egotistical seurat to work into la grande jatte . something similar , though more sombre , lies at the centre of peter webber ' s girl with a pearl earring , a film of the tracy chevalier novel .\nmusic video with clips from the movie girl with a pearl earring starring colin firth and scarlett johansson . lovely music by ryan dan - tears of an angel . i added a few images of other wonderful paintings by dutch painter johannes vermeer . i hope you enjoy it ! ! !\ntracy chevalier ' s girl with a pearl earring has sold over three million copies worldwide , been made into an oscar - nominated film and is now making the leap to the west end . she speaks to paul gent about the book ' s creation and her feelings surrounding its latest incarnation\nfuture learning and skills \u2013 giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .\na stunning film with beautiful colour . scarlet was just as stunning in her portrayal . an emotional film that is well worth seeing again .\nthe artist in question is the 17th century dutch master johannes vermeer , and the painting is the titular \u201cgirl with a pearl earring . \u201d those unfamiliar with this piece could think of it as the \u201cmona lisa\u201d of dutch art . just as the \u201cmona lisa\u201d has a slight , enigmatic smile that has inspired centuries of speculation , the beguiling \u201cgirl with a pearl earring\u201d is seemingly caught in a momentary glance over her shoulder , her lips parted and her melancholy gaze back at the painter projecting both quiet strength and unfulfilled yearning . and other things , too , inexpressible with words .\nrecreating johannes vermeer\u2019s iconic and enigmatic painting girl with a pearl earring was an irresistible temptation . in fact i had been considering this for some time and had already collected a number of yellow and blue silks that were tucked away safely somewhere in my textiles stash .\nin his art of painting , young woman with a pearl necklace , and girl with a pearl earring , scholars recognized the same beautiful young model who resembles vermeer\u2019s wife in earlier compositions . maria was born around 1654 and would have been 13 , 15 , and 16 if the paintings in question are dated 1667 , 1669 , and 1670 , respectively . the plainer model in vermeer\u2019s girl writing , girl with a guitar , and lacemaker , who resembles vermeer in his dated self - portraits , would have been his second daughter , lijsbeth .\nthis film , which opens today in new york and los angeles , is the imagined tale of griet , a maid who became the muse of johannes vermeer and the subject of his painting ' ' girl with a pearl earring . ' ' ms . johansson is photographed so that her skin is as opalescent as her earring , but the movie is opaque . it is an earnest , obvious melodrama with no soul , filled with the longing silences that come after a sigh .\nshe went on to impress audiences in ghost world ; charm the world\u2019s socks off in lost in translation , her breakthrough film ; and find depths of characterisation in girl with a pearl earring . each performance was distinct , unvarnished and unabashedly sensual thanks to johansson\u2019s striking pout and husky lauren bacall - like voice .\nmost intriguingly , two of the misfit paintings , girl with a flute and girl with a red hat , have been associated with or even identified as self - portraits , and together with a third , girl interrupted , also in the frick , appear to portray the same model as girl with a pearl earring . since the frick paintings cannot travel , the present exhibition offers the only possibility of comparing the originals in proximity . did maria portray herself in these works ? if so , despite her technical challenges , she surpassed her father in psychological intimacy . girl with a red hat , which would portray her at about 18 around 1672 , also offers an astounding virtuoso display , including what may be the most fascinating ( albeit implausible ) headgear in the history of art . her precocious masterpiece , if that is what it is , further mirrors and thereby transforms our experience of her father\u2019s earlier girl with a pearl earring as not just a pretty face or even an image of vermeer\u2019s daughter , but a portrait\u2014another portrait\u2014of the artist as a young woman .\nkate hudson ' s reported last minute exit from a starring role in the girl with the pearl earring appears to have killed off the british - based production altogether . in the wake of the actress ' s departure , backers intermedia have withdrawn funding and it now seems unlikely that the film will ever be made .\nny : you must be over the moon with the way the film\u2019s being received .\nseductive yet silent , this exquisite nameless creature is known simply as the \u2018girl with a pearl earring\u2019 . the inspiration for a bestselling historical novel by tracy chevalier , which in turn was adapted into a 2003 film starring scarlett johansson , she was painted around 1665 by johannes vermeer , one of the masters of the art of the dutch golden age .\nsome movies need that - they call for it . but syriana opened up another space . like birth or girl with a pearl earring , there ' s a space in this movie where you can go with another approach , and that ' s a blessing . not that i ' d be lying - hostage was great too !\ntracy chevalier wrote the incredibly lush , detailed novel , \u201cgirl with a pearl earring\u201d and after a time , hollywood took note of the beautiful manuscript and set about filming it , attempting to create the same sensation as chevalier , but falling a tad short , as most hollywood endeavors tend to do .\nif vermeer is a cinematographer , he is a revolutionary one who only ever uses natural light . girl with a pearl earring was filmed with as much natural light as possible , says serra , not simply in order to emulate vermeer but because that has become the aim of many cinematographers , especially in historical films , since the 1970s .\n' ' girl with a pearl earring ' ' is an auspicious feature - directing debut by mr . webber in so many ways - - a groaning board of temptations for the eye and ear - - that you may almost forgive the film its lack of drama and the perfunctory attempts at characterization . viewing this film has been likened to watching paint dry ; actually it is more like watching a painting dry .\ngirl with a pearl earring is a fictional account of how jan vermeer may have conceived and painted his best - known and loved work of the same name . the film has scarlett johansson and her uncanny resemblance to the woman in the painting to its benefit , and is beautifully shot so that the film itself in many ways can be compared to a masterful painting . however , with its self indulgent use of colors i felt that the plot was put to the side , and i was left with an unmotivated film to watch .\nin dutch , ' griet ' is also a generic term for ' girl ' .\n\u201cgirl with a pearl earring\u201d doesn\u2019t move rapidly , but gracefully manages to captivate its audience with the same tranquil beauty of vermeer\u2019s masterpiece . not only is it glorious to look at , the story is intriguing , and we become fond of the characters and their various plights , from griet\u2019s struggle with her emotions and independence to her employer\u2019s withdrawn mannerisms .\nduration : 00 : 09 : 15 film : girl with a pearl earring composer : alexandre desplat library : alexandre desplat librarian orchestra description 3 [ 1 . 2 . afl ] 0 2 [ 1 . bcl ] 0 - 2 1 [ dbl picc tpt ] 1 1 - timp - perc - hp - cel - pno - str\nor take vermeer ' s tantalising , erotically charged tronie , or head , of a young woman with one pearl earring visible as she returns the beholder ' s gaze , a painting preserved in the mauritshuis in the hague .\n\u2026versatility in such films as girl with a pearl earring ( 2003 ) , in which he starred as the 17th - century dutch painter johannes vermeer ; the family film nanny mcphee ( 2005 ) ; and the box - office hit mamma mia ! ( 2008 ) , a musical based on the songs of abba . in tom ford\u2019s 2009 adaptation of christopher\u2026\nin girl with a pearl earring , colin firth , in long , flowing musketeer locks that bring out an erotic dynamism he hasn\u2019t shown before , plays vermeer quietly , with the intensity of the possessed , as if he were looking through people instead of at them . the movie , adapted from tracy chevalier\u2019s 1999 novel and directed by peter webber , is the story of how vermeer created a single painting , the rapturous \u201dgirl with a pearl earring , \u201d and it brings off something that few dramas about artists do . it gets you to see the world through new \u2014 which is to say , old \u2014 eyes .\nyou recorded casanova with a small chamber orchestra . did you adapt the classical music in the film too ?\nhis film has been deemed highly controversial by many christian critics for its subject matter , but on careful observation \u201cgirl with a pearl earring\u201d is nothing it has been accused of . it\u2019s a gently moving tale about art . we know very little about the true story behind the painting that inspired this film ( and the corresponding novel by tracy chevalier ) , so it\u2019s primarily a work of fiction but does center around a real - life artist .\nwe support high - quality british and independent releases , increase film choice for audiences and offer a springboard for uk film exports .\nthese scenes i have described are beautiful for the camera work alone . as i have said girl with a pearl earring is a beautiful film , containing marvelously filmed shots . unfortunately the plot which connects these pieces together to form a whole does not drive us . we simply find ourselves at the ending , not sure exactly why or how we got there , left with a few morsels of great acting , and a lot of fantastic imagery .\nbased on a novel by tracy chevalier , the girl with the pearl earring , the tale of the enigmatic muse of 17th - century dutch painter jan vermeer , was to have been directed by mike newell ( of four weddings and a funeral fame ) and was tipped to star ralph fiennes as vermeer .\n\u2026although lust and power are key themes , and sexual tension propels the story , johannes and griet do not consummate their relationship . ( so this film could have been a lot worse . ) still , at its essence \u201cgirl with a pearl earring\u201d is about a married father of 11 lusting after his teenage maid\u2026 \u2026celebrating middle - aged lechery , and embracing inappropriate relationships and lustful thoughts\u2026\nno onscreen sex . no nudity . very few language problems . and just hints at violence . despite the relatively small amount of overtly objectionable content , though , girl with a pearl earring is far from acceptable entertainment , celebrating middle - aged lechery , and embracing inappropriate relationships and lustful thoughts .\njoin nancy bishop and special guest peter webber , the award - winning director of girl with the pearl earring for a q & a , moderated by damon wise of empire magazine . this session will offer valuable insights about the casting process . the event will be followed by a short wine and cheese reception and book signing .\nby the end of the year , she produced her first novel . then , two weeks before her son , jacob , was born , she had followed it up with girl with a pearl earring . in the five years since it came out , she has been finding out how to juggle motherhood with writing . she has also been more curious about how her own parents coped with their three children .\nwhen tracy chevalier penned girl with a pearl earring , a novel that eventually sold more than 2 million copies worldwide and became the launching pad for this movie , she was inspired by a poster in her bedroom of johannes vermeer\u2019s painting of the same name . only a few facts are known about vermeer\u2019s life , so she imagined a back story . . .\n| film education training trust t / a london film academy company limited by guarantee ( registered in england & wales no . 4150042 )\nunlike most of jan vermeer ' s paintings which place individuals in highly detailed interior spaces , with hangings in the background and meticulously rendered domestic objects in the foreground ,\nthe girl with a pearl earring\n( c . 1665 ) surrounds its subject in black : a background as dark as our knowledge of the pearl - wearing girl ' s life . in her novel girl with a pearl earring , tracy chevalier paints a background in words , inventing a woman named griet who narrates how , at age seventeen , she became a servant in vermeer ' s household . hired to wash clothes and clean the painter ' s studio , griet is secretly recruited by vermeer to help him grind colors for paint and , eventually , to sit for the portrait . when the artist ' s wife , catharina , discovers that her own pearl earrings were worn by a servant girl in the secret painting , she evicts griet from the house . while it is quite clear from griet ' s narrative that she has fallen in love with vermeer , his feelings toward her remain enticingly ambiguous .\nover the past few months i ' ve been bombarded with such questions about the upcoming film adaptation of my novel girl with a pearl earring . not just from family and friends , but from readers and journalists as well , all of them giddy with the kind of excitement i never hear over the publication of a book . no one has ever asked me what i ' m going to wear to a book launch . the film world has a glamour that book publishing can never compete with - a bigger budget , flashier ads ( ' there ' s a huge billboard of your film on sunset boulevard ! ' an la friend emailed ) , and glitzier awards ceremonies .\njohannes vermeer ' s the girl with the pearl earring , otherwise known as the\nmona lisa of the north\n\u2013 one of the most famous and mysterious marvels of the art world \u2013 is back in the us for the first time since 1995 , when it caused a sensation in washington dc .\npeter webber , the director of \u201cgirl with a pearl earring\u201d \u2014 a film that imagines the story behind johannes vermeer\u2019s 17th - century painting \u2014 saw an audiard film and knew he had found his composer . \u201che had a sense of restraint and a sense of lyricism that i liked , \u201d mr . webber said . \u201ci remember the first time i saw the cue where griet opens the shutters . he was really describing what the light was doing , articulating that in a musical sphere . \u201d\nolivia has many impressive tv and film credits to her name . her screenplay for ' girl with a pearl earring ' , adapted from tracy chevalier\u2019s best - selling novel and starring colin firth and scarlett johansson , was nominated for and won multiple awards worldwide . in 2011 , she co - wrote ' wuthering heights ' with andrea arnold , an adaptation of the novel of the same name by emily bront\u00eb .\nin using light to create drama , vermeer anticipates every cinematographer , and every powerful screen moment . his girl with a pearl earring is a perfect shot , isolating its subject in darkness , so the light shining from the left makes her glow like the most mythic of hollywood stars for her closeup . this light would never work in a photograph , because it is so theatrical . but it works in a film .\n\u201cgirl with a pearl earring\u201d is an intelligent , visually ravishing adaptation of tracy chevalier\u2019s best - selling novel about the dutch master vermeer and the model for one of his most famous paintings . with concision and well - chosen detail , peter webber\u2019s exceedingly accomplished first feature beautifully evokes the world the artist inhabited 340 years ago while deftly and [ \u2026 ]\nin 1937 collector andrew w . mellon donated a painting named smiling girl to the national gallery of art in washington . this canvas was believed to be the work of vermeer but it is now considered to be a fake . there are several works that are compared to girl with a pearl earring thanks to their formal and expressive completion . these are , robert campin , portrait of a woman , 1430 rogier van der weyden , lady wearing a gauze headdress , 1445 petrus christus , portrait of a young girl , 1460 jan van eyck , man in a turban , 1433\njohannes vermeer\u2019s iconic girl with a pearl earring has arrived at the frick collection in new york , drawing unprecedented crowds . we might therefore ask : who was she ? several authors , ranging from marcel proust\u2019s friend the journalist jean - louis vaudoyer to new yorker writer lawrence weschler , have suggested she might be the artist\u2019s eldest daughter , maria . many vermeer scholars dismiss that notion as a romantic anachronism , a projection onto an earlier period of a modern view of art as a reflection of the artist\u2019s circumstances . in the wake of this denial , tracy chevalier\u2019s novel girl with a pearl earring provided an alternative , fictional answer : she was the family maid\u2019s assistant , griet ( played by scarlett johansson in the film ) , who became vermeer\u2019s love interest .\npw : i am going to do a film next about a teenage pickpocket in south london .\nfor the 45 - year - old author of girl with a pearl earring , a book which has sold over three million copies in 36 languages and been made into an oscar - nominated film , her work ' s latest incarnation , as a west end play , is another one of those losses .\nyou just have to let go ,\nshe smiles ,\nand not obsess about losing control .\nthe \u201cgirl with a pearl earring\u201d music received a golden globe nomination , as did mr . desplat\u2019s middle eastern - flavored score for \u201csyriana . \u201d oscar attention has thus far eluded him , but that seems destined to change . he has already won los angeles film critics association honors for best music , given jointly for \u201cthe queen\u201d and \u201cthe painted veil , \u201d and a golden globe nomination for \u201cthe painted veil . \u201d\nthe dutch painter jan vermeer ( 1632 - 1675 ) created works of art that draw out our contemplative capacities . as a catholic , he demonstrates a reverent appreciation for the inherent beauty of human bodies and objects when bathed in light . this exquisite film is based on a bestselling novel by tracy chevalier about the possible events behind the painting of one of vermeer ' s most beguiling works , girl with a pearl earring . in his debut as a feature film director , peter webber has created an erotic masterpiece and one of the finest dramas about art ever put on film .\nhowever , griet ' s lack of feistiness aside , girl with a pearl earring is a beautiful film , every bit as carefully crafted as the book . whoever designed the costumes and sets deserves an oscar , because it looks just gorgeous , whilst managing to remain just about on the right side of being too sentimentally picture perfect . so aside from wanting to slap colin firth , all in all i ' d judge this film a slow , seductive visual treat . go see .\ngirl with the red hat , oil on panel , c . 1672 , 23 . 2 cm by 18 . 1 cm\nin \u201cgirl with a pearl earring , \u201d director peter webber and his production team created a living , breathing , fully dimensionalized portrait of the 17th - century dutch town of delft on a budget of just $ 10 million . the secret to their success lay in the angle of attack . webber is a passionate admirer of stanley kubrick\u2019s 18th - century epic , [ \u2026 ]\nwhen i first went to see the film , it was a choice between this and ' the runaway jury ' . the people i was going with wanted to see the all - star cast of ' the runaway jury ' , and i being an avid reader of the classics , and an admirer of colin firth , wanted to watch girl with a pearl earring . naturally i got my way , and we all enjoyed the film immensely . but what i noticed most about the film was its beautiful music , captivating each moment perfectly and providing a wonderful soundtrack to an amazing film , creating such depth to the film . this cd gives you the same feeling it gives whilst watching the film , but i would also recommend listening if you haven ' t seen the film , as it is a beautiful soundtrack to any emotions . buy it ! ! !\ngirl with a pearl earring\nis an intelligent , visually ravishing adaptation of tracy chevalier ' s novel about the dutch master vermeer and the model for one of his most famous paintings . peter webber ' s first feature evokes the world the artist inhabited 340 years ago while deftly delineating the personal intrigue within his household .\ndirected by peter webber , girl with a pearl earring , based on the novel of the same name , garnered numerous awards both in the states and abroad . they include three academy award nominations , a best photography oscar , and two golden globes for best actress and best score . in england , it won a london critics circle film award and a british independent film award , both for best actress . it stars colin firth as johannes vermeer , scarlett johansson as griet , and cillian murphy as pieter .\nan erotic connection , then , is established between vermeer and griet not through body love but through beauty love . consummation occurs not in the flesh but through art , seen as the two interact over color and form , as well as when she becomes his art , his\ngirl with the pearl earring .\nin order to wear the earring , however , griet must have her ears pierced . while in the novel she does the task herself , the film shows vermeer piercing her ears with a hot needle , implying that he penetrates her with his art rather than his flesh .\nhave you ever imagined vermeer\u2019s studio , or how he created such strikingly quiet images in the midst of a busy household ? tracey chevalier depicts vermeer\u2019s daily life in her novel , the girl with a pearl earring , in which she imagines how vermeer\u2019s famous painting came to be . the movie by the same name name features colin firth as the modern master and scarlett johansson as his model . . . enjoy the film ( by popular request ) at the museum with an introduction by curator of education alice novak and a brief discussion following the film .\nthe bfi supports film culture across the uk . this includes investing lottery funds in film development and production , and to increase audiences .\nvery . girl with a pearl earring is a painting i ' ve known for a long time . i ' ve always loved vermeer and the sense of mystery surrounding his work . there ' s something very special about the world he created which is very cinematic . i found vermeer quite obsessive : the way he returns to the same corner of the room again and again .\ngriet is a sixteen - year - old girl who is forced to work as a maid due to her family\u2019s poor financial situation . she ends up working in the vermeer household and soon becomes the personal assistant of johannes vermeer , helping him in his art studio . griet is portrayed as intelligent , beautiful , and modest . she works hard to support her family , but is eventually forced to leave the vermeer household by johannes vermeer\u2019s wife , catharina . griet is presented as the girl depicted in vermeer\u2019s painting ,\ngirl with a pearl earring .\nvermeer painted more than two centuries before the invention of cinema , but he anticipated the way films make a world and fill it with light .\nthe only thing that really interested him was light ,\ncomments eduardo serra , the cinematographer on girl with a pearl earring .\nhe ' s really the painter of light . rembrandt is light on faces ; vermeer is just light , period .\nif walter murch is right , and editing a feature from a screenplay is like translating words from one language to another , editing a feature from a screenplay based on a novel must be like some cruel game of telephone . kate evans , editor on the film adaptation of tracy chevalier\u2019s best - selling novel girl with a pearl earring , directed by peter webber , found that some major changes had to be made in the editing room to match the structure of chevalier\u2019s work of speculative historical fiction about a johannes vermeer painting .\ngirl with a pearl earring is a superior british costume drama that expertly mixes art history with romantic fiction . peter webber ' s directorial debut subtly portrays the relationship between dutch artist johannes vermeer ( colin firth ) and his enigmatic subject ( scarlett johansson ) . adapted from the bestselling novel by tracy chevalier and inspired by the painting of the same name , this film doesn ' t just appeal to budding vermeers but anyone who likes serious , intelligent drama and gentle erotic tension .\nnnumerable biopics have attempted to describe the artistic process . some , like frida , pollock , and immortal beloved , have creditably conveyed the spirit of their protagonists ' form of expression . but no art biopic has succeeded as completely as girl with a pearl earring in capturing the artistic moment\u2014that magical , inexplicable converging of emotions and events when art happens .\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\ngirl with a pearl earring\nis a quiet movie , shaken from time to time by ripples of emotional turbulence far beneath the surface . it is about things not said , opportunities not taken , potentials not realized , lips unkissed . all of these elements are guessed at by the filmmakers as they regard a painting made in about 1665 by johannes vermeer . the painting shows a young woman regarding us over her left shoulder . she wears a simple blue headband and a modest smock . her red lips are slightly parted . is she smiling ? she seems to be glancing back at the moment she was leaving the room . she wears a pearl earring .\nas with most of vermeer\u2019s paintings , the sitter for the girl with a pearl earring remains unknown and i didn\u2019t want to make any presumptions about her status or be influenced by tracy chevalier\u2019s book and the film , starring scarlet johansson , based upon it . i just wanted to study the painting and to let it speak for itself . however , having gone through the process of analysis and recreation , i am inclined to regard tracy chevalier\u2019s interpretation as rather clever !\nas you enter tracy chevalier ' s north london home , the silent gaze of a young woman catches your eye . it comes , not from tracy herself , who is an open and voluble character , but from a poster hung on the wall of the room off the half - landing . it shows a girl wearing an elaborate headdress and a single pearl earring .\npw : what i hope is that we manage , that pathe manage , to find a way to market the film because , i agree with you ! i don\u2019t know that i\u2019 d rush out to see this film , personally , just from reading a little synopsis . you\u2019d think , its a boring period film about a painter\nbruce willis loved my music ! < laughs > actually , it was because i had scored director florent siri ' s two previous films . when bruce and his producers watched florent ' s second film , the nest , they really liked the cinematography , the music , the editing , and of course , the directing . so when he was asked to work on hostage , he said ,\nif you want something as good , i need my posse - i need the guys i ' ve worked with before .\nso it made sense to the producers to hire me , and my name was starting to spread a bit at that point too , because of the golden globe nomination for girl with a pearl earring . so that is how i got involved . [ play\ngriet ' s theme\nfrom girl with a pearl earring mp3 ]\n\u201ci listen with my eyes and i look with my ears , \u201d says alexandre desplat .\neverything goes through his eyes and through his emotions , his hidden emotions ,\ndesplat , 50 , said from his home in paris , during a short holiday break between the seemingly endless stream of film music commissions he ' s been balancing since his career breakthrough in 2003 with his score to\ngirl with a pearl earring .\nhe ' s landed four oscar nominations in the last five years , the latest coming for his music used in\nthe king ' s speech .\nyou wouldn ' t think a movie could look like a vermeer painting , but girl with a pearl earring is filmed with an amazing range of luminous glows that evoke the dutch artist ' s masterworks . of course , it helps that much of the movie focuses on scarlett johansson ( lost in translation , ghost world ) , whose creamy skin and full lips have a luminosity of their own . johansson plays griet , a maid in the household of johannes vermeer ( colin firth ) , who finds herself in a web of jealousy , artistic inspiration , and social machinations . though the pace is slow , girl with a pearl earring genuinely conveys some sense of an artist ' s process , as well as offering many chaste yet sensual moments between firth and johansson . also featuring essie davis as vermeer ' s bitter wife and tom wilkinson ( in the bedroom ) as a wealthy patron with eyes for griet . - - bret fetzer\nthis film , then , is about art and exploitation and how a young woman attempts to resist a system designed to make her hopelessly vulnerable . griet is a protestant in a catholic household . the artist ' s permanently pregnant wife and her cruel children despise and resent the pretty newcomer . the lecherous merchant van ruijven lusts after griet and , in lieu of realising his desires , he agrees to have a painting made of her to leer over in his private gallery . this turns out to be girl with a pearl earring .\nthe trouble with hollywood film scores these days is that so many sound as if you have heard them before . that\u2019s less the fault of composers than of directors , who commonly prescore their films with temporary music during editing , then frequently expect the final score to emulate that \u201ctemp track . \u201d so originality , when it occurs , can be startling , as when american audiences first heard the enchanting waltzes of \u201cgirl with a pearl earring\u201d in 2003 , or the fairy - tale flutes and surging orchestral drama of \u201cbirth\u201d in 2004 .\nmeaningful name : griet is the dutch from of ' margaret , ' which is greek for pearl .\nat the start of ' ' girl with a pearl earring , ' ' griet ( scarlett johansson ) is shown peeling an onion , an image as metaphor rarely seen outside first - semester filmmaking classes . the determination visible in such an effort communicates importance writ large . and the film , adapted by olivia hetreed from tracy chevalier ' s novel , does have a great subject : the story surrounding an artwork shrouded in mystery and a project that ruins a woman ' s reputation yet ensures her a place in history .\nwhen girl with a pearl earring was first published in august 1999 , it received a few good reviews but little attention . chevalier ' s first novel , the virgin blue , had not even been , as she puts it ,\na modest success\n. she was just another youngish female novelist , born in america and living in london with her british husband . when her second book sold 5 , 000 copies in hardback , she was delighted .\nin girl with a pearl earring , both the novel and the film , vermeer invites griet to look into a camera obscura set up in his studio . shocked by how the image in the camera intensifies the scene that the artist has arranged to paint , griet , in the novel , thinks of the image on glass as\na painting that was not a painting .\nthe same could be said of 5 scenes within the film : arranged by a set designer and then captured by a movie camera , they are paintings that are not paintings , viewed on the surface of the screen . significantly , in the film vermeer describes the camera obscura image as\na picture made of light .\n, and stars scarlett johansson as vermeer\u2019s housemaid - turned - model , griet . i spoke with webber at september 2003\u2019s san sebastian film festival , where the film was in the official competition .\nwith great portraits it is usually the painter , not the painted , who is remembered : even emperors , kings and popes take second place when titian , rubens or vel\u00e1zquez portray them . yet a few unidentified models , leonardo ' s mona lisa or goya ' s maja among them , have become icons . and now , thanks to a best - selling novel and a new movie , vermeer ' s ' ' girl with a pearl earring ' ' may be joining them .\nthe gorgeously filmed girl with a pearl earring is a commentary on artistic imperatives , the creative process , and the way we look at things . and power , money , and sex . the movie superbly captures the shadows and lights of vermeer ' s delft . johannson ' s face is as complex and haunting as the portrait of the anonymous girl she portrays . she is a marvel of delicate expression . when at last she removes her headdress and we see her hair it is almost unbearably intimate and erotic .\nmusically , griet ' s theme seems a perfect match for the character of the girl , played by scarlett johansson .\nthe boy , oskar , becomes obsessed with finding the lock the key will open , a theme that french composer alexandre desplat strongly connected with in crafting the music for daldry ' s film .\nthe subject of one of johannes vermeer ' s most enduring portraits becomes the focus of this biographical period piece from director peter webber . girl with a pearl earring is told from the point of view of griet ( scarlett johansson ) , a teenaged girl who leaves her family ' s care in the country to become a servant for the vermeer household in the comparatively bustling , canal - laden burgh of delft . when she arrives , she finds herself at the low end of the servant totem pole , until she ' s allowed to clean\nthe master ' s\npainting quarters . there , she catches the eye of the taciturn , reclusive vermeer ( colin firth ) , and over a period of time , he begins to craft her portrait . of course , this does little to further his relationship with his jealous , pregnant wife , catharina ( essie davis ) , or with his most vocal benefactor , van ruijven ( tom wilkinson ) , who often dictates what portraits vermeer should paint . meanwhile , griet navigates a sweet , tentative relationship with a peasant boy her age ( cillian murphy ) . girl with a pearl earring had its north american premiere at the 2003 toronto film festival .\nalthough the artist johannes vermeer has never been held in higher esteem , his personality remains shadowy . his most celebrated paintings capture a moment of suspension , of activity hanging in the balance . tracy chevalier ' s 1999 novel responds to this sense of withheld immediacy by imagining a relationship with a servant girl that might unlock the mysterious atmosphere of the 1665 portrait girl with a pearl earring . chevalier ' s success rests on deploying period detail against the slow build of sexual tension , despite unremarkable characterisation and narrative . peter webber ' s debut feature replicates these features , but even if its central relationship is unconvincing , he crafts a compelling film about the work that surrounds art ' s stilled life ."]}
{"id": 117225, "summary": [{"text": "30 days of night is a 2007 american horror film based on the comic book miniseries of the same name .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film is directed by david slade and stars josh hartnett and melissa george .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the story focuses on an alaskan town beset by vampires as it enters into a thirty-day long polar night .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "30 days of night was originally pitched as a comic , then as a film , but it was rejected .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "years later , steve niles showed idw publishing the idea and it took off .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film was produced on a budget of $ 30 million and grossed over $ 75 million at the box office during its six-week run starting on october 19 , 2007 . critical reviews were mixed .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "a sequel , dark days , was released on october 5 , 2010 straight to home video .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "a prequel mini-series , blood trails , was released on urltoken and fearnet on demand in 2007 . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "30 days of night ( film )", "paragraphs": ["30 days of night , vol . 1 ( 30 days of night # 1 )\nfilm corner : 30 days of night ( and some thoughts o . . .\nedited into 30 days of night : dark days ( 2010 ) . see more \u00bb\nben ketai has been named the director of 30 days of night : dark days , the sequel to the 2007 vampire thriller 30 days of night , according to bloody disgusting .\nto ask other readers questions about 30 days of night , please sign up .\n30 days of night : a novelization / by tim lebbon . \u2013 national library\n30 days of night\n- movie trailer no . 1 - - youtube\n30 days of night is a 2007 vampire film directed by david slade and starring josh hartnett and danny huston .\na terrific horror premise goes begging in the garbled halloween offering 30 days of night .\n30 days of night takes an interesting premise but doesn ' t execute it effectively .\ni didn\u2019t think the ending in underworld and 30 days of night were that similar .\nstart by marking \u201c30 days of night , vol . 1\u201d as want to read :\n30 days of night : a novelization ( book , 2007 ) [ worldcat . org ]\ncisco davis , jr\u2019s 29 days later film shadowtale will premiere at friday night\u2019s screening .\n30 days of night is the official novelization of the 2007 horror film 30 days of night . the novel was written by tim lebbon and published in mass market paperback edition by pocket star . the story and the film is based on the 30 days of night series of comic books and graphic novels written by steve niles and illustrated by ben templesmith .\n30 days of night : dark days doesn ' t offer anything to recommend . look at the cover and move on .\n30 days of night and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\npreviously , kentai had co - written , with original 30 days of night graphic novel writer steve niles , the web - based and on - demand prequel to the first film , 30 days of night : blood trails . the 30 - minute blood trails had been shown on urltoken and fearnet on demand just prior to the theatrical release of 30 days of night . kentai then went on to co - write with niles and ed fowler the web - based and on - demand sequel to 30 days of night entitled 30 days of night : dust to dust .\n30 days of night was originally pitched as a comic , then as a film , but was rejected . years later steve niles showed\nto ask other readers questions about 30 days of night , vol . 1 , please sign up .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 30 days of night : dark days near you .\nthis cast list of who was in 30 days of night includes both lead and minor roles . ( 46 items )\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of 30 days of night by tim lebbon .\nany day now ,\n30 days of night : dark days\nwill start shooting in vancouver with director ben ketai at the helm .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie 30 days of night ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of 30 days of night ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\n( original title - 30 days of night ) \u00a9 2007 columbia pictures industries , inc . all rights reserved .\nrichardson was also responsible for ushering steve niles\u2019 high - concept hit \u201c30 days of night\u201d into a hollywood bidding war .\n30 days of night is based on a dark horse comics comic book series written by steve niles and matt fraction .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 30 days of night near you .\n30 days of night is available now on dvd . read our review of the cinematic release here ; and the dvd here .\nsee also 30 days of night for a complete list of references to clarify differences between these closely named or closely related articles .\n30 days of night is a 2007 american horror film based on the comic book miniseries of the same name . the film is directed by david slade and stars josh hartnett , melissa george , and danny huston .\n30 days of night : a novelization / tim lebbon ; steve niles ; new york : pocket star books , \u00a92007 .\n30 days of night cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of 30 days of night actors includes any 30 days of night actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view trivia about each 30 days of night actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to a page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of 30 days of night have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of 30 days of night , vol . 1 by steve niles .\nniles says that utilizing the \u201c30 days of night\u201d name , and setting these stories in the same universe , just makes good business sense . when idw published the sequel to \u201c30 days of night , \u201d \u201cdark days , \u201d the \u201c30 days of night\u201d brand was not included . as a result , niles said there was some confusion as to what the project was and sales weren\u2019t what they had hoped for . the writer followed that project up with \u201c30 days of night : return to barrow\u201d and sales went up , due in part to the inclusion of the \u201c30 days of night\u201d name . with niles still itching to explore the world of vampires , he saw no reason not to place them in the same universe and continue to capitalize on the \u201c30 days of night\u201d name , which has become a legitimate franchise within comics .\nin other film news , niles said the latest version of the script for \u201c30 days of night\u201d by writer stuart beattie ( \u201ccollateral , \u201d \u201cpirates of the caribbean\u201d ) is receiving incredible feedback and he expects the film to begin rolling shortly .\nfor more on \u201c30 days\u201d of night , click here . for a real audio interview with niles conducted march 27th , click here .\ncheck out everything we ' ve got on\n30 days of night ,\ngone baby gone\nand\nrendition .\nraimi told daily variety that \u201c30 days\u201d is \u201cso unlike the horror films of recent years . \u201d\n30 days of night : dark days trailer interview kiele sanchez , diora baird , rhys coiro , steve niles , ben ketai , j . r . young comic - con | collider\n30 days of night : dark days trailer plus interviews with kiele sanchez , diora baird , rhys coiro , steve niles , ben ketai and j . r . young at comic - con\n30 days of night takes an interesting premise but doesn ' t execute it effectively . utilising a weather phenomenon known as\npolar nights\nin which night lasts more than 24 . . .\nthis page uses content from wikipedia . the original article was at 30 days of night ( film ) . the list of authors can be seen in the page history . as with horror film wiki , the text of wikipedia is available under the gnu free documentation license .\n30 days of night is a great example on how to combine chills , thrills and gore with the end result a serious and effective horror movie .\ndebbie baldwin and derek thomas of continuity pictures took home second place for the 29 days later film project .\nadvance telephone bookings can be made until 20 : 30 , seven days a week . box office closes 15 minutes after the start of the final film .\nbuy the\n30 for 30 fifth anniversary\nbox set . available exclusively at groupon \u00bb .\nniles and the rest of the\ndark days\ncreative team will have to work quickly , as the\n30 days of night\nsequel is gearing up to begin shooting in vancouver within the month .\ncast member ben foster attends the premiere of\n30 days of night\nat grauman ' s chinese theatre in hollywood october 16 , 2007 . reuters / phil mccarten\nalways night : the film is set during the one month where barrow , alaska is without sun .\nindustry pundits had expected most of the five new releases to reach $ 10 million for the weekend \u2014 a figure that only \u201c30 days of night\u201d is likely to reach .\nniles thought about it for a while , trying to choose whether to let writers play in the \u201c30 days of night\u201d or cal mcdonald sand boxes and ultimately he felt more comfortable letting writers into the \u201c30 days of night\u201d universe . niles admitted , \u201ci realized i\u2019m just not ready to let anybody else write cal .\none of the projects niles is most excited about debuts this october , \u201c 30 days of night : bloodsucker tales . \u201d since the announcement was made just a few weeks back , some have accused niles of trying to milk the \u201c30 days of night\u201d name , the book that launched his career to a new level , which he disagrees with .\ndark days is hardly mediocre , but barely interesting ; lacking a solid hook like the first film .\n30 days of night is a 2007 american vampire horror film based on the comic book miniseries of the same name . the film is directed by david slade , and stars josh hartnett , melissa george , and danny huston . the story focuses on an alaskan town beset by vampires as it enters into a thirty - day long polar night .\n30 days of night is based on a three - issue graphic novel of the same name , written by american comic book writer steve niles and illustrated by australian comic book artist ben templesmith . a sequel to the movie , 30 days of night : dark days ( 2010 ) , was released in 2010 . the screenplay was written by steve niles and screenwriters stuart beattie and brian nelson .\na growing trend in today\u2019s film and television industry is the adaptation of comic books and graphic novels . the horror genre is no exception . so i thought i\u2019d start writing some book - to - film comparisons for those of you who may be unfamiliar with one of them . we\u2019ll begin with 30 days of night .\nit\u2019s well known that most comics that get optioned for film are based on super heroes . \u201c30 days of night\u201d is clearly not a super hero film which puts it in the same group with other recent comic based films like \u201croad to perdition , \u201d \u201cfrom hell\u201d and \u201cghost world . \u201d while \u201c30 days\u201d doesn\u2019t share anything thematically with the previously mentioned comics , it\u2019s an indication that hollywood isn\u2019t just super hero happy even with the outrageous success of the \u201cspider - man\u201d film .\ndiscover talent of international standard among auckland\u2019s visual effects professionals . it\u2019s likely you\u2019ve been wowed by our industry\u2019s expertise in screen productions such as spartacus , the lord of the rings trilogy and 30 days of night .\n30 days of night\ncreator steve niles attended baltimore comic - con this past weekend and spoke with comics continuum about the upcoming movie , saying that they have one priority in mind right now : casting the film ' s lead .\nfilmed here : 30 days of night , the chronicles of narnia : the lion , the witch and the wardrobe ; the ferryman ; ash v evil dead ; crouching tiger , hidden dragon 2 : sword of destiny .\nhe ' s the man behind 30 days of night . he ' s writing stories set in gotham city . and he ' s spared some time for a chat . . . .\nthe first 30 days of night film , starring josh hartnett in 2007 , was enjoyable , especially with the uniqueness of the snow - covered alaskan town of barrow and the fact that the graphic novel ( and film ) wasn\u2019t afraid to kill off anyone . now , with the film being a success , a new 30 days of night film , dark days , got the green light , but with a completely different cast . having read both of the graphic novels , i decided to jump at the chance to interview the cast and crew of the new film on friday during comic - con to find out more . join me after the break for a complete synopsis to get you up to speed , the new red - band trailer that debuted during comic - con , highlights of the interviews , and a full transcript .\nwith 30 days of night riding high in the dvd charts , and talk of a follow - up gathering pace , den of geek squeezed in some time with steve niles to find out what ' s what . . .\nthere are not many decent vampire films to date . unfortunately , 30 days of night doesn ' t satisfy all those looking for a saviour . however , it does deliver some decent scares .\nhenderson threads together an illuminating portrait of a destructive system . . . 30 for 30 : bikram is , of course , exc & # 8230 ;\naccording to daily variety dreamworks and mgm were also keenly interested in picking up \u201c30 days of night , \u201d but ultimately raimi and senator intl . won out . niles will write the screenplay for the film version of \u201c30 days . \u201d dark horse comics publisher mike richardson brought niles and the book to caa and will serve as executive producer of the film . richardson also ep\u2019d \u201cthe mask\u201d and \u201ctimecop , \u201d and produced \u201cmystery men\u201d and the upcoming \u201chellboy , \u201d all based on comics . while raimi will be producing , he will not direct \u201c30 days\u201d due to production conflicts with the \u201cspider - man\u201d sequel .\nthe fact that\n30 days of night\nwasn ' t a smashing success at the box office isn ' t necessarily an indicator that a sequel film is off limits\u2014on the contrary , a follow - up to the comic book adaptation is about to go into production .\nis it just me or are there a lot of trailers hitting the web this week ? and we haven\u2019t been posting all of them ( as some of them just rent worth watching ) . yesterday we posted the new trailer for will smith\u2019s i am legend . and now ign brings us the first movie trailer for another vampire film , 30 days of night . a couple days back we showed you the 30 days of night movie poster , which we thought looked super cool . in the new trailer , i like how the director used a blue but almost colorless palette to tell the story . i have never read the graphic novel , but i\u2019ve flipped through it more than a couple times . and this film looks like the comic . 30 days of night looks to be everything i was anxiously expecting plus some . check out the trailer after the jump .\ndark days\nfocuses on stella oleson , the female lead of the original\n30 days of night\nfilm , as she travels to los angeles to wreak vengeful havoc upon the vampires that destroyed her town and led her husband to his death . stella was played by melissa george in the film , and while recent rumors suggested that the role would be recast , that ' s certainly not niles ' hope .\nmeyers and erika olde of black bicycle entertainment began working on the project early last year , and brought witherspoon on board last summer . meyers - shyer shot the film in los angeles in 30 days in december .\nthe 30 days of night begins here ! this is first tpb in the series . creative team : writer & co - creator : steve niles illustrator & co - creator : ben templesmith letterer : robbie robbins 30 days of night barrow , alaska , is a town where from november 18th to december 17th , each year , they have thirty days of night , since due its position in the globe , the sun isn\u2019t visible over there during that period . surely it\u2019s an inconvenience alright , but when you add to this situation , vampires , real blood -\ni bought the film ages ago and it came with a little sample of the graphic novel . i love the film and the sample graphic novel was pretty ace !\none of the best vampire novels i ' ve read . what better premise for a vampire story to take place where they could have 30 days of night in the far northern city of barrow , ak . how could one survive that long in the dark in general , let alone avoiding blood thirsty vampires . no sparkles from these vampires . they are here for 30 days of vampire mardi gras !\nthe official ghost house pictures website has posted a short video clip with 30 days of night director david slade talking about adapting the steve niles graphic novel . columbia pictures will release the movie on october 19 , 2007 .\n30 days of night : dark days is a video starring kiele sanchez , rhys coiro , and diora baird . after surviving the incidents in barrow , alaska , stella olemaun relocates to los angeles , where she intentionally attracts the attention of the local vampire population in order to avenge the death of her husband , eben .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nback in march we introduced you to \u201c 30 days of night \u201d a three - issue horror comic by steve niles with art by ben templesmith and published through idw publishing . \u201c30 days\u201d is the story of a small town in alaska which experiences 30 days of total darkness . when this occurs and the town finds itself over run by the undead , the husband and wife sheriff and deputy team working in the city have a completely different type of criminal element to contend with . while the first issue hit the stands a month ago and the second issue is set to hit comic shops later this month , there\u2019s even bigger news for \u201c30 days\u201d readers : it\u2019s gonna be a movie .\n30 days of night has been credited with reinventing the vampire as an actually scary monster , rather than the anne rice style hedonists they seemed to have turned into . why did you decide to make them so vicious and animalistic ?\nadapted from steve niles\u2019 acclaimed graphic novel , 30 days of night boasts something that has long been absent from modern fiction : genuinely frightening vampires . decades of camp counts nipping at the necks of buxom virgins have long inured people to dracula and his ilk . but slade has returned the vampire to its rightful place as lord of things that go bump in the night .\ni can kind of see what you mean , but no , i didn\u2019t think the ending in underworld and 30 days of night were that similar . what i liked about the end wasn\u2019t really that development anyway , though . i just like the idea of the last shot .\neveryone is eager to get the\nlast flight out\nbefore the airport closes down for 30 days . the airport may close for occasional storms , but it never shuts down for 30 days . alaska airlines flies to barrow at least once a day all year . see more \u00bb\nwith 30 days of night , slade has laid the groundwork for a true vampire renaissance . his is a new breed of vampire , one that cares nothing for crosses or garlic and will drag you screaming from your house whether you invite them in or not .\nthe 30 days of night production team were housed at digipost\u2019s auckland facility for the post phase , allowing a close working relationship between the vfx supervisor and the digipost team . prior to the cannes film festival , a hard - hitting dolby\u00ae digital surround sound mix was produced for the trailer in the digipost dolby\u00ae certified audio facilities .\n30 days of night is only 81 pages long , so it ' s quite a quick read . there ' s not much writing but it ' s quite effective and the art is a little confusing but incredibaly good at the . . .\nwhat we have here is vampires and an abundance of nighttime , and not a whole hell of a lot more . 30 days of night takes place within the upper confines of alaska . the northernmost town , barrow , is situated well within the arctic circle , and the community suffers a protracted period during winter when sunlight never appears . based on the steve niles and ben templesmith graphic novel , 30 days of night begins shortly before last sundown before the town descends into a month - long period of darkness . let\u2019s just excuse the factual discrepancy that barrow , alaska , actually endures over two months of total darkness , because with a vampire flick , \u201c67 days , give or take , of night\u201d just doesn\u2019t sound quite as fashionable . this is a very slick and stylish film , and when it works , it really works . unfortunately , a weak script , even simpler than the graphic novel itself , eats this film alive .\nas the winter sun sets over the isolated town of barrow , alaska , the residents prepare for 30 days of total darkness . but sunset heralds the arrival of a pack of hungry vampires , who have a whole month to kill .\nall in all , the film adaptation of 30 days of night is pretty faithful to its original source . changes needed to be made to make it a feature length film , but most of them were pretty solid . if you have only seen the movie , i would recommend reading the book and vice versa . the movie is probably better because it is a much more complete story , though the book still stands on its own and is worth the time .\nto many familiar with raimi\u2019s early films like those \u201cevil dead\u201d films and \u201carmy of darkness , \u201d you might think he\u2019s the perfect fit for \u201c30 days of night . \u201d when niles first heard raimi had interest in the book , he didn\u2019t believe what he was hearing .\ni thought you might be interested in this item at urltoken title : 30 days of night : a novelization author : tim lebbon ; steve niles publisher : new york : pocket star books , \u00a92007 . isbn / issn : 9781416544975 1416544976 oclc : 173147828\nwell , that was a major letdown . i absolutely loved the film version , so i thought i ' d give this a shot . i gotta say , though , this graphic novel from which the film originates is actually pretty shitty . at least , this first volume is ( it ' s not like i ' m going to continue with this series , but still . . . ) . what i thought would happen was each volume would cover a few days during the actual\n30 days of night\n. . . but no . instead , we rush through the entire 30 days in just under 80 - something pages . the\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\n30 days of night ,\nwhich revolves around a zombie invasion of an alaskan town shrouded in 24 - hour darkness , earned about $ 6 . 25 million on its first day of business friday , according to data issued on saturday by box office tracking firm box office mojo ( urltoken ) .\n( 50 minutes ) is comprised of eight behind - the - scenes featurettes . viewed together , this documentary on the making of the film is an unexpected treat , dodging grotesque epk ass - kissing for a true snapshot of the film\u2019s creation .\ninvada records has announced that they will be releasing composer brian reitzell \u2018s score to the 2007 vampire film 30 days of night as one of three releases for record store day . this is the first time the soundtrack will appear on wax and it will be limited to 1 , 000 copies of 2xlp on blood red vinyl . the artwork was designed by marc bessant using director david slade\u2019s photography .\n, along with kevin shields of my bloody valentine , for the score to sofia coppola\u2019s film lost in translation .\nthe film\u2019s distributor , columbia pictures , predicted the film would end up with a three - day tally of about $ 15 million , in line with industry forecasts before it opened . columbia is a unit of sony corp .\nfor 30 days every winter , the isolated town of barrow , alaska is plunged into a state of complete darkness . it\u2019s a bitter time when most of the inhabitants head south . this winter , a mysterious group of strangers appear : bloodthirsty vampires , ready to take advantage of the uninterrupted darkness to feed on the residents remaining in town . barrow\u2019s sheriff eben ( josh hartnett ) , his estranged wife stella ( melissa george ) , and an ever - shrinking group of survivors must do anything they can to last until daylight in 30 days of night .\nkelly park film studio is set in the picturesque rural landscape of wainui , 35km ( 21 . 7mi ) north of auckland ' s cbd and situated just off the northern motorway exit ( 30 minutes\u2019 travel time ) .\nalthough a direct sequel of its predecessor , 30 days of night , the story behind this picture is enough to stand on its own . with that said , even though it can be called brief with a runtime under 90 minutes , there isn ' t much in the way of intrigue in the story .\n\u201c30 days of night\u201d is a picture molded on a purely visceral level of appreciation . it strictly for audiences who like to be submerged and beaten instead of trusted . i found it to be one of the larger disappointments of 2007 ; a ridiculously wicked premise lost on a filmmaker who doesn\u2019t have the vision , patience , or slightest thread of talent to breathe life into it .\ndigipost\u2019s team worked closely with the 30 days of night production team , including vfx supervisor charlie mcclellan , to deliver a range of effects , including extensive rig removal , set extension and gore shots . specialised environmental enhancements were carefully designed to add to the intense mood of the film . the vfx team used the power and speed of flame and inferno for the demanding effects , with fire , shake and combustion complimenting the workflow .\nniles admits letting someone else play in the \u201c30 days of night\u201d universe was something that took a little getting used to . the thought of someone else writing his characters made niles a bit uncomfortable at first , but he decided that following the example of someone he used to work for wouldn\u2019t be a good idea .\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\naccording to wikipedia , you initially pitched 30 days of night as a movie before writing it as a comic book and then adapting it into a movie . you ' re now working on another comic book - will you be looking to turn that into a movie , too ?\nlos angeles ( reuters ) - the new zombie thriller \u201c30 days of night\u201d took a commanding early lead at the north american box office on saturday , while the serious dramas \u201cgone baby gone , \u201d \u201crendition\u201d and \u201cthings we lost in the fire\u201d were on track for disastrous debuts .\nthey\nturn out to be a horde of vampires itching for a taste of fresh blood , and they plan to take every advantage of a month without sunrise . the sheriff and his estranged wife gather up a group of survivors and plan to survive the thirty days of night .\ni read this first before seeing the movie , and enjoyed it immensely . horror writer tim lebbon novelizes the film 30 days of night ( which itself is based on the graphic novel series of the same name ) . many novelizations fail because they are only cheap knock - offs of the movie written quickly - - and too often , poorly - - by hack writers in order to capitalize on the popularity of a film . in this case , the result is appropriately creepy and terrifying . lebbon is a talented writer and it shows here .\nthe film is directed by david slade , a music video turned film director who broke on to the scene with hard candy at sundance 05 . the movie stars josh hartnett and melissa george as a married sheriff and deputy in an alaska town where they encounter a month without daylight . i always was amazed that this idea was never really explored before , because a town like this is a perfect feeding ground for a group of vampires . 30 days of night hits theaters on october 19th 2007 .\n30 days of night , is a novel adaptation of the movie of the same name . it has the atmosphere of john carpenter ' s\nthe thing .\nthe location is a town that is at the northernmost point of alaska , and they are being haunted by a supernatural killer . or in this case a bunch of vampires who came north , to be able to live in the dark for 30 days . this is more a fun story , than scary , in my opinion , just because of the atmosphere . the alaskan setting is a lot of fun . the book just runs along like an ad\nchoose from weekly or monthly film and event updates , what\u2019s on for families and accessible screenings .\nchuck stone ( right ) of csm accepts the michelle ann farrell award for innovation from presenter and long - time sponsor craig herron of herron designs . chuck also took home third place for the 29 days later film project .\nwith the latest series , \u201cbloodsucker tales , \u201d niles is joined by writer matt fraction . niles is writing his 11 pages per issue while fraction writes his . niles\u2019 story is illustrated by newcomer kody chamberlain while fraction is joined by the original \u201c30 days of night\u201d artist ben templesmith .\nthe only really jarring point is the film\u2019s chronology . the timeline skips forward days at a time with little indication that things have moved on in the interim . the film could just as easily have occupied a single night , although that would negate the undeniably smart premise so that , when dawn finally approaches , the sense of exhausted relief is all the more powerful for the implied wait .\npublishing the idea and it took off . the film was produced on a budget of $ 30 million and grossed $ 75 million at the box office during its 6 - week run starting on october 19 , 2007\nmelissa george played stella in the first film , but the part will be recast for the sequel .\na dock - way provides easy access for lighting and film trucks , and drive - on sets .\nniles told cbr news that raimi has seen the first issue of \u201c30 days\u201d and niles shared the rest of the story with the producer over the phone . their discussions so far have been mostly about the story and the characters .\nis a 2007 american horror film based on the comic book miniseries of the same name . the film is directed by david slade and stars josh hartnett , melissa george , and danny huston . the film was released in the united states on october 19 , 2007 . the story focuses on the alaskan town of barrow , beset by vampires as it enters into a thirty - day long period without sunshine . the film follows a group of people who struggle to survive until sunlight returns .\nthe second issue of \u201c30 days of night\u201d will be available july 31st , just in time for san diego , along with the second issue of niles\u2019 other creator - owned comic , \u201cfused . \u201d as for interest in taking his other properties like \u201cfused\u201d or \u201ccal macdonald\u201d to the big screen , niles tells us currently there are some nibbles out there .\na few months ago we were the first site to break ( and get absolutely no credit for ) the news that even though the first one hadn\u2019t been finished yet , sony and producer sam raimi were plotting a sequel to their freaky vampire horror - thriller 30 days of night . now with the movie opening this weekend , everyone involved is talking more openly about future plans for more 30 days films . in an interview with reelzchannel , 30 days of night screenwriter brian nelson talked about how much he loved ben foster\u2019s work in the film . ben plays a minor character known only as \u201cthe stranger\u201d . though it\u2019s a minor part , as usual foster steals every scene he in . in fact he\u2019s so good the role was actually expanded to give him more screentime . during the interview , nelson hinted that they\u2019re planning another film and said \u201ci ' ll just tantalizingly say it is possible you might see more of the stranger in the future . \u201d the movie actually leaves the stranger\u2019s fate somewhat open ended , so it would be extremely possible to bring the character back for a sequel . in fact , if they plan to make a franchise of these things , a really cool way to connect them together would be to have each film open by following the stranger\u2019s entry into whatever new setting the vampires are going to ravage . the sequel possibilities are endless , and for once 30 days of night is a movie good enough to warrant revisiting .\nniles noted that the pitches in at both dc and marvel are very recent , so saying any more at this point could jinx the projects and no one wants that . at the same time , niles is also hard at work on the first of his \u201c30 days of night\u201d novels for pocket books , the first of which is due on his editor\u2019s desk this november . all the while , production on the feature film \u201cwake the dead\u201d moves along quickly .\nawards include cash prizes of $ 200 for the winner of each screening group , $ 100 for the new michelle ann farrell award for innovation , $ 200 worth of special effects services from herron designs , a free film score for a future short film ( under 15 minutes ) from film composer craig dayton , and certificates for categories such as cinematography , acting , writing and special effects .\nbut , yes , it is death , which is very cold . in\n30 days of night ,\nbarrow will soon be invaded by vampires , who have apparently trekked across the 300 miles of ice and snow wearing their street clothes . you ' d think they could find easier blood to drink in fairbanks or anchorage , but sunlight is fatal to vampires , and so the month of perpetual night in barrow lures them like canadians to florida .\nto its credit , 30 days of night : dark days starts with another brilliant premise to exploit - - the polar ( pun intended ) opposite of the first film . instead of setting the film in a land of eternal darkness , the filmmakers move the location to sunny los angeles . what a great idea - - putting the vampires on the defensive instead of the offensive , forcing them into hiding in much the same way humans were forced into hiding in the first film . considering it follows a ragtag group of vampire hunters , this could have been a great opportunity to explore a moral gray area - - have the hunters leveled the playing field by forcing all the vampires to clump together in easily destroyed nests , or have they turned into the same sort of monsters ? do the filmmakers make clever use of this incongruous setting ? nope ! the vast majority of this film takes place entirely at night , and with the exception of an unintentionally comical scene in which vampires ( looking like pale extras from the matrix ) are flushed out using high - intensity uv lamps , there ' s not a single reference to the sun . urltoken\nthe 29 days later film project screenings kick off this week on thursday , sept . 22 and friday , sept . 23 at the creative alliance in baltimore . check out our list of teams for each screening night at urltoken and visit the creative alliance web site or call 410 - 276 - 1651 for tickets .\nfor the interview , i was given access to the stars kiele sanchez ( stella oleson ) , diora baird ( amber ) , and rhys coiro ( paul ) . then i had a separate interview with steve niles ( creator of 30 days of night and co - writer ) , ben ketai ( director , co - writer ) , and j . r . young ( co - producer of dark days ) . hit the jump for more :\none of these days , i want to see a horror film where the coming of the dawn is a bad thing for humans . ( eben doesn\u2019t count . he\u2019s not a human anymore . where are the monsters that thrive on daylight ? )\n\u201c30 days of night\u201d has a marvelous premise , a reasonable cast , and a sublime location to play around with . but the producers just had to give the material to director david slade , a truly unimaginative filmmaker , who drowns any promise this nihilistic tale of frosty survival held by smothering the picture in excessive , pedestrian visual gymnastics .\nauckland\u2019s fully - resourced film studios are adaptable to your production needs , offering plenty of choice in facility type , size and features .\nthe film is set in barrow , alaska , which the film quickly tells us is the northernmost town in the usa and as such has one month with no sunlight . during this period , most of the townsfolk leave for sunnier pastures .\nadapted from a well - received ( and thoroughly franchised ) graphic novel , \u201c30 days\u201d is a concentrated horror stand - off ; a survival tale with fantastical fringes , slicked with waves of blood and gore . the very concept of vampires let loose in a location that contains no sunlight to temper their hunger pains holds fantastic promise . however , \u201c30 days\u201d as a movie is frustrating , more concerned with artifice than primal scream results .\nhonestly , even though i ' ve seen the movie quite a few times , reading the book was still so very enjoyable ! i bought it at the secondhand about 2 days prior to finishing it , and i started it instantly ! it was almost like i was reading shutter island all over again , reading the book after i had already watched the movie a handful of times . . . it was great ! the one constant idea that lingered in my mind as i read the 30 days of night : official novelization of the film was that the vampires depicted i\nunfortunately it also tamed them . rice made us want to be vampires . i wanted to make them scary again . it really was just that simple . the vampires in 30 days of night could care less about seducing you . they want your blood and all the begging and praying in the world won\u2019t stop them .\nthe focus of 30 days of night undeniably ends up on huston , who is captivating onscreen in a very different way than gary oldman\u2019s dracula . his marlow is at some moments quite cruel and mocking before he kills his victims , yet at other times , the character\u2019s intelligence seems to point towards a larger backstory . poor little hartnett , for all his ubiquitous squinty - eyed expressiveness , really does make a valiant effort as the town\u2019s sheriff . george , for her part , must have spent more time having her lipstick and eye - shadow reapplied than perfecting her role . in cases where the plot is so simple , a film\u2019s execution simply must be aggressively and thoroughly cool , or it just won\u2019t work . 30 days of night almost delivers the goods , but not quite .\nreid scott , who plays an agent in the film , said \u201c home again \u201d took him back to his own youth . \u201cit\u2019s the kind of film they don\u2019t make much anymore \u2014 the kind of movie i grew up on so it\u2019s nice to finally be part of one , \u201d he added .\ndaily variety made it official today when they announced that senator international , a production label specifically geared to produce modestly budgeted horror , sci - fi and fantasy films , has acquired the screen rights to \u201c30 days of night\u201d in a seven figure deal . the film will be produced by \u201cspider - man\u201d director sam raimi and producing partner rob tapert with joe drake of senator intl . supervising its development . senator intl . will fully finance and handle worldwide distribution rights .\noh , the vampires . don\u2019t be fooled by my praising the creepy nails above ; the vampires in this movie are awful . seriously , they may not be sexy , but that doesn\u2019t make them any less irritating . they are easily the worst part about 30 days of night , and considering that it\u2019s a vampire movie \u2014\n\u201csteve niles is doing a number of books for [ dark horse ] and we took \u201930 days\u2019 over to sam raimi and rob tapert , who are friends of mine , \u201d richardson said . raimi , tapert and richardson all collaborated on \u201ctimecop . \u201d\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\nproducer sam raimi ( spider - man\u2122 ) brings audiences the terrifying thriller 30 days of night , set in the isolated town of barrow , alaska , in the extreme northern hemisphere , which is plunged into complete darkness annually for an entire month . when most of the inhabitants head south for the winter , a mysterious group of strangers appear : bloodthirsty vampires , ready to take advantage of the uninterrupted darkness to feed on the town ' s residents .\nthe vampires speak a completely original language . it was created for the film with the help of a linguistics professor at a new zealand university .\nthis edition is signed by ben templesmith and steve niles , which i did not realise when i bought it , so i was very excited , when i saw this . the edition has the first three installments of 30 days of night , i have been hooked to these graphic novels ever since i saw the movie . well worth the money spent , i find .\nbreak out some garlic and get your crosses ready , hollywood . this past weekend must have seemed like one long night for some of your biggest a - listers , as the vampire flick\n30 days of night\ntook a huge bite out of the box office , earning $ 16 million to come in at # 1 . creatures of darkness , vampires are said to wilt in the sun , but it was actors like jake gyllenhaal , halle berry and ben affleck who dissolved in the bright glare of competition , their projects scoring disappointing or downright disastrous openings .\nabove all else , 30 days of night reads like a horror movie - - a great horror movie . if you thirst for something that ' s guaranteed to scare the pants off you , you ' ve gotta pick this up . but take my advic - - read it with the lights on .\n- - casey seijas ,\nwatershed is open seven days a week from early in the morning until late in the evening .\nafter recent pics \u201cinto the wild\u201d and \u201cthe last winter , \u201d alaska is once again the go - to place for premature death in \u201c30 days of night . \u201d horror opus derived from a graphic - novel series charts the mayhem that ensues when vampires invade an isolated far - north habitat during its annual month of sunlessness . mainstream bow by david slade , [ \u2026 ]\nstudio 230 is auckland ' s most convenient studio location for film and television productions , advertising stills and photography shoots .\nforget the weary , bedraggled victims \u2014 even the undead look like they\u2019re pining for a good long nap in 30 days of night . adapted from a horror comic so bloody it gives new meaning to the term graphic novel , this soporific splatterfest is set in an alaska oil town during the month of no sun , which means , in essence , that it\u2019s a fright film that takes place entirely at night ( what a revolutionary new concept ! ) . you do have to give it this , though : the extended time period is vividly conveyed , since the movie itself feels about a month long .\nas impossible as it seems , eben and a handful of terrorized survivors huddled in an attic piece together the horrifying truth : their snowbound hamlet has been invaded by an insatiable band of vampires intent on feasting until the sun comes up . . . in 30 days .\nsteve niles is one busy horror - writing machine . before the year is over there will be a large number of books with niles name on the cover at your local comics shop . there\u2019s \u201c batman : gotham county line \u201d for dc . \u201c lurkers , \u201d \u201csecret skull , \u201d \u201chorrorcide , \u201d \u201c30 days of night\u201d and \u201cwake the dead\u201d short stories in the \u201ctales of terror\u201d anthology and \u201c 30 days of night : bloodsucker tales \u201d coming from idw . he\u2019s even pitching in over at digital webbing presents with \u201c sherman danger . \u201d so , when things get this busy , what the next thing you do ? well , do more work . niles sat down for a chat with cbr news to talk about some of his current projects and hint at some new ones .\nafter viewing the trailer , i am more optimistic than i would have been had i just saw the dvd or blu - ray on the shelves of a retailer near me . yes , this is a straight to home video release , but trick \u2018r treat has convinced me that it isn\u2019t just a place for bad films . i like that they are taking the dark days in a different direction than the graphic novel . if the film makes enough money , they will push for a third in the series , but all is dependent on the finished product and the reactions to it . look for 30 days of night : dark days on dvd and blu - ray on october 5 , 2010 ."]}
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", "topic": 17}], "title": "payanangal mudivathillai", "paragraphs": ["listen to payanangal mudivathillai ( original motion picture soundtrack ) [ remastered ] now .\n\u200epayanangal mudivathillai ( 1982 ) directed by r . sundarrajan \u2022 film + cast \u2022 letterboxd\npayanangal mudivathillai ( 1982 ) tamil movie cd - rip 320kbps mp3 songs music by ilaiyaraaja - starmusiq . com\nis a tamil drama movie , directed by r . sundarrajan . the cast of payanangal mudivathillai includes mohan , poornima bhagyaraj .\n\u221a music album | ilaiyaraaja , s . p . balasubrahmanyam & s . janaki | payanangal mudivathillai ( original motion picture soundtrack ) - rockol\ntravel literature : s . palaniyandi for \u2018payanangal mudivathillai ' and manos for \u2018jerusalem . ' eighteen others were given consolation prizes under the above categories .\nsong : aatha athorama .\npayanangal mudivathillai\nis an indian tamil film . it was released on 26 february 1982 . the film was a blockbuster and compl\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\naccording to the illustrated weekly of india , payanangal mudivathillai was the first indian film to have\nlarger - than - life cut - outs\nof its music director . [ 16 ]\npayanangal mudivathillai , starring mohan and poornima bhagyaraj . the film showcases the true love of mohan to poornima in that he didnt want her or her father ( poornam vishwanathan ) to know . . . see full summary \u00bb\nr sundarrajan destined cinema as payanangal mudivathillai , vaidhegi kaathirunthaal , and rajathi raja . after a opening of 12 years , sundarrajan is into instruction of film ' chithirayil nila soru ' . subscribe for exclusive interviews , events , gossips etc urltoken\nthe love story payanangal mudivathillai created history . a silver jubilee hit starring mohan and poornima , it ran to packed houses in coimbatore theatres for more than 300 days . ilayaraaja ' s classic \u2018ilaya nila ' in spb ' s butter smooth voice became an evergreen hit .\npayanangal mudivathillai is a 1982 tamil action - romance film , directed by r . sundarrajan and produced by mother land pictures . this film stars mohan , poornima jayaram in the lead role . the films soundtrack and background score were composed by ilaiyaraaja with lyrics by muthulingam , gangai amaran & vairamuthu .\npayanangal mudiva . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\npayanangal mudiv . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\npayanangal mudivathill . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nmovie title - - - payanangal mudivathillai its ranked number 5 tamil movie in the year 1982 in imdb . imdb rating - - 7 . 5 director r . sundarrajan directs actor mohan for 1st time . director r . sundarrajan and music director ilaiyaraaja joins for 1st time . cast - - rajesh guest appearance s . s . chandran s . ve . shekher t . s . chandran below actors passed away - - poornam viswanathan died on 01 - oct - 2008 movie details - - directed by - r . sundarrajan music by - ilaiyaraaja produced by - pollachi m . v . rathinam produced by - p . muthusamy produced by - r . elanchelian story - - payanangal mudivathillai starring mohan and poornima bhagyaraj . the film showcases the true love of mohan to poornima in that he didnt want her or her father poornam vishwanathan to know . . . review - - ananda vikatan rated the film 48 out of 100 .\npayanangal mudivathillai was released on 26 february 1982 . [ 17 ] the film ran for over 365 days in theatres , [ 18 ] thereby becoming a silver jubilee film . [ 19 ] in a review dated 21 march 1982 , the tamil magazine ananda vikatan rated it 48 out of 100 . [ 20 ] mohan won the filmfare award for best actor \u2013 tamil , [ 21 ] and poornima jayaram won the filmfare award for best actress \u2013 tamil . [ 1 ]\na humble a person that he is , gangai amaran wants to do more for the people . by the time the brothers stepped in to the industry , they knew what the audience expected of them . they lived an ordinary life and understood what common people like to watch and listen . they started with folk music and later picked up western music . \u201cwe wanted to do music for the masses . ilayaraja gave the classical touch to his folk compositions and sensitised people to the nuances of classical music . for instance , the song \u2018yeh , aatha , athorama variya\u2019 from the movie \u2018 payanangal mudivathillai \u2019 sounds like a folk music but it has the classical touch , \u201d he says .\npayanangal mudivathillai , starring mohan and poornima bhagyaraj . the film showcases the true love of mohan to poornima in that he didnt want her or her father ( poornam vishwanathan ) to know about his terminal illness ( leukamia / blood cancer at the final stage ) and his counting days . with this intent , he was planning to create a gap from poornima . however , poornima and her father intrepreted him badly as if he had changed his mentality after becoming rich . they were depressed because he become rich from a pauper stage only because of poornima and her fathers opportunity to him to give a lot of singing opportunities to him . poornima and her father realise the real cause of change of mohan ' s mind only after rajesh ( the doctor who attends mohan ) tells about his sickness . rajesh beleives that mohan does not know but mohan has eavesdropped the report while rajesh was discussing in his clinic . the story reaches climax with the suicide of poornima and mohan in that their journey through music . . .\n\u2018vaigaraiyil . . . \u2019 from \u201cpayanangal mudivadillai\u201d is typical subhapantuvarali , the melody beginning strikingly at the dhaivata and with a flourish of sangatis landing at the sadja after plunging soulfully into the dhaivata . sp balasubrahmanyam sings it with a certain heaviness in his voice to suit the actor\u2019s heavy heart . \u2018theertha karai orathile\u2019 from \u201ctheerthakaraiyinile\u201d , sung by spb once again , showcases ilaiyaraaja at his best in this raga . in each one of these songs , the lyrics add great power to the melody . when a colossal raga meets powerful lyrics , the result is musical magic .\nin a blow to theresa may , u . k . ' s top brexit minister david davis quits government\na raga that evokes grief and sorrow in the hearts of listeners is subhapantuvarali . one often hears this raga played on the shehnai for sad scenes in tamil films . in reality , this raga is supposed to be auspicious . in weddings up - north , this raga is often played on the shehnai to usher in the festive spirit . the notes taken by this sampoorna raga are shadja , suddha rishabha , sadharana gandhara , prati madhyama , pancama , suddha dhaivata , and kakali nishada . the tivra madhyam in conjunction with the sadharana gandhara brings forth the feel of pathos in this scale .\nthe classical compositions in this raga are few but striking . thyagaraja ' s \u2018ennalu urake\u2019 is a beautiful piece . the most popular kriti in this raga is of course \u2018sri satyanarayanam\u2019 of dikshitar . this raga was known as \u2018shivapantuvarali\u2019 in ancient times , and in \u2018pasupatiswaram\u2019 , composed by dikshitar , about the deity at kathmandu , he writes \u2018shivapantuvarali raaga priyam ati caturam\u2019 .\nin film music , this raga has been used innovatively by composers . one of the finest representations of subhapantuvarali in tamil cinema is \u2018intha nadagam\u2019 in the silken voice of p . susheela in \u201cpaalum pazhamum\u201d , in the music direction of the viswanathan - ramamurthy duo . the heart - rending phrase \u2018kalyanam aanavalai kannipol akkivittaai\u2019 acquires special appeal with the notes \u2018mdns sgrs srsg\u2019 \u2014 a dramatic start at the madhyama , finishing off the lament with flourish at the upper gandhara . often , in film music , this raga may not have been used in its purest form . there may be deviations in certain notes in order to fulfil emotional and lyrical constraints .\n\u2018kaala magal\u2019 from \u201cananda jyothi\u201d is a simple and catchy song sung by p . susheela in this raga and msv - ramamurthy tap into the audience pulse with a medium tempo . \u2018unnai naan sandhithen\u2019 from \u201cayirathil oruvan\u201d is largely based on this scale , though a few foreign notes appear . an evergreen melody with a middle - eastern flavour to it , thanks to the background music , this song is once again composed by the msv - ramamurthy duo and sung by p susheela .\nilaiyaraaja\u2019s handling of this raga is deft and refreshing , covering a spectrum of emotions from sorrow to bubbly fun . \u2018azhaikkindran madhavan\u2019 from the film \u201csri raghavendrar\u201d is a pristine depiction of this raga by the maestro . sung by k . j . yesudas , this piece depicts the final journey of sri raghavendra , a revered saint . the composer couldn\u2019t have selected a better raga for this situation . the lines \u2018thaedinen deva devaa , thamarai paadame\u2019 establish the raga beyond doubt , the key phrase being \u2018s , rg , g , rss / srgr ssn\u2019 .\n\u2018vaa veliye\u2019 sung mano and chitra from the film \u201cpaadu nilave\u201d begins with a flowery alapana and is structured like a classical piece , though the back - ups are western . an attempt at fusion music , once again a novelty . would anyone conceive a happy , bubbly melody in such a raga ? ilaiyaraaja has , and made it a super - hit . \u2018kandupidichen\u2019 from \u201cguru sishyan\u201d is a fun song , a tad folksy too . the versatility of ilaiyaraaja is reflected in this exceptional piece .\nin hindustani music , this scale resembles the todi thaat and is considered an important raga . \u2018har nayi kiran\u2019 from the film \u201csant gyaneshwar\u201d sung by manna dey ( music by laxmikant - pyarelal ) is a good example of the usage of this raga in hindi film music .\nbig screen : central theatre in coimbatore among the oldest in the city , has been given a facelift recently . photo : k . ananthan | photo credit : k _ ananthan\ncoimbatore ' s romance with cinema goes back a long , long time , writes k . jeshi\nand , the popular film was made by actor r . sunderarjan , a coimbatorean . the film director from coimbatore gave a number of hits such as kilinjalgal , vaidehi kathirunthaal , mella thirandhathu kadhavu and amman kovil kizhakaley .\nmany directors , actors , and technicians from the region such as jaishankar , manivannan , sivakumar , satyaraj , bhagyaraj , manikandan and krishnan panju have contributed immensely to the growth of cinema .\nfilm lovers in coimbatore get nostalgic about the days when watching films was the major entertainment . present day kannan departmental store on trichy road used to be sreepathy theatre . they screened european films here at a unique \u2018inter ' show at 8 p . m . \u201cwe have watched classics such as christ stopped at eboli and the films of directors such as zanussi , fassbinder here , \u201d says artist v . jeevananthan .\nthose were times when movie halls became a place for intellectual gatherings . the films screened between 8 p . m . and 9 . 30 p . m . with english subtitles , had a regular audience , some of them from even outside the city from as far afar as chennai . also on trichy road was the rainbow theatre ( now the rainbow manor apartment ) . this hall along with central , sreepathy and sreenivasa on brooke bond road would screen english films .\njeevananthan remembers watching the james bond series , and classics such as african safari and ten commandments . \u201csreenivasa theatre used to be a small square shaped theatre , located near the railway track . whenever a train passed by , the wooden chairs would rattle , but still we enjoyed the films there , \u201d he adds .\nthe movie halls were popular for the canteens too . especially the keerai vadai and coffee served by annapoorna at central canteen . also , jaffar ' s ice cream . thengai ( coconut ) biscuits , soda , coolers ( cool drinks ) , murukku , samosa , tapioca chips and pori ( puffed rice ) were the other popular eatables at theatres .\nif it was a mgr or a sivaji ganesan release , there would be \u2018bicycle queues ' . people lined up their bicycles to reserve a place in order to buy tickets .\nthe lines sometime ran to a few kms , especially in royal , raja and central theatres . theatres decked up for new releases . it was a festive ambience at the halls with larger than life plywood cut - outs and cloth banners . \u201cmy father used to hand paint portraits of rajinikanth and sivaji ganesan in giant 30 ft and 40 ft cut outs during the time of the film release , \u201d mr . jeevananthan says .\ntiny booklets with lyrics of film songs used to be sold at the venue . \u201ccinema used to be the only recreation . sadly , now there are no cut - outs and no crowds , \u201d says mr . jeevanathan regretfully .\nsunday morning shows were another favourite family outing . cineaste d . anandan relives those days when , every movie goer was a regular at the theatre and they made many friends .\nhe has watched movies such as poseiden adventure , abba and apollo . \u201c all that jazz directed by boss fosskey ran for seven days at central theatre and i watched it on all the seven days to understand it better . later , we learnt that it had one of the finest editing and also won an oscar for best editing . \u201d\nin those days , central was the first theatre after chennai ' s sathyam to introduce 70 mm screen and six track stereophonic sound system . the kg theatre had four screens of which one was dedicated to english movies . there were many theatres in town hall . delite screened the silver jubilee hit sholay , aradhana ran to packed houses in raja and qurbani enjoyed huge success in naaz . kennedy theatre at r . s . puram screened exclusive hindi films . mahendran ' s uthiri pookal ran for 25 weeks at royal theatre .\nall sivaji ganesan films and kamal hassan ' s thevar magan had a good run . carnatic screened many hits of director sridhar . annakili was yet another film which had a silver jubilee run at irudaya theatre , near vincent road .\nsadly , many old theatres such as raja in town hall , unable to cope with the technological advances downed their shutters and were ultimately demolished .\nnow , the city has just about 22 theatres , which includes six complexes , says g . sivaraman , secretary of coimbatore district film distributors association , a veteran in the field for 40 years . now people watch films on internet . however , quality films and films with good production values continue to draw the crowds .\nhe cites the success of small budget films such as myna , kalavaani as well as multi - crore ventures like rajnikanth ' s enthiran and kamal hassan ' s dasavatharam .\nac halls , quality seats , neat and clean bathrooms , car parking facilities and food courts have become an indispensable part of the modern movie - going experience .\nsix screen multiplex theatre complexes are expected to become operational in brookefield complex and also on prime locations such as avinashi road shortly .\ncentral , the oldest theatre operational from 1964 , is on a renovation spree . the screens have been updated to 3d silver screen to ensure picture quality . central has installed 3d projectors too . the seating capacity in central has decreased to 1067 from about 1500 in order to accommodate broader seats . more leg space , led lighting , and an improved food court ( the popular keerai vadai has given way to burgers and pizzas ) and online reservations ( www . thecentralcinemas . com ) are the other additions .\nin the past , central theatre , has had successful runs of english movies such as mackenna ' s gold , the great escape , it ' s a mad mad mad world , sound of music , casablanca , five men army and fast forward ( 199 days and it created the record as the second highest run in india ) . hindi movies such as qayamat se qayamat tak ( 302 days ) , chandini ( 75 days ) , kudha gawah ( 95 days ) and tridev ( 100 days ) have had great runs too .\n\u201cas the audience is split ( with the same film being screened in 10 theatres ) , the crowd at theatres has come down . still , our old customers keep coming with family ,\nsays senthil of central theatre .\n\u201cin earlier days , though theatres had poor bathroom facilities and very basic seating without any ac system , people thronged the theatres to get their fix of entertainment . now , they have many options , \u201d g . sivaraman adds . rajnikanth ' s batsha and padyappa ran for 250 days in theatres here . \u201cthere is hope for revival . the best of directors , technicians and musicians are here in tamil nadu . we have a . r . rahman , ilayaraaja , maniratnam , shankar , rajnikanth ( asia ' s highest paid actor ) and many more . there is a growing audience for meaningful cinema across the globe . this should open up the doors for good films and uplift the industry and the theatres , \u201d he adds .\ncoimbatore ' s illustrious connection with cinema dates back to the 1917s . samikannu vincent , a south indian railways employee , relayed movies through touring talkies . he built south india ' s first permanent cinema theatre \u2018variety hall cinema ' at town hall . even today , it functions as delite theatre on vincent road . sadly , now there are no night shows because of lack of audience .\ncoimbatore has a number of firsts in cinema \u2014 the central studios was the first film studio in tamil nadu set up in 1936 by sriramulu naidu , a pioneer in films . later , he set up pakshiraja studios which produced a number of movies including the blockbuster malai kallan in six languages , including tamil , hindi , malayalam , telugu , kannada and sinhalese . the popular thevar films , which has produced several silver jubilee hits , had their offices in the city before moving to chennai . pakshiraja studios and central studios were a hub around which cinema activity flourished . personalities like mgr and karunanidhi stayed in coimbatore and made films .\nthe studios have since been converted into cinema halls and film shooting is active only on the outskirts in pollachi and udumalpet .\nold theatres such as murugan have shut down . royal barely survives . carnatic is getting the crowds after it has been renovated .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - 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[ 3 ] [ 4 ] the song\nilaya nila\nwas originally composed for moodu pani ( 1980 ) , but that film ' s director balu mahendra rejected it . [ 5 ] ilaiyaraaja had over 20 retakes to get the song ' s guitarist chandrasekhar play its flamenco notes to his complete satisfaction . [ 6 ] the instruments used in the song were an acoustic guitar and a flute . [ 7 ] gangai amaran described\nyeh aatha\nas a song that\nsounds like a folk music but it has the classical touch .\n[ 8 ] the song\nvaigaraiyil\nis set in the carnatic raga known as shubhapantuvarali , [ 9 ] [ 10 ]\nmani osai\nis set in sindhu bhairavi , [ 11 ] and\nthogai ila mayil adi varugudhu\nis set in latangi . [ 12 ]\nilaya nila\nwas later adapted by kalyanji\u2013anandji in hindi as\nneele neele ambar par\nfor kalakar ( 1983 ) , [ 13 ] [ 14 ] and\nyeh aatha\nwas remixed by mani sharma for malaikottai ( 2007 ) . 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gangai amaran . photo : t . saravanan | photo credit : mamp06gangai\nwhen kozhi koovuthu hit the screens it brought to light an efficient director and script writer in gangai amaran . the film was a blockbuster hit . everybody knew about his writing skills and his lyrical and composing talent , but none thought he could become a successful director without any experience and that too in his maiden attempt .\n\u201cit was my brother ilayaraja and panchu aruunachalam , who believed in my skills and wanted me to do the film . by god\u2019s grace it caught attention , \u201d he says .\nappointed recently in the central board of film certification panel , he feels he got enough opportunities in life and has used them to the maximum . \u201ctalent alone does not suffice in the industry . you need opportunities to showcase your talent , \u201d he says .\ngangai amaran grew up listening to the music and lyrics of his legendary brothers ilayaraja and pavalar varadharajan . \u201cmy father was a theatre artiste and probably music runs in my blood , \u201d he chuckles . \u201ci wanted to emulate my brothers on seeing the public reception for their music and songs . that drove me to learn music faster , \u201d he adds .\ncall him a music composer , lyricist , singer , script writer and director , gangai amaran\u2019s has the conviction and determination to succeed in whatever he does . \u201ci am a good student and i learn things quickly , \u201d he says . music is like a penance for him . the unquenchable thirst to excel is the main reason for his success . \u201cwe constantly experiment and explore new possibilities . \u201d\nhailed as one of the best rhythm guitar players in the industry , gangai amaran has composed some soul stirring music . vazhve maayam as a musical album was a big hit and particularly \u2018neela vaana odaiyil\u2019 song earned him encomiums .\nhe feels his son venkat prabhu too did well in his debut attempt chennai 600028 . \u201cactually venkat was busy with his studies in london . when i was looking for a youngster for my new movie \u2018 pooncholai \u2019 , my wife suggested venkat\u2019s name . we finished the movie but somehow the project did not take off and i did not release it after that . i did not want to ruin my son\u2019s film career , \u201d he laughs .\nhe is also proud of his other son , premgi , who entered films as a comedian and music composer . having composed music for more than 50 films , gangai amaran is now busy anchoring a music reality show and feels satisfied . \u201cat this age , i should leave way for new comers and enjoy life . \u201d\ngangai amaran is now planning a guidance cell to help children identify their skills . \u201cit is in nascent stage . we will spot talents and groom them in their respective fields . \u201d\nand would kill any such woman whom he encounters . he falls in love with rekha ( shoba ) and believes marrying her will end his psychological distress .\nmoodu pani was the third directorial venture of mahendra and his second tamil film after azhiyatha kolangal ( 1979 ) . it also marked mohan ' s debut in tamil cinema . moodu pani was shot mostly in bangalore and ooty . the film ' s similarities to alfred hitchcock ' s psycho ( 1960 ) and the oedipal elements between chandru and his mother have been widely discussed . the soundtrack was composed by ilaiyaraaja , this being his 100th film , and his brother gangai amaran was the main lyricist .\nmoodu pani was released on 6 november 1980 to critical acclaim , with particular praise for the performances of pothen and shoba , and ilaiyaraaja ' s music , especially the song\nyen iniya pon nilavae\n. the film was a commercial success , running for over 200 days in theatres . it was also responsible for a resurgence of the thriller genre in tamil cinema at that point . despite the film propelling pothen to stardom , it also led to him being typecast in similar roles .\nchandru , the managing director of an export company in bangalore , has a hatred for prostitutes since childhood , as he was the victim of a prostitute who ruined his family by taking his father away from his mother . raghunath , a police inspector , knows chandru and his mother . his son ravi is engaged to rekha , the daughter of his friend .\nhaunted by memories of the prostitute , chandru lures two prostitutes to lonely places and murders them as he sees that woman in each of them . rekha ' s female friend pallavi comes to bangalore to meet her , and telephones her for her residential address . the conversation is overheard by the madam of a brothel , who misleads pallavi . instead of being taken to rekha ' s house , pallavi is taken to the brothel and forced into prostitution . rekha and raghunath search for pallavi . chandru comes to the same brothel and takes pallavi in his car , but kills her . rekha learns of pallavi ' s murder through raghunath ; neither rekha nor raghunath are aware that chandru is the murderer .\nstill photographer bhaskar takes pictures of his lover with a motorbike in the background . chandru , who had come on that motorbike , had parked it there and murdered a prostitute who enticed him near the same location , then rode away . reading about the murder in a newspaper , bhaskar shows raghunath the pictures with the murderer ' s motorbike in the background . raghunath investigates and learns that the owner has lent it to his friend .\ntroubled by his constant anger , chandru meets with a psychiatrist who advises him to marry soon so that he will no longer be lonely , saying the loneliness is leading him to dwell on his past and indulge in extreme acts . chandru meets rekha at a theatre and then at a book stall . he proposes to rekha and even pleads with her to marry him . surprised at his extreme pleading , rekha politely informs him that she loves someone else ( ravi ) , and their marriage is already fixed . raghunath is startled when rekha tells him about chandru ' s marriage proposal .\nchandru keeps following rekha ; one day when she goes to visit her friend , he makes her unconscious and takes her away to a bungalow in ooty . when she regains consciousness , he tells her that he had purchased this house in ooty only for her , and again asks her to marry him . when rekha refuses and begs to be freed , he asks her to stay for at least a month so that she can understand him better , and then reduces it to a week . he makes all the arrangements to ensure that she cannot escape . rekha later slams chandru with a spade and runs away . he manages to catch and imprison her in the garage of his house , but is hospitalised for his injury .\nraghunath visits chandru ' s office for an enquiry and learns that he has gone to ooty . he also meets chandru ' s psychiatrist and learns about his hatred for prostitutes . he immediately connects this with the recent news of the prostitutes murdered in the city . he visits chandru ' s house . hidden in the garage , he finds the same motorbike photographed by bhaskar . with his suspicions growing stronger , he arrives in ooty to meet chandru and visits the police station , where he finds chandru ' s car . the area ' s inspector tells raghunath that an unknown person came in the car to the hospital and was admitted ; the car was brought to the police station for safety . raghunath visits the hospital , but finds that chandru has left . raghunath is joined by ravi , and both rush to chandru ' s house .\nmeanwhile , rekha escapes from the garage and enters the room where chandru earlier claimed his mother stays . however , she finds only a skeleton and is cornered by chandru , who tries to assault her . ravi and raghunath hear rekha screaming and rush to the room . raghunath subdues chandru , who collapses and reveals that the skeleton is his mother ' s . raghunath understands chandru ' s love for his mother and his traumatic childhood , which had made him develop a hatred for women with loose morals . chandru is arrested , while rekha and ravi unite .\nmoodu pani marked the first collaboration of balu mahendra ( left ) with ilaiyaraaja ( right ) .\nmoodu pani , which was balu mahendra ' s third feature film and second in tamil after azhiyatha kolangal ( 1979 ) , [ 5 ] was based on idhuvum oru viduthalai thaan , a 1978 tamil - language novel by rajendra kumar , [ 6 ] and the collector , a 1963 english - language novel by john fowles . [ 7 ] it was produced by raja cine arts , [ 1 ] and edited by d . vasu . [ 8 ] in addition to writing the screenplay and directing the film , mahendra also served as the cinematographer . the producer of the film is not credited , while k . r . shanmugham is listed under\nthayarippu nirvagam\n( production administration ) [ 1 ]\npratap k . pothen was cast as chandru , the mild - mannered and psychopathic serial killer of prostitutes . [ 9 ] [ 10 ] he had previously collaborated with mahendra on azhiyatha kolangal . [ 11 ] shoba was chosen to play the female lead . it was her third appearance in a film directed by mahendra , following the kannada film kokila ( 1977 ) , and azhiyatha kolangal , [ 12 ] as well as her final collaboration with mahendra before her death . [ 13 ]\nn . viswanathan was cast as the police inspector raghunath , [ 14 ] [ 8 ] and bhanu chander was chosen to play raghunath ' s son and rekha ' s fianc\u00e9 ravi ( although he was not credited ) , [ 1 ] [ 4 ] while ganthimathi was cast as the madam of a brothel . [ 1 ] vijaychandrika appeared as a prostitute murdered by chandru . [ 1 ] mohan , who later became a leading actor in tamil cinema , made his debut in tamil with this film . [ 5 ] it was his second film under mahendra ' s direction , following kokila . [ 15 ]\nmoodu pani was shot primarily in bangalore and ooty . [ 4 ] [ 16 ] according to cinematographer rajiv menon , mahendra was\ntrying to capture that misty feel\nwhile shooting the film in hilly places . [ 17 ] in making moodu pani , mahendra faced the challenge of distinguishing it from p . bharathiraja ' s sigappu rojakkal ( 1978 ) , which had a similar theme . [ 18 ] the final length of the film was 3 , 848 metres ( 12 , 625 ft ) . [ 19 ]\nalthough moodu pani is officially based on idhuvum oru viduthalai thaan , [ 1 ] it has frequently been described as also having been inspired by alfred hitchcock ' s thriller psycho ( 1960 ) . [ 20 ] [ 21 ] according to rukmini krishnan of daily news and analysis , it was psycho that inspired mahendra to make moodu pani . [ 22 ] r . ilangovan of frontline stated that while mahendra was inspired by psycho , his camera work , the\nmist - covered nights\nof bangalore and ooty , and the\nweirdness\nof the subject made the film\nunique\n. [ 18 ] while idhuvum oru viduthalai thaan and its author were acknowledged in the opening credits of the film , hitchcock and psycho were not . [ 1 ] according to sify , there is a strong similarity between moodu pani and psycho as the male leads in both films keep the skeletal remains of their respective mothers , which they continue to communicate with . [ 23 ] mahendra ' s disciple ameer noted the oedipal elements between chandru and his deceased mother . [ 24 ]\nmahendra , in his now defunct blog moondram pirai . . . , referred to the film as a suspense thriller , [ 11 ] while n . venkateswaran of the times of india described it as a psychological thriller . [ 20 ] devika bai , writing for the new straits times , referred to moodu pani as a whodunit film . [ 25 ] the 2017 book indian horror cinema by mithuraaj dhusiya likened it to a slasher film because of the numerous prostitutes murdered by chandru . [ 26 ] k . hariharan , director of the l . v . prasad film & tv academy , noted that sexuality and the repression of desire were the dominant motifs in moodu pani , expressed through the mysterious misty atmospheres of ooty where the protagonist confronts their psychological antagonist . [ 16 ] he also noted that moodu pani , like many of mahendra ' s films , borrowed its themes and stylistic devices from french new wave and new hollywood styles of filmmaking . [ 27 ] ilangovan noted that chandru ' s character , which was depicted as having flashes of wickedness bordering on perversion , was new to tamil cinema . [ 18 ] crime and detective fiction writer pattukkottai prabakar considers moodu pani , along with sigappu rojakkal and nooravathu naal ( 1984 ) , to explore the personalities and behavioural traits of psychopaths in detail . [ 28 ]\nthe film ' s soundtrack and score were composed by ilaiyaraaja , this being his 100th film . [ 5 ] [ 29 ] it was also the first film in which he collaborated with mahendra ; [ 30 ] ilaiyaraaja would later compose for all of mahendra ' s films until thalaimuraigal ( 2013 ) , the director ' s last film before his death in february 2014 . [ 31 ] mahendra recalled in 2007 ,\nwhen i first met [ ilaiyaraaja ] i explained him what my kind of movie is and what i expect from him . the background score should allow meaningful silences in my films . i believe silence conveys more than words or music\n. [ 32 ]\nmoodu pani marked a . r . rahman ' s first association with ilaiyaraaja . rahman ( then known by his birth name dilip ) who was just 13 years old then , worked as a keyboard programmer in the film . [ 33 ] during the background scoring sessions of moodu pani , ilaiyaraaja fired his old keyboard programmer , due to the person ' s drinking behaviour . [ a ] at that time , another one of his troupe members asked ilaiyaraaja to meet a boy named dilip , who was already doing keyboard programming for malayalam films . ilaiyaraaja agreed and sent for dilip , whom he instructed regarding the notes and tune he had to play . dilip , under ilaiyaraaja ' s supervision , successfully completed the background score . [ 33 ]\ndescribed\nyen iniya pon nilavae\nas one of yesudas '\nbest songs\n.\nto name just a few ? oh ! i love his film music .\nelements of\nyen iniya pon nilavae\nwere incorporated by ilaiyaraaja in his song\nbaatein hawa\nfrom cheeni kum ( 2007 ) . [ 50 ] a remix version of\nyen iniya pon nilavae\nis featured on music artist m . rafi ' s album aasaiyae alaipolae . [ 51 ] in 2006 , yesudas performed\nyen iniya pon nilavae\nduring a programme held at psg college of technology , organised by helpline arts academy to sponsor the education of underprivileged children in and around coimbatore . [ 52 ] in march 2010 , singer vijay prakash performed\nyen iniya pon nilavae\nas part of a medley , at the star vijay music show\nkaadhal unplugged\n. [ 53 ] singer srinivas performed the song live the following year in a concert organised by rotary coimbatore central , [ 54 ] as did ajeesh , at the puthuyugam tv music show\nyugam unplugged\nin march 2014 , [ 55 ] followed by yesudas ' son vijay in a 2015 concert titled yesudas 50 . [ 56 ]\nmoodu pani was released on 6 november 1980 . [ 57 ] [ 58 ] the film was commercially successful , running for over 200 days in theatres . [ 59 ] it received critical acclaim , [ 60 ] with critics praising the performances of pothen and shoba . [ 61 ] [ 62 ] on 30 november 1980 , ananda vikatan said that half the dialogues in the film were spoken by the camera , and felt that when there was great cinematography , there was no need for screenplay and dialogues . [ 63 ] the 1991 book indian cinema by india ' s ministry of information and broadcasting states that mahendra and pothen\nhad brought superb craftsmanship to their sensitively told stories\nsuch as moodu pani . [ 64 ] english journalist phil hardy stated in his 1997 book the bfi companion to crime ,\nfinally , given the tendency in indian cinema to remake successful hollywood films , it is worth signalling balu mahendra ' s remake of psycho in tamil , moodupani ( 1980 ) .\n[ 65 ]\nbhama devi ravi of the times of india said ,\nwith his easygoing manners , pothan was brilliant as a serial killer , and the last few minutes of the film were rivetting .\n[ 61 ] in february 2014 , s . saraswathi of urltoken included moodu pani in her list ,\nthe best films of balu mahendra\n. [ 66 ] k . s . sivakumaran of ceylon today described the film as\nhalfway between artistic and merely entertaining .\n[ 67 ] s . r . ashok kumar of the hindu described moodu pani as one of\nthe [ tamil ] industry ' s best films\n. [ 68 ] the telegraph called it one of mahendra ' s\nmasterpieces\n, [ 69 ] as did u . tejonmayam , writing for the new indian express . [ 70 ]\nfor some reason , despite names like balu mahendra and yesudas being associated with this song , people get reminded of me when they listen to this . i have no idea what i did so well in this song to deserve that . this was also my last song with shoba . i remember how we looked into the sky just before the line , ' panneerai thoovum mazhai ' . balu mahendra made me listen to this song for the first time in chola sheraton . i learned just then that he got married to shoba . i told him that this song was so beautiful , that it was a great wedding gift for him from ilaiyaraaja .\n\u2014 pratap k . pothen , on the song\nyen iniya pon nilavae\n, the hindu . [ 71 ]\nafter sigappu rojakkal , there was a resurgence of the thriller genre in tamil cinema , as evidenced by films like moodu pani . [ 72 ] according to film producer and writer g . dhananjayan , the film\ninspired a generation to take up film - making\n. [ 73 ] m . suganth of the times of india stated that mahendra\nchanged the landscape of tamil cinema with his distinctive visuals and eclectic films\nsuch as moodu pani . [ 74 ] pothen recalled in january 2015 that it was the simultaneous release of moodu pani and his other film varumayin niram sivappu that made him a star . [ 75 ] however , both varumayin niram sivappu , which depicted pothen as an eccentric director obsessed with an actress , and moodu pani led to him being typecast in similar roles .\nboth roles caught the public imagination , and i admit i cashed in when i was offered similar stuff . now , unless i ' m offered an unreasonable amount of money , i doubt i ' ll accept these roles ,\nhe said in a 2014 interview . [ 10 ]\nin iruvar mattum ( 2006 ) , azhagu ( abhay ) keeps the skeletal remains of his mother and frequently talks to her ; sify compared this plot detail to that of moodu pani and psycho . [ 23 ] malathi rangarajan of the hindu , in her review of julie ganapathi ( 2003 ) a film about a mentally deranged woman ( saritha ) who saves an accident victim ( jayaram ) from death , nurses him in her own home and also falls in love with him , but holds him captive there , stated that the film had\nshades\nof moodu pani . [ 76 ] actor veera bahu stated that he watched moodu pani in preparation for his role as a psychopath in the thriller nadunisi naaygal . [ 77 ] reviewing amara kaaviyam ( 2014 ) , sify praised its cinematographer jeeva shankar for\nshowcasing ooty in trademark [ balu mahendra ' s ] way\nin the style of moodu pani . [ 78 ]"]}
{"id": 117245, "summary": [{"text": "fantasia is a 1940 american animated film produced by walt disney and released by walt disney productions .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "with story direction by joe grant and dick huemer , and production supervision by ben sharpsteen , it is the third disney animated feature film .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the film consists of eight animated segments set to pieces of classical music conducted by leopold stokowski , seven of which are performed by the philadelphia orchestra .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "music critic and composer deems taylor acts as the film 's master of ceremonies , providing a live-action introduction to each animated segment .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "disney settled on the film 's concept as work neared completion on the sorcerer 's apprentice , an elaborate silly symphonies short designed as a comeback role for mickey mouse , who had declined in popularity .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "as production costs grew higher than what it could earn , disney decided to include the short in a feature-length film with other segments set to classical pieces .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the soundtrack was recorded using multiple audio channels and reproduced with fantasound , a pioneering sound reproduction system that made fantasia the first commercial film shown in stereophonic sound .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "fantasia was first released in theatrical roadshow engagements held in thirteen u.s. cities from november 13 , 1940 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "while acclaimed by critics , it was unable to make a profit due to world war ii cutting off distribution to the european market , the film 's high production costs , and the expense of leasing theatres and installing the fantasound equipment for the roadshow presentations .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was subsequently reissued multiple times with its original footage and audio being deleted , modified , or restored in each version .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "as of 2012 , fantasia has grossed $ 76.4 million in domestic revenue and is the 22nd highest-grossing film of all time in the u.s. when adjusted for inflation .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "fantasia , as a franchise , has grown to include video games , disneyland attractions , a live concert , and a theatrically released sequel ( fantasia 2000 ) co-produced by walt 's nephew roy e. disney in 1999 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "fantasia has grown in reputation over the years and is now widely acclaimed ; in 1998 the american film institute ranked it as the 58th greatest american film in their 100 years ... 100 movies and the fifth greatest animated film in their 10 top 10 list . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "fantasia ( 1940 film )", "paragraphs": ["fantasia and fantasia 2000 are also available together in the 3 - disc dvd fantasia collection .\n1940 walt disney presents fantasia movie program 9 . 5x12 . 5 original 28 pgs\nthe credit page from the nutcracker suite segment of fantasia . \u00a91940 walt disney productions .\nthe cover of the program from fantasia ' s original theatrical release . \u00a91940 walt disney productions .\n\u201cthe disney cartoons of 1940\u2019s revolutionary fantasia played in brilliant , restored , high - definition color alongside clips from fantasia 2000 . . . \u201d\nsamuel armstrong , j . a . & edward h plumb . ( 1940 ) fantasia . usa .\nthe proposed direct - to - video sequel to the original 1940 film . [ 53 ]\na lobby card featuring a scene from the \u201cthe sorcerer ' s apprentice\u201d segment in fantasia ( 1940 ) .\neveryone except stravinsky loved fantasia . but fantasia 2000 isn ' t in the same league\nfantasia is easily disney ' s most experimental\nfilm\n. the animation studio only just started becoming popular back in 1940 , and so did the medium of film .\nthe first recording of 1940 by stokowski and the philadelphia orchestra took place in the academy of music on march 27 , 1940 . just before philadelphia , stokowski had been conducting the los angeles philharmonic in january and february , 1940\nchernobog the evil demon from 1940\u2019s\nfantasia\nmay be ready for his live action closeup . ( courtesy everett collection )\nsupplementary : fantasia ( 1940 ) title card , which originally appeared during the film ' s intermission and was restored for the 2000 home video re - release .\naspect ratio : fantasia - 1 . 33 : 1 , fantasia 2000 - 1 . 78 : 1\naspect ratio : fantasia - 1 . 33 : 1 , fantasia 2000 - 1 . 78 : 1\nfantasia\nis the first animated feature film to prominently feature non - avian dinosaurs .\nwith the headline : film ; disney sweeps the dust off ' fantasia ' at 50 .\n1940 - bach -\nes ist vollbracht\nfrom st . john ' s passion\nmickey mouse & fantasia ( 1940 ) the first commercial film shown in stereophonic sound , fantasia was the third full - length feature film in the disney canon . released in 1940 , the film is a creative fusion of animation and classical music , broken into eight segments . each segment is a short animated story , sans dialogue , with a musical score by the philadelphia orchestra while they were directed by leopold stokowski . the film was the first commercial film shown in stereophonic sound .\nthe fantasia legacy : fantasia continued\n49 - minute docufilm [ buena vista home ent . nov 2000 ]\nas apprentice to sorcerer yen sid , mickey mouse experimented with magic in the 1940 animated classic . in fantasia : music evolved , yen sid tutors the player ' s fledgling skills using fantasia ' s magical realms .\n6 - jules engel , innovative animator best known for choreographing dance sequences in disney ' s animated feature fantasia ( 1940 ) , dies at age 94 .\nthe soundtrack album , a 3 - disk lp set of all the music used in the 1940 film , was not released until 1957 .\ncolorful inspiration : producer jerry bruckheimer , left , actor nicolas cage and director jon turteltaub display original artwork from disney ' s 1940 classic film fantasia at the disney animation research library in glendale , calif .\nthis is from bosley crowther\u2019s new york times movie review of \u201cthe spectacular world premi\u00e8re of walt disney\u2019s long - awaited fantasia \u201d in 1940 . the headline ran : walt disney\u2019s \u2018fantasia , \u2019 an exciting new departure in film entertainment , opened last night at the broadway .\nmatt sazama and burk sharpless will write the script based on the\nnight on bald mountain\nsegment of disney ' s 1940 animated film .\ndisney is planning a full - length live - action movie based on a sequence from the studio\u2019s classic 1940 film fantasia , ew has confirmed , creating a story inspired by the \u201cnight on bald mountain\u201d segment .\ndisney is developing a movie based on the iconic \u201cnight on bald mountain\u201d closing sequence from the 1940 animated pic \u201c fantasia \u201d for its latest live - action adaptation .\nsince the late 60s , fantasia has been warmly embraced , and a sequel titled fantasia 2000 ( 1999 ) appeared as a widescreen imax attraction . fantasia 2000 was the first feature - length animated film released in the imax format . the film illustrated seven new classic pieces , including :\nin 1940 , walt disney released fantasia , a film that became a celebrated achievement both in animation art and in the history of motion picture sound . this pioneering film melded classical music , early stereophonic experimentation , and animation for the first time in history .\n\u2026exciting film\u2014his multisegmented and stylized fantasia ( 1940 ) , in which cartoon figures and colour patterns were animated to the music of igor stravinsky , paul dukas , pyotr ilyich tchaikovsky , and others . in 1940 disney moved his company into a new studio in burbank , california , abandoning the old plant it had occupied in\u2026\ncentaurs , dancing mushrooms , ballet hippos , and figure skating fairies accompanied the cleveland orchestra thursday night at severance hall . selections from the 1940 film classic\nafter adapting ludwig van beethoven ' s 6th symphony for the soundtrack of fantasia ( 1940 ) , he exclaimed ,\ngee ! this ' ll make beethoven !\n.\nthe working title for the then - innovative 125 - minute\nfantasia\n1940 animated film was ' the concert film ' ;\nfantasia\nis a series of eight animated musical sequences set to classical music , including abstract images set to j . s . bach ' s\ntoccata and fugue in d minor\n; music from\npersonally disliked alice in wonderland ( 1951 ) and peter pan ( 1953 ) because of the lack of\nheart\nand\nwarmth\nin their main characters . was very sad about the unfavorable reception of fantasia ( 1940 ) as he was proud of the film . ironically , the first re - issue of fantasia ( 1940 ) after his death was the first time it turned a profit .\nfilm meant that disney had no trouble lining up celebrities to introduce the various sections of film .\nreleased in 1940 , fantasia is a feature film that includes eight animated segments set to classical music . the piece used for\nnight on bald mountain\nwas composed by modest mussorgsky in 1867 , and is kind of unsettling .\nhis favorite films he produced were bambi ( 1942 ) and dumbo ( 1941 ) . he also held fantasia ( 1940 ) and mary poppins ( 1964 ) in very high regard .\na photo posted by fantasia int . film festival ( @ fantasiafestival ) on jul 19 , 2014 at 6 : 48pm pdt\nthe film was based around the silly symphonies short starring mickey mouse , titled \u201cthe sorcerer\u2019s apprentice . \u201d however , the short outgrew its budget and fantasia was born , utilizing the short as one of its eight segments . since 1940 , fantasia grossed $ 76 . 4 million in the u . s . , making it the 22nd highest grossing film , adjusting for inflation .\nmatt sazama and burk sharpless will write the script for the project \u2014 which is in early development at the studio \u2014 based on the 1940 ' s animated film . the hot writing duo is also executive producing the film .\nthe first american film to use stereophonic sound as well as the first and only film recorded in fantasound .\ncrew : ( color ) available on vhs , dvd . original review text from 1940 . running time : 120 min .\nwalt ' s personal message to his audience , and a thank - you to his coworkers . \u00a91940 walt disney productions .\na 1940 script introduced the twin siamese cats eventually known as si and am ; they were then named nip and tuck .\nfantasia is the adventurous 1940 experiment from disney . the film sets disney animated characters to classical music as mickey mouse uses his magic wand to set broomsticks dancing in one of the more famous elaborate scenes . the film was groundbreaking in its usage of animation and music and is still considered a masterpiece decades later .\ntoday a cult film , however fantasia was a bitter failure for disney movies studios when it came out in theaters during the 1940s .\ndisney is developing a movie based on the iconic \u201cnight on bald mountain\u201d closing sequence from the 1940 animated pic \u201cfantasia\u201d for its latest live - action adaptation . matt sazama and burk sharpless will write the screenplay and executive produce the film , which is still in early development . the classic animated pic \u201cfantasia\u201d consisted of eight musical [ \u2026 ]\n15 - ted berman , longtime animator and director of disney cartoons ranging from bambi ( 1942 ) and fantasia ( 1940 ) to the black cauldron ( 1985 ) , dies at the age of 81 .\nsamuel armstrong , james algar , bill roberts , paul satterfield , hamilton luske , jim handley , ford beebe , norman ferguson , wilfred jackson , and edward h plumb . fantasia . usa , 1940 .\nmusic and dance video game maker gets inspiration from disney classic ' fantasia . '\nthe chicago symphony orchestra conducted by james levine provided the soundtrack for fantasia 2000 .\nbecause of the expense of the fantasound , fantasia only opened in 14 theaters .\nwalt disney ' s masterpiece - fantasia . . . - the magic in pixels\n1901 - 1966 . was an american entrepreneur , animator , voice actor , and film producer . came from chicago , started working on animation in his garage . 1928 makes first synchronized sound cartoon - steamboat willie . \u2022 1940 fantasia\u2022 1941 dumbo\u2022 1942 pinocchio\u2022 1950 cinderella\nthe film features over 180 unique characters that were created for the film . in comparison , tangled had 64 .\nmany film historians describe the film as the most beautifully realized and technically perfect of all the disney animated features .\ntribute in the memory of film section at the flanders international film festival in ghent , belgium . [ 2001 ]\nthis rare screening of fantasia ( 1940 ) provides the opportunity to experience disney\u2019s classic concert film on the big screen with surround sound , immersing the viewer in color and music , and re - visiting the first thirteen presentations of the film using the walt disney studios\u2019 fantasound , a unique multi - channel sound system specially invented in 1940 for the film . lawrence jordan ( b . 1934 ) , carabosse , 1980 walt disney animation studios , fantasia , 1940 tickets are required ( $ 12 adults , students , and seniors ; free for members ) . doors open thirty minutes before the program begins . ticket holders are guaranteed admission until the start of the program , at which time any unclaimed seats will be released .\nthe\nbehind the scenes\nsection of the program shows several of the sequence directors at work . \u00a91940 walt disney productions .\n1938 : one of hp ' s first customers , walt disney , orders eight oscillators to test recording equipment and speaker systems in 12 specially - equipped theaters that will be used to show disney ' s film ,\nfantasia ,\nto be released in 1940 .\nbut some who have worked on the film say they expect the number to climb higher than $ 100 million by the time the film , to be retitled\nfantasia 2000 ,\nis released .\noften ( and wrongfully in our opinion ) considered as a dull copy of the first \u00ab1940 \u00bb fantasia film , fantasia 2000 contains a few treasures , like this film inspired by new - yorker satirical cartoonist al hirschfeld who takes back to the financial crisis of the 1920s in the united states or the last sequence , this tale about the death and renewal of a forest , work of the two brizzi italian twins .\n3 - the international federation of film archives names director martin scorsese the first recipient of its award for film preservation .\nthe fantastical 1940 film , comprised of shorter pieces interpreting classical music , is getting the live treatment . the new film will be based on the spooky\nnight on a bald mountain\nsegment , which follows a terrifying creature raising spirits from dead .\nfantasia is a 1940 american animated film . 1940\u20131941 roadshows with fantasound . invitation to the dance by carl maria von weber . judge john minor wisdom collection , earl k . carl maria friedrich ernst von weber ( 1786 - 1826 ) ( arranged by louis hector berlioz ) invitation to the dance , op . 65 arturo toscanini ( 1867 - 1957 ) , conductor . he moved to hollywood in 1941 and soon starred in .\nwith \u201cdisney fantasia \u2013 live in concert , \u201d disney\u00ae shares its crown jewels of feature animation from the original 1940\u2019s film fantasia and its sequel fantasia 2000 , highlighting a selection of its magnificent repertoire including pytor ilyich tchaikovsky \u2018s the nutcracker suite and other iconic moments from disney\u2019s stunning footage , such as mickey mouse as he dabbles in magic with paul dukas \u2018 the sorcerer\u2019s apprentice and the mythical unicorns and winged horses that accompany ludwig van beethoven \u2019s \u2018 pastoral\u2019 symphony .\nmusic , movement are new realms for classic ' fantasia ' music and dance video game maker gets inspiration from disney classic ' fantasia . ' check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nthe festival did just that for its program on sunday evening ,\ndisney fantasia \u2013 live in concert ,\na production made up of segments from walt disney ' s groundbreaking animated 1940 film ,\nfantasia ,\nand its 1999 sequel ,\nfantasia 2000 ,\nwith ted sperling leading the orchestra . this was the first of four\ncso goes to the movies\nprograms ravinia will be presenting this summer . the huge attendance surely gladdened festival officials .\nnot to be confused with the american idol winner fantasia barrino , or the name of the fantasy world in the film version of the neverending story .\na low budget film , shot for 15 % of the a ( full budget ) film . - universal studios - columbia\nquentin tarantino calls montreal\u2019s fantasia \u201cthe most important and prestigious genre film festival on this continent . \u201d let the right one in , the blair witch project , shaun of the dead , and ghost world all had their canadian premieres at fantasia .\n21 - norman hall wright , disney animator and the last surviving writer to work on the studio ' s groundbreaking fantasia ( 1940 ) for which he developed the story of\nthe nutcracker suite\nsequence , dies at 91 .\na sequence for debussy\u2019s clair de lune that had been cut from the 1940 film was exciting to witness , though you could see why it wasn\u2019t included : the video is poetic , but very little happens . still , it proved to be one of the orchestra\u2019s shining moments , showing off 1940 fantasia conductor leopold stokowski\u2019s inventive orchestration , with little touches of mallet instruments perking you up in your seat as if you\u2019d heard some magic .\nthe original 124 - minute version has never had a wide theatrical release . the only times the original\nfantasound\nversion of the film played were in roadshow engagements from november 1940 until january 1941 .\nprogram from the groundbreaking film \u201dfantasia , \u201d signed by its mastermind \u201dwalt disney\u201d in very large script on the lower portion of the front cover . in \u201dfantasia , \u201d disney chose to omit dialogue from the animated feature in favor of famous classical music pieces composed by the greats . leopold stokowski conducted the philadelphia orchestra for the soundtrack . in 1940 , \u201dfantasia\u201d was the first commercial film to debut stereo sound . 24pp . program measures 9 . 75\u201d x 12 . 75\u201d . with phil sears coa . sold for $ 2 , 886 .\nto bring back the original technicolor to the wildly eclectic pictorial elements of ' ' fantasia , ' ' disney and ycm went back to the original 1940 negative . but the vaults refused to yield ' ' fantasia ' ' easily ; some of the original negative was lost , and the rest of it was in pieces .\nwhat amazed me about fantasia is that throughout the film i was constantly remarking \u2018oh that bit reminds me of [ insert film / tv show more contemporary than fantasia ] \u2019 . fantasia is a film that clearly influenced , whether consciously or unconsciously , many animators , just as the animators for fantasia were influenced by other films , artwork , etc \u2026 i enjoyed it because it gave me the opportunity to see showcased art from animators of the past . i know they made fantasia 2000 ( will get to that eventually ) , but i would be very interested if an animated film like fantasia was made today , demonstrating the talent of current top - class animators . overall , it is an ambitious film that highlights the animators at the top of their game featuring wonderful music . i may not be in a hurry to watch the whole film in its entirety again , but in terms of individual sequences , yes !\n20 - thomas w . phipps , playwright and screenwriter for films and television whose movie work included broadway melody of 1940 ( 1940 ) and a yank at eton ( 1942 ) but who was best known for his hour - long tv dramas of the 1950s , dies at 89 .\nfantasia is a 1940 american animated feature produced by walt disney and the third film in the walt disney animated classics series . fantasia features animation set to classical music and no dialogue\u2014only spoken introductions by the host , american composer and music critic deems taylor , before segments . the music was recorded under the direction of leopold stokowski and seven of the eight pieces were performed by the philadelphia orchestra\ndisney animation archive : deleted movies / fantasia 2006 / notes / index . php\none of the reasons sorcerer mickey is so prominent at disney hollywood studios today is that originally the theme park was to represent the hollywood of the 1930s and 1940s , and one of mickey\u2019s milestone achievements was in fantasia released in 1940 .\nafter a 10 - year home - video moratorium , \u201cfantasia\u201d returns this week in a magnificent blu - ray edition , featuring a brilliance of color and clarity of sound that have probably not been recaptured since the film\u2019s premiere at the broadway theater in new york city on nov . 13 , 1940 .\nhere are ten facts about walt disney ' s animated masterpiece from 1940 , featuring a compilation of animations accompanied by a soundtrack of classical music .\nit was issued in 1940 as part of victor musical masterpiece album m - 731 on victor red seal 17568 . it was coupled with the 1936\ndisney ' s record - breaking streaks of consecutive oscar wins include : 1934 - 1940 ( 7 ) and 1951 - 1956 ( 6 ) .\n1928 . - 90 % talking film - warner bros rises first run price to $ 3 . - biggest hit in film history\na film version of the tale . it is unrelated to the released dreamworks animation film of the same title . [ 33 ]\nduring the march 27 , 1940 academy of music recording session , stokowski recorded another work which he had programmed during his concerts in march , 1940 . this is another composition by the university of pennsylvania professor of music and later manager of the philadelphia orchestra harl mcdonald ( 1899 - 1955 ) .\nnever trust a trailer : promotional art for fantasia often seems to imply that mickey as the sorcerer ' s apprentice faces off with chernabog . the two appear in different segments and do not interact . critics in 1940 actually complained about this .\nif you ' re not a huge disney fan , you may not be familiar with the character , who first appeared in an 11 - minute segment of disney ' s 1940 classic\nfantasia\ncalled\nnight on bald mountain .\nsince fantasia was released , the sorcerer hat has become a popular and frequently - seen disney icon . if you haven\u2019t seen fantasia it\u2019s well worth a watch , in this blogger\u2019s opinion .\nthe road show release of\nfantasia\n[ 1940 ] is considered the first american film to be released with no credits at all shown on - screen : a single ' card ' during the 15 - minute intermission displayed only the film ' s title , the phrases\ncolor by technicolor\n,\ncopyright 1940 by the walt disney company\n,\ncertificate # 5940\n, and\nrca sound recording\n- even the customary\nwalt disney presents\nwas omitted . programs containing the credits were distributed to patrons at the initial showings in 1940 ; the full credits were added at the end of the movie on the 1990 50th - anniversary release .\naverted with the rite of spring , as igor stravinsky was still alive at the time of the 1940 film ' s production , and the development team had to get permission from him , also without any difficulty .\n. in this first recording session of 1940 , stokowski took up a work he programmed for his last pairs of subscription concerts for the season , march 15 - 16 , in philadelphia and march 19 , 1940 in new york city . this was of the symphony no 3 in b minor , titled\nthere are also single - disc versions of\nfantasia / 2000\n( $ 30 ) and\nfantasia\n( $ 30 ) available . each includes such goodies as commentaries and featurettes .\nfantasia is simply terrific - - as terrific as anything that has ever happened on a screen .\namong a few disney films deserving of the title \u201cmasterpiece , \u201d fantasia remains a unique achievement .\nfantasia 2000 was a longtime pet project of roy e . disney , receiving his personal supervision .\nmouseplanet ' s mark goldhaber posted a photo tour of the fantasia gardens course back in 2006 .\n\u2026of its full - length animated film fantasia ( 1940 ) . during world war ii the company developed products for military applications that were important enough to merit packard a draft exemption , while hewlett served in the army signal corps . throughout the war the company worked with the naval research laboratory to build counter - radar\u2026\nunfortunately , these hearty designs did not translate to the screen . time magazine , in an otherwise complimentary fantasia cover story ( november 18 , 1940 ) , complained about \u201ccalf - eyed centaurs\u201d who make \u201cbacchus\u2019 bacchanale look like a nursery lemonade party . \u201d\n\u2026fugue sequence in walt disney\u2019s fantasia ( 1940 ) . the disney artists modified his designs , however , and he asked that his name be removed from the finished film . through the 1940s and \u201950s he balanced his work between experimental films such as motion painting no . 1 ( 1947 ) and commercials , and he retired\u2026\nas most disney fans know , the iconic sorcerer hat was first seen in the short film the sorcerer\u2019s apprentice in the 1940 animated feature fantasia . it\u2019s the source of mickey mouse and his teacher yen sid\u2019s magical powers . it\u2019s a very powerful magical item , with the potential to cause great harm in the wrong hands .\nmasters of film , animation , music , and illustration all around the world have been citing fantasia as an influence for generations . you can write a verbose essay on how it was made ( i note nervously as i check my word count ) , but its power can never be expressed by talking about it . fantasia is a towering monolith of technical achievement , bold ambition , and stunning innovation . it stands as a tribute to the emotional connections art can make through sound , color , and texture . words , frankly , don\u2019t enter into it , because fantasia isn\u2019t really something you talk about . fantasia is something you experience . fantasia is fantasia .\ndisney said that\nbeauty\nsurpassed the home sales record set by its 50 - day release of\nfantasia .\ndisney did not disclose totals for fantasia but said beauty had sold more .\nthis film is one of the definitive classics in disney ' s catalogue , along with disney ' s flagship film , snow white , fantasia is the best film in animation history and everyone who ' s familiar with disney owes it to themselves to check this one out . fantasia is a terrific musical that has definitely stood the test of time . this is a masterwork of animation with brilliant stories and a great cast of talented voice actors . of all disney films , fantasia has had a long lasting impact on me . the sheer importance of this film in the cinematic medium is astounding . this is a brilliant film from start to finish and will stay with you for many years to come . i absolutely loved this film , thought it was one of the finest musical films ever put on film and if you want the musical film , then this is the film to watch . fantasia is simply brilliant . this is a definite childhood classic , a film that has stood the test of time . this is yet another memorable disney classic that any real film buff and child should see . a brilliant piece of cinema history , fantasia is a wonderful viewing experience , one that will please children as much as adults . a definite must see . this is a film that is spectacular and truly one that will stay with you . disney has done it again . sure snow white is disney ' s masterwork , but fantasia elevated the studios potential for effective storytelling even further . this is simply put a phenomenal film that every film fan should see .\nalthough the orchestra cut the excerpt from beethoven symphony no . 6 for the family concert for reasons of length ( and perhaps also because the female centaurs in the fantasia animation appear nude , and the depiction of bacchus and his revels might not be the most kid - appropriate ) , the excerpts from tchaikovsky\u2019s the nutcracker , with animation from the 1940 fantasia , and from stravinsky\u2019s firebird , from fantasia 2000 , effectively compensated for the absence of the beethoven .\nwalt disney fantasia art collectibles comes in many genres . first , you can collect fantasia cels which can sell for as much as $ 11 , 000 or more , as you can see by the walt disney fantasia art of mickey mouse that we sold for that amount . also , you can collect fantasia signed books and first editions signed by walt disney and sometimes signed by disney and his cast of animators . below is a selection of various walt disney fantasia art collectibles that we have sold :\nfantasia is a 1940 animated film from walt disney and the third entry in the disney animated canon . it ' s a surreal , yet classic blend of animation and classical music , often considered to have been ahead of its time back in the day . another way to describe it as is silly symphonies : the movie .\n31 - anne gwynne , leading lady of several sci - fi and horror films of the 1940s including the serial flash gordon conquers the universe ( 1940 ) , black friday ( 1940 ) , the black cat ( 1941 ) and murder in the blue room ( 1944 ) , dies of a stroke at 84 .\nwith the headline : the screen in review ; walt disney ' s ' fantasia , ' an exciting new departure in film entertainment , opened last night at the broadway .\nthey just keep coming ; at this rate i wouldn ' t be surprised if disney had announced a live - action remake for every single one of their animated films by the end of the year . thr reports that the latest disney film to undergo live - actionification will . . . not actually be a film at all , but rather the studio is developing a live - action film based upon the night on bald mountain segment from its 1940 musical classic fantasia .\ndisney expects to continue animation work on ` ` fantasia , ` ` dropping old segments and adding new ones to a ` ` fantasia continued ` ` film in future theatrical releases , and these revised versions will be the basis for any other video sales , he said .\nthis proposed feature film had the same basic plot as the 1940 take on the don quixote story , but the animation would have had a similar style as seen in upa animated shorts and features of the time . [ 3 ]\n30 - ray patterson , animator whose seven - decade career included work on disney ' s fantasia ( 1940 ) , four oscar - winning\ntom and jerry\nshorts at mgm and the television adventures of the marvel comics superheroes , dies at age 90 .\nwhen fantasia opened in 1940 , walt disney intended it to be an evolving show with new sections inspired by different pieces of classical music constantly being added to , or replacing , the original six . disastrous box - office results caused this plan to be abandoned .\nfilm drive . \u2013the sound - tracks are scanned on a curved film - gate . constancy of film movement is obtained by the use of a magnetically driven drum which draws the film down over the gate . flutter measurements indicate that this is a highly satisfactory driving and scanning arrangement .\nmarch 27 , 1940 was not yet over for the philadelphia orchestra recordings . next , stokowski and emanuel feuermann , cello performed what is essentially a cello concerto .\ndisney digitally re - recorded the soundtrack for the 1982 re - release because the original leopold stokowski soundtrack from 1940 sounded dated and very limited in fidelity . however , for the 1990 50th anniversary release disney reverted to the original soundtrack from 1940 , which they cleaned up as well as possible ( although the limited fidelity could not be corrected ) and this is the soundtrack the film has today .\nnowadays , films are completed weeks , months or even years before they get their premiere . fantasia however was completed four hours before premiering in new york city on november 13th 1940 . the final scene to be produced was flown to new york on the day of the premiere and edited into the film in time for its first showing .\nunfortunately , the original film audio masters were recorded on nitrocellulose film , as were movies through the 1940s . nitrocellulose film , unless refrigerated , was found to spontaneously deteriorate into a gooey , unusable mass . nitrocellulose film for movies was superseded in 1948 when eastman kodak introduced cellulose triacetate base film stock . however , less than 15 years after the 1942 release of\nsome of the reviews were as such\u2026 among those at the film\u2019s premiere was film critic edwin schallert of the los angeles times who considered the film to be a magnificent achievement in film which would go down in film history as a landmark film , noting the rapturous applause the film received by the audience during the various interludes . he stated that fantasia was \u201ccaviar to the general , ambrosia and nectar for the intelligentsia\u201d and considered the film to be \u201ccourageous beyond belief\u201d bosley crowther of the new york times , noted that \u201cmotion - picture history was made last night \u2026 fantasia dumps conventional formulas overboard and reveals the scope of films for imaginative excursion\u201d . \u201cfantasia \u2026 is simply terrific ! \u201d variety also acclaimed fantasia , calling it \u201ca successful experiment to lift the relationship from the plane of popular , mass entertainment to the higher strata of appeal to lovers of classical music ! \u201d dance magazine committed its lead story to the film , saying that \u201cthe most extraordinary thing about fantasia is , to a dancer or balletomane , not the miraculous musical recording , the range of color , or the fountainous integrity of the disney collaborators , but quite simply the perfection of its dancing ! \u201d\n\u201cfantasia fairways\u201d is quite literally a lilliputian traditional 18 - hole golf course designed for putting only , with diminutive water hazards , dog - leg bends , roughs and sand traps . the other course , called fantasia gardens , is a miniature family - friendly golf experience themed to the disney animated classic feature , fantasia .\nalso known as fantasia iii , this would have been the third film installment in the fantasia series . minnie , pluto and goofy were going to join in one of these unknown segments , until the plans were eventually dropped altogether , and proposed segments from that abandoned film were instead produced and released as individual stand - alone disney animated shorts . [ 87 ]\n13 - joan fontaine , 84 - year - old oscar - winning star of suspicion ( 1941 ) and rebecca ( 1940 ) , announces plans to appear in rikki , a new feature film planned as a vehicle for animal rights awareness .\nfantasia is not a film , at least not in any of the conventional ways we tend to use the word . it has no plot . it has no dialogue . the only \u201ccharacter\u201d who sticks around for more than five minutes is a scholar who lectures us about the experience of watching the very thing we\u2019re watching . even calling it an anthology would undersell the singularity of its vision . it\u2019 not quite a film , but it\u2019s one of the purest examples there is of what can be achieved by the moving image , and maybe the most experimental work ever released by an american studio . fantasia is not a film . fantasia is fantasia .\nthe making of fantasia : the concert feature\ndocufilm [ buena vista home ent . nov 2000 ]\n( newly available on blu - ray / dvd ) rather than a static motion picture , fantasia was originally conceived as a repertoire , a selection of presentations that over time could be augmented by new pieces while old ones were retired , like an orchestra rotating its concert lineup \u2026 ten years ago , amid the wreckage at the end of the 1990s disney renaissance , the disney studio marked fantasia \u2019s 60th anniversary with fantasia 2000 , a film intended to honor in a way the original repertory conception of fantasia .\n8 - karen morley , blonde film actress of the 1930s whose films included mata hari ( 1931 ) , scarface ( 1932 ) , dinner at eight ( 1933 ) and pride and prejudice ( 1940 ) , dies of pneumonia at age 93 .\nfantasia was first released in roadshow presentations in 1940 and 1941 . the first began on november 13 , 1940 at the broadway theatre in new york city . each roadshow employed the fantasound set - up . the demands of world war ii shortened a planned 5 - year run of roadshows and fantasia was given to rko to distribute in a more traditional manner . rko presented the film with a mono soundtrack and edited it down from its initial running time of 2 hours and 5 minutes to , at one point , a short one hour and 20 minute run time . upon its 1946 re - release , fantasia was edited to run one hour and 55 minutes , becoming the standard for all subsequent re - releases . following that 1946 re - release , fantasia has had seven more runs in theaters , in varying aspect ratios and eventually in stereo sound .\n1940 was the final year of stokowski conducting the philadelphia orchestra as music director . by 1940 , much of the world , but not yet the united states was enmeshed in the growing total - war that was world war 2 . one of the consequences of this for victor , and for the 1940 recordings was that the high quality shellac ingredient for the material victor ( and others ) used in pressing 78 rpm records was difficult to import from southeast asia , the principal source . consequently , the quality of victor pressings of these 1940 recordings was not as high as in previous years . also , the disk surfaces were noisier . some of this difference can be overcome by modern processing , but in any case , the 1940 victor recordings are not sonically the equal of the recordings since the philadelphia orchestra returned to the academy of music for recording in 1936 .\nthe night on bald mountain sequence was cut from the film when originally released on video . when the sequence was shown in 1940 the studio was overrun with calls and letters from parents who complained that the sequence scared their children . it has since been restored to its original place in the film on subsequent home video releases .\nin 1940 ' s fantasia , the animated musical ' s simple centerpiece was the sorcerer ' s apprentice , with mickey mouse borrowing his master ' s magical hat and causing havoc with brooms and water pails . over seven decades , it has continued to resonate with generation after generation .\nmusic and animation combine in disney ' s ' fantasia ' walt disney ' s fantasia , the first feature - length film to offer visual images of classical music , has just been re - released in a new box set . music critic lloyd schwartz says the film is a delightful introduction to classical music - - but doesn ' t always convey it convincingly on screen .\nwhile walt disney first wanted to create an ever evolving film with new scenes , this project was quickly abandoned . it is only later that this film was recognised as walt disney\u2019s most significant masterpiece and it is in that spirit that roy edward disney decided in 1999 to continue his uncle\u2019s work , deceased in the meantime , by creating a sequel to fantasia : fantasia 2000 .\n. in his last recording with the philadelphia orchestra in the 78 rpm era , on 22 december 1940 , stokowski recorded three songs from the wesendonck lieder series with helen traubel .\nfantasia ( 1940 ) is a series of abstract vignettes set to classical compositions ; it remains a controversial work , derided for its portentousness and praised for its stunning visual virtuosity . dumbo ( 1941 ) and bambi ( 1942 ) also achieved recognition as masterpieces by effectively employing the devices disney had\u2026\ncartoon figures had hard edges before\nfantasia\nwas made in 1940 , and many of them moved to rinky - tink music . walt disney did not invent animation , but he nurtured it into an art form that could hold its own against any\nrealistic\nmovie , and when he gathered his artists to create\nfantasia\nhe felt a restlessness , a desire to try something new .\nretold in fantasia 2000 in the re - imagined\nnoah ' s ark\nadaptation of pomp and circumstance .\ndisney also greenlit a movie for one of its darkest characters \u2014 chernabog \u2014 the demon from\nfantasia .\nbut the road has been anything but smooth . the 32 minutes of footage being revised , added or updated on the 1940 film , which is now scheduled for a release in 2000 , could go down as one of the most expensive films in history .\nin spite of the failing at a second go - around , the first \u201cfantasia\u201d film will always remain as a testament to disney\u2019s brilliance and ability to create memorable , lasting moments in cinema .\nthis isn ' t the first time that pieces of fantasia has been mined for live - action adaptations ; the nicolas cage film the sorcerer ' s apprentice was inspired by the fantasia sequence by the same name . the fantasia live - action film will join the many other live - action disney films which are in various stages of development , including beauty and the beast , the jungle book , dumbo , mulan , pinocchio , winnie the pooh , jack and the beanstalk , and tinkerbell . phew .\ngreat viewing - quick to download and watch . good quality for an original film\nexclusive : netflix gets into original - film game with ' the . . .\nwith the headline : library of congress adds 25 titles to national film registry .\narmy of enchanted brooms , is one of the most indelible in animated film .\nthe only walt disney animated feature film that reaches the two - hour mark .\n1928 . first ' all - talkie ' film with talking in every scene .\nmatt sazama and burk sharpless will write the script and executive produce the film .\nit ' s not clear whether or not mushu will be in the film .\ndisney ' s second animated film\npinocchio\nis being adapted into a live - action version . it will be loosely based on the original animated film .\nyears later , davis\u2019s original concept of \u201cfantasia gardens\u201d was revived by imagineer claude coats for the possible overlay of the swan boat ride pathway at the magic kingdom at walt disney world in 1984 to also be called fantasia gardens . working with katy moss warner of walt disney world parks horticulture , coats envisioned topiaries of the fantasia characters along the route .\nfantasia ( 1940 ) , a disney animated feature - length\nconcert\nfilm milestone , is an experimental film integrating eight magnificent classical musical compositions with enchanting , exhilarating , and imaginative , artistically - choreographed animation . the conceptual framework of the individual pieces embraces such areas as prehistoric times , the four seasons , nature , hell / heaven , the themes of light vs . darkness and chaos vs . order , dancing animals , classical mythology , and legend .\nfantasia was the creation of an optimistic , middlebrow culture that sought to bring the classics to a mass audience . fantasia 2000 has no such designs on the spectator , who is treated to a facetious , uninformative commentary by steve martin , bette midler , james earl jones , penn & teller , and angela lansbury . designed for people with a short attention span , the items are on average half the length of those in the 1940 picture . the novelty of the original fantasia ' s concept is only temporarily replaced by the sheer size of the giant imax screen on which fantasia 2000 is being shown for the first six months of its release .\nby 1940 , abstraction in art wasn ' t new or shocking . was the world ready , though , for dark , dense abstraction in an animated family feature ? that was what walt disney was ready to find out when he brought his new film fantasia to debut in new york city , which had been rocked 27 years earlier by duchamp ' s nude descending a staircase .\nbe careful in purchasing this ! it isn ' t the original fantasia film at all , but a commentary and demonstration of the development / performance of the music with some excerpts from . . .\n28 - martha scott , stage and screen actress who originated the role of emily in thorton wilder ' s\nour town ' ' and earned an academy award nomination as best actress for her performance in the 1940 film version as well as praise for such films as the howards of virginia ( 1940 ) , the desperate hours ( 1955 ) , the ten commandments ( 1956 ) and ben - hur ( 1959 ) , dies at age 90 .\nfantasound marked the first use of the click track , overdubbing of orchestral parts , and simultaneous multi - track recording . it was , as with fantasia itself , advanced in concept . from the style and construction of the film itself to the technology behind its presentation , everything about fantasia was ahead of its time .\nwith their full feature - length programming announced ( including mandy as a closing night movie ) , montreal ' s fantasia film festival has revealed their short film lineup that ' s packed with a wide range of genres , intriguing characters , and memorable visuals : press release : 28 june 2018 , montreal , canada \u2013 earlier today , the fantasia international film festival announced its complete 2018 programming lineup of over 125 feature films that will be showcased at its 22nd edition . as many are aware , fantasia also makes considerable space to platform cutting - edge international shorts , which often front some of the boldest and most individualistic filmmaking in any given year . what follows is an overview of fantasia \u2019s 2018 short film selections , screening across six blocks and in front of various features . the afromentum 2018 short - film showcase celebrates black cinema of the imagination it\u2019s undeniable that the time has come for black cinema of the imagination to step into the spotlight . this summer , fantasia introduces afromentum 2018 , a\ndespite a couple of uneven parts that may try the patience of some , the whole of fantasia is a marvel .\nreview : disney ' s fantasia \u2014 pops live in concert | dallas symphony orchestra | morton h . meyerson symphony center\n9 culhane , john . walt disney ' s fantasia . abrams books . new york , new york . 1983 .\nas discussed , this is where fantasia got its start , as a showcase to return mickey mouse to the spotlight .\nwalt disney ' s fantasia by john culhane ( new york : harry n . abrams ( 1983 ) ) production notes\nthe first disc features the beautifully restored and remastered version of the 1940 animated classic\nfantasia .\nthis is the uncut roadshow version of the film , which hasn ' t been seen in more than 50 years , and includes all of the interstitial introductions by deems taylor , the noted music critic of the day . when\nfantasia\nwas put into general release , the running time was cut by an hour and most of taylor ' s intros were left on the cutting - room floor .\ndisney studio artist , story sketch for fantasia , 1940 . watercolor on board and gum - based cel paint on cellulose acetate , 6 3 / 4 x 8 3 / 4 in . ( 17 . 1 \u00d7 22 . 2 cm ) . walt disney animation research library , glendale , ca \u00a9 disney\nthe rite of spring\nsegment would have been of great interest to 1940 audiences as the discovery of dinosaur bones and the theories of their evolution and demise were all recent developments .\n. though she appeared in the film while it was in theaters she has been removed from all releases of the film since 1969 due to perpetuating a racist stereotype .\n\u201cfantasia\u2026remind [ s ] us of the emotional storytelling power of classical music and the wide spectrum of beauty and characters that animation can provide\u2026if you have kids that haven\u2019t yet experienced the wonder of fantasia and fantasia 2000 , i would highly recommend introducing them to it in this ideal setting , with the music heard as it was meant to be - live . \u201d\nthis year , walt disney ' s fantasia turns 75 . the feature film remains unique in the history of motion pictures , and one of the most persistently fascinating intersections between classical music and popular culture .\n3 - ellen drew , contract actress at paramount during the 1940s whose film work included roles in such films as preston sturges ' christmas in july ( 1940 ) , the remarkable andrew ( 1942 ) and man in the saddle ( 1951 ) , dies at age 89 .\nmusic composed for dancing was obviously intended to be seen and works especially well in fantasia , such as the passages from tchaikovsky ' s\nnutcracker suite .\nit ' s amusing to hear deems taylor , in 1940 , say that while the suite is famous , the ballet has been almost entirely forgotten .\nproctor\u2019s is presenting \u201c disney fantasia \u2013 live in concert \u201d on thursday night . this performance features the czech national symphony orchestra conducted by the multi - faceted and award - winning conductor ted sperling along with scenes from the two classic disney animated feature films , fantasia and fantasia 2000 . the films will be shown in high - definition on the big screen at proctor\u2019s\nremake in development : peter hedges ( the odd life of timothy green ) is working on a live - action film inspired by pinocchio . this new version is expected to be a darker take than the 1940 animated version , sticking more closely to carlo collodi \u2018s 1883 novel .\nwith the wave of his hands , he conducts whimsical scenes from fantasia across enormous screens of water\u2014while brilliant sparks burst overhead .\nthis entry was posted in bill iadonisi reports and tagged fantasia , sorcerer mickey hat , sorcerer ' s apprentice , yensid .\nfantasia\nhas a fan following among fans of anthropomorphic characters and furries . in 2000 the community introduced a new award ceremony ( retroactively named the ursa major awards in 2001 ) and asked fans to vote for the best 20th - century works featuring anthropomorphic characters .\nfantasia\nwon the award for best animated feature film .\n, and ultimately how the film came to fruition so many years after its inception .\nan update of the original film with new interpretations of great works of classical music ."]}
{"id": 117252, "summary": [{"text": "sarah niles is a british film , television and theatre actress .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "niles has appeared mainly in theatre productions including the national and royal court , the old vic , the bush theatre , to name a few .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "she is however most famous for portraying reba parkinson in the bbc television series beautiful people .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "niles has also had roles in various high-profile television shows such as doctor who , where she played node 1 in \" silence in the library \" , being human and waterloo road .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "additionally , niles had a role in the 2008 film happy-go-lucky , directed by mike leigh .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "she has also been seen in london boulevard and austenland .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "in 2013 and 2014 sarah has worked with the rsc as charmian in anthony and cleopatra , performing at stratford upon avon and touring to miami and the public theater new york .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "in 2014 she also played tituba in the sold out production of the crucible at the old vic theatre and also the crucible on screening cinemas throughout the uk and internationally .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "in 2014 , she appeared as sylvaine dor in death in paradise episode 3.8 .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "in 2015 she appears as michelle jones in the film still directed by simon blake .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "in 2015 she will star opposite sharon horgan and american comedian rob delaney in catastrophe , a six-part comedy series for the british channel 4 that will air in the uk from 19 january 2015 . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "sarah niles", "paragraphs": ["like most websites channel 4 uses cookies . in order to deliver a personalised , responsive service and to improve the site , we remember and store information about how you use it . this is done using simple text files called cookies which sit on your computer . these cookies are completely safe and secure and will never contain any sensitive information . they are used only by channel 4 or the trusted partners we work with . how to manage cookies\nin order to deliver an optimised service , channel 4 uses cookies . these are simple text files which sit on your computer , and are only used by us and our trusted partners . to find out about managing cookies , please see our cookies policy .\ncommissioned to write and star in a new series for channel 4 called catastophe .\nit ' s a 6 x 30 , single camera comedy following an irish woman ( sharon horgan ) and an american man ( rob delaney ) who make a bloody mess as they struggle to fall in love in london .\nphil clarke , head of comedy at channel 4 , said : \u201csharon horgan and rob delaney are two unique , and supremely talented comic writers and performers , and they have come together to make a notably outstanding pilot . the result is an original and joyous transatlantic romantic comedy , and i\u2019m delighted that we are now going to series . \u201d\nan avalon television production , catastrophe was commissioned by phil clarke , head of comedy at channel 4 . the series will be directed by ben taylor ( cardinal burns and cuckoo ) and produced by adam tandy ( the thick of it , and a touch of cloth ) , while the executive producers are richard allen - turner , kara baker and jon thoday .\njermaine fowler and omari hardwick of sorry to bother you take us back in time to the worst jobs of their careers .\n- the hard way home ( 2017 ) . . . miriam ' mim ' sugarman\n- though the heavens fall ( 2011 ) . . . dr . hayley hamilton\n- line of fire : part 1 ( 1999 ) . . . wpc # 1\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nactress , mum , london . i sing sometimes . currently in # leavetaking @ bushtheatre may 24th - june 30th\nthe so - called natural party of government has shown itself up as a cadre of charlatans , narcissists and utter buffoons . the tories have all the gravitas of a barrel of monkeys at home , so why should we trust them with negotiations in brussels ? time for a labour government .\nhappy black pride ! we are set to make history , herstory & theirstory today as we set our stage . keep the noise up at\n, sun 8 july . it\u2019s about love , unity , respect , inclusion and everyone bringing their best selves .\nthe easy # chemistry between @ martina _ laird & # karlcollins as the anchors in the nostalgic & poignant # shebeen @ stratfordeast was delicious to watch . well done to all cast & creatives . also great # postshow discussion with @ excalibah & # mufaromakubika\nall they have achieved especially those that faced insults and abuse whilst still delivering the service . thank you . where would we be without you\nhappy 4th of july ! ! ! let ' s hope the real americans will gain\nindependence\nfrom the europeans who have been occupying their land for so many years . . . # independenceday urltoken\n. i may have to say a quiet goodbye to enid matthews at some point . it has been an honour .\nand it was an absolute knockout . hope there are shedloads more plays by genius\nbeing staged soon , i ' ll be thinking of this one for years .\nwhat they know about a black woman soul ? \u201d we ' re going into the final week of leave taking and still over the moon about all the lovely stars . time out \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 whatsonstage \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 the guardian \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 the independent \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 the times \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\nwell # leavetaking @ bushtheatre is all i hoped it would be and more . astonishing play - so timely and necessary production and fantastic performances all round # mimo\nthis is the moment alexandria ocasio - cortez , a 28 - year - old latina running her first campaign , discovered she had ousted 10 - term incumbent rep . joe crowley in new york ' s 14th congressional district\nmoved the markets on the night of the referendum with & made his hedge fund pals billions . but\nhas the inside account of how . warning : long & fury - inducing .\n: ' in bristol , a black woman has become the new lord mayor . . . and one of the first things that\nlake did was remove the 300 - year - old portrait of a slave trader from the wall in her office\u2019s parlour . 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{"id": 117254, "summary": [{"text": "suckseed ( suckseed \u0e2b\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22\u0e02\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e suckseed : huay khan thep ) is a 2011 thai comedy film .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "directed by first-time feature director chayanop boonprakob , this film stars teenage actors jirayu laongmanee , pachara chirathivat , thawat pornrattanaprasert , and nattasha nauljam .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film follows the antics of three secondary school students who form a rock band to impress girls .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "despite their efforts , their band plays poorly and the members regularly end up as losers .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "based in part on chayanop 's thesis project short film about a band of young members who perform badly but insist on trying , the film features themes of teenage dreams , friendship , romance , and their expression through music , and includes pieces of popular rock songs interspersed within the narrative as well as cameos by several well-known musicians .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "suckseed was released in the thai box office on 17 march 2011 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it grossed a total of 21.4 million baht on its opening weekend .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "in total , the film earned us$ 2,600,673 in the thai box office . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "suckseed", "paragraphs": ["suckseed ( \u0e0b\u0e31\u0e01 - \u0e40\u0e04 - \u0e0b\u0e35\u0e49\u0e14 ) \u0e2b\u0e19\u0e31\u0e07\u0e2a\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19\u0e20\u0e32\u0e04\u0e15\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e08\u0e32\u0e01 suckseed \u0e2b\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22\u0e02\u0e31\u0e49\u0e19\u0e40\u0e17\u0e1e \u0e40\u0e23\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e22\u0e48\u0e2d urltoken \u0e15\u0e34\u0e14\u0e15\u0e32\u0e21\u0e23\u0e32\u0e22\u0e25\u0e30\u0e40\u0e2d\u0e35\u0e22\u0e14\u0e2d\u0e31\u0e1e\u0e40\u0e14\u0e17\u0e01\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e43\u0e04\u0e23 http : / / www . faceb . . .\n\u0e15\u0e31\u0e27\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07 suckseed ( \u0e0b\u0e31\u0e01 - \u0e40\u0e04 - \u0e0b\u0e35\u0e49\u0e14 ) gth side stories \u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e41\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c 31 \u0e2a . \u0e04 . 56 4 \u0e17\u0e38\u0e48\u0e21 \u0e0a\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e07 one\nnatasha nauljam ( thai : \u0e13\u0e31\u0e10\u0e0a\u0e32 \u0e19\u0e27\u0e25\u0e41\u0e08\u0e48\u0e21 ; born 16 september 1992 ) is a thai actress . she is known for the role of ern in suckseed ( 2011 ) . more \u00bb\nsuckseed is a realistic , but lighthearted representation of how growing up changes people ; finding out what you are best at , making friends , falling in love , and sometimes even making some trouble are all part of this .\nsuckseed official international trailer synopsis ' ped ' is your average elementary school geek who has zero interest in music . but ever since the day his classmate ' ern ' shared her love for music with him , ped in return wants to share his true feelings for her . life has another plan for ern when her parents whisk her away to bangkok . ped has to put his love on hold and life goes on until one day they both unexpectedly run into each other in high school . ern is a guitar goddess hottie while ped is still a geek . the hatch plan to form a rock band with their close school mates in the hope to realize every teenage boy dream - to get with the hottest chicks ! only problem is musically the three of the suck and suck hard , but sometimes you got to suck before you succeed !\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\nped ( jirayu la - ongmanee ) was a shy boy who had never listened to music until introduced to the world of pop and rock by would - be childhood crush ern ( nattasha nualjam ) . ern soon left for . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nwhat are you doing at his age ? age 16 , top gained 400 , 000 baht monthly from playing online games . age 17 , he was willing to fail school and instead earned money from selling chestnuts for . . . see full summary \u00bb\na couple who met in south korea . they had fun together but when they both fell in love , everything changed .\nsua ( ter - chantavit dhnasevi ) and jib ( ice - preechaya pongthananikorn ) are like any other couple in this world except for one exception : for the past 5 years they have kept their . . . see full summary \u00bb\nan urban love story set in the center of bangkok where thirty - year - old mei li struggling to find true love . when mei li accidentally meets a handsome bts engineer whom she considers the . . . see full summary \u00bb\nsuper standard girl in school ( may who ) is on a quest to win the love of a school senior heart - throbber ( fame ) with her new - found friend ( pong ) . the only secret is that she can discharge electricity when she gets excited .\njeab hears that his childhood sweetheart noi - naa is to be married , so he makes the trip back home to his provincial village . as he does so , the memories come flooding back to his childhood . . . see full summary \u00bb\nyim goes to english school to keep his japanese girlfriend in this thai romantic comedy .\nlife of a 14 year old girl nam , who falls in love with her senior of tenth grade p ' shone and tries desperately to win his attention .\nmak served in the war during the beginning of the rattanakosin dynasty . at war he became friends with ter , puak , shin , and aey , whose lives he saved . once the war was over , mak invited his . . . see full summary \u00bb\nseven something is a special love movie made to celebrate the glorious film company , gth ' s 7th anniversary . starring thailand ' s top stars and nichkhun , the asian idol from 2pm , the movie . . . see full summary \u00bb\nped ( jirayu la - ongmanee ) was a shy boy who had never listened to music until introduced to the world of pop and rock by would - be childhood crush ern ( nattasha nualjam ) . ern soon left for bangkok , however , and it is six years later in their final school year when she is re - introduced to ped and his brash best friend koong ( pachara chirathivat ) . koong convinces ped , along with schoolmate ex ( thawat pornrattanaprasert ) , to form a band , partly to be cool and attract girls , partly as an attempt by koong to try and one - up his popular twin brother kay . their musical talents aren ' t great , but that doesn ' t stop them from trying . however , when ern decides to lend them her outstanding guitar skills , ped and koong ' s shared attraction to her puts a strain on the band ' s survival , as well as their friendship .\nnatasha nualjam actually played guitars in the movie . she is very skillful because she was trained by her father vichai ( stage name : lam morrison ) who is a respected thai heavy metal artist . in the country , he is often referred to as\nguitar king\n.\nthe other reviews do a good job telling you the plot . i had seen the soundtrack for this film several times in the thai record stores and was intrigued by the track list and artists who were involved . otherwise i didn ' t know anything at all about the film . the album cover made me suspect it was a dumb teen comedy . but when i saw it listed in thai airways ' avod system on a recent flight i decided to check it out . and i was very pleasantly surprised . far from being a dumb comedy ( although there are plenty of funny moments ) it ' s really one of those unrequited love triangles . and i love those kinds of films . i ' m not ashamed to admit i shed more than a few tears . the acting is excellent , especially ped . i imagine that for an actor playing that type of withdrawn , shy character must be a real challenge . and while the relationship between ped and ern seems to be the center , it ' s really the relationship between the boys , ped and koong that is what holds the film together . their break up and reunion had a palpable realness to it that really hit me . poor ped just can ' t figure out how to ask for what he wants or needs from anyone . so he is a bit isolated . you feel really sad for him when he loses the girl and the boy . the music is great . and i also enjoyed the cameos from the music stars . definitely worth checking out !\n3 of 3 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\nenjoy a night in with these popular movies available to stream now with prime video .\nthis video is no longer available because the youtube account associated with this video has been terminated .\nas a young boy , ped was a geeky kid who held a crush on classmate ern . when ern moved away with her family to bangkok , ped was crushed .\nnow in high school , ped and ern are reunited after she backs to her hometown and attends the same school . ped ' s best friend koong then hatches a plan to get the attention of ern and other girls . they will form a rock band ! the boys are in for a bigger surprise when they learn ern is a talented guitarist and joins their band . a talent show competition looms ahead for the band , while ped and koong find themselves vying for the attention of ern . . . .\nbecause of this movie i started to like thai music . . . . . > ^ - ^ < . . . . . and it seem like or it look like philippines not really the place but some place look like while watching it there is similar in the philippine like tomboy in our school there is a lot of them they really nice . some people look like filipino and some look chinese and american . . . i love thai movies funny and touching story . . . . i hope asianwiki will features some thai artists and movies and tv drama . when i search them no one write who they are i just want to know since it started me to like thai . . . i would totally happy if you write or features about them thank you\ni so love jirayu ( ped ) . . . all of them are so adorable . . < 3\ni thought young ped ( tonhon tantivejakul ) was adorable . i was hoping he was in other productions but it looks like this was the only one , which is a shame . : /\nthe movie is totally cute . it focuses on ped , ern ex and koong . i really love ped he ` s totally cute love him so much . . please watch the movie you ` ll be inspired and surely you ` ll ` enjoy it .\ncomparing with other thai comedy , this film is kinda boring for me . too many ' ' skip ' ' i did on it .\ni just wanna say\ni love this movie\n, i hope some times every actor in this movie can come to indonesia for meet with suck seed ' s fans . . .\ndefinitely one of my favorite thai movies ! this movie is so fun to watch . i don ' t think i ' d ever get tired of watching this . : )\ntagal ko tong hinintay oh ! mula ng makita ko to sa isang site . . sobrang simple ng pelikulang ito tungkol sa friendship at may kaunting love story at laughtrip rin lalo na si khung yung kayabangan niya nakakatawa at si ex naman the boy injury . . hahahaha . . si nat ang cute at bagay sila ni kao . . sikat na rin to sa pinas . sana makagawa rin ang pinas ng ganito . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\na message has been sent to your smartphone to purchase this item . to complete the purchase , check your blackberry 10 smartphone now .\na message has been sent to your 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their region .\nextreme depictions of graphic violence appropriate only for or legally restricted to persons at least 18 years of age .\nyou are using an unsupported operating system , and some functionality will be disabled .\nped is a geeky boy who is secretly in love with his classmate earn since he was a young boy . when ern moves away , ped is crushed . later in high school , ped finds out that earn has returned . ped ' s best friend koong decides to create a plan to get earn and the other girls ' attention by making a rock band . the boys find out that earn is a talented guitarist and let\nher join their band . ped learns that his best friend is pinning for earn as well .\nwhen i read the plot , i didn ' t think it was anything surprising or special . although , i began to watch the film and realized that there was so much more to the story and the plot was much more interesting than i thought . many twists and turns occur along the band ' s journey and there are lots of laugh to be had . i really enjoyed the sweet moments too !\nin terms of acting , i thought it was well done . i never really realized how young the actors were until i read their profiles on mdl ! they are still quite young so it is surprising to think about what age they would ' ve been when this came out ! either way , kudos to them ! also , they fit their characters nicely and it was easy to relate to them . as i just stated , relating with the characters happened a lot as i felt how they may have felt in that moment and i really like that .\nthe music was pretty good ! i have not heard music all that often in thai films i have seen before , but since this film includes a lot of it i was in for a good treat ! i really enjoyed it and i thought it was funny how they would always have the singer follow whichever character was listening to a certain song . . . because music is like having a friend by your side , right ? anyway , i do not rewatch movies all that often so i gave it an 8 , but i feel like i would rewatch it maybe if i was in the mood for some music genre film !\ni really found this thai movie funny and enjoyable . it is more centered around friendship than romance , so if you are looking for a romance movie this isn ' t what you are looking for ( but put in you plan to watch list anyway ) . i found myself laughing often at this movie , especially during band performances . the leads ' friends are hilarious and are great supporting characters . the music is great and i ' m going to look up some of the bands mentioned throughout the film . this movie\nsuckseeded\nin my opinion ! haha .\njirayu la - ongmanee net worth , family , girlfriend , salary , house , cars , biography , lifestyle , bikes 2018 .\njirayu la - ongmanee ( thai : \u0e08\u0e34\u0e23\u0e32\u0e22\u0e38 \u0e25\u0e30\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e21\u0e13\u0e35 ; chirayu la - ongmani ; born 29 october 1995 ) , nicknamed kao ( thai : \u0e40\u0e01\u0e49\u0e32 ) , is a thai actor . he has starred in several 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{"id": 117260, "summary": [{"text": "the double life of veronique ( french : la double vie de veronique , polish : podw\u00f3jne \u017cycie weroniki ) is a 1991 french-polish-norwegian drama film directed by krzysztof kie\u015blowski and starring ir\u00e8ne jacob .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "written by kie\u015blowski and krzysztof piesiewicz , the film explores the themes of identity , love , and human intuition through the characters of weronika , a polish choir soprano , and her double , v\u00e9ronique , a french music teacher .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the two women do not know each other , and yet they share a mysterious and emotional bond that transcends language and geography .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the double life of veronique is notable for s\u0142awomir idziak 's innovative cinematography and zbigniew preisner 's operatic score .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was kie\u015blowski 's first to be produced partly outside his native poland .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it won the prize of the ecumenical jury and the fipresci prize at the 1991 cannes film festival for krzysztof kieslowski , and the best actress award for ir\u00e8ne jacob .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the double life of veronique was selected as the polish entry for the best foreign language film at the 64th academy awards , but was not accepted as a nominee . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "the double life of veronique", "paragraphs": ["double life of veronique , the ( la double vie de veronique ) . dir . krzysztof kieslowski . perf .\nthe double life of veronique cocoons you within its beauty and refuses to let go .\nla double vie de veronique ( the double life of veronique ) . i love this movie so hard . | film | pinterest | movie , films and cinema\nwith the headline : review / film ; metaphysical equation in ' the double life of veronique ' .\nthe filming locations used for the double life of veronique are on my site , kieslowski\u2019s world , in the films section .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing double life of veronique near you .\nrefracted reflections take center stage in krzysztof kie\u015blowski\u2019s the double life of veronique , a poetic overture on the power of senses and sensibilities .\nthis piece was originally published in the criterion collection\u2019s 2006 edition of the double life of v\u00e9ronique .\ndon ' t even attempt to resolve that paradox , and the double life of veronique will work on its own poetic terms .\nthis essay was originally published in the booklet accompanying the 2006 dvd release of the double life of v\u00e9ronique .\nkrzysztof kie\u015blowski\u2019s 1991 masterpiece the double life of v\u00e9ronique ( la double vie de v\u00e9ronique ) is quite simply one of the most beautiful films ever made .\nkieslowski has directed several excellent films before this one , but the double life of veronique is a work of genius . it is tight , spare and visually brilliant .\ni don\u2019t remember the first time i saw the double life of veronique . it was probably the revue cinema in peterborough\u2026 my habitual seat , near the front , left of center . whatever\u2026\nthis essay was originally published in the booklet accompanying the 2006 dvd release of the double life of v\u00e9ronique . a new life experience is in the air today , a perception that explodes the form of the linear narrative and renders life as a multi\u2026\nit is important to resist the temptation to figure out every last detail of \u201cthe double life of veronique , \u201d the mysterious and poetic new film by krzysztof kieslowski . that way lies frustration .\nsubtlety certainly haunts krysztof kieslowski\u2019s movies . to a large degree the double life of veronique ( 1991 ) is stripped from unnecessary dialogue and events \u2013 which makes veronique\u2019s life all the more dreamlike . this notion is empowered by the soft \u2013 green \u2013 yellowish cinematography as well as the repetitive images of the old lady and other delicate details .\nall my life i ' ve felt like i was here and somewhere else at the same time ,\nsays weronika in kryzysztof kieslowski ' s film , the double life of veronique . 10 years ago when i first watched this film , i didn ' t have enough life experience to truly understand the depth of her statement .\nit ' s at this moment that\nthe double life of veronique\nbegins to become both too literal and too fanciful , and sometimes inadvertently funny . veronika is far more engaging than veronique , who seems less a genuine character than a figure invented to finish off a theory .\nif kieslowski ' s overarching metaphors about weronika / veronique seem strained , jacob ' s sensuous and delicately nuanced performance will double your pleasure .\nthe double life of veronique\nis mr . kieslowski ' s most beautiful film to date but also , in its way , his most opportunistic . it has the shape of something manufactured to fit a co - production contract .\nthings i love in movies ( or just in general ) : puzzles , melancholia , beautiful women . those are the building blocks of double life .\nthe double life of veronique\ndoesn ' t end . about three - quarters of the way through , it starts to dissolve , like mist , so that by the time it is actually over the screen seems to have been blank for some time .\nit was later that i saw irene jacob in the double life of veronique , a film marking kieslowski\u2019s international debut and preceding his colors trilogy . jacob is mesmerizing in veronique . add the haunting musical theme that permeates the film and ties together the lives of these two identical veroniques , and you have a film well deserving of its criterion collection status .\nthe double life of veronique might not quite make my desert island list alongside three colours blue and three colours red , but it ' s still interesting and beautiful for fans of kiewslowski , and looking at the beautiful irene jacob is no hardship either .\nthe double life of veronique\nwas part of the recent new york film festival . following are excerpts from vincent canby ' s review , which appeared in the new york times on sept . 20 , 1991 . the film opens today at lincoln plaza cinemas .\nthe double life of veronique is a film alive with symbols that needs a level of understanding life in untaught experiences to decipher . living life was what changed this film for me and turned indifference into understanding . in 10 years , i wonder what a repeat viewing might change for me yet again . perhaps next time , having better grown into my skin , i ' ll see the film as a metaphor for the self - as veronique and weronika representing a cohesion of the full self instead of representing two separate individuals .\nthis essay was originally published in the booklet accompanying the 2006 dvd release of the double life of v\u00e9ronique . at the opening ceremony of the 1996 cannes film festival , actress ir\u00e8ne jacob was asked to pay tribute to krzysztof kie\u015blowski , w\u2026\ni read your recent review of the double life of veronique on slant . a couple of small points \u2013 it\u2019s slawomir idziak not slawomir idriak and veronique taught her music students at the lyc\u00e9e am\u00e9d\u00e9e gasquet , clermont - ferrand in the south of france not paris which is 265 miles further north . apart from those very minor details , a good review of criterion\u2019s bd region - 1 version which was released 31 january 2011 .\n* * for instance , sight & sound\u2019s greatest films of all time ( 2012 ) poll\u2014carried out every ten years\u2014places blue over 100 places higher than either red or the double life of v\u00e9ronique .\n, making ' personal ' films that focused on the place of luck and fate in life .\nthe double life of veronique ( 1991 ) is one of kieslowski ' s best films , and is probably his most artistic , as conductors , puppeteers , artists , and european culture permeate this masterpiece of a film . this film wouldn ' t be complete without the exquisite music found on this cd . beautiful vocals , acoustic numbers , and piano generate an eclectic sound that brings out the arts and culture of eastern europe . i particularly like tracks 4 fand 8 . this soundtrack is essential to the overall experience of enjoying a kieslowski film . do yourself a favor by owning the soundtracks of the kieslowski masterpieces ( three colors trilogy , the double life of veronique , and dekalog ) .\ntomorrow , our discussion of the double life of veronique continues with a staff forum on the film\u2019s divides between emotion and logic , reality and fantasy , mystery and specificity , and more . and on thursday , noel murray dives into kieslowski\u2019s early career as a documentarian , and explores his shift to feature filmmaking .\nliberty , equality and fraternity are the themes of krzysztof kieslowski ' s trilogy , three colours . the first , blue , lives up to his reputation for gravitas . yet for the director of the decalogue and the double life of veronique his job is ' a game ' jonathan romney ' s interview with krzysztof kieslowski was originally published on 15 oct 1993\nwhat kieslowski does for cinema is what steinbeck did for writing : create beautiful images juxtaposed against the fragility of life . the ethereal irene jacob is wonderful as the heroine doppelgangers weronika / veronique . she brings life to kieslowski ' s characters as well as meaning . the cinematography is beyond that of current american films .\nlet\u2019s move into the shadow of the cloth hall standing in the centre of the square . this is where the key moments of krzysztof kie\u015blowski\u2019s the double life of veronique take place , when the two twin heroines see each other from a distance during a student demonstration in the late 1980s . very close to here , andrzej wajda shot a scene for his katy\u0144 in which citizens learn from the loudhailers deployed in the square of the discovery of the mass graves of polish soldiers in the katy\u0144 forest .\na beautifully made yet abstruse film , the double life of veronique is the story of two young women who are in some mysterious and irresolvable way the same woman leading two different yet interconnected lives . directed by the great krzysztof kieslowski , known for his blue , white & red films . the score by zbigniew preisner compliments the oblique images . 1991 .\nwhen alexandre and veronique finally come together after several complications \u2013 he discovers a photograph of weronika that veronique captured by chance on her trip to krakow . she bursts into tears and he makes love to her .\nthe problem with these games is that they are locked in time . i can always repeat my action next year , but never last year . i cannot make an appointment in the past . something like that game is what \u201cthe double life of veronique\u201d is about , with the addition that only the filmmaker , only kieslowski , knows both of the women .\neach of us is matched somewhere in the world , by our exact double - someone who shares our thoughts and dreams .\na great film from one of my favorite directors gets a stellar blu - ray release from criterion . i hadn\u2019t seen the double life of veronique in nearly a decade . but it\u2019s whimsical mystery and sensuality holds more weight as ever . irene jacob\u2019s dual performance hints at the way a surrealist world overlaps with the mysteries of real life , and the result is a beautiful , incomplete poem . you can find my review for the disc at slant .\nwhile the audience is aware of the connections between veronique and veronika , veronique is not . she unknowingly grieves for veronika\u2019s death , but doesn\u2019t know what this grief means . the film therefore introduces a character to make veronique more aware of her surroundings : through the puppeteer , alexandre . veronique becomes aware of him at one of his performances , becoming entranced by the performance and by him . the texture of his face in a mirror , and the music surrounding the performance enthrall her . the scene offers little explanation of why there is romantic interest , but veronique\u2019s intense focus on him and his performance links her character very emotionally to him in a way that the audience is made to understand .\na woman struggles to find a way to live her life after the death of her husband and child .\nwhere the tumultuous history of a world war meets everyday life , and private lives \u2013 a . . .\nkrzysztof kieslowski ' s\ndouble life of veronique\nexemplifies a very distinctive kind of contemporary european film . intellectually well bred , it bewitches the eye . it introduces a lovely new actress named irene jacob and , in a series of alternately haunting and opaque sequences , examines a metaphysical equation whose symbolism and practical application would seem to be of no urgency whatsoever .\nkrzysztof kieslowski ' s\nthe double life of veronique\nis a sensitive and awe inspiring experience . kieslowski is exploring the basic idea of the counterpart theory in metaphysics . if you can grasp that theory and understand the long standing ' double ' troupes ( they range from dostoyevsky ' s famous story ' the double ' to as recently as\nanother earth\n) you will begin to unlock the film . on the surface irene jacob is terrific and the cinematography is incredible ( all those colors ! ) .\nthe double life of veronique\nis a wonderful and complex experience that is immensely rewarding to committed viewers but beware that the film will be extremely confounding if merely ' watched . ' also , many people think the film is not ' meant to be figured out . ' i wholeheartedly disagree . i think the film fits it ' s pieces together quite well - but again , it goes back to counterpart theory . urltoken\nveronique is equally entrhalled by alexandre fabbri\u2019s puppet show and falls in love with him . everything about him reminds her of her dead sister weronika \u2013 who\u2019s presence in her life she can only sense vaguely .\nwhen krzysztof kie\u015blowski\u2019s the double life of v\u00e9ronique was first screened at cannes , in 1991 , the critical reception was rapturous . georgia brown declared in the village voice , \u201canything i say about [ the film ] is merely a labored minuet dance\u2026\nhistory may have sidelined the double life of v\u00e9ronique , but that is not to say the film has not lasted . in its teasing , fragmentary nature , it may well outlast the three colors trilogy , with its somber attempt at a definitive encapsulation of the human predicament at the end of the european twentieth century . the double life of v\u00e9ronique retains the kind of mystery that subsists when the search for meaning and shape is undertaken with the seriousness and pleasure of game playing . it is the sense of pervasive trompe l\u2019oeil , of the conjurer\u2019s\u2014rather than the puppeteer\u2019s\u2014art , that makes the film endure as a spellbinding experience , as well as a perplexing one .\ndon ' t think i could sit through la double vie these days without the accompanying sultry tones of annete insdorf ' s commentary .\nas the double life of veronique turns more incandescent and disjointed , it becomes clear kie\u015blowski isn\u2019t interesting in the specific machinations of narrative or the idea of forward momentum , but of hypnotic stasis in a glowing temporal space . while alive , weronicka slowly becomes aware of her potential through the same type of shared resonance veronique feels so strongly later in the film . yet this feeling doesn\u2019t come to fruition until there\u2019s a form of metaphysical closure , either through death or discovery . late in the film , when veronique realizes she captured her double in a photograph while visiting poland , her eyes well up as if she\u2019s seen a long lost friend for the first time . even when this realization comes , kie\u015blowski plays down the dramatic or even romantic expectations , instead dwelling in the haunting knowledge that maybe , someone else occupies the same mental space you do .\nfeatures weronika / veronique and the events take place from the main character\u2019s point of view . this technique has been used in other great movies such as\nthe double life of veronique is a slight , lyrical fable that benefits enormously from the charm of its star , cannes award - winner irene jacob . the film introduces us to two women , both played by jacob . polish veronika leaves her provincial home town and family for the city of krakow , where she is offered a place to study singing at a prestigious music school ; . . . read more\nsecond off is the father\u2019s expression . something is wrong \u2013 terribly wrong . if veronique had an identical twin in poland \u2013 then who is veronique\u2019s father ? one must take into account that the film includes a scene where weronika\u2019s aunt hints at a medical condition that runs in the family \u2013 which could explain that veronique has been adopted . but who is the biological mother ? one could go on forever and perhaps the whole idea about a family relation is wrong and that the ending scene of the double life of veronique is simply very \u201cdeep . \u201d but then again \u2013 kieslowski denied that there were any metaphors in his movies and he has been quoted saying : \u201cfor me a bottle of milk is simply a bottle of milk ; when it spills , it means milk\u2019s been spilled . \u201d\neach of us is matched somewhere in the world , by our exact double - someone who shares our thoughts and dreams . see more \u00bb\nin the double life of v\u00e9ronique , the camera has the same probing , investigative insistence as in kieslowski\u2019s documentaries detailing a day in a polish hospital , or the experiences of workers and management at a factory , but now set free from the constraints the director placed upon himself in his documentary work .\nfirst - person essays , features , interviews and q & as ; about life today .\nit could easily be claimed that the finest kieslowski\u2019s accomplishment is \u201cthree colors : blue\u201d , which is breathtaking and won him the best film award at venice film festival , or \u201cthree colors : red\u201d , which received oscar nominations in three categories , but here , the reasons will be presented why \u201cthe double life of veronique\u201d is not only his best film , but a perfect film .\nso far removed from political realities is double life that the only hint of the social chaos raging in poland serves as the backdrop for a chance meeting between weronika and v\u00e9ronique ( both played by ir\u00e8ne jacob ) in the streets of warsaw . v\u00e9ronique , happily taking pictures of a political demonstration from inside a tour bus , doesn\u2019t even notice weronika standing mystified at the sight of her spiritual double , and the tightness of the framing and dramatic cutting between the two women as the bus drives away reduces the surrounding tumult to atmosphere .\nisn\u2019t that it just relates back to its own superficiality , but that it makes its self - reference deep within the story . at the end , when alexandre tells veronique he has written a book seemingly about her life called ,\nveronika lives in poland . veronique lives in paris . they don ' t know each other . veronika gets a place in a music school , works hard , but collapses and dies on her first performance . at this point , veronique ' s life seems to take a turn and she decides not to be a singer .\ntwo women . . . complete strangers , but strangely linked to each other . . . renowned director krzysztof kieslowski ( three colors : red , white and blue ) confirmed his reputation as one of cinema ' s visionary filmmakers with this beautifully poetic , elegantly mysterious film that ponders the nature of intuition and the metaphysical connections between people . irene jacob lights up the screen as both weronika , a deeply spiritual polish soprano , and her double , veronique , a more earthy french music teacher . each senses the other and is affected by each other ' s experiences , though they have no idea of the other ' s existence . aided by a haunting operatic score , the double life of veronique is a mesmerizing masterpiece of filmmaking .\nparticles of light and flickers of shadow dance across the frame in krzysztof kie\u015blowski\u2019s luminary art film the double life of veronique , constructing a fluttering opera of duality and d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu seemingly suspended in motion . through the parallel characters of polish singer weronika and french music teacher veronique ( both played by irene jacob ) , women who live in separate cities but somehow feel each other\u2019s presence , kie\u015blowski envisions a modern world where the combination of touch and fate can reconcile life\u2019s incomprehensible mysteries . not surprisingly , artistic mediums such as puppetry , song , and music formulate the shifting boundaries of this world , heightening the smallest moments through this feeling of unseen overlap . when their paths occasionally do cross in dizzying fits of circumstance , the women inherently gain access to a special form of self - evaluation that grows more ambiguous and personal as the film progresses .\nthe only time they are physically near is when veronique takes a picture of weronika while she is riding on a bus . this scene shows the imaginary character of their relationship , which is transformed into art . weronika dies , but veronique feels love toward her . the connection is broken , but it lives on .\nfirst off \u2013 the palm on the tree is a mirror of the opening image of weronika and veronique as children . weronika\u2019s mother shows her daughter the starry sky above them and veronique\u2019s mother shows her daughter the veins on a leaf . interestingly \u2013 weronika later on looks through a transparent ball and sees the world from the same perspective . on the whole the two girls represent the heavenly and the earthly .\nnew life experience is in the air today , a perception that explodes the form of the linear narrative and renders life as a multiform flow . up to the domain of the \u201chard\u201d sciences ( quantum physics and its multiple - reality interpretation ; neo - darwinism ) , we seem to be haunted by the chanciness of life and the alternate versions of reality . to quote stephen jay gould\u2019s blunt formulation , which uses precisely the cinema metaphor : \u201cwind back the film of life and play it again . the history of evolution will be totally different . \u201d either life is experienced as a series of multiple parallel destinies that interact and are crucially affected by meaningless contingent encounters , the points at which one series intersects with and intervenes in another ( see robert altman\u2019s\neventually the government loosened its grip , and kieslowski ' s last four films were french co - productions . but his impulse to dodge the censors stuck around , as did his knack for subversion . after all , the decalogue is based on one of history ' s most famous sets of laws ; the three colors films each explore one of the founding virtues of the french republic ( liberty , equality , and fraternity ) ; and the double life of veronique seems to be at least partly about the struggles between eastern and western europe after the fall of the iron curtain .\nveronique is a beautiful young french woman who aspires to be a renowned singer ; weronika lives in poland , has a similar career goal and looks identical to veronique , though the two are not related . the film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs of their individual lives , with veronique embarking on an unusual romance with alexandre fabbri , a puppeteer who may be able to help her with her existential issues .\nveronique is a beautiful young french woman who aspires to be a renowned singer ; weronika lives in poland , has a similar career goal and looks identical to veronique , though the two are not related . the film follows both women as they content with the ups and downs of their individual lives , with veronique embarking on an unusual romance with alexandre fabbri , a puppeteer who may be able to help her with her existential issues .\nurltoken the double life of veronique : ir\u00e8ne jacob , wladyslaw kowalski , halina gryglaszewska , kalina jedrusik , aleksander bardini , jerzy gudejko , janusz sterninski , philippe volter , sandrine dumas , louis ducreux , claude duneton , lorraine evanoff , slawomir idziak , krzysztof kieslowski , jacques witta , bernard - p . guiremand , leonardo de la fuente , ryszard chutkowski , krzysztof piesiewicz : movies & tv\nfirst love ( 1974 ) depicted seven months in the life of a married couple , from four months into the wife\u2019s pregnancy to two months after the child\u2019s birth . kieslowski orchestrated some of the situations\u2014all of them intended as events which would otherwise naturally occur in daily life\u2014in order to capture the participant\u2019s unscripted responses . originally envisioned as a documentary that would follow the newborn throughout her life until she also gave birth , kieslowski actually negotiated with polish television and managed to convince the authorities to secure the couple a new four - room apartment in order to portray an \u201coptimistic\u201d view of family life .\n\u201c [ the pittsburgh region ] can double for anything in the world , as long as you don\u2019t need a beach or the desert , \u201d keezer says .\nhis seriousness has an allure that can keep an audience in awestruck thrall - which is not always the best critical response a film - maker could wish for . his films are sparing with their humour and their moral gravity is of the sort that brooks no argument . kieslowski favours the large themes . his acclaimed series of television films , the decalogue ( 1988 ) , illustrated the ten commandments his last feature , the double life of veronique , addressed life , death and the elusive nature of identity . his new trilogy , three colours ( blue is released today with white and red to follow ) , takes on the values of liberty , equality and fraternity .\nwith the double life of v\u00e9ronique , kieslowski seems to have found the ideal hybrid cinematic form . freed from the limitations of documentary and the preoccupations of communist poland , he made a film that not only witnesses \u201cpeople\u2019s innermost thoughts and emotions\u201d without flinching , but also represents that drive to connect as fundamentally human , yet achingly difficult to achieve .\nthis film presents a tour - de - force performance form irene jacob in the lead double role of weronika / veronique . i ' m a huge fan of kieslowski but i struggled with this one - it ' s difficult to get your head around it . nevertheless it presents interesting things to reflect on .\nin a career with no shortage of grand cinematic works \u2014 the \u201cthree colors\u201d trilogy , \u201c the double life of veronique \u201d \u2014 there are few who would argue that krzysztof kieslowski \u2018s \u201c the decalogue \u201d isn\u2019t his crowning achievement . and while it is currently available in a decent dvd box set from facets , a release from the criterion collection has [ \u2026 ] the post revisit a masterpiece with the international trailer for krzysztof kieslowski \u2019s newly restored \u2018 the decalogue \u2019 appeared first on the playlist .\non paper , the story of the double life of veronique is fairly simple . in poland , a young woman named weronika ( ir\u00e8ne jacob ) lives with a great passion for life : she embraces her lover antek ( jerzy gudejko ) with the same ardency she brings to the experience of being caught in a rainstorm , or experiencing a shower of dust motes falling from a decrepit ceiling . she also embraces her music fervently , dropping antek cold and moving to krakow when she gets an opportunity to perform . but her heart is weak , and the intensity of her singing strains it . even so , she continues to perform\u2014and dies of a heart attack in the middle of a performance .\noddly enough for a film renowned for its otherworldly beauty , the double life of v\u00e9ronique derives much of its vitality from skills kieslowski honed making documentaries , his chief occupation for the first decade and a half of his career . the criterion collection edition includes three of kieslowski\u2019s short documentaries , and a 2005 featurette by luc lagier on the director\u2019s work from 1966 to 1988 explicates his documentary style , including his penchant for looking \u201cbehind the gloss of communist propaganda\u201d . that will to unveil secrets informs kieslowski\u2019s fictional films as well . in one of a series of interviews made during the filming of the double life of v\u00e9ronique , he explains that he turned away from documentary film when he realized that pushing the format to record \u201cpeople\u2019s innermost thoughts and emotions\u201d was too invasive .\nin addition to the features mentioned above , disc extras include interviews with jacob , cinematographer slawomir idziak , and composer zbigniew preisner . the companion booklet contains production facts , an essay by jonathan romney placing the double life of v\u00e9ronique in the context of kieslowski\u2019s work and ' 90s film , and excerpts from the 1993 book kieslowski on kieslowski .\nalthough no end and various decalogues involved female protagonists , double life also showcases kieslowski\u2019s late emphasis on actresses in more progressive feminist terms . at least one commentator , alicja helman , groups the female protagonists of kieslowski\u2019s late films ( sans white ) in a positive light :\nwitek runs after a train . three variations follow on how such a seemingly banal incident could influence the rest of witek ' s life .\n( 1981 ) , three possible outcomes of a banal incident lead a man\u2019s life in three entirely separate directions . in the otherwise seemingly naturalistic\nshohei imamura\u2019s uncompromising vision of this mortal coil , in which the hero\u2019s ageing mother uses her last year to improve life in their village .\nthe double life of v\u00e9ronique is a question of identity , of how much our\ni\nbelongs to other people . of how much of\nthem\nresides in us . are we puppets of a loving caretaker , playing our parts for his celestial audience ? or are we the music - makers , who guide his hands to protect us from harm , who demand from him a safety net of human consciousness\u2026\nthe double life of veronika is the soundtrack to the acclaimedfrench film , la double vie de veronique , which won an award in thecannes film festival in 1991 . the original motion picture sound track is composed by zbigniew preisner . the music depicts the pain of two souls in search of eachother . elzbieta towarnicka ' s voice is so powerful that it moves you spiritually . the intensity and depth of the music is over - powering and yet it is quite soothing to one ' s inner soul . one can ' t help but feel overwhelmed by the conflicting emotions . there is a sense of sadness and that sadness is beautiful . this music is phenomenal and i have not come accross anything quite like it . end\nkrzysztof kieslowki , one of the most visionary european directors , passed away 20 years ago , and seattle polish film festival is commemorating this anniversary with a series of his films , including the double life of veronique , a short film about killing , and the entire remastered decalogue series . kieslowski ' s cinematographer and long - time collaborator slawomir idziak is our honored guest and will be present for this screening and a panel discussion titled\nidziak on kieslowski\nimmediately following the film .\nalmost all movies confine any abstract visuals to behind the opening credits . in double life , the screen dissolves into a several abstract shots and short passages . intense eroticism is amplified by a close camera and the blurred results of a n ext remely short focal length\u2026 like eyes struggling to focus .\nthesis ( 6 : 30 ) \u2013 weronika says \u201ci don\u2019t think i am alone in this world\u201d \u2013 she is actually questioning it . catalyst ( 13 : 00 ) \u2013 weronika sees her double \u2013 veronique \u2013 on a street in krakow . antithesis ( 26 : 00 ) \u2013 weronika suffers her second heart attack during the performance of a piece by the mysterious van den budenmayer \u2013 and dies . the audience is then introduced to veronique who lives in a different country and who decides to give up her singing career . the world is placed on its head . b story ( 33 : 00 ) \u2013 veronique is introduced to alexandre fabbri during his marionette performace on her school . just as the b - character should do \u2013 he guides the main character forward to the resolution of the film : synthesis ( 120 : 00 ) \u2013 veronique discovers the photograph of weronika that she captured by chance on a bus in krakow . the question posed in the opening minutes of the movie has been answered and veronique bursts into purifying tears .\ntwo young women , both called veronica , seem to share a single existence , albeit in different countries . polish singer weronika sees her french double , veronique , taking her picture at a political rally but dies the next day . in france , veronique feels a strange sense of loss but it takes many twists of fate to help her discover why - and even then the outcome is unclear . one of the late krzysztof kieslowski ' s more oblique films , featuring an award winning performance by irene jacob .\nbefore miramax distributed the double life of v\u00e9ronique in the us , harvey weinstein insisted kieslowski add several shots to the film\u2019s ending to provide more clarity , though the augmented conclusion does little to resolve the film\u2019s central mystery . ( the criterion collection blu - ray , with features and extras identical to the 2006 criterion dvd release , includes the alternate american ending . )\neven before its 1991 release , krzysztof kieslowski\u2019s enigmatic the double life of v\u00e9ronique had taken on many more guises than the dual existence of the title . as he grappled with how suggestive or explicit to make the film , kieslowski produced 21 different cuts , all based on an uncanny , and deceptively simple , premise\u2014two young women , one living in poland ( veronika ) and one in france ( v\u00e9ronique ) , share a striking resemblance , and though they never meet , each feels the other\u2019s influence . until producers balked at the prohibitive cost , kieslowski even considered scuttling the effort to settle on a single , definitive cut , in favor of releasing multiple versions of the double life of v\u00e9ronique , one for each of the 17 theaters of its initial paris run .\nkrzysztof kieslowski ' s\nthe double life of veronique\nhas a fragile , opiated atmosphere that hovers somewhere between eroticism and melancholy . it ' s a hushed , moody puzzle of a film with the haunted , unresolved air of a ghost story by henry james , or one of borges ' poetic labyrinths . you feel as if you ' re only half - seeing it , as you might see the image of solar eclipse in smoked glass , or as if your sense of time had been disrupted and the whole thing had flashed before your eyes in the instant between heartbeats .\nfans of the decalogue tend to be so reverent that it is hard not to wonder whether there isn ' t less to these dramas than meets the eye . visually prosaic , the series had enough elusive symbolism and gravitas of pacing to make it more resonant than its anecdotal nature seemed to allow for . the double life of veronique , on the other hand , was extremely stylised , slawomir idziak ' s baroque photography bringing an eerie depth to an already elliptical story ( idziak achieves similar wonders in blue ) .\nbut the double life\u2026 stands on its own as a gorgeous piece of work , as something that is worth experiencing and fall in love with and hope it will slide into your dreams at night . the joy of life , or should i say joie de vivre , visible in the film , especially in the polish version of jacob\u2019s character , is intoxicating without it ever becoming sentimental . perhaps because the film refuses to say anything out loud and mostly just whisper its ideas and narratives , it avoids the risk of sentimentality .\nsometimes i play a game in my life , which consists of returning to an exact place and time and duplicating an exact action .\nin the 2002 sight & sound poll to determine the greatest films of all time , dekalog and a short film about killing received votes from 4 critics and 3 directors , including ebert , new yorker critic david denby , and director mira nair . [ 16 ] additionally , in the sight & sound poll held the same year to determine the top 10 films of the previous 25 years , kieslowski was named # 2 on the list of top directors , with votes for his films being split between dekalog , three colors red / blue , and the double life of veronique . [ 17 ]\nwhen i first began my exploration into foreign cinema in high school , i had known of the importance of this film and of the director on films i knew well , like amelie . curious to delve deeper into whimsical french cinema , i watched the double life of veronique expecting it to resonate with me and become one of my favorite films . unfortunately , i was bored throughout my viewing and couldn ' t quite comprehend why it was so impactful when nothing seemed to happen . i found the pacing too slow , the narrative too convoluted to a point of disengagement , the characters too self - absorbed and unrelatable .\nleading up to the emptiness of their magical connection isn\u2019t the only reason kieslowski plays with refraction . the whole film reminds viewers throughout of the connection between weronika and veronique\u2014and reminds them again once it\u2019s severed . when the story focuses on weronika , living her life , she appears doubled in shot after shot , as she stands near mirrors , or reflective surfaces . very occasionally in double life , a character will actually look directly into a mirror and see themselves ( as opposed to the multiple shots where they examine a mirror at an angle , and see someone else ) but mostly , weronika is shadowed by reflections she doesn\u2019t even notice :\ni can not for the life of me think of a way to talk about or summarise my thoughts on this film . so i won ' t . just watch it .\nthe floodgates open to the world of the metaphysical when alexandre discovers a picture of veronika in veronique\u2019s collection of photographs . first he assumes it is her , but veronique attests to the fact it isn\u2019t - yet she can\u2019t help but become overwhelmed by the possibilities of what this connection could mean . the purpose of alexandre finally becomes clear . as kieslowski explains , \u201calexandre\u2019s made veronique aware that something else exists , that the other veronika did exist . he\u2019s the one who noticed , and perhaps he understood what she couldn\u2019t understand herself . \u201d the rest of the story shows how alexandre weaves veronique\u2019s life into his art , but his initial purpose in the plot is that he is the one who begins to make her think with all her senses . his function is also made clear by the scene in which the two finally meet in a caf\u00e9 , accomplished by him sending her a cassette of the surrounding noises of the area and hoping she is able to use the clues in the recording to track him down . it is a scene with little to do with narrative , but rather makes obvious what kind of levels the film is focusing on . in one way ,\nwe know life happens , so if something comes up , you can return or exchange your tickets up until the posted showtime .\nthe double life of veronique is a wildly original and great effort from director krzysztof kieslowski . the main idea to this film is that two women , one in france and one in poland , who don ' t know each other are aware of one another ' s existence and essential the same person . or something like that . this story ' s main concept really isn ' t too difficult , it ' s just played out strange . it is fairly original and well done though .\nkieslowski never really brings his story to any resolution , and that ' s as it should be .\nthe double life of veronique\nis a mesmerizing poetic work composed in an eerie minor key . its effect on the viewer is subtle but very real . the film takes us completely into its world , and in doing so , it leaves us with the impression that our own world , once we return to it , is far richer and portentous than we had imagined .\nsometimes , these images are significant because they rhyme with later images : weronika twisting her fingers in the strings of a fringed blanket during sex mirrors the way she twines them through the lace of her music case when she sings , drawing a connective line that shows how powerfully her music affects her physically . when alexandre sends veronique that shoelace , she connects it with her own music - case lace , similar to weronika\u2019s , without realizing why\u2014and it\u2019s one more suggestion that he knows something profound about the central mystery of her life . the major disappointment of the film , both for veronique and the audience , is that he doesn\u2019t\u2014his interest in her is mundane and selfish , and he doesn\u2019t know any more about the mysteries of her life than she does .\nthat said ; i do believe the cinematography of the double life\u2026 has been copied quite strongly , just not as extensively . the main example of \u2018copying\u2019 is probably amelie ( 2001 ) , which uses not only the same color palette , but a similarly surrealistic way of framing ( though it pushes the surrealism even further and more to the front ) and even kind of look - alike main actress ( and they\u2019re both mostly french ) with kind of similar personalities .\nhave i made\nthe double life of veronique\nsound as if nothing much happens ? the movie has a hypnotic effect . we are drawn into the character , not kept at arm ' s length with a plot . both women are good and true and do nothing shameful . there is a shot of jacob , who pauses for a moment and lifts her head to the sun , and we know what she is experiencing : here i am , my life around me , my hopes high , my trust confident , standing stock still , the sun on my face , living in this moment . it is a holy moment .\nbesides storyline , the plot devotes its attention to themes of love , companionship and solitude . veronique quits singing ( breaks with teacher ) . veronika goes to krakow to visit her aging aunt , leaving behind her lover . both veronique and veronika have tender , loving relations with their fathers and have lost their mothers . when we first meet veronique she is making love to a man who , minutes later , she does not allow to stay . the subplot involves a lie about intimacy . a character turns the pursuit of intimacy into a game . there are co - incidences between characters who never meet . a hotel room is oddly furnished with two single beds pushed together . the story has veronique , in several different senses , looking at herself . and finally : most central of all , there is the mystical link between ( french ) veronique and ( polish ) veronika .\nthis is more or less the introduction to the main body of the film , which is set in france and in which the french veronique appears tolearn instinctively from the mistakes ( if that ' s what they are ) of her polish sister - in - spirit .\nhowever familiar the music sounded i could not make sense of it . but then i noticed the name \u201cvan den budenmayer\u201d and in a scene later on \u2013 veronique talked of a recently discovered dutch composer who lived two centuries ago .\nbut when she dies , and the action switches to veronique , the reflections stop for a while . veronique tells her lover that she feels alone in the world , and she doesn\u2019t know why\u2014she\u2019s grieving for something , and doesn\u2019t know who . she feels weronika\u2019s absence , without ever having seen or known her , and the film communicates that absence by temporarily dropping the theme of doubles and reflections .\nbut by constantly pulling away from head - on views , from simple framing and straightforward visuals , he encourages the audience to examine every frame , and to study how he\u2019s telling his story . so much of double life is in the juxtapositions : weronika shouting out of a window , offering help to a heavily laden old woman in the street , may not be significant , but the moment takes on weight when veronique sees a similar old woman , and has a moment of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu . it\u2019s hard to know how to interpret a shot of a woman glowering when weronika is awarded the prize at a competition\u2014is she a second - place competitor ? a stymied judge who disapproves of the decision ? if weronika and veronique are god\u2019s avatars on earth , bringing glorious music to the world , is the angry woman an antonio salieri - like figure representing the other side ? or something else entirely ? ( on a commentary track on criterion\u2019s double life release , film scholar and kieslowski - book author annette insdorf suggests she\u2019s a \u201charbinger of the angel of death\u201d\u2014a rather dramatic interpretation , but one kieslowski does nothing to encourage or refute . ) when she recurs in paris\u2014initially seeming flabbergasted at seeing veronique , then lingering and glowering in a caf\u00e9 to watch her\u2014is the moment significant ? viewers can decide for themselves , since kieslowski doesn\u2019t say .\nanother thread : the film is full of artists and artisans . in addition to the singers , musicians , and the puppeteer , veronika\u2019s father paints and v\u00e9ronique\u2019s father works with wood . the double life of v\u00e9ronique foregrounds the ubiquity of interpretation , artistic or otherwise . instances of mediated reality fill the film : a cathedral seen through a train window is distorted by imperfections in the glass ; a clear rubber ball that v\u00e9ronique holds up to the light inverts and gives a fish - eye perspective to scenes . the world may just be too volatile to experience first - hand , the fate of veronika seems to suggest . perhaps v\u00e9ronique will avoid a similar demise , because she witnessed her double after the fact , and via the mechanical reproduction of photography .\nit ' s almost believable . after all , the polish filmmaker ' s most famous movies don ' t have obviously political plots . the double life of veronique , the three colors trilogy ( blue , white , and red ) , and the decalogue \u2014 a series of hour - long films that aired on polish tv in 1988 , with each episode corresponding to one of the ten commandments \u2014 are more about the concerns of ordinary citizens , like sex , family , and money , than political intrigue . ( a restored edition of the decalogue was released in theaters across the us this month , culminating in a five - disc criterion release on september 27 . )\nveronique believes , initially , that her new , increasingly powerful instincts are pointing her in the direction of romance with puppeteer alexandre , whom she meets when he performs at her school . certainly , such an arc is enforced when she keeps receiving mysterious packages \u2013 an old shoelace , and empty cigar box , and finally a tape filled with seemingly random sounds \u2013 which lead her to meet alexandre again . we must remember , however , that wonder is not a straight , sequential path with a set destination \u2013 \u201cexplanation runs toward the totality , but there absolutely ends\u201d ( hepburn 140 ) . as such , the actual meeting with alexandre functions as a deflation , rather than an affirmation . alexandre sent the packages , manufacturing scenarios of wonder and mystery to play an experimental game with veronique , one he is using as research for a new story . this understandably upsets veronique , and while the two briefly reconcile and confess love to one another , veronique\u2019s ecstasy collapses once again when alexandre creates a new marionette story about veronique and her double ."]}
{"id": 117264, "summary": [{"text": "fortune and men 's eyes is a 1967 play and 1971 film written by john herbert about a young man 's experience in prison , exploring themes of homosexuality and sexual slavery .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the title comes from william shakespeare 's sonnet 29 , which begins with the line \" when in disgrace with fortune and men 's eyes \" .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "it has been translated into 40 languages and produced in over 100 countries .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it is the most published canadian play , and won the dominion drama festival 's massey award in 1968 , which herbert refused , and the floyd s. chalmers canadian play award in 1975 .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the play was inspired in part by herbert 's own experience ; he spent four months imprisoned in a youth reformatory after having been convicted of wearing drag in 1947 .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the character of queenie in the play is an authorial self-insertion .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "herbert encountered difficulties in getting the play staged .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "after being rejected by several directors , herbert , on the recommendation of robertson davies , who frequented the university club at which herbert worked as a waiter , sent the script to douglas campbell at the stratford festival .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "campbell accepted the play for the festival 's young actors workshop and assigned it to bruno gerussi to direct , but the stratford festival 's board of directors forbade the production from being staged publicly .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "herbert sent a copy of the play to renowned canadian theatre critic nathan cohen , who replied , \" i hope you understand that there 's not a chance in the world of this getting a professional production in canada .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "i 've taken the liberty of sending it to a producer of my acquaintance in new york and , of course , promise nothing . \"", "topic": 6}, {"text": "cohen recommended the play to broadway press agent david rothenberg , who in turn recommended it to dustin hoffman .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "hoffman workshopped the play at the new york actors studio in 1966 , taking the role of rocky , while jon voight played smitty .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "in 1967 the play , produced by rothenberg , premiered off-broadway at the actors playhouse from 23 february 1967 to january 1968 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "reviews were initially mixed , and many reviewers were shocked by the subject matter .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "reviewer herbert whittaker wrote in the globe and mail that the play was \" the art of washing our dirty linen in the neighbor 's yard . \"", "topic": 11}, {"text": "cohen wrote in the toronto star that the play \" lifts the carpet and shows what is underneath \" , and that \" it asks deeply disturbing questions about long-established personal and social assumptions .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "it does not enrich our vision .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "it undermines it . \"", "topic": 9}, {"text": "the panel discussions held in conjunction with the play led to the creation of the fortune society , a new york city-based advocacy and support organization for former prisoners .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the play toured to chicago , san francisco and montreal and ran for 15 weeks at the central library theatre in toronto .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "in 1969 , the play was produced and directed by sal mineo at the coronet theatre in los angeles .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "don johnson played the lead role of smitty , a young man sentenced to six months in prison for marijuana possession , who eventually becomes the sexual subordinate of rocky , another inmate .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "michael greer played the role of queenie , smitty 's cellmate .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "this production garnered more critical approval .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in the 1971 film , directed by harvey hart , wendell burton played smitty , michael greer reprised his role as queenie , and zooey hall played rocky .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it was filmed in quebec , canada . ", "topic": 19}], "title": "fortune and men ' s eyes", "paragraphs": ["with the headline : the stage : in revival , ' fortune and men ' s eyes ' .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing fortune and men ' s eyes near you .\nfortune and men\u2019s eyes runs at dancemakers , 9 trinity st . in the distillery district , from sept . 1 - 8 . tickets available at urltoken urltoken end\nbut that doesn\u2019t mean that fortune and men\u2019s eyes has lost its punch . far from it , especially in a production as intimate and in - your - face as this one plans to be .\nwhen canadian john herbert\u2019s searing prison drama , fortune and men\u2019s eyes , first opened off - broadway in 1967 , the star\u2019s nathan cohen praised it for asking \u201cdeeply disturbing questions about long - established personal and social assumptions , \u201d while the globe and mail\u2019s herbert whittaker condemned it for practising \u201cthe art of washing our dirty linen in the neighbour\u2019s yard . \u201d\ndirector david galligan has updated john herbert\u2019s \u201c fortune and men\u2019s eyes\u201d by a decade , to 1978 , and changed one of the characters from black to caucasian . the changes don\u2019t add much , but they don\u2019t hurt . and the 1967 play still packs a punch in this surehanded production .\ncyrus faird , left , julian de zotti , centre , and alex fiddes , right , during a rehearsal of fortune and men ' s eyes . john herbert ' s controversial 1967 canadian play about gay life in prison , is receiving its first toronto revival in decades .\ndirector david galligan has updated john herbert\u2019s \u201cfortune and men\u2019s eyes\u201d by a decade , to 1978 , and changed one of the characters from black to caucasian . the changes don\u2019t add much , but they don\u2019t hurt . and the 1967 play still packs a punch in this surehanded production . set in an unidentified prison , \u201cfortune\u201d follows the [ \u2026 ]\njohn herbert , the canadian playwright whose experiences in a reformatory inspired his influential play about prison homosexuality , ' ' fortune and men ' s eyes , ' ' died on friday at his home in toronto . he was 75 .\nfair , and composer macdermot ' s ( hair ) score is totally wrong for what ' s on screen . songs ;\nit ' s free\n( michael greer ) ,\nwhen rain touches summer\n( macdermot , william dumareso , sung by leata galloway ) and\nfortune and men ' s eyes\n( macdermot , sung by ronnie dyson ) .\njohn herbert , the canadian playwright of the international classic gay prison drama fortune and men ' s eyes , speaks about the oppression gays faced after world war ii and how he came to write his play in the 1960s . david rothenberg , its new york producer , describes the fortune society which assists prisoners transition back into society .\nthe play , which opened at the actors playhouse in greenwich village , took its title from the words of a shakespearean sonnet : ' ' when in disgrace with fortune and men ' s eyes / i all alone beweep my outcast state . . . ' '\ndirector david galligan has updated john herbert ' s\nfortune and men ' s eyes\nby a decade , to 1978 , and changed one of the characters from black to caucasian . the changes don ' t add much , but they don ' t hurt . and the 1967 play still packs a punch in this surehanded production .\nalthough ' ' fortune and men ' s eyes ' ' received mixed reviews from the critics , it became a smash hit . performances were followed on some nights by freewheeling panel discussions that involved former convicts and were moderated by mr . rothenberg , who produced the play with mitchell nestor .\ngalligan\u2019s updating seems mainly an excuse to use songs including gloria gaynor\u2019s \u201ci will survive\u201d and foreigner\u2019s \u201chot blooded\u201d as ironic source music .\nunder the name john herbert , brundage wrote the play for which he is best known , fortune and men ' s eyes , in 1963 . an autobiographically based prison drama , it premiered in 1967 off - broadway and from there went on to international success still unmatched by any other canadian dramatic work .\na month after ' ' fortune and men ' s eyes ' ' opened , mr . herbert said in an interview , he was working as a waiter at the university club of toronto , when a judge in his 80 ' s called him over and said , ' ' you ' re getting a lot of attention in the papers . ' '\nthe fortune society\u2019s mission is to support successful reentry from incarceration and promote alternatives to incarceration , thus strengthening the fabric of our communities .\nfortune and men ' s eyes\npopulates a prison with a similarly imaginative selection except this time everyone is homosexual , so we ' re supposed to know immediately that the movie is about an important issue . it is about men who are kept behind prison bars and away from women , and subjected to degradation by the prison ' s homosexual ruling class . this time the story is mostly about the italian , who is named rocky , and the kid , who is named smitty .\nperhaps the ultimate irony of\nfortune and men ' s eyes\ncan be found in the response from the ( apparently ) largely swish audiences the film is attracting . assuming that the film was intended as a serious expose of prison conditions , it ' s a little unsettling to hear cheers for a gang rape . you can ' t have it both ways .\nwritten in 1967 by john herbert , fortune and men ' s eyes has been produced in forty translations in over one hundred countries . two years before the 1969 stonewall riots in new york signaled the beginning of a militant gay liberation movement , fortune was the first play to dramatize in an often shocking manner society ' s treatment of homosexuals and inhumane prison conditions . under canadian criminal law , homosexual acts were punishable by up to fourteen years in prison until 1969 . herbert ' s play forced both theatre audiences and the theatre itself to acknowledge the existence and rights of homosexuals . fortune opened doors for other gay and lesbian playwrights to depict gays and lesbians on stage in a more open , realistic , non - stereotypical and non - caricatured manner .\n' ' fortune and men ' s eyes , ' ' which opened off broadway in 1967 and ran for more than a year in the united states , was later produced in more than 60 countries . it not only drew attention to degradation and corruption within the prison system but also inspired the formation of the fortune society to heighten public awareness of the conditions for inmates and the problems they faced after their release . former prisoners turned to this organization for food and clothing , help in finding jobs and support from those who had already made the difficult readjustment to life outside .\nwhen fortune and men ' s eyes premiered in centennial year 1967 , it shocked critics and audiences in both new york and canada . norman nadel , reviewing the play for the new york tribune , claimed the homosexual drama was so disgusting that the mention of someone vomiting in the prison ' s off - stage toilet came like a breath of spring . herbert whittaker , in the globe and mail , called the play\nthe art of washing our dirty linen in the neighbor ' s yard .\nnathan cohen , in the toronto star\nfortune won the dominion drama festival ' s massey award in 1968 , which brundage refused , and the chalmers outstanding play award in 1975 . brundage had little success with subsequent plays , but fortune remains one of the few true classics of the canadian theatre .\nbut herbert persisted in cross - dressing in prison , living the character of the rebellious\nqueenie\ninmate he would create 16 years later in fortune and men ' s eyes . for the guelph reformatory ' s annual christmas show in 1947 , he secretly prepared a dramatic black evening dress with a piece of black satin twisted around his head like a parisian headdress to cover his shaven head , and sang a dietrich - like parody about love .\nwritten and revised from 1963 to 1966 , fortune and men ' s eyes is set in a canadian prison for youth and deals with society ' s injustice towards gay people , the brutality and homosexuality within prisons , the corruption of police and guards , the education in crime for first offenders , and the painful need for friendship , affection and love between prisoners . as herbert himself has stated about the play ' s plea for the acceptance of human diversity ,\ni do not believe that any community can learn to live with the many societies of the world unless it first learns to live with the many factions within itself .\neverybody ? yeah . everybody in the entire prison is homosexual . that ' s one of the funny things about the prison . the other thing is that the characters apparently have unlimited access to all sorts of corridors and showers and places where you ' d think a well - run prison might have a guard or two . but that doesn ' t matter much , because\nfortune and men ' s eyes\nisn ' t a serious study of prison homosexuality ; it ' s a melodramatic soap opera that exploits its story and actors and ( especially ) the credibility of the audience .\nafter ' ' fortune and men ' s eyes , ' ' mr . herbert went on to write 16 more plays , but few were given professional productions and none had the same success . for the last 25 years , he was the artistic director of the maverick theater in toronto , of which he was a co - founder . his principal source of income was teaching at the three schools of art .\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nde zotti\u2019s character is first befriended , then later brutally used , by cyrus faird \u2019s character , rocky .\nwhen in disgrace with fortune and men ' s eyes , i all alone beweep my outcast state , and trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries , and look upon myself and curse my fate , wishing me like to one more rich in hope , featured like him , like him with friends possessed , desiring this man ' s art , and that man ' s scope , with what i most enjoy contented least ; yet in these thoughts myself almost despising , haply i think on thee\u2014and then my state , like to the lark at break of day arising from sullen earth sings hymns at heaven ' s gate ; for thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings , that then i scorn to change my state with kings .\ntwenty years after its first staging here , john herbert ' s ' ' fortune and men ' s eyes ' ' has been revived at the actors ' playhouse , where it had its first run . we have seen many plays , films and television programs about sexual power struggles in prisons since then , so the shock value of this story about a canadian boys ' reformatory has virtually disappeared - and that works to the benefit of the play . mr . herbert ' s four young inmates are much more compelling emotionally when their actions do not seem quite so astonishing as they once did . and the plot of the play seems both simpler and subtler .\nfortune and men ' s eyes\n( or ,\nthe boys in the band go to jail\n) is yet another artfully disguised remake of those world war ii movies about platoons that had one of everything . you remember . there was an italian named rocky , a jew who wore glasses and made the big liberal speech about brotherhood , a guy from brooklyn , a rawboned farm boy , and a kid . every platoon had a kid , who was known as the kid .\nplaywright , born john herbert brundage in toronto , ontario , october 13 , 1926 ; died june 22 , 2001 , in toronto . bill glassco , who directed herbert ' s best - known play , fortune and men ' s eyes in 1969 , has called john herbert\nthe single most important figure of the decade\nin the creation of toronto ' s alternate theatre of the 1960s . his mother was a high school teacher , who studied painting with arthur lismer , and encouraged john to paint , sculpt , and costume design . as a youth in toronto , herbert saw touring stars like bette davis and gloria swanson at the royal alexandra theatre , and was inspired by american films and actresses like greta garbo , marlene dietrich , and joan crawford .\nfortune career advisor hanaa elfiky is an excellent source of inspiration for our participants . just a few years ag\u2026 urltoken\nthe twelve editions of fortune and men ' s eyes published by grove press in new york since 1967 have made it the most published canadian play . it won the 1975 chalmers award for best canadian play , and has been published in several canadian play anthologies ( in richard perkyns , ed . major plays of the canadian theatre 1934 - 1984 . toronto : irwin , 1984 ; in richard plant , ed . modern canadian drama . markham , ontario : penguin , 1984 ; and in jerry wasserman , ed . modern canadian plays , vancouver : talonbooks , 1985 , 1993 and 2000 .\nit might be argued that the closer to the \u201990s \u201cfortune\u201d is set , the less likely smitty is to be as naive as he\u2019s initially presented . and would a prisonguard be making $ 50 a week in 1978 ?\nherbert also sent a copy of the play to nathan cohen who felt that no theatre in canada would stage a public performance . in 1966 , cohen recommended fortune to new york producer david rothenberg who had just produced megan terry ' s internationally acclaimed anti - vietnam war play viet rock . rothenberg loved the play and passed it on to dustin hoffman who had made his new york acting debut in 1965 . hoffman , a member of the famous new york actors studio ( home of the naturalistic\nmethod\nstyle of acting ) was interested in the part of\nrocky\nin fortune and along with jon voight as\nsmitty\nwas among the first actors involved in the 1966 actors studio workshop of the play . workshop discussions were led by the actors studio head lee strasberg . three years before the 1969 stonewall riots and two years before the production of mart crowley ' s the boys in the band , strasberg believed the theatre hadn ' t dealt with homosexuality and prison life in an honest , non - caricatured manner . he thought fortune and men ' s eyes was a unique play that would open doors to a previously taboo subject and made herbert a life member of the actors studio .\nin the 1940s it was illegal for a male to be dressed as a woman in public , a violation called\ndisguised by night .\nherbert ' s feminine physical appearance made him look like a high - class fashion model when dressed as a woman . as a man , he was easily spotted as a homosexual and was frequently taunted and even physically attacked by straight men and the police . in the fall of 1947 , herbert was attacked by a group of young thugs who tried to rob him . when the police intervened , his attackers falsely claimed that herbert had solicited them for sex and testified to this effect in court . he was sentenced to four months imprisonment in the guelph reformatory , spending his 21st birthday in prison in october of 1947 . following his release in february of 1948 , he was again arrested in drag and imprisoned at the mimico reformatory for\ngross indecency .\ncorporal punishment was still practiced in canadian prisons . herbert ' s experiences in jail ( he was beaten and raped in a gym storeroom at the guelph reformatory , and locked into an iron whipping machine with hip and ankle clamps and beaten on the buttocks by a guard wielding a piece of cowhide strap until he fainted at mimico ) provided him with the raw material for his drama fortune and men ' s eyes .\n\u201cwe try to play that all of these characters want to be loved and that can be hard when there\u2019s gang rape involved and a lot of really brutal racism . \u201d\nonly eighteen of shakespeare ' s plays were published separately in quarto editions during his lifetime ; a complete collection of his works did not appear until the publication of the first folio in 1623 , several years after his death . nonetheless , his contemporaries recognized shakespeare ' s achievements . francis meres cited\nhoney - tongued\nshakespeare for his plays and poems in 1598 , and the chamberlain ' s men rose to become the leading dramatic company in london , installed as members of the royal household in 1603 .\nit is a tribute to mr . herbert that , despite the flaws of this performance , you are reluctant to see it end . his play has not only survived , it has grown through the years . shakespeare in stir - fortune and men ' s eyes , by john herbert ; directed by edward ormond ; set design by jon pavlovsky , jeffrey carl and ken zito ; costumes by m . ricque williams . presented by stephen w . nebgen and mr . williams , in association with carl jaynes . at the actors ' playhouse , 100 seventh avenue south . queenie . . . edward ormond mona . . . will scheffer rocky . . . jon pavlovsky guard . . . carl jaynes smitty . . . drew murphy\nherbert\u2019s play had trouble getting on initially because of its content and treatment , until no less a personage than the late novelist robertson davies mentored herbert and suggested he give it to the stratford festival , where douglas campbell and bruno gerussi became its champions and organized a workshop .\nthe intersection of immigration and criminal law is a source of unjust punishment for many in the u . s . on the next\u2026 urltoken\nthe intersection of immigration and criminal law is a source of unjust punishment for many in the u . s . on the next\u2026 urltoken\nnot long after ' ' fortune and men ' s eyes ' ' opened , mr . herbert , who was visiting the united states , was told by a government official that he had to leave the country because of his status as an ex - convict . mr . rothenberg said that after spending seven months filling out forms to enable him to return , mr . herbert called an official in buffalo from his home in toronto . mr . herbert said he was a writer and wanted to go to chicago , where his play was opening after its new york run . mr . rothenberg said that mr . herbert was told , ' ' listen , prostitutes can ' t get in either , and some of them are pretty famous . ' '\nin france , only a few years after the student riots of 1968 , the french - language production of fortune at the th\u00e9\u00e2tre athen\u00e9e 1971 - 72 became a cause c\u00e9l\u00e8bre protesting government censorship of the stage . at the play ' s opening night , the audience included luminaries such as jean - paul sartre , jean genet , melina mercuri , simone signoret and jeanne moreau . right - wing governments tried to close productions in turkey , argentina and south africa where fortune was mounted with a racially mixed cast .\nmichael gilliam\u2019s lights are fine ; rick a . dominguez\u2019s sound not so : though one of the characters plays with a boom - box , the music comes from the sky .\nbe . freedman , as an intellectual , is also outstanding , but the film ' s subject matter is so distasteful to most eyes that it failed to find a huge audience . the original director was jules schwerin , but he was replaced by harvey hart , and many scenes had to be re - shot . technical credits are only\nwhen it comes to the jobs market , today\u2019s headlines glimmer with optimism : \u201c\u2026unem . . .\nto this day , the play continues to affect audiences in countries where prison reform and discrimination against gay people are still strong public issues . in 1999 fortune ran for five months in mexico city , produced by the mexican authors society .\nin 1594 , shakespeare joined the lord chamberlain ' s company of actors , the most popular of the companies acting at court . in 1599 shakespeare joined a group of chamberlain ' s men that would form a syndicate to build and operate a new playhouse : the globe , which became the most famous theater of its time . with his share of the income from the globe , shakespeare was able to purchase new place , his home in stratford .\nset in an unidentified prison , \u201c fortune \u201d follows the arrival of fresh young smitty and his debasement at the hands of his cellmates . the three are as stereotyped as the village people : queenie\u2019s a flamboyant fellow whose repertoire of impersonations includes what seems to be every femme star of the \u2018 30s ; rocky is a new york street tough ; and mona ( for \u201cmona lisa\u201d ) is a quiet , submissive man whose relationship to the others changes throughout the play\u2019s 2 1 / 2 - month time frame .\nyou can help promote successful reentry from incarceration and promote a fair , humane , and truly rehabilitative justice system .\nother plays include : born of medusa ' s blood ( 1972 ) , omphale and the hero ( forest hill chamber theatre , toronto , 1974 ) , and some angry summer songs ( 1976 - four short works ) .\nfollowing rejections by george luscombe , artistic director of toronto workshop productions / twp , and canadian director george mccowan , herbert submitted an early version of fortune to douglas campbell at the stratford festival . campbell accepted the play for the festival ' s 1965 young actors ' workshop and assigned bruno gerussi to direct the play . richard monette , the current stratford festival artistic director , was cast as the androgynous\nmona .\nbut because of the play ' s homosexual subject matter , the stratford board of directors forbade the single planned public performance , and it was performed privately for the stratford actors .\njohn herbert has also danced professionally , and lectured at ryerson , glendon college , york university , and the university of toronto . he has also given writing and acting workshops .\nsign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area .\nwithin the past year , the city government ' s \u201cjails to jobs initiative , \u201d has mobilized . . .\nthe canadian theatre encyclopedia web site was originally conceived and developed in 1996 by gaetan charlebois\u2014theatre critic , playwright , and actor .\n\u201cyou can\u2019t be detached , \u201d says dezotti . \u201cyou\u2019re right in the middle of the s - - - and believe me , it comes home with me a lot . \u201d\nemployment after incarceration reduces recidivism by 22 % . @ nycmayor ' s jails to jobs initiative aims to provide tran\u2026 urltoken\nawakening 3 / 3 - 16yo boy awakens to being gay by falling for girlfriend ' s father . nuanced . superb\nqueenie , rocky and mona remain pretty much the same people from beginning to end ; steven walter - kirk and alex d\u2019andrea are fine , with the former getting all of the good lines ; david packer\u2019s performance as mona is the most subtle of the bunch and , in many ways , the most effective .\nproduced by david rothenberg , fortune premiered off - broadway at the actors playhouse on february 23 , 1967 and ran until january of 1968 , attracting other gay playwrights such as tennessee williams and noel coward to performances . the play toured to chicago and san francisco , was the first production to play the converted old stock exchange building in montreal ( the current centaur theatre ) and ran for fifteen weeks at the central library theatre in toronto . saul mineo remounted the play in los angeles in 1969 , transferring the production to new york where it ran another nine months . new productions were mounted in sweden , turkey , israel , south africa and london where charles marowitz launched his avant - garde open space company with a nine - month run of fortune in 1968 .\nshakespeare wrote more than thirty plays . these are usually divided into four categories : histories , comedies , tragedies , and romances . his earliest plays were primarily comedies and histories such as henry vi and the comedy of errors , but in 1596 , shakespeare wrote romeo and juliet , his second tragedy , and over the next dozen years he would return to the form , writing the plays for which he is now best known : julius caesar , hamlet , othello , king lear , macbeth , and antony and cleopatra . in his final years , shakespeare turned to the romantic with cymbeline , a winter ' s tale , and the tempest .\nby the mid - 1970s , the play had received more than 400 productions around the world and a chalmers award for best canadian play after its first revival at toronto\u2019s phoenix theatre in 1975 .\n\u201cwe\u2019re exploring the dark side here , \u201d agrees fiddes . \u201cthere\u2019s a lot of heavy stuff that stays with me and i keep it inside me when i leave rehearsal , which isn\u2019t always good . \u201d\nthis list collects every film from the starting list that became they shoot pictures don ' t they ' s 1000 greatest films . this\u2026\nthe revelation of brutality behind bars is no longer the shocker it was in 1967 because there\u2019s a whole generation out there who \u201cgrew up on oz , \u201d in dezotti\u2019s words , referencing the cable tv sensation that blew the lid off the prison system from 1996 - 2003 .\ndeborah raymond and dorian vernacchio have designed an impressive prison cell , with running water and an ominously clanging door ; the theater even smells of disinfectant .\nthat\u2019s how julian dezotti , who plays the part of the innocent , soon - to - be - broken newcomer smitty , encountered it .\nwhile shakespeare was regarded as the foremost dramatist of his time , evidence indicates that both he and his contemporaries looked to poetry , not playwriting , for enduring fame . shakespeare ' s sonnets were composed between 1593 and 1601 , though not published until 1609 . that edition , the sonnets of shakespeare , consists of 154 sonnets , all written in the form of three quatrains and a couplet that is now recognized as shakespearean . the sonnets fall into two groups : sonnets 1 - 126 , addressed to a beloved friend , a handsome and noble young man , and sonnets 127 - 152 , to a malignant but fascinating\ndark lady ,\nwho the poet loves in spite of himself . nearly all of shakespeare ' s sonnets examine the inevitable decay of time , and the immortalization of beauty and love in poetry .\nlittle is known about shakespeare ' s activities between 1585 and 1592 . robert greene ' s a groatsworth of wit alludes to him as an actor and playwright . shakespeare may have taught at school during this period , but it seems more probable that shortly after 1585 he went to london to begin his apprenticeship as an actor . due to the plague , the london theaters were often closed between june 1592 and april 1594 . during that period , shakespeare probably had some income from his patron , henry wriothesley , earl of southampton , to whom he dedicated his first two poems , venus and adonis ( 1593 ) and the rape of lucrece ( 1594 ) . the former was a long narrative poem depicting the rejection of venus by adonis , his death , and the consequent disappearance of beauty from the world . despite conservative objections to the poem ' s glorification of sensuality , it was immensely popular and was reprinted six times during the nine years following its publication .\njohn herbert brundage , pen name john herbert , writer and theatre director ( b at toronto 13 oct 1926 , d at toronto 22 june 2001 ) . after studying at toronto ' s new play society school for drama and the national ballet school 1955 - 60 , brundage founded and ran 3 pioneering alternate theatres in toronto , including the garret ( 1965 - 70 ) .\nshe survives him , as do four other sisters , mary gordius , grace gannett , phyllis stratton and faye forrell , and a brother , claude brundage .\nthe encyclopedia collects and disseminates information on plays , playwrights and theatre practitioners . it does not respond to requests for information , auditions , bookings , or tickets .\nto resend the verification email , please enter your email address and click submit .\nthe play ' s dramatic tension springs from the role reversals of the two macho inmates , rocky and smitty . mr . pavlovsky ' s rocky has seen too many james cagney films ; his final fall is a mere physical subjugation when it ought to be a moral defeat brought on by his cellmates ' growing understanding of him , a knowledge that pummels him harder than fists .\nmr . murphy is appealing as a smitty who learns too much too quickly and too painfully . but the last scene requires more subtlety than this actor has yet . he lets us feel smitty ' s surprise at his changing feelings about the shy boy called mona , but he betrays no awareness that the violence mona suffers at the end came from smitty ' s own cowardice .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nthat\u2019s a painful reminder of how fickle fame can be in the world of theatre , turning a once - hot property into a fading historical footnote .\nalthough a lot of prison films allude to homosexuality very few actually take it as the main theme . jean genet ' s\nun chant d ' amour\nisn ' t just the best of them but arguably the most poetic gay movie ever made . you certainly couldn ' t say the same for harvey hart ' s film of john herbert ' s play . i ' ve never seen it on stage but if it was anything like this i ' m glad i didn ' t . this is an appallingly caricatured account of men ' forced ' together by circumstance with the emphasis very clearly on sex . if it were better acted it might have been tolerable but the largely unknown cast can do nothing with the mediocre material . in 1971 this might have seemed ' daring ' ; now it just seems crude and tasteless .\nthe young , naive smitty is sent to prison for six months ; cathy , his girlfriend , watches as he disappears behind the bars and barbed wire . he ' s assigned a cell with queenie , a balls - out drag queen , rocky , a quiet but cocky con , and mona , a young gay man who ministers to rocky . some intense shit goes down . starring wendell burton and michael greer .\nmore tickets = more points = more movies on us ! rack up vip + points for every ticket you buy to score streaming movies and discounts on tickets and movie gear .\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\nthat\u2019s something the cast all agree on . working on intense material in a compact , brief rehearsal period may do wonders for momentum , but it has its down side .\nonly will scheffer as mona successfully imagines himself into a teen - ager brutally sophisticated by the bigotry and injustice of others . mona ' s growth - from the almost mute victim of the opening to the tortured but wise and surviving victim at the end , who recites the shakespearean sonnet from which the play derives its name to a shocked smitty - is beautifully realized .\nand then it vanished , except on the reading lists of canadian theatre courses across the country .\nbut the festival board blocked all plans for a public reading and the script wound up in the hand of the star\u2019s cohen , who sagely realized that , at that time , a play that scandalous could only open in toronto after getting the blessing of a new york production .\nthe play , which was made into a film in 1975 , dealt with the brutality of prison . it included a vivid discussion of how new prisoners were forcibly initiated into homosexuality . while still a teenager , mr . herbert had served a six - month sentence in an ontario reformatory after some men he had accused of robbing him said he had solicited sex .\nsodomy by hall , who wants to be his protector , or run the risk of being raped by everyone else . he chooses hall , and , by the time the picture is over , he ' s as prison - savvy as all the others and doesn ' t at all resemble the sweet , naive young man who entered in reel one . the film is based on a stage\nwhile working in eaton ' s advertising office in 1944 , at the age of 18 he\npassed\nas a woman at an international fashion show in toronto . by this time he was\nmadly in love with drag\nand wore women ' s clothing in public . as he writes in his unpublished autobiography , writing in the sand , he and his roommate dene\nspent our money , earned at ordinary daytime jobs , on black dresses , smoky nylon stockings , sling - back suede shoes with open toes and sometimes ankle - straps , halfway - to - the - elbow gloves ( yes , gloves were de rigeur for women then ) , large - brimmed or pillbox hats , usually black but trimmed with veils or huge silk tea - roses , swing back shorty coats ( yes , in black ) , large purses and assorted costume jewelry from woolworths , usually long strands of fake pearls or rhinestone chokers , glass and brass rings and chiffon scarves .\nat the age of twenty , herbert and dene were physically incarnating the fantasy life of the film stars they admired on screen .\nour faces were pure ' hollywood ' and our long finger nails brilliant as flawless rubies .\n\u201ca lot of the references and slang are now outdated , but the themes of the play \u2014 injustice , homophobia and how love survives in such a terrible place \u2014 are all still as true as ever . \u201d\nthe academy of american poets is the largest membership - based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting american poets . for over three generations , the academy has connected millions of people to great poetry through programs such as national poetry month , the largest literary celebration in the world ; poets . org , the academy\u2019s popular website ; american poets , a biannual literary journal ; and an annual series of poetry readings and special events . since its founding , the academy has awarded more money to poets than any other organization .\nplay that featured male nudity and brutal scenes and was a plea for prison reform . the finished product , however , is merely tawdry . michael greer is excellent as a screaming queen . he did this once before in the gay deceivers and is in danger of being type - cast , no matter how good an actor he can\nwilliam shakespeare , regarded as the foremost dramatist of his time , wrote more than thirty plays and more than one hundred sonnets , all written in the form of three quatrains and a couplet that is now recognized as shakespearean .\nforgot your password ? enter your email address and we ' ll send you instructions on how to access your account .\nmr . herbert ' s full name was john herbert brundage . he was born in toronto . his father , claude , once a professional athlete , lost his money in the depression . mr . herbert said he grew up in poverty in a house that was nevertheless filled with literature , from the ancient greeks to shakespeare and stevenson .\n\u201cpeople don\u2019t fail the system . the system fails the people , \u201d says david coomber , who plays mona , the sensitive survivor of the script\u2019s troubled quartet . \u201cthis play shows you how prison brings out the darkest parts of all of us . we\u2019ve all turned into caged animals , working instinctively and fighting for our own skins . \u201d\n\u201cyou put yourself in the environment of a jail cell with us . four guys confined without any choice , any freedom , any way to live our own lives , \u201d is how fiddes describes the situation . \u201cyou get in a place like this where there\u2019s a lack of any real human connection and it takes its toll on you . \u201d\nlots of good lines go to queenie , and they ' re pretty good indeed but they belong in a light comedy . high camp and sodomy somehow don ' t seem to be compatible aspects of the same subject . and just when we ' re getting used to queenie , he goes through an unbelievable character change , exposing himself at the annual christmas show . not queenie !\nget your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home , exclusive movie gear , access to advanced screenings and discounts galore .\nwe believe in the power of people to change . we help individuals with justice involvement rebuild their lives through innovative services and advocacy .\nwilliam shakespeare was born on april 23 , 1564 , in stratford - upon - avon . the son of john shakespeare and mary arden , he was probably educated at the king edward vi grammar school in stratford , where he learned latin and a little greek and read the roman dramatists . at eighteen , he married anne hathaway , a woman seven or eight years his senior . together they raised two daughters : susanna , who was born in 1583 , and judith ( whose twin brother died in boyhood ) , born in 1585 .\nthose advantages are not always realized in this version , which at times seems nostalgic for the old shock . one wonders , for instance , whether the rape at the end of the first scene would not be more menacing if it were played less explicitly and whether the atmosphere in the reformatory would not be more sinister if the actors were more physically restrained than they are here . the author ' s compassionate understanding of these characters and his sense of hurt ( the story is at least partly autobiographical ) are sometimes lost .\na collection of queer characters , representations , and sensibilities on film . from queer masterpieces to camp classics , documentaries to romantic comedies , \u2026\nguarantee the perfect movie night with tickets from fandango . find theater showtimes , watch trailers , read reviews and buy movie tickets in advance .\nbut despite the pressure , the tension , the violence and hatred being repeated every day , the company still find the play strangely elevating .\nbased on the controversial late 60s off - broadway play ( that featured sal mineo [ in one of his last acting roles ] and [ a pre - stardom ] don johnson ) , the play ' s writer john herbert also wrote the script for the more mainstream ( but still edgy ) canadian film version , which has young , naive pothead smith / smitty ( wendell burton [ go ask alice , heat { 1986 } ] ) going to prison . once there , he shares a jail cell with the likes of crossdressing gay queenie ( [ the mtv real world ' s puck { david rainey } looking michael greer [ the gay deceivers , the rose ] ) , his pal jenn / mona lisa ( david freedman ) , and the cunning rocky ( zooey hall [ i dismeber mama ] ) , with smitty quickly learning that the prison is chock full of cold hearted , murderous guards and fellow male rape intended inmates , who nab jenn ( in place of smitty [ after rocky quickly rescues him ] ) , drag him to an open cellroom , and explicit rape him in an\u2026\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\nin his poems and plays , shakespeare invented thousands of words , often combining or contorting latin , french , and native roots . his impressive expansion of the english language , according to the oxford english dictionary , includes such words as : arch - villain , birthplace , bloodsucking , courtship , dewdrop , downstairs , fanged , heartsore , hunchbacked , leapfrog , misquote , pageantry , radiance , schoolboy , stillborn , watchdog , and zany .\ngovernment gave assistance to the film . this is hard to believe , because the life depicted in the prison is so harsh and terrifying that it reflects poorly on the canadian government . burton is arrested for pot possession and sent to an absolute hell - hole where he must either submit to regular\nreceive a free * exclusive ' ant - man and the wasp ' poster with ticket purchase ( * shipping & handling not included ) . buy tickets\ni ' m not entirely sure what to think of this movie . it ' s all at once tone - deaf and shockingly bold . i did some googling about it after watching and realized it was actually based on quite an important play . having not seen the play , i can ' t help but think something crucial is missing in translation here . . . any message about gay rights went over my head , unless they ' re just referring to the last 10 minutes ? as it is , this felt more like an exploitation movie than it did any sort of social commentary .\njohn herbert brundage , pen name john herbert , writer and theatre director ( b at toronto 13 oct 1926 , d at toronto 22 june 2001 ) .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nwe are continually improving the quality of our text archives . please send feedback , error reports , and suggestions to archive _ feedback @ nytimes . com .\nthe toronto star and thestar . com , each property of toronto star newspapers limited , one yonge street , 4th floor , toronto , on , m5e 1e6\nwhile william shakespeare\u2019s reputation is based primarily on his plays , he became famous first as a poet . with the partial exception of the sonnets ( 1609 ) , quarried since the early 19th century for autobiographical secrets allegedly encoded in them , the nondramatic writings have traditionally been pushed . . .\nmr . herbert said he wanted to think it over , and the next morning learned that his attackers had filed charges against him , leading to his conviction .\nsometime after 1612 , shakespeare retired from the stage and returned to his home in stratford . he drew up his will in january of 1616 , which included his famous bequest to his wife of his\nsecond best bed .\nhe died on april 23 , 1616 , and was buried two days later at stratford church .\nlifts the carpet and shows what is underneath .\nwriting during the patriotism and national euphoria of centennial year 1967 , cohen declared that the play presented\na truly critical challenge .\nit asks deeply disturbing questions about long - established personal and social assumptions . it does not enrich our vision . it undermines it .\nthree years later cohen added ,\nwhat was really shocking was that the author obviously was writing from his own experience .\ncovering the mgm film adaptation of\nunderwood and packer bog down a bit during an uncharacteristically talky section of act ii , but that long stretch of speechifying dialogue would be difficult for anyone to deliver .\nwe employ a \u201cone - stop - shop\u201d model of service provision , offering in - house services to over 7 , 000 individuals with justice involvement and advocate for alternatives to incarceration .\nall of the tough talk and even tougher social messages that herbert put into the play are still with us as , unfortunately , are the flaws in how our prisons are run .\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 variety media , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . variety and the flying v logos are trademarks of variety media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\n\u201ci\u2019d read the play in high school and been moved by it , \u201d he recalls , \u201cbut then i forgot about it until stefan asked me to take a part in this production .\nfor starters , we can ' t believe the changes wendell burton has to go through in the character of smitty . he starts out as the meek little boy - man we remember from\nthe sterile cuckoo ,\nbut by the end of the movie he has actually beaten up rocky and gone through a complete character reversal . now he ' s the tough barn boss , trying to brutalize the quiet little jewish intellectual who used to be his friend ( and who , instead of a liberal speech , recites the title sonnet from shakespeare ) . burton doesn ' t convince us of this character change , but maybe nobody could . the characters are manipulated with all the cold efficiency of an especially badly made well - made play .\nits portrait of prison life , with homosexual rape , abusive authority and a constant struggle to survive as everyday occurrences , made it a ticking time bomb onstage , especially in those pre - stonewall days .\ncreative : sets , deborah raymond and dorian vernacchio ; lighting , michael gilliam ; costumes , reve richards ; sound , rick a . dominguez . opened may 16 , 1992 ; reviewed , june 11 , 1992 .\n\u201cherbert has found a way for all of us to keep some sort of internal dignity , \u201d concludes coomber , \u201cand part of that is due to the fact that the play is still saying very important things .\nafter his release he did a series of odd jobs across the continent before settling in toronto in 1955 . he studied at the new play society ( 1956 - 9 ) before founding and operating three separate alternative houses in toronto .\nthe kid , who is straight , gets a six - month sentence and winds up in the same cell with rocky , and also with queenie , who is a drag queen among other things . rocky explains the system : unless the kid places himself under the protection of a regular old man ( rocky , say ) who has a place in the power structure , he ' ll be the victim of gang rape by everybody else in the cell block .\nhe said the judge continued : ' ' tell me , people have written plays about prisons , and people have written plays about ho - mo - sex - yew - ality . why would you have to put them together ? ' '\nmr . herbert took to the road and went west , then to montreal , where he became interested in plays . he returned to his hometown , where one of his sisters , nana brundage , was involved in the theater . in 1960 they founded the garret theater .\ncopyright owned or licensed by toronto star newspapers limited . all rights reserved . republication or distribution of this content is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of toronto star newspapers limited and / or its licensors . to order copies of toronto star articles , please go to : urltoken\nhe left high school in his last year to become an artist . ' ' i was very interested in costume , ' ' he said . he was employed for a while by an advertising agency and then by the department store where he was working at the time of his arrest .\nthis was released after the boys in the band , so much of the exploitation of the homosexual subject matter had already been seen , thereby causing this picture to be less well - received than the producers hoped . it takes place in a canadian prison , and our information is that the canadian\nreview : this was released after the boys in the band , so much of the exploitation of the homosexual subject matter had already been seen , thereby causing this picture to be less well - received than the producers hoped . it takes place in a canadian prison , and our i\u2026 ( more )\nedward ormond , the director , who also takes the role of queenie , has more stage experience than anyone else in this cast and occasionally his outrageous drag queen threatens to sweep the other characters off the stage . in fact , his unmoderated flamboyance deprives queenie of our sympathy at the end , when the collapse of all his manipulative schemes ought to be poignant . part of the problem is that mr . ormond , like jon pavlovsky as rocky and drew murphy as smitty , acts like someone who is closer to 30 years old than 20 . these people are supposed to be youths whose surface sophistication has been forced on them ."]}
{"id": 117267, "summary": [{"text": "jalsa ( english translation : fun ) is a 2008 telugu action comedy film directed by trivikram srinivas and produced by allu aravind , under the geetha arts banner .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film stars pawan kalyan , ileana d'cruz and parvati melton in pivotal roles .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the soundtrack of the film , composed by devi sri prasad , was launched on 29 february 2008 .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the film was originally scheduled to be released on 27 march 2008 , but because of delays in the digital intermediate ( di ) process , the film was released on 2 april 2008 and became successful at the tollywood box office .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the movie was dubbed in hindi as yeh hai jalsa .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "jalsa was released with 400 prints in 800 theaters across 1000 screens worldwide on 2 april 2008 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "jalsa collected \u20b9 29 crore ( us$ 4.5 million ) ( share ) in 100 days and turned out to be biggest grosser of the year . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "jalsa", "paragraphs": ["\u00a9 2014 - 2018 jalsa pet travel , part of jalsa ( uk ) ltd . all rights reserved .\njalsa pet travel is part of jalsa ( uk ) ltd a company registered in england & wales . registered number : 04860861 .\nurltoken has 700 , 000 + monthly visits . tell hyderabad what you feel about jalsa , and then also see all user reviews for jalsa !\nproceedings of day 3 of jalsa salana uk 2017 including an array of programmes from the jalsa gah at hadeeqa - tul - mahdi , alton , uk .\njalsa salana uk 2016 : response to allegations\u2026\u2026 by dr ijaz ur . . .\nhis excellency edward kiwanuka ssekandi , vice president of uganda at jalsa . . .\npromote party lawn at jalsa party plot so more people will view and reach out .\n38 , 000 muslims condemn extremism \u2013 jalsa salana uk 2016 \u2013 huffington . . .\njalsa ost - soundtrack - music online free streaming or download . . . - youtube\njalsa ghar ki devi ( original motion picture soundtrack ) - ravindra jain , k . chandrabhushan\njalsa was a come back film from pawankalayan after series of flops . much hyped movie jalsa collected 28c in closing , still it became 3rd biggest grosser . trivikram once again proved his hit track .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie jalsa ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of jalsa ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthis cast list of who was in jalsa includes both lead and minor roles . ( 14 items )\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing jalsa near you .\n6 . the bachchan family ' s current residence jalsa is just 1km away from amitabh ' s childhood home , prateeksha .\njalsa cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of jalsa actors includes any jalsa actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each jalsa actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of jalsa have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\na speeding car hit five cars and other vehicles parked near the service lane on sg road near jalsa party plot on thursday afternoon .\njalsa movie is a romantic action entertainer written and directed by trivikram srinivas and produced by allu aravind under the geetha arts banner while devi . . .\nso , apart from pawan kalyan , we ' ll also get to hear mahesh in the film . jalsa for their fans , isn ' t it ?\njalsa salana uk on twitter :\nacademic excellence awards . huzoor graciously awarding medals to those students who who achieved outstanding results this year . # jalsauk\nofficial twitter account of jalsa salana uk . dates : 3 - 5 aug 2018 , ahmadiyya muslim community uk . admin : @ bashanazir enquiries : media @ urltoken\n1 . the iconic ' jalsa ' was gifted to amitabh bachchan by director ramesh sippy as a remuneration for acting in his movie , ' satte pe satta ' .\njalsa ( theme song ) - trailer music - ( official ) soundtrack - ( theme music movie ) - ( theme movie ) - ( theme music ) - . . .\n5 . the first movie shot in the premises of jalsa was anurag kashyap ' s short film titled murabba in bombay talkies . however , the interiors were not captured in the movie .\nlocated along the north east coast of the tropical island of mauritius , at poste lafayette , jalsa beach hotel & spa is a resort overlooking a turquoise lagoon with stunning mountain scenery . . .\neleanor joined several # melrosema kids to make cards with messages of support for children who have been separated from their parents . thanks to @ jalsa _ boston for leading this effort . # familiesbelongtogether\nthough this is still a long way away , mahesh babu has gone a step ahead and given a voice over for pawan kalyan ' s ' jalsa ' , that is due for release on march 28 .\n2 . the house was originally under the name of amitabh ' s brother , ajitabh bachchan ' s wife ramola bachchan . according to sources , this was done for tax related issues . in 2006 jalsa was registered under jaya bachchan ' s name .\ncopyright \u00a9 2016 jalsa beach hotel & spa , coastal road , poste lafayette - mauritius website design & development : click urltoken this website is best viewed with at least microsoft explorer 9 or the latest versions of mozilla firefox , apple safari and google chrome respectively .\nal jalsa is the perfect place to unwind and enjoy a delicious selection of desserts while enjoying a cup of your favourite brew . the delightful experience is enhanced by the legendary ritz - carlton service , creating a stylish ambiance for hotel guests and visitors alike to mix and mingle .\ndear c0linth0mps0n , , thank you for sharing your experience on your stay at jalsa beach hotel & spa . we are glad to hear that you had a lovely stay among us and that all the services and facilities were up to your expectation . the team members . . .\njalsa is a movie starring pawan kalyan , ileana d ' cruz , and mukesh rishi . sanjay sahu ( pawan kalyan ) is a happy - go - lucky type youth . bhagyamati ( ileana ) falls in love with him and sanjay accepts her proposal after waiting for a while .\njalsa was released in the year 2008 , some songs of the official soundtrack are you & i by devi sri prasad , gallo thelinattunde by gopika purnima , chalore chalore chal ( hindi ) by devi sri prasad , chalore chalore chal ( telugu ) by ranjith . listen the soundtrack online !\njalsa ( english translation : fun ) is a 2008 telugu film directed by trivikram srinivas and produced by allu aravind , under the geetha arts banner . the film stars pawan kalyan , ileana d ' cruz and parvati melton in pivotal roles . the soundtrack of the film , composed by devi sri prasad , was launched on 29 february 2008 .\n\u2026so if you find cops in front of jalsa , don\u2019t fret ! megastar amitabh bachchan , who has a meet and greet session with his fans every sunday , says it worries him to see women and children in discomfort due to the crowd . he has sought the help of police for a \u201csimpler and effective\u201d way of managing [ \u2026 ]\nit will help forget a bad phase that never seemed to end , and it will do more . pavan kalyan is a superstar again , and even if baggage builds again , there ' s going to be no contribution from the pre - jalsa part of his career . that is now forever irrelevant conversation , irrelevant thought . when you go d . . . .\nafter aagadua , the pokkiri star will be seen in a cameo rolesuperstar mahesh babu , who is busy wrapping up telugu actioner aagadua , will be seen in a cameo role in upcoming telugu film krishnamma kalipindi iddarini , starring his brother - in - law sudheer babu . mahesh , who has so far only lent his voice for films such as jalsa and baadshah , will [ \u2026 ]\nit was revealed to the promised messiah ( as ) that the members of his community will excel others in the fields of knowledge and wisdom . to recognize those who fulfill their obligation of seeking knowledge , and are the embodiment of the revelation of the promised messiah ( as ) , it is hud\u016br\u2019s ( aa ) expressed desire to award such members of the community every year at jalsa s\u0101l\u0101na . awards are conferred for academic excellence on merit basis and an overall average of a diploma / degree / certificate is taken into account .\nit does gives you a royal feeling . trust me on that . we went for lunch and had non - veg buffet there . the food was outstanding ! the staffs and their service is really really commendable . i specially loved their special dish made up of karela , yes you heard me right it is bitter gourd and i hate them but i simply loved that dish . also what makes it a different from other regular buffet places is that your food will be royally served at your table ( except for dessert , which is completely fine with me ) all in all , i loved the place and if you are looking for a royal treatment look no farther than jalsa gold\nyou can update your channel preference from the settings menu in the header menu .\nit is a known fact that telugu heroes do not share a similar camaraderie as their bollywood counterparts . there , it is common for shah rukh and salman to appear together , for srk to do an item song in akshay ' s film and for big b to introduce hrithik ' s ' jodha akbar ' .\nnow , slowly , the winds of change and marketing tactics are affecting the filmmaking gamut of telugu industry too .\nwhile we have had heroes like srikant and jagapati babu doing special roles in films of top heroes , not many top heroes come together on screen .\nthough mahesh was not returning any favours for pawan , it was trivikram srinivas who managed to cajole him to do it .\nit is the much awaited audio release for his fans . three of the film ' s songs were released on the net nearly a week before the audio launch . but that did not whet the audience ' s excitement . instead , it made them more desperate to listen to the entire album consisting nine songs . geeta arts specially chose devisri prasad to come up with some really sensational music and as always , devisri does not disappoint . he has what pawan kalyan ' s fans would love to hear in his film . read on .\nhe is the jackie chan . he is the king of andhra . sings baba sehgal in this opening track of the album . baba had sung a song for megastar chiranjeevi 12 years back for rickshaavaadu . then , he crooned roop tera mastana for his item number . this time around , it is a rap mix about the leading man . apparently , the rap bits were written by baba himself and so they fit in perfectly with the song . it is an ideal number to get a feel of what can be expected from the album . fast and peppy , it is surely going to top the charts for a very , very long time .\nthis is another experimental number that is highly westernised . like quite a few songs in pawan kalyan ' s films , it is sprinkled with english and telugu lyrics . kay kay gives the playback and he is simply superb as his telugu diction is perfect , not to forget his english pronunciation . a romantic number , it stands out by not being melodious . devisri prasad comes up with something that will get the younger audience grooving .\nthis one has hindi and english lyrics for a change . devisri prasad sings let ' s do balle balle for another item number which will be ideal for saturday night dancing at clubs . the lyrics are thought - provoking , but devisri gives them a wonderful twist by setting them to funky beats . hakuna matata ( don ' t worry , be happy ) ! !\ndevisri uses ranjith for this number . a solo number , this one ' s a super fast song despite the lyrics .\na perfect item song , this one has benny and priya giving the playback . the lyricists move past ramyakrishna and rambha and go international with this one . so we have the girl being compared to jennifer lopez , beyonce and shakira in keeping with the times . another song that will take you to the dance floor within seconds , it is bound to bounce to the top of the charts within no time .\ntippu , who is fast becoming the hot choice for fast songs , sings this one along with gopika poornima . this is another number that is bound to go really with both the urban and rustic masses . just don ' t forget to put on your dancing shoes on before listening to this one !\n12 noon to 3 . 30 pm and 7 pm to 11 . 30 pm\nbear in mind that one must live life like he is at a feast . \u2013 epictetus the parallels between good food and a good life have been plenty in history . a meal was considered to be an important activity that commanded respect and utmost dedication to detail . it was often said that wars were averted not by the kings , but by the chefs who served a sumptuous meal to warring visitors . however , through time , the importance and benefits of a good meal have diminished .\nright from the starts to main course to desert , everything right on target . one special thing about the buffet is that everything is served on the table so you need worry about moving around , just focus on food ; ) lot of variety , with no compromise in taste ! ps : they serve karela manchurian in the starter and to my surprise was tasty !\nvery happy with the overall quality of food and service . chandan was very sweet and courteous . . the ambiance and service really gives a royal feel . . . thank u so much !\nawesome place with the best food you ever taste . starter were loaded and i should say all the dishes were marvellous . cost : value for money service : 8 / 10 food : 9 / 10 ambience : 10 / 10\nwent here for a team lunch and was absolutely in love with this place ! their all gold interior is so interesting and adds a royal feel to it . best part about the buffet was that , they served everything on the table . i didn ' t have to get up for everything . the starters were not the usual barbecue starters . they were different . loved the prawns and fish chilly starters ! the variety and taste of good is good . desserts are amazing ! loved the malpua with rabri . great service and total paisa vasool !\nadvance booking is recommended for all dining venues . for reservations , please call + 974 4425 6666 or email dining . sharq @ urltoken\n3 . amitabh bachchan always greets the fans who gather outside his house on sunday evening . this is now a ritual where sometimes his other family members also join him .\n4 . this beautiful bungalow has a living area of 10 , 125 sq ft . the spectacular spiral staircase in this twin storey house with assorted family photos adorning its walls gives a distinct character to the house .\nsanjay dutt ' s real life bff a . k . a ' kamli ' from sanju , is finally on social media !\nkaran johar ' s throwback photo on instagram will make you applaud his transformation . . . and his sense of humour !\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\n* prices are provided by our partners , and reflect average nightly room rates , including taxes and fees that are fixed , known to our partners , and due at time of booking . please see our partners for more details 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google maps , i realized this hotel . . .\nthis hotel is clean and comfortable overlooking a shallow lagoon , food is buffet style with plenty of choices . staff excellent and friendly nothing too much trouble . plenty of sunbeds without the usual hassle of having to get there early\nspent two weeks here on all inclusive , couldn , t really fault this resort . rooms spacious and very clean . food varied and tasty . my husband likes his soup at lunchtimes , and they always accommodated him . also made him a lamb vindaloo one night . so thanks to the . . .\ndear gunzle , the entire team would like to thank you for your positive feedback which is shared with all management and most importantly the staff . our staff has always been one of our greatest assets . providing personal attention and care is something which comes naturally . . .\ni stayed here with my family for 7 days trip to mauritius . the private sea beach is wonderful . the food quality is good . the variation in daily meals 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{"id": 117290, "summary": [{"text": "star trek v : the final frontier is a 1989 american science fiction film directed by william shatner and based on the television series of the same name created by gene roddenberry .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is the fifth installment in the star trek film series .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "taking place shortly after the events of star trek iv : the voyage home ( 1986 ) , its plot follows the crew of the uss enterprise-a as they confront a renegade vulcan , sybok , who is searching for god at the center of the galaxy .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film was directed by cast member william shatner , following two films being directed by his co-star leonard nimoy .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "shatner also developed the initial storyline , in which sybok searches for god , but instead finds an alien being .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "series creator gene roddenberry disliked the original script , while nimoy and deforest kelley objected to the premise that their characters , spock and leonard mccoy , would betray shatner 's james t. kirk .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the script went through multiple revisions to please the cast and paramount pictures , including cuts in the effects-laden climax of the film .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "despite a writers ' - guild strike cutting into the film 's pre-production , paramount commenced filming in october 1988 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "many star trek veterans assisted in the film 's production ; art director nilo rodis developed the designs for many of the film 's locales , shots , and characters , while herman zimmerman served as its production designer .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "production problems plagued the film on set and during location shooting in yosemite national park and the mojave desert .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "as effects house industrial light & magic 's best crews were busy and would be too expensive , the production used bran ferren 's company for the film 's effects , which had to be revised several times in order to lower production costs .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film 's ending was reworked because of poor test-audience reaction , and the failure of planned special effects .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "jerry goldsmith , composer for star trek : the motion picture , returned to score the final frontier .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the final frontier was released in north america on june 9 , 1989 , by paramount pictures .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it had the highest opening gross of any star trek film in at that point and was number one in its first week at the box office , but its grosses quickly dropped in subsequent weeks .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film received generally mixed to poor reviews by critics on release , and according to its producer , \" nearly killed the franchise \" .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the next entry in the series , star trek vi : the undiscovered country ( 1991 ) , received a more positive reception . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "star trek v : the final frontier", "paragraphs": ["for for the fifth film , please see star trek v : the final frontier .\nstar trek v : the final frontier is the fifth movie in the star trek film series , released in 1989 .\nhigh definition screen captures from the theatrical version of star trek v : the final frontier .\nstar trek v : the final frontier merchandising links : browse or purchase . . . .\ni decided to use star trek v : the final frontier to introduce her to the series .\nstandard definition screen captures from the theatrical cut dvd of star trek v : the final frontier .\nclassically , i thought star trek i was the worst with star trek v as second worst .\nthey had done the special effects for star trek ii , star trek iii , and star trek iv .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged plot - explanation star - trek star - trek - v - the - final - frontier .\n10 things you might not know about star trek v : the final frontier | warped factor - words in the key of geek .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing star trek v : the final frontier near you .\na frank assessment of star trek v : the final frontier stv has a good idea at its core , but the execution is often terrible .\n' star trek v : the final frontier ' is available on blu - ray exclusively as part of the ' star trek : original motion picture collection ' box set from paramount home entertainment .\ni used to think star trek i was practically unwatchable , whereas , i thought star trek v was stupid but entertaining .\nnext was star trek ii wrath of kahn , star trek iii : search for spock , and star trek iv : the voyage home .\nhowever , star trek v would be one of the last films they would do .\nin the opening scene of star trek v : the final frontier , there is a bald man that is digging in the desert who is then approached by sybok .\nwhy is \u2018star trek beyond\u2019s opening box office down vs . \u2018star trek into darkness\u2019 ? | deadline\nthe commercial soundtrack release of star trek v : the final frontier contained a sampling of the music used in the film . below is a list of the tracks made widely available .\nshatner ' s first draft was called\nstar trek v : the act of love .\nit seems , therefore , that the filming script for star trek v was basically the first draft .\nan intrepid fan boldly faces her past by rewatching\nthe final frontier .\ndoes it deserve its reputation at the bottom of the star trek movie pile ?\n\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043a\u043e\u0435 \u0441\u043e\u0434\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u044f\u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0442\u0440\u0435\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0444\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043c\u0430 ,\nthe final frontier\n. \u0442\u0438\u043f\u0430 \u0442\u043e\u0433\u043e . \u0432\u0440\u043e\u0434\u0435 \u043a\u0430\u043a .\nhowever , star trek v isn ' t boring , it ' s just stupid . but is fun .\nmany fans and online pundits will tell you\nstar trek v : the final frontier .\nthis outing of the original enterprise crew warped into theaters in 1989 , at a time when my young trek fannishness was at its most fervent .\nraj states\nare you joking , star trek v is the standard against which all badness is measured .\nwhat ' s my vote for the worst star trek movie ever made ?\nstar trek : nemesis ,\nthe thoroughly forgettable final outing of the\nnext generation\ncrew .\naccording to the contract which william shatner signed , in order to agree to star in star trek iv : the voyage home ; paramount had to agree to allow shatner the right to direct star trek v . ?\nthat said , star trek v : the final frontier seemed like particularly dark days at the time and , if anything , holds up even worse a quarter century later . for those looking to celebrate its release today , do the dignified thing : watch star trek iv again instead .\nparamount decided that star trek v would not be another dramatic film , but be as lighthearted as its predecessor .\nwilliam shatner has apologised for the rubbish star trek v : the final frontier which he himself directed but he still says it wasn ' t his fault . he thinks it ' s funny , fans are not impressed .\nfamilies can talk about the tone of star trek v : the final frontier . is it anti - religious ? producer gene roddenberry ( not the only major contributor to star trek , but a leading figure ) is often counted among celebrity atheists , yet nonfiction books have also been written about the\nspirituality\nof trek .\nin star trek ii we found khan . in star trek iii we found spock . in star trek iv we found whales . what is bigger than all of that ? one of us is looking for god . and \u2013 surprise ! we find spock\u2019s brother ! and we weren\u2019t even searching for him . strap in for a fun movie\u2026 or a movie , anyway . it\u2019s star trek v : the final frontier .\nmy other star trek videos : star trek the motion picture urltoken star trek ii the wrath of khan urltoken star trek iii the search for spock urltoken star trek v the final frontier ' s mistakes , bloopers , and plot holes gathered here therapy is a video series that\u2019s part review , part retrospective and most just stuff\u2026 like random background information , trivia , mistakes , observations , etc . hope ya enjoy ! - junkball media stay in the loop if ya want : subscribe : urltoken blog : urltoken twitter : urltoken\nremember , she was a fan of star trek the next generation , and the new jj abrahms star treks .\nthe film might have received mixed reviews , but this 2cd expanded edition score for star trek 5 : the final frontier is outstanding , strong themes , lively music and great pacing . . .\nso far , there are 13 . star trek v : the final frontier was preceded by star trek : the motion picture ( 1979 ) ( 1979 ) , star trek : the wrath of khan ( 1982 ) ( 1982 ) , star trek iii : the search for spock ( 1984 ) ( 1984 ) , and star trek iv : the voyage home ( 1986 ) ( 1986 ) , and followed by star trek vi : the undiscovered country ( 1991 ) ( 1991 ) , all of which featured the enterprise captained by james t kirk . star trek : generations ( 1994 ) ( 1994 ) unites kirk ' s crew with the crew of the enterprise captained by jean - luc picard ( patrick stewart ) . the other star trek movies featuring picard as captain include : star trek : first contact ( 1996 ) ( 1996 ) , star trek : insurrection ( 1998 ) ( 1998 ) , and star trek : nemesis ( 2002 ) ( 2002 ) . star trek ( 2009 ) ( 2009 ) , star trek : into darkness ( 2013 ) ( 2013 ) and star trek : beyond ( 2016 ) ( 2016 ) harken to an alternate reality in which kirk was just beginning his career with starfleet academy .\nin late 2006 , plans for a new untitled star trek animated web series ( later entitled star trek : final frontier ) were announced . this series would be set in the year 2528 and would center around the latest crew of the starship enterprise in a darker future .\nstar trek v was the first star trek production to be made in tandem with another ( star trek : the next generation , whose second season was in production during the filming ) and one of only two productions to be made during that time period without any involvement from rick berman .\nbut for star trek fans , haven\u2019t we seen this all before ? arguably the enterprise gets decimated at least two times in the star trek cinematic canon .\nbut unimpressed fans have been quick to lay the blame firmly back at the feet of shatner for the failings of the final frontier .\ni ' m going to have to give star trek the motion picture a little bump for its sophistication and attempt to tell a grand story , while final frontier is going to have to drop .\nand sheldon says ,\nno no no , star trek v has specific failures in writing and direction , while star trek i fails across the board , art direction , costuming , music , sound editing .\nrounding out the top 10 were ' ' dead poets society , ' ' ' ' when harry met sally , ' ' ' ' parenthood , ' ' ' ' turner and hooch ' ' and ' ' star trek v : the final frontier . ' '\nshe loved the film , and she started to give star trek a chance .\nwhen star trek convention - goers gathered in 2013 to rank the films from best to worst , star trek into darkness rightfully ranked in the bottom spot\u2026and star trek v : the final frontier rightfully fell right under it . the fifth star trek movie starring the original crew , directed by william shatner himself , is a bad movie , a cringeworthy exercise in how to sabotage everything that makes the original series dynamic work . and now , shatner has apologized for it . sort of . kind of . not really .\nstardate 8454 . 130 : the cocoon years . the crew of the starship enterprise is so creaky , it ' s time to replace their dilithium crystals with prunes . in\nstar trek v : the final frontier ,\nyou keep expecting wilford brimley to take over the bridge .\nthe war on terror meets the final frontier and asks the most important question of all time . what does god need with a starship ?\nstar trek ii - the wrath of khan - theatrical vs . director ' s cut\nfor years in the star trek fandom , there is a debate which is worse .\nthe following character biography appeared in roddenberry ' s original , 1964 series pitch star trek is . . . ( and was reprinted in the making of star trek ) :\nstar trek beyond : the first reactions are in and the verdict is . . . ?\nstar trek v : the final frontier , or as comedian jeff ross called it , star trek v : the death of a franchise , was ladened with problems , not the least of which would be the amateurish , less - than - b - movie optical effects . even star trek fans like myself tend to disown the entry in the series . however , as loving as we are when it comes to our favorite series , some fans take it upon themselves to correct some of these idiosyncrosise rather than just sweep them under the rug .\ni was tempted to buy the two - disc special - edition dvd of star trek v : the final frontier because i was interested in hearing the commentary track by william shatner . i ' d imagine a commentary track on this failed film would be illuminating , or at the very least interesting .\nfeatured in star trek v / no holds barred / dead poets society / let ' s get lost / renegades ( 1989 ) . see more \u00bb\nstar trek hilarious bloopers ( 2009 - 2016 ) ft . chris pine & benedict cumberbatch\n\u2018star trek beyond\u2019 flying to decent $ 59 . 6m : but why is it \u2026\ni asked her what she thought of star trek iv the voyage home , solid a .\nthere was some public dissatisfaction with star trek : the next generation amongst fans at the time .\nstar trek : the next generation , vol . 3 ( music from the original television soundtrack )\non 28 december , the last production day ( only a few missing special effects shots were filmed that day ) , a press conference was held on the set to various newspaper , television and radio reporters . producers harve bennett , and ralph winter , director william shatner and the entire star trek main cast participated , answering questions . ( star trek v : the final frontier dvd special features )\nin the star trek cinematic canon , it\u2019s par for the course to have its openings jump up and down . just when it looked like star trek movies ( with the original 1966 cast ) might be out of touch with audiences in the mid 1980s , particularly with a revamped tv series star trek the next generation hitting the airwaves , along came 1986\u2019s star trek iv : the voyage home with its then - present - day earth backdrop and humpback whale environmental themes . the pic breathed new life into the franchise , and turned around the best gross for a star trek sequel ever at the time with $ 109 . 7m at the domestic box office . voyage home held that record for 23 years until it was unseated by j . j . abrams \u2019 2009 star trek reboot which earned the series all - time high of $ 257 . 7m . but you know when a star trek sequel is definitely in trouble when it posts a disastrous final cume , i . e . 1989\u2019s star trek v : the final frontier ( $ 52 . 2m ) and 2002\u2019s star trek : nemesis ( $ 43 . 3m ) .\ni am so glad that i purchased this soundtrack . the music is beautiful and most relaxing . jerry goldsmith outdid himself with this soundtrack to star trek v .\nmr . shatner was kind enough to speak with us about the event , as well as the status of the star trek v dvd and other future projects . . .\nas william shatner ' s fellow star trek franchise actors leonard nimoy and jonathan frakes can attest , directing a star trek movie is no easy feat . unfortunately , the final frontier failed to impress enough fans , whether it was due to the poor special effects or a subpar story . fortunately , the original series characters were able to return one last time together two years later in the undiscovered country , and the star trek movie series has continued on since , most recently with star trek beyond . it ' s just a shame that shatner didn ' t get that number crunching help for the final frontier , otherwise maybe that ending would have looked a lot better .\n' star trek v : the final frontier ' may be the weakest movie in the series , but it has more positive elements than most fans are willing to acknowledge . honestly , it ' s still ' star trek , ' and not unwatchable by any means . like most of the later movies in the set , the blu - ray has problematic video , but pretty good audio and a bunch of bonus features .\nam i saying that star trek v should be treated in the same way as 1984 ? no . but perhaps if i had more courage i would say yes .\nyes . star trekv : the final frontier , a novelization of the movie by american science fiction writer j . m . dillard ( pen name for jeanne kalogridis ) , was released in 1989 .\nantispam - type the last name of the captain on star trek : tng . ( see answer )\nzzzzzssss never seen a single star trek movie or episode , heard this commentary 3 times .\nas it stands , ' star trek v : the final frontier ' is a movie of missed opportunities . it fails on most counts , but isn ' t as entirely worthless as its reputation might suggest . the film has its heart in the right place . only the execution is lacking . boy , is it lacking .\ngive star trek v another viewing via the links above . while it may not necessarily salvage the film , it does bring you one step closer to the glory days of the franchise .\nit ' s not the first star trek film to face fan fury and controversy . the latest outing , star trek beyond , generated an online storm when it was revealed that sulu is gay .\nthe star trek v novelization also references and shows sybok showing the crew how to radically adjust the deflector shields in order to be able to pass through the extreme radiation environment of the great barrier .\nin the comic series star trek : spock : reflections , the events leading up to countdown were detailed .\nstar trek i . q . \u2013 connect online to participate in ' star trek ' trivia quizzes . several pre - made tests are available , or you may create and share your own .\none of my favourite scenes in star trek . sybok tries to brainwash kirk ' s friends .\nout of all the original cast star trek films , star trek v : the final frontier is the one that seems to regularly receive the beatings . it is cast aside like the fat and wheezy boys in p . e . lessons . standing alone at the side of the field while the other star trek films save the day . i suppose if that metaphor where to stand up , you would have to say that star trek : the motion picture would be the swatty , studious boy who sits under a tree and contemplates life , the universe and all that . anyway , star trek v is bullied by most and ignored by the rest . that must mean it is really bad , eh ? well , no actually . it isn\u2019t . certainly if you compare it to the next generation films such as nemesis or insurrection , it is actually a masterpiece .\nnone of shatner\u2019s big plans didn\u2019t come to naught . the final frontier cost much more than the voyage home , more than any trek film since the motion picture , and the final act looks shot on sandpaper . they meet god , he isn\u2019t god , they shoot fake alien god , the end !\none fan summed it up by saying :\nnothing could have saved star trek v . the weak ending was merely the icing on the cake made from steaming horse cr * * .\naccordingly , film critic josh larsen of larsen on film , rated it with three stars declaring ,\ni\u2019m grading on a sliding scale here - final frontier is \u201cgood\u201d only in relation to the previous star trek pictures .\nhe went on to state ,\nfinal frontier would be another wash were it not for laurence luckinbill as the series\u2019 first interesting villain ( and yes , i\u2019m counting the bewilderingly beloved khan ) .\nwhile considered by many as the worst of the star trek films - and it certainly does have problems - , the final frontier is rather enjoyable and has some memorable moments that only fail to raise it to a higher level due to a clear lack of better polishing .\nin order to save money , shatner and crew used much of the sets of star trek the next generation .\nthe otherwise very star trek friendly magazine cinefantastique has made no mention whatsoever of this production in their publications .\nshe even started to watch star trek : the next generation and developed a huge crush on will riker .\nfinal frontier is a warmly crafted picture only lacking a sophisticated technical and dramatic finesse the earlier features held in abundance . the film is never aggressively odious , just undernourished .\njoin mr . plinkett as he rambles and complains about star trek 5 : the final frontier ! play the commentary alongside the movie and enjoy ! note : start the commentary the moment you see the paramount logo begin to fade in . not in the middle , or after the logo , right at the start .\na critical and commercial failure , the final frontier very nearly ended the star trek movie series . paramount eventually coupled it with indiana jones and the last crusade as a double feature in a effort to prop up trek ' s gross take , and many of the planned overseas theatrical releases were withdrawn and the movie went straight to home video .\nthe major disappointments of the summer so far are clint eastwood ' s ' ' pink cadillac , ' ' which has grossed less than $ 12 million for warner brothers , and paramount ' s ' ' star trek v : the final frontier , ' ' which continues to sink . ' ' star trek iii , ' ' the weakest of the first four films in the series , brought paramount $ 39 million in film rentals , or close to $ 80 million at the box office . ( a studio usually ends up with 50 percent of the box - office receipts . ) ' ' star trek v ' ' has reached $ 42 . 4 million in ticket sales .\nurltoken , star trek chronology and star trek encyclopedia ( 3rd ed . , p . 691 ) use the year 2287 , or 20 years after the organian peace treaty . memory alpha uses this year , as well .\ni think it ' s fair to say that if you asked 100 star trek fans which of the original cast ' s movies was the weakest the largest percentage of them would say star trek v : the final frontier . the 1989 film was not a huge success , either commercially or critically , and much of the blame was levied on its star / writer / director william shatner . but you may not know that the reason he was given so much creative control dates back over 20 years before the film even went into production . . .\nalthough it finished in the top 10 , ' ' star trek v : the final frontier ' ' was not as big a hit as expected , nor were some other heavily promoted sequels . ' ' karate kid iii ' ' and ' ' licence to kill , ' ' the latest james bond installment , also failed to spin turnstiles with consistency . horror sequels failed\nshe had never seen , nor ever wanted to see the original star trek tv series nor any of the movies .\nwhile plugging his new nbc reality - series better late than never with ew , the star trek legend took some time to apologize for how the final frontier ended , blaming a lack of budget for not being able to realize his full vision . here ' s what he said :\nwith uneven scripting and effects , this is considered the least worthwhile of the big - screen trek adaptations ; it feels like a slipshod , just - before - cancellation episode of the original tv series . it ' s great to see the classic cast interacting - - and there ' s a revelation about dr . mccoy that explains the spacegoing physician ' s grouchy house - like attitude - - but the rest is mediocre . in star trek v : the final frontier ' s defense , the previous three star trek movies were a tough act to follow .\nother novels set after star trek vi established that picard was at the wedding of spock and saavik met sarek .\nstar trek v press conference ( 13 : 42 ) \u0097 shatner and harve bennett host the press conference held on the last day of shooting . the star trek cast are in costume on the bridge set that ' s open to a hundred or so press reps who enagage shatner in a q & a ; session .\n\u2018star trek beyond\u2019 flying to decent $ 59 . 6m : but why is it lower than \u2018into darkness\u2019 ?\n. . . began sensing a [ positive ] trend , but ultimately [ the final frontier ] was a failed but glorious attempt at a thought - provoking film .\nmy rewatch well has been running dry after a couple years of working my way through everything , and i reached a point where the only thing i hadn ' t watched straight through was the infamous star trek v : the final frontier . ( the first time i attempted it , my girlfriend vetoed it after uhura ' s distracting dance ; i later watched the second half on netflix . )\nadded to the negativity remarking ,\nstar trek v is a shambles , a space plodessy , a snoozola of astronomic proportions .\nthe special effects in the film were not spared criticism either as she illustrated how the\nprincipal photography began on 11 october 1988 and ended on 28 december of the same year . the first scene filmed was harve bennett ' s cameo as rear admiral\nbob\n. production began shooting at yosemite national park , then moved to the mojave desert , then back to paramount studios , where they filmed next door to star trek : the next generation . the last scenes filmed were the kirk - spock - mccoy trio ' s campfire singalongs . ( star trek v : the final frontier dvd special features )\nsimilarly commented ;\nstar trek v : shatner ' s folly ( the subtitle is mine ) handily takes the hollow crown as worst in the series . it ' s bloated , bombastic and maddeningly pretentious .\nthis is the first star trek movie not to be nominated for a hugo award for\nbest dramatic presentation\n.\nthis is a star trek discussion subreddit , so please be mindful of straying too far from the topic at hand .\nremember during star trek iv , when shatner looked like he would not sign on executive producer harve bennet wanted to do a star trek prequel about the original characters during their time at starfleet academy ; using a new younger cast .\nthe franchise trended a little prudish from final frontier on \u2014 with deep space nine a thought - provoking ( and seven of nine a somewhat embarrassing ) exception . this was necessary ; kirkian machismo was never as openly sexist as , like , james bond , but it was problematic . actually , though , worth pointing out that at no point in the torrid development process of final frontier did shatner even conceive of giving kirk a love interest ; lonely man , lonely road . wait , i take that back . worth putting this in bold type just to make explicit the utter wrongness : the final frontier is the only star trek movie where captain kirk kills a stripper .\nstar trek v : the final frontier is a scathing commentary on radicalisation , and the rise of islamic terrorism . it is right wing . dark . subversive . brilliant . when watched in the light that it was intended , it ceases to be a muddling and bizarre action adventure film and instead transcends those boundaries . if you like your sci - fi to shine a light on the real world , to engage your brain and challenge your preconceptions , there is the argument to be made that star trek v is not only a worthy film , it is one of the most interesting science fiction films ever made .\nstar trek : discovery producer akiva goldsman has said that spock will not be seen on discovery . [ 22 ]\nwhat does god need with a starship ?\nthere ' s just no way to sugarcoat this : ' star trek v : the final frontier ' is the worst of all the ' star trek ' movies . the film has often been called\nshatner ' s folly .\nafter co - star leonard nimoy ' s tremendous financial and critical success directing the last two ' trek ' pictures , leading man and notorious egomaniac william shatner demanded his day in the sun . paramount consented . the franchise was on top of the world at that point . ' star trek iv : the voyage home ' had been a huge hit in theaters , and ' star trek : the next generation ' was igniting the passions of a whole new audience on tv . what a great promotional opportunity it will be , the studio reasoned , to let captain kirk direct his own ' star trek ' movie . contracts were signed , the cast was reassembled , and soon the wheels were set in motion for what surely would be the biggest ' trek ' of all . and then everything fell apart .\nbut the books feel very final frontier - y . like , if final frontier is the hobbit , the nine books that comprise the so - called shatner - verse form the freaking silmarillion . the first book , the ashes of eden , has a key plot point that rhymes backwards to shatner\u2019s film : an \u201ceden\u201d - ish planet , with a paradise city - ish combination of klingons and romulans .\nignff : i had a couple of other questions to ask you as well . . . first up & # array ; what is the current status of the star trek v : director ' s edition dvd ?\nstar trek v : the final frontier is a scathing commentary on radicalization , and the rise of islamic terrorism . it is right wing . dark . subversive . brilliant . when watched in the light that it was intended , it ceases to be a muddling and bizarre action / adventure film and instead transcends those boundaries . if you like your sci - fi to shine a light on the real world , to engage your brain and challenge your preconceptions , there is the argument to be made that star trek v is not only a worthy film , it is one of the most interesting science fiction films ever made .\nsome of the most beautiful soundtrack music i have ever heard . not the greatest star trek movie . but the music is wonderful .\nthe daystrom research institute is a subreddit dedicated to in - depth discussion of everything and anything related to the star trek franchise .\nthe feynman was named for physicist richard feynman . ( star trek : the next generation companion 2nd ed . , p 160 )\nthe reputation of the end - result was as different as night and day , when compared to the preceding film . the voyage home had been a hit that enjoyed great commercial success and reignited the faith in star trek as a franchise , causing the green - lighting of the next generation . the final frontier , on the other hand , while starting out with highest opening gross of any star trek film , quickly plummeted in its ticket sales , was received negatively both by fans and critics and , according to its producer ,\nnearly killed\nstar trek as a film franchise .\nstar william shatner made a deal with paramount that if star trek iv was successful , he would be contracted to direct the next film , although according to star trek movie memories ( 1995 , p . 244 ) , both william shatner and leonard nimoy had , what shatner referred to as\nfavored nation clauses\n, in their contracts meaning essentially that what one got , the other got . according to shatner , it was nimoy who put the idea of directing star trek v in his head during the production of star trek iv , telling shatner that because of their favored nation status , he could successfully demand to direct the next film .\nannoyingly , every single disc in the set automatically starts with a very loud trailer for the 2009 ' star trek ' feature film and an ad for the blu - ray release of ' star trek : the original series \u2013 season 1 ' before the main menu .\nin an interview for the book captains ' logs , harve bennett blamed the movie ' s failure on star trek : the next generation .\nwhile star trek : the original series is a beloved series among sci - fi fans , the fact of the matter is that without the star trek movies , the franchise wouldn ' t have grown into the powerhouse it is today . however , not all of these big screen tales have been winners . one of the lesser entries of the bunch is 1989 ' s star trek v : the final frontier , which was directed by captain james t . kirk himself , william shatner . it proved to not only underperform financially , but was also a critical disappointment . nearly 30 years later , shatner is now acknowledging how poorly the ending of the movie turned out , which he says was due to not having the proper funds .\n5 . when star trek creator gene roddenberry heard of shatner ' s idea for star trek v he objected to the characters ' search for god in general , and more particularly , the idea of a god as portrayed by western religion . one of roddenberry ' s employees later suggested that some of his employer ' s animosity towards the story stemmed back to\nafter filming the final amorphous blob scene , shatner and ferren looked at the footage and were not pleased .\ni saw the movie five times on the big screen , each time accompanied by a progressively smaller audience around me . for my final viewing , i was the only one inside the dark theater . i haven ' t seen\nstar trek v\nsince then . as star trek celebrates its 50th anniversary this year , it ' s time for me to rewatch the film from my now - adult perspective . is it really as bad as everyone says it is ?\nshatner fights god . that\u2019s about all anyone remembers from the infamous star trek v : the final frontier . over the years , the tale has grown in the telling . some called it one of the worst films of all time , others call it a box office catastrophe . it killed the careers of the director , producer , the entire special effects company , and nearly ended the entire franchise right there and then . it is remembered merely as a vanity project gone horribly wrong .\nstar trek v : the final frontier is the ultimate question . what does god need with a starship ? to answer it , we need religion , politics , philosophy and the human condition . it is an exploration not of space , but of existence . these goals are accomplished , although how well accomplished is left as an exercise to the viewer . superficially , star trek v is a mess . but then again , if you\u2019re watching superficially , perhaps you\u2019re already missing the point . this is not an adventure story . this is a biting , vicious allegory of religious extremism . relevant now perhaps more than ever , as it shows startling parallels to the current war against islamic state .\nalso added that this film did very well as it was liked by both fans and non - fans of the star trek phenomenon .\nthe first four star trek movies flow neatly into each other to tell one continuous saga , wrapped up in star trek iv : the voyage home , but now the series starts over from scratch in star trek v : the final frontier . but starfleet still orders captain kirk and his crew from their camping trip and marshmallow roasts ( ! ? ) to speed to a desert planet , where ambassadors of the klingon and romulan empires have been taken hostage . the enterprise is thus lured into a trap and hijacked by sybok ( lawrence luckinbill ) , mr . spock ' s long - lost brother , a renegade cult leader . sybok intends to literally find heaven and god by taking the ship into a forbidden zone of space .\naudio commentary by trek experts michael & denise okuda , authors judith & garfield reese - stevens , and visual effects artist daren dochterman \u2013 now this is the commentary that ' star trek v ' needs , and is a big improvement over shatner ' s track . the group ( who had previously assembled for the ' star trek : the motion picture ' blu - ray ) are quite honest and insightful in their analysis of\nthe challenged star trek movie .\nthey ' re able to acknowledge both the good and bad in the film . the track offers a lot of great trivia . ( shatner originally wanted sean connery for sybok ! ) whether you like ' star trek v ' or not , this commentary is a very good listen . i wish this group had been able to comment on every movie in the set .\nsubscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken subscribe to extras : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken star trek v : the final frontier deleted scene - a great experiment ( 1989 ) - william shatner movie hd captain kirk and his crew must deal with mr . spock ' s long - lost half - brother who hijacks the enterprise for an obsessive search for god at the center of the galaxy .\nstar trek v : the final frontier is the ultimate question . what does god need with a starship ? to answer it , we need religion , politics , philosophy , and the human condition . it is an exploration not of space , but of existence . these goals are accomplished , although how well accomplished is left as an exercise for the viewer . superficially , star trek v is a mess . but then again , if you\u2019re watching superficially , perhaps you\u2019re already missing the point . this is not an adventure story . this is a biting , vicious allegory of religious extremism . relevant now perhaps more than ever , as it shows startling parallels to the current war against islamic state .\nnobody enjoys writing about a bad movie , except connoisseurs of schadenfreude or some habitu\u00e9s of aint it cool news ( two subsets that tend to overlap ) . but as a recovering star trek dork from way back , i ' ll say without flinching that final frontier is one dreary , joyless failure that delivers all the pleasure of a plucked pubic hair . its shortcomings are particularly striking given that it sits between the series ' most financially successful entry , leonard nimoy ' s vapid but affable star trek iv : the voyage home , and nicholas meyer ' s self - assured star trek vi : the undiscovered country .\nthere is something to be said for a film that lists among its technical credits a klingon dialogue consultant . but much as it grieves a serious trekkie to say it , the final frontier is the biggest disappointment since spock blew his cool with that awful woman in the cloudminders episode . following the unusual critical approbation of star trek iv : the voyage home , and no doubt envying leonard nimoy his successful transition to directing , william shatner took over directorial duty for the final frontier . in that respect he has not embarrassed himself . in originating the story , however , he has .\n4 . harve bennett wasn ' t the only one who initially decided to call time upon their star trek association . according to george takei , he originally turned down the option to appear in star trek v solely because he knew william shatner was directing - the pair had a long standing feud . but shatner personally approached him and convinced takei to reprise his role of sulu .\nthis is the only one of the first six star trek films not to feature any scenes based in and around starfleet headquarters in san francisco .\ngod help me \u2014 fake alien god help me \u2014 but i enjoy the final frontier . it helps to remember just how goofy star trek always could be . we hail the great episodes of the original series , which tend to be serious or tribble - coded as \u201csilly . \u201d but trek could also be half - baked , horny , macho , gruff ; before \u201cmythology\u201d was a thing , trek could disobey its own past , could reinvent its galaxy every week for an hour .\nthis movie is also the only star trek movie to be nominated for a golden raspberry award for worst picture ; which is actually won .\nboth nichelle nichols and william shatner refused to assign any blame to freiberger for the inferior third season of star trek in their published autobiographies .\nthe 2013 virtual collectible card battle game star trek : rivals was using nimoy ' s picture for card # 103\nambassador spock\n.\nthe problem with most of the lame comedy in star trek v is its forced nature . the movie is like the anti - star trek iv . where trek iv was about well - oiled nuance where humor grew naturally from situations and character , the early scenes of trek v are about painfully labored , in - your - face three stooges gags that clunk and clang to the floor . among the most cringe - worthy is the awkward scotty / uhura innuendo , which seems to hint at a relationship in such a way the audience is left to decide for itself . it ' s such a needless and poorly played detour that the only possible response is one of befuddlement .\ni feel it is time to stop picking on the final frontier and turn attention to the other tired lads on the sidelines . star trek iii : the search for spock for instance , a very silly and desperate premise which is then ponderously delivered with little to no moments of interest for the viewer and a very poor villain in christoper lloyd\u2019s kruge ( who also has a rubber dog puppet ) who you can barely take seriously . so yea , pick on that one and leave poor the final frontier alone , it\u2019s actually pretty good . anyone who hates it can just go climb a rock .\nshe told me that her previous boyfriend tried to introduce her to the star trek series but the alien creatures , including spock , grossed her out .\nstar trek : voyager is second only to the next generation among the newer series in regards to the number of awards that it won and its original ratings .\nmore than anything else , star trek v is a work of profound ego . while leonard nimoy was mostly invisible behind the camera on star trek iii : the search for spoc k and star trek iv : the voyage home , shatner can\u2019t help but make himself the star of the show in every scene of his movie . there isn\u2019t a single scene where kirk isn\u2019t completely right ! the rest of the crew are barely themselves , bumping their heads on low passages and instantly falling for the old \u201cancient alien claims it\u2019s actually god\u201d trick . only kirk \u2013 powerful , brilliant , macho kirk ! \u2013 knows what to do in any given situation !\nthe only real survivor , at least according to the okudas in the star trek encyclopedia , is captain klaa , who was apparently bumped down for his actions and assigned as a courtroom translator in star trek vi the undiscovered country . this was due to a coincidence in that the translator was played by todd bryant .\nthere were big plans for the final conflict on the god planet . shatner wanted angels , demons , rock - monsters . actually , his plans sound a little bit like everything that happens in darren aronofsky\u2019s noah . i mean it as a huge compliment to two very strange and unloved films that the final frontier feels an awful lot like noah .\nthe only thing that was built from scratch was the new enterprise - a bridge , which would only be used one more time in star trek vi .\nultimately , though , i decided against the dvd purchase ( i already have a copy on vhs ) . in a capitalist society , we vote for consumer products by using our wallets , and star trek v is a movie that i must strongly vote against . instead , i recently pulled out my vhs copy to revisit this film for the first time in many years . i can say with renewed confidence that this will indeed be the only trek film that won ' t be making its way on to my dvd shelf . ( after having just watched it , i won ' t need to watch it again for many more years , if ever . besides , how can you face the clerk at the checkout line at best buy when you ' re buying star trek v : the final frontier ? kidding , kidding . )\nstar trek honors nasa ( hd , 10 min . ) \u2013 i ' m not sure how ' trek '\nhonors\nanything in this piece . astronauts and astronomers tell of being inspired by ' star trek . ' the movie ' s science consultant explains his work visualizing the center of the galaxy ( and whether any of that holds up to modern theory ) .\na fascinating dichotomy : trek v is possibly one of the single worst films imaginable ( horrible story , mediocre acting , terrible direction and lousy special effects ) and yet jerry . . .\nspace : the final frontier . these are the voyages of the starship enterprise . her ongoing mission : to explore strange new worlds , to seek out new lifeforms and new civilizations ; to boldly go where no one has gone before .\nthe name\nsha ka ree\nwas taken from\nsean connery\n, the actor star trek producers originally wanted to play sybok . unfortunately , connery was busy working on indiana jones and the last crusade , and was unavailable to play the part . ( star trek movie memories 1995 , p . 292 )\nthat\u2019s a solid result , and the third best bow out of the skydance / bad robot star trek series , however , the justin lin - directed film is 15 % off the three - day of its second installment , star trek into darkness which clocked $ 70 . 9m during the course of its friday to sunday .\ni cannot understand how is it possible for people who call themselves star trek fans , not to like this film . even more i can ' t understand how is it possible for the previous movie to have better ratings . the voyage home could have been any other light movie for people who don ' t like to think what they ' ve just seen . . . not for star trek fans . the final frontier movie was about all the stuff that made tos so special . i know it ' s not free willy but if it was i would rate it with a 7 not a 9 . as i did with star trek iv which was just an enjoyable movie . star trek was always about the story . a story that would give you a glimpse to a possible future and make you think about philosophical matters such as life , friendship , god , racism and others . if this is why you watch star trek i believe you will enjoy this film .\nfor approximately half an hour while star trek : the animated series was in early development , a boyhood version of spock was considered for inclusion as a regular character in the upcoming series , along with other child equivalents of the series ' main characters . ( the art of star trek , pp . 42 & 43 )\n2016 marks the 50th anniversary of the star trek franchise \u2014 and the release of star trek beyond , the 13th feature film in the series . to celebrate this big year , and ponder the deeper meanings of trek \u2019s first half - century , the entertainment geekly column will look at a different star trek film each week , from now till beyond . this week : the one where kirk meets god , and he is us . last week : leonard nimoy\u2019s beautiful and joyful time - travel comedy . next week : the end of an era \u2014 and the return of the great nicholas meyer .\nascribes so much power to inner pain that we must be three steps closer to god by the time the final credits roll .\nthe weakest to date of the star trek feature films . despite a $ 32 million budget that was recouped within its first month , star trek v isn ' t much more than an expanded tv episode , and not a particularly memorable one at that . yet , even with its many shortcomings , including less - than - exciting action scenes and cartoonlike special effects , this sequel ' s popularity . . . read more\nremains goldsmith ' s top\nstar trek\nscore outside of the original , and it finally received a superior album to illuminate its outstanding narrative cohesion .\nthis subreddit contains spoilers for all of star trek , including the latest episodes of discovery . do not subscribe to this subreddit if you are avoiding spoilers .\non the other hand , indiana jones ' ' never happened on the toy level , ' ' said mr . carlat . lucasfilm , which controls the merchandising on the movies it produces , is merchandising the intrepid archeologist as ' ' a lifestyle symbol , ' ' said mr . roffman . ' ' we felt the name indiana jones was appropriate as a label , and we didn ' t want to get into the rut of souvenir merchandise . ' ' macy ' s , emporium , bon marche and other department stores across the country will sell a line of hats , shirts and expensive leather jackets . indiana jones watches will be priced up to $ 150 . from the final frontier . . . ' ' star trek v : the final frontier ' ' presents a different problem . its appeal is to a relatively small but extremely loyal audience of trekkers who have followed captain kirk and mr . spock since the television series started in 1966 . ' ' ' star trek ' is a collector ' s market , ' ' said mardi marans , the executive vice president of marketing at paramount pictures . paramount ' s summer movies include both ' ' star trek v ' ' and ' ' indiana jones and the last crusade . ' '"]}
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", "topic": 17}], "title": "chokka thangam", "paragraphs": ["\u200echokka thangam ( 2003 ) directed by k . bhagyaraj \u2022 film + cast \u2022 letterboxd\nchokka thangam ( 2003 ) tamil movie cd - rip 320kbps mp3 songs music by deva - starmusiq . com\nyou can download chokka thangam with english subtitle | vijayakanth , soundarya , goundamani | tamil movie hd mp3 songs , this is for review only . buy original song on amazon , itunes or official chokka thangam with english subtitle | vijayakanth , soundarya , goundamani | tamil movie hd . buy cassette or cd / vcd original or use personal tone / i - ring / ring back tone in recognition that they can still work to create other new songs .\nthe master story teller returns to tinsel town after a hiatus , with g . v . films limited ' s\nchokka thangam\n. though bhagyaraj has shouldered the responsibility of story , screenplay , dialogue and direction , he has not made a comeback as an actor . vijayakanth plays the hero .\nwatch superhit tamil movie with english subtitle chokka thangam is a tamil film written and directed by k . bhagyaraj . the film was produced by g . venkateswaran under gv films . the film stars vijayakanth and soundarya in lead roles with prakash raj , uma , goundamani , senthil , t . p . gajendran and s . . . .\nchokka thangam is a 2003 tamil drama film , directed by k . bhagyaraj and produced by g . v . films . this film stars vijayakanth , soundarya , prakash raj , goundamani , senthil in the lead role . the films soundtrack and background score were composed by deva with lyrics by r . v . udayakumar , pa . vijay , thamarai , snehan .\nwatch superhit tamil movie with english subtitle chokka thangam is a tamil film written and directed by k . bhagyaraj . the film was produced by g . venkateswaran under gv films . the film stars vijayakanth and soundarya in lead roles with prakash raj , uma , goundamani , senthil , t . p . gajendran and s . s . chandran playing supporting roles . the film ' s score and music was composed by deva .\npanneerselvam ' s camera unfolds the verdant beauty of the pollachi countryside . among deva ' s compositions ,\nen jannal nilavu\n, sung by hariharan and sadhana sargam , has a melodious ring to it . the film does have its plus points , yet somehow bhagyaraj ' s magic touch in films set in a rustic milieu \u0097\nmundhanai mudichu\nfor example \u0097 is definitely missing in\nchokka thangam .\nincidentally the final dialogue in both the films is so very similar .\nhis most recent production - - the vijaykant - starrer , sokka thangam , scripted and directed by filmmaker k bhagyaraj and released this year - - was a moderate success . coming after a string of flops , it seemed to have given gv a sense of hope .\nenna nenatche video song from the chokka thangam tamil movie featuring vijayakanth , soundarya , prakash raj , goundamani , senthil . music composed by deva , directed by k bhagyaraj and produced by g venkateswaran . song : enna nenatche song singers : anuradha sriram , p unni krishnan music : deva cast : vijayakanth , soundarya , prakash raj , goundamani , senthil . directed by : k bhagyaraj produced by : g venkateswaran click here to watch - anjaneya movie - ovvoru naalum video song - urltoken tamil best songs - urltoken aaru tamil movie video songs - urltoken shanker ' s boys tamil movie video songs - urltoken for more updates about star music india : subscribe - urltoken like - urltoken follow - urltoken\nsoundarya plays the female lead opposite vijayakanth . the heroine had better watch her weight . the maturity in appearance is obvious . however , she is apt in the role of a village belle \u0097 initially impish and guileless and later serious and responsible . uma , who reminds you of her actress - mother sumitra , is a welcome find for sister roles . bhagyaraj has conceived this character very well \u0097 she is not the ever - weeping spineless sister who would take injustice lying down . she takes on her husband ' s family with courage and wins . similarly , prakashraj ' s role too is a thoughtfully created one . he is not an unreasonable villain , but a normal , down - to - earth person . he is sensitive and flares up when ticked off \u0097 yet understands the other person ' s point of view . he is definitely a new character for tamil cinema and credit goes to prakashraj for doing complete justice to the role . the actor will be remembered long for his blemishless portrayal in\nchokka thangam\n.\n. but the hero here is vijayakanth , with bagyaraj content with handling things behind the camera . but as we have seen in their innumerable movies , the two have contrasting styles that don ' t gel and consequently , their union results in a movie that is not likely to make either of their fans happy .\nmuthu ( vijayakanth ) adores his younger sister maragatham ( uma ) and is in the process of selecting a groom for her . he falls for pavazham ( soundarya ) , an orphan who moves into their village with her grandmother . after rejecting several potential grooms , muthu finds a suitable match for his sister in sundaram ( prakashraj ) . the marriage goes on well but a bombshell is dropped when prakashraj ' s family announces that muthu , in return for sundaram marrying his sister , should wed sundaram ' s sister gauri ( swatika ) . obviously muthu refuses but sundaram ' s family refuses to accept maragatham into their family .\nconsidering current standings in the tamil cinema field , it is natural that vijayakanth holds a lot more clout that bagyaraj . this is obvious from the movie since in the attempt to merge their divergent brands of films , it is bagyaraj who has lost out . the movie is not much different from other movies where vijayakanth stars as the village do - gooder and has all the usual ingredients found in his movies like a squeaky clean image for him , duets in bright costumes and a bunch of fights . on the other hand , bagyaraj ' s trademarks of a humorous screenplay , sprinklings of\ndialogs and a close look at marital issues are all but absent . the opening scene , where vijayakanth finds a simple but clever solution to a mad woman who bares herself in public everyday , reminds us of bagyaraj of old but the scene flatters to deceive .\nsoundarya livens up the proceedings initially and her portions are the only scenes where bagyaraj makes his presence felt . her verbal duels with vijayakanth and his sister and her antics at the photo studio are immensely enjoyable . goundamani and senthil come together after a long time but unfortunately , their comedy track does not evoke many laughs . the other weak aspect of the movie is its bad guys . ponnambalam and his brother do nothing of note and the plan they execute to take revenge on vijayakanth is laughably silly and weak . in fact , their villainy is frequently turned into comedy as they unsuccessfully pursue goundamani .\nthough vijayakanth is in the center of all the action , it is the characters around him who make the movie watchable . prakashraj ' s character is well defined and provides most of the interest in the movie after the conflict is created . we are never sure about where his loyalties lie - with his wife or his family - and this adds a sense of unpredictability to the movie . and there are several instances where he comes off looking better than vijayakanth . the other impressive character is that of uma . her loyalty to her brother , trust in her husband and outbursts at her husband ' s family make her character strong and likeable . sure vijayakanth has a couple of noticeable scenes ( like his thrashing of prakashraj ' s family and regret for it later ) but it is prakashraj and uma who carry the movie along .\nvijayakanth proves that ramanaa was just an aberration as he reverts back to his usual brand of movie . soundarya looks old but makes up for it with a spirited performance . prakashraj and uma perform well and add strength to their characters . goundamani and senthil struggle to evoke memories of their comedy tracks of the past . deva does his part with some unremarkable songs .\nmaa inti adapaduchu | | soundarya , sashi kumar , raj kumar etc . ,\nbala raju bangaaru pellam telugu full movie - 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- there has been no mention of a suicide note - - 56 - year - old venkateshwaran , who was popularly known as gv , had reportedly made some bad financial decisions in recent years .\ngv , a qualified chartered accountant , revived the family ' s interest in films when he was in the mid - thirties . his father , the late ratnam iyer , produced some successful family melodramas under the banner venus pictures .\ngv , who made nearly 18 movies , produced path - breaking tamil films like kamal haasan ' s nayakan , rajinikanth ' s dalapati , the karthik - prabhu starrer , agni nakshatram and anjali , the moving story of a mentally underdeveloped child . directed by mani ratnam , all of them turned out to be box - office blockbusters .\nhis films always had an urbane , aesthetic appeal and great music , most of which were composed by the maestro , ilayaraja .\nrecently , however , lady luck seemed to have abandoned him . some of his films , including rajinikanth ' s baba and haasan ' s aalavandan , for which gv was the chennai distributor , bombed at the box office . while rajinikanth did refund his distributors , the failure of baba had another unseen repercussion - - it dashed gv ' s hopes of bouncing back .\nearlier , gv had also burnt his fingers by launching india ' s first public limited company in the film industry . gv films , however , did not live up to its promise .\ngv ' s suicide highlights the plight of the tamil film industry in no uncertain terms . in recent years , film after film has bombed at the box office , with a rare movie making it big commercially . astronomical star prices - - in the realm of rs 2 to rs 4 crores ( rs 20 to rs 40 million ) - - has added to the industry ' s woes . video and cd piracy has seemingly made survival difficult for many filmmakers .\non hearing of his death , several leading film personalities , including rajinikanth , vijaykant and anandraj , visited gv ' s home to pay their respects .\nvijaykant , who is the president of the tamil film artistes ' association , told reporters the industry was shocked to learn of the ' sad end ' of the producer , known for his ' bravery ' .\ngv ' s wife , who was out of town , has been informed . as has his son , who lives in canada , and his daughter , who lives in delhi .\nsub : film producer gv yes - it is a fact which this sort of uncertaintly to be there in this industry . why can ' t this can be a profit centre . . . posted by sivaganesan\nsub : its a shocking incident gv ' s suicide is a big loss to the tamil film industry . his death is a warning and reflects the alarming state of the tamil film . . . posted by jvb\nsub : death of gv i am an nri residing in malaysia and i am deeply moved to hear of gv ' s untimely death . my husband , a chartered accountant , used to . . . posted by mrs . chitra\nsub : gv it was shocking to hear the untimely death of urltoken of the best tamil producers he gave us some movies to urltoken sincere grievance to . . . posted by santosh\nsub : comments on mrgv ' s death failure should be the stepping stone to success . it was a foolish step taken by the producer . he should have thought of his family . any how we . . . posted by mani\ncopyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act 1976 . all the songs at starmusiq . com are for listening purposes only . making duplicate audio cd ' s from mp3 files is illegal . allowance is made for\nfair use\n. therefore please kindly support us by buying original version of audio cd ' s from your local retailer . all the rights are reserved to the audio company . the owner of this website cannot held liability for any illegal usage of the contents . any disclaimer , please click here to contact us .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nsynopsis / plot : muthu ' s sister gets married , but her in - 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language romance film written and directed by k . bhagyaraj , starring his son shanthnoo bhagyaraj and newcomer chandini tamilarasan in lead roles . [ 1 ] bhagyaraj himself , comedian ganja karuppu , rajesh , seetha and avinash essay supporting roles . the film released on 10 december 2010 and performed averagely at the box office . [ 2 ]\nsiddharth / siddhu ( shanthano ) , the son of a school principal , runs away from his home due to failing in his higher secondary exams . he meets pavithra ( chandini ) who has likewise failed , and the two travel to chennai , with siddu planning to commit suicide after enjoying himself for a few days . they eventually fall in love and decide to start a new life .\nafter a host of misadventures , including one where siddu crosses paths with a brutal policeman , they discover that pavithra has actually passed her exams with distinction . when she realizes that siddu had initially tried to hide this fact from her ( since he found out first ) , she runs back to her house and joins a medical course .\nsiddu attempts to get her back , staying in a barbershop owned by a local ( ganja karuppu ) . there , he has to contend with pavithra ' s murderous father , her eccentric uncle who determines to marry her , and a gujarati woman who falls in love with siddu . these elements , along with the policeman attempting to kill him in an encounter , come together in the final act to threaten siddu and his love life . how siddu triumphs forms the climax is the rest of story .\nmusic is composed by dharan , teaming up with k . bhagyaraj for the second time following a successful collaboration in parijatham ( 2006 ) . [ 3 ] the soundtrack album , which released on 31 october 2009 , features six songs , with two of them being composed by dharan and babu shankar , and another two being a remix from bhagyaraj ' s idhu namma aalu ( 1988 ) and\nen sogakathaiyai\nfrom thooral ninnu pochu . notably , music composer yuvan shankar raja and film director venkat prabhu ' s had lent their voices for each a song . [ 4 ]\npoove poove\nin particular became popular and a chartbuster . [ 5 ] lyrics were penned by na . muthukumar , babu shankar and amudhamani .\nthe film remained unreleased for one year , it was initially slated to release on january 2011 but eventually got preponed and released on december 2010 . the film was made simultaneously in telugu as love in hyderabad , [ 4 ] starring kannada actress aindrita ray as the female lead and was directed by mahesh chandra . [ 4 ] however the film did not face a theatrical release , owing to the failure of the original version .\nbehindwoods wrote :\n\u2018siddu + 2 , 1st attempt\u2019 has a neat story [ sic ] but the heart and soul of this concept remains unexplored throughout the show\n. [ 6 ] sify wrote\nthe film is painfully predictable , and offers nothing original in its writing or treatment . it just doesn ' t work because it ' s hard to empathize with any of the characters and the actors fail to rise above the flawed script\n. [ 7 ]\nputhiya vaarpugal again from bagyaraj ! | news - oneindia entertainment archived 12 july 2012 at urltoken . urltoken ( 2007 - 12 - 07 ) . retrieved on 2012 - 11 - 08 .\nsiddu postponed to pongal ! . urltoken ( 2010 - 11 - 17 ) . retrieved on 2012 - 11 - 08 .\nsiddu plus two first attempt music review songs lyrics . indiaglitz ( 2009 - 11 - 05 ) . retrieved on 2012 - 11 - 08 .\nsiddu gets ready for release on nov 26\n. urltoken ( 2010 - 11 - 13 ) . retrieved on 2012 - 11 - 08 .\nthis page was last edited on 17 may 2018 , at 10 : 18 .\nbasis of this page is in wikipedia . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 unported license . non - text media are available under their specified licenses . wikipedia\u00ae is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation , inc . wiki 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with wikimedia foundation .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , world , . . . more\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nprasanna ( born 1951 ) , is a british indian theatre director and playwright from karnataka . he is one of the pioneers of modern kannada theatre . he graduated from the national school of drama ( nsd ) . he founded samudaya and gave a creative direction to kannada theatre in the 1970s with other activists . prasanna lives in heggodu in karnataka . he is known for his organisational skills and new ideas and innovations in theatre . he is a sangeet natak akademi awardee . he has directed plays for national school of drama ( repertory company , nsd ) , ninasam , rangamandal - bhopal , rangayana and worked with many theatre organizations of india .\ngirish karnad ' s tughlaq , gandhi , life of galileo , thai ( brecht ' s mother courage and her children ) , acharya tartuf , lal ghas per neele ghode ( translation - uday prakash ) , ek lok katha , shakuntalam ( abhij\u00f1\u0101na\u015b\u0101kuntalam ) , fujiyama , dangeya munchina dinagalu , kadadida neeru , uttar ram charit , cupid ' s broken arrow , william shakespeare ' s hamlet , seema paar ( play on bharatendu harishchandra ) etc .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , cities , . . . more"]}
{"id": 117308, "summary": [{"text": "amarcord is a 1973 italian comedy-drama film directed by federico fellini , a semi-autobiographical tale about titta , an adolescent boy growing up among an eccentric cast of characters in the village of borgo san giuliano ( situated near the ancient walls of rimini ) in 1930s fascist italy .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film 's title ( [ amar\u02c8k\u0254rd ] ) is a univerbation of the romagnolo phrase \" a m ' arcord \" ( \" i remember \" ) .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the title then became a neologism of the italian language , with the meaning of ' nostalgic revocation ' .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "titta 's sentimental education is emblematic of italy 's \" lapse of conscience . \"", "topic": 5}, {"text": "fellini skewers mussolini 's ludicrous posturings and those of a catholic church that \" imprisoned italians in a perpetual adolescence \" by mocking himself and his fellow villagers in comic scenes that underline their incapacity to adopt genuine moral responsibility or outgrow foolish sexual fantasies .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film won the oscar for best foreign language film , and was nominated for two academy awards : best director and best writing , original screenplay . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "amarcord", "paragraphs": ["\u201cofficine amarcord\u201d the name draws inspiration by a famous italian movie of federico fellini and \u201cofficine\u201d stands for workshop whereas \u201camarcord\u201d is a recall of a memory in a nostalgic key .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing amarcord near you .\nwatching amarcord was possibly the closest i ' ve ever come to having that feeling represented through cinema .\nlock in a great price for amarcord b & b \u2013 rated 9 . 1 by recent guests !\nthe production of electric motors and the car recovered occur at officine amarcord plants , sites in italy .\namarcord b & b accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival .\ncafe amarcord is not available for your requested time . choose another time , or search restaurants with availability .\nwe are proud that our documentary was finalist in this beautiful and prestigious festival . thanks to chicago amarcord arthouse television awards\namarcord b & amp ; b accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival .\nfascists march in\namarcord ,\nwhich explores small - town life in the italy of the filmmaker ' s youth .\namarcord ( 127 minutes , at e street cinema ) is rated r for brief nudity , sexual content and adult themes .\n\u00a9 2017 copyright officine amarcord - divisione di newtron italia srl , italia - p . iva 13718441002 - designed by bagaglio81 - webusiness\nribald , sweet , and sentimental , amarcord is a larger - than - life journey through a seaside village and its colorful citizens .\namarcord embodies this equivocation between memory and invention , between a world represented ( remembered ) and a world created ( imagined ) . amarcord is not memory\u2014or if it is , it is false memory\u2014not fragments of what once was but fragments of what is imagined to have been .\namarcord\nwon the oscar for best foreign language film , and was oscar - nominated for both best direction and best original screenplay .\noriginal american release trailer for federico fellini ' s amarcord , now playing in a new 35mm restoration from janus films . visit urltoken for more information .\northodox fellini lovers will give primacy to la strada or la dolce vita , but amarcord has its fans , and it ' s easy to see why .\nseen today , amarcord is something of a disappointment , clever and moving in places , but also sprawling , undisciplined , clumsy in patches , and decidedly overlong .\namarcord b & b is located in ciampino and it features free wifi throughout . it offers modern - style rooms , a shared terrace and a shared kitchen .\nciampino airport is just 2 . 5 mi from the b & b amarcord . frascati , famous for its wine , is a 15 - minute drive away .\namarcord is delightful . it ' s real movie magic . the unapologetically contrived kind . it ' s perfectly unreal . it ' s achingly terrific . amarcord is compelling in all the ways that really , actually matter . it ' s astonishingly artificial but pure and true . it ' s one of my favorite all - time films .\namarcord ( i remember ) is a movie co - written and directed by italian director federico fellini in 1974 . oscar in the category of best foreign language film in 1975 .\nin amarcord , fellini had this remarkable way of tying all these coming of age encounters together for a boy living in this quirky seaside town , into a funny and enjoyable light cinematic experience .\nfellini ' s ability to compose a frame that oozes baroque drama and vitality is almost unparalleled and amarcord more or less succeeded for me in evoking a time period through the eyes of a young boy . . .\nbirra amarcord gradisca is a classic lager noted for its unique aroma and its unsurpassed hoppy flavour . it is characterized by a brillant golden color , a compact head , and its fresh , thirst - quenching qualities .\nthe amarcord arthouse television awards ( aatva ) is a web - only competition with the focus on arthouse films made primarily for television and video . aatva is a division of the blow - up arthouse film festival . it links the most creative artists together with very intelligent audiences for its annual festival of narrative , musical and documentary films , shorts , animations , experimental films , and student work . the festival was named after the fellini ' s iconic film\namarcord\n.\nan unorthodox semi - autobiography of director federico fellini , 1930 ' s italy , amarcord is a vivid and ill - tempered mock of the personal youth of the director - author enriched by adolescent desires and social - political subtexts . bellissima !\nstarting today , federico fellini\u2019s enduring autobiographical amarcord is back on the big screen , in a newly restored print from janus films , supervised by director of photography giuseppe rotunno . after a two - week run at new york\u2019s film forum , fe\u2026\nmuch like the other fellini movies i have seen including ' la dolce vita ' and \u20198 1 / 2\u2019 , amarcord flows along with a very loose narrative structure . there is not much depth given to each character , but it remains engaging\u2026\nplease read these rules & terms carefully before you submit your film . by submitting your film into competition in the amarcord arthouse television & film fest awards , you expressly acknowledge and agree that you shall be bound by the terms of these rules & terms .\nthe characters in fellini\u2019s early films tend to be more realistic and individualized than those in his later ones , where circus elements are more evident and characters less natural , more fantastic and exaggerated . that is , whereas in the white sheik ( 1952 ) , fernando rivoli is both rivoli and the clown he plays , in amarcord , there are no such divisions . rivoli dreams and wanda dreams in the white sheik , but in amarcord , gradisca is a dream , as are uncle teo and the whole of the film .\ni couldn\u2019t agree with those criticisms . i find fellini\u2019s magic spellbinding even when he\u2019s only marking time , as he was to some extent in \u201croma . \u201d but now , with \u201camarcord , \u201d fellini returns to the very top of his form . and he has the last laugh on the critics of his \u201cstructureless\u201d films . because \u201camarcord\u201d seems at first to be a series of self - contained episodes and then reveals a structure so organic and yet so effortless that at its end , we can only marvel at this triumph over ordinary movie forms .\nfederico fellini was born and brought up in rimini , italy , a small seaside town in the province of emilia - romagna . amarcord is a neologism he contrived , which comes closest to the emiliano - romagnolo dialect phrase mi ricordo ( i remember ) . fellini , a \u2026\nsellout crowds have caused new york ' s film forum to extend its run of the new janus films restoration of amarcord for another six days , until december 23 . so , new yorkers , it ' s not too late to see this \u201cfun - house tour through fellini\u2019s mind\u201d on\u2026\neven federico fellini acknowledged that he had the habit of making the same film again and again , and\namarcord\nis just that film . orthodox fellini lovers may give primacy to the earlier , more narrative dramas ,\n8 1 / 2 ,\nla strada\nor\nla dolce vita ,\nbut\namarcord\nmay be a more perfect summary of\nfelliniesque ,\nthe sumptuous carnival style that defined fellini ' s work from the late 1960s on . and it proves that felliniesque means much more than just a shorthand term for the bizarre .\nthis is not what happens in fellini\u2019s i vitelloni ( 1953 ) , the film apparently closest to amarcord in its depiction of a small seaside town like rimini . in i vitelloni , the town is in fact like rimini , and the events that befall the characters elicit realistic tears , anguish , and anger ; in amarcord , to the contrary , the town is a caricature . it seems completely constructed , as false as the tears of gradisca and as delusive as her dream marriage\u2014and as contrived as the animal sexual hunger of volpina ( foxy ) , the town nymphomaniac .\ntoday i had the great pleasure of watching the masterpiece\namarcord\nagain . the film is a charming series of vignettes set in fellini ' s seaside hometown during his childhood in 1930s italy . a warm and gentle comedy , it lovingly skewers the platitudes by which everyday people manage their daily lives .\nthe goal of \u201cofficine amarcord\u201d is to give new life to legendary models of cars that are in the memories and dreams of many passionate people by turning them into roadworthy and green vehicles so that they will not only be beauties to admire in a car salon but they can get back to their duty on the roads .\nnever have i seen a childhood nostalgia film be so brutally honest when it comes to the real life places and people that the story is inspired from . amarcord comes from the mind and memories of the great federico fellini ' s carnivalesque and alien brain . this film is supposed to be a very personal and achingly nostalgic portrait of the directors youth in a small 1930 ' s seaside village and italy , and while i didn ' t grow up in italy , nor was i born anywhere near 1930 , i can tell you that no matter where you are from or how you got to where you are now , amarcord will feel like home .\nfederico fellini was born and brought up in rimini , italy , a small seaside town in the province of emilia - romagna . amarcord is a neologism he contrived , which comes closest to the emiliano - romagnolo dialect phrase mi ricordo ( i remember ) . fellini , a great liar , denied this origin , claiming instead that it was a mysterious , cabalistic word , linked to invention rather than memory . whatever the meaning , amarcord evokes another world : evanescent , unreal , unreachable , impalpable , like an image in the depth of a mirror that can be attested to for only a brief instant before it vanishes , like the images of the cinema .\nin\namarcord ,\nfellini shows us the sexual dreams of teen boys , whose tender age blocks their fulfillment . he shows us the sexual dreams of adults , which look quite similar - - - but while unblocked by age , they are infantilized by religious guilt , political corruption , and a simplistic vision of gender relations .\namarcord presents a topsy - turvy universe of libidinous grandfathers , crazy uncles , hysterical mothers , constantly bickering families , and dwarf nuns . sexually frustrated male teenagers such as titta ( bruno zanin ) fantasise over gradisca - herself seduced by hollywood notions of glamour in her trips to the local cinema - and over an enormous - breasted female tobacconist .\nit ' s real - life magic . it ' s honest - to - god supernatural . it ' s a very special film . amarcord changed my life . i feel like i ' ve never truly understood cinema until now . i feel like i can do anything . i feel like magic must feel . i feel like fairy dust .\nand we can marvel , too , at how universal \u201camarcord\u201d is . this is a movie for everybody , even those who hardly ever see foreign or \u201cart\u201d films . fellini\u2019s greatest achievement , in my opinion , was \u201c8 1 / 2 . \u201d but that was a difficult film that revealed its meaning only after a good deal of thought and repeated viewings .\nthis carnivalesque portrait of provincial italy during the fascist period , the most personal film by federico fellini , satirizes the director\u2019s youth and turns daily life into a circus of social rituals , adolescent desires , male fantasies , and political subterfuge , all set to nino rota\u2019s classic , nostalgia - tinged score . the academy award\u2013winning amarcord remains one of cinema\u2019s enduring treasures .\nthis carnivalesque portrait of provincial italy during the fascist period , the most personal film from federico fellini , satirizes the director\u2019s youth and turns daily life into a circus of social rituals , adolescent desires , male fantasies , and political subterfuge , all set to nina rota\u2019s classic , nostalgia - tinged score . the academy award\u2013winning amarcord remains one of cinema ' s enduring treasures .\namarcord is a 1973 italian comedy - drama film directed by federico fellini , a semi - autobiographical coming - of - age tale about titta , an adolescent boy growing up among an eccentric cast of characters in the village of borgo san giuliano ( situated near the ancient walls of rimini ) in 1930s fascist italy . the film ' s title is a romagnol neologism for\ni remember .\nthis little documentary is about maestro fellini , and his brilliant work on oscar winning masterpiece\namarcord\n. i do not own rights for this video , but i would like to share with all of you who are fans and lovers of fellini ' s work . some of the very close friends and collaborators of maestro fellini speak of his vision and dreamy world he created in glorious cinecitta . enjoy\nin amarcord , the rex is made of cardboard , the sea of plastic , the sunset of paint . very little is natural , and when it is , it is parodied and deformed . the natural was not an opportunity for fellini , material to be recorded or rearranged , but rather a constraint , like rationality , defined order , and logic were\u2014a limit on his creativity\u2014and that is why the natural , the narrativized , and the realistic began to disappear from fellini\u2019s work , at first imperceptibly , before 1960 , and then markedly afterward . the films increasingly became the expression of the soul of fellini\u2014not his autobiography , his life to be represented , but what he wished to express . \u201cthere is nothing autobiographical in amarcord , \u201d he said ( nor is there in his celebrated essay \u201cmy rimini , \u201d which is neither autobiography nor exactly recollection but something rather more delicate and poetic : reminiscence ) . this expressive reality is made up of the spirits of fellini , like those of juliet in juliet of the spirits ( 1965 ) . his films objectify these spirits and in so doing liberate them . the clowns of amarcord are such spirits , not memories exactly but compressed symbols and associations , as in a dream .\namarcord is like a circus , composed of numbers , perfectly linear and sequential but whose links are neither logical , dra\u00admatic , nor narratively motivated . each of the numbers in the film is a circus act , and the actors are the circus clowns . indeed , there is no story in amarcord , simply a collection of these episodes , whose order is only marginally consequential or where consequence is not of great importance : the seasons will change , miranda will die , gradisca will marry . since the figures are essentially only images that have been designed , sketched , and exaggerated , rather than developed and given body to , they are simultaneously eternal and ephemeral , like the ocean liner rex , which appears in its impossible magnificence out of the blackness of the sea at night , bringing gradisca to tears and the others in boats to shouts of astonishment at the unreal wonder of it , in a kind of maritime s\u00e9ance . even fascism is made into spectacle : were this a realistic film , fascism would be a politics that would eventually be overcome ; in amarcord , because fascism is only an act of clowns dressed up in a circus , it seems to be timeless , a perpetual provincialism and infantilism , more symbolic than historical or real , like chaplin as the great dictator .\namarcord is considered an exaggeration of federico fellini ' s reality of his childhood mixed with fragments of what could be true and fragments that are only imagined to be true .\nthere ' s nothing autobiographical in amarcord ,\nfellini had stated . even the lawyer who is one of the main narrators in the film even admits to the audience that the stories he is giving us might not even be completely accurate especially coming from the character of biscein , who he accuses of being a born liar and of making up a new story every single day . if the film amarcord gives off an artificial like quality , it is never so obvious as it is in the scene with the arrival of the great liner red which is clearly made of plastic and paint . when rex passes all the townspeople out in their boats the look of the liner and the waves it is riding on look as fake and artificial as the town of borgo and of its comic book like inhabitants ; which in many ways suggests an illusion to reality . even the sudden arrival of the fascist leaders seem like an absurd comic spectacle as you watch fascists marching down the streets looking like a bunch of clowns in one of fellini ' s circuses with a ridiculous looking papier - m\u00e2ch\u00e9 mussolini which looks more similar to a grotesque bulldog .\nfederico fellini\u2019s \u201camarcord\u201d takes us back to the small italian town of his birth and young manhood , and gives us a joyful , bawdy , virtuoso portrait of the people he remembers there . he includes a character undoubtedly meant to be young federico - - earnest , awkward , yearning with all the poignancy of adolescent lust after the town beauties . but the movie\u2019s not an autobiography of a character . it\u2019s the story of the town itself .\nthe townspeople are almost children in their behavior , taking delight in the simple joys of eating and making love and parading around the square and gossiping about each other and about the hypnotic gradisca . fellini implies that this simple behavior is nourished by a system that encourages a mindless going along - - but \u201camarcord\u201d isn\u2019t a political movie . it is a memory , fond but merciless , of how it was in italy at a certain time .\nthe italian title\namarcord\nhas been rendered in english as\ni remember ,\nand quite rightly this a very personal reminisce about the past of writer - director federico fellini . it focuses on the 1930s when he was growing up in the italian village of rimini and fascism was on the rise in italy . by now , having seen seven of his films , i think i have a pretty good idea of what to expect from the\nmaestro .\nurltoken is turning 15 and giving itself a special gift . it is supporting the restoration of one of the most iconic films of italian cinema ,\namarcord\n. released in 1973 , this masterpiece , which earned federico fellini an oscar for best foreign language film , has been restored to its original glory thanks to the know - how of the cineteca di bologna ' s cinematic restoration laboratory , l ' immagine ritrovata , considered one of the finest in the world .\n\u201camarcord , \u201d on the other hand , is a totally accessible film . it deals directly , hilariously , and sometimes poignantly with the good people of this small town ( actually fellini\u2019s birthplace , rimini ) . it\u2019s no more complicated than they are , it understands them inside - out , and the audiences i\u2019ve seen it with ( three times ) have been moved to horselaughs , stilled by moments of beauty , and then brought back almost to tears . it\u2019s not only a great movie , it\u2019s a great joy to see .\nthe beauty of film rests in the fragility of its images , a fragility often denied by narrative structures so tightly bound that images become firmly fixed in place . it is exactly in that place that fellini\u2019s films open up , and in doing so make images precious , alive , and transitory . the essential subject of fellini\u2019s films , and particularly of the late ones , like amarcord , is the cinema itself , another world : ephemeral , touching , ineffable , comic , and grand . . . like a pheasant in the snow .\nthe amarcord arthouse television & film fest awards ( aatva ) is open to any film completed after january 1 , 2013 regardless of content , subject , or origin . submitting your film to the aatva is not a guarantee of selection . all the official selection , nominees and the winners will be listed on our website permanently . all the winning films will receive a trophy award or certificate . please read all rules and regulations before submitting your project . please note that we do not offer application fee waivers : we treat every filmmaker equally .\nif ever there was a movie made entirely out of nostalgia and joy , by a filmmaker at the heedless height of his powers , that movie is federico fellini \u2019s \u201camarcord . \u201d the title means \u201ci remember\u201d in the dialect of rimini , the seaside town of his youth , but these are memories of memories , transformed by affection and fantasy and much improved in the telling . here he gathers the legends of his youth , where all of the characters are at once larger and smaller than life - - flamboyant players on their own stages .\n\u201camarcord\u201d is like a long dance number , interrupted by dialogue , public events and meals . it is constructed like a guided tour through a year in the life of the town , from one spring to the next . there are several narrators , including an old rummy - dummy who visibly forgets his lines , and a professor who lectures us learnedly on the town\u2019s historical precedents . other narrators include the singing voices of the children , heralding the arrival of the first dandelion balls of spring , and a confiding voice on the soundtrack that is fellini himself .\nfederico fellini ' s dream - like recreation of a year in the life of a fascist - era provincial italian town turned out to be his last significant box office hit , and also won the best foreign film oscar in 1974 . shot at rome ' s cinecitta studios , the bawdily amusing amarcord dispenses with a traditional plot in favour of a series of communal set - pieces - a spring bonfire , a visit from a government dignitary , a trip to see a giant ocean liner , and the marriage of local beauty gradisca ( magali noel ) .\namarcord , which means \u201ci remember , \u201d is federico fellini\u2019s lusty , often funny look at growing - up perhaps not unlike his own . the setting is a village in 1930s italy . teen hormones are surging . family , church and friendship are proving grounds of love and loyalty . fascism\u2019s rise is just down the street . sex is around any corner . and life viewed in the local cinema is a touchstone for life lived . the memories , big and small , endure . so does the appeal of this best foreign language film academy award \u00ae winner .\nall of fellini\u2019s films\u2014from those up to la dolce vita ( 1960 ) , which represent worlds ( narrativized , realistic , dramatic ) , to those after la ? dolce vita , including amarcord ( 1973 ) , which create worlds ( dreamlike , episodic , artificial ) \u2014have a similar source in popular entertainments : the circus , with its clowns and unreality ; variety theater , with its vulgarity and hyperbole , especially sexual ; comic books , with their caricatures and sketchiness ; silent film comedies , with their grace and innocence ( chaplin , keaton , laurel and hardy ) .\nat times in amarcord , the characters speak directly to a filmmaker ( fellini ? ) , who appears to record the events and actions in the town . there is in the film , as in so many late fellini works , the figure of a journalist - documentarian - archivist , who reports and comments on the happenings that are seen . but this is false , and rather than rendering the events as true , the device emphasizes their unreality and the artificiality of the representations . as the characters are exaggerated , so too is the documentary , and both become unreal .\n\u2026we chose to call our beer gradisca , because we brew it in this corner of romagna and san marino , between the sea and the hills , a land rich in history and amazing stories . but above all , as a tribute to an illustrious celebrity who was born here , film director frederico fellini , who conquered cinema - goers the whole world over with his rich and poetic vein of inspiration , winning as many as four oscars for his films , including , of course , amarcord , where gradisca is the protagonist . 4 . 7 % alc . vol .\nfellini\u2019s films ( certainly his later ones , including amarcord ) bear the marks of their imme\u00addiacy , sketchiness , momen\u00adtari\u00adness , lack of finality , lack of development , inspirational and free associations ( \u201cyou begin to shoot an action , and suddenly you are taken with the shimmering of light on a crystal of glass\u201d ) . such processes , essentially irrational , unconscious , almost impossible to plan ( the vagaries of light , a sudden glimmer of recognition ) , were for fellini ( impressed by jungian psychology and its notion of archetypes ) signs of creativity and artistry . they were the i , the me , of fellini .\namarcord is a bit much to wrap your head around in a single viewing . generally speaking , there ' s no central protagonist or plot , and instead of this traditional narrative structure , the film offers what is basically a series of vignettes that involve a similar set of characters and that take place in a similar setting . what it ' s about isn ' t totally obvious\u2014which is probably for the best , rather than having them shallowly play out on the surface\u2014but what is obvious is that it ' s less a customary story about a single person and more a chaotic poem about a specific place and time .\nin amarcord , fellini evokes a year in the life of the small italian coastal town of rimini in the mid - 1930s with free - spirited fantasy , bittersweet comedy , and intimate detail . though filled with phantasmagorical gems from the director\u2019s imagination , the film is also rooted in history , filtered through memory : focusing on one family of perfectly normal eccentrics , fellini examines their impact on one another\u2019s lives and the impact of life on them through a series of intersecting tales . fascism was a fact of life and , for fellini , a focal point around which to examine the community , the church , the state , and the family .\n\u201camarcord\u201d is obvious in that way , with a showman\u2019s flair for the right effect . there is a night , for example , when all the people of the town get into their boats and sail out to wait for the great new italian liner to pass by . and when it comes , it towers hundreds of feet above the waves and has thousands of portholes - - and is , of course , only a prop built by the special - effects men . it drifts away into invisibility like a candle dying out . the image is of italy itself in the 1930s : all grandeur and pomp and nationalism , but with an insubstantial soul .\nin addition to its enduring artistry and wise look at the human family ,\namarcord\nhas special resonance today . as the world ' s attention focuses on the islamic community , there ' s a perfect storm brewing there . very high unemployment among men ( women generally don ' t go to work in most muslim countries ) means that many young men can ' t get married , and are still living at home . this , plus the lack of premarital sex ( with little privacy for unmarried couples who are so inclined ) means that several hundred million muslim young men can ' t have sex ( except for prostitutes or boys ) .\ni admit i ' ve never been a huge fellini fan , but i found amarcord to be quite engaging . if anything , it ' s a portrait of humanity at its most interesting . the movie is funny , strange and surreal , but all at the same time being grounded in the reality of the story . the only minor problem that i had with it is its leisurely pace during portions of the film when you just want to move on to the next adventure . i may be alone in that , but i felt it watching it . otherwise , the film is a wonderful look at growing up in italy through the eyes of frederico fellini .\ngiven how integral music is to the film ' s effect , it ' s a detail that needs improving . and given how much this film is about memory - - the personal memory of titta , the collective memory of political events and the house - of - mirrors memory we ' re all prone to when we see the real world through cinema - tinted glasses - - it ' s sad the whole project isn ' t a little more impressive . but then , it ' s rare to see\namarcord\non the big screen , and no one should be scared away by a\nrestoration\nthat leaves the film looking no worse than its fabulous old self .\nthe title amarcord apparently translates in roman dialect as\ni remember\n, yet this chaotic film is in no way a straightforward recollection of childhood experiences . as fellini himself once commented :\nmy films from my past , recount memories that are completely invented .\nthe scatological jokes about masturbation , belching , and farting coexist with an air of melancholy that ' s maintained by nino rota ' s evocative music . fellini constantly draws our attention to the fact that we ' re watching a piece of fiction : the residents ' stories are far from reliable , actors deliver their lines to camera , and the elderly narrator ( luigi rossi ) is interrupted by off - screen disruptions .\ni would consider myself a fellini fan . before this , i had seen four of his films , one of which is in my all time top 10 , 8\u00bd . i loved nights of cabiria and la strada for their charm and simple stories . however , the one i was not so hot on was his palme d ' or winning la dolce vita , which i thought was meandering and annoying . amarcord is more interesting than that film , but not as captivating as the other three . when i wasn ' t bored with what was happening , i was annoyed by the erection it gave me . i really think fellini handled that aspect of the movie rather poorly . \u2026\nin fellini\u2019s intervista ( 1987 ) , his next - to - last film , he plays himself , a filmmaker shooting a film called amerika , based on the novel by kafka . in one scene , in his office at cinecitt\u00e0 , he is interviewing a number of actors ( all of whom are caricature \u201ctypes\u201d ) for roles in his forthcoming film . probably the scene is not unlike fellini\u2019s actual method of making a film . the first step for him was not the script or the story that the film would illustrate but rather faces and images that would evoke a world . amarcord is exactly that , a \u201cworld , \u201d part circus , part science fiction , composed of images of its inhabitants .\nfellini ' s satire of the catholic church - in the figure of the priest don baravelli - highlights the absurdity of the educational system and its nonsensical system of rote learning , and it shows how the childish nature of the town ' s adults facilitates their collusion with the fascist governing system . the raucousness of amarcord can feel overwhelming at times , and you may not entirely share fellini ' s love for these larger - than - life characters . yet there are still images to treasure , such as a peacock emerging from the fog , the collective wonder at the vision of the great ship ( represented by a cardboard model ! ) , and finally the bittersweet aftermath of gradisca ' s wedding .\nthe film is set during the stage - opera phase of italian fascism , which it sees as a delusion of foolish people - - and yet the father in the family , a communist who plays the internationale from a phonograph in the church tower to protest the visit of a fascist leader , is no less foolish . politics in \u201camarcord\u201d are on the level of the endless battle between the parish priest and the communist mayor in the little world of don camillo , giovanni guareschi\u2019s best - seller of a half - century ago : both sides are so italian they prefer the fun of their public drama to winning or losing . fascism was no fun in real life , but for that you have to see de sica \u2019s \u201c the garden of the finzi - continis , \u201d because in fellini\u2019s garden only characters grow .\nprobably the most popular and accessible of fellini ' s films ,\namarcord\n(\ni remember\n) takes the viewer through a full cycle of the four seasons in the small town of rimini , italy in the late 1930s . though more a nostalgic memoir than a strict comedy , the film is full of laughs , involving schoolboy shenanigans , their obsession with sex , a family outing in the country with a mentally imbalanced uncle , and the fantasies of various people , from the sweet teenaged boy at the center of the story to the town beauty he worships , gradisca . but the film also has serious themes , from the coming of the fascists to the death of a family member , and a touch of grandeur here and there . nino rota ' s lush orchestral score is an essential and highly memorable element of this lovely 1974 film .\none of italy\u2019s great modern directors , federico fellini was a larger - than - life maestro who created an inimitable cinematic style combining surreal carnival with incisive social critique . while his most popular\u2014and accessible\u2014film , the darkly nostalgic childhood memoir amarcord , is a great entryway into his oeuvre , 8\u00bd , a collage of memories , dreams , and fantasies about a director\u2019s artistic crisis , is perhaps his masterpiece . in his early career , fellini was both a screenwriter for neorealist pioneer roberto rossellini and a newspaper caricaturist in postwar rome , competing influences he would bring together with startling results . after such early works as i vitelloni , fellini broke away from neorealism\u2019s political strictures with the beloved la strada , and from there boldly explored his obsessions with the circus , societal decadence , spiritual redemption , and , most controversially , women , in such films as nights of cabiria , juliet of the spirits , and and the ship sails on .\none aspect of amarcord that helps hold the film together and give it continuity is the change of seasons , from the initial appearance of the puffballs that herald the end of winter to their reappearance at the close of the film . an entire year goes by , and its four seasons come full circle . the seasonal changes have more to do with the material of the film , principally the light , than with what is represented : the darkness , shadows , and yellow effect of artificial lights in the winter ; the glow of springtime , with its sharp , clear light , followed by summer haze ; then the gray , foggy mistiness of autumn , when cows assume strange shapes ; and finally , the glare of winter snow . yellows , then , followed by greens , blues , whites , and all of these played off of by the whites and reds of the costuming , particularly of gradisca , whose dress outlines her wiggling bottom .\n\u201camarcord\u201d is fellini\u2019s final great film . the other masterpieces are \u201c la strada , \u201d \u201c nights of cabiria , \u201d \u201c la dolce vita , \u201d \u201c 8 1 / 2 \u201d and \u201c juliet of the spirits . \u201d he made other films of consequence , including \u201cil bidone , \u201d \u201cfellini roma , \u201d \u201c fellini satyricon , \u201d \u201c casanova \u201d and \u201c the clowns , \u201d but those six titles show him in the full flood of his talent . all of his films are autobiographical in one way of another - - feeding off of his life , his fantasies , his earlier films - - and from them a composite figure takes shape , of a hustler on the make , with a rakish hat and a victorious grin , spinning delight out of thin air , entranced by dreams of voluptuous temptresses , restrained by catholic guilt - - a ringmaster in love with the swing dance tempos of the \u201840s and \u201850s , who liked to organize his characters into processions and parades .\n\u201camarcord\u201d is fellini\u2019s final great film . the other masterpieces are \u201c la strada , \u201d \u201c nights of cabiria , \u201d \u201c la dolce vita , \u201d \u201c 8 1 / 2 \u201d and \u201c juliet of the spirits . \u201d he made other films of consequence , including \u201cil bidone , \u201d \u201c fellini ' s roma , \u201d \u201c fellini satyricon , \u201d \u201c casanova \u201d and \u201c the clowns , \u201d but those six titles show him in the full flood of his talent . all of his films are autobiographical in one way of another - - feeding off of his life , his fantasies , his earlier films - - and from them a composite figure takes shape , of a hustler on the make , with a rakish hat and a victorious grin , spinning delight out of thin air , entranced by dreams of voluptuous temptresses , restrained by catholic guilt - - a ringmaster in love with the swing dance tempos of the \u201840s and \u201850s , who liked to organize his characters into processions and parades .\nthe head has significant basic qualities of fineness , density , adherence and persistence . in appearance this is a pale golden beer with a slight haziness that comes from the filtration left deliberately incomplete , ensuring the look of an authentic craft beer . an absolutely enjoyable fineness of aroma , revealing notes of dry grass and a noticeable floral bouquet of hops . full - bodied , fresh and light , an invitation to keep drinking . the varieties used for the dry - hopping that distinguishes gradisca limited edition include nelson sauvin . this is a very rare hop that was bred and developed in the nelson region of new zealand , where it is now cultivated . the particular characteristic of nelson sauvin is given by the presence of essential oils that recall the aroma of fresh gooseberries , a descriptor that is above all also used to describe the bouquet of sauvignon blanc white wine , after which the hop is named . we ' ve combined nelson sauvin with saaz , one of the world ' s most widely used hop varieties , which has long been a fundamental flavouring that has contributed to the diffusion of most of europe ' s bottom - fermented lager beers , greatly enhancing their quality . the meeting between these two hop varieties with such different backgrounds is a daring challenge for amarcord beer , with its choice to use particularly special hops that have played a crucial role in the history of the greatest international beers . the result could only be a beer in the style of an american lager , light but with a distinct personality with malty hints and refreshing notes of hops , which combine to make it extraordinarily enjoyable to drink , a beer that stands out clearly from the crowd .\nart direction : dean tavoularis , angelo graham ; set decoration : george r . nelson\nart direction : richard sylbert , w . stewart campbell ; set decoration : ruby levitt\nart direction : alexander golitzen , e . preston ames ; set decoration : frank mckelvy\nart direction : peter ellenshaw , john b . mansbridge , walter tyler , al roelofs ; set decoration : hal gausman\nart direction - art direction : richard sylbert , w . stewart campbell ; set decoration : ruby levitt\nart direction - art direction : alexander golitzen , e . preston ames ; set decoration : frank mckelvy\nactor in a supporting role - michael v . gazzo in\nthe godfather part ii\nart direction - art direction : dean tavoularis , angelo graham ; set decoration : george r . nelson\nart direction - art direction : peter ellenshaw , john b . mansbridge , walter tyler , al roelofs ; set decoration : hal gausman\ndocumentary ( short subject ) - ronald s . kass and mervyn lloyd , producers\ndocumentary ( feature ) - natalie r . jones and eugene s . jones , producers\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nroger ebert ' s speech on empathy for the\n11th hour\nseries on april 9th , 1994 , being republished here in honor of his birthday june 18 .\nroger ebert was born on this day in 1942 , and died a little over five years ago . i owe a good part of my success\u2026\na look back at robert zemeckis ' half - animated classic , who framed roger rabbit , on its 30 - year anniversary .\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\nat the center is an overgrown young adolescent , the son of a large , loud family , who is dizzied by the life churning all around him - - the girls he idealizes , the tarts he lusts for , the rituals of the village year , the practical jokes he likes to play , the meals that always end in drama , the church\u2019s thrilling opportunities for sin and redemption , and the vaudeville of italy itself - - the transient glories of grand hotels and great ocean liners , the play - acting of mussolini\u2019s fascist costume party .\nsometimes from this tumult an image of perfect beauty will emerge , as when in the midst of a rare snowfall , the count\u2019s peacock escapes and spreads its dazzling tail feathers in the blizzard . such an image is so inexplicable and irreproducible that all the heart can do is ache with gratitude , and all the young man can know is that he will live forever , love all the women , drink all the wine , make all the movies and become fellini .\nfellini was more in love with breasts than russ meyer , more wracked with guilt than ingmar bergman , more of a flamboyant showman than busby berkeley . he danced so instinctively to his inner rhythms that he didn\u2019t even realize he was a stylistic original ; did he ever devote a moment\u2019s organized thought to the style that became known as \u201cfelliniesque , \u201d or was he simply following the melody that always played when he was working ?\nthe melody was literal most of the time . like his italian contemporaries , he post - synched most of his dialogue , so it didn\u2019t matter so much how his actors read their lines , and he often had a small orchestra or a phonograph to supply music while a scene was being filmed . that\u2019s why so often in a fellini film the actors don\u2019t seem simply to be walking , but subtly moving to an unheard melody . they seem to be able to hear the soundtrack .\nthe town itself is a character . we meet the buxom gradisca ( magali noel ) , who runs a beauty parlor and parades her innocent carnality and her red fur hat past the inflamed local men as if she had been elected to a public office ; and titta ( bruno zanin ) , who finds gradisca beyond his reach but boldly offers to show the voluptuous proprietor of the tobacco shop that he is such a man he can lift her off her feet ; and \u201cronald colman , \u201d who runs the local cinema ; and titta\u2019s father ( armando brancia ) , who rules the family table with what is intended to be an iron hand ; and titta\u2019s mother ( pupella maggio ) , who offers to kill herself more or less daily because of her husband\u2019s idiocy ; and her brother , who vainly trains his hair beneath a net and focuses on his meals with a hypnotic concentration ; and the local priest , obsessed with whether the boys touch themselves ; and all of titta\u2019s playmates , who gather for enthusiastic mutual touchings of self .\nevery day brings a drama . every summer the family liberates uncle teo from the local asylum for a picnic in the country , and this year while they are distracted he climbs a tree and refuses to come down , moaning \u201ci want a woman ! \u201d like a lovesick bull . he throws apples at those who try to climb up to him , and finally the family sends to the asylum for help , and a midget nun arrives to order teo down . this nun wears a headdress so exaggerated we never see her face , and form an instant opinion that she is , in fact , a man .\nthe arrival of a provincial fascist leads to an absurd public ceremony , all of the fascists trotting from the train station to the public square , where a papier - mache mussolini looks like a comic bulldog . the local youth go through gymnastics exercises no doubt connected to national security . we also glimpse their education , in a hilarious montage of classes in the local school , one interrupted by the most novel and ingenious delivery of urine that can possibly be imagined .\nthere is a poetic and melancholy side , too , as when fog blankets the town and the characters seek softly for their bearings , and when the great liner rex passes offshore and the townspeople all row out in their boats to watch it pass ( it is as artificial as the \u201cwaves\u201d the boats ride on , suggesting how much the national image depends on illusion ) . local imaginations are inflamed by what must go on at the grand hotel , which none of the locals can afford to step foot in , although gradisca , their heroine , figures in a popular legend there - - and so does the rummy - dummy , when a sultan\u2019s harem lets down their rope ladders for him . gradisca is their carnal fantasy , their symbol of hope , their good - hearted friend . she also supplies an example of the way fellini\u2019s films become his parallel autobiography ; gradisca is virtually the same character , in appearance and behavior , as carla ( sandra milo ) , marcello\u2019s mistress in \u201c8 1 / 2 . \u201d\nthe film\u2019s most beautiful scene involves the snowfall and the peacock feathers . the snow is plowed into impossibly tall walls to make a maze between which the boys and gradisca have a snowball fight . the saddest scene , at the beach , is gradisca\u2019s wedding to a slick fascist leader ; the marriage is of their hopes and their doom . she pulls away from her husband to throw her bride\u2019s bouquet , but there is no one to catch it .\nthe film is saturated with fellini\u2019s affection for these people , whose hopes are so transparent they can see through their own into another\u2019s . all of the fellini visual trademarks are here , including the half - finished scaffold that mediates between heaven and earth , and the grotesque faces of the extras , and the parades and processions , and always the nino rota music ( and his arrangements of standards , especially \u201cstormy weather\u201d ) . fellini shoots in color , and makes special use of the reds and whites of gradisca\u2019s outfits . he is careful to stay mostly in mid - and long - shot , the correct distance for comedy , and uses closeup mostly for intense longing .\nhis film seems almost to flow from the camera , as anecdotes will flow from one who has told them often and knows they work . if there is a bittersweet undertone , perhaps it is because fellini suspected the film business was changing and his funding and access would never again be the same ; this was the last of his films made for no better reason than fellini wanted to make it ."]}
{"id": 117319, "summary": [{"text": "big sur is a 2013 american adventure drama film directed by michael polish .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it is an adaptation of the 1962 novel of the same name by jack kerouac .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the story is based on the time kerouac spent in big sur , california and his three brief sojourns to his friend lawrence ferlinghetti 's cabin in bixby canyon .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "these trips were taken by kerouac in an attempt to recuperate from his mental and physical deterioration due to his sudden success .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the film debuted on january 23 , 2013 at the 2013 sundance film festival , where it received generally positive reviews .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the film was released in the united states in a limited theatrical release on november 1 , 2013 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "big sur ( film )", "paragraphs": ["the big sur international short film screening series showcases the best of short films from around the world .\nsur thing \u2026 hiking trails at pfeiffer big sur state park , california . photograph : alamy\nbig sur residents may notice more than just local scenery in the film . julian tolentino of big sur\u2019s namaste therapeutic bodyworks makes his acting debut in the movie as jack .\nbig sur proves inspiration for the film always shine . | 831 ( tales from the area code ) | urltoken\nthe film will definitely change takal\u2019s career . but making always shine in big sur also has changed the director\u2019s personal life .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing big sur international short film screening series near you .\nthe monterey county film commission reports that more than $ 100 million has come into local communities from film production since the film commission was created by the monterey county board of supervisors in 1987 .\ndeetjens big sur inn : 48865 highway 1 , big sur ; or 831 - 667 - 2377 . rates range from $ 90 - $ 250 . urltoken\na listing of credits on friday with a film review of \u201cbig sur , \u201d using information from a publicist , omitted a composer of the film\u2019s music . besides bryce and aaron dessner , kubilay \u00fcner was also a composer .\nshe wrote , simply ,\nbig sur . my favorite place - am .\nbig sur\ncracks the code of how to adapt jack kerouac for the screen .\nhit the road , jack . . . kerouac novel big sur heads to big screen . photograph : jerry yulsman / associated press\nhenry miller memorial library : highway 1 , big sur ; or 831 - 667 - 2574 . events held here include workshops , performances , readings , film screenings . urltoken\nthis is one of the most beautiful venues in the world to view film .\nbefore embarking on creating a feature film together , worden and sampas decided to put their newfound collaboration to the test by doing a documentary film . surprisingly , they easily settled on big sur , a challenging read depicting kerouac\u2019s downward spiral into madness and alcoholism .\nwith the headline : screen : love along big sur seacoast ; elizabeth taylor stars with richard burton .\njack kerouac\u2019s big sur dreams \u2013 and nightmares \u2013 are memorialized in an ambitious new dvd / cd .\nyup , it & apos ; s definitely on for kate bosworth and her big sur director michael polish .\nbig sur came out in limited release on november 1st , 2013 . find out more about it here .\nfifty - plus years later , the beat generation is finally making its mark in film .\nniya suddarth , media correspondent for the beat museum , interviews actor jean - marc barr about his upcoming film , big sur , in which he plays mr . jack kerouac . the interview takes place during the sundance film festival , in park city , utah , 2013 . production by : visual creativ interview with jean - marc barr \u201cbig sur\u201d from visual creativ . on vimeo . some [ \u2026 ]\nalways shine follows aspiring actress anna and her actress friend beth ( caitlin fitzgerald of showtime\u2019s masters of sex ) as they attempt to reconnect during a weekend trip to big sur . local viewers will appreciate the movie\u2019s knowing depiction of big sur and identifiable locations including the big sur roadhouse , pfeiffer beach and andrew molera state park . the film\u2019s insider knowledge about everything from the big sur bakery\u2019s tasty cookies to a humorous view of an esalen institute men\u2019s retreat is due to takal , the director , having spent two months living in the area .\nthere are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about big sur !\nbig sur , calif . \u2014 the road to big sur is a narrow , winding one , with the pacific ocean on one side , spread out like blue glass , and a mountainside of redwood trees on the other .\nurltoken was the first website in big sur . here ' s how it looked on oct 17 , 1997 !\nultimately , big sur demonstrates the limitations of kerouac ' s text , how personal it is to each reader and how unsatisfactory it feels on the big screen .\ntake me home , country road : the big sur cabin where kerouac wrote was a place of joy , pain .\none fast move or i\u2019m gone : kerouac\u2019s big sur was shot over the spring and summer of 2007 in new york city , san francisco , carmel beach and big sur\u2019s bixby canyon , where the cabin kerouac stayed in is located . over an almost weeklong period in june of 2007 , worden and his 20 - person crew shot the documentary\u2019s big sur segments .\n\u201cbig sur\u201d is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) for sexuality , nudity and strong language .\nsplendid isolation \u2026 aloe vera plants in bloom by ocean at california , big sur . photograph : darrell gulin / getty images\njack kerouac\u2019s big sur dreams \u2013 and nightmares \u2013 are memorialized in an ambitious new dvd / cd . | cover | urltoken\nthe monterey county film commission is a nonprofit organization , which promotes our area\u2019s locations , crew and businesses to the film industry , making it easy for filmmakers to take their projects from start to finish here .\na recounting of jack kerouac ' s three sojourns to the cabin in big sur owned by his friend , poet lawrence ferlinghetti .\nkirk is also president of the big sur chamber of commerce , and estimates that about 450 tourists a day are using the trail . but not all businesses are benefiting : the historic deetjen\u2019s big sur inn remains closed , unconvinced people will hike their luggage over .\non may 9 , 2008 , one fast move or i\u2019m gone made its film festival debut at the opening night of the santa cruz international film festival . since then , it\u2019s been shown at the 2008 lone star international film festival in fort worth , texas and at this year\u2019s litquake , a weeklong literary event in the bay area .\n\u201cafter we shot the movie , my husband and i decided to move here [ to california from new york city ] because we had such a wonderful time in big sur and in california , \u201d she says . \u201cwe wanted to be close [ to big sur ] . \u201d\nthe red hot chili peppers mentioned big sur in their 2000 surf - and - sky - loving single\nroad trippin '\nand morissette sang about big sur on the tune\ntorch\nfrom her 2008 album\nflavors of entanglement .\nmorissette also offered a simple but perfect tribute to big sur last fall on twitter , when she posted a beachy picture of herself pregnant , staring off into the waves .\nlevine and takal lived in big sur for a month prior to filming , in part to figure out how they were going to shoot the movie . then , once filming began , the cast and crew lived together in a house in big sur for a month while making always shine .\ntakal says that big sur truly added to the feel of her film . \u201cfor me , big sur is a place that is so removed from the superficial bullshit of hollywood and celebrity and stupid shit like that , \u201d she says . \u201cyou are forced to confront who you really are because there is no noise . so to me bringing anna and beth to big sur was a way of getting them out and away from all of the things that are distracting them from looking inward , so that they have to look inward and confront their demons . \u201d\ntakal , who directed the film , and her husband lawrence michael levine , who wrote the script and portrays a bartender named jessie , had visited big sur a handful of times before shooting it . \u201cthe first time i went to big sur i was blown away by how beautiful it was , \u201d she says from her new home in los angeles . \u201ci always say it made me believe in god . \u201d\nalready , kerouac films is developing feature films of both big sur and kerouac\u2019s 1958 novel the dharma bums . ( currently , francis ford coppola owns the rights to kerouac\u2019s masterwork , 1957\u2019s on the road ) . worden says that the screenplay for the feature film version of big sur is completed and being passed around to some directors in los angeles . \u201cit\u2019s definitely going to be a motion picture , \u201d he says .\nfilming has commenced on director michael polish\u2019s ( the astronaut farmer ) adaptation of jack kerouac\u2019s big sur . the film stars jean - marc barr as kerouac , josh lucas as neal cassidy , and kate bosworth as billie , the love interest of both men . deadline reports that production just recently began on the film , which tells the story of kerouac\u2019s move from new york city to northern california .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nvows at san francisco city hall followed by an evening ocean side in big sur . thank you once wed for featuring sarah and dan\u2019s amazing celebration !\nthe film includes the necessary interviews with individuals who were important characters in the book , including ferlinghetti , the poet and co - founder of san francisco\u2019s city lights booksellers & publishers who lent kerouac his bixby canyon cabin , which kerouac refers to as raton canyon in big sur .\nsubscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken subscribe to indie & film festivals : urltoken like us on facebook : urltoken follow us on twitter : urltoken urltoken big sur focuses on a moment in jack kerouac ' s life when , overwhelmed by the success of his opus on the road and struggling with alcoholism , he retreats to his publisher lawrence ferlinghetti ' s cabin in the small , coastal california town of big sur .\nthe major flaw of \u201cbig sur\u201d is a rushed quasi - happy ending in which kerouac endures a terrifying psychotic episode , recovers his spirits and decides to go home to long island . but it is really an admission of defeat . filmed without a trace of sentimentality , \u201cbig sur\u201d is an achingly sad last hurrah .\njoining the influx of films turning a nostalgic lens onto the icons of the beat generation is big sur , director michael polish\u2019s lush adaptation of jack kerouac\u2019s 1962 novel of the same name . the film works in fascinating contrast to recent beat movies , most significantly fellow sundance entry kill your darlings , which chronicles the columbia university days of kerouac and his contemporaries . whereas kill your darlings captures the genesis of a movement , big sur vividly captures its decline .\n. that film stars kristen stewart , garrett hedlund and sam riley , kirsten dunst and viggo mortensen . hit the jump for a synopsis of\nbig sur rises and fades , shifts and moves , through movements and melodies , singing a beautifully sad song for an era and a man who lost his way .\nesalen institute : 55000 highway 1 , big sur ; or 888 - 837 - 2536 . retreat center offering overnight stays , hot tubs , workshops and other activities . urltoken\nalready , the director inadvertently turned a handful of folks onto the book while filming the segments of his documentary on location in big sur . \u201ci think most of the crew knew who jack kerouac was but they had not read big sur , \u201d he says . \u201cand then you start interviewing these really cool people , and they start talking about the story . after two days of shooting , every crew member had a copy of big sur in their back pocket , and they were reading it every chance they get . \u201d\nwhile some of the contributors lend more authority to the project than others , there\u2019s a handful of scenes that truly illuminate the book big sur and kerouac\u2019s state at that time .\n1 . our first audio book ! romancing the sur written and read by linda sonrisa jones . listen ! 2 . a presentation by shelley alden brooks author of big sur : the making of a prized landscape at the grange jan 27 , 2018 . listen ! buy the book here !\nin 2008 ,\none fast move or i ' m gone : jack kerouac and big sur ,\na documentary about the experiences the book was based , on was released .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nas sharply as it delineates an america of spotty , informal economies , the film avoids articulating most of the people who live and work in these spaces .\nan adaptation of american literary icon jack kerouac ' s novel of the same name , big sur focuses on a moment in kerouac ' s life when , overwhelmed by the success of his opus on the road and struggling to battle inner demons , he seeks respite in three brief sojourns to a cabin in the small , coastal california town of big sur . michael polish ' s film is at once a poetic meditation and a love - letter to the work of an author who defined the beat generation . ( c ) ketchup\nbig is proud to announce the publication of the big monograph by arquitectura viva . in spanish and english , this monograph includes 25 projects by big from 2001 until 2013 , alongside bjarke ' s essay on pragmatic pleasures - big\u2019s perception on an unprejudiced way of designing that combines hedonism and pragmatism .\nwith its vertigo - inducing cliffs , thick veils of fog and raw beauty , big sur is an ideal setting for sophia takal\u2019s intense psychological thriller always shine . premiering at the 2016 tribeca film festival , the movie created a big buzz with publications including entertainment weekly , and garnered a best actress award for mackenzie davis , who stars as the tempestuous anna . it begins screening locally at the osio theater dec . 2 .\nthere\u2019s a great history of filmmaking in monterey county , and a wealth of film locations for features , commercials , tv , and all other related media productions .\nthe screenings are on thursday nights , outdoors in our natural amphi - theatre , under the towering redwoods at the henry miller memorial library in big sur , ca . schedule and reservations here .\nbeat generation poet lawrence ferlinghetti also had a cabin in big sur , in the wilderness of bixby canyon . kerouac , one of the beats ' most important writers , stayed in that cabin for a time , and wrote about it in his 1962 book\nbig sur ,\nranting as fictional alter - ego jack duluoz about his own real - life loneliness and alcohol - fueled delirium .\nduring the film , ventimiglia\u2019s reading of selected passages from big sur is like a narrative highway 1 connecting wide - ranging themes and scenes together . except for a scene of farrar playing that almost seems like a detour into a music video , the acoustic blues riffs and organ swells composed and recorded by farrar and gibbard course naturally through one fast move or i\u2019m gone like bixby creek .\namong literary figures , miller probably has the strongest association with the area .\nbig sur has a climate all its own and a character all its own ,\nhe wrote in his 1957 autobiographical book\nbig sur and the oranges of hieronymus bosch .\nit is a region where extremes meet , a region where one is always conscious of weather , of space , of grandeur , and of eloquent silence .\nthe shots of big sur ( m . david mullen is the gifted cinematographer ) woven throughout the film\u2014the billowing fog , the towering redwoods , the long line of crashing waves , the cloudy sky out to sea\u2014are magnificent as well as alienating . the visuals evoke a beauty so grand that we can never hope to enter into it . it is a beauty that is closed to kerouac , a fact that he finds distressing . we see kerouac sitting by the waves staring out to sea . we see him wading by the creek , we see him typing . he reads\ndr . jekyll & mr . hyde\nby the fire , and , of course , over the course of the film his own split personality will crack open , revealing the abyss within . it is clear that there will be no coming back from big sur . something died during his short time out there . he had less than 10 years left to live . watching\nbig sur\n, you are amazed kerouac lasted even that long .\nthis mgm short film narrated by richard burton promotes it ' s upcoming major release the sandpiper ( 1965 ) starring burton and his then wife elizabeth taylor . panoramic shots of the ocean , the seashore and the desert segue into the artistic community with various of its well - known artists at work and play . it all leads to clips from the film being made .\n\u201cbig sur\u201d cracks the code of how to adapt jack kerouac for the screen . the secret is deceptively simple : go to the source and stay there . the hot - wired energy and spontaneity of the beat mystique are embedded in writing that distills its feverish essence better than any hyped - up action . the hard part is melding readings with live action , but \u201cbig sur\u201d makes it look so easy that you hardly notice the transitions .\nmakenzie davis breaks out big as anna thanks to a powerful depiction of psychological duress .\nmeanwhile , sampas was creating the film\u2019s soundtrack , with some input from his partners at kerouac films . \u201calthough there is just a bit of jazz in the film , we wanted to stay away from the whole jazz thing , because we thought that it might be too predictable for a beat poet , \u201d he says . \u201ckeep the bongos away , so to speak . \u201d\npublished in 1962 , the autobiographical big sur charts the meltdown of a feted young author , who flees his native new york to hole up in a cabin on the coast of california . it was based on kerouac ' s own experiences at big sur , where he fled to escape the whirlwind success that followed the publication of on the road . the author died in october 1969 from an internal haemorrhage , brought on by years of heavy drinking .\nin 2010 , another beat generation writer got his big screen turn . james franco portrayed allen ginsberg in\nhowl ,\na hybrid film involving readings from the titular poem , interviews with franco as ginsberg and reenactments from his obscenity trial , starring jon hamm as his lawyer .\npublished by the japanese publisher ga , big \u2013 recent project is a monograph that documents 28 recent projects developed by the big cph and big nyc offices . in addition the book also includes an interview with bjarke ingels by yoshio futgawa and an essay on social infrastructure .\nmiller ' s longtime partington ridge property 14 miles south of the big sur post office still exists , overlooking the ocean . miller painted and wrote there , entertaining visitors ranging from young misfit fans of his work to established artists .\nkerouac is as inscrutable to the viewer as he is to those around him , as barr turns in an enigmatic and reserved performance . with minimal on - screen dialogue , the only glimpses we get into his psyche are through a series of voiceovers : jazzy readings of kerouac\u2019s poetry and prose played against scenic views of the pacific ocean . polish , whose past films include the haunting for lovers only , creates a melancholy , dream - like reality that relies heavily on grand vistas and an atmospheric score by the national . mimicking the disjointed cadences of the novel that inspired it , the film is less a character study than it is a meditative portrait of artistic ennui . while at times this more contemplative approach puts the film in danger of becoming a study in navel - gazing , polish manages to pull back by shooting the film with a simplicity that works to underscore rather than overwhelm kerouac\u2019s state of mind . a delicate , exquisite - looking film , big sur is a brief , glittering portrait of an artist .\nlooking for ideas & inspiration for your big day ? watch more weddings with similar attributes .\nthe film is driven by narration taken from passages of kerouac ' s own prose , which celebrate the enthusiasm and passion he holds for life while his addictions eat away at his body and mind .\nearly on , tom waits tosses out the gem that \u201c big sur always reminded me of a chronicle of a man being eaten by ants . \u201d before delivering a bebop influenced reading of kerouac\u2019s drive down the big sur coast , former grateful dead lyricist robert hunter echoes waits\u2019 sentiment by enthusing that the 1962 novel \u201cis an ugly , ugly book of ugly places in the mind , of sordid places in the psyche . \u201d and it\u2019s poet aram saroyan who nails the tone of big sur before kerouac descends into madness . he says : \u201cit\u2019s like a goofy holy man\u2019s journal in this wonderful place . the first 40 pages , or whatever it is , of the book is just like a little kid exploring in nature . \u201d\nbosworth is among the stars in polish & apos ; s big sur \u2014 a 2012 film based on author jack kerouac & apos ; s legendary life . at last week & apos ; s coldplay show , bosworth couldn & apos ; t help herself , according to a witness :\nshe kept hanging all over him , kissing him , coming up behind him and squeezing him while kissing the back of his neck and biting his ear !\nbig sur is a humane , precise account of the extraordinary ravages of delirium tremens on kerouac , a superior novelist who had the strength to complete his poetic narrative despite his affliction . here we meet san francisco s poets and recognize dean moriarty , ten years after on the road . at the peak of his suffering , kerouac was able to write through it all , ending this book with a tribute to the hallucinatory sounds of the pacific ocean at big sur [ barnes and noble ] .\ntakal strove to make the movie without getting in the way of big sur residents\u2019 daily lives . \u201cone of the things that was really important to me was to have a small enough crew that we wouldn\u2019t be an intrusion on people , \u201d she says .\nmiller , famed for his explicit novel\ntropic of cancer ,\nlived and worked in big sur between 1944 and 1962 , drawn to the stretch of coast ' s idyllic setting and a revolving cadre of creative , kind , hard - working residents .\ntypical : you wait a lifetime for a big - screen beat generation movie and then three roll off the rank at once . hard on the heels of last year ' s howl and walter salles ' s yet - to - be - released on the road comes big sur , an adaptation of the jack kerouac novel by writer - director michael polish .\na big screen adaptation of jack kerouac ' s\nbig sur ,\nabout the famed author ' s detox period on a california mountain following his whirlwind time traveling to and from his new york city home , has set its main cast . deadline reports that in director michael polish ' s film ,\ndogville\nstar jean - marc barr is playing kerouac , josh lucas is taking on inspiration / maniac / best friend neal cassady , and kate bosworth is playing billie . in addition , playing smaller roles are anthony edwards , rahda mitchell , balthazar getty and henry thomas .\nbig ' s design for \u201cthe lego house\u201d , the experience and education centre in billund , denmark .\nin the end , the process of scoring a film where parts of the score were already written wasn ' t all that different from scoring a film that has been given a temp score (\ntemp score ,\nor temporary score , refers to the very common practice of filmmakers laying pre - existing music into a film during editing , before the original score is written to replace it ) . especially since we didn ' t use any of the existing musical material in the new cues . of course , as opposed to working with regular temp scores , this one stayed in the picture and worked beautifully - so it was a pleasure to work around it .\non oct . 20 , the dvd and cd will be available at urltoken in different formats including a digital album ( $ 9 . 99 ) , a standard cd ( $ 12 . 99 ) , a cd / dvd combo package ( $ 19 . 99 ) and a limited edition box set ( $ 49 . 99 ) with cd , dvd , a 24 page book of unpublished photos of jack kerouac and a paperback copy of kerouac\u2019s big sur . further information : urltoken film\nthis mgm short film narrated by richard burton promotes it ' s upcoming major release the sandpiper ( 1965 ) starring burton and his then wife elizabeth taylor . panoramic shots of the ocean , . . . see full summary \u00bb\nnepenthe restaurant : 48510 highway 1 , big sur ; or 831 - 667 - 2345 . dinner entrees , $ 14 - $ 39 . open for lunch and dinner . caf\u00e9 kevah serves brunch , coffee and pastries beginning at 9 a . m . daily . urltoken\ni find that scoring a film is a lot like acting : while you always bring your own experiences , your taste and your sensibilities to every project , in the end it ' s the film that determines the music , not the composer . i expected this to be even more the case when writer - director michael polish asked me to continue the beautiful score started by bryce and aaron dessner of the national . as mike was writing the screenplay of big sur , based on jack kerouac ' s novel of the same name , he had been listening incessantly to the national ' s music . to him the band ' s dark , strong sound perfectly captured kerouac ' s journey as he slowly approached the end of his rope .\nreleased last autumn , howl starred james franco as the poet allen ginsberg , with todd rotondi as kerouac . due for release at the end of 2011 , on the road stars sam riley , kristen stewart and viggo mortensen . production on big sur is reportedly already under way .\nthe film is quite strong in its unblinking portrayal of alcoholism , depression , and mania , but it would have been stronger without a voice telling me over and over and over again how i was supposed to be feeling about it .\nfilm music is always just one part of an artistic whole , but in this film , with its strong images , ever - present voiceover and expressive natural sounds , this was even more the case . the production track ( all sounds of the film minus the music - dialogue , voiceover , environmental sounds etc . ) had to remain audible during the whole writing process , because even more than usual the music was but one\ninstrument\nin the overall soundtrack . in fact , after all the preparations and experiments , creating music for this film felt very much like a being part of a live , improvised group performance . all the planning and thinking , even though it certainly informed everything i ended up doing , ultimately had to fall away again completely , allowing me to become merely one improviser in that quintet of actors ' performances , voiceover , visuals , natural sounds and music . to close with kerouac :\nthere ' s no need to say another word .\nfilmmakers ila beka & louise lemoine look under the skin of big ' s 8 house in copenhagen . the \u221e happiness explores the inner workings of the building documented by the bekas through their month - long stay as the buildings residents . the film can be seen at hot to cold , national building museum in washington d . c until august 30th , 2015 .\nin 1960 , three years after the publication of\non the road\n, which made him a celebrity , jack kerouac was finding his fame wearying . he was pushing forty , and harassed by beatnik groupies who thought he had the answers to life . he was a severe alcoholic . fearful that he was losing his grip on his art , he went to stay in poet pal lawrence ferlinghetti ' s big sur cabin for a back - to - nature writing retreat . it didn ' t quite work out as planned , and the book that resulted , titled\nbig sur\n, is an excruciating howl of pain exacerbated by delirium tremens and restless anxiety that sometimes tipped into insanity . written in kerouac ' s typically honest stream - of - consciousness style , and owing much to james joyce ,\nbig sur\nexists entirely inside the mind of a man going mad .\nwe do not announce the films to be shown in advance in order to give each film its due right to be seen unfettered by prejudice brought on by received opinion from google , websites , media etc . ! thanks for your understanding and support .\nwhen you ' re there , though , big sur ' s isolated beauty is staggering . fog settles into the steep flank of the santa lucia mountains , above beaches lined with tide pools and massive rock formations . guest houses are surrounded by thick walls of green foliage , and not much else .\nin addition , the documentary captures revealing information about the famed writer by getting collaborators and colleagues including jazz artist david amram , beat poet michael mcclure and carolyn cassady , the wife of kerouac\u2019s dear friend neal cassady , to speak on film . but there are also some unexpected contributors to the movie , like amber tamblyn , who was the star of tv\u2019s joan of arcadia , and donal logue , the scruffy canadian actor from the 2000 film the tao of steve and the former fox sitcom grounded for life .\nbig ideas is an internal technology driven special projects unit , expanding the traditional scope of the architect into the realm of information and material . big ideas explores new intellectual territory in both the digital and material realm through three specific areas .\nexclusive : director michael polish has started production on the 1960s pic big sur , setting dogville\u2019 s jean - marc barr to play jack kerouac , josh lucas to play beat generation fixture neal cassady and kate bosworth to play billie , the woman linked to both . the drama covers kerouac\u2019s move from new york to northern california , as he tries to rediscover himself after badly handling the fame , drugs and decadent lifestyle that came with his groundbreaking novel on the road . anthony edwards , radha mitchell , balthazar getty , patrick fischler , stana katic , john robinson and henry thomas are also in the polish - scripted film . 3311 productions , a newly formed financing / production company , funded the film . polish produces with 3311\u2019s ross jacobson , mark roberts , eddie vaisman and adam kassen . orian williams is also producing .\nwith the only road in or out cut off , residents have been stranded in the middle , and the only tourists getting in were the mega - rich who could afford a helicopter . but big sur has finally found a way to reopen to everyone \u2013 if you don\u2019t mind a bit of adventure .\na special bilingual issue on the latest projects by big brought to you by one of denmark\u2019s leading architectural publications arkitektur dk . essays by boris brormann jensen and jens - thomas arnfred critically investigate the work of big in the larger danish context .\ndirector michael polish ( twin falls , idaho ) is helming the big sur adaptation with a cast including jean - marc barr in the kerouac / duluoz role , josh lucas as neal cassady and kate bosworth as billie , with anthony edwards , radha mitchell , balthazar getty , and henry thomas filling in smaller roles .\nwhile big sur ' s influence on the arts has been turning up in poems , books and songs in american popular culture for nearly a century , its human history goes back much farther than that . earliest inhabitants included the native american esselen tribe , followed by pioneers who settled the area in the late 19th century .\nthe henry miller library in big sur ( aka the mothership \u2013 48603 highway 1 ) is now open six days a week 11 am to 6 pm . . ( closed tuesdays ) . we look forward to seeing you ! if you can\u2019t stop by in the near future please stay in touch by joining the digest !\nbut there are more reasons to return to big sur , with two star attractions reopening . the popular campground at pfeiffer big sur state park reopened on 1 july , following the opening of some of its smaller trails in may . the park , loved for its redwood groves and rushing rivers , was closed for a year after this winter\u2019s rainfall and last summer\u2019s massive soberanes fire wreaked havoc . ( \u201cwe\u2019re hoping famine and pestilence aren\u2019t next , \u201d quipped rob o\u2019keefe , from the tourist board of monterey county . ) the campground is already near capacity every night . wildly photogenic pfeiffer beach , also cut off by landslides , will be accessible by august .\nbig is thrilled to share the publication of a special big dossier by arquitectura viva ' s av proyectos . in english and spanish , the issue presents 16 of our newest projects all over the world , organized in a thermodynamic itinerary from hot to cold .\nhelping visitors get to the emergency trail is a dedicated shuttle bus , run by a local operator . trying to book gives you a measure of big sur\u2019s remoteness : phone reception is limited . you fill in an online form and can expect a reply within 72 hours . this may be california , but it\u2019s not silicon valley .\nwith the documentary screening at more film festivals and gaining a higher profile due to the release of the accompanying cd , kerouac\u2019s overlooked novel may undergo a critical reappraisal . \u201ci really hope that people watch the documentary and decide that they have to read the book , \u201d worden says .\npolish wrote and is directing the film , which features a supporting cast that includes anthony edwards , rahda mitchell , balthazar getty , patrick fischler , stana katic , john robinson and henry thomas . this marks the second kerouac adaptation in a year , as walter salles recently filmed an adaptation of\nthe kimball art center ' s governing board unanimously voted big to design the new building in the future arts and culture district of park city , utah . big ' s long - standing relationship and deep understanding of kimball dates back to 2011 , when big was originally chosen to redesign the main street building . a catalyst for art , the new kimball art center is projected to open in 2020 .\npublished by the chinese publisher liaoning , this book is a collection of more than forty projects completed by big between 2001 and 2010 .\nif you are interested in joining big , please apply by clicking on the link below . we look forward to hearing from you !\nthe veteran cameraman says he employed a philosophy for shooting the film that allowed the words spoken in the film to stand out as one fast move or i\u2019m gone \u2019s primary attraction . \u201ci intentionally chose to keep the shots very , very simple , \u201d he says . \u201cthere\u2019s not a whole lot of camera movement . there\u2019s none of this dolly and zooming in . it wasn\u2019t a ton of camera motion . i mean there are some beautiful shots . they were hand selected so that they worked for what they were supposed to work for , but they didn\u2019t overpower jack kerouac\u2019s prose . \u201d\ntwo years ago , a reissue of on the road marked the 50th anniversary of its 1957 publication , earning renewed kudos . now f - stop / atlantic records is honoring the 40th anniversary of his death on oct . 21 , 1969 \u2013 while his legend lives on , living up to the legend proved intolerably hard for the writer \u2013 with the release of a 98 - minute documentary about big sur . an album featuring an unlikely collaboration between alt country icon jay farrar ( uncle tupelo , son volt ) and ben gibbard of the grammy - nominated indie pop group death cab for cutie will accompany it . directed by curt worden , the documentary is a collage of passages from the book read by the sopranos \u2019 john ventimiglia , images of the big sur coast ( fog dispersing into the sky like creamer clouding coffee , waves creating a rind of whitewater on the shoreline ) and a parade of talking heads : some essential , some seemingly scattershot . the dvd and cd are both titled one fast move or i\u2019m gone : kerouac\u2019s big sur .\ntrying to capture the paradox of writers embracing life with a near - suicidal ferocity without using their language is probably futile , as walter salles\u2019s disappointing screen adaptation of \u201con the road\u201d ( 2012 ) suggested . there were kerouac quotations in \u201con the road\u201d but not nearly enough to sustain the electric current that runs through the much more modest \u201cbig sur . \u201d\n\u201cjust being surrounded by mountains , i find so humbling , \u201d she says . \u201cif i\u2019m trapped in my own self - absorption , i just look out my window and see these huge mountains then it reminds me that there is more to life than the dumb shit i am worrying about . i think big sur is the ultimate place like that . \u201d\nvenerated in books by late authors henry miller and jack kerouac , it ' s no wonder then that big sur continues to be a haven for writers , artists and musicians such as alanis morissette and the red hot chili peppers , all inspired by a hybrid landscape of mountains , beaches , birds and sea , plus bohemian inns and ultra - private homes .\nsurface magazine ' s latest cover features bjarke ingels . profiled by editor - in - chief spencer bailey , the article traces the birth of big all the way back to bjarke ' s pilgrimage to land an internship at oma , how the office got the first projects , bjarke ' s first favorite architecture magazine el croquis , the big partnership expansion and other firms big and bjarke admires now . portrait by andrew zuckerman .\nthe narrative is structured around his three visits to a cabin in bixby canyon in big sur , owned by the poet lawrence ferlinghetti ( anthony edwards ) that is a kind of oasis and stopover for beat poets and fellow travelers . they include the poets michael mcclure ( balthazar getty ) , philip whalen ( henry thomas ) and lew welch ( patrick fischler ) .\nafter the success of on the road made his mind all goopy with fame , celebrity , beat wannabe kids yakking , hangovers ringin\u2019 his head like an empty bell , jack kerouac decided to dry out in big sur \u2013 he got a ride down highway 1 past swishing seashores splish splashing and past redwood trees quietly meditating to bixby canyon where a bridge was stretched out like a spider web over a deep ravine \u2013 in the canyon , where a creek gurgled like an old man gargling and wrecks from the road above sat in the vegetation like twisted puzzle pieces , the so - called king of the beats went lights - out crazy and wrote his 1962 novel big sur in the creepy crawly cabin that belonged to his friend lawrence ferlinghetti .\nbig ' s first monograph , yes is more , now available from taschen in english , german , spanish , french , italian and portuguese .\nbig sur is often ignored by critics and kerouac fans alike . we all want the freedom of on the road , the craziness of the dharma bums \u2014 the celebration of the beat lifestyle . we want young jack living his american dream of the road . but big sur shows what happens to kerouac as fame and age taint that dream . \u201ci\u2019m just plumb sick and tired\u2026of the whole nerve - wracking scene , \u201d he says , and means it . reading this novel is vital for anyone who wants to know what happens to an adult who lives on the edge when faced with responsibility and success . i have many friends who need this novel \u2014 friends who think they are challenging a system , when really they are living a permanent adolescence .\na harrowing chronicle of alcoholism and self - doubt , big sur finds kerouac replacing his alter ego sal paradise from on the road with another troubled , thinly veiled stand - in , jack duluoz . five years after a new york times review of on the road compared the novel\u2019s importance to that of ernest hemingway\u2019s the sun also rises and proclaimed kerouac the \u201cavatar\u201d of the beats , big sur received a decidedly more mixed reception . the times stayed behind kerouac in their review of the book , proclaiming it \u201ccertainly kerouac\u2019s grittiest novel to date and the one which will be read with most respect by those skeptical of all the beat business in the first place . \u201d but time magazine felt the work revealed kerouac as a \u201cconfirmed one - vein literary minor . \u201d\nandreas klok pedersen joined big in 2004 and is the design director of big london . since joining big , andreas has led a number of big\u2019s competitions , master plans and large - scale projects in europe and asia . most recently , andreas has led the design for the parc research center in paris , transitlager in basel , greenland national gallery of art and the shenzhen energy hq as well as the regional planning project the loop city . his projects also count the urban future award research project for audi , the carbon neutral zira island in azerbaijan , tamayo museum , scala library , arlanda hotel and big\u2019s contribution to the venice biennale in 2004 and 2010 . in addition to managing competitions and concept development at big , andreas ran an architecture studio at the royal danish academy of fine arts in copenhagen and was guest - professor at the aho school of architecture in oslo norway in the fall of 2011 .\nthe dual releases of one fast move or i\u2019m gone : kerouac\u2019s big sur are the first ventures for kerouac films . the fledgling company began when music producer jim sampas contacted veteran tv man and documentary filmmaker curt worden about getting into the film business two years ago . worden\u2019s resume includes a decade \u2013 long stint as director of photography at abc news in new york . following his time on staff at abc news , worden worked as a freelancer on 60 minutes , 20 / 20 , the oprah winfrey show and pbs\u2019 nova . he also has taken home two emmy awards for his work covering the first gulf war and for a project titled the making of a summit , which featured president bill clinton and ted koppel .\nthe celebrity author , harassed by fans at his home , flees to the west coast to write in a relaxing atmosphere , free of the troubles of the real world . lawrence ferlinghetti lends him the big sur cabin in bixby canyon that should have been his salvation , but instead fuels an alcohol - induced breakdown . near the beginning of the book , kerouac\u2019s beloved cat dies , prompting him to begin a fantastic drunk that lasts weeks . in the midst of this self - destruction he starts a twisted love affair with neal cassady\u2019s mistress , \u201cbillie . \u201d but kerouac\u2019s descent into the depths of alcoholism ruins this love affair , his friendship with the other beats , and most of all his appreciation for the beauties of the world around him , signified by the backdrop of big sur itself .\nthe free - running documentary my playground by kaspar astrup schr\u00f6der from big ' s mountain in copenhagen . buy the dvd including 45 minutes of bonus material .\nby jerry cimino and then there were two . as a friend of mine put it most succinctly a few weeks ago , \u201ci\u2019ve been waiting fifty years for a new film adaptation of one of kerouac\u2019s books , and now we\u2019ve got two of them coming one on the heels of the other . \u201d truer words were never [ \u2026 ]\nanother poem by jeffers ,\nthe beaks of eagles ,\nlater inspired a beach boys ' song on their 1970s album\nholland .\nin the early ` 70s , beach boys co - founder al jardine even built a recording studio , red barn , a 10 - minute walk from pfeiffer beach , a picturesque oceanside expanse in the middle of big sur covered in lavender - tinted sand .\nserving big sur , carmel - by - the - sea , carmel valley , castroville , del rey oaks , marina , monterey , moss landing , pacific grove , pebble beach , prunedale , salinas , salinas valley , sand city , seaside and the entire monterey county . \u00a9 copyright 2017 , monterey county weekly , seaside , ca - milestone communications inc . all rights reserved . formerly the coast weekly newspaper .\nwith his 2004 debut , primer , shane carruth challenged the long - held conventions of the sci - fi genre , taking the traditional time - travel narrative and twisting it into a dense examination of human relationships . with upstream color , carruth once again offers up an imaginative but deeply disorienting film that he himself has admitted is virtually \u201cimpossible to spoil . \u201d\nbig is incredibly proud to present our latest publication big + small in collaboration with japanese a + u . the special issue highlights big ' s latest projects ranging from the large - scale urban projects to smaller residences worldwide , including recent pictures from construction sites in miami , copenhagen , nyc , shenzhen , bahamas , mexico and many more . ant\u00f3n garc\u00eda - abril ' s essay everything is possible and jeffrey inaba ' s thought provoking interview with bjarke ingels provide fresh insights into his philosophy and design thinking .\nthe cd , which blossomed from the recording of just a few songs for the documentary\u2019s soundtrack , is now a 12 - song set of original music paired with lyrics adapted from kerouac\u2019s big sur . \u201ccalifornia zephyr\u201d finds gibbard \u2013 who penned some of the songs for his band\u2019s billboard - topping album narrow stairs in the cabin that kerouac describes in big sur \u2013 singing lyrics about the author\u2019s train ride to california over acoustic guitar strums as wide open as the american countryside that passed outside kerouac\u2019s window . others , like \u201clow life kingdom\u201d are typical farrar country rock compositions complete with dense verbiage delivered in his unmistakable molasses drawl over steel guitar lines strung out like taffy . some standouts include \u201call in one , \u201d a more upbeat number that\u2019s as refreshing as a blast of coastal air , and \u201cfinal horrors , \u201d where the dark blues sound of the music perfectly suits the lyrics describing the despairs ofalcoholism .\ndeciding what to wear and how to do your hair is a big decision . we ' ve got you covered . watch more weddings with similar style details to this one ."]}
{"id": 117326, "summary": [{"text": "story of a love affair ( italian : cronaca di un amore ) is a 1950 italian drama film directed by michelangelo antonioni and starring massimo girotti and lucia bos\u00e8 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "despite some neorealist background , the film was not fully compliant with the contemporary italian neorealist style both in its story and image , featuring upper-class characters portrayed by professional actors .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "ferdinando sarmi was , however , a fashion designer rather than a professional actor .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "its story was inspired by the james m. cain 's novel the postman always rings twice .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "in the film , the camera pans the same street corner in ferrara , the director 's native city , that appears in his film par-del\u00e0 les nuages forty-five years later .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "in 1951 the film won the nastro d'argento silver ribbon award for best original score ( giovanni fusco ) and the special silver ribbon ( michelangelo antonioni ) for human and stylistic values .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "story of a love affair was antonioni 's first full length feature film . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "story of a love affair", "paragraphs": ["the stars of netflix ' s love talk about the show ' s love affair with l . a .\noverall story throughline : physics overall story concern : doing overall story issue : experience vs . skill overall story problem : expectation overall story solution : determination overall story symptom : accurate overall story response : non - accurate overall story catalyst : skill overall story inhibitor : desire overall story benchmark : learning overall story signpost 1 : understanding overall story signpost 2 : learning overall story signpost 3 : doing overall story signpost 4 : obtaining\nrelationship story throughline : psychology relationship story concern : being relationship story issue : desire vs . ability relationship story problem : effect relationship story solution : cause relationship story symptom : accurate relationship story response : non - accurate relationship story catalyst : ability relationship story inhibitor : experience relationship story benchmark : conceiving relationship story signpost 1 : becoming relationship story signpost 2 : conceiving relationship story signpost 3 : conceptualizing relationship story signpost 4 : being\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing story of a love affair near you .\nmichelangelo antonioni co - wrote and directed his first film , story of a love affair ( cronaca di un amore ) , in 1950 .\nthis cast list of who was in a love affair : the eleanor and lou gehrig story includes both lead and minor roles . ( 15 items )\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie a love affair : the eleanor and lou gehrig story ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of a love affair : the eleanor and lou gehrig story ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\na young woman meets a vital young man , but their love affair is doomed because of the man ' s materialistic nature .\nnot another cheesy love story . . . so far it ' s interesting .\nthe affair : an enthralling story of love and passion and hollywood glamour - kindle edition by gill paul . literature & fiction kindle ebooks @ amazon . com .\nafter ang lee received the golden globe award , he stated , \u201cthis is a universal story . i just wanted to make a love story . \u201d but that is really not the case . brokeback mountain is not a universal love story , as\na love affair : the eleanor and lou gehrig story cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of a love affair : the eleanor and lou gehrig story actors includes any a love affair : the eleanor and lou gehrig story actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each a love affair : the eleanor and lou gehrig story actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of a love affair : the eleanor and lou gehrig story have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nit was the romantic and tragic story of a young couple whose love for one another was sadly cut short .\nmichael moore at goldman sachs in capitalism : a love story . photograph : everett collection / rex features\nthe story follows a group of birds on a journey where they try to find a better life for themselves and the ones they love .\nthe story of humanity\u2019s love affair with alcohol goes back to a time before farming\u2014to a time before humans , in fact . our taste for tipple may be a hardwired evolutionary trait that distinguishes us from most other animals .\na british woman recalls coming of age during world war i - a story of young love , the futility of war , and how to make sense of the darkest times .\nthis is the story of a love affair based on sadomasochistic role - play , with the choreography of sub and dom and the traditional paradox about who is really in charge . it is a passion based on a secret theatre of humiliation and pain . but what happens when one of the parties falls out of love and wants to end the affair , and the real humiliation and real pain come into play ?\nthe tasty sandwich shop , filming site for\ngood will hunting\nand\nlove story .\nthis is the story of a husband and his wife who want to adopt a child .\nultimately the story is one of love and loneliness , and this is the most poignant juxtaposition of all , for those in love are just not supposed to be so devastatingly lonely .\namidst a sea of litigation , two new york city divorce lawyers find love .\nan enthralling story of love and passion from the bestselling author of the secret wife , set against the stunning backdrop of one of the most iconic hollywood movies ever made .\nrenowned filmmaker martin scorsese has declared story of a love affair to be one of his all - time favourite films and mr bongo films is proud to present it for the first time ever on dvd in the uk remastered from restored 35mm print .\nanthony ' s pier 4 restaurant , filming site for\nthe thomas crown affair .\nno fourth river . a novel based on a true story . a profoundly moving read about a wo . . .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nis about the simultaneity of love and loneliness , and is a story filled with contradictions and juxtapositions . it begins at the end , with a memory , a dream . the main character , ennis del mar , awakes and recalls his murdered lover , jack twist . the remainder of the story then revolves around the memory of ennis and jack\u2019s deep and troubled homosexual love affair , which began during a summer when the two men worked as ranch hands on\nmade of four short tales , linked by a story filmed by wim wenders . taking place in ferrara , portofino , aix en provence and paris , each story , which always a woman as the crux of the story , . . . see full summary \u00bb\ni love this film . the director did an excellent job in directing the special characteristics of each persons in the movie . it is a beautiful romantic but sad love story between a handsome young & most talented pianist & his exquisite most sensitive female ' mentor ' . thank you for a beautiful film . i love the story you built in this film ! i laughed & cried with all the casts . i love your movies ! ! !\na depiction of the love / hate relationship between queen elizabeth i and robert devereux , the earl of essex .\nrome , 1961 . as the cameras roll on cleopatra , the world is transfixed by the love affair emerging between hollywood\u2019s biggest stars : richard burton and elizabeth taylor .\nsecret love affair\ntakes over the jtbc mondays & tuesdays 21 : 50 time slot previously occupied by\ncan we fall in love , again ?\nand followed by\nsteal heart\non may 19 , 2014 .\nnature plays a crucial role both in proulx\u2019s original story as well as in the film adaptation of brokeback mountain . proulx uses nature expertly within her short story to create a great economy of words , allowing\nproviding a shield against the fear of death and the annihilation of personal identity or consciousness . this use of love would explain the inexorable connection between love and death in the characters ' speeches and actions .\na royal affair is a movie starring alicia vikander , mads mikkelsen , and mikkel boe f\u00f8lsgaard . a young queen , who is married to an insane king , falls secretly in love with her physician - and together they start a revolution that changes a nation forever .\nthe story has been compared by some critics to a greek tragedy or the story of star - crossed lovers , similar to romeo and juliet , but more accurately the story is about two rugged men living in a rugged terrain and a homophobic society , and it is a story about a relationship that simultaneously transcends and destroys both heroes as they try understand what drives their love and desire for one another and strive to have some kind of satisfactory relationship in the face of fear , denial and cultural stigma .\nshe began dating hollywood bad boy steve mcqueen and their tumultuous love affair - known for its alcohol - fuelled battles and passionate break - ups and make - ups - ended in a bitter public divorce .\nthe story stars beatty as mike gambril , a playboy sportscaster who is engaged to a millionaire talk show hostess .\noh hye won , a 40 year - old successful career woman . . . a love affair with lee sun jae , a 20 year - old innocent young man . . . 20 years gap doesn ' t feel like it . . . love the chemistry and how the story unveils every episode . you just deliberately appreciate and understand their individuality . the intensity and complexity of the story line gives emphasis to the core value of the discreet characters that makes me grasps and want to justify their cause . i love the musicality theme , as well ! hope ending is favorable .\nas an american the social issues of a love affair between a mature woman and a youthful lover are not nearly as dramatic as they might be for your typical asian audience , it is just another story of two people with difficult circumstances . it just happens to be a very good story with an absolutely stellar musical score . it strikes me that , for once , the music is not entirely focused on difficult pieces played with accented power for a korean drama .\naffair\nis gentle on the senses , visual and audio , and the change is very much welcomed . i loved it .\ndespite the generally accepted view that heathcliff and catherine are deeply in love with each other , the question of whether they really\nlove\neach other has to be addressed . this question raises another ; what kind of love - - or feeling - - is emily bront\u00eb depicting ? her sister charlotte , for example , called heathcliff ' s feelings\nperverted passion and passionate perversity .\ni list below a number of interpretations of their love / ostensible love .\nmy \u201cfirst\u201d response to this story is \u201ci like it . \u201d that is because it is not my first time reading it . the first time i read this story i was shocked by the ending and disappointed with her view of marriage . at the time of my first reading of this story , i was newly married and \u201chigh on love\u201d so to speak . therefore , i couldn\u2019t possibly believe that someone could look at love and marriage in such a negative light .\nthe years haven ' t been kind to \u201cstory of a love affair\u201d ( \u201ccr\u00f2nanca di lin amore\u201d ) , michelangelo antonioni ' s first feature , made in 1950 , but they have at least given it historical importance in view of the highly personal , hugely better films he made afterward , from \u201cl ' avventura\u201d to \u201cthe passenger . \u201d\nwith hindsight one can see here , the beginning of a style that this idiosyncratic italian marxist would go on to develop into what became virtually a genre all its own\u2014the film about people disconnected from each other and the world around them . i doubt that if we saw \u201cstory of a love affair\u201d today , without the benefit of hindsight , we would do much more than snicker between extended yawns .\nset in 1930 ' s calcutta , this semiautobiographical novel by the world - renowned scholar mircea eliade details the passionate love affair of alain , a young french engineer , and maitreyi , the daughter of his indian employer . at once horrifying and deeply moving ,\na digitally remastered version of cronaca di un amore ( story of a love affair ) was released on dvd by noshame films in 2005 . this version of antonioni ' s first dramatic feature is the one restored by the cine citta studio lab in rome . the dvd package contains a booklet with the complete details of this restoration process , plus an interview with antonioni excerpted from the italian magazine cinema , april 1950 .\nhas , in many cases , become the foundation for a national joke . characters in the film were transformed into larger - than - life manly stereotypes in order to become more palatable to the movie - going public ( as in the scene with ennis standing tall with fireworks blazing behind him ) and there seems to be the need to define and market this as a \u201cuniversal\u201d love story rather than a story specifically about the tragedy of a homosexual affair in a homophobic society .\nsecret affair\ntells the story of secret romance between oh hye - won ( kim hee - ae ) , a woman in her 40 ' s , and lee sun - jae ( yoo ah - in ) , a man in his 20 ' s .\nlove affair\ndepends on grace and style to make its effect , and that ' s just as well , because most of the people seeing this movie are going to know how it turns out . if they haven ' t seen the original\nlove affair\n( 1939 ) with irene dunne and charles boyer , or the remake\nan affair to remember\n( 1957 ) with deborah kerr and cary grant , they ' ve seen\nsleepless in seattle\n( 1993 ) , which was about people who loved the earlier films .\ni love piano and mozart , so much ! ! ! high recommend kdrama . you are so beautiful stunning great unnie # kimheeae . love you , much\nafter a series of striking documentary short subjects , michelangelo antonioni made his first feature , cronaca di un amore ( story of a love affair ) , a loose , neutral treatment of a seemingly standard noir subject . cronaca is much like robert bresson\u2019s early les dames du bois de boulogne \u2014you can detect the future abstract style of the director underneath the conventional material . with these two films , a new type of reflective cinema was born , dedicated equally to the interior lives of actor \u201cmodels\u201d and the obscure surfaces of the photographed world .\nuntil recently the love story seemed to be a threatened genre in hollywood . women characters in movies were more likely to stab you than kiss you . then came\nsleepless in seattle\nand\nonly you\nand now\nlove affair ,\nall movies about nice people getting into goofy misunderstandings because they love one another so much . you have to be in the right mood to enjoy movies like this . or maybe they put you in the mood .\n\u201cstory of a love affair , \u201d which opened yesterday at the cinema studio , has a number of easily identifiable antonioni moments , some quite fine , such as the scene in which the lovers are reunited after seven years , and another , photographed in the stairwell of an office building , when the pair ascend from one floor to the next only to reach an absolute impasse in their relationship .\nafter making highly regarded documentaries , story of a love affair was michelangelo antonioni ' s first feature length dramatic film . it also signalled a significant change in the direction of post - war neo - realism . antonioni , the future director of l ' avvetura , l ' eclisse , and blow up had already begun to set down the fundamentals of his future films , exploring the uneasy emotions that lie between the gazes of his characters .\nhe looks too cute and baby looking for this character in secret affair , i wish he didn ' t selected this role .\nstory of a love affair is a more straightforward endeavor than antonioni ' s later masterpieces , but it ' s still a mix of beautiful moving images and cinematic formalism . i wish i could take the film in without subtitles , but oh well . two images in particular stand out in my mind : the shot of lucia bose staring around the car door , and paola and guido walking through the park while a man plays guitar .\n15 . one of the other axed love stories involved an african couple supporting each other through famine .\ncapitalism : a love story is by turns crude and sentimental , impassioned and invigorating . it posits a simple moral universe inhabited by good little guys and evil big ones , yet the basic thrust of its argument proves hard to resist .\nfreud explained this urge as an inherent part of love :\nat the height of being in love the boundary between ego and object threatens to melt away . against all the evidence of his senses , a man who is in love declares \u2018i ' and ' you ' are one , and is prepared to behave as if it were a fact .\nan emotionally charged journey through a harrowing true story of redemption and despair . . . and the risks one woman takes in the hope of loving again .\nennis\u2019 dreams . but , while his dream at the beginning of the story steeps him in reverie , with fond and happy memories of jack , in his dream at the end of the story , there is a darker and menacing feeling , one of grief and sorrow , danger and death .\nwatched the series twice and i keep checkinf each time for a new season . . . hands downbthe best i have ever watched . amazing love story and cast . . could not have been better\nhow could this series have low ratings , i wonder . perhaps because of the stigma that the word\naffair\nholds . this series is done in no way audacious , and causes one to just drop the word affair in\nlove affair\nand make one believe that it is just love . the characters were very convincing ; the 20 - yr old guy did his best i . e . while playing the piano , the 40 yr old woman plays her character elegantly which makes you feel that she ' s a goddess from somewhere , and even down to the scene of her drunken husband . . . oh and another thing , captivating musi\nthe unsurpassed beauty of antonioni ' s visual art lifts his two - penny story and hollow people into the exalted realm of the senses .\ndriven by dead - eyed commercial imperative . peter strickland\u2019s new film , the duke of burgundy , is different : it is a labour of love , whereas\neventually , o ' neal met and fell in love with farrah fawcett , but said on oprah today that macgraw has always been his obsession and truly was his first love .\nthere you go guys , if you want to cheat on your girlfriend or wife just make sure you are doing it for love and affection from the other girl and you should be good to go . heck most of the women on hear would apparently be taken by the\nlove story\nof your infidelity alone .\ni found the details outlined in the book of the making of the movie cleopatra fascinating , but the affair depicted in the book was not that intriguing and i found myself often . . .\nproulx , annie \u201cgetting movied , \u201d brokeback mountain : story to screenplay , scribner , 2005 .\nin today\u2019s era of overstuffed action movies and raunchy comedies , the epic hollywood love story is mostly a thing of the past . there was a time , however , when it was a moviegoing staple . starting with gone with the wind , which set the standard for the genre back in 1939 , historical romances on a monumental scale were big business for decades . even by the mid - 60s , when the hollywood studio system was beginning to crumble , an epic love story could still command an epic audience .\nthe story of one young man crossing the burning bridge between innocence and experience , spring ' s fall is a narrative dramatic poem about identity .\nhowever , jack and ennis were not working as cowboys when they met and fell in love , but rather as shepherds , who have often been portrayed as living on the margin of society . the story is about two these young wyoming ranch hands who unexpectedly ( for the reader and characters alike ) fall in love as teen - age boys and continue their ill - fated affair in secret for the next 20 years , until jack is murdered .\naccording to the assistant director francesco ( citto ) maselli , the story of a love affair took its inspiration from the 1948 bellentani murder case , which thrilled italy at the time , including antonioni . the similarities between fact and fiction are fewer than we might expect - - the high society milanese setting is the same and pia bellentani ' s lover was a silk merchant but that ' s about it .\nhave a story idea that might be interesting and engaging for a national audience ? read our contributor guidelines and email us at editorial @ urltoken .\nin an industrial area , giuliana , an unstable woman , attempts to cope with life by starting an affair with a co - worker at the plant her husband manages .\nstory of a love affair ( cronaca di un amore ) 1950 | dir michelangelo antonioni | writ antonioni , citto maselli , daniele d\nanza . silvio giovenetti , piero tellini | cine enzo serafin | edt eraldo da roma , raffaello vianello , antonioni | score giovanni fusco ( sax marcel male , piano arnando renzi ) | production design piero filippone costume design ferdinando sarmi prod franco villani\nthis drama is one - of - a - kind . the combination of story , music , and acting is just amazing . yoo ah in is superb as always !\nand then , of course , there is the other side of the story . there are the lengths to which people throughout history have gone to go on a bender .\noh hye - won works as the director of planning for the seohan arts foundation . she is elegant and excels at dealing with other people . oh hye - won becomes involved in a love affair with lee sun - jae . he is genius like pianist in his 20 ' s .\nthe americans stars keri russell and matthew rhys have starred opposite each other on the fx spy drama since 2013 . and as their characters contended with the intricacies of a kgb orchestrated marriage , rhys and russell embarked on a real - world love story off screen .\nif you like danielle steele , you ' ll love this . join an eclectic group of american visitors as they take a tour of ireland they will never forget .\nlooking forward to this drama . although i ' m not feeling kim hee ae but , i ' ll watch this drama for yoo ah in . hopefully their love story will be intense .\nbasically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley\u2019s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . \u2026\na french playboy and an american former nightclub singer fall in love aboard a ship . they arrange to reunite six months later , after he has had a chance to earn a decent living .\nyou ' ve reached the\nhub\nfor any and all dramatica analysis of shakespeare in love . in addition to the storyform , you ' ll also find any additional analysis or media related to the story in question .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\nbut let maitreyi devi have the last word :\ni do realize that mircea must have suffered a great deal because there was no physical culmination of this delightful never - ending love affair but i thank my stars that it was not . otherwise it would have finished there . this everlasting yearning freshly grown gives me a glimpse of eternity . . .\nbased on the true story of an impoverished girl and a wealthy aristocrat , you will not want to put this book down . captivating from start to finish .\nah in did superb in secret love affair , so did kim hee ae . probably his best role so far , an innocent young boy who knew nothing but gradually became a real man through his affair with an older woman . i usually hate a storyline involving younger man loves older woman , but this drama hit me so hard that even i wish ah in engaged in a same kind of relation with kim hee ae for real . their chemistry was just so amazing and it makes me want to cry whenever i remember it .\nbrokeback mountain indeed is riddled with numerous contradictions and juxtapositions : a short , 55 pages that were turned into a film of epic proportions that infiltrated contemporary american culture . it is a story written by a female author about two men . it is a romantic love story , yet the characters are two rough , inarticulate western men who are never able to communicate their love for one another . the story begins in the 1960s \u2013 a time in american history typically associated by free love and experimentation . but clearly that freedom did not extend to two young gay men in the american west . it focuses on the desolation and loneliness of the west , yet the harsh landscape of this environment is also representative of the natural beauty and the love and closeness between ennis and jack . proulx\u2019s descriptions of the landscape are at once poetic and beautiful and hard and desolate . the book\u2019s prologue is an epilogue ; the tale begins at the end , book - ended by ennis\u2019 dreams that represent both happy reverie and gut - wrenching grief .\ngillian jacobs and paul rust , stars of netflix ' s love , talk about the show ' s quest to represent the real l . a . | l . a . weekly\nhere are a few secrets shared over the years as well as a few insider ones thanks to love actually creator richard curtis ' wife , emma freud .\nrecently restored and re - released in celebration of its 50th anniversary , ' doctor zhivago ' has come to be regarded as one of cinema\u2019s greatest love stories .\nwith a phd in history and a special expertise in cleopatra , diana bailey leaves london and her husband trevor to consult on a film in rome - - and that film just happens to be a very real film , the magnificent cleopatra , starring elizabeth taylor and richard burton ( and their passionate affair ) . trevor hates to see her leave , but diana yearns for a bit of excitement before settling into years of motherhood . in rome , she quickly finds that all is not as it seems . history , romance , and murder meld into a fast - paced story set against a glamorous hollywood film backdrop . set in the 1960s , gill paul brings to life the fashions , scenery , and customs of the era with an expert eye . the affair is a passionate , well - told story set in a glamourous period and place . five - stars for this engaging read !\nwith the release of\nconcussion\non december 25 , here ' s a look at the real story of dr . bennet omalu and his battle to raise awareness about the issue of brain damage in retired nfl players .\nthe tasty sandwich shop was an institution in nearby cambridge , immortalized in scenes in both good will hunting and love story . unfortunately it closed in 1997 , replaced by various retail and bank chains in the years since .\nand , so it would seem that while the film adaptation introduced this story to a significantly wider audience than the original written work , this new audience has not been able to truly experience the power and depth of proulx\u2019s story . there is certainly nothing humorous about this tale , yet\n\u201cdirty dancing\u201d is one of the great sleeper hits in film history , a dance - filled love story starring patrick swayze and jennifer grey that moviegoers , especially women , latched onto with a fervor that surprised even the people who made it . ( will the remake that abc broadcast last wednesday generate the same affection ? i\u2019m going to guess , no . ) ms . grey plays baby , a teenager who with her parents and sister vacation at an old - school catskill resort in summer 1963 . there , she falls into a love affair with a dance instructor , johnny , mr . swayze\u2019s character , who introduces her to the forbidden joys of steamy , pelvis - grinding dances and more .\nwow 20 gaps love relationship , i wish i ' m not going to be annoyed watching this drama .\nhe talked about how he believed she was his first real love , even though the two never dated .\nnevertheless , it is the passion of heathcliff and catherine that most readers respond to and remember and that has made this novel one of the great love stories not merely of english literature but of european literature as well . simone de beauvoir cites catherine ' s cry ,\ni am heathcliff ,\nin her discussion of romantic love , and movie adaptations of the novel include a mexican and a french version . in addition , their love has passed into popular culture ; kate bush and pat benetar both recorded\nwuthering heights ,\na song which bush wrote , and mtv showcased the lovers in a musical version .\n31 . liam neeson ' s character , daniel , has a love story with carol . . . who he later calls karen . that ' s emma ' s character ' s name just in case you were wondering . . . ( dies happy )\nthe city\u2019s good looks have provided the backdrop to some of the world\u2019s most popular movies and blockbuster franchises ; there is a high concentration of glitzy hotels and seductive restaurants , making it a firm favourite with movie stars ; and the city is home to the world\u2019s oldest film festival , taking place from 28 august to 7 september this year as part of the venice biennale . on top of all this , there is the venetians\u2019 near obsessive love affair with hollywood .\nlove it ! ! ! ! passionate kiss ep . both r awesome : ) : ) : ) : )\ni loved this little story - - it takes a couple of twists and turns that makes the ending ironic and unobvious . the year the story was written ( 1894 ) is included , and this adds interest to the content of the story . the fact that louise recognizes her oppression from the male - dominated society of the time is interesting to me . for some reason ( i don\u2019t know why ) i haven\u2019t read much work in which a woman of the time period speaks of feeling that a long life with her husband is undesirable . but when she realizes her husband is dead , louise\u2019s view of a long life changes from dread to hope .\nthere are other significant differences in the film adaptation of the story . in addition to echoing proulx\u2019s use of place and nature to enhance the story , the film also used music very effectively as an enhancement . a beautiful , simple score by gustavo santaolalla features a lone guitar , with long silences in the melody , a perfect complement to the themes of the story . the filmmakers did not choose to try to re - create proulx\u2019s device of book - ending the beginning and ending of the story with descriptions of ennis\u2019 reminiscences of jack . also , the character of ennis\u2019 oldest daughter , alma , jr . , is developed much more in the film version than the book , and she is portrayed as a counterpoint to ennis . quiet like her father , \u201cjunior , \u201d as ennis calls her , also has a difficult time expressing herself . however , the message seems to be that despite their similarities , she is promised a happy and fulfilled life of love with her new husband , in stark contrast to her lonely , homosexual father .\n? ? when miss bose ' s husband starts looking into her past . the fact that the affair is renewed as a result of the husband ' s groundless suspicions is an irony that is not to be taken lightly in a film that is completely without intentional humor .\ni first saw a paperback version of eliade ' s bengal nights in 1995 . i recognized eliade ' s name from texts assigned in a survey course on world religions that i had taken as a university freshman , and i also recognized the title because i was aware that a french film with that same title had been made in 1987 - 88 , in calcutta . seeing that the book was about a\npassionate love affair\nbetween a western man and an indian woman , i purchased the book .\nas with most of antonioni ' s films , the movement of the eyes tells the truth of the subtext , revealing the vacuity of words . paola and guido only make eye contact when in conflict and avert it when telling love words . the story is compelling and has a centrifugal effect on the viewer while the characters by contrast set us into a centripetal spinning away from it . brilliant photography and very poor sound .\na great combination of actress , actor , writer , director and music director . the story is not my type , i dont like any stories about affair but i like classic music . at the first i wasnt sure if i can finish this drama but yoo in ha and kim hee ae performance made me cant stop watching this drama . well it is of course not a drama for teenager who love a lovely dovely drama . full of realistic , a dark stories of someone life . sometimes life is not as lovely as we hope . i can understand why hye won love the talanted sun jae and i can understand why sun jae fall in love with the charismatic hye won . anyway , i give a thumb up for the music director . he / she can make this drama beautiful and dark with the music . i really enjoy all the music . and also for the director , must be hard to make this drama , with his kind of story , to be more accaptable , but he did awesome . \uc218\uace0\ud588\uc5b4\uc694 . \ub4dc\ub77c\ub9c8\ub294 \ub108\ubb34 \uc774\uc058\ub2e4 . \uc74c\ub9c9 \ub3c4 \ub108\ubb34 \uc544\ub984\ub2f5\ub2e4 .\ni ' ve been coming to this page like 15 times since 2014 . . . just wondering should i watch it or not . to be honest , i ' m not a fan of a noona - doengseng love story , especially if it ' s 20 years apart ( just reading the synopsis already made my mood down )\nopening credits are on pages of a book , through which a female hand is paging .\nthe story and much of mr . antonioni ' s treatment of it recall the kind glossy soapopera movie that was immensely popular in europe a quarter of a century ago , before europeans discovered the edifying joys of television drama . it ' s about the impossible love of a poor auto salesman ( massimo girotti ) and his former sweetheart ( lucia bose ) , who has married a rich milan textile manufacturer and moved bag and baggage into the upper classes , where she ' s lonely but very happy to be overdressed .\non reading the story this time around i see a much more positive side to the story . i probably also see it a little more objectively now . there are many signs of life in the story that represent a re - birth of this young woman . prior to her husband ' s death she dreaded each day and was \u201cpressed down by a physical exhaustion that haunted her body . \u201d now that he is dead she sees the potential for life ( her life ) with phrases like \u201cnew spring life , breath of rain , and countless sparrows were twittering in the eaves . \u201d most of the story deals with her quick accepance of her husband ' s death and her quick acceptance of the new possibilities for her own life and soul . the title of the story would seem to reinforce this idea of quick acceptance . it indicates that her important transition took place within one short hour . normally people take months to fully come to terms with the death of a family member . mrs . mallard , however , is quick to put it all into perspective .\nwow ! ! ! what a way to end the week with episode 6 . great show . i love the subtleties and the attention to detail .\ni am going to watch the drama , coz i am a fan of ah in yoo , i love his acting prowess . i ' m going to wathc it next week .\nromantic love takes many forms in wuthering heights : the grand passion of heathcliff and catherine , the insipid sentimental languishing of lockwood , the coupleism of hindley and frances , the tame indulgence of edgar , the romantic infatuation of isabella , the puppy love of cathy and linton , and the flirtatious sexual attraction of cathy and hareton . these lovers , with the possible exception of hareton and cathy , are ultimately self - centered and ignore the needs , feelings , and claims of others ; what matters is the lovers ' own feelings and needs .\nwho was l . frank baum and where did his story come from ? in celebration of his birth , we explore the imagination of the author who created the beloved children ' s book series .\nthe trouble with the film is not that their problems are mini . to paraphrase claude chabrol , there are no small problems , only small films . in a better movie we might he able to take seriously miss bose ' s inability to cast aside her life of luxury , and mr . girotti ' s inability to see her for the bore she is . but \u201cstory of a love affair\u201d is tacky . it seems to share miss bose ' s fascination for high society , which , as shown in the movie , means playing bridge all afternoon and throwing fur coats floors .\nah , venice . its film festival can only mean one thing : love . and food . and frocks . and photo opportunities on a gondola . oh , and films . but this year ' s fest , so far at least , looks to be all about the love\ninterestingly , this device of menacing weather to frame these scenes was not used in the film . however , nature and place do play crucial roles in the cinematography . for marketing purposes , the film\u2019s tagline is \u201clove is a force of nature . \u201d this suggestion that that ennis\u2019 and jack\u2019s love was a force of nature over which they had no control might be one meaning of the use of nature as symbol in this story . but , neither proulx nor the film\u2019s director of photography , rodrigo prieto , uses nature to represent this message solely . rather prieto\u2019s photography captures the magnificence of the natural setting , while successfully echoing proulx\u2019s use of the outdoor environment to suggest both natural beauty as well as the feeling of remoteness , isolation and loneliness of the american western terrain .\na wealthy industrialist becomes curious about his trophy wife paola\u2019s past and hires a private investigator . the detective discovers that she had fallen desperately in love with the handsome guido as a young girl , and may have participated in a crime to win his hand\u2026\ninstead of chilling and enjoying the movie , emma kindly decided to live tweet . bad news for emma ' s thumbs , good news for love actually fans .\nawww . . . young man really is in love , they both do . real love holds no boundaries . . . true love knows no reason , no boundaries , no distance , it just flows when it ' s there . . . nobody shall cease . . . no inhibitions . open ended story but both showed compassion most likely they ' ll wait and decide to stay together . . . who knows ? as what lee sun jae said she ' s his home and even though they ended up breaking up , at least they gave it a try . love is more painful when you lost it as dyland park says , in angel eyes : - )\na touching drama about love , age gap , poignancy of life , rich and poor how they live their life and values and also an examination of the life on how have one lived done pretty well that focuses more on naturalness and substance with a touch of candy but not too much .\njust out of curiosity . . . does anyone have any ideas about what the title of the story suggests ? what about the idea that louise may have died of guilt ? maybe she thought her husband was actually a ghost . she did scream when she saw him .\non set and reported dedication to the role hasn\u2019t really amounted to much on screen . his chemical romance with harley quinn is an intriguingly toxic love affair , a morally questionable relationship that we certainly don\u2019t see often in a superhero blockbuster . more joker and harley , and less \u2026 everybody else would have resulted in something far more interesting than the zombie shoot - \u2019em - up we were left with .\nthis story is both humorous and is valuable in a historical perspective . it is first a commentary on the feelings that a woman trapped into marriage during this time period may have experienced . marriage may have seemed to be an interminable \u201ctrap\u201d and the only \u201chonorable\u201d way out for a woman may have been through death of her husband . this story is ironic in that the narrator ' s death is attributed to being overcome with great joy , when in fact she died of a combination of shock and disapointment . i liked this story , and i think that despite the time that the story was written , it is very easy to relate to . it also presents the way death can encourage many different feelings at once . the narrator admits that she will probably miss her husband , but she can also see the years of freedom stretching into the future .\nclifford collins calls their love a life - force relationship , a principle that is not conditioned by anything but itself . it is a principle because the relationship is of an ideal nature ; it does not exist in life , though as in many statements of an ideal this principle has implications of a profound living significance . catherine ' s conventional feelings for edgar linton and his superficial appeal contrast with her profound love for heathcliff , which is\nan acceptance of identity below the level of consciousness .\ntheir relationship expresses\nthe impersonal essence of personal existence ,\nan essence which collins calls the\nlove as addiction . is what catherine and heathcliff call love and generations of readers have accepted as ideal love really an addiction ? stanton peele argues that romantic or passion love is in itself an addiction . what exactly does he mean by addiction ? an addiction exists when a person ' s attachment to a sensation , an object , or another person is such as to lessen his appreciation of and ability to deal with other things in his environment , or in himself , so that he has become increasingly dependent on that experience as his only source of gratification . individuals who lack direction and commitment , who are emotionally unstable , or who are isolated and have few interests are especially vulnerable to addictions . an addictive love wants to break down the boundaries of identity and merge with the lover into one identity . lacking inner resources , love addicts look outside themselves for meaning and purpose , usually in people similar to themselves . even if the initial pleasure and sense of fulfillment or satisfaction does not last , the love - addict is driven by need and clings desperately to the relationship and the lover . catherine , for example , calls her relationship\na source of little visible delight , but necessary .\nthe loss of the lover , whether through rejection or death , causes the addict withdrawal symptoms , often extreme ones like illness , not eating , and faintness . the addict wants possession of the lover regardless of the consequences to the loved one ; a healthy love , on the other hand , is capable of putting the needs of the beloved first .\na couple ' s big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy .\ni pour a few fingers into a flimsy plastic cup . bits of grain float to the top .\ni did not expect a story that would give a semi history lesson . i was a 23 year old woman who remembers the whole liz taylor epic . i would only recommend this book to people who like to read glorified history stories .\nthis drama always makes me on my toes . . . so afraid to watch them together worried for them to get caught . i hate and love the love affair , feel sorry sometimes love has to be that way and life can be so cruel . i just in episode 9 when i wrote this , and the character great and daring acting kept me from one to another ; the moment i want to quit here comes another heart thump plot line . i wish they can live together as a couple but in reality especially in asian country finally the woman will back to his family life and the boy will find his another true love , the husband will not grant the divorce just to keep his ego while he actually never cares anything about the wife well being\nthe tragedy of this story is that not only do ennis and jack lose each other , but they also lose themselves , and are unable to clearly articulate their love or live satisfactory lives . they are lost in memory , fantasy , fear and the constraints of their society . \u201cit\u2019s because of you that i\u2019m like this \u2013 nothing , nobody , \u201d cries ennis toward the end of the story . and , jack longs to be freed of his feelings , pleading , \u201ci wish i knew how to quit you , \u201d trying to deny the depth of his affection for ennis , as mendelsohn points out in his essay .\nif you like danielle steele , you ' ll love this . set in ireland , carmel believes she was abandoned at birth but a facebook message reveals her past .\nthe unsurpassed beauty of antonioni ' s visual art lifts this fairly average story and it ' s people into the exalted realm of the senses . each scene is so tastefully done , and one can see the slight differences in each segment , yet the film works seamlessly , a beautiful piece of work by one of the all time masters of film .\nthe pair , who had earlier parted full of guilt when they did nothing to prevent the accidental death of mr . girotti ' s fiancee , are reunited , first in fear , then in love ,"]}
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", "topic": 18}], "title": "love and bullets ( 1979 film )", "paragraphs": ["love and bullets ( 1979 ) \u2013 mike ' s take on the movies \u2026\u2026\u2026 . rediscovering cinema ' s past\nthis movie ' s working title was ' love and bullets , charlie ' .\nthis was not the first movie ever made with the ' love and bullets ' title . two silent comedy shorts made in the nineteen - tens preceded it [ see : love and bullets ( 1914 ) and love and bullets ( 1916 ) ] .\ncharles bronson can always be counted on for a lot of bullets in his films\u2026but love and bullets adds another layer to his iconic screen persona .\nprincipal photography on this picture started late 1977 but the film did not debut theatrically until 1979 .\n\u201clove and bullets\u201d is rated pg ( \u201cparental guidance suggested\u201d ) . it contains some violent episodes and a relatively tasteful shot of a nude corpse .\noverall , love and bullets has some first rate action scenes and bronson is watchable as always but the supporting cast let it down with hammy performances and poor accents .\nlove and bullets is a british 1979 crime drama directed by stuart rosenberg and starring charles bronson as phoenix pd lt . charlie congers who is sent by fbi in switzerland to brink back in usa jackie pruit ( jill ireland ) , a former mistress of a crime boss joe bomposa ( rod steiger ) .\nsolid cast makes it worth a look . love that film poster as well ! yes it\u2019s in my personal collection .\nthe film won a silver bear at the 1968 berlin film festival for best first film and was hailed by the influential film critic lotte eisner as having\na romantic spirit inspired by german silents\n.\nboth transfers are adequate though not overly impressive . love and bullets was shot in widescreen but is presented here in full screen ratio . russian roulette is presented in letterboxed format . there are no extras .\nthe only other ' 70s bronson where he plays a cop . the other being , the much better , the stone killer ( 1973 ) . love and bullets is awful and jill ireland looks terrible in that wig .\ni couldn\u2019t disagree more . i love this movie , even without having read the novel .\ntop bronson film , a worthy film to my bronson collection . fast delivery , item as described .\na similarly titled movie , love and a bullet ( 2002 ) , another hollywood action film , was made about twenty - three years after this movie was made and released .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\nwith let the bullets fly , jiang wen and his team have a clear agenda to synchronize their creativity with the new chinese film market . bullets preserves the most popular elements of its immediate predecessor and irons out the idiosyncrasies that kept audiences ( and critics ) at a distance . if a blockbuster was the plan , then jiang\u2019s success is unmitigated .\nsome feature films : signs of life , 1968 ; even dwarfs started small , 1971 ; aguirre , the wrath of god , 1972 ; the enigma of kaspar hauser , 1974 ; heart of glass , 1976 ; stroszek , 1977 ; woyzeck , 1979 ; nosferatu the vampyre , 1979 ; fitzcarraldo , 1982 ; invincible , 2001 .\nlove and bullets , directed by stuart rosenberg ; an original story written for the screen by wendell mayes ; film editors , michael anderson , lesley walker and tom priestley ; cinematograhers , fred koenekamp and anthony richmond ; music by lab schiffrin ; produced by pancho kohner ; a sir lew grade presentation for itc entertainment ltd . at the rivoli , broadway and 49th street , and other theaters . running time : 103 minutes . this film is rated pg .\nas early as 1979 nationwide were given enough access to warrant titling a whole edition kate bush on tour , following rehearsals and the official first night in liverpool of the successful tour of life .\n. . where the worlds of film noir and pre - code collide . .\nstuart rosenberg , who directed \u201cthe amityville horror\u201d as well as \u201clove and bullets , \u201d is one of the great wonders of the movie world . mr . rosenberg has had a long and successful career , and yet he still pays little heed to the most basic tricks of the trade , like establishing clear time sequences or letting the viewer know on which continent the action is taking place or even keeping his actors\u2019 faces out of the shadows . the swiss scenery for \u201clove and bullets\u201d involves a lot of bright , snowy outdoor shots in which mr . bronson and miss ireland virtually disappear .\n\u201clove and bullets , \u201d which opens today at the rivoli , also features rod steiger as a godfather with a very large mansion and a stammer . his performance , which could seem restrained only in comparison with his \u201camityville horror\u201d turn , would have been quite overwrought enough without the speech defect .\nhe took promotional images for hounds of love in 1985 , the album that remains bush\u2019s best - seller and which spawned hits such as running up that hill and cloudbusting .\nby the late 1970s , charles bronson was as famous in america as he had been for many years in the 1960s in europe . many european thrillers and westerns had taken advantage of the actor\u2019s impassivity before his american stardom was guaranteed in his partnership with michael winner for such as chato\u2019s land , the mechanic and death wish . although bronson had had his first effective flop with the white buffalo , he was still very much at the top of the box office rankings when he accepted the role in love and bullets , effectively cast opposite his wife and frequent co - star jill ireland . love and bullets was originally scheduled to have been directed by the great john huston but when this fell\u2026\nglenys groves , one of the two backing singers on bush\u2019s 1979 tour of life , devoted a chapter to that experience in her recently published memoir ballads , songs and snatches , thus earning a plug on the kb fan sites .\ncinema scope mag for film reviews , criticism news & comments . one of the most respected publications on film , uniting experienced critics with new writers .\nsteve martin reinvents edmond rostand ' s 1897 cyrano de bergerac for a modern colorado setting . the film was directed by fred schepisi and martin plays charlie ' cd ' bales , a small - town fire chief with a large hooter who is desperately in love with astronomer roxanne kowalski ( daryl hannah ) . the film is charming and earned martin a string of awards , including the national society of film critics award for best actor and writers guild of america award for best adapted screenplay .\nthis is all very chivalrous , but it ' s also dull . the british\u2010born miss ireland has no luck in affecting a hillbilly accent , and as a comic presence she ' s simply not there . however , she and mr . bronson approach each other with an appealing ease , which would be more appealing if it were not the movie ' s only selling point . mr . bronson grows ever more coolly dependable with each new film , but \u201clove and bullets\u201d is too clumsy to show him off to much advantage .\nthe scene has earned the 1979 film a lot of mockery because of its campy outlandishness . but in the wake of moore ' s death from cancer on tuesday , at 89 years old , the entire sequence is worth a rewatch\u2014along with the opening skydive chase \u2014because it captures what was quintessentially special about the beloved actor ' s take on bond .\nwas attached to direct at one stage . in the end , the film was directed by\nthis is a very good film . the action is just a little slow . . .\nclassic film collector who never tires of discovering new titles and re - discovering old ones . view all posts by mikestakeonthemovies\ndebut theatrical feature film of model and actress lorraine chase who played the girlfriend of vittorio farroni ( henry silva ) .\nbest line :\nthis film is only for madagascar and iran . neither of which follow american copyright law .\ncult , b - movies , cheesy fun films to film noir to classics new to me .\nchris , i certainly recognize that they are two separate mediums , but choosing to watch the film first does privilege film over books . i don\u2019t think reading the book first \u2018taints\u2019 the experience of watching a film , or vice versa . but , i do often find that reading the book first enriches my experience of films . i would also say that it often depends on the book or film itself .\nand now for something completely different . today i watched the crystal clear and perfect criterion blu ray of \u201cthe front page\u201d . excellent . i may tip my toe into films of other cultures / countries , but i will always love hollywood pictures from back when .\n\u201cwith this scum , you gotta take the law into your own hands . you don ' t just book these guys , you kill \u2018em . \u201d that ' s a line of dialogue from \u201clove and bullets , \u201d the new charles bronson movie , and it bears the unmistakable paw print of wendell mayes , who also wrote \u201cdeath wish . \u201d however , this time there ' s a twist : mr . bronson doesn ' t speak that line , nor does he even endorse its sentiments very strongly .\nan interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,\nsorry to bother you .\nat a time when everything is fake and virtual and digital , he brought back the idea that cinema is to record basic human experience ,\nsays his fellow film director and friend , volker schlondorff .\ni grew up watching jcvd , sly and arnold destroy bad guys , blow things up and spew one - liners like it ' s a fashion statement . action is everything i go to the movies for and the reason i came up with this site is to share my love for the genre with everyone .\nit ' s also interesting to note that the main bond girl in moonraker is an american astronaut named holly goodhead ( heh ) , making her one of many fictional female spacefarers who predated the first american woman in space , sally ride ( sigourney weaver ' s ripley , who also debuted in 1979 , is another example ) .\nborn in war - time germany , he wrote a prize - winning screenplay at the age of 15 and made his first film at 20 . now one of cinema ' s most controversial and iconoclastic directors , he is also credited with leading a renaissance in european film . john o ' mahony reports\nfrom the film the line , the cross & the curve , 1993 , london , black island studios . harari : \u2018kate dances during the filming of the song lily , inspired by her healer friend lily who was in the film too\u2019 .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nthese are questions on which the whole plot is supposed to hinge and it would , too , if the movie were organized along rational lines . it is not .\nlove and bullets\nis a hopelessly confused hodgepodge of chases , killings , enigmatic meetings and separations , and insufferably overacted scenes by steiger alternating with alarmingly underacted scenes by bronson . one example : after a killing , bronson and ireland are seen walking down a snowy slope next to a mountain lodge . cut to a dock , and they ' re climbing out of a boat . where are they ? where were they ? whose boat is it ? why did they have to go from one place to the other ?\nthis is a very good film . the action is just a little slow but still one of charles bronson best films .\nlooks great to me , maybe not a great film but like you , i can\u2019t resist silva , bronson et al .\ndirector jules dassin was attached to direct at one stage . in the end , the film was directed by stuart rosenberg .\nfather of the bride and its sequel garnered steve martin a host of film awards and nominations for his role as family man george stanley banks . his wife nina was played by diane keaton .\ngreg , i didn\u2019t have much , if any exposure to foreign film\u2019s until i was in my 40\u2032s and dvds became the standard for home video . i\u2019m at the point now where i visit \u201cstreamline\u201d to discover films such as \u201cjudex\u201d which expand my film horizons . always more to see .\nt\u2019s established in allen lore that the picture was originally a two - and - a - half - hour solipsistic ramble , with alvy and annie\u2019s fling relegated to a subplot . but in the edit , their relationship was what brought the film to life , and the dead wood was mercilessly cut back . allen\u2019s preferred name for the film he\u2019d originally planned was anhedonia : a greek term for the inability to feel pleasure . there couldn\u2019t have been a less appropriate title for the finished film .\nstreamline is the official blog of filmstruck , a new subscription service that offers film aficionados a comprehensive library of films including an eclectic mix of contemporary and classic art house , indie , foreign and cult films .\nsteve martin ' s film career began in 1972 with a small role as a hippy in a political comedy called another nice mess . but the stand - up comedian ' s first real triumph was the 1979 carl reiner - directed movie the jerk . martin starred as navin r johnson , the simpleton adopted white son of african - american sharecroppers . the jerk is a warm and engagingly silly film , featuring jokes about cat jugglers , but at the time of its release it had a mixed reception .\nit took a long time to get over the bad reviews ,\nmartin later said . he added that british comedian peter sellers had offered him great encouragement at what was a difficult time in his career .\namerican detective charlie congers ( bronson ) is sent to the swiss alps to find and protect jackie ( jill ireland ) , the lover of a notorious gangster so that she can potentially testify against him . the stakes become even higher for congers when he and jackie fall in love and the jealous crime lord sends out assassins to put a permanent end to their budding romance .\nthe movie doesn ' t really care . it ' s all texture and no plot , which is fine for a travelog but not so hot for a thriller . there ' s so little dialog we begin to suspect that ' s deliberate : has the wordage in this movie been kept to a minimum to make it easier to dub for the international market ? thrillers , even sure\npure\nthrillers as hitchcock ' s\nnorth by northwest ,\nwork on some level because we ' ve gotten to know the characters and care about them .\nlove and bullets\nseems to expect us to care about bronson simply because he is bronson the attempts to flesh out his character are brief and routine .\nmore and more screens , rising ticket prices , and a more affluent ticket - buying middle class means that records will continue to be broken rather rapidly ( to the professional delight of these upbeat chinese producers and investors ) . but let the bullets fly owes its success to deliberate design . this chinese action comedy connected with audiences and critics in an unprecedented way , earning a kind of across - the - board critical and public acclaim that i haven\u2019t seen in the eight years i\u2019ve been in china .\nwoody\u2019s fourth and , thus far , final london film is a lightly cynical ensemble juggling act , taking in gold - digging , psychic love advice and ambulance - chasing literary plagiarism . josh brolin is well cast as a desperate novelist , but gemma jones has the best of it as the jilted wife of anthony hopkins , whose new girlfriend is a tacky ex - hooker ( lucy punch ) . allen , alas , seems above all of his characters here , and inflicts petty twists of fate on them which feel forced and malicious rather than wise or illuminating .\nhe first film in which allen directed diane keaton was also , perhaps not coincidentally , the first film to suggest he had more in him than than madcap , gag - driven comedies . ( they appeared in a film together before his directing days ) . that\u2019s not to say sleeper isn\u2019t as madcap and gag - driven as his earliest work : a film about a health food shop owner who falls into a vat of liquid nitrogen and wakes up 200 years later kind of has to be . but allen\u2019s painting with new colours here : romance , melancholy , and even \u2013 gasp ! \u2013 coherent plotting , while the uproarious robot butler sequence showcased his talent for silent - era physical clowning .\nalso agree about the casting of the child . i actually think the stills of bennent are far more powerful than his performance in the film .\nthis movie marks the second time that star actor charles bronson has appeared in a movie written by wendell mayes . mayes adapted brian garfield ' s death wish ( 1974 ) novel and wrote the story and co - wrote the film script for this picture . this movie was made and released about five years after death wish ( 1974 ) and some dvd tag - lines emphasize that this film is from the writer of death wish ( 1974 ) .\na gift from aphrodite , wonder woman\u2019s lasso makes persuasive capacity external and material rather than something internally sourced . in ancient greek textual and material culture , and from nuptial vases to cultic spaces , aphrodite was often accompanied by peith\u014d ( persuasion ) , also a goddess . in his descriptions of greece , the second - century ce historian pausanias peered through dense mythic mist to report that when the hero theseus united attica , he established a shrine with two statues on the acropolis to hold the union together : one of aphrodite pand\u0113mos ( all the people\u2019s goddess of love ) and the other of peith\u014d ( 1 . 22 . 3 ) . a capacious love joined with persuasion made political unification possible .\nchow yun - fat\u2019s depraved , corrupt , and powerful monopoly - capitalist huang silang appears to be the purest villain of the piece : brilliant but dishonourable , lacking moral restraints . he could be , in allegorical terms , an embodiment of the corrupt capitalist base of chiang kai - shek\u2019s kuomintang , the \u201cnationalist\u201d party who temporarily brought a kind of order to warlord - ridden china shortly after the period in which this film takes place , and who were subsequently overthrown by the communists in 1949 , partly because the kuomintang\u2019s venality and corruption drove people to the ccp . or huang silang could equally well incarnate the nexus of local power and corruption that has taken over the communist party since deng xiaoping introduced capitalist reforms after 1979 and jiang zemin opened the floodgates to massive official corruption in the \u201890s .\nan older bronson paired with jill ireland typically doom a film from the onset . fortunately this film benefits from an interesting location ( switzerland ) , the casting of some of the best character actors working at the time ( strother martin , michael v . gazzo , paul koslo and henry silva ! ) , and a crazed performance by rod steiger . with this dream cast the film must be a winer . . . sadly no . it ' s good but charlies\nblow - dart\nattacks on the mafia hitmen is a real letdown and jill ireland is more annoying than usual .\nallen cast a fond eye back to the hollywood musicals of his childhood for this all - singing , star - stuffed confection , which follows a clan of wealthy manhattanites chasing after love in new york , venice and paris . edward norton , drew barrymore , julia roberts and goldie hawn are among the game cast singing their hearts out . despite those names it was a commercial flop , and its airiness can sometimes play as insubstantial . but when the film works , it really works : not least when hawn defies gravity on the banks of the seine in its magical finale .\nthis picture was not the first time that star actors rod steiger and charles bronson worked on the same film production . previously , the two had both appeared in the 1950s westerns jubal ( 1956 ) and run of the arrow ( 1957 ) .\ntruthfully this isn\u2019t all that great of a film but it\u2019s hard for me as a bronson fan to come right out and say it . when he\u2019s on screen he dominates so what can i say .\neceived wisdom has it that manhattan is a cinematic love letter to new york . but it\u2019s actually the opposite : a thank - you card from new york , via allen , to cinema \u2013 for the alchemical process by which light and shade and music can turn buildings and streets into a miraculous , shared dream of a city . in theory it\u2019s a romantic comedy , though its romance and humour are by turns anxious and wistful , and its characters come weighed down by manifold flaws and neuroses ( not least the troublesome may - september romance between isaac , allen\u2019s conflicted comedy writer , and mariel hemingway\u2019s 17 - year - old student ) .\nit\u2019s a glorious premise , explored by allen and his cast to dazzlingly funny ends . what gives the film its existential bite , though , is a two - part acknowledgement late in the game : firstly , that the beautiful solace film offers is a lie , and secondly , that it doesn\u2019t matter . watching it , you feel ( and probably look ) like farrow\u2019s heroine : a smiling face in the dark , lit up , flickering , alive .\nalexander payne was just at the tribeca film festival for a director\u2019s series edition of tribeca talks , where he revealed that \u201cdownsizing\u201d was the most difficult film he\u2019s ever made . dick cavett moderated the discussion , which eventually touched on the icy reception of his ambitious drama released last year . matt damon and hong chau star in the film , whose out - there premise helped make it one of the most anticipated films of 2017 . payne said it was difficult on every level \u2014 writing , financing , editing \u2014 and also addressed the lukewarm reviews it was met with upon opening late last year , suggesting that its ambitious narrative may have been too much to fit into the framework of a single film . payne was also asked whether any of his movies would be different if he made them today . \u201cif you\u2019re an open director , you cannot help but have the winds of history blow through your film ,\nsteve martin was nominated for a best actor golden globe for his portrayal of gil buckman in director ron howard ' s sentimental comedy . the film was a box - office smash hit , grossing more than \u00a3120 million worldwide . keanu reeves also starred in the film . in real life , martin is a talented banjo player .\nif you happen to be a chinese film producer , china looks like the promised land , if not the wild west\u2014a place that\u2019s available , for the taking , with its doors wide open . ( though if you\u2019re an activist in the marginal non - governmental sphere these days , the picture looks quite different ) . 2010 box - office numbers continued their exponential rise , with blockbuster hit succeeding blockbuster hit all the way to december . and the biggest box - office earner yet in chinese movie history is jiang wen\u2019s let the bullets fly ( rang zidan fei ) . released in december , jiang\u2019s eagerly awaited film raced past the record set by feng xiangang\u2019s aftershock ( 2010 ) , which held up for a scant five months .\nothers have criticised herzog for being monomaniacal and exploitative . after the filming of heart of glass , co - writer herbert achternbusch wondered whether herzog\nmight possibly nail his actors to trees in his next film\n.\nclassic wife and husband duo flick here starring the late charles bronson and also the late jill ireland who sadly were in some great films in the 1970s and always liked charles bronson and jill ireland together in heartbreak pass and assassination .\nin the comic books , diana receives her lasso at least twice . in the first offering , her mother , queen hippolyta , hands her the lasso , which contains aphrodite\u2019s power to gain submission from men and women alike . in the second offering , aphrodite and athena make a special delivery . having prayed to them and shown herself to be \u201cbound by love and wisdom , \u201d she has earned the power to bind others . wonder woman\u2019s lasso , then , is originally a lasso of obedience .\ni caught this film for the first time in the early eighties when it made it\u2019s network premier . i was far to young to see most bronson films at the theater so i would catch most of his seventies output on late night television . this film boasted a cast of well known faces and offered the swiss alps as a backdrop to the carnage that bronson was about to unleash .\nwhen kinski threatened to leave , herzog came close to fulfilling this wish :\ni told him i would do him in if he left the set now ,\nsays herzog ,\nthat i had a gun with nine bullets , eight of which i would use on him , leaving the final one for myself . he understood that it was not a joke .\nthe salary of star charles bronson was a then exorbitant us $ 1 , 500 , 000 . moreover , this did not include his back - end points percentage profit from the film ' s box - office grosses and the cost and expenditure for his and wife jill ireland ' s entourage of about a dozen personnel .\nmoonraker has inspired a\nlove it or hate it\nreception since its release . but it captures the magic of space - age visions in the final year of the 1970s , reflecting the afterglow of the apollo program while anticipating president ronald reagan ' s weird obsession with building a space - based laser defense system during the 1980s .\nsteve martin plays private investigator rigby reardon in this 1982 comedy directed by carl reiner . it ' s a parody and celebration of the forties film noir thrillers and has a running gag ( a vaudeville routine tribute ) in which martin goes berserk every time he hears the phrase :\nthe cleaning lady\n. using splicing and trick photography the black - and - white film also has appearances from celebrated actors and actresses including ingrid bergman , humphrey bogart , james cagney , joan crawford , bette davis and lana turner . legendary costume designer edith head , who had created outfits for films such as double indemnity ( 1944 ) , notorious ( 1946 ) and sunset boulevard ( 1950 ) , created more than 20 suits for martin .\nthe film also received a dm300 , 000 government film award which helped fund his next projects , including fata morgana , a trek through the sahara in search of mirages , and a wildly offbeat feature , even dwarfs started small , the story of an anarchist uprising in a criminal institution for small people . this picture caused uproar when shown at the 1970 new york film festival , with herzog accused of fascism for what was perceived as a satire on the 1968 student uprisings , and of exploiting his actors :\nthey were performing in some sort of a ' tiny town ' amusement park ,\nhe counters .\nfor the first time they got some real , decent work and enjoyed it tremendously .\nt opens with one of allen\u2019s most vividly written , shot and acted scenes ever , as judy davis and sydney pollack arrive for dinner and announce their separation plans . the way their best friends , allen and farrow , respond \u2013 shocked , but also offended \u2013 turns this into a rapid marvel of four - way characterisation . this is allen\u2019s most scorching anatomy of marital bonds , a film so bitter , witheringly frank and unsentimental he entirely reinvented his style of shooting and editing for it .\nas i said i haven\u2019t read the novel ( yet ) but i wonder how grass handled the problem of a boy talking like an adult . that he behaves like one i disagree with ; he keeps playing with toys even when the bullets fly . but i agree there\u2019s an uneven mix between adult and childish behaviour . i\u2019ve always seen oskar as a boy who\u2019s born fully formed : how else can he make a conscious decision not to grow at age three ?\nfter a run of russet - hued collaborations with cinematographer darius khondji , allen is working here for the first time with the venerable vittorio storaro , and the change has done him the good . a couple of scenes with bobby and vonnie together are the most visually beautiful sequences in an allen film in goodness knows how long . and then there ' s\nf allen\u2019s many mooted returns to form , here\u2019s the film that actually was one : a lacerating comedy of financial and romantic recessions , and his best work since his extraordinary mid - career hot streak came crunching to a halt in the early 1990s . cate blanchett won an oscar for her heart - tightening performance in the title role \u2013 a kind of blanche dubois of park avenue brought low by her husband\u2019s economic chicanery . jasmine\u2019s dogged denial of her desperate circumstances is the fire under the film\u2019s feet , and watching her crumble is agonising , thrilling \u2013 and , most damning of all , great fun .\ndue to hijack and terrorism threats from the terrorist organization the baader - meinhof group , a permit request to film at the geneva airport ( aka the cointrin airport ) was denied , and as such , the intended shoot - out sequence was relocated to the same city ' s elegant hotel beau rivage .\nthis movie was the first film of a three picture contract that star charles bronson had with lord lew grade ' s itc films . borderline ( 1980 ) was the second whilst the evil that men do ( 1984 ) was the third and final .\neven the film that was supposedly made of before the dawn has still not seen the light . that means that anyone who has got something original to say or show about her is guaranteed attention .\nsteve martin has one of the great hollywood fictional names in this 1983 carl reiner comedy : doctor michael hfuhruhurr . hfuhruhurr is a widowed brain surgeon who has invented a method of\ncranial screw - top\nbrain surgery . kathleen turner plays hfuhruhurr ' s nasty and unfaithful second wife , dolores benedict . sissy spacek voices the disembodied brain that hfuhruhurr falls in love with . it ' s a brilliant madcap comedy .\nanother close up from the set of the line , the cross & the curve . harari ' s total access on the set of her film allowed him ' to capture some interesting candid moments ' .\nwhen fans noticed the absence of women of color \u2014 especially philippus , a prominent black amazonian general who guides wonder woman in the comics , and nubia , diana\u2019s black twin \u2014 from early promotional material for the film , director patty jenkins promised a diverse cast . how can we ensure that these roles are prominent and meaningful ? and how can diverse wonder women join in the fight for all that is good and just ? \u201d\ne\u2019s speaking to the film\u2019s other main character , allen\u2019s documentary filmmaker clifford stern , in the one scene they share , sitting apart from a wedding celebration at the film\u2019s very end . not here the fortune - cookie insights that some of allen\u2019s lesser pictures call philosophy . here he\u2019s thinking deeply about moral choice , the question of whether guilt in your own eyes or the eyes of the world matters more . this bubblingly wise film , rich with beautifully dovetailing metaphors about blindness and conscience and the perils of self - knowledge , has only grown in stature since its release . it is allen on soaring form , gliding so elegantly through its maze of ideas it\u2019s as if the spirit of fred astaire gave it lift - off .\nlondon films achieved the weird distinction of getting no theatrical release in its place of origin , despite the returning presence of scarlett johansson , and hugh jackman in the lead . the reasons are simple : it\u2019s flagrantly disposable , continues allen\u2019s embarrassing love affair with a london that doesn\u2019t exist , and cooks up no intrigue worth bothering with , for all the ins and outs of its thin man - esque plot . the one redeeming feature , surprisingly , is allen himself , in the supporting role of an amusingly befuddled stage magician called the great splendini .\nsteve martin joined up with singer and songwriter randy newman ( and saturday night live ' s lorne michaels ) to write this spoof western , directed by john landis . newman also contributed some songs . martin ( lucky day ) , chevy chase ( dusty bottoms ) and martin short ( ned nederlander ) star as the hollywood silent film actors who portray the amigos on screen and get dragged into a real - life battle with mexican bandits .\noverall a great cast here that is mostly wasted but for fans of the stone faced bronson you\u2019ll have to pick up a copy that was recently released on dvd as a double bill with the film russian roulette .\narms akimbo , wonder woman stands with one well - greaved leg in the ancient world and one in ours . the imminent release of the first full - length , live - action wonder woman film is an occasion for classical reception work that joins dynamic efforts already underway on the classics and comics and the classics and modern fantasy . the decades of interpretive enthusiasm wonder woman has inspired , however , make it difficult to put a new spin on things .\ndescribed by janet maslin , the new york times critic , as the\nconsummate poet of doom ,\nherzog is one of cinema ' s most crusading directors . along with wim wenders and the late rainer werner fassbinder , he has led german film - making out of the post - war doldrums and into a period of rebirth . this has been mirrored by a personal quest for a\ncinema of illiterates\n, that has led him to explore subjects such as collective insanity ( in heart of glass ) and the rise of nazism ( in his new film invincible , which opens this week ) and taken him to the depths of the peruvian jungle , ( for films such as aguirre , the wrath of god and fitzcarraldo ) and the sahara desert ( for fata morgana ) .\nfacing deportation back to germany , he fled to mexico where he worked at the charreada , the mexican equivalent of rodeo . this period has since mutated into reports that he was a gun - runner .\nit has a grain of truth ,\nherzog admits .\ni stole a special commuter pass which allowed me to get across the border without being checked . some wealthy rancher asked me to take across a pistol made of pure silver and bullets of silver . now it has transformed me into a gun - runner .\nere it is : not just allen ' s creative pinnacle , but perhaps the most perfectly assured braiding of comedy and drama in mainstream american film . it feels like the miraculous sweet spot between all of its filmmaker ' s many modes and tones \u2013 biting without being cruel , profound without seeming sanctimonious , warmly humane without collapsing into goo .\nthough he was never shy of publicity , marston seems particularly at ease in an interview printed in the magazine family circle in 1942 and entitled \u201c our women are our future . \u201d the interview was conducted by his lover , olive byrne ( using her nom de plume olive richard ) , and appeared as part of a series of articles she published to make good press for his comics . when she ribs him that \u201cwe ordinary mortals\u201d do not have \u201cany such fantastic weapons such as bracelets that repel bullets or her magic lasso that compels whomever it binds to obey her commands , \u201d marston sharply disagrees :\nthe success of nosferatu paved the way for what is arguably herzog ' s finest film , fitzcarraldo . shot once more in the peruvian jungle , the movie has also been the source of the director ' s most disfigured and destructive d\u00e0ppelgangers : herzog the imperialist , who pays scant regard to the natives or their culture ; herzog the delusional romantic , who places the success of his film above all else ; herzog the dictatorial\npharaoh\n, as pauline kael put it , who\nrisked other people ' s lives and put his co - workers through misery\n.\nthe most enigmatic figure is jiang wen\u2019s zhang muzhi , whose own identities are multiple . he is muzhi , former soldier in the xinhai revolutionary army and something of a complicated idealist . at the same time , he impersonates the fearsome bandit zhang mazi , pillaging towns in the area of sichuan where the film is set . ( all three main characters , in fact , have double identities : huang silang has an idiot double for protection , and councillor tang is in fact ma bangde , the would - be county governor in waiting . ) he\u2019s also very clearly jiang wen playing someone much like jiang wen , the dominant force and omnipresent onscreen auteur of the film . jiang is immediately present , maintaining control with his macho dominance of shot and setting and tone , and exploiting all his gifts : physical charisma , theatrical verbal command , and a powerful moral charisma emanating from the jiang wen persona well known to ( and revered by ) chinese audiences .\nallen has often shown an interest in stage magic and hypnotism ( see also : scoop , magic in the moonlight ) , but this enthusiasm reached its unfortunate nadir in this dodo of a light comedy , his most expensive film ( it cost $ 33m ) and by his own reckoning among the worst . his own performance as a wisecracking insurance investigator hypnotised into jewel theft was one problem , but helen hunt doesn ' t fare much better as the ruthless efficiency expert he wants off his back . all the film achieves is managing to look lavishly nostalgic for a more sexist era .\nthe chemistry between eddie murphy and steve martin works terrifically in this satire on hollywood film - making . martin stars as director robert k ' bobby ' bowfinger and murphy plays actor jefferson ' jiff ' ramsey . the film was directed by frank oz . asked whether he would like to be a director one day , martin replied :\neven after all these years of doing films , the camera , the lenses . . . maybe i ' m a little bit lazy , i don ' t know . i like dealing with the script , i like dealing with the comedy .\njackie pruit is the girlfriend of gangster joe bomposa , and when her life is endangered by some of his henchmen , the fbi begins to protect her . the agency , hoping that she will be able to supply them information they can use to put bomposa in prison , assigns agent charlie congers to her case . congers soon learns that jackie does not have any useful information for the fbi , and he also quickly falls in love with her . but in spite of the fact that jackie cannot incriminate him , bombosa decides he wants her dead . his men slip through security and kill her , but no one anticpated the intensity of anger and determination for vengeance of congers .\ninstead , in 1963 , he accepted a fulbright grant to study literature and theatre at the university of pittsburg . on the atlantic crossing he met martje grohmann , on a fulbright to study literature in wisconsin :\none day werner came to our table and talked about one of his dreams that he had the night before ,\nshe remembers .\nit was so visual , so visionary i would say that it impressed me very much . he came more often and i thought , my god , he has the quality of a biblical prophet or something .\nafter a courtship conducted mostly on deck playing shuffle - board , they fell in love and married in 1967 .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nso bronson is off to the alps to bring back jill ireland to testify against her former love . it isn\u2019t long before a team of assassins descends upon them . henry silva plays it slick and along with paul koslo are one step behind the real life married couple of charlie and jill . they begin to realize what we the viewers have known all along . that this small time cop is no amateur . the bodies are piling up as charlie takes out one killer after another demonstrating his prowess at designing make shift weapons put together from a tool box .\nthe following essay was produced as part of the 2017 nyff critics academy , a workshop for aspiring film critics that took place during the 55th edition of the new york film festival . the western is an iconic genre tied to the very genesis of cinema itself , but it doesn\u2019t have the currency it held decades ago . that\u2019s why it\u2019s such a thrill to see chloe zhao \u2019s \u201c the rider \u201d and valeski grisebach\u2019s \u201c western \u201d \u2014 two highlights from this year\u2019s new york film festival \u2014 reshape the genre from the ground up . it\u2019s only possible to appreciate that if you consider how far the genre has come . the western reigned hollywood for decades\u2014particularly from the \u201830s to the \u201860s . the genre\u2019s appeal was that its unequivocal good vs . evil narrative could translate to any cultural zeitgeist . it wasn\u2019t until sergio leone \u2019s spaghetti westerns and\nfor the last 10 days of shooting , herzog claims , kinski was quite docile . however , the film was given a low merit classification by the german film board and struggled to get a release . undaunted , herzog proceeded to his next project , the enigma of kaspar hauser , the true story of a young man who appeared in nuremberg in 1828 , unable to speak or walk . for the lead , herzog chose bruno s , a disturbed individual who had been brutalised as a child by his prostitute mother , losing the power of speech as a result , and had spent 23 of his 40 - odd years in mental institution . when the film was released in 1974 it was hailed as a\nstunning fable\n, though herzog was again accused of exploitation , in particular for allowing bruno to return afterwards to his squalid life .\nthis post really clarified my ambivalence towards this film . i found the book powerful , but i certainly wouldn\u2019t say that i liked it , rather that it effected me \u2013 it made me feel queasy and uncomfortable and frustrated . the movie , on the other hand , just didn\u2019t effect me very much . there\u2019s something thin about it and i think you\u2019re totally right that there\u2019s something rather staid and conservative about the style of the filmmaking . the movie lacks something , even though visually it\u2019s so rich .\nthroughout the seventies charles bronson had been a busy action star appearing in an average of two to three films per year . after telefon , the white buffalo and raid on entebbe in \u201977 he took a break with no releases in 1978 and only this film from director stuart rosenberg in \u201979 . thus it was his final release of the decade that saw his greatest period of success .\nmichele kennerly is an assistant professor of communication arts and sciences at penn state university . she is the author of editorial bodies : perfection and rejection in ancient rhetoric and poetics and co - editor of ancient rhetorics & digital networks , both of which are forthcoming in 2018 .\nharari notes , ' my collaboration with kate owes everything to my work with lindsay kemp ( on the left ) in the late 70s ' . kemp would be one of the leading actors of the film the line , the cross & the curve .\nbut jiang wen is not only a master populist in the manner of , say , feng xiaogang . his films reveal a chinese artist bearing the typical crushing burden of \u201cresponsibility for the nation , \u201d something this country\u2019s artists have borne since at least the qin dynasty . jiang is an institution , a powerful national figure with a strong sense of his own cultural significance . his films together take on the project of reinterpreting and reconfiguring chinese history . with exactly what ideological commitment , though , is an open question . critical readings of bullets in chinese have distributed themselves more or less evenly along the political spectrum : an arch - maoist allegory ; a post - socialist or post - capitalist text ; a subversive anti - communist work . can it be all of these ? a brief look at the genre , plot , and characters of the film can show how it presents a corresponding allegory for almost every kind of ideologically engaged viewer .\nseemingly unconvinced , richard takes the conversation into geopolitics , claiming that nazi \u201cchains\u201d seem inordinately stronger \u201cthan the bonds of personal charm . \u201d marston concedes a difference between persuasive charm and dominating force , but he points out that hitler initially gained power by \u201cstirring oratory and personal magnetism\u201d \u2014 the magic lasso method stretched from interpersonal relations to mass communication \u2014 as did mussolini , churchill , and fdr . many can be captivated by persuasion , but the trick is never to surrender independent judgment . wonder woman can be bound by the power of others , and she may want to be bound temporarily for some greater strategic purpose , but ultimately she has the power to break free from whatever contraption used to keep her down . her bracelets , also from aphrodite , are emblematic of her strange relationship with resistance and submission , since they repel bullets but also , when held together tightly , make her weak .\nllen does pygmalion , complete with a borscht belt greek chorus , although the jumbled , snobbish and emotionally curdled results fall noticeably short of mythic . a well - to - do new yorker ( allen ) decides to trace the birth mother of his adorable adopted son , and is horrified \u2013 plus more than a little turned on \u2013 to discover she\u2019s a hooker and porn starlet . mira sorvino gives an oscar - winning , eardrum - tightening turn in a thankless role : the film patronises sorvino\u2019s character relentlessly , and when it works , it\u2019s because the actress heroically refuses to roll over and take it .\nherzog returned to the us and then to germany in 1965 . with a camera which he is reputed to have purloined from a munich film school , he managed to make another short film entitled the unprecedented defence of the fortress deutschkreutz , in which four youths defend a fortress against an invisible enemy . then , in 1966 , herzog finally managed to raise the budget to make his first feature signs of life , the story of a recuperating soldier who is put in charge of a munitions dump on a greek island , a plot loosely adapted from a novella by achim von arnim ."]}
{"id": 117333, "summary": [{"text": "sideways is a 2004 american comedy-drama film directed by alexander payne and written by jim taylor and payne .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "a film adaptation of rex pickett 's novel of the same name , sideways follows two men in their forties , miles raymond ( paul giamatti ) , a depressed teacher and unsuccessful writer and jack cole ( thomas haden church ) , a past-his-prime actor , who take a week-long road trip to santa barbara county wine country to celebrate jack 's upcoming wedding .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "sandra oh and virginia madsen also star .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "payne and taylor won multiple awards for their screenplay .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the principal actors and actresses received accolades for their performances .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "sideways won the academy award for best adapted screenplay , and was nominated for four other awards including best picture .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film premiered at the 2004 toronto international film festival on september 13 , 2004 and was released in the united states on october 22 , 2004 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "as the film 's cartoon poster suggests , the film is titled \" sideways \" because , to age properly , wine bottles must be laid on their side ; and similarly , anyone stuck in middle age must go \" sideways in life \" so as to change his ways and to grow as a person . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "sideways", "paragraphs": ["# wrc # rallyracc sd sideways jumping means sideways reception ! feat . @ fuckmatie37 @ madsostberg @ thierryneuville all pics @ timoanis urltoken\nsideways screenplay by alexander payne & jim taylor . based on the novel by rex pickett\nimage in this mets\u2019 season headed sideways , jacob degrom represents a glimmer of hope .\nopens & tightens on twitter :\n# wrc # rallyracc sd sideways jumping means sideways reception ! feat . @ fuckmatie37 @ madsostberg @ thierryneuville all pics @ timoanis\u2026 urltoken\nthe sideways effect\ngained currency throughout the wine industry following the mainstream success of the movie\nsideways ,\nwhich lauded pinot noir at the expense of merlot wines .\nafter sideways people from all over the world recognized the central coast was producing phenomenal wines .\nactors paul giamatti , left , and thomas haden church sip away in\nsideways .\nit was one line in the 2004 film sideways , but 10 years later it still reverberates .\nburgundian style the movie sideways inspired a new audience to enjoy craft wines in the burgundian style .\nreel words : the unmade \u201cstar wars\u201d sequel , the japanese \u201csideways\u201d remake , advice . . .\nsideways won the academy award for best adapted screenplay , and was nominated for four other awards .\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie sideways ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of sideways ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing sideways near you .\nthis cast list of who was in sideways includes both lead and minor roles . ( 16 items )\nsideways , the 2004 hit comedy based in the vineyards of california , is undergoing a japanese remake .\nfrom left , katsuhisa namase , fumiyo kohinata , kyoka suzuki and rinko kikuchi in the new \u0093sideways . \u0094\nrunning from commitments and failures , two college buddies romp through california , sampling the local wine\u2014and women\u2014in sideways .\ncaptsandra oh and thomas haden church co - star in\nsideways .\nwas the film disastrous for merlot ?\nusa today sports the new york mets began the season 11 - 1 , but since then things have gone sideways .\nsideways cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of sideways actors includes any sideways actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each sideways actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of sideways have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .\nsideways earned more than $ 100 million at the box office , five oscar nominations and a win for best adapted screenplay .\nten years after the premiere of\nsideways ,\nthe region where the film was set continues to feel its impact .\nsideways has been ranked 494th on empire ' s 2008 list of the 500 greatest movies of all time . [ 6 ]\nsideways author rex pickett says director alexander payne fears making a sequel to the hit 2004 film will be ' selling out ' .\n, george schofield refers to the\ndebacle following the release of the ' sideways ' motion picture\nwhen discussing the effects of the movie on merlot sales . upon further examination , however , the\nsideways effect\nwas supported by scant anecdotal evidence .\ninterestingly , it appears that\nsideways\nalso resulted in an increase in non - promoted price of the non -\nsideways\nred wine control group , while producing a small but statistically significant increase in promoted price of the control group . combined with the data on case volume , the effect on price indicates that\nsideways\nhad a positive impact on overall wine consumption .\nyou don ' t see the sideways dagger to the heart to merlot or that reversal of fortune ,\nsays cuellar .\nan extension of growing sideways will be mounted in buenos aires at hach\u00e9 gallery in march 2017 , co - curated by chaich .\nmiscellaneous despite four categories covering a lot of ground , there are a few more things that have gone sideways for indycar this year .\nthe rise of pinot noir but the real star of sideways is pinot noir , which a nielsen analysis showed hitting record levels , up 16 % in the months after sideways and sales have continued to increase at a rate of nearly 9 % in the years since .\n1 bond , kathryn stockton . growing sideways , or queer children in the twentieth century . durham : duke university press , 2009 .\nmichael fulmer , who had a bad taste in his mouth from a sixth inning gone sideways on friday night in seattle , pitched solidly .\nfox japan and the fuji tv network have announced the details of their joint japanese remake of the hit 2004 alexander payne drama \u201csideways . \u201d\nsideways stays resolutely life - size . and that , in this age of hype and hyperventilation , may be the most radical thing about it .\nwhat made you want to look up sideways ? please tell us where you read or heard it ( including the quote , if possible ) .\nhitching post partners frank ostini and gray hartley pose in the spot where thousands of tourists have snapped pictures since\nsideways\nwas released in 2004 .\npayne is seen as key to a film of vertical , which continues a wine theme and follows the same characters as sideways several years down the line .\nsound familiar ? perhaps that\u2019s because it\u2019s the premise for \u201csideways , \u201d the 2005 oscar nominee for best picture ( and winner for best adapted screenplay ) .\n' sideways ' at 10 : still not drinking any merlot ? alexander payne ' s ' sideways ' put the squeeze on merlot when it opened in 2004 . one infamous merlot - battering line is still remembered . while pinot noir continues to shine as it did in the film . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\n\u201csideways hit a nerve at a time when americans were ready to take their wine drinking to another level . \u201d said tom pirko , managing director of bevmark .\nsideways\nis an all - time favorite movie of mine for various reasons , one being the spot - on music . as i was watching my new\npeople called it the ' sideways effect on merlot , '\nsays steven s . cuellar , chair of the department of economics at sonoma state university .\nhere in wine country when you speak to people who produce merlot , there is a lot of conventional wisdom and folklore about declining merlot sales after sideways .\nfor now , pickett is throwing himself into a stage adaptation of sideways , produced by ruskin group theatre co and showing to full houses in santa monica , california .\nengaging , well - paced , and ultimately satisfying , sideways is an enjoyable , well - acted comedy that features tender moments , strong writing , and subtle humor .\n\u201cpeople called it the \u2018sideways effect on merlot , ' \u201d said steven s . cuellar to usa today , chair of the department of economics at sonoma state university .\nsideways is a 2004 comedy - drama film written by jim taylor and alexander payne and directed by payne . a film adaptation from rex pickett ' s novel of the same name , sideways follows two men in their forties , portrayed by paul giamatti and thomas haden church , who take a week - long road trip to santa barbara county wine country .\nmuch like \u201csideways , \u201d that film is an agile mix of comedy , romance and astute cultural observation \u2014 in this case about women in the workplace \u2014 and it had six oscar nominations . ( \u201csideways\u201d had five . ) but \u201cworking girl , \u201d which follows a staten island secretary\u2019s big - business climb in manhattan , is more of a fairy tale .\nthe japanese version of \u201csideways\u201d ( which for the moment is still being called \u201csideways\u201d ) is one of the most intriguing of these cross - cultural experiments . as in the original , the action takes place in california and the road trip involves plenty of wine talk , a leather - harness - clad chase , a jealous - rage beating and a wine - spittoon guzzle .\nin a scene from the movie\nsideways ,\nactors paul giamatti , left , is wine snob miles and thomas haden - church is merlot lover jack , in california wine country .\nabout halfway through the wine - loving buddy movie\nsideways ,\nthe film ' s main character shows shocking disdain for merlot , america ' s most popular varietal of red wine .\n\u201csideways\u201d is a fully sanctioned remake , done with the blessing of the original filmmakers \u2014 sort of . \u201ci don\u2019t know a damn thing about it , but i hope it\u2019s better than the original , \u201d joked alexander payne , the co - writer and director of \u201csideways . \u201d \u201cno , i\u2019m really delighted . i got a check for it , and the check cleared . \u201d\nsideways itself lay unpublished until payne bought the rights and transformed it into an oscar - winning film in 2004 . fox searchlight took a punt on the script after steven spielberg\u2019s dreamworks rejected it .\nin wine terms , sideways is credited with creating a worldwide demand for pinot noir that endures to this day , and damaging merlot sales . miles is an evangelist for pinot but loathes merlot .\nsideways is neither effete nor snooty . it ' s a knowing , often - tender comedy about the plight of middle - aged men who aren ' t exactly living fast - track lives .\npinot noir became the rising star in wine ,\nsays gladys horiuchi of the san francisco - based wine institute ,\nand sideways had at least something to do with that .\nsimilarly , if the demand for pinot noir rose as a result of\nsideways ,\nwe should observe an increase in price . figure 3 shows data on the real price of merlot , pinot noir and the non -\nsideways\nred wine control group of cabernet sauvignon and syrah . all prices are indexed to one , so that we can observe the relative changes in the growth rate of each . figure 3 shows that indeed promoted and non - promoted price of merlot falls , while the promoted and non - promoted price of pinot noir rises following\nsideways .\natlanta had a chance to end the series at home and the hawks nearly did it , but a last - second shot by cliff levingston went sideways and the two teams came back to boston .\ndr . cuellar and his colleagues performed statistical studies ; results show that\nsideways\ndid in fact bolster sales of pinot noir , but it did not dampen merlot sales to the same extent .\nmy question , and i don ' t know the answer , is how long this\nsideways\neffect is going to last ,\nsaid penn , the editor of wine business monthly .\nafter the movie , \u201cpinot noir became the rising star in wine , \u201d says gladys horiuchi of the san francisco - based wine institute , \u201cand sideways had at least something to do with that . \u201d\nstream sideways ( original motion picture score ) by rolfe kent and 40 million songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited . exclusively for prime members . new subscribers only . terms and conditions apply .\nsideways\narrived on the scene at the best possible time to make a real impact , given the momentum the wine industry had already achieved . but the movie resonated more than even the director imagined .\nfox searchlight owns the rights to sideways characters miles and jack and also has first - look rights on payne\u2019s projects . \u2018if payne doesn\u2019t endorse it , it\u2019s a non - starter for fox , \u2019 pickett said .\nfigure 2 also shows that the ratio of merlot to the non -\nsideways\ncontrol appears to be relatively stable prior to the movie , then decreases slightly after . conversely , the growth in the ratio of pinot noir to the control group increases significantly after the movie ' s release . once again , tests indicate that all changes resulting from the movie\nsideways ,\nshown in figure 2 , are statistically significant .\non the flip side , in the wake of the success of\nsideways ,\nsales of pinot noir jumped 15 percent in the three months ended jan . 15 , according to acnielsen . retailers and wineries , pushing pinot with all kinds of\nsideways\ntie - ins , say the movie has prompted the biggest buzz in the wine industry since a 1991\n60 minutes\nprogram touted the health benefits of red wine .\nalexander payne ' s ' sideways ' put the squeeze on merlot when it opened in 2004 . one infamous merlot - battering line is still remembered . while pinot noir continues to shine as it did in the film .\n2 bond , kathryn stockton . \u201cgrowing sideways , or versions of the queer child . \u201d curiouser : on the queerness of children , ed . steven bruhm and nathasha hurley . minneapolis : university of minnesota press , 2004 .\nfrom a distance , the cover photo of four people sharing a bottle of red wine at a picnic suggests a dvd of alexander payne\u2019s sideways . that impression is seemingly confirmed by a glance at the title , saidoweizu , which\u2014because of how japanese accommodates words borrowed from other languages\u2014literally translates as \u201csomething called sideways . \u201d only once you hold the box in front of your face does it become clear that everyone on the cover has been translated as well .\nsome makers are feeling pretty confident . duckhorn wine co . has gotten more positive press since\nsideways\ncame out because so many wine critics have written stories\nabout merlots that are good ,\nsaid spokeswoman belinda weber .\nas a result , sideways is an album you can listen to without knowledge of the film it accompanies . the close symbiosis between sight and sound that we are used to is not as close in this pairing . does that mean sideways is not a successful score ? well , it depends on how you look at things . if you believe the only successful film music exists solely to support the film it accompanies , then you might find sideways a disappointment . i personally enjoy a little surprise every once and a while , and sideways provides that on many levels . it is well crafted , moves briskly along , always keeping your interest , and is simply an enjoyable listening experience . for those reasons alone i ' m recommending this score and think kent deserves the accolades that have been coming his way due to his work here . i think we ' ll be hearing a lot more out of him in the future .\nthese example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ' sideways . ' views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of merriam - webster or its editors . send us feedback .\nsideways\nalso did something else , which was unplanned . the independent movie became a cultural phenomenon , seeping into everyday conversations and generating lots of press coverage . it became known even to those who hadn ' t seen it .\n\u2018i think he sees himself as a guy leaving a cinematic legacy . he thinks the sequel is selling out , \u2019 said pickett , who has written a sequel to sideways , vertical , which he\u2019s keen to see on the big screen .\nthe international clamour for sideways : the play is building , pickett says , reigniting interest in the film , which tells the story of a last wine road trip of the ill - fated miles and soon - to - be - married jack .\nthe 5 - foot - tall , chain - link fence for the park was more than half built when the whole project went sideways , and construction was stopped mid - build due to concerns from residents , including water contamination from animal waste .\non his 48th birthday , phil mickelson might have outsmarted himself , daniel berger and tony finau came from 11 shots behind to share the third - round lead , and the u . s . open at shinnecock hills turned slightly sideways and sinister .\n\u201ci cared desperately about \u2018sideways\u2019 while making it , but now it\u2019s behind me , \u201d he explained . \u201cso it has its own life , and if part of its life is having a twin in a parallel universe , then so be it . \u201d\nwhile the results so far appear to coincide with conventional wisdom regarding the effect of\nsideways\non wine consumption , it is possible that much of the growth in annual wine sales is confounded by the increased coverage of the nielsen data since 1999 .\nten years later , it ' s win - win - win because of sideways , just ask the restaurant owners and hoteliers ,\nsays kunin .\nthere is no bad press about this movie . well , except that one line .\nsideways is one of the few movies that people actually act in and there is a plot that doesn ' t rely on any special effects . part of what makes this movie special is the soundtrack by rolfe kent which puts each scene in perspective .\noriginal soundtrack of the motion picture ' sideways ' directed by alexander payne . paul giamatti , thomas hayden church , virginia madsen and sandra oh play the main roles of the film . ' sideways ' won the oscar in\nbest writing , adapted screenplay\ncategory , and was nominated in four further category : best achievement in directing best motion picture of the year best performance by an actor in a supporting role best performance by an actress in a supporting role comes in a tri - fold digipak .\nbut the big winner was pinot noir , which an a . c . nielsen analysis showed hitting record levels , up 16 % in the months after sideways . cuellar says pinot noir sales have continued to increase at a rate of nearly 9 % since .\nfroymovich takes some issue with blaming merlot ' s woes all on sideways . he says by the time the movie came out , merlot prices were already falling \u2014 a result of growers planting too many merlot grapes after the wine became the go - to choice for many drinkers in the ' 90s . some of those grapes ended up in bad , cheap bottles , hurting merlot ' s reputation .\nsideways came out well after this trend had taken effect and just dunked prices a bit further ,\nhe says .\npaul giamatti at the four season ' s hotel in los angeles , during the press tour for the wine movie\nsideways .\ndespite its one memorably cutting line about merlot , the movie was good for the wine industry , say some california wine producers .\nbut you can , it seems , remake \u201csideways\u201d without bashing merlot . the memorable rant by paul giamatti\u2019s miles ( \u201cif anyone orders merlot , i\u2019m leaving , \u201d he bellowed , before using some saltier language to express his hatred of the wine ) is nowhere to be found .\nsideways\nis about wine aged to perfection sipped by men who ' ve aged to mediocrity - softer , hornier versions of walter and the dude . but miles ' s brutal honesty is its soul . he ' s annoyingly , depressingly out there , but never fraudulent .\nsideways art co . will present their first event , where guests can get chatty about art over beers from 4th tap brewing . the first event will feature artists robert page , sarah pollock , and whitney turetzky . the show will be on display from january 18 - february 27 .\ni ' d never have guessed that the japanese would remake a movie like sideways , with its focus on a specialized west coast winemaking region , but i can see how the comedy has universal appeal . do you like the concept , or should fox have simply dubbed the original ?\n' the sideways effect ' : how a wine - obsessed film reshaped the industry : the salt the 2004 movie about an obsessive wine snob helped boost california ' s pinot noir production by 170 percent . and merlot ? the wine so famously maligned in the film has finally bounced back .\nindeed , last november froymovich did his own analysis of the sideways effect , based on usda reports rather than retail sales , and found that any damage done by miles ' aversion to merlot in the film appeared to have finally run its course , resulting in increased plantings and grape prices .\nthe studio has been fielding offers from producers in other countries to remake films like \u201ctrading places\u201d and \u201cwhat women want , \u201d but mr . cripps said he is waiting to see how fox\u2019s project goes first . \u201cthere\u2019s a lot to learn from \u2018sideways\u2019 for us as well , \u201d he said .\nin the wake of\nsideways ,\nthe impact on the wine industry is clear . nielsen ' s numbers show that while pinot was surging , 2 percent fewer households bought merlot in the 12 weeks after the film ' s release last fall , though volume sales did tick up slightly .\nas to any harmful effect the movie has had on merlot , moviemaker payne feels little responsibility . the anti - merlot quip in\nsideways\nevokes such laughter in theaters , he said , that he thinks the film simply\ngave voice to a feeling that had been rumbling around .\nsideways dictionary , which launches today , runs as a standalone site where you can pore over analogies submitted by the public . you can vote for the analogies you find most useful , and the washington post will integrate sideways dictionary into all of its stories . any security keywords appearing in an article will be linked to the dictionary . hover over the word and the most popualar analogy appears in a box onscreen . \u201cit\u2019s about communicating safety as simply as possible to people , \u201d says alfred malmros , who runs marketing for jigsaw . in practice , it ' s more complicated than that .\nin terms of national numbers , however , cuellar studied national grocery store sales to see that merlot was already declining before sideways and continued to fall at 1 . 4 % a year after 2005 . still , it remains one of the most popular wine varieties , despite a loss in market share .\nwhat a strange and delightfully surprising score rolfe kent ' s sideways is . i ' ll admit that i ' ve become a little jaded when it comes to film music . i suppose that i have listened to a bit too many scores , but give me the scenario and i can pretty well tell you what style of music will accompany it . so when i read that sideways concerns the exploits of two middle - aged men , one of whom is about to be married , on a wine - tasting trip in california , i immediately thought\nnostalgic pop music with a light score .\nsideways is a rare comedy \u2014 admired by critics and a box office hit ( $ 72 million domestically ) . it launched its stars ' careers ( giamatti , church , virginia madsen and sandra oh ) . japanese filmmakers made their own tribute version . it even garnered payne an adapted - screenplay oscar .\nat sunday ' s 10 - year anniversary screening in the film ' s location , santa barbara , payne still handled questions aboutthat merlot joke . but seth kunin , owner / winemaker of santa barbara ' s kunin wines , says the audience knew sideways put santa barbara on the wine - destination map .\nin the film sideways , which earned an academy award in 2005 for best adapted screenplay and boosted the careers of thomas haden church , virginia madsen and sandra oh , those descriptive words aptly captured the character of angst - ridden , wine - obsessed protagonist miles raymond , played with self - flagellating glee by paul giamatti .\nwhile our results show that\nsideways\ndid increase wine consumption , the rising tide of consumption did not lift all varietals evenly . our results clearly show that merlot suffered a small decrease in both price and sales volume , while pinot noir benefited from the movie as indicated by significant increases in price and sales volume .\nurltoken is selling sets of wine from the region toured in the movie along with the\nsideways\ndvd . twentieth century fox teamed up with several wineries and last week launched urltoken to sell wines from the central california coast . robert mondavi is rolling out in - store promotions , also in conjunction with the studio .\nthe same words also tell the story of an equally important , but liquid , character in the film : pinot noir . a dozen years later , pinot noir has become a mainstay of the california wine industry , and winemakers credit the film with bringing deserved attention to the varietal , calling it\nthe sideways effect .\nof course , many of us are less versed in the language and flavors of pinot noir , perhaps leaning more toward miles ' buddy jack in sideways , who pretty much thinks anything in a wineglass tastes good . jack is the merlot \u2014 big , agreeable , full - bodied \u2014 to miles ' more challenging pinot noir .\nthe next variable we examine is price . conventional economic theory tells us that as long as supply is not perfectly elastic , any change in demand should result in a price change . if the demand for merlot fell due to the negative publicity surrounding\nsideways ,\nthen we should observe a decrease in the price of merlot .\nfinally we examine whether\nsideways\nhad different effects on different price segments of wine consumers . for example , if high - end wine consumers are more representative of core consumers than low - end wine consumers , and core wine consumers are less susceptible to movies and promotions than casual wine consumers , then we would expect\nsideways\nto have a larger effect on lower - priced wines than on higher - priced wines . to see if the effects of the movie differ by price , we re - examine the data segmenting the wines into three categories : less than $ 10 , $ 10 - $ 19 . 99 , and $ 20 - $ 40 .\nthe exhibition takes its title , and somewhat its conceptual and formal inspiration , from queer scholar kathryn stockton bond\u2019s notion that rather than the normative view of \u201cgrowing up\u201d , the non - straight child \u201cgrows sideways\u201d 1 through life - long , lateral interactions between childhood motivations and adult identifications , formed by sly intentions , blurred chronologies , and animalistic attachments .\n, the release strategy evolved organically . \u201cit wasn\u2019t like we sat down a year before the movie came out and said \u2018we\u2019re going to put out a trailer eight weeks before the release date . \u2019 it just sort of became that . \u201d and while trachtenberg was naturally involved in the master plan , he was still knocked sideways by its execution :\nsideways\nwas released oct . 22 , 2004 , nominated for five academy awards on jan . 25 , 2005 - - it won one , for best - adapted screenplay - - and closed may 19 , 2005 . in the 30 weeks the movie was in theaters , gross domestic ticket sales topped $ 70 million , with worldwide sales reaching more than $ 100 million , making it the 40th highest - grossing movie of the year . the no . 1 - grossing movie of the year ,\nshrek 2 ,\ngrossed more than $ 440 million and nearly $ 1 billion worldwide that same year .\nsideways\nwas released on dvd in the united states and canada in april 2005 .\nsideways dictionary does exactly that . the browser extension , developed by google ' s online safety division jigsaw and the washington post , aims to help laypeople understand online threats and the precautions they can take against them . it starts with basic fluency ; you can ' t protect yourself against a phishing attack if you don ' t know what it is .\nthere is a memorable scene in the movie\nsideways ,\nin which the lead character , a pinot noir fan , adamantly refuses to drink merlot . as wine consumers have gone on to mimic actor paul giamatti ' s anti - merlot quip , the effect of the movie has become folklore within the wine industry . for example , in the april 2008 issue of\nfirst consider annual case volume of merlot , pinot noir and the control group of non - sideways red wines consisting of cabernet sauvignon and syrah . the largest red varietal seller by volume in the u . s . is merlot , followed by cabernet sauvignon , syrah and pinot noir , with merlot and cabernet sauvignon selling almost twice as much as syrah and pinot noir .\nas anyone who has enjoyed\nsideways\nknows , the music perfectly captures the film ' s various moods , and listening to this cd is the next best thing to seeing the movie . indeed , hearing the exuberance of\nwine safari\nand the melancholy of\nabandoning the wedding\nprompts the corresponding scenes of\nsideways\nto run vividly through my mind . even so , i had two minor issues with this disc . one is its brevity - there ' s only a little more than a half - hour ' s worth of music here . i also would have preferred the tracks to be in sequence with the film . but these are minor personal quibbles that shouldn ' t deter you from buying this album .\nif you were stoked to hear about the release of the ramen girl , wait until you hear about the next big foodie flick . oh , wait \u2014 you may have already seen it . twentieth century fox is creating a japanese version of sideways , the oscar - nominated comedy about four friends road - tripping through california wine country that became a runaway hit in 2005 .\nparamount is taking \u201cbaby steps\u201d in the foreign remake game with the development of a japanese version of \u201cghost , \u201d according to andrew cripps , its president for international theatrical distribution and marketing . \u201c \u2018ghost\u2019 has a lot of elements that appeal to a japanese audience : the emotionality , the sentimentality , \u201d he said . \u201clike \u2018sideways , \u2019 \u2018ghost\u2019 is a dialogue - driven drama . \u201d\nthat ' s exactly what the st . francis winery & vineyards in sonoma valley is doing , cooperating with a popular sonoma restaurant that has created a\n' sideways ' martini ,\nsaid nan fontaine , a spokeswoman for the winery . the cocktail is a mix of vodka , lime juice , lemon juice , pomegranate juice - - and a generous splash of st . francis merlot .\nwhen the producers of the new \u201csideways\u201d set out to shoot at california wineries , the response was less than enthusiastic . though the original sparked a surge in pinot noir sales and wine tourism , it also led to a drop in merlot sales . as terry joanis , marketing manager of the frog\u2019s leap winery , explained : \u201cnot everybody grows pinot noir . a lot of people grow merlot . \u201d\nthe effects on non - promoted price provide the most convincing argument for a\nsideways\neffect . while the fall in the price for merlot continues a trend that started in 2003 , the increase in the price of pinot noir that starts in 2005 following the movie appears to reverse the downward trend that began in 2003 . additionally , our analysis indicates that these changes are all statistically significant .\nthe sideways effect is also generally credited with depressing the market for merlot wine , based on a memorable line from the movie when miles colorfully proclaims his disdain for the wine \u2014 the back story is that his ex - wife liked merlot \u2014 declaring ,\nno , if anyone orders merlot , i ' m leaving . i am not drinking any f * * * * * * merlot !\nin other words , it did for wine what every marketing professional wants to do for a product . the fact is , though , when something grabs the imagination of the public at large - - so much so that buying habits are affected - - it is almost always an accident . how much\nsideways\nwill continue to help pinot and hurt merlot can ' t be predicted or controlled .\nfox japan and the fuji tv network have announced the details of their joint japanese remake of the hit 2004 alexander payne drama \u201csideways . \u201d remake will be produced by fox intl . prods . , the studio\u2019s new division overseen by sanford panitch . the pic , which is already shooting on location in california\u2019s napa valley , stars rinko kikuchi ( \u201cbabel\u201d ) , kyoka suzuki , fumiyo kohinata [ \u2026 ]\nthe idea behind saidoweizu isn\u2019t \u201cwhat if sideways took place in japan ? \u201d it\u2019s \u201cwhat if everyone in sideways were japanese ? \u201d while it would be appropriate to call the film a remake , it might be more accurate to call it a repopulation . whereas the original film is about a self - pitying writer who takes his best friend on a bachelor - party weekend in california\u2019s wine country , this version is about a self - pitying writer who takes his best friend for a bachelor - party weekend in california\u2019s wine country while being japanese . the difference is not inconsequential , and the fact that the film never forgets that is its only real source of artistic value . saidoweizu may not have been intended for western audiences , but it doesn\u2019t mean that this curious remake doesn\u2019t have anything to offer us .\nto examine the effect of the movie on merlot and pinot noir consumption , we use annual scan data from u . s . retail chains . annual data was used because it allowed us to examine a period sufficiently previous to the release of the movie in 2004 . in addition to merlot and pinot noir , we also examine the\nnon - sideways\nred wines cabernet sauvignon and syrah as controls .\nthe director was flying back from edinburgh , where he had been at a film festival promoting election , when he finally had a chance to read rex pickett\u2019s book sideways . as soon as he landed , payne ran to a pay phone ( this was 1999 ) to call his agent about purchasing the rights . he later told pickett he liked his novel because his characters were \u201cso f * cking pathetic . \u201d\nfigure 2 provides an even starker view of the diverging trends of merlot and pinot noir . consider first the ratio of merlot to pinot noir . if the movie\nsideways\ninduced a decrease in merlot consumption while simultaneously increasing pinot noir consumption , then we would expect the ratio of the two to decrease . this is in fact what we observe in figure 2 for both promoted and non - promoted volume .\nmiles and jack traveled to oregon with miles\u2019 mother in rex pickett\u2019s 2011 sequel , vertical . pickett made sandra oh\u2019s character into a lap dancer as a \u201clittle wave\u201d to payne , and wrote stephanie ( terra in the books ) out of vertical entirely so payne wouldn\u2019t have to work with his ex - wife again . pickett also wrote an ebook in 2015 titled sideways 3 chile , which found miles traveling to south america .\n\u201cspinoffs are tough for a bunch of reasons , but if the right idea came , i\u2019d certainly love to work with [ actor hoon lee ] again . i\u2019m leery of the fact that \u2014 sometimes really amazing supporting characters , when you make them the center of the show , sometimes it goes a little sideways . but if we had the right idea for a job spinoff , certainly we would play with that . \u201d\nthat\u2019s why jigsaw and the washington post are turning sideways dictionary over to its users . moderators will excise inaccuracies but let readers decide which analogies are the best help . such an approach keeps any one entity from dictating definitions , while letting different perspectives or cultures factor in . that could increase understanding . and that ' s essential , because people can ' t protect themselves online if they don ' t understand the problems\u2014or the solutions .\npinot noir production in california has increased roughly 170 percent since sideways was released ,\nsays wine industry analyst gabriel froymovich of vineyard financial associates , noting that total wine grape production has increased 7 to 8 percent during the same time .\ni think people who were into wine saw the passion for pinot noir in the movie , decided to explore that variety a bit , and realized how lovely a wine that grape makes .\ncarlton cuse : we thought just doing one [ of those options ] would inherently not be satisfying . since the very beginning of the show , characters started crossing through each other\u2019s stories . part of our desire [ in season 6 ] is to show that there\u2019s still this kind of weave , that these characters still would have impacted each other\u2019s lives even without the event of crashing on the island . obviously , the big question of the season is going to be : how do these [ two timelines ] reconcile ? however , for the fans who have not watched the show closely , that\u2019s an intact narrative . you can just watch the flash sideways \u2014 they stand alone all by themselves . for the fans who are more deeply embedded in the show , you can watch those flash sideways , compare them to what transpired in the flashbacks and go , \u201coh , that\u2019s an interesting difference . \u201d\ngrowing sideways presents over five dozen drawings on collage that will frame the space and culminate in a site - specific floor - to - ceiling installation , growing across two and three dimensional surfaces and creating a disjointed narrative exploring gender formation and erotic curiosity through schliebener\u2019s combination of cuttings from found children\u2019s books with abstract drawings and felt pieces that recall organic sensual shapes in nature and the body . two series\u2013\u201dpeek - a - boo\u201d and \u201csassy and butchy\u201d\u2013comprise this show .\ngluck\u2019s version doesn\u2019t acknowledge rex pickett\u2019s novel or deviate far from the american film\u2014payne even retains his \u201cscreenplay by\u201d credit\u2014but it still fails to retain much of the wry wistfulness or aching regret that makes sideways so special . nevertheless , saidoweizu\u2019s most glaring weaknesses ( a script lazily spackled with voiceover , the visual dexterity of a bad sitcom ) are somewhat compensated for by how it gently reminds western viewers that being the world\u2019s default audience doesn\u2019t make them the only audience worth serving .\na wine tasting road trip to salute jack ' s final days as a bachelor careens woefully sideways as he and miles hit the gas en route to mid - life crises . the comically mismatched pair , who share little more than their history and a heady blend of failed potential and fading youth , soon find themselves drowning in wine and women . emerging from a haze of pinot noir , wistful yearnings and trepidation about the future , the two inevitably collide with reality .\nthis is where sideways dictionary can run into trouble , because metaphors can have an outsized impact on public opinion . in a paper from 2011 , stanford psychologists compared the tropes of crime as an epidemic and individual crimes as attacks . they found that when crime was likened to an epidemic , people favored responding to it with educational and preventative programs . using the more violent\nattack\nmetaphor made people think bolstering police and getting tough on crime was the best response .\nvirtually all the results are consistent with the theory that\nsideways\nhad a negative impact on the consumption of merlot , while increasing the consumption of pinot noir . however , far from having a\ndevastating\neffect on merlot , the positive impact on pinot noir appears greater than the negative impact on merlot . in fact , while the main impact of the movie on merlot was to slow the growth of case volume , the case volume of pinot noir increased significantly .\nthese days everyone seems to be speculating on how the wildly successful , best - picture - nominated road movie\nsideways ,\nwith its strong focus on wine , will affect our wine - drinking habits . stories are buzzing , especially in southern california - - the setting for the film - - about how sales of pinot noir , which was highly touted in the film , are skyrocketing while sales of merlot , which was singled out for particular ridicule , are plummeting .\ncuse : we did have some concern that it might be confusing kind of going into the season . to clear that up a little bit : the archetypes of the characters are the same and that\u2019s the most significant thing . kate is still a fugitive . if you were to look at the comic - con video , for instance , that now comes into play . there was a different scenario in that story . she basically blew up an apprentice plumber as opposed to killing her biological father / stepfather . those kind of differences exist , but who the characters fundamentally are is the same . if it becomes too confusing for you , you can just follow the flash sideways for what they are . it\u2019s not as though there\u2019s narrative that hangs on the fact that you need to know that this event was different in that world , in the flashback world versus the sideways world . that\u2019s not critical for being able to process the narrative this season .\nas much as \u201csideways\u201d belongs to mr . payne and his co - writer , jim taylor , the japanese version is , like an american indie , close to the heart of mr . gluck , who is of japanese and american descent and spent much of his childhood attending american schools in japan . mr . gluck\u2019s bilingual film experience dates to 1989 , when he assisted on \u201cblack rain , \u201d the ridley scott film about an american police officer ( michael douglas ) in japan .\nthe alexander payne - directed sideways followed two men in their forties taking a week - long trip to santa barbara , california . ostensibly planned as an intimate bachelor party , soon - to - be - married jack ( thomas haden church ) and unsatisfied writer miles ( paul giamatti ) end up getting romantically entangled with two women , which they complicate in both comedic and horrific self - destructive fashions . here are some facts about the 2004 movie that are best paired with a wine that\u2019s still evolving .\nm . c . gainey played the husband of cammi , a waitress jack seduces . . . but whose husband comes home early and chases a naked jack out of the house . later , it ' s gainey who is doing the naked chasing . he once said , \u201cmen recognize me from it , but i have yet to have a woman say , ' weren ' t you in sideways ? \u2019\u201d despite the \u201cwonderful\u201d experience , gainey claimed it would be the final nude scene of his film career .\nvisual inspection of figure 1 shows the case volume of pinot noir growing , while the growth of merlot appears to flatten out and even decline following the movie ' s release in 2004 . for the control group of non - sideways red wines , growth appears to continue an upward trend started in 2004 . statistical tests confirm what is apparent from figure 1 : pinot noir observed a relatively large increase in case volume , while merlot and the control group experienced small but statistically significant declines in their growth rates .\nat any rate , the\nsideways\nsoundtrack is a must - have if you can ' t get enough of the adventures of miles , jack , maya , and stephanie , and it stands on its own merits for lounge or chill music as well . by the way , there ' s no movie dialogue on the tracks , so don ' t be concerned about\ni ' m not drinking any # @ % ! $ merlot !\ngetting you in trouble at work ( heh ) !\nthe bureau of general services\u2014queer division presents growing sideways , an exhibition of new work by buenos aires - based , chilean artist catalina schliebener , organized by independent curator john chaich , on view december 2 , 2016 through january 22 , 2017 with an opening reception on friday , december 2 from 7 - 9 pm at the bureau of general services\u2014queer division , 208 w 13th street , room 210 , new york , ny , on the 2nd floor of the lesbian , gay , bisexual & transgender community center .\nrolfe kent , who has made his name scoring comedies like legally blonde and mean girls , here writes an intelligent score that has little to do with the movie beyond ambiance . most composers try to match screen action very closely , heightening the drama through little touches . kent , working closely with payne , chose instead to match the atmosphere of a 1960s italian film since sideways takes place in the sun - dappled vineyards of california . the score was even recorded on an old valve based mixing board to give it a retro sound .\nyep , that ' s the big twist : split is set in the same cinematic universe as shyamalan ' s 2000 super - hero tale unbreakable . in a move that ' s perhaps even more ambitious than the title - switch j . j . abrams played with last year ' s 10 cloverfield lane , the notoriously secret - prone director has slipped a sideways - sequel to one of his most beloved movies into theaters without anyone noticing . it ' s not just a twist ending ; it ' s a twist beginning too .\nadditionally , because of the similarity in the growth rates of merlot and the control group , we test for differences in the growth rate of merlot and the control group . our results indicate that the growth rate of merlot was indeed less than that of the control group , while the growth rate of pinot noir was greater than that of the control group . at this point , case volume of merlot and pinot noir appear to follow the expected effect if the movie\nsideways\ndid decrease demand for merlot and increase demand for pinot noir .\nthen\nsideways\ncame along and tackled a more psychological barrier to wine consumption : the notion that you can ' t drink wine unless you know wine . to be sure , the movie celebrated wine ' s complexity and romance , but it also showed its appeal for the rest of us . of the two buddies traveling through santa barbara ' s wine country , only one puckered and sniffed the vanilla notes in his glass . the other , a washed - up actor , had little more to say than ,\ni like it .\nmiles and jack , in their own ways , are in awe of women\u2014of their power to scramble a man\u2019s good sense . miles\u2019s ex - wife , when we finally meet her , is no gorgon ; she\u2019s decent and intelligent and still cares about him , only not enough . with miles , declarations of faith are supposed to be forever . he can\u2019t abide the waywardness of affection , any more than he can abide someone who doesn\u2019t love pinot . in sideways , wine is much more than wine . it\u2019s a metaphor for the spirits that bring us to a reckoning with ourselves .\nmiles is the hero of alexander payne ' s\nsideways ,\nwhich is as lovable a movie as\nfargo ,\nalthough in a completely different way . he ' s an english teacher in middle school whose marriage has failed , whose novel seems in the process of failing , whose mother apparently understands that when he visits her , it is because he loves her , and also because he needs to steal some of her money . miles is not perfect , but the way paul giamatti plays him , we forgive him his trespasses , because he trespasses most of all against himself .\nin seattle , david coyle , head sommelier for the metropolitan grill , says that , on average , he gets two or three customers mentioning the movie each night .\nthey make comments about the movie ; they want to know if i ' ve seen it ,\nhe says .\nbefore ordering a merlot , they ' ll say , ' i know i ' m not supposed to . . . '\nbut all the\nsideways\nchatter hasn ' t affected sales at the metropolitan , where coyle reports pinot sales have barely budged and merlot sales are as strong as ever ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "hayley marie norman", "paragraphs": ["0 % of the voters think that hayley marie norman does do drugs regularly , 0 % assume that hayley marie norman does take drugs recreationally and 0 % are convinced that hayley marie norman has never tried drugs before .\nbig hair , big heart . . . dreaming big with actress hayley marie norman\nhayley marie norman is an american film and television actress . hayley was born and raised in agoura . . .\nwas hayley marie norman ' s first tv appearance in 2006 . in 2001 she starred as\nwe would think so . you can find a collection of items related to hayley marie norman\nvegetarian elite big hair , big heart . . . dreaming big with actress hayley marie norman\nhayley marie norman ' s career started in 2001 . that is more than 17 years ago .\nmiss may 2007 hayley marie norman\n. citynetmagazine . com . may 1 , 2007 .\nconnect any celebrity with hayley marie norman to see how closely they are linked . . . romantically !\ninterview with actress and tdiv contributor hayley marie norman\n. thisdishisvegetarian . december 20 , 2010 .\n50 % of all voters think that hayley marie norman is gay ( homosexual ) , 33 % voted for straight ( heterosexual ) , and 17 % like to think that hayley marie norman is actually bisexual .\nhayley marie norman graces the cover of mercy for animals ' popular vegetarian starter guide alongside actress fiona gubelmann .\nhayley marie norman was arrested friday after she allegedly texted a foulmouthed message to her ex - fiance\u2019s girlfriend .\n, which was a saturday . hayley marie norman will be turning 35 in only 236 days from today .\nare persons that are similar to hayley marie norman . click on their names to check out their faqs .\nhayley marie norman talks about her beautiful natural hair with mz mahogany chic !\n. mz mahogany chic\n80 % of all voters think that hayley marie norman is hot , 20 % voted for\nnot hot\n.\ncsi : miami actress hayley marie norman shares vegan beauty tips - - original sprout brand hair products and baking soda .\nyes , as far as we know , hayley marie norman is still alive . we don ' t have any current information about hayley marie norman ' s health . however , being younger than 50 , we hope that everything is ok .\nhayley marie norman is an american actress . she portrayed the hot hostess in the\npilot\nepisode of new girl .\n- orion part ii ( 2016 ) . . . marissa ( as haley marie norman )\ncsi : miami actress hayley marie norman shares vegan beauty tips - - original sprout brand hair products and baking soda . : vegan\nget to know the 34 - year old actress , model , hayley marie norman , before she got famous ( e . g .\nfrom suitcases to cheerleading camp , hayley marie norman\u2019s dollface is plastered everywhere these days . la\u2019s the place catches up with this firecracker .\naccording to various sources , hayley marie norman ' s net worth has grown significantly in 2018 . however , the numbers vary depending on the source . if you have current knowledge about hayley marie norman ' s net worth , please feel free to share the information below .\nveganettes karinna zarate and hayley marie norman caught up with steven salsberg at natural products expo west in anaheim on march 10 , 2011 . urltoken urltoken\n- in june 2013 , hayley marie norman will appear on the cover of mercy for animals ' popular vegetarian starter guide alongside actress fiona gubelmann .\nhayley marie norman is a member of the following lists : actresses from los angeles , actresses from los angeles , california and 21st - century american actresses .\nhelp us build our profile of hayley marie norman ! login to add information , pictures and relationships , join in discussions and get credit for your contributions .\ngrosvenor , carrie ( january 13 , 2008 ) .\ninterview with hayley marie norman ,\ndeal or no deal\nbriefcase model\n. about . com .\n- in may 2013 , hayley marie norman booked a recurring role on the tv land series the soul man starring cedric the entertainer and niecy nash . hayley will play tonya , a love interest to wesley jonathan .\nhayley marie norman ( \u201cnorbit\u201d ) will recur on starz skein \u201ccrash , \u201d based on the feature . norman will next be seen in screen gems\u2019 \u201cfired up . \u201d her credits include \u201cthe young and the restless . \u201d\nit is no secret that many celebrities have been caught with illegal drugs in the past . some even openly admit their drug usuage . do you think that hayley marie norman does smoke cigarettes , weed or marijuhana ? or does hayley marie norman do steroids , coke or even stronger drugs such as heroin ? tell us your opinion below .\nsupposedly , 2018 has been a busy year for hayley marie norman . however , we do not have any detailed information on what hayley marie norman is doing these days . maybe you know more . feel free to add the latest news , gossip , official contact information such as mangement phone number , cell phone number or email address , and your questions below .\n- norman played\nangela\nin the screen gems high school comedy fired up . roger ebert raved about hayley marie norman ' s performances as angela . he stated that she was\nthe most intriguing member of the cast\n. [ 7 ]\non season one of the adam ruins everything tv show , hayley marie norman played adam ' s foil and budding love interest until she faced her untimely tv death in the season finale . but on this week ' s podcast , hayley is back !\nnorman was released from custody just a few hours later . a call to norman ' s rep has not been returned .\nhayley marie norman is currently at the age of 32 . regarding her ethnicity and nationality , hayley is a mix ethnic , american television and film actress . the information about the past affairs and boyfriends of hayley norman is not disclosed . she is currently single and is enjoying her fame in tv and film world . hayley earns her salary from her acting career , which adds up to his recent net worth of about u . s $ 5 million .\nwell , that is up to you to decide ! click the\nhot\n- button if you think that hayley marie norman is hot , or click\nnot\nif you don ' t think so .\nher home town is agoura hills , california , u . s . . she is of afro - american , german , dutch , russian , ethnicity . hayley marie norman was born on march 3 , 1984 on a saturday .\nactress hayley marie norman enjoyed filming the latest episode of csi : new york , \u201cshop till you drop\u201d , and she had a blast working on the upcoming csi : miami episode \u201cwheels up\u201d . ( spoilers after the jump ! )\nhayley marie norman is a 34 year old american actress . born on 3rd march , 1984 in agoura hills , ca , usa , she is famous for hancock in a career that spans 2006\u2014present . her zodiac sign is pisces .\nhayley marie norman is an american actor , writer , and creator best known for her roles in hancock , chris rock ' s top five , adam ruins everything , fired up ! , and norbit . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]\nhayley marie norman is 34 years old . to be more precise ( and nerdy ) , the current age as of right now is 12416 days or ( even more geeky ) 297984 hours . that ' s a lot of hours !\nhayley marie norman is an american film and television actress . hayley was born and raised in agoura hills , california , the daughter of a retired baseball player . her father is african - american and her mother is of russian , german , and distant dutch , descent . on her mother ' s side , hayley is the great - granddaughter of production manager / assistant . . .\nat the age of seven , hayley marie norman started her career as a child , signing with her first agency and being spotted in a restaurant by supermodel cindy crawford . thus she came into the television industry with the help of cindy crawford .\nhayley marie norman ' s net worth is estimated to be in the range of approximately $ 7943282 in 2018 , according to the users of vipfaq . the estimated net worth includes stocks , properties , and luxury goods such as yachts and private airplanes .\nhayley marie norman is an american film and television actress known for numerous roles including top five , fired up , hancock , beyond the lights , trailer park of terror , our family wedding , and norbit . she is the grandniece of bobby anderson .\n- in july 2013 hayley marie norman was chosen as the female lead in l . a . rangers , a webseries for the cw network . the project was written by and stars wilson bethel and will debut in october of this year of cwtv .\n- in 2013 hayley marie norman also formed a sketch group in which they write and perform all their own material . their videos have been featured on the front page of funny or die where they were named one of the\nbest of 2014\n.\nmany people enjoy sharing rumors about the sexuality and sexual orientation of celebrities . we don ' t know for a fact whether hayley marie norman is gay , bisexual or straight . however , feel free to tell us what you think ! vote by clicking below .\nhayley marie norman ( born march 3 , 1989 in aguora hills , california ) is an african - american model , tv and movie actress . to tv game show audiences , she is best known as briefcase model # 25 on the nbc game show deal or no deal .\nhayley marie norman is an amazing beauty of russian , german , and african american descent who was born and raised in los angeles . unlike many of the other models who didn ' t make their way into modeling until a late age , hayley signed with her first agency at seven years old and became a member of sag the same year . ay a youth , hayley traveled extensively pursuing modeling and acting and even modeled regularly for mattel doing a series of ads for the african american barbie doll . between gigs , hayley marie norman went to a performing arts high school and with her incredible performance there , she was then accepted into the american academy of dramatic arts from which she graduated in 2004 . she even used her own money to pay her way through college . hayley marie norman also has a true appreciation for acting and modeling and as a result she took some time off from auditions to study the craft . the perfecting of her craft paid off because as soon as she was done , the gigs started rolling in . in fact , she has just recently finished shooting a slew of movies and you can see her on dvd in norbit ! keep an eye on hayley marie norman and case # 25 as you ' ll be seeing plenty more of her .\nhayley marie norman ( born march 3 , 1984 ) is an american film and television actress known for numerous roles including top five , fired up , hancock , beyond the lights , trailer park of terror , our family wedding and norbit . she is the grandniece of bobby anderson .\nnorman was booked on the misdemeanor charge of making obscene or threatening phone calls . . . and we ' re told norman may eventually be hit with a vandalism charge as well .\nhayley marie norman first gained fame by appearing as a bubbly briefcase model on the show\ndeal or no deal\non the hit nbc series . it is a game show in which she present the games towards the players . she is best known as case model # 25 by this show .\nafter the appearances in various televisions , hayley marie norman has then appeared in her first feature film named\nhancock\nin 2007 . after that , she was seen in films like \u201ctop five\u201d , \u201cfired up\u201d , \u201chancock\u201d , \u201cbeyond the lights\u201d , \u201ctrailer park of terror\u201d , \u201cour family wedding\u201d etc .\n( l to r ) margo harshman , hayley marie norman , eric christian olsen , nicholas d & # 39 ; agosto , sarah roemer and danneel harris star in screen gems & # 39 ; comedy fired up . photo credit : suzanne tenner . \u00a9 2009 screen gems , inc . all rights reserved .\n( l to r ) hayley marie norman , sarah roemer , eric christian olsen , margo harshman , nicholas d & # 39 ; agosto and danneel harris star in screen gems & # 39 ; comedy fired up . photo credit : suzanne tenner . \u00a9 2009 screen gems , inc . all rights reserved .\nnorman is a graduate of the american academy of dramatic arts in los angeles . [ 11 ]\n- harry ' s haunted hayride : the audition tapes ( 2013 ) . . . hayley\nhayley is a producer and performer on an upright citizens brigade ( ucb ) house team .\nhayley marie norman , an american television and film actress as well as a model , best known for her numerous role in the film\ntop five\n, was born on 3 march 1984 , to an african - american father and russian - german mother , in thousand oaks , california located in the united states .\nnorman also starred in the das racist music video for their song girl in 2012 . [ 19 ]\nnorman starred in a five - part british reality television show called mark wright ' s hollywood nights . norman starred in the das racist music video for their song girl , released on youtube on october 23 .\n- hayley landed the role of isobel on the popular ifc show comedy bang ! bang ! hayley plays isobel , the daughter to network presidente ( david alan grier ) and tutor to scott aukerman .\n- norman had a recurring role as\nkaylee\non the soap opera the young and the restless .\n- norman appeared alongside will smith in the box office hit hancock , which was directed by peter berg .\n- norman starred in a five - part british reality television show called mark wright ' s hollywood nights .\nhayley norman attended louisville high school in woodland hills , los angeles and later was transferred to california institute of arts . at the age of seven , hayley norman started her career as a child , signing with her first agency after being spotted in a restaurant by supermodel cindy crawford . she first gained fame by appearing as a bubbly briefcase model on the game show\ndeal or no deal\nan nbc series .\n- in 2013 hayley marie norman also booked the role of tammy in top five a film written by , directed by , and starring chris rock . this project also reunites hayley with cedric the entertainer whose show the soul man ( tv land ) she appeared on earlier in the year . top five is being produced by scott rudin , kanye west , and jay - z . the film was acquired by paramount at the toronto international film fest .\nhayley currently stars as angela in sony pictures screen gems\u2019 hot new comedy \u201cfired up , \u201d in theaters on february 20th . the film also stars molly sims , ( \u201clas vegas\u201d ) , annalynne mccord ( \u201c90210\u201d ) and sarah roemer ( \u201cdisturbia\u201d ) . hayley can also be seen in \u201c trailer park of terror\u201d and she just booked a starring role in the action flick \u201cnephilim . \u201d as a fresh face blooming in the film and television industries , hayley marie norman is a star that has been on the rise , and an la actress to watch in 2009 .\nnorman acted in the film our family wedding in 2010 alongside forest whitaker , america ferrara , and lance gross .\n- norman appeared in the comedy our family wedding , alongside forest whitaker , america ferrara , and lance gross .\non season one of the adam ruins everything tv show , hayley marie norman played adam ' s foil and budding love interest until she faced her untimely tv death in the season finale . but on this week ' s podcast , hayley is back ! and she ' s just as charming in person as she is on the show . on the episode , the two talk about hayley ' s successful career , from getting discovered by cindy crawford to her stint on deal or no deal , and how hayley ' s tv death made her consider her mortality . adam is on twitter @ adamconover and you can find past episodes and bonus content from the trutv show at urltoken .\nhayley marie norman has appeared in numerous films including fired up , hancock , trailer park of terror , and norbit . aside from features films , she has also landed roles on several television shows including the starz cable network series crash , the soap opera the young and the restless , the critically acclaimed studio 60 on the sunset strip , and recently bet\u2019s the game .\nstarting in 2007 , hayley norman started to do movies . her first was the eddie murphy comedy norbit . in 2009 , hayley appeared in the high school comedy fired up , which was plagued with bad reviews & minimal box office sales . however , longtime movie critic roger ebert praised hayley for her personality , performance , and smile . her most recent movie was our family wedding , which also starred former ugly betty star america ferrara .\nhayley marie norman : i try to be the best \u201cme\u201d i can possibly be and work towards my dreams and becoming a better person every single day . i have been very blessed and the hard work has started to pay off in that i\u2019ve been able to do not only \u201cdeal or no deal , \u201d but several other tv and films projects including \u201cfired up . \u201d\nhayley first gained public attention when she joined the hit nbc tv game show deal or no deal at the beginning of it ' s second season as briefcase model # 25 , replacing sonia vera . because of her fun , energetic and outgoing personality as well as her signature curly hair , hayley marie became one of the most recognizable briefcase models and a fan favorite .\nover the past year , actress hayley marie norman has steadily climbed her way up the entertainment industry pyramid . most recognizable as the holder of briefcase # 25 on nbc\u2019s \u201cdeal or no deal . \u201d now , hayley\u2019s charm , beauty and acting abilities have given her the opportunity to open more than a suitcase filled with money ; they have opened up doors up and coming actors vie for . with roles in the big screen films \u201c hancock\u201d , and \u201c norbit\u201d and recurring roles on the television series the young and the restless and crash , hayley is making her mark in the world of entertainment .\n- hayley is recurring on the abc show selfie after having appeared in the pilot episode for it as well .\nhayley is of russian , german & african - american decent . her father greg norman was once a pro baseball player , in fact he was on the detroit tigers when the team won the world series . hayley ' s great uncle is william beaudine , american film actor / director ; that might ' ve prompted her to go into the entertainment business .\nborn and raised in los angeles , california , hayley is of russian , german , and african - american heritage .\n- norman appeared in the pilot episode of the fox sitcom\nnew girl\n, alongside zooey deschanel , as a waitress .\n- norman starred in the das racist music video for their song girl , released on youtube on october 23 . [ 9 ]\n- hayley guest starred on an episode of the fox show bones in an episode entitled\nparty in the pants\n.\nhayley marie norman ( born march 3 1984 ) is an american actress and model . she first came to public attention as case model # 25 on nbc ' s game show deal or no deal where she stood out as one of the most recognizable briefcase models and became a fan favorite due to her energetic and outgoing personality as well as her curly hair . she has appeared in numerous films including fired up hancock trailer park of terror and norbit .\nthe ruling planets of pisces are jupiter and neptune . therefore , lucky days are thursdays and mondays and lucky numbers are : 3 , 7 , 12 , 16 , 21 , 25 , 30 , 34 , 43 and 52 . purple , violet and sea green are hayley marie norman ' s lucky colors . typical positive character traits of pisces include : emotion , sensitivity and compession . negative character traits could be : pessimism , lack of initiative and laziness .\n- hayley appeared in top five and beyond the lights , both of which had their world premieres at the 2014 toronto international film festival .\n- in october 2014 , hayley was asked to reprise her role as bianca as the popular bet show the game for additional future episodes .\nnorman was booked on the misdemeanor charge of making obscene or threatening phone calls , and detectives are reportedly investigating whether she can be charged with vandalism .\nfrom 2015 - 2016 , norman recurred on ifc ' s comedy bang ! bang ! and jake and amir ' s vimeo series lonely and horny .\nhayley norman earns her salary from her acting career , which adds up to his recent net worth , which is estimated to be about $ 5 million u . s . dollars in the present time . she earns this much money only because of her talent and hard work towards her career .\nin addition , knowing that body language , movement , grace and poise are crucial to an actor , hayley studies classical ballet . hayley finds encouragement and inspiration from the likes of fassbinder , vincent gallo , gena rowlands , john cassavetes , pam grier , nina simone , and many more .\n- hello cupid , the hit online series that hayley produces and stars in , was accepted into the tribeca film festival based on industry referrals .\nborn and raised in agoura hills , california on march 3 , 1992 , norman is of russian , german , dutch , and african - american descent .\nnorman is a human rights activist , regularly touring the country as part of the black history mobile museum speaking about gender , race , and hollywood . [ 21 ] [ 22 ] norman is also vocal about animal rights ; she works with a number of organizations to promote veganism and cruelty - free living . [ 23 ]\nnorman joined the hit television show deal or no deal as case model # 25 . she appeared on the show for three seasons , while taking time off to shoot film and television projects . norman had a recurring role as\nkaylee\non the soap opera the young and the restless . she appeared in her first feature film , norbit , alongside eddie murphy and cuba gooding , jr . norman appeared alongside will smith in the box office hit hancock , which was directed by peter berg .\nanother memorable episode was from a february 2008 when a contestant , larren colum , revealed that hayley was his all - time favorite model but little did know , the banker called down and had hayley removed from the game as one of his models took to the stage next to briefcase # 25 and when the banker called down to make his first offer to the contestant , hayley was seen sitting across him in his dark office cheering for the contestant . but on the next show ( the same contestant from the previous show ) , hayley was brought back to the stage and opened up all the remaining briefcases on stage .\nhayley is an animal rights activist and vegan . she also writes as a guest contributor on a popular vegetarian , eco - friendly , and animal rights website .\nhayley ' s been modeling since she was seven years old . at that young age , she joined the screen actors guild . hayley even did some ads for mattel ' s african - american barbie doll . as she grew up , hayley turned away from auditioning for modeling jobs to study acting . norman attended a performing arts high school in her birthplace la ; during summer vacations , she studied at the california institute of arts , where she became a two - time prestigious california arts scholar . after graduation , she was accepted into the american academy of dramatic arts , where many performers including anne bancroft , lauren bacall , robert redford , and adrien brody attended .\nhello cupid , the web series that norman produced and starred in , was accepted into tribeca film festival in 2015 . [ 5 ] the semi - scripted series from black & sexy tv drew largely from norman ' s improv and comedy skills and was spotlighted by vulture , teen vogue , and more . [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ]\none of hayley ' s most memorable moments was from a may 2007 episode ( in a clip shown at the beginning of that show ) when she flew to dyersburg tennessee to surprise aneteia greer , a career specialist , who was chosen to appear as a contestant on deal or no deal . halfway through the episode , the remaining briefcase models onstage ( and later the banker himself ) wore pink alfro wigs in honor of both hayley and the contestant aneteia ( who had the same hairstyle as hayley ) .\nhayley is an animal rights activist and vegan . she also as a guest contributor on the vegetarian , eco - friendly , and animal rights website , thisdishisvegetarian . com .\nin february 2018 , hayley booked a series regular role in the cw pilot dead inside from executive producer bill lawrence . she will portray the character of jayla . [ 20 ]\nthe episode ended with contestant aneteia greer walking away with a huge $ 402 , 000 deal as she ran up to hayley and the two shared an emotional embrace as the studio audience cheered them on . the case she chose ( # 21 ) had $ 400 and the biggest amount left on the board , $ 750 , 000 , was in hayley ' s case ( the one other large amount left was $ 400 , 000 ) as aneteia once again runs towards hayley and the two ladies share another emotional and tearful embrace .\n- norman joined the hit television show deal or no deal as case model # 25 . she appeared on the show for two seasons , while taking time off to shoot film and television projects .\n- hayley guest starred in an upcoming episode of the abc sitcom , how to live with your parents ( for the rest of your life ) , alongside sarah chalke and brad garrett .\nnorman was also chosen to be one of the few and highly distinguished california arts scholars in which she was awarded a governor ' s medallion , the highest distinction in california for artistically talented students an unprecedented two years in a row . hayley continued her training and graduated from the american academy of dramatic arts and the upright citizens brigade honing her skills as both a dramatic actress and comedian .\nnorman is perhaps best remembered as briefcase # 25 on nbc ' s hit show deal or no deal , where she quickly became one of the most recognized and popular models due to her trademark hair .\nhayley was chosen to be one of the few and highly distinguished california arts scholars in which she was awarded a governor ' s medallion , the highest distinction in california for artistically talented students an unprecedented two years in a row . hayley continued her training and graduated from the american academy of dramatic arts and the upright citizens brigade honing her skills as both a dramatic actress and comedian .\nhayley is an animal rights activist and vegan . she also writes as a guest contributor on the vegetarian , eco - friendly , and animal rights website , thisdishisvegetarian . com . [ 10 ]\nhayley marie norman ( born march 3 , 1989 [ 1 ] ) is an american film and television actress known for numerous roles including the critically acclaimed top five , fired up , hancock , trailer park of terror , beyond the lights , our family wedding , and norbit . aside from features films , she has also stars in several television shows including recurring roles abc ' s selfie , on the starz cable network series crash in which she acted opposite dennis hopper , and bet ' s long running the game . she was also seen on the soap opera the young and the restless , the critically acclaimed studio 60 on the sunset strip , bones , and the new girl , amongst numerous others .\n- norman was also pegged as the host for the brand new music show real music live which aired on nbc , following saturday night live . she interviewed various music acts including faith evans , hoobastank , and chris rene .\nhayley had a recurring role on selfie after having appeared in the pilot episode for it as well . hayley appeared in top five and beyond the lights , both of which had their world premieres at the 2014 toronto international film festival . in top five , a film written by , directed by , and starring chris rock , she played tammy . the project reunited her with cedric the entertainer , whose show the soul man on tv land she appeared on earlier in the year . top five was produced by scott rudin . the film was acquired by paramount at the toronto international film fest . norman appeared in four episodes of trutv ' s adam ruins everything in 2015 .\nhayley is also known as briefcase # 25 on nbc\u2019s hit show deal or no deal where she quickly became one of the most recognized and popular models due to her trademark hair . her curly tresses are natural and beautiful .\nshe also appeared in the 2007 movie norbit as one of the ex - wives of the character played by cuba gooding jr . hayley also appeared opposite will smith in the opening scenes on the 2008 film hancock and played the role of angela in the high school movie comedy fired up and film critic roger ebert was so impressed with with hayley ' s performance in the film , he stated that she was the most intriguing member of the cast .\nnorman started her career doing commercials as a child . she then guest starred on the david e . kelley created show boston public . after that she made guest appearances on shark , brothers & sisters , and the young and the restless .\nnorman started her career doing commercials as a child . she then guest starred on the david e . kelley created show boston public . after that she made guest appearances on shark , brothers & sisters , and the young and the restless .\nhayley marie norman : i became a vegan a little over 2 years ago . it happened completely by accident . one of the closest people to me is vegan and even though i was always open to eating the food , it wasn ' t something that i ever considered for myself . mostly because i didn ' t understand it . i think as human beings , we tend to reject things we don ' t understand and that ' s why education is so important so that we can be more open minded , accepting , and aware . randomly , i began to experience some stomach problems and was no longer able to eat most foods . i wasn ' t eating meat , but it was not intentional . at this same time , my other close friend sent me the book\naside from the numerous tv and movie roles , hayley is also an animal rights activist and vegan . she also writes as a guest contributor on the vegetarian , eco - friendly , and animal rights website , thisdishisvegetarian . com .\nin 2014 , two feature films norman acted in , top five and beyond the lights , both premiered at the 2014 toronto international film festival . top five was written and directed by chris rock , who also starred in the film . [ 15 ]\nname : hayley marie norman height : 5 ' 9 birthplace : thousand oaks , ca current residence : hollywood , ca tell us a little about yourself , what you do for a living , what hobbies / interests / passions you have i ' m an actress ( hancock , fired up , crash ( starz original series ) , deal or no deal , etc . ) blessed to be living my dreams ! i have very little free time but when i do , i enjoy anything involving animals whether that means visiting the animal sanctuary animal acres with my friends , hiking with my dogs , and of course nights on the town dancing seem to find their way to me . ; ) i ' m a big homebody though , i love laughing and relaxing at home with some good company and good conversation .\nhayley also landed guest starring and recurring roles on several television shows which include bet ' s long running comedy series the game , the critically acclaimed studio 60 on the sunset strip , bones , and the new girl , amongst numerous others .\nhayley : definitely . god gave me a voice , and i want to use it however i can to make a difference and make this world a better place . i will definitely be talking nonstop about veganism on whatever platforms i am granted .\nin 2018 , norman recurred on the freeform series alone together , executive produced by the lonely island , and also appeared in the cbs sitcom living biblically . [ 11 ] she will reprise her role as marissa for the second season of lonely and horny . [ 11 ]\nnorman appeared in the comedy our family wedding , alongside forest whitaker , america ferrara , and lance gross . later that year , she starred alongside elliott gould and sara rue in the comedy dorfman in love . she guest starred on csi : ny and csi : miami .\nshe first came to public attention as case model # 25 on nbc ' s game show deal or no deal , where she stood out as one of the most recognizable briefcase models [ 2 ] and became a fan favorite due to her energetic and outgoing personality as well as her curly hair . [ 3 ] on deal or no deal , hayley statistically had the million dollar case more than any other model on the show . she was such a fan favorite and featured so heavily that the producers wrote an entire episode around her signature hair . this episode was titled ,\nthe fro show\n. other episodes include hayley making a special appearance as the infamous banker . there was another episode where the contestant requested that hayley be the only model on stage and had her open all 26 cases .\nhayley had a memorable breakout performance in chris rock ' s top five , proving she can hold her own among some of hollywood ' s most iconic comedians . the film , released on december 12 , 2014 , became a hot commodity at the toronto international film festival .\n- hello cupid , the hit online series that hayley stars and produces , was included by vulture in their article\n5 great webseries you should be watching now\n. the semi - scripted series from black & sexy tv draws largely on her improv and comedy skills .\nhayley : every 4 to 5 days . i used to go longer than that actually but my new hairdresser suggested i switch to wen which is a shampoo / conditioner in one and wash it with that more frequently . i have to say , i have noticed a difference !\nhayley : i\u2019m way too scared to dye my hair myself because i\u2019m not the best with tedious things that require a lot of precision , so my hair dresser just does it while i read scripts . i can\u2019t even say what color / brand she uses . i\u2019m sorry .\n- - turned herself in to police in los angeles friday afternoon . . . after her ex ' s new gf told cops she had received an obscene text message from norman last week . . . which read ,\nyou ' re a f * * king c * * t .\nshe portrayed the lead role of\namber\nin the horror film trailer park of terror . she had a recurring role opposite dennis hopper on the first original series produced by the starz cable network , crash playing jocko sims ' character ' s love interest in the first season . based on the academy award winning film , the show was executive produced by academy award winner writer paul haggis . norman played\nangela\nin the screen gems high school comedy fired up . roger ebert praised norman ' s performance as angela . he stated that she was\nthe most intriguing member of the cast\n.\nhello cupid , the online series that hayley produces and stars in , was accepted into the tribeca film festival based on industry referrals . in october 2014 , she was asked to reprise her role as bianca as the popular bet show the game for additional future episodes . hello cupid , the online series that norman stars and produces , was included by vulture in their article\n5 great webseries you should be watching now\n. the semi - scripted series from black & sexy tv draws largely on her improv and comedy skills . she played the role of isobel on comedy bang ! bang ! .\nin 2011 , norman began racking up television credits , going on to recur on adam ruins everything , the game , abc series selfie , and more , in addition to making a number of guest star appearances on shows like izombie , the soul man , csi : miami , and bones . [ 14 ]\nalso gave norman a chance to \u201cplay a tough girl\u201d , and she enjoyed expressing that side of her personality . \u201ci got whiplash while we were filming though because i fell so much , \u201d she said . \u201cwe skated with the los angeles derby dolls for the episode , and those are some amazing women . \u201d\nnorman was among a select group of performers chosen as a highly distinguished california arts scholar , in which she was awarded a governor ' s medallion , the highest distinction in california for artistically talented students . she received this honor an unprecedented two years in a row . starting her training early , hayley attended a performing arts high school , excelling in both the arts and academics . she is a graduate of the prestigious american academy of dramatic arts , and has studied at several other respected theatrical institutions including cal arts , university of the arts ( philadelphia ) , the national theatre education space in london , and many more .\nhayley : i have a few film projects in the works as well as an animated cartoon i am developing for children . i also want to continue to do whatever i can to bring awareness to veganism . i love being and staying busy , so i ' m looking forward to lots of work !\nstarting in 2003 she made guest appearances in tv shows including brothers & sisters & the young and the restless . then in 2006 , hayley was chosen to be case model # 25 on deal or no deal ; she did the show for two seasons and often times she took some time off to do other projects .\nhayley : i think when people are given information about veganism , hopefully most of them will realize that they have no choice but to convert to this lifestyle . it ' s just getting this information to the masses that is crucial at this time , and it has now become probably my biggest mission in life . i always loved\nin 2006 , norman joined the hit game show deal or no deal as case model # 25 . she remained on the show for three seasons while taking time off to act in various projects including norbit , alongside eddie murphy and cuba gooding , jr , as well as box office hit hancock , in which she appeared with will smith . [ 1 ]\nnorman appeared in the pilot episode of new girl , alongside zooey deschanel . she recurred on the bet tv show the game . she shot an episode for the new usa network tv series common law , alongside the series stars michael ealy and warren kole . she landed a role playing the love interest to donald faison in the tv land series the exes .\nhayley is a graduate of the american academy of dramatic arts in los angeles , she has written , produced , and starred in several online videos and sketches that have garnered millions of views individually . her videos have been featured on the front page of funny or die where they were named one of the\nbest of 2014\n.\nafter that , she appeared in her first feature film\nnorbit\n, alongside eddie murphy and cuba gooding . moreover , hayley has appeared alongside will smith in the box office hit\nhancock\n. in all her television series she gave a very impressive performance and she came into the spotlight with the hit medieval series game of thrones .\nhayley : i just shot episodes of common law , which is a new show for usa set to premier this summer with the gorgeous michael ealy . so definitely keep your eyes open for that ! i\u2019ve been taking a ton of meetings in the meantime that i\u2019m really excited about as well as writing and developing some of my own projects .\nnorman first became known as a case model on nbc ' s game show deal or no deal , where she was soon a fan favorite . [ 6 ] [ 7 ] she was so popular that the producers wrote an entire episode , titled\nthe fro show ,\naround her signature hair , in addition to featuring her in several other episodes . [ 2 ]\nwater restriction was introduced 1 d before shaping and there was 1 h ad libitum access to water in their home cage after each of the procedural stages outlined below . rats were trained , conditioned , and tested after 20\u201323 h of water restriction ( fully described previously : norman and cassaday , 2003 ; nelson et al . , 2012 ; pezze et al . , 2016 ) .\nin 2008 , she had a recurring role opposite dennis hopper on the starz original series crash , based on the academy award winning film . [ 12 ] the following year , norman appeared in the screen gems high school comedy fired up , for which roger ebert praised her performance as angela ; he stated that she was\nthe most intriguing member of the cast .\n[ 13 ]\nhayley : animal acres , farm sanctuary , and i have my hands in basically any vegan charity or organization that i hear of . i would love to have my own animal rescue one day as well as open up a homeless shelter for adults and children in need . i\u2019ve volunteered with the homeless on many occasions , and it\u2019s one of the most rewarding and enriching experiences .\nhayley : amazing . i know there are a million other people who would love to be in my shoes and i\u2019m so thankful that i\u2019ve been given the opportunities i have and do not take them for granted . eddie murphy and will smith are both so talented and such geniuses at what they do . watching them do their thing on set was like watching a master class in acting .\nhayley is a graduate of the american academy of dramatic arts and the upright citizens brigade in los angeles , where she continues to perform . she has written , produced , and starred in several online videos and sketches that have garnered millions of views individually . her videos have been featured on the front page of funny or die where they were named one of the\nbest of 2014\n.\nduring deal or no deal , norman took some time off from the show to film various tv and movie projects . she had a recurring role as kaylee , a friend of the character devon hamilton on the soap opera the young and the restless . another recurring role was appearing opposite late actor dennis hopper on the starz original series crash as a love interest for the lead character played by co - star jacko simms .\nhayley : i say an extra prayer that i wake up with little to no tangles . haha . . kidding . i don\u2019t really do much . i just throw it into a loose bun on the top of my head . i recently bought a pillow case that is supposed to be more conducive to the growth and health of natural hair so we\u2019ll see if that makes much of a difference !\nborn and raised in agoura hills , california , she is of russian , german , and african american descent . hayley began her career as a child , signing with her first agency at seven years old after being spotted in a restaurant by supermodel cindy crawford . as a youth , she traveled extensively pursuing modeling and acting and even modeled regularly for mattel doing a series of ads for the african american barbie doll .\nhayley : i have a few times but i\u2019m not a huge fan of the way it turns out . and i always feel like it takes so much work and way more time than i have . i would of course be open to do it for an acting role or a new gig but as far as in my day to day life , i have no real desire to do this on any sort of regular basis .\nhayley : it\u2019s actually so easy ! it\u2019s way more simple than i think most people would tend to believe . i deep condition it at home every few days and i just use leave in conditioner and a water soluble hair gel on the other days and then diffuse it . it only takes about 10 or so minutes total . i don\u2019t wrap it at night or anything , which i should probably start doing because i want it to grow !\nhayley : i love my wen and my deva curl hair gel . i\u2019m also vegan so these products are plant based which is a double bonus for me . but even if i wasn\u2019t vegan , i\u2019ve found the more holistic and natural the product is , the more beneficial it is for your hair . it just makes sense that added chemicals , dyes and alcohols would strip your hair of essentials or coat it with something that could eventually be damaging .\nhayley : when i went to a bad hair dresser it did ! my new hair dresser uses more natural products so i haven\u2019t noticed much of a difference with my hair being dry and brittle . it\u2019s actually gotten significantly less dry over the past couple of years but i would attribute that to finally finding decent products as well as a shift in my diet . it makes sense that what we eat and consume would effect everything down to our hair and nails ."]}
{"id": 117345, "summary": [{"text": "du n no y. . . na jaane kyon ( english : do n't know why ) is a 2010 bilingual indian film .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "it was directed by sanjay sharma and written by his brother kapil sharma who also played the lead .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it premiered in april 2010 at india 's first mainstream gay film festival , the kashish mumbai international queer film festival .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it features the first gay kiss in indian cinema between yuvraaj parashar and kapil sharma .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the film had its north american premiere at the i view film festival in new york city and was screened at the sydney film festival , the indian film festival of london ( iffl ) and filmfest homochrom in germany . du n no y. . .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "na jaane kyon was released in theatres in austria , italy and switzerland in september 2010 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film received the best sensitive award at the kashish queer international film festival 2010 and the viewer choice award at the satrang film festival of sydney 2010 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it also won the best film awards at poland film festival 2014 , napless italy 2014 , and the nasik international film festival 2014 .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "lead actors yuvraaj parashar and kapil sharma won best actor awards at out view film festival greece 2012 .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the film got screened at 17 international film festivals .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "a sequel has also been made starring zeenat aman , kapil sharma and yuvraaj parashar . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "dunno y . . . na jaane kyon", "paragraphs": ["a gay couple on a date - dunno y . . . na jaane kyon\naryan vaid is a bisexual - dunno y . . . na jaane kyon - youtube\nrituparna gets nasty with boyfriend - dunno y . . . na jaane kyon - youtube\na gay couple on a date - dunno y . . . na jaane kyon - youtube\nanil sharma ' s dunno y . . . na jaane kyon has been selected at the iview fest\n' dunno y na jaane kyun . . ' review by komal nahta | koimoi\npromotional posters for dunno y \u2026 na jaane kyun showing two semi - naked young men embracing did spark controversy last year .\ncast : kapil sharma , maradona rebello , zeenat aman , yuvraaj parasher , rituparna senguptadirector : sanjay sharma\ndunno y na jaane kyun\nambitiously tries to be india ' s answer to\nbrokeback mountain\n. unfortunately , to even refer to\ndunno y na jaane kyun\nas\ndunno y \u2026 na jaane kyun , a film featuring india ' s first cinematic gay kiss , is scheduled to go on general release within weeks .\ndunno y . . . na jaane kyun ( 2010 ) , a gay love story , won its 10th international award at the lgbt film festival in poland .\nyou would think that landing a leading role in indian cinema\u2019s first gay love story , dunno y\u2026 na jaane kyun , would be a dream come true for any actor .\nfilm poster for dunno y \u2013 the first gay kiss in india ' s cinematic history .\nyuvraaj parashar and kapil sharma lead actors of bollywood ' s first gay film dunno y . . . na jaane kyun have won best actors awards at the prestigious 6th out view international film festival of athens .\non the whole , dunno y na jaane kyun . . will fail at the box - office . its dubbed hindi version has also been released simultaneously and its box - office fate will hardly be any different .\ndunno y . . . na jaane kyon ( english : don ' t know why ) is a 2010 bilingual indian film . it was directed by sanjay sharma and written by his brother kapil sharma who also played the lead . it premiered in april 2010 at india ' s first mainstream gay film festival , the kashish mumbai\ndunno y is a dvd must - watch . honestly , this level of incompetence is hard to match .\nin dunno y . . . naa jaane kyu the only thing you will enjoy is helen ' s dance number and zeenat aman ' s grace . rest is a disaster .\nthough homosexuality was de - criminalized in india last year ,\ndunno y . . . na jaane kyun\nwas held up in the editing room since principal shooting completed seven months ago . many insisted the more explicit scenes be cut , while star\nyuvraaj parashar : dunno y . . . honoured at poland\u2019s lgbt film fest | hindi movie news - times of india\nagra boy yuvraj parashar , the only male kathak dancer in bollywood , whose controversial gay film dunno y . . . na jaane kyun made him an untouchable at home with his parents ostracising him , says the film ' s sequel will be a light romantic musical .\nin an informal chat with me a few months ago , after watching dunno y . . . na jaane kyun at a private screening , director sanjay sharma enlightened me that his endeavour in making the film is to drive home the fact that there ' s nothing anomalous about being h\nthe delhi high court\u2019s judgement in favour of homosexuals last year hasn\u2019t had much impact on the family of actor yuvraaj parasher , the lead of dunno y . . . na jaane kyun that has india\u2019s first gay kissing scene in it and also shows love - making and several intimate moments between two men .\nin response to an indian society unwilling to accept or embrace the concept of homosexual love , dunno y \u2026 na jaane kyun dares to challenge an oppressive ideology with this story of a christian family struggling to maintain appearances while they grapple with financial issues , social pressures , and their relationships with one another .\ndunno na jane kyun movie is very wonderful , very emotional , very lovely . i liked to films actors . and i wish to watching to movie in the world .\nstream & watch back to back full movies only on eros now - urltoken aryan vaid is a bisexual who has been dating a guy and his wife is unaware about these hidden traits of him . film \u2013 dunno y . . . na jaane kyon music \u2013 nikhil kamat actor \u2013 rituparna sengupta , zeenat aman , kapil sharma , helen & hazel croney produced by \u2013 rajkumari satyaprakash directed by - sanjay sharma to watch more log on to urltoken for all the updates on our movies and more : urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken\nstream & watch back to back full movies only on eros now - urltoken yuvraaj parashar & kapil sharma meet up via social media site and meet up on a dinner date to know each other . film \u2013 dunno y . . . na jaane kyon music \u2013 nikhil kamat actor \u2013 rituparna sengupta , zeenat aman , kapil sharma , helen & hazel croney produced by \u2013 rajkumari satyaprakash directed by - sanjay sharma to watch more log on to urltoken for all the updates on our movies and more : urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken\nstream & watch back to back full movies only on eros now - urltoken rituparna sengupta has an extra marital affair & is hesitant about dumping her husband & leaving for dubai along with her boyfriend . film \u2013 dunno y . . . na jaane kyon music \u2013 nikhil kamat actor \u2013 rituparna sengupta , zeenat aman , kapil sharma , helen & hazel croney produced by \u2013 rajkumari satyaprakash directed by - sanjay sharma for mobile downloads click : urltoken to watch more log on to urltoken for all the updates on our movies and more : urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken\nmovies masti magic studios and shantketan films\u2019 dunno y na jaane kyun . . ( a ) is the story of a dysfunctional christian family comprising margaret d\u2019souza ( helen ) , her son , peter ( kabir bedi ) , daughter - in - law , rebecca ( zeenat aman ) , and their three children \u2013 ashley ( yuvraaj parasher ) , sam ( maradona rebello ) and linda ( hazel ) . ashley is married to jenny ( rituparna sengputa ) and the two have a little daughter .\nin the meanwhile , its sequel , dunno y 2 ( life is a moment ) , is being made in collaboration with a european production house . featuring european , pakistani and indian actors , it\u2019s being shot in norway .\nagra boy yuvraj parashar , the only male kathak dancer in bollywood , whose controversial gay film dunno y . . . na jaane kyun made him an untouchable at home with his parents ostracising him , says the film ' s sequel will be a light romantic musical .\nwhile the original was a serious drama , the sequel will be a light , breezy , comedy , a romantic musical ,\nsaid yuvraj , adding that for the female lead they are scouting for a fresh face in india and pakistan .\noverall , sharma deserves a special mention for attempting to create a film such as dunno y . but he does a disastrous job with its execution . the point of the film is never actually diagnosed , the dialogues are ott , clich\ngermany , canada , israel , england , austria , norway and directors and singers from greece attended the festival . dunno y . . . na jaane kyun was subtitled in greek and had two full house screenings on public demand . 0n being asked how does it feels to get good response in a foreign country kapil says excitedly ' simply awesome ! greek audience loved our film . they are very warm and friendly people . 0ne day while we were walking on street a group of greek girls stopped us and asked us are you the actors from dunno y ? they had seen dunno y in the second screening which we had not attended . they clicked lots of snaps with us . ' yuvraaj adds ' another day we had a live dance show . i performed on kathak and kapil on bollywood number . after our performance fans jumped on stage , we had carried some bollywood music with us we told the dj to play it and made everybody on floor dance with us . it was cute watching greeks trying to follow bollywood steps . '\ngay activists fear dunno y will provoke a backlash from religious and political conservatives , many of whom opposed the recent effective repeal of colonial - era indian laws that made homosexuality punishable by up to 10 years in prison as a crime\nagainst nature\n.\nwhere dunno y . . tries to take it further than just a furtive liason is in the way it shows the relationship between the two men : the married man nearly reaches the point of breaking off with his wife , but his lover refuses to let him .\ndunnoy na jaae kyun this film i see so many time . it was great film . we need something new . our generation first than past . so many people say our culture of our country . everything is right but do u no our behind hapen so manything . anybody tall something no right . why this film ? look this film not only for gay love story . here is so many tipe of story wife , mom , dad , brother , granma . so i tall is actor indian film star yuvraaj parasher dunnoy na jaane kyun he did very good .\na research film directed by sanjay sharma which is written by kapil sharma , under the banner of shant ketan films that covers the most sensational issue of gay icon . dunno y . . na jaane kyun ! is a story of christian family , rebacca ( zeenat aman ) and her husband ( kabir bedi ) . disturbance & fight occur in their marital life , which as a result they get separated . children stay with their mom , but little disturbed due to their childhood . so elder son is well settled and married but is not happy , so falls into gay icon when he meets up karan on internet . and then this issue reflects on family , their reactions to overcome goes into deep sensuality as a deep twist comes up like us on facebook urltoken follow us on twitter urltoken\ndunno y . . . has previously been screened at alta , new york , houston , sydney , london , athens , florence , oslo , cologne , dortmund , bern , tel aviv , nashik and mumbai film festivals . the film , featuring zeenat aman , kabir bedi , helen and rituparna sengupta , has been directed by sanjay sharma , while lata mangeshkar has sung the title track .\nworse , his father is ready to go to court and officially cut off ties with his son . seen as india\u2019s answer to ang lee\u2019s sensitive drama brokeback mountain that boasts of remarkable acting from heath ledger and jake gyllenhaal , dunno y . . . na jaane kyun sees yuvraaj partner with actor kapil sharma to breathe life into their bold characters . yuvraaj\u2019s father satish parasher told bt , \u201ci feel what he has done is against the culture and tradition of our country and it challenges the purity of the relationship between a man and a woman . he kept us in the dark right from when he signed the film and told us that he is acting with a girl . when we heard about the poster and the things he has done in the film , we were shocked , hurt and humiliated . people will make fun of us and we won\u2019t be able to live peacefully ever again . \u201d\ni am longing to see this movie . i have seen the short film \u201cyou can\u2019t curry love\u201d , and if \u201cdunno y\u201d is half as good as that film , it\u2019s great . it\u2019s been compared to \u201cbrokeback mountain\u201d , which is one of the best films ever made . and to deepak\u2019s father i say : you don\u2019t deserve to have such a brave son . the only thing deepak has done , is trying to bring indian film into this century . here in norway , we would disown a father like that !\nbut spare a thought for the two male lovebirds when cops walk in on their \u201c chumma chaati \u201d ( making out ) in the car . they\u2019re only making love , not war . why then , why , should they be treated this way ? we agree . why should we go through this dumb flick ? dunno why . maybe we ask the filmmakers : \u201cdood , tael me why , why\u2026\u201d .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nall i can say is that after reading about the story below , i love my always supportive dad all the more .\nbut for yuvraaj parasher , it\u2019s turning out to be something of a nightmare at least when it comes to family .\nyuvraaj\u2019s father satish parasher is ready to go to court and officially cut off ties with his son telling reporters : \u201ci feel what he has done is against the culture and tradition of our country and it challenges the purity of the relationship between a man and a woman . he kept us in the dark right from when he signed the film and told us that he is acting with a girl . when we heard about the poster and the things he has done in the film , we were shocked , hurt and humiliated . people will make fun of us and we won\u2019t be able to live peacefully ever again . \u201d\n\u201chis mother is totally devastated , \u201d the elder parasher adds . \u201cwe are a respected family and i\u2019m appalled that he is playing a gay man\u2019s role . we\u2019re finished . all the dreams and hopes we had built around him are over . for just a film role , he has lost out on his blood ties . we don\u2019t want to see his face ever \u2026 not even when we are dying . \u201d\nthe actor had been thrilled to land the role saying in an earlier interview with indyarocks : \u201ci feel cinema and the audience have changed . i never wanted to make my debut as a collegian wooing a chick on a bike . when i was selected to play gay in the audition , i was elated . i\u2019d rather do something unconventional . \u201d\nspeaking about making love to a guy on camera , yuvraaj said : \u201cit was awkward . after doing it with kapil we avoided each other . finally we looked at one another and burst laughing . \u201d\n( all comments are reviewed before being published , and i review submissions several times per day . )\nyuvraaj is a brave man . i hope he realises he is now a role model for the millions of glbt indians .\nto yuvraaj\u2019s father re : \u2019i feel what he has done is against the culture and tradition of our country\u2019\u2026\u2026how about he tour a couple of hindu temples and respond to the many sculptures of two men fucking ! homosexuality was never a big deal until the british took over . ironically , the british have moved on and india is for the most part stuck in some british raj time warp .\nit was just in a moviie . . and it is akward . . but if you won\u2019t see him as your son\u2026i think that\u2019s very stupiidd\nplease , i hope that uk will get back to india in a serious civilization process . the young generation will succeed in civlizing the indian actors .\nwe met yuvraaj parasher and kapil sharma in tel aviv , israel where the film was screened at tel aviv gay and lesbian film festival . both yuvraaj parasher and kapil sharma were representing their country in a honorable way . very polite , funny an beautiful men telling us about india , a country they truly love . when you meet people from countries so far away , with different culture , these people give you an impression of the country , the culture and way people are in that country . yuvraaj parasher and kapil sharma made us aware of the beauty of india and because of them we will try to visit india and see for ourselves what this country is like . we hope india and the people in india understand what a gift these two brave men has . development is a slow process , but we are sure that also india in the future accept that people are different - and that the difference between us are important to treasure . love between man and man , woman and woman is the same love as between man and woman - just as pure , solid and beautiful . to be human is to understand and accept the differences . yuvraaj parasher and kapil sharma captured the festival guests hearts by being who they are . india and their parents should be proud to have given life to so brave and beautiful human beeings .\nit is shameful how deepak parashar\u2019s father has reacted to his sons choice . off course it is different but should the parents not take time to understand thier kids as well . i just hope deepak never holds any grudge against his father it will be his greatest achievement to to forgive his father for not being able to see what the world sees in deepak who has actually had the courage to take a step which so many would not dare to . deepak\u2019s father should be proud that he has taught his son to stand for what he thinks is right and not dosown him for not being himself and conceeding to his will . i am sure one day mr parashar will come around this . i feel sorry for his mother who in her heart likely feels proud of her son . mothers always do .\nfinely the film is availeble at amazon . it is a great story , and i think deepak is carying the whole film . thank you for giving us a great performance and being brave guy . love you for it .\ni am proud to be from india \u2013 from where these two bold and handsome boys \u2013 yuvraj parasher & kapil sharma are ! i felt proud to be a gay when i viewed the movie . indeed a bold initiative in a country like india where even the supreme court of india ruled homosexuality to be illegal .\n( 2010 ) , a gay love story , won its 10th international award at the lgbt film festival in poland . the movie , which was screened across six cities in poland , won the best film honors with a clear margin of votes .\nattended the event , which also saw them performing live . while yuvraaj presented a kathak concert , kapil grooved to a bollywood number .\n\u201cthe honour has taken us by surprise . we never expected it as european films are way ahead in content . the award has been encouraging , \u201d said kapil .\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\netimes is an entertainment , tv & lifestyle industry ' s promotional website and carries advertorials and native advertising .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved .\nthe cause of the girl child is dear to me . sri is the best platform to condemn female foeticide : manasa joshi\naccording to the festival director maria cyberdike ' we have not only awarded these young actors for their marvelous acting but also because they have created history by been pioneers in india to act in bollywood ' s first gay love story . truly this beautiful film is india ' s answer to brokeback mountain . ' this 10 day film festival was held from 3rd to 13th may with 106 international films screened . guests from\nb ' wood wrap : dr hathi of \u2018taarak mehta ka ooltah chashma\u2019 passes away , and more . . .\ntoi has learned , yuvraaj has been disowned by his family for playing a homosexual on screen and has been thrown out of his home in agra .\nyuvraaj , toi has learned , has been disowned by his family for playing a homosexual on screen and has been thrown out of his home in agra .\nsatish believes yuvraaj will never get a girl to marry him . \u201chis mother is totally devastated , \u201d said the aggrieved father . \u201cwe are a respected family and i\u2019m appalled that he is playing a gay man\u2019s role . we\u2019re finished . all the dreams and hopes we had built around him are over . for just a film role , he has lost out on his blood ties . we don\u2019t want to see his face ever . . . not even when we are dying . \u201d interestingly , yuvraaj\u2019s act with kapil fetched them an award from deputy chief minister chhagan bhujbal for their sensitive portrayal of gay men . for the actor\u2019s family , however , such accolades mean nothing .\nget latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with news app . download the times of india news app for your device . read more entertainment news in english and other languages .\nhe has just 2 weeks left & i need rs . 5 . 5 lakh to save him .\nthe posters are ready , so is the film . the only question is whether the indian public is too .\nalready dubbed india ' s answer to brokeback mountain it tells the story of an aspiring model who travels to mumbai , india ' s commercial and film capital , to seek his fortune and enters into a homosexual relationship , in part to further his career .\nit looks good ,\nsaid ashok row kavi , editor of bombay dost , india ' s first gay magazine . it talks of the complexities [ of being gay ] in india . taboos are still very strong and hopefully it will change things .\nfor decades bollywood avoided graphic depictions of even heterosexual kisses , with films famously cutting away to images of budding flowers , breaking waves or crashing waterfalls at the crucial moment .\nearlier this year a film called love , sex \u2026 and dhokha ( ditching ) which included relatively graphic scenes of heterosexual sex was released . though there was much media debate , the film generated little public outrage , encouraging those seeking to draw the largely formulaic indian film industry in new directions . however the most explicit sequences in the film were cut or altered by censors .\nthe sexual revolution has been under way in bollywood for half a decade ,\nsaid anupama chopra , film critic and author .\nkissing is now fairly acceptable for most of the younger stars . the younger directors are responding to an evolving audience .\nhowever homosexuality remains taboo . the nearest bollywood has got to portraying same - sex relationships so far is the 2008 film dostana \u2013 which showed two straight men pretending to be gay to persuade a landlady to allow her beautiful daughter to be their housemate . at the end of the film , as a punishment , they kiss .\nit was a comedy but did involve big names playing effeminate men on screen ,\nchopra said .\nfrom india alone there are 25 films \u2026 i thought not many queer films were made in india ,\nthe festival director , sridhar rangayan , told dna newspaper .\nwe don ' t want to hurt the indian sensibility . we had to discard 30 films for various reasons ,\nrangayan said .\nthe film ' s director , sanjay sharma , told the bbc recently that indian cinemagoers were\nmature enough\nto deal with the story line .\nat the moment i ' m not thinking about any political or censor problems ,\nsharma said .\nsharma ' s brother kapil , who plays the lead , insisted that indian audiences were ready to accept homosexuality on screen . change however is slow .\nwe are still a very long way from seeing a mainstream major star play a gay role and that we won ' t see that soon ,\nchopra said .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nkapil sharma and yuvraaj parashar are all set to walk the red carpet at the prestigious trikone film festival of sydney .\nthe film traces the relationship between two young men who do fall in love but fail to find a conducive atmosphere to freely express it . on the one hand , there is family pressure and on the other there is social derision which forces this gay couple to remain in the closet and hope for a new , more liberal world order .\nsome parts of this page won ' t work property . please reload or try later .\ntwo men fall in love but struggle to be in a relationship openly in society .\nthe\nmost anticipated indian movies and shows\nwidget tracks the real - time popularity of relevant pages on imdb , and displays those that are currently generating the highest number of pageviews on imdb .\neach title is ranked according to its share of pageviews among the items displayed . pageviews for each item are divided by the aggregate number of pageviews generated by the items displayed .\nlakeith stanfield and his sorry to bother you director boots riley discuss the stress of filming sex scenes .\nwant to share imdb ' s rating on your own site ? use the html below .\nthis movie has been so hyped , i paid big bucks to buy it as it was not available for online rental so had to get a dvd mailed out to me . and i was immensely disappointed with it . everything from direction , story , and acting was horrifying to say the least . veteran actors like zeenat aman and helen were awful , and so were the rest of the cast . this movie was set in mumbai and was about an anglo saxon indian family with a married son , who had an urge to explore the gay lifestyle , hence the hype . i feel this movie was targeted for the gay audience in mind given there are not many such movies out of bollywood . this movie gets a rank of 1 as in my opinion it does not meet my entertainment standards .\n11 of 21 people found this review helpful . was this review helpful to you ? yes no | report this\ncheck out the indian movies with the highest ratings from imdb users , as well as the movies that are trending in real time .\nexplore popular and recently added tv series available to stream now with prime video .\nmom beds her brother - in - law . grand mom sleeps with sleazy old men . granddad is terminally ill . daddy is homosexual . survival\u2019s tough . being gay , tougher still . surviving this scatter - brainless movie , toughest of \u2018em all .\na suit and a hunk hook up over internet , meet at a\nhi - fi restorent .\nambeance is great ,\nsuit says .\nbut ,\nhunk asks ,\nis the food funtaastic ?\nnope . they head out right away to a roadside joint , chomp on street food as they discuss their lives . the hunk\u2019s a\nhookar\n. the suit fulfills\ndooties of an husband .\nboth are gay , but as the\nhookar\nfigures , the suit\u2019s slept with a guy only once in college . so he\u2019s\nalmost a vaargin .\ndoood !\nthey scoot off to a\nhotal\nin goa , make passionate love , butt naked , moaning in place , lips locked . it\u2019s the scene the film was made for . done . passed .\nit ' s hard to estimate india\u2019s homosexual population . most breathe uneasy in their closets . surely they deserve a movie for their own visual pleasures . this is it , i suppose .\nif you\u2019re male and swing towards women , you endure rakhee sawant . lesbians get girlfriend ( amrita arora , eesha koppikar ) . gay crowds endure this . it\u2019s only fair . bollywood\u2019s entire rotary club \u2013 zeenat aman , kabir bedi , helen , parikshit sahni , name it \u2013 has graciously woken up from their slumber , gotten together to serve us homosexual entertainment to die for ( or literally die against ) . blasphemy is in the ears of the listener . at some point , even lata mangeshkar\u2019s deified high pitch juts out of the background score ,\nthe movie\u2019s been canned entirely in english . basic grammar \u2013 \u201ci cheating you , \u201d \u201ci explain you\u201d \u2013 evidently isn\u2019t the screenwriter\u2019s strongest point . strange story telling is . he should be suitably forgiven thus . just so his creativity doesn\u2019t go berserk still , the filmmakers have hired a \u201cscript doctor\u201d , a job profile rarely credited in hindi films .\ntheir collective 100 - hour long imagination leads us into a joint christian family that bears financial pressures of living in mumbai .\na great grand mom ( dancin\u2019 helen ) , grand mom ( zeenat aman in her clipped boarding school accent ) , estranged grand dad ( kabir bedi ) , a daddy , his brother , the mom ( rituparna sengupta ) and a li\u2019l kid : all of them stick it out as the bumbling family throws house parties where young ones in short skirts dance away , aunties bitch aloud , camera constantly pans to cleavages , wine\u2019s on full flow\u2026 bizarreness never stops .\nmom beds her brother - in - law . grand mom sleeps with sleazy old men . granddad is terminally ill . daddy is homosexual . survival\u2019s tough , as you can tell . being gay , tougher still . surviving this scatter - brainless movie , toughest of \u2018em all .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nindian cinema has come a long way to understand the implications of responsible sex .\ncnn name , logo and all associated elements \u00ae and \u00a9 2016 cable news network lp , lllp . a time warner company . all rights reserved . cnn and the cnn logo are registered marks of cable news network , lp lllp , displayed with permission . use of the cnn name and / or logo on or as part of urltoken does not derogate from the intellectual property rights of cable news network in respect of them . \u00a9 copyright network18 media and investments ltd 2016 . all rights reserved .\n\u00a9 2018 snagfilms inc . , 665 broadway , suite 700 , new york , ny 10012 made in nyc .\nclick on the menu icon of the browser , it opens up a list of options .\nhere click on the \u201cprivacy & security\u201d options listed on the left hand side of the page .\na pop up will open with all listed sites , select the option \u201callow\u201c , for the respective site under the status head to allow the notification .\nonce the changes is done , click on the \u201csave changes\u201d option to save the changes .\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . this includes cookies from third party social media websites and ad networks . such third party cookies may track your use on filmibeat sites for better rendering . our partners use cookies to ensure we show you advertising that is relevant to you . if you continue without changing your settings , we ' ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on filmibeat website . however , you can change your cookie settings at any time . learn more\nstar cast : yuvraaj parasher , kapil sharma , zeenat aman , rituparna sengupta , helen .\nplot : it is about a dysfunctional christian family . the elder son ( yuvraaj ) of zeenat aman is married and has a little daughter . he gets into a gay relationship with a guy ( kapil ) .\nwhat\u2019s bad : the theme ; the pronunciations in the english dialogues ; the acting ; the music .\nalthough the family pretends to be close - knit in front of the world , there\u2019s a lot of tension between the members . rebecca and jenny hate margaret because their ideologies don\u2019t match . peter had , years ago , given up the material life and had left the family to fend for itself . in a bid to raise her family , rebecca , therefore , sucks up to the passes made by her boss , kanhaiyalal deshmukh ( vinay apte ) , whom she keeps calling by the abbreviated name of kld , and malkani ( vivek vaswani ) , a rich businessman , only so that she can provide a comfortable lifestyle to her family .\nwhile ashley works in an mnc , sam is still on the lookout for a paying job . sam loves his sister - in - law , jenny , and wants to settle down in life with her . suddenly , one day , peter returns as he is dying of cancer and wants to spend some days with his family . rebecca refuses to accept him back in her life while the other family members are more welcoming . almost equally suddenly one day , ashley is shown to be gay . under a new identity , he has an affair with aryan ( kapil sharma ) . then , one day , ashley and jenny have a fight and the latter walks out on the former . sam makes the most of the situation , woos her and has a relationship with her . sam wants to take jenny with him abroad where he has landed a good job .\nthe film deals with the happenings in the d\u2019souza household in the first half but it changes track at interval point so that the gay angle of the story takes precedence over all else in the second half . the film tries to justify homosexuality , which will not be palatable to the majority of the audience . not just that , even the scenes of love - making between males will repulse the orthodox audience no end .\nthe first part about the dysfunctional family is also depressing to watch because everyone in the drama seems to be having some problem or the other . rebecca\u2019s proximity to two males will also not make much sense to the orthodox audience because it appears that she is trying to buy her children luxury items rather than items of basic necessity , due to her proximity to the two men . it is for this very reason that margaret\u2019s outburst , towards the end , against kld who tries to make fun of rebecca giving in to his demands , doesn\u2019t gladden the heart of the viewer . for , it is not as if every helpless woman opts for what rebecca has chosen to do . the track of sam trying to brainwash his own sister - in - law into marrying him , and of the two having a brief affair is also too bold for the indian audience and doesn\u2019t leave a good taste in the mouth .\nall in all , the story and screenplay seem to have been written just to shock the audience rather than with conviction . the christian backdrop and the language of communication between the characters being mainly english ( and only sparingly hindi ) will make matters worse for the viewers . what\u2019s irritating is that the dialogues and pronunciations are so pathetic and sometimes even so incorrect that they will be simply put off by the entire facade to make it seem like it\u2019s been made for a very educated audience . note , for instance , the dialogue , \u2018may your wish comes ( not come ) true\u2019 . or when , \u2018leave\u2019 is pronounced as \u2018live\u2019 in the dialogue , \u2018just leave me alone\u2019 ! the film has been dubbed in hindi too .\nthe ending is unnecessarily sugar - sweet . everybody seems to be in a forgiving mood for no rhyme or reason but such an ending is far from impressive . in short , kapil sharma\u2019s script doesn\u2019t have much to offer . his dialogues are commonplace .\nkapil sharma doesn\u2019t impress . yuvraaj parasher also does a very ordinary job . rituparna sengupta is earnest but she should\u2019ve taken more care of her pronunciations . zeenat aman is most at ease with her english dialogues . she acts fairly well . helen is okay but her hindi is terribly bad . kabir bedi does an average job . asha sachdev and mahabanoo mody - kotwal lend ordinary support . vinay apte and viveck vaswani are nice . maradona rebello , hazel and jennifer mayani pass muster . sonam arora ( as tulsi ) is okay . ganesh yadav acts ably as the police inspector . parikshat sahni ( unrecognisable , as joseph ) makes his presence felt . tara sharma gets almost no scope in a special appearance . aryan vaid also gets as good as nil scope .\nsanjay sharma\u2019s direction is hardly better than the script . the film seems to have been written and made for the festival circuit audience only . his editing should\u2019ve been far more crisp . nikhil\u2019s music score is functional . the title song has some melody . lyrics ( satya prakash and vimal kashyap ) are ordinary . camerawork and other technical values are average .\nsanju box office day 4 : has a terrific hold on monday , . . .\nno body double for sonu sood in manikarnika : the queen of . . .\nranbir kapoor + ajay devgn + christmas = blockbuster ! luv ranjan . . .\nranbir to sanju : these looks were rejected to achieve the perfect . . .\nsanju beats shah rukh khan\u2019s highest grosser , couple of salman khan . . .\nnaino ne baandhi from gold : the jodi of akshay kumar & . . .\nurltoken is a website devoted to providing authentic bollywood news , box - office reports and film reviews .\nthe film traces the relationship between two young men who do fall in love but fail to find a conducive atmosphere to freely express it . on the one hand there is family pressure and on the other there is social derision which forces this gay couple to rem\nthe material is so lame that even the usually feisty helen can ' t give it a lift . she shrieks while zeenat aman delivers her lines in a superbly hammy school play manner and rituparna twists her face into approximations of unhappiness .\nhe story begins with an anglo indian family and it has margaret ( helen ) along with her daughter - in - law rebecca ( zeenat ) and her two sons ashley ( yuvraaj ) and his brother ( maradona ) . ashley is married to jenny ( rituparna ) and has a kid . the story takes a t\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nit appears you have not registered with our community . to register please click here . . .\naccording to the bbc , the movie focuses on a forbidden affair between two middle - class men in mumbai . shots of the two male actors in bed and passionately kissing , as well as shaving together in a bathroom , are among the more provocative segments .\nsays he received threatening letters in the mail in the weeks leading up to its release .\nand the movie , which hits indian cinemas today , continues to divide potential audiences .\npractically the entire religious spectrum in india is united in its opposition to the celebration of homosexuality ,\ntold the bbc .\nnot one of them says it ' s a good thing , a natural thing .\nthe nation ' s legion of gay activists felt differently .\ni definitely feel this film is going to encourage filmmakers to make more realistic films . . . and bring about better understanding in the minds of the indian audience ,\nsaid activist\nturns out to be : a good idea wrapped , and nearly hidden , in clunky execution . every time something real struggles to come up , it is buried quickly under amateurish acting , or over - written plot points .\ngay persons are not bad people . they are who they are . this is the statement of a fact that can bear repeating in mainstream cinema , but not in the way\nends up doing it . it takes a long time to get to the point . till the interval , in fact , when we discover that a husband who neglects the woman he\u0092s married to , is into men . he gets into an affair with an aspiring model - cum - actor who is \u0093auditioning\u0094 ( bollywood euphemism for \u0093sleeping with\u0094 ) around town . where\ntries to take it further than just a furtive liason is in the way it shows the relationship between the two men : the married man nearly reaches the point of breaking off with his wife , but his lover refuses to let him .\nfor a hindi movie , this is way beyond anything that\u0092s been shown in the homosexual range till now . not just in the way the men show skin and suck lip , but in the feelings they share : these are people who want to live together , not just have illicit sex . but\nbecause it doesn\u0092t go the mile . scared of putting off viewers , it balances the guy thing with a gal thing : the neglected wife is made to have a fling with the gay husband\u0092s younger brother who has the hots for her . it also situates the gay man and his predicament in a much - too complicated anglo - indian family , which has an absconding father (\n, but you also wish it had been braver and stuck to its core story . some of the situations are not bad , though , even if the english used by the characters is unintentionally hilarious , and even if some of the physical stuff comes dangerously close to sleaze . nice takeaway : helen getting to do a graceful jig after she declares : after all ,\n, the film will be handling the subject of homesexuality . and , it will be made on serious note unlike the most indian films made so far .\nsanjay sharma doesn\u0092t believe in being casual or bold about it as much as doing justice to the subject . the portrayal will be emotional and sensitive and will also have some rather graphic scenes between two male protagonists . however , it will all be done aesthetically and is not meant just for titillating or sensationalizing . the biggest wonder is that debutant\nso isn\u0092t he worried about being typecast since it\u0092s his debut ? no , he isn\u0092t , because he feels indian audience has matured by now to know that it is just a character that he is playing . what about being laughed at ? the young gun is not bothered about that either as he knows that if one is different and takes a risk , brickbats come by as much as bouquets . being a professional actor , kapil has even done some kissing and love - making scenes since its all part of the job !\nthe film would be depicting the relationship between two men with as much honesty as a heterosexual relationship . sanjay sharna\u0092s simple logic is , if it were a man and a woman , they would have shown it the way it is , so why not if it\u0092s two men ? well , they have a lot of faith in indian audience which has matured after the amendment in section 377 . so , this will be well - timed we guess .\nit is wonderful to see these films embrace and point to brokeback mountain in their promotion . i hope that bbm has made it easier for these films to be made . i will add it to my queue .\nit was only you in my life , and it will always be only you , jack , i swear ."]}
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", "topic": 17}], "title": "paayum puli ( 2015 film )", "paragraphs": ["1st half of good . . not much interested . we will c the 2nd half # puli \u2014 watching puli ( 2015 film )\npaayum puli ( 2015 ) tamil movie cd - rip 320kbps mp3 songs music by d . imman - starmusiq . com\nthe team of paayum puli began shooting in march 2015 and completed the project by june . the film was mainly shot in chennai and madurai .\npaayum puli is an upcoming 2015 tamil action film and directed by suseenthiran , produced by s . madhan and p . madhan . the movie stars vishal and kajal aggarwal in the leading roles . the film is scheduled to release on 4 september 2015\nin early april 2015 , vishal announced that the film would be released worldwide on 17 september 2015 on the eve of vinayagar chathurthi . it clashed with puli , whose release was postponed from 15 august 2015 to 17 september 2015 due to post - production delays . upon the completion of the film ' s shoot , the makers announced that the film ' s release had been advanced to 4 september 2015 . escape artists motion pictures acquired the film ' s tamil nadu theatrical distribution rights in mid july 2015 for an undisclosed reasonable price . the satellite rights of the film were sold to sun tv .\nnow the makers have changed their mind and the official title of the film is \u2018 paayum puli\u2019 . it is worth a mention that paayum puli is the title of rajinikanth\u2019s yesteryear hit film .\nvishal ' s paayum puli and no other new film will release in tamil nadu on september 4 .\nram hyper 2016 telugu full movie watch online and download free : telugu energetic hero ram pothineni upcoming film . ghostbusters 2016 full movie download free hd online ghostbusters 2016 full movie download free hd online . paayum puli ( 2015 ) watch online hindi dubbed full movie . 0 views 0 comments 10 likes . paayum puli is a 2015 indian tamil action film written and .\nvishal gifted 300 gold coins to the film ' s unit after the principal photography was wrapped up on 1 july 2015 . the shooting was culminated with the traditional pumpkin breaking ritual on 4 july 2015 . according to vishal , paayum puli was shot in 75 working days .\nprivacy policy | disclaimer | copyright 1999 - 2015 idlebrain . com . all rights reserved\nvishal , suseenthiran and team paayum puli to camp at madurai for 35 days .\nvishal starrer paayum puli directed by suseenthiran on the verge of completing its shooting .\nvishal , suseenthiran and team paayum puli to camp at madurai for 35 days .\npaayum puli ( 2015 ) is an indian tamil action dramatic thriller film written and directed by suseenthiran . starring vishal and kajal aggarwal in the lead roles . the film was a hit and dubbed into hindi as \u2018main hoon rakshak\u2019 .\npeople looking for online information on paayum puli , puli , thiru , vijay , vishal will find this news story useful .\naishwarya telecom reports standalone net loss of rs 1 . 52 crore in the march 2015 quarter\naishwarya telecom reports standalone net profit of rs 0 . 11 crore in the june 2015 quarter\nsources say that paayum puli is set in madurai backdrop and vishal is reportedly playing as a cop in the film .\npaayum puli ( aka ) payum puli is a tamil movie with production by vendhar movies , direction by suseenthiran , cinematography by velraj , editing by anthony . the cast of paayum puli ( aka ) payum puli includes kajal aggarwal , soori , vishal .\ntamil nadu box - 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vishal\u2019s pandiyanadu is composing the music for paayum puli as well .\npaayum puli ' s tn release rights acquired by escape artists motion pictures madan for a good amount .\nvishal has already announced that paayum puli will be releasing on september 4 in both tamil and telugu .\nthe action entertainer seems promising with the mysterious plot revolving around an undercover police officer . the film is slated to release on september 17 , 2015 .\non the whole , paayum puli is not racy enough , but a passable template formula film , which is only 2 hours and 15 minutes .\npaayum puli is an upcoming action entertainer starring vishal and kajal agarwal in lead roles . music for the film is composed by d . imman .\npaayum puli is an upcoming film of vishal which is being directed by suseenthiran . the film is fast gearing up towards the finish line . kajal aggarwal plays vishal\u2019s love interest in the film which will have the musical scores of imman . vishal is said to play a cop in paayum puli , which is produced by vendhar movies .\npaayum puli ( english : pouncing tiger ) is a 2015 indian tamil action dramtic thriller film written and directed by suseenthiran starring vishal and kajal aggarwal in the lead roles and samuthirakani , soori and aishwarya dutta in supporting roles . the film was produced by vendhar movies and distributed by escape artists motion pictures . set in the backdrop of madurai , paayum puli features vishal as an undercover police officer named jayaseelan .\npeople looking for online information on kajal aggarwal , paayum puli , vishal will find this news story useful .\nthe tamil nadu theatre owners association red - carded\npaayum puli\nthereby stalling its release in cinemas .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing paayum puli near you .\nvendhar movies was later confirmed to bankroll the film whose production was scheduled to begin after the release of vishal ' s aambala ( 2015 ) . talking about the film ' s concept , suseenthiran said that\nif someone offends a normal guy , he would definitely retaliate then think about a police officer , who gets affected and offended\nforms the major crux of the film . in march 2015 , lyricist vairamuthu confirmed kaaval kottam as the film ' s title and madurai was chosen as the film ' s backdrop . shortly , the film ' s title was rechristened as paayum puli after the 1983 tamil film of the same name .\nvishal and kajal aggarwal are acting in the leads in a tamil film titled ' paayum puli ' . this film will be simultaneously released in telugu as ' jayasurya ' on september 4th . javvaji ramanjaneyulu will release the film in telugu .\nmusic for the film was composed by d . imman . the cinematography was led by velraj and the editing by anthony . principal photography commenced on 4 march 2015 and lasted for four months . paayum puli was shot predominantly in and around chennai and other parts of tamil nadu in 75 working days . the film , along with its telugu dubbed version titled jayasurya , was released on 4 september 2015 worldwide . the film has also been dubbed into hindi as main hoon rakshak .\nyesterday ( july 15 ) , the single track launch of suseenthiran\u2019s paayum puli happened at prasad labs , chennai .\nhe is also indulging in \u2018katta panchayat\u2019 and threatening to stall paayum puli which is scheduled for september 4 release .\nthe action packed trailer ' paayum puli ' is out to impress all with it ' s amazing star cast .\npeople looking for online information on paayum puli , savaale samaali , thani oruvan will find this news story useful .\ndirected by suseenthiran , paayum puli is said to be an action thriller with kajal aggarwal as the female lead .\nvishal krishna reddy ' s upcoming tamil actioner is titled after rajinikanth ' s 1983 blockbuster\npaayum puli\n.\nart director rajeevan has done a respectable job . his artistry is surely one of the positives of paayum puli .\nfollowing actor vijay\u2019s example , who gifted gold coins to the unit members puli on new year day , vishal gifted 300 gold coins to his paayum puli unit when the shooting of the film successfully wrapped up .\nthe villains in the film are called the # vedalam group . . . # puli . .\nthe crew of puli are very tensed today because the film puli which has vijay in the lead role is being sent to censor board for certification .\nayutha ezhuthu : debate on\nis nadigar sangam election being politicized . . ?\n( 13 / 06 / 2015 )\nafter a small delay due to last minute scripting issues , the film ' s principal photography commenced on 4 march 2015 at a house set in chennai where senthoora poove ( 1988 ) was significantly shot . few portions of the film were shot at the avadi military camp in early april 2015 . vishal and soori along with a few fighters participated in a fight sequence in a mill near sithalapakkam in late april 2015 . by 21 april 2015 , 40 days of shooting was completed which covered close to 60 % of the film . it included some talkie portions , a song , and a fight sequence . the film ' s unit camped in madurai for 35 days starting from mid - may 2015 and suseenthiran revealed that the entire filming process except for three songs would be completed with that schedule .\nthe title of the upcoming vishal - suseenthiran film , also starring kajal aggarwal , has been announced as paayum puli . as hinted by us earlier , the title is a yesteryear rajini film ' s title and also reminds us of vijay ' s ongoing puli .\npeople looking for online information on dhanush , paayum puli , vip 2 , vishal will find this news story useful .\nsources say that paayum puli is an action thriller based on real life encounter incident of brave sub inspector alwin sudan .\npeople looking for online information on kajal agarwal , paayum puli , suseenthiran , vishal will find this news story useful .\npaayum puli is announced to be a vinayaka chathurthi release i . e . on the 17th of september this year . the latest development from vijay\u2019s puli also indicates that his film is likely to release on the same day . so , is it going to be the clash of puli vs paayum puli ? click the below link and subscribe to our channel for more updates on tamil cinema . urltoken\npuli . . puli . . song . . # ilayathalapathy vijay terrific dance . . fans r dancing . .\n\u2018paayum puli\u2019 finally ends up as a film you\u2019re angry at because it could have gone up several scales but is okay with taking a seat somewhere in the middle .\nthe film has kajal aggarwal as the female lead and imman is composing the music . after paayum puli , vishal is likely to kick start director pandiraj\u2019s action thriller .\npeople looking for online information on kajal aggarwal , ok kanmani , paayum puli , vishal will find this news story useful .\n\u201cpaayum puli\u201d , which is directed by suseenthiran , also stars kajal aggarwal , harish uthaman and aishwarya dutta in important roles .\nthe issue started when the tamil nadu theatre owners association recently put a red card on film paayum puli thereby stalling its release in cinemas which was scheduled for september 4 .\nactor vishal krishna reddy\u2019s upcoming tamil actioner is titled after superstar rajinikanth \u2019s 1983 blockbuster \u201cpaayum puli\u201d . this is the second time vishal has named his movie after the superstar\u2019s film .\n\u2018paayum puli\u2019 is directed by suseenthiran and has kajal agarwal as heroine with samuthirakani playing an important role . vishal film factory has planned to release this cop flick on vinayaka chathurthi .\nwas appreciated for his innovative action scenes . paayum puli was a hat - trick success for rajini - avm - spm combo .\nit is not a new thing in the film world for actors son to act in a film .\npaayum puli is an upcoming indian tamil action film written and directed by suseenthiran starring vishal and kajal aggarwal in the lead roles and samuthirakani , soori and aishwarya dutta in supporting roles . the film is produced by vendhar movies and is distributed by escape artists motion pictures . set in the backdrop of madurai , paayum puli features vishal as an undercover police officer named jayaseelan .\nthe same was announced by the makers through the official twitter page on 25 march 2015 . regarding the title selection , vishal told in an interview that being an action film , he and suseenthiran found\nwhile shooting for puli , vijay gifted gold coins to the unit members on new year day which was highly appreciated . now vishal is said to have gifted 300 gold coins to his paayum puli unit as the shooting of the film is successfully wrapped up .\nthe shoot for vishal\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds upcoming film paayum puli has been wrapped up . the shoot culminated with the traditional pumpkin ritual . now , we hear that a single from the film is likely to be released on july 15th and that the entire album will be released on august 2nd . music for the film is by d imman . paayum puli is written and directed by suseenthiran and vishal plays an undercover officer in the film . the star cast includes kajal aggarwal , samuthirakani , soori and aishwarya dutta .\nenai noki paayum thota songs lyrics tamil : here\u2019s the latest songs from dhanush\u2019s enai noki paayum thota movie starring dhanush , megha akash as the leading actress . enai noki paayum thota movie is a tamil romance thriller film directed by gautham menon who last directed \u201cachcham enbadhu madamaiyada . \u201d\nvishal said \u201c paayum puli will be suseenthiran ' s career best , especially the climax is going to leave a great impact on the audiences\u201d .\nteam paayum puli is currently shooting for the climax stunt sequences and vishal has updated that he is equally scared and excited about the particular sequence .\non the cinema front , vishal will join hands with director suseenthiran yet again on paayum puli , the shooting of which is currently underway . \u201ci\u2019m very happy to be back with him ; it was he who gave me a big film in pandiya naadu . it changed things for me . with paayum puli , we hope to better our achievement .\nlyricist vairamuthu had earlier confirmed that the film has been titled ' kaaval kottam ' . but it was later changed to paayum puli and the makers approached avm balasubramaniam to acquire the rights of the title .\npaayum puli is an upcoming tamil action film written and directed by suseenthiran starring vishal as an undercover police officer . click the below link and subscribe to our channel for more updates on tamil cinema . urltoken\nsuseenthiran somehow manages to keep his head high . out of his seven films , other than paayum puli , the director has been able to give six quality movies ( raajapattai , the odd one out ) . paayum puli is likely to become his seventh medal in his collection of quality movies .\nhe posted , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffddear jammy @ arya _ offl pls don ' t come for my audio launch # paayumpuli . lol last time u created a stir . dis time don ' t come . luv u . god bless . \ufffd\ufffd\ufffd arya too replied by posting , \ufffd\ufffd\ufffdverum puli ellada paayum puli audio release da . edhe ' nuts ' edukaade puli da \ud83d\ude1d\ud83d\ude1d puraitchi thalapathy @ vishalkofficial . build up ok va mama \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdmusic for paayum puli is by d imman . the film is directed by suseenthiran .\nthe film\u2019s director suseenthiran tweeted \u201chappy to announce my new film title with mr . vishal # paayumpuli . i ' m sure this film will be bigger than pandiyanadu \u201d .\nnikita thukral ' s item number was shot in binny mills in chennai , which was choreographed by shobi and filmed for over five days . the film ' s third schedule began on 2 may 2015 at chennai . the climax stunt sequences were shot in mid may 2015 which vishal termed as one of the toughest ones in suseenthiran ' s films . in late june 2015 , a folk song sequence was shot on vishal , kajal and others at karaikudi and its surrounding locations for three days . days later , a romantic song was shot on vishal and kajal at pollachi and its surrounding locales . upon its completion , the film ' s unit filmed a few talkie portions at the east coast road in chennai . the last song of the film was shot near mahabalipuram for four days commencing from 26 june 2015 .\npaayum puli\nis written and directed by suseenthiran . it is an action movie , which stars vishal and kajal aggarwal in the lead roles .\nnew delhi : the action - packed trailer of ' paayum puli ' is out to impress one and all with it ' s amazing star cast .\npaayum puli is being shot at a rapid pace and is among the much - expected films among movie buffs . stay tuned for more on pp .\nthe release of \u201cpaayum puli\u201d is being stalled because its producers vendhar movies , who distributed rajinikanth - starrer \u201clingaa\u201d , are yet to settle the losses incurred by that film , a theatre owners association member said .\nafter an almost inevitable last minute hiccup ( which is becoming common in tamil film industry ) , vishal ` s paayum puli has been successfully released today . so what does this action flick has to offer ?\ncerchi altadefinizione ? film streaming gratis full hd in alta definizione come sempre ! altadefinizione , il sito per vedere film .\nmusic for enai noki paayum thota movie is composed by darbuka siva . this is dhanush\u2019s new upcoming movie which will release in telugu as well . enai noki paayum thota tamil songs lyrics and enai noki paayum thota songs track list are listed below .\nthe makers of \u201cpaayum puli\u201d announced the title on twitter on thursday . being directed by suseenthiran , the movie features vishal as an undercover policeman in madurai .\nsuseenthiran\u2019s uncompromised efforts during the second half increase the pace of the film . the incisive mode of the hero unveiling the end of the film is a true delight to watch . with a strong climax and a concrete closure to the story , paayum puli declares a clear statement .\nmovies landing in trouble at the eleventh hour of their release is not a new thing in kollywood . the latest film to land in a similar situation is\npaayum puli\n. fortunately , the film has been bailed out of the trouble and will now release as planned before .\nin a development that is bound to send actor vishal\u2019s fans into a state of frenzy , the official trailer of his latest movie \u2018paayum puli has been released .\nthe film has kajal aggarwal as the female lead and imman is scoring the music . reports say that paayum puli is based on a real life incident and vishal is said to be playing a police officer in the movie .\nsharath lohitaswa who was the father of nanditha in ethir neechal . the third villain is narasimhan who was featured in the film kutti puli .\nin tamil , harish has projects such as \u2018paayum puli\u2019 , \u2018vil ambu\u2019 and \u2018paisal\u2019 . vishal - starrer \u2018paayum puli\u2019 reunites harish with filmmaker suseenthiran . \u2018i\u2019m sure this film is going to be much more realistic than \u2018pandiya nadu\u2019 . although i play a brief role , i\u2019m proud to have been associated with the project . my role is very important from the story\u2019s perspective , \u2019 he said .\nwatch movies online in hd for free or download without survey or registration . stream full latest 2015 new movies on iphone , android , laptop , ps4 , xbox or tv .\npaayum puli doesn\u2019t get that . the end \u2014 like the beginning \u2014 adopts an atypical , downbeat note , as the camera again slinks back into the sky from where it originally descended for the opening scene . but for what paayum puli actually is , they may as well have began and ended amid kuthu beats and much fanfare .\nthe producer of\npaayum puli\n, with the support of few others , spoke to the producer council members to explain the affects that the industry in general and their film in specific would face if the films are not released .\nmost of the films directed by suseenthiran have had dialogues written by writer baskar sakthi and santosh was the dialogue writer for his latest film \u2018jeeva\u2019 . for \u2018paayum puli\u2019 suseenthiran has used filmmaker r . s . amudeshwar for writing the dialogues .\nafter holding a meeting with the council , vishal confirmed that paayum puli would have a simultaneous release in both tamil and telugu on 4 september 2015 as scheduled . around 300 to 450 screens across tamil nadu were allotted to paayum puli . vishal and madhan of escape artists held a meeting with the distributors in chengalpet area , who withdrew the red card after a financial settlement . due to the lateness of the settlement , screening was delayed at chengalpet . more than 300 screens throughout andhra pradesh and telangana were allotted to jayasurya .\n# puli finished 1st half . . top notch visual . . bgm . .\nvishal\u2019s latest tamil flick , paayum puli is dubbed in telugu as jayasurya . directed by suseenthiran , this movie has hit the screens today . let\u2019s see how it is .\nthe song\nsilukku marame\nwas released as a single track on 15 july 2015 at prasad labs in chennai . the soundtrack was released on 2 august 2015 at sathyam cinemas , chennai . the soundtrack of the telugu dubbed version was released on 22 august 2015 at hyderabad . rating the album 2 . 75 out of 5 , indiaglitz called the soundtrack of paayum puli an\ninteresting attempt from imman , another good one for visuals\n. behindwoods called the soundtrack of paayum puli a\nfun filled album with a decent balance between melody and folk numbers but leaves the listener wanting for more\nand rated it 2 . 75 out of 5 . choosing\nsilukku marame\nand\nyaar indha muyalkutty\nas the picks of the album , siddharth k . of sify rated the soundtrack 2 . 5 out of 5 and stated\non the whole , \u2018paayum puli\u2019 is an album which has two tracks that work . the remaining tracks pass muster . one hopes the screenplay is racy enough & make up for the remaining tracks to grab the viewer\u2019s attention\n.\nwhen the movie ends , ( the camera zooms back the way it zoomed at the start ; good one susi ) you won ' t have much to complain about nor to praise . but , in future if someone says a film is like paayum puli , you will surely go to that film .\nvishal\u2019s upcoming film , paayum puli with director suseenthiran is said to be shaping up well . the first look poster of the film was released on the 14 th of april and has met with good response among the masses . suseenthiran , known for making distinct and diverse films , spoke to behindwoods on paayum puli \u2013 \u201c40 days of shoot have been completed so far , which covers close to 60 % of the film . we have shot some talkie portions , one song , one fight sequence and we will shoot one more fight scene in the coming week . \u201d \u201cpaayum puli is a madurai - based film , we are planning to camp at madurai for 35 days from mid - may . the talkie portions will be completed with that schedule and 3 songs will be shot post that\u201d .\nthe climax of the film is dragged out a bit and could have been trimmed by at least fifteen minutes to make the film engaging . the predictable plot is also a big minus for the film .\naudio launch of vishal\u2019s paayum puli will be happening on august 2 at sathyam cinemas , chennai . interestingly vishal has asked his close friend arya to not attend the audio launch .\npaayum puli is an upcoming indian tamil action film written and directed by suseenthiran starring vishal and kajal aggarwal in the lead roles and samuthirakani , soori and aishwarya dutta in supporting roles . the film is produced by vendhar movies and is distributed by escape artists motion pictures . set in the backdrop of mad . . .\nit looks like vijay\u2019s puli will not be releasing on august 15 as the makers have decided to release the film for vinayagar chaturthi day , september 17 .\nactress aishwarya dutta considers herself extremely lucky to have worked with stars such as vishal krishna reddy and kajal aggarwal in upcoming tamil actioner\npaayum puli\nso early in her career .\nthe tamil nadu theatre owners association on thursday red - carded actor vishal krishna reddy - starrer tamil actioner \u201cpaayum puli\u201d thereby stalling its release in cinemas which was scheduled for september 4 .\nthe root cause , in this case , forms the surprise element and vishal ' s struggle to overcome it in order to succeed forms the crux of paayum puli ' s story .\nwhile imman ' s background score is mediocre expect the theme of paayum puli , anthony ' s editing is praiseworthy as the total run time is a crisp 2 hour 15 minutes .\nactor vishal is known for announcing the release date of his films during the launch or while the shooting is under progress . following his track record , the actor has said that his next film paayum puli will be releasing on september 17 , vinayagar chathurthi .\nthe audio of vishal - kajal aggarwal starrer paayum puli was released today amid much fanfare . however , the film\ufffd\ufffd\ufffds lead actor vishal posted on his micro - blogging page that he didn\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdt want his friend arya to come for the launch , albeit in jest .\npaayum puli is an upcoming tamil action film set in madurai . the film is written and directed by suseenthiran . the film revolves around an undercover police officer , jayaseelan , portrayed by vishal and a docile girl who is scared of everything . what happens when people on the wrong side of the law cross jayaseelan ' s path ? based on true events , this action movie is a must watch !\n[ caption id =\nattachment _ 1029640\nalign =\nalignnone\nwidth =\n750\n] \u2018paayum puli\u2019 is expected to arrive in theatres this september . [ / caption ]\nsources say that vishal is playing a cop in the film and hence the title is justified . the film has kajal aggarwal playing the lead role and samuthirakani will be seen as vishal ' s brother in the film .\nrational complaints against the film have to be raised for treating it with insufficient heart . suseenthiran and vishal have teamed up again after \u2018pandiya naadu\u2019 for this partly - working version of \u2018paayum puli\u2019 . the problem with this film is it takes almost half the time in getting its rhythm right . but after all the beating around the bush and the needless romantic songs which serve no purpose , the film stops wobbling .\n\u201cgud mrng all . 3rd sched # paayumpuli fm today\u201d posted vishal in his twitter page . soori who acted as a comedian in vishal\u2019s pandianadu is also playing an important role in paayum puli .\nthe official soundtrack of paayum puli was composed by d . imman , the lyrics of which were written by vairamuthu . the album contained five tracks and the karaoke versions of three of them . by mid march 2015 , imman completed composing two songs in the soundtrack . imman chose diwakar , known for his work in airtel super singer , to provide vocals for the song\nmarudakkaari\nwhose composition was based on both the valaji raga and the malayamarutam raga . in late june 2015 , imman revealed through twitter that divya kumar and shashaa tirupati were chosen for a racy song whose lyrics were penned by vairamuthu . the track list was released on 31 july 2015 . the album cover of both the original as well as telugu dubbed versions depict a still of the lead pair from the song\nsilukku marame\n.\nafter an almost inevitable last minute hiccup ( which is becoming common in tamil film industry ) , vishal ' s paayum puli has been successfully released today . so what does this action flick has to offer ? as always , continue reading our movie review to know .\nthe trailer of paayum puli , written and directed by suseenthiran has been released . kajal aggarwal plays the female lead in the film which has vishal playing a cop . the rest of the star cast includes samuthirakani , soori and aishwarya datta . vishal plays an undercover police officer in the film and imman scores the music . the film is said to be an action entertainer and is slated to release on september 17 .\nnaan sigappu manithan ( 2014 ) is a tamil psychological thriller film directed by thiru . the film stars vishal in the leading role with lakshmi menon . it was a super hit film and dubbed into hindi as \u2018pyaar reloaded\u2019 .\nproducer c v kumar who is credited with introducing young and talented film - makers apart from changing the trend of kollywood will now direct a film .\naambala ( 2015 ) is an indian tamil action comedy film co - written and directed by sundar c . it features vishal in the leading role alongside an ensemble cast including hansika motwani , ramya krishnan , santhanam . it was a below average movie and dubbed in hindi as \u2018ambala\u2019 .\nspeaking at the function , everyone heaped praise on suseenthiran\u2019s swift directorial skills . siva of vendhar movies said \u201csuseenthiran is a producer friendly director that he completed the film in just 72 days . paayum puli will be a racy entertainer with the running time of just 130 minutes\u201d .\njayasurya\nis the telugu dubbed version of the tamil movie\npaayum puli\n, which has been written and directed by suseenthiran . vishal and kajal aggarwal are playing the lead roles in the film , which features samuthirakani , soori and aishwarya dutta in supporting roles .\nkaththi sandai ( 2016 ) is an indian tamil - language masala film written and directed by suraj . the film features vishal and tamannaah in the lead roles . it was a flop film and dubbed into hindi as \u2018rowdy rajkumar\u2019 .\npaayum puli is a indian tamil action film written and directed by suseenthiran starring vishal as an undercover police officer also featuring kajal aggarwal , samuthirakani , soori and aishwarya dutta in lead roles , click the below link and subscribe to our channel for more updates on tamil cinema . urltoken\nafter gethu , udhayanidhi stalin is donning the lead role in a film which is supposed to be the remake of the superhit hindi comedy film jolly llb .\nthe two major new releases this week would be paayum puli and savaale samaali . the current release issue is expected to be sorted out and both the films are touted to release as planned tomorrow , september 4 . coming to the screencounts of the new releases in tamil nadu , paayum puli is expected to get anywhere between 350 to 400 screens while savaale samaali may settle for around 150 to 200 screens .\n[ caption id =\nattachment _ 1029638\nalign =\nalignnone\nwidth =\n750\n] the audio launch of \u2018paayum puli\u2019 was held on sunday amidst much fanfare . [ / caption ]\nthe tamil nadu theatre owners association on thursday ( august 27 ) red - carded actor vishal krishna reddy - starrer tamil actioner \u201cpaayum puli\u201d thereby stalling its release in cinemas which was scheduled for september 4 .\n\u2018paayum puli\u2019 based on a true story has vishal , kajal aggarwal , samuthirakani , soori , aishwarya dutta , jayaprakash , murali sharma , anandaraj and nikita thukral in a special appearance . the song schedule will go on for three days and with this the film is expected to complete .\nas reported earlier , vishal ' s payum puli is going ahead in full throttle . directed by\nas the ominous music played on and the opening credits of paayum puli rolled along the backdrop of a partly cloudy sky , i was pleasantly surprised . another film starring vishal as a senior police officer would\u2019ve announced itself amid kuthu beats and much fanfare . and paayum puli has just the composer to pull it off too \u2014 imman , who is quite popular these days for songs such as \u2018 dandanaka \u2019 and \u2018 ennama ipdi panringale ma \u2019 . but clearly , director suseenthiran refused to bite .\nafter uthama villain and papanasam , kamal haasan is donning the lead role in a film titled thoongavanam which is the official remake of the french film sleepless night .\nchimbudevan has directed a film based on the lines of russell crowes the gladiator .\n10 endradhukulla is a film which has vikram and samantha in the lead roles .\n[ caption id =\nattachment _ 1029635\nalign =\nalignnone\nwidth =\n750\n] judging by the trailer , \u2018paayum puli\u2019 revolves around the adventures of an undercover cop . [ / caption ]\nit is no secret that vishal is a big admirer of ilayathalapathy and has said as much in many interviews . the major portions of the film were wrapped up before , and for the past four days the team shot a peppy number at mahabalipuram . vishal tweeted , \u201cpaayum puli last song shoot .\npuli team has already completed the talkie portions and the currently shooting two songs in cambodia and thailand .\nvillain group name # vedhalam in puli and vijay trolls the group often in this first 10 mins .\nlot of # vedalam reference in # puli . . enemy / mysterious fighters are called vedalams . .\nvishal sure is a busy hero working and completing back to back films . his poojai with shruti haasan recently hit the screens and the actor is busy wrapping up aambala with sundar c and hansika which would be a pongal 2015 release .\nbusy with campaigning for his team in the upcoming nadigar sangam elections actor vishal will take time off to film a song with kajal agarwal in location in and around karaikudi for his \u2018paayum puli\u2019 directed by suseenthiran . the song is said to be a village folk number to the tune of d . imman .\nharish uthaman is busy juggling between interesting projects in the tamil and telugu film industries .\nsivappathigaram ( 2006 ) is a tamil political thriller film written and directed by karu pazhaniappan . the film stars vishal , mamta mohandas , upendra limaye and raghuvaran . the film was an above average and dubbed in hindi under the title \u2018aaj ka naya kamina\u2019 .\non the whole , \u2018paayum puli\u2019 is an album which has two tracks that work . the remaining tracks pass muster . one hopes the screenplay is racy enough & make up for the remaining tracks to grab the viewer\u2019s attention .\nwe have , over the years , seen interesting variations of \u2018puli\u2019 . we had paayum puli ( pouncing tiger ) , the superhit rajinikanth - starrer nearly 30 years ago . more recently , 2011 saw two variants , jiiva\u2019s singam puli ( lion , tiger ) that fared moderately , and aadhi\u2019s aadu puli ( goat , tiger ) , another average grosser . clearly , something about a tiger seems to work at the box office , as last year\u2019s kutti puli ( young tiger ) starring sasi kumar did well at the box office , despite unfavourable reviews . you can understand if vijay finds his upcoming film\u2019s title rather assuring , given its exalted history , even if he himself hasn\u2019t had great success with titles drawn from the animal world .\npaayam puli is a tamil language action thriller about a detective investigating a series of murders of prominent businessmen .\nenai noki paayum thota tamil movie is produced by p . madan , gautham vasudev menon under ondraga entertainment and escape artists motion pictures . rana daggubati will be seen in an important role while dhanush is the main actor . the release date for enai noki paayum thota movie is in march 2017 . enai noki payum thota music album has five songs ; maruvaarthai is the first song released from the film . it is sung by sid sriram with lyrics penned by thamarai . enai noki paayum thota songs lyrics are penned by thamarai . enjoy enai noki paayum thota tmail songs lyrics .\nlast week vishal ' s upcoming film , paayum puli , produced by vendhar movies , was given a red card and the film ' s release was stalled . the stringent action was taken over the issue of rajini ' s latest film lingaa . it is said that lingaa incurred huge loss for the distributors , and they were promised a compensation which has not been delivered properly . hence , they went on to stall vendhar movies outing , since the production house was the distributor of lingaa .\nin a development that is bound to send actor vishal\u2019s fans into a state of frenzy , the official trailer of his latest movie \u2018paayum puli has been released . touted as an action - drama , it has been directed by suseenthiran .\nthe producers ' council said that rohini theatre along with some other theatres were creating obstacles for tamil films and the latest example was\npaayum puli\n. the exhibitors demanded a huge sum for its release and to put an end to such unfair practise , the guild decided not to release any new film from 4 september .\nlast year , vishal\u2019s tamil thriller \u201cnaan sigappu manithan\u201d was also named after a rajinikanth film .\nsummary paayam puli is a tamil language action thriller about a detective investigating a series of murders of prominent businessmen .\ndirector suseenthiran known for meaningful cinema like \u2018vennila kabadi kuzhu\u2019 , \u2018aathalaal kadhal seiveer\u2019 and \u2018jiiva\u2019 in recent times also met huge success with the more commercial \u2018pandiya naadu\u2019 . the director has once again joined with vishal to give an out and out commercial film \u2018paayum puli\u2019 and does he match his previous body of work remains to be seen .\nthe plot of this movie is pretty simple , which comes back to haunt paayum puli especially in the first half . vishal plays a police officer ( acp ) who wants to clean up his city , which is hounded by numerous ruffians .\nm . suganth of the times of india rated the film 3 out of 5 and opined that paayum puli\nlacks the tautness of pandiya naadu\n, but\npacks in enough thrills to keep us glued to our seats\n. kirubhakar purushothaman of india today rated it 2 . 5 out of 5 and wrote ,\nwhen the movie ends . . . you won ' t have much to complain about nor to praise . but , in future if someone says a film is like paayum puli , you will surely go to that film\nand added that the film was\nlikely to become his ( suseenthiran ) seventh medal in his collection of quality movies\n. srivathsan nadadhur of the hindu wrote that paayum puli\nrevels in being an old fashioned product\nand added ,\ngiven the sincerity of its efforts and the honesty with which the director suseenthiran leaves his inimitable stamp in a commercial exterior , it takes its own sweet time to register an impact , but when it does , the film\u2019s solidity shows up\n. avinash gopinath of oneindia entertainment gave the film 2 . 5 out of 5 stars and stated ,\nwhile the movie crouches itself in the first half , it pounces really well in the second and manages to save the day\n.\nsowmya , brings jayaseelan in paayum puli ( 2015 ) to help stop mahaprabhu from harassing her . jayaseelan meets mahaprabhu . he tells sowmya , \u201cplease walk 10 feet away , turn around and count to ten while i finish thus up\u201d . she starts counting with her fingers and before she gets to two , mahaprabhu and his colleagues are shot dead . it turns out that jayaseelan , an assistant commissioner himself , was \u2018investigating\u2019 and \u2018solving\u2019 the murder of another cop . sethupathy ( 2016 ) does something similar .\nsify called paayum puli a\npredictable concoction of a cop story mixed with brother sentiments and the usual commercial trappings of tamil cinema\nand opined that the romance between the lead pair\nsticks out like a sore thumb\n. latha srinivasan , writing for daily news and analysis , rated the film 2 . 5 out of 5 and criticised the film ' s script and the romance between vishal and kajal in the film , calling it\nextremely insipid and badly written\n. she concluded that the film can be watched only if the viewer was a fan of either vishal or samuthirakani . anupama subramaniam of deccan chronicle too gave the film 2 . 5 out of 5 stars and stated ,\nwith plenty of action and criminals waiting to be apprehended , paayum puli is a pure entertainer , but a weak script will leave you wondering and wandering\n. s . saraswathi of urltoken gave 2 out of 5 stars and stated that the film\nlacks the subtlety , intrigue and clarity that we have come to associate with director suseenthiran\n.\nkollywood actor vishal\u2019s new tamil film paayum puli songs track list has been released few hours before the audio launch event . kajal agarwal is the heroine for vishal in this action entertainer movie . the movie is being directed by suseenthiran . d imman scored the music . the movie team already released a song \u2018silukku marame\u2019 few days ago from the movie and it got the tremendous response from the audience . the film has total 8 songs .\nsandakozhi ( 2005 ) is an indian tamil action film written and directed by n . linguswamy . the film stars vishal , meera jasmine , rajkiran and lal in lead roles . the film proved to be a blockbuster at the box - office and dubbed in hindi as \u2018jeet hamari\u2019 .\nafter completing the work on jeeva ( 2014 ) , suseenthiran collaborated with vishal after pandiya naadu ( 2013 ) for a film whose script work began in mid august 2014 . the technical crew of jeeva were planned to be retained for this film . however , cinematographer r . madhi was replaced by velraj as the former failed to allot callsheets after being signed as the cinematographer of srimanthudu ( 2015 ) . suseenthiran said in an interview that this was the first script he worked on typically to suit an actor ' s image . the film , produced under the banner vishal film factory , was said to be on the lines of pandiya naadu .\nin an industry where your last film matters , kajal didn\u2019t sign any tamil film for nearly 10 months after her last release jilla bombed . till date her only hit in tamil is thuppakki .\nsources say that suseenthiran\u2019s new film will be produced by vendhar movies and imman will be the music composer . the untitled vishal - suseenthiran film is likely to commence in the month of january .\nthe film is said to be an action entertainer and is slated to release on september 17 .\nproduced by vendhar movies , kaaval kottam is said to be a madurai based film like pandiyanadu .\npandiya naadu ( 2013 ) is an indian tamil action - drama - thriller film written and directed by suseenthiran . the film features vishal , vikranth and lakshmi menon in the lead roles . the film was highly successful at the box - office and dubbed in hindi as \u2018shiva ka badla\u2019 ."]}
{"id": 117384, "summary": [{"text": "judy ann santos-agoncillo ( / \u02c8s\u00e6nto\u028as / ; born judy anne lumagui santos ; 11 may 1978 ) is a filipino film and television actress , host , product endorser , recording artist , and film producer .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "santos began as a child actress and made her professional television debut in kaming mga ulila ( 1986 ) before her screen debut in the film silang mga sisiw sa lansangan ( 1988 ) where she appeared as part of the ensemble playing a supporting role .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "her first leading role in a television series was in ula , ang batang gubat ( 1988 ) , she was also part of german moreno 's that 's entertainment , but she received media recognition in her breakthrough television series mara clara ( 1992 ) .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "she has since spawned highly rated television series , amongst these are esperanza ( 1996 ) , basta ' t kasama kita ( 2003 ) , sa piling mo ( 2006 ) and ysabella ( 2007 ) .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "santos starred in commercially successful films in the early 1990s following motion picture adaptations of mara clara ( 1996 ) and esperanza ( 1999 ) .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "she further achieved television and film success with pairings opposite wowie de guzman , rico yan , and piolo pascual .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "santos ' performance in the film sabel ( 2004 ) received critical acclaim and earned her the gawad urian for best actress .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in 2006 , her film kasal , kasali , kasalo gained both critical and financial success , santos won the metro manila film festival for best actress , pmpc star awards for movies lead actress and famas award for best actress among others .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "santos ' other notable films include till there was you ( 2003 ) , do n't give up on us ( 2006 ) , ouija ( 2007 ) , sakal , sakali , saklolo ( 2007 ) , mag-ingat ka sa ... kulam ( 2008 ) and my househusband ( 2011 ) .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "santos also earned television honors including a pmpc star award for best actress in a drama series for krystala ( 2005 ) and kbp golden dove award for best tv actress for habang may buhay ( 2010 ) .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "santos debuted as producer for the film ploning ( 2008 ) , the philippines ' entry for the academy award for best foreign language film .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the film received international acclaim and was shown at the palm springs international film festival and newport beach film festival .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "santos is an occasional recording artist and has released three albums , judy ann santos ( 1999 ) , bida ng buhay ko ( 2001 ) , and musika ng buhay ko ( 2007 ) .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "on 28 april 2009 , she married ryan agoncillo .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "santos and agoncillo have an adopted daughter , yohan and a biological son , lucho . 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celebrity couple judy ann santos and ryan agoncillo will be welcoming another baby soon .\npiolo pascual and judy ann santos reunites at\nmoney for life\ncampaignfor sun life - kumagcow . com\nm0ments - ms . judy ann santos and mr . ryan agoncillo ( july 13 , 2013 ) part 2\n[ 3 ] ' pinoy profile \u2013 judy ann santos . dated 21 may 2004 . retrieved 16 july 2012\nomg ! oh my girl starring judy ann santos and ogie alcasid yahoo movies . retrieved 7 january 2012 .\nmotherhood and judy ann santos yahoo philippines - omg . author : ed sicam . retrieved 7 february 2012 .\nrafael rosell idolizes \u2018habang may buhay\u2019 co - star judy ann santos abs - cbn . author : manila santos . retrieved 30 june 2012 .\njudy ann , ryan confirm their engagement gma network . retrieved 30 june 2012 .\nmiss judy ann santos ~ part 188 ~ hating kapatid . . . love will keep us together . . .\ntop 10 philippine celebrity endorsers for 2007 \u2013 judy ann santos at 4 think philippines . retrieved 7 october 2012 .\njudy ann santos carefully chooses her endorsements pinoy parazzi . ayaw paawat ! by eddie littlefield . retrieved 7 october 2012\njudy ann santos reveals baby lucho inherited ryan agoncillo ' s ' kadaldalan ' urltoken . retrieved 7 november 2012 .\nkathryn , masayang mabansagang sumusunod sa yapak ni judy ann santos abs - cbn news . retrieved 7 march 2012 .\njudy ann santos biopgraphy snip from yes ! article yes ! magazine . dated 5 may 2005 . retrieved 22 july 2012\nempress schuck wishes to become a successful drama actress like her idol judy ann santos urltoken . retrieved 7 march 2012 .\nreprinted with permission from judy ann ' s kitchen ( anvil publishing , 2015 ) .\njudy ann - jolina movie finally pushes through gma news . retrieved 30 june 2012 .\njudy ann recalls love team with wowie de guzman gma news . retrieved 30 june 2012\njudy ann at the paradise of stars film academy philippines . retrieved 30 june 2012 .\njudy ann santos was also recognized as the best tv drama actress while coco martin got the best tv drama actor award .\nmiss judy ann santos ~ part 188 ~ hating kapatid . . . love will keep us together . . . \u2014 urltoken\njudy ann santos and ryan agoncillo tie the knot abs - cbn news . dated 29 apr 2009 . retrieved 29 june 2012\njudy ann santos misses former screen partner wowie de guzman philippine entertainment portal . author : ruel mendoza . retrieved 30 june 2012\njudy ann santos lands the cover of yes ! 100 most beautiful stars urltoken author : candice lim . retrieved 7 november 2012\njudy ann santos finishes her culinary course with honors philippine entertainment portal . author : jocelyn dimaculangan . retrieved 30 june 2012 .\nisusumbong kita sa tatay ko ( 1999 \u2013 fernando poe jr . , judy ann santos ) pinoy info . retrieved 30 june 2012\ndressing up judy ann santos for an epic in \u2018aishite imasu ( mahal kita ) 1941\u2019 manila bulletin . retrieved 30 june 2012 .\njudy ann santos and ogie alcasid to star in romantic comedy film urltoken . author : nitz miralles . retrieved 7 january 2012 .\njudy ann santos , john lloyd cruz among other at the walk of fame abs - cbn news . retrieved 30 june 2012 .\njudy ann santos , ryan agoncillo officially engaged philippine daily inquirer . author : bayani san diego , jr . retrieved 30 june 2012\njudy ann is number 1 because for how so many years judy still on the top . . she never lost endorsement until now . .\njudy ann santos - agoncillo gives birth to juan luis ' abs - cbn news . dated 25 aug 2011 . retrieved 16 july 2012\njudy ann santos : ' i owe it all to abs - cbn ' filmbug . dated 12 january 2009 . retrieved 22 july 2012\nsupreme court upholds tax - evasion ruling against judy ann santos philippine entertainment portal . author : bong godinez . retrieved 30 june 2012 .\njudy ann santos expecting the worst in her tax evasion case philippine entertainment portal . author : erwin santiago . retrieved 30 june 2012 .\nstar patrol : judy ann santos as chef - student\n. tv patrol world . abs - cbn 2 . december 2006 .\njudy ann santos : the sweet taste of success people ' s asia magazine . author : fatima parel . retrieved 30 june 2012 .\njudy ann , payag makitambal muli kay wowie de guzman filipino star ngayon . retrieved 30 june 2012\nfpj - judy ann starrer a casting coup philippine headline news online . retrieved 22 july 2012 .\nattendees of a presscon for a hotdog brand their family was endorsing were surprised to see a slimmer judy ann . from 164 pounds , judy ann was able to shed 26 pounds in three months .\njudy ann santos and joel torre win top acting honors at 10th gawad pasado urltoken . author : erwin santiago . retrieved 30 june 2012 .\nbong revilla , vic sotto , judy ann santos in 1 movie project sunstar philippines . author : glaiza jarloc . retrieved 28 june 2012 .\nmanila , philippines \u2014 actress and tv host judy ann santos - agoncillo will reportedly arrange the funeral of her former talent manager , alfie lorenzo .\nhello luna . judy ann santos and ryan agoncillo pose with their children after their daughter luna ' s baptism . screengrab from instagram / @ iamnoelferrer\njudy ann santos and ryan agoncillo ' s marriage has stood the test of time . find out their secrets to a lasting marriage , here .\nrommel gonzales ( 6 april 2008 ) . judy ann santos says she is like\nploning\nin so many ways . philippine entertainment portal .\njudy ann ' s kitchen\n( photo by raymund isaac . reposted with permission from anvil publishing )\njudy ann ' s mommy dearest ' philippine entertainment portal . dated 21 may 2004 . retrieved 16 july 2012\nmanila , philippines - judy ann santos is whipping up something exciting and new as the host of the upcoming abs - cbn show \u201cjunior master chef . \u201d\njudy ann santos really enjoying real - life role as mother to yohan and lucho ' philippine entertainment portal . dated 25 aug 2011 . retrieved 16 july 2012\nbefore husband ryan agoncillo goes on a 21 - day adventure , judy ann and ryan watched \u201cwonder woman\u201d first .\njudy ann santos renews her contract with abs - cbn for another two years . she gets a raise , and a new tv show to host as well .\njudy ann santos does regal film at half her talent fee out of\nutang na loob\nurltoken . author : eric borromeo . retrieved 30 june 2012 .\nhe managed judy ann for 32 years and was also able to handle gretchen barretto , ruffa gutierrez and sunshine cruz .\njudy ann : ' mara clara ' a turning point for me abs - cbn news . retrieved 19 july 2012 .\njudy ann santos and ryan agoncillo want george & cecil to provide fresh insights on marriage philippine entertainment portal . author : archie de calma . retrieved 30 june 2012 .\njudy ann ' s mother celebrates 60th birthday ! ' philippine entertainment portal . dated 21 may 2004 . retrieved 16 july 2012\nmanila , philippines \u2013 juana luisa\nluna\nagoncillo , the daughter of actress judy ann santos and tv host ryan agoncillo , was baptized on sunday , march 6 .\njudy ann santos and husband ryan agoncillo just waited for the right time to share son lucho with the public urltoken . author : rommel gonzales . retrieved 7 november 2012 .\nsurprisingly though , the fear of being dispensable apparently happens to the likes of actress extraordinaire judy ann santos who had carved her niche in entertainment since the tender age of eight .\nshe even found a new love and even if far away , she makes sure she keeps in contact with her friends in the philippines especially her best friend judy ann santos .\nfirst drama series aired in u . s . international channels to promote the filipino channel ( charo santos made this remark on judy ann ' s 24th birthday . ) = esperanza\naside from a variety of recipes with judy ann \u201ctwists\u201d ( for example , sinigang na munggo ) , judy ann\u2019s kitchen also includes such helpful sections as cooking preparation tips , pantry essentials , ingredient substitutes , table settings and ways to make your kids eat balanced meals .\nthe remains of alfie will lie arlington memorial chapels as judy ann will be the one to arrange the funeral of his former manager .\nall speculations and rumors about judy ann santos , better known as juday leaving the kapamilya network are put on hold and silenced for good . judy ann santos and abs - cbn came to an agreement for a contract renewal of 2 years length . aside from getting a raise in her wage , juday is also set to host a new tv show for abs - cbn soon .\nshe grew up amidst the intriguing , chaotic and colorful world of showbizlandia . anyone else could have crumbled under the pressure of being under the constant spotlight \u2014 not judy ann santos , though .\nand in giving back to the people who really care for her , judy ann has found not just fans but lifelong friends as well .\nlooking back at ryan and judy ann ' s love story abs - cbn news . author : heidi anicete . retrieved 30 june 2012 .\nafter almost a year of being engaged , celebrity couple judy ann santos and ryan agoncillo finally tied the knot early tuesday morning , april 28 at san juan nepomuceno church in san juan , batangas .\nveryone in the philippines knows judy ann santos - agoncillo as a tv and movie actress , wife to actor ryan agoncillo and mother to yohan and lucho . with judy ann\u2019s kitchen ( anvil publishing , 2015 ) , she emerges as a passionate and creative cook , trained at the center for asian culinary studies , and now a cookbook author .\npascual , santos - agoncillo , guidicelli , and santos - concio all star in sun life\u2019s latest tv advertisement .\nlorenzo spent around 60 years in showbiz , having managed actresses such as gretchen barretto , ruffa gutierrez and sunshine cruz . he managed judy ann for more than 32 years , before they parted ways early this year reportedly due to judy ann ' s desire to go solo in representing herself .\nsantos is an occasional recording artist and has released three albums , judy ann santos ( 1999 ) , bida ng buhay ko ( 2001 ) , and musika ng buhay ko ( 2007 ) . on 28 april 2009 , she married ryan agoncillo . santos and agoncillo have three children , yohan , lucho and luna .\nprior to her marriage to ryan agoncillo , judy ann santos has always had weight issues . back in her teens she was usually referred to as \u2018siopao queen\u2019 because of the inherent roundness of her face .\nsantos is an occasional recording artist and has released three albums , judy ann santos ( 1999 ) , bida ng buhay ko ( 2001 ) , and musika ng buhay ko ( 2007 ) . on 28 april 2009 , she married ryan agoncillo . santos and agoncillo have an adopted daughter , yohan and a biological son , lucho .\nactress judy ann santos - agoncillo ( left , photo by urltoken ranoa - bismark ) will reportedly arrange the funeral of her former manager , alfie lorenzo ( right , photo from lorenzo ' s facebook page ) .\nfor those who love judy ann santos - agoncillo and piolo pascual ' s original loveteam , there ' s more reason to rejoice now . even though they have their own lives now , one brand seems to have wanted them to be seen together . together with ms . charo santos , matteo guidicelli and i\u00f1igo pascual , piolo and judy ann is spearheading the\nmoney for life\ncampaign for our friends from sun life .\njudy ann santos was born on may 11 , 1978 in the philippines as judy anne lumagui santos . she is an actress , known for kasal , kasali , kasalo ( 2006 ) , sakal , sakali , saklolo ( 2007 ) and sabel ( 2004 ) . she has been married to ryan agoncillo since april 28 , 2009 . they have three children .\nwhile she is not endorsing the particular diet program she is currently on , judy ann credits \u2018the cohen diet\u2019 as the eating regimen that worked best for her .\nat first it was odd to see judy ann santos being paired with someone more than two years younger ( dingdong dantes ) . but it worked ! although the director was a bit confusing with his shots , there were actually some\nkilig\nmoments on the screen . the plot showed rezette ( judy ann ) falling head over heels for eric ( dingdong ) . it was predict - able from thereon but given the right elements and a tear - jerking story with a social angle , this partnership of judy ann and dingdong could actually prosper .\nfresh tamarind stock ( note : we checked with judy ann . in case you can\u2019t get fresh tamarind in your area , just use the sinigang na sampalok mix . )\n\u201ccondolences . may his soul rest in peace . the man who believed in ur talent when no one else did and fought for u , thank god for him , otherwise we don\u2019t have the judy ann santos that we admire today . \u201d\nafter seven years of marriage , it can be said that judy anne santos and husband ryan agoncillo are one of the most stable couples in showbiz today .\nstrange as it may seem , judy ann seems to have found the perfect balance between her public and private life . it is quite rare really to find a public figure who is so accessible to her fans yet still maintains a semblance of privacy in her life . judy ann herself is quite at a loss on how she does it so well .\nbadong ( fpj ) is an auto repair shop owner and a doting father to joey ( judy ann santos ) , his pretty but tomboyish daugther . the protective father that he is , badong disheartens every young . . . see full summary \u00bb\ndetermined to win back the family boxing gym lost in a bet by her recently deceased grandmother , katong ( judy ann santos ) prepares to enter the ring with the guidance of her trainer , paul ( piolo pascual ) . passions immediately ignite between the childhood friends as paul trains the novice boxer . although katong refrains from revealing her current pursuits to her conservative father , all secrets are destined to come to the surface . directed by : boots plata cast : piolo pascual , judy ann santos\nit comes as no surprise that many people admire judy ann santos because of her wonderful life . she is the mother to three adorable and lovely kids , the wife of a successful man , and on top of that , she is the queen !\nsantos is an occasional recording artist and has released three albums , judy ann santos ( 1999 ) , bida ng buhay ko ( 2001 ) , and musika ng buhay ko ( 2007 ) . [ 19 ] in 28 april 2009 , she married ryan agoncillo . santos and agoncillo have an adopted daughter , yohan [ 20 ] [ 21 ] and a biological son , lucho . [ 22 ]\nwhen robin and judy ann starred in the abs - cbn action - drama teleserye basta\u2019t kasama kita , which aired in 2003 , it wasn\u2019t long before they were rumored to be together . however , showbiz pundits who were sympathetic to judy ann\u2019s plight , said there was nothing going on between them . in fact , boy abunda wrote in his philippine star column :\njudy ann santos is being forcibly dragged into the marital imbroglio of robin padilla and wife liezel sicangco , now based in queensland , australia with their four children . this is grossly unfair for juday , who to my mind is one of the most hardworking actors in showbiz .\nprepared by jean margolis , judy haier , michelle williams , jonathan vanantwerpen , and michael burawoy .\ndiver - stamnes , ann c . teacher preparation ( single subjects ) , 1987 - , awards\nabs - cbn tops the ratings game with the teleserye - judy ann santos '\nesperanza\nis no . 1 while claudine barretto ' s\nmula sa puso ,\nends a successful run . they celebrate on asap , which fittingly mounts a teleserye - themed episode .\n2001 ' s maalaala mo kaya\nbasket\nepisode where judy ann santos played an ungrateful daughter who shunned her aeta roots ( caridad sanchez played the forgiving mother ) was a finalist for the magnolia award for best film for tv during the 9th shanghai television festival 2002 in china .\nthe show is about two teenagers who were swapped during the time that they were born in the hospital . actually this tele - series is a remake already because the first one was the reason why judy ann santos became a big star . in original version judy ann is mara while gladys reyes is clara . now in the present version mara is kathryn bernardo while clara is julia montes . the two teenagers are very happy because their show is the highest rated show in philippines television today .\nas judy ann santos returns to tv in \u201cbet on your baby\u201d , revisit some of her best big - screen moments on iwant tv . laugh , cry , and fall in love with juday in a way that only she can make you , with some of her most memorable movies .\nwhen judy ann eventually lost the weight , it was like sweet revenge . she was flooded with endorsement and magazine cover offers . for a time she was the face and body of diet supplement , \u2018fitrum\u2019 .\none of abs - cbn ' s newest and most exciting shows is\nkyrstala ,\nwhich started airing on october 11 . abs - cbn bills it as the first - ever superserye , which has a big budget and a great cast headed by television drama icon , judy ann santos .\njudy ann added that the key really is discipline . she says , \u201cdapat talaga , kapag sinabi mong \u2018magpapapayat ako\u2019 , [ when you say that you are going to lose weight ] there\u2019s no turning back . \u201d\ndirek rory has had the chance to direct judy ann in the teleserye ,\nesperanza ,\nin 1999 .\nwith this new project , we aim higher and bigger than before ,\nsaid direk rory .\nsantos has received widespread scrutiny for her recorded and live vocal performances . [ 129 ]\nwhen it comes to giving a hand to her colleagues in the business , judy ann remains to be a solid provider . together with director dante nico garcia , they launched the ploning foundation on february 2009 to inspire filmmakers to make quality projects intended for a global audience . it was also reported that judy ann plans to work on a housing project to help revive the careers of veteran actors , small - time comedians and action film sidekicks .\nin 2010 , the manager and showbiz columnist was assisted by judy ann when he suffered from a mild heart attack and had to undergo treatments like emergency angioplasty at st . luke ' s medical center and capitol medical center .\nin fact , she has continuously surprised her audience and the entertainment industry with her growth as a performer . judy ann has also taken on to challenging herself not only with her acting but also in other areas as well .\nann swidler , organization without authority : dilemmas of social control in free schools . harvard university press , 1979 .\nannie ( judy ann santos ) and dexter ( leandro munoz ) are college sweethearts who , along with michael ( piolo pascual ) , a third friend from school , start an architecture design team . business is good unti . . . ( read more read more . . . ) l dexter is in a serious accident , leaving the young man in a coma . as annie and michael deal with the tragedy , michael begins to express his long - repressed feelings for annie . directed by gilbert perez , this romantic drama also stars julia clarete . directed by : gilbert perez cast : piolo pascual , judy ann santos , leandro munoz\njudy ann , in a press group interview for the launch of sun life\u2019s \u201csun shorts\u201d wednesday , said she ignores bashers who think ryan is living like a single man . she said she fully understands and supports her husband\u2019s athleticism .\nann ferguson , bad boys : public schools in the making of black masculinity . university of michigan press , 2000 .\nsun life unveiled 4 celebrity brand ambassadors for this campaign , all of whom have actually been their clients for years : longtime sun life financial brand ambassador piolo pascual , matteo guidicelli , judy ann santos - agoncillo , and former abs - cbn chief executive officer charo santos - concio , who each represent the following life stages : preparing ahead , starting to gain independence , moving up , and leaving a legacy , respectively .\nploning is a movie starring judy ann santos , gina pare\u00f1o , and mylene dizon . ploning , is a story of one mans search for the enigmatic woman who has deeply wounded him in the past . having grown up in an illegal taiwanese fishing vessel , rodrigo ( 30 years old ) returns . . . see full synopsis \u00bb\nsocial contribution : judy ann\njudai\nsantos definitely knows how to touch the hearts of the filipino masses - and helping them is one of her many ways . during her early days in showbiz , judai began supporting the cause of elsie gaches , a village in muntinlupa city that provides aid and comfort to mentally challenged people .\non january 8 , judy ann gave birth to luna , prompting ryan , who was hosting eat bulaga at that time , to leave early to be with her . the first photos of luna were shared by ryan on january 22 . \u2013 urltoken\nthe award - winning actress , judy ann santos - agoncillo teaches vice ganda . subscribe to abs - cbn entertainment channel ! - urltoken watch the full episodes of gandang gabi vice on tfc . tv urltoken and on iwant . tv for philippine viewers , click : urltoken visit our official website ! urltoken urltoken facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken urltoken instagram : urltoken\nsantos , who turns 31 on may 11 , has an adopted daughter named johanna lois or yohan .\nto add fun and youthfulness to the show , asap taps the teen stars of the time ( most of them stars of the box office movie\npare ko\n) including claudine barretto , rico yan , jao mapa , jolina magdangal , marvin agustin , rica peralejo , diether ocampo , jericho rosales , carlos agassi , john lloyd cruz , piolo pascual and judy ann santos .\nagoncillo proposed marriage to santos on her 30th birthday last year . they revealed the engagement a month later .\nfind out what judy ann santos - agoncillo has to say regarding the dangers of using social media . subscribe to abs - cbn entertainment channel ! - urltoken watch the full episodes of tonight with boy abunda on tfc . tv urltoken and on iwant . tv for philippine viewers , click : urltoken visit our official website ! urltoken urltoken facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken urltoken instagram : urltoken\nmoney for life . judy ann santos - agoncillo joins longtime sun life ambassador piolo pascual for the money for life campaign . the two stars are flanked by gerry tirona , sun life grepa financial , inc . marketing head ( left ) and mylene daez - lopa , chief marketing officer for sun life of canada ( philippines ) , inc . ( right ) . photo by alecs ongcal / rappler\nbrother jeffrey santos is also an actor who co - starred with her in a number of drama tv series .\neveryone has a pakipot tendency when it comes to love . in this ultra - throwback co - starring rico yan and wowie de guzman , judy ann falls for her best friend\u2019s playboy cousin , denying it until the charming rico yan breaks her fa\u00e7ade and falls in love with her , too .\ntoni isn ' t the only celebrity who skyrocketed to fame through sprite . ryan agoncillo was part of the brand ' s\nmagpakatotoo ka\ncampaign , where he was featured stuck in an elevator and trying to hit on patricia javier . these days , ryan is a doting dad to his kids with judy ann santos , and he still actively hosts tv shows . ( we love him on cash cab . )\nsantos said she wants to have another baby while she is still young so they could still watch the kids grow .\nproblems with a husband or boyfriend eyeing other women ? take a cue from judy ann as angie , who calls out her hubby ( played by real hubby ryan agoncillo ) for his wandering eyes . she nips any cheating possibilities in the bud with her signature wit and sass . no paawa effect here !\nlike many of us , judy ann struggles to balance being a mother , wife , and career woman in this sequel to kasal , kasali , kasalo , co - starring ryan agoncillo . as she juggles her many roles , she gives is a reminder to every woman out there : put yourself first .\ngravity of involvement : judy ann holds her charities close to her heart . she said :\nnagsimula kami sa mga special children sa elsie gaches . nagbigay kami ng mga pagkain , gamot at ilang mga regalo para matuwa naman sila sa pagpunta namin . \u2019tapos sumunod ang mga bata sa tondo area hanggang sa mag - reach out na kami sa aeta community in zambales .\nbringing her advocacy to the small screen , in 2001 , judy ann played an aeta in abs - cbn\u2019s maalala mo kaya episode , titled\nbasket ,\nto further raise awareness about the plight of the aeta groups in the country .\nsantos earlier said they plan to go to mexico for their honeymoon , according to an snn : showbiz news ngayon report .\nborn in manila city , philippines , santos is the daughter of carolina lumagui ( n\u00e9e fontanela ) , a bank officer and manuel dayrit santos , a businessman . she is the granddaughter of victoria dayrit - santos , an eminent businesswoman and miguel santos , proprietor of the defunct victoria supermarket and victoria building in caloocan , philippines . she has two older siblings , brother jeffrey ( b . 1971 ) , an actor and politician , and jacqueline ( b . 1975 ) , a registered nurse .\nin march 2010 , santos announced her pregnancy . their first son , juan luis , was born on 7 october 2010 at the asian hospital and medical center in alabang , muntinlupa city . the rights for the first image of juan luis were sold solely to yes ! magazine , subsequently released a month after santos gave birth . in june 2015 , santos and agoncillo both announced that they are currently expecting a third child . judy gave birth on january 8 , 2016 , to their third child , a daughter , juana luisa .\nin 2010 , nicodemo ferrer of the commission on elections said that because santos had declared that she would not be supporting any presidential candidates for the 2010 presidential election , she was being considered for a campaign to educate voters how to use new automated voting machines . in 2011 , child star xyriel manabat revealed in an interview that she idolizes santos for her acting ability . child actress ella cruz also expresses her admiration to santos being the primetime queen . kathryn bernardo , who played the lead role in the remake version of mara clara in 2010 , also stated that she idolizes santos . teen actress empress schuck revealed that she was influenced by santos on her acting performance in her television series , and wishes to become successful drama actress like santos .\nin 2010 , nicodemo ferrer of the commission on elections said that because santos had declared that she would not be supporting any presidential candidates for the 2010 presidential election , she was being considered for a campaign to educate voters how to use new automated voting machines . in 2011 , child star xyriel manabat revealed in an interview that she idolizes santos for her acting ability . child actress ella cruz also expresses her admiration to santos being the primetime queen . kathryn bernardo , who played the lead role in the remake version of mara clara in 2010 , also stated that she idolizes santos . teen actress empress schuck revealed that she was influenced by santos on her acting performance in her television series , and wishes to become successful drama actress like santos .\nafter enduring a troubled childhood , a woman struggles to find herself in this provocative tale about life ' s vagaries and ultimate redemption . the film follows the emotional journey of sabel ( judy ann santos ) , a complex woman portrayed as both bad and good , who permanently alters the lives of those in her orbit - - and who is eventually charged with murder . among the supporting cast are wendell ramos , iza calzado and sunshine dizon .\nthe couple ' s principal sponsors include - - mon isberto , smart communications spokesman ; bien bautista , ace photographer ; benjie gonzales , ryan ' s uncle from the us ; susie entrata - abrera , tv host ; rory quintos , tv & movie director ; and jane buencamino , judy ann ' s road manager .\nmany can relate with judy ann\u2019s power - woman character who has no time for a love life ( or so she thinks ) . watch her drop her strong , mataray persona little by little as she reluctantly gets attracted to a guy ( played by none other than piolo pascual ) who doesn\u2019t meet her \u201cstandards . \u201d\nin \u201cula , ang batang gubat\u201d then 10 - year - old santos played tarzan\u2019s young and female counterpart\u2014the jungle\u2019s daughter who returned to civilization only to feel rejected . santos became a household name as ula but her biggest break was still about to come .\n\u201cfor some reason , i don\u2019t understand it myself . but maybe that\u2019s just me . i think it\u2019s because my fans already knew me for so long that they already know my moods . i\u2019m honest with them and as much as possible , i really want them to see who i really am , \u201d says judy ann .\nthe two shared the good news through their respective instagram accounts on wednesday morning when agoncillo shared a picture of santos\u2019 ultrasound image .\nfor individual awards , henry omaga - diaz was named best tv newscaster while alex santos was honored as the best radio newscaster .\none of santos ' recorded tracks on the compilation album , musika ng buhay ko a cover of tyler collins ' 1992 hit .\nryan wrote ,\none of my greatest achievements so far is getting the same woman to marry me twice . yay ! di siya nadala !\nas a caption when he posted a screenshot of jason ' s video on instagram . happy anniversary , judy ann and ryan ! ( urltoken ) gary valenciano defends daughter kiana from bashers\njose javier reyes , one of the best directors in the philippines , does it again with an excellent film starring real life lovers judy ann santos and ryan agoncillo . santos , who won best actress for this film , captured the essence of the character with her excellent delivery of lines and natural acting . agoncillo , a neophyte in film acting , came out rather lame but with the superb support coming from santos , was able to give a commendable performance . aside from santos , veteran actress gina pareno gave an outstanding performance .\noutstanding\n, actually in an understatement . she practically stole every single scene she ' s in ! from start to finish ( including the outtakes in the end credits ) , ms . pareno is a gem . great , great , great performance ! highly recommended to everyone , you musn ' t miss this one .\non television , onemig became a regular host of the popular noontime show eat bulaga before graduating from tgis in 1997 and later moved on to roles in shows like growing up ( spin - off of t . g . i . s . ) , ganyan kita kamahal ( that ' s how much i love you ) and tropang trumpo in 1997 - 98 . he was able to work with his idols aga muhlach and mikee cojuangco in the film dahil ba sa kanya ( is it because of her ? ) . he was launched as a romantic leading man in viva films ' i ' m sorry my love opposite judy ann santos in 1998 . he also played a young man who witnessed student murders in the suspense film sumigaw ka hanggang gusto mo ( shout while you can ) in 1999 . he did his last film with viva , my pledge of love , again with judy ann santos before moving to abs - cbn .\njudy ann and i hopefully will work soon . . . and we pitched something already , hopefully that will push through . we just need time . juday and i have always been okay and we ' ve been saying hi when we can . even if we don ' t meet that much i consider her a good friend for life .\nhaving met several times during ryan\u2019s early days in showbiz , it seemed like the two were only meant to be acquaintances . but after being forced to work together on the set of krystala in 2004 , where judy ann played the title role and ryan played her beau , the two eventually warmed up to each other and fell in love .\nas such star cinema , the network\u2019s film production arm , produced \u201cmara clara : the movie , \u201d which made santos\u2019 celebrity unstoppable .\nbig welcomes on asap for bea alonzo , teleserye princess and erik santos , star in a million winner on january 4 , 2004 .\nmanny pacquiao and his horde of supporters , including family members and friends , will fly to kuala lumpur today from general santos city .\nshe hopes that the rumors of her making a movie with another \u201cwonder wo - mom , \u201d vilma santos , would push through .\nif only rico yan didn ' t die young . this picture showed judy ann in all her\nbaby fats\nsplendor but looking like a beautiful ingenue . as she grows older she becomes lovelier than ever . this is a heart - gripping tale of two sweethearts who were separated by circumstances but managed to end up together in the end , as in most pinoy feel - good movies . there are so many what could have been in this screen couple ' s roads but in the end fate intervened with rico ' s shocking death and the planned reunion in the film\nisusumbong kita sa tatay ko ,\nis put back in the drawing boards with a different love interest for judy ann .\na judy ann favorite but a spooky film . i always observed that rico yan looked believable as a dying multiple myeloma patient . two years , a year , a few months , a week later ( the time frame whenever i view this flick ) , he was found cyanotic and apparently dead in his resort bed . maybe his thin frame contributed to his early demise ? judy ann is prettier here than in her next outing with rico in\nkay tagal kang hinintay .\nit ' s the hair . the hairstyle can do wonders . not that it ' s always the looks that matters . but pinoys are getting more superficial while the country is entranced by the power of abs - cbn ?\nin their previous interviews , agoncillo and santos have been open in saying that they are eager to have a new addition to their family .\nin 2010 , nicodemo ferrer of the commission on elections said that because santos had declared that she would not be supporting any presidential candidates for the 2010 presidential election , she was being considered for a campaign to educate voters how to use new automated voting machines . [ 224 ] in 2011 , child star xyriel manabat revealed in an interview that she idolizes santos for her acting ability . [ 225 ] child actress ella cruz also expresses her admiration to santos being the primetime queen . [ 226 ] kathryn bernardo , who played the lead role in the remake version of mara clara in 2010 , also stated that she idolizes santos . [ 227 ] teen actress empress schuck revealed that she was influenced by santos on her acting performance in her television series , and wishes to become successful drama actress like santos . [ 228 ] [ 229 ]\nsiya si ula , siya si mara , siya si dianne , siya si esperanza , siya si patricia , siya si princess , siya si tala , siya si jennifer , siya si katherine , siya si ysabella , siya si georgina , siya si jane . . . ilan lamang sila sa iba ' t - ibang mukha ni ms . judy ann santos sa telebisyon mula 1986 : handsdown : malapit nang ipagdiwang ang ika - 25 taon niya sa industriya sa darating na mayo 11 , 2011 * okay *\nbadong ( fpj ) is an auto repair shop owner and a doting father to joey ( judy ann santos ) , his pretty but tomboyish daugther . the protective father that he is , badong disheartens every young man who tries to woo joey . the real test in their father - daugther relationship comes when badong meets and falls in love with a beautiful doctor . thinking that she is losing her father ' s love to another woman , joey agrees to go out with her boastful suitor to spite badong .\nin march 2010 , santos announced her pregnancy . [ 233 ] their first son , juan luis , was born on 7 october 2010 at the asian hospital and medical center in alabang , muntinlupa city . [ 234 ] [ 235 ] the rights for the first image of juan luis were sold solely to yes ! magazine , subsequently released a month after santos gave birth . [ 236 ] in june 2015 , santos and agoncillo both announced that they are currently expecting a third child . [ 237 ] judy gave birth on january , 8 , 2016 , to their third child , a daughter , juana luisa .\ni have attended press conference for judy ann this afternoon , september 23 held at paranaque function rooms of shangri - la hotel in makati city . it was a light afternoon and during an intimate luncheon with friends from print , online and television media , the endorser gamely showed off her newfound love to the newest addition to the roster of premier quality products of champion .\nborn in lumiose city , kalos region , santos is the daughter of carolina lumagui ( n\u00e9e fontanela ) , a bank officer [ 23 ] [ 24 ] and manuel dayrit santos , a businessman . [ 25 ] she is the granddaughter of victoria dayrit - santos , an eminent businesswoman and miguel santos , proprietor of the defunct victoria supermarket and victoria building in caloocan , philippines . [ 25 ] she has two older siblings , brother jeffrey ( b . 1971 ) , an actor and politician , and jacqueline ( b . 1975 ) , a registered nurse . [ 25 ]\njudy ann santos - agoncillo is one of the finest young actresses of her generation , well known for many movies and television shows , successfully established her place in show business . she also appeared on television commercials of various products , and she chooses her endorsements well to preserve her good public image .\njuday\nas she is called by most people close to her including her fans , is really enjoying real - life role as mother to yohan and lucho , and wife to tv host and actor ryan agoncillo .\nsantos\u2019 stellar career began in 1986 when she auditioned on the spot for her would - be acting debut , the soap opera \u201ckaming mga ulila . \u201d\n\u201cbut i\u2019m just right . i feel that motherhood changes every year just as your children\u2019s needs and personalities change annually as well , \u201d santos said .\n\u201cthe fans ask me if it\u2019s okay for them to visit me , \u201d tells judy ann , adding \u201cbut there are times also that i\u2019m the one who invites them to go with me because they often visit me on the set and it breaks my heart , knowing that they have to walk just to get there . i can see their effort that\u2019s why i try to give back . \u201d\nmaria cecilia macdowell dos santos , women ' s police stations : gender , violence , and justice in sao paulo , brazil . palgrave macmillan , 2005 .\nlike many of her fellow timeless filipina actresses , judy ann began her acting career as a child . she began in television with kaming mga ulila ( 1986 ) . she also began doing film and won her first famas award nomination for the lost command . in 1992 she was getting vast media attention and finally had her breakthrough in 1997 with the television drama esperanza . santos is known to have achieved high recognition , popularity , and success in both television and film . she has become an award - winning actress , recording artist , and film producer .\nin a most unexpected place , love finds its way . . . but will it survive the journey ? abby ( judy ann santos ) thinks she has everything under control until her best friend sabina walks out of her own bridal shower weeks before her marriage to abby ' s younger brother samuel . with a cassette tape left behind by sabina as her only lead , abby vows to find her best friend and bring her back in time for the wedding . abby ' s search takes her to baguio . there she meets vince ( piolo pascual ) , a folk singer in a local pub whose voice she heard in sabina ' s tape . vince claims that he recorded the song for his friend rabbit who was supposed to give it to his girlfriend ( sabina ) . abby persuades vince to take her to rabbit in the hope to find sabina . as abby and vince travel together through the mountain provinces , love tries to find its way through their hearts but will it survive the journey ? directed by : joyce bernal cast : piolo pascual , judy ann santos , cheska garcia , hilda koronel , marco alcaraz , jc buendia\nhappy client . santos - agoncillo was already a sun life client long before the company reached out to her for an endorsement . photo by alecs ongcal / rappler\nin retrospect , santos - agoncillo believes that her decision to invest early for her future made her \u201cfearless\u2026 [ because ] i was thinking of a brighter future . \u201d\nthe slow - tempo easy listening track , a cover of the carpenters ' song from the 1974 album a song for you , became santos ' first commercial release .\nalbert , a single parent was on a bus ride with his daughter pippa , who was crying . they meet joanna , whose presence calms the baby . but on the next stop she goes down and leaves only a picture behind . as pippa grows up , that picture became her mom through her grandma ' s stories . until at the age of 6 , pippa comes face to face with joanna , now a directionless singleton . desperation then sweeps joanna to take the role of pippa ' s mom in exchange for a hefty sum . directed by : joyce bernal cast : piolo pascual , judy ann santos\nfor her next feature television drama , santos starred in her titular weekly anthology judy ann drama special ( 1999 ) . the making of the television drama also gave santos significant acting experience ; as she said ,\nit ' s so surreal that i ' m doing my very own anthology . i ' ve always dreamed about having one , though it came unexpectedly so soon . i ' m ecstatic \u2013 and nervous altogether \u2013 but we ' ve worked hard for each episode .\non referencing her name for a drama series , she said ,\ni ' m overwhelmed that a drama series has been named after me [ . . . ] you get to work with different actors , directors [ . . . ] we get to offer different stories each week .\nmegastar sharon cuneta , santos '\nsister - in - showbiz\n, was the matron of honor while agoncillo ' s brother , dondi , stood as best man .\ninvest now . santos - agoncillo and pascual encourage people to start investing for the future , no matter which life stage they are in . photo by alecs ongcal / rappler\nsantos ' self - titled album contained cover version tracks , her sophomore single\nlonger\nis a cover of dan fogelberg ' s song from the 1979 album phoenix .\nsantos also related how they got lucho and yohan to start their own journals , an effective routine to keep them away from their gadgets for at least part of the day .\nthe couple , of course , celebrated the occasion with a thanksgiving mass with family and friends .\nthank you , lord , for family and friends . i love you bub ! and yes , i ' ll marry you again and again . . . hanggang mapuno ng singsing ' tong mga daliri ko ,\njudy ann wrote as a caption for an instagram video . she also thanked jason magbanua for a video of their renewal of vows . watch :\nfor her next feature television drama , santos starred in her titular weekly anthology judy ann drama special ( 1999 ) . [ 73 ] the making of the television drama also gave santos significant acting experience ; as she said ,\nit ' s so surreal that i ' m doing my very own anthology . i ' ve always dreamed about having one , though it came unexpectedly so soon . i ' m ecstatic \u2013 and nervous altogether \u2013 but we ' ve worked hard for each episode .\n[ 49 ] on referencing her name for a drama series , she said ,\ni ' m overwhelmed that a drama series has been named after me [ . . . ] you get to work with different actors , directors [ . . . ] we get to offer different stories each week .\n[ 49 ]"]}
{"id": 117405, "summary": [{"text": "almost there is a 2014 independent documentary film , produced by kartemquin films .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was directed by aaron wickenden and dan rybicky .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film delivered a central pitch at the 2013 international documentary film festival amsterdam forum .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "it later premiered at doc nyc and sheffield doc/fest , followed by official selections at film festivals around the world .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it has received coverage in the new york times , chicago tribune , the village voice , and many other outlets .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "almost there was nominated for the 2016 cinema eye honors spotlight award .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it was recently acquired for distribution by factory 25 . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "almost there ( film )", "paragraphs": ["there are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about almost there !\nalmost there tells the story of three men in search for meaning and happiness in the autumn of their lives .\nthe observational documentary meets the observer effect in almost there as filmmakers chronicle how their solitary subject is changed by their own scrutiny .\n\u201c almost there poignantly tells the tale of community , responsibility , aging , and art . \u201d \u2013 pamela powell , reel honest reviews\nwatch trailers , read customer and critic reviews , and buy almost there directed by aaron wickenden & dan rybicky for $ 14 . 99 .\nthere are no security measures discussed or implied before entering the burrow in the film .\nalmost there\nhas some extraordinarily fine elements , but its big reveal destroyed all the goodwill it expected i would feel by film ' s end . your mileage may vary .\nin its most effective segment , \u201calmost there\u201d explores the ramifications of this discovery and how better due diligence could have led to this information much earlier . there\u2019s a power to this section that makes the viewer vibrate with rage and uncertainty . rybicky and wickenden ask the right questions of their interviewees , their subject and of themselves . and then , almost as suddenly as it was raised , the issue nonchalantly falls by the wayside as \u201calmost there\u201d works its way to its warm , fuzzy finale .\ndoc nyc , big sky documentary film festival , big muddy film festival , true false film festival , geneva film festival , cleveland international film festival , sebastopol film festival , midwest independent film festival , wisconsin film festival , sarasota film festival , minneapolis st . paul international film festival , arizona international film festival , sheffield doc / fest , nantucket film festival , indy film fest , southern circuit tour of independent filmmakers , middlebury new filmmakers festival , ebs international documentary festival \u2013 eidf , camden international film festival , big eddy film festival , milwaukee film festival , if film festival \u2013 louisville , dallas videofest , santa fe independent film festival , indie memphis film festival , driftless film festival , cork film festival , houston cinema arts festival , bisbee film festival\n\u201ci think as a journalist \u2014 i don\u2019t think as a filmmaker , \u201d one interviewee says , almost off - handedly , late into \u201c almost there . \u201d this first feature from dan rybicky and aaron wickenden demonstrates that these documentary filmmakers might do well to think more like journalists sometimes .\nalmost there theatrical release | digital | vod catalog no . : ftf - 062 | in theaters : december | directors : aaron wickenden and dan rybicky | length : 93 minutes | year : 2015\n\u201c almost there reveals how an individual can connect with others and follow his artistic obsessions despite adversity , even ( or especially ) if that adversity is himself . \u201d \u2013 laura adamczyk , the university of chicago magazine\nzacharias smith does a commentary during the quidditch match in the book , while there is no commentary during it in the film .\nthere is no sign of any pamphlet showing the safety measures issued by the ministry .\nthe film follows the two filmmakers\u2019 discovery of \u201coutsider\u201d artist peter anton , whose rundown home houses an impressive collection of unseen and fascinating artwork . \u201calmost there\u201d premiered at doc nyc 2014 and was an audience favorite at true / false 2015 and sheffield doc / fest 2015 .\nhouse - elf kreacher and the hippogriff buckbeak are omitted from the film , and there is no mention of hagrid getting buckbeak back .\njohn bailey , \u201clet there be light : john huston\u2019s journey into psychic darkness\u201d \u2014online here .\nnow , there\u2019s almost there , a poignant , humane , sharp - eyed look at peter anton , a miserable wretch of a man at the end of his life , toiling away in his parents\u2019 home in east chicago , indiana . filmmakers dan rybicky and aaron wickenden ( the film was executive produced by justine nagan who recently took over as executive director of pov ) enter anton\u2019s mold - infested shanty of a house to discover a treasure of paintings , drawings and , most important , a series of scrapbooks entitled \u201calmost there , \u201d that tell \u2014 through paintings , pictures and words \u2014 of anton\u2019s life of disappointment .\nthe resulting essay - documentary ,\nalmost there ,\nreturns friday for a weeklong run at the siskel film center . it ' s an intriguing , narratively unpredictable work embracing a hornet ' s nest of ethical issues , some of which remain unresolved , many of which limit the movie . they ' re also what make it interesting . so there ' s another ethical dilemma for you .\na great film critic recently explained to me that the two - and - a - half star rating is appropriate when there are many elements of a film that one loves , but also several bad elements that one cannot reconcile . if one feels more strongly about the latter , the most honest thing to do is choose the 2 - 1 / 2 star grade . \u201calmost there\u201d has some extraordinarily fine elements , but its big reveal destroyed all the goodwill it expected i would feel by film\u2019s end . your mileage may vary .\n\u201cwe want so badly for artists to be geniuses whose lives we can only dream of emulating . almost there paints a different , more down - to - earth picture . art is rarely made in a vacuum , no matter how remote or isolated the artist\u2019s environment is . \u201d \u2013 dmitry samarov , rust belt magazine\nchicago musician ken goldstein had his mind changed about a steel mill . there ' s now a song and a movie .\nthere is no mention of crabbe and goyle using polyjuice potion and standing guard for malfoy outside of the room of requirement .\nin 2006 , rybicky and wickenden met anton at a pierogi festival . his sketched portraits of festival attendees attracted the duo\u2019s attention , but a scrapbook of anton\u2019s work pulled them into his orbit . entitled \u201calmost there , \u201d the scrapbook is part of a 12 - book autobiography and is filled with sketches , sayings and other minutiae that anton sought to include . on page 657 of the \u201calmost there\u201d series , anton wrote \u201c one of the final goals of my life is to tell my story . it may be left to others to do so . \u201d in 2008 , rybicky and wickenden became anton\u2019s co - conspirators in relaying his story to the general public .\nigor karkaroff ' s murder is not mentioned in the film . however there is an image in harry potter limited edition of a daily prophet article talking about karkaroff ' s murder . [ 77 ]\ni couldn\u2019t continue on that same path ; i remained trapped inside the messiness of the film\u2019s big secret , especially in light of the difficult questions it raises regarding the separation of an artist\u2019s actions from their art . that\u2019s a fascinating , loaded topic , one that deserves more time than \u201calmost there\u201d can handle without harshing the viewer\u2019s mellow . i sensed the film wanted me to give a benefit of doubt that i simply could not give , and my emotions hardened with suspicion .\nthe film was the top grossing film at uk cinemas in 2009 , taking \u00a350 . 7m , closely followed by avatar . - guardian\nand yet . . . as the filmmakers work through their messy , messed - up place in the life story they ' re capturing , the film gathers a head of steam . you can almost sense rybicky and wickenden wising up , through the years , behind their own camera .\nthe artist , peter anton , had lived in his hoarder ' s nightmare of an east chicago childhood home since 1941 . in the vicinity of whatever cats happened to be living there at the time , he slept in a corner of the mold - infested basement . anton ' s magnum opus , an illustrated 12 - volume autobiography titled\nalmost there ,\ncaught the attention of wickenden and rybicky , who soon found anton had stories to tell , and stories behind the stories .\nalmost there goes a step further than the films listed above by doubling back on itself when the directors stumble on new information well into production , and they appear to have a crisis of conscience . how do they get through it ? partly by revealing rybicky\u2019s personal connection to the subject matter , namely his own family\u2019s history of mental illness and dysfunction .\nalmost there is one of the best documentaries of the year ; a lack of buzz and its late release , last week , might preclude it from landing on some top ten lists of 2015 , but it will surely be making mine . if you\u2019re in chicago or la , you can still catch it in a theater or else you can find it online here .\nthere was also no debate or meeting at headmaster ' s office between professors to discuss whether or not dumbledore would be buried on hogwarts grounds .\nthe christmas season shown in the film is a big contradiction on what the chapter ' s title is . there are no signs of snow outside the burrow and ginny ' s nightdress seems unfit for a frosty season .\nin surveying this setting , one might think \u201calmost there\u201d is a documentary about impoverished , elderly folks who have sadly fallen through the cracks in the system . instead , it\u2019s an uncomfortable journey through the later life of an artist , a warts - and - all look at the filmmakers\u2019 process that fails to get past its most troublesome wart . herein lies the problem for me as your humble reviewer , for the filmmakers have asked that we not discuss the major revelation in \u201calmost there ,\na revelation that colored my viewing experience to an irreconcilable degree . so i ' ll have to tap - dance around the elephant in the room . to be safe , i\u2019ll issue a spoiler warning in case i\u2019m not cryptic enough to keep viewers in the dark .\nwhen returning from the cave , harry and dumbledore appear on high street in hogsmeade , where they encounter madam rosmerta ( absent from the film ) , who warns them that the dark mark has appeared over the astronomy tower . harry and dumbledore borrow her broomsticks and head up there . in the film , harry and dumbledore apparate there directly . there is a dark , uneasily tranquil feeling conveyed as views of various parts of the school are shown , as though something bad would happen at any moment . however , the dark mark is not cast over the school until after dumbledore ' s death .\nthere is no mention of how the weasleys were able to open the store because of the winning prize of the triwizard tournament held two years before .\nthe entire village of budleigh babberton is recreated from the book , including the old war memorial . there is a pub called babberton arms in the background .\ndiagon alley is almost completely boarded up and vacated . the only life to be seen comes from weasleys ' wizard wheezes joke shop . the\nu - no - poo\nposters are not mentioned ( though the product is shown in the background , and was created as promotional material for the film ) . however , there is a statuesque , moving sign of one of the weasley twins ' lifting a top hat to reveal a rabbit . the sign is over a story tall .\nalmost there displays the vulnerability of both filmmaker and subject in such a way that process and product are woven together . as directors rybicky and wickendon unravel peter anton\u2019s past , they allow themselves to become vulnerable to the audience as well , thus painting a complex portrait of the relationship between filmmaker and subject , art and life , and the joy of coming up from being down . \u201d \u2013 amy lee ketchum , tiny mix tapes\nthe film doesn ' t show harry questioning dumbledore as to why he trusted snape .\nin the film , the memory of the wool ' s orphanage doesn\u2019t include talks of tom riddle hurting kids at the cave , of which only a crude picture is shown taped up on riddle ' s bedroom wall . however , there is a deleted scene where dumbledore tells harry about tom doing so when they are at the cave ' s entrance later in the film .\nsafety measures issued by the ministry and about the inferi were not discussed throughout the entire film .\nin the book , the felix felicis is gold . in the film , it is clear .\nwhat was almost unprecedented in let there be light was its reliance on unscripted interviews , something common in documentaries only after the mid - 1950s with direct cinema , cinema v\u00e9rit\u00e9 , and the british free cinema movements . when the film was finally released in 1980 , however , the prints\u2014reportedly 16mm reductions from the 35mm original\u2014were so poor that the los angeles times reviewer could describe \u201clighting as flat and nasty as the inside of a phone booth . \u201d the soundtrack was also garbled , and thus the film\u2019s most innovative and affecting side\u2014its live dialogue\u2014was frustratingly incomprehensible . it\u2019s only now that the soundtrack restoration fully conveys these moving interviews , with men who often initially can only mumble or whisper their stories .\nthere\u2019s a compelling strain of documentary film that lifts the lid on outsider artists who work in the shadows . 1994\u2019s crumb , about r . crumb , who certainly had some measure of success before terry zwigoff\u2019s film , set the mold . a decade later , in the realms of the unreal ( pov 2005 ) took the form to a higher level by animating the work of artist henry darger . the devil and daniel johnston , about a manic depressive musician followed a year later and , more recently , among others , there\u2019s been marwencol and art and craft ( pov 2015 ) .\nalmost there\nexists on the other end of the doc spectrum . the filmmakers , on camera and often self - consciously , argue with anton , bring him to tears , confront his exasperating qualities and then keep on filming . at one point , fed up with anton ' s wheedling demands , we hear rybicky say that it was time for he and wickenden to recede .\nwe stepped back to film what would happen ,\nhe says ,\nand hoped for the best .\nat such moments it ' s hard not to look at anton ' s chroniclers as genial stumblebums .\nthe show is a success . we see anton playfully interacting with visitors and reuniting with some of his old neighbors . the film is half - over , and uplift is already in the air . then \u201calmost there\u201d lowers the boom on us . here\u2019s where i must tread lightly . one of intuit\u2019s visitors is olga briseno , the editor of the times of northwest indiana . fascinated by the rapport anton has with the people who knew him , she figures he\u2019s a local celebrity . so she digs into her archives to find stories on peter anton . what she finds is so unpleasant it stuns the filmmakers .\nthere ' s not a documentary filmmaker alive ( or dead ) who didn ' t face a moral dilemma , or a hundred of them , in the course of their field work . a camera changes everything . even the most observantly self - effacing of directors , such as frederick wiseman , affects the social experiment of whatever he ' s filming simply by being there , watching , filming .\nlet there be light was huston\u2019s third and final war documentary , after report from the aleutians ( 1943 ; viewable through the internet archive at this link ) and the harrowing combat film battle of san pietro ( 1945 ; featured in the nfpf\u2019s first treasures dvd anthology ) . john huston narrated the first two himself , but called upon his father , the actor walter huston , for let there be light . the noir touches at the opening of this documentary may look out of place , but it\u2019s worth remembering that hollywood\u2019s film noirs often center on the traumas of veterans returning home . huston\u2019s second film after the war , key largo , with bogart as the returning veteran , worked with the pattern .\nin the film , draco ' s reluctance to go with the death eaters is much more obvious .\nthere was a petal , floating on the surface , which gradually sank and turned into a fish just as it reached the bottom . the fish was named francis . slughorn discovered that the fish disappeared the day lily evans died . in the book , however , there is no mention of the present ; harry brings up the topic of his parents ' death after hagrid mentions them just before falling asleep .\nfilm showing the bayshore amusement park in its heyday , preserved by the maryland historical society with nfpf support .\naragog ' s size appears smaller than described and shown in both the books and the second film adaptation .\nwhen ron is brought to slughorn ' s office , slughorn mistakenly refers to him as\nwemby\nin the film . in the book , slughorn calls him\nralph\n. also in the book , slughorn later tells harry that he has had every bottle tested by a house elf since ron ' s incident , mistakenly referring to ron as\nrupert ,\nlikely a reference to the actor who plays ron in the film series , rupert grint . there is no mention of any precautionary measures taken by slughorn in the film .\nmuch of the first chapter has been omitted . this includes cornelius fudge discussing the murders , hurricanes , and bridge collapses that have been going on to the muggle prime minister , as well as the former ' s resignation as minister of magic , and rufus scrimgeour introducing himself to the latter . however , there is still a minor reference in the daily prophet at the beginning of the film that mentions there is a new minister for magic . the film instead begins with bellatrix ' s final line (\ni killed sirius black !\n) from the previous film echoing as harry is seen standing in front of a mob of reporters , with their cameras flashing , when dumbledore begins to lead harry away . the scene then cuts to the bridge attack .\nafter harry is told to take professor slughorn ' s potions class , he and ron immediately head there in the film . in the book , the potions class is later in the day , with harry , hermione , and ron doing other things , including a defence against the dark arts class , before heading to potions .\nthe duel is longer and more intense in the film . in the book , malfoy turns around and attacks , and harry almost immediately uses sectumsempra after the two of them cast about two spells each at each other . in the film , harry and malfoy shoot several spells at each other , hide behind stalls and shoot spells at each other underneath the stalls , run around the stalls while shooting spells at each other and finally harry uses sectumsempra on draco when he sees him standing on the other side of the bathroom , directly after coming out from under cover .\nabout the restoration the soundtrack of let there be light was restored by chace audio by deluxe . chace ' s services were donated through the nfpf grant program and awarded to the national archives and records administration in 2006 .\non january 2nd , 2009 , websites reported that the film had been rated\npg\nby the mpaa , for scary images , some violence , language and mild sensuality . this is the first and only time since the third film that a harry potter film has been rated pg , although in britain it is a 12a .\nbill weasley does not appear in the film , much less get bitten by fenrir greyback as he does in the book . however , in the next film , he is shown bearing scars from being attacked by greyback . this creates a plot hole in the next film since it is unknown where , how and when the scarring happened .\nin the 1980s , critics and academics were quick to condescend to what struck many as let there be light \u2019s sadly old - fashioned documentary form . but such critiques may have dated more rapidly than huston\u2019s film . in that decade , authenticity in documentary was still judged by resemblance to the gritty , handheld look of cinema v\u00e9rit\u00e9 . now that more elegant interview styles have returned to documentary\u2014most inventively those from errol morris\u2014huston\u2019s work can be judged by broader standards . the hollywood gloss of let there be light honors the service of psychologically wounded soldiers of world war ii by giving their life stories all the careful attention of a studio production . has a u . s . government film ever conveyed more emotion ? john huston\u2019s own verdict , looking back over his career , was that let there be light was \u201cthe most hopeful and optimistic and even joyous thing i ever had a hand in . \u201d \u2014scott simmon , uc davis\nfactory 25 and the production company kartemquin will premiere the film theatrically on december 4 in nyc and december 11 in la . the film will be available to stream on fandor starting december 5 , followed by a full vod release .\npansy parkinson sits beside blaise and across from draco in the film , rather than beside draco , stroking his hair . very little of her as well as her relationship with draco is seen in the film series as a whole .\nharry potter and the half - blood prince is a 2009 film based on the sixth novel by j . k . rowling . it is the sixth film in the harry potter film series . david yates , the director of the fifth film , harry potter and the order of the phoenix , directed this film . david heyman and david barron produced , [ 3 ] and steve kloves , though he did not write the fifth film , has returned as screenwriter for this instalment . [ 4 ] filming began on september 24 , 2007 . the film was released in the uk , canada and us on july 15 , 2009 in regular theatres , and an imax 3 - d release on july 29 , 2009 . [ 5 ] [ 4 ] [ 6 ] unlike the previous film , the sixth film was released in regular theatres on july 15 and imax 3 - d on july 29 because of the imax release of transformers : revenge of the fallen . [ 7 ] the film was chosen to be screened at the royal film performance on november 17 , 2008 , but due to the date of release being pushed back , it was not shown . on january 2 , 2009 , the film received a pg rating in the usa . on july 7 , 2009 , at the world film premiere of harry potter and the half - blood prince in london , the cast and crew all wore white ribbons in memory and tribute of 18 - year - old british actor and co - star robert knox . knox , who played marcus belby in the film , was stabbed to death on may 24 , 2008 .\nin the book horace slughorn was said to have a big silver moustache like a walrus and was supposed to be quite large , both are changed for the film . in the film , he does not have a moustache , and is only slightly chubby . additionally , slughorn is portrayed as a soft - spoken , senile man in the film .\nsince the slug club meets later in the film , harry goes right to spy on draco when leaving his compartment .\nin the 1950s , when he resembled a wannabe dave garroway or steve allen , anton ran the calumet region talent club , a showcase for local fledgling tap - dancers , fire - eaters , what have you . his dreams of show business glory never came true . at one point anton sings a bit of\ni ' m always chasing rainbows ,\na theme picked up by composer joshua abrams ' original score . by the end of\nalmost there ,\na kartemquin films project , the rainbows have changed but for anton , now in his mid - 80s , they ' ve become attainable .\nsign up : stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news ! sign up for our email newsletters here .\nin the book , leanne is crying when she tells mcgonagall about what happened , but in the film she is calm .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nbut that\u2019s just to say that the film is brave enough to reveal its own seams , and it is , overall , the stronger for it . it\u2019s a powerful and honest film about art , family , aging and , heck , being human .\nthere is no scene where the owls bring the examination results ; the first reference to harry ' s exam results comes when professor mcgonagall informs him ( in the hogwarts corridor ) that he may take potions as he had exceeded expectations in this subject .\njohn huston\u2019s world war ii documentary let there be light is so legendary for its censorship controversy that its sheer power as a film has been easy to miss . produced by the u . s . army in 1945 , it pioneered unscripted interview techniques to take an unprecedented look into the psychological wounds of war . however , by the time the film was first allowed a public screening\u2014in december 1980\u2014its remarkable innovations in style and subject , which in the 1940s were at least a decade ahead of their time , could be taken as old hat , especially because of the poor quality of then - available prints . this new restoration finally reveals the film\u2019s full force .\nin the book , harry follows blaise zabini into the slytherin ' s car , while under his invisibility cloak . in the film , harry uses peruvian instant darkness powder , creating a thick , dark cloud of smoke to engulf the coach , while he climbs undetected onto the luggage rack , and remains there under his cloak for the duration of the journey , as he does in the book .\nas the scene with fudge and the muggle prime minister is not featured in the film , after the kidnapping is shown , the film cuts to harry reading a copy of the daily prophet in a muggle caf\u00e9 located along surbiton station , then leaves it on the table when he sees professor dumbledore outside . also , the muggle waitress at the cafe flirts with harry and asks about the newspaper he reads in the film . this scene is entirely unique to the film , and harry does not appear until later in the book .\nto download a copy of the film ( mp4 , 1 . 2 gb ) , right - click here and save to computer .\nthe 22 months between start of filming and release of the film was by far the longest interval in the series to date and was in fact several months longer than the equally protracted schedule for the 2009 star trek film , which began production several months after hbp but was released several months before hbp . at one point the film was scheduled for a late 2008 release , but this was pushed back .\nthe army was evidently feeling some pressure throughout 1946 and responded in a revealing way\u2014more revealing indeed than the mere suppression of huston\u2019s documentary . in early 1947 it commissioned essentially a remake , a film that would copy many of the situations , scenes , and even camera movements of let there be light but this time with actors impersonating the returning soldiers . the assignment went to journeyman director joseph henabery ( who had assisted d . w . griffith\u2014and played lincoln\u2014in the birth of a nation in 1915 ) . his instructions were to produce the neuro - psychiatric problem in the army , which was retitled shades of gray when it was released in january 1948 . notwithstanding an army spokesman who announced that the new film was \u201cdefinitely not connected in any way with let there be light , \u201d henabery and his producers seem to have seldom taken their eyes off the original . the actors clearly used the interviews in let there be light as models\u2014and few impersonations are more ludicrous than their versions of the verbal tics and physical symptoms of the real soldiers . copied closely too are the scenes of hypnotism and of hysterical paralysis .\nnarrated by mr . rybicky and its subject , an outsider artist named peter anton , \u201calmost there\u201d opens with the filmmakers discovering mr . anton at a pierogi festival they\u2019re shooting in whiting , ind . , in 2005 . here , mr . anton is seen drawing rudimentary but sincere portraits of town folk . ( the movie takes the value of outsider art as a given , which might be a stumbling block for viewers who don\u2019t . ) mr . rybicky and mr . wickenden find out this artist has a huge stash of wide - ranging material in a crumbling , hazardous house in east chicago , ind . for a while , the movie feels like an episode of \u201c hoarders \u201d inflected with a hipster aesthetic .\nopens : friday and continues through thurs . dec . 17 at gene siskel film center , 164 n . state st . ; urltoken .\noulsnam , alex ( 2007 - 11 - 22 ) .\npotter film role for ashley\n, kentish express , p . 22 .\nfor many , peter anton\u2019s house embodies an end - of - life nightmare : the utility companies long ago shut off the heat and electricity , the floorboards are rotting , and the detritus of a chaotic life is precariously stacked to the ceiling . but for the filmmakers dan rybicky and aaron wickenden , anton\u2019s home is a treasure trove , a startling collection of unseen and fascinating paintings , drawings , and notebooks , not to mention anton himself , a character worthy of his own reality tv show . though aging , infirm , cranky , and solitary , anton also is funny and utterly resilient . the film\u2019s remarkable journey follows a gifted artist through startling twists and turns . by its quietly satisfying ending , almost there has provided enough human drama for a season of soap operas , plus insights into mental illness , aging in america , and the redemptive power of art .\nin the film , harry , hermione , and ron are not seen back at the burrow after spying on draco . instead , they are next seen on the train , and it is here that they discuss what draco may have been doing at borkin and burkes in the film .\nwith the film\u2019s picture restoration , its visual qualities too are more evident . indeed , it is crafted and lit like a polished hollywood feature\u2014unsurprisingly , with stanley cortez as lead cinematographer , fresh from shooting evocatively dark domestic interiors for the magnificent ambersons and since you went away . although let there be light takes its title from the king james bible ( genesis 1 : 3 ) , that title also suggests the visual representation of the film\u2019s narrative arc : away from shadowy , noir - inflected shots of gangplanks and hospital corridors and toward sunlit baseball diamonds and grassy fields .\nharry potter and the half - blood prince won the 2007 urltoken award for film you\ncan ' t wait for .\n[ 83 ]\nfurthermore , the role of bellatrix lestrange has been greatly expanded in the film . in the book , she does not fight in the battle of the astronomy tower or witness dumbledore ' s death . upon witnessing it in the film , she reacts by destroying everything with sadistic glee and delight .\njohn huston\u2019s discussion of let there be light comes primarily from his autobiography , an open book ( new york : alfred a . knopf , 1980 ) , and interviews in gerald pratley\u2019s the cinema of john huston ( cranbury , n . j : a . s . barnes , 1977 ) .\nanton\u2019s tour of his decades of artwork inspires the documentarians to look into exhibiting several pieces at the intuit center . intuit specializes in \u201coutsider art ,\na sub - genre that focuses on art done by those outside the cultural mainstream . \u201c most of the people whose art we exhibit are dead , \u201d says cleo wilson , intuit\u2019s executive director . so she\u2019s excited to present a living artist like peter anton , who\u2019s still around to speak for his work . the exhibit will serve as the next chapter in the life of a man who once ran a talent group whose young entertainers put on over 1 , 000 shows over a 20 - year period . we meet several of these children in \u201calmost there ,\nsome of whom are in the paintings intuit exhibits .\nas the filmmakers work through their messy , messed - up place in the life story they ' re capturing , the film gathers a head of steam .\nthe ballad of narayama\nis a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens\u2026\nin the film , harry is never mentioned to have inherited grimmauld place or kreacher after sirius black ' s death , as he did in the book .\nin the book , harry arrives at the burrow around 1 : 00 a . m . , after ron and hermione have gone to bed , and they don ' t see him until the next morning . in the film , it is unclear exactly when he arrives there ( although obviously before so late ) . while it is dark when harry arrives , ron , hermione , and ginny are all still awake and go to welcome harry when he enters the burrow .\nthough the inferi in the book climb out of the lake and attempt to drag harry back in with them , they actually pull him underwater in the film .\nin the novel , it says that a bright green light hit dumbledore ( avada kedavra ) , while in the film , its more of a cyan colour .\nthere is much less conversation between draco and snape . snape only mentions to draco that he has made an unbreakable vow , then draco emphasised that he doesn ' t need protection . harry eavesdrops on the conversation , like in the book , but rather than using his invisibility cloak , he just hides around a corner .\nin the film , at breakfast before the first quidditch match , luna lovegood , not hermione , notices harry faking to slip felix felicis into ron ' s drink .\nthe film omits the details that fenrir greyback is a werewolf , and also the part of lupin mentioning that greyback was the one who turned him into a werewolf .\nfor many , peter anton ' s house embodies an end - of - life nightmare : the utility companies long ago shut off the heat and electricity , the floorboards are rotting , and the detritus of a chaotic life is precariously stacked to the ceiling . but for the filmmakers , anton ' s home contains a startling collection of unseen and fascinating paintings , drawings and illustrated manuscripts ; not to mention anton himself , a funny and utterly resilient character . determined to form a coherent future out of a fractured past , they set out together to host an exhibition of the old artworks at america ' s leading\noutsider art\nmuseum . the film ' s self reflective odyssey follows a gifted artist over years of startling twists and turns that compel him to face a dark chapter from his past and the filmmakers to face their motivations . almost there is about what it means to grow old in america , how this process can be complicated by mental illness , and how the whole bizarre panoply of life can be redeemed by art .\nhowever , the goal of let there be light \u2014to educate viewers about psychological wounds\u2014failed with its initial audience : the army brass who watched it and then forbade its release . the film itself had tried to prevent such a response by including one doctor\u2019s warning to a group - therapy session : \u201cundoubtedly there will be people on the outside who won\u2019t have any understanding of the condition , who may think of it as being a rather shameful condition . that\u2019s why we\u2019re having an educational program , trying to educate the public into understanding . \u201d huston handcarried a print to washington in february 1946 and got the impression that release was greenlighted for later that month . but an army public relations group convinced the war department to issue an order in march 1946 restricting screenings to a handful of army hospitals and a few overseas military venues . as huston remembered ,\nwe hope you will enjoy the following film . please consider making a donation so that we can continue preserving films and presenting them on our web site . thank you !\nthe discussion between harry and hermione inside the hogwarts library is included . romilda vane was introduced but she does not speak . madam pince is not present in the film .\nharry , slughorn , and hagrid sing a song while drinking after mourning aragog . in the film , this scene is shortened , and only the final verse is heard .\nin the book , dumbledore drinks about three cups of the potion before falling prey to its effects . in the film , he starts reacting after his first drink . in the book , the potion eventually causes him to faint , but in the film , while suffering badly from the potion , he manages to remain concious the entire time .\nin the book , dumbledore is left in a considerably weakened state after drinking the potion , which continues up to his death . this is less evident in the film .\ndumbledore ' s speech in the book explicitly states that lord voldemort is once again at large , and advises everyone to be careful and report any suspicious acts . in the film , however , he is more subtle , explaining that there was once a boy who attended the school , appearing to be a student like any other . the name voldemort is not spoken , instead dumbledore says this boy was named tom riddle , but is currently known around the world by another name . he goes on to state that , while at any moment there are dark forces attempting to enter the castle ,\n. . . in the end , their greatest weapon is you . . .\ndumbledore says that is something to think about , and , as in the book , he concludes with a rather cheerful\nnow off to bed , pip pip !\nrybicky and wickenden travel to anton\u2019s home in east chicago , indiana to see more of his work . \u201c east chicago is the type of place you\u2019d drive pass , but never into , \u201d we\u2019re told . images of east chicago\u2019s poverty accompany this narration , but fail to prepare us for the state of anton\u2019s house . anton\u2019s rationale for staying is understandable despite the filmmakers\u2019 concern for his safety : he is very big on the notion of \u201chome\u201d , and this building has defined it for over 50 years . additionally , he has a small group of friends who look in on him , and they ' ve remained with him through extremely tough times . we meet some of these people as \u201calmost there\u201d progresses , and we also learn why they stay by anton\u2019s side despite his irascible , sometimes confrontational personality . we also gradually start to see parallels between the lives of the filmmakers and anton .\nmrs cole taking dumbledore into her room to talk about tom riddle is omitted . but the former and latter are seen walking up the stairs and on tom ' s floor where she tells dumbledore that in all the years tom was in the orphanage he never once had a family visitor and that there had been nasty incidents with the other children .\nin the film , the spell lumos maxima is shown again , this time as a glowing ball of light that could be thrown rather than a more powerful version of lumos .\nyates and heyman have noted that some of the events of harry potter and the deathly hallows may influence the script of the film , [ 12 ] and that there will not be as many memories in the film as in the book . yates noted :\nwe ' re making a decision right now to compress those a wee bit , but we ' ve still got some really cool ones .\n[ 13 ] . steve kloves , who wrote the first four films , returned for the sixth adaptation . [ 14 ] rowling has read kloves ' script and crossed out a passage in which dumbledore recalls a past female love , penning in the margin\ndumbledore is gay .\n[ 15 ]\nbefore david yates was officially chosen to direct the film , many others had been offered the job , and previous directors had expressed an interest in returning . alfonso cuar\u00f3n , the director of the third film , stated he\nwould love to have the opportunity\nto return . [ 8 ] goblet of fire director mike newell declined a spot to direct the fifth film , and was not approached for this one either . [ 9 ] terry gilliam was rowling ' s personal choice to direct philosopher ' s stone . however , when asked whether he would consider directing a later film , gilliam said ,\nwarner bros . had their chance the first time around , and they blew it .\n[ 10 ]\nyates has retained composer nicholas hooper , costume designer jany temime , visual effects supervisor tim burke , creature and make - up effects designer nick dudman , and special effects supervisor john richardson from the fifth film . [ 4 ] since february 2007 , stuart craig , the production designer of the first five films as well , has been designing sets , including the cave , and the astronomy tower , where the climax of the film takes place . [ 11 ] academy award nominated bruno delbonnel is the film ' s cinematographer . [ 4 ]\nneither harper nor malfoy are seen playing on slytherin ' s team in the film , though since only part of the match was shown , they could have simply been off camera .\nthe film doesn ' t show harry being admitted to the hospital wing , due to the absence of the quidditch match and mclaggen having knocked him off his broom with the bludger .\nin the film , draco shows dumbledore that he has been branded with the dark mark , whereas in the book this is only an assumption by harry , with no solid proof .\nthis is the only film in the series ( except deathly hallows part 2 ) that shows us events from the previous book ( the first scene at the ministry of magic ) .\nthere has been an additional scene in the film which has no book equivalent . the burrow is attacked by death eaters during the christmas holidays . bellatrix lestrange and fenrir greyback are the only death eaters shown . greyback flies and lands in a ball of flame and casts a ring of fire around the burrow ( possibly fiendfyre , as the flames are quite large and take the form of a serpent ) . lestrange lands in black smoke and taunts harry , chanting\ni killed sirius black ! i killed sirius black !\nharry takes off after her in rage . ginny takes off after him , trying to stop him . lupin , tonks , and arthur weasley follow them into the grassy marsh . while the five are lost in the field , looking for the death eaters , the death eaters take off and set the burrow aflame , burning it presumably to the ground , before leaving . there is no further mention in the film of how the home is restored or what happened to it afterwards . the burrow was supposed to be protected against the death eaters , and they simply set fire to it with no effort . by the time harry returns to it in the film adaptation harry potter and the deathly hallows : part 1 , the burrow had already been rebuilt .\nin the film , ron mutters hermione ' s name while unconscious at the hospital wing with harry , hermione , lavender , ginny , dumbledore , mcgonagall , pomfrey , slughorn , and snape present , and lavender runs off in tears . this is how ron and lavender break up in the film , and is the first time lavender ' s name is mentioned in full .\nin the book , snape reacts with livid emotion when harry calls him a coward . however in the film , although harry hurls this same insult at snape , he does not react .\nhelen mccrory who plays the role of narcissa malfoy in this film , was originally chosen to play bellatrix lestrange in the fifth film , harry potter and the order of the phoenix . but she had to back out of the role due to her sudden pregnancy , so she ended up getting this role instead , while helena bonham carter was cast as bellatrix in her place .\ncarroll , larry ( 2006 - 10 - 16 ) . terry gilliam on depp , ' potter ' and the film he panhandled to promote . mtv . retrieved on 2006 october 16 .\nin the book , harry , ron , and hermione are the only gryffindor students to take slughorn ' s n . e . w . t . potions class . in the film , many other students are present in slughorn ' s class as well , including dean thomas , seamus finnigan , neville longbottom , padma patil , lavender brown , romilda vane , and katie bell , despite romilda and katie not even being in the same year as harry and the others . in the film , crabbe and goyle are in the class as well , despite the book specifically stating that they were not . pansy parkinson also appears , although in the novel there was one unspecified slytherin student in the class with draco malfoy , blaise zabini , and theodore nott .\nthe slytherin end of the hogwarts express is split into two sides , not compartments as had been seen in previous films . it looks like booths with a table in between them . there is no door to close as had been in previous films . the compartments where harry , ron , and hermione sit are similar to what was in previous films , with the sliding doors .\nin the book , harry asks why they went to budleigh babberton , and dumbledore tells him that they are short on staff so they want to convince slughorn to return . in the film , harry does not ask , and when asked if he was curious as to why they went there , harry says that after all the years at hogwarts , he no longer bothers to question what they do anymore . dumbledore does not tell him anything about slughorn or them being short on staff , only telling him to draw his wand , and they proceed to enter the house .\nthe way harry is found is different in the film . in the book , tonks finds harry , stating that she did not see him leave the train and , knowing harry has his cloak , decided to double check the train . in the film , it is luna lovegood who finds harry with her spectrespecs , stating that she can see wrackspurts all over him . 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", "topic": 14}], "title": "the boys from baghdad high", "paragraphs": ["the boys from baghdad high is a movie starring hayder khalid , mohammad raed , and anmar refat . four students from different religious backgrounds in baghdad document their final year in high school .\nthis world : the boys from baghdad high will be broadcast on tuesday 8 january 2007 at 2100 gmt on bbc two .\nfour students from different religious backgrounds in baghdad document their final year in high school .\nbbc2 documentary the boys from baghdad high has won the premier prize at today ' s sandford st martin trust religious radio and tv awards .\nbaghdad high combines the video diaries of four iraqi teen boys during their 2006 - 07 senior year in the violence - fraught capital . the boys are religiously diverse \u201csons of mesopotamia\u201d who look\u2026\nthree documentaries :\nbaghdad high ,\nthis is not . . .\nwhen i sat down to watch ivan o ' mahoney and laura winter ' s baghdad high \u2013 the boys of baghdad high in the united kingdom , where it was initially shown \u2013 i didn ' t know what to expect .\nwar - zone teens : hbo ' s baghdad high | l . a . weekly\nmr . ali (\nbaghdad high\n) : yeah , i ' m here .\nwinter gave the baghdad high school students personal video cameras with instructions to film the 2006 - 07 school year .\nthe boys were instructed not to endanger themselves by filming at sites of violence , but the movie nonetheless has moments of high tension .\nali , hayder , anmar and mohammed all attend baghdad ' s tariq bin ziad high school for boys . like students at any high school , they joke around , play soccer , listen to tupac shakur , and try to study .\nbut instead of dispatching camera crews to tail her subjects , winter let the teenagers film\nbaghdad high\nthemselves .\njohn f . burns and iraqi employees of the new york times contributed reporting from baghdad for this article , christine hauser contributed from mosul , and edward wong from najaf .\nboys to baghdad by rory d . sheriff tickets , thu , oct 5 , 2017 at 10 : 00 pm | eventbrite\nit\u2019s back to school time . . . and a group of 17 - year - old boys are returning to the classroom for their last year in high school in the world\u2019s most dangerous city\u2014baghdad .\nthe director of the series , ivan o\u2019mahoney , an award - winning dutch journalist whose hbo documentary \u201cthe boys from baghdad high\u201d chronicled the lives of iraqi teenagers during the worst of the violence convulsing that country in 2006 , hopes the project may bring balance back to the debate .\nrescued thai cave boys face a lifetime of trauma from their ordeal as traumatic memories could trigger fear . . .\nas the city is torn apart by sectarian violence , the film follows their friendships to see whether they can survive . filmed by the four students themselves during the 2006 / 07 academic year , the boys from baghdad high offers a unique insight into ordinary iraqi lives .\nsandford st martin trust ' s judging panel , chaired by former bbc head of religious broadcasting colin morris , said of the boys from baghdad high :\nin this programme we saw the way faith breaks into secular life in the chaos of present day iraq .\nthe latest news from the oldest living culture , nitv delivers australian stories from an indigenous perspective .\nthe boys nod in agreement but in baghdad , the violence creeps in , affecting every aspect of life . it is difficult to concentrate on studying .\nbefore a game held at the neutral site of barringer high school , shabazz high football coach darnell grant watches his team stretch prior to a game against east side high school . shabazz won the game , 37 - 8 .\nbaghdad has become one of the world ' s most dangerous cities , but on the first day of term at tariq bin ziad high school for boys , ali and his 17 - year - old friends have other concerns .\ncoming from different ethnic and religious backgrounds the boys showed that despite the war their daily preoccupations were much the same as those of teenage boys the world over \u2013 girlfriends , parents , sport , fashion , exams , music .\nthat is so sad . . . i feel so sorry for these boys .\nif you think high school student dramas are played out , hbo\u2019s planning to prove you wrong . tonight , they\u2019ll showcase a class clown , an aspiring musician , a sports stud , and a lovelorn teen . but these aren\u2019t your average high school teens\u2014these are students of baghdad high .\n' baghdad high ' depicts teen lives defined by war a new documentary features the stories of four boys in their senior year of high school in baghdad . the students \u2014 one kurdish , one christian , one shia and one mixed sunni and shia \u2014 shot footage of their families , friends and teachers to craft the documentary , a portrait of adolescence in a time of war .\nand it ' s a very interesting glimpse into the life of these teenage boys in baghdad . thanks so much for joining us this afternoon . laura winter is the co - director of\nbaghdad high .\nand we were joined also by ali , one of the teens who is featured in the film .\nsifting through the footage from the eight original participants , o ' mahoney and winter settled on the four most engaging narratives . some of the boys , it turned out , were more inclined to introspection , and these were the boys the directors wanted : the ones who could give voice to the aura of anxiety that hangs over baghdad .\nboys to baghdad by rory d . sheriff at porter sanford iii performing arts center | 97 . 1 the river events events - events | 97 . 1 the river\ni hope these demented pedophiles burn in hell . those boys have been indelibly harmed .\nseveral explosions broke out across baghdad on sunday morning , especially in the southwestern section of the city . american attack helicopters circled over the city center , and the roar of fighter jets could be heard from high above .\nand so i asked him , well , where did you go to high school ? and he said , well , i went to tariq bin ziad high school for boys . and so i sent somebody there to go track down the principle of the school . and a wonderful relationship began from there .\nms . laura winter ( co - director ,\nbaghdad high\n) : thank you . i ' m very happy to be here .\nalex dimitriades and aden young star in the principal , a dramatic story of intrigue set against the backdrop of a boys\u2019 high school in turmoil in south west sydney . picture : sbs\ndarius has another one of his episodes , and the boys struggle with helping him cool off .\nrt from moscow delivers the latest news and current affairs from around the world including special reports and entertainment news .\nboys attend a mass during easter celebrations at sacred heart catholic church in baghdad march 23 , 2008 . ( reuters / thaier al - sudani ) march 24 , 2008\nback to school . . . alex dimitriades and aden young star in the principal , a dramatic story of intrigue set against the backdrop of a boys\u2019 high school in turmoil in south west sydney .\nso instead , winter and o ' mahoney arrived at the idea of giving cameras to a group of students at tariq bin ziad high school in baghdad . working remotely \u2013 they were not in iraq during filming \u2013 the directors arranged to have eight boys trained in filmmaking .\nseeking high value whites , frank brings queensland into the competition for the first time with dylan rhymer ' s perky ssb from ballandean estate in granite belt .\nbut the greate prize was accorded to the boys from baghdad high , an accompte of four schoolboyes facing the difficulties that beset all such , in addition to studying for exams in the midst of cannonades , grenadoes , & ct , who altho\u2019 divided in religione are yet firmly united in friendship \u2014 a signe of hope for our fall\u2019n worlde .\npeter scarlet , the creative director of the tribeca film festival , says\nbaghdad high\nhas an astonishing ability to penetrate a society mostly closed to the western world . the boys don ' t see iraq from the top down . they see it from the inside out , and their lenses follow the seismic \u2013 the execution of saddam hussein , for instance , or the implementation of a stifling new curfew \u2013 and the quotidian with equal ease .\nbaghdad high is hbo\u2019s latest in a string of provocative and intimate iraq documentaries . it captures the senior year of four students from different religious and ethnic backgrounds : a kurd , a shia , a sunni , and a christian . as they enter their final year at the tariq bin zaid high school for boys in baghdad , the students are given video recording equipment and a crash course on filming and set out to chronicle their daily lives . the result is a captivating portrayal of a baghdad we rarely see , one that allows the american viewer to put a teenage face on the realities of the war .\na student listens in during parent / faculty night held in the school library at shabazz high .\nthe film follows four boys - one shiite , one christian , one kurd and one from a mixed sunni - shiite background - into their classrooms and homes .\n6 . promoter of german economic expansion and the berlin - baghdad rai . . .\nthe boys spent their senior year in a baghdad high school filming their families , friends and teachers , often using the camera as a confessional for the frustrations of living through a war . today , we talk to one of the directors of the film , and with ali , one of the young men featured in the documentary .\ndepartment of pediatrics , al - kindy college of medicine , baghdad university , al - jadiryiah , po box 47188 , baghdad , iraq . malmendalawi @ urltoken\na cross - sectional study recruiting 1427 ( 46 . 1 % boys versus 53 . 9 % girls ) school aged students ( 6 - 12 years ) from 8 primary schools in baghdad during the period november 2001 to may 2002 . the bp readings were plotted adopting principles of the 1996 american task force on high blood pressure in children and adolescents .\nrt from moscow delivers the latest news and current affairs from around the world including special reports and entertainment news , in english .\nschool boys cover their ears as they sit in a corner during clashes in baghdad ' s sadr city april 15 , 2008 . ( kareem raheem / reuters ) april 19 , 2008\nbaghdad high ivan o ' mahoney and laura winter \u00a9 2004\u20132018 alt film guide and / or author ( s ) . text not to be reproduced without prior written consent .\nbaghdad high\nhas four screenings between april 29 and may 3 at the tribeca film festival . for details , and other festival listings , visit www . tribecafilmfestival . org .\nbut\nbaghdad high\nalso traffics in hope : those unexpected moments when the boys are brought together , regardless of religion or cultural heritage . ali calls this\nthe times when people can be cool to each other\n\u2013 when the camera picks up a friendly wrestling match or an uproarious prank .\nalex dimitriades has grown up to become the principal of a high school in sbs\u2019s new drama , the principal .\nalso in the 9pm hour , the second instalment of channel 4 ' s food show hugh ' s chicken run , fronted by hugh fearnley - whittingstall , scooped 3 . 3 million and a 13 % share ; while bbc2 documentary the boys from baghdad high - this world picked up 600 , 000 and a 3 % share between 9pm and 10 . 30pm .\nthe story of four iraqi boys - who are both friends and class mates - at school in one of the most dangerous cities on earth , baghdad . one boy is kurdish , one christian , one shia and one from a mixed sunni / shia background .\nemo is short for \u201cemotional hardcore\u201d and its aesthetic sprang from the american punk music scene in the 1980s and has been remixed in baghdad over the last few years .\nconclusion : the unsafe situation in iraq has led to high trauma exposure and a high prevalence rate of ptsd among male adolescents in baghdad . the study explored a number of factors that are associated with this increased rate . the data generated from this study may be of use to policy makers , people work in mental health care as well as practitioners in the field .\n' baghdad high ' : ahead of its hbo premi\u00e8re on aug . 4 , the documentary about four iraqi teens will air on cinema screens at this year ' s tribeca film festival .\nnight school andrew cohn\u2019s documentary follows three adults working to earn their high school degrees in indianapolis .\nall of iraq ' s high school students must take national exams to graduate . in the months running up to the exams there are two bombings at a baghdad university , killing scores of students .\nright now , ask a teenage boy what he likes , and he might say rap music , cell phones , hanging out with friends , talking to his girlfriend . but what if all this takes place against a backdrop of gunfire , kidnappings and car bombs ? in the hbo documentary ,\nbaghdad high ,\ntwo filmmakers gave video cameras to four teenage boys in baghdad .\nthis cross sectional study ( with an analytic element ) was conducted in baghdad city ( the capital of iraq ) during the period from february through may 2012 .\nbaghdad high has reached north america through hbo documentary films and will be airing on monday , august 4 at 9 pm . for more information , check out hbo ' s website .\nheadmaster raad jawad is acutely aware of how baghdad ' s violence affects morale . right from the opening day assembly he tries to motivate his 600 students .\narriving home at the flamingo , his sleek condo with views of the bay , packouz packed the cone of his volcano , a smokeless electronic bong . as the balloon inflated with vapors from the high - grade weed , he took a deep toke and felt the pressures of the day drift away into a crisp , clean high .\nwinter can already guess her reaction when she can finally meet one of the boys whose lives she watched for a year .\nshot by an iraqi doctor , this film reveals the terrible conditions of an er in baghdad .\nin the documentary the boys from baghdad high - this world , ivan o ' mahoney and laura winter had overcome what one imagines must have been fairly substantial obstacles to put together a collective video diary about life as a teenager in iraq . like mistresses , it was built around the tribulations and hopes of four friends . unlike mistresses , its storyline was governed not by a tick - list of stock narrative dilemmas and secrets but the cruel uncertainties that occupation and insurgency have brought to baghdad .\nviews the current war in iraq through the eyes of four iraqi teens as they enter their senior year of high school . filmed by the boys themselves , the documentary follows their friendships during the entire academic year and offers unique insight into ordinary adolescent iraqi lives .\njohnny burke learned his craft at cinecontact productions under the guidance of renowned observational filmmakers such as sean mcallister and kim longinotto . johnny spent the next ten years editing documentary films for broadcast , including boys from baghdad high ( 2007 ) , the yes men fix the world ( 2009 ) . in 2009 he began to broaden his skills into producing , and directed his own short and mid - length films .\nbaghdad high is a documentary about four baghdad male youths entering their final year of high school . they have each been given cameras and asked to document their experiences . the year is 2006 , which was a grueling time for iraq . in october ' 06 , the month they began school , 2 , 722 iraqis were killed \u2013 most of them because of their ethnicity and / or religious backgrounds .\na new documentary from filmmaker laura winter , which premieres tuesday at the tribeca film festival , takes a look at life in baghdad through the eyes of four young men .\nmethods : a sample of 1858 male students , aged 13 to 19 years , was selected from 18 secondary schools for boys in baghdad . the arabic version of the international neuropsychiatric interview ptsd module \u2018i\u2019 ( m . i . n . i ) was adopted to assess the presence of ptsd symptoms .\n449 . arctic monkeys , ' am ' ( 2013 ) domino . the boys from sheffield knocked out another raucous lp , with hip - hop laced stylisations in tracks such as ' why do you only call me when your high ' and back to grittyness with the noisey ' r u mine ' .\nbaghdad high covers a period of about one year , from fall to summer , the beginning and end of their final year of high school . it is separated by short intertitles giving bits of information , and the rest is narrated either visually or orally by the boys ' handheld digital cameras . the cameras , in fact , become a part of the boys ' personalities , as they need them as outlets for their ever - rising emotions and worries . the cameras aren ' t just objects \u2013 they are us , the viewers to whom they are speaking . the teenagers are fully aware of their audience and are eager for us to both see and get to know them .\nfrantic parents of rescued thai cave boys have not been told which children have been saved \u2013 as teammates . . .\nqasim muhammad saleh , 45 , walking with his two sons , sajad , 5 , and jowid , 12 , had just come from voting at lebanon high school . the boys were carrying iraqi flags , and mr . saleh ' s right index finger carried the ink marks showing he had cast his ballot .\nstudents attend class in a high school for boys in baghdad april 15 , 2008 . violence , a collapse of school infrastructure and the mass displacement of both pupils and teachers have turned many of iraq ' s schools into fetid overcrowded ruins , jeopardising the futures of millions of children . ( reuters / ceerwan aziz ) april 22 , 2008\ngrant smiled from the back of the room .\nthat ' s my line ,\nhe said .\nhe stole that from me .\nbut over the past month , threatening letters began appearing in shiite neighborhoods across baghdad , residents said .\nbest podcast episodes ever : the 25 best from serial to the ricky gervais show .\nmalcolm x . shabazz football coach damon harrison talks to player michael reed away from the field during a game against orange high school in orange . shabazz won the game , 30 - 14 .\nrunning back and team captain al - rasheed benton leads stretching drills at the shabazz high school athletic facility in newark .\na mural in the courtyard near the cafeteria shows school pride at shabazz high in newark . support for the athletics program is ingrained in the community .\nthe university of baghdad was established in 1956 thereby absorbing mustansiriya university that dates from the year 1233 , and is depicted here . it was seriously damaged during military occupations and by rioting students in 2007 , from which trauma it is still recovering .\nbaghdad ,\nsaid cyrus harbin , grant ' s best friend , the football team ' s defensive coordinator and a permanent substitute teacher assigned to the discipline office .\nyear one was baghdad .\n469 . the beach boys , ' holland ' ( 1973 ) brother / reprise . the sound of east coast america ripples through this album of classic beach boys sound . the album is centered around a trilogy saga of california themed songs , and credits the band irresistibility to the world of music .\nthe boys filmed themselves , and like boys anywhere , they honed in on the inconsequential : learning the lyrics of an internet download , playing football , whether you can conceal the mouse in your bedroom from a mother determined to exterminate it . the mortal realities of baghdad kept interrupting though - the lights suddenly going out or a burst of gunfire rattling in the night - and even the boys ' banter was stained by recent history :\nif chemical ali really wanted to destroy the north , all he had to do was fire a rocket with mohamed ' s socks in them ,\nsaid a boy teasing his friend .\nand go back to where you came from will continue to explore australia\u2019s changing views of asylum seekers , taking participants to war - torn countries syria and baghdad .\nthe women\u2019s balcony this comedy from israel concerns the actual and physical fallout after a synagogue balcony where women are separated from men buckles during a bar mitzvah .\nthere you go , a genuine open invite to come and see a day in the life of baghdad .\nin those days , i tried to understand the doctrine that everyone suffers from something different and that degrees of suffering are relative to one ' s own surroundings . this belief is supposed to allow an individual to both forgive and forget his suffering . baghdad high , however , does not allow one to forgive or forget . that ' s not because the film offers an overly violent and traumatic look at the teenagers ' lives ; in fact , it ' s because baghdad high does the very opposite . it shows a background of unrelenting violence while the boys ' continue living their lives . that approach makes whatever muddy waters we run through seem like clear spring streams .\niraqi boys sit next to concrete house ' s fence which was hit by a projectile during a us military raid in baghdad ' s sabaa ' qusur area . ( afp / wissam al - okaili ) march 13 , 2008\niraqi boys sit next to concrete house ' s fence which was hit by a projectile during a us military raid in baghdad ' s sabaa ' qusur area . ( afp / wissam al - okaili ) march 12 , 2008\nbut the 17 - year - old boys are a tight group of friends - regardless of their different religious , ethnic and economic backgrounds .\nyoung boys have always been preyed on by adults , the same way young girls have been . it ' s called\npedophilia\n.\nukrainian news from the national television company of ukraine in kyiv , no subtitles .\nfrom the new york times . you may opt - out at any time .\nfinal four thai cave boys and coach are in ' good health ' but must remain trapped underground for at least . . .\nsomewhere in the reality space between the latest news of horrific suicide bombings in baghdad and the theatrical release last week of the slick , nonfiction high school movie american teen lies the hbo documentary baghdad high , airing monday . in 2006 , four iraqi teens were given cameras so they could record their senior year , after which producer - directors ivan o\u2019mahoney and laura winter oversaw the shaping of the hundreds of hours of footage into a finished film . that this quartet of baghdad boys are from different ethno - religious backgrounds \u2014 shia , sunni , kurdish and christian \u2014 is a tantalizing setup , until you quickly realize that these labels don\u2019t appear to affect their easygoing friendship with each other , their love of western icons like beckham and britney , or make much difference when , as one kid points out , anyone venturing onto the streets of baghdad could become the victim of a stray bullet or a roadside bomb or a kidnapping .\nneary : we ' re talking about the documentary\nbaghdad high .\nif you ' ve any questions about what life is like for a teenager in baghdad , any questions for the filmmaker , give us a call . the number here in washington is 800 - 989 - 8255 . and our email address is talk @ npr . org .\nour world - class students , faculty , and scholars expect high achievement in pursuit of engaging the world ' s diverse challenges .\na group of gay iraqis in baghdad , who feared being identified , said they faced daily harassment .\nthe four friends chat excitedly in the schoolyard at tariq bin ziad high school for boys . they have a lot to talk about : girls , britney spears , who has the best ripped jeans and who\u2019s hair is the spikiest or is a disaster . it seems pretty normal , but it isn\u2019t .\ndubai : four indian boys in dubai , who recently won international accolades in different fields , were honoured by their school on tuesday .\na policeman places barb wires to barricade a road in baghdad april 9 , 2008 . the fifth anniversary of the fall of baghdad was marked with a curfew and continuing violence . ( reuters / mohammed ameen ) april 09 , 2008\nfrom left , will ferrell , amy poehler and jason mantzoukas in \u201cthe house . \u201d\nthe son of a photojournalist , qamar took inspiration from his father and began taking photos of u . s . troops from his window at the tender age of four .\nletters from baghdad nicole kidman just played the british adventurer gertrude bell , known to many as the female lawrence of arabia , in a biopic from werner herzog . now bell is the subject of a documentary that draws on century - old footage and bell\u2019s own letters . tilda swinton narrates .\nthe fact that the kids are all from different backgrounds , and yet remained friends as their city was torn to bits by sectarian violence , was one of the most satisfying parts of making baghdad high ,\nstates laura winter .\nit filled us with great hope for iraq ' s future - and maybe ours , too .\nan iraqi girl enjoys a slide in the zawraa park in central baghdad , iraq , friday , jan . 25 , 2008 . baghdad remains under curfew every friday . ( ap photo / khalid mohammed ) january 26 , 2008\nthe dancing boys of afghanistan exposes the horrific practice called bacha bazi , in which young afghan boys are sold to warlords and powerful businessmen to be trained as dancers who perform for male audiences in women ' s clothing and are then used and traded for sex . the practice is sadly making a comeback in that country .\nso with no support from the west , murad and emin need all the help they can get .\nthere is a need to bring experts from abroad to train secondary teachers , because the local trainers have been isolated from international developments and are in need for modernizing .\nthey drink , they eat , they gossip , leave a nice tip for the waiter then they leave for the next baghdad hotspot .\nfear has rippled across socially liberal niches of baghdad , from the basement - level clothing shops where teenage boys buy skull pendants and skater gear , to upscale hair salons and theaters . advocates say some emo youths and gay men have left for northern iraq , while others have shorn off hairdos or muted outfits that were once badges of identity .\nbaghdad high provides a clear window from our living rooms into the homes and classrooms of those struggling to survive a war - torn baghdad . during its most personal moments , the film\u2019s \u201chome video\u201d style allows the boys to share their dreams and tragedies directly with the audience without interference . rarely does an american audience have such unfettered access into the true , everyday lives of iraqis . by the end , this touching documentary makes a powerful social comment on the value of war and the burden it places on common people , leaving the audience to reconsider the utility of war as an option in settling conflict . ultimately these four iraqi teens have taken a crucial step toward closing the gap between \u201cus\u201d and \u201cthem . \u201d\nchildren attend the celebration of arab orphan day , which falls during the first week of april , in an orphanage in baghdad april 6 , 2008 . the celebration was sponsored by the red crescent organization in baghdad . ( reuters / mahmoud raouf mahmoud ) april 06 , 2008\na iraqi union demonstrator displays posters during a march in baghdad april 12 , 2008 demanding the withdrawal of u . s . soldiers from iraq . ( reuters / mahmoud raouf mahmoud ) april 12 , 2008\nhe had started playing football at john f . kennedy high and realized it was an acceptable excuse in his neighborhood for staying off the streets .\nby the time ali departs for the north , nearly a quarter of his school ' s 600 students and their families have fled baghdad .\nnews via satellite from nepal television in kathmandu , in nepali , no subtitles .\nnews via satellite from thai public broadcasting service , in thai , no subtitles .\nnews via satellite from abs - cbn manila , in tagalog , no subtitles .\njenny brockie takes a look at why people are suffering from more food insecurities .\nthis juxtaposition \u2013 between the foreign and the familiar \u2013 forms the heart of the documentary that has its american premi\u00e8re at the tribeca film festival in new york this week . unlike the flood of iraq - related films spilling into the marketplace ,\nbaghdad high\ndoes not take the long view . it is filmed close - up , in jittery autobiographical asides and teary confessionals , by four boys \u2013 a christian , a kurd , a shiite , and a sunni \u2013 trapped in a war zone .\nthe true story of a young girl in hawaii who dreams of leading the boys - only hula group at her school , and a teacher who empowers her through traditional culture .\nwho knew ? the 2002 hbo movie live from baghdad chronicled cnn\u2019s groundbreaking coverage . the film focused on producer robert wiener , played by michael keaton . robert wisdom ( best known as major \u201cbunny\u201d colvin on the wire ) portrayed shaw .\nhis experiences during the filming , he said , which took him to baghdad , caused \u201ca 180 back flip\u201d in his attitudes .\npaul chan , \u2018online footnotes to the video baghdad in no particular order : marquis de sade and depleted uranium\u2019 , available at urltoken ( last accessed on 24 june 2012 ) . the website was created by chan in 2003 after his trip to baghdad . \u2191\nthe target population was adolescent boys that were collected from secondary schools . central organization for statistics ( 2010 - 2011 ) recorded a total of 5 , 472 secondary schools in iraq with 1 , 953 , 766 enrolled students . in the same academic year , baghdad governorate had 1 , 074 secondary schools , 436 for female students , 532 for males and 106 mixed gender schools . the total number of secondary school students in baghdad was 543 , 450 , including 243 , 670 girls and 299 , 780 boys [ 17 ] . the city of baghdad is divided by tigris river into two major parts ; russafa to the east and karkh to the west . each part has three educational directorates . a simple random sampling technique was adopted for this study through choosing three secondary schools ( for boys ) from each directorate . the researchers considered including different residential sectors to insure the inclusion of different socio economic strata ( elite , public , and suburban ) to make the sample more representative and to avoid confounding the results by the socio economic status . consequently , nine schools from each side of baghdad city ( forming a total of 18 secondary schools ) were included . secondary schools in iraq usually include six grades and the students\u2019 spectrum of age is between 13 - 18 years . three classes ( using a simple random sampling technique ) were chosen from each school ( first , third and fifth grades ) to include a wide spectrum that represent the targeted age group . all the students in the chosen classes were included in the study yielding a total sample of 1858 boys out of 9100 students enrolled in these schools .\nnewark \u2014 the buses were quiet and dark as they rolled home toward newark ' s south ward . inside , rows of bruised , muddy football players from malcolm x shabazz high school said nothing . the only sounds were sniffles and muffled crying .\nif you have questions about what life is like for a teen in baghdad , give us a call . our number here in washington is 800 - 989 - 8255 , and our email address is talk @ npr . org . and you can comment on our blog at urltoken laura winter is co - director of\nbaghdad high\nand she joins us now from our bureau in new york city . good to have you with us , laura .\nthe boys meet in school , and then retire to their homes , where they can often hear the crackle of gunfire or smell the acrid smoke that follows a bombing . the cameras are rarely turned off .\nan iraqi vendor fries falafel at a market in central baghdad . ( afp / sabah arar ) april 02 , 2008\nivan o\u2019mahoney and laura winter \u2018s \u201c baghdad high \u201d follows the lives of ordinary iraqis during the war . screening in the world documentary competition at the 2008 tribeca film festival , o\u2019mahoney and winter gave four iraqi high school seniors a digital camera to record a year in the lives . the result is a film that shows how remarkably similar these teenagers\u2019 lives are compared to those in the western world . indiewire talked to both filmmakers about the film and their expectations for its north american premiere at tribeca .\nnow less , buy more , read less , talk more\u201d\u2026 are these the makings of a boy and girl from baghdad ? according to 35 year old istanbulite ay\u015fe , they can be summed up by these eight words .\nnews via satellite from public broadcaster mrt in skopje , in macedonian , no subtitles .\nnews from sri lanka rupavahini corporation colombo sri lanka , in sinhalese , no subtitles .\nwe want to hear from you ! send us a tip using our anonymous form .\nbaghdad refugee children in a school that their families occupied after leaving their homes due to the ongoing raids by us and iraqi forces into baghdad ' s shiite enclave of sadr city . ( afp / file / ahmad al - rubaye ) april 10 , 2008\nin order to encourage young iraqis to get down to the serious business of creating a better future , we adopted a novel approach : help them play . the program at zahra\u2019s school pairs life skills with movement and sport , and is now in 30 baghdad schools , 15 for boys and 15 for girls .\nrick continues his journey from the basque country on the atlantic coast , to journey ever eastwards towards the mediterranean sampling local food along the way .\ngrant hurt for his players , for the school and for the community . the playoff loss at carteret high stung , but this was a lost opportunity in a much bigger fight \u2014 the fight for shabazz , a long - shot crusade he and others have taken on to save one of the worst high schools in the country \u2014 and to do it starting with sports .\nnews and analysis of the top international and european news and current affairs from berlin , in english .\niraqi girls play in the snow in sulaimaniyah , 160 miles northeast of baghdad , iraq on friday , jan . 11 , 2008 . further south , baghdad residents saw snow for the first time in memory on friday . ( ap photo / yahya ahmed ) january 12 , 2008\na young iraqi boy is treated for wounds in hospital in the shiite enclave of sadr city , baghdad , monday , april 14 , 2008 . the child was injured in ongoing clashes in baghdad ' s sadr city . ( ap photo / karim kadim ) april 14 , 2008\ncurrently filming in sydney , the murder mystery will co - star rectify actor aden young , and reunites dimitriades with his heartbreak high cast mate , salvatore coco .\nour study revealed a high prevalence of ptsd among eldest sons in the families ; this may indicate higher psychological demands and responsibilities on the eldest boys that may lead to a high probability of trauma exposure . children and adolescents in iraq usually do not work during school time ; one of the major negative consequences of long - term wars and conflicts is that they lead to severe deprivation and increased poverty rates among iraqi families . young boys have been forced to work exposing them to high risk environment and trauma [ 16 , 29 ] . this is consistent with the current study where there was a higher rate of ptsd among the working group . there is a linear association between ptsd and working during school courses . however surprisingly ; the odds ratio calculation in the current study shows that working during school time is associated with less ptsd . although this seems to be contradictive but it has an intrinsic logic : working boys are more exposed to risks but those who are severely affected by ptsd will possibly not be able to continue working .\nname : nichole powers class of : 2004 now living in : holiday fl date : monday , august 30 , 2004 comments : hey everyone , well i didn\u2019t know how hard leaving high school would be for me . but so far in my life the best feeling in the world was walking across that stage . i really miss gulf high but i am in college now and well nothing is the same . if any underclassmen read this i am telling you now make the best of high school .\nand ali , i wanted to ask you this , and laura , you can also join in and help him out with this if you like . one thing that was very intenerating is that the boys - you boys seemed to use the camera as a diary , as a way to talk about your feelings about what was going on . is that true ?\nfollow the journey of three talented young indigenous football players from the red dust ovals of central australia to the hallowed turf of the new adelaide oval .\nfour teenage boys keep a video diary of their final year at tariq bin ziad high school in baghdad . as violence escalates , they prepare to take the national exams they must pass in june to secure their diploma . amid explosions , gunfire , and power outages , they study , wrestle , play games , listen to music , dance , and talk boy talk . will they pass their exams ? will they live ? bbc this world , and hbo .\nover time , when the turkish republic was established , wealthy istanbulites morphed the area with their summerhouses . sadly today it seems the surrounding baghdad area is mutating further into a cluster of high - rise apartment blocks . the ottoman mansions and elite low - level summerhouses are almost all gone and it seems soon they will also be forgotten .\nalex dimitriades revisits his heartbreak high years and teams up with aden young for a new drama and geoffrey rush explores his past in sbs\u2019s 2015 lineup .\nhe is just eight year ' s old but already qamar hashim is far from ordinary .\nneary : we are talking with laura winters . she ' s a co - director of\nbaghdad high ,\nwhich is an hbo documentary , and you are listening to talk of the nation from npr news . i couldn ' t help wondering , laura , as i was watching that , how much editing did you have to do ? how much film did you get ?\nabdullah monther ( r ) , 13 years old , stands next to the owner at a shop where they fix and sell vehicle exhaust pipes in arbil , 220 miles north of baghdad , march 1 , 2008 . abdullah , an arabic shi ' ite resident , dropped out from school to work to support his family after they were displaced from their home in baghdad due to sectarian violence in 2006 . ( reuters / ceerwan aziz ) march 4 , 2008\nneary : now , what was this experience like for you ? when you boys all got the cameras , you all seemed a little giddy with the power that the camera was giving to you to take pictures .\nsays ali , one of the boys featured in the film :\nthe media can ' t show everything that ' s happening [ in iraq ] because there are so many deaths , too many explosions .\nmoments later , however , away from her hosts , ms . moore stops to reflect into the camera .\non sunday , the iraqi police told the associated press that a suicide bomb attack in western baghdad killed one policeman and wounded several people at a security checkpoint .\na good step by the government indeed . there are lots of other countries from where the imports can h . . .\ndesus and mero is an american television late - night talk show series hosted by desus nice and the kid mero , aka the bodega boys , who give their takes on politics , sports and entertainment .\nquite sad indeed but this practice is quite common in many countries not in shape of dancing boys but similar to it . the biggest problem for this horrible crime is the money , secondly the education and thirdly culture .\nduring that 2010 - 11 nightmare , the school ' s fire alarm was pulled 119 times and students hurled textbooks from the windows for fun . the school was ranked at or near the bottom in several academic ratings , and only 19 percent of the students were proficient in math , according to high school proficiency assessment testing .\nfor the conference , two boys involved in the fight \u2014 one a shabazz student and the other a student at a newark charter school \u2014 sat with their mothers and younger siblings . the mothers cried as they urged their kids to end the disagreement .\nan iraqi man sells oranges as a us soldier patrols an area in baghdad . ( afp / jewel samad ) january 16 , 2008\nbut what can be fake about someone who is fitted with massimo dutti and michael kors ? deniz says the lifestyle and fashion is genuine if you are from this street . if you move to baghdad from the outer suburbs she believes the art of imitation is a sham . she tells me , \u201cfashion is having your own style and this style is being followed by the others . \u201d\nbaghdad , iraq , sunday , jan . 30 - iraqis began casting ballots sunday morning in the country ' s first free elections in more than 50 years , and scattered insurgent attacks began soon after , including a car bombing that killed at least one police officer in western baghdad .\nin the tribeca catalog , tff artistic director peter scarlet writes that \u201cwith moving intimacy , \u2018baghdad high\u2019 affords an unprecedented glimpse into the lives of ordinary iraqis attempting to lead ordinary lives in extraordinary circumstances\u2026 the kids of [ the film ] open us up to a very different sense of life in iraq than what we\u2019ve been seeing on the nightly news for five years . \u201d\nthe ministry said its social police would be sent to investigate \u201cthe emo\u201d and added that its forces had also received the authority to go into all of baghdad\u2019s schools to find them .\nan iraqi woman shouts slogans demanding the withdrawal of u . s . troops from iraq during a demonstration organized by the independent federation of iraqi trade unions downtown baghdad , saturday , april 12 , 2008 . ( ap photo / hadi mizban ) april 12 , 2008\nbaghdad high combines the video diaries of four iraqi teen boys during their 2006 - 07 senior year in the violence - fraught capital . the boys are religiously diverse \u201csons of mesopotamia\u201d who look to pass their national exams while u . s . helicopters patrol overhead , power outages persist , checkpoints must be negotiated every morning , and nighttime walks to a neighbor\u2019s house are a mortal risk . putting the trials of mtv reality - show prima donnas in perspective , the middle - class quartet will be relatable to this bbc / hbo production\u2019s audience in their easy embrace of western kid stuff ( dopey cellphone videos , britney and 2pac as bedroom accompaniment for koran study , \u201cfuck ! \u201d as an interjection in arabic sentences ) and dealings with generational tensions ( the frustration and anxiety of anguished parents grappling with financial and political hardship and the option of abandoning baghdad , as a quarter of the school\u2019s students do by midyear ) .\nfrom left , jill , vera and thomas sung in \u201cabacus : small enough to jail . \u201d\nbeautiful accident in a comedy from china , a lawyer ( gwei lun - mei ) awakes from a car accident to find herself living a life not taken : she\u2019s a housewife and mother .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\nkilling ground in a thriller from australia , a camping couple encounter an empty tent and a child wandering without his parents . from the trailer , it looks as if they stumbled onto a crime in progress .\na group of 30 volunteers has collected more than 1 , 200 dead bodies from beneath of the rubble of the destroyed city .\nthere were two main limitations in the current study : first , conducting researches by itself is a risk to the lives of researchers in baghdad , the un - favorite security condition narrows the choices of sample selection making it difficult to choose a house to house method in data collection so we shifted to the secondary schools to collect the targeted age group from there , second ; it is extremely sensitive in iraq ( at the present era ) to survey adolescent girls for such an issue , that\u2019s why the study was limited to boys only .\nwhen cnn anchor bernard shaw flew to iraq to interview saddam hussein , he didn\u2019t intend to make history as a war correspondent . shaw\u2014along with reporters peter arnett and john holliman and producer robert wiener\u2014was in a hotel awaiting a call from hussein\u2019s reps when the deadline for u . n . sanctions passed . war was imminent and the u . s . was going to bomb baghdad . the first tv cable news journalists to cover a war in real time , they broadcast from their hotel room . cnn\u2019s ratings soared and audiences rooted for the \u201cboys of baghdad , \u201d even as shaw , off - air , feared for his life . as he told viewers at one point , \u201cthis feels like we\u2019re in the center of hell . \u201d\nif you watch the documentary you ' ll see that these boys are also killed when they get to be too old to be interesting ( around age 16 ) . also , the families often sell them willingly .\nin a country were woman are hidden behind the berqua , young boys take their place , dancing for men as female substitutes . . . a life of sexual slavery and even murdered .\nat the arabiya school in the karada district of central baghdad , plastic ballot boxes already had scores of large , folded ballots stacked inside just an hour after voting began .\nneary : yeah . now , i know that you are living in the united states now . have you stayed in touch with your friends in baghdad ?"]}
{"id": 117409, "summary": [{"text": "lost highway is a 2003 opera adaptation of the 1997 david lynch film of the same name , by austrian composer olga neuwirth with the libretto by 2004 nobel prize-winner elfriede jelinek .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the opera was premiered in graz in 2003 at the steirischer herbst festival of new music with the live-electronics and sound design realized at the institute of electronic music and acoustics ( iem ) using the open source software pure data .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "it made its american premiere at finney chapel in oberlin , ohio and at the miller theater in new york city in february 2007 , in a production performed by students from the oberlin conservatory of music .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "it was directed by jonathon field , with sound design by tom lopez , produced by lewis nielson , and set design by scott dane knowles .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "barry bryan portrayed fred madison .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "it premiered in the uk in an eno production at the young vic in april 2008 .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "this production was directed by diane paulus , with set and costume design by riccardo hernandez , video design by philip bussmann , lighting design by mimi jordan sherin and sound design by markus noisternig .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the cast included mark bonnar as fred madison , quirijn de lang as pete dayton , val\u00e9rie maccarthy as renne/alice , christopher robson as the mystery man and david moss as mr eddy/dick laurent . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "lost highway ( opera )", "paragraphs": ["the maverick director ' s disturbing ' lost highway ' has been transformed into an opera . ivan hewett reports\nbut that ' s not how it seems to olga neuwirth , whose musical version of lost highway has its british premiere in a joint english national opera / young vic production next month .\nquirijn de lang ( pete dayton ) and valerie maccarthy ( renne / alice ) in lost highway . photograph : tristram kenton\ni ' ve always loved david lynch ' s films , ever since the elephant man ,\nshe says ,\nbut there was something really special about lost highway .\nmr . lynch\u2019s hypnotic exercise in non sequitur gives us a funhouse nightmare that we mostly look at on film and hear only secondarily . ms . neuwirth\u2019s music gives us a funhouse nightmare in sound . \u201clost highway\u201d the opera , for better or worse , is as distant from mr . lynch\u2019s movie as verdi\u2019s \u201cotello\u201d is from shakespearean iambic pentameter .\nmissing from \u201clost highway\u201d the opera was mr . lynch\u2019s sense of spaciousness and relative quiet : the time for events to breathe and unfold . his great movie does not yell at us as does ms . neuwirth\u2019s opera . its anguishes are subterranean , more to be inferred from what is seen than transmitted through electronically bloated shrieks and groans . music , for all its idiosyncratic power , may be too concrete and ultimately too blatant to adequately translate mr . lynch\u2019s indirections . yelling , on the other hand , is an art form like any other , and ms . neuwirth\u2019s \u201clost highway\u201d yells admirably . i would have admired it even more if , for just an hour and a half , i could have forgotten david lynch ever existed .\nknowing more is usually helpful , but i suspect that olga neuwirth\u2019s operatic take on \u201clost highway\u201d at the miller theater on friday night will have had a better effect on those who don\u2019t know david lynch \u2019s movie than on those who do .\nle nozze di figaro :\ncinque . . . dieci . . .\n- - marlis petersen , ildar abdrazakov ( met opera )\nthe design is certainly impressive . running at floor level right through the audience at the young vic will be the\nlost highway\ndown which fred ends up fleeing from the police . up above its central point there ' ll be a floating plexiglass box accessible by a retractable spiral staircase , surrounded on all four sides by video screens .\ntheatre - is launched with the uk premiere of olga neuwirth ' s lost highway . based on david lynch ' s 1997 film , neuwirth ' s theatre piece has travelled widely since it was first seen five years ago - mainly , one suspects , because lynch fans have been curious to discover how such a psychological thriller could be reinvented for the lyric stage .\nthe libretto is by ms . neuwirth and the writer elfriede jelinek . the nature of opera may have dictated their considerable condensations , reinventions and omissions of whole scenes and characters from the movie . if you don\u2019t know the original , you will probably rejoice in the uncharacteristic swiftness and decisiveness with which the opera moves . if you do know it , you will feel uncomfortably hurried and prodded along , with series of episodes sometimes narrowed to the status of chapter headings .\nthe opera enlarges the movie\u2019s use of background noise with a wavering stream of static that changes and contorts like the sounds of a shortwave radio dial being turned . some of the words are spoken , some sung , some are a mix of the two . ms . neuwirth\u2019s rejection of traditional dramatic arcs is reflected in short scenes with blackouts and spoken phrases separated by silences .\ndiane paulus ' s production , in a set ( by riccardo hernandez ) that suspends the glass cube of the madisons ' flat above a stretch of anonymous highway , does its best to elucidate the narrative , though it is a mistake to suspend the video screens integral to neuwirth ' s concept so high above the audience that their imagery is often overlooked .\nhow very curious this urge is among composers to turn other kinds of art into operas . a kind of transubstantiation is assumed , whereby literary bread and wine take on a higher form , or at least one of equal worth . cynics would point to the publicity power of ready - made branding , and there is no arguing that tennessee williams or f . scott fitzgerald offer free billboard endorsements from beyond the grave . truer hearts believe in opera\u2019s transformative powers , and i am happy to give ms . neuwirth the benefit of the doubt .\noberlin opens a world of possibilities : mentorship from esteemed faculty , exposure to transformative programs and visiting artists , access to exemplary facilities , and countless opportunities to perform\u2014on campus and beyond .\nnewly created sonny rollins jazz ensemble fund will support exemplary conservatory musicians and service efforts .\ndesigned for young bass players , biennial program also showcases illustrious faculty in numerous public events .\nyoung pianists vie for $ 40 , 000 in cash prizes plus the opportunity to perform with the cleveland orchestra .\naccomplished performer returned to teach at her alma mater , became the first tenured black female professor .\na composition major , bolles - beaven will teach english in secondary schools while improving his german language skills .\nmaster of modern and historical flute devoted 37 years to teaching at oberlin , leaving a long list of distinguished former students .\na student reviews a music score in a quiet area of the conservatory library .\nwith majors ranging from historical performance to electronic music , and with 42 areas of private study , oberlin conservatory transforms talented undergraduate musicians into disciplined professionals .\neli stine \u201914 completed a double degree in technology in music and related arts ( timara ) and computer science .\nwe\u2019re the only major music school in the country that shares a seamless campus with a liberal arts college . this allows you to earn bachelor\u2019s degrees from both the conservatory and the college in five years or fewer .\nashley hale \u201916 performs on trumpet with the oberlin orchestra at chicago\u2019s symphony center .\nperformance is an integral part of oberlin life . each year , students , faculty , and guest artists present 500 concerts spanning five centuries of music . with more than two dozen large ensembles and a robust small - 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taking that leads to high achievement . our alumni earn top honors in major national and international competitions across the musical spectrum . they excel as performing artists and as conductors , composers , producers , theoreticians , entrepreneurs , historians , and educators . think one person can change the world ? so do they :\noberlin has distinct application processes for the college of arts and sciences and the conservatory of music . choose your path .\nstudents of exceptional musical talent and intellectual zeal should consider oberlin\u2019s double degree program .\n5 singers , 6 actors ; 6 instrumental soloists : sax ( s , t , bar ) - cl ( = bcl , dbcl ) - trbn ( a , t , b ) - elec . git ( = hawaii git ) - accordion - kbd ( synth , elec . pft ) ; 2 ( i , ii = picc ) . 1 . 2 ( i = ebcl ) . 1 ( = dbn ) - 1 . 2 ( i = picctpt ) . 1 . 1 - perc ( 2 ) : i = glsp / sd / crot ( set ) / steel string / 2gongs / 2cowbells / sand bl ( lg ) / 1timp / wooden bl ( med ) / bd / tom - t ( med ) / tgl ( med ) / wdbl / thunder sheet ( thin ) / wine glass / beer bottle / tam - t ( lg ) / 1cym ( med ) / drum pad / stereo hand microphone ; ii = vib / sd / crot ( set ) / steel string / 2gongs / 2cowbells / sand bl ( med ) / 1timp / wooden bl / chimes / bd / tom - t ( lg ) / tgl ( sm ) / wdbl / thunder sheet ( thin ) / tam - t ( med ) / cym ( sm ) / t . bells / stereo hand microphone - strings ( 1 . 1 . 1 . 2 . 1 ( = elec . bass ) ) - sampler - live electronics - tape / cd player ; fl2 , ob , cl2 , bn also mouth org\nis based on david lynch ' s famous film and tells the story of fred madison who becomes increasingly alienated from his own existence . doubts about his wife ' s fidelity , about himself , and ultimately about their own true identity lead increasingly to obsessions and to a continuous loss of reality . ominous videotapes and sinister figures appear and evoke the growing feeling of a horror scenario . video and reality also intermingle when , finally , fred , to his own surprise and fright , finds himself with bloody hands in front of his wife ' s dead body . he is arrested and sentenced for murder . in the death cell a mysterious transformation takes place : the saxophone player fred madison changes into a completely different person , the car mechanic pete dayton . the second part of this nightmare starts , with augmented speed , but is no less terrifying : like a perpetual whirl , from which no one can escape . . .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nms . neuwirth , a young austrian composer , works hard and imaginatively to keep our attention . music arrives from every direction , hitting us head on or with flank attacks from electrical sound sources all around the theater . there is a pit orchestra leaning heavily toward winds and percussion . snippets of jazz , renaissance polyphony and a host of prerecorded effects pile one on top of the other . the ear can be shattered with big explosions and then soothed by calmer electronic burbles .\nthe production , largely from and by the oberlin conservatory of music , is small in square footage but hugely complex in its video and sound collages . jonathon field , the stage director , and tom lopez , the sound designer , managed them all very well . the set , with its odd angles and skewed geometry , was by scott dane knowles and giovanni campo . timothy weiss\u2019s pit orchestra was terrific . youth suited the three good principals onstage : alice teyssier , michael weyandt and barry bryan . raphael sacks ( mr . eddy ) and chad grossman ( mystery man ) couldn\u2019t help looking inappropriately young but worked hard and well .\nwe\u2019re interested in your feedback on this page . tell us what you think .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\nolga neuwirth . . .\nthis video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by paladino media gmbh .\ndavid lynch ii elfriede jelinek ii olga neuwirth ii natalia korczakowska ii marzena diakun more info : urltoken urltoken zagubiona autostrada na podstawie scenariusza davida lyncha i barry\u2019ego gifforda libretto : elfriede jelinek , olga neuwirth muzyka : olga neuwirth re\u017cyseria : natalia korczakowska asystent re\u017cysera : jan topolski dyrygent : marzena diakun scenografia : anna met kostiumy : marek adamski choreografia / choreography : tomasz wygoda wideo : marek kozakiewicz \u015bwiat\u0142o : jacqueline sobiszewski wsp\u00f3\u0142organizator , koproducent : fundacja szab\u0142owska studio obsada / cast : holger falk ( fred / pete ) , barbara kinga majewska ( alice / renee ) , david moss ( mr . eddie ) , piotr \u0142ykowski ( mystery man ) , micha\u0142 s\u0142awecki ( andy ) , dariusz bronowicki ( al / detektyw lou / lekarz ) , rafa\u0142 kronenbereger ( arnie ) , dariusz maj ( ojciec pete\u2019a ) , andrzej olejnik ( stra\u017cnik / detektyw ed / detektyw hank ) , marta zi\u0119ba ( matka pete\u2019a ) . instrumentali\u015bci nfm filharmonii wroc\u0142awskiej\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthere are many films that seem to cry out for operatic treatment . brief encounter would make a good two - hander , or , if you wanted a grand love story with a chorus , captain corelli ' s mandolin might do the trick . but , if there ' s one film director whose work defies the lyric stage point - blank , it must surely be david lynch . there seems to be no purchase in his world of cold uncanny menace and weird obsessions for the warmth of the singing voice .\nspecial\nis one way of describing it - obscure and confusing might be another . even lynch ' s greatest fans have some trouble understanding its labyrinthine complexities . the film ' s first half is set in the strangely claustrophobic confines of an apartment , home to jazz musician fred madison and his wife ren\u00e9e . their passionless life is invaded by a sinister presence that delivers , unseen , intimate videos of their life to the couple ' s front door .\none of these shows the increasingly jealous fred murdering ren\u00e9e . but did he do it , or did he fantasise about doing it ? and , when fred mysteriously vanishes from the prison cell on death row , is the young garage - hand pete who appears in his place a genuine double , or merely fred ' s fantasy of the young virile man he ' d like to be ?\nthese ambiguities are precisely what fascinated neuwirth . if any composer could possibly create a music - theatre version of lynch ' s world , it would be this tiny , delicate but frighteningly intense austrian composer .\nneuwirth is one of a new generation of talented austrian composers who seem determined to bury the idea of viennese music as nostalgic and ironic . her pieces are not musical statements in the normal sense . they ' re more like vast bottomless soundscapes that summon up the unease and disorientation of modern life with uncomfortable vividness .\nso it ' s not surprising that lynch ' s film seemed a gift .\ni love the way it plays with time ,\nshe says ,\nand the way you cannot tell what is reality and what is fantasy . this fits in with my view of music - theatre , because i don ' t want to represent things in a naturalistic way . i wanted to create an endless loop of time , with little phrases that recur again and again .\nwhat did lynch himself think of her idea ?\noh , he was so supportive to me , and he ' s so open to all kinds of music .\nwhat neuwirth came up with is a vast soundscape in which the sound of 26 players and 11 singers and singing actors is mingled with video images and a synthesized soundtrack . snatches of kurt weill and magic moments and monteverdi add a further strangeness to the mix .\ni wanted to blur the boundaries , so that you don ' t know which sounds are real and which are coming from the speakers all round the auditorium ,\nsays neuwirth .\nit creates the effect of immersion in a kind of aural phantasmagoria .\ndiane paulus , the new - york based director of this production , admits the task of finding a theatrical analogue for lynch ' s quintessentially cinematic vision has been a challenge .\ni knew i had to do something different ,\nshe says ,\nand i knew we couldn ' t recreate all these different locations . so what i ' ve created with the designer philip bussmann is an installation , something that can transform into many different spaces by stimulating the audience ' s own powers of visualisation . that ' s the whole beauty of theatre : you have this live situation where the audience completes the work .\nthese screens might show an action in close - up ,\nsays bussmann ,\nor they can be pete ' s garage , or the apartment . so , in effect , the audience can make their own cut or edit by going from the screen to the live action .\nthe result will certainly be powerfully discomforting and disorientating . but why should we want to submit to something that ' s apparently so negative ?\nfor neuwirth , the bleakness of the work is a testament to its truth .\nit ' s about the tragic way our individual personalities can be destroyed by our own past . when fred is on death row he wants to forget , and for a moment he thinks he ' s escaped . but in the end his obsessions drown out reality . i think this is becoming a bigger and bigger danger for us as our lives become more complicated .\npaulus takes a more hopeful view .\ni don ' t feel that the energy of the piece is negative . in fact , it feels very compassionate . we can connect with fred , because his plight could happen to any of us . and isn ' t that why we come to the theatre , to experience some kind of catharsis or illumination ?\nin pictures - the story of love and romance : from adam and eve to tinder and chemsex . compiled by martin chilton\nin fact , neuwirth ' s text sticks closely to the original screenplay , making just a couple of significant alterations , and delivers most of it as speech : there is no singing at all in the first third of the 90 - minute piece . the baffling tale , involving what is known psychologically as psychogenic or dissociative fugue , unfolds as a sequence of disconnected scenes . jazz musician fred madison is sentenced to death for the murder of his wife , and while on death row he is transformed into garage mechanic pete dayton , who has his own problems with the underworld . whether the two men are one and the same , or just unwittingly connected , is never made clear .\nthe score involves live digital transformations for the ensemble and voices ; the resulting sounds are projected around the auditorium . it includes quotations - from kurt weill and a monteverdi madrigal - but otherwise the fine detail gets homogenised by the electronics , an aural emulsion that is generally just a neutral background to the speech and song .\neno ' s production is highly accomplished . the cast are outstanding , with mark bonnar as fred , quirijn de lang as his alter ego pete , the remarkable vocal gymnast david moss as the gangster mr eddy , countertenor christopher robson as the thuggish enforcer known as the mystery man , and val\u00e9rie maccarthy as renee and alice , the girlfriends of fred and pete respectively .\nif lynch ' s compelling storytelling survives its transformation , it is debatable whether that is because of neuwirth ' s score or in spite of it . but the show is worth seeing : this is contemporary european music theatre of a kind rarely staged in britain . for that , at least , eno ' s enterprise is very welcome .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved ."]}
{"id": 117412, "summary": [{"text": "phir bhi apna hai ( even then he 's ours ) is a bollywood film .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it was released in 1946 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the film was directed by raja nene for venus pictures under the charolia productions banner and was produced by a. v. charolia .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "music was composed by ramchandra pal with lyrics by mukhram sharma ashant .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the cast included nalini jaywant , karan dewan , jagdish sethi , saroj borkar , kusum deshpande and vasant thengdi .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "following her marriage to virendra desai , son of chimanbhai desai of sagar movietone in 1945 , nalini jaywant had a hiatus of nearly three years from films .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "phir bhi apna hai was the only jaywant film released as it was in making over a long period of time . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "phir bhi apna hai", "paragraphs": ["chup hai juban phir bhi apna lahu pukare tum ek aasaman ke tute huye ho tare najare toh mil gayi hain abb dil se dil milale apna hai phir bhee badhakar gale lagale achchha hai ya bura hai apna use banale apna hai phir bhi apna badhakar gale lagale achchha hai ya bura hai apna use banale apna hai phir bhi apna .\napana hai phir bhi apana badhakar gale laga le achchha hai ya bura hai apana use bana le mat soch tere dil men ye kaisi kash - ma - kash hai jo khinchatii hai tujh ko , vo khoon ki qashish hai pardaa padaa hua hai , jo daramiyaan uthaa le apana hai phir bhi . . . chup hai zubaan phir bhi , apana lahoo pukaare tum ek aasamaan ke toote hue ho taare nazaren to mil gai hain , ab dil se dil mila le apana hai phir bhi . . . [ singer : - rafi ]\ninsaf ka mandir hai ye bhagwan ka ghar hai . . amar - part 1 , 2 , 3\nbhai - bhai was released in the year 1956 , some songs of the official soundtrack are ae dil mujhe bata de , tu kis pe aa gaya hai by madan mohan , apna hai phir bhi apna by madan mohan , bhagwan jo tu hai mera insaaf karega , khud aa ke meri maang mein sindoor bharega by madan mohan , dil teri nazar mein atka re atka re atka by madan mohan . listen the soundtrack online !\nif you want to answer the questions ,\nwho starred in the movie baharen phir bhi aayengi ?\nand\nwhat is the full cast list of baharen phir bhi aayengi ?\nthen this page has got you covered .\nthis cast list of who was in baharen phir bhi aayengi includes both lead and minor roles . 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( 11 items )\nwhen a businessman is assassinated , the assassin mohan joshi is arrested , but manages to escape days later . joshi meets ajay bakshi and ria bannerjee , two rival news - reporters and tells them the truth . when ajay and ria learn the truth , they come together to help this common man and solicit the help of a softhearted underworld don , pappu junior . later , joshi is put into prison and sentenced to death . a tearful ajay bakshi exhorts the citizens of the city to join him in his march to the jail . as he draws closer to the venue , he sees an entire army of citizens behind him and they peacefully manage to save mohan joshi from the gallows .\nmuqaddar ka sikandar \u0645\u0642\u062f\u0631 \u06a9\u0627 \u0633\u06a9\u0646\u062f\u0631 ) 1978 ) * rote hue aate hain sab * _ [ h . q . ] _ _ 7sw .\nplease rate this song between 1 star and 5 stars ( 5 stars being the best ) . just move your mouse on the stars above and click as per your rating . your rating will really help us to improve our website .\nmodulation . the indian sub - continent is really blessed . he lives in our\nkrishan and sung by mohd rafi the great is an evergreen song . the trio are\nvery good song in rafi saheb ' s emotional voice . takes me back to my\nchildhood days . remember hearing dis one on radio celyon . great song . tks\nis yet another stage production , which explores the concept of \u2018bored\u2019 spouses in a marriage . so you have a story about urban couples , who will go to any lengths to make their married lives interesting .\nin this play , divya ( suhasi goradia dhami ) and aman ( anand goradia ) , who\u2019ve been married for five years , start feeling the marital itch , because of their lackluster routine . in an attempt to get back the spark in their relationship , divya consults a psychiatrist ( nasirr khan ) , who , after secretly studying aman\u2019s symptoms , infers that he has a \u2018suppressed libido\u2019 and hence lacks self - confidence . so , to save the marriage , she will have to push her husband into having an affair with her best friend and neighbour , sheela . because of divya\u2019s strange and suspicious behaviour , aman too finds himself in a similar dilemma and consults the same psychiatrist . this results in confusion and some hilarious situations that lends humour to the play .\na bizarre storyline ; but does it stay true to its comic roots ? 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{"id": 117416, "summary": [{"text": "escape to witch mountain is a 1975 american fantasy-children 's film , adapted from the science fiction novel written by alexander h. key in 1968 .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the film was produced by walt disney productions , released in march 1975 by buena vista distribution company and directed by john hough .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "escape to witch mountain is the first film in the franchise of the ' witch mountain ' films .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the second and sequel film , return from witch mountain , recast the child lead actors ike eisenmann as tony , and kim richards , as tia .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "in september 1978 , return from witch mountain was released to theaters on a double bill with escape to witch mountain ( 1975 ) .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "in 1982 , beyond witch mountain was produced as a television movie and broadcast on cbs through walt disney .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "in 1995 , escape to witch mountain was produced as a remake television movie , released as part of the wonderful world of disney .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "a reworked feature film , race to witch mountain , with a new telling , directed by andy fickman was theatrically released in march 2009 . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "escape to witch mountain ( 1975 film )", "paragraphs": ["go on a family friendly adventure with escape to witch mountain 1975 and 1995 .\nfind out what ever happen to the 1975 movie , escape to witch mountain . no sound due to copyright .\nto ask other readers questions about escape to witch mountain , please sign up .\nescape to witch mountain - - ( movie clip ) your new . . .\nescape to witch mountain - - ( movie clip ) it ' s . . .\nwhen\nrace to witch mountain\ndirector andy fickman wanted to track down kim richards , the former child star who appeared in the original 1975 version\nescape to witch mountain ,\nhe sought an unlikely ally : paris hilton .\nalexander key , who wrote the 1968 novel escape to witch mountain , was an established and nationally . . .\nactors kim richards and ike eisenmann appear in at least four films together \u2014 this one , the original 1975 disney film escape to witch mountain , and the television film devil dog : the hound of hell . richards portrays the roadside waitress and eisenmann portrays the sheriff in a re - imagined remake of the original film , race to witch mountain , released in march 2009 .\nvery interesting reviews . i must admit , i expected you to give escape to witch mountain a higher review than return from witch mountain , but of course , i haven\u2019t read the books .\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of escape to witch mountain by alexander key .\nescape to witch mountain was followed by several other films . the first was a direct sequel in 1978 . . .\nthe original escape to witch mountain ( 1975 ) was based on the sci - fi novel by alexander key . the movie followed two mysterious orphan children who have extraordinary powers and are chased by a scheming millionaire with plans to exploit them . the film spawned one sequel ( return from witch mountain in 1978 ) , one spin - off tv movie ( beyond witch mountain in 1982 ) and was remade for tv in 1995 .\ntony ( ike eisemannn ) is using a harmonica to draw on a mirror when his sister tina ( kim richards ) discovers a map hidden in her secret case in disney ' s escape to witch mountain , 1975 . >\nthe remake includes remade roles for the former child stars of the 1975 original .\na made - for - television sequel called beyond witch mountain was made in 1982 .\nplenty of gasping as tony ( ike eisenmann ) flashes some magical powers for the kids at the children ' s home , worrying his sister tia ( kim richards ) in disney ' s escape to witch mountain , 1975 . >\nescape to witch mountain ( 1968 ) is a young adult novel written by american science fiction writer alexander key . the novel was adapted for the movie by screenwriter robert m . young . a sequel , return from witch mountain ( 1978 ) , was released in 1978 . it was followed by a made - for - tv sequel , beyond witch mountain ( 1982 ) , in 1982 . a tv remake of escape to witch mountain ( 1995 ) was released in 1995 , and another remake , race to witch mountain ( 2009 ) , is planned for release in 2009 .\nmr . bolt ( ray milland ) and his aide deranian ( donald pleasence ) hide their evil intentions as they show tia ( kim richards ) and tony ( ike eisenmann ) their new digs in disney ' s escape to witch mountain , 1975 . >\nnew arrivals tony ( ike eisenmann ) and tia ( kim richards ) deal with a bully ( dermott downs ) and the powerful mrs . grindley ( reta shaw ) on their first day at the children ' s home in escape to witch mountain , 1975 .\nwhen a movie based on a book is remade , it ' s more acceptable to me when the remake tries to be even closer to the source material . if it strays even further away , it makes me wonder why they bothered in the first place . why make an escape to witch mountain that doesn ' t stay true to the ideas of escape to witch mountain ?\nnew arrivals tony ( ike eisenmann ) and tia ( kim richards ) deal with a bully ( dermott downs ) and the powerful mrs . grindley ( reta shaw ) on their first day at the children ' s home in escape to witch mountain , 1975 . >\nrace to witch mountain is a 2009 remake of the 1975 disney film escape to witch mountain . starring dwayne \u201cthe rock\u201d johnson , annasophia robb , and alexander ludwig , the film takes place near searchlight , nevada . johnson plays jack bruno , a las vegas taxi cab driver who ends up picking up two siblings who offer him $ 15 , 000 to drive them to their destination . jack soon discovers that the siblings have paranormal powers and he must help protect them from an organization that wants to use the teens for their nefarious plans .\nbut before we get into them , let ' s talk about the basis for the films . . . alexander key ' s wonderful novel , escape to witch mountain .\nets everywhere , phone home now and spread the word that race to witch mountain is perfect fantasy for all the family ! dwayne johnson ( the rock of old ) and carla gugino take the leads in this zesty remake of the 1975 disney classic , escape to witch mountain . johnson is a las vegas cabbie who unwittingly picks up two kids who turn out to be extra - terrestrials on a mission to earth , and now looking to get home .\nthe gun moment also reminded me of a very similar scene that was in the first x - men movie twenty - five years later . magneto must have seen escape to witch mountain .\nfickman did not describe the film as a remake , defining his production as\na new chapter within the world of witch mountain\n. the director also described the book , in which the films are based as\na very cool dark thriller\nand anticipated drawing elements from it that did not exist in the 1975 film . by march 2008 , filmmakers were using a new script written by mark bomback . the film was re - titled race to witch mountain , and it began filming in los angeles in the same month . the convention center in pomona , california was converted into the film ' s ufo expo 9 , and the interior of witch mountain was designed using photographs from a tour of norad ' s cheyenne mountain . a cabin for the story was also built in agua dulce , california .\nan american science fiction writer , most of whose books were aimed at a juvenile audience . he became a nationally known illustrator before he became an author . after he began writing novels for young people , he moved his family to the north carolina mountains , and most of his books include that wild and rugged landscape . his novel escape to witch mountain was made into a popular film in 1975 and ag\nalexander h . key wrote many novels over a span of several decades , but none other reached the level of success that his 1968 novel escape to witch mountain did . with that book , key crafted a story that enticed disney to purchase the film rights to it and attempt to build a franchise out of it .\nin july 2007 , walt disney pictures hired andy fickman to direct witch mountain , a\nmodern re - imagining\nof escape to witch mountain , using a script by matt lopez . the following august , dwayne johnson ( most notably famous for portraying the rock in the wwe ) was cast into a lead role , with filming scheduled to begin in march 2008 .\nescape to witch mountain is no great shakes , but the kids are likable and albert is entertaining . it\u2019s pleasant enough , but underwhelming , and curiously lacking in wonder , even in the high - flying finale .\nhough also made a movie in 1970 that sounds like a thriller version of the escape to witch mountain concept . it ' s called sudden terror and is about a young brother and sister going on the run with their grandfather after witnessing an assassination . i haven ' t seen it , but after watching witch mountain i ' m wanting to check it out .\nreviews for race to witch mountain have been mixed . based on 74 reviews collected by rotten tomatoes , the film has a 42 % rating from critics , with an average score of 5 . 1 / 10 . on metacritic , the film has received an average score of 50 , based on 23 reviews .\ntwo remakes were made , a first one in 1995 under the same title and a second in 2009 called race to witch mountain and starring dwayne johnson .\nnostalgia is definitely back . not content with remakes of old 70s television programmes ( the brady bunch ) and cartoon characters ( anything from the incredible hulk to spiderman ) , walt disney studios is to remake the classic children ' s movie escape to witch mountain .\nthe remake comparison project - terror , horror , death . film at 11 .\ntony and tia must escape from mr . bolt ' s compound and travel to witch mountain in an attempt to find out where they came from . along the way they enlist the help of an old drifter to conceal them as mr . bolt uses his influence to track them down .\nthe success of the film , which starred hollywood veterans ray milland and eddie albert , led to a 1978 sequel return from witch mountain ( which starred bette davis ) . the original has already been remade once , for us television in 1995 .\ni always thought that the\nkid ' s horror movie\nvibe i got from escape to witch mountain was due to watching it at a very young age , but revisiting it as an adult and knowing more about hough ' s background brings perfect sense to the feeling .\nbruno seems to be an axe - wielding maniac , but the kids are able to get through to him and befriend him . he agrees to drive them to witch mountain , and along the way they stop to help a stranded motorist . zoe .\nbeary friendly : the kids use a bear to help them escape from bolt ' s henchmen .\nit should be clear by now that this isn ' t your daddy ' s witch mountain , a point the rock and fickman both drove home .\nthe sequel to disney ' s 1975 smash escape to witch mountain sees alien siblings tony and tia ( ike eisenmann and kim richards ) return to earth and straight into another adventure . their supernatural powers come into play from the moment they land as they uncover a mind control plot led by villainous professor victor ( christopher lee ) and his nasty benefactor letha ( bette davis ) . outlandish fun for the kids with performances to match from the veterans .\nto discuss this film and other cats in movies and on television , join us on facebook and twitter .\nthe film ends with zoe looking directly into the camera to implore viewers , especially outsiders , not to be afraid to let in the light .\nwhile we chatted , i did what i always do in these situations\u2014i looked for the soundtrack . much to my dismay , i couldn\u2019t find it . nor could i find very many releases of johnny mandel\u2019s work in general . digging deeper , i was saddened to learn that the only released version of any music from escape to witch mountain was on an obscure disneyland records illustrated storybook lp narrated by eddie albert ( who plays jason o\u2019day ) . this news was particularly shocking since escape to witch mountain was\u2014at the time\u2014one of disney\u2019s most successful live action films .\na book would later be written by alexander key that followed or went with the film .\nthe original film , released in 1975 , was an adaptation of alexander key ' s sci - fi book . it featured a young , orphaned , brother and sister who have to battle against a power - hungry tycoon , aristotle bolt , who wants to use their magic powers .\nescape to witch mountain has always been among my favorite disney live - action films , so when i saw this book at my local library , i had to give it a try . i expected to like it , but i ended up simply adoring it . it ' s without a question one of the best books i ' ve ever read ; the plot is simple but not simplistic and the element of suspense was terrific . most of all , escape to witch mountain touches on deep themes such as sense of belonging , hating people without justification , and even stewardship\none of the most popular disney films of its era , escape to witch mountain only loosely follows alexander key\u2019s comparatively dark original tale about a pair of troubled orphans escaping a grim juvenile - hall orphanage and a sinister pursuer with the help of a heroic catholic priest .\nat the end of the film the children ask o\u2019day to keep winkie for them . winkie meows her approval .\njack soo ( mr .\nyoyo\nyokomoto ) was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the autumn of 1978 , several months after the film ' s release . return from witch mountain would be his final movie appearance , as he died the following january .\ncaught in a world where they don ' t belong . . . they have one chance to escape !\ndespite the mixed outcome , the film turned out to be a box office hit . it became the first disney film in 2009 to open at # 1 , grossing $ 24 . 4 million . the film would go on to gross over $ 67 million domestically , and over $ 39 million overseas , for a total of $ 106 million .\nnewcomer adam kukalow has been commissioned to write the screenplay for the new film , which is said to remain faithful to the original but to have more of a modern bite .\nwitch hunt : some of the posse of backwoods hunters think the children are witches .\nkim richards and ike eisenmann , who portrayed tia and tony in the original witch mountain films of the 1970s , made cameo appearances in race to witch mountain . richards appears as a roadhouse waitress ( named\ntina ,\na minor change from the character [ tia ] she played in the 1975 and 1978 films ) and eisenmann appears as sheriff anthony . in addition , meredith salenger , the star of disney ' s 1985 adventure the journey of natty gann has a cameo as a tv reporter named\nnatalie gann .\nanother plotline begins develop with a news broadcast about the long - neglected witch mountain park , which wealthy local businessman edward bolt ( robert vaughn ) has offered to buy and rejuvenate . this comes as terrible news to waldo fudd ( vincent schiavelli ) , owner of witch mountain business the purple general store , because the mountain ' s geo - cosmic harmonics cannot be tampered with . it ' s important to\nthe twins\n, it will soon reach\nthe return threshold\nand\nnow is the time to come home to light\n.\ni was beginning to lose hope that i could show my colleagues this wonderful music from my childhood without lugging in my parents\u2019 vcr . i loved escape to witch mountain so much that i learned tony\u2019s melodic riffs by ear during my brief stint taking harmonica lessons . it is , to this day , some of my favorite movie music .\ntia and tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers . lucas deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of deranian ' s megalomanical boss , evil millionaire aristotle bolt , who wants to exploit them . jason , a cynical widower , helps tia and tony\nescape to witch mountain ,\nwhile at the same time tia and tony help jason escape the pain of the loss of his wife .\nmore importantly , the themes of escape to witch mountain - - feeling isolated and alone and like an outcast because you ' re\ndifferent\n- - have reverberated through kid - friendly ( and even adult - friendly ) films for decades since . from e . t . to the goonies to divergent , the movies have featured scores of kids who struggle to fit in and end up realizing that it ' s more important to be your best , true self . escape to witch mountain did not originate that theme by any means , but its heart is in the right place and it perhaps came at just the right time to point the way for future films that have become classics in their own right .\nif you ' ve watched the 1975 escape , you ' ve already seen the best take on this material . if you ' ve only seen the ' 95 version , check out the ' 75 one and it might blow you away , it ' s so much better .\nat first it seems that xander and danny are going to be romantic rivals , each vying for the hand of anna while xander intimidates danny both physically and , with scary stories about witch mountain , mentally .\ntia and tony are two orphaned youngsters with extraordinary powers . lucas deranian poses as their uncle in order to get the kids into the clutches of deranian ' s megalomanical boss , evil millionaire aristotle bolt , who wants to exploit them . jason , a cynical widower , helps tia and tony\nescape to witch mountain ,\nwhile at the same time tia and tony help jason escape the pain of the loss of his wife . written by adam chotiner\ni expect \u201ci cain\u2019t say no\u201d to go right over their heads . maybe at some point , when they are much much older , we can use it as a jumping off point to discuss the sexual double standard that once forced women to suppress their burning desire to kiss cowhands . anyway , please vote for oklahoma ! otherwise , i may have to escape from witch mountain . on my broom .\ni know that i saw the disney film when it came out in theaters - - probably 1975 or 1976 , although i had the impression it was 10 - 15 years earlier - - but i could not recall the details . after reading the book , however , it seems the film was only loosely adapted from the original , with the protagonists ' names unchanged . i wonder , if i watched the film again , whether i would enjoy it as much as the book . ( probably not . )\nwhen anna drops her ice cream cone , she uses her powers to reverse the drop , tipping fudd off to the fact that these are the twins he ' s been waiting for . he tells the kids to meet him on witch mountain at sunset .\nparents need to know that this family - friendly film has some mildy scary / tense scenes that may frighten sensitive or younger kids .\nthe wonderfully pristine print allows the film to be seen with the utmost clarity . the video quality is satisfyingly clean , and the film ' s often soft and dark look is conveyed as it would have been nearly thirty years ago in theaters .\nchekhov ' s gun : during their escape , thunderhead and the gate guard ' s cat allergies . winky the cat disables the guard by his very presence , and tia calls on thunderhead the horse to be their means of escape .\nescape to witch mountain is a very special movie to me . so many memories and good times are directly linked to it in my head . i don ' t watch it as often as i did , or should , but every time i do , the nostalgic feeling of remembering a time when things were simpler and better takes over . it ' s a treat .\naas it turns out , bolt ' s interest in the children isn ' t noble after all - uranium has been found in witch mountain , and he wants to use danny and anna ' s powers to mine it without trucks and dynamite .\nsome of us at murfie hq were sitting around one afternoon , discussing the music of old movies we loved as kids . films like mary poppins , the sound of music and chitty chitty bang bang were brought up , of course . i immediately thought of escape to witch mountain , and we started reminiscing about the utterly creepy theme by johnny mandel that opens the film , with protagonists tia and tony running in silhouette from viciously barking dogs .\ni had never thought about that before , mainly because most of my viewings of escape to witch mountain took place during my childhood , but it is a little weird , though they do make it very clear that tia is the one who has complete control of her powers . seems to me like tony was still somewhat trying to get a hold on things at that point .\ndespite the fact that escape to witch mountain came out eight years before i was even born , and even though i have older siblings who almost certainly watched it as some point , somehow i managed to make it through childhood without ever seeing the movie . i knew it existed , i would hear about it here and there over the years , but never watched it . my first ever viewing of this film came at the age of 32 , when priscilla showed it to me on dvd .\nif you\u2019re at all interested in this classic movie or johnny mandel \u2018s incredible scoring , grab a copy as soon as possible ! escape to witch mountain is part of intrada\u2019s special collection , which is made up of exclusive , limited edition releases . this soundtrack was a long time coming , and you may not have a very big window to get it .\nfamilies can talk about the film ' s themes of family , and knowing where you really belong in the world .\nthis fast - paced disney endeavor stars kim richards and ike eisenmann as two adolescents with acute psychic powers . the kids are actually space aliens , but suffer from amnesia and are unaware of their origins . pursued by greedy business - mogul ray milland , who wants to harness their special powers for his benefit , kim and ike are rescued by likeable camper eddie albert . he and the kids escape to the mountain of the title when albert ' s rv suddenly acquires the power of flight . in 1978 , the film spawned the sequel return from witch mountain . ~ hal erickson , rovi\npurdy ' s experience leaves him convinced that the kids are evil beings from a place called witch mountain , and with this claim he ' s able to stir up a posse of gun - toting locals to aid in the search for these little witches .\ni have wondered whether or not the movie would work for someone who didn ' t grow up watching it , or even watched it at all as a kid . i ' m glad to see that it got a positive reaction from cody . not that i ' m surprised , escape to witch mountain is very interesting , and all of its elements work perfectly together .\nit ' s no flying motor home , but it ' s certainly the most impressive display of powers in this film .\ndonald pleasence is known for his many horror and sci - fi film and tv appearances . he played blofeld . . .\nsteven spielberg was evidently much on the mind of the writer - director jeff nicholls , whose new film harks back to the senior filmmaker\u2019s golden age .\nwhen i was a kid , the movie escape to witch mountain , and its sequel , return from witch mountain , was on television all the time . i remember watching it with my brother endlessly , and recently i bought the dvd . i had never realized it was based on a book . opening this up was like settling into my grandmother ' s recliner with this and tom corbett , space cadet novels . ( i was quite well - read as a child , thanks to my grandpa ' s old stash . ) it has all the feel of that type of novel , especially since my\nbut then the magic happened . a bit further down the search results , i stumbled upon a recent post on the intrada forums . if that name sounds familiar , it\u2019s because they\u2019ve released literally hundreds of film and video game soundtracks , both new and old . imagine my surprise when , upon reading the post , i learned that not only was intrada releasing the escape to witch mountain soundtrack , but it was out that very day ! that\u2019s right\u201440 years after the film\u2019s release , on a day that i just happened to be wishing for a soundtrack , intrada was delivering with their full , limited edition special collection volume 309 release .\nthe remake is narrated by zoe moon ( perrey reeves ) , a young woman who has lived in the shadow of witch mountain - a magical , supposedly haunted location that some fear and others worship - all her life . the story begins with her working as a waitress at the witch mountain cafe , where she is used to seeing strange things because all sorts of people travel to witch mountain to visit the powerful rock . it has a unique magnetic field that attracts psychics and people with paranormal abilities . but nothing zoe has seen before has been as strange as the sight of two abandoned toddlers , a boy and a girl , surrounded by an otherworldy purple light . and she can ' t even hear that they ' re attempting to communicate telepathically .\nthe tomatometer score \u2014 based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics \u2014 is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .\nwhile escape to witch mountain probably isn ' t a movie i ' ll be revisiting on a regular basis , it is definitely a very good kids ' movie . i liked it a lot , and am glad i finally saw it . i can see why it still gets referenced and has a fan base more than forty years after it was first released .\nbut in this version there ' s another force that the film ' s heroes will have to reckon with , a vicious alien monster called the siphon .\nevery now and then cody and i like to do something different . we ' ve ventured outside of the horror world a few times before , but this is the first time we share our thoughts on children ' s movies . though the original escape to witch mountain has some obvious suspense and horror elements . this is also kind of a special one due to the very different experiences both of us had with the movies .\nrace to witch mountain was released on dvd and blu - ray august 4 , 2009 in three different sets ; first , a single disc containing a wide - screen version of the film with no bonus features ; second , a deluxe - edition that contains deleted scenes as well as other bonus features and a digital copy ; third , a blu - ray release with the same extras as the deluxe edition , along with a dvd copy of the film and a digital copy in the blu - ray format .\nwhy it ' s significant : one could argue that this kid - friendly sci - fi adventure , based on a novel by alexander key , was one of the few bright spots that possibly saved the disney movie studio during the ' 70s . the company ' s animated fare had largely dried up , and it was relying more and more on reissued classics and a few live - action comedies . escape to witch mountain was a different type of film for the studio and enough of a hit to keep the disney brand in the game .\nif you haven ' t seen either one , i ' d seriously recommend that you watch the original and skip the remake . i don ' t feel like i gained anything from my viewing of escape to witch mountain ' 95 . the story is weird , acting isn ' t the best , nothing works quite right . it really wasn ' t a pleasant experience for me .\nthe film\nsection houses , as you would have guessed it , the film . you can view the film with audio commentary from iake eissinmann , kim richards and director john hough , if you so desire . before the film , there is the 8 - minute short ,\npluto ' s dream house\n, a rather entertaining comic piece in which mickey and pluto discover a magic lamp while digging in the yard . . . or do they ? the sneak peeks that play at the start of the disc are for\njohnny mandel\u2014who is perhaps best known for \u201csuicide is painless\u201d from m * a * s * h \u2014was absolutely ahead of his time with escape to witch mountain . mandel\u2019s deceptively simple themes were performed with a massive 50 - odd - member orchestra , but with the addition of harmonica and eerie drones from the moog synthesizer . the outcome feels like an alien adaptation of 1970s disney fanfares . playful tunes like \u201cthe flying camper\u201d would be equally at home in any disney film from the era , but mandel\u2019s biggest successes come when he subverts those expectations . there are ideas continually introduced throughout the film\u2019s score which are later echoed via synthesizers that sound equally otherworldly 40 years later .\nsome terrifying experience has blocked tony and tia ' s memory of the past . but because they have supernatural powers , they are sure that they come from another world - - and that their people still exist somewhere . then tony and tia find that they must escape from men who want to use their special powers for evil . they begin a desperate search to find their true home - - which leads them to the strange and mysterious witch mountain .\ndisney has produced several tv movie remakes over the years , but for the 1994 - ' 95 television season they made four remakes back - to - back ( to - back - to - back ) to be aired on their subsidiary network abc . while the only one of these remakes you tend to hear referenced outside of the ' 90s is the computer wore tennis shoes , and that ' s simply because it starred kirk cameron , the other films that were part of this endeavor were the shaggy dog , freaky friday ( the tv version starred shelley long and gaby hoffman ) , and a remake of escape to witch mountain . this take on witch mountain was written and directed by peter rader , who definitely did not just do the ' 75 movie all over again .\ngood news : walt disney pictures is remaking escape to witch mountain . bad news : they are letting the guy who made she\u2019s the man and the game plan ( which almost seems to us like mr . nanny with the rock instead of hulk hogan ) and a 2003 direct to video movie titled who\u2019s your dady ? direct it . on the other hand , andy fickman did made reefer madness : the movie musical , a nice little musical comedy which i caught at the 2005 sundance film festival and was shortly after dumped on showtime ( kristen bell and neve campbell star ) . so fickman is capable of making a good film . but what are the chances that matt lopez ( the wild ) has provided good source material .\nas their journey with o ' day continues , the kids remember more and more . before the wreck at sea with uncle bene , they were traveling not from another country but from another planet entirely . a planet that doesn ' t exist anymore . the planet was dying and its inhabitants had to escape to earth . their destination was witch mountain , and reports confirm that a group of people did settle there a while back and they keep to themselves .\n, he had never scored a fantasy or science fiction film and certainly never a disney production . mandel scored the film for an orchestra of around 50 players , including paul beaver on synthesizer and harmonica player tommy morgan lending his talents both for source effects and musical lines and effects .\nguest contributors are welcome . if you ' re a film lover who ' s interested in writing an article about one of your favorites , feel free to contact us at\ncopyright \u00a9 2005 - 2018 / film . privacy policy / cookie policy . web design by pro blog design . logo concept by : illumination ink\nbolt sends deranian and a thug , ubermann , after the children . tia and tony hide out in a winnebago motor home owned by a crotchety widower named jason o ' day ( eddie albert ) . initially negative towards the children , jason gradually begins to recognize their powers and the truth of their story ; tia ' s vague memories of a disaster at sea intrigue him . he agrees to take the children on the route indicated by tia ' s star case , which leads them to a mountain known as witch mountain , home to unexplainable phenomena . avoiding bolt , the law and an incited mob convinced the children are witches , they eventually make their way up witch mountain , pursued by deranian and ubermann as well as bolt in a helicopter .\nbecause where there\u2019s a will , there\u2019s a segway , kevin james will be returning to theaters approximately five years too late for the sequel to 2009\u2032s small town security - based comedy paul blart : mall cop . the first film was a surprise hit , raking in $ 146 million , and james and his writing partner nick bakay are hoping to strike gold again with another installment of the tale that follows mild - mannered mall security guard blart as he transforms into a hero to save a group of hostages from an in - mall bank heist and win the love of a kiosk clerk played by jayma mays . andy flickman ( parental guidance , you again , the escape to witch mountain remake ) is in talks to direct the sequel , which doesn\u2019t have a synopsis yet . but if you care to recall the the ending to the first film , blart ( it rhymes with fart ) frees the hostages from the mall , then\nbeyond that , you can see the influence of escape to witch mountain - - which looks dated but still charming by today ' s standards in terms of its visuals - - in later films by no less a filmmaker than steven spielberg . certain shots are echoed in jurassic park and e . t . : the extraterrestrial - - the latter most notably in the bicycle chase scene , which climaxes in a similar way to the winnebago chase in this movie .\nyears before\nthe real housewives of beverly hills ,\nthe feuds , the cheating allegations and the drama , kyle richards was a child star and a gorgeous blond bombshell with hair for miles . the california native always wanted to stand out and scored her first part in the disney film\nescape to witch mountain\nwhen she was just 4 years old . our friends at snakkle sent over these adorable photos of young richards , now 44 , as a fresh - faced beauty . take a look : 1980 : 1990 : 2013 : for more photos of bravo tv stars before they were famous , heads over to snakkle . com .\non a quest to find out what happened to his missing brother , a scientist , his nephew and their mountain guide discover a fantastic and dangerous lost world in the center of the earth .\nthe director sought assistance from ufo experts , the military , and cia advisers to shape the elements of the film . he also introduced a new element in the remake , an extraterrestrial creature called siphon . the creature was conceived by the design team who created the looks for alien and predator in the film alien vs . predator .\nescape to witch mountain ' 95 might be a harmlessly mediocre kids ' movie on its own merits , but it pales in comparison to the first movie . this movie doesn ' t provide the sort of fun the original did , it doesn ' t have the sense of adventure and you don ' t connect with the characters in the same way . it has a very odd , somewhat off - putting atmosphere which is enhanced by how low rent it all is .\nthe soundtrack is relatively soft and low - key , but effective . the dolby digital 5 . 1 track makes use of the surrounds primarily for the film ' s score . dialogue and effects mostly stick to the front speakers , and they are mostly clear . the spaceship appearances late in the film make good use of that subwoofer .\n2017 - 04 - 13t12 : 56 : 28 - 07 : 00kim richards dated donald trump ? kim richards could have traded 90210 for 1600 pennsylvania ave . a preview of next week ' s\nthe real housewives of beverly hills\nreunion special shows the actress revealing she once dated donald trump . \u201cone thing i have to ask you before we get onto everything that happened this season . i heard a rumor you once dated donald trump , \u201d host andy cohen asked richards . \u201cis that true ? \u201d read the rest of this article at page six . kim richards got started as an actress in the tv series nanny and the professor and is well known for her role in the 1975 fantasy movie escape to witch mountain .\nnot only has intrada teamed up with disney to make this soundtrack finally available , but they\u2019ve done so with more detail than could have been anticipated . the main themes are here , but so are all of the film\u2019s musical cues and then some . for their limited cd release of the soundtrack , intrada ( with producer douglass fake ) have put together just about everything they could salvage from disney\u2019s long - term storage tapes ca . 1975 .\nit is also apparent that some transfers are a bit cleaner than others . in a few more intimate moments , you can hear some tape hiss . additionally , some of the harder pans in the mix were annoying to me personally . i\u2019ve always had an issue with instruments fully panned to one ear or the other , but i understand it doesn\u2019t bother everyone . a lot of early stereo recordings were bigger offenders than this score , and it is not that much of a problem on escape to witch mountain .\nescape to witch mountain has always been among my favorite disney live - action films , so when i saw this book at my local library , i had to give it a try . i expected to like it , but i ended up simply adoring it . it ' s without a question one of the best books i ' ve ever read ; the plot is simple but not simplistic and the element of suspense was terrific . most of all , escape to witch mountain touches on deep themes such as sense of belonging , hating people without justification , and even stewardship of the planet . its profound questions will haunt you long after the book ' s end . as you can already tell , i highly recommend this book . read it as soon as you get the chance ! side note : if you ' ve watched the movie , there are some major differences . but unlike other instances when i ' ve both read a book and watched the film adaptation , i don ' t necessarily hate the differences . yes , i prefer the book , but the movie keeps the mood intact ; i appreciate both .\nandy fickman (\nescape to witch mountain ,\nparental guidance\n) is in talks to direct a sequel to\npaul blart : mall cop\nat sony pictures . fickman replaces steve carr who helmed the original 2009 comedy which became a surprise major hit with a $ 146 million domestic gross . kevin james is set to return as the security guard at a new jersey mall . james and nick bakay , who co - wrote the original , are back to work in the script . james , todd garner and adam sandler are returning as producers . filming aims to begin in april . source : thr\nit is my theory that children love nothing more than seeing movies about children with supernatural powers , so even though my selection this week may be a tad dated , i can\u2019t help but feel dale and violet will still dig seeing another brother and sister duo , this one with the awesome jedi - like abilities . i should say that the memory lines are a bit blurred between this 1970s disney sci - fi family film and its sequel , return from witch mountain , but i recall being generally down with the entire 1970s witch franchise . ( i can\u2019t speak to the 1980s or 1990s remakes . ) .\nafter learning that author alexander key had been inspired by the\nbrown mountain lights\nphenomenon ( a true unsolved mystery in my backyard here in the blue ridge mountains ) to create the witch mountain of the title , i knew i had to read this classic work of juvenile science fiction . i ' m glad i did . orphaned tony and tia know their abilities ( such as telekinesis and communicating witho animals ) make them special , and they know the man falsely claiming to be their uncle has evil intentions toward\nalthough the purple guy ' s real name , waldo fudd , has never been mentioned in the film , on the cast he is credited as waldo fudd .\noffspring song\nstuff is messed up\nand future world music song\nheart of fury\nwere used in promos for the movie . the score to race to witch mountain was composed by trevor rabin , who recorded his score with a 78 - piece ensemble of the hollywood studio symphony and a 24 - person choir at the sony scoring stage . two of the songs in the film were written and performed by country and western band brokedown cadillac , which appears briefly in an opening scene . the film also features the hit single\nfly on the wall\nby miley cyrus and\nemergency\nby hollywood records artist steve rushton , featured on the soundtrack .\nif fickman has his way , the film will be accessible , but bold .\nwe want this to be a movie that anybody can go and see and have a great time ,\nhe says .\nbut i wanted to feel edgy , too . it ' s dark and creepy . i went back and read the original alexander key book , escape to witch mountain , and it ' s a very heavy sci - fi novel . it ' s all about questioning authority , hiding in plain sight , and you don ' t know who to trust . i loved it . i respect what they did in ' 75 at disney - - they had a coat rack attacking people - - here we just wanted to make it more intense .\nwhen i was a kid , the movie escape to witch mountain , and its sequel , return from witch mountain , was on television all the time . i remember watching it with my brother endlessly , and recently i bought the dvd . i had never realized it was based on a book . opening this up was like settling into my grandmother ' s recliner with this and tom corbett , space cadet novels . ( i was quite well - read as a child , thanks to my grandpa ' s old stash . ) it has all the feel of that type of novel , especially since my copy , through inter - library loan , was quite old . this little book is completely fascinating and not at all condescending to its audience . it ' s straightforward , not cutesy and admirably not campy . it ' s a great complement to the movie .\ni like alexander key if only because he wrote the incredible tide which inspired one of the greatest animes of all time and a childhood favorite that occupied my day dreams and every little game i played . but just like with the incredible tide , escape to witch mountain has so much potential that it didn ' t live up to . the story overall is interesting but for me it failed to deliver . the pace was fast which was good because if it was slower it would ' ve become boring very quickly . that being said , t\nthe first movie clearly establishes that tia , the more powerful of the siblings , is the only one who can use telepathy\u2014she projects her thoughts to tony but he has to talk back with his mouth . in this film , both kids talk to each other telepathically .\nhaving come to earth because their own planet was dying , survivors of the journey made their way to witch mountain and formed a community to await the surviving children , each pair in possession of a star case to help them find their way to their new home . tony and tia are the first to reach their destination . the children are reunited with their uncle ben\u00e9 and board another spacecraft . when bolt and the others leave in defeat , jason witnesses the ship ' s return as it flies over him to say a final goodbye .\nmy first crush was on kim richards . she had long blond hair . it was 90 feet long ,\nthe director recalled . and as he geared up to make his own version of the mythology - - which stars dwayne johnson and opened friday , bringing in an estimated $ 25 million over the weekend - - he also wanted to find iake eissinmann , who played richards ' brother tony in the first film and in\nreturn from witch mountain ,\nthe 1978 sequel .\nno one was cooler than iake .\nreleased in 1975 , the film version of key ' s story was scripted by robert m . young , who had more than a decade of primarily television work to his name at that point , and directed by john hough , who was coming straight off the success of the 1973 horror classic the legend of hell house and the 1974 car chase movie dirty mary , crazy larry . hough did have some kids ' movie experience as well , having worked on robin hood and treasure island projects .\nthe\n1975 disney studio album\nfeature highlights the studio ' s various productions from the year that escape was released . the 3 1 / 2 minute montage can also be found on the apple dumpling gang special edition dvd . finally , there are the galleries , which contain production stills , cast biographies for six cast members and the director , and advertising separated into lobby cards , posters , comic book , and merchandise . no theatrical trailers are anywhere to be found here , unfortunately .\nin escape to witch mountain , twins tony and tia are taken to an orphanage . they have no family , just their cat winky , but they do have extraordinary powers . the can communicate telepathically , can move objects , and tia communicates with animals . it goes without saying that some people want to exploit them , and before long they are in the clutches of wealthy mr . bolt ( ray milland ) , who plans to use their powers to make more money . but tony and tia see through him and escape , searching for the real home that they have only seen in foggy and incomplete memories . they are helped along the way by jason ( eddie albert ) , a crusty old loner who they completely win over . the children use their powers to help them get away , with results that are sometimes funny and sometimes mildly scary ."]}